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( THK MORNING NEWS.
Established 1850. Iscorporatkd 1888
< J. H. KSTILL, President, |
A BIG GROCERY OX FIRE.
LEGGETT’S WHOLE? ALE EOUSE
DAMAGED $430,000.
The Insurance $500,000-The Flames
Confined to the Two Upper Floors
of the Nine-story Building-Two
Water Towers and Many Engines
Engaged in the Eattle.
New York, May 10.—A most disastrous
fire visited Francis H. Leggett & Cos.,
wholesale grocers, at the junction of Varick
and Franklin streets and West Broadway,
at 3:30 o’clock this afternoon. Before the
Games were gotteii under control $400,000
damage was dome to the stock and 130,000
to the buildiDg. The stock was insured for
SOOO,OOO.
The insurance on the building could not be
ascertained. The tire broke out on the top
floor of the nine-story building, which was
exclusively occupied by Leggott & Co.’s
immense establishment. " The firemen soon
saw that they had a stubborn fight before
them, and five alarms and a number of
spe.ial signals were sent out for additional
engines. Two water towers were brought
into requisition and sent immense volumes
of wa-er into the building, while groat
erow ds looked upon the work of destruction.
HELD HIGH IX THE AIR.
The flames were kept from working their
way down below the eighth story. The
volume of water that had to be poured into
the building to effect this was immense,
two water towers pouring their tre
mendous avalanches of water into the build
ing at the same time. To avoid a dangerous
"hack draft,” a force of men were sent up
a fifty-foot ladder extending from the roof
of the school house at the rear of Leggett
Company's establishment, and when tnev
had gained the lofty roof they cut a hole
twenty-five feet square that made event
for tbo vast amount of smoke and gns that
had been accumulating. They were driven
hack by the smoke and flames.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
The street at the southeast en 1 of the burn
ing building had but just beeu cleared of
people when at 5:20 o’clock the tower, man
sard roof and coping and stone pillars,
which formod part of this portion of the
building, fell witn a crash onto the elevated
railroad structure and street. The firemen
who were playiug on the fire from thnt
point of vantage at or.o time np;ie:red
doomed. But they, too, had fortunately
seen the dagger that threatened, and
fled not a moment too soon. The elevated
structure Was not injured so as to prevent
the running of trains. The estimate of the
loss is given by a member of the firm. He
saiii the top floor was occupied by machin
e y used in manufacturing various products
made by the firm. The eighth floor is oc
cupied with flour and other cereals. The
teven h floor was occupied by tea and cof
fee.
A T3AIN R B3ER IN JAIL.
A Detective Sura Him Down in Da
kota Alter a Chase of 5,000 M-.les.
St. Paul, May 10.—The leader of a band
of train robbers who operated in Virginia
vras brought into the this morning by
Chief Detective W. G. Baldwin of the Nor
folk and \\ estern Railroad Company, and
I<dg din jail. The man under arrest is John
Meaati, 34 years old, for a time yard mas ter
of the railroad division at Roanoke, Va.
For some time mysterious robberies of
valuable goods from freight cars took
place, but as the seals on the cars
wero not broken it was almost impossible
to find out where the robberies took place.
THE DETECTIVE’S LONG CHASE.
Detective Baldwin set to work and after
a few weeks located the gang of which
Mehan was the leader. As he possessod
sealing irons it was a simple matter to rob
the cars and reseal. All of the followers
were arrested and pleaded euilty,
hut Mehan got away. Detective
Baldwin followed him through New York,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Illinois, Canada,
hack to Chicago, through Minnesota and
located him ou Friday in Dakota. The
requisition papers held by the officer were
for Montana, and the detective by a ruse
yesterday succeeded in luring the train
robber over the border, arresting him
on a train near Hayfie'd, Mont. The fel
low made a fight for his liberty, but the
Ha.vkshaw finally overpowered him and
put the irons on his wristß. The long chase
extended over 5,000 miie’. Ho will leave
to-night with his prisoner for Virginia. The
value of the property stolen was many
thousand dollars.
Vt ESTI.NGBOUSffi PATENTS.
A Plan for the Reorganization of the
Electric Company.
Pittsburg. Pa., May 10. —The negotia
tions looking to the reorganization of the
estinghoaao Electric Company will now
he brought to an issue, providing the stock
holders agree. The plan is to be carried
out by a syndicate, composed of August
Belmont, the New York banker, Charleß
lairchild of Leo Higginson & Cos.,
and Brayton Ives. president of
'“® Western National Bank
ot New York, who, with Henry D. Hyde,
president of the Equitable Life Insurance
< ompauy, Marcellas Hartley of Hartley &
Graham of New York,'and Charles Franc s
Adams of Boston, have agreed to become
members of the board of directors upon tne
completion of the organization.
THR PLAN OF REORGANIZATION,
The syndicate above referred to with
certain creditors of the company has
agreed to take 43,000,000 of the 7 percent.
1 ft erred stock, upon the assent of the
stockholders to the plan, which comprises
t e following propositions: The present
authorized capital, *10,000,000, is not to be
Increased; the holders of the outstanding
amounting to about $7,000,000, all of
inch is common stock, are to surrender 40
Psr cent, of their holdings into the treas
ury. *
EEa TEKPiRATOBE 158.
A Ltd? With Tonaiiitis Breaks a Med
ical Record.
Memphis, Tenn., May 10. —One of the
I" 'St extraordinary cases in medical annals
>' tuat of Miss Tolleson, a student at a lead
ing institution in this city. The young
1 dy was uttackod with tonßilitis n few
| uys eg,,, her temperature rising to 106 and
men to pis, her death l eing momentarily ex-
I 'ct' and, hut to the utter consternation of
18 Attending physicians her temperature
[' "dinned to rise steadily to 158 fuhrenheit,
teaking the record,. Mid also several ther
mometers which c, uld not leaord any
Hither, Thu strangest of a!l U the fact that
1,1 y j ung lady is Improving aod may re
, Vl ' r - 'There is but one parallol case on
p rt, that of a victim of peritonitis at
Neb., whoso temperature reached
An Eight-hour Day Sustained.
I'Dlanapohh, Ind., May 10.— The iu
-1 "iiio court of Indiana has sustained the
!aw limiting a day’s work to eight
"f r * The court bolds tuat unless there te
■'* '' x pres*e4 agreement to ttie oontiarj
’ni'ljye* who aro required to work more
uaii eight bojrs a day must be paid stirs.
JHofnittg ffrtog.
ROBBETS I •’ AN EXPRESS CAR.
Five Maskel Lea Make a Haul on the
Santa Fe Road.
Guthrie, U. TANARUS., May 10.—A south-bound
passenger train on the Santa Fe road was
held up last night by five masked men. The
gang is supposed to have been the notorious
i Dalton boys, who have been in the neigh
borhood recently. They boarded the train
at V harton end detached the engine
and express car, and then proceeded
two miles south and robbed the
express car of all the money it
contained. It is believed that the amount
stolen is not very large. The passengers were
not molested, but a more frightened lot
cannot be imagined. The bandits informed
them, when they proceeded down the train
to the engine and express car, that they
were to remain within the coaches in order
to secure themselves. They obeyed.
A SHREWD MESSENGER.
Kansas City, Mo., May 10, 11 p. m.—A
special from Guthrie, O. TANARUS., says the skill
with which the Wells Fargo express car of
the Santa Fe train was Irobbed last night
was only excelled by the skill with which
the express messenger guarded the property
in his car from the bandits. When the
robbers boarded the train at Wharton the
messenger was looking out of the door of
his car, and, seeing what was go
ing on, immediately apprehended dan
ger. He closed and locked the
door and then commenced to hide the
money and valuables in his keeping in
places of safety, where they would escape
detection by the robbers. While the
bandits were detaching the engine and ex
press car from the rest of the train and
were running it to the place where the rob
bery occurred, two miles distant, the mes
senger disposed of most of the valuables in
places of safety.
A SHREWD BLUFF.
Then he locked the safe. When the rob
bers appeared at the door of tho express car
he marie a show of resistance, but finally
admitted them. They immediately made
for the safe and demanded that it be opened.
With assumed reluctance the messenger
opened it, and at the command of the
lender he handed out tho contents, among
which was a package of worthless papers
which he told the robbers was a valuable
package ol money. The most of the money
had been hidden in the stove, which was
not beir.g used. In the search which the
robbers made of the car they overlooked
that hiding plaoe, but stumbled upon a
package of SSOO, which they secured.
HARRISON IN COLORADO.
The Day Spent at Glenwood Springs
for Rest.
Grand Junction, Col., May 10.— The
special train bearing the presidential party
entered the state of Colorado at 10 o’clock
last night, and passed through Grand Junc
tion at 10:50 en route to Glenwood Springs,
where the weary travelers will rest to
day. They will arrive in Leadville Mon
day morning aud in Denver Tuesday morn
ing.
now THE DAX WAS SPENT.
Glenwood, Col., May 10.—The special
train bearing the presidential party arrived
here early this morning. They wero
waited upon about 8 o’clock by a com
mittee from Denver, including Gov.
Rouette, ex-Senator Hill and
Mayor Rogers, by whom they
were assured of a cardial welcome at
Denver. The visitors were welcomed for
mally by Mayor Rogers of Glenwood
Springs and escorted in carriages to the
Glenwood hotel, where they had breakfast.
The President, Postmaster General Wana
maker ad Mrs. McKee afterward attended
the First Presbyterian church. During
the morning the President received
delegations from Leadvillo, Aspen. Colorado
Springs and elsewhere. The delegation
from Aspen presented him with an elegant
souvenir, a beautiful plush case, containing
in letters of sterling wire silver, the words
“Free coinage, Aspen silver, Colorado,
honest money.” Souvenirs wee also
presented to the President, one by one of
the citiseus of Glen wood, and the other by
the Glenwood board of trade. A children’s
mass meeting was held at Durand’s opera
house at 3o’clock in honor of the visitors,
and it was attended by an immense crowd.
Rev. H. M. Law presided and, after the
usual devotional oxercises, Mayor Rogers
introduced the President aud Postmaster
General Wanamaker, each of whom made
a short addiess.
TYPHUS FEVER IN* GOTHAM.
A Recent Arrival Sinks Exhausted In
Battery Park
New York, May 10.—Still another case
of typhus fever was discovered in this city
to-day. The sufferer is Hermann Voss, a
newly arrived immigrant. He wandered
through battery park nearly all
day among a crowd of pleasure
seekers, and finally sank exhausted
upon one of the benches. First he was taken
to the First precinct police station and
thence to the Chambers street hospital,
where the case was pronounced typhus. He
was removed to the reception hospital. Voss
is 27 years old, has been in this country six
months, aDd had no home.
CALL’S GALLANT BAND.
Mays’ Men Hone to Draw More Votes
From the Senator This Wetk.
Tallahassee, Fla., Slay 10.—To-day
has been unusually quiet, but to-morrow
upon toe return of the members from their
homes the opening of the sixth week of the
session will revive interest in legislative
matters and the senatorial contest.
Some Call men accuse the Mays’
suoporters of insincerity. To this a
Mays man says: “Let the opposition give
Mays the votes which, with his present sup
port, would make the necessary two-thirds,
if they desire to test our sincerity. That’s
the best way to test our fidelity to Mays.”
When it is remembered that Senator Cali
entered the race with sixty votes and has
now dropped to forty-nine, his managers
surprise many by the zeal with which they
continue the fight. The friends of Mays
confidently predict that they will draw
more votes from the Call column this week.
Washington Waifs.
Washington, Ga., May 10.—-Court ad
journed Friday night after disposing of the
heaviest docket known of in years. The
burners of J. Dubose Hill’s barn were sen
tenced to seven and fifteen yea-s. Block
Huff, who cut another’s head nearly off with
an ax, was found guilty of voluntary man
slaughter and was sentenced to ton years.
Farmers have suspended work altogether,
as it is too dry to work. They claim that
they have only planted about one-half of
their erops._
Blabop Thompson at Augusta.
Augusta, Ga., May 10.—Rt Rev. Hugh
Miller Thompson, bishop of Mississippi, is In
Augusta eu route to the convention in Sa
vannah. He preached two strong sermons In
Kt. Paul’s and the Cburrh’of the Atonement
this morning and to-uight, and confirmed
eleven in the former and ten in the lat
ter church. He alto eon Armed a class in Ht.
Mary's Colored Episcopal church this after
noon. lie u a very able preacher, and
made a fine impression In Augusta.
A CHASE OK THE PACIFIC.
THE ROBERT AND MINNIE aND THE
ITATA TO BE PURSUED.
The Omaha Starts From San Diego to
Find the Schooner—The C harleeton
Leaves San Francisco la Pursuit o!
the £ tea mer-Both Under Sealed
Orders.
San Diego, Car, May 10.—The United
States man-of-war Omaha steamed out of
the harbor yesterday, and, after passing the
beads, stood out to Baa in a southwesterly
course. Commander Cromell received a
mass of correspondence iu cipher from the
navy department, and it is understood that
he has instructions to cruise around the
Coroudu Islands and San Clements to
find out if possible where the
Robert and Minnie met the Itata and to pick
up the schooner if sighted. Marshal Oard,
Detective Harry Morse and Deputy Spaul
ding put in the day securing testimony cor
roborating Deputy Spaulding s statement as
to how tho Itata was manned when she left
the harbor. The statement was verified by
meu on a dredger and pilot boat, all of
whom claim that at least 150 armed Chi
leans were seen aboard the craft ns she
sailed out, M .rshal Gard, Detective Morse
and Deputy Spaulding loft for tiie north
last night.
ORDERS OF THK CHARLESTON.
San Francisco, Cal., May 10.—A morn
ing paper states that when the Charleston
sailed Saturday morning it was under sealed
orders. A cipher dispatch was received by
Capt. Remy at midnight Friday. It took
over three hours to translate the
dispatch und at 4 o’clock in the
morning all the visitors were ordered
ashore, and the Charleston hastily put to
sea. The Charleston is provisioned and
coaled for a long cruise, and instead of go
ing outside to try her guns, as was the gen
crul supposition, it is stated that she has
gone in pursuit of the Chilean steamer Itata,
with orders to capture her.
TO SAIL WELL SOUTH.
If the Charleston does not catch her, her
orders are to keep on until Admiral Brown
is encountered in Chilean waters. The
transfer cf arms, ammunition, etc., from
the schooner Robert and Minnie to the
Itata was not Comuieted until Friday after
noon, the insurgent vessel has a
start of thirty-six hours. The Charleston
has not yet returned to this port, as she
would have done by this time if she had
gone outside simply for target practice.
THE PILOT ARRESTED.
Lor Angeles, Cal., May 10.--Before
the schooner Robert and Minnie was cap
tured by the United States marshal, Pilot
Dill, who took the Itata out of San Diego,
went ashore. Dill was arrested at Ban
Pedro. Super-cargo Burch came to
Los Angeles aud was traced by a
reporter to the Arcade depot where he was
waiting to take a train to San Francisco.
Burch at first denied that he was the man
wanted, but afterword acknowledged it and
was arrested by Detective Harry Morse ami
is now in custody of tho United States
marshal. Burch says he landed the arms,
but declines to say at what point, but it is
supposed to have beeu at Cataliue or Bt.
Clomeusß island.
GREAT SECRECY AT WASHINGTON.
Washington, May 10.—While there afe
no now developments regarding the reported
Issuance of orders to the cruiser Charleston
and the men-rf-war composing the South
Pacific squadron to go after and seize the in
surgent vesiel Itata, which is now sup
posed to bo on her way to Chile, with arms
taken from the schooner Robert and Minnie,
it is believed that orders have been smit to
Admirul Brown, commanding the Paciflo
station, aud to Admiral McCann.oommand
ing tho ships of tho South Pacific station, to
secure the Itata by force, if necessary, and
take her to the first American port. The
greatest air of secrecy surrounds the
affair, and to-night it is utterly
impossible to learn that any orders of any
nature rogardi g the Itata have been issued
by the navy department, or would be issued.
There are the strongest reasons for believ
ing that orders were issued yesterday be
fore Secretary Traoy left thß depirtment.
and that tho Charleston is now on her way
south after the Itata.
AGENT BURT UNDER ARREST.
Los Angeles, May 10.—George A. Burt,
agent for the Chilean itisurgents, who had
charge of the Robert and Minnie’s cargo,
who is now under arrest here, was inter
viewed to-day. He insisted that he has
violated no law and seems to be confident
that he will be released.
THE ROBERT AND MINNIE CAUGHT.
San Pedro, Cal., May 10.—All on
board the Robert and Minnie are under ar
rest. They have delivered their cargo, but
decline to say anything about the Rata.
The warship Omaha arrived outside this
evening. The Charleston has not been
sighted.
The government should have got after
Hartley & Graham of Ilion, N. Y., manu
facturers of arms shipped on the schooner,
and not after him. Wheu pressed to speak
of his voyage in the schooner Robert and
Minnie, Mr. Bure said that there was
nothing mysterious about her at all. The
arms had been shipped by rail from the east,
and loaded on the vessel at Oakland mole
in broad daylight. 1 here had been no at
tempt at concsalment, because there was no
necessity for it. Sho left at (i o’clock in the
morning, and not at 3 o’cloci a. in., as
reported. When boarded by the custom
officers at Catalina the vessel’s manifest was
shown and several other papers. Ha at first
said that there was something suspicious
about the vessel, and left a man on board,
but after telegraphing to Washington, sub
sequently took him off again.
SIGHTED THE TUG.
The ves-el then cruised about for several
days, but Mr. Burt finally got tired of wait
ing, aud os he could get no information as
to the whereabouts of the steamer he was
expecting, ho determined to put in at Ban
Diego. On his arrival at the mouth
of the harbor, however, he sighted
the steamer lying in the stream with
in, und at once put about and soon
afterward received a communication from
her. Soon afterward a tug, on which
were Marshal Gard and Detective Morse,
bore down on them and steamed within 100
yards of her, but did not hail her, much to
the surprise of Mr. Burt and the crew of
the schooner. On Thursday morning they
discharged her cargo, and, after taking
Pilot Dill on board, sailed to Ban Pedro,
where they arrived yesterday afternoon.
a secret.
Mr. Kurt refused to say where the
schooner discharged her cargo, but did not
deny that arms had been placed on one of
the small islands in the Ban Clement group.
Mr. Burt expressed himself as confident
that the ltata could not possibly
have been detained by force at
the command of the United Slates
marshal, as her crew would most
certainly have resisted any attempt to
board her. He also expressed surprise that
Marshal Gard did not seue the schooner
when tie went out to her in the tug if slut
was to have been *ei*>.l at all. Mr. Burt
lias telegraphed the facts as t j his arrsat to
Senator Trumbull, engaged attorneys aud
will fight the case, but appears to be ex pec t-
SAVANNAH, (iA., MONDAY, MAY 11, 1891.
ing advioes from Washington ordering his
release.
dill’s story.
Pilot Dill of San Diego came up from San
Pedro in tho ereuiug with United State*
Marshal Gard. Pilot Dill says he had no
alternative but to take the Itata to sea. He
says the captain put three armed Chileans
on either side of him and remained himself
with a revolver to ste that he did not run
the steamer aground. He says he saw
fifty to sixty armed men on board, but
there may hare been more, and two canuon
on the forward deck. He was told there were
six more cannon and two Gatling guas ou
board. Pilot Dill says he is confident that
the vessel would have resisted any attempt
to detain her as a matter of life or death.
He says the Itata was a veritable man-of
war when h* took her out of tho harbor, but
bad the appearanoe of a merchant vessel
when he brought her in.
Capt. O’Farrell of thesohooner refuses to
make any admissions, saying he did not
know he was violating any law. but lie re
fuses to say what became of hn cargo be
yond the fact that iie has a clear receipt for
everything. He says that he would not
have beeu had he had his full
crew. The federal olfluers are very reticent,
and decline to say what orders, if nuv,
have been received from Washington.
NSW JE*BEY WOODS ABLAZE.
A Disastrous Fire Started by a Brush
Burner.
Millville, N. J., May 10,—A disastrous
forest fire is raging In Cape May county
to-day It broke out yesterday between
Mt. Pleasant and Petersburg and was
started, it is reported, by Charles Cranmer,
who was burning brush, and spread over
three miles in one direction aud four
miles in another. The village of
Petersburg was completely surrounded by
the flames yesterday. The fire has burned
on both sides of tho now seashore railroad.
This morning the fire jumped in a westerly
direction. The damage is estimated at
$25,000. Acres of fine pine timber have
been burned over, also some oak of eight
and ten years’ growth.
MICHIGAN FORESTS ABLAZE.
Detroit, Mien., May 10.—The ravages
Of the forest fires are inoreasi g.
Foxville was entirely wiped out last
night, eight houses and railroad buildings
being destroyed.
At Lumberton Charles Fortune’s residence
caught fire from fiyiug sparks and was con
sumed.
To the west of Boyne Falls a number of
houses and barns and a large amount of
valuable timber was destroyed last night.
Newman's saw-mill at Fremont, together
with the lumber, shingles, etc., in the yards,
fell a prey to the flames.
At Otis the fire last night burned five
houses, six barns and a lot of plus and hard
wood timber, shingles, laths and logs. A
large amount of valuable pine and bard
wood timber is burning now,
A WHOLE COUNTY ON FIRE.
A dispatch from East Jordan says:
“Charleroi county seems to be ail on fire.
Every road is impassable from fallen trees.
Fifteen or twenty houses and as many barns
were destroyed last night- The smoke is so
dease that a distanca of about one rod
only is visible.
“At Deer Lake fire burning during the
night compelled the citizens to ask Grand
Rapids for aid to save the mills and (Jster
hout & Fox’s big lumber yard. Men,
women and children fought the fire all night.
Considerable timber, shingles, etc., burned
before the engines arrived from Graud
rapids. The fire is now under control.
"Foughner's tlax mills at Alma have been
destroyed and more losses are expecte!
there.
"Fifteeu houses and barns at Little June
tiou are a total loss.
“In Bitely fires during tho night destroyed
seven houses, a large amount of lumber,
shingles, staves, bolts, logs and lumber.
Some people lost all they had. The fires am
still burning.”
A dispatch from Marquette says: “The
rain of Saturday practically extinguished
all the fires south of Portage lake, in the
Upper peninsula. In Haughton county the
flies ran through large tracts of
pine to-day, burning out several of
the logging camps. The railroad bridge
near Chassei was damaged but not
destroyed. Several hundred cords of wood
and part of the railroad trestle near tho
Osceola stamp mill were destroyed.”
A REVOLT AGAINST HARRISON.
Men in the Internal Revenue System
Working to Down Him.
Washington, May 10.—A prominent
official of tho treasury department is quoted
as saying that there would probanly be a
general shaking up in the internal revenue
bureau before many days. “The shaking
up,” said he, “will occur among the eci
loctors, storekeepers and gaugers employed
in the south—in North Caroliua, Tennesseo,
Kentucky and Virginia, and in some portions
of Illinois. The majority of the understrap
pers are secretly working against the re
nomination of President Harrison and in
some instances the collectors themselves
make no bones of their opposition to the
administration. The official sail: “In North
Carolina the machinery of the internal
revenue office is being usod in the interest of
Gen. Algor and in Illinois ihesame influence
is being exerted for ex-Bmator Cullom.
This matter has been brought
to the attention of Commissioner
Mason, anil I understand the matter will be
laid before the secretary. It is reported
that a list of the aati-Harri-on men in the
internal revenue service has been prepared
and submitted to the commissioner, and I
expect to see the official ax rise and fall
very rapidly ere long."
The fact that a strong anti-Harrison senti
ment has been discovered in a most import
ant branch of the government service goes
to show that even among his appointees
President Harrison is not so popular as
Secretary Blaine or Geo. Alger.
MONTANA DEMOCRATIC.
Ex-Senator Clark Counts on the
Passage of a Free Coinage Bill.
Washington, May 10. Ex-Senator
Clark of Montana, who was in town last
week, said that there was no doubt of Mon
tana’s political complexion. “Montana is a
democratic state,” said he, "and will send a
democratic senator again, and elect the
democratic elector* In 1802. We have tho
utmost faith that the democratic House
will pas a free coinage bill next session,
and the Senate will do the samu. Free
coinage is gaining every dsy, and by the
time congress passes a tree coinage bill
publio opinion may have reached the ears
of President Harrison aud forced him to
change bis views on that subject; hut
whether he does or not, the Democratic
party wi 1 reap the benefit of the passage
of a free coinage bill, and that alone will
strengthen it throughout the west and help
the dislntregration of the Republican party
now going on.”
Death From Baart Failure.
Brunswick, Oa„ May 10.— Dr. C. L.
He.flatter, an old resident of Bruuswiok and
a mem tier Of the drug firm of William
Crovalt A Cos., wae found dead In bed hero
to-day. Heart (allure was the cause of
death.
SHOT DOWN BY A POSSE.
LIVELY T'MEi OVER AN ATTEMPT
TO ARREST A FUGITIVE.
When Ordered to Throw Up Hl#
Lands Hs Accident, y Discharges
the Pistol of His Captor—Another
of tho Posse Then Kills Him A
General Fusillade Follows.
Pensacola, Fla., Mny 10.—A terrible
tragedy was enacted at Milton, in Santa
Rosa county, last night, in which one man
was killed and five wounded. About three
years ago John Hantou, then sheriff of Cov
ington county, Alabama, shot and killed
tt. P. Krumpler at Andalusia, Ala. For
this he was tried, aud when the jury
walked into the court room with a verdict
of guilty, Henton deliberately walked out
of the court house, not a baud having been
raised to stop him. Since that time he has
been residing near Milton, Fla., and, al
though several attempts bad bsen made to
capture him, none were successful. Re
wards to the amount of $1,300 were offered
for Henton by the Alabama authorities and
private individuals.
A DETECTIVE TAKES IT UP.
This induced W. I). Cheatham, a detec
tive of Montgomery, Ala, to take hold of
the case, and yesterday, in company with
D. T. Jaoksou of Montgomery, Robert
Charleson of Birmingham and H. Adams of
Troy, Ala., he oitnie to this city. Here they
missed the regular train, and chartered u
special train to take them to Milton, a
distance of about twenty miles
from here. There they were met bv pre
urrangoineut by T. Y. Watts of ChinTey,
Fla., sheriff of Washington county, j. L.
Ball, marshal of Chlpluy, Fla., and J. R.
Spomoker, a prominent merchant of Chip
ley. Henton was found to tie lu town, and
a plan of action was agreed upou. The
party went down to ihe place where
Henton was supposed to be, taking
cirouitous routes, that they might not
be observed, each carrying u Winchester
riile, shotgun or 44 calilior Col 's revolver.
Almost directly iu front of the Johnson
house Henton was found. Adams walked
straight up to him, and, putting a revolver
in the fugitive’s fuoo, ordered the latter to
throw up his hands, Henton did so, and,
whether by aocideut or design is not
known, struck Adams’ pistol with his
hand, and the Weapon was discharged in
the air.
HENTON SHOT.
Immediately after, it is related by wit
nesses, Cheatham stepped behind Henton,
and, plaoing his rev >1 vcr|almost against the
unfortunate man,pulled the trigger, tho ball
passing through his body. Henton stag
gered a fe.v yards and fell dead upon tue
sidewalk. At this juncturo the firing
became general. Tho streets were full
of poople, as is tho case every Saturday
iiight.aud they scattered in every direction.
A. B. Henton, u brother of the deceased
mau, took a hand in the shooting and
ouipiiedhis revolver at the posse. When
the firing had ceased it was discovered that
John W. Henton wns dead, H. Adams was
severely wounded iu the back, nock and
ribs, Cheatham had iv finsh wound in Ids
log, A. B. Henton had boon shot through
the calf of tho leg with a Winchester ball,
< isear Fagan, a negro spectator, was shot
in the jaw, breast and leg, aud J. 8. Jack
son was shot in tho leg.
LUGGED OFF THE BODY.
The posse put the corpse on a dray and
carried it down to the railroad depot, when
they sent word to tho sheriff of the oounty
to oome down at once or they would inakn
It hot for him before morning.
They took charge of the depot, put out
guards, and halted everybody passing by.
They made the occupants of stores and
houses on the route to tne depot dose their
doors, and, in fact, sook entire charge of
the little city. They telegraphed to Pen
sacola that a mob had them sur
rounded in the depot, that two of
their men had been killed and a
number wounded, that the mob threatened
to burn tho depot over their heads, and that
they wanted a special train sent after them
with the sheriff and five good deputies.
This telegraph operator was frightened
within an inch of his life and sent anything
the posse told him to send.
A TRAIN SENT FOR THEM.
A special train was sent up without the
special deputies, and on Its arrival it was
found that the story of their being sur
rounded by a mob was imaginary. On the
other hand, the sheriff of Hants Rosa and
his deputies were in tlio depot with them
guaranteeing them every protection. The
citizens had no thought of molosting them
at all. Thoy boarded the special sent
for them, bringing the body of Heu
ton along, and came into Pensacola.
Here ihe party was placed under surveil
lance by the police authorities, and the body
of the murdered man was sent to the under
taker’s. About St o’clock this morning the
entire posse was arrested by the sheriff on a
telegram from the Santa Rosa authorities
ohargiug them with murder. They sued
out a writ of habeas corpus, upon
which they wore released by
Court Commissioner John Eagan,
and chartering anotuer special left imme
diately for Alabama. Henton’s body was
sent to Milton this afternoon. Tne affair
has created no little sensation, and is the
talk of the hour in Milton and this city as
well.
COBFO’S JiWa TERRORIZED.
Attampta to Burn Their Quarters Made
Almost Dally.
London, May 10.—Since the Greek attack
on the Jewish quarter of Corfu the Jewish
residents of the town have not left their
shops or let themselves he seen in
the streets. They creep out of
their houses at daylight to buy victuals,
for which they have to pay three times
their value. All the synagogues are
closed. The recent Jewiih funerals required
an escort of troops. In fact, the soldiers are
in sympathy with the Jews. The anti'
Semitic movement is increasing in danger.
Almost daily attempts are made to set Are
to the Jewish quarter by means of rags
soaked in petroleum.
RUS iIA’B DEPOSITS.
The Balances at Paris and London
Not to be Withdrawn.
Paris, May 10.—Ke.ussuring advices have
reached bankers here from St. Petersburg
regarding the intention of M. VUhnegrad
sky, the Russian minister of finance, to
withdraw the balances held here and in
London. Fearing that a struggle with the
great financiers of Loudon and Paris would
imperil hi* own position as well as the
finances of Russia, he has decided to per
mit to remain .‘MX),000,000 rouble* in gold
deposited in foreign bank*. Paris bouses
hold half of tins amount. Tbs minister’s
decision ought to relieve the financial ten
don.
Aesam'a Insurrection.
Calcutta, May 10.— Information has
been received to Ins effect that friendly
Mampuris have captured the regent and
that til* Manlpun general has yielded.
SPAIN’S NEW CONVENTION.
Gen. Foster Unable to fecure a Gen
eral or a Secret Treaty.
Madrid, May Id. —Gen. John W. Foster,
the American reciprocity envoy, having
failod in bis negotiations fir a general
treaty between Spain and tho United
States, suggested a secret treaty, which
also failed to meet the approval of the
Spams') ministry. He therefore agreed to
o nclude n simple convention on the busis
Mr. O’Donnell proposed for a
treaty. This convention necessarily
comprises a double tariff--the
first, commencing July 1, and enduring
until tho Spanish treaties with other powers
are renounced. In July, 181*3, wheu the se
cond comes Into operation. The conven
tion provides for free entry into the United
.States of sugar, honey, cocoa and skins
from the Spanish Went Indies; tobacco and
iron ores paying tho duty exacted by the
Ii lilted States tariff. In exchange Spain's
colonies in the West Indies
aro to receive American coal, ice, wood,
boots, shoes, fresh aud salt meats and fish,
either free or under a small duty, while
butter aud drippings are entirely exempt,
and tho duty on flour is reduced from f:i 50
to $1 50 per barrel, with the same reduction
on corn. The tariff ou dry goods and hus
bandry machinery will afford
tho United States uo material
advantage until 1893. because any privi
legos accorded will bo reaped by Great
Britain, France, Germany and Belgium
under tiie “favored nation” treaties, thus
injuring America's future Interest. Com
petent authorities calculate that Cuba will
suffer a reduction in custom receipts of
SSUO,OUO monthly under the couveutiou.
CHILE’S INSURRECTION.
Insurgent* Claim Dalmeceda Must
hurreud-r in Throe Months.
P aris, May 10. —Tb 9 Chilean congres
sional leaders hero deny that the failuro of
the peace negotiations was due to the de
mands of tho cougresii mnl party. Their
advices state that President Balmsceda iu
offering to treat, changed his mind upou
hearing of the sinking of the warship
Blanco Encnlada, and made tho pub
licity given to tne prosposals of the
congressional party an excuse for rupturing
the negotiations. The leaders of the auti
governineut party say that their l. ssss ou
th* sea will not affect their final victory.
The congres-ioual party, according to the
same authority, possess an organized army
which is about to march upon .Santiago.
MUST HUHHENDKU IN THREE MONTHS.
Even if the troops be confined to threaten
ing inaction, President Balmaceda must
surrender within three months because of
the collapse of his resources. The $15,000,-
000 reserve which he held prior to the in
surrection is exhausted, and he has no
sources of revenue. Fifty steamers at Val
paraiso laden with coal, which were
detained by ordor of Presidont Balmaceda,
have now been released under pressure from
tho foreign powers and are about to trade at
ports held by the congressional party.
These vessels will load with nitrates, the
duty on which will bring the insurgents a
large sum. Although Honor Godoy has
failed to raise for Piesiient Knlmncoda a
loan In Europe, tho agent of the congress
ional party has been promised assistance
here.
TERRORIZED BY SECRET SOCIETIES.
Valparaiso, May 10.—Secret societies
exercise complete terrorism here. The fu
tile attempt on the Ilfs of Viouna, candi
date for tho presidency, is attributed to
them.
ARGENTINE FINANCES.
President Pelllgrlnl’s Message on the
Situation.
Buenos Ayrrn, May 10.—President Pel
ligrini opened the congress to-day. His
massage to the congress, which is a lengthy
document, deals mainly with finances. The
political situation, he nays, is hopeful, and,
in spite of the (iecrna.se of
the customs revenue, tho state oU
the treasury Is satisfactory. Referring to
tho c elapse of tho state banks, he appeal<
for union on tho purt of ull sections to save
tho nation from bankruptcy. The Presi
dent is decidedly opposed to a fresh
issue of paper, but is willing to ac
cept any rational solution that thejcongreis
proposes. He suggests the formation of a
commission to decide the matter. The state
banks, tie says, must not disappear; they
must oe replaced or reformed. In conclu
sion, the President favors reform of the
currency on a silver basis, and announces
important financial changes.
AMALPA‘3 RSVOLUTION.
Peaoo Already he-istabliehed-Guate
mala's Little Fiurry.
City ok Mexico, May 10.—Dispatches
from Guatemala say a revolutionary move
ment was started at Amalpa. Honduras,
Domingo Visquez leiog proclaimed, and
that the movement was seconded by the
bad elements from Halvadoraud Nicaragua,
but that peace has been re-established.
The dispatch addt that It is absolutely false
that the Guatemalan troops took oart in
the movement in Guatemala, which has
been interrupted.
RUSSIA AND T3B JEWS.
One and Two Tears' Grace Allowed
by the New Decree.
Moscow, May 10. —The deoree suspend
ing the expulsion of Jews allows a year’s
grace to the Jows who do not own real
property, and two years’ grace to those who
do own real property. As the suspension
of tho expulsion decree is not likely to have
any perceptible elTect upon the business in
conveniences attending the expulsions, it is
believed that the suspension is merely a
forerunner of the rescinding of the expul
sion
BELGIUM’S MINERS.
Poverty Apt to Drive the Strikers
Back to Work.
Brussels, May 10.— There is evidence
that poverty will drive tho Belgian miners
now on strike to resume work. The govern
ment helps to bring about the end to tho
strike b 7 effectual measures to prevent
intimidation. It is reported that one-half
of the strikers in tho Liege district will go
to work tu-morrow. The Ghent doexert
have consented to boycott the English and
German colliers.
The Newfoundland Arbitration.
Paris, May 10.—Ths report made to tbs
Senate by the committee ou the Newfound
land arbitration couveution, aftor referring
to the treaties upon which Franco bases
her claims, concludes by urging the Senate
to adopt the bill. The committee looks
forward with confidence to the decision of
the arbitrators.
Gladstone on the Copyright Law.
London, May 10.— Mr. Gladstone writes
that bo is not prepared to say what steps
should be taken in ttie matter of the Anted*
rau oopy right act, but whether in relation to
the interests of labor, the dignity of author
ship or the nation's interact he regards the
act as highly unsatisfactory.
t DAILY. $lO A YEAR, j
5 CENTS A COPY. V
(WEEKLY. 1.85 A YEAR.I
INVITED TO A WEDDING.
JALMAGE ASKS EViRT ONE TO
ENTE t H AVEM.
Tho Magnificent Entertainment Of
fered Queen Elizabeth by Lord
Leicester and the Glories of Cardinal
Woleey’s Banquet not to be Com
pared with the Scenes of Eternity.
Brooklyn, N. Y., May 10.—The main
auditorium of the Tabernacle and the ad
joining rooms were filled by a large
audience.
The subject of Dr. Talinage’s sermon was
“Invitation to a Wedding.” and the text
Luke 14, 17: “Come for alt things are
now ready.”
Holy festivities to-day. We gather other
sheaves into the spiritual garner. Our joy
is like the joy of heaven. Spread the
banquet, fill all the chahces. We are not
to-ilav at the funeral of a dead Christ; we
are celebrating the marriage of the Kii g’a
Son.
It was an exciting time in English his
tory when Queen Elizabeth visited Lord
Leicester at Kenilworth castle. The clock*
in alt the towers and throughout the castle
were stopped at the moment of her arrival,
so continuing to |>oiut to that moment ns
the one surpassing all others in iuterwt.
The doors of tho great ban
queting hall were opened. The
queen inarched in t > the sound of
the trumpets. Four hundred servants waited
upon the guest*. It was & eoone that
astonished all nations when they heard of
it. Five thousand dollars n .Jay olid the
banquet cost ns it went on day after day.
She was greeted to the palace gat e with
floating islands, and torches anil tho thun
ders of cannon, and lirew >rka that set the
night ablaze, and a burst of music that
lifted the whole scone into enchantment.
Beginning in that way, it wont from joy to
joy, and from excitement to excitement,
aud from rapture to rapture. That was the
front banquet that Lord ijoicestcr spread in
lenil worth castle.
Cardinal Wolsey entertained the French
ambassadors in Hampton Court. Tho tiest
cooks of all the land providod for the table.
The guests were kept hunting in the parks
ail the day, so that, their appetites might be
Keen, and then in the evening hour they
were shown into the banqueting hall, with
table aglittor with imperial plate, anti
ablush with the very c wiliest wines, amt
the second course of the least was m ido of
food in all shapes, of men ami birds and
beasts, and dancing groups, and jousting
pa. tiei riding upon each other with uplifted
lances. Louis and princes and ambassadors,
their cups gloaming to the brim, drank first
to the health of the King of England, and
then to the health of the Emperor of France.
That, "in the banquet that Cardinal Wolsey
spread in Hampton Court.
But to-Jny, my brothers and sister*, I In
vite you to a grander entertainment. My
Lord, the King, is the banqueter. Angel*
of God are the cupboarers, all the redeemed
are the guests; the hails of eternal love
fiescoed with light, and paved with joy,
and curtained wi h unfading beauty ora
the banqueting place, the harmonies of
eternity aro the music, the chalices of God
are the plate, and I am one of the servant*
come out with invitation* to ell tho people,
aud O, that you might break the seal of
tho invitation and read in Ink of blood, and
with the tremulous hand of a dying Christ j
“Come, cczno, for all things are nows
ready.”
Sometimes there have been great disap
pointments at a banquet. The wine ha*
given out, ortho servants have been rebel
lious, or the lights have failed; hut I will ic
all around the banqueting table of my Lord
to-day, and I find everything complete, andl
1 swing open tho door of this banqueting
house and 1 say: “All things ate now
ready.”
Illustrating my text, I go on and in th.
first place say that the I .or l Jesus Christ is
ready. Cardinal Wolsey did not ooine int
tho banqueting nail until the second course
of the feast, aud wheu he entered Dootedf
and spurred, all the guests arose aml
cheered him; but I have to tell you that ouP
banqueter, the Lord Jesus Christ, comes it
at the beginning of tiie feast. Ay, he ha*
been waiting for his guests, waiting for
some of them 1891 years, waiting witi
mangled feet, wailing with hand on tho
punctured side, waiting with hand on tba
lacerated temples, waiting, waiting! Won
der it is tnat the banqueter did not go*
weary and say: “.Shut the door, ntuj
let the laggards stay out.” No, h*
has been waiting. How much he is its
earnest! Mhall 1 snow you! I gather up all
the tears that flooded ills ohook in sym
pathy, all the blood that channelled hi*
brow and back ami bn id and foot, to pur
chase our redemption, i gather tip all
the gronus coining from midnight chill and
mountain hunger and desert toneless, ana X
put them into one bitter cry—l gather up
all the pangs that shot from cross ami
spike and spear, Into ono groan—l lake one
drop of sweat on his brow, and I put ih
under the glass of the gospel, aud it em*
larges to lakes of sorrow, to oceans oft
agony. That Christ to-day, emaciated and
worn and wnary, curie i here, and with (A
pathos in which every word i. a heartbreak
und every sentence a martyrdom, he says to
you and he ays to mo: “Come, coma, fop
all things are now ready.”
Ahasuorus made a feast that lasted ISO
days. This lasts forever. Lords aud
princes were invited to that. You and 1 are
iuvi ed to this. Yes, ho has been waiting,
he is waiting now. Other kings wrap
themselves in robes of beauty and power
tiefore they come into a banquet. So does
Christ. Oh, he is the fairest of the fair. Ir*
his band is the omnipotent surgery than
opened blind eyes and straightened crooked
limbs and hoisted the pillars of beaven, and
swuug the twelve gates which are twelve
pearls O, what - a Christ—a Christ of
beauty, a Christ of power. Thera ora not
enough cups on eart i to dip up this ocean
of beauty. There are not ladders to
sc ilo thane hights of Dave. O, thou Flower
of eternity, thy breath is the perfume of
heaven. O, thou Daybreak of the soul, let
all nations clap their tia ds in thy radiance.
Chorus! Come men and angels and Cher
übim and seraphim and archangel, all
bights, all depths, all immensities. Chorus!
Roll on through the heavens In chariot of
universal acclaim, over bridges of hosanna,
under arches of coronation, by the towers
chiming with eternal jubilee. Chorus! Un
to him that loved us and washed us from
our sins in his own blood, and made us
kings and priests uutoGod, to bun be glory.
Ah I there is one word of five letters that
I would like to write; but I have no sheet
fair enough to write it on, and no pencil
good enough to inscribe it. Give me a
sheet from the heavenly rec >rds, and soma
pencil used by angel in describing a victory,
and then with hand struck with supernat
ural energy, and with peucil dippediu ever
lasting morning, I will write it out iu capi
tals of love; J-E-S-U-S Jesus! It is this
one that is waiting for you aud for me,
for we are ou th same platf fra before
God. flow Lug ho waited for me! How
.ong bo bos waited for you! Waiting
as a banqueter waits for bis delayed
guests, tho meals smoking, aud the
beakers brimming, and tb* minstrel with
hit finger ou the miff string ready to strike
at the first dash of the boots at the gate
way. Waiting as a mother waits for a bov
that teu years ago went off dragging her
bleeding heart after him. Waiting, Oh,
