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ROW AT A CAMP-MEETING
NEGRO MKTHODIBIS STICK UP FOR
A D SUNKEN BLACK.
The Sheriff Menaced by an Angry
Mob When Be Arrested the Of
fender— Gainesville's Military Com
pany Wired to Come to the Beene.
The Sheriff Baved by a Bogus Dis
patch.
Uaihesvillk, Fla., Not. 15.— At Turner
City, near the Micanopy junction of the
Florida Southern railway, a negro oamp
meeting is iu progress, the annual religious
picnic knock-down and drag-out of the
African Methodist ehurch. Every year
thousands gather there about this time from
all parts of the state and every year trouble
of some sort arises. To-day a drunken
negro began firing bis pistol, and Sheriff
Fennel, being on the ground with eeveral
deputies,arrested him. taking his pistol from
him and starting with him for the train,
then ready to leave for Gainesville. He was
opposed by a vast throng of excited and
threatening negroes, who refused to allow
him to proceed.
A CALL FOE MILITIA.
Seeing that he would need more help he
wired Capt. I. E. Webster to bring down
bis oompany, the Gainesville Guards. Be
fore an answer could be had things grew
worse. Capt. S. C. Tucker, an ex-sheriff,
being also present, thought quickly, and
read to the mob a bogus dispatch from Capt.
Webster to the effect that he would be
down with bis troops in an hour or so. This
quieted the negroes and Sheriff Fennel’s
few friends rushed him and his prisoner
into a box car and locked them up. The
train then pulled out for Gainesville, where
the negro was locked up. It the negroes
bad killed the sheriff and his posse Capt.
Webster could have done nothing without
first getting orders from the governor.
MORE TROUBLE POSSIBLE.
Things are more quiet, but if the sher
iff attempts to take the ringleaders to-night
thero may be much trouble, and possibly
bloodshed. Mr. Fennel is a determined
man. Even leading republicans think he
should enforce the law at any hazard, for
this place is beginning to be a very great
nuisance. It is in the midst of one of the
largest orange and vegetable growing sec
tions in Florida, and eaoh year at this, the
busiest season, the labor for many miles
around is worthless, to say nothing of the
shooting, fighting, gambling and whisky
selling which is carried on.
SLASHED AT WITH A DIRK.
Bill Rowe, a negro desperado, created a
disturbance at a negro restaurant last night
about 12 o’clock, and when Policeman Ben
nett sought to arrest him, he slashed at
Officer Bennett with a dfrk and ran. Officer
Bennett fired at biui and missed him, but
Officer Teamster ran him down and locked
him up.
J. T. Medlin, formerly chief clerk at the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway
depot, baa been promoted to the position of
assistant Inspector of agencies, to take the
place of Mr. McCraino. Harry Runkle ia
promoted to chief clerk in the freight office,
and i. Harry-Fenoh has been promoted to
the local clerkship.
It is thought that Miss Rebecca Bradford,
a member of a very highly respected old
time family of Tallahassee, is dying with
pneumonia.
FATAL FIRE AT CLEVELAND.
One Fireman Killed and Two Danger
ously Injured.
Cleveland, 0., Nov. 15.—One of the
most threatening fires Cleveland has had in
teveral years broke out at 8 o’clock this
evening, and before it was extinguished at
midnight had destroyed 8200,000 worth
of property and resulted in the death of
one fireman aud the serious injury of
two others. The fire started in the big job
printing establishment of Short & Forman,
fronting on Superior street, at No. 123, and
extending back to Frankfort street. The
building is in the heart of the down-tow n
business and banking center, surrounded by
high brick blocks,
STABT OF THE FIRE.
The fire started in one of three buildings
fronting tra Frankfort street, and inside of
five minutes the (lames were through the
roof, ihe fire burned fiercely and spread
rapidly to four other buildings adjoining,
and all were soou enveloped in flames. The
Johnson house, a five-story brick
building fronting on Superior street, wa3
toe next in the path of the fire and the
names played over and around its roof,
the guests made a hasty exit aud it seemed
almost certain that the hotel would be de
stroyed, together with the Weddell bouse,
which adjoins it on the east, frontiug 300
teet ou Superior Btreet.
firemen cadght in a death trap.
The first alarm was followed by a general
call for steamers, and ten engines were soon
at work. One of the first steamers to ar
nve was No. 1, and Capt. John Grady and
Firemen Miohael Hawley and Charles Ward
oi tne same company carried a line
into the burning building. Ad instant
later one of the floors fell, crushing
Lapt. Grady to death and seriously injuring
Firemen Hawley and Ward. Capt. Gra
dy s body was recovered, aud the other two
meu were sent to a hospital, where they are
reported in critioal condition. After an
or s hard work the firemen gained the
mastery of the fire, saved the two hotels and
building the flame ® *° *b n Frankfort street
the losses and insurance.
Cleveland, Nov. 10, 3a. m.’— The losses
na insurance so far as oau be learned are
as follows;
Hhort & Forman on stook, 1130,000; in
wrance nearly as much.
• “• ooovil.'e, owner of the Short Sc For
*-5.000; insured for f 13,000.
National Bank building, loss $2,000.
FSEK* ° COUPaat8 '
TSAIN BOBBER3 BCARBD OFF.
The Railroad Authorities Were
Warned of Their Plane.
~ T J"° L ' 18 ‘ ov - M>.—An attempt to rob
0 Missouri, Kansas and Texas south
r° ui "l train No. 3, at South Canadian, L T.
as frustrated by the officials of the rail
ay company. Last uight a telegram was
thd n2iF u ‘^° Keo > notifying the officers that
South n , were Been *“ ‘be vicinity of
Pr Canadian hid in the river bottom. An
Kun-rta fT ru “ “ ,leac f of the regular train, and
it i< h,.i ,, aCO . <l 11 lbe Postal and expross oars,
sot on i' 6 ™ 1 l . la t one or two of the gang
the rohhlt troin at Muskogee and signalled
tlie trai^ erß n °t 40 attempt the robbery, as
Put on th W 9 ( ?? a l ded * Officers have been
put on the trail of the outlaws.
Japan Not to Help China.
lished in truth ot tb ® report pu ti
ll eet win Dd ° n Papers that the Japanese
agsinsT i , i,. CO " opill ? t8 with the Chinese
Japanif *!? e . t - UlB tbat the
presented bv'tL' 11 1 t ' klU ,if?ned the demand
t*on of foreigners. P ° Worß
SMALL-POX IN LIBERTY.
Tho Government to Stamp Out the
Harris’ Neck Epidemic.
Washington, Nov, 15.—Surgeon General
Wyman of the marine hoepital service to
day received a letter from the governor of
Georgia calling attention to an epidemic of
small-pox at Harris’ Neck, Liberty county,
Georgia, and requesting that the marine
hospital service take obarge of the epidemic,
as there Is no organized board of health in
that county and Harris’ Neck is remote
from the county seat or any town.
Tho country there is populated
obiefly by negroes. The surgeon
general has sent telegraphic orders to the
surgeon in charge of the quarantine station
at Blackboard Island, fifteen miles from
Harris’ Neck, to visit the infected district
and begin measures at once to stamp out
the disease. A large number of vacoine
points have been forwarded. Fuller par
ticulars are expected as soon as tho surgeon
has reached the infected locality and thor
oughly examined into the cause and extent
of the disease.
A SALVATION ARMY TRAGEDY.
A Female Private Shoots a Captain
and Commits Suicide.
Omaha, Neb., Nov. 15.—The muster of
the northwestern division of the Salvation
Army at Omaha to-night to meet La
Marecbale Booth-Claiborn of France, has
terminated in a tragedy, sad, sudden
aud Inexplicable. While the soldiers
of the army were filing slowly out of
their barracks the sound of a pistol
shot rang out above the notes of the bell
tolling above the house, and with a groan
one of the array’s captains fell to the pave
ment bleeding from the mouth and nostrils.
A SECOND SHOT.
Her body had not yet been lodged on the
sidewalk when a second report from a pistol
was heard, and a private reeled
from the ranks and staggered blindly
a step or two and fell dead in the gutter,
her life going out amid a cloud of smoke
from her own pistol. The real motive for
the fearful double crime is not so clear as
might be, but the indications point to a
rather queer combination of jealousy and
semi-religious frenzy.
ON A SLAB IN THE MORGUE.
However obscure may be tho motive that
prompted the deed, its result stands out
only too plainly, for the body of Nettie
Birdler, the murderess and suicide, rests on
a marble slab at the city morgue, aud her
victim, Capt. Hattie Smith, of the Salva
tion band at Oskaloosa, la., is awaitiug in
untold agony the final extinguishment of
the vital spark at her temporary boarding
plaoe on Davenport street.
GARZA GIVES BATIL®.
He Attacks Guerrero and Is Routed
After a Hard Fight.
San Antonio, Tex., Nov. 15.—There oan
no longer be any doubt that Catrino Garza
has opened the revolutionary ball in Mexico
in earnest. Mexican troops had a brush
with the revolutionists to-day near Guer
rero, and it is reported that Garza’s
forces were routed. A dispatoh was
received here stating that Gaza made an at
tack on Guerrero late yesterday evening
and was only driven off after a stubborn
resistance on the part of the Mexican gar
rison . In the conflict one Mexican officer
was killed and another wounded. The
loss on Garza’s side is not defi
nitely known. The fact is
evident that the insurgents have been
quietly increasing their force and now have
begun an active campaign. It is fur.her
stated in a dispatch received from Rio
Grande city that the revolutionists are well
armed and have many sympathizers on this
side of the border.
A LOUISIANA BANK FAILS.
—I
It Had Been in Successful Existence
for Twenty Years.
New Orleanp, La., Nov. 15.—A special
to the Times-Democrat from Tyler, Tex.,
says: “After a successful career of twenty
years, during whioh it had built up a
reputation as one of the solidest and
soundest financial Institutions in the
state, the banking house of
Bonner Sc Bonny has been forced
to the wall. Fur some time past those
familiar with tho affairs have known that
the bank was in straights, but it was
thought it would be able to pull through ail
right.
“So far as can be ascertained the liabilities
of the bank will exceed $500,000. The as
sets are said to more than cover the liabili
ties, but as they consist in part of stocks
and personal paper it is not known whether
they will realize sufficient to pay the de
posit account and other debts. ’
FLAMES IN A SAN.ITUM.
Editorial Booms and a Job Department
Damaged at Norfolk.
Norfolk, Va., Nov. 15. —Fire broke out
this morning about 10 o’clock in the edito
rial rooms in the second story of the Nor
folk Virginian building and quickly com
municated to the third story, whioh
contained the job printing establishment..
The composing room, on tho fourth floor,
was badly damaged by water, but the
type was not materially injured. The
first floor, which contained the
counting room, offices and press room is
uninjured. The damage to the building
and job department will amount to several
thousand dollars, and Is insured. A serious
loss is the damage to the files of the paper
and library. The fire will not interfere
with the prompt publication of tho paper.
MILLEDGBVILLF.~3 RAILWAY
Camp Bros, of Gainesville Lease It at
$2,800 Per Year.
Milledgkville, Ga. Nov. 15.—The
Milledgeville Asylum railroad has
just been leased to Camp Bros
of Gainesville. The terms of the lease
are that the road shall be put in
thorough condition by the company, or that
the company will furnish SI,OOO for that
purpusb. Camp Bros, will give $2,800
rental per annum and agree to keep
tho road up iu first-class condition.
This will give the stockholders and
bondholders 7 per cent, por annum on the
amount invested. The r< ad has always had
more business than it oould do, but for some
reason or other has not paid anything dur
ing the last year. Lack of confidence by
many of the stockholders has been oue of
its great drawbacks. Camp Bros, will
move here and build new homes.
A St. Augustine Dentist Dead.
St. Augustine, Fla., Nov. 15.—Dr. H.
H. Newton, a prominent dentist here, Uiou
to-night of heart failure.
SAVANNAH, GA., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16,1891.
AVAR TALK IN FLORIDA.
CRAWFORD MIGHT BE RESCUED IF
PUT IN JAIL.
A Belief, However, That He Will Sign
and Seal the Credentials Bafore the
Controversy Reaches a Dangerous
Extreme—The Case to Be Appealed
to the United States Court If Possible.
Tallahassee, Fla., Nov. 15l—The pub
lic pulse is throbbing, and everybody here
is waiting with bated breath for the out
come of the supreme court decision in the
Crawford mandamus ease. Unless Secre
tary of State Crawford sigus aud seals the
ootnmiislon of Senator Davidson by to
morrow the court will issue a peremptory
writ commanding him to do to, and in the
event then of his failure to obey the man
date of the court he will stand iu contempt
of the oourt and be liable to imprisonment.
Some of Secretary Crawford’s friends,
who claim to know whereof they speak, say
that he will uot obey the mandate of the
oourt and will go to jail rather than sign
the commission of Senator Davidson. This
statement having been generally circulated
ail are waiting with iuterest for to-morrow
to come to see if Secretary Crawford will
be so stubborn and firm in his prejudiced
position as to defy the order of the court.
SENSATIONAL RUMORS.
All sorts of wild and sensational rumors
are being circulated. One is that if Secre
tary Crawford is sent to jail an army of his
friends from Wakulla aud Madison ooun
ties will come to Tallahassee and release
him by force, burning the jail to prevent
his being sent back. No one has been able
to trace these rumors to their source and
they are generally laughed at as being silly
in the extreme.
Oue of Socretary Crawford’s warm
friends remarked that the constitution of
the state says that be is tho custodian of
the great seal of state, and that If he were
sent to jail he would take the seal with him,
thus preventing any one else from affixing
it to Davidson’s commission.
WILL APPEAL IF POSSIBLE.
A. W. Cockrell, counsel for Secretary of
State Crawford, arrived here this morning,
and has had a long consultation with his
client. It is said that be has been busy
nearly all day reading authorities and hunt
ing for some ground for appealing the case
to the United States supreme court. Promi
nent attorneys here say there is positively
no ground for au appeal, that this man
damus case is purely a state matter and
not within the jurisdiction of the
United States court. Notwithstanding that
Secretary Crawford said last night that he
positively would not sign and seal the com
mission of Mr. Davidson, it is whispered
to-night that if he finds there is no ground
for appealing the case to the United State*
court he will sign and seal the commission
to-morrow, and uot defy tho court, as it has
been said he would do.
INTERNAL REVENUE FIGURES.
The Annual Report of Commissioner
Mason.
Washington, Not. 15. —The annual re
port of John W. Mason, commissioner of
internal revenue, has just been submitted
to the Secretary of the Treasury,and shows
total receipts for the last fiscal year from
all sources of $14,603,410, an increase of
$3,440,719 over the receipts for the
previous fiscal year. The re
ceipts for the first three months of the
present fiscal year wore $38,742,688,
au increase of $797,809, over the receipts of
the corresponding period of the previous
fiscal year. The cost of collecting for the
post fiscal year was $4,310,604, or 2.88 per
cent, of the receipts. Ths cost for the
previous pear was 2.82 per cent, of the col
lections. The estimated expenses for the
next fiscal year are $4,522,580. Duriug the
year 698 stills wore destroyed and 97 were
removed, involving the arreßt of 378 per
sons.
TAXES FROM TOBACCO.
The aggregate amount of taxes collected
from tobacco duriDg the last fiscal year was
$32,796,270.
The decrease of the collections for the last
fisoal year as compared with those for the
previous fiscal year was $116,370. This is
due to a reduction by the act of Oct. 1,1890,
of the tax on snuff, chewing and smoking
tobacco, Jan. 1, 1891, from Bto 6 cents per
pound, and to the repeal of special taxes
relating to tobacco, July 1,1891. The tax
on cigars and cigarettes was not chaDged,
and the collections therefrom were in
creased $1,386,650.
INCREASE OF THE PRODUCT.
During the last fiscal year the increase of
taxed tobacco and snuff over the fiscal year
of 1890 was 15,605,884 pounds; the increase of
tobacco and snuff exported was 4,289
pounds, and the increase of tobacoo and
snuff imported and withdrawn for con
sumption was 165,701 pounds.
The increase du ing the fiscal year of 1891
of taxed cigars was 387,002,784 and the de
crease in the cigars exported 40,906, and of
cigars imported and withdrawn for con
sumption was 209,704,729.
The increase of taxed cigarettes was 451,-
284,080 and in cigarettes exported 35,234,-
200. The decrease of cigarettes imported
was 594,875.
Tho amount of the olaims for rebate
taxes on tobacco and snuff under the act of
Deo. 15, 1890, allowed and paid is $1,118,202;
the amount rejeoted $1,984, and the amount
outstanding $14,973.
Tho commissioner recommends the
repeal of sections 3364 and 3393 of the
Revised Statutes providing for the use of
caution lal els on packages of tobacoo. He
says both these sections are wholly unneces
sary ; that they require manufacturers to
Incur needless expense and add to the petty
genaliies with which the system is over
urdened.
THE DISTILLERIES.
Tho total number Of grain, molasses and
fruit distilleries registered and operated
during the }£ar is 4,049 and 3,819 respect
ively. a decioase of 2,331 in the number reg
istered and a decrease of 2,392 in the num
ber operated. The quantity of spirits
(115,962,389 gallons) produced and deposited
in distillery warehouses during tho fiscal
year ended June 30,1891, Is more than the
production (109,275,928 gallons) of the year
1890 by 6,680,461 gallons. The difference U
distributed among the different kinds
as known to the trade as follows:
Increase in the production of high wines,
451,498 gallons; rye whisky, 989,912; alco
hol, 900,378; rum, 126,506; gin, 90,934; pure
neutral or cologne spirits, 1,333,507; miscel
laneous, 5,331,203; total increase, 9,229,830
gallons. Decrease In the production of
bourbon whiskey, 2,543,369 gallons; net in
crease, 6,686,461 gallons.
The quantity of spirits In distillery ware
houses June 30, 1891, is tho largest quantity
so held at the close of auy fiscal year. This
stock on hand has grown from 61,000,000 iu
1888 to 68,500,000 in 1889, to 89,700.000 in
1890, and finally, from the above quantity
to nearly 113,000,000 In 1891.
The quantity of distilled spirits in the
United States, except what may be in cus
toms bonded warehouses, on Oct. 1, 1891,
was 152,945,773 gallons, this quantity being
distributed as follows: In distillery anl
special bonded warehouses, 106,539.498 gal
lons; in the hands of wholesale liquor
dealers, 14,406,275 gallons; in the hands of 1
retail liquor dealers, 32,000,000 gallons;
total, 152,945,773 gallons. Iu makiug the
above computation the average st. ok of
each retail liquor dealer In the L'nlted States
is estimated at 159 gallons.
The actual number of gallons of grape
brandy used in the fortification of sweet
wines duriug the fiscal year euded June 30,
1891 was 193,558, the tax upon which at 90
cents per gallon would have amounted to
$174,201.
WEIOIUNO FOR OUAGINO.
The commissioner announces his purpose
of substituting weighing for guaging in as
certaining the quantity of distilled spirits
subject to tax. He has decided, with the
approval of the Secretary of the Treasury
and under authority of section 3249 of tho
Revised Statutes, to prescribe the use of the
scale in place of the guage rod at distilleries
and so far as applicable at rectifying
houses, regaining the rod for guaging pack
ages of rectified spirit# who* 1 true proof is
not ascertainable owing to the presenoe of
saooarine or other matter in the spirits, and
under other oircumstances when the use of
the scale may not be feasible.
PRODUCTION OF OLEOMARGARINE.
The total production of oleomargarine
during the past year was 44,392,409 pounds,
being the largest in the bistory of elooiuar
garine operations, and exceeding the largest
previous production by 3,728,383 pounds,
the amount in receipts exceeding the great
est previous record by $183,676. The in
crease of production oyer ia t year was
12,068,377 pounds, and in receipts $291,632.
Statistics show that great strides have been
made in the production and consump
tion of oleomargarine in the Nether
lands, oleo oil to tho value of
$10,000,000 being imported from the United
States during the calendar year 1890 aud au
estimated total output of oleomargarine of
165,000,000 pounds being produced (luring
the same period, of whioh nearly 128,00.),-
000 pounds were exported to Englaud,
Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, Sweden,
Norway, Denmark and the Dutch, England
and Portuguese oolonial possessi ms. Farm
ers found that this large output of artificial
butter did not interfere in tho least with
those of them who made a high grade of
butter, whioh commanded good prioei the
year round, ana those who only owned a
few oows had no difficulty In mak
ing oontraots with oleomarganno factories
to take all the milk their oows would yield.
The sale of oleomargarine in Europe, os in
this oountry, was among the poorer daises
who prefer a palatable fat to a rancid one.
A CHAPTER ON BUOAH.
In a chapter on sugar the commbsloner
details the action of the bureau in providing
for the payment of a bounty as authorized
by the tariff act. The number of sugar
produoers who have applied for license is
4,906 and their estimated production is
613,370,380 pounds, of which 572,103,380
pounds is oane sugar. On this subject the
commissioner says: “The above estimate of
the production was raado by the produoers
early in the season, and is considerably in
excess of what may be expected. In mak
ing their estimates for the vear the pro
ducers naturally plaoed their" figures high.
It is what they hoped to make if all con
ditions were favorable. Tho production In
Louisiana last year, which was larger than
usual, was 435,056:926 ppuhds, as reported
by the applicants for license, and thy pre
valent opinion Is that tho coming
crop will not be any larger. The
production this vear by licensed
producers will probably not bo in excess of
the following estimate: Cane sugar, 465.-
000,000 pounds; beet sugar, 25,000,000
pounds; sorghum, 3,000,000 pounds; maple,
10.000.000 pounds; total estimated produc
tion, 502,000,000 pounds.
“Estimating that beet and sorghum sugar
will test 90’ or over by the polarisocpe, and
be entitled to a bounty of 2 cents per pound,
and that two-thirds of the oane sugar will
test 90° degrees and over, aud the rust be
tween 80“ and 90°, the amount of bounty to
be paid for the production of the year end
ing June 30, 1892, will be as follows:
On cane sugar, $8,912,500; on beet sugar,
$500,000; on sorghum, $40,000: on maple
sugar, $170,250; total, $9,628,750. This
country Is a large consumer of sugar, the
people using more per capita than tuose of
any other oountry, except England. In
the last fiscal year we imported 3,483,442,-
325 pounds of sugar, of the value of $105,-
661,431, and produced 512,261,530 pounds.
The amount of sugar produced iu the United
States is about one-eighth of the amount
oonsumed.” The commissioner recom
mends that the law be amended
so as to provide for transfer of
license or the issuing of new
license to the successors or legal repre
sentatives, in case of the death of the party
who has obtained a license, or a change of
firm or transfer of the businoss occurring
after July 1, and after a license has been
issued. The commissioner estimates that
the receipts from all sources for the cur
rent fiscal year will aggregate about $150.-
000,000. __
DOM PHDRO'B DECLARATION.
He Is Willing to Return to Brazil If
His Services Are Desired.
Paris, Nov. 15.— According to an official
communication sent to the public press the
leaders of the Brazilian colony here have
received a declaration to the effect that
Emperor Dom Pedro, seeing with profound
grief events in Brazil tending to
dismember the country, is ready to return
if tbe nation desires his presence In order in
bis old age to render final service to the
union, iategrity and greatness of his father
land.
FLORIDA’S CAPITAL CITY.
Gov. Fleming Siena a Death Warrant.
Appointments by the Governor.
Tallahassee, Fla., Nov. 15.—Gov.
Fleming has signed the death warrant of
Frank Foster, who murdered Bheriff Ep
person of Bradford oounty about two years
ago, and has set Thursday, be c. 10, as the
day for bis execution.
The Ponceannah Cemetery Association of
Lake county, capital stock $250, has filed
articles of incorporation with the s.-cretary
of state.
Gov. Fleming has made the following ap
pointments: Carlos W. Stevens of Tampa,
to be a member of the board of health of
Hillsborough county: Leonidas E. Wade of
Jacksonville, J. R. Smith of Treuton and /
H. L. Berry of Portland, to be notaries
publio for the state at large.
Avery large crop of sugar cane haß been
made in this county this year.
French Miners to Strike.
Paris, Nov. 15. —Delegates representing
40,000 miners met at Lens to-day and de
clared immediate a general strike of the
miners in the north of Franca, Deputy
Basly, wno presided, read a telegram from
M. Constans, minister cf the interior, an
nouncing the intention of the government
to push legislation dealing with miners’
grievances. The strikers have a promise of
support from tbe Loire and St. Etienne
collieries.
Prince George of Wales 111.
London, Not. 15.—Prince George of
Wales is seriously 111 with enteric fever at
Marlborough house. He was seized with a
chill a few days ago and came from Sand
ringham on Friday, accompanied by his
father. The fever developed rapidly, bat
according to tho latest bulletin the prinoe’s
condition at present is favorable.
A TRIBUTE TO PARNELL.
GOTHAM HOLDS A MONSTER MEET
ING IN HIS MEMORY.
Bon. Chauncey M. Depew the Orator
of the Evening—Gov.-Elect McKin
ley Among Those on the Stage—The
Academy of Music Beautifully
Draped—An Outline of the Oration.
New York, Nov. 15.— Services to the
memory of the late Charles Stewart Par
nell were held to-night in the Academy of
Music, and Hon. Cbauueey M. Depew was
the eulogist. A large number of people
gathered about the doors as early as 7
o’clock and patiently waited until the
Aoademy of Music was opened. Among
those who occupied seats on the stage as
auditors ware Bryan G. B. Swyny, John J
Rogers, Dr. Donlon, Judge David Me-
Adam, Dr. O. J. Perry and Mrs. Margaret
Moore. In addition to these, delegations
from the Polish societies of New York
were on the platform, and representatives
from Philadelphia, Boston, New Haven and
Bridgeport paid tribute by their presence.
Perhaps tbe most prominent auditor of
Hon. Chauncey M. Depew’s eulogy was
Gov.-elect McKlnloy of Ohio. He was
acoompauied by his wife and occupied a
box.
draping of the theater.
The theater was draped with the stars and
stripes, over whioh in heavy folds fell
cloths of the royal color, rloh purple, the
emblem of kingship. To the right of the
stage was a Urge portrait in oil of the dead
leader. It rested against a large Gaelic cross
wreathed with ivy. At tho base of this
portrait was a wreath of shamrocks, moss
aud ivy and anothor of laurel. The first of
these was presented to the Purnell memorial
committee by Mrs. Margaret Morgan, wife
of the mayor of Cork. The ivy was gath
ered from near tbe spot in Glasnevin, where
stands the Irish rouud tower raised a mon
ument to Daniel O'Connell. The moss was
taken from Mr. Parnell’s grave and was
plucked from the hills of Cork. The second
wreath was presented by Count A. J. Kar
ralkow on behalf of the Polish societies.
The wreath was bound with the Polish
colors and bore the Inscription: “Poland
Mourns with Ireland.' 1 By 8 o'clock the
house was packed.
DEPKW’S SPEECH.
The orator of the evening, accompanied
by Judge Henry A. GUdersleeve, was
w armly cheered.
Mr. Depew said:
IjADiks and Gknti.kmkn— Wn are here to pay
a tribute to the memory of a mau who made au
indelible Impress upon his times and performed
incalculable services fur bis country. In this
audience are Irishmen of all creeds and widely
divergent views on questions alTeotlug
Ireland, who for the eveulng and occasion
lay aside their antagonism to plant a
flower upon the grave of one of the most emi
nent of their race. The weakness and errors
of great leaders are an Inseparable part of the
elements which effect their fortunes whllo liv
ing, but when they are dead the sum of their
services to their people Is their monument.
A career orowded with battles, persecutions,
Imprisonment, defeats and triumphs, ouncen
trating in our indlvldualty the hopes and fears,
passions and resentments of a nation for cen
turies, oould not end without leaving behind
controversies which time and opportunity alone
can heal.
Wise, PATRIOTIC AND COUBAOBOUB.
But we have not met to discuss or settle tbe
party differences of the hour. It Is our purpose
to recognize and graoefully remoinher the wis
dom, patriotism, courage and superb general
ship with which Charles Stewart l’arnell organ
ized and led his countrymen to within sight of
the promised land of self-government. The
historian of this period cannot write the chroni
cles of Oermany without Ulsmarolr, of France
without Uambetta, of Italy without Cavour and
Garibaldi, and of Ireland without l’arnell.
THE ORATOR’S CLOSING FLIGHT.
After reviewing tho history of modern
Ireland, whioh, he said, began with the
century, and tracing the career of Mr. Par
nell, Mr. Depew oonoluded as follows:
Integrity and courage are common qualities
In representative men, but with Mr. Parnell
they were faculties end forces. Gambetta
molded a republic out of chaos, but his foes
were scattered, defeated, humiliated and a vast
majority of his countrymen were supporting
him. Cavour brought together , the
warring principalities of Italy aud cre
ated the Italian nationality, but he was
leading Ills people of one raoe and one crood to
the fulfillment of the dream of a century. Bis
marck touched the springs of Teutonic patriot
ism and confederated tho German empire, but
his mighty hands gathered the cords of unity
which had been long waiting the grasp of a
master.
parnbt.l’s task.
It was Parnell's task and fame that he
brought together 4,000,000 of his countrymen
who had been for generations torn by bitter
feuds among themselvtv and then converted,
30,000,000 of an alien race aud faith In the
confederate seats ot the empire to see the jus
tice of his course, and Join iu demanding of the
imperial parliament that Ireland should be
granted for her domestic affairs self-govern
ment and home rule. As the rays of the morn
ing sun for coming ages penetrate the shades of
the cemetery of Glasnevin and glance from the
tomb of O’Oonnell, the liberator, to the monu
ment of Parnell, the deliverer, may they
Illumine the homes of a contented, happy and
prosperous people.
Letter of regret from Henry Watterson
and others were read.
DIE3 FROM HIS INJURIES.
The Man Found Beside the Track Near
Jeaup Fails to Recover.
Jesup, Ga., Nov. 15. —J. T. McLaughlin,
who fell from freight train Na 3 on tbe
Savannah, Florida and Western railway on
Nov. 7 and was found Sunday morning be
side the track, 2 % miles from this place, an
account of which appeared in the News
last Monday, died last night at 1 o’clock.
He had not spoken nor taken auy nourish
ment since being brought to his home. The
coroner summoned a jury and held an in*
quest during the day.
The Mokins hotel will change hands to
morrow, and W. T. Mokins taking charge
and W. H. Lofton, the present manager, re
tiring.
Miss Laurie Hume of Rome, a lady of
many accomplishments, who has been en
gaged as assistant in the Milikin’s girl
sch iol, arrived yesterday. This sohool,
under the present management and the able
assistants, bids fair to rank among the very
best in tho state.
A largo crowd attended an opossum sup
per at Dr. G. W. Drawdy’s residence at
titlllville last night.
A Skin Bank in France.
Paris, Nov. 15.—M. Besnerd, Boulanglst
member of the Chamber of Deputies, has
been arrested for connection with a banking
concern known as the Caisse Centrals. This
bank acoepted from purchasers of shares
payments in installments, but tbe securities,
when fully paid for, were not forthcoming.
The procureur Is proceeding with the trial
of the directors of the concern.
Fears for a Fishing Fleet.
London, Nov. 15,— Intense anxiety pre
vails among the relatives and friends of the
crews of tbe Brightliug ssa fishing fleet, all
of which were at sea when the recent storm
burst upon the English ooast. Not one ves
sel of the fleet baa returned to portsinoe tho
gale began, and it is feared that tbe wholo
fleet may have been overwhelmed by the
terrible foroe of the hurricane.
CLEWS' VIEWS-
A Wail Street Banker’s Opinion of
the Financial Outlook.
New York, Nov. 14.—The oourse of the
stock market during tho past week has been
of a character to show that, in spite of the
late dullness, It still retains elements ot
vitality which ouly need the touch of the
right influences to develop them Into lively
activity. Tho trading of late has been al
most exclusively confined to room profes
sionals, and tho persistent stagnancy
tempted the "bears" into large over selling,
whbe in Loudon alio the pessimists appear to
have simultaneously fallen into tho same
trap, the short ealja having in both coses
been enoouraged by tho magnified accounts
of the effects of the recent bunking failures
in Berlin and of rumored financial dangers
in Paris. When later cables cut down
these European exaggerations to their
proper dimensions, it was found that a
mole hill had been magnified into a moun
tain, and both tiers and in London there
was a rush among tho “bears” tu oover
their contracts. The "bulls’’ were on the
alert, and their opponenta have paid a
pennlty for their temerity which is likely
to teaob them a lesson of future caution.
The promptness with whioh the situation
was turned against tho “bear’' side shows
that, although few influential leaders areal
preson fairly in the market, yol they are
close on tbe edgo and maintain a sharp out
look for opportunities. To this extent, the
dealings of the post week may be fairly
construed as indicating that selling is be
coming more hazardous and that tbe dis
position to buy is beginning to gain.
But while these tests show that the pre
ponderant feeling of the market is with the
“bulls" aud that in t ie maneuvering! for
position preparatory to the coming cam
paign the “bears” have been put at a rather
serious disadvantage, yet too muoh must not
be inferred from these symptoms. The re
sult is a hopeful one for tho ultimate future,
but uot one that justifies immediate Indis
criminate buying. At present, there Is
unquestionably a healthy confidence at the
bottom of tbe market, sufficient to protect
prloes against important drops; but condi
tions have not yet ripened Into anything
like a sanguine buying tone. The events
that may bo depended upon to produoe such
a feeling are not yet due for some weeks,
and it is never either wise or profita
ble to anticipate conditions too
far iu advanoe. The result of such
precipitancy is always to weary and dis
courage holders, so that when the condi
tions hoped for arrive there is no spirit of
“boom," while holders sell out precipitately
before there is any chance of bringing In au
outside interest, and what might have been
a "boom” becomos a mere transient spurt,
a failure from precipltanoy. Evidently it
is tbe desire of the influential leaden in
speculation to avert suoh a profitless result
of conditions which promise to produoe at a
later stage an aotlve upward movoment,
and they prefer to restrain the rising tone
until it ultimately asserts itself with the
power ot a pent-up foroe that oan be no
longer controlled. That is wise and good
management; so far as it succeeds the pros
pects of tbe future are brightened ; and it is
to the Interest of those holding stocks and
those ooutemplating buying to work ia
harmony with this drift.
Tbe failure of the old and influential, but ,
very venturesome. Maverick bank, through
speculative alliances, was a sharp shook to
confidence, and tbe consequent withdrawal
of aomo millions of mousy to Boston caused
considerable changing of loans, with the ef
feot of a temporary disturbance of therates
for call mooeir. Later in the week it was
discovered that the resources of the bank
were uot nearly so seriously Impaired at
was at first supposed, whioh had the effeot
of mitigating the unfavorable iinpresdon
and restoring the oomposure of the money
market. At the same time this event, oom
lug so closely upon the developments in the
caio of the Keystone Bank aud tho large de
falcation in a New Orleans bank, has rudely
shaken whatever confidence in banking may
have arisen from the check on mismanage
ment provided through official examina
tions. Unless such inspections oan be made
more searching they will be regarded as
being as much a snare as a protection.
A t tbe moment there is a distinot revival
of distrust in European llnauoes. Although
there is some abatement of th outflow of
gold to this country, yet it is felt that, with
the inevitable further extraordinary ex
ports of our grain, this change oan be only
temporary. The absence of any improve
ment in the situation of Argentine finances,
tho progress of polltloal disintegration in
Brazil, aud ths possible development of un
favorable conditions In Chilean finanoe, ail
oomlng upon a very sensitive state of
finanoe in tbe European oenters, are events
calculated to create distrust aud apprehen
sion. Beyond this the chronio fears for tbe
maintenance of peace between tbe great
powers are aggravated to the point of
acuteness by a variety of symptoms whioh
show that next spring may too possibly
bring events that will shake the Euro
pean continent to its center. In suoh a
state of things it would be almost utopian
to put the restoration of confidence across
tbe Atlantic among the probabilities, if not
tbe possibilities, of the near future. Tho
question—how do these prospects bear upon
Amorican securities!—has two sides. On
tbe one hand, the foreign situation is di
rectly calculated to produoe a deep distrust
of European government securities and a
corresponding preference for the lietter
class of our investments, and this
preference is unmistakably apparent in the
fact that “Americans” have been lor some
time the strongest securities in the foreign
markets and that their strength in Londou
is a powerful support to New York prices.
But, on the other hand, while ail this may
be natural enough so long as there Is only
apprehension of comlug trouble iu Europe,
yet can we caloulate upon a continuance of
this favorable oondition in the event of tbe
catastrophic! now only feared be
coming actual! The first ef
fect of widespread trouble would
be a general realizing; and, in that event,
the very fact of our securities being less ex
posed to depreciation than others would be
one reason for their being sent home, while
another, equally poteut, would be feund in
the desire to get our gold. Under these cir
cumitanoes, however helpful to our market
the present attitude of the foreign markets
may be, that is a feature which cannot be
implicitly depended upon as ltkely to be
continued indefinitely. Prudent watchers
here are therefore continually straining
their eyes to detect a rising oloud in tbe
eastern horizon, and they cannot be diverted
from their nervous outlook to long as they
know how much storm material is ferment
ing below the financial aud political horizon.
The foreign situation, however, is but one
of many factors affecting tbe future, and it
Is a comparatively small one viewed as an
offset against tbe great exhilarating in
fluences arising from the extraordinary
wealth of oar crops.
Russians Visit Do Chartres.
Paris, Nov. 15. —The Grand Duke Alexis
and tbe Duke of Leuentenberg hare paid a
visit of several days to the Due de Chartres
at CbantillL It is supposed that their object
is to show that the czar’s family maintains
social relations with the royal house of
France.
Cardinal Bernadon Dead.
Paris, Nov. 15.— Cardinal Bernadon,
archbishop of Sens, died to-day. He was
born at Castres, department of larn, on
June 23, 1816, and was created a cardinal on
June 7, 1886,
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TALMAGE AT EPHESUS.
HIS TEXT: "GREAT 13 DIANA OF
THE HPHKBIANB ”
The Melo-dr*matlc Story of the Death
of Bishop Polyoarp at Smyrna—Tbe
Bloody Praotloes of the Bandits Along
the Road to Ephesus—lbe Ruins of
the City.
Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 15i— Dr Talmage
continued this morning his series of ser -
mong entitled, “From the Pyramids to the
Acropolis.” This sermon, whioh is the fifth
of tbe series, it concerned with the doctor’s
visit to Ephesus, of whioh city, with its
wonderful temple and other buildings, he
gives a vivid description, with character
istic exegetical comments on obscure
passage of scripture. HU text was Acts
xix., 34, “Great is Diana of the Ephesians."
We have landed this morning at Smyrna,
a city of Asiatic Turkey. One of the eeveu
ohurcbee of Asia onoe stood here. You road
iu Revelation, “To the church in Hrnyr.a
write." It is a city that has often baeu
shaken by earthquake, swept by ooullagra-i
tton, blasted by plagues and butchered by
war, and here Bishop Polycarp stood in a
orowded amphitheater and wtion be was
asked to give up tbeadvoeaov of the Chris
tian religion and save himself from martyr
dom, tbe pro-consul saying: "Swoarana I
release thee; reproach Christ,” repliedi
“Eighty and six years have I served him,
and he never did mo wrong; how thou
oan I revile my king aud Baviour("
When ha was brought to the fires into
which be was about to bo thrust, and the
officials were about to fastou him to the
stake, be said: “Let me remain as I am,
fer he who glvoth me strength to sustain
the fire will enucle me also without your
securing ms with nails to remain unmoved
in tbe fire.” History says the fire refused
to consume him, aud under the winds tho
flames bent outward so that they did not
touch bis person, and, therefore he was
slain by swords and spears. One
cypreis bending over bis gravo is
tbe only monument to Bishop Polvcarp.
But we are ou the way to the oity of
Ephesus, about fifty miles from Smyrna.
We are advised not to go to Ephesns; the
bandits iu that region have had an ugly
practice of cutting off the ears of travel
ers, and sending these specimens of ears
down to Smyrna, demanding a ransom.
Tbe bandits suggest to tbe friends of tho
persons from whom the ears have been sub
tracted that if they would like to have tho
rest of the body they will please send au
appropriate sum of money. If the money
la not sent, the mutilated prisoners
will bo nssasiinatod. One traveler
was oarried off to the roblmrs’
den, and $7,590 was paid for bit rescue.
The bandits were caught and beheaded, and
pictures of those ghastly heads are on sale
in tho shops of Bmyrna for any persons who
may desire to have something to look at on
their way to Ephesus. There have been
oasoi where ten und twenty anil thirty and
forty thousand dollars have been demanded
by theoe brigands. Wo did uot feel like
putting our friends to such expense, and it
was suggested that we had better omit
Ephesus. But that would have been
a disappointment from which we would
nevor recover. We must see Ephesus—
associated with the most wonderful apos
tolic too nos. We hire a special railway
train, and iu about an hour and a half wo
arrive at the oity of Ephesus, which was
called “The Great Metropolis of Asia," and
“One of the eyes of Asia," and “The
Empress ot lonia,” the capital of all learn
ing and magnificence. Here, as I said, was
one of the seveu oburches of Asia, aud firso
of all wo visit the ruins of that church
where once an ecumenical council of two
thousand ministers of religion was held.
Mark the fulfillment of the prophecy I
Of tbe seven churches of Asia, four were
commended in the book of Revelation, and
three were doomed. The cities having tho
four commended churches still stand; tbe
cities having tbe three doomed churches are
wiped out. It ocoirrod just as the Bible
said it would ocour. Drive on and you
oometo the theater, which was 600 feel
from wall to wall, capable of holding 50,700
spectators. Here and there the walla
rise almost unbroken, but for the
most part the building is down.
Just enough of It is left to help tbe
imagination build it up na it was
when those audiencos shouted and olapped
at some great spectacular. Their huzzas
must have been enough to stun tbe heavens.
As I took mv plaoe at the center of this
theater and look around at its brokou lay
ers of stone, gallery upon gallery, gallery
upon gallery, and piled up into the bleak
skies of that winter day, and thought that!
every hand that swung a trowel ou those
walls, and every foot that trod those stairs,
and every eye that gazed on that amphi
theater, and every voice that greeted
the oombatanta in that arena
had gone out of hearing and sight
for ages on ages, I felt a thrill
of interest that almost prostrated me amid
tbe ruins. Standing there we oould not
forget that in that building onoe asse ru
bied a riotous throng for Paul’s condemna
tion, became what he preached oollided
with the Idolatry of their national goddess.
Paul tried to get into that theater and ad
dress the excited multitude, but his friends
held him back, lest he be torn to pieces by
the mob, and the recorder of the city had to
read the not oot among the people who had
shrieked for two mortal hours till their
throats were sore and they were black in
tbe face: “Great is Diana of the Ephesians.''
Now, we step into tho stadium. Enough of
its walls and appointments are left to show
what a stupendous place it must have been
when used for foot races and for fights with
wild beasts. It was a building 680 feed
long by 200 feet wido. Paul refers to what
transpired there in the way of spaotacle
when he says: "We have been mads a
spectacle.” Yes, Fan) says: “I have fought
with beasts at Ephesus,” an egression
usually taken as figurative, but I suppose it
was literally true, fir one of the amuse
ments in that stadium was to put a dis
liked man in the arena with a hungry lion
or tiger or panther, and let the tight go on
until either the man or the boast or both
were slain. It must have been great fun for
these haters of Christianity to hear that
on the morrow in the stadium in Ephesus
the missionary Paul would, in tbe pres
ence of the orowded galleries, fight a
huugry lion. The people were early there
to get the best seats, and a more alert aud
enthusiastic crowd never assembled. They
took their dinners with them. And was
there ever a more unequal combat pro
posed! Paul, according to tradition,small,
crooked-backed arul weak-eyed, but the
grandest man in sixty centuries, is led to
tbe center, as tbe people shout: “There he
oomee, the preacher who has nearly ruined
our religion. The lion will make but a
brief mouthful of him.” It is plain that all
tbe sympathies of that crowd are
with tbe lion. In one of the underground
rooms I bear tbe growl of the wild beasts.
Thoy have been kept for several days with
out food or water in order that they may be
especially ravenous and blood-thirsty.
Whst obanee is there for Paul? But you
cannot toll by a man's size or looks how
stout a blow be can strike or how keen a
blade be can thrust. Witness, heaven and
earth and hell, this struggle of Paul with a
wild be ist. The coolest man in the stadium
is Paul. What ha* be to feari He has defied
all the powers, earthly and Infernal, and it
