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J Established 1850. Incorporated 1888. V
( J. H. ESTILL, President. I
TWO REFUGEES STEAL IN
THEY CAME FROM NEW YORK ON
THE STEAMER OZAMA.
Both Claim to Have Had the Fever and
Thus Not to Offer It New Food-
Four Deaths and Sixteen New Ca3es
the Record for the Day.
Jacksonville, Fla.,Nov. 15.—President
Neal Mitchell’s official bulletin for the
twenty-four hours ending at 6 o’clock to
night is as follows:
New cases ** 18
Deaths 4
Total number of cases to (late 4,SGB
Total number of deaths to date 3'J6
DEATHS OK THE DAY.
Those who died to-day are:
Joseph Goodrich of South Jacksonville.
W. A. Miller of South Jacksonville.
Emma Vance of Brooklyn.
Mary Berry of 136 West Ocean street.
WHITES ON THE SICK LIST.
The whites taken sick to-day are:
Willie Kernan.
Mrs. N. L. Ward.
Miss Ida Bears.
Mrs. E. W. Coats.
Dr. H. Sahl.
F. Senders.
Charles Brooks.
Seven whites and nine negroes make jp
to-day’s total.
A PECULIAR CASE.
A negro was taken suddenly ill Tuesday
afternoon at South Jacksonville. Drs.
Boroughs and Ken worthy were' called
and found him with a high temperature and
every symptom of the fever. He continued
to grow worse through the night and yes
terday morning, his death was considered
imminent. A peculiar feature of
the case was tho constant
rise m the patient’s temperature. At 4
o’clock yesterday afternoon his tempera
ture was 110°. At 5 o’clock ho died. This
temperature is tho highest yet recorded in
a case of yellow fever. An autopsy was
ordered and Dx\ Gibier, tho famous Paris
scientist, co: ducted the examinati n. The
condition of the kidneys plainly showed a
typical caso of fever. Dr. Gibier secured
some of the intestine fluids and will search
them for the existence of jmllow fever
germs or microbes.
None of the volunteer visiting physicians
will be employed hereafter.
ARRIVAL OF THE OZEAMA.
The steamship Ozeaina of the Clyde line
arrived at Mayport yesterday. She brings
u full passenger list, and many Jacksonville
people are said to be among the number.
Rumors to the effect that these people would
seek entry into Jacksonville were rife upon
the streets Tuesday. Alderman Wiggins
said that if any did so they would at ouce
be arrested and sent away again.
There was groat excitement on Bay street
this morning over a rumor that all the pas
aongers from the Clyde steamship Ozama,
which had arrived at MavjKirt yesterday,
lad landed in Jacksonville and were even
now in the city. Everybody was much
alarmed, and predictions were heal'd on all
sides that yellow fever would now be in
town all winter, having this new material
to feed on. Indignant threats against the
venturesome voyagers were heard, and had
any of tho patirngers come into view the
chances are that they would have been
m bbad. But all thi3 racket was utt
necessary, for the News correspondent soon
found out that the report was greatly ex
aggerated.
ONLY TWO CAME IN.
Only two passengers came from the
sterner, and they were W. H. Hazon and
wife, who arrived in the city on the steamer
Georgia, which took them off the Clyde
boat. Hazeu is a saloon-keeper. He was
b und in Dr. Porter’s office with bis wife.
They wore waiting to see the doctor and re
nrt to him. They had run the blookado.
In conversation with a reporter Hazen said:
“You know, my wife and myself remained
here several weeks after the epidemic was
declared, and both my wife and myself con
tracted the disease, although wo were never
reported by Dr. Leonard, who att aided us.
"We were afraid of being sent to the
hand Hills, which at that time was a much
detested place, and consequently begged
tho doctor to keep our cases quiet. But
there are numbers of people in town who
can corroborate our story. We left the
city, after we recovered, on one of the
special refugee trains to Hendersonville,
and finally got to New Y ork after number
less delays, from which point we came here
oil the Clyde boat.”
“Did you know that nobody was permit
ted in Jacksonville without a pass from
Dr. Porter?’*
“Well, yes; I wrote to Dr. Porter for a
Pass, but never got one.”
NOT FOOD FOR THE MICROBES.
"I had had the fever and my past interest
here demanded my coming, and as I know
1 would not furnish food for the fever, 1
ctime m and havo come right up here to re
port to Dr. Porter, and believe that I will
be treated justly.”
“How muny Jacksonville people were on
hoard the st earner# ”
“The only folks on the boat known to
Jacksonville people besides my wife and
thyself, were Mr. Stead, formerly the Clyde
'ompan-. ’s agent here, who was en route to
rernandi a, and Mrs. Amazon, who
hves down there. All the other passen
gers were English people gtting down to
Kissimmee and Bouth Florida points to
s ttle, and had their horses, dogs, etc., with
them. They did not seem to be alarmed
hbnut the fever, for they were to be trans
from the Ozatna to the Governor
hull, rd, and transported up the river with
out landing on infected soil.”
REFUGEES CRAZY TO RETURN.
“Are the refugees in New York anxious
to come home?”
‘They are crazy. When the Ozatna lett
mere were crowds of Jacksonville people
to see the boat off, and had any of them
, >ugbt that tho;e was the slightest chance
I " ave gotten into town, they would not
V av hesitated a moment from
on bonrd and actually
risked taking the fever. Hbill you have no
1 ea how anxious th so refugees aro to get
They are sick and tired of New
“fk, and many of them are out of money,
iKI 'ere it not that a few of our well-to-do
'.tons P there have loaned some families*
Mi, these families would have been
rapped long ago. Already tho Btoamer
• aware has had 300 booked to leave on
' r next Saturday, Nov. 17, as it is ex-
II ,! frost win have visited Florida by
* a - tune. Well, I’m glad l got baek, and
V, V,r - v "‘Try for tho crowd in New York.
"11 iieopie hero had a hard time, but tho
“tugees, too, had their trials and sorrows.”
MAYOR GEROW TALKS.
In discussing tho entrance of tbe Hazens
MayorGerow the latter said to a re
fc . “*■ noon to-day: “We have instructed
tn Z i <n 11 the will havo by 3o’clock to-day
hi.‘"disputable evidence that ho ana
M have had fever, and that at 3
run * Hz-duy lie must leave town uutll he
I, 1 an official fxM'init to come in from
| orter. We are not going to allow
te pie in hero unless they come armed with
I "uts and will strictly enforce the law.’
ts.. , zen ’ on F*ing seen subsequently, stated
, I 18 would have all his evidence roadv
'lay but would go to Arlington at 3
o’clock and wait until his pass was sent
him.
Dr. Leonard, who attended them, is dead.
They havo the original prescriptions made
out by him which show regular treatment
for yellow fever, it is thought that these
and their affidavits will establish their case.
Mrs. Bryan Taliaferro, wife of a well
known attache of the First National Bank,
died at St. Nicholas, a suburb, to-day.
UNHAPPY ENTERPRISE.
There are 499 people in Enterprise need
ing assistance.
vV. W. Farmer, at Harts road, is down
with yellow fever.
Dr. Gibier. the French savant, is prose
cuting with vigor his studies and experi
ments on yellow fever cases.
The Harry Miner nurses left the medical
bureau to-dav. They will And other quar
ters in the city. Mrs. Somerville of St.
Nicholas, was taken down with the fever
this morning. lior children, Bettie and
Wilson are down with the same disease.
The medical bureau will he kept open
until December for the use of I)r. Porter
and the remaining nurses. Tho local doc
tors appointed by tho board of health will
make the bureau their headquarters.
SOUTH JACKSONVILLE’S PANIC.
The people of South Jacksonville are
panic stricken over the mortality* rate in
that suburb, and the deaths of Joseph
Goodrich and W. A. Miller, which occurred
this morning, have added additional terrors.
The disease is taking most ot its victims
there, aid the death rato is fearful. The
malignancy of tue fever is attributed to the
low lands. It is estimated that thirty-two
families over there have the fever.
The St. Andrew’s Society in Charleston,
S. C., sent to-day SSO to Capt. W. N. Som
mer ville of St. Nicholas, with instructions
t > him to place it at the disposal of mem
bers of the Scottish association who are
sick with fever.
W. D. Vinzant captured this morning an
escaped negro convict named Marshall
James. The prisoner was captured on one
of the wh >rves on the river, and at first
was disposed to bo disagreeable, but a re
volver pointed at close range caused him to
surrender.
LIVE OAK'S GOLD HEALTH.
Washington, Nov. 15. —Surgeon Hutton
at Camp Perry, Fla., telegraphs to the
marine hospital bureau that there have
been no new cases of yellow fever at Live
Oak during the past fifteen days and that
passed Assistant Surgeon Urquhart now
at Dupont, will establish a fumigation
station at Live Oak.
FSRNANDINA’S SAD PLIGHT.
The Howard Association Obliged to
Cut Off the Corners.
Fernandina, Fla., Nov. 15.—The re
port for the twenty-four hours ending at
6o’clock to-night is as follows:
New cases 9
Deaths 1
Two of the new cases are white.
Reports from Chester show a number of
new cases, including three whites, two of
whom are very ill.
With the depletion of the funds of the
Howard Association, several of the outlying
districts which have been looking hereto
fore to Fernandina for means for their peo
ple, have been cut off and must practice the
requisite self-denial, that the situation
forces upon them.
The association consider that there are
many deserving people among them who
are really in need, and perhaps must soon
be suffering from want, but the present
condition of the finances forces such a
course. The laborers in the city besiege
the committeemen for employment, as the
amount of rations as well as the labor
furnished is reduced in quantity. The com
mitteemen can only hope that they will be
enabled to care for the sick and prevent
actual want of the necessaries of life until
relieved by frost, as they can hope for but
little mere from the public, though the
condition within the quarantine is as bad,
as far as poverty is concerned, as it was a
month ago.
APPEALING F£)R HELP.
New York, Nov. 15. The following
telegram has been received by W. B. C.
Duryeo, secretary of the Fernandina com
mittee:
t :The fever is still increasing at Chester. We
are obliged to cut down the relief to-day. Our
storehouse is nearly empty and this draft on
Jacksonville, is the last from there. If possible
get us a shipment of provisions at once. Want
is here now and suffering must soon follow. We
are doing all we can, but the pressure is too
great for our means. We must nave help.
K. 8. Schuyler, Sec’y. Howard Ass’n.
GAINESVILLE’S GLOOM.
Two Valuable Men Stricken at Their
Posts of Duty.
Gainesville, Fla., Nov. 15.—The fever
cloud still hangs heavily over the city. Tbe
report for yesterday and to-day is eight
new case?—six colored and two white. Tho
white patients are A. J. Tinsley, the tele
graph operator, who has stuck faithfully to
liis post, and but little dreamed of an at
tack until the moment it struck him. His
case is critical. The other is Rev. P. W. Carr,
pastor of the Baptist church aud chairman
of the relief board. He has been untiring
in his efforts to relieve the sick and desti
tute, and to afford spiritual and temporal
aid to his fellowmen in this hourofaltlic
tion. These two men are a severe loss to
the city. Rain is still falling.
DR. HAMILTON’S REPORT 11-TS
Florida’s Legislature Blamed for Not
Enacting r-.ealth Laws.
Washington, Nov. 15.—The annual re
port of Burgeon General Hamilton, of tho
marine hospital service, which will bo made
public iu a day or two, will contain a long re
view of the yellow fever epidemic iu Florida,
with some of tho conclusions to which Dr.
Hamilton's observations led. It will begin
with a history of the movement of the epi
demic from Key West to Tampa, and then
of its gradual spread and eareor. Dr.
Hamilton will say that McCormick’s was
not tho first ease. He does not attempt to
name the first ease, hut be says that none
of those named as first cases were proved to
be to.
THE LEGISLATURE CRITICISED.
Thou ho gives an account of the attempt
he made to secure pro[icr health legislation
in Florida, laying tho responsibility for the
failure upon the legislature, the governor
having exonerated himself by claiming
that lie did everything he could to bring
about the legislation desired. Thn comes
a caustic criticism of the suggestions made
by tbe advocates of a national board ot
health, coupled with tho asser
tion that tho marine hospital
service is now fully equipped to do all that
can be constitutionally done by the federal
f;overmuent to fight epidemics, except that
t ought to bo given power over interstate
commerce.
MARITIME QUARANTINE.
The maritime quarantine act of this year
makes the maritime system perfect. I)r.
Hamilton praises Camp Ferry and all the
work done by his service in Florida. He
says that the isolation theory, the five 'lays’
incubation theory, and the germ theory
were all demonstrated. Dr. Hamilton says
that tbe country does not seem to know that
the marine hospital service is still doing a
great deal of work in Florida. He paid
out $17,000 veeterday on account of tbe
sanitary work now going on.
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER Hi. 1888.
FIGHT OF THE KNIGHTS.
POWDERLY’S REASONS FOR THE
LOSS OF MEMBERSHIP.
Thousands Deterred from Joining by
tho Circulat on of False Reports—
Desertions of the Year—A Lack of
Harmony in the Executive Board
Lltchman’s Report.
Indianapolis, Nov. 15.—The delegate
and others who are in attendance On the
Twelfth general assembly of the Knights
of Labor, have settled down to work, end
the time away from tho convention is
largely devoted to committee work. Still
much gossip is indulged in regarding
the probable outcome of the meet
ing, both ns regards the election
of officers, and as to the futuro success oi
failure of the order. Instead of repeating
his former plain refusals to continue to
serve, Grami Muster Workman Powderly
now simply refuses to speak, and this fact
is considered an evidence of willingness to
accept once more.
the other officers.
Tho selection of the other officers depends
on Mr. Powderly’s decision, and the action
of the general assembly as to a reduction of
the force. It is claimed by those who pro
fess to be informed of the facts
that the causo for delay in Mr.
,Powd u rly’s report was that he had given
ex-Secretary Litchman a severe handling,
and that Mr. Litchman in his reply had re
turned the attack with interest. The two
were finally brought together, the matter
amicably arranged, and the delay has be n
caused bv tho reprinting of reports with
“the savage” part eliminated.
ONLY TWO REPORTS.
Only two reports were hoard at the
morning session, both being very long.
That of Mr. Powderly was two hours long,
while Ex-Secretary Charles Litchman too.
and hour and twenty minutes of the time
of the convention, on account of certain
little unnecessary formalities having been
overlooked.
Mr. Powderly’s report was withheld until
late in the afternoon. Secretary Litch
man’s report was in manuscript, but was
held back for some reason.
powderly’s report.
Following are extracts from Mr. Pow
derly’s report: i
The year whose ending we witnes? at this
session has been most trying and discouraging
to those whose wish was to see harmonious
blending of all classos of workers beneath the
shield of knighthood. Many causes combined
to reduce the number of those who swore alle
giance to the principlesof the Knights of Labor.
Their circulation of false statements concern
ing tlie strength of the order drove away
thousands who regarded quantity as being
superior to quality in the make-up of the mem
bership of a labor organization.
dropping out.
When the rumor went forth from the enemy’s
quarters that the numbers were dropping and wu,
those members who looked to others for what
they should do themselves, dropped out also.
W hen tlie divergence of opinion between
tho geueral officers became her
alded broadcast by those who always
magnified, then the members who looked for
unity among the officers, instead of doing their
duty by waiting until they could replace there
officers with others, withdrew from ti e order
temporarily. The story so often circulated
and so wonderfully magnified, of tho extrava
gance of the general officers, frightened others,
and they, too. stood still until this session
would assemble.
LOVE OF SELF.
In tho ranks were men whose love of self
predominated, whose selfish desires could not
be suppressed for the common weal, and on no
occasion would they consent to sink self for tlie
good of all The oft-told story of their
grievances sickened and drove many from
the order. With an ex cutive board whose mem
bers were not in harmony with each other,
who travelled from place to place denouncing
their fellow officers and condemning actions
that they were not responsible for, it could not
be wondered that we have lost in numbers.
UNWISE STRIKES.
Unwise strikes, which were entered upon
against the laws and principles of the Knights
of Labor, swept thousands of our members
into poverty and forced them from the order.
Add to all of these causes
the campaign which has just closed,
in the United States in which members and as
- wets pitted against each other on a
auestion which never was tin and > part of the
eclaratlon of principles, and on which they
could very well off >rd to differ without differing
as to any point in the laws or rules of the order,
and we woDder not that there has been a failing
off, but that we havo passed through a critical
test with ranks as unbroken as we find them
to-day.
DISHONESTY DENIED.
Ho states that these tri ilsjiavo resulted in
good for tho order, and denied anything
like official dishonesty, inviting a thorough
examination of all the books and accounts.
Many changes arc desired in the constitu
tion, so as to avoid tho frequent changes
which are recommended at each session.
After speaking of the high estimate in
which the order is held by many outside of
it and show ing the multiplicity of detail he
must look after, he continued:
We have been treated to many discourses dur
ing the past year on the subject of one man
power.
LACK OF ONE HAN POWER.
The chief trouble with our order is because of
lack ot one man power. Our power has been
divided in the pas; anti It has worked Injury to
us. The will of this order crystalized into law
and imprinted upon tho pages of our constitution
by the representatives here assembled should be
carried out to the letter. To do this the duty
is assigned to one man to execute these laws.
Where many execute the laws themselves they
always fail; where each man interprets tho law
for himself there Is sure to boa babel of sound
and confusion. Vest Iri one man power to ex
ecute laws which many favor and pass upon;
allow no interference with that man in the per
formauou of his duty, and you may expect
results. Allow every self seeker, every knave,
every disturber anil fault-finder to interpret the
laws, aud we.have anarchy, pure and simple.
PANnKtIItJO TO ignorance.
Pandering to Ignorance by soino tins given
rise to an impression that a man who railed
against one-man power was a friend to the
masses. No greater mistake was ever made.
After rcmarkitig the influence of the or
der upon public opinion, he takes up [tend
ing questions, saying:
The most important questions that can come
before this body for consideration arc those of
finance, laud and transportation. These great
questions are up before the people for discussion
and solution. They must be settled by the
people, for it is not the Interest of the politician
to do so. Those who control our public high
ways are reaching out with a baud of steel to
grasp and control tho government itself, and it
is indeed a battle for supremacy.
PIASSES VERSUS THE MASSES.
If the masses remain idle and indifferent the
classes will rule through the power which comes
to them, through banking, railway and land
monopolists. It is therefore a duty which wo
should pot neglect, to select the sections which
1 have pointed out and place them prominently
before our members for discussion. If we do our
duty, and if the proper step* are taken,
wo can compel the campaign of 18V2 to be
fought on these lines, and we can so Induce the
people on these Issues that they can discern for
themselves tho difference between the real
friend and a sham when he present* himself
and asks the suffrages of the people.
EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN.
Mr. Powderly advocates equal pay for
equal work for women. The provisional
committee is referred to as follows;
Scarcely had the gavel fallen on the last act
of the Minneapolis session than the traitor's
hands were raise! to destroy what it had taken
years of time and patient, work to construct.
The majority of the last convention were right;
they legislated as they saw the neoewuiy for It;
they refused to pass resolutions with
which they were not in sympathy, and a 1
the close of the general ass-mi ly a molding
was held in the city of Chicago with the
avowed purpose of disrupting the whole order.
At that meeting it was r solved to organize
what was called a provisional committee, for
the purpose of purifying the order.
A DECISION.
Decision No. which is herewith presented
for the action of the general assembly, duals
witli tho question of tho right of a member of
the "provisional committee’' to visitor otherwise
meddle with an assembly of this order. That
decision should ba approved, and a law passed
at this meeting which would promptly and for
ever expel from the order a member who would
engage in such dastardly work as was Inaugur
ated at the meeting of the Chicago provis
ionals.
BORN IN HATE.
Reforms spring from noble impulses, but the
impulses which bothered the assembly of the
“provisionals" was born in hate, nursed in envy
and grew into its present si. e in Hie hope that
this great order would one day be brought be
neath the rule of men who do not possess the
courage or manhood to properly nil ■ thorn
selves. No he-itaney or mawkish sentiment
should sway us at this session. I,et as once and
forever put it beyond the power of any mau to
fight this order or its principles am! remain
a member. If they will tear down, let
them tear from the outside, and let
every honest man in the order take sides and
either go with these misguide! creatures or
stand firm aud defend the order from these vile
attacks.
WIIAT THEY ARISE FROM.
These attacks upon the Knights of labor
come from the persistent opposition which has
been shown to t e idea o allowing other or
ganizations to control the Knidits of Labor
Do not misunderstand me, for 1 do not refer to
the trades unions. 1 once referred to this mat
ter at a meeting of tins body, and my
remarks were twisted and tortured to serve the
purpose of designing knaves who attempted to
play upijp the feelings of the tra ies union. 1 do
not mean the trade uuionists. Their cause and
ours are one in the main. The organization
which your general master w orkman speaks of
is the International Workingmen's Association,
which passed resolutions three years ago to
secure the election of its trusted agents as
general officers of the order of the Knights
of Labor. Proofs are in my possession.
NOT SUCCESS FUL.
The plans of these men met with but little
success, and from that time to the present
members of the organization have secretly and
untiringly worked for the ruin of this order.
There are members of that soc.ety who
are members of this who do not
favor tile schemes of the warring
factors of the International Workingmen's
Association, but they are few and far between,
for those wlio are known arc latent on destruc
tion. We had the misfortune to elect a man
who was either a member or sympathizer to the
general executive board, and ho has at all times
shown a preference for the principlesof that
organization.
DISHONEST METHODS.
An honest man would go w ith the society
which claimed his allegiance, but men who w ifi
deny their connection with other societies will
not scruple to destroy the Knights of Labor if
an opportunity presents iteelf. The oppor
tunity never presented itself and they
sought to make It and failed. You
may accuse your general master workman
of entertaining a*bitter feeling for this element .
If so, you are wrong; there is no bitterness, but
there is a determination on his part to drive
I rom the order every element of discord, if it
lies in his [lower to do so.
Litchman’s report.
In his report sx-Secretary Litchman gives
a detailed statement of his connection with
the order from llis admi siort to the present
time,and denies in detail all tlie charges
against him. He recommended that the
general secretary bo given absolute control
of his clerks, advocated a reduction of tlie
geueral executive board to five
members, consisting of the general
master workman, general worthy fore
man,* " general < and two
members, tlie money to be placed with safe
depositories. He acknowledged the import
ance of tho present session for the weal or
woe of the order, and counselled groat care
in the selection of officers flr the ensuing
year. His resignation was appended as part
of the record. He closed with an expression
of thanks to the general officers for courte
sies and a hops fur the continued success of
the order.
not to call on haurison.
The afternoon session was cut short,
owing to the regular meeting of the
Woman’s Relief Corps. As there had
been talk of a call on Gen. Harrison, and it
was not settled whether to call on him as
an organization, the following was adopted:
Be it resolved , That we consider it would he
very impolitic and ill-advised action for any bodv
of men from this convention to meet or wait
upon as Knights of Labor the President-elect.
Last year exactly similar action was
taken at Minneapolis in regard to President
Cleveland, who was there at that time.
Nothing else was done at the aftternoon
meeting.
AN ERROR AT A SWITCH.
Seven Men Lose Their Lives through
a Brakeman’s Forgetfulness.
Whkeljno, W. Va., Nov. 15.—Limited
express tfcSn No. 5, coming west on tlie
Baltimore and Ohio road, at 8:30 o'clock
last night, ran Into an open switch at Valley
Falls, ninety-three miles oast of Wheeling,
anti collided with tin engine of an east
bound freight, which lay on a siding. Both
engines left this track, the mail and bag
gag" cars of tlie passtsngor train telescoping,
but the other car* were protected by a ves
tibule connection and suffered no damage.
TWO KILLED INSTANTLY.
Edward Dwyer, tho engineer, and John
Hhay, the fireman of tiic passenger train,
both residents of Wheoling, were instantly
killed.
Postal Clerk Hall of Woodsfleld, 0.,
William Clinton, engineer of the freight
train, and a braketnan named Conly were
also killed.
Two uuknown men, tramps, who were
stealing a ride on the freight train, were
found dead in tbe wreck.
A FLYING BEAM.
The fireman of the freight train, named
Baker, had left his engine and gone into
the field. A flying beam hurt bis legs
badly, t ut he is not dangerously injured.
Clerk Scott of the postal car escaped
through a window with no worse injuries
than bad cuts about the face and head.
The passenger train was late, ami was
running down grade at a speed of thirty
five miles.
The freight tram received orders to side
track ami Conly, the braketnan, opened tbe
switch, but forgot to close it after the
freight ran on the siding, lie locked tlie
switch open and climbed on the freight
engine, where he lost his life.
Obi Phis in Session.
Richmond, Va., Nov. 15.—The 64th
annual convention of the Chi Phi fraternity
met here to-day, with delegates present
from twenty chapters. O. A. Smith of
Ithaca, N. Y., was elected gran! gamma
and H. N. Svdner of Nashville, alpha.
The*session will conclude to-morrow. At
night there will be a banquet.
Death of a Prominent Southerner.
Richmond. Va., Nov. 15.—Thomas
Branch, a well-known banker, died to-day
in the 86th year of hi* age. He was a union
man before the war, was a member of the
secession convention, and spoke and voted
against the ordinance, but afterward signed
it. ,
Mexican Bank Notes Refused.
Mkxico, Nov. 15.- TM Mexican National
Railroad Company has "refused to receive
Mexican national bank notes, thus causing
considerable trouble..
PAID FOR THE GEORGIA
PRESIDENT INMAN SIGNS A CHECK
FOR $3,950,000.
Tho Terminal Had Sixty Days More in
Which to Pay if it Had Cared to
Walt The New Officers Elected -
The Syndicate’s Friendship for the
South.
New York, Nov. 15. —The biggest check
that Wall street has seon for a long time
was to-day drawn to the order of the Ct n
.tral Trust Company of Nmv York, ami
signed by President John H. Inman of the
R clitnond Terminal Company. Il was for
$3,950,000, which with $250,000 previously
paid, makes tho entire $4,200,000 that the
Terminal company bargained a few weeks
ago to pay for tho Georgia Company.
SIXTY DAYS AHEAD OF TIME.
Under the terms of th" purchase this pay
ment was not required for over sixty days
yet, but President Inman says that the
money to niako the payment was in hand,
and that, therefore, ho and his directors
saw no advantage in exorcising tho option
of additional time, but preferred to plank
the money down, and thereby close ui> tho
matter. As soon as the chock was deposited
with the trust company, that institution
issued its checks to the various parties wh •
had owned the Georgia company stock, an 1
tliut was closed oue of tlie largest transat
tious which has ever been negotiated in
southern railroad affairs, and John I*. Cad
wallader, the distinguished lawyer who rep
resented the Belmont contingent in tlie deal,
says it has been the best managed negotia
tion of like magnitude lie ever saw.
THE NICW OFFICERS.
All the officers of tho Georgia company
resigned to-day in order that the Terminal
company might appoint an administration
to suit itself. Only three of tin e who re
signed were re-eloctod, namely, M >-srs. In
man, Kissel and Swan. Tue other mem
hers of the now board are George S Scott,
Samuel Thomas, Calvin H. Brice, W. S.
Chisholm, John H. Hall, John C. Calhoun,
Patrick Calhoun and John G. Mo ire, and
at a subsequent meeting of this new board
of directors John H. Hall was elected presi
dent of tbe company.
FRIENDS OF THE SOUTH.
In this directory the south certainly lias
strong friends, and they are men of great
power. Their investments iu tho south foot
up millions of dollars, and therefore it must
follow that their best energies will bo de
voted to the industrial progress ami further
material development of that section. Any
other policy would necessarily bo suicidal,
and they are not men to work
injury to themselves. Patrick Calhoun
says: “The purchase of any other railroad
is not now contemplated, tut there ore
othor plans being ftlrmululed that "ill
work incalculable good to all sections
through which the Terminal systems run,
and demonstrate to tho whole south the
wisdom and substantia] friendship of the
men who are in control of southern railroad
affairs.”
BALD KNOBBER VENGEANCE.
Five Witnesses Against Their Chief
Assassinated.
St. Louis, Nov. 15.—A special to tlie
Post-Dispatch from Springfield (Mo.) says:
“A rurnor reached this city this morning
from Christian county, tho home of tlis
famous Bald Knobbor king, Dave Walker, to
the effect that five of the witnesses who
testified against him in his trial for
murder have been lynched by ex-Bald-
Knobbors. It is said that friends of Walker
waited until the supremo court had passe 1
upon his case, and when it was announced
that the ex-chief must hang, they wreaked
vengeance on the five leading witnesses who
brought him within tbe shadow of the
gallows.”
A FALSE REPORT.
Chicago, Nov. 16, 3 a. m.— A special to
the Daily Neus from Springfield, Mo.,
says: "A messenger from rßull creek, the
scone of the alleged lynching of the Bald
Knob!er witnesses, arrived to-day. Ho
says that it is not true that the men were
lynched and that nothing of any kuiud has
occurred there for weeks.”
IRELAND’S PRIESTHOOD.
A Papal Rescript Ordering Them to
Oppose Agitation.
Dublin, Nov. 15. —The Irish bishops have
received another papal rescript, which in
structs them to denounce the plan of cam
paign and boycotting. It also ordors them
to direct the priest* to preach against agita
tion, and to forbid them to take part in boy
cotting and the plan of campaign move
ment, which they must oppose with all the
means iu their power.
PROBABLY A FALSE REPORT.
London, Nov. 16, 2 a. m.— The Dublin
correspondent of tho Daily News says that
nothing is known there of the papal rescript
reported to (have been sent to the Irish
clergy. The archbishop of Dublin, he says,
lias received no fresh instructions from the
pope.
The Times does not make any mention of
a papal rescript.
The Dublin correspondent of the Stand
aril says that nothing is known there of the
new rescript. It is not believed that such
a document has been sent from Romo. Tho
report originated in Limerick.
AMERICA AND THE VATICAN.
The Change in the Presidency Not to
Change the Relations.
LONDON, Nov. 16, 5 a. m.— The Daily
News' Romo correspondent suys: “The
change in the presidency of tho United
(States will in no wise have any influence on
the personal relations with the American
government of the Roman clergy. Presi
dent Cleveland is much attached to Cardinal
Gibbons. President-elect Harrison is adu
voted friend of Bishop Cbatard of Vin
cennes, who, although lacking tho political
influence of Cardinal Gibbous, is very
popular with Catholics. Mr. Blaine lays
greatest stress on being popular with the
Catholic clergy, and he has ties of friend
ship with the American priests hero. ”
Newly Appointed Postmasters.
Washington, Nov. 15.—Thtr following
postofflees have been established: At Mouie,
Barnwell county. South Carolina, Winton
T. Walker pos mastor; Mtiicon, I*ee county,
Florida, William D. Collier postmaster.
Georgia postmasters have been appointed
as follows: Henry A. Merry, at Berzelia;
James B. Smith, at Reids ville; John M.
Clements, at Strouds.
Appropriation Bills.
Washington, Nov. 15.— A meeting of
the House commit tee on appropriations hoa
been called for Wednesday next. It is the
purpose of the committee to have some of
tho appropriation lulls ready soon after
congress meets. Tbe clerks of the House
and Senate committees are at work prepar
ing a rough outline of several of the bills.
Bond Purchases.
Washington, Nov. 15.—T0-dav’e bond
offerings aggrogated $491,300. The secre
tory accepted $217,500 at 106H$108^.
SESSION OF THE COMMONS.
Mr. Smith Gives Notice that Several
Measures Are to be Dropped.
London, Nov. IS.—to the House of Com
mons this nfternobn Mr. Smith, the gnv
ernment leader, intimated that in order to
shorten the winter session, several measures
would he abandoned. These would include
tlie tithes hill, the Irish drainage bill, and
tlie hill for t ,<> creation of a minister of ag
riculture.
He stated that the government proposed
to ask the House to vote £5,000,000
for tlie extension of the Ashbourne act
[Cheers from government benches nnd
counter cheers from opposition. J Mr.
Smilli, continuing, said that a lull provid
ing for this vote would be introduced in the
house on Monday next. It would consist of
one clause only, and would he debated daily
until a decision upon it was reached,
GLADSTONE’* W A UNI NO.
Mr. Gladstone gave notice t at on Mon
day, when the motion was made, ho would,
if tho proposal meant nu addition of
C),000,000 to the £5,(M),000 already spent,
move an alternative to the elfeot that the
House should proceed to deal with the ques
tion of arrears nnd apply to Ireland the
principle already applied with such great
advantage in th • case of the Scotch crofters.
LLiberal cheers.]
mu BARR UNDER Ft RE.
When the estimate for prisons came up
far consideration, Mr. Dillon moved a re
duction ol' the salary of Dr. liarr, as a iro
tesi against, hi- conduct in Dundalk jail.
r Balfour, in ■ pposing the motion,
declared that he had never heard of I)r.
Barr until he hail been selected by the
English prisons hoard to furnish independ
ent testimony regarding the Irish prison
discipline. It was through such testimony,
added Mr. Balfour, that the government
had been enabled to expose the foul conspir
acy, of wl ich unhappy Dr. Ridley had
been the victim. [Cries of “Oh! Oh!” and
cheers],
Mr. Dillon asserted that Dr. Barr was a
well known Orangeman front tho north of
Ireland and a protege of the Duke of Aber
corn.
Dr. Clark (radical] member for Caithness
denied that Dr. Barr possessed tho high
qualifications attributed to him by Mr.
Balfour. He (Clark) had set aside Dr. Barr
as a student at Glasgow university nnd fie
knew him as a most ordinary and dull stu
dent. He would vote in favor of the reduc
tion because he believed Dr. Barr a disgrace
to his profession.
LABOUCHERE WARMS UP.
Mr. Labouchere said that Dr, Barr had
boon directly responsible for two deaths.
[Shout*of “Oh! oh!”] He (Mr. Labouchere)
did not curt' for the sneers tif tlie gentlemen
opposite. He hoped that he anil they would
always disagree. If he ever found himself
agreeing with them, he should be utterly
ashamed of himself. [Laughter and shouts
of "Oh! oh!”]
Finally the motion to reduce Dr. Barr’s
salary was negatived by a vote of llti to 117.
RUSSIA'S TROOPS.
Recent Changes on the Frontier Con
sidered Serious.
Berlin, Nov, 15. —Both tho Kreuz Zei
tung and Tost consider the redistribution
of the western portion of tho Russian army
as implying a serious advance. They
that Russia’s garrisons on tho frontiers
have been strengthened by two, and in
some casot by throe divisions, which are
also available for an advance. Semi-official
papers deny that a Russian loan has been
issued in Berlin. German banks, they sav,
will hold aloof from any Russian financial
schemes excepting conversion operations.
Tho Konigsberg is closed to navigation by
ice.
iiukria’s denial.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 15. —1 tls denied
emphatically in government circles that the
new changes in the organization of the
troops in west ern Russia have a warlike
intent. The object of the movement, it is
declared, is merely to develop tho defences
necessary to pre-orve the military balance
as compared ivilh the forces maintained by
neighboring powers.
PARNELL’S DEFENSE.
The Money for Fees Being Wasted by
the Tactics of the Times.
London, Nov. 15. — It is expected that
tho tedium of tho proceedings of the Parnell
commission will be relieved only whon the
Times produces evidence aiming to connect
the accused directly with specific offenses.
If tho Times' counsel to-morroiv continues
on the general line of exhuming state facts
or fictions, Hir Charles Russell, counsel
for tlie Purnellites, will make another effort
to get the cour’ to order the prosecutors to
begin the inquiry.
The I‘nll Mull Gazette defining the law
roistive to contempt of crujrt, severely
< I’Wlcise* the course of tbs prosecution, and
adv.ses the defense not to waste its funds by
employing a full array of cotmsjl daily, but
to leave the junior counsel to watch the
case, and to bring back Sir Charles Russell
and Ihe other leaders when evidence is pro
(tucedaffecting the accuse i. Seven thousand
pounds of the defense fund have already
been expanded.
EMPEROR FREDERICK’S DIARY.
The North German Gazette Refers to
Family Differences.
BERLIN, Nov. 16. Tho North German
Gazette rays thut ns advanced democratic
papers have continued to falsely interpi ot
the chancellor’s report to the emperor on
the subject of the late Emperor Frederick's
diary, it must nguiii refer to the fact that
Emperor Fre ierick, owing to his relations
with tho English royal family, never
conceals 1 his reyard for England, and
its dynasty and policy, not even before his
father, who owing to tho good fooling to
ward himself of Russia and her dynasty,
was led into a policy of open discussion,
which between father and sou wus not ad
visable from sociable, ils well ns business
considerations. Tho servants of tho father
w ere bound by their office and honor not to
discuss those mat ters befme the son.
The article in the North German Gazette
excites special comment, owing to the fact
that the journal, which is a semi-oiTlcial
organ, puts for the second time a milder
meaning on Prince Bismarck’s reports on
Emperor Frederick’s diary in referring to
the English court.
Want £ 5,000,000.
London, Nov. 15. —1n the House of Com
mons this afternoon Mr. (Smith, the govern
ment leader, gave notice that the govern
ment would on Monday uext present a bill
asking a vote of £5,000,000 for the exten
sion of the Ashbourne act.
King Milan Not Popular.
Odessa, Nov. 15.—Tho Indiscreet offers
of King Milan of Hervin for Russian sup
port have been summarily dismissed. The
South Russian press freely describe him os
a renegade Slav and an Austrian puppet.
Germany's Military Supplies.
Berlin, Not. 15.— The report that a
further demand for military supplies would
be mode in tho Reichstag is setiii-offlciaily
denied.
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THE WEDDING FREE FROM OSTEN.
TATIOLS POMP.
Tho Church Absolutely Without Floral
or Other Decorations -President and
Mrs. Cleveland in the Pew—
An Early Meeting of the Cabinet to
Allow the Members to Attend.
Washington, Nor. 15.— Quietly and
simply, in tlie presence of the bride’s rela
tives ami personal friends, a few of tho
members of Washington’s official society,
a id of several hundred of the general pub
lic, Hon. Joseph Chamberlain nnd Mi>a
Mary Eudieott were married at
2 o’clock this afternoon in
St. John’s Episcopal church. The church
was absolutely without floral or other
decorat ions, and an awning stretched acn .ss
the sidewalk to the carriage step was tins
only sign of any unusual ceremony. No
cards or formal invitations hail been issued,
there w ere no best men or bridesmaids, and
tho entire service was characterized by ex
treme simplicity. Such of the friends of
the family as had been verbally invited to
attend took seats in the body of the church
half uu hour before the ceremony began.
AN EARLY CABINET MEETING.
The cabinet meeting was ended at su
early hour, so as to permit the members to
he present at the service, and they were ia
most cases accompanied by their wives.
President and Mrs. Cleveland entered tl a
church just before 2 o'clock, and were
escorted to seats in one of the pews in the
first row. The members of the Eudieott
family and relatives were seated immedi
ately in tlie rear, while as many of the
public as could find room in the little church
filled the gallery and hallways.
Mr Chamberlain enterod the church at 3
o’clock and waited at the chancel.
ENTRY OK THE BRIDE.
His appearance w as a signal to the organ
ist, who immediately began to play the
we lding march from “Lohengrin,” and t’.o
bride leaning on her father’s arm, attired
in a pearl gray traveling dress and wear
ing a dark bonnet, passed up the right
aisle and, joining tho bridegroom, knelt t e
fore the altar. Rev. Dr. Leonard, assisted
by Rev. Mr. Franks of Salem, performed
the Episcopal wedding service. Both bride
and groom gave back tho responses in a
firm and audible voice. Prayer was pro
nounced, and Joseph E. Chamberlain and
Mary Eudieott were man and wife. Again
tho organ pealed forth, and to its strains
the party slowly passed along the left aisle
out of tho church and into carriages. They
were driven Immediately to tho home of
tho bride’s parents.
THE RECEPTION.
A reception was held at the residence of
Secretary Eudieott, and the newly married
c ill ole received the congratulations of the
invited guests. After the reception, Mr.
and Mrs. Chamberlain drove to the Penn
sylvania railroad station, and it is sup
posed that they went to New York, al
though their destination was not known
even to the bride’s parents. They will re
turn to Washington within a week and be
guests of Secretary Eudieott for a few
days. On Nov. 26 they will sail for
Europe.
FRANCE’S DUTY ON CEREALS.
The Motion to Suspend It Brings on a
Lively Debate.
Paris, Nov. 15.— 1n the Chamber of
Deputies to-day M. Basly moved that the
duty on Imported cereals and flour be sus
pended. The motion was opposed on behalf
0/ the government by M. viette, minister
of agriculture, who declared that if the
food supply was threatened the fact was
due not to tlie failure of crops, hut to the
operations of a speculating syndicate,acting
especially abr ad. In spite of the govern
ment’s opposition, however, the chamber,
by a vote of 254 to 244, decided to discuss
tlie motion.
A CONUNDRUM.
After the vote on this question had been
taken, M. Ruvicr wunted a decision as to how
the budget debates slioyid proceed, many
members of tlie committee having been
summoned to Nimes to attend the trial of
Deputy M. Nurnagilly for libel. Tho suit
against M. Numagilly was brought by M.
Audrieux, M. Numagilly having publicly
declared that there were "twenty Wilsons”
on tho budget committee, and that M.
Andrieux was acting In conjunction with
them.
ELoqUET’S CLAIM.
M. Floquot insisted that the first duty of
the deputies was due to the chamber, and
that no otiange in the matter of the budget
debates ought to lie allowed.
M. Bali* retorted that it was the first duty
of the deputies to defend their honor. As
for himself, he would go to Nimes.
M. Cassagnac said that M. Floquet’s
language was scandalous. This remark
caused great excitement.
ROUVIER DEFENDS FLOQUKT.
After order ha t Leon restored M. Rou
vier spoke m defense of Al. Floquet. In
reply to some adverse remarks of M. Cas
sagnac. Mr. Rouvier declarod that although
he (M. Rourier) had served his country fop
twenty-five years, he still remained poor.
[Great applause.] Eventually M. Basly
withdrew his motion, and the debate
on the budget was resumed. Asa result of
the discussion there were several challenge*
to duels, but all the difficulties were ar
ranged amicably except a quarrel between
M. Cassagnac and M. Bali*, in which AL
Cassagnac challenged his opponent.
Thirteen deputies huve gone to Nimes.
The government has decided to send tha
captured ex-king of Annam to Algeria.
POLITICS IN BPAIN.
Two of the Republican Leaders Un*
able to Agree.
Madrid, Nov. 15.—Senor Margtill, leader
of the federal republican group, has scut a
circular to various committees of bis party,
informing them of the failure of his effort-*
to bring about a coalition between the fed
eral and progressive republicans. He says
t.nat Hennr Eoriila, leader of the progressive
federal republicans, bad opposed the idea
of a written basis of action which should
lie made public, but had expressed a willing
ness to enter into a secret engagement.
This proposal Honor Margail refused to ac
cept.
AN ARMS FACTORY BURNED.
The Plant the Property of the French
Government.
Paris, Not. 15.—The government work*
for the manufacture of small arms at CUa>
tellerault, in the department of Vienne,
have been destroyed by Are. This will ne
cessitate a suspension for a time of the
manufacture of the Lebel rifle. The Are is
believed to have beou due to an accident.
The loss is placed at $1,000,000 Iraacs.
There were no fatalities.
Mexico A Bleed to Pay $20,000,000.
City of Mexico, Not. 15.—1 tis stated
that ex-Unlted States Minister John W.
Foster, who left here yesterday, presented
the claims of the estate of Charles Hntter
fleld against Mexico. The claims are for
war material and ships of war, audamouuii
to OTer $20,000,000.