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VOWELL TO RON IN OHIO.
the buckeye state democracy
FULL OP HARMONY.
■Xvro Ballots Sufficient to Decide the
Gubernatorial Nomination —D. C.
G'oolman the Candidate for Lieuten
ant Governor- A Threatened Storm
Over the Auditorship Blows Over—
The Platform.
Ci.KYKi.Axn, 0., July 21.—The Demo
cratic State Convention was called to order
at 11 o'clock this morning, in Music Hall,
l, v Henry Bold, of Marietta,
Chairman of the State Executive
Committee. Notwithstanding the
fact that the temperature stood at 85°, at
lea-t: 1,000 spectators, many of them ladies,
wore present.
Senator Henry B. Payne entered the hall
jud before the convention opened and was
loudly cheered. There was no temporary
organiration, and Hon. George E. Seney, of
Tittiu, at once took Ids place as permanent
chairman.
SO QUARREL IN THE RANKS.
In his speech Mr. Seney said there were
no quarrels in the Democratic family.
Every Democrat seemed to know who would
to liis candidate in 1888 and all were satis
lied. [Applause.] He eulogized Senator
Thurman, saying that lie would have hon
ored the office of Governor. After speaking
of the various candidates for Governor he
sal ,l all was not harmony in
tlw Republican party. Every toma
hawk and scalping knife, he declared,
was sharpened for the fight at Toledo next
week. His reference to the Presidential
ci iiitest between Blaine and Sherman was
applauded. Referring to President Cleve
land's administration, he said that so well
had its power been used that now it has lit
tle, if any, opposition, except from those
who expect to ask favors from the Republi
can party.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
About civil service roform he said:
“While all Democrats give the administra
tion hearty support there are many who
would feel better satisfied if all the Repub
licans remaining in office were promiscously
turned out anil their places filled by Demo
crats. As to this feature of the situation
the resolves of this convention ought
not to be uncertain in meaning or
sound. If we believe that Democrats
instead of Republicans should assist the
Democratic President in administering the
government, let us have the courage of our
convictions and here now so declare. If it
he the civil service law that keeps the Re
publicans in and Democrats out of the pub
lic service, let us strike boldly and high and
demand of our party representatives at
Washington in the Senate and House to la
bor and vote for the immediate and unquali
fied repeal of the law.”
Referring to pensions, he declared that
the Democracy had increased the pension
of soldiers’ widows from 88 to $l2 i>er
month. His party, he said, had put 41,000
pensioners on the rolls. Respecting private
pensions, lie said Grant approved 485 of
these hills, Hayes 30:!, Garfield and Arthur
73(1 and Cleveland, in two years, 803.
The platform was here reported and
adopted without a dissenting vote.
SELECTING THE GOVERNOR.
The nominations for Governor were then
called for.
Hon. James E. Neal, of Butler county,
nominated Congressman James E. Camp
bell, of Hamilton.
Charles W. Baker, of Cincinnati, named
Thomas E. Powell, of Delaware.
Congressman -Martin A. Foran, of Cleve
land, was named by E. M. Heisley, of Cuy
ahoga.
On the fit'st ballot there was no choice.
The vote on the second ballot was:
Powell 350 U
Cnmppell 251h>
Koran 50
Mr. Dowell’s nomination was then made
unanimous. The total vote was <V>B.
L>.C. Cool man, of Portage county, was
nominated for Lieutenant Governor by ac
clamation after one ballot had been taken,
the other t wo candidates withdrawing.
For Judge of the Supreme Court, long
term. L. If. Critchfield, of Holmes county,
was nominated by acclamation.
For .Judge of the Supreme Court, short
term, Virgil P, Kline,of ClevelancLdefeated
-Congressman John P. Leedom on the
tirst ballot.
An attempt was made to force through
the re-nomination of Emil Keisewetter, of
Franklin county, for Auditor of State.
HANGER OF A ROW.
A storm of noes arose, but Chairman
8m: y declared the motion carried, and the
nomination was made. Several delegates at
tepted to protest but all were ruled out of
( Tder. Finally John Mcßride, of Stark
comity, declared that if Mr. Keisewetter
' VBs nominated in the unfair manner pro-
| l ,1l; d, he would take the stump against
mm. All-. Keisewetter then announced that
he wanted no unfair advantage, and that
he was willing to go before the convention
oh even terms with the other candidates.
1 ms induced the chairman to call for further
nominations. Joseph G. Curley, of Cham
paign county, was thon named and a ballot
was ordered, which resulted in the nomina
tioiiuf Mr. Keisewetter.
The ticket was completed as follows:
in usurer of State, George W. Hamm, of
‘oi 'ine county; Attorney General, William
)*• '-eet, of Ottawa county; Member of
the Board of Public Works, Peter J. Mur
l'h\, of Butler county.
Ihi; convention then adjourned sine die.
mr. Powell’s career.
''bi Powell is 43 years old. He is of
'ii l'li descent and was born at Delaware,
“’.awaro county, O. Whilo a student at
uni.. Wesleyan university in 1884 lie en
listed as a private in nil Ohio regiment and
scrvi.'i four months. Subsequently lie
Rnidiintod’ and having studied law with
" • P- Reid, formed a partnership with
j llll •• , His political career began
f n *872 when he was a speaker
"T , Mr. Groely. In 1875 he wu-s
homlnaU and for Attorney General, and had
mi'distinction of defeat by tv smaller ina
■‘Tit.v than Gov. William Allen. Contrary
’his wishes ho was nominated for Con
i' '*• in 1882, and though defeated by Gen.
, ' Robinson, ho reduced the Republican
y,l"nty to 400. In 1884 he headed the
•nuK-ratic electoral ticket, and in 1885 he
,', TV< ‘o as chairman of the Democratic State
vominitteo. During the past four years ho
'(-'i had a law office at Colunibus, 0.
THE PLATFORM.
Following is the platform os it was adopted
•Luminously:
I lie 1 lenioerntic riarty of Ohio, in conven
-1 assembled, proclaims its hearty and
‘"luuliflud indorsement of the honest, pa
rinti,. Iln( j oconomical administration of
resilient Cleveland. Wo demand such
• 11<- ious reduction of the present lntrden
tariff a shall result in producing a
lyiiup sufficient only to meet the ex
penses 0 f an economical administration
nf ii M government, the payment
liberal pensions to Union soldiers
i ilot-s and the payment of the interest
n " principal of the public debt, and, if
'-cessary, we favor such reduction of the
"'ernal revenue, except on liquors, as will
•"event the accumulation of a surplus in
the National Treasury, and we denounce
any attempt to abolish the tax on liquors
for the purpose of keeping up the present
unjust, unequal and onerous tariff system.
‘‘Wo call attention to, and affirm as sound
doctrines and jiolicy, the following em
phatic- and patriotic language of President
Cleveland: ‘Our public domain is our na
tional wealth, the earnest of our growth and
the heritage of our people. It should prom
ise limitless development and rich
ness, relief to crowding population
and homes to thrift and industry.
These inestimable advantages should be
jealously guarded, and a careful and en
lightened policy on the part of the govern
ment should secure them to the people, we
demand that ail the lands of the govern
ment be held for actuul settlers who are
citizens of tlio United (States, and for those
who declare their intention to become such.
SYMPATHY FOR IRELAND.
“We are in hearty sympathy with all
people struggling to free themselves from
the environments of despotism, and espec
ially does the long and gallant struggle of
Ireland for the priceless boon of home rule
and the l ights of manhood evoke our warm
est applause and command our heartiest
good wishes for speedy success.
“Labor, being the chief factor and the
great conservator of free and liberal insti
tutions, should enjoy its full share of the
common benefits derived therefrom. There
fore we favor such restraints of centraliza
tion and encroachment of corporate power
as will bring the best possible protection to
honest labor, and at the same time conserve
the interests of honestly employed capital.
“We favor such legislation on the ques
tion of immigration as will prevent the
landing, for permanent residence, of aliens'
who are not willing to declare their inten
tion of becoming citizens of the United
States. We declare our opposition to tho
importation of contract labor, and we de
mand the speedy punishment of all persons
inciting revolution against republican in
stitutions.
STATE POLITICS.
“We denounce the present Republican
State administration as weak, partisan, per
sonal and unbusiness like. We call upon
the people of Ohio to turn out of power a
State government whose only apparent
mission is to augment expenditures, multi
ply offices, create deficiencies and increase
taxation, with bankruptcy of the treasury
as the ultimate result. We de
nounce the late Republican Legislature
for its cowardly and hypocritical
alliance through intrigue with the Republi
can Board of Public Works and the Repub
lican Attorney General, in the scheme
whereby millions of dollars worth of prop
erty of the State is to be transferred to
corporations interested in creating a mon
opoly of transportation without the State
or the people thereof receiving any benefits
therefrom.
“Wedemand the fullest safeguards for the
ballot box, punishment of all who seek to
corrupt it, and the enactment of a law
making it a felony for corporations, capi
talists and employers to intimidate or at
tempt to control the political action of
their employes.
HOME RULE FAVORED.
“We favor home rule in the management
and control of municipal affairs and de
nounce the partisan acts passed by the late
Republican Legislature to subserve the inter
ests of scheming politicians, and we demand
the rejieal of all laws which deprive electors
of the exercise of their constitutional privi
leges.
‘‘The commercial and industrial interests
of the State require that equal use of traus-_
portation facilities be secured to all on'
equal terms, and we demand that favorite
ism by common carriers and the employ
ment of corporate franchises to foster mo
nopolies and oppress the people be prohib
ited by law, and that pools, combinations,
trusts, or conspiracies to coiner or forestall
the market, and to fetter or crush free com
petition, be suppressed by legislation.
RESTRICTION FAVORED.
“We declare in favor of restriction of
the liquor traffic, and believe it to be the
duty of all good citizens to aid in reducing
to a minimum the evils resulting therefrom,
and to this end we favor the submission of
an amendment to the constitution providing
for the license of such traffic.”
AUTUMNAL MANOEUVRES.
A Committee to Work Up Popular
Interest in the Subject.
Washington, July 21.—A committee
consisting of Brigadier General William G.
Ward, of the New York National Guard,
Maj. James Jackson, of the First United
States Cavalry, Cant. A. P. Cooke, of the
United States Navy, Col. William C. Church,
of tho United States Volunteers, Capts.
Murphy and Brady, of tho Twelfth Regi
ment, New York National Guard, and Lieut.
G. N. Whistler, of the Fifth United States
Artillery, hus boon formed for tho purpose
of securing press and popular sup
port to tho project of com
bined autumnal manoeuvres by the
regular and militia forces. It is proposed
to ask Congress for a moderate grant in the
annual army impropriation bill, to enable
the President to assemble each autumn a
mixed force of regulars and militia, and
engage them in the practical exercises of tho
march, encampment and battlefield. Every
second or third year the scene of the ma
nocuvering would lie at some seaboard, so
that the navy might take fart in coast at
tack or defense, exercising the bluo jackets
in ship, boat and shore service.
TREASURY ARCHITECT.
W A Freret, of Louisiana, Succeeds
M. E. Bell.
Washington, July 31.—Secretary Fair
child to-day appointed W. A. Freret, of
Louisiana, to lie Supervising Architect of
the Treasury at a salary of $4,500 per an
num. M. E. Bell, the present incumbent,
tendered his resignation at tho beginning of
the present administration, but wus very
much surprised yesterday when notified that
his resignation 'had been accepted to take
effect at once. He made a personal appeal to
Acting Secretary Thompson yesterday to
withhold the announcement of the
change in the office until to-day.
Mr Thompson promised to do so, and was
somewhat chagrined this morning to find
that Mr Bell himself had furnished a state
ment of the case to certain newspapers last
night The incident was the subject of
much unfavorable comment in the depart
ment to-day. Mr. Freret qualified this after
noon, and will assume charge of the office at
once.
A Strange Representative.
Washington, July 21.—The American
Telephone Company, of which Congressman
Bon Butterworth is tho President, has sent
Theodore Tyrer, who was forced to resign
from il* management by exmisure of his
prison record, as its accredited representa
tive to Venezuela, where it proposes to
operate. The plea made is that Tyrer is
the only member of the company who is
familiar with the Venezuelan concessions.
Consul to Bogota.
Washington, July 21.— The President
to-day splinted Jobil G. Walker, of Texas,
to tie Beeretary of Legation mid Consul Gen
eral of the United State* at Bogota.
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1887.
A PATH OF HUMAN FLUSH.
AN EXPRESS TRAIN DASHES INTO
A GANG OF LABORERS.
Twelve or Fifteen of the Men Tom
Into Shreds The Track Strewn
With Blood and Strips of Flesh—Tho
Foreman’s Failure to Warn the Men
the Cause—The Frenzy of the Sur
vivors.
New York, July 31.—One of those
frightful accidents which come with ap
palling suddenness when there is no appar
ent reason which could not bo easily avoided
took place this morning on the Erie rail
road, between Allendale and Hohokus.
The catastrophe was attended with appall
ing loss of life, and over a dozen mangled
bodies on tho track attested the neglect of
someone whose duty it should have lieen to
give a warning of the impending disaster.
A gang of Italian laborers were at work
blasting on the railroad, a little distance
from a sharp curve, about three-fourths of
a mile above Hohokus.
A TRAIN RUSHES INTO THEM.
The Chicago express, which was due an
hour before, had not arrived, and these
men, whose foreman should have given a
warning whistle when the train was ap
proaching the sharp curve, were busy at
work unconscious of the terrible fate which
was in store for them. At 7:15 o’clock, train
No. 12, the express, which was due an hour
previous, rushed round the curve before tho
men had the slightest warning and dashed
through them, killing twelve or fifteen on
the spot and wounding many others.
A SICKENING SIGHT.
The shrieks of the victims wore heart
rending, and when the train slowed up the
track presented the sickening sight of being
covered with mangled bodies, the rails being
spatteead with blood nnd broken limbs, and
pieces of ragged flesh being scattered in all
directions. Some of the bodies wore man
gled beyond description, and crushed out of
ail semblance of humanity. To most of the
victims death must have been instantaneous,
but some of them appeared to bo yet quiver
ing, and their life ebbing away. When the
train was brought to a standstill there was
only fifteen minutes delay, and the train
which had wrought so much disaster, pro
ceeded on its way from Allendale to Hohokus.
WHERE THE BLAME LIES.
The question of who is to blamo is yet to
be settled, but it is claimed that it was the
duty of the foreman of the gang of laborers
to watch for approaching trains at the
dangerous curve, and that he must have
neglected to give the warning whistle. W.
L. Hudson, a passenger on the local train
which was behind the Chicago express, in
conversation with a reporter described the
scene as one of the most sickening that
could be witnessed. “Along the tracks,” he
said, “were arms, legs, trunks and other
parts of bodies, and the tracks for a long
distance were slipjiery with blood. The dis
aster must have taken place with such ap
palling suddenness that the men did not
know it till the train was down on them.
The conductor of the train on which I rode
said that the train hands of the express
were not to blame. He believed the fore
man of the gang was responsible for the
disaster by neglecting to give a warning.”
ANOTHER VERSION OF THE HORROR.
Another account of the accident says
that about 100 Italians were at work upon
the roadbed when a train came along, and
the Italians stepped on to the other track to
allow it to pass, but just then the Chicago
express thundered down on them at the
rate of fifty miles an hour, nnd literally
mowed its way through, slinging the un
fortunates right and left, tearing their legs,
and arms and heads off and
grinding their flesh into the roadbed
lor 200 or 300 feet. So fierce was the shock
that although the engine struck nothing but
human beings the powerful cowcatcher was
torn, twisted and broken into pieces. Some
of the Italians wore crowded against the
rocks in a very narrow space.
WHY THE TRAIN RAN ON.
The engineer of the express train reversed
his engine and was coming to a stop when
the passengers told him to go ahead. I,(Hik
ing hack, they saw tho uninjured Italians
acting like maniacs. They were yelling, ges
ticulating and tearing their clothes. Some
were kneeling and others dashing about on
the middle of tho ghastly pile of mangled
bodies. When they saw the train stopping
they made a rush for it, and had they
reached it undoubtedly would have mur
dered the engineer, fireman and conductor.
For this reason it was deemed best to come
on to Jersey City, where tho engineer and
conductor were closeted witli the officers of
the road and away from where they could
bo interviewed.
THE PADRONE AT THE SCENE.
March, the padrone, who supplies the Erie
Railroad Company with its Italian laborers,
arrived early at Paterson. Ho identified the
men by means of their numbers, which are
written on slips and carried in little tin
boxes. Six or seven hundred dollars was
found on the persons of tho dead men and
was taken by March to lie handed to the
Italian Consul at Now York, m trust for
their relatives. March’s action was a souroe
of indignation to the other Italians, who
wanted to take charge of tho money them
selves. They would have mobbed him only
for the timely interference of two policemen.
AN EXPLOSION OF POWDER.
The Storage House of tt Coal Company
Blown to Atoms.
Streator, 111., July 21.—At 3:30 o’clock
this morning the entire city was moused by
a most terrific explosion, which was imme
diately followed by tho ringing of the iiro
liell. Tlio powder house of tho Chicago,
Wilmington and Vermillion Coal Company
hud been struck by lightning and between
8,000 and 10,000 pounds of powder had ex
ploded. Every building on tho south and
west side of tho powder house
was completely shattered and
in most cases entirly demolished.
Not a vestige of the powder house remains,
while where it stood is an excavation about
sixty feet long, forty feet widoond twenty feet
deep. Only one person was fatally injured.
He is a tramp who was sleeping in a car
near the powder house, six others were seri
ously hurt, while tho minor casualties will
reach nearly a hundred. There were forty
five dwellings almost totally demolished,
and there is not a plate glass window left in
the business part of the city. It ts impossi
ble at this time to estimate the loss, but it
will probably reach $75,000 or #lOO,OOO.
Virginia’s Marriage Law,
Winchester, Va., July 31.—The cases
against. Nsthan Keohn, and his niece Emma
Frankel, indicted for violation of tno Vir
ginia law in going to Baltimore, marrying
anil returning here to reside,were continued
to-day until tho September term of the
court.
Killed by a Boiler Explosion.
Natchez, Miss., July 21.—The toiler of
E. L. Chamberlain’s saw mill exploded this
afternoon, wrecking the null, killing Dorsey
Scott, the colored fireman, and Injuring
Mr. Chamtorlniu, the engineer and proprie
tor, and two others.
UNSOLD FIG IRON.
Tho Production Greatly Lessened by
the Coke Strike.
Philadelphia, Pa., July 21.—A bulletin
published by the American Iron and Steel
Association says: “The American Iron and
Steel Association has received from manu
facturers complete statistics of the stocks of
unsold pig iron in the hands of manufactu
rers or their agents ou Juno 30 last. The
statistics are not only complete but they are
accurate. The total production of pig iron
in the United States fn the first six months
of 1887 amounted to 3,051,600 gross ions.
Our production in the last six months of
1886 was 8,045,677 gross tons. Tho produc
tion in the first six months of 1887 was very
slightly in excess of that in the last six
months of 1886.
EFFECTS OF THE COKE STRIKE.
The production of pig iron in the first
six months of 1887 would undoubtedly have
been much greater than it was if tlio gen
eral strike had not taken place in the Con
nellsville district on May 7, involving
an almost total suspension of work by the
UjktOO miners and coke drawers of the dis
tHl't. Asa direct result of the strike many
furnances were banked in May for want of
coke, and in June others were banked or
blown out. On Juno :50 there were in the
whole country fifty-one furnaces which were
banked or out of blast for want of coke, and
all but three of these for want of Connells
ville coke. Some furnaces which had been
banked or blown out in May or June had
again liecs>me active before June 30, and are
not included in the number above as being
then inactive for want of coke. Since that
date a few other furnaces have been enabled
to resume operations owing to the increased
supply of coke.
a balance.
The reduction in the make of bituminous
pig iron was almost exactly balanced by
the increase in the make of mixed anthra
cite and coke pig iron, and the slightly in
creased production of anthracite pig iron
alone, indicating the substitution in the first
six months of 1887 of anthracite for coke
in the production of about 115,(KK) net tons
of pig iron. Eleven States made bessemer
pig iron in the first half of 1887. Of these
States three are classed as Southern States,
namely, Maryland, West Virginia and Ten
nessee. Their united production was 44,184
tons, most of which was produced by West
Virginia for use in the manufacture of
steel nails. Contrary to general expecta
tion the production of pig iron in the South
ern States during the first six months of
1887 did not advance,but little more than in
the last six mouths of 1886.
THE FIGURES OF THE STATES.
The figures are as follows:
States. . -Net Tons ,
Last half First half
1887. 1887.
Maryland 19,3(19 17,127
Virginia 80,482 81,773
West Virginia 48,000 32.500
North Carolina 1,200 1,400
Georgia 23,801 23,914
Alabama 137,579 141,921
Texas 3,000 1,929
Kentucky 85,492 24,915
Tennessee 104,121 119,087
Total, . 459,051 446,22(4
The explanation of the failure of the
South to make as much progress in the
manufacture of pig iron in the first half of
1887 as has been expected of her is two fold.
First, several of her furnaces have l)een
handicapped by lack of eoko, and second,
none of tlio new furnaces in the South
which were under contract last muter or
last spring havo yet been completed. Most
of these now furnaces will not bo ready to
go into operation until the latter part of
this year or the early part of next year.
BAITERY OF THE ATLANTA.
The Firing of the Guns Proves too
Much for the Vessel.
Washington, July 21.—Secretary Whit
ney has received the official report from
Capt. Bunco of the recent trial of the bat
tery of the ironclad Atlanta. Capt. Bunco
fired at a target one round with a reduced
charge and shell and one round with full
charge and shell from each gun. The result
of this firing has been to completely disable
both 8-incli breech-loading gun carriages
and to throw doubt upon the efficiency of
the (1-inch breech-loading gun carriages and
the 3-pounder rapid fire gun mounts. The
arrangement of the battery has proved to
be bad, as some of the guns have to be
abandoned by their crews that other guns
may to fired at the target. The report
shows in detail the extent of the damage,
which consists mainly in the breakage
of tho electric light plant, the driving in of
panels, the disarrangement of joiner work,
the breakage of cabin windows, and slight
splintering of the dock. Commenting
on the results of the battery trial. Secretary
Whitney to-day said: “Tho reports are not
very favorable as to the first triul < >f the guns
of the Atlnntu, but as yet no matters of
great moment have turned up. The trou
ble, to my mind, is this: If two rounds of
her battery gave this result, what would a
dozen do? And it is that which we are
called upon to ascertain.”
I
FIGHTING A MONOPOLY.
A Railroad Lends Its Aid to Help Crush
All Rival Companies.
Washington, July 21.—The Interstate
Commerce Commission has received a peti
tion of tho Heck and Petree coal miners, of
Tennessee, aguinst the East Tennessee, Vir
ginia and Georgia, and other railway com
panies, charging that certain officers of tho
railroad, prior to April 4, 1887, purchased
almost the entire stock of a rival coal min
ing company, and then “openly avowed
their purjioso to crush out all competi
tors in tho business of coal min
ing” in a given region. “Accordingly,”
tlie petition continues, “orders were issued
not under any circumstances to furnish
cars to tile petitioners, or to allow the pe
titioners to ship any coal over said railroad.”
The petitioners declare that “by said iniqui
tous and oppressive action” they have al
ready sustained damages amounting to #25,-
000, and are sustaining “further grievous
lons and damage every day.” The jietition
ers ask for damages and an investigation
and correction of the alleged abuses.
Patents Issued.
Washington, July 21.—Patents were to
day issued to the following parties in
Georgia, Florida and (South Carolina: W.
fl. McGuire, Charleston, 8. C., wheelbarrow;
Oscar W. Dooner, Coosaw, 8. C., api<aratu*
for washing rock, etc.; Henry J. Mouzor,
Banbery, 8. C., feed and water tray for
chickens; Joseph E. Cameron, River Junc
tion, Flu., car wheel replacer; James Mc-
Cullough, Molino, Fla., toboggan slide;
Charles T. Watson, Butler, Oa., combined
Planter and fertilizer distributor; Marshall
. Hatcher, Macon, Oa., car axle; W, B.
Thomas and C. H. Drive, Towns, Ga.,
safety signal for railway switches; Hlllery
P. Mathis, Stockton, Ga., stubble cutter:
Charles Collins, Doctor Town, Ga., shaking
apparatus: John M. Brosius, Atlanta. Ga.,
vehicle axle; Hullivan O’Harris, assignor of
one half to A. L. Harris. Atlanta, Ga., au
tomatic feed for rook drills; KtttMch H.
Taliaferro, assignor one-third to E. L. Fow
ler, Atlanta, Oa., attachment for chairs;
Louis K. Wetzel, Atlanta, Ga., advertising
show staud; John T. McEnnary, Atlanta,
Ga., paint mixer
A SLIDING SCALE IN ERIN
EVEN PARNELL PLEASED WITH
THE MODIFICATIONS.
Mr. Balfour Announces the Govern
ment’s Willingness to Adopt in a
Rough Way the Cowper Commis
sion’s Plan Sir Harcourt Points Out
the Transparency ol the Tory Sur
render.
London, July 21 —On a motion to commit
the land bill in tho House of Commons to
night, R. B. Haldane, Liberal, after a short
discussion withdrew his motion, asking that
provision be made to reduce family charges
on Irish land, tho government promis
ing an inquiry into the subject.
Mr. Illingworth, member for West Brad
ford, Liberal, moved an adjournment of the
debate. He appenlod to the government to
make a distinct and definite statement re
garding the proposed modifications of the
bill.
A TRANSPARENT SURRENDER.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, in support
ing the motions, said that the extent of the
government’s surrender was apparent. The
ministry were going to recommend the
scheme of which thev disapproved in order
to buy from tho Unionists immunity from
the dissolution of Parliament.
After a heated debate Mr. Illingworth
withdrew bis motion, and Mr. Balfour rising
amid ironical cheers from the opposition
said that the only important amendments
the government proposed related to what
had been called “The Back Door” given to
landlords for eviction and to the question of
tho abatement of rent. With regard to the
first amendment, it bad been framed to pre
vent creditors from proceeding against ten
ants’ rights. [Cheers. ]
MORLEY’B PROPOSAL REJECTED.
With regard to the second, Mr. Balfour
said the government was unable to accept
any such proposal as Mr. Morley’s amend
ment, which seemed to be meant to throw
all judicial leases into a melting pot and
bring out brand new ones revised on the
present scale of prices. The government
adhered to the idea that judicial rents ought
not to be revised; but, recognizing the fact
that the House had undertaken to manage
land contracts in Ireland and make landlords
good by act of Parliament, and recognizing
atso the revolution in prices, they proposed
to do what English landlords would do in a
similar case, they would adopt in a rough
way the Cowper Commission plan of a slid
ing scale, which would produce the neces
sary abatements for tlio next throe years
until the purchase act was in force. It was
consequently proposed that the land Court
tie instructed to devise a scale of remission
liascd solely on tho varying prices in the
different districts. [Cheers.]
Mr. Parnell admitted that the bill as al
tered would do much toward relieving the
Irish tenants, and ho, therefore, heartily
welcomed it. but ho hoped tlfb government
would go a step further and endeavor to
mitigate the hardships resulting from their
delay in dealing with tho question. He
urged that tho judicial decisions of the
commissioners should affect tho present
year’s rent.
GOSCHEN PLEASED.
Mr. Oosclien hailed with satisfaction Mr.
Parnell's speech, and promised favorable
consideration by the Government of any
amendments he might introduce, as long as
they were not inconsistent with the princi
ple of the bill.
Mr. Dillon said that ho and his friends
were not anxious to prolong agrarian strug
gles in Ireland. He urged upon
the government that, if they would give a
favorable oar to some means of reinstating
evicted tenants on fair and equitable terms,
as well as to tho adoption of some plan by
which tenants now lining ovicted could ob
tain equitable jurisdiction as to arrears, the
bill would stand a good chance of being
passed without difficulty.
T. W. Russell, member for Tyrone
(Liberal-Unionist), said that, in behalf of
the tenants of Ulster, he bailed the nonces
sions with much satisfaction. The House
then entered into committee pro forma.
Already 236 amendments havo been
offered to the land bil 1.
Panama's Canal.
Paris, July 21. —Count DeLessops pre
sided at to day’s meeting of the sharehold
ers of tho Panama canal. Doin Pedro,
Emperor of Brazil, wa-> present. The an
nual report, of the company showed a de
crease m the former confidence that the
canal would to opened in IHS<|, but ex
pressed the hope that connection between
the Atlantic and Pacific would then exist
across the isthmus of Panama, nnd that the
work would be completed soon after.
.Ferdinand Expected to Decline.
Vienna, July 21. —The Bulgarian dele
gates who were sent to notify Prince Ferdi
nand of Baxe-Coburg-Gotha,of his election to
the Bulgarian throne and to urge his accep
tance, are leaving Vienna. They are dis
appointed with the result of their mission. It
is tbe general opinion in Vienna that Prince
Ferdinand will formally decline to occupy
tho throne.
Germany’s War Preparations.
Berlin, July 21.—Much military activity
is reported at Metz. The enlarging of tlio
forts and evolutions of tbe troops are pro
ceeding constantly. The work is conducted
at night by the aid of the electric light.
The balloon department is experimenting
with a view to trying tlio destructive effect
of dynamite hurled down upon forts from a
balloon.
Boulanger’s Patriotism.
Paris, July 21. — La France states that
tiie members of tho party of tho Right,
after the Schnaetole’s incident, projKwrd to
Gen. Boulanger that he head a monarchist
coup d'etat. He replied; “If ever I take
pun in a coup d'etat, it will be against the
monarchists and to maintain tho republic.”
Lack of W ator at Manchester.
London, July 31.— I The drought is causing
a water famine in Manchester. The cor
poration has ordered a limit placed on the
city’s supply, having directed that the (low
bo stopped every evening at 8 o'clock.
France’s Opera Comlque.
Paris, July 21.—The Chamber of Depu
ties to-day voted 500,l)00f. for the temporary
resumption of tho performance* liv the
Opera Comlque Company, whoso theatre
was recently burned.
Coming to America.
Paris, July 31.—Baron Seilliere, who was
yeeterday released from a lunatic asylum,
ha* left Paris for Liverpool, where ho will
embark for America.
Editor Katkoff Dying.
Moscow, July 21.—M. Katkoff, editor of
the Moscow Gazette, who wa* thought to to
convalescent has had a relapse and is now
dying.
Still Hot at Charleston.
Charleston, 8. C., July 21.—Tho hot
wave is not yet broken here. The mercury
to-day ranged from 92’ to 97' iu different
portions of the city.
ON A PROFITLESS TRAIL.
Toxaa Cattle En Route to Wyoming
to be Turned Back.
St. Louis, July 31.—A special from Den
ver, Col., says the cattlemen who now have
their herds going north on the great cattle
trail have decided upon a move which will
face about 50,000 head on the trail and drive
them back into Texas. The reason for so
doing is liecause there is absolutely no
market for the cattle. The meeting at
which this decision was arrived at was held
Tuesday night in the rooms of the Cattle
Browers’ Association. Among the cattle
men present were It. C. Tardy, of Fel Rio,
Tex., and agents, representing the Simpson
Cattle Company of Texas. Of the cattle
now on the trail 30,000 head
have already entered Wyoming and
50,000 are reported in Arkansas. The
cause of the trouble lies principally in tin*
exaggerated nature of the information
affecting the stock market. It was thought
that the hard winter made euttlo scarce in
Wyoming mid Dakota, and it was not
learned that Wyoming wanted no eattlo
whatever until the herds were started. For
fourteen years the cattlemen have used the
trail to Northern markets without a season’s
intermission, and many million dollars
worth of cattle have passed over it The
trail begins 300 miles south of Forth
Worth and takes a straight line to
Wyoming. The trail* was established In
]Ni3,and the cowboys had to fight their way
through hostile hands of Indians for the
first several years. Last year 300,000 cattle
were driven over the trail. This year about
70,000 have been started and two-thirds of
these aro being turned back.
BURNING OF A BREWERY.
Tho Flames Also Sweep Away a Street
Car Stable.
Buffalo, N. Y., JulySl.—Ziogelo’sbrew
ery, at tho corner of Main anil Virginia
streets, was burned to-day, and the car
stables of the Buffalo Street Railway Com
pany, on the opposite side of Virginia street,
were partially burned. Tho brewery plant
was recently purchased for $350,000. The
insurance is $350,000. The loss on the car
stable and its contents is $50,000. It is fully
covered by insurance.
FLAMES IN AN EXTRACT WORKS.
Baltimore, July 31. —A genet .and alarm
shortly before 11 o’clock to-night called tho
entire fire department to the extensive hark
extract works of J. S. Young & Cos., at
Denmoad’s wlmrf, in the eastern section of
the city. An iron-covered building, 00 by
333 foot, was totally destroyed, to
gether with its stock and machinery.
The total loss is placed by
Mr. Young at about $330,000. It is fully
covered by insurance. The firm consists of
seven persons, five of whom live in Boston.
The insurance is in numerous small policies,
mostly in out of town counties.
FIREMEN BADLY INJURED.
The elevator and malt house of Gerhard
Lang, at Genessoe anil Jefferson streets,
were burned to-night. The loss is $75,000.
John Heppel mid Thomas Purcell, firemen,
were tuuiiy hurt, lieiug forced to jump
from a great height to save their lives.
3UO HOUSES DESTROYED.
St. Petersburg, July 31.—Three hun
dred and ninety houses have boon destroyed
by fire at Hventzjany, in tho government of
Vilna. Russia. Four thousand people were
made homeless.
STANLEY REPORTED DEAD.
Shooting or Drowning the Alleged
Manner of Hie Taking Off.
London, July 31. —A dispatch from St.
Thomas, West Africa, says: “Tho West
African Company has received a report that
Henry M. Stanley, tho African explorer,
has been shot dead by natives, with whom
his expedition was fighting in order to ob
tain supplies. Another account says that
the steamer on which Stanley was proceed
ing to tho relief of Emin Bey was sunk und
that the explorer was drowned. The re
ports of Stanley’s death emanate from a
missionary at Matadi, who received it from
a native from up the country. No direct
message has been received from tho exjie
dition."
The rumor is utterly discredited here.
The latest authentic news from him was
from Amwimi, and was sent under date of
June 3. It would be impossible for a native i
to reach Matadi, and thence St. Thomas
since that time. The distance lietwcen
Matadi and Aruwimi alone is 1,000 miles,
through a very rough country.
A FLY WHEEL BURSTS.
One Man Killed and Another Se
riously Injured.
Chattanooga, Tknn., July 31. At the
Roane Iron Company’s steel mill this morn
ing the fly wheel of tiie mammoth engine
working the blooming rolls burst aud tore
up the roof of the mill, fortunately not in
juring the machinery much. Engineer
ilord and another workman were sleeping
under a shed when the explosion occurred,
und were buried under tho debris of tho
roof. Engineer Hord wns killed instantly,
and the other man was seriously hurt. Tho
wiieel was twenty feet in diam
eter and weighed twenty tons, and singular
enough, but little damage was done to tho
mill except the loss of tho wheel and the
breakage of the roof. The loss will be about
$5,000, and a delay of three to four weeks
in work will Is* occasioned. Tho mill was
iieginning to work double turn and 000
hands will lie thrown out of employment
temporarily until the mill is repaired.
TIMBER ROBBERS.
Tho Government Secures Convictions
in Mississippi
Jackson, Miss., July 31.—1n the United
States Court to-day E. Bazor, W. B. Robert
son, Sampson Busby, J. J. Gaddis, E. C.
Knight, James Beech, John Parker, George
(!. Mills and Martin Parker were convicted
of cutting timber off government lands.
They were lined in sum* ranging from #l5O
to S6OO each and Rcntencisl to imprisonment
for ten days. McXver Page, convicted of
the same offense, was fined #1,700 and sen
tenced to thirty days imprisonment. Wilson
Miller (colored), of Vicksburg, on trial for
similar frauds, and on whoso case the jury
failed to agree, forfeited his bond uud dis
appeared last night.
A Murderer Lynched,
Minf.oi.a, Tex., July 31.—W. M. John
son, a desjs*rado, shot and killed Baker, a
saloon keeper, Tuceday night aud lied tho
country. The sheriff pursued him with
blood hounds and found the criminal in the
swamp. He shot three of the dogs and one
of the deputies. He was finally capture,l,
and without further ceremony was lynched.
Gerald B. Allen Dead.
Richfield Hprikus, N. Y., July 31.
Gerald B. Allen, one of tho oldest and most
prominent citizen* of Kt. Ixmfs, died unex
pectedly at the Spring House this morning.
Mr. Allen was the founder and president of
the Mikhou it Jirpubtican newspaper, and
was identified with important, ixunmercial
and social enterprises in St. Louis.
( PRICE “Mn A YEAR. I
| 5 BEATS A COPY, f
TANNER TAKES IT BACK.
HE AND I,ONO THEN IMPEACH
EACH OTHER'S VERACITY.
Each Man’s Claim Backed by Hia
Friends Government Leader Smith
Demands tho Doctor's Suspension—
The Speaker of the House Rule3
That tho Apology Was Sufficient.
London, July 31. —Dr. Tanner, member
for Middle Cork, appeared before the House
of Commons this afternoon in obedience to
its summons to explain the chargo made by
Mr. Long, member for Wiltshire, that the
doctor had in the lobby and in the presence
of several members called Mr. Long
a “and snob,” and used other im
proper language. I)r. Tanner said ho
regretted the trouble the Housn hail been
put to about the matter. Mr. Long’s man
ner and language when ho approached him
(Tanner) in tho lobby were part of an ar
rangement to annoy him. Mr. Long twice
importuned him, and said in reference to
his exclusion from tho division, a matter
over which ho was still very sensitive, “that
was a nice sell you got here.” Mr. Tanner
said he was sorry for replying to Mr. Long
os ho did and withdrew the indecorous ex
pressions.
long’s denial.
Mr Long arose and denied Dr. Tanner’s
statement, declaring that lie did not make
use of the alleged words about “sell.”
Mr. Bond, member for East Dorsetshire,
and Mr. Bigwood, member for Brentford
division of Middlesex, were present and
they could confirm his statement. Both
gentlemen confirmed Mr. Long’s statement.
Mr. O'Shea, member for West Donegal,
said ho also was present, and that he hears
Mr. Long say: “Thut was a nice sell you
got.” Mr. O’Shea added that Dr. Tanner
was jeered ut by Mr. Long and his com
rades.
Mir Julian Goldsmid moved that ths
House let the matter drop.
W. H. .Smith saiil he regretted that In
was nimble to acamt, Mr. Goldsinid’s advice.
Dr. Tanner had offerod no explanation of
his failure to attend the House last Monday
when the matter was first brought up. Par
liament must, mark its sense of his miscon
duct in some manner.
COULD SHORTEN THE TERM.
If a month’s suspension was too long thi
term of suspension would lie shortened.
Mr. Gladstone contended that Dr. Tan
ner's apology should suffice.
Mr. Smith had introduced an ill-advised
element into the discussion by suggesting
that Dr. Tanner imputed falsehood to Mr-
Long. Did not Mr. Ling in like manno?
impute falsehood to Dr. Tanner*
Was an imputation upon an Irish menibei
one thing and an imputation upon an Eng
lish member another? (Cheers.)
Tho Speaker here intervened and told thi
House tlmt, Dr. Tanner’s ajiology should la
held to cover tho offense of which he wai
accused.
Mr. Smith thereupon withdrew his mo
tlon and the incident ended.
GARRETT SUED.
Ives and Staynor to Try and Obtalt
a Verdict for Damages.
New York, July 31.— The World tn-vaor
row will publish the following: “Henry Hi
Ives and George H. Staynor have sue?
Robert Garrett yesterday. They com
menceil two actions in the -Supremo Cour
in this Htut-e and a summons in each wai
served upon Mr. Garrett last night at thi
Victoria Hotel. Onto action is for specif!)
performance on tho part of Mr. Garrett n(
a contract made between him and Henry t)
Ives and George li. Stay nor for delivery t<
the last named, at a fixed sum, of a oon
trolling interest in the stock of the Haiti
more and Ohio railroad, which cai*
ries with it. both the Telegrapl
and Express Company. The other suit i
for pecuniary damages for the breaking q
this contract. This action on the part and
Messrs. Ives and Htaynor was hastened oi
account of Mr. Garrett’s contemplated and
parture for Europe to-morrow.”
END OP THE COKE STRIKE.
A Belief That All the Works Will B
in Operation Next Week.
Pittsburg, I’a., July 31. —The strike*
are resuming work in the eoke regions, am
by Monday it is expected that all the work
will lie in operation. The Union, Mayfield
Donnelly, Stonerville, Millcn and .South
west works started up to-day with larg
forces. Everything is quit i, aud as soon a
the resumption is declared general, ti*
Pinkerton men will lie wit hdrawn. Hinq
the strike was inaugurated, eleven week
ago, forty-eight blast furnaces were con
js-lled to shut, down on account of th
scarcity of coke. This has reduced tb
production of pig iron 400,000 tons. It I
thought that with the resumption of opera
tii ms, however, the production will tie it
creased 40,000 tons a week before the mi<
dlo of August.
NOT A HALOON FOR NEGROES.
The Color Lino Drawn in Illinois and 6
Be Tested in Court.
Chicago, July 31.—-Benjamin B. Join
son and Charles B. Smith, both colored, ai
companiod by a number of women of tho
own race, entered A. C. Houston’s be?
garden a few nights ago. They were to)
that, colored people were not served in th
establishment, and Smith and Johnson |
once had Houston arrested. Yesterday tk
cose was heard hy Justice Smith. Attorni)
Hardy, of tin* “boodle” defense, ajmear*
for the defendant. The court held Houstq
for the Criminal Court under SSOO bon?
for vinlating the State act of 1335. ontitU
“an act to protect all citizens in their civ
and legal rights.” The penalty is a fine i
from #35 to SSO or six months’ iinpriso
meat.
Debtors Obtain a Respite.
New Orphans, July 21.—T. L. Arrey t
Cos. to-day filed u suit in the Civil Distri
Court against their creditors, praying for
respite of one, tyo and three years withoi
interest. Judge Monroe granted the pel
tion. The schedule shows assets of 9403,0'
and liabilities of |BU,UOO.
A Cholera Panic.
Rome, July2l.—Twenty-fivedenthsfpo
cholera have occurred in Catania during tl
jrast twenty-four hours. The people a
panic-stricken. Robbers sre pilferii
houses wliose owners have fled to escape t>
scourge.
John Tyler Paralyzed.
Washington, July 21.—John Tyler.
of President Tyler, tor a long time a cle
in the Treasury Department, was strict
witii paralysis tr.-night.
Chicago's Omnibus Boodlers.
Chicago July 21.—The jury to try tl
“omnibus” boo fie case was completed t)
afternoon, and Oeu. Htllee began hisopeufc
address.
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