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, THE MORNING NEWS. I
j Established INW. Iscoefoeatcd 1886. V
| J. H. EBTILL. President. )
met Ills old comrades.
reunion OF THE PRESIDENT’S
OLD BRIGADE AT GALESBURG.
Thousands of Old Soldiers of Other
Commands In Attendance—Met by
an Escort of Dlstlnmulshed Qales
burff citizens—The Procession Re
viewed The President Addresses
the Veterans.
Galesburg, 111., Oct. a—President
Harrison rose early this morning, but was
not early enough to escape the thousands
of eager persons who had assembled around
his hotel in that city, struggling for a sight
of their distinguished visitors. The Presi
dent was deaf to all entreaty that he remain
longer in the city, and stoutly maintained
bis intention of devoting the entire day to
his soldier friends at Galesburg. He agreed
only to address briefly the immense crowd
that had assembled at the depot to witness
his departure. , , . „ ~
\i 7 o’clock a band serenaded the President,
and a few minutes later the mayor and city
council, accompanied by G. A. R. posts and
a company of the Illinois National Guard,
appeared to escort the President to the
raiu. The march was a triumphant one,
and all persons turned out to do homage to
the chief executive. At the depot over
') 000 people were assembled, and the Presi
dent, bei. g introduced by Mayor Starke,
spoke as follows:
ENJOYED HIS TRIP.
My fellow citizens, It is not possible that I
should introduce this morning any serious
memo. I have greatly enjoyed this trip through
my o n state and yours, sisters in loyalty and
in sacrifice for the union, sisters also in pros
per t and honor. [Applause ] I find myself
simply saying thank you, but with an increas
ing sense of the kindness of people,
if anything could add to the
solemn sense of responsibility which
my offical oath places upon me
it would be these evidences of your friendliness.
The great mass of people of this country are
; a), loving, dutiful citizens, ready to support
every faithful officer in the discharge of his
duty and to applaud every honest effort for
tlieir good. It is a source of great strength to
kno w this, and this morning, not less from this
fcri.'ht sunshine and this crisp Illinois air than
from these kindly faces I draw inspiration to do
what 1 can, the very best I can, to promote the
good of the people of the United States. [Ap
plause. I go to-day to meet with some com
rades o; your state who stood with me in the
army of the great union for the defense of
'.he flag. [Applause.] I beg now, to
I thank these comrades of Peoria
nml this company of the national
guards aud all these friends, and you, Mr.
Mayor ami gentlemen of the reception commit
tee, for tiis kindly greeting, and to say that I
have hail great satisfaction in knowing that the
people of this community are very prosperous,
."lay that prosperity increase until every citi-
I ten. even the humblest, share it. May peace,
I Social order and the blessings of God abide in
I every home, is my parting wish for you. [Loud
I cheers.)
PRESENTED WITH A BOUQUET.
• At tiio conclusion of the President's ad-
I drers Eisie Leslie Lyde, the child actress of
I “Little Lord Fauutelroy” fame, presented
I tho President a beautiful bouquet on behalf
I of the G. A. R. post aud citizens of Peoria.
I The President expressed his tba .ks by kiss-
I ing the little lady, and, amid the cheers of
I the crowd the train nulled out from Gales-
I burg.
I At Peoria the presidential party was met
I by a delegation from Galesburg on a special
I train. Maj. H. H. Clay of the One Hun
-1 drod and Second Illinois regiment. Judge
IA. A. Smith and H. M. Sissio •
I tditors of Galesburg papers and railroad
I ctiirials composed the party. The Presi-
I dent’s train from this point was in charge
I of P. C. Rice, superintendent of the Chi-
I cago, Burlington and Quincy to Galesburg.
I ihe train was pulled by an engine in charge
I ™ an engineer who was a member of the
I Preside t’s old brigade. This knight of the
■ throttle was Frank Hilton, a farmer mera-
I “ tr °f the One Hundred and Seoond Illiuois.
HARRISON AS AN ENGINEER.
Near Galesburg the President, after ac
■ cording a reception to old veterans aboard
■ the train, went forward with Secretary
■ iracy and greeted Engineer Hilton as an
■i id friend. Uu the invitation of the latter
■ the President and Secretary Tracy m untod
e giue aud rode in tho cab with the
■ engineer for a few miles. To the
I I President the engineer gracefuUy
■ yielded the responsibility of pulling the
■ thistle for stations and crossings
■mid the firemen considerately turned over
■the bell rope to Secretary Tracv. Both
■gentlemen performed their respective duties
■ 6 . well and so vigorously that the citizens
■of Knox county would havo thought sev
■enil trains were speeding through their
wnidst, and that every crossing was ob
■tiucted by obstinate hards of live stock.
I the EVENT of the day.
■ The principal event of the day was the
■vumiin st Galesburg of the First brigade.
■Gnrd division, Twentieth army corns the
■ inner command of Harrison. The occa
sion was a gathering not only of old vet
b, w '? wore formerly associated with
1 resident, but of grand army men from
■ •secj.ms of the wost. Excursions from
■h the principal cities within a radius of
added to the assemblage, and
■t was estimated ttiat the audience which
th “ President wa* not less than2s,ooo.
■ At the depot tho presidential party was
H, - the maj or, council nnd an army of
and esconed to a hotel, where in
■ ; lr recoDtion, distinguished citizens
|iarts °f the state and west greeted
‘ r ' si dent. 'i he decorations throughout
' city were profuse and elaborate,
■9 iv, KEVIEWBn TIIR procession.
11 °’ olock the President was es
ten b. ttie reviewing gtatnl and the vet-
Bhnei Ul . p Twentieth army corps, 2,50(1
■tiool children of Central Illinois
thousands of citizens pas-ed
■L, . I’arty on the reviewing
tocluded the l’residout, Secretary
■ ; •, tujt. Gen. Vance, representing
<iau - Miles of the regular
;• M ‘" r *tary of State Pierson and a
of others.
:Bl u , l ' T } : ‘ e parade the party repaired to
rs ' htai| d in front of the court
* here Mayor Steveua made an ad-
i , welcome. Tho President ro
■7 J 1 ’’•cfly. To the cld veter
, assei U t,i e j he extended the
K. ‘ "• 1 comradeship. The presence of
t farmer members of his old
■; ■ 3 ’-‘* anny corps was a pleasure to
■•■■nsit i absence of those who had
'■ r ‘ o In-ir last muster roil, gone to their
■ ""'inglird sadness with that p eas
& ’ ai, pcd these annual re-unions
m c ,.;;: n lua a for many years, and that
■ t l‘, f liere assembled would survive
19 ' >cars to attend them. [Cheers.]
'SSIHI.E NOWHERE ELSE.
■ r." r 1 lmve thought of it,” said the
■ . ,7' *"e more sure lam of the con
on tbe face of the
1 lntlj ° United States could such
?6 , M ttli9 gathered. [Ap-
See the evidences of
„7 ' tllrlf t, prosnertty and intelli-
K we /aJ in all these faces. They
, ® from all these homes of
Bav n'vv f ? rm ’ an< i hat® they are
tre “Kh and rock of . ur secur
* E vino m " Tte P®°P le who furnished
are rL" arm ? wh ® n to
P”°Pi® upon whose cnligbt
■vu„,rv ,enCe at " l God-fearing hearts
■ ‘ r< 3t with undaunted hope.
‘lf Hereis tlle ultimate
I “ u ut the governmental power.
P)e JHofnin# ffctoiS.
It is a great thought of our country
that men shall be governed as little as pos
sible, that full liberty shall be given to
individual effort, and that the restraints of
laws should be reserved for the turbulent
and disorderly. That is what makes your
community peaceful, that makes these farm
homes safe. It is not policemen, it is not
soldiers. It is this great and all-pervading
American sentiment that examines law,
and above all it is ihat pervading thought
that gives to every man what is his and
claims only what is ours. [Great applause. ]
LESSON OK THE WAR.
‘ The war was only fought that the law
might not lose its sanction and its sanctity.
[Applause.] If we suffered that loss, dis
memberment would have been a lesser one,
but we taught those who resisted law and
taught the world that the great sentiment
of loyalty to our written law was so strong
in this country that no associations, con
spiracies or combinations could overturn it.
[Good, good, and applause.] Our govern
ment will not fail to go on in its increasing
career of development, so long as we
hold up everywhere, in localities,
in c immunities and in the nation this
groat thought that every man shall keep the
law which secures him in his own rights,
and shall not trample upon the rights of
another. [Applause ] Let us divide upon
tariff [laughter] and finance, but let there
never be division among the American peo
ple upon this question, that nowhere snail
the law be overturned in the Interest of
anybody. [Applause.] I believe to-day
that the great rock of our se
curity is this deeply imbedded
thought in the American heart that it is
not here as in many of our Spanish-Ameri
can countries, whloh sometimes gave their
devotion to man. for we'give our devotion to
law, to the constitution, to the flag. [Great
applause]. Bo it was that in that hour of
gloom when this, the richest contribution of
all the gems that illinois has set in our
national diadem, Abraham Lincoln, [pro
longed applause] fell in that hour
of consummation of his work by
the hand of an assassin. Garfield, who
was to meet a like fate, might say to the
trembling and dismayed people on tl*e
streets of New York, ‘Lincoln is dead, but
the government at Washington still lives.’
[Great applause and cheers.]
THE PAST AND THE FUTURE.
“We have had here to-day this procession
of veterans, aged and feeble many of them.
That is retrospect, and in these sweet chil
dren who have followed we read the future.
How sweet it was in the procession
to see them bearing in their infant bauds
these same banner* that those veterans
carried amid the shock of battle and tbe
dying of men. [Applause.] I had oocasion
at the centennial oelobration of the inaugu
ration of Washington in New York, being
impressed by the groat display of national
colors, to make at the banquet a suggestion
that tbe flags should be taken into the
school houses [applause] and I am glad to
know that in that state there is a pretty
little drill of children that pays honor to the
flag.” [Prolonged applause. ]
The President studiously avoided politios in
his address. Indeed, he frankly stated that
on such an occasion as this, participated in
by men of all shades of opinion, be would
not utter a word to mar the harmony.
The President was followed by Secretary
Tracy in a brief speech.
LAYING A CORNER-STONE.
Congressman Grosvenor also spojfp, and
the party then repaired to Knox College,
where the corner-stone of Alumui hall was
to bo laid. After an invocation by the
President and a short sketch of the oollege
President Harrison made a brief speech, in
which he said the present ceremony was
entirely in accord "with the patriotic im
pulses which had stirred our hearts to-day,
for from the beginning the framers of
our institutions looked to oduoation as one
of the best if not the only guarantee of their
perpetuation.” He closed by rededicating
the institution to trntb, purity and loyalty
and love of God.
The coruer-st me was then placed in posi
tion, and the President, with mortar, care
fully closed it and covered the seams with
mortar. Great applause greeted this per
formance, which brought the ceremonies
to an end.
REUNION OF HARRISON’S COMMAND.
The party now repaired to the hotel for
dinner, and at 5 o'clock a reunion of the
first, brigade, the President’s old command,
was held at the opera house. To this it was
found imperative to admit only the old
veterans and their immediate families, and
even then the opera house was almost
inadequate. President Harrison was
escorted from the hotel to tho scene of
the reunion by a committee headed by
Gen. Daniel Dustin, United States sub
treasurer at Chicago, and formerly colonel
of the One hundred and fifth Illinois infan
try. The appearance of President Harri
son on the stage was the occasion for an
outburst of cheers from the assembled
veterans that made tbe very walls tremble.
Gen. Dustin then called ths meeting to
order. After the applause Bad somewhat
subsided. President Harrison addressed ths
veterans of his old brigade. Gen. Dustin
also spoke, after which the President an
nounced his desire to shake each member of
his former command by the hand.
The veterans mounted the stage one by
one aud grasped the President’s hand. The
President was then driven to the hotel,
where he retired to a private room until 6
o’clock.
attended two banquets.
This evening the President attended a
banquet given by the Phi Delta Theta so
ciety at College hall, and later a banquet
given by the First brigade, at the First
Christian church. The President made a
brief speech at the banquet. The best
thing In it waß this extract:
If I were to select a v atchwnrd that I would
have every youDg man write above his door
and on his heart it would be that good word,
"Fidelity.” I know of no better. The man who
meets every obligation to family, to society,
to state, to his country and his God, to the best
measure of his strength and ability, cannot
fall of that assurance and quietness that comes
of a good conscience, and will seldom fail of the
approval of his fellow msu, and will never fail
or that reward whioh is promised to faithful
ness.
The President was urged by Director
General Davis of the world’s fair to visit
Chicago, but replied that It would be im
possible for him to do so on this trip. He
left Galesburg to-night for Ottumwa, la.
BRECKINRIDGE’S LIFE ATTEMPTED.
The Would-Be Assassin's Weapon
Falls to Fire.
Little Rock, Ark. , Oct. B.—Private in
formation has been received to-day from a
very responsible source that an attempt
was made to assassinate ex-Cougressman
C. R. Breckinridge Monday night at Center
Ridge, Conway oounty. fie is conducting
his canvass for re-election, and while he was
speaking a cap was snapped at his back,
outside the window, where a large crowd
had gathered. He completed his speech,
however, and on his return to his hotel Mr.
Norman, a citizen of this place, was
knocked down from behind with a slung
•hot.
Blaine Will Go to Ohio.
Washington, Oct. B.— The Pott says that
Chairman Hahn of the Ohio republican state
central committee had a talk with Secretary
Blaine to-day, and secured a promise from
him to deliver two speeches in Ohio during
the present campaign. One of these will
probably be made in McKinley’s district.
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 0, 1890.
HIE DUPONT DISASTER.
ELEVEN PERSONS KILLED' AND
TWENTY INJURED.
An Overheated soldering Iron the
Probable Cause—One Man Blown
Two Hundred Feet From a Mill
Which Exploded a Moment After
ward—Other Miraculous Escapes—
Oaring for the Injured.
Wu-minoton, Del., Got. B.— Eleven
persons were killed and twenty injured by
yesterday's explosions at thejDupout powder
mills. The men who were killed were all
working in and about the magazine and
mills, and except in the case of three, Wm.
R. Green, Wm. McOarvey and Patrick
Dougherty, were blown to pieces, so that
only fragments of their remains have
been found. The body of Patrick Dough
erty was found this morning in the water
of the race along the creek shore, where it
had been thrown by the explosion. The
body of Green was found just outside the
ruins of the magazine In which the first ex
plosion occurred, and, strange to say, was
not maDgled or burned.
THEORY OF THE WORKMEN.
It is the theory of the workmen that the
explosions were started In some way by
the soldering irons which Green was using
in soldering the tin covers on cans of pow
der. This work is extremely dangerous,
and Green was the only man trusted to per
form it. He was on old employe who
thoroughly understood his work, but it is
supposed that his soldering iron became too
hot and that its beat fired the powder in
spite of his carefulness.
Green and McGarvev wore the only men
in the magazine at the time.
BLOWN 200 FEET.
Early reports of the disaster placed Daniel
Harkins’ name in the list of killed by the
explosions, but he was not killed, but se
riously injured. When the explosion began
he was standing on the porch of the press
mill, where he is employed, and the force
of the explosion blew him from the porch
into the rooe, a distance of 200 feet.
Immediately afterward the preßß mill
exploded, and had Harkins neon still stand
ing on the porch he would have been blown
to atoms. As It was, be was severely
bruised and shocked, but managed to crawl
out of the race ana reach his home, where
he Is now under a physician’s treatment. He
will probably recover.
John Dietz, James Grant and Joseph
Harger were also reported killed, but all
three escaped without Injury.
A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
John Brador employed by the powder
company as a teamster, bad a miraculous
escape. He was driving a double team
through tho powder yard when the explo
occurred, and his wagon was demolished
and the horses attached to it were killed,
but he was not killed.
The wounded are being oared for by
neighbors and the dead prepared for burial.
William Green was buried this afterneon.
Three or four hundred homeless people
have been provided with comfortable quar
tere by their friends being in more favored
localities, and will be looked after until
their homes can bo restored.
County Coroner Gamble summoned a
jury this morning for tho purpose of view
ing Wm. E. Green’s remains, so that they
may be interred. It may be two or three
days before he is ready to hear testimony,
os the witnesses are busy clearing away the
debris from their homes and do not want to
be interrupted until they have had tho op
portunity of saving from loss the most per
ishable articles from ainid the wreckuge of
thoir homes.
TWELVE DEATHS.
Tho death of tne infant son of Thos.
Dougherty from injuries received by fall
ing timbers, brings the powder mills fatal
ities up to twelve. Of tho injured all are
reported doing well, apprehension of fatal
result being entertained only In the case of
Daniel Harkins. Harkins is over 70.
A member of the firm said to-day that
it was impossible as yet to give any figures
of the Droperfcy loss. Early this morning a
coteriy of guards was posted, and rigid
orders issued to exclude from the powder
pards all but employes. Thousands
have gone to view the wreck
and extra precautions were imperatively
required to avoid further danger, as con
siderable powder was lying about in kegs,
canisters and even loose, one of the strange
features of the disaster being that a mill
which escaped destruction had the powder
contained therein blown out over the adja
cent ground by concussion without igniting!
A stone weighing 200 pounds was blown 300
yards from one mill.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MILLS.
The original powder works were founded
by Klenthere Irene Dupont De Nemours, in
1802, and the upper mills, where yesterday's
explosions occurred, were added to the
plant in aud since 1812. The total works as
they exist to-day have a capacity for turning
out 12,000,000 pounds of powder annually,
and the firm of Dupont De Nemours & Cos.
own and operate also ten additional mills in
Luzerne, Schuylkill and Northumberland
counties, Pennsylvania. In 1886 there were
used in their works, including the Pennsyl
vania mills, over 16,000,000 pounds of salt
petor and nitrate of soda, the chief ingre
dients of powder. The Brandywine
plant numbers in its entirety
some eighty different buildings, ex
tending along the western bank of the creek
and for a shorter distance on the eastern
bank about two miles, inoluding tho site of
the mills, of dwellings of employes,
churches, schools and other buildings. The
adjacent farming lands of the oompany’s
tracts on the Brandywine amount to about
2,500 acres. Upon this property, beside
the buildings mentioned, are three woolen
mills, a cotton mill and grist mill, aud a
population of about 4,000 people, ot whom
over 3,000 were employed iu the works.
Four Boilers Explode.
Muskegon, Mich., Oct. B.—A terrible
explosion occurred at the Ducey Lumber
ComDaay’s saw mill this morning. Ah the
fireman was getting up steam four of six
boilers exploded, wrecking the mill and
throwing the other two boilers far from
their foundations. Six men were injured,
and one, Fireman Terger. cannot recover.
Tho cause of the explosion was low water in
one of the boilers. The loss to the mill will
be heavy, and it will not start uu again this
fall.
two negroes killed.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. B.—Meager particu
lars reached here of a fatal boiler explosion
to-day at the gin house cf Jack Stillwell in
Lowe’s district of Henry oounty. The
stationary engine blew up, demolishing the
bouse and killing two negro laborers. Still
well himself was badly injured.
A Gas Explosion.
Athens, Ga., Oot. B.—Maj. W. B.
Pruitt, clerk of the court, had a narrow es
cape from a painful accident at the court
bouse this morniDg. It seems that last
night he neg'ected to completely cut off the
gas in the vault, and this morning, when he
attempted to light the jet again a terrible
explosion ensued, and a hoi flame leaped
aci oss the room, narely missing the major.
As it was his face was nadly scorched. No
serious damage was done to the vault,
FOREIGN METALLURGISTS.
Reasons That Induced Them to Make
a Visit to America.
Pittsburg, Oct 8. —The advance guard
of the International Iron and Steel Institute
arrived last night Those here are Sir Low
thian Bell, president of the British Institute,
and counted the greatest autuority ou tech
nical matters relative to iron and i-teel
manufacture in the world; Arthur Keen,
the greatest bolt and nut manufacturer
of England; Daniel Chadwick, ex-member
cf parliament and iron master; Evan D.
Evans. Londoii: Hugh Bel!, J. W. Navlor,
Benjamin Hingiey, iiJ. P.. K. Farley, J. H.
Pierson, 8. W. Salter, and Thomas Proser,
Jr. Keen and Chadwick acted as spokes
men for the party, though reluctantly.
Mr. Keen said they had left the party be
cause it was too t ig. They were here to
gain practical information. “We are
here to ascertain as far as
possible what the material resources
of the country, particularly in the south,
are,” said Mr. Keen, affably, “how they
are being used. How their ue may be ex
tended and whether or not wj cun invest
our money profitably there or elsewhere in
your vast country. We have been told you
have mountains of iron and coal, and we
waut to see them. We are not interested
so much in iron and steel mills. We
have plenty of them at home.
You have little here that wo have not got.
The things of the greatest interest to us, as
I have said, are your material resources,
both above and below ground.”
Mr. Chadwick said: “One roason that in
duced Englishmen to invest in enterprises
here was because this government was
stable and they felt that investments were
seoure, while at the same time profitable.”
THE DAY AT ALTOONA.
When the 800 members of the iron and
steel excursion awoke this morning they
found themselves sidetracked among the
eastern foothills of the Alleghenies, along
side the new Juniata car shops of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company, one mile
from Altoona. Theodore. N. Ely,
general superintendent of motive power,
was In waltiug with a committee of fore
men to escort tnem through the company’s
works, which emplov 5,630 men. The for
eign guests formed Into parties of fifty or
sixty and spent several hours in close In
spection of each establishment. The Eng
lishmen were chiefly surprised at the com
pleteness and efficiency of the appliances
worked by hvdraullo and electric power as
well as steam. The only machines abso
lutely new to them were the track
indictor and dynamo meters for registering
inequalities in rails and tracks and record
ing the speed of the train and the woight
pulled by the locomotive to which it is
attached. Nothing of the kind is used in
Europe.
After luncheon the visitors were escorted
across the Alleghenies to Johnstown. After
visiting the iron works they joined the
advance guard of the party at Pittsburg.
YOUNG MEN’S CATHOLIC UNION.
A Patriotic Bpeeoh by T. O. O’Sulli
van -Catholic Loyalty Declared.
Washington, Oct, B.— The Catholic
Young Men’s National Union held an ad
journed meeting here to-day. T. C. O’Stil
livan of New York addressed the union on
the subject of diocesan unions. A notable
passage in his address was this:
Men say without a blush of shame for false
hood that we American Catholics are not loyal
to our country and national government. How
false! Why, the very mothers who taught cur
Infant lips to lisp the name of God, also taught
us to love our country, aud while we love and
obey one we will continue to show
our loyalty to tho other. Men say
that should the Pope of Romo tell us
to overthrow the American constitution we
should at least be compelled to attempt its
overthrow. Tell them to be charitable; tell
them to be reasonable; tell them that there is
nothing in the American constitution repug
nant to the lawof God; that it is tboiort of con
stitution that men have the right to make and
obey: tell them that the pope never did have,
has not to-day and never will have the right to
tell us to attempt its deal ruction.
The committee on resolutions submitted a
loug report, which was adopted. It de
clares to at the Catholic Young Mea’s Na
tional Union reiterates its declaration of
persevering and unalterable devotion to the
Roman Catholic Apostolic church and its
unswerving loyalty to the free and
glorious republic of the United
States, tenders love and obedience to the
pope; believes in the necessity of Catholic
schools for Catholic children; regards in
temperance as the greatest vioe or the age,
and deplores the death of Cardinal Newman
and John Boyle O’Reilly.
ROADS TO THE NATIONAL PARK.
Two Highways Proposed by tho
Chlckamauga Commissioners.
Nashville, Tenn., Oct. B.—A Chat
tanooga, Tenn., special says: In the county
court to-day the committee appointed on
Monday to confer with the national park
commission reported as follows:
The government of the United States pro
poses to construct and keep In repair
two highways approaohing the Chicka
mauga National Military Park;
namely, the Missionary Crest road
from Sherman Heights to Rotsville gap,
and the road crossing Lookout mountain,
now known as the “Hooker road,” and
thence by tho present county road by way
of the iron bridge across Lookout oreek to
Rossville gap.
The report was approved.
SOUTHERN ENTERPRISES.
Immense Industries to be Established
In Alabama and Elsewhere.
Baltimore, Md., Oot. B.—Among the
large southern enterprises reported by the
Manufacturers' lieco-d for the week is the
closing of a contract for construction at
Tredegar, Calhoun county, Alabama, of
largo steel works, including three furnaces,
a rolling mill, etc., which will require 20,-
000,000 brick to build, and give employ
ment to over 3,000 men; a large tin plate
mill to bo built at Savernake, Va., anew
town just started by English capitalists; a
s2oo,o(X)soldering mill at Cardiff, Tenn.,
and a #1,000,000 company to establish manu
facturing enterprises at Roanoke, Va.
William Sprague Takes His Own Life.
Seattle, Wash., Oct. B.—William
Sprague, Jr., grandson of Salmon P. Chaso
and only Bon of ex-Gov. Sprague of Rhode
Island, committed suicide by inhaling
chloroform yesterday. The deceased came
here from Chicago and secured employment
with the Seattle Journal. Despondency
prompted the suicide.
Western Union Annual Statement.
New York, Oct. B.— The annual report
for the year ended June 30, 1890, of Presi
dent Green, of the Western Union Tele
graph C impany, shows the surplus to be
#10,052,m Tne gross revenue shows an
incieaseof #1,603,834. Expenses were in
created #509,151, and the increase of profits
were #1,094,683, as compared with the pre
vious year.
Langston Renominated.
Petersburg, Va., Oct. B.—John M.
Langston’s colored friends met here to-day,
and nominated him for congress from the
Fourth district.
TRACKED TO HIS DEATH.
FORSYTH'S ASSASSIN SLAIN BY A
POSSE.
Blood Hounds Follow the Trail for Ten
Miles to the House of Andrew
Beneau—Reneau Fires On the Ar
resting Party and la Killed—Fruitless
Search for An Accomplice— Excite
ment Still High.
Macon, Ga., Oct. 8— A hurried search
for clows to the murder of Maj. J. F. For
syth, at Normandalo lu<t night, soon fixed
suspicion upon one Andrew J. Renoau, a
well-known and desperate character in the
county. Forsyth was the Georgia repre
■entai lye of W in. E. Dodge & Go., wealthy
New Yorx merchants, who own thousands
ot acres of wild lands in D dge county and
do an exteiißtvo lumber business under the
name of the Normandale Lumber Company.
A LAND THIEF.
Uenean was known as a land thief and
hail been notorious for settling squatters on
Dodge lands and undertaking to defend
their claims for $25 a piece. He was in
open defiance of the Dodge people and was
considered a dangerous man. This morning
dogs were put on the trail of the assassin
and a party was organised to capture him,
with Ed Mcßae, land agent of the Dodges,
at Its head. The party made for Renoau’s
home, ten miles from Normandale, whither
the dogs led them.
RENEAU IN RIGHT.
Approaching Reueau's cabin, tho mail
they were searching for was seen standing
in the yariL As the party came near
Reneau, seeing Mcßae at its head, called
out: “Ah, 1 know you, Mcßae; you’re the
man I’ve been looking for a long time.” He
then callod to his young son to bring him
las gun, which the boy did, the posse, armed
to the teeth, approaching nearer mean
while. Taking up the gun Rettuau fired at
Mcßae, but the ball missed, aud before ho
could fire the second shot Mcßae shot him
dead in his tracks.
RECEIVED WITH REJOICING.
The posse returned to Normandale at
noon, and were received there with re
joicing by the entire people, who breathed
freer with the thought that Reneau was
dead.
An additional sensational feature is lent
to the affair by tho fact that Forsyth was
one of tho chief witnesses against Luther
A. Hall, a Dodgo county lawyer, whose
trial is ponding in the United State* dis
trict court hero for perjury in connection
with these same Dufige lands.
Reneau, tho man killed to-day, is said
to be a stroeg friend and ally of Hall’s.
The affair has oroated intense excitement
throughout Dodge county, and it is said
that grief at the death of Forsyth and joy
at Reneau’# killing|aro equally mixed. There
may be further murders growing out of
Reueau’s killing, os he baH stro g friends
among squatters, who are a bad class.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Eastman, Ga., Oot. A—The latest re
ports that have roaohod Eastman in regard
to tho tragedy at Normandale last night are
as follows: An organized party started out
this morning with bloodhounds on the trail
of tho murderer. The hounds followed the
trail till they came to the house of Andrew
Reneau, in Telfair o unty, ten miles from
Normandale, whore they stopped. Reneau
was in his garden at work when he saw the
posse approaching. Ho callod to his little
boy to bring him his rifle. One of the party
said to him: “Andrew, don’t shoot, hut sur
render, or we will have to shoot yon.” He
paid no attention to the order, imt opened
fire on them, which was returned with fatal
effect, one bullet striking him in tbe head,
killing him iustantly. The party continued
tho search for a wlulo after killing Reneau.
Another person is said to have been with
Reneau, out the party failed to find him,
and returned to Normandale.
Capt. Forsyth’s remains will be taken to
St. Simon’s islaud to-night for interment.
Excitement is high, aud tbe murder will
be fully investigated.
MURDERED BY HIH WIFB’S SIDE.
A Cowardly Assassination In Wash
ington County—Tho Inquest.
Sandersville, Ga, Oct. B.—J. Thomas
Teuton was assassinated last night
at 7 o’clock, at his home near
Warthon, this county. An inquest
was held over his body to-day by L. W.
Watkins, justice of the peace. Tbe evi
dence, in substance, was: Dr. L. 8. Gar
ner testified that the deceased came to his
death by being shot with a HB-calibor cart
ridge which entered the head above the
right ear, coming out two inches above the
left ear. W. F. Godfrey testified that
he heard J. T. Tanton say a few days ago
that he feared he was going to be killed. He
said his brother, Wtlliam, had bought a
Winchester rifle, and bethought his inten
tion was to kill him. He loaned tho de
ceased a pistol three or four weeks
ago. He returned it In a day or
so. He was at borne at the time of tbe
killing. His wife heard the report of a fire
arm and directed bis attention to the noise
over at Tanton’* house. He went out and
was called by Mr*. Tanton. He got James
Duggan to go down with him. They went
iu the bouse and found the deceased lying
on his face dead. When they examined
him they found the wound in the head.
BY HIS WIFE’S SIDE.
Mrs. Tanton, wife of the deceased, testi
fied that she was sitting in a chair against
Mr. Tanton, who was between her and a
window, when ho wa? shot. Bbe saw no
one. The party shooting was outside. The
deceased never spoke after being shot. He
had told her that he thought his brother.
Wm. C. Tanton, would kill him.
J. C. Duggan said lie had heard no threats
against Lanton. He had heard Mr. Trull
say Lanton and he couldn’t settle some
thing about a note. This was about Sept.
I. He Trull with 38-<;aliber cartridges;
short range.
The verdiot of the jury was death caused
by a 38-cartridge fired from a gun or pistol
in the hands of an unknown party.
Tanton was an industrious, law-abiding
citizen. The community round about
Warthen is indignant over the oowardly
assassination.
RUBE BURROWS KILLED.
Shot While Making an Audacious
Attempt to Escape.
Mobile, Oct. B.— Rube Burrows, the
train robber, was kilied this morning in
Linden, Ala. He complained of hunger
and was given his wallet, in which wa3
food. Therefrom he pulled forth two
pistols and captured his captors, making
them release him from jail. He woke up
J. W. Carter, a deputy, who had his money
and rifle, and demanded the return tbeerof,
when Carter opened fire. Five shots were
exchanged, Carter being shot in the shoul
der and Burrows in the abdomen. Burrows
died almost instantly.
Power to Issue Licenses.
New York, Oct. B.—The national beard
of steam navigation, at their session to-day,
passed a resolution giving tne local inspec
tors discretionary power to license captains
and pilots. This will apply, not only to the
I west, but to the whole country,
MADS A BAD BREAK.
Democratic Gospel Attached by an
Error to an Alliance Circular.
Washington, Oct. A—Col. Polk, presi
dent of the National Farmers’ Alliance,
made a bad break in tho recent circular
that he sent out to all farmor organizations
urging a closer union. It seems that before
the advice wa- distributed In circular form
it was printed in the Economist here, and
In the same issue of the paper was an
editorial reference to an extract from the
New Orleans Times-Democrat declaring it
was necessary for the democrats to
elect to congress every man p ■ssible*
aud that those abusing tlio democrats wire
enemies to white supremacy a id civiliza
tion. It is stated by the editors of the
hesmomitt that the foreman lifted that ex
tract by mistake ami stuck it ou the end of
Polk’s circular, and the eircular was sent
far and wide before the error was detected.
It has caused the Kansas bloody shirt papers
to utter n loud wail against tne alliance in
tho south. These papers hnvo all along
tried to make the Kansas formers believe
that the alliance movement was started m
the south to weaken tho Republican party
in the north and west.
THE VISITING ORLEANI3TB.
A Visit to Washington’s Tomb—Ths
Party Off for Richmond.
Washington, Oct. (A— The Comte de
Paris and his party made a visit to the tomb
of Washington to-day on tho United States
steamer Dispatch. Thoy Wore uacortod
down the river by members of the Loyal
legion. At the tornb the party stood for a
few minutes with uncovered heads. After
examining the mansion and rolios the party
returned to the city, and, at 4 o’clock, loft
on a steamer down tho Potomac for Norfolk
and Richmond.
PIIKPA RATIONS AT RICHMOND.
Kichmonu, Va., Oct, B.—Dr. J. F. D.
Cullen, formerly of Geu. Longstreot’s staff;
Caot. Philip Haxall, ex-confederate officer,
ami Col, Archer Anderson, formerly of
Gen. D. H. Hill's staff, will accompany the
Comte do Paris on his visit to the battle
fields around the city. Mayor Ellison, ths
president of the board ot aldermen and the
president of tho common council will
oither meet the party at the boat on its ar
rival to-morrow or coll upon tho count at
bis hotel.
EXTRA SESSION TALK.
Harrison Said to be Anxious to Have
tho Force Bill Passed.
Washington, Oct. A—The report that
has been floating around for some time that
tbo President would call an extra session of
congress to meet about Nov. 10 Is being
corroborated hero by iiersons who declare
that Senator Aldrich and Gen. McCook,
secretary of tho Senate have eluted posi
tively that It was their understanding that
It has been decided to call the extra session.
Tho purpose Is said to lie to push the federal
election bill. Tho President, as is well
known, is anxious that that measure should
become a law. it ;s possible that the result
of the approaching election for congressmen
tnav cause the President to change tils mind,
but those who givo tills inf >rmatiou sny
that before leaving for his western tour he
was full of the idea of calling an extra
session.
Population of Nebraska and New
Jersey.
W arhinoton, Oct. 8, — Theoensus bureau
to-day announced the population of tha
state of Nebraska as 1,066,793, an increase
of 607,413, or 136.17 per cent., the state of
Now Jersey 1,441,017, an increase of 309,901,
or 27.40 per cent.
Made Money-Order OtQoos.
Washington, Oct. B.—The following
postoftlees in Georgia have boon made
money-order offices: Aeworth, Cobb
county; Lithia Springs, Douglass county;
Hiawassee, Towns county. The following
have been made postal-note offices: Bras
well, Paulding county; Metcalf, Thomas
county.
Yeetorday’a fcllver Purcbaaes.
Washington, Oct. B.—Tho amount of
silver offered for sale to the treasury de
partment to-day was 743,01X1 ounces. The
amount purchased was 280,000, as follows:
50,000 at 61.11%, 230,000 at #l.ll 7-10.
Prepayment of Interest.
Washington, Oct. B.—The prepayment
of interest on government bonds yesterday
wns #59,182, making a total to date of $lO,-
971,456.
NEW YORK FINANCIERS ALARMED
Rumors or Embarrassment of Heavy
Firms—Banks on the Alert.
New York, Oct. B.—All day rumors
wore in circulation on Wall street of the
embarrassment of some of the most impor
tant firms on the stock exchange, and it
was knowu that one firm had its checks
thrown out by the banks. Another firm is
said to have sold $9,000,000 worth of securi
ties, because the margins on whioh tuey
were oarried had beomne exhausted.
In addition to these rumors it was
said that the head of the firm of
Drexal, Morgan & Cos., J. Plerpont Morgan,
had fallen from uu attack of vertigo in the
rooms of the Uni' n League Club last night
and was removed to his home. It was
stated to-day, however, that ho had fully
recovered from the attaok and would have
been at his office, but that out of deference
to the advice of bis physician be went to bis
country seat.
The banks were unusually sharp in
scrutinizing oollateral, and largo blocks of
stock were thrown over during the day on
that account.
HARRY HO WHEN AT RB3T.
Consigned to the Gravo by Hia Breth
ren of the Proas at Charleston,
Charleston, 8. C., Oot. B.— Poor Harry
Howren was laid to rest this afternoon in
Trinity Methodist Church cemetery, near
the remains of his uncle, Rev. H. W.
Durant, at oue time pastor of the church.
He was buried by the members of the press
here, the services being conducted by Revs,
li. D. Smart of Bethel, R. N.
Wells of Trinity and A. C Dutton
of Centenary. A number of the
Woman’s Christian Temperance Uuion
were present at th services, which were
held in Trinity church. None of his rela
tives were present. He came to Charleston
eight years ago alone, and be departed
alone. Tho grave was covered with flowers
and wreaths, among them a simple bou
quet, which was sent by Mrs. F. W. Dawson,
Atlantic Liners Close Together.
New York, Oct. 8. —The ocean steam
ships Teutonic and City of New York,
whioh have kept oompauy for several suc
cessive trips across the Atlantic, arrived in
port this morning. The Teutonic was
sighted off Fire Island at 5:15 o’clock a. ui.
Ihe City of New York arrived off Sandy
Ho k lightship at 6:23 a. m. Both vessels
sailed from Queenstown Oct 2, City of
New York at 1:55 p. qi. and Teutonic at
2:30 p. to.
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MICHIGAN' .MINERS MEET.
A CONFERENCE HELD OVER THE
STRIKE BITUATXON.
A Committee Appointed to Submit*
Compromise Propositions to the
Company—Australian Strikers Issue
a Manifesto—311 k Weavers Return tor
Work-Frequent Strikes on London
Docks
Detroit, Mich., Oct. A—A Tree Pres*
special from Ishpemiug say* the striking
miners held a meeting yesterday, 2,5>-0
workmen being present. A committee was
appointed to submit a compromise proposi
tion to the company. The men are good
natured and orderly, but have compelled
every man to leave the underground work
ings of the mines. No attempt has yet*
been made to interforo with the pumps or
engine houses, and ths surface men
have been working as usual, but un
less the miners resume work soon
many of tho surface men will have nothing
to do, and if the strike is nrotraeted tho
surfacemen will he induced to strike also.
Homo of the mines oaunot lay long idle
without great loss, but the hard -oro mines
can shut down indefinitely. The Wmthrop
and Fitch mines’ employes joined tho
strikers yesterday.
DOCK TROUBLES IN LONDON.
London, Opt. H.—Mr. Morgan, secretary
of the Joint Dock Company, stated in an
interview to-dav that the labor troubles on
the docks had become so bad that the com
pany felt compelled to end them. Tillotk
and Mann, the latsir leaders, cannot control
the men, who strike without tho sanction of
tlieir loader*. The dock oompany, he said,
had tried to work uinicably w ith the union,
but had found it impossible. The ship
owners’ federation will onen a register for
the purpose of forming a free labor league.
A tick fund will be provided for employe#
and all the union men will be locked out by
members of the federation.
AUSTRALIAN LEADERS ISSUE A MANIFESTO.
Sydney, N. S. W„ Oct. A—The labor
conference lias issued a manifesto declaring
that tho employers have ehuffi>l issue*;
recommending that no settlement be made
without consulting kindred committees and
debarring trade societies from effecting a
settlement singly; emphasizing the necessity
of closing up the rank* of workmen and
resisting attacks on labor, and advising tho
unionists to use the franchise to exclude
monopolists from parliament. Non-union
ist* are hewing ooai at Bulli to supply the
railroai’.s.
SILK WEAVERS’ STRIKE SETTLED.
Paterson, N. J., Oct. B.—Ths strike of
th) silk ribbon weavers In Johnson Cowd
ing Co.'s mill at Riverside iu this city was
settled this morning. The weavers, num
bering 180, went t > work at 2:80 a. m. all
the old wages. The strike was agninst a
reduction of 10 per oent., and created great
excitement A general reduction In all
mills would have resulted hud the weavers
lost the day.
CARTMEN GET HIGHER WAGES.
Liverpool, Oct B. —Several employer#
have yielded to tbo demands of thoir cart
men for increased wages and shorter hours.
Seven hundred cartmen have resumed
work. The dock laborers refuse to unload
carts that ure loaded by non-union men
and consequently work on the docks i#
stagnant.
CARTMEN RESUME WORK.
London, Oct B. — The Live pool Cart
Owners’ Association has decided not to
aocede to tho domands of the strikers, nut
tho merchants are conceding ths strikers’
terms, and 1,500 men huve retained work.
A NKW ZEALAND STRIKE COLLAPSED.
Wellington, Oct A—The strike of tho
collieries In Nsw Zealand has collapsed.
The Union Company has thirty-four stoam
orsr lining, and is giving employment to
2,000 non-union men.
STRUCK AGAINST NON-UNION MEN.
Glasgow, Got. 8. —The foremen and
trimmers on the Allen Line steamer Mani
toban at this port have gene ou a strike
because a non-union man it employed ou
the vessel.
KNOXVILLE'S RBUNION.
Addresses by Distioiyulahecl Mon at
Fort Saunders—l-ong -treat's Kpeeoh
Knoxville, Tens., Oct A— The grand
parade of federal and confederate veterans
to-day was an immense affair and partici
pated in by about equal nnmbertof blue and
gray. The line of march was through the
chief streets and then out through the
western part of the city to Fort Saunders,
the old battleground, where addresses were
delivered by J. W. Caldwell, Chancellor
Gibsou, Col. W. A. Henderson, and Geu.
liOngstreet.
LONGSTREET’S ADDRESS.
In the course of his speech, Gen. Long
street said that he toll Presiient Davis af
ter the battle of Cbickamauga that the
confederacy was doomed. He said that he
came to Knoxville and made a desperate
assault on Fort Saunders, but his heart was
not iu it, a* he was convinced it was a lost
cause, lie said ot the attack on
the fort that he alone held
the undivided responsibility of
that and the death of his brave mou. Ha
said that it may be some comfort to know
that whatever might have been th#
result of the little battle, it could not have
affected the result of the war. The south
was to be defeated. He seemed to agree
with the general idea that the city could
have been taken had be assaulted the ford
when he first reaohed it.
The speech was one of broad patriotism
and statesmanship, the words were patri
otic and the document will be read with
profound Interest by northern and southern
men alike. Gen. Loug-treet said that this
speech is, in all probability, the last public
utterance he will give in such a general
way. Ex-federal and ex-confederates alika
shed tears or cheered during its reading.
Gen. Harvey Gitison of Ohio followed
Gen. Longstreet in a grand oration.
QUARRELED ABOUT A CAR SHAT.
On# Man Hit with Braes Knuckles and
Another Shot.
Roanoke, Va., Oot B.—T. R. Blanton, a
clerk in the Louisville Coal and Coke
Company’s store at Flipping, Mercer
county. West Virginia, was holding
a seat in a car in the union
depot hero to-day for a friend, when
H. B. Oliver of Roanoke, ageut for the
Eureka detective agency and Union News
Company, shook him roughly and ordered
him to give up half the seat. Hot words fol
lowed, and Blanton struck Oliver with a
pair of brass knuckles. Whereupon Oliver
shot him, making a painful but not danger
ous wound.
Mount Vernon Matters.
Mount Vernon, Oct A —The advent <3®
the Savannah, Americas and Montgomery
railroad ho* benefited this place greatly.
Mount Vernon has taken anew lease of life,
aud proposes to be tbe Cordele of this sec
tion. To our efficient mayor, the Hon.
Charles D. Lowd, belongs the credit of
breaking up ths “blind ugers” which sc
long nffiicted this locality. This is now #
model town in many respects. *
