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( THE MORNING NEWS. 1
J Establishbd 1950. Incorporated 1888. V
( J. H. ESTILL, President. )
GRAND ARMY’S REUNION.
the trains emptying thou-
SANDS INTO WASHINGTON.
Nearly 200,000 Stransfers In the City.
The Olty Swathed In Bunting and
the National Colora Displayed on
All Publlo and Private Buildings.
The Fao Simile of the Old Kearaarge.
The Old Soldiers Visiting Pamlllar
Scenes of the War—President Harri
son Unable to Be Present Vice
President Morton to Formally Open
the Reunion.
*
Washington , Sept. 18.—By to-morrow
when the 26th annual reunion of the G.
A. R. will be formally opened by Vice-
President Morton, this olty will be thronged
with a popul&oe which has perhaps nerer
been exceeded, and the multitude now here
Is hourly augmented by the>rriving trains,
which empty thousands of persons Into the
gates of the national oapital to wltoew
what Is now predioted will be the largest
attended and the most suooassful meeting the
organization has ever experienced. By to
morrow the city will have as Its guests a
crowd approximately estimated to be nearly
200,000 In number. Unlike the day* of in
auguration this crowd does not ootne to
stay a day or two, but a week, and many
dollars are expected to drop into the ooffers
of the olty frotn this large influx of people.
BUNTING IN PROFUSION.
To-night the oity is Bwathed in bunting,
the national oolors, and every form of deco
ration that cun be utilized to make attract
ive the standi and publlo and private build
ings. Decorators have been at work on
many of the public buildings during the
day, and as a result they are masses of
brilliant tri-oolored banners, streamers and
banting, in which the national oolors are
conspiouous, and emblems of strength,
power and prosperity are to be seen on every
pillar and corner where it was possible to
tastefully wind some bright hue. Huge
Sags and banners are floating and snapping
at every point, and every one on the streets
seemed
IMBUED WITH THE HOLIDAY-LIKR FEELING
of theocoasion. The day opened beautifully.
Tbe weather, which has been unusually
clear for week, was even more so
to-day, with just enough breeze blowing to
keep the flage standing proudly out from
their poles aud to cause the sides of the
teats to quiver with a soft undulating mo
tion. All the visitors took advantage of
the weather and were on tbe streess from
early In the morning until past nightfall,
when some of the older members sought
rest for the march to-morrow. Every one
was bent on seeing ail that waa to be seen,
and their walks and rides extended not
only throughout the oity itself, but to
Arlington, the soldiers’ home and points of
interest in the vicintty.
VISITS TO FAMTLIAR SCENES.
Many went down the Potomac river to
take a look ouce agaiu at the places that
were familiar to them during the war, aud
the scenes of aotive hostilities were pointed
out to those who had heard of them, but
had not been on the field during the action.
The streets were alive with brass bauds
escortiug arriving posts to their quarters,
and down in the white lot which will be the
field of attraction during ths encampment
thousands were gathered to weloome the
arriving guests to their quarters. Down ou'
the beautiful plateau near the river front
aud within theshadowof tha towering shaft
raised to the memory of Washington there
is a settlement, sprung up as if by magic,
wbioh will be
THE ABODE OF 15,000 VETERANS
during their temporary stay in the city
here. Here they will be boused, fed and
cared for with all the attention that minute
oare to detail with a view to comfort cau
give, aud from tbe Inspection of this camp,
the like of which in size and general ar
rangement has certainly never been at
tempted at any previous encampment, it
will be seen that nothing lias been left un
done to provide the old soldiers witb a rest
ing place almost approaching luxury to
while away their evenings and dream of the
days gone by. Certainly no camp is more
perfectly situated from ’ tha standpoint of
be iutyand accessibility to the city proper,
and the arrangements, both sanitary and
otherwise, show the care wbioh could
HARbLY HAVE BEEN EXCEEDED
had it been the Intention to make the camp
an abiding place of long duration instead of
a temporary retreat of five or six days.
Just north of tbis settlement and directly
south of the President’s mansion there is an
other spaoe of ground, but this, unlike the
former, while also a place where some 10,000
or i5,000 warriors will be lodged and fed, is
more beautiful In appearance than the long
rows of board barracks whloh cover the
greater part of the plain surroundiug the
monument. This Is a camp proper, with
rows upou rows of fleecy white army tents,
loaned by the war department for tbe occa
sion, with here and there a tent of olrous
dimensions from which
THE GREAT FLAG FLOATS,
telling that it is headquarters of the post
Wring the name of some of tbe Into war’s
chieftains. A more suitable place and a
more level and appropriate plateau grounds
could not be found for a camp site. It lies
near the President's residence,and oonsists of
n circular plateau a mile around of green
sward, which, until the hammer aud saw of
the carpenter anil shipbuilder made its ap
pearance, was never before used for any
Purpose except tbe drills of competing com
panies of soldiers. To-day it is dotted from
nud to end and side by side with hundreds of
tents. From a huge tri-colored flagstaff in
the center
FLOATS THE NATIONAL OOLORS.
over the grand stand below, where the dedi
cating exeroises will be held, and near by,
a reproduction as to every detail, stands the
0,l warship Kearsarge, riding peacefully
on terra firms, unhampered by auchor or
chains as 7et and dressed from stem to
•tern, rainbow fashion, with naval exact
ness. The camp has been alive with sight
seers and soldiers all day, while the inces
sant hammering and sawing going on tell
that the Sabbath does not interfere with
•aipbuildlng when It is neceasary to com
.a craft like the old Koarsarge to
•“ord a sight, if not in reality, then as
“?** a® Possible to tho ship on wihich some
01 the naval veterans here
FOUGHT IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL.
By to-morrow morning the old ship will
I completed in every respect, with her side
adders down ready for curioua parsons to
■count her decks, descend into her cabins or
si 1,8 s * l ' n U P aloft. Aside from the tents
inch wifi give cover to several thousands,
■aere are long rows of barracks near by,
*' a in another part of tbe olty a camp has
caen established which will accommodate
,UUO souls with oooking and dining rooms.
cmp Garfield, in the southeast portion of
cecity and some distance away from the
eadouarters of activity and bustle. Is
dually wall supplied with barracks, oook
eating places, and ether arrangements
*°r the general
welfare of the old soldiers.
The soene at camp this morning was
I artioularly subvening, and it would not
ave been hard for on* to Imagine himself
*• a barraoks with regular soldiers, had it
v
Wat JMflfttitt#
not been for the age of the veterans as they
thronged the portioos smoking their pipes
and reading the papers. Many of them,
however, preferred to satisfy the Inner man,
and at many points little knots of men
could be seen busily engaged In devouring
watermelons, oantaleuos and all kinds of
fruits, while
"DOUBLE-J OINTHD, BO W-LKGGED PEANUTS”
came in for a large share of patronage,
barbers' chairs with talkative tonsorial
artists, who found ready and willing listen
ers in the old soldiers, were looated at
many points and to all appearances did a
good business. The übiquitous vender of
medals and buttons aud other G. A. R. de
vices was present everywhere and found
ready buyer*. Later in the day and toward
evening the camp began rapidly
to fill up with arriving posts,
and by to-morrow morning
there will be few beds unoccupied. Thou
sands of persons swarmed to the barracks
and camp admiring the gayly decorated
tents arranged with military precision,
bunting and flags fluttering from every
point where it was possible to attaoh a
piece, and wondering how It was possible to
change a flat pleoe of turf Into a scene of
such bustling activity lu so short a time.
A TF LEG RAM FROM THE PRESIDENT.
Vico President Morton reoeived the fol
lowing telegram this evening:
Loon Lake. N. Y„ Sept 18, 1892.
Hon. LeviP, Morton, Washington, D. C.:
It is now quite certain that I will not be able
to take any part in the grand army exercises,
and will be very glad if, as second officer of the
government, you will take the duties assigned
to me on the official programme, that all possi
ble honors may be shown to the veterans who
may gather this week at the national capital.
Benjamin Harrison.
MRS. HARRISON BETTER.
The President and Bla Household
Much Encouraged.
Loon Lake House, N. Y., Sept. 18, 6 p.
m. —The President and the members of his
household are more encouraged than ever to
day over the favorable reports made to
them by Dr. Gardner in regard to the condi
tion of Mra Harrison. That gentleman
made the following statement of the case to
a representative of the Associated Press in
the presence of Russell Harrison and
Lieutenant and Mrs. Parker while they,
with others, were enjoying a sunbath on
the beautiful lawn in front of the Loon
Lake house this afternoon:
IMPROVING RAPIDLY.
“ Mrs. Harrison Is improving very rap
idly. Since the last formations there has
been no reproduction of fluid in the cavity
of the pleura, and so far as this effusion is
ooncerned Mra Harrison may be oonsidered
out of danger. Of course, I cannot say
positively that the fluid will not form
again, but Ido not think it will. I see no
necessity for another operation, and there
will be none unless there is an unlooked for
accumulation of fluid.
NOW ABLE TO SIT UP.
Mrs. Harrison is now able to sit up in bed
with her back propped up with pillows, and
she has rented quietly in that position
nearly all day. She is now taking as muoh
nourishment as she did before the appearance
of the recent complication, and is gaining
steadily in strength. That is about all I
eare to say about the case at present.”
VV hile the members of the family aßSert
that no plans have been made for the future
it is learned on undisputed authority that
arrangements are being made for
AN EARLY REMOVAL
of Mrs. Harrison to Washington, and that
the start will be made as early as Tuesday
morning next, providing present favorable
conditions continue. Mrs. Harrison appoal
every day to the President to tako her to
Washington as the best possible
way of bringing about her restora
tion to health, and her physician has
Anally consented to her removal provided
her present rate of improvement oontinues
a few days longer. It is the opinion of the
family that the fatigue of the long journey
will be more than counterbalanced by the
contentment and peaoe of mind wbioh the
Invalid will feel in the fulflllment of the de
sire now engrossing almost
her entire attention.
It Is safe to predict that the journey will
not be attempted unless all concerned are
fully satisfied that it oau be successfully ac
complished. The details of the proposed
trip are purposely suppressed. Tbe Presi
dent has been obliged to cauoel his engage
ment to receive the grand army veterans
on Wednesday evening. fie has given
orders, however, that the white house be
thrown open to them without regard to
hours.
Religious services were held In the parlor
of the hotel this evening under the leader
ship of Private Secretary Halford.
a consultation.
An arrangement was effected this evening
whereby Dr. Trudeau of the Saranac sani
tarium will oome here to-morrow to consult
with Dr. Gardiner as to the possibility of
Mrs. Harriion’s transfer to Washington.
The President received a telegram to
night from the Seoretary of the Treasury
saying that the cholera crisis is practically
post and that there appears to be no longer
any danger of a spread of the disease.
A DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.
a Premature Explosion on the Phila
delphia Wounds Two Gunners.
Baltimore, Sept. 18. —A distressing ao
curred yesterday on tbe United States
cruiser Philadelphia during the bom
bardment which considerably short
ened the sham battle. By a pre
mature explosion of a shell a portion of it
entered the left breast tearing away the flesh
and scattering tbe ribs of Martin F. King.
Another gunnor standing alongside him
was badly injured by the wadding entering
his neck and face, tearing away his arm and
mangling him horribly.
TAKEN TO FORTRESS MONROE.
Fortress Monroe, Va., Sept. 18. —The
orulser Fhiladelpnia went to Norfolk this
morning and put three meu who were
seriously injured by the explosion of a gun
yesterdav in tbe naval hospital. She passed
out for Newport at 4 o'clock p. m.
GERMAN ROMAN CATHOLICS.
Annual Convention of the Central So
ciety of North America at Dubuque.
Dubuque, la., Sept. 18. —The seventh an
nual convention of the German Roman
Cathollo Central Society of North America
opeued here to-day. Thousands ot people
arrived last night and this morning
Nioholas Gorner, president of the local
oommittee, welcomed the visitors and briefly
traced tho history of the ohurcb and its re
markable growth in the Mississippi valley.
Mayor Sanders followed in a speech of
weloome, which was responded to on behalf
of the convention by President Adolph
Weber of Raoine,
Yellow Fever Reported In Mississippi.
New Orleans, Sept. 18.— The Pieayunc.
Ocean Springs, Miss., special says: “An
apparently well founded report is in cir>
culation here to the effect that the vessel
Rosina Smith, now lying at Ship’s Island,
has yellow fever aboard. On* man died on
board yesterday.
SAVANNAH, GA.. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1892.
CHOLERA IN NEW JERSEY
A DEATH REPORTED FROM IT AT
NEW BRUNSWICK.
The Vlotim Capt. Carr of a Canal Boat.
The Body Wrapped In Antiseptic
Blankets and Burled—The Inmates of
the House bent to the Pest House.
The Reports From New York and
Quarantine.
New Brunswick, N. J. Bept. 18.— Capt.
James Carr, owner of the canal boat Henry
Cahill, lying at the foot of Sixteenth street,
oame to his mother’s house, at 12 John's
street tnls city, with his wife and sick
children Friday evening, by the steamboat
New Brunswick, and was stricken with
oholera this morning, and this evening Is
very low. The case is pronounced Asiatio
oholera by Dr. Baldwin, inspector
of the board of health. Tne
house has been quarantined and the past
house prepared for the patient, but it Is
thought he will die before be oan be taken
there. The oity is la a good sanitary con
dition. There is muoh exoitemeut but no
panio,
CAPT. CARR DEAD.
New Brunswick, N. J., Sept. 18, 9p.
m.—Capt Carr died at 7:20 o’clock to-night.
He suffered little during the last two hours.
Dr. Edson of New York ha* been sent for
to make an examination of the body before
interment for the satisfaction of the local
physician*. By order of Mayor Van
Oieef, the body to-night was
wrapped in antiseptlo blankets and
burled in a six foot grave in the new
Cathollo cemetery. A guard has been
placed at the pest house, because of threat*
to burn It. To-morrow six inmates of the
house where Capt. Carr died will be tent to
the pest house and keDt isolated. Dr. Waiter,
the New York health board inspector pro
uonncee the case one of cholera.
THE SITUATION IN NEW YORIf.
No New or Suspected oases Reported
by the Health Board.
New York, Bept. 18.—The board of
health issued a bulletin this afternoon in
which it was stated that no cases or sus
pected raies of cholera had appeared since
the last bulletin, and no deaths from cholera
had occurred siuce Tuesday. They report
that there is no reason to believe
the diagnosis of the attending physician in
In the case of Peter Callahan, a suspected
case of cholera, to be Incorrect, in that
the death was due to diarrhoea and ex
haustion, The report of the bacteriologist
as to the case of Mary Connery, a suspected
cholera case, is to the effect that no
sperillium of oholera has beau discovered.
Quarantine, S. L, Sept. 18.—Dr. Byron,
in his midnight census report Cos Dr. Jen
kins, says: “Dr. Abbott has just returned
from the ships. He reports all O. K. Our
patients are improving rapidly.
“There is one new case of measles in our
hospital. The census admitted dead 8,
transferred to Hoffman 5, transferred to
convalescent wards 4, transferred to sick
wards 2. Total sick 11. Suspects and cod'-
valescents 25."
NO DEATHS NOB NEW CASES.
Washington, Sept. 18.— Surgeon Gen
eral Wyman of the marine hospital service
to-night received from the New Yorkjboard
of health the following message:
There have been no deaths from cholera since
Bcpt. 13, and no suspeotod oases at present
Hum iss Clark,
Secretary Board of Health.
NO OPPOSITION MANIFESTED.
Fire Island, N. Y., Sept. 18.—Not the
slightest opposition was offered by the Isilp
health authorities or bay men to t he land
ing of the Wyoming’s passengers to-day.
In fact, not oue of either was to be seen
ashore. The belief among tbe military and
civil officers In oharge is tbat the hostile
demonstrations made were due to the peo
ple not being thoroughly acquainted with
what transpired during the early part of
last week, os they did not know that the
resolutions, of wnich copies were served yes
terday, bad been adopted on Tuesday im
mediately after the landing of the Normau
nia’s passengers, aud that the Isilp board of
health had, within a few hours, announced
that
NO FURTHER PROTEST
would be made, but suits to recover the pen
alty be would begun and the matter taken
to the grand jury. Dr. Voight and Manager
Wall had all arrangements so complete tor
quickly and pleasantly locating tbe new ar
rivals tbat within an hour after the land
ing every one had possession of a room and
had dined. Even those who bad protested
moat against their removal here express
satisfaction. No sickness among the pas
sengers Is reported.
AT CAMP LOW.
Camp Low. Sandy Hook. N. J., Sept.
18.—The unfortunates who have been de
tained on the ships and at Hoffman Island
during tbe last two weeks were larded here
to-day. Tbey are the passengers from the
Hamburg-Amerloan paoket steamer* Nor
inannia and Rugia, and oome here to un
dergo a third of the required detention in
quarantine. The 700 people who were
landed from Hoffman Island oame In two
parties on tbe steamer William Fletoher.
ONTARIO AND CHOLERA.
To Fight It by Inspection, Isolation
and Disinfection.
Toronto, Ont., Sept. 18.—A conference
between the provincial board of health and
the Ontario government decided to
fight the cholera In Ontario by in
spection, disinfection and isolation, and
not by an attempted quarantine. An in
spector will be appointed at Kingston, Sus
pension Bridge and Niagara, and at tue
latter station disinfecting apparatus will be
erected similar to that la use in Grosso Isle.
In this way the government hopes to keep
out cholera without Injury to busmes*.
THE SITUATION AT HAMBURG.
The Reports Bhow a Big Decrease In
Cases and Deaths.
Hamburg, Sept 18.— From returns re
ceived In regard to the ravages of the ohol
era In this oity, It is learned that 286 fresh
cases and 127 deaths were reported yester
day. These figures, however, iuclude 96
fresh oases and 45 cases whloh occurred on
tbe previous days, thus showing a big de
crease both in the number of patients and
mortality for the pestilence. Publlo con
certs will be resumed to-night.
PARIS AND HAVRE’S RECORDS.
Paris, Sept. 18.— In this oity and suburbs
yesterday fifty fresh cases of oholera and
thirteen deaths were reported. In Havre
the number of fresh coses was six and three
deaths.
Russia’s report.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 18.—Forty-one
fresh eases of cholera were reported yester
day aod fifteen deaths. Returns show tbat
the epidemic throughout Russia is steadily
decreasing in virulence.
QUEBNSTOWN’3 DETENTION.
All American Llnea to Be Inspected
Before Entering That Port.
London, Sept. 18.— Tha steamships Ber
yls and Arizona sailed for New York to-
day without steerage passengers. The
Queenstown authorities announce that
henceforth, until all danger of cholera in
fection has ceased, a doctor will board all
American liners arriving at Queenstown
from ports In the United States, and that if
any sickness is found on the steamer the
vessel must be placed in quarantine before
any of tho passengers are allowed to land.
Otherwise the steamer must prooeed direct
for Liverpool, only communicating with
Queenstown for the purpose of procuring
the servioes of a pilot.
BANKER OLBWB’ VIBWS.
The Financial Outlook as Been From
Wall Street.
New York, Sept. 17.—We have now
reaohed a stage of the year when the Wall
street markets assume shape and drift for
the fall movement. The men of finance
have returned from their summer recrea
tions prepared for new venture*; tbe results
of the season’s crops have been (excepting
that of Indian oorn) definitely ascertained ;
the conditions and prospects of the various
branches of trade have been weighed; mon
etary movements are distinctly mark
ing out their future drift; and
generally tbe conditions that are to
shape the next few months of
Investment operations should be now woll
understood. Under ordinary clroumstanoos,
tbe group of normal conditions at present
existing would be regarded as encouraging
to Investment and favorable to higher
prices.
At present, however, all calculations of
investment values are unsettled by the in
tervention of a plague which, in Its effects
upon publlo confidence, is little less serious
than an outbreak of war. lu Europe and
Asia, the oholera bas assumed dimensions
equal to those of great historio pestilences,
and we are protecting ourselves against its
Invasion only by exercising the sternest vig
ilance. Measured by its interruptions of
trade, its disturbance of confidence, its
damage or destruction of imported goods
and Its check upon exports—Uni preventive
vigilance Is but little less costly than tbe
actual spread of the epidemic itself would
be. The principal difference between the
mere dread of the disease and Its aotual
prevalence is that. In the former case, panio
aud paralysis are escaped, while in the lat
ter case both tbe evils ars rampant.
So far we have escaped as well as oould
be expeoted, and the' thoroughness of our
precautionary measures daily strengthens
the hope that we may continue to do so to
the end. But ail feel that with suoh an
insidious enemy there (t no such thing as
assuming our safety until the vitality of the
fatal microbe is extinguished by frost. We
hare therefore to anticipate yet some weeks
of exposure to this danger. aud during tbat
period tho markets must be expeoted to re
main unsettled from this cause. In esti
mating this prospect it is to be remembered
that it it not a ease of misfortune coming
upou an intrinsioally weak market. It is
rather a oase of transient oheok upon a
series of prosperous conditions which, It
uninterrupted, would naturally produce au
active demand for investments and ad
vancing prioes. It is situply an instance of
arrest of wholesome and prosperous tendene
cles; with little real probability tbat th
peniionce will get a foothold aud develop
into a widespread calamity, and with a
certainty that the dangers will disappear in
the course of a tew weeks. It is hardly
reasonable to expeot tbat, under such limi
tations, this element of fear will came the
large and wealthy owners who now are the
prluolpal owners of stocks to part with
their holdings at any important sacrifice of
price. The conditions will undoubtedly be
favorable to professional “bear" operators;
but tbe outside element jo tbe market is so
light tbat they oanuot hope to force out
much stock from that source, while tbe
capitalist holders may bs trusted to take
oare of themselves.
It will no doubt be urged that the low
condition of the bank reserve aud the pos
sibility of further exports of gold suggest
the possibility of a stringent money market.
There is undeniably soma truth lu this; but
let that factor be taken at its proper value
and It will be found to be tbe bugbear that
some picture. Tbe late extraordinary ease
in money hat been favorable to tbe procure
ment of long loans, and a large proportion
of those loans have yet some time to run be
fore they mature, the result being that
most of these holders of stocks are protected
until about the end of tbe time for which
tho plague can be expected to continue.
Again, it is not to be expected that, with
oali money at 5@6 at New York and l@l%
per cent, in London and |with trade so de
pressed in Great Britain as to keep the Lou
dou market extremely easy probably for
months to ootne, this center will fail to be
ootne an early borrower in London. As the
situation uow stands. London is likely In
deed to find temporary loans in New York
the best means of employing its idle bal
anoes.
We shall probably be told tbat European
suspicion toward oar securities, created by
our silver polloy, will act as au impediment
to our borrowing in the forslgu markets.
This might oonoeivably be the case if wa
had no unquestionable gold bearing securi
ties available for collateral; that, howover,
is tho opposite of being tbe faot. Nor do
we think it probable that, as matters at
present a’aud, there is muoh probability
that foreign holders of our stocks aud bonds
will carry this discrimination much farther,
except upon some new provocation. Europe
is getting to better understand our national
attitude on the sliver question. It has just
seen the silver faction distinctly defeated in
congress, It has the spectacle of both
political parties appealing to tho
people on a strictly conservative
attitude toward silver: It sees tbe
press prepared to demand a suspension of
sliver coinage in the event of the silver con
ferences falling to establish a system of in
ternational freeoolnage: and It begins to
see how, in the event of suoh failure, tbe
United States may prove quite as compote it
to take conservative care of Its metallic cur
rency as any other nation. The features In
relation to our silver question are likely to
be still better understood abroad under tho
discussion whloh the approaching confer
ence will excite; ami we are for those rea
sons disposed to oonolude that Europe is
likely to suspend its return of our obliga
tions until It beoomes more apparent what
is likely to be our permanent policy on'this
question.
While, upon the grounds above speci
fied, we can see uo reason for expecting
tbat tbe cholera alarm will develop Into any
general or important break In the prices of
stocks, yet nevertheless the market is likely
to be a fluctuating one, affording ample op
portunities for quiek turm with moderate
profits.
Sensational Assignment.
Memphis, Tern., Sept. 18,—Roads, Tay
lor & Cos., wholesale grocers, 366 Front
street, have assigned to P. M Laden. The
assignment created a sensation, as it was
believed the firm was doing a prosperous
business. The liabilities are $50,000, assets
$75,000. ___
The Steven sons at Winston.
Winston, N. C., Sept. 18.—Gan. Steven
son and party arrived this morning. Mr.
and Mrs. Stevenson attended the Presby
terian ohurcb tbis morning aud the Mora
vian oburoh of Salem tbii evening.
Elkins Not 111.
Cmmherland, Mil. Sept. I&—Secretary
Elkins denies tbe reoort of his illness.
SCUURZ WRITES A LETTER
HE GIVES HIS VIEWS ON THE PRES
HNT POLITIOAL SITUATION.
Money In Choosing Senators and Con
gressmen—The Evil Growing—The
Political Aspect of the McKinley
Tariff- A Sort of Tacit Partisanship
Agreement With the Moneyed Power
to Furnish Campaign Funds.
New York, Sept. IS. Hon. Carl
Bohurz has written a lengthy lettor ad
dressed to the Cleveland-Sterenson clubs of
Kings county, and Alexander Orr and
other citizens of Brooklyn, giving his views
on tbe present national political situation.
Mr. Bchurx wa* Invited by clubs and citi
zens to expreas his opinion In an address,
but ill health prevented him from doing
so. Referring to the use of money in
elections, Mr. Scburz says there always
bas been and always will be some money
used In elections for perfectly proper pur
poses. But sums are spent lu presidential
and state campaigns which generations ago
would have been thought fabulous.
MONEY IN SENATORIAL ELECTIONS.
The election of some United States senators
by seme legislatures oocatdon financial ar
rangements as large as those of starting a
big bank. In some congressional districts
and in some municipalities tbs cost of a
canvass is enormoua Tbat muoh of this
money is used for bribery; that
not a few constituencies, not long
ago pure, ar* now thoroughly debauched,
and that the evil has been growing aud
spreading from year to year oanuot be
denied, it bas oome to be tbat tho raising of
big sums for use in elections Is officially
recognized as a high political function de
serving of signal recognition.
PURCHASING VOTERS.
"Look,” he says, “at the frankness and
gravity with whloh party managers discuss
tho statistics of purchasable voters, and the
methods of watching and buying floaters."
He discusses tbe political aspect of the Mo-
Klnley tariff and says the republican party
is tbe champion of the capitalists deriving
profit from tariff duties protecting certain
industries. The capital invested in
these industries constitute a gigantic
money power dependent for the magnitude
of Its profit* or legislative favors, and there
fore Interested In influencing legislation for
its own benefit. With this moneyed power,
compacted by a common interest, the Re
publican party has a
SORT OF TACIT PARTNERSHIP
agreement, and not quite tacit, either, to
tbe effect tbat tbe party of the first
part, the moneyed power, is to
do all it can, by way of furnish
ing campaign funds to be used in national
elections to keep the party of tbe seooud
part, the Republican party, in possession of
the government. The party of the seooud
part, the Republican partyi is, in return, to
do all It can by way of tariff legis
lation to keep the party of tho
first part, the moneyed power, in the
enjoyment of large financial profits,
ami tho larger these profits are more able
and more willing will bs the party of the
first part, the moneyed power, to furnish
the party of second part, tbe Republican
party, with a big corruption fund for buy
ing tbs next election, expecting, of course,
for Itself, agaiu ample returns in tbe shape
of still more profitably devised tariff laws,
and so on. He says it is true tbat tbe Re
publican party tells u* tbat the McKinley
tariff is the closing act but, if the repub
licans aro intrusted with full power
MORE WILL BE ASKED FOR,
more will be granted by tbe Republican
party, for more subsidy will be needed to
keep the party In possession of power; but
even If tbe duties were not inoreased the
arrangement to serve those now existing
would be substantially the same.
As to the Democratic party, “I glvo my
self to no illusions. It has its share of high
minded, patriotic and able men, and
it has its bad elements. I do
not overlook the dark spots in its
make up. It has bad Its period of partisan
ship, it has its weakness as a party long out
of power, little used to the aetive responsi
bilities of government and aocustonied to
the feelings and ways of the opposition.
Even thus it might be looked upon as a con
venient, perhaps as the only, available club
with wbtohto
BEAT DOWN THE GREAT INIQUITY.
“But it is now something more than that;
It has not only a bail caute to light against,
but a good cause to fight for, and It has a
candidate who represents its best tenuen
cles. I certainly do not pretend that Cleve
land Is the ideal man or the greatest states
man of all times. He, no doubt, has his
limitations, weaknesses and shortcomings.
But he possesses lu uncommon measure
those qualltlos whloh are especially desir
able in a public servant charged with great
responsibilities.”
THE FORCE BILL.
Of the foroe bill be says: ‘ ‘Tbs Inevitable
effect of tbe enactment of tbe foroe bill, or
anything like it, would boa revival of the
fear of negro domiuation in tbe south aud
with it a violent nnd disastrous disturbance
of tbe relations between the two raoes,
which, In ths oourze of time, hod shaped
themselves In a friendly manner highly ad
vantageous to tbe general prosperity. In
view of all this i must;confess that what
ever specious pretense* may be put forward
as to the objeots of tbe measure 1 look upon
tho force bill as one of tbe most reckless,
most revolting
PARTISAN CONTRIVANCES EVER DEVISED.
“I know the republicans are artfully dis
claiming that tbe force bill is tbe Issue in
this campaign. Harrison himself tries to
evade it in his lettor of acceptance by an
adroitly soft-spoken recommendation of a
commission of inquiry; but no well In
formed and prudent man will be deceived.
The republican platform substantially in
dorses the measure.”
Mr. Bohurx closes with the advice to his
fellow citizens to support Cleveland’s can
didacy.
KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN RULE
Dissatisfaction Cropping Put With the
Grand Lodge’s Management.
Nashville, Tens., Sept. 18.— The
American to-day publishes the following:
“A rumor obtained currency on the streets
to-day that a lodge of knights and
ladies of the Golden Rule In this
city bad beootne dissatisfied with
the workings of the grand lodge of the
order and have disbanded. J. D. McLin,
commander of the lodge here, wa# seen and
asked if It was true. He reluctantly ad
mitted that In his opinion tho grand lodge
affairs were Its bad shape.
“Do you think It Is another Iron Hall
cae)"
"No; hardly tbat. I thluk, however, that
there baa been a lack of method lu tbe
management of the order. Tbe faots are
that
CASTLE rock CITY LODGH
bas been dissatisfied for some time, and re
cent oorrespondenoe with the grand offloers
developed tbe fact tbat there was a large
number of benefits unpaid, and the assess
ment required to meet these claims will be
s i heavy tbat a large majority of the mem
bers have decided to forfeit the paymeti ts
of September assessments and drop tbs
business."
HAZLEHURST'S JOINT DEBATE.
Democrats and Third Party ltee Discuss
the Political Issues.
Hazlehuhst, Ga. , Sept. 18.—There was
a joint discussion of the political issuei I
here yesterday by Col. F.. L>. Graham, tho
regular democratic nominee for the legis
lature; Mr. Padgett, tbe independent, and
Dr. S. W. Johnson, representing J. J. Will
iams, the People’s party candidate. The
meeting was organized by electing R. T.
Williams chairman and Dr. J. H. Latimer,
Jr., secretary.
I). W. Patterson then introduced Cos).
Graham, who said he was placed In bis
present position by sixty-eight of the most
honest, upright and intelligent citizens of
Appling county, chosen by tbe people of
the ten districts of the county, without so
licitation on his part. He was, therefore,
in the striotest sense of tho word, the can
didate of the people. Col. Graham ex
coriated Padgett aud literally ,tnre bis plat
form Into doll rags.
He asked Dr. Johnson what he would
think of a man who oalled titiuself a Peo
ple’s party man that would oome out and
run against Jack Williams, tbe candidate
of that party.
Yet Mr. Padgett claimed to be a demo
orat, while he was jumping on bis party and
trying to destroy It.
Col. Graham discussed the tariff iu a
masterly manner. He showed the necessity
fer tariff reduction In order tp bring the re
lief the south needed, making a masterly
exposition of the subject from its Inception
to the present time The farmers raised
more than oould be consumed in the United
States. Tho farmers of the south
raised 9, out) ,000 bales of cotton,
while only 8,000,000 bales are consumed in
the United States. The reciprocity intro
duced Into tha McKinley bill was need to
benefit the manufacturers and not the
farmers. Tho only reciprocity treaties
made were with the little agricultural states
of South America, tho reciprocity being the
admission by the United States of their agri
cultural products In return for their admis
sion duty free of oui manufactured articlos.
The People's party said we wanted more
money. He showed there was more money
per capita now In circulation than ever be
fore In the history of this country, but this
money was unequally distributed.
The speaker t ok the silver currency of
India aud Mexico for an objeot lesson, fully
demonstrating tbe madness of free coinage
without the co-operation of some other
great commercial nations.
The railroad plank of the People’s party
wna handled without gloves. To buy the
railroad* would oost $10,000,000,000 -moro
money than the entire circulation of the
country amounted to. Where would the
money to pay for them ootne from? The
speaker then appealed to statistics to show
tne great cost of operating the roads and
asked where tbe money would coma from to
operate them. He called attention to the
many roads now lu the hands of receivers
because they oould not meet their obliga
tions.
He discussed the danger lu the land loan
scheme taking the Argentino Republic ns
an object lesson, showing bow the “sedulos,"
ns their script is called there,had gone down
to 70 cents then to 50 oant* and lower,
bringing bankruptcy to tbe onoe prosperous
country, ruin to its citizens, ana financial
panic to the olvilizsd world. The other
planks of the Psople’s party were reviewed
at length and their absurdity fully exposed.
The speaker devoted some time to refut
ing campaign lies circulated in various lo
cations for the purpose of working up
prejudice against himself. The speeches
of Col Padgett and Dr. Johnson wore too
tame to warrant comment.
A ROUSING TIMS AT 3UMN.tR.
Billy Wooten Discusses Politics to a
Large Crowd of Democrats.
Sumner, Ga. , Sept. 18.—Little Hilly
Wooten, tho demooratic nominee for ths
Tenth senatorial district, made a rousing
speech in behalf of democracy in Sumner
Saturday afternoon. There was quits a
crowd out to hear him disouss the issues of
the day, compoeed chiefly of dyod-ln-the
wool democrats, with a few third partyitos
and negroea. Mr. Wooten's argument
wnt strong, and he was prepared
to substantiate every assertion he
made, much to tbe ohngrin of some of tbe
thirds, who could not stand sensible argu
ment, consequently they beat a hasty re
treat. The third partyltes will not be in it
in this county in November, as tbe demo
cratic club rolls throughout the county
show them to b* in a hopeless minority.
Tbe third party of this county hai been
sadly disappointed twice, as two of their
speakers Lave failed to fill appointments,
and everything goes to show that they are
losing ground every day. It will be Im
possible for them to elect a single officer in
tbe oounty.
A Negro Third Party Delegate.
Gaudi, Qa., Sept. 18. —The third party
peoplo of the 333d distriot, Wayne
county, met yesterday to elect dele
gate* to repre ent them In the
county convention, and showed their party
color by electing a negro. He It is who
will havo a hand In selecting candidates for
our county office*.
The third party store at Pendarvis is gat
ing nloDg famously. It Is stated that some of
the shareholders are clamorlug loudly for
their (5. It la hoped they may get it.
A KITCHEN BURGLARIZED.
The Colored Thief Who Did It Caught
Cooking a Late Supper.
Calt.au an, Fla., Sept. 18.—H. B. Roy
all’* kitchen was burglarized to-night while
the family were in the front part of the
house. A quantity of groceries was secured
CJecrge Edwards (colored) was suspected,
and upon visiting his shanty be was found
preparing a late supper from the stolen
goods. lie was arrested and everycbiug re
covered.
Seriously Stabbed by Bla Wife.
Punta Gouija, Fr. i., Sept. 18.—Yester
day morning about 3 o’cloca Eld ward Payne
was seriously stabbed in the shoulder by
bis wife. it seems that Payae had been
drluklng very hard during the evening and
went with other* to the colored "lobby,”
a kind of “free and easy.”
He was followed later by his
wife, who stabbed him without
any warning while he was looking on
a game of pool. They are both guost* of
tbe Ueorgia house, and Mr. Payne 1* sec
ond engineer on the steam tug E'rancls Bied
lor, belonging to A. F. Dewey. It Is sup
posed that jealousy was the cause of the
sudden attempt at murder.
H. T. Burke of Uuzell & Burke has sold
out his interest to Capt. J. T. Tucker.
Politics is all tbe talk, and tha election
will be very cloee between tbe Detnocratlo
and third parties.
Jail Delivery at Eastman.
Eastman, Ga. , Hept. 18.— To-day abont
12 o’clock four prisoners, all colored men,
esoaped from the jail here by breaking with
a piece of iron bed rail the lattice of the cor
ridor and then cutting a hole in the wall of
the building. A large number of men are
after them with convict, camp dogs on tbe
trail. They were imprisoned for minor
offenses.
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DIL TALMAGF.ON PALACES
HE PREACHES HIS FAREWELL 83R
MON IN LONDON.
The Crystal Palaoa the Scene of Hla
Last Effort In England—lnslgnlfl
canoe No Excuse for Inaction—Per
severance Will Mount Into th
King’s Palace—The Grave as a Great
Cnv orn.
London, Sept. 18.—The closing week of
Rev. Dr. Talmage’s preaching tour waa
marked by several gatherings which la
magnitude and enthusiasm eclipsed ail tbat
had preceded them. The last service in
London wa* on Sept 8, when, after ad
dressing three great meetings during tbe
daytime, he spoke to an immense multi
tude in Hyde park iu the evening. Soma
estimates place the number at 30,000. The
crowd was so dense that many women
fainted and had to be removed. During
the servioe the auditors were raised to tbe
highest pitch of religious fervor aud scenea
were enacted each as have not been
witnessed since the days of Whiteftsld.
On the following Wednesday evening Dr.
Tnlnmge addressed a greet uudience at the
Crystal palace, Hydenlmm, the largest
building in the suburbs of IjOndon. Prayer
meetings Invoking the divine blessing on the
services were held iu various churches the
preceding Alonday and Tuesday evenings.
Before the sermon Dr. Talmage was enter
tained at a banquet In the large banqueting
hall of the Crystal palace by 100 distin-
Sulshed olo.gvmen and laymen of every
enomlnatiou, und from every continent,
oven inoludlng Australia. A vote of tbanka
was moved rehearsing Dr. Talmage’s emi
nent services to God and humanity; also
that he traveled over 12,000 miles and
preached in every prominent oity
In Great Britain to hundreds of
thousands of eager auditors; col
lected vne* sums for various English
benevolence*, and, throughout the entire
tour, paid hie own expenses, pot retaining
one farthing. Rev. Dr. Tbaln Davidson
seconded the motion, and declared that Dr.
Talmage commanded tbe admiration of tbe
entire ('hristian world for faithfully preach
ing tho orthodox gospel in timet of fierce re
ligious dissension. The motion was unani
mously carried amid great applause. Dr.
Talmage was then presented, in hebalf of
hla English admirers, with a beautiful and
oostly gold watch of unique design, In
scribed: "Presented to Rev. Dr. Tahnago
at Crystal Palace, London, in commemora
tion of his preaching tour through England
in tbe summer of 1892.” Dr. Talmage was
then escorted to the great hall where tbe
vote of thanks was unanimously Indorsed
and ratified by tbe entire audionce.
Ha then preached bis farewell sermon and
shook hands with hundreds at the oloee.
This was tho second sermon ever preached
In the Crystal pataca, the first having been
delivered by Pastor Spurgeon thirty-five
yeare ago on tho Crimean war. The text
selected tor to-lay Is from Prov. xxx., 28:
“The spider taketh hold with her bauds and
is in kings’ palaces.”
Permitted as I was a few days ago, to at
tend the meeting of the British Scientific
Association at F.dinburgb, I found that no
paper read excited more interest than that
of liev. Dr. MoCook of America on tbe sub
ject of spiders. It seems that my talented
countryman, banished from his pulpit fora
short time by ill health, had in the fields
and forests given himself to the study of In
sects. And surely If it Is not beneath tha
dignity of Uod to make spiders It is not be
neath the dignity of man to study them.
We ar* all watching for phenomena. A
sky full of stars sbiuing from January to
January calls out not so many remarks aa
the blazing of one meteor. A whole flock
of robins take not so muoh of our atten
tion as one blundering bat darting into tha
wiudow on a summer eve. Things of ordin
ary sound, and sight, and ooeurrence, fall to
reach us, and yet no grasshopper ever
springs up In our path, no moth over dashes
luto the evening oandle, no mote ever floats
in the sunbeam that pours through tbe crack
of the window shutter, no barnaole on ship’s
hull, no burr on a chestnut, uo limpet clfng
lug to a rook, no rind of an artichoke but
would teach us a lesson if we wero not
so stupid. God in his Bible sets forth for
our consideration tbe lily, and the snow
flaxe, and the locust, and the stork's nest,
and tbe hind's foot, and the aurora bore
alis, and tho ant bills. One of the saored
writers, sitting amid the mountains, sees a
hind skipping over therocka The hind has
such a peculiarly shaped foot that it can go
over tbe steepest places without falling,
and as the prophet looks upon that marking
of the bind's foot on the rooks, and thinks
of the divine care over him, he says: “Tbou
makest my feet like hinds’ feet that I may
walk on high place#." And another sacred
writer sees tbe ootrioh leaving its egg
In the sand of the; desert, aud, with
out any care of incubation, walk off; and
the scripture says that is like some parents,
leaving their children without any wing of
protection or care. In my text,inspiration
opens before us tbe gate of a palace, and wa
are lndutced amid tbe pomp of the throne
and tbe courtier, and whila wo are looking
around upon tho magnificence. Inspiration
points us to a spider plying its shuttle and
weaving its net on the'wall. It does not call
us to regard the grand surroundings of lbs
palace, out to a solemn and earnest consid
eration of the fact tbat: “Tbe spider taketh
hold with her hands, and is in kiugs’
palaces."
It is not very certain what was the par
ticular specie* of insect spoken of In tha
text, but I shall proceed to learn from it
the exqnlsiteness of the divine mechanism.
Tbe king’s chamberlain comes into the
palace, and looks around and sees the spider
on the wall, and says: “Away with that in
truder," and the servant of Solomon's
Solace comes with his broom and dashes
own the Insect, saying: "What a loath
some thing it is.” But under microscopic
inspection I find it mors wondrous of con
struction than the embroideries on the
palace wall, and the upholstery about tha
windows. All the maobinery on earth
could not make anything so delicate and
boautifnl as the prehensile with which that
spider clutches its prey,or as any of its eight
eyes. Wo do not have to go so far up to see
the power of God lu the tapestry hanging
around the windows of heaven or in the
horses or chariots of fire with which the
dying day departs or to took at the mount
ain swinging out its sword-arm from under
tbe mantle of darkness until it can strike
with Us soimetar of the lightning. I love
better to study God in tbe shape of a fly’s
wing. In the formation of a fish’s scale, lu
the snowy whiteness of a pond lily. I love
to track his footsteps in the mountain moss
and to bear his voice in the bum of the rye
fields and disoover the rustle of bis robe of
light in tbe south wind. O, this wonder
of divine power that can build a
habitation for God in an apple blos
som and tune a bee’s voice until it is fit for
tha eternal orchestra and can say to a
firefly: “Let there be light;" aud from
bolding an ocean in the hollow of bis band
goes forth to find bights, and depths, and
length, and breadth of mmnlpotency in a
dewdrop, and dismounts from tbe chariot
of midnight hurricane to cross over on the
suspension bridge of a spider’s web. You
may take your telescope and sweep it across
tbe heavens In order to behold the glory of
God; but I shall take the leaf holding the
spider, and the spider’s web, and I shall
bring the microscope to my eye, and whila