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( THE MORNING NFW3. i
J ESTABLI3HEI) IHSO. INOORPORATM) 1838. >
| J. H. ESTILL. President, ,
OMAHA’S LYNCHING BEE.
NC SBRIOUB EJFORT MADE BY THE
POLICE TO BALK THE MOB.
When the Blueeoats Appeared the
Crowd Simply Hustled Them Out of
the Way— rbe Prisoner a Picture of
Abject Terror While the Avengers
Were Battering Down the Bars of
His Cell-Seven of the R ngleaders in
Jail—Another Attack Imminent.
Omaha., Neb., Oct. 11.—The city was
peaceful aad quiet this morning, and be
voad a few dozen curious people around the
city jail there was nothing to remind one of
the scenes of wild excitement last night.
Jce Coe was lynched for outraging a 5-year
old girl, and the mob is satisfied. Early in
the evening it became evident that the
city officials would shed no
blood in the defense of their
prisoner, and as soon as the mob realized
this the fate of the negro was sealed. The
first and second barriers to the city jail
were soon pas-ed, and it did not take the
crowd long to effect an entrance to the
huge steel cage iu which the cells are
located. There, wrapped in a blanket, cow
ered the trembling wretch for whom the
lynchers sought.
A HOWL OE EXULTATION.
A howl of wild exultation was sent up by
the leaders, who called for tools to cut their
way into the cage. Yell after yell of tri
umph went up from the outside, and soon
sledges and cold chisels were in the "hands
of tnose nearest to the cage. As the clang
of the blows rang through the jail into the
courtyard the crowd kept up its howling.
In the meantime the police under
Chief Seavy undertook to mass at
the jail entrance. The crowd surged
up, picked up the police and carried them
to the edge of the yard. There they stayed.
Then the work weut on. Inside the cago
the negro begged and pleaded. He insisted
that he was charged wish burglary. ",
Toil” came the response. He prayed and
cried aad rolled on the floor iu terror. His
shrieks for mercy were answered by blow3
that brought his executioners nearer.
IN THE HANDS OF THE MOB.
At last the door was open. Then, with
cue last yell of terror, the negro was seized
by the hands of men eager for bis blood and
thrust through the corridor. Here men to
identify him were called for. It was deter
mined to make no mistake. Those who
knew him preseed forward, and his doom
was sealed. A lamb would have fared bet
teramidst a pack of wolves. Coe wa3 not
torn limb from limb, but he got a thousand
mrses, and blows for every curse. There is
a driveway 100 yards long leading from
the jail to the intersection of Seventeenth
and Harney streets. This is paved with
granite. Over this rough road the wretch
was dragged by his ruthless captors. Since
hs had reached the door he had not spoken
a word and iu all probability was uncon
scious, and by the time the street was
reached he was dead. It mattered not that
life was extinct. A rope was thrown over
the trolley wire of the electric line. It had
served to drag the doomed man from his
cell. Then a hundred hands pulled and a
hundred men surged back, and high above
the street, directly in front of tho beautiful
new Bird’s theatre, swung the lifeless corpse
of Omaha’s latest rape fiend.
Joseph Nowshoffer, who led the assault on
the jail, has been arrested and will he
charged with murder, the only Nebraska
statute oovering a lynching prescribing
that as the charge.
UNDER ARREST.
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 10, 11 p. m.— Seven
members of the mob which lynched the
negro rapist last night are under urrest,
charged with murder iu the first degree.
County Attorney Mahoney refused to adow
the release of the prisoners on bail,
ami by 7 o’clock to-night a large
crowd surrounded the county jail aud
threatened that if tho prisoners were not
e'.ven their liberty the jail would be at
tacked and the men liberated. The men
viader arrest are Ed Neu-.chalfer, Patrick
bheine, John Fritz, R. 0. Bloom, H. H.
nrandls, Ed Fitzgerald and Joseph O’Don
™ue. Bloom is manager for S. P. Morse &
the largest dry goods company in the
city, ond O’Donohue is a captain of police.
tJßeise was a delegate to the democratic
count? convention and was arrested while
tee convention was in session. County At
torney Mahoney sent word that the m a
•ould not be released under any circum
stances and the crowd at once began to
jay plans for attacking the jail. The crowd
now is pretty quiet and looks ugly.
NOT IN THE JAIL.
IVhsu the mob had gathered in front of
°, w wharo tlle crowd broke in last
Jai! ? r Harrigan appeared and an
unced that none of the men wanted were
toe jail and, offered to escort a committee
<„• t 0 satisf y them that he was tell
npnnn?-?i The crowd aocepted the
tii.t .1! on ail< * l^a committee reported
n ! en we re not there. This satisfied
0r Wl J tu jd it dispersed. Five of the
l,een released on bail and the
inn b eea spirited out of the
jail and taken to Papillon for safety.
A GIRL, HIGHWAYMAN.
Her Pal a Thu* of the Toughest Kind.
=*••0 Wore Men's Clothes.
Helena, Mont., Oot. 10.-Tuesday night
Conductor Richardson was held up by a
llianous lo king footpad about two blooks
tom the State house. Tho fellow had two
to in his hands. Thursday night about
G to r^ anJ rji ? ca ' Policeman John
htfboift US!} ? S f S S’!i K)US obar acter lurk-
Jftbout and halted him. The thu? shot
tppea C S ant^" Uß % the ri * ht and
Itt P i . Tb offloer Wl| l got well.
t9M R a^?h ater l A SOme Ulreo bl,JGks from
by £ lrt e „° f th | 6 ', nid! "6 ht tragedy the rob
pe, „ U i?i a belated named Ray,
g a silver watch and some silver.
the girl highwayman.
lr re !! te . rda y . & boyish-looking fellow was
i^sedtnh Wa leavil 'g town. Tile boy
L” “° be “ ' Vl >ma:i i„ disguise. Her pal
kei P T , Ured * a^er an( l Ray’s watch recov-
UiL bO , K; rl gave the name of Charles
Din* .?? tbe uian the name of Henry
ld, c * „ bO , *® fretty, about 19 years
tac v ib) bg uru . a pronounced blonde,
l “*ori,.?. rW^ ift n. She and Clark have
bstjf klb ß together f r over a year and
? °P® r a*ing all over the west. She
men liersolf. The ex
,o hof l .r!f r ® 1® in , t * n! ’ e . l, ut quiet. A large
•tea, JfS 01 *!1 °*‘tioers arc being sworn in,
thsWi'* 1 is carefully guarded. Never-
Wl 'iUliJ.* ? u ‘ t 0 probable (hat the mau
horn, O' cbe< l within the next twenty.! ur
ls AIN 8J83E83 FOILED.
•evefj, a .—
shots Fired but the Trainmen
Br . '* ,s re Game to tha Laet.
Poti-u' W.—A special to the
and,,. nul‘ lU>k trjm r,x ~• “ A
South-, * ' tempt was ms4s to n >ld up s
roei la!* ' * P*'sshg*r train on thy Frisco
monk m,im n '* raj . t s o'duck this
8 totor cl shots wars fired. Con
dossy awonkai on# of flu robbers
t if sinriy t, Just mi the matt was
*W gr ’ w* nr * w ith (fit pistol in tha oon-
C.-TTON’S CONDITION.
A Decline of 7 Points During the
Past Thirty Days.
Washington, Oct 10.—The October cot
ton report of the department of agriculture
makes the general average of the condition
of cotton 75.7, against 82.7 a month ago.
Last year, in October, it was 80. Besides
this unfavorable difference in condition the
crop is iate this year, and the chances are
against a repetition of last year’s extraor
dinary length of season for growth. The
average condition by states is as follows:
A lrgiuia, 72; Nortu Carolina, 70; South
Carolina. 72-Georgia, 78; Florida, 74; Ala
bama, 70; Mississippi, 74; Louisiana, 79;
iexas, 78; Arkansas, 76; Tennessee, 70.
Ihe Atlantic coast breadth has suffered
more from adverse conditions than the Gulf
ouast areas. The excess of moisture in
August and early in September, with
drought and high temperature later, tested
the vitality of the plants of the coast region
severely, causing the shedding of leaves and
bolls, premature opening aud light yield.
West of the Mississippi there was a
variable record of moisture. One county
in Texas, for instance, reports contined
drought for ninety days, while another
notes the prevalence of destructive rains.
This section reports a smaller loss of fruit
age, bv sudden changes of temperature and
rainfall than the more eastern states.
There are insect losses somewhat general,
though not unusual or very heavy,
throughout the cotton belt, from the cater
pdlar, boll worm and army worm, especially
iu bottom lauds.
STATISTICS ON OTHER CROPS.
The October report of the statistician of
the department of agriculture relates to the
yields par acre of grain and tho condition of
corn, potatoes, buokwheat and tobacc >.
The estimated average yields are: Wheat,
15 bushels; oats, 28.3; barley, 25.8; rye,
14.4. The condition of the oorn crop is 92.5;
buckwheat, 97.2; potatoes, 92.3; tobacco.
93.8.
The yield of wheat in threshing has in
most districts proved higher than the ap
parent condition of the crop at harvesting
would Indicate. In the Ohio valley states
and in the spring wheat regions exceptional
individual yields have been more
numerous than usual, carrying the state
average to the verge of the best records of
former years. The averages of the middle
states aro nearly as high. California pre
sents a disappointing output, a large area
having been cut for bay and some districts,
notably iu San Joaquin valley, return
the yields as nearly failures. •
Tho average yields of oats are higher than
the early returns of condition would indi
cate, though thatjof last month, showing the
condition, when Harvested, was the hignesc
for several years, slightly above the reoord
for 1889. Oats have evidently shared the
beneficent influences of the present season,
yielding quite up to popular expectation.
The same may be said of barley.
THE CORN CROP.
The corn crop, very promising last month,
though a little late and in danger of frost
above the latitude of 40'. and somewaat
injured already in the more northern dis
tricts, has improyed during the mouth as a
result of the high -temperature of the last
two or three weeks. A good crop is as
sured.
Potatoes, which were in some sections
threatened with rot ou Sept. 1, have come
through the month in good condition with
a less of only half a p ilot. There was a
slight lowering of the condition in Maine,
and in some states an improvement was
made.
The average condition of tobacco was
materially advanced during September by
fine weather for maturing.
BAUM’S STRONG PULL.
Lemon and Dudley Would Make It
H 3t for Harrison if He Removed Him.
Washington-, Oct. 10.—Claim Agent
Lemon does not go to the white hiuse
much oftener than Col. Dudley. Neither
has yet been invited to dine by the Presi
dent, but each gets what he wants from the
administration just the same, and neither
hesitates to ask for it from the President
himself. Agent Lemon, Col. Dudley and
Commissioner Riuin are thicker than
thieves, and help each other on all occasions,
so that it is not surprising to learn that
Agent Lemon has directly and Dudley
imlineotly threatened the President
during the present week with the
enmity cf the pension claims agents if
he dates to remove Commissioner Raum.
President Harrison, who knows how much
Agent Lemon, through his paper and his
money did to elect him, and who also knows
how much Agent Lemon, through his paper
and his money can do to prevent either >a
ronomination or his re-election, will hesitate
to carry out his own determination to get
rid of Raum. It may be, however, that
later in the year, after his own prospects
are more definitely determined. President
Hnrhson may go ahead regardless of the
claims agents.
POLITICAL ASSESSMENTS.
The Ohio Clerks at Washington Not
Coming to the Front.
Washington, Oct. 10.—The attempt to
bleed the Ohio olerks for the Ohio campaign
has failed, largely because the agent hereto
collect tht> assessments from them for Chair
man Hahn is a hot Sherman man, and the
Foraker influence has been used to em
barrass him. This agenc, named L iwry,
spoke at a meeting last night, which he
called in a most urgent circular, dated Oct.
7, addressed to all the Ohio clerks. The
circular reminded them that self-preserva
tion was the first law of nature, and told
them that if they wanted to keep their
places they had better come forward. The
meeting was attended by only eleven persons,
who contributed *23. Lowry complained
that, out of the 700 clerks credited to Ohio
in the departments, onlv thirty bad con
tributed, and, out of *SOO,OtW a year whio.i
these 700 were drawing from the treasury,
less than one-fifth of 1 per cent, bad been
c mtributed to the campaign cheat. He
told them that money was most urgently
needed, not only for May McKinley, but
for the sc: atorship. As already stated,
however, he got only *25 out of the meet
ing.
FREIGHT TRAINS CRASH.
Three Men Killed Outright and an
Engine Demolished.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Oct. 10.—Shortly
before oo’clock this morning a heavy freight
train of sixty cars left here going north on
the Hudson River railroad. The Pough.
keepsie and Albany way freight left to go
north at 6 o’clock. Near Boorman's Bride,
a mile south of Hyde Park, the heavy
freight train broke in two. Bafoie
the way freight train could be signaled
it da-bed into the rear of the broke i tram.
Th engine was demolished, and si* cars
were tbr wn from the track. George
Manger, engineer of the way freight, and
Arthur Small, a iiremao, both jumped be
fore the collision occurred. Small aa in
stantly kill*!, ami Monger was hurt about
the arm a<xl bead, hut mi faulty. Den
Crock well. a brexeenan on the way freight,
was cangbt I'j the crash end imtau'.Sf kil.ed,
and another brak-maa oo lb* heavy freight
train was alee killed.
SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11. 1891-TWELVE PAGES.
TIPI’LING ON THE RHINE.
THE BUNDBBRATH REJECTS THE
BILL OF THE KAISER.
The Prussian Member the Only One
Who Supported the Measure—The
Abolition of the Prohib.tion ou
American Pork Discussed—Members
of the Reichstag Exercised Over the
Prolonged Adjournment of the
House.
(Covi/riaM, 1891, by the S. Y. Associated Press.)
Berlin, Oct. 10. —After a long recess the
Bundesrath, or legislative body represent
ing the individual states of Germany, re
assembled Wednesday. The hiuse con
sidered as the first order of the day the
projected law to repress drunkenness,
which, as is well known, is a pet measure of
the emperor. The fact that the initia
tive proposals came from the emperor
failed t)commend the bill to the Buudes
rath. A majority of the plenipotentiaries
declared that their governments could not
accept the project in its present form. The
Bavarian member intimated that his stato
desii ed no such liquor legislation as the bill
provided. The bill ought, he declared, to
be withdrawn. The Prussian member, act
ing under instructions fro n the emperor,
was the only plenipotentiary who defended
the measure. The bill was finally referred
to the commission. It is certain that it will
appear in the Reichstag transformed
from a rude, rough attack upon
the liquor traffic into a mildly
beneficent bill for the protection of druuk
ards. The liquor dealers, though feeling
reassuroa as regards the adoption of the
bill us a sweeping reform, aro arranging
for holding a congress at Stuttgart for the
purpose of organizing for political defense
of their trade.
IMPORTATION OF AMERICAN PORK.
After this bill had heen referred to the
oommission the Bundesrath next discussed
the abolition of the prohibition agaiust the
importation of American pork. The house
approved the edict opening the country to
A nerican imports, but will delay tho de
cision on the proposal of Cbanoellor von
Caprivi to relax vexatious for
malities restricting the entry
of Austrian, Italian and Russian
pork into Germany. Austria has cotn
plaiued of the partialty shown to the United
States, while the dreibuud allies are not
similarly favored.
The members of the Reichstag are ex
ercised over the prolonged adjournment of
the house. This is especially tho case slnco
the Bundesrath resumed its sessions. In
response to inquiries it has been officially
stated that the Reichstag will meet
Nov. 26, a date about coincident with that
fixed for tho ro-assembliug of the Landtag.
The members of tbe latter House, a large
number of whom are also members of the
Rerehstag, have for a long time protested
that sessions of the two houses
ought to be held at different peri
ods so that they would be en
abled to discharge their duties in
both houses. The delay in tho reassembling
of the Reichstag has given rise to talk in
political circles that the government is seek
ing to restrain the action and limit tue
prestige of that body by shortening tho
sessions and thus forcing uurried discussion
of public affaire.
THE SOCIALIST CONGRESS.
Special Interest attaches to the socialist
co igress which will suortly assemble at
Erfurt. The dirooting committee has re
vised the programme of proceedings, which
is now formulated with a clearness and
precision never before seen in any
authorized socialist platform. In ten
resolutions the entire political and
economic demands are stated. They
comprise universal suffrage without dis
tinction as to sex; secret ballot, proportion
ate representation, voting on Sundays or
holidays, paymaut of memoers, papular
right to initiate or reject legislation, popu
lar control of the state, provin
cial and communal adminis
trations, annual votes on taxa
tion, popular decision as to peace or war,
creation of international arbitration, right
of free speech ami free meetings, abolition
of state subventions to churches, seculariza
tion of schools, free education, universal
military instruction, militia replacing the
stauding army, freo justice, that judges be
elected by the people, gratuitous medi
cine, state supported doctors, progressive
income tax, abolition of indirect taxation,
eight hours for a day’s work, unbroken re
pose for thirty-six hours weekly for every
workman, Btat3 surveillance of factories,
mines and other industries; the forma
tion of a labor bureau, co-operation of
workmen in the administration, universal
state insurance, prohibiting tbe employ
ment oi children under 14 years of age,
prohibition of the truck system and tho
right of workmen to form coalitions. Com
prehensive as these demands a e there are
extremists in the party who want more.
If the young sections dominated in
the oongress there would be some general
declarations against tbe property and other
anarch Stic resolutions adopted. Tue di
recting committee has elaborated a pro
gramme, which, while not proposing to
overturn tbe state, proposes to transform
the state into a socialist agency. Aeon
gress of the Volks party held at Pforzh jim
approved the proposal to vest the Reioustag
with the right to determine qu jstto.-ia of
peace or war.
THE KAISER AND RUSSIA’S LOAN.
During the emperor’s presence in Frank
fort an attempt was made to ascertain his
oniuion in regard to tne Russian loan. It
is reported that bis majesty frankly Baid;
“The bankers can do what thoy please. My
people understand that lending money to
Russia means war oit us.” Nothing is
now heard of the loan on tbe bourse. Some
Jewish brokers may speculate, but no Ger
man will invest in it.
The German war office bas been informed
of an important capture of a spy by tbe
Austrian authorities. A man who was ar
rested at Suezawa ia Bukovina, was dis
covered to be a French staff officer. I* tper*
of a highly compromising character relating
to the Frusso-Austrian frontier were found
on him.
Tba American Union church recently
asked the municipal authorities of Berlin to
grant anew site for the churoh on tho
Lutzowplstz. The request was declined on
tho ground that tha city nee.led tue square
os a place Cor public recreation.
Life in confederate Prisons.
Worcester. Mas*., Oct. 10.—At tho
annual reunion of the New England survi
vors of confederate prisons yesterday a
committee was appointed to frame resolu
tion* denying tne published •taiement of
the lot* Jefferson Davis that northern
prisoners In southern prisons were treated
no wore* than the exigence* of war de
manded.
A Texas isr Invalid.
Waco, Tex., Out. la—Tui* morning Dis
trict Judge. Goodrich held that tbe alien
land lav. passed by lbs last legislature e*
unooost tut.onal and voM. Tba law sx
emdad f oieignsrs from buying or Issuing
money on Texas land and created a sever*
money *b rngoucy throughout Urn Mat*.
LOST ON ASBATHAGU3 SHOAL.
The United States Steamer Dispatch
Wrecked, off Virginia.
Baltimore, Mr, Oct. 10.—The United
States steamer Dispatch went ashore last
night in a heavy gale on the east coast of
Virginia, about sixty miles northeast of
Cape Charles, and is totally wrecked. All
the crew are safely landed and housed on
the beach. The shoal on which sho struck
is known as Assateague shoal.
BROADSIDE ON.
Washington, Oct 10.—The superintend
ent of the life-saving service to-uight re
ceived a telegram from the keeper of the
life-saving station at Assateague, Va., say
ing that the Dispatch was broadside on the
shoais and was fast going to pieces.
Her officers and crew were landed
safely, and aro now being cared for
by tho life-saving men. The Dis
patch left the New York navy yard
yesterday, and was oil her way to this city,
whore she was to taao on hoard the Presi
dent, Secretary Tracy and some officers of
the navy, aud’eonvey them to the naval
proving grounds down the Potomac to wit
ness experiments in testing some of the
armor piatos for use in tho armament of
vessels. She was expected to arrive here
Monday, ami. after taking the President
down the river, was to have been placed
out of commission, os she is old a>d in
much need of repairs.
A THEORY OK THE WRECK.
It is impossible to learn here any particu
lars attending the vessel’s going ashore, but
it is surmised by naval officers that in her
endeavor to hug the coast closely to avoid
the heavy gale she got too close to shore,
and when her position was disjovered it
was too late to work i ff with the northeast
wind driving her shoreward. The Dispatch
has been used for years past as a
dispatch boat for the President, and
Secretary of the Navy and when not em
ployed iu this capacity has been used to
convey stores and ammunition to and from
the navy yards along the coast. She was
built in 1874, and some years later was pur
chased by the government from Henry C.
Smith a New York stock brokor and yachts
man. for $98,000, and afterward remodeled
for the purpose her name indicates.
A DESCRIPTION OK THE VESSEL.
Her length was 174 feet; beam a . She
had a tonnage of 800 tons and a mean
draught of 13 feet. Her speed was 12}£
knots an hour. Her battery consisted of
one 3-inch breech-loading rifle, used mainly
for saluting purposes. Her officers were
Lieut. VV. and. Cowles, commanding: Lieut'.
York, Noel and K. T. Mulligan, Paymaster
ll3ap, Engineer Ogden and Puss.d Assist
ant Burgeon Gatewood, with a crow of
seventy-five men. The Dispatch was soon
to have been displaced by the Dolphin, now
fitting out at Norfolk as a dispatch boat.
BILLS OF LADING ON COTTON.
Action of the New York Exchange on
the New Form.
New York, Oct 10.—Some weeks ago
D. Cunningham, chairman of the Liverpool
Cotton Importers’ Protective Association,
addressod a latter to President Charles
W. lde of tho Now York Cot
ton Exchange, explaining the objects
and advantages of the new form
of through bills of lading recommended by
the cotton conference held in Liverpool
this summer. President lde submitted tins
letter to the board of managers of the Hew
York Cotton Exchange yesterday, and
after full consideration tbe board of
managers adopted a resolution expresiing
their belief that re-examinations for exoes
sive loss in weight and for bales of inferior
quality are due in large measure to
the fact that under the old
bill of lading vessels frequently
deliver bales not in accordance w ith the
bill of lading issued, and cannot be held re
sponsible for such wrong delivery. Tho
board of managers therefore recommended
the general adoption of the new form of
through bills of lading by cotton exporters.
BULLETS IN A SKELETON.
A lJurder Brought to Light After
Three Months of Mystery.
Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 10.—Last June
a man named Alexander Dutton disappeared
from the southeastern portion of Moi gan
county, being la9t seen with a man named
R. S. Castleberry, A search for him was
made in vain and it was supposed that he
had left the countrv. Yesterday a party of
men came upon the remains of a man in a
cedar glade near Mount Nebo church
lying on top of the ground. By a pocket
book and papers they were identified as the
remains of Dutton. A bullet hole was found
in the skull, and when the skeleton was
raised and shaken three more bullets
dropped on tho ground, t astleberry has
left tho country. The horrible crimo is
being investigated by the coroDer.
TOBACCO GROWERS COMBINE.
A Committee to Watch Their Interests
Throughout New England.
Hartford, Conn., Oct. 10.—Tha New
England Tobacco Urowers’ Association hold
a special meeting here to-day, and voted tor
have a committee of three members ap
pointed iu each town to look oat for tho In
terests of the tobacco growers, to solicit
subscriptions and to appear before tbe
proper authorities whenever adverse legis
lation is likely to be advocated. Ovor 150
members were present.
BACKER CLAIMS $907,527.
Tne Macon Construction Company
Sued for that Amount.
Macon, Ga., Oot. 10. —The iatest devel
opment in Abratu Backer’s affairs is the
filing in Bibb superior court tn-day of a suit
for *607,527 ogarnst the Macon Construe ion
Company, ihe plaintiff's attorney is Louis
Garrard of Columbus, and suit is brought
by Benjamin E. Einstein, receiver. The
cmlms set forth are of a most interesting
nature andallegs that thee u-t ruction com
pany was on Aug. S last luaebted to Mr.
Backer in the sum above given, with inter
eit. The petitioner show* that *3*8,315 is
due ou open nocount for cisti borrowed by
tbe company. The remainder of
tbe sum is evidenced by four
promissory notes as follows: *IOU,UW,
due Feb. 20. 1321, *IOO,OOO duo March 6,
*75,000 duo March 11, *IO,OOO due April 20.
A -totetueut of the open account is at
tached. The petitioner also shows that ho
hold* 500 bond* f tbs Georgia Southern and
Fiorina railroad at a par value of *500,000
and *435,000 of the Mac n and Birmingham
railroad bond a i hews tbe petitioner say*
be orojiows to sell at public outcry in New
York, the .urplut, if any, to go to the Geor
gia Southern railroad.
Merchants Burned Out.
Nashville, Ten*.. Oat. 10.—D. Wail &
Ca, leaders in clothing, boots and sheas,
ware burned out to-night. Their lost Is
*IOO,OOO, but tt is believe] to be overt. 1 by
insurance. No causs is assigned for tbe
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ERIN IN ANJJGLY MOOD.
OPPOSITION LEADKRB AFRAID TO
QO TO THE FUNERAL.
Fears That their Presence Might Mad
deu Fanatical Followers of Parnell
to Violence—Dillon Called a Mur
derer on the atreet-The Funeral to
Bea Monster One—To Be Burled in
a Catholic Cemetery—H s Bister De
fends Hla Treatment of His Aged
Mother.
London, Oct. 10. —Au enormous con
oourse of people surrounded Walsingham
terrace this morning, whon the casket con
taining the remains of the lata Charles
Stewart Parnell were takou from the
house. Slowly and sadly was tho body
placed in the opeu hearse, drawn by four
horses. At 12:15 o'clock tho cortege started
for the railroad station, amid a terrific
downpour of rain. Immediately following
the hearse, in tbs mourning coaohes, wore
the committee of Mr. Parnell’s colleagues in
parliament who bad been selected to escort
the body to Holyhead. The route to tho
railroad station was lined with masses of
people, who silently aud respectfully
watched the passage of the funeral pro
cession.
AT THE STATION.
At the station the remains were placed
on board a funeral car, aud with the mem
bers of the parliamentary party as watchers,
started for Wilesden junction, to which
place the car was taken direct, and whero it
was to be coupled at 7 o’oluok to-night to a
train bound for Holyhead. Tho remains,
consequently, will not pass through London,
as at first proposed. Mrs. Parnell was
ut|f>riy unable to accompany the remains to
Dublin. She is too ill to undertake the
journey.
MRS. PARNELL’S GRIEF.
There was a terrible scene inside the
house when the casket was about to be re
moved. The grief of Mrs. Parnell was most
poignant, and she oould with difficulty be
persuaded to allow the coffiu to be
taken away. Asa mark of respect
to the dead, the blinds of many houses ulong
the route followed by the funeral proces
sion on its way to tho station wore drawn
down, aud on every side were sigtls of sin
cere sympathy. The casket was covered
with magnificent wreaths of flowers, one of
which, iu the center of all, was from his
wife.
SPECTATORS WITH UNCOVERED HEADS.
As the hearse passed them, despite the
downpourmg rain, the spectators took off
their bats and stood uncovered until the
last carriage had gone by. A dozen car
riages followed tho hearse from \Vailing
ham terrace to the station contain
ing, among others, Mrs. Diokinson, Mr.
Parnell’s sister, Henry*Parnell, John Red
mond, Pierce Mahoney and Mrs. Mabonev,
Houry Harrison, James J. O’Kwlly, Col.
John P. Nolan, John O’Connor, Henry
Campbell and James G. Fitzgerald, all Irisn
members of parliament except Henry Par
nell. Also in tbe mournful procession was
a deputation from tho Dublin c trp iration
leadership committee, sent to escort the
body to Dublin.
AT THE HTATION AT BRIGHTON.
At the railroad station at Brighton the
funeral party waited an hour, the building
being packed with people pressing forward
to get a glimpse of the casket. It was 1:45
o'oiook before the remains were placer! on
board the train, which then started for
VVilUsdenJnnction.Thefuiierai train arrived
at Willisden Junction at 5:10 o’clock.
Over a thousand persons then marched in
single file, with uncovered Heads, before ihe
car containing the casket. Representatives
of • all the London leagues, Cunningham
riraham, M. P., anil other English members
of the- Parneilite party, placed tlo.nl
wreaths in the funeral car. At 6:30 o’clock
the train left Willisden for Holyhead.
Mr. Parnell’s sister, Mrs. Dickinson,
says no will t oC her brotner
has been found, and sbe does notl believe
that he left auy, >.s he bad said that he did
not intend to make one. Blip thinks that
he wished his brother, Howard Paruell, an
American, to inherit his property.
DILLON CALLED A MURDERER.
Dublin, Oct. 10.—As John Dillon was
passing down Saricville street yo.torday
evening he was mot by a rough who
shouted: “You’re a murderer.” Mr. Dillon
managed to pass without further trouble,
but twenty yards further on he was ac
costed by two other men, who approached
him, saying in a threatening manner:
"There’s Dillon, the murderer." Mr. Dillon
says that the men had been drinking, b it it
is asserted that tbe language used was
the result of a secret meeting of Parnellites.
The situation of affairs is regarded as criti
cal. The Frrmnau's Journal to-day an
nounced, “ with tho in t acute paiu,” that
Messrs. Dillon, Sexton and others ill be
forced to absent themselves from tbe Par
nell funeral. The Freeman's Journal odds
under the heading “A Reign of Terror;”
“If there is any violence the Irish people
will hold United Ireland resjmnsinle tor it.”
A DEEP UNDERCURRENT OF ANGER.
The Free man's Journal says tbe startling
insults to which Dill >n wai subjected sh w
“ihe deep undercurrent of angry feeling
which has beeu provoked by United Ire
land. Tbe McCarthyite* bad every desire
to pay tbe last tribute to tho
dead, but it is now perfectly plain
that they could not do so without
rendering probable an insult to the sacred
presence of the dead by causing an exhibi
tion of intolerable anger upon tbe part of
an infatuated section of his followers.
Nothing but a desire to preserve t e public
and a determination to guard Ireland from
reproach has influenced their decision to be
absent.”
AN IMPOSING FUNERAL.
Tbe funeral promises to bo one of tbe
most imposing evo • held in Ireland. Spe
cial trains from all parts of tbe country w ill
br.ag tuns of thousands of mourners to
Dubli i. The city thus morning was pla
carded from end to end with posters de
scribing the order of tha procession
and the route it will fol
low. James Stepnens, ex-leader of tho
Fenian brotherhood, has been assigned a
special position in the |>arade, whic i with
out doubt will be a most remarkable turn
ing out of tbe masse- cf the Irish people,
it is understood that the late Mr. Darnell's
family are opposed to having his remains
interred in Glashevin for tha reason that it
is a Catholic cemetery.
MILA PARNELL’S DECISION.
The deid leader’s brothor-iu-iaw. Mr.
McDermott, telegraphed as follows to Mrs.
Burnell: “Charles’* father is buried in tho
family vault at Mount Jerome, where
Charles should also be buried. Wire if 1
may insist upon this.”
To tbs above message Mrs. Parnell eent
this answer: “Many thanks; arrange
ments completed,’’ Mr. McDermott
sis > telegraphed to Pierou Ma
honey, member of parliament from
North Meath, one tbe parliamentary com
mute* site ding to tbe funeral arrange
meets at Brig..ton, making suggestions
similar to those be ha i made to Mrs, Par
noil. Mr. Mahoney repl**dt “Mrs, Par
nail considers tiiat the strong wui of the
people should prevail.” Mr- McDermott Is
not only a relative of the dead man, but he
is also the family solicitor.
A BITTER EDITORIAL.
The Express to-day. commenting upon
tho dilemma in which the McCarthyite* are
placed owing to the opposition to their
attendance at the tuneral of Mr. Parnell,
says: "Will they venture to fellow to the
grave the man whom they fawned upon for
years aud then hunted to death? Thoir
vile and cowardly insults failed to crush hi*
proud spirit, but they broke his heart,
with what feeling would they regard their
handiwork!"
AT THE CITY HALL,
The funeral preparations at the city ball
aro completed. The building throughout is
draped with black. Tho catafalque will be
in the center, covered with a blaok pall and
surrounded by a hexagonal barrier. The
tails aro so arranged that visitors will lie
obliged to march past the casket
in the strictest order and in single
file. Rev. M. C. Vincent, chaplain of
tho Rotunda hospital, Ims at last
been sclented as the officiating clergyman
nt the grave. A number of the followers
of Mr. Parnell went to Holyheud to meet
the remains and escort them hither. A
wroath inscribed with the names of tho
Paruellites, tbirtj-one of hit faithful ad
herents, will be placed upon the bur.
In an interview to-day Timothy Har
rington, national member of parliament
for Dublin said that neither lie nor any
other of Mr. Parnell’s parliamentary col
leagues would sneak of the political offsets
the death would be likely to ocossion until
after the funeral. There would be no speak
ing at tho grave.
NO ROW WANTED.
A special dispatoh to the United Ireland
says that tho arrangements made aro se
curity that the entire proceedings will be
executed with dignity and in a manner wor
thy of a great national effort. Nothing can
occur to mar the solemnity of ths occasion.
In an editorial article tho United Ireland
says: “It must be a day of truce.
The battle can bo renewed
soon enough afterward. Every
participant should consider himself
responsible for order. Lot not our enemies
be aide to reproach us with giving a solemn
national act a partisan character. The
principles our leader battled for will sur
vive. Lot us show the world that the spirit
lives in the men whom he loved and led."
PREPARATIONS OK THE POLICE.
A meeting of the chiefs of police was
held nt the castle this morning to agree
upon such measures as may he nocostary
for the preservation of the puhlio peace.
O 'iicerteil precautions against any possible
disordor were takon. Every available con
stable will be on duty, and the soldiers will
be kept in readiness at the barracks to
uight. Mr. Dillon’s house and the office of
the Freeman's Journal are guarded to
night.
BELFAST’S CONTINGENT.
Belfast, Oct. 10. —A large contingent of
members of the national league of Belfast
and the leadership committee will leave
this city for Dublin to take part in the fu
neral of Mr. Parnell. The Belfast contin
gent will specially occupy a prominent
place in the procession carrying a huge
wreath with the “rod hand" of Ulster
worked in rod flowers in its center and the
words “ Murdered” and “Revenge” iu red
and purple flowers respectively on the top
and bottom.
PAHNILL’B TREATMENT OF HIS MOTHER.
The reports circulated in regard to Mr.
Parnell’s alleged neglect of his mother have
caused a great pain to bis relative® Mrs.
Dickinson, the dead man’s sister, said to
the Associated Press correspondent in ref
ers eo to this; “Mr. Parnell was very Kind
to his relatives, especially to his mother.
He was not a mau whose
affections were easily engaged, but
a truer friend or better son end
Brother could not be found.
His anxiety for his mother’s com
fort and welfare was always manifest. Dur
ing her frequent illness he did all he could
to lelieve her, and ho was always ready to
help the distressed. He was the last man to
desire his supporters to suffer in his behalf.
lam certain that his desire would be that
over his grave all differences should be
sunk. ”
W. H. SMITH’S FUNERAL.
Queen Victoria Ben ds a Wreath to Be
Pieced on IJia Coffin.
London, Oct. 10.—The body of tha late
Rt. Hon. William Henry Smith, late con
servative leader in the Houso of Commons,
was removed this morning from Walmer
castle, near Deal, >n route to Uambleden
near Hen ry-oti-the-Thames, Oxfordshire,
whore he will be interred. In accordance
wi'li the desire during the life of the dead
leader. i'uero was an entire abaenoe of dis
play at his funeral. A small procession
followed the remains to the railroad Elation,
from whiolfftliay werec mvoyedto their final
res in a place. The caskot was covered with
wroathi of flowers, one being from the
queen. It was inscribed; “A man of sincere
regard and gratitude. For devoted services
to his sovereign and country from Victoria.”
PILGRIMAGES TO ROME.
Tbe Popo Requests That No More Be
Undertaken at Fraseit.
Rome, Oet. 10. —A papal order whloh has
just been issued announces that it is the
desire cf the popo that no further pilgrim
ages to Rome be undertaken for the pres
eut. The Catholic associations which have
been engaged in the work are invited to
remit to the pope the funds which they
have collected for tbe assistance of needy
pilgrims to tbe holy s e.
Russia’s Famine.
Bt. Petersburg, Oct. 10.—Senator
Birauoff estimates that no fewer than
32,003,000 peasants In Russia are now desti
tute and must be provided for fer the next
ten months. It will require 320,000,000
poods of gr im to feed them. Priuoo Korsa
coff, the head, of a great family, liras on
ko sewort broad as an example for his
servants and others to follow during the
national affliction.
Rio Janeiro’s Riot.
Rio Janeiro, Oct. 10. —Tne rioting which
began at the Italian theater on Thursday
evening coutiuued during the night. Troops
were called out and patrolled the city until
morning. Thr >ughout tbe night there was
desultory fighting, and a number of persons
are suid to have been killed. Further
trouble is apprehended.
A strong force of police now occupy t's
streets, and order is everywhere restored.
One rioter os killed and several were in
jured in last night's fracas. President da
Konseoa's health is Improving rapidly.
BOYB FIRE A CAT.
Tha Feline Seta Two Houses on Flra
and Both Destroyed.
Birmingham, Ala., Oet iff—At North
Birmingham lost night sona- boys saturated
a cat with coal oil, sat tire to it and turned
It loos*. The eat ran into tha Guidance of a
man named Liudeay and sat lire to tha
house, burning At to tha ground. A M.
Hided'* boss uCi caught and that •
burned too. Tha loss la ostweeu |3,tWO and
I DAILY, Jll) A YEAR. ,
J 5 CENTS A COPY. ?
| WEEKLY, 1.25 A YEAR, f
MOKE WAR ON THE LEASE
AN INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE!
DECLARES IT ILLEGAL.
A Clause In the Charter of the Cen
tral Railroad Prohibiting It From
Leasing Itself to Any Other Road.
The Lease of Other Roads by the
Central Legal.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 10.— The report of
the railroad investigating committee will
be made to the H ouse on Monday. Mr.
Bernor of the committee made this an
nouncement this morning. It would have
been made to-day but for the fact that the
printer made some errors and omissions in
the report which Mr. Berner said it was
necessary to correct before the committee's
work could be placed before the House.
Two leasee are charged to be contrary to
the competition clause of the constitution
bv the committee ami one in violation of
the chnrter privilege.
IN VIOLATION OF THE CHARTER.
The report clainw that the lease of the
Central by the Georgia Pacific and that of
the Macon and Western by the Central and
Rlohmond and Danville are in violation of
the constitution in so far an the competitive
clause is concerned. According to the com
mittee the charter of the Central road does
not permit of Us being lease!, and there
fore tho loose to the Georgia Pacific is a
violation. The point is made that the Cen
tral might have leased the Georgia Pacific,
but not vioe versa.
THE CENTRAL ALLOWED TO LEASE.
The act of the general a seinbly of Jan,
22, 1852, is quoted. This ao. expressly au
thorize* the Central Railroad aud Banking
Company of Georgia to lease and operate
the Augusta and Waynesboro railroad, the
Millefiguville ami Gordon railroad, the Ea
tonton branzb railroad aw' such other rail
roads as at that Umo connected with, or
might thereafter connect with said Central
railroad. This express statute disposes of all
questions as to the legality of the looses of
these roads by tho Central Railroad and
Banking Company, Tho joint ownership
of the loose of the Georgia road by the
Central and Louisville and Nashville is also
declared beyond question of illegality. It
is granted that the Georgia Pacific bad
power under its charter to lease, but argu
ment and oourt decisions are quoted at
length to establish the fact that the Central
did not have authority to lease itself. That
is where the rub comes in.
THE ACT OF CONSOLIDATION.
The act of consolidation between the Cen
tral and Macon and Western is held not to
vest in the Central the right winch the
Macon and W extern hod to farm itself out,
and further on these words are used: “In
its opinion it the Central railroad deeires to
exercise tho power of leasing other roads,
which it is prohibited from so doing by its
charter, but which could be done under
the general laws of the state, it should
place itself thereunder, and submit to all
the burdens of government now applicable
to other railroads.”
LEAKE OF THE MACON ANT) NORTHERN.
In condemning the lease of the Macon
and Northern to the Terminal as unconsti
tutional, the report says: “The said Macon
and Northern connects by a 6hort line the
cities of Athens and Macon. Prior to its
construction said cities wore connected by
the Richmond and Danville railroad
and the Central road by way
of Atlanta and by the "Georgia
railroad by tho way of Camak. These lines
were competing lines with tho Macon and
Northern from Macon to Athens. The two
former roads aro controlled liy the Termi
nal system, and the Central "owns a one
half interest in the Georgia road. By tiie
lease of tho Macon and Northern,
tho Terminal system wholly or
partially cintrols all tho lines
between Macon and Athens, and this de
stroys competition, or l as it in its power to
do so unless restrained by law from so doing.
If the report is accepted by the legislature
and measures taken to remedy the wrong*
it sets out, the outlook for the Terminal is
not particularly encouraging.
MOUNTAINEERS IN LUCK.
A Jury Refuses to Believe tbe Testi
mony of Two Informers.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 10.—A startling ver
dict was rendered in the United Mates dis
trict court late this evening. It was in the
case of the “Honest Man’s Friend and Pro
tector,” a gang of moonshine conspirators
from Pickens county. The case has been
occupying the- federal courts for
two years, and the details of the
house burning and other outrages
perpetrated by the gang to intimidate
wiluosses and informers in revenue law vio
lations are familiar. Six members of the
fang were on trial at this term of court.
wo turned state’s evidence and gave away
the detailed workings of the gang. A sam
ple of tbe black masks worn by the mem
bers and a most terrible form of oath to
which all subscribed were introduoed.
THE STATE’S WITNESSES.
Patton Willis and George Coffee were the
men who pleaded guilty and turned state's
evidenoe. When the case took this turn,
together with the confession of James Wig
gintoa, the ring leader, in jail, the attorneys
for the defense gave up all hope. They were
eveu discussing the grounds upon which
they would appeal to the supreme court of
the United States after the jury had been
out over an hour. The clerk of the court
had the blank sentences Ailed out ready to
receive tbe verdict, so confident was he and
everybody else that the conspirators would
be found guilty, but wben the jury
handed in its decision it fell like a thunder
clap. It was an acquittal of all tbe men oq
trial, Thomas Rowland, D. C. Wheeler,
Montevelo Holbert, James Wigginton,
Cicero Pagott, Hamilton Richards ami
W. L. Plaids. District Attorney Darnell is
at a losa to understand the finding of the
jury.
TOLLBSON’d NEW BANK.
Gov. Northen Signs tbe Charter for
tne institution.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 10.—J. R. Tolleeoa,
who was at the bead of tbe Mercantile Bauk
which furnished one of the most famous
failures and law suits ever enacted in the
Georgia courts, will soon be in charge of
another banking establishment here. It
will be remembered that Tollo-on occupied a
ceil m Fulton county jail for over a year,
having been sent there by Judge Marshal
J. Clarke, on a ruling for contempt be
bause he failod to turn over the alleged as
sets of the defunct Mercantile Bank, of
which be waa president. Tollsson’s new
bank is to be opened iu a few Joys. Got.
Northen signed the charter to-day.
In Memory of senator O’Neal.
Atlanta. Ga.. Oct. 10.—The Senate
held a memorial sswm in honor of the late
Senator Martin O’Neal this morning. Ap
propriate resolution. ware adopted and
eulogies were pr-umuMsd by President
Mitchell and Senator* Terrell, Beck, Will
tarns, Calloway and Ellington. At tb* con
clusion of the earn else* the Hetutlo ad
doomed aa a iurlber mark of tespatt.
