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i THE MORNING NEWS. )
J TABLISHEI) 1850. INi'ORPOKATEI) 1888. V
| J. H. ESTII.r., President. \
DIXIE LOYAL TO HER DEAD.
The Path of the Funeral Train Made
a Lane of Love and Flowers.
Touching Tributes Paid All Along the
Route Through Sparsely Settled
Pineries and Thickly Populated Cit
ies Salutes Given the Train All
Through the Night as It Sped on Its
Way—Thousands Pass the Bier in
the Capitol at Raleigh.
Greensboro, N. 0., May 30.—A1l night,
from Atlanta to Charlotte, there were
demonstrations along the route as the
Jefferson Davis funeral train iiew by.
Here it was a bonfire lighting up a crowd
assembled at the track, and there a
cannon rang out. Repeatedly tln%e vol
leys of musketry were fired. Out of the
darkness would come a sharp command
and then a flash and a report would dis
close the presence of still another assem
blage anxious to do honor to the ex-Presi
dent.
At Greenville Gov. Tillman hoarded the
train. He wiil go to Richmond and take
part in the ceremonies there.
At Charlotte , the Hornets’ Nest Rifles
and Queen City Rifles fired threo volleys
as the train drew in. A body of confed
erate veterans was drawn up in front of
tho line with battle flags furled and
draped in crape. On the loft of the line
were the naval reserves of North Caro
lina, with a brightly polished howitzer
and the gunners in whjte duck suits.
This gun fired the presidential salute.
Gen. Capers boarded tho train to ac
company the cortege on its further
progress.
ANOTHER BATTLE FLAG BROUGHT ON.
At Salisbury Maj. Withers, Gen. John
H. Morgan’s adjutant general, came on
with the battle flag of that command. At
this point a large crowd clustered about
the funeral car and begged for one, only
one, of the crushed and faded flowers that
had fallen to the floor. Some were handed
out by the guards of honor and eagerly
clutched. TheuCapt. Ramsay’s light bat
tery, the Tenth North Carolina, saluted.
On went the train, passing tho round
house. A workman, oil and grease
head to foot, drew himself up as if on
parade, reverently uncovered and so
stood till the train passed from view.
LOADED WITH FLOWERS.
The funeral car is now loaded with
flowers. They are heaped and piled at
the head of the casket for four feet out
and on the sides had to be rearranged to
allow passage. Some of the cards at
tached read as follows:
A tribute from loving hearts and willing
hands to the memory of our beloved chieftain,
whose only crime was that ho was a nation’s
choice. Ladies' Memorial Association, Union
Springs. Ala., Miss Kohman, president, Mrs.
J. S. Branch, secretary.-
In southern hearts their deeds shall shine
as from a star sublime!
Compliments of C. W. Bradshaw, lieutenant
colonel Third North Carolina troops, Hoke’s
division.
Dead, but his spirit breathes,
Dead, but his heart Is ours.
Dead, but his sunny land wreathes
His crown with tears for flowers.
For our chieftain, from Lucy Cobb Insti
tute. Athens, Ga.:
though my scarred and veteran legions bear
their eagles high no more.
And my wrecked and scattered galleys strew
dark Actlum’s fatal shore;
Though no glittering guards surround me,
prompt to do their master's will.
I must perish like a Roman, and a great tri
umvir still.
A shield of magnolia buds was received
from the Ladies’ Memorial Association of
Athens. Ga.
At Greensboro* banks and business
houses were closed, and a large crowd as
sembled, and the corporate authorities
breakfasted the escort. The train was
met by a procession of veterans and citi
zens.
A CALL FROM MISS LONGSTREET.
Danville, Va., May 30.—When the train
reached Gainesville, Ga., Miss Long
street, daughter of Gen. Longstreet,
called on Miss Winnie Davis in her car to
pay her respects and to convoy a message
from Gen. Longstreet, in which he sent
his regards ana regrets that illness pre
vented him from going to Atlanta to take
part in the ceremonies, and also prevented
him from coining to the Gainesville sta
tion to meet the train
Though Greenville, S. C., was reached
at the late hour of 2 o’clock a. m. 2..T00
people were awaiting the train there and
veterans from several adjacent counties
and two volunteer companies were drawn
up and saluted. Col. Hoyt of the old Pal
metto Sharp Shooters, addressing Mayor
Kllyson of Richmond, who has general
charge of<he train, said:
Greenville and its visitors, representing
South Carolina on this occasion, have come
to pay homage to the illustrious dead. Veter
ans of the southern confederacy are here
with the last fond tribute to their departed
chieftain. Mothers and daughters have come
to lay their offerings upon the bier of our
great leader, and the younger generation tes
tifies that the principles for which he con
tended yet live in the hearts of southerners.
All these join in saying that the people whose
destinies were directed by him for four years
momentous in history, hold his services in
loving, grateful remembrance, and as his
ashes are being carried to their final resting
place, they would emulate hlsdevotion, which
shrank from no sacl'ilice and quailed before
n<> peril; and even at this unpropitious hour
of night, aged veterans and frail, delicate
"omen are here to honor the memory of
Jefferson Davis, the beloved chieftain of the
historic southland.
Mayor Lily son briefly and appropriately
responded. Among the floral tributes
ont, in was a palmetto wreath, brought
up especially from tho coust for this oc
casion. Gov. Tillman then hoarded the
train to go to Richmond, and it started
amid three volleys from tho Greenville
and Butler Guards. Among the ladies
present here was Mrs. Julia 0. Smith,
daughter of Rev. Basil Manley, who
offered the prayer at the inauguration of
President Davis at Montgomery.
At Durham veterans were present and
volunteers firod a funeral salute, while
Loo children formed in liue, companies of
hoys and girls alternately. Hells tolled
and u dense crowd swarmed about the
Lain. The first inquiry was always,
’ Where is the President's colttuf” and
best, “Where is Miss Winnie”'
THE STOP AT MALEIUU.
Raleigh was reached a little after /won.
The stones were closed. Many houses
Wore draped in mourning uud bolls began
J‘> toll as noon as l Im* tfuin stopped Fully
-0.000 people were out The military usd
V' b ran organizations were formed in two
lines and is'twneu them stood u fun* rat
' or shaped like a tempi* . drap'd In black,
W illi the has** and capitals of Its support
h**f > alumna hi whit**. At each tori'*- v sat
a beautiful little golden-hatred girl of IV,
' ir**<*J m whit* With S thack soso tfli
<*arii*if a * onfMr-tate flag Two of* lie*
lo i, nags were the ,tar. and bar* two
the ton federal* national Bad, white
held and battle flag union. Three of these
children were daughters of confederate
general officers, and the fourth was a pri
vate soldier's child. This car was drawn
by six huge black horses, splendidly
groomed. They were driven by James
James, once a slaveoof President Davis,
and at each horse’s head walked a negro
field hand in his ordinary working clothes.
Six prominent citizens of North Carolina
carried the casket from the train to the
car. Declining to use the handles to tho
casket they bore it on their shoulders.
The Louisiana escort and staff and the
Mississippi, Texas, Georgia and other
veterans accompanying the train followed
two and two. The procession moved off
with the state infantry in front, tho band
playing a dead march. Then came tho
funeral car, a triple line of veterans on
each sido and a long lino following
arm in arm. On one side of the
street a long line of little, children was
drawn up. In the center of the military
wore two color sergeants side by side, one
with tho stars and stripes and tho other
with a tattered confederate battle flag,
both flying. At tho entrance to the
capitol Gov. Carr of North Carolina and
his staff met the procession. The casket
was carried up to the entrance of the
capitol. but before its removal into the
building a choir sang Pleyel’s hymn and
Rev. Dr. Marshall, an Episcopal rector,
offered prayer. The casket was then
borne into the rotunda of the capitol and
deposited on a floral emblematic mound
of magnolias for Louisiana, pine
for North Carolina and holly for Holly
wood cemetery, Virginia, tiio beginning
middle and end of the journey.
MAGNIFICENT FLORAL DECORATIONS.
The floral decorations exceeded in
beauty anything yet seen. The Ladies’
Memorial Association of Raleigh had
"Our President” in purple letters on a
field of snowy roses. That of Wilmington
bad the unusual device of a double floral
shield showing all three of the confederate
flags, all surmounted by a white cross.
The state of North Carolina itself laid its
tribute on the casket, in the, shape of a
broken column four feet high, of sweet
pink and yellow hollyhocks on three spirals
rows. At tho base reclined a confederate
battle flag as large as one used
in action, made with exquisite skill of
red pinks and roses, white pinks and
mignonettes and purplish blue clematis.
Above the whole on an arch of white
pinks was “North Carolina” in royal pur
ple. At the head and foot of the coffin
stood a sentry in gray, and at each corner
of the catafalque one of the.little girls
took her position with her face drooped
and furled with black satin ribbon. Then
the people tiled in in a constant stream.
Thousands of people had come in from the
country. Among those who came into
Raleigh was William Hobbs, a soldier of
Company I, of the First Mississippi regi
ment commanded by President Davis in
the Mexican war. The old
man well remembered fighting at
Monterey and Buena Vista and, said he
had fought in the Sixth North Carolina
infantry in the late war. He wnnted to
see Miss Winnie and the flag his regiment
carried in Mexico.
THE .JOURNEY RESUMED.
When the cortege left Raleigh Gov.
Carr's ear waj attached to the train,
which retraced its course To* Greensboro
and thence to Danville, a change in the
original programme having been made to
allow a brief stop in that city. In repass
ing Durham and Greensboro the crowd
was there aguin, and the bells tolled and
fresh flowers were brought on board.
Then'Reidsville was reached, the last
stopping point in North Carolina. Be
tween 2.000 and 3.000 people were assem
bled. The Third regiment of the state
troops was drawn up, and on their right
were the local veterans with the faded
old stars and bars. The troops presented
arms, then fired three volleys and were
marched up to inspect the funeral
cars. At 9 o’clock p. m. the
train reached Danville. A choir
sang “Nearer, My God, to Thee” as the
train rolled in. The crowd was so dense
and so determined to see the funeral
car and Miss Winnie that the soldiers
were obliged to press them back
with tlieir muskets- Two extra cars were
added to the train, one for Gov. McKin
ney and his staff and one for the Rich
mond Light Infantry Bines, who came on
as an honorary escort. Fully 6,000 peo
ple were at the station. Many came in
from forty and fifty miles out in the
country to meet the train. A procession
was formed, headed by the governor and
his staff and confederate veterans, the
Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Danville
Blues, Danville Grays, city council, La
dies’ Memorial Association and other
organizations. The ladies sent in a beau
tiful confederate flag of flowers.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis, accompanied by
her niece. Miss Clara Davis and Col. J.
Taylor Wood and Col. Robert Wood, ar
rived here to-night from New York. They
were met at the depot by Gen. Thomas A.
Brander and a committee from Lee camp,
and escorted to the Exchange hotel.
Among theex-confederate generals here
to-night arc: Jubal A Early, Thomas L.
Rosser. D. H. Maury and Harry Heth.
The funeral train bearing the remains of
Mr. Davis is expected to arrive between 2
and 3 o’clock to-morrow. Lee camp and
the local military will art as a guard of
honor and escort the remains to the state
capitol, where the body will be placed in
the rotunda under guard for She night
LAST STAGE OF THE JOURNEY.
South Boston, Va., May 30.—Among the
more prominent jiersonagps in the train
jis it entered on the last stage of its jour
ney to Richmond were Gov. Tillman of
South Carolina. Gov. Carr of North Caro
lina, Gov. McKinney of Virginia, Confed
erate Gens Stephen D. Ta'C, Ellison Cap
ers. Clements A. Evans. Robert Hoke,
Lawrence Baker of Virginia, A. Ferguson,
F. li. Lubbock and ten colonels of confed
erate regiments: A. H. H. Cowles. First
North Carolina cavalry: F. W. Kirch
rnan, Fifty-second North Carolina in
fantry; E. E. Everett, Third Tennessee
infantry; Joseph E. Brown, Forty-second
North Carolina infantry; E. A. Os
borne. Forutli North Carolina
infantry; J. R. Binford, Fif
teenth Mississippi infantry; It. J.
Harding, First Texas infantry; J. H.
Jones. Thirty-eighth Mississippi infantry;
Wharton J. Green, Thirty-second North
Carolina infantry; J. B. Starr, colonel of
artillerv. There at'*' four veteran mem
bers of the famous Washington Artillerv
of New (Irloitns on the train, namely: W.
.1 Behan, lieutenant Fourth company;
l-idv in L. Kursheets. adjutant: John if.
Watson, sergeant Fifth company, uud M.
McMillan, sergeant Fifth company. This
battalion still keoi.s up its organi
zation It saw its first service
in til*' Mexican war and then it fought
Irom I Mil to IMA, the Fifth company be
in'/ in tin* western army mid til* 1 first
foil,- I’omiNinlcs in Virginia. Each of
ilu *• four soldiers wears a goltl tiger
head with Jaws open and the motto. “Try
l'b," of the battalion.
After leaving Jiuaviik* Ml* Winnie
i* ft her private car aud. accompanied by
her sister Mrs Hayes, Mayor Kllyson and
G**n fjlyno an*l ew-orUsi by a nunitsr of
vrural**, visit* and the funeral car. wh**rp
aim ct. hr imj—ttfl the floral tribal*-#,
fey this tiu-u they wen* hu|**l up on lop
of u.c * to iho ceiling of lb* car and
SAVANNAH. GA., WEDNESDAY. MAY 31, 1893.
were banked up around the ends and sides
so as to occupy fully half of tho car.
When tho insiKjction was through Miss
Davis movod slowly to the head of the
coffin, stopped and looked at the silent
men before her and started to s]*euk. but
broke down, and then hurriedly turned
away and left the car. The train is ex
ported t<r reach Richmond about 2:30 a.
m., and the casket is to bo moved at once
to the capitol.
CROWDS POURING INTO RICHMOND.
Richmond, Va.. May 80. One of the
most notable e)x>ehs in the history of this
famous city is at hand. People are arriv
ing on every train from all overt the coun
try to pay the last sad 'tribute of respect
to the memory of Jefferson Davis, late
president of the confederate states, who
will be reintorred hero to-morrow. There
are many indications that the event will
be a memorable one. The day will bo ob
served as a general holiday, thus all will
have an opportunity of participating in
the ceremonies. Gov. McKinney and staff,
accompanied by the Richmond Light Ini
fantry Blues, left this afternoon for Dan
ville, whero they will meet the funeral
train now cn route and escort it to Rich
mond.
CHARLESTONIANS OFF FOR RICHMOND.
Charleston, S. C., May ISO.—A special
train, carrying twenty-seven Charles
tonians, left here for Richmond, Va., to
day. They go to attend the services at
the reinterment of President Davis. To
morrow the bells of St. Michael will be
tolled and the German Artillery will fire
minute guns all day in commemoration of
the event.
MRS. DAVIS STARTS FOR RICHMOND.
New York. May 30.—MYs. Jeff Davis
left town to-day to attend the services at
the ro-entmnbment of her husband’s body
in Richmond.
Maj. W. I). Hardy and fifty veterans of
the late confederacy left New York for
Richmond to-day to participate in the
ceremonies there incident to placing the
remains of Jefferson Davis permanently
at rest in that city.
BRIGGS’ ARGUMENT.
The Professor Finishes Twenty Min
utes Before the Expiration of His
Seven Hours.
Washington. May 30.—Dr. Briggs this
morning at 9:50 o'clock resumed his argu
ment before the Presbyterian general as
sembly in defense -of the charges made
against him. He occupied the remainder
of the morning session, going again over
substantially tjic Same ground argued be
fore the New York presbytery. He was
heard without interruption or incident of
moment.
Prof. Briggs concluded his argument,
having occupied all but twenty minutes
of the seven hours allotted to him by the
judicial committee. His voice gave way
under the great and sustained straiu to
which it had been subjected, despite the
assistance given by Prof. Brown in read
ing portions of the record and extracts
from his work, and toward the close he
spoke with evident effort and husky
tones. The prosecution also concluded its
case with a credit of twenty minutes’
time. The night session was gi von over
to the members of the New York presby
tery, and tho vote on sustaining the ap
peal will doubtless be taken at to-mor
row’s morning session.
Besides the Briggs case there
were two incidents of note in tlie day's
proceedings. The committee on bills and
overtures reported a form of deliverance
in explanation of the deliverance of the
Portland assembly on the inspiration of
the Bible as a substitute for the one sub
mitted hist Saturday, It was clear and
more condensed, and affirmed the declara
tion of the assembly of 1892.
Upon the .introduction of a resolution
by Rev. Tayal Y. Graham of Philadelphia
of loyalty In honor to the memory of the
%}ldier dead, Elder Spencer of St. Louis
raised the point of order that it was not
warranted by the authority under which
the assembly sat, and could not therefore
be entertained.
Moderator Craig overruled the point
and Elder Spencer endeavored to appeal,
but could not find a single second,and the
resolution was adopted.
STOREY’S CAREER OF CRIME.
Mississippi’s Penitentiary Not Strong
Enough to Hold Him.
Americas, Ga.. May SO.—Capt. Mont
gomery of Mississippi arrived to-night
and gives an interesting history of the
crimes committed by Eugene and Brooks
Storey. While Eugene was under sen
tence to bo hanged for murder Brooks got
him out of jail and he went to Honduras.
Hut returned to Mississippi, was recapt
ured and hanged. While Brooks was in
jail for aiding his brother to escape he
broke jail and, with two companions, held
up an express messenger on the Illinois
Central railroad and secured several
thousand dollars. He was captured and
sentenced to ten years. He has twice
escaped from the penitentiary, once
Dy getting possession of the
armory with six companions, but
one was killed and the other six captured
before they got putof the city of Jackson.
He escaped on Dec. 20 last by picking
through the wall with a ease knife. Ho
is a son of the late Rev. Brooks Storey of
Mississippi, and has a widowed mother,
wife and four children. Brooks has made
a full confession. He has spent most of
his time since his escape in Florida. He
was, he says, on his way to the northwest
when captured here. He is of fine ap
pearance. and has several letters from a
well known Atlanta young lady lie met in
Florida last winter.
LOST IN FLORIDA’S WILDS.
A Phosphate Prospector From New
Jersey Mysteriously Missing.
Jacksonville, Fla., May 30. —C. W. Co
man, connected with the state geological
service of New Jersey, with headquarters
at Trenton, has disappeared somewhat
mysteriously and is supposed to tie dead.
Nearly five months ago he came to
Florida and began exploration* in
tile lountr.v about the headwaters
of .thy St. Lucie river in Dade county,
hoping to find phosphate deposits. Since
Jan. 17 his family bus hoard nothing from
>i ini and lie ims never returned toSowall's
Point or Indian river, where lie left
his trunk. To-day his brother-in-law,
K M. Shaw of Paterson, N. J., arrived
and will organize a searching party at
Titusville with the hope of finding some
trace of the missing man. His wife is now
in Massachusetts. Mr Cos man wa of
steady habit*, but foul play is not sus
pected.
A Tax War Settled.
I/iuisville, K.V.. May 30.—The Muhlen
berg county rallrovl tax war has been
settled for tho present. Yosti-nlay at
Greenville the county court, after a meet
ing which Will attended by 2,1X111 people,
levied au (*f.-i *>sm* fit of $i on film t** pay
lb* judgment and • o*t in Uiu • a*c of tli*
CillAon* National Bank of EtanwtUlo.
j tu property wind w ill be raturiiou and
U*a dvput j n**il**l will to* withdrawn.
CONTESTS IN THE HOUSE.
Clerk Kerr Already Notified o! Sint
Casts.
Tom Watson Supplies the Only One
From Georgia -South Carolina Free
From One for the First Time in
Several Years—A Populist to Try
to Oust Enloe of Tennessee.
Washington, May 80.—Clerk Kerr of
the House of Representatives has as many
as nine contested eases for seats already
on tile and iu pursuance of tho law lias
notified tho disputants to appear before
him personally or by attorney. For the
first time in many years there will be no
contest froth South Carolina, tho Beau
fort district having returned to tho con
trol of the negro clement. Georgia sup
plies a contested ease, the first one for
many years and the only one since the
celebrated bout between Andrew Sloan
and Morgan Rawls in which
the Effingham colonel was un
horsed. The present contest
is filed by Tom Watson, who wants the
seat of J. C. C. Black. In the late elec
tion the returns gave Black 17,772, while
Watson received only 12,333 as a populist
candidate.
Tennessee lias a contested ease in which
one of her best members is interested.
Hon. B. A. Enloe, one of tlie hardest,
working democrats in the House, lias :l
man after lain named I*. H. Thrasher,
who ran as a populist candidatc-und who
was beaten by about the same majority as
Maj. Black received over Mr. Watson.
North Carolina has a case to ho heard
and young Tom Settle, a republican who
has tho governor's certificate of election,
will have to demonstrate how ami by
what agencies ho defeated A. If. Will
iams, an alliance candidate.
Alabama shows up with a contest, and,
of course, a populist figures iq it. The
Hon. James E. Cobb, whom Tom Watson
charged with using the celebrated in
quiry, "Where am I at?” bolds a seat,
and Martin W. Whatley wants it. His
vote, according to tho count, was 11,518,
to 13,357 east for Mr. Colih.
Virginia has a case just to be in the
swim, and J. Thomas Goode, a populist
candidate who got 7,482 votes on the face
of the returns, thinks that lie was hoo
dooed by J. T. Epes, a democrat, who re
ceived 10,330 votes according to the face
of the returns.
Illinois furnishes a straightout contest
between a republican—Robert A. Childs—
who received 20,872 -otes to 20,835ca5t for
Lewis Stewart, a democrat.
Missouri supplies one case, that of John
J. O'Neill, a democratic member who im
agines he was practically euehored by
Charles T. Joy. a republican, in the late
election. Mr. O’Neill, although a demo
crat, is a light-weight, and it is quite
probable that his district thought it a
good way to get rid of him by. electing
Mr. Joy. The vote Mi this instance was
close. Joy lmd 14.95!) an*i O’Neill 14,902.
California supplies a contested ease. It
is one of the closest counts in the whole
batch of nine. S. G. Hilborn, a republican,
beat W. B. English, a democrat, by a
slender plurality of 38, and Mr. English
demands to know how he did it. In this
ease the vote, according to the returns iu
the hands of Clerk Kerr, is 13,103 for Hil
born. to 13,180 from English.
The closest contest is ■ from Michigan.
George F. Richardson, a democrat, holds
the certificate of election, and Charles E.
Belknap, a republican, is tho contestant.
Ten votes form tho only difference be
tween them, Richardson having 20.095
votes, to 20.085 for Belknap. An amusing
feature of the contest is that if Belknap
had not demanded a recount lie would
have secured the certificate, us he was
elected by the first count.
Nothing happened here to-day of mo
ment. All departmental business was
suspended and the people as a general
thing betook themselves to the country or
down the river.
Judge Fain left for home to-night. He
failed to make a government connection.
Gen. Edward L. Thomas, formerly of
Georgia, but now of the Indian Territory,
has been offered a place in the west.
SUNDAY’S CROWD AT THE FAIR.
Suspicions That Thera Is a Big Leak
in the Receipts.
Chicago, May 30.-The difference be
tween the size of Sunday’s crowd and the
number of tickets received bv the bureau
is to be investigated by the fair officials.
Two or three of the leading spirits place
Sunday's crowd at 200.000 and others at
150,000. while the Associated Press
sent out a conservative estimate of 125,-
000. All of these figures, according to tho
bureau of admissions, are wrong, as they
have returns Jor only 94,857 people. The
officials think the highest estimate is
nearly right and will try and find out if
there is a leak. There is no way of * sti
mating tho crowd accurately. A number
of small leaks have been discovered, but
nothing to account for the discrepancy
between the returns from the gates and
the estimates of the crowd.
STABBED IN FOUR PLACES.
A. P. Stallings Has a Narrow Escape
From a Violent Death.
Claxton, Ga., May 30, —This unusually
quiet town was thrown into a state of ex
citement to-day when it was known that
one of its citizens hud been stabbed and
had received what at first seemed to be a
mortal wound. Owing to some domestic
trouble A. P. Stallings was stabbed in
four places, one of Which was in the re
gion of tlic heart, by W. W. Wr.vo. I)r.
M. W. Eason was speedily summoned,
and at last accounts Mr. Stallings was
resting easy. His assailant is at large,
but will probably lie arrested iu the morn
ing. Both men are prominent in
Masonic circles. It was not known that
there was trouble between them until
this morning. Stallings is said to be
Wrye's fourth victim.
Strike of the Kansas Miners.
Pittsburg. Kan., May 80.—The latest de
velopments in the roui strike may presage
trouble of a serious character between
the tuen and tin* oiwrators. Yesterday
men were employed in sinking a coal shaft
ami were warned to cease work or shoot
ing would result.
AU the miners in Northern Kansas
with culled out yesterday ami it is under
stood that they obeyed tho order.
First Cur load of Watermelons.
Jacksonville, Flu.. May 30 U H Price
of tin* Contra! railroad of Georgia riiipiNri
from Gram! Islund, Flu., to-day tie- Hist
carload of watermelon* of thg m<*mii* of
IK*. It is (orisitrnd Ut Cincinnati, ami 1*
routed via Albany. Ga., tii* Wei< ru and
Atlantl* railroad ao*i tu* Cincinnati
Southern
CLEVELAND ON AN OUTING.
The President Off For Hog Island
to Remain Until Saturday.
Washington, May 30.—President Cleve
land. accompanied by L. Clark Davis of
Philadelphia, left Washington for Hog
Island. Va., on the Pennsylvania railroad
at 5:40 o’clock this afternoon. There
were no other persons iu tho party except
the colored porter. The President is duo
at Hog Island at 5 o'clock to-morrow
morning, llis car will be switched off at
Wilmington, Del., and goes south to
Exinore. Va.. whence lie will proceed by
boat to Hog Island. The President’s de
termination is to return to Washington
Saturday evening.
WAITING FOR HIS ARRIVAL.
Cape Charles, Va., May 30.—President
Cleveland and party are expected to ar
rive at. the Broadwater club some time
to-night. Although his coming is com
paratively secret, quite a number of citi
zens in and around Exmore station have
heard it whispered that President Cleve
land would be there to-night and are now
congregated about the station awaiting
the arrival of tho I’resident’s special
train, which will not reach Exmoro
beforo about 3 o'clock to-mor
row morning. Extensive prepara
tions have been made to entertain
the President in a quiet but pleasant
way. A French cook from Philadelphia,
accompanied by two assistants, arrived
at the club house early this morning with
supplies, and will have charge of the
kitchen during the President’s stay. Tho
Steamer Sunshine is now standing at
Willis’ wharf, near hjxmore station,
ready to leave for Broadwater Island on
the arrival of the President’s train.
FORT ROYAL’S CONTROL.
Another Case in the Litigation Comes
up at Charleston.
Charleston, S. C., May 80.— In tho
United States court to-day another case
came up in tin* Port Royal railroad liti
gation. Its title is the Central Trust
Company of New York against the Port
Royal and Western Carolina railroad, and
Charles Phini/.y and Alfred Baker against
the Augusta and Know illo railroad. Col. J.
H. Averill has already been appointed
receiver for a portion of the associated
lines, and the question now pending is:
Who is to be appointed ro<%iver for the
line between Augusta and Spartanburg
and Greenville and Anderson. The case
was argued by A. R. Lawton, Jr., of Sa
vannah and If. A. G. Smith of
Charleston, representing the Central
Kailroud and Banking Company; W. K.
Miller of Augusta, representing Mr.
Phiuiz.v and Baker and Lewis W. Parker,
S. I. Simpson and O. C. Featherstone,
representing Greenville, Spartanburg ana
I .aureus counties in South Carolina,
through which tjie railroad runs. The
final hearing was postponed till to-mor
row to await the arrival of Judge Henry
B. Tompkins, who represents the Central
Trust Company of New York.
CITY AUTHORITIES SCORED.
The Grand Jury at New Orleans Brings
In a Scathing Report.
New Orleans, May 30.—The grand jtjry
this afternoon created another sensation
in this city by a scathing arraignment of
the municipal and jioliee authorities for
laxity in tho enforcement of the gamb
ling laws. Thoy also recommend repeal
of the law permitting prize-fights,
and that strict prohibition he placed on
such exhibitions. One portion of tho re
port says: “The result of our investiga
tion has clearly proved to our minds that
while the judges of the criminal courts
are willing and ready and anxious to have
the laws executed, nevertheless they are
in a great measure powerless without the
aid of the city officials. We refer
especially to the mayor, city
attorney and police board and
their very unworthy chief of police.”
Regarding the city council the report
says they are willfully jeopardizing tHo
interests and safety of the general public
by granting special permits to erect frame
buildings in the fire limits and by asking
the legislature to revoke the charter of
the city of Now Orleans and making it a
taxing district like the city of Memphis.
A CIRCUS TRAIN WRECKED.
Six Men Killed Outright and Twelve
or Fourteen Others Badly Injured.
Tyrone, Pa., May 30. — I This morning a
special train on the Tyrone and Clearfield
railroad composed of Walter Mann's cir
cus ears got beyond control of the train
men and came down the mountain with
fearful rapidity. At Vail station the
train was wrecked and animals, men and
broken cars were piled up together.
Several tigers and lions made
their escape and only after tlio
greatest exertions were thoy recaptured,
and then not until otic of the tigers had
killed several domestic animals in the
neighborhood. Six men were killed out
right and twelve or fourteen others were
badly wounded, some of them fatally.
The circus is a complete wreck and it will
take several days to get the property to
gether. The wreck is one of the worst
that lias occurred on thin division and the
worst in the numbers of lives lost.
An Aeronaut Killed.
Buffalo, May 80.— Purcell Thomas, an
aeronaut, while making an umbrella de
scent from the top of the Parade house
this afternoon lost control of the parachute
and was precipitated to the ground below,
a distance of fifty feet, llis skull was
fractured und be died In an hour.
Thomas’ wife and four children witnessed
the fatal jump. Thomas hud a national
reputation for his balloon ascensions and
parachute Jumps.
A Papal Rescript.
Rome. May 30.—1 t is reported that the
pope is about to publish a rescript on the
school question, witli a sjieoial applica
tion to the church in the United States.
The rescript, is expected to show consid
erable mollification of the pope’s former
views on the subject, amt is said to differ
radically in many points to the opinions
held by Archbishop Ireland.
A Storm in Arkansas.
Little Rock. May 30.—Southern Arkan
sas was visited by u destructive storm to
night. Houses, fences and trees were
blown away. A hotel at Guernsey,
Hamptoad county, was demolished and
seven |iersons were injured, all fatally.
All the wires In the southern part of tho
Stahi are prostrated and the extent of tho
atom cannot be ascertained,
Logan H. Root* Deltd.
Little Kook, Ark., May 80. l/igun H
Roots died lids morning of congestion of
brain Mr. Rout* jyas a ini i i'il** , r of ion
gr *a, in 1*74. For seven years he was
president of the First National Hut** und
promim-iit iu the political and financial
affairs of hi* state, lie w* a director h*
the Iron Mountain railroad.
VON POLLNITZ NOT TO HANG.
The Governor Commutes His Sen
tence to Imprisonment for Life.
Atlanta, Ga., May 80.—Gov. Nortlion
to-day commuted the sentence of Dr. J.
R. von Pollnitz of Baijibrtdge, convicted
of the murder of his wife, from death to
life imprisonment. This was done iu
view of the fact that it was never proved
against Dr. von Pollnitz that it was his
deliberate intention to kill her. The tes
timony in court developed the fact that
in a fit of anger, and perhaps drunken
ness. lie knocked ids wife down and
stamped her. injuring her so that she
died the following day She was in a
delicate state of health ut the
time and a cripple also. He was
arrested, tried and sentenced to death.
The ease was carried to the supreme
court, where anew trial was refused.
Von Pollnitz was then resenteneed and
would have been banged had it not been for
the intervention of the governor, who
granted a respite that will expire on July
2. Since the ease was placed in tho bands
of tho governor it has gained
wide notoriety, both on account of the
brutality of tho homicide and because of
tho demands of tho wife's father, ltov. Dr.
Pullen of Gave Spring, that tlie law he
allowed to take its cdurso. Dr. Pullen
was very bitter against tlio man
who killed liis daughter. In one of ids
letters to tlie governor he stated that his
friends had determined to lynch Von
Pollnitz, but he persuaded them to let
him be punished by law
Von Pollnitz is a scion of the German
nobility, highly educated, and reputed to
have been a most skillful surgeon. He
served in tin* confederate army und was
so highly thought of by tlie Alabama
Medical Society that that, body officially
asked-the governor to commute his sen
tence. He is nliout 00 years of ago
and was a widower at the time
he married Miss Pullen, who was
then teaching school in Balnbridge. An
other letter received by the governor was
from the father of tlie first wife of tlio
prisoner.
lie joined Dr. Pullen in demanding Unit
the sentence of the law be enacted, as ho
charged that Von Pollnitz was responsi
ble for tlie deatli of bis first wife, having
been brutal to her also. The petitions for
commutation were signed by the Judge,
solicitor and jury of the court which tried
the ease on the ground that tliero was a
possible lack of Intention to kill.
NOLAND A PRISONER.
tie Denies tho Version of the Assault
Told by Miss Dobbs.
Athens, Ga., May 30. —Jim Noland,
whom it is alleged attempted to crirrtl
nall.v assault Miss Ella Dobbs at Panola,
near Atlanta, is now in the Clarke county
jail. Noland wus urresfccd at the paper
mills near Athens by Mr. Hemrick and
Marshal Kennedy. They had seen the
story of Noland’s alleged crine and know
ing that he had once lived at the paper
mills kept a lookout for him. When it
was learned that Noland bad returned to
his old homo the officers at once made an
attempt at his arrest. Ho discovered
them, however, before they could sur
round the house and leaped through a
window. Me was pursued for half u
mile and captured, and is now in the cus
tody of the sheriff. Noland secreted him
self in a secluded spot on tho route Miss
Dobbs, who is said to be pretty and fas
cinating, would have to travel from the
cotton mill, where she is employed, to her
home, and as she passed along lie sprung
out from liis hiding phiceaud grabbed her
by the throat. A terrible scuf
fle followed, the girl fighting
desperately for her liberty. Once
she almost broke bis bold, but he renewed
his attack and forced her to the ground.
She fought more desperately. Noland
finally became alarmed and knocked her
over and ran. Miss Dobbs notified the
neighbors and ft posse pursued Noland all
night and part of tlie neift day, but could
not catch him. He made bis way here,
presumably to get assistance from rela
tives to leave 1 lie country. Noland de
nied tlie story of the assault. He said be
slapped Miss Dobbs twice, but it was iri
her own home and in tho presence of
another girl. He stated that he
bad lived in the same house with Miss
Dobbs for two years and intimated that
there had been a strong case of love be
tween thorn. He said the girl heard that
he was going to marry someone else find
that when ho called on her that evening
she was Jealous and ordered him out of
the house, and when he refusal to go she
slapped him in tlie face. He returned the
blow and got still another one for tils
second portion. At this he gave her a
stunner that laid her out and fled.
APPLICATION FOR A RECEIVER.
The Quitman Lumber Cos. and Boston
and Albany R. R. Attacked.
Quitman, Ga., May 30. —John T.
Thrasher, formerly of this place, now
living at Dothar, Ala., through
bis attorneys, Bennett & Hennett, lias
filed an application in the clerk's office
here to have the Quitman Lumber Com
pany and the Boston and Albany railroad
put in the hands of a receiver. Tho peti
tion sets forth that these companies are
indebted to him in the sum of $3,000. Mr.
Thrasher lias for some time been work
ing for this railroad company, soliciting
subscriptions and donations. He was to
receive a commission on the amounts thus
secured, and alleges that for this work
the companies are indebted to him in tlie
above amount. The petition is to Ik- heard
in •ThomasviUc before Judge Han sell on
June 7. Both the Quitman Lumber Com
pany and the railroad have tlieir lieud
quarters at 4’idcock. nine miles west of
Quitman, on tho Savannah, Florida and
Western railway. The Boston and Albany
railroad runs from Pidooek to Moultrie,
in Colquitt county, thirty miles. Both
corporations are bonded for SIOO,OOO.
880,000 each.
ROW OVER THE PRIZES.
The Executive Committee on Awards
Sticks to Its Position.
Chicago, May 80. The executive com
mittee on awards has sent n communica
tion to the foreign exhibitors, refusing,
it is understood, to rocede from the po
sition already taken by John Boyd
Thacher, and maintaining that tiie pres
ent system of awards is the proper one.
The letter was addressed to Arthur
Ixioffer, chairman of the foreign commit
tee. Tliis may result in tin* withdrawal
of exhibits from couijs-tiiion for awards,
but no displays will bo taken from the
buildings.
Bishop Nslson'a Cathedral.
Atlanta, Ga., May 80. -Bishop Nelson
officially assumed charge of Kt. Philip's
church, the new cathedral of the diocese,
to night. Iu taking charge he delivered
a timely discourse to the membership uud
announced tb.*t he had sptiointod Uev.
lrUn W. Knight, pastor of Kt. Andrew'*
i huri li ut Jiw kootivlilp. Fla , ss curator
U-v Knight will assume hi* duties ou
July 1,
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\ ROW OYER HOME RULE.
An Amendment Brings On a Lively
Debate.
Viscount Wolmer Proposes to Forbid
the Dublin Legislature to Discuss
Subjects on Which They Are Not
Allowed to Make Laws—The Amend
ment Defeated by a Ve/y Narrow
Majority.
London. May 30. —ln tho House of Com
mons to-day, T. Lea, liberal unionist,
member of parliament for South London
derry, asked whether tho government
had ordered the removal of tlio union
Jacks from tlie hotels at Belfast.
The Trisli chief secretary, Morley, ro*
plied that ho need hardly say that tho
executive had not ordered the removal of
tho flags. The law had been improved so
that tho police could enter licensed
premises and removo or, if necessary, de
stroy any emblems displayed thcro and
likely in tlio opinion of tlio police to tend
to a broach of tho peace.
Mr. Saunders, liberal, who had talkod
of voting against the second reading of
the Irish home rule bill on the ground
that It perpetuated tho property qualifi
cation. asked whether the government
adhered to tin* property qualification for
the electors of tho second chamber of the
Irish legislature.
Mr. Gladstone replied that the govern
ment, had laid tho proposal frankly beforo
the house. He li ad never stated that tho
scheme was stereotyped and unalterable.
It would bo open to modification in ac
cordance with tho views expressed by tho
house.
The bouse, by a vote of 281 to 109, re
fused to adopt, a motion to adjourn over
to-morrow iu order to enable the mem
bers to attend the derby at Epsom.
The house, by a vote of 273 to 240, ro-
Jeeted a motion to postpone discussion on
clause 3of t.lie Irish homo bill, dealing
with and defining tlio powers of the Irish
legislature.
• AN AMENDMENT CAUSES A STin.
As soon as the members decided to pro
ceed wit h the discussion of clause Bof tha
homo rule bill. Viscount Wolmer, liberal
unionist, member for West Edinburgh,
moved an amendment forbidding tha
Dublin legislature to discuss subjects on
which thoy were not allowed to make
laws.
Mr. Gladstone objected to tho amend
ment. Of what use was it, he asked, to
insert in tho bill provisions which parlia
ment lmd no means of enforcing.
This question brought Mr. Balfour, tho
leader of the unionists, to liis feet in a
state of considerable excitement. Tho
prime minister’s treatment of the amend-*
ment was most significant, he said, and
his auostlon indicated tho motive of tha
whole bill. The prime minister ii]>-
paroutly meant that contracts made under
the hill with tho Irish legislature wero
worthless because they could not be en
forced. If such wore the case, the whole
fabric of the bill fell and no contracts
ought to be attempted.
Col. Saunderson, leader of thrt men of
Ulster, said that tho prime minister's
words had confirmed the truth of the
union contention that every restriction iu
the bill was a sham.
John Rigby, tho solicitor general, re
plied that the restrictions in the bill
would have validity, since, if the Irish
legislature should exceed their powers,
the acts in question would be worthless.
Eventually Viscount Wolmer’s amend
ment was lost by a vote of 259 to 23.8.
The smallness of the government ma
jority provoked prolonged unionist cheers.
The smallness of the government’s ma
jority was duo to tho failure of many Irish
members to return promptly from their
holidays at home and to the absence of
several liberals who were attending Lady
Aberdeen's reception. The conservatives
in obedience to an exceptionally impera
tive summons of their whips were present
in almost their full force.
A DYNAMITER RELEASED.
He Caused Explosions at tho Towel
and Houses of Parliament.
I/rndon, May 30.—1 t was reported that
John Daly, the dynamiter, was released
from Portland prison tliis morning. Daly
and Egan wero convicted at Birmingham
in 18.85 of having engaged in a conspiracy
to destroy property with dynamite. Egan
was released in October last and has since
been unremitting in his efforts in behalf
of Daly.
To-night, however, it is learned that
the released dynamiter is not Daly, but
James Gilbert, who was sentenced in
1885 to penal servitude for life for having
caused dynamite explosions at the tower
and houses of parliament. His removal
was managed with great secrecy. Ha
was taken at once to a hospital, where ha
will be kept until his health improves.
HARD TIMES IN ITALY.
Trade Paralyzed by a Scarcity of Sil
ver and Forced Paper Inevitable.
Rome, May 30.—-Tho monetary situation
grows worse. A scarcity of silver is par
alyzing trade anil the revival of forced
paper currency is believed to be inevita
ble. The parliamentary commission ap
pointed to investigate the reported com
plicity of Italian senators and deputies in
the scandals relating to the Banco Ro
mana and other financial institutions haa
resigned on the ground that the Chamber
of Deputies made valid the election
of Aguglia, ail opposition deputy. contrary
to the advice of the commission. Tha
weakness of tlie newly reconstructed cab
inet is aggravated by this resignation.
A True Bill Against Townsend.
I/union, May 30.—Tho grand jury has
found a true bill against William Town
send. the individual arrested recently on a
nominal charge of having discharged a
pistol in Downing street, but really on
suspicion of intending to kill Premier
Gladstone, aud who was also held on tho
additional charge of sending u threaten
ing letter to Mr Gladstone. Townsend
will he tried at the Old Bailey, probably
on Thursday next.
Freiherr Huen to Run.
Berlin. May 30. —Freiherr vou Homing*
seu-Huen, tho centorist loader, who fa
vorod the army hill in the lulu Reichstag,
and whose com promise amendment to tha
bill lias been repudiated by the con tor
party, haa decided to stand for the Reich*
stag in otMMaitlnu to the official pro
gramme of the ceiitorist*.
Booth’s Condition.
New York, May 9) -Tin proposed r-v
moral of Edwin Booth U* Numtgunxett
ha** been abandoned. Today Mr Booth
is a U'lfio stronger than be waaxusi* <day.
but U Wilis* i i-.au Us wo* a mx* **.