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. THE MORNING NEWB.
J Established ISSO. Incobporatbd 1888.1
I J. H. EBTILL, President, J
A REGULAR LOVE FEAST.
UNITY a topio that catohis
qHE CONFERINCE.
The Presidents of the English Branches
Express Themselves aa in Sympathy
Withtbe Idea—Dr. Stephenson Points
Out the Need for Level-hoadedness
as Against Too Much Enthusiasm.
Washington, Oct. 9.— The third day's
session of the ecumenical Methodist con
fertnce opened with Key. H. T. Marshall of
the Methodist new connection of England
occupying the presiding officer’s chair.
The usual devotional exercises were held.
The hymn “How Blest the Tie that Binds”
vas sung by the assembly. Key. James L.
E. Huray of England read some passages
from the scriptures and prayer was offered
by Rev. George Packer of Halifax.
The minutes were then read and some
time was spent in discussion of the techni
cal disregard by the secretai ies of the in
junction laid upon them yesterday to re
frain from mentioning titles in reading.
There appeared to be a difference of opinion
between the delegates as to the propriety of
omitting these titles, but finally it was de
cided that the title “Keverend” might be
used.
report of the business committer.
The minutes were then approved and the
bu.iness committee reported as follows:
Greelings from the Evangelical Lutheran
synod of Maryland, a memorial cn Meth
odist federal relations, a resolution on the
opium traffic, a memorial on the social
question, a memorial from the Local
Preachers’ Association of the Methodist
Episcopal church, a motion to hold a special
love feast or fellowship meeting, a motion
to appoint a committee on statistics of
Methodism. Various motions and commu
nications were received and laid over with
out presentation. The business committee
alo reported the following list of presiding
otlioers for the succeeding days of "the ses
lion: Bishop H. W, Warren of the Meth
odist Episcopal church of Colorado, for the
second session of the third day; Bishop J.
W. Hood of the African Metnodist Episoo
pal second church of Fayetteville, N. 0.,
for the first session of the
fifth day; Rev. M. T. Myers of the
United Methodist Free church of
England, for the second session of the fifth
day; Bishop R. K. Hargovo, of the Meth
odist Episcopal church south, for the first
tosßioa of the sixth day; Kev. Dr. D. J.
Waller, secretary of the Wesleyan Meth
odist conference of London, for the second
saoion of the sixth day.
CiIRIBTIAN UNITY.
The topic of the morning session, “Chris
tian Unity," was then taken up, and an
essay was delivered by Rev. Dr. D. T.
Selby, of the Wesleyan Methodist ohuroh
of Greenock, Scotland.
Among those who further discussed the
•object were Rev. Dr. A. 8. Hunt of the
Methodist Episcopal church of Now York;
Kev. Thomas G. Mitchell of the
Primitive Methodist church of Hull,
England; Rev. Dr. William Nichol
as of Dublin, representing the Irish
Methodist church: Rev. Dr. Ralph Aber
crombie of the United Methodist Free
church of England; Rev. Dr. William Ar
thur of London; Rev. W. F. Clark of the
Bible Christian ehurcu, Islo of Wight, Eng
land; Rev. J. Swann Whittington of the
United Methodist Free church, Bristol,
England, and others.
THE WORK IN CHINA.
Rev. C. F. Raid of Florenoe, Ky., repre
fentiug the Methodist Episcopal church
341 th, told of the birth of
the Methodist union of C.iina.
He said that there were six different
branches of the Methodist church operating
in Caiiiese missions, crossing each other
and working wi hout connection. That
should be cuanged. These branches should
come together. They should have a com
i mon name, a common hymnal, a common
| uavooate. They wanted one Sunday school
I literature; they wanted one great Methodist
I university in China.
I UNITY IN THIS COUNTBY.
I Dr. E. E. Hoss of the Methodist
-Disc,pal church south, from Nashville,
tm, said that the size of the Methodist
church in this country made tbe question of
•nii'ii one of tremendous importance. He
cm room iu Lis heart for ail Methodists,
ut not in hiii house. A worse movement
V? l “ e direction of unity came when
c .“ ur< lb ;aid, “Divisiou is wrong; come
I jjtJ loin us.” The church had no right le
oieof its size and numhers to delate.
at & ined no particular p ivilege on
* ,c r , 6 ' Each church, perhaps bis
’i had erred, and the only way to
Umt s r "°u and tie for them to stop
r honsense and to acknowledge each
If unity was to be secured
■/ must first come an end of maneuver
l Potion in tbe united church.
tk 3 * eae ® 5 Bishop '.Varren of Colorado
nrrior , ctuur and called the council to
[ellij „V?y f ki or,al services were hold, Dr.
(ind “ 31f ‘ rnia reading the scriptures
and de,Rering a prayer.
R CHRISTIAS CO-OPERATION,
Smith of the Methodist
Ilenn P rt!.i 0 k ureh south - Nashville,
isession B °n- tbe r ‘ r * t P a Per of the afternoon
on-raff™ * ub J-t Was “Christie , Co
ltiiDi*l tuL „,?“• P a P er ai <1 >ts subject oc-
I p . ram., 9 -?**® 0 ? 0 ? tll ° oouuoil during
l*e remainder of the day’s session.
I ov-n'tiAiUwir. Ba,d; „" T '”’ church of God is
luv rnlLi UKe * au i Plaoos. Tuis
lalentials* nf ,- h n mUCh va r!oty in uon-
Idividual and practice in in-
Itst , and Unity is
nnltonnitj. aild highest
|(be J l^i?" rPOSeE So far reaching as those of
|w®,;,?!,’ t requl i VA tbe giealest variety of
■tan thatean ?? rk aild mobility of
■it, ! lirn, ? a lapt , l£Belf to Its ever-ohang
|wi S^‘“ and / pe “ k ia word “ ad
aLh age a!id nation, in its own
I MCCH THAT ia INCONSISTENT.
th ! B £ruo *t must bo acl:nowl-
Bli.v, h mu h that i consistent with the
Ht:!V.., J Ulllt - v aud catholicity has urn,oared
ry of the church, and much still
■ r^’in’ 11 !? naerBtan,Jlo . iv >*ious a hI
nrv tbe C^ur cb have (riven
to the enemies
■** u to blaspheme. There may
bttle, if any, unmixed
Button ~w or d: there is no uumixtd
V’i "nf . ua ture and providence work-
Bj"''”:iiAh ! y k r,i K<>od. lie allows
Bi ~s:‘ ta tm f' nj ? r , b '’ ia wrought into the
Bj. u! to r* al . bfe to work themselves
■?':< u'l ‘. *a Cmsequences which
BJ. h ' (Worm their elimination.
of tho sixteenth
1 ’* Protest of individual right
■•''^.M Urpat,on Bnd tyranny of on
hierarchy which claimed a>i
■ „ r tnought and ooueio:iee .nd
■ •Li he tbt * cnurch evwrytldug
B the qu i notbi..fr. Kuouzb
I"'- came with the :lrst
■ t#/i<: Z 3 cau*e tta church to
I nif to ignore ituh
■ one ant tbe right of prote*t
I r C* 14 , 1 *‘*re. e <!d. aud divisiou
I* r ' J ■‘“Lily on trifling issue*, until
■ !'*' '-•.'' ** divided into numerous <le
■ is* 1 a.,, £ be truth underlying ail
■jaflivH,,' ™ Mils right of Um
■*vra of ‘ 1 ‘tarprat <r biuiaaif the
1 U i* the truth w hich Uud
I ’ las taken long to impress, but which is
?; r “ time and pains of teaching it.
lhe call for closer unity and co-operation
among the ohurches comes up from all
directions. In the past tfco worth of
individual has been taught; we seem now
to be at the dawn of the day of organiza
tion and combination. It is a time of gigan
tic enterprises. In the industrial world to
day’s needs are the measure of to-morrow's
work. Shall theohurch be behind! No.
the time has come.
‘•The fullness of time has come, and the
church of Christ, one in heart and purpose,
must move to the com maud of her conquer
ing king. In order to effect cooperation,
the spirit of intolerance, which has" been the
casus divisionis in the past, must be cast
aside and the equal rights and privileges of
all God’s people reoognized. This recogni
tion must be real and not formal,
n a have long been accustomed to the latter.
It has found expression in gushing resolu
tions and spleudid orations, which have
been negatived by our behavior toward
each other. We should either do
more or talk less. Nor does this
recognition of the ecclesiastical
equality of other denominations
mean abatement of their love or zeal for
our own. Must roau defame his neighbor's
family in order to be true to his owni For
him his own family should be dearest and
best beloved, but why try to force bis judg
ment upon others! In this matter
the people are ahead of the preachers.
If the clergy would come closer together
they would find the people with them. Cer
tain organizations and plans of labor are pe
culiarly fitted for accomplishing certain
kinds of work. Eoiscopacy
or Presbyterianism; Congregational or
conneetional government, settled or itiner
ant pastorate, or any otber denominational
peculiarity may be demanded for most
efficient work, and it would be wicked to
adopt another. Consultation aud adoption
of plans for co-operative work will follow
recognition of equality among Christians
aud mutual respsot for each others gifts
and labors.
MUTUAL RESPECT ESSENTIAL.
“Without respect for each other, attempts
at co-operation must fail; without consulta
tion there wiii be ooufusion and conflict.
The co-operative union desiderated may
follow the process usual in nature, bringing
into closer relations those located near each
otber, massing those nearest alike
into larger bodies aud the in
ter oorreia lives of these into an
ecclesiastical cosmos, one in purpose and
effort, but differing a> members of the
body in form and function. In nominally
Christian lands closer union of thechurohes
is needed to gain the respect and aid of
those who now sneer at the oburch for
exhibitions of rivalries and jealousies
It is needed to reach the un
evangelized masses of Christendom. The
multitudes in sight of our churches are as
ignorant of God as though born in the
heart of Africa, and much more hostile to
the gospel.- The church is the only power
that can reach them. To reach them
there must be co-operation. There is
an inspiration that comes from a
sense of unfijn with the hosts of
good which cannot be equaled by
narrow zeal for church or creed. No one
church oou do the work of eiangelizatiou
demanded In one of our large cities. Nor
can all the churches together do it if work
ing apart aud along different lines, when
there is indifference between the churches.
But where there is open opposition the case
becomes hopeless.
DESIGN OF THE CHURCH.
“The church was designed not only for an
evangelizing but for a converting power as
well. Salvation is an individual work, but
the benefits accruing are snared by the fam
ily and the state. The church is not political
organization,but if it does not affect for good
the state iu which it exists nor influence
legislation toward righteousness it has
tailed of its mission. There are stupendous
evils for the gospel to destroy. The dese
cration of the Christian Sabbath; loose di
vorce laws which strike at the sacredness of
the marital relation and destroy the family;
the unholy pas-ion for gain which
tramples on right and virtue and
gambles with the bread of the poor; and
above all that blackest in the catalogue of
evils, cruel and remorseless as hell, legal
ized traffic in intoxicating liquors; all
these and their accompanying evils must
bo destroyed. And for this work
the world must look to the churob. Co
operation is needed in philanthropic and
educational work. Combination here means
strsngth; division, weakness. In the work
of foreign missions there should be
Christian oomiry and heirty helpfulness,
where there is this union of sentiment and
co-operation in work there will be in the
churdh such enthusiastic devotion and per
sonal consecration as shall bear o t the
mugs of light the gospel of salvation to
every creature.”
NEED FOB LEVEL HEADEDXEBS.
Dr. T. B. Stephenson pointed to the need of
“level beadedness” in treating the subject
of co-operation. There were practical ques
tions remaining to be settled. He did uot
agree with his friend Dr. Hughes that it
as a question of the amount of religion,
and he felt that some men who lmd
as much religion as others did not feel quite
as well disposed toward co-operation. In
some things the western section of Metho
dism must always act differently from the
eastern section, owing to the difference of
law and habit. So he favored a system of
ecumenical conferences on each side of the
water to facilitate co-operation in their own
territory and such a movement would soon
be made in England.
When the debate concluded a hymn was
sung and the conference was about to ad
journ whan a noteworthy scene occurred.
All day the talk had been of unity and co
operation, and the stirring words of the
speakers had gradually wrought
up the oouncil to a state
approaching enthusiasm. The train had
been laid and a match was applied, when
the presiding officer, apologizing for the
breach in the regular order, said that the
words let fall by Dr. Stephenson had taken
root, and, therefore, he asked the
indulgence of Proident Myers of
the English Methodist Frei church
who desired to say a few words iu response
to Dr. Stephenson's remarks. His object for
a long time, bo said, bad beer, to bring the
British Methodist churches together. All
his people were willing aud anxious, and he
was instructed by his fellow churchmen here
to say that they responded to tne offer to
unite. Rev. Dr. Marshall of the English
Methodist new connection, said his heart
was too full for utterance. As one of the
presidents of the minor Methodist bodice
he reached out his band to Dr. Stephenson,
for be had slrutik the keynote to which ail
Methodists resiionded. He clasped bauds
with Dr. Stephenson and felt that Metm
odist unity would follow.
DR. WORTHINGTON’* ■TAXD.
Rev. T. Worthington, president of the
English Independent Methodist conference,
said that he represented a democracy and
could not commit hie people, but they
favored organic union. There would be
some difficulty in union, but fa spirit they
favored unity. If they ould not reach
organic union they coull at least aMe in
federation. (Cries of “Hear, beer.*]
Rev. Mr, B turns, president of the En
glish Bilrle Christian Me b (diets. heartl:v
indorsed whet had been said. Years ago
he had sought union, and to-day he felt that
U wee hear at hood.
Rev. Thomas Uro'noae, prmedent of tha
English M'ssrieyan Reformed Union, aito
SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10,1891.
welcomed Dr. Stephenson’s suggestion of a
conference of tho English Methodists to
secure unity, as did A'derraan William Mc-
Neil of the English Primitive Methodist
Other delega.es sought recognition but
the presiding officer, not wishing to inter
rupt the tenders of co-operation and unity,
refused to recognize any one except the
presidents of the English branches of the
church. As each of these arose and wel
comed the invitation to corns together the
conference, appreciating the first important
result that had followed its deliberations,
cheered and encouraged the speakers, and
when Rev. Dr. Embrey of Kansas (ooiored
delegate) ' added to the feeling by
announcing that a circular had been issued
looking to a conference to seek a common
ground upon which to unite all of the Afri
can Metbodiet churches, t iere was a mo
mentary silence followed by a spontaneous
outburst into the words of the doxology,
‘ ‘Braise God,from whom all blessings flow
The session adjourned amid mutual hand
shakiug aud congratulation.
QUAY GOING TO FLORIDA.
He Will Not Be in Attendanca on the
Meeting in November.
Washington, Got. 9.—Senator Quay de
nied while h6re a report to the effeot that
he had reconsidered his resignation from
the national committee, and would appear
at the meeting in November as the Penn
sylvania member of the committee. His
resignation not having been as reported
from the national committee, Senator
Quay could, of course, so
appear, for there is no vacancy
yet, but he insists that he will be in Florida
at that time. He does not need to appoar
formally, for be has already arranged
everything with Gen. Clarkson, who will
be formally elocted bis successor as chair
man of the committee next month. A May
convention is Senator Quay’s idea, to begin
wiih, and his preference will govern the
selection of the city whore the convention
shall be held.
WAR SHIPS FOR CHILE.
Tho Yorktown and Boston to Relieve
the Baltimore and San Francisco.
Washington, Oct. 9.—Thenavaloruisers
Yorktown and Bo3tou have been ordered to
Chile for the express purpose of relieving
the Baltimore and Ban Francisco, the hulls
of which are so foul that they will havo to
be docked, and it will be necessary for them
to go to San Francisco for that purpose.
They will start immediately upon being
relieved. The Baltimore will sail
first, as she will be relieved by the Y.irk
town, which has already started for Chile,
and will reach there in a out fifty days.
The Boston is being rapidly repaired for
tho voyage at the Brooklyn navy yard, and
will start iu a few days. It is said at the
navy department that it is not at all likely
that any other vessels will be soot to Chile.
M'KINLSiY'3 TARIFF BILL.
Secretary Fester Banding Out a Re
publican Campaign Document.
Washington, Oct. 9.—Secretary Foster
has had Mr. Brock, chief of the treasury
bureau of statistics, prepare a series of
tables purporting to illustrate the opera
tions of the McKinley tariff bill in its effect
upon imports, exports and prices, and to
address him a letter summing up
the republican inferences from
them. This campaign document
which cost a good round sum, has been sent
to all the republican newspapers this even
ing and will be seut to all (he leading re
publican stump speakers. Of course it
claims an increase of imperta and exports,
a decrease of prices and an increase of duty
free imports as results of the passage ot the
McKinley bill.
IS M’KINLEY'S BILL VALID?
Two Importing Firms Attack Ita Con
stitutionality.
Washington, Oct. 9.— Briefs for the im
porters have been filed in tbe United Statei
supreme court in two of tbe pending cases
iuvolving tbe question of tbe constitution
ality of the McKinley tariff act, viz:
Those of Steinbach & Cos. of New York and
Murshali, Field &; Cos. of Chicago. The
arguments in both briefs are based chiefly
upon the contention tbat the McKinley act
is void, becanse of tbe omission by the en
rolling clerk of the tobacco rebates section,
which was stricken out of the orignal bill
by the Senate and afterward restored in
conference.
Purchases of Silver.
Washington, Oct. 9.-—The offers of sil
ver to the treasury department to-day
aggregated 832.000 ounces, ami tbe amount
purchased was 312,000 .ounces, at ,973@
,9785 c. -
A R WISHER LYNCHED.
His Victim a 5-Year-Old Cblld—The
Mob’s Determination.
Omaha, NeS., Oct. 9.—Lizzie Yates, the
5-year-old victim of a lustful assault by a
negro named Joe Coe, died to-day. About
9 o’clock to-night tbe negro was taken
from jail by a mob and hanged.
They did not get at him easily. They
were obliged to batter down the doors of
tbe jail with sledge hammers a.id street
railway bars used as battering rams. While
thi was being done the telephone wires had
been cut and there was no communication
with the jail.
A FUTILE APPEAL.
Ex-Gov. Boyd pushed bis way through
the crowd to the jail door and essayed to
speak to the c.owj. “It will boa dis ?. ace
tu, Omaha,” he commenced. “I im
plore you to be quiet and
desist from your uulawful efforts.
Let the law take its own due course; let
.’’ His words were cut off by a man
with a sledge who said: “You are uot gov
ernor here, get out, go attend to your opera
bouse.”
While all this was going on the Omaha
police force of ninety men was gathering,
but cone ntratiou was Impossible.
The officers were lost iu the
crowd- Someone suggested that
the firo deportment be called out and tho
hose turned ou the crowd. The firemen
came and laid their boso and tbe crowd
simply carried a way tbe lines and drove the
firemen away. They were after the negro
and they got him.
NORWOOD AT RALEIGH.
HU Plan Not Welt Received—Savan
nab’a ProJ ct Indoreed.
Raleigh ,X. C., Got. 9.— At a well at
tended alliance meeting held bare to day
ex-Menator Norwood of Georgia detailed
bis plan as e talntitule for the sub-treasury
plan. It was net well rood vel. Tbe meet
ing adopted a reaoluUou indorsing tire
action of *be state of Georgia to
obtain deep water In tbe Savannah
river and leqseeun* tbe North Car dins
*eoatore and irjrttee-iauvee to vuta for a
eufficaot approprtatlo I to eeeure >Umn
water at Mavaoeob <* juuu 4 tor llu exports
aud imports uf Um went.
ENGLAND IN A BIG STEW.
POLITICAL C HOLES AGITATED
OVER RECENT EVENTS.
Goschen'a Selection as the Govern
ment Leader Might Split the Con
ner vative a—B'.r Hlclce-Beach apt to
BA the Man—The Political Olubs
Thronged With Pollticans.
(Copyright, 1891. by the AT. Y. Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 9.—At no time since tbe
break-up of the liberal party on Mr. Glad
stone’s introduction of the home rule bill
have political circles been iu such a state of
ferment as now. Tbe question of the suc
cession to tbe leadership of the H .use of
Commons made vaeaut by the death of
William Henry Btnith excites the hopes
aud fears of the conservatives and liberals
alike. The former are agitated over the
prospect of the accession of Mr. Goschen.
whom they detest, persisting that his claims
are past. The latter are exulting in the
probability of a breach in the ranks of their
opponents on the eve of the general elec
tions.
EFFECT OF PARNELL’S DEATH.
Mr. Tarneli’l disappearance from the
field of politics adds to the perplexity and
hightens the interest of the situation! The
political clubs of this city, u-mally <ln
f -rted at this period of tbe year, have be
come within tbe last three days the
foci for exoited groups of " poli
ticians, drawn from the repiso of
parliamentary recess toward the best center
ot information. The membors of
Carlton Club refuse to believe that Lord
Salisbury will appoiut Mr. Gosehou to
the position held by the late Mr. Smith.
despite the open declaratiou made by the
friends of Mr. Goschen that if he is passed
over he will resign his plaoe in the govern
meats
HOPE OF THK LIBER ALS.
The liberals earnestly desire to see Mr.
Goschen succeed Mr. Smith, knowing that
he would soon be at loggerheads with the
House, and that they c >uld rely on his con
duct to precipitate tun dissolution of parlia
ment. Private representations havo been
made to Lord Salisbury by an important
group of conservative members, who insist
that Mr. Balfour, chief secretary for Ire
land, alone can oommand the united sup
port of the party, but are willing to accept
tbe leadership of Sir Michael Hicks-Beaeh,
president of the board of trade, if exiting
cabinet arrangements render the appoint
ment. of Mr. Balfour inopportune. Sir
Hioks-Beacb led tbe House with marked
ability and the recognized acceptance of
both eide* after Sir Stafford Northcote’s
elevation to the peerage, till he was com
pelled to retiro, menaced by tho lo3s of his
eyesight.
hicks-beach’s promise.
Sounded on resuming his post, he gives a
Saalllled promise to accede to the party da
re till ti.e close of parliament, anil pleads
that continued delicate health unfits him
for permanent leadership. From a minister
not in the cabinet, Unt Short„z !y versed in
the situation, I learn that the whole official
circle concur in the desire that Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach succeed to the
leadership. Mr. Balfour himself
advocates the appointment of Sir Beach
and says that his own hands are too full
with the Irish government bill. Lard Sal
isbury keeps silent on his ultimate decision,
dreading a hreach with Mr. Goechea and
tbe unionists, and he fears the
exasperation of the conservatives If he
ehooses Mr. Goschen.
REDMOND AS A LEADER.
The mention of tho name of John Red
mond as a seotional leader arises from Mr.
Parnell’s recent confiding in him the con
duct of the campaign in Great Britain. A
growing sense of his physical weakness
caused Mr. Parnell, when too late, to begin
to arrange for a temporary period of rest.
He intima.ed to bis colleagues
that he must remain awhile
in the background; that John Redmond
would act aa his lieutenant, himself contin
uing to direct the movements. It was
hoped that Mr. Parnell by repose would be
invigorated to an extant sufficient to en
able him to meet the strain of the general
election. It ia improbable that the seotion
recognize this as sufficient to give Mr. Red
mond a right to the leadership. Their di
lemma led the name ofJWiiham Shaw to be
again beard.
SHAW LEADER BEFORE PARNELL.
Mr. Shawllis; tbe parliamentary leader
whom Mr. Parnell supplanted, and is now
living at Hampstead and is hale and hearty.
He was sometimes consulted by Mr. Parnell
himself. If the Parueiiites resort to bis
advice be will simply urge instant cessa
tion of sectional strife, ail the reunion of
the party on the basis of the policy of the
majority.
The independent labor party, influenced
by Sidney Webb aui other socialist diets,
has become inclined to accept tho off r of
the liberal federation executive and sub
mit to the guidance of Mr.
Scbnadehorst. If the executive
gives pledges tbat payment of mem
bers will be a feature of the first liberal
budgot, the labor leaden will withdraw
tbe:r candidates disapproved at headquar
ters.
PARNKLLITES TO FIGHT IT OUT.
The attitude of the leading Parnellites
puts beyond doubt their de ermiuation to
maintain tbe conflict with the followers of
Justin McCarthy. The vacant seats of Cork
and Kilkenny, made so by tho deaths of
Messrs. Parnell and Heauessy, aro expected
to be conte ted again by ri vai nationalists.
The talk of the Irish group in the national
liberal ciub indicate.' the existence of
a proposal to avoid a contest by
giving tbe Cork seat to a Parnellite
and that of Kilkenny to an adherent of
Mr. McCarthy. Tbe temper of tbe Par
nellites is agaiust any compromise, for they
believe that the reaction in Ireland toward
Parnell Ism is so st ong that they may suc
ceed even where their dead chief failed.
The wont of money resources alone is Hkoly
to dampen their combative ardor. In rela
tion to the Paris fund, there are queer
rumors that it will be found to be so de
pleted tbat there is almost nothing
left. Mr. Parnell's persons! finances, it is
know were seriously reduc and during the
past two years. A few weeks before his
death he came to London seeking an exten
sion of time on several bills. He explained
that It was to unable m-n to pay up some
outstanding calls on his shares n the Free
man’s Journal In ordet to maintain his
right to vote at tae boon! m eting*. Hu
long delay in paying the ooh< in the di
vorce proceedings was simply due to want
of ready money. He ought to have had a
large lnoome from his estate, bis stone
quarries, and the 110,0UU testimonial he re
ceived some years ago. Hu was not ex
travagant personally, but be beggared him
self in bis scoret expenditures In the cause
of home rule.
SITE OP THK GEAVK.
Dr nl.l*, Uot. 9.- Messrs. Harrington.
Richard Power and Dalton paid a
visit to Graabevia today, and se
lected a sue for Hr. Per twill's grave.
It is el>uatd upon an inclosed mound to
the left of the mortuary chap-1, and is in a
atoet attractive pAutiun. Tbe crave trill be
dug in the snubs of the atouad, end, when
e m i niue .t is ereeteG over it, will be
coueptoeoue from ad pane of the ctMetarjr,
The mound it at present filled with the
graves of the poor of the neignborhood who
were buried there many years ago, but has
not been used for burial purposes for some
forty year-. Thousands of people are al
ready flocking to Dublin to attend the fu
neral, and an immense crowd I* expected
to be present on Sunday. All the
public houses will be closed while the funer
al ceremonies are in progress. The proces
sion will form at Kingston, where the mall
boat from Holyhead will laud the casket.
From Kingston the procession will march
to the town hall in different sections, head
ed by bands of music with mutth'd druim.
The Freeman's Journal anil United Ire
land, both denounce the sensational placard
ing at Cork as an attempt to incite disor
ders, and say that the posters are either an
incitement to murder or else that they are
without meaning.
PLACARDS CHARGE MURDER.
Cork, Oct. 9. —Largo sensational posters
aro placarded on the walls, fences ana other
Elacea throughout this city, liieoe posters
ave deep mourning borders and boar in
their centers the words : "Murdered to
l’loate Englishmen, ” together with verses
derounoiug the MoCarthyites ani tbe
United Ireland articles, declaring that Mr.
Parnell was murdered, aud imploring the
people to remain tranquil. The posters are
stirring up much excitement.
WURIEMBBR3’s DEAD KING.
Tho Ksissr and Other Notables on
Rand to Attend tub Funeral.
Stuttgart, Oct. 9.—The Emperor of
Germany arrived here to-day, his visit to
tbe capital of this kingdom being for the
purpose of attending tho funeral of the late
King of Wurtemberg, who died on Tuesday
last. At the railroad depot the emperor
was met by King William it, successor of
the deceased king; tbe Princess of Wurtetn
berg, Prince Henry of Prussia, and a num
ber of distinguished generals. Shortly
after reaching Stuttgart the emperor, ac
companied by the notabilities who had wel
come I his arrival, proceeded to the
eastlo and entered the bail whore
the remains of King Karl were
lying in Btate. The emperor then laid a
magnificent wreath of flowers upon the
casket and knelt beside the remains of the
dead ruler of Wurtemberg. After a short
prayer the emperor roso and oonversed in
low tones with King William 11.
Grand Duke Michael of Russia in view of
the faot that tho wife of the late king was a
Russian princess (the Grand Duchess Olga,
daughter of Emperor Nicholas) hae arrived
to attend tbe funeral as tbe repreeantative
of the czar.
RIOTING AT RIO.
The Trouble Broke-Out in a Theatre.
Several Killed.
Pkio Janeiro, Oct. 9. —Serious disturb
ances ocourred here last night, caused by
rioters. They mndo their first appearance
in the Gallon theatre for some cause at
present unknown, aud the troubles spread
to adjacent streets. The polioe r.rrested
many of the rioters, but finding themselves
outnumbered a force of cavalry
made several charges and dis
persed the mol). When the streets were
cleared and order restored, it wai found
that several persons had been killed and
many injured. The health of President
Fonseca has been in a preoarious condition
recently. To-day he is somewhat better, but
he is still extremely weak. Intrigues are
af lot regarding the succession to the presi
dency.
RIOTING AT AMOY.
Several Officials Killed as the Result of
Fiscal Abuses.
London, Oct. 9.— Diipstohes dated Sept.
27 received here from Amoy, a seaport
town of China on the island of the same
name, In the province of Fo-Kien, nearly
opposite the center of the island of Formosa,
announce that there has been serious rioting
forty rnilas from tbe town of Amoy. The
population of Amoy, amounting to about
300,00 U people, is in a great state of excite
ment. The riot was caused by fiscal abuses.
Several mandarins aud other officials were
killed by tho rioters. The riots, when these
dispatches were sent, had been quelled.
TYPESETTING MAC KIN Ed.
A Committee of Publishers to Con
duct b Contest at Chicago.
Chicago, Oct. 9.—A special committee
of tbe American Newspaper Publishers’
Association, consisting of Cos). Frederick
Driscoll of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, E.
H. Woods of the Boston Herald and .Maj.
W. J, Richards of the Indianapolis News,
will conduct a typesetting machine contest
during the coming week in ihe Chicago
Evening Post building. The machines
which are to compete are the Mergenthaler
lin type, R gem typogranb, McMillan type
setting machine and St. John
typo-bar. Commencing Monday, Oct.
12, the test will continue privately
for six days and for one week thereafter,
commencing Monday, Oct 19, the ma
chines will be on exhibition to the publio
and newspaper men generuily. Newspaper
proprietors and publishers in all parts of the
country manifest great interest in this con
test, the first of the kind ever held, and it is
expected that a large number of publishers
will lake advantage of tbe opportuuity to
see tbe various machines at work together
and make a comparison as to their
relative merita. To assist them the com
mittee will have with them tbe foremen of
their composing rooms and tbe capacity of
the machines for super-edlng the work of
setting type bv hand will lie thoroughly in
vestigated. At tbe same time there will be
exhibited also anew method of stereotyping,
known as the cold stereotyping process,
whereby plates are made with a rapidity
never before attained and without
heating the type. It is prob
able tbat other mechanical appliances of
interest to newspaper men will also be ex
hibited. It is confidentially beiieved that
in the near future some of those wonderful
machines will be developed tosuch an extent
that tbe news of the world wifi be put
in type direct from tbe telegraph
wires. This in detail will be
accomplished substantially as follows: The
telograph operator, receiving the news by
sound, will manipulate tbe keyboard of tbe
typesetter as lie now does tbe typewriter,
but in place of making his copy for com
positor), be will actually be putting the
news in type simultaneously with Us con
veyance to him by sound from the tele
graph instrument.
CONNBOTICUI'S GOVERNORSHIP.
The Caee to Go to tbe Supreme Court
for a D -c eion.
New Haven, Conn., Ot. 9.—Judge
Thayer of tbe superior court to-day fixed
tbe quo warranto eases of Morris agaiust
Bulkeley, tho governorship contest, for a
bear i g on Tuesday, Oct. 80. It u under
stood by the counsel and court tbat ba will
rewrva tbe esae at toat time for tbede
cisi uof tbe aupieme court. This coui so
was agreed upon yesterday at a ooiifare .ee
between the count*l ua both sid e. Tbe
pleading* have been simplified so tbat the
ease can go up in a formal way oa rwarve
Bbi
wirbmakprb hard up.
The Oliver & Roberts Company
Asks an Extension.
Pittsburg, Pa., Oot. 9.— The Oliver *
Robert* Wire Company, one of the largest
concerns of its kind in the country, made
requests to its creditor* to-day for an ex
tension. Tho amount of its indebtedness
oould not be learned, as the members of the
llriu refuse to give the figures, but it was
confidently said that the creditors would be
paid every dollar. The suspension was not
wholly unexpected, as it was known that
the firm had been closely pressed for sev
eral weeks. Its plant is located on the
south side ad employs a large force of men,
boy* and girls. When seen to-day
George T. Oliver, the president of the
company, said that the susiwuiion was
caused primarily by the recent embarrass
ment of the iron firm of Nimick & Cos. of
tills city, the head of that firm being on
their paper as an indorser for a consider
able amount. This paper is bold by vari
ous Pittsburg banks, and most of it ma
tures during this and next month. Under
the circumstances, lie said, holders do not
feel justified in renewing the paper without
additional security, which they wore un
able to give. The only course opeu for
them, therefore, was to call their creditors
together, lay before them a statement of
their affairs and r.sk for time. Mr. Oliver
stated further that their assets were largely
in excess of their liabilities, and that they
expected to pay dollar for dollar, with in
terest.
IN THE FIELD OF POLITICS.
Michigan's Alliance Favors Indepen
dent Political action.
Lansing, Mich., Oot. 9.—At yesterday’s
meeting of tho state farmers’ alliance, the
following resolutions were adopted without
a dissenting voice:
Ketulveii, That we, the Farmers’ Aliianoe
and Industrial Union of the state of Michigan
heartily indorse tne Ocala platform, and further
declare to the oppressed toilers of America that
we are unyielding In favor of independent poli
tical action us outlined at the Cincinnati con
ference.
NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS,
Grand Rapids, Mich., Oot. 9.—The
democrats of this congressional district
have nominated John S. I.awrenoefor con
gress to succeed thelate M. H. Ford.
NASHVILLE’S REFORM COUNCIL.
Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 9.—Tho reform
democratic ticket was elected in the oity
eleotion yesterday over the regular or
ganized democratic ticket by majorities
ranging from .’<oo to 1,000. George B.
Guild, who led the ticket, was elected
mayor. He is an old confederate soldier.
There was no republican ticket. This city
is overwhelmingly democratic.
BJBQEHS RAID A BANK.
On® Man Dumps $3,500 Into a Sack
While Hlb Pals r tand Guard.
La Grand, Ore., Oct. 9.— At Enterprise,
in Walla Walla county, on Wednesday
afternoon, while Cashier Holmes was in the
national bank alone a man entered and
asked how much money John Smith of Port
land had ou deposit. Upon the cashier say
ing that no suoh man had any deposit, the
visitor drew a pistol and covering the cashier
said: “You are a liar." At this junct
ure two confederates came up on horse
back, one of them sitting on hi* horse with
a pistol In each hand and warning people
back. The other entered the bank and
pourod into a sack all tho money ou the
counter, about $.1,590. The three meu then
escaped to the mountains in the directlou of
Cornucopia. A. posse is now in pursuit, but
as tho country is sparsely settled their capt
ure is doubtful.
FIVE ORUSHBD IN BL'dVATORR.
Four of the Man Wjjl Dio and the
ether Badly Hurt.
Indianapolis, Ind., Oot. 9.—William
Steiniker and Matthew Dervald, employe*
In Heveren & Ostennmyor’s wholesale gro
cery in this city, were crushed lu the de
scending elevator this morning. Steiniker
will die aud Dawald is desoorately hurt.
Almost precis-dy a similar accident oc
curred this morniug at Shelby vllle. At the
Shelby Cabinet Company’s establishment
while Joseph Schott, the foreman; Clint
Neely, and H. Thayer were trying to got
an elevator to descend it gave way and fell
thirty feet, carrying with it three men and
a heavy load of furniture. All three were
horriby crushed aud cannot live.
CAUGHT IN A BALLOON HOPE.
A Boy and a Ilalloor.latFal’ Eighty Fset
and tbe Latter la Killed.
Grkk.vup, 111,, Oot. 9.—Just as a balloon
was ascending from the fair grounds yes
terday afternoon Alex Gordon, a youth,
became entangled in the ropes attached to
tbe parachute and was carried up, head
hangiug downward. In bis struggle he
caught the rope that released the paraobute
and ho and the aeronaut were thrown to
the ground eighty feet below. Balloonist
William Kisser of Louisville, ICy., was
killed and Gordon was soriously injured.
TURK £ TAKE A FATAL 3 WIG.
A Bottle of Liquor Proves to Contain
Btrychulne and Alcohol.
Burgetthtown, Pa., Oot. 9.—Last
night three hostlers at tbe county fair
grounds found a buttle of liquor which had
been secreted. The three men almost
<1 umed the bottle, with the result that
Alex Chappell took convulsions and died in
..two hours and tbe others are lying at the
point of death. The liquor remaining in
the bottle showed equal parts of strychnine,
whisky and alcohol.
Convicted of Intimidating Voters.
Ltnchburo, Va„ Oct. ft—ln the United
States distr.ct court ut Abingdon to-day
Judge Paul presiding. Jack Mullins of
was convicted of intimi
dating voters at the preoinct in Buchanan at
tbe last presidential election, and was sen
tenced to eight mouths' imprisonment, and
to pay a fine of S.IOO. This is the first con
viction in Virginia under the federal laws
lor the protec.ion of the elective franchise.
try Goods Dealers Assign.
Rochester, N. Y.. Oot, 9.—A. 8. Mann
& Cos., dry goods dealers, havo failed for
1100.000. The firm U one of the oldest in
the city, and the failure is a great surprise.
11. B. Claflin of Nsw York is a largo pre
ferred creditor, amounting to #20,000. W.
li. 11. Jordan, Mr. Olatiin's financial man,
is the assignee.
Tobacco's Rise In Price.
Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 9.—Tbe tobacco
farmers of Lancaster county are experienc
ing a big boom. Buyers are in the field in
largo numbers picking up sit the finer crops,
I while tbe range of priQei is very high,
Numerous salsa ar re urtsd at from 90 to
20 cents, anil higher figures for exception
ally tlos drops.
A Taeattr Burned.
St. Paul, Miss,, Get. ft—The Olympic
theater was burned at 2 o’clock Shis morn
ing. tbe loss is SIU9,UUU
I DAILY, $lO A YEAR. ,
J 5 CENTS A COPY. I
( WEEKLY, 1.18 A YEAR, f
A GIRL SLAIN IN A ROW.
THE FATAL SHOT BY A BOY
BEATINO HER FATHER.
Daughter Rushing to Help Her
Parent When the Trigger was Pulled.
The Wounded Girl’s Sister Threat
ened With Death for Reproaching
the Murderer.
Griffin, Ga., Oot. 9.—One of the most
dlstrenslng murders over recorded in this
section was committed just on the edge of
Monroe oounty, twelve miles east of here,
about dark last night. There are several
conflicting stories. The munlor ended the
life of Miss Lizzie Gossett, a beautiful young
girl just budding into womanhood. The two
Thomas boys, aged about 1$ and 20 years,
nephews of J. C. Gossett, went to Mr. Gos
sett’s house yesterday afternoon to get some
stock that Gossett bad in a lot belonging to
them.
a fatal quarrel.
A quarrel arose as to th* amount of dam
age done by tbestock to (fosseit’* crop. A
light followed and the Thomas boys had
Gossett down beatlntr him, when his daugh
ter went to his omittance and aUamptsd to
pull John Tnomas off of her father. This
so enrag-d Thomas that he picked up a
doublo-barrnl gun ho had oarriefi and shot
MlssG issett iu the left breast, killing her
Instantly.
Another story current and reported as
coining from one of the Thomas brothers t*
that he sow the young lady corns out of the
house and shot her under the impresslou
that it was her father. The young man
said his brothor asserted he was so mad he
did not take timo to thiuk what he was do
ing.
Police Officer James Gossett, who is an
unde of the young lady, says Dave Thomas
did the shooting.
THE STORY TOLD BEFORE TH* CORONER.
The evideuco before the coroner’s jury
was substantially as follows: Three of Mrs.
Thomas’ mule* got into J. C. G<<s*ett’s plan
tation and he put them in his lot and sent
his nephews word to oome after them and
pay tbe damage*. Throo of the boye cams,
John and Dave bringing their pistols. They
weut into the lot where the girls ware hold
ing the mules and demanded them, but the
girls asked for the money to pay the dam
ages. Tbe boys refused to pay ami at.
tempted to ruu the rules over the girls
order to get them loose from them. The
father of the children came out, when John
Thomas and ho got into a scuffle.
THE SHOOTING.
Mi*s Lizzie went to her father’s rescue,
when Thomas grabbed a gun belonging to
Mr. Gossett, which was Netting against the
house, and ehot her jut above the region of
tho heart. The young lady staggered back
ward and exclnimed “O, Lordv, pnpi, he
has killed mo with your gun.” Miss Gossett
lived for an hour after being shot. She was
rational during the time, but died in great
agony.
ATTEMPTED TO KILL TIER SISTER.
An eldtr sister of the wounded lady spoke
to Dave Thomas about shooting hor shter
when he told her he would kill her ako, and
snapped his pistol in her face, and upon it*
failure to fire, struck her several blows ot
tne head with it. It is not known to-nigV
what the ooroner’s verdict D, or whether
Thomas has been placed under arrest.
Officer Gossett said his information was
that Thomas had said he intended to kill J.
C. Gossett befora to-morrow morning. The
I>ar;les are highly connected and very
prominent in their community.
A LOSS OF $40,000 BY FIRE
Tbe Umstader Block at Norfolk the
Beene of a Blazo.
Norfolk, Va., Oot. 9.— There was a firs
here this evening in the Umstader block ol
buildings tbat probably caused a loss oi
about #40,000. The exact locality of th<
origin of the fire or its cause is not known,
as It was well under way before discovered.
The principal damago was to tbs
fino stock of goods in the store of M. Um-
Stader ft Cos., which will amount to about
SBO,OOO by water aud smoke, as the flames
were confined to the upper floors, occupied
principally by lawyers. The burned build
ing adjoined the office of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, and at one time
it looked as if the building in which tbe
olHoe is located was doomed, and it was
fl .oded with water. Manager N. C. Pamp
lin had his entire force at work, and in a
ho r t time the office was stripped of all its
valuable instruments. The work of the fire
department saved the building, aud in t
short time the office was again in working
order, notwithstanding the fact that all the
instruments were taken out. The building
occupied by W. H. 11. Trice & Cos., and
other offices was the one most damaged and
will have to be rebuilt. All of the lawyers
books were damaged by smoke and water.
The loss is mostly covered by insurance.
DEATHB ON THE GIBBET.
Two Negroes Swung Off Slmultane*
ouely In Texas.
Rusk, Tex., Oct 9.— John and Wads
Felder (col-:red) wore banged here at 1
o’clock this afternoon for the murder of
Yonoe Thomson on Aug. 17, IS9O. They
walked to the gallows with unfaltering
steps, and while standing on the trap both
said they were confident of forgiveness.
They were pronounced dead at 1:10 o’clock.
SWUNG FOR A DOUBLE CRIME.
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 9. —Edward Neal, tbs
murderer of Allan and Dorothy Jones, was
hanged at noou to-day lu an inolosure buill
just outside of tiie county jail. Ninety-foui
people witnessed the execution. The
condemned man passed a rest
less night. but be walked to ths
scaffold without a tremor. There wai
no bitch in the proceedings, and Neal’s neck
was broken by tho fall, death being instan
taneous. The murderer’s real name is un
known and on the scaffold he refused to
disclose his identity, although he confessed
bis crime.
HER NAME IS ROTH CLEVELAND.
The Ex-President Decides on the
Nams for His Baby.
New York, Oct. 9.—Ex-President Cleve
land said to-day in answer to an inquiry
regarding the name of the newcomer in
bis house: “We have settled on a name,
and it is Ruth. This was tbe name of Mrs.
Cleveland’s grandmother, and has always
been especially liked by her." He further
sad: "In connection with the publication ol
this item, which, 1 hope, will end much ap
parent curiosity on the subjeot, I desire es
pecially that mention be made of the ex
treme and kindly interest in us and out
child shown by the good people throughout
the country. We have received almost
innumerable congratulatin'a aid kind re
inembranro*. From tbs President Of ths
United Htstee aud from many hiunbif
oiuie s have come hearty felicitation*. All
this has beiu vary gratifying and has boon
fully appreciated, but oinoe it will be iru
poesible to acknowledge ail these must ages
ee{-irately, 1 hnfw tins public recognition
will be accepted aa sufficient."
