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, ESTABLISHED 1860. > , j. H. EbTILL, Editor anil proprietor. ) KILLED ln their sleep. an explosion in a cellar de molishes A BUILDING. Eight People Already Dead and Two or Three Others Probably Fatally Injured- Fre Broke Out in the Ruins Thrilling- Story of One of the Sur vivors. St. Louis, Nov. I—A flash, followed by a dull roar and then a crash of walls, con vulsed the centre of this city at a o’clock ibis morning, and the clatter that followed told of a horrible calamity that had bo [alien t Kite families while wrapixxl in slumber. \n explosion of gasoline in the rear of the cellar of Michael Newman’s grocery store, ~i No. ID South Fourteenth street, had lifted the two-story building from its foundations and dropped it back again in a mass beneath which "-ere buried over a dozen persons. They were: Michael Newman, aged 53 years. Mrs. Annie Newman, aged 40 yean. Miss Mamie Newman, agod IS years. John Newman, aged 16 years. Nellie Newman, aged 15 years. Kate Newman, aged 11 years. Eddie Newman, aged 13 years. Charles Devere. Mrs. Charles Devere. Miss Hattie Brown, of Columbus, Ky., bruised about the lower limbs. Charles Eifard. Miss Patty Bryant. Mrs. Bazeley. FIRE IN THE RUINS. The explosion had scarcely wrecked the place before a devastating Are swept through the ruins. Aid was quickly on the scene, but in such confusion that the horror seemed to increse with their efforts to re lieve the imprisoned victims. The people of the neighborhood wore dumbfounded. Many bruised and none in their normal state ran about 'Ac streets seeking friends or moaning f- -m their bruises. The heat of the flames that had swept down upon the ruins baffled the efforts of the firemen, who liad begun systematic work, and for a few " minutes bid fair to spread *to adjoinip.„' property, but good work won and then *n a search for the dead. The store was on the corner of an allev running through from Four teenth to Torgee street, ana was the north room of the building, covering Nos. 3,7, 9 and 11 Fourteenth street. NEWLY BUILT. The building, a two-story brick, was com pleted but a short time ago and only one store room wa-s occupied. Sir. Newman end his family of seven lived over the store The force of the explosion was terrifi \ The t entire block of buildings north of and across (lie alley from the building in which the ex plosion took place were gutted by the blast. The Newman block cruaned in was covered by a roof which had settled down U|ion the ruins and formed i barrier through which rescuers had to cut tlieir way. Beams and walls impeded their progress and threaten ing walls on either side overhung, ready to crush the gallant men who pressed to the spot where a call for help directed them. FINDING THE VICTIMS. The roof was soon removed and in the de bris were revealed the mangle! forms of the groceryman's family. Two girls, New man's, daughters were first removed. Mamie, 18 years of age, was still alive, but mangled by the timbers and charred by the fire was beyond hope of recovery. Her sister, Nellie, a girl of 15 years, moaned piteously for her sister. For the half hour that these two hat! been imprisoned their efforts had been to draw near each other, when they saw escape impossible. Neither can survive. The rest of the Xewmau fam ily were dead. Some sat upright and the others were doubled up in their beds. Life had evidently fled while they were w rapped in slumber. In the same building over the storeroom No. 9 lived Charles Devere, a traveling salesman, and his wife. THE ONLY SURVIVOR. Visiting them was Miss Hattie Brown, of Columbus. Ky. She was badly injured, but miraculously escaped death. She is the only person who passed through the horri ble ordeal and lives to toil a story of escape. She awoke to find herself buried beneath heavy timbers somewhere against the wall. She was unable to tell where she was thrown, but when her eyes opened she be held a thrilling scene that had all the effects of a horrible dream. On one side a wail of tire reached to the sky, and while crashing timbers and the clatter of iron caused a storm of dangerous missiles to fly about her "each the screams of those in adjoining buildings rang in her ears, and as she real ized her situation she almost fainted, but nerved to a last desperate struggle by the groans of the dying, she essayed to escape, but found her efforts baffled at every turn. HELD DOWN BY DEBRIS. She was firmly pinned by a lieam across ter thigh, and an iron rod over one ankle. Bhe could not tell what means she employed to get out, but as she twisted and struggled ui vain the tire was blown toward her until her long black tresses were scorched, and the odor of burning meat penetrated her lungs and almost suffocated her. Relief appeared hopeless, and just as she s snk liack in despair the ruins.settleddown, end the over hanging timbers were raised from the limbs wnich bad been held in a deadly embrace. No time was to be lost as the fire preesed close around her. With mi extraordinary effort Miss Brown sprang (o her feet and staggering, falling and roll ing. she made her way blindly through the ruins. SAFETY AT LAST. Again and again she fell and. as she says, her strength was completely exhausted and she stumbled forward, falling headlong into an open space, where she lay unconscious for a few minutes. Bhe was restored by a cool breeze that brought the blood to her brain and she again rose to her feet,, only to find herself in tho comparative safety of a small rear yard. Then she ran to a neigh bor’s house and climbing through tho lml cony sunk down in a swoon. The neighbor bumd her there and can-led her into the street, where she aas given a skirt and some clothing. Mho paid no attention to the kind offers of friends, but went down to the scene and remained there in agony, eagerly scanning the charred and bruised faces os the firemen carried tho victims from the huge heap of splintered material. FATE OF THE BABBLE YS. Over store room No. 11 resided Mrs. Bry ant with her daughter, Miss liattio. With them were the two Bazeleys, Charles F. and Mrs. Bazaley. The last named was buried to deeply in the debris that the search for her was given up until others were removed. Charles Eifard was taken out alive, but died on the way to a hospital. Miss Bryant was bruised, but a heavy head of hair protected her. and her injuries see not dangerous. An unknown man of ■w years was found in the debris and re moved to the morgue. Besides those injured ,n this building, many persons in the neigh borhood were more or less cut and bruised bv falling splinters and bricks. FELT FOR BLOCKS. For several blocks on cither side of tim Creet the concussion shattered windows, and in the immediate vicinity on the on- i if i posite side of the way the fl oats of build ings were mashed in by the terrible force, and scarcely a window or door remains. Walls cracked, floors gave way and plaster fell in almost every house within a radius of 1(H) yards, and often on the heads of the sleeping residents, startling them and caus ing a tnad rush and flight to the street. The scene of terror on the street, was illuminated by the ghastly glare of the consuming (lame and fugitives wildly running and gesticu lating. robed only in their night dresses, vividly told the dread uncertainty and fright that had seized the community. A TERRIBLE SCENE. The scene was enhanced by the rumble of ambulances and the thumping of the fire engines. A little while and human nature asserted itself, unit the organized efforts of the city were of avail. The ambulance service was excellent. The w agons sent to the scene brough skilled attendants, and many physicians were ready when their services could be used. Nothing was spared to relieve the sufferers. As they were re moved front the debris they were taken im mediately to the dispensary. The police soon had control of the crowd and vandals had no opportunity' to ply their trade. The firemen worked at the fallen building re gardless of the adjacent walls which towered with impending danger. With daylight came word tliat all the victims had been re moved. A CORRECTED LIST OF THE DEAD. St. Louis, Nov. 1., 8. p. m.—The cor rected list of the dead and wounded by the explosion is eight deiul and three seriously wounded. Six others who lived in the building, and who w'ere reported missing, have been found either uninjured or slightly bruised. Five of the Newman family are dead. Mamie is horribly mangled a.id burned beyond all hope of recovery. Nellie lies in a terrible condition, but may recover. Charles N. Devere and wife and Mrs. Agnes Bazeley are dead. Miss Hattie Bryant is badly bruised. There are many theories as to the cause of the ex plosion, but none are satisfactory. The mob which presses around the scene ex citedly talks of Anarchists and dynamite, but men of sense discountenance this idle prattle. The general lielief is that escaping gas filled the cellar, and that Newman kept a quantity of kerosene oil and gasoline in the cellar near where the explosion evidently took place. The rapidity of the fire and the fumes while it burned indi cate this. The vessel and oil, if there was any, have been destroy'ed and the only man who knows is dead. The escaping gas theory is supported, however, by the store boy of John Bienevan, who says he noticed during the afternoon yesterday a strong smell of gns, and before shutting the store for the night, at 7:30 o'clock, he went through the building looking for an open burner. He did not visit the cellar. The tremendous force of the explosion is the cause of the greatest doubt as to this expla nation. A great crowd lingers about the place, but the work of rescue is over. The financial loss will amount to about $20,000, and is divided among property owners in the neighborhood. IN THE MO ROUE. The mangled and burned forni3 of the eight perions lie iu the morgue awaiting burial. The scene is horrible. There is not one of the victims but that is bruised and black from the contusion and flames, and their bodies are twisted into agonizing shapes. Death came in every form. Life was either crushed out, burned, shocked by the explosion or smothered. Some never awoke to feel dread, and others lived in hope to be rescued by the men whose shouts they heard about them. Two other forms lie in the hospital lingering between life and death. One, Nellie New'man, is able to talk REGULATING RAILROADS. Initial Lines Not Alone Responsible for Through Rates. Washington, Nov. 1. —In a decision rendered to-day in the case of Allen & Cos., against the Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railroad Company, the Interstate Commerce Commission holds that a road which forwards freight to a terminus over other connecting lines, is not singly and in dividually responsible for an unfair and un reasonable through rate. If it is desired to test the reasonableness of a through rate from a point in Indiana to New York, all the roads responsible for it should be made defendants. It Is not enough to make the initial road a defendant unless that road has authority to make the rate for them all. The conclusion is that the complaint is not sustained. NO PASSES. In the case of Smith against the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, the commis sion holds that a railroad company cannot promote a sale of its lands by offering tickets at reduced rates to persons who go over the road as prospectors or land pur chasers or settlers. The commission de cides that the inter-State commerce law does not Hermit the sale of tickets to any class of people at rates different from those established for the general public. The fact, that it is very desirable for the defendant to make a sale of its lands is not a reason for discriminating in favor of explorers or settlers. The same reason would apply in case the company should desire to stimulate -its freight busi ness. or any other branch of its business by use of reduced rates or free transportation to customers. COAST OFFENSE. The Naval Board Haa Nearly Com pleted its Report. Washington, Nov I.—The Naval Board on Coast Defense has nearly completed its report. It has agreed upon a system of de fense consisting of monitors supported by auxiliary craft, such us rams and torpedo boats and has found that the $2,000,000 ap propriated by Congress for this purpose will be sufficient to establish one unit of the system, The monitor Miantonomah lias been selected as the vessel which will be the centre of unit and she will lie equipped with several fleet rams, which in turn will be ac companied and protected by small speedy torpedo boats. If this unit should be found to work harmoniously and efficiently, the system can be indefinitely extended from year to year, without requiring a great ex penditure at one time. DOORKEEPER OF THE HOUSE. Three Candidates In the Field for the Position. Washington, Nov. t.—All the officers of the last House will probably be re-elected this winter, except possibly Doorkeeper Donelson. There are two other active ap plicants for the Doorkeeperskip, A. Barnett, of New York, and A. B. Hurt, of Missis sippi. Mr. Hurt is said to be Mr. Donel soil s most formidable rival. His friends claim that lie certainly will be elected. They say he has been making a quiet, but active canvass He ha-s the entire delepa tion from his own ,State, they say, working earnestly for him, and has other warm sup porters, in some cases amounting to the whole delegation, as in Texas, Loulsanu, Florida, Maryland, Houth Carolina, Geor gia, New York, Pennsylvania. Missouri and Michigan. SAVANNAH, GA„ WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 2, 1887. A NEW BOSS IN POLITICS. MAYOR HEWITT AIMS A BLOW AT JOSEPH PULITZER. He Declares That the Newspaper Dic tator Must be Suppressed as a Factor in Politics Nlcoll’s Nomination De clared a Republican Stratagem to Demoralize the Democrats. New York, Nov. I. —Mayor Hewitt takes a hand in the political fight to-day by writing a letter to the Secretary of the Harlem Democratic Club. His honor makes the following points: “After the Presidential election of 1876 this country became tired of what was called boss rule It determined to pnt an end to personal politics. I took an active part in the move ment, and was punished by a refusal on the part of the Democratic machine to renomi nate me for Congress. I do not know of the existence of any such bosses in this city at this time. If they exist, it seems to me that .the Mayor in tho dis charge of his appointing powers would have encountered them. They have not materialized at the Mayor’s office, and no demands have been made upon me in their behalf. THE NEW BOSS. “But I have encountered another and new kind of boss, who has given me a great deal of unsought advice and a large amount of unnecessary bulldozing. I refer to the news paper boss. Sitting in his editorial sanctum like a brooding Buddha, he does not hesitate to claim omnipotence, and to endow himself with omnipotence. The political boss is responsible only to his party. Tho newspaper boss is responsible to hi: own pocket. He is as dangerous as he is despotic. He must be suppressed, otherwise parties, upon the healthful existence of w-hich free government depends, will be destroyed, and voters will be compelled to choose between newspaper tickets instead of party nomina tions. FOMENTING DISCORD. “The Republicans who m my own case refused to indorse the Democratic candidate were prompt enough to seize an opportunity to foment discord in the ranks of then opponent by the open nomination of two Democrats, thus making the humiliating confession that they have no men in their own party who have the courage and ability to effect reform, promote justice and punish crime. The de duction from these facts is clear that the Nicoll movement, is in its inception a news paper advertising dodge and in its conclu sion a disgraceful stratagem of the Repub lican managers to demoralize the Demo cratic party, in the hope that the confusion thus produced will determine the Presiden tial contest, of 1888 in favor of the politicians who were driven from power in 1884 by tho election of Grover Cleveland.” GOV. GORDON’S TOUR. He is Catechised by a Man in the Audi ence at Cleveland. Cleveland, Nov. I. —Gov. John B. Gor don, of Georgia, addressed a large audience at Music Hall to-night. At the end of his speech he offered to answer any questions that might be asked of him. “What have you to say of Gen. Jackson’s speech at Macon 1” inquired a man in the audience. “Nothing.” said Gov. Gordon. “Doyou consider it treasonable:’ asked the man. “I have nothing to say,” was the Gov ernor’s reply. Gen. G. W. Morgan, of Mount Vernon, introduced the Governor. Gen. Morgan closed his eulogy by referring to the stars and stripes, and saying that it was the only flag that could henceforth wave over the North and South. Just then Gov. Gordon walked rapidly to where Gen. Morgan was standing and kissed him directly in the mouth." NOT TO DISCUSS LOCAL ISSUES. “I have not come to Ohio to discuss local issues,” said the Governor, when he began his speech. “I am profoundly impressed with the conviction that the sooner the barriers that divide Ohio and Georgia are broken down, the better it will be for your inter ests and for mine. I shal 1 not detain you by any defense of myself nor shall I at tempt a reply to the unwarranted, ungra cious and ungentlemanly attacks upon my character. At Appomatiox on the night of April 9, when the air was still murky with the smoko of war lief ore we had been paroled, I sat on my horse, and gathering around me the remnant of a shattered army, I began to preach the re union of my country. I defy any man to put a finger upon one word which has es caped my lips since that time inconsistent with that declaration. God knows we have suffered enough by war. SECTIONAL HATE A CURSE. “We do not want any more of it, but I have sometimes thought that I would be willing to see one more war, that we might march under the stars and stripes, shoulder to shoulder against a common foe. If T could call lightning down to-night I would blast forever this horrible feeling of sec tional hate.” Gov. Gordon then read an extract from a Republican paper, saving that his hands were red with the blood of innocent negroes. He then walked to the edge of the platform and asked the reporters of the Republican papers if they saw any blood on his hands. Ho paid a high tribute to tho faithful ness of the blacks in the .South, saying that they had remained behind during the rebellion, and had protected the wives and daughters of then - masters. Greater spirit was devoted to answering the attacks made upon him by the Lender. The Governor will remain here until to-morrow night, when he will leave for Georgia. THOEBE’S CONTEST. Randall Taking Unusual Interest in the Case. Washington, Nov. I.— Representative Samuel J. Randall ordinarily takes very little interest in the contested election cases that come before the House of Representa tives beyond voting to seat the Democratic candidate. He is not ant to do anything about them, but ho has taken pains to get a copv of the testimony, so-called, presented by 'Contestant Thocbe in his contest with Speaker Carlisle and to read it carefully. He is quoted as saying that it made out a strong prima facie case, but this seems too absurd to be credited. At all events, he is taking an interest in this case which ho lias not shown in any contested election case for five years. November’s Debt Statement. Washington, Nov. 1. —The debt state ment issued to-day shows the reduction of the public debt during the month of Octo ber to lie $16,833,695; the decrease of the debt since June 30, 1887, $40,736,035; the cash in the Treasury $497,383,201; gold cer tideates outstanding $99,684,773: silver cer tificates outstanding $160,713,957; certifi cates of deposit outstanding ¥7,215.000; legal tender outstanding $346,681,016; frac tional currency, not including the amount estimated as lost or destroyed, $6,943,916. ALASKA’S DEVELOPMENT. The Total Population cf the Territory 30,400—The Taxable Property. Washington, Nov. I. —A. I’. Swineford. Governor of Alaska, in his annual report says: “The population of the Territory is estimated as follows; Whites 5,000, creoles (practically white) 1,800, Aleutes 2,300, na tives partially educated and civilized 3,500, total civilized population 12,000. uncivilized natives 26,800: total population 39,400. Ten million dollars is a conservative esti mate of the value of all the taxii ble property in the Territory ex clusive of the .Alaska Corfunercial Company’s establishment on the seal islands. Very little has been accomplished or attempted in the way of agricultural, development, this notwithstanding that there is a very considerable acreage of tillable land in Southern Alaska with a soil that produces most luxurious vegetation. Experiments which have been made leave no room for doubt that all the cereals except corn can be grown to perfection in many sections. NO STOCK RAISING. Nothing has yet been done in the way of stock raising. 'On the subject of mine and minerals the Governor says wonderful re sults are being produced. The great mine and mill on Douglas Island have' been in steady operation during tlie year, turning out gold bullion at tho rate of SIOO,OOO per month. At one point a Boston company is erecting a mill with 160 head .of stamps. Several mills have been put in operation in Silver Bow basin, and large quantities of a high grade have been found. Rich discoveries have also been made in the region of Berner’s bay, and rich placer diggings have been re ported found on Sitaiulc river, or "Forty Mile creek.” The product of the fisheries for the year he estimated at over 11,500,000 pounds of canned and 14,000 barrels of salt salmon. Tho whale fisheries have produced in the neighborhood of 600,000 gallons of oil and 250,000 pounds of bone, about the same as last year. The annual catch of cod amounts to about 5,000,000 pounds. The to tal value of- the product of the Alaska fisheries for the year is estimated a. $3,000, 000. CORNERING OIL. Production to be Curtailed One Half for One Year. Pittsburg, Nov. I.—Concerning the great shut-down movement of the oil producers which went into effect to-day the Oil City Derrick this morning said: “Tho most im portant deal ever consummated in the his tory of tho oil business was brought to a head at a late hour last night, ’The execu tive and advisory boards of the Producers’ Protective Association held two sessions at Arlington yesterday afternoon and last night, and a great shut-down movement was completed in every detail, and a shut down or a shut-in will go intoeffect. to-day.” The Derrick makes tho announcement, by authority of the two boards, that the con tracts contemplate the shutting in for one year of one-half the production. based on gauges of wells during July and August, and the entire stoppage of drilling for the same length of time. No glycerine is to be used in ttie same time, and no wells are to be cleaned out. The general feature of the plan is that the Standard Oil Com pany has set 5,000,000 barrels of oil at 62c. a barrel, the profits on this to be divided among those producers who shut in their wells and comply with all the terms of the contract. In addition to this, the Standard and producers have made a pool of 2,000,000 barrels, the profits accruing from which is to create a wage fund for laboring men thrown out of employment. MANY PEOPLE POISONED. Seven Already Dead and Twenty-two Others Under the Effects. New Orleans, Nov. I.—A special from Delhi, La., gives particulars of a horrible wholesale poisoning. Ou Friday evening last George C. King, who resides four or five miles southwest of Laura, gave a dance and supper at his residence. After the supper was nearly over all the guests were taken violently sick. A doctor was sent for who pro nounced the sickness caused by poison of some kind, and he was unable to render much relief. Louis King. Jr., Ben King, Walter Bell, Lee Ford, John O’Brien, Jr., and Miss Minnie Brown, all white, and Zeke Hill (colored) have since died and the wife of Zeke Hill and his six children, A-a Ford and six children (whites). Mrs. Louis King and children, Tronic Walker and child, one of the Dur ham boys, Bruce Spires, and Hilliard Butler wife and children are ilangerously sick, but were alive at last accounts. Abe Washburne was quite sick but is now out of danger. No motive can be assigned for the dastardly /deed. The cook is not supposed to be guilty, as she is dan gerously sick and her husband end one or two of her children are dead. The doctor and others are investigating the matter to ascertain the nature of the poison. A CORPSE IN A BOX. ' Medical Ghouls Snatched a Handsome Girl’s Remains from her Grave. Des Moines, Nov. I.—The dead body of a handsome young girl was discovered in a box at the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad depot yesterday. It had been placed in a common box, and checked through as baggage. An investigation proved the corjise to be the body of Katie Dunn, 19 years of age, who formerly resided at Charlton. She afterwards lived in St. Joseph where she died a few days ago, and was interred at Charlton Saturday. Her grave must have been immediately desecrated. Tho Coroner’s inquest developed the fact that the trunk containing the body had been shipped from Charlton by Dr. Gilles pie of East Dcs Moines. Ho was placed under arrest and admits having sent the body, but says he received it from a man he did not know. Whitney Overworked. New York, Nov. I.—Dr. Loomis who is attending Secretary Whitney, said to-day: “Mr. Whitney is not suffering from any or ganic disease. He is simply bi-okeu down from overwork. For some time he has been complaining of sick headaches, which have increased lately, until he was forced to take much needed rest. This has at once had a beneficial effect on his health, for he is al ready feeling tietter.” Secretary Whitney was shown a dispatch from Washington to-night stating that he had determined to retire from tho Cabinet, and that his sickness could lie made a pre text for his resignation. He wrote in reply: “No, there is nothing in it. I have at no time considered the matter of resigning." Women and Home Missions. Syracuse, N. Y., Nov. I.— The Women’s Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church will conclude its session to-day. There are 09 conference societies with 1,200 auxiliary societies, having an annual mem bership of 30,000, a life membership of 500 and SIXIO,OOO lias been raised in money and supplies. One hundred and thirty-one mis sion teachers have been put in the field. The convention will meet at Grace Church, Boston, next y.-at. O'BRIEN TO MAKE A FIGHT HE WILL RESIST BEING TREATED AS A CRIMINAL. His Attitude So Determined That the Governor of the Prison in Which Ho is Incarcerated Asks Instructions of the Prison's Board Gladstone's Only Aim. Cork, Nov. I.—The Mayor lias informed the municipal authorities that Mr. O’Brien having promised to resist to the death his subjection to the treatment of an ordinary criminal, the governor of the prison in which he is incarcerated, at the Mayor’s re quest, has telegraphed to the Prisons Board asking advice as to the course he shall pur sue. The Mayor will see Mr. O’Brien daily and report to the municipal officers. Gladstone’s single aim. London, Nov. I.—Mr. Gladstone has written a letter in reply to n question re garding free education in which he says: "1 do not wish to enter into anew con troversy. lam devoted to a settlement of one subject of progress on which all other subjects must depend.” YV. H. Smith writes regarding the charges made by Mr. Gladstone that the Ministry is setting an example of lawbreaking in Ireland, that the Ministry cannot deal seri ously with charges which are refuting themselves. The Ministry, lie says, is amenable to the courts if it ben lawbreaker. PARLIAMENT TO BE LONG-LIVED. Lord Hartington, speaking at Plymouth to-day, said that the present game ol' the opposition was to bring about a dissolution of Parliament, and part of their policy was to create the impression that a general elec tion would soon take place and would re sult in the defeat of the Unionists. He did not see anv reason why Parliament should be short-lived. On the contrary, it. was so constituted that it ought to Imi its full term. It contained no elements which threatened speedy dissolution. Any difficulties which had hitherto been in the way of cordial co-operation between the Liberal-Unionists and Conservatives were disapiiearing. Such difficulties would lie less during the coming session than they had been during the previous one. The alliance had been cemented by the conduct of the opposition in and out of Parliament. There was no reason why common action against the common foe of the Unionists and the country should not continue with beneficial results during the life-time of Parliament. [Cheers. ] DILLON ADVISES VIOLENCE. PI'BLIN, Nov. 1. —Mr. Dillon addressed a league meeting at Limerick to-day. He con demned the authorities for imprisoning Mr. O’Brien, declaring tha,. their action was an outrage upon the Irish race. Partisan .judges, he said,confirmed the MitchelLstown sentence under circumstarioes astounding even to those accustomed hi the mockery of the law in Ireland. If Mr. O’Brien’s friends had had force enough, they would have tried the matter out on the spot, and res cued Mr. O'Brien at any cost. He would scorn and condemn people who, having power and arms to procure liberty, would submit to such brutal tyranny. THE DUBLIN NATIONALIST CLUB. The inaugural dinner of the Dublin Na tionalist Club was given this evening. Archbishop Croke, Archbishop YValsh and T. Sexton sent letters apologizing for their absence. Michael Davitt, who responded to the toast, “Ireland a Nation,” referring to Mr. Chamberlain’s statement that Ireland’s desire for nationality was a mere sentiment, said that if there was on earth a people devoid of sentiment the puuishment he would inflict upon them would be to make Mr. Chamberlain their ruler. WORTH $lO,OOO A WEEK. Detroit, Mich., Nov. 1. —The following cablegram sent from here this morning ex plains itself: Detroit. Mich., Nov. 1, 1887. To Joth Ciillin Biqwr, .If. P.. London: The league is geiling into line. Ten thousand dollars more to test coercion. Half of this sum from fearless Philadelphia. O'Brien in prison worth ten thousand a week. Ohart.es OTtrn.r.v, Treasurer. FRANCE’S COMING CRISIS. The Right, Supported by the Radicals, Bound to Oust Grevy. London', Nov. I.— The Times correspon dent at Paris says: “President Grevy is preparing a Cabinet crisis in order to drown the Wilson commotion. Tho Cabinet will be upset on the conversion debate, and M. de Freycinet will become Premier. This will, however, only stave •4Y the inquiry which will be demanded later by the Right supported by the Radicals. Then President Grevy will be upset. The Radicals will call a emigre s to elect his successor. Secret committees are being formed in all parts of Paris to watch for a favorable op(>ortunity to exert mob pressure on tho election of President.” The official journal anonymously ac knowledges the receipt ol 40,000f. from M. Wilson. This amount represents the amount of postage due on letters Ranked by him under the presidential seal. GREVY TO RETIRE. London, Nov. I.— The Standard's cor respondent in Paris asserts I hat President Grevy lias fully decided to retire to private life when the Wilson affair blows over. International Arbitration. London, Nov. 3, 4 a. m,— The Telegraph, Daily Mews und Chronicle, all contain edi torials expressing a belief that President Cleveland is in sympathy with the peace memorialist movement, and thut the cause lias made an advance. The Standard tuny* the reply of tho President is laconic, and perhaps a trifle oracular, but we gather from the caution exhibited, that ho does not see his way to tho immediate maturing of such a treaty. The deputation itself can scarcely have failed to discern that the Praiident’s language contained a covert ro buko to their too sanguine hopes. Edlcott Discharged. London, Nov. I.— The prosecution of Constable Edioott, who arrested Miss Cass on a charge of being an improtier character, and who was indicted by the Middlesex grand jury for perjury because of the evi dence ho gave against her, has collapsed. The Judge before whom the case was hoard held that tho evidence of Miss Cmw was not corroborated, and discharged the constable. Franco-German Insincerity. Berlin, Nov. I.—Cnwonted precautions were taken by the French authorities on Saturday to protect German officials who were surveying the scene of the recent fron tier incident. The utmost courtesy was shown on both sides. Postponed for a Few Days. London, Nov. 1. —The meeting of the Presbyterian .-Ecumenical Council, which is to be held in London next year, has been postponed from June 30 to July 3 at the re quest of the American delegates. A Tolerably Good Night. Berlin, Nov. I.— Emperor William passed a tolerably good night last night. ANARCHISTS WRITE LETTERS. Gov. Oglesby Informed That They Want No Mercy at His Hands. Chicago, Nov. I.—George Engel, Louis Lingg and Adolph Fischer, of the group of death sentenced Anarchists, have written open letters to Gov. Oglesby refusing any commutation of sentence short of liberty, asserting their innocence of the Haymarket murder and declaring their unabated faith in ttie principles of anarchy. Fischer, who gave all three of the letters to a reporter, asked that they be printed without change. Following is one of them: Cook Oocnty Jail, Chicago, Nov. 1, Iflfl'.' .-In Onrn Letter to Mr. K. o'. Oglesby, Governor of the Stole, of Illinois: Dear Sin I am aware that petitions are be ing circulated and signed by the general public asking you to commute the sentence of death which was inflicted upon mo by the Criminal Court of this state. Atieut this action of the sympathizing and well-mean ing portion of the people 1 solemnly declare it has uot my sanction. Asa man of honor, as a man of conscience, and as a man of principle I cannot accent mere.v. I am not guilty of the charges in the indictment of murder. I am no murderer, and cannot, apologize for action of whi h l know lam innocent. And should 1 ask “mercy" on account of my principles which I houestly believe to ha true anil noble. No, I am no hypocrite, and have, therefore, no ex cuses to offer with regard to being an Anarchist because the experiences of the past, eighteen months have only strengthened my conviction. The question is: Am 1 responsible for the death of I he policemen at the Haymarket. and 1 -ay lie, unb sh you assent that every abolitionist could have been held responsible for the deeds of John Brown. Therefore I could not ask or accept "mercy,” w ithout lowering myself in my self-estimation, if 1 cannot obtain justice from the authorities nnd be restored to my family, then I prefer that the verdict be carried out as it stands. Every informed person must, I should think, admit that the verdict is solely due to class hatred, prejudice, inflaming of public opinion of a ma licious newspaper fraternity, onda desire on the (girl of the privileged class to check t he progress ive labor movement. Interested parties, of course, deny this, but it is nevertheless true, and I am sure that coming a.:es will look upon our trial, conviction and execution, as the people of tho nineteenth century regard the barbarities of past generations, as the outcome of the intol erance aud prejudice against advanced ideas. History repeats itself. As the powers t hat be have at all times thought, they could stem the progressive tide by exterminating a few “kick era,” so do the ruling class of to-day imagine they can put a stop to the movement, of labor emancipation by hanging a few of its advocates. Progress in its victorious march has had to overcome many obstacles which seemed invincible, and many of its apostles have died as martyrs. The obstacles which bar the read of progress to day seem to lie invincible, too, but they will be overcome, nevertheless At nil times when the condition of society has become such thal a targe portion of the people complained of existing injustice, the ruling classes have denied the truth of these complaints, but have said the discontent of a portion of the people in question was due to the “pernicious influence of malicious agitators." To-day again some people assert that the “d— agitators" are the calls*.* of immense dissatisfaction among the working people. Who speak thus? Can you nit read’’will you not read the signs of the t imes? Do you not see that the clouds on the social Armament are thickening? Are you not. for instance, aware that control of industry and of means of transportation, is constantly concentrating in fewer hands; that the monopolists, i. e.. the sharks among the capitalists, swallow the liltleones among us; that ‘trusts,” "pools” and other combinations are being formed in order to more thoroughly and systematically fleece the people; that under the present system, development, technical and mechanical, is from year to year throwing more workingtuen on the wayside; that in some jiarts of this great and fertile land a majority of the farmers are obliged to mort gage their homes iu order to satisfy t tie greed of monster corporations; that in short the rich are constantly growing richer and the poor poorer Yes, and do you not comprehend that all these evils find their origin in the present, Institutions of society, which allows one portion of the human race to build fortunes upon the mis fortunes of others to enslave thefr fellowinen? Instead of trying to remedy these evils, and in stead of ascertaining just what the cans** of the dissatisfaction isthe ruling classes throuirb their mouth-piece, the press, pulpit, etc., defame aud misrepresent, the characters, teachings and motive of the advocates of social reconstruction, and use the rifle aud club on them, and if the opportunity is favorable send them to the gal lows and prisons. Will this do any good? As an answer i may as well quote the following words, with which Benjamin Franklin closed his satirical essay, “Rules for Reducing a Great Empire to a Small One," which he dedicated to the English government in 177 ft. “Suppose all their (the "kickers' ) complaints to lie invented and pro moted bv a few- factious demagogues whom If you could catch and hang would be quiet. Caleb and hang a few accordingly, slid the blood of mart yrs shall work miracles in favor of your purpose." (i. e., your own ruin) So I say so ciety may hang a number of the diseipiee of progress who have disinterestedly served the cause of the sons of toll, which is the cause of humanly, hut their blood will work miracles in bringing alxmt lhe downfall of modern society and in hastening the birth of anew era of civilization. Magna est Veritas et prevaUbet. Adolph Fischer. The other two letters are written in the same strain, and bear evidence of having been composed by the same hand. Engel's letter was certainly not w ritten hy himself. The body of the epistle is written in a bold, free hand, while Engel’s signature is con tracted and clumsy. The Czar to Stop at Stockholm. Moscow, Nov. 1. —M. de Giers has in formed the Turkish Embassador that the Czar will return to Russia via Stockholm. While in Stockholm he will pay a visit to King Oscar in return for the latter’s visit at Copenhagen. The German envoy at Copenhagen has boeti instructed to intimate that the Ger man Court will not consider it an act of dis courtesy if the Czar, out of regard for the health of his family, returns home through Germany without coming to Berlin; and that, on the other band, if he should visit Emperor William he will be given tho heartiest reception. Do Lessepa’ High Hopes. Paris, Nov. 1. —Count de Lessepe has an nounced to the Academy of Science that the Panama canal will be opened Feb. 3, IhPO. The work will uot then be entirely com pleted, but passage will be free for twenty ships a day It is estimated that, this traffic will produce an annual revenue of from 'jo.odo.ooor. to i00,000,000f. All-saints’ day at Paris, Paris Nov. I.—All-saints day was observed here in the usual manner. The avenues leading to the cemeteries were crowded all day. Sympathizers with Gen. Boulanger too’k advantage of the occasion to make demonstrations in his honor, but no disturbances occurred. A Town Burned. Berlin, Nov. 1. —Advices have been re ceived from Warsaw that the town of Kluziu has been totally destroyed by flra Three hundred and fifty houses and a”num ber of stores were burned, and many lives lost. The Panama at Havana. Havana, Nov. 1.-—Tlie Spanish steamer Panama, from New York, which was ashore on the Florida coast, has arrived here, hav ing lieen floated Holiday afternoon. Alien board are well. Waddlngton to Resign. London, Nov. I.— M. Waddington, the French .Ambassador here, will soon resign. Count do Cbambordy has been designated as ids successor. i PRICE $lO A YEAR i 1 ft CENTS A COPY, f 'ONE SURVIVOR PICKED ITPl T P THE STORY OF THE LOSS OF THE VERNON TOLD AT LAST. She Foundered So Suddenly During tho Gale That There Was Not Time to Man a Boat—Nearly Everybody Went to the Bottom Without Being Able to Leave the Vessel. •Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Nov. I.—Uptothe arrival of the schooner Fomroy, from Chi cago, which passed through the bay to-day, it was supposed that not a single survivor was left of the forty or fifty peopleou board tho propeller Vernon, which went down off Sheboygan early last Saturday morning. It is now known, however, that at least one man lives to tell the tale of that terrible night on Lake Michigan. The Pomroy has on board the only survivor so far as is known of that awful dis aster. The name of tha man thus rescued from death after he had given up all hope of ever again setting his foot upon dry land, is Alfred Stone, of Chicago, one of the Vernon’s crew. Ho had been in the water sixty hours, exposed to the bitter piercing wind and without a bite to eat. When the Fomroy discovered him on a raft last, night about eight miles from She boygan (it was clear moonlight,) Stone was so cohl os to be almost helpless and so weak from hunger that he could scarcely move. HIS STORY. Although still very weak from the effect of his awful experience Stone was able to make a brief statement of tbe|uever-to-be forgotton night; “I was awakened in the middle of the night,” he says, "by the cries of the passengers and crew’ that the vessel was sinking. I sprang out of a window and found myself on a Ufo raft with six other persons. I cannot say now who my companions were. Part of them were mem bers of the crew and part were passengers. It seemed only a moment before the vessel had gone down, and T believe that all tut a few of those on board went down with her. I do not know just how many people were nlxmnl at the time, but the number could not have been far from fifty. We pasted through an awful night. I think I never saw such a sea as that which tossed our little raft at its mercy. When daylight came we hoisted a signal of distress, using a coat tied to an oar. LEFT TO HIS FATE. “Two vessels passed so near us Saturday that they must have seen our signal, yet for some reason they apparently made no effort to reach us. The storm still raged, and it may be that they had all they could do to save themselves. One after another of my companions perished in the cold or was washed off the raft when they became too numb with cold to hold on any longer. Wo never saw any others from the sunken steamer, and 1 don’t believe any others sur vived. The vessel went down so suddenly that tho crew had not time to man a boat.” When Stone was picked up there was the corpse of one man on the raft with him, the other four having perished several hours before. Stone says this man was one of the crow, whose name he doee not know. A GALE IN ENGLAND. Great Damage Done to Shipping Along the Coast. London, Nov. 1. —A gale prevail* throughout England. Telegraph wires have been broken, chimneys blown down, trees uprooted, and a number of minor marine casualties are reported. Seven vessels were wrecked at Cardiff and many wrecks are reported from other places. The gale, which is terrific, extend* around the entire coast o the United King dom and is accompanied by rain. The reports of the stranding of vessels continue to bo received, and an immense amount of damage has been done. At Falmouth a number of vessels have been driven ashore. The gale began subsiding this afternoon. Tho races at Brighton which were suspended on account of tlio storm w ere resumed. A score of vessels in the Mersey broke from their moorings and drifted broadside up the river. There was one very serious collision. It is reported that the British bark Tem ple Bar, bound for Rio Janeiro, has foun dered in the British Channel and her crew, numbering eighteen persons, were lost. THE BLOW AT BREST. Brest, Nov. I.—A hurricane has been raging here since morning, and vessels have been unable to leave the roadstead. Many fishing sinaeks and pilot vessels have foun dered during the storm. TROOPS TAKE THE FIEED The Movement to Suppress the Crow Indians Begun. St. Paul, Minn., Nov. I.—Tj>e Pioneer Press, Ft. Custer, special, dated early this morning says: “Orders have been issued for troops to move to-day. Five companies o* cavalry, and one of infantry under command of Brig. Gen. Ruger, taka the field at 0 o’clock this morn* ing. Troop A., first Cavalry, reached Custer station last night, aud is now euroute hero. A courier from tha Crow agency reports a large and very noisy f athering of Indians near the agency, anti udiaus war drums could be heard last night all along the Big Horn river. Th Indians are all ordered to be in camp by Friday night, and all out after that will be treated as hostile. The troojs ar? in high spirits.” Danville’s New Railroad. Danville, Va., Nov. l.—Tho incorpo rators of the Danville and Seaboard rail road met to-day, paid in SIO,OOO as required under their charter and organised for busi ness by the election of the following officers: President, Maj. W. T. Sutherlin; Directors, .1. 1). Blair, F. X. Burton, J. G. Hena, J. H. School field and M. P. Jordon. The road is designed to run from Danville to a con nection with the Seaboard and Roanoke Air-Line. The road has strong backing and every prospect of early construction. Decoration Day at New Orleans. New Orleans, Oct. 1. —The custom in this city of honoring the dead on the anni versary of All-saints-day by decorating th graves'and tombs with flowers, evergreens, wreaths and mourning mottoes was gener oily observed to-day. The weather wa* clear and pleasant and visitors to the feme teries this afternoon were very numerous. The Thistle at Home. London. Nov. I.—The Scotch yachi Thistle, whiqb loft New York Oct 14, ar rived at Greenock to-day. She had a good voyage. Tho lxt day’s run was 258 nule* and the worst 75. She behaved well. Bombay's Cholera Epidemic. Alexandria, Nov. I.—Vessels from Bombay are subjected to twenty-lour hours quarantine at Suez, owing to’ the report# that cholera is increasing at Bombay. Cincinnati’s Registration. Cincinnati, 0., Nov. I.—The total regia tration of voters in Cincinnati this year i# 56.311. an increase of 3,013 over last year-