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, THE morning NEWS. I
J f.trlisbkd 1850. Incorporated ISBB. V
| "H. ESTILL, President. \
the SYRACUSE HORROR.
SSVSN OR EIGHT THE NUMBER
dead oh missing.
T 69 Magnificent Hotel a Smoldering
aaas of Buine— rigbcful Scene* En
acted— A Woman’s Lea© to Death—
List of the Dead—A Fireman's Heroic
Worie Cora Tanner’s Escape-
Fierceness of the Flames-A Guest’s
Story.
Syracuse, N. Y., Oot. 16.—The most
magnificent and most modern and finely
appointed hotel in Central New York Is to
aav nothing but a mass of smoldering
ruins. It was 12:45 this morning when fire
was discovered in toe region of the kltcien,
located on the second floor in the rear of the
west side of the building. Inside of fifteen
minutes the build.ng was in flames from end
t, end, and before, thirty minutes had
| elapsed'tha walls had fallen. With the ex
caution of the northeast corner the whole
was one seething furnaoe, to which was
added the horror that many lives ware in-
I volved.
THE DEAD AND MISSING.
At first it was feared that the loss of life
I was in the neighborhood of thirty, but the
I day wore along, and the number of missing
I and dead was reduced to seven or eight.
I When the flames began to sweep through
I tbe hotel, Night Clerk Porter Jones set
I automatic fire alarm bells ringing, and, be-
I fore the rudely awakened guests could real-
I to what was the matter, the flames and
I smoke filled the halls, cutting off the means
I of escape.
I A FRIGHTFUL SCENE.
I The scene beggars description. Strong
I men seemed paralyzed with fear and knew
I not what to do. Others, more cool, hur-
I nedly donned some of their clothing aud
I girded about them the patent fire escapes
I with which each room was equipped. It
I sas nothing but a piece of webbing and
I rope, but by its means many lives were
I laved.
j The burning hotel, viewed from the street,
I presented a scene which will never be for-
I gotten. It was agonising in the extreme.
Ila many windows of the five stories of the
■ burning building could be seen man and
I women
I PITEOUSLY CALLING FOR HELP
■or making their escape by means of rope
■ appliances. In the windows on the fifth
■ stjry a man and woman were seen to lie
■ up.arently struggling in each other’s arms.
■ The woman evidently wanted to throw her
■ s.jf out of tbe window. Below them was a
■sea of flames. Snortly after they were lost
■to view. On the fifth floor toward the
■Fayette street side four women
(appeared at a window. Their
■screams for help could be heard above the
■din aud roar. The firemen shouted to them
■to stay where they were. Hooks and lad
■der were put in position, but the evils of the
■vcrhead wires were again demonstrated.
■Tiie wires were in the way and prevented
■be raising of a ladder. Minutes seemed
■ours while one of the laddermen mounted
■he rounds aud cut the wires.
■ JUMPED FROM A FIFTH STORY WINDOW.
■ Am< ng the frightened women at the win
■ow was Annie Cummins, one of the serv
ants. Her companion tried to persuade her
■rom jumping headlong into tiie street.
■Yhile the laddermen were at work hoisting
■adders willing hands had hold of a jumping
■et. aud the Cummins woman jumped with
Ke evident intention of landing in the net,
But dashed out her brains on the pavement.
■ The following is a list of the dead so far
■s known:
THE DEAD.
| Annie Cummins, New York, aged 24;
■umped from a fifth floor window, fractured
■be back part of her head, fractured knees,
■muses about the anus and hands; ki Had
■ustantly.
■ William E. Harrop of Elizabeth, N. J.,
Bged 40, lowered himself by a rope half way
■ oWil from the fourta floor, when the rope
Burned off and he fell to the ground. Died
Bt St. Joseph’s hospital 4 o’clock a. m.
I Hose Schwarz, aged 23 years; hotel
■omestio. Jumped from the fifth floor.
Bight side hurt; compound fracture of both
Bins and wounds about the head and face
Bied from the shock and internal injuries,
at St. Joseph’s hospital.
■An unknown woman, about 30 years
■ n?e- She began work Tuesday as a
■J tel domestic. Jumped from the fifth
Mw. The back of her head was oompletely
Busued in; fracture of the left thigh, and
Bmeious internal injuries. Killed in-
Bntly. Has red hair aud is supposed to
Bye hyed m New York. The Body is at
artuy’s morgue.
Blhe Cummins woman in her descent
Buci the wires, and her body bounded
Her and over aud she fell in a bruised and
heap seven feet from the net.
SOME OF THE INJURED.
eorge II Burrouglis of Buffalo, man-
B , uf the Buffalo Printing Ink Works,
descending when the rope burned and
■dropped two stories. He dislocated his
K ; a,, : i 7‘Jts and had his hands scorched
his back badly hurt.
B and of Rochester was on the
18,,-!!.) i H '\ foU Jowrl “fairs aud was
about the bead.
a i.addehman’s heroic work.
t" 1 :' 16 th , e la Idermeu were working
rßr ,l ', and Bucc6,1 ' i in placing an ex
| B ~Jer aeamst the building. A cry
[■rs l r h r rin out from the spec
|Mr t,,. was found it was too
(K L u - t ' lls w as quickly succeeded by
.°ne of the laddermen
. 'adder, and, standing upon
"! ' llost round, reached up and helped
■M ,‘ re ! w 'omsn. It was the work of a
~ ; 1 1 • Hie i .'ummings wjmau waited a
" or two, her Ufa would have been
a,‘ s:d S men and women could be
Are escapes.
||H IN ' THE COURT YARD.
!f|H| yat. r"f the building was a court
|^K > S V r ° was beiu S enacted similar
-' those ou the outside of the build
-I|M, ..’‘f 11 the rooms fronti ig this court
‘’ ,s cices hal to make their escape
.. '.yryy s cue jumped, while others
', "| lf uf the boiler house, located
J^Wl av '" it side of the building, at one
■an ■ r,l6y wore removed by flre-
■'■’■rs to places of safety.
m. fI HI£KCENESS or the flames.
p S T' pt through the building
■ a; and r tpidity. Chief Engineer
Hi, ;' ■■■s.d "pm unent says that when
for th soeue he and his men
u PPer portion of the building.
■ r ~] ' I|jlb (,f hosemen had reached
r w 'hn they could go no
J ?OEA tanner’s escape.
i n a ?h,® r ’ the “utress, made her
, *B : Upon being aroused
ro.un th °t. ha u a " d dashed into the
B nun w n WhM * Wtts occu Pi°d by a
e S o,° Waß about to lower h imself
iTßsr.koK vl or ‘efi to him: ’’For
BE fligat ana the man stopped
I p “ and adjusted the escape
IHofning
to Mias Tanner. He lowered her to
the grourd and then followed. MissTannsr
was not senouslv injured but tne palm
of her hands were lace at td badly from
bolding eo tightly to the rope. Mias Tanner
saved her jewels aud {SOO in cash in her
Swel case. She tied it about her neok.
iss Tanner was taken to the Yanderbdt
house and attended to in the 1 .diee' parlor.
The other members of her company are also
at the Vand-Tbilt house.
HAD NARROW ESCAPES.
Mias Dupree and Miss Klein, both of the
same company, had narrow escapes. They
were on the fifth floor, and would doubtless
have perished had it not been for the cour
ageous boy who ran the elevator. They
groped around until they heard a shout to
oerne to the elevator. They followed the
sound of the voice aDd found tbe car. They
were taken down safely, although the
flames shot into the elevator at nearly
every floor.
STORY OF A QUEST.
M’m. T. Grover, acting manager for Miss
Tanner, who was filling an engagement at
the Grand Opera House, says: “Nearly, if
not all, of the young ladies in Miss Tanner’s
company, who occupied rooms oa the third
and fourth floors of the hotel, had retired,
but several of the gentlemen were still out.
When the fire started I threw a few of my
clothes aud personal effects into
my trunk, but lost them
in the end. I was on the fourth floor.
Among others on that floor were Miss Ada
Dwyer of the company. We met in the
hall and started in the direction of the
sound of the voice of a fireman, who was
showing the frantic men and women the
way to the stairs. All got separated in tho
orowd in the halls, where the scene was
an awful one. The gas must
have been put out by the dense smoke, for
the halls were soon in total darkness. I did
not s.-e Miss Dwyer again until we met on
ti e ground floo-; I lost all of my persona!
effects except my watch and mouey.’ ’
FINDING SHELTER.
Hotels near by were thronged by those
who so recently had found comfortable
quarters at the Leland. The other h otels
were filled with their regular guests, but
their doors were thrown open and quarters
shared, clothing provided for those who
lost their all until they ooul i be provided
for, and this morning some of the guests
could hardly recognize themselves in their
nondescript make-up.
How the Are originated is not yet defi
nitely determined, and it is doubtful if it
ever will be, so rapid was the progress of
the flames. It is thought, however, that it
started in the bakery adjoining the
kitchen. John Brldgeinan, the night
clerk, was sitting in tbe office and the
first he knew was when one of the night
hands opened the rear door and the office
was tilled with smoke. Tne bells were at
once sec at work and every endeavor made
to awake the sleeping guests.
RAPID DESTRUCTION.
In tweuty-flve minutes from the first
alarm the northern side of the building fell
in, so rapid war the progress of the fire.
Fifteen minutes later tbe center of the east
ern wail fell with a terrific crash. At 1:30
o’clock tbe west walls fell, carrying
with them two tvyo-story brick buildings
on West Fayette street, occupied by the
Curtiss Manufacturing Company and
Charles M. Gibbs. The southeast wall fell
soon after, and when daylight broke ail
that remained standing of the beautiful
structure was a section of the northeast cor
ner aud the elevator shaft. Tho latter stood
like a monument, threatening to fall at any
moment.
PREVENTED FROM SPREADING.
Fortunately there was little or no wind,
and the mighty volume of flame rose in the
air raining down showers of sparks and
burning embers on the vast crowds which
had assembled and endangering near-by
property. The freight department of the
American Express Company, located on the
north side of the Leland and adjoining the
Central railroad was demolished. Some of
the freight was saved but much more de
stroyed. The Central depot was on
flro several times, and the
stores and property adjoining
on Franklin and West Fayette streets were
several scorched by the flames, and the
window glasses cracked. The Leland hotel
occupied the west side of Franklin street
from’ the Central depot to West Fayette,
and was buiit about three years ago by
George Everson of this city, who died be
fore it was completed. The building was
about 200 feet square, six stories high, and
cost about (SO,OOO.
INCENDIARISM SUSPECTEIA
The horrible loss of life and property last
night is in all human probability due to fire
fiends. Richard Perry of the in urance
firm of Bowen & Perry, was on the scene
among the first and made a personal exami
nation, and from what he saw he believes
the place was set on fire by someone em
ployed in tbe hotel.
THE LOSSES.
The probable losses are: N. U. Hickok
$6,000, insured for (3,5 X); M. A. Shumway
$4,000, insurance (3,000; American Express
Company (2,500, fully insured; Everson
estate (150,000, insurance (80,000; Leland
Bros. (30,000, insurance (20,000; Hiram
Walls2s,ooJ, insurance $1,300; Jay B. Doyle
S7OO, no insurance; William S. Orr (2,000,
insurance (1,800; Curtiss Manufacturing
Companv (19,000, insurance SIB,OOO. Total
loss $216,700; total insurance (129,000;
ROASTED ALIVE
Workmen Enveloped In Glowing Coke
Dost and Horribly Burned.
Pittsburg, Oct. 16.—An accident oc
curred at Moorehead, McLane & Co.’s blast
furnace at Soho at 2 o’clock this afternoon,
resulting in seriously injuring eight work
men, two fatally. The man were engaged in
drawing coke from the ovens, when the hot
dust blew out enveloping the entire party.
Edward and John Hughes were burned
almost beyond recognition. They are still
living, but will die. Peter Ethany, Fred
erick Baker and four Hungarians, whose
names could not be learned,
were also badly burned. Tho injured were
removed to the Homeopathic hospital. All
but tbe Hughes brothers will likely re
cover. The cause of the accident is not
known. No serious damage was done to tbe
mill.
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT’S TESTS.
Shipbuilders and Steel Producers Give
Their Objections.
W ashington, Oct. 16.—A large number
of representatives o. shipbuilding and steel
producing firms assembled at the navy
department to-day up in the invitation of
the 8-cretary of the Navy to confer with
the department officials upon tbe various
difficulties that have arisen under the present
systems of test and inspection of steel used
in the construction of vessels of war. About
twentv-flve firms were represented. The
representatives of the various firms stated
their objections to the tests now employed,
aud their remarks were taken down ver
batim for future use by the department.
Ths conference then adjourned.
Carlisle to Speak In McKlnley’sDistrlct,
Washington, Oct. 16.— Senator Carlisle,
who left for Kentucky to-night, will in a
. few days go tj Ohio to speak in behalf of
the democrats in McKinley’s district.
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1890.
THE CLOSING TRIBUTE.
JUSTICE MILLER’S BRIEF AND
BIMPLB OB3JQUIKB.
Service Beld in the Supreme Court
Room—Many Floral Offerings—Re v.
Bartlett's Tribute to the Life aud
Servloas of the Departed Jurist—The
Remains Taken to lowa for Inter
mint
Washington, Oct 16,—Tbe funeral
services in this city over ths remains of the
late Jnstioe Miller took place this afternoon
in tbe supreme court chamber. Shortly
alter 2 o’clock the remains, escorted by the
justices, the President aud members of the
cabinet, and the family and a few intimate
friends of the deceased, were taken to the
capltol and the casket plaoed in the center of
the space in front of the benoh upon which
Justlce Miller sat for so many years.
FLORAL OFFERINGS.
The chair of the dead justice was draped
in black, aud the flowers sent by friends
and associates were plaoed aloug the railing
near the bench. The President sent a hand
some design of crossed swords encircled by
a wreath. The card attached to them .was
inscribed, “With the deep and sincere
sympathy of the President and Mrs. Harri
son." Mrs. Harrison also sent! a floral
anchor. Many personal friends, members
of the cabinet, the law department of the
National university and officers of several
other institu ions in which the justice took
deep interest sent beautiful floral tributes.
the service.
The President aid cabinet arrived at the
oapltol shortly before 3 o’clock and took
seats at the top of the casket. A few min
utes later the funeral cortege arrived. The
assemblage, whioh had arisen aud remained
standing while the funeral party entered,
resumed their places, aud, after a few min
utes of silent communion, services were
opened with the singing of the hymn,
“Abide Within Me,” by a quartette of male
voices. Rev. Dr. Shippen of the Unitarian
church then read the Unitarian burial rit
ual The quartette sang, “Come Unto
Me,” and the simple services were closed
with a short address by Rev. Dr. Bartlett
of the New York Avenue Presbyterian
churoh and the benediction.
dr. Bartlett’s address.
In his address Dr. Bartlett sketched the
life and character of the dead man, dwell
ing particularly upon the great services he
has rendered to the cause of freedom t > all
men. The period in which Justice Miller
lived, he said, had been one of upheaval, of
radical reconstruction and readjustme it.
In this work of readjustment Justice Miller
bore the part which Justioe Marshall boro
in the early days of the country’s existence.
In oasting’about for a suitable phrase to
appropriately desoribs the man, Dr. Bart
lett said he had selected this: “A groat
American man.” His manhood was bis
great quality above all others.
MRS. MILLER DEEPLY MOVED.
During the services Mrs. Miller was
deeply moved, and when the ceremonies
were over Mr. McKennev, clerk of the
court, and her son escorted her from the
chamber. Tne others soon followed, and
all wont to their homes, leaving the casket
in the room. Later in the day it was taken
to the Pennsylvania station. At 7:40 to
night a train bearing the remains left tbe
city for Keokuk, la., accompanied by the
family and a few friends of the late justice.
Chief Justioe Fuller. Justice Brewer, Mar
shal Wright. Mr. Faust, Justice Miller’s
page, and a few others.
BffiLKNAP’3 BURIAL.
The Ex-9ecretary of War Laid to Rest
in Arlington Cemetery.
Washington, Oct. 16.—The mortal re
mains of the late ex-Seoretary of War,
William W. Belknap, were to-day interred
in the Arlington national cemetery in
ground tendered for the purpose by tbe war
department. Religious services were con
ducted in Bt. John’s Episoopal o urch,
which has been the soene of the funerals of
so many persons prominent in the political,
military and social life of Washington.
The remains were taken from the home of
Gen. Belknap to the churoh at 10
o’clock under the escort of a pro
cession formed in the following order:
The Third Artillery band, Union Veteran
corps of Washington, a delegation from the
Loyal Legion, members of the Graud Army
of the Republic, the hearse, the honorary
pall-bearers and the family and immediate
personal friends. The hon >rary pall bearers
were Secretary Noble, ex-Postmaster Gen
eral J. A. J. Cress well, Gen. L. A. Grant,
Assistant Secretary of War; Gen.
Cyrus Rushing, Assistant Secre
tary of the Interior; ex-Representative
John A. Kasson, Gen. Batchelor, Gen.
Benet, Gen. Vincent, Senator Mandersou,
Hallet Kilbourn, Gen. H. V. Boynton, Gen.
W. G. Veazerv, commander-in-chief G. A.
R.; Col. M. Emmet Ureil, commander of
the department of the Potomao, G. A. R.;
V. James Worthington and Joseph K.
McCanuon.
The active pall-bearers were a detachment
of six nou-corawissioned officers from the
Washington barracks.
The services were conducted by Rector
Dr. Douglass, aud consisted of the regular
burial services of the Episcopal chu-h
At its conclusion the line of march was ny
formed and tbe procession slowiy took its
way through tbe western part of the city,
through Georgetown, and thence to Arling
ton, where interment took place.
The last rites ware performed by repre
sentatives of the G. A. R. At the conclu
sion of this service Col. Michael of Crocker’s
famous brigade stepped forward with a
wedthof oak leaves, and, after making a
-touching address, placed tbe emblem on the
flags whioh covered the coffin of their late
comrade. There were three volleys, earth
was thrown on the coffin, and the ceremony
was over.
Revenue Offender Refused a Pardon.
Washington, Oct. 16.—Application hav
ing been made to ths President for the
pardon of Hugh Roden of Alabama, sen
tenced to two years’ imprisonment and to
pay a fine of (100 and costs for violating
the revenue laws, the President says: "If
tbe statements of tbe district attorney are
true, this man was an old offender and bad
been persistently violating the law. In
view of this fact, two years, with the usual
good time allowance, is not an excessive
punishment’’
Brick Works Burned.
Washington. Oct 16.—The brick works
of William T. Walker, located at the Vir
ginia end of tbe Long bridge, caught fire
this morning about 10 o’clock and the new
machine house, whioh had recently been
completed, and all the machinery were
totally destroyed. The building was burned
to tbe ground and nothing whatsver of its
contents could be saved The loss is be
tween $14,000 and (15,000. The cause of
the Are is not known. The insurance was
very light
Contract a warded.
Washington, Oct 16.— Tha navy depart
ment has decided to award the oootract for
furnishing the forgings for the batteries of
the new battle ships to the Bethlehem Iron
Works of Bethlehem, Pa.
LOOOMOTIVB ■NQINBgRB.
Little Business at Yesterday's Beaslon
—An Address by Depew.
Pittsburg, Oot. lfi—The International
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers held
a short session this morning, but os the
committee of reorganization was not ready
to report no important business was trans
acted.
This afternoon a grand open meeting was
held at the opera house at which addresses
were delivered by Mayor Gourley, Grand
Chief Engineer Arthur, Hon. Chauncey M.
Depew, Maj. E. A. Montooth and others. In
the course of hit address Mr. Depew said:
DKPKW’S SPEECH.
We have learned from experience several im
portent lessons. It has been demonstrated
that socialism, either with individuals or by
the state, is incompatible with our liberty aad
cannot survive under our Institutions. Over
500 societies have been formed to put in pract ice
socialistic theories. They have been headed by
earnest, self saci Hieing and devoted people,
arid wrecked by disciples wbo oould get
along with nobody In this world and would
never be reoeived into the n xt. and who fondly
imagined that they oould create a better world
of their own. It is equally clear that success is
impossible unless the manhood of the individual
is secure and his ability to improve bis condi
tion aud rise above his surroundings is con
ceded. That the fireman can become a loco
motive engineer, the locomotive engineer mas
ter median:c. a master mechanic superin
tendent of motive power, superintendent of
motive power superintendent or general man
ager of a railway, and possibly president. Is a
law of our Americau develooment aud a source
of our national pre-eminence. But it must
also be admitted that the individual has the lib
erty of thought and expression, and t hat tho will
of the majority must be secured before action
can be taken. No labor organization can per
manently succeed whose sole and only object is
to increase wages and diminish hours. It
lacks the essential bond of mutual symi>atliy
and brotherly help In bearing or lightening each
other’s burdens. The tendency of such an or
ganization is inevitably and rapidly to collisions
and failure.
CHIEF ARTHUR'S ADDRESS.
Grand Chief Engineer I'. M. Arthur was
next introduced, and was enthusiastically
received. In the course of his address he
said:
It is by honorable action that wo have
achieved success as a labor organization; not
by might, not by loud and boastful assert ions
of what, owing to our vast numbers,
we might compel corporations to do.
No. That has never been our policy. We
ask but fair, just dues; nothing more. The
laborer is worthy his hire; he is entitled to his
boors of rest; deserving of consideration, lias
the same needs, feels the same longings and
desires. He is altogether human, and as much
a man as he who sits la his office and directs
the work of others. If there be those who
would merely take labor against capital, 1
am not one of them, nor with them.
If there be those who regard the interests of
labor and capital as naturally or properly
antagonistic I do not agree with them. The
interest of labor and capital are identical, or, to
be more accurate, reciprocal. Any agree
ment respecting labor topics which does
not distinctly recognize and concede the
truth of this proposition must needs be falla
cious, and as a matter of fact it is recognised
and conceded by all eminent authorities on the
subject under discussion from Adam Smith
down.
To-morrow the brotherhood andjadies’
auxiliary will got down tj business fll earn
est.
ADRIFT IN MID OOBAN.
A Eoat and Raft Without Occupants
Passed by a Steamer.
Philadelphia, Pa., Oct 16.—The captain
of the British steamer Robert Dickson,
from London, reports that on Sopt. 30, in
latitude 39' 25' north, longitude 34” 4' west,
he sighted an open boat about twenty-two
feet long adrift in the ooean. He stopped
his engines and sent his second officer to in
vestigate. That official found the boat half
full of water. The name “Christopher
Columbus No. 8," was painted
on the bow. Oars and oarlocks were found
in the boat, and it had the appearance of
having been some time adrift. It was evi
dently of Spanish or Italian build. Near
the boat the steamer passed a portion of a
raft built of planks about twenty-one feet
in length, with boards nailed to end.
The Norwegian steamer Honan, from
Jamaica, reports that Oct. 13, in latitude
30” 30' north, longitude 74° 80' west, siie
passed an American three-masted schooner,
apparently in distress, under Jury masts.
A steamer bound south was Loading for
her.
NBQRO DBSPERADO SHOT.
Killed While Making a Murderous As
sault on a Saloonkeeper.
Columbus, Ga., Oct. 16.—This afternoon
about so’clock Elias Thomas was shot in
the head and breast by James Starke pro
prietor of the lied Star saloon, lu front of
tho market house on First avenue. The oc
currence was expected and no one was ex
cited over the matter, except a few Inso
lent negroes whose favorite loafing quarter
was this bar room. Thomas had
made three attempts to kill Starke.
To-day when he was shot he was
coming towards Starke with a long-bladed,
ugly knife in his band, trying to cut bis
throat over the counter. Mr. Starke is a
man of small build, aud bad prepared him
self with a good pistol and shot the uegr>.
He was arrested and brought to the station
house by Officers Boggs and Faran. No
trouble is autioipated, us the negroes are
quiet and tho police force oomoetent to man
age them. Thomas is not dead, but It seems
impossible for him to live.
WORK OF A OTOLONB.
Houses Blown Down. One Person
Killed and Several Intured.
Wilmington, N. C., Oct. 18.—A special
to the Star from Maxton, N. C., says: A
fearful cyclone passed just west of Maxton
about 4 o’clock this afternoon. Its direc
tion was nearly north. At Hasty several
houses were blown down and on 9 person
killed and several Injured, Its truck was not
wide. At Floral College the storm was
very severe, blowing down the belfry of the
Presbyterian church, demolishing one house
and many tree-, and severely if not fatally
injuri g two pers ms. McKinnon’s saw
mill was ruined and one of the laborers
seriously injured.
Abandoning the Republican Party.
Washington, Oct. 16.—People who
came here from Virginia report that
the white men in that state
are cutting loose dally by hun
dreds from the RepubUoan party since the
the negroes are ruling things in the party,
and the reputdlcans In the alliances are
nearly all supporting democratic candidates
for oongress.
Presbyterian Centennial close#.
Cincinnati, Oat. l(W-Tbs Presbyterian
centennial closed this evening with tho ad
ministration of the Lord’s supper. At the
night meeting the old bell, known as the
truth teller, peeled 100 times in honor of
the completion of 100 years of work, just
ended.
Found Dead in Hie Bed,
Washington, Oct. 16, Paymaster
George A. Deering of the navy, on duty in
the oast survey, was found dead in bis bed
at h>s house in this city this morning. Upon
examination it was found that his death
was due to heart disease.
A FOUL ASSASSINATION.
NEW ORLEANS' CHIEF OF POLICE
MURDERED FROM AMBUSH.
Four Charges hired Upon Him From
a Double-Barreled Shotgun While
Standing on Hie Own Threshold—
The Deed Charged to “Dagoes" Had
Been Feared for Two or Throe
Years.
New Orleans, la, Oct. 16.—Chief of
Police Henessy was shot and mortally
wounded last night zbour 11:30 o’clock. The
particulars of the shooting as given by Cant.
O’Connor of the Boylan protective police
are as follews:
"Wo left the oentral police station about
ton minutes past 11 o’clock. We walked up
the woods side of Rampart street to Girod,
where we parted, the chief saying: 'Don’t
come any further with me now; you go aud
look after your business.’
“As we parted the chief started toward
Basin street, taking down tho town side
of Girod street. I took up tho town sule of
Girod street and walked out in the direc
tion of tbe river. On my way I met a olty
policeman aud a Boylan officer.
A FUSILADB of shots.
“1 had just reached the corner of Dryades
and Girod streets wheu I heard tho loud re
port of a shotgun, and, turning quickly
around and looking toward Busin street,
saw tha flashes and heard two moro loud
reports. The flashes came from the front
of a two-story frame house at the lip-town
river corner of Girod and Basin streets.
Almost simultaneously with the reports of
the shotguns three or four pistol shots
fired iu quick succession from tbe lower
side of the street rung out. These last re
ports must have been the chiof’s return of
the murderous fire.
SCENE OF THE CHIME.
“I at ouoe started on a quick run toward
Basin street, two blocks distance, ami on
my way overtook Offioer Colter of tho Boy
lan protective police, of whom 1 inquired
’which way did they runP He replied, ’1
believe it was uptown.' Five or six peo
fle were then on the street in our vicinity.
heard the chief call, ’0! Billy, Billy I’ I
hurried toward the spot whence the ory
came and found the chief sitting on the
doorstep of a house on Basin
street between Girod and Lafayatto
streets. As I came up be said to me. ‘They
have given it to me, and I gave them back
the best I oould.” Bending over the chief I
said to him, 'who gave it to you, Dave!’
He replied, ‘Put your ear down here. H ‘As
I bent down again he whispered the work
‘Dagoes.’ ”
A DELIBERATE ASSASSINATION.
The tragedy was one of which the chief
and his more intimate friends had regarded
as withiu the range of probability
for some years past, and for two
or three yoars ho has always
been accompanied by some trusty friend
on his way home. Last night he walked
to tbe door of his rusidenoo and, pausing a
moment to draw his latch key from his
pocket, turned into the doorway. It was
while in this position, bis side turned
toward the assassins, that the first two
shots, the weapons being double-barreled
shotguns and one barrel of each being fired
at u time, rang out. As quickly as the
ambushed man cnuld cook his revolver the
second barrels were fired.
Chief of Police Henessy died at 9:06
o’clock this morning, at tbe Cuarity hos
pital.
FOUR ASSASBINB CAPTURED.
Four of the assassins of Chief Henessy
have been arrested and identified as Antonio
Bcappidi, Antonio liagnetti, Sebastmo lu
cardono and Petro Mastero.
CHICAGO WINS.
The Same Rates on Live Hogs as on
Packing Bouse Products.
Washington, Oct. 16. —Tho interstate
commerce commission, in the case of the
board of trade of Chicago, complainants,
vs. the Chicago and Alton Railroad Com
pany and seven other railway companies,
defendants, and the Armour Packing Com
pany and eighteen other packing c mipunies,
and tho board of railroad commissioners of
the state of lowa as intervenors, to-day de
cided in favor of the board of trade of
Chioago. Opinion by Bragg, commissioner.
The commission orders defendant railway
corners to make the same rates on live
hogs as on packing house produc e from
Missouri river points and interior points in
the states of lowa and Missouri to Chicago
within fpur weeks from the date of order.
The rates are now and long have been the
same upon these commodities from Mis
souri river points and interior points in the
states of lowa and Missouri to Mississippi
river points, and to eastern seaboard cities,
markets ana packing houses generally, ex
oept to Chicago. Toe commission decides
that this discrimination against Chicago is
one that is unjust aud in violation of sec
tion 3 of tbe act to regulate oouimerce.
A 15-YEAR-OLD MURDERER.
He Confesses Killing His Two Older
Companions While They slept.
Manhattan, Kan., Oct. 16. Charles
Miller, a 15-year-old boy, was brought from
Leonardville, Kan., to this city yesterday
and confessed that be is the murderer of
Fishbough aud Emerson, two young men
from Bt. Joseph who were found dead in
a box car near Cheyenne, Wyo.,
on Bept. 27. Miller makes a
full confession of the crime and
will throw himself on ti.e mercy of tho
court. He says that he was beating bis way
on a freight car with his two companions,
and while the latter were asleep ho killed
them for their money. Miller looks to be
inoffensive, but has evidently led a hard
life.
Found Mangled on the Track.
New Orleans, Oot. 16.—Tho Picayune'
Purvis, Miss., special says: “This rnorniug
the dead body of J. L Veach was found on
the railroad track near Tuscanola, terribly
mangled. A train had passed over tbe
body, but the verdict of the coroner’s jury
was to tbe effect that ho had been murdered
and the body pieced on the track to conceal
the crime. The deceased was a machinist
from Effingham, 111., aged 32.
Returns of tbe Census.
Washington, Oct. 16.—The following
returns of the census have been announced:
Jackson, Tenri., 10,022, increase 4,045, per
ce.it. 81.39 • Memphis, Tenn., 64,586, in
crease 30,994, per cent 92.27. The state of
Texas 2,232,220, increase 640,471, per cept.
40.24; state of Tenn ssee 1,763,723, increase
221,364, per cent. 14.35.
Postmasters Appointed.
Washington, Oct. 18.—Fourth-class
postmasters were to-day appointed as fol
lows: J. E. Atkinson, Alton, Va.; W. T.
Vincent, Granite, Va.
Mrs. Harrison Accepts the Presidency.
Washington, Oct. 16.—Mrs. Harrison
has accepted the presidency of tbe recently
organized societies known as tbe Daughters
of the American Revolution.
DILLON AND O’BRIEN IN PARIS.
O’Brien Talks of the Nationalist Cause
—To Sail for New York.
Paris, Oct 16 —William O’Brien and
John D.llon, who succeeded in evading tbe
Irish police last week with the intention of
pioooeding to America to lay the cause of
Ireland before the people of that country
and who arrived at Cherbourg yesterday,
reached this city tbls rnorniug.
Iu an Interview to-day Mr. Dillon said
that after the yacht on which he and Mr.
O'Brien had made their escape had been
out two days the supply of illuminating oil
ran out and in oorisequencelt was impossible
to light the yacht’s lights. This made dan
gerous sailing in such a crowds i waterway
as the channel, and several times they nar
rowly escaped being run down by passing
steamers, some of whioh came perilously
near the yacht.
WANTED TO KEEP HIS ENGAGEMENT.
O’Brien’s sole object in refusing to face
his accusers to the end In Tipperary was to
keep his eugagemeut to g)x>*lc in aid of the
Irish cause in Amerh-a. He was confident
that the mi9slou to that oountry would meet
with rucco&v. The national party wore in
perfect accord, and Ireland had implicit
confidence in Mr. Parnell. Tho death of
Gladstone or tho bankruptcy of the national
league were too solo h ipos of the torles in
their fight against parliamentary agitation
for Irish home rule.
TO BAIL FOR NEW YORK.
Dillon and O’Brien will remain In Paris
for three days, when they will proceed to
Havre, where thoy will take passage for
New York.
La France says that Dillon an'd O'Brien
state that after thoy have finished their
mission iii the United States they will go
back to Ireland and surrender tbemselvus.
The paper says they were both exhausted
by their voyage across tho channel.
THEIR PROGRAMME.
Paris, Oof, 16.—The Sieele publishes a
sort of manifetto from Messrs. Dillon and
O’Brien, iu which they desoritie their flight
from Ireland, their action, etc. They say
that when they arrive in America they will
separate, Mr. Dillon visiting the prinoipui
cirlce and towns in the north and Mr.
O'Brion going over the western and south
ern states.
Mr. Dillon said he had nothing to conceal
regal ding the motives for flight for himself
and hit colleague from Ireland. “It is our
wish,” he said, “to submit the condition of
Ireland, and appeal on behalf of their
unhappy brethren to 7,000,000 or 8,000,000 of
Irish people in America. The Americans are
groatlv interested in Ireland, and we have
no doubt of the political and financial suo
ooHSof our mission. We need money for
the struggle against the landlords and to
assist the unhappy tenants, who are p wish
ing from hunger, and to build houses for
the evicted families. The government
wanted to deprive the sulforers of these
resources, and therefore we did not hesitate
to flee. ”
FLIGHT THEIR ORLY I’.EROI'RO*.
Mr. Dillon recalled the results of similar
notions brought by the government against
other Irish members of parliament and
journalists, ami said that the only resource
for himself and O’Brien was flight. They
oxpeot to embark on the steamer Da Bre
tngne on Oct. 25. They will remain iu
America four months, and will then return
to England and surrender.
Mr. Dillon, laughing, concluded: "We
have been prisoners so often that a few
months more or less cannot frighten us.
Wo look with confidence to a general elec
tion and the triumph of Gladstone, who will
give Irishmen their promised liberty.”
Mr. O’Brien met his wife on her arrival
at the railway station to-day.
Cuba Favora Reciprocity.
Havana, Oct. 10. —A meeting called by
the board of planters yesterday to consider
the tariff question was attended by the
wealthiest planters In Cuba and many other
prominent persous. It was decided to send
to the minister of the colonies a petition in
favor of reciprocity with America, the
abatement of the Cuban budget, the sus
pension of conversion of Cuban bonds and
the revocation of the law of mercantile re
lations with Spain.
CANADA CAPTURING THE MARKET.
Halifax, Oct. Ift.—-The new United
States t uuff law has created a groat boom
iu the shipment of potatoes to the West
Indies. Ten thousand barrels have been
shipped from King’s county to Havana
within a fow days. They are shipped at
good figures.
Italian Clerloal Programme.
Home, Oct. 16.— 11 Osaervatore Romano
publishes the political programme of the
Catholic party. The programme is based
upon the restoration or the temporal power
of the pope, but accepts to a groat extent
Italian unity aud the maintenance of
a national representative body. It
further demands the political liberty
and respect due to religion,
the reform of taxtati on, a direct tax upon
all incomes from private and public sources,
a large measure of municipal reforms of
government and good relations with other
powers in order that Italy may not become
isolated.
Another Atlantic Record Broken.
Southampton, Oct 16.—The Hamburg-
American line steamer Columbia, which
left New York at 2 p. m., Thursday, Oct. 9,
crossing the bar at 8:43 p. m., arrived
here at noon to-day, making the trip in six
days,fifteen hours and twenty-three minutes,
breaking the best previous record (her own)
by two hours and eleven minutes. This is
equal to about five days twenty-three hours
to Queenstown.
After the Hate Gutters.
Chicago, Oct. 16. —An afternoon paper
publishes an interview with a local ticket
agent the purport of which is that the inter
state commerce commission has a number of
government secret service agents at work
trying in this and other cities to secure
evidence against railroads which are be
lieved to be violating the law by secretly
cutting rates.
Gales in the Irish Sea.
London. Oct. 16.—A terrible northwest
gale prevails along the coast of Lancashire
and North Wales. It is feared many wrecks
will be caused by the storm. The British
ship W. H. Corsar, which arrived at Liver
pool yesterday from St. John, N. 8., broke
from her moorings, lost her anchor and
stranded. She was subsequently hauled off
by tugs.
Home Rule for Scotland.
London, Oct. 16.—1n a letter to one of
his Hootoh correspondents, Mr. Gladstone
promises that in hi* speeches he makes
du lug his stay in Midlothian, be will refer
to the question of home rule for Scotland.
Greek Churches Closed.
Constantinople, Oct. 16.—The Greek
patriarchate has ordered all churohes in
Turkey under its jurisdiction to be closed
until lumber notice as a protest against the
porte’s action toward the church.
Germany's Increased I xpenditurea.
Berlin, Oct. 16.—The National Zeitung
says the increase in the army and navy esti
mates will be 20,000,000 marks.
t DAILY, *lO A TEAR. I
Y SCENTS ADOPT. V
I WEEKLY, (l. A TEAR. )
DISAGREED ON RELIGION
THE SOCIALIST CONGRESS QET9
HEATED ON THAT SUBJECT.
The Opinion Prevalent that It Should
be Regarded as a Private Matter—
A Reporter Excluded from Attend*
lag the Sessions of the Congress—
Communication from the Salvation
Army.
Halle, Oct. 16.—At the session to-day
of the sociali;s’ congress discussion of tbs
programme was continued. Horr Blok
opened the dis -usslon. He hold that religion
must be a private matter, especially when a
combat against the Catholic church wa
being carried on.
Hrr Kuodel next nddmvod the congress*
In the course of his remarks he said: “Wa
follow science, and have nothing
to do with religion.” Herr Walenbuhr
declared that any agitation which Ignored
the church would be worthless and barren
ot results. Horr Metzuer said that though
be held very free religious views he would
dep eoatrt any change in the programme.
He condemned the productive association.
A HKFUHTKK EXPELLED.
The reporter of General Ametyer o(
Hallo was expollisi from the congrese for
having alleged that Germau socalist leaders
find had a secret discussion with the French
delegates. Herr Singer stigmatized the re
porter’s statement as a calumnious insinua
tion wheu the religious portion of the so
cialist programme was reached. Herr Liv
lauder advocated the excision of the reli
gious clause on the ground that it always
caused adverse criticism and was the origin
of mauy attacks upon the s clalist party.
Herr Erbardt declared that the Berlin
section of the party had frequently dam
ag’d the socialist cause by its opposition to
religion. Ho urged tho publication of a
pamphlet giving tho views of a party on
the ideal social future state.
Herr Schwarz deprecated a wholesale se
cession from the ohurch.
Horr Metznor demanded tho excision from
the programme of the provision relating to
co-operative stoleties. He said that the
ugitation looking to a wholesale secession
from the church disgusted him, and he be
lieved it would have no practical result.
NOT TO BE PEFEATED BV CANNON BALLS.
Herr Liebknecht dosed the debate. Hs
declared that the development of social
democracy was a necessity, aud was not to
be got rid of hr canuon balls.
lie continued: “Instead of squandering
our strength fighting church saorodotalism,
let us go to the root of the matter we wish
to overthrow, the state of the classes. When
this is achieved church sacredotalism will
fall with it. As for myself, I line neither
priests nor opponents of priests."
Herr Liebknecht introduced a resolution,
which was adopted, dealaring that the
party programme agreed upon Hi Gotha in
187.’), however excellent it may hava proved
during the operations of the anti-socialist
law, is no longer in touch with the times,
and that the congress, in view of this fact,
instructs the committee to submit to the
next oongross a draft of the party pro
gramme as revised by the committee.
This draft will be published three mouths
before the congress meets, ia order to give
time for a thorough examination of the
new programme.
SALVATION ARMY HEARD FROM.
At the evening session Herr Bingar read
a long communication from the head
quarters of the Balvation Army in London,
which was rec ivod with outburst of de
risive laughter.
Herr Kiosz of Stuttgart referred to the
position of the socialist party toward
strikes and boycotting, aud said" that the
congress ought to make a
definite declaration on those sub
jects. Subsequently a resolution
was adopted to the effect that under the
present economic conditions, and iu the
face of the increasing efforts of the ruling
classes to destroy the political and eeonomio
rights of the workingman, strikes and boy
entting have become Indispensable weapons
of the labor clan. Great care should he
taken, however, not to employ these
weapons In unsuitaDle places or at inoppor
tune moments. In all oases strikes
and boycotts should be conducted undef
thorough organization, centralized if possi
ble, so that by weight of numtiers and the
use of material means the ends desired may
bo attained. At the same time the con
gress protests against the renewed efforts
of the government to destroy the remnant
of right of combination that still exists.
Herr Bock, who represent Gotha in ths
Reichstag, deo aio 1 that he and his col
leagues agreed to the adoption of the reso
lution. __
TREATEDAS RIDICULOUS.
Prance Does Not Object to Italian Oc
cupation of Kasaala.
Paris, Oct 16. —The Journal des Debats,
referring to the statement published by tna
Italian newspaper II topolo Romano, that
the negotiations between Italy and England
regarding the delimitation of Red Bea ter
ritory were broken off by the protests of
Kranoe to Lord Salisbury against the Italian
occupation of Kassala, says it is useless to
contradict such a ridiculous story. Italy
knows, the Journal says, that France re
gards with satisfaction the civilizing explo
rations of Italy, and has no interest to serve
by opposing a cession of Kassala to that
power.
Royalty Entertained on the Baltimore.
Copenhagen, Oct. 16.— The King and
Queen of Denmark aud memtiers of the
royal family ware entertained at luncheon
this afternoon on board the United States
cruiser Baltimore. There were also present
the Dauish minister of marine, United
States Minister Carr and Mrs. Carr and
members of the American legation.
Collision In the Baltic.
Christiana, Oct. 16. The Danish
steamer Island, Capt. Skjodt, from Stettin
and other portson the Baltic f >r New York,
had ner plates stove in in a collision wlih an
unknown steamer.
Conciliation Conference Opened.
Bkkne, Oct. 16.—The confereuoe ar
ranged by the federal council for tne pur
pose of arranging the differences between
the political parties in the canton of Tldno
opened to-day.
Railroad Shops Damaged.
Cincinnati, Oct. 16,—A portion of the
shops of the Cincinnati Southern railway
at Ludlow, Ky., was burned to-night. The
loss is variously estimated from 183,000 to
*50,000.
Houses for Workmen.
Berlin, Oct 16.—The government will
erect 4,000 houses for workman in North
Berlin. Emperor William is agitating tor
oheap railway fares for workmen living in
that section.
Cotton Mill Burned.
London, Oct. 16—The Perservanoe oottoo
mill, situated near Bolton, Lancashire, was
destroyed by fire to-day. Thirty thousand
spindles are ruined.
