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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-03
THE DESOLATED CITY.

The DISPATCHES received from Charleston up
to midnight show that the people are recovering
from the condition of panic into which they
were thrown by the earthquake and are becon-
ing able TO look about and determine the extent
of the calamity which has overwhelmed them.
There has been no additional damage done, al
though three light shocks occurred during
Wednesday night. The number OF persons
killed is put at thirty-eight and the injured arc
estimated at 100. The first exaggerated es'-
mates of damage to property have been revised
and the loss, it is thought, will not eXceed
100000 While hardly building III the
city has escaped injury in some degree IL Is
stated that tho wharves. warehouses and general
bns;ness facilities are unaffected, and the city
is as well prepared for the transaction OF pusi-
ness rs before the disaster. Railroad COL"
municaticn is barely re-establlshed' ana alinos.
the first relief for the afflicted people VIII
reach them by water.
Just what the necessities OF the 1nhapiVah'S
whose homes have been ruined are is not YET
apparent Teegraphic communication with
.:barleston is so irregular and messages have
accumulated in such quantities that inquiries
Of the Mayor Of the dcsolated city as to the
needs of the people arc not answered promptly.
There is not the slightest doubt, however, that
the response which will be made TO any demand
on the part of Charleston will be prompt. ana
generous. There well be no question OF Norm
or South in this matter. Already NUMBER oil
subscriptions have been made In answer W
The 1RIBUNE's suggestion yesterday, ana ar
engagements for taking subscriptions IN the
various Exchanges and elsewhere have been
put under way. AS soon as exact information
can be received from Charleston Mayor Grace
will issue an appeal for aid. Similar action
has been taken in other cities, and there is
reason TO believe that the needs of those made
homeless and destitute by this terrible aflictlon
will be speedily relieved so far as money can
| relieve them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-03
scorcp IyD WELSH HOME RULE


DIR Clark is the Parnel Of Scotland. He is
the champion of the evictcd Croftcrs in the
Highlands and a pioneer Of the Home Rule
movement north of the Tweed. very inter
cstng statement of his political views will be
found in one OF THE TRIBUNEs cable letters
In supporting his amendment to the address
he commended that the Crofters Act passed a
year ago was very inadequate measure, which
did little to alleviate the lot Of the Hlghlanders
In the course OF this lucid statement he refutcS
the Scotch Sccrctary's declaration that the real
difficulties are overpopnlation and poverty, ana
advocates the restoration of the land TO the
pcople instead Of attempting to secure durable
tenurcs and fair rents. He follows IN the pain
of Michael Davitt in favoring system OF land
naturalization and at the same time is as
outspoben as Mr.. ParneD In advocating Homo
Rule He has already succeeded in forming "A
Scotch Home Rule party pledged and fully com
mittcd TO his own radical ideas. The Welsh
Liberals, while not taking as strong ground
in favor of Home Rule for their section of the
limited Kingdom, have formed a separate or
ganization with a view to concerted action re-
specting land reform, church diScstabllshmcnt
and other interests.
The defeat of the Irish Home Rule canse can
not be regarded as decisive when tits followed
a, once by Scotch and Welsh movements i'll the
same direction. Mr.. Gladstone cXcitcs the Ire
OF Professor Goodwin Smith by referring TO the
fact that the recent electoral contest was fought
| on questioned nationality and that Ireland re-
ccived signal assistance from Scotland and
Wales. and by predicting that in future these
! nationaties will be inclined to help one another
| The Professor charges the Liberal leader with
splitting up the United Kingdom into separate
| nationalitics aud with reminding :" the embcrs
| of hatred which have been cold for centuries"
Fcrocious criticism such as this leaves the facts
| precisely as Mr. Gladstone found them. 1t is
| true as he SAYS, that three of the four nation
| alities have approved of Home Rule for Ireland
with greater emphasis than the fourth has con-
demned it that Scotland favored it by three to
| two, Ireland by four and half to one, AMI
| Wales by five to one and that in the aggrc-
| gate the three natiOnalites returned three Home
| Rulers TO one Unionist, whereas i'll England the
| ratio Of opponents to advocates Of that policy
| was nearer two 10 one than three to one. 1t Is
| also reasonable to assume, he does. that the
| Irish, Scotch and Welsh members will be
brought into closer relations and that the sense
| Of nationality set astir by this controversy
| will take wider range than ever before. The
handing together of the Scotch and Welsh Rad
ical members which has already taken place
is certainly striking proof of the development
Of Home Rule IDEAS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-03
PERSONAL.

"This," said Dion Bouccault in London recently, ais
decidedly my last visit to England. hate these In
ferna fogs. the rain and cold. like America better
than any place in the world. The climate suits me.
The people suit me-. Tho public suit me- And am
pleased to think suit them"
They are discussing President Grevys state OF health
again IN France He suffers from especial malsdy,
but is steadily growing weaker.
The cenre-pisce Of the svergit plate service pre-
sented to Mr. T. H. Ismsy by the White Star Line stock
holders consists OF globe with the aphica features
of the earth mapped out It. Around 1t are seated
figures OF Jason, Vasco da Cana. Columbus and COOK.
Professor Encke has completed statue Of
Frederick H. for Hall OF Fame in the Old arsenal at
Berlin.
NJ Herye the French operettst, has purchased homo
at Folkesone and become naturazed English citizen
He has done so because prefers English manners and
customs to those OF France
clam glad to note" says Life (London). that Mr.
Booker our onsuGeneral at New-York, has been
made a c. MIG. Everybody will understand why this
should be done Albeit have been lost In wonder as
70 why in the world Consul Kortwrght. who retired
ten years ago from onerous Consushlp OF
III at big village Philadelphia. has been made knight
Ihaye even heard whispers OF election Services.
samnal sloan president OF the Delaware Lsckawanna
and Western Railroad Company will sail for Europe on
September IL. President Depew. of the New-York
Centra will also leave from the other side about the
same date. President Garrett, OF the Baltimore and
Ohio from abroad It is said, until ABOUT
/.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-03
MR. PURRoY SAYS HE has DONE NO WGOyG
SHOWN THAT HE HAS BEEN WICKED

IF 1T CAN BE SHOWN THAT HE HAS BEEN WICKED
HE WANTS TO BIZ INDICTED RIGHT AWAY
Fire Commissioners Purroy and Smith yester-
day professod not to be disturbed by long published
story charging them with appropriatng to their own
private acme OF the property OF Dspar'men'
having work performed for them and their relatives BY
paid emp Dyes Of the city and demorazGg the nrehen
BY political appointments and by favoritism IL had
long been the privileged Of Fire Commissioners they su'
TO have the use Of and belonging to the
travel about the city, Each OF tue pres
ant horse and wagon at his dispos"
aud the horses maintained at the citys expense
when driving about, both Mr.. Purroy and Dir.
Smith occasionally have taken some relative OF
frsnd along with them. but they denied
,ha. ,hsv had given authority relatives 10 use the
horses Mr Purroy was emphatic in denying that III:
brother, Joseph, had IN" use OF ueparteus
horse aud tue services OF fireman AT DIS CON tn. n9
also said that his messenger, ony uoI, wa Nv. ig,
M the Purroy family, although snyder had spehta p'r
of l. egular vacation AZ the lake. haVe Iouhu 'n.
IN 90 10 INV place H0patcong Only twlce 10 Tue Ias
twelve months" Mr. purroy said, and when AN tner?
RIM the boat my self" Mr. Purroy said reporters hsa
been at work under false colors Tor long Nme rs
10 md out scandal Ia the f!re ne
p,sn but they could not point To slng.e
ease In which he had acted corrnpty as puoilc oo1
Tho article which was published contained may 9 i
truthful aud distorted statements oat no i"o' 40 m
,,r,nus aim Regarding alleged favorles OF hs ~
The department, he sad that only TWO OF INC ~. -
toned had appoint By him, wnlle M,lsn L NJ
George Morris. old Mr. Aeu MI MaooI -. panmhl,can
Rnrn, we're appointed ny Tammany Han or tsepnpa,
years before he entered Tue ',,
+" have taken the position publicly ths' oo',uP nj
officials should be punished unspaingY nc rrnnt
a.k no mercy II have done wrong. IL any eVa,
ac. on nv mart can bs shown, lot tho DtricFA'so'
nroceed against me right away
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-03

half Of Irish frccdom) were cut of the Nation
al,st party would break up. From the Amer
lean point Of view the movement which MT
Parnell leads is too deeply rooted to be seriously
affected by such circumstance as this, and inc
feeling Of sympathy shown here for lrish
nationality is so strong that it is likely 10 &c
backed I'D in substantial manner until the
desired result is reached. In the House OF Com
mons last night Major Saundcrson denied IN a
qualified way that Orangemen were responsible
for the Belfast riots. His declaration tha''
whether Protestants or Catholics were 10 blame
for the outbreaks, law and order should be MAIN
tanned. will he approved. 1t is desirable,
,horcb that the commission should ascertain
;,s, where the responsibility rests and make
known the truth without reserve. -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-03
A RISKY THING TO SELL REED BIRDS.

SIR: | desire to inform marketmen and
others that Oy law passed by the last Legislature the
sale OF reed BIRDS robins and meadow arBs is prohibit
ed The penalty for selling or having OF these BIRDS
or any part them in possession imprisonment IN
the county Jail for longer than thirty days and fine
Of not less $40 more than $50. While snail
not consider IL my official duty urge the game pro-
tector enforce this law, cannot prevent bis dOnx so
II he pleases and although suppose the Association
Tor tho Protection OF Game OF which AN president
Will ignore IT, cannot speak by authority as no action
has been taken. But any malicious or greedy person
may proceed under the statute which gives to the plain
TN of the penalty so no one safe IN disregard
ing IL givo this notice as this Is tho season Tor
reed birds heretofore has thought lnIerIer-
ence with their sale advisable or neoossary.
ROBERT BARNwELL ROOSEVELT,
President New-York Fishery Commission.
Nep- York, sept. 2, 1886.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-03

the bad work. It will perhaps have to be ad-
mitted that he was right when he said that there
was something abnormal in his constitution "
which "made suicide certainty at some time
Medical science will very probably assert that
the presence of this dominant idea was evidence
Of insanity. The boundaries OF brain disease
are so vague and il-dcfined that such a conclu-
sion may be unavoidable; but the case is re-
marlsabc for the union in the same person Of
an impulse leading to the maddcst possible
action, with a reasoning power which showed
without disguise the true character OF the deed
to the commission of which he was being driven,
and from which he seems to have been as IN
capable of escaping as the fetteIed victim Is
from the axe Of the guillotinc. The question
of responsibility in such case is deep and
difficult
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-03
THE TWELFTH REGIMENT AT CREEDMooR

The 10Th Regiment, Colonel L. II. jones'
practised at Creedmoor yesterday. Toe mornins way
taken up with the second class practice whioh conp
e. distances of 100 and 200 yards. Two nuH"..u ,s
-, ,n., wen. ON the field, bnt ouly llo
shot. and only eighty three quaihed "
making scores OF TWENTY-FIVE points y.
more out OF q possible fifty. Captain C. H. L"se' =.
Company Z, made tho best score at this range. WV.
forty-four points his credit The afternoon was &
mn with the fret GLASS practice. which comprsss
,anees OF 300 aud 500 yards One hundred alu ~.
nlne men this range. ana sixty three eva
,narksmen After the shooting, shooting III
ana skirmish drll practised While tne sn AZ,
ang home from the skirmish drl tuoy w. hpssk
tscsed by couple OF frisky cows VINO trisu W 30,
tbrough the lines The whos regiment enArseu
the AM with their empty pieces anu a. ~. "a.y
men wero in fighting mooa' 'n' '"'""''
traAt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-03
pRJNCE ALEXdNDEHS RFTURN

Prince Alexander returns to his capital along
a path strewn with roses. The affection and
enthusiasm of his subjects arc most ciiusively
expressed, and if he is a superficial observer
he may I've tempted to regard himself as more
firmly cntlcnched in power than he was a fort
night ago. But the Prince is evidently a man
of genuine political capacity, who cannot be
deceived by the cOngratuaion and shouts of
his admiring Bulgarian subjects. He may bc
told 10y his Ministers that he is now stronger
than he was before he was kidnapped in his
palace and carried off a prisoner in his own
yacht. and that the collapse of Russian intrigue
leaves him master of the situation but if he
be as sensible and quick-witted as he is brave,
he Will not be misled by fiatterers and time
servers.
The Prince is weaker, not stronger, than he
vas before the conspiracy The facility with
which he was captured in his palace and sent
under guard to the nearest Russian town has
exposed the instability of his political authority
The vacillatlon and weakness with which the
conspirators' offences have been condoncd be-
token sheer inability to punish Russian In
u1gucrs. The cool reply returned by the Gar
10 the Princes dcferentlal and concla;ory letter
shows how irrcconcilablc arc the claims Of the
National Government with the aims of Russian
ambition. The moral support, moreover which
the Gar has received from Berlin and Vienna
will vince his subjects that they must depend
chiefly upon their own efforts. II they continue
TO offer resistance to Northern aggression. All
these are serious considerations which must
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-03
WHERE is MRS VICTORIA SCHILLLyG,
HER HUSBAND ANXIOUS ABOUT HER-wHAr Is
KNOWN AT THE CASINO.

HER HUSBAND ANXIOUS ABOUT HER-wHAr Is
KNOWN AT THE CASINO.
Around the Casino, where Victoria Schilling
has been singing minor character In Erminnie' until
recently there various rumors yesterday as TO
where she has goue gone has to sore place APP
parently unknown to Ernest Schilng. IL had been
noticed at the Casino by those who Kept an eye upon
the stage that each evening when Victoria appeared In
front OF the wings cast at once eager ana searching
chances at certain OF seats ia the front par OF ne
house and invariably leaving the stage she repeated
this Her gances IL discovered. were resting upon
a blond young man, with pale mustache ard otherwise
characterized by an exceedingly high collar He also
wore what TO himself in the glass undoubtedly seemed
divine SMILE but what in reality was painful pucker'
ing OF the face supposed to be indicative OF Internal oy
over the glance OF the singer This kind OF tning went
on until the audience noticed II and the management pus
stop 10 it. Tho young mana stranger TO the manage
ment- no more appeared in the body OF the house lie
was seen waiting at the stage door, however an no
walked home with the singer He was also seen walking
Some three weeks ago Victoria applied for vacation
OF ten days and received IT, when asked az the Gasno
whittier her letters or any communication shouil 70
sent her absence she was unable 10 aesiys.e ,s
from Nantasket Beach. ON MONDAY she present. "
Manager Aronson letter from Dr. Cnares " scuueer'
Of No East Thirty thirdst stating tha sue was soner-
ing from gnd OF nervous tire and that unless sne
had rest might be impaired sue vas allowed 70,
al that he knew the singer would be on nand AGAIN on
Tn ,he meantime Ernest sching who is still an extra
condnetor on the Sixth Avenue Railroad, Las Dec0mo
alarmed e obtained information on "Wednesday either
from letter found In his rooms NO. 24s West Inlrty.
nntns or otherwise which has disturbed his peace OF
mind. His wife was away, at least Yesterday ne went
10 the house at a. aud departed and had not re-
nrned late in the day Nothing could be learned al the
house yesterday by reporters beyond tue aeeeu Iaci
that the singer away and had been away foi several
days No one could be found who could say where shs
had gone ,,, A., o,o., ~, h,s san,bter had
returned home He knew nothing abouf her.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-03
4 STRANGE SUICIDE.

The letters left by Jacob L. Finn, young
man of eighteen who killed himself, present
his action in a remarkable light. These letters
NAV have been the product Of mental alteration,
but that assumption is sometimes too easy
method of evading psychologist puzzles. To
say the least there are sobriety and Conference
about them which do not suggest madness.
This young man does not appear to have had
any special griefs He was engaged to be
married to a girl who was attached to him.
That he could have really loved her seems in
credible, but this question may perhaps be
sol we'd by supposing him to have been the thral
of a dominant idea. There are indications In
one Of his letters that he believed himself des-
tined to commit suicide, and he cndeavors TO
Justify his act by arguing that by doing 50
before he has made more lasting ties he will
cause less suffering both to himself and those
who care for him. But the most curious point
in the case is his own view Of the consequences
Of his deed lie believed that he was about
to commit a sin, and one which would forever
exclude him from the cOmpanionship Of tn SC
he loved. Yet so believing he carried out his
purpose with cool dclibcration.
The motives which lead men TO suicide are
no doubt both various and complicated. One
kills himself because he has failed in business
another because he has been disappointed in
love; a third because he has ruined himself
by gambling; fourth because through his
own pcryersty life has become dark a fifth
lecausc he cannot endure some great bercave-
mcnt: but how many are there who, firmly
believing that their contemplated act will en-.
tail everlasting misery upon them, never
theless proceed TO It's contamination unhcsitat-
ingly This young man does not seem TO have
been an atheist, though he may have been an
agnostic. Certainly he did not believe that
death would end everything. On the contrary
hc held that he was about to sign his own doom !;
to enter upon a new state Of existence loaded
with an ineradicablc curse. The condition Of
mind here presented is deserving of study. If
he was under the influence Of a dominant fixed
idea it is evident that while this idea was strong
enough TO control his action it was not strong
enough to delude him into the belief that his
action was Iustfabc, or that it would benefit
on relieve him in any way
Il co. he writes, either to lie lost in Oh
livion to the fate that in all justice deserve.
lie did not, however believe that he would bc
L" lost in oblivion" lie believed, plainly enough,
that he would incur heavy penalty for his con-
duct. lie saw, too. all the cruelty Of 1t and all
its cowardice. Never did an intending suicide
set down more clearly the strongest object ons
to the thing he was about 10 do. But tie dom
inant idea which could not obscure his perccp-
tons. could and did prevent him from acting
upon them. and after showing in his farewell
letters that he was about TO do the worst and
most inexcusable thing conceivable, he finished
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-03
srsst crowd assembled q the depot end greeted he
With cheers and Handwriting
CROWDS 70 HEAR Mr.. BLAINE.
STIRRING REMARKS ON THE POLITICAL ISSUES N,
MA1NK,

MAINk,
ANDovER, Me-. Sept 2 (speciaD. Although q can,
meeting this rlace aud the New England Fair Z
Bangor attracted lsrgs numbers of people from az
Vicinity the meeting here to-day, o, which Mr.. Blsns
and General Gibson spoke, the second larass&
political gathering in the history of the place. Crowds
gathered from oil the surrounding country the pIess.
ant weather favesng large attendance. A numbss
of persons came from Noosehesd Lake and neighobr.
ing and fishing resorts to hear the speeches.
Mr. Blaine was introduced by c. II. Woodbury., ana
was warmly received. He said that the Republicaa
party arrayed against the Democratic not only
on present Issues but ts past history and charss-
ter 1t was particularly important to the people oe
Maine that the protective tariff should be upheld.
Auburn, Lewiston, Watsrvie. Biddeford and othsR
towns and cities in the State had been built up by tho
protective tariff. The manufactures furnished Q
market for the products Of the farm and thus all had
shared in this prosperity. Since the days Of ncolns
Administration the valuations in this State bad nearly
trebed. The Republican party appreciated the ter.
rible contest through which it had gone to MAIN
tain that tariff. The Democrats were opposed to II
but they did not dare to out and make a square
fight so their leaders tell their followers to keep stn
and Neal Dow and the Prohibitionists will seducs
enough Republicans to carry the State
"They can never do it," was shouted from tho
audience.
Mr. Blaine then set the audience to laughing By
quoting of the epthets the Dem ocrats formerly
applied to DIR. Dow and comparing them with theif
recent references 10 him distinguished General"
He declared that the people OF Maine could not b
deceived by this ounnngly devised scheme to over
come the protective tariff.
Never never" came in shouts from the audience. '
He spoke OF the National and State interest in the
canvass as both State officers and smembers OF Con-
gress were to be elected. The folly of using
reform 20 defeat others clearly shown. lie also
showed what Democratic supremacy cost the people OF
Maine.
After the cheering subsidized General Gibson was in
troduced and he spoke for hour the issues In the
canvass. Addressing the old soldiers he demon
strated how they had been trined with by Demo-
cratic Administration. Here in Maine as IN other
States, many old veterans had been turned out to
make places for Democratic politicians. Had Demo-
cratic soldiers been appointed no fault would be found.
but this had not been the case This hostility to the
old veterans ran all through the Administration and
was seen particularly the vet0es OF bills to pension
old veterans and their widows and orphans.
The meeting was enthusiastic throughout Mr.
Woodbury. Mr. Peaks and other local leaders give
good accounts of the outlook here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-03
JRELAyDs DEPENDENCE ON AMERICA.

James p. Farrell presided last evening at
meeting Of the Irish Homo Rule Club in tue Morton
House. There was large attendance. Ten new men,
hers were elected and Secretary Thomas r. Ryan an
nouuccd that since tue previous meeting $3O nal Doen
received j. r. Lynch. treasurer of tho fund raised ny
Bishop Fares lecture to Increase the Parliamentary
Fuud handed IN S57 more making tue total up 10 IN"
present realized through this source SlO5I. James
kogers New-York, and Edward Knnanr, Springfield
ONO who have urned from tour IN Ireland, gave an
OF their experiences la tho Emerald Isle anu fo
lated many facts which threw good deal OF light upon
tho present spect OF affairs III that country 10 DC
from America said Mr.. Knnano, is TO receive
hearty Irish welcome in Dublin any other part OF
Ireland. Tho people eyerywno told mo that they
would be able TO carry on the light t were ho'
for the aid they ara receiving from THIS country.