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I THE MORNING NEWS. j
< Estahushsd liSO. Incorporated 18S3. V
j J. H. Eg TILL, President, f
FLOWER FOR GOVERNOR.
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS PUT UP A
WINNER.
Cbapin the Only Candidate Presented
for the Nomination—The Confirreaa
man Beats Him Out of tigrht on the
First Ballot—Sheehan the Candidate
for Lieutenant Governor.
Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. 16.—The demon
eratio convention was oalled to order
promptly at 10 o’clock this morning. The
temporary organization was made perman
ent.
The committee on credentials presented
its report on the contest in New York oity,
giving seats in tho convention to the entire
Tammany delegation. It presented in addi
tion a preamble and resolutions reciting the
irregular action of the County Democracy
and declaring the right of Tamraany Hall
to nominate all inspectors of election, poll
clerks, and ballot clerks to which the Demo
cratic party may be entitled in the city of
New York. The report was adopted.
The committee un resolutions reported
thQ platform and it was read. Upon motion
of Mr. Griffln it was adopted with cheers.
The following, offered by Mr. Carter of New
York, also passed:
Resolved , That the 'convention views with
gratification the growing friendly feeling to
ward the Democratic party of our colored fel
low citizens in this state, and they are wel
comed to our ranks with the assurance that
with our party discrimination on account of
race or color is discontinued.
Then Thomas F. Gilroy moved to proceed
with the nominations, and Mayor Porter of
Watertowu nominated Iloswell P. Flower
for governor. In the course of his speech
he said that the democracy of the state at
their primaries and district gatherings, with
a unanimity rarely eaualed, have pro
nounced their choice or the person whom
they desire to be male their leader by the
delegates to this convention. He cloied
with a sketch of Mr. Flower’s career. Col.
John R. Fellows seco: ded Mr. Flower’s
nomination for governor in behalf of Tam
many.
CHAPIN NAMED.
Thomas DeWitt of Kings county, after
Mr. Fellows had finished, mounted the plat
form and placed Alfred C. Chapin in nomi
nation. Mr. DeWitt said: “We shall vrte
for him at the beginning and we shall vote
for him at the last.”
Bourke Cookran seconded the nomination
of Mr. Flowor. Mr. Cockran was at one
time prevented from continuing his re
marks on account of yelling, presumably
from the Chapin side, and whea these dem
onstrations subsided Mr. Oockrau remarked,
“I suppose this is the first exhibition of a
surly temper on your part;'’referring to
the Chapin men.
Geu. Catiin of Kings then took the plat
form and seconded Mr. Chapin’s nomina
tion.
John D. McMahon of Oneida county also
leconded Mr. Flower’s nomination.
FLOWER NOMINATED.
The roll was then called on the nomina
tions for governor. The result was an
nounced as follows:
Total vote 377
Fiower 334
Chapii 43
As the tumult attending the announce
ment of the vote subsided in waves of ap
plause it loft standing on bis
feet among the Kings county delega
tion its chairman, Charles V. Adams
of Brooklyn. *‘l arise,” he said, when rec
ognized, “to move the unanimous nomina
tion of Roswell P. Flovrar.'’ The scene that
followed was stirring, aad it was some time
before Mr. Adams, wuo remained standing,
could be heard. When quiet prevailed he
added: “While we of Kings return homo
with a foaling that our just claims on the
democracy of New York state have not
been properly recognized, we nevertheless
will go back to our constituent democracy,
which has never faltered in the support of
the democratic candidate and will not now.”
This was the cause of renewed and wild en
thusiasm. Mr. Adams’ motion was
adopted.
THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNORSHIP.
Assemblyman McClelland of West Chas
ter took the platform to nominate William
F. Sheehan for lieutenant governor. He
referred to Mr. Sheehan as Erie’s young
and towering giant of democracy. He
sketched his cnroor in politics, dwelling
especially upon the favorable record he had
made as speaker of the lower house of the
legislature.
Donald McNaughton of Monroe, in a
heartily eulogistic speech, seconded the
nomination of the young Erie lawyer.
Senator Conter of New York also spoke
in wurm terms for his comrade in the legis
lature, and D. Cady Herick of Albany, af
ter a brief address in behalf of Mr. Shee
han, moved the nomination of Mr. Sheehan
by acclamation.
The motion prevailed, while Mr. Shee
han’s supp Tiers from Erie shouted w ildly.
The remainder of the ticket was nomi
nated quickly and all by acclamation, but
one candidate being named for each office,
as follows:
Secretary of State—Frank Rice of Onta
rio county.
Controller—Frank Campbell of Steuben.
Treasurer—Elliot Danforth of Chenango.
Attorney General—Simon Rosendale of
Albany.
State Engineer—Martin Scheneck of
Rensselaer.
The roll was then called by congressional
districts for members of the state commit
tee. A ter this nothing remained for the
convention to do. l:g work was finished.
Sn v. r tu Wa n , noth ‘ n * adjournment
and&4 thß deSirß ° l tho b ° Jy t 0 Bea ita caadi
l FLOWER SPEAKS.
I 2 o’clock the committee sent to
UCt ilr ' Flower entered the hall and
■shnnt * i V s ry ma i* stood on his chair and
■f rr^, ted candidate advanced to the ptat-
Isbrnt "i lh smii9s 01 his fact- When the
Krd ifu applause had worn off somewhat
~ and# htld ceasoJ their music,
liir- ll v, R “ ,ne8 ' with Me. Flower standi
|*ot, Dy his side, said:
I THE pONvsNTioN—I have the
for governor™ V , "® s '* nti ng *° - vou our candidate
f *mpir state and the “ BXt B ° veruor of the great
■ FlowiVii? Jamonst ration that greeted Mr.
heanl ab f ed *° that he could be
wilhog <nh^ pok ®. l ,rle fly. saying he was
i recor}* " H bavo tb s ’ Kht tJrnßd on" his
promisedaccepted the nomination and
Sparty to vie cry. The
dress di l * ollowed Mr. Flower’s ad
growing hrm. awft y* but was niergod into
of ,and With the name
candi tate for iieuten h,ie ? an ’ “ tbe youag
the aisle on ih “ * '"t governor, camo up
bany Th ‘ b rm of Mr ' HBrri <* of Al
lseed Sheeh Ce — dr amatic as the rosy
platform, wh,.re'M 10 the oo,lvt ’ at ‘on
Outstretched h! n s' Flowar advanced with
threshold. l n , to “I 88 * him at the
the leaders of • vlevT of the convention
U * ket Bhook baad < “' d
Mr. 6heeh' n a ° f ' 9 ! arty retiu *-
At the concliismu of * °? nT,!atloa -
Don, amid °*bwwddresa the oonven
<iie. IPteat cheering, adjourned sins
ipF JHofnina JTVto£
the platform.
The platform reads:
® CoD £ ra tulat© the people of the state upon
tfie beneficient results whion followed the elec
tion or a democratic assembly last autumn,
ihat victory secured the election of a democrat
to the United States Senate, a representative in
Tull sympathy with the popular majority ou the
great questions of federal policy. It gave the
state the lowest tar rate in thirty-six years, and
for the first time m a generation freedom from
taxation for the general purposes of govern
rnent. It gave New York city the means
ot . securing rapid transit, a boon
which republican legislators had for years de
nied. It gave the people the sho~teat legislative
session m seventeen years, a tribute to the
faithful industry of the democratic assembly,
by whom this result was achieved in the inter
°f economy and good legislation. Our
pledges to the people contained in tho demo
cratic platforms of 1687, 1888 and IMS9 were
promptly redeemed by the democratic assem
bly in the passage of the following measure:
(1.) The bill to e illiterate the inhabitants of
the state preparatory to reapportionment of
the Senate and assembly districts.
W ) The bill to reapportion the congressional
districts in pursuance of the fe ’eral statute and
upon the basis of the recent federal census.
(3.) The bill to provide for a constitutional
convention in accordance with the wish of the
people as declared by a large majority at the
polls in 1880.
(4) The bill to revise and consolidate the excise
laws, a measure intelligently and equitably
framed, carefully regulating the sale of in
toxloating liquors, prescribing just fees for
licenses and preserving ad needed restrictions
for the maintainance of order and the good of
society.
5. Several billsto ameliorate the condition
agriculture and labor and to lessen the burden
of direct taxation
FRUSTRATED BY THE REPUBLICANS.
All these measures passed by tho democratic
assembly, in obedience to the popular majority,
were defeated in the republican Senate by the
representatives of the minority of the people.
Thus has tue Republican party continued to
betrry the people’s interests. It defies the con
stitution and denies fair representation in the
legislature to 1,300,000 new inhabitants of the
state by refusing to pass an enumeration bill—
a preliminary step to the abolitiou of the pres
ent antiquated apportionment uM the Senate
and assembly districts, which isoased on the
census of sixteen years ago.
It not only conspired wi b the federal census
bureau to deprive the state of an additional
representative in congress and in tho electoral
college by a fraudulent count of the inhabitant*
in New York, but it refuses to comply with the
command of its own federul congress to re
arrange the thirty-four congressional districts
of trie state so that each shall contain as nearly
as practicable an equal number of inhabitants.
Jt ignores the emphatic declaration of
the people, who, by a plurality
of 338,' 00 votes recorded themselves in favor of
a constitutional c mvention. It insists upon tho
passage of sumptuary laws which needlessly in
terfere with the personal liberty of law abiding
citizens. It demonstrates the hypocrisy of its
professions by twice recording itself in the leg
islature in favor of a prohibition amendment
and then refusing to make provision for its sub
mission to the people except at a spe
cial election not desired by the prohi
bitionists and at an unnecessary
expanse of over SBOO,OOO to the taxpayers it
refuses to ame.iorate the conditions of the
wage earners by enacting just and conservative
laws in their Interest., it shows its subser
viency to mon j ysd interests by ignoring the
demands of the agricultural and working
olas es for reforms in the methods of taxa
tion. It covertly lends its influence to the
restriction t f manhood suffrage It indicates
its hostility to battle rule by its effort at med
dlesome legislative interference with the affairs
of the largo cities. It encourages expensive
1 ‘gislativo investigating committees, whose in
vestigations degenerate into strUes for polit
ical pxtronag© upon the official authority of
democratic municipalities.
LOBS OF TIIK WORLD’S FAIR.
It inflicted a hostile blow upon the b6st wel
fare and prosperity of the state by depriving
New York of the world's fair, because the re
publican leaders could not c ntrol its board of
directors. By that act New York was deprived
of the benefit of nn expenditure of hundreds of
millions of dollars within her borders. By that
act the interests of every wage-earner, every
merchant, every farmer, every manufacturer,
every householder, every artisan, every railroad
and transportation company were cruelly sac
rificed. The people will not forget that the
most conspicuous agent in this partisan crime
is now the candidate of his party for governor.
Against that record of misrepre
sentation of betrayal. the Democratic
party most earnestly protests We reaffirm
the principles and pledges contained In our
state platform of 1889, an l the preceding years.
We oppose needless special legislation.
Wo favor home rule for counties and muaici
paliti s. We believe in low taxes and econom
ical administration.
We demand revision of various confused
statutes regulating the sale of intoxicating
liquors and the enactment of a just, equitable
and comprehensive excise law framed
in accordance with existing public sentiment as
repeatedly manifested We believe that all
revenues, whether called license fees or taxes,
should belong to the treasuries of tho localities
under whose authority the licenses are issued,
to a plied in reducing the burden of local
taxation. Wo are opposed to ail sumptuary
legislation that neednesaly interferes with the
personal liberty or the reasonable customs of
the people. We favor the largest liberty for the
individual citizen consistent with the public
welfare.
ELECTORAL RSFOBM.
We demand an extension of the electoral
form, with a view to preventing profuse ex
penditure of money by candidates and political
committees; but we resolutely oppose any
effort to hamper or restrict the constitutional
privilege of manhood suffrage, and we con
gratulate the people of the state that, by the
persistent efforts of the democratic governor,
sustained by the democrats in the legislature in
defense of this principle, there has been at last
wrested from tho republican legislature, by
force of public sentiment, a genuine electoral
reform which guarantees an absolutely
secret ballot, which prev-nts Intimidation and
corruption, which reserves for workingmen the
right to two hours on election day in which to
vote without loss of pay for the time consumed
which largely diminishes the opportunities of
candidates to expend money illegitimately,
which prescribes a careful system of registra
tion of electors, which imposes heavy penalties
for corrupt practices in elections, an 1 which
preserves inviolable to every citizen, however
humble or unlettered ho may be, the right to
cast his ballot for whomsoever he may choose
for any office within the gift of the people.
We favor revision of the tax laws whereby
personni and corporate property shall be made
to b-ar its full and just burdens. We favor a
continuance of the policy which seeks to im
prove the canal systems of the state and main
tain its efficiency.
The interests of labor should be fostered by
proper and necessary legislation. Honest work
ing men and working women should be pro
tected from competition with convict labor.
The Republican party having had con
trol of the leg slatuio atmo3t con
tinuously for many years has with
hold tho necessary legislation required to ade
quately accomplish such purpose-, and in this
connection we denounce the failuie of the re
publicans last winter to enact the so-called
Riley bill des.red by the workingmen of the
state, which had passed the democrat assem
bly and had lor its object further renriotiou of
convict labor competition.
We favor a legislative provision for a proper
exhibit from this state at the world's Colum
bian exposition, to be held In Chicago in
1393. and we especially commend the measure
to secure that object which was passed by the
democratic assembly last spring, but which the
republican Senate with surprising reluctance
after its successful efforts to locate the fair in
Chioago refused to enact
This country has always been the refuge of
the oppressed from every land—exiles for
conscience sake, and la the spirit of the founders
of our government wo condemn the oppression
aud expatriation practiced by the Russian gov
ernment upon the Jewish citizens, and we
call upon our national government in the inter
ests of justice and humanity by all just and
proper means to use its prompt and best efforts
11 bring about a cessation of tnese cruel perse
cutions in the dominions of the czar, and to
secure the oppressed equal rignts.
THE SILVER PLANK.
Following is the silver plank of tbe plat
form:
The Democratic party of the state of Now
York in convention assembled renews its
pledges of fidelity to tbe democratic faith as
regards national issues; reaffirms tbe doct
rines of the national platforms of 1854 and
ISSb indorsed by the popular votes in those
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1891.
years and go overwhelmingly ratified by
the popular verdict ia tho congressional
election of 1890. We now, as then,
steadfastly adhere to the principles
of sound finance. We are against
the coinage of a silver dollar which is not
of the intrinsic value of any other dollar of
the United States. We, therefore, denounce
the new Sherman silveriaw under which one
tenth of our gold stock has been exported
and all our silver output is dammed up
at home as a false proteose, and but an
artful hindeance of the return to free
bi'metallic coinage, and as tending only to
produoe a change from one kind of mono
metallism to another. We, therefore, unite
with the friends of honest monry every
where in stigmatizing the Sherman pro
gressive silver basis law as no solution of
the gold and silver question and as a fit
appendix to thesubsidy and bounty swindle.
McKinley’s worse than war
tariff and Blaine’s reciprocity
humbug, the squandered surplus, advancing
deficit, defective census, falsified representa
tion and revolutionary procedures of tho
billion-dollar congress were all justly con
demned by the people’s great uprising last
November, a \erdiot, which, when renewed
next year, will empower democratic etates
men to guide the people’s counsel and exe
cute the people’s will.
There is no other declaration in the plat
form upon the national policy. The greater
portion of the document, which embraces
about 2,000 words, is designed to setting
forth the unhappy condition of the state
government, of tie circumstancs that the
republican Senate stands in the way of
everything that cannot be accomplished, in
spite of it, by the democratic assembly and
executive. A declaration is made In favor
of a provision for a proper exhibit from the
state at the Chicago exposition, and also
of sympathy with the oppressed Russian
Jews. The concluding paragraph is as fol
lows:
We heartily Indorse the able and statesman
like administration of Gov. D. B. Hill. During
his seven years as chief executive of the state
he has resolutely maintained the principles of
the Democratic part}' and has faithfully con
tended for the interests of the people. lie has
ably resisted tho aggressions of successive re
publican legislatures, whose object lias been
only partisan advantage, and he has been a firm
and unreionted foe to vicious and corrupt legis
lation. In his administration of state
affairs he has received the intelligent
and conscientious co-operation of his
democratic associates in tiie state depart
ments. Their joint efforts has put the state
practically out of debt and left a generous sur
plus in the treasury. Efficiency and economy
have marked their official records. We respect
fully submit that this faithful discharge of re
sponsibility justifies a continuance of the trust
Imposed in the Democratic party, of which they
hare been true representatives.
After his nomination this afternoon Mr.
Flower mailed the following:
Saratoga Springs, Sept. 16. 1801.
Hon. Frank Alee, Secretary of StAe, Albany,
N. V..
Sir—l hereby tender my resignation as a
member of the Fifty-second congress from the
Twelfth district of the state of New York, to
take effect this day. Very respectfully,
Roswell P. Flower.
The governor will issue a proclamation
ordering an election at tho general election
in November for a successor to Mr. Flower.
BAY STATE REPUBLICANS.
Charles H. Allen of Lowell Nominated
for Governor.
Boston, Mass., Sept. 16. —When Chair
man Burdect of the state committee called
the republican state convention to order in
Treraont temple at XI o’clock this morning
he spoke to one of the largest ga herings
that has ever attended the deliberations of
party delegates. The floor of the hall and
the first balcony was fully occupied by
delegates, many standing near the doors,
while tho upper gallery, reserved for spec
tators, was uncomfortably filled.
A temporary organization was effected
by the choice of John O. Burdett as ohair
man, and J. Otis Wardweil of Haverhill as
secretary.
After President Cupen of Tufts’ College
had invoked the divine blessing. Chairman
Burdett announced that the convention was
roady for business, and on motion appointed
committees on credentials and permanent
organization.
The committee on permanent organiza
tion reported, naming Henry Cabot Lidge
a permanent president, with forty-five
vice presidents at large, headed by Hon.
Nathaniel P. Banks, seventy-eight vice
presidents by districts and a full quota of
secretaries.
Chairman Lodge, on taking the chair,
spoke for an hour.
The report of the committee on creden
tials was presented and agreed to.
CANDIDATES FOR OOVSRNOH.
Ex-Gov. Long then broken ted to the con
vention the name of W. W. Crapo of New
Bedford as a candidate for governor, and
Gen. Coggswell of Salem presented the
name of Charles H. Allen of Lowell.
The platform was presented ami adopted.
The committee of tellers was appointed,
and balloting fur candidates for governor
occupied the time until 2:35 o’elook, when a
recess was taken until 8 o’clock, to allow the
tellers time to count the ballots. At 3:18
o’clock the result was announced as follows:
Total number of votes 1,731
Necessary to a choice 61
Crapo 614
Allen 713
W.H. Hailel 1
Henry Cabot Lodge 3
Frederick Greenhall . ... 1
Mr. Allen’s nomination was then made
unanimous.
Ex-Gor. Brackett then nominated for
lieutenant governor 'William H. Haile of
ftpnugheld, and Mr. Haile was nominated
by acclamation.
Col. William Olin of Boston was by ac
clamation renominated for secretary of
state.
George A. Marden was renominated for
treasurer and receiver general by acclama
tion.
Albirt E. Pillsburv was renominated by
acclamation for attorney' general.
A ballot was taken for a candidate for
auditor general. John W. Kimball of
Fitchburg received the highest vote, 403.
There were nine candidates, aud his nomi
nation was made unanimous.
The convention then adjourned sine die.
THE PLATFORM.
Following is a synopsis of the platform.
It congratulates President Harrison and the
administration; demands the maintenance
and extension of civil service reform, and a
law to insure fair elections. The money
plauk is as follows:
It is of paramount importance to the whole
people to maintain only atrue and safe standard
of value in money. Every dollar issued by the
government, whether paper or coin, should be
as good os every other dollar, and as we know
that nations are independent in all monetary
affairs, and that the experience of every civil
ized oountry proves that it is absolutely neces
arv to social progress and the hi ■ best prosperity
of auy country to have an 1 to keep the stand
ard hy which oil its products are measured and
exchanged, essentially the same as that of the
world's international standard of value ant ex
change we are unalterably oppooed to unlimited
ooinage, of sliver by this country
ex-epting upon a uniform international ratio to
gold and under similar restrictions and condi
tions, both as tbe government and iudividuals
aa prevail la the other leading nations of the
world We condemn the Democratic party for
iu indoreement of free silver in tne party I
platforms In Ohio. lowa. Indiana, Michigan I
aud other states. The p el: ion of tbe Demo- I
orat.c party on mis most vital question is full |
|of t'erll to the country. The few
! members of that party who hold sound
views thereon only emphasize the dangerous
j attitude of the party itself. They do not con
trol their party, titeir party controls them, end
they are powerless to direct or influence party
| action.
The tariff legislation of the last congress
! is approved and its good results pointed
out, particularly the benefit from the re
moval of the duty on sugar and tho reci
procity clauses. It denies extravagance,
urges that immigration of a certain class
be restricted, approves the putdic school
system, demands legislation against the
liquor truffle legislation favoring the work
ingman and invites support for these prin
ciples from all parties.
FARMEnSAND LABORERS.
Proceedings of the Joint Convention
at St. Loujs.
St. Louis, Sept. 16.—The farmers and
laborers’ convention reassembled this morn
ing at 10 o’clock. The first order of busi
ness was the question on the resolutions
which were up yesterday and they wore
carried by a good majority. An effort to
make the vote unanimous revealed two
negative voters who did not rolish the reso
lution oensuring Dr. Macune.
The committee on permanent organiza
tion, with VV. Polk Yeaman as chairman,
then made its report. It provides for the
appointment of a committee of seven, whioh
is authorized to submit to the next supreme
council, whioh meets at Indianapolis iii No
vember the objections of those In the conven
tion to certain parts of the demands which
were adopted by the supreme council at the
Ocala convention, aud also that the commit
tee be authorized to file the unalterable and
undying objections of this convention to the
passage of any resolutions whatever, bind
ing the individual membershiu of the al
liance to aoy political course of action, and
"we hereby protest against saeh action of
any previous meeting infringing upon the
individual politics of any member of the
order."
AUGUSTA’A BIG SHOW.
Th® Delegation Sent North Highly
Successful.
New York, Sept. 16.—The committee of
thirty from Augusta, Ga.j in tho interest of
the coming Augusta exposition, who left
here on Thursday night last, returned to
day. Boston, Lynn and Lowell, Mass., and
Providence, R, 1., were visited. The oom
mtttee report that a large number of busi
ness men called upon have agreed to exhibit
extensively at the exposition. The came
may be said of Now York business firms,
and success has so far crowned their ef
forts. The committee was well received
everywhere they went, and their expecta
tions are that the exposition will bo one of
the largest, as well as the most successful
ever held in the south.
SPECIAL RATES SECURED.
Special rates for exhibitors as well as
visitors have been secured from all the rail
roads. A "number of exhi.its have been Se
cured from the Toronto (Canada) exposition
now being held. They will shortly be trans
ported to Augusta. Otner exnibits will
come from Montreal. This evening the
committee was entertained at the .Manhat
tan Club by Cos!. John H. Inman. About
midnight the party will leave for Wanhing
ton aud will call npon president Harrison
on Thursday raorniug for the purpose of re
newing tho invitation for the President’s
presence at the opening of the exposition.
AN EXPRESS CAR R0338D.
M en With Masks Pley tho Usual Game
and Get $2,500.
St. Louis, Sept. 16.—A dispatch from
Muskegte, W. TANARUS., Bays: "The Missouri,
Kansas aud Texas south-bound passenger
train was held up and one ex
press car robbed at 9:30 o'clock
last night four mile 9 north of Wagoner.
The robbers covered the officials with their
pistols, and two of their number entered the
express car. They ordered the express
man to opon a large steel safe, which he
was unable to do, and it took considerable
arguing beforo he could conviuoe the rob
bers of his inability to comply. They
thereupon dumped a small iron chest, which
contained $2,560, out of the express
car door and breaking it open took the en
tire amount. They made no attempt to
rob the passengers, aud there was but one
shot fired. The robbers wore marks of red
flannel, and after completing the job took
to the woods with their booty. Officers
have left Muskegea in pursuit of the rob
bers."
FASSET I’S FIBBT GUN.
The Republican Candidate Makes Two
Speeches in Brooklyn.
New York, Sept, 16. —The first gun of
the campaign in this state was fired to
night by J. Sloat Fassett himself at the
Union League Club houso in Brooklyn. (The
republican candidate for governor first ad
dressed a crowd of about 15,000 people that
had assembled outilde the club house while
a dinner, given in honor of Mr. Fassett, was
being eaten within. Later, Mr. Fassett
spoke to 2,000 people within the club house.
Both speeches were enthusiastically ap
plauded.
REVOLUTION IN MEXICO.
C. G. Garcia Trying to Stir It Up with
Fifty Men aa a Starter.
San Antonio, Tex., Sept. 16.— A report
direct and authentic of an incipient revolu
tionary movement was received here to
day Capt. E. L. Rand-ill of the Fifth in
fantry, commander of Fort Ringgold,
wired Gen. Stanley to-day that the
notorious C. G. Garcia had
crossed the Rio Grande into Mexico
with fifty armed men for tho purposo of
inciting a revolution. He crossed fourteen
miles below Rio Grande City to the town
of San Francisco. Gen. Stanley ordered
Capt. Randall to take a detachment of cav
alry and investigate the ca.e, and to go to
Rio Grande to cut off the retreat of the
band in case they returned.
Auditors Organize.
Chattanooga. Tenn., Sept. 16.—The
Association of the Traveling Auditors of
America >-as organised here to day, repre
senting a large number of railroads. The
following officers were elected: S. V. Cor-*
wine of Cincinnati, president (with the Cin
cinnati, New Orleans aud Texas I'acitlc
road); F. E. iirevarde of Knoxville, secre
tary (with the F.at Tennessee road); A. H.
Plant of Memphis, treasurer (with the
Memphis and Charleston road). Circulars
will be sent out to all the traveling auditors
of the United States, The next meeting
will be he.d at St, Augustine, Fla., iu
January.
Purchases of Silver,
Washington, Sept. 16.—The treasury
department to-day o mplett-d the purchase
of silver for the current month, and no
further purchases will be made until Oot. y
next. The amount of silver offered for sale
to-day was 800,000 ounces, and tno amount
purchase i was 400,000 ounces at 07 to 07.00
cents. The purchase of silver bullion at the
local mbits during the mouth aggregated
361,JA* ounces.
GOVERNMENT FINANCES.
FOSTER DENIES THAT THH TREAS
URY 13 EMBARRASSED.
He Admits,However, That the Disburs
ing Officers Have Been Restricted
to Their Actual Needs—Four Months
Ago They Held $40,000.000-Now
They Have Only Half That Amount.
Washington, Sept. 16.—Secretary Fos
ter to-day, when asked by a reporter about
the financial condition of the treasury,
said: "There seems to be a determination
on the part of certain parties to insist upon
the bankruptcy of the treasury. It has
been recently charged that at a meeting
of the cabinet an agreement was
reached to hinder, delay and
postpone the payment of money
for policy purposes, where such a policy
was possible, and that the Secretary of the
Treasury has adopted a plan of pinching
economy in the matter of reducing the
amount of cash placed to the oredit ot the
disbursing officers; In short, that the secre
tary had found it neces-ary to resort to un
usual expedients in all directions to pay the
uon-extended 4J-.j per cents. In many quar
ters the secretary is given much credit for
the means employed to maintain a bank
rupt treasury."
Commenting on these obarges Secretary
Foster said that no such cabinet meeting as
that alluded to has been held, aud no in
structions have been givon to delay the pay
ment of the appropriation for any purpose,
nor, iudeed, is there occasion to do so.
close scrutiny ordered.
It is true, the secretary added, that he
felt it would be good policy to restrict the
disbursing officers to their actual needs, and
he has directed a close study of each cs-e
with this end in view. Four months ago he
found over $40,000,000 in the bauds of the
disbursing officers, when probably $20,000,-
000 to $25,000,000 would have been uu ample
supply. thau *33,000,000 is now
held by them, and he hopes
ia due time to reduce this
sum to a minimum. Secretary Foster in
sists that the treasury has all tue money re
quired to maintain a position of perfect
ease, without adopting a polioy of delay or
resorting to any action that is not based on
perfeotly sound principles, but he admits
that there Is less money In the treasury now
than there has been for many
years heretofore. The tariff leg
islation of the last congress will, he
says, probably effect a reduction ot
revenue to the extent of *50,0 Jd,ooo to SOO.-
000,000, while liberal appropriations will
just about consume the balance. The money
now in tbe treasury, the secretary declares,
will flow out daily as it ought to,"thus leav
ing all tho money not aotualiy needed in
the treasury in the hands of tho peoplo,
where it bolongs.
A NEW FIGHT ON MAHONS,
His Opponents to Hold a State Con
vention to Baby Their Forces.
Washington, Hept. 16. —A conference of
anti-Mahon republicans of Virginia, in
which seventeen counties were represented,
was hold here last night to consider tho ad
visability of deposing Geu.Matione from the
management of Virginia politic*. A com
mittee was appointed to prepare a formal
call for a moss meeting, aud to-day this
committee decided to have a meeting at
Roanoke Oct. 1. The call entirely ignores
Gen. Mahone as chairman of tbe republican
state committee aud refers to him aa being
responsible in advising the republicans to
support the candidates of tho Democratic
party during ttio last state ejection. The
call is signed by ex-Coiigressmon Yost and
Bowden, Col. H. C. Parsons, Charles K.
Lee, Maj. Iliue, Col. Charles C. Tompkins,
Maj. McMahon, Gen. Roller and others,
who advise the holding of county conven
tions to select delegatus to tbe general gath
ering at Roanoke. The committee claims
that fully twenty counties of the state will
be carried by the reorganized purty.
REDEMPTION i.F BOND3.
Secretary Foster Issues a Circular on
the hubject.
Washington, Sept. 16. —Secretary Fos
ter this afternoon issued tbe following cir
cular, limiting the continuance of \'-/ k per
cent, bonds:
Treasury Department, office Secretary, I
Washington, D. 0., Sept. 16. 1891. f
Public notice la hereby given to the holders
of registered ami coupon bonds of the 4J$ per
cent, loan (acts of July 14, 1870, ami Jan. 20,
1871), that t e time within which such bomls
will be received for continuance with interest
at 8 per aent. per annum will expire Sept. JO,
1891 Bonds received at the treasury depart
ment after that date will be redeemed and not
continued. Notice is also given that coupon 41$
percent, bonds will not be received tor [y
meet at the office of the United States assistant
treasurer at New York after Sept. 30, 1891, aud
that thereat.er registered an l coupon 4)4 per
esut. bonds will be received for redemption only
at the office of the Secretary of the Treasury in
the city of Washington, D. C. The circulars of
Aug. 24 and Sept, 2, 1891, are hereby modified
in accordance with the foregoing provisions.
Charles Foster, Secretary.
COM MAN DE t KELLOGG I Lib.
The Intense Heat at Hayti Has Af
fected His Brain.
Washington, Sept. 16. Commander A.
G. Kellogg of the United States navy, and
lately on duty at the League Island navy
yard, has lately developed some brain
trouble which tho board of physicians says
unfits him for active duty, and to-day he
was removed to Wash nutou to be oared for
at St. Elizabeths asylum. Commander
Kellogg was in command of the vessel in
Haytian waters that forced the release
of the merchant vessel which bad been capt
ured by the authorities of Hayti. The in
tense heat of the climate in that latitude, it
Is believed, is responsible for Commander
Kellogg’s present trouble. It Is believed
that he may soon recover under proper
treatment and relief from all professional
duty.
Harrison's Clemency.
Washington, Sept 16. —President Har
rison to-day acted upon the following
applications for executive clemency:
G. L. Armstrong of Tennefses, sentenced
to two years' imprisonment for violation of
the postal laws. Pardon granted, to take
effect after nine months’ actual imprison
ment.
Charles Schottky of Georgia, sentenced to
six years’ imprisonment for counterfeiting
and to pay a line of S;i.OOU. Sentence com
muted to two yeais’ actual imprisonment.
ad Ex-Cod greeaman Dead.
Washington, Sept. 16. Ex-Congreis
man John A. Hyman of North Carolina
died at bis residence in this city yesterday
from a stroke of paralysis. He wua born iu
Warreuton, N. C., 1830.
K l.ad by an Electric Car.
Kohtrißs Monroe, Va., Hept. 16.— An
unknown inmate of the soldiers’ home,
while under thu influence of liquor, was
run over by electric cars near Hampton
to-night aud killed.
TROOPS OUT AT OTTAWA.
The Strikers Make No Demonstration
When They Appear.
Ottawa, Sept. 16 —The strike of the
mill hands here still continues. A
deputation representing tho strikers
waited ou tbe minister of militia
last night, and said there was no
necessity for the volunteers to put in an ap
pearance, as tbe men do not propose to re
sort to violenoe.
This morning twooompaniesof tho Forty
third battalion anil tbe Governor General's
Float Guards, uuder command of Lieut.
Col. Andrsuii, after being served with
Snider rifles and ton rouuds of ball oart
ridge per man, to the scene ot the
mill strike, to protect, it necessary, the
property of the mill owners. Ihe strikers
made no demonstration on the arrival of
tho militia. When the men had been posted
Herman's mill was opened, hut there was
not a suflicieuc number of employes on
hand to work it. No disturbance on the
part of the strikers is anticipated.
RUSSIA AND THE DANUBE..
The Government Anxious to Bare Its
Cadets Learn Pilotage.
London, Sept. 16.—The Russian govern
ment has requested the European Danube
commission to permit Russian naval cadets
to take passage on board the vessels belong
ing to the commission in order that these
young officers may be instructed in pilot
age of the Danut e and beaoine familiar
with the navigation of that, river. Till,
strange request, following close upon the
Dardnallea incident, has caused considerable
astonishment in official circles, and a great
deal of conjecture as to Russia’s ultimate
object.
BANKERS LESB OPKN-HANDKD.
Paris, Hspt. 16.—The soare caused by
tho report of the occupation of Mityleue by
England has made batiKurs less pliable, and
the negotiations concerning tho prim of the
new Russians loans still continue.
CHILE’S NEW HiltilMtP.
Sailors Desert a Warship-Plenty to
Eat in Chile.
Hamburg, Sept. 16. —Forty-five seamen
and stoker* of the crow of the
Wandayniog, a Chilean warship,
have deserted. The Peuto man
aged to get up steam and put to sea con
siderably short-handed. She is bound for
Havre, where she expects to be able to com
plete her crew and armament.
PLENTY TO EAT.
San Diego, Cal., Sept. 16.—The English
steamer Houston came into port to day from
Chile. She took 4,000 Pius of flour and
wheat down for Grace <Y. Cos., but found the
market glutted. Wheat and Hour were
cheaper there than in Hau Francisco.
ITALY RECOGNIZES THE JUNTA.
Roue, Sept. 16.—The Italian government
has recognized the junta as tho established
government in Chile.
BRIGANDAGE IN RUSSIA.
Starving Peaen.nte Resort to Murder
and Pillage.
Vienna, Sept. 16.—Alarmingaooounts of
brigandage growing out of the famine come
from tbe voutb of Russiu. Murders and out
rages are of daily occurence. Bunds of
starving peasants haunt the roads aud
forests in the Candias lying in wait for
travelers and resorting to pillage and mur
der. lu many villages a state of complete
anarchy prevails. At Elizabethafittv brig
ands recently surprised two houses at mid
night, murdered twentv-two occupants and
then caroused. A week ago a diligence was
attacked in brood daylight. All the pas
sengers wore poor women mid girls. The
brigands murdered tbe former aud stripped
and outruged the latter.
LOHENGREN AT PARIS.
Detectives and Police Prevent a. Hoe
tile Demonstration.
Paris, Sept. 16. —The performance of
Lohengrin commenced at 8 o’clock this
evening. The precincts of the opera house
wore crowded, but up to that time only a
slight attempt had been made to create dis
order, which the police easily suppressed,
'i ns police hud strict orders to taku energetic
action if necessary. Tbe “clauque” seats
were occupied by dot'MStive*. All tbe ap
proaches to tho corridor were occupied by
police and an inspector stood by each check
taker to scrutinize the incomers. Guards
kept the streets clear.
AN EXCITED CROWD.
By 9 o’clock the scene outside the opera
home was of tho liveliest description. The
pavement was almost impassable, aud
there was a sprinkling of anarchists and
other rough characters in the crowd that
thronged the vicinity. Fully 350 persons
had been arrested by 10 o’clock. Then a
force of cavalry aud mounted police forcibly
patrolled the scene of the disturbance, aud
a more determined effort to clear
tho streets was made. From first
to lsst there was no really dangerous feat
ure about the disturbances. About I.OCO
persons were arrested but all will probably
be libei ated before morning. Tbe German
embassy was strongly guarded throughout
the night. A party of 200 roughs smashed
the windows of the German Cipe Hanover.
The streets soon resumed theiP normal as
pect.
China Promisee to Do Better.
Pams, Sept. 16. —The Chinese charge
d’affaires visited the foreign minister, M.
ltibjt, to-day, aud after informing him that
China recognized that the measures hitherto
taken to protect Europeans iu China were
insufficient, assured him that tho negligent
mandarins *IU be dismissed and the rioters
punished. He added that six of the latter
have already bee i hanged. It is feared,
however, that these promises will remain a
dead letter.
to issue a protocol.
Shanghai, Sept. 16. —China is preparing
a protocol to the powers on the recent riots.
It is believed that the foreign ministers will
not wait for this document, the prepara
tion of which is likely to occupy several
weeks.
Engineers in Session.
Montreal, Sept. 16.—The annual session
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En
gineers convened here this morning under
Chief Engineer P. M. Arthur. Between
400 and Mjo delegates are present.
France and Chile’s New Regime.
Paris, Sept. 16. —The government has
instructed the French minis or at Santiago
to recognize the nroviuc.ai government of
Chile. ~
Cotton Mills For Kansas City.
Chicago, Sept. 16.—There is a rumor
here to the offeot that a syndicate is being
formed for the purpose of building large
cotton mil.s at Kansas City. No doffiilie
information can be obtained ooncerniug the
matter, but it is understood that tome of
the owners of the Chicago, St. Paul and
Kanse City railroad are interested in the
proje.t
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SPAIN’S FEARFUL FLOOD;
DISTRESSING PARTICULARS STILL
COMING IN.
The Extent of tbe Disaster Not Exagw
gerated by the First Reports—The
Whole Commune of Aubeda Sub
merged and Many Lives Lost—The
Wild Flight at Consugerla.
Madrid, Sept. 16 —Further distressing
particulars in regard to the flooded prov
ince* continue to be received at interval*,
eaoh additional report showing that the ex
tent of the diaaatcr has in no way been er
ag gerated. The latest Information ia
from Jnen, the capital of the province
of tho same name. The governor
of Unit province telegraphs that the whole
commune of Aubeda Is submerged, that the
damage done is enormous and that there
has been considerable loss of life.
THE FLOOD AT CONRUGEKIA.
The depth of the flood at Consugerla can
be gauged from the fact that tho water rose
sixteen feet in tho churoli of St. John the
Baptist. An estimate of the damage to
property in and about Consugena place*
the loes at $2,500,000, not including the
money and valuables buried everywhere in
the ruins. The survivors of the disaster are
only able to give vague and confused ac
counts of the flood. They say, however,
that tho river was notioed to be rising rap
idly. No serious apprehension was felt until
the waters seemed to mako a sudden rush,
overwhelming everything.
A WILD RACE FOR LIFE.
Then came a wild raoe for life, the people
flying in all directions. Many dimed upon
the roofs of their bousee, but tbe buildings
gave way beneath them. Numbers of peo
ple wore to be seen struggling in tbe mud
colored waters, oliuging to planks, beams,
pieces of furaiture, trees or anything they
oould lay bold of that would sustain them
above the water and so they struggled from
plaoe to place until they either reached
n securo refuge or sank exhausted
to rise no more. Home idea of tbe ferae of’
rustling waters nan be gathered from the
fact that tbe flood lifted from its founda
tions ami carried almost iutaot a large
frame suburban dwelling a distance of
eight miles. A majority of the dead have
been buried without awaitiug for identifi
cation, as a sanitary precaution.
ROBBING THE CORPSES.
At Consugeria sixteen robbers have been
oaught rifling the clothing of corpses.
Ho far 945 bodios tiave neen reoovored.
Tbe national relief fund has reaobed *IOO,-
000. Students ara collecting money for the
sufferers in the streets of Madrid.
The town of Templeaque, province of
Toledo, lies been converted into an island
by the flood and communication with the
town is almost impossible.
The storm wrought immense damage in
Muroia, Saragossa and Malaga.
The railway works at Honda were greatly
damaged. Several photographers have
started for Consugerla. The Gazette pub
lishes by royal authority a request to the
parish agents abroad to receive contribu
tions for the flood sufferers.
FAULT OF A FLAGMAN.
A Freight Train Crashea Into the Reap
of a Passenger. -~*a
San Francisco, Sept. 16.—Late last
night a freight train crashed into the rear
of the Los Angeles express just west of
Girard. One man was killed and several
wounded. The express wns coming toward
Han Fiaucisoo irom lejH Angeles, and near
Girard was notified of a small landslide
which blocked tbe track. The slide
proved to bo of not much
Importance, but the train was brought to a
standstill on a steep down grade. Tbe air
brake refused to work, and the train went
down the grade through tunnels No*. 15,
14 aud 13, Into tunnel No. 12, where io
finally stopped. A freight train was aent
along after the passenger to clear up tbe
landslide. The flagman who was sent beck
to flag tbe freight evidently did not do hi*
duty, for the heavy traiu went on
and crashed into the rear of the passenger i
train. Col. William Harney, manager of :
the Golden Gate woolen mills, was stand
ing on the platform, and was caught be- 1
tween two cars end instantly killed. A. C.
Baldwin of L>s Angeles was out about the <
head. Mrs. Iloaly of Los Angeles had her
back hurt and Miss Sprung of Illinois was'
severely bruised.
KILLBD BY ELECTRICITY.
A Lineman Buffers a Fatal Shock
While on a Foie.
Cleveland, 0., Sept. 16.—John MoCaf
ferty, a lineman for the Western Union!
Telegraph Company, met with a terrible
death In front of the oourt house in the
presence of 100 spectators yesterday. Me-
Cafferty was talking to some friends and
then began to climb a telegraph pole to ad
just a wire, 110 had reached a point be
yond the first cross arm, when, with
a shriek, he felt backward. His spurs
caught in the iron steps of the pole and bis
head hung downward. The tolephoue wire
had fallen across the electric light wire and
McCafferty received a torrib e vo tige in
hL body. His face anil arms turned mack
and he hung fully three minutes before a
ladder oould bo secured and the unfortunate
brought to tho ground. He died on the way
to a hospital.
CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT
A Trust Company’s Ex-Treasurer Un
der Arrest.
Norristown, Pa., Sept. 16.—Albert
Longtakor, a direotor in tho Montgomery
Trust Company, swore out a warrant to
day against W. F. Htengstuff, charging him
with altering the books cf the company
and appropriating to his own use 1180,000
of its funds. Stengstuff was arrested,given
a hearing, and was held in SIO,OOO bail for
court. He entered security and was re
leased. Htengstuff was formerly treasurer
of the trust company and cashier of the
Montgomery National Bank.
PAFEnS IO Ba> SUED.
Rebates Paid Appraisers on Adver
tisements Declared Illegal.
Harrisburg, Pa., Sept. 10.—The attor
ney general began suit to-day against the
publishers of the Philadelphia I'rets, In
quirer, Aries, German Democrat, Xorth
American and Evening Bulletin 'o recover
tho sums of mousy alleged to have been
pud as rebates to persona who procured for
them the advertisement of the mercantile
appraisers' lists. The commonwealth will
claim that this money was unlaw fu ly paid.
Suit has not been brought against the Pub
lic Ledger because of the abseuoe of the
publisher in Europe.
Arms Sotzed in China.
London, Sept. 10.— Tho Shanghai corre
spondent of tho Times says: “The customs
authorities here have seize i a large quantity
of arms and ammunition intended for a
secret society at Chink ma?„ Foreigners are
implicated."
