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J EBTab!.ishku 1850. Incorporated 1888. V
I J. H. ESTILL, President, \
STONEWALL IN BRONZE.
UNVEILING OF THE MONUMENT
AT LEXINGTON.
£ Big Crowd in Attendance on the
Exercises—A Description of the
Statue—The Chair and Recitation
Room Used by the Great General
When He Was a College Professor.
Lexington, Va., July 2L —This was the
30th anniversary of the first battle of
Manassas, and Lexington, the quiet, peace
ful village in which was spent the lifetime
of Stonewall Jackson, the most picturesque
figure of all the noble men of the southern
confederacy, was bright and bustling with
life and color, while 10,000 strangers assem
bled within its environ* to participate in
the exercises incident to the unveiling of the
monument symbolic of the esteem and ven
eration felt for the groat soldier, whose
brilliant career was cut short iD the hight
of his fame. The orowd of admirers of the
great general began arriving Saturday and
yesterday, when a number of leading sur
vivors of Gen. Jaokson’s command gave a
banquet at the Virginia Military Institute,
in which Gen. Jackson was one of the
professors at the breaking out of the war.
The town was full of veterans. Each
train siuoe yesterday had been tilled with
former confederates, their number being so
large that the town’s accommodations,
stretched to their utmost by the hospitality
of its residents, was insufficient for the
gathering throng. There was not a house
in the city, public or private, that was not
filled. This morning the country sides
were swarming with people, and every road
leading through the rolling fields of ripened
wheat and blossoming clover was pouring
its contingent into Lexington. The weather
was superb. The day dawned misty and
threatening, but the rising sun soon drove
away the clouds and fogs, and the morning
cleared beautiful. A fresh cool breeze tem
pered the rays of the sun so that the day
was as pleasant as could bo wished. The
streets and buildings were plainly yet beau
tifully decorated. Three arches extended
over Main street on the line of inarch. On
these were printed familiar quotations from
Jackson, and appropriate poetry and the
names of generals associated wuh him in
the war, and the eleven confederate
states.
BANNERS WITH QUOTATIONS.
Banners having printed on them the
names of his different battles swung within
100 yards of each other across the line of
march. On one appeared Gen. Jackson’s
noted telegram after the battle of McDow
ell: “G and blessed our arms with victory at
McDowell yesterday.” On another banner
was his request to rest in Lexington: "In
the valley let one lie underneath God’s
open sky.” The decorations on the houses
were profuse and some of them were beau
tiful, consisting of long streamers, of con
federate flags and battle flags set off with
the national colors. Gen. Lee’s mausoleum
was wrapped in evergreens and out flowers,
aud never looked more handsome. The
reoitation room at the barracks of the Vir
ginia Military Institute, usod by Gen.
Jackson when he was a professor there, at
tracted thousands of admirers.
HIS CHAIR.
On entering the room on one side was a
pyramid of potted flowers growing up threo
foet high near the chair occupied by Gen.
Jackson as instructor, the chuir being gar
landed in flowers, in front of a simple pine
table. To the left was a blackboard bear
ing the inscription: “Ho fought tho good
fight.” To the front was a stand of guns,
with tho marker’s flag of tho regiment. On
another blackboard was written: “Lieut.
Gen. Jackson’s body laid in state in this
town May 14, 1*03.” Next to this is printed
the order of his funeral exercises at that
time, and on another blackboard is the in
scription: “Elected to the chair of experi
mental philosophy and military tactics,
1551.” To the right of tho professor’s chair
were three rows of plain bench seats, sug
gestive of recitation hours. The whole was
simple but exceedingly impressive.
THE STATUE.
The Btntuo stands in a circle in the center
of tho city cemetery, on Main street, the
square containing about four acres of
ground, well set off, whilo giant trees hide
tho statue from view except in the rear.
The site is a slignt mound crowning an ele
vation overlooking the surrounding coun
try. The sculptor is a Virginian, Edward
' • alentine, who designed the Lee inonu
meut. The statue is of bronze, heroic in
size, and portrays Gen. Jackson with un
covered head loaning on his sword and left
kg, and looking out upon a field of battle,
lu the right hand, at his side, is a
held glass. The figure is clnd in the
tim uniform of a confederate lieutenant
general, with the gold laco on the sleeves
■hstiuctlv visible, and with heavy military
h ots and spurs, The carriage is easy, and
the attitude is one of close observation,with
■he right foot advanced, ready aud alert for
instant, vigorous action. The scabbard of the
iword upon which the gauntleted left hand
rests, bears the letters "IJ. 8.” a historical
tact, as it was inodoled from Gen. Jackson’s
own sword. The stat ue proper measures
tight feet, and surmounts a granite pedestal
iha feet high, consisting of abase course,
die and capital.
the inscriptions.
On one face the die bears the inscription:
Jackson,
1834-18 63.
Aod on another the single w p 1
Stonewall.
The sobriquet given jaokson by his chief,
% , nf ‘ . . e * Uoneath the pedeatai is a vault
• „f, ln ! n 5 slx sepulcher chambers sur
n-v,,®? 6 ? b -V. circular grass plat, around
r 13 a drivewav with four approaches.
D-i.ir^ ner, i l .f ireot *be structure is im
.?£ and the statue is considered to be a
inw£ Spreso . n , tation - Mrs - Jackson, ia an
Bn -Associated Press repre
!'Uve , of 6 v\ d,ly ' S .l Itl: “ Il ’ a strange that I
- 7et s T ee “ the statue, 1 missed Mr.
V°,rl Richmond and also in New
ODDor’t,. ? haVe not I,ad an
opportunity to see it here,
jf ® . the expressions
& : Prot : J- J- White and Capt.
Jieksnn and others who knew Gen.
tira iusti W 6 n’ * aiu satisfied that it does
Old soldiers who followed
R ‘th the statue* 111 ” 08 tha war are pleased
T HK DAT’s PROGRAMME.
ibat tb,F r >?? rarn ! U 0 °* exer cisos provided
D’clock hm 84,1,88 should begin at 1U
by the nr, l OVPm B to the confusion caused
eonsi,Watil- n i Cof .u 0 man y People it was
procession ater btlan lhat time when the
ground of tt.U* , r . ead y to niov e. The parade
was the in 6 ' lr 8 l;lia Military Institute
under the n° 8 of for,n ation which was
Ben. Jam,.a and i rß u- 10 ,? of a ch - ef marshal,
sniy W a ker of W ythe, Va,. the
"all brii?ari„ g co “oaander of the Stone-
WalkerVstaff w ? he member3 of fie “-
thepro*!“?• ho copied the right of
BsrryvK?’ Wera Maj. & C. MoSre of
' ' a - i '-apt, Jaiges Bumgardner
of Staunton, Capt. Randolph Barton of
Baltimore, Capt. H. R. Gardner of New
York, Capt J. 11. H. Niggat of Bottourt,
Capt. Lee Mart of Rockingham, and Col.
L. R. Marshall, John T. Dunlap, J. P.
Moore, R. T. McLeod, W. T. Johnson,
Capt. William Wade, Capt. 8. W. Paxton,
M. D. Wilson, J. X. Bell, J. C. Rowlins
and John Carmichael of Rockbridge.
STONE WALL'S GUNS.
The staff was followed by the Stonewall
band with twenty pieces heading the Rock
bridge, Va., battery under Col. William V.
Poague with guns of the battery operated
under Gen. Jackson at the battle of
Manassas. The guns belong to the Virginia
Military Institute, and before the war broke
out the cadets received instruction in their
use from the hero of Chauallorsville. The
remainder of the procession was made up of
survivors of the Stonewall brigade, consist
ing of the Second, Fourth. Fifth, Twenty
seventh and Thirty-third Virginia regi
ments, qnder command of CoL Andrew
Jackson Grigsby and Col. J. K. Edmondson;
a Maryland band and a congregation of
veterans of the army and navy from Mary
land under Gen. Bradley T. Johuston,
various confederate companies and car
riages containing Gen. Jubal A. Early, the
orator of the day; Gen. Wade Hampton,
who was to preside over the oeromonies;
Edward V. \ alentine, the sculptor; Mrs. T.
J. Jackson and the granaohildren of Gen.
Jackson, Gon. Rosser and a number of dis
tinguished confederate officers and leaders.
ON THE MARCH.
The procession first moved to tho compas
of Washington and Lee University and
halted about a platform whioh had been
erected for the distinguished guests, and
the handsomely decorated slope of ground
formed an amphitheater, in which seats
were arranged for several thousand
persons.
ON THE CAMPUS.
It was 12 o’clock when tho procession
arrived at the campus. Gen. Wade Hamp
ton at that hour introduced Rev. A. C.
Hopkins, chaplain of the Stonewall brigade,
who led in a flve-minute3 prayer. Gen.
Hampton then introduced Col. T. M.
Semines of the Virgiuia Military Institute,
who recited most beautifully three poems—
“ Stonewall Jackson’s Way,” “Over the
River” and “Slain in Battle.”
Gen. Jubal A. Early, orator of the occa
sion, was next introduced and began speak
ing from manuscript. Gen. Early appeared
in good health but showed painfully tho
signs of old age. He was twice interrupted
by bands that had just arrived. He stopped
speaking and turning sharply around
asked if there was no way to
stop that fuss. The orator was
received with attention and great enthusi
asm. A touching on the stand
was when Mrs. Jackson mot her little
grandchildren, whom she had not been per
mitted to see for a long time. She em
braced them warmly and appeared
much affected, holding little Thomas in her
arms during the oration. Julia sat alone.
ON TO THE CEMETERY.
After the oration the parade was contin
ued to the cemetery, forming in the rear of
it at 2 o’olock. At 2:15 o’clock Mrs. Stone
wall Jackson and her two little grandchil
dren, Julia Jackson Christian and
Thomas Jackson Christian, as
cended the stand, accompanied by Capt.
John Cariniohaei. Two minutes afterward,
amid the firing of cannon by the Rockbridge
Artillery, the cord was pulled by little
Julia, and the veil fell, exposing to view the
statue. The military and civic organiza
tions then passed on by the statue through
the cemetery, dropping out of line as they
reached their quarters.
GEN. EARLY’S ORATION.
Gen. Early’s oration was a history of the
life of Gen. T. J. Jackson. Beginning with
his birth he traced hia career to the mili
tary academy at West Point, bearing hard
on his powerful tenacity and pluck and
bringing out fully his obstinacy in the face
of difficulties. He reviewed briefly Gen.
Jackson’s career in the Mexican army,
leading up to bis life at the Virginia Military
Institute and his Influence ou the youug
soldiers trained at that school by him.
Ho then made a historic sketch of the army
record of the great leader, bringing out
forcibly the opinion of him bv his op
ponents, remarking: “They thought they
would have great trouble in finding the
faces of Gen. Jackson’s men, but they
leurned afterward that it was caused by
their own faces being turned the wrong
way.” He dwelt forcibly upon Gen. Jack
son’s campaign in the valley, going into
dates and figures to show that he fought al
ways against larger numbers and was al
ways victor.
HOW HE WON HIS NAME.
His reference to the manner in which
Gen. Jackson obtained his name of “Stone
wall” elicited from the immense crowd of
15,000 tremendous applause. He said: “But
Gen. Jackson was not a stone wall alone as
he stood up behind those Virginians, but a
military hurricane, and his enemies will
testify to the truth of this." His
speech throughout was mild and
full of argument, being little
more or less than an eulogistic
sketoh of Gen. Jackson’s life. He euded his
speech as follows: “Let me conclude by
saying, and let every honest-hearted con
federate who fought bravely in the war say,
if I should ever apologize for auy part or
action taken by me iu the war, may the
lightning of righteous heaven blast me from
the earth and may 1 be considered as
spawn of the earth by all honest men.”
STAND OF THE ORATORS.
The stand for the orators was located on
the edge of the spacious Washington and
Lee University campus, around which were
hundreds of seats. Gen. Early sat in the
center of the stand, while on his right and
left sat Gens. T. L. Rosser, Eppa Hunton,
Fitzhugh Lee, Scott Shipp, A. K.
Lawton, W. A. Anderson, T. T. Lo
max, B. B. Munford, Sculptor Valentine,
Dr. Morrison. Mrs. J&ekson’s brother, Hon.
W. A. Anderson, Rev. Dr. A. C. Hopkius,
Rev. M. C. Mcßride, Rev. Dr. Taylor, Col.
C. T. O’Ferral, Col. F. ML Semmee aud
Maj. Hunter. Mrs. Jackson sat in tne rear
of Gen. Early, while near her wore Miss
Mary Custis Lae,daughter of Gen. R. L. Lee,
Miss Lucy B, Hill, a daughter of Gen,
A. P. Hill, and Miss Hampton a
daughter of Gen. Wade Hampton. The
stage was crowded with distinguished peo
ple. There were no accidents during the
day, the affair passing off smoothly. Con
siderable inoonvenience was caused by over
loaded trains being late. Tne parade was
delayed an hour and a half waiting for the
Maryland line. After the unveiling a mad
rush was made for the stand upon whioh
stood Mrs. Jackson and her children, and in
a few moments not a vestige of it wets left
that could bo carried away by the relio
hunters.
A RAVISBEB LYNCHED.
Kentuckians Make thort Work of a
Black Brute.
Shelbyville, Ky., July 21.—Yesterday
morning Sam Pulliam, a negro, assaulted
Mrs. Glenn, wife of a prominent farmer.
The negro had been working for Mr. Glenn
and during the latter’s absence
enticed Mrs. Glenn into a Held,
where he committed the crime.
Chief of Police Rutherford captured the
fiend at Averstoke, a small station on the
Louisville Southern railroad. While on his
way to Shelbyville late last night with his
prisoner, a mob met them and taking Pul
liam from Rutherford haaged him.
TENNESSEE'S MINE WAR.
A FORCE! OF 500 MILITIA CONCEN
TRATED AT KNOXVILLE.
Brig. Gen. Carnes Waiting Orders
From the Governor to Move—The
Miners Seize the Telegraph Wires
and Railroad Station—All Sorts of
Wild Rumors Afloat.
Knoxville, Tenn., July 21. —The mine
trouble is in statu quo, and the end no ore
can see. The 500 militia mentioned in last
night's dispatches have arrived and are
now in camp at the University of Tennes
see. Brig. Gen. Carnes of Memphis is in
command, and he says that he is simply
waiting orders from Gov. Buchanan. The
constitution and laws of Tennessee are pe
culiar aud anomalous. The governor of
Cue state 1* in doubt as to whether he can
order out the militia legally, and it is sure
that he cannot proclaim martial law
throughout the mining region.
CIVIL POWER INSUFFICIENT.
To endeavor to proceed against the
miners civilly would be folly, as the
sympathy of all classes is with the minors,
and conviction would be almost impossible.
After the quiet but determined mob of
miners had done its work yesterday, and
the convicts and militia had been sent off
to Knoxville, the visiting miners left for
borne, aud Coal Creek valley was soon as
quiet as a country village on Sunday.
MINERS HOLD A MEETING.
This morning about 500 miners from Jel
lico, Newcomb, Coal Creek and Briceville
started on foot across the mountains for
Oliver Springs, a mining town on the Wal
den’s Ridge railroad, which connects the
Knoxville and Ohio railroad with the Cin
cinnati Southern railroad. Tho r ads aro
very rugged, and the distance across the
country is about sixteen miles. The miners
arrived in Oliver Springs about noon and
immediately a meeting of the local and
visiting miners was held, which was in ses
sion until 5 o’oiock this afternoon.
NO CENSORSHIP ON DISPATCHES,
Knoxville, July 21,11 p. m.— Tho sen
sational news from this point that has been
telegraphed that a censorship of tho press
had been established by the miners is false.
Not a special to the Knoxville papers has
been suppressed, although the miners have
requested that they be shown oopies
of them after they had been trans
mitted. To-night the militia are
lying on their arms ready for
an instant start to the seat of war, but no
telegrams have been received from Nash
ville and no movement of the troops is ex
pected. Nothing can be heard of any at
tempt to liberate the convicts at Olivers
and it is now thought that it has been con
cluded to abandon the proposed attaok for
the present.
THE MOVE FOR ARBITRATION.
In this morning’s Journal a suggestion
was editorially made that an attempt be
made to arbitrate the matter. This bore
fruit, and to-night a committee of five
miners came to Knoxville with the hope
that a board of arbitration may be
obtained and the trouble be set
tled without further resistance or
bloodshed. The committee’s mission is
to see William Rule, general manager of the
.Journal and United States pension agent:
Judge H. R. Gibson; Chancellor J. C.
Williams, ex-United States district attor
ney, and D. A. Carpenter, a well-known
capitalist and ex-Uulted States pension
agent. To those the local central labor
c nmnittee.at the request of the miners.added
the name of Hon. Dennis Leahy, ex-mem
ber of the state legislature.
POLITICS OF THE COMMISSION.
This commission is nearly equally divided
politically, tne first two being leading re
publicans and the next two leading demo
crats, and the flftn a republican, who is
also one of the leading organized labor men
In the state. The miners will request this
commission of five to effect a compromise,
which, it is hoped, will prove
acceptable to the governor and to minors.
It is composed of men who will have strong
influence‘with both the authorities and
miners. No further action is expected by
the troops until it is seen whether or not
the governor will be inolined to meet the
commission.
RESTING ON THEIR ARMS.
Nashville, Tens., July 21.—A Knox
ville, Teun., special to the Banner, timed
1:50 p. ni., says: “Three hundred and fifty
soldiers are now resting on their arms in
the oourt house yard here, under command
of Adjt.Gen. Norman, awaiting the arrival
of Gen. Carnes with 200 men from Memphis,
due here in the afternoon. Gen. Carnes will
be placed in entire oharge of all the militia
and arrangements are )H<rfectod to trans
port the soldiers to Coal Creek directly on
his arrival unless contrary orders be re
ceived from the governor. Everything
now depends on the instructions from the
governor, and the impression is general
that the troops will be ordered to the scene
of the trouble this afternoon.
MINERS SEIZE THE WIRES.
“A dispatch has just been received from
Coal Creek saying that the miners had
taken oharge of the railway station and
telegraph office and all messages sent
through that office are liable to be read and
suppressed by them. Coal Creek station is
five miles from the scene of the trouble and
the miners are spread out along the entire
distance. That section will probably be
placed under martial law by Gen. Carnes as
soon as he reaches there. This Is regarded
as the most effective way of preventing the
miners from centralizing for an attack.
THE CONVICTS.
* ‘Opinions vary as to whether or not
Carnes will take the released convicts now
under guard in this city back
with him, but the opinion
of the better advised is that he w,ll have
them accompany the militia. There are 117
convicts now hero. Col. Sevier and the
troops heretofore under his command aro
also here. The military keenly
feel the disgrace attaching to them because
of tbe cowardice displayed by their fellows
yesterday, and If they ever get an opportun
ity in tbe next day or two, they will wipe
it out with interest.”
RUMORS OF INCENDIARISM.
“A dispatch from Knoxville at 155:
o’clock p. ra. says that a mass meeting of
miners is expected t > take placejimmediately
at Bnceviile to consider the advisability of
burning the company’s property. This is
to be done in case more trooos are ordered
there. Threats are heard on all sides that
they will burn all the company’s property
before tbe troops can arrive. It is rumored
that Gov. Buchanan’s life would not be safe
there now. ”
A special from Oliver Springs, near Briee
ville, says 1,000 miners reaohed there at
noon, and will send the convicts, 300 in
number, to Knoxville or Chattanooga this
afternoon. This information has added
greatly to the excitement, and shows that
the miners are in a desperate mood.
MAY CALL ON OEOROIA.
A Coal Creek special to the Banner says:
"It is reported here that Gov. Buchanan
has called on the governor of Georgia tor
two companies of infantry and two batter
ies of artillery with gatling guns.
Sheriff Rutherford, of this county,
who is charged with having
called on the governor for troope la the
SAVANNAH, GA„ WEDNESDAY. JULY 22. 1891.
first instance, is reported to have fled tfce
country. Supt. Goodwin, who bad charge
of the oonvicts here, is also said to have left
in hot baste. At all events, neither are
here and their whereabouts are uukaowu."
HATRED OF GOV. BUCHANAN.
Tho Danner has the following special
from KuoxviHe: “At Coal Creek there is
great hatred for Gov. Buchanan and
threats are openly made that it
will not do for him to return there.
Owing to the fact that the tele
graph office is in the posse-mon of the
miners, it is difficult to obtain prompt and
accurate news from the seat of trouble. Spe
cial telegrams from Coal Cre6k and Brice
ville are sent by train to Knoxville, as the
miners will not. permit news detrimental to
them to be sent from those points.’
HOT HEADS SILENCED.
A special from Coal Creek, Tenn., to the
American says: “The meeting of the
miners, which was called for noon, has just
adjourned. When the men first assembled
there wore a few hot heads who began to
talk about fire, but they were out
siders and not miners. The leaders of
the miners took possession of the meeting
and would not allow such talk. There were
speeches by a number of leaders, and all of
a conservative tone and advimg against
any sort of act in violation of the law. Tne
men said they simply wanted the oonvicts
sent a way,and nothing more or less. Finally a
resolution was unanimously pased to ap
point a committee of five to go to Nash
ville and Knoxville, if necessary, to confer
with Gov. Buchanan to arbitrate the pres
ent difficulties. Commissioner Ford and
Assistant Alleman were invited and asked
to go with the committee.
WON’T ATTACK PROPERTY.
A resolution was unanimously passed that
each manpledge himself on his honor that not
$1 worth of property would be destroyed and
that tho company's property should he
guarded. It was further determined that
no one should offer violence to any one ex
cept in self defense. There is a sense of ro
lief and quiet since the meeting. The min
ers seem to feel that they are now taking
the proper course. There was some talk of
meeting the troops coming to arrest the
leaders in the attack on the militia.
THE MEN QUIET.
“The meeting has resulted in good, for the
men are now quiet. They aro determined
that no oonvicts shall work here nnd say
they will release all who oomo just so soon
as the troops leave. A telegram was
received from the Kentucky side at
Jellico to-day, offering a large num
ber of men in case help was
needed. The reply was for tho men to hold
themselves in readiness in case they were
called for. Nearly every man present had
a double-barreled shotgun in his hand, a
few carried Winchesters and not a small
number had revolvers. The meeting was
held iu a grove near the Knoxville Iron
Company’s mine.”
MILITARY ON THE WAY.
Cincinnati, 0., July 21.—The rimrs-
Star's Chattanooga (Tenn.) special says:
“ The Buchanan Rifles of Nashville and the
Nashville Light , Artillery .with two
gatltug guns with a capacity of
jF,!O shots a minute, the Stone River
Guards, tbo Franklin Rifles, the Tullahoma
Guards, the Shelbyville Guards and the
Sewanoe Cadets have arrivod at Knoxville
and are preparing to go to Coal Creek. It
looks like war to the death. They comprise
over 400 men.”
ARMY OFFICERS WATCHING.
Washington, July 21. —Army officers
are watching with interest the conflict be
tween the striking miners and the state
militia in Tennessee, apprehending that the
failure of the latter to cope with ths miners
may result iu a call upon the national gov
ernment for troops. It would he difficult
for tho war department to meet the de
mand in time to serve the purpose of pro
tectiug the convict miners. The nearest
army post, excepting Columbus, 0., where
there is no available {orce of troops, is New
port barracks, near Cincinnati.
ONLY TWO COMPANIES THERE.
Only two companies of infantry are there,
however, and not all these troops could be
spared. Fort Russell, in Ohio, has a bare
garrison of one company and the available
troops are probably a* far west as St.
Louis, from which point thei-- transporta
tion to the mountains of Hast Tennessee
would bo difficult and slow. Army officers
here, however, have a suspicion that the
sentiment of tho people of Tennessee, in
cluding the militia, is favorable to the
striking miners and that if the militia again
falls the result may be the return of the
convicts to their prisons without recourse
to federal assistance.
TWO PSR C3 NT. BONDS.
Financiers Figure That Eanks Can
Handle Them at a Profit.
Washington, July 31.—The movement
for the continuance of the per cent,
bonds at 2 per cent, is steadily growing in
importance. Papers oovering about one
third of the $25,000,000 bondß held by tbe
national banks have been perfected and the
necessary withdrawals, assignments and re
issues aro being mado as rapidly as possible.
The papers returned during the past week
for correction have been less in number
than before, but the amount of bonds sus
pended on tnis account is itill quite large.
FIGURES OF FINANCIERS.
The department has received from several
sources copies of a circular published by a
firm of bankers in New York who make a
specialty of investment securities, in which
they show that there is a small profit to the
national banks in taking out additional
circulation upon deposits of United States
bonds. According to their calculations
4 per cents, bought at 118 by a bank lo
cated where money loan® at t* per cant,
would yield a profit of s6l'* for each SIOO,-
000 of bonds, while the profits on per
cents oontmued at 2 per cent, would be S4OO
for each SIOO,OOO in bonds
A different form of statement.
It is thought at the treasury department
that this proposition would have been bet
ter stated if it bad been based upon the cap
ital to be invested instead of upon a given
amount of bonds. For example, tho bank
with a oapltal of SIOO,OOO would have to in
vest SIIB,OOO In order to obtain SIOO,-
000 in 4 per cent-. Ponds for oir
oulatiou, while if it should invest only the
amount of its capital it would have only
$84,700 in 4 per cent, bonds as compared
with SIOO,OOO of new continued bonds. Cal
culations made upon this basis show results
less favorable to the 4 per cents., and with
4s at 11!)' or money loaning at 7 per
cent., there Is practically no difference in
the profit derived from the two classes of
bonds. Of course, when money leans at
more than 7 per cent, the new bonds
are preferable.
GOLD FOR HAVANA.
The Coin Bought at Paris and Shipped
Via New York.
New York, July 21. To-morrow’s
Cuba steamer will take $325,000 in Spanish
gold to Havana. The gold was bought in
Paris on special orders and arrived in this
city to-day and yesterday. It is sent to Ha
vana to nay for sugar imported here. About
$200,000 in Spanish gold is expected to
arrive from Europe this week wtuch will
also be Shipped to Havana, dsr-t *
BALFOUR’S LATEST RILL.
IT IS CAUSING MU H TALK IN PO
LITICAL CIRCLES.
No Doubt That the Measure Will be l
Introduced R3 Promiaed-The News j
papers Commenting on the Imj
proved Condition o? Ireland-Bal- I
four in Bettor Standing With the)
Irish Members.
London, July 21. —1 tis understood that
the intimation made by Secretary Balfour,
chief secretary for Ireland, in the House of
Commons yesterday to the effect that a
local government bill for Ireland, based on
the same lines as the English aud Scotch
acts, will be introduced by the government
at the next session of parliament, is
founded on fact, and that such a measure
will certainly become part of the govern
ment programme for next session.
CAUSING MUCH COMMENT.
The lubject is causing'Jmuch comment
and speculation in p >litical circles to-day.
Ihe discussion of the estimates in parlia
ment has been made the occasion for long
reviews iu tho newspaper press in which tho
improved condition of Ireland, the fact that
agrarian crime has diminished; that trade
has increased; that evictions have lessened
in number; that boycotting has
almost ceased; that the plan of
campaign is almost extinct and
that emigration hasj'decreased is con
siderably touched. During the past week
five of the principal banking corporations
of Ireland have held their annual meetings,
and while carrying large balances us their
reserve funds they have each declared a
dividend of 10 per cent.
SUBSIDIES FROM AMERICA.
The Standard, referring to this improve
ment in the condition of Ireland, asserts
that discontinuance of the subsidies received
from the United Stotts is largely responsible
for the improvements. “Tenants," the
Standard adds, “bribed by American dollars,
will persist in their dishonest and unlawful
conspiracy, but left to face unaided the
consequence of their criminal mistake, first
in one place and theu iu another,they found
it necessary to surrender, while the humili
ating collapse of the plan of campaign has
given warning as to the worth of the sol
emn pledges of the agitators."
HOME RULE UNDER ANOTHER NAME.
The Dali .Mall Gazette this afternoon
says that it sincerely hopes that the local
government biii will bo the serious business
of the next session of parliament, adding:
“If it is a home rule bill under another
name every home ruler will rejoice. Mr.
Gladstone lias already stated that it is un
deniable that the conservatives in some re
spects have a groat advantage in undertak
ing home rule legislation, for when the
tories propose radioal legislation the lords
growl hut they hear it.
Balfour’s gain.
“In the meanwhile the most remarkable
feature is the curious reprochment be
tween Secretary Balfour aud the Irish
members. The Irish see that their arch
opponeut is, after all, human, and that he
has qualities of sinoerity and courage not
inferior to their own. A change has been
on both sides nnd Secretary Balfour has
perhaps learned the most. Nothing was
more striking than his manner of pioneer
ing the laud bill through the Hhusu of
Commons.”
MAYBRICK S LIFE INSURANCE.
The Company Must Prove that His
Wife Poisoned Him.
London, July 2L —Tho Exchange Tele
graph Company claims to have tho highest
legal authority for making the assertion
that in consequence of the action of the
Life Insurance Association in refusing
to pay SIO,OOO insurance on the late Mr.
Maybrick’s life upon the allegation that his
death was caused by poison by the
person for whose benefit the action
was brought, a retrial will be necessary,
for Mrs. Maybrick can oompel tne insur
ance company to prove that she murdered
her husband. The Exchange Telegraph
Company adds that according to English
law conviction is not proof between
other parties, but only between the prose
cution and the prisoner.
CHOLERA AT MEOOA.
Five Hundred and Twenty Deaths on
Saturday and t. unday.
Cairo, July 21. —The spread of cholera is
increasing at Mecca. Thoro were 140 deaths
Saturday and 830 on Sunday last. The
deaths occurred chiefly among Turkish pil
grims. The khsdive has issued instructions
that rigorous measures shall be taken to
prevent the introduction of the disease into
ilgypt. A remarkable feature of the epi
demic is the fact that not one Egyptian has
as yet been attacked by the cholera.
DUNCAN IN AN ASYLUM.
He la in Excellent Health and Denies
That Bela Insane.
London, July 21.—R. C. Duncan of
Washington, D. C., who was recently ac
quitted on the ground of insanity of a
charge of attempting to murder his wife
by beating her over tbe head with a stone
in Wales in May last, has been removed to
Broadmoor asylum. Duncan Is in excellent
health, and do.ups that he is insane.
Cabensly’a Scheme Dead
Rome. July 2L—President Harrison’s
views on the Cahensly memorial, as given
Cardinal Gibbons, have been cabled to the
Vatican, aud, it is announced, produced au
excellent impression upon the pope, who de
clared that he has never favored tho plan of
appointing bishops of other nationalities to
Roman Catholic communities in the United
States, as advocated by Cahensly. The in
cident, it is added, is thus closed.
BLUING SWOBfH KNOCKED OUT.
The Black Pearl of Minneapolis Has
it All His Own Way.
Minneapolis, Minn., July 21.—A finish
fight to-night between Joe Ellingsworth of
New York, ex-American middle-weight
champion of America, and Harris Martin,
better known os the “Black Pearl”
of Minneapolis, attracted a throng
that more than tested the capacity
of the big amphitheater of the
Twin City Athletic Club. It was all one
wav from the start, and in the fifth rouud
Ellingsworth was knocked out. He was
badly used ud, but his opponent was
scarcely marked at all.
SIMPSON AT BIRMINGHAM.
He Characterizes Senator Sherman as
the Arch Enemy of Humanity.
Birmingham, Ala., July 31.—Hon. Jerry
Simpson spoke here to-day to a good audi
ence. He disclaimed being here in the in
terest of any party, but made a speech
against both the old parties. He declared
that John Sherman, the father of our finan
cial system, is the arch enemy of the human
race, and the alliance baa determined to
defeat him in Ohio.
ST. PAUL’S PRIZE FIGHT.
Gov. Merriam’e Reply to the Mass
Meeting’s Committee.
St. Paul, Minn., July 21.—About 500
citizens called on Gov. Merriam thi* morn
ing to present the memorial adopted at last
night’s mass meeting, asking him to enforce
the law aguinst prize fighting in the case of
the announced sparring match between Bob
Fitzsimmons and Jim Hall. The governor
said he had no jurisdiction in the case; that
it was tbo place of the municipal authorities
toenforeothe laws, but that he would to
day issue a proclamation calling attention
to the fight and requesting that the law be
enforced.
THE PROCLAMATION.
According to the requestof the protest
ing citizens Gov. Merriam this afternoon
issued his proclamation enjoining upon
the officers of the law the enforcement of
the lews against prize fight
ing. The governor’s proclamation
really bears on the sheriff more
than it does the city officials, the latter not
being subject to suspension by the gover
nor. Sheriff Beau this afternoon was In
consultation with his attorney and he
says that what his lawyer tells
him is his legal duty that
he will do. There has heeu appointed by the
anti-fight mass meeting a committee of fif
teen to engineer the opposition to the fight
and this committee will call on the sheriff
in tho morning to learn what he proposes
to do.
FITZSIMMONS ARRESTED.
Bob Fitzsimmons and his two trainors.
Smith and Carroll, for whom warrants
were sworn out yesterday afternoon, were
placed under arrest this afternoon by Chief
Clark of tho St. Paul police force.
They were immediately brought before
Judge Cory iu the municipal
court. Fitzsimmons was placed under
8500 bonds to keep the peace, and each of
the others under S2OO, and the examination
has been set for Friday morning at 10
o’clock. The court room was crowded
with interested spectators, and considerable
excitement was manifested.
HAI.I. IN TOWN.
Jim Hall arrived this morning and has
been around town all day but was not ar
rested as has been rumored. He was out
driving but did not show himself
iu court when his lengthy oppo
nent’s case was called. Notwithstand
ing the organized aud strong op
position to the fight it seems certain that
it will come off as announced. The princi
pals in the fight will undoubtedly be ar
rested when they appear in the ring but
will at once givo bonds for their ap
pearance and the fight will proceed without
further interruption.
FIRE IN A MINE BHAFT.
All the Men Escape In 6afety, but
1,000 Made Idle.
Marquette, Mich., July 21.— Shaft
house No. 5 at the great Republic mine iu
this county took fire yesterday and the fire
was not extinguished until the flames had
spread to the timbering below the surface.
The men at work in the mine escaped. Both
shaft No. 5 and shaft No. (i are now burning
furiously and there has already been a
serious cave-in. The 1,000 men employed
in the Republic mine will be thrown out of
work indefinitely, as it is impossible to say
when the fire will lie extinguished.
TWO MEN SUFFOCATED.
Peter Pascoa, Jr„ son of Peter Pascoe of
the Republic iron mine, and James Dower,
Jr., were suffocated by smoko in the mine
about noon to-day. Young Pascoe had de
scended into the mine by the No. 7 shaft,
with three others to ascertain the extent of
the fire raging in No. 5 and No. 6 shafts.
The whole party was overcome by smoke.
Pascoe’s companions reached ths skip and
were drawn up unconscious, but he fell by
the way.
TWO ATTEMPTS AT RESCUE.
James Dower descended twice Into the
smoking shaft to rescue Pascoe. The first
time he was accompanied by four men and
the whole party wus drawn up unoonscious.
The second time Dowor weut alone aud
never returned alive. The bodies
of Dower and Pascoe were taken
out three hours later. Pascoe
was 25 years old, and leaves a young wife.
Dower was 23 years old and unmarried.
The fire in the Republic mine has been
raging since 1 o’clock Monday morning,
starting from the fire on the surface at No.
5 shaft house. The damage already is fully
SIOO,OOO, and the duration of the fire is un
certain.
KANdAS* ALLIANCE JUDGE).
A Motion for an Order of Arrest Filed
In the Supreme Court.
Chicago, July 21.—A dispatch from To
peka, Kan., says: “A motion has been filed
in the suprome court for an order of attach
ment and arrest of Judge W. McKay, alli
ance judge in the Twenty-fourth judicial
district, who had disobeyed the orders of
tbe supreme court on a writ of habeas cor
pus. Chief Justice Horton, who made tbe
order which McKay disobeyed,arrived in tbe
city from Colorado for the pumose;o£ acting
in the case. McKay, who is backed by the
alliance, is rebellious, but the court will see
chat its orders are obeyed even if it neces
sary to call out the state militia.”
A RULING made.
Topeka, Kan., July 21. —Chief Justice
Horton this morning made a ruling on
Judge McKay, the ailianoe judge, to ap
jiear before the state supreme court Thurs
day afternoon, to show why ho should not
be puuished for contempt for disobeying
the rulings of the supreme court. Judge
McKay will arrive in Topeka this evening.
MARYLAND'S GOVBRNOKBHIP.
Gen- Felix Angua Declines to Accept
tbe Republican Nomination.
Baltimore, July 21.—The republican
leaders have held several conferences during
the past two weeks to select a candidate for
governor. All the factions were rep
resented and the nomination ws unani
mously offered to Gen. Felix Angus,
editor of the American. There has uever
been such unanimity on a nomination In
tbe party here, but Gen. Angus replied that
while be appreciated the honor he oould not
accept it. The leaders still insist, but to
day he says that hia decision Is final.
FOUR THOUSAND MUN IDLE.
The Plant of a Big Steel Company In
Pennsylvania Shut Down.
Harrisburg, Pa., July 21. —Tbe entire
plant of the Pennsylvania Steel Company
at Steelton was shut down to-day, owing to
a dispute with the Amalgamated Associ
ation. This action, it is said, was taken
after tbe company discovered that there
would not be sufficient men to continue
operations. Almost four thousand men are
thus made idle. The outcome of the strug
gle is problematical.
Georgia's Base Ball Championship.
Atlanta, Ga., July 21.—Three games of
ball will be played between Atlanta aDd
Savannah clubs on July 22, 28 and 24.
These games will decide the state champion
ship.
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BLAINE NOT IN DANGER.
HIS DOCTORS DBNY THAT HE HAS
BRIGHT’S DISEASE.
A Suspicion That ths Story Was
Started by the Men Pushing 1 Har
rison for Renomination—Rest From
Over-Work All That the Secretary
Needs—Hia Presidential Boom.
Washington. July 21.— Dr. N. S. Lin
coln and Dr. G. S. MoGruder, who have
been Secretary Blaine’s attending physi
ciuns for years, are in the front rank in
their professions here. Both are men of
high character and standing and with an
enviable reputation for veracity. The
News correspondent talked with both of
them to-night about the latest Blaine story
to the effect that he is in the second stage
or Bright’s disease, backed np by an alleged
analysis of the contonts of bis bladder, said
to have been made by a Washington physi
cian. Dr. MoGruder said the story was
untrue, so far as his knowledge of
Secretary Blaine went, and he had seen
him up to within a month of his departure
for New York. "Up to that time,” he
said, “I saw no sign or symptom of Bright’s
disease. I have no idea that Mr. Blaine
has it."
“Do you know anything about the al
leged analysis?”
“No, I never so much as heard of it tili
now."
DENIED BY DR. LINCOLN.
Dr. Lincoln said: "I saw Mr. Blaine up
to the time he weut to New York. He did
uot have Bright’s disease theu and I don’t
believe he has it now. I have beard these
stories about Secretary Blaine for years,
ever since I have been his physician, but
they are all without foundation."
"What about this analysis?”
“It must be false,” he said. “I have
frequently made an analysis to see whether
Mr. Blaine had Bright's disease and I never
have found a trace of it. Such stories aro
utterly unworthy of attention."
"Has any other Washington physician
had an opportunity to make such an analy
sts except Dr. Magrudor?”
“No, sir; but if any other physician or
chemist had made such an analysis he
could not have reached any other result
than I did, namely, that Mr. Blaine has no
trace of Bright’s disease.”
ONLY NEEDS REST.
If the word of Blaine's Washington and
Bar Harbor physicians, not anonymously
given, can be taken. Secretary Blaine is
not dying of Bright's disease, but, on the
contrary, is not suffering from that com
plaint at all, and only needs rest to recover
his strength, wasted in crowding two
years’ work in one. This greatly
troubles the friends of Mr. Harrison,
who appreciate the growing strength of the
raovemeut to nominate Secretary Blaine,
nonce tbe desperate attempt on tho part of
tbe more radical to break down Secretary
Blniao’s doctors with an anonymous analy
sis and the desperato attempt on the part of
the more conservative of tnom to make it
appear that while Secretary Blaine is un
doubtedly ill he has given the Presideut to
understand that he does not desire a nomi
nation for tho presidency, but prefers to re
main at the head of the state department
for four years or more, until he has carried
out his plans.
fail to present proofs.
As yet they have no documentary evi
dence to present and the reasoning, whioh is
the sole support of their assertion, turns ou
Secretary Blalno’s desire to carry out his
foreign policy and l’resideut Harrison’s
willingness to lot him do so if Secretary
Blaine will only let him be renominated.
Secretary Blaine’s friends, knowing how
Secretary Blaine had to fight President
Harrison from the beginning on the
reciprocity question, how Secretary
Blaine has doue all he has done
in spite of President Harrison, have no idea
that Secretary Blaine would yield the
larger opportunity which the presidency
would give him for any such promise Presi
dent Harrison would make.
HAS DRIVEN HARRISON BY FOBCE.
Secretary Blaine has forced President
Harrison to take bis ideas, they sav, but he
prefers to carry them out himself. ‘ Two of
the olosest friends Secretary Blaine has,
both members of the republican national
committee, were bora yesterday on a tl yiog
trip. They saw no ne wspapef men, but iu
private conversation with a prominent
member of the government told ‘him that
Secretary Blaine, whom one of tnem had
been recently at Bar Harbor to eoe, would
unquestionably be all right by fall, that
he thoroughly understood the’ attempt of
President Harrison’s friends and his own
enemies to sidetrack him, and that he would
not help them by discouraging the move
ment for his renomination. These two
national committeemen said privately to
this, that there wasco doubt that Secretary
Blaine would be nominated next year, but
If ho was not, President Harrison would not
be after the way he had allowed his friends
and organs to talk about Secretary Blame.
CHARLESTON'S MUDDLE.
The Regulars Seem to Have a Major
ity of the Delegates.
Charleston, S. C., July 21.—The demo*
oratio executive committee, after nearly an
all night’s session last night, took a recess
till to-morrow night, when, it is expected,
the apportionment of representation to the
convention will be announced. It is pretty
well understood that the work of revising the
club rolls is practically finished, and
it i9 rumored that the revision will
give the regulars a majority of about eight
or ten delegates in the convention. Should
this prove to be the case, it is expected that
the reformers will bolt. They have beea
claiming everything heretofore. The con
vention is called only to elect an executive
committee, and each club is entitled to one
member. Whiohsver; side has a majority
of the delegates will elect the chairman of
the committee.
AN UNVEILING AT CHARLESTON.
A New Shaft to-the Heroes of the
Washington Light Infantry.
Charleston, S. C., July 2L—The 30th
anniversary of the first battle of Manassas
was celebrated here to-day by a military
demonstration and the unveiling of a monu
ment to the soldiers of the Washington
Light Infantry who died during
the war of secession. The shaft
is erected on Washington square
and is intended to replace the one erected
iu 1870 for the same purpose at the ceme
tery . but which has decayed. The oration
was delivered by United States District
Judge C. H. Bimonton, who commanded
the Washington Light Infautrv during the
war.
The Cherokee Chief Dead.
JTahlequah, L TANARUS„ July 21.—The
Cherokee nation is mourning for the death
of her leading statesman, Senator W. H.
Ross, who died very suddenly yesterday
morning of heart disease at his home in
Fort Gibson. Senator Ross was educated
at Princeton college and has been chief of
the nation and was a confederate lieutenant
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