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, the MORNING NEWS, i
’ ESTABLISHED IgSO. INCORPORATED 1888 -
I J. H. ESI ILL. President. '
WILD RUSH OF THE WINDS.
Several Vessels Wrecked in the Vicin
ity ot Key West.
No Estimate of the Loss of Life or
Damage to Property Possible at
Present—The Eaßt Coast Weathers
the Storm Without Loss of Life, and
With Less Damage to Property Than
in*Last Year’s Blow.
Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 29.—Wire com
munication has been restored to all por
tions of Florida visited by the storm and
by Monday all damage to the railroads
will have been repaired and trains will be
running on schedule.
Dispatches to the Times-Union to-night
from Titusville, Jupiter and other east
coast points where the storm was sup
posed to have been most severe, state
that no lives were lost and that the dam
age to property is not as great as in the
storm of last year.
To-night the Times-Union received a
special cablegram from Key 7 West, which
is the iirst news from that city since last
Sunday. The cablegram to the Times-
Union is as follows: "Key West, Fla.,
Sept. 29. —The wind commenced blowing
on Sunday afternoon about 4:30 o'clock,
and continued until Tuesday night, blow
ing hardest at between 11 and 12 o'clock
Tuesday, when its velocity registered 102
miles an hour.
CHEAT DESTRUCTION TO SHIPPING.
"There was great destruction to shipping
along the islands. The wreckage extends
from Dry Tortugas to Cape Florida.
"No estimate of the loss of life or of
damage to property can be made at pre
sent. Six men have been picked up and
brought into this port since Wednesday
two of them severely bruised.
"The French barkentine Cambrone,
from Jamaica, loaded with logwood, was
driven within 100 yards of the shore. The
crew was taken off by the Key West
Wrecking Company.
“The schooner Lilly White is supposed
to be lost, having left Punta Kassa Sun
day night. On Monday night she was
seen off the northwest light house in com
pany with the schooner Hero, which has
since come into port dismasted.
"The French bark Mariello, lying in
the harbor, was capsized.
A BUILDING BLOWN DOWN.
"The large building of E. H. Gato, on
the south beach, was blown down and
part of the roof of the United States na
val department was blown off.
“The crack .yacht Sophia was wrecked
off Talbunches on Monday afternoon
about Bp. m., and is being repaired pre
paratory to being brought to this city.
“There is a large vessel bottom up at
Turtle harbor, name unknown.
“The German bark Nada, from New
Orleans to Lisbon, laden with flour and
staves, stranded on Long Key bank and
is a total loss. Tho wreckers are saving
the cargo.
"All the bath houses along the water
front are washed away, and many orna
mental trees uprooted. Otherwise, little
damage was done to the city.”
THE BIG HOTELS ALL RIGHT.
St. Augustine, Fla., Sept. 29.—Trains
are running south to Palatka. The wires
are repaired and all messages are sent
that way.
Dispatches received from Titusville
state that comparatively little damage
was done other than to the wires along
the Indian river by the storrii.
A train went to West Palm beach
Thursday morning, returning Friday to
Espanola, the seventh station south of
i’alatka. A washout nor, hof this point
of three miles will be repaired by Mon
day.
No serious damage was done at West
Palm Beach hotel, Royal Poinciana or
Lake Worth.
The wires are still down between here
and Jacksonville, but they will be in
working order Monday.
SWEPT BY THE SEAS.
Bev. Thomas Dixon Has a Startling
Experience on Cobb’s Island.
Washington, Sept. 29.—A special from
Cape Charles, Va., says: “Tho storm
has abated in this section to some ex
tent. The wind blew from the north
east a regular hurricane for three days
and three nights unceasingly. The
waters have receded and steamers will
resume their regular trips between here
atut Norfolk. The tirst tidings received
here from Cobb’s Island about 0 o'clock
st night, when Rev. Thomas Dixon,
who is summering on the island with bis
family from New York, managed to get
over to the main land. He said: ‘We
have been living right in the Atlantic
O' l an for the past three days The storm
broke on us last Tuesday night late, and
for three days and three nights tho wind
blew a regular hurricane from the north
east. Wednesday aim Thursday the wind
seemed to increase, and the entire island
"as submerged in three feet of water,
carrying away fences, outhouses and
threatening destruction to all who were
living on the island. Rev Dixon says
that by actual measurement 2du feet of
1 abb’s Island and beach were washed
away by the enormous waves that lashed
the snore, and that the inhabitants state
it to be the most violent storm they ha . e
had for twenty years. All vegetation and
some pigs wore destroyed. No lives were
*°st. ihe water went down to its normal
condition yesterday morning.”
A. LEHMAN DEAD.
He Was the Head of the Largest Dry
Goods House in the South.
New York, Sept. 29.—A. Lehman of
New Orleans died in this city last even
ing. He was on the way home from Eu
fbpo, Mr. Lehman was the head of tho
‘argest dry goods house in the south. He
w as bo years old, a native of iiomer
*hiem, Rhienpaiz, Germany. He went to
few Orleans forty years ago. a poor boy.
became a peddler and finally established
himself in the dry goods business, which
be built up until it was the largest in the
soutu. He was president of the Touro
infirmary, and prominent in all the Jew
“h charities of New Orleans.
Pope Leo and the Legitimatists.
Home. Sept. 29.—Tho Courrlere D1
Napoli says that the pope's object in sum
moning Mgr D’Hulst to Lome, is to in
struct him to Inform the Due D’Orle.ius
that his holiuoss does not approve of a
iegitlmaUbt agitation in France.
The morning news.
DUTY ON IRON BEAMS.
An Important Decision Against the
Eedeial Government.
Boston, Sept. 29.—An important de
cision was rendered to-day by J udge Colt
in the United States circuit court against
the United States government. The case
was that of Joseph Birtwell against Col
lector Leverett Saltonstall, and has been
pending in this court for a number of
years. The law points involved are the
same as in similar cases now pending in
circuit courts in many other states, and
this was a test case.
Birtwell is an importer of iron, and
some time ago imported into this country
iron beams, which were used in the con
struction of the new court house. The
goods were invoiced as “manufacturers of
iron, ’ upon wnich there is a lower rate of
duty than upon iron beams.
Ihe collector classified them as “iron
beams,” and the higher rate of duty was
paid by Mr. Birtwell as ho desired
to use the beams at once. Ten days after
this duty was paid he entered a
protest, but the government con
tends that the protest should
have been made at the time the duty was
paid. On this point hinges all the other
eases which have been brought against
the government to recover duties paid
under protest. It is estimated that the
amount involved in all the cases pendifig,
is about £25,000,000. The case will be ap
pealed.
CARLISLE’S CLERKS.
The Reorganization of the Force to Go
Into Effect To-morrow.
Washington, Sept. 29.—The reorganiza
tion of the clerical force of the treasury
will go into effect Monday next. The
changes necessary to accomplish the re
sult were made to-day. No dismissals
were made to-uay, but eighty-eight clerks
were dropped from the regular roll and
placed on the temporary roll at reduced
salaries under the appropriation to
bring up to date the work in
divisions of the treasury that are
behind. It is believed that
this work will continue abouttwo months.
The forty-two dismissals made in the
treasury on Sept. 15 took effect to day. A
net reduction of 143 pi-ople of all grudes is
made in the reorgani ed clerical force,
but as vacancies occurring in the past
year nave not been filled, only forty-two
dismissals had to be made to bring the
force to the reduction point provided by
congress. The efficient clerks of the
eighty-eight put on tho temporary roll
may be provided for as vacancies occur
hereafter, as they can be reinstated
within a year.
MINERS TO BE RESCUED.
Four Men Given Up for Dead Found
Alive in a Colliery.
Scranton, Pa., Sept. 29. —A report has
been received here from the Northwest
colliery, near Carbondale, t! t the four
imprisoned miners, who were supposed to
have beeu crushed by a mil of rock
Thursday afternoon will be delivered
alive during the night.
A large force of rescuers have been at
work since the cave-in occurred and late
last evening they could detect a voice
from the chamber, where the men were
supposed to lie dead. At 6 o’clock this
evening, couversa.iou could be carried on
and it was learned that all the prisoners
are alive and supplied wiih a quantity of
water, but are without food. The fall of
rock, extending over seventy feet in a
gangway, is one of the largest in the his
tory of this region, where imprisoned men
were finally rescued alive.
There is a scene of intense excitement
around the mouth of the mine where the
accident occurred. The families of the
entombed men can scarcely be restrained
from going into the colliery, so anxious
are they for the welfare of their relatives.
The men have now been in the colliery
forty-eight hours without food.
A PLEA FOR ST ATE RIGHTS.
Gov. Stone Opens the Democratic
Campaign in Missouri.
Carthage, Mo., Sept. 29.—Gov. William
J. Stono opened the democratic state
campaign in a speech hero to-night. His
opening period was in defense of state
rights. He said: "The sovereignty of
the state is in peril. I protest against
the right assumed by the federal authori
ties of exercising police power in the
state of Missouri, or in any state of this
union.
“I yield to no living man on the point of
national patriotism; I yield to none in
fidelity to the republic, in devotion to tho
union. But Jeffersonian democracy is the
very essence of a perfect union, and in
.the application of its principles is to bo
found the most substantial assurance of
national permanency.”
HOPPED ON BY HAWKE.
The Englishmen Defeat the Quaker
Oncketerß Disastrously.
Philadelphia, Pa., Sept, 29. The re
sult of the second international cricket
match between Lord Hawke’s eleven and
the team representing All Philadelphia
ended in a disastrous defeat for the home
players, the Englishmen winning tiie
match by an inning and forty runs. The
Englishmen scored 211 runs yesterday in
their first inninngaud the Philadelphians
made 11)7 in their first inning .this morn
ing, and were compelled to follow on, and
were retired in their second inr.ing for
64, a grand total of but 171 in their two
innings.
ONLY ON A LARK.
Atlanta's Missingßestaurant Cashier
Found in the City.
Atlanta. Ga., Sopt. 29.-James Fuller,
the restaurant cashier who disappeared
Thursday night with a roll of money in
his pocket, and was thought to have met
with foul play, was found by city detec
tives in a room on Whitehall street. Tiie
voung man had merely been enjoying a
lark. A detail of city detectives hail
been scouring the city for him for two
days at the instance of his employers.
LYMAN STILL IN OFFICE.
The Commissioner Denies a Report
That He Has Resigned.
Washington, Sept. 29.-A report be
came current to-uay that Civil Service
Commissioner Lyman had sent his resig
nation to the President. When asked
about it, Mr. Lyman would not talk on
the subject further than to say: “I have
not resigned, aud have not said to any one
that 1 hud done so."
Cotton’s Low Water Mark.
Now York. Sept. 29.—0n the cotton ex
change tin** Morning both the October
and November cotton futures sold below
0 , e nt for the first time in the history of
the exchange.
SAVANNAH, GA„ SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, IS! >4.
A JUDGE’S FAMILY IN PERIL.
Three of Its Members Barely Missed
By Flying Bullets.
The Wife the Intended Target of the
First Missile—Her Daughter and
Then the Judge Have Narrow Es
capes— The Judge Unable to Conjec
ture Why Any One Should Want to
Kill Him. ,
Chicago, Sept. 29.—Judge Brentano of
the supreme court and his family have
apparently been marked out for assassi
nation, although the facts have.been kept
quiet.
The first attempt was made to kill Mrs.
Brentano about 7 o'clock Wednesday
evening. She was standing in front of a
window in the kitchen when a shot was
fired, and the next instant a bullet came
crashibg through the pane of glass,
barely missing her. It went through the
outer screen and lodged in the wall oppo
site.
Thursday afternoon Judge Brentano’s
daughter was playing in the back yard,
when another bullet crashed into the
rear of the house, coming evidently from
the same direction as tho first.
THE JUDGE NARROWLY ESCAPES.
Last night Judge Brentano himself was
the one who came near being killed. He
was in the kitchen in front of the same
window before which his wife was stand
ing Wednesday evening. The third
bullet from the revolver of the unknown
miscreant came through the wiudow
pane about six inches from the hole made
by the first piece of lead. The bullet
missed Judge Brentano’s head by about
three inches and went into the wall close
to the first one. Judge Brentano cannot
imagine why these attempts should be
made to kill him or his wife and daughter.
He is not willing to say that he thinks
the shots were fired by a wonld-be as
sassin.
UNABLB TO EXPLAIN IT.
“It may be tiie work of some irrespon
sible person who is trying to make a
scare, or a careless marksman,” saiu he.
• I do not know of any enemies who would
like to kill me, or of any late official acts
I have done to incur the displeasure of
any set of men.”
Judge Breutano has been on the su
perior court bench of Cook county for
about four years. He is tho judge who
tried the Prendergast case, but does not
believe that his connection with that trial
has anything to do with the shooting.
Detectives are at work on the matter.
SLAIN BY A LAWYER.
An Old Feud Ended by a Shot at a
Prize Drill at Pickens.
Charleston, S. C , Sept. 29.—A special
to the News and Courier from Pickens,
S. C.. says: “AtMount Carmel, ten miles
east of Pickens, J.W. Latham was fatally
shot by J. E. Childress, a lawyer of
Pickens. Latham was shot at close
rango in the right side, and lived only
three hours. Childress immediately
made his escape, came to Pickens and is
now in jail. Not a word was said before
the shooting. There was a crowd around
them. One witness stated that Latham
walked up and struek Childress with a
stick, and then Childress shot him with a
pistol. Latham fell, saying, ‘He has
killed me.’
“The hill was crowded with people and
the excitement at once was intense,
women and children screaming and faint
ing.
“The crowd bad assembled to witness
a prize drill of the Pickens Guards. The
shooting broke the affair up.
“The cause of the trouble was said to
have been an old feud. The jail is
guarded.”
SINGERLY IN THE SADDLE.
He Formally Accepts the Nomination
for Governor.
Philadelphia, Sept. 29.—The democratic
campaign in Pennsylvania was formally
opened this afternoon, when at the head
quarters of the state committee in the
Lafayette hotel the several candidates
were notified of their nomination. Rep
resentative democrats from ■ all over
the state were present. Attorney
General W. U. Hcnsel, who by
reason of the fact that he
was permanent chairman of the late
democratic state convention, was chair
man of the committee on notification, in a
brief but effective speech notified the can
didates of their nomination. When Mr.
Hensel had concluded Mr. Singerl.y read
a letter of acceptance for himself and the
other nominees.
BANKHEAD RENOMINATED.
Tha Returns From the Congressional
Primary Canvassed.
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 29.—A special
to the Age-Herald from Tuscaloosa. Ala.,
says: “Pursuant to a resolution of tiie
democratic congressional convention re
cently held at Guin, tho executive
committee of the Sixth congres
sional district met here to-day and
canvassed the returns of the primary
election held on Sept. 32. The vote was
practically unanimous for Hon. J. N.
Bankhead, aud he was declared the nom
inee.
“Hon. Charles F. Crisp of Georgia,
Hon. R. A. Clarke of Mobile. Hon. J. M.
Allen of Mississippi and other distin
guished speakers Mere invited to address
tho people of tho district during the cam
paign.”
SLAIN IN HIS STORE.
A Man Loses His Life While Lying in
Wait for Thieves.
Washington, Sept. 29.—A dispatch
from Kaliegh, N. C.,says: “James Brown,
superintendent of the Long Island cotton
mill, near Statesboro, missed articles
from his store, and Thursday night slept
in the store to catch the thief. Yester
day morning his daughter went to tiie
store, and found tiie door unlocked and
tho bouy of her father lying on tho floor
with a bullet hole iu Ins bead aud evi
dences of a fearful struggle between
Brown and the thief, or thieves.”
An Informer Hold for Trial.
Memphis. Term , Sept. 29.—W. E. Me
Daniel, the in.ormer of tho Gorin. Mo .
train robuery, has beeu held to the grand
urv m 41,5110 bonds, upon tiie charge ol
conspiring to ron a tram. He ph ude
not guilty, but tailed to secure a bonds
man.
OLD BOREAL ON THE OCEAN.
Several W recks Reported by a Steamer
From the South.
New York, Sept. 29.—The steamer F.l
Rio, which arrived from New Orlean this
morning, reports • stormy weather on the
passage. On Sent. 26 she saw a schooner
ashore near Tennessee reef, and also a
large foreign steamer ashore four miles
northeast of Alligator reef, she was two
masted, fore an# aft rig. and had a
painted stack of dark buff with a black
top. He also saivr four miles north of
Gary’s Fort a Urge vessel well upon a
reef lying on her beam end with all her
masts gone undlie- yards lying across her
deck. On Sept. 2'-. lat. SUP 15' long. 74*25',
he passed a schooner hove to with tho
loss of her fore top mast and jib boom.
A SCHOOjER STRANDED.
Washington. SpL 29.—Because tele
graph wires all along the Atlantic coast
wofe prostrated ty the recent storm the
life saving servile has been unable to
learn of marine disasters until to-dav.
This telegram reached here from South
port, N. C., this nfir’ilng: “The schooner
E. A. Beasley of Camden. N. J., from
Charleston, S. O, to Baltimore, Md.,
with a crew of sefen and a cargo of phos
phate rock, strtndert on Frying I’ati
shoals at 5 o’clock Friday morning, five
miles south by west from Southport
station. All were paved by the surfboat.”
BALL PLAYERS TO HOLD OFF.
They Hope to Gnt Big Salaries From
the New Association.
Pittsburg, Pa., Bopt. 29.—The Boston
players were to-day in receipt of their
checks for salary in full for the season of
1994. Accompanying the checks were
notices from the owners of the Boston
club notifying each player under contract
that his services would be roquired next
year, and that he would bo held to that
clause which pro'ides that the club shall
haw an option on the player’s services
for the coming jear at the same terms
agreed upon in the contract for 1894.
When the members of the Boston
outfit read these notices they smiled and
intimated broadly that they would "see
about that later oa.”lt is asserted that the
erstwhile champions do not intend sign
ing with the leaiiuo club for some time to
come. They areof the opinion that the new
national association means business and
that it will pay ttnera to hold off for somo
time.
A secret confeienco was held at tho
Monongahela Hfuse to-day attended by
Manager Seelee, . . C. Bunckeuberger
and T. H. Murrain. All the informa
tion obtainable was ‘hat matters pertain
ing to the new Hat <ual association were
discussed.
TIN PLATE ILLS CLOSE.
Every Plant iff ,!e Country Idly
Exf. One.
Pittsburg. Sept . —To-day every tin
plate plant in the United States, with
possibly one exception, will be closed
down, throwing several thousand men
idle, until the wage dispute is settled.
The Morewood Tin Plato Manufacturing
Company of Elizabeth, N. J., is the excep
tion, and it will suspend to-day if the
work ou hand can be completed. All the
mills iu this part of the country
have closed, the last being the
big plant of the United States
Iron and Tin Plate Company, at Dcmmler
Statiou. which suspended yesterday. l To
day a notice was posted, notifying the
men that the shut down is due to the re
duction in the tariff. Under the new
rate, the manufacturers assert that
rollers, the highest paid men. will earn
46 per day and over, and all other skilled
hands will earn 80 oer cent, more than
the same class of workers in tho British
mills. The wages of tho cheap labor, the
manufacturers say, will not be disturbed
by the new scale.
FALL RIVER’S IDLE MILLS.
The Conference of the Manufacturers
and Spinners Fruitless.
Fall River, Mass., Sopt. 29.—Tho con
ference between the manufacturers’ com
mittee and representatives of the spin
ners' union, heed this morning, was not
productive of results. The employers
offered to open the mills next week un
der the reduction and give the spinners
an opportunity to test the market for
thirty days, if it held firm they could
then ask for a restoration of wages and
the factories be compelled to comply with
the request. Secretary Howard argued
that conditions had changed and that
the corporations should start under tiie
old schedule. Cotton was quoted at
6- cents aud cloth was selling at 2 15-16
cents. The margin admitted of a profit.
Tho manufacturers were positive that
there M 7 as no strength in the market and
that prices would drop to 2>5 cents if ope
rations were resumed. They would make
10 concessions. The spinners stated that
they Mould not accept a cut down, and
there the matter stands.
The members of the weavers’ associa
tion met this morning and voted not to
return to Mork.
ENGLAND'S TOBACCO DUTIES.
The Rigor of the Provisions Relaxed
on Samples by Mail.
V 7 ashington, Sept. 29.—The postoffice
department has notified postmasters that
the British government has relaxed the
r.gor of the provisions relative to samples
of tobacco introduced into Great Britain
by mail. Unmanufactured tobacco, in
mail packages not over four ounces in
weight, will be received in the United
Kingdom if des ined for the trade, sub
ject to a customs charge of 9 pence.
Other restrictions remain in force.
STILLWATER FIRE-SWEPT.
A Manufacturing Plant, a Warehouse
and Four Dwellings Burned.
St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 29.—Stillwater
was visited by a 4150,000 fire last night,
which destroyed the Stillwater Manu
facturing Company’s plant, the ware
house of the Minnesota Thresher Com
pany. and four dwelling houses. The
fire originated on the ground floor of tho
siiop of the StillM-atcr Manufacturing
Company, and spread from there to a
large, three story frame building owned
by the same company and used as a ware
house.
POSTOFFICE ROBBERS JAILED.
Five Tar Heelers Bagged for the Raid
at Valle Cruces.
Washington. Sept. 29.—The chief post
office inspector has been advised of the
arrest of Lloyd Wagner, Tico W agner,
Judd Wagner. Mach Wagner and Lloyd
Danner, at Valle Cruces, C.. for roo
omg Uie pos.o.ni e there several weeks
ago of a large amount of stamps aud
one i untamed in numerous registered
letters.
VETO POWER OF THE LORDS.
Roseberry Still Declines to Disclose
His Policy.
Distrust of the Premier's Sincerity
Pervading the Radicals, Irish and
Whole Liberal Party Only a
Straightforward Declaration on tho
House of Lords and Home Rule
Questions Can Save Him From Be
ing Overthrown.
London, Sept 29.—80th private appeals
and public warnings by the leaders of the
Irish party have failed to disturb the
reticence of the ministry with regard to
the policy they intend to pursue during
the coming session of parliament, and tho
position of affairs political verges on a
great crisis. Lord Koseberry shirks in
every way bringing before the cabinet tho
question of the government's policy 7
with reference to the House of Lords,
fearing that dissensions will arise and
that the ministry will be disrupted
through the withdrawal of the members
opposed to the abolition of tho veto power
of the peers. Since the retirement of Mr.
Gladstone, although the question of abol
ishing the veto power of tho lords hns
been in the fore front of the country’s
politics, it has not once been discussed by
the cabinet. Every section of the liberal
party is waiting with strained anxiety
for some ministerial declaration, while
Lord Roseberry urges them to be patient.
The adoption of the programme re
cently proposed by the Duke of Devon
shire and Mr. Chamberlain, making their
complete absorption of the unionists by
the conservatives, the chief feature of
which was the revision of Mr. Chamber
lain’s scheme for Irish local government
to the extent of creating couutyacouncils
with tho central legislature located in
Dublin, is now doubtful. Lord Roseber
ry’s communications rather indicate that
until the cabinet shall be settled upon
the policy to be pursued regarding the
Houso of Lords, at the councils to be held
in November and December, no definite
pronouncement upon the subject ought to
be expected.
ROSEBERRY UNDER SUSPICION.
The feeling of distrust of tho sincerity
of the premier is not now confined to the
radicals and Irish, but prevades the
whole of the Liberal party, and only a
straightforward declaration of policy on
the House of Ixirds and home rule
questions can save him from being over
thrown.
In a letter recently written, Henry Ln
bouehere says he despairs of the govern
ment, and that he and the following with
him will in tho future pursue an inde
pendent course.
William O’Brien, Justin McCarthy
and Timothy Healy have made declara
tions in which they notify the govern
ment that unless the government's atti
tude on the House of Lords question is
clearly defined at the opening of parlia
ment they will use their un
doubted power to bring a
dissolution. If Lord Roseberry de
cides to satisfy these demands he will
find it necessary to reconstruct the min
istry, expelling therefrom the element
hostile to the House of Lords reform.
Once the Irish leaders are made to feel
absolutely certain that a bill abolishing
the veto power of the lords wili be intro
duced, it is understood that they, will
allow the government to act at their dis
cretion as to the time of tho• measure's
presentation to parliament.
lxjrii Roseberry has already promised
the Welsh members that the first measure
to be considered at tho coming session
shall be the bill for the disestablishment
of the church in Wales.
The conservatives, as soon as a bill de
priving the House of Lords of the power
of veto shall have been announced, will
adopt obstruction tactics on every meas
ure presented, and will continue on the
course until the House of Commons and
the public at large shall have had ample
opportunity to discuss in all its bearings
such a vital change.
GLADSTONE AND TIIE CUP.
Mr. Gladstone is out in a letter affirm
ing his adhesion to local option, though,
be says, he hoped further steps might
have been taken to cope with tiie fright
ful evils of drink. This letter from tho
ex-premier has restored the equauimity
of the temperance party, the organs of
which advocated the issuance of an ulti
matum by the government on the subject.
ELECTION OE THE LOUP MAYOK.
The London corporation, though gen
erally looked upon as the bottled of in
trigue or corruption, usually hide their
rivalries over tiie spoils from the public
view, but the contest to-day over the
election of a lord mayor was too heated
to admit of concealment. Much recrimi
nation was indulged in by the contending
parties. According to regular rotation,
Sir Joseph Renal, representing the Al
dergale ward, ought to have beeu
elected to tiie lord mayorship. Sir Jo
seph for the past four years has been a
promoter and director of nine great com
panies, the united capital of uhicli
reaches the sum of 23,302,065, and not one
of which paid a dividend. The shares of
these companies, 100. were without quo
tations. Possibly Sir Joseph might have
slid into the lord mayor s chair Mithout a
scandal hud it not been that he suffered
lrorn the obliquy attached to a succession
of Ids predecessors. Sir Joseph White
head, who Mas elected lord mayor in 18!‘0,
lies under the stigma of baring been
engage in disgracetul company promo
tions: Sir Henry Aaron Isaacs assisted
while in office to float two of the biggest
suiudle* known in modem times, and
Sir Joseph Savory in 1893 pledged him
self not to ,oin any board during bis
year's term as lord mayor. Within a few
weeks of the time when he was installed
iu office, d-spite his pledges, lie
became a director of a company
which obtained the contract for
lighting the city by electricity.
Sir .Joseph Renal has written an open let
ter in which be protests that his connec
tion with the various companies of wnich
lie is a promoter or director have resulted
in loss to him. A poll has been called for
with the purpose of obtaining tiie vote of
the entire guild electorate The ballot
log will take place on Oct. 8.
ISINGLASS’ BIG WINNINOS.
The sporting public is agape over the
enormous amount Of money won by Mr.
H. MoUalmont’s 4-year-old, Isinglass
Since the colt appeared on the turf ins
u innings iu stakes alone have reached
£56,935, beating the record of the Duke of
Portland s horse Donovan, Mhose uin
nings footed up £55,154. Mr. M< Calmont
also ha< aed his horse heavily und
won a large fortune. Since Isinglass
first ran, us a 2-yearold, he lias
won every contest with the
exception of one in which bo has been
engaged, and lie promises to add to his
record the cups to bo run for at Ascot,
Goodwood and Doncaster Expert judges
assert that great as have b. en the deeds
already performed by the colt, he has
never been seen at his host, and they pre
dict that before he bids farewell to the
turf he will outdistance every rival.
RUSSIA TO DESERT FRANCE.
Advices received by great financial
houses in London are understood to con
firm tho worst news ••evarding tho condi
tion of the Czar of Russia His majesty's
condition is said to be hopeless, und ills
death can be delayed but a few months.
Tho general opinion in this city coincides
with that expressed in l aris and Berlin,
to the effect that tho accession to tho
throneof the ezarewitch will result in de
priving France of a friend
Persons closely associated with the
czarewtich believe that when he ascends
the throne lie will materially alter the
policy pursued by his father, and will cul
tivate cordial relations with Germany and
England aud hold aloof from France The
fluctuation in rentes during the week are
attributed to the impression that the
czar's death would cause a tremendous
fall in prices.
Sir Henry Frederick Ponsonby. keeper
of the privy purse and private secretary
to her majesty, has tendered his resigna
tion of his office, pleading that lie is in
Infirm health. The quoin hesitates to
accept bis resignation.
A PARNELLITE MANIFESTO.
The Other Factions of the Irish Par
liamentary Party Bitterly Attacked.
Dublin Sept. 29.—The independent, or
Parnellito, party lias issued a manifesto,
in view of the anniversary of the death of
Charles Stewart Parnell, who died on
Oct. 0, 1891, bitterly attacking the other
factions of tho Irish parliamentary party,
saying: “The mass of tho people
who went wrong last election have
been disillusionized. They are not likely
to remain long in the service of a govern
ment that confesses its inability to do
anything for Ireland, nor remain attached
to a parliamentary party conspicuous iu
having failed in the first essentials of
unity, discipline and independence, and
which has succeeded only in hiring to
strangers those services which wore
solemnly pledged to Ireland.
“A general election is a certainty in the
neur future, and even were it the avowed
policy of the Irish allies of the govern
ment to continue the preseut moribund
ministry in office, they are too demoralized
and divided by deadly internal strife to
be useful to even their British paymas
ter. We may expect, therefore, liefore
tho date of dissolution, individual appeals
to the constituencies from out of tho
ranks of the Irish allies themselves.”
PLIGHT OF THE PIGTAILS.
China's Emperor Attributes the De
feats to Incompetency
Ixindon, Sept. 29.—Advices from Shang
hai to the Central News says the emperor
attributes the recent defeats suffered by
the Chinese forces to incompetency and
corruption, and this fact has caused
almost a panic, in the palace, and has ren
dered tin- position of affairs iu China ex
tremely serious.
The correspondent of tho Central Nows
In l'okio telegraphs that the commander
of the Japanese warship Naniwer, reports
that in company with the Akitsushlma,
on Sept. 23, he made a search of the Gulf
of Talrenwan, in Manehooria, and found
stranded there the Chinese cruiser Kwang-
Kai. Upon sighting the Japanese ships
entering tho gulf, the Chinese aboard the
Kwaug-Kai sot the vessel ou tire and fled.
ENGLAND TO SEND TROOPS.
The Duke of Cambridge, commander-ln
ehiof of the British army, visited the war
office to-day. it is reported that the duke
was making arrangements for the imme
diate dispatch of troops to Shanghai in
order to protect the British residents,
whose lives are said to be in danger from
the Chinese populace.
RUSSIA’S SICK RULER.
Ilis Majesty’s Breathing Extremely
Difficult and Painful.
Berlin, Sept. 29.—The Cologne Gazette
says “Sad news is received from Spala,
where tho czar is sojourning. The inflam
mation of tho kldnoys, from which tho
czar is suffering, has increased and his
majesty’s breathing is extremely difficult
and painful, i’rof. Leyden, an eminent
physician of Berlin, who, it was an
nounced, would reach Spala early next
week, lias already arrived there. Ho
advises that the cz.ar be sent to Livadia,
Greece, as soon as possible.
DUPUY NOT TO RESIGN.
Poincares Not to Become France’s
Premier Just Yet.
Paris, Sept. 29.—The Echo de Paris de
nies that there is any truth in the report
circulated by La Patrie and La Corarde,
that Premier Dupuy is to resign immedi
ately, and that he is to be succeeded by
M. Raymond I'oincarre, the minister 6f
finance.
NEBRASKA’S TICKETS.
The Secretary of State May Decline
to Recognize Them.
Omaha, Nob., Sept. 26.—The regular
democratic state ticket nominated by tho
Bryan convention, with the populist nom
inees. was tiled with tho secretary of
state to-day. The latter has not ye de
cided what tie will do as to accepting this
ticket or tho one presented by the bolters.
He will consult the attorney general, aud
will give a decision next week.
THE FIGHT ON THE BOLTERS.
Omaha.’Ncb., Sept. 29. -A s|ieelal from
Lincoln sa.vs ”C. J. Smyth, chairman of
the democratic state central committee,
to-day filed with tiie secretary of state
a protest ag'ainst the acceptance of the
bolters’ certificate, purporting to contain
the names of the democratic nominations
for state officers At the same
time the certificate of the
nomination of tho candidates
selected by the regular convention was
liled by Chairman Smyth. Tile protest is
accompanied by affidavits and other proof
of the fact that the bolters' meeting was
not the democratic convention, and that
the ticket filed by Euclid Alania is not
entitled to recognition us tho democratic
ticket.
"Secretary Allen was not certain as to
whether he should notify tho Martin
men and hear testimony. Tills point was
left open until he could confer with the
attorney general, it is probable that the
di clsion of the secretary on tho protest
will be made by Wednesday next.
"Hon. W. J. Br.van called at the office
of Secretary of State Alien and warned
him not Pi do any act which would give
the Martin certificate the rightful place
of the one filed to-day.”
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I WEEKLY. S-TIMKS A WEEK. II A YEAR )
A NEW TICKET IN NEW YORK
Independent Democrats to Fight the
Regulars.
A Report That Ex-Secretary of the
Treasury Fairchild ’Vill Be ths
Nominee for Governor- Nominations
for Lieutenant Governor and Judge
of the Court of Appeals Also to Be
Made.
Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 29.—The Eagls,
this afternoon, makes the following an
nouncement: "There will bean independ
ent democratic state ticket in the field.
It is not only probable, but it is virtually
certain that it will beheaded by the name
of Charles S Fairchild, formerly attor
ney general of the state of New York,
and mure lately the Secretary of the
Treasury in President Cleveland's first
administration.
“Nominations for lieutenant governor
and judge of the court of appeals will
also tie made. The whole ticket will com
prise, in the words of one who is active in
the work, ‘men of commanding abilities,
of exalted character, of devoted democ
racy and unquestionable hostility to cor
ruption, to slavery, to political degrada
tion, to the brutality of machinism, to
the brainlessness of bossism and to the
sale of law.’
"The men other than Mr. Fairchild
who will go upon this state ticket will be
chosen, us Mr. Fairchild already has
boon, by the accordant voices of tho
leaders and tho followers of the Inde
pendent democracy of the state of New
York. The financial resources requisite
for a state cumpalgn of the most active
character will not be wanting, for such a
campaign will be limited to tho
wholesome, direct, simple, single and not
necessarily expensive work of informing
and aligning the already aroused, earn
est and implacable democratic hosts of
independence and reform in every county
in the state The campaign will be one
of aggressiveness and agitation.”
The Eagle says this movement is the
result of a conference yesterday and to
day of reform democrats from all parts of
tho state.
GAYNOR NOT TO ACCEPT.
The Tribune to-morrow will have tho
following: “A letter was received by ou
intimate personal friend of Judge Gaynor
in Brooklyn yeatereay (Saturday) in
which tho Judge said he would not accept
the democratic nomination offered to
him.”
THREATENED WITH DEATH.
Populists Trying to Bulldoze a Suc
cessful Democratic Candidate.
Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 29.—At the re
cent general election the populists of Ne
vada county elected all their candidates
on the county ticket except tho candi
date for county clerk, a innn by the name
of Vaughan.
O. R. McDaniel, the democratic nomi
nee, ran ahead of his ticket, and was de
clared elected by the board of election
commissioners, and was given his certifi
cate of election. Vaughan served notico
on McDaniel that he intended to contest
the election, and arrangements wore
made for taking depositions. A few
days ago McDaniel received a note writ
ten upon a sheet of the paper that
was used by tho populists during the
campaign informing him that if be did
not surrender his claim to the county
clerkship, ho would he killed and his
houso would bo burned.
The democrats of Nevada county are
much wrought up over tho threat and
every night three or four citizens are de
tailed to guard McDaniel’s house.
A FIGHT OVER PRIMARIES.
Nine Oountiee In Kentucky’a
Eleventh District Ignore an In
junction.
Mlddlcsboro, Ky., Sept. 29.—0f the
counties of the Eleventh congressional
district, Bell, Harlem, Letcher, Leslie,
Ferry, Owsley, Whitley, Knox and
Wayne, to-day ignored the restraining
order of Judge Jones aDd held primary
elections.
Adair, Pulaski, Clinton, Russell, Clay
and Laurel, and Metcalfe obeyed the In
junction and held no election.
Casey, tho home of Congressman
Adams, has not been heard from.
White, Adams and Colston, will run on
till November.
Hon. James D. Black, democrat, claims
the elections.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN’S PLAN.
A Statement of the New Securities to
Be Issued.
New York, Sept. 29.—The Sun says:
“The Georgia Southern and Florida Rail
road reorganization commission announce
a plan providing for the formation of a
new company which will issue 140,000,000
first mortgage 5 per cent, bonds, #864,000
first prolerred, 81,015,600 second pre
ferred and 44.000,000 common stock.
These securities are to be given for the
securities of tho old company on terms
lreeiy explained iu the plan.
GOING FOR THE GAMBLERS.
Forty Sports and Twenty Five Prop
erty Owners Indicted at Chicago.
Chicago, Kept. 29—The grand jury
which has been investigating gambling
during tho past few days, reported to
Judge McConnell this afternoon tbat true
bills had been found against forty-six
gamblers and against twenty-five promi
nent owners of property, ou whose premi
ses it was charged gambling had been
carried on. The grand jury also recom
mends that tho investigation of gambling
be continued by a future grand jury.
HAVANA FLOODED.
More Than 70 Houses Carried Away
in the Big Storm.
Havana, Sept. 29.—More than seventy
houses have been carried away, and many
others have been damaged. Thousands of
people saved themselves by taking refuge
on the roof of their houses, from whence
they were rescued by passing boats. The
water in the streets is now six feet deep.
Kentucky’s Railroad Tax War.
Sturgis, Ky., K>pt. 29. —The threatened
railroad tax war has been averted. Col
li ''.or Blackwell imw declares tbat he
will come with only his son, Gin, as a
companion. A legal effort will be made
to stop him on his first attempt to collect
the taxes.