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Bcw f —■ - ■ ” 1 ■ 11 11 f POLLUTED AIL THE DISHES. . Orthodox Jews Buy Meat That Was Not Koshered. The. Kosher Meat Ran Out >and Butcher Friedman Sold Some of the Unclean Variety—An Indignation Meeting Held, at Which Friedman Was Found Guilty, and He Will No Longer Sell Meat to the Members of the Orthodox Sect—Wanted Him to Pay for ths Dishes Ruined. k The Orthodox Hebrew congregations of the city are in a stew, or at least that is the condition in which their action has placed Sam Friedman, who was their trusted butcher and took care of the kosher meat. The trouble all arises out of the fact • ' that, through his agency, between twenty and thirty of the Orthodox Jewish fami * lies got hold of some meat that was not koshered, and bis action in selling it to them has been strongly condemned oy them in mass meeting assembled. So great was their indignation when they learned that they had been given western meat, or rpeat that was not slaughtered and prepared according to the rites of their religion, that a meeting . was held at Turner’s hall, in which very decided action was taken with regard to Friedman’s course, and in. future he will not serve them. “ B - WHAT IT MEAN?- The Orthodox Jews, many of whom - here are Polish Jew’s, and there are ■ over 100 families in Savannah, are re quired by their religion to eat what is known as kosher meat, that is, it is killed by an officer who in their religion is known as a shochet. Theshochet in Sa vannah is J. Mersky. , There are three congregations of- these Jews in Savannah, Chebra Talmud Torah. Bani Jacob, and Bani Abraham, and Mersky does the killing for all of them; It is done at Cohen Brothers’ slaughter ! house near Thunderbolt. The beef killed by the shochet is generally a lean ani mal, with very little fat about it. The animal is examined with a view of having it thoroughly healthy, and. even after it is dead if anything is found about It to indicate in any way lack of health it is . cast aside as useless. It is killed by having its throat cut with a knife, and-is not first knocked senseless as is done in most slaughter houses. There is usually some ceremony, consisting of the pronouncing of a few words ot Hebrew, over the ani mat by the shochet when the beef is slaughtered. ' . Each piece of the meat is marked or tagged by the socket, and on the tag is stamped his seal in sealing wax. This meat was put in charge of Sam Fried man in the market, and it was he who sold it to the orthodox Jews. f ' SOLD THEM BAD MEAT. ’ Last Friday the tagged kosher meat had run out, and still there was a large demand for meat. Meat that was slaughtered in Savannah in the usual way or western meat was sold from the stall to about twenty or twenty-five orthodox Jewish families. Some of it was shipped to families of this religion outside the city. It was sodh discovered that this meat was fatter than that killed by the sho chet and did not have the appearance of the regulax- kosher meat. Mersky was , called in, and after an examination had been duly held it was pronounced a fraud. Friedman had always been considered trustworthy, and this is the reason why the meat was bought without having the sbochet’s tag attached to it. Then there ws». consternation, iaj the congregations, uud an unusual,amount of hur’-ying to and fro. Alt the families 'Were warned that they had unholy meat in their midst if they had purchased any without the tag. Telegrams were sent hurriedlj' out of the city to those points where the meat had been shipped, and it was quickly recalled, some of it almost perhaps before it had reached its destina tion. THE DISHES TO BE DESTROYED, The matter would not have been near so serious had it not been that whatever dish the unholy meat touched was also made Unholy and could no more be used by a true and conscientious orthodox Jew. Pots in which the meat had been boiled, plates and dishes of all kinds in which it baa been served, knives and forks that had been used in cutting and preparing it, all dishes with which it had come in con tact were unfit for further use in those families and must be used no more. Thus twenty or more families nnd themselves very short on chinaware and cooking utensils. Some of them packed all these utensils away, and will either dispose of them to the junk dealer or destroy them entirely as unfit for further use by manor beast. AN INDIGNATION MEETING. The three congregations were highly indignant at their treatment at the hands of Friedman, and a short time after the matter had been brought to light They held an indignation meeting at Turners’ hall. After discussing the matter, pro and con, and seeing no other conclusion in sight but a condemnation of Friedman's action, a committee of five was appointed to investigate the matter, and he was found guilty. The meeting was then adjourned to give the Committee further time in which to look into the matter and determine what action it was best to take. At the next meeting representatives of the three eon- - gregations assembled at Turners’ hall, which is the meeting house of the congre gation Talmud Torah. In all there were more than 100 members present. There was a lively discussion of the matter and the meeting was in full sympathy with • the report of the committee finding Fried man guilty. CAN SELL NO MORE MEAT. A resolution was passed to the effect that theshochet would be allowed to kill no more beef for Friedman, which prac tically prohibits him from selling meat to any members of the congregation of this sect. It was decided hereafter that J. Mersky' •hall be in charge both of the killing of the beef and that he shall preside at the stall at Cohen Bros.’ place in the market so that it may be known that the ortho dox Jews get nothing but kosher meat. Friedman, it seems, was ein ployed by the orthodox Jews to stay at Cohen's stall and handle this kosher meat for them. The action of the church was ac cepted by Cohen Bros , and hereafter Mersky will preside at the stall and de liver tbd kosher meat. The way in which the shochet so read ily determined that there had been a mis take was from the fact that the meat was not tagged, and he was positive that he had placed no such meat as that sold at the stall. The meat sold was much fatter than that he usually kills. TO PaY for THE DISHES. The orthodox Jews deny that any of them ate of this meat, which in their re ligion they consider unclean. Th© prin cipal regret with many of them perhaps, since they discovered the nature of the meat before partaking of it, is that it has polluted their cooking utensils and dishes so that they caunot use them further. Several of them called at the office of Justice Naughtin yesterday and wanted to swear out. warrants charging Fried man with cheating and swindling, or to take some civil action against him by which he could bo made to pay for the dishes. There was nothing, however, that Justice Naughtin could do. It is said that Friedman has promised • to pay for the dishes, and that he has al ready begun to do so, though this could not be determined last night. Several of the families said that the use of the meat in their dishes had caused them a loss of as much as $25, and others stated that they had lost more than that amount. This is the sole topic of discussion among them at present, and they do not look at it otherwise than in a most serious light. HAD HIM ARRESTED. Friedman Who Sold the Wrong Kind of Meat Held for Court. A warrant was sworn out yesterday at the office of Justice Patterson charging Sam Friedman with cheating and swind ling. Friedman has given bond and was released. Friedman was the man employed asa butcher by the orthodox Jewish congre gations of the city to look out tor and sell them from Cohen Bro.'s stall in the mar ket the kosher meat, which is the only kind they are-allowed Under their religion to eat. The story of how it was found that Friedman had sold them meat which was not properly killed, and over which the usual aad customary ceremonies, had not, been performed, was given in yesterday’# Morning News. The warrant was sworn out by Deputy Sheriff Charles Collman and others, . The claim is made that Friedman pre tended to sell them one kind at meat, that which they had been accustomed’to buy ing, but in reality sold them another, which they equid not use. Through this action, which they deem fraudulent their dishes were wade unfit for farther use. . I riedman admits that he did wrong in the Matter, but says he did not do so in tentionally. He says, he is going to re place all the dishes that were ruined by substituting new ones for them, and it is said that he has already paid for some of those which were spoiled by the un clean meat. The case is a novel one and the outcome will be watched with inter est. TOOK A DANGEROUS DOSE. James' E. Meldrim Comes Near Dying •'. From T6o Much Morphine. Mr. James E. Meldrim, who lives at No. 178 Duffy street, came near dying Sun - day from an overdose of morphine taken the night before. Mr. Meldrim had been suffering for sometime from neuralgia, for which he was being treated by Dr. S. J. Lanier. Among the prescriptions given him was morphine in tablets, which he had been taking foff several days. He also had some morphine in powdered form. Sat urday night sometime, he got up and took this powder thinking, as he stated after ha had been brought to consciousness, that he had taken quinine. About 3 o’clock Sunday morning he began acting strangely, and efforts to arouse him were unsuccessful. Mrs. Meldrim at once feared that something unusual had happened, and sent for Dr. S. J. Lanier. When Dr. Lanier arrived Mr. Meldrim was unconscious, and arti ficial respiration was tried for four hours, alter which time signs of life were apparent. Dr. Brandt <as also called in, and the artificial respiration was kept up for some hours. It was 5 o’clock Sunday afternoon when he was finally brought to consciousness, and from the conversation had with him then it seemed he had mistaken the morphine for quinine, which he said he had in tended to take. It was reported that Mr. Mel drim had attempted suicide, but his friends say, and the circumstances seem point to the fact, that he had been mistaken in the medicine he was taking. Mr. Meldrim was for a long time em ployed, as foreman of the paint shop at the ’ Central raUrbad car works, but left that position about two years aco and has since bpen out of. permanent employment. He Is an earnest a»d consistent member ‘of the Wesley Monumental church, being a member of its board of stewards. Mr. Meldrim was resting easy last night and the chances are that he will re cover in a few days. THE CYLINDER COLLAPSED. Thomas Cross Crushed and Drowned Under Lazaretto Bridge. Thomas Cross, a negro, aged about 23 years, employed at the Lazaretto creek bridge on the Tybee railroad, was killed Monday by the collapse of the large iron cylinder which is being built under the bridge to hold the stone pier. The cylinder was made of sheetiron three-eights of an inch in thickness and was twenty feet in diameter. In this was to be placed the stone con crete and cement that was to form the pier to hold this draw bridge in place. This pier is to take the place of the old pile pier which was almost destroyed by the tornado. The cylinder bad been sunk to a depth of twenty feet or more, and the water was being pumped out of it preparatory to punting in the stone and cement. The strain outsidq, however, it seems was greater thin had been calculated upon. Cross was down in the cylinder chucking up the cracks to make it water tight. Se veral other men had been working in it with him, but they had left the cylin der, and he was theonlyone inside it when the crash came. The cylinder gave in un der the strain without any warning, and it cannot be known whether Cross was killed outright by being struck by the crashing iron or was drowned, probably it was the letter. Coroner llixon was notified and the body was brought to the city and taken to the morgue, where it was prepared for burial. It was then taken to the home of the dead man’s family, at No. 8 Margaret street. It is not know'n whether the cylinder can be straightened out or whether an other one will have to be built as a casing for the stone pier. THE BODY FOUND. It Was Floating in the River Near the Point Where He Was Drowned. The body of young Frank Middleton. who was drowned in the Savannah river last Friday afternoon, was found* in the river last night shortly after dark near the old wharf, at the brick yard, just above the old water works. The search for it was carried on all day yesterday, and at times during the day there were several parties on the lookout for the body. One of the Chatham Artil lery's cannon was taken up to the point where the drowning occurred, and nine charges of a pound and a half each were fired over the river to see if the body could not be brought to the surface. This, however, it seems, was ineffectual. and- the theory of those .who found the body isXhat it was brought up with the tide. The body was found by Mr. W. T. Dixon,-and Mr. Von Eberstein, the diver, who were searching for I it during the day. They had j just started down the river when they were Informed by parties in a passing i launch that it had been seen up the river near the wharf. Rowing back to the point the body was found and brought to the city. It was taken to Coroner Dixon's undertaking apartments to be prepared for burial. , It seems that the boy was not drowned in the water works pond, as was stated, but in the Savannah river. He had gone I in bathing from the old wharf at the brickj'urd which slopes down into the river. He had gone down this incline un til the water was over his depth and he was unable to get out without assistance, which was not di hand. The body was much swollen from being so long in the water. THE WEEKLY NEWS (TWO-TIMES-A-WEEK): THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1894. CHATHAM’S MASS MEETING. A Contest in All the City Districts. To use the words of Chairman Charlton, of the democratic executive committee, the mass meetings last night were beauti fully amicable and pleasant to behold. In other words they were just the opposite. Only one city district, the Fourth, elec ted its ticket, and there will be a contest even there. In both the first and second districts meetings were held by the two factions, and each claims the election of its own ticket.. In the Third the quiet, orderly, kid-gloved Third,the meeting did not even succeed in electing a chair man, and after over an hour’s wrangling and hand-to-hand scuffling, it was ad journed by agreement to 8 o’clock Friday night at the theater. The Third had the most disorderly meeting of the lot. The action of a few unruly partisans on both sides prevented a Count being taken. A fair count wo <id have given the meeting to Tammany and the Democratic Club by a clear majority. but the contention was kept up until the Russell men poured in from the other districts and by increas ing the disorder made it impossible for either side tp do anything. QUIET IN THE COUNTRY. The country districts, on the contrary, conducted their business in.a very quiet and orderly, manner. The Democratic Club and Tammany carried the Fifth and Seventh districts and the Citizens’ Club th© Eighth district by an overwhelming majory. The feixth district is yet to be heard, from.. Chairman Chariton declined to express any opinion last night upon the results of the mass meetings. He will wait until all the returns are in, and will then en deavor to restore order out of chaos. As matters stand now the chairman says he is the only man who has any authority to take action. It is a question whether there is any democratic executive com mittee, with the exception of the six or eight members electea by the country districts; The crowds gathered in the squares long before the hour appointed for open ing the meetings. By 6:30 o ( cloek there was a crowd at each meeting place of from 400 to 500 voters. The partisans of the two sides massed themselves in oppo sing bodies under the direction of their leaders, and promptly upon the hour each crowd nominated its chairman and pro ceeded to hold its meeting. A force of from ten to twenty policemen, each squad commanded by a sergeant, was at the meetings to preserve order. THE VARIOVB TICKETS. The results so far of the meetings are as follows: First District—Tammany, J. F. Canty, Thomas Cooley. M. Deegan, W. O'Connor, M. J. O’Leary. At Large—G. A. Mercer, W. G. Charl ton, J. R. Saussy, H. G. Green, P. H. Gearon. Citizens’ Club—W. M. Gibbons, Frank McDermott, C. A. Lamotte, J. F. Lubs, James McGuire. At Large—J. F. Sullivan. John Power, W. W. Osborne. H. Willink, W. P. La- Roche. Second District—Citizens’ Club: War ing Russell, T. D. Rockwell, T. J. Shef tall, John Juehter and A. L. Alexander. At Large—J. F. Sullivan, John Power, W. W. Csborne, H. Willink and W. P. Laßoche. Anti-Russell—D. H. By th ewood, H. W. Palmer, Lawrence A. Kelly, F. S. Jette and W. P. nJowling. At Large--Col. George A. Mercer, W. G. Charlton. J. R. Saussy, H. G. Green, P. H. Gearon. Third District—No election. Fourth District —Tammany: H. C. Cunningham; John McLaughlin, Jr., M. A. Buttimer. Thomas Ballantyne, Jr., John T. McMahon. At Large—G. A. Mercer. P. H. Gearon, J. R. Saussy, H. G. Green, George W. Parish. Citizens' Club —John Schwarz, Thomas Screven, Samuel Reynolds, E. Geffeken, J. E. Maguire. At Large—John Power. W. P. Laßoche, W.,W. Osborne, H. Willink, J. F. Sulli van. Fifth District—George T. Cann, John O. Smith. At Large—G. A. Mercer, J. R. Saussy, P. H. Gearon. W. G. Charltpn, W. E. Fennell. Sixth District—Not heard from. * Seventh District—Henry Shuman, Charles A. Norris. At Large—G. A- Mercer. J. R. Saussy, P. H. Gearon, W. G. Charlton, H. G. Green. Eighth District—D. LI Christian and J. B. Newton. At. Large—John Power, H. Willink, W. W. Osborne, J. F. Sullivan and W. P. Laßoche. BULLET FIRED BY A BULLY. An Alabama Politician Kills a Man Whoso Father He Had Struck. Birmingham, Ala. June 12.—Shortly after 8 o’clock to night, P. G. Bowman, a lawyer, and the leading advocate for Reuben Kolb for governor, shot and al most instantly killed Eugen© Jeffers, the 21-year-old son of Thomas Jeffers, ex mayor of this city, in a barroom. Early in the evening, Bowman and Thomas Jeffers had a dispute, and Bowman, who is about six feet and weighs about 200 pounds, hit Jeffers, who is about five feet and an old man, and weighs about 105 pounds, twice in the face. Young Jeffers, hearing of the oc currence, went to see Bowman and asked for an explanation. Those who witnessed the ti-agedy refuse to talk, and if any words passed it is impossible to get parti culars. The excitement is very high. Bowman Was first taken to the city prison but is now in the county jail. • SALVADOR’S UPHEAVAL. Secretary Herbert Declines to Give Out Any Information. Washington. June 12 —Secretary Her bert to-day refused point blank to divulge any information whatever regarding the state of affairs irr Salvador as reported by Commander Thomas of the Bennington, or whether any dispatches had passed be- - tween the department and Commander i Thomas to-day or yesterday. Mr. Her bert declares that publications concerning events in Salvador purporting to give the tenor of official dispatches sent either to or received from Commander Thomas are simple guesses, and he does not in- ; tend to characterize, them as either shrewd or absurd. An official who claims to hav© seen the latest aispatches de clares that the members of the late gov ernment of Salvador., who were given an asylum on the Bennington, are still on board that vessel. The Ladies. The pleasant effect and perfect safety with which ladies may use the California liquid laxative. Syrup of Figs, under all ; conditions, make it their favorite rem edy. To get the true and genuine article, look for the name of the California Fig Syrup Company, printed near the bottom of the package.—ad. A Century Dictionary Definition—Guber nacuum: ine posterior trailirg flagellum of a biflagellate infusorian.—New iorkPost.. o HAVEMEYER HAS A HEARING The Sugar Baron Very Curt and Dis dainful of Titles. He Also Astonishes the Committee by Asserting That He Has Never Seen or Talked to President Cleveland—A Newspaper Report of an Interview With the President Pronounced Fic titious—Nothing Improper in His Relations With the Senators. Washington, June 12.—Henry O. Have meyer, of New York, president of . the American Sugar Refining Company, known as the sugar trust, arrived in .Washington last night in response to a subpoena from the .senatorial committee engaged in investigating alleged relations between senators and members of the trust, and appeared before the committee this morning as a witness. It was agreed some time ago that Mr. Haveme.yer should bo called, but the committee de cided to get ail the information possible from other sources concerning his con nection with the present tariff legislation before placing him on the stand, in order that his examination might be complete and thorough. The examinations of Messrs. Terrill; Chapman and Reed were conducted with particular Reference to forming a basis for .questioning Mr. Have meyer, who is’jegarded as tha most im portant witness that has appeared before the committee. ‘ Mr. Havemfeyer was accompanied to Washington by F. S. Parsons, the chief attorney for the trust, and James C. Car ter, of New York, who will represent him as counsel. Cord Meyer, of New York, was also in the party. He will be ques tioned closely about the alleged contribu tions of the trust to the democratic cam paign fund. A BLUNT WITNESS, Mr. Havemeyer was the only 1 witness examined to-day. His answers to ques tions were curt, and he did not offer to give information that was not requested. Mr. Havemeyer showed that he had no respect for titles, in eliminating them alto gether iii speaking of senators and others, and he caused some astonishment among the members of the com mittee by his statement that he had never seen President Cleveland. “I am president of the American Sugar Refining Company, misnamed trust.” said Mr. Havemeyer in answer to a preliminary question. Senator Quay read the state ment contained in the Philadelphia Press that the witness was present in the sum mer of 1893, after president Cleveland’s nomination, with Mr. Benedict, either on his yacht or in conversation at Green wich. Conn., where Mr. Havemeyer re sides. consulting about the sugar interests as they were affected by the situation in the Hawaiian Islands. “There is not a word of truth in it,” said Mr. Havemeyer, “no such meeting having taken place.” • He also denied the allegations in the Press article that the sugar trust was organized with reference to its influence on the two political par ties. In regard to the statement that the trust on the whole is a democratic associ ation, the witness said it was not so. The Chairman—l have alreadv asked you about the conversation Mr. Edwards alleged you had with Mr. Cleveland, either in Greenwich or on the yacht in the summer of 1892 or the summer of 1893. Did you ever have such a conversa tion anywhere! . .. . .. HAS NEVER CLEVELAND. Mr. Havemeyer—l never exehanged a word with Mr. Cleveland nor was ever in his company in my life, and I have never setn the man. The Chairman—Yqu have never seen him? Mr. Havemeyer—l have never seen Mr. Cleveland—either in New Yorkorelse w here. Senator Allen—Do you mean to say, Mr. Havemeyer, that you have never seen Mr. Cleveland? Mr. Havemeyer—l have never seen Mr. Cleveland. Senator Davis—Ydu not know what he looks like, except from his pictures! Mr. Haveme.yer—Except from his pic ture. I suppose I would know him if I saw him. Nor have I ever exchanged a word with Mr. Benedict on the subject of sugar, or any other business matter, whatever. With reference to the statement in the Press, about a meeting between senators and sugar trust men in Mr. Terrill’s room in the Arlington hotel, Mr. Havemeyer said some time in March he was in Mr. Terrill’s room when Senators Brice and Smith, and H. L. Reed, of Boston, were present. There was nothing said m that interview about the obligations of the Democratic party to the sugar trust. He had been requested to go to Mr. -Terrill’s room and found Senator Brice there. Mr. Terrill said: “Here is an oppor tunity to tell the senators what you know about sugar.” Mr. ’’Havemeyer sent for his sample boxes of sugar, and delivered a lecture on the subject. A WRANGLE WITH BRICE. Senator Smith came in later, and the witness made some allusion to the wrang ling he and Senator Brice had about sugar. The said you had been having a wrangle with Mr. Brice over suvar. Mr. Havemeyer—Brice and I got over the matter before we finished it. The Chairman—ln what way, and on what account? Mr. Havemeyer—l said something about the Democratic party that he took umbrage at, I thought. The Chairman —What was said? Mr. Havemeyer—l said that the Demo cratic party were put into poweri not to destroy any industry, but to take suita ble and proper care of every industry, and that this selection of the sugar re fining industry of the United States for attack was infamous as a party proceed ing. The Chair—Was that the matter about which you call the wrangling! Mr. Havemeyer—That is the matter over which we got i-ather hot. The Chairman—What aid Mr. Brice have to say? BRICE WANTED TO DO RIGHT. Mr. Havemeyer—Brice said he thought i the Democratic party felt disposed to be ! fair about the matter, but did not appear i to have anybody who would shoulder the ! incubus of the sugar trust; that he was not particularly interested in it. as it was not an industry in his state, but as & sen ator he did want to do what was fair and right in the matter, and would like to hear further exposition of the subject. The Chairman—Was that all that was said? Mr. Havemeyer—Yes. sir. The Chairman—Was anything said at ' the time about the indebtedness of the Democratic party to the sugar trust, so- I called? . - Mr. Havemeyer—No, sir. When Mr. 1 Smith came m the conversation on sugar had ceased and the suoject was not again referred to. The talk was merely desul- { tory. . The Chairman—Was there any state ment made by you,or anybody else, there, or Mr. Smith or Mr. Brice, that the bill would be beaten if sugar did not get fair treatment? Mr. Havemeyer—No sir. The Chairman—Did you on that oc caslon, or any other occasion, turn to : Senator Smith and ask him bluntly, or otherwise, what he was to do to maintain the pledges of the party to the sugar men, and to secure a satisfactory schedule? Mr. Havemeyer—No, sir. The Chairman—Did Sen'ator Smith, then or at any other time, reply to you, or say to you, that he did not see what he could then do, but there was also this consolation, that if they could not secure the schedule they wanted they could surely defeat the bill, leaving the present law operative? Mr. Havemeyer—No. NO MEETING AT THE CAPITOL. The witness denied positively the al legiation of a meeting at the capitol one Sunday betvzfeen members of the sugar trust, democratic members of the ffaance committee and the Louisiana senators. Senator Cafl’ery had not drafted any sugar schedule while he looked over his shoulders. Further more, he had never been in the capitol building to see any of the sena tors and representatives about sugar. The witness had come to Washington in re gard to matters pertaining to the interest of the American Sugar Refining Com pany. He intended to go before the Senate finance committee to argue his case, but thp committee decided not to he*r anybody. He went to Senator Ve?t. a member of the finance committee, and asked that he be given a hearing by the senator himself. This was granted and the witness had gone to Mr. Vest's house and used his sugar sam ples ip advocating the necessity for an ad valorem duty. He had seen Mr. Vest twice only, and had not on these occa sions said anything in regard to the Dem ocratic party being indebted to the sugar interest. The witness said the American Sugar Refining Company had never made any contribution to the democratic na tional committee. He had also seen Senator Jones, of Ar kansas, he said, who was a member of the tifanee committee, and explained to him the necessity for an ad valorem duty. This was at the house of Senator Camden, whom the witness had known a long time. He had also seen Senator Jones at the latter’s house. He had said nothing to him about the indebtedness of the Demo cratic party to the sugar trust or those interested in sugar refineries. NO SUCH INDEBTEDNESS EXISTED. “No such indebtedness existed, and I never alluded to any in any conversation with anybody at any time,” said Mr. Havemeyeh The witness said he had hot seen any other members of the committee during his visit to Washington. The Chairman—What other senators did you see on this business than those you have already spoken of ? Mr. Havemeyer—l saw Hill. The Chairman—Where did you see him, and how often? Mr. Havemeyer—At his rooms, and I saw him twice. I saw Brice, saw Jones, saw Vest, saw Caffery. The Chairman—Any others? Mr. Havemeyer—No; 1 tried to see others, but did not succed. * Senator Allen—Did you see Senator White, of Louisiana ? Mr. Havemeyer—No, sir. Senator Lodge—Senator Gorman? Mr. Havemeyer—Oh, Gorm an; I saw Gorman twice. A TALK AT BRICE’S HOUSE, i On one occasion Senator Brice sent for the witness and he went to the senator’s house, where he met Senator Caffery, and they had a talk over sugar. The witness told Mr. Caffery exactly what he had told to other senators, and also that it was to the advantage of Louisiana to have the form of duty ad valorem, irrespective of what the rate was. “Mr. Caffery told me that be was satisfied his people wanted specific rates. That is about the substance of the conversation.” The Chairman—Did you-tnrve any agree ment with him, so fast- as you two were concerned, as to any rate of schedule, ad valorem or specific! Mr. Havemeyer—No sir. My plea was that no matter what rate was agreed upon, it ought to be under the ad valorem system. That was the only occasion, he said, when he had met any senator at Mr. Brice’s house. HILL A ONE-BARRELED GUN. Mr. Havemeyer called twice upon Sen ator Hill, and he said Senator Hill told h.im he was dominated by other in terests at the moment. “I think at the first interview he had the Peckham mat ter in hand, and on the second he had the income tax on the brain. I felt that a New York sena tar ought to be bie enough, besides these side issues, to' have the in terests of his state in charge, and my visit was with the intention to have him -take an active interest in an in dustry which was imperiled by congres sional action.” To none of the senators had anything been said about party indebtedness, said Mr. Havemyer, and no such obligation exists. Mr. Havemeyer said he knew of no sen ator who operated in sugar stock who furnished information to the trust about proposed legislation. In answer to Senator Allen, he said he knew nothing about whether Senator Brice, or any other senator, speculated in sugar stock. The witness said he had pever talked with any republican mem bers of the finance committee. Senator Allen—You have endeavored since the organization of the sugar trust to control congressional legislation upon the subject of sugar, have you not? Mr. Havemeyer—Only by fair means, which I have a right to do. Senator Allen—And by either coming to Washington in person or having some person to represent you here during the session of congress ’ Mr. Havemeyer—l have never had any body to represent me. I have always done that thing in person. A FRANK ADMISSION. “Undoubtedly, that's what I have been down here for,” frankly answered Mr. Havemeyer when Senator Allen asked him whether the first sugar trust and the present one had not endeavored to con trol legislation of congress with a view to protecting its interests, and with a view to making money out of such legislation. .The witness said he had contributed j to the democratic state campaign fund : last year to a moderate amount—he for- ■ got the exact figures. He alwaj’s contrib- i uted to the republican state campaign ; fund, but he could not say that he con- i ributed to it last year without refresh ing his memory. His recollection was that no contributions were made by him in 1892. Mr. Havemeyer said: “Contributions to local political . organizations have always been made by corporations before the trust and by the trust and the Amer ican Sugar Refining Company, and ho doubt will continue to be. It is a very suitable and proper thing to do. ” Senator Allison—Why should the Amer ican Sugar Refining Company contribute to either of the political parties in the state of New York? Mr. Havemeyer—We have large inter ests in this state; we want police protec tion and fire protection. We need every thing that the city furnishes or gives. Every individual corporation, firm or trust does these things and we do them. Senator Allen—And you contribute to both parties with the expectation that whichever party succeeds your interest will be guarded ? Mr. Havemeyer—We have a good deal of protection for our contributions. Senator Allen—Contributions Were also given to the Republican party in Massa chutts? ALL THINGS TO ALL MEN. Mr. Havemeyer—lt is my impre~sion that wherever there is a dominant party, ! wherever the majority is very large, i that is the party that gets the contribu- tion, because that is the party which con trols the local matters. Senator Allen—Then the sugar trust is democrat in a democratic state, and a republican in a republican state? Mr. Havemeyer—As far as local mat ters are concerned I think that is a bout it. He said he would have to look up to tell where the contributions went in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He could not give the amount contributed by the sugar trust to campaign funds, but in an swer to Senator AJlen, he said it did not amount to $100,0(X). It had not contribu ted to the anti-snapper fund. Senator Allen asked for full data as to all the money contributed by the Ameri can Sugar Refining Company, or any of its officers on its accouht or in its in terest, in the different states of the union in 1802 and 1898 for the political purposes of any political party, whether national, state, or local. The request was granted by the comiiiittee, and. Mr. Have meyer asked an opportunity to consult his counsel before furnishing the data called for. GBOVER UNDEB THE WEATHER. The President Suffering Prom a Se vere Attack of Dysentery. Washington, June 12.—President Cleve land has suffered more or less from dysentery during the past three weeks, and the excessively hot weather that has prevailed during the past two days has aggravated his trouble, so that to-day, bv the advice of Surgeon R. M. O’Reilly, o’s the army, who has been in attendance, the President denied himself ,to air visit ors, except the members of his cabinet, who held their regular bi-weekly meet ing in his office from 11 to 1 o’clock. ABANDONS A TRIP. ’ Mr. Cleveland expected to go down the river on Friday afternoon for another cruise on a lighthouse tender with Capt. Robley Evans. The doctor advised him not to go until the disorder was entirely checked, and since that time.’though the President has grown no worse, the pre vailing high temperature has been very debilitating, and the doctor has now in sisted upon the temporary abandonment of the enormous amount of detail work with which Mr. Cleveland is also busied, and until he is perfectly well the patient, under the doctor's orders, must deny him self to the numerous visitors who absorb a large part of his time. MAY GO TO' GRAY GABLES. Unless the President is much improved in the next few days, it is very likely that he will go away from Washington on a brief visit to Gray Gables, in order to re cuperate, and it is thought, in such an event, that he will make use of the dis patch boat Dolphin, which now lies at the navy yard ready to sail at a few hours notice. ’ „ ■ L.r ' ' ' LABOR IN POLITICS. The Conference a,t St. Louis Favors Independent Action. St. Louis, Mo., June 12.—The confer ence of representatives of labor organisa tions to-day adopted the following and gave it out for publication: For the purpose of preventing strife and antagonism between labor organizations, we declare that there should be no dual organi zation or authority in any one trade, and that in all matters of trade qonfiidts. boycotts and trade labels the union interested should have absolute, autonomy and authority. Recognizing that corporations and the min ing class of the country are dominating and dictating the legislation, states and munici palities. to the detrinient of the toiling and wealth-producing milliions, and further recog nizing that the power of wealth has subor dinated the executive; judicial and military forces to its behests.: thus undermining the underlying principles of our republic, en dangering its institutions and in the end to deprive our people of their cherished liber ties, we declare that the working masses should throw off the yoke of political par tisanship and vote independently; in order that representatives of the wealth producers of America, may be fully represented in the making and the execution of our laws. The resolutions will be submitted to the various organizations for action, and a committee of three, consisting of Mr. Sargent, of the Brotherhood of Firemen: Mr. Maguire, of the Federation of Labor, and Mr. Hayes, of the Knights of Labor, will receive the proceedings of the sub ordinate bodies and publish them. Washington, D. C., was chosen as the place for holding the next conference, on Feb. 2. 1895. At 7 p. m. the conference adjourned sine die. To-night the Grand opera house was filled with working men, who were ad dressed by Messrs. Sargent, Maguire and others. BURNING OF THE BRIDGES. A Georgia Pacific Structure Near Cardriff Set on Fire. Birmingham, June 12—Another bridge has been burned and excitement in rail road circles is running high. At 3 o’clock this morning twenty-five armed masked men went to a bridge' on the Georgia Pacific railroad, near (Cardiff, cov ered the watchman with pistols and drove him . off. They then poured oil on the structure and set fire to it. After it had gained great head way they left. The watchman in the meantime had secured section hands and seeing the coast clear, went back and ex tinguished the flames, but not until three bents had been burned away. The rail road companies have secured rifles, and are placing heavy detachments of men at the many bridges to drive off vandals. The men who burned this bridge are sup posed to be the same who attempted to burn the Chinn trestle on the Mineral road early last night. HORSFORD’S AOID PHOSPHATE Makes Delicious Lemonade. A teaspoonful added to a glass of hot or cold water, and sweeter.ed to the taste, I will be found refreshing and invigorat ing.—ad. EXPORTS OF COTTON. The .Value of This Year’i Shipments Compared With Last Year’s. Washington, June 12.—The chips of the bureau of statistics reports that.- the values of the exports of domestic cotton from the United States during the month of May. 1894, and during the nine months ended May 31, 1894, as compared with similar exports during the corresponding periods of the preceding year, were as follows: May. 1894 $ 8.632.459 May, 1893 10.761.416 Nine months ended May 3i, 1894.... 196,355.451 Nine months ended May 31,1893.... DEMOCRATIC NEGROES. Their National Leagues to Meet at Montgomery June 25. Washington, June 12.—Hon. W. C. C. Atwood, the chairman of the Negro National Democratic League, has called a meeting of that organization in Mont gomery, Ala., on June 25,* 1894. Each state will be represented by two dele gates. The object of this organization is to increase the negro democratic vote in the coming state and congressional elec tions. HIT BY A BALL AND KILLED. A Business Man of Tampa Loses His Life While at the Bat. Jacksonville, Fla., June 12.—A special to the Times-Union from Tampa, Fla., says: ‘‘S. C. Griffith, a prominent young business man, was struck on the temple to-day by a base ball and soon died from the effects of the blow. His skull was fractured. Griffith was at the bat when the ball hit him. The pitcher has nbt been arrested, as it was purely acci dental.” PUT OUT OF HIS PULPIT. L. A Presiding Elder Objects to a Preacher Running a Paper, The Editor of the Rome Evening News Suspended From His Pastoral Du ties On the Ground That He Is Tak ing a Hand in Politics—Claims That He Has as Much Right to Run a Paper as Gen. Evans Has to Run For Governor. Chattanooga. Tenn., June 12.—A sensa tional case of church discipline has devel oped at Rome, Ga. Rev. William Mur dock, who was at the last session of the North Georgia conference of the Metho dist Episcopal Church south, appointed to ; East Rome, a small church in the suburbs j of Rome, recently assumed editorial man ■ agement of the Evening News of that place. The paper is a secular daily pa per, and takes a hand in the politics of the day. Presiding Elder Pierce, brother of the deceased bishop of that name, has re moved Rev. Murdock from his church and suspended him from the ministry until the meeting of his conference in De cember. The ground of that action was that a preacher should not engage in other than church work, and es pecially should he steer clear of politics. It brings up again the same is sues involved in the dispute between. Bishop Hargrove and Dr. D. C. Kelley, of the Tennessee conference, which re- I ceived so much attention at the recent general conference at Memphis. Presid ing Elder Pierce appointed as Editor Murdock’s successor a local preacher who is a farmer. MURDOCK’S ARGUMENTS. Rev. Murdock contends that the church is not dealing fairly with its ministry. He says that Gen. Evans, who is a mem ber.of the North Georgia conference, is running for governor, and that any num ber are teaching school in addition to preaching. He holds that editing a paper is as respectable and honor able as running for governor, teach ing school or farming, and that it is not incompatible with the highest duties of a minister. His church did noi, pay him a living and he was advised by his stewards to supplement his salary by editorial works. He will carry his case to the conference which meets in Decem ber, when he will make a strong plea for the Christian editor. The Horrors Os indigestion, when it takes a long lease of the stomach, are unsurpassed by" any de scribed by the most sensational writer of ghost stories. Unlike this latter kind, they are real and not imaginary. Heartburn, wind on the stomach, heart palpitation, ex treme nervousness are only a few of them. Dispossess this unwelcome tenant with Hos tetter’s Stomach Bitters, which banishes also malaria, constipation and biliousness.—ad . ATKINSON WINS IN HEARD. The Hustler Carries the County Over Evans 2to 1. ; Hogansville, Ga., June 12.—Atkinson carries Heard county two to one. 1 he vote in full to date stands: EVANS. Richmond., 6 Fulton , <— Lincoln 2 Clarke .• • 3 • Bartow 4 Fannin .2 Elbert 2 Dade 2 Terrell 2 Camden 2 Telfair 2 Putnam 2 Murray 2 .Mclntosh 2 Clay 2 Polk 2 Hail 4 White 2 Floyd C Sumter 4 DeKalb 4 Warren 2 Whitfield ..... 2 Walker 2 Lowndes I—. Randolph 1 T0ta1.... ~ ..71 Echols.. : ATKINSON. 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Atlanta, Ga., June 12.—The conven tion of the mission boards of the South ern Methodist Conference in session here to-day submitted the following estimate for missionary work in China for the ! coming year. Shanghai mission, $9,305. Foochon mission, $8,150. Printing, S2OO. Agents expenses SSO. Total for China, $17,750. There is now in the treasury in China $3,000, leaving the appropriation neces- ; sary for the work in China $14,705. MEDICAL. 1 Worth a Guinea a Box. O Stubborn tendencies M to digestive troubles M in children will always yield to a mild dose Q of Q Beecham’s Pills (Tasteiesa; Q 9S cents a box Q @OOOO9OOOO fl iMA AI C V TH I HAM Immediately to B. mUIILI IU LUAW anyone, maleor gfemale, In sums to suit, from to SaOO, I without security; easy payments. No mort |&ape or real estate required: only per- B son al note and references. Write us If you gnecd money for any purpose whatever. I I Mutual Savings & Loan Company, 110th and Walnut Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. 5