Georgia Historic Newspapers

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PRESIDENTIAL PLEASURE
, FLORAL PARADE REVIEWED AT
A ‘~ BAR HARBOR,
.. sforiraret Blaine Drives One of
M t *e Flower-Covered Pheatons-The
Peasant Return Trip from Ellsworth
to the Home of Secretary Blaine
"o-Day's Movements.
; VB Harbor, Me., Aug. 13-President
Harrison received a warm greeting on his
arrival here t ‘-day on bis return from the
Eiiswort .tnp on the midday boat. Ho
hreakfa-ted with Senat r Hale this morn
. subsequently Hon. John B. Redman,
rerentlv the democratic candidate for gov
* yieh'Jsof Minneapolis and other
eendemen called on the President.Then Sen
,,r Hale drove Mr. llarrisou and Secreta
ries Blaine and Tracy in his carriage to the
ds ~.,. the other members of the party
following on buckboards. A special train
for the ferrv was taken. On board the
ferryboat the President seated himself in a
deck chair at the stern, tho other members
if the party sitting around him, and chatted
w.th Secretary Blaine and others.
CHARMING WEATHER.
The weather was charming. A ten
minutes' shower had just passed over and
ti e dav was just bright enough to make tho
htful At the Bar Harbor wharf a
c >od sized or wd greetod tlie President and
cheered vigorously a* he passed along to
the carriage which was to take himself and
It ends to Stanwood. It has been
decided that Mr. Harrison will not
visit Providence oh his return
trip, but will take , tb „ boat at
Fall River. To-morrow he will be accom
panied ’o Bath bv Secretary Tracy, Private
Secretary Halford, Congressman Lodge and
Walker Blaine, who is in charge of the ar
rangementsfor the traveling, and who will
accompany the President as far as New
York. Gov. Burleigh will probably meet
the presidenti il special at Augusta or Bath.
A FLORAL PARADE.
Very soon after arriving at Bar Harbor
the President, Sesretary Biaine ami a num
ber of other guests lunched with W. B.
Howard, waoso cottage (Moosely hall)
stands directly opposite Stanwood. Then a
driving floral parade called for attention.
The perty drove to the Kebo Valley Club
gr u. and. m order to witness it. The Presi
ded and Mrs. Blaine occupied the first car
riage, Secretary Blaine being seated in the
second,
THE PRESIDENT CHEERED.
The President was cheered as he was seen
in the grounds, and it was continued when
the party was ushered in the covered
promenade. A section of the club house
Lad heeu decorated with tho American flag
and reserved, and from it the President and
Secretary Blaine looked at tho beautiful
effects which ever l produced below. Score
tar,- Tracy looked on from a carriage which
had been drawn up.
MANY SPECTATORS.
There was a gre it gathering of spectators,
Eben about thirty vehicles of various
styies and decorated iu various unusual
wavs drove around the race track. All
[these vehicles contained prominent resi
|dei tsof Bar Harbor and the neighborhood,
lames being largely in the majority,
bouieu rod, so long talked of as available
tor tr.e national flower, decorated the first
pekboard drawn by four white horses and
!CJ ! ,!e( l b . v B dozen young ladies from St.
bauveur.
each held a stalk.
Each of the ladies held a stalk of golden
rot and one end of the ribbon of that color
WEieh dangled from tiie center pieeeabove.'
itwir white dresses, as well as the buck*
l ard, were lavishly trimmed with tlia
rai'w 1 , 1 “ 14 to!11 '-horse carriage immedi
-1011 •’"•mg, floral decorations of lav
•Mcf, yellow and purple tad been liberally
the °tber carriages wore deco*
ated and dresseu just as tiniroughly.
j MISS BLAINE'S PHAETOX.
[Miss Mar caret Blaine drove a’ phaeton
Bomrs Uh n 8 "' ero coveral with
fcverv'v'hrn )riKl!!ftllt > T 111 decorating was
lentiem n apparent, ami tbo laiV and
L J“va occ-i. ants appeared in cbarac-
L' P’'Session wont by the President
E Ii t , h ' :a 15 ;‘ rovo off into town, and
Kved f n disbanded. Punch was
Lchcai v l P e , sts *. aud the gathering
lar V I. rts , olvbd itself into a lawn
time 1 •li/tf 11 iinrrison, Secretary
Ibe house of VV W ft,, ' TW! ‘ rd dined at
ollowni t *k* knrnee, anc * a musioale
Vft Lr m , nn 'o"'. morning at 8:30
o WasWngton! ldent Will begin bis roturn
JIM BLAINTTS BETH NOIR.
a s neton a Black Satraps Haunt
ing i.im Every Hour.
<m b Aug ' 1:1 -—Col. Perry Car
te r,nT !U ' f Colmilbia member of
P bacan national committee. He is
ower enLTfr 0 ’ a " d kcops a salooQ a * the
6de \ f 1 nartylvania avenue, south
i^gaie7o e ; t h 1 i eloishe , gr ' t himself elected
Sons of lv j ° e P ul li°au national ronven
k Hon l nd , lßß8 ' the last time defeat-
Ke^'f r am ' J l SheUabarer - formerly in
Lstrtct a w o ' and n,JW loador of the
Sectij. K ' kbeliabarger contested his
Rt ouL , H ng a < Sllerrnan mao be was
NSSSHa* *
TANARUS - WORKED FOR HIS MASTER.
hi h is!s4 eda ???^ ot gi for Blaine in
f 1 bint t vote for t H 6 Blalne managers
fornptly did vi 0r Harrison, which he
hr - fund an™ t* C^ 1 A tributed to the
pnd—aot tha- he ih. 1 ,? ,l he inauguration
I® thought Ri.;!, 6 * ov °d Harrison, but that
[ . -us the real candidal
I ft ileeted. “One God, one
I neatly ' ,l a mottt> Car
■on day. saloon on inaugura*
I I ;e e J Hl£ RevVard hk expected.
I ir therfHf lt^e f { *erecordership
fcf k <>ut—either vL°* Wlils before the
| ar - More worth *IO,OOO a
and Per, “of Khtee " vvoelt3 have
Roilonel. y - :u,ou has still no title
P rbrj - chiefl bl^ fa 'i lt ; Blaine went to Bar
E; i ¥ [ h -’ haunted the l a ": a ? frorn Col. Car
l Co] r! ™ tate department like
I,TV- be ret °n * 8 " aitin for hi;n
K? in his aite m SU ' de ",l y he " oulfl
fpi give,, as th, r °° ni - Tbis is some
|?“ before he retu?T.“ ™ hy Blaitle
r 15 getting resUve Meanwblla Col.
[ lVA sm”xr S l \ a Anxloua Seat.
| k ure onderiiv?Vrh^’iVil^ol*
I-,., T Bond*.
^Sir° ap t‘‘nei K ii.d~ Th ' 1 bond f)ffer -
fpjf Jetting ffcto£
ROUGH ON RHEUMATISM.
Another Successful Test of the Brown-
Sequard Elixir.
Chicago, 111., Aug. 13.--A Fort Wayne
special says: “Yesterday Dr. William H.
Myers, one of the first surgeons of the
state, tested the Brown-Sequard elixir on j
Michael Kenny of Columbia City. The
patient was so seriously affected with rheu
matism that he was unable to walk with
out the aid of crutches. In less than
an hour through the stimulating effects of
the treatment Kenny threw away IPs ]
crutches and walked away. Dr. Myers 1
had had no faith whatever in the panacea,
but in answer|to a question here marked: ‘I
can only say that the stimulating effect is
something marvelous. Tho man’s pulse
rose to 138 and he is walking without
crutches. I don’t understand it.’ ”
MADE TWO REPORTERS SICK.
Philadelphia, Pa.. Aug. 13.—Two re
porters who subjected themselves out of
curiosity to the Brown-Sequard exlixir at a
medico chirurgical hospital yesterday,
are both laid up for repairs to-day, and one
of them is considerably scared ah >ut his
condition. He sent a summons for
Prof. Henry C. Benning, who ad
ministered the emulsive preparation, and
upon concluding bis experiments to-day,
Prof. Bonniug repaired at once to the house
and found the patient, who was enjoying
the best of good health and spirits yester
day, m bed. His face wore a woe-begone
expression, and he showed traces of having
slept very little during the night. His
symptoms were severe pains iu the head,
soreness in the limbs and high
fever. He sorely regretted hav
ing anything to do with the
new life-giving remedy. The other news
paper men had the same feelings. The
result of the experiment with the newspa
per men made Dr. Benning extremely cau
tious to-day, aud he decliued to administer
tiie injection to any patient until he first
explicitly stated that it was at bis own per
sonal risk.
ONLY EXPERIMENTING.
“We do not know what tills thing is
yet,” said Prof. Benning. “We only know
that it, comes recommended from a very
high source, and that its results, so far as
learned, have been it; a number of cases bene
ficial. What its influence may be in any
specific case, we cannot tell. We must have
it distinctly understood that we advise no
one to undergo this treatment. Wo per
suade no one to undergo it. We claim
nothing for this method of treat
ment any more than that it is
simply in its experimental stage, and for
the benefit of those who aro thinking of
trying it, we will state specifically what
risks, so far as comes witliiu our profes
sional knowledge, the patient takes. The
risks are: First, forming of absces-es, and
second, blood-poisoning. There have been
cases iu which abscesses formed. NYe have
not, as yet, any authenticated case of blood
poisoning, but we are sensible of the fact
that such might result.”
A TEST AT ATLANTA.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 13. — An experiment
is under way here with the Brown-Sequard
elixir, and tiie result is looked for with keen
inleresc by medical men and others who
aro acquainted with the fact. ’J he patient
is Col. I. W. Avery, who is well known in
Georgia. He has been in feeble health for
some time, aud returned home from Wash
ington, D. C., Saturday, determined to test
the elixir oo himself. Dr. E. H. Green, his
physician, made a careful preparation of
the elixir late this afternoon, and
within an hour afterward made four injec
tions of one drachm each in the patient,
one in each arm and one iu each leg. The
result will be reported to-morrow morning.
Dr. Qreou afterward made a similar injec
tion in his own body in order to give the
elixir a personal test. There is a great
difference of opinion here as to tho merits
of the new discovery, and Col. Avery’s
testimony will be full of interest.
FLOODS IN NEBRASKA.
Heavy Rains Swell tho Streams to
Unusual Eights.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 13.— Heavy rains
have swollen the stroams in S mtheastern
Nebraska to unusual hights. Railroad
traffic is considerably interrupt ed, and
much damage has been done to property.
The A. aud N. railroad is under water be
tween Firth and Table Rock, aud at Tecum
seh a rise of the Nehatna and table Rock
rivers drove many from their homes. At
Beatrice oh the Blue river houses on tiie
bottom lands were flooded, tile people es
caping in boats. Anew paper-mill was
swept away and other small buildings were
wrecked. The Salt creek and salt basins
are one vast lake, and the water has
as yet shown no signs of subsiding.
From 300 to 500 houses are flooded and tiie
people have moved out of danger. The city
promptly arranged to shelter and feed all
in the school budding.;. About 400 people
are lieing cared for in this way.
RAILROADS DAMAGED IN MISSOURI.
Kansas Citt, Mo., Aug. 13.—Reports of
the effects of this morning’s rain and wind
storm are being received. The tracks of
every riad, excepting the Union Pacific,
running into Kansas City wore damaged in
some manner by the storm, so that all
trains were delayed. Many bridges on tee
Santa Fe and Southern Kansas
roads were destroyed, and a
heavy iron bridge on the former
road to Olatha was washed away. Several
trains on these two roads wore abandoned.
Almost every foot of country between
Kansas City and Topeka is covered with
water, and the corn crop in that territory
is badly damaged. At Atchison several
buildings were blown down.
SHISRMAN AND QUAY.
The Two to Be Reconciled by a Houso
Renting Deal.
Washington, Aug, 13.—A friend of
Senator Sherman says that when Senate
meets there will be a grand reconciliation
scene between Sherman and his manager
at Chicago, Senator Quay. “Clilkeson,”
he says, “about whom they fell out, ow n s
SI,OOO a year to the fact that Sherman
snatched tee place Quay had promised him,
and to compelled Quay to get him a better
one—better by just that much more salary.
Sherman was ready to make up at any
time, but Quay would not communicate
with him before he went away. Now, how
ever, they are in amicable correspondence
about a house Quay wants to rout from
Sherman, and ail will yet be well. Sher
man will not reduce the rent, though. ”
Two Bodies a Day at Johnstown.
Johnstown. Pa.. Aug. 13.—0n an aver
age there have been two bodies found every
day during: the past week. There are un
doubtedly a great many more in the cel
lars all over the town, and at the present
rate of cleaning up they will not all bo ex
humed this year.
A Ravlsher Lynched In Texas.
Orange, Tex., Aug. 13.—" Jim” Brooks
‘Colored) was arrestel for outraging a
white woman nearly 80 years old. He wa a
ta*en from the guards this morning by a
mop of 500 men, who hanged him t-> a tree
aud then riddled hie body with bullet*.
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1889.
ATLANTA'S NEGRO CLERK
ACTING POSTMASTER GENERAL
CLARKSON HAS KIB SAY.
A Denial That It Was Intended to Place
the Neerro at the Same Desk With
Miss Lyons—Negro Clerks Employed J
by the Democratic Postmaster.
VV ashixgtox, Aug. 13. —A reporter of the
Associated Press called on Acting Postmaster
General Clarkson to-day for information in
regard to the appointment of a negro e’erk
by tho now postmaster at Atlanta, Ga.,
Gen. Lewis, which resulted in much excite
ment and the burning iu effigy of Post
master Lewis and Gen. Buck, a leading re
publican of the state.
Gen. Clarkson said: “The story, as it was
printed in the Atlanta papers and sent
north, was to the effect that the postmaster,
Gen. Lewis, had appointed a negro clerk
and assigned him to duty at tho earns desk
with a young white woman.
clarkson’s version.
“The real facts, however, are these:
After Gen. Lewis’ appointment as post
master one of the registry clerks resigned.
The postmaster then appointed Churios C.
Penny (colored), who stood at the head of
the civil service list of eligihles, as ho was
compelled by law to do. He was
assigned to work in the registry division,
not in the same room with tho young
lad}', but in another. This young lady and
her futhor, who was superintendent of the
registry division, and had tho assignment
of the clorks, both resigned, simply because
the negro had been appointed to a place in
tho office, and not because an attempt had
been made to place the negro at the same
desk with the young lady.
POLITICAL SCHEMING ALLEGED.
“From this grew all the trouble in
Atlanta, and an effort to utilize the inci
dent for party prejudice. The insincerity
of this cry now is shown by the Lie! that
there vvere five negro clerks in thP Atlanta
postoffice under tiie democratic postmaster,
aud for six years the young white lady has
been at the stamp window, selling stamps
to all people, black aud white. There is
nothing in the matter for the department
to act upon, and there is nothing in the
action of Postmaster Lewis to be criticised
by fair-minded people.
NOT DEFYING PREJUDICE.
“Instead of doing anything violent
against the southern prejudice toward
negroes, the postmaster sought, in making
tue appointment, to obviate any ground for
objection on account of such prejudice,
in tho postal service we find many of our
eilicieut men among tho colored men. Wo
have probably hundreds of them in the
service altogether, and they make a good
average record.”
OHIO’S POLITICAL FIGHT.
Foraker Will Win and Halstead Will
Get Left.
Washington, Aug. 111.—Before Murat
Halstead wont to Europe ho and his friends
fixed up ati arrangement with Gov. For
aker, under which Editor Halstead was to
be sent to the Senate as Senator Payne’s
successor, and Gov. Foraker was to be re
elected governor. Gov. Foraker was not
nought w ith the promise of support, but co
erced by the threat of opposition from the
Cincinnati Commercial-Gazette. So far
the plan has been faithfully carried out.
Gov. Foraker has been formally nominated
for g tvernor and Editor Halstead has been
informally nominated for senator. “ Arid,”
said an Ohio republican statesman, taking
up the tale at this point, “Gov. Foraker
will be re-elected and Editor Halstead will
be defeated.
FORAKER MAD.
“Gov. Foraker is angry at being forced
by circumstances and c lercion into such a
jug-handled scheme, andalthough he knows
he cannot bo senator himself, he wiil see to
it that Editor Halsto :d is not. Ves. Jamas
E. Campbell wiil probably be nominated by
the democrats for governor, and will give
Gov. Foraker a close race. But Gov. For
akor can ami will beat him, especially with
Halstead to trade with. 1 would not be sur
prised if Halstead withdrew from the sena
torial light. All the republican loaders are
against bitn. They feel that ho ought to
stick to his newspaper and let them have
the ofiices.”
BROWER’S PROFITABLE BLUFF.
It Has Already Netted Him Three
Postmasterahipa.
Washington, Aug. 13. —Mr. Brower of
North Carolinajis said to be content with the
net results of hi3 speakership bluff, to wit:
Three presidential postmasters—one at
Reidsvilie, one at Winston and one at
Greensboro. In the latter ease his candi
date defeated the widow of the late Judge
Settle. The local republican paper objects
to his Winston appointee as a non-resident,
but Mr. Brower is happy aud, if he is given
good committee places, will kick
no more. Tom Keogh’s activity in
bolstering up the kickers is due
not only to his own desire, to get an office
under the coining House, but to his part
ner’s failure to be reappointed district
attorney for North Carolina. His partner,
Boyd, bad not only been district attorney
under President Arthur, but Harrison’s
delegate ut largo at Chicago. Judge Mott,
the North Carolina “Mai,one,” bad Charles
Price, independent, appointed district
attorney and Price then appointed Mott's
son his assistant. So far all the results of
the movement have gone to Mr. Brower.
DUDLEY’*-? DESERTION.
A Story That Brings Out Harrison’s
Ungratefulness.
Washington, Aug. 13. —“One day last
spring a year ago,” said a wali-known re
publican, “I met Col. W. W. Dudley
rushing as tost as his cork leg would let him
from the Hcnate to the House, busy, as he
constantly was then, with some scheme for
bringing about the nomination of Ben Har
rhun for President. ' w hat are you wasting
time aud strength in this way for?’ I said to
him as 1 stopped him. ‘You can’t nomi
nate Harrison, ami if you could he’d go
back on you. He’s a selfish, cold-blooded
fellow v, ho would never do anything for
you.’
“You wore never more mistakon in your
life, ho said. Harrison will be nominated
and elected, and no man was ever as loyal
to his friends as he will be.’ I wonder what
Dudley thinks now.”
Murder Over a Small Debt.
Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 13. —At Car
bon Hill, Ala., to-day, Harvey Speck
killed Berry Adair with a revolver, shoot
ing him three times. The trouble grew out
of Speck’s demanding payment from Adair
of a small account tho lattor owed him.
Adair was a quiet and peaceable man. The
slayer escaped.
Prot Loomis at Death's Door.
New Haven, Conn., Aug. 13.—Prof.
Elias Loomis, for the past thirty years pro
fessor of astronomy at Yale college, is at
the New Haven hospital sulfc ing from a
complication of stomach disorder i, aud is
not expected to lire until the morning.
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN CLUBS.
Meeting of the Executive Committee
ot the National League.
' Saratoga, N. Y m Aug. 13.—The execu
tive committee of the national league of
republican clubs met at Congress hail this
afternoon. In the absenco of Judge John
M. Thurston of Nebraska, president of the
league. Vice President James A. Blanchard
of New York pre-ided. There were pres
ent Andrew B. Humphrey ■ f New "S ork,
secretary; J. N. Hunter of Indiana, T. S.
Byrnes of Minnesota, W. W. J ihason of
Nebraska, Charles E. Pierce of Missouri,
J. E. Mulholl and proxy for J. T. Sutphiu
of Ohio, J. H. Mesick of Tennessee, E. T.
Brackett of New York, and Charles E.
Forbes of Vermont.
REVISION OF THE CONSTITUTION.
The revision of the constitution of the
national organization having bee i referred
to a committee by tho national convention
held last February in Baltimore, the com
mittee have revised it so as to
mako representation to the national
convention from each state as fol
lows: Two delegates at large from
each state and two from each congressional
district, where permanent league clubs have
been established. The president, treasurer,
secretary, vice-president and mem hen of
the executive committee of the national or
ganization, together with the president and
secretaries of the several state leagues are
also made ex-officio delegates to the national
convention. Etch delegate is entitled to
one vote.
ONE THOUSAND DELEGATES.
This will increase the number of dele
gates to about 1,000. Tuesday, March 4,
1890, was fixed upon as the date for the
next national convention, winch will be
held either at Nashville or Chattanooga.
Col. M. 8. Colburn of Manchester, Vt.,
was elected a member of the committee in
the place of Hon. Guv C. Noble, deceased.
One of the spiecial subjects under discus ion
has been tho question of the organization
of republican clubs in the south. Another
session will be held to-morrow morning at
10 o’clock.
NORTH RIVER REFINERIES.
The Receiver Wants a Temporary In
junction Made Permanent.
New York, Aug. 13.—Judge Ingraham
in the supreme court chambers heard argu
ment to-day upon the motion on behalf of
the receiver, Henry Winthrop Gray, to con
tinue the temporary injunction restraining
the North Itiver Sugar Reii dug Company
from alienating any of its assets and from
paying any dividends upon certificates of
stock. Delancey Nicoll appeared for the
receiver and John E. Parsons for the com
pany. Mr. Nicoll asked for a continuance
of the injunction, claiming that the referee
had been informed that the defendants were
about to dispose of or transfer tho prop
erty.
DEMANDS THE NAME.
Mr. Parsons demanded the name of the
person or persons who circulated the story
that the defendants were’ going to dispose
of their property, and threatened to have
them dealt with accordi-ig to law. The de
fendants in the case aro men of high
position and means. The receiver hail a
right to furnish these names. It was his
duty so to do, inasmuch as he represented
the court in his capacity of receiver.
HAVE ENDANGERED THE CHARTER.
In reply to a‘question by Judge Ingra
ham, Mr. Parsons said that the agreement
under w hich tne trust was organiz 'd was a
pooling arrangement by which each holder
of stock became interested in all tiie com
panies. Judge Barrott held that tho North
River Refining Company, by becoming a
party to this agreern nt, forfeited its
charter. After some further argument
the court took the papers and reserved its
decision.
BUFFALO’S GRAIN CASE.
The Vice President of the Company
Charges Grand Larceny.
Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 13.—The cele
brated grain shortage case of Sherman
Bros. & Cos. reached a now pha e o to-day,
when Edward C. Hawks, tho vice president
of the International Elevator Company,
and one of the losers by the operatr ms of
the Shermans, swore out criminal warrants
before Justice King, charging Stephen
F. Sherman, the manager of
the associated elevators, aud Edward
C. Loveridge, his assistant, with grand
larceny, and the former with violating the
provisions of the penal code forbidding
hypothecation of property received tor
transportation or storage, and providing
that the warehousemen must cancel bills of
fading on redelivery of the property.
SIIERMAN PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
Sherman was arraigned and pleaded not
guilty, waiving examination. Ho was th u
committed to jail in default of bail, which
the police justice cannot take whore the
peuaity is over five years. Sherman’s
counsel will ask for a writ of habeas cor
pus and removal trial to a higher court, so
that he may be bailed. Wilson H. Sherman
is at Victoria, Ontario, and, it is said, will
not return. Loveridge has not yet been
arraigned.
WAR ON NON UNION MADE IRON.
Seven Hundred Men Strike at a Sligo
Mill at Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 13.—Seven hun
dred men went out on a strike at Phillip,
Nimick & Co’s. Sligo mill this afternoon.
For sometime the men have been working
non-union made iron, although objecting to
do so. No open revolt had occurred, how
ever, until in the present instance.
The men on Saturday decided
not to work any moreof the non-union iron,
and tho mill committee was requested to
inform the superintendent that if they were
asked to work any more of the objection
able iron there would be a strike. The firm
refused to withdraw the non-union iron aud
the strike was ordered,
CHIEF SEARCHr.It MEEKS OUT.
His Resignation One of the Results of
the Flack Case.
New York. Aug. 13.— Lawyer Meeks,
who acted as referee in the famous Flack
divorce case, sent in his resignation as chief
searcher of the county clerk’s office late
this afternoon. The resignation was re
quested by County Clerk Reilly. Meeks
was appointed to the position by Sheriff
Fiack when the latter was county clerk in
1886.
Montana's County Officers.
Helena, Mont., Aug. 13. —The conven
tion by a strict party vote to-day passed
the proposition by which ail the county
officers will have to be re-elected, the dem
ocrats hoping to strong the: their state ticket
with the county nomination-:. The ‘an
nouncement of the vote created great ex
citement in town.
Virginia’s Democratic Committee.
Richmond, Va., Aug. 13.—James W.
Marshall, of Craig county, was selected to
nigut by the state committee as the tempor
ary chairman of the democratic state con
vention which will meet to-morrow at
noon.
LIVED TO DO GOOD DEEDS j
THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF AN ;
AMERICAN IN CHINA.
His Caroer That of an Independent
Missionary Who Saw Good in All ;
Creeds The Amelioration of the '
Condition of the Most Poverty - j
Stricken of the Chinese His Aim.
Washington. Aug. 13. —Tho department
of state has received from the legation at
Pekin, C hina, uuder date of July 3, an ac
count of the death anil extraordinary life
work of Rev. J. Crossott, au independent
American missionary iu China. His career
appears to have been a very remarkable
one, characterized by absoluteself devotion.
He died on the steamer Ei Dorado en route
from Shanghai to Tien-Tsin on Juno 1
last. He leaves a widow living at
Schuylersville, N. Y. In spoaking of Mr.
Crossott, Minister Denby couples his name
with that of Father Deinien, tho French
missionary who lately died on the Island of
Moloka, and says: "Mr. Crossott’s life was
devoted to doing good to the poorest class
of the Chinese.
A WINTER REFUGE FOR THE POOR.
“He had charge of the winter refuge for
the poor at Pekin during several winters.
He would go out on tho streets during tiie
coldest nights and pick up the destitute
beggars and convey them to the refuge,
vi hi re he provided them with food. He
also buried them at his own expense. He
visited all tiie prisons and often procured
the privilege of removing the sick to iiis
refuge. The officials had implicit confi
dence in him and allowed him to visit at
his own pleasure ail the prisons and chari
table institutions. Ho was known by the
Chinese as ‘Christian Buddha.’”
ATTACHED TO NO ORGANIZATION.
“He was attached to no organization of
men. He was a missionary pure and sim
ple, devoted rather to charity than to
proselytism. He literally took Christ as
his examplar. He traveled all over China
and the east. He took no care of his ex
penses. Food and lodging were voluntarily
furnished him. Inn keepers would take no
pay from him and private persons were glad
to entertain him. it must be said that his
wants were few. Ho wore tiie Chinese
dress, had no regular meals, drank only
water aud lived oil fruit, with a little rice
or millet. He aimed at translating his
ideal, Christ, into reality.
WORE HIS HAIR LIKE CHRIST.
“He wore long auburn hair, parted in the
middle, so as to resemble the pictures of
Christ. The charitable people furnished
him money for his refuge, and lie never
seemed to want for funds. He slept on a
board or on the iloor. Even iu his last
hours, being a deck passenger on the El
Dorado, lie refused to bo transferred to tiie
cabin, but the kindly captain, some hours
before his death, removed him to a berth,
where he died, stilt speaking of going to
heaven, and entreating tho by-standers to
love the Lord.
AN EXAMPLE OF HIS CHARACTER.
“As an instance of the character of tho
man, I will state that when on one occasion
i gave my annual dinner on Thanksgiving
day to the Americans, Mr. Crossott wrote
to me beseeching that I would have no din
ner, but would give to the poor. lie at
tended the dinner, but touched nothing but
water and rice. In theology ho can hardly
be said to have been orthodox. He found
good in all religions. After a long conver
sation with him one day 1 told him ho was
not a Christian, but a Buddhist. Ho an
swered that there were many good things
in Buddhism.
HIS LAST IMPORTANT WORK.
“The last important work of Mr. Crossott
was an effort l > provide for tho deaf and
dumb. To further this project tie traveled
to Harakow, and thence to Canton, estab
lishing every where schools for these unfor
tunates. He was successful wherever he
went. This man taught the love of
God and goodness, lie completely sacrificed
himself for the good of tiie poorest of the
poor. He acted out; of principle to the let
ter, he lived as plainly as possible. On
churitable subjects he wrote well. The ideal
to him was practical. Let this American
then ba enshrined, along wjth tho devoted
Frenchman, in the annals of men w ho loved
their follow men.”
COKE REGION HUNS.
While They Are Quiet Now the Situa
tion ia Full of Danger.
Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 13.—While all the
advices iudieuto that there has boeu no riot
ing in the coke regions since Saturday,
matters are considered to bo in uu extreme
ly precarious condition, and an outbreak of
the Huns at any time will not surprise the
operators. The principal points of
the disturbance are at the works
along Sewickley creek. At Moore & Co.’s
and the HeclaCo.’s the Huns are still drink
ing and are ill the ugliest of moods. The
armed guards are at hand. The making of
coke will be resumed at tne Hecla works in
tho morning, and the men show a willing
ness to work, provided deputy sheriffs will
guard them. This evening four HunS of
the Mammoth worKs wore arrested, charged
with conspiracy and inciting riot, and were
brought to Greensbure and committed to
jaiu
A RAVIBHER STRUNG UP,
He Entered a Room in Which Three
Women Were Sleeping.
Memphis, Tenn,, Aug. 13.— A special
to the Avalanche from Aberdeen, Miss.,
says: “Monday morning, about 3 o’clock, a
negro named K* ith Bowen, employed on
Charles Moore’s farm, nine miles from this
place, entered a room occupied by
Sirs. Moore, her daughter, ana her
niece. Bowen attempted to assault the rueco,
but her screams awoke the ottior occupants
of the room and he fled. He was recognized
by all the parties, and before noon was ur
rested and turned over to a justice of the
peace. Tho entire neighborhood congre
gated, took Bowen from tho custody of the
olHcors and strung him up by the neck on
tiie public road, near where the assault was
made.”
SEXTON’S OPEN LEXTER,
The British Postmaster General to In
vestigate It.
London, Aug. 13— Postmaster General
Raikes was que.tionod by Mr. Sexton in
the House of Commons last night with
reference to tho letter addressed by Presi
dent Harrison to tho Lord Mayor of Dublin,
thanking the lord mayor for the sympathy
and aid sent from Dublin to the Johnstown
sufferers, which letter Mr. Sexton charged
had been tampered with by the pcstoffice
officials. The postmaster general said he
believed that the letter had bean opened,
but by whom, aud when, he was unable to
state, Mr. Sexton having refused to place
the envelope In his hands. Mr. Sexton
thereupon promised to produce tho envel
ope.
GERMANY'S IMPERIAL GUEST.
A Parade of the Guards—A Dinner at
the Schloss.
Berlin, Aug. IS.—A whole army corps
of guards paraded to-day before the Em
peror of Austria, making a brilliant dis
play. Tho weather was splendid. The
empress appeared on horseback. Emperor
William commanded tho tro 'ps and led
first the entire corps, and afterward the
First regiment of guards, past the visiting
sovereign, who then headed the regiment
bearing tiis name and marched past Em
peror William.
A BANQUET AT TnE SCHLOSS.
A banquet was given at tho Schloss this
evening. Emperor William, iu a toast,
w armly welcom ' and the Austrian am per r,
and said: “Yen have learned from the joy
ful reception given you of the warm and
lively consciousness of friendship that has
existed between our people for a century.
Before all is our army, a portion of which
you have soon, proud of appearing
before your keen soldierly eye. My people,
like the army, w ill hulil firmly aud faith
fully to the alliance which wo liavo con
cluded. The army knows that for the
maintenance of peace it will have to join
the gallant army of Austria; and if Provi
dence so decrees, they will fight together,
shoulder to shoulder.”
FRANCIS TOASTS THE GERMANS.
Emperor Francis Joseph returned thankß
for the brilliant reception accorded him.
Ho drnuk to tho health of his friend and
ally, so near to his heart, inseparable in
brotherhood and comradeship; to the health
of tho gallant armies of Germany and
Austria, and to the strengthening of the
guarantees of peace for tho alliod states and
tne w hole of Europe.
BOULANGER'S SUPPRESSION.
The Elections in tlia Cantona Declared
Annulled.
Paris, Aug. 13.—The state oouncil has
annulled the elections in the twelve cantons
in which Gen. Bouitiugor was elected to tho
councils general, on the ground that the
general was not legally eligible for tho
position. Gou. Boulanger Ims writted a
letter iu which ho states that he gave surm
of money which lie is accused of embezzl
ing to the chief clerks in the war office, to
ho used for tho relief of the widows and
orphans of soldiers.
Five lodgers in tho house of Mine. Pour
pros, former mistress of Gen. Boulanger,
have sworn that the general was m Paris on
July 15, 1887, the day on which it is alleged
ho visited tho city in disguise.
BOULANGER FOUND GUILTY.
U pon the opening of tho Senate court to
day the members of the right declined to
take further part in the proceedings in the
caso of Gen. Boulanger. The court dis
cussed at length its course of nroceedure
and its competency to try Gun. Boulanger.
It was finally decided by a vote of
201 to 78 that tho court was competent
to try tiie genera! on all the cunts of the
indictments. Two of the senators retrained
from voting. The court then found the
general guiJty of conspiracy. Six of the
senators did not vote. The court found
Count Dillon and 11. Rochefort guilty of
complicity in the plot. It also decided by a
vote of 198 to 10 that Gen. Boulanger was
guilty of a treasonable attempt against the
state, iu connection with the Lyons depot
accident.
FUN IN THE EIFFEL TOWER.
Wlzzard Edison and Young Harrison
Among the Opera Singers.
Paris, Aug. 13.—Thomas A. Edison, nc
conijjauied by Russuil Harrison, ascended
tho Eiffel tower to-day and took luncheon
at the summit. A nuinbor of artists from
tho opera wero present and sang into a
phonograph, which afterward produced
their airs.
CONGRATULATIONS FROM QUEEN VICTORIA.
London, Aug. 15.—1 t is stated that the
queen lias dispatched Gol. Gou rand to Paris
to present to Mr. Edison a phonograph into
which siie hud spoken, warmly congratu
lating tho great American inventor.
HUMBERT HONORS EDISON.
Rome, Aug. 13.— King Humbert lini aps
pointed I iiotnas A. Edison u grand officer
of tho order of tho Crown of Italy.
MRS. MAYBRIOK MOANS.
The Condemned Woman Completely
Broken Down.
Liverpool, Aug. 13.— Mrs. Mayhrick,
the condemed murderess, is in a very de
pressed state. She posses much of her time
in uiouning for her children and weeping
copiously. The chaplain of the prism is
devoting much of his time to the con
demned woman, and she appears to greatly
appreciate his visits.
A PETITION FOR REMISSION OF SENTENCED
London. Aug. 13.—A meeting to consider
the caso of Mr-. Mayhrick was hold at tho
Canin n street hotel to-day. A resolution
was adopted to petition the home secretary
for a remission of her sentence. The meet
ing was attended by a large number of
persons.
Judge Stephens hail a long interview
with iiome Secretary Matthews to-day
with reference to the caso of Mrs. May
brick.
The proposed House of Commons petition
in favor of Mrs. Muybriok has been abund
dutiod.
SKKVIA’3 SQUABBLE.
Tho Ex King and Queon Natalie to be
in Belgrade Simultaneously.
Vienna, Aug. 13. —Ex-King Milan of
Servia has asked the assembly to allow bis
son, youthful King Alexander, to meet bis
mother, ex-Queen Natalie. Tho ex-queea
has, therefore, determined to start for Bel
grade on Aug. 22 to visit her son. Her
determination to roturn to Servia has
caused some excitement in Belgrade, rs it
is believed that when ex-lung Milan and
Queen Natalie are again in that city the
quarrel ovor their domestio troubles will be
renewed,
Policy of Crete’s New Governor.
Constantinople, Aug. 13. Chakir
Pasha, tho new governor of Crete, au
nonnees that ho will pursue a* liberal policy
which will be satisfactory to tiie Christians.
Tue Christian inhabitants of Crete pro
pose to send a delegation to Constantinople
for tho purpose of effecting a settlement of
the troubles existing in tho island. The
Turkish authorities, learning of this inten
tion, have announced that tho matter must
tie laid before Chakir Pasha, the new gov
ernor, who, they state, has full power to
take whatever action he may deem ad
visable. _
Right of Appeal in Ireland.
London, Aug. 13.— A bill introduced by
Mr. Healy, providing for an appeal in all
criminal case* iu Ireland, paused its first
reading in the House of Common* to-day.
Deserters Returning to France.
Paris, Aug. IS.—Three thousand French
deserters hive left Geneva t or France uu
der the amnesty law.
i DAILY. *lO A YEAR
< 6 CENTO A CORY. V
( WEEKLY, *1.25 A YEAR )
WALKED IN TO A FURNACE
FATAL FAITH OF THREE DUPES OF
A FALSE PROPHET.
A Crazy Black Claiming' to be Daniel
Holding* Forth Near Bessemer, Ala.,
and Outdoing the Liberty County
Cranks—He Claims That the Burned
Trio Will Return to Earth.
Chicago, Aug. 13.—A special from Bir*
mingham. Ala., says: “A most remarkable
religious craze has seized the negroes near
Bessemer nsil the country intermediate be
tween that rapidly growing place and
Birmingham. For some time past an old
negro named Tobias Jackson lias been pro
claiming himself as Daniel tin Prophet,
aud doing all kinds of singular, wild amt
queer things. Tho negroes in this section
aro ignorant and superstitious, and Jack
sou’s actions and the great powers with
which he claims to have been invested awed
the simple-minded negroes.
THE TURKIC CHILDREN OF FAITH.
“On Saturday last he persuaded three
young negro men that they were represen
tatives of Shadrach, Ales inch and Abedne
go, the three children of faith who entered
the gery furnace of Nebuchadnezzar of
oliL He claimed that tiie furnace where
iron is melted and cast int > all kinds of
forms was the furnace of Nebuchadnezzar
and tlmt they could enter It and pass
through without a smell of fire.
ALL THREE RI MMED INTO THE FURNACE
“The throe negroes, calling themselves tiie
three children of Israel, uiul r tho influence
of their now prophet, deliberately entered
the gate of the cupola of the furnace, arid
rushed headlong In tiie white heat of melt
ing iron. \V hen t hey failed to come out,
Jackson, the prophet, proclaimed that ha
saw them tising iu the air with the smoka
of the furnaco, attended by angels, and said
that tliev would revisit the earth next Sun
day. The negroes propose to meet ala
church next Sunday, and pray while await
ing the descent of the three children of
Israel. The mother of one of them said,
when asked about the matter: “I feel jes
sho’ my bov is iu heben as if I’d done bead
dar an’ seed’im. Jackson, do prophet, com
mand him to walk the fiery furnaces, and
ho ’blooged to ’bey him."
LAST CHANCE OF THE MINERS.
Mon to Ee Imported Into Illinois from
West Virginia.
Chicago, Aug. 13. — A special from
Stroator, 111., says: “Anew phase of tbu
mining situation has developed which will
give the striking miners more trouble than
they had previously anticipated. It is said
on good authority that tiie Star Coal Com
pany, whose mine is located at Kangly,
near hero, has completed arrangements by
telegraph by which a full quota of men to
run the shaft will, inside of thirty days, be
landed boro from West Virginia. This
company has employed during the last year
something over 400 men.
ANOTHER COMPANY NEGOTIATING,
f lie Chicago, Wilmington and Vermillion
Company, which lias always given employ
ment to at least 2,000 meu, is also said to bo
negotiating for men from other points.
This company op rates the mines at Braid
wood, LaSalle, Beatonville ami other places,
and lmn grown tired of the repeated strikes.
If tho miners 'if these places desire to re
sume work they will have to do it quickly,
the operators say, as they do not propose to
stand quietly By and see southern operators
take all tho contracts and lot tho market for
t heir products b” forever destroyed. Many
of the minors own their h mes and are
willing to go to work at, the prices offered,
but are prevented from doing so by tha
more radical element and h it-headed
foreigners, who aro in the majority.”
FIRE'S BIG HAUL.
Thirty-five Buildings in Truckea
Burned to the Ground.
San FHANcriCO, Aug. 13.—News has
been received here that fire broke out at
Truckeo late yesterday aftornoon and
burned thirty-fire buildings in tiie business
portion 'if the town. The flames were first
discovered in Jhe residence of Engineer
IHlley. The Southern Pacific railroad’s
fire train, which was stationed at Summit,
was dispat died to tho scene aud lent much
assistance. Tho citizens of Truckeo liavo
of late been ridding the town of question
able characters, and the impression prevail#
that the fire was started by incendiaries.
What little nows lias been received from
the unfortunate town dees not confirm tills
theory.
THE SECTION DEVASTATED.
The fire burned ati ea.it of Bridge street
and north of the railroad to the round
house American hotel, Irwin’s livery stable,
the Methodist and Catholic churches, two
school houses, Ellon’s lumber yard. Good
Templars’ hall uad thirty dwellings were
burned, rendering inn ,y families homeltes.
The loss is about $75,000.
A PACKAGE OF DEATH.
An Infernal Machino Sent to a Ken
tucky Newspaper Man.
Lexington, Ky., Aug. ia—A dastardly
attempt was made hero yesterday to assas
sinate D. L. Baxter, a weli-knowu newspa
per correspondent, by the explosion of a
deadly machine which was left at the
Leader office directed to that gentleman.
There was sufficient dynamite in tha
parcel to have blown up any building
in the city, and it only failed to
accomplish its deadly purpose, because the
percussion matches did not ignite. Tha
parcel was taken to tho office by a negro
boy. There being no suspicious look to thei
parcel, he paid no attention to the appear
ance of the lad. It is iielioved by some that:
it was the intention not only to blow up
Mr. Baxter, but tho entire Leader office.
Allen Pleads Guilty.
New York, Aug. 13;—Eben S. Allen,
lately president of tho Forty-second and
Grand Street Ferry Railway Company,was
arraigned before Judge Gildersleeve to-day.
He pleaded guilty to the count in the in
dictmont charging him with over-issue of
stock. Judge Giidoreloove then remanded
Allen for sentence until Friday. He will
be arraigned later on a charge of forgery.
Francis Elder Dead.
Baltimore, Aug. 13.—Francis Elder, a
prominent aud well-known citizen of Balti
more, a brother of Archbishop William H.
Elder of Cincinnati, died at Is4o o’clock:
this morning, at his residence, of heart
failure.
Flack’e Divorce Annulled.
New York, Aug. 13.—At tho hearing in
tho divorce caso of Sheriff Flack this morn
ing, Judge Bookstivor set aside all pro
ceedings aud annulled the decree of divorce.
Dr. James L. Cabell Dead.
University of Veroinia.Va., Aug 13.
Dr. James L. Cabell, senior member of the
faculty of tne University of Virginia, died
at Overton this morning.