The morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, October 27, 1891, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextI tbe MORNING NEWS. I J Established ISso.l ncorpoaatsd 1888. > j J. H. ESTILL, President, j explosion and a blaze. LOUIBVILLE’3 COURIER- JOURNAL. HAS A CLOSE CALL. One Man Killed, Several Persons In jured and $500,000 Worth of Prop erty Destroyed A Boiler Bursts With Terrific Force aud Sets the Carnival of Destruction In Motion. Louisville, Ky., Oct. 26.—8 y a boiler explosion here this afternoon one man was killed. several persons Injured, and nearly tialf a million dollars’ worth of property destroyed. At 6 o’clock, 'William R. Adams, a fireman at the electric light plant of the Louisville Gas Company, was throw ing coal in the furnace whoa one 0 f 8 nest of seven boilers let go. The shock in the vicinity was like an earthquake. Adams was thrown to the ground with terrifio force and re ceived such internal injuries that he wili die. The shed in which the boilers were located was completely demolished and pieces of iron ana timber and showers of red-bot coals were thrown in every direc tion. A DRY GOODS STORE WRECKED. A great muss of iron ami a deluge of burning coals was thrown across the narrow alley into the rear of Kauffman & Strauss’ big retail dry goods store and the wall of the store was carried away. Half a dozen clerks were gathered about the bookkeeper at the back of the store. With Bookkeeper Solomon Dreyfus, they were caught in the wreckage, but it is believed that all escaped alive. Dreyfus was seriously injured, but not dangerously. Carrie Diukeispiel, Hat tie Eanis and Lena Dickies were slightly in jured. In a moment, apparently, the whole building was in flames. BURNED LIKE TINDER. The weather has been very dry for two weeks and the wreckage and goods burned like tinder. An alarm was turned in from the automatic fire alarm box in the Courier- Journal building and the fire department was quickly at work. The wrecked build ing was at once beyond control. Attention was turned to saving the Courier Journal building, two duors north, and the Poly technic library building, two num bers south. A water tower was manned pud the hose in the Courier-Journal building were attached uuti turned through the side and rear of the 1 uilding and fourteen Are engines put in ] osition and set to playing ui on the flames. V.'ith all this force it was naif an hour be fore the flames gave way, and an hour be fore they were under control. THU COURIER-JOURNAL’S CLOSE CALL. Ato e time it seemed that the Courier- Journal building would certainly be burned. A few printers who were in the co op sing rooms left, aud the reporters sad edit rs who were on duty gathered their valuables and prepared to escape, lacst of them actually leaving. But the wind was from the north, and carried the 1 L-at in the opposite direction. By strenuous e; its the Polytechnic building on the south was saved, with heavy damage from water to the hooks, pictures, and other art ileetiotiThe fire caught in and burned i the two imper floors of J. V. Esc.itt & buns’ stori, deaiers in pictures, fine mirrors, | wall paper, photographers’ supplies, and two lower flora wore flooded with water till liar.iiy anything wus saved. On the south Leverone’s confectionery ond Porter’s millinery store was slightly damaged. The principal losses are, os nearly as can now be learned, about as follows: Kauff man & Birauss, retail dry goods, stock-$30,000, nearly covered by insurance; t ßamberger Bloom & Cos., owners of the ImiMn.g, $30,000, insured; 3 V Esoott & S ins, fine w ood work aud supplies, SBO,OOO, insured; Polytechnic library building, I>mi:s. etc., SIO,OOO, partlv insured: Louts 'iliaGss Company, $7,500, covered by in turanco. WHITSS WARNED BY BLACK-5. Nov. 1 ; ixed es tin Time for Trouble in Texas. S*w Orleans, La., Oot. 26.— The Picay v"' BBrenitam (Tex.) special says: “This morning a badly spelled and badly written document was found posted on a street, corner eigi.ed by D. D. Dolton of Bexar county, and Jim I'owell of Grimes county, in substance sayiog that the document was intended as a warning to the white people of an inten tion ol the negroes t ■ have changed the condition of affairs on Nov. 1, and making the assertion that the change will be such as the white po >ple will not want to see again. it says the white people have robbed the for six years anil 'calculates We amount at £11,400,330. They have oppressed the ne gro; but 43 cents per 100 pounds has been faid (or picking cotton, wuich has kept the tt-groes so poor that they could cot leave. * great many threats are made against the *bite people, generally deraoorats, and specially colored democrats. As this is a tot bed, trouble is expected.” AN EX-POSTMASTER SHOT. BuUat Fired by a Man Who Had Been Hie Clerk. Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 26. At Rus fcllville to-day, E. B. P. Richardson shot mi probably fatally wounded ex-Postmas- Vinson. They were at a store C/ir , had a few words, and Rich ,rlson began tiring. Four shots were fired, * >ae hitting Vinson in the neck on ® in the back. Riohardson then 'Jimtei a horse and fled. When Vinson &s postmaster Richardson was his clerk. ®j®tha new postmaster was appointed a r We was discovered in Richardson's U is supposed that the federal r,- “ u l ur T had indicted him, and he was with Vinson about it. ON TRIAL FOR MOHDER. Merchant and His Vic tim a County Treasurer. Ri, hmond, VA.,Uct.2C. —W. A. Feayles, of Newborn, Pulaski county, |n r^ 11Ll . *as arraigned there to-day for the Anri” ° f C ' um y Treasurer Caddell on 1 1630. The shentf being a brotber tl*e prisoner. Chief of Police •Iwiirt ;‘ s *“l I POiuU-d by the court to a<d as K the trial. Feagles pleaded louriJv 1 * ty .- “f*®r which the court ad e™ until to-morrow. N tigr. Preatou 111. wh,, 1 *! } ° Ul '> Oot. 26- Mgr Preston, biiaati ,‘'L" K oualy ill from a eou mt muL , li<iart and stnmsch troubles at •n 1a r “ rr *ide*“' of Ml. Ann # ohurcti (a. 1,,;* w, fM street, was said this iuorn ti Wtte r ,* passed a ootnfurtablt night, and f., . hHtsr than he has t een la three nr E)*§MU Ac4)utt*cd tke __ Va* , Oftl, Mi ili jufv Ifi *. ****** "i* 0 . 7** ** tr it (ufMati nil vrf y LaA' * - ~T •‘JMwili, All UM U Umi IH * W “** U* aw;ea| mtn Mil , JHufning STRIKES OF TOILERS. The Miners and Operators of the Pittsburg District Unable to Agree. Pittsburg, Oct. 26.—The strike of the miners of this district will continue. A conference of the miners and operators was held to-day and the result is that both sides are farther apart than ever. The miners have resolved to remain out for their de mands, and the operators have decided that as tbe men have broken the yearly agreement, no concessions will be made. It is stated that theeperators will now carry out tbelr threat and fill the strikers' places with imported foreigners. If they do there will probably he serious trouble. MORE MEN TO BE CALLED OUT. This evening the miners decided to call out all the men in the district. This e ill include 1,000 men working at the advance. John Mattel, with his wife and Infant child, applied to the authorities to-night for food. He said he was a striking miner, and they bad walked from ConuslUvide to this ciiy, having tasted nothing forjuearly forty-eight hours. The mother was too weak to suckle her babe, and to save the little one’s life Mattei said he cut his finger and allowed the child to drink bis blood. The couple were terribly emaciated, and tbe child was almost dead. Food and lodging were furnished them. Mattel tells un awful story of privation and suffering among the miners. ENGLISH MINERS’ STRIKE. London, Oct. *36. —In Staffordshire and Worcestershire to-day about 8,000 miners struck against a reduction of 10 per cent, iu wages. The engineers employed about Tyne and Wear have decided to stop work on Satur day next, owing to the disputes v> ith their employers upon the question of pa-, f >r over time. Should the engineers carry out their determination about 30,000 persons will be tkrowu out of employment. HAUM TO BE DROPPED. The World’s Fair Managers Refuse to Make a Place for Him. Washington, Oct 26.— 1 tis stated that the attempt of tbe administration to let Pension Commissioner Ramn down easy by providing a place with a good salary in the Chicago exposition management for him has fallen through. It seams that at first the exposition manaeers, iu :consideration of the valuable aid they expect to get from the administration in the President’s mas sage, and otherwise in their effort to get $o ,500,000 from congress, promised to pro vide a $5,000 salary for ltauiu, but that be ing warned that emigr es would not vote money to an enterprise with which Kauru was known to bo conueoted, they have revoked their promise. The President feels that he must get rid of Raum for fear congress will refuse to make a large appro priation for the pension bureau so that be will have to let him down hard next month, since he cannot iet him down easy, Kaum’s financial condition excites his pity, though. BOBTON BROKERS ASSIGN. Tbelr Creditors Amply Protected and a Surplus W ill Be Left. Boston, Oct. 36. The firm of Irving A. Evans & Cos. has made an ossignment to Col. Albert Pope aud Wilmot R. Evans for the protection of all their creditors, to avoid litigation and dispose of the assets to advan tage. All their indebtedness in the Bostou Stock Exchange has been settled and nearly everything on the New York Stock Ex change. The interest of the house iu the stock market was very slight indeed. Before the death of Mr. Evans he had remarked that in eight years his liabilities had not been so small. Backs now holding obligations of the house are now fully protected. About $550,00(1 is due to bank* but the collaterals they hold aggregate about $600,000. If all the individual accounts due the house are collected there will be a considerable sur plus. FiO&BSRvJN A CAB OFFICE. They Eeld Up All the Employes and Blow Open the Safe. Omaha, Neb., Oct. 26. —Four masked men entered the office of the Omaha Street Hallway Company at 1 o’clock this morning, and, at the point of a revolver, compelled Supt. Beals and bis two assistants to throw up their hands while the b rglars blow open the safe. They drilled a hole and filled it with giant pov.ue . When the explosion occurred the safe door was blown twenty f oet and the car a; arters and others employed in the barn adjoining rushed up to the office to see what was the matter. They were met at the door by two of the burglars with revolvers, who instructed them to re turn to work, which they did. The safe contained *1,200. ait of which was taken. The telephone lines into the city had been cut, and the police were not notified until an hour after "the burglars had escaped. DORFLINOER’S SH DAT AGE. The Amount Growing and the Aggre gate Probably $50,000. Pittsburg, Pa., Oot 26.—The amount of the shortage of the treasurer of the school board, DorfliDger, is growing and will probably reach $50,000. In addition to SIB,OOO first missing, altered drafts aggre gating 115,000 have been discovered. Besides this, defloits are reported in the ac counts of the Dexter Spring Com pany, the Modern Building aud Loan Association and the estate of Arohibe.ld Wallis, of which Dorfllnger was executor. There seems to be no doubt that the young man attempted suicide when his short ige was discovered, but bis life was saved by the prompt work of physicians. Dorflinger is said to have gone to the country, but no one seems to know bis exact whereabouts. WEAVER’S WICKEDNESS. Ho Winds Up His Bobberies by Taking Leg Ball. St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 26.-A dispatch from Van Buren, Ark., says: "Col. J. M. Weaver, who embezzled a large sum of money received by him from settlers who bad bought land from the Little Hock aud Fort Smith railroad, has disappeared, and there is no clew to his wHereabout*. His shortage is supposed to Oe very heavy, but at this time no account of it can Ist bail. Many of the farmer* who bad b mght land ou the Installment plan have paid iu full for their laud and hold Weaver s receipt li erefor. V. eaver was superintend ent in a Methodist Sunday school, a temper ance lecturer, aud editor of tb t/rap/nc. He left behind a wife and two s ns." Waived Examination. New Omlxaxs, La., (Jot 14- Eugene Oftfdt, #* (i<iy tun toliir <>f tt** Neilouei Hank, appeared before I or ted btataa Uxn uisetouer W right to-lay u> aa ■or to a charge of eoo-ezsieiusut under ' toe United State* K*rhl State'**, pre l (erred by l'ias.deul M. M W au.shy Gar | via pleaded not sadly, waived el •mi oat >on I ami was releasee o* triad of S,h,iJJJ. fur •as* will coma up shortly la the 1 mud 1 (Hates * U vel. l ’ Ast SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1891. CHILE CALLED TO TIME. REPAR ATION DEMANDED FOR THE ATTACK ON THE SAILOrtS. Minister Egan Presents This Govern ment’s Demand to tbe Junta—Words Not Minced in Denouncing tbe Cow ardly Work of the Mob—No New Advices at|Wasblngton Santiago de Chile, Oct. 26. The United States governent to-day, through Minister Egan, formally demanded repara tion from the government of Chile for the attack recently made in Valparaiso upon a number of seamen of the United States cruiser Baltimore. The demand is no in formal suggestion that tbe government at Washington expects some kind of satisfaction for the killing and woundiug of the Baltimore’s sailors. It is a friendly notification given according to the direct orders re ceived from the state department at Wash iugton that the United States demauds an immediate explanation of the whole affair and reparation for the injuries inflicted. Acting upon instructions sent to him from Washington, Minister Egan presented the Chilean junta with a detailed statement of the results of the investigation made by Capt. Sohley of the Baltimore and by Minis ter Egau himself. what is shown. These investigations had shown that Charles Riggau, one of the Baltimore’s petty officers, was brutally assaulted by several Chileans while he was riding oil a street car. P.iggan resisted, but was dragged from the car and murdered, by a pistol shot, in the arms of his companions. Turnbull, another of the Baltimore’s wounded men, who died to-day from his in juries. received no less than eighteen stab wounds in the back, two of them pene trating his lungs. THE OUTRAGEOUS ARRESTS. After giving a full list of the Baltimore’s crew who were injured by the mob, Minis ter Egan’s statement called attention to the fact that thirty-five of the cruiser’s crow were, on tbe day of the riots, arrested, un necessary violence being used by the police, and that they were detained in custody without duo cause. In conclusion, Minister Evan said that the sur geons of the United States warship expressed the opinion that some of the wounds inflicted upon the American sailors were bayonet wounds and that this clearly showed that the police officers of Valpa raiso, who are armed with bayonets, took part tn the attack. The Americans were without arms and practically defenseless. INDIGNATION OVER THE COWARDLY WORK. Minister Egan in presenting the Chilean junta with this statement of the assault on the Amerioau sailors, expressed in distinct terms the feeling of great indignation which the state department at Washington feels at the whole affair, and especially at the brutal oonduot of the police of Valparaiso in joining with a mob in the latter’s attack upon the Baltimore's sea men and in drawing their bayonets and using them against unarmed Americans. Minister Egan also particularly o.tllsd attention to the additional brutality of the police of Valparaiso iu using horses to drag the Americans to prison. After making u brief but pointed summary of the facts to which he had been instructed to call attention. Minister Egan informed the representatives of the junta that, ia the name of toe United States, he demanded reparation for the insults and injuries com plained of. Now the question which arises Is, whnt will be the Rotiun of the Chilean government ‘ WHAT CHILE WILL DO. As it appears now there seems to be no doubt that the junta will soon make the reparation demanded. Naturally the action taken to-day by Minister Egan is attracting the attention of the foreign miDislers and of foreigners generally who are resi dent ip this republic. The sympa thy of the American colony is entirely with Capt. Schley and his bine jackets, and they ere one aud all glad to receive the nows, made public to day, that another United States warship, the Boston, had actually sailed for these waters. Chileans try to smooth over the assault upon and the imprisonment of the American sailors by classing it as a simple street row. NO NEWS AT WASHINGTON. Washington, Oct. 26.—There appeared to be no official news at the department of state to-day respecting the latest phase of the Chilean trouble. Nothing had been re ceived up t.) noon from Commander Schley, and Secretary Blaine sent word that there was uotbiug to communicate upon the sub ject. A short cab)- gram was received at the navy department to-day from Com mander Schley at Valparaiso an nouncing the de .th of William Turnbull, one of the Baltimore’s coal heaven, who was wounded in the reoent assault in Valpa raiso upon the A merican sailors. Orders have been sent by Secretary Tracy to Ad miral Brown at t allao, Peru, to sail imme diately for San Franoisoo. Tho reason assigned for the return of the vessel is the foul condition of her bottom, which cannot be cleaned in Chile or Peru. WHOLESALE EXECUTIONS. Panama, Oct. 26. —A letter from Iquique, dated Sept. 16, contains the fol lowing: "Reports received here from the south state that a large number of execu tions have occurred in Santiago and Val paraiso in the last few weeks. The viotims were parties who had been particularly active in their opposition to the revolutionists, but none of them were persons of any special prominence. M. Vicuna, who was elected president in the southern districts two months ago, aa<l who was regarded as the representative of ex- I’resider.t Balmaceda, is now in Callao. COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS. "Commercial affairs in Iquique and in all other ports in the northern part of Chile are in a peculiar condition at the present time. During the revolution the ports in the south of Chile were closed against those of the north, and no produce of any kind was received here from the south. Consequently, large cargoes, princi pally of flour and hay, were imported here from San Francisco and other foreign ports. More of these articles were received bera than could be consumed at the time, and me: chant* In Iquique, Antofagasta and other northern port# now have largo stock• on hand, of which they are unable to dispose. IIEAVV LOSSES CERTAIN. "In the last few weeks boms products have heeu coming in from southern ports aud have found a ready sale, owing to their cheapneA, and merohauM here will doubt lu>* suffer heavy 1 **> on tneir imported •luck*. American It mr,which wo* imported at great expense, sold a few month* ago for UV " S3O per sack, an l now ft caunot be sold here f r $7. American hay, wbloi. was imported at au expa.se of 17 J a ton, i* now leplaovd by Chilean hay, which • -!U at fr -iu $h t • 18 a ton. 1 hare art suits < argid* still oo th* way from lore so uouu lr.es. and . n# merchant* hare have hash f„ro*4 to cable n..naikuors, asking up >u what farms tbay w ill tan* back ta* gooks now 10 stock her • MAT kali fk a htFTlk*. biluus, 'Jet. The Poet this uiurs lug aay • "To* dlploSlMilro ieuatuh hatwaaa I ttM<* od the Vnl mi BUtiae has raauhad a point where it may easily end in a rupture. While the Chilean insurgents, having un dertaken tbe government of the country, are bound to accept the responsibility for recent events, which if they happened between two European states would bare resulted in a war within twenty-four hours unless ample reparation was made, it may lie boped that President Harrison is incitne.l to admit in behalf of Chile those extenuating eir onmstancee which she oaunot well plead on her own acoouut. What the Washington government failed to effect in the cas" of the New Orleans lynchers, the Chilean government would be powerless to perform in the case of the Valparaiso mob. It is always open to the strong to bo merciful.” EGAN'S request, London, Oct. 36. —The Timet this morn ing returns to the Baltimore atfeir end says that Minister Egan’s roquest for an expla nation from the Chilean government is natural aud proper, but his ex pression of iudignetion is a little premature. Ex parte accounts from an American point of view, leaves It extremely doubtful whether tbe paid serrants of the Chi.eau government me guilty. Until America is able to prove this she has no right to prefer demands In a blustering aud threatening muuner. Riots are not unknown under tbe benignant sway of the Washington govern ment. Chile might justly recall he fact that Minister Egan openly en rolled himself among the partisans of the defeated pretender, adding appreciably to the difficulty of reaching a settlement. She might also remind America of the New Orleans affair,' for wbioh Italy got little satisfaction. The Times oonoludes by doubting whether, apart from the Irish, any large section of Americans approve of the bluster toward a country not too kindly treated ia its troub les and too weak for a self-respecting ad versary to strike without greatest reluct - ance. NEW MAIL STEAMERB. Bids Opened for the Increase of the Ocean Mail Service. Washington, Oct, 26. At 3:10 o’clock this afternoon Postmaster General Wanamaker, in the preeeuoe of several officials of the postofflee department and representatives of a number of bidders, opened oroposals for supplying the proposed increase in the ooeuu mail service, under the act of March 8, 1891. Twelve bids Were received and opened. No two of them were for the same service. The first bid was No. 13 of the schedule, from Newport News to Rio, Brazil, by at. Thomas, Martinique, Barba does, Para, Pernambuco and Bahia, once in two weeks, twenty-six trips per year in ves sels of tbe third class; each alternate trip not to exoeed nineteen days, touching at Bahia and Pernambucj ; the remaining crips in twenty-four days, touching at all the above named ports; contract for dvo years. The blddor was the United States and Bra zil Mail Steamship Company, the compen sation asked being $1 per mile for vessels of tbe third class aud cents per mile for vessels of the fourth class. Tbe Postmaster General stated that this bid seemed to Vary somewhat from the form of the advertise ment. THE OTHER BIDS. Other bids were Boston and Liverpool, New York and Ceutral Amerioau ports. Han Krancitoo and Central American ports, Sau FranJisoo, Japan and China, New Orleans aud Central American ports, Gal veston and Venezuela, New York, Brazil and Argentine, New York and Venezuelan ports, New York, Cuba and Mexico. By the bids received to-day the time Of the voyages upon the various routes is reduced iu amouuts varying from 10 to 30 per cent. This, of course, necessitates additional ships, and in cluding four new routes proposed for, it would seem that there must be not less than seventeen ships built at a oost of not less than $14,000,000. If all the bids are accepted, the amount of subsidy required will be about $1,500,000 when tho full servioe is in operation. The service under the postal shipping bill will require about sixty ships all told, carrying the Amerioau ilag. l’be department has had knowledge of the negotiations in progress for other routes upon which bids have been deferred for various reasons, notably, the New Zealand service, where the difficulty seems to be that the New Zealand a ithorltiee entertain au idea of improving the service between that country and this by making a con cession to the Sprockets company, but arguing that some of the vessels shall cairy the New Zealand flag, which would be con trary to the stipulation of the postal subsidy bill. BLAINE AT Bid POST. The Secretary Looking Better Than at Any lime in Racent Years. Washington, Oct. 26.— Even gentlemen who, prejudiced by their theories, said Sat urday after seeing Secretary Blaine arrive that he was a “tottering wreck” changed their opinions as they saw him bustling briskly about the white house aud the state department to-day. Secretary Blaine be trayed the same pleasure in being seen by people to-day as on yesterday and Saturday. The tlrst thing this morning be dismissed his office carriage in which, before he left in the spring, he rode, if be had only a block to go. He left his overcoat and gloves at borne, and clad in the latest fashion of broadcloth and silk hat, walked out from the red house aud over to the white bouse as jauntily as though he was going to take possession after being inaugurated Preaideut. When he came to steps or stairways (except tvbou be used the state department elevator) he walked nimbly up or down without hesita tion or difficulty. NEVER LOOKED BETTER IN RECENT YItARS. He really never lucked better in recent years than he did this morning as be walked into bis office through a file of colored inss aangers, with whom ho ahook bands. As sistant Secretary Wharton had returned froin|N'ew,York, and, with Second Atsb ant Secretary Adel and Chief Clerk Brown, was waiting for him. He saw few callers, de voting most of the tims ho was at tne office to hearing from his subordinates the details of wbal had been going on in bis abssrroe. He kept his word to himself however, and did not overwork himself, going home in tune for an afternoon drive with Mr*. Blaine. The greatest change observed in Secretary Bis no’* appear ance 1* the traus f urination of his noae. This organ, which was so nrotubera t us to gain him the nick name of "nosey” Blaine at school and ool* Uge, ha* become sa-mingly clear-cut and classic, and adds greatly to the attractive ness of what is undoubtedly a much hand somer face than ever before. RUINED BY THE LOTTERY The Cashier of • Me w Orleans Firm Eo be Mies sl*o,ooo Nxw (Julias*. Oet 26 —Tbs aonotiocs aanut is made liwl Thomas H. Kelley, • ashler of KlcLardeou, Willisaiss 4k f'o.'s •I, It■■ I ~ dry golds house, ha* *tuhassled fiso.iwo. Tbs shat*inei.t made that K*.iy was a lottery Baud mwt Chet his d*falu*t*a* wr* is part, if out wfc'diy. tig* hr < ha* fact was etho ,l*4*ed lu an lutes' le* iu which I lu. *ai4 he "jue > *d" Cue lottery. Kelley da* uied, however, lust he used aay of Le *<** I pAv/ars lews; POLICY OF THE FRENCH. DELONCLE INIERPBLLATES THE MINISTRY. He Blames the Government for Some of Its Acta-Ribot Replies—The Gov ernment of Morocco Warned to Keep Its Hands Oflf Touat—None of France's Rights. In Egypt Aban doned. Paris, Oct. 36.—1n the Chamber of Depu ties to-day M. Delonole interpellated tbe ministers, askiug them to explain their policy toward Egypt: the position they had taken on the questions at Issue with Morocoo m the matter of the Touat oases and tbe alleged British intrigues on the Tonquiu froutier. M. Delnfosse alio demanded that the ministry make explanations in regard to the relations between France and Italy. He found fault with the government for partaking In the reoeut Garibaldi fetes at Nice, aud also for not affording protection to the French pilgrims to Rome, aud for needless and annoying persecution of the arohbishop of Aix. MOROCCO WARNED. M. Rihot, minister of foreign affairs, in reply informed the deputies that the gov ernuient of Morocco had been informed that France would uot tolerate any inter ference at Touat, as the district was plainly within the zone of French influence. In regard to Egypt he declared that France bad not abandoned auy of her former rights und recent events were tending to increase French influence there. The rapprochement between Russia aud Franco, lie said, astonished nobody. It was simply in consequence of old sympathies and community of interests, and formed a fresh guarantee of poaee. The minister justified the nation's partaking in the festivities at Nice, declaring that it was in celebration of tbe memory of a man who bad fought for France. THE PILGRIMAGE TROUBLES. Regarding the troubles which accom panied the French religious pilgrimages to Rome, he said that the agitatioit provoked in Italy by these pilgrim incidents was alto gether out of proportion to any offense that the pilgrims committed during their pres ence in Italy. The incidents having an in ternational bearing, the minister said the government felt bound to Issue a olrcular to the bishops of the country to stop these pilgrimage?, and the pope bad de clared that the government was justified iu so doing. Nobody would deny, &I. Rlbot continued, that the bishops owed this deference to the govern ment. Besides this, tbe government bad not bidden from Italy its displeasure that the anti-pilgrim manifesto had been fol lowed by attacks against Franoe, and that thereupon Italy had expressed her regrets. These ministerial statements were greeted by applause, particularly by tbe members on tbe left. PROUD OF THE WORLD’S SYMPATHY. Continuing M. Hi hot said that France had a right to be proud of the sympathy which had been extended to her on all sides. Hh* deserved it too, for her ensrgy had euabhil her to regain her position after a dMaster. Replying to a interpellation of Comte Mun, the well-known representative of Catholio socialism, M. Ilibot denied having charged the French amtussador at, Home to thank the Italian government for the protection the latter had afforded the French pilgrim*. M. Pichon declared that nobody in Eu rope dreamed of restoring the temporal power of tue pope. The misunderstandings between France and the Italian govern ment must be attributed to|the empire, whlon desired to maintaiu the papacy. Still be would hope that Italy would eventually become France’s ally. THE FOREIGN ESTIMATES. The chamber then proceeded to the dis cussion of the foreign estimates. M. Hub bard immediately brought forward a propo sition to suppress the embassy at tho Vatican on the ground that it was useless aud that it fi stered the idea iu Italy that France admitted the possibility of tho pope’* ultimately retaking Home. M. Ribot, in a vigorous speech, com batted this proposal and refuted the reasons which M. Hubbard advanoed. A vote wa tueu taken, and M. Hubusril’s proposal was thrown out amid cheers by 284 against 210. A BOMB THROWN IS DUBLIN. Its Object Was to Blow up the Office of National Press. Dublin, flat 36.— Great excitement was caused in this city this eveuing by an ap parent attempt to blow up the office of the Rational lYets. the orgau of the Mc- Carthyltee. The members of the staff of the paper were just on the point of beginning the bight’s work when a bomb fell in tne area in front of the windows on Abbey street, where the rooms of the editors ae situated. The bomb exploded with a tre mendous report, but fortunutely there was no one in these particular rooms at the time and consequently no one was hurt. If the missile had been intended to Injure anybody In the editorial rooms there is no doubt the effort would have been pre-eminently successful, for window glass was broken, the casings shattered and the furniture in the room badly damaged. 'l he offices in the basement were also badly damaged, and the window* In all of the adjacent houses were broken. The authorities thus far ore without any clew whatever. The fume* from the ex plosion had a very offensive odor. The police think dynamite was used in the bomb at the National JYeut bulldiug. Credit for the outrage is universally given to Parnellites. A STEAMER RUNS DOWN A BARK Sixteen Men Sink With the Bark and Three Killed on the Steamer. London, Oct. 26.—The British stoamer Boston, from Cardiff for London, at Fal mouth, was in collision with the British hark Chartmood, 759 tons, Capt. Salmon, from Antwerp for Valparalio. The Chart wod fouudei *d almost immediately with a loe* of sixteen lives. Three men were killed on board the Boston, and the steamei ’* boo s were badly stove In. Only two people were save from the ( hartw. od. The accident occurred at 4:45 o’clock iu the morning. A BAD WRECK IN FbANuE. Fifteen Person* Killed and Fifty Seri ously Intursd. Pirns, (Jet. 36. —A passenger train on the railway between Lyons and Grenoble was derailed near o,ran* to-day and ran over au nmbeiikuieut. A number of carriage# were teieecopad, and fifteen parsons were : killed tnd fifty seriously Injured. r* on cent Enraged HshaaE, Gel 36. -Tbs Frankfort/rtf uny •ays j‘‘Tb* people of itatuoa are eoraeel at tba 'UetaU..tei attitude id \ tea Consul HlaiouE and tba Uarmau agent in sen (analog U* danua rtotes* to t.i mum**' unprteou- Ml for aManstug natives wbo * .pper'sel Msasbsk A 1/ mb v4UH t Ml r*#*4. M#l*4 Im# #4i*ur*#ti nd I# i wist Ip MaUn*. RIOTING IN SPAIN. Two Men Kil’ed and Eight Injured tu n Fight Over Politics. Madrid, Oct. 36.—There was a riotous fight yesterday at San Michael iu tbe prov ince of Modenl, between a body of socialists and a number of worklogmen. Daring tbe disturbance two men were killed, and eight seriously injured. In addition a great num ber of combatants on both side* were (lightly hurt. The riot was subsequently quelled by tbe police, who charged the riot ers In force anil arrestml a number of the most demonstrative of both parties. SPAIN’S FLOODS. The River Ebro Submerging the Rail ways and Highways. Madrid, Oot. 26.— Telegrams from Meri dia, province of Badajos, say that the floods in that locality continue. The river Ebro has overflowed its bauks and Is sub merging the railroads aud highways along its course. In many parts of the province the floods have carried away a number of telegraph poles and ounseque tly communi cation by means of wire Is interrupted. Toe olive, corn, grapo anil saffron crops in many parts of the provinoe of Cindad Real have been destroyed. ENGLAND'S GALE. An Incessant Downpour of Rain Many Vessels Ashore. London, Oot. 26.—The downpour of rain has been incessant throughout England since Sunday afternoon. Tbe heavy gale on the east coast coutinues. There were many exciting scenes at and near Yar mouth and Aldborougb. Many vessels were driven ashoro, and there were severul gal lant rescues by means of life-boats and rocket apparatus. SHOT BY A ROBBER Desperate Crime of a Negro Sup posed to bs a Pal of Bob Brewer. Mount Vernon. Ga., Oct. Stt.—One of the most daring robberies ever perpetrated in this section took place iu this oouuty about six miles from Lumbar City at tne home of James Mobley, a well-to-do farmer of tbe county, Saturday night. About 7 o’clock while Mr. Mobloy, Henry Kyals and Mr. Rone wore seated around the flro they were startled by tha cry: “Hold up your hands;” upon looking they found themselves covered by pistols in the bands of a burly negro. None of the parties being armed they endeavored to beat a hasty retreat. The negro without saying a word took deliberate aim and fired, striking Mr. Uoue in tbe small of the back aud inflicting a mortal wound. Mr. Hyals and Mr. Mobley tbeu ran out of tbe house, leaving the negro in possession, who calmly proceeded to nrarob tbe premises, securing about S7O in mousy and some other small articles. After get ting all he could And lie made bis escape. A CROWD ON HIS HKBLS. As soon as the negro had gone the alarm went out and a number of excited citizens scoured the woods in search of the ruffian and succeeded in overhauling him yesterday and he is now behind the burs of tho Mont gomery county jail. Tho negro, whose name is Will Banks, has ooufested and Im plicated another negro named (Juin, hut (Juiu has proven nig alibi. It is thought bv many that Banks is a member of tho Bob Brewer gang, whose supposed headquarters are among the Oconte river awamps in the lower edge of the county, and that probably the notorious Brewer it concerned in the crime. Public feeling is very warm in the matter, and threat s are beard uoon the streets, but it is supposed, as superior court is now in session and the negro will have a speedy trial, that there will be no lynohlng. COL. BTBVENB THOMAS D3AD. Ha Waa One of the Oldest and Best Known Citizens of Athens. Athens, Ga., Oot. 26.—CoL Stevens Thomas, one of the most valued citizens of Athens, died this morning al 6 o’clock at his homo on Pulaski street. It has been known for some time that Col. Thomas was in feeble health and that the end was neces sarily near. Yet those who saw him out riding yesterday little thought that this morning would find him a corpse. He was taken suddenly worsel st night, and this morning ended hi* useful life in bis 78th year. Col. Thomas was prominent through out the entire state. He was a val ued director of the Georgia rail road, and also secretary of the Southern Mutual Insurance Company of Athens, as well as the c unpan y s agent hero. He was oue of the golden-hearted gentlemen of the old school. He was quiet and unassuming, yet delighted in doing a good deed, and was charitable and liberal to tho extent of bis means. Hit connection with th* Houtbern Mutual Insur ance Company had considerable to d<A with the company's phenomenal success. He leaves a wife and six children—Capt. W. Tbotnas, Hon. George I). Thomas, 8. Thomas, Jr, Mrs. Howard Van Epps of Atlanta, Mrs. Carlton Uillyar of Augusta, and Mrs. J. H. Fleming of Athens. His funeral occur* to-morrow afternoon at ft o'clock from the family residence, on Pu laski street. BBBESFORD ON TRIAL. A Long Argument on a Motion to Quash the Indlciment a Failure. Rome, Ga, Oct 26.—Walter 8. Beresford was brought into court this morning at 10 o'clook, and on calling his oate both sides announced ready for trial. A large crowd waited in and about the court house and when the case nine up for trial the room was full to its capacity. A great many motions were mide by the defendant's o unsel as to the form of t e indictment and the manner of its procurement. The mam motion relied on by the defense was one to qua-b the indictment upon the ground that Walter Beresford was broug t on a requi sition from another state on one oharge and wa* being brought to trial ou another. This motion was argued most of the day. TUX MOTION OVERRULED. ‘1 he motion beiug overruled by the court, a jury was struck and then the court ad journed. All day tong the faithful wife was by her i.usha id's side and both maul tested great Interest tn the proci edings. To-umrrow morning at 8 o’clock tbs taking of testimony will hegiu. Hu witnesses were sw ru for the stab- and uoae for the defense, lioresfor J la looking well and con- Idem, and eeein* not to fesr that ha will have to step from the poniiiou of a lord to that of a rook pick er on lb* state chaln ghg Lwath of n Ex Ed.tor AuoiaTA, Ua . (Jet. A.-l- T. Blums, who a* uouxseeud with Use pnws of t eUy dun >g the sistiss nod was a vigorous and i :#pal. * newspaper writer throughout the *ar, nod win has Uses clerk of <h* city nsim - I uf Augwsl* Muse MMS, dlad I*. oigi t a'. 14 M wVfuok. Me lm*m n wife and on* infant Ehul I DAILY, 110 A YEAR. . J 5 OENTB A COPY. f (WEEKLY, l. A YEAR f FIRE’S FURIOUS SWEEP. ONLY ONB BUILD NG LEFT STAND ING AT PINE GRgVB. ▲ Large Grain Warehouse and Eleva tor the Starting Point of the:Flm*s. The Lose on the Elevator sl2.oooand tbe Insurance Only SS,OOO—A Big Bl ze at Springville. Lexington, Ky., Oct. 26.—Pine Grove, a village on the Newport News and Miwis sippi Valley railroad, nine miles east of Lsxingtou, was swept away by fire to-day at 11 o’clock, only one building being left •tandiug. Tbe fire originated tn largo brick grain warehouse and elevat r belonging to Jones $6 Gay. The less to the elevator is $ 12,000, and the insurance $5,000. The flames wsrw carried by a high wind to the store of Mans field & Little, which was c ntumed. Tbi next building to succumb was a frame resi dence belonging to Ur. VV. O. tjwee.iev of. Islington, and occupied by Mrs. Lucy,’ Cutty, as a residence. The loss was totafc on tne house and its contents. A frame building need as a Sunday school building, a carl- >ad of salt aud two carloads of coaL standing ou a switch were also consumed. A west-bound Chesapeakt* ad Ohio fast ex press was delayed thirty miuJtei owing to the intensity of the flames. Thu total Toss It not yet known. A BLAZE AT SPRINGVILLE. Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 26.— Fire at Springville destroyed A. K. Moljeudon OS Co.’s store, the postoffice building, J. J. Carson's grocery, Cox & Alford’s dry goods store, the Springville Advance office, a barber shop and two vacant buildings. The total loss is S2U,OUO, and tbe iusuranoW is $6,600. A LYNCHING IN TEXAS. Bung Up 'With a Trace Train and Literally Roasted to Death.; New Orleans, La., Oot. 28.—Toe Picayune' Queen City (Tex.) special saysi “The negro, Lee Greon, who murdered the family of Farmer Lowe, seven miles west of Queen City, Saturday, was arrested last, night near Kildare and hurried to jail, at Linden. The crowd appeared at the jail at 5 o’clock this morning and! demanded the keys from the Sheriff's wife,! who was forced to deliver thorn. Deter-- mined men who oompmed the party took Green from the jail aud looked the door and delivered the keys back to the sheriff’s wife. The sheriff war absent with | posse hunting the negro. The. took him to the scene of the tragedy aud turned him over to the husband of the murdered 1 woman.who obtained a full confession from him. All day long men from adjoining counties, as well os from all parts of this, county, continued to arrive at Lowe’s farm. At 2:30 o’clock a trace chain was placed about Green’s i eok and fastened to a tree so as to hold him in a standing position. At this stage of tbe pro ceedings, forty-six uegro men piled fagots high up around him and an old Degrees l touched a match to It, and in a tew minutes bis soul paseeJ into eternity, only fifty-six hours after those of his victims. DIRECT BREAKS THE RECORD. Be Coes a Milo In 2:08 on a Kit* Shaped Track at Columbia. Columbia, Tenn., Got. 36.—The great match race between Direct aud Hal Pointer attracted an immense crowd to Columbia to-day, and they were rewarded by a great race, although the home favorite fell a victim to the staying qualities of the Californian. The second race was a match race, with a purs of $3,000 and additional SI,OOO If the world’s record was broken. The heats wore throe in number and in each the result wa*i a victory for Direct. The time, 3:39, 2:08 1 and 2:08% wo* phenomenal fur anew track, though 11 is kite-shaped aud dowa bill all the way. THROUGH A BURNING TRHSTLIf. Tba Passengers All Escaped Through the Windows Unnurt. Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 26.— 0n th* Birmingham and Atlanta railroad this morning a passenger train of two coachea went througn a burning trestle twenty feet high and was entirely consumed. Alt the passengers broke through the windows aud escaped unhurt. F.ngineer Northcutt aud fir,naan were pulled out of the wreck by tho passengers. Norsh cutt and his brother, the conductor, were both hurt but not dangerously so. A tramp had slept in a cabin near there, set it afire, aud left it so, and the trestle naught front the oabtu. Three Injured by Dynamite. Baltimore, Md. , Oct. 26. A special to. the Sun from Cumberland, lid., says: “Au explosion of dyuamite took place this even ing in a quarry of the Cumberland Cement Mill Company. Jacob Hammersmith, A. J. Taylor, IV. Kieffer and Charles Thompson, workmen, were probably fatally injured." MULES ON THE RUN. Two Negroes Fall Under a Cotton Wagon and Are Badly Inlured. Fort Gaines,Ga., Oct. 26.—At McCrae'a Hill, just aoross the river from thia place, a serious accident happened late Saturday evening. Two negroes were hauling cotton to market, and'wbile descending a long and steep hill the mules pulling the wagon be came unmanageable and broke into a run. Both negroes fell to the ground and the wagon wheels rau nver one’s head and the other’s body. Inflicting serums wounds. One of the mules rau off a high bridge which spans the creek, failing a distance of fifty feet, with ut lujury. Oue of the negroes is expected to die. GEORGIA'S FASR. The State Exhibition at Macoa Form By Opened. Macon, Ua, Oot 26.—The state fair opened here to day with every promiee of proving a success The exhibits, as far as In place, are highly creditable. By to morrow night everything will be iupieitloa and the fair running eaiootuly. Gov. Nort ien was here to-day and took partiu the opening exercise*. A balloon aeoen ai iu. with a psra juut# Jump • a i aoeotn paunueot, and a dog racing against a pony were two of the attract*' * of the after* noon. Thrws ruuuiog rou* for hora oc u - pt*d tba ottwut‘*i of Use sports. The city is gaily decorated. Augusts If aural Tbaalu. Ai'ousta, Ga., Oct- 34 At a meeting of tb* August* # p-sut*®* directors (o mght reeUoU a* of thanks were passed to CM**.**. MasAuusb, t.'bauaosws*. 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