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( J. H. ESTILL, Presideut, \
TRACY TALKS OFTIIE W AR
A MONUMENT TO SOLDIER3 UN
VEILED AT OWEGO.
The Secretary Admits the Valor and
Honesty of Purpose of the South-
Dissolution ot the Eepublic Would
Have Been Fatal—The Reuniting: cf
the Country.
Owego, N. Y., July 4.—A monument ■
raised to the memory of the soldiers from
Tioga county, who lost their lives in the
late war, was unveiled here to-day. Secre
tary Tracy was the orator of the day.
Secretary Tracy began his speech by re
calling the fact that he had tl livered a
Fourth of July oration thirty
years ago standing on the
same spot. Then the struggle for
national existence had fairly opened, anl
the union, as all knew, was to be preserved
by force of arms. In less than three weeks
after that the first t attle of Bull Run had
been fought and lost. The secretary then
rapidly reviewed the great events of tte
civil war, with tteir varyiug shades of vic
tory and defeat, and summarized the his
tory of his own command, raised in Owego
from a■: ong his auditors. He also sketched
succinctly the causes that led up to the
great conflict, defining strongly the posi
tion assumed by the states’ rights adherents
on one s.de us laid down by Jefferson, aud
that taken by ttie expounders ot national
sovereignty—Washington, Adams, Hamil
ton and Marshall—on the other.
BELIEF OF THE SOUTH.
In conclusion he said:
That the south believed they had a right
p aceably to secede from the union, I have
never doubted. This belief was a logical conse
qiience of premises that wore a Burned iu the
revolution of lT'i-9. For sixty years it had been
instill din the minds of the southern people.
The proceedings of their political conventions
were deemed incomplete without reatllrmance
of Jefferson’s famous formula Educated irorn
childhood under its influence, they had ooine to
regard allegiance to the state as the corner
stone of theif political faith. Their
conviction was sincere, aud though
their administrations rejec ed this
narrow scheme of government in practice,
t heir creed n ver lost its hold upon the minds
of the p ople. Even President Buchanan and
his Attorney General, Jeremiah Black, denied
ttie power of the national government to coerce
u seceding state.
t THE APTEAL TO ARMS.
The question had been argued and re-ar
gued for half a century, and argu
ment could not settle it. It could only
bo determined by the arbitrament of
firms, and to this tribunal the south appealed,
and as a people they have loyally and heroically
accepted the result: and shad we, fellow-citi
zens, who cune victorious out of the struggle,
grudge to them the precious tradition or the
valor and heroism that their armies, even
though vanquished, have loft them. As we
stand here to-day, raising this monument to
our beloved dead, we remember that
we are also celebrating the in
dependence of a united nation,
ad looking back across the dark gulf of the
civil war through 115 years of national existence
we can but think of the restored union and say
to these others: “As you were ourenemies you
are our countrymen.”
ALL BITTERNESS FORGOTTEN.
A quarter of a century has passed and all the
bitterness of the struggle is forgotten. Like
us they have veterans living, and believing
like us. they still clink fondly to those dear as
sociations, the corapanionshiu formed on the
march, in the tent, around the campfire and in
the stress of battle. Like us. they fought from
conviction, though their conviction was fouuded
upon that mistaken doctrine of allegiance
winch they had learned in their early
youth; and they fought bravely anil
unflinchingly for the cause, which,
after the first two years, was well
nigh hopeless, and yet in spite of their defeat
the southern people discovered, in the results of
the war, the foundation of anew prosperity. Of
what other conflict can it be said that though
one party triumphed the vanquished gained
more than if they bad been victorious.
A NEW ERA OF PROGRESS.
The burden of slavery, which for centuries
had hum: like a mill-stoue around their necks,
w as removed, and straightaway there opened up
anew era of prugieas and development, of which
the end isnotyet. Would Galveston now be the
outlet of the trans-Mississippi region, or New
Orleans of the rich river countries, or would
Mobile receive the vast share of the commerce
ol the northwest thro ugh St. Louis, if these
three ports were the ports of a foreign country?
Compare the nation of to-day, numbering
63,<X)0,000 of happy nnd prosperous people,
with the conditions tnat would
have existed had such secession
been accomplished. Tho dissolution of the
union of the states, neither strong enough to
control the destinies of the other, ultimate sep
aration, perhaps, of other sections, until toe
union would have been split up into a number
of petty communities regarding each other
with hostility, their advancement checked by
loss of the essential parts of the integral
whole, each endeavoring to gain an
advantage by war ordip'omacy over the others.
Such a condition of affairs cou.d not by any
possibility have endured.
VALIUS OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
Can it be supposed for a moment that the
states bordering on the Mississippi river and its
tributaries would have permitted themselves to
be cut off from the mouth of that river
by an alien power? So essential
was this outlet to vast territories
of the interior that even Jefferson sanctioned
its acquisition, in defiance of his own ooustitu
tional scruples. Or can it be supposed that
either the west or east would have tolerated
its separation from tho ocean on the other side
of the outinent, or that the lake country
would have remained passive with another
power of about equal strength?
OIR NATURAL BOUNDARIES.
The configuration of this country defines its
bni Maries; each part is necessary to tho whole,
and all that it requires is a sentiment among Us
People as united and indivisible as the country
its If— a sentiment which knows no-lines except
tnoae created by American citizenship and
w iich extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific
and from the lakes to the gulf. I would not
be understood as saying that in tho results of
tto war any chaugo has been wrought in the
umi “riving principles of our constitutional gov
ernment turther thin that >mbodied in the
thirteenth, fouiteenth and fifteenth amend
ments, but I do say that the old heresy has dis
appeared forever. It may be that men still
rntler in their interpretation of the con
stitution, as would be the cat) with
any law- whether an organic or an ordinary
legislative enactment. But the fact is now ae-
Enowledged and accepted that the supreme
United Slates is a tribunal, clothed
imfucient and final power to determine
any specific case as it arises.
NOT A MERE COMPACT,
il ! .', e , '’"“prsoman theory of compact has been
anandoned, and the citizen now regards him
o the lw now regards him
f?„ a c ‘“ / f n Of the United States first and of his
®, - a ‘forward. Hut while we have ex
„ ' L ; uls: '‘d Jeffersonian theories, ive have only
~™. r,ne ' 1 nn<l rB established Jeffen-omau proc-
K!„,1,,. nor can any ot ie, of whatever party,
_ “ n,! , utt for discarding the political
p liosopher, the author of tlio resolutions
f ‘ *0 R tand on the broad and secure plat
in iso?" f Fldcnt who acquired Louisiana
them' , though we have thus put au end to
!,nc .. n doctrine of slate sovereignty, we
rights' 01 l ° St ° r the true principle of state
IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS.
in,nono I \ a ? iu irs b, the statescxercisethe most
... rta ‘ function* of the domostio govern
these rights must l> preserved In ail
_‘ K ,, , . tutional vigor. We belong to a re
t uS federal republ.c. and in its
wirß 1 t’t’tuciple, of a union of all combined
„ .ill 10 r self Eovermnent for each, lies the
magic of us success.
ONE SAFEGUARD.
| D dwelling thus upon the advantages of
ur federal system we must not forget that
safeguard without which no free
c n succeed; and it is the presence
safeguard, which, more than anything
rise, has distinguished the United State* from
The morning news.
so many other experiments in re- I
publican institutions. This lies in |
the respect of its citizens for j
law and order. Unless the people themselves
are united in obedience to the iaw r , and in the
maintenance of order, a government can only
end in disaster, and the more popular the sys
tem the more inevitable the catastrophe. Mob
law hai no excuse for existence, except in new
settlements where civilization has not bad time
to take root. In an old and long established
community it is a confession of incapacity for
b if government.
A SECTIONAL ISSUE ELIMINATED.
Not, the least among the results of the war is
the exclusion from our national politics of the
only burning question whose aspect was dis
tinctly sectional. It may be that what suits
best the shores of the gulf or lakes may not
me-t with the fullest approval of the Atlantic
or Pacific seaboards. That there may be one
tendency In Florida or in Oregon, and
another in .Maineor Texas or Colorado; that the
interests of great cities may not be identical
with those of farming district*, or tcose again
with tlie centers of raining aud manufactures:
but never again will it happen that the political
institution lying at the bottom of the whole in
dustrial, financial and social condition of one
portion of h e union will array the population
of that district iu a bitter struggle of arms
against the rest.
CLOSER TIES.
’The years pass by and railroads and other
means of communication increase. As those
who live in one corner of the union learn to
know better the sterling qualities of the inhabi
tants of the other sections, as we become more
and more closely united by innumerable rela
tions of finance, of exchange, of intercourse; as
we join year after year in great industrial en
terprises and exhibitions, whose support is
drawu from all quartern of the country, we may
look for an ever increasing sense of the value of
our national existence.
MUTUAL SACRIFICES.
If we find that the interests of different local
ities are for the moment in conflict, we must
remember that the welfare of each is essential
to the true prosperity of aii, and in a loyat
spirit of harmony aud conciliation by mutual
sa rifices we must so order and regulate our
differences that no one interest shall bo
fostered at the expense of all others. This we
can do by standing steadfast y and unselfishly
upon the broad platform of a common nation
ality and citizenship not sectional, but Ameri
can. Animated by such purposes, looking un
waveringly to the common welfare of our
common country, we shall reconcile
all local differences and make this
federal rep bile, composed of states
self-governing in their local affairs a source
of blessing to all its people aud a powerful in
fluence for good, not only on ttie western conti
nent, but throughout the whole world.
GUILFOitD BATTLE QRJUND.
A Patriotic Celebration of the National
Holiday.
Greensboro, N. C., July 4.— Guilford
battle grounds was to-day the scene of
patriotic rejoicing in commemoration of
Independence day. The place is four miles
from here, reached by the Cape Fear and
Yadkin Valley railway and excellent turn
pikes. The ground upon which the bate e
of Guilford court house was fought between
Gen. Greene and Gen. Cornwallis March
15, 1781, embraces seventy-five acres. It was
four years ago by the Guilford
Battle Ground Company, a corporation
creatod by the legislature of North Caro
lina. Hon. David Scbeuck is president of
the company and Thomas B. Keogh score*
tary. The grounis have been improved,
and beautiful oak groves, green lawns and
fl iwing springs are among the attractions,
and monuments and tablets mark interesting
spots and the battle llnes.Thero are pavilions,
a 1 dge house, and a museum containing
mauv lelics picked up on the battleflold.
The day w s beautiful and the crowd large.
Fifteen hundred people thronged the
grounds—men, women and children —all
bent on pleasure.
VEHICLES FROM AFAR.
Hundreds of vehicles were packed about
tte field, many having oome fifty and
seventy-five miles. No such assemblage has
been seen south since the war. Thousands
of descendants of the brave me i who fought
for American independence at the battle of
Guilford Court House were here in joyful
reuuion, a prosperous and happy looking
people. Tbe sight was exbihratiug. Bra 8
bauds made the woods resound with the
“Star-Spangled Banner,” the‘‘Red, White
and blue" and “Dixie. ” lhe stars and stripes
floated everywhere, and the revival of the
true spirit of an old-fashioned Fourth of
July seemed to bury ail other romiuiseuces.
The formal ceremonies were opened with
prayer by Rev. Dr. Cheshire. Hon. Kemp
P. ex-president of the Chapel Hill
uniraersity, was the orator of the day. His
subject was, "The life and military services
of Geu. Jethro Sumner," whose remains
are interred on Guilford battle
ground. A fine oil portrait of
Hon. David Schenek, president of the Guil
ford Battle Ground Company, was pre
sented to the company by E. D. Steel.
JUDGE SCIIENCK’S LABORS.
It was accepted for the company by Col.
James E. Boyd, who eloquently dwelt upon
the patri tic work by President Schenck in
conceiving the idea of rescuing from
oblivion one of the most noted battlefields
of the revolutionary war. The labors of
Judge Scbenck are worthy of commenda
tion by every patriotic man. He has,
by hard study and great labor,
made Guilford battleground what It is to
day. If congress will take up tho work the
most renowned revolutionary battlefield in
the southern staios will become the shrine
of a liberty-loving people, and be the ground
for a yearly reunion as well as a spot to be
cherished.
Gov. HJt was groetod with enthusiasm
and mode a speech which was cordially ap
plauded.
Hon. Kope Elias of Franklin, N. C., ad
dressed the people and was warmly cheered.
Regrets were received from many who
were unable to attend. Among them w-cre
United Htates Senator Hawley. Hon. IV. L.
Wilson of West Virginia and Gen. H. V'.
Boyton.
Among those from abroad were Dr. I. A.
Howell of Illinois, Judge Washburn of
Missouri, Attorney Charles Price and Dr.
W. il. Wheeler. There was not a disor
derly set during the day. and not an acci
dent to mar the pleasure of the occasion.
CELEBRATING AT PARIS.
The American and French Flags Seen
intertwined.
Paris, July 4.-—The American quarter of
this city was decorated with bunting to-day
in honor of the Fourth. In addition, the
business parts of Paris which border on the
ArodeTriomphe was lavish in Its display
of French and American Hags. During the
afternoon the much looked for international
athletlo meeting took place in the Bois de
Boulogne, under the auspices of the racing
club of France. The Americans carried off
all the honors.
Chattanooga’s Blow Out.
Chattanooga, Tenn., July 4.—The
celebration of the Fourth was appropriate,
ttie most striking feature being a trades dis
play and union labor parade two miles in
length, with seventv-flve floats and $2,000
mon in line, in the afternoon there were
races and a tournament at the driving park,
and fireworks and a picnic on Cameron
Hill. Ex-Gov. Taylor was one of the
speakers.
Charleston’s Celebration.
Charleston. 8. C. July 4. —The Fourth
was celebrated here by a general suspen
sion of business, a lavish display of flags,
excursions by land and sea, and a parade of
the first regiment of colored stats troopa
SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, JULY 5, 1891 —TWELVE PAGES.
A BAKER’S DOZEN KILLED
TWO CAR3 FALL FROM A 7RESILR
IN W EST VIRGINIA.
Fears that There Are One or Two Bod
ies Still Under th 9 Wreck—Four
Other Passengers Fatally Injured
Others Dangerously Hurt and May
Die—Fire Caused the Wreck.
Charleston, W. Va., July 4. The
worst wreck ever known in this part of the
state, if not the worst that ever happened
in the state, occurred at about 8 o’clock this
morning on the Kanawha and Michigan
railway, eight miles west of here. A pas
senger train for Columbus pulled cut from
here with two carloads of excursionists,
among them the Order of United American
Mechanics, who were going to Focass.
CAUSE OF THE WRECK.
Tbe wreck occurred on a high trestle.
Tbe sleepers had caught fire during the
night and burned so that the rails spread
under the train. Tbe eugine and baggage
ar,d mail oar passed over safely, but two
coaches were thrown from the track.
After running some forty feet
on the sleepers the forward car top
pled to the left and the rear one
to the right. The forward car turned com
pletely over, lauding right side up. The
other fell some twenty feet, turning up
side down, aud one set of trucks fell on top
of it, crushing the car to splinters. Under
this place most of the di ad were found.
Burgeons and a relief train were sent ut
once.
HEART- RENDING SCENES.
The scenes among the dead and dying
were heart-rending. One little baby lost
his father and mother.
One man’s bead was severed at the
mouth aud his bead was fished out from
under the wreck. Several hours after his
body was found.
It is feared that there are one or two
bodies yet under the wreck.
A Gazette reporter has just returned from
the scene and reports the following dead:
(All have been brought here and are at au
undertakers.!
Col. VV. E. FrFE of Buffalo, W. Va.
T. N. Wilson, who travels for a Colum
bus house, of Ga’lipolis, O.
Charles Hoffman of Blue Creek, W.
Va.
L. C. Robe of Blue Creek. W. Va.
Jasper Daugherty of New Martins
ville, W. Va.
Walter W klcher of Charleston.
Mrs. Walter Weloher of Charleston.
Klla o’L.eary of Charleston.
Amos CouTLERof Red House, W. Va.
Orville Robinson of Midway, W. Va
Thomas Thornton, a K. and M. con
ductor of Midd eport, O.
Folly Sullivan of Mason City, who
worked in Charleston.
James White of Middieport, O.
the fatally injured.
Those fatally injured are;
W. B. RfKD of Elk City.
Jamf.s Blackwood of Athens, 0.,
crushed about the head and has never re
covered consciousness.
Mrs. R. 8. Tkuslow of Charleston, skull
fractured and concussion of the brain.
Will Ford of Elk City, head and chest
crushed.
Following is a partial list of the other in
jured, many of whom are dangerously hurt
and some will probably die:
Leon E. Bligh of Red House, W. Va.,
spine hurt and internally injured.
J. D. Jones of Charleston, arm broken
and internally injured.
Mrs. J. D. Jones of Charleston, head
out.
TV. D. Saunderr of Charleston, head cut.
Peter Simpson of Charleston, head cut.
J. C. Martin of Leon, W. Vo., back in
jured.
J. B. Gordon, bridge foreman, of l,eon,
W. Va., back and head cut.
Mary Shirkky, 13 years old, head out
and internally injured.
Miss Jennie Jackson of Charleston,
head cut and shoulder bruised.
Miss Cora Cart of Charleston, face and
neck bruised.
Miss Maggie Cart of Charleston, Bhoul
der injured.
Walter TVeioher and wife, who were killed
outright.
P. L. Mullins of Clendenning, W. Va.,
leg and arm crushed.
G. A. Gillespie of Elk City, breast and
head cut.
John Whittaker of Elk City, side and
head out and bruised.
James Copelin of Elk City, head and
arm bruised.
MoLl.tK TV infrek of Elk City, back and
side injured.
E. A. Prior, proprietor of Price’s Float
ing Opera of New Martinsville, nervous
shock and Slightly bruised.
White Carter of Mull Grove, N. C.,
hip hurt and also slightly hurt.
Miss Minnie Davis of Charleston, head
and back hurt.
Andy Rayburn of Elk City, shoulder,
face, collar bone and head injured.
Allie Coulter of Red House, W. Va.,
head and side hurt.
Miss Eva Coulter, 7 years old, of Red
House, back and head hurt.
R. J. Satthkrwait of Charleston, con
cussion of the head other Injuries.
James H. Goddard, Jr., of Charleston;
face cut and body bruised.
Charles Robinson, a conductor, of
Midway, TV. Va.; head cut and body
bruised.
W. T. Kioer and small son of Charles
ton, bruised slightly about the bead and
bodies.
Postal Clerk Hayes of Athens, 0.,
slightly bruised about the body.
George W. Stribling of Point Pleas
ant, W. Va., employed as a clerk in the
Kanawha Valley bank, this city, cut under
the chin and body bruised.
Bam Hhuk of Midway, W. Va.. face and
head cut
H. T. Calhoun of Gallipolis, 0., thigh
broken and out on chin.
George McKee of Poca, TV. Va.,injured
about tbe bead and arms.
Raburn Blackburn of Elk City, legs
hurt
F. W. Jennings of Columbus, O.; side
hurt.
George Eisle of Charleston, head in
jured.
Clarence Eislb of Charleston, arms
bruised.
A. C. Wall of Elk City, side bruised.
Lucinda Jones of Elk City, head
bruised.
Alice Bpradlino of Elk City, head
cut.
Charles Conker of Poca, TV. Va. ;
siigbtiy injured about the head.
C. C. Lonu of Point Pleasant, head cut
Ed Conker of Poca, side hurt.
A. Archibald of Poca, arms injured.
Samuel Carpenter of Poca, foot hurt.
YVilliam Jones of Elk City, head in
jured.
James Nicely of Charleston, was known
to have been on the tram, but he has net
been seen or heard from since the wreck.
It is believed that he is UDder the wrecked
car.
Fifty-eight persons have teen counted
who are injured and a number waikod
away before they could be seen. Of the
entire number of passengers but one, John
Norvell of this city, escaped without a
scratch. He was in the mail cur.
Ella Henson of Elk City had her head j
Injured also.
A SrFtESf OAR RUN LOWS.
An Unknown Man Already Dead and
Others Badly Injured.
Chicago, July 4.— At :i o’oloek this
morning a Northwestern freight train struck
a street car on the Rockwell vreet crossing
and Injured five of tbe panengers. Tho
train struck the car squarely or, the side and
knocked it several feet. The following are
the injured:
Au unknown mail, who died at the
couuty hospital at 8 o’clock this afternoon.
Patrick Martin, hurt about tho head an l
internally; may die.
Frank Becker, bruised about tho head and
breast.
F. F. Witt, head cut and bruised on the
left shoulder.
W allace Boyd, left leg crushed.
All of the injured were removed to the
powerhouse of the AVest Division Street
Railway Company, except the unknown
man, who was taken to the county hospital.
Everything goes to show gross carelessness
on the part of the men in charge of the rail
way orossing. It is reported that there
were no proper guards on the track and no
warning to the engineer that the oar with
its living load was in his way The train
was moving at a rapid rate when it struck
the car. No engine was in si.pi when the
street ear conductor signaled his driver to
go ahead, and yet it was less than a minute
afterward that" the accident occured.
HANNIBAL HAMLIN DEAD.
A Long Career in Public Life-Vice
President Under Lincoln.
Bangor, Me., July 4.—Ex-Vine Presi
dent Hannibal Hamlin died at 8:15
o’clock. He was down town this aflernoon
and went to the Tarritine Club rooms,
where he was playing pedro, when his head
fell forward on his chest. A gentleman re
marked: "The senator seems to f.el badly.”
Mr. Hamlin said : “I do." Men
gathered around him and be
was taken to a lounge. Dr.
Robinson, who was iu tbe next room,
attended him and afterward Dr. .Mason and
Dr. Phillips were called. No pulse was
visible for an hour, and it was thought they
could not b:lug him out. Finally
ho revived somewhat and managed to articu
late feebly. Tho doctors worked over him
faithfully and his family was sent for.
Soon Mrs. Hamlin, Gen. Charles Hamlin,
his son, and the latter’s wife aud other
members were at his side. All was done for
him in human power, but failed. He
parsed away peacefully at 8:15 o’clook. He
leaves a widow and two sous, Gen. Charlet
Hamlin, a lawyer of Ellsworth, and Frank
Hamlin, now living in Chicago. Mr. Ham
lin has been perceptibly failing for a year,
but seemed about as usual this afternoon,
and walked down town. The oity mourn-;
the death of its most distinguished citizen.
Hannibal Hamlin was born in Paris, Ox
ford county, Maine, Anfc. 27,1809. Ho was
prepared for college, but owing to the death
of his father he was compelled to take
charge of the home farm until he was of
age. He studied law and was admitted to
the bar in 1883. He practiced in Hampden,
Pouobsoot county, until 1848. Before 1848
he was a member of tbe legislature of
Maine, nud wai elected speaker of that
body. In 1842 he was elected to congress as
a demoorat, and re elected in 1844.
He was elected to the United States
Senate in IS4B to fill a vacancy, aud was re
elected in 1851. He resigned in 1857 to ac -
cept the office of governor, to which he had
been elected as a republican. In less than
a month after his inauguration he resigned,
having been chosen Unite! B:ate9 seriat r
for the full term of six years. He resigned
in 1861, having beau elected Vico Presideut
on the ticket with Abraham Lincoln. In
1865 he was appointed collector of the Port
of Boston. He was re-elec:ed to the United
States Senate in 1881. In June of
that year ho was appointed minister to
Spain, but resigned within a year. That
was the last public office ho hold. He had
along public career. During the last few
years of his life he was almost forgotten ex
cept in bis uative state.
PARKERSON A HERO.
Tha Leader of the Lynchers the Lion
of the Day at Bloomington.
Bloomington, 111., July 4. —The most
notable and enthusiastic celebration of in
dependence day In the historv of Blooming
ton was that which occurred to-day. The
orator of tha occasion was TV. 8.
Parkerson of New Orleans, leader
of the citizens iu the " Mafia ”
riot in that city. A crowd of
12,000 people assembled at Franklin pa k,
and Mr, Parkerson was introduced by
Mayor Foster. Mr. Parkerson was greeted
with prolonged cheering. The rcenos which
followed the address oan scarcely be de
scribed. The assemblage wildly pressed
around the orator, cheering for Mr. Parker
son, New Orleans, and the south, shaking
hands with biin and speaking words of con
gratulation, good will and esteem for the
people ho represents.
parkerson’* patriotism.
“lain neither colonel or judge, but plain
mister, a private citizen of the United
States,” were the words with which the
speaker introduced himself. “We, the
People," wa3 the subject of his address. “I
yield in love of my country,” said ho, “to no
man within the borders of it. My pride ui
this grand government is not overtopped by
any. In its greatness 1 glory, in Its uuity
I rejoice, and 1 hesitate not to assert that
the most intensely American spirit and
pride which I have ever seen can be found
in the lowlauds of Louisiana be
hind the levees cf the Mississippi.
The stars and stripes have no more faithful
lovers than the men of the new south. No
more earnest and determined defenders of
the beloved flag can be found within the
four ooruers of the nation. None will re
sent more quickly an insult to it.”
GOV. HILL AT GENEVA.
He Pays a Compliment to President
Harrison.
Geneva, N. Y., July 4.—Gov. Hill to
day made an eloquent plea tor the revival
of patriotic feeling and paid the following
compliment to President Harrison; “I
thank the President of our country for his
patriotic utterances on his recent memora
ble trip throughout the eoutu and west,
and I was rejoiced to * observe that
he was everywhere received with
unusual demonstrations of respect and un
questioned evidences of loyalty to the grext
government of which he us the honored
chlof executive. His words were most
timely, and do infinite credit to his heart
and judgment.”
A ROTV AT A CELEBRATION.,
YT bite Miners Kill a Negro and Wound
Four or Five utbers.
Birmingham, ala., July 4.— White and
negro miners, who were celebrating the
Fourth at Sumter, Ala., to-day, quarreled
after they became drunk, and in the row
which followed one negro was killed and
four or five others probably fatally in
jured. Tbe negroes are much enraged over
the affair and threaten mischief.
’ i '4 -i
LANDING OK THE KAISER
HE KTBSEB THE FRINGE OF WALES
AND IS VERY CORDIAL.
The German Vsssels Greeted With n
Salute by the British Squadron-
Luncheon Aboard the German Royal
Yacht Followed by Departure for
Windsor Tna Meeting With tho
Queen
London, July 4.—Emperor William of
Germany arrived at Port Victoria, near
Sheerness, this morning. Ha was enthusi
astically received iy the crowds assembled
to witness the landing of the imperial
party. All tho British warships anchored
about Sheerness fired salutes of twenty-one
guns. Soon after landing the emperor and
his party left by special train for Windsor
Castle. The weather is brilliant and brac
ing.
Previous to the arrival of the imperial
yacht, Hohenzollern, the Prince of Wales
and his eldest son, the Duke of Clarence
and Avondale, both in the uniform of the
Prussian Hussars; the Duke of Edinburgh,
in the uniform of a Prussian
general; the Duke of Connaught,
iu the uniform of a colonel of tho
German Hussars, and other members of the
royai family gathered on the pier to await
the arrival of the imperial visitors. The
Duke of Portland, master of tho horse,
was in charge of the arrangements made
for tho reception of the emperor.
others who were present.
Also present on the pier were tho German
ambassador, Count von Hatzfeldt; the
British ambassador at Berlin, Kir Edward
Mallet, and Admiral Bir John Commerell,
Sir John McNeill and Col. Carrington, tho
three last named being specially attached
to the emperor during his stay in England.
The Hohenzollern was sighted about noon.
She was escorted by the Princess
Wilhelm and other German war ves
sels. When the German yacht aud
her escort were abreast of tho first of tbe
British war vessels the latter thundered
forth an ear-splitting salute of twenty-oue
guns each. Tho German emperor wa*
first desiried upon tho bridge of
the imperial yacht. He wore the uniform
of a Bnti-.ii admiral and was accouipanb and
by a staff sparkling with gold luce aud
decorations. Upon landing the emperor
kissed the Prince of W’ales, and after lunch
ing oil board the Hohenzollern the royal
party staited for Windsor as already
stated.
FEAR THE SOCIALISTS.
Though the police do not fear a combined
socialist demonstration during the visit of
Emperor William to England, these officials
dread that there may lie some isolated at
tempts at outrage by some of the numerous
French extremists resident in thli city,
who are known to combine anarchist mad
ness with national hatred. Police agents
have reported to tho Scotland yard polioo
Headquarters that there ure cases
where marked anarchists have been
swearing openly to tako part in lomo
demonstration of vengeance upon tho oc
casion of the emperor’s proposed visit to
Guild hall Friday next. According to the
programme, these demonstrations, it is
supposed, would take place during the em
peror's pregross to or from toe city upon
the day refo re 1 to. The police are taking
every precaution to insure the emperor's
safety. Incidentally they propose to place
a number of suspect.d persons under tem
porary arrest.
EXTRAORDINARY PREPARATIONS.
At Port Victoria extraordinary prepara
tions had been made. Nobody was allowed
to pass on to the landing pier except mem
bers o£ the royal families, their suites and
the diplomatic corps. To such an exjtent
was this exclusiveness carried that the
postoffice, which is also the local
telegraph office, was instructed by the
postmaster general to refuse all press dis
patches until the reception of the emperor
wus at an end. Over fifty naval
vessels were assembled in Sheornoss
harbor. All dressed from stem to
stern with fluttering bunting, they
formed a picture calculated to make
an Englishman’s breast swell with pride.
11l honor of the imperial guest the war
ships, iti addition to their own distinctive
flags, also flew the standard of Germany.
Taken os a w hole, the greeting extended to
the queeu’s warlike young grandson was
without parallel in the history of England.
MUST HAVE PLEASED HIM.
The general opinion exprossed after the
emperor had lauded wus that he cannot
have failed to have been delighted with the
reception his relatives have accorded him.
Before leaving the jetty for Windsor the
emperor inspected the guard of
honor, and uttered aloud his com
pliments upon the soldierly bearing
of the men. Bouques were handed
to the empress as her majesty was entering
the train, and salutes were fired as the tralu
started. Every station along the line to
Waterloo was Ailed with people who
cheered the train as the carriages swept
past. During a short hait at Waterloo the
emperor, responding to incessant volleys of
cheers, shipped out on the platform of his
carriage and repeatedly saluted. Similar
scenes were witnessed all along the line to
Windsor. The station there was one mass
of color. The whole platform was draped
with crimson and t o walls were covered
with the colors of Germany. The Grenadier
Guards formed a guard of honor.
THE GREETINGS.
Upon the arrival of the train the Princess
of Wales stepped out of the waiting r om and
greeted the emperor and empress. With her
were Princesses Beatrice and Christian and
Princesses Victoria and Maud of Wales,
Pnnce Christian, the Duke of Cambridge
and Prince Henry of Battenberg. After
mil around hand shakings and kissing a
procession whioh consisted of twelve car
riages was formed. The first oarriage,
drawn by four of the queen’s cream
colored horses, was occupied by the
emperor, the Prince of Wales, the
Duke of Edinburgh and the Duke
of Connaught. Iu the second. carriage
were the Empress and Prince of Wales and
Princesses Beatrice and Christian. The
third was occupied by the Duchess of Con
naught, Priucess Victoria of Wales and the
Dukes of Clarence and Cambridge. In the
other carriages were members of the royal
family and their suites.
TROOPS ALONG THE ROUTE.
The route of the procession was lined
with infantry and cavalry, whioh kept in
check the masses of spectators, who were
crammed so close together that they threats
cmed every moment to overflow and break
the ranks of the soldiers. Everywhere there
was a lavish display of floral decorations,
- bunting and flags, with plentiful motto
greetings. To the unceasing ovation
accompanying their progress the German
emperor and empress replied with unceas
ing salutes. Upon the procession baiting at
the Guild hail the town clerk read an ad
dress of welcome to the mist favored home
of the rulers of Great Britain. The address
expressei a trust that the alliance between
the imperial and royal families would
guarantee lasting friendship be
tween kindred peoples, and c mduoe to
the maintenance of ibe peace of Europe and
the general advancement of civilization,
and dilated upon the emperor’s reforms.
The mayor, stepping forward, then made a
short, effusive speeoh, to which the emperor
made a laconic reply.
AT TUB CASTLE.
The procession then started toward the
quadrangle of the oustle. Here the Knights
of St. tie rge, whoso bright uniforms con
t asted with the aged appearance of the
wearers, were grouped around the
statute of Charles 11. Life guards
and Voomen of the Guard lined the
quadrangle, whilo scarlet uniformed sol
uiers tilled the approaches and ramparts of
the tower. The lord chamberlain, bare
headed, awaited the arrival of the imperial
visitors at the entrance of the main hall
of the state apartments. Around him
were a uumher of naval and mili
tary officers. Amid the rolling volleys of
cheers and thundering salvos of artillery
the procession outered the castle grounds.
As the carriages reached the quadrangle
the band of Scot’s guards played the
national anthem. Tho emperor’s carriage
stopped beneath the portioo of the Waterloo
door. On alighting the euinercr entered
the hall, preceded by the lord chamber
lain.
EMBRACED BY THK QUEEN,
The queen mot him at the threshold and
affectionately oinbraced him. All of the
royalties followed the emperor and the door
was close! even on the favored few who had
beou privileged to see thus far. Some
minutes afterward the emperor re appeared
iu tho quadrangle aooompanied by Hie
Prince of Wales, the Duke of (Edinburgh
and tho Duke of Cambridge,
and proceeded as usual to in
spect the troops. He shook hands
and chatted with the ottlcers and watched
the mou defile out of the gates and then re
tired to bis apartments. After a shor t rest
the emperor and empress dined wit.i the
queen. Other royalties were present, but
it was purely a family dinner. Later the
emperor held a semiofficial reception,
at which he was attended by Count
von Hatzfeldt, tho German ambassador;
Lord Salisbury, the I’riuco of Lies-, Count
Metteruich, Lord Stanhope and others, all
of whom were resplendent in levee dross
or uniforms bedecked with orders. Count
von hatzfeldt formed throughout the day’s
functions nn objeot of attraction to all eyes,
sparkling with rows of diamond orders
over a tunio, which was a mass of gold
braiding and begirt with the ribbon of the
Black Eagle.
GLADSTONE'S SON DEAD.
Tho Grlof of the Tx -Premier bo In
ter, ee as to Alarm Hla Friends.
London, July 4.—William Henry Glad
stone, the eldest son of Rt. Hon. William
Ewart Gladstone, the great English
statesman, died this morning. The de
ceased was born at Hawarden, Flintshire,
in 1840 educated at Christ church, Ozford;
entered parliament In 1805, .representing
Chester ; At for Whitby from 1868 to 1880,
and subsequently represented Worcester
shire. The late Mr. Gladstone was lord of the
treasury from 186 W to 1874. and was deputy
lieutenant and justice of the peace for
Flintshire at the time bis death. For reoent
yeais W. H. Gladstone has lived practically
in retirement. Mr. Gladstone for some
time past bad been suffering from brain
disease and from paralysis of the right side.
The physician who lias beau in attendanoe
upon him performed an op ration on Thurs
day last upon bis patient. The physician
as a result of tho operation removed a
tumor winch had been pressing upon Mr.
Gladstone’s brain. Tho patient, however,
sank rapidly after the tumor had been ro
moved.
THOSE AT THE DEATH-BED.
Mrs. Gladstone, Miss Gladstone and the
deceased's two brothers. Herbert and
Stephen, wero present at his death, which
occurred at the residence of Lord Blantvre.
his wife’s father, 41 Herkely square, West.
The postofflce at Lowestoft, whore W. E.
Gladstone has beon reouperatiug, was kept
opin all night in order to keep the
veteran statesman informed as to his
eldest son’s condition. Mr. Gladstone was
desirous of leaving Lowestoft for London
s > soou as he heard of the danger which
threatened his son, but the physician in at
tendance upon the liberal leader prevailed
upo.i him to stay at the seaside. Dispatches
were exchanged throughout the night be
tween Mr. Gladstone and his family.
THK FATHER TOO I.ATE.
At 8 o’clock this morning Mr. Gladstone
left Lowestoft for London, being sum
monel to the sufferer’s bedside by
intelligence that the worst might be ex
pected. Unhappily Mr. Gladstone reached
ibis city too late to te present at bis son’s
death. Mr. Gladstone’s grief upon reaching
the death chamber was roally terrible
in its intensity, so much so that, combined
with his enfeebled health and advanced
years, his relatives and friends feel anxious
as to tho result. The late Mr. Gladstone
was married in 18S5 to Hon. Lady Gertrude,
third daughter of Boron Blantyre, a repre
sentative peer for Scotland.
FACIS AEOUT INFLUENZA.
It Is Spread by Atmospheric Condi
tions and Personal Contact.
London, July 4.—The government re
port upon the recent influenza epidemic,
the origin of that disease and kindred mat
ters, was presented to parliament to-day.
The report was prepared by Dr. Parsons,
and contains a mass of interesting evidence,
but it does not solve the problem as to the
origin of influenza, nor does it provide
any sure prevention of the disease.
On the other hand, the report dispels the
common idea that the influenza is spread by
atmosphenooodditions and proves that it is
propagated by personal oontact. This is
shown by the fact that isolated persons,
such as persons confined in prison, light
house-keepers aud others, enjoy immunity
from the disease, while the greatest mortal
ity from its effects have been found in large
communities.
THE POSTOFFICE HEADS THE LIST.
In this connection it is a curious fact that
the general postofflce heads the list of
"large communities," where the disease has
been most prevalent. The communities
represented by tLe railroad stations come
next to the general postofflce in showing
themselves spots where influenza has played
sad havoc. The period of incubation
is short, from sixteen hours to
three days being held to
be sufficient to aocount for the simultaneous
incidence of the whole community, where
only one or two people originally Buffered
from the infection. It is expected that
in accordance with precedent the disease
will disappear after two successive years of
the epidemic.
Russian Eecur.tlea Tumble.
London, July 4.—A serious fall in Rus
sian securities took placs yesterday ou the
London Stock Exchange, on the Berlin
bourse and on the Paris bourse. This fall
was due to reports as to the crop prospects
in Russia and to the uniform rumors of the
failure of an important Russian bank. The
price* of roubles and rate of exchange also
fell considerably. It is expected tbat Rus
sia will require more bullion.
A Fatal Batlroad Accident.
Bkp.un, July 4.—A special train between
this city and Reichenbau ran off the rails
to-day. Many people were killed or in
jured.
I DAILY, *lO A YEAR,
J 5 CENTS A COPY. V
( WEEKLY, 1.35 A YEAR. |
NEW GERMAN TREATIES.
TEE FATHBRLAND’S BYE FOL
LOWING THE RAISHR'S TOUR-
Interest In the Visit to England Cul
minates in the Guild Ball Banquet—
A Belief That the Emperor Will
Announce the Nature of the New
Treaty Con t nuingr tho Dreibund.
(CopuriQht, 1881, l y the .V. Y. Associated Press )
Berlin, July 4.-— The foreign office is re
ceiving through Baron von Bieberstein,
secretary of state for foreign affairs, a series
of telegrams indicating the character of
Emperor William's reception in England.
The spectacle in the Nord and at Windsor
castle appears to have been contrary
to the expectations of officials and
the general public. The telegrams
received up to a late ho ir, though meager,
oouflru tbs hope tbat the emperor’s stay in
England will be one continuous ovation, the
warm official greetings finding countenance
in the popular enthusiasm. Both public
and official interest will culminate in the
reception at the Guild hall on Friday next.
THE DREIBUND.
Diplomatto circles bare, and probably
every government iu Europo, have reason
to expect that the emperor will anno moe
the nature of the treaty just concluded
maintaining the dreibund. According to
belief iu official circles, the emperor has
discretionary power to disclose the nature of
the treaty between Germany and Italy.
The new dreibund compact includes three
distinct agreements, onj between Germany
and Austria, similar to the first defensive
treaty, which was signed in October, 1879;
ano her between Germany and Italy and a
third between Austria and Italy.
THE GEUMAX-ITALIAN THEATY.
The German-Italian treaty will bo made
public if Lord Salisbury gives liis assent to
the step, while that between Austria and
Italy will remain unrevealed. The Idea is
that the purely defensive character of the
Italian agreement ought to assist in modify
ing the irritation of Francs.
The tons of tho Englisn press in seeking
to accentuate the political importance of
Emperor William’s visit to England is un
derstood here, but not appreciated. The
emperor has not gone surrounded by lead
ing political and military household offi
cials. Ills visit is merely a ceremonial one,
as some English papers declare, and is de
void of political significance.
SIGNIFICANCE OF TIIB VISIT.
The North Gorman Gazette to night, in
an obviously semi-official communication,
asserts that there Is a direct connection be
tween the time of tho emperor's presence in
England aud the renewal of international
treaties. “The extension of tho dreibund,"
says the article, “which has just become
knowD. will be everywhere regarded as the
finest gift with whioh tho emperor could re
joloe the hearts of the people of Groat
Britain. To-day, more than ever, will the
mutual tokens of regard ex
changed by two kindred nations
be drawn from the couviction that both
have been called to work together without
having any cause for fear that tboir peace
ful competition will be disturbed by con
flicting interests."
THE VISIT HAS AN OBJECT.
The Voasisohe Zeitung ridicules the
notion that prolonged negotiations between
Lord Salisbury, Signor liudiui, the Italian
premier, Sir Edward Malct, the British
ambassador to Germany, and Chancellor
von Caprivi, followed by the ostontatlous
splendor of the reception accorded Emperor
William, means nothing much politically.
“If,” says the Vostische Zeitung, “the
entente only lnoludee the co-operation of an
English squadron in protecting the Italian
coast against the French, that alone
would secure to Germany an auxiliary
army, an English fleet in the North sea and
Baltic, and would leave the German army
free forjtbe protection of the French and
Russian frontiers.”
The| assurances given by the London
police of the safety of the Emperor do not
satisfy the authorities here, and it is said
that the reports of the Berlin police agents
who have been in England for some time
cause distrust regarding the precautions
taken by the London authorities. A group
of (German artisans on Tuesday applied
directly to Count von Hatzfeldt, the
Gorman ambassador to England, for per*
mission to present an address to the em
peror. The names and ad
dresses of the petitioners, as
given at the embassy, were closely
scrutinized and It was found that most of
the applicants were good, luyal men. Some
of the names proved to be fictitious and
were, it is supposed, adopted by German
anarchists. Count von Hatzfeldt would
not allow access to the emperor to any ons
who was not Identified and accredited.
THE EMPEROR WILLING TO RECEIVE THEM.
The emperor was informed of the request,
and, understanding that it was made by Ger
man workingmen desirous of expressing to
him their gratitude for the special re
forms which he has insituted, wished
to receive them. It is understood,
however, that the German ambassador
prevailed upon his majesty not to do so by
reminding him that an attempt had been
made upon the life of his father during the
letter's sojourn in London in 1878. While
the then crown prince was receiving a dep
utation of loyal workingmen at the German
embassy be was menaced by n number of
conspirators who barely failed in their
attempt to gain access to the embassy. The
Berlin authorities are urging the English
government to stretch English law against
preventive arrests, and, before the emperor
is exposed to the view of the myriads crowd
ing the streets, to make a clean haul of all
suspected persona, of whom a list has been
furnished by the Berlin police agents in
London.
It has been decided to open the annual
socialist congress at Erfurt Oct. 10.
ST. NICHOLAS MOLE.
Frederick Douglass Lets Out the
Cause of Our Failure to Get It.
Washington, July 4.—lf Frederick
Douglass has not been asked for his resig
nation before he probably will be, now that
ho has let the cat out of the bag in telling
why we did not receive the concession of
the St. Nicholas mols from Hayti. He
clears up the mystery by explaining that the
Blaine preference for private over public
interests in dealing with foreign govern
ments compelled him to urge first, aud most
vigorously, the demands of William P.
Clyde for a subsidy of $1,000,000
(reduced subszquently to $500,000) for the
Clyde Steamship Line In consideration of
bis having first broken the blockade. Our
request for the concession of the mole at
the same time, and on the same general
grounds that we were asking a subsidy for
Clyde, struck Hayti as unreasonable, and
so Havti postponed both requests. If the
Clydes’ request were withdrawn. Minister
Douglass says, we might get the mole.
Heturn of the Itata.
San Diego, Cal, July 4.-—The Charles,
ton and Itata, from Chile, arrived here to
day.
