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THE MORNING NEWS,
ESTABLISHED ISSO IRCORPORATBD 1888
J. H. EBTILL, President.
HEAVY RIOTING AT RIO.
The Brizilian Capital Looks Like a
Great Military Camp.
Contradictory Dispatches as to the
Fighting, Which Is All ged to Have
Occurred in Breaking Up a Meeting
of Royalist Conspirators—Soldiers
Patrol the Streets and Artillery is
Parked in the Squares.
New York, Sept. 28.—A special cable
dispatch from Montevideo says: Admiral
DaGama asserts that there has been riot
ing in Rio de Janeiro, lasting live days,
accompanied by outrages on Portugese
merchants, instigated directly by Presi
dent Peixoto, who incited soldiers,
dressed as citizens, to make an attack on
the pretense that they wanted to break
up a meeting of royalist conspirators.
Kio, it is reported, looks like a great
military camp; soldiers patroliing the
streets, cavalry and artillery encamped
in public gardens, launches patrolling the
harbor front. The number of killed is
stated to be 328, and 213 wounded entered
the hospitals. Many of the wounded
were taken to their homes.
Most of the fighting occurred near the
water’s edge, and many bodies were cast
into the harbor.
The damage to the property of Portu
guese Bristh and other foreign residents,
will amount to $1,500,000.
Admiral DaGama exhibited a telegram
giving this news. It was not addressed
to him, but was in cipher and sent to a
well known Englishman here. The Bra
zilian government has sent out a revised
authorized account of the riots to a Lon
don news agency and also to the United
States.
Strict censorship is maintained. The
soldiers and marines sent against the
rioters fired blank cartridges, it is said.
The British minister has asked for a
guard at the legation and residence. This
was granted him by order of Peixoto.
The legation is crowded with refugees,
who, although promised protection by
the authorities, are afraid to go on the
streets.
RIOTERS ARRESTED.
New York, Sept. 28.—A special cable
dispatch from Kio Janeiro says: One
hundred and ninety-seven persons have
been arrested for being implicated in the
riots of the last four days. Italian and
Portuguese houses have been fired. The
police and marines are active. Many
cries of "death to the tyrant" were
heard. Troops are held in the barracks
and sailors with boats are ready to land.
President Piexoto announces that aid
from foreign sliips is unnecessary.
EVERYTHING REPORTED QUIET.
London, Sept. 28.—Business firms here,
having connections in Kio de Janeiro, are
hourly receiving messages from that city,
and little credence is given the reports
that riots have occurred there. The
cable dispatches indicate that everything
is quiet.
WAB IN THE ORIENT.
Japanese Public Opinion Unanimous
for Continuing Hostilities.
Yokohama, Sept. 38.—The general pub
lic is in for continuing the war against
China in defiance of all obstacles, and is
urging that a desperate attack upon
Pekin be made.
All party feeling for the time will be
suspended, and the diet will readily vote
whatever credits are needed.
Reinforcements are continually going
forward, but nothing is known in regard
to their destination.
TROOPS NRAHING CHINA’S FRONTIER.i
London, Sept. 29.—A dispatch to the
Times from Yokohahma says:
The destination of the second Japanese
army of 80,000 men is kept secret. The
Japanese army in Korea is rapidly ad
vancing north. No resistance to its pro
gress is expected on this side of the
Chinese frontier. There is no truth in
the rumor of an armistic.
"A dispatch from Shanghai, dated Fri
day, says: “It is believed that the em
peror contemplates a change of advisers
and the dismissal of all the mandarins and
others who have be§n concerned in the
canduct of the war.”
Atlairs at Pekin are tending toward an
imperial coup d’etat involving the over
throw of Li Hung Chang and outer states
men.
MORE FIGHTING REPORTED.
London, Sept. 38.—A dispatch from
Shanghai says: “It is reported that the
Japanese have succeeded in entering the
Chinese province of Manohooria, and that
they are advancing upon the capital,
Mookden. It is is also said tlghing has
taken place between the invaders and the
Chinese at a town between that city aud
the frontier. The engagement is said to
have ended in a decisive victory for the
Japanese, who, it is said, established
themselves in the position previously oc
cupied by Chinese troops. No details of
this reported battle aro given, aud Chi
nese at Shanghai discard the report."
THE EMPEROR DISSATISFIED.
London, Sept. 28.—Central News ad-
T iees from Shanghai say the emperor Is
dissatisfied with the course events are
taking and that affairs are gradually
w orking toward a coup d’etat.
The Chinese warship Kwang-Chia is
reported to have been lost while ruuuing
from the fight off Yalu river.
AN ENGLISH OFFICER TALKS.
Capt. Lang, a former director In the
Chinese navy, and supervisor of the erec
tion of many Chinese forts, said in an in
terview to-day in regard to the C hinese
reverses: “The inherent conservat
ism and apathy concerning every
thing outside of China, and the want
of espirt du corps, have had their
natural results. Asa matter of fact the
Chinese never expected to have a fight,
and their supreme contempt of Japan is a
Predominant trait with them. Their sea
men are as brave as could be wishod. but
they have not the slighest patriotism.
1 heir officers are regardless of
aimost everything but iiersonal ad
vantage and have always wanted to
evade drill and remain ashore. They
have hated Europeans and European
■dcas and are insufferably obstinate and
conceited. There are admitted ex
ceptions to this rule, however, especially
u> the case of Admiral ling, who is con
spicuously a brave and capable officer,
"hose lead could safely be followed uny
whcre. 1 cannot understand the alleged
superiority of the Japanese quick bring
guns. The four vessels of the Cbing Yuen
' ins* were admirably equipp'd, and lain
not disposed, in the light of the present
formation, to give the Japanese the
credit they claim."
Lapt. Lang ascribed the defeat of the
tEhe i®o#ttittg |
Chinese, if they had been defeated, to the
fact of their having lapsed from their
high standard of efficiency since 18'JO. The
only Europeans now in service in the
Chinese tieet. he said, are acting in subor
dinate capacities. In conclusion he re
affirmed his belief that the Chinese had
been the victors.
TUEIR HEADS WILL SURELY FALL.
A Shanghai letter to the Times dated
Aug. 12, says: "Privately I learn that
the Canton arsenal autnorities are in a
difficulty which may affect the whole
war. China was to pursues fabian policy
and rely upon her enormous wealth ulti
mately to crush Japan. Both coun
tries were surprised to find that
the neutrality laws prevented their
buying warships in Europe. Orders
were given to the various Chinese ar
senals to build ships and make guns.
The Foo Chow arsenal, the largest and
only one in China that ever built ships on
a serious scale, may be in a state of readi
ness, although it will not be able to build
large vessels without a great deal of
European heip. But the Whampoa ar
senal at Canton was found to
be in a lamentable state of unfit
ness, and heavy punishment is sure to
lall upon the officials responsible
for this condition of affairs. In the mean
time the Japanese arsenals are reported to
be working upon an unprecedented scale*
The question of what articles may be
declared contraband is seriously' disturb
ing the eastern trade. Great Britain re
fuses to recognize rice as contraband.
China can do practically nothing at pres
ent with Japan’s coal trade.
CHINESE REVOLUTION THREATEMED.
Vienna, Sept. 27.—The Politsche Corre
spondent says the following information
; was received at St. Petersburg from
China, and attracts the serious attention
| of the government: “The intense excite
: ment in all the provinces of China and
! the dissatisfaction of the highest officials
! in the empire have reached points which
i indicate a probable movement against
the reigning dynasty. The spirit
animating the regular army is
satisfactory but the discipline has been
much relaxed. The irregular troops,
upon which the government must now
rely, are committing great and frequent
excesses everywhere, including the capi
tal. The war chest is as empty as the
state exchequer, and the government has
| the greatest di.noulty in purchasing the
barest necessities for the troops in the
field.’’
LI HUNG CHANG WILL TAKE THE FIELD.
Shanghai, Sept. 28.—1 tis reported that
the emperor has granted Li Hung Chang s
request to be allowed to take the field in
person, and that Li Hung Chang will
make his headquarters at Lu Tai, near
Kai Ping, the present headquarters of the
provincial commauder-in-cbief ofChih Li.
It is also reported that the Chinese
troops have evacuated Korea and are now
massed at Che Lien Chi, thirty miles
westward of the Yalu river.
COMPETITION IN CALIFORNIA.
San Francisco, Sept. 28.—The war be
tween China and Japan has resulted in a
spirited competition between the Cana
dian line of steamers and the Pacific mail.
With the commencement of hostilities in
the orient, the big packing companies
throughout the country began shipping
canned goods to Yokohama in large q uan
tities, as canned goods are an important
item in the list of army supplies and
always find a ready market.
The Canadian line of steamers reduced
the rate on canned goods at the outset,
and has recently been handling heavy
shipments from the packing houses in
Oakland and Chicago. To divert this
traffic to San Francisco, the Pacific Mail
has announced a cut in the tariff on
canned goods from sl2 to $5 per ton.
FATALITIES AT A FIRE.
Two Burned to Death, Two Badly
Hurt and a Hotel in Ashes.
Nanaimo, B. C., Sept. 28.—Two men
were burned to death, two other men and
a little girl were Dadly injurea, and SIOO,-
000 worth of property was destroyed by
fire that broke out here at 5 o’clock this
morning. The fire started at the corner
of Wharf and Commercial streets, in the
Ko.vai Hotel, which was burned. Patrick
Alayce, a bootblack, and a bar-tender
known as “Fritz,” employes in the hotel,
were burned to death. Three guests
were burned to death. The flames spread
in a northerly direction along Wharf
street, destroying the fire hall, the
Nanaimo hotel, C. Stevens’ dry goods
store and five small buildings. That the
newer part of the town was not com
pletely burned was due to the absence of
wind, and to the vigorous work of the
volunteer fire brigade.
CZAR’S CONDITION SERIOUS.
Eminent German Physician Sum
mon and From Berlin to Spala-
St. Petersburg, Sept. 28.—Prof. Le.v
don, the eminent physician of Berlin, has
been summoned to Spala, and will ar
rive there in the early part of next week.
The doctors atten .ing the czar fear that
his journey to the Crimea must be post
poned, as they regard his condition as
very serious. His breathing is very pain
ful.
THE REPORT CONFIRMED.
London, Sept. 28.—The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Times confirms the
report that the Czar’s condition is con
sidered very serious, and that Dr. Leyden
of Berlin lias been summoned to his bed
side.
CRAZED BY MEXICAN LIQUOR.
A Georgian Living in Mexico Com
mits a Terrible Crime.
Victoria. Mexico, Sept. 28.—An Ameri
can family, consisting of a husband, wife
and three children from Georgia, took up
their residence on a plantation about
forty miles from this city. The man’s
name was Frank Halmati. Word was re
ceived here that while crazy from the ef
fects of Mexican intoxicants, he killed
liis wife and two children. Alter com
mitting the doed, he made his escape
from this section. The crime was wit
nessed by the youngest child, who re
ported It to the authorities. Halman Is
said to have left Georgia on account of
some crime which he committed there.
TROUBLE ABOUT CERTIFICATES.
Nebraska’s State Secretary Threat
ened With Mandamus Proceedings.
Omaha, Ne&., Sept. 28. To-morrow
the regular state democratic convention
officers will attempt to file the certifi
cates showing the ticket selected
by that body Wednesday. It
is understood the Secretary of
State will refuse to receive
it on the tneory that the certificate filed
b v the bolt conventions settles the ques
tion as far as his authority extends. Man
damus proceedings will follow at once,
but It is feared it will be unnecessarily
delayed until too late. The boiler* filed
an amended certificate today to conform
with the uate of the convention s opeuing
and closing.
SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20,1804,
MANAGERS ARE MONSTERS,
Says Mr. Erwin, in His Plea for the
the A. R. U. Rioters.
He Says They Set Fire to Their Own
Oars, but Not a Witness in the Case
Testified That Way—The Concluding
Speech in the Case for the Govern
rnent Made by Sawyer.
Chicago, Sept. 28.—1n an intensely elo
quent and dramatic speech, which held
spellbound a large crowd in the United
States court room this morning, Attorney
W. W. the closing argument
for the defendants in the American Rail
way Union cases. Mr. Erwin said in
part: “On account of the feeling in
this case, I feel called upon to
say something unusual and not or
dinarily permitted by Judges. I
want to say in plain words, before
a plain people, that whatever the
outcome of the case you have been
fair. My colleague, Mr. Gregory, struck
the keynote of tuis matter when he said
that the act of a strike was one consis
tent with civil and religious liberty. I
say there was no redress from the Pull
man horror, although there are many
who say otherwise. If there was any
thing that the people could rely upon, it
slept. What could they do' Declare
war? No. Break the public peace? No.
Then what could they do? Anything that
the God-given conscience prompts
them. That is the liberty
of this flag. Is not it
a deplorable state of affairs that, while
the press rang out, while the pulpits
roared against the iniquities at Pullman,
no power in the law of this country
stepped forward to stop them. These
people were starving, yet not a flag was
raised, not a drum beat, not an officer of
this government stepped footh to raise his
hand in behalf of them. The French rev
olution was cited here yesterday. What
was it? It was an upheaval by the finger
of God to get refuge from religious perse
cution. This case will not be viewed
in the candle light of the Milwaukee or
the Santa Fe road, but under yonder sun
—God’s lamp. This case is the beginning
of suits, our friends on the other side tell
us. To us it is the end of defensive suit*.
We are on our defense for the last time.
To-morrow we shall begin on them. The
conscience of this nation will demand
that a special counsel be appointed to
prosecute the general managers. I be
lieve in the courts. But 1 also believe in
the people and in conscience. These clients
are charged with setting fire to cars. We
will find out to-morrow who set these
fires—these cheap fires to turn the tem
per of the public. This fair city will
never pay 51,000,000 for the railroads un
til It finds out who set these fires. I hope
the nation will give the managers an op
portunity to defend themselves. I de
mand that conscience shall be free to con
trol the man whenever it Is justified by
God’s law. Between man and his God
there is no mist. When • con
science is justified the man is jus
tified. All those things which
people can do which is consistent with
conscience—that they may do. To my
mind conscience is the only rule to bo
guided by. Property rights must be con
sidered. of course, but when shall the
time come when the rights of property
shall be greater than the rights
of conscience? The hope of the
American masses springs from God. You
have got to cut off the communication
from the master before you can re-onslave
the common people. Pullman is, if not in
law, in equity, the sole operator of the
Santa Fe cars. Pullman was guilty of a
cause terstrike, and so the strike came.
If members of the American Railway
Union had a right to strike against Pull
man, they had a right also to strike
against Pullman’s contractors, the rail
roads.
"I have now said all I wanted ta. So
far as I am concerned, I am willing to
leave the case to your own plain decision.
I would rather leave it to you to decide
than to decide it myself. If you should
deem it wise to decide against these men,
it would be more like a crucifixion of tne
cause of labor against capital, rather than a
•punishmentof these defendants. Thisisno
time to indulge in diatribes against the
general managers, but they are here—
these monsters are here in Chicago.
Pullman set his foot on the neck of the
poor and the general managers allied
themselves with him. If the law does
not do it. God will give these people jus
tice; he will punish the general mana
gers."
Edwin L. Walker arose t make the
closing argument and the final one in the
case. Mr. Walker said he would attempt
to prove to the court before he finished
his argument that the Americal Railway
Union was nothing more than a huge
trust, organized for that purpose, and,
therefore, it came under the Sherman
anti-trustact of 1890.
In regard to Mr. Erwin’s intimation
that cars had been set on fire at the in
stance of the general managers, Mr.
Walker said that the whole matter hud
been investigated by a grand jury, and no
witness had been brought forward to
prove the truth of the charges. Mr.
Walker continued: “The learned counsel
that preceded me said a special prosecu
tor should be appointed to take the case
of the general managers. I will say that
if you will get one appointed 1 will be the
first to indorse him."
The special council for the government
then went into the law in the case, reply
ing to arguments made for the defend
ants. Mr. Gregory interrupted him to
ask if the President approved these pro
ceedings. Mr. Walker answered: “The
administration fully appro'es all the pro
coediugs now being taken at Chicago to
make these defendants obey the law.”
Mr. Walker confined himself to an ar
gument on the evidence and the facts
rather than a rhetorical demand for the
punishment of the defendants. He said
he could see no logic la Mr. Erwin’s
speech, and that nobody had ever
denied the right of men to
strike, whether descended from
Jehovah, or obtained otherwise.
CATHOLICS INDIGNANT.
They Resent Order to Celebrate the
Centenary of Gustavue Adolphus.
London, Sept. 28.—A correspondent st
Berlin of the Daily News says: “The
Catholic press and population are in
dignant because of the emperor s order
that schools shall celebrate the tri-cente
nary of Gustavus Ado.phus, the hero of
the thirty vears war. It is declared by
opponent* of tbeorder that, thece.ebratfon
is an insult to Catholic* of Germany.
MEETINGS AT ELBERTON.
Populist* Turn Out ill the Morning
and Demtcraxiy After Dinner.
Elberton, Ga„ Sept 38. Judge James
K. Hines spoil s this morning to a
mixed crowd o: democrats ami populists.
The crowd w, estimated at 1,500, of
which about 1,00 were democrats. His
speech fell flat nd created no enthusiasm
whatever.
At 2 o'clock Secretary Hoke Smith
arrived from j tianta on a special train,
and made a tell ig speech for democracy
at Smith’s oper house. His speech was
a masterful one and will have a tine effect
—potwitlistand ig this was i>oi>ulist day.
They were sick >ver the failure of their
champion to gel up enthusiasm, and the
day was turned nio a democratic revival
This county wil give a thousand majority
for democracy.
WALBI AT RRrNSWICK.
Brunswick. G Sept. 28.—The great
est political ral t ever witnessed in south
east Georgia ea le off here to day. Sena
tor Patrick Wi Ish, Hon. Robert Berner
and Hon. W. M Hammond were the ora
tors. and nothii ; like the enthusiasm dis
played at their Iterances was ever heard
here before.
This trains brought in people
from miles aroisd, and at 11 o'clock all
business housealdoscd their doors to give
employes a chance to attend. A
procession of carriages left the
Oglethorpe totel with Senator
Walsh In tj lead, and until
noon the stress were thronged with
people en route o the grounds Three
thousand peop > greeted the speakers
with cheers uni for several hours sat
listening with c lepest Interest to the ora
tory.
Hundreds of kdies attended this rally
for the first tin : in the history of Glynn
politics and hcU their place* until the
speaking ceasei The orators were at
their best and i ■ouaed the democracy of
Glynn as it as never been aroused.
Mention of C! veland s name was the
signal for che r# and Senator Walsh’s
defense of the Fifty-third congress was
magnificent. Jerner and Hammond car
ried the crowdpy storm.
BHOT&Y A HOLD-UP.
Policeman S w Him In the Act of
Robb ag a Pedestrian.
Chicago, Set. 28.—Officer Andrew
Hauswirth, of he Shoffleld avenue police
station, was si >t and mortally wounded
early this murfing by a foot-pad whom he
was trying to Irrest. The officer also
shot the robbe In the back and the sur
geons at the hi >pltal say he will probably
die. The offit ir came upon the robber as
he wus hold lm up a pedestrian.
KILItD nr BURGLARS.
Grafton. O Sept. 28.—John Haney,
barkeeper at he Allen house, returned
from the tair 1 1 Elyria at 2:30 this morn
ing. He went to the barroom and sur
prised two buulars. He was shot twice
and died in fifteen minutes. His cries
brought help, but the murderers were
gone. Officers tracked the burglars to
Elyria with bloodhounds. One of them
had his liepd badly cut by a glass thrown
; by Haney j
RAWHIDE FOR THE BLOOMERS.
“Jack the Whippar" Terrorizing Fe
male Votaries of the Wheel.
Chicpgo, Sept. 28.—“ Jack the Whipper”
has broken loose, and is making life full
of terror to the female bicyclists who
ride in Washington park during the even
ing. Jack has a frantic aversion to
bloomers and his method of expressing
his disapproval is to plant a few lusty
welts with a rawhide whip on every pair
of bloomers t bat he can find with a girl
inside them.
Jack’s plan for the last two nights has
been to wait behind a tree until a bicycle
with bloomer attachment comes along,
then he springs out and plies the rawhide
vigorously.
Flo has severely whipped two young
women and pursued several others. The
park policemen have so far been unable to
catch him.
FLURRY IN COFFEE.
A Perpendicular Drop In September
Options Takas Place.
New York, Sept. 28.—The Coffee ex
change was the scene of excitement to
day, such as has not been witnessed for
man}’ months. The occasion was a per
pendicular drop, in the price of September
contracts. It appears that some dilatory
holders of September contracts,.lncluding
a number of foreigners who habitually
defer liquidations to the last minute, sent
in orders to close out September con
tracts. At the same time it was
reported that ts,ooo to 7,000 notices had
been started. Three brokers had orders
to sell September A decline of % of a
cent, or 75 points from tbe last sale of
yesterday, was the result. September,
which yesterday dosed at 14.05, opened
this morning at 13.80, next sold at 13.40,
next at 13.36, and then at 13.30, after
which a short notice September sold at
13.60. After this tbe market steadied up
a little, but the feeling on ’Change is
bearish, and a record breaking drop Is
predicted.
BROKE HER HUSBAND’S NECK.
Aged People Have a Quarrel That
Ends In a Tragedy,
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 28.—A special
to the Advertiser from Dothan, Ala.,
tells of the killing of a man named Peter
Skipper by bis wife. The parties
are each over 70 years of age,
and have numerous grand children.
The old man’s mind has been weak
for a long time, and occasionally he would
try to run awav. His wife was trying to
keep him at home yesterday, when he at
tacked her. In defending herself she
struck him on the neck with a board,
killing him instantly. Mrs. Skipper re
fuses to eat anything, and says sho will
starve herself to death.
STRIKERS, COME INTO COURT.
A Half Dozen Indicted in Minnesota
for Stopping the Malls.
St. Cloud. Minn., Sept. 28.—Indictments
have been found against Paul Bordreau,
L. B. Foster, W. K. Broham, Lloyd and
Harry Egbert and George Amo, all of
this city, for taking part in the great
northern strike and hindering tbe passage
of mail train*. George Amo and Harry
Egbert have left for parts unknown.
Hrobam and Llo.vd Egbert were arrested
aud were taken to Fergus Fall last night.
Foster will be arrested to-day.
Rumored Resignation.
Paris, Sept. 38 Both La Patrie and
tbe Cocarde announces that Premier
l>upuy is to resign almost immediately,
aud that be will be.succeeded by M. Ray
mond i’otucare.
HOW TRADE IS TRENDING.
Commercial Agencies Report Great Im
provement lor the Month.
Wide Diversity Shown in the Various
Branches of Trade—A Considerable
Excess Noted Over Last Tear, but
Business Is Still Below Normal Fig
ures—Bank Clearings and What Is
Shown by Them—Failures.
New York, Sept. 28.—R. O. Dun &
Co’s, weekly review of trade to morrow
will say: “Retail trade, the last stop in
the movement from producer to consumer,
is at the same time the first step upon
which depend empty shelves In the stores
and future orders to the mills. After
months of unnatural economy buying
should be large enough to send the mills
further orders very soon. Special inquiry
has boon made this week stall commercial
centers regarding the state of retail
trade. Wide diversity appears in different
trades, and the details of business at the
different cities merit general attention:
the main facts disclosed are, first, a
marked improvement within the past
month, and a considerable excess over
the business done a year ago, imrticu
lurly in the necessaries of life. But sec
ond, it appears that the volume of trade
at present is on the whole, considerably
less thau in a normal year, at moat
points, and in the more important trades
is apparently about 20 per cent, smaller
than in September, 1802.
"Evidence of continued improvement in
wholesale trade and manufactures does
not appear this week. Thero is large dis
tribution on orders given some time ago,
but new business going to the manufac
turers is everywhere slackening. The
completion of orders for replenishment of
stocks leaves a narrower demand, and it
is yet too early for consump
tion to provide further orders.
The volume of business reported
by clearings at the ohlef cities is
6.0 per cent, larger than last year, but
21.8 per cent, less than in 1802. and for
the month of September the daily aver
age has been 134,000,000 against 128,000,000
last year before the panic had come and
117,000,000 in 1892. As these include pay
ments resulting from trade deferred dur
ing months of uncertainty, the compari
son is but moderately encouraging.
“The depression in prices of farm pro
ducts will have borne influence. Unpre
decented record, have been made in cot
ton and wheat, though as to wheat only
in contracts for future delivery, in which
the prices are lowest ever made.*
“Cotton on the spot is lower at 6.44
cents, than at any other time since 1849,
and quotations then did uot mean wliat
they do now, while the nearest option
has been quoted at 6.04 cents, which is
below all previous records. Even at the
close the fall for the week is one-quarter.
“The Iron industry shows a shrinkage
of demand, and the prices quoted to-day
are butlittle above the lowest this year.
Bessemer pig is weaker at sll at Pitta
burg, with an impression that excess of
production must cause further decline,
unless lower prices are made for steel
rails. Billots, structural forms and nails
are a shade weaker, and in eastern mar
kets competition of works to get business
tends to destroy profits. There Is more
business at the west, and Ch’cago reports
a good demand for sheets, for bar in small
lots, and for coke pig, though plates and
boiler tubes are weaker.
"Textile manufactures feel the shrink
age of the demand due to replenishment
of stocks, and there is less doing in cotton
and woolen goods at first hnnds. The
distribution by jobbers on previous orders
is large, and stocks are still being reduced
by pure iases, but the tradfc now depends
in all branches upon the supplemental
orders expected. In cottons recent ad
vances In price aro maintained, but buy
ing is noticeably less active.
“Imports at New York for four weeks
have been 13 per cent, lurger, but domes
tic exports are 20 per cent, smaller than
last year.
“Failures are few and small for three
weeks, liabilities amounting to $5,278,585,
of which $2,382,818 were of manufactur
ing, and $2,575,112 of trading concerna.
The failures during the week have been
285 in the United States, against 884 last
year, and fifty-five in Canada, against
thirty-three last year.
BUADSTREET’S WEBKLT SUMMARY.
New York, Sept. 28.—Bradstreet’s to
morrow will say: “The feature of gen
eral trade throughout the country is
found in moderate reactions within the
week, particularly in the volume of pur
chases of staples in the west, where trade
has been quite active, and at eastern
points, in the course of prices, the week
failing to show any upward movement of
note In this line, and in the check to
business south, together with damage to
the rice and orange crops.
"Less satisfactory reports come from
the more important distributing points
south, owing to the effect of the storm.
Augusta reports the outlook not so bright,
ana refers to tbe low price of cotton and
its effect on the purchasing power of pro
ducers. General business has been un
settled also at Savannah and at Jackson
ville, and the rico and orange crops
have suffered. There has been no ma
terial gain in business at New
Orleans, importation of fruits and re
ceipts of bulk grain for export being
light. There has been a fair business in
Chattanooga, but other lines report less
activity. Nashville says iron mills are
unable to keep up with orders, but pig
iron in that market is quieter. Business
is practically un&hanged at Charleston,
Memphis and Birmingham.
FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILED.
One Killed and a Number Badly
Wounded in the Wraok.
Columbus, Miss., Sept. 28.—An extra
freight train on the branch of the Mobile
and Ohio railroad ran off tbe track near
Artesia this evening, aeverely injuring
Conductor James Fitzgerald, breaking
the leg of Brakeman George G. Bozier,
killing a negro boy named Gua Cheatham
and wounding two other neeroes. The
wreck was caused by the track spreading.
Tbe body of Gus Cbeathnm is still tinder
the wreck.
Letter From the Pops.
Buda-Pasth, Sept. 3h.— At tbe bishops’
conference to day the primate of Hun
gary read a letter from the pope direc
ting the Episcopate to use its eoortawlth
the House of Magnates in order to obtain
a modification of the bill dealing with
the religion of children of mixed mar
riages. But the letter added, agitation
must not take an illegal form.
A SETTLEMENT FOSSIBLE.
Strikers and Manufacturers to Confer
on the Situation.
Fall River, Mass., Sept. 28. —There is a
loisibility of a settlement of the labor
troubles in the mills in this city. Sucre
tary Howard of the spinners' union has
written to the manufacturers' association
asking for a conference, and Secretary
Kouseville has sent a letter in return say
ing that the members of the manufactur
ers’ association will meet the spinners’
representatives at 10 o’clock to-mor
row morning. Secretary Howard will
uot state why lie wishes to talk to
the munufacturers at this lime. It
is surmised in manufacturing circles that
he wishes to get w ell posted ou the situa
turn and to make some sort of a proposi
tion looking toward a settlement. The
members of the spinners’ union received
their second week’s allowance to-day.
'l'o-morrow's meeting is the great sub
ject of talk in the olty, and it is being re
marked in all quarters that Howard will
effect some sort of tom|>orury peace be
tween the manufacturers and the opera
tives.
A great many weavers called at the
headquarters of the union to-day, expect
ing to receive a weekly allowance from
the funds. None hail been voted, ami of
course no payments were made. Much
dissatisfaction was expressed, hut the
officers sa.v they must keep their funds
well in hand for some time to come.
The Sagamore mill weavers hold a
meeting this forenoun and voted not to
go to work, but 8720ut of 1,200100 ms were
In operation before 12 o’clock. The Globe
yarn mills coutiuue to show a gain in the
number of operatives employed. The re
duced scale of wages is In force at these
mills.
UoUdutors for the Weavers’ Union will
start to work Monday morning, and will
make a tour of the New England cities
asking for assistance.
WILL SI'FFOHT THE MINRRS.
London, Kept 88 —The British Min
ers’ Federation has decided to support
the Scotch miners In their determination
not to accept the proposals made and to
continue the strike.
OOL. MAOGRATH DEAD.
Interesting Sketch of His Life and
Services In South Carolina.
Charleston, S. 0., Sept. 38. Col. A. 0.
MacGrath, judge of probate of this county,
died here to-dav of Bright’a disease, aged
49 years. Hia illnosa was quite brief. He
was at his office last Monday, but was
feeling unwell; on Tuesday he took to
bed. Ilfs disease developtnl very rapidly
aud In a few days caused his death He
was educated at the school of B. H. Car
roll, the historian. Subsequently he
matriculated at the Citadel Academy and
left it to‘become an aide on the staff of
Gen. James Connor. He served duriug the
war acceptably to his i ommander. After
war he studied law In the office of his
father, the Hou. A. G. MacGrath, and
graduated well equipped for professional
life. For some time he was tils father’s
co partner. He was a lieutenant of the
Irish Volunteers, and afterwards captain
of the Montgomery Guard*. Later on ho
became lieutenant colonel of the Uitie
regiment of the Fourth brigade, and was
an udtnirablo officer, illustrating his
training in the Citadel. He declined o
re-election. Ills social nature led him
into membership with several ritual or
ganizations; utnong them the Knights of
Honor, Odd Fellows, yuiled Workingmen
and Woodmon of'tho World. He was an
official in several of these orders. On
April 7,189 U, he was appointed judge of
probate to succeed Judge P. E. Gleason,
deceased, and in the election of 1899 was
chosen to refill the office for four years.
At the primary held on Aug. 28 last he
was nominated by a large vote for re
election. His death opens an Interesting
question as to who shall succeed him in
office.
hßcord of the rope.
Murderers Swung Off for Horrid
Crimes in the Nations.
Paris, Tex , Feb. 28.—Eugene Fulks
and Tom Moore were hanged here to-day
for murders committed in the Indian Ter
ritory. The drop fell at 3:05 p. m. Both
were pronounced dead in twenty minutes.
The men both refused ministerial
consolation on the gallows, and
Fulks died with an oath on his lips.
The crime for which Eugene Fulks
wus hanged was the murderer of John
McGuire, an old man living at Antlers, I.
T.. last February. McGuire was engaged
working at odd jobs and engaged Fulks
to assist him. While at work in the
woods one day Fulks shot and killed Mc-
Guire, aud robbed the body of a small
sum of money. Fulks’ correct name was
Davis and ho was born in Nashville,
Tenn., 1876.
Thomas Moore murdered Charley
Palmer in the Choctaw nation in 1889.
The motive, it is believed, was a fear that
Palmer, who lived on an adjoining farm,
had learned too much of another murder,
in which Moore and bis brother were con
cerned. Moore was bora In Dade county,
Missouri, in 1801.
MOONbHINKRS SURRENDER.
Officers Pressed Them for Months, and
They Had to Give In.
Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 28.—Twenty
moonshiners who have operated In Pope
county for years, will surrender to reve
nue officers at Coe. Pope county, next
Monday. Several revenue officers of this
city will leave for Coe to-night to
take charge of the Illicit distillers and
destroy their stills. The men. according
to an agreement with the officers, wno
plead guilty to illicit distilling,,will re
ceive a minimum sentence. Revenue of
ficers have been nreselur them for sev
eral months and succeeded in getting
them to a point where they are obliged to
surrenuer.
THE LUOANIA’B LUOX.
Comes in With a Record Breaking Run
to Her Credit.
New York, Sept. 28.—The steamer Lu
cania from Liverpool aud Queenstown ar
rived this afternoon. Time of passage
5 days, 7 hours and 48 minutes—fastest
on record—beating her best former and
last run of 5 days, 8 hours and 88 minutes
by 59 minutes. Day runs: 581,542,541,
529, 562 aud 87 to Sandy Hook light ship,
Total distance 2.782; average speed 21.77.
TO POPULAR VOTE.
Work of the Constitutional Conven
tion Now Goes to the People.
Albany. N. Y., Sept. 28.—The republi
can delegates to the constitutional con
vention in caucus to-day determined that
the constitutional amendments shall be
submitted to a vote of tbe people this
fall as follows: The new apportionment
will be submitted separately The eaualftn,-
pro ementameudment will be submitted
separately The other amendments passed
will be submitted us a whole.
DAILY. $lO A YEAR, 1
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY. 3 TIMI S A WEEK. $1 A YEAR.
DISASTER AND WRECKAGE
Florida Dispatches All Tell One
Story of the Cyclone’s Fury.
Incalculable Damage to the Or*
ange Growers and Groves of the
Peninsular A Dismal Record of
Houses Wrecked and Orops De*
■troyed Damage to Shipping and
River Graft.
, Jacksonville. Fla , Sept 88,—Communi
cation with South Florida is being re
stored, and special dispatches aro pouring
in on the Tlmes-Union relative to the
damage done by the West Indian eyclone,
which raged in the state Tuesday and
Wednesday The dispatches all toll the
same story of houses wrecked and crops
destroyed, but no loss of life is reported,
TIDINUS FROM TAMPA.
The Tlmes-Union received a dispatch
from Tampa to day, which is the first in
formation from that place since Tuesday.
At Tampa several largo sigar factories
were wrecked. The large three-story
brick factory of Keidenburg & Cr. was
destroyed. The factory of O. A. Joyce
was demolished, as were also the facto
ries of Ybro and Maurara, Theodore,
l'eres A Cos,, and O’Hallarau. The First
Presbyterian church and the palatial
Tampa Bay hotel were badly damaged.
Several smaller structures were also de
molished. The total loss on buildings at
Tampa is estimated at #59,009.
Communication with Fernandina was
also restored to day. A dispatch to the
Tlmes-Union from that place says that
the schooner Edward Stewart, which
was loaded and was lying at anchor, was
blown across the river, pulling her
anchors with her, and is now lying on a
mud Hat in about five feet of water. The
small boats were all blown away, and
numbers are now lying high and dry up
in the marsh, together with the floating
dock, which was at the foot of Center
street. During the storm at Femandtna
the British steamships HostonCity and
Elemville collided and were badly
damaged.
DAMAGR TO RIVSR CHART.
A dispatch from Palatka anuonunoes
great damage at that place to river craft.
The atoauicr Princess was sunk between
Pnlatku and Picohua. Site ia valued at
$12,090. The steamer Edith was driven
ashore. The steamer De Mary was driven
against the drawbridge attd wrecked.
The steam yacht Maude was sunk near
Crescent City.
To-day the Times-Unlon received ad
vices from St. Augustin*, which has be*n
cut off since Tuesday. These advices
were brought by Mrs. Anna M. Marootte.
the Times-Unlon’s St Augustine corre
spondent, who made the trip on a hand
car. Mrs Marootte gives a graphic ac
count of the condition of things at St.
Augustine. No lives wore lost but several
houses were wrecked, and the losses
will run into the thousands. Nearly all
tho windows In the city were blown In
and tbe houses flooded with wator. The
Ponce de Leon hotel was damaged in this
way. The loss ou the hotel's furniture is
heavy. At St. Augustine the waves
dashed over the sea-wall and made rivers
of the streets. Muuy wharves were
blown away.
Between Green Cove Springs and
Palatka, on the St. Johns, twelve wharves
have completely disappeared. Between
Jacksonville and St Augustine not a tel
egraph poie wus left standing.
The damage to the orange growers if
incalculable. Dispatches to the Times-
Unlon say that in the large groves the
ground is completely covored with green
oranges. The loss will be fully 30 per
cent.
The east coast is still cut off from com
munication below St. Augustine and
Palatka, though communication may be
restored to-night. Every effort Is being
made to hear from Titusville, Jupiter and
Key West, which are supposed to hav*
been In the storm center.
Dispatches to tho Times-Union Indi
cate that the storm was as severe in the
interior of the state as on the coast. It
struck Tampa and then traveled north
east for Jacksonville ind St. Augustine.
At Ocala and Orlando, intorior points,
several seu gulls and sea eels were found
after the storm passed.
It is safe to say that the s orm has cost
Florida more than $1,090, (MX), but
uo lives have been lost unless at Key
West, Titusville, Jupiter and other East
Coast points.
COAL MEN WILL ARBITRATE.
Operator* and Miner* A (free on a Ba
ta* of Settlement.
Massllon. 0.. Sept. 28. At 8 o’clock
this morning conventions of both miners
and operators of the Maasilon district
adopted resolutions declaring their wil
lingness to place the <iuestlons at issue
iu the hands of a local arbitration com
mittee, to be selected In the ordinary
manner, and to resume work in the mines
at once, pending tho results of tho arbi
tration. Everybody Is jubilant over the
settlement of the strike, which has lasted
five mouths. The main question at Issue
Is the differential scale of 16 cents per
ton, which up to last May was allowed to
Massllon miners on account|of the thin
ness of veins and the difficulty of mining.
This differential was abolished by the
operators last spring, und a strike re
sulted. Most of the Massllon strikers
are Americans. They are industrious
and own their homes.
TO READJUST WAGES
Over 6,000 Employes Will Be Affeoted
by Their Action.
Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 28.—The Carnegie
company proposes to readjust the wages
of the 5,000 employes at the Edgar Thomp
son steel works. This, of course, m cans
a reduction. The men have been work
ing under the three-year scale, which ex
pires Oct. DO. Since tho scale was pro
mulgated the Amalgamated Association
has agreed to several cuts in the wages
paid bv union competitors of Carnegie,
and tbe latter claim that they must meet
these reductions.
Bid* Rejected.
Washington, Sept. 28.—The Secretary
of the Treasury has rejected all of the
bids recently received for the erection of
a poatofHoe building at Meridian, Miss.
This action wad made necessary by the
action of Cougress at Its last session di
recting the secretary to modify Its plans
for the proposed building, so as to provide
accommodations for the United States
district court as well as room for the
pot to Dice.