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FLAME-SWEPT FORESTS.
Wisconsin Towns Fairly Licked Up
and Wiped Out.
A Black Murky Pall Hanging Over the
Stricken State —So Dense la the
Smoke From the Blazing- Woods
That Electric Lights Are Turned on
In Broad Day — Great Loss of Life
Feared- Meager Details as Yet.
Rice Lake, Wis., Sept. 1. —Terrible for
est fires are raping in this vicinity and
the town of Bashaw, fifteen miles north
of here, is entirely wiped out. Railroad
bridees are partially burned, and tele
graphic connections are entirely cut off
from the north. The noon passenger
train which left here at 1:30 reached as
far as Bashaw, but had to return, picking
up what people they could find.
Some of them were nearly overcome
with heat and smoke, and would
have perished had it not been for the
timely rescue, A party was sent out
from here by a special train, but only
succeeded in finding one man. whom they
discovered half crazed, wandering around
in search of his family, having got sepa
rated from them while escaping from the
fiames. It is thought that some are
burned to death, as no trace can be found
of them.
dense clouds of smoke.
ishpeming, Mich., Sept. I.—Smoke
from burning forest fires was so dense
that it l>ecame necessary to turn on the
electric lights this afternoon. There are
no very large fires nearer than Ontagon
county, but thousands of small ones are
filling the air with dense smoke. Farmers
are losing crops and rain is very badly
needed. Thousands of square miles of
the upper peninsula are covered with
dense smoke.
village swept awat.
Ashland, Wis., Sept. I.—News has been
received here from the fire-swept forest
regions of Ashland county that the flames
have svvept away the village of Marengo,
a thriving lumber mill place near Ash
land. Two hundred families are rendered
homeless, but no lives have been lost as
far as known. A large quantity of lum
ber was burned in the yards. The mill
of Spencer & Cos. and i ,50(5,000 feet of lum
ber were destroyed.
SAW MILLS IN ASHES.
A great fire is raging at Washburne.
The saw mills are in ashes. Assistance
has just been sent from Ashland. The
wind is blowing forty miles an hour.
FOKEST FLAME IN MINN ESOTA.
St. Cloud, Minn., Sept. I—The pine
region of Eastern and Central Minnesota
is all ablaze to-night and thousands of
dollars worth of property is being de
stroyed. At last account the town of
Milaca. Millelac county, was on fire with
little probability that the flames could be
stopped before every building on the
place was razed. So far as learned three
persons have been burned to death.
A farm houso near Milaca caught fire
at 3 o'clock this afternoon, and in the
house was a sleeping babe. The mother
first ran in for the little one and was
smothered in the flames. The father
followed and was burned with all his
little family. Another man in the same
neighborhood has disappeared, and it is
feared he has also perished. The names
of these people have not been secured.
St. Cloud was asked for help late in the
afternoon and a train sent at 4 :30 over the
Eastern Minnesota. Tue train was only
sole to proceed as far as Bridgeman, as
beyond that point ail bridges, ties and
telegraph poles had been burned.
Ihe St. Cloud crew got the fire under
control around Bridgeman and was then
forced to return to this point. All east
ern Minnesota trains are stopped and will
not be able to proceed to Duluth until ex
tensive repairs are made.
Milaca is a town of about 400 inhabi
tants, in a country thickly covered with
puie trees. Reports up to midnight from
Becker, Crow Wing and Aitken counties
are to the effect that thousands of dol
lars worth of property has been de
stroyed, including hay and grain, stock,
farm residences, fences and woods.
TWO TOWNS OO CP IN SMOKE.
Minneapolis, Minn.. Sept. I.—A tele
gram from Pine City. Minn., at 1 o'clock
a. m., says . -‘Fire destroyed Hinckley ut
terly. Fifty people burned to death.
.Mission Creek also destroyed.”
BOLD HOLDUPS.
They Enter a Bank, Kill the Cashier
and Carry Off the Money.
Galina, Kan., Sept. I.—A report reached
this city this afternoon that three masked
men entered the bank at Lesoott, fifteen
nnies north of here, killed the cashier,
and secured considerable money in cash
and notes. The robbery is reported as
occurring soon after the bank opened for
business. The men entered the bank to
gether and ordered the cashier to give up
the contents of the vault. Upon refusing
he was instantly shot and killed. A
Posse has been organized, with Sheriff
Anderson in command, which started
south after the robbers. The amount of
money secured is not known.
A DOUBLE MURDER.
Mysterious Killing of a Man and Hia
Wife in Vernon.
' ernon, Tex. Sept. I.—Yesterday a
passer-by found the little son of O. G.
Wock, a farmer, living twelve tnilcs
north of here, crying on the doorsteps.
J he little boy informed the stranger that
his father had shot his mother and then
himself. Upon entering the house the
•trunger found Mrs. Klock dead, with a
'•uilet through her heart, and Klock dy
ing with a bullet through his head. Aid
summoned, but Klock died without
'■Ving a word. Ho was a prosperous
‘Urinor until recently, and it is supjiosed
nnanclal troubles caused him to commit
‘he double tragedy.
TEN BREAK JAIL.
Unlocked ana Bars Sawed in
u wain—Many Well-Known Crooks.
Marion. Ind., Sept. I.—About and o'clock
his morning ten prisoners confined in the
•a 1 here sawed the bars of their cells,
I ' l unlocked the doors. They succeeded
getting out of the building and escaped
Pi the darkness. Among the number are
nveral noted crooks.
Raised at Rio.
Janeiro, Sept. L—The state of
c ‘ge has been raised.
sp].e fflmnmg, Metogl
TERRIBLE DEVASTATION.
Accounts From the Uvalde District
Grow More Alarminor.
St. Louis, Mo., Sept. I.—A special from
San Antonio, Tex., to the Post-Dispatch
sajs that the scene of destruction and
desolation in the flooded district for a
distance of 100 miles east and west from
here and extending south from the
Southern Pacific railroad to the Rio
Grande, 200 miles away, is simpiy terri
ble.
Thousands upon thousands of acres of
pasture and farm land are still under
water. It is estimated that the damage
to crops in the valley of the Leona river
will reach $500,000, while in the valleys
of the Saco and Sabinet rivers the losses
will be fully as much more. Many thou
sands of cattle, horses and sheep were
swept away. Up to midnight last night
all the telegrams received here by the
Southern Pacific railroad officials and for
the press came by the roundabout way of
El Paso, Pueblo and Kansas City, all di
rect communication with Uvalde and
other flooded towns being cut.off.
Reports received this morning are
more alarming than the eatlier ones. It
is still a matter of uncertainty as to the
number of lives lost, but additions to the
list of drowned are constantly coming in.
About one half of the houses of Uvalde, a
town of 2,300 people, were carried awav
and there is much suffering there, but no
more fatalities are reported there.
Nothing has yet been heard from the
settlement of seventy-five families several
miles below Uvalde, but there are still
grave fears that many, if not all of them,
were swept down by the torrent.
The town of Batesville was entirely in
undated, and there was heavy loss of prop
erty, but no lives were reported lost.
There are several other towns in the
flooded district, but they are away from
the railroad and telegraphic reach. All
construction officials of the Southern
Pacific, however, have gone to the scene
of tho principal disaster, and several
train loads of material and men have gone
west to repair damage to the tracks and
to reconstruct bridges.
THE DVALDE FLOOD.
San Antonio, Tex., Sept. I.—The flood
of water which visited the country west
of this city about fifty miles distant, was
one of the worst catastrophes that has
visited tho state since the Indianola
calamity, when all the coast towns were
swept into the Gulf of Mexico. The num
ber of deaths is not so great, but the dam
age will probably exceed that at In
dianola. Among the bodies recovered
and identified are those of Miss Mattie
Edwards, Mrs. Joseph Hatch, child of
Mr. Haley, and two Mexicans. It is de
finitely known that at least six women in
the town of Uvalde were drowned, and
three Mexican families numbering twelve,
living just outside of town, also found
watery graves. Jt is thought many other
persons were drowned.
CAUSED BT A QUAKE.
San Antonio, Tex., Sept. I.—lt is now
said that the deluge of water at Uvalde
did not come from the clouds, as has been
at first supposed, but that it came out of
the ground, and its bursting forth was
caused by an earthquake which rent the
earth, as at several places along the Le
ona river, near Uvalde, the cracks in the
earth, with the water pouring therefrom,
are still seen. The Leona river, so-called,
is a dry stream ten months of the year,
but it is known that a subterranean basin
and stream of water exist underneath the
dry bed, as flowing artesian wells are ob
tained by boring 100 feet. It is supnosed
that this artesian basin of water is now
escaping through the cracks caused by
the earthquake. The shock of the earth
quake was distinctly felt at Uvalde and
at points for many miles around.
AWARD OF PRIZES.
Pythians Prepare to Leave The
Award of the Judges.
Washington, Sept. I.—The supreme
lodge, Knights of Pythias, held a three
hours' session this forenoon, most of
which was occupied in considering the
new constitution prepared by a special
commission appointed for that purpose.
The document seemed to meet the ap
proval of everybody familiar with its
provisions. Nearly all the representatives
of the supreme lodge have arranged to
leave the city this evening and spend Sun
day at various places of interest in the
vicinity. A large number will go to Old
Point Comfort, some will visit Atlantic
City, and the others will divide up in
little groups of excursionists, seeking a
day of rest and quiet in the mountains or
at the seaside.
The judges of the prize drills of the
Knights of Pythias division of the uni
form rank announced their decision this
afternoon. It was stated in connection
with the award that the winners would
have to accept for the present a pro rata
reduction of the amount of the prizes of
about 20 per cent., but the membersof the
committee pledged themselves to remit to
the successful divisions the sums with
held, so that the full value of the prizes
would in due time be received by the win
ners. The decision of the Judgos was
read by .Vlaj. Gen. Carnahan, the awards
being as follows:
First—For proficiency in drill $1,500,
and to each member of the team a jewel;
Hast ings division, Hastings, Mich, Capt.
E. Hoyle.
Second—sl,2oo, Parkersburg division,
Parkersburg, W. Va., Capt. I. B. Baker.
Third—sl,ooo, John Barr Glen, Eau
Claire, Wis., Capt. Con Feige.
Fourth— SBOO, Mystic, Girard, Kansas
City, Capt. M. F. Buchell.
Fifth—*Boo, New Albany of New
Albany, Ind.. Capt. Henry N. Cooper.
Sixth— S6OO, Yellow Cross, Alliauce, 0.,
Capt. Charles Shem.
Seventh—s4oo, Provost, Kansas City,
Mo., Capt. Joseph A. Heed.
Eighth—s3oo, Terre Haute. Terre
Haute, Ind . Capt. O. C. Duddlestone.
Ninth—s2oo, Eily, Ked Cliff, la., Capt.
Thomas I Wray.
Tenth—sloo, Indiana, Indianapolis, Ind.,
Capt. H. B. Smith.
Best Division Commander—sloo. Jewel,
Capt. I. B. Baker, Parkersburg. W. Va.
For traveling the longest distance by
the shortest route to Washington. S4OO,
Bee, Beville, Tex., Capt. N. B. Walker.
Battalion drill, $o(Jo, First battalion
First Indiana regiment, Col. W. E. Heis
kell. ,
Cavalry drill, s*oo, D. I>. Burns, Hus
sars. St. Louis. Mo.. Capt. Brinkerboff
Silk flag and guidons, for regiment mak
ing the best appearance on parade, First
regiment of West Virginia.
Pemberton Hills Resume.
Lawrence, Mass.. Sept. I.—The Pem
berton mills, which have been closed for
several weeks, will resume operations
Tuesday next.
A Holiday.
New York, Sept. I.—To-day is a holi
day in cotton exchange here.
SAVANNAH, GA., SEN DAY. SEPTEMBER 2.1894.
ROSEY GETS A REMINDER.
The Effect of Gladstone's Check and
Dillon’s Speech.
They Are Looked Upon as a Hint to
the Premier to Frees an Anti-Lorela'
Policy—A Man of Mystery—Rose
berry Recreant—Britain's Brood.
Comte de Paris—The Cardiff Exposi
tion—The Canal.
London, Sept. I.—Mr. Gladstone's con
tribution of illOO to tho Irish national
parliamentary fund following the speech
of Mr. Dillon in Dublin on Wednesday,
when he intimated to the government
that the Irish party would be obliged to
reconsider their position unless the
minority promptly and plainly declared
their policy in regard to the House of
Lords, are the current topics.
A REMINDER TO ROSEBERRT.
By everybody who discuss them these
acts are understood to have been intended
as a timely reminder to Lord Roseberry
to fulfil the promise which he gave upon
assuming the premiership that the minis
try would maintain the continuity of Mr.
Gladstone's policy in regard to Ireland,
the keynote of which was sounded in Mr.
Gladstone’s last speech in the House of
Commons. In this memorable speech the
ex-premier denounced the House of Lords
and advised the people to insist uoon the
abolition of the veto power of the upper
body as the only serious hindrance to the
granting of a full measure of home rule
to Ireland.
ROSEBERRT RECREANT.
But Lord Roseberry's first session of
parliament has been finished without a
sign of the governments intention of push
ing this part of the programme, and it is
notable that Mr. Gladstone's mediator in
the £IOO contribution, Lord Tweedmouth,
is the only member of the cabinet who
advises the government party to make an
anti-lord’s campaign before the country.
Lord Roseberry has gone to Dunrobin,
Scotland, to join the Duke of Sutherland
in a shooting party, which, by the way,
consists almost [.entirely of'Tory peers.
A MAN OF MYSTERY.
Lord Roseberry still encourages his fol
lowers to regard him as a man of mys
tery. He has suddenly vanished when
ever parliament has adjourned, and upon
the occasion of the recent adjournment
he quickly disappeared, allowing tho
papers to publish tne statement that he
had gone to Switzerland to recuperate,
though nobody was aware that his health
was in the slightest degree impaired. It
appears that he really went to Versailles,
but he reappeared in London two day's
later and started immediately for Dun
robin, breaking his Journey at Cul
loden for the purpose of taking his
twooliule sons to visit the graves of the
Highlanders who fell fighting for Prince
Charlie. The personal friends of the
premier find him in high spirits, but he
flatly declines to discuss or listen to any
thing in the shape of politics. He only
laughs when he hears his followers
threaten disaffection and in every way he
appears to regard himself as thoroughly
the master of the situation.
MEMBERS NOT SO MERRY.
The other members of the cabinet,
however, are not so merry at the prospect
which confronts Uiera. They are able
to see plainly that it is the intention of the
labor and Irish parties to go into open re
volt during the autumn. In the mean
time it is equally certain that
the Labouchere section of the
radicals will carry out their inten
tion of ruuning parliamentary candidates
whose first pledges will bo to refuse to
serve until a premier is chosen who is a
peer. The labor party, with a view of
showing that they do not intend to serve
the liberal party through thick and thin
as heretofore, are arranging to run Tom
Maun, the labor ugitalor. against tho
liberal Fenwick as a candidate for secre
tary of the trades union congress.
Britain's myriad brood.
During the coming week the queen in
tends to celebrate the birth of the son of
the Duke and Duchess of York by a great
family gathering at Balmoral, at which,
besides the immediate relations of the
royal family. Prince Henry of Prussia
will represent the Emperor of Germany,
and the czarowitch will be present on be
half of the czar. The gathering will last
several days, and will be replete with ap
propriate festivity.
BEAD or THE HOUSE OF BOURBON.
In the meantime the critical condition
of the Count of Paris casts a gloom over
the spirits of the members of the royal
family. The head of the house of Bour
bon is privately highly esteemed and re
vered by the various members of her
majesty’s lamily, including the queen her
self. though their meetings during later
years have been infrequent. The cause
of this semi-estrangement was the hope
less love which the late Duke of Clarence
bore for the count's daughter Helena.
THE CARDIFF EXPOSITION.
It is stated that the entire large and
interesting American section of exhibits
at the Antwerp exposition has been se
cured for the exhibition which is to be
held in Cardiff in 1895, and which will be
formally opened by the Prince of Wales.
The mayor of Cardiff has been to Antwerp
and secured the transfer of several other
prominent exhibits, and the coming exhi
bition as such, if in no other respect,
promises to be an unqualified success
Tenders were closed yesterday for the
conveyance of mails across the Irish
channel from Holy Head to Kingstown.
The decision of Arnold Morle.v. post
master general, in this matter will go far
to settle the question of ultimate victory
for Queenstown and Southampton as the
pcint of transfer for American mails. If
Mr. Morley decides to spend £I,OOO a year
more than has hitherto been spent upon
the Holy iiead and Kingstown service,
Queenstown cannot fail to be vastly
benefited.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
The Glasgow Herald states that Brit
ish capitalists are greatly agitated in re
gard to the purchase of the Nicaragua
canal concession act by the instructions
and in behalf of Great Britain.
It is thought here that the present po
litical struggle in Norway will result in u
renewed radical majority in the Storth
ing. Steen, the radical ex-premier. is
conducting a vigorous campaign, declar
ing that the Staug ministry had no right
to attempt to rule, being in the minority.
Steen urges the Norwegians not
to relax their efforts to obtain
their groat object, a separation.
The former mtnister declares that Nor
way must not enter into negotiations
with Sweden for a common foreign minis
ter, as it would result in the cementing of
a joint state in which Sweden would play
the leading part. Ever since 1814, he de
clares, the exertions of Sweden have been
directed to this end. The Stang minis
try, be asserts, in deference to Sweden in
which it has found its only support, has
allowed itself to be led from one illegal
act to another.
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A SENSATION IN ALL PARTIBS.
The Gladstone-Tweedinouth contribu
tion of 100 pounds each to the Irish Par
liamentary fund, is causing a sensation in
all political parties. Baron Tweedmouth
in forwarding his contribution from Scot
land, wrote to Mr. Justin Mc-
Carthy, chairman of the Irish
parliamentary party. saying that
he had received a note from Mr. Glad
stone enclosing a check for £IOO to be
forwarded to the fund The unionists
are making much of the fact that none of
the money which is said to be pouring
into the Irish coffers is goiug to the
evicted tenants.
The Globe this afternoon, commenting
upon these contributions, says that a
double o feet will be felt from this sub
sidy, it will keep the McCarthyites in
good temper, and the evicted tenants will
become more exasperated than e\er.
The Globe also says that if Mr. Gladstone
and Baron Tweedmouth have taken this
action without consulting the premier, or
Sir William Harcourt, it savors of
springing a mine upon them.
THE l-RICB OF TRE tCHERT.
Dublin, Sept. I.—The Evening Herald
(Parneliite) in addition to its statement
commenting on the donations of Mr.
Gladstone and Baron Tweedmouth to the
Irish parliamentary fund, that neither
Kegb nor Sadlier sold themselves so
cheaply as the McCarthyites have done,
says: It is the price of treachery to Ire
land. and divided among the whig mem
bers it represents I£, Bs, 2d purchase
money for each of them.
SHIPMENTS DISCONTINUED.
Special Notice as to Movements of
Notes is Revoked.
Washington, Sept. I.—Acting United
States Treasurer Meline has revoked tho
special notice issued June 18, 1894, under
which small notes havo been sent by ex
press from the treasury here at govern
ment contract rates, for deposits of gold
and gold certificates, aud shipment of tho
notes from the United States treasury
here under its provisions aro discon
tinued.
Small notes, hereafter, may bo fur
nished by sub-treasurers at their coun
ters to the extent that such notes are on
hand in oxcess of the requirements of the
current business of their offices, in ex
change for gold aud gold certificates, and
large denominations of legal tender notes.
Small notes will be shipped from here on
sub-treasurers' orders to the extent that
they can be spared. This order, in effect ,
prevents shippers from obtaining tho
benefit of the government's contract
rates. Its issue shows that the treasury
has no further concern about being able
to replete the gold reserve.
PACKING OF TOBACCO.
Internal Revenue Commissioner Miller
to day issued u circular to collectors of
internal revenue, setting forth the new
regulations adopted by the treasury de
partment to govern the packing of leaf
tobacco. Tho regulations provide that
"All persons selling leaf tobacco, except
farmers and raisers who sell their own
products, must qualify as manufacturers
of tobacco,jn the manner prescribed in
section ,3355 of the revised statutes, as
ammended by section 14 of the act of
March 1, 1879. and in subsequent sections
relating to the manufacture of tobacco,
and must conform to the regulations es
tablished January 1392, concerning taxes
ou tobacco.
"And such leaf tobacco, so regarded as
manufactured tobacco, must be put up in
packages such as are prescribed in sec
tion 3,362, revised statutes, as amended by
section 14, of the act of March 1, 1879, anil
by the act of Jan. 9, 1883, for fine cut
chewing tobacco, and all other kinds of
tobacco not otherwise provided for, to
wit: In packages containing one, two,
three, four, eight and sixteen ounces, or
in wooden packages containing ten,
twenty, forty, or sixty pounds each,
marked as prescribed for such wooden
packages in said section as amended, and
with the caution notice prescribed
b.y section 5, act of March
8, 1883, amending section 3364,
revised statutes; and when such
tobacco, so packed and marked, is sold or
removed for use, it shall be subject to the
tax of 6 cents per pound, and stamps
therefor shall be affixed and cancelled in
the manner prescribed for like packages
of finecut chewing tobacco.”
DEBT STATEMENT.
The debt statement issued this after
afternoon shows a net decrease in the
public debt, less cash in the treasury dur
ing August, of $8,174,042.
The interest bearing debt increased
$80; the non-interest bearing debt de
creased $91,977 and the cash in the treas
ury increased $8,802,745. The balances
of the several classes of debt at the close
of business Aug. 81 were •
Interest bearing debt, $035,042,670.
Debt on which interest has ceased since
maturity, $1,831,760.
Debt bearing no interest, $379,867,593.
Total, $1,016,742,013.
The certificates and treasury notes
offset by an equal amount of cash in the
treasury outstanding at the end of the
month were: $615,350,572, a decrease of
$1,821,757.
The total cash in the treasury was
$781,073,857.
The gold reserve was $58,216,000. Not
cash balance $70,931,197. In the month
there was an increase in gold coined bars
of $963,033, the total at the close being
$120,8*5,809.
Of the surplus there was in national
bank depositories $17,830,897 against $17,-
466,15ij at the end of the previous month.
KICKING ABOUT CONWAY.
A Reputed Philanthropist and Banker
Disappears.
Chicago, Sept. I.—Arthur C. Conway,
banker, promoter and reputed philan
thropist, doing business as the Conway
Banking House in the Unity building, has
disappeared and left behind him many
creditors. Claims against the broken
concern are said to be mostly small
amounts, and are not expected to aggre
gate more than $15,000.
All the receipts are said to have been
used in the running expenses of tbe bank,
and those who have claims against it
have nothing to hope for.
Asa security for depositors and invest
ors the hanking house* claimed to have
bonds to the amount of $150,000 deposited,
hut the place the security was deposited
was never mentioned.
In connection with his banking busi
ness. Mr. Conway had numerous rapid
divideml-paying schemes. Among these
were several beet root sugar refineries,
which have failed to fulfill expectations.
He is also said to have had several build
ing associations in course of organization.
Tbe end of Con wav’s bank came last night,
when a firm of office fixture-makers took
possession of the place under
an attachment and chattel mortgage.
Conway had expected this for some time,
however, and had removed all his books
ami pupers, and no knowledge of the
amount of hi* indebtedness could be
lesrned.
Conway lived at No. ar-OM'alumet ave
nue until a few days ago, when ho and
his wife suddenly left.
VIGILANT AYICTOR.
She Defeats the Satanita Fairly and is
Declared the Winner.
Universal Scathing Denunciation of
Yesterd&y's Rotten Award Supposed
to Have Affected the Judges—Cir
cumstances Quite Similar to the
Previous Race—Gould Will Take the
Race but Refuse the Money Prize.
Dartsmouth, Sept. L—The Vigilant and
the Satanita started in a race this morn
ing for the Bay Club prize, valued at £4O.
The course was triangular, from Darts
mouth ranges southwest to a mark boat
off Torcross, thence by tho east mark
boat and back, three times around, the
total distance being forty-two miles. The
wind was light from the northeast, the
weather hazy and the sea smooth.
Both boats gibed as they crossed the
line. Tho Vigilant had the lee berth and
crossed the starting line at 10:30:10. The
Satanita crossed at 10:30:21. Both had
their jack yarders and Jib topsails set
and had a free reach to port for Torcross.
On this stretch the Vigilant had gained 1
minute and 54 seconds, and was 2 minutes
and 5 seconds ahead in rounding the mark.
The Vigilant held up to the eastward and
the Satanita kept well in toward Black
wood, where the wind hauled eastwardly.
At this point it was imjiossible to see the
yachts on account of the haze, and they
were consequently not timed as they
rounded the cast buoy.
Upon emerging from the thick haze
after the cast mark, it was seen that tho
Satanita being closer in shore, was get
ting a better wind than tho Vigilant,
and was gaining on her. She continued
to gaiu and handily passed the center
boarder in the run home for the first
round. Both boats gibed to round the
commodore’s boat, which they did as fol-,
lows: Satanita 12:35:08; Vigilant
12:86.40.
From the time of rounding Torcross
until tho rouuding of tho commodore’s
boat, the Satanita had gained 2 minutes
and 46 seconds on the center boarder, and
upon hearing away for Torcross on the
second round was 41 seconds ahead of the
American.
It was again a free reaoh to port for
Torcross. On this reach the Vigilant
overhauled and passed the Satanita, aud
in rounding the Torcross mark boat was 2
minutes and 4 seconds ahead. The Vigi
lant had gained 2 minutes and 40 seconds
in the run to Torcross.
Both boats held in shore on the heat to
the east boat, the Vigilant increasing hor
load, but later both ran into a calm on the
eastward tack, and a repetition of yester
day’s failure to make a race of it was as
sured.
Shortly after rounding Torcross the
Vigilant disappeared in the haze, heading
to the eastward, for the second mark boat,
and the Satanita, which appeared to be
about three miles behind, was also lost
sight of soon afterwards. After being
out of sight about an hour the Vigilant
came into view, bringing a breeze from the
west, and made, close hauled, for the
commodore's boat. The Satanita also
appeared in sight, but soon afterward
gave up the race, signalled for a tow, and
was brought home.
The Vigilant carried sail until she
reached a point within 200 yards of tho
commodore’s boat. She then hove to and
took in her head sails. After a short time
she set them again, but she lay still,
making no attempt to reach the commo
dore’s boat. The committee decided the
race in favor of the Vigilant, but it is
doubtful if such a decision would have
been given had it not been for tho scath
ing comments which have been made
on their action yesterday. it
is thought probable that ~ Mr.
Gould will take the race for the Vigilant,
she having fairly won it, but will refuse
the money, as all the other races termi
nated under similar conditions have been
decided upon the result at the end of the
first round. There was very little en
thusiasm. either at the start or at any
time during the so-called contest.
The thick ha/e and light wind which
prevailed at sunrise and throughout tho
day added to the depression caused by the
profuse adverse comments upon yester
day's performances of the sailing com
mittee, and it is doubtful that the day
furnished much enjoyment to anybody
concerned. Tho adherence of tho com
mittee to the seldom observed, if not ob
solete, rule requiring a race to bo finished
within the time limit of eight hours has
disgusted yachtsmen and heaped dis
comfiture upon the Royal Dart sailing
committee, whose unfairness is notorious.
The award of to-day’s race, such as it
was, to the Vigimnt was clearly the
result of the "pounding” for yesterday’s
decision)*.
DEATH OF LIEUT. HBNN.
London, Kept. I.—Lieut. Henn, R. N.,
owner of the cutter Galatea, which sailed
against the Ma.v Flower for the America's
cup in 188d, died suddenly to-day at his
residence in Kildy’s Art, Ireland. Lieut.
Henn was taken ill while aboard the Gal
atea at Dartmouth. His condition was
not regarded as serious. He grew worse
gradually during the voyage back to the
Irish coast, yet nobody supposed that he
was in danger. Shortly after landing lie
died.
IN RUSSO-POLAND.
Cholera of a Terribly Virulent Type
Now Raging Actively.
Vienna, Sept, I.—lt is reported that
cholera of a terribly virulent type is rag
ing in Russian Poland. The medical au
thorities are unable to cope with the dis
ease owing to the fact that the inhabitants
conceal their sick, and treat them in their
own way. The chief centers of the disease
are Pinczow, Miechow, Stopnlca and
Azialcrzyce, where the inhabitants aro
t amping in the woods. In Galicia yester
day there were 200 new eases of cholera,
and 95 deaths from the disease. In Buko
wina there were 14 cases and ten deaths.
PARIS NO BETTER.
The Condition of the Head of the
Royal House Unchanged.
London, Sept. 1. Dispatches from
Stowe house this morning say the condi
tion of the Count of Paris is unchanged.
He is able to converse with his family at
times, and take a little nourishment, but
is very weak. The queen, Prince of
Wales and many of the foreign diplomats
of the court of St. James hare sent in
quiries this morning as to tho count’s cou
ditiou.
It Ought to Be Off.
London, Sept. L—lt Is teported that
the race for the Cape May cup between
the Vigilant and the Britannia, which Is
fixed for VVednesday next, is off so far
as the Vigilant is concerned.
THE EASTERN WAR.
No New ß Received of an Engagement
Between the Rivals.
London, Sept. I.—The Central News’
Shanghai advices received this morning
say : "The result of the attack upon Port
Arthur is not positively known. It is re
ported that 8,500 Japanese troops were
landed, and they, with fourteen war ves
sels, took part in the attack. The Chineso
government has issued orders for 5,000
troops and a fleet to proceed to Port
Arthur aud attack the Japanese. Eleven
Japanese transports, couvoved by five
warships, have landod 8,000 men and
300 horses at Chemulpo, whenco
the entire force marched to the north
ward. Thirty tbousaud Japanese troops
in Corea are marching north. Tho em
peror of China has ordered four native
banks to provide the government with
HUKMJ.OOO taels to be used in prosecuting
the war. It was expected that a decisive
battle would be fought yesterday, but no
news of an Engagement has as yet been
received.
NO TRUTH IN IT.
Shanghai, Sept. I.—A dispatch from
Cheo 100 says “The British gunboat
Redpole has returned here and reports
that there is no truth in tho announce
ment that the Japanese have made an
other attack upon Port Arthur.” Foreign
residents in the northern parts aro uu
easy on account of outrages com
mitted against missionaries in spite of
tho imperial degree ordering the
natives to respect missionaries aud
foreigners.
THE CAPTURE OF COUCH.
Jones, tho Negro Soldier, Overjoyed to
See the Color of Hie Cash.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. I.—Chief of Police
Butner of Macon reached Atlanta this
morning having in custody Alex Couch
and M. R. Dewec, an employe of Couch.
Couch still had $487.60 of the SSOO with
which ho skipped out last night.
l’uJmer Jones, the negro soldier who
had given the money to Couch to keep for
him, was overjoyed to get back what re
mained. At least he was glad to see the
money in sight again, for Chief of Police
Connolly has taiteii charge of the funds
until he makes an investigation of Jones’
title to it. It is not a common thing for
one of Uncle Sam’s private soldiers to bo
carrying SSOO around in his pockets loose,
and the chief wants to be satisfied that
Jones is O. K. before settling up with him.
Couch explains his action in skipping
out with the money by saying that he was
drunk. He claims that he did not know
what he was doing and had no Intention
of stealing. Couch was an inmate of the
lunatic asylum a year ago, having been
committed from Campbell county.
Jones, the negro soldier does not seem
anxious to pusli the prosecution, being
too happ.yover the recoveryof the money,
which he claims to have saved while in
the army,
MANY PLANS RECEIVED.
Corner-Stone to Be Laid Sept. 18.
Those Who Will Participate.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. I.—The exposition
directors have set Sept. 18 for tho laying
of the corner-stone of the manufacturero’
building. A year from that date the ex
position will be thrown open to remain
open for three months. The laying ofithe
corner-stone will be a gala occasion in the
city.
Senators Gordon and Walsh, Secretary
Smith and Congressmen Cannon, Cogs
well, I.aoe, Pence, Coombs, Grosvenor,
Everett and Murray, who championed
the appropriation in tho House, will be
the invited speakers and guests of tho
occasion.
To-day the exposition directors received
the plans for the live principal buildi'-gs.
Architects from all over tho country
brought in their plans and drawings, mak
ing an immense collection, from which it
will be hard to miss designs that will
make an impression.
SUIT FOB A HEAVY SUM.
Petition of Richmond and Danville
Bondholders Filed in Court.
Atlanta. Ga., Kept. I.—A petition in
volving the largest amount ever dealt
with in the United States district court
for this district, was filed this morning
by C. H. Coster and Sherman & Thomas,
representing the bondholders of the Rich
mond and Danville. Those gentlemen
claim that *17,887,801.9a is due them
for bonus, coupons and Judgments,
and pray that Judge Newman is
sue no orders affecting the property in
this district on ttie ground that the court
of original jurisdiction is the Eastern dis
trict of Virginia. The case was referred
by Judgo Newman to Special Master W.
D. Ellis.
IS IT KLEPTOMANIA P
A Negro Stenographer Charged With
Stealing a Diamond Pin.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. I.—Will Moseley, a
dudish young negro, was arrested to-day,
chargod with stealing a diamond pin from
Mr. Dan \V. Rountree, the well-known
lawyer, which disappeared a year ago.
The peculiar features of the case Is,
Moseley is a negro, the stenographer of
Mr. Rountree, and says he has entire
charge of the business In the absence of
Mr. Kouutree. Mr. Rountree is in New
York The negro has been in his employ
for eight years, and was above suspicion
of dishonesty. When turned over to the
turnkey of the station house, Moseley
displayed a roll of bills which opened tho
eyes of that official.
RAILROAD NEWS.
Changes Made in Officials of the
Southern Railway Company.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. I.—John D. Patter
son, for several years yardrnastcr of the
Georgia Pacific railroad at Atlanta, has
been made general yardmaster of tbo
Southern, with headquarters here.
He will have charge of all trains
on both the eastern and western
systems. M. F. Land is made
is made assistant yard master for the
western system and Ed Acker assistant
for the eastern. The Southern has also
consolidated the freight depots of the old
Georgia Pacilic and East Tennessee, both
being now located in tho East Tennessee
buildiug on Mitchell street.
WANT TO COME SOUTH.
Gov. Northen Writs* to People Who
Wish to Settle in Georgia.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. I.—Gov. Northen is
in correspondence with a party of farm
ers and artisans from Chicago, who want
to come to Georgia. They selected one of
their number to write to him and ask for
information about Georgia. Two of the
party are coining to Atlanta in Septem
ber, and if the outlook is favorable, they
will select a tract of land somewhere and
bring down a carload of settlers.
)PAILY, *lO A YEAR. I
5 CENTB A COPY. I
WEEKLY, 3 TiMEA-A WKKK, $1 A TEAR. I
HIGHHANDED MURDER.
Six Chained and Defenceless Negro
Prisoners Butchered.
Aceuaed of Arson, They Were on the
Way to the Magistri ce’e When
Brutally Shot Down—One of Them
Threw Hie Arms Around the Driver ■
Neck and Begged for Life— The Guard
Protested Against Their Murder Un
availingly.
Memphis, Tenn , Sept 1. -Six negro
barn burners were taken from the cus
tody of officers at Millington last night
and shot to death by a mob of unknown
men. Millington is a village in the north
ern part of Shelby county, on the Chesa
peake, Ohio and Southwestern railroad.
Recently there have been a number of
fires in the vicinity of Millington under
such circumstances as to indicate that
they were the work of an organized gang
of incendiaries. Cotton gins, numerous
Darns aud other outhouses and one or two
dwellings have been burned, and the dia
bolical work culminated in the destruc
tion of the buildings on the fair grounds
at Millington.
Several negroes were charged with
complicity in theso deeds of arson, and
yesterday evening Deputy Sheriff Rich
ardson arrested Dan Hawkins, Glenn
White, Warner Williams, John Hughes,
Ed Hall and Robert Haines, all colored,
on warrants charging them with the
crime. The arrests were made at Kee
ville, which is a station on the Ches
apeake and Ohio and Southwestern rail
road below Millington. The prisoners
were to have had a preliminary hearing
before a justice of the peace at Millington
to-day. The deputy and one guard, a
white man named Atkins, started for that
point, carr.viug tho prisoners, who were
chained together in a wagon.
As the party ueared the Big creel*
bridge, a very lonely spot in a dense for
est and cauo brake, almost a Jungle, ■
voice from out the thicket was heard to
ssy:
"Turn to the right—the bridge Is
down.”
The deputy, who was on horseback,
ordered Atkins, who drove the wagon
containing the prisoners, to turn into a
narrow road leading to the fork. As ha
did so a hand of about fifty armed men
appeared and demanded tho prisoners.
The deputy remonstrated with those who
seemed to be the leaders of the mob, and
protested against any violence, but to no
purpose. While the officer was being
held under cover of revolvers, the
rest of the mob drew their weapons, and
opened a murderous fire on the defense-
Wss prisoners. One of the prisoners,
Hawkins, threw his arms about the
white driver imploring protection, when
one of the mob placing a revolver close to
his head blew tho top of his skull off. The
men were not masked, but neither the
deputy nor tho driver. Atkins, recognized
any of them. None of them live in that
community, and It was quite dark where
the murderous work was done. Deputy
Richardson immediately apprised the
Justice of the peace of what had been
done. The jury was summoned, consist
ing of four negroes and eight white men,
and an inquest held. The verdict was In
accordance with the facts as detailed by
the only witnesses.
CLOSELY QITESTIOXED.
Judge Cooper of the criminal court
summoned Deputy Sheriff Richardson be
fore him to-day and questioned him
closely concerning the lynching.
Tho Judge is prepared to issue bench
warrants for the arrest of all tbe parties
reasonably suspected ot being concerned
in the crime. At 1 :'M o'clock this after
noon Detective Richardson was arrested
on a bench warrant issued by Judgs
Cooper, charged with being an accessory.
TOO QUICK FOR HIM.
An Officer's Nerve While Making an
Arrest Saves His Life.
Homerville, Ga., Sept. I.—A short tima
since there was placed in the hands of
Deputy Sheriff A. T. Newberne of this
county a warrant for the arrest of two
negroes, one of whom was named Albers
Herring, who wero charged with a petty
offence in an adjoining county and who
had tied to this. Tho negroes wore lo
cated at Williams’ still near the Okefeno
kee swamp and yesterday the deputy
sheriff pressed into service S. A. Sweat of
this place and the two left for the placa
of the negroes' hiding.
In some manner they wero unable to
find them yesterday, and Newberne re
turned here, leaving Sweat, who, dis
guising himself as a (ramp, located Her
ring, who was pointed out to him as the
right man, went up aud attempted to
take the negro a prisoner. As soon as the
words of arrest were spoken the negro
presented a huge pistol to the officer’s
breast, as if to (Ire, but Sweat was
too quick for him. He had anticipated
trouble and bad held bis pistol concealed
behind him ready for use. and as quick
as a Hash the nogroe's heart was pierced
with ■ a bullet therefrom. The negro
reeled, fell and immediately died.
Sweat fearing trouble from the enragea
negroes at the place who, it seemed,
were bent on revenge: cauie at once, gave
himself up to the deputy sheriff, stating
the facts and is now under a nominal
guard. •
Had not Sweat been prepared and
acted as quickly as be did your corre
spondent doubtless would have to chroni
cle another outrageous murder of an offl
err in the discharge of his duty.
Herring wus considered a desperate
man and he was held in dread by many of
his own race. An inquest will be held as
soon as possible.
RALLY AT BAINBRIDOB.
People Wanted to Hear Turner, But
Be Had a Sore Throat.
Bainbridge, Ga., Sept. I.—The demo
cratic rally here to-day was a groat suc
cess in every way. Tbe speeches of Hon.
Dui’ont Guerry aud Hobert Berner were
listened to with attention and great en
thusiasm. Hon. Henry G. Turner was
upon the programme, but reached the city
with his throat in such bad condition that
the physician here, Dr. Harris, refused to
consent for him to s|>eak.
The crowd present were anxious to hear
the distinguished South Georgian, and be
was very anxious to allow them. Ha
accepted an invitation fur some date late
in September, so the people here will yet
have a chance to hear the words of this
patriotic statesman.