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i THE MORNING NEWS, I
- ESTABLISHED IK. INCORPORATED 18*8 .
| J. 11. ESTILL, President. j
POPULISTS IN FOR A FIGHT,
Sotice Given of Contests in Four
Counties.
The Legislative Seats for Monroe,
Cobb, Heard and Clayton Counties
to Be Claimed Before the Legislators.
The Democratic Defeat of the Com
bine of the Populists and Negro Re
publicans a Big Victory.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. s.—The cry of fraud
which is going up in vigorous tones from
the throats of the campaign managers
has begun to assume definite form. To
day Gov. Northen was served with notice
of contests in four counties—Monroe,
Cobb, Heard and Clayton.
T. B. Davis contests the seat of Rev.
A. O. Hall, the democratic member of
the legislature in Heard.
In Monroe R. P. Hill and A. Z. Zeller,
populists, who ran for the legislature,
claim that they were counted out.
S. T. Jones, in Clayton, and in Cobb,
John Awtrey and R. N. Holland, the
democratic members, are sought to be
ousted.
Other contests may be looked for.
Tom Watson and his advisers are very
much wrought up, apparently, and are
making charges of fraud by the whole
sale, both in the election for governor
and members of the legislature. They
claim 84 members of the legislature,
though the best information gives them
only thirty in the House and 6 in the
Senate.
The official returns from over half the
counties of the state have been received
up to this afternoon by Secretary of State
Candler. The packets containing the vote
on the state ticket will not be opened un
til the legislature meets. The returns for
members of the legislature and constitu
tional amendments will be opened and
consolidated on the 15th inst. Gov. Nor
then and Secretary Candler set this date
to-day. It will take a couple of days to
consolidate these returns. When this is
done the total vote cast in the state can
be very nearly approximated. The offi
cial vote taken from the record for the
election two years ago shows: Northen,
140,492; Peek, 68,990. The total vote cast
was 209,482, Gov. Northen's majority be
-72,502. While this was Gov. Northen's
majority over Col. Peek, the democratic
majority for President Cleveland was
only 34,799, in a total vote of 223,973. On
Wednesday the democrats had a combi
nation of everything opposed to democra
cy against them, which shows that the
majority received is almost the maximum
nominal democratic majority. In i892 the
republican vote was 48,306, the populist
vote for Weaver 42,939 and the prohibi
tionist 988. There were 2,355 scattering.
The populists had the solid republican
vote with them Wednesday, and on a ba
sis of the vote two years ago, without
conceding any considerable' populist
gains, these two parties combined, it is
estimated, gave Hines about 90,000, pos
sibly 100,000, votes on Wednesday, while
the returns indicate that the democratic
ticket received the same vote cast for
President Cleveland, about 130,000.
The capture of the negro vote solidly
is the explanation of the populist showing
of strength.
Attorney General Terrell, who returned
from Meriwether county to-day, HI dis
cusing the populist victory there, said it
was accomplished wholly by the negro
vote. More white votes were cast for the
democratic ticket than were polled two
years ago. In Meriwether there are
about 1,800 negro voters and 1,800 whites.
Gov. Northen returned from Hancock
county to-day. He would not be Inter
viewed about the election, but is busy
getting the business of his office in good
shape to turn it over to Gov. Atkinson.
To-day’s figures give some hope that
the supreme court amendment has
passed. A number of the larger counties
have voted pretty strongly for the amend
ment. Judge Marshal J. Clark, one of
the candidates for the supreme bench,
in case the amendment is adopted, fig
ures it out that it has been carried.
Judge Gober, another candidate, takes a
different view.
The populist strength developed in the
Ninth and Fourth districts has given the
politicians a good deal to talk about.
Hon. Carter Tate of he Ninth was in the
city to-day. He realizes that he has a
fight on hand with Newt Twitty, but is
confident in the final triumph of democ
racy.
Hon. W. H. Fleming of Augusta is in
Atlanta pushing his candidacy for the
speakership.
To-day Mr. Fleming has anew rival in
the person of John H. Reese of Rome,
who has announced his candidacy.
Populism Not Growing in Mclntosh.
Darien, Oct. 5.—A citizen said to-day:
“it is an error to suppose that populism Is
growing in this (Mclntosh) county.”A fierce
onslaught on the gubernatorial vote was
made in this county by two or three popu
lists. who made this their business. These
men worked like beavers on election day,
having populist state house tickets printed
with the name of tho republican, popu
list. independent and democratic candi
dates for the Senate and lower house on
thorn, while they begged some they fooled
the createst part of the negroes into vot
ing for the populist state house tickot.
Mclntosh County.
Darien, Ga., Oct. s.—Through an error
the number of votes received by Mansfield,
dt-m., was placed at 172. It should have
been 272, giving him a pluraltlty of 34
votes.
INDICTED FOR BRIBERY.
County Commissioners to Be Tried for
Malfeasance.
Columbus, 0., Oct. s.—Tlie grand jury
to-day returned indictments against the
county commissioners, charging malfeas
ance on four counts. The indictments are
the result of the examination of the pro
ceedings of the board made by a committee
appointed by the court lust summer. Tho
members of the board are L. M. Bigger!
and Thomas D. Cassidy, dems., and Joseph
A. McDonald, rep.
Ex-Gov. Curtin Very 111.
Bellfonte, Pa., Oct. s.—The condition of
ex-Gov. Andrew G. Curtin this morning is
somewhat improved over what it was last
night, when his friends believed him dying.
His physician states that although he is
stronger tliau he was yesterday, there can
tie no predictions made on his life or death.
The nature of Gov. Curtin's illness is due
to the violent fall received last winter,
from the effects of which he has never
fully recover.
}t JKrfniug ffctogl
SIX KILLED AT A FIRE.
Ten Other Fbcmen Injured—All Caught
by Falling Walls.
Detroit, Mich., Oct. s.—Fire at 7:45
o clock this morning completely gutted
Keenan & Jahns’ furniture store at Nos.
213, 215 and 217 Woodward avenue, entail
ing a loss of 360,000 on the stock and $25,-
000 on the building. The lire started in
the boiler room and shot up the freight
elevator shaft, gaining such headway that
the firemen were unable to save any por
tion of the building or its contents.
The floors of the building fell in at
9:15 o’clock and the front and rear walls
at once collapsed. The men of Kngine
company No. 9, chemical No. 1, and truck
No. 2, were working In the windows and
doors of the ground floor in front. In
the rear the men of engine company No.
8 were playing on the fire from a bridge
that spanned the alley. The men were
working close to the rear walls and when
they collapsed they were completely im
bedded in the debris. Every man In the
company, except the captain, was more
or less injured, and Frederick A. Bussey,
a spectator, who was standing beneath
the bridge, was killed.
The work of rescue was immediately
begun and in fifteen minutes the men
who had been working in the alley had
been taken out.
The firemen working in the front of
the building did not fare so well, how
ever. When the first crack of the falling
floors was heard, the men started to run,
but the walls came down on them so
swiftly that all were buried under tons
of brick and mortar. The walls did not
fall outside of the middle of the sidewalk,
and the last brick had scarcely touched
the walk before the work of rescue in
front began.
The list of killed and injured is as fol
lows:
DEAD.
Lieut. Michael H. Donaghue of chemi
cal No. 1.
' Richard Dely, pipeman, engine No. 9.
John W. Pagel, pipeman, engine No. 9.
Martin Ball, pipeman, engine No. 9.
Guile C. Cummings, truck- No. 2.
Frederick A. Bussey, spectator.
The Injured are:
Fred Draheim, engine No. 8, badly In
jured.
E. E. Stevens, chemical No. 1, badly In
jured.
Michael C. Gray, badly hurt about the
head and body.
Lieut. Patrick O'Rourke, engine No. 8,
badly injured.
F. E. Stocks, pipeman, engine No. 8.
Bartholemew Cronin, pipeman, engine
No. 8.
John B. Newell, truck No. 2.
Leslie E. McKlmurray, fireman.
Thomas Gurry, fireman.
Henry Herrig, spectator.
None of the last six named are badly
injured.
The building was a five-story brick,
with twelve-inch filled walls, and it Is
said that it had been condemned as be
ing unsafe. The insurance on the build
ing foots up SIO,OOO, and the stock about
$50,000.
WALSH ON THE STUMP.
The Senator Announces the Dates and
Places of His Speeches.
Augusta, Ga., Oct. s.—Senator Walsh
is fh receipt of a large number
of invations from all parts of the
state, asking him to visit various county
seats and address the people on the na
tional political issues of the day. He has
more invitations than he would bo able to
accept within the limited time
before the November election. The
senator has accepted eleven of tho
invitations, and last night decided upon
the following appointments: Sparta, Mon
day, Oct. 8: Hawkinsville, Tuesday. Oet.
9; Sandersville, Thursday, Oct. 11; Ixiuis
ville, Friday. Oct. 12; Waynesboro, Satur
day, Oct 13; Washington, Monday, Oct. 15;
Crawfordsville. Tuesday, Oet. Hi; Lexing
ton, Wednesday, Oct. 17; Madison. Thurs
day, Oct. 18; Gainesville, Friday, Oct. 19;
Cartersville, Saturday, Oet. 20.
Hon. J. C. C. Black will speak at the
Sandersville and Crawfordsville appoint
ments.
Senator Walsh will leave Augusta Mon
day morning, go to Sparta to speak to the
people of Hancock, and from that time he
will be on the go continuously until Oct. 21
BU OH AN AN IN A BLAZE.
The Main Street of the Town Swept by
Flames,
Buchanan, W. Va , Oct. f. —Just after
midnight fire broke out in tho Keddy furni
ture building on Main street. The fire
spread rapidly and raged fiercely, and by
2 o'clock the Keddy furniture building.
Stockert’s feed store, Whitescarver &
Brothers’ hardware store, and half a dozen
frame dwellings along Main street were in
ruins. In half an hour more, Feffer’s drug
store and two large three story blocks op
posite were in flames. Help from Weston
was called for and arrived at 2:30 o’clock,
and by 3 o’clock the fire was under control.
Twenty houses, including all on both sides
of Main street from E. C. Fainswortli's
building to Dr. J. W. Brown’s block were
burned out. The origin of tho fire, it is
thought, was incendiary. The loss is SBO,-
000, insured for less than half.
WENT THROUGH A BRIDGE.
A Negro Passenger the Only Person on
the Train Who Was Killed.
Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 5.—A special to
the Advertiser from Anniston says: "A
Birmingham and Atlantic mixed train,
consisting of one coach, a baggage and
two coal cars, went through a bridge over
the Coosa river to-day. The bridge was
fifty feet high, and the water twenty feet
deep. One negro passenger was killed and
the conductor, fireman, mall clerk and
baggagemaster were hurt, but not seri
ously, Among the passengers were a wo
man and two children, none of whom
were hurt."
A BULLET ENDS A HAVISHER.
Hi* Victim’s Bcreams Brought Help in
Time to Save Her.
Fairfield, Tex., Oct. 2.—Henry Gibson,
colored, attempted to outrage Miss Mitch
ell, near Mills, yesterday evening,
but was prevented from accomplishing
the terrible act by the screams
of hit victim, which attracted help
from nearby. In the scuffle with Miss
Mitchell he cut her several times but not
seriously. The fiend was arrested and car
ried to Mills, where he was identified Ho
was being guarded at a store, but last night
about 2 o’tdock a shot was Hi ed by some un
known party fVotu thooutsido, which killed
Gibson.
SAVANNAH, GA„ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 18114.
HILL TO LEAD THE PARTY.
Gaynor Declines to Accept, but the
Senator Will Ren.
A New Nomination for Judge of the
Court of Appeals Therefore Neces
sary—Sceretary Lamont Not in New
York in Connection With the State
Campaign—The Ante-Tammany Demo
cratic Conference Nominate* a
Municipal Ticket Headed by a Repub
lican for Mayor.
Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. s.—William J.
Gaynor this evening wrote a letter to the
Hon. J. W. Hinckley, chairman of the
democratic state committee, declining the
nomination conferred on him by the Demo
cratic party to run on their ticket for judge
of the court of appeals.
In his letter Mr. Gaynor says: “The rea
sons which I publicly assigned for not
wishing to become the nominee for gover
nor preclude me from accepting another
place on the ticket, as may be seeu by re
curring to them, and I am therefore coh
strained to decline the nomination for
judge of the court of appeals, as grateful
as I feel for it, and as much as I should
like to hold a place of so much usefulness.
“If I thought that the withdrawal of my
name would injure Senator Hill’s canvass,
I would try to see some way to allow it to
remain, for his recent development in the
national Senate places him with the fore
most public men of his day. Between him
and his opponent he should, and I trust
will, prevail.”
hill to run.
New York, Oct. 5, —An intimate friend of
Senator Hill in discussing tho apnnrent
lethargy in democratic circles, explained
the situation thus far up to noon to-day by
saying that it was by no means settled
that either Senator Hill or Congressman
Lockwood would accept the nominations
the state convention had conferred upon
them. Each was willing to yield to some
other democrat if the right man was
chosen. At no time since the
convention has adjourned has either
one of these candidates expressed
a -willingness to accept the
nomination, and at all times they were per
fectly willing to retire in favor of a demo
crat who would conciliate and unito the
party. Not till to-night, when Judge Gay
nor declined the honor Senator Hill wished
to impose upon him, of taking the nomina
tion for governor, was it determined that
Senator Hill would lead the ticket. Had
Judge Gaynor accepted Senator Hill would
have retired, and taken the stump for him
aud the rest of the ticket.
Senator Hill's first speech in the cam
paign will be made at Utica on Oct. 16, and
his last on Nov, 3 at Elmira, where for the
last three years ho has annually wound up
the campaign.
ATTITUDE OF THE ADMINISTRATION.
The Times to-morrow will publish the
following: "In all the conferences yester
day more or less talk was heard of the atti
tude of the administration, and the pres
ence in town of Col. D. S. Lamont, Secre
tary of War, was taken as an indication
that a personal representative of
the administration was interfering
with the campaign. Col. Lamont himself
exploded these theories to a reporter of tho
New York Times, who saw him last night.
‘I have been in New York now,’ he said,
‘purely on business connected with the
war department, and to keep engagements
made a long time ago with army officials.
Outside of army officers, you are the only
person I have seen since my arrival in the
city.’ ”
AN ANTI-TAMMANY CONFERENCE.
The conference of the various anti-Tam
many associations was held this afternoon
in the United Charities building. There
were present committees from the O’Brien
anti-Tammany democracy, tho Grace new
state democracy, the Stecklcr Independent
County Democrats, the Confederated Good
Government Clubs, the republican organi
zation and the German-Amerioan Union.
The committee of Seventy this afternoon
had prepared a regular county ticket,
which was unanimously adopted by the
committee. It was as follows:
For mayor—Col. William L. Strong.
For recorder—John W. Goff.
For president of the board of aldermen—
John Jerolomen.
For sheriff —Otto Kempner.
For judge of the superior oourt—Henry
R. Beckman.
For coroners—William O’Meagher and
Dr. E. W. Hoeber.
There were thirty delegates present from
each of the anti-Tammany associations,
and each man was a prominent member of
the association he represented. The ses
sion lasted over three hours, and when it
came to a close nothing definite had been
done.
THE GRACE MEN BOLT.
The Grace democracy bolted tho Com
mittee of Seventy’s ticket entirely, refus
ing to have anything to do with a ticket
which was headed by a republican as the
candidate for mayor.
The German-American Union, through
its spokesman, Thodore Sutro, said that
they accepted the nomination of Mr. Goff
for recorder, but they could not accept the
rest of the tickot until they had consulted
with the organization.
The followers of James O’Brien, through
their spokesman. Gapt. Brady, declared
that they were willing to necopt the ticket
of the Committee of Seventy in their eager
ness to down the Tammany Hall.
John E. Milholiand also said that his
party was willing to accept tho ticket, and
the Stecklcr organization said it would
stick to the committee ticket.
The republican county convention at its
meeting to-night unanimously nominated
Col. William L. Strong for mayor, and
John W. Goff for recorder.
The Times will publish to-morrow n dis
patch from Shanghai denying that tho five
warships reported as having been sighted
off Cbusan wore Japanese vessels.
Molhollanditcs to-night nominatec W. L.
Strong for mayor. They also nominated
John W. Goff for recorder. The meeting
adjourned without nominating any other
candidates.
RELIGION IN MADAGASCAR.
France Won’t Allow it to Become a
Cloak for Intrigues.
Paris, Oct. fi.—Referring to affairs In
Madagascar the Matin to-day says: “The
French will allow the people of Madagas
car complete religious liberty, but will not
permit British missionaries under cover of
religion to politically influence tho minis
ters of the queen.”
Homiolds in Self-Defense.
Monroe, Ala . Oct. 5 -In an altercation
this morning Dr. James F. Pace was shot
and killed by John C Hnhsomc Pace
rushed at Kansotne with a pistol in one
hand and u long knife in tho other. The
coroner’s jury declared it “justifiable homi
cide.”
WANTED TO DISSOLVE.
Newman Erb Appointed Receiver for
Oofitn & Stanton.
New York, Oct. s.—Newman
Erb r has been appointed re
ceiver for the firm of Coffin & Stauton,
well-known bankers, in the United States
court in a suit brought to dlsolve the co
partnership brought by Walter Stanton
against William E. Coffin, his partner.
The present firm was formed on Jan. 10
last, succeeding a former firm, and Mr.
Stanton declares he is desirous of disolving
It and closing up the business Mr. Coffin
also consented to the appointment of
the receiver. Tho liabilities are stated to
be j3.G00.0U0 and the assets are said to be
sufficient to pay the liabilities if judi
ciously handled and not sacrificed. The as
sets consist largely of stocks, bonds and
(redits. Mr. Stanton further declared
that an equitable division of the assets
cau not be made without great joss to all
parties, except by sale thereof and a divis
ion of the proceeds. This is the firm which
is involved in the iitigation over the city of
Ironwood, Mich., bonds.
STRAITENED FINANCES.
New York. Oct. 5, 11 :80 p. m.—lt turns
out that straitened finances had as much
as anything to do with the receivership.
To-day the Manhattan Bank refused to
certify checks for them because their ac
count. formerly a large and active one, had
been drawn down to a small sum, and
for sometime past they have been
planting their paper, or in other words
securing loans from country banks on their
notes. Their papor is said to be scattered
all over New England, and is placed to
some extent in the west. One of their
notes, on which they secured 815,000 from a
Connecticut bank, went to protestto-day.
It was due on five days notice andl it was
called last Saturday.
A note for $5,000 held by a western bank
is said to have fallen due two or three v'eeks
ago. Payment was demanded, but Coffin A
Stanton could pay only SSOO, and gave small
notes extending over a period of protracted
length.
The firm had a handsomely engraved
form of note, showing that it borrowed ex
tensively.
In the ease of the Connecticut bank men
tioned, the collateral for the note was 86,-
000, Illinois Central railroad 4 per cent,
bonds, and $14,000 5 per cent, bonds of the
American Debenture Company. The de
benture company was a creation of
Coffin A Stanton’s. It issued
its own bonds and these were
placed in trust with the Atlantic Trust
Company, to secure the securities which
came into the hands of Coffin A- Stanton.
The debenture company was authorized to
issue 42,000,000 of bonds. It put out from
July 5, 1893, $1,000,060 of the bonds, but up
to date has retired all but $216,000 of them.
The actual cause of the stringency in the
affairs of the firm appear to have been their
inability to find a market for the municipal
securities which came into their hands. It is
feared that the banks which mndo loans to
them will sustain considerable losses
They wore rated by Brudstreet at between
8400.IKK) and $600,000, but or late their
credit had been poor. Tho London office
of the firm was at 43 Threadneedlestreot.
The firm is composed of William RTCoffin
and Walter Stanton, and has been !h exis
tence about ten years.
IS IT A LOTTERY t
Officers of a Chicago Life Insurance
Company Indicted.
Chicago, 111., Oct s.—Ex-Gov. John T.
‘Beveridgeof Illinois, F. D. Arnold and S.
M. Biddison were prisoners in United
States Commissioner Hoyne’s court this
afternoon, charged with violating the pos
tal laws by practicing a lottery schemo
through the mails. Tho men are the presi
dent, vice president and secretary-treasurer
respectively of the Mutual Life Insurance
comoany, which is alleged to be a mereimi
itation in its methods of the late Guarantee
Investment Company, which lately had
troublo with the authorities. Mr. Biddi
son demos that this is the case, and claims
that his company contains no lottery ele
ment, All the parties to the case gave
bail and were released. Ex-Gov. Beveridge
was allowod to go on his own recognizance.
Mr. Biddison gave ball in the sum
of $5,000 and Mr. Arnold in
$3,000. The information against the
company was filed by William G. D.
Mercer, postoffice inspector for the state of
lowa. Mr. Mercer was the company’s
agent at Corning, la. As soon as he dis
covered that the company was, as he
thought, breaking the postal laws, ho re
signed and brought the charges which re
sulted in to-day's arrests.
Ex-Gov. Beveridge has been courting his
investigation and will be glad to have the
opportunity to show that it is not in the
wrong. He does not fear au adverse deci
sion. The company has a very large client
age, not only in Chicago, but also in other
parts of the country.
A BIG STEEL RAIL MILL.
It Will Turn Out the Ralls Much
Cheaper Than the Old Mills.
Pittsburg. Pa., Cot. 5. —Powerful com
petition to the steel rail trust is coming
from the Mahoning Valley. At Youngs
town, 0., an immense plant has been
erected by the Ohio Steel Company at a
cost of $1,500,000. In January next it will
be placed in operation, day aud night,
with a carefully selected crew of
experienced workmen. The plant will havo
a capa ity of 1,000 tons of steel rails every
day, and by reason of the many modern
improvements employed, will do the work
at a groat saving in cost over
present methods. The new develop
ment threatens destruction to the
colossal pool which now virtually controls
steel rail and billet production in tho
United States, and it seems certain that
steel rails will be cheaper in a few months
than over before in America. The plant
was ostensibly constructed for the manu
facture of steel billets to supply the mills
in the Mahoning Valley, who. here
tofore, have purchased this product from
Pittsburg manufacturers. The mills are
so constructed, however, that with inter
changeable rolls, which will be employed,
billets or rails may he turned out nttl-V
will of the operators. The start in January
will be on billets. Subsequently steel rails
will be the main product of the plant
which will give employment to I,ooomeu.
AN A. F. A PAPER FAILS.
,The Wisconsin Patriot Company As
signs.
Milwaukee, Wl*., Oct. 5.-The Wiscon
sin Patriot Company, which published
the Wisconsin Patriot, made a voluntary
assignment yesterday. A. C. McCrorrle
signed the assignment papers as presi
dent of the company. This probably
end* the career of the paper, which had
been the Wisconsin organ of the Amer
ican Protective Association.
NEW CRISIS IN THE ORIENT.
Conflicting Anglo-Rnssian Interests
Canse Danger.
International Interference Probable If
Japan Attempts to Greatly Change
the Existing Status—France and Ger
many Also to Have a Finger In the
Pie—The Attitude of the United States
Unknown to the European Powers.
The Simultaneous Cabinet Meetings
Now Attributed to the Now Crisis.
London, Oct. s.—The Shanghai corre
spondent of the Central News says a report
is in circulation there that the Japauese
intend to establish a blockade of the treaty
ports of Ghee 1-do and Tien-Tsin. Chinese
merchants at Shanghai are cancelling their
freight contracts.
A missionary at Liao Yang has tied to
New Chwang. The country is in a very
unsettled state, and the soldiers are much
feared.
The admiralty have countermanded the
order issued to tho cruiser Saint George,
now at Portsmouth, to proceed to China,
and have selected in her place the cruiser
Gibraltar of tho same station.
TUB OABIXBT COUNCIL.
The Globe, in nu article referring to yes
terday's ministerial council, ridicules the
idea that it was summoned merely (or tho
purpose of sending warships to protect the
lives and property of British residents in
China, and expresse.4 the opinion that the
Manchester Guardian s article of to-day
gives tho real reason for the meetingof tho
ministers. Tho St. James Gazette expresses
a similar opinion.
A dispatch to the Standard from Berlin
says: "The Vossische Zettung regards the
Coroan war ns a forerunner of n great
Anglo-Russian collision, which the con
flicting interests of tnose powers are cer
tain sooner or later to bring about.”
GERMAN CONSULAR COUHTB.
A Yokohama dispatch published here
says: “The German residents of Japan
have resolved to appeal to Germany against
the proposed rovlsion of the treaty be
tween Germany and Japan regarding for
eign consular jurisdiction. Japan desires
the treaty revised -on tho linos of the
recent treaty between England and Japan,
which after a certain period does away
with tho British consular courts. Tho Ger
mans are opposed to the abolition of the
consular courts.”
The St. James Gazette declares that the
interests of England, France and Russia
are closely involved in the possible broak
ing up of the Chinese empire, and it Is be
lieved that Russia has signified that she
can no longer regard tho progress of eveuts
in the east with indifference.
The British Missionary Society has re
ceived, in response to an inquiry, a tele
gram from the missionary station at Han-
Row saying: “We are all well aud appro
beud no danger.”
JAPAN STILL CONQUERING.
London, Oct. 6, 4 a. m.— Tho Central
News correspondent in Shanghai tele
graphs: "Seventy Japaneso transports
passed the northeast promontory near Che-
Foo on tho morning of Oct. 2.
“Now Chwang reports are to the effect
that tho Chinese are in full retreat from
Mookdon.
“Ten thousand armed Koreans are re
ceiving Japanese pay.”
MOVEMENTS OF JAPAN’S FLEET.
A dispatch to the Morning Post from
Shanghai says that several Japanese war
ships are patrolling the sea near Wei-Hai-
Wei, with the object of preventing the
Chinese from leaving Wei-Hai-Wei or
Port Arthur. The warships approach the
coast at nightfall and steam away again at
dawn.
The Morning Post insists that It is im
possible to allow Japan to dictate terms to
China without consulting the European
powers. The Post discusses America'* in
terests in the question and concludes that
these are purely commercial, while Europe’s
are also political. For the sake of the
world's peace, it says, Russia, Germany,
France and Great Britain must intervene.
THE GUARDIAN’S ARTICLE.
Manchester, Oet. 5. —The Guardlau says
to-day that English diplomats In Japan
cabled to London, on Sept. 30, tho destina
tion of tho socrot expedition which left
Hiroshima last week, and also described
tho policy that the Japanese government
would adopt in the event of the collapse of
China. Russia and England, howover,
havo decided that tho settlement of the
troublo between China and Japan shall bo
an international, and not merely a Japanese
affair, and this fuct has tended to make
Japan angry. Germany and France, the
Guardian says, concurred in the plan to
make tho settlement an international mat
ter. The policy of the United States gov
ernment is uncertain. It has been the ten
dency of tho United States for tho last
twenty years to strike out on its own line
in eastern questions without regard to
other powers.
Japan, In her present mood, will pay no
heed to the representations made by the
powers unless they shall he accompanied
by tangible evidence of the intention to
back them up. It was to authorize this,
according to the Guardian, that the minis
terial council of yesterday was summoned.
The paper further says that after a show
ing of force Japan would be told that
England desired that an urmistice be es
tablished. and on behalf of Europe would
immediately call an international confer
ence.
MAY ENDANOER EUROPE’S PEACE.
Paris, Oct. s.—The Figaro in an article
on affairs in tho east says if the British in
terfere China will not be able to resist the
desire to present the Japanese from profit
ing by the victory over her. and that the
peace of Europe may he threatened, for
France, Russia and tho United States
would, in such case, certainly Intervene.
A COUP SUSPECTED.
Paris, Oct. s.—Tho Gaulois, commenting
on the British cabinet council held yester
day. asks If British intertcntlon In the
Korean trouble might not constitute a
repetition of the famous coup of 1878,
which enabled Admiral lxjrd John Hay to
take ))ossession of the island of Cyprus.
A REVOLT IN MONGOLIA.
Tieti Tsin, Oot. 5.—A report is received
here that rebellion ha* broken out in tho
province of Mongolia. Troop* from Pekin
have been soul to quell tho uprising.
Serious trouble is said to have arisen
within the palace at Pekin, No details
havo reached here yet. A number of
Europeans from outlying districts are ar
riving here
’’’he residents of Tien Tsin are taking
every precaution possible against an an
tiuipated attack on the part of the natives.
A Broker Fails.
New York, Oct. 5. —The siwpension of L.
W. Mayer war announced at the consoli
dated Exchange this morning.'
A NEW MARINE TORPEDO.
Col. Fred Grant and a Texan Sell It to
China for $ 1,000,000.
Fort Worth, Tex., Oct.’S.—The latest dis
covery of destructive machinery ,< tho
Invention of a Fort Worth man, Gen. F.
M. Clarke, late secretary of the Cham
ber of Commerce.
The Invention Is called the electrical
fish-shaped torpedo, to be used in naval
warfare. It has been tested, and wore,-
to perfection. The torpedo can be so con
trolled by electrical appliances that It can
be projected against warships and blow
them to atoms. Gen. Clark left to-night
for New York to complete a deal with
the Chinese government to supply the
torpedoes to be used in the war e’lth Ja
pan.
The Chinese are to pay $1,000,000, of
which sum tlie inventor is to receive
$600,000 and his pnrtner. Col. Fred Grant,
lhe remaining $400,000. Gen. Clark has re
ceived a check for $5,000 from the Chi
nese government to pay his expenses In
consummating the great deal.
The invention is not a patent, as the
chemical combinations forming the ex
plosives arc a secret known only to the
Inventor.
ROYALTY GIVEN A SCARE.
An Imbecile Rushes at the Duke and
Duchess of York.
London, Oct. s.—As the Duke and Duch
ess of York wore proceeding in a carriage
at I-eeds this afternoon to Yorkshire Col
lege, at the opening ceremonies of which
they were to be present, a man rushed from
the crowd which lined tnu route to tho
college buildings amt attempted to force
his way to the side of the catrlage. One
of the detachment acting ns an escort
struck the man a rap with his sword and
drove him back to tho crowd, whore he
was taken in charge by tho police. The
prisoner proved to be an imbecile, and it is
believed that his action In rushing toward
tho carriage was prompted solely by a
desire to shako hands with tho Uuko and
duchess.
HOWGATK’S TRIAL.
The Case Against Him to Come Up
Within Sixty Days.
Washington, Oot. 5. District Attornoy
Blrney said to-day that Capt. Howgato
would surely be brought to trial within
sixty It was not at all likely, lie
added, that, the case would come up this
month.
Mr. Blrney has decided that there Is
no necessity for arraigning Cupt. How
gate or for fixing bail, as he had pleaded
to all the indictments against him in
1842, and as bail had been fixed at S3O,DM).
Capt. Powgate will be tried on c. In
diriment which practically covers ail his
alleged embezzlements from the gjvrn
mem, amounting to $206,000.
A MINISTER KILLED.
He Was Trying to Recover a Threaten
ing Note Bent by White Caps.
Louisville, Ky., Oct. s.—Rev. Jehu W.
Welker was knocked down and killed, near
Corydon, Ind., yesterday, by David Wheat.
The latter had received a note warn
ing him to leave tho country on pain
of being “white capped.” He was
visitod by masked men last .Sunday
night, but drove them away with a few
shots. Yesterday Mr. Welker and his son,
Alva, went to see Wheat and ordered him
to give them the warning note. Upon his
refusal a fight followed, and in tho melee
Wheat knocked the minister down with a
billet of wood and killed him.
NO SLIGHT ON SMITH.
His Displacement From the Directory
Only Temporary.
New York, Oct. s.—ln regard to
the resignation of President Smith
of the Louisville and Nashville,
as a director of the road, Chair
man Belmont said: "The charter
of our road doe* not require the president
to be a director. President Smith re
signed, as we did not want to lose the
chance of securing such a good railroad
man as Mr. Fink. If another director
should resign Mr. Smith will be re
elected. Mr. Smith will continue to be
president of the road.”
SUGAR INSPECTION.
The Hearing in the Case of the Miles
Planting Company Gonoluded.
Washington, Oct. s.—Argument on tlie
application for a writ of mandamus to
compel Secretary Carlisle and Commis
sioner Miller to inspect the sugar product
of the Miles Planting and Manufacturing
Company of Louisiana in order that the
company may strengthen its endeavor, to
secure the sugar bounty lor the fiscal
year was concluded to-day before Judge
YcComai, sitting as a Judge of tho dis
trict supremo court. Decision was re
served.
CALIFORNIA’S MILITIA.
It 1* Defective in Organization and the
Officer* Blamed.
Han Francisco. Cal., Oot. s.—One of the
member* of the court of Inquiry Investi
gating the conduct of the military at
Sacramento during the rallwuy strike
state* that It has been demonstrated in
the evidence that theCallfornla National
Guard I* most defective In organization,
and that the general officers ure much to
be blamed. It Is believed that Gov. Mark
ham will Insist on a court martial.
A Y. M. O. A. Building Burned.
Nashville, Tenn., Oct. s.—Fire early
this morning destroyed the Young Mens'
Christian Association building. The Ban
ner editorial room* were temporarily lo
cated in tho fourth *tory of the building.
They wore burned, together with the
files and the library. The loM is $1,000,000,
partially insured.
St. Petersburg’s Cholera Epidemic.
St. Petersburg, Oct. s.—Nothing concern
ing the cholera epidemic has been pub
lished In this city in the last four days.
The newspapers ure forbidden to publish
any unofficial reports anil the members of
the Imperial family aud household are for
bidden to hold any commuoicaton on tbo
subject. _
Disastrous Floods in Austria.
Vienna, Oet. 5. Rains and floods are
causing much damage in Austria. Several
villages are submerged. Many bridges,
buildings and railway hanks have bocn de
stroyed. The Grntz district suffer* the
worst No deaths have been reported
The floods arc increasing.
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EGAN CORNERS HIS PARTY,
He Wants Promises That It Won’t
Dicker With the A. P. A.
The Issue Dodged by the Committee on
Platform of the Republican Conven
tion of New York State Egan Points
Out That the Catholic Church Has No
Desire to Interfere in the Political
Affaire of the Country.
New York, Oet. 5. —At a mooting of the
Executive National Republican Committee
to-day Chairman Manley submitted a lo*g
letter from Patrick Egan dated Sopt. U,
bearing upon the American Protective
Association. After giving the purposes for
which the American Protective Assoclk-
I tlon was formed, viz.: to retard and break
j down the l ower of the pope, and also to
! oppose any Roman Catholic for publte
! office. Mr. Egan says: "The
J American Protective Association ha*
( entered upon a campaign of the
i most deliberate, venomous and outrageous
misrepresentation and slander against the
: Roman Catholic church, its rights, its or
ganization, its eiorgy, its convents and its
members, and abovo all, by attributing to
i the papal authority certain doslgns and
| purposes in regard to the politics of ibis
I country, which tho American Roman Cath
-1 ollr hierarchy and the lay members of the
! Roman Catholic church would themselves
bo the very first to riso up against aud de
feat.
“It is attempting by stealth, by secret
delegations arid fallacious representation
regarding its numerical strength and in
fluence to intimidate and capture weak
kneed politicians of all parties and com
mit. them by pledges to support tho un
christian and un-American objects of the
order, and seeing that all present indlea
rations point in the direction of republican
success, it is making special efforts to at
tach itself to tho Republican party so that
it may be able to claim a share in Its pros
pective victories.
"Tho Roman Catholics, numbering at
present nearly one-fifth of tho population
of the United States, never havo sought
ami never will seek any advantage of their
fellow citizens.
“They never havo countenanced and
never will countenance either prosecution
of or proscription against any other section
of the people on account of their religlooa
belief ; they have never sought in the past,
nor will they seek in tho future, any more
than the equity to which, under the con
stitution of their country, they are enti
tled.
“I feel confident that the onltghtened
sentiments of tho American people can bo
depended upon to very soon stamp out the
present sorious attempt to revive among us
tho feuds and horrors of ‘knownothiugmm:’
Meantime, 1 feel that we CkUujiic republi
cans bavo tho right to expSct from our
leaders the assurance that ail attempts on
the part of those bigots aud disturbers u>
exploit qur party will bo strongly discount
enanced, and that no negotiations or alli
ances will ho entered into, or undertakings
or pledges be given to tho so-called Amer
ican Protective Association, or to any
kindred association.”
Tlie Herald adds: “The committeemen
were kith to say anything upon the subject
after tho meeting, but it was gathered that
they had thought it wise to take no action
in tlie matter, holding that they should not
touch on u question that had boon ignored
by the state convention. This plank was
submitted to tho committee on platform at
the convention: Resolved, That the Re
publican party stands, as it always did, in
sympathy with tho largest liberty of relig
ious opinion and in favor of entire freedom,
standing on tho ground of no religious test.
When the platform was submitted to tho
convention the plank was not included,”
TO GO ON THE BLOCK.
Securities of the Tennessee Land Com
pany to Be Sold.
New York, Oct. s.—ln pursunnee’-of an
order of Judgo Laeombe In the United
States circuit court, iAte United States
Marshal John W. Jacobus will sell by auc
tion on Oct. IS the interests of the East
Tennessee Land Company, in a miscellane
ous lot of securities and notes.
The sale is to satisfy a claim by Herman
Nlemeyer for 825,090 with interest. Tho
levy on the company's property was made
by the sheriff on Nov. 17, 1*93. >
Ex-Marshal Jacobus has charge of the
sato because the Niomoyor action was be
gun while Mr. Jacobus was United States
marshal.
CRI'P TO SPEAK IN OHIO.
He and Senator Voorhees Will Make a
Number of Speeches.
Columbus, 0., Oct. s.—The domoemtto
state executive committee state that
Speaker Crisp. Senator Voorhees and Ex-
Gov. Campbell will speak st Mansfield on
Monday, Oct. 15. Messrs. Crisp and Voor
hees will make a number of speeches In the
state.
Tho republican state executive commit
tee state that Gov. McKinley will speak at
Louisville. K.v., on Thursday, Oct. 18, and
at .Nashville. Tenn., on Oct. 19.
BOTH LEGS OUT OFF.
Judge Thomas L. Fraser of Montgom
ery Horribly Mangled.
Montgomery, Ale., Oct. 6.—A special to
the Advertiser from Opelika sayHi “Judgo
Thomas L. Fraser of this place was run
over by a train to-day, and so crushed
as to necessitate the amputation of both
legs below the knee.
“Judge Fraser Is one of the Influential
men of East Alabama. He was formerly
probate Judge of Lee county and a strong
man In the political field.”
PLOWMAN NOMINATED.
Roault of the Primary in Alabama's
Fourth Congressional District.
Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 5.—A special to
the Advertiser from Jacksonville, Ala.,
gives the result of tho primary election in
tlie Fourth congressional district as fol
lows: T. 8. Plowman of ‘Tailadoga, 8,356;
John M. Caldwell of Calboun, 8.677;
Gaston A. Robbins of Dallas, 3,887. Plow
man was declared the nominee.
Frof. Botta Dead.
New York. Oct. s.—Prof. Vincenzo
Botta died at 8:80 tbit morning from the
effects of a full from a window Tuesday
morning.