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Savannah morning News
I K TAELISHFP 1850. )
Ij, H EBTIII.. Editor and Proprietor. \
RANDALL'S TARIFF FIGHT
\ PKKPEB SCHEME OX FOOT
THAN THAT OF LAST YEAH.
Kerd to Move After Debate to Strike
Oat All After the Enaction Clause—
The Hewitt Schedule to be inserted if
the First Motion is Carried.
Washington, April ti.— The House
committee ou Ways and Means to-day
received the tariff bill from the primer
mid resumed its consideration. A nuin
her of minor changes in the administra
tive portion of the bill were made. Hemp
eed “for agricultural purposes” was put
nil the free list, and the duty on cordage
if ail kinds was reduced lc. per pound.
The provision relating to the importation
of dsn was laid aside oti account of the
absence of Representative Maybury.
With this exception the b II is practically
completed, and will prohabiy be ready for
reporting to the Mouse on Thursday next.
While Samuel J. Randall will oppose
the modilied bill just as vigorously as
though it were the original Morrison bill
n his general theory that ail bills re
ducing tariff'taxation ought to be opposed,
be will not, as has been reported, move
to strike out the enacting clause ot toe
bill, or all alter the enacting clause; uor
is it probable that he will tins time, as he
did last time, furnish a Democrat to make
such a motion. It has been reported that
he had selected Andrew Jackson Warner,
it Ohio, to plav such apart as Mr. Con
verse, of Ohio, played in this connection
n the last Congress, but it is now stated
hat the lirst motion to strike out will
jome irom the Republican side of the
House, or that it will be made by Mr. Me-
Kinley, of Ohio.
THK mOGKAMMK.
The programme as arranged by Mr.
Randall and Alr. Reed, the leaders of the
opposition to the bill, is to secure as
much time lor general debate as possible,
and (hen when the House comes to con
uder the bill to have a motion made to
strike out, not the enaoiing clause, but
all alter the enacting clause, with a view,
should it carry, to insert aster the enact
ing clause simply the Hewitt administra
tive reform clauses which are acceptable
to them. Chairman Morrison has satis
lied himself that he will have a majority
to prevent the motion to strike out from
being carried. The revenue reformers are
a!) united and hopelul, and will tight
oravely lor the first.
Dr.orriNG tub clerks.
The fact that very few dismissals were
tnade from the departments during the
first year of the new admoiistraiion led
many clerks to suppose tnat they were
secure, and so they lapsed in to compara
tive indifference. Scarcely a day goes by
sow that several dismissals are not made,
t'tie following rule, which it is claimed
'vas entirely disregarded under the Re
publican administration, has been re
uved and is being sirietly enforced. The
report of deficient and delinquent clerks
required by the 13th section oi the act of
August 26, 1842, will tie made monthly,
us required by said act, and in all cases
where clerks having higher salaries are
less efficient tnan those having less
salaries, that fact shall be reported tnat
the salaries may be arranged on the
ground of merit only. These reports are
placed beiore the head ot the department,
and on them he is supposed to base his
notion. Any person, who is dropped lias
very poor chances ot ever being put back
again.
UNION PACIFIC AFFAIRS.
The sub-committee appointed to con
sider the resolution ol Representative Bar
clay Henly, providing tor the investiga
tion ol the Union l’acitioand its relations
to the government will report to the full
committee to-morrow in favor of such an
investigation to be made, either by a
ongressional committee, or by a Com
missioner to be appointed by the Presi
dent. Mr. Henly thinks that the full com
mittee will report the resolution favora
bly.
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS.
The Republican Congressional Com
mittee met to-nigbt to devise ways anil
means of raising money to carry the Con
gressional elections next fall, it was
generally agreed that it would be idle to
levy assessments upon the Republicans in
’fliee. The Democratic Congressional
Committee nas come to tiie same conclu
sion about the Democrats in niliee.
THE CIVIL SERVICE BILL.
The bill which Chairman Cox, of the
House Com mi i tea on Civil Service Ue
form, called up to-day in the House, pro
viding for the creation of a committee to
investigate the civil service, will put no
members o! the House on record on the
question ol civil service reiorm. When il
"tnes up again Mr. Campbell, of Ohio.
Dem.) will move to recommend tbe Dili
lo the committee with Instruction* to
report as a substitute a bill repealing the
present civil service law. The ayes and
nays will be had.
PATENTS TO SOUTHERNERS.
The following patents have been issued:
\ ! 'iinston .1. Hoke, assignee of one half to
1. S. Jeffery*, ol Vorkvdle, S. spark
xtingtiisaer; Isaac W. Walter .New
terry, ot South t arolina, a clutrn.
Civil, SKItVICK If ill OHM.
01 r ftennett Advocates lilvhig rolltlral
Spoils to the Victor*.
W abhingtox, April 6.—ln the morning
hour to-day the House resilin' and consider
ation of the bill to secure an equitable
classification and compensation of cer
'aiti officers of the United Slates. Mr.
Hen nett, ot North Carolina, critici/.ed the
tirst action of the bill, which authorized
Hie President to employ three porsnns not
'a the public servlet , and two person*
*vho are officers In the service, not more
han three of whom shall be adherents of
'he same political party, who shall con
•Jltute a commission for the purposes of
'his act.
Why should not the whole commission be
?' the same political party ? ipieried Mr.
Bennett. Were not Democrats thu best
exponents of Democratic policy?
A ere not the Secretary of the Treasury
r,d Secretary of State us well qualified
Heal with this subject us men who were
“half horse, half alll ator and the bal
ance snapping turtle?” [Laughter.]
A CRIME lO HE A HICMOUR AT.
it a crlm • to be a Democrat ? bo ex*
sjaimed amid an affirms' iv chorus from
he Uepttblicau side. Tbe doctrine of
’b'ffertion is waning ami that of ilamit
.;’n '* waxing. The great average ol tne
i’eniocrat'c party in ISS4, who lifted up
' 'li voices in cue grund chorus and
pointed to tbe standard-hearer of the
|’ ar, y us an ideal Democrat supposed
mat his election meant a Dem
ocratic victory, and that all
bgititnate consequences would follow.
[Laughter.] Continuing, he said that the
•'em icratlc party had been preaching
economy, but tbe spectacle was dally
Presented here of that party Increasing
public burdens. An Instance of this kind
'' legislation was found lu tno first seo-
tion of the pending bill, which would in
crease salaries for the purpose of giving
some gentleman who had tho advantage
ot being a political hermaphrodite, a
place in the publio service.
SPOILS FOR THU VICTORS.
Ho had no sympathy In the doctrine
that the spoils were to be divided among
the vanquished. “To the victors belong
the spoils” was as tru* to-day as when
uttered by Marcv. and the gentleman
who thought tha’ in the South that was
not God's gospel truth had set, his sights
too high tor the game. [Laughter.! Rend
ing action the morning hour expired.
LOCAL OPTION’S EFFECT.
Senator Colquitt Dnl* that It Has
rnjtirtotift.
Washington. April 6.—The Star pub
lishes the following to-night: The follow
ing letter from Senator Colquitt is in au
swer to a question whether the effect of
local option, which has prevailed in por
tions of Georgia for many years and now
prevails over almost tho entire State, has
increased taxes there,
tv. IT. Smith, Ashland, Va :
I)k*h Sir—A very few words will doforau
answer to your letter of inquiry as to the
effect on taxailon and property values
Georgia as a result of prohibition. Thealle-
K ition that these have bo u affected injuri
ously is simply a device of the enemy. There
has not been a fraction of a mill added to our
'ax in Georgia by reason of prohibition, uor.
taking values in A'ianla as an index, lias
there been any falling off in re a esta'e prices.
In mv State, as everywhere else, busme-s is
luPtiug and dejected, but will any zealot
for whisky and whisky civilization
and prosperity say that 1 000,000 of working
men now out of employment in ihe United
States are thus placed because of the stoppage
or reduction of their whisky ration* It hi .n
it is Irgh time for men to t ike up their sla c
pencils and figure out what a “boom" in dol
lar-, and cents is worth to any people that has
to he secured by the degradation and ruin of
a large proportion ot the population who con
tribute ti e “bloodmoney” thatenters into the
bank balances. In the estimation ol
some of onr latter day econo
mists the redemption of immortal souls
from brutish enslsvcm int to string drink is
entirely 100 dear, if it is secured ‘>v n sinking
in trade quotations or an inconvenient hin
drance to the downward plun -et. > perdition,
temporal and eternal, by closing the corner
doggery Tins is the stupid logic of sin, ded
an . hardened and desperately s llisli. We
must give up such public spirit and p title and
economy as this, or stand by and -ee our
• hristian civilization tinvarted and dis
graced. A. If. COLQUITT.
LOGAN’S ARMY HI lit..
A Vote to be Taken this Afternoon on
Mr. Hale’s Motion.
Washington, April 6.—ln the Senate
to-day Mr. Logan's army bill was again
taken up, and was discussed by Messrs.
Logan, Hale, Manderson, Dawes, Hawley
and Teller.
Mr. Call gave notice that to-morrow
after the disposal of the morning business
he would ask unanimous consent to ad
dress the Senate on the subject of the for
leiiureof Florida land grants.
The Chair laid betore the Senate a mes
sage from the President relating to the
subject of Chinese immigration. The
message was read and referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mr. Hawlev obtained the floor to speak
on the army bill. M r Logan secured an ar
rangement by which a vote shall be taken
not later than 3 o’clock to-morrow on Mr.
Hale’s motion to strike out the second
section of the army bill. The Senate
then, at 4:45 o’clock, went into executive
session, and at 5:10 o’clock adjourned.
Postal Appropriations.
Washington, April 6.—lu the House
to-day then was a prospect ot a struggle
for the rigbt-ot-way between the silver
bill and the post oiilc*' appropriation bill,
but in the Interest of speedy transaction
of business >lr. Bland, ol Missouri. gave
way and the House went into committee
of the whole, with Mr. Hammond, ol
Georgia, in tbe chair, on the post office
appropriation bill. Air. Bingham, o!
Pennsylvania, offered an amendment In
creasing from $4,800,000 to $4,800,200 tbe
appropriation for the pay or posialclerks.
The amendment was lost by a vote ol
54 to 87.
Mr. Burrows, of Michigan, offered an
amendment increasing the appropriation
for me transportation of foreign mails
from iHH) to $125,000. This afternoon
another political debate turning upon the
action oftbe Postmaster General in legard
to the $400,000 appropriation for steam
ship mail* last year resulted in rejection
bv a vote of 82 to HKi. The committee
then rose, and the bill was passed. The
House then, at .7:15 o’clock, adjourned.
Hemphill's War Claims Kill.
Washington. April o.—The Holism
Committee on War Claims to-dav ordered
a lavnrabio report m Representative
Hemphill’* bill to authorize tbe secretary
of the Treasury to deliver to the rightful
owners any silverware, jewelry, portraits,
watches and other articles deposited in
tne Treasury by the secretary of War in
June, 1800, as property captured by the
United Slates a: my during the late war.
The bill provides for the salo of any of
these articles which may remain in’ the
Treasury two years atier the passage of
the act.
Discrimination Against Hogs.
Washington. April ti.—ln the House
to-dav Mr. Pie ps. ot New ,1 -isev, from
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, re
ported a resolution calling on the Secre
tary of Siate for copies of all correspond
ence between his department anil tile
representatives or Prance, Germany,
Austria and other European countries
which bas partially or entirely restricted
iho importation of American pork referr
ing to the facts ol such exclusion or re
striction and the reasons given therefor.
The resolution was adopted.
T heir Characters Not Attacked.
Washington. April <l.—ln the Senate
to-day Mr. Morrill reported from the Fi
nance Committee a resolution declaring,
upon the authority of the Secretary of the
Treasurv, that there are no papers in Ihe
department atleciing the moral character
or official record of any of tne suspended
internal revenue collectors about whom
the committee has made inuulrles. The
resolution, Mr. Morrill *md, was adopted
by a unanimous vote of the committee.
Negro Umlsratlou.
Washington, April fi.—ln tbe Senate
to-day Mr. Plumb presented a petition of
tne association of colored citizens of
Kansas pray ing for assistance to emigrate
to Air.ca, with view of there building
on another “United Stat •” republic. Mr.
Plumb said be understood there was a
strong determination on the part of the
petitioners to carry out the emigration
scheme relcrred to. Thu petition was re
ferred.
Confirmed by the tienste.
Washington, April 6.— The Senate, in
executive session to-dav, confirmed the
nominations of John D. Olierly. of Illinois,
and Charles Lyman, of Connecticut, to be
Civil service Commissioners, and 8. M.
Stookslager. of Indiana, to bo Assistant
Commissioner ot the General Land Office.
SAVANNAH. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7. 1880.
FLAGS OF TRUCE FURLED.
NEITHER KMGH IS VOR ROADS
WILLING TO YIELD.
Rich Side Boastful of it* Ability to De
feat the Other—Turner Claims Ills Or
ganization Controls the Labor of the
Country—l,ooo Miners Throw Down
Their Tools.
St. Louis, April 6.—After the depar
ture last uigbt of Secretary Turner, of
the General Executive Bourd of the
Knights ol Labor, for the principal strike
centres in the Gould Southwestern sys
tem, the remaining members of the com
mittee announced the unanimous deter
mination of the board to coutiuue the
present strike until an arr angement had
been entered into with Mr. Hoxie restor
ing all of the strikers to their former po
sitions, with the exception of those only
who participate ) in acts of violence and
destruction of property since the strike
began. This is a decided advance from
the position they held Saturday before the
conference with Mr. Hoxie. They were
then willing to assent to an agreement
which would restore the strikers to those
positions which were not then occupied
by new men, but Mr. Hoxie’s refusal to
accept the agreement deprived them, they
say, of the last hope of reconciliation un
der the present circumstances.
BOTH SIDKS BOASTFUL.
The railway officials claim that a con
tinuanceof their regular business, which
they say has now been lully resumed, de
pends not in tbe least upon the actions of
any labor organization, and tuat the
freight blockade has been permanently
raised. They also claim that they have
employed a sufficient number of men to
render them entirely independent of tbe
Knights of Labor, and that the strike
will come to naught. The members ol
the General Executive Board, however,
state that they are confident of the suc
cessor the strike, for. says Secretary
Turner, the roads cannot oe operated
without the Knights of Labor.
LABOR CONTROLLED.
The skill' ll and unskilled labor in the
United States is controlled by our organi
zation, and 'he company of Mr. Gould has
not and could not supply itself with rail
road men or mechanics, or even laboring
men, If we attempt to prevent it. If iho
employ any, they will leave again after
being at work a little while. Laboring
men. too, wno are not Knights of Labor
are in sympatby witaus, and I think will
ultimately support us. The statement
that the compariv is now carrying on its
business is not true, and reports that they
are sending out so many trains a day are
misleading. These are not trains. Some
ot then) are half traius, some even com
-o'ised of less than that number of cars,
and some are simply cars sent out to make
a show.
TRAINS MOVING FREELY.
The Municipal Election Drawa the Men
to tlin foils at Knit St. Louis.
St. Louis, April 6.—The municipal
election in East St. Louis to-day drew
crowds of strikers from the railroad
yards and depots to the polls, and un
usual quiet prevailed there to-day. The
railroads are handling freight in large
quantities. Despite the slack force ot
men engaged on the bridge and at the
Union depot, several freight trains have
passed over the river. Atthe several depots
in East St. Louis numerous freight trains
have arrived and have been unloaded by
new men, the number of whom, the offi
cials claim, is large enough to handle all
(heir business. The Chicago, Burlington
,fc Quincy switch engineers, who struck
yesterday, returned to work again to-dav,
and have been runn r.g their engines all
ine morning. Tbe Chicago, Burlington A
Quincy striking switchmen also returned
to work this morning, but by request of
the Knights ol Labor struck again soon
afterwards.
GOULD, THIS GIANT HEM).
A Weird Address Issued bv Ihe District
Assemblies at SI. Louis.
St. Louis, April 6.—The joint Execu
tive B >ard of Assemblies Nos. 101, 93, and
IT, Knights of Labor, this afternoon,
issued ibe following address
Tothe o“rkln<imm ofth* iF.rhf:
Friends avd Bhotbkbs—Hear us. for we
plead for o r righ'- Men of equity, look
upon u . for we struggle iiguinsi giants nt
wrung, mad with die irenzv of pride and
self-adulation, begotten as il is of the sec ■
nt outrage and infamy. There glands be
fore us a giant of aggregated ami ine r
imrat.d wealth, everv and liar, of which
s built npni blood, injustice, and outrage.
That gianlof >r mrato wealth has centralized
it-power in, and is imperso ated in tie eager
fiend who gloats as lie grinds the life out of
his fidlowmen, ..ml iidm:;c s ami 'lances a
ihey writhe upon his n rnmentsof torlure.
(>, ye workingmen oi America, who love
vutir llheri v and ymir nativu land—ye greit
•"enter* of wealth, who stand a* a" founda
tion of all nan nal good, look upon your
brother* Lo-dav.
THK GIANT FTKND.
GonM. the giant fiend—nonid, the rnonev
monarch, is darn ing, a* he claim*, over the
grave of our order, over Ihe ruin ot our
homos ami the blight of our lives. Before
him tho world has nulled in heau \. bin l:i
wake is a graveyard of hopes, a cyclone's path
..f defsiiatibß and death, Onr strong
arm* have grown weary in building
h:s tower of strength, amt yet. lie
iiKls ns hui'il on or de. Our young lives have
grown gray 100 conn beneath ihe drain of
unreqtii ed constant toll. Our loved ones at
ho ne re hollow Checked and pale with long
and weary wailing for t etter days to eome
Nay, more Ilian Ibis. Ihe graveyards are hid
ing Ins victims from onr longing eyes.
TOILING FOR A I’ITTANCK.
Brother workmen, this monster fiend has
compelled us to foil in cold and rain for five
and fifty cent- a day. Oiler- have been com -
peded to yield their lime to him for 17 and 3tt
wenrv hours for a pittance of 9 hours pa\.
Others who have dared to assert their man
hood and rebel against In* tyranny are
hac Baled and boycotted all over the
land. lie ha* made solemn cnmnsci*
with the hlchest authority in our order, and
then ha* basely refused to fulfill hi* plidgi.
tie lives under and enjoys all the bencfiis o a
republican form of government. Hud yet ad
vocate* am. perpetuate* the most d> tuning
torn* of whip) slavery, Unroll* rich and poor,
high it'll low. with a ruthless hand, and then
appeal* to corrupt and piircha-ed court* to
help him take our little homes away.
MATMKD IN BODY.
He br*aks our limit* and maim* our bodlr*.
and I hen demand-til*' we shall release him
fr-in every e aim for damag or be blacklisted
forevi r. lie goes to our grocer* a el persuade*
them boi to give n* credit because we refu-e
to lie y round In his human mill. He turn*
upon ns a horde of la wire* thugs who shoot
among our wives and children with deadly
Intent, and then he h iw! for government h*lp
when ne gets his pay In coin alike. Fellow
ivor-men, Got! and moat he overt brown. Ills
giant power most be broken or you and I
must lie slaves forever. The Knights of
Labor alon* have dated to lie a David to hia
Goliath.
A BATTLK FOR ALL TIMS.
The battle Is not for to-day, <ho battle ia
* for to m rruw, but for tho trooping
generation! iu the coming ageaof the world
firoiirohlldrcp and our children'* children,
ft Is tha great question of th# age. bhsli wo
In the coming ages ho a nation of free men or
a nation of slaves? Iho question must
!> decided now. The chatus are al
ready forged that are to bind us. Shall
we await until they are riveted upon
our limb*. Nay, God loebid. Workmen of the
world, marshal yourselves on tho battlefield.
Workmen ol every trade a id clime into fhe
frav. Gould ami hia monopolies must go
down, or vour children roust be slaves. Think
of the little olivo plant* anuml your hearth
stones that will fie blighted liy til* curse.
THK LITTLE HOMK.
Think of the little home he is seeking to rob
ron of. Think of the wire from who*> eyes he
has wrong llood* of fears, and from whose
heart he h is tortured drops of blood.
Who can look ciilmlv upon his perfidy, hi*
outrage and hi* crime, for he has sought to in
cite felony among our rank and file, lie
has bought perfidy of vile men to
eiitriui the unwary that he night stain
our fair name and gloat over our ml-’orlunes.
Once for ah, fellow-workmen, arouse, let
everv hand that toils bo lilted to heaven and
swear by Him that, liveth h r ever that these
outrages must cease, fait every heart and
brow - ho turned toward our common foe, and
let no man grow weary until, like Goliath,our
giant is dead at onr feel.
Executive Boards n. a.101,93, 17.
No Change at I’arsons.
Parsons, Kan., April 6.—'There was no
material change in tbe strike situation
yesterday. Mr. Irons’ circular urging the
men to keep up tbe strike was framed
and bung in conspicuous plurea, and tbe
strikers inconsequence announced that
they would not allow any Knight of La
bor to reaumo work. It is said, however,
that about 100 of the men have been re
employed, anil tbe roaster mechanic an
nounces that he has ail tbe men engaged
lhat be wants. Seven Knight* of Labor
were arrested yestefrriny, and held lor
trial. Tbe citizen* stfe organizing a law
and order league for Hie protection of pro
perty. 1 *_
Troops I,eaviut{ Fort Worth.
Fort Worth, TeX„ April 6.—'To-dav
at noon more troop* left. Two companies
■d Slate ranger* rent iin. Trains have
i en moving all day without opposition.
The Knights of Labor, in a union meeting,
adopted resolutions declaring themselves
law-abiding citizens, and condemning all
the act* of lawlessness and violence. The
indications are that the trouble here is all
over. No further op'Diwition to the move,
metit of trains is anticipated. An effort
will he made to obtain the release of Dis
trict. Master Workman Lovltt on a writ
ol habeas corpus.
Knights Win at the Rolls.
Fort Worth, Tex., April 6. in the
municipal election to-dav every alderman
looted was a Knight of Labor while Mr.
Brolle*, who was elected Mayor, is looked
upon a* a sympathizer of tho Knights
and received their vote. A meeting of
'•ttizens and Knights was held to-night at
which incendiary speeches were made by
the latter.
Suicide of an Expelled KnigiU.
Davenport, la., April B.— Louis R.
s ehmidr, of Freeport, 111,, killed himself
to day. Ho wa*’ and gran crazy, it i* be
lieved.throw rh dUmi'Skil from Aie Knights
of Labor. He was blamed with divulg
ing secrets of the order.
GLADSTONE’S LAST FIGHT.
The Difference* Rerween the Premier
and Ills Ministers Not Reconcilable.
London, April 6.— The Cabinet met at
noon to-dav, and remained tn session un
til “o’clock. Premier Gladstone laid be
fore the Ministers his Irish home rule
policy. It Is reported that the discussion
which lollowed resulted in continuing the
ministerial opposition In certain feature*
of the Premiers proposals. The Earl ot
Kimberly, Secretary for India; Mr. Chit
dres. Home Secretary; Sir William Ver
non Harcourt. Chancellor of the Ex
chequer, and Mr. M tindella, Rresident ol
the Board of Trade, are, it is said, a*
much opposed a* ever to that feature
which surrenders control of the customs
in Ireland. As Mr. Gladstone remain*
firm, these Ministers, rumor says, will
resign.
It was stated In the lobby of tho House
of Common* this evening that, Messrs.
M tindella and Childers had resigned their
sea’s in the Cabinet. It is expected that
Messrs. Fowler, Hciiea g and Broadhurst
will secede Irom Ihe government Thurs
day. Tlte opinion is that the present gov
ernment is doomed.
COALITION CONTEMPLATED.
SirH F. Ronsonby, private secretary
of the Queen, was ser.t by Her Majesty
this atternoon to confer on her behalf
wth I-ord Ffa-tlneton, leader of the
Whigs in the House of Commons. The in
lerview las'ed a longtime. Afterwards
'lieMarquisof Salisbury had a long private
conference with Lord Hartington. The
Liberal onronents of Mr. Gladstone’s
Irish policy are steadily increasing their
strength and are doing everything within
'heir power to bring about a eoal tion be
tween themselves and the Conservatives
under a Liberal leader. Lord Hartington
1 * at present the only available man wno
would he acceptable to the Tory part ot
the contemplated coalition.
A TEMPORARY TRUCK.
London, April G, 11 p. m.— Tbe Cabinet
feud has temporarily abated. Mr, Glad
stone modifies his proposals regarding
customs control by giving the English
Parliament the right to veto a l l fiscal en
actments of Ireland; providing that an
imperial receiver shall collect custom*
and excise; and making Imperial cla m*
first charges on the revenues. The mal
contents consoquently withhold their re
signations. Mr. Gladstone is thoroughly
supported in all hia proposals by Karl
Granville, Earl Ros-berv, Marquis of Hi
rion, ard Campbell-Bannerman. Sl*
Furrer Hevscbel does not participate in
the discussion on home ru'e, but upholds
Ihe proposed land bill and has reliev'd
Mr. til,piston" of drafting a latter scheme.
Mr. Gladstone la In robust health and good
voice, and Is cm fldent of success. Ort
Thursday Mr. Chamberlain will speak
after Mr. Glad-tone.and Lord Hartlng’on
will move to adjourn. It ! reported that
Lord Salisbury ha* persuaded Lord Hart-
Ingtnn to move that the House refuse to
consider Mr. Gladstone's Mil.
London's Socialist*.
London, April (I.—John Burns, 11. M,
Hyiinman, H. Champion and John E.
William*, the Socialist leaders who are
charged with Inciting fhe mob to riot on
the occasion of tho recent gatherings of
workingmen In Trafalgar square and
Hyde park, were placed on trial to-dav in
the old R.adcv court. There was only a
small number of visitors in the court
toom and but little interest was shown In
the case. The evidence given In the Bow
street |>ollce court at tbe preliminary
hearing was repeated.
Alexander Keporu-il as Yielding.
London, April 6.—A dispatch from
Athens says that the King of Greece anil
bta Ministers have decided to ahandoo
war preparations, as Prince Alexander
ha* yielded to the power*.
Cholera In lirlitany.
Paris, ApriK —A Brittany paperttate*
that 25 cases of cholera have appeared In
the vicinity of Audierne, In Finistere, and
that one of them ha* proved fatal.
STREAM AND SNOWSTORM,
CONTINUED FALL OF TIIK
HIVE It AT CHATTANOOGA.
Families Returning toThelr Homes—A
Ory for Aid front Itum* Responded to
by Chattanooga—An Almost Unpre
cedented Know Storm lu the North
and iu Canada.
Chattanooga, April 6.—The waters
have been slowly receding all day, and at
“ o’clock to-night the river stood 40 1 * feet
and was falling. Most of the lauillies
that Were driven from tbir homes are
now back again. Tho supply of water
and gas is resumed and manufacturers
are preparing to begin operations. By to
morrow at least 2,soooperatives now idle
will bo at work, and by Saturday the
mills will bo running. The associated
charities and citizens have cared for
7,600 Hood sufferers since last Wednesday
and have declined any outside assistance,
sanding back several hundred dollars
yesterday, which was tendered from
abroad. To-day news canto lhat Rome,
On., and Selma, Ala., needed assistance,
and in ten minutes the citizens had raised
1200 for each city. All the railroads ex
cept the East Tennessee, Virginia anil
Georgia, Memphis and Charleston anil
Nashville and Chattanooga resumed run
ning to-dav after an eight davs’ blockade,
and trains on all roads will run on
schedule time to-morrow.
ALONG THK OHIO.
Telegraph Wire* Down In Every Direc
tion amt Quotation* Greatly Delayed.
Chicago, April 6.--A heavy snow
storm accompanied by high winds re
sulted in practically cutting off all tele
graphic communication at ono time to
day between the West and New York.
The storm oentre was near Buffalo and
extended north intoCuuadaand the South,
covering Cleveland, Cincinnati, I'itt—
burg, Detroit, anil even going south of ili>
Ohio river. Tbe stoppage appeared to be
complete to New York up to lit o’clook
this morning. Ihe only wire working
between Chicago and New York up to
that time was one carrying Western Union
stock quotations. At ihe Western Union.
Mutual Union, United Line* and Balti
more and Ohio telegraph offices messages
l>r (lie East were not received except
“stihji ct to delay,” which meant delivery
to-day, to-morrow or next day. Not one
of the private wires, for which something
like $400.1100 per annum to paid by brok
ers, was working. All were down. Some
<>f the offices, not happening to haven
Western Union ticker, were even without
quotations.
SNOWING IN MICHIGAN.
The Storm the Worst that b been Ex
perlenced iu Many t ear*.
Detroit, Mich., April 6.—The present
storm Is undoubtedly the worst experi
enced in this State for many years. Early
this morning several attempts wert made
to run street cars, but snow drifted so
rapidly that it became impossible to keep
tho track clear, and cars are snowed up
at various points on nearly all the lines
in tbe city. One or two lines refused to
try strength with the elements and their
cars were stabled. Traffic is almost en
tirely suspended, it being extremely dif
ficult to naviga'e the streets in any man
ner. Huge drills nre reported from all
over tow n tuid cleaning walks is a piece
of superfluous work seldom indulged in.
At ID o’clock this morning the signal ser
vice reported 14 inches on ihe level, and
at noon tbe blinding sheets of the ‘-beau
tfml” were still interfering with pedestri
anism. The entire southern part'd the
■state is covered with snow. It, |s an
nounced by the signal service that the
present entertainment will continue
throughout to-night. Telegranh and tele
phone business is ranch delayed or en
tirely stopped.
FALLING AT HELM A.
TwoNegio** Drowned While Trying to
.Save Drifting Lumber,
Selma, April 6.—Tho river is subsiding
rapidly at this place, and many ol the
residents of East Selma, who have been
shut out Irom their homes for several
days bv the waters, are now able tore
turn. Tw o negroes were drowned in tbe
river this morning. The waves ran hi/li
under u strong wind, ami (1 oded a skiff,
m wnicb were Charles Rmson, Nelson
llill and Marion Collins, who were trying
to save some drifting lumber. Collins es
caped to the bank. Rt son was drowned
almost instantly, and Hill, alter swim
ming to within slew feet of the shore,
was beaten back nv Ihe waves, and went
under. The destitute are being cared lor
a* well as the inadequate means at baud
will permit.
KANAWHA’S KIBK.
Ninoty-SU Hour* of Kaln Srnil* the
River up to 34 Feet,
Charleston, W. Va., Aprils.—The
steady rainfall (luring the past 90 hour*
has resulted ill raising tho Kanawha
river to 34 feet. The water is rising at
the rate of six inches per hour. Already
a large portion of the city Is under water
six) It is (eared luat tho water will reach
two feet higher tnan the flood of last week.
There Is much suffering among the poor,
and a contrail tee has been appointed to
•illicit aid ter Ihe flieal sufferer*. The
report inun tbe government engineer
aow s 13 (eel and the river using G niches
per hour at Hinton, on New tiver. The
rise at this rate will cover iniich more of
thecitytlian wa* inundated during the
recent flood. The Elk river 1* rising It)
inches per hour. There ia a heavy snow
in Ihe mountains. It snowed here last
night and umlhv. The river at I’oint
I’leasant show* 48 feet and I* rising three
incues per hour.
Ice and isuow at Dalton,
DALTON,G A., April 6.—Yesterday about
noon the rsln cased, tho tiiiqiera ture
dropped tlown and there was a heavy
•now tail for about two hour*. Tbe snow
mol ed as lust alt fell. A< U o’clock tbe
thermometer registered 34 deg. Tin*
morning at 5 o’clock It registered 31 deg.
with Ice an eighth of an Inch thick. It t*
feared fruit la Injured. Tb* water* have
•uhstdid. The Western and Atlan'lo
road hs* repaired trie break* in ft* track
and Is now running all trains through to
battanooga. Tbs East Tennessee road
runs train* from Bristol to Dalton, but
none south.
A Hteatner Turned Over.
Owensboro, Kt., April ti.—The
steamer Mountain Bov wa* turned over
In a gale at this place early tbls morning.
Frank Ashor, a watchman; bcott lz>wery,
a roustabout, and William Btateler, a
pansen cer, were drowned. The other per
sons shoard the boat,fourteen in number,
were saved.
PITTSBURG’S EXPERIENCE.
Great Damage Done to Telegraph and
Railroad Property.
Pittsburg, Ra., April 6.—The damage
to tho railroads and telegraph linos In this
section is much greater than wits at first
reported. The w ires are prostrat) dln till
directions. On the Fort Wayne road 40
miles of wires nre down between Alli
ance and Rittshurg. East of lids oily
many miles of lines are on tho ground,
while south and north the same condition
ol affairs exist. Nearly every railroad
entering ihe city has suffered irom either
land slides or washouts. Till* morning
Tin t e creek overflowed its banks mi Brin
ton, l’a., on the Pennsylvania main line,
ami swept aay the county bridge and
railway trestle, on which was four freight
cars.
OTHER BRIDGES GONE-
Bridges were also carried off at Watsnn
town on the Wheeling branch of the Balti
more and Ohio and at sawmills run on
the Ran Handle. Along the Allegheny
Valley the McKeesport and Youghioughe
ny and Cast le Shannon roads u number of
heavy slides occurred, seriously delaying
trains. On tho Allegheny Valley read
the Buffalo express, which left here Inst,
night, is stuck In mud at Mahoning. I’a.
The Cincinnati express on tbe Baltimore
and < Miio, duo here at 8 o’clock this morn
ing. had not arrived at 2 o'clook tbls af
ternoon.
A FLOOD PKKDICTKD.
Tho rivers and creeks at all points are
rising fast, and old river men predict at
least 30 bet here by to-morrow morning.
This would inundate all the lower parts
of tbe twoei'ies, and cause a suspension
of work In all of the mills and factories
lining the banks of the Allegheny, Mono
gahela and Ohio. In anticipation of the
Hood the residents of the Hats arc making
preparations to move out.
A special from Coshocton, (>., says a
furious snow storm has been raging al
most incessantly for two dsv*. More
than six inches ol snow has fallen, but it.
is rapidly disappearing, and all Ihe rivers
are rising lust. Fears are entertained of
another llood like that of 1884.
CINCTNN v ITS DANGER.
The Heavy Snow Storm Would bo Disas
trous 1,, 4)*ao of a Thaw.
Cincinnati, April ft.—Although the
damage by the rise in the Ohio river hits
not been verv heavy the gravest appre
hension is felt to-nLht owing to the slate
of the weather and tbe reports from above.
It has been snowing constantly since 8
o’clock yesterday afternoon, and at 10
o'clock to-night continues. Similar re
ports are received fioni points above, and
wii h a heavy rise at Rittshurg it is f< ated
that a disastrous flood will ensue. The
river was 54 feet and 2 inches high at 10
o'clock to-night and stationary, but It Is
rising 100 miles above, and there will un
(loubtedlv be n rise here by to-morrow.
Should tho enormous lall of snow sud
denly melt, there is no telling when lb
rise would cease.
A Wide Area Affected.
Washington, April 6.—Dispatches
from points covering the entire state of
I'ennsylvania, Southern and Western
New York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michi
gan, and Went Virginia, report a three
days storm of mingled rain and snow and
a rapid rise in all streams. Those In
I’ennsylvania snd West. Virginia are
lining great dnmave to mills, lumber and
timber, and many collides are Hooded.
Wind und Know at. Toronto.
Toronto, Ont., April 6.—A heavy
wind uml snow storm has prevailed in
Ontario since early this morning. A num
ber of buildings nave been unrooted, and
lences, signs, etc., have been li'own down
ami considerable other damage lias been
done. Th® rool ol William Bell A Co.’s
organ factory at Guelph, one of tiie largest
building* in that city, whs blown <lt
while the hands were ai work and several
of them were injured, but not fatally.
Another Rise at Richmond.
Richmond, April ti.—The steady rains
of ibe past three day* have again caused
the woteis of Virginia streams to ri-e,
and this evening all the wharves in the
lower part of the city are submerged, and
tbe water is rising rapidly. At Columbia
the water is 2ti feet, and rising. Il is not
feared, hoW' ver, that th" rise here will lie
anything like as great as last week.
Lynch burg's Fears.
Lynchburg. Va., April 6.—A terrible
rainstorm visited this vicinity last night,
the rain pouring down in torrents. Fears
are entertained of another flood In tho
Jamea river. Tho wider l* 13 feet 7 inches
above low water mark and is still rising.
A New steamer Going to Pieces, .
Rhu.adei.phiA, April 6. — Lite English
steamship Brink burn, of London, idoii
• artbagi nn lor Philadelphia with 2,lfiti
tons of iron ore, went a*horo In a fog to
dav on Fenwick’s Island shoal, to the
south of ( ape llenlopen. She struck hard,
and was tilling wnh water when the crow
left her. The v< asel will be a total lohb.
The sea is breaking over her six miles
Irom shore. The IfrinXbnrn Is almost a
new vessel, having been built at Sunder
land. England, in 1 •*“*<). The vessel and
cargo were valued ai SIBO,OOO.
Dies ol' Hydrophobia.
Baltimore, April 6.—Dr. Brinton H.
Warner, a young physician of this city,
died to-day of hydrophobia. On ( hris't
mnx day ho was bitten by a small lap dog
which had been t 11 o over on the stre- l bv
avenicln. ami he matte an effort to take
il to bis home to rittrse It. He cauterized
the wound, but several days ago he ex.
nlhltd the horror* of that fell disease.
Dr Warner was a son ol Dr. J. E. Warner,
of Harford county, a retired physician,
snd formerly a surgeon in tbe United
states A> my. The deceased leave* a
widow and three children.
No Hull, Against Georgia.
Springfield. 111., April o.—No Geor
gia bonds havo been offered to any officers
ol thia stale a* a donation to (he soldier*
Home. Gov. Oglesby said to-day he had
received no notification that snob a t ift
is contemplated. The Slate Auditor and
Attorney General, who are the only per
son* competent to make ttio Stale of 111 1-
m>|* plaintiff In a suit, sre also without
information In regard to the alleged
scheme to secure the assistance of tho
atat to forje Georgia to redeem repudi
at'd bonds.
Illegal Virginia Honda.
Richmond, April ti —Many of the cou
pon bonds of it.o ji.ate now out, issued
under the tending act of IH7I, hear the
signature of George Hye as Treasurer of
Virginia, tbmigo whwn Issued By® bad
gone out of office. Attorney General
Ayres proposes to take tbe earliest o|>-
purt'.nlty of using this fact In court to
the best advantage possible for Virginia.
H* holds that wbija tbe bond* repreaent
debt against tbe Biate, they are not axe
etitod according to etaiutocy require
ments.
j PRirraiOdTEAß.i
I S CBN Is AOOPY. {
,GOODE CmiiSGAUMND.
THK ATTORNEY GENERAL NOT
CONSULTED.
Bringing of Hie Holt Bssrd on Hl* Kt.
sminntlon of the Application unit the
Advice of Other Department officers—
A New Programme to be Followed in
tho Coin mb us Suit.
Washington, April 6.—Solicitor Gen.
rial (inode continued his testimony l>e
lore tho Telephonio Investigation Com
mittee to-day. He produced tbe various
papers received from District Attorney
Mci'orry, with tbe exception of two docu
ments, which he said had accompanied
Mr. McCorry’s application lor leave to
bring suit. These wore an affidavit hv
Mr. Van Henthuvsen, ands certified
| copy of a file wrapper of tho Bell patent
i specification which the witness said
; could not be found. The witness said
| that ho spent the day (the papers had
! reached him about il o’clock In tha
i morning) and evening in reading tha
| papers transmitted l>v Mr. MeCorrv.
Mr. Ranney occupied Lite greater part
of to-day’s session cross examining Mr.
Goode. Mr. Ranney inquired why them
had been such basic in passing upon tha
application—why had not tlie wltnes®
awaited the return ot the Attorney Geti.
era I ?
The witness replied that, he did not bo.
lieve there had been any haste.
hard work.
If Mr. llannev could see toe amount of
business transacted In the Department of
Justice be would realize that twenty.four
hours was about as much time us oould
lie devoted to an application to bring suit,
A* to the law and lads lu ine case tho
witness hud been sustained by the Inte
rior l> |.ml incut. In reply to further
questions Mr. Goode said: “1 based my
action on an official letter of a govern
ment (dlieer and the document is trans
muted, and the impression made on mv
mind a* to the propriety of the suit
was denied entirely Irmn t.hoa
documents. 1 had no conference with
Mr. Young on toe sub),.ct.’’ font Inning,
the wliness said that iiediil not profess to
tie infallible. He may have made a mis
take, hut wauled to take the lull respon
sibility on himself. If he had known of
the prior apple ations of Dr. Rogers and
Mr. Van Henthuvsen; If tie had known of
ine A'torney General’s interest in Ran
Electric, h would have acted precisely
a* helmd done, especially in view of tha
laet. that the Attorney General had de
('lined to act on the ground of supposed
disability. In addition he had had the
formal application ot a government offi
cer, accompanied by papers that seemed
to justify the action.
Mil. GARLAND EXONERATED-
The witness *aid that, there wa* on*
polui he wanted to make clear, and thal
was that Attorney General Garland had
no more to do with the Institution of this
suit than any member of toe committee.
Mr. Ranney inquired if there was a
single issue In toe Columbus suit that
had not been raised in case* already tried
nr pending beto n the Supreme Court.
The witne-s replied that the associate
counsel wore engaged In an examination
of those matters. He would say that the
Columbus suit would be altogether dif
leient Irom any suit tried in this coun
try.
The Chairman remarked that the wit
ness had bettor cot disclose the govern
ment’s line of pr> dure.
Tbe witness remarked that he would b®
cart ful In that respect.
MR. HANNKY'B BOLDNESS.
Mr. Ranney again put his question reh
ative to the issues to be raised, and th*
witness replied that the government un
doubtedly meant to raise new Issues.
‘•What are they,’’ inquired Mr. Ran*
nev.
“I don’t feel at liberty to tell yon,” re
sponded the witness, a* the examination
touched upon *he visit to the department
bv .Messrs. Harris and Voting. Mr. Gat**
asked if it. whs customary when Senator*
and members call st the department to
ask about some matter ol business to de
tnao l: “What is your business; what i*
your interest.”
Thawltt.es* smiled snd replied that
that was not his style.
HE TEN DEFIED COUPONS.
Virginia Offle'el* and Commercial
Traveler In a Tangle.
Richmond, Va., April 6. Last week
K. ft. Joni s, a commercial traveler from
Philadelphia, who ijsd offered to pay hia
llcemo tax with State coupons, which
were refused, was arrested for selling
goods without a license. Hiscasecame
up for a hearing to-dav before the Hust<
Ings Court of thiseltv. The counsel do
murred to th" indictment that Mr. Jones
was not. liable to prosecution, because he
had tendered Virginia coupons, und-T tha
recent decision of the United State*
Supreme Court. After argument the
court sustained the demurrer, bolding
that tho accused had a right, to go on
with his busiue-8 without license after
th" tender ot tlie coupons and that tbe
prosecution could not he maintained.
Mr. Jones was hailed and the case will lie
taken to th" Htiprpme Court of Appeals of
Virginia. Mr. Jones hs sued all the
State officers having a hand tn his arrest
for unlawful and malicious arrest, laying
bis damages at *IOO,OOO.
Slmler’s srciintl Trial.
New YAkk. April 6.—Tb® second trial
of (ten. Alexander Shaler, who is under
indictment, charged with receiving hrtlie*
to influence him in choosing armory site*
while a mcmlar of the Armory Commis
sion, was set down tor beday. Ellbu
Root, who nppeared ss bis counsel In
place of Cnl. George Bliss, who defended
the accused on the former trial, ssked for
an adjournment.. Judge Barrett set dowv
the trial peremptorily for Thursday.
Nterllnit Hailed.
Harrisonburg, Va., April 6.—After *
two days’ preliminary trial the counsel
for 8. It. Sterling, toe dclaiiltmg County
Treasurer, waived further examination
and the prisoner was tiwlay bailed In the
sum ol SIO,OOO for bis app* arance before
the grand jury at the April term uf th*
County court.
O’Nollßs Hill lto|W>rted.
Washington, April o.—ln the Senat®
to-day Mr. Blair reported favorably with
out amendment from th# Commute® on
Education and L ibor, tho arbitration bill
recently passed by the House ot Bepria
•eutatives-
House Hu let*.
Washington, April B.— ln the House
to-day, on motion of 31 r. Morrison, the
report submitted yesterday by tbe Com
mittee on Rule* changing rule* in various
minor particulars wa* adopted.
Mannlnjr’a Improvement.
Washington. April#.—Dr. Hamilton
■aid this aiternonn that Secretary Man
ning wa* still Improving, and would, he
thought, be able to *lt up In a abort time.