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STIRRING TIMES IN ERIN.
the suppression clause of the
CRIMES ACT ENFORCED.
Over 200 Branches of the National
League to be Prohibited from Hold
ing Meetings—An Inquiry Into the
Killing of Constable Whelehan Be
gun -Mitchellstown’s Inquest.
London, Sept. 20. —Baron Monck, (Lib
eral), one of the Lord Justices of Ireland,
and Fourth Land Commissioner, advises
the landlords of Ireland to follow Arch
bishop Walsh’s advice and hold conferences
with the tenants of Ireland with a view of
reaching better relations on the question of
rents.
mitchellstown’s inquest.
At to-day’s hearing in the inquest over
the victims of the contlict between the
police and meeting in Market Square, at
Mitchellstowu, on Sept. 9, Constable Doran
swore that ho fired four times at the crowd,
twice with buckshot and twice
with hall. The first bullet he
fired, he said, prostrated a man.
He said the crowd stoned the barracks and
he believed the barracks was in danger
when he fired. He said his face was
wounded. When the Coroner asked him to
stand up and exhibit a wound, no wound
was apparent on his face.
Continuing Doran said that Police In
spector Irwin ordered the constables to fire
in defence of the barracks. A stonethrown
from the crowd struck the witness and dis
located his right thumb. This, however, did
not prevent him from firing again.
Mr. Harrington—And murdering 1
The witness declined to answer Mr. Har
rington’s interrogatory.
Mr. Harrington—Have you any doubt on
either your mind or your conscience, that
you killed Lonergan ?
The witness hesitated and then declined to
answer.
FIRED THREE CHARGES OF BALL.
Sergt. Ryder deposed that he fired throe
charges of ball from a window of the bar
rubles. Ho declined to say whether he mur
dered any one. He simply did his duty, he
said.
Mr. Harrington (interposing)—Listen to
me, you villain.
The witness replied warmly that he was
no villain, and he asked tho Coroner’s pro
tection.
Mr. Harrington declared that the witness
had been sent to check and bully him. He
said he was hardly able to restrain himself
from kicking the witness there and then.
A spirited altercation ensued which sev
eral times threatened to culminate in a free
tight between the counsel, witness and spec
tator!-. Kergt. Ryder retorted that Mr.
Harrington would not dare t*> use such lan
guage outside tiie court.
Mr. Harrington appealed for tho Coroner’s
protection.
'1 he spectators cheered him and began to
move toward tho witness, 'and only the
urgent entreaty of the Coroner prevented
t eir laying violent hands upon the witness.
The inquiry was finally adjourned until
to-morrow. The crowd outside the gate
gave Mr. Harrington an ovation. It is cer
tain that a verdict of murder will be ren
dered against certain policemen.
THE SUPPRESSION CLAUSE TO BE ENFORCED.
Dublin, Kept. 20. —The Evening Tele
graph (home rule) states in its issue of to
day that the government authorities have
decided to put into force the suppression
clauses of the coercion act. The Telegraph
adds that this decision of tho government
means that over 200 of the branches of
the Irish National League will be imme
diately prohibited from bolding meetings.
At Bully vaughan a magisterial inquiry
has been begun concerning the killing of
Constable Whelehan during the fight be
tween police and a body of moonlighters.
Eight prisoners, who had been secured by
tiie police at the time of the fight, were
brought to the inquiry under a strong guard
from (l.dway jail where they had lieeu con
fined. The men did not appear to feel the
gravity of their position. After a farmer
i:nin“ 11 'urtis had described the attack upon
t'-c house and had identified the prisoners
the inquiry was adjourned.
Chie: Justice Hugh Holmes, lately At
torney General for Ireland, publishes a let
ter denying that he ever stated that the
new crimes act created new offences.
PROCLAMATION OF THE LEAGUE.
The Dublin Gazette publishes a proclama
tion suppressing the League, and all its
blanches in county Clare and Baronies; at
l-eitrim and Leughrea in Galway; Cork
aginnev in Kerry, at Condons, Clangib-
Wi, bunnoliovv and Muskery ir. Cork,
and at Shelburne in Wexford. Tho
pro-- amatio i is signed by Prince Ed
ward, of Kayo Weimar, commander
o; the lore's in Ireland: Baron
A li'o'.urne, Lord Chancellor of Ireland; A.
ikufour. Chief Secretary for land:
Henry Bnteu, Justice of the fence; J. G.
Gibson, Attorney General of Ireland, and
Gen. Sir Itedvors Bailer. Tiie Gazette an
nounces that Mir Kedvers Boiler has been
SH 'orn in as n member of the Privy. Council.
The proclamation makes it criminal to
convoke, hold or publish meetings or do
ytiling in connection with the league.
The branches of the league were not pre
pared fur tiie proclamation, not expecting it
so sc sin. The Nationalist leaders are hur
riedly consulting as to what measures shall
he taken,
A MEETING AT LIMERICK.
Limerick, Sept. 20.—John Dillon pre
ssed at a great meeting held at the Limer
ick town hall to-day, under the auspices of
'he National League. The hall was crowded.
Mi Dillon made the speech of the day, and
dwelt at length on the O’Brien case, lie
Nm! Mr. O’Brien would doubtless Ui con
demned a- u felon, but if so
he would have the sympathy
*d the whole civilized world. This gov
ernment must, not think, Mr. Dillon con
Gnu and, that! e could crush th • league by
any Mich mem sas I ho-e resorted to in the
jmts.- ntion of Mr. O'Brien. Each arrest of
that kind would add but fresh courage an 1
Merit to the people of Ireland in tlieirstrug
gle for home rule and inc rease tho gulf of
reparation between the landlords and the
j’opuhiceiind put new fuel into the fire now
burn i hit. The United Str.t*s of America,
•dr. iiiuon declared, was now back of the
treat Irish home rule movement.
Mr. Dillon urgsi (ho farm" sof Ireland
*o ii Til*, more fully to the league's evic
,ll i inn 1. ami ds'lnrwl that tun mom bees
* i tic- Nationalist pin ty were unanimously
determined to car ry on tiie plan of cam
T'ugn, which, lie maintained. I uni atne
noraii-il and improved the condition of tho
tenants on every estate on which it had
Isssn adopted.
1.. Goole, 1 1 lon m Huleri x iriomliei' of
I’aniaiiiont for Mouth lluntingdonahire,
•'os* ph Firth, Bottomly Firth (Lloersb ex
•uwnbar for I 'lielsea anil a Uuntl**r of other
•iglHli Li Isi als were prissnt. Raoolutinn*
' "and “lying the suggestion* made by Ml'.
Dillon were i-Hs-oi by th meeting
Llllt HAI.-I.MOMHTM TO HK SLAVES.
’ b'Mmi, He|tl 91. f# A. M. —The /Hi it g
.Yea's, cun,nu n' mg on tile fitiN'lniiislion of
G idigiie MieJ its lirs/jclie*, noth; “This
|* iU ' k (Its filial Mi|si>*asi'<n th political
“."'lmmsum of lie- Jgie-jal l.'nesads They
Will lc .isfoi t.li Is, ttu, shivas.n-ot the luasU i *
Us- <yv. riiili*HL”
(The JBjofnmg ffoto#.
NOT WON BY WINDTHORST.
The End of the Culturkampf Due to
the Pope Alone.
Berlin, Sept. 20. —The North German
Gazette, referring to the statements made at
the Trevis Congress, denies that Herr Wiud
thorst and the Centre party were instru
mental in ending the culturkampf. “To the
Pope alone,” it says, “belongs the merit
of having gained such a victory for tho
church. Herr Windthorst did his utmost to
perpetuate the culturkampf. Concessions
in religious matters are of little value to
him, because in his opposition to the Gov
ernment he employs the religious conflict as
a pretext for Guelphic and Polish revolu
tionary ends.”
Victor Emanuel’s Entry Into Romo.
Rome, Sept. 20.—The seventeenth anni
versary of the entry of the Italian troops
into Rome was celebrated to-day. K'ng
Humbert, thanking the city, through the
syndic, for congratulations sent him
on the occasion, refers to the Pope’s
jubilee, and says that ho is
convinced that the event will prove that
Rome, while maintaining her character as
the capital of a free and strong nation, is
capable of offering safe and honorable hos
pitality to those who come to render homage
to the Holy Father.
Artillerymen on a Riot.
London, Sept. 20.—The artillerymen
stationed at Hilsa, India, being ordered to
prepare to move abroad, went on a riot and,
after wrecking a canteen, or sutler’s shop,
went about smashing windows and spread
ing terror among the inhabitants of the
town. During the melee many of the sol
diers and citizens were seriously injured.
Twenty of the artui -rymen were placed un
der arrest.
Turkey’s Latest Proposal.
Vienna, Sept. 20.—The Porte has sent a
fresh circular to the powers proposing that
a General chosen by Turkey and Russia
jointly be sent to Bulgarin with power tore
store order in that country ii i accordance with
the terms of the treaty of Berlin. The as
sent of Germany, France and Russia to this
proposal is considered certain, while tiiat of
England, Austria and Italy is deemed un
certain.
Schnaebole’s Son Arrested.
Metz, Sept. 20.—A son of Schnaebele, the
French Commissary who was arrested at
Pagny-Hur-Mosello last April, has been ar
rested and imprisoned by the German
authorities for crossing the frontier near
Cheminot and affixing a treasonable placard
bearing the tri-color of France upon a tree
by the roadside. Young Schnaebele is 16
years old.
Launching of the Largest Ironclad.
London, Sept. 20.—The Trafalgar, the
largest ironclad ever constructed, was suc
cessfully launched to day at Portsmouth.
The Trafalgar is of 11,940 tons and 12,000
horse power. She is to carry twelve guns—
four of 07,000 and eight of 4,000 pounds.
Her side armor is twenty inches thick.
Cholera’s Ravages.
Rome, Sept. 20.—Tho Prefect of Messina
has succumbed to cholera. There wore 114
no z eases of cholera and .50 deaths in Mes
sina during the past twenty-four hours.
Cases of cholera are reported at Trapani
and Reggio di Calabria.
Facts from Paris’ Census.
Paris, Sept. 20. —The census for 1886,
which has just been issued, shows an ex
cess of births over deaths of 52,560, against
85.000 in 1885. The divorces granted in
1886 numbered 2,949, against 4,277 in 1885.
Arbitration Rejected.
London, Sept. 30. —At a mass meeting of
iron workers at Bolton to-day the proposal
of the employers to submit the differences
between the men and employers to arbitra
tion was rejected by a vote of 10 to 1.
An Austro-German Treaty.
Berlin, Sept. 20.—Count Kalnoky, Min
ister of Foreign Affairsof Austria-Hungary,
and Prince Bismarck have arranged tho
Isa sis of an Austro-German commercial
treaty. .
Many Nihilists to be Tried.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 30. Another
great trial of Nihilist* is atsiut to be com
menced here. Tiie prisoners include fif
teen olllcers of all ranks.
BLUE AND GRAY.
Formal Opening of the Reunion at
Evansville.
Evansville, Ind., Sept 30.—Tho first
day of the reunion of the blue and tho gray
opened auspiciously. At an early hour
crowds commenced arriving and poured in
upon every train and boat. As fast as tlie
various organizations, liotli military and
civic, arrived, they were escorted to the
campgrounds by committees appointed to
receive them. Among the coin nan ms that
have already arrived are the Link Zouaves,
of Columbia, Tenn.; the Burns Light
Artillery, of Nashville, and tho
Rockville (Ind.) Artillery, which
have gone into quarters. To-morrow
the Merchant Zouaves and Rice
Zouaves of Indianapolis, tho Indian
apolis Light Artillery, the Emerald Cadets
of SSt. Louis, and the Hermitage Guards of
Nashville will arrive. Everything was
bustle and energy at the grounds to-day.
Tho various duos and railroads of the city
have beautiful headquarters, where their
respective friends are royally entertaine 1.
Oil’ll houses are llio order of the day in the
citv.
At 4 o’clock this afternoon Rev. L. S. Cole
formally opened the reunion exercises with
praver. He was followed by Gen. James
M. Shackleford’s eloquent welcome to the
blue and the gray. Following this speech
was a beautiful original poem by Miss \l
bion Fellows. The exercises clos.sd with a
brief welcome to the visitors by Mayor I) >n
netell. To-morrow speech** will bo de
livered by Govs. Gray, of Indiana: Buck
iier, of Kentucky; Taylor, of Tennessee, and
other prominent persons.
Thumday there will be an immense in
dustrial display, and Friday the military
contests ana a sham battle will take place.
Trying to Htlr Up u. Revolution.
Washington, Sent. 2(l. —Tins Quote
tnalean Minister to-day received a cable
gram front his government saying that
tin* Catholic Archbishop and some of his
friends, who aro opposed to the present
Government of Guatemala, have left for
San Francisco for the imrpose of procuring
means to bring about a revolution ugamst.
(’resident Barrllo*. The present Govern
spent hail declined to declare against tiie
Protestant church established In Guatemala
by Itev. Clarke Hill, of this country.
Southern Pacific's Waahout*.
TucaON, ARL, Kept 20.—Big washouts
have again occurred ui liulio, on the line of
the Southern Pacific railway, and between
Tornn mid Yuioa, which will delay trains
two its vs. iPad reins have fallen in tho
|iet two days from Yuuto along the |t of
{lie ratified isl. It is oumkmnml that the
. ribbing m the < Vir'ge washout* lieve been
ilaiiuiged Mime If no more rain ooure the
track wtli lm ojwii north aid traffic through
(Mmm Is* ie*e wed by Haturdav
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1887.
BAY STATE DEMOCRATS.
A FULL TICKET PUT UP WITH A
STRONG PLATFORM.
H. B. Lovering the Candidate for Gov
ernor - W. E. Cutting for Lieutenant
Governor—John F. Murphy for Sec
retary of State—H. C. Thatcher for
Treasurer—J. W. Corcoran for Attor
ney General, and W. F. Cook for Au
ditor.
Worcester, Mass., Sept. 20.—The day
opened bright and pleasant, and at an early
hour politicians were astir and the Massa
chusetts Democrats invaded tho hotel corri
dors. Every train was loaded with dele
gates, who repaired, upon their arrival, to
the Bay State House, where an informal
gathering occurred in the corridors. All
wore ribbons bearing the name and picture
of their favorite, ami it was noticeable that
the Levering colors predominated.
The Russell men held a meeting in a hall
opposite and selected tellers.
The postmasters of Worcester county
held a convention in Natural History Hall.
It was surmised that they would take some
action on the “Smelling Committe’s” re
port, hut it was ascertained that they only
met to select delegates to the National Post
masters’ Convention.
The Committee on Resolutions met this
morning and revised the platform.
The talk was unanimous in favor of drop
ping the Smelling Committee’s report.
CALLED TO ORDER.
At 11:40 o’clock Chairman P. A. Collins,
of the State Central Committee, with Secre
tary Alger, ascended to the platform in
Mechanics Hall, and the convention was
called to order by Mr. Collins.
Secretary Alger read the call, after which
a temporary organization was effected,
with P. A. Collins as Chairman, and Al
pheus B. Alger as Secretary.
The committees were then appointed.
The Committee on Permanent Organiza
tion reported as follows:
Chairman —Jonas H. French, of Glouces
ter.
Secretaries—A. B. Alger and P. J. Dono
van, of Boston, and P. J. Kennedy, of
Holyoke.
Chairman Collins then appointed the com
mittee to escort Mr. French to the platform.
He was received with great applause, and
addressed the convention.
LOVERING NOMINATED. ’
At the conclusion of Mr. French’s re
marks the report of the Committee on Cre
dentials was received. Senator Rhodes
then nominated H. B. Lovering for Gover
nor, and E. A. Alvonl nominated William
E. Russell. An informal ballot was
then ordered. It resulted as follows:
Whole number of votes 1,001;
necessary for a choice 501; Lovering 638;
Russell 363. The ballot was declared for
mal and Mr. Levering was announced as
the nominee unanimously. The convention
then adjourned to 2:15 o’clock.
The convention reassembled at 2:40 o’clock
and proceeded to elect four delegates at
large to the National Democratic conven
tion.
The committee on the balance of the
ticket reported as follows:
For Lieutenant Governor—Walter E. Cut
ting, of Pittsfield.
Eir Secretary of State—John F. Murphy,
of Lowell.
For Treasurer —Henry C. Thatcher, of
Yarmouth.
For Attorney General—John W. Corco
ran, of Clinton.
For Auditor—William F. Cook, of
Springfield.
The report was received and the above
ticket unanimously nominated. After a
short debate resolutions were unanimously
adopted as follows:
1. Tiie Democrats of Massachusetts, in Con
vention assembled, congratulate their fellow
countrymen that under the administration of
a Democratic President peace, concord and fra
ternity have been restored and prevail
throughout the land; that the rights
of every citizen under National laws
are sacre lly maintained without regard to
race, creed or color; that an economical,
honest and w!*" financial policy has advanced
this credit of the country at home and abroad,
and notwithstanding tho accumulation in the
national Treasury of a vast xurpli-. rovenuo lias
t has far warded off a financial crisis: that mil
lions of acres of public lands recklessly
granted to corporate monopolies have leen
restored to the people; tlj.it the constitution and
Union have arum become trie pride of every
American, and are recognized as sources of in
dividual liberty and national progress, prosper
ity and honor, and, finally, that we are blessed
in having a national IT Merit who
knows “no North. no Month, no
Last. no West,” hut discharges
the duties of his exalted station in a riot con
formity to the constitution ami laws, and with
unswerving fidelity to his convictions of what
is right and for the best interests of the whole
people.
2. As Democrats we return our thanks to the
President for his adherence to the promises and
pledges made on his behalf lief ore the election,
for nia fidelity to the principles enunciated by
llic convention that placed him in nomination
and for demonstrating the wisdom of those
principles when applied to practical adminis
tration of the government. As citizens wo
give him our thanks for an
honest and economical administration,
national iu spirit, “strong and vigorous
in action. In fine, an u-.lsn n.stratum which has
enhaneed the honor and dignity of the nation,
renewed our faith in th.s cap city of a free peo
ple for self-govoninrui, uni ailed new lustre
to this name of American citizens. As Demo
crats and citizens we p! *3 ;a to him and his ud
ministration our iiuqur.ll.ll support
' 8. It living an unqmratlin..* . principle that the
business of the government should oe conducted
with the sasne cane as personal business mat
ters, therefore
We Iselleve that no business can be
successfully carried on unless those
engaged in its prosecution act in
harmony We believe that no business
man would employ or retain in his employ any
p 'lson who was known to be in the interest of a
rival, who depreciated his business capacity,
Ulid-miincd his credit or disclosed his secrets.
We believe no administration of the
government can be successful unless thoec
svho are intrusted with the execution of
its affair* are inter.-s ei in Its success, approve
of its imiiey au*t lieliev • in iu principles. We
believe ill ilc i. ipol .ant ofilces iii the civil ser
vice should las lined by c mqieleiit jxaritonM in
pulpicd sympathy with the adminis
tration. that. all oilier Oifiv not
r-present;!live in chars.•.-■!' sa-. il l Iks
fill--1 by iKTsons selected for i i-ir l.t s,- a
Ia -u.v and luic-iity, mi l thatdi p'lsi-i- >. t:ic
I. slroii.ig - njoiihl neither las a us:; up-, i tie*
t ine of (sir pul Ist- m-ii nor an iu*iruni<-m of
their ambition. We i-* liese that no • ►lfi '-r
should lie retained in the public service
who has shown hints -If an offensive ( a iisan,
and e.think the sense of propriety to the O'l
ministration of which they are a part requires
Federal ofilee-lioldera represent ing the adminis
tration in this I't.it- In discharge from the pub
lic service any of their vulfordlnates against,
whom charge* of offensive |sartieanshlp can be
substantiated.
4. Webdievc that tin- power of ( 'on grows to
ta people i limited by the • oust it lit 100 to the
reuuireineuts of the government, snd that any
system of ta*a<fou Which produce* revenue lie
yond that t* tinwi*" and dangerous It throws
siiilis' wury bur mi- on the pniple and enbailees
the cost of II i iff. It cl*)'Mirage* iiwdlres and
cztriivagsnt appropriatt in* oy unanssM and
l whh lmwingTram g-un rnlcfri illation money
tfiai sbo Id Ik* t- ls el) npl-iyeil. entleirrMsw*
ti. ni. and mar hatb*'Czno* of n disastrous finau
clsi i-runr Wu do nut rylr.s sl * fr* I rails, but
ravin', an i desim re u, ,of tic iirtceml ua|ust.
and iMiiibi*>oc Is, iff laws We iiaartily sp
|fv nt tho fob-whig r*.v -miieiidaJtoo of
lie prcsgtsnii ‘Tic iiugraeMijc and tuuos
--Slimy suitii’jh should leirased
la the pool* hr *4i sioMidmettt
to uur isvhoom law* which shaii ahitapru the
price of the necessaries of life and give freer
entrance to such imported materials as may lie
manufactured ioto marketable comncvdltics. ”
We Iselleve the Income derived by tins govern
ment from internal revenue tax should bo ap
plied to the discharge of the bunions iui|K>scd
on the people by the late war.
5. We cordially approve of those acts of Con
gress which forbid the importation of contract
labor and require a return of disreputable,
vicious and criminal persons. But we welcome
the honest and industrious immigrant who
comes with intent to secure for himself and his
children a home and place of refuge from dos
pot ism.
Tho sixth plank extends sympathy to Ire
land.
The seventh plank demands the abolish
inont of tho poll tax in tho United States.
8. We acknowledge our obligat ions to wage
earners, and plesige to them our earnest efforts
in procuring such legislation as will best pro
mote their interests. We cordially approve of
the legislative act making I-abor day a legal
holiday, and commend its general observance.
9. The veterans of the Union armies and navy
are entitled to liberal eonulderatiou in appoint
ments in the civil service of the government.
Tlioso who are helpless, and the widows und
minor children of those who have passed away,
are the wanls of ttye nation, and as such should
receive from the people that generous care
which will protect them from want or suffering.
The tenth plank endorses the candidates.
FIVE KILLED ON THE RAILS.
Runaway Cars Crash into a Passen
ger Train.
Minneapolis, Minn. , Sept. 30.—A Can
ton, Dak., special to the Journal says, that
an east bound passenger train on the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul road,
ran into the rear end of a freight train at 4
o’clock this morning, three miles east of
there. The freight was switching at In
wood, la., and the rear part breaking loose,
tore down the grade toward Canton for
several miles, finally colliding with a pas
senger train. The following were killed:
Andrew Derrath, of Rock Valley, lowa,
a line repairer.
W. A. Ploog. of McGregor, lowa, engi
neer of the passenger train.
Charles Dunbar, of Mason City, lowa,
fireman.
Two lxxlies are still in the wreck and
wrecking trains are now nt work.
Thirty passengers (neaped uninjured. Six
cars of wheat, one of cattle, one caboose
und the passenger coaches were demolished.
Trains are now running via Rock Valley,
la., and Eden, Dak.
The accident occurred at the edge of a
bridge across Sioux river. Tiie freight con
ductor is blamed for the accident.
PURSUED BY THE FATES.
Marquette, Mich., Sept. 20. —A Duluth,
South Shore and Atlantic train of six cars,
laden with ore, got away front the trainmen
last night and ran down a grade at a high
rate for four miles. At the scale track just
west of this city the cars crashed into a side
track full of empty ore flats. Fifty cars aro
piled thirty feet high. Billy Manone, tho
conductor, is missing, and there is no doubt
he is under the wreck.
About the same time Robert Gurney, a
brakeman of a pier train, got caught be
tween cars, and was scalped. He may live.
• At the same time the fire hell rang an
alarm, and it was found that the company's
freight depot in this city was in flames. The
fire was put out with small loss.
its liability acknowledged.
London, Sept. 20. —The Midland railway
company admits its liability for the conse
quences of the fatal accident on its road at
Doncaster on September 16, by which over
twenty persons were killed, and over sixty
injured. The company promises to deal
liberally with the injured, and the families
of those killed.
AN EXPRESS TRAIN ROBBED.
Four Masked Men with Revolvers
Run Things as They Pleaße.
Fort Worth, Tex., Sept. 20.—Two
masked men with drawn revolvers mounted
the cab of a Texas Pacific east-bound ex
press train to-night, as it puiled out of Ben
brook, a small station twelve miles west
of hens. The engineer was ordered
to run the train a few miles from Benbrook.
It was stopfied on a high trestle, but the
enginiser was male to run if again until the
express car was off the trestle. Here two
other masked men boar-led the train. The
fireman anil engineer were then placed under
guard. A dozen shots were fired
into the express car, and tho door
svns finally opened by Pacific
Express Messenger Malloney. One robber
entered and cleared out the sale and then
vyent into tho mail car. Messenger Griffith
offered no resistance. Every registered
letter in the car was secured by the robbers.
The work was done in ten minutes, and the
engineer was ordered to pull out. The train
was the through express from San Francisco.
The booty taken is valued at $30,000 The
train was robtied on the same trestle last
June. Guards were in the passenger
coaches, but they were over the trestle. No
attempt was made to molest tho passengors.
There is no trace of the robbers.
INTERNAL REVENUE.
An Increase in the Receiptß from
Nearly Every Source.
Washington, Sept. 30.—The collections
from internal revenue during July and Au
gust aggregated $30,950,036, an increase of
$1,607,280 aa compared with the first two
months of the lust fiscal year. Tho receipts
in detail were: From spirits, $10,371,312,
an increase of $108,654; from tobacco, $5,-
759,138, an ineroa:-s of $941,818; from fer
mented liquors, $4,812,693, an increase of
$400,396; from oleomargarine, $83,-
880. and from miscellaneous $33,-
004, a decrease of $17,475. The
only sources of rovenuo taxation showing
a decrease were the special taxes on recti
fiers, wholesale an I retail liquor dealers,
manufacturers of cigars, retail dealers iu
leaf tobacco, brewer.*, special tax stamps
for distilled spirits for export and iHsnalties.
That cigarette smoking is not on the wane
is evidenced by the fact that the tax of 50c.
ler I,OXI collected on these articles during
the months of July and August amounted
to $169,144- nn increase of $39,259 as com
pared with the tax cnlloePsl in the same
months of 1886.
A Long Range Dynamite Gun.
New York, Sept. 30.—Lieut. E. L.
Zalinski, of Battery H, United State.* artil
lory, made an official tost of a long range
dynamite gun at Fort Lafayette to-day in
the presence of Secretory of tho Navy
Whitney and representatives of the Norwe
gian, Spanish, French, Danish, Swedish and
Japaneiw governments. The test was emi
nently successful.
Shot from Ambush.
I/OUIKA. Kv., Sept so.—This morning
William Thm|Mon concealed himself nnar
the house of A. J. Thompson, eight mile*
from hure, and shot three member* of the
family, one of them fatally. The murderer
also shot u school teacher. His victim* were
bin own cousin**. He has not been cap
tured.
Labor’s Election Inspectors.
Nr.w York. Kept. 3d. John J. O'Brien,
chief of tl*e Bureau of Elections, has been
served with a notice, sign'd by Police Com
iiiieehNMn■ Voorhit and Porter, instructing
bun not to qualify la* pec tors of election for
the \jz\n>r pony.
BOUND TO DIE GROWLING
THE PETITIONS FOR THE ANAR
CHISTS TO BE MILD.
Their Friends Demand That They Be
Represented as Martyrs Instead of
Criminals-Justice Miller Explains
tho Attitude of tho United States
Supreme Court
Chicago, Sept, 20.—The committee hav
ing in charge the circulation of the petitions
bogging tnercy for tho condemned Anarch
ists, have conoludid that tho mild form of
prayer originally adopted, will not meet the
views of those who have an interest in the
subject, and consider tho convicted seven as
not criminals, but ns martyrs. To obtain
the signatures of such, the following has
leen adopted, and will be circulated in ad
dition to tho first designed petition:
To Hie Eivellenqi, Richard J. Oglesby, Gov
emor of Illinois;
The undersigned, having watched with great
iutcrest the progress of events in connection
with and since the trial, in Chicago, of the so
called Anarchists, August Spies, Michael
Schwab, Oscar Ne -be, Albert K Parsons. Sam
uel Fiehlen, Adolph Fischer, Louis Liugg and
George Engel, ana believing that the sentence
against them was anil is unwarranted by
the evidence, extreme in its severity and in
duced l>y a view of law* never hitherto sanc
tioned tiy any well-considered precedent, snd
that the accused w ere not shown to have been
guilty of throwing, or causing to be thrown, the
bomb at the so-called Haymarket meeting;
and, being advised In effect hy state
ment of the prosecution In said onuso
that these men were selected and proceeded
against simply because of their position ns
leaders In the general labor agitation, which
seems to us as unwarranted, as it is injurious,
and is calculated t * > am bitter workers still
further against the present social
order, and believing that in a
case of this kiwi humanity and
the State are better served isy mercy than hy
vigorous execution of Use judgment, the justice
of which is quest ioned by very many of our
people, respectfully protest against the execu
tion thereof, and bespeak in the name of Justice,
mercy and humanity, the exercise by your ex
oellenoy of executive clemency in the oases of
these men.
TO WHOM THEY WILL APPEAL.
Justice Miller, of the United States Su
preme Court, to whom the Anarchists pro
pose to present their case, was interviewed
to-day, and said: "Such a case is usually
taken before one of the Justices, and a:* a
rule before tho Justice of the district. In
this case Justice Harlan should lie soon.
He is not in Chicago now, but
in Washington, where he will be for
some time. It is very rare
that, cases of a criminal nature come before
the Supreme Court, and when they do they
are usually cases where violation of the
Federal laws is ohargod. It is very rare,
indeed, that the Supreme Court ever
touches a case decided by a State court.
The Anarchists, to get their cases
before tho Supreme Court, must
prove that the constitutional rights of tho
prisoners or Federal laws were broken in the
trial. I consider the caso the most impor
tant trial in this country for years. Tnaoe
fellows seem to have made Chicago their
headquarters. They have more friends
horo than anywhere else in the country.”
REFUSED USE OF THE RECORD.
Capt. William I’. Black arrivixl in Otta
wa last evening, ami this morning appeared
before the Supreme Court anil entered a
motion for loave to withdraw the
original record in the Anarchist
ease for a period of thirty
days, saying he wished to submit it to his
associate counsel, who resides in New York,
and then, if so advised, to submit the
record to the United States Supreme Court,
upon an aplication for a writ of
error. After consultation the court
overruled the motion. The record contains
2,000,000 words, and to copy it in a short
time, Mr. Black suggested, would take a
score of type-writers.
BEGINNING TO WEAKEN.
An intimate friend of Ncbee, the con
demned Anarchist, said to-day that the
seven men who are condemned to hang have
begun to weaken, and that they now regret
tiiat they did not show some repentance tm
mediately after the receipt of the news from
Ottawa a week ago. Asa matter of
fact, at least four of the condemned men
have changed very materially during the
last forty-eight hours, and are now regret
ting that they did not throw themselves on
the benevolence and humanity of the
general public instead of stoically uphold
ing what they call the courage of their con
victions. _ _
INTERSTATE EXTRADITION.
The Committee Appointed By the
Conference Drafts a Bill.
New York, Sept. 30.—The Committee
appointed by the Interstate Extradition
Conference have drafted a bill to lie for
warded to the Oovornor of each State and
presented to Congress with a memorial for its
adoption,aft e.' the State authorities have sug
gested amendments tiiat will have i*.-en pass
ed ujion by the Conference. The principal
provisions of tho present draft are as fol
lows; A person arrested in a State other
than that in which the alleged crime was
committed may lie bailed during extradi
tion proceedings, but must present himself
within twenty or thirty days for extradi
tion. At the end of that time the a*-
cused shall be discharged, if the ugeut
of the State in which the crime
was committed lie not ready to receive him.
Should tin* accused lit* not utile to furnish
bail, he shall bedischarged after thirty days’
imprisonment, if tin* agent is not ready.
The ngent must have written authority
from the Governor of the State surrender
ing the accused, and any official using vio
lence. threats or undue influence to
compel or induce an alleged fugi
tive to leave a S'ate to
which ho hn*l removed himself shall be
guilty of a felony, punishable with from
five to ten years imprisonment nt hard
labor. A prisoner shall not he arrested
U[*m a civil or criminal proves In a demand
ing State until a reasonable time after tiie
extradition proceedings, that he Duty have an
op|K>rtunity to return to the State from
wnicli ho was taken. Should tne demand
ing Governor lieoomo satisfied tiiat extradi
tion proceedings have l-*-ii invoked for pri
viitn purposes, he may revoke them and dis
charge the fugitive.
Railroad Negroes In a Row.
Lynchburg, \'a. , Sept. 30.— A |sclal to
the Alliance from phiraxtie, Va., says: "A
general fight toon place among a large gang
of railroad negro *s near Wilton, Botetourt
county, ysstenlay, in which many were
wounded. One n-lined Koao* will die. The
origin of the difficulty is not known.”
Two Killed in a Hewer.
Minneapolis Minn.. Kept. 90. A sewer
excavation at tVunkate, Minn., caved in
alsiut 3 o'clock tilt* aftermK)n anil buried
two men named O C. Harlow and J.
Malone Every effort wo* made to save
them but the trench was fourteen font deep
and both were dend when taken out.
An Interstat* Comiuvroa Hoar mg.
Cllicaoo, Kent. jo. — Judge-*Cooley. Mor
rlaon, Bragg, Walker and Hcliistiifnaaer, of
the Interstate Commerce Cotnmkssiou, be
gau a tam'm I a-re today, hour ing corn ,
nioiru A;:itl'*t local roads.
MEXICO’S DUELISTS.
Several Additional Aifaira of Honor
on the Tapis.
City ok Mexico, Sept. 'JO.— Much public
interest is felt in the duel announced for to
morrow G-tween Gen. N'arango and den.
Pnulilln, Governor of the Palace. A report
was current at the clubs to-day that the
duel was to be to the death.
A duel I>etween two well known journalists
is also on the tip s, according to the rejiort,
and a few nights since a duel with swords
between two young army officers resulted
seriously, and another duel with swords is
reported to have oocurred in an oin street
right in the middle of the eity.
GROWING VERY HITTER.
The controversy over the i juost ion of the
treason of Gen. Lopez lias grown very hit
ter, and a certain distinguished General of
the Liberal party is suiil to have told an
officer under the late empire that for every
Imperialist who wanted to try conclusions
on the Held of honor there were ready
Liberal officers, who were net afraid to sub
mit to the arbitration of the duello. Duel
ing is forbidden by law, hut the law against,
it is practically a dead letter.
Iu the now famous duel of yesterday, be
tween Gen. Rocha mid Gayon, white pow
dor was used to givo extra force to the
halls.
OFFERED ANOTHER SHOT.
It is now stated that Gen. Rocha offered
Gen. Gayon another shot, but that the latter
was too weak to undertake it.
Gen. Rocha’s friends believe that he Gars
a charmed life, he having been engaged in
innumerable affairs of honor with
out receiving a single scratch,
and ho himself is said to
share the same belief. Gen. Gayon is im
proving to-night and has boon the recipient
of many attentions from Gen. Rocha, the
President and others.
The minor spread this afternoon that
Gen. R. Narango and Prudillo had already
fought, hut this was subsequently authori
tatively contradicted.
Judge Manning, United States Minister
here, leaves to-morrow for a trip to the
United States.
BAIL REFUSED.
The Murderer of the Prohibition Editor
Must Stay in Jail.
Jackson, Miss., Sept. JO.—The case of
Hamilton and Kulianks, under indictment
for the murder of the Prohibitionist editor,
Mr. Gambrell, liefore Chief Justice Cooper,
seeking lm.il hv habeas corpus proceedings,
was closed to-day, the decision Gang ren
dorod immediately upon the conclusion of
the arguments by the counsel. The decision
was a verbal one und was given at some
length.
Judge Cooper overruled every point
brought forward by the defense Ho sus
tained Chancellor Peyton's action and that
of the .State’s counsel throughout the pro
gress of the case as being entirely right arid
proper. Regarding the physical condition
of Hamilton, Judge Cooper proposed to
grant. an order for his transfer
to the Yazoo City Jail, if it. was desired that
he be removed from his present quarters,
which he, himself (the judge), thought not
healthy. The counsel for the Htate agri-ed
to this, hut. the defense did not accept it
Gcause, as they say, their prayer was not
for a change of a place of confinement, l.ut
that bail lx- accepted. The usual bill of ex
ceptions was taken, and, no doubt, an
apieal to the Nupreme Court, which eon
venes in October, will be the next move in
the case.
NEW ORLEANS’ FLOOD.
The Water in the Lake Higher than
it Has Bean in Many Years.
New Orleans, Sept. JO.—Tho easterly
wind continues, and has raised tho water in
Lake Pontchartrain to the highest point
reached in many years. The water In Ray< *u
St. John and the canal is higher than over
before, and several breaks in the levees along
them occurred to-day, but they were
promptly closed tieforo any se
rious damage hod resulted.. The
waters of lako Pontchartrain
cover the gardens at. Milneburg and the
Spanish Fort and shell roads leading to the
lake from tho city, along the
hank.i of the canal. The water
still covers alsnit JO miles of the I.ouis
ville and Nashville Railroad between
Micheaud and Pearl River stations. From
Pearl river bridge mails and passengers are
conveyed by steamer, witli hut. little delay.
FLORIDA ON THE WIRE.
Registration Under a Rigid Luw—
Marlon Goes Dry.
Jacksonville, Fla., Sqit. JO.—This
city has been kept in a state of excitement
all day owing to the fact that the Urn ularm
bell kept ringing at intervals. The fire de
partment wore detailed to investigate the
cause, and it was found that some electric
light wires were touching the lire alarm
wires, and the electric current caused the
Gill to ring. After arduous hunt the places
were discovered and the trouble rectified.
To-morrow the Supervisor of Registra
tion, Porcher L’Engle, opens his Ginks. His
deputies have lieon instructed tlmt the law
says that a deputy must not permit any
man to register unless he is personally
known to the deputy, and an oath will be of
no avail. All complaints will G) settled by
Supervisor L’Kngle. All efforts at fraudu
lent registering will be severely handled.
Hix days is the allotted time.
MARION COUNTY GOEK DRY.
Ocala, Fla., Kept. JO. —The Marion
county election to-day was very oxciting
and closely contested. A large vote wits
polled. Seven precincts heard from give 85
majority for the dry ticket. Tho county
will go ory by JOO majority at the lowest
estimate, a i most of the remaining precinct*
ure conceded dry. The day [saw*! without
accident.
PLAYED DEAF AND DUMB.
Columbus Police Unmask a Wander
ing Impostor.
Columbus, Ga., HepV JO.—N. A. Gra
ham, a Pill, slender man, came to this city
u month ugo. He carried a slate and, ap
parently was deaf und dumb. Ho visited
all part* of (he city and sold different kinds
of cleaning fluids. As he wus u suspicions
character i the police were <>n the ak rt, and
last night arrested the deaf and dumb man
wiiiiu lighting and using proiane une(uugn
in a negro eating house. He was I snore
Mayor Grime, to-day, proven an im
postor, and was given one hour to leave the
city. Graham is well educated, is the au
thor of a book culled "Ten Years in Texas,"
and has wealthy relatives in Bullock county,
Alabama, lie (••ft for Montgomery.
President Jordan daub s tuc i uiiior that,
the < 'etitrnl road has obtained control of
the Georgia Midland and Gulf railroad.
P. I'. Hums, u pminhirnl young mer
chant, JJ yours of age, died Imre to-day. He
wus a ineiniAjr of the firm of J. k. Orr &
Cos., wholesale slioe dealers, and wds one of
the youngest Knight Templars in the Htate.
Death at Augusta
Augusta, Ga., Hept. JM. —Judge H, K.
Wsbb, n 11101111110111 meniG rof tie- Aug us
la lair, and for t Wig tune IGoi let,died at
bis resell u ein tius •ay vary suddenly this
•vetui .j. at ft o'clock.
i PRICE pm A YEAR. I
j 5 CENTS A l Ot’V. 1
11l RING OUTTH E CONVICTS
THE STATE TO INTRODUCE ONLY
ONE MORE WITNESS.
Col. Towers Declares Mr. Lowe the Fa.
vorlte of the Men in Stripes—lt Will
Cost the State $75,000 or SIOO,OOO
to Get Ready—Other State Capital
Topics.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 20.—'The convict
loose case was taken up again this morning
by tho Governor and Attorney General. All
the parties interested were present, hut tiia
general audience was very thin.
Col. Lewis’ cross-examination was re
sumed by the counsel, who took up the mat
ter of tho Bondurant camp, which was a
mile below Augusta, in 1883. The witness
testified as to Capt. Lowe’s indignation at
Bondurant’s refusal to discharge Betz.-i, and
that Capt. Lowe afterward broke up trie
camp on that account.
Col. Towers said, in answer to a question,
that he did not know any man he could gel
to take control of convicts who would 1.9
superior to Capt. Lowe. Mr. Lowe wo*
personally popular with tho convicts.
Mr. Hill continued the cross examination,
touching on Bingham's reputation previous
to the recent cases of cruel treatment. The
first indication of cruelty by Bingham cam®
to Col. Towers a few weeks ago. The witness
thought it would cost t,h Kt ate $75,000 or
$100,IKK) t<> get ready to take care of I.JOO
convicts, lie estimated the cost of maiix-
Lainlng a convict at 45c. per day.
ADMISSION OK THE EVIDENCE.
In regard to the admission of Col. Towers'
evidence concerning the past history of t. n
penitentiary system, the Governor ruled
that the records should be produced for tha*
purpose, if possible.
Col. Towers thought tho lessees wi re nil
equally good men. Ho never made a sug
gestion I*' the I)odo O' al Company whirl*
was not complied with. The wltries, heard
that Bingham created trouble at the Chat
tahoochee camp by advising the convicts to
oorae in a body to soo the Governor. Tho
witness estimated the pay of an ordinary
hand on railroad work at $1 per day, and.
on a farm at $8 to SIJ a month.
Mr. Smith put in evidence the Bondu
rant, Joplin & Cos. contract made in 1871),
lie tween Messrs. Bondurant, Joplin nnd A.
B. Lowe as partners. Mr. Lowe wus to
furnish sixty live to seventy convicts, and
the Ann wits to pay their expenses and
Messrs. Bondurant <fc Joplin wore to fur
nish the money and charge the Arm interest
for its use. The contract of W. B. Lowe &
Cos., railroud contractors, was also read and
put in evidence.
CLONK OK THE STATE’S TESTIMONY.
The .State closed its testimony with n no
tice that it would introduce one more wit
ness to-morrow. All the printed reports of
Dr. Westmoreland were in evidence, and
also tho printed copies of louse contracts
and bonds. Judge Hopkins requested a
little time for the counsel representing tha
different, defendants to consult with each
other. The Governor accordingly adjourned
the hearing until 4 o’clock. Tha
counsel for the lessees began their
case at 4 o'clock. The time dur
ing adjournment was occupied in putting in
documentary evidence. otlMal records from
the Executive Department, etc. These
made up a complete record of the original
organization of the present convict system,
tin* coqnrators in companies 1, J and 3, the
location of the different companies, and the
establishment, of the various branch camps.
In the mum this evidence was executive or
ders.
Tho hearing was adjourned until to
morrow morning.
AN OUTRAGE IN LUMPKIN.
A private letter received in Atlanta
to-day from Chestertown district, in Lumn
kin county, states that on Saturday night
lost, a party of masked men visited the
house of James Ash, and, after calling him
out of the house, assaulted him with a pis
tol and beat him over the head until he fell
senseless on the fcround. Not satisAed with
this brutal assault they lifted Ash from the
ground and carried him to a tree aG.ut fifty
vonis from the house, where they tied him
to it with ropes and left him for dead. Ash.
a short time ago, testlAed against several
residents of Lumpkin county, who were*
boing tried on the charge of violating the
internal revenue laws. Ash is now in Dah
lonegu, afraid to return home anil asks for
protection from tlm courts.
The trial of A. Dows, charged with selling
liquors at ids wine room, was concluded its
the City Court Unlay, and a verdict of not
guilty was rendered. Dows was to-day ac
quitted by a jury upon the same evidence
which was given in before Police Judge An
deraon when lie was tried some weeks ago,
found guilty and a Ane of S2OO imposed.
From th s it would s— in tliut the City Court
dot's net agree with Judge Anderson.
Barton C. Fuller was arr.-sted iu Paulding
county yesterday w the charge of illicit
distilling. To-day he reuched Atlanta and
was carried before Commissioner Haight,
where ho hail h preliminary trial and was
required to give bond.
Dr. M. Gardner and Mary Hunt havt
given up all hope of G-ing able to give bail
and have been sent U> Jail, where they will
Irnve to remain until their cases have been
acted upon by the (Supreme Court. It is
more than likely that G.th of them will
Anally secure quarters in tho camps.
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR.
The following acts were approved by thr
Governor to-day:
To provide for condemning private pa-op,
ertv for a custom house in Havannah, and
an act. to cede Jurisdiction over such prop
erty to the United States government.
A registration act for Berrien county. •
Prescribing how parties engaged in mining
may condemn rights of way.
Incorporating tho Brunswick and Atlanta
railroad with power to run st>-amf>oata.
Creuting the office of Solicitor for Macon
county.
Giving tho town of Blakely a Mayor and
power to levy taxes.
Prohibiting drunkenness, indecent or dis
orderly oonduot at South vie* Cemetery,
MumnrißCth* guards to moke arrests,
ami giving tho City (lourt of Atlanta juris
diction over such offenses.
Incorporating tho town of Bartow, in
Jefferson county.
Amending the law in regard to landlords’
lions, section 1,277 of the C< sie of 1882.
Hiupowci'iiig tho Mayor anil Council of
Milledgeville to submit to a popular vote
the question of taxation to support the Mid
dle Georgia Agricultural ami Mechanical
College and the Eddy School.
Creating a Board of Commissioners of
Road* and Revenue for Berrien County.
Amending tin* act granting certain privi
leges to the Southern Cadets, of Macon, in
ert asing tin- minus*!' of honorary members
exempt from jury duty from fifteen to
twenty-live.
The Governor al** approved the resolu
tion providing for tlu* appointment of a
ooniniikstoii to r|rt as u the need* und
probshh- cost of tlie equipment und furnish
ing of tin* new rapiini, mi l the reieduUnn
piovshna for paying G. Y. Tigiter. fileira
raphei . onJ William H. Hariisan, 18*’
g.-unt si -ei fui* of the issniiUttea wlu*m I,*-
vosUgaUei the charges sgauist J ndo* Fain
aud otfUMSs