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1 THE MORNING NEWS. i
< Established 1850. Incorporated 1888.
| J. H. ESTILL, President. f
EXTENSION OF THE BONDS
WESTERN BANKERS FAVOR TBE
1 PER CENT. BASIS.
Wall Street Ready to Take the Whole
Issue of $53,000,000 If the Bate Is
Made 2 Per Cent-Secretary Foster’s
M’nd Not Made Up Yet.
Washington, June B.— Several offer* for
the extension of per cent bond* were re
ceived at the treasury department this
morning. One was of SOOO,OOO at the rate
of 2 per cant. This came from citizens.
Others were at any rate the department de
cides on. Thsy were all from western banks.
Secretary Foster sailed on the President this
morning and informed him of the results of
his recent conference with the bankers and
brokers of New York, and of their pro
fessed willingness to take up the entire
per cent loan if extended at 2 per cent.
NO CONCLUSION REACHED.
No conclusion was reached at this con
ference as to the best coursj to bo followed.
The question will be again considered at
the cabinet meeting to-morrow. There
is a great conflict of opinion
as to the future action of the treasury de
partment with respect to this loan, but it iB
generally understood that Secretary Foster
lavors its extension at 2 per cent. He ad
mitted as much this afternoon. He said
that such a course would raise tbe credit of
the government and at the same time
enable tbe national banks to increase their
circulation, a thing greatly needed after
the recent heavy shipments of gold. He
said also, however, th&t there were so many
strong arguments in favor of an extension
at a lower rate of interest that he really
did not know but what it might finally be
concluded to fix the rate at 1 per cent.
WHERE THE BONDS ARB HELD.
A statement prepared at the treasury de
partment shows that the 4% per cent, bonds
he'd by the national banks are geographi
cally distributed as follows: New England
states, $11,743,850; middle states. $5,695,400;
southern states, $3,447,300; western states,
$13,784,900; total, $26,071,350. This shows
that the western bxnks, which are said
to favor the 1 per cent, rate,
hold more than one-half of the entire
amount owned by tbe national banks and
more than tbe banks of the New England
and middle states combined. The strongest
point in favor of the 2 per cent, rate is the
agreement of the eastern bankers to pur
chase tbe entire outstanding loan of $53,-
000,000 at that rate, while the western
bankers, known to favor tbe 1 per csnt. rate,
have so far spoken only with respect to the
bonds now held by them.
ARM3 CF THE IT AT A.
They Would Have Cut a Email Figure
in the Libel Suit.
Washington, June 8. —Nothing is known
in official circles of the reported secreting of
arms by the Itata before her surrender to
Admiral McCann. It Is assumed from Ad -
miral McCann’s reports to tbe navy depart
ment that the insurgents have been acting
in good faith throughout, but in any event
the arms and ammunition will cut a smaller
figure in the legal proceedings than was
at first supposed, and even if
some of them have been
landed in Chile, it is doubtful if this govern
ment has reason to complain. The libel
against the Itata rests entirely upon her
record while in tbe United States waters
and in the harbor of Ban Diego.
THE ESMERALDA COALING.
Panama, June B. —With tbo permission
of the government, the Chilean steamer
Esmeralda Is receiving about 400 tons of
coal, which is being supplied by the Panama
Railroad Company. This fuel has bean
secured to enable the Esmeralda to proceed
for Arica, Chile. The belligerents in Chile
not having as yet been recognized by this
government, the local authorities are
watching the movements of tho Esmeralda
very closely while she is in port. She will
probably leave about June 10.
AN ATTEMPT TO BOMBARD PISAGUA.
Iquique, June B.—The torpedo boats
Ahnirante Lynch and Almirante Condell,
accompanied by two armed transports, at
tempted to bombard Pisagua at long range
to-day. Very few shells reached the town,
and the two vessels soon reti ed. The con
gressional ships have gone in pursuit.
The British steamer Sirius, from San
Francisco with provisions, arrived yester
day. She reports that an agent of Presi
dent Batmaceda attempted to detain her at
L’allao, but the British minister at Lima
opposed such action unless the agent depos
ited £3O,(XX) sterling.
The Itata will be ready to sail for Cali
fornia Saturday.
CHILE AT THE EXPOSITION.
Ths Government Will Upend SIOO,-
000 and w ants an Aprs of Space.
Washington, June B.—The Latin-Arner
ioan department of the world’s Columbian
exposition has received a cablegram from
Lieut. Harlow, tpecial commissioner, in
which he announces that the government of
Chile has accepted the invi
tation to participate in the
exposition at Chicago, and that the
commissioners will be appointed at once.
Chile will erect her own building at Chi
cago, and has asked that one acre of space
be reserved for her. The government will
•end a military band, and will make an ap
propriation of SIOO,OOO to j>ay the prelim
inary expenses.
REFORMERS.
The Scheme to Bolt the Regular De
mocracy Defeated,
Charleston, 8. C., Jfane B.—The twelve
rsform clubs held rtWttings to-night, and
the bolt contemplated from the regular de
mocracy went to pieces. Eight oat of the
twelve clubs eleoted delegates to the June
convention. The otaet* decided to stick to
the regular democratic tionventiou to meet
July 28. The attendant* at all the meetings
was very slim, in most aeses a bare quorum
bs ing present. The bol|t) which was insti
gated by the ballot reform executive com
mittee has about petcrei out, many of the
v oters who have heretofore sympathised
with the reform wing refusing to be led out
of the ranks of the party 1 .
Gen. Long-street Not 111.
St. Louis, June 8.— 4-r*P° rt t' l the effect
’hat Gen. James Longs! met Is seriously ill
18 unfounded. Jerome Jtill of this city has
received the following message from the
general:
, Gaixwu&k, Ga., June 7,
Jerome Hill, St. Louis:
Am in excellent health.
jjSMES LONOSTBKKT.
Retrenchment at the Vatican.
Rome, June 8. —The nope has issued an
erder decreeing that all employes of the
finance department of tfoo Vatican shall be
discharged.
France’s Dutlen On Corm
I’aris, Junes.---The Senate to-day by a
J°te of 308 to 49 passed a bill reducing the
duties on oorn.
Pjc JUofniitfl
CENSUS CLERKS TO GO.
Tbe Force Being Cut Down as the
Work Nears Completion.
Washington, June B.—Tbe clerical force
of the census offi :e within the next seven
weeks will probably be reduced about 1,600,
in addition to 900 reductions in salaries
which will be made within the present
month. This reduction in the force is due
to the fact that work in nearly every divis
ion of the census offloe is rapidly drawing
to a close. There are twenty-five divisions
in the bureau, with a combined clerical
force of 3,058. Of thi3 number 1,400 were
employed in the population division, and
these will be retained until July 31, when
the services of at least 900 clerks will be
dispensed witb. Four weeks later this force
will be further reduced to about 400.
FARMS, HOMES AND MORTGAGES.
The next important branch of the census
work is the division of farms, homes and
mortgages. There are 537 persons em
ployed on this work, whioh will very likely
ne completed by Sept. 16 next, when the
clerioal foroe will be reduced to 200. Under
the present appropriation the work can then
be carried forward until April 1, 1893, but
it will be necessary for congress to make an
additional appropriation to complete this
branch of the work. The population
division, farms and mortgage and printing
divisions and the administration division
comprise 2,270 of the present foroe of 3,058.
DIVISIONS OF SPECIAL WORK.
The remainder of the force comprises di
visions of special work of the census, and it
is stated that this work is sufficiently ad
vanced to admit of decided reduction*. Six
minor divisions have already been abol
ished, and five other* have about completed
their work. In regard to the condition of
tbe work of the census, it is stated that none
cf the statistical inquiries will have to be
abandoned. The aggregate population of
the country by the minor civil divisions will
have been completed, printed and bound in
preliminary form by Aug. 1 next.
THE FIRST VOLUME.
By that time it is expected that 500 pages
of the first volume of the oompeDdium will
be ready for tbe printer. By December <r
January next it is believed that the volume
of the compendium relating to population
will be printed and ready for distribution.
It is expected that all the special work,
with the exception of vital statistics, agri
culture and manufactures, will be com
pleted and ready for the printer by the
close of the year.
QUAY CALLS ON HARRISON.
The Complexion of the Pennsylvania
Delegation Not Discussed.
Washington, June B.—Senator Quay
oalled on President Harrison to-day and
they bad a long talk, but they did not get
down to business—that is to say, the desire
of President Harrison to have the delega
tion from Pennsylvania to the next na
tional convention */as not mentioned,
neither was Senator Quay’s purpose to take
an anti-Harrison delegation unless Presi
dent Harrison convinced him by
substantial arguments that it would
be wiser not to do so. Both of the high
contracting parties were shy, and the groat
matter whioh both had in mind was not
broached. There is to be another inter
view, however, perhaps to-morrow, in
which they may overcome their shyness,
although there are Intimations that they
are awaiting the return of Postmas
ter General Wanamaker, who is to
act as the diplomatic intermediary
between them, President Harrison being too
proud to talk about reuomination directly
with one who is not hie intimate friend, and
Senator Quay being too proud to begin tbe
negotiations.
CHINA TAKEN IQ TASK.
The American and French Ministers
Make a Demand.
Shanghai. June B.— The Frenoh and
American ministers have called upon the
imperial cabinet to give efficient protection
to European and American residents, hint
ing that a failure to comply with tbe request
will involve hostile aotiou on the
part of their respective gov
ernments. The French squadron
threatens to bombard Nankin unless
the sufferers by the recent rioters are
promptly indemnified. Horrible details are
flven of the attacks at Wusueh on the
'rench missions. Women and children
escaped murder only by flying naked from
their abodes. Instead of repressing it
the provincial mandarins appear to rather
encourage the anti-foreign feeling. The
epidemic of outrage continues to spread.
The dispatch of gunboats by the Chinese
government, even supposing it were done
in good faith, would fail to arrest the
movement.
A MURDERER LYNCHED.
He Fought Like a 1 lger and Was
I Tactically Dead When Banged.
Louisville, Ky., June B.—At VVick
liffe, Ky., at midnight last night, Evau E.
Shelby, obarged with the murder of Mrs.
Sally Moore was taken from jail by a mob
of 100 unknown mou and banged. The
jailor resisted and was rougly bandied.
Shelby fought desperately and badly
hurt several of the mob. He was
practically dead before they got him
out. The murder was committed in 1887
near Woodville, a village near Wicklille,
just across from Cairo, 111. Shelby had
been sentenced for life, but got a new' trial
from the court of appeals. The mob said
they had previously banged Mart Shelby,
under indictment as an accessory.
RUS3IA AND THE JEWS.
The Czar Said to Have Ordered That
They Be Given More Time.
St. Petersburg, June B.—lt is semi
officially stated that the czar having learned
through the Grand Duke Sergius that the
Jews expelled from Moscow are brutally
treated and are not given time to settle
their affairs, has given orders to the author
ities to observe the ukase, which directs that
the expulsions be affected gradually in
order to enable the Jews to wind up their
business.
A PAINT FACTORY ABLAZE.
Two Adjoining Buildings Damaged.
The Loss $30,000.
Birmingham, Ala., June B.— Fire broke
out about 11 o’clock to-night in Caveson &
Caveson’s paint factory on Morris avenue,
between Twenty-first and Twenty-second
streets, one of the best tbree-story build
ings in the city. It was completely gutted,
as was the building next door, and all their
contents were destroyed. The walls fell in
and crushed a small house on one side. The
loss is heavy, probably over (30,000.
Mistaken for a Burglar.
Birmingham, Ala., June B.—Col. R. H.
Aberorombie of Gadsden was mistaken for
a burglar by his son-in-law. Dr. Baker, and
instantly killed to-nigbt while walking in
his garden. He was a prominent man and
was a colonel in the war.
CAN CATCH 7,500 BEALS.
The President Issues the Order
Wanted by Elkins.
Washington, June B.— The government
has notified Its agent on the seal islands to
stop the killing of seals by tbe North
American Commercial Company when it
has taken 7,500, the number of seals whioh
the adminstration in ite correspondence
with the British government for a
‘‘dose season” made one of the
oondltinns of tbe agreement, on
the ground that it was necessary to permit
the sealeries company to take this number as
compensation for the expense of supporting
and providing for tbe welfare of 300 and
odd natives who live on tbe islands and de
rive their livelihood from the sealing indus
try. When this number has been taken seal
killing is to be stopped and further orders
awaited.
significance or the order.
It has heretofore been supposed that this
order would not be issued until after the
English parliament had passed the Bering
sea bill and an agreement had been for
mally arrived at between the government
of Great Britain and the United States to
submit tbe dispute to arbitration, but the
President must have been satisfied that af
fairs were iu such shape that only some
necessary formalities about which
there was little or no question
remained in the way of a complete under
standing, for the revenue cutter Hush when
it sailed northward some days ago carried
an order limiting the season’s catch of the
oompany to 7,500, and proving that, at
least so far as this government was con
cerned, the year 1891 should be practically
a “close season” in tbe seal industry.
orders of the rush.
The treasury department refused to make
public the orders of the Rush at the time
she sailed, and the fact now learned, for
the first time, shows that the government
has put Into aotual operation its proposi
tion to Great Britain on the belief
that there was no reasonable doubt that
ssal killing with the limitations stated
would be forbidden by both Great Briton
and United States pending the settlement
of the long controversy. It la said
that material progress is being made
toward a temporary settlement of the
Bering sea question, pending final
arbitration of the points at issue. Presi
dent Harrison, Secretary Foster and At
torney General Miller were in conference
to-day discussing the situation. The rev
enue cutter Corwin isuow at San Francisco
awaiting final orders, and it is expected
that these will be sent to her within the
next few days, when she will proceed to
Bering sea.
PASSED BY THE LORDS.
London, June 9.—The House of Com
mons yesterday formally passed the Bering
sea bill as received from tbe House of
Lords.
PRINTERS IN CONVENTION.
Annual Beasion of the International
Typographical Union at Boston.
Boston, Mass., June B.— The Interna
tional Typographical Union, meeting in
Far.euil ball this morning, began its 39th
annual convention. After addresses of
welcome had been made and responded to,
President Edward T. Plank of Indianapolis
said In relation to the reduction of the num
her of hours of labor, that the movement
it one that should only be undertaken when
fully prepared for an earnest and long
struggle, and tben only by concerted action
by all the unions at the same time.
A PLAN PROPOSED.
Under the circumstances it would be a
good plan, he said, to adopt a resolution at
this session and submit the question to a
popular vote whether or not we shall make
an attempt to enforce tho nine-hour day
next spring. In this way we may gain the
support of tho Amerioan Federation of
Labor at its next session, and prudenoe sug
gests that we take every precaution to
strengthen our resources before engaging
in a struggle such as may be expected to
take place when the decisive time arrives.
EDUCATION IN ENGLAND.
Provisions of the BUI Now Before
Parliament.
London, June B. —Sir William Hart
Dyke, vice president of the committee of
the council ou education, iu the House of
Commons to-day, introduced the govern
ment’s long-talked of educational bill.
In so doing Sir William Hart Dyke said
that tbe government desired as little as
possible to disturb tho existing educational
system, and added that it aimed to distri
bute the grant so as to give it equally be
tween vomutarv and board schools. The
bill also proposed to relieve the parent of the
payment of fees to elementary schools.
differential payments suggested.
It had been suggested that they should
differentiate the payments, and also that all
fees for schools, high or low. ought to be
remitted. There were manifest diffculties
in the way of such a course, but after the
fullest consideration the government had
come to the conclusion that the
best possible scheme was the payment
to the school authorities of ten
shillings per head for each scholar in
average attendance at the elementary
sohools. There would be no standard of
limitation whatever. [Cheers.] The grant
would be made payable only on demand of
children between 5 and 14 years of age and
attending compulsory schools. Parents
Bending to school a child under 5 years of
age will be required to pay a fee of 2 pence
weekly.
The bill passed its first reading.
Ireland's Church Population.
London, June 8. —The last census of Ire
land shows that the Roman Catholics num
ber 3,549,745, a decrease of 411,148 during
the last decade; Protestant Episcopalians
600,830, a decrease of 88,744; Presbyterians
446,687, a decrease of 24,047, and Methodists
55,235, an increase of 6,390.
France’s Melinite.
Paris, June B.—Turpin, Tripone, Feuv
rier and Fessler were to-day committed
for trial on a charge of treason in conspir
ing to sell secrets of France (particularly
the secret of the manufacture of the new
explosive melinite, adopted by the French
govarnn e it) to foreigners.
Ship Workers Strike.
Glasgow, June B.—Seven thousand ship
workers at the Clyde bank went on a strike
to-day in oonsequence of a 5 per cent, re
duction in tbeir wages.
The Clyde shipmen will resume work to
morrow, pending a conference with the
employers.
England's Beal Bill.
London, June B.— The bill to enable her
majesty, by an order in council, to make
special provision for prohibiting the catch
ing of seals in Bering sea by her majesty’s
subjects during the period named in the
order, passed the House of Lords to-day.
No Stages Running at Peetb.
Pksth, June B.— The omnibuses of this
city have ceased running, the owners hav
ing suspended operations as a protest
against the police over-interfering with the
traffia.
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY', JUNE 9, 1891.
SIR CUMMING OS PER FIRE
SIR CHARLES RUSSELL GOES FOB
HIM HOT AND HEAVY.
The Plaintiff Listens to the Attack
With Studied Dignity—The Sympa
thies of the Prince of Wales With
tbe Wllsons-Slr Clarke Attacks the
Prince of Wales.
London, June B. Sir William Gordon
Cumming decidedly had his innings in the
baccarat game as played in court to-day.
The court was crowded long before the
opening time and interest in the case did
not seem to have diminished in the slightest
degree. Lord Chief Justice Coleridge
when he took his seat on the
bench was flanked on either side
by about twenty-five ladies. With the ex
ception of the reserved spaco left for the
Prince of Wales, and which tbe latter
promptly occupied, tbe body of tbe oourt
room was well filled wltb barristers, tbe
plaintiff, defendants, representatives of the
press, the jury and a few specially favored
male spectators, while the galleries were in
the main part filled with fashionably dressed
ladies.
81R CUMMING'S ASSUMED DIGNITY.
The plaintiff was as dignified as ever and
oooupied a position almost under the jury
box, while In the tame row only further
away from the jury, sat the defendants.
During tho delivery of the latter part of
Sir Charles Russell’s speooh for the
defense the plaintiff calmly listened
to it with studied dignity,
never for a second turning his head tow
ard Sir Russell, who but a few feet away
was deflounoing Sir Cummiug in the most
severe manner. Occasionally the baronet
looked straight at tbe Prince of Wales,
who was immediately in front of tbe plain
tiff, bnt the heir-apparent never met Sir
William’s gaze.
SYMPATHIES OF THE PRINCE.
The Prinoe of Wales throughout the
present legal proceedings, lias demonstrated
the fact that he is “sticking to tbe Wil
sons,” and that he will oontinue to do so.
No better evidence of this is needed than
the fact that young Arthur Stauley Wilson
has beeu elected a member of the Marl
borough Club, the prinoe’s pet club, upon
the uomluation of the heir-apparent him
self. Sir Charles Russell coucluded Ins
address for tho defendants rather briefly
and unexpectedly, it seemed to tbe surprised
audience.
couldn’t be a mistake.
Among other things he said: "If what
Arthur Stauley Wilson bat sworn to took
place it excludes all that class of suggestion
of which no trace appeared in the cor
respondence between Sir William Gordon
Cumming, Gen. Owen Williams and Lord
Coventry, to the effect that the accusation
arose from a misunderstanding
of the plaintiff’s system of
play known as coup de trois.” Sir Russell
then said that in hts opinion the only course
open to Sir Edward Clarke, leading coun
sel for the plaintiff, whioh, be added, would
be fatal, was to denouucs the whole accusa
tion as an invention.
self-condemned.
i “Now,” said Sir Charles, “in regard to
the events which resulted iu the plaintiff's
leaving Tranby Croft on the morning of
Sept, fl without seeing anybody iu the
house, into which be had been iutroduoed as
a friend of the Prince of Wales,
with full knowledge that he was
leaving behind him a blasted
reputation; If confirmation of the evidence
-iven is needed it comes from the acts and
-Tom the conduct of the plaintiff himself,
who was doubly condemned by the inde
pendent testimony of witnesses who had no
motive against him but every motive to
prevent a scandal, and by his own conduct
when brought face to face with the accusa
tion made against him.”
DISCOUNTING A COMING SPEECH.
Sir Russell then cleverly endeavored to
discount the arraignment of the Wilson
family and other members of the Tranby
Croft baccarat party, which, he anticipated,
would be one of the features of the address
for the plaintiff which the solicitor general
would make for the other side, concluding
with the remark that he confidently left
the defendants’ case in the hands of the
jury, being fully aware that the latter
would do tnelr duty, and by their verdict
uphold tho evidence which had been given
in their behalf.
SPRINGING A SENSATION.
Hardly had Sir Charles taken his seat,
and while the defendants’ counsel was still
receiving the congratulation of his friends,
when the solicitor general took the door,
and in a few sentences tersely invited the
attention of the jury, his whole manner in
dicating that a sensation was coming.
Bir Edward commenced by saying
that it bad been “common talk”
that the Prince of Wales’ continual pres
ence in court during the trial of this suit
has been for the purpose of restraining the
tongues of the lawyers engaged in the case
from commenting upon the Prinoe of
Wales’ connection with it. This remark
caused a sensation, but it was nothing to
what followed.
OBJECT OP THE PRINCE’S PRESENCE.
Sir Edward intimated that the presence
of the Prinoe of Wales in oourt would not
prevent him from making any comment
necessary, saying that he, as counsel, had a
painful duty to perform, and that
he intended to perform it honestly
and fairly. His opponents, he continued,
had always been careful to allude to
him (the counsel for the plaintiff) as the
"solicitor general,” and, be added: “While
I am proud of that title, I must remind the
jury that I appear in this case Bimpiy as an
English barrister, and I am obliged to dis
regard friendships and even my own In
terest, and oomment upo . the conduct and
evidence of one of the highest in the land.”
FACED THE COMING KING.
Sir Edward, as he uttered these last
words, turned squarely around until he
faced the Prinoe of Wales, upon whom
every eye in the court was then fixed and
who nervously crossed his lege, while the
audience was utterly aghast at what was
considered to be the audacity of the
solicitor general. In several directions
the whispered comment, “Why, he is
going to attaok the Prince of Wales,"
was distinctly heard and caused all atten
tion to he riveted upon the nlaintlff's coun
sel. Continuing, the solicitor general
remarked that Sir Charles Russell, for the
defendants, has said that “even it the jury
found for the plaintiff and disregarded the
document the latter had signed at Tranby
Croft, the military authorities would take
the matter up and that Sir William Gordon
Cumming's name would be stricken from
the army list.
A DEFIANCE.
“I wish to say in unmistakable terms,”
exclaimed Sir Edward Clarke, raising bis
voice until it echoed tellingly through the
court, “thefit would be impossible for the
authorities to do any such thing and to
leave on that lißt the names of the field
marshal, the Prinoe of Wales snd Gen. Owen
Williams.” This bold statement seemed to
completely take away the breath of the
audieDoe, and caused by far the greatest
sensation of the entire trial. Amidst this
storm the Prince of Wales sat ou the bench
to the left of the lord chief justice, tm*
movable, not a muscle of his faoe ap
parently twitching, leaning his head upon
his arm and endeavoring to appear totally
unconcerned.
A CUT AT THE WILSONS.
Sir Edward followed with a cutting ar
raignment of the Wilson family which
demonstrated, from the smllea winch per
vaded the oourt room, that the spectators
are not much in sympathy with them.
“Yes,” exclaimed the solicitor general re
ferring to the Wilsons, “they undoubtedly
have money,” putting a cruel emphasis
upon the word “money,” “but even if Sir
William Gordon Cummiug would conde
scend to take it from such a source I shall
not ask the jury to fix the damages be
yond a nominal sum.”
At another stage of his address tbe solid -
tor general said that it was doubted that
the evidrnce clearly showed that tho Wil
son family had agreed to watch Sir Cum
ming on tbe second night.
A FATAL ADMISSION.
“But,” he added, “they now saw the mis
take w hich such an admission would be.
They knew that the effect of such an ad
mission would be that Tranby Croft would
become a by-word in the laud.
Were this established, Tranby
Croft would be in tbe future known
as the place where a man who, for twenty
three years, had enjoyed an unsullied repu
tation. consorting with the highest in ths
land, was to be watahsd and trapped, end
they (the Wilsons) would at last know that
nobody would ever visit tbslr place again,
a house which would be shunned by
all honorable people as a place
where a reputation is not safe.
“There is no doubt os to the accuracy of the
precis, as representing the story told to tbe
Prince of Wales, to Lord Coventry and to
Gen. Owen Williams. But is it likely that
suoh men would be careless of what they
put down upon suoh an occasion?”
STANDING OF THE WILSONS.
Another wholesale smile was enjoyed in
tho court when Sir Edward referred to the
difference existing between the sooiety
which Lord Coventry and Geu. Williams
bad breo accustomed to from birth and the
society which the Wllsoi.s had beeu used
to. The solicitor geueral also and welt strongly
upon the fsot that the Piinoe of Wales,
Gen. WilMams and Lord Coveutry all based
their opinions on Arthur Stanley Wilson’s
statement, which the latter had aince modi
fied, and upon the foot that the Prinoe of
Wales, Lord Coventry and Gen. Williams
testified that they had not seen a single sus
picious act upon the part of Sir William
Gordon Cumming.
WALKS LEAVES IN A HURRY.
When the oourt adjourned for luncheon
the Prince of Wales hurriedly left tbe oourt
room, entirely disregarding the greetings of
the ladles who sat near him. After lunob
eoa Sir Edward Clarke resumed by saying
that there was nothing in the acousadous
against the plaintiff that could not be ex
plained by the system of playing which
Sir William Gordon Cumming adopted,
though the jury was askel to believe that
the plaintiff had deeoended to adopting the
tricks of the lowest sharper. After bestow
ing more sarcasm upon the Wilson family,
and the readiness witii which the Prince of
Walei had listened to them and condemned
his old friend, the solicitor general looking
straight into the Prince of Wales’ eye,
asked; “Whet was Sir William Gordon
Cumming’a reasons for signing the docu
ment about which so muon has been said i”
“It was,” be said, after an effective pause,
“to save the Prince of 'Wales.”
LIABLE TO PROSECUTION.
“Among the mass of the people,” Sir
Edward ooutinued, uttering each word
with startling distinctness, “it is known
that a club or inn oould be prosecuted for
playing baccarat, and in a groat part of tbe
community there was a feeling that this
unhappy incident ought never to have beeu
allowed to become known, because the cir
cumstances were those which were at vari
ance with the feeling and with the con
science of tbe people.”
the Influence of royalty.
“Then there was tbe strange and subtle
influence of royalty,” still more solemnly
and dramatically said ths solicitor gensrel,
“and Sir William Gordon (Jummlng’a ac
tion in signing that document was duo to
tbe influence whioh has adorned history
and which has made many a knight
do an unknigbtly and dishonoring
deed to save their king; because they gave
their honor as freely as they would have
given their honors for the interest of the
dynasty or to conceal the foibles of a prince. ’
A slight ripple of applause, which was
promptly suppressed, broke out In theoourr.
SIGNED TO BAV THE PRINCE.
“The document,” continued Sir Edward
Clarke, with increasing force and amid the
most deadly silence throughout the court
room, “was signed by Bir William Gordon
Gumming in order to save the Prinoe of
Wales from scandal. The motto of Bir
William Gordon Cumming’s race Is ‘with
out fear. He came Into the witness box
without fear, confident of a
verdict, which would wipe this stain from
his noble record of service with his gallant
regiment of brave soldiers.”
Bir Edward Clarke's plain language
throughout when ho referred to the Prince
of Wales, and when he made the assertion
that the precis was prepared by Lord
Coventry and signed by Bir William Gor
don Gumming solely in order to shield the
Prinoe of Wales from soandal caused one of
the greatest sensations of this sensational
trial.
THE solicitor’s basis.
The solicitor general quoted as a basis of
these startling allegations an extract from
the Earl of Coventry’s diary, in which the
following words oocur: “We were induced
to recommend this course because we de
sired to avoid a scandal and in order to
keep the name of the Prince of Wales out
of it.”
“Sir William Gordon Cumming, as well
as the Earl of Coventry," said Bir Edward
Clarke, “Is loyal to the Prince of
Wales, who has been most kind
to him, and Bir William Gordon
Cumming signed that document because
he was willing to sacrifice himself as his old
triends wore willing to sacrifice him in
order to save the reputation of one, recol
lection of whose friendship will always be
bright in his memory.”
not too late.
The solicitor general then said slowly to
jury: “It is too late to undo much of the
mischief whioh has been done,” and, then
facing the Prince of Wales and looking the
latter directly in the faoe for about a
a minute, he continued in a voioe appar
ently shaken with emotion, “and It may be
too late to save the reputation of some peo
ple mentioned in this case; but,” again
turning to the jury, “it is not too late for
you to prevent the completion of the sacri
fice of this gallant officer.
BURSTS OF APPLAUSE.
Bir Edward Clarke’s speech was regarded
as a most eloquent and telling effort, and
as he oloeed his remarks thore was a burst
of spontaneous applause, cheering and
band -clapping throughout the court, which
caused the lord chief justice to shout: “Si
lence, this is not a theater.” The applause
stopped, but as Bir Cumming rose
from his seat a minute later, and
while the Prinoe of Wales and Lord
Coleridge were (till on the bench, there was
a renewal of tbe cheers and hand-clapping,
of which the plaintiff appeared to take no
notice. The jury, it was plainly evident,
oppeared to be greatly impressed with the
speech of the solicitor general, and at be
ended It a remark was beard throughout
the court room; It was: ‘Sir Cumming will
get a verdict, or at least the jury will disa
gree.”
The court was then adjourned until to
morrow, when the lord chief justice will
sum up the cose and it will be given to the
jury.
LONDON'S OMNIBUS STRIKE.
Tbe Withdrawal of tbe Stages Makes
tbe Streets Look Deserted.
London, June B.— Hardly a single omni
bus of the 875 vehioles belonging to tbe
I<ondon General Omnibus Company it ma
iling to-day, and it is estimated that about
5,000 men and 10,000 horses are thrown into
a state of idleness through the strike which
commenced yesterday. The amount of in
convenience whioh tbe workmen and busi
ness men of this city are thus put to can be
readily imagined whoa it is understood that
tons of thousands of people depend
upon the omnibus to oonvey them to their
work. All tbo yards of the geueral omni
bus oompany are strongly pioketed by the
men ou strike, and tbe usually swarmingly
busy main streets of the metropolis presents
a deserted aud forlorn appeeranoe owlug
to tbe absence of the 'buses, generally
weighted down with paeieugors inside and
out to the utmost carrying oapaolty of tbe
vehioles. Only tbe tram cars and a few
pirates, on sexto ’busv, arc to be seen here
and there.
PIRATES IN REALITY,
The pirates are charging au increased
rate of fare in view of the harvest promised
by the strike, but the public generally ere
not patronizing them, preferring to walk
to their places of business. Tue hostlers of
tbe omnibus company this morning re
ported for duty as usual, and, after having
watered and fed the Dorses, again left the
stable, refusing to assist tbe couipeny in
any other way. The leaders of tbe strike,
early in the day, made a tour of
all tho company's yards, making
fiery addresses to the men, end doing every
thing possible to enoourago them to resist.
So far as the general feeling of the strikers
is oonoerned, it may be said that they are
sanguine of a speedy surrender upon the
part of the company.
The directors of tbe omnibus company
this morning held a confluence to decide
upon what course of action thoy shall pur
sue. Duriug the meeting a deputation of
non-union men vitited them, and stated
that they were going to work in the places
of the strikers it they were accorded ade
quate police protection.
UN-ABLE TO AGREE.
A deputation from tho omnibus drivers
and conductors attended during tbo course
of tbe day a meeting Of the
direotors of the oombiued omnibus com
panies and submitted tbe strikers’ proposal
to thorn. The visit was productive of no re
sult, however. One of the results of
the strike has beeu to bring the omnibus
companies, which have been hitherto at
enmity with each other, into relations
which have resulted In oombiued notion,
aud these companies intend iu tbe future to
work in barmooy together.
VIOLENCE OF THE STRIKERS.
There was a partial, repetition to-day of
the violent scenes of Sunday at several bus
yards, where the strikers end pickets
frustrated all attempts to send
out busses. In one case Burns
and others compelled the frightened
passengers in a 'bus to alight la Chancery
lane and compelled the driver to take the
’bus back to the stable at Brotnpton. No
actual damage was done except that a few
windows were broken with stones.
A VOTE TO HOLD OUT.
This evening tbe strikers, after addresses
by Maun and Burns, unanimously decided
to reject the companies’ offer, aud resolved
to stick to their original demands. If these
are not conceded by Wednesday tbe hostlers
will 1m forbidden to attend tbe horses.
The executive of the London
trades oounoil has issued a manifesto
appealing to the publio to support
the strike. The magistral* before whom
complaint was made against Burnt for in
terference with a driver refused to grant a
summons against Burns.
ITALY’ti KABTHQUAKB
Two of the Strlciceu Towns Virtually
Destroyed.
Rome, June 8. —Advices from Badia in
Calavania and Etrlgnafzo, two of tbe towns
in the north of Italy visited by an earth
quake yesterday, show that tbe inhabitants
were terror strlokeu and havo taken to the
fields for safety. Tbe authorities have, as
far as possible, sought to alleviate the dis
tress among the people, and have furnished
a largo number of tents to shelter those
who havo fled from their homes. Occa
sionally slighter shocks than those of yes
terday are fslt. Tne people are in dread of
momentarialy seeing the earth open and
swallow them.
The damages at these two places is much
greater than was indicated in tbe firjt re
ports. The towns were practically de
stroyed by the severity of the shocks. The
commission appointed by the authorities to
examine houses whioh were not thrown
down by the undulations of the earth have
made a hasty investigation, and they re
port that at least three-quarters of the
houses are In such a condition that the pub
lic safety demands that they be pjlled
down entirely Large bodios of troops have
been dispatched to these places to assist tbe
authorities in olearlng the streets of debris,
in tearing down dangerous bouses and to
render such other assistance as they may
be called upon to give.
The earthquake was strongly felt at
Florence and at Aquila. In this city only
slight shocks were experienced.
LAVA FLOWING DOWN VESUVIUS.
Naples. June B.— A large stream of lava
Is issuing from anew crater of Mount Ve
suvius at tbe base of the central one.
Signor Palmariere, director of the conser
vatory, states that the flow is directly oon
neoted with yesterday’s earthquake in Lom
bardy. and thatseismto disturbances gener
ally stop when an eruption oommenoet. He
does not consider tbe lava stream dan
gerous.
A SHOCK IN THE TYROL.
Vienna, June 8. —An earthquake was
felt to-day in the Tyrol in Rendau Thailand
Seud Tbeil at the foot of the Admello gla
cier.
A Sepoy Hanged.
Calcutta, June 8. —A dispatch received
here from Manipur this morning states that
a sepoy, who deserted from one of the native
regiments in tne British service, and who
was one of the leaders in the reoent revolt
against tbe British authority, being promi
nent among the natives, who massacred
Chief Commissioner Quinton’s party, was
hanged this morning. The execution took
place in the publio square in the village of
Manipur.
Loss of the TaramuDg.
Melbourne, June B. —The feers that were
entertained that the steamer Taramncg,
which was employed in the Austrslian
coasting trade, had foundered during a gale
while bound from New Castle, N. 8. W.,
for Melbourne have been confirmed. There
is no doubt that the steamer is lost. Wreek
age has drifted ashore in Wreck Bay which
■hows that tbe Taraiming has gone down.
The fate of her passengers and ner crew is
unknown.
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HAYTI RED WITH BLOOD.
FIfTY IIVEI OUT OFF IN T3RBB
DAYS BY HIPPOLYIE.
Rumors That Revolution Was Immi
nent Caused Him to Decide to Ter
rify the People—Prisoners Rescued
to Save Them From Being Shot
Down by a Gatling Gun.
New York, June B.—Tbe Steamer
Orange Nassau, at this port to-day from
Port-au- Prinoe, brings the first definite news
of the lato Insurrection in Hayti. The up
rising was of a serious oharacter and for a
time threatened important consequences;
but the government repressed the rebellion
by prompt and stern measures. The insurrec
tionists stormed the prison at Port-au-Prinoe
and a number of prisoners were
released, when military appeared on
the soene aud oaptured tho whole party.
Frederick Douglass, the UnitedStatas min
ister to Hayti, was expected to sail on this
steamer, but, owing to tbe excitement at
Port-au-Prince, be decided to postpone his
departure until next month. B. Walker, a
vrell-kuown resident at Port-au-Prlnoe, was
a passenger by the Orange Nassau. He
stales that there is considerable excitement
in that city. Martial law bod been de
clared. Some sixty persons bad been shot
on May 28 last, instead of twenty-eight aa
was oabled to Paris. Gen. Hippolyte baa
everything in his own hands and killing
goes on at tba rate of two to three persons
per day.
RUMORS OF A REBELLION.
Port-au-Prince, May 31.— For the last
two or three weeks there have been rumors
that revolution against President Hippo
lyte was Imminent iu this Capitol and, these
havlug reached the ears of the chief
executive, he caused the arrest of eighty
suspeoted persons, and put them In irons
in prison. Among the suspected was Gen.
Hully, who, nearing he was “wanted” hid
himself. Failing to secure the general
himself, bis wife was taken in
stead end thrown into prison.
TERRIFYING THE POPULACE.
Corpus Christi, Thursday, May 28, was a
national holiday and it was reported that
on that date President Hippolyte in order to
effectually terrify the populace, had or
dered a Gatling gun to be taken down to the
prison and eighty prisoners tobe summarily
executed. Friends of tbs prisoners, among
whom was Gan. Bally, met In oounoil and
while the president was in the oathedral,
they forced open the prison doors and freed
all of the prisoners, about 250.
A SERIES OF ASSASSINATIONS.
Then, by order of the president, began a
series of assassinations, perhaps unequaled
iu the annals of civilization, and to whioh
the massacre of Bt. Bartholomew sinks into
insigniflosnoe. The first victim was Ernest
Kigaud, a respected merchant, a bard work
ing man, who occupied himself exclusively
with his business and was positively known
to have beeu perfectly Innocent of oousplr
aoy of any kind. He wes sitting on a bal
cony with bl wife when the president I
passed and ordered him out, aud sent him
to the cemetery to be shot. He asked to be
allowed to take bis hot (he was uncovered),
and the president’s own words were; “You
won’t require a hat long.”
HIE NEPHEW KILLED.
His nephew, a boy of 16 or 16 years, fol
lowed him to tbe place of execution, and
returned witb the aewß to the afflicted wife,
who was still hoping to bring influence to
bear to save her husband. He told her “16
is useless; my poor udols has been foully
murdered.” These words were reported to
tbe president, and twtintv minutes later the
boy was brought before Dim. Being asked
if he had made tbe above statement, he did
not deny it, but said: “President, I have
never oonspired against you by word or
deed.” The boy was shot at once.
A CARNIVAL OF BLOODSHED.
About the same time Alexis R saignol, an
Inoffensive and much esteemed man, woe
executed in the streets; another man was
put up against the cathedral wall and shot;
seventeen were executed in a batch, and
even at this date an occasional volley tells
that another poor wretch has been executed.
There is no fighting in the street*
to exouse this massacre, every execution is
carried out in the most cold-blooded way.
tbe exeoutioners being soldiers belonging to
most degraded type of men, who seem to
enjoy tbe bloody task. It is impossible to
enumerate in detail all tbe murders that
have been perpetrated under color of the
law.
FIFTY KILLED IN THREE DAYS.
It is estimated that from May 28 to May
31 at least fifty persons have been pnt to
death and the figures are placed as high ae
100. No one can say bow long this slate of
affairs will last, or wnat the result will be.
Nor can any one who has not been an eye
witness of tbe scenes of horror enacted have
any idea of the terrified oonditlon of the
people of Port-au-Prinoe.
SHOT BY A MANIAO.
A Man Mortally Wounded on the
Streets of Wilmington.
Wilmington, N. C., June B. Benjamin
Matthews of New York was shot on Market
street to-night by H. R. Trask and mor
tally wounded, tbe ball striking him in the
forehead and lodging in the brain.
Matthew* and Trask, it is said, were
strangers to each other. Trask is supposed
to be insane. He was arrested and lodged
in jail.
CRACKSMEN BAG JEWELRY.
A Haul Worth $3,500 to $4,000 Made
at Clifton Forge.
Clifton Forge, Va., June B.— Cracks*
men entered the jewelry store of J. A.
Tauber yesterday morning and blew open
the safe, carrying off between $3,500 and
$4,000 worth of money and jewelry. The
charge of powder was so heavy that It tore
the safe door from Its binges and carried it
away ten feet. There is no clew to the
perpetrators. The jewelry store of Mr.
Llchter was entered the same night with a
small loss.
Gibson in Luck.
Chicago, June 8. —Judge Blodgett this
morning quashed the United States indiot
ment against George J. Gibson, secretary of
the whisky trust, charged with conspiracy
to destroy the Shusfeldt distillery. The de
cision was on the ground that the case was
one for the state and not for the United
Statee courts, in which there is no statute
providing a penalty for the crlms for which
Gibson was indicted.
Liquor Dealers Fail.
Richmond, Va., June B.—Henry G. and
Frank D. Crenshaw, composing the firm of
Crenshaw & Bros., wholesale liquor deal
ers, made an assignment to-day. Their
liabilities are (17,000. The amount of their
assets are unknown.
A Blaze at Glasgow.
Glasgow, June B.— Fire did damage to
the extent of $350,000 in the city to-day.
Mallerch’s glass warehouse and the estab
lishment of WiMis & Nelson, ribbon manu
facturers, were destroyed.
