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I J. H. ESTILL, President. )
BLOUNTS REPORT BERATED.
SENATOR MORGAN REFERS TO IT
AS MISLEADING.
The Senator Expre**e* the Opinion
That Mr. Cleveland Would Never
Have Taken Such a Positive Stand
Again*! Annexation But for the
Georgian’* Antagonistic Report.
Mr. Morgan Defend* the Present
Government of Hawaii and Eulo
gise* President Dole.
Washington, Jan. 19. —Senator Morgan
continued his speech in advocacy of the
ratification of the Hawaiian annexation
treaty in the executive session of the Sen
ate to-day. He announced at the conclu
sion of to-day’s session that he would
probably require one more day in which
to complete his presentation of the sub
ject.
Senator Morgan dealt to-day with the
questions of the agricultural and Com
' mercial possibilities of the island, of the
character of the present government and
the position of the residents of the Islands
on the subject of annexation.
He repeated his assertion that President
Cleveland was favorable to the acquisi
tion of the islands, and again expressed
the opinion that it was his intention to
have restored Queen Liliuokalani and to
have negotiated with her a treaty of an
nexation. He elaborated his views of this
subject at considerable length, saying that
while he believed it was Mr. Cleveland’s
intention to have annexed the islands, he
naturally changed his Intention to do this
through the restoration of the Queen when
■he manifested such a bloodthirsty dispo
sition towards those who had dethroned
•her. Ho expressed the opinion that Mr.
Cleveland would never have taken such
a positive position as he did take against
the Dole government, and in opposition to
annexation, but for the antagonistic and
misleading report of Commissioner Blount.
Mr. Morgan took up the criticism upon
the present government of Hawaii, de
fending it in strong terms, and eulogiz
ing Mr. Dole as one of the most compe
tent rulets of the time. He reviewed Mr.
Dole’s history, anti said that the gentle
man** record showed that he would be a
creditable head of any nation. He con
troverted the idea that Hawaii was, as
had been charged, a missionary govern
ment, claiming it was In every way
staunch, and moving abreast of the times.
He claimed that the people naturally
sought a close alliance with the United
States, because they always had the
friendship and support of the people of
this country. Speaking of the resources
of the islands, Mr. Morgan said that they
were manifold, and that the time would
. (--/we when they would produce enough
* coirelj to, sttpp.y the dema-idf ct
■ all the people of the United Slates,
while, he said, the sugar production had
• already reached its limit. He declared
that the resources of the country were
such as to secure a very prosperous fu
ture and predicted that Honolulu would
some time in the not distant future at
tain to great commercial importance,
■equalling In all probability that of Hong
Kong or that of other cities of equal mag
nitude.
FIGHT FOR CHEAPER BREAD.
•Troops Mill Busy Suppressing Riot
ers In llnly.
Rome, Jan. 19.—There were renewed dis
orders to-day in the poor quarter of An
cona, which Is Inhabited by anarchists
and socialists.
A number of men and women attempted
to barricade the streets, but the police
cleared the thoroughfares and arrested
several.
Troops arc scouring the country, arrest
ing suspicious bands of troops.
The agitation against the high price of
bread is spreading to the towns. A crowd
assembled In front of the town hall at
Slnlgaglia. and demanded relief. The
Mayor gave a conciliatory reply, but the
mob, which consisted chiefly of women,
invaded the railway station and the ware,
houses of Prince Ituspofi, where they seiz
ed a quantity of grain. The troops final
ly restored order.
There has been another slight disturb
ance nt Mucerata, about twenty miles
routh of Ancona.
CHI EL SEA CAPTAIN.
Crew of the American Ship Babcock
Grunted a Discharge.
Honolulu, Jan. 12, via flan Francisco,
Jan. 19.—The difficulties between the mas
ter and sailors of the American ship W.
T. Babcock will be settled to-day by Uni
ted States Consul General Haywood Af
ter a thorough investigation of the charges
preferred by the men against Capt. Gra
ham and his mute. Mr. Haywood decided
that there was enough merit in the com
plaints to warrant him in discharging the
men from the vessel, although not suffl
cienl evidence to cause the utrest of the
alleged offenders. Thirteen of the Bab
cock’s sailors bore witness nt the officli\l
. Inquiry as to the cruelty of the captain
and mates. Each of them claimed to have
been struck over the head with an Iron
belaying pin, weighing nine pounds. The
captain will shi;» a new crew here.
HAWAII’S HEI OLI "TIONiSTS.
Council of state tn He Asked to IVr
•ture Their Civil Rights.
Honolulu. Jan. 12. via San Francisco,
Cal.. Jan. 19.—A long and Important cab
lust meeting was held yesterday. The
main subject under discussion wns the
pardons to be granted on the 17th.
It la understood that the council of
state will be nsked to restore civil rights
to all who took part In the uprising in
ISM. The men found guilty of participa
(|M In the rebellion have been at large
on parole. An effort will now be made
to make their pardon complete.
TROOPS OIT AT l*H AGI K.
<»»rh AaltatluM Threaten* Farther
Dlatnrhaaeei.
Prague. Jan. ».-Troop* have been
summoned, and tonight patrols occupy
the chief points of the city, owing to
threatened disturbance* arising from the
Coach ferment.
A few arrests have been made, but noth
ing serious has occurred thus far.
CHINA NEEDS BRITISH CASH.
Negotiations Concerning n Loan
Still Pending.
London, Jan. 19.—Sir Miohael Hicks-
Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
speaking at Bristol to-day, announced
that China had approached England for
assistance to pay the Japanese indemnity,
and that the negotiations were still pend
ing. The newspaper statements on the
subject he characterized as inaccurate.
The government was not ashamed of
these negotiations, and believed the coun
try would approve them. He could see no
reason why foreign powers should object
to them; but if the negotiations failed
Great Britain would take her stand on ex
isting territorial rights.
Speaking with reference to |he visit of
sugar refinery workmen that was made on
him, Sir Michael said that England had
accepted Belgium’s invitation to take part
in the sugar conference, and would do her
best to secure a satisfactory result. He
added that he believed the feeling of the
country was so strongly in favor of cheap
sugar that any proposal to prevent the
Importation of bounty paid sugar would
meet with the greatest opposition.
In the course of an interesting reference
to the revenue the chancellor of the ex
chequer confirmed Mr. Chamberlain’s pre
vious announcement as to a West Indian
grant.
With respect to the financial position
and the prospects of India, Sir Michael
said that both had improved lately so
much that he believed that it would be
unnecessary for Great Britain to give
financial assistance in connection with the
frontier war.
STATUS OF KAIO CHOU.
Exiting Commercial and Customs
Treaties of No Value There.
Berlin, Jan. 19.—A significant article in
the Cologne Gazette asserts that accord
ing to international law Kaio Chou is Ger
man territory, and an attack upon it
would enable Emperor William to declare
war without consulting the Bundesrath.
The paper says: “Furthermore, being
leased territory in a national sense, it re
mains as before, foreign.
“Therefore, commercial and customs
treaties between China and European
states, or,between Germany and other
states, have no value there, and conse
quently foreign slates cannot appeal to
the favored nation clause or claim similar
rights to those granted Germany, while
Germany is in a position to regulate cus
toms and control regulations quite unre
servedly as she sees fit.”
OHIO’S BRIBERY" CHARGES.
Senator Bnrke Hard at Work and
llnnnn Doing Nothing.
Columbus, 0., Jan. 19.—Senator Burke,
cha'rman of the committed investigating
the bribery charges made by Representa
tive Otis, did not issue subpoenas to-day
for additional witnesses, as expected. He
states that the committee is engaged
in getitng hotel proprietors to
produce their books and telegraph com
panies to furnish copies of messages. The
telegraph and telephone managers last
night refused not only to produce .mes
sages and their records, but also to an
swer many questions.
The investigation reached a crisis to
night. No matter what will be the re
sult of the investigation there will like
ly be several witnesses prosecuted for con
tempt. The committee had seven wit
nesses subpoenaed for to-night. They
were not all examined, but none
of them Would testify. The Sen
ate committee last night examined Samuel
Fentian, Frank Ross, W. F. Truesdale and
Shepard M. Dunlap, who then asked to
confer with their attorneys and were ex
cused till to-night for that purpose. When
they appeared to-night they said their at
torneys held that the Senate had no jur
isdiction in the Investigation of the al
leged bribery of a member of the House,
and had advised them not to answer fur
ther questions before the committee. They
followed the advlee of their attorneys.
When the committee found that the ad
vice of attorneys was being followed uni
formly by all the witnessess called the open
session was closed and the committee went
into executive session on plans, for further
procedure.
In the House to-day, there was a test
vote on reorganization and It resulted in
a vote of M to 50 against the proposed
changes. Speaker Mason, in giving some
Hanna men the best chairmanships and
some other preferred places, has caused
quite a campaign of agitation. Senator
Hanna's investigation committee is doing
nothing.
STI DENT RIOT IN ALGIERS!.
An Attempt to Harn an Efllffy of Zola
Resisted.
Algiers, Jun. 19.—The students tried to
burn an effigy of Zola here to-day. but
the police prevented (hem. Several were
I Injured in the collision and there were five
I arrests. Then the students attempted a
: rescue and a general scuffle ensued the
I police making twelve additional arrests.
Paris, Jan. 19. There have
been no further demonstrations
here up to midnight. The city
is tranquil. A slight anti-Jewlsh manifes
tation took place at Toulouse, and there
I have been demonstrations at Nantes and
Rouen, where there were several arrests.
It is said that the students have resolv
ed to abstain from further demonstrations
pending the trial of M. 7x>la. "“aorut
FIFTY CORPSES FOUND.
I Wark ot Recovering Victim* of «
Mine Explosion In Progress.
St. Petersburg. Jan. 19.-A dispatch
from Charkoff says that the bodies of fifty
victims of the gn» explosion in one of the
I mine* of the Ikwietsaer Company, in the
Tagangrog district, have been extricated
It is feared other* were killed. Three of
the Injured in the explosion have since
I succumbed.
STEAMER HERBERT SINKS.
Hip Vessel Founders Off Ireland
M ith Seven of Her Crew.
Belfast, Jan. 19.—The British steamer
Herbert, hailing from Leith, has founder -
I ed on the County Down coast, about six
mile* from Gun Island. The captain was
saved, but it i* believed that the other
members of the crew, numbering seven,
are lost.
SAVANNAH, THURSDAY, JANUARY" 20, 189?.
RIPLEY ON THE RAILROADS.
POPULIST PLEA FOR GOVERNMENT
OWNERSHIP ANSWERED.
Claim That Lohs of Life Would Be
Greatly Reduced Under Govern
ment Control Declared Not Sup
ported by the Facts—Management
of Railroads by Governments
Never as Economical as by Corpo
rations—Vast Political Power In
volved in Government Ownership
Declared the Most Serious Objec
tion to the Plan.
Chicago, Jan. 19.—President Ripley of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe has written
a letter to the editor of a Kansas Populist
paper, replying to a communication pub
lished in that paper, citing the number of
people killed by the railroads of the United
States as a reason why these railroads
should be put under government control.
Mr. Ripley points out that the railways
carry the whole population of the state of
Kansas two and a half times over before
one passenger is killed; that last year the
trains on the railroads in Kansas ran over
800,000 miles, yet only one employe’s life
was sacrificed for every 431,000 miles. For
every 4,406 others killed in the United
States in 1896, the report shows that 3,811
were trespassers; that is to say that out of
every twenty that were killed, nineteen
were killed because they were breaking
the laws and the railway company had
no means to find them.
He replies to the charge against rail
road companies as to negligence In the ex
ercise of duty, saying that statistics show
that the lives lost by railroad transporta
tion in proportion to the miles traveled
is less than by any known method of lo
comotion. He draws the conclusion that
arguments in favor of government own
ership because of the number of persons
whom the railways kill are worthless.
Next he comes to the question as to
whether the owners are opposed to gov
ernment ownership, and he points out the
strongest plea made in behalf of the gov
ernment ownership is that of O. B. Black
stone, president of the Chicago and Alton
road, who urged it as a measure of Jus
tice to the railway investors. There is
no holder of railway securities, he says,
who does not believe that those securities
would be advanced in value if there was
any prospect of the government buying
them.
Mr. Ripley says if he is opposed to gov
ernment ownership it is not as a railway
man, but as a citizen. The argument has
been made that the government should
have charge of the railways because pri
vate administration of them is not satis
factory. As a matter of fact, however,
he says the best managed railroads of
Che world are the English. They are all
oa jH’i and Cperat-I by private companies.
Next to them In good management 'he
states, are the privately owned lines of
Holland and France, while the govern
ment-owned lines in France are very bad.
It is easy to talk, he said, of the gov
ernment giving better service, employing
more men, lowering rates and still make
money. As a matter of matter the man
agement of railroads by the government
never was and cannot be accomplished as
economically as by private ownership.
But the most serious objections to gov
ernment ownership, Mr. Ripley says, are
political. •
There are 850,000 railway employes in the
United States. Under the government
ownership each of these would be a politi
cal appointee. This, he said, would not
only lower the character of the service,
but would be appalling in the tremendous
political supremacy which those 850,000 em
ployes would give to the jxarty in power.
Worse still, he says, would be the politi
cal results of the contracts for the con
struction of new lines, etc. The scandal
and jobbery of the river and harbor appro
priations or the tariff bill would be noth
ing compared to the field which would be
opened to the spoilsmen by the railways.
The building of new lines would depend
entirely upon “political pull." Districts or
states or a political complexion opposed
to that of the party In power would have
to wait until the crack of doom for any
new lines, and in a district where the
friends of the administration came from
there would be lines as thick as stripes on
a cat's back.
TENNESSEE’S SENATORSHIP.
McMillin Lend* in the Caucus With
Turley Second and Taylor Third.
Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 19.—The demo
cratic members of the legislature held a
caucus to-night for the purpose of nomi
nating a United States senator. The hall
of representatives was crowded and great
inierest was manifest.
Ex-Senator Turley. Congressman McMil
lan, and Gqv. Taylor was placed in nom
ination. The first ballot was:
McMillin 39
Turley 30
Taylor * 19
Seven ballots were taken without essen
tial changes, and the caucus adjourned
until to-morrow night.
Forty-five yob's are required to nominate.
The last vote was the same as the first.
CURRENCY" COMMITTEE.
Secretary Gaffe too Hoarse to Go on
With the Hearing.
Washington, Jan. 19.—Secretary Gage
l did not go on with his hearing before the
i House committee on banking and cur
rency to-day, owing to a slight cold, ac
companied with hoarseness. He will pro
ceed to-morrow.
Ex-Secretary Fairchild was heard fur
ther on various currency features, the
general purpose of which was to develop
the probable effect of the proposed cur
rency legislation.
Gen. Warner, president of the Bimetal
| Uc Association, was present, accompan-
I ted by Representative Hartman and sev
| eral other silver leaders.
SEA OF SPENCER.
Conflaaratton Rnglnu Which Threat
ens the Town.
Indianapolis. Ind., Jan. 20.—At 12:20
o'clock th>s morning information reached
this city that n conflagration was raging
at Spencer. Ind., which was threatening
to destroy the city. As the ior.g distance
telephone and telegraphic communication
was cut off it was impossible to get at the
I exact condition of affairs. Spencer is a
I town of S.fW inhabitants, the county seat
I of Owen county, and located about fifty
1 cMles southwest of this city.
BURIAL OF BUTTERWORTH.
The Remains Deposited in the Vault
in Oak Hill at Washington.
Washington, Jan. 19.—Funeral services
over the remains of the late Maj. Ben
Butterworth,- commissioner ot patents,
were held this afternoon at the Church
of the Covenant, Rev. Tennis H. Ham
lin, the pastor, conducting the simple ex
ercises of the Presbyterian Church. The
church was crowded, those present in
cluding President McKinley and all the
members of his cabinet except Secretary
Alger, who is ill, besides a number of sen
ators, representatives and members of the
bar and resident Washingtonians. The
church was decorated with palms, and
trailing smilax and lilies were distributed
about. The body was enclosed in a hand
some black covered casket, with silver
handle, on top of which was a plate, on
which was the inscription, “At Rest."
Numerous floral offerings almost hid the
coffin from sight as it was borne up to the
chancel rail, one of the handsomest being
a wreath of roses from the White House.
During the service a quartette rendered
“Lead Kindly Light” and “I Cannot Al
ways Trace the Way.”
After the services the remains were
taken to Oak Hill cemetery and deposited
in a vault.
The honorary pall-bearers were Secreta
ry C. N. Bliss, Speaker Thomas B. Reed,
Senator Mark A. Hanna, Judge Jere M.
Wilson, Judge Louis McComas, Senator
J. C. Burrows, Representative Amos J.
Cummings, Mr. Greeley, assistant com
missioner of patents, and Julian C. Dow
ell and Henry W. Cc/ffln.
body bearers were examiners in the
patent office.
NATIONAL QUARANTINE.
Senator Vest Proposes to Give the
‘ President Absolute Control.
Washington, Jan. 19.—Senator Vest, from
the committee on quarantine and public
health, to-day reported a substitute for
Senator Caffery’s bill, providing regula
tions for quarantine.
The bill, as reported, practically places
the control of all matters pertaining to
quarantine service in the control of the
federal government.
Among other provisions, the Secretary
of the Treasury is authorized to make reg
ulations to prevent the spread of infec
tious diseases trom one state to another,
and in cases Where the state or municipal
authorities refuse to enforce the rules, the
President is directed to execute them, and
to adopt such measures as he may deem
necessary, including the appointment of
officers to prevent the spread of diseases.
Another-provision is as follows: “When
ever yellow fever, cholera, plague or ty
phus fever has passed the quarantine bf
the United States, or in any manner gall
ed entrance within the limits of any state
or territory, the quarantine regulations of
m of pre
venting the spreaaoTsticn duse:is&»
one state to another shall oe supreme, and
have precedence over state or municipal
laws, rules or regulations, and the Presi
dent is authorized to enforce the same abd
control the movement of vessels, railroad
trains, vehicles or persons, so as to pre
vent those diseases from spreading from
one state to another, and to prevent un
necessary restrictions upon Interstate com
merce."
The bill is a quite complete quarantine
code. Heavy penalties are provided for
the violation of its provisions.
MERRY' ACTS LIKE A MADMAN.
Auks Hl* laiwyer to Accompany Him
to the Gallows.
Chicago,' Jan. 19.—T0-day the alleged
wife murderer, Chris Merry, even before
his defense could be presented to the jury,
gave up, apparently, all hope of escaping
the gallows.
Before court opened he broke into one
of his fearful cursing spells. In the little
room just off the court, Merry acted like
a wild man.
“Pratt," shouted Merry to his attorney,
"will you go with me to the gallows’”
"No, no priest, no minister for me. I
want you. I’d rather have you walk with
me to the scaffold than any holy hypo
crite."
Counsel for James Smith, who is on tnnl
with Merry for complicity in the murder,
sprangra Surprise to-day by moving that
Smith s case Im? taken from the’ jury on
the ground that no evidence connecting
Smith with the murder had been intro
duced. The motion was overruled, after
considerable argument.
The defense put witnesses on the stand
to-day to attempt to prove Merry insane.
Merry himself flatly refused to go oa the
stand.
FIGHT TO GET INTO COURT.
Crowd Make* a Wild Rush to Hear
the Luetffert Trial'* Close.
Chicago, Jan. 19.—Anxiety to hear the
closing proceedings to-day in the trial of
Adolph L. for the murder of
his wife, resulted in a free fight around
Judge Gary's court, in which two bailiffs
guarding the door were badly mutilated
and several spectators vigorously clubbed.
A crowd of 406 or 500, including many
women, had gathered outside the court
room. Suddenly a rush was made for the
doors and though the guards resisted vig
orouslj. ,lh«y were swept aside and the
crowd poured Into the court room, caus
ing considerable excitement. A detach
ment of police was sent on the double
quick to the court and after a hard fignt
succeeded in clearing the room and driv
ing the crowd out into the street. The
rush was caused by a rumor that Luet
gert was to go on the stand this after
noon.
BLACK JACK’S GANG IN BITTLE.
Fonr of the Outlaws Reported Killed
by a i’OMse.
Tucson. Aris.. Jan. 19.—1 tis reported
that Black Jack's gang of outlaws were
surrounded in the moun:ains near tne
boundary line by several posses, includ
ing the posse sent out by the Mexican
government, and a fight occurred In which
one of the robbers was killed and four
i captured. Two made an attempt to es
[ cape after being caught and were shat
in flight. ‘
The other two wore tn the hands of the
Mexican officers, and it is claimed that
they met death in like manner.
The remainder of the freebooters went
out in every direction, and supposedly
fled into the interior ot Mexico hi the
Sierra Madre mountains.
STRIKE TO PROVE STUBBORN.
CONTEST SETTLING DOWN TO ONE
OF ENDURANCE.
Neither Sitle Gives Any Sign of nn
Intention to Make Any Concession.
The Cabot Mill at Brunswick Add
ed to the List of Those Where
Strikes Are in Progress—Strikes
Also in Progress at Four Woolen
Mills.
(Boston, Jan. 19. —The third day of the
strike in the New England cotton and
woolen industries has been an uneventful
one. Those who at first were inclined to
believe that either the strikers or mill
owners would hold out only a few days,
have now come to the conclusion that the
matter has settled down to a contest of
endurance. There are no signs of con
cession by either side. The only new ac
quisition to the list of striking communi
ties to-day was that of the Cabot mill at
Brunswick, Me., where 225 operatives re
fused to work at the reduction of wages.
Those who left the mill are speed tend
ers and fully 700 operatives remain at
work. The strike is now on in the cot
ton mills in New Bedford, Biddeford, Saco,
Brunswick, Lewiston, Burlington and in
the King Philip, Laurel Lake and Har
graves No. 1 at Fall River, and the White
Rock mills at Westerly.
In the woolen centers there are strikes
in the Wamshuck and Geneva mills at
Providence, Andover and Ansonia, the
latter being a hosiery concern.
At Lewiston, the Androscoggin mill
management is improving the opportunity
to make repairs.
Two meetings of the operatives was held
to-day, but nothing was done.
In Fall River, the carders and weaving
departments of the large King Philip mills
are beginning to feel the effect of the
strike in the spinning departments and the
operatives have been compelled to stop
work owing to a lack of material. The
carders are dissatisfied with their pay and
have authorized their secretary to confer
with Secretary Rounzeville to determine
the status of the mill in regard to conces
sions. They claim that they have been
reduced more than 11 1-9 per cent.
The White Rock cotton mill, owned by
B. B. & R. R. Knight, at Westerly, R. 1.,
shut down at noon owing to a strike of
150 weavers and spinners. The strike was
caused by a reduction of wages amounting
to from Bto 15 per cent. When running
in full the mill gives employment to 375
hands. The reduction went into effect
on Monday.
Fall River, Mass., Jan. 19.—The frams
spinners at the Hargraves No. 1 and the
Laurel Lake mills joined the list of strik
ers to-day. The trouble at both places is
over the new wage schedule.
Jan*
in the weaving room, card rooms anoapTn
ning rooms at the Cabot cotton mills, have
struck as the result of a reduction of
wages. Out of a total of 1,600 looms only
160 were running to-day.
Centreville, R. 1., Jan. 19.—Notices were
posted at the Centreville cotton mills to
day announcing a reduction of wages to
take effect next Monday.'
DOLE STARTS EASTWARD.
Mis Departure From Snn Frnneinco
Marked by No Demonstration.
San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 19.—Unattend
ed by civic, or military escort, with no
firing of cannon or tooting of whistles,
President Sanford B. Dole of Hawaii de
parted from San Fcancisco as he arrived,
with the same lack of ceremony as would
mark the movement of any traveler. He
was driven down to the ferry at 5
o’clock in a hack, which also conveyed
Mrs. Dole, the President’s private secre
tary, Maj. lakuea, and Consul General
Wilder of Hawaii. The boat which con
nects with the departing overland train
leaves this side of the bay at 6 o’clock,
but as the party of the President crossed
on an earlier boat and on arriving at the
Oakland mote immediately sought the se
clusion of the private car Gadelupe, pro
vided for him by the Southern Pacific Rail
way, which was attached to the east
bound train. This car is provisioned, and
was provided by direction of Mr. Hunt
ington, that the little party might enjoy
every comfort on its trip across the
mountains. The trip to Chicago will be
made over the Union Pacific and North
western roads.
INSPECTORS OF STEAM VESSELS.
Fourth Annual Meeting Now in Prog
re«H at Washington.
Washington, Jan. 19.—The supervising
inspectors of steam vessels of the United
States began their fourth annual meeting
to-day. Among the inspectors present
Messrs. Murdaugh of Norfolk, Va., O’Neal
of St. Louis and Thompson of Memphis.
The purpose of the meeting is to revise,
if found necessary, the rules and regula
tions of the government, the steamboat
service of the United States, to examine
and pass upon new models of boilers, in
struments, machineries and equipments for
use on steam vessels. These include life
saving devices, steam pumps, fire extin
guishers, safety valves, etc., by which the
safety of passengers and crews would be
best secured. The work of the board was
classified and assigned to several com
mittees, which will make their reports
later in the session. The board probably
will remain in session until about Feb. 1.
CH IMBERLAIN PUGNACIOUS.
Isolated Action by England Against
the Powers Threatened.
London. Jan. 19.—Rt. Hon. Joseph Cham
berlain, Secretary of State for the Colo
nies, defending the government policy at
Liverpool, and against the attacks of the
Liberals, and referring especially to the
Armenian and Cretan questions, said:
“The position of the European concert is
a discredit to all the powers. The situ
ation is becoming intolerable and cannot
be allowed to continue indefinitely. Al
though there would be great risk in tak
ing the initiative course, it may be our
duty—but I hope it will not—to reserve our
right and independence to take isolated
action.”
The Standard and Daily News will com
ment to-morrow upon Mr. Chamberlain’s
statement, characterizing it as most im
portant and significant.
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GEN. LUQUE’S OPERATIONS.
Claims to Have Killed Thirty Insur
gents in the Past Ten Days.
Havana, Jan. 19.—Gen. Luque reports
that while reconnoitering during the past
ten days in the San Martin district of
Holquin he has inflicted a loss o thirty
men killed on the insurgents.
In addition, he adds, his troops captured
seven prisoners, thirty-eight rifles and a
quantity of ammunition.
The Spanish column, according to Gen.
Luque, had one man killed and twenty
one wounded.
ALL QUIET AT HAVANA.
Gen. Lee Makes His Dally Report to
the State Department.
Washington, Jan. 19.—Gen. Lee cabled
the state department at 2 o’clock this aft
ernoon, reporting that all was quiet at
Havana.
He also reported that the decree issued
Nov. 4, admitting free all imported cattle
into Cuba until Jan. 18, has been extended
until March 18, 1898, under the same con
ditions contained in the first decree.
Orders were to-day telegraphed to Capt.
Sigsbee of Maine, at Key West, to
join the North Atlantic squadron for drills
and maneuvers when Admiral Sicard
passes Key West on the way to Tortugas
Harbor. It is expected that the whole
squadron .will be near Key West harbor,
and a good deal of powder will be burned
in the drills there.
MINISTER TO CUBA.
Member From Mississippi Wants a
New Diplomatic Berth Created.
Washington, Jan. 19.—'Representative
Williams of Mississippi introduced a reso
lution in the House to-day to provide a
minister of the United States to Cuba, as
follows:
“Resolved, That there be and hereby is
appropriated out of the moneys of the
treasury of the United States, not other
wise appropriated, the sum of $5,000 to pay
the salary for one year of an envoy ex
traordinary and minister plenipotentiary
to the republic of Cuba.”
It was referred to- the foreign affairs
committee.
He also introduced another bill for a
commission to negotiate a treaty of peace,
amity and commerce between the United
States and Cuba.
MVRPHY ACQUITTED.
Captain of the Lanradn Found Not
Gnilty of Fllibnsterinig.
Wilmington, Del., Jan. 19.—The trial of
Capt. Edward Murphy of the steamship
Laurada, charging violation of the neu
trality laws by engaging in an armed ex
pedition to Cuba, ended in a verdict of
acquittal in the United States District
At tre owning of the coisn .nidge Bin
ford charged the jufy. The charge care
fully reviewed every legal point embraced
in the trial proceedings. Upon one of the
two counts on. which Capt. Murphy was
indicted, Judge Bradford practically in
structed the jury to acquit him. Upon the
other count he stated that it was a ques
tion of fact to be decided by the jury.
The jury returned its verdict of not guil
ty in thirty-five minutes. Instantly the
crowd broke into tumultous applause,
which the judge could not easily stop.
Capt. Murphy was released from custody.
Hnvnnn’n New Mayor.
Havana, Jan. 19.—T0-day the new May
or of Havana, the Marquis de Esteban,
took 'office. The twelve Conservative and
Reformist a.dermen retired and were suc
ceeded by twelve autonomists.
LOOKS SHAKY' FOR YI’COMAS.
Hi* Follower* Dlaappolnted at Hl*
Failure to Galff>Vote*.
Annapolis, Md., Jan. 19.—The Senate and
House met in joint session to-day, and
after casting one ballot for United States
senator to succeed Arthur P. Gorman, ad
journed until to-morrow.
The ballot resulted as follows: Mc-
Comas, 36;_Shaw, 11; iShryock, 2; Milliken,
2; Barber, 6; Warner, 1; Gorman, 46; Find
lay, 2; Parran, 6; Lowndes, 1; total, 113.
Necessary to a choice, 57. Absent, 4.
The outcome of to-day’s balloting was
a distinct disappointment to the follow
ers of Judge McComas, they having con
fidently expected a gain of at least eight
more votes than they got. Their failure
is now thought to indicate the possible
reappearance of Postmaster General
Gary as a candidate, as these votes are
looked upon as his whenever he wants
them.
There are many who confidently expect
a Shryock landslide within a few days,
if some one else Is not chosen in that time.
The changes of the “faithful eleven” and
the Democrats for the purpose of Electing
a Baltimore city man are growing strong
er every hour. The success of the com
bination would mean the election of Shaw
or Malster.
MEXICO’S GANG OF CROOKS.
Sarprisinß Serie* of Swindle* Com
ing; to Light.
City of Mexico, Jan. 19.—Revelations re
garding the operations of the gang of
American crooks with Mexican allies con
tinue to be made and show a most sur
prising series of swindles, Including the
well-known gold brick trick, robbing by
means of rendering the victims insensible
with knockout drops, cheating with cards,
poisoning race horses on which the publifc
had bet heavily, etc.
Mr. Taylor of this city was lured by the
gang into a country town, where he was
told he would get large orders, and ren
dered insensible by drugged beer and rob
bed of his diamonds and money. The po
lice are making fresh arrests, and one of
the prisoners has begun libel suits against
the Mexican Herald and other papers
which has exposed his connection with the
gan~.
SAVANNAH STEAMER AGROUND.
City of IHrminghnm In the Med Near
BoKtnn, But I* Soon Floated.
Boston, Jan. 19.—The steamer City of
Birmingham, from Savannah, Ga., while
coming up the harbor this morning during
a thick haze ran ashore on the flats near
Thompson's Island. She was floated at
high water to-qlght and arrived at her
■dock shortly after, apparently uninjured.
CUBA A BONE OF CONTENTION.
PARTY LINES STRICTLY DRAWN IJf
THE HOI’SE.
Mr. Brucker of Micliigran Offers *f
Resolution to Have tlie Senate Bel-».
Jigerency Resolution Reported toft
the House— Mr. Hitt Interposen *k
Point of Order and the Chair Sas*
tains It—An Appeal From the Rul*
injf Results in the Chairman
Sustained.
Washington, Jan. 19.—When the Hous#
convened to-day the leaders on both side#
were rallying their forces and it was ap—
parent that the battle over Cuba whichfo
was waged yesterday would be
to-day.
The attendance on the floor aAd in th*
galleries was very large.
, Mr. Linney, Rep., of North Carolina*
from the committee on elections No. l r
ieported that L. M. G. Comer had aban-*
doned his contest against Henry G. Clay
ton, from the Third Alabama district, anti
a resolution was adopted declaring Mr*
Clayton entitled to his seat.
Mr. Grout, Rep., of Vermont, reported
the District of Columbia
bill.
Mr. Lacy, Rep., of lowa, asked unanl
mous consent for the consideration of a*
bill to extend the homestead laws to th*
territory of Alaska and to grant th*
right-of-way to any railroad company or—
ganized under the law's of any state.
Mr. Lacy explained that several appll«*
cations were made to his committee by}
several projecting roads into the territory}*
and the committee had decided to recom
mend this general bill.
Mr. Simpson said the bill was too im—
portant to consider by unanimous consent*
and he objected.
Immediately afterwards the storm broke*
and the battle over Cuba was once mor«
on. ,
Mr. Brucker, Dem., of Michigan, asked
unanimous consent for the consideration
of a resolution which he sent to the clerk’*
desk.
The speaker took occasion to examin*
the resolution, and while doing so Mr,
Bailey, the leader of the minority, loudly]
demanded that the resolution be reported.
The speaker thereupon directed the clerkj
to read the resolution, which proved t*
be a resolution to instruct the commit
tee on foreign affairs to report without
further delay the Senate Cuban belligeren
cy bill.
Like a flash, Mr. Hitt, the chairman off
the committee on foreign affairs, was on
his feet with a point of order, which th*
speaker promptly sustained, and was
about to recognize iMr. Hit 1 to call
dip^naiic and consular appropri.atloujMM
‘ One morntßi. bh" uefirfeA; ”141
■us first dispose of ibis qi#<tiop of
“The chair sustained fne point of order,’ 1 ’
retorted the speaker, tersely.
I appeal,” called Mr. Bailey t*
Mr. Brucker, across the hall, and th*
Michigan member entered an appeal from!
the decision of the chair.
All was instantly excitement and confu
sion. A dozen members were on their fee#
demanding recognition to debate the ap
peal, but the siteaker recognized Mr. Dal
zell, who moved to lay the appeal on th*
table. This cut off debate, and the speaker]
put the question to a vote. And on a ris
ing vote the Republicans stood 107 to 94 tot
lay the appeal on the table. The yeas and
nays were demanded and obtained by Mr.
Bailey. The roll-call was watched with!
intense Interest to ascertain whether all
the Republicans were willing to go om
record as they had voted yea in committee
of the whole when no record of the vote*
was made.
The Democrats who wished to see the Re
publican line broken were disappointed-
The majority presented an unbroke*
front.
Mr. White, Rep., of North Carolina, Wai
the solitary Republican member of th*
House, when his name was called, what
declined to vote at all, answering “pres
ent.” But nt the conclusion of the roll-call
he thought better of his resolution, and
voted “aye.” The motion to lay the appeal
on the table was carried—l6B to 126.
There was no manifestations of applausa
on the part of members of the House, and
on Mr. Hitt's motion, the House wenu
into committee of the whole, and resumed
consideration of the diplomatic and consu
lar appropriation bill. As soon as th*
first paragraph was read the struggle wa*
resumed.
Mr. Williams, Dem., of Mississippi, of
fered an amendment to direct the Presi
dent to appoint three commissioners tot
proceed to Cuba, and, if possible, nego
tiate a treaty of peace, amity and com
merce with the republic of Cuba, and ap
propriating $175,000 for defraying the ex
penses of the commissioners. It was rul
ed out of order.
Immediately afterward Mr. Lewis*
Dem., of Washington, offered another
amendment, providing that to emphasize
the fact that a state of war existed int
Cuba, the consul general of the United!’
States at Havana be withdrawn, and th*
government of Spain be notified of a sus
pension of diplomatic relations at that]
point.
Mr. Hitt quickly raised a point of order,
which Mh. Hepburn, in the chair, sus
tained.
"I appeal from the decision of the chair,’’
said Mr. Lewis.
“And I make the point that the appeal
is dilatory," exclaimed Mr. Dalzell, Rep.,
of Pennsylvania.
“The chair sustains the point of or
der,” declared Mr. Hepburn, who directed
the clerk to proceed with the reading.
The excitement was at the boiling point
and Mr. Terry, Dem., of Arkansas, shout
<d his protest. ,
“Can it be posisble that he have reach
ed the point where this side of the House
cannot appeal from the decisio* of th*
chair?” he asked.
Mr. Hepburn directed Mr. Terry to his
seat and the clerk droned on with th*
reading.
Mr. Lewis found a parliamentary way ol!
discussing the amendment, however, by
giving a pro forma amendment to strik*
out the last word.
The Democrats made frequent ineffect
ual efforts to amend the bill so to get th*
Cuban situation in some shape, but all
their amendments fell under points of or
der by Mr. Hitt.
One by Mr. Sulzer, New York, directed
the President, that if the war did noC
cease within thirty days, we would recog
nize Cuban independence and intervene by
force of arms.
Messrs. Brucker, Dem., and Bishop,
Rep., had a warm controversy over Gov.
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