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©kSflgwta WeAlg. Orwdc. WHY PETERSON WAS LYNCHED. .The Outspoken Verdict of the Jury of Inquest. The Corpse Still Hangs from the Bendid Sapling. ■' ~ —— - * 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.