The News and Observer.
VOL. XXX IX. NO. 8.
T!KIE OJMStSIST (gDIBSQSLATrDDRI ®F AOT 5MiF*rK) (gAMUIKIA [MOOT.
FROM CHURCH TO JAIL
A BLOODY RACE RIOT NAR
ROWLY AVERTED IN
WINSTON
SEVERAL OFFICERS WOUNDED.
A Rumor that Arthur Tuttle was to be
Lynched, which was Riven Out in
the Colored Churches, Fired the
Negroes—They Marched trom the
Churches to the Jail and Refused to
Disperse Until Fired on by the For
syth Riflemen.
Special to the News and Observer.
Winston, N. C., Aug. 12.—A serious
riot between whites and blacks was nar
rowly averted here last night. It was
given out in the colored churches during
the day that an attempt was going to oe
made to lynch Arthur Tuttle, on trial
here for "murder of policeman Vickers
last May. After church, about 150 ne
groes organized and marched to the jail
where they remained for several hours
They were armed with pistols and
guns Mayor Gray went to the
jail and assured the negroes there
Was no danger of lynching and begged
them to disperse. Sheriff McArthur and
two of Winston's lawyers also addressed
the negroes, assuring them that there
was no danger of lynching. Judge
Brown, who is holding court, notified
the negroes that they were violating the
law, telling them that Tuttle should
have a fair trial and that he would be
responsible for Tuttle’s protection
The negroes said they would leave
leave if the sheriff would put a
guard of twenty men around the jail.
This was done but many of the mob re
fused to go away. Sheriff McArthur
then ordered out the Forsyth regiment
besides a number of deputies, who were
sworn in. Judge Brown also instructed
the sheriff to arrest those who did not
leave. The mob began firing on the
officers, several of whom were struck
with small bird shot, but none were se
riousiy wounded. The Riflemen fired
several volleys into the crowd, causing
the negroes to disperse in quick order.
Fourteen of the rioters were arrested by
officers and put in jail.
Judge Brown ana Mayor Gray were
interviewed this evening, on last night’s
riot. The former said that he considered
the trouble under control. The city se
cured one hundred rifles to day in addi
tion to those in hand by the Forsyth
Riflemen. Sixty extra policemen have
been sworn in for the night. It is re
ported this evening that some 300 ne
groes are congregated just outside of the
corporate limits Present situation
only warrants Mayor Gray in saying he
hopes there will be no farther
trouble. The murder trial of Arthur
Tuttle was given to the jury at 5:15
this afternoon. Verdict is not expected
before to morrow.
The trial of Bud Cunningham, col
ored, for the murder of his sweetheart,
begins to morrow. Negroes appear to
be against Cußningham, but favor Tuttle.
Mrs. Katy Crator, aged ninety five,
died here yesterday.
. Wesley "Whitaker, a well known citi
zen of Rcckford, Surry, is dead; aged
eighty five.
The News on the Train.
On the train coming from Greensboro
yesterday the riot was the subject dis
cussed by all the passengers. One gen
tleman stated that the negroes were
aroused by a number of people return
ing from "the Friends meeting at High
Point. It was after midnight when they
rode through the town. The negroes
thought that it was a mob forming to
lynch Tuttle, and they gathered arouud
the jail in large numbers. Judge
Brown gave orders, so the story went, to
the sheriff to call out the military
summon sufficient deputies and if with
in a given time the mob had not dis
persed to open fire. Later on Mayor
Eugene Gray coming upon the scene
rescinded the Judge’s orders and after
assuring the negroes that no violence to
Tuttle was contemplated or would be
tolerated, ordered everybody to disperse.
The officers and soldiers started to leave
when the mob fired, wounding the
sheriff and one or two other officials
Terrible excitement reigned and the
situation was alarming. A volley from the
militia scattered the blacks,and compare
ti ve quiet was restored but there were mut
terings and murmurings on all sides and
preparations were made by the town of
ficials to quell any subsequent outburst
should one occur.
The New* in Raleigh.
Yesterday morning about 11 o’clock
his excellency Governor Elias Carr re
ceived a telegram from the sheriff of
Forsyth county advising him of the con
dition of affairs in Winston.
The Governor was seen last night at
the mansion by a News and Observer
reporter and confirmed the above state
ment saying that later, about 3 o’clock,
Adjutant General F. H. Cameron re
{jpived a telegram from Mayor Eugene
Gray, of Winston, advising that
the Gatling gun at Charlotte be or
dered at once to that town. “The
Adjutant General,” continued the Gov
ernor, “not being cognizant of the fact
that he (the Governor) had received the
11 o’clock message, and being, more
over, unacquainted with the state of af
fairs at Winston, immediately replied by
wire asking what was the matter. The
reply came back from the tayor outlin
ing the situation as sent to the Governor
and repeating the request.”
Orders were sent at once to Charlotte
providing that a gun detachment, with
Capt. Franklin in command, should leave
Charlotte yesterday afternoon with the
Gatling gun, all to arrive at Kinston
about 11 o'clock last night.
Major Jack Hays (U. S. A.) who is
stationed at this point, was seen last
night concerning the matter, and said he
did not expect any more trouble, as the
very presence of the gatling gun would
have the force of fifty or more uniformed
armed men.
The Governor considered that the in
cident had practically come to a close
with the exchange of telegrams, as the
result of such exchange was no doubt
well known last night in the town.
The movements of those in command
at the Raleigh were so well guarded
from the public, that actually while a
Gatling gun was on its deadly way from
the peaceful city of Charlotte to the
turbulant city of Winston, few people at
the capital knew of its itinerary or its
escort. All which shows that the war
department of this State moves in a
mysterious way its wonders to perform.
Therefore, it is with more than usual
gratification that the News and Obser
ver is able to give its readers this morn
ing the details of the whole matter up to
the time of going to press.
Winston’s aldermen met to-day and
adopted resolutions asking Mayor G ay
to order a Gatling gun from Charlotte
and a man to operate it. The Mayor,
Chief of Police and Sheriff were also re
quested to make all necessary arrange
ments for the protection of the city to
night. Upon the assembling of the court
to day, Judge Brown summoned the
grand jury before him and asked them
to make a thorough investigation.
FRIENDS * EARLY MEETING.
B?ven Thousand People Attend the
Sunday’s Session.
Special to the News and Observer.
High Point, N. C., Aug. 12.
Fully seven thousand people attended
the Yearly Meeting Sunday; the good
sermons and good order are commented
upon by all. This morning Dr. Warder
conducted a large tent meeting.
This morning at the regular business
meeting, minutes of the representation
meeting were approved. Committees on
education and Bible schools reported.
James Jones gave a temperance report.
“Committee for the suppression ot the
liquor traffic” now takes the place of
“Temperance Committee with Friends.”
The Christian Endeavor reported. An
effort to hold the conference at Guilford
College next year was made. It was
unsuccessful. A short closing session
will be held to morrow.
Dry Kilo Burned in Cameron.
Special to the News and Observer.
Cameron, N. C., Aug. 12, 1895.
The dry kiln of Judd Bros., was de
stroyed by fire here this morning at 2
o’clock.
They managed to keep it confined to
the kiln, as it is constructed of brick,
and no damage was done to their large
lumber plant. They are hustlers and
will rebuild at once.
THE BOYS AND GIRLS TO GO.
An Effort to Carry all the School Chil
dren to the Atlanta Exposition.
Atlanta. Ga , Aug 12.-A scheme
to bring all the school children above
the grade of grammar schools to the
Cotton States and International Exposi
tion, was set on foot to day. There are
half a million boys and girls in the Sem
inaries, high schools and academies of
the Sour ern States, and it is estimated
that fifty per cent, can be brought here.
Dr. Chas. W. Dabney, Jr., c mirman of
the Government Board, holds that this
is the greatest educational opportunity
of the generation, and that the
government exhibit alone, when properly
studied will be better than a sch'»ol term.
Principals of academies, seminaries and
colleges complain that their schools will
be demoralized by the exposition this fall
and to meet the ca?e an organized effort
will be made to get all such institutions
to give one week’s vacation and bring
their pupils in a body to the exposition.
A number of schools have already deci
ded to do this.
CABINET CRISIS IN JAPAN.
The Prime Minister and War-Miuister
Refuse Title of Marquis.
New York, Aug. 12 —The World will
publish to morrow the following special
cablegram:
Tokio, Japan, Aug 12 —There is a
cabinet crisis. Count Ito, the Prime
Minister, was created a Marquis without
his knowledge. Fe eling himself placed
in a false position, he refuses promotion
while certain’of his ccl’e >gues remain
unhonored.
He has left the capital and will not re
turn until the quastion is settled.
Count Yamagatta, the War Minister,
declines the title of Marquis, for similar
reasons.
IIASEB ALL Y ESTER DA Y.
At Cleveland: »• h. e.
Cleveland, 0100 11 11 *— 5 9 l
St. Louis, 0 0 10 0 0-21 0— i 10 5
Batteries: Young, Wilson and Zimmer;
Ehret and Otten.
At Boston: K. H - E -
Boston, 20 0 1 000 0 0 1— 4 < 3
Washington, 00010000 2 0— 3 10 2
Battens: Nichols and Ganael; Anderson
and McGuire.
At Brooklyn: R H -
Brooklyn, 000000 011 01— 3 71
Philadelphia, 0100100000 0— 2 8 1
Batteries: Kennedy and Grim; Taylor and
Clements.
At Baltimore: R- *• *•
Baltimore, 0 1 00020 o* 3 4 2
New York, 000020 00 0— 2 71
Batteries: Clarkson and Robinson; Meekin
and Farrell.
At Cincinnati: R- a. b.
Cincinnati, 22 0 0 1 20 8 *—lo 15 1
Pittsburg, 1001000 2 0-4 9 3
Batteries: Rhine and Vaughn; Ifawley and
Sugden.
At Chicago: R- K
Chicago, 4 0 1 0 1 0 00 *- 6 9 2
Louisville, 02 0 0 0 1 0 1 1— 5 11 5
Batteries: Terry and Donohue; Weyhing
and Warner.
RALEIGH, N. C., TUESDAY, AUGUST 13. 1895
STATE ALLIANCEMEETS
THE EIGHTH AIDIUAL CONVEN
TION IN SESSION THIS MORN
ING AT CARY.
SIBLEY SPEAKS THURSDAY.
Delegates Already Arriving—Some of
the Leading Alliancemen on the Spot
Establishment ol the Shoe Factory
£and Tannery at Cary—History of the
Carolina State Alliance—The
Resolution on Education Adopted at
Asheville.
Special to the News and Observer.
Cary, N. C., Aug. 12.
The North Carolina State Farmers’
Alliance meets here to-morrow morning
in its eighth annual session. President
J. M. Mewborne, of Lenoir, will call the
meeting to order at eleven o’clock. After
organization has been perfected, the
president will deliver his annual address.
President Mewborne, Secretary W. S.
Barnes, State Business Agent Ivey, Sena
tor Hileman, of Cabarrus; A. D. K.
Wallace, of Rutherfordton; W. A. Gra
ham, of Lincoln; John Brady, and many
other prominent Alliancemen are already
here and delegates have commenced to
come in.
In selecting Cary as its place of meet
ing the Alliance has departed from its
usual custom of meeting in the larger
towns. But at this point will be centered
several enterprises that the Alliance has
projected. The first of these to materi
alize will probably bfe the tannery and
shoe factory, which are expected to be
in active operation before many months
pass by. The building for the shoe
factory "has already been secured, and it
only awaits the official action of the Alli
ance to put the wheels in motion. This
will probably be given to-morrow. The
committee discussed the matter to day,
and will probably take immediate action.
Cary is considered one of the best loca
ted points in the Btate. land is cheap, the
cost of living small, the proximity to
Raleigh is an advantage, and the rail
road facilities are excellent. Mr. T. N.
Ivey, the State Business Agent of the
Alliance, lives here, and can actively su
pervise any enterprises it may establish
at this point.
The North Carolina State Farmers’
Alliance was organized at Rockingham
in 1887. It announced, as its basal
principles, the promotion of improved
m»thoHa of agriculture and the
protection of agricultural interests. Ex-
Congressman S. B. Alexander was the
first President and Col. L. L. Polk, edi
tor of the Progressive Farmer, was the
first Secretary. The organization grew
rapidly and spread to every section of
the State. At one time the Alliance
claimed to have ninety thousand mem
bers.
Since the first meeting the Alliance
has met in State Convention at Raleigh,
Fayetteville, Asheville, Morehead City,
and for the last three years has met at
Greensboro. The presidents have each
served a term of two years; they have
been 8. B. Alexander, Elias Carr, Ma
rion Butler and J. M. Mewborne. Two
years is the limit of service in the or
ganisation.
The most important action the Alli
ance has ever taken was at Asheville,
when the following resolutions, intro
duced by J. B. Holman, of Iredell, one
of the most patriotic, honest and level
headed men in his section, were adopted:
“Whereas, the subject of free and
liberal education alike for males and fe
males, is a matter of paramount impor
tance to the material and institutional
life of a State, and one that especially
claims the immediate attention of the
industrial classes, the Farmers’ Alliance
of North Carolina in session assembled,
therefore,
“Resolve 1, That we favor and reconi
mend the increase of our present public
school tax by at least twenty five per
cent.
2. That we favor and recommend that
ample appropriation and provisions be
made by the State for the training ar.d
higher education of females ”
In a letter written to a gentleman in
Raleigh at the time, Mr. Holman said:
“I introduced the resolution regarding
education to day and it was referred to
a committee of which Prof. English is
chairman. I fiud a strong sentiment in
favor of an increase of public school
facilities. The Alliance is not dead by
any means, but I think will be felt for
good in time to come. I feel sure that
it would accomplish much good in the
West. Col. Polk made a speech last
night that made a profound impression
on the crowd that gave undivided atten
tion.”
This resolution, adopted at Asheville,
had a marked influence iu establishing
the State Normal and Industrial school
and in generally advancing the educa
tional interests of the State.
John Wilbf.r Jenkins.
Brice Ileateu at Home.
Lima, Ohio, Aug. 12. Tbe Democrats
of Alien county, in convention Saturday
refused to adopt a gold standard and
the silver men claim seven of the ten
delegates to the State convention who
were chosen are in favor of free coinage.
This is the home of Senator Brice, and
the action of the convention is, there
fore, regarded as significant.
Examiner Miller’s Successor.
Washington, Aug. 12.-—The Comp
troller of the Currency has appointed
James R. Branch, of Richmond, Va., a
National Bank Examiner, vice John M.
Miller, Jr., resigned.
THEY WANT A WAR
ENGLAND AND AMERICA RE
QUESTED TO READ THE RIO!
ACT TO CHINA.
FURTHER DIPLOMACY USELESS.
Foreign Residents ol Tien Tsin Meet
and Resolve—They Protest Against
Further Delay and the Szechnen
Commission, Because Innocent
Heads Will Be Ottered as Substitutes
for Actual Criminals, and High Offi
cials are Implicated.
[Copyrighted by the Associated Press.]
Tien Tsin, China, Aug. 12.—A meet
ing of the foreign residents of this city
was held here to day. It was decided
to communicate by cable the necessity
of immediate intervention in China
upon behalf of the United States and
British governments and the following
telegram, was according to a resolution
by the meeting, adopted as an ex
pression of the sentiments
foreign residents of Tien Tsin and as
an appeal to the people of the United
States for assistance:
“The foreign community of Tien Tsin
express sympathy with the friends of
Ku-Cheng victims. They consider the
Chinese officials guilty and the British
and Americans to blame for continued
apathy of their governments over the
situation. They regard England’s de
mand for an inquiry into the Ku-Cheng
massacre to be useless, for before then
the officials will buy innocent heads as
substitutes for the actual criminals.
They protest against the Szechuen Com
mission because there are officials of the
province implicated in the charges which
are to be investigated. England and
America must send an ultimatum,
threatening reprisals.
“Diplomacy is useless. We implore at
tention.
“(Signed) Dickenson, Ohm’n.”
The Signer of the Appeal.
New York, Aug. 12.—Enquiries made
by a representive of the Associated Press
at the offices of the Hong KoDg and
Shanghai banking corporation in this
city as to the identity of the chairman of
the meeting which cabled an appeal to
the United States through the Associated
Press, regarding the recent massacres in
China, show that the signer of the ap
peal is probably W. W. Dickenson, Chair
man of the Municipal Council of Tien
Tnin, auJ a parrinor in thfl firm Os Ool
lins & Co., well known merchants of
Tien Tsin.
Secretary McAdoo Happy.
D. 0.. Aug. 12.- Acting
Secretary McAdoo, of the State Depart
ment, was very happy to-day. He has
lately scanned the Associated Press
cable from Tien Tsin and, after saying
nothing of the kind had been received at
the Department, announced that he had
nothing to say further than was con
tained in the following statement which
was furnished the Press:
‘ ‘The State Department has received
a reply from Minister Den by to the in
struction cabled him on the 7th. inst.,
relative to the reported looting of Ameri
can missionary property at Yung-Fuh
near Foo-Chow. Mr. Denby urgently
represented the facts to the Yamen on
the 10th, and instant promise
of protection aud redress.
Yung Fuh is believed by the officers
of the State Department to be the same
as Sung Fuh, and Inghok, mentioned in
the press telegrams, the variations in
the name being doubtless due to errone
ouß transmissions over the trans Siberian
cable, in the course of which many
transcriptions and repetitions are neces
sary.”
War Skips on Their Way.
Acting Secretary McAdoo read the
dispatch with a great deal of interest,
and to show that the Navy Department
was doing all it possibly could to co
operate with the State Department and
to place the American warships in China
waters where they would be available for
the protection of American interests, he
dictated the following :
“The Navy Department received this
morning from Admiral Carpenter, a ca
blegram, announcing that he had dis
patched the Detroit to Foo Chow, which
is the nearest point for that vessel to
reach the scene of the recent disturban
ces. A cable was received this morning
from Captain Newell, commanding the
Detroit, announcing his arrival to-day
at Pagoda, which is at anchorage about 9
miles below the city of Foo Chow.
“Another cable was roceivcd from
Admiral Carpenter announcing his de
parture from Nagasaki for Chefoo,
China. Chefoo is the nearest and best
port for communication with the Amer
ican Minister at Pekin. The department
has again today cabled Admiral Carpen
ter regarding matters in China, aud ad
vising him to keep in close and constant
communication with Minister Deuby.”
Denby Not Alarmed.
The dispatch from Minister Denby is
of vory little importance in the way of
furnishing infoimation, but indicates
that the American Minister does not
share the views of other citizens in China
who think that reprisals should be made.
It is claimed that all that could be
done by the department has been done
unless the policy of the department
and the government should be ready to
begin hostilities every time there was
any trouble with American citizens in
any foreign land. It is said that the
only way possible for this government to
proceed is through its diplomatic officers,
the manner in which we should require
a foreign government to proceed in case
property of foreigners in this country
were in danger or destroyed.
Mr. Cleveland Sees the Cable.
Buzzard’s Bay, Mass., Aug. 12—A
representative of the Associated Press
called upon President Cleveland at Gray
Gables to-day and showed him the As
sociated Press’ special cable from Tien
Tsin, wherein the American residents
there appeal to the United States for as
sistance. The President refused to dis
cuss the matter at length, and would
only say that the matter of protecting
the Americans in China was in the
hands of the State Department, and it
would undoubtedly receive attention
without delay.
JUSTICE JACKSON’S FUNERAL.
Ho is Laid to Rest at Belle Meade, the
Famous Home of his Brother.
Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 12.— The
funeral of Justice Howell Edmund Jack
son occurred to-day at Belle MtaJe, the
famous home of his brother, Gen. W. H.
Jackson, six miles west of this city, in
the presence of many distinguished men
from a distance and a very large con
course of personal friends.
The services were conducted by Rev.
J. H. McNielly, of the Presbyterian
Church, and Rev. R. Lin Cave, of the
Christian Church. A special train went
out to Belle Meade at 10 o’clock. The
handsome casket was placed in the wide
hall of the historic mansion, and about it
were grouped the Governor and all
State officials of Tennessee, the clerks
and employes of the local Federal courts,
while without on the lawn and moving
silently in and out of the front door
were hundreds of peple. The rooms ad
jacent to the front hall were filled most
ly with ladies. In a small room, some
what apart from the others, stood Chief
Justice Fuller and Justice Brewer of the
U. 8. Supreme Court. With them were
the pall bearers and ministers and Judge
Chas. M. Blanchford, of Lynchburg,Va.,
an old classmate of Jackson.
At 10:30 o’clock the pall bearers,
Chancellor Malone, Judge Blachford,
Judge Charles E. Fenner, of New Or
leans; Judge McAllister, ex Solicitor
General Lawrence Maxwell, Judge Snod
grass, Judge Dickinson and H. D.
Doake passed in the hall and took seats
beside the casket. Justices Fuller and
Brewer sat at the head and Gen. W. H.
Jackson with the widow of the deceased
and members of both families sitting at
the foot.
Magnificent designs in flowers were
placed on and near the casket around
the silver plate, which was engraved
simply “Justice Howell Edmund Jack
son,” with date of birth and death.
From a distant room a choir of the
choice singers of Tennessee sang “Asleep
in Jesus.” Near the ministers sat Rev.
J. D. Barbee, of the Methodist Church,
and Rev. Father Gleason, Vicar General
of the Catholic’ Church. Rev. Father
Cave read from Psalms the lesson be
ginning “Thou hast been a dwelling
place in all generations before the moun
tains were brought forth,” and ending
“Man is like the grass that grows in the
morning and in the evening is cut down
and withereth.”
At the end of the lesson Mr. Cave
offered fervent prayer.
Mr. Cave then read a second lesson
from the First Epistle to the Thessalo
nians, beginning “If ye believe that
Jesus died,’’’saying he had selected this
text as an especial comfort to the be
reaved family. Mr. McNeilly read two
brief selections, the first one beginning
“Lord who shall abide in this taber
nacle,” and the second one an answer.
The choir sang softly and a procession
was formed. Gently the casket was
borne from the house across the lawn, a
hundred yards and placed in the family
vault.
ON THE VERGE OF REVOLUTION.
Depreciated Currency About to Cause
Civil War in Guatemala.
New York, Aug. 12.—Passengers on
the steamer Newport, which arrived to
day from Colon, report that Guatemala
is on the verge of a revolution, caused
by depreciation of currency.
Dr. Joaquin Yela, Jr., acting Consul
General of Guatemala, in New York,
considers the statement absurd. He said
to-day:
“There is no truth in the report. Cur
rency in Guatemala is not depreciated
and if there were any indications of a
revolution, we would surely have heard
of it.”
Three Bodies Torn to Pieces.
Mount Sterling, Ky.,Aug. 12.—This
afternoon the boiler at John Hines’ saw
mill at Cedar Grove, in this county, ex
ploded, killing Hines, his son and en
gineer Smith, aud dangerously wound
ing A. J. Downs. Hines’ body was torn
all to pieces, part of it being found
eighty feet from where the explosion oc
curred
Shot to Death by a Mob.
Carnilla, Ga., Aug. 12. —Will Harris,
a negro who attempted to assault Mrs.
J. F. Monroe, a sixty year-old white
woman, in Colquitt county last Friday,
was captured here Saturday and taken
to the scene of his crime and shot to
death by a mob.
Ransom’s Health Improved.
Washington, Aug. 12. —Minister Ran
som has left Washington for his home in
North Carolina. His health has greatly
improved since his arrival in this coun
try two months ago, and he expects to
be able to return to Mexico the latter
part of the present month.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
CRISP IN PARLIAMENT
THE AMERICAN STATESMAN
TAKES A LOOK AT THE ENG
LISH HOUSE.
THE TWO SPEAKERS MEET.
Mr. Balfour and Mr. Crisp Walk out
Together and a Great Crowd Cheers
the Conservative Leader--A Number
of Distinguished Americans Enter
tained by Speaker Gnllf»Mr. Crisp
Prefers the Legislative Methods of
our Congress.
[Copyrighted by the Associated Press].
London, Aug. 12.—One of the most
interested spectators of the opening of
the House of Commons to-day was Mr.
Charles F. Crisp, ex Speaker of the
United States House of Representatives.
Mr. Crisp was present in the Speaker’s
gallery at the special invitation of Wil
liam O. Gully, who was elected Speaker
of the House of Commons to-day.
Mr. Crisp, in conversation with a rep
resentative of the Associated Press, after
the House of Commons had adjourned,
said:
“Before the House met Mr. Gully
showed me the paintings representing
the former Speakers of the House of
Commons, and the comments which he
made upon each of them were most in
teresting. Mr. Gully also showed me
the statues of great statesmen of the
past and particularly called my attention
to the fact that Pitt and Fox faced each
other. I took great delight in studying
the portraits of the deceased British
statesmen as I have spent many hours
studying the lives of Pitt and Fox.”
The representative of the Associated
Press learns that it is probable that a
mutual friend will arrange a meeting
between Mr. Crisp and Mr. Gladstone
on the former’s return to London from
his visit to Paris. At the request of
the Associated Press, Mr. Crisp wrote
the following account of his impressions
formed at the opening of the House of
Commons to day:
“I attended the opening of Parliament
to day. It proved a great treat to me,
naturally, as lam much interested in
English forms and methods of legisla
tion. One of the most striking differen
ces between our methods and those in
use here is, that the Bpeaker is non-par
tisan. The members of Parliament are
certainly a very fine looking body of
men. To an American, however, it
looked very odd to see the members of
the House sitting with their hats on.
“After the adjournment I called upon
the Speaker and was escorted by him to
his official residence, where I had the
honor of being introduced to his wife. I
found the Speaker a very agreeable gen
tleman. I also met Mr. Balfour, the
Conservative leader, and found him to
be a splendid type of the English gen
tleman. I did not mention silver dur
ing my conversation with either gentle
man.
“When I was leaving the Parliament
House, Mr. Balfour accompanied me out
to the street, where a large crowd was
collected. When they saw the Conserva
tive leader they cheered him most en
thusiastically. As there was no other
business outside of the election of the
Speaker, I was unahle to learn much of
their legislative methods. I am satisfied,
however, from what I did see, that I pre
fer the methods of our Congress.”
Mr. Crisp also said:
“After adjournment Mr. Gully had
me escorted to the floor of the House
and introduced me to the leading mem
bers. I afterwards found myself in an
extremely handsome room which I sup
posed was part of the lobby of the House,
but Mr. Gully said it was the private
dining room of his official residence.
There we were joined by Benator Cabot
Lodge and Mr. Henry White, ex-Secre
tary White, ex-Secretary of the United
States Embassy. We were all escorted
to the public dining room of the Speak
er in which we were introduced to his
wife. Mrs. Gully is a most affable lady.
The room was crowded with ladies who
were waiting to personally congratulate
Mr. Gully upon his re election.
“After leaving the Speaker’s resi
dence, Mr. White took Senator Lodge
and myself to the House of Commons,
where he introdu ed us to many of the
leaders. We were next taken to Mr.
Balfour's room and were introduced to
him. He is a man of much personal
magnetism and impresses one imme
diately as a striking intellectuality.
Although he did not appear lobe so, I
knew he was hurried and so did not
think it the proper occasion to broach
the subject of bi-metallism.
“As Mr. Gully had not been re
elected when I first saw him, he was not
in .official dress. I made a remark on
this subject to him and he said that to
morrow he would only be in half dress,
and wear a half wig, as his election
would then only be half approved. On
Wednesday, however, his election will
have been fully approved and he will
wear k his full official attire. All this
strikes me as extremely strange.”
Mr. Crisp starts for Paris to-night
and will remain there for a week.
Parliament Convened.
London, Aug. 12.—Parliament was
convened to day. Mr. William O. Gully,
member of Parliament from Carlisle, was
re-elected Speaker of the House without
opposition.
There was a large attendance of mem
bers. The government benches, at an
early hour, were crowded to excess and
many members were compelled to take
refuge on the cross benches. The Liberal
and Irish benches were not crowded
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