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, THE MORNING NEWS. i
J Vc-iBLISHEn 1 HSO. INCORPORATED 1868. I
J ‘ J. H. ESTILL, President, (
METHODISTS IN A JANGLE
Dft LEONARD MAKES A BIG KICK
AGAINST TbE OHAI3.
The Doctor in the Wrong: and Finally
Driven to His Seat By the Protests cf
Other Members—Mr. Atkinson Btirs
Up Another Row by Alluding: to the
Primitive Methodists as Impostors.
Washington, Oct. 15.—Rev. Dr. Don
nelly, of the Irish Methodist church, pre
sided over tlie ecumenical Methodist con
ference at the beginning of the eighth day’s
session. During the reading of the minutes
reference was made to an excellent im
promptu address. Objection was made,
first to the use of the adjective “excellent”
and afterward to that of "impromptu,”
and they were stricken out, notwithstand
ing Mr. Atkinson’s motion to leave the
word “impromptu” in, on the ground that
it was well understood that Theodore
Hook’s “impromptu” jokes were oarefuliy
prepared a week in advance. Mr. Atkinson
also objected to the exclusion of laymen
from the presiding officer’s chair, saying:
“I have an uncontrollable desire to knock
down some American bishop, and if I can’t
do it from the chair, I must, I fear, do it
from the floor.” [Daughter.]
METHODIST FEDERATION.
The first business before the conference
was the further consideration of the report
of the i usiness committee in response to the
memorial on Methodist federation, and Dr.
Stephenson, Jon behalf of the committee,
made au explanation of the purpose in re
porting the resolutions, and expressed a hope
that they would pass. He also suggested a
few alterations in the original text, so as
reported the resolutions read as follows:
1. That the conference recomizes, with grati
tude to God, the growing desire for closer union
laiong the evangelicalcliurches of Christendom
tiid especially hails with devout thankfulness
extension of that desire among the various
Methodist cliurc lies.
2. The conference cannot doubt that concerted
Ktion upon many questions would bo greatly
to the advantage of the kingdom of God. The
conference manes the suggestion that such con
certed act ion might be possible and useful in
til- following great provinces of the Methodist
world, viz: ia) Great Britain, includi g its
affiliated conferences and mis: ions; (b the
United States, including its missions and mis
sion conferences; (c) Australia, with Polynesia
and its other missions: (and: Canada with its mis
sions.
3 This conference, therefore, respectfully re
quests the churches represented in this assem
bly to consider whether such concerted action
be possible, and if so, by what means and in
what way, and directs the secretaries to forward
a co, y of this resolution to the senior bishop of
every conference represented here.
ADVOCATING the resolution.
Dr. McLaren and Waring Kennedy of
Canada earnestly advocated the first para
graph of the resolution and told how union
tad been reached by the Methodist churched
ia Canada. The latter speaker held that
the time was ripe for organic union of the
Methodist bodies elsewhere.
Dr. 1 donat'd of New York claimed that
recognition of the speakers had been gen
erally confined to the delegations from one
country.
Mr. Atkinson replied that the last speak
ers came from Dr. Leonard’s sido of the
water.
Dr. Leonard —I said from another
country.
Mr. Atkinson—l am from the country
and my friend is from one of the other
countries. [Daughter.]
He went on to say that this subject of
nr.ion had been thoroughly discussed at the
first conference ton years ago. If union
was wanted the way to get it was to peg
away at it.
IDv, Dr. Waller of England called atten
tion to the gravity of the question pending
before the conference. He thought it would
be better to adopt no resolution
relative to Methodist union at
this time, as such action
might be regarded as approaching a viola
tion of the rules that the conference had
agreed to accept. The resolution should
real: “Unity,” or preferable “Christian
unity,” instead of “union” and the "United
Lingdom” instead of “Great Britain,”
which excluded Ireland.
A LACK OF HARMONY.
Rev. i)r. Ralph Abercrombie of England
■egretted teat tne proceedingi of the morn-
u k had nut been characterized by that
■pint of harmony which seemed proper in
consiibration of the subject of unity. It
reminded him of that verse of the old
iyrnn “Into a world of ruffians sent,
| walk on hostile ground.” A depre
tatorv murmur went up at this quotation,
>ut hardly had Dr. Abercrombie taken his
eat, before there was a struggle for the
noor. Dr. Leonard of New York insisted
u P on recognition, although the chair had
already accorded the floor to Dr, King. Im
mediately there followed a scene of great
■disorder, the chair refusing to recognize
|Dr. Leonard, and the latter shouting out
■repeatedly “Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman;
|l rise to a point of order.” Nothing could
fe done in the way of transacting business,
t i considerable warm feeling was de
veloped, as shown by the remarks out of
■>mer exchanged across the floor.
■ SUSPENSION THREATENED.
IvR I "'J' r j V j s > au Englishman, callfd out
■if 1 “ a delegate persisted in disregarding
• cnair s order he should be suspended
au Irish delegate attempted to move
■Usomrti suspension.
■ the chairman explained that be had no
to sit upon a member, but ho had recog-
K)?'} Pf - King lirst, Uut Dr. Leonard vras
mnt i ’ and forcing bis way toward
■jelront kept calling out, "Mr. Cbairma i,
Mr. Chairman." The chair
BthTriu f : r *if ieunar< i to rea<i whole of
Bq SJw f ° r the of fch o conference
Bb thn h C^ 68 au see his error.
■“Lo doctor still persisted in claiming the
6 dl y rder and the British
Haternin* llldl K llant| y protested against tho
of the proceedings.
I HLRnE ‘ i APPEALS for order.
Bhd J V y ‘ * Jr ‘ Erica Hughes of Eng-
, aUft t>ing to make his clear voice
Hhat -I* ft Bcan da!ired manner exclaimed
11 ! 6 re, s arii to the credit of a groat
y l^ls ’ oa ' T *iich the eyes of the
', or " were resting. Dr. Loonard
■: b e , ri ]'* hinifialf to obey tho chair.
t, ari ythlng to say upon tue
■( , j’r. Leonard not to bring tne
h r j ‘"['my into contemn;,” he said.
" f Baltimore exclaimed that
■<utdoor, and added: "It is
riair" r ur ail > ljuci y to try to bu.ldoze
■ Tiw. LEo:lAltr> FINALLY YIELDS.
o(,. i ll< * t>r ‘ e ‘* l* l ® effort to make bis
r “ nd • King, the secretary,
■*at..r2 ~,ite ®* Bis object, it appeared,
fcbj (ct '' pr >* further discussion of the
Bing. am 1 /"ration until to-morrow inoru-
B>fgediK.r tlluß g h Br. Hugh.-s and others
ffcioptta- avot *> tie taken at once on the
eoun-i ***" first resolution, on the
re.‘'tfcerwlsa “wrangling" would
I*oad, i. r , to-morrow. Dr. King’s motion
lOfy, j, ..'be dabate prevailed by a rote
I 7 . nay* H 6.
I Xb# •'"a *n la* discussed.
topio f disooaiion at the
I *vn (i ~r j ***the eonfereuee under the
I J * r "a* Roman urn. As essay
| which was read by Rev. M. T. Myers,
[ president of the United Methodist Free
; church of Richdale, England, was upon the
special subject of the 4 ‘Present Position of
I Romanism."
I uext speaker, Rev. Dr. H. L. Fisk of
Albion, Mich., had for his speoial subject,
Romanism as a Political Power,” and
Roy. Dr. Nichols of the Irish Methodist
ohtirch came next with an address on
“R maoism as a Religious Power.” AH of
these addresses were long and in them was
but scant admission of good in the Roman
church.
~ Bishop Waymaa of the African Metho
dist Episcopal church of Baltimore occupied
the chair a: the afternoon session of the
conference.
Secretary King in behalf of the business
committee proposed an amendment to the
rules to allow the debate to be closed and a
vote to be taken on any pending question at
any time, which was adopted.
TEMPERANCE CONSIDERED.
The general topic of the afternoon session
was temperance. Rev. Dr. R. H. Mahon of
the Methodist Episcopal church south, of
Memphis, Tenn., read a paper upon the
subject of “The Churoh and Temperance
Reform."
Rev. C. H. Phillips of the colored Metho
dist Episcopal church of Washington, fol
lowed in au address upon “Legal Prohibi
tion of the Saloon,” and the subject was
discussed by Rev. James Pritchett of the
Primitive Methodist church of England;
Bishop Gaines of the African Methodist
Episcopal church; Rev. J. C. Simmons of
the Methodist Episcopal church south, of
Santa Rosa, Cal.; Rev. VV. B. Kark of the
Bible Christian church of the Isle of Wight,
England; Rev. Dr. J. W. Hanley, of the
Methodist Episcopal ohurch of Illinois; Rev.
W. H. Lambie of Quebec, Rev. Joseph Net
tloton of Loudon, Rev. E. V. Hos> of the
Methodist Episcopal church south, of
Nashville; Rev. J. 11. Lock wood of Kansas,
Rev. Samuel N. Griffith of North Dakota,
Rev'. Phillip A. Herbert, of the African
Methodist Episcopal church, of Denver;
Rev. Samuel McComas of Duolin, Ireland
and Hon. J. J. Ryigersou of Newfoundland.
ATKINSON BREAKS THE HARMONY.
Then Mr. Atkinson, the English member
of parliament, again troke up the harmony
of the occasion. John H. Lile of England
had obtained the floor and in the course of
bis remarks held that Wesley's rules obliged
ministers to be total abstinence men,
and he insisted oa that proposi
tion, notwithstanding Mr. Atkinson’s
and is.-eating voice. Mr. Atkinson got
the floor for himself and insisted that Mr.
Lile misquoted Wesley, that he prohibited
only dram dranking. He (Mr. Atkii.son)
was as good a Bible Christian as anybody,
and be was a Primitive Methodist, too. Mr.
Atkiuson went on to speak of the Primitive
Methodists in connection with “impostors,”
which Immediately stirred up the indigna
tion of the delegates from that church.
A RETRACTION DEMANDED.
One of them rose to a point of order that
the speaker had called Primitive Meth
odists impostors, and wanted the words re
tracted. Sir. Atkinson denied that he had
done so and begged the presiding officer to
"knock him down,” meaning, of course, to
rap the iutarrupior to order. This led to
great confusion. The Primitive Methodists
were all on their feet, demanding
a retraction and threatening to
withdraw from the conference. Dr.
3tep_euson and other Wesleyans were
beseeching Mr. Atkinson to withdraw his
remark and apologize, but he bluntly re
fused to do so, asserting that ho hud nothing
to apologize for, and that if the delegates
would not consume his time he would ex
plain. As they persisted in their demands
for a retraction, be characterized their
"stupidity” in forcible terras, and seeing no
obanco for restoring harmony the presiding
officer, who had exhausted every effort to
calm the troubled waters, deolared the ses
sion adjourned, and the delegates passed
out of the church after singing the dox
ologgy.
a Tammany hall rally.
The State Ticket Indorsed and the
Organization’s Support Pledged.
New York, Oct. 15. —A grand ratifica
tion was held to-night in Tammany hall.
Soma stirring speeches were mads from
stands without and within the building.
Resolutions w'ere adopted approving the en
tire democratic state ticket, aud in which
Tammany Hall pledged its support. They
denounce the policy of tho Republican
party as uniformly hostile to the best in
terests of the state. They protested against
the surrender of the state government into
the hands of the party of a Quay and
Bardsley. The speaker of the evening was
United States Seoator Faulkner of West
Virginia. He spoke of the force bill as not
dead and compared this to being a
twin evil to high tariff taxes. It is
said that rattlesnakes and derringers go in
pairs. The force bill would result in mar
shals with bull dog revolvers and bayonets
in controlling elections and intimidating
voters. They will count in the elections as
Tom Reed counted a quorum, only they
would use bullets and bayonets besides.
A NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY LAW.
Alabama’s Chief Justice Urges the
Necessity for Its Passage.
Washington, Oot. 15. —Hon. George
.Stone, now and for almost thirty-six years
past chief justice of the supreme court of
Alabama, called upon President Harrison
to-day to urge upon the President a recom
mendation in his forthcoming message to
congress of the necessity for theenactmsnt of
a bankruptcy law. It is learned from a per
son who was present that the conference be
tween the President and the chief justice
was a pleasant one. and that the .President
was very much impressel with the reasons
given for the desired legislation.
MILWAUKEE PRESBYTERY.
Revision of the Creed in the Direction
of Departure from Calvanism.
Racine, Wis., Oct. 15.—At a special
meeting of the Milwaukee presbytery, held
yesterday, a committee on revision of the
creed reported changes, going considerably
further in the direction of abandoning strict
Calvinism than the report of the general
assembly’s oonnnittee. Especially does the
report favor the omission of all reference to
the election of infants and makes more em
phatic the abandonment of tho doctrine of
preteritlon.
FAST TYPESETTING.
A Mergantbaler Machine Turns Out
47,9j0 Sms in Eight Hours.
Toledo, 0., Oct. 15k—F. J. Smith, who
o|>erates the Mergautbalor-lineo typesetting
machine on the CommercioU*U(Xzsttt t treat
the world’s rooord for machine composition
Tuesday night, setting 47,900 sms oorrected
matter in exactly eight hours. He took the
regular run of copy for publication the
next morning. HLs previous record was
45.900, made in Brooklyn,
Ar - eeted aa Lyncher*.
Omaha, Neil .Oct. 15— Assistant County
Attorney Moriarity, who is also a city
councilman, aud sis other prominent citi
san- have lieen arrested for taking part to
last week's lynching.
SAVANNAH, GA„ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1891.
A FATAL .MIDSIGHT RIDE.
THR3B NSWBPAPESMBN AND AN
ENGINEER KILLED.
The Newspaper Men Riding on the
Locomotive to Write Up the Flight
by Night of a Fast Train—An Open
Switch the Cause of the Wreck—A
Bound-house in Ruins.
Chicago, Oot. 15.—A horrible aocident
resulting in the death of three members of
the Inter Ocean staff and the serious injury
of several other passengers occurred on the
Chicago aud Eastern Illinois railroad this
morning at 11 o’clock, at Crete, lIL The
dead are:
Leonard Washburne, sporting reporter
for the Inter Ocean.
Fred W. Henry, a reporter who came
here recently from Louisville.
J. J. McCafferty, an artist, recently
from St. Louis.
James Clark, the engineer.
RAN INTO AN OPEN SWITCH.
The train left Evansville early this morn
ing and proceeded safely to Crete, where it
ran into an open switch. The newspaper
men who were killed were on the engine,
Henry aud McCafferty having gone out for
the purpose of writing up aud illustrating a
midnight ride on a fast train, aud Wash
burne, who was returning to Chicago from
an Indiana trip, having joined his friends
ou the engine. When tho accident came
without warning, and as the locomotive
plunged from the track the four men were
caught aud completely buried beneath tho
wreck.
BURIED UNDER THE ENGINE.
The remains of McCaffery and Henry
have not been recovered from the wreck
and are supposed to be under tbe engine.
Immediately upon receipt of the telegram
telling of the incident President Hall of tho
Eastern Illinois railway started with a
special traiu for the scene of the wreck.
Medical aid accompanied the president and
everything possible was done for the in
jured.
The engine and baggage car were com
pletely destroyed. Two passenger coaches
aud a sleeping car were more or less dam
aged.
THE ROUND-HOUSE DESTROYED.
The round-house at tho switch was
destroyed and fell uoon the wrecked engine.
Fireman Lafferty jumped from the engine
and is slightly injured about the breast and
stomaoh.
Leonard D. Washburne, sporting editor
of tho Inter Ocean, was especially known
in base ball circles. He traveled with the
Chicago club on their journeys, and his
articles attracted widespread attention.
James McCafferty came to Chicago about
two weeks ago from St. Louis, where lie
had been employed on the Post-Dispatch
for a number of years. Previous to going
to St. Louis he worked on tho Philadelphia
Press. •
Fred Henrv was 117 years old and had
been employed on the Inter Ocean for about
two weeks, having coma here from Louis
ville.
WAITING FOR THE CORPSES.
To-nigbt ajsad scene was witnessed at the
Chicago depot of the railroad. The mangled
corpses of the trio of newspaper men were
being patiently waited for by a large
number of their co-workers. When at
last the train bearing the bodies arrived, all
silently lent assistance in removing the re
mains to an undertaker’s. At the Inter
Ocean office to-night, conversation seemed
somehow restricted to monosyllables and
the lights of three of the desks were out.
Washburne was to have been the best
man to-night at a wedding of cne of his as
sociates, Thomas R. Weddell, assistant city
editor of the IntertOcean. News of his
tragic end was kept from Mr. Weddell aud
his bride, and tho ceremony took place
shortly' after poor Washburne’s body
reached the city.
CRISP CONFIDENT.
The Newspaper Accounts Dead Him to
Hope for Victory.
Washington, Oct. 15. —Representative
Crisp is quotpd os s tying that he was con
fidently expecting a practically solid vote
from the south. He also has assurances
from northern aud eastern democrats that
make the outlook very encouraging. The
real contest for the speakership will nos
begin until after the November elections.
The campaign will likely he short and
sharp. “I am very well satisfied with my
prospects. I have a flattering number of
personal pledgee. I presume that is what
all the candidates say, however. Every
one feels sure of his election, and, of course,
there are bound to be disappointments."
a lively canvass.
“The canvass will be lively from the fact
that so many new members are coming in.
It has been remarked that not for many
years have there been so mony uncommit
ted votes on the speakership question. This,
I presume, is true. Over half of tho next
congress will bo composed of new men, the
majority being proportionately democratic.
These new members naturally want to meet
the candidates and make their personal ac
quaintance before they pledge their sup
port." Judge Crisp said he had been de-
f ending largely on newspaper accounts for
is knowledge of his opponents’movements,
and from wjat he had learned that way he
had no cause to be disheartened.
A BADGE FOR LITTLE BUTH.
The Vanderbilt Benevolent Associa
tion Sends the Present.
Charleston, S. C., Oct. 15. —The Van
derbilt Benevolent Association of Charles
ton has sent to ex-President Cleveland a
very handsome souvenir badge of the asso
ciation for bis little daughter Ruth. When
the baby was born the association passed a
resolution of congratulation and directed
that a souvenir badge "be especially
prepared and forwarded in the name of the
association to Miss Cleveland in compliment
to herself and as a mark of our high regard
for her honored paren.s.” Tb# badge is of
gold and of the finest workmanship. On
the obverse side It contains the monogram
of the association, aud on tha reverse the
words: "Ruth Cleveland, Oct. 3, 1891."
OMAHA'S LYNCHING.
Twenty-one of the Alleged Lynchers
Arraigned in Court.
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 15.—Twenty-one of
the alleged lynchers were arraigned in the
police court this afternoon tor preliminary
hearing on eburges containing four
counts—murder by hanging, aiding and
abetting a murder by hanging, assaulting
aud beating to death, and aiding an 1
abetting in assaulting and beating to death.
On motion of the attorneys for the defend
auts the case was postponed until Monday
afternoon next.
Gold From Europe.
New YoHK.Oot, 13.—Tbs gold arrival* by
yesterday afternoon’* and to-day's siaaioers
were IVPi.CWO. The total gold received from
Europe to dale le 5'6,9R6.<M). aud tbs
atuousi now in transit m 11,550,(W0.
GALES OFF THE COAST.
Vessels Arriving at New York Report
Stormv Passages.
New York, Oct. 15.—Quite a number of
steam and sailing vessels arrived here to
day, many of them from southern ports.
They all report having experienced heavy
weather, and their logs show that the gains
which have been prevailing extended as far
south os the straits of Florida.
The steamer Knickerbockor from New
Orleans reports that on Oct. 11, in latitude
32° 53 and longitude 70° she fell in with a
three-masted lumber laden schooner, water
logged aud abandoned.
HER NAME NOT MADE OUT.
She hailed from New York but her namo
could not be made out. It apparently con
sisted of a single word of five letters. Her
forestay sail was still ’ set and other sails,
which had boon reefed, had been blown
away. Her spars were swinging and her
deck was stove in.
The pilot boat C. H. Marshall (No. 3) re
ports tnat during a strong gale on Oct. 12, a
heavy sea running at the time, llans Cool
idge, a native of Germany, 26 years old,
was washed overboard from 'he cockpit
and drownod. It was impoßdble to save
him.
A number of vessels bound for New
York have been, owing to stress of weathor,
compelled to run for shelter to various har
bors of refuge along the coast.
THE GALE OFF ENGLAND.
London, Oct. 15.—The gale apparently
subsided yesterday, but broke out with In
creased violence to-day all over England,
Wales and Ireland. It is particularly severe
in tne channel. A coal laden steamer sunk
off Holyhead last evening and all hands
perished. The body of tbe steamer’s flra
inan was washed ashore. At Holyhead
ehe coast is strewn with wreckage. A num
ber of vessels are reported stranded at dif
ferent points on tbe coast. The scaffolding
around anew building near Hyde Park en
trance,London, was blown down to-day and
several persons were injured. Due was fa
tally,hurt.
AN EXPLORER MISSING.
Fears That Lieut. Russell Has Perished
in the ice.
San Francisco, Oct. 15.— Much appre
hension is felt for the safety of Lieut. Rus
sell and his party who were ent out by the
Smithsonian Institution to explore Mount
St. Elios. Lieut. Russell and his men were
to have met tho revenue cutter Corwin at
Yakatt on Sept. 1, but when the Corwiu
went there Lieut. Russell did not appear,
and a searching party sent out failed to fled
any trace of hitn.
NO ANXIETY AT WASHINGTON.
Washington, Oct. 15.—N0 solicitude is
felt at the office of the geological survey in
this city os to the safety of the
Mount St. Elias exploring ex
pedition under Lieut. Russell. The
safe arrival of the party at Yakutat was
reported by telegraph from Port Townsend
Oct. 7. By arrangement with the navy
department they were to U, brought from
Yakutat to Sitka, bv the United States
steamer Piuta, and it is believed that they
have already arrived there.
HILL’A TRIP SOUTH.
The Governor anil H a Party to Leave
Albany .unday.
Albany, N. Y., Oot. 15.—Gov. Hill will
start on Sunday next for Atlanta, Ga.,
where he is to deliver an address it the
dedication of the Grady monument on Oct.
31. The governor’s party will consist of
Gen. Slocum of Brooklyn, John A. McCall
of New York, Geu. Austin Lathrop,
Assistant Adjutant General McEwen, Geu.
Ferdinand P. Earle of the governor’s staff,
aud others. The party will atop at Rich
mond, where the Powhatt&n Club has
arranged a reception for the governor on
Monday night. From Richmond the party
will go directly to Atlanta, arriving there
late Tuesday night.
A FLY WEESL BURSTS.
Three Deaths Have Occurred and More
Are Kxpeoted.
Manchester, N. 11., Oct. 15.—The fly
wheel of the No. 7 mill of the Araoskeag
corporation burst about 9 o’clock this morn
ing, tearing through the floor of the first
and second stories.
Eleven girls were employed in the draw
ing room over the steam pumping room ad
joining the engine housa When the wheel
burst they were carried to the basement in
the debris. Seven of them wero caught in
the heavy timbers and iron beams and
badly injured. One died three hours later.
Au engineer named Bunker was taken out
of the ruins dead. Eleven persons were in
jured aud one girl is missing. Probably
two or three more deaths will result.
DEAD IN HIS STATEROOM.
The Woman He Was to Marry Wait
ing on the Wharf to Greet Him.
Baltimore, Md„ Oct. 15.—Nicholas
C. Weatherstone, a passenger on the Mer
chants and Miners’ line steamer Alleghany,
was found dead In his stateroom when the
vessel arrived in this city fr irn Savannah,
Ga.. this morning. Mrs. SaUie Ray, a
widow, who was engaged to be mar
ried to Weatberstone. met the steamer
on its arrival at the wharf, but Instead of
greeting her betrothed the news of bit death
was broken to her. Weatherstone was a
native of Toronto, Canada, where his fatuer,
Nicholas Weatherstone, is well known. In
1886 young Weatherstone came to Balti
more.
GEN. W. F. H. LEE DEAD.
Heart Trouble and Dropsy the Cause
of His Demise.
Alexandria, Va., Oot. 15.—Gen. W. F.
H. Lee, second son of Gen. R. E. Lee, died
at bis home in Ravenswurth, Fairfax
county, this evening, aged 54. On receipt
of the intelligence of his death all the bells
in the city were toiled. He had faithfully
represented this district for two terms in
Congress, and was a diember-eleet of the
next House. The cause of his death was
heart trouble aud dropsy.
CITY OF ROMS NOT LOST.
The Story a Hoax Perpetrated by a
Half-witted Cowdov.
St. John’s, N. F., Oct. 15. A dispatch to
the Colonist from Magistrate Carey, at
Trepassey, says that there Is no truth what
ever in the report that the steamer City of
Rome was loet off St. Bbo'.t's. Tha story il
a ho x perpetrated by a half-witted cow
boy of the steamer Moodago, which was
lost at Marina Cove Sep.. 15,
Faaeatt Challenged to Meet Grady.
Troy, If. Y., Oct 16.—The Press will
aunouLoe to-day that It is authorlaed by
the democratic state eouraiittee to invite
Ron, J, Bleat K*wtt to meet eg -Senator
Grady at any plane is the stele and at auy
Dine before the eieeUoß is e discussion of
any or all the muss pending iu the uaio>
mm-
ERIN’S HOPELESS SPLIT.
JOHN REDMOND OUT IN A BITTER
ED.TOSIAL.
Gladstone and the Irish Opponents of
Parnell Handled Without Gloves—A
Convention of the Irish National
Federation Healy Denounces the
Parnellltts as Knaves and Fools.
Dublin, Oct. 15. —John Redmond,member
of parliament for North Wexford, whoso
nume has been prominently mentioned as a
successor of Mr. Parnell os leader of the J’ar
nellite party, has written an article on Irish
politics which is published to-day in tho
United Ireland. Mr. Redmond, speaking
of Mr. Parnell, says: “The greatest
friend of Irish liberty, the greatest enemy
of tyranny, has been Killed by tbe foulest
slander, bunted to death that the virtue of
Ireland might be vindicated to the satisfac
tion of the pharisees and hypocrites of E ;g
--land. The scandal mongers of Britain
should niw bo satisfied. The English lender
who struck the first blow may nmv be con
tent; his greatest rival is no more. Chris
tians who, contrary to divine t aching,mer
cilessly persecuted their chief, may test
from their labors. Another item has been
added to tho account Ireland has to settle.
Rome day. it may bo in our time or it tuny
bo when we are in our graves, buts i
surely as the suu seta beyond our heart
broken land tho account will be settled.
Ireland will pay the debt long due."
The United Ireland to-day publishes a car
toon representing Mr.Gladstone pleading for
the surrender of tho ParnellUes, and adds
to it tlie following comment: "No, we can
not be friends writh you. We cannot, must
will not, No, by heaven, will not. Not
if England struok her flag to us and licked
the dust iu the presence of our as
sembled people would we orawl through
the shadows of hberulisra out Into the light
of our premised freedom."
CONVENTION OF THE FEDERATION.
A convention of the Irish national con
federation was helu at Cavan to-day.
There were numerous priests among the
delegates. The meeting was presided over
by Timothy M. Healy, member
of parliament for North Longford.
In his preliminary address lie said that the
members of the Irish nationul p irty are not
concerned with eulogios over the dead, but
the interests of the living. He hoped that
dissensions would be interred iu nis (Mr.
Parnell’s) grave. The note for renewed war
came from tne minority and not from them.
The majority continued to bo willing to
overlook the acts anil calumnies of their
opponents, because they were not fighting
on personal questions, but ualionaf ones.
If the minority felt unable to co-operate
with us let them resign their seats, giving
way to men who ure open for reunion.
Ireland bad given them no mandate to per
petuate the feud.
KNAVES AND FOOLS.
Their party consisted of knaves and fools,
for theae man declare that they despised
Messrs. DtUon and O’Brien. He hoped that
Mr. O’Brien would not publish to tbe world
the whole story of the Boulogne negotia
tions. If the letters and repealed declara
tions of Messrs. Redmond and Harrington,
now drill sergeants of tlie distension, were
published he promised such aa exposure as
probably has never been known in regard
to the public affaire and people of Ireland.
Re could forgive Mr. Parnell; indeed, he
believed be had already forgiven him.
[Cheers.] But these men pretending to be
his political heirs and executors bad not the
excuse of Mr. Parnell. They were acting
solely In tbe interests cf Dublin castle and
the Orange lodges, whom tlie ueople hoped
to cast out as ulcers on the body politic.
MRS. PARNELL VERV ILL.
London, Oct. 15.—Tho health of Mrs.
Parnoll shows no signs of improvement.
She is very weak and is still confined to
her bed, scarcely able to speak.
Mrs. Parnell acknowledges the receipt of
an overwhelming number of consolatory
telegrams and letters of sympathy from
public bodies, individual friends and
many persons who are entire
strangers to her. She says that
so many of these messages of condolence
have been received that it is impossible to
answer them separately, and she takes this
means of returning thanks to the many
triends who have remembered her in her
hour of grief.
KUBHIA’S L >AN.
Frenohmen Subscribed for It Seven
Times Over.
Paris, Oct. 15 —The Russian loan, it
teems, was covered seven tunes in France
alone. The applications from England fig
ured only £12,800, those from Russia £21,-
800, from Holland £5,400 aud from
Denmark £6,000. The applica
tions were mainly by capitalists,
though there were mauy demands fur
single bonds from the French provinces.
Branches of the Credit Fonder wore not
allowed to receive applications. The Credit
Foncier subscribed for £2,350,000 of the
bonds, the Daria de Pays Das for £1,386,000,
the Lyonnaiso bank for £1,415,000, tho
Comptoir alionale Kscompte for £564,000,
and other large banks, including Hoskiers,
an average of £300,0u0 each.
Count Von Arco-Valley Dead.
Bkhun, Oot. 15.—Count Ludwig von
Arco-Valley, the German minister to the
United States, is dead. Prof. Dergraauu
performed an operation on tne count on
Monday last, bis stomach having for snms
time past refused to receive all food. The
operation was not successful. A brother
aud sitter of the late minister were at his
bedside when he died.
An Explosion in Spain.
Madrid, Oat. 15.—An explosion occurred
yesterday in the fireworks faotory at
Malaga, setting iire to the building, which
was burned to the ground. Several lid
joining buildings were damaged by the
nausea The explosion also resulted in the
death of one person and serious injury to
four others.
Sheep Spoiled at Sea.
Plymouth, Oot. 15.— The steamship Par
ramatta arrived hers to-day. She reports
that the crsuk shaft of her freezing engine
broke, causing the carcasses of 20,000 Aus
tralian sheep in the freezing compartments
on their way to the London market to
spoil.
France’s Parliament Reopened.
Paris, Oct. 15.— The Senate and Cham
ber of Deputies reopened to-day. The
deputies who expressed opinions on the sub
ject in the lobby of tbe chamber were gen*
eraily satisfied with the success of tbe for
eign policy of tbe cabinet
Another Bomb in Bohemia.
Vikbsa, Oet 15.—A dynamite bomb was
fouud on anotbsr rail rad bridge at Reicb
eoberg, in Bohemia, to-day, to the near
vicinity of tbe one recently place !, which
jeopardised tbe emperor's life
KtefT University Closed
Hr. pETKasjtL'KO, Oct. 15 - The govor ..
■sent has tioesd the i eivereity of KMV aud
has pieced WO of the *t4- under err. a;
ttu acoount of the recent revolet! nary be
havior 1 4 the students.
QOajHEN AT OAM3BIDOB.
He Denies That tbe Eye Elections Fore
tell a Liberal Alajorlty-
London, Oet. 15.—George J. Uoschen,
chancellor of the exchequer, (poke to-day
at Cambridge, where he met with a most
outhusiastio welcome. In his address Mr.
U shen denied that the bye elections
furnished a forecast of a liboral majority
nt the general election. The Newcas'le
liberal programme, howcvor, bristled with
dissolution. If the Houso of Lords rejected
home rule the Glad-tomans did not intend
to dissolve parliament, but rather to try to
tinker ai.d tiddle with the constitution.
Kesponsib e liberal statesmen pr.pised
to deal wiih the House of
Lords without anything to re
place them. With short parliaments
and paid members, good legislative
work vrouhl cease. Regarding the leader
ship of the House of Commons lie said that
Axr. Balfour had triumphed over the Irish
spectre. Nothing was more natural than the
most suooossful Irish seerb ary should lend
tie unionist host in the House of Commons
iu their c uning battles. This important
statement made by Mr.Goschen confirms the
report in regard to Mr, Balfour and the
leadership of the House of Coiumous.
RUSSIA’S CROP FAILURE.
It Is Complete in Eighteen Provinces
anti Partial In Sevan.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 15.—1 tis Offi
cially announced that there has been a
complete failure of the harvest In eighteen
of the provinces of the empire and partial
failure in seven others. The czarina has
given it),(WO,000 rcunles from her private
purse for the relief of the destitute. The
peasants of Samara, a province In tha
eastern part of Russia, havo dispatched au
urgent request to the czar in which they
ssy: "We are suffering from famine. The
government does nothing to help us, and our
ouly hope is in the father and ezir; dou’t
let us die of starvation.”
A Volcanic Island Shagen.
Rowe, Oct. 16.—There has been a succes
sion of earthquake shocks at Pautellan*,
an island in thu Mediterranean, which is
wholly of volranio formation. The inhabi
tants have fled from thoir dwellings, spend
ing the nights in the open air, a safe dis
tance from any buildings.
Russian Oil G ike to Coma Out.
St. Petersburg, Oot. 15.—1 tis an
nounced that the Russian government will
permit the export of oil cake now lying iu
Russian ports, and that it will also allow the
export of all oil cake that was delivered to
railroads for export on or before Oct. 9.
China Will Pay His Debts.
Shanghai, Oct. 15. —The Chinese govern
ment bos conjoined to pay the sums bor
rowed fraudulently or contracted for by
an ex-member of the Chines* legation tit
Paris.
A Better Feeling Toward China.
Paris, Ot. 15. —The relations of the
ministers of the powers with the Pekin
government have taken u turn which tends
toward a more harmonious statu of affairs.
PACKING OF COTTON.
Bdward Atkinson’s Hsvere Criticism
of American Methods.
Washington, Oct. 15.— The Acting Sec
retary of State recently received u letter
from the British minister at Washington
relative to the packing of Amerioan cottou
intended for shipment, in which the min
ister refers to tbo great risk to
human life which has been
ehowu to exist from 1 Rise baling of
ootton, and remarks that <he subject is one
of such great importance to both countries,
and indeed to all nations, thnt iti addition to
tho evidence already submitted by him he
desires to invite attention to a letter of
Edward Atkinson stating that Amorican
cotton *s treated more dangerously
than aiiy other great staple of any
kind, or than auy other kind of cotton in
the world, nnd to the letter's further re
marks, as follows: “The bales are badly
made, badly covered, badly cut and badly
broken. They are rolled In njud and ex
posed to the weather, and are always In a
condition in which they may become
liable to impregnation of cotton seed oil
and thereby to spontaneous com
bustion. When a bale of oot
ton, which is slightly moistened
with oil on the end or side becomos broken
so that the air can miter into tho interstices
among tho fibers, it may happen very often
that u right combination of fiber, oil and
oxygon will occur, causing tiie rapid oxida
tion which is known as spontaneous com
bustion. "
AN EXAMINATION RECOMMENDED.
The minuter also draws attention to Mr.
Atkinson’s suggestion tbut there should be a
careful examination o' bales lief ore ship
ment, whioh examination, tbe latter says,
“might abate a part of the danger, although
the whole danger will not ho abated until
tbe bale of cotton is made up,
compressed, guarded aud protected
os it ought to be.” Correspondence
with tbe Seoretary of the Treasury shows
that be has repeatedly instructed the cus
toms officers to take suoh measures as may
be practicable for the enforcement of the
penalties [.inscribed by iaw for improper
shipments of cotton, it is assumed by the
treasury department that these instructions
will lead to an examination of the oottou
bales shipped aud to the prosecution of tbe
offenders.
AND MILLS MEET.
The gossips who have been whispering
that the relations between Messrs. Mills ana
Crisp were cool ought to have witnessed the
exchange of orrdial compliments which oc
curred between them when they accident
ally met here to-day. Mr. Mills in here
from Ohio to rest for a day or two
from his campaign efforts by looking
after his tariff primer. Mr. Crisp was
hero on his way to Ohio to talk tariff
reform just os Mr. Mills did. They agree
that this is the issue. Both think it early
to talk definitely about the suoakersbip
gossip, but the November elections and tbe
unoominitted congressmen-elect may
chauge all calculations. However, each is
confident. Mr. Mill* thinks he is in the
lead and Mr. Crisp thinks he is in the lead.
Koch regards tbe other as bis oh et
rival. The fact seems to be that Mr. Crisp
lias been gaining on Mr. Mills, espeoiahv
of late, until be is now abreast of Mr. Mills
if not ahead of him. It is undonieble that
some of Ur. Mills’ speeches have strength
ened Mr. Crisp. Mr. McMilUn has gotten
information of additional second choices
latdy which make it proball- that it
Messrs. Miffs aud Crisp should ultimately
defeat each other be would have a majority
of tbe caucus.
Pltteburg e Sunday Paper War.
iTTTwaiiPi, Pa.. Oct. 16. —Kev fr. Rob
inson, president of the loan hath Observance
Aaaxuation. stated this afternoon t at no
move would be made this week egai <at the
Honda y iieweuepvrs, as reported wee tbe
Intention. Its reflated to say w bet would
imdone next week, end intimated to a re
porter ut it wee none of He puttie's bust
new to know what they intended tv Ah
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END OF THE LEGISLATURE
THE SB:SION CLOIED AFTER 147
DAYS.
Adjournment Reached ot 1 O’clock.
Mr. Trammell's Resolutions on tho
Ccala Piattorm Adopted—A Mock
Session With Mr j. Ryals in the Chair.
The Work of the Senate.
Atlanta, Ga„ Oot. 15.—Both branches
of the general assembly adjourned sine die
at 1 o’clock to-day after a total sitting of
147 days. The Senate passed a great many
bills, but topjied off its work with a wrangle
over the Ocala resolutions, and then all
differences were forgotten in a champagne
layout tendered by Senator Cab miss.
Ia the Houso the session was spent In a
variety of ways. First a number of Senate
amendments to general and local bills were
concurred in. Then the Ooala resolution*
came up and were disposed of. After that
the member* became very festive and in
dulged iu a mock session, interrupted by a
number of presentations to Spoaker Howell
and the various heads of committees.
THE OCALA PLATFORM EIGHT.
The fight on the indorsement of the Ocala
platform was of courso the most interesting
period in the dying convulsions of tha
famous farmer legislature. At just 11:50
o’clock the struggle came on. Mr. Tram
mell called for the previous question on tho
Sibley reso ution introduced yesterday. The
Sibley resolution is a radical indorse
ment of the Ocala demands. Mr. Trammell
offered a conservatiug substitute, and Mr.
Reed of Putnam offered as a subatitu e for
the whole an indorS'-mentJoj the democrat o
platform, with Ocalaism and the sub-treas
ury bill totally ignored. But a demo
cratic resolution without incorporating
the sub-treasury bill in some form stood no
more showing iu the Georgia House tuan a
feather iu a whirlwind, and tbe Reed sub
stitute was voted down.
THE TRAMMELL COMPROMISE.
Than the Trammell cmipremise, seml-
Ocalaiam, was taken up and adopted with
only live dissentlug votes. Tbe Trammell
resolution is as follows:
Remlvtd, By the House of Representatives
(the Senate concurring) that our senators and
representatives in congress tie ami they are
hereby requested to use their intlueuoe mid
voles to secure legislat on which will correct
tlie evils complained of by the National Farm
er C Alliance nnd Industrial Union in convention
at Oca a, Fla., especially those that relate to the
present financial and taxation policy of the
government.
Ass ilvtii. That Ms excellency the governor
be requested to trausmit to each of our senators
and representatives a certified copy ot tho fore
going resolution.
A MOCK SESSION.
After the Ocala fight the House took
recreation by indulging in a mock session
for fifteen minutes, Maj. Ryals of Chatham
presiding iu his own peculiar stvle. On
taking his scat the genial major delivered
him*-If thuslv:
"We are going to come no more.
We wish wo hadn't coino before. "
Maj. Ryals is a formidable rival to Hon.
Tom Watson in hi* "something better”
theory. To-day, pending tiie fight on the
Ooala resolution, he convened half the
House in oue of the committee
rooms to hear his “something better.’’ He
gave it out confidentially that he bad been
working on it all the session, and had just)
got it completed In time to save the House
from giving its indorsement to any such
foolishness as the Ocala platform.
THE SOMETHING BETTER.
Maj. Kyals had the doors of the caucus
room closed, and then, going to a desk, took
out a little browu jug with this inscription
on it: "More rain, more corn; more corn,
more whisky; more whisky, more demo
crats.” That was his "something betler.”
Iu the (Senate this morning the Wheelor
bill, amending thn constitution so as to pro
vide for miuual sessions of fifty days, was
passed.
The Senate amouded Dr. Bald win’s bill pen
sioning all indigent ex-confederate soldiers
arid se .t it back to the Houso. Tho House
refused to concur in one of tho Senate
amendments that provided for the issue of
$500,000 of ten-year bonds to pay pension*;
a conference committee was appointed but
this committee failed to agree and so thu
bill is a dead lotter.
DR. SEYMOUR BULLOCK KILLED.
He Was tt Prominent Republican in
Mobile.
Mobile, Ala., Oct. 15.—Dr. Seymour
Bullock, a prominent republican aud au ex
federal soldier, was shot and killed to-day
by Thomas P. Brower. Both men are resi
dents of Mobile. The killiug occurred in
Baldwin county on Mobile bay, thirty miler
belovr this oity, and the particulars are not
at band. Dr. Bullock was a prominent can
didate for postmaster of this city after
the goneral election, was past cumtnander
of Goldwood Post of the Grand Army of the
Republio, was made grand chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic for the state
of Alabama at the Detroit reunion and was
one of the president’s of the Blue a id Gray
Association, a nation'll organization of
federal and confederate ve’erans.of this city.
HU slayer was an ex-eoufederate and w ith
Dr. Bullock helped to organize tbe latter
association in Mobilo.
E ABN IN 03 OF A R AILRO AD.
September Statement of tbe Nash
ville, Chattanooga and St. Louis.
Nashville, Tens., 00l 15.—The Sep
tember statement of the Nashville, Chatta
nooga and St. Louis Railroad Company has
been iesued. Tbe gross earnings of the com
pany for the month were $470,955; operat
ing expenses, $200,436; net earnings, $189,-
518; iaterost on the hooded
debt, $67,684; taxes, $0,524; rental
Weetern and Atlantio, $35,000 ;
improvements, $26,856; surplus, $50,501.
For September 1800 tne statement was:
Gross earnings, $358,008; operating ex
penses, $203,217; net earnings, $140,851; in
terest on bonded debt, $67,855; taxes,
$8,075; improvements, $6,937; surplus,
$63,983. _
CUT OFF HER EARS.
Horrible Vengeance Wreaked on a
Woman by an Escaped convict.
Columbia, 8. CL, Oct. 15.—Fred Kemp
sou, au woapefi convict, went t> tiie bouse
of a woman in Lexiugton county who had
been instrumental in securing bn prosecu
tion and oouTiCtion for assault and battery
with intent to kill, tied her up and told her
tbut be would either cut her throat or chop
off her ears and that she might choose. Tne
woman decided to lose be.' ears, end tbe
scoundrel hacked the n off with adull knife.
He then untied tbe WOBUS and left the
neighborhood.
Fifty Units oa tbe Dollar Accepted.
CM It Aoo, Oct. 15 —1 be < nice go creditors
of H. V. R bit* A Cos. to-day accepted tbe
piopoolien to pay 6b cents oa th- 4 .liar.
The com mit-.es appbeted lolaeesUgete the
ie'-ivaf’*ta esuect,reputed (hat R wee
e/rreci and the terms were unanimously
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