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Newspaper Page Texti THE MQRNINO NEWS. * 1 EsTiNJSBED ISSC. INCOUNMIATSD 1888. V j J. H. ESTILL, President.. ) x RICK OYER THE SEALS. ENGLAND CLAIMS VIOLATION OP THE AGREEMENT. Americans Accused of Killing Mora Than the 7,500 Stipulated —1 he Commercial Company Claims That she Excess Were Killed Bafore the Agreement Wen; Into Effect. Washington, Sept. IS. Sir Julian pauncefote, the British minister, has called tbe attention of the deportment of state to the alleged violations of the modus vivendi respecting the maximum number of seals to he taken in Bering sea. The officials of the department of state decline positively to make any statement respecting the alleged breach of agreement or even to admit that any protest had been filed. Tbe British minister and his secre taries are absent from Washington and no information could be gleaned la that quarter. But there are the best reasons for the belief that the in it ter at issue is not of a serious nature or one that threatens to disturb the progress, of the negotiations looking to arbitration, although its interpo sition at this stngo may result in further delaying tbe settlement of the question that the President very much desires to bring speedily to a conclusion. BASIS OF THE COMPLAINT. Undoubtedly Sir Julian Pauncefote’s note was based upon representations made to him by Sir George Baden-Powell and Mr. Dawson, tbe British commit donors who were sent to Bering sea to watch tbe seat fisheries in the interest of their govern ment, Under the terms of the modus vivendi signed by the representative* of the two governments, the sealing company was permitted to catch 7,500 seals this year. It actually caught 13,000. It sals up a claim that it had caught a large num ber previous to June io, the date on which the agreement was signed, but not more than 7,500 after that date. The British view appears to be that 7,500 skins were to be taken in the entire season, while the other view is that 7,500 might be taken after the signature. LONDON TIMES COMMENTS. London, Sopt. 13.— Commenting upon two articles on the Bering sea sealing ques tion published in it* columns, tho Times calls tbe American’s claims preposterous. It says: “Their action is arbitrary and liigd banded. Their arguments as far as they can be put into intelligible shape, are worthy of the most rigid school of British game preservers. The seal is a wild animal and there will never be any danger of its extermination by bunting on the high seas. The danger oomejfrom excessive slaughter when the animals are perfectly helpless. If the Americans choose by indisoriminato slaugh ter to destroy their own iudustry we are helpless; but they cannot bo allowed to monopolize the seals by claiming property in the high seas and their contents. If they will show a reasonable spirit of compromise it will be a good thing to come to au arrangement not for a close season, which is inappropriate to tho conditions of the rise, hut for closure during the baeeding season of an area of perhaps twenty mllos round the breeding grounds.” AMERICAN IGNORANCE. The Timas says that it is “unfortunate that Americans are equally iyioraut of the English facts in the case. Thoir journals rareiy trouble themselves to do justice to England, and are carefully and systematic ally misled by interested parties. Accurate information is accessible to any one wishing for it, since an elaborate report was issued by the census department in 1584, before the matter was involved in dense clouds of prejudice. But most of tho allu sions to the question appearing in America entirely ignore the officially authorized con clusion based ou careful study, aiming only to serve the interests of the Alaska Commer cial Company.” After detailing the manner of the oornpauy’s opera tions, the Times says: “All this lucrative business is entirely in the com pany's hands. British sealers never ap proach the sacred breeding grounds. It is open sea gleanings which the Americans endeavor to stop by asserting thoir prepos terous territorial rights.” EXTINCTION DENIED. One of the 'Times’ correspondents de scribes the sealing iudustrv throughout, and combats the reports of the American ex perts in regard to the extinction of the seal. tie says that all tho masters in the sealing fleet when interviewed testified that there was no diminution in tho number, but that tho seals were harder to catch, being more wary. After the end of May hardly any cow seals with young were taken, proving that capture from boats is not calculated 1 1 retard the natural increase. Tiie correspond ent suggests a close time for an area of twenty miles from the end of May until the first of December, as the mother seal feed within that radius during the breeding time. The correspondent thinks that the question how many should be killed on the islands should be decided by a commission of practical men. ’ SCHOONERS WITH CATCHES. V ictoria, B. C. , Sept. 18.—The schooners Venture, Wanderer and Pioneer returned from Bering sea yesterday, all with good catches. On Aug. 7 the Venture was chased by the Thetis, but a fog springing up, she was enabled to ol .de the warship. The schooner Wanderer was ordered to leave the sea by the Marion. Tho Pioneer was not molested by any of the Boring sea patrol. MEXICO'S INVADERS. The Washington Government Notified of 1 heir Plane. Washington, Sept 1&-The state depart ment has received formal notice that a band of hostile men, contemplating u forcible in vasion of Mexico, are on the Texas frontier, he information has been transmitted to -e war department and to the governor of i„ ,“- 18 not clear yet what can be done fol „ 6 r, ter ' an! ? lf thß ,i9ual Practice is jouemed the revolutionists can be arrested tortile** h? aet l° Q °f tho district at hreach bai roasJn to believe that a ec mmUte<i h 0 neutralitJ ’ laws u about to-be Torpedo Boat No. 2 to-d av n!r'.° T i o^ ’ ? ept ‘ 18 -—Secretary Tracy u ! e contract for building °f Duhti *?• ® lO tbe lowa iron works slll .vv, Ja “ tbe loweßt bidder, at of a raw’ award marks the beginning is the Mr.- la construction, as it wSrt tafohK 9, , nce tbe wor tha ’ a naval the United ° U tbe iaterior waters of Col. Pickens' Funeral. ! 'it E p T °i?’ ® B Pt- 18.—The funeral of rtUrrad t n ns k ?“ <* “>• South Carolina presence this afternoon in tbe ETStotaL JK 1 * concoar *" of citizens. Carolina rini JUS? ® a *l’l<y'* of tho South and Vorii • Charleston and Savannah JbSdv All W “ ‘always attended is, a aTvrell n! pr ; ml °out 'non In the caty, “r. e aL“ pr rjn r t al at Grace 4u“h!' Tb 6 “ r,rloe * wero l “ M Jiofnxiio TAXES ON BANKS. The Constitutionality of the Govern ment Levy Attacked Washington, Sept. 18.—The question of tbe constitutionality of the tax of one half of 1 per cent, imposed semi-annually on the national banks has been raised in a oase before the district court against the treasurer of the United States. Treasurer Nebeener has already been served with a summons in the case. The bank objecting to the tax is the Twin City National Bank of New Brighton, Minn., and the case is in the hands of attorneys in this oity. GROUND OF THE OBJECTION. The ground for questioning the constitu tionality of the tax is that tins provision of the banning act originated in the Senate, and is obnoxious to the constitutional pro vision that all bills for raising the revenue shall originate in the House of Representa tives. There are also other grounds upon which the tar is contested in tho present oase. If tho constitutional question should bo de cided in favor of the bank, it is said at the treasury department, that it might open the way for a great multitude of suits for re fund by banks throughout the country upon claims which are notbarrod by the statute of limitations; and it is estimated that it would take a sum running up into the millions to pay the claims for the past five or six years. A STRIKE AGAINST JEWS. Boys in a Glass Works Show an In tolerant Spirit. Millville, N. J. ,Hept. 18.—The tending boys at the Gl sstown ar.d South Millville glass works of Whltall, Tatum & Cos., over 600 In number, refused to go to work to-day because some fnurteeu Jew boys from Rus sian settlements, near the olty had been given employment. The firm, it is said, preferred American boys to the Jews, but not obtain them. Tbe strike caused a sus pension on the part of the blowers aud other skilled workmen, as they cannot work without tho help of the boys, and consequently hun dreds are idle. The strikers held a meeting this afternoon, hundreds of boys crowding the Metropolitan rink. Having struck be cause of the Jews, they conoluded that while thoy were out they might as well ask for au advance in wages, so a committee was appointed to go to tho firm aad demand a 10 per cent, increase all around, and all the Jews em ployed at the works to be discharged. The firm recoived the committee, but after a lengthy conference refused to grant their demand. The boys are equally firm. A HAINS JUROR ON HIS METTLE. He Attempts to Kill an Attorney Who Denounced the Vord ct. Fortress Monroe, V a., Sept. 18.— Mr. Lipscomb, an attorney of Washington, who addressed a meeting at liampt in last night and bitterly denounced the Haius jury, was followed to Old Point by Booker Jones, ons of tbe jurors, with two of his brothoiw and a few friends, sheriff Curtis, who had got wind of it follbwed iheni closely and ar rived just In time to prevent blood shed. As Mr. Lipscomb and his wife entered the lobby of the Hygiea hotel, Jones followed him and reached for hie revolver. Mr. Lipscomb also drew his pistol, but before a shot could be fired tbe sheriff came up and carried Jonee away. Manager Pika s ;uruled a general alarm for the watcomou and sent a message to Col. Frank for a guard, but when they arrived the parties had left. Mr. Lipscomb and his bride leave for New York to-uighc. BOMBARDMENT OF THE SKIEsT” Thousands or People Watching tho El Paso Rain experiments. Et, Paso, Tex, Sept. 18.—The bombard ment of the skies that commenced this morning at 10 o’clock is still in progresijjat this hour, 7:10 this afternoon. When the bombardment commenced in the morning the sky was perfectly clear, but at 3 o’clock in tho afternoon clouds began to gather aud are now hovering iu tbe low edge* of the horizon, though the sky overhead is still clear. The experimenters feel confi dent of securing rain before 10 o’clock to morrow. The city is crowded with peo ple from Arizona, Now Mexico, Texas and Old Mexico, who came here to witness the experiment, aud the great battle to-day was witnessed by thousands of people who gathered on the water works bights. Ellis, the balloonist, reached town all right yesterday. A CARRIAGE FAC TOBY BURNED. Its Machinery and Contents Valued at $95,000 are a Total Loss. Bki. Air, Md., Sept 18.—The Pullett car riage factory was totally burned this morn ing. Its machinery and contents were valued at $1)5,000 and aro a total loss. Only two chimneys and the smokestack remain standing to-dav. The fire was discovered about 8 o’clock this morning by some of the residents. It is supposed to have originated In the paint room, as the top of tbe building burned first. The factory had on hand Too orders, aud was turning out wagons of ull descriptions vary fast. Many of the stock holders and directors were on ex-State Treasurer Stevenson Archer’s bond, and tbe loss will fall very heavily ou these gen tlemen. A STRIKE AVERTED. The Window Glass W orkers to Re sume at tho Old Wages. Pittsburg, Pa., Sent. 18.— The threat ened strike of the window glass workers of tho country has been averted, and a general resumption of the factories will take effect Oet. L A conference of the manufacturers and workmen was held at which the differences were fixed up. By tho agreement the men will work at the old wages for the * unsuing year, the manu fao-urers withdrawing their proposed 10 per cent, reduction and the workmen their de mand for a 5 per cent, advance in the wages of the gatherers. Tbe resumption will give employment to 10,000 men aud boys. A MANUFACTURER JAILED. He Is Accused of Collecting His Bills Twice. New York, 6ept. 18. —Joseph Sehiede, a tinware manufacturer of Brooklyn and Portland, Conn., was arrested to-day charged by Charles B. Rous*, who keeps a notion store at 549 Broadway, with obtaining (75,000 from bis firm for goods he had not furnished by duplicating his bills and mak ing fraudulent charges. Schiode denies this, and threatens to sue Rouss for libel and false imprisonment. He was required to furnish SI,OOO bail for examination. % •' •- - - Gotham’s Inspectors of Election. New York. Sept. 18.—The police board to-day appointel inspectors of sleotion, dividing them up between Tammany Hall and the republicans Thera was no protest from any of tbs other political factious. SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19,1891. OKLAHOMA'S NEW BOOM. FOLLY 4,500 SETTLERS READY TO TAKE UP LAND. Three Thousand of Them on the Bor der of the Now Territory and 1,600 at Guthrie—The President Signs a Proclamation Permitting tho Inva sion to Eegin on Tuesday. Guthrie, O. T. t Sept. 18.—Prospective settlers are awaiting with impatience tho President’s proclamation permitting them to enter and claim their homestead. Most of the boomers have already gone as far os the border and need only a word from Washington to send them over the line. Each party of boomers has left ono of its number at Guthrie to net ns a courier to let them know when tho official proclamation is made. About 1,500 are waiting here for the word, and on the border fully 3,000 peo plo have gathered. Many townspeople hnve joined the rest, and some of the factories and stores am left very shorthand-*!. Ono noticeable fact concerning the pe< pie who intend to settle iu the new land is that num bers of them, nearly half, It is estimated, are negroes. PRINCIPALLY FBOM THE SOUTH. They bavo come principally from the south, attracted here by the advertisements of two colonization societies, one headed by a noted negro nnmol Laudstone and the other by ex-Auditor McCabe, (colored) of Kansas. The exoiteinent among tho boom ers in the c;<y is great. Hundreds of people surround tbe newspnper offices and gover nor’s mansion anxious to get the first news that the President has opened the lands to settlement. The crowds are com posed of Indians, cowboys, gamblers and homoseekers, white and black. The United States marshal has increased his force of deputies to 10b men to assisi in keeping tne peace. Tho crowds are on the whole good natured and no distu: baucee have occurred so far. A RACE WAR. A doputy shejiff has just arrived from the fine of tho edstern I dian lands, bring ing news of a race war in progress there just on the lino of the lowa’s reserva tion. The town of Langston wat founded several months ago and is inhabited solely by negroes. There are several thousands of them there and more are ar riving daily on the line of the new lands. The negroes contemplate settling in a body in Cirnmaron valley as soon as tho lands are opened. Anum erof cowboys from the Cherokee strip also have their eyes on the locshty and say that any negro who at tempts to settle there will bo killed. BULLETS FLY. Y’esterday the oowboys visited Langston, got into a row and attempted to shoot Eggleston, editor of the Herald. Last night they returned, all drunk, and fired a score of shot* iuto a crowd of negroes on the street. Sevoral received slight wound*. The cowboys left aw*arjng they would return to-day aud wipe out the town. The uegroo* have ail arosed them selves, and if thoy do return many will likely be killed. A force of officers has left for the scene. BTIRRINO SCENES TO COME. The long delayed news from Washington announcing the opening of the ceded Indian lands next Tuesday, was received here this morning and caused intense excitement. Now will come a rush of homossekers almost as great as that which followed the opening of Oklahoma territory and many of tbe stirring scenes incident to that event will be repeated. The ceded reserva tion comprises almost as much territory as Oklahoma proper, the land lies directly east of Oklahoma. The two regions are sepa rated by tbe Indian meridian line. The north fork of the Canadian river runs directly through the new country. Thousands of people have been camped on the meridian line for days. Hundreds of camp fires have been burning around Oklahoma City and Guthrie for weeks, and the streets have been blocked with every conceivable kind of vehicle, all ready to start for the promised land on re ceipt of word from Washington. TROOPS ON THE SCENE. Companies A and D of the Thirteenth infantry and a troop of the Fifth cavalry are in tbe new territory, driving out tho boomors and assisting in maintaining order. Oklahoma and Guth rie business houses will be sadly crippled by the great exodus from these two oitie3 that is now tnkiug pi ae. Many of the M erchants are closing thoir stores and joining in tho general rush. The receipt of ihe nows from Wasniugton was the signal for tho exodus to c immence. Thoti-auds of people swarmed the streets. Tho news spread rapidly. The intelligence was the signal for big caravans of bomoseekorsl to com mence to move. Everybody isnow making the best possible time in getting on the line to ioia the crowd that is already waiting for next Tuesday. The new country is well watered and well timbered. It is very desirable for homes. The Indian villages on the ceded reservations are now almost deserted. The Indians do not ob ject seriously to tbe occupation of the lands Dy the whites, but they hate tho negroes. In tbe treaty with the Sac aud Fox Indians the words ‘"open to •white settlement” occur. These words are apt to cause some trouble. The Indians guy that they will insist on their stipulation, and will not permit negroes to take lauds in their country. BURNING THE GRASS. Kansas City, M Sept. 18. — A special to the Star from Guthrie, O. TANARUS., says: “Gieat clouds of smoke aro rising from the Cherokee strip to-day and thousands of aores a e being burned over. Tbe cause of the fire is not know*, but it is thought the boomers have commenced their raid and are carrying out their threat to burn the grass of the entire country.” the proclamation signed. Washington, Sept. 18. —The President has signed the proclamation opening to set tlement and homestead the newly ceded lands of the Sac nnd Fox, Kiowa and Pot to satonile Indians in tue eastern part of Oklahoma. These lands may be entered upon next Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 13 o’clock noon, central standard time. A POSTMAB ER IN T OUBLE. He Is Charged With Attempting to Secure Counterfeit Mo .ey. Birmingham, Ada., Sept. 18--M. D. Thrasher, postmaster at Edwardsville, Cleburne county, is here under arrest on a charge of using tbe mails illegally. The charge is that Thrasher has been corre sponding with, green goods men in Now York city, in pursuanoe of negotiations for a supply. It is also alleged that Thrasher we st oa to New York in person to see bis priaclpals. Capt. O. R. Holmes Dead. Charleston, S. C., Bept. 18.—Capt. C. Rutledge Hulrnei died hero to-day. lie was one of the most gallant confederate soldiers from South Carolina, having won distinc tion on many fields as adjutant general of Bonham's, Edwards' and Kershaw’s brigades In Lee’s army. His funeral will be held to-morrow. FOUR TIMES A MURDERER. The Slayer of a Family Hanged at Eagle Pas?, Tex. St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 18.—A special to the Post-Ditpatch from Eagle Pass, Tex., ray*: “R. H. Duncan, four times a mur derer, has paid tho penalty of his horrible crime on the gallows here to-Jay, The drop fell at 11:26 o’clock this morning and he was pronounced deal at 11:30 o’clook. His vic tims wore tbe Williamson family, of four persons, of Sao Saba county, Texas. Tho motive for tho murder hi s never lieen clearly established. After Duncan’* law yers had exhausted every possible ineaus known to the profession to save his neck, au attack was made on the integrity of the criminal code of Texas. THE POINT *RAIBED. “The point made was that the co le was ineffectual on account of the alleged infor malities in its adop ion bv ti o legislature. If thi- point had been judicially established the Cii’eet would have been to release not only Dur.can but every criminal in Texas’ prisons and create confusion in the social fabric. The point was defeated iu the United States supreme court, and nothing but executive clemency between Duncan and tho gallows remained. That was invoked with all the arguments that could be brought to bear. Duncan was to be hanged S -pt 4. A few days lielore Gov. Hogg granted a re prieve until Sopt. 18. The citizens of Eagle* Bass, where Duncan ha been iucaroeratjsd, were indignant at this official interference, and it has been by the greatest off rts of the cooler heads aud by tes presence of numer ous guards. that Judge Lynch has bean prevented from following the bout of his mind.” A BLAZE AT CHIUAGO. Several Printing Firms Burned Out at a Heavy Loss. Chicago, Sept. 18.—Fire broke out this morning in the rear basement of the six story building at Nos. 173 ani 175 Monroe street, aad practically gutted it. It has been a very difficult matter to fix tbe loss, as much will depend on tho salvage, which is not yet ascertainable. Tb(j building was chi liy occupied by printing firms, whose loss on contracts will probably be far heavier than iu tho actual material do s royed. The latter is roughly esi mated at something over 875,000. Jamieson & Morse, printers, lose 825,000 on their plant. On the imposing stones were the forms for forty largo contracts, including a number of school text books and copy books used in all tho schools of the state of Missouri. All of these forms were either “Died” or badly damaged, and hundreds of reams of paper were ruined. They were insured for 835,500. Blomgren & Bros., electrotypers and engravers, lose thoir photographic apparatus, including many cameras and lenses, a valuable sock of gold aud silver salts and m>ny thousand wood cuts and electrotypes, matrix, etc. Their loss is 815,000; insurance $13,500. VVestern- Thorne Typesetting Company loses #IB,OOO on machinery and contract:, with #12,000 insurance. Wyokoff, Beamans & Benedict, typewriters, loan #IO,OOO, lait one ful y in sured. Tne tmiiding is damaged #IO,OOO, but is insured. A FitEiG.-.T TRfIIN WRiCK. An Engineer Killed—Fog Hid a Signal Till Too Late. Wilmington, Del., Sept. 18.— At 4:40 o'olock this morning a through froight train on the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bal timore road ran into a local freight near Newport. Tbe engineer of tho latter train was killed. Tho accident occurred a qu ir ter of a mile north of the Newport main line of the railroad. When the crash oame the engineer and fireman of the local froight jumped. Eugineer Henry Brockman of Baltimore was killed. His body was found under a freight car. He was not mangled, but was scalded t > death. Fireman Jones of Baltimore had hie face cut and one arm bruised. Conductor John Morrison of Wilmington, also of the local freight, was badly bruised. Fifteen ears wero wrecked. Travel was blocked nearly flvo hours. Both trains wero moving north. The local freight had left some cars on the side track and started for Wilmington when tho through freight from Washington came dashing into its rear. It is thought that on account of tho fog Engineer Brookman failed to see the signal until too late. CRANBkRRY MARSHES ABLAZE. Thousands of Dollars Lost and the Fire Still Ratting. Fomah, Wis., Bept. 18. — A disastrous fire is raging on the qiacherry marshes be tween Vally Jack and Norway Ridge. Tbs fire originated on Mills marsh from on old fi rest firo that been -molderiug for the last three weeks. Fanned by a brisk gale from tho south it spread and soon got be yond con rol. All the buildings in T*ylo*’ marsh, filled with i afvesied berries, wero quickly reduced. The flaiuea continuing in a southeasterly direction swept every thing in thoir path. The berry pickers ran, leaving their tents and accoutrements to the flames. Th • railroad track was crossed and the lire swept over between twenty-five and thirty square miles of marshao The fire shows no Bigns ot übuting. It is impossible to esti mate tho loss yet. Thousands of dollars have already been lost. Thousands of aores aro still before the llaaius, and unlerssome thing unforeseen occur* they will furui-h food for tho hungry flames. SIR GOBS r AT CORK. He Addrueses a Me9tir.gr of Trade Delegates. London, Sept. 18. —Addressing a meeting of trade delegates at Cork to-day Sir John E. Gorst, parliamentary undersecretary for India and a member ortho royal labor com mission, said lie had come to Ireland as n learner, not as a teacher, his object being to inquire chiefly into the conditions of lab -r in the distressed rural districts. His mis sion was not political. Le deiin-d to dis cover the wants of the people of Ireland who had not been well treated in the past by English statesmen, wh had mostly been content with second hand views of Irish affairs in - en from books aud newspa pers,inßbmd of kn iwiedge gained by persona l investigation. lie should taka time to form opinions on tbe intricate subjects before him, but once formed he would not be slow to express tbeni. Generally opinions formed hasUly were put into operation tardily. If Ireland was to become nappy and prosper ous it must be through exertions and seif denial. ITALY BRISTLING UP. A Simple Act of Diplomatic Aggression Might Cause Trouble. Home. Sept. IS.—Tbe Italia declares that a simple act of diplomatic aggression en titles the signers of the dreibund treaty to demand armed assistance of other signers without waiting for an actual attack. ITALY IGNORES A SALUTE. Paris, Sept. 18.—A French captain who has arrived at Ma sallies complains that the Italian squalron at Halonlen intention ally ignored his salute, twice given. TURKEY IN WITH FRANCE DECORATIONS CONFERRED UPON M. AND HUE. RIBOT. The Porta Still Press'ng England for an Explanation of tho Mltylane Inci dent -The Be.ief Growing that Eng land Moant the Landing to Have a Warlike Blgaflcance. (Cnpyru/ht. 1891, 6.1/ the .V. Y. Amociated Pretie.) London, Sept. 18.— The sultan has deemed thi moment opportune to emphasize the entente netween the porte and the Franco liussian alliance by conferring upon M. Ribot, the French foreign tniniteer, tho grand cordon of the Order of Osmanio, and upon Mmo. Ribot the deoorationof Chioani- Nifocate, an order for Indies founded by the sultan himself. The bestowal of theso distinctions was announced to diplomatic circles in Con stantinople to-night. Assoeiated with this news the British foreign office has re ceived advices from Sir William White, the British ambassador at Constantinople, to the effect that Said Pasha had sent him a report from tho governor of Smyrna on the Mltylone incident, with a note repeating in urgent terms tho porte’s request for an ex planation. nothing from the admiral. Sir William White does not mention the receipt of any information concerning Higri from Admiral Lord Kerr, on which a re sponse ought to be bused. The delaying of the replv tends to confirm the belief that Admiral Kerr acted under orders, and that it was not chance that earned tho maneuvers. Higri, it is believed, was Beleoted as an unobtrusive place to ef feot a suggestive demonstration. Hir Wil liam White certainly is not hampered in making an explanation by tho absence of communication from tho Levant squadron. Tho admiralty is known to have received a report from Admiral Kerr telegraphed through Constantinople presumably through the medium of the British embassy. If Admiral Kerr aoted under ins: rue, ion, Lord Balt9bury'x expluna tioir; may rest upon the fuct that the porte had long accorded the privi’ege of maneu vering and drilling upon the islands of tho archipelago. Whaterer the nature of tho response it will not bo apologetic. A WAR-LIKE ARTICLE. The Standard in an ertiule directly in spired, if not written by Lord Salisbury’s private secretary, putt the post cion explic itly. It says: “It is advisable that the w hole world should know what tho Euglisb gov ernment w.U do. Russia will lull itself iuto a most dangerous delusion to imagine that Great Britain wifi under auy ciroumstauces suffer Russia to obtain command of the Dardanelles. Ah long a* Turkey effectually guards the straits England will not,lnter fere, but immediately tho government *of the sultan, in a fit of timidity, perversity or bewilderment, shows itself incapable of performing that imperative duty England will assuredly not shrink from having re source to expedients for meeting the diffi culty." PLANS OF THE LIBERALS. The liberal chief* meet the great pnrty federation at Newcastle with the question of the party leadership determined. Mr. Gladstone will accept the premiership, if victorious in the general elections, haying Sir William Vernon Hnrcourt as deputy, with a full share of the responsibilities of the load. In view of the limited physical resources of Mr Gladstone when tho home ru!e bill is carried, Mr. Gladstone will n> tire and Hir Harcourt will succeed as premier. Lord Spencer will bead t e liberal lords and the Karl of Rosebery will become foreign secretary. This ar rangement has been discussed by the re form and national liberal clubs and ap proved by every section except some few extreme radicals and old whips still unab xorbed by c nsorvatium. The federation meeting, as it is the last that will he held before the counting is plunged into the gen eral election, is of exceptional importance. Over 2,000 delegates, representing OtiO dif ferent ass iciatsms, will determine tho final plattorm. Mr. Gladstone's promise to be present has greatly added to tho interest of the meeting, tnough tho iiope that ho will take an active part Is dampened by Ins letter to th > mayor of Newcastle stating that his physician has sanctioned the visit if ha keeps the duration of his speech strictly within an hour and avoids heat or large parties. THK RIGHT-HOUR QUESTION. Apart from lho programme already recognised, the eight-hour question w ill lie the sole prominent point discussed. Though n majority of the liaeral mumpers of the House of Common) voted in favor of -late limitation of the hours of labor of railway workers at the last session, with the official whips us to Ter/, the party has hitherto remained uncommitted to the eight-hour prilioiplo. Many liberal mem- Ivrs loalho tho prospect of submission to the demands of the trade congresq yet the federation committee, feeling tho nee silty of conciliating the trades, are maneuvering for the federation's acceptance of the eight hour principle in the form of local optton. Several liberal associations havo already been influenced to vo> for restriction of the hours of labor, wherever a decisive ma jority of workers desire restriction. The adoption of the principle will result in the withdrawal of several of the wealthier lib erals who are contributors to the electoral funds; yet tho rejection of the principle would have a greater effect in weakening the party. china’s outrages. Emperor William has offered a German squadron, with or without the ni l of Kritish or French ves-eis, to enforoe diplomatic representation on tho Chinese government. The French foreign minister proposes a joint demonst ntion at Tientsin. The Chinese sub say here has receive ! absolute owuratico from Feting that the Chinese gov ernment is able to repress any ami-foreign upheaval, and is ready to offer reparation. TheTheosophicfad is vanishing as quickly as It arose. Pzudo, "Col. Desmond," who accepted n challenge of £I,GOQ to demon strate the existence of Mantmttamas and prod uce supernatural phenomena, uauuo, be t aoel. His name is not on the army list and h* has uo known abode. Mr. <Jl cott disapproved acceptance of ttds or any other challenge. Mrs. Bosaut and Mr. Fur rows have declined to submit to a tost. Public interest has waned in perception that the leaders of the movement are verbose cranks. The ashes of Mine.. Hlavatsky havo been divid and into three portions —one porti m being kept here, another being sent to Madr -s, and a third being placed in an urn in New York. COUNTESS BUSSELL’S SUIT. Countess Russell will reopen her divorce suit against the earl In November. Tho position of Mr. Decobain, M. P.. has been made worse by tho lit 1 fast trial of Witness Alien, Mr. Dugeon, solicitor of Decobain, admitting that be wanted £3,009 to produce rebutting evidence, that he entertained Allen at supper and that he employed others to gat evidence in favor of Dccooaln. The police assert it was a plot to corrupt witnessea. The D iiiish r.i) al family meeting at I SEdansborg results in tho betrothal of the oldest non of the Crown Prince of Denmark to Princess Victoria of Wales. RUSSIA WROUGHT UP. St. Petersburg, Sept. IS.—The Novoe Vremj/a, referring to the Sigri incident says; “The olearost explanations are re quired from England and the naval com mander responsible for the landing on the island of Mityiene should be punished. The powers in sympathy with the sultan will unite to prevent England from committing arbitrary acts which endanger the security of Turkey." LO B QRIN>-i SBOOND NI3HT. Globuloe Containing a Fetid Chemical Thrown Into the Orchestra. Paris, Sept. 18.—The second perfor manco of Wagner’s “Lohengrin” took place this evening at the Grand opera house. The theater was filled at an early hour. During the second act of the opera a number of globules containing a fetid cbeinioal substance wore thrown from the gallory to the orchestra The puiico commissary gave warning that if it was repeated the gal leries would be cleared. Later in the evening a row was caused at the box office by the editors of the lieranclie newspaper trying to force nn entrance into the theatre with irregular tickets. Outside the opera houso a Blight 1 disorder occurred ail the evening. An adequate police force was present, however, and serious trouble was prevented. The police to-uight made lfiO arrests. Ten persons who wore arrested for causing disturbances at Wednesday’s pro duction of "Lohengrin” have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment of from one week to four months each. A LIVELY TIME. During the second act the police arrested an anarchist named Morphy, leader in antl- Lohongrin agitation, and a man named Der ‘ art, a writer on the staff ot a radical journal, the L'lntransigeant, both on a charge of disorderly conduct. The rowdy ism of the man who shouted to Con ductor Lamouro: "Will you have the kindness eo play tho ‘ Marseillaise?’ ” was met with calls of "Turn him out," and the police removed the offender. They also arrested another writer oj tho staff of 7,7a transigeant, a man naniod Maes, who, with a woman companion, persisted in whistling in his box during the performance. By midnight tbe crowd outddo the thoater having Increased, tho police made a charge and cleared the streets. Hons of tiie Egyptian khedivo were observed watching the riotous scene from the balcony of the Grand hotel. Six hundred and eighty arrests were made. The performance ter minated without further incident. Keats for to-night’s performance brought premiums of from 15U to ko :) francs. The performance will bo repeated Monday night. Canadian Founts. All S erte of Rumors Current In Re gard to the Situation. Montreal, Kept. 18, —All kinds of rumors are current here to-night regarding tbe political situation, and news ot the ac tion of tho government caucus which Is being held at Quebec is eagerly awaited. Leading French papers friendly to the government advise the premier to agree to the appointment of a commission, asjthoy claim tlmt its finding will not be final, but will have to be passed upon by the legislature, It would tie difficult for the conservatives to form a government at present, as they ore very weak. Mr. fllanchot, the conservative leader, has resigned to become n Judge of the court of npnoals. aud it will be hard to find a capable lender. THE COMMISSION TO BE APPOINTED. Quebec, Sept. 18, 11 p. m.—A ministerial caucus wan held at the parliament house to day. Almost all the old pillars of the na tional party responded to the call of the president. After the inat'er of the Bale des Cfaaleure roll way scandal and the lieu tenant governor’s action thereon had been considered it was decided to acoept tho commission demanded by the lieutenant governor and Premier Mercior. CHINA’9 OU: RAGES. No Naval Demonstration by a Com bined Fleot of tire Powers. Sh vnuuai. Kept. 18.—The Chinese gov ernment, it is announced, is not aware of any threatened naval demonstration upon the part of the combined floe’s of the pow ers. It is also asserted that there is no truth in the statement that the Chinese government hus sent a note to the poworn in regard to the outrages compluined of by the foreign ministers. T!IE PROIIADLE COURSE OF ACTION. London, Hoot. 18. — The Timex to-day, commenting upon the outrages perpetrated upon foreigners in China, says; "Europe and America do not desire to play iuto the bauds of ambition or anarchy by too per ceptible an exorcise of their rights. Tney are conscious that they might precipitate a total collapse by treating the tech nical I’abliity of the state as being equivalent to its actual guilt. The course they are likely to pursue If there Is a repe tition of the rio s is to take the matter iuto their own hands and exact satisfac tion from the offending locality. •Speedy and sharp measures are indispensa ble or the whole maritime districts of the empire may be ia flames.” SPAIN'S QHODL3. Ten Mon Arreatod Charged With Rob ■ blog Drowned Corpses. Madrid, Sept. 18.—Ten men were ar rested at Consugeria to-day charged with robbing the dead. In a majority of the cases the men were caught in the act; in some cases the prisone -s had acted as re ceivers of stolon property. The damage done by tho floods is new estimated at f4,GOO.iiOO. The river Araguello, as a result of Hs flooding, ftas changed its course to a considerable extent. I SOLDIERS ON THE SCENE. One hundred and twenty soldiers have ar rived at Consugeria to assist iu alleviating the distress there. The Marpiis of Carnpo has been ap pointed royal commissioner to superintend the work of repairing the damage wrought by the floods. The official report of the disaster says 530 buildings in Coiisugoria have vanished from their sites, while 150 are iu a precarious condition and need to be demolished. The Hues of forty-eight streets of the town have been literally obliterated. Two Killed in a Mall Coe.ch. Geneva, Sept. 18. — Dispatches from En gandon valley announce that a mail coach was overturned in a mountain pats between Aibuna [lass, leading across Mount Album f om where the valley begins, to the Upper Egadins nod Lease. The coach fell into toe river, kilting two ladies, who were among the passengers, and severely injuring turee other persons. An Insolvent Insurance C. mpany. Chicago, Sept. 18. —Judge Collins has decided to appo.nta receiver for the Ameri can Mutual Livestock Insurance Company. No dofQnso was made by the officers of the insolvent concern to the allegations made in the bill, and they have consented to disso lution. l DAILY,*IO A YEaS. i J 5 OEVrS A COPY. I ( WEEKLY, 1.86 A YEAR.) A BOOM FOR TIIE BULLS: DON FINDS EVERYTHING WITH AN UPWARD TENDENCY. The Eot Weather at the West Worth Millions of Dollars to the Corn Growers—Eastern Money Lenders Will be Flooded by Payments on Farm Mortgagee. New York, Sept. 18.— R. G. Dun & Co.’ weekly review of trade says: "The hot weather at the west li worth to the country many million dollars every day. Each clear and cloudless day places millions of bushel* of corn beyend the possibility of barm from frost, and a great part of the anticipated crop is already safe. Large crops mean that the farmers will be enabled to purchase more freely of the products of otherfindustrie* and will pay this fall a va*6 amount of indebtedness. Id the four month* ending Kept. I about per cent, of tho mortgage debts on tho farms in Kansas, or u'. out $10,000,000, had been paid. Several hundred millions will tljus be returned to the lenders, who will powerfully affect all markots by their efforts to lind now use for thoir money. GOLD COMING FROM EUROPE. “.Meanwhile gold is also oomiug from Europe, and though foreig i banking insti tutions are doing what they can in seif* defense to restrain tho movement, they fail to prevent active buying of American gaou rltics by foreign investors. With money coming for stocks and bonds as well as tor wheat and cotton, and with liquida tion of the farming indebtedness, the prospects tor businus ; this fall are unusually bright. Actunl improvement is seen in nearly all the oitie* this week. At Phila delphia business is more active and the iron markets stronger, ns well as trade in jew. elry, paint* and glass, though improvement in the demaud for dry goods is uot felt by manufacturers! collections' improving. “It is especially noteworthy that collec tions are improving at most points, Bn(l that tbe money markets are, on the whole, comparatively easy/ although tho crops to be moved are enormous, and the uotual movement unprecedented. It is a sure prising fact that, notwithstanding the out put of pig iron is almost equal to the largest ever known, the price grows more steadily stiff, and a decidedly better tone is observed in all the important markets. This has been noticed for a month or more, a* a sure indication of very large and healthy consumption of iron, ’ but during the pnst week there have ulso been rumors of a warlike tone from Europe, which have affcoled the iron markets of tbe United States. RAILROADS BETTER OFF. ‘'A more obvious causo of improvement is that stocks und bonds are stronger, and consequently the railroads have more money for the purchase of rails and there is a bet ter prospect for the building of now rail roads aud for extensions. “Woolen manufacture is doiDg remarka bly well, particularly in worsteds and dress goods, ana the demand for drers goods, notably, exceois tho present supply. "Print cloths have advanced a little, and it is believed that this has ba*n the largest season ever known in prints. "Tho business failures occurring through out the country during the past seven day* number kill” SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS. An Insurance Agent Pockets the Premiums He Collects. Boston, Mass., Kept. 18.—An investiga tion of the accounts of Col. William A. Couthey, Boston agent for Chubb & Sons, general agents for the mariue insurance company of London, has revealed a con siderable shortage, said 4 be, however, less than $ 10,000. His method as explained by- Percy Chubb*, who has been looking into the business of the Boston office, was to collect premiums of policies outstanding, pocket tha money and make a report that the policies had not been paid, and then arrange his reports to make them balance. Couthey was also Boston agent for the Providence Washing ton Insurance Company, which according to Mr. Chubbs also loses quite a sum by tho colonel’s misdoings. Couthey has left town. It ii understood that he will not be prose cuted. as his wife has mado transfers of property wnioh will covor In a great part the deficiency. A TOPiSKA BANK CLOSED. ItOosa Into a Receiver’s Hands for the Second Time. Kansas City, Mo,, Sept. 18.—A special to the Star tram Topeka, Kan., Bays; "Tha United States Savings Bank of this city, which failed last March and was reopened July 2, was again placed iu the hands of a receiver this morning. William 81ms, ex state treasurer,was appointed receiver. The petition for tho appointment of a receiver states that the bank was in no condition to stand a rigid examination under the new b inking la .v of the state, and that certain failure would follow should the bank oon ti uo to do business. Nothing definite con cerning the liabilities and ussets can be learned.” MEXICO’S REVOLUTIONISTS. They Lose Several Horees in a Skir mish With Custom House Guards. New Orleans, Sept. 18.—A special to the Picayune Iron Brownsville, Tex., says; "The beet information here shows that 100 mon crcssed the river near Omir and Co raarzo. They cut the telegraph wires, but communication was restored yesterday. The revolutionists had a light with a squad of armed custom guards near San Miguel and lost some of their horses. No one was hurt as far as known. Gen. Cortina, the erstwhile terror of this plao.q has been ar rested at Matcunoras. The cause is not known.” A TREASURE A OOSd WRONG. He Misappropriates SOO,OOO to soO*- 000 or a Bank’s Funds. Kingston, N. Y., Sept. 18.—The trustee* os the Ulster County Havings Imtitutioa last night removed James E. Ostrander from the office of treasurer, finding that be had misappropriated funds. The amount is variously stated at from SOO,OOO to S9J.UOa. The misappr Driatiou will not embarrass the bank. Ostrander is under arrest at hi3 house, and it is said that the matter will bo adjusted by his turning over real estate sufficient to cover the amount. He is a native of Kingston, a respected citizen, and had boon treasurer of the savings institution for over twenty-five y®*™- , Women in the Conference. Detroit, Mich., Bept. 18.— Tn the Mletai. gau Methodist conference this morning a vote was taken on the matter of admitting women as lay delegates. After full discus sion tbe conference decided m favor of the ladies by a vote of lit* to 13.