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TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
A killing frost occurred in Northern
Texft Tuesday night, doing consider
ate damage to cotton, and it was
ft-areil that there would be another on
'the tallowing night. The Florida
N'orM's fair commission has decided
tj rai.-f $100,000 to exhibit the re-souf-f
of that . State, at Chicago.
subject of discussion at the Metho
dist Keutuenical Council yesterday
tta tut-' Status of Methodism in the
1'a.t rii and Western sections, the
rimipal essays, being delivered by
-Jiishops Fowler and Galloway. The
death of Mr. Parnell continues to be
the absorbing topic of interest in Eng
land, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. A
pithlic funeral will be held over the
reni.iins and the interment will be at
Avendale, Cpunty Wicklow, Ireland,
the place of his nativity. A freight
train on the Albany and Susquehanna
railroad was wrecked in a cut near
Biughampton, N. Y., yesterday morn
ing. ' The engineer was killed and a
fireman and flagman badly injured",
and fifty-five cars were piled up in the
cut. The damage amounts to over
$150,000- The Egyptian cotton crop
is reported to be seriously affected by
ct.M and foggy weather. The yield,
It is estimated, will be about 3,750,000
i-eiitar-4. -Fire yesterday morning
destroyed the fine brownstone resi
dence on Fifth ayenue.occupied by Mr.
and Mrs August Belmont.t wo children
and a number of servants narrowly
reaped death. The loss is estimated
at 1:200,000.. Gen. Lee's condition
was again slightly improved yester
day. The first fair of the colored
people of Virginia was inaugurated in
Kklmioud yesterday. A great po
litical meeting was held at Ada, Ohio,
yesterday, at which 7,000 people were
present, and was addressed by, Gover
nor Campbell. The Secretary of
War lias instructed the District Attor
ney for the Eastern District of Vir
ginia to coufirmjthe condemnation of
forty seven acres of land on the south
side of Hampton Roads for coast de
fence purposes, The resignation of
Ex-Senator Blair, of New Hampshire,
a minister to China, has been accepted
liy the President.
Programme of Installation.
Raleigh, N.C., Oct. 9. Special.
Lino programme of the inauguration
of George T, Winston &3 president of
the State University, was prepared to
day and will be as follows: The cere
monies begin at 10 o'clock, October
Mth, with prayer, followed by a song
by the University choir; address in be
half of the trustees, by Thomas S.
Kenan, and addresses by President
Oilman, of Johns Hopkins, Rev. Dr.
Curry and Editor W. H. Page, of the
Forum; song by the choir; addresses by
Kemp P. Battle, retiring preddent,and
George T. Winston, president-elect.
Alliance IHaiii Meeting at Raleigh.
ItALEiGH, N. C, Oct. 8. Special,
The Alliance tonight issues a call to
its members to assemble tomorrow at 11
o"clock at Brookside park and hear
speeches by Senator Peffer, Thos M.
Norwood, of Georgia, MariohButler,
president of the State Alliance, and
Lecturer Bell, the occasion being, its
State mass meeting.
GOLDSBORO NOTES.
Brilliant Marriage of a Popular Bull
nes Man Death of Mrs. Scott
.tfiiMcal Concert Illness of
Mrs. A. Bo sco we r. f
Messenger Bureau, I (
Goldsboro, N. C, Oct. 8. J
There was ao immense congregation
at St. Stephen's Episcopal church last
nit'ht to witness the marriage of one
of Golds-boro's most popular young busi
ness men, Mr. John L. Borden acd Mist
Rowena Mix, formerly of Clinton, but
for some time residing here The mar
riage ceremony was beautiful and im
pressive, aod was performed by Rev.
Dr. Carmichael. of Wilmington. Both
of the contracting parties; are very DOp-l
ular in Goldsboro, ana their nosts oi
friends join-in wishing for them a long
and happy life.
Mrs. Scott, who resided on James
street, died yesterday afternoon. She
had been sick for some time, but was
thought to be better yesterday. The
family had left the room for a moment,
and.heai ing a glass fall from which Mrs.
Scott was drinking water, hurried to
her room and found her dying. It iB
thought her death was caused by heart
trouble.
There is more cotton here for sale to
day than yesterday. It is selling at
After the cold rain yesterday and last
night the weather has somewhat
cleared today and we have weather
that reminds of the near approach of
winter. Overcoats are very comforta
ble aud are freelv used. In contrast
with this, the man that we saw yester
day afternoon with a suit of linen on
vurvtu line me lasi roue ui umuioi .
.Tho Misses Johnson, of Clinton, will
give a musical" concert in the opera
House in this citv on Monday night
next November 12th, this is for a com-
"Junaablo cause viz: to assut tne uau
rellows1 Orphan home, and we trust
will be well patronized. The pro
gramme indica.es a musical treat well
worth the admission and at the same
time helping a very worthy object
We are elad to hear that in every Bee
t'on of North Carolina, the establish-
ffient of this ornhanace is meeting
wlth such favor as to insure substantial
co-operation. i . .
Mr. H. T. Jones, who lives in Fork
, township about three and a half miles
from Goldsboro, has thelargest variety
of grapes in this section. He has made
over 6uo gallons of wine, besides ship-
Ping and selling large quantities oi
. K rapes. -
Robinson's circus will have their
tenta out on Park avenue, as they can
Qot obtain -a-'-lot' of' sufficient size in
town for tht ir 6how. This will not
suit the crowd that views the show
(pom the outside, which is usually as
'arge as the number that go in.
Mrs. Koscower, wife of A. Roscower,
editor of the IkadWjhi, is critically ill
ith fever. Her many friends wish
her a speedy recovery.
Mr. btaceyO. Kelley, who is a Golds
boro man, but now in the newspaper
business at Raleigh, was brought home
irom that city a day or so ago Bick with
typhoid fever.
Naval Stores :
Savannah Tupentlne steady at34ic.
ttOBin firm at $1.251.30.
Charleston Spirits turpentine steady
M34a;34ic. Rosin firm; good 6trained
t 11.15.
ME' IODIST LUMINARIES.
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SEC JO DAY'S SESSION OF THEECU-
MENICAL COUNCIL.
A ' ight, Sunny Day Fllla OTetropol
n Church with Delegates and
pectators-Present Stains of
Methodism in the Eastern
Section Discussed.
Washington, Oct. 8. In contrast
with the dull rainy skies of yesterday
was the bright sunny October morning
which favored the delegates to the
Ecumenical Methodist Council, when
they assembled for the eecond day's ses
sion. At the beginning of the session
the attendance seemed smaller than
yesterday, but before the proceedings
had far advanced all available space in
body and galleries of the church were
well filled with delegates and inter
ested spectators. The presidiug offi
cer's chair was filled by Rev. Dr. T. B.
Stephenson, of London, president of
the Wesleyan Conference.
The session cpened with devotional
exercises, a most eloquent prayer being
offered by Bev. Griffin W. Wilson, of
England, who has achieved notable
reputation as a missionary among the
Feejee Islanders. When these services
were concluded the Secretary, Rev. Dr.
King, called the roll of delegates, be
ginning with the Eastern section,which
comprises Europe and British Depen
dencies. The business committee an
nounced the reception of telegrams of
greeting addressed to conference from
the Nashville Conference and the
United Evangelical Church Council.
Invitations were laid bsiore the coun
cil and accepted as follows: For Thurs
day evening, October 15th, reception
by the trustees of the American Uni
versity; Friday, October 9th, reception
by pastors of African Episcopal
churches, of Washington The assign
ment of tho evening of October 15th,for
the reception of fraternal delegates,
was changed to October 12th.
The Business Committee named
Bishop Merrill, of Chicago, and Rev.
Dr. Win. Arthur, of London, to preside
over the conference during the second
session of the third day and first ses
sion of the fourth day, respectively.
Preliminary to the delivery of the
addresses of the day, Bishop Hurst, of
Washington, in a few appropriate re
marks, called attention to the fact that
the chair made from the two beams of
the City Road chapel, the corner-stone
of which was laid by John Wesley, was
now occupied by the pre&iding officer,
and the original Bible lay upon the
stand.
The subject assigned by the pro
gramme for consideration during the
morning session was the "Present
Status of Methodism in the Eastern
Section," and an esgay was delivered
by Rev. Dr. Waller, of Loudon, secre
tary of the Wesleyan conference.
Short speeches upon general topic
of address were delivered by Rev. John
Medicraft, of Manchester, representing
the English Methodist new connection;
Rev. James Donnelly, of Newry, Ire
land, vice president of Irish Methodist
conference; Rev. J. H. Batte, of Bible
Christian church, Brighton, England;
Dr. Hugh Price Hughes, of the West
London Mission; Rev. William Manly,
of New Zealand, and Revi J. Travis, a
Primitive Methodist, of England.
The secretary announced the receipt
of a memorial from the General As
sembly of the Presbyterian Church,
concerning the settlement; of "interna
tional difficulties by arbitration. A
recess was then taken.
At the afternoon session, after de
votional exercises, Bishop Charles H.
Fowler, of San FraDcisco, read an essay
upon the present status of Methodism
in the YVestern (American) section.
'One hundred years ago," he said.
"there was in America but one Metho
dist denomination and only one annual
conference, only eighty-three travel-
inc preachers and 11,933 members;
today there are fifteen denominations
of Methodists, a fact that is thought to
show that they have- some brains
and independence. One confere ce
has multiplied into about 300,
add eighty-three travelling preach
ers have multiplied into - 31,765,
eeides 30,000 loal preachers; and 14.-
988 actual communicants have multi
plied into over 5,000,000, with 5,000,000
Sunday school children and a following
of over 20,000,000 souls in the Republic.
Methodism crossed the orook with this
century leaning on a solitary staff. She
will cross over out or tms century witn
more than twox Danas, oesiaes nocKs
and herds and camels and asses. For
she has over 55,000 churches and
about 15,000 parsonages, with
church property worth more than
$200,000,000." Bishop Fowler's essay
was greeted with prolonged applause.
The presiding omceroi tne-atcernoon
session, Dr. A. Carman, general Super
intendent of the Metnodist cnurcn oi
Canada, announced that Bishop C. B.
Galloway, of Jackson, Miss., represent
ing the Methodist Episcopal church
South, would next address the council;.
Bishop Galloway devoted his remarus
largely to the subject of the Status of
Methodism in this country. tspeaKing
for the South, he said ; that it had a
rich Methodist heritage. lhe nrst
Methodist society was there organized
and the first . chapel built and tne
first Methodist missionary society was
also organized there. The spirit oi
Methodism seemed peculiarly to ht tne
Southern temperament, as evidenced
by its warm reception and rapid
growth. The first native itinerant
preacher came irom unaer ooumem
skies, and Jesse Lea went forth from
the South to evangeliz3 New England.
Ruato sixth snul in the isoutn was a
Methodist. There Methodism naa
passed the apologetic period; tne oiu
period of persecution and ridicule had
passed away. Methodism had graven
itself deeply into society;
all trrades of wealth, all positions oi
nniuiv&i roannnsihilitv were open to
it. Tn t.h South the original creed
wa9 guarded, and theological adven
fnnnd no favor there. After a
trial of more thau a century the people
iflfiArt with Methodist itioer
nerintendencv. Their's
nroa nraATnlnpn tlv a sent and not
pallfid mlnistrv. with them it wou d
be an impeachment of honesty to
be accused of seeking a special
niiiAn and no armv had ever
KaA fflvpr men to, desert its
flag or field. There was little sympathy
who believed in shirking
resnonsibilitv for men and imposing
fancv franchise upon the women. Ap-
nimioAl There had conseauently been
hoftirhw growth in the church South,
a satisfying growth in the rural dis-t-int.a.
Tn the country was a purer,
steadier citizenship and he would not
in favor oi denizens oi iuo
cities, men who stood behind the plow
'rm, nrl.ii.nnil Hiiea
Burned.
f nxnvinxf ct?v Ala.. Oct. 8. Some
cotton in the warehouie ol unl,er
Co. caueht fire today and about ,uw
hnlAH wftro flp.strnvpid. lhe CO lion uo
longed to William Overton, J. B. Seibs
& Co. and F. B. Fisk's cotton buyer
factory. The loss is fully covered by
insurance.
You can save time by using Hooker's Self
uwv.
Raising Buckwheat.
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Hecker'i Partly Cooked
specially geleoted grain,
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Oatmeal,
A very
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superior
RALEIGH AFFAIRS.
Cotton Crop Short Requisition for a
Murderer Honored More Peo-
pie at the Exposition.
, Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, N. C., Oct. 8. J
Mr. Phil. H. Andrews, who is in
charge of the direct tax books, etc.,
said to your correspondent todays
"We have to this date issued 12,000
warrants for the refunded tax, these
covering over $400,000.- Thegreatrush
of work is now at an end, though there
is yet much to be done."
The crop of cotton is certainly very
short in this section and, as a cotton
man said today, it gets shorter and
shorter- But out of evil eometh good
and this failure of the crop will teach
the planters a lesson and be beneficial
in the end, The lesson taught will be
that the farmers must raise food crops
and make cotton what the drummers
call a "side line." When that is done
prosperity will come to stay, and the
farmer will be free for once and for
ever. Great preparations are in progress
for the mass meeting of the State
Alliance here tomorrow. People who
came in today on the railways say the
attendance will be large. The weath
er is now fine, clear and bracing, and
the meeting ia to be held at Brookside
park. There is a speaker's stand at
the latter and the electric cars run
very near it. The meeting will be
fully reported in .the Messenger.
This is a time when all news connected
with the Alliance is of vital interest.
Dr. D. K. Everett, a well known
dentist of Raleigh, ia quite sick. His
health has not been good since early
summer.
Governor Holt today honored a
requisition from the Governor of South
Carolina for Sam Wright -who is
wanted in that State for murder and
who is now in the jail of Polk county.
The; exposition is growing every
hour now. Several more car loads of"
exhibits came in today.
Gen. Weaver commends L. L. Polk
very highly. He declared at the Hick
ory fair, a stenographer who took
down his speech says, that Polk was
the modern Moses and that he would
lead the people into the promised
land.
Col. E. G. Harrell will take charge of
a very pleasant party during the holi
days, whicjj-will go to Cuba. The
trip will occupy fifteen days aud the
total cost will be $75. That is certainly
a cheap rate.
The people of Clayton township,
Johnston county, voted today on the
stock law question. The area of ter-
ritory under the no fence law is all the
while increasing.
The colored people will be here in
great numbers next week to hear
Fred. Douglas and Blanche K. Bruce,
the negro orators, whose presence at
the negro department of the exposition
was secured by Rev. Dr. J. C. Price,
colored.
The work of road improvement goes
steadily on in this township. Five
hundred tons of crushed stone have
thus far been put on the Tarboro road.
The Charleston World died very
quickly. Its editor, Octavus Cohen,
spoke here last week, and the news
papers published his portrait.
The address of the colored depart
ment of the exposition, issued today,
says. "In this exposition the white
and black races of the South have
joined issues to show that we live in
the best section that God created when
he made this world; a section where
everything that man and beast can de
sire or need can be grown, and; where
are to be found the most precious
metals and the rarest of gems.: The
best white people always stand by the
negro; they pay them for what they
do and the negro gives the white man
satisfaction. This is proven, because
the white men, say they had rather
have the colored race as laborers than
any foreigners who can be found "
The enrolment at the three colpred
public schools here is as follows: Wash-:
ington school, 600; Garfield school,335;
Oberlin school, 200. Total 1,135.
Can Cleveland be nominated and
elected Alliance men here say he can
not be elected, though they recognize
the fact that he is a big man.
JUMPED" THE TRACK.
The Engineer of a Freight Train In
New York Killed and Two Other
Persons Badly Hurt.
BiNGHAMTON, N. Y., Oct. 8. A fatal
wreck occurred on the Albany and Sus
quehanna road shortly belore 1 o'clock
this morning at what Is Known as uyes
Switch. The road, at this point, makes
a sharp curve into a cut. The second
sectioii of traia No. 33, a local freight
made up at Oneonta and coming east,
in charee ot Conductor Peter Harrison,
makiner this curve at the rate of about
twenty miles an hour. VV hen tne train
reached the switch the locomotive
lumueo tne tracK. engineer james
Patterson, oi uneonia, Diew me signal
. . . . i i
for down brakes. Fireman George
"Rowers, of Oneonta. lumped acd sus
tained a fracture of the leit leg; also
cut about the face and body, lhe en
c-infter remained in tne can anu was
killed. Joseph iyncn, oi mis city.
hrakeman on the pusher, had Deen
droppedoff his engine a short
time before 10 nag auutuer
train and boarded the engine or tne
wrecked one to ride to this city. He
jumped after the fireman. His right
lec was broken oeiow tne Knee, auu uo
is also cut and bruised ;about the face
and body, tie stited that Engineer
Patterson stuck to the tnroiue anu
save ihe signal for downbrakes, but
t ho oars kept crowdme into the engine
Patterson's dead and mangieu poay
was pulled from under his engine some
hours after the accident. Ntle was
orobablv killed instantly. Both tracks
are blocked by the wreck, which vpiled
iin in great heaps. All tne train's crew
a residents of Oneonta. and the in
jured men are married. Fifty-five cars
are mixed up in tne wrecK; xuo uam
age amounts to over $150,000.
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If He Should Not Arrive in Time?
FTTfiKMAN. Kv.. Oct. 8. Governor
Buchanan, of Tennessee,has commuted
to hie imprisonment tne sentence oi
Nathan and Woodville Tarver, who
were to have been hanged m Hpion-
ville on Fridav. The sheriff has
started for the scene of execution with
his two prisoners, and as liptonville
has neither railroad nor telegraph, the
rnm mutation has been sent from this
place on horseback, a distance oi lorty
miles.
Killing Frost in Siorilicrn Texas.
rt l,mns. Oct. 8. A dispatch from
Gainesville, Texas, says a heavy irosi
inrniea t.hpre and tnroug-noui norm
Texas and Chickasaw coumy, xuebuay
.,5,11 ilointr RonsideraDie damage w
the young undeveloped cotton bolls,thus
pron The weainer iiao uoou4unovu
" . . ' A 1 ..aViam
and the indications are iu auuwu-.
killing frost will occur tonight.
The Egyptian Cotton Crop.
Caiko, Oct. 8. The Cotton Associa
tion reports that the recent cold and
fofirgy weather, which has prevailed
throughout the cotton growing dis-
The Association,taking everything : into
osoratinn. estimates that tne yieia
of cotton will be about 3,750,w0 can
tars. - A can tar is equal to forty nve
pounds.
CLEVELAND CHATS.
THE
NEW YORK ELECTION OF NA
TIONAL IMPORTANCE.
The Republican Fart r of the Nation
and State of New York Arraigned
by the Ex-President Demo
crats Told Their Duty
Pointedly. t
New York, Oct, 8. The Democrats
of this city assembled in mass meeting
in the large hall of Cooper Union this
evening to ! ratify the nominations
made at the Saratoga convention.
When the doors were opened there was
a wild rush and within ten minutes
every seat and every inch of standing
room in the large hall was filled. Then
the gates were closed and lines of
policemen held them fast - against a
crowd large enough to fill three halls
as large as the one selected for the mass
meeting.
It was 8.20 o'clock before the meet
ing was called to order by Charles W.
Dayton, who stepped forward and an
nounced thafthat duty had been de
puted to him by the State executive
committee. He read a long list of vice
presidents and secretaries, and the se
lections made were unanimously ap
proved. The list was headed by the
name of ex-President Grover Cleve
land, and that name elicited
much applause. The committeo pres
ently conducted Grover Cleveland,
chairman of the meeting, to the chair.
Tumultuous applause greeted the ap
pearance of the Democratic ex Presi
dent. In all parts of the hall men
stood up and waved their hats, cheered,
clapped hands and stamped the floor
with their canes. Waiting for
the applause to subside he stood quietly
at the reading desk, dre&sed in a black
frock coat and trousers, and at length
obtained silence by waving his hand.
He said: .
My Fellow Citizens: I acknowl
edge with much satisfaction the com
pliment paid me by my selection as
your presiding officer tonight. I am
glad to meet an assemblage of my fel
low-townsmen on an occasion when
their thoughts' turn to the political
situation which confronts them at a
time when their duty as citizens, as
well as members of a grand political or
ganization, should be the subject of
their serious consideration. If I may
be indu'ged a few moments, J shall
occupy that much of your time in pre
senting some suggestions touching the
condition and responsibilities of the
Democracy to the people of the coun
try, and the obligation and duty at this
particular time of the Democracy of
our State.
The Democratic party has ; at all
times been by profession and by tradi
tion the party of the people. I say by
profession and tradition but I by no
means intend to hint in the use 01 this
expression that in its conduct' and ac
tion it has failed to justify its profes
sion or been recreant to its traditions.
It must, hbwever, be admitted that we
have had our seasons of revivals, when
the consciousness of what true Democ
racy really means ha3 been especially
awakened; and when we have been un
usually aroused to a lively appreciation
of aggressiveness and activity, which
conscience exacts of thosewho professed
the Democratic faith and who are thus
enlisted in the peoples' cause. We
contemplate tonight such a revival and
the stupendous results which have thus
far attended it. In view of these things
we cannot be honest and sincere and
fail to see that stern and inexocrable
duty is now at our door. We saw the
money of the people unconsciously ex
torted from them under the guise of
taxation; we sawtnat that was the re
sult of the scheme perpetrated for pur
pose of exacting tribute from the poor
and tor the benefit of the rich; we saw
growing oat of this scheme the whole
sale debauchery atd corruption of the
people whom it impoverished; we
saw the party which advocated and de-
f anded their wrong gaining and holding
piwer in theJGovernment by the shame
less appeal oi seinsnness wnicn it in
vited; we saw the people actually fur
nishing the bonds ot misrepresentation
and misconception which held them,
and we saw sordidness and perversion
of all that constitutes! good citizenship
on every hand and sturdy American
ism in jeopardy. We saw that party
planning to retain partisan ascend
ancy by thralling and destroying the
freedom and integrity of suffrage
through the most radical and reckless
legislation; we saw waste and extrava
gance raiding the public treasury and
justified in official places, while econ
omy ia Government expenditures
was ridiculed by thos3 who
held in trust the- people s money; we
saw a national assemblage of the peo
ple's reprentatives transformed to the
mere semblance of a legislative assem
bly by the brute force of a violently
created majority and by unprecedented
arbitrary rulings, while It was jeering-
ly declared by those who usurped its
functions to be no longer a deliberative
bOdv. Tnen it was that the Demo
cratic party standing fortb to do de
termined battle against these abuses
which threatened the welfare and hap
piness of the people called upon them
to trust it and promised them that the
warfare shoufd be relentless and un
compromising. As a result ot the strug
gle then entered upon, never has the re
sistless force oi tne awanenea tnougnt oi
our countrymen been more completely
demonstrated, and never has the irre
sistible strength of the principles ot
democracy been more freely exempli
fied
From the West and from the East
came tidings of victory. Io the popu
lar branch of the next uongress, the
party which lately impudently arro
gated to itself the dominati' n of that
body, will hll hardly more tnai one
fourth of its seats. Democratic Gov
ernors occupy the enemy's strongholds
in Iowa, Massachusetts, Ohio, Wiscon
sin and, Michigan. In Pennsylvania
the election of a Democratic Governor
presented conclusive proof of Repub
lican corruption exposed and Repub
lican dishonesty detected. J
But with all these results of the just
and fearless Democratic policy our
work is not yet completely done, and I
want to suggest to you that any relax
ation ot efforts within the lines estab
lished by the national Democracy will
be a violation of the pledges we gave
the people when we invicted their co
operation and undertook their cause.
I do not forget that we are gathered
together to ratify the . State nomina
tions and that we are immediately
concerned with a State campaign. It
seems to me, however, that while
national questions of greatest import
are still unsettled, and when we are on
the eve of a national campaign in
which thev must be again pressed
upon the attention of the voters of the
country, the Democracy of thex great
State of New York cannot and will not
V
euuroiji ijuuio
' - Tf . 1 .(nln A
Tf we fail to retain the ascendency in
the Empire State, no matter upon what
issue it is lost and no matter how much
our opponents may seek to avoid great
and important topics, it will be claimed
as a verdict of our people against tne
principles and platform of the National
Democracy. It is evident that if our
opponents are permitted to choose the
line of battle they will avoid all na
tional issues. . Thus farther is plainly
their policy. There is nothing strange
in this, for they may well calculate that
whatever may be their fate in other
neius, iney nave. Deen decisively Deatsn
in discussion of national -Questions. It
can hardly, be expected that they will
come to ajfield of Waterloo again unless
lorcea to ao so.
I am very far from having any fear
of the result of a full discussion of sub
jects which pertain to Sta te affairs.
We have an abundance of reasons to
furnish why on these issues alone we
should be further trustei with the
State government, but it does not fol
low that It is wise to regard matters of
National concern as entirely foreign to
the pending canvass, and especially to
follow the enemy in their lead entirely
away from the issues they most
fear, and which they have the
best of reasons to dread. Th's
very fear and dread give in this par
ticular case strength and pertinency to
the doctrine that that party Bhould at
all times and in all places be made to
feel the consequences of their misdeeds
as long as they justify and defend their
wrong doings. Those who act with us
merely because they approve the pres
ent position of the national Democracy
and reforms we have undertaken, and
who oppose In national affairs the Re
publican policy and methods, and who
94III tbf nk the State campaign we have
in haajp has no relation to the princi
ples .ad policy which they approve,
are in danger of falling into grave
error, .
Our opponents in the pending can
vass, though now Btriving hard to hide
their identity in a cloud of dust raised
by their iteration of irrelevant things,
constitute a large factor in the party,
which, still far from harmless, seeks to
perpetuate all the wrongs and abuses
of Republican rule in National affairs.
Though they may strive to appear tame
and tractable in the State campaign,
they but dissemble to gain the needed
opportunity for harm.
In the present condition of affairs it
is not to be supposed that any consist
ent and thoughtful member of the
Democratic organization can fail to see
it is his duty to engage enthusiastically
acd zealously in support of the ticket
and platform which represent our
party in thi3 campaign. They are
abundantly deserving and worthy of
support on their own merits and for
their own sake we ssek to place at the
head of our State government a man of
affairs who in a long business career
ha9 earned the good opinion and re
spect of all his fellows, whose honesty
and trustworthiness have never been
impeached, and who I am sure will
administer the great office to whica he
will be called, indepently, fearlessly,
and for the good of all the people of
the State.
We seek further to secure the Em
pire State in her Democratic steadfast
ness, and we seek to win a victory
which shall redeem the pledges we
have made to regard constantly the
interests of the people of the land, and
which shall give hope and coufidence
to the national Democracy in the strug
gles yet to come. With these incen
tives and with these purposes in view
I cannot believe that any Democrat
can be guilty of lukewarmness or sloth
fulness. With party unity and zaalousue3s,
with no avoidance ot any legitimate
issue, with a refusal to be diverted
from the consideration of great na
tional and State questions to the dis
cussion of misleading things, and with
such a presentation of the issues in
volved as will prove our faith in the
intelligence of the people of the State,
the result cannot be doubtful.
Mr. Cleveland was frequently inter
rupted by applause. 5 At the conclu
sion of Cleveland's speech Governor
Hill appeared, and turning to him
with a bow and then to the audience,
Mr. Clevelaud said ha had now to per
form a work of useleesness and supero
gation, but he did not think it neces
sary to say more and he could not say
less than thai Governor Hill was there.
As Governor Hill stepped forward to
the reading desk he was greeted by an
outburst of applause sirrilar to and as
prolonged as that "with which Mr.
Cleveland w..s received. When the
applause had subsided sufficiently to
permit him to be heard, he began his
speech with this declaration:
"We icsist that no more revenues
shall be raised than are neces-ary ft r
the support oi the Government, eco -nojaically
administered. The true at d
principal purpoee of every tariff bin
should be the raising of revenue and
not the discouragement or prohibition
of imports for the benefit of fayorite
interests"
Washington Items.
Washington. Oct. 9 A call was
issued today for a meeting of the Re-
publican National Executive commit
tee at the Arlington hotel, in this city,
on the 23rd of November next, to de
cide on the time and place for holding
the Republican National Convention
and to act on the resignation of M. S.
Quay.
Ex-Senator Blair, of New Hamp
shire, said today that his resignation as
Minister to China was accepted yester
day. Continuing, he said: -
"I liked the idea of going to China,
but when the Chinese government, in
fiuenced by lies, refused to receive me,
I was ready to retire to priyata life. I
want no other office. The President is
willing to give me an office of equal
dignity to that to which I was at first
appointed, but I told him that 'I did
not care for anything else."
Salt for Heavy Damages.
Cincinnati, O.', Oct. 8. Governor
Campbell has through his attornies in
Cincinnati filed two suits lor damages
against the Commercial Gazette, each
for! $50,000. Both are basd on publi
cations concerning the Governor's in
debtedness, and his payment of the
expenses of the Democratic club from
Columbus to Cleveland at the time of
bis nomination. It is said that he
contemplates proceedings also to bring
a criminal charge against the manag
ing editor of the paper.
A $200,000 Fire In Fifth Avenue.
New York, Oct. 8. The fire this
morning that broke out at 11 o'clock
destroyed the fi 7e-storSbrown stone
mansion at 101 Fifth avenue, owned by
Mrs. Haywood Cuttiny and occupied by
Mr. and Mrs. August Belmont.. Mr.
Belmont was not at home, but his wife,
two children and a number of servants
had narrow escapes from death. The
boiise was filled with costly furniture
and tapestries. The building was com
pletely gutted and the loss is estimated
atrJOO.OOO.
The Virginia Colored Fair.
Richmond, Va., Oct. 8- The firat
colored peoples State fair ever held in"
Virginia was formally opened here to
day in the exposition building. A
large crowd was in attendance. The
exhibits, though few in number, were
highly creditable. The department 01
women's work is the best, both as to
quantity and quality. The fair will
close baturday.
Florida Will Be There.
Qrlando, tfla., Oct. 8. The Flor
ida World's Fair convention at the
morning session voted to raise 1100,000
for an exhibit at the Columbian Expo
sition. Hecker's Sell R&iaing Buckwheat, from
which buckwheat cakes can be made almost
instantly by tbe use of cold water or milk only,
baa a purple label printed with black ink.
THE DEAD LEADER
THE PRESENT TOPIC OF INTEREST IN
GREAT BRITAIN.
His Remains to Rest in Avondale,
Ireland, the Place of His Nativity
Rheumatism and Heart Fail
ure the Cause of Death
Glassworkers Strike.
LONDON, Oct 8. Every person in
England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales
today, who has any connection with or
interest in politics, is discussing the
three great political events of the day.
They are the death of Charles Stewart
Parnell, the demise of the Conserva
tive leader in the House of Commons,
Right Hon. Wm. Henry Smith, and
the great test of strength now fairly
commenced at Manchester between the
Liberal and Conservative parties in the
election of a member of Parliament for
Northeast Manchester, a vacancy hav
ing been made in that home ef Liber
alism by the apDomtment of the pres
ent member, Rigbt Hon. Sir James
Ferguson, as post master general.In
this battle, which should be decided
tomorrow or next day, Jas. Ferguson,
(Conservative) contests fcjrre-election
against C. P. Scott, edlt6r of the Man
chester Guardian, an extremely power
ful
uanuiuaie. ine most important.
however, of these three all-absorbing
political questions is the sudden death
of the great Irish leader.
The newspapers of the British Isles
are full of the story of his death and of
personal reminiscences of the "Irish
Rienza," as the Dublin Mail terms him.
and contain many interviews in regard
to the future possibilities of the Irish
party. Even continental newspapers,
slow to understand or take hold of any
subject of peculiarly domestic interest
in Great Britain, pay considerable at
tention to the death of the Irish leader.
Dr. Joseph E. Kinney, Member of
Parliament for South Cork and treas
urer of the National League, in an in
terview published todav savs that a
month ago he was suddenly summoned
to attend Darnell, who appeared to be
suffering from debility. The Doctor on
that occasion adyised Parnell to place
some restraint upon his appearances in
puDiic, particularly when such appear
ances necessitated taking part in po
litical de Dates or making campaign
speeches. Mr Parnell, however, did
not take Dr. Kinney 8 advice but con
tinued to push the right with all possi-
oie vigor and untiring earnestness
John Dillon, member of Parliament
for East Mayo, and William O'Brien,
member for East Cork, who are both
in Ireland, were feen yesterday and
asked for an expression of views for
publication in regard to the death of
Mr. Parnell. Both gentlemen dis
tinctly refused to say anything on the
subject. -
A dispatch from Brighton, sent at 3
p. m., says the doctors' certificate.
which has lust been filed, states that
Mr. Parnell's death was caused by
rheumatic fever resulting in excessive
temperature and failure of the heart.
It was eventually decided at the
council held this afternoon that
Mr. Parnell's remains shall be
accorded a public funeral and the body
be interred at Avondale. county Wick
low, Ireland, where the dead leader
was bom.
Paris, Oct. 8. The operatives of
every bottle factory in France, with
the exception of those at Blarizy, have
struck in obedience to orders issued by
tho Glasswprfkers' Union.
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COMMERCIAL NEWS-
Stocks in New York Yesterday The
Grain and Provision ITIarkets
of Cnicaso.
New York, Oct. 8. -The stock mar
ket today exhibited little life in any of
its parts and once more dullness be
came one of the ruling features of deal-
ings,tnouh after considerable strength
in the forenoon tbe hammering opera
tions of traders and bears were sufficient
to cause 'the entire loss of the improve
ment. Foreign purchases was the
Erincipal cause of the strong and
igher opening here, the advances
ever last night, figures extending to i
per cent. Domestic operators, how
ever, made a very feeble response to
this movement, and in fact the dispo
sition to buy at present has been re
duced to a minimum. The early im
provement was supplemented by fur
ther fractional gaina in some stocks
during the forenoon, bub not until the
leading shares had been again, de
pressed to about last night's level by
persistent pressure from hear sources.
Tnese hammering operations were
abated after noon for a lime, and the
market showed an approach to mid
summer dullness, but prices relieved
of depressing influence made some
advance. .- Low priced Vanderbilts,
A.tchison, Burlingtoo, Rock Island,
Chicago "Gas and some specialties
made considerable improvement aided
by further arrivals of gold, together
with the prevailing ease in the money
market and the heavy tone of foreign
exchange. Prices, however, never
went far from those of the opening
and in the last hour another sharp
attack was made up on Atchison securi
ties and stock reacted nearly 1 per cent
on large transactions, wiping out ail
former gain and something in addition.
The creneral list responded feebly to
this attack, Rock Island and Missouri
Pacific showing the most weakness
under pressure.
Tne market finally clossd quiet and
rather heavy, generally at insignificant
changes from the opening figures as
well as from last nlgnt's close, ine
final change are irregular, and in all
cases for small fractions. Sales of listed
stocks, 236,000 shares; unlisted 2,500
shares.
Chicago, Oct. 9 Wheat ruled some
what unsettled with the average price
hiirher. December started at 99100ic,
but with libera) offerings the price
touched 99ic. There was a good deal
of long wheat carried over from Tues
day which showed a good profit, and
realizing was very liberal, cables kept
coming in firm, reporting further ad
vances in the United kingdom, and
there was a dispatch from Berlin, say
ine that it was rumored there that
Russia would issue a decree on tne loin
orohibitine the exportation of wheat.
Then came the clearances which were
very generous, and there was another
buying ?purt, which sent the price to
l.OOi, but continental cables coming
lower and selling being very free, it
soon dropped to 99Jc, then kept fairly
stead v and closed 99c.
Corn was fairly active, but the feel
ing was somewhat unsettled, though
stronger in the mam. Frmness In
wheat helned it some, but the princi
pal firmness was due to continued small
receipts. October opened at 521c, so'd
up to 54c, broke to 62ic, rallied to 63c,
drooped to 52ic. held steady around
that figure for a time, but weaKenea at
the end and closed at 52f c.
qut and closed without
.nge from Tuesday's last
Oats were
material change
fi cures.
Provisions were weak and lower on
free selling by longs and by packers,'
hut closed with a part of the loss re
crained. and at figures somewhat below
the closing prices of Tuesday
Don't fail to call at Bribers & Bankin'a and
try some of Hecker's buokwheat cakes, mixed
and cooked in your presence. LadiM peoiauy
anted.
Ptw &avtvtiszrutnts.
ONE PRICE CASH
Cloth
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I HAVE OPENED THIS SEASON A SPECIAL
And have fitted the first flor exclusively for that purpose, and
am now showing
IN THE
MEII'S, BOYS' AND
ALSO A COMPLETE STOCK OF
FURNISHING GOODS.
As we Manufacture Goods, and buy in large quantities, we are able
to sell goods very low, and selling goods only on a Cash
Basis, our prices will astonish you.
Our Motto Being: "QUICK SALES and SMALL PROFITS."
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MERCHANT TAILORING DEPARTMENT.
5 In this we have spared no pains and expense. It is our endeavor
to reach the Highest Perfection. We employ the Best
Cutter and "Workmen,, and our Prices will be as Low
as any First-Class Merchant Tailor
in the Country.
A. DAVID, ONE PRICE CLOTHIER
L. STEIS, Manager.
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TRUNKS.
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