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( ESTABLISHED ISSO. 1 J. H. KSTILL, Edilor aud Proprietor POLICE IN CHICAGO’S JAIL fifty-four men with rifles on duty near the doomed. They Will Maintain Their Patrol Until After the Hanging-- Spies, Fielden and Schwab Weaken and Sign a Petition to the Governor for Clem ency- The City Quiet. Chicago, Nov. 3.—Two full companies of police are now quartered in the county jail near the Anarchists’ cells. The officers wore brought into jail last night by the liack entrance. There are fifty-four men in all, and each is armed with a Winchester rifle These men will remain in the jail until after the event of Nov. 11. There was no excitement in the jail this morning. Whatever stir was caused by the decision yesterday had worn off to-day, and every thing was quiet around the establishment. The Sheriff has already begun the build ing of the scaffold on which it is intended to hang the Anarchists. Carpenters were busy this afternoon working on the pieces which go to make up the machine of death, and it will not be long before the gallows will be ready. This is regarded in some quarters as significant of Sheriff Matson’s belief that the Governor will not interfere. A CONFERENCE AT THE JAIL. The event at the county jail this morning was n conference of an hour between Capt. Black, L, S. Oliver and Wie seven doomed Anarchists. Capt. Black refused to make public the matter under discussion. He said that he expected to leave for Spring- Held with a petition for amnesty Monday. To an inquiry whether he hoped for clem ency be replied: “I am always a hopeful man. 1 will Pope until there is no longer any ground it, when there can only be grief for the seven men murdered by Jaw.” "There has been a good deal of talk about the iKissibi.ity of suicide by these men. What do you think of it?” was asked. "They couldn’t be hired to take their own lives. Not a man of them would do so; not one. If they wished to do so nothing would be easier. But I tell you, that if their cells were filled with deadly weapons and they had poisons more subtle than Lethe, they would scorn to use them. They are not common scoundrels who would try to cheat the gallows. There is no ignominy ill the scaffold for them. If they must die they would prefer to he strangled by the organ ized robbery they sought to overthrow than to slink out of the world like cowards.” THREE SIGN A PETITION. August Spies, Samuel Fielden and Nicliol as Schwab signed a petition this afternoon humbly begging the Governor to commute their sentences. These three of the seven condemned men are the only ones who have not written letters to the Governor that they would not accept commutation of their sentences, avfl that all efforts in that direction were without their sanction. The signatures of Fielden and Schwab were secured this morning by Capt. Black and L. S. Oliver, who visited the prisoners at the jail, and had private conferences w'itli them. Ail sorts of entreaties were adopted to get Spies to sign the petition, but ho resolutely refused to do so as did also Lingg, Engle, Fischer and Parsons. WILLING TO WEAKEN. At 3:30 o’clock this afternoon the same petitions w ere brought to the jail by Dr. Schmidt, Alderman Frank Nulbert and H. Lintmeyer with permission from the sheriff to confer with the condemned men. George Schilling arrived later and joined the party. It was plain that Spies had weakened since the morning conference. He read the ]iot ition over several tunes After an hour’s pleading Spies said: “Well, giveme a pen,” and with a flourish his name was appended below. The visitors then turned their at tention to the others who have written let ters declining executive clemency, but ob tained no further signatures. SEEKING IN VAIN FOR A HALL. Chairman Oliver, of the Amnesty As sociation, exhausted his patience and wore out a good horse in an unavailing effort to secure a hall for Saturday night's mass meeting. No owners of places of public as semblage can be prevailed upon to rent for even one night for that purpose, Joe Cruenhut, George Schilling and Charles Spin sat, around Editor Buchanan’s office waiting for something to turn up. Petitions came in by mail and messengers. Detroit *ent one solid roll of 3,500 names, and Grand Rapids contributed 500. It is claimed that nearly 200,000 signatures have already been secured. THE ARBEITER ZKITUNG’S EDITORIAL. The Arbeiter ZeiUing, the organ of the Anarchists, to-day has a long editorial on the action of the Supreme Court, in which it says: "The request of our eight com rades for a writ of error has been refused hv the Federal Supreme Court. For a hun dred years the United States has enjoyed reputation of being a free country, and ’’I 1 to a short time ago such reputation was certainly most justifiable. Hut lately a few possessors of colossal riches produced by the common people, usurped ilie criminal power to pervert and misin '(■rpret the law's created by the fathers of this republic in good faith and a progressive Tint. They splatter with mud the name "I the republic. The Supreme Court a j Washington, the German Imperial tou rt at Leipsig, ami the mar- Iml courts at St. Petersburg, stand on a level. The justice which is being distributer! under the auspices of Jay Gould, ’ snderbilt, ct al., wears not only a bandage over her eyes, but also a watchword on her breast, which reads ‘The public be d —.’ ” PREJUDICE OF THE JURY, ihe article quotes from Ben Butler’s speech, where he said that every one of the jurors was prejudiced against the Anarchists. It accuses tee judges of having been led merely n desire of setting a horrible example to the wo king classes to keep them easier in submission. It warns the judges that he who sows the wind must reap the whirl wind, and closes: “Heretofore the working people lielieved in the existence of justice nd equality in this country. The cruelties °* their enemies will open their eyes. Our comrades will seal with their blood hie truth that liberty and justice can hardly raise their heads in this country. However dear to us may be the life of our jomrades we must give them up, consoled by the hope that this human sacrifice will hasten the day w hen the masses will learn i" understand how they were living fooled hud what a humbug has iieen made of justice.” HHS. PARSONS PEDDLING PAMPHLETS. About noon to-day Mrs. Lucy Parsons, , 'ife of the condemned Anarchist, des wnded the stairs leading to Spaulding's Printing office on Clark street, and began to a pamphlet entitled: ! "as it a Fair Trial.” Hlie had her arms te l of the documents, and was selling thern for sc. apiece. No attempt at speech making was made, but the unaccustomed (hpet tacle of a woman selling anarchistic pamphlets attracted a considerable crowd, it was some time before it was known that ” j mysterious vendor was Mis. Parsons, a, (d in a trice the street was packed "flii curious spectators. So dense j' #s the congregation that it was ’’"possible lor a wagon even to make its way along the middle of the street and in five minutes after the announcement of the woman’s name it was beyond all hu man possibility for pedestrians to come within 100 yards of the spot where Mrs. Parsons stood. ORDERED TG MOVE ON. Passage on either side of the street was out of the question till three officers ordered the woman to “move oil.” She did move on in the direction of the government building, carrying her pamphlets and followed by an immense throng. It was estimated that 5,000 people were assembled around the place. In vain car drivers rang their bells, and the expostulations of a hundred team sters were equally vain. Finally a couple of officers came up and took Mrs. Parsons before Chief Ebersold, That official thought the matter over and decided that Mrs. Par sons had the same right to sell her books as other vendors of literature, and said she might continue in the book business as long as she pleased, provided she did not blockade the sidewalks and streets. Accordingly on returning to the office and getting a t rash supply of books, she, instead of standing in front of the building, walked briskly down the street to the post office, handing out books faster than she could make change. On gaining the stairs of the government building she once more was surrounded by a large crowd and was told by a deputy marshal to move on. She obeyed and continued to walk through the streets until she was com pletely exhausted, staggered up the stairs and sank nearly fainting into a chair in De vine’s office. In the few hours she was out. she sold nearly 5,000 copies of the book at sc. each. A PETITION TO THE GOVERNOR. The objects of thev isits of Messrs. Salter and Lloyd to see the Anarch ists yesterday was developed to-day by the circulation of three different petitions among prominent citizens asking the Gov ernor to save the Anarchists. The first of these petitions includes the names of all seven men and was signed during the day by Judge Tully, Judges Booth and Manierre, Julius Rosen thal and many others. It was addressed to His Excellency R. J. Oglesby, Governor of Illinois, and read as follows: “We, the undersigned residents of Chicago and vicinity, holding in abhorrence the doc trines and methods of anarchy, yet be lieving that the ends of justice aud the safety of the State would be better served by a commutation of the sentence against Spies, Schwab, Fielden, Parsons, Engle, Fischer and Lingg than by carrying it into effect, most earnestly and respectfully ask you to exercise your high prerogativ e of clemency at this time.” The second petition does not contain the names of Engel, Fischer and Lingg. It is understood that the first signature obtained to this jietition was that of A. S. B. Bradley. The last petition has only the names of Fielden and Schwab, who are singled out as mdkt likely to be saved even though the others are not. It is the intentiou of the circulators of these various petitions, and also those coming from the Amnesty Association, to go to Springfield early next w'oek. IS IT AN INFERNAL MACHINE? Washington, Nov. 3. —An attempt was mad.i to-night either to kill or maim Chief Justice Waite, of the United States Supreme Court, or perpetrate a silly hoax. About 6:30 o’clock a small box was sent to his house through the special delivery postal service. It was a pasteboard box about 10 inches by 6, looking something like a valen tine box and was addressed in small, cramped and apparently disguised back hand writing: “To tlie Hon. Chief Justice AVaite, 1415 I street, N. AA’., AVashiugton, D. C. Near the bottom were the words, “im portant papers,” underscored. The thing enclosed was a glass tube, about 10 inches long and of the diameter of a lead pencil. The tube was bent at an angle of 60 degrees and was fastened to the box by means of small pieces of heavy paper pasted over it. TWO PERCUSSION CAPS. The tube for most of its length contained a jot black liquid, but about one and a half inches from the end was a percussion cap separating the fluid from a little more than an inch of coarse powder, apparently what is known as Atlas powder. At the other end of the powder was another percussion cap, and to this was attache! a wire, which was apparently intended to explode the tube. This wire was joined to a small rub ber band fastened to one side of the box, and another wire ran from the rubber to a hook and eye which was held in place by a piece of paper pasted over it. If the machine is really what it seems to be the raising of the lid would have exploded it. Before it reaehedjthe ‘ Justice’s house, however, the box was stamped on one side by a post office employe, and the force with which the blow was struck in stamping caused the wire to slip through the hook and eye, thus severing the necessary connection. There are some circumstances which lead to a saspicion that the whole thing is a hoax. WHERE THE TIP CAME FROM. The person through whom the matter was brought to the attention of the police is a young man who sells items to newspa |n i'ii i i'ii i‘ "" ,l 1 • i- not by many regarded as trustworthy. Us name is withheld at the request of the police, to whom he told substantially the following story: About (1 o’clock he went to the post office to mail a letter, and going to on® of the desks to address it. he noticed a man putting the address of Chief Justice AVaite on a box. He says he thought nothing of it at the time, aud therefore did not observe the man closely enough to beable to identify him. When on the street, however, the thought came to him that there was some thing suspicious about it inasmuch as the Chief Justice had on AVednesday delivered an opinion denying a writ of error to the condemned Chicago Anarchists. He thereupon went to the home of the Chief Justice and inquired of him if he had re ceived the box. The Chief Justice said he had not, and the young man went to the post office and ascertained that the box had been delivered at 0:30 o'clock. TOLD TWO CORRESPONDENTS. He next informed the correspondents of the Chicago Tribune and Cincinnati Com mercial-Gazette. of the matter, and offered to sell them the story about it. The cor respondents decided to make a fur ther investigation, and went to the police station ami told the story to Detective Sergeant Hollenberger, who immediately called on the Chief Jus tice, who then acknowledged receiving the box and gave it to the Sergeant. The Chief Justice said he had received the box while nt dinner and had opened it. but. without being harmed, the wire which was to have exploded it having been detached, as already stated. Justice AVaite did not attach any importance to the box, and said he thought it a sensational hoax. The Sergeant took the box to police headquarters, where it is now held as evidence. Sergt. Hollenberger said he had no clew to the sender of the box and that the young man was unable to give anv description of the man whom he had seon addressing it before mailing it. FRENCH SYMPATHIZERS Paris, Nov. 3.— Mr. McLane, United States Minister, in a letter acknowledging the receipt of a communication from M. Barodot, President of the Extreme Left in the Chamber of Deputies, to the Governor SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1. 1887. of Illinois, praying for clemency for the condemned Chicago Anarchists, says: “I have already informed you that the death penalty in the United States is limited to common law crimes, and that it is never ex orcised for political offenses. AVhile feeling t hat it is necessary to point this out I do not hesitate to say that I am interested in any step to spare human life. 1 have cabled to the Governor of Illinois calling his attention to your dispatch.” EXPLOSION OF A TORPEDO. Several Officers and Seamen Have a Narrow Escape. Newport, R. 1., Nov. 3. —Several officers and seamen of the torpedo station narrowly escaped death from a torpedo explosion this evening. The usual experiments were be ing conducted in the harbor near the sta tion, and several torpedoes had been suc cessfully fired. The last one was a spare torpedo, aud while this was being run out from the boat in which were seven or eight officers and men, it suddenly exploded before it had been immersed in the water The shock was tremendous, startling the city and shaking buildings along the’harbor froqt. Tlie boat was badly stove, and the men had to use much exertion to reach the wharf before she sank. Only two of the men were injured’ the gunners who were in the bow of the boat. Both men were badly wounded in tlie side, being riddled with pieces of the torpedo. They also sustained severe body wounds, and one of them has a rib broken. The injured men were attended by Surgeon Wise, of the torpedo station, and were then taken to the Newport Hospital. The cause of the ex plosion is unknown, but it would seem that the officer in charge of the battery must have turned the current on too strong, as the torpedo could not have exploded unless the battery was on. SALE OF THE GRAPHIC. The Paper Will Continue Democratic in Politics. New York, Nov. 3.—The negotiations for the sale of the New York Graphic have been concluded, and a syndicate of wealthy capitalists in New York and Philadelphia have finally secured control of the paper. This arrangement will keep the Graphic an in dependent Democratic journal and a friend of the National and State administrations. Thus prominent Republicans, who were ne gotiating for it, have failed to get control, and the paper is to lie strengthened and remain in the Democratic fold. Major Hinldey, former proprietor, retained a minority share of the stock, and does not go out of interest in the Graphic as he would have done had ex- Senator Platt and his friends bought, it. Edward H. Goff, President of the American Electric Manufacturing Company, has been selected as President of the new organiza tion, and E. C. Brown will be General Manager. Col. Frank A. Burr, of the Philadelphia Times , will be editor. It is understood that the price paid was on the basis of $250,000. OUTRAGES BY WHITE CAPS. Court Officials Too Terrorized to Prose cute Them. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 3.—A telegram from Southwestern Indiana says that AVhite Caps are again out committing more out rages. The outlaws visited the house of John Amy, in Harrison county, and in his presence stripped his wife and administered forty lashes laid on hard. It is said that the county officials are thoroughly terror ized, as is shown by tlie fact that the case of Charles Langford, of Mount Prospect, Crawford county, was presented to the grand jury, with proofs of identity of the men who outraged his family, but the jury refused to present a true bill. Langford tore the masks from the faces of two of his assailants, and recognized his nearest neighbor and deadliest enemy in one. In spite of this he could not induce any prosecution by the court, which feared the vengeance of his assailants. A RESERVOIR GIVES WAY. Ten Million Gallons of Water Rush Down a Mountain Side. St. Louis, Nov. 3. —The new water works recently constructed by Col. Zob Ward at Little Rock, Ark., were to have been opened yesterday, but at 10 o’clock the centre wall dividing the two new reservoirs placed on the mountain, 250 feet above the city, gave way und allowed 10,000,000 gallons of water to run back down the mountain side into the river. The lower reservoir was full and the water from the upper one rushed into it ami caused it to overflow in a column at least ten feet deep. Prepe utioiio had been made for entertaining ala g ■ nu.liner ctf guests on the grounds and thi ; la:< injected was just below the reservoir aui in the p■' i taken by the column of water. Luckily the break occur'-"*! before he pcop.e lad as sembled The damage i- $10,(Mo. ROBBERS DELAY a TRAIN. 3’hey Cut Open tho Mail Fouhceo and Help Themselves. Pueblo •' > . Nov. 3. —About 1 o’clock morning several masked men stopped the eastbouud Halt Lake express on the Den ver and Rio Grande road, a few miles east of Grand Junction, and compelled the engi neer, fireman, mail and express messengers to leave tlie (rain, and while they were guarded by one of the rob bers, the others passed through the train, relieving the passenger of t.h r money and valuables. The robbeis then entered the express (At-, but failed to op i the safe. The mail pouches were cut. and the registered packages and letter- opened. The train was allowixl to proceed, after he ing delayed over an hour and thi robbers took to the mountains. It is not yet learned how much money was socur si. KILLED BY A THIEF. A Respectable Young Farmer While With a Pease. Raleigh, N. C., Nov. B.— A vjierial to the Newt and Observer says: “Luke Russell, a, respectable young farmer son ot VI. A. Russell, living near Cahlcston, Crav.-n county, was shot and killed last night by Bill Williams (colored). Russell went with a posse of citizens to arr ;st Williams for stealing cotton. He starts 1 up into a * ic ond story of an outbuilding to search tor Williams, when the latte* fired a load fi jm a gun into his breast. \' llliains made bis escape. Russell died in h tlf an hour.” Ground to I enth. Pittsburg, Nov. 3.—A a engine attached to a freight train on the Fort W aynn rail road struck a street car a the Federal street crossing in Allegheny dtp about 0 o’clock this evening and two pass, agent who jun iped from the car were caught under the wl eels of the engine and ground to deutb. I heir names were John M. Culp, Teller of the Odd Fellows Savings Bank of this city, and Miss Harriet AVeyman. The accident was oausod by Guteman Stewart Cunningham raising the safety gates too soon. O'BRIEN WILL DIE GAME. HE WILL REFUSE TO OBEY RULES APPLIED TO CRIMINALS. A Plank In a Cell oxß Hia Bed at Tullamore—United Ireland Cries for Vengeance—The Cabinet Will Stick to Its Policy of Suppression. Dublin, Nov. S. —United Ireland asserts that a secret circular was issued by the police authorities to the forces at Mitchells town before the meeting on Sept. 0, at which the police fired on the people, urging vigorous suppression of Nationalist meet ings and instructing the police not to *give wav to or compromise with the leaguers. The cell in Tullamore jail which Mr. O’Brien has been placed in is 8 by (3. He slept last night on a plank bed. He lias given warning to the Governor of the jail that he will refuse to do menial offices, wear prison garb, or associate with criminals. The governor will await official notification from the General Prisons Board before enforcing their decision that Mr. O’Brien should lie treated as an ordinary prisoner. Mr. O’Brien still wears civilian clothes, and is in cheerful spirits. United Ireland to-day contains two col umns of reports of meetings of suppressed branches of the national league. In an edi torial it characterizes the removal of Mr. O'Brien to Tullamore jail as an outrage, and says it was done in behalf of the land lords. ” Henceforth, it says, the people will make landlords hostages for Mr. O’Brien’s safety. The plan of campaign will become not merely the tenant’s weapon of defense, but an instrument of vengeance. It says: “Will Irishmen remain quiescent and not raze fiis torture house to the ground? I’lease God, not quite. If Mr. O’Brien is harmed, for every hair of his head Irishmen will ex act compound vengeance.” thirty persons summoned. Thirty persons have been summoned under the crimes act in Ballyhanms to an swer charges in connection with evictions. A majority of those summoned are young girls. Messrs. Pyne and Gilhooly, National ist members of Parliament, have also been summoned, the former for inciting resist ance to bailiffs at an eviction at Sehrahan, and the latter for advocating a boycott at a league meeting at Schull. THE CABINET MEETS. London, Nov. 3.—A meeting of the Cabi net was held to-day. Mr. Balfour, who re turned from Dublin yesterday, was present. He looks ill. The Cabinet resolved to continue its present vigorous jxfliey in Ireland, especially as regards speeches at proclaimed meetings. The Home Rule Union of London, at a meeting this evening adopted a resolution expressing spmpathy with Wilfrid Blunt and Mr. O’Brien and resolved to continue the agitation in Ireland with the aid of English speaker*. Bhaw lefevro in moving the resolution entered a strong protest against the government’s treatment of Mr. Blunt which he said was as unjust as it wa.’ un lawful. He himself had gathered from his visit to Ireland in 1881 that the disturliances we’ e due solely (re unjust landlords. He considered the Woodford meeting thorough ly justified, and had he been in Ireland at the time he would have gladly attended it. A letter was read from Mr. Morley, in which lie protested against the reckless exultation of the Ministerialists speakers and writers over the violent acts committed by the Irish executive, and expressed the hope that the legality of the suppression of the Woodford meet ng and the arrest of Mr. O’Brien would lie thoroughly tested by the Home Rule Union. FRANCE’S RENTES. Their Conversion Into 3 Per Cents. From 4>4 Discussed. Paris, Nov. 3. — The debate on the gov ernment bill for the conversion of per cent, rentes into 3 per cent, was begun in the Chamber of Deputies to-day. M. Allain, M. Turge and M. Soubeyran admit ted the expediency of conversion, but expressed disapproval of the Ministry’s method for bringing it about. They declared that the measure really contemplated a loan under another name. M Ribot defended the measure, but with reservations. M. Amagat opposed it. M. Rouvier, Prime Minister, said all ac cepted the principle of the measure. He pointed out the advantages to be derived from the proposed conversion, and said the government would adhere to the bill as it stood. THE CAFFAREL CASE DROPPED. M. Sails here presented Hie report of the committee apiiointed to inquire into the Caffarel scandal The President inquired whether the Chamber would suspend the discussion on the financial measure to hear the report. The Chamber voted in the neg ative. .'.5, Rouvier then continued: The creation of OOO.OOOf. of four per cent, rentes, t ? sad, wMiid produce dead stock. The abolition of the extraordinary budget for 1888 was impossible, but the government would arrange eventually to suppress such budgets Tlie Prime Minister concluded by demanding the adoption of the bill. At a subsequent meeting of the Right it was re solved to convert into a Cabinet question a debate which should remain purely flimn cial. ••HE I.ILL PASgir M. Pichon moved an amendment provid i/ig chat 4 ! 'j per rent. -oe com er ed in o 4 per rents. Prom' r Rouvier tauntingly challenged the )*> retne Left to interpellate the govern inen oil its general policy instead of chang ing the character of a financial debate. (Applause from the Centre.J Conversion, in said, would cost the taxpayers nothing. (Murmurs from the Right and Extreme Left.] The government would obtain W),- 700,0001. for armaments without increasing the burdens of the State. [Great excite ment.] M. Pichon’s amendment was rejected by a vote of 344 to 172. The bill was passed in its entirety by a vi ite of 270 to 101. M. Rouvier consented to reduce the cost cl the confersion to IoO.OOOf. The Chamber adopted the proposul re quiring the government to submit to the budget committee a detailed statement of the costs. The Chamber then decided by a vote of 314 to 233 that the report of the committee on tbo Caffarel seaii'lals be read forthwith, and the debate on the rejiort was fixed for Saturday. Truro Cathedral Opened. London, Nov. 3. —Truro Cathedral was opened to-day by the Prince of Wales. This is the first cathedral built in England by the Established church since the Reformation. A throng of distinguished people attended the ceremonies, which were imposing. A Gale in the English Channel. London, Nov. 3.—A terrific gale pre vailed on the English Channel throughout the night Two vessels were driven ashore in Seuuel Bav. SHE WAS FROM SAVANNAH. The Steamer Hawarden’s Cotton Cargo Blazes Up at Sea. London, Nov. 8. — The British steamer Hawarden, Capt. Wilson, which left Savan nah Oct. 18 for Reval, put into Queenstown harbor t his morning with her cargo on tire. She was towed to the wharf. The (Ire broke out among the cottop and was discovered on Monday. Two hundred bales were thrown overboard and every effort made to extinguish the flames, but they continued to spread and Anally reached the forehold. The batclies had been battened down and the vessel is being flooded. It is hoped in this way to subdue the flames Sales of Decorations. Paris, Nov —M. Rouvier, Prime Min ister, gave testimony to-day liefore the Chamlier of Deputies Committee, which is investigating the scandals in connection with the sale of Legion of Honor decora tions. M. Rou vier explained to the com mittee that the government considered an inquiry useless, but the committee by a vote of ten to one maintained that an inquiry was necessary. Bismarck Calms the Porte St. Petersburg, Nov. 3.— The Porte has displayed some uneasiness concerning the recent interview between Prime Minister Crispi of Italy and Prince Bismarck in con sequence of the views attributed to Italy in regard to Tripoli, and Prince Bismarck, in order to quiet this apprehension, has as sured the Sultan that Germany will never share, either morally or materially, in any enterprise which threatens the integrity of Turkey. __ A Nihilist Plot Unearthed. Vienna, Nov. 3. — A dispatch from St. Petersburg to the Pvlitisehe Corresponded, says another Nihilist plot has been discov ered. The headquarters of the conspiracy were in the house of an apothecary named Schupper. The police raided the house, and made several arrests. They also found a number of bombs. A Bark’s Crew Sick. London, Nov. 3.— The Norwegian bark Althia, Capt. Rohr, which sailed from Bris tol Oct. 5 for Demerara, has returned to Bristol. All the crew with the exception of three who brought the vessel into port are sick with fever. An Explosion in a Mine. London, Nov. 3.— An explosion of fire damp occurred this morning in the load mine at Matlock, county of Derby. Twenty five men were m the pit at the time. Five dead bodies have already been recovered. Fifty-nine Fishermen Missing. Boulogne, Nov. 3. —Fifty-nine fisher men have been missing since the gale. Seven bodies lashed together have been washed ashore at Etables. Renewed Rioting Feared. Brussels, Nov. 3. —Sixteen hundred miners have struck work in the Boriange district. A renewal of the rioting Is feared. . FLAMES IN A CLUB HOUSE. The Guests of Two Hotels Flee from Their Rooms in a Panic. Chicago, Nov. 3. —It was nearly 4 o’clock this morning when fire was discovered in the Chicago Club, in Monroe street, direct ly opposite the ladies' entrance to the Palmer House. By the time the first relay of en gines had rattled up to the fire the Haines had spread throughout the fifth floor and were bursting from the windows on all sides, while signs of tire could lie seen on the fourth floor. A general alarm was promptly turned in, and in fifteen minutes a score of engines, hook and ladder trucks and hose carts thundered down the street and clat tered up to the fire. A PANIC AT THE PALMER HOUSE. A wild palin' followed at the Palmer House. At the windows on Monroe street appeared a hundred frightened faces, peer ing into the streets, and at the sight, of the steamers a rush, for the escapes followed, under the impression that the hotel was on fire. Half clad ladies ami gentlemen tum bled out into the halls and shrieked wildly for help. All the bell boys were promptly sent to the rooms of the guests, and, with the aid of the clerks, succeeded in calming the panic, thougli many of the guests re fused to return to their rooms until the hose er rs had reeled up their hose and, with the other apparatus, had started home. ASLEEP IN THE CLUB. Half a dozen club members and as many women, who are employed ah nit the club, were asleep in the building at the time. They had no warning of the flames until the firemen rushed into their apartments and pul list them out bodily. It is thought that every one was taken out safely. The fire started on the fifth floor, in the kitchen, from a defective flue, it is supposed, or a carelessly smothered fire in the range. Isiads of hose were run on all high buildings entirely surrounding' the club, and half a hundred streams of water were poured into it from all the windows. A torrent of watef poured down the stairway, cascaded down the elevator shaft,, and soaked through floor after floor, until the furniture and every thing else about the building was completely ruined. HOW THE BUILDING WAS DIVIDED. The first floor was devoted to the office, reading room and cafe. On the second floor were the library and <im! rooms, and on the Urnt the sleeping r eim. The dining room ooiup.ed the fourth fioo*, and the kitchen was nmiedis.tely above it in he mansard o if. Tin smoke from Hie burning build ing elite vd lire Clifton House adjoining on the east, a...1 scores of guests sprang out of bed and rushed into the street with the im pression that their hotel was on fire. The Chicago Club building was erected about fifteen yea re ago at a cost of $131,000. There were many valuable painting* in the room, which no doubt are runasl It transpires that no lives were lost, the employes of the clubs huving esoa|ied to the roof of an adjoining building. The greater part of the furniture was saved by being covered with tarpaulins. About $20,000 will cover the loss and the insurance is $OO,OOO. CHARLESTON’S PARADE. The Fourth Day of the Gala Week Ends In a Blaze of Glory. Charleston, 8. C., Nov. 3.— The Fourth day of the Charleston Gala Week endod to-night in a blaze of glory. During the past three days 20,000 visitors have arrived hero, and constant additions are being made to the throng by every train. The programme to-day consisted of a shot gun tournament, pilot lioat races and horse races. The entertainment to-night was an exhibition drill of the city fire de partment. and a grand fantastic parade, in which 5,000 men, m all kinds of quaint and outlandish costumes, re-enacted the moat spirited scenes of the Mardi Gras. The city was illuminated from end to end, and the ef fect of the Chinese illuminations waa most enchanting. The festival will not end until Saturday. Thousands of new visitors are expected to-morrow. .The weather is per fect. GEORGIA’S CAPITAL CITT. A New Order in the Supreme Court— The Moonshine Murderers. Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 3.— The following Supreme Court decisions were handed down to-day in the Middle circuit: Ryalls vs. Bagg et. al. Affirmed. Moxley vs. Kimlock. Reversed. Miller, administrator et al. vs. Wilkins & Berrien. Reversed. Parrish et al. vs. the Weed Seeding Ma chine Company. Affirmed. Cheatham vs. Lord. Reversed. Davis vs. the State Reversed. After the decisions Chief Justice Bleckley announced to the Bar that after this week there would l>e important change in the session of the court. Beginning Monday the court will sit for argument on alternate days—Monday, Wednesday and' Friday, mid the docket will be peremptorily called onlv on those days. Tuesday, Thursday amt Saturdays will bo given by the court to consultation and study. The new rule will bo of force till otherwise ordered. It is merely an experiment and will lie termi nated or changed at the mutual convenience of the court and bar. Judge B.ockley stated in making the announcement that some change hud been rendered necessary in or der to give reliof to the court and give the Judges 1 letter op portunity to discharge their duties. They are burdened with work, and under the old system had not time to thoroughly investigate legal questions, examine reports and other authorities. The change is gen erally highly approved by 111001110111 of the bar interviewed by the News correspondent as giving the court time for decisions, and tending to elevate the character of the court as a legal authority, which for some years lias been rather depreciated. Attorney General Anderson and John S. Davidson, of Augusta, who are hero in attendance on the court, were especially emphatic in approval of the change. The change on the lino indicated, a few members of the bar express some dissatisfaction with because the new rule will keep lawyers here longer and ut. greater expense. HE WAS MURDERED. The report of the brutal murder of Wil liam Morgan by moonshiners in Haralson county Sunday night was confirmed to-day, end a telegram was received by United States Marshal Nelmes announcing the ar rest, of two men named MeAlpin and Talia ferro, who are believed to be the leaders. They were carried to Ed wards vi lie. Ala., last night and their preliminary trial was set for to-day. As far as the State line could be ascertained it is the impression that the crime was committed on the Ala bama side and the trial will probably be had in Alabama courts. Under the act creating a Military Ad visory Board of Georgia, approved Oct. 13, 1885, the term of the present appointive memners will expire Nov. 13, ami before that date the Governor will lie required to appoint anew board for the following two years. There are to be appointed from the field officers four Captains of companies, one from the Governor’s st if, and the rest of the board. Quartermaster General (Olm steml), and the Adjutant General, ex-o/licfio President. The Governor and Adjutant General have been considering the appoint ments some time, and promise an exception ally fine board, selected with an eye to mili tary skill anil interest in the volunteer ser vice. A DRAFT for SIO,OOO. The School of Technology Commission drew on the Stale Treasury to-day for #lO,- (XX) on account of material and work on the new building. This makes s3o,BiX)expended to date by the commission. The Columbia and Augusta railroad for some reason delayed making its annual re turn to the Comptroller until to-day. The road returns its taxable property in the State at $02,250. The Treasury received to-day $3,200 from Chatham county on State taxes. A full meeting of tile School of Technol ogy Commissioners was held to-da \ All bids for putting up the machinery build ing was declared off. because the charges are oxcesssve. The lowest calls for #20,000 and the commission is unwilling to pay over SIB,OOO, and will begin work on the founda tion at once themselves. A committee was appointed to confer witli the trustees of the University as to the organization of a school, but will hardly do anything before next year. WILD ANIMALS LOOSE. A Circus Train Meets With an Acci dent at St. Louis. Bt. Louis, Nov. 3.— During to-day a special train of passenger and flat cars bearing John Robinson’s menagerie and cir cus jieoplo and their animals from Fort Scott, Kan., came into the Union depot eu route to Cincinnati, where they are to winter. About 3:30 o’clock the train pulled out to cross the bridge, and while passing over “Puzzle Switch,” in the depot yards, • fiat car left the track followed by others, and ran into a freight train on a side track, demolishing two or three cars ami killing George Squire, a canvas man, and badly injuring two other circus men named Fuller and Isle. In the smash up some Animal cages on flat cars were broken. A tiger, two lions, a leopard, jaguar, an ibex and a vulture escaped. The wild st kind of comotion followed. The depot official and policemen ran about shouting the warning, and there was a gen eral and quick stammv.le from the yards to the streets beyond. The circus and depot men then made a search for the animals. The leopard was found crouched under a freight car, and an attempt was made to lasso him, but it tailed, and the animal rushed from cover, bit a man severely on tho leg on his way out. bounded into the ticket office, and then junqied through the transom into the (Superintendent's office. He was Iwsieged by circus men, and, after several attempts to capture him and two or three shots being fired at him, he was covered with a tar paulin anil secured. One by one the other noimals were found, and, after more or less trouble, were cr.ptu rod and returned to their cages, but it was not until nearly dark that the work was over and the excitement was allayed. Excitement at Tablequab. Vimta, I. TANARUS., Nov. 3.—A special messen ger lias just arrived from Tahlequah, and reports that the greatest excitement pre vails at the Cherokee capital. He says over half the inhabitants of the city have left, taking with them their stock of household goods, and have sought refuge in the timber from the impending war, which is sure to liegin Monday, on the assembling of the council. The dispute is over the elec tion of a chief of the Cherokee nation. Both parties claim that their candidate is elected. Western Union Again Watered. New York, Nov. 3.—A certificate was filed in the County Clerk’s office to-day setting forth that the Western Union Tele- Company, through its directors, had in creased its capital $5,000,000. This makes the total stock $83,200,000. Repairs on tbe Constellation. Washington, Nov. 3.—The report of the Board of Survey on the Constellation, now at Portsmouth, Va., has been approved, and orders have been given to begin at once work of repairs to cost SOO,OOO. ( PRICK9IO A YEAR I 1 8 CENTS A COPY, f DESERTED CANE FIELDS. PLANTERS FEAR THAT FROST MAY SWOOP DOWN ON THEM. Jeanerette Reports Good Prospects for a Resumption of Work There— Two Military Companies at Baton Rouge Ordered Held in Readiness- No Change at Morgan City. New Orleans, Nov. 3.— H. Zuberbier, of Zuberbier & Bran, owners of several large sugar estates, returned home this morning after a week's absence spent in in specting their plantations. He very much laments the occurrence of the strike as the frost season is at hand and tbe consequent danger to this, as flue, if not the finest sugar crop |ever grown in Louisiana. Along the river sev eral planters have conceded the rate of wage* demanded, $1 35 per day, where no contracts existed. Mr. Zuberbier says he roooguizes danger in yielding to this de mand for an increase in cases where labor ers have contracted at #1 per day for tbe season, as establishing a precedent of break ing contracts through the medium of strikers would render the stability of busi ness estimates, so very necessary to the suc cess of plantation work impossible. FEELS BLUE, Judge E. D. White stated this morning that ho did not think well at all of the situa tion. In Assumption all hands are at w ork at less rates than the Judge is paying, and the suspension of labor on his plantation is undoubtedly tho foolish work of some igno rant and unprincipled leaders. LaFoureha planters have always strained every point to pay tho highest wages possible, and until now the parish has had no trouble, and has enjoyed the best reputation. It is now dif ficult to say what the end will be. STRIKERS WEAKEN. A Picayune special says: “The backbone of the strike is about, broken. The negroee, when they found the planters determined, yielded, and probably one-half of them have returned to work. A number of mills that suspended operations yesterday blew- their whistles to-day, and enough hands responded to begin work. There has been no trouble reported. The negroes are to be complimented on their gooa be havior. They have been advised by evil minded persons, but further than leaving the fields of labor no damage has been done. Twelve negroes were arrested at, Raceland to-day by a Sheriff’s posse. They will giva bond.” LOOKS LIKE PEACE. A special to the Time s Democrat from Jeanerette, La., says: “The labor troubles are beginning to asuino a brighter aspect. Tha laborers ordered yesterday to leave tha plantations of Dr. Gay and Capt. Willis nave all done so. Capt. Cade was this morning instructed to remain at Joaner ette with a squad of ten men and to send tha balance of the company to his headquarters. To-night he received another order to pro ceed to Pattersonville at once with a force of thirty men. The Knights of Labor had a meeting to-day, and it is reported that they agreed to assist all who desired to per sist in tho strike, but not to molest those desiring to return to work. The question of the strike has not yot been settled, but from all appearances a satisfactory under standing lx-tween the planters and laborers will speedily le reached.” MILITARY IN READINESS. A special to the Timex-Democrat, from Baton Rouge says: “Quite a stir win created hero this afternoon by the receipt of orders by the Baton Rouge Fencibles and West Baton Rouge Delta Rifles to assemble armed and equipped, and hold themselves in readiness for marching orders.” A special to the Picayune from New Iberia, La., says: “’’’bis morning was tho time fixed for the stmeers to choose between returning to work and leaving the planta tions. Some of them returned to work, while others left bag and baggage. Every mill in the Fausse Point country is running full blast and making good headway. The laborers seem satisfied with *1 per day, and show a disposition not to take part in tho strike. News comes from the interior west of here that all is working smoothly.” A special to the Picayune from Morgan City, La., says: “There are no new develop ments as regards the labor trouble in this vicinity. Both sides seem determined, but It is rumored that several planters are weakening. District Assembly 103, Knights of Labor, of New Orleans, has no tified District Assembly No. 104, or this sec tion, to draw on it for $5,000, if necessary. This gives new courage to thy strikers, but it is claimed that, the funds are not needed.” PAY OF THE PRINTERS. Louisville's Typothet® Will Resist tM Demands of the Men. Louisville, Nov. 3.— At a meeting of the Typothetse of this city to-night it was determined to resist the demands of the Typographical Union for a raise in the price of composition on book work and time and a half for extra hours. A strike in all the job offices in the city is expected as a result of the action. NEW TROUBLE AT CHICAGO. Chicago, Nov. 3.— A new element has been added to the trouble between the em ploying and employed printers, and ons which makes victory for the former mors uncertain and much more difficult to achieve. The pressmen, whom the employ ers feared would make a demand for nine hours if it were conceded to the composi tors, have issued a manifesto declaring that while the union had no intention of making trouble, it would order a strike unless tbl difficulty with their brethren was irnrn* diately adjusted. BT. LOUIB TYPOS. Bt. Louis, Nov. 3.— New trouble beeel the employing printers to-day in the form of a notification from the pressmen that unless they complied with the demand* of the printers for an advance in wages they have asked that they (the pressmen) would also strike. At a meeting of the Typotbet® this afternoon the employers decided to fight the matter out, and raised a fund of SIO,OOO with which to conduct the war. Several of the offices have filled the place* of the strikers with non-union men, and they all profess to believe that they will triumph. IVY CITY’S FLYERS. How the Horses Finished in the Five Events of the Day. Washington, Nov. 3.— This was the third day of the extra meeting of the Na tional Jockey Club: First Rac*— Purse $500; for three-year-olds; non-winners; six furlongs. Choctaw won, with Patrocles seeond and Rowland third. Time 1:18. Second Rack— Handicap sweepstakes; one and one-quarfer mile*. Favor won, with Dun bayne second and Itoyal Arch third. Time *:10. third LUcI- Wetter handicap sweepstakes; six furlongs. King Crab won, with Harry Rus sell second and Wilfred third. Time 1:16&- • ■— -n Race—Puree; for three year-olds and np*viu., selling race; one mile. Vosburg won, with Threistie second aud Pegasus third. Time 1 Pools paid stiu. Fifth Rao*- -Steeplechase handicap: steeple chase courae. Will Davis won, with HI Mahdi second and Wellington third. Time 4:81.