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( ESTABLISHED ISSO. ) } J. H. ESTILL, Editor and Proprietor. ( TIPPERARY'S MAD TIGERS eye witnesses give graphic accounts of the fight. Labouchere Says the Police Acted With Inexcusable Savageness—Bal four Defends Their Action a3 in Self Defense -Police Ambush Moonlight ers and a Fight Ensues. London, Sept. 12.—Capt. Plunket, in obedience to orders from Chief Secretary Balfour, visited Mitc.hellstown and, assisted by detectives, and by Magistrates Eaton ai;d Seagrave, held an informal inquiry, inspected the barracks and visited the wounded. Less than twenty police were actually injured and only one seriously. Mr. Brunner said he saw a dozen consta bles attack one man with their batons. The man felled three of them with a black thorn stick. He also saw policeman Pierce stab a horse with his bayonet while another con s‘able thrust his bayonet into the rider. Tipperary’s men furious. An independent eye-witness relates that when the first blow was struck it was impos sible to control the Tipperary men who a’.tacked the police like furies. The air was thick with sticks, but before the police reached the barracks their anger had cooled. The people made no attempt to reach the barracks. Six panes of glass in the barracks were broken from the inside. The walls bear evidence of a fusilade of stones. The lower half of the door was broken, and there are many bullet marks on the walls opposite. Mr. Labouchere, in a long tetter describing the affair at Mitcbellstown, says that when he entered the barracks he found that the police had dragged two men inside and were beating them with bludgeons as they lay face down war’d. MURDER IN HIS HEART. Mr. Dillon had the greatest difficulty in preventing the chief constable from rushing out of the barracks with his men, and shoot ing right and left. All were in a state of greatest excitement. There were but few people around the barracks. The police were perfectly safe. It is remarkable that the carman killed had the previous day re fused his vehicle to the police. Mr. La bouchere says that never in his life did he come across so offensive a specimen of an official, with brute force at his back, as Constable Brownrigg. Two men more un fit for delicate duties could not be found on the globe than Seagrave, a weak creature who loses his head, and Brownrigg, a bully, in whose eyes all venturing to look askance at him ought to be ghot. They are responsi ble for the deaths that occurred. Mr. Gladstone arrived in London to-day from Hawarden. GLADSTONE CHEERED. As Mr. Gladstone entered the • House of Commons this afternoon he was greeted with cheers by many thousand persons, who bad gathered hear the Parliament* buildings in anticipation of the discussion to take place on the Mitchellstown affair. In the House of Commons this afternoon, on motion that the House go into committee on the appropriation bill, Sir William Ver non Harcourt (Liberal), called attention to the general pwlicy of tho Government in Ireland, especially to the invasion of the rights of the people respecting the holding of public meetings. He demanded that the House be informed of the nature of the instructions given to the police in Ireland regarding the line of action they are to pursue with respect to public meet ings. and also whether the report was true that Gen. Sir Redvers Buller had resigned his post of Under Secretary for Ireland, and what were the reasons for his resigna tion. COMMON RIGHTS. He claimed that the Irish people possessed m common with tho English people the right to meet and denounce the action of the legislative branch of tho government, and that attempts to prevent the holding of such meetings violated the common law and tho constitution, and were a flagrant broach and denial of the fundo mental prim < iples of both, and were wholly incompatible with the existence of free government or the rights of a free people. Some Tory journals had suggested that the machine ought to be used against the Irish jieople. [Cries of “What?”] “Tho St. James Ga zette," answered the speaker, adding: “a typical Tory organ.” “Most detestable and scandalous language has been used by the Times,” Sir William went on, “for the express purpose of driving the Irish to revolt—language such as never before degraded the press of a free country. If the advice of the Unionist press had been followed, what between machine guns, evictions, and tory landlords, soon very few Irish people would be left. IRISH MODERATION. He was confident, ho said, that the Irish people would persist in the prudence, and calmness, they had already exhibited. If anything was dear to the Eng lish, it was the right of pub lic meeting, which the government "us now trampling upon. Let the govern ment try the experiment of their new doc trine- upon the people of England. The country would mako short work of them. *h® heart of England was with the Irish in vindicating the right of public meeting and "ould support them until justice was done. Meetings must continue to bo held in all puts of Ireland. [Panioilite cheers.] “ there was one lesson in l ue history of politics which "ns taught more than another it was Unit the (muse which could not bear open discussion was already lost. [Cheers.) The government’s dread of public meetings "ould seal the downfall of their Irish I*)liey. BALFOUR’S SHARP REPLY. Mr. Balfour, replying to Sir Harcourt, •oi l the instructions the police were now octing under were the same they had re ceive i when Sir Harcourt was a member of the(<ladstonegovernment. [Cheers.] With j'f'gard to (lon. Buller, Mr, Balfour said [“ had always had been in perfect harmony with tlie present government. His appointment as Under Secretary for Ireland "a. only temporary, and ho resigned now simply because he desired not to delay his ['obi m to the War Office. [Cries of “Oh!” Ch 1 ” from the Pnrnellites.] If any one supposed that Gen. Buller's retirement was f ‘U" in the slightest degree to a dlfTeltnro of opinion with him (Balfour) tho sup|"*i tmn was absolutely false. Ro [f’l'iing to Sir Hareourt’s contention t iat suppression of public meetings was “'•Jal, Mr. Balfour said that ho dnl not J'lK'iv at whnt period Sir William lost his I "f’wltsigo of the law, but it was a'mutter of history that under the common law of Ire hn and Sir William himself aite<l with Mr. 'dm Intone and Mr. Burster In proclaiming meetings, [Cheers.] CHARACTER or THE MEETI.NOS. It was again and again assorted when these meetings wete proclaim!*! that the “'t el iRKy did not contain any new "cr-. The question really was '' whether the government’s action Jr I’’ 1 ’’ legal, pyj, whether it was politic. An ihi|ii,.( Uint element to consider was tha con* 111 ion of Uie district of Egnii, n notorious wntre of agrarian crime. It was absurd to oorrihe suMi meetings as Ixdng for tTm •taiiussiou. Tbay wig* heralded by placards of an inflammatory nature, and it was obviously their object to defeat the law and foster outrages and intimidation. Regard ing the Mitchellstown affair, Mr. Bal four said it had been clearly ascertained that the action of the police was in the face of extreme provocation. [Cries of “Oh! Oh!”] The police were as saulted with stones and blackthorn sticks tofore they drew their batons. [Cries of “No! No!” and “Hear Hear!” It was not till they were thrown into disorder by the charge of horsemen, which knocked down and wounded a number and forced the rest to fly for their lives, that the police fired. It was absolutely necessary for them to fire to protect tho barracks and unfortunate police strag glers outside. (Cries of “Oh! Oh!” and cheers.) The firing was not the random firing of men in a panic, but a deliberate act under the order of their commanding officer. He maintained that the conduct of the police was amply justified, and that they were in no way to blame, the sole responsi bility resting upon those who convoked the moeting. (Cheers.) WEAPONS OF THE OPPOSITION. Sir William had on his lips the words liberty, justice and froe speech, but the actual weapons he and his friends nsed in the Irish contest were obstruction in Parlia ment and resistance to the law outside— violence and intimidation, worse than vio lence. [Cheers.] Did the opposition mean to further inflame the passions of the Irish, driving them into resistance of the law of liberty founded upon order that was once dear to both parties in the State! He appealed to them to have regard for the community whose lives and projperties were counters with which Sir William was playing a political game. [Cheers.] The government did not waver in their policy. They believed that firm administration of the law and a determina tion to do their utmost to remove the evils; fomenting discontent would bring tqjreland a united people. They knew that they .must expect little assistance from the op position, but undismayed by criticism, and with eourage unshaken, they would perse vere in the course that must end in the con ciliation csf Ireland. [Loud cheers.] LABOUCHERE’S ACCOUNT. Mr. Labouchere said that he had been in position to see all that occurred at Mitchells town. Stringent ordei-s were given to the people bv their leaders to avoid a disturb ance. When they assembled in the market place Mr. Dillon advised that the proceed ings be as short as possible, with a view of avoiding disorder. There was no objection to the presence of the government reporter, but the police could not force him through the densely-packed crowd, and they were driven back upon the reserve. Thejrthen advanced to assault the crowd, the affray being begun by a constable draw ing his sword and wounding horses. There were not at any moment more than fifty people fighting tho police. There were women and children in the crowd, and the mpn had a perfect right to’ resist the attacks. When the police fired there was no danger of any of them being attacked, either inside or outside the bar racks. The police behaved like wild beasts, battering the people about without mercy. The chief constable showed a deliberate in tention to break up tho meeting. He held the chief constable and resident magistrate responsible for what had occurred, and he accused them of deliberate murder. [Cheers]. GLADSTONE IN THE FRAY. Mr. Gladstone, on rising, was loudly cheered. He said it was natural * that the debate should be mainly directed to the Mitchellstown outrage, but Sir William Vernon Harcourt had performed a public servioe in drawing attention to the Ennis meeting. Mr. Balfour declared that the government would persevere in their en deavor to tranquilize Ireland, and by firm administration of the law, and by removal, , not of grievances—there were none. (Laugh ter.) Mr. Balfour here interposed: “Injustice was my word.” Mr. Gladstone said he. was much obliged. He saw no difference, but it was tost to be verbally correct. Resuming Mr. Gladstone protested against Mr. Bal four’s statement, that he expected only hostility from the opposition. Whenever anything beneficial to Ireland was proposal, the opposition hailed it with pleasure and did everything possible to further it despite the unwise policy of coer cion, which was calculated to destroy social order. The opposition had enjoined upon the Irish people strict obedience to the law, and their advice was more effective in pro curing obedience than all the government’s coercion and constabulary, managed as it was at Mitchellstown. BALFOUR’S WEAK POSITION. Mr. Balfour had met Sir William Vernon Harcourt’s speech with a simple tv. qnoque which was usually the resort of persons in a difficult position, but which legally meant nothing. it for the purpose in view if the late government did the same thing? He was not ptTqjared to admit that, but if they did it was with no excuse. The government, on being charged with infringing the law, say that those who make the charges are also culpa hie under the law. Mr. Balfour had enunciated that all Liberal meetings might ha suppressed on tho ground that they were called for improper purposes. The govern ment had not even attempted to show that they had acted in conformity with the highest legal authority with regard to the Mitchells town affair, which at once moved and har rowed the feelings of the country. Mr. Balfour's conduct seemed marked by singu lar rashness anil impudence. It was com petent for him under such grave circum stances to decline to enter into any discus sion till an equally grave inquiry had been held. But instead of that he rushed headlong to the conclusion that all the pobee had done was right, and that if they had acted otherwise they would have boon guilty of great neglect of duty. A BAD EXAMPLE. Ho long as Mr. Balfour remained in his present office they might rely upon it that the sumo course would bo pursued. Mr. Balfour hod done all in nis power to bias tho case, and had driven the opposition to state how the facts appeared to them. He reserved bis judgment, But he considered that Mr. Balfour's assertions were nght in tho teeth of the facts. Prom the tact that the government failed to bring their reporter, us was their duty, to the Mitchullsto'vn meeting in a way most con venient to all concerned, he could only sup rtwo explanations: first, an intention promote .disorder, [Purnellite cheers] which he did not entertain. Hee ond, that the author!to* exhibited a degree of stupidity and negligent*; ftueh as is rarely seen. The responsibility rested with those who committed the first error, and it was a gross, dangerous error for a body of police to force their way through dense crowds. There was no proof of any attempt to worm the barracks. THE VICTIMS. On tho other hand, the victims were two old men and a boy Mr. f i ladstone hoped to hear, before the debate dosed, that this sad and grievous affair, which bad 'Tented a sentiment of horror and disgust through out the kitigdmr, had not been kept in the dark but had boon probed to the bottom. (ParncUite cheers,] He wished lie could **, either limin'Js or conciliation on Uw part of the government He feared all that waa occurring it) Ireland tended to sW" >rt the contention of the oppodtten SAVANNAH, GrA., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1887. that the government's legislation wasdiroct ed not against crime, but against a combi nation for liberty of speech and public meeting. He was convinced that the people of England would not follow the govern ment's course, which could load to nothing but distress anti disaster. [Cheers.] Mr. Parnell’s motion to adjourn the de bate was defeated by a vote of 228 to 87. The Attorney-General reproached Mr. Gladstone, who, while professing to reserve liis judgment had very readily come to the conclusion that the police were murderers for having defended the government in their action at the Ennis meeting. DILLON BLAMES THE GOVEHNMENT. Mr. Dillon, who had just arrived from Dublin, rose and gave his account of the trouble at MitchelLstowu. Why. he said, if the meeting was illegal had the Govern ment not proclaimed it. He blamed the Government for departing from the usual custom of asking for accommodation for the reporters. Never before had he seen nn attempt after a meeting had commenced, to rush police and a reporter, through the thickest port of the crowd, and the first threat of dis turbance was only quelled by two gentle ipen on the platform driving their own men hack from the police, by striking them with umbrellas, but the police reinforced made their way by bringing their batons to bear on the houses and using the muzzles of their rifles. If the Tipperary men had brought their black thorns they” would have made short work of tho fifty policemen, but a majority had only ash riding sticks. Mr. Dillon, after further describing the events of the affray, concluded that it was his belief that some of the shots were fired in revenge for blows from which the men were smart ing, and others from sheer panic. Meetings would continue to be held in spite of the Government’s proclamation, but he should always advise the people to abstain from violence. LORD CHURCHILL ON THE DBBATE. Lord Randolph Churchill said he did not regret the debate. It would bring vividly before the country the nature of the struggle in which the government was engaged in Ireland, the difficulties with which they had to contend, and the resources of their opponents. That they had to fight on the question of a policy of the widest latitude was allowed by the op position, but he doubted if there' was any precedent for ex-Ministers bringing all the force of their combination, and all the weight of their influence to boar, not upon questions of policy, but upon the executive in its executive capacity. [Cheers.] The leaders of the opposition ostenta tiously identified themselves with the Irish members’ accounts of the Mitchellstown af fair. That fact, threw a lurid light upon Mr. Gladstone’s appeals to the Irish people, to exorcise patience. What were Irishmen to think of the value of those appeals. The most unmitigated condemnation of the Irish government received the enthusiastic support and applause of the leaders of the opposition. He thought the opposition made a capital blunder in putting up Sir William Harcourt, because the House could recall speeches of his as forcible and eloquent in oppositie direction. [Laugh ter.] He contended that the meeting at Mitchellsttown wt. intord si to embarrass the court of law, and was thcrofoVe Illegal. The government were jusifled in the course they had taken. It was been said that the country was opposed to the government's action, but what would bring the government to an end would be a continuance of the terror and intimidation which, during the past six years had been the dark feature or Ireland. The govern ment’s safot.v depended upon the triumph of the law. [Cheers.] Mr. Parnell in moving the adjournment of the debate said it was unreasonable that he should be asked to address the House at that late hour. He desired, he suid, to move an amendment to the appropriation bill de manding that a sworn inquiry be made into the Mitchellstown affair, whereupon Mr. Smith reminded him that he could move such an amendment on the third reading of the bill. After the Division on Mr. Famell's mo tion to adjourn Mr. Brad laugh continued the debate. He characterized the doctrines of Mr. Balfour and Lord Churchill as to the rights of the government and individuals as monstrous. The English people, he said, wore growing indignant at the treatment of Ireland. 110 regretted that the leaders of the opposition hail not submitted a direct vote of censure on the government for their conduct in the Miteheilstown affair. Mr. Brunner having spoken, the Speaker left the chair and the House went into com mittee. OBJECT OK THE MOONLIGHTERS. Mr. Balfour, Chief (Secretary for Ireland, announced that a telegram had been re ceived regarding the affray at Lisdonvarn last night. The dispatch stated that five moonlighters were captured. Constable Wheaton was killed, and three others were seriously hurt. A number of rifles rind re volvers and a quantity of ammunition was captured. The five men cap tured were arrested inside the house of Farmer Sexton. Two more wore identified to-day. Farmer Sexton, whom the gang had meant to murder, had been summoned by the league and censured, and he had promised to surrender his farm, but did not do so The gang therefore entered his house, and were about to shoot him, when the police, who lay in anibush, sur prised them. COMMENTS OF THE PRESS. London, Sept. 13, r>:ls a. m. — The Paxt considers the opposition attack upon the ministry last night, a very feeble one. The AVies says: ‘‘At last general election both partio ; agreed that henceforth, Ire land should lx' placed upon au equal footing with England in every resp* , ct. It is curi ous that none of the supporters of the government in Parliament, or in the press seem conscious of a change in the mode of viewing political events in Ireland.” The House adjourned at 5;15a. rn. Mr. Parnell's health is improved. The ParnolhtcH have decided to renew the debate on the third reading of the supply bill to-night. The Loyal Irish Union, of Great Britain, has been dissolved, owing to dissatisfaction with the government’s policy. Many of the members will join the National League. O’BRIEN TAKEN TO MITCHELLSTOWN. Dublin, Kept. l!i.—William O’Brien, who wus arrested at Kingstown yesterday, was conveyed to Mitchellstown tills morning in the custody of an officer. Hu was accom panied by Timothy Harrington and his counsel. Mr. O’Brien emphatically denies that he hoarded the steamer at Kingston to avoid arrest, Ins object living simply to see Mr. Lnbouehere, who was atiout to leave for London. Mr. O’Brien was enthusiastically received by a large crowd on his arrival at Limerick. In an address Mr. O'Brien said In- never went on a journey which premised bettor for the cause of Ireland than the one he was now making. The government might close his lipe hut there was a spirit left in Ireland ttniay that all the bayonets at their oom nifinii could not silence. MKT AT THE DEPOT. The Mayor, members of thn municipality, amt many pruiufr.siit citizens, met Mr. O'Brien at the Cork depot. Two hundred fjt>iioetnn and a strong force of military • ■snorted Mr. O'Bitoa to the court house, where a formal charge was made against him, and he was remanded to jail. Tlio streets were crowded with people. The Mayor complained to Magistrate Gar diner of the presence of the military and police, which, he said, wive not needed and were calcu lated to irritate the (lonulace. The streets through which Mr. O’Brien was taken to jail were lined with troops. Stones wore thrown at the police escorting Mr. O’Brien and several of them were wounded. The police then charged the crowd, using their batons freely, and injuring many of the spectators. MOONLIGHTERS TRAFFED. Moonlighters last night murdered Con stable Whelheam and mortally wounded another officer near Ennis, county Claire. Whelheam was killed with a bludgeon. The assault occurred at Lisdonvarn. A con stable who was present when Whelheam was killed states that twelve police men had waited in concealment in a house where they had learned from anonymous sources, anumtorof moonlight ers would gather. When the moonlighters came they were admitted, and the door closed and locked after them. Then a fierce fight took plaoo.in a small room. There was no tiring. Five moonlighters were ar rested. Two others escaped. The constable pretended to parley with tho moonlighters, and lulled their suspicions until they were inside the house, when a terrible struggle began. The police feared that if they made use of fire arms they might kill their comrades, so they fought with sticks, clubbed rifles, and chairs. It is reported that Whelan was keeping watch outside and that a second gang of moonlighters came up, battered in liis skull with stones and then decamped. A RIOT AT BALLYPOREN. At Ballyporeu, Tipperary, last evening a riot broke out in a public house and the police used their batons freely on the rioters. The latter, ufter a tussle, compelled the police to retreat to their barracks, from which a few shots were fired at the crowd. No one was injured, however. Several rioters were arrested. DUBLIN’S LORD MAYOR. At a meeting of the corporation to-day the Lord Mayor made a speech, in which ho denounced government terrorism in Ireland. He described the action of tho authorities at Ballycoree and Mitchellstown as murder ous, and suggested that the matter be re ferred in Parliament to the committee of the whole house. He expressed sympathy with Mr. O’Brien. Resolutions, in accord ance with the Lord Mayor’s sentiments, were carried, there being but one dissenting vote. LONERGAN’S FUNERAL. Mitchellstown, Sept. 12. —The funeral of Michael Lonergan, whojwas shot dead by tho police last Friday, took plaoo this after noon. The body was followed to the ceme tery by thousands of people, tho procession being over half a mil© long. At the grave Father Macarty made an address in which he exclaimed: “God have mercy upon hia soul. May he receive more mercy in heaven than ho re ceived on earth.” The police kept out of sight. With the exception of tho bands playing a dead march, the procession marched in silence. Five priests headed tho main body of the procession. The coflin, which was covered with flowers, was carried the whole distance, two miles, by strong men. The wife and daughter of Lonergan were at the grave, and the last scene was an affecting one. It is rumored that several other persons were wounded by bullets or huokshot on Friday, but that fearing arrest their friends hurried them to their homee and kept quiet. One of the wounded, named Nagle, is reported to be dying. CARE OF THE CONVICTS. The National Prison Congress in Ses sion at Toronto. Toronto, Kqpt..l2.—Tho National Prison Congress begad'iter regular business meeting this morning in the theatre of the Normal School. There was a large attendance of delegates and of the general public, which seemed to take a great deal of interest in the proceedings. The subject con sidered was: “The Moral and Re ligious Care of the Prisoners,” under the auspices of the Chaplain Association. Rev. Wiliam Kcarles, of Auburn prison, New York, introduced tho subject and was followed by other speakers. At to-night’s session the subioots were “The Identification and Registration of Habitual Criminals,” and “The Warden— His Duties, Counteract ing Influences, etc.” GEORGE AND McGLYNN, The Archbishop of Toronto Defines the Stend of the Church. Toronto, Ont., Kept. 12.—Arcbiachop Lynch sends the following tetter to Stew art Lyons: Dear Sir: In answer to your questions I say: First—Henry <leorge'a doctrine or book ban not yet been pronounced upon by the Holy See. Second—Dr. McGlynn's ex-communication was occasioned by lug persißtent refusal to obey the command or the Holy Sec, to which he promised obedience as President and as alumnus of the college of the Propagamla at Rome. Dr. McGlynn’s case is purely ecclesiastical, not political. Yours, The Archbishop of Toronto. SICILIAN IGNORANCE. One Soldier Forced to Eat a Disin fectant and Two Killed. Naples, Sept. 12.—Three soldiers at Tra pani were sent to perform disinfecting duty, and were assailed by a mob, who tried to force them to swallow carbolic acid, which they had been sprinkling about the streets and houses. One of the soldiers imbibed the liquid and soon after died in horrible agony. The other two refused to drink the acid and were killed. Cholera’n Record. Rome, Kept. 12. —There were reported to day fifty new eases of cholera, and twenty dnatiia, at Messina, nineteen new oases, and eleven death# at Catania, and eleven new cases at Palermo. Elsewhere the disease is stationary. A brigadier in the Pontifical gendarmerie has been attacked with cholera. Much anxiety is felt at tho Vatican. The Pope has ordered that the strict, st precautions be taken to prevent a spread of the disease. Egrypts Cotton Crop. Alexandria, Kept. 12.—Reixirt* from the Egyptian cotton fields are now more en couraging. The August heat cleared the ixittou of worms and repaired the damage previously done. Picking has commenced In upper Egypt. Six Killed by Dynamite. London, Kept. 12.—A dispatch (mm Callao announce# tliat. an explosion of dyna mite occurred iu the custom house there yesterday, killing six persons and injuring eight others. Anarcbl*ui Still in Suspense. Ottawa, 111.. Kept. W.—The Supreme Court toot at 2 o'clock this afternoon and proceeded with the call of the docket, making no announcement in the- Anarchist oa Ah opinion may not come until after to* terra 1# over a®4 the Judge# meet in coufemnm. BISMARCK WILL REFUSE. GERMANY DON'T WANT TO GET MIXED UP IN THE EAST. The Chancellor Will Consent to the Ern roth Mission if Turkey Joins Russia in Requesting It—But Little Proba bility That the Porte Will Take Such Action. Sofia, Sept. 12.— 1 tis stated that when the Sobranje meets the government will propose impeachment of M. M. Karaveloff, Nikiforoff, Zankoff, and others, susiiected of complicity in the overthrow of Prince Alex ander. A LETTER FROM THE FRINGE. Paris, Sept. 12. — La Figaro publishes a letter written by Prince Ferdinand express ing deliglit at. his enthusiastic reception in Bulgaria. The Prince says that, he believes the people of tho country are thoroughly attached to him. He complains of tho op position of the three great powers, and re gards their war against him as cruel and unjust. He hopes to rescue Bulgaria from the crisis in which she is placed, and is re solved to do his duty, whatever happens. A dispatch to the Journal Dm Drbats -from Bucharest says that ex-Premier Rad oslnvoff and several officers have boon ar rested in Bulgaria for connection with an alleged military plot. It is reported at. Kolia that the police invented the plot in order to further the end of M. Ktombuloff, the pres ent Prime Minister of Bulgaria. Bismarck’s refusal to mediate. Berlin, Sept. 12.—The official press con firms the statement made Katurduy, that Princo Bismarck lias absolutely refused to mediate between Russia and Bulgaria. The NortluGn-mcin Gazette announces that, Prince Bismarck cannot assent to Russia's pro|>oKals and declines the Czar’s request that, he act as mediator, because ho docs not wish to assume responsibility in the Eastern question. Neither does the German govern ment* desire, in view AT tho Euro pean situation, to increase its labors or divide its strength. Germany is ready to agree to the Ernroth mission, and also to recommend the other powers to assent to it provided the proixwal is officially made by both Russia anil the Porte. This apparent assent to Gen. Ern roth’s going to Bulgaria is explained bv the irreconcilable differences between the I’orte and Russia over the mission. There is only a remote chance of both presenting a simi lar proposal to the powers. FOOLED BY TRAIN ROBBERS. Sheriff Sure He Had Them in a Field They Never Entered. Chicago, Kept. 12.—A special to the Times from Austin, Tex., says: “Informa tion from Manchaca is to the effect that tho two train robbers supposed to be surrounded in a pasture four miles from Manchaca never entered the enclosure at all, and the officers found that they had been given the slip. Instead of going into the enclosure they succeeded in getting into a creek hot tom, down which they traveled several miles, and then hid in the brush until about, i sundown, when they approached a farm ’ house and bought two horses and saddles hats and shoes, saying thßt, they were cattle buyers and had been robbed. They mounted their steeds and rode off in an easterly direc tion, leading to dense bottoms in Geaguas, where it is generally believed they have friends. Another posse secretly left here, hop ing to intercept them, and) later got on thoir track twenty miles from where they had cut some wire fences. Kince then nothing has been heard from them. The Governor has notified the Sheriffs of counties east to take to the fields and keep a sharp lookout. He is confident that they are the leaders of the train robbers gang, and that their cap ture will break it up. NATIVE BORN AMERICANS. The Now Party to Hold its Convention at Philadelphia This Week. New York, Kept. 12.—Tho New York and Brooklyn representatives of the Ameri can organization met to-night and com pleted the arrangement# for the National Convention of the American party at Phila delphia, which opens Friday. Owing to threatening letters which hail boon received tlie meeting was kept secret. Brooklyn has elected fifteen delegates to the convention and New York will have twenty-five. The New York State delegates will have their headquarters at the Colonnade hotel, Phila delphia. Among the New York delegates are Col. John F. Mines, Andrew Powell, ex- Judge Drew, George F. Duysters, J. F. Lip hard, A. J. Pots, VV. 11. Rose, C. C. Bulkier, 0. C. Cobon, G. V. Edgar, G. H. Burton and Z. L. Trimble. The New York delegation will ask the withdrawal of tho prohibition, polygamy and in ternal development planks of tho platform. It is intended to call a State Convention and place a State ticket in the field. The State Convention will probably bo held in this city. FIENDB AT A SWITCH. A Passenger Train Sent Crashing Into a Lot of Freight Cars. St. Joseph, Mo., Kept. 12.—An attempt was made yesterday to wreeka south-bound passenger train on the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska road at Sanford, a station six miles out of Topeka, Kan. As tuo train was coming around a curve at the rate of thirty miles an hour, the engineer saw that the switch was open He put on his brakes and re versed his engine, called to his fireman to follow him and jumped from the cab. The engine ran into some empty cars that were standing on the track, ana, while smashing them, was itself completely wiecked. The baggage anil mail cars were ruined and, with the coaches, were thrown from the track. No lives were lost and none of the passengers were injured. An examination of the open switch showed that it had Iroen broken and turned, with the evident inten tion of wrecking tho train. RUNS INTO AN ENGINE. One Engineer Killed and Another Fatally Injured. Springfield, 0., Sept. 12.—0n the NW York, Pennsylrania and Ohio railroad this morning at 4 o’clock, the Atlantic, express east bound, while running forty-flvn miles per hour, collided with a locomotive that was standing on the track at Peoria, U. Norman Gregg, the engineer of the passen ger tram, was instantly killed, and bis fire man boil Itotli arms broken. John thlry, engineer of the single locomotive, wu* fa tally injured. Both engine# were com pletely demolished and the track whs tom up until* distance. Ko for as learned no passengers Were injured. lva arid Htaynor Cincinnati, Sept. 12. it now transpire* that at a ne-tUig of tin* director# of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton railroad, held last Katun lay, the resignation* of Henry H Ire* and Georg* fi. Htaynor were received and accepted BOND PURCHASES. Tho President Explains the Govern ment's Attitude. Washington, Kept. 12.—1n regard to the purchase of bonds by tho government, tho President said to-day to a representative of the Associated Press: “Tho criticism upon the action of the Treasury Department for refusal to accept any of the offers of bonds last Wednesday, it seems to me, is incon siderately made. In the first, place the offers were higher, considering the lapse of time they had to run, than they had heretofore been, and did not present na favorable terms to the government. In the next place, tho number offered was much loss than on former occasions. These facts may well give rise to the inference that people holding lionds preferred them to money. The gov ernment wants to buy bonds to answer the requirements of the law relating to the sinking fund, and it is willing to advance interest on such bonds as are not Ismght, and thus supply any immediate demand there may lie for money. NO SHARP BARGAIN INTENDED, “Theso two courses of the Treasury Depart ment are calculated to release a good deal of money and turn it into business channels if required, but they are both exocutive acts and Tnust bo performed with duo regard to tho interest of the govern ment as one of the parties to these transactions. There is no disposition to drive a sharp bargain with tho holders of the bonds, but it will not do to say that there is no side to the bargain except, that of the seller and holder, and that, these bonds must be bought and interest advanced on such terms as their interest alone dictates. Tho competition offered in tho sale of bonds is a just way te fix their price and will to fairly pursued as long as it seems to protect against an undue advan tage on the part of the sellers, and results in offers which, upon business considerations, ought to regulate their value as l>otweoii pri vate imrtics. The government ought not to be expected, regardless of any public purpose, to identify itsolf with private busi ness or speculation.” CLEVELAND'S TRIPS. He Will Go to Philadelphia Friday— The Grand Tour. AVarhington, Hopt. 12.—The President and Mrs. Cleveland and Col. Lament, may not get to Philadelphia before Friday morn ing. They expect to leave on the 4 o’clock train Thursday afternoon, but the President may lie detained hero urral late in the evening. Secretary Bayard will probably lie the only member of the Cabinet present, though Secretary Whitney and Secretary Fairchild may stop on their way to Washington. The President and his party will return Saturday night. The President and Mrs. Cleveland and Col. LamiNit will start on the Western and Southern trip on Sept. 29 or MO. return ing by Oct. 30. Representatives of the Press Association will lie permitted to ac company them, but ho many applications have been received from newspapers for per mission to send sjxwial correspondents with tiie party that it is thought to lie impracti cable to grant permission to any. CAN’T VISIT NEW ORLEANS. Text of President Cleveland’s Letter of Regret. New Orleans, Sept. 12.—The following letter from President Cleveland addressed to the Mayor of this city was received to day: Executive Mansion. I Washington, Sept. 12, iwr I Dear Sir—l have received the invitation kindly tendered me on behalf of the commer cial, social and military organizations of New Orleans, to visit that city faring iny contem plated trip to the West and South. I am in receipt of like invitations from many other localities, and I have delayed action there upon until I could determine which of them my time and positive engagements already made would permit me to accept. To my regret, I now find it necessary to send to a large number of them replies similar to this: The trip Is to be undertaken for the purpose of fulfilling my promises to visit St. Louis and At lanta. The dates of these visits are fixed, and, as both are included in a single trip, the Inter vening time between these t wo dates is substan tially all that can be devoted to visiting other cities. It. Is a nbysical Impossibility,under l hese circum stances, to accept all the kind and cordial invi tations which nave been tendered me, and I have ten obliged to mark out a route of travel, and select as stopping places such cities as are on the way or which, for other controlling rea sons, it seems most desirable to visit at this time. lain sorry that this plan precludes the possl blMty of my acceptance of the invitations from New Orleans, aim 1 trust that the good people of your city will not attribute my failure to comply with their wishes, no warmly and heartily ex pressed, to any want of appreciation of their re gard, or to lack of any desire to he their guest. Yours very truly, Onovr.ii Cleveland. ECLIPSE OF THE SUN. Unsatisfactory Results at Most of the Stations. San Francisco, Kept. 12.—Advices by the steamer Ran I’ablo from China, aro to the effect that at most of the scientific stn tions whence the totality of the eclipse of the sun on August 10 could be viewed, the result was very unsatisfactory, more especially at Hhiruka wa, where the United States expidition, un der direction of Prof. Todd, was located. Twenty minutes after the eclipse began, the sun was hidden by clouds, and remained hidden during the total eclipse. It was like a (lark night, and the face of a man, stand ing a distance of three or four feet could not bo seen. AN OVERFLOW IN TEXAS. The Town of Edinburg Threatened With Destruction. Brownnvii,i,e, Tex., Kept. 12.—The Rio Grande river is overflowing its banks, in undating large sections of the State. The little of Edinburg, thirty miles above were, is threatened with complete destruction unless the water recodes during the next twenty-four hours. A number or bouses have born moved away to escape the river. The jail and several other structures on the river bend arc being undermined by the swift current, and will probably bo gone by morning. Louisiana's First New Molasses. New Orleans, Kept. 12.—Eighteen bar rels of new Louisiana molasses, the first of the season, were received to day from Bt. John baptist parish and classed choice. It was sold at 00c per gallon. Tills is the earliest, receipt of molasaee ever known. He veil hogsheads of sugar were made from the run producing the molasses alw.ve men tinned. The sugar will tie shipped Friday. Fourteen Fishermen Perleh. Glopi ester, Maim.. Kept. 12.—The schooner Arcthusa, of Kliribum**, N. 8,, ar rived to-day from the Grand Imnkt* Klic reports that on Aug. 20, during a hurricane, fourteen men t*4<mging to the w booicr Mam, of Pubulco, X H were lost The gale Is reported as unprecedented. Great, damage baa lesn done fishermen on the, hank* (PRICE $lO A YEAR. 1 1 CENTS A CIIPV. ( FULTON’S LOST RECORDS. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SCORE THE ABSTRACT COMPANY. Two Members of the Board Asked to Resign Because They Hold Btock in the Company—A Determination to Close the Books Against the Concern in the Future. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 12.—The grand jury met this morning and passed the following resolutions, which were furnished to the press for publication: That it is the opinion of thin crand jury that the I.and Title Warranty’C'ompaoy should allow copies of their records to lx- taken to supply the place of the stolen records in the clerk s office, and that If the company refuses such an act of common .tense justice, they should at owe be prohibited from taking any furl her information from the records in the clerk's office. Resolved, That, it is a great injustice and wrong to the i*v>plo of Fulton county for its public records to be used for the purpose of building up a monopoly for tho benefit of s few individuals at the expense of the people m a. case where the people are powerless to remedy the wrong, it. is not right for any man or set of men to have such an unjust advantage of the public when that advantage is acquired only through the misfortune of tho public in this theft of the records. The company has been permitted freely to copy onr records, without any compensation or condition in anv war-. Tho refusal now to furnish the public with the oopie# they freely took from the people's records is manifestly unjust and wrong, and i an exhibi tion of a spirit of unfairness and selfishness, without any justification whatever, and nicer a onr unqualified condemnation. Reunified, That we fully indorse the re sit I* tions introduced in the Hoard of County Com missioners by George W Adair, on the 7th ins*., and heaildy commend the efforts of Mr Adtir and Mr. Kiser, of the Hoard, to securo cotne . of the said records for tho benefit, of the pebp le of Fulton county Petolved, That in onr opinion those mrmheri of the Board of County.(.'oinmlailoners wb<> are stockholders In the Land Title Warranty Com pany aro disqualified from sifting as Com mis sinners and voting when this question is b iff re the Board. It is in violation of law and against the public good, and against the interest, anl the rights of the people of the county Their actions meet our unqualified condemnation ami we respectfully request them to resign th"ir of fices as Commissioners. The foregoing resolutions were unanimously adopted mid ordered to bo given to the public. William K. Garrett, Foreman. .1 Heai.v Smith. Secretary. This 12th day Sepl ember, 1887. Commissioners E. T. Hunnicutt and .James D. Coll ins,are tho members of the board re ferred to in tho resolutions. The former has held several positions of honor and trust in this county, and Mr. Collins was ones Clerk of the Superior Court of Fulton county. Roth of them own stock in the Wnrranty Company. Mr. Col lins got up the abstract books and sold them to the company, which he or ganized under an act of tho Legislature. The value of the hooks can be understood when it, 1r stated that they contain informa tion not now to bo hod in the Clerk’s office, owing to the fact that years ago several books of records were stolen from the office, and have not since been recovered. MOST NOT WANTED. His Application for Naturalization Re fu steel. New York. Kept. 12.—Johan Most, the Anarchist, in accordance with a promise made at the meeting of the Anarchists yes terday, to-day made application for citizen ship at the Court of Common Pleas Natural* izatlon Bureau. He arrived at the bureau accompanied by several friends. In reply to questions put by the chief clerk, Most said he believed in the constitution of the United Staten und in the laws passed by the proper authority, if they were good laws. If be believed laws interfered with the rights of the people he would result them oy force. Most admitted that he had been in prison for violation of the law, but claimed ♦hat his conviction was unjust, and asserted that if he could take his cabc to the United Ktatos Supreme Court tho judgment would bo reversed. Most continued that he had “resisted tyranny in every country he had lived in and would continue to do bo.” Thereupon the clerk declined to administer the oath, adding that if he had made a mis take the courts would rectify it. Most re plied that he would test the point. This is the first time a refusal has been made on tho same grounds. HE WAS WASHINGTON’S KINSMAN. Death in Kentucky of an Interesting Character. Louisville, Ky., Kept. 12.—A special ta the Courier-Journal from Owensboro, Ky., to-night says: “William G. Washington, up to his death the nearest living relative of Gen. George Washington, and who was the last male representative of the name, died Sunday morning at bis homo in this city. He was 87 years of age, and was in many respects a most interest ing character. He was born in Virginia April 15, 1800, and moved to Kentucky when about ft years old, settling near Gor donsville, Logan county. He was a son of Fairfax Washington, second cousin of George, and was tho oldest of ten children." RETURN OF A FUGITIVE. He Wan Given Up For Dead and a Well Searched for Hie Body. Staunton, Va., Kept. 12.—John M. Cap roll, who two years ago disappeared from Staunton, has returned. At the time of hia departure he was City Treasurer. An ex amination of his papers showed that he owed the cit y and State between SIO,OOO and $14,- 0(10. llis property, however, realized suf ficieut to pay the indebtedness. Carroll was supiiosed bv some to have been foully dealt with, and not long ago an old well whs dug out in Richmond in the ex* pectation of recovering his remains. For the past two years be has been engaged in business somewhere in the North and re* turned of his own accord. Miners Strike for an Advance. Suamokin, Pa., Kept. 12.—The mine**at the collieries of the Mineral Mining and Railroad Company, Union Coal Company. Excelsior Coal Company, Enterprise Coal Company anil Garfield Coal Company struck this morning for a general advance. It is estimated that, 4,001) men are on a strike at Hlmmokin. The miners are thoroughly or ganized as Knigfc vof Labor and are pre pared for a long lockout. No concession* were offered on either side. Furniture Handn Show Fight. Bohton, Mams., Kept, 12.—Three large furniture firms have conceded the nine hour . day demanded bv the painters, and polish ers, but others refuse to comply, and their mon to the number of 1,000 quit work thi* afternoon. 16,000 Nail Makers on Strike. London. Kept 12.—The numtier of nail makers <w strike in Staffordshire alone is 15,000. ___ Tampa s Pontmaeter. Washington. Kept. 12. The President today appointed W, N. Penway, Postmaelav at 1 s uipa. Fie