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WHY PETERSON
WAS LYNCHED.
.The Outspoken Verdict of the Jury
of Inquest.
The Corpse Still Hangs from the
Bendid Sapling.
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4.11 Is Quiet and Peaceful Where Once
Was Excitement.
Denmark, S. C!.. April 25.—(Special).—
Today at Denmark is as calm and pen-e
fnl as the quiet town lias ever enjoyed,
but out at the scene of little Mamie Ras
ter's awful experience hung a.I 'las a
fearful warning to black and white un
conscionable scoundrels.
Last night after the train for Au
gusta passed the scene the crowd of
avengers began to disperse and the still
ness of death soon aettled over the place.
As I drove over to the spot just after
the occurrence. Mt. Baxter, the father
of the girl told me that after the excite
ment occasioned by the negro's presence
before her had passed away, his daugh
ter said that she felt convinced that
Peterson was the man.
Men viewed the scene with varied feel
ings. The majority fe.t they were but
guarding the most sacred trust ol the
husband, father, brother and sou. Their
grim faces still bore the lines of deter
mination and they seemed oppressed with
the burden of their duty.
And yet in some there was an awful
levity, while the passion for human bhxnl
seemed to be aroused in others. One
■must witness such tt tragedy and mingle
among the crowd to fatly comprehend
the elements of character Hint go Io
make up a jury of Judge Lynch's i-niirr.
To tile casual onlooker, if one can be
so described. life seemed to be a trifle
and not a God-given gift. But there is
.something dearer to man than life, and
it was the thought of this that nerved
the hand that slipped the noose, and
steadied the aims ..f hundreds of pis
tols that belched forth death.
ONE LAST SHO T.
“Hero gbes one last shots” cried one
as he mounted the railroad embankrt'emt
and pul'led his pistol.
“No: don't do it." cried a dozen voices,
but the man was determined, the last
idiot rang out and the dark form swayed
in the moonlight.
Some of the morbid relic hunters cut
from the dead man's breeches
jWut for many the nnlndry of that night
Jkill be a sufficient memento of the awful
Bdkme.
Vn an hour or so the .last man 'eft the
spdt but daylight heralded the sight
seers.
Nobody touched rite body, that solemn
duty being gladlv left for Trial Justice
K. W. I). Rowell, acting coroner, who
he'd the inquest.
The first train to pass was one from
Augusta, and. the passengers looked out
upon rhe solemn sight, while the curious
crowd that gathered in the vicinity point
ed out to them the black corpse, others
doing the same duty for the passengers
shortly afterward going in the apposite
direction.
I went up to Blackville and came
back for the coroner's inquest. As the
freight slowly passed the scene a stegre
preacher with bared head pointed to the
,Xhiy and then, sbowlv moved his hunt'
iteavenvvard, repeating the movement un
til the train passed beyond, then entering
h.is buggy with a companion he drove;
away.
As the train stopped at the South
Bound crossing I joined a group of men ;
in front of a store amd the minister be-1
fore mentioned pulled up his horse within
earshot ot the party and delivered a short i
sermon on the occasion, presumably to i
one of his race, but really to his white .
hearers.
He had no sympathy for evil doors. '
he said, but he did not believe in making ;
the innocent suffer for the guilty.
The majority of the negroes, however. ;
feel that the right man has paid rhe pen- {
alty for his crime and a number of them '
witnessed the execution last -night. To- ;
day they were calm observers of the ;
sight and cooly commented on the corpse ,
es they viewed the bullet riddl' d Body.
There are some who believe that ;
an innocent negro has been lynched ;
and while they do not. hesitate to ex- •
press their opinion they are in a very :
small minority and the general conviction i
i* that the outrager is dead.
COURT OF JUDGE LYNCH.
Tt is doubtful if such a scene as yes- j
terday’s has ever been witnessed outside .
or the "wilds of the Avest in the days w '
read about. Never hefo'ra has judge ;
lynch held court so openly in a state j
where courts are organized and govern
ment established. The scene was one
very similar to that in a trial justice’s
dourt. The prisoner was placed upon
the stand and made his statement, evi- j
deuce was taken on both sides and the j
prisoner permitted to cross examine the i
witnesses but the jury of nubile opinion j
passed upon his case anti the verdict j
was guilty.
THE CORONER’S INQUEST.
At 6 o’clock this evening Trial Jus- !
tice Rowell, acting coroner, summoned j
the folio-wing jtlry:
S. G. RAY, Foreman.
Yi. L. COX. ,
T. U. COX.
S. A. HAND.
A. D. PEARSON.
L. L. KENNEDY
J. D. TURNER.
I. J. NEWSON.
A. RADCLIFF.
F. H. MeCREE.
R. C. HARDWICK.
E. C. BRUCE.
Tn vehicles and on font they proceeded
to the spot and gathering on the railroad
track organized and.retired a short dis
stance away for consultation.
After some minutes in conference the
jurv declared:
“That John Peterson, alias John Peter
Richardson. Came to his death by hang
ing and gun shot wounds at the hands
of about 500 citizens who intended to
inflict the punishment of death nnon
John Peterson, alias John Peter Rich
ardson. for having assaulted Miss Ma
mie Baxter on Friday. April 14. 1893.
with intent to commit rape.”
This community feels tbntxit bad a
solemn duty to perform and while the
outside world may calmly criticise and
AUG7MA, GA., WEDNESDAY, APRIt 2G, 1893.
censure, the provocation was such that
few if any communities similarly situ
ated would have acted otherwise.
I say this not to justify the lynching
of John Peterson but in explanation of
the above outspoken verdiet of the jury
of inquest.
Tlie inquest was held so late that the
body was pot cut down tonight but
swings yet from : lie death tree plainly
visible in rhe bright moonlight like a
dark shadow on an otherwise calm and
peaceful scone.
Tonight Senator Mayfield, upon the
request of Governor Tillman mailed to
the executive a statement of the lynch
ing and the verdict.
M. P. WALSH.
AUtWATinT AGAIN.
Ho Asks the Appointment of an Investi
gating Coimulttee.
Berlin. April 25. —-At the session of
the Reichstag today Herr Ahlwardt. I
the .lew banker, moved the appointment;
lof a committee to inquire into the,
charges which ho had made of gross!
mrii-a.dministj-a.tion and enormous em-l
bezzleiuent against. Miquel, minister of!
finance, and other prominent persons.!
Ahlwardt ndniitted that he had no docu
ments to prove his accusations relating
i to the invalid soldiers' fund, but he
said that, nevertheless, he was prepared
to sfipw that the late well known He
brew financier, Baron von Bleichroeder,’
I had. with the assistance of Miquel,
| wranged tfte Gentian people out of sev-j
! rial hundred millions f marks. He
I said that he was also prepared to show
that. Miquel. when manager of the Dis-j
konto Ge ellsrhaft had engaged in trans
actions on his own account. Ahlwardt
; concluded by quoting a number of tin-!
lucky enterprises with which Miquel
i bad been associated. Miquel said that.;
T Ahlwardt had been a private person
[ho would not have noticed the charges, 1
bnt that Ahlwardt was a rejiresento'
live of the German electorate he felt
: bound to notice them in so far as simp
ly to deny the whole of the aecusations;
which Ahlwardt bad made. After a'
noisy debate the House agreed to the
appointment of a committee, as request-,
rd by Ahlwardt.
Today's sitting of the Reichstag was
remarkable for the use of more unpar
liamentary language than has been
heard before in the whole history of
that legislative body. Toward the close
of Ahlwardt's speech Dr. Ri -ket. one of
tii - radical lenders, called out ilad Ahl
wardt was carrying on his anti-Semitic
agitation as a commercial business and
was forever producing his documents ;
for money which such' course brought
into his pocket. Ahlwardt turned pale
with anger, and. elevating his voice, re
torted: “That, is false, yon are a liar. ,
and a slanderer.” An uproar broke out :
among the radicals and national liberals,
dozens of members were shouting simul
taneously at Ahlwardt and others were
appealing to president Von Levetzow to
discipline Ahlwardt. As the tumult, sub
sided Ahlwardt. opened a slanderous at
tack up»n von Bennigsen. leader of
National Liberals, accusing him of sharp
practices and connivance at Jewish dis- |
honesty and finally charging him indi
rectly with having used his political in- j
fluence to enhance the value ot his Han- .
over estate by having a railway built
near it. The words were hardly out of
his mouth when twenty or thirty mem
bers sprang to their feet, shouting:
••Ji! ii kg niM.'’ •■Slaudere.r,".. "'Liar."
“Down with him'.” “Ttirn him out.”
President von Levetzow rang repeatedly
for order before the din subsided, and '
to the end of the sitting the speakers
were interrupted.by angry exclamations
and continued confusion throughout the
thdwfe gfiz ..yflfflfith gaffi.od rfayloddlui
house.
ENGLAND’S BUDGET.
It Leaves a Deficit in the I xclieqiier of
C 1,574,000.
London. April 2.>-Wr. Harcourt,
chancellor of Hie evtiequer, introduced
the budget for the coming year in the
commons today. The estimated expendi
tures for the current financial year are,
£91,464,000 and the revenue of £89.890,- j
t*oo. leaving a deficit of £1,574.000 due i
in part, to the slight expected decrease
of revenue bnt chiefly to the vast I
growth of expenditures not created by ;
the government but through demands r
of the country upon Parliament. The;
chancellor said the government would :
not. propose to cover tho deficit by en- ;
eroaehittg upon the sinking fund de- j
voted to the reduction of tho national ,
dels. It preferred to meet the defieit by [
a straight forward way of increased tax- ;
•iiioa. Tin- government would hnve liked ;
to reform the death duties by causing ;
all property personal and real to be ,
taxed equally but the government was;
obliged to postpone reform for the ses
sion. as such taxes eould not at once be
fully realized. They had therefore re- I
sorted to the income tax, which it was !
proposed to increase by a penny in
pound which ought to add LToG.ObO '
pounds to the revenue. The chancellor
went eq to say that, the addition of
1 750.000 pounds to the revenue would
co*er the dofwit and leave a slight tnar-i
gin over expenditures. The only other ,
changes proposed wore to remove the
stamp duty on tho transfer of foreign
and colonial securities and to increase l
the stamp duty on contract notes to i
one shilling.
George J. Goschen. chancellor under
Lord Salisbury, said he would refrailf ;
from criticising the budget but he eon- j
doled with the ehancellor of the excheq
uer in having to meet rising expenditures ;
with a falling revenue. The comments
generally are favorable to the budget.
THK BITTEKNKSS INCREASES.
A Conflict Between Unionists and Nation
alists Anticipated.
Belfast. April 25.—T0 all outward ap
pearances everything is quiet, but there is
an increase of bitter feeling between
the Unionists and Nationalists. More
Catholies were driven away from Queen
Island at midnight last night and this
morning by Orangemen, the total num
ber ejected exceeding 800. Unionist
leaders publicly condemn the rioting,
and the members of parliament from
Belfast have signed an appeal for peace
and toleranre. Grand Master Kane has
issued a half-hearted appeal to the Or
angemen. in God’s name to stand steady
“until their leader blows the trumpet.”
when all over sixteen years of age are
to prepare for battle in behalf of the
church and freedom. Moderator Lind
of the Presbyterian church in Ireland,
appealed for tolerance in behalf of the
members of the Ulster Presbyteries and
Ulster defense union and several Orange
lodges have passed resolutions condemn
ing disorders.
COTTON IS DAMAGED.
Jackson, Miss.. April 25. —From al)
portions of the state come reports that
cotton is either killed or greatly injured
by the recent cold spell and frost. There
is -time to rejibant, but the great tnouble
is that in many sections there is no
seed. This complaint is almost general.
The recent high prices paid for cotton
seed had the effect of causing nearly all
die surplus to be carried to market.
THE PRESIDENT
LEAVES TODAY.
A Special Train Will Carry the
Party to New York.
And from There Will Go Direct to
Chicago.
A Number of Important Appointments
Made Yesterday.
Washington. April 25.—The following
aptmintment.s were announced today at
the White House:
L. F. McKinney. Now Hampshire, En
voy Exitraordiinarv and Minister I’lenipo
tenfiary to Columbia.
Thomas L. Thompson, of ('jlifornio,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister I’ken
ipotmitiary to Brazil.
George Wm. Carruth. Arkansas. Min
ister Resident and Consul General to
I’ontugal.
John M. Wiley, New York. Consul at
Bordeaux.
Harvey Myers, Kentucky. Commis
sioner from Kentucky on the World's
Columbian Comimission. J. C. Sanders,
of Georgia. Alternate Commissioner fi’mu
Georgia, on the World's Columbian Com
mission. .
Washington. D. C., April 25. —The net
gold in the treasury this morning, over
ami above the $1(10,000.1100 gold reserve,
is $900,000. This accounts for the gold
taken from the New York subtreasury
for export today; also for gold offered
and accepted from Boston hanks. It
does not. however, include gold, which
was offerod to the government from San
Francisco and Roanoke, Va. Those
amounts will appear in the treasury fig
ures when tho actual exchange is mndo.
Sis-retury Carlisle is much enoourageil
at wha.t he terms the “patriotic position
taken by the Boston banks.” Ho look
oyer with him to the cabinet- meeting
this morning a bundle of papers, pre
sumably bearing on the conference of
New York bankers with Assistant
Treasurer Jordan. In the incomplete
condition of that mntttr the secretary
did not deem it prudetit to express an
opinion.
At the enbinot meeting this afternoon
Soeretaiy Carlisle brought up the propo
; sit.ion of tlie Now York bankers Io sup.
ply under certain conditions, the treasury
I depart men t with gold. It was very thor
| ottghly discussed ami finally rejected.
'What this proposition was is not. known
here, as Si-croitary Carlisle declined to
make its terms public. It was not, how
ever, considered advantageous io the
government. This was the culniination
of several propositions submitted, one of
which was declined lasi Saturday. A
counter proposition was then made by
I the bankers to the secretary of the
! treasury, which, was received last. Mon
day. This was also rejected, ■ and in
turn the secretary sulunitted a propo
sition to them which they also refused
Io accept. All negotiations therefore,
between the treasury department and
New York bankers are. off. al least for
the present., and Secretory Carlisle will,
look in other directions to continue to'
replete the treasury gold. The adminis
[ fra lion does not desire to issue bonds
anil will not do so except as. h last re
sort. That time, in their opinion, has
not yet arrived, and if their efforts tn
obtain gold arc successful, will not. soon
be reached. Representative Wise, of
Virginia, called on the President this
morning and presented a petition signed
by the bankers and business men of
Richmond, asking the President to issue
bonds to releive the financial situation.
The President received the petition but
gave no indication of what his purpose
will bo in tlie direiition following the sug
[ gestion made therein.
i George W. CiiTiith. nominated to be
minister t'i Portugal is a promi-nenl. laiw
[ yer of Little Rock, where -he is also
[ editor and principal owner of the Little
i Rock Gazette. He was endorsed by both
I senators, the entire delegation im Con
r gross, mid many other prominent men in
i Arkansas. >♦*
Luther F. MoKin.noy. of Now Hantn
j shire, nominated to be minister to Colunt
; liia is a inative of Ohio, from which .state
[ at tlie age iof eighteen 'he 'enlisital and
[ served as sergeant of Company D in the
\ First Ohio cavalry until 1863. After
! the war Mr. McKinney studied for Ute
; ministry, graduating in New York in
[ 1870. He removed to New Hampshire in
[ 1873. was defeated for Congress as a
[ Democrat in 1884. elected in 1886. de
feated again in 1888. but was again
j successful in 1890 and served through
' the Fifty-second Congress. Mr. McKin
ney was a candidate on the Democratic
' ticket for governor of his state last year,
but was defeated. He wets also promi
nenffly mentioned for Commissioner of
Pensions. <
[ Thomas L. Thompson, nomijuited mta.-
[ ister to Brazil, was liorn at Charleston,
W. Va.. May 31. 1838. went to Cnlifior
nia in 1855. and started the Petaluma
Journal, the first paper established in
, Sonoma, Cal. In 1860 he purchased the
i Sonoma Democrat at Santa Rosa, now
the centre of the great fruit and wine
! producing section, and has been identi
[ fied with it as editor and mtW.ishor for
[ over thirty years. In 18-88 Thompson
i was elected secretary of state on the
ticket with Governor George Stoneman.
and before the expiration of bis torn?, of
four years had to certify to his own
ejectiion as a member of the Fiftieth
.Congress, being the third in line of his
’family to serve in that '-apricity. his
grandfather in the Seventh. Eighth and
Ninth and his father in the Thirtieth.
Thompson was defeated for re-election
[ to Congress on the ticket with Mr. Oleve
i land in 1888. and has since taken an
active part in the campaign of education
by which his district and state were
converted to tariff reform He was a
delegate to the Chicago convention and
a member of the famous Whitney com
mittee.
President Cleveland will be absent from
Washington six days in connection with
tho ceremonies attending tho naval re
view in New Y'ork and the opening of
the World’s Columbian Exposition in
Chicago. The itinerary of the trip wr.s
made public by Private Secretary Thur
ber today. Tomorrow (Wednesday) af
ternoon the Presidential party will
leave Washington for New York in a
special train over the Pennsylvania road
and Will arrive in New'York that night
at about 10 o’clock. The trip to Chicago
will be made without return to Wash
ington, tlie same train leaving New York
city at 12 o’clock noon on Friday, reach
ing Chicago at 12 o’clock noon on Satur
day. Returning to Wiashington the train
will leave Chicago at 6 o’clock p. tn.
Monday, and is due in-’ Washington at 1
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. All the ar
rangements for the trip are in charge of
Mr. George W. Boyd, assistant general
passenger agent of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company. Mr. Boyd will ac
company the President. All the mem
bers of the cabinet with the exception of
Soeretary Herbert will be included in
-the party, who is in New \ork, will
accompany the President tomorrow, and
Secretary Herbert will be included in
the party on the westward journey. Mrs.
Cleveland -and -the Indies of ihe turn-lies
of the members of the cabinet, with the
exception of Mrs. Lamont and Mi-s Her
bert. who are in New \ o-k. Mis. Olney
i.id Mrs. Smith will go as far us N w
York wiiih the l'resident\ Private Seerc
uirv Thurber will aecomßany the l’ie-:-
deiit- lie New York and Vill return to
Washington Tlim-dny eveiVng with Mrs.
Cleveland and Mrs. Bissell The party
ihai will aeeonmany the Vresident io
Chicago will im-ludo all mimed
[with cM-i-pri.in of Mrs. <'l-'vil.iml. Mrs.
| Bissell and Mr. Thurber. ’.Only the
1 President. Mrs. Cleveland, the Viembe.a
'.-ind ladies of the cabinet, Genx Scbo
, field. Admiral Bonham and Mr. Thurber
i will go abixti'd the Dolphin to witness
I tlie niivitl j’eTiew. I
; The train tivu will convey the ftw -
dent Io New York and Chicago amL re
turn will consist of live Pullmitii
The first is a emnbimition car. the seeii-l
a dining ear, the third n new Pullnuli
sleeper with two lira wing rooms ail'
12 sections, the fourth drawing room ‘ .it
consisting of bight, apni intents and fifth
an observation uur for the Presideu-t.
SCORING GOV. TILLMAN.
A Mass Meeting of Columbia Citizens Adopt
Resolutions.
Columbia, S. C.. April 25.—(Special.)—
A rousing mass meeting was held here
tonight to condemn the action of Gover
nor Tillman in sending the negro John
Petterson before the frenzied mob ait
Denmark to have his case adjudged by
Judge Lynch's court. Many promii-ent
citizens were present and tlie hall was
[filled with persons of all classes. Ala-uy
■ of whom wore negroes.
Among tho speakers wits ex-G-overnor
John Peter Richardson, who said he h id
! always believed the doctrines enunciated
by the Tillman administration were ot
such a character as must inevitably lead
to the disregard of law. He charged
Governor Tillman with recognizing the
validity qf lynch law when, he acted the
part, of the siu'i'i l / in .subpoenaing wit
nesses and .sending accused to the mob.
IHe wa.s loudly applauded when he said:
' “God grant that such rulers shall ■■ ase
!to bo in Hou-tli Ciindimi." Solicitor de;--
voy. of Glia•.k*loil. wa.s called oil ami
said that it Ueiimark were in his cir
! cult, he would indict every one who look
part in the lyiiehing, and would na.me
B. R. Tillman us aeiessory before the
fact. "And in my argument/' su'd he.
'"I ant verv much mistaken, it I did not
[show Ib-nt 'h- was more responsible than
any of them
This elicited loud applause, and some
lone shouted:
" I’luU's llw man.”
Reuiarks were also made by < 01. John
[O. Haskell and AV. A. Clarke.
The following resolutions were unani
mously adopted:
"We eltiz us of t’olmnbia. In mass meet
ing asscmlil- -I. do adopt Hie following reso
i lutlona: .
■•l’esolve.l, That In Hie lynching of -loltii
j Peters-ut tteniuiirk, not only has the
I pcH.-e 111 -I uiity of the stale been otfen'l
e,l tan I > ’tie tins bean taken without
even . ..-. ev'a’.eU'-'- of Ills xmlt.
"t’Wc, tliel’fore. denounce tlie act as niei.t
ittg Hie unnieasured condemnation of all
[ good citizens.
; "Resolved, That said John Peterson,
[having surrendered himself Io the Gover
t nor of tlie state pleading for jirote.-iton.
; was entitled to have tho strong arm °f
I the stale raised in his defense, and that
I the tast resource at the command of the
[ state should, if necessary, have been ex
i bausted to ensure him a trial before the
tho courts of the suite. We would, there-
I fore, condemn | Its action of the Governor
in surremlering rite accused to irresponsi
ble or al lenst incompetent persons, to be
taken into the presence of an infuriated
mob for tlie purpose of a moek trial where
by the state lias become partieeps erim
' Inis in the murder of one of its citizens.
And we do now, therefore, record this, our
solemn protest agansl all such acts of vie
-1 lence as destructive of the pem-c of well
‘ organized society amt subversive of our
[ Christian civilization.”
MOULD’S I AIK PROGRAM.
The President Will Press the Button and
the Exposition Will Be Opoi>.
Chicago, April 25.—Except, for a few
details, everything is settled for the open
ing exercises of the Columbian Exposi
tion next Monday. The people will be
m-.tssod in front of the administration
building and bulged on the bridges of
the lagoons iwhen the President, presses
the button whieh will pul the vast ma
chini*ry in motion. Then also thousands
of flags of every nation will be thrown
to tlie breeze ali over tlie grounds and
tho fountain in tlie basin will begin io
pl.-ly. J renche's figure of the “Republic”
at the <md of the basin will be undraped
by President Cleveland's action. A sa
lute will be fired when the President
reaches the grounds and another when
the machinery slurbs. The following -is
the program of the ceremonies: Music -
chorus and orchestra. Prayer Rev. W.
IL Milburn, D.D. Poem- “The Pro
phecy.'' W. A. Croffut. Miss Jessie Cou
tlioui. Music —ehourus and orchestra.
Address Director General Davis. Ad
dress- I’resident Grover Cleveland. The
starting of the machinery, immediately
after-the exerciser Mr. Clevekend will go
•to the manufacturers’ building and lake
a. stand iu the American section; Here
he will receive the commissions of for
eign tuitions. The President will then
be entertiainied at a luncheon by the
directors and thou make his “official
visit” to the principal buildings.
A RUNAWAY TRAIN.
Somerset, Pa., April 25.—A fatal ac
cident occurred today on a short rail
road known as the Bare Rock road,
which has grade 150 feet to the mile.
A passenger train became unmanageable
while descending the incline and at
tained a frightful velocity. At the foot
of the incline were several loaded freight
cams, into which the passenger train
plunged. On the engine were Engineer
Neff, his son, and John E. Pyle, with
his wife and daughter. The three latter
were hurled under the engine as it leaped
from the track and instantly killed.
Neff and his son wore fatally scalded.
On the cars were a large number of
workingmen, some of whom jumped from
the runaway train and escaped with
slight injuries. The balance were crush
ed in the wreck, how many is not yet
known. Seven bodies have already been
recovered.
URGING PROTECTION.
London, April 25—In the house of
commons today Home Secretary Ase
quith read a telegram sent by John Mor
ley. chief secretary for Ireland, to tho
military and police at Belfast directing
them to give every possible protection
to Catholics and to friendly Protestant
workingmen engaged in escorting their
Catholic fellowsvtorkera to and from
work.
TERMS $1 PER YEAR.
THE FLEET IS
AT NEW YORK.
The Program Was Carried Out
with Groat Punctuality.
A Repetition of the Powder Burn
ing was Made.
The Sea was Calm and the Land-Lubbers
Were Glad.
' Quarantine, N. Y., April 25.—Pronipt-
I l.v on time, with every pre-arranged de
i tail carried out with marvellous cxnet
: ness, the combined naval squadron of the '
, "Id and new world to vk possession of ■
- the lower bay of New York harbor
; this afternoon. The belated flagship of
i the Russian squadron, the Dimitri D-iu- ;
l.oi, with Russian Admiral Koznakoff [
on board, awaited them at anchor off
Quarantine. As the Philadelphia, in '
the lead, neared Sandy Hook lightship -
at 1:30 p, m., the fog whistle of the
lightship gave a series of welcoming [
toots, but the big white flagship swung
round in majestic silence and crossing
the bar and entering Gedney’s channel ,
set the pace at a good ten and a half
knots an hour, the Newark following I
! elosle in her wake and the Atlanta the -
! regulation distance behind. Once fairly
I in the channel the Philadelphia signalled
■ the fleet to proceed without reference
to formation. The vessels of the star
! Itoard column slowed down and allowed
all the American fleet to round the light
! sihi|i first. Then the Blake and other
Britishers followed, safely crossing the
bar before flood tide, 3:37 p. in., squ.id
[ rotis of each column alternating till all
1 had safely rounded and entered the I
channel, then the big guns of the Mian- [
i lonomnh boomed a welcome, but the
; book was passed in silence.
Tho leading vessels of the fleet turned
j Ihe southwest spit about 2:15 and etii-- -
led the main ship chu-iinol. It w.-tS still
[ raining, but the weather was noi so
; thick as to seriously impede the move'
[ tiimits of the fleet. Once in the channel
i lite Philadelphia slacked speed to about ;
eight knots so ns to allow other vessels ,
to catch up. and the entire fleet, prnceed- ;
ed in single file and imperative rileUce
- tip the bay to the anchoring grounds,
llespito the obsi-iirtv of tin- wc/ilher
| the procession up tlie bay was eAceed
iuglv beautiful. Gravesend Bay was
rom-hed at; 3:30. and the Pbritidelphia
[opened the salutes by firing fifteen gmis
i in honor of th" admiral and his flagship,
D'mitii Donskni. the band <V'. board the
Philadelphia playing the Russian Na
| tiorial air.
The Russian promptly acknowledged
the salute. At 3:33 ntc Philadelphia
; fired one gnu as a rigmil to come to
! came to anchor and the Newark passed
! the signal to the other vessels of the
I squadrou which instantly hove to. The
i fleet of guard-boats kept the am-borage
I ground clear while tho numberless
[ yachts tijtd tug boats and crowed ex
j cursion steamers circled around - lose
las permitted. It. was exactly 3:3- when
I the Philadelphia 10l go her au- hor off
ICravn Khoal bony and swung round
with a strong flood tide, with her nose
pointed for Sandy Hook. 1
The voyage from Fort Alonroe to tae
' ancnorage was a most delightful one.
Predictions of rough w’enther. based
upon the northeasterly winds wh.ic.li
whipped into tempestuous waves th
usually placid waters of Hampton
[Roads, failed to be realized, much to
[the relief of Senators Gibson and But
ler. several ropTesontatives in congress
land ninny other distinguished landsmen
wflio hapnened to bo on the uhips. I lie
ocean was as smooth ns a typical mill
'pond and tho wind, though cool and
fresh, d'd not at any time blow with
[force sufficient to cause discomfort. No
: accident occurred and there was no
tho program at any point, save in the
inability of some of the foreign vessels
to maintain even the moderate speed set
by the Philadelphia. Tho vessels kept
steadily out to sea until C-apo Henrv
lighthouse wn« some distance astern and
then the Philadelphia flew a gaudy''om
bimition of signals: "Propare to change
I your course." said tho silent flags and a.
; few minutes Inter the bow ot the I hll
ladelphia and the Blake, instead of being
'headed strnight across th- Atlantic wore
I turned northeasterly in the direction of
;New York li,arbor. AH the other vessels
.as soon as they reached the plnee whore
th- leaders bad turned, also swung
[around. Tlie picture which they present
: i*d \v:i< extremely beaijt’fnl. S'» close
I astern of the Philadelphia that a stone
I might, have been tossed upon her un
; maculate dock was th- Newark 1-very
1 vessel in Ihe squadron followed at a
nres'-ribod distanee. presenting -in arr.iv
lof gleaming hulls and glistening gnus
that dazzled the eye. Tlie starboard col-;
|,imn became deinoralizo-4 soon after the ,
[long, low sand bills of Fnp- Henry had
diaappenred from sight. Ibe Brazilians
were speedilv left in '>>e rear mid pres
ently the gap in between the Arethnse
and th" Hiissard grew wider and wider. .
Tin' Ttnliuns were also but mere specks;
i nuoTi tbe horizon. t*vi
I Tho Blake kept, abreast of the Philn- ;
delplibi and the Austrab.a.nnd Lir- ■
tar followed so evenly .and steadily Hunt
an iron bar connecting thorn could not
-have secured greater precision of movc
nlNo change of course or speed dis
tnvbod tho regularity of their distance
from «ach other. ‘‘They know bow to
'sell in « squadron, remarked Adnnral
Gberardi. as be glanced with th*' flclmi
ration of fl gratified critic at Ihe confi
dent skill with which the British oxe
cuterl every manoeuvre. .
Ys a matter of precaution Admiral
Gberardi had laid fl course which enrriod
the ships ten or fifteen miles further
out than the usual course from the Cape
to New York, and the wisdom of this
action was apparent im the freedom
from interference on tho part of passing
vessels, which the fleet experienc'd.
The Blake kept, abreast of the Phil
ing Hampton Roads. This evolution was
accomplished most crediably. not only
have been expected to act well together,
but also bv the foreign ships. The Ital
ians did not fall in behind the French
men. but remained off on one side. Tn
tbisformation the procession of tho ships
hendoil for Sandy Hook. Just outside of
the lightship, and when Admiral Glie
rwrdi was duscussing his noonday break-1
fast, the Argentine cruiser Nueve de
Julio appeared in sight, and made its
presence known by a salute of fifteen
guns to the admiral’s flag. As soon as
the salute had been returned, the fleet
was signalled to push into the bay in
single column. The flagship and Ad
miral Bonham’s suadrou steamed ahead;
then the Englishmen fell in, and then
followed Admiral Walker’s squadron
and the Russians. Hollanders, French
men, Germans and Italians, in the order
named. Tlie Brazilian ships ware not
in sight when anchorage was made.
New Y'ork. Aoril 25. —The Russian
man-of-war. Dimitri Donskoi, the flag*-
ship of the Russian quntlngent. having
on board Vice Admiral Kozuaiioff, Com-
mander-in-Chief. arrived nt Sandy Hook
from Russia at 9:45 n. m. As sh<- passed
in at the Hook she saluted the United
States steamer Dolphin, tiring the flag
of the Si oretarv of the Navy, just ar
rived tnorf ILimntou Komis. The Doi.
phin saluted in return. The llnlphin has
1 on bottl’d Secretary of the Navy Iler-
I bort.
The Spanish caravels pns<-s| into the
■ II iiL'in rivor nt rh ven o'emek. having
I brim snlub-l from Hie different forts us
; itiey pas M-d in. The Dolphin with Sec
retary Herbert steamed by the caravels
ns they entered th" river and sal-ite-l as
she pas;ed.
COLUMBUS IN BRONZE.
The Big statue Wa« • uveiled in < litcago
Vestei-'lay.
Chicago. April 25—The bronze monu
ment to Christopher Columbus, erected by
the World’s Comnilmin Exposition on the
1 lake trout, foot of Congress street, was un-
- voic'd at a o'clock this afternoon with ap-
; proprlate ceremonies. Tlie Idea- ot erect
! log- this monument emanteil from the
; statement that there should be a statue,,
' and asking a memorial of tlie Exuosltkvfi
[ which would stand when the World’s Fair
i buildings have been torn down. Tlie mon-'
’ uuient was given Impetus nt n meeting of
[ the board of directors held November 2,
: 1891, at which a resolution appointing tv
i committee to se-nre the ue-'ti-sary or-ll-
- num-'- and ascertain the -■■ ' " irk
was passed. Designs were submitted to
the committee lev i.imous ■ - iml
! tlie work was finally awarded til Howard
I Kretebniur, of I'l’.ieago. The Height of
! rhe statue, which is of herole size, is
I twenty feel. Ils pedestal ol' Maine granite
■ is thirty feet, making a total altitude ot
I tifly feet. The Ague bus had Ihe ap-
m-'-va! of ninny artists an I c- lii-s mid is
I oil I tn lie Hie larges bronze statue In
' the United States. Ti v monument cost.
$4U,000 ami will revert -► :'m city of Clii'-a
go at Hie elose of th- fair, tt was un
veiled toihn by flic lit;l" danghler of
I Fred W. Peek, Mayor Harrison and others
speaking.
4 ON MX i XG POLICEMEN.
! They are Informed Where the Blind Ttgers
bnt l'<» Notliintr.
Athens. G:i.. Ap i! 25.—The police sensa
i l.k»n (s growing;. Monday night in the
i>i’f'spn“e of a largo iiGiithor of gu —ls at
mi, . <»f the bnt* Is «»m • <-f the Eton in
volved N»‘ the ga!i)hi<': str.-ipt' dt-ci«ir;‘d
. t’nai Ihoy were not gambling bin had
• gone to tho place to gel v. Hjgkcy. He « ... >
Mio as|<c ! a poli< eman on duty in a street
; near by K that blind tiger was stili go
| mg. replied tin* policeman, "but
j li has Hi-ived up stairs.
•|Tow du you get ther<<’ said the gentie
-1 man-
•'<E» knook nt tho door ai d when you arc
■ as.\<d who ii Is. wbisi’f ai’d '<ty, ‘it is
me, John, let me In’, ’ replied the poliee-
; W'hite’b park, in tlie vh-intiy of thin
. p'.p e it; s alwav -i numb< r of drunkards
' asleep iu ii Th place is especially ob-
• nuxions on indays
j When MJ-ka-i ‘T’o you know of the ox
isp-nvo of any gambling room in the city,"
I ihe reply of many of the policemen »s,
”I don’t know
A PREArFTER HIDES AWAY.
Unco!n. Neb., April J--.—On Tuesday
morning Rev. S. I>. Robers, a protni-
■ m*nl Niotliodist preacher, for many years
' presiding elder of the Southeast Nebraska
' district, le: his honu- early in the morn
ing and failed to return. He had been
' sick, and his a.’usema alarmed his family °
■ A search was institut< d, ami he was found
y. in a •'V • • ev •; . id.
out in the coun!i... npttriy 'ambit d, Imp
ing eaten nothing since .Monday night. He
was unable to talk intelligently, and re
fused at first to. return home with bis
rescuers. Physb ians who are With him
hope to restore him.
AUTHOR OF A FAMOUS PHRASE
It was not, as Sir John Lubbock is re
ported to have raid, Mr. Sullivan who, dis
cussing licensing arrangements in the
' House pf Commons, described a particular
! class of Scotch whiskc as "passing dovn
' down tlie thrnut like a torchlight proces
i sion." The author of this graph’ • and
f familiar illustration was Air. W. H.
! O’Sullivan, a gentleman whose fidelity t.»
j the national spirit, combined with the
initials of bis < 'hri^ikt:i names, 't-d t<> the
be.stow.ii upon ti.iuj by his coinpatrims of
the sobriquet ‘’Whiskey’’ O’Sullivan
1 London Daily News
ON THE TURF.
Memphis, April 2‘,.--l’’lrst race, 3-year
' olds ami upward: six furlongs; Rally won,
J Cailan second, Rill Howard third. Time,
1:20 1-1
! Second rac'*. selling, 2-yca;-olds, four
; furlongs; ,\|is< Mamie won, Pittsburg
i second, Winfield third. Time, 0:51 12.
i Third i'.d selling, fiyo furlongs; Em
peror Hlllet won. Dutch Oven .-econd, Fred
Taral third. Time, 1:04 3-4.
i F’ourlh race, S'-ven furlongs; Eugenic
i won. Granite second, Little Crete third.
’ t ittic. 1:33 1-4
Fifth raee, handicap, mile and sixteenth:
i Prince Kinney won. Torrent second, Pitr
' year third. Time, 1:52 3-4. Governor Fifer
NO COMPROMISE.
I Toledo, April 25.—Negotiations for the
( settlement of the difficulty between the
j Ann Arbor road ami the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, which have been in
I progress here for several days, have re
i suited in nothing. The railway officials
; were firm in standing by the propositions
laid down at first, that none of the present
engineers should be discharged without
I cause and that all old men must fl'.e appli
cations and accept positions us they may’
become vacant. These terms the advisory
commission here could not meet today
and loft for their homes, leaving the sta
tus as it was.
BOOTH RESTS WELL.
New York, April 25. At 11:30 tonight
the following bulletin was posted at the
Players’ Club:
"Mr. Booth’s condition has not changed
ma.terrtall.v si'nee morning. If anything
it is 'improved. He has parsed a comfor
table night.”
SINCLAIR SMITH. M. D.
S. FREMONT SMITH, M. I).
It was reported that Dr. Fremont
Sniiith would remain with Mr. Booth
all night.
WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.
Washington, D. C., April 25. The
President has decided not to accept the
resignations of delegates to the inter
national monetary conference. The com
mission will therefore remain unchanged
unless some of the members decline to
serve. The conference will meet May
30th and the question of further post
i Uonoment will rest entirely with its
; members.
BLBCTRIC CARS FOR CHARLESTON
Charleston, April 25.—The city council
of Charleston tonight by a unanimous
vote granted a franchise to the Enterprise
Street railway company to construct an
electric railway system throughout the
city. The Enterprise railroad ha.s been
bought by the Great Western Manufac
turing Couipauy of Chicago.
BANKER MOORE DEAD.
New Orleans, April 25.—Robert Moore,
senior member of the firm of Moore,
Hyams & Co., bankers, died today. He
wae oue of the best known and most suc
cessful financiers in the South.