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VOLUME 22r. BIRMINGHAM. ALA., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1895, NUMBER. 12.
THE WEEKLY* REVIEW
Dun and Bradstreet Still Trying
to Explain
THE GENERAL DEPRESSION
One Says It Is the Weather, the Other
Don’t Know.
AN INCREASE OF FAILURES REPORTED
Bessemer Pig, Steel Billets, WTieat, Corn,
Oats, Pork, LarcL, Coffee, Cotton, Hides,
Petroleum and Cattle Show a
Marked Decline in Prices.
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New York, Nov. 22.—Bradstreet's to
morrow will say:
The check to general trade, which has
been conspicuous for the past few weeks,
still continues. Unseasonably mild
weather and rains have intensified this
feature, which is more conspicuous
south, where the decline in the price of
cotton and consequent check to ship
ments are held to be partly responsible.
But the demand for staples increases on
the appearance of seasonable cold
weather, the result being larger orders
for woolens, shoes, rubbers and holiday
specialties.
Complaints are made in Texas of re
duced shipments of cotton and crop es
timates; these are again lowered. This
is tn contrast to later reports of the prob
able size of the wheat crop, which now
place the amount nearly 100.000 bushels
larger than the crop report last spring.
While perhaps textile manufacturers
are fairly well employed they declare It
is without material profits. Wool re
mains quiet with a fair inquiry, although
manufacturers are not adding to stock.
Uncertainty as to prices of leather
checks and buying of shoes by retailers
depresses the manufacturing In
dustry. There is less demand for Iron
and steel, and prices for standard varie
ties are lower, about one-half of the
year's advance having been lost.
Business failures show another marked
increase, numbering 323 throughout the
United States, against 297 last week,
295 in the week a year ago and 368 In the
third week of November, 1893. The bulk
of the Increase is in the middle and west
ern states.
Notwithstanding continued evidence of
a moderate reduction in the volume of
business In recent weeks the total value
of bank clearings continues of large pro
portions— 31,126.000,000—which, while It is
3.7 per cent less than last week is fully
10 per cent larger than In the correspond
ing week last year, nearly 18 per cent
larger than in the third week of Novem
ber, 1893, and 2 per cent more than in the
corresponding week of 1892.
No less silking than a week ago Is the
comparatively long list of decreases of
prices for staples, among them Besse
mer pig iron and steel billets, wheat,
corn, oats, pork, lard and coffee, among
food products, and cotton, petroleum,
hides and live cattle and hogs. Practi
cally unchanged quotations are reported
for turpentine and rostn, tobacco, leath
er, lumber and coal.
Net railway earnings Reported to Brad
Btreet’s by roads, representing 75 per
cent of the railroad earning capacity of
the country, point to a steadily sustain
ed growth in the volume of net receipts
for nine months of the year, as com
pared with a year ago.
Gold shipments to Europe this week
have been very heavy, amounting to
37,275,000. The outflow of specie was ap
parently swollen by calling In balances
due In Europe by bankers here. Foreign
political conditions have been Improved,
but their efforts supplemented the dis
turbing effects of the gold movement in
the New York stock market.
New York. Nov. 22.—R G. Dunn & Co.
will say tomorrow In their weekly re
view of trade:
Failures for the first half of November
amount to $6,143,808 In liabilities, against
$5,602,303 last year and $7,248,279 in 1893.
Failures for the week have been 320 In
the United States, against 322 last year,
and forty-two in Canada, against thirty
one last year. Reaction in business there
Is none. Efforts to explain It or to at
tribute It to this or that temporary In
fluence are wasted. When stocks bought
In advance of consumption have been
■worked off men will be able to Judge the
cause. Final distribution is to be ex
pected and meanwhile prices are de
pressed by the selling of quantities
bought for speculation by the pressure
of stocks, for which consumers have not
yet been found, and by the idea that
prices may go still lower.
Gold exports have been lowering,
amounting to $2,257,000 last week, and
presumably to $7,350,000 this week, but
are rather a result than a cause of ex
isting conditions. A little selling of
American stocks on European account
has followed forced releasing in foreign
stocks, but the new compact of trunk
lines promises better earnings for rail
ways, though It has no speculative ef
fect, and that with the corn carrying
roads are doing especially well. Earn
ings for the first half of November are the
best reported for years, showing a gain
of 10.6 per cent over last year and only
8 per cent decrease compared with 1892.
Products are lower, without disturbance
or sign of panic. The cotton market has
been assisted alt the week by small re
ceipts and remarkably stiff statements of
scarcity, but has gained a sixteenth,
though some think short receipts were
deliberately organized by planters. It
begins to be a decisive fact that exports
are small partly because stocks abroad
are heavy and partly because the manu
facturer abroad does not find a market
for the usual quantity of goods, the Brit
ish being especially embarrassed.
In this country the cotton manufac
turer has fared better than most others,
escaping an excessive rise and the re
sulting decline. While some prices were
marked too high while cotton was above
9 cents, most goods are held at quoted
prices, and the mills generally have or
ders to cover work Into next year, but It
Is becoming a question whether retail
distribution has kept pace with manufac
turers' orders or with sales to retailers.
Iron and steel products are lower, av
eraging 1 per cent for the week and 7
per cent from the highest. Bessemer,
anthracite No. 1 and barbing quoted
lower, while sales below quotations are
frequent. There Is frequent competition
for orders, most works having little
ahead, and new business is remarkably
email. Structural work is out down by
the strike of house workers here, and
quite a number of mills, principally bar.
have stopped within a few days. The as
sociation reaffirms prices, but do not sell
enough to keep works busy.
Chess Champion Pillabury Bails.
New York, Nov. 22.—Harry Wilson
Pillsbury, the winner of the Hastings
chess tournament, sailed Tuesday for
Southampton on the steamer New York,
whence he is going to Petersburg to par
ticipate in the match between the win
ners of the first, second, third and fifth
prices, these being besides himself
Messrs. Tschlgorin, Lasker and Steinifz.
The Winner of the fourth prize. Dr. Tur
rasch. Is prevented by professional en
gagements from Joining the great bat
tle.
Kaeh player la to contest four games
with every other player, thus giving to
each party the first move twice, so thar
the question of pre-eminence will, for the
present at least, be settled. There is no
doubt that the games will be the best
ever played, each contestant being a
tower of strength.
The Direst Poverty Prevails.
St. John's, N. F.. Nov. 22.—The execu
tive council met last night and decided
to release the convicted smugglers upon
the payment of fines ranging from $75 to
$700, according to the gravity of the of
fense. The offer was communicated to
the prisoners today and they all re
fused to pay any amounts, preferring to
serve the balance of their terms of im
prisonment. The government will give
them until Monday to decide which al
ternative they will nccept, intimating
that no further clemency to them will
be given.
The Telegram, the government organ,
admits the existence of the direst pover
ty in this city. It believes that great
destitution will prevail during the com
ing winter.
PROMINENT BROOKLYNITES.
Eight Car Loads of Them Are Now at the
Exposition—They Will Participate
in Manhattan Day.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 22.—About 8 O’clock
a special train of eight Pullman coaches,
containing the Brooklyn delegation, came
to the city. Among the party are Murat
Halstead of the Standard Union, St. Clair
McKelway of the Eagle, who Is to be
the orator of Brooklyn day; Mayor
Charles W. Schieren, Mayor-elect Fred
erick W. Wurster, Edward Barr of the
Brooklyn bridge, William C. Bryant of
the Brooklyn Times, C. A. Haveland,
William Berrln of the Standard Union,
Timothy L. Woodruff, chairman of the
citizens' committee; Park Commissioner
Frank Squire, Police Commissioner
Welles, Senator Eugene O'Conner and
Thomas W. Pearsall. There are many
ladles In the party. The ceremonies to
morrow will begin at 10:30 a. m.
The Brooklynites will remain over un
til Monday to take part In the exercises
of Manhattan day at he exposition.
Eleven Train Loads of New Yorkers.
Eleven train loads of New Yorkers
have been arriving here one after an
other this afternoon. They come to cel
ebrate New York day, which occurs on
Monduy, the 25th. and are here thus
early in order to take part In the exer
cises of Brooklyn day at the exposition
tomorrow. New York has looked on
quietly at Chicago's demonstration, and
now seems to be prepared to eclipse all
previous efforts. A committee of thirty
is In charge of the social functions In
preparation In honor of New York day,
and money Is being lavished on the dec
oration of the Kimball house with flow
ers. Mr. Warren Leland, the manager
of the hotel, says arrangements are be
ing made for the most brilliant reception
ever given In the south. The New York
ers have said little of their arrangements
In advance, but they are doing things
In princely style. This morning a freight
train arrived wdth 150 beautiful horses
belonging to Squadron "A,” which will
be the escort of Mayor Strong on Mon
day. The following committee of New
York business men Is in charge of the ar
rangements for Manhattan day: Hon. W.
L. Strong, chairman; James Stillman,
treasurer; J. Seaver Page, John C.
Edmes, secretaries; George Milmlne,
Thomas H. Gilroy, H. L. Horton, Isadore
Straus, George L. Putnam, George E.
Armstrong, Walter Stanton, John Sloane,
George C. Clarke, E. A. McAlpin, John P.
Townsend, Samuel Spencer,C. C. Shayne,
Austin Nichols, E. R. Ladew, C. H. Ten
ny, Thomas Williams, William P. Clyde,
Peter A. Franklin, Col. Daniel Appleton,
S. S. Packard, Albert C. Hall, Samuel
W. Fairchild, C. H. Webb, F. B. Arnold,
William Steinway, A. G. Paine and John
A. McCall.
Monday morning at 10 o’clock Mayor
Strong and party will be escorted to the
exposition by Squadron “A” and will
hold the opening exercises In the New
York building. These will consist of an
address of welcome by Mayor King of
Atlanta and a response by Mayor Strong
of New York. An oration will be deliv
ered by President Seth Low of Colum
bia coilege. In the evening a brilliant
reception will be given to the people of
Atlanta by the New Yorkers at the Kim
ball house, and Invitaions for 3000 or
4000 have been sent out.
The Gridiron Club Entertained.
Tonight the Gridiron club formed a
special theater party at he Columbia,
where they witnessed the new patriotic
opera. "The Patriots.” The house was
decorated In honor of the newspaper
men and the fair women who were their
guests. They evinced deep interest In
the opera with its historical theme.
BOTH SIDES ARE FIRM.
AH Effort* To Arbitrate the Strike Have So
Far Failed.
New York. Nov. 22.—The emphatic re
fusal of the Iron league to meet the com
mittee of the union housesmtth’s and
brldgemen's union, it was believed by
both sides this morning, has dispelled
nny hopes that may have been entertain
ed of a settlement of the strike from that
quarter. Both sides remain Just as firm
ly aetlled in their positions today as they
have been all the week.
The state board of arbitration has now
gpren up the attempt to arbitrate the
strike. Commissioner Purcell left the
Murrayhlll hotel this morning for his
home In Rochester. The Iron work on
all of the eighteen buildings affected by
the strike was tightly tied up this morn
ing The bricklayers and stone masons
were busy on all of the buildings, but
they will be forced to quit If the strike
lasts much longer for the reason that the
wall Is but an outer shell and cannot be
built above the iron frames. President
Levy said today that np attempts to em
ploy non-union men on the buildings had
been reported. _ _
■Rev. Bmith Adjudged Insane.
Boston, Nov. 22.—The case of Rev.
Frank Smith came up in the United
States circuit court today before Judge
Nelson, on the question of the sanity of
Mr Smith Lawyer Hopkins of Smith's
counsel, read the suggestion, which
states that Rev. Frank Smith was In
sane at the time of his Indictment for
sending scurrillous and defamatory pos
tal cards through'the malls. His counsel
admitted that SmlftTwrote the cards and
sent them. Witnesses were then called
who testified to the symptoms of Insani
ty In Mr. Smith's case. The court ad
judged the defendant Insane, ajnd he will
be taken to the government asylum at
Washington.
EUGENE V, DEBS IS FREE
A Scene of Wild Enthusiasm
at the Jail.
DRAGGED FROM THE STEPS
Raised High in the Air and Passed From
[Hand to Hand.
HE WAS WELCOMED BY GOVERNOR WAITE
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On tho March From the Prison to the Train 1
He Was Given a Grand Ovation
and His Path Was Strewn
With Flowers.
Chicago, Nov. 22.—Eugene V. Debs for
' five minutes this afternoon was literally
in the "hands of his friends." It was
Just after the arrival of the train load of
enthusiastic admirers of this great strike
leader at the little town of Woodstock,
where he again breathed the air of free
dom for the first time for a half a year.
They had marched from the railroad de
pot to the Jail, and Debs stood upon the
steps awaiting them. There was prelim
inary thunder of hurrahs, and then the
storm of bottled-up admiration broke,
and there was a scene which has hardly
ever been duplicated in the annals of
labor affairs. Without giving hifn a
chance to speak the crowd rushed wildly
upon their hero, dragged him from the
steps and in a few moments had him
ihigh in the air. Those who had the good
fortune to reach him first were allowed
the privilege of holding him, and he
passed from hand to hand, while all the
others struggled to get near him. A
casual spectator might have taken the
whole scene for one of mighty battles
between rival football teams, and have
imagined that Debs had the ball. The
crowd kept up a constant calling and the
band played on, selecting as their theme
“See. the Conquering Hero Comes.” Debs
took it all in the good-natured spirit in
which it was meant, and when he was
put down began a handshaking soiree
that lasted until the train was nearly
ready to start. A luncheon had been
provided for his friends, but everybody
was so busy with congratulations that
few had a chance to taste the sand
wiches which constituted the menu.
They arrived at Woodstock at 5 o’clock,
being filled with labor delegates and
persona] friends of Mr. Debs—about 500
of them in all. They occupied six cars.
The Building Trades association, the
Trades and Labor assembly and other lo
cal associations were represented, though
there were many in these associations
who failed to lend their countenance to
the demonstration. The only one of the
other eight directors of the American
Railway union who was present was
William Burns of Chicago. Among those
who went to Woodstock was Governor
Waite of Colorado. He came all the
way from Denver to be presnt. There
was a notable scene when he and Debs
met. Debs threw his arms around the
aged executive’s neck and said in a
tremulous voice: "God bless you, my
boy." The governor seemed equally
overcome. He made some commonplace
remarks about being glad to see him
again, and then the two men fell to chat
ting on the subjects nearest the hearts
of both.
The march to the train was like the
triumphal entry of a ruler fortunate in
war rather than the welcome of a man
found guilty in the eyes of the law. The
music Was “The Marseillaise,” and the
streets were black with hundreds of cit
izens of McHenry county, standing an
kle deep In the snow to catch a glimpse
of the central figure of the day. Fully
half of the spectators were women and
some brought flowers and threw them
at Debs. Coming back to Chicago on
the train Debs was obliged to walk
twice through all the cars and shake
hands with every occupant. When the
delegation reached Chicago another del
egation was waiting at the News depot
and the scene at Woodstock was dupli
cated In milder colors.
From the depot the line of march was
taken up to Battery D, and although a
miserable drizzle was dropping the
streets were filled with spectators, who
joined the marchers.
TURKS NOT THE CAUSE.
An American Living in Turkey Comes to
Their Rescue.
Boston, Mass., Nov. 22.—“The Turks
are not the cause of the Armenian trou
bles,” was the statement made by Mr.
David Offley this evening to a reporter.
Mr. Offley is an American who has
spent all his life in the dominion of the
sultan. His headquarters Is Smyrna,
Turkey, in Asia, where he is engaged in
the fruit business. He is in Boston now
on business. Mr. Offley attributed the
troubles to the ambitions of the Armen
ians in aspiring to Independence. When
ever a body of them has organized for
effective work, he says, their plans have
always been disclosed by some traitor
among their own number. A British
Turkish government, on the promise of
some of the positions, has always been
sufficient to buy some Armenian.
Then the Turks proceeded to suppress
the treason that has been now attributed
to the Armenian subjects. Many of the
massacres have been committed by
Kurds, who are roaming robbers. The
massacres were committed in the past on
the Christians, or rather for the love of
pillage, and Mr. Offley says there Is a
vein of treachery in most Armenians,
yet there are exceptions to the rule, and
he knows of some Armenian firms in
Smyrna that he would place as high if
not higher than the English firms. He
says the missionaries do an Immense
amount of good and are a splendid body
of people. Mr. Offley added:
“From the knowledge of Turkey I
would say they are among the most hos
pitable and kind people I have ever come
across during my travels In Asia Minor,
where I have lived for a long time. That
does not agree, I know, with the majority
of the reports about them, but I speak as
I find them. I will say that In my humble
opinion the Turks are not entirely the
cause of the trouble.”
He Shot the Officer.
Vevay, Ind., Nov. 22.—About 9 o’clock
last night Officer Knox arrested a man
named Taylor and was on his way to
Jail when Taylor drew a revolver and
fired, killing Knox instantly. Taylor
fled and made his ecape. The officers
sent to Warsaw for bloodhounds. They
arrived here tkl? morning and are now
; on the track of the fugitive. If caught
I Ja It thought Taylor will be lynched.
FOUR BRAVE FIRE LADDIES
Were Buried Under Tons of
Falling Wreckage,
ONE GIRL WAS ALSO KILLED
A Dozen Men, Women and Children Narrowly
Escaped Death.
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THE PROPERTY LOSS WAS QUITE HEAVY
The Fire Swept Through the Dry Goods
and Woolen Exchange Building and
Destroyed $400,000 Worth
of Property.
Chicago, Nov. 22.—A fire, disastrous to
life and property, swept through the
dry goods and woolen exchange building
this morning. Five firemen, in the active
discharge of their duties and totally un
mindful of danger, were carried through
a floor and burled under tons of wreck
age from the five floors above. Four of
the men lie dead, but the fifth was not
seriously Injured. One girl fell from a
window and received Injuries from which
she died. A dozen other men, women
and girls were hurt or overcome by
smoke and many were rescued from Im
minent death. The property loss to the
building at 215 and 217 Vanburen street,
and 276 and 278 Franklin street, and con
tents is estimated at $400,000.
The dead are:
Patrick J. O’Donnell, lieutenant of En
gine company No. 2.
TJiomas J. Prendergast, pipeman.
Martin Sherrock, pipeman.
John Downs, pipeman.
Kate Landgraf, employed in A. Stern
& Co.’s garter factory.
Among the Injured were:
Daniel McNally, pipeman, removed to
St. Luke's hospital; sprained leg and
bruises.
OJga Keller, leg and arm injured.
Nellie Turner, fell from fourth story
window and seriously hurt.
Harry O’Neill, arm broken and back
Injured.
John Bruenhelmer, badly Injured by
falling from fourth story while assisting
girls to escape.
The others who were Injured were girls
and spectators who saved them, all being
overcome by smoke, but they soon recov
ered after medical treatment at hos
pitals or their homes.
All the dead and Injured firemen were
members of Engine company No. 2.
Their captain, Lewis Flenne, escaped the
awful plunge to death only by hanging
to the wall of a window on the second
floor -Until released from his perilous
tion by firemen on a ladder.
He owner of the burned building is
Kubne, Nathan & Fisher, the firm whose
factory and warehouse are at Vanbu
ren and Franklin streets, opposite the
scene of death and destruction.
The following firms were burned out In
the “L” shaped building, which was one
of the most fire-proof and ornamental
In the whole same business district: D.
H. Arnold, linings and clothiers' supplies;
8. Hosenberg, wholesale tailors’ trim
mings; Stern & Belers, wholesale cloth
ing; S. Bernheimer’s samples cotton
goods; Louis M. Barnett, tailor; the Dime
Lunch company; Waring Bros., carpet
soap; J. G. Rallfleldt, samples, buttons;
Abe Fink, notions and fancy goods; Too
tal, Broadliurst, Lee & Co., wholesale
cotton and woolen goods; N. O. Rechman
& Co., wholesale clothing; Arhold Wolf,
fancy and gentlemen’s furnishing goods;
W. L. Lowenbach, manufacturers’
agents; Branham Bros. & Co., samples
woolens; M. Klein, samples clothing;
Philip Klein, matches; C. S. Mahoney &
Co.i samples notions; A. Stein, manu
facturers of garters; J: Rothschild & Co.,
whblesale clothing: Stevens, Sanford &
Handy, samples ,'lothlng: Klotz, Velth &
Co., samples buttons; Fellows & Co.,
wholesale linen collars and cuffs; S. D.
Stryker, manufacturers’ agent; Kalama
zoo Pants and Overcoat company; A. M.
Liebensteln, wholesale silk handker
chiefs: E. F. Lonacher, wholesale cot
ton goods; Assenhelm & Reich, samples
clothing; Judah Bros., samples cloaks
and suits; F. Butterfield & Co., samples
cloths; A. Robinson & Co., samples wool
ens; Leavitt & Mitchell Bros., samples
cloths; Centersville Manufacturing com
pany, plush cloths; S. Einstein, agent;
Louis Friedman, samples clothing; S.
Woerthelmer & Co., samples; Erie But
ton works, samples; S. Kahn, advertising
novelties; D. Rosenkranz. gentlemon s
furnishings; Othomen, Dyer & South
wick, samples cloths; Military News
Publishing company, composing room;
National Thread company; Hamnlond,
Knowlton & Co., wholesale thread; Y.
Hellesoe, Rubber Type company; Town
send & Son. wholesale hosiery and un
derwear- S. Ploslnzsky, fur garment
manufacturer; M. Delee. tailor; Hlnch &
Ould, samples of cloths.
The loss on the building Is $100,000. al
most covered by Insurance. The aggre
gate loss of the many tenants Is placed
at $300,000. the heaviest individual losers
being Stein & Belrs, $75,000.
The fire started at 9:13 o clock on the
fourth floor of the seven-story building
In the garter factory of Stein & Co.,
where many girls were at work. Two
o* these, Kate Landgraf and Nellie Tur
ner Jumped from the windows of the
foul-tfc floor to the sidewalk. The others
were helped down by the firemen and by
Jlahn Brueneheimer. The latter fell hlm
eelf after all the girls were out of the
building and was badly hurt.
The Janitor thinks the fire was in
candiary and accused a man named Buel,
whileother occupants of the building say
tw fire originated In a little room on thef
third:floor used In the making of papier
mache forms. No arrest has been made.
Shortly after 1 o'clock came the second
tragedy of the fire. The flames had been,
practically extinguished and the firemen
of Ehgine No. 2 company were ordered
to the fourth floor in the rear to put out
any incipient blaze that might be found,
mu^h of the contents In that part of the
building only being water soaked. Not
one of the veteran firemen, from Chief
Sweeney down, imagined there was any
danger from falling floors. The unfor
tunate men had taken their hose from
the fourth to the second floor, and, fire
being found. Captain Feene went to the
window on the north and was In the act
of shouting to Peter Hart, the driver of
the company, to shut off the water when!
the fatal cr3sh came.
From the top floor came like an ava
lanche tona of timber, fire proof tiling,
merchandise, safes, radiators, fixtures
from the different offices and a mass of
other stuff on the heads and on all sides
of the firemen, who put duty before safe
ty. An Immense hole was made In the
roar end of the second floor from the root
down, great masses of debris hanging on
the edges of the opening. A cry of hoi'
ror arose from civilians and firemen,
mingled with »the artillery-like roar of
the collapse.
Captain Feene clung for dear life to the
window sill until rescued, and then
bravely Joined the small band of res
cuers whom Chief Sweeney tent to tho
debris. Only one faint voice was heard,
that of McNally. All the others had
probably been killed Instantly. After
half an hour’s work the men. who were
in danger every minute of more flooring
falling on them, extricated McNally, and
the others were given up for -dead.
Streams of water were poured on the
ruins from all parts on account of the
fire breaking out and to save the bodies
from being burned. Ail the dead firemen
were married men and leave large fam
ilies. The work of recovering the bodies
was continued throughout the night.
A Negro Lyncht d.
Savannah. Ga., Nov. 22.—A Morning
News special from Warrenton. Ga., says:
People coming In from Gibson, In
Glassock county, today report the lynch
ing of a negro named Balam Hancock
last night by a mob of enraged citizens
for an attempted outrage on Miss Bessie
Shelton, a white girl, 17 years old. The
young lady and her little sister had gone
out hunting hickory nuts one mile from
their home. They were met by th* black
brutie, iwho attempted to assault the
elder girl, hut the screams of the younger
sister frightened him and he disappeared
In the woods. He was captured m Jef
ferson county and taken before the
young ladles, who identified him fully.
He was carried to jail by the sheriff
and last night the mob broke, open the
jail and lynched him near the scene of
the crime.
TWO FARMERS FLEECED.
Confidence Men Show Them the Town
and Take Their Money for
the Pains.
Mobile, Nov. 22.—(Special.)—Eli Guy
and Stephen McLeod, two well-to-do
planters of Clark county, came to Mo
bile yesterday afternoon for the purpose
of selling their cotton. When the fleecy
staple had been disposed of and a goodly
roll pocketed, the festive farmers started
out for a general good time. They had
not long been in the tenderloin district of
the city when they met A1 Kidd, who
calls himself a turfman from Evansville,
Ind., and Frank Hale from Tampa, Fla.
Straightway they made friends, and at 3
o'clock this morning, in the Crystal
Palace, a notorious dance hall on St.
Michael street, Kidd approached Guy
with the confidential information that It
was dangerous for him to be in such a
place with so much money and suggested
that he would take his purse and wait
for him on the outside. Guy did
not hesitate to deliver over his wealth
to the amount of $145, And was very much
surprised on going out of the house to
find that Kidd had disappeared. He
waited about the place for nearly half
an hour for the man’s return, but he
never came back. The matter was re
ported at police headquarters and the
confidence . mpn were captured Just as
they were In the act of taking a train at
the union depot. The money was re
covered and both the men are In Jail.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
Several Important Questions Settled—The
End Is Drawing Near.
Columbia, S. C., Nov. 22.—The conven
tion has provided that there shall hence
forth be four instead of three supreme
court judges, to be elected by the legis
lature as heretofore, having terms of
eight years, Instead of six, as at present.
By a vote of 09 to 66 the convention re
fused to allow them to be elected by the
people.
This evening and tonight the commit
tee did good work In the convention. It
managed to get the article on Judicial
department through to a third reading,
and at a late hour tonight a second read
ing was given the article on eminent do
main and the ordinance providing for
the payment of the January Interest on
the state bonds and providing for the
payment of the expenses of the conven
tion. The end is now drawing near.
This evening the convention refused
to make the circuit judges' election by
the people, but decided that their term
of office should be four years, and passed
a section providing for the establish
ment of county courts by the legislature.
Senator Tillman had this section put in
the article:
"The courts shall give to divorces from
the bonds of matrimony heretofore or
after granted by the courts of other
states of the union the same force and
effect in this state as in the states where
granted; provided that the marriage cer
emony was actually performed outside
of the limits of this state and there was
one of the contracting parties who was
neither a resident of this state nor of
South Carolina at the time of the cere
mony.
THE KNIGHTS ADJOURN
To Meet in Rochester Next Yoar—Several
Questions Settled.
Washington, Nov. 22.—The general as
sembly Knights of Labor adjourned at
7:30 this evening to meet at Rochester,
N. Y., on the first Tuesday after the sec
ond Monday In November, 1896. The
press committee of the general assem
bly was directed to send a telegram to
Mr. Debs, adressed to Battery D, Chi
cago. Their telegram read:
‘‘The general assembly of Knights of
Labor halls with celebration your re
lease from Illegal imprisonment as the
beginning of a grand public uprising of
the whole people against the Introduction
of autocratic czars With republican In
stitutions. Consider us with you to the
end.”
Two delegates were appointed to the
Farmers Alliance and Industrial union
convention to be held in February, 1896.
A resolution was adopted condemning,
the governor of Idaho for forming three
militia companies of aliens during the re
cent Couer d’Aliene troubles. General
Master Workman Sovereign was selected
as a delegate to the International Labor
convention in London, Eng., to be held
in August next year, and T. J. O’Reilly
of Brooklyn was selected to serve In bis
place as proxy.
The question of excluding the Japa
nese from this country was laid on the
table. It being held that such action
would not be consistent, Inasmuch as
the Knights of Labor believed In uni
versal organizations.
Resolutions were adopted protesting
against the competition of marine’ and
milt bands wdth citizens’ bands.
With regard tu letter carriers, provid
ing for four classes, with maximum pay
at $1200 Instead of $1000 as aj present,
and condemlng the Judiciary and favor
ing amending the constitution so as to
take the power of appointment from tfca.
president.
Resolutions were also adopted con
demning the use of the militia in labor
troubles and the circulation of national
bank notes and advocatlfe the govern
ment control of the highways.
OUR GOLD ISjLYING OUT
$4,555,000 Will Take Its De
parture Today,
ONLY $82,3r£,J00 REMAIN
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All But the R’ ^ Cause Assigned By the
’ c-.sury Officials.
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THE COL' *jE OF THE KAFFIR BOOM
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And tb^®? oubles in the East Is Paid To Be
at the Bottom of It-Why the Steam
ship Horsa Was Released- Capt.
Kowgate in the Pen.
Washington, Nov. 22.—The release of
the steamer Horsa, seized at Kingston,
Jamaica, the other day for landing tili
busterers in Cuba, is thus explained:
The vessel sails Under the Danish flag,
and as the offense charged against her
was committed partly in the United
States and partly in Cuban waters, the
officials at Kingston concluded they had
no Jurisdiction and released her.
Secretary Herbert, us in the cases of
Boston and New York, has declined the
invitation of the Philadelphia chamber of
commerce to attend their banquet on the
26th instant.
Captain Howgate was today taken to
Albany penitentiary to serve his sen
tence of eight years for forgery and em
bezzlement while ut the signal service
of the army.
The treasury department was informed
early this morning that $5,000,000 in gold
had been engaged for export to Europe
on Saturday. Secretary Carlisle earned
the information over to the White House
when he went over at 11 o'clock to attend
the usual Friday cabinet meeting.
Hut later this afternoon Assistant
Treasurer Morgan telegraphed Secretary
Carlisle that the actual gold withdrawals
today were $4,050,000, of which $1,000,000
was taken in gold coin and $3,050,000 in
gold bars. With the $500,000 taken on
Thursday this will make the gold exports
tomorrow $4,550,000. Hazard Freres,
who. early this morning, engaged $1,250,
000 for export, reduced their order .to
$800,000. With this export the treasury
gold reserve stands at the close of busi
ness today at $82,350,000.
Various causes are assigned by the
treasury officials for the heavy gold ex
ports at this time. Chief among them
is the collapse of the Kaffir mining boom
in South Africa.
The eastern' troubles have also caused
weakness in theHourscs In Paris, Berlin,
Frankfort and London, leaving the New
Tfork market Jhe only financial center
where stocks and bonds could Ije’ sold
without great sacrifice.
As a result of realization on American
securities held abroad, to make good
losses sustained in speculation In South
Africa, gold has to be shipped to meet
such sales. Other reasons assigned aro
the small export of cotton and the large
tanport of foreign goods, together with
the further fact recognized the world
over that gold Is more readily obtained
from the treasury of the United States
than from any other nation.
Some times within the past few years
the treasury reserve gold had been at
a much lower flgUre than now. On Jan
uary 31, 1354, just before the first bond
Issue of $50,000,000, it fell to $65,650,175,
and even after that gold was put into the
reserve, sending It up to $107,309,000 on
March 10. It fell on August 10 to $52,
499,787. Just before the second bond is
sue was made the reserve stood at $69,
090,000. From the gold received from this
second $50,000,000 of bonds the reserve
reached Ion December 10 $106,821,428.
From this figure it fell gradually to $41,
293,212 on February 9,1895, when the
third bond issue, this time for $62,400,000,
was made. As u result of this issue the
gold reserve attained on June 29, $107,612,
000, from which figure It has continued
to decline, as the result of withdrawals
for exports, to today’s figures, $82,350,
000. One effect of the heavy gold with
drawals at New York this week has been
to reduce the gold coin not covered by
outstanding gold certificates to about
$27,000,000 and to so seriously deplete the
stock of gold coin at the New York sub
treasury that gold coin from several
western sub-treasuries and from the
United States mint at Philadelphia has
had to be shipped to New York to re
plenish Its reduced gold stock.
The treasurer of the United States,
Hon. D. N. Morgan, In his annual report
on the operations and condition of the
treasury, after giving figures as to the
receipts and expenditures, which differ
very slightly from those already pub
lished, says: “Aside from the variations
in the total stock of gold in the country,
which are dependent upon the domestic
production and consumption, as well as
the imports and exports of the metal, the
most Important change now going on In
the composition of the money supply
arises from the gradual retirement of
the treasury notes of 1890, through their
redemption In silver dollars. By this
process, which began in August. 1893,
and has continued since, the total Issue
of $155,931,002 of these notes was reduced
by September 30, 1895, to $143,666,280.
ARMENIANS ON A STRIKE.
Seventy-five of Them Refuse To Work
With Three Turks.
Providence. It. I., Nov. 22.—Seventy
five Armenians, employed at the Whltlns
Machine works, at WhltlnsvWe. struck
yesterday because the superintendent re
fused to discharge three Turks, who
were working In company with them.
Previous to this act the Armenians held
a meeting In reference to this matter and
a deputation waited on the superintend
ent, and said that Inasmuch as the Turks
were Insolent enemies of the Armenians
they did not think It profitable to work
In their company. The superintendent
did not consider thetr claims strong
enough to cause the discharge of the
three Turks and refused to remove them,
whereupon the seventy-five Armenians
quit work.
An $80,000 Failure.
Baltimore, Nov. 22.—Peter J.. Henry C.
and David E. Wlnebrenner, trading as
Wlnebrenner Bros., oyster and fruit
packers, made an assignment today for ,
the benefit of their creditors. The assets
are $80,000; liabilities not stated. Ina
bility to make collections and an unu
sual depression In their particular line
of business caused the suspension.
Failure at Greenville.
Greenville,Nov. 22.—Special.)—The firm
of Drum A Eseklel wap closed up today
under attachments sued out by various
creditors. The amount Involved la re
ported to be about $17,000.