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{ THE MORNING NEWS. >
J ESTiBLISBED l*! 1 - INCORPORATED 1683. >.
I J. H. ESTILL, President. \
GLORIOUS GORDON
018 Billot All TM Was
180611 to Elect Him!
The WhoSe State Goes Wild
Over the Result!
Atlanta Echoing With Cheers and
the Booming Qf Cannon—The Enthu
siasm in the House Equal to That at
a National Convention—A Statement
Showing How Every Man Voted—
How Gordon Took the News.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 18. —Never perhaps
in her history, not even when democracy
raised first her down-trodden head from the
ashes of war, not when President Cleve
land’s election f unfilled the southern hope,
has Atlanta witnessed such a demonstra
tion in honor of a political event as that
which is being conducted to-night. This
dispatch is written aimd the exultant
sliout3 of the multitude, the firing of
rockets and the blowing of horns, while
speeches ave being delivered a block away
to an audience of 20,000, and the heavy
concussion of artillery shakes the windows
till they seem about to fall to fragments.
Gen. John B. Gordon has been elected
senator. His triumph has been sweeping
and the people are wild.
FLOCKING TO THE CAPITOL.
Very early this morning people began
pouring into the capitol. They soon filled
the galleries to overflowing and swarmed
over into the corridors. Reports of shrewd
tactics contemplated or attempted by Gen.
Gordon's opponents caused a feeling of
anxiety. It was whispered that
Mr. Huff of Bibb bad been' telegraphed
forbidding the use of ex-Attorney General
Anderson’s name a; a senatorial candidate
to draw oil votes from Gen. Gordon, and it
was stated that a Gordon member had been
carried out of town to testify in a county
c urt. These and other rumors of a kindred
nature gave rise to snch excitement that a
tyst vote in the House resulting in Gen.
Gordon's favor hardly restored the public
confidence.
AFRAID OF THE TERMINAL.
Satisfied that the Terminal company people
had tricked the people of the state system
atically for months, those who had been
tricked feared to be tricked again. The
Terminal was playing for a great stake,
and it was an oid gambler, and would play
a great game. On the vote alluded to, Gov.
Gordon’s friends managed to keep the hour
agreed to for the ballot to begin in the House
from being hurried up. The antis wanted
to begin at the same hour appointed for the
Senate, iu order, it was thought, that Gen.
(lord in’s victory In the latter might not
influeuoe the waverers of their own
body. By a vote of 88 to 44, the motion
was defeated, aud tne Senate’s work was
over and had been announced iu the House
half an hour when voting began in the
House.
THE BALLOT IN THE SENATE.
fceii.it t Cabaress nominated Gen. Gordon,
his oid leader, at.ud cheers,
oj Mr. F.iling nominated Patrick Calhoun,
Mr. Lane nominated ex-Sanator Norwood
aud Mr. Harp nominated Judge Hines.
Bd l-.v try mention of Gen. Gordon’s name
forth a burst of applause, and Cal-
"in s supporters wore each hissed iu turn
V s their ballots were recorded. No other
i^Bcani. Male was hissed. There was but one
i; resulted:
g
.j
Si
H a nrsn for the house.
Senate then adjourned, and tho
ad crowd nude a rush on the
hß| ' H mso, which had been closed
■^■lacc-'-j-.r,-reut press ln urs before,
"T.y burst them in. Finding that
, T . those who could manage to
of the do •rkeopers slipped in,
mvs of the throng was held in
■>d for hours awaiting such
i-'-l thr sigh chinks occasionally
e ; il member passed out.
W. the News was tendered the
|H 1 noth houses, but found himself
' e’u hundreds of others, from get-
lf ! a hiug distance of the door, and
‘’it-at-arms had to be sent to the
°£ members who wanted to
in.
Iltr. HOUR FOR THE BALLOTING.
1 tfptn in the House at noon, tho
‘ having fi rs t threatened to put a
, b ' JSiness have tho galleries
if there should be any disorder.
Va ' !l ’ v ® 3 this intended check soon be
i! "‘ accurate calculations made
■. ‘ ' ,ri l all’s friends may tie appre-
K3. , Bast night Maj. Rvals
■ ■ nit the fight would be over on the
■l' ’• "* ‘ ir ee minutes Defore voting
■ -is morning his prediction was
“ We’ll miss it,” said he, “by
■ •' j votes.” They missed it two pre
■r |i 1 "‘ KINO TH E NOMINATION.
Butnam, on ardent Gordon
nominated John B. Gordon
611 t '* lß d °me seemed
^ lB burst of applause. In-
J; a< * )nt * 8 fol,owe d. Mr. Munroe
■ \yc ‘ , nnted to •‘third” the nomina-
r •' nn f p ture< i Crawford, tho colored
- lclntosh, seconded the cams
AH '•[• or I '™’ an °ther yell wont up.
Krnanueh *“ nominaWd
W Cobb jumped out into the
■1 a LomiQ ated Patrie* Calhoun as
Wit fHofnin®
the representative of the new south, but the
gallery drowned the rest of his remarks
with hisses and catcalls. Two of Fulton's
members, Messrs. Goodwin and Martin,
made earnest speeches seconding Gen. Gor
d n.
N. J. Hammond was put in nomination i
by Mr. Huff of Bibb.
Judge J. K. Hines was nominated by Mr. .
Chappei of Laurens.
* BERNER MAKES A HIT.
Mr. Berner of Monroe, in seconding the
nomination of Geu. Gordon, paid a grand
tribute to the ge..erai, aud members rushed
about him to congratulate him. The scene
was one of wild excitemout. When ballot
ing began the great crowds outside tho
capitol were kept advised of the balloting,
and the cheers would float in the windows
aud bo taken up by the gallery.
When Speak or Howell’s name was called
he voted for Mr. Hammond.
Gen. Gordon lad S3 votes; two more
votes were needed to elect.
THE STAMPEDE TO GORDON,
Mr. Kimberoueh of Greene had his vote
transferred from Mr. Hammond to Gen.
Gordon. The din then lasted for some
minutes. Mr. Norman of Liberty next
transferred his vote from Mr. Norwood to
Col. Gordon, and Mr. Clifton and
other members seized him and
carried him on their shoulders,
while the crowd went wild, for this insure and
the election of Gen. Gordon. Mr. Hill of
Cherokee then changed. The scene here
beggars description. Women pulled flowers
from their throats and threw them to tho
floor, and waved handkerchiefs and tore
paper in fragments and threw them in the
air. Everybody was yelling.
HOWELL I,EAVES THE CHAIR.
Mr. Goodwin wa3 called to the chair, and
Speaker Howell, from a place on the floor,
staled that he had a moment before beeu
called on to cast tho deciding vote, but had
refused to do so, but now that his vote was
not needed to send Gen. Gordon to the Sen
ate, he moved to make the election unani
mous for the sake of harmony.
Tho clerk told him that this eould not be
done, suggesting that ho turn his voto to
Gen. Gordon.
More changes to Gen. Gordon than the
clerk could keep up with then followed.
HOW THE MEMBERS VOTED.
• The following shows just how each mem
ber voted:
For Gordon—Messrs. Atkinson of Coweta,
Baxter, Beunett. Berner. Boifeuillet,
Branch, Brown of Haralson, Bryan, Brin
son, 1 usd, Berner, Calvin, Campbell, Car
sou, Chapman, Clifton, Crowder of Monroe,
Crawford, Cutts, Davis of Burke, Dismuke,
Dunwondy, Faust, Fleming, Gardner, Gil
bert, Glover, Goodwin, Griffin, Harde
man, Harris of Catoosa, Harper,
Hill of Meriwether, Herrington,
Henderson, Holtzclaw, Humphrey, Ingra
ham, Johnson, Kitchens, Lark, Leslie,
Lewis, LeConte, Martin, Mann, McDonald
of Sumter, McAfee, McClure of Meri
wether, Mitchell, Mobley. Monroe, Morton,
Cattis, Parham, Rembert, Reid, Roberts,
Ryalß, Sapp of Mitchell, Seay, Smith of
Decatur, Smith of Greene, Sburpe, Swain,
Tatum. Thornton, Trammel. Turner, Wells
of Lee, Whitfield, Witzell, Williams, What
ley, White, Wisdom, Wvley and Wooten
total S3.
For Norwood—Messrs. Atkinson of Co
lumbia, Barrett, Baskin, Clay,Coffee, Davis
of Builock, Davis of Lumpkin, Devere, Dod
son, Edenfield, Godard, Hartridge l Hogan,
Hancock, Hendricks, Jackson of Oconee,
Kemp, Koauon, Lane, Mattox, Mason,
Maxwell, McDonald of Banks, McDaniel,
Matthews of Jefferson, Merritt, Montgom
ery, Norman, Odour, O’Neal, Parker of
Wilkinson, Sapp of Chattahoochee, Sears,
Stokes, Strickland, Tarver, Twitty, Under
wood, Walker of Ware, Wright, Young,
Brown of Forsyth—totai 43.
For Calhoun—Anderson, Baldwin, Broad
nax, Cage), Cooper, Craigo, Dennard, Hall,
Haud, Harris of Quitman, Heard, Holzeeu
dorf, Hulsey, Ivey, Lumsden, Matthews of
Montgomery, Thompson, Wells of Marion
total 20.
For Hines—Messrs. Chappell, Everett,
Harris of Washington, Hill of Cherokee,
H gan, Meeks, Nash, Peacock, Rainey,
Sinquetleld, Smith of Butts, and Traylor
total 12.
For Hammond—Messrs. Etheridge, Grif
fith, Holbrook, Huff, Kimbrough, Phillips,
Pope, Scruggs, Wheeler, and Clarke Howell
—total 10.
For Wommack—Graves of Newton
total 1.
THE FIRST VOTE.
The first man who voted iu the House
cast his ballot for Mr. Calhoun, and re
ceived a Btorm of hisses. Mr. Norwood
then got a vote, which was followed by the
first for Gov. Gordon. It was cast by Mr.
Atkinson of Coweta, and was applauded to
the echo. Another Calhoun man voted
and was hissed, and so was the next and
the next just as they had been in the Sen
ate. Whether Mr. Calhoun’s support
ers were discourage! in the beginning,
or whether they felt oppressed by the feel
ing that the crowd was against them, it
was a notioeable fact that they nearly all
voted in such a subdued tone of voice that
the clerk had frequently to call upon them
to repeat, in order that their choice might
be recorded. This could not be said of Air.
Si ley, whose reply, when his name was
called, was sharp and quick.
MR. GRAVES’ COURSE.
Mr.Graves of Newton stated that, having
been so instructed by his county, he voted
for Emmet Womtnack, and when the bal
loting was finished and Mr. Wommack had
no other vote but bis, he said that having
been convinced that his county’s candidate
could not be elected he felt at liberty to go
to Gen. Gordon.
Mr. Parker of Thomas did not vote. He
asked unanimous consent aud was excused.
He was the only member to tako such a
course. Several others who bad anti-
Gordon instructions aud anti-Calhoun con
victions contemplated similar action, but
fiuditig Mr. Norwood’s name still before tho
assembly voted for him instead. That Mr.
Calhoun should have secured such a trifling
vote in both hou es was a surprise to the
general public, ouly equaled by that result
ing from his nomination Thursday night.
CHEERING OF THE CROWD.
An interesting effect waa produced by tbe
cheering of the great crowd outside the leg
islative hall. At first every Gordon vote
was cheered promptly, long ana loudly by
those within, and as the names of Gen.
Gordon’s supporters were thickest in the
earlier letters of the alphabet, these
manifestations of approval were
very frequent. By and by things settled
down and a decimal system was adopted,
each tenth vote only being cheered. It
took about half a minute fur the news to
get on the outside, and just as the cheers of
the more fortunate few died away they
would be answered from tho multitude with
an appreciative shout.
SOUNDED LIKE AN ECHO.
It sounded like an echo, and suggested
that the country was ratifying the action
of its assembly step by step. A Gordon
man keeping a taily-sheet near ttie speaker’s
desk whenever a doubtful mau voted
Gordon would uttor a sotto
voce, “Good." Mr. Boifeuillet of
Bibb was one of tbe first
to elicit this exclamation. Mr. Baxter was
also thought to be for Mr. Hammond, but
shortly before the ballot determined o;i
Gen. Gordon. These votes coming early no
doubt influenced the result. “Wisdom
selected Gen. Gordon,” said a member, aud
the statement i* confirmed by the tally
sheet.
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1890.
CALHOUN’S VOTE.
Mr. Calhoun in both houses managed to
get one more vote than Gen. Gordon in
the lesser branch of the assembly.
For a rejected candidate Mr. Norwood,
who nearly doubled the anti-Gordon nom
inee. seems to have done very well. He
believes, it is said, that his speeches broke
the backbone iff the Gordon opposition.
It dirt have a great deal to do with
it. However, Messrs. Rood and Harper, iu
the alliance caucus, on the night of the
4th, broke up ring ruin and foreign ma
nipulation in Georgia, and Geu. Gordon’s
election was assured when Mactineistn was
vanquished.
One of the transparencies to-night sug
gested that the doctor might now retire to
the seel usion of home life.
THE JOINT BALLOT.
The vote will not be consolidated till to
morrow, us_ tho enthusiasm which
overran the House and forced it to adjourn
shortly after Gen. Gordon was known to
be safe prevented the clerk from taking
down all tho changes. It is not known how
big Gen. Gordon’s majority is.
After Mr. Norman changed to Gon.
Gordon aud was lifted in the air, three
stories up as it were, by Mr. Clifton on a
table, it took ten minutes for the hurrahing
to subside sufficiently fur any individual
yell to be heard. There reigned a pandem
onium of delight.
CLARK HOWELL’S SPEECH.
There was not a bit of humbug iu Clark
Howell’s declaration. He claimed no credit
for changing to Geu. Gordon, slating, it
bitterly, yet honestly, that he had declined
as long as such action on his part could
affect the result. Tho people of Atlanta
have no patience with the war he has made
on Gen. Gordon, however, and it
has cost him his popularity.
Frankness, however, which was all that ho
claimed for himself, was all that could be
claimed for him, yet was he given at the
time both more aud less than the action de
served. One man embraced him, aud sev
eral cried out, “Bless you,” while a voice
like doom from the gallery cried, “Too
late, Clark! you’re dead as 1”
HOW GORDON TOOK THE NEWS.
While the vote was being taken, upon the
issue of which hung his hopes, Geu. Gordon,
accompanied by his wife, occupied a small
ante-room adjoining the stato library where
he could not hear any very definite nows of
what wasgoiugoD. But knowing'thepeople
to be with him, their frequent
shouts must have kept up his spirit, and
prepared him for the fortunate conclusion.
When the uproar grew so great and so pro
longed it put a period to his anxioty, for he
knew that Ills forces had swept the field,
and it was a confident, but a fearfully
agitated man that the members found
when they rushed in announcing
victory and escorted him to the scene
of his triumph. He marched
iu at their head amid most deafening plau
dits and hurrahs, and the waving hands of
women and the smiles and tears of men—
f r many a battle-scarred old veteran was
blubbering like a baby—and mounted tne
stand white and trembliug, and through the
windows came the boom of cannon.
LOOKED AS IN DAYS GONE BY.
“By ——,” cried out an old confederate,
“he looks like he was going to make a
charge,” and again the caunon boomed. All
that he said this correspondent is unable to
report, for his hand shook so that his notes
are quite illegible, even to himself. But he
said enough, und said it nobly
enough, and even those who opposed
him must have felt proud of him, and for
given his success. “Ungratet'ul and deserv
ing of almighty vengeance would be he who
would not devote every impulse of his heart
aud mind to such a people. To-day, what
ever else has triumphed, truth has tri
umphed. and I predict that in sixty days
there will not be an anti-Gordon alliance
man in the country. God bless you, my
countrymen. All that I am, all that I hope
to be, is consecrated to your service under
God.”
SENATOR COLQUITT ON THE STAND.
Senator Colquitt then mounted tho stand.
He said tnis was no occasion for speecb
makiug, but rather for drum beating and
cannon firing and jubilee, and Hoke
Smith announced that the town could just
be turned bottom side upward, and ho
would make it all right with the mayor.
DRAWN THROUGH THE STREETS.
Meantime Geu. Gordon had left the build
ing. No sooner was he outside than he was
seized bodily and mounted ou a gun car
riage with a pole attached to it twelve feet
long and eeveaty-two feet of rope to the
end of that, and everybody lent a hand
that could get to the oarriage tongue or to
the rope, aud away they hurried nitn
with a rush, nearly jolting
t.e life out of him over
the rough pavement to the
Kimball House, where they stood him up
on the register and, that not being high
enough, ou the clerk’s counter, and had him
tell them all over again bow proud he was
of the honor that had been conferred upon
him, and how steadfast iu their service, to
the best of his ability, he proposed to be.
DRAWN IN A CARRIAGE.
And then they took him out in the street
and seized somebody’s carriage aud took
the horses out und harnessed themselves ii
and pulled him through the streets, shouting
like so many wildludians, to the executive
mansion, whore Gov. Northeu was waiting
for him and where, at last, ho
was given a chance to rest his
dear old bones. Those who fought him in
this cauvass fought on this line. “The
war,” said they, “is oyer.” Gen. Gordon’s
triumph answers: "Yes; but the memory
of its heroism is eternal.”
EFFECT ON THE ALLIANCE.
Opinions in this city vary as to tho effect
Ge i. Gordon’s election will have on the
alliance as a political factor. Some think
his success gives it its only chance of exist
ence, while others prophesy that his election
means the retirement of the alliance from
politics. The alliance has been so modified
since it came to the c inital that it would
not now know itself if it came across
itself in the road. There is no
longer any attempt to regulate
the political destinies of the state from be
hind closed doors, aud it has chosen a sena
tor who declared against the sub-treasury
scheme. The alliance is, besides, no longer
in tbe hands of demagogues, and, in its
present shape, is likely to do no evil, and,
perhaps, much good. At all events, it has
made itself respected, aud will be accorded
a fair trial by the balance of the
people. So far, it seems to have
made uo mistakes. Col. Livingston ought
to have taken more pains to conoeal his
ugly feelings, inspired by Gan. Gordon’s
success. His face was a study. He turned
purple, and Editor Brown was as white as a
sheet. They have had bad luck.
SCENES AT THE KIMBALL.
At the Kimball house this afternoon the
scene was remarkable. For hours speaker
after speaker held forth. About every
prominent Georgian now visiting Atlanta
was called on. Among those who responded
were Gen. Hawthorne, Dr. Hawthorne,
Maj. Kyals, Cot. Tatum, Mr. Clifton of
Savannah. Hoke Smith, Senator Rankiu of
Gordon, Mr. Beck, the alliance lecturer.
Editor Hartridge, W. Y. Atkinson and
Frank Flint. Larry Gantt tried to speak,
but was howled down.
THE TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION.
la the tor -blight procession to-night were
transparencies reading : “ Livingston’s
Name is Mud,” “Tho Constitution Ain’t in
It,* “We Honor Those Who Wore the
Gray,” “Long Lave John B. Gordon.” and
hke mottoes. The Atlanta Artillery
had a 1 attery stationed oa
Broad sheet bridge, and damaged windows
for squares around with incessant dis
charges. Before the speaking began at the
artesian well the fire department was called
out to extinguish a fire oa the platform
erected for tho orators, which had been set
on fire by the fireworks. Later on somo
awnings were ignited about the well, and
for blocks around the-streeta were impassa
ble.
HORTHEN INTRODUCES GORDON.
When Gov. Northen introduced Gen.
Gordon, the governor in opening, stated
he “was proud to introduce a man brave in
war, graud in peace, and magnanimous in
victory." He thanked God that Georgia
had such a sou as GeD. Gordon.
Gen. Gordons response was fervent and
thrilling. Ho was hoarse from other
effort* during the day. Gen. Gor
don was followed by an old Geor
gian, Joseph i'roston, now of California,
Mr. Goodwin of Fulton. Mr. Calvin of
Richmond, W. A. Hemphill of the Consti
tution, Mr. Gibson of Oglethorpe, AlDert
Cox aud Warren Aiken of Cartersvillo. Mr.
Mar iu of Fulton, Toni Lyom of Bartow
and Gen. P. M. B. Young.
INJURED BY THE FIREWORKS.
Fireworks wore discharged without inter
mission. Several casualties resulted.
A young man named Hanson had bis jaw
broken by n badly aimed rocket. The
pharmacies had numerous burrs to dress.
Several young men were badly hurt by
stones thrown into the line of inarch.
Glee clubs are marching through the
streets at a late hour, serenading favorites
aud contributing to the uproar. In fact,
the town has been turned over to the boys
by the authorities, and is being painted
red.
Gen. John B. Gordon was born in Upson
county, Ga., Feb. li, ISII2. He graduated
from the University of Georgia, studied
law, practiced for a short time and entered
the confederate service as captain of infan
try. He rose to the rank of lieuteuant gen
eral and was wounded in battle eight times.
In 1868 he was tho democratic candidate
for governor, but, though his friends claim
ho wa9 elected, his optionent, Rufus B. Bul
lock, secured the office. In IB6S and 1872
he was a presdantial elector, and in 1873
was elected to the United States Senate.
He was re-elected in 1879 and resigned in
1880. In 1886 hr- was elected governor and
re-elected in 1888.
ALL GEORGIA GLAD.
Every Town in the Btate Elated Over
Gordon’s Election.
Macon, Ga., Nov. 18. —There is great re
joicing hero over tho election of Gov. Gor
don to the Senate. Specials to the Tele
graph from all over the stato report the
wildest demonstrations of joy among the
people. Iu many towns bon fires are burn
ing, bands playing and cannons firing in
celebration of Gen. Gordon’s victory.
These reports indicate an outburst of popu
lar enthusiasm, only equaled by the demon
strations on the occasion of President Cleve
land’s election. ,
BURKE COUNTY’S JUBILEE.
Waynesboro, Ga., Nov. 18.—Burke
county had her democratic rally and public
speaking here last night, aud a torchlight
procession. The military and brass l and
were out in full force. After the proces
sion a meeting was held and resolutions
passed indorsing Gov. John B. Gordon for
lJnited States Sonator. Capt. H. H. Perrv,
of the Burke Light Infantry made a rous
ing speech oa the indorsement of Gov.
Gordon.
BRUNSWICK ELATED.
Brunswick, Ga., Nov. 18.—There is
great rejoicing here to-night over the elec
tion of Gov. Gordon. The town is wild
with enthusiasm.
REJOIurNG IN AUGUSTA.
Augusta, Ga., Nov. 18. — There is great,
rejoicing in Augusta over the election of
Gen. Gordon to the Senate. A salute was
fired this evening in honor of his election.
QUITMAN DELIGHTED.
Quitman, Ga., Nov. 18.—Quitman and
Brooks county are jubiknt over the news
of Gen. Gordon’s election. The town was
overwhelming for him, and is accordingly
delighted over the result.
ATHENS CELEBRATING.
Athens, Ga., Nov. 18.— Athens is cele
brating to-night Gen. Gordon’s victory iu
Atlanta to-day. The young democracy are
painting the town with bondfires and tho
old “vets” are firing minute gun salutes
from the court house. “Gordon” is thfe cry.
SMITH’ S BIG HTBIL.
The Forger’s Defalcation Foots Up
$302,003.
New York, Nov. 18.— The attorney for
the assignee of Mills,Robinson & Smith pub
lishes a statement of the liabilities and
assets of the firm, in which the liabilities
are stated at $407,000, and among the assets
to balance tbe account $.,62,000 is charged
against A. 11. Hmitb, the defaulting part
ner. The attorney says tho defalcation
upon the firm amounts to about $362,000,
ns near as he is able to approximate it, und
that the amount of Smith’s individual steal
ings will reach $130,000.
OALLAUDST & CO. FAILURE.
Banks Call for Loans and Force
Them to the Wall.
New York, Nov. 18.—The failure of
Gallaudet & Cos. was aunouucsd on the
stock exchange this morning. Tho firm
made an assignment to C. Elliott Miner.
The assignee states that tho liabilities
amount to about SIOO,OOO. The failure is
due to the action of several banks in call
ing in loans to the firm. The preferences
are $40,000 to Margaret E. Gallaudet and
$60,000 to Frazer & Miner, their attorneys.
TO A OfilLL FOR LIFS.
Train Robber Rube Smith to Be
Turned Over to Uncle 6am.
Jackson, Miss., Nov. 18.— Rube Smith,
the train robber, convicted of mail robbery
when he, Burrows and Jackson held up a
train at Buckatuuna, was to-day sentenced
by Judge Hill to imprisonment for life iu
tbe Columbus, (O.) penitentiary. He is
serving a ten years’ sentence iu the state
penitentiary, but Uov. Stone will turn him
over to the United States officers.
The Bank SIOO,OOO Sbort.
New York, Nov. 18.— Bank Superin
tendent Preston to-day made an affidavit
relative to the amount of the assets and lia
bilities of tbe North River bank. It showed
the assets to be $2,493,<HX) and tho liabilities
$2,593,000, leaving a deficiency of SIOO,OOO.
Smallpox at Ut. Petersburg.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 18.— Smallpox i*
spreading throughout the city, and the
hospital, are already crowded. Ten per
cent, of those attacked die tram the disease.
Tony Bart Insane.
Nr.w York, Nov. 18.—A sheriff’* jury
to-day decided that Tony Hart, the actor,
was insane.
PARNELL MAY MARRY HER
A NEW SENSATION IN THE DI
VORCE SCANDAL.
The Pall Mall Gazette Says It Is the
Only Thing for Him to Do The Irish
Leaders Boast That They Will Stand
by Him to the End Tone of the
Press.
Dublin, Nov. IS. —A meeting of the na
tional league was held in this city to-day.
Edmund Loamy, M. P. for South Sligo,
presided. He made an address, iu w bich,
referring to the reports of the withdrawal
of Mr. Parnell from tho leadership of tbe
nationalist party, he said that Mr. Par
nell was tbe chosen loader of tbo party, and
that tho party would stand by him, while
ho stood by them. He would lead tho
party in parliament during the coming ses
sion, aud the Irish people would be more
than ever devoted to him.
LOYALTY OF HIS COLLEAGUES.
John Redmond, member of parliament
for North Wexford, ridiculed the idea of
Mr. Parnell lieiug prejudiced in politics by
tho verdiot in the O’Shea cose. His col
leagues, tie said, wore bound to him by un
failing loyalty. Never in the career of the
nationalists were the members of the party
more determined to stand by Mr. Parnell.
Mr. Redmoud’s remarks were greeted with
cheers.
Joseph Kenny, member of parliament for
South Cork, and other leaders spoke iu a
similar strain.
ALL OF ONE MIND.
There was a large attendance of Irish
members of parliament at tho league meet
ing, all of whom agreed that Mr. Parnell
should retain the leadership of tho Nation
alist party. They all said that English or
Scotch opinion on the subjeot bad nothing
to do with tbe matter. The meeting dosed
with cheors for the leader of the Irish party.
OTHER SCANDALS THRUST FORWARD.
The Freeman’* Journal commenting upon
tho outcome of the O’Shea cos* mid tbe
predictions that have been made concerning
its effects upon Mr. Parnell's future, recalls
tire private livos of the Duke of Welling
ton, Ford Nelson, Lord Palmerston and a
number of other q.ruimout personages,
who, it says, in their time were
subjects of scandals similar to
that in which Mr. Parnell is
now involved. The Journal says that the
fabble aliout tho social ostracism to which
lr. Parnell will be subjected is absurd, be
cause he never went into society. The
pastors charged wiili his moral well being
are not the pastors of a majority of the
Irish people. It is neither our duty nor otir
province to adjudge his private life, nor to
examine his conscience.
IRELAND’S ONLY BUSINESS WITH HIM.
Ireland's business with him is entirely of
a political nature. He has ably, faithfully
and successfully served the country, uni
has brought her out of bondage, and ied
Iter to within sight of the promised land.
A juncture has now been reached where
there can be uo changing of leaders. We
would not change if we could,
and could not if we would.
Tho Irish, not tho English people, will
decide if the toil of the nation for years I*
to be test, or the fruit of that toll risked, be
catts) a nmu has l*eon weak and a woman
frail. It is imperative that Mr. Parnell
continue as leader of the Irish parliamen
tary party. The necessity for this course
will be proclaimed at a mooting of the na
tional league to be held to-day aud at a pub
lic meeting to be held Thursday.
The Express (conservative) says: “It
wou and be wi*e for Mr. Parnell to retire to
private life, but we can hardly expect him
to show so much self-respect as this course
would evidence."
A CROWN OF INFAMY.
London, Nov. 18.—The Evening News
says: "Ireland’s uncrowned king has been
crowned with infamy."
The Star (Mr. O’Connor’s paper) says Mr.
Purnell does not intend to resign the leader
ship of the Irish parliamentary party. He
wrote with his own hand a summon* issued
Saturday to his followers calling upon
them to he present at the opening of
the House of Commons. He main
tains Ins imperturbability aud even
his good spirits, and Ims talked with his
friends upon matters indifferent or trifling,
but he has made no allusion to the trial. He
is oertain to appear in the House of Com
mons when that body opens on Nov. 25.
Home rule, the Star says, is a compact be
tweeu nation*, and not between person*,
and it will stand.
the effect on the gladbtonians.
Tho Globe say* it doubts whether the
Gl&dstouiaus will follow Mr. Gladstone if
he further recognizes Mr. Parnell as the
leader of the Irish nationalists.
The Full. Mall Gazette says: “It is Mr.
Parnell’s duty to tbe Irish people, their
English allies, his own character and hts
cause to resign his Undership. Many
of the Irish bishops and their English allies
ore likely to hold the opinion that Mr. Par
nell has betrayed the irish cause by drag
ging bis own reputation iu tbe
mire. It would be tiettar for
the unionists, the Gazette says,
to have Mr. Parnell remain and tar
tho whole Home Rule party with the dirty
brush with which he has besmirched him
self, than to have him resign, A wise and
honorable man would temporarily retire
and would repair by marriage the false
position in which he has put his partner in
his offense.”
MAY MARRY HER.
A rumor is current that Mr. Parnell will
retire from active iiolitical life and that he
will marry Mrs. O’Bbea as soon as the law
will permit him to do so. It is also sail
that he has promised to give continuous
advice to his successor in the leadership of
the Nationalist party. It is an undeniable
fact that ttie virulence against Mr. Parnell
displayed by tbe Tory papers Id their
editorials is causing a reaction of public
sentiment in his favor.
Dr. Parker of the Temple says he con
siders Parnell bound to surrender the lead
ership of the Irish party. “The better the
cause,” said the doctor, "the cleaner should
be the hands that handle It."
EDINBURGH COUNCIL.
Edinburgh, Nov. 18.— Notice has been
given in the town council that n motion
will be inode to remove Mr. Parnell’s name
from the roll of burgesses. Tho council
received the notice of the motion in silence.
THE ENVOYS STAND BY HIM.
New York, Nov. 18.—The Associated
Press learns through T. P. O'Connor, M. P..
aud T. P. Gill, M. P., that the Irish onrovs
are firmly resolved to stand by tho leader
ship of Mr. Parnell. They think this course
dictated not merely by gratitude for Mr.
Parnell's imperishable services in ttie past,
but by a conviction that his leadership is
absolutely essential to the success of their
new movement. Owing to the scattering
of tho delegates at meetings in different
parts of the country, it ba not beeu possi
ble to have a cablegram sent to Ireland to
uigbt, but its terms are practically agreed
u;ion, and a joint message which is uncom
promising m support of Mr. Parnell’s
leadership! is being signed by all tbe dele
gate*, and will be sent to-morrow.
BTANLEY BB.VRBFLY BOORBD.
An Kditor Accuses Him of Breaking
into a Pr.vate Box.
London, Nov. 18.— Mr. Quilteer, editor
of the Universal He view, has an article in
that publication on the Htanley controversy
whioh has attracted much attention. Mr.
Quilte*‘r says he is especially informed that
Jameson’s diary and letters w-re placed in
a box by Bonny after Jameson's death, and
tt at the box. after being sealed up by Bonny,
was confided to Stanley.
STANLEY HUOKF. THR SEALS.
Instead of forwarding the box to Jame
son’s family, Htanley broke tbe seals,ojiened
tho box aud retained the papers iu his
pos-ession, only parting with them after re
peated applications, including a letter from
a lawyer noting for Jameson's family. The
family commenced legal proceedings, where
upon Htanley delivered the papers to the
euro of the Ottamau Bank,from which they
were received by the family. Htanley made
extracts from the diary b fore handing it
over to the Ottamau Hank.
BONNY A TALK BEAKER.
Mr. Quilteer traces tbo origin of tbe sto
ries against Barttelot ami Jameson to Bonny,
who, ho says, acted as tale beurer iu gen
eral to tbe camp. Htanley, he declares,
would never have dared to make such
statements, unices he had been assured
that Bonny would confirm them. Bonny,
ho said, was the paid servant of Htanley.
HERBERT WARD AGAINST HIM.
London, Nov. 19, 5 a. m.—Herbert Ward
writes to the Times as follows: “With
evory desire to be loyal to Mr. Htanley, it is
impossible for me longer to remain silent.
Mr. Htanley has raised all the side issues of
Jaiuesou-BartUfiot stories and other
matters in order to evade the main con
trov rsy. He may or may not
boa scrupulous man. Out he is undoubtedly
a (told and far-seeing one. It would appear,
therefore, that in charging tbe rear guard
officers with irresolution and disregard of
instructions he feared that ho might ono
day hnve to unswer tbo charge
for which he himself was responsible,
so ho collected all tbe tittle-tattle of tule
bearers and attacked his subordinates. Af
ter stati g that, Stanley’s column was not
above reproach, aud t at ho himself had
buried dead meu Htanley left ou the road,
Ward asks why Stanley left inex
perienced officers in charge of
the rear, knowing that they
could only carry out bis ordera and drive
thq load bearers with the greatest severity.
Why had ho appointed Maj. Barttelot,
whom he disliked as much as Barttelot dis
liked him, and whom ho know was unsuit
able for the work, to a position of momen
tous responsibility at tho supreme orssls
of tbe expedition! What must tie the thought
of Htanley, turning back on Yambuya, as
suring Barttelot that ho had made a wise
choice In selecting hhn to guard tbe interests
of the expedition during his absence! Ward
declares that with all his acknowledged
faults Maj. Barttelot, with splendid loyalty
to the bert traditions of his service, Imbl
stored every Instruction of Stanley to tho
last. Iu the face of starvation he
refused to open the stores Htanley
had warned him were essential to tbe suc
cess of the expedition. Yet Htanley accused
him (Maj. Barttelot) of disloyalty.” Hays
Ward: “There was no reason to refuse us
food and medicine but his stolid sense of
discipline. To have taken tho law m
onr owu tennis would assuredly
have led to bloodshed. Htanley
most tako a portion of the blame. By Ins
example ou tbe march uu be initiated
among the members of his staff a feeling of
indifference to human suffering and among
the load bearers’ fatalistic acceptance of
their lot as mere blasts of bur
den. By appointing Maj, Barttelot
under the circumstances, he d< merately
risked disaster, to use no stronger word. By
vague inttructious he placed Maj. Barttelot
in a position of bewildering alternatives.
By an uiloged agreement with Tippoo Tib
ho put Mn j. Barttelot more or less at tbe
A lull’s mercy and left him abandoned. By
publishing affidavit.*: of the negro valot he
demerits the (lead men.
HIS OWN RESPONSIBILITY.
“He can answer for himself whether he
should not bear some of the responsibility
for tbe disasters which befell the tear
guard. The log book contains little of in
terest up to the day of Maj. Barttelot'a
death. Tt is signed by Bonny. It says that
Maj. Barttelot was shot while threatening
to strike a woman. Bonny, iu speaking
of Jameson ou July 22d, said that it would
be the best policy to preserve the influence
over Manynetnus and treat the major’s
death lightly. Ho also said Tippoo Tib
would putiisli the murderer. On July 27,
the Huudaucse, loyal to Maj. Barttelot,
wanted to fight Manyuemat, but Bonny
prohibited them. The remainder of the log
is merely a record of the daily events at
Unarm up to tho arrival of Htauley. No
mention is made of the cannibal story.”
Koua'B cuß.a.
Austrian Doctors Doubt the Efficacy
of the Remedy.
Vienna, Nov. 18. —Doctors who have re
turned from Berlin express doubts us to tbe
radical euro of consumption by Prof.
Koch’s treatment. They say that In some
of the cases declared to bo cured suspicious
looking pustules wero seen breaking out
afresh ueur the cicatrized wounds. Load
ing Austriau specialists warn the faculty
against overestimating theeffleay of Prof.
Koch's method. They affirm that
uu to the present time not
a single case of undoubted anti permanent
cure has beeu recorded. They also thiuk it
possible that u strong reaction of the
remedy on the diseased tissue may prove
dangerous to weak lungs and interfere with
respiratiou. Three deaths attributed to this
cuuso have already lieen reported.
KOCH CHAGRINED.
Berlin, Nov. 18. —Prof. Koch is cha
grined over the reappearance of lupus in a
patient reported as cured. This is the only
instance, however, of tbe return of the dis
ease after a supposed cure.
FARMERS BEGGING FOOD.
The Board Room of the Schull Union
Besieged.
Dublin, Nov. 18. —The board room of
the Hohuli union, county Cork,was besieged
to-day by a great crowd of small farmers
and laborers, who came to implore tbe
guardians for either food or employment.
Tbe applicants, some of whom carried blaok
baune’rs, numbered fully 1,000. Father
Forrest ot Coleen said that thirty families
were starving in his parish, and that he was
obliged to os*ist them out of his own
scauty means. A deputation of
the directors of the Schull aud
Hkibberoen railway, beaded by the high
sheriff of Cork, asked the beard to ap
proach the government for money ti ex
tend the line to Crook Haven and build
piors, etc. They also suggested further
menus t > relieve tbe prevailing distress, and
tbe beard adopted resolutions iu accordance
with their proposals.
A Mother Wlues Out Her Family.
Berlin, Nov. 18.--A terrible tragedy has
just come to light iu tbe town of Tlian, in
Alsace. A woman residing there, fearing
that she and her family would starve to
dou“i, out tbe throats of her five children
and killed herself.
i DAILY, *lO A YEYR. )
< 5 CENTS A COPY. f
j WEEKLY, $1.35 A YEAR. *
NO ONE WANTS STOCKS.
THE TONE OF THE MARKET AGAIN
RATHER WEAK.
Bears Raid Jersey Central and Pa
cific Mail and the Whole List De
clines in Sympathy -The Jersey Lina
Knocked Off Six Pointa-Gould in
the Terminal.
New York. Hot. 18.—President Inman
of the Richmond Terminal system was
afited this mor dug if tbe story that Jay
Gou and had acquired a controlling uitorest in
the system was true. Mr. toman said in
reply: “The.u are 790,000 shares of stock,
and of this amount Mr. Gould tax bought
up one-seventb, or 100,000 shares. The
board of directors consists of eighteen rnem
tiei s, and the amount of stock held by Mr.
Goul l will entitle him to three or four
member* in that board at the next elec
tion. I regard Mr. Gould and his
ion George as first-class railroad msn,
aud they will bo welcomed iu the present
management My present relatione with
Mr. Gould are of the most friendly charac
ter. Our system has two direct connec
tions with the Missouri Pacific—one at
Memphis, Tenn., and tbe otner at Green
ville, Miss., so it will Ist seen that tbe com
bining of the two interests will be benefi
cial.”
A SLUMP ON CHANGE.
The shrinkage in the volume of business
at the stock exchange, which was so marked
yoiterday, made f urt her progress te Jay,and
returning dullness, indicating that uo Ma
terial demand for stocks existed, induced
more selling by the bears, and the tone of
the market was weaker than it lias been
sinoc Saturday morning, resulting in many
marked losses for the day. The monetary
situation was one of tbo most Influential
factors in restricting buying, and while
money wits much easier during the latter
portion of the day, its scarcity in the fore
noon told severely against prioos.
RAIDS BY THE BEAKS.
The bears attacked Jersey Central and
Pacific Mail, and the former droppnd six
per cent, in a short time, and tho latter
iibout 5 por cent, on very light trading.
One failure was announced in the forenoon,
and oue in the afternoou, and, while neither
had much Influeuoe to lower prices, they
not id as a further detriment from buying,
and in conjunction with the scarcity of
money effectually quelled the resisting
power of the market before noon. I'he at
tacks upon tim stocks before mentioned
were followed by a pressure over all the
list, and the whole list yielded more or less,
the declines from tho best prices of Hie
forenoon reaching as high ns 4 per cent.,
with I.aokttwannu especially prominent on
the drop.
ONLY ONE STRONG POINT,
One strong point in the list wo* the Dis
tillers’ ami Cattle Dealers’ Company, which
•oored a gain of ab >ut 2 par cent, and held
most of it at the close.
The unlisted department was unusually
quiet, and tho movements of those stocks
were entirely unworthy of notice. The
rates for money on call went down to ns
low as 8 per octit. at tho close, but all
business bad boon done earlier
at Itiger rates, and the conceesions bud not
much effect upon prices. There was a slight
rally fu the last hour, when Lackawanna
rose 2 per cent, but tbe rest of the hit failed
to follow, and the close was active and
rather heavy generally at or near the
lowest prices of the day.
THE FINAL CHANGBS.
The final changes are all in the direction
of lower figures, and Pacific Mail is down
3'.j; Jersey Central 5J.*; Missouri Pacific
3 L t ; Union Pacific ; Atchison 1% ; St.
Puul 1Y; Burlington 1% ; Louisville Ilf;
Eric \%; Wheeling aud Lake Erie 1
Rock Island, Big Four and Western Union
1 percent., and others factional amount*.
The sales wero, listed, 281,000; unlisted
17,000 shares.
WILLIAM F. OWENS SUSPENDS.
The suspension of William F. Owens vat
announced Just before the close of the mar
ket. He is uo v traveling in tho south for
the benefit of his health, and no statement
cau be obtained at bis office in the exchange
court except that be had no outstanding
contracts on the stock exchange.
$4,000,000 IN LOAN CERTIFIOATES.
The chairman of the loan committee of
the Clearing house stated to-day that $4,-
000,000 in loan certificates hod been taken
by bank* to-day, and he expects a larger
movement to-morrow. A movement is on
foot to have tne bank presidents offer to
take from the Secretary of the treasury
810,000,000 in small coin on condition that
he buy* 4 |>er cent, bond* to that amount,
and if the hank presidents succeed in this
proposal tliev will take the balance of the
small coin held in the treasury.
A BANK IN A HURRY FOR MONET.
Washington, Not. 18. —A prominent
national bunk of New York city made an
offer to the treasury department to-day to
sell 100,(XX) ounce* of silver at the market
rates. It was refused on the general
ground that the department can consider
offers only on the regular purchasing days—•
Mondays, Wednesdays aud Fridays.
AN OMINOUS OUTLOOK.
London, Nov. 19, 8 a. t—Thera is a
rumor that another prominent banking
firm is ill difficulties, owing to its inability
to rediscount maturing bills. The Financial
New* says it hopes the report is not true,
but it is afraid that many weak spots have
been made in the financial world by reckless
underwriting,and that more than one house
Is tottering under a load of overwhelming
unforseeu liabilities.
CAUSING EXCITEMENT IN FRANCE.
Paris, Nov. 18.—During the debate on
tho budget *in tbe Chamber of Deputies to
day, M. Laur asked leave to question the
government as to what it pronosed to do to
prevent a drain of gold from France for the
benefit of foreign markets.
M. Houvier, minister of finance, declined
to discuss the queetion, whereupon M. Laur
made a violent attack upon tbe flnanoe
minister, accusing him of using his official
position to enrich himself by speculation.
Great uproar followed, and the president
of the chain rer twioe called M. Laur to
order. Tbe latter became greatly excited
aud endeavored to ooutinue bis harangue,
but was finally compelled to desist.
ACCEPTANCES OF BILLS.
London, Nov. 19, 3 A. m.—The Time*
says: “No bill drawn on Bariug Bros,
after last Saturday by correspondent* will
be acoepted, but all drawn previously will
be recognized. The Bank of England is prac
tically in charge of Baring Bros.’affairs. It is
probable that tbe firm will be resuscitated
with fresh capital. The bonk is charging a
high rate of discount in order to prevent an
in-rush of bilis. It desires holders to exer
cise forbearuuoe and not throw unnecessary
work on the bank All acceptances already
provided fer will be met at maturity.”
Btone for Jetties.
Charleston, 8. C., Nov. 18.—The bid*
for stone for the jetties were opened to-day.
They were as follows: R. G. Ross. $2 29 per
ton; Grant & Egan. (2 21 per ton; Jacob
Friday, f!i 15 per ton.
$60,000 in Life insurance.
Charleston, 8. C., Nov. 18.—The late
William Bornomaa had $30,000 insurance
on his life, half of which is m the Equita
ble. The coroner’s verdict was "drowning
during aberration of the mind.’'
