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A RHETORICAL WINDMILL
CHURCHILL'S ADDRESS TO WOL
VERHAMPTON WORKMEN.
Glads ton ian Doctrines Denounced—
Savage Attack on the Government’s
Extravagance and Lack of System-
Ridicules the English Army and
Navy and Disputes Gen. Wolesley.
London, June 3.—Lord Randolph
Churchill was enthusiastically received by
the Wolverhampton workmen’s clubs to
night. Responding to an address, he said
he believed that the sources of the revenue
could be so managed as to satisfy the fair
trader without driving into despair the free
trader. The true remedy for the trade de
pression, he said, was economy in public
expenditures. Workers must not allow
Ireland to absorb all their attention. They
must bring a pressure upon the government
to prevent such extravagances as the spend
ing of £1,000,(X)0 on new war and admiralty
buildings and £17,000 for decorating West
minster Abbey in honor of the Queen’s
jubilee.
STRONG MEASURES RECOMMENDED,
lord Churchill advised the Unionists to
make a solid stand and show Gladstone that
they were equally determined as himself in
the matter of the Irish. He was gratified to
believe in the power of the government to
smash the obstruction at any moment they
pleased. The government had been very
patient, but a limit had been reached, anil
when Parliament reassembled strong meas
ures ought to be adopted to prevent the
crimes bill from being amended.
Returning to the question of economy, he
warmly opposed Lord Wolseley’s army
statements, and quoted statistics showing
that the present expenditures for the de
fense of the country were £5,000,000 more
than Disraeli considered necessary in 1875.
He would remark, however, “that the effec
tive st rength has not increased in the lame
ratio." He contrasted the expenditures of
England on her army and navy with those
of France and Germany, and contended that
“the armies and navies of the two latter
countries were in a much better condition
and for less cost.” He condemned the ex
penditures of these twenty-five departments,
“which,” he said, “had gone on increasing
for the last twelve years without anything
practical to show for them.
PARLIAMENT NEEDS A CHECK.
“Unless the people took the matter up
find put a pressure upon Parliament to
economize, dire results would follow, as
under the present system the country
was traveling at a racing speed along the
road to utter and irretrievable ruin.” Lord
Churchill said that, in the went of war
“England might, after a maddening delay,
and a pouring out of money like water, put
150,000 men in the field. Doubtless, England
had a very powerful fleet on paper, but
not a single fortress of strategic
importance throughout the empire
was properly armed. Indeed, many were
entirely unarmed and unprovisioned. For
instance. Malta was not provisioned to
support the garrison for three weeks. There
was not a single heavy gun in reserve, and
there was no reserve whatever of heavv
projectiles. Every department of the mili
tary and naval service was supplied with
defective weapons, despite the vast expendi
tures of the war amt navy departments.
There was not at home the facilities for the
land transportation of 20.0)0 men.”
Lord Churchill then related several anec
dotes to illustrate the truth of his state
ment. After the bombardment of Alexan
dria the ironclads Sultan and Alexandria
had not ten rounds of heavy shell left, and
without a reserve at Malta they would have
been entirely at the mercy of the French
fleet.
In 18*4 the Ordnance Committee designed
some 43-ton guns and asked the Armstrongs
to construct fifteen of them. The Arm
strongs protested that the design was
bad, but they were told to mind
their ow n business and make the guns, when
they were made. Capt. Noble refused to
send them to sea, saying they would burst.
He also was told to mind his own business.
Four of the guns were put aboard the Col
lingwood. On the second round’firlng a
half charge, one of them burst. The whole
were then condemned at a loss of £200,000.
Worst of all. if there was a war, four of the
guns were still held in reserve for the CJol
lingwood.
A BAD SYSTEM,
T-ord Churchill then made numerous
other revelations of the inefficiency in the
designs for the new vessels for the fleet. He
said: “Perhaps you understand the sort of
system of expending the public money
against which I dashed myself and
“tterly refused to be connected
It is a system which
I deeply regret to say, the Premier and Sec
retaries of the armv and navy Vicing badly
id vised, have lianded themselves together
to support. I rather pity than blame them.
I only want to show a sort of humbug
which the official ring thinks good enough
‘or public consumption.”
A NEW WRINKLE.
Tbo Expelled District Assemblies to
Use Legal Suasion.
Philadelphia, June 3.—A new phase
of the controversy between the General Ex
ecutive Board of the Knights of Labor and
the expelled National Carpet Weavers’ Dis
trict Assembly No. 120 presented itself to
day, when E. B. McGinn, a representative
of the expelled local assemblies; which are
Jo hold a convention to-morrow, con
ferred with counsel with a view
Jo bring civil proceedings in
u a Koinst the General Executive
Board. For several days he has been in
consultation with other member of the cx-
Udli'il assemblies who did not desire to leave
J, Knights of Labor, and it was concluded
J hat the only way out of the difficulty wu*
to bring the general officers into court anil
hove a judicial interpretation of the consti
tution of the nnler. This course was de
"deil upon ufter the expelled assemblies be
'ante convinced that they could get no hear
ing in support of their application for re
instateinent.
FIRE BUGS SENTENCED.
Receive Fourteen Years Each for Fir
ing the Cooperage Works.
New \ ORK.Juned.—At the Kings County
mm of this session (Brooklyn), Townsend
®nd Augustus Johnson, the men who set fire
to Palmer’s cooperage in Williamsburg on
Prii 2 and again on last Saturday, were
Jfutenced by Judge Moo're this morning to
‘ MU penalty of the law, fourteen years
Tne men pleaded guilty to arson in
mini degree on two indictments.
A MURDERESS SENTENCED.
Mrs. Cigmarall® to Hang for the Mur
der of Her Husband.
. E ' v York, Jude 3.—Shortly after noon
" day the sentence of death was ini(XMMI on
1 *• < hiari I’ignaralle, who was convicted
") murder in the first degree for shooting
l? 1 i'usband. Mho was cchdemued to be
■J’dy 22 "n olu^s yard Friday,
§3) t Ifloriling Krms.
THE IRISH TROUBLES.
Boiling Water and Cayenne Pepper
Used by the Evicted Tenants.
Dublin, Junes.—The erections at Bodvke
continue. The tenants are offering all the
opposition in their power to the Sheriff and
his guard of police and troops, and find
various means to seriously annoy the officers.
In some of the houses from which the occu
pants were to be evicted, cayenne pepper
was burned, the fumes of which nearly
choked the bailiffs. Boiling water was also
thrown from the windows upon the evicting
force. At two houses where the evictions
were effected collisions occurred between
the police and lieople, and a number of
arrests were made.
GIRLS AND OLD MEN ABUSED.
When the Sheriff's force arrived at the
house of a tenant named Lyddy and ordered
the family to leave, the daughter threw an
iron hoop at the bailiff who attempted to
enter. The hoop missed the bailiff, but
struck a police inspector. The girl was
arrested. A brother of the girl was also
arrested for inciting the crowd to violence
against the police. Another daughter of a
tenant, who denounced the treatment her
family was receiving, was struck by the
police and felled to the ground. This mad
dened the crowd, and they advanced for the
purpose of attacking the officers.
Mr. Davitt, who was present at the evic
tions, pleaded with the people not to use
violence, however, and barely managed to
avert a collision: After the Lyddy family
had been evicted the mil ice made an attack
up tbo house of one McNamara, which was
strongly fortified. Crowbars were used and
a hole was made through the wall. Mc-
Namara’s wife and children were in the
bouse and cried piteously until Mr. Davitt
shouted words of comtort to them. Mc-
Namara was arrested for pelting the bailiffs.
The bailiffs smashed the furniture of the
house out of pure malice. The force, after
leaving this house, proceeded to tenant Hus
sey's for the purpose of ejecting him. It is
thought the police will have extremely warm
work before them.
A WARM RECEPTION.
When the Bodyke evicting force reached
Hussey’s house they were received with a
shower of boiling water, stones and bottles,
and a swarm of bees were let loose upon
them. The tenants only desisted from
pelting the bailiffs when the troops threat
ened to fire. The bailiffs demolished the
wall, and entered the house, but were re
pulsed, bleeding. Evicting the tenants was
in progress two hours, and much trouble
was experienced by the bailiffs.
THE WESLEYAN’S AND THE COERCION BILL.
London. June 3.—A circular has been
sent to 1,000 representative members of the
Wesleyan church asking their opinion of
the government’s Irish coercion bill. Sixty
nine per cent, of those who received the cir
cular condemn the measure. Of the minor
ity a large number condemn the proposed
law individually, but refuse to sign peti
tions against it on the ground that they do
not approve of meddling with politics.
THE SEISED SEALERS.
The Canadians Investigating the Facts
in the Case.
Ottawa, June 3.—An additional paper
in relation to the seizure of the British Co
lumbia sealei-s in Behring Sea were laid
before Parliament to-day. It consists of a
dispatch from Lord Lansilowne, May 21, to
Sir Henry Holland, Secretary for the Col
onies, transmitting the views of the Privy
Council of Canada on the subject, based oh
a report by Hon. G. E. Foster, Minis
ter of Marine and Fisheries.
This report, after reciting the
particulars of the seizures, proceeds. Minis
lster Foster further states that from the in
formation received he learned that James
Ogilvie, an old man, and master of the
Carolina, was arrested along with the mas
ters and mate of the Onward and Thornton,
and brought into court for trial, and that
before the sentence was pronounced he was
suffered to wander away into the woods,
where he died from exposure, and that the
other masters an.l mates after remaining
several months in prison, were released by
order of the government of Alaska and
turned adrift destitute. The ownei-s of the
condemned vessels have received no in
formation from the United States authori
ties of the release of their vessels or the
restoration of the valuable cargoes of seal
skins and equipments on board. They fear
that the Indians will have carried every
thing from the vessels, and if the owners
are compelled to receive them at
Ounalaska, where they were detained, it
will make necessary the chartering of a
steamer with men and supplies at a great
expense and a round voyage of 3.000 miles,
to bring the vessels to Victoria. The own
el’s, therefore, consider this a good ground
for claiming consideration from the United
States authorities when ‘the Question of
reparation is being settled. The Privy
Council concur in the report of the Minister
of Fisheries, and asks the Governor General
to call the attention of her majesty's
government again to the grave injustice
done by the United States authorities to the
British subjects peaceably pursuing their oc
cupations on the high seas and to the great
delay which has taken place in inquiring
into and redressing the wrongs committed,
and to the severe, inhospitable and unjusti
fiable treatment of the officers and crews of
the vessels seized, and to the serious loss in
flicted upon the owners of the same, in order
that full and s|>ee !y reparation may be made
by the United States government.
THE GOLDEN STATE SHAKEN.
Heavy Earthquake Shocks in Nevada
and California.
San Francisco. Junes?.—An earthquake
swept over the greater portion of Northern
California between and 51 o’clock this
morning. The reports from the different
points seem to place the centre of the wave
at, someplace cm the boundary lietween
California and Nevada. At Sacramento it
shook the houses, making them rumble hs
if the windows were being slammed
l,y gusts of winds. In the Yosemite
valley the sh*>ck was v. ry distinctly felt.
At Carson City, Nev., picture:; and plaster
ing fell from the walls; a large amount of
plastering fell from the Supreme Court
{•ooni in t lie oauitol building. Virginia City
and Truekec in Nevada, and Marysville,
Chico and Nevada City in California, are
a few of the many other points affected by
the shock. ■
COLORED BROTHERS JUBILANT.
Discrimination Against the White Man
in Their Favor.
Hr. Louis, June A local paper here
states that the Mobile and Ohio railroad
have drawn a color line in excursion rates
to a meeting of the Knights of Lalior in
Mobile, Aug. N. The tickets secures the
privilege to a particular class, shutting out
the great crowds. The way this is done is
by stamping the ticket, “colored” so that
none l ilt citizens of the African race will bo
able to avail themselves of the rate. This
savors or unlawful discrimination against
tin* whip* man, Inst it is argued that none
but colored men w ill want, to go to Mobile in
August. However, the ticket, scalper is
grumbling mid will probably take the eiue
m hand.
SAVANNAH, GA„ SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1887.
RUSSIA NEVER CORNEIIEI)
NIMBLE AS A CAT ON A HOT GRID
IRON.
Sharp Financiering on the Part of
Russia’s Minister of Finance-Not
Particular Whether Their Plans Re
garding Afghanistan Suit Haughty
Albion or Not.
St. Petersburg, June s.—The Xovo
l'remt/a says that Russia never agreed to
regard Afghanistan as outside of her influ
ence.' There was only a conversational ex
change of views during the Russian Khava
eamgaign. Since that time a great change
has taken place, and Russia has become the
neighbor of Afghanistan.
RUSSIA’S BOLD WORDS.
The paper .sal's: “We can only suppose
that England cherishes an intention to
profit by the present disorders in Afghan
istan and to become the mistress of that
country. In that case Russia
would demand serious guaran
tees that England’s proximity would
not embarrass Russia’s position in Central
Asia, and if England refused to give those
guarantees Russia would take such measures
regarding her Afghan frontier provinces as
she deemed expedient, and would not bo
concerned whether they were agreeable to
England or not. The Navost i also says that
England is mistaken in neglecting to con
ciliate Russia. If the Amoer is overthrown
England will implore Russia’s help.
brilliant financiering.
The Moscow Gazette announces that se
cret negotiations have been going on be
tween the Russian Ministry of Finance and
a syndicate of European bankers heeded by
the Rothschilds, which have resulted in an
agreement for the conversion of the Russian
credit fonder mutual fives into securities
bearing 4 1-2 per cent, interest- “This.”
says the Gazette, “is the prelude to a simi
lar conversion of all the Russian debts.”
The Gazette is jubilant over the result of the
negotiations.
the press desires the truth.
Paris, June 3. —La France says the
police authorities are keeping from the
public the' actual numberof deaths resulting
from the Opera Comiqile fire. Many bodies,
it says, have been taken from the ruins at
various times and remover! to the morgue
unknown to the people. La, France esti
mates the real number of lives lost by the
fire at over 200. Madame B]ondel, a lady
who was in the theatre when the fire broke
out, has just died from the effects of the
nervous fright, experienced in her escape
from the burning building.
NORTH SEA CANAL BEGUN.
Kiel, Prussia, June 3.— Emperor Wil
liam to-day laid the foundation stone of the
Holtcneau lock of the North Sea canal.
Minister von Betticher read an address, and
the President of the Reichstag presented
the Emperor with a trowel and hammer.
The Emperor then tapped the stone with
the hammer. He was followed by Prince
William and other Princes, Ministers, mem
bers of the Bundesrath and Presidents of the
Reichstag and Landtag, each of whom
struck the stone three times. Court, Chap
lain Koegel then blessed the work. A halle
lujah chorus was sung and the exercises
closed with three cheers for the Emperor.
ITALY INTENDS STAYING THERE
Rome, June 3.—ln the Chamber of
Deputies to-day the Minister of War, in the
course of a debate on the proposal to grant
7,(Xi0,000 lire for the expenses of the troops
in Africa, stated that the government was
determined to retain possession of Massa
wah, which was a valuable point from
which to develop trade and increase the in
fluence of Italy. The Cabinet, he added,
considered it necessary to vindicate the
prestige of the army, and the bill having
that object in view would he promptly pro
duced, and its adoption would be
made a Cabinet question. Signor
Creepie, Minister or the Interior,
replying to Deputy Martini, who
dwelt upon the dangers of war with Abys
sinia, said that the government had never
dreamed of a war of conquest in Abyssinia,
but only aimed to strengthen Italy’s posi
tions at Massa wall. The Nncva Autologin,
while advocating reconciliation between the
Quirinal and Vatican, declares that recon
ciliation will lie impossible if the Pope asks
any cession of territory or seeks to interfere
with the existing liberties of the citizens.
BAD CONTRACTORS, POOR DYKES.
Vienna, June 3. —The town of j3zegedin
is crowded with fugitives from the sub
merged districts. That town is safe for the
present, but great anxiety is felt, as all at
tempts to repair the dykes have proved fu
tile Great indignation is expressed against
the contractors for the dykes, which cost
£1,000,(XX).
AN UNLUCKY FISHERMAN.
Plenty of Mosquitoes, But no Fish For
the President.
Prospect House, Upper Saranac
Lake, N. Y , June 3.— This lias been a
very quiet and uneventful day for the
President’s party. Thp storm in which they
were all caught on Hoel pond yesterday af
ternoon continued nil night, stopped this
morning, then began again and continued
all the morning. The storm lifting about
3 o'clock the President and Col. La
ment started, while the clouds were
still dripping, for Hoel pond, the President
Lung determined to try the waters fin which
Mrs. Cleveland has met, with sui b good luck
yesterday. They found the mosquitoes very
thick, anti as the breeze was light, were
obliged to apply tar nil abundantly to pre
lect themselves from the assaults of the
jiests. They trolled until long past sun
down, but did not get one “stride.” The
guides have a variety of explanations of the
rather poor fishing, the best of which is that
it is still early and the fish may bite tiettera
week later.
SABBATH BREAKING.
Postal Authorities Haulod Over the
Coals for Sunday Work.
Newruru, N. Y.„ June s.—The Synod of
(he Reformed Presbyterian church of Amer
ica, in session hero, have adopted a resolu
tion declaring that the violation of the Sab
bath by the Post Office Department is one
of the greatest sins of the government, as
well as on of the gieotest causes of Ih"
Sabbath desecration throughout the whole
commonwealth, and calling upon the organ
izations of all evangelical bodies in the
United States to is mi bine in order to secure
the entire alxilition of whatever in the Post
Office Department is in violation of the
ith law. -
A CHIVALROUS SOLDIER.
The Gallant Captain of the Lomax
Rifles Shows His Colors.
Mobile, Ala., June 3. — In answer to the i
proposition received to-day front the Toledo
Cadets to drill for £5,000 a side, the Captain
of the Lomax Rifles writes tliat they will
under no circumstance* !■ n party to any
action which would reflect in tne least npoii i
the integrity of the officers of the regular !
army who were the judges in the second j
comiletitive drill at Washington.
WASHINGTON BREVITIES.
Notes of General Interest from the
National Capital.
Washington, June 3.—Ex-Representa
tive George C. Cabell has filed with the
Interstate .Commerce Commission, in behalf
of the Chamber of Commerce of Danville,
Va., detailed specifications of the alleged
violations of the law by the Richmond and
Danville Railroad Company. Mr. Catiell
explained the nature of tne charges verbally
about a fortnight ago, and he has acted upoil
the suggestion made by the commission in
filing the specifications.
A RECEIVER APPOINTED.
The Comptroller of the Currency to-day
appointed S. J. Kennerly, of Palatka, Fla.,
to lie the receiver of the Palatka National
Bank of that city.
NEW CALEDONIA CONVICTS.
The commercial agent at New
Caledonia, South Pacific ocean,
has reported to the Department of
State that the convicts in that, colony are
1 icing liberated with the understanding that
they must not settle in any English or
French colony-, and a* a consequence
the majority of them are going to
San Francisco. He say* thut a proposition
is now before the local Parliament to vote
£I,OOO for landing in Sail Francisco all of
the worst of these men, as they will not be
received in Tahiti or elsewhere. The French
government, ho also says, are offering a
subsidy of £l2O per month for a steamer to
run between Nohmea and Tahiti, and thence
to San Francisco for the purpose of assisting
these immigrants to America.
DOESN’T KNOW THE PRESIDENT’S PLANS.
Postmaster General Vilas said to-day that
he did not desire to lie quoted with regard
to the publication yesterday-, in the Phila
delphia papers, purporting to give the
President's plans for an extended Western
trip, as it concerned the President alone, but
that he would deny the truth of the article
so far as it said that, ho (the Postmaster
General) was cognizant of such a pro
gramme. He was not aware, nor had he
any- intimation, that the President had
made any plans or contemplated any West
ern tour!
[The story referred to was a Washington
special to a Philadelphia paper, y esterday,
giving the outlines of a proposed Western
journey- by the President this summer, and
quoting Mr. Vilas as the authority-.]
AN OBSTREPEROUS JUSTICE
John N. Oliver, a justice of the peace of
the District of Columbia, was recently- re
moved from his office by the President and
his successor appointed. Oliver disputes
the President’s power of removal and
that he can only be removed by the Su
preme Court of the district for cause. He
refuse® to surrender his office and continues
to sign his name officially. Probably the
courts will have to settle the matter.
EN ROUTE TO HIS POST.
Gen. Alexander R. Lawton, Minister to
Austria, wont through here to-day on his
way to Vienna.
A MOURNING COMMUNITY.
Last Hours of Ex-Vice President
Wheeler Slowly Approaching.
Albany, N. Y. June 3.— The Malone Pat
lacliu m has the following statement of the
critical illness of ex-Viee President
Wheeler: “For ten days past he ha* been
conscious and rational only at intervals,
and for the past two days he has been in a
stupor the greater part of the time. He is
suffering from softening of the brain, and
there are indications of approaching
paralysis. A carbuncle has appeared
just above the left hip, and has become an
element of further weakness. It seem* im
possible that he can rally and his death at
any hour would not be surprising, though
be may survive for several days yet. Sir.
Wheeler ha* been failing for the past five or
six years. On the night of March 3he wa
seized with chills, followed by a sinking
spell, and Dr. Gay thought for hours
that he would die. He afterward rallied,
however, but never again regained his
former vigor and strength. llis mental
weakness gradually became apparent and
increased until, first, there were indications
of insanity and now of helplessness and
unconsciousness. The hearts of his friends
are heavy, and the community feels that it
has lost its most eminent and helpful mem
ber. But for Mr. Wheeler himself, death
has no dread. A world of friends wlil
mourn him, but to him, the change will lie
but, a relief from a life of unrest, of [lain
and utter lonliness.”
FLEEING FROM KEY WEST.
Jacksonville Providing Ample and
Safe Quarantine Restrictions.
Jacksonville, Fla., June 3.— Telegrams
from Key West to-night announce two new
cases of yellow fever, making the total
thirteen and four deaths.
Numbers of acclimated person* will leave
Key West on the steamer Cerondelet to
morrow for New York, as the
steamer Oliiette refuse transporta
tion to Tampa. The Jacksonville
Board of Health to-day adopted stringent
measures to prevent the introduction of the
fever in Jacksonville. Two special officers
will inspect each southern train and dowdy
scrutinize the passenger*, and all Huepiciotw
travelers will have to oxtibit health certifi
cate* or Vie prevented from entering the city.
Porcher I/Engle, a member of the hoard,
left for Tampa to day to investigate fully
the state of affair*. All mail coming from
the infected ports must I* l fumigated.
Hunter's *aw mill, on the outskirts of the
city, was struck this afternoon hv lightning
and *ct on fire, but wa* extinguished with
out much damage.
YELLOW JACK S VICTIMS.
National Authorities Nd Power Till the
State Asks Abundance.
Washington, June 3. —The yellow fever
outbreak at Key Went, is regarded with
much apprehension by th Marine Hospital
Service. Such relief has been afforded In
the supply of bedding and medicine* as the
bnreau is authorized to render. But the
adoption of radical measures to prevent tin’
Btiread of the epidemic i* not possible, until
the State authorities call upon the national
government for assistance.
THE DEATH RECORD.
Kev AVknt, Ft.a., June B.—-The total
number of case* of yellow fever to date is
thirteen, of which number four have re
sulted fatally, His arc now *i<-k and three
convalescent. Since the establishment of
the hoapital all cases hav e been sent there.
A WHITE SLAVE.
A Woman Sold Into Slavery by a Ken
tucky Judge.
Chicago, June 3.—A s;s’cinl front Pa
dneah, Ky., says: “In the City Court yes
terday Nellie 4a<’kson, u white woman, was
convicted of vagrancy and Judge Thomas
ordered her to be sold to the higlit bidder for
thirty day*. The aale will be made as soon
a* the advertisement ha* been issued. Tbi*
is the first judgment of the kind ever made
in thin section, but it i* not without prece
dent in other place® in Kentucky, and Judge
Thomas' action has met with a great, deal of
unfavorable comment.”
USING 800 DEER'S BOODLE
ATTEMPTS MADE TO TAMPER WITH
THE SHARP JURORS.
The Breeze Caused by an Address by
the Defendant’s Counsel - Mr. Mar
tine in Scathing Terms Gives the
Particulars of the Attempts to Bribe
the Jurv.
New York, June B.—When the Court of
Oyer and Terminer opened this morning for
the trial of Jake Sharp there were only
elven jurors in the box. District Attorney
Mart iue to-day corroborated the statements
that Attempts bad been made by somebody
to fix the jurors m this case, and that was
the reason for excusing McLewee and Cald
well. He also corroborated the report of the
attempt to corrupt Mr. Rupfel, of Harlem,
drawn in the first panel. To a reporter Mr.
Peter Mitchell, of the counsel for the de
fense, said: “When I make this statement
you may depend tliat, i have proof of what,
I say, and you can bet money upon it.
The enlist,iaries or the District Attor
ney have lKen at work in these
cases, so a* to give the impression that the
defendants have been attempting to fix the
jurymen, that they might look them up.
They succeeded in the cane of Alderman
O’Neil!, hut we don’t propose that they shall
in Mr. Sharp's ease. It is absurd to suppose
that Mr. Sharp or any one in his employ
should approach Mr. Rupfel, as the District,
Attorney claims they din, or as was claimed
in the O’Neill case. It is only an attempt to
prejudice Mr. Sharp’s case.” The Clerk of
the Court, after the proceedings were opened,
announced that the witnesses present, on the
part of the people, were excused until Mon
day morning, which definitely determines
that the actual trial of the case will not be
gin before that time, even though a jury be
obtained before.
A TILT BETWEEN COUNSEL.
Aftor a number of jurors had been ex
cused, Mr. Parsons, of counsel for the
defense, who had lieen writing, road his
production as follows: “The attention of
the counsel for Mr. (Sharp has been called
to a report which appeared in the paper
last evening, imputing to someone, a wish
and effort to affect the jurors. We have
seen in the morning papers a statement
relating to the same subject, some of winch
mentioned the names of jurors, who, so far
as we know, are of a position and character
to preclude the possibility that anything of
the kind relating to them could have
occurred. We were grateful to
the Court for its instruction to
the jurors nn Friday last., that
if they supposed that any such ap
proach would lie made, it would lie at once
brought to the attention of the court. We
hope that liefore the adjournment until
Monday some direction will be given. All
such implications are injurious to the jurors.
It is injurious to Mr. Sharp's counsel. It
assumes that they would countenance such
a proceeding, but it is most injurious to Mr.
Sharp. It tends to deprive him of that fail
trial which is his l ight.. It is an attack
which, however ill founded, works its mis
chief, and an investigation is, of course,
impossible. It is, perhaps, not suitable for
us to make any statements about our
belief of the groundless character of
any charge which imputes to Mb. Sham or
to bis counsel any such procedure. Its folly
would be as great as the wrong. We have
come here to try his case according to the
modes prescribed by law. Any interfer
ence by outside statements is a contempt, of
court. ' We do not object to the utmost pub
licity of the proceedings in court. We can
not prevent the prejudicing of the case by
the papers, but specific statements by as
sumed facts go beyond the privilege of the
press,” Mr. Martina said that, as public
prosecutor, he must, make some response.
The counsel had read to the court his views.
The difficulty is that the statement* are
founded on fact. “In the case of one
juror who had conferred with me I am,
sir, personally aware of the fact,that he has
been approached. 1 have not, yet decided
to lay the matter before the court and pro
ceed m>on the Information which I have
received in my official capacity,”
Mr. Parsons replied that ho and his co
counsel lmd definite instructions from their
client to ask for specific charges that they
may be met in open court. ‘“These charges
should come in a succinct form. Mr. (Sharp's
case is a difficult, one in any event, and it
should not be prejudiced by such statement*
of assumed fact*. They should lie put In
the form of affidavit* so that we can meet
them.”
Mr. Martino arose and said that while he
had not intended to put tha matter on
record he proposed to do so now.
Mr. Parsons objected, but the District
Attorney continued:
HOT SHOT FROM MR. M.VKTINK.
“These matters are not new to the court.
T have told the counsel for the defense in
nearly every instance. The first eu*e was
that of George Ruppei, who informed me
that ho had been approached and fold that
it would be for bis interest to stand out for
Hharp. h , stranger came to me and
informed me that Hmitfi, who occupied the
third seat in the liox, had been approached.
This stranger ssid his name was Raymond,
a boat builder at Green Point,
ife said that a man named
Lynch, an employe of the
Christopher street railway, came to him
and said: ‘You know Smith; he lives over
your wav. See him and get, him to stand
out for the old mail.’ Raymond said that
lie would not see Smith, and that he was not
ihat, kind of a man to l>e approached. This
Mr. Lynch is a great friend of Mr. Sharp’s.
The sequel is, Smith waa challenged by the
prosecution next day. The next case was
that of the juror Sutton, who occupied
seat. No. I* for several days. He was chal
lenged by the defense, and afterwards mn
sidered it his duty to inform me why. The
day liefore he was challenged he said
that he tyas approached by a man
whose name be would not mention,
who asked him whether he was for the de
fense or the people. He was toll I tliat it
would lie for his interest to stand out for
Sharp. He told the man not to talk witli
him alsmt the case. This man Mid if he
(Button) didn't agree to stand for t,lie
defense be would he oliallengi'd the next
dav. He was o challenged. These matters
1 Huould not have lad spread upontl e record
Inal it not been for the invitation of
the counsel for the defense. Ido not charge
these improper hcis upon th" defendant or
any individual, but I am ready to submit
the proof, have witnesses brought in and
, have tbaii testimony recorded under oath.
1 have no idea that, the counsel had any
idea of these transactions, but they came to
me in my official capacity and it was my
duty to consider them."
Air. Parsons objected that it, was not, prop
orly before the court on the here statement
unsupported by any affidavit* which hud
been made, against his honest protestation.
Judge Barrett—Hint 1 undeiVtxsl you to !
object I would have stopped him.
Mr. Parsons—We did 01-jMjtM^i/
Judge Bariutt- J nitinn' MMjirjyhM n'i ex
cept nHI mtiiii i!e i -li.'! .1
order that the iieraons mu.*u;ed
to atniear anil ls e x amiiie<■wMa'frflkrenee
to this matter. - >
Mr. Paivnw bore insisted on injwing u
statement, with reference of
Fiuppel, Himth, Button
which bad bwn brought Sdqjß tV't’i-e of
counsel, duel Judge Barrett understood wit.li
him that tile case of Kohnweiler was as ho
stated it. Kohnweiler was not affected by
the anonymous communication, but by a
conviction that had grown upon him that
lie could not bo an impartial juror.
Judge Barrett then said that he did not
consider it convenient during progress of
the trial to consider causes of a different na
ture under the statute, and recognised that
an investigation might prejudice hither one
side or the other, but as the matter was he
fore the court in the form it was, he would
have the witnesses examined Monday,
The matter would have lioen better accom
plished if it had come up in a proper form be
lore the police and there inquired into! He
saw |no use of calling Rappel, but
as Mr. Sharp’s counsel (insisted
he directed that everybody mentioned by
Mr. Martino tie called. Before taking the
recess Mr. Parsons said• “Wojlosire to ask
Mr. Martino to answer the question whether
or not he was responsible for the article in
the Evening Pits!. That, official not reply
ing, Mr. Htickney said: “And we get no an
svve.r. ”
In his remark this morning Mr. Parsons
said that Mr. Sharp and his coun
sel should have the satno right
as the prosecution to investigate
outside the court room as to the character
of the jurors, hut they had not availed
themselves of the right because they knew
that their motives would be impugned.”
After the recess the work of completing
the jury was continued. The remainder of
the panel was exhausted without fluffing a
single person capable of serving. Before
adjourning Judge Barrett made a short
speech to the counsel in the case. In the
course of which he calk'd their
attention to the fact that 1,400 talesmen
had been summoned, and that with every
fresh panel more and more persons disquali
fied were found. “I have ordered the clerk
to enter a fine of <IOO against every tales
man summoned who has not answered to
his name,” continued his honor, “and I in
tend to have each of these men summoned
to show cause why he should not be pun
ished for contempt of court. If they do not
then respond I will see what virtue there is
in an attachment.” Tim court adjourned
until Monday morning, the very same jury
being in the box as was there last night.
DUN & CO.’S TRADE REVIEW.
Prospects Brightening and the Num
ber of Failures Decreasing.
New York, June 3. —R. O. Dun & Co’s,
weekly review of the trade for this week
says: The week’s talk has been mainly of
speculations and hopeful prospects. One
fact of the week which is likely to prove
most important is the large absorption of
money by the Treasury. The reports are
cheering as to the crops, collections and the
supply of money (lopious rains dispel the
agricultural gloom in Wisconsin. The
crops prospects are brighter
by the rain in Texas, and the rains give
encouragement in Alabama. In Alabama
the most striking feature is that 3,000 stores
and dwellings are being erected at Birming
ham alone.
The Philadelphia jobbers reckon that in
spite of the May dullness their sales are 25
per cent, above last year. The speculation
in coffee hoisted the price again regardless
of the demand. Oil dealings have been
stagnant. Pork has iieon a shade lower,
with hogs, lard and beef a shade higher, and
sugar unchanged.
New England’s boot and shoe makers are
receiving large orders and doing a nice cash
business. The combination to control ail
the imports and manufactured of India rub
ber lias licen generally agreed to, but there
are fears that, the Para traders may also
combine. The great auction sale of flannel
embraced 15,000 lots, and the prices realised
were evidently satisfactory. The effect has
much encouraged the dealers in woolens,
and though little (improvement is yet seen
it is plain that the wool growers and manu
facturers are gradually approaching each
other. Western growers are reported as
pleased with their sales. Considerable orders
are reported for blankets and dress goods.
Cotton goods are strong, some grades
advancing, and the “corner” continues to
hoist the prices of cotton in spite of the
gm >d crop prospects. The wheat speculation
still rages, but with prices lower
than a week ago and a growing
doubt whether even this powerful clique
can escape loss. The receipts are large und
the supply in the country dearly beyond all
demands, and the crop prospects satisfac
tory. In such circumstances it is not
strange that the Chicago hanks want no
more wheat paper, and 7 per cent,, is bid for
loans on wheat collateral. The iron market
shows a better tone —first, liecause the stock
of the better grades is slender. But the de
mand doe* not appear to improve, bar iieing
affected by the Western selling slate by oi
lers at a reduction of 10percent.; wrought'
pipe and nails by the remarkable dullness,
and foundry demand by the partial failures
to the stove lockout. AH negotiations in
the coke strike have thus far failed. The
business failures occurring throughout the
country during the week for the United
Mates is 135; Canada twenty-five, a total of
150 failures, against 175 last week, 180 week
previous, and 187 for the corresponding
week of last, year. The failures are steadily
decreasing in all sections of the country,
especially in the Western States.
AGAINST THE KNIGHTS.
The Committee Investigating the Coke
Strikes Say Go to Work.
PITTSBURG, June IJ.—The mendier* of the
Knight* of larixir Executive Board who
have been investigating the strike in the
ooke ivgions have forwarded tiieir report to
the General Board. They found that the
strike is illegal, and recommeud that the
members of the Knights of Labor return to
their work, and also sustain the umpire in
ids award. They say the representatives of
the workmen themselves presented their
case in such a way as to
warrant the umpire in arriv
ing at this decision. They make no
order for the men to return to work, hut
say that the Knights of laihor must abide
by the decision and wait until some future
conference to secure the advance in wages,
to which they are just ly entitled. The trou
ble is attributed to the faafc that there ere
two distinct, organizations- in the coke re
gions, and that a concert of act cm is'almiwt,
impossible It is believed that the Knights
of lsibor iden will go to work again.
(Oj/f: STRIKERS WEAKENING.
('onni/i.svjli.e, Ha., Julie A-. Secretary
Mullen,At the Miners’ Association, lute i-
Mied a r-h II for a conventioi) of the Ideal as
semblle.ui Everson Monday to consider the
advisability of returning to work at Ahe old
prices, \
Rrtr.WKHS’ STRIKE ENDED.
PHILADELPHIA, Jujie 14 —The long 'Oil
continued Brewer*’ strike usmt to mi end
to day by tin agreement entered into by the
1 newel's and their employes, and (hd boy
cott is off, Although no Official act.ioiTtoth.it
effect has yet liecn taken. The wages to Is*
I mid will be about the same as when the
strike was inaugurated, ayd in case of dif
furcti.jos in the future arbitration will lie
report'd to. The agreement is to continue
for one year.
Ot’T AOAtN IN REIAHUM.
Bhuhsei.s, Juun 3.—Four thousand of the
miners in the H. .' nmga ilo-l'u <■ who had re
turned to out on a
strike. " letis
(PRICE l(t' A YEAR, t
} 5 CENT* A COPY, f
A PYRAMID OF SHELLS
FORM A FITTING RESTINC PLACH
FOR A DEAD HERO.
Wacle Martin Meets a Terrible Death
at the New Capitol Building- Stranga
and Sad Mementoes of the Late War
Unearthed in a Public Boulevard-
Interesting Topics.
Atlanta, Ga. June 3.—Wade Martin, a
brick mason, working on the new State
capitol building, lost hi* footing this after
noon, in the fourth story, and fell from the
scaffolding to the ground, a distance of
seventy feet, and was terribly mangled. He
died in three minutes. The flooring had not
been laid on the stories below, and his lxly,
in its descent, struck on several iron rafters,
bespattering them with blood. He wm
standing between the handies of a wheel
barrow filled with mortar, when it careened,
tripping his legs from under him and knock*
ing him off into midair.
A STRANOE FIND.
While the city chain-gang were digging
near the boulevard to-day the skeleton of-a
Confederate soldier, resting upon a pyramid
of twenty-six rifle shells, was unearthed. A
pewter sjioon was lying on the breast boae
of the skeleton, and the legs were partially
encased in the decayed remnants of an army
blanket The sic leton was dug up near the
site of an old Confederate battery whose
guns were turned upon Hherman's forces in
the llattice around Atlanta in the summer of
lkii-t. The shells were all loaded and in a
fair state of preservation. The skeleton
will be buried among the Confederate dyad
at Oakland.
THE NEWSPAPERS OET A BITE.
The newspaper bills are nearly all in lß|
printing circular No. 82 of the railroad
mission. The total will not he far from
OKI. The bills vary largely in amount
printing the same matter. From the
ino News, a bill of *340; to the Const
Hon and the Albany jVem>, each. F' ljM
a lack of money, only <SO lias been paid
each bill, and the legislature will be asUM
to appropriate the balance.
PAY UP LIKE LITTLE MEN.
Under a fi. fa. levy on machines, tiH
Singer Sewing Machine Company
the Comptroller to-day the <3BO license
the additional agents, but with a ntrriH
protest.
A St. Isiuis nursery concern eomplajß
to the Comptroller that their agents
specially taxed in Georgia, and
the United States Supreme Court
that Uie tax on drummers is
tional. The Georgia tax is <35 for
nursery agent in each county, which
lie suspended until the Legislature
The Brunswick and Western
turns <044,448 in property for taxation. Ml
confesses another mirher. flt
It Is reported that William Holman,
Dalton murderer sentenced to hang
Friday, confesses to the murder of a
near Chattanooga a year and a bajf
which he says troubles him more than
crime for which he is under sentence. if
The Governor has ordered Jesse
the Tax Collector of Washington
to give anew State awl county
total altogether* if <4B.(XX). Robson’s
ties on the old bonds, who paid up the
ago about 12,000, have asked to lie
from the bonds.
ARSON CASE AT MACON. ip
Simmons Found Guilty and Jury
mends Life Sentence. ,
Macon, Ga., June 3.—Clufrlie
th young negro boy implicated in the
tempted arson of Morris Elkau's
Mwrh last, was arraigned for trial in
Superior Court to-day. The fact* of
ense were briefly as follows: On the
March 8 three men were caught in the r|B
of M. Elkau's atore with a can of
oil in their possession. Two of the
made their cscajs* and Simmons was
lured and had a preliminary hearing
Judge Freeman, and was bound over to
Superior < Vmrt. Being unable to give
lie has lain in the jail since tflß
time. Simmons claims he was
ing along the streets that night
he was accosted by two men, who asked
to go with them. Ho followed, not
what their intentions were, when he
rested. He says that, he did not attorn
make his escai**, not knowing that he
nommit.ted any crime. It took half an
to get a jury. Before the
was completed Simmon* entered a
of guilty, which was afterwa^B
withdrawn, a* in that
there would have been no cjmnce fora
ommendation to mercy. The jury then
turned u verdict of guilty, accompanied Bf
a roconnnendation to imprisonment for
Joe Tliorcc. Sinmions' accomplice. w
arraigned. This trial was continued
to night, when the ease was given to tiH|
jnrv. No verdict has been returned as yet
att'ui* hour, It o’clock this evening.
COLUMBUS BY WIRE.
Oerlntroe Found Guilty of Assault V.'tyJß
Intent to Murder. ’
Cot, EMBER, (3a., June A— Ton
was tried to day in the Muscogee
Court for assault with intent to
The .jury, after bung out a very short
returned a verdict of guilty and recoßß
mended him to the mercy of the court.
Sentence has not yet ls*en passed upon
him. Ogletree struck r young man
named Bud Hill, on the head with a piece
of iron piping nearly killing him. Both
were at, work m the Eagle and Pliriuua
Mills at the time. Oglclree belongs to •
good family and has a young wife. He ir
nephew of Hon. J. C. Cheney, a memlssrlof
the Alaliama legislature 'from Russell
county. About, one rear ago, OgleOJwi
killed a companion while at a picnic, but
was acijuittM on the grounds or accidental
shooting.
A MACON CITIZEN IN TROUBLE. , |x
J. H. Blackshear, of Macon, is in th
guard house here, having lieen arrested as a
lunatic. He is a win of lir. Blackshear, ot
Macon, and his father has been telegraphed
for. liis strange conduct caused his arre^a
Commencement Exercises at AthefHj
Athens, Ga.. June 3. -This morning
board of visitors attended the
rooms of Prof. G. W. VVoodtar and
the sophomore isitin class recite. After
recitation they expressed them wives ve*Bl
much pleased with the manner in which they
acquitted themselves and complimented fhe
j*rofi**sor on the proficiency of his clast-.
This afternoon a reception was tendered
Uiem by Chancellor Moll nt. the library
nuilding, at which the hoard of visitor*,
faculty and the local trustees of the univer*,
sity sjicnt a very pleasant afternoon. . ,$1
_ . * - * r* *
Boston Loses a Good Citizen.
Boston, Oa., June B.—A. A, McDonald,
a prominent young man, died here v -stcr
■ restive lever and was buried
large concourse of friends tot
mains to the grave. The entire
deplore his untimely death, tie
>r bis usefulness and piety.