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( THE MORNING NEWS. I
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| j, H. ESTILL, President. )
SI’OKANE’S EXPLOSION.
yoRTY-FIVB MEN KNOWN TO
HAVE LOST THBIB LIVEB.
The Exact Cause of the Explosion a
Mystery— The Man In Charge of the
and His Three Assistants
Among Those Blown to Atoms.
Spokane Falls, Wash., Sept. 7.— Time
only hightens the horrors wrought by the
•premature explosion of a blast in the
Northern Pacific freight yards here. Last
night at 11 o’clock the men engaged in the
end task of taking out the mangled victims
were forced to desist, because among the
rocks which were being cleared were five
other blasts, which might be exploded in
the task of removing the mass of debris that
buried the victims. Up to that hour
eighteen bodies had been taken out. There
are yet twenty -seven men to be accounted
for ail of whom are buried beneath the
mighty pile of rock.
NO CHANCE FOB LIFE.
The fatality was terrible. The men were
eiven no chance for life. It was instant
death or slight injury. There was about
200 p unds of giant powder in the blast.
The accident was caused by some one’s
carelessness. The man in charge of the
blast and his three assistants were blown to
atoms. It is the custom to prepare the
blasts and charge them at the hours of noon
and 6 o’clock at night, aud after the men
have left work and gone to a place of safe y
tosnoet them. In.this case,however.it seems
that one blast had been prepared and Fore
man C. McPherson was preparing a second.
— . _ . w iAtinivr
THE FATAL MOMENT.
The men had all finished work and were
putting on their coats ready to go to their
homes when they met the horrible and un
exoected death. Either the rock was too
hot from the action of the drills or else the
tamping exploded the second blast and that
exploded the first. A man who was tamp
ing paid the penalty with his life. A man
who was standing beside the one who was
tamping escaped with slight bruises, al
though 2,000 cubic feet of rock wore hurled
for hundreds of feet in every direction.
Another man who was near the deadly
blast and who was supposed to be dead was
seen shortly after the explosion in a half
crazed condition walking around with his
clothes torn in Bhreds.
SCENE OF THE EXPLOSION.
The men were working in a cut leveling
off ground for anew freight yard. The cliff
ot rock on the side of the cut which was be
ing removed was tweenty feet high. The
blasts are so arranged that the rook is
thrown toward the cut. Not anticipating the
blast about thirty men were under the olid
when the blast exploded. A great mass of
earth was raise.! in the air and then pitched
over into the cut, burymg the men beneath
its awful weight. None of them had time
to run, but a few escaped in a miraculous
manner.
THE WORK OF RESCUE.
Over 100 men were at work in the ad
joining cuts, and at once were on the scene
of the accident and began with picks and
shovels to hunt for the buried bodies.
From all over the hugo mass of rock groans
and shrieks issued, and the air was filled
w ith horrible noises and the appeals of the
wounded and dying. A short half hour
and all was still except for the working
men, with pick in hand, who with the light
of lanterns worked late into the night re
moving dead bodies.
CALIFORNIA CELEBRATING.
The Anniversary of Her Admission
Commemorated.
San Francisco, Sept. 7.—The celebra
tion of the fortieth anniversary of the ad
mission into the union of the state of Cali
fornia is now in progress In this city.
The celebration is being held under the
auspices of the Native Sons of the Golden
M ost, an order composed of native born
Californians. Active co-operation is being
given them by the secretary of California's
i'ioneers, and other kindred organizations.
ELABORATE DECORATIONS.
The city is elaborately decorated, and on
a scale never before equalled in this part of
the country. Flags and banners of every
description are stretched across the principal
streets. There is an immense memorial
arch decorated with paintings of early
morning scents and illustrations of the pro
gress of the city in the past forty years. ”
lhe most conspicuous decoration is the old
bear flag of the California republic. Hun
dreds of bronze, stuffed grizzly bears, in
sigmo of the sons, are also to be seen.
OPENING OF THE FESTIVITIES.
The celebration of admission day proper
will not occur until Tuesday, but the holi
day season was formerly opened last night
ny a torchlight procession through the
?mmo a Btre j ,t6> Thee were probably over
lUO,(KX) people on Market, Kearney and
Montgomery streets, and in the vicinity of
-mon square where an open air concert
ami display of fireworks were given.
. IIRILLIANT ILLUMINATIONS,
—illuminations along the line of march
was m inffo and S reat enthusiasm
The celebration will con
consuf n, ral day s and besides a parade will
Mechanics’^ 11 ladHStrial exhibition at the
aad C ° nCert8 ’ bftllß aad
HARRIBON at crbsbon.
How the Presidential Party Spent the
Sabbath.
Pa., Sept 7.—The sun shone
the Pr * b f y *°' day for the firßt time siaco
f rom h 1 6Ut S arriva * a gentle breeze
otw h 6 “ ountains Prevented what would
£ :? baT6 h 6 6" a hot da - v - The Presi
‘iicepunK M ' , T berS 0f his household,
iorvie,, in Harrison, attended divine
house this fn larK ® Parlor of the Mountain
ttua forenoon at 11 o’clock.
The • THB phea cher.
Georee 8 Rl!i Ces were conducted by Rev.
from 8 Vernn . BF and an ,. Episcopal minister
sermon on tn 8 ’ ia ' He delivered a brief
responsillii,;* pe r ßonal, moral and spiritual
ground that *i° f , ma ".’ takin K the broad
be accenteu k °ln n^ ary l KO°rance would not
delivering by Palliation of religious
daughter of th deannette Hal ford,
tary assisfei 1 ! 6 President's private secre
t'd the beams? •.bringing and sang as a
ity.” eautiful hymn, “Angel of Char-
In tv, r. OtJT POR A walk.
it T a walk e i?°° n the President went out
Dirnmick '\i ° W , ! J 6 accompanied by Mr.
indisposed iW 8- Harrison was somewhat
but revived irfS? the earl - v P art of the day,
w dh the r ! D the evening and walked over
hotel. est of the party to supper at the
Ru- ifu I,L Harhison Runs over.
iht a,lu a "r oa arrived here late last
family at ,L nt t ? le entire day with the
b .Mew v‘ h r e L .P ark . cot tage. He returned
Ht iexpL A Mrs. Russell Har
• htsday. t 0 tdart for the west next
this af"i. l man stopped over here
Resident. °° n 40 1118 rßß pecU to the
IPjf JHofniiuj IfctaMj.
CLARKSON S PAPER SCHEMES.
▲ Republican Dally at Atlanta One of
His Air Castles.
Washington, Sept 7.—Manager Clark -
son, of the republican congressional cam
paign committee, has not abandoned his
favorite hobby, the establishment of re
publican organs which shall take the places
of those republican newspapers which are
being so rapidly converted into mugwumps
by the orooked course of the Republican
party, but he is riding it now on a some
what different line. His latest suggestion is
to establish a republican daily ne ■ spaper in
the south, preferably at Atlanta, which
would preach high protection or reciprocity
in whatever the party may decide to be its
tariff policy, by way of converting the
manufacturing clashes in tho south, as well
as to hold the negroes firmly in line.
WHAT HE WANTS TO SPEND.
Gen. Clarkson is to spend $250,000 if neces
sary to provide a complete plant and an
efficient staff, so as to make it a newspaper
which everybody would want and which
would commend itself by its temperate and
brilliant editorials, for it is not to be printed
on a bloody shir t order, but so far Gen.
Clarkson has not been able to find the
capital for this, any more than for his
northern newspaper projects.
The republican congressional committee
has started a little illustrated weekly called
out of compliment to Gen. Clarkson 2he
Politician, which is intended to keep the
faithful in line. Marshal Cuning, Post
master General Wanamaker’s private secre-'
tary, is Its managing editor, and all the
republican leaders except Senator Quay
are contributors.
SUBSIDIES FOR SHIPS.
An Order of Business for Their Consid
eration Probable.
Washington, Bept. 7.—The Gazette
says: “It is now said that the pressure
brought to bear upon Mr. Cannon of Illinois
to assent to an order of business for the con
sideration of the steamship subsidy and ton
nage bills at this session of congress has
been so great that he is likely to yield. The
measures are zealously favored by the Pres
ident and Mr. Blaine as necessary adjuncts
to carry out the plan of what really means
reciprocal free trade between the three
Americas, and the argument that
the one must fail without the other
has been used with some force. It would
seem, however, from what Mr. Cannon has
let drop on several occasions that his oppo
sition to passing the subsidy bill at this ses
sion has never been really in the way. He
was opposed to present action, but always
reader to yield to the speaker and Mr.
McKinley in this and other things, and that
the real reason why no action has been
taken on the bills by the House may be
sought in Mr. Reed’s determination to drive
the best party bargain he could with the
ship builders and shipping firms interested.”
QUAY OPT WITH CLARKSON.
Tne Latter Too Free in Criticising the
Abandonment of the Force Bill.
Washington, Sept. 7.—There is noth
ing in the story telegraphed from Pitts
burg that Senator Quay will make Gen.
Clarkson editor of the Pittsburgh Chronicle-
Telegraph when he completes the purchase
of it. So says Senator Quay himself. It
seems hardly necessary that he should say
it because it is well known that for the time
being the relations of these two great re
publicans are more strained than
the relations of the manager of
the national committee and the
manager of the congressional com
mittee ought to be. It
is all due to Gen. Clarkson’s pointed criti
cisms, public and private of Senator
Quay’s action in killing and burying the
force bill, which Gen. Clarkson considers
very much as Maj. Kennedy of Ohio doe3.
The next meeting of the executive oomniit
tee of the republican national committee
will hardly bo around Senator Quay’s din
ing table, as the last one was, for Col.
Dudley and Gen. Clarkson both have been
condemning Senator Quay’s course.
MONTANA'S CONTROL.
The Democrats Should be Able to
Carry the State.
Washington, Sept. 7. —Ex-Senator Mar
tin Maginnis writes that the most strenuous
efforts will be made by the Montana repub
licans to carry tbe new state this fall, the
idea being to bolster up in that way, if pos
sible, the senatorial steal. He writes that
with proper care the democrats will elect
a representative and carry enough state
senators, with the holdovers, to control that
body. Montana does not select a Senator
this year, as has beau erroneously stated,
Mr. Sanders’ term not expiring until 189.'!.
BOTTBBWOBTH’B OPTION BILL.
An Effort to Secure Time for Its
Consideration.
Washington, Sopt. 7.—Representative
Butterworth and the other friends of the
Butterworth option bill are trying to have
two days set apart for the consideration of
the measure. Chairman Funston of the
agricultural committee has secured fifty sig
natures to a paper asking the committee on
rules to report a resolution giving a day to
the bill. Mr. Cannon of the committee on
rules is in favor of giving the time asked
for, but Speaker Reed is opposed to it.
GRANT'S RUSTING PLACE.
The House to Pass the Resolution Ask
ing Their Removal.
Washington, Sept. 7.—To-morrow week
the House will pass the Plumb resolution to
remove Gen. Grant’s remains to Arlington,
says Representative O’Neill, of Pennsylva
nia, who will be reoognizad to move its
passage under a suspension of the rules.
Mr. O’Neill, having canvassed the House,
finds but three members against the resolu
tion of the thirty-three in the New York
delegation.
INOBNDIARIBS BURN A HOTEL.
Newnansville the Scene and Williams
Bros, the Losers.
Newnansville, Fla., Sept. 7.—The
hotel of Williams Bros, was discovered to
be on fire at 11 o’clook last night. The fire
originated in an upper room. Mr. WilUams
was aroused by the falling of the roof di
rectly above him. Very little furniture was
saved, and the loss is estimated at $3,.500, It
is certaiu that the house was fired by
unknown parties. The Williams Bros,
are not tbe only ones who have suffered
from incendiarism recently, but some of
the best farm houses and handsomest
dwellings f this section have been de
stroyed in the same manner. Had tbe wind
not been in their favor, and had it not been
tor the faithful work of tbe citizens and
se' kfaf neighbors, William Bros, would
have lost their store, which stands forty
feet from the hotel. They carried only a
small amount of insursmde. No lives were
lost
SAVANNAH, GA., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1890.
RBHD’3 DANGER IN MAINE.
Every Public Man Watching Hl* Hard
Fight.
Washington, Sept. 7.—No congressional
election In years has attracted the attention
of publio men m Washington as has that in
Speaker Reed’s district. Senator Carlisle
and Representative Morrison passed through
critical elections without the knowledge of
the people in Washington, but everybody
is watching Speaker Reed's district and
with the consciousness that it is worth
watching. The attempt to utilize the
Kittery navy yard, the attempt
to throw out the Biddeford 500, the mobi
lization of the republican oratorioal forces,
and, finally, the precipitate departure of
Speaker Reed after he bad given out that
it would not be necessary for him to go to
bis district at all, have induced the belief
that Sjieaker Reed const iers himself in more
danger of defeat than for years.
WASHINGTON WONDERING.
So strong is this feeling that Speaker
Reed’s defeat or his re-election by a greatly
diminished majority would not astonish
Washington, which is already curious to
know how ho would stand it and what he
would do under it. Speaker Reed’s friends
count upon him to pull himself through
with the aid of a fund which has beeu
raised among the manufacturers most inter
ested in having the McKinley tariff bill
pass, who have been led to believe that If
Speaker Reed should be defeated it might
be difficult to get the McKinley bill on to
the statute book just as they want it.
BLAINE'S OPPOSITION DISCOUNTED.
Mr. Reed’s friends say that he has fully
discounted the efforts of the Blaine men in
the district, in and out of office, to boat bim.
He has never trusted them. He has even
had tho money assigned to bis district by
the national committee or congressional
committee sent directly to him, instead of
through Secretary Blaine’s state oentral
oommittee, and Chairman Joe Manley does
not know what became of the money, for
Speaker Reed spent it himself. Speaker
Reed is undoubtedly working for a much
larger majority than he has over received,
for he fears a contest of his seat, and knows
he will get no mercy from the next House.
THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS.
The Senate to Finish the Tariff BUI.
Washington, Sept. 7.—When Speaker
Reod returns this week, the tariff bill as it
is to be allowed to go to the President, will
be practically completed by the republicans,
who will represent the two houses on the
conference committee. The Pinchbeck reci
procity olause having been approved by the
speaker, there need be no delay in putting
it through. Accordingly, the Senate bill
will be passed In conference as the silver
bill was, without serious consideration in the
House, and then the conference committee
will produce anew bill, just as the confer
ence committee of 1888 did, and it will bo
rushed through both Houses as that bill,
without deliberation. The democrats may
now, as then, ref übo to act in conference on
such a cut and dried programme.
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS.
Bt/ the Associated Press.
Washington, Sept. 7. —Another day has
been adaed by tho Senate to the limit fixed
for the delate on the tariff bill and in ac
cordance with this arrangement Monday
will be devoted to consideration of the
sugar schedule in connection with the re
ciprocity question, soeeche* being limited
to thirty minutes. Voting on amendments
without debate will begin Tuesday and
continue until all are disposed of.
THE END UNCI RT VIN.
When that time will arrive cannot be
stated with exactness, for as long as the
bill is before tho Senate it will be open to
amendment. But when no other amend
ments remain to be offered, and the vote is
on the passage of the bill, six hours will bd
given to general debate. For the republi
cans, Messrs. Ingalls and Aldrich will prob
ably occupy the time, and for the demo
crats, Messrs. McPherson and Carlisle, and
possibly Mr. Vest. The final vote on the
bill will not be taken, it is believed, until
near the close of the weak.
THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
The conference report on the river and
harbor bill, which would have been disposed
of Saturday but for the want of a quorum,
will be called up to-morrow morning by
Mr. Frye. It is expected that it will be
agreed to with little if any debate.
After the tariff bill is out of the way, the
conference report on the land grant for
feiture bill will De taken up, in accordance
with the announcement made by Mr. Plumb,
and when it is disposed of Mr. Sawyer will
ask consideration of the anti-lottery bill.
According to previous notice by Mr.
Quay, Saturday will be given to eulogies on
the late Representative Randall of Pennsyl
vania.
In the House.
District of Columbia business will proba
bly occupy the attention of the House to
morrow. Tuesday, the Virginia contested
election case of Langston vs. VeDable is to
be considered, and be followed closel y by
the South Carolina contested case of Miller
vs. Elliott In both of those cases the elec
tions oommittee propose to seat the colored
republican contestants.
Later in the week the appropriation com
mittee expect to call up the last of the
appropriation bills—the general deficiency
bill, which has beeu materially amended by
the Senate.
THE TARIFF BILL.
The tariff bill is one of tho possibilities,
and it it should be returned to the House
this week by tho Senate, accompanied by a
request, it would be granted and the bill
thrown into conference directly, as there
seems to be no disposition on either side to
interpose any objection to speedy disposi
tion of the bill. ,
MEXICO’S ARMY.
Diaz Tblnklnsr of Making It One of
Volunteers Exclusively.
City of Mexico, Be t. 7.—President
Diaz is maturing a plan for the reduction of
the army, which it is intended shall be com
posed solely of volunteers. His plan is
known to only a few. The idea excites
universal comment.
Glynn's Direct Trade Delegates.
Brunswick,Ga.,Sept. 7.—Glynn county’s
delegation tu the direct trade conven
tion at Atlanta leave Brunswick 10-morrow
night at 11 o’clock. They are CoL C. P.
Goodyear, A. L Branham, Dr. William
Demon Burroughs, J. E. Dart, Harry F.
Dunwoody and Mayor J. J. Spears.
A Negro Shot at Brunswick.
Brunswick, Ga., Hepk 7.—Tom Scott
(colored) shot and probably fatally wounded
Sam Jacobson, also a negro, this afternoon
in Pellicauville, near Brunswick. They
quarreled about a woman. Scott esoaped
into a swamp. 1
SWEET MUSIC OF HEAVEN
TALMAGB ON THB MBLODIBS OF
THE CELESTIAL LAND.
No Caseation of Bong In the Realm of
Bliss—The New Song of Heaven a
Commemorative and Antloipatlve
One—lts Accompaniment of Musical
Instruments.
Brooklyn, Sept. 7.—Dr. Talmage’s ser
mon for to-day is a glowing description of
the melodies of tho celestial land. Hit text
was (Rev. V. 9,) “And they sang anew
song." Following is the sermon:
Nearly all the cities of Europe and
America have conservatories of music, and
associations, whose object it Is, by voice
and instrument, to advance the art of sweet
sounds. On Thursday nights, Exetor hall
of London, used to resound with the music
of first-class performers, who gave their
services gratuitously to the masses, who
came in with free tickots, and huzzaed at
the tho entertainment. At Berlin, at 11
o’clock daily, the military band, with sixty
or one hundred instruments, discourses
at the royal opera house for the
people. On Easter Sunday, In Dresden
the boom of cannou and the ringing
of bells, bring multitudes to the churches
to listen to tho organ peals, and the exciting
sounds of trumpet and drum. When the
great fair day of Leipsio oomes, the bands
of music from far and near gather in the
street and bewilder the ear with incessant
playing of flute, and boin, violin and bas
soou. At Dusseldorf, once a year, the lovers
of music assemble, and for throe or four
days wait upou the great singing festivals,
and shout at the close of the choruses, and
greot the successful competitors as the prizes
are distributed—cups and vases of silver
and gold. All our American cities at times
resound with orchestra and oratorio. Those
who can sing well or play skilfully upon in
struments are greeted with vociferation,
and garlanded by excited admirers.
There are many whose most ecstatic de
light it to be found in melodies; and all the
splendor of celestial gates, and all the
lusciousness of twelve manner of fruits,
and all the rush of floods from under the
throne of God, would not make a heaven
for them if there were no great and
transporting harmonies. Passing along our
streets in the hour of worship, you hear the
voice of sacred melody, although you do
not enter the building. And passing along
the street of heaven we hear, from the
temple of God and the Lamb, the breaking
forth of magnificent jubilate. We may
not yot ent -r In among the favored throng,
but God will not deny us the pleasure of
standiag awhile on the outside to hear.
John listened to it a great while ago, and
“they sang anew song.”
Let none aspire to that blessed place who
have no love for this exercise, for all hough
it is many ages since the thrones were set,
and the harps were strung, there bus been
no cessation ia the sang, excepting once for
about thirty minutes; and, judging from
the glorious things now transpiring in God’s
world, and the ever-accumulating triumphs
of the Messiah, that was the last half hour
that beaven will ever be silent.
Mark the fact that this was u new gong.
Sometimes I have in church been float'd
away upon some great choral, in which all
our people seemed to mingle their voices,
and I have, in the glow of my emotions,
said. Surely this is muslo good enough for
heaven. Indeed, Ido not believe that “Lu
ther’s Hymn," or "Coronation,” or “Old
Hundred,” or “Mount Pisgab,” would
sound ill if spoken by siinted lips,
or thrummed from seraphic i arps. There
are many ot our fathers and mothers in
glory who would be slow to shut
heaven’s gate against those old-time
harmonies. But this, we are told, is
anew song. Home of our grentest an
thems and chorals are compositions from
othor tunes—the sweetest parts of them
gathered up into the harmony; and I huve
sometimes thought that this" “now gong"
may be partly inode up of sweet strains of
earthly music mingled in eternal choral. But
It will, after all, tie anew song. This Ido
know, that in sweetness and power it will
be something that ear never heard. All the
skill of the oldest harpers of lioaveu will be
flung into it. All the love of God’s heart
will ring from it. In its cadences the floods
wiil clap their hands, and il will drop with
the sunlight of everlasting day, and breatho
with odors from the blossoms of the tree of
life. “Anew song”—just made for heaven.
Many earthly songs are written by com
posers just for the purpose of making a
tune; and the land is flooded with note
books, in which really valuable tunes are
the exception. But once in a while a man
is wrought up by gome great spectacle, or
moved by some terrible agony, or trans
ported by some exquisite gladness, and he
sit* down to write a tune or a hymn, in
which every note or every word is a spark
dropped from the forge of his own burning
emotions. Ho Meudelssohn wrote, and so
Beethoven, and so Cnarlev Wesley. Cow
per, depressed with mifortuno3 until
almost insane, resolved on suicide, and
asked the cab-driver to take him to a cer
tain place where he expected to destroy his
own life. The cab-driver lost his way, and
Cowper begau to think of his sin, and went
back to his home and sat down and wrote—
" God moves in a mysterious way.
His winders to perform:
He plants nig footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the storm.
“Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take,
The clouds yon so much dread
Are big with mercy, and shall break
In blessings ou your huai"
Mozart composed his own requiem, and
said to his daughter Emily, "Play that,”
and while Emily was playing the requiem,
Mozart’s soul went up on the wave of his
own music into glorv. Emily looked around
and her father was dead.
This new song of hoavon was not com
posed because heaven had nothing else to
do, but Christ, in memory of cross and
crown, of manger and throne, of earth
and heaven, and wrought upon by the raD
tures of the great eternity, poured this
from his heart, made It for the armies of
heaven to shout in celebration of vie
tory, for worshipers to chant in their temple
services, for the innumerable homo circles
of heaven to sing in the house of many man
sions. If a now tune be started In church,
there is only here and there a person that
can sing it. It is some time before the con
gregation learn anew tune. But not so
with the new song of heaven. Tho children
who weut up to-day from the waters of the
Ganges are now singing it. That Christian
man or woman who, a few minutes ago
departed from this very street, has
joined it. All know it —those by
the gates, those on the river bank,
those hi the temple. Not feeling their
way through It, or halting, or going
back, as if they never before had sung it,
but with a full Found voice they throw their
soul into this new song. If tome Habbath
day a few notes of that anthem should
travel down the air, we could not sing it.
No organ could roll its thunder. No harp
could catch its thrill. No lip could an
nounce its sweetness. Transfixed, lost, en
ohanted, dumb, we could not hear it—the
faintest note of the new song. Yet, while I
speak, heaven’s cathedral quakes under it,
and seas of glory bear L from beach t
beach, and ten thousand times ten thousand,
and thousands of thousands sing it—“the
naw song.”
Further; It is a commemorative song,
vve are disti etly told that it makes refer
ences to past delivereaoes. O, how much
have they to sing about ? They sing of the
darkness, through which on earth they
passed, and it is a night song. That one
was killed at Yorktown, and with him it is
a battle tong. That one was Imprisoned for
Christ’s sake, and with him it is a prison
song. That was a Christian saiior-boy that
had his back broken on the ship’s halyards,
and with him it was a sail w’s tong. That
one burned at Smithfleld, and with him it
was a fire song. O, how they will sing of
floods waded, of fires endure,l, of persecu
tion suffered. of grace extended 1
Hong of hail ! Song of sword !
song of hot lead! song of ax 1 As when the
organ pipes peal out some groat harmony,
there comes occasionally the sound of tne
tremulant*, weeping through the cadences,
adding exquisiteness to the performances, so
amidst the stupendous acclaim of tho heav
enly worshippers shall oome tremulous re
membrances of past endurance, adding a
sweetness and glory to the triumphal strain.
So the glorified mother will sing of the
cradle that death robbed; and the enthroned
spirit from the almshouse will sing of a life
time of want. God may wipe away all
tears, but not the memory of the grief that
started them!
Further: It will be an accompanied
song. Home have a great prejudice against
musical instruments; and evon among those
who like them, there Is an idea that they
are unauthorized. I love thesymbals, for
Israel clapped them in triumph at the Rod
Hea. I lovo the harp, for David struck it in
praising the Lord. I love the trumpet, for
we aro told that it shall wane the de id. I
love all stringed instruments and organs;
for God demands thnt we shall praise him
on stringed instruments and organs. There
is in suoh music much to suggest the higher
worship; for I read that when he had token
the book, the four-and-twenty elders fell
down before tho lainb, having everyone of
them “harps,” and “I heard the voice of
the harpers harping with their harps," and
“I saw them that had gotten the victory
from the best Standing on the sea of glass,
having the harps of God.”
Yes, the song is to he accompanied. You
say that all this is figurative. Then I say,
prove it. Ido not kuow how muoh of it is
literal, and how much of it is figurative.
Who can say but that from some of the
precious woods of earth and heaven there
may not bo made instrument* of celestial
accord. In that worship David may take
the harp and Habikkuk the sliigionotb, an t
when the great multitudes shall, following
their own inclinations, take up instruments
sweeter than Mozart ovor fingered, or Sohu
mann ever dreamod of, or Beothoven ever
wrote for, let all heaven make ready for
the hurst of stupendous minstrolsy, and the
roll of the eternal orchestral
Further: it will be an autioipativn song.
Why, my friends, heaven has hardly be
gun yet. If you had taken the opening
piece of music to-day for tho whole service,
you would not have made to great a mis
take us to suppose that heaven is fully in
augurated. Festal choruses on earth last
only a short while. The famous musical
convocation at Dusseldorf ended with the
fourth day. Our holidays last only eight
or ten days; but heaven, although singing
for so many years, has only Just begun “tho
new song.” If the glorified inhabitants re
count past deliverances, they will also
enkindle at glorio* to oome. If, at nine
o’clock, when the church opened, you
had taken the few people who were
scattered through it as the main audience,
you would not have made so great a
mistake as if you supposed that the present
population of heaven aro to be Us chief
citizenship. Although millions are already
there, the inhabitants are only a handful
compared with the future populations. All
China is yet to be saved. All India is yot
to be saved. All Boroneo is yot to be
saved All Hwitzerland is yet to be saved.
All Italy is yet to be saved. All Hpaiu
is yot to bo saved All Russia is
yet to bo saved. All France is yot to be
saved. All England is yet to be saved.
All America is yot to be saved. All the
world is yet to be saved. After that there
may be other worlds to conquer. I do not
kuow but that every star that glitters in
our nights is au inhabited world, and that
from all those spheres a mighty host aro
to march into our heaven. There will bo
no gate to keep them out. We do not want
to keep them out. We will not want to
keep thorn out. God will'not want to keep
them out.
I have sometimes thought that all tho
millions of earth that go into glory are but
a very small colony compared with the In
flux from the whole world. God could build
a heaven large enough not only for the uni
verse, hut for ten thousand universes. Ido
not know just how it will be, but this I
know, that heaven Is to he constantly aug
mented ; and that tho song of glory Is ris
ing higher and higher, and the procession
is being multiplied. If heaven sang when
Abel went up—the first soul that ever loft
earth for glory—how must it sing now
when souls go up iD flocks from all Christen
dom, hour by hour and moment by mo
ment.
Our happy gatherings on earth are chilled
by tho thought that soon wa must separate.
Thanksgiving and Christmas days come,
and the rail trains flying thither are
crowded. Glad reunions take place. Wo
have u time of great enjoyment. But soon
it is “good-by" in the hall, “good-by" at
the door, “good-by” on the street, “good
by" at the rail train, “good-by” at the
steamboat wharf. We meet in church. It is
good to be here. But soon the doxology
will be sung, the benediction pronounced,
and the audiouce will be gone. But there
are no separations, no good-byes in hoaveu.
At tho door of the house of many mansions,
no g >od-by. At the pearly-gato, no good-by.
The song will be more pleasant, because we
are always to sing It. Migutier song as our
other friends oome in. Mightier song as
other garlands are set on the orow of Jesus.
Mightier song as Christ’s glories unfold.
If the first lav wo enter heaven we sing
well, the next day we smg better. Hong
antloipatlve of more light, of more love, or
more triumphs. Always something now to
hear, something new to see. Many good
people suppose that we shall see heaven the
first day we get there. Nol You cannot
see London in two weeks. You cannot
see Rome in six weeks. You cannot sea
Venice in a month. You cannot sea the
great city of the New Jerusalem in
a day. No; it will take all eternity to see
heaven, to count the towers, to examine the
trophies, to gaze upon the throne, to see the
hierarchs. Ages on ages roll, and yet heaven
is new 1 The streets ne w! The Temple new 1
The joy new! Th© smg new!
I staid a week at Niagara Falls, hoping
thoroughly to understand and auprecia e it.
But on the last day they seemed newer and
more tncompreaensible than on the first
day. Gazing on the infinile rush of celes
tial splendors, where the oceans of delight
meet and pour therni-lves into the great
heart of (><xi—how soon will wo exhaust the
song? Never! Never!
The old preachers, iu describing the sor
rows of the lost, used to lift up their hands
and shout, “The wrath to cornel” “The
wrath to come!” To-day I lift up ray baudj,
and looking toward the great future, cry,
“The joy to come!” “The bliss bo cornel”
O, t > wander on the banks of the bright
river, and yet to feel taat a little further
down we shall find still brighter flood*
entering into It! O, to stand a thousand
years, listening to the enchanting music
of heaven, and then to find out that the
harpers are only tuning their burns.
FV allv, 1 remark, that it will baa unani
mous seug. Tut-ro will, no doubt, be some
to lead, but all will be expected to join. It
will be grand oougregationel singing. All
the sweet voices of the redeemed 1 Grand
music it will be when that new song arises.
Luther sings it. Charles Wesley sings it.
Lowell Mason sings it. Our voices now may
he harsh and our ears uncultivated, but,
our throats cleared at last, and our capaci
ties enlarged, you and I Will not he ashamed
to utter our voices as loudly as any of them.
Those nations that have always been dis
tinguished for their capacity in soug will
lift up their voices in that melody. Those
who have hail much opportunity to hear
the Germans sing will mow what Idea I
mean to give, when I sav that the groat
German nation will pour their deep, full
voices into the uew song. Everybody
knows the natural gift of the African for
singing. No singing ou this continent like
that of the colored churches in the south.
Everybody going to Richmond or to
Charleston wants to hear the Afrioans s.ng.
But when not only Ethiopia, but all that
onntineut of darkness, lifts up il* hands,
and all Africa pours hor groat volume of
voioe into tho new song—that will be musio
for you. Added to this are all the sixteen
thousand millions of children that nr esti
mated to have gone into giory, and tho host
of young aud old that liereaftor shall peo
ple tho earth and inhabit the stars.
O, the new song! Gather it all up! Mul
tiply it with every sweetness! Four Into it
every harmony! Crown it with every
gladness! Belt it with every splondor!
Fire It with every glory! Toss it to the
greatest higlit of majesty! Roll It to the
grandest cyoio of eternity!— and then you
have but Hie faiutest conception of what
John experienced wuen, amidst the mag
nificence of apocalyptic vision he hoard it—
the new song]
God grant that at lost wo may all sing it.
But if we do not sing the praise of (jurist
upon earth, we will never siog it in heaven.
Be sure that your hearts are new uttuued
for the heaveuly worship. There is a
cathedral iu Europe with an organ at each
end. Organ answers organ, and the music
waves backward and forward with inde
scribable effect. Well, my friends, the time
wiil come when earth and houvea will be
bus different ports of oue great occord. It
will by joy here and Joy there! Jesus here
and Jesus there! Trumpet to trumpet I
Organ to organ! Hallelujah to halluljah!
"Until the day broak and the shadows floe
away, turn, my beloved, and bo thou like a
roe or a young hart upon the mountains of
bother 1”
O'BRIEN FIRING THE CELTS.
Ho Advises Non-Payment of Bent
in the Face of Famine.
Cork, Hept. 7.—William O’Brien, speak
ing at Meolin, County Cork, said it would
be Ireland's own fault If a single child
starvod. Tenants ought not to pay a penny
of rent until their families were provided
for. They had no busiuoss to make begging
appeals to Irishmen abroad, but should look
to Secretary Balfour aud hts sublime
sohomos. It would be perfectly within
their right to demand that the boards of
guardians oompeusate them for tlia loss of
their crops.
FRO hire of the leadbrs.
If the guardians had the courage to
boldly relievo the people the Irish leaders
would promise to namnier the extra relief
out of the government. In regard to the
writ recently served upon hltn, Mr. O’Brien
said Lord Salisbury thought tot prevent
him from going to America by means of
a bankruptcy notice. It remained to be
seen whether ho would be more mioceesfiil
than in tho role of a runaway llbeler and
blackmailer.
ASOCIAL SCIENCE CONGRESS.
Two Thousand Delegates From Cath
olic Europe In Attendance.
Lieof., Hept. 7.—The social solenoo con
gress opened to-day. Two thousand dele
gates are present from all parts of Catholio
Europe. Cardinal Gibbons, Cardinal
Manning, I)r. Wiudthorst and other
Catholio leaders sent letters expressing
sympathy with the officers of tho cougress.
After a number of speeches had boon made
it was resetvod to send telegrams to the
pope and King Leopold, expressing the do
votiou of tho members.
WRONGS OF THB TARIFF.
A London PaDer Reiterates a Well
known Fact.
London, Sept. 8,3 a. m.—The Standard,
commenting on the tariff system of the
United States says:“Tho wost aud south have
taken a long time to discover that they are
being taxed In order to allow certain east
ern manufacturers to earn 20 per cent, in
stead of 10 per cent, profit. The working
of the McKinley bill will greatly assist
them to realize the fact ”
SWORDS MIGHTIER THAN PENS.
Mermiex and the Editor or Gil Bias
Fight a Duel.
Paris, Sept. 7.—M. Mermiex, the alleged
author of the charges against Gen. Bou
langer, fought a duel to-day with M. La
Bruyer of Gil Dias. The latter received a
light wound.
I.e Petit Journal says M. Laguerre In
spired the articles attacking Gen. Boulanger
which recently appeared In tho Figaro.
SOFIA AT THE POLLS.
The Election Kesulteln the Triumph of
the Government.
Sofia, Hept. 7. Elections were held
throughout the country to-day, resulting iu
a great triumph for the government.
Prime Minister Htamburloff and the other
ministers were elected in three different
districts, aad many seats were gained.
AN EPIDEMIC FROM A GRAVE.
A Search for a Count's Remains
Causes Sickness.
Paris, Bapt. 7.—An epidemic bos broken
out at Maison Blanche, which is alleged to
to bo due to tho opening up of ground to
search of the remains of Count De Mire
beau. Ten children have died.
CHOLERA IN BPAIN.
Eleven Deaths and Fifteen New Cases
In the City of Valencia.
Madrid, Bopt. 7.—Fifteen fresh cases of
cholera and eleven deaths from the disease
are reported in Valencia City to-day.
Throughout tho province of Elbe the dis
ease is decreasing.
6LAIM IN A GAMBLING DEN.
A Fatal Encounter Between Two Ne
groes at Fleming.
Fleming, Ga., Kept. 7.—A difficulty arose
in a gambling den last night over a game
of cards between Wright Wells and Charles
Handers, which terminated in the killing
of Bonders. Wells fired two shots, the first
taking effeqt in the right breast and pro
ducing almost instant death. Wells is under
arrest and wiil be given a preliminary hear
ing to-night before Judge Andrews. Both
of the principals in the tragedy are colored.
i DAH.Y $lO A YEAR. 1
J 5 OKlsTij A COPY. I
\ WEEKLY, 81.25 A YEAR. )
WRECK OF THE SLEEPERS
TWO MEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
ON SUSPICION.
On® of Them Bald Jto Have Mad® a
Confession Implicating Four Others.
Other Arrests on the Tapis The
Railroad Officials and Detectives
Non-communlcatlve.
Albany, N. Y., Hept. 7.—A rumor has
been current all day that a man has been
arrested on susplcioo of being one of the
wreckers of the Montreal express Friday
morning. The railroad officials, police and
Pinkerton detectives aro reticent on the
subject and nothing could lie learued from
those quarters, nor oould it be learned from
a y of them where the man is held in cus
tody.
said to bra brakeman.
An Associated Press reporter, who ha*
been on the case all the afternoon, collected
tho following story by piecemeal from
sources lie damns reliable: Dnteotivw Tom
Bryant of tbo Hudson polios force this morn
ing arrived in this city shortly bef-tre 9
o’clock, having in custody York Reed
of Kast Albany, who has served
as a freight brakeman on tho Hudson river
division of the Central road, and whom he
arrested in Hudson on susniciou of being
oue of the train wreckers. Reed is now in
Bupt. " Bissetl’s private office in the
union depot. Tins was learned from a
waiter who brought his supper for bim from
the railroad restauraut.
HELD TO BE PUMPED.
Ho is being held iu private custody for
the time, beiug, it is thought, for timo to
allow the detectives who are working ou
tho oaso an opportunity to “pump” him.
It Is known that Supt. Bissefi, Roht. A.
Pinkerton and Mr. Humoureys, the Central
detectives stationed at Poughkeepsie, hava
boon closeted with Reed all the afternoon.
SAID TO HAVE CONFESSED.
Albany, N.Y.,bep. 7,11 p. u.— Following
is another account of the arrest of a man tor
connection with the recent wreck on the
New York Central: A man named Reed, a
brakeman residing at Last Albany, was ur
rested to-day at Hudson, charged with
wrecking the train near Castleton on Thurs
day night. It is said that he ha*
confessed his crime aud given the names
of four companions, all of whom, it
is said, are strikers. The greatest excite
ment prevails here, and the strikers theru
selven rnako threats against Reed. He was
brought to this city this morning very
quietly, and is thought to he confined in the
Central depot, although Bupt. Bissull de
nies it.
birskll reticent.
Bupt. Bixsell when seen to-night by a
reporter said: “I have nothing to say to
night, and would prefor to have things
kept quiet. To-morrow may boa day of
surprises.”
Robert Pinkerton said: "Nothing can
bo said to-night. My men did not aopre
hend the man, and ovon if they did 1 could
not talk of the case.”
Facta ara difficult to obtain, but it see-ns
thnt as soon ns tho detectives weut to work
they found traces of Rood, who is a well
known railroad man, his whole family
being in the business.
THE ARREST. "
He was trackod to Hchomack and then to
Hudson, aud last night one of thoiletectivea
found him at a house of prostitution. The
chief detective of the road clapped him on
tho back, and said: "Reed, wo want you at
Albany,” The man tunics! pale, and said:
“What for, that Job at Castleton? Who
squealed?” He was looked up and
was brought here this afternoon.
KNIOIITSOr LABOR DRAGGED IN.
Mr. Bissoll’s reticence In the matter, it la
believed, arlsos from the fact that they are
trying to got Rood to give the names of
othonvand further rumors say that promi
nent Knight* of Labor ore conoernad.
Master Workman Lee said to-night that
Reed was Dot a striker but had refused to
go out with them. Ho says that tha
knights sympathize with the road and hop®
all concerned will be caught.
MISSING SINCE THE WRECK.
Rood Is unmarried and lives with his
mother at East Albany. Ho had been
missing ever since the night of the wreck at
his home. To-night it was stated that he
was a Knight of Labor aud a strikor
despite the knights’ denial.
ANOTHER ARBESTL
Late to-night a roan named Leon Miller,
a railroad man, knight and strikor, was ar
rested at his home In Greenbusb Hollow,
charged with being one of the wreckers. It
is thought that ltoed has turned state’s
evidence. Other arrests are promised before
morning.
HARDER TO KILL THAN KEMULER
Adan Francisco Man Survives a Cur
rent of 2,000 Volt*.
San Francisco, Hept. 7 —Herbert Burns,
an electrician employed in tho electrical
works here, received an electrlo shock yes
terday that nearly killed him. Oae of tha
dynamos was out of order, and while Burn*
was repairing it he received the shock of
2,000 volts direct from the dynamo. The
shock knocked him backward and he was
picked up for dead. He gradually recov
ered consciousness. One of bis hands was
badly blistered, and he complained of sore
ness of the lungs.
KILLED BY HIS OWN GUN.
Paul Jackson Goes on a Hunt That
Costs Him His Life.
Brunswick, Ga. Bopt. B.—At 6 o'clook
last night Paul Jackson, 19 years of
age, and highly respected, went gunning
for marsh bens in the salt marshes near the
Brunswick Browing and Ice Worka In
order tbat he might get a fair shot at a hen
he undertook to crawl along a narrow path
beneath the palmetto and in so doing the
trigger of his gun, which was cocked, was
accidentally sprung. Tho barrel contained
a heavy load of duck shot, which took
effect in Jackson’s abdomen.
FOUND BY A PHYSICIAN.
He fell in a helpless condition but was
soon discovered by Dr. J. M. Madden, who
was taking his evening drive around the
boulevard, Jackson was carried to bis
home on Dartmouth street. Dra. R. B. L.
Burford, M. L. Currie and A. C. Dlain
were summoned and did everything possi
ble to save the sufferer’s life, performing a
very difficult operation in the attempt. It
was seen at an early hour this inornißg that
their efforts were without avail, for then
signs that Jackson was sinking fast were
apparent and he died at 1:10 o’clock. Tho
funeral will take place to-morrow.
Appointments In Florida.
Tallahassee. Fla., Hept. 7.—Gov.
Fleming has made the following appoint
ments: E. N. Foil and W. H. Chandler to
be county commissioners in Osciola county.
Dr. Thomas Howell of Wild v. ood to be a
justice of the peace in Sumter county, J.
W. Baggett to be a justice ot the peace in
Hanta Rosa county, and Myer W ineinaa to
be notary public tor Duval county.
