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( THE MORNING NtiWS. i
. F.stabljshid ino. Incorporated 1888. V
( J. H. ESTILL, President. )
IN THE TRACK OF THE GALE.
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Probably One Hundred Deaths Result
From the Western Cyclone.
The Storm’* Path an Extremely Nar
row One —Citizens Who Learned of
Its Destructive Presence Only When
the Fire Bells Kang, and Found
Parts of Their Towns Swept Away.
The Loss of Property Will Reach
*1,000,000.
Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 23.—Reports
of the destruction wrought by Friday
night’s cyclone indicate that the loss of
life will be in the neighborhood of seven
ty-five, while the injured will number
several times as many. Some of those
hurt are expected to die, and it is not un
likely that fully 100 persons will be num
bered in the lists of of the cyclone’s fury.
The property loss is very heavy, and it is
almost impossible at this time to obtain
anything more than rough estimates of
tha damage.
As indicated in last night’s dispatches,
the storm originated near Emmetsburg,
la., ana passed east and north to North
ern lowa, and Southern Minnesota, fin
ally passing into Wisconsin. No reports
of serious damage have been received
from this section, and the fury of the
elements seems to have been spent with
the destruction of Spring Valley. Here
four persons are deaa, some severely
hurt, whiie the property loss is estimated
at *85,000, the residence portion of the
town lying directly in the path of the cy
clone. At Leroy, lying southwest, four
are dead and several fatally injured. The
destruction of property amouts to about
*75,000. This is a heavy blow to the village,
Five miles north of Osage, la., six per
sons were killed and a largenumber hurt,
the destruction of farm property is quite
heavy but no estimates have been made.
East at Lowtber, a town of about 100
souls, on the Chicago Great Western,
three persons were fatally hurt and the
whole country for miles around laid in
ruins. The loss in this vicinity will prob
ably be not far from *IOO,OOO.
fifteen miles north of Mason City, la.,
four persons were killed outright and as
many more probably fatally hurt, while
all the buildings struck are total wrecks,
the loss being in the neighborhood of *50,-
000. West of Mason City two persons
were killed outright, while north of this
town some dozen lost their lives.
Three miles north of Wesley. Kossuth
county, J. Bingham’s house was over
turned and caught fire. The inmates had
a narrow escape. The killed in this
vicinity are M. Castle and wife, J. W.
Dingman, Mrs. Tweed, mother of Thomas
Tweed, two children of Thomas Tweed
M. Scweppe and two children, Fred
French and two children, infant of Mr
and Mrs. Eden, and Mr. and Mrs. Ruckaw.
NINETEEN FUNERALS AT ALGONA.
North of Algona seems to have been the
scene of the greatest hardest of death,'
more persons being killed in Kossuth
county than in any other one county
through which the tornado passed. Nine
teen funerals were held at Algoua to-day.
North of Kmmetsbnrg, which seems to
have been the point where the cyclone
first assumed dangerous proportions, two
lives were crushed out. From
here the deadly storm went tear
ing across the country, demolish
ing everything in its path. For the
most part of its course it traveled
through a farming district, Lro.v and
Spring Valley, Minn., being the only two
towns of any consequence that were dam
aged. but even here the deaths were
comparatively few. The fact that the
storm went tearing through a portion of
Spring Valley and thegreater portion of
the residents were not aware of its work
of destruction until the firfi btils were
rung, shews what a narrow strip of
country was swept.
LOSSES REACH A MILLION.
As the storm traveled through the
country and avoided villages and towns,
the property loss is largely conlined to
farm buildings, these being badly scat
tered, even an approximation of the loss
is impossible, but conservative estimates
place the damage at not less than *1,000,-
000. ,
THE STORM FROM TUE WEST INDIES.
Washington, Sept. 28.—The weather
bureau ottlcials are watching closely the
passage of the tropical storm that appears
to be moving toward the Atlantic coast
from the West Indies. They say it seems
to be about 500 miles southeast of Key
West, and is moving nearly north
westerly. The o.ticials believe that
the storm will be quite severe
on the coast of Florida, but they
cannot tell until to-morrow what its ef
fects may be further north. Special
warnings of the approaching gale have
been sent to the postmasters of Florida,
and notice issued that it is not safe for
vessels to leave port from those places on
the gulf coast from Galveston east to
Key West and on the Atlantic coast from
New Fork southward.
WHISKEY TRUST’S PROTEST.
They Knit File New Bonds at the New
Law’s Advanc and Rato.
Chicago, Sept. 23.—The Distilling and
Cattle Feeding company tiled protests
yesterday at revenue offices, both in Chi
cago and Peoria, against the new tariff
law's provision for increased bonds,
which the distillers are compelled to gi.e
to secure the payment of the tax on the
spirits bonded before the new law went
into e .eet. Distillers were under bonds
to the full amount of the whisky
in the warehouses at 90 cents per gallon.
Their renewal was necessary at the rate
of *l.lO. With the protest, new bonds
for the whisky in bond at Chicago were
yesterday tiled by H. S. Taylor, assistant
general manager of the distilling com
pany. The protest takes the position
that when the whisky was made and put
In bond there was an implied contract
made with the government at the 00 cent
rate. •
NO CONOLPSION BEACHED.
IVoria, XU., Sept. 23.—According to
President Clreenhut no conclusion bad
been reached at a meeting of the whisky
trust directors and officers of the dis
tributing company when it adjourned last
night. The meeting will be resumed to
morrow or Tuesday.
President Beggs said to-night that so
far only routine business has been consul
t'd. He denied that the distributing
company was going to sever its relation
with the trust and handle outside goods.
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS.
*ifth Diatriot Candidate Repudiated
bv the State tommitti .
s an Francisco, Kept. 28.—Thedemoerat
state central committee has repudiated
Joseph P. Kel.ey. candidate for congress
in the Fifth district. Kx-Cbairman Pop
l"'r accused Kelley of carrying bribes to
at'erul ex-bosses in connection with local
•trect sweeping contracts.
She JSo firing efts.
EXCITED NEIGHBORS.
Crowley’s Fellow-Citizens of Cobb
County Nearly Get Meyers.
Atlanta, Ga.. Sept. 23.—While Chief of
Detectives Wright, with three of his
men, had young Will Meyers, the sup
posed murderer of Forest Crowley, out at
Westwood park making certain investi
gations which required the presence of
the prisoner on the ground where the
murder occurred, a party of Roswell
people suddenly appeared on the scene.
On account of the repeated threats of
lynching Meyers by Cobb county people
who were friends of the murdered man,
the detectives were on their guard, and
at the first sight of the approach
ing crowd, among whom one of
Crowley's brothers, his uncle and
other associates were recognized, the
detectives quickly left off their investi
gations and hurrying their prisoner back
into the carriage came back toward the
city at a run. Chief Wright was afraid
lof trouble with the Roswell people and
! would take no chances. When the men
reached the spot where the carriage used
I by the detectives had stood they were
greatly excited. But for the promptness
of the detectives in getting the prisoner
away the murdered man's friends would
certainly have made aa attempt to
avenge him. During the excitement that
followed the flight of the detec
tives the Roswell party gave vent
to their feelings in very
plain language, “That fellow’s life is not
worth a copper.” exclaimed the murdered
man’s uncle, “There are a thousand men
in Cobb county ready to kill him if he
escapes through the courts. We will not
do it with masks on our faces either, but
openly.” Similar expressions came from
the others, one young man who had
worked with Crowley pale with excite
ment, shook his fist toward the Heeing
carriage and wished only for a moment’s
sight of the prisoner and then he would
‘‘tend” to him. The police were
aware that a number of
men from Roswell had come
to the city this morning, but the trip to
the scene of the killing with the prisoner
was so secretly planned that the first
they knew of the presence of the Roswell
party in the neighborhood of Westwood
park was when the first of the crowd ap
peared over the bill where the murder
was committed, it looked like an am
bush. The detectives had only begun
their examination, and had to go back
again this afternoon, but this time with
out the prisoner. Meyers arrived iu the
city at 0 o’clock this morning in charge of
Chief of Police Connolly and four men.
who were armed with Winchesters, pre
pared to protect the prisoner from the
expected attack at Austell. Sheriff Mc-
Lain of Cobb county also has ten armed
deputies at Austell to prevent mob
violence to Meyers. These precautions
prevented any attempt to intercept the
train. Meyers still sticks to his first
statement that he was a tool in the hands
of a man named Brown Allen, who had
him in his power on account his, (Meyers’)
relations with Allen's sister. Jones,
Conley and Drake, who are
still under arrest, are completely
e.-, honerated by Meyers, who says
the alleged Brown Allen did
the actual killing. Meyers declared that
he had not left the buggy when he drove
Crowley out to Westwood park, but to
day it was clearly proven that foot prints
leading to where the body was found
were his. A pistol with blood stains on
the handle was also taken from Meyers’
pocket when arrested. It seems incredi
ble that an 18-year-old boy should plan
and execute such an atrocious murder,
but the evidence strongly supports this
theory. Chief Connolly to-day received
h letter which may result In establishing
Meyers’ connection with another murder.
He will give no details, but
believes the crime, which has up to date
remained a mystery, will be fixed upon
Meyers. Ben Alien, who it is thought
may be the man Brown Allen, was ar
rested in Birmingham this afternoon.
Ben Allen is known here, but Brown
Allen is regarded as a myth. The police
also had a woman supposed to be the
alleged Brown Allen’s mistress,in custody
this afternoon, but later released her, as
1 she proved to know nothing of the man or
murder.
BICYCLE RECORD BROKEN.
J. J. Foster Makes a New Ameircan
24 Hour Road Record.
Washington, Sept. 23.—John J. Foster,
of the Georgetown Cycle Club, to-day
broke the 24-hour road record, and also
established anew American record for the
same period, making a total of 311 K miles
between 6 o'clock Saturday p. m., and
the same hour this pi. m. His actual
riding time was an average of 14 miles an
hour. For meals and other stops he con
sumed only 1 hour and 411 min utes. The
previous local record was made by E. C.
Yeatman of the Washington Koad Club,
computed to be a frart.on over 300 miles.
The previous American record was held
by J. C. Spooner of Chicago, who made
302 miles.
DEFEATED ALL COMPETITORS.
Rome, Sept. 28.—1n the international
bicycle races to-day the grand prize was
won by the American wheelm n. Geor.;e
Banker, who defeated bis French, Ger
man and Italian competitors easily.
THE FIVE-KILOMETER RACE.
Lyons, Sept. 23.—1n the bicvcle races
to-day ..umiierman won the grand prix de
la ville, a five kilometer race. Wheeler
was second.
SWIMMING RECORD SMASHED.
Fort Wayne, Ind., Sept. 23.—This after
noon on St. Joseph river, Capt. L. L.
Blondell, the world's champion swimmer,
lowered the world’s record for a half
mile to 21 minutes. Tno i eat previous
record was 22 minutes, 55 seconds, made
by himself over the same course several
weeks ago. A large crowd of people wit
nessed the event.
A FATAL FALL.
Judge Thurston, Aged 86, Breaks His
Neck on a Stairway.
Pittsburg, Pa., Sent. 28.—Judge Ariel
Standish Thurston, of Elmira, N. Y., fell
down a stairway at the residence of his
granddaughter, Mrs. James Oayley.
at West Braddock at 1 o’clock
this morning aud broke his nock.
Mr Thurston was not a sound
sleeper aud was In the habit of getting
out of bed to read. He was heard to leave
his room, presumably for the purpose of
selecting a book from the library. At the
head of the stairs be tripped and fell to
the bottom. The back of his. head was
bruised and his neck broken. Death
was instantaneous.
Judge Thurston was 88 years of age.
His father was an officer in Gen. Wash
ington’s rrmy in the revolutionary war.
He was a direct lineal descendant of
Miles standish, of Plymouth settlers'
iamc. He was a supreme . ourt judge,
had resided in Klmjra > years, had held
many positions of trust and was very
wealthy.
SAVANNAH, GA., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2F, 1894.
ADVANCE GUARD ARRIVES.
That Gaynor is Undoubtedly in the
Lead is Everywhre Admitted.
Saratoga, Sept. 23.—Democratic states
men from below the Harlem had it all
their own way here to-day. The Tam
many leaders and those of the state
democracy from New York city, and the
democrats from Brooklyn formed the en
tire advance guard of the Tuesday con
vention crowd. Not more than a dozen
leaders from the other towns of New
York and Brooklyn have arrived. All the
talk about candidates is centered in
William J. Gaynor for the head of the
ticket. It was admitted on all sides that
he had been slated for the place.
Apparently no one has been pushing
his boom, but it has grown to such pro
portions that all other booms are pigmies
in comparison. The growth of the boom
has many surprising features, however.
The fact that Judge Gaynor is a rabid re
former and an anti-machine man did not,
apparently, prevent Tammany men and
the machine men from accepting him as
the logical candidate.
The reformers, on the other hand, seem
apathetic. They were charged with jeal
ousy and too suddenly becoming Gaynor
men. To-day anew complication pre
sented itself. Tammany made an assault
on the Gaynor boom which may demolish
it utterly and may even terminate Judge
Gaynor’s chances of further political
preferment. Judge Gaynor is a divorced
man, and this is to be used
against him, though the divorce was ob
tained nearxy twenty years ago, and he
has lived for many years happily with his
second wife, by whom he has four chil
dren. The story was known in Brooklyn
last fall, when Mr. Gaynor was elected to
the bench of the supreme court by an
overwhelming mojority, but it was not
published at that time.
The friends of Gaynor say his course
whon the divorce was obtained was that
of a magnanimous, chivalric gentleman,
and that he deserves nothing but praise.
The Tammany men who are circulatiug
the story, say that it is better to have the
story sifted now than to have it sprung
by the republicans after the nomi
nation, and declare they are act
ing in the interest of the
party. It is also said that Senator Hill
and other leaaers have investigated the
story and found nothing in it to injure the
chances of Judge Gaynor should he be
nominated. Others here, however, say
that the democracy is not in a position to
conduct a campaign of defense of charac
ter this year and this assault upon J udge
Gaynor will make him unavailable as a
candidate.
The availibility of Judge Gaynor will
be discussed pro and con between this
and Wednesday, as it is not believed the
nomination will be reached till then. In
the interval there is a chance for a dark
horse to be entered at the last moment.
No one here thinks that either Senator
Hill or William C. Whitney will run. and
the other candidates who have been
talked of are too small caliber for an off
year. It may be a dark horse after all,
but the general opinion here is that
Judge Gaynor will be the man in spite of
Tammany's opposition.
Concerning the other places of the
ticket all is guess work, in addition to
the other perplexities which beset the
democratic leaders, the Unitarians, who
are here for their annual conference,
have laid claim to convention hall by
prior arrangement with the town authori
ties.
When the democratic state committee
met here three weeks ago, the question of
ebtaining the hall arose, andafterseveral
conferences with the town authorities
and the representatives of the Unitarians
it was announced that the latter would
give way to the democrats, and the date
and place lor the convention were then
settled. Now that the Unitarians are
here and have used the hall to day for their
services where tne Kev. Edward Everett
Hale preached, they have announced a
love feast for to-morrow, and other pro
ceedings for every day till Tuesday.
When asked to give it up for once by the
enterprising eiti/ens of Saratoga, who be
lieve in booming things by having all the
conventions in a week that can be in
duced to come, the Unitarians declined to
give way.
Mr. Caleb Mitchell, president of the
village trustees, said it is true that the
Unitarians have the cal' on the hall. He
said that a representative body of citi
zens will wait on them at 10 o'clock a. m.
to-morrow and ask them as a favor to
Saratoga to give way to the democrats on
Tuesday. Should they refuse, he said,
the old Casino will be put in shape for the
democrats. As the Casino is without a
platform, without seats, without tele
graph wires, and is a barn-like structure,
there will be a heap of trouble if the
democrats are forced to go there.
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL KILLED.
The President of a Texas Business
College His Slayer.
Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 23.—At an
early hour yesterday morning at Texar
kana G. L. Bryant, president of the Tex
arkana Interstate Normal and Business
College, shot and mortally wounded Rrof.
George F. Ellis, a former teacher in tbe
college and at present the principal of a
private school.
The troubje grew out of a rivalry be
tween the two schools. Tbe men went on
the outskirts of tbe city to fight it out.
when Bryant pulled a pistol and shot
Ellis through,tbe body. Ellis was un
armed, as the men had agreed to fight
with their fists. Bryant was placed in
jail in default of bail, which was fixed at
*B,OOO. Public sentiment is unanimously
against Bryant.
THEIR RELEASE DEMANDED.
Monster Meeting of Irishman at
Phoenix Park—The Speech?*.
Dublin, Sept. 28.—The lord mayor pre
sided over a meeting ot 15,000 Irishmen in
I'li : r.lj Park to-day, at which a resolu
tion was passed vailing on the go.cm
ment to release all irishmen now lying in
English prisous for political of
fenses. Mr. John E. Redmond
M. P., supported the resolution
in a speech, wherein he declared that
there would be no final settlement of tbe
Irish question till annesty were given to
Irish political prisoners. The best and
most e lective wav to advance the cause
of annesty, he believed, was open agita
tion. ile bighly commended the candi
dacy of the political prisoner, James
Daly, for the seat of Limerick.
Messrs. Timothy Harrington. Joseph E.
Kenny and William Field spoke in a simi
lar strain.
McKinley to Visit Nashville.
Chattanooga, Tuna.. Kept. 28.—Hon.
Newell Sanders, chairman of the slate
republican committee, has received a let
ter from Gov. McKinley of Ohio, consent
ing to speak at Nashville on Oct. 11l in
the interesuof Hon. H Clay Evans, re
publican condidate for governor.
POLITICS AND THE POLES.
“Separation Pains but Does Sot De
stroy Polisli Unity.’’
Our Weekly Berlin Letter—The Polish
Question Surpassing All Current
Hatters in Importance—The Coming
Session of the Reichstag, ana the
New Quarters of the Oerman Parlia
ment—The Budgets, the Socialist
Congress and Opinions of the Oer
man Press.
Berlin, Sept 38. Apparently with a
desire to associate the opening of the
Reichstag in the new and splendid parlia
ment building in Leipsiger strasse with
the imperial house, the kaiser has ordered
that the session begin on Nov. 31, the an
niversary of the birth of bis mother, the
ex-Empress Frederick. The builders of
the edifice protest against this, declaring
it will be impossible to complete the in
side decoration and other work by the
date mentioned. Part of the work is
being done by contract, and the men are
working night and day endeavoring to
finish their work in the time allotted to
them.
THE KIICHSTAO AND THE BUDGETS.
It is the expectation of a majority of
the high officials of the empire that the
coming session of the Reichstag will be
dull, and that the government's proposals
increasing the naval estimates will be ac
cepted by the chamber without much op
position. The bills for this purpose are
iheouly ones that have yet been sub
mitted to the Bundesrath. There will be
a great deal of insurance legislation, and
bills will be introduced regulating immi
gration, reforming the code of criminal
procedure and dealing with the question
of the taxation of tobacco. The last
named measure is the only one over which
there is likely to be any party contention.
The budget is expected to show that even
after the expenditures under the in
creased naval estimates the total In
crease will be very small.
The King of Saxony. Prince Regent
Lultpold or Bavaria, tho King of Wur
temburg and every head of the federal
government will attend tbeopenlng of the
session in the new building, but the ur
gent invitations of the emperor to Empe
ror Francis Joseph of Austria, Kiug
Humber of Italy, the Prince of Wales and
several others have been declined for va
rious reasons.
THE COMING SOCIALIST CONGRESS.
The resolutions which will be sub
mitted to tbe coming soclulist congress
will show that the attention of that party
is again occupied with the question of re
ligion as next in importance to that of
property. One of the resolutions has al
ready appeared and affirms that the
socialists have nothing at all to do with
religion, and an amendment has been pre
pared declaring that socialism means tbe
negation of all religion. In regard to
property a resolution will be introduced
declaring the ownership of property is
theft, and an amendment to this resolu
tion will be offered demanding the aboli
tion of private ownership of lands. This
demand, however, is aimed only at tho
big land owners, a clause in the amend
ment declaring that the small land
holders ought not to be disturbed. The
ground of this resolution is tbe conten
tion that tbe large land owners are keep
ing the ground out of the hands of those
who have the strongest right to it and
are therefore acting in opposition to the
public welfare. The executive committee
in Berlin arc disinclined as before to dis
cuss the question of religion and will pre
pare no authoritative deliverance upon
that question.
POLISH QUESTION POPS UP.
Neither socialism, anarchism, nor any
other “ism” is beginning so Htrongly to
perturb public opinion as the Polish ques
tion. Suddenly the Coles seem to have
becomo unchained and the Polish nation
revived. Prince Bismarck's speech at
Varsein last Sunday has called attention
to the t ovements of the leaders in Prus
sian and Austrian Poland, distinctly
pointing out the fact that there is in ex
istence a concerted agitation with the ob-
Jeot of keeping the i oles as a united race
before the world. .The emperor's favorite,
Baron von Koscielski, whom the
kaiser recently promoted to the
Helrenhaus, in a speech on
the occasion of the Lemberg fetes,
declared that Poland could not bo di
vided, no matter how she was made to
appear on the maps, and that she would
always remain undi, ided. “Separation,”
he said, “pains our hearts, but it does
not destroy Polish organization; we will
always be a nation of one blood, our
hearts beating in unison.” This utter
ance, taken together with the friendly
reception recently given to a deputation
of Coles by Emperor 1 rancis Joseph, and
the declaration made a few deys ago by
Ur. Welterl, the Hungarian premier, In
regard to the historic order of Hungarian
and Polish cavalier, causes the question
to be asued, what does it mean ?
The tresissenge / elMng recalls the fact
that the Kaiser assented to the nomina
tion of a Cole as bishop of Posen and re
establish the Polish language and re
ligious teaching in the Polish schoo s,
thereby making peace with Home
through Cardiaal Ledochowski.
THE KAISER’S TLATONIC AFFECTION.
Court gossip attributes the growth of
Polish influence to the emperor's pUstonic
affection for the Baroness nose lelski. 'i he
action of the Germau and Austrian em
perors. taken together, suggests the idea
of a concerted policy to the end of the re
vival of Polish natiruallty as a counter
poise to the Pan-Slavic movement. As
the authorities of tho Prussian govern
ment are making preparations to celebrate
the three nundredth anniversary of the
birth of Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden,
objections are being raised by the Catho
lli s through the medium of the columns
Of the Germania. These protests are based
on the ground that the Swedes devas
tated Germany and did nothing to help
her establish her unity. These article*
further declare that the movement ia sup
ported by proteslauts merely for political
reason*.
The Votsisrhe Zeitung, In reply to the
Catholic protests, reports that no matter
what the reasons for celebration may be,
it Is un undlsputable fact that Gustavus
Adolpbus enacted the role of savior and
secured liberty of conscience when there
was the greatest need of it. The council
of the Ueichsbauk at its (nesting on Sept.
3 favorably discussed the proposition to
renew the advauues upon Uutsiau se
curities.
FRENCH STEEPLECHASERS WITHDRAWN.
Sporting circles are greatly disgusted
at learning, on Friday last, that the
French owners of horses entered in the
Berlin steep.e. nasc-s, which are to be run
on Oct. 4, have, with one exception, with
drawn their entries. The question was
mooted m tne clubs whether a protest
should not be sent to Paris, but it was
finally decided in the negative. However,
it is well understood that no French
sportsman will hereafter be tolerated on
any German race course, even including
Baden-Baden.
Dr. Ahlwarts arrangement to pay the
costs of the libel trial, which was decided
against him, has been accepted. The
costs amounted to 11,200 marks, which
the doctor offered to pay at the rate of
3 marks (76 cents) a month, claiming
that he was unable to pay any large in
stallments. At this rate, provided that
the payments are made regularly, it will
take 300 years to liquidate the debt.
C3THE NEW TRAbEMARE'LAW.
The new trademark law, which goes
into effect Oct. 1, resembles the English
law governing trademarks. It requires
manufacturers to have their trademarks
registered at the patent office and wit h
the supreme court at Leipsic; but they
are allowed four years’ grace in which to
register, the extension being made to suit
the foreign trade
The demonstration at Varsetn to-day
was marred by the heavy rain which fell
throughout the day. The roads were
hardly passable, but this did not deter
the people of tho vicinity from gathering
about the railway station at Hammer
smuhle to await the arrival of the spe
cial trains. The northerners from IJant
zlo and Elblng arrived at Hammersmuhle
at 10:80 a. m. They were under the com
mand of Baron Fournieek. The south
erners from Granden arrived at 10:40
am., accompanied by two bands.
Councillor* von Gerlich, who was
in supreme command, ranged the
new arrivals under the best
shelter to be found at Hammersmuhle,
and provided them with luncheon at bis
own expense. All of the viands obtain
able were procured and there was plenty
for all. The utmost good humor pre
vailed, despite the drenching moat of the
party had received. Seeing no signs of
cessation of the storm, Prince Bismarck
telegraphed from Varsetn to the commit
tee: "Don’t trouble yourselves to come
to Varsein. It will be bad marching in
the mud and rain, so I will come and meet
you at Hammersmuhle.”
THE MARCH TO VARSEIN.
Councillor von Gerlich put tho question
to the committee whether they should
stay at Hammersmuhle or march to
Varsein. The great mass of visitors
shouted "Let us go to Varsein.” They
bad come to go there, they said, and
wanted to go. After a few short speeches
by members of tbe committee it was de
cided that Varsein was a place for Ger
mans and they go there. At this point a
great number of ladies, formiug a
separate battalion, part of them
marching and part occupying harvest
cars, formed a column and proceeded to
ward Varsein. On leaving Hammers
muhle they gave three cheers for the
kaiser. The rest of the procession fol
lowed. As the head of the procession
marched into the castle yard at Varsein
the bands were playing and the proces
sionists were singing, “The Watch on the
Vistula,” and "The Watch on the Rhine.”
As far as possible tbe yard had been
covered with boards and tarpaulins, but
they did not suffice to keep off the rain.
Prior to tbe arrival of the procession
Prince Bismarck bad welcomed several
members of the committee. He deplored
tne state of the weather. The rain tem
porarily ceasing, the ex-chancellor ex
pressed the hope that the ladies in the
procession had not been harmed. Prin
cess Bismarck, be said, would take
care of them on their arrival.
He referred to the precision of
the marebing of the Polish deputation
last Sunday, and said it could not be ex
pected that it could be excelled on a day
like this. Referring again to the weather,
he expressed sorrow at the meagerness of
of the shelter in that vicinity, it would
not have mattered, he said, if they were
in the vicinity of a great city where lodg
ings could be found, but it was absolutely
impossible to find them in Varsein.
THEIR STAR 18 STILL BISMARCK.
About noon the procession entered the
yard with 800 ladies iu front, each carry
ing r boquets. Prince Bismarck ordered
iorms arranged for ladies to Sit on while
he was speaking, and walked behind and
around the ladies to see that they were
comfortably seated. The battalions
formed in good order, each under a stand
ard showing the district they were
deputed. The banners were in
scribed with a variety of mottoes,
such as “Faithful” from Elbing, and
“True,” from Grandenz. etc. As Prince
Bismarck made his appearance prepara
tory to speaking there was a prolonged
chorus of “Hochs,” Baron f'ournieck
leading the cheering. Then the choral,
“Deustchland Faber Alles,”' was sung,
and Baron Fournieck presented the ex
chancellor with an address, adding:
“ 1 ou are our ideal statesman. Our star Is
old Bismarck.” There was a chorus of
hurrahs at this, and the band played
"Icn Bin Eln Preuss.” ,
PRINCE BISMARCK’S RESPONSE.
Prince Bismarck, before beginning bis
speech in reply to the address, drunk a
glass of brandy and soda. Casting his
eyes over the assemblage, he said: “I
am greatly pleased with your visit, all
the more so that the bad weather did not
deter you from i oming. None of you can
longer hope, fear or expect anything
from me;’ yet here you are. What
leads us together is a common
love for the fatherland. (Cheers.)
it is a distinction that no
state colleague of mine or no Prussian
minister ever experienced. I claim noth
ing except that 1 have done my duty in
the service of a master with whom I am
bound in common faith toward the
country.
"Within the last eight days we have
heard manifold expressions from friend
and foe in regard to the present deputa
tion from Posen. I am pleased to And
satisfaction expressed by Journals not
ordinarily friendly to me, yet though
there is a broad national feeling concur
ring iu this question against Polish as
sumptions. The Poles are dissatisfied. I
did not speak too sharply of the Polish
nobility, Especially in regard to the pro
ceedings at Femburg. the poles seem nat
urally unable to refrain from making
known their ends and aims.
A DREAM OF UTOPIA.
In this respect they aro unlike the so
cial democrat*, who don't matte known
their aims. This is partly because they
themselves don't know what they want.
The Poles know what they want. They
want a great Polish empire from
the Bailie to the Black sea. but even
the reconstruction of the grand dukedom
ot Poland is impossible without a
great Furopean convulsion, it is an
Utopian dream. If it could be achieved
it would be a misfortune to us. Neighbor
ship with Russia is sometimes uncom
fortable. but Polish neighborship would
be unbearable. 1 would rather negotiate
with the c.ar than with a scblachter in
Warsaw, even thougu a great Poland
would lie a protection against Russian in
vasion.”
DANTZIC THE FIRST HIT WANTED.
Continuing, Prince Bismarck said:
“The Polish army iu 183! was only brave,
thanks to the Grand Duke Constantine's
drilling. Privulc-ly, I would have eu.oyed
seeing the Poles beat the Russians. When
the Poles were in need they were unable
to unite, and it is only in time of peace that
they have united against the Germans All
1 hope for is to be abie to exterminate the
sympathies of my German countrymen
with the Poles [cries of bravo. J The
present aspirations of the Poles are only
the aspirations of the Polish nobility—
merely class aspiration. Your Dantzig
would be the first bit wanted by a great
Polaud in Warsaw. They would not
hurry about Posen, for that, they know,
is quite safe, the archbishop being thpre.
Prince Bismarck at some length re
called tho bistery of West l*russia, telling
how it became Polish, and how it was
wrested from tbe Poles. "They cannot
complain." he said, “for we regalnod by
the sword what the Poles had takeu by
the sword. Since 1815 it has been ours,
and 1 hope that for several centuries to
come it will remain ours. 1 am to-day
confident that it will, siuce I have read
the emperor’s speeches delivered at
Koenigsberg and Thorn, the text of which
doubtless the telegraph has told you.
[Great cheering. ]
“Thanks to the harmony between
official and national feeling, the Polish
questlou is no longer a source of danger.
The press has lately been much occupied
about the kaiser's expression in
regard to the possibility of the
uobiltty opposing tho emperor. 1
think it can bo simply explained, at l
understood the word opposition in tbe
sense of the opposition of York’s party
under Frederick 111., which resulted al
most in a revolt, as under Frederick IV.
in 1848 there was a similar opposition,
which ultimately gamed the king over to
their side.
“We ought not to seek to damage or
hurt our opponents in tho press, but we
ought to try and convince them by argu
ment. When I refer to opponents, I only
have In vie>“ men who are loyal to their
king. With disloyal men I do not deal.
The emperor’s appeal against revolution
ary parties did my heart good, but 1
think the kaiser Included tho Polisli no
bility, who are also a revolutionary
party. However, now 1 am confident that
we shall be able to fight with afirm hand,
being shown that it is sufficient that we
all unite with the emperor and the fed
erated soverigns to protect the father
land. If the need shall arise, God grant
that tho kaiser may be surrounded by
advisers who will counsel and guide him
in the sense of bis own imperial opinion.
Long live the kaiser.”
At the conclusion of the ex-chancellor’s
speech there was a tremendous chorus of
“Hochs” and repeated cheers for Prince
Bismarck and the kaiser. The bands
then played.
Prince Bismarck drank a glass of cham
pagne and Frau von Gertich read a poem
to Princess Bismarck, who replied that
she was deeply moved by theso signs of
attachment. A lady from Dlrsha read an
address and a Dantzic lady recited a
poem, concluding which, she handed
Prince Bismarck a huge bouquet of roses.
Prince Bismarck caught the lady In his
arms and kissed her heartily on hoth
cheeks and on the mouth. Thla act elici
ted a storm of cheers, and then the band
showed their appreciation of it by playing
lively airs.
Councillor von Gerlich made a short ad
dress, in which be referred to the pres
ents brought to Prince Bismark by tbo
Posen delegation. The West Prussians,
he said, had also brought their best pos
sessions—their wives and daughters.
Prince Bismarck by way of a reply to this
address, kissed several of the
wives and daughters. This was
a signal for a general advance
of ladies eager to bo kissed by the ex
chancellor, and Dr. Schweninger was
o liged to sloop forward and dissuade
them from their purpose. Prince Bis
marck then said: "Ladies, don’t think
that you or the Prussian* have a monop
oly of good husbands. W'e ‘Pommer
anians’are the same as the West Pros
sians. we submit to the tender yoke of
our housewives.”
The assemblage inarched away at 1:30
o’clock in the afternoon, after partaking
of refreshments at the new inn, "/urn Al
len Kurs.”
As the procession moved away the rain
again began falling, but the storm was
not nearly so violent as during the march
to the castle.
After the prince's speech, Councillor
von Gerlich handed Princess Bismarck
an illuminated address, and tho ladies
presented her with bouquets. The pro
cession thou passed in review before
Prince Bismarck, the bands piaying aucl
the choruses repeating "Ich Bin Ein
Preuss.” Prince Bismarck’s chief runger
supplied the visitors with warm drinks,
sandwiches and milk.
The weather improved during the af
ternoon. and the march back to Uam
mersmuhle was more pleasant than the
march to Varsein. The special trains be
gan leaving Hammersmuhle at 2:50 p. ni.
PUT OUT IN 40 SECONDS.
Pleroe of New Orleans Knocks Tanzin
Out in One Bound.
Natchitoches, La., Sept. 28. George
Pierce of New Orleans, in a finish fight
for a purse of 1400, knocked out T. F.
Tanzin in the arena at Cypress to-day, in
the presence of a large crowd of specta
tors. When the fight commenced both
men sparred for an opening.
In a few seconds Piorce lod and landed
a.i upper cut on tho cheek bone with his
loft, which he quickly followed by a
vicious blow in the same place with his
right. Tansln fell. When time was
called he was unable to stand up. and the
referee declured pierce the winner. The
fight lasted forty seconds.
A SENSATION AT ROME.
Treachery Detected Among Officials of
the Italian Government.
Homo. Sept. 23.—A sensation has been
caused here by the discovery that the two
officials of ministry of war recently
offered to a foreign power plans of, and
documents referring to. the mobilization
of the Italian forces. An inquiry into tbe
matter has been opened.
Columbia Mills to Resume.
Ayer. Mass , Sept. 28.—The mills of the
Columbia Manufacturing Company at
Greenville, N. H., will start on full time
to-morrow. They furnish the principal in
dustry of the town and have been running
only lour days per week, for the last leu
months.
Tenth Missouri District.
Washington, Mo., Sept. 23.—The re
publicans of the Tenth district imonven
tion yesterday nominated Rich Hurthoodt
for congress. He is the present member
from the Tenth, which is one of the two
sure republican districts of this state.
The Ruselan Czar s Health.
St. Petersburg. Sept. 23.—The condition
of the czar s health has improved, and he
and the members of his family who are
with him will leave the Crimea to-mor
row.
Earthquake at Athene.
Athens. Sept. 28.—An earthquakn was
felt this morning iu Seante and Patras.
DAILY, 110 A YEAR, I
• 5 CENTS A COPY. >
WEEKLY, * TIMKS-A WEEK.tI A YEAR. )
PROPERTY SWEPT AWAY.
Unusually Destructive Sunday Fires
in Various Places.
Portland’s Destructive Conflagration.
91,600,000 Goes Up in Smoke-Rail*
road and Steamer Docka, Many Tons
of Wheat, an Electrlo Light Plant,
Not Yet Unloaded From the Care,
and Other Valuable Property Licked
Up in a Short Time Fires Rise*
where.
Portland, Ore., Sept. 23.—Most disas
trous fire in the history of this city broke
out at 4 :ttO this afternoon in the dock of
the Pacific Coast Elevator Company and
raged for three hours.destroying property
valued at nearly *1,500,000.
All day long a heavy wind has been
blowing, and nine alarms have been
turned in. The fire department was
scattered about the city, looking
after the small fires, when an
alarm from tbe elevatar was rung
in. The scene of the fire is
across the river from tbe main part of
the city and it was at least fifteen min*
utes before more than one engine could
respond to the general alarm. When the
engines arrived the fire was beyond con
trol, and in half an hour from the time it
started the docks for half a mile were on
fire. Nothing could bo done but let tbe
fire burn itself out. The fire
started in the dock below the
Pacific Coast Elevator Company’s
main building, and the wind soon drove
the flames to the elevator itself. Tha
(lames shot in tne air 200 feet, making a
beautiful sight in the twilight. The coal
bunkers of tho North Pacific Terminal
Company on the west were next attacked
and soon were a seething mass of flames.
On the east was the Oregon Railway
and Navigation Company's wharf, 400
feet in length, and this, too, was soon on
fire. There was no means of getting
water on the fire except from the flreboat
and it is an improvised old scow and of
very little service. The elevator con
tained nearly half a million bushels of
wheat.
The new plant of the Portland and Gen
eral Electric Company, which had Just
arrived from Lynn, Mass., was standing
in the yards of the Terminal Company on
the cars, not having been unloaded. The
plant occupied the entire train and the
machinery was of the most expensive
kind, the most of which was destroyed
and the remainder badly damaged. Two
hundred freight cars, eighty of which
were loaded, were destroyed.
The Oregon railroad and navigation
docks held 1.500 tons of freight, consisting
of wool, snlmon, general merchandise ami
cement, allot which was destroyed with
the dock. There were stored on tho
dock about 12,000 cases of salmon from
the lower Columbia river and Puget
sound, awaiting shipment for the east.
It was valued at about *40,000 and was
partly Insured.
Tho large steamboat, Wllliametto
Chief, moored at the yard, took fire and
was burned She was used as a towboat
and was valued at about *45,000. Three
men arc supposed to have perished in the
elevator.
SHIP BURN ED AT BROOKLYN.
Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 23.—Fire was
discovered shortly after 11 o'clock this
evening ou tho full rigged ship Glenesslen,
owened by Charles A Dewolf & Cos.,
Liverpool, England, and consigned by
Grave A Cos. of Yew York to Hong Kong.
China, with a cargo of 75,000 cases of
Pratt's astrul oil. Fifty thousand cases
of the oil was nl oady on board
and the remaining 25.000 was to have been
put aboard this week. The ship was ly
ing at Watson's stores when the lire wus
discovered. Two alarms of lire were sent
out and the tireboats were notiiied, and
are now working on the burning vessel.
Capt. Pritchard of the Glenesslen weuC
to Philadelphia yesterday and has not
yet returned. The damage to the ship
and cargo will exceed 175,000.
ST. MARY'S COLLEGE IN ASHE*.
Oakland. Cal., Sept. 23. Flrebrokeout
in St. Mury’s college butlding this even
ing, completely gutting the interior.
The college was a -t-atory brick building,
and cost between *125,000 arid *150,000.
There were about 120 studeuts in the col
lege, which wus conducted by tne Chris
t.un Brothers. Brother Frminold'ueing in
charge. Three firemen were in ured
during the evening, one seriously. An In
surance of (80,000 was carried.
THREE RETURNED ALIVE.
Fifteen Men Captured the Mitrailleuse
That Mowed Down Their Comrades.
Omaha, Neb., Sept. 28.—Charles Schar
tow of this city has received an official
letter from Emperor William of Ger
many, asking him to visit that country,
and at the emperor s expense. The letter
recall* a day —Aug. 10, 1870—when the
Prussian uriuy was battling with
the French at Mars la Tour and a mitrail
leuse, the French prototype of the Gat
ling gun. stationed on a hill, was pouring
death into the Prussian ranks. Nearly
150 men had fallen under Us fire, and the
invaders must silence the gun or fail
back. No officer would order bit command
to capture it, for that meant all but cer
tain death.
Volunteers were called for, and fifteen
men responded. Schartow was one of
the three that returned alive after the
gun was captured.
Schartow will accept the invitation.
He was decorated at the time with med
als which be still possesses.
PROTESTANTISM IJN SPAIN.
A Bishop Consecrated With Full and
Solemn Ceremonials.
Madrid. Sept. 28.—With all the im
posing ceremony of the church, the most
Rev. Lord Plunkett, a rich bishop of
Dublin, to-day consecrated the protestant
church iu this city, and also consecrated
the Rev. Senor Cabrera us tbe first
protestant bishop of Madrid. It is ex
pected that the elevation of Senor
Cabrera to the bishopric will cause a sen
sation in the Catholic world.
IN SMOKE AND ASHES.
An Early Morning Blase Destroys
Valuable Property.
New Orleans. Sept. 23. A fire occurred
early this morning in tbe yard of tbe
Queen and Crescent company, and dam
age to the extent of 920,000 was done. Tbe
passenger and freight dejiots, six bos
cars and considerable merchandise was
destroyed. A serious part of the loss
consisted in the destruction of valuable
records in the offices of the passenger and
freight agents.