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RANDALL’S BAY.
. tMOSIOUS MEETING OF PENN.
|H-‘SYLVANIA DEMOCRATS.
j #r atloni of the Chicago Platform
k #iK tfrlue d and the Administration
P *fV»r»dy Commended—Internal
Taxation Declared Against.
imsio'v*. Fjl > in 8 nat 31.-The Dem-
h« State convention met here at noon
J««ry delegation tail and no contest.
the nsnal oommittee on conteated
* appointed. Great interest has
■ d jo thie convention by reason of an-
JSioncf contention between Randall
Tsii friends on the one side, and the party
Va by Singerly, of the Philadelphia
“j upon the tariff question. Randall
Ui delegate but Scott was not. He. how.
" .ppeared at the last moment as an al-
Jutetroin Erie county. Both Randall
a boott were placed on the platform com.
‘rL, n ntil 3:30 was then taken and the
‘Si committee met at once. On mo-
of Mr. Randall, Soott was male
im ,n and a sub-oommitteo
uj was appointed by the chair to pre-
»»report for the consideration of the
» rl | committee. The subcommittee
constituted as follows: Soott, ohair-
Handell, ex-Gov. Curtin, Robt. E. E.
ibt, S. T. Kiel and J. R. Storm. This
construed to mean that two platforms
jd be submitted to the convention and
watest on the floor would result. This
ured not to be the case,
the convention met again shortly before
o’clock, and the oommittee on per-
ent organization reported S. R. Peal, of
iton.as permanent chairman, with a
complement of offioara and a long list
iico-presidents. The report was
ited, and after a brief
b from the chairman, the convention
gated J. Ross Thompson, of Erie, for
me judge, and B. J. MoGrann, of
iter, for State Treasurer. Chairman
from the committe on resolutions,
,_td on the platform, and said that be
directed to report the resolutions of the
joittee to the convention. He was
.d to state that it was nnanimonsly
on and the meeting had been most
jonious.
,te resolutions are as follows:
lint That we renew oar allegiance to
principlen and declarations of the plat •
tdopted at Cnicago in 1881, which Mr.
:Und, the nominee of the party,
I; indorsed, declaring in his letter of
_ t unce, "I have earefnlly considered
(Utform adopted by the convention,
cordially approve the same
i plain statement of the Demo
faith, and the priu-
npon whioh that party appeals to the
tips of the people needs no supple-
Jorjexplanation.” Tojtheso principles
ikufuthtuily adhered iu all his publio
innees. We further affirm the platform
, id ty our 8tate convention of 1886,
u> view of the existing condition of the
k treasury, we demand, with empha-
that the large aurplui be applied to the
rtion of the publie debt and the cur-
upuses, and that accumulations be
lts heeds of the the government 1m
itely bs prevented by wise and prn.
reduction of internal taxation and of
on imports, in accordance with the
iug declarations.
md. That we folly indorse the ad.
itnstioo of President Cleveland' Wise,
iou« and patriotic, he has restored the
.‘.I*nee of the business interests of the
itry in the Democratio party; has dl
ihe financial affairs of the govern,
with ability; has strengthened the
Ke credit, and thereby given us a period
jtat industrial sod commercial proa-
Apprehension in the minds of
that the advent of our party
control of lbs Federal government
be dangerous, has been dispelled;
people ere more contented and well-to
rn la years, and tut ra reapt ctcd than
L btfore by other nations. Ilia period
tainidratiou has bean pare, economt-
>4 (stilus and meets the approval of
lot minded and conservative citizens
liid. We rtoognlze the material bene-
vbich thlvjoountry has received from
alien. We endorse the legislation
gress against the importation of con-
labor and compel the
°f 5paupers and criminals,
command the national ad-
retton for its efforts to rigidly enforce
aw, and while we are opposed to
Wictal restrictions, we favor auob ad-
“* meuaru of regulation as may be
r necessary.
_We favor liberal pensions to
; Union •oldlers and sailors, and
■o tha action of the present admtnis
tin adding to tha penaion rolls a
•tnher than wai iver before plioed
'uihlnaeoiresponding period while at
IS’ umeprotcotiog the treasury from
claims, rs proof of lb la fact
We point with pride to the faot
«et the Democratio party has been
“■'in any branch of Federal govern-
ot one acts of nubile land* have
£wed to corporations, nor has any
been revived or extended,
vartb, seventh and eighth sections
Wnfively to State matters.
7. Democratio party aympa-
*ith the oppreuad of all nations; and
wcvementa having for their object the
^jnt of tha bleaatngs of loeal self-
HJfJt *uch as are or joyed by the peo-
gyntnion. whioh are the result of
wweemsnt of Democratio policy. The
j!" “°u>a rnla in Ireland is due aa
W*JWgme«t of a aaored inherent
j,, **• gallant struggle for the sc-
of this long delayed act of
Plunder tha magnificent 'leadership
i '•“'•one and Parnell, commends it to
Vi.■ * u PP*>*t of the American
it tk “meet with that tha tf-
, “Weedutingmebed atalesmen may
"«owned with (access. We attU
», ancient dootiine of the party
°f ( ba rights of the
.attends that we should look with
Jupon monopolies, and restrict
jit. Pf*tr within its proper apbere,
approve the action of the
*iicn„ m .. Wtlr * ,lon in reclaiming and
ktmbSa 11 i?..** 1 * P»°pf® fox settlement
-a aortw of lands, which,
ktlAK. 1 ll “f fraud, were wrong-
led vo'porationa, having btna
J» Ptople by the fa-lure to
hjhe conditions of the gran' .
Hr. Hundred Feet.
•un’ K! P t * mbtr 1—At the
BUkd ***? Jtaterday afternoon,
wn J*! 6 ®* * half-breed Indian, made
■ The 00 havRlog to a trapexe
ahotnp suddenly, piv.
Mil. ® ®r6DCh. Anri km aaraa nnakli
TELEGRAPH ; TUESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 6. I887.-TWELVE PAOEF.
ow a Mexican Magistrate Handled an
American Conan!.
El Paso, September 1.—At 4 o'clock ves-
evening United Statu Consul Brig,
ham and the L nited States aiztnt nf
“f“Sdne n 7 tF a ° he8 WetU t0 th ® court room
Ncri« dK . ? b ' 1 m& 8 lstrat e at Paso Dei
Norte, to transact some business regarding
the recovery of horses stolen from the In?
dians. They waited until 6 o'clock and
then went to the residence of the judge to
uee why he did not come according io
agreement. Ho told them bis internreter'
anf 5? t .l ,rea0nt u n< f be had more import-
ant business on hand and the consnl and
Cowart the agent, walked away. They felt
insulted and Brigham said ho would in
form his government. Zabia ran several
R^™ Wn . th Vtf k a ? d comiD B behind
head ’ Btl0 ° k h ' m 8 he8Vy blow 0Ter ,he
Judge Zubia, in an interview lut night
regarding bis assault on Consul Brig-
ham, said: “Brigham and Cowart had
watted at the court-room from 2 to 6 p. m.
Dot ,* toe P “y engagement
with them beoanse I had been
detained at home by a sick
wife. My interpreter says the consnl used
languago when speaking to me that Mexi
oanB would call insnltiog, and that he did
not interpret more than half of it to me
Thereupon 1 ordered Cowart and Consul
Brigham from my reaidenoe. On thostreet
the consul continued to o*e violent lan-
guage, and I, without any weapon, ran
down to him and struck him on the head
with my hand" The latter started to use
his cane and Zabia ran into the house and
locked the door. Consul Btigbam has tele
graphed the affair to Washington, corrobo-
ated by Agent Cowart.
A dispatch was last night received at the
Department of State, from United States
Consul Brigham, at Paso Del Norte, con-
’lining an account of an assanlt made upon
him by the Mexican Judge, Zabia The
Consul makes no inggcstions or comments,
save the statement that he offered no indig
nity to the Jadge, or did anything that
conid bs construed as an insnlt. The mat
ter is regarded at the Department as one
personal to the parties concerned, and no
international complications are expeetbd to
result. The telegram hts been placed on
file so that it may be held in readiness as
an answer, in case any complaint is made
against the consul by the Mexican govern
ment.
A telegram was received to-day by Indian
Commissioner Atkins from Indian Agent
Cowart, at El Paso, Texas, under date of
AngUBt 31, who states that he arrived them
several dsya ago to reoover some horses
stolen from the Indians of the Mesealero
reservation. "The horses," he says, "are
held in Paso del Norte, Mexico, in custody
of Jadga Zubia, who, after postponing tho
oase npon one pretext or another for several
days, promised to give me a hearing yes
terday. At the appointed honr, with
United States Consnl Brigham, I ap
peared at the eourt room with my
witnesses, but Judge Zubin did not
onme or send an explanation of his absence.
We then went to his residence to ascer
tain when we might ixpeot notion, and
nothing occurred that conid be construed
aa offensive, but as wo were leaving, and
were on the street, Zubia followed us and
struck Consul Brigham from behind. Tho
conduct of Zubia baa been disrespectful
throughout the cue. I corroborate Consul
Brigham's statement of tho matter sent to
the Statee Dpartment lost night.”
BETRAYED THEIR TRUSTS.
A STEADY YOUNG BANK CLERK'S
BAD ENDING.
Abont Two Hnmlred Thousand Dollars In
Money and Securities MUilng-A
County Treasurer tn Ohio Ab
sconds with Funds.
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO.
Transfer or the Express-Other Changes
Looked for at nn Early Day.
Baltimobe, September 1.—The Balti
more and Onto Express Company to Afjl
S at sad Into the hands of the United States
xpreas Company, and its employes were
notified of the change. There will, for the
present at least, be no changes in employes.
Reports will be made to the general man-
I
A kim,. i« eb> end be wra nnable
1 kausii b “> Ihtl managed to
’••‘Mad Vt bj » ,0 ®P »bleh be had
? t.A*1**- Afar traveling
E , li.i<.i .^ ,1 *belf. reaching an rlu-
I* - l ®> the nil. *. i S ,,0 ? n b®* 40 *» <•«•*
*** atrength gave
I 1 **ecru it l?A bgbting on bie
bta ^bigbs being broken
^ the trunk ot hia body.
'Veed-
*• xi»-
sronne such bottle.
agur as heretofore. Speaking of the sale,
Mr. John K. Ciwan, counsel for the Balti
more and Onto G imp any, said: “The state
ment that the Baltimore and Ohio Express
has been add to tha United States Express
Company is not correct There has been
simply a contract entered info between the
two companies by which the United
Slat's Express is to rnn the Bal
timore and Ohio express for thirty
years, for which the former is to pay the
latter company a certain percentage of the
earning!. He declined to say what the per
centage will be. It is now very generally
believed here that the tale of the express is
not the last of tho deals of the Baltimore
Railroad Company. Special dispatches
from New York render it oooelnstve to the
minds of many prominent bniiseta men
that the telegraph system of the oompany
will soon peas Into other hands, If the ne
gotiation is not alrtady concluded. The
tmproasion also prevails that Garrett ia
anxious to dispose of the read and the an
nouncement of i’s sale at any time will
oreate no surprise here.
Vice-president Spencer, in answer to an
Inquiry on tha antjeot to-day, stated that
there was no troth whatever in the state
ment as to negotiations with London bank-
era for the oompany, or that the honae of
GarrettA Sons were selling or intending to
sell his holdings, and knew of no inch in-
tentions on tho part of any other large hold-
err. He treated as absurd the statement
that the Pennsylvania railroad had adrane
•J or was advancing any to the Baltimore
end Ohio oompany looking to iu control or
for any other purposes. Control of the
oompany bid not passed and wonld not pass
into any rival hands|it wonld continue as
an independent trunk line. ,
Nnv Yoax, September 1 — A report was
current on the Stock Exchange to day, said
t > emanate from the directors of the Penn
sylvania railroad, to the effect that the
Baltimore eu.l Olio paper taken up yester
day was only renewed. Another report said
that an agreement had been made between
J. 8 Morgan, A. J. Caasatt and Robert
Garrett for the transfer of a majority of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad stock in the
interest of a syndicate in which the Penn
sylvania railroad and Jay Gould are said to
Ba equally interested. According to this
story the Wia'etn Union will absorb the
Baltimore end Olio telegraph linM, and
the Pnllmau Car Company the Baltimore
and Ohio palace cat syatem.
The Fisheries Negotiations.
Wasuieotox, September 1.—Until offi
dally advised cf the appointment of nego-
Union by the British g iv.imment to con-
alder the queaUonaio dispute between the
United steles and Great Britain relative to
the fisheries, it is possible that no selection
nill be made of tepresenteUvee on thepeR
of the United Btetee govern men . It U be
lieved et the Depertmmt of State that the
first conference will be held
ing tbe fall ot next winter. The piaee
nf MasiinD her not yet been decided
Saco. Me.. August 31 —The biggest Ben-
satiou Saco has experienced developed this
morning, when it was learned that the Saco
and Biddeford Savings Institution had seri
ously suffered financially through a young
clerk, who had absconded. Frank C. Mo-
Nelly nineteen years old, who hss been em
ploye in the bank abont ono year, bos
mysteriously disappeared, taking with him
$3,500 in cash, United States registered 4
per cent, bonds, payable in 1907, amount
ing to $185,000, and railroad, municipal and
other bonds amounting, as near as can now
be determined, to about $91,000 Though
be left town Monday afternoon yet the
bank officers and his family have kept tbe
matter so quiet that the news did not leak
ont until.tnis morning.
Great excitement prevails here, as Me-
Nsliy was considered one of the most trust
worthy yoUDg men in the city. The presi
dent, eashier and trustees placed the great
est ooDfldeuce in him. He was acquainted
with the combination of every lock iu the
bank vaults. Cashier M. H. Kelly is also
treasurer of tho Mutual Fire Insurance
Oompany, and Monday afternoon, a loss be
ing reported by Are at Kennebeck, Kelly
went to view tho ruins, leaving Frank Mo-
Nally to finish up the day's recounts.
President Goodale was notified and the en
tire afternoon was spent examining the con
tents of tho safe. Considerable time had
been consumed before tho fault was dis
covered. A largo amount of gold and onr-
renoy, which McNally could easily have
Btolen, was unmolested. President Good-
ale was interviewed by a reporter this
morning. He says tbe losses are so much
less than the surplus that the baDk will be
perfectly safe, even if the amount taken by
the absconding clerk is never reoovered
Tbe $185,000 is United States registered
bonds, and cannot possibly be used by the
thief. The bank statement last May places
the surplus at a little over $63,000.
Treasurer Kelley has posted a notice oul-
sidobf the bank stating that tbe bank is
safe and that depositors neid feel no alarm.
B ink examiner Richards is expected to ar
rive to-day. Detectives have beon engaged
and sent in all directons. A dozen of Mc
Nally's photographs have been found in a
bank drawer and have been placed in the
hands of doteotives. McNally is five feet
eleven inches high, weighs 145 pounds, has
dark hair, smooth face, fair oomplexion,
stands very erect when walking, is ot good
figure, and would be called handsome
When he left he had on a light mixed coat,
dark wonted pacts and congress shoes.
The ticket agent at Boston and Maino in
Biddford is positive McNslly bought a
ticket there on Moo day, but does not re
member bis destination.
Cleveland, O, August 31.--A special
from' Wapokatta, Auglaise county, says
there is great excitement in that pIhoo over
the abeeuce of Israel Lucas, county treas
urer. Lucas left tbe town last Saturday
night with bis wife, saying he was going to
Toledo, His nephew, who it deputy, was
lett in charge of lbo tre'aenry. The yonng
man expected hts nnole home yesterday,
but when he failed to come the matter was
reported to the oouuty commissioners.
They at oooe counted the funds of the
treasury and discovered over $31,000 mbs
ing. A meeting ot the commissioners ii
called for to-morrow, when a thorough in
vestigation will be made. Tbo friends of
Loess insist that be will return all right,
aud they believe that the missing money
has been deposited somewhere.
Auglaizt county commissioners have of
fared a reward of $2,000 for the arrest and
conviction ofTreasurer Lucas. This is tbo
fourth time that ithe treasury of Angleiz
count/bsabteo robbed by the Treasurer.
A BAD HEAD.
The Saco Tii'ef Salil to he Deranged-Habits
That Lead Ulin Aatray.
Saco, Me, September 1.—Some of tho
friend) of Frank O. McNally, tbo abscond
ing clerk of tbe Saco Saving Bank, think he
is deranged. They eay bo has been actio;
very queerly and has comp'ained of beat
troublo.
When Cashier Kelly left the bank in
charge of tho clerk tbe inner vault where
oaab and securities were kept was locked.
No one bnt the treasurer and tho president
are supposed to know bow to open tho safe,
bnt McNally mmt have studied tbo combi
nation when tbe vault waa open and some
time during the treasurer's absence found
it an easy task to oarry ont his plan. He
has been Uv'u g beyond his means ever since
be worked in tbe bark. He woro floe
clothes, often hired Uvery teams and al
ways bad plenty of spending money
Some bills ho has left unpaid,
together with sundry amounts borrowed
from friends. A few days ago, win n talk
ing with a friend about bis future plans, be
■aid he expeottd to be a thousand miles
away from here in September. Hie mother
ie completely prostrated t y the the shook.
Hit brother Harry, who holds a responsible
position in tbe American Express effioa, baa
B ins to Montreil in search ot the abs -ondor.
snk Examiner Richards will begin work
on the books to-day.
From facta that have been learoed.Treaa-
nrer Kelly and other bank officials are led
to accept an entire new theory regarding
the robbery. It waa thought yesterday
that McNally most have atndied tbe com
bination to tbe stool chest inside the inner
safe at some previous time while the trees-
urer was absent, sod bad kept bia secret
until his plans were fully developed. To
day the bank officials think that McUally
confiscated the bonda cn August let. while
engeg d in cutting ooupona, and that, he
did not get access to the stenrity vault on
the day ba left tha bank. What disposi
tion he mtda of the negotiable bonds since
August 1st, ie not known, bnt he has been
making frequent tripe to Portland of
lata and it ia eoppoeed he hts been taking
atepe toward selliug them. The $3,500
which be stole was all the cash-drawer m
the safe contained, bat had he kureceded in
working tha eombinatloa ot tbo ateel cheat
be could beve taken millions of money and
negotiable securities. Tbit makes it a etui
all the more probable that be did not open
tbe cheat, but had stolen the bonds on the
let, when tha company were not eaipieloue.
Io the package of bonda stolen be left a
dummy in tbe shape of a package cf old let
ters, to that at a glance the pile of bonde
would not have awakened suspicion.
UNDhRTIIB KNIFE.
Franzlna, the I'fir * Murderer Guillotined—
Struggling With Ills Executlouers.
Pabis, AtlBUHt 31.—l’ran zini, [the'niu rderer
of Mme. Regniault, her maid ‘and her
maids child, was guillotined at five o'clock
thia morning. He mado no confession.
Vast crowds awaited about the plnoe of ex
ecution during the whole of the night, and
kept up a constant howling, Tho din was
horrible. When the oboplain, who was to
officiate at the execution, arrived nt 4:30,
the mass of people was so great that he was
almost prevented from reaching tho gate of
tho prison. Pranzinl marched from his
cell to the scaffold with a firm
step and deflint air. When the execution-
era ftizd 1dm tho murderer resisted and
fought desperately, demanding that they
let aim alone. Tb6 executioners overpow
ered him and threw him upon tho machine,
and in an instant had him securely bound.
Immediately the knife was started. It de
scended with borriblo slowness, at first, bnt
then its movement quickened and the head
of tho mnidersr rolled into tho basket. Tbe
mob outsi-ie became very disorderly doting
tbe progress cf tho execution.
Fran zini waa awakened out of a sound
sleep at 4:45 o'elock by bis jailors. Father
Beanquesne, chaplain of La Itoouette, en
tered the prisoners cell and exhorted him
tr bo ooniageotu. PraDzini replied that he
hod no fear, bnt regretted that the only
favor he asked fthat of permission to see
blB mother) had been refused, lie reiter
ated bis profession of innoconco and re
fused to make confession to the priest, say
ing, "Father, you do your duty; I will do
mine." Whilst being dressed for tho block
Pranzinl declared that ho was glad that his
life was to be taken, ns bo pre
ferred death to penal servitude for
life. He reproached the chief of polico
and tbcjailor for having called, as Pranzinl
allegeid, false witnesses against him duriDg
his trial When he bad been conducted to
the soaffold he appeared to bo qntto calm
ard displayed considerable assuranco. He
kissed tho cracifix presented to him by tho
priest, bat he refused to kiss 1 tho priost
when tho latter proffered a farowell embraoe.
Pranzini was at this moment skillfully
grasped and snddenly thrown upon the
guillotine. Its great knife fell and tbo
mmdeier’s head was severed from his body.
The head was at onee placed in a wagon
and csrriod at a gallop to tbo cemetery,
where it was buried after a regular funeral
ceremony had been performed over it. Tho
medical fraternity claimed the body and it
was turned over to them.
A MINER'S MADNESS.
A Bloody Struggle Over a New Mexico
Gold Mine.
Saxte Fe. N. M., August 31 —Two years
ago Albert A. Meade came from Iowa a id
located mints at Goodhopo, N. 51. A short
timeatter locating the claims, Meade, in
company with Frod and Harvey Meade,
from Alcdo, Ilia., Frank lleldel and G.
Smith, ot Chicago, incorporated the prop
erty under the laws of Illinois, under the
name ot Lis Luces Milling and Mining
Company. A few months ago Albert
Meade became dissatisfied, claiming tbo
company was attempting to swindle him
out of bis Bharo of the property. He
brought suit to regain possession ot it and
went to Sante Fe to llvo.
On Wednesday ho left Sants Fe for Mea-
ville camp for the purpose ot scouring pa
pers he had left. When Meade first mado
known hi-purpose Fred and Mr. Hands
were absent. On Friday morning they re
turned to camp, and when their team was
abont fifty yards from tbaoompany's cabin
Albert ran ont from tbe brush, Winchester
nfla in band, and ordered a halt. Albert
colled Hands and ordered him to call Har
vey Meade and Joe Downing ont of the
cabin, saying he desired them to keep ont
of tho cabin nntil he (Albert) conid search
for some papers and money whioh he had
oonoealed Unrein. Abont this time llarvey
Meade ond Downing camo out of tho cabin
and as they appeared Albert fired and
Downing fell dead. A second shot from
Albert's Wincoater killed Harvey Meade.
Turning toward tbe wagon Albert tben
opened fire on tbe occupants, tbe third
shot fatally wounding Hands
By this time Fred Meade had soonrod a
six-shooter which Hands had attempted to
fire at Albert Meado, bnt the weapon
snapped and conid not bo discharged. Al
bert fired at Fred five times iu rapid suc
cession, and while he waa thus engaged
Fred Meade was rnnning toward him.
Finally the two deepeatu men clutched,
and a struggle onsneu for the possession of
the weapon. At Lat Fred Moado got tho
Winchester from Albert, and with it
knocked him down and shot him through
tha heart. Hands died five boars later.
Albert Meade's body was bnried face down
ward, and the remains of the other three
were interred nt Troabpiedraa. The oor-
oner'a inquest resnlted in tbo acquittal of
Fred Meade.
FOREIGN.
DEBATE IN THE COMMONS LAST
NIGHT.
Sextan and Dillon on Boycotting in Ireland
-A Fierce Speed, by O'Hrlen-Lesgue
Meeting Proclaimed— 1 Tho O'Gra
dy Evictions Completed.
RtSISTINO AUTHORITY.
Engagement Between Apalachicola Po
lice and Negro Ittotera.
Apalachicola, Fla., August 31.—On
Monday night a lot of negro gamblers took
passage on the steamer Thronateska, and
when about tweivo miles from the city they
became eugiged iu a quarrel with a lot of
negro ruffians Pistols were drawn and a
fuailado ot shot! began. The captain of
the atramer, aatUtod by his crew, attempted
to quell tbe disturbance, when a negro
drew a weapon upon tbe officer end told
him to vacate tbo tower deck. The captain
and his crew, being unarmed, retreated to
the upper deck and the steamer was then
pat about and headed towards tho city.
Jnat before she- made a landing at the
wharf, Captain Rtndlette ordered the
police to let no one come ashore. The ne
groes then took to a email boat, when the
officers began firing npon them. The fire
was returned, bnt with no i fleet. About
two hnodred other negroes had congre
gated npon the wharf armed with sUoks and
weapons of various kinds, and several cf
tbeir number were urging tbe blackB to
Lonpon, Angnst 31.—Mr. Sexton resumed
in tbe Rouse of Commons this evening th6
debate on the vote for the Irish secretary's
office, lie denied the aocuraoy c f the gov
ernment's reports on the number of people
boycotted. The reports produced by Bal
four, chief secretary for Ireland, asserted
in general that 1,700 persons in Ireland
bad either suffered from boycotting or beon
proteoted from it by the government. Bol-
tour, however, refused to prodneo the do-
tails of these reports. Tho
offleir'. returns on the other band
certify that, on the whole of the
quarter ending with June thero were but
fifteen sots of intimidation throughout the
wholoof Ireland. Sexton said that if tho
government wonld abandon the polloy of
whisper and give snch information as
wonld ousbla the House to sift Balfour’s
statement, tbo Parnellites wonld not pro
tract debate. At this point Balfour said ho
adhered to tbe acouraoy of hla statement iu
returns. Sexton alluded to tbe fact tbit
boycotting was not included in weapons
osed for self protection by tbe Irish poople
io tbe earlier stages of tbs league’s existence,
lbycottiug did not perhaps exist without In
timidation iu order to compel persons to
give effect to verdict of the leagno.
Dillon declared that it was his intention
to challenge English pnblie opinion on the
whole question of boyoottmg. IIo was
confidant tho majority of English people
wonld condemn tbe action of tbe govern
ment. Boycotting, as it exists in Ireland,
was nothing more than a peace!olexclusive
dealing of a similar character to that prao-
tioed in England and known ub trade
strikes. The vote for tbo offioo was then
passed.
THE FISHERIES COMMISSION.
Views on Chamberlain's Appointment—
Final 8«ttlement Hoped For.
London, August 31,—The Telegraph says
that Chamberlain's board of trade expe
rience will prove valnablo to him in his
capacity as a member of the board of con
trol of fisheries, and that he is pre-emi
nently the man to nnravoi the technicali
ties of tho matter, and devise a reasonable
settlement of the fliheries question, if
suoh a thing be possible. The Standard,
referring to tbe rppointment of Chamber-
lain, says both the Canadian and the Unitod
States governments may be congratnlatod
npon this decision, while onr ministry may
be commended for their choice of Cham
berlain. Canadian interests will bo per-
feotly safe in his hands, and tho Ameri
cans will recegnlz j in him «
froedom from predjndico which will
insure dne consideration for their case,
even to arguments, which will tell against
ourselves. The Standard says that the fish
eries commission is to inolnde a member of
the Canadian government It is tbo opin
ion here that Sir John Maodonald will be
asked to represent Canada on tho fisbory
commission. Sir Lionel West, minister ot
Washington, will also join tho commission.
Tbe statement that the Earl of Dnnraven
and Mr. Powell will go to Amerioa as mom-
tn.rn of the rimmission w,n erroneous.
Chamberlain intends to depart for Amorioa
III nn curly day.
Washington August 31.—The depart-
meDtof State has not yet officially beon
advised of Chamberlain's appointment ns
president of the royal commission t barged
with tho dnty of offecticg a settlement of
tbo questions at Isbuo betwoen tbe United
States and Great Britian concerning the
fisheries. Whilo this government hiB not
yot selected persons who will bo intrusted
with tbo oondnot of tbo negotiations in its
interest, yet little difflonlty ia expected to
bemetwltb In soleetiog men whose breadth
of view, and legal aenmen will ensnro prop-
or presentation of tho interests of tho Uni
ted States, and an agreement, honorable in
terms, and satisfactory to tbo wholo coun
try. Secretary Bayard will mako it a point
that on the questions at issuo onr repre
sentatives shall present an undivided front.
He decides that thero can bo no donbt as to
tho power ^of tho President to appoint
American commissioners, os hois constitu
tionally authorized to negotlato treaties
with foreign countries subjeot to ratification
by tho 8enate.
The exact functions of the commission
have not been defined. Generally it nill
consider all of the questions now at issno
between tbe United States and Canada
arising from the conflicting claims of tho
two countries respecting tbe fisheries; bnt
whother the roanlt of tbo negotiations will
be a now treaty or enlargement of tbo treaty
now operative, cannot at prosent ba pre
dicted. Tbe negotiations with Great Brit
ain have, however, now reacliod such a
phase that Secretary Bayard is enconrsged
in tbe belief that a final adjustment of the
questions which have vexed tbe two nations
sinoe 'ho expiration of the treaty of Wash
ington is near at hand.
A FORGER'S OUTFIT.
A ItcniArkmble Kit of Tools Fount! In a
Criminal*' Trunk.
Cbicaoo, August 31.—W. K. Clifford was
arrested last evening while attempting to
dispose of a stolen team of horses. A large
trunk and a good sized grip-sack in his
room contained a complete forger's outfit.
Thero were one hundred or more boods of
various railroads throughout tbe country.
They were all specimens sent out by
engravers, and all were cincelieri
by boles pnnctnred in tbe cou
pons, and at the plaoe for signatnres.
Then there were blank checks on almost
every bank of any note in the country.
There were false whiskers, bottles of acid
of every kind, oolored inks, pens of various
pitch into the whites. Several arrests were degroea of fineness, and robber stamp)
mado and aome thirty shots were dred. The ^snch as Are used for numbering and dating.
militia were ordered cot and it was only by
coolness and determination of tbe whites
that serious riot was prevented. Yesterday
and to-day the police made arrests, and ap
pearances now indicate that the trouble last
an end.
Wh*at Hales In &an Francisco.
San Fbakcisco, September 1.—The sale
of kix thousand tons of wheat for the bene
fit of tbe creditors of tbe recent bull opera
tors. Dosbach and ltosenfield, occurred on
the Produca Erchacge this forenoon. The
firat of 1UU tons was n ade at 123j per oent.
The succeeding 300 tons sold down to 1221,
. alter which the price r Mil qll l-klv to 12 j,
rosTLAND, Me, September 1—State De- and the final sales were made at 127. The
of" meeting hex not yet
upon bnt tn# Indications ere that the nego
tiator, will meet first in Wesblngtou and
then prooeed to Halifsx.
Confederate Uoauiotot at Chtcaeo
Washington, September 1.—The Secre
tary cf War baa Approved “•
/v..j.^a*A>a Afirciatfoo. Chicago* Io
erect a memorial to the Cogledeintladred.
tior.eiisY.ay bs presented by the quarter
muter general
prices obtained were considerably higher
tectivt- Tree, on behalf of the Saco bank, 1 ,
hai tffered a reward ot $.V" for the appro- ihan bad been deemed po-aible.
bension ot McNa! y, tbe absconding clerk, j
and $500 for the "recovery cf the stolen
KnrHd r.r (HO for KntK If is rmw statul I
bonds, or $1,000 for both. It is now stated
that tbs bonds are not registered and 51c-
Naily may have reallied on t torn.
Mobilization I'rocreeling.
Tosraotws, Btfiemh-c 1.- Y'.jmtpn of
tbsr- erve ora rapidly arriving l. r- and
departing for tlr .r q :ar.vr- Reuniting
SOUfiMM an woitli g ac'.mlj. I.iarj-
tbing proceeds in an ord-rly and aucccss-
fnl manner.
Don't Want a Chinatown.
Los Anglos, Cal , September 1.—The
' * uiLt-aa porii ,n of this town was complete
ly burned Out a law Week, ago Him
location was decided npon.
Ptrr.pio gather in each force at the prorioa-
*-d lite cf tha now Chinatown, this after-
n n, and mi I aU‘:h stormy languago that
tb- - wn-ra fi -d to promt-*- not to n il ihoir
| pr. j.triy to the Cbine-io. It is expected tbo
. Chinese will find groat difficulty iu securing I August 2
any location in tha city. | wfi.it they stood in.
One of these bore tbe words on themargin:
"Certified, Merebanta’ Exchange National
Bank.” And in the center was a blank
space for the date. Tben there were two
complete ateel engraving printing
presses of small sixa with printing inkB
and rollers complete. Only one plats was
found and that waa engraved with the close
parallel lines observable on tbo backs of
bank notes and bonda Besides his coun
terfeiting outfit, Clifford had a pencil map
of the city, showing tbe various livery sta
bles and the shortest way to reach them
from the center of tbe city
A CHAPTER ON BUGS.
The Kind Tiist Worry a Popular Itallroail
Ticket Agent of Macon.
When Ticket Agent Joe Hoge handed ont
tiokot to Fort Valley last night the trav
eler drew back in horror ss he saw an earwig
dart like lightning across the bit of paste
board.
“That's all right, sir," said Mr. Huge,
'all tbe tickets sold in here are not good
unless countersigned by somo of tho bug.
we have around,"
“Troubled much with bngsf
“Troubled! not now. When I first came
here they worried mo some and made me
feel as though I had lived for nangfit, bnt
I'd foel real lonesome now without u bug or
an insect of some sort."
Wbat's tbe attrnotion here for them'"
Well yon see this office i) sitnattd so as
to catch ovsrythiog that passes through the
depot, and its very convenient as a stop
over station. They feed in litre on stalo
excursion tickets, folders and other railroad
irintod matter. 5[aybe its the colored ink
he hills are printed with that they like,
bnt at any rote they stop hpre. I've given
them a good deal of study, and if I was lit
tle np on Dames I'd make a first chu-s onto-
mologist."
“Many of those horrid earslgs?"
“JlilliniH nf Du in. lit -..in 'mu in him
three inches long, and they can travel, let
mo state. They live up about the celling
with the gr.nddaddy-lorg legs. I was
quick enough ono night tostickapinthrough
ad earwig ond counted his logs. They have
forty-three on a side, makieg eighty-six in
ail. Thero ia one thing very peculiar about
them, too. I often slap a blotter on tlir ui
as they rnn nerosa this board, and no mat
ter how largo ho is, you will only find when
yon lilt np tho blotter a little wet spot on
tbe board. There is no sign of legs and
believe they vanish into nothing whenover
the body ia masked. They Six pci feciiy
harmless, though tbe general idoa prevails
that they crawl into a fellow's eir and boro
tbrongh tho head. I've put them in iny
ear often but they simply curl up in there
as if they were proud to have so snng a
placo to dozo in. Wish I had ods now to
show youl Bat it you want to soo fan,
comodown here soma time when the trains
area little.late and I have to sit in here and
tell people I don't know when tho train
will get in. If yon will, I’ll got up a fight
between a muiqulto and a g. d. You kaow
g. d. moans gr.tnddaddy-long-leg. They've
got a name almost as long i.h their legs.
Talk about trying to break n Texas pony!
You don't know what a circus is. The
_ il. has a mighty plump body, nod lu
tempting to a musquito. In faot bis sole
aim is to got to tbe fat body aud
tbo only oare tbe g. d. has
ia to keep him off with his long logs. And '
tboie they btve it. Thoso long legs ure
twisted into all sorts ot shapes and knots,
and it ho tries to run away the mosquito
nabs him by a bind leg and bolds loin back.
Tbi9 makes tho g. d. madder nml he jumps
nroand livoly. Tho mosqutto always guts
tbe best of the fight, for once Un guts his
bill into tho round littlo body its Katie bar
tbe door for the g. d."
"But the bcgs V
"Thousands cf ’em, and of every shape,
and size ever thought of. You know the
eloetrie light draws a great number
of big, looust-looklng bugs from tho
awnmp down bolow here. Woll, there is a
light out heroin the rear of tbe shed, then
thero is a light under tho ehed, and right
across the street here on top of tho Brown
Honso is anotbei light. These big bugs
havo to pass right by bore to go irom uno
light to another, and they stop and come
into soo mo. Fve seen this offioo so full of
these kind of bugs that 1 had to get Jack,
tho porter round here, to sbovol them out
with a shovel. White I was busy one night
hero selling tickets for a negro camp rnut-t-
Ing down the road n country fellow who
was ns foil as a tick crawled in and went to
sleep behind mo on the floor. Tho bugs began
to kick against being crushed by him and
they crawlod over bis face nt such a rale
that they woko him up. When ho opened
hts eyes and saw those bngs and reached
ont bis band and gathered a handful of
them, ho gavo a yell as ha flirted up tho
alalia that tbo pooplo in tho wailing room
tbonght it was tho whistle of a lcomotivo
in tho depot. He shot out of tho Hhed like
a streak of lightning and my idea Is that ho
hasn't touched liquor sincu. But you c »n't *
alwoys tell by signs. And os for auUl Last
spring tbo carpenters bad to replace
sill over that door there, the
ants having oaten awoy nil bnt
a thin piece where tho paint w^s. I nstd
to bring a lnnch in boro to eat when I sat
np for that 3:35 train from Savannah, and
tho an(B ate every mouthful of it before my
lunoh time. I put it iu my safe one nlgbt
and I'll be pnuebed it they didn't g*-t in
and eat il. And tben talk about mosqnitos!
Well, tbi-n-’s no urn- to till von anything
about mosquitos because yon wouldn't be
lieve me. My punch got out of order one
night and I caught ono of these big swamp
galllnlppers and when I wanted a tick* t
pnnobed I rolled np my sleeve, j ut
tbe ticket on tbe bare arm
and held the mosquito abont where I want
ed it punched, lie wag hungry and scent
ing tbo tender flesh unfer tho ticket, stuck
his bill clean through, aud the ticket was as
oleely punched as if it had been done with
a punch—hello! Are you gont? Y-s, th it's
your train saro enough. Well, good-bye.”
And then tbe window wont do>rn and tho
ticket agent was left alono with his hugs
and mosquitos.
CLEVELAND'S PICTURE.
Rarnore of Coming Trouble at the National
Encampment Over It.
St. Lcuis, August 31.—Specials from Ihit
city say that trouble is breaking out hero
over the recent picture excitement at Wheel
ing and it now Beerns probablo that the scenes
rri! be re enacted here during the National
encampment of tbe Grand Army of thu Rc-
publlo. A great many dolcgates have t-x-
pressd a desire to hang tha l'reaideut s pict
ure over tb- atr.-ta 111 Ir,nit i.l th-ir bud 1
ings, and doubtless the Grand Amy pro
cession wifi be given opportunity enough to
go under or around it. Street coruor dis
cussions over tbe matter are frequent aud
warm, and tbe two Democratic papers of
tbe city arc having a dispute over
it. Ooe takes the ground tbat the army
waa Invited here by the city, »nd that tha
soldiers should be treated as their gcosts,
and nothing done by our cltizrna torau-e
thorn to regret tbeir visit and expresses tbe
hope that no Cleveland picture.) wifi bs
flung to the breeze daring the encampment.
The other claims tbat tho Grand Arm; in
vited itself here, and that it has treated the
city shamefully in the Cleveland invitation
tronble, and that in asking our citi. ins to
haul down tbeir Cleveland banner) npon
the arrival of veterans it is unking unat
cannot and ahonld not bs granted.
Saved 0 rom the Wreck.
New Yobs. September 1.—The steamer
City of Alexandria which arrived from
Havana to-day, brought tbe shipwrecked
crew of seventeen men and captain ot the
German lurk Lena, from Pensacola to the
Nethrrl»nds. She left Pensacola Augrut
17tb, and eiperiencfd A storm nn the 33d,
which became a hurricaueon the 21th. The
deck load became loose, and several of the
crew were hart. They were abont to tsk
boats when the schooner 5for&rigo cam,.
•1-t.g and took them on board. Tbe W- iiv.t*.-., 8-pien
Morange's provisions gave ont, and the lisle, who arrived in W
—hooner took the wrecked men on board i ugu, went to Oxkview Uh,T atternoun i-
The men lost everything but spend a few days as tbe guest of theYr'*»'!-
I dent.
l’igiitMu and r«rry At quitted
Leiingion, Kt. # Septimler 1. In th*
Rowan Circuit Coart at lftmlea l to-day,
Pigrnan *Ld P«rry, charged with thu ninr’-
der of Craig Tolliver, * r* clear*!, att^r
two houra’ deliberation of the jury. Ev*rr.
thing at Morehoad is qoit-t n:i-i no dkL^erU
apprehended from aa outbri-*tk.
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