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Savannah morning News
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Jj, H. EbllLL, Keillor ana Proprietor.]
LOGAN’S army dill lost.
\ FORCE 30,000 ST KON G NOT
WANTED 15Y THE COUNTRY.
The Vote 31 in 1h N*s .live Against 10
In the Affirmative—Mr. Oilmen Force*
(h; 1 Sfliiutors f Mmw Tlieir l olorn in
D,avfini; the Line Against JEs-Couied
itn.
Washington, April 7.—ln the Senate
to-day the debate on Mr. Logan's bill to
increase the number of enlisted men in
tbe army was resumed. Mr. Hawley
spoke strongly in favor of the bill. Messrs.
Lo lr an, Teller, Van Wyck and others also
spoke. At 3 o'clock, according to previ
ous agreement, a vote was taken on Mr.
Hale’s motion to strike out section 2 id
ibe bill, which establishes the loree at
80.000 men.
The motion was lost on a tie vote of 22
to 22. The Republicans voting tor Mr.
Hale’s motiou were Messrs. Bowen,
rhaee, Conger, Hale. Ingalls, Plumb,
Sherman, Teller and Van Wyck. The
Democrats voting against it were Messrs.
Brown, Gorman, Gray and Walthall.
With these exceptions, the votes tor the
motion were Democrats and the votes
against it Republicans.
Mil. MANDEKSON’S PROPOSITION.
Mr. Mauderson moved as an amend
ment his three-battalion organization bill,
and it was agreed to.
Mr. Gibson moved to add an additional
section repealing section 1218 of the
Revised Statutes, which now prohibits
any person who served the Confederate
Governin' nt from appointment to Hie
army of the United Stales. Al'er an in
teresting debate, in which Messrs. Gib
son, Morgan and Call supported this pro
posed amendment, and Messrs. Logan and
(longer opposed it, Mr. Gibson’s amend
ment. was lost by 24 yeas to 25 nays.
The bill was then put upon us final pas
sage and defeated by 111 yeas to Ulna is.
Discussion then arose as to the measures
next to be considered. The Wasuington
Territory bill has the formal rigtit-01-w ay
at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, but Messrs.
Vooiliees, Blair, Berry and oijiers indi
cated a de-ire to call up in the morning
hour bills in which they are
severally interested. Mr. V ornees de
sires the Senate lo take up the library bill
after tue morning business to-morrow.
Mr, Blair wishes tbe private pension bills
taken up as well as other pension meas
ures, and Mr. B> rry has a tail road right
ot way bill wbicn he expressed a desire to
have disposed of.
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST EX-CONFED
ERATES. .
In tbe debate upon Mr. Gibson’s amend
ment to repeal th • section ol ibe Revised
Statutes wDich prohibits ex-Coeled. raie
soldiers from appointment to tbe United
States army, Mr. Gibson spoke at some
length, reading Irom tbe constitution an l
from decisions of the Supreme Court to
show tuat section 121 sot tbe Revised
Statutes was unconstitutional. It was
also in conflict, hesuid, with the generous
and magnanimous course of me govern
ment and people of tbe L'uited States,
speaking especially of the people ot the
Non fa, toward those who w ere engaged
in the service of the Confederacy, it was
an extraordinary spectacle—that pre
sented by this nation—that men who a
few years ago were engaged in war
against the United States were to-day
members of this Senate, treated as peers
f those who upheld the Union cause.
POSSIBILITIES BKF.iRS SOUTHERNERS.
Men who could be thus honored, and
who were honored as Ministers of toe
I'nited States in the courts ol Europe,
and might become Judges of the Supreme
Court ot tbe Unit'd states, even Cuiet
•lusrice, were men who had serv'd tb>*
Confederate government. This was a le
markabie circumstance in the hist>>ry,
not only of tne United States, butof civil
ization itself, and characterized tne peo
ple of this epoch as tbe most magnani
mous known to history. Tbe statute
which prohibit' and men who served the
Confederacy from being appointed lo the
United States army, Mr. Gibson thought,
< 011: d only lie regardi and as a bur sinister!
and not in harmony with the spirit, winch
characterized n e treatment ot the South
ern people in other respects by the people
of the North.
LOGAN’S PETTY SPITE.
Mr. Logan thought that it might not he
well to go too last. He tnought that in
the eyes of the peonle there were certain
persons more culpable than "ibe:. Those
were men who had been officers of the
array and navy before the war ad had
entered ihe service oi tb < onfederacy.
He would suggest an amendment ol Mr.
Gibson’s motion so as to cover that class
ol people.
Mr. Gibson could not accept the atnecd
fnmt.
Mr. Beck thought Mr. Logan’s amend*
merit useless.
Mr Butler suggested that in ease of a
loretgu war tin re wet e iiiany ineu who
server) in tut- Court derate ~t rnv w ho would
be competent to comma, and ■n. rules mi and
llvielnns but would t.e excluded t-y Mr.
Loean’s suggested turnrlat nt.
Mr. 1,0. an and that wltt n that lime
should arrive the country would no doubt
appreciate the service* of those men.
MU. BEWKI.L SC-TAI N.S MU. GIIIHIIV.
Mr. Sewell its a member <d the Mililarv
< ommiitee lavoretl Mr. Gibsons amend
mem. When one-third at the Senate
"ere men who had served in tne (Jonled
erate army he thought that s ctou 1J1.3
of tbe Revised htatut-s had outlived its
Usefulness.
Mr. Morgan said the country hail very
targ lv outgrown the leeling ttiat,
Jirnrupud the euactment of that section,
[I he could judge by the expressions of
senator* and of gentlemen wno bail bet it
i'i the Union army. The law was tin
oohlitedly unconsiitutional. I'he point
involved was Hint a man \v nt lived in the
South eon HI not he atipoioteil to the a. mv.
Re mint live in the North. When the
Senators wore asking lor money to ill
cress,, tu army, which money came
from the pockets of all the people, Sena
birs must not expect other -■ nator* to
'I "late meir sense o| constitulional
'"'ligation ami their sense of
resjKtct lor men wno had grown
"P "ilh them and worked with them. He
i Mr. Morgan)vtitild never vote fora hill
>" increase the army while a single man
W’as excluded unless it were .1 > Ifersoit
■ sv Is, and ne tnautionod him he<-„u-e h>
k,l, 'W Air. Dav s would tint accept. I hut
* Mr. Morgan's view of the tpieaiion,
*"o lie was si'trv that any occasion hail
r leu lor its discussion.
TIME TO HUKY PREJUDICE.
'lr. Call ibought that the lime bad come
* *'h ll.a transactions of war might be
p'girdedas matleis ol l.tsiorv win it we
* ll survived 11 s passions, prejndh ■ and
at;tagonisms. He thought tie saw ott ttie
''Her aide of the C’uau b r and throughout
iut> entire country a disposition to lorget
'Vnalevi r w as violent and bitter, and to „e
- t the past as one ol the inevitable oonte
quencesof provident ial arrangement the
tinio had come When we might speek h
™ rt| |n detense of the men who act il In
accordance with their conscientious con- i
viotions, whatever may have been the
correctness or incorrectness of those con
victions, and who followed those convic.
turns even unto death. Mr. Call believed
that ii Gen. Grant ami Gen. Lee were
living, and a foreign <■< ar were to arise,
Gen. Grant would sefa ct Gen. Lee tor a
high command in the Union army. Who
would doubt he locally of Gen. Lee in
the restored Union?
CONGER’S BITTERNESS.
Mr. Conger ventured to think that the
soldiers of the Union who would read this
discussion would wonder whether it. was
not, they that were most in the wrong in
the late war. The honey and molasses
; speeches of to-day would indicate that our
Southern brethren were forced by provi
dential circumstances— compelled by an
overruling providence to enier upon the
war. He (Mr. Conger) had been waiting
some years for this day to come. It had
come a little earlier than be bad expected.
Some Senators did not see that they were
traitors to their country. Some of them
undoubtedly regretted that there was not
now a Southern Confederacy with ’he.
black marble slab of slavery as the key
stone of its organization.
PIPING TIMES OF PEACE.
Those views, however, were not ex
pressed in these piping times of peace.
The time had not come tor that exhibition
of sentiment or for the proposed return to
a similar condition of opposiiiou to this
government. If theta should be any
cause for withdrawing allegiance to it the
Senators wanted to repeal this little dis
tinction between loyalty and treachery.
I’rohably to-morrow, or perhaps the day
alter, for these things must not follow too
last, we should lie called upon to vote the
Confederates’ thanks for their bravery.
Mr. (longer supposed they would hardly
expect him to express thanks for their
loyalty. That would lie almost too much,
fie would say to the gentlemen that they
had begun a little too soon to remove all
distinctions between the soldiers of the
Grand Army of tne Republic and those
who deserted their country and fought
for tbe destruction of its institutions.
<e expected to live to see the
time when an attempt would be
made to put Confederate soldiers
on the pension roils ol our government.
Mr. Conger had not opened this discus
sion. Our friends asked us to keep still
for God's sake about these old matters, but
we would im the cliimn st brutes under
God’s heaven if we did not speak when
they brought in their “amendments” and
bills that opened up these old matters. No
matter how many bills oramendnierits are
brought In involving old issues, the Re
publican sole of i he Chamber was taunted
with reviving the past, if it made refer
ence to them.
TEXAS STEERS.
Every man that wore the blue had been
driven from tbe South except when Ivxas
cattle were stolen across tbe borders of
the Rio Grande. Then men that wore the
blue were called lor. Who ever heard ol
a call tor United States troops when hu
man life vyas jeopardized in the South. The
call came soon enough when the long
imrned steers of Texas were in jeopardy.
[Laughter.] The following is the detailed
vote of ilie bill:
Yeas—Me-srs. Blair, Cameron. Dawes,
Dolph. f varts, Fr.e. Hawley, Logan. McMil
lan. Malionu, Mi chell of Dreg n. Morrill.
Pavne. Platt, HUhNeberger, Sabin, Sawyer,
Spooner and Stanford—l 9.
Na> -Messrs, neck. Berry, Bowen, Brown,
<' l!. Chare. Co"kre! , Cote. Colquitt, Conger,
Eli-' ‘S. Fair, Uih-o", Gorman, uruy. Hale,
I gall-, .1 oies of N vadu, Keniia. Maxey,
M'Tgan. Plumb, l’ugh, saulsfau'\v, Sherman,
Teller, Van VV< ek. Vo irhees, Walthall, Wil
son of lowa and Wilson of Maryland—3l.
PUBLIC Ii iUi EX Till EK.
Secretary Lamar suspends tbs Order of
April 3, 18'6
Washington, April 7. —The Secretary
of tue interior has revoked the order of
Commissioner Sparks of tbe General
Land Office of April 3, 1885, suspending
final action upon entries upon public
lands. In iiis letter to the Commissioner
suspending tho order. Secretary Lamar
sav-: “Whatever necessity may have
existed at: the time of its promulgation
has ceased to be sulfi dent to longer eon
•tinue an order suspending ail acti n and
involving in common condemnation inno
cent and goiitv, honest and dishonest.
Wtiile l earnestly urge the exercise
ot tiie strictest vmiianceto pr< vent bv all
agencies within your power tbe consum
mation of fraudulent or wrongful land
claims, yet where 4t>e vigilance ot all
these agencies shows no substantial evi
deuce ot fraud or wrong, nonest claims
should not be delayed, oi theirconsiifa ra
-1 "ii ret Used on general reports or rumors,
file above order as issued fa} you is there
fore revoked, and you will pr m e I to reg
ular, orderly and lawful consideration
aud disposal of claims suspended fay it.
Itiglits of Chinese to Land.
■Washington, April 7. — rue speaker
lad before the Hou*e a message of the
l*rt sulent on the subject rf Chinese im
migration. it was referred to the Com*
nth it eon I l ' ro gn Affairs. The I’r i.
dent ends attenlinn to ami recommends
legislation to lemedv a s.-rloits tlefect in
t lie Chinese Imtnivrati • a,” of I*M, which
has the effect ol depriving Chinese mer
chant* vs,Hng this country of the right
to land that, is distinctly guaranteed to
them by treaty.
Coil. Butler's .Management.
Washington, April 7.—At Its meeting
Imot on lh- Jlrtu-e * oinmitteo on .Milt,
a v Affah's . ,) lie asked to takoup fieri.
I!" ismtn I"'. Htlfler’s recent letters to
Sjit uker Carlisle asking that a <.’on_'es
si t al investigation nt the charges all' ct
ilig hi- in i*i re inert' of the lit a" ces ol lhe
National soldic-s’Home be ordered. It
is siat'-d Unit '.lie committee will report a
t s"luttou providing lor tb< investigation
desired.
Government Aid for Alabama.
Washington. April 7.—Mr. For
ncy. of Alabama, to-dav re
purled to tin* House Irom the
l oiiimilteeon Appropriations the joint,
resolution Introduced by Mr. Herbert
hi iking an appropriation for tne relief of
the sufferers by toe Alabama floods. The
committee r< enrr met rl an appropriation
oi $150,010 instead nl $.'100,000 as provided
In the original resolution.
'I he free Ship Bill.
Washington. April 7.—in the morning
h"iir in the House 10-dav Mr. Bunn, Of
Arkansas, on behalf ol the Committee on
American Shipping, called up the r< eolii
tion setting apart Mav A. _■"> and 20, for
i ... c,ii- iler niion ol lh" ire.* ship bill.
Tne resolution was adopted.
iliver anil Mai li n' Appropriation*.
Washington. A rii 7.—ln the House
to-dav Mr. \Vi;ii, of Kentucky, reported
back th" river and harbor appropriation
Pill Irom the coromltt e having change of
the subject, and it was referred to the
committee of the whole.
4 oki it I licit'a New President.
Washinoton. April 7.—Nenor I’eralta,
the C'isia mean Mii.iater, nasreodved
telegraphic notice that GeD. Bernardo B >to
bus b en unaniaiouaiy elected President
oi Costa Rica.
SAVANNA 11. Til UK 8 DAY, APRIL 8. 1886.
BRITISH GOLD A DESPOT.
WAUL STREET HEWING PAR
ROT TO LOMBARD STREET.
Every Denunciation in England ofihe
Silver Hoi ar Re-echoed by American
An '"maniacs—Mr. Norwood Dl.clays
His Keen Satire During a Debate on
tbe sliver Question—A Vote to be
Taken To-day.
Washington, April 7.—ln the House
to-day at tne expiration of the morning
hour the debate on the silver bill was re
sumed. Mr. Bland, of Missouri, entered
a motion to recommit the bill, which mo
tion will not be acted on until the close of
the debate. He then proceeded with an
argument in favor of free coinage of sil
ver, and gave a resume of the circum
stances attending tbe demonetization of
silver in 1873.
MR. NORWOOD SARCASTIC.
Mr. Norwood, of Georgia, to a very sar
casiic manner bore testimony to tho
wonderful knowledge possessed by all
men on tbe question of finance, and then
paid bis respects in a humorous manner
to several of the gentlemen wbo had pre
ceded him in the debate, especially ad
dressing himself to satirizing of the
speech of Mr. Findlay, of Maryland. In
a quaint discursive way be defended the
standard dollar Irom tbe charge of dis
honesty fay the gold men, and at
trimited thiDinaeks made upon it to the
influence of Great Britain. Lombard
street said. “The American dollar is
worth only 80 cents,” ami Wall street re
peated. “(’he American dollar is worth
only SO cents.”
WALL STREET A PARROT.
Lombard street said: “The American
dollar is a fraud and a lie,” anil Wall
street repeated the insult and said: “The
American dollar is a fraud and a be.”
Lombard street said: “The American
dollar is nothing but bullion,” and Wail
street, like a starling, repeated the slan
der and said: “Yes, the American dollar
is nothing but bullion.”
A liu ml red years ago there bad been
some rebels in the Country who had re
corded in almost forgotten manuscript a
declaration that Congress shoo Id coin me
money of the Unit' <1 States and regulate
the value thereof. Prior to that the King
bad coined the money. Should i, gentle
men, be condemned tor maintaining tnsl
coin of the United States should he regu
lated by Congress, and not by Great
Britain and Lombard street?
A DESPOTISM OK GOLD.
While the United 8: ates saved tbe Queen
the trouble oi coining its money, she reg
ulated its value. Tbe country had es
caped from the .tyranny of the itish
crown only to fall under the despotism oi
British gold. He then defined bis position
on tne pending question, pointing out the
difficulties and dangers wb'cb attended
an advance or retreat, and maintaining
that the wisest course was to alow the
existing law to remain unchanged.
Mr. McOomas, ot Maryland, advocated
tbe double standard, aud Mr. Bayne, of
Pennsylvania, favored a suspension of
silver coinage.
THE TIME FOR THE VOTE.
Mr. Bland asked unanimous consent in
view of the large number of members
wbo desired to speak on the silv. r ques
tion that tbe vote, which is ordered for to
morrow ai 3 o’clock, should be postponed
until 6o’clock Saturday, but, a# that day
had been set aside lor consideration ot
bills reported by the Committee on Com
merce, a member of that committee ob
jected, and a member of the Committee
on Claims objected to postponement until
Friday. It \jjas agreed, however, that a
vote should n"t be taken until 5:30 o’clock
to-morrow. The House tnen, at s o’clock,
look a recess until 7 o'clock,
DANIEL DEFENDS SILVER.
The donate on the silver b II was con
tinued at the evening session. Seven
members on the floor and an equal num
ber ol spectators in the galleries composed
Ihe audience that wa called ro order by
the Speaker. Mr. Daniel of Virginia,
rock a stand against the suspension el
silver coinage, declaring that the stand
ard dollar was tne one bulwark between
Hie people and monopoly. The banks
held gold. The government had its
hand upon the greenback, and the
people were told that silver was not
wholesome for them. If the coinage
of silver was stopped, contraction
would follow, and after contraction came
bankrupicy ard rum. The silver dollar
was not only an honest dollar, hut the
most honest dollar that had emanated
from the Treasury. The tend nov of free
silver coinage would he not to carry gold
to a premium, but to put both metals on
the same level. The argument that tree
coinage of silver would drive void irom
the country was but a second edition of
(lie old prophecy made in IS7B that even
limited coinage would drive out gold.
The present situation o' the countt v
contrasted with Its coiditlon in IN7S
showed that the United stii'es n id an in
creased volume ol s;;o4i,non,Duo of gold and
f212.000,1kH) of stiver. Yet the people
were told that to coin silver would be to
drive out gold.
Mlt, CRISP’S ARGUMENT.
Mr. Crisp, of Georgia, opposed anv
proposition to increase the amie.nt of sil
ver in liie slam I ard dollar lor the reason
that the bullion value of that dollar was
greaterthan thatol any like Isom issu. and
by aly otu r nation of the world. Ho op
posed also the proposition to suspend sil
ver coiiiHge maintain! gluiUthc Interests
of the West and South were contrary to
those of the money lending Fast and
w. did he greatly Injured by the contras
tion of the currency which would follow
that suspension.
Mr. ckinner, oi North Carolina, protest
ed against the present law as '‘hump
hacked bi-metall sm,” and argued Hist the
proper remedy was a free coinage provi
sion .
BLAND CONFIDENT.
The silver men have made a canvass of
the House and report as the result that
they will have a majority in favor of the
free coinage bill when the vote is taken
to-morrow in spite of the adverse report
of the Committee on Coinage. Mr. Bland
will whip the silver Democrats into line,
sad the Republican contingent will be
marshalled by Mr, Felton, of California.
Ot course, tne Dee coinage bill, even if It
pasaes the House, cannot pass me Senate.
Mr. Manning Ml I ji.
Washington, April 7.—Secretary
Mantling continues to improve. He was
permitted to get out ol bed and sit up a
short time to-day. This was the first
attempt since his attack.
A Dost Ofllre Bobbed.
Washing ton. April 7.—The post office
safe at Clinton, Miss., was blown open
and the post, rohb and last night.
Alrlerin.in Del,toy Missing.
New York. April 7 Alderman Delaoy
oaanot be found and it is rumored he
left the city Sunday night with tne Inten
tion of remaining a wav until the clouds
roll away.
GEN. JOHNSTON’S TESTIMONY.
A Kefterwlloll of tho Statement that Ofll
elal Influence wa Not 17,c1.
M ashing ton, April 7.—Gan. Joseph K.
Johnston, Commissioner of Railroads,
was examined by the telephonic investi
gating committee to-day. lie said he
was one of tbe original six stockholders
in tbe I’an Electric Company, and had
joined that company upon invitation of
Senator Harris. 11. repeated the story of
organization as told by Messrs. Harris,
Young and Atkins, and adiltd nothing of
consequence to the stock ot information
heretoiure gained during the investiga
tion. The witness was very sure
the idea of using official influ
ence to further the interests of
the company had never been thought
of by his associates. The witness was
surprised to hear that his name appeared
as an Indorser of He. Rogers’ application
for the office of Assistant Attorney in one
ot the departments, as he did not know
that tbe doctor was a lawyer.
THE APPLICATION FOR A SUIT.
Tbe Pan Electrio Company had never
made an application to have the govern
ment bring a suit, knd the witness had
never had any consultation wtth his as
sociates upon the subject, The witness
had never heard until the subject had
been mention'd bv Mr. Itanney that
Messrs. Garland and Harris had written
professional opinions touching tho valid
ity of the patents. He saw now that the
opinions ot bis associates as to the value
of Dr. Rogers’ patent were highly
extravagant. Tho w itness old not un
derstand that Messrs. Young aud
Gantt appeared before tbe Interior De
partment for the Pan Electric Company
and wiib lliat understanding did not
trouble himself to ascertain lor whom
thfey did appear.
SUSPENDED POSYM YSTEKB.
A I.args Number of Cs.su Voted on by
th** Commit'**.
Washington, April 7.—At a meeting
ot the Senate Post Office Committee to
day a considerable number of suspended
cases were acted upon favorably. They
were of three classes, first. of postmasters
wnose predecessors and neighbors bad
made no opposition or prut'st of any
kind, second of those a ainst wbosi
confirmation protests bad been made
and charges tiled by others than
be outgoing postmasters but which
charges proved on investigation by the
committee to be without foundation, and
third, cases In respect to which the sr.s
i(ended official had himself be.anno satis,
tied that there were no other charges than
that of partisanship, and had indicated
theirwish that the iavestiga'ion should
rest, there.and the appointee lie confirmed.
Tbecases were iU"syv troni Virginia and
North Carolina, but there wereseatteriin>
cases from other States. Among
the adverse reports was that
ol a Virginia Postmaster who
>ince his appointment bad published in a
newspaper with which be was connected
articles personally offensive to one of tbe
Virginia Senators. Amoig the favorable
reports was that of the Postmaster at
Memphis. This was reooamentled by bi
redecessor, who sabl he would not take
the office again if offered to him as he
was going into other business.
FLOCK M ILLS BCIINKIL
The Loss Nearly $400,010 -- Klar.es in
Oth*-r Pißii.-y.
Quincy. 111., April 7.—The (Jem City
mills, ihe largest flour mils in this sec
tion, were burned last nigh). The loss Is
•nearly $200,000. Ihe buildings were
owned by a stock company >f Quincy no n
and cost $126,000. Tayl r Bros., the
lessees, look poss, ssion lasi winter. They
had 1f,,000 bushels of wheal and 1,000 bar
rels oi flour in Ihe warelro' se and elevs
'or. Their less is about $30,000. Lordv
& Cos., of itrd.an polis, had just refitted
the mi lon contra,d, and the machinery
bad not been accepied. Theirloes will be
$30,000.
THE I.A CKOSSK BLAZES.
La Crosse, YVis., April 7.—The tire in
the lumber district, yesterday caused a
'otal loss ol s,io2,<>oo, with insurance ol
SOO,OOO. A fire this morning in tire busi
ness blocks on Third stiver caused a total
loss ot $42,000, insured Irr $27,000.
RESIDENCE'-: BURN I' I),
New Orleans. Apr!! 7.-The resi
dences of Mrs. .Joseph Aiken and ,f. .1.
i’arleton, Nos. ‘2K7 and 2*4), Jackson street,
were burn'rl io-d:iy. inclose i, $16,000,
but is fully insured.
NTI.I* BY NTH I* TO KUIN
Au E •nr r ,l Beauty oi lowaWrlt.es a
Note in Blood Before Olio Suicides.
Omaha, Neb., April 7.—Laura Phillips,
a prerty and well educate! young woman
from Valiscoe, lowa, committed suicide
yesterday in a very sensational manner,
-betook blood from h r own veins and
wrote with it the following note, which
was found on her pillow: •-!, Laura Phil
lips, hereby fell my soui to the devil in
consideration for which ie agree* to give
me wealth, beauty sml power to overcome
all my enemies.” She hud taker, n heavy
,los *of morphine. Her bents offered her
every comfort but she lfi it and came
hoie three years ago, and step by stop
went to destruction.
APACHKM 101 l ST. A I'OC ST INF.
Oen. Crook’s Captives to b Reid s
Prisoners at Port Morion,
Fort Howie, Ahi., April 7. The
Apaches wi.osurrendered to (Jen. Crook
on :Vlarch 24*. and who ttrriei| here April
I in charge of Lieut. .Vans, will be sent to
Fort Marlon, SI. Augustine, Fla., as pris
oners of war. The captives gave a grand
dance last night at their camp as a larc
well to Oen. Crook.
A Ibory’s Ghastly Freight.
Halifax, N, b., April 7.—A dory wlih
two men living and two dead drifted
nshore at Ouynn Island, Baberus, Cape
Breton, on Monday, eight days alter
having left their vessel on the western
part of the Brand bank. The dead men
were both nati,'*d Mo Don , Id, and tier
names of the living ate < ulsholm and
McKaobren. All were residents of Cape
Breton, (tne of th bodies was otm-
dcrablv mangled about the throat and
amis. This, it Is “aid, was done alter he
had become mad. Chisholm wss strong,
hut Mt'Kachreo was In a very exhausted
condition. The name of their vessel was
not learned.
Wisconsin hleutioDk,
Madison, (Vis., April 7.—Tits Itepub.
(leans have elected the Mavor of this city
for the first lime since lb*o. Their major
ity Is (JCO. Bae,n<* and Kenosha, Wiscon
sin, also elect Republican Mayors. The
workingmens entire ticket was elected at
LaCTosse.
FLORIDA I,AM) GRANTS.
MU. CALL ASH \ 11.S THIS HAIL
WAY ANDN AVIUATION CO.
The Subscriber* to tUs Stock Alleged to
Have Never I’nld 1 11 a Dollar tn C '*h
Tlie United States Court Pictured
Having Aided the Company tn Perpe
trating a Fraud on tlio People.
Washington, April 7.—ln the Hen ato
to-day, after the routine morning busi
ness, which was very light, Mr. Call, ac
cording to notice, proceeded to address
the senate on bis resolution instructing
tbe Committee on Public Lands to report
a bill to forfeit all railroad land grants not.
earned within the timo specified in the
granting actor acts expending the time.
The general subject ol land grants, Mr.
Call said, was one of great importance.
Over 150,000,000 acre# of public lands had
been granted to railroad companies to aid
in building their roads. In some respects
Mr. Call would not object to such grants.
A great public object had been accom
plished, though it might have been ac
complished with perhaps greater advant
age to the people. Some portion ol the
receipts Irom the property might have
been reserved to the government to aid
education or to relieve the people from
the burdens of taxation.
FLORIDA LAND GRANTS.
It was not. however, as to the general
subject that Mr. Cull particularly wished
to address the (senate, hut on the subject
of land grants in Florida. Mr. Cail men
gave a history of those land grants, and
the building ot railroads In Florida, es
pecially io connection with the corpora
tion known as the Florida Railroad Com
pany. Of tbe $1,000,000, nominal capital
ot thatcorporation, Mr. Call said not one
dollar bad been paid in cash, except the
amount paid by the State of Florida,
which was JflO.tMM). Tbe stockholders hail
gone through a form ot m iking formal
payment ol 1 per cent., but bad Imme
diately taken back the money. Tbe grant
mg act required that the land should re
vert to the United Suites it tue road was
not built in ten years.
NOT BUILT A8 AGREED.
The road was not built then and had
never been built bv the company, but
was built by means of donations
of other public lands of iho
United States. The company, how
ever, had sold tiie right to every acre of
the land grant, which they had never
earned the right to. some 700,000 acres of
the best lands in Florida. This purpose
had been aided by the United States Court.
Courts should not lie made tools of rail
road corporations, and Congress should
not permit laws to remain in such condi
tion as to allow <d the Interpretation
referred to wbicb enabled acorporation to
perpetrate a fraud on Ibe people. Mr.
Call was a friend of associated effort,
whether of capital or labor, but corpora
tions should be restrained by law from
accomplishing frauds. Mr. Cull charao
erized the operations of tho Florida Rail
road Company and the United states
Court, in aid of those operations, as the
most extraordinary transactions ever
heard ot in a free country. The resolu
tion on Mr. Call's request was referred to
the Committee on Public Lands.
DEATH NEATiI 15LA/-ING CARS.
A Train Flanges Down an Kmhnukment
goo toil in Haight.
Greenfield. Mass., April 7.—A terri
ble disaster occurred on the Fitchburg
railroad to-night, midway between Banl
weD’s Ferry and West Deerfield station,
an east bound passenger train Irom
North Adams, due at Greenfield at 6:30
o’clock this afternoon, going over an em
bankment 290 feet in height. Six bodies
have already been taken out of the ruins
und it is not known how many others
have been killed. The train consisted of
a baggage car, smoker, sleeping car, mail
car and two ordinary passenger cars.
Ibe pi lint* where the calamity occurred is
the most dangerous on the road. Tne
track rurison ibe edge ol an embankment
200 feet above the Deerfield liver.
A DANGEROUS SPOT.
The hank is steep and is covered with
huge boulders and tna-ses of shamrock,
with which tbs road-1, and hsd been tilled.
When the train arrived at this point
the track commenced to settle under it
for a tl,stance covering its entire length,
fine coaches broke irom their trucks and
W"nt rolling over and over
down the precipice. The engine
br>ko from the tender, tearing
up the track for 20 Del. Ilnlow rolled the
Deerfield river n the very edge of bieb
the ears were throw n. As soon as they
struck timy caught lire from the stoves.
Toe shrieks of it,it wounded and dying
tilled the air, and for a time the scene was
terrible. Th" si.epinc cur was at, enilre
Aieck. It was occupied by several pas
sengers, not one ot win#,, at this hour la
known to have escaped injury.
A PKLIBP TRAIN.
Oreenpiei.d, v asm., April 7,10 p. ,\r.—
As soon at ibe news reached (JreeuHeid
a special train was made up and sent to
ihe sc, no ol the disaster, having on beard
several physicians and section men and a
few citizens. On arriving *t tne scene f
the wreck a horrible sight was witnessed.
Ihe d„rkn"ss of niaht nad settled over
Hie spot, tar down on too river bank
could be seen the smouldering erabote of
the week. Htout-bearted train men were
lowered cautiously down the treacherous
height, and the w ork *>f rescue began. !■<
the excitement there is muen repetition of
detail and exaggeration iu the stories
ol those who have visited th* wreck and
the passengers rescued. Nineteen in
jured persona have been taken to Shell,
out no Kails, anti the number of persons
known to lie dead is variously stated irom
six to thirteen. Halt a dozen of tne in
jured will probably die. Among the
fatally Injured Is Merritt 7,ely, superin
tendent id the National Lxpr, s< on,t,any
at Boston, and Kngltiesr l.ilt'ejohn. of the
wrecked train. A brother of Lngineer
Littlejohn was on the tram witu nis wile
and child. Mr. Littlejohn was seriously
hurt and his wife ami child were killed.
A number ol persona are musing, some
of whom may yet turn up.
Killed His Wire and Child.
St. Francis, Ark., April 7.—William
Kills, a hard drinker, habitually abus' and
his wile. I,Mst. Monday, alter being b,,dlv
beaten, Mis. EHis took her child in her
arms and started to magistrate'* office
to procure a warrant for Kills’ arrest,
Ellis followed and soot at her with a Win
chester rifle, the ball passing through the
bodiolOf me mother anil child, killing
both. Ellis was hurried to jail at Boyds
ville to save him from lynching.
Wrecked Bteatne*’* Boiler Kx
plodes,
Wilmington, N. V. April 7 The
boiler ol the British steamship Endian,
tress, heretofore reported ashore on Fry
ing Fan Shoals, exploded last nlgbt.Tnree
wrecker* were badly scalded—oue dun
• orou*lv
GLADSTONE'S CONCESSIONS.
Coutrol Of til,, <l| loins Not to be Yielded
to the Irish Parliament,
London April 7. The Times says a
desperate effort was made at yesterday’s
meeting of the Cabinet to prevent disrup
tion and that the effort, succeeded Pre
mier Gladstone consenting to eliminate
the proposal to yield the control of cus
toms to au’lris li Parliament.
GLADSTONE'S SPEECH.
The various whips have arranged with
the members ot tb -ir parties foi a post
ponement until Friday of all questions
which were to have been brought up in
the Mouse of Commons to-morrow, except
those of the most pressing importance.
In thus curtailing the business of the
House Mr. Gladstone will lie enabled to
begin his speech in explanation ot his
Irish homo rule scheme at about, 4:30
o’clock in the afternoon. The usual bony
of police stationod about the Parliament
building will be strongly reinforced to
morrow. This precaution will be taken
to suppress any demonstration that may
be attempted outside the building.
SCOTCH PROTESTANTS PROTEST.
The Scotch members of tbe House of
Commons held a meeting in the bouse
this afternoon to receive a deputation of
Presbyterians from Ulster, who came to
enter n protest against granting home
rule to Ireland. Sir Donald Currie, Lib
eral member for West Perthshire, pre
sided over the meeting. The moderator
of the general assembly of the Presby
terian church in Ireland, who led the
deputation, explained the reasons tor the
visit. He suid the Presbyterians of Ulster
were in deep anxiety lest Parlia
ment ebnulil adopt legislation which
would place Protestant ministers in Ire
land at great disadvantage bv handing
over the control of the affairs of the coun
try to a party distinctively anti-Protest
ant. Tbe deputation spoke in ibe kind
liest terms of their Catholic brethren in
Ireland, but said they feared that the good
relations now existing between Protest
ants and Catholics in the country would
be disturbed under the new order of
things, which It was understood the lead
ers of the government intended to Inau
gurate.
IRISHMEN TO CHEER GLADSTONE.
Irishmen living In London have been re
quest, ii to assemble in thousands to-mor
m to cheer Mr. Gladstone as he enters
Parliament. A similar Liberal maniies
tation is expected- Urgent whips have
been issued requesting the presenceof all
the members tn tbe House of Com
mons to-morrow, and on Friday.
Tne House will t>e opened at 6 o'clock
to-morrow morning to enable the
mombers to secure seats. The opening ol
the House at so early an hour is com
mented upon adversely on tbe ground that
it places a premium ou physical etidti
| ranee, and handicaps the invalid and
| weaker members. The Parnellites at a
meeting to-day decided to enter the House
at the earliest possible hour In order to
secure seats.
SWEDES ANXIOUS TO LEAVE.
Dublin, April 7.—The Swedish work
men imported tn take the places of the
strikers in the Dublin tenth* works are
anxious to return to Sweden, not wishing
to damage the position of Irish workmen.
The Swedes sav they contracted to go to
Ireland without knowing they were under
bidding Irish workmen. Eight thousand
iailies of Cork county have sent a petition
lo the Queen against Pome rule. One
thousand of the signers are Catholics.
CONFERENCE OFTIIK MORMONS
No Intention of Wholesale Emigration
from Utah.
Provo, Utah, April 7.—The Mormon
conference closed to-day after a four day’s
session. The gathering was remarkable
and Impressive to the eastern visitors,
some 10,000 people bein'* in attendance.
Many came in wagons from outlying set
tlements and cameed out. As
a charming *i,irit of hospitality
prevailed most of the visitors wer
entertained free by th" citizens. It seems
generally agreed Hint the Mormons have
no intention to emigrate by wholesale
from Utah, i’srts ot the epistle read
yesterday which urged the people to
beautify their hemes and foster the arts,
sciences and industries, disprove the re
ports which hove been circulated to th;it
effect. There are quorums of the
“"v<*ntle* now In lite oburch.
Tbia means that 6,.300 Mormons
are ready to start on missionary work at
a moment’, nonce. All off ol the church
were sustained by the conference. .John
Taylor is continued as I’ropher, Secretary
and Revel,,tor, ns well as trustee In trust
to hold legal title t > any tree's lor
ertv of the churn!,. George Q. Cannon
a;.d Joseph T. Hmith were sustained as
councillors to the First I’restdencv for
precautionary names. The report of the
auditing committee for the last two
years gave no stat istics as to the financial
condition of the church. The auditor*
sav that alter allowing for the amounts
paid out the balance i* lolly accounted
for. T.tey declare that tne funds have
hcen managed in a prudent end ecotiotui
csl and strict mantlet. No s'atlst cs
were presented as to the numerical
strength of the church, it being
explained that owing to the Hgi.
tatton and al'S"itre of certain officials the
n"ces*ary fvrk had not been pertormid.
Apostle Kit-hard regretted this, since it
was of vast Importance that Hie outside
world should be in possession of all the
facts to their material and spiritual wel
ter*.
Small-pox at Logtiiievllle.
Montreal, April 7. Eight case* of
small pox have been discovered at
l/>nguevllle, und no precautions have
1, en taken to prev* nt If* spread. The
Central Hoard of Health threatens to
quarantine the town anil atop communi
cation if steps are not taken In three ilovs
to arrest the spread of the disease. The
f-oitthweAtern Kail wav Company has no
tified the Longueville Council to the same
effect.
France and Germany.
Pari*, April 7—A volume entitled
Atmnt La Untallb devoted to an exposi
tion of the entire ability of France to
cope successfully with Germany lias
been published herp. The work I* its tied
anonymously although It has a preface
bv Haul dc Roub de. Itls believed it will
become the topic both In Germany and
France.
ItrviilntioiilMts llelraicd.
Buenos At res, April 7.—TAe revolu
tionist* have been completely defeated.
Tne,r wounded are bolug carefully at
tended. The prlaoner* taken bv the
government troops have been liberated.*
Toe candidature of Bettor Campo for the
Presidency of the republic bv theopposi.
tion parties was proclaimed yesterday.
Lml of Ihe WoH'llittcn irto.
Pari*. April 7.—The third member of
the party of wolf bitten Russian* who !
came to Dari* to be treated by M. Pastatir
ha* died. Like the otnerei be showed
symptoms of hvdronhobla.
1 PRirrst oatearo
( S GENTS ADOPT. {
GOLDEN GAlt RED TAPE.
FOH MA L COM PL AIN'T >1 VDE TO
THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
The New Minister Delayed on Ship,
board an Hour and a Half by tlie Sur.
vryor'a Alleged Lack or Discretion—
Toe < o 'ect'.i 'a Instructions Front Sec.
relary Bayard.
Wash I noton, April 7.—The Chines*
Minister at Washington has made formal
complaint to the Secretary of State fn re
tard to tbe treatment of bis successor at
ban Francisco al the hands of the United
Mules cus'oin* officers. He bases hi# ac
tiuu on Information received from the
Chinese Consul General al San Francisco,
wno, it is understood, alleges that tha
new .Minister and Ins suite were sub.
jteted to unusual and unnecessary an
n-M mice and discourtesieson tbeir arrival
at that, port. The Secretary of State re
ferred the matter to the act
ing Secretary ot the Treasury, who
this afternoon telegraphed to
the collector of customs a' San Francisco
tor a statement of the conduct of his offi
cers in tiie mailer. Some surprise is ex
press'd at the Treasury Department that
the landing of a Minister should have
been attended by any nclavtir embarrass
ment in view of the tact that tbe collector
at San Francisco had been specially in
strueted to extend to him the usual cour
tesies due to a representative of a foreign
government, such as allowing free entry
ol his baggage and effects and affording
facilities lor his uninterrupted timisit to
Washington or wherever else he desired
to go.
THE CONSUL’S STATEMENT.
A tsan Francisco dispatch of to-da>
gives the following statement of the
affair from the Chinese Consult ‘*Becre
tary Bayard sent instructions to tne col
lector ot t his port to permit tho legation
to land freely. Hud cxiend to them every
courtesy. Justat. the moment His Excel
leney and sinie were about to step ashore
tho surveyor Informed me that the collec
tor had just sent an order not to permit
the legation to land until Him Excellency’s
credentials were mit to the customs
house lor examination.
HIS EXCELLENCY SURPRISED.
This was communicated to His Excel
lency, who expressed much surprise at
tiie action ot theColb-ctor, remarking that
nis government had instructed him toonly
present Ins credentials to the President of
the Unite<l .■'tales, adding that they wer®
packed hi his baggage, under seal, and
that it would he very inconvenient to get
at them at that, time, and therefore he pre
leii-nd to remain on the ship until cmrntiu.
ideation could be had with Washington.
P malty, alter a delay ol an hour and a halt
ihe Minister and his suite were permitted
to leave the ship.
KNOW HOUND MICHIGAN,
Large Forces of Men at Work Bn
<l savoring to Clear the Hallways.
Detroit, Mich., April 7.—The snow
storm continued until 6 o’clock this morn
ing. To-day the snow was being cleared
away, and it is expected that to-morrow
will see traffic generally resumed. It was
warm to-day, ami the snow is
slowly melting. Railroad travel has
been blocked, but few trains are get
ting through. Tiie Grand Trunk line
about abandoned business between bera
at <1 Port Huron. Tue Detroit, Grand
Haven and Milwaukee, and the Detroit*
Lansing and Northern railroads have
been completely blocked, but large gangs
are at work. A Marquette special states
Ilia’ while the snow i last disappearing
at that point, the ice is solid as tar as the
eye can reach and 2 feet thick, the sum
having no effect upon It.
RATIONS FOB TWO THOUSAND.
Montgotnery's Cbority T.,x<l to tbs
ITtinoMt to the Destitute.
Montgomery, Ala., April 7.—The
Louisville and Nashville road has re
sinned passenger business North by mak*
Ing transfer by the steamboat Mary from
tills city, 12 miles, to Cons ,da station.
The road Is all right to Mobile and New
orh'uiiH. Trains run through on schedule
time to Atlanta. It will be some days be-
Pre the route is open to S-ltna. Reports
of distress Irom the overflowed districts
continue to corns in. Fully 2,<>oUßufferete
are daily rationed by this city.
Wrecks *)(T New Fti(glatitl.
Boston, April 7.—Dispatches received
Inst night from various sections of New
England report terrific gales, accom
panied bv a light fail ol snow. Many of
the rivers are rapidly rising, and threat
ening disastrous Inundations. The Brit
ish schooner Beta, front Halifax for Bos
ton will) a ciew of six men and eight
passongera, struck on Plum Island, and
only Hire" nt n, two women and one child
got ashore, nearly dead Irom exposure.
The Mtnatltm in West Virginia.
Charlestown, vv, Va., Apr,l 7 —The
rivet reached 114 foot, and began falling
to-day. Four hundred families in the
flooded district have been aided hy tho re.
Lefcommittee. A coal laruine prevail*.
The river Is 47 lent and rising at Point
I’lea-ant. There is a gre;,t deal of er.ow
in the mountains and serious result* will
follow a sudden thaw.
A Gale at Clticagn,
Chicago, April 7.—a s-v,*re north,
east gale yeaterduy caused much addi
tional damage to Lincoln park and tbs
Lake Shore drive. Between North avenue
and the end of the park all the break
waters have lien swept away, leaving
1 hat portion 01 the park without protec
tion. lri many pi aeon the entire drive ha*
disappeared.
Damaged hy Heavy Wave*.
Rochester, N. Y., April 7.—Heavy
wav* on Lake Ontario have dons
enormous damage to piers and barbers
at Charlotte, Oswego, and other places.
The river* art, all overflowing. A loot
of snow has fallen, and is now thawing
rapidly.
Danifcr Fast at I’iltsburg.
Ptttshuro, April 7.—Th# danger of k
great flood here is believed to be over.
The rivers louened the highest point.
| feet, early this morning, and are now tali
ing from the b>nU waters to the city. Th*
damage was not heavy.
Posen's Goloiil/alloll.
Urn, 1 m# lower boUM of
th* Prussian La, dlav to-dav, by a vote of
*214 to 120, adopted it bill expropriating the
land of Pole* in Posen and color,lz ng th*
province with Germans. The Polish Dep
uties pointed out th-t they had refrained
from inking any nart In the discussion of
the bill, ami only recorded their votes in
protest against tbo passage Of the meas
ure, which they dewvnhed a* a “violation
or the fundamental law* of the State, and
contrary to the dictates of humanity and
to all international treaties.”