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NEW IRISH MOVEMENT
DECL \ RATION OF PRINCIPLES
OF THE IRISH NATIONAL
ALLIANCE.
AN APPEAL TO AMERICAN CITIZENS
British Rule in Ireland Denonneed in
no Uncertain IVords-England Charg
ed With Destroying Ireland’s Indus
tries, Ruining Her Commerce and
Enslaving the Spirit of the Nation--
The Time Has Come tor an Appeal to
Arms Instead of Parliament.
CmciGO, 111., Sept. 26 —To day's ses
sion of the Irish “New Movement” con
vention was generally regarded as the
most important of all. The principal
business on the program was the consid
eration of the platform submitted by the
committee on resolutions and the report
of the committee on ways and means for
national organization. The delegates
waited with eagerness an outline of these
two reports.
O'Neill Ryan, of St. Louis, was greet
ed with enthusiastic cheers when, as
chairman of the committee on r ‘solu
tion;, hi s epped forward to road the
platform proposed for the consideration
of the convention. His powerful voice
and the impressive silen.e of the dele
gates made a deep impression as he pro
ceeded to read, under the title of a “de
claration of principles,” the f. Lowing:
“The people of Ireland are a sovereign
people. * Ireland is by nature separate
from every other country, and liberty is
the birthright of her people. Ireland
was known throughout Europe as a na
tion long before tee dawn < f Christiani
ty, and was the home of civilization
wh'le England was s i 1 barbar ms
“England's claim to authority in Ire
land originated iu force and have been
maintained by corruption and coercion;
they have never ripened into a right to
rule; the title by eotqu st has never
been perfected, inasmuch as the Irish has
continuously, by constitutional agitation
or revolutionary movements, resisted
England’s power and endeavored to
destroy her unlawful supremacy. Ire
land is deprived of almost every civil
right which the American people most
dearly cherish. Unexampled cruelty and
vindictiveness have been the distinguish
ing features of English rule in Ireland.
“England has destroyed Irela d’s in
dustries aud ruined her commerce; she
has placed upon her statute books laws
making it a crime to educate au Irish
child; she burned Ireland’s school
houses and destroyed her churches; she
has driven into exile, or le*t to perish iu
her dungeons, thousands of men, whose
only crime was love of Ireland. Every
measure for the la3t century looking to
ward legislative independence of the
Irish people has either suffered defea' in
the Commons, or been arbitrarily re
jected by the Lords. England has vio
lated every treaty and broken every
pledge, ami with almost every year of
the century she has imposed upon Ire
land brutal laws of coercion, and one of
the most drastic character is now upon
her statute books.
“To the pleas of the people for justice
an I their prayer of mercy, England has
responded with the scourge and the scaf
fold, and yet to day Ireland, enthralled,
bur not enslaved, crushed, but not con
quered, is in spirit a nation.
» “It has become evident, after many
years of earnest endeavor, to obtain a
measure of independence from the Eug
lisb government by peaceful agitation,
that appeals to reason for justice, are
futile. It is left, therefore, for the men
of the Irish race to proclaim again the
truth recorded by all history that
the liberties of a people and the
independence of a nation cannot be
achieved by debate, but must be won
upon the field of battle, and we declare
our belief that the men of Ireland who
are being driven into exile or into the
graves of serfs in their native Rnd by
English miegovernment are entitled by
the laws of God and man to use every
means in their power to drive from their
country the tyrant and usurper, and we
believe that Ireland has the right to make
England's difficulty her opportunity and
t > U3e all possible means to create that
difficulty.
“Iu view of these fa<-ts, the members
of this convention appeal with confidence
to their American fellow citizens and all
lovers of liberty to co-operate with them
in aiding the people of Ireland in the
achievement of the same measure of
liberty enjoyed by these United States.”
Distinct from the “declaration of
principles.'* chairman Ryan, also sub
mitted cm behalf of the resolutions com
mittee three separate resolutions, as
follows:
“Resolved, That we earnestly protest
against the continued idlcceration in
English prisons of Irish patriots; that
we consider it inhuman and against the
policy of civilized nations to keep in
prison men who have acted only in the
interests of their country and human
liberty; and that the release of these
mci is imperatively demanded, not only
by the Irish people, but by civilization.
“Resolved, That this convention ex
presses the hope that the people of
Cuba, who are struggling for political
independent* l and the establishment of
a republic, will be successful, and that
we extend to them our heartfelt sympa
thy.
“Resolved, That this convention, rec
oguizi. g the importance to the Irish
nation of preserving the language, liter
ature and music of the people, commends
the work i o;v being done by the Gaelic
League and the National Lib rary So
cict-y iu Ireland, and by the Gaelic So
cieties of this couutry and earuestly
trusts our people will give them hearty
co-operation aud generous support.”
The “dechiration of principles” cre
a ed decided enthusiasm, and was.unan
imously adopted by the convention, as
submitted by the committee. The three
resolutions were each read separately
and were warmly endorsed by the con
vention in similar manner. Then the
following was submitted and met with
instant approval at the hauds of the
convention:
“Resolved, That this convention recom
mends the formation of military com
panies wherever practicable, iu order to
foster and preserve the military spirit of
the Irish race, and to be prepared tor
action in the hour of England’s dif
ficulty.”
After the resolutions were di posed of
J. J. O'Connell, of Chicago, presented
the following as the report of the com
mittee on organization and ways and
means:
“The new movement organization
shall be known by style and title of the
Irish National Alliance.
“It shall have for its object the secur
ing of the independence of Ireland by
any means within its power, consistent
with the laws and usages of civilized
nations.
“The qualifications for membership
shall be good moral character, birth on
Irish soil, or descendant from Irish
parentage on paternal or maternal side
or both, and the taking of the following
p edge of honor:
“I, , hereby pledge my
word and honor to aid by every means
within my power, in conformity with
the constitution and by-laws of the Irish
National Alliance, in securing the inde
pendence of Ireland.
“This organiz tion shall be governed
by a president, vice president, treasurer
and an executive council of nine mem
bers who shall hold office for two years,
or until their successors are elected and
duly qualified. The president and treas
urer snail be ex officio members of the
executive council, and where a tie may
occur, the president shall have the privi
lege of casting a vote.
“A two-thirds vote of the executive
council shall be necessary to overrule
auy motion or act of the present Irish
National Alliance.
“The secretary shall be appointed by
the president; all other officers shall be
elected by the organization in regular
convention.
“The president, vice-president and one
member of the executive council, such
member to be selected by the executive
council, shall be in charge of the funds
of the organization.”
The remaining paragraphs of the plan
related to the duties of officers and the
government of local branches, which
are to be modelled after and under con
trol of the national organization. The
report was unanimously adopted.
Delegate Fitzmaurice wanted the con
vention to go further and provide for
the establishment of the Irish republic
by electing a President, vice-President
and parliament, all of which would con
stitute the government of the republic
and would select such temporary loca
tion as circumstances might dictate.
Mr. Fitzmaurice barely received re
spectful attention, and chairman Fin
erty disposed of his suggestions with the
remark that the only place for the estab
lishment of a government for Ireland
was on Irish soil.
The election of officers for the newly
created Irish National Alliance was de
clared in order, and resulted as follows:
President, Wm. Lyman, of New York;
Vice President, O’Neill Ryan, of St
Louis; Treasurer, P. V. Fitzpatrick, of
Chicago.
Executive council—J. J. Donovan,
Lowell. Mass.: Chris. Gallagher. Minne
apolir; Martin Kelly, Tennessee; Capt.
Magnan, Wisconsin; J. Sheehy, San Fran
cisco: J. M Kennedy, Anaconda, Mont.;
T J. Duncan, Ohio; Thos II Greevy,
Pennsylvania, and James Lawler, Texas.
Tae convention closed with the sing
ing of a new Irish song, co mposed by
Mrs. O'Hara, of Cleveland, O , called
“God Bless Ireland,” after which the
delegates arose and sang, “America”
and “God Save Ireland.”
CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.
The Receipt* tor This Month Will
Show a Surplus ol 31 12,744.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 26.—For the
first time in some months the Treasury
will show a surplus this month. The re
ceipts for the month to date are #23,539,-
844, an excess over current’expenses of
#112.744 As the daily expenditure
always diminishes towards the end of
the month, no doubt is felt .hat each of
the few remaining days of Sep’.omber
will see some additions to the present
surplus.
Tc day the Treasury lost #50,000 in
gold for export to Canada, leaving the
true amount of the gold reserve at the
close of business #94,013,152.
Virginia Democracy Encouraged.
Richmond, Va., Sept. 26.—The State
Democratic Committee met here to-night.
Reports were received from all sections
of the State and were full of encourago
m nt to the party leaders. It was de
cided to have no public speaking in the
canvass (xcept by local orators who will
be expected to ignore all national issues.
Senator Martin and seven Congressmen
were at the meeting.
Trying to Break Wo«ld’s Records.
Four Wayne, I rid., Sept. 26.— During
the races to-day Robert J. was sent to
beat the world’s record but conditions
were unfavorable. ll*' went the mile in
2:05 1-4. By quarters. 31 2-5; 1:03;
1:34 3-4; 2:05 1-4.
To-morrow Azote goes against the
world's trotting record.
RALEIGH. N. C., FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 27. 1895.
HIS DEFENSE FAILED
THE KEYSTONE IN DURRANT’S
ALIBI CRUMBLED AND FELL
Y ESTERDAY.
THE TESTIIHONLIOF OR. CHENEY
lie Said That he had no Recollection
of Seeing Dnrrant at the Lecture at
the Medical College, Though he is
Marked Present on the Roll Call
Book—A Greater Crowd Present at
the „Court Room Than Ever—The
Chisel anu the Bloody Shoe Found.
San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 26.— The
keystone in the arch of Durrani’s alibi
crumbled and fell to-day. The witness
upon whom the attorneys for the de
fense depended most to sustain their
contention that Durrant was attending a
lecture at Cooper Medical College at the
hour when Blanche Lamont. was mur
dered, gave disappointing testimony.
Instead of testifying that Durrant was
present at the lecture, as Attorney
Duprey said Dr. Cheney would, the
doctor said he had no recollection of
seeing the young medical student. To
offset this reverse the defense gained
only one point, the admission, as aa ex
hibit, of the roll call book at the college,
in which Durrant was recorded as pres
ent at the lecture given on the afternoon
of April 3. The prosecution holds the
roll call book in little esteem from the
fact that it will place witnesses on the
stand to prove that Durrant frequently
asked his classmates to answer to tjis
name when he was absent, and that they
compiled with his request.
The crush in the corridors at the en
trance to the court was greater to day
than upon any other day since the trial
began. Men and women fought for ad
mission, while the sheriff and a score of
deputies struggled as desperately to keep
the crowd back. At times the confusion
outside was so great that the proceedings
of the court were interrupted.
At length Judge Murphy summoned
the sheriff and ordered him to clear the
corridors. If the sheriff’s force was in
sufficient, the Judge said he would call
on the chief of police for a squad of men
to execute the order.
Sergeant Reynolds, the police officer
who conducted the search of Emanu-.l
Church after the discovery of the bodies
of Blanche Lemontand Minnie Williams,
was the first witness called to the stand.
After describing the furniture and other
articles found in the pastor’s study, he
was asked about the chisel marks found
on the door leading to the belfry. The
door and casing through which the
murderer passed with the body of his
victim were brought into the court
and formed one of the most
interesting exhibits produced. The
witness testified that the marts
corresponded in size to a chisel found in a
tool box in Rev. John George Gibson’s
study. The witness was also asked to
identify a shoe supposed to have been
stained with blood which was found in
the pastor’s study. As Sergeant Rey
nolds did not know to whom the shoe be
longed, Sergeant Burk was called, but he
was also in ignorance with regard to the
ownership of the shoe.
Dr. W. Cheney, of Coo [ter Medical
College, who was supposed to be the
mainstay of the defense, was the wit
ness next called.
He said the lecture on April 3 began
at 3:30 and lasted until 4:15 o’clock at
the close of which the roll was called,
The witness did not know whether Dur
rant was present or not as the roll was
called by Dr. F. P. Gray. Dr. Cheney
was temporarily excused and Dr. Gray
summoned. Dr. Gray did not know
whether Durrant was present or not, but
assumed that he was from the fact that
he was not masked absent on the
roll call.
Questioned with regard to the roll call
book, the witness admitted that the en
try of April 3 was not an original record,
as it had been transferred from another
page subsequent to that date for the
purpose of rectifying an error. On this
ground the attorney moved that the book
be not admitted as au exhibit, but the
objection was overruled. Dr. Cheney
was then re called and reiterated his
statement to the effect, that he had
no recollection of seeing Durrant
at the lecture given on the afternoon
of April 3. Attorney Duprey was plainly
nettled at the conflict between what the
defense had promised Dr. Cheney would
testify to and what he really did say, so
an effort was made to obtain a satisfac
tory answer. Witness was asked if iu a
conversation with one of the attorneys
for the defense he (the witness) had not
said that he believed that Durrant was
present at the lecture.
The Court asked attorney Duprey if
he was trying to impeach his own wit
ness, and then sustained au objecti >n
interposed by the prosecution. Ou cross
examination District Attorney Barnes
tried to show that students at the col
lege frequently had their classmates
answer to their names at roll call when
they were absent. The witness was
asked if in his experience as an instruc
tor at the college he had not become
aware of the existence of such a
practice. The defense objected to the
question on accouut of its sweeping ua
ture. The court sustained the objection,
but intimated that the question m’ght be
asked if made in proper form. Two or
three more questions of similar import
were asked, but objections were bus
tained iu each case. Court adjourned
until to morrow morning, with thecro s
examination of Dr. Cheney still incom
plete.
SPRUCE IV WINS AGAIN
ETHELWYNN BEATEN A SECOND
time by hie English
iialf-rater
THE BEST TWO OUT OF THREE
The Captain ot the American Boat
Give* op the Race After Sailing. Six
Miles, but the British Yacht Covers
the Entire Distance and Comes in 8
Minutes anil 59 Seconds Ahead of her
Rival—Two More Races to be Sailed
to Decide the Contest.
Oyster Bay, L. 1., Sept. 26.— The
race between the half-raters, Sprues IV,
owned by Mr. J. Arthur Brand, of the
Minima Yacht Club of England, the
challenger for the international trophy,
hungup by theSeawanhaka Corinthian
Yacht Club for small boats, aud Ethel
wynn, Capt. C. J. Field, of the Indian
Harbor Yacht Club, which was sailed to
day on the Sound of this place ended in
a very unsatisfactory manner. After
sailing one round of six miles
Mr. Field decided that he would
not continue the journey because the
wind was so strong and the sea so choppy
that conditions were not those in which
a half-rater should sail. Nevertheless
Spruce continued aud covered the entire
distance, despite wind and sea. When
Ethelwynn quit she was eight miuutes
and 59 seconds behind. The action of
Mr. Field in giving up occasioned many
uncomplimentary remarks.
To-day’s race, which was over a course
of three miles to leeward and return and
repeat, or twelve miles in all, was the
third of the series, each boat having won
one before. The cup will be given to the
yacht which wins the best three out of
five. There was blowing all day a hard
wind for such small craft, its velocity
ranging from ten to fifteen knots au
hour.
Just before crossing the line at the
start the single gun being fired at 12:30
p. m., a slight collision occurred between
the yachts. Ethelwynn had come about
to the starboard tack, jockeying for po
sition and expected that Spruce, which
was very close to her would do the same.
Bpruce held on to the port tack, however,
and Ethelwynn ran into her stern.
With a blow that was not more than a
graze, Spruce at once displayed a pro
test fl ig but the committee could no
more than respond that they would
consider and ordered the yachts to pro
ceed. Mr. Field and helmsman H. Ball,
Ethelwynn, did not know at the time
they had been protested and when they
learned the fact in coming ashore they
were much surprised. Both asserted
that they were in the right, having
been on the starboard tack and there
fore, having the right of way when
the c llision happened. At all events,
Spruce got over the line first one minute
after the gun for starting was fired and
Ethelwynn was about 20 seconds behind.
The racers went away before the fresh
wind for the nutermark with reefs and
spinnakers aud when they both had
made the turn Spruce, which rounded
at 1:02:08, was eight seconds ahead, af
ter having been passed once on the run
out by Ethelwynn, which scooted by her
to leeward when nearly half way on the
leg. Spruce had lost considerable time
through a miscalculation as to the po
sition of the mark but when she
got it located she outfooted Ethelwynn.
To the end of the second leg Ethelwynn
sailed a good race, notwithstanding that
she was interfered with to a small ex
tent by a big tow coming up the sound.
The tow also interfered with Spruce. On
the beat home Ethelwynn gained on her
opponent somewhat and when she drop
ped out of the race at the end of the first
round it looked like a clear case of quit.
The time that the boats made the turn
that marked half the course was:
Spruce IV, 2:03.00; Ethelwynn,
3:11:58
Mr. Ball, who was the Yankee skip
per did not want to give it up, but the
owner insisted. Spruce nevertheless,
showed some very pretty sailing. She
finished after the second heat at 3:27:
27.
The outcome of Mr. Field’s action in
withdrawing his boat was that skipper
Ball refused to sail again with owner
Field. Field made another withdrawal
at this stage and got out of the game
altogether. Ball sent word to Elizabeth,
N. J., for his brother Fred to come to
< lyster Bay by the first train in the morn
ing and to-morrow the Ball brothers
will sail the Ethelwynn. The committee
have taken no action on Spruce’s pro
test, which Mr. Brand, the clever skip
per of the English yacht said to-night,
should not have been made, inasmuch as
Ethelwynn did him no harm. But what
ever the committee does in the matter
the race belongs to Spruce. If the Briton
gets one more to-morrow, she will take
home the cup.
VALKYRIE HILL RACE AGAIN.
Da lira veil Hill Show That He is Not
A (raid to Meet Defender.
New York. Sept. 26.—Lord Dunra
ven’s object in having the Valkyrie 111.
spend the winter on this side of the At
lantic is to have her race again, and :n
--eidentally, it is s;vd, to siict>c>. those of
his critics who have assorted that he
was afraid to have his yacht meet De
fender again.
The fact that the Valkyrie is to race
here next year, if opportunity offers,was
made public to day by H. Mait'and Ker
sey, who has acted as Lord Duuiaven’s
spokesman
“There ha 3 been a great deal of talk
about special races between the two ves
sels,” he said, “and if anybody wants
Valkyrie to raco, she will be on hand.
If Defender goes to the Mediterranean,
Valkyrie will go there also.”
It is now known that Lord Du raven
still believes that Valkyrie is faster than
Defender, and that with a clear course
he thinks that he could win in the kind
of weather which prevailed on the last
two days of this year’s race. He wants
to race Defender again and for the
America’s Cup, and probably will be ac
commodated. It would be impossible
for tho New York Yacht Club to race
against Valkyrie for the cup until the race
with Distant Shore has been decide, as
Mr. Rose and the Royal Victoria Yacht
Club have a prior right under the terms
of deed of gift.
But there is no reason why Valkyrie
should not sail for the cup, after Distant
Shore has been disposed ot and this is
what has been decided upon as far as
can be done without the sanction of the
Royal Yacht and the New York Yacht
Clubs. The question of the course has
also been satisfactorily arranged, and
there will be no trouble. Dunraven is
willing to accept the statement of the
committee that they will do their best to
keep Sandy Hook course clear, and now
believes that they will have little trouble
in so doing. This was a sine qua non for
the races as no other course will be
chosen for tho America’s cup race, and
they will not be sailed in secret.
Money for the New Challenger.
London, Sept. 26. —The Yachting
World in its issue of to-day says that
Herbert Moir, who proposes to build a
syndicate yacht to challenge for the
America’s Cup, has been almost inun
dated with letters, the writers of which
offer to subscribe towards the project,
sums varying from #250 to #5,000.
Already more than #150,000 lias been
offered.
McGII.L NAMED FOR GOVERNOR
New Jersey Democrats Endorse Cleve
land’s Financial Policy.
Trenton, N. J., Sept. 26.—The Demo
cratic State Convention met here to-day
and chose as their nominee the Chancel
lor of the State, Alexander T. McGill, of
Hudson county. The convention, as
compared with that held here one week
ago by the Republicans when Henry
W. Griggs was elected as their
standard-bearer, was tame, although
there was no lack of interest
ia the work to be accom
plished by the gathering. Chancellor
McGill’s nomination was a foregone
conclusion, the fight put up by the
friends of his only opponent, ex Con
gressman Cutler, being rather feeble.
Only one ballot was required, McGill re
ceiving all but 143 of the 939 votes cast,
and before the vote was announced every
vote polled for Cutler wa3 changed to
McGill so that the honor came to the
latter backed by the unanimous vote of
the delegates.
Chancellor McGill has six years to
serve in his present position, but it was
said tc-day that there is every likelihood
that he will rasign his office at once and
conduct an active campaign for the
governorship.
An interesting feature of the day was
the speech of Alan L. McDermott in an
nouncing his retirement from the chair
manship o? the State Committee after ten
years of service. Mr. McDermott denied
emphatically that the name of the State
Committee had ever been used for or
against any race track or other legisla
tion. He told the delegates that al
though he retired from the State Com
mittee, he would stump the State ttiis
fail for the ticket.
The platform adopted is very loug but
is devoted mainly to the question of pure
water supply for cities, which is just
now attracting much attention in New
Jersey. President Cleveland’s currency
ideas are endorsed.
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.
At Brooklyn:
Brooklyn, 13 o* -1
Boston, 000 0— 0
Postponed at first half of fourth inning on
account of wet grounds.
At Baltimore: R: h. k.
Baltimore, 10 2 16 *—lo 13 0
Philadelphia, 1 00 0 00- 1 6 2
Batteries: Ksper aud Robinson; C’arsey
and Clements. Attendance, 2,500.
At St. Louis: r. h. e.
St. Louis, 00110100 1— 4 9 2
Pittsburg, 01141004 *—ll 13 1
Batteries: McDougal and Otten; Moran
and Mack. Attendance, 500.
At Chicago: r. h. e.
Chicago, 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0— 1 10 5
Cincinnati, 20712000 *—l2 15 1
Batteries: Donohue and Friend; Dwyer
and Vaughn. Attendance, 1,400.
Nashville Wins Again.
Richmond, Va., Sept. 26. —Richmond
lost the game to Nashville again to day
through indifferent playing. Both teams
gave a ragged exhibition but the work
of the locals was not as good as that of
the visitors. Iu the seventh inning ESeh
moud allowed their opponents to score
pretty much as they pleased. Jack
Knorr pitched a wonderful game up to
that inuing when his poor support dis
heartened him and he let down. At
bat he got a homer, a three-bagger and
a two-bagger. The teams have decided
to extend the series to Saturday, Score:
Richmond, 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 o—9
Nashville, 0 0 0 0 2 2 10 0 0--14
Batteries: Hermand and Sweeney;
Knorr and Foster.
English and American Steamers Collide
Washington, Sept. 26.—A cablegram
received at the Navy Department to-day
from Commander Hanford, of the United
States steamship x\lert at Guayaquil, of
ficially reports that his ship was in colli
sion yesterday with the British steamer
Condor, and that the Alert’s bowsprit
was carried away. As no further details
are given the officials at the Navy De
partment are inclined to believe the
damage was slight.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SIX MINERS KILLED
FATAL JEN PLOSION OF FIFTY
POUNDS OF BLASTING
POWDER.
FOUR OTHERS WERE INJURED
The Men Were Warming a Ten-Pound
Can ot the Powder W hen in Some
Way it Exploded and Set Otl the Re
maining Powder—The Shock Caused
the Falling Dirt to ltloi-k the Slope,
and Six Men Were Slowly Smothered
to Death—The Injured Will Recover.
Leadville, Col. Sept. 26.— The worst
accident that ever occurred in this
c imp happened about 1 o’clock this af
ternoon at the Belgian mine, resulting
in the death of six miners aud injuring
four others. The dead are:
J. H. Gray, John Hamill, Clark Mc-
Ginnis, John Boggs, Chris. Phillips, Ed.
Kuhn.
The injured:
J. 11. Reynolds, James Baxter, Alex.
Parker and John Watterson.
The men were working in a drift and
slept about ten feet above the low levels,
where fifty pounds of powder had been
stored.
Five or ten pounds of this was in an
oil can waiting with lighted shuffles un
der it. This, it seems, is the usual
method of warming powder. In some
manner it exploded, and the concussion
set off the remaining powder.
This terrific shock caused dirt to block
the slope and the men could not get out,
and six of them slowly smothered to
death.
As many volunteers as could be put to
work, began digging through the mass of
dirt aud in an hour had broken through
and discovered the miners lying along the
two drifts. There were five in what is
k nown the Blegian drift, all dead and four
in the other, three of whom were alive.
The dead and injured were rapidly taken
to the surface, and the injured were re
moved to the hospital. It is thought that
all of the injuied men will recover. The
killed, so far as known, were all single.
RAILROAD MEN MEET.
Southern States Passenger Association
in Session in New York.
New York, Sept. 26 —The members
of the Southern States Passenger Associa
tion met at the Waldorf to-day. J. W.
Thomas, president of the Western and
Atlantic hail way, presided and appointed
a committee to nominate the new com
missioner. This committee will also take
under consideration the affairs of the
association. The committee consists
of 11. M. Comer, Receiver of the Central
Railroad of Georgia; R. G. ErwiD, Vice-
President and General Counsel of the
Plant System; Samuel Spencer, President
of the Southern Railway; J. R. Wood,
General Passenger Agent of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, and T. M. Emerson,
Traffic Manager of the Atlantic Coast
Line. Another meeting of the associa
tion will be held to-morrow.
At the same time and place there will
be meetings of the Southern States
Freight Association and the Southern
Railway and Steamship Association. In
addition to those named in the foregoing
there were present at to-day’s meeting
W. F. Shellman, Traffic Manager
of the Central Railroad and Bank
ing Company, of Georgia; S. F.
Parrot, General Manager, Columbus
and Southern Railway; T. G. Gush, Pre
sident of Mobile and Birmingham Rail
way Company; C. A. Taylor, Traffic
Manager, Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railway; Solomon Haas,
J. W. Kelt) and W. A. Turk, of the
Southern Railway; J. R. Kenlev, Gen
eral Manager of the Atlantic Coast Line
and B. W. Wrenn, Traffic Manager Plant
System.
HAS ABDUCTED BY A PRIEST.
The JMysterious Disappearance ot
Pretty Maud Steidel.
St. Joseph, Mo., Sept. 26.—A great
sensation has been created here by the
mysterious disappearance of 15 year-old
Maud Steidel, who stepped out of her
mother’s home Tuesday night and has
not been seen since.
Yesterday afternoon the mother of tie
girl openly accused Father Dominick
Wagner, the priest of St. Mary’s parish,
with having spirited her daughter away.
The police and detectives also visited
Father Dominick and accused him of her
abduction. He denied the charge. Ex
citement runs high and lynching has
been talked of.
Harvard’s 259th Year tleguu.
Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 26.— Harvard
University began its 259th year to-day
with increased attendance in all depart
ments and the prospect of another pros
perous year. The students have been
pouring into Cambridge during the past
week, and the old college yard has
shakeu off its summer lethargy and be
come all bustle and activity once more.
Every student is required to register to
day, and regular lectures begin this
afternoon.
Texas and Prises Fighting.
Austin, Tex , Sept. 26.—The Goveraor
has just called a special session of the
Legislature to take action ou prize
fighting.
A Policeman Shot and Killed.
Tampa, Fla , Sapt. 26 Jaok McCor
mack, a policeman, was shot and in
stantly killed last night by a negro whose
mistress the officer had arrested.