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j J. H. EBTILL President. )
CANAJOHARIE'S CRASH.
FOUR PEOPLE killed and a
DOZEN INJURED.
The Second Section of a New York
Central Express Train Ran Into the
First—The Engine of the First Section
Broke Down—The Trainß Too Close
Together.
Canajohasie, N. Y., Sept. 28.—Four
killed and a dozen or more injured is the
startling result of a terrific railroad acci
dent on the New York Central an 1 Hudson
River railroad, two miles east of Palatine
Bridge Station, at midnight last night. The
train to which the accident occurred wa3
the St. Louis and Chicago express, bound
west, which was run in two sections. The
first section left Fonda at 11:20 o’clock, ten
minutes late. The sections generally run
ten minutes apart, which latter order, from
the best authentic information obtainable,
seems to have been disregarded slightly las:
night.
THE STEAM CHEST GIVES OCT.
When the first section, Charles Averill
conductor, reached a point near the Creo
t?ser farm, opposite Brandywine Rift, iu
the Mohawk river, Engineer Weeks, of the
iirst section, noticed tue giving-out of the
„ earn chest of his engine. He immediately
stopped, and several passengers state that
the hind brakeman of the first, section ran
back like a shot. As near as President
Ledyeard of the Michigan Central railroad
can judge, it was not over five or six
minutes before the crash came. Engineer
>’ ,rth of section No. 2 says be made every
effort to stop by app ying the air-brakes,
hut they did not seem to work, and nothing
whs left for him to do but to brace for the
crash.
THE CRASH.
He was pitched out of the window and
both his legs were broken, and he was other
wise injured. His fireman, John Slater,
went up about twenty feet in the air, and
landed on top of the Boston and Albany
baggage car, which was in the rear, and
which struck with such tremendous force
that it was more than half-way telescoped
with the rear part of the engine. Baggage
man J. E. Wilcox of Syracuse was thrown
into one end of the car and seriously hurt
his head. He was the first to come to the
rescue of the unfortunate fireman on top
of the car. The latter, though badly
shocked, was cot more seriously injured.
MAKE-UP OK THE TRAIN.
The first section was made up of a bag
gage, mail, express and through passenger
car, besides the Wagner sleeping car, New
Mexico, the private car Kanakee, of Presi
dent Ingalls, of the Cleveland, Columbus,
Cincinnati and Indianapolis railroad; and
the private oar of President H. B. Ledyeard,
of the Michigan Central i 0.,d. The latter
car wa3 in the rear. It is made of oak
underwork and pine siding, and is said to
be the strongest and most perfect car ever
constructed. The fact that this car is far
less damaged than the locomotive, and that
only the rear trucks are lifted from the
track argues well for the solidity of the
oar.
THOSE IN THE CAR.
In this car were President Ledvoard,
Ashley Pond, tho road’s counsel, Henry
Russell, Gen. Allonry of the Mlchigaa Cen
tral railroad, the latter’s daughter, and
Miss A. Williams of Detroit, a guest of Mr.
Pond
In President Ingalls’ car, the Kanakee,
were his family, N. B. Johnson of Cincin
nati, his private secretary, and Charles
Faulk’er, the porter, who was formerly
with the Pullman company. Faulkner was
instantly killed, all the others escaped with
out serious injury.
DEATH IN A SLEEPER.
The Kanakee, being next to the big
Southern Pacific car, was shoved with
great force through the# Wagner sleeper
ahead, which was packed with people. The
P® plo in the upper berths of the sleeper
escaped with slight injuries. Several of
them crawled out of holes in the top of the
car. The saddest and most terrible part of
the accident befell William Mauning of
Marquette, Mich., and his party.
STILL IN THE HONEYMOON.
A few weeks ago Mr. Manning came east
to Westport, N. V., where he married Miss
Julia Davis, a wealthy and beautiful young
lady. They had passed a few weeks of the
honeymoon in the east, and yesterday
started for their new home, where an ele
gantly furnished bouse a waited them. They
were accompanied by Sadie Boyd, a maid
servant, and George W. Allen, a man
servant. They w ere badly broken up. Mr.
Manning was injured internally and badly
disfigured about the face. He was out out
of his berth and moved forward, where he
seemed to rest easily.
death follows.
The physicians encouraged him, and his
big black eyes glistened with delight when
he was told that he would probably eome
thro igb all right. He was removed to the
Hotel Wagner, in this place, and died soon
Al ; er. His wife, who is a beautiful lady,
too* everything calmly. She was carried
t 0 the bertn next to that of her husband
and clearly stated her condition, saying: "I
atn all right; look after Will and Sadie.”
j ? :' as ll °t all right, however, as her head
is injured and she is otherwise hurt, though
hot fatally.
FATE of the maid.
Sadie never spoke after the crash. Her
remains were dug out and laid beside the
ar) d tenderly covered. In upper
oerth No. 17 was Charles W. Weed, a livery
nan at Newburgh, who was on his way to
Michigan to buy horses.
A CLERGYMAN KILLED,
before retiring lie had a chat with Rev.
rre.itis Duve of Dayton, who was to occupy
ue lower section. Mr. Duve told him that
■e a great traveler, and, although he
suaiiy came east once a year, this year re
;. a ‘ come four times. After the crash Mr.
, J *'° was found with his head bent upward
'cat. He appeared to be sleeping. His
sine was lea ned from several railroad
passes which he carried in his pooketbook.
hs locket watch-charm contained pict
“ wof two ladies, evidently his wife and
mother.
OTHERS IN THE CAB.
.A- A. Fowler, William H. McElroy and
S' L Lewis, of the lumber firm of Cennet,
JfCElroy & Fowler, at the foot of Fifty-
Bird street, East river, New York, were
j as 'eep. They were more or less
■lured, but not fatally. They
.i" now at Hotel Wagner. Among
me passengers in the ill-fated car
Mrs. Tate of Fredonia. N. Y. She
o: i bar way from Brooklyn and was
-doualy, but not fatally, hurt. Harry H.
• lams, couutv treasurer of Brooklyn, and
\ cas '" er . L. J. Farmly, and his friend,
onr r j ‘ er ’ a Lo of that city, were in the
j. y and 'heir ocape was marvelous. They
“Ve only a few abrasions to show that they
were in the wreck.
IN THE SECOND SECTION.
Judge Lamoreaux of Ballston and
-arles E. Gomz °( tbo Albany Evening
, were on the second section and
v „!! c ? ns, derably shaken up. In the sleeper
t,?k 6 McFaden of Ureenl ay, Wis.,
of Cincinnati. 0 * C ‘ Uo “°* “ and ins
The railroad presidents with their coun
§oh t Jlflftting ffetog.
sel had been attending the monthly meeting
of the officers of the Vanderbilt system in
New York yesterday.
President Ledyeard told reporters that the
brakeman of section Na 1 went tack like a
shot as soon os the first section st ppe l.
Conductor Dillon of the second se tion says
he was only nine minutes behind the first
section after leaving Yosts, which is six
miles east.
All of the local physicians and dentists
were promptly called and rendered timely
assistance.
Mr. Mauning was a relative of the late
Secretary of the Treasury Manning. Mrs.
Mamdnp has not yet been informed of her
husband’s deaih.
The coroners inquest will be held at 1
o’clock Monday.
WHERE THE BLAME LIES.
Supt. Webb of the Wagner Palace Car
Company stated that, from what he could
learn from all available sources, the acci
dent was due entirely to the carelessness of
the engineer of the first train. When the
cylinder-head burst, the engineer should
have stopped, and then had his train flagged.
lustead of doing so, the man continu and run
ning his train with one cylinder. The sec
ond section of the train was gaining time
on the first, so that when the latter was
compelled to stop, the space between the
two trains was not sufficient to avoid a
collision.
A NBW IRON COMPANY.
Charcoal Furnaces, A Steel-Rail Mill
and Ore Mines Bought.
Chattanooga, Sept. 28.—A num
ber of owners of charcoal iron furnaces in
Middle Tennessee, with a syndicate of New
York capitalists, to-day organized under a
charter in tho state of Alabama, at Hunts
ville, the Sou hern Iron Company, and
closed the purchase of three c mrooal fur
naces in Middle Tennesse, one charcoal fur
nace at Attalla, Ala., and the Roane Iron
Company’s steel rail mill iu this city. The
company organized with a capital stock of
$270,000 paid up.
the company’s purpose.
The purpose of the company is the im
mediate remodeling of the mill here to
make steel by the basic process, using
Sietnen’s Martin furnaces. The product of
all the furnaces will be i rought here to be
manufactured into steel rails, nail plate,
steel wire, and plates of all kinds. Improve
ments on the mill here will cost between
$150,000 and $2u0,000, and will be begun at
once. Five hundred men will be employed
at the start. Two additional furnaces will
be built at favored places on the company’s
property.
also bought the ore mines.
The company also purchased the cele
brated ore mines of the Roane Iron Com
pany at Cranberry, and will use tho metal
made from this ore in steel-making here.
The company organizod to-duy at Hunts
ville with the following directors: J. M.
Fogg, Nathaniel Baxter, Jr., John P. Will
iams, Isaac T. Rhea, l’earcy War
ner, James C. Warner, T. W.
Wrenn, of Na3hvilie; John H. Inman,
C. H. McGee, of New York; Thomas
Sedden, T. T. Hillman, of Birming
ham and H. S. Chamberlain of Chatta
nooga. Nat Baxter, Jr., of Nashville was
elected president, and W. McNeely secre
tary and treasurer. The city is wild with
excitement to-night over the deal, which is
regarded as one of she most important
made for many years.
PUT IN PO3TOFFIUES.
A Batch of Appointments Made by
the President.
Washington, Sept. 28. —The President
has appointed the following named post
masters:
Charles C. Siieats at Decatur, Ala.,
vice L. H. Grubbs, commission expired.
Felix G. Tambroth at Florence, Ala.,
vice Bessie McAlister, resigned.
Columbus Browning at Dale, Ind., vice
Jefferson T. Whitman, removed.
Joseph P. Smith at Tnomasville, Ga.,
vice H. M. Sapp, resigned.
Thomas W. Hicks at Henderson, N. C.,
vice R. B. Henderson, removed.
Mrs. Ada Hunter at Kinston, N. C.,
vice N, J. Barrett, removed.
Samuel H. Vick at Wilson, N. C., vice
D. J. Gay. removed.
D. J. Taylor at Pocahontas, Va., vice
J. L. Deaton, removed.
John H. Blount at Ashland, Va., the
office having become presidential.
Ambrose H. Lindsay at Portsmouth,
Va., vice W. A. Fiske, removed.
SUGAR FROM SORGHUM.
The Experiments Haven’t Proved a
Success Yet.
Washington, Sept. 28.—Secretary of
Agriculture Rusk has returned to tho city
after inspecting the mills for the manufact
ure of sugar from sorghum cane by the
new diffusion process which were lately
subsidized by congress by an appropriation
of SBO,OOO to encourage experiments on the
new industry, which now has about a dozen
establishments in the U nited States.
NOT A SUCCESS YET.
When nsked if the new diffusion process
had proved a success, Mr. Rusk replied: “I
cannot say lhat it has as yet. The govern
ment chemists stationed at the mills are at
work to find ways of improving ou the re
sults which we now get, but unless that can
be done 1 am very doubtful about the profit
of making sugar from sorghum oano. Three
or four of the chemists, however, are still
hopeful of favorable results.”
WANAMAKER’3 SPITE.
A Poetofflce Discontinued Because a
Negro Was Disliked.
Washington, Sept. 28.—Postmaster
General Wa iatnaker has issued an order
abolishing the postoffice at Lucerne, Ala.
Binez, a colored man, was recently appoint
ed postmaster, and the citize is, it is said,
showed their appreciation of him by boy
cotting him in every way and finally in
burning down au old building which he had
succeeded with great difficulty ia securing
for a postofiiee. in view of these facts Mr.
Wanamaker decided that the 500 inhab
itants of the place c uld go three miles for
their mail and do without a postoffice for a
time.
NAVASSA’S RIOTS.
Nine Survivors Brought to Kingston
by a Warship.
Washington, Sept. 28.— Consul Allen of
Kingston telegraphs to the department of
state that an English warship has returned
from Navassa, bringing nine survivors of
the riots, and reports all in confusion on
the island.
A Well-Digger Killed.
Louisville, Ga., Sept. 28.— A negro
well-digger, named Bill Small, was engaged
to clean nut a well ou W. Little’s i laco,
four miles from here. Before rioching the
bottom, which is over sixty feet deep, the
walls caved in on him. He is stilt under
neath the rubbish, [and is probably deal.
They are making every effort to get to him.
SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1889.
LOUISIANA'S BOND STEAL
A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR ON
THE ILLEGAL ISSUES.
The Act Under Which the Securities
Originated and How They Were
Divided-$457,400 Worth of Consti
tutional Bonds Never Turned Over
by Kx-Treaaurer Burke.
New Orleans, La., Sept. 28.—0. B.
Steele, auditor, mid W. H. Piper, assistant
auditor of the state of Louisiana, have
made a report to the governor on the sub
ject of illegally issued bonds stolen from
the treasurer’s office during the incumbency
of E. A. Burke as state treasurer. From
the report, which is a long one, the follow
ing is aken:
Under act No. 121 of 1880 the governor
caused to be engraved and printed constitu
tional bonds, as follows: 5,000 bonds of $5
each, 3,000 of SIOO each, 3,000 of SSOO each,
2,500 of SI,OOO each; total, $7,500,000.
THOSE THAT WERE SIGNED.
Of this issue bonds of the following de
nominations, numbers, etc., were signed by
S. D. McEnery, lieutenant governor and
acting governor, and E. A. Burke, state
treasurer, wit i the seal of the state affixed
to each of said bonds, and by the governor
were delivered to the auditor, and by him
to tho state treasurer: 500 of SI,OOO
eacji, Nos. 1 to 500, inclusive, series A;
$500,000. Three hundred of ssooeach, Nos.
Ito 300 inclusive, series B; $150,000. Two
hundred of SIOO each, Nos. I to 200 inclu
sive, i-eries C; $20,000. Two hundred of $5
each. Nos. 1 to2oo inclusive, series D; SI,OOO.
Total *071,000.
THOSE EXCHANGED.
In exchange for the consolidated bonds
surrendered constitutional bonds of the fol
lowing denominations, cumbers and series
were issued bv the state treasurer, as shown
by tho books in the treasurer’s office, to
wit: 197 of SI,OOO each, Nos. 1 to 197, series
A, $197,000; 1 of SI,OOO, No. 200, series A,
SI,OOO ; 30 of SSOO each, Nos. 1 to 30, series
B, $15,000 ; 37 of *IOO each, Nos. 1 to 37,
series C, $3,700; 180 of *5 each. Nos. I to
ISO, series D, $0J0: total, $217,000, leaving
in the hands of ex-Treasurer Burke con
stitutional bonds amounting t 05457,400.
NOT TUBNED OVER.
Theso bonds were not mentioned by the
last legislative committee, and were not
turned over by ex-Treasuror Burke to his
successor. Coupons cut from fourteen of
the bonds, which should be in the treas
urer’s office, were pud in January last by
oue of the fiscal agency banks, showing that
the bonds are on the market. Besides the
above bonds of- the agricultural and
mechanical college and seminary amount
ing to $278,400 have disappeared, the num
bers of which have been given heretofore.
Tne coupons of these missing bonds have
also been paid.
OTHERS THAT ARE MISSING.
There have also disappeared $25,000 con
solidated bends which w ere exchanged for
constitutional fours, and coapons cut from
these have also been paid. During Treasurer
Burko’s term of office he retained the
coupons paid as vouchers, but no record
of them was kept. All the coupons
he held when he surrendered his office
were destroyed by the legislative com
mittee, consequently it is impossible to tell
whether or not there were any fraudulently
issued coupons included in the treasurer’s
statement but such fraudulent coupons
might readily escape detection from the
fact that a large number of coupons are not
presented for payment at maturity.
AN ILLUSTRATION.
To illustrate, coupons to the amount of
$40,000 for the years 1883, 1886 and 1887
have been paid since January last. If we
add to the credit given the ex-treasurer by
the committee of 1888 the payments made
since that time for the account of the inter
est tax fund for 1887 and previous, it In
dicates an over-payment about equal to the
interest of $303,000 of the illegally outstand
ing consolidated bonds.
ERRONEOUS DEBT STATEMENTS.
The various debt statements back to 1880,
as shown by various reports, legislative
and executive documents, and the report of
a special committee of 1882 on the state
debt, show that $378,400 A and M and 8
bonds Lave not been deducted from the
state debt, which should have been done in
January, 1880. The state bonded debt is:
Consolidated bonds legally outstanding,
$11,541,900; constitutional bonds, $117,000;
total 4 per cent, bonded debts, $11,759,500.
Bonds to liquidate tndeb edness to fiscal
agent, issued under act No. 73 of 1880,
amounting to $167,000, have been paid and
canceled. The object of this report is to
give the exact status of the 4 per cent,
bonded debt, and not an absolutely correct
statement of the amount of interest paid on
illegally outstanding bonds.
A BOOKKEEPER FLEER
His Employer# Out $35,000 That They
Know Of.
Chicago, Sept. 28.—The firm of Gibson,
Parish & Cos., which was forced to apply
for a receiver ou Aug. 31, on account of a
mistake of their head bookkeeper In figur
ing up the assets of the firm, notified the
police to-dny to arrest as an embezzler
Harry F. Clifford, tho man who it was at
first thought had merely made a clerical
error. It is now said that Clifford’s shortage,
as nearly'as can be ascertained, is $39,000.
It is alleged that be has fled. Tbo police
are sending a description of him to the
principal cities.
SUSPECTED OF INCENDIARIRM.
His alleged embezzlement and flight has
aroused fresn suspicions on the part of the
members of the firm. Soma time ago the
store of the firm, together with its books,
was destroyed by fire, and the suspicion
, ow is that it was a case of incendiarism,
the fire being set tor the purpose of destroy
ing the bo iks with whatever evidence of
dishonesty they may have contained. It is
iu the new books that the shortage above
m.ntioned is shown.
NO RIOT AT PRATT MINES.
The Ordering Out of the Military En
tirely Unnecessary.
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 28.— The
Jefferson volunteers got to the Pratt mines
promptly last night, looked the place over,
aud found absolutely nothing the matter
there. The negroes hi and whites were all in
bed, and the volunteers came back on the
next train very much disgusted. The
woman is not dead, and will recover f om
the effects of the severe beating Maxwell
gave her, he says, for insulting his wife. It
was the greatest farce ever enacted in Bir
mingham.
POURING INTO NBW YORK.
Steamships Have Already Landed
27,067 People There This Month.
New York, Sept. 28. —The preseut month
is so far unprecedented in the history of
steamship arrivals at this port. The record
shows 27,067 passengers. The cumber of
cabin is the largest ever known,
being 17,434, which with Monday's arrivals
will be swelled to at least 18,SIX).
ENGLEWOOD'S ACCIDENT.
Engineer Twombley Blamed for Being
Ahead of Time.
Chicago, Ills., Sept. 28. — The coroner’s
inquest as to the cause of the nccideat ou
the Rock Island railroad rear Englewcod,
some days ago. Was resumed this morning.
Supt. Chamberlain of the Ilinois division
of that road testified that lie had discharged
Eng near Twombley off his engine three or
four limes for being drunk. Twombley was
the engineer of the train w hich caused the
accident.
RE-EMPLOYED BY HIS FATHER.
After being Idle awhile Twombley’s
father, who is master inechauicof the road,
would re-employ him without consulting
anybody. General Superintendent Royce
testified that ha had made au investigation
into the causes of the accident. He had
fouad that the freight train was running
ahead of time, and that Engineer Twombley
was mainly responsible for the accident.
TWOMBLEY WAS DRUNK.
A sensational climax ended the coro
ner’s investigation this evening. The
jury had just returned a verdict
bolding Engineer Seth Twombley and Fire
man Henry LeCloclie responsible for the
wreck and committed them to jail, when
LeCloche broke down and admitted having
perjured himself in swearing that Twomb
ley was not drunk. The fireman then made
an extraordinary confession, tolling of i.is
wild ride with the drunken engineer, son of
the master mechanic of the road. LeCloche
intimated that compulsion from high
officials cf the company had prompted hun
to lie.
STATEMENT OF TWOMBLEY’S FATHER.
Thomas B. Twombley, the master me
ebadeof the road, and father of Engineer
Twombley, said that his son had boen rein
stated by him after his discharge for drunk
enness on recommendation of Assistant
President Kimball of the read. His son
was sober on tho afternoon of the accident.
David Urusson, a brother engineer, corrobo
rated this statcme.it.
TENNESSEE'S BIG JUMP.
An Increase of $100,000,000 in Her
Taxable Property.
Chattanooga, Tens., Sept 28.—The
Times will publish in the morning reports
from seventy of the ninety-six counties
comprising the state of Tennessee, shewing
an increase of the value of real and per
sonal property of $20,000,000 over tbo as
sessment of 1888, and an increase of
$100,000,000 over the assessment of 1886.
AN UNPRECEDENTED INCREASE.
An increase of $100,000,000 in taxables in
three years is unprecedented in tho history
of any state in the union. The report shows
tho total value < t taxables for IHBB, includ
ing *32,290,303 railroad property, aggregate
$5.i6,4.56,761. The revenues of thesiate will
abo be increased this year by the collection
of $125,000 on account of back taxes from
corporations that have been heretofore in
adequately assessed.
THE STATE DEBT.
The state debt of Teuuessee now aggre
gates $16,339,900, four and two-fifths per
vent, of the taxable property of the state.
Tbe state comptroller writes to the Times
that tbe increased revenue will enable
the state to pay Its entire float
ing debt within fifteen months. The
Times commenting ou its figures says:
“Tennessee has for some time past been in
financial disrepute, bu 6 there is now no
reason why it should not take tho foremost
reputable stand, aud it will speedily and > so If
the auihorities at Nashvillo will handle its
finances in a prudent business llkemauner.”
HELD FOR POLYGAMY.
The Testimony of the Plural Wife to
Lead to Conviction.
Chicago, Sept. 28.—A dispatch from
Salt Lake, Utah, says: “Hans Jespersoti
was brought before United States Com
missioner Hills at Provo, Thursday, charged
with polygamy, and held in #SOO bail, and
his second wife in SI,OOO. The iattor re
lated under oath how sue was converted to
Mormonlsm in Virginia aud came to Utah
last November. She gave the details of
her marriage to Jaspersoa in the Mormon
temple at Manti five months ago.
in the endowment house.
“She also told haw she subsequently came
to Salt Lake City, where sbe went througn
the Endowment house, whs-e all polyg
amous marriages and other secret rites of
the church are solemnized. She could not
tell who performed the ceremony, nnd
whoever it was staid behind a curtain. No
marriage license was pr cured, as the
Tuoker-Edmu ids law provides. The case
is important, owing to tbe fact that for
several years past it has been next to im
possiule to secure conviction in one of these
cases. Had the plural wife not testified
freely, her husband would have escaped tho
five years’ penalty which now stares hiat In
the face.”
STOLEN FROM SCHOOL. .*
Three Boys With Cocked Pistols in
the Roll of Border Heroes.
Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 28.—Last
evening two young men hired a hack at
Clayton and drove to the reform school at
Plainfield to see a lad named Lawson, who
was sent to the institution a short time ago.
They talked together awhile aud walked
toward the gate, near which the hack was
standing. Suddenly Lawson and one of the
strangers jumped iut < the hack a id the
other mounted the box with the driver, aud
tbe party drove away. The officers of the
institution gave pursuit, and the fugitives
opened fire on the n from the hack. The
one on the box held a cocked pistol to the
driver's head and made him whip the horses
Into a run. The pursuit continued till dark,
when the boys leaped from the hack and
escaped into the woods.
MOLTEN STEEL’S VICTIMS.
Capt. Jones and Another Employe
Die of Their injuries.
Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 28.— Capt. W. R.
Jones, general manager of the Edgar
Thomson Steel Works, died at 10:30 o’clock
to-night at the homeopathic hospital, of the
injuries received in tho accident at that
place Thursday. His death was a surprise,
us he was believed to be in no immediate
danger. ‘ To-night, however, he took a
suddeu turn for tue worse aiul died in a
short time. Capt. Jones had a world-wide
reputation in iron a id steel circles, and was
universally esteemed by ail who knew him.
The deceased was 55 years of age and leaves
a widow and fa > ilv.
A MI3SINO M FOUND.
His Life Insurance Paid on tbe Belief
lhat He Was Dead.
Binghamton, N. Y., Sept. 28.—Last July
Stephen Chamberlain, one of tbe most
prominent citize as of Oiwego, disappeared
very mysteriously. It was generally sup
posed that he was dead, and iast week bis
life in-urauca was paid to his wife. To-dav
it has become known that Cnambertain is
doing business as a broker in Baltimore,
Md. There is no explanation of his strange
conduct.
GERMANY AND THE C/.AR.
BISMARCK DOING HIS BEST TO
FORCE A CONFERENCE.
War Rumors Put In Circulation to
Help the Chancellor in His Effort-
Oct. 0 Now the Date Fixed for a Su
peratltlon of the Greeks- The Reich
stag.
lCof>i/ri o ht, 1889. hy .Vein York Associated. Press ]
Berlin, Sept. 28.— The czar has sent uu
autograph letter to Emperor William
stating that the czariuu has caught cold
and tuat her physicians have advised her
1 1 delay her departure for several days.
The czar asks that fl.ial direction for his re
ception at Potsdam be delayed. Prince Bis
marck has since communicated with Couut
Schouvaloff, the Russian minister, in regard
to the arrangements of the czar in the
event of his coming to Berlin. Couut
Schouvaloff replied that he had
orders to prepare to receive tho
cz rand his suite at the embassy. The czar
himself tins not intimated his intention
beyond his visit to Potsdam. Kmperor
William will go to Schwerin Tuesday as the
guost of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg.
According to the National Zeitung, the
czar’s visit is officially fixed for Oct. 9.
The absence of M. DeGiers, the Russian
prime minister, who is now staving in a
remote part of the province of Tambo, does
not appear to affect Prince Bismarck’s de
termination to havo an audience with tho
czar.
war clamor.
This week has been signalized by an out
break of war clamor by the
press. The Cologne Gazette publishes an
alarmist article on tho extension of tbe
Russian s rategicrailmaas on the frontior,
which the Nortlt German Gazette promi
nently quotes. There is a simulta leous re
appearance of war notes m the chaucslior’s
organ. Vienna papers foment a scare by
statements that the Russians along
the frontiers of Galicia and Bukovina
aro in active motion. Six regiments
of cavajrv and four of infantry ha>e, they
say, arrived from the interior. Observa
tion towers are bring erected close to the
Galician frontier, the whole aspect of the
country giving the impression that tho
army is making n strategic march. Thosr
reports have been directly suppressed by
Vienna and Berlin ministers.
BISMARCK’S MOTIVE.
Prince Bismarck’s motive iu creating
agitation over the czar’s reception is vari
ously interpreted. Recalling incidents p icr
to tbo last interview the czar accorded him
hero, it is obvious that the chancellor aims
to place tbe czar again under the necessity
of granting a political conference.
The reports also serve other purposes
as they rend to balk Russia’s efforts to nego
tiate a loan for the payment of the cost of
repeating rifles ordered In France and por
suade the reichetag to accept tho new mili
tary bill, which is now knowu to Involve an
extra credit of 240,000,000 marks.
THE BOURSE NOT ALARMED.
But if the indifference shown by the
bourse over the attempted scare forecasts
the feeling of the reienstag, Prince Bis
marck will find the members less susceptible
than formerly to the old trick. The czar’s
aversion to meeting tho chancellor or to
giving his visit any character other
than that of formal courtesy has
been intensified by the projected
journey of Emperor William to Constanti
nople. 'the programme of the emperor’s
tour is now announced to include a visit to
Bucharest, which will further annoy the
czar. Moscow papers r.sk if Prince Bis
nntrek dreams of detaching the Greeks
from the traditions of the Rus.ian affi
ance.
A GREEK SUPERSTITION.
The Greeks attach superstitious import to
the marriage of the Duke of Hparta and
Princess Sophia. An old prophecy is re
called by the papers of Athens and repro
duced here to the effect that the mosque of
S . Sophiai.i Constantinople will be restored
to the Christians u jder the rule of a Greek
emperor named Coustantine, with a wife
called Sophia. The coincidence of the
Duke of Sparta, named Constaßtino, and
that of Princess Sophia is exciting the
imaginations of all the Greeks as a hopeful
aug iry of commg events, a feeli g which
Prince Bismarck will take advantage of.
Emperor William will tie accompanied to
Constantinople by the empre<s, who will
stay on the Imperial yacht while the sultan
entertains his majesty.
THE REICHSTAG.
The reichstag is expected to meet Nov. 4.
Regrouping of the parties is inevitable.
Tbe ultra conservatives announce their de
termination to break from the Cartel party,
as it is becoming too liberal. Herr Miguel,
speaking at Frankfort, declared that
it was necessary to reconstruct the
groups. The existing parties, he said,
were the products of the past and
oat of date. Present party programmes are
utterly unadopted to deal with the questions
of theimmediate future. The progressives
understand Herr Miguel as foreseeing n
break up of the national liberals, but the
nationals aro sanguine that the party w ill
be strengthened by the absorption of a fac
tion of the center party, and a closer union
with the liberal-conservatives.
FAVORED BY BISMARCK.
Prince Bismarck is favoring aims of
Herr Beuuigsen and Herr Miguel, aud
other leade.s of ihe nationals. He will
offer Herr Miguel the post of ttuancs miu
istor, replacing Herr Hcholz, whose eye
malady grows worse. These prospective
changes do not threaten seriously Pri uca
Bismarck’s hold over the Cartel party,
though they are likely to weaken tbo gov
ernment's majority iu tbe new House.
The Post to-night seini-ofllcially denies
that Count von Munstsr has resigned as
German arabass .dor to France. A report to
that effect was part of the current rumors
that Couut Hatzfeldt would be transferred
to Paris, Couut vou Walderseo going to
London.
The East does not contradict the Von
YVaidersee rumor. Friuce Bismarck is
again intriguing with the emperor to sand
Von Waldersee to a high diplomatic p .sc
in which Bismarckian craft will succeed iu
exposing him to adverse criticism.
VON WALDERSKE’S PKOBPEOTB.
Count von Waldarsee was lust year
offered the Vienna embassy, but got the
emperor’# permission to decline it. The
chancellor Is now reported to be urging the
emperor, if he desires Count vou W tddersee
to become chancellor, that he must train
him in statesmanship through diplomatic
experience.
EXECUTIONS BY ELECTRICITY.
Tho emperor lias instructed the ministry
of justice to report on execution by eleo
tricitf. He is in favor of this method of
execution if it will produce a painless
death with absolute certainty. Ho reads
everything attainable on the scientific aide
of the question, and has sent the ministry
copious notes on American and European
scientific inquiries Into the matter. His
persoual conclusion was that electricity
ought not to be applied unless the prepara
tions fer the execution be shorter and simpler
than for banging or beheading. He thinks
that the methods hitherto suggested are
clumsy.
• AFFAIRS IN EAST AFRICA.
The report of the German Eaxt Africa com
pany for 18SN, referring to the co.icessio is
of territory to the British company north
of Tana river, claims compensation. The
company has received advices confirming
the belief that Henry M. Stanley has been
acting for the British East Africa Com
pany, and has secured Einin Pasha
as the British agent to control
the traffic between Wadelai and the coast,
tapping the whole of the central lake coun
tries. Capt. Wiseman telegraphs that the
exportation of slaves from the territory
under ii s rule has entirely stopped. Mix
man stealers have been executed. Baga
moyo has been restored, and the population
again numbers 50,000.
FRANCE'S BALLOT WAR.
Ferry, Boulanger and Carnot Have
Their Say.
Paris, Sept. 28.—M. Ferry, who was de
feated in tho recent elections for mom her of
the Chamber of Deputies, has written a
letter to tiie eloctors of the district of the
Vosges department, in which he ran, say
ing that violence, dishonesty and cor
ruption disorganize 1 for the moment
the republicans of the district, but that
such a state of affairs cannot last long.
His defeat, he says, is of s nail consequence.
Ho will remain on the battle-field until the
coalition against the government is broken.
GEN. ROUT,ANGER ISSUES AN ADDRESS.
Gen. Boulnngar has issued an address to
the electors of Montmartre, in which be
says that they have replied to the iniqui
tous charges of the Senate by electing him
to the Chamber. The government, finding
its trickery of no effect, ha* resorted
audaciously to the annulling of votes. This,
tho general declares, was an act of sheer
brigandage. The rights of the electors and
their privilege* had bean trampled under
foot. The republicans ought to see that the
rights of voters were restored.
CARNOT ON THE RESULT.
President Carnot received members of
the commercial congress to-lay. In bis
speech to tho delegates be referred to the
happy result of the elections. He said that
the destinies of republican France are now
assured. It behooved the chambers to
attend less to speculative politic* and to de
vote themselves to practical business and
pacific developments.
SOCIALIST* AND STRIKERS.
The Men at Rotterdam Rule Out the
Turbulent Element.
Rotterdam, Sept. 28. —At a meeting held
last evening it was resolvod to exclude the
socialists from the movement, and to con
duct the strike in an orderly manner. Tho
resolution was adopted amid cheers. A
workman was expelled from the meeting
for attempting to make a socialist oration.
guarding against violence.
Rotterdam, Sept. 28.—The strikers have
made no overt demonstration to-day. The
police are protecting the men who are at
wvrk. Troops are placed at all strategic
points about the city.
BRITAIN’S NATIONAL LBAQUB.
President O’Connor flay# the Mem
bership Should Be Larger.
London, .Sept. US.—Pour hundred and
fifty delegatee of tbe National League of
Great Britain met at Manchester to-day.
Mr. O’Connor was re-elected president. In
a speech Mr. O’Connor said that the report
for the year showod satisfactory progress,
but it appeared to him that. 2,000,000 Irish
men in (treat Britain ought to shew more
enthusiasm for their country’s cause. In
stead of 04,117 members, the association
ought to have at least 250,(XX) members.
BEHRING SBA’a FLEET.
Three Sealing Schooner* Arrive at
Victoria with Skins.
Victoria, B. C. t Sept. 28.—Three sealing
schooners arrived here yesterday. They
are the British schooners Favorite and
Theresa and the American schooner Bessio
Reuter, belonging in Astoria. The Favorite
brought 1,700 seals. Tbo Rush was sighted
by the hunters while out in canoes, but the
vessel was net interfered with. The Theresa
was boarded, but as no green shins were
found she war merely ordered out of
Behring sea. Mbe brought 820 shins.
QUEBEC’S DISASTER.
The Federal Officers Blamed by the
Coroner’s Jury.
Quebec, Sept. 28.—The inquest into the
cause of the death of the victims of the re
oeut disaster here closed this afternoon.
Tbe verdict was that their deaths were the
result of gross and culpable negligence on
tbe part of the federal officers of tbe do
minion In not having buttresses built, as
recommended by the city engineer of
Quebec in 1880.
EXPLOSIONS IN GERMANY.
Ten Killed in a Mine—Fifty-two In
jured in a Laboratory.
Berlin, Sept, 28.—An explosion occurred
to-day in Rhein, a Prussian colliery at
Homburg-ou-the-Rhine. Ten uien were
killed and several were injured. Borne of
the injured meu will die.
An explosion in the artillery laboratory at
Spandau to-day injured ten meu and forty
two women.
Turkey’s Budget.
Constantinople, Sept. 28.—1 t is tbe
intention of the government to equalize the
budget by making heavy reductions In the
army. It ie expected by this action to
effect a saving of £2,000,000 in the ex
penditures.
A French General Dead.
Paris, Sept. 28.—Gen. Faidherber is
dead.
TWO WRECKS ON ONE ROAD.
Considerable Rolling Stock Smashed,
But No Lives Lost.
Easton, PA., Sept. 28.—Two wrecks oc
cu red on the Lehigh Valley railroad this
morning—one at siding No. 7, above White
haven, and the other near Mud Run. The
first was by two freight trains running in
opposite directions on a single track and
colliding. Both engines and a number of
cars were wrecked. One train carried the
signals for anotuer, and these were not seen
b. the (rain that was waiting for the first
to pasi it. Then it pulled out, and met the
second sectiou on a curve.
The second wreck was caused by a broken
axle by which a lot of cars were wrecked
and thrown over an embankment. Botn
wrecks caused a great delay to trains, oue
passenger train being over four hours late.
Purchases of Bonds.
Washington, Sept. 28 —The offerings
today aggregated 8112,600. All were
sooepted at 128 for 4), and 105% for 4%.
{DAILY, M 9 A YEAR. 1
5 OEHTH \ ,X>PY. V
WEEKLY 1* A YEAR f
LAST WEEK'S WEATHER.
COLDER THAN USUAL EXCEPT
HERB AT HOME.
Killing Frosts In the Tobacco Belt—
Favorable Weather for Farm Work
in the Northwest— The Conditions of
the Week iu the Cotton Region all
Favorable.
Washington, Sept. 28.—The weather
crop bulleiin for the past week is as follows:
The week ending Sept. 28 ha* been colder
than usual in ail the districts east of the
Rocky mountains, except in .Southern
Georgia and Eastern Florida. The daily
temperature for the week wai hut slightly
below the normal over the cotton region
e'jst of 'Texas, but it was decidedly
cold generally throughout the northern
states and in Texas, the daily temperature
ranging from 5* to 10' below the average
for tho woek. There has be -u an excess of
rainfall during the week from New York
southward to Florida, and over Georgia,
Alabama and the southern portions of Mis
sissippi, Louisiana and Texas. 1,, .cal
excesses are als > reported in Arkansas,
Illinois, lowa, Wisconsin, Northern Dakota
and Western Nebraska.
well distributed showers.
Well distribute 1 showers occurred over.
New England, New York, Pennsylvania
and tue upper Mississippi and Missouri
valleys, while very light rains are reported
from tho Ohio valley. Western Tenueisee,
Western Ohio and (Southeastern Michigan,
but no rain occurred in Northern Loui uano.
KILLING FROSTS.
Killing frosts have occurred generally,,,
throughout the northwest, as far s nth as
Southern Kansas,Northern Missouri, N >rth
orn Illinois, and East rn Michigan; aud
light frosts as far south as Arkausas, Ten
nessee and North Carolina, aud in the Mid
dle Allan lc and New England states.
favorable for farm work.
The weather during the week woo.
generally favorable for farm work through-i
out the central valleys aud northwest.
Flowing and seeding m this section are well
advanced. Fall wheat is in good condition,
although slight damage from frost Is raf
ported in Northern 111! mis aud Kansas, and
more rain is needed in Michigan.
CUTTING TOBACCO.
Kentucky reports that tobacco is being
cut rapidly, and that the frosts on Friday
caused very slight dam go. Warning qf
this frost, was commnnicited from this
office Wednesday, accompanied by a rtat*-
msnt that tobacoo should be cue by Thurs
day night.
COTTON PICKING.
The weather condition! throughout tb*
cotton region during the week were goner-,
ally favorable for ootton-plcking, but it wa*
too 000 l in half the nt. ite.-i for the late cropjj
Frost in Arkansas did no damage, an®
worms are disappearing from that stats,
while in Mississippi the crop has been re
cently damaged by worms. In Atabama
tiie crop is reported os slightly stained, and
the conditions for tbs potato drop are excel
lent.
OPENING BLOWLY.
Owing to cool weather co.ton is opening
slowly in North Carolina, while a good
crop below the average i> teportod in South
Carolina, wbsre all other crops were Im
proved and are iu fins condition. Recent,
rains have greatly improved the cane crop
in L uisiana. T weather was generally',
favorable in New Kugiand, New York, a id
Pennsylvania, and tho frosts those sec
tions did little damage.
Corn, b ickwheat and wheat are repo tedi
good in New York, while the grape crop Ui
poor.
In New England the white bean crop is*
good, ad ranize is wed started.
Iu New Jersey the weather was unfavora
ble, cranberry bog* flooded, berries rotting,
little seeding, and potatoes rotting in too
ground.
General rains occurred in Ore;ou Sun
day, where plowing and seeding are pro
gressing, and grapes are being gathered for
wine.
A FEMALE SPLIT.
The Woman’s Christian Temperance
Union Divided.
Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 28.—The
non-oartlsan Woman’s Christian Tempers,
anco Union has decided to declare its Inde
pendence. The difference# that led to the
formation of the non-partiaan Woman’s
Christian Ternpe.ance Union in Minne
apolis were augmented by the action of the
state convention at Duluth, which de
clared that tbe non-partisans would
not again be recognized, and have a*
lost come to a crisis In open rebellion. This
move ou the part of the local Woman’*
Christian Temperance Union is watched
with great interest by the members of ths
national organization. It Is the first move
ment that has been made to ■ ard national
uon-parrisan organization. Tbe ladlee say
there Is a genuine sentiment all over thfl
country iu favor of a non-partisan move
ment.
SPOKANE FALLS’ FRAUD.
Lieut. Col. Waters Bound Ove*
Charged with stealing Supplies.
Chicago, 111, Sept. 28.—A special front
Spokane Falls says: “Lieut. Col. Sidney D,
W at ere w as bound over yesterday in $7,6011
to await the action of the grand jury on a
ebargo of steal! :g supplies from the relief
committee, which were sent here for tbe
•offerers by the great fire of August.
Wa ers is a member of the city council, and
is commissary gen eral un Brig. Gen. Curry’#
staff. The examination of Councilman
Peter Deubor and Policeman Giilespie woa
continued until after the election.
BLEW HER HEAD OFF.
An Exploding Boiler f-preads Death
at Wrlghtsville, Pa.
York, Pa., Sept. 28. —A boiler used in a
quarry at Wrightsville, this county, ex
ploded with terrific force this morning.
Mm Lemuel Barnes was killed instantly.
Her h-aJ was blown from her body. Her
husband had his skull fractured, and cannot
live. A small building was blown t J atoms.
Fragments of tbe b ter wore thrown two
blocks. Notuing but tho debris ar >uu 1 the
spot marks the place where the boiler stood.
Flann Given Five Yoarß.
Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 28.—Harry Flann,
tho young teller of the Marine National
Bank of this city, who was couvicted of
embezzling $35,000, was to-day sen tone, and to
fire years’ imprisonment in the Riverside
penitentiary.
A Collision Causes a Death.
Wilmington, Del., Bepc. 38.—A pas
senger train on the Baltim re and Phila
delphia railroad collided with an engine
enrol g in au opposite directum about 1:30
o’clock this afternoon, near the Sixth
avenue crossing, Went Wilmington. Fire
man Edward Lyle of Newark, Del, wal
killed. No other person was injured.
