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j EgTABLISHim lao. iMOOBPORiTW) 1888. V
J J. H. ESTILL, President, {
BLAINE’S BATTLE ROYAL.
BABBI3ON KEPT AT ARM’S LENGTH
BY the WILY SECRETARY.
No Word About the Presidency Ex
changed Yet by the Two Rlvaia.
Blaine Given an Advantage by Hie
Assumption That His Position as
Leader of the Party Makes It Un
necessary for Him to Declare Hlm
seir.
Washington, Oct. 27. With the
recognition, whioh after his appearance
at the cabinet meeting to-day be
came general, of the fact that Mr. Blaine
is once more Secretary of State oomes the
general question as to his relation with the
President in view of their common aspira
tions to the presidency. It can be stated
on the highest authority not only that there
is no understanding between them, but
that they have not up to this evening ex
changed a word about the presidency. The
one subject which both are thinking of
most of all, and which everybody else in
Washington is discusslog.has not been men
tioned by either to the other.
BLAINE’S ATTITUDE.
Secretary Blaine has no intention of
mentioning it. He regards himself as the
leader of his party, as therefore not obliged
to seek a nomination as a oandidate and as
not obliged to declare his intentions now
respecting the nomination, if it shall he
tendered to him, although his friends are
not left to doubt that he would accept.
President Harrison on the Other baud wants
to make Mr. Blaine show his hand. If Mr.
Blaine should say “I am a candidate,” then
President Harrison would say: "Then
leave my oabinet.’’ If Mr. Blaine should
say “I am not a candidate,” then President
Harrison would say: “Then help me to get a
renomination.”
FENCING FOR POSITION.
For the time being the two men stand
facing one another in silence, fencing for
position. President Harrison is being
urged by his frieud* to have a settlement
with Mr. Blaine at once, but is inclined to
wait, and probably will wait until after
the election. Meanwhile, the battle be
tween the friends of President Harrison
and the friends of Secretary Blaine is
already od. Each side, just now, is trying
to establish the priority of its adhesion to
the reciprocity polioy. An article pub
lished in the Post to-day claiming
the credit tor Secretary Blaine is
thought by President Harrison’s friends to
bear obvious marks of having been directly
inspired by Secretary Blaine, containing, as
it does, old newspaper clippings which no
one else could have produced So quickly in
reply to a Harrison article published on
Monday.
RUN OFF BY WHITBCAPS.
Masked Men Scare Away a Man Who
Wanted to Play the Bully.
Chicago. Oot. 27.—A special from Tus
cola, 111., says: “Late last night about fifty
unknown men, calling themselves white
caps, attacked the store of John
Miller, a bavncssinaker of Garrett, wishing
to get hold of the proprietor, it is
said, for the purpose of lynohing him. They
tore out one end of the frame building and
the hiding man leaped through a window
and ran. A volley of twenty or thirty
shot- from shotguns and revolvors was fired
at him, but os it was very dark, it is thought
that he wa3 not hurt.
WRECKED HIS STORE.
"They then returned to his store and com
pletely overturned it, throwing his goods
out. Milier is said to be a bad citizen, and
has ruled Garrett in cowboy fashion when
he gets on a spree. Last evening he took
the middle of the street with two revolvers,
and fired a dozen shots at people on the
streets. This was too much for the citizens,
ami they resolved to end his career last
night. He has disappeared.”
WAR ON A DRUG TRUST.
The United States District Attorney
at St. Louis to Begin a Campaign.
St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 27.—1n accordance
with the anti-trust law, United States Dis
trict Attorney Reynolds has decided to com
rnenoe an active campaign against the St.
Louis Apothecaries’ Association, or “drug
trust.” The ofiicers of the trust have noti
fied all wholesale dealers in the
United States that all patronage
will be withdrawn from those houses sell
ing to local druggists who are not members
of the trust, and have appended a list of
those declining to join. The result is that
a firm outside of the trust has received a
notioa from a well-known New York house
that the latter cannot fill an order for a
patent medicine until the concern has en
tered into the “combine.” District Attor
ney Reynolds will bring the matter before
the grand jury.
OKLAHOMA PRAIRIES ABLAZE.
Many Livea Lost Cimarron City
Wiped Out of Existence.
Guthrie, O. TANARUS., Oot. 27.— The sky was
lit up in ever}' direction last night by prairie
fires. These fires have been burning three
Jays and have done a grsat deal of damage;
tuuaredi oi farms have been swept of their
Jrops, aud in many cases houses and barns
“ave been consumed, 6toe it perishing
and people escaping only with their
5™- In the lowa country the
“re has got into the timber and will
urn for weeks. It is feared that a number
i people have perished there. Cimarron
a small town northeast of here,
as been entirely wiped out, the people
apmg by jumping iuto the river. M. B.
tlle Bta 2® driver to Chandler, aud
“erkius mall carrier were caught in the
at *d both wero terribly burned.
CONFEDERATES AND THE FAIR.
4 Report That Dixie’s Flag Cannot be
Unfurled in Chicago.
Richmond, Va., Oct. 27.—The annual
-eating of the Society of the Army of
• 'Jthern Virginia was held to-night in the
a lot the House of Delegate*. Gen. William
i.ri., llu . rresided. Resolutions appro
ver a* the memor y of Gen. W, F. H. Lee
p, * adopted. A committee was appointed
iC.u ’-’Cauare resolutions upon the
he - il’* <i * n ’ Dong, to be reported
~ , r - Among Uiove who mode brief
J. Gens. Early, Taliaferro, lt.s
stAr&i'!kf^ ••tier said: “I uuder
t,M* COO f(derate flag cannot be
“ J* 1 41 "ovid'i fair. If that is tbe
l, oi u * uev * r have another “orid's fair
itn* o.upts-y.” All tkeoid officer# were
Out at New 'rieana.
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drier* in be Interest of the can -
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A CYCLONE AT CONNBAPT.
Record's Butter Tub Faotory and Other
Property Badly Wrecked.
Cleveland, 0., Oot. 27.—A special to
the Plain Dealer from Conneaut, 0., says:
“At 6:30 o'clock last evening a terrible
cyclone swept over the town, destroying
thirty houses. The streets were blocked by
trees and debris from demolished buildings.
A large butter tub faotory, owned by
H. J. Record, is badly wrecked.
Thousands of dollars wor h of stock was
completely destroyed. Mr. Record’s loss is
about f 50,0 JO. The planing mill of H. E.
Pond, adjoining Mr. Record’s factory, was
greatly damaged. His lumber was strewn
all over the town, and some stacks were
blown down. Many One residences suffered
heavily, their roofs being torn off and win
dows broken.
TELEGRAPH WIRES DOWN.
"The telegraph lines of the Lake Shore
and the Nickel Plata ralwa.s are down. Two
telegraph poles ware blown through the
roof of the Lake Shore depot, and the bag
gage room was completely destroyed.
The debris from the buildings
is strewn along the tracks,
rendering it impossible for moving trains
to proceed. The following property was
also partly destroyed; Weldon & Bubbott’s
store, Orin Hartshorn’s residence, Charies
Patterson’s residence and about thirty
other buildings. The total loss is about
$100,000.”
CAME OFF THE LAKE,
Conneaut, 0., Oct 27.— The cyclone
which visited here last night operated over
more territory than was at lirst supposed.
It came off the lake from the northwest,
sweeping all before it, many narrowly
escaping with their lives. The residence of
James Ferguson was totally destroyed
and his wife and 10-year-old daughter
wore severely injured. The farm barns of
Silas Hilar were torn to pieces and a large
number of cattle were disabled. The Pond
planting mill was partly torn down and a
lumber yard spread for over a mile. Iu
East Conneaut about liftoeu houses suffered
from the storm. The Lake Shore railroad
buildings were wrecked and the wires torn
down.
the loss overestimated.
Cleveland, Oct. 27, 11:30 p. m.—A
revised estimate of the loss by the storm at
Conneaut, places it at $14,000. The first
report was greatly exaggerated. Nobody
was injured during the storm.
THOMAS INMAN’S FRIEND.
The General Denies That He la Trying
to Oust the President.
New York, Oct. 27.— President Inman
of the Richmond Terminal Company denies
the reports of dissensions In the Terminal
board, and Qen. Thomas authorizes the fol
lowing statement: Referring to the many
reports telegraphed over the couutry about
the Terminal affairs, I wish it dearly
understood that I am a personal friend of
John H. Inman aud John C. and Patrick
Calhoun. I have not now and Dever had
any disagreement with them, and no
trouble exists about the relations of the
companies in thu system. I regard John
H. Inman as the strongest, ablest nud most
important man in tho organization, with
more power and capacity to manage the
present situation tnan any one in
the Terminal company. There is
no truth in the statement that
1 have been required to assist him finan
cially in any manner. I am not a candi
date for bis place or for any other, and un
der no circumstances would I accept any
position in connection with the Terminal
company without Mr, Inman’s full ap
proval and cordial support.”
TILDEIN'B WILL BROKEN.
The Money Goes to the Children of
His Brother and Sister.
Albany, N. Y., Oct. 27.—The court of
appeals rendered a decision this morning in
the case of George H. Tilden vs. Andrew
11. Green and others as executors, etc., ap
pellants, and Laura B. Hazard et al.,
respondents, affirming the judgment, with
costs payable to all parties out of the estate.
This renders the Tilden trust void and is in
favor of the heirs.
Under the statute of distribution
that regulates thss inheritance of
property the issue of Mrs. Peiton
and Henry A. Tilden, sister and brother
of Gov. Tilden, come in for equal shares of
$8,000,000. Mrs. William H. Hazard is the
only heir on the Felton side, and thus is
entitled to $4,000,000. The other $4,000,000
is subject to six cnildren of Henry A. Til
den. They are George H. Tilden, S. J.
Tilden, Jr., Mrs. William B. Whittlesey,
Mrs. Swan, a widow, who lives In New
Lebanon, Mrs. Willis Payne and Mrs.
Schwartz of New York city.
ABLAZE AT EVANSVILLE.
Car Barna and Other Buildings Re
duced to Ashes.
Evansville, Ind., Oct. 27.— Fire broke
out about midnight iD the barn of the
Evansville Street Car Company. It was
fanned by a strong northwest breeze and
destroyed property to the amount of $75,-
000. The flames destroyed a barn filled
with hay and other feed and spread to the
car sheds, in which twenty-one new cars
were stored, and to the company’s stables,
containing one hundred mules, seventy-five
of which were burned to death. A dozen
dwellings and several business houses within
a radious of half a mile took tire, but most
of them were Baved. Hess’ butcher shop
and seven dwellings were destroyed. The
loss to the s rest car oompany is $50,000,
to Hess SIO,OOO and to the others $15,000.
The property was partly insured.
MRS. DAVIS TO VISIT RICHMOND.
She Will Select the bite for the Mon
ument to Her Husband.
Richmond, Va., Oct. 27. —Gen. Joseph
R. Anderson to-day received a letter from
Mrs. Jefferson Davis, in which she says she
and Miss Winnie Davis will arrive here
next Saturday night, Oct. 31. They will be
the guests of Gen. Anderson. It is under
stood that the object of the visit of Mrs.
Davis is for the purpose of selecting a suita
ble site upon which the peonle of the south
propose to erect a monument to the mem
ory of her husband.
CAROLINA’S TaRMOR.
Summerville and Columbia Felt It As
Well ae Charleston.
Charleston, H. C., Oct. 27.— About l
o'clock yesterday morning a slight earth
quake tremor was felt at Huminervlile by a
few persons. la this city, uerbepa urn* or
Iwo in every 10,‘WO Itnag.u -d that they also
felt It. But the tremor *u so Insignificant
that It was u l 'teemed worthy of note. At
t toiumbia a few persons feta slight chock.
M rr. Preston Better.
!(>w Yore, Get. 27,—Tkehewsfr enlbe
stek rw*a f Mgr. Frastoo to-ley is
wore etewfei. Ailbou/h the reverent
geuUci.su passed • had day end eight yea
| ter day ha M f—Staff hatter to-day.
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1891.
GOTHAM’S UNTERRIFIED.
CLEVELAND AND HILL SPEAK AT
ANOTHER RALLY.
The Ex-President Again Urges Busi
ness Men to Take Greater Interest in
Political Affairs—Federal and State
Issues Declared Proper Subjects for
Discussion in the Campaign.
New York, Oct. 27. —The mass meeting
held at Madison Square garden this even
ing under the auspices of the Business
Meu’s Demooratio Association was all that
its managers could have asked in regard to
the members who attended it, and
the enthusiasm exhibited. The audi
ence broke into cheers; aud wildly
waved innumerable flags when ex-Presi
dent Cleveland was discovered at the rear
of the stage making his way down to the
seat intended for him. A few moments
later the cheers aud waving of flags were
renewed as Uov. Hill was seen taking a
seat near ex-President Cleveland.
CLEVELAND AND HILL SHAKE.
The ex-president and the governor
greeted each other oordially, and a minute
later J. Kdward Simmons, as chairman, in
troduced Grover Cleveland. Ac the men
tlon of the ex-President's name and his ap
pearance at tho speaker’s stand the audience
broke into most enthusiastic applause.
Men stood on chairs and waved their
hats and shouted. Others seated in the
galleries waved handkerchiefs or flags and
the women joiued in the onthusiasm and
stood up and waved thoir handkerchiefs.
Mr. Cleveland made a speech calliug on the
business men to support all the democratic
state candidates.
CLEVELAND’S SPEECH.
Mr. Cleveland said in part :
It must be confessed that both hero and In
other oarts of the country these engaged iu
business pursuits have kept too much aloof
from public affairs aud have too gauerally
acted upon the theory that neither their duty
as citizens, uor their personal interest required
of them habitual participation In poliiioal
movements. This inJiffereoce and inactivity
have resulted ia a loss to our puoilc service. I
am firmly of the belief that if a few business
men could be substituted for professional men
in official places, the people would positively
gain by the exchange. Aud it Is strange to me
that our business men have not been quicker to
see that their neglect of political duty is a con
stant danger to their personal and especial in
terests. They may labor aud plan In their
counting houses or iu their exchanges, but in
the meantime laws may be passed by those lgj
norant of their business bearings, which, m
their operation, will counteract all this labor
and defeat all this planning.
IMPORTANCE OF THE ELECTION.
He then declared a belief that there had
been an awakening to the importance,
state and national, of this eleotioa. Much
has been said, continued Mr. Cleveland,
about the topios which should be discussed
in the proscoution of this campaign. He
conoeived that both state and
national topics were proper subjects
of discussion, and that the legiti
macy of any topic depandod on its
connection with the good of the oountry.
Cau any one doubt that the political ver
dict which the people of New York will
give in November next will affect her posi
tion in the general national engagement,
which will take place one year hence! In
this view proner adjustment of the tariff,
whioh concerns so materially not only all
our people but the commerce and business
of our city, should be discussed.
LEGITIMATE QUESTIONS.
This and the question of a sound currency
oannot be separatodlfromjtho business inter
ests of our state, and they* should be put
before our people now for the purpose of
inviting their thought and settling their
opinions. Applying this same
test, it is entirely plain that
au economical administration of state af
fairs and numerous other subjects having
reference to just, honest and beneficent
state government are in a business sense im
portant and legitimate. On all these ques
tions the New York democracy is all right;
and we are willing and anxious to discuss
them at any time or place.
republican cowardice.
But our opponents, apparently seeking to
avoid a discussion of subjects legitimate to
the canvass and affeoting the business of
our city and state, and exhibiting such
weakness and fear as certainly ought not to
escape notice, are shrieking throughout the
state the demerits and dangerous proclivi
ties of a certain political organization
whose membors support the principles and
candidates of the Democratic party. It
would be quite easy to show that, even if all
they allege against this organization were
true, the perils which our opponents pre
sent to the people are baseless and absurd.
But it seems to me argument of suoh a ques
tion belittles an important situation.
each must decide fob himself.
“Every man knows, or ought to satisfy
himself whether the principles and policy
presented to the people by the Democratic
party are such as he approval. If they are,
certainly his duty as a citizen obliges him to
Indorse them. Every man ought to
satisfy himself whether the candidates
of the Democratic party are men of such
character and ability that he is willing to
trust them in the administration of his
state government. If he believes they are
he should not withhold his support from
them upon any frivolous and irrelevant
pretext.
CAN’T FOOL THE BUBINEBS MEN.
He did not believe tho business
men of New York could be
duped. They will not only apprehend
the questions at issue, and see their duty and
interest in soberly passing upon them with
out prejudice and passion, but they will
also appreciate tho fact that the ticket
they are asked by the Democratic
party to support expressly recognizes
them. “It is headed by a man of
business, who is certainly entitled to their
oonfidence, aud who is so creditable os their
representative that 1 believe hi* business
character has escaped attack during a cam
paign in which every attack having any
pretext whatevor ha3 been made. I will
not espociolly refer by name to tbe remain
der of our candidates, some of whom
are my old and near friends, because
I think I ought not to detain you longer
than to say that they are all entirely worthy
of support, and that by the triumphant
election of every one of them the verdict of
tbe people of the state ought to be recorded
in favor of good government ana the ad
vancement or business Interests.”
GOV. HILI.’H SPEECH.
Gov. Hill was next introduced. He said
in part:
This it a peculiar campaign. On one side is
the great Democratic party presenting to the
people of t. state great abiding laeuea Its
opponents Ignore all national questions and
every substautAi state iwtue. Ttteir argu
iiirots are coufleed principally to the govern
tneut of this great democratic city. I am
in favor of the great national ivsue, tar rT
reform, hut she reputiloaus evade and shirk
it* dieoussiuo.
Kss ,i ill'll!* ware pasted outideiuuing tbe
(•d ial administration for tb* McKinley
bid, espressing opposition to the force bid
and taking a stand ’’against the ooioag* of
Ui* S-ivsT dollar wnlch lias not tb* lutriusie
vales of *v#ry utter doiler of b* 1 tiled
Meta
rases rr at hkoogLvii.
BkoogLTH. Get. 27. ICi-SvMlor he
s*U addressed a vary enlhueiestK throng uf
to-ntgl'i at th Aeadeuiy of Mustn.
He said this fight was not between the Re
publican aud Demooratio parties, but
whether Tammany, whioh no demooratio
orator would defend 08 a political factor,
should dominate oity and county politics.
THE ASSAULT UPJN OUR BAILORS.
The President's Telegram to Our Min
ister to Chile.
Washington, Oot. 27.— The following it
a copy of a telegram whioh, by the Presi
dent's order, was sent to Chile on Oct. 23i
Department nr State, I
Washington, D. C., Oct SO. iS9I. t
Hon. Pat Kuan, American Minuter, Santiago,
Chile :
Immediately upon the receipt of information
of the assault* mode on Oct. 16 iu the streets
of Valparaiso upon a number of American
sailors belonging to the United stales man-of
war Baltimore, now in that harbor, tho com
mander of that vessel, ()apt. W, S Schley, was
dir.-eted to cause au Immediate and
thorough inquiry to be made into the origin
and Incidents of that trade affair, and to
communicate the results simultaneously to this
government and to you. Ills report under date
of yesterday lias just lteeu transmitted to this
department by the Secretary ot the Navy,
wim advises me that a copy of the report was
forwarded by Capt. Sou ley to you. You will
observe that the board of officers se
lected by Capt. Schley to investigate this
affair report that our sailors were unarmed aud
gave no provocation; that the assaults upon
them were by armed men. greatly superior in
numbers, and, as we uiust conclude, animated
iu their bloody work by hostility to thes ■ men
as Bailors of the United States You will also
notice that the character of some of the
wounds Indicate that the public police, or some
of them, took part In the attack, and you will
also observe that other American sailors were
without any apparent fault arrested and for
some time held by the authorities.
The friendly efforts of a few of
the public officers to give succor
to our men furnishes the only redeeming Inci
dent of this affair. This cruel work, so Injurious
to the United Slates, took place on Oct. 10.
and yet uo expression of regret, or of a purpose
to make a searching inquiry witn a view to the
Institution of proper proceedings fur the \uu
lshment of the guilty parties has been, so far as
lam advised, offered to this government. You
will at once bring to the attention of the
government of Chile the facts, as
reported to you by Capt. Sohlev,
and will inquire whether there are any
qualifying facts In the possession of that gov
ernment, or any explanation to be offered of
the event that has very deeply pained the peo
ple of the United States, not only by reason of
the resulting death of one of our sailors
and the pitiless wounding of others,
but even more as an apparent expression of
unfriendliness toward tuis government wblc.i
might put in peril the maintenance of amica
ble relations b tween tue two countries. If
the facts are as reported by Oapi Schley this
government caunot doubt that the govern
ment ot Chile will offer prompt and full repara
tion. You will furnish the foreign office a full
{taraphrose of this dispatch and report prorapt
y to this government. Wharton.
LOSS OF THE DISPA TO3.
Liaut. Cowles’ Eyes Fill With Tears
as He Tells of the Vessel’s Fate.
Washington, Oct. 27.—1n tho court of
inquiry relative to the loss of the Dispatch
on Assatoague Shoals, Chesapeake bay, to
day Lieut. Cowles, her commander, when
asked if he had any oomplaiut to make
against any officer or the crew
in connection with the accident,
rather unexpectedly tepHfid: ‘ ‘Nojphfter the
vessel grouudod.” Inquiries as to tho
meaning of this answer developed the ex
planation that every one behaved admirably
after the collision, but there was a hint of
a reflection upon someone as to things pre
ceding the collision.
failed to obey orders,
Lieut. Cowles then testified that ha had
laid the vessel’s course headed for the
Winter Quarter Shoal light,and was dozing
expecting to be called at any moment
when the light should show. When
ho felt the shock he know ground
and not another ship had been
struck. He mot Lieut. Milligan, who had
the deck, and that officer and Lieut. Noel,
the executive, Baid they had sighted the
light and the latter had changed the ship’s
course, not thinking it worth while to
notify tho witness. Lieut. Cowles then de
scribed the abandonment of the vessel.
TEARS IN HIS EYES.
He became visibly affected as ho wont on,
and when he said, “I left the vessel with
her oolors and her pennant flying” he broke
down, bis voice quiverod and his eyes filled
with tears. It was some momeute before he
could go on. He told of the immeuse serv
ice rendered by Capt. Tracy, of the life
saving station, and paid the highest
tribute to tbe zeal of the
men and their unwillingness to
abandon the ship. In conclusion he said:
“The gale increased in fury, and when it
had finally subsided there was nothing left
of the Dispatch,” and he sat down with a
great sob. Upon cross-examination Lieut.
Cowles said that the inly orders given were
the regular night orders to sail the ship by
the usual course, and these he thought safe
night orders.
CLAIMS FOR HORS ESS.
Twenty-one Thousand Horsas Paid tor
and 5,014 Claims Pending.
Washington, Oct. 27.— Third Auditor
Ilart in his annual report says: “Tha be
ginning of the end of the horse claim in
dustry is very happily within vision. The
presentation of claims was barred after
Aug. 13, IS9L Of tbe class of
losses considered by this division
there have bean sinco the war about
21,000 horses paid for. Of 5,014 claims on
hand nearly oue-half have been awaiting
calls for additional evidence, or, in cases
growing out of the Mexieau war. for proof
of loyalty. In souio of the claims the post
oftioe addresses of th-claimants h ive been
lost. No court would permit its docket to
be weighed down with dead causes, and so
tho practice will be adopted hereafter in tbe
settlement of boree claims of rejecting
without prejudice all cases where no atten
tion has been given for five years. This
policy will very much facilitate the dispo
sition of the present accumulation during
the coming year.”
RUSHING GOODS INTO MEXICO.
Everything Cn Which tbe Duty Is To
Be increased Going Forward.
Bt. Louis, Mo., Oct. 27.—A Laredo (Tex.)
special says: The rush of goods through
tbe port of Laredo into Mexico to avoid the
increase of dutiee on many articles, which
goes into effect on Nov. 1, is simply im
mense. Among the more important articles
which are now l>eing taken acroes by tram
load daily are horses, cattle, oil, pig iron,
lumber and machinery.
THE CORN DUTY TO HE ABOLISHED.
Bt. Lot’ik, Mo., Oct. 27.—A special from
the City of Mexico says there is a well
founded rumor that the duty on corn will
at <noe be removed by tbe Mexican govern
ment, owing to the shortness of the crops
and the famine prevailing In several states of
the rspublio, Tb* report* front tbe flooded
districts of Chiapas ar* bsai trending. It is
■aid Uiat hundred* uf people era Ob the
verge of tlarvalkm Tb* state of Guyana
juata La* prohibited tbe asportation of
ouTB, and other stale* will toot! follow tb*
example
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man bii<n*o I U,, . .MU** b on
•spLatou and fir* Ui a small dyuamii* fac
tory Lars.
UAKI) FIGHTING AT CORK
THE RIVAL POLITICAL FACTIONS
CLASH IN THE STREETS.
Mounted Polioe Charge the Combat
ants With Drawn Swords- The Hos
pitals Full of Mon With Cracked
Skulls—A Reception to Messrs. Dil
lon and O'Brien at the Bottom of
the Trouble.
Cork, Oct. 27. —Tho feeling aroused
throughout Ireland, and especially in this
oity, by the recent political and factional
sayings and doings is vary bitter aud
threatens to result In serious conflicts be
tween the MoCarthyltos and I’arnollites.
There were Bevoral affrays here yesterday
evening at the close of various political
meetings, and sticks aud stones freely
used by both parties. Tho result is that a
number of members of the two opposing
parties are being nursed in the hospitals and
elsewhere for severe wounds incurred during
the frays. A girl who was on the scene
during one of those political scrimnmgos
was severely wounded about the head and
face by stones.
A BITTER SERMON.
A sermon preached last Sunday at Kil
kenny ny Father Fidelia, of the order of St.
Frauds, is much commented upon here aud
elsewhere. Father Fidelia, npon that oc
casion, bitterly denounced the late Charles
Stewart Parnell, saying that “the most de
praved monster who ever lived was uow
swept off the face of the earth.” The rev
erend geutleman also said that the women
who were supporting him were “limbs of
the devil,” and that the Workingmen's
Club was a "syuagoguo of hell.”
DILLON AND O'BRIEN ARRIVE.
Messrs. Dillon and O’Brien arrived hero
to-day to attend a political convention, and
wore escorted to the convention hail by a
large orowd.
HISSING AND HOOTING.
As the procession passed through tho
streets there was considerable hissing and
hooting, and several stones crushed
through a large portrait of Will
iam O’Brien, which was carried iu
tho parade. Upon arriving at the as
sembly rooms, Messrs. lJi lon and O’Brien
were given au enthusiastic reception, dur
ing which several warmly applauded
speeches were made. While the speech
making was in progross a body of I’arnell
ites attacked the band meu of the McCar
thyites, and tried to demolish their mstru
mouts, now a favorite proceeding upon tho
pat tof the contending factions. A warm,
free tight followed, but it was only of short
duration, as the police charged in upon the
combatants aud soon put au end to the hos
tilities.
O’fißlKN’B SPEECH.
Mr. O’Brien, daring bis speeob, said that
he was willing to giro fair play to his op
ponents, but, be added, he would not yield
to “brickbats and dynamite bombs,” a re
mark which was received with considerable
loud applause. Continuing, Mr. O’Brien
said that they (the Parnellites) might blow
up the office of the newspaper representing
the views of tho McCnrthyites, but, ho ex
claimed, “they cannot destroy the spirit
which animates that party." [Tremendous
applause, mingled with some booting.]
FIGHTING RESUMED.
After tho Cork county couverition had
adjourneu there was a serious fight in the
streolß between the McCartbyites and I’ar
nellites. As soon as the convention had
dosed its proceedings Messrs. Dillon and
O’Brien paised through the city, still
accompanied by the procession whioh bad
met them at the railroad station. Sud
denly the McCarthyite* were attacked by
a large mob of Farnellites and both sides
fought desperately with sticks, clubs,
shovels and ploks. A detachment of
mounted police was sent for and they
spurred their horses In betweon the two
lines of combatants, striking right and
left with the flat of their sabres amid two
crossing showers of stones and bricks.
MANY WOUNDED.
A large number of wounded were
stretchod bleeding and groaniug in the
streets before the troopers restored order.
Tbe ueighborlug hospital had to find ac
commodations for many wounded persons
by the time hostilities were
suspended. There Is great excite
ment everywhere in Cork this eveni g. The
antagonistic groups, it is feared, will reas
semble, and there is danger that the hntile
between them will be resumed. At Limer
ick one young boy fractured another’s
skull with a stone for rofuslng to declare
either for Mr. Parnell or Mr. Healy.
TUNIS IN THE BLOW.
A Wall Falls in the City of Tunis and
Kills Thirty Natives.
London, Oct. 27.— Advices from Tunis
state that the force of the reoent storm was
sharply felt on the southern coast of tbe
Mediterranean. A large wall in tbe city of
Tunis, which had been undermined by the
flood, oollapsed a;d buried thirty nativos. At
last accounts rescuing parties were digging
away debris to recover the bodies of tbe
victims.
THE STERN OK A SHIP WASHED ASHORE.
London, Oot. 27.— One of the effects of
tbe great storm was seen to-day in the
wushiug ashore near Gorlestou, In Sussex,
of the stern of the ship Margaret John
from Littlehampton. Four bodies were
recovered from the wreck. Nothing is
known of the fate of tbe rest of the crew.
MANY VESSELS DASHED TO PIECES.
Marseilles, Oct 27.—Details of tbe
great storm are rapidly oamlng to hand.
Eighteen boats of all sorts, mainly small
coasters, were dashed to pieces in this
vicluity. A large three-masted Italian ves
sel wai wrecked at Hyeros, twelve miles
east of Toulon. At Cannes tbe gale was
severe. The sea with great violence swept
over and badly damaged Promenade du
Midi.
A SLAUGHTER OFAFRIUANB.
German W-r Vessels storm Villages
on Camaroons River.
London, Oct. 27. —A dispatch received
here from letgos, tbe capital of tbe
British West African colony of that name,
gives an account of the landing
and triumph over a number of tribes in
the neighborhood of the Camaroons river,
Upper Guinea, of a force of Germans. The
native tribes of Abo, in tbe Camaroous coun
try. it appears, have been for some time
past subjecting German settlers to abuses
of various natures. These proceeding* tbe
German admiral determined to put a stop
to. Consequently he some time ago ren
der roused three German war vessels In tbe
Camaroous river end landing a strong
force of sailors ami marines, stormed the
villages of the hostile tribes, Inflicting
Severn punishment upon them. Eight of
the German landing party were wounded
The number of tbe nalivas killed I
Staled. 4
Kaiser WI Ulema Good Example
iIISUS, Got. 27. Ib# /Umlitunttiijrr
says tbe kaiser has pureness 1 two tricking
men's houses, intending tn prevent them to
daeerviug men, ltd* action of tb* k *l —r
ha* *U - uieted tbe ertatoaieU to follow hi*
twite
R&V. HUGHES ON METHODISM.
Views Gained at the Washington Con
ference Written Up.
London, Oct 27. Rev. Hugh Prioe
Hughes, one of the British delegates to the
ecumenical Methodist congress which re
cently mot in Washington, in to-day’s
Chronicle continues his account of the
proceedings of that bod v. He comments on
the strides that Methodism is making in the
English ns compared with the American
churches, which iu some important parti
culars is more old-fashioned intellectually
and ecclesiastically than we are. The
church lu Canada, be said, is distinctly
nearer to us In modes of thought
and life than in America. He attributes
this to the iutelleotual, social and
political atmosphere breathe I in Knglaud.
lie was gratified to observe that the colored
brethren wero received on terms of equality.
In reference to the reception of foreign del
egates at the whittt house ho says there was
something very impressive in the republi
can simplicity with which one of the great
est potentates of tho earth received the
guests. •
RUSSIA'S FAMINE.
Tho Organization or a Relief Society
Prohibited.
London, Oct. 27. —The Daily News
learns that the Russian government has re
jected tho petition of a deputation ot tho
richest Moscow merchants for permission to
form a society for the relief of the victims
of the famine-stricken districts. The so
ciety was backed by ail immense amount
of capital and a host of volunteers. The
minister of thu interior, in declining the
proposition, declared that anybody at
tempting to visit the district
where famine prevails for any
such purpose as that described
would bo arreitod. Tho emigration society
lias prohibited the organization of reliof
committees at certain points. This Is sup
posed to be duo to fear that roliunoo upon
tho government relief will have a had moral
effect on tho pe isauts. who will decline to
work on the relief railways anil roads while
tho ready cash of the famine fuuil is pro
curable.
EPAIN’S HIGH WATER 4. ‘
Acute Distress Among- the Poorer
Classes In the Flooded Districts.
Madrid, Dot. 27.— Throughout Spain
there is more or less evidence of damage
done by the floods and of the severe nature
of these luundni lons. Id many submerged
districts acute distress prevails among the
poorer classes of the Inhabitants, and in a
number of places the railroads have been
cut by the hijh waters, which
have thus stopped communication between
several of the large to wits of the Hooded prov
inces. Tho Ebro continues to rise and is
flooding tho streets of I’ortußa. In tho prov
ince of Tarragona, ai.d is placing the sur
rounding country under water. On all
tides an immense amount of damage has
been done. Many villages are entirely iso
lated from the surrounding towns and ham
lets and there has been great loss every
where in live stock and Drops. The village!
of Gulohna and Urcher, near Grenada,
have been completely inundated.
BERLIN’S IMMORALITY, *
Men Supported by Women of 111 Fame
to Be Driven Out.
Berlin, Oct. 27. —The Reichsanzeiger
(official), by order of Emperor William,
commsuts editorially to-day upon tho de
plorable Immorality prevalent in Berlin.
The Reichsunzeiger enjoins the local au
thorities to adopt energetic measures for
the suppression of men who
live npon the earnings of women of
ill-fame. The police, the inspired official
newspaper adds, must act without scruplo
in suppressing tnis evil and if necessary,
the laws must be altered. The courts are
then told to givo a hard sentence in bad
cases.
MIIIRINGUN’S BLAZE. V
-120 Houses Burned and 784 Pernonu
Made Homeless.
Bf.rne, Oct. 27. —The official roport of
the lire which occurredjin the town of Meir
igon. In this canton, Huuday, shows that
the omflagration, which was greatly In
creased in destructiveness by a high wind
wbioli prevailed, destroyed 120 bouses,
without counting n large number of barns,
stables and other buildings of that descrip
tion, and rendered 784 persons homeless.
Tho Eugllsli church, in addition to nearly
every other edifice of Importance, is in
ruins.
Corruption on the Turf.
London, Oct. 27.—Tho jockey club* of
Vienna and Buda-Pesth held a joint session
yesterday to inquire into the charge re- a
cently preferred that there waa fraud among
tbe jockeys. It was clearly proved that
there was a corrupt ring uf eighteen jockeys,
with whom oertain well-known turfites
were conspiring. The licensee of .lookers
R. Coates and Busby wore suspended, and a
number of their confederates were warned
off tbe turf.
An Ocean Record Lowered.
London, Oct. 27.— The White Star Line
stia rer Teutonic, Capt. Irving, which
sailed from Now York Oct. 21 for Liver
pool, was signalled off Browhead at 9:55
o'clock this innrnlng. having beaten tbe
fastest previous recurd from New York.
The Teutonic reports that she experienced
stormy weather during the passage.
Boy Train Wreckers.
London, Oct. 27.—The police of Croydon
have arrested two boy* for placing obstruc
tions in front of the East Bourne express
on Friday last. The boys have confessed,
saying tnat they placed the fish plates and
iron chains where they were found in order
that their desire to sea a train derailed
might be gratified.
Stormy Times at Sea.
Liverpool, Oct. 27.— Incoming steamers
report having experienced fearful weather
between this port and the Is and of Ma
deira. Their decks were continually swept
by heavy seas and a number of them were
compelled to heave to until the weather im
proved.
Banqueted by the Kaiser.
Berlin, Get. 27.— Tbe kaiser gave a
grand banquet this evening in honor of the
King of Roumama, who arrived on a visit
to ( >rmany to-day. The toasts were of tbe
most cordial character.
Proinot on Suspended.
Home, Oct. £7. —II Srcolo eimouno— that
fur economic raisoiat tie government “111
suspend for two snaivali pr m/U ms of
stats and civil servants.
A Hero of Waterloo Faaaas Away.
fkl TMANPWHf, Kwo., Gs*. <7.—Ll*ut.
C i. H .wiett, ooa of tb* few survivor* uf
tb* Britton officer* bo feugbt at Me’.aS
too, t* deal
I DAILY, $lO A YEAR. .
J 5 CENTS A COPY. f
(WEEKLY, 1.23 A YEAR, f
A PRINCE OF FORGERS.
THE OONVICT WHO FOOLED QOV
BUCHANAN A PRISONtR. *
Th* Story of His Successful Forge<
Petition for a Pardon Retold—Ths
Governor Even Worked for a Suit oi
Clothes and a Little Money by ths
Wily Prisoner.
Jersey City, N. J., Oot. 27.—A new and
most remarkable feature in the cose of
Charles B. Stoddard, now confined in ths
Hudson county jail for forging o hocks has
Just come to light. A little loss than two
years ago Stoddard, then masquerading
under the name of Henry B. Davis, was
convicted of similar offenses in Nashville
and was sent to the Tracy Oitj
branch prison in Tennessee to servs
a term of six years. He was
put to work In the mines. This year, how
ever, he obtained freedom by one of ths
boldest and most ingenious ruses that orira*
Inal ingenuity over devised. The discoverj
ot the fraud tins led Uov. Buchanan ol
Tennessee to make a requisition on Gov<
Abbott ot Now Jersey, in order that the
prisoner may be tried for the crime by
which ho secured his liberty.
A FORGED PETITION.
It appears that Gov. Buchanan a few
mouths ago received a petition purporting
to be signed by fifty of the leading residents
of Covington, asking for Stoddard's re
lease, accompanied by a letter presumably
signed by N. W. Bnbtlst of the Arm of
Bablist & Beadle, reputable and well
known attorneys of that place. This let
ter weaves a story of romance about
Htoddard, or Davis, as ho was known in ths
Tennessee prison, and recites In great de.
tail how he was the victim of a conspiracy,
planned and engineered by a wicked and
avaricious stepfather, named James Hher
rill, and abetted by the latter’s wicked
brother.
HEAD LIKE A FAIRY TALE.
This stepfather’s cruel oonduct. the let tot
alleged, drove tho prisoner to dissipation,
and tbs stepfather by fraud bad him con
victed of forgery so he might enjoy ths
estate of Davis’ mother, some $60,000. Bab.
tilt was made to say that he had secured (
division of Sherrill's estate whioh would
give the prisoner a snug sum of (37,000 tc
begin life anew. The letter also
stated that a note of a confiden
tial character had been sent to ths
governor to hand to Stoddard, because tbs
lawyer oould not consistently hand It to
him, and then continued: “Glvejhim kindly
admonition ami godspeed. He has soms
money with him, and should he need mors
and not be suitably clad kindly meet lib
needs, and I will send a check. He is s
Mason and a member of the alliance and hit
brothers hero are very anxious to hoar ol
hit prompt release. I trust that the ac
knowledgment of this letter wilt be ths
news that Davis Is free."
NO END TO HIS CHEEK.
After this charming bit of naivete, which
paved the way for Htoddard to filch money
anil a suit of clothes from the governor, tbs
unique document says that Davis and his
friends will be satisfied with the punishment
of Sherrill, and that the signature ol
every citizen in Tipton county
could have been obtained to tin
petition. “The signers.” it goes on
to say, “are all tlrst-dnss citizens and deeply
interested in tho matter of Davis’ release.
Justice demands his immediate pardon, and
1 ask It as a personal favor, and whatever ]
cau do to render your administration success'
ful, anil for your future advancement in
political life, will be done, os you know,
cheerfully.” 4
GOOD NAMF.H ON THE PETITION.
The signatures attached to the petition In
clude the names of 8. L. Cockroft, attorney
general; T. I). Flippen. judge of the circuit
court; Daniel H. Smith, sheriff of Tipton
county, and many others, including the law
firm of Babtist & Beadle, to whioh ths
writer of the letter Is supposed to belong
Stoddard was duly released and the gov
ernor only discovered the fraud when hi
spoke to one of the supposed signers ot
the petition, who denounced tho whole
thing os a fraud. Stoddard's trial will coma
off In a few days, and under the laws of
New Jersey he can be sent to spite prison
for ten years. After that be can be sent M
Tennessee, but not before.
FOUR KILLED AT A BLAST.
An Attempt to Drill Out Rock Results
in an Explosion.
Minneapolis, Minn., Oot. 27. — Newt
just received, says that while workmen it
Montana were blasting on the Faciflc ex*
tension, a hole In a rock oontaining so mi
powder became oboked with rock and tb*
foreman started to drill it out. About thi
first blow of the drill generated a spark,
which in turn ignited tbe powder. Tht
force of tbe explosion blew out the bottom
of the hole, killirg four men and maiming
two others. The men who were drilling
escaped with a few powder burns. The
smoke of the blast bad hardly disappeared
when tbe foreman, whose orders had brought
death on his fellow-workmen, took to the
woods and was seen no more. He left none
too quick, for the infuriated workmen were
on the point of lynohing him.
FIVE KILLED IN A CABOOSE.
An Extra Freight Rune Down the One
In Front of It.
Glbnwood, Minn., Oct. 27.—A rear ool>
lision occurred last night at Thomson sta
tion between a west-bound freight and an
extra following. Tbe extra came at full
speed, completely telescoping tho caboose ol
the regular, killing O. E Helms, a travel
ing salesman of St. Paul, and Fred Renn,
Conrad Prince, Brazil Lyle and John
Coffin of Moutlcello, Minn. Renn wal
literally roasted to death, as he was found
in the wreck on top of the boiler. Seven
persons were injured. It is reported that
the “Zoo" company has caused the arrest ol
Conductor Woodson and Engineer Smith
of the extra, the blame appearing toiest
with them.
A SUIT AGAINST A PRIEST.
A Female Storekeepsr Accuses Him
of Ordering a Boycott.
Boston, Oct 27. —Suit was begun in the
superior court yeiterday by Maria KuU
burg of East Boston against Ilev. Hugh R.
O’Dounell, a Catholic priest of that section,
to recover $5,990 damages f r the rui
of the plaintiff* buslnes* by a boycott
placed on tbe store by tbe priest.
Mr*. Kullburg refuied to send her children
to tli* parochial school, and allege* in h*r
charge that because she did so ref u* the de
fendant from the alter “p'lblioiv and offi
cially Issued au Interdictiou forbidding all
of bis parishioner* and ins congrsgsUO'J to
trade or deai or In any w*y aesociata with
the plaintiff ’’
Faddy Gorman Kaocaad Gut.
Ha* Fra'ci* o, Cal., Gst. 27, lierris
Mari.l., tbe Miuu-aot* “Blank I'earl,"
knock'd out Faddy Gorman. the Au-t auat
middle wrlght, leet night after lour km
round*, before tbe Family Club, f M • pgr**
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