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[luiiUS BUTTER BANTER.
\\. i'I'HKR FRUITLESS DEBATE
IN THE HOUSE.
f |i Mrmbrri Grand Aroiinit Mr. Ever
hart in *l>e Expectation of Hearing
Something Spicy—Successive Amend
ment* Reducing the Amount of the
Proposed Tax Voted Down.
Washington'. May 28.—Private busi
es having been dispensed with the
House went into committee of the whole,
with Mr. Springer in the chair, on the
oleomargarine bill, the pending amend
ment being that offered by Mr. Daniel, of
Virginia, reducing the special tax on re
tail dealers from S4B to $25. In the course
of another protracted and stubborn de
bate Mr. Daniel's amendment was re
ported along with numerous others,
while still others were unceremoniously
ruled out on points of order.
An amendment was adopted allowing
retail dealers in oleomargarine to pack
the compound in paper packages.
Mr. Everhart, of Pennsylvania, rose to
speak against the bill, and the members
remembering the sensation caused by his
speech in opposition to the river and har
bor bill, clustered around him and fre
quently interrupted him with laughter
ami applause.
ITS CONSTITUTIONALITY defended.
He asserted the constitutionalitvjof the
measure, and then inveighed against
the manufacture of oleomargarine, which
threatened with destruction the tiine
hnnored business of butter making.
This oleomargarine was composed of the
slag of the butcher shop, kitchen and alley,
neutralized, compounded and prepared so
ns to resemble the taste, form and color of
butter. It looked as it its origin was
associated with springs aud cows
and pasture and all the charm of the
country, it was ar> imposition made
solely to be given to the poor man to roll
under his tongue like the sweet morsel of
sin, though it be as pure as the icicle on
Dianas temple, or as wholesome as the
bread of amrels, it was still a counterfeit
pretending to be genuine.
TAXATION PROPOSITIONS.
Successive amendments reducing the
tax to five cents and oue cent per pound
were rejected.
Mr. Townshetftl moved to make the tax
two cents.
Mr. Butterworth supported Mr. Towns
hend’s amendment. It had been said by
the advocates of the bill that all they de
sired was such a law as would place the
manufacture of oleomargarine separate
and apart from that of butter—to compel
a man who manufactured it to stamp it
lor what it was. A tax of two cents
would briug about that result. He
warned the gentlemen on his side of the
House, that if the time had come in this
country when Congress was willing to
wipe out one industry which could sur
vive, which could grow, which could
flourish-siinply because it was the com
petitor ot another domestic industry, the
spectre of tree trade would stalk through
every town and village of the country
within live years, and it ought to. [Ap
plause on the Democratic side.J
OUGHT TO STAND ON ITS OWN FEET.
If this industry of oleomargarine was
what the gentlemen said it was the re
quirement that it should appear before
tae country for what it was was enough
to destroy it. II it could not stand on its
own merit, it ought to die. If it could
stand ami grow and flourish there was no
right in th s Congress to strike it down,
if the peop'e desired to buy it on its mer
its, and citizens of the United States
desired to manufacture it, he dented the
right of Congress to wipe it out because
some other industry found it in tue field
ot competition. [Applause.]
rending action ou the amendment the
committee rose.
The bill will probably paß9 the House
to-morrow. If it does not it will i>e in
shape to pass on Tuesday. Under tlie
advice of Speaker Carlisle and other
Democratic leaders, woo regretted to see
the time of the House wasted at this
stage of the session on a bill which has
so slender a chance of becoming a law,
the minority made no factious opposition
to the bill to-day, contenting themselves
with presenting substantial arguments
and amendments. The proposition will
be made to-morrow to reduce the pro
posed tax mi each pound ot the
imitation blitter from ten cents to eight
cents or even six cents lithe majority
agree to this the bill will go right through.
D the majority insists on keeping the tax
at ten oetits the maturity may delay the
bill still further. The bill will not, it is
believed, pass the Senate. If it does it
" ill be vetoed, it is believed, bv the Pres
ident.
PACIFIC LiA.NI> OK A NTS.
The Senate Fritters Away tlie Day
Without. Any Itesuli.
Washington, May 28.— 1n the Senate
to-day tbe resolution to inquire into the
• ppoiutment of Indian traders was dr
hated some time and referred to the In
dian Committee. Tlie Northern Pacific
land forfeiture bill waa then discussed
until 2 o'clock, at which hour .Mr. Van
'Vyek’a bill for the taxation of railroad
lands was placed before the Senate, and
under a plea of discussing this bill debate
‘ n the Northern l’uoidc forfeiture whs
continued by Messrs. Edmunds. Van
'. P-k, Dolpb", Mitchell of Oregon, Plumb,
''st. and others. A reference by Mr.
'an Wyek to the proceedings of the
House of Iteprem ntntives brought an in
‘iniry from Mr. ltutler as to whether such
fe hire nee was in order.
•he presiding officer ( Mr. Hartley ) re
plied that so little that was before the
•■enate had been referred to in the debate
that the Chair had not it worth
"tide to call attention to any particular
|""ni as Ining out of order. The bill be
'rethe Senate, lie said, tied not been re
| rred to inr an hour. ( Laughter,j No
; ' suit was reached, and at tt:4s o'clock
. ’ '"hate went into executive session.
' l: *J o’clock the dooiswcre reopened
t "and ’hh Senate adjourned till 'lu sdey
;' n Ituliun NJurderer llaiuted.
j ' **Hinoton. May **.—Antonio Nar
‘l ' was hanged at the District Jail, near
os city, at 1:30 o’clock this afternoon for
” murder of Carmine Kotnnno. He
Y 1 *peeoh on tho scaffold and pro
his **i * '""‘icence. Tho murderer and
h,-"* ' let I rn were fellow workmen, and
" ''Hu’s objjut was to obtain Uotunno’s
savings,
O'MHII’n Labor Hill.
' asiiinoton, May 28.—The bill agreed
l" , n by t lie House Committee on Labor,
j vidinif f or tlie Incorporation of trades
;rv *|, l * ,e w °rh of Congressman
,' jdll. The ineastirs ia asked for In tha
i df the Knights of Labor and by
" t"deration ol Trades Pntons. An
. hill la upon tbe Senate calendar
4 "itln action.
MOST FOUND GUILTY.
Ito Makes an Address to the Jury
Explaining His Course.
New York, May 28.—Most and his two
companions, Braunschweig and Schenck,
were to-day found guilty of the oharge in
the indictment— misdemeanor. The jury
recommended Schenck to the meroy of the
court. Sentence will be pronounced next
Wednesday.
Braunschweig and Schenck testified in
their own behalf, but Most did not; but
before bis case was given to the jury
Most’s counsel said that his client de
sired to address the jury, which lie was
entitled to do by right. The Recorder re
plied that Most hud that privilege, but
[h a t there must be a limit to this thing.
1 he lawyer said that Most would occupy
about an hour.
MOST’S HARRANGtJK.
Most then arc*e and said: “I cannot
speak very well English. You have heard
a great deal about nie. 1 suppose that
you expected a great deal of witnesses for
the prosecution and a lot of black devil
lies about me. But what lias come off? 1
have seen prosecuting officers in Austria
and Germany going against me and my
associates, but they were slaves of
kings and princes. I didn’t expect that
here. There was a scheme gotten up
and the police and press were against me.
1 knew all about the policemen who met
in the beer saloon next to Captain Me-
Cullagh’s station house, and said, ‘We’ll
get you. Most.’ At last they arrested toe
under a bed. I stood up in njy room, a
room I had lived in for two months before
They showed you books and other things
they took from my room, but they did not
produce a pockethook with SIBO that they
took from me. 1 suppose they want that.’’
HIB SPEECH AT THE MEETING.
He then spoke of the meeting at which
he made an address: “What did I say?”
be shouted. “1 said that the constitu
tion of the United States permitted Us
citizens to carry arms. 1 told about St.
Louis, where men who were paid $5 a day
by Jay Gouid shot down whoever Gould
said should be shot—a dozen men and
women who have been killed by them. I
said the Williamsburg strikers were quiet,
but the police clubbed them and fired at
them. About the eight-hour movement
and the meeting on xiay 1 didn’t say that
the men should get guns. 1 said that if
tbev carried guns instead of torchlights
they would be more respected. 1 didn’t
tell them they must shoot. 1 said the
constitution let them carry armß. It didn’t
make any difference what Kind of arms.
COULD CARRY ARMS.
“Certainly they could carry cannons,
and of course bombs. But 1 didn’t ad
vise women to throw firebrands in bouses
or tell anybody to throw vitriol out of
windows on policemeu.”
“Bucher, you all know him,” the an
archist went on, “he advises peo
ple from bis pulpit Sunday after
Sunday to buy rifles and guns to
protect themselves. That is all the advice
1 gave. That meeting was orderly and
not an unlawful assembly. You know
what they are doing. They are not only
putting me in prison, but they are doing
away with free speech, it is the first
step to bring the republic dowu to mon
archy. The next will be stopping the
freedom of the press. Then we will only
want au Emperor.” Tnis ended Most’s
address.
CHICAGO’S DYNAMITERS.
Tho Indictments Sixty in Number—
The Bomb Thrower.
Chicago, May 28.—While the indict
ments which were found against tbe An
archists yesterday and returned into
court were only ten iu number apparently,
much to the dismay of the Attorneys for
tho defense, they really number 60, as
each of the ten is separately indicted
for the murder ot tne six officers.
These tou are August Spies,
Michael Schwab. Samuel Fielden,
Albert R. Parsons, Adolph Fischer,
George Engle, Louis Lingg. William
Peliger, Rudolph Scbnaubel ar.d O-car W.
Neebe. Those are in jail, except Schuau
hel and Parsons. Fresh information has
reached Capt. Sehaack which will war
rant two or more important arrests in
the near future. It is not at all improba
tde that the throwing of tho bomb will be
more definitely fixed.
Pension lLils Vetoed.
Washington, May 28. — The Speaker
laid before tbe House several veto mes
sages on private pension bills, and they
were referred to the committee on invalid
pensions. The House then at 5 o’clock
took a recess uutil 8 o’clock, the evening
session to be for consideration of pension
bills.
The Ilomte, at Its evening session,
passed twenty-five private pension bills,
a •! nr 11:45o’clock adjourned.
' e President sent to the Fer.ate to-day
lu additional vetoes of private ponsion
bills. The reason stated in each veto is
that the disability described arose iroin
causes wholly apart irom military service,
in some cases long before the war and in
others long afterwards.
>lr. Mast Continued.
Washington, May 28.—A large num
ber ot Senatorial continuations of appoint
ments to minor offices were made public
to-day. Among them is that of Hughes
East, of Indiana, to be Register of the
Laud Office at Yankton, Dak. Mr. East
was Vice President Hendricks’ secretary
in tbe last Presidential campaign.
Aid for Education.
Washington, Mav 28.—At a meeting
of tbe House Committee on Labor to-day i
Mr. Daniel, of Virginia, was instructed:
at the tlrst call of tlie committee to make
a motion to set aside dune 10 lor con*
sideratlon of the substitute (or tbe Blair
educational Dill reported by the commit
tee.
Senator Miller’s Memory.
Washington. May 28.—The Henate
resolutions relative to the death of .John
K. Miller, late Senator from California,
were laid before the House to-day. Mr.
Morrow, of California, gave notice that he
would call them up tor action (Saturday, j
June 18.
To Adjourn to Tuesday.
Washington, May 28.—1n the House
to-day on motion of .Mr. Morrison of Illi
nois, it was ordered that when tbe House
adjourn to-morrow It be to meet on Tues
day next.
linn & Co’a Report.
Nkw York, May 28.—Tho business fail
ures occurring throughout tbe country
during the last week os reported to K. O.
Pun and Cos., numtier for the United
States 164, snd tor Canada 27. a total ot
181, agalnat 107 last week and 170 tbe
week previous. Tho casualties In tbe
Eastern, Southern and Middle States sre
light and below the average in nuinoer.
Tbe Western and Psctfle States furnished
more than half of the total number fall
urea of the week.
SAVANNAH. SATURDAY, MAY 29. 18845.
BANDING LABOR ORDERS.
THE TREATY SENT BY THE
UNIONS TO THE KNIGHT 9.
Exaction of a Promlia that the Knights
Will Not Come into Competition with
the Other Organizations the Drift of
the Document—The Executive Board
Increased to Kleven.
Cleveland, May 28. —The chief sub
ject discussed by the Knights of Labor
and the members of the trades unions in
the hotel lobbies and on the streets dur
ing the past few days has been the treaty
that was prepared at the Philadelphia
conference of the trades union officers
last week for presentation to the General
Assembly of the Knight 9of Labor. The
address and terms of the treaty have never
before been made public. At the conven
tion to-day the Executive Board ot the
Knights of Labor presented its report,
embodying the address of the trades un
ions and the terms ou which they wish to
settle the existing troubles. The address
is as follows:
The officers of the national and interna
tional trades unions desire to make the state
ment that they have no antagonism towards
the Knights of Labor, aud believe that as an
order it has a legitimate mission m the labor
movement of America. Through the develop
ment of industry and tlie aggregation of capi
tal the tendency is to monopolize the busi
nefs of the country. Hence various trades
have been affected by the introduction of
machinery, subdivision of labor, use of
woman’s aud child’s labor, and lack of an ai>-
prcntice system, so that skilled trades were
rapidly sinking to the level of pauper labor.
OBJECT OF THEIR FORMATION,
To protect the skilled labor of America
from being reduced to beggary and to sus'.uiu
the standard of American workmanship and
skill the trades unions of America have been
established. They are a social necessity, and
their past history proves that not. only have
they been a tieneflt in raising (he wages of
workmen and In reducing the burdens of toil,
but they have fulfilled the fraternal duty of
visiting their members when unemployed,
when sick and hen disabled by accident and
old age. and provided for the widows and
orphans of their deceased brethren. Conse
quently trades unions have become a fixed
and permanent institution in America—not
antagonistic to the welfare of the coun
try, but calculated to elevate all branches
of labor to a higher degree of citizenship
and larger share of social comfort. For this
principle thoughliiil and farsceing men of
various crafts have founded unions or their
respective trades, and to maintain their trades
unions members have sacrificed countless
time and inouer, and where ai first many
predicted their complete failure time has not
only proven their usefulness, but has demon
strated that they are destined to fulfill a
higher mission, and their progress is in exact
proportion to the Intellectual development of
their members.
NO NEED FOR ANTAGONISM.
When they are founded ou such grounds
there need be no fears of ihctr destruction
nor need there be any antagonism between
them and the Knights of Labor, or late our
greatest fears have not been that the Knights
of Labor would destroy trades unions, but
that the capitalists of the country would use
every opportunity to pit one form of organi
zation against another, and in the conflict de
stroy both. Within the past year the no
tionai and international trades unions
have grown with giant strides. For exampie
we will cite a few instances: The Internation
al Typographical Union lias gained 9.H42 mem
bers, the Cigarmakers International Union,
7.101; the Brotherhood of tar pen! ers and
Joiners, 13,4111; the National Lasers’ Union,
7.564: tlie International Brickmakersand Ma
sons, 9,578; the Furniture Workers, 6.633; the
Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers. 8,2301;
the Iron Moulders. 12,400; the Granite
Cutters, 3,622; the Custom Tailors,
2,541, and the Coal miners. 36,(09.
Out of 22 national ami international
unions represented in the Fblladelpltla con
ference and fourteen additional national anil
international unions that indorsed its works
only nine of the chief officers ore salaried,
ami their salaries range Iroin sl2 to $2) per
week, the balance of the offi ers devoting
themselves to their duties without
salaries. Trades unions are economically
managed, and most r girt accountability is
exacted from their officers in ail financial and
business transactions As officer- pledged uy
most sacred obligations to promote the. lnter
esis of their respective unions, tlie chief offi
c.ers feit it was their duty to attend the Phila
delphia conference. and ihe results of that
conference are such that for the future there
are no doubts that the trades unions of Amer
ica will not only grow, but become a more
fixed institution.
THE TREATY.
The treaty itself, of course, Is the moßt
important part ot the work, ar.d is the
bone of contention, lor if its terms are
agreed to by the Knights ol Labor it will
work radical changes in the management
and organization ot the local assemblies.
The treaty is as follows:
1. That in any branch of labor having a na
tional or iniernational organization, the
Knights of Laiior shall not initiate any per
son or form any assembly of persons follow
ing siid organized trail or calling without
the consented the Beared national or inter
national muon aflretert.
2. That n per-ou shall be admitted to tbe
Knight-ot Later who work* for less than the
regular scab-of wages fixed by the union of
his craft, and none shall lie admitted to mcm
be/ahip lu uni ns or labor who have ever been
ennvic c ! of scabbing, in ting, embezzlement
or any other offeun- against tlie union of In*
trade or calling until exonerated by the same.
8. That Ihe charter ot any Knight of Labor
assembly of auv trade, having n national or
international union shall he revoked, and the
members of the came requested to join a
mixed assembly, or lorin a local union under
the jurisdiction of their respective national
or international Irades unions.
4. That any organizer of the Knights of
Labor who endeavors to imtuee trad.r unious
to disband, or tampers with their growth or
privileges, shall have his communion forth
with revoked.
5. That whenever a strike or lockout of any
trades unionists 1. in progress no ns-emhly or
district assembly of the Knights of Labor
shall interfere until setilcd to the satisfaction
ol the trades union affected.
6. That the Knights or Labor shall not es
tablish nor ii-*ne any trade mark nr label In
competition with any trade mark or label now
issued or ihm may li reaft* r be issued by any
national or international trades union.
THE ASSEMBLY AT WORK.
The General Assembly of tbe Knights
of Labor settled down to hard work this
morning and held two sessions to-day,
business being transacted on the eight
hour plan—from 8 to 12 o’clock in the
morning and 2 to 0 o’clock in tbcaiter
noon. After the opening preliminaries
the Committee on Laws presented tnoir
report, the first proposition of which
was substantially that tbe Executive
Hoard of the Knights of Labor
be increased from five to 11
members, or that six assistauts be ap
pointed to help tbe present hoard. Under
the constitution no more than five mem
bers are permitted, and the scheme of
having assistants Is for tbe purpose
merely of evading tbe constitution. After
an hour's discussion, the proposition was
adopted without change. The six new
members or ansistants will be elected by
ballot similarly to other officers, and
those elected at the present convention
will serve (luring the uncxpircd year that
ends in Ootobea It was decided to estab
lish permanent headquarters lor tbe Exe
cutive Hoard In Philadelphia, and if
deemed neo'-ssary the board rnay elt
throughout tbojear lnstenlof assembling
at Miscall of the Master Workman. A re
solution was carried that gave the Grand
Master Workman authority to recall the
commission of every organiser In tbe or
der. The accomplishment ot this work Is
I greatly due to the three general organi
zers, Richard Trevelirk of Michigan, Bert
I Deuny of l’itteburg. and Mr. Carrollton
of Ohio. Mr. Denny is in the con
vention, and the other two have been
; working outside. The subject of aj>polnt
ttig and the moans
' to he taken for their selection was being
I discussed when the noon recess occurred.
The convention reassembled at 2 o’clock
and continued the discussion on the re
port of the Committee of Laws.
Some sections of the report were
adopted and others referred hack to the
committee.
A committee of three was appointed to
revise the constitution of the order and
report at the Richmond convention In
October.
THE OLEOMARGARINE FIGHT.
A dispatch was read from Joseph L.
Riel, dated Washington, saying that a
man had appeared in that city announc
ing himaelt to be a representative of the
Knights of Labor and saving that the
Knights ot Labor were not opposed to the
sale of oleomargarine and bulterine under
the terms of the bill now pending before
Congress. The following reply was sent
to Washington:
J. G. I’arlinU, IP< uhhijton:
Ai'ting under instructions from the General
Assembly of the Knights nf Labor. I desire to
state that no person hie. been authorized to
speak for this organization, ell her in the
affirmative, or negative, on llie question of
regulating the sale of oleomargarine, now
pending in Congress, please bring tins mat
ter to the aUoiHion of the proper coimulttoo.
T. V. POWDEKLY, U. M. W.
THE ORGANIZATION CONTROVERSY.
The Executive Board presented its re
port in the matter of the controveisy be
tween the trades unions and the Knights
of Labor, and the rest of the afternoon
was spent in hearing statements and
argumentßon the report. The convention
took a reeess at 6 o’clock until 8 o’clock
to-morrow morning, with amotion to re
fer the report to the committee on the
State of the order pending.
There are many candidate! for the as
sistantships on the Executive Board.
There were fully 15 delegates from new
districts who came to the conven
tion in the bopeot securing seats, but
who, UDder the precedent established at
the special convention held in 1878, were
debarred. They kuew of the rule when
they came hors, but hoped to have
the precedent put aside. All the
District Assemblies organized in
time to hand in the usnal quarterly re
port in July will be entitled to repre
sentation at tbe Kic.bmond convention in
October. The new members hoped to
have a precedent established that would
admit delegates from District Assem
blies whose reports in April were for
warded to tb Executive Board.
Among tbe delegates shut out
under the- rule was Rev. O. 8.
Mevnardie, a Baptist minister of Augus
ta, Ga. 'ihe reverend gentleman is a
Master Workman ot Local Assembly No.
.5,030. He started the first assembly in
Georgia, and preached and talked to his
flock until they pH joined tbe order, and
Augusta now has four assemblies. No.
5.030 having All the or
ganizations have been started since
Jan. 5. '
WEST VIRGINIA SAVAGES.
Tlie Rand of Outlaws Known as Rod
Men Again at Their Work.
Wheeling, W. Va., May 28.—Ritchie
county once more comes to the front with
oue of the most diabolical outragos ever
perpetrated within the borders of this
State. As on other occasions of this
nature the perpetrators are what are
known as Red Men, that organization ot
outlaws which for half a dozen years has
flourished iu this Slate despite the
attempts of the authorities to stamp
it out. Tbe victims this time are
Mr. and Mr*. George Keck, who
live on Goss Ruu, in Ritchie county. Two
nights ago they were aroused hv the
shouts of a mob which had surrounded
their house, and on the door being opened
the Red Men took Keck and his wife Into
the woods near by, roped them to trees
aud beat them in a most biutal
mariner with hickory withes. They
then burned the dwelling and its
contents to the ground and departed. After
daylight Keek succeeded In releasing
himself, and after removing bis bleeding,
fainting wife to a place of safety, swore
out warrants for such of the mob as be
had been able to recognize, and twelve ot
them have been arrested and placed in
jail. Other arrests will be made.
ERIE SUED FOR $S(1,000.
Allegations That the Government.
Has Been Swindled.
New York, May 28.—Papers have been
tiled in the United States Circuit Court
to recover from tlie Erie Railroad Com
pany tbe sum of $86,<8)0 said to be due tbe
United States ns the 5 percent, tax on the
capital of th* Erfo Road and w hich has
been due since 1873. Bu!t was begun at
that time and judgment obtained, but no
property coul.l he found on which to levy
as the road was mortgaged to the Farm
er’s Loan and Trust Cos., to secure certain
mortgage bonds. In 1877 the late E. D.
Morgan nnd others bought the road for
$6,000,000 and reconstructed it under the
name of tbe New York, Lake Erie and
Western. This was done. It Is alleged,
for the purpose of defrauding the govern
ment and other creditors out ot their just
dues, and the present suit is brought to
determine that fact.
MILLS COLLAPSE.
Tlie Outward WnllH Uninjured hut
the Interior a Wreck.
Grand Rapids, Mich., May 28.—Last
evening tli* estlre interior of the Valley
City Mills collapsed undor the weight of
the machinery and grain. Every floor■
with Us contents fell into tbe cellar, naul
ss tbe tall rHoeimn beneath tbe mill the
water washed all the grain Into Grand
river. Tbe walls of tbe building remained
standing, and showing very little outward
evidence of the wreeK within. Over ju.-
000 busbele of wb*st and manufactured
product ot as mooh mors, together with
new and onartfy machinery were lost, ag
gregating In value between 176,000 and
1 100,000. oj bo
Sudden Heath of a Clergyman.
Washington, May 28.— Kev. Mayer
Lewis, ol Upper Marlboro, Ind., member
of the Episcopal Convention which ad
journed its session here to-day died sud
denly at 11 o’clock tn-nfght at the Kbbltt
house of apoplexy. He was yesterday
elected n member of the etanding com
mittee of the diocese and also a delegate
to tlie General convention at Chicago.
He was lift years of sge.
Killed by Indians.
Ckittkniikn. Am., May 28.—0, P.
Weinple, Superintendent of tbs Chiosgo
Washer Company at Orsatervtlle. was
killed by Indians this morning while on
his way from a nelgnboring ranch to
Ureatervllle.
GLADSTONE STILL GAME*
CONSEUVATIVKB MKT WITH A
BOLl> FRONT.
Hlr TYfiohnol Hlcka-Ueii(ih' Motion to
Adjourn Overwhelmed by 400 Nwye to
1 Vote In the Afllnnitlve -l he Premier
Decline* to Commit
London, May 18.— Joseph Cowen
(Radical), member of Parliament for
Newcastle, publishes a letter in the New
castle Chronicle, in which he says: “The
dissentients consciously or unconscious
ly have said good-bye to the Liberal par
ty. Tho homo rule question is not set
tled. Years will be spent over this tight.
Political animosities will grow and fos
ter, leading to complete reoastlng ol party
lines. The prospect tor tho Liberals is
not hopeful.”
THE I'REMIKII’B STATEMENT.
The House of Commons was orowded
this evening. Premier Gladstone in re
plying to a question by Sir Michael Hicks-
Beach (Conservative) said that the gov
ernment considered it to bo its duty alter
the second reading of the home rule bill
not to ask the iloue to go into committee
on the measure but to adopt one of tho
methods which be (Mr. Gladstone) de
scribed at the Liberal meeting yesterday.
Tne government, he said, was inclined to
allow the bill to lapse lor tbe present ses
sion aud to advise the Queen to cause au
early reassembling ot Parliament at
which tho home rule bill would bo re
introduoed. lie was unable at that mo
ment to speak more positively.
adjolrnment moved.
Sir Michael, In view of the unsatisfac
tory statement of the government, moved
an adjournment. He was greeted with
cheers by the opposition, all Ihe Conser
vatives rising to support the motion. The
speaker continuing said that the govern
ment prior to the introduction oi the bill
had dwelt upon the necessity ol restoring
social order in Ireland, and nad said that
tbe government was of one mind and had
an Intelligible plan. Was the plan lounu
so unfeasible that nobody would vote for
it? If it was found feasible why (lid the
government now propose to withdraw or
postpone tbe bill? The bill simply
amounted to a oontinuance in office bill.
[Cheers.]
GLADSTONE’S REPLY.
Mr. Gladstone upon rising to reply was
loudly eheered. He repudiated the sor
did motives which Sir MicliHel had im
puted to the government, although he
said the general confidence of his country
men in tho government rendered such re
pudiation unnecessary. Numerous mem
bers of the House who were friendly to
the principle of tho bill asked for time to
consider the measure--hence the post
ponement. The government had raised
one of the greatest issues ever sub
mitted to Parliament and would
endeavor to keep it clear
of collateral issues. The government had
belore it a conflict and was prepared logo
through the struggle to the end. [Cbeers.|
It was perteotly confident as to the final
issue. [Cheers.] The government was
acting in accordance with precedent, it
was because tho course which the govern
ment Had taken was the best means or at
taining the end sought that Sir Michael
had moved an adiournment.
NO PRECEDENTS.
Lord Randolph Churchill maintained
that Mr. Gladstone could not quote a
precedent for tho course now taken as re
gards any measure of great and over
whelming importance.
Lord Hurtington said he thought the
House should know whether tho govern
ment would continue with the present
bill iu the autumn session or introduce a
new bill at another session.
Sir William Yeruon liarcourt, Chan
cellor of the Exchequer, interposing, said
the government would advise the Queen
to prorogue Parliament, and Mr. Glad
stone, with emphasis, declared that he
stated yesterday that the government
would prefer that course.
Lord Hartington continuing said:
“Then the House will he asked to agree
to second reading of tho bill which the
government does not Intend to have pass
and become a law this session. There is
no precedent tor asking the House to pro
ceed with a bill which is dead.” [Opposi
tion cheers.]
TOO MUCH ALIVE.
Thomas O’Connor said that the action
of Lord llartlngfon and the Conserva
tives showed that the bill was far too uuen
alive for them. [Vociferous cheers|. Sir
Michael’s motion was part of a scheme
of dishonest and unscrupulous tactics.
The Speaker here ordered Mr. O’Connor
to withdraw the latter expression.
“Certainly,” replied Mr. O’Connor with
out hesitation.
Sir Michael at this point asked leave to
withdraw his motion.
Tbe Parnell lies, however, insisted upon
a division, which was ordered, and ainid
cheers and laughter the lenders of the op
position voted with the government
against adjourning. The motion was re
jected by a vote of 405 to 1. Tbe an
nounoeiuent of the result was received
with renewed la lighter and cheers.
Tbe action of the J’arnellltes in insist
ing upon a division on Sir Michael’s mo
tion was merely intended as a joke.
Daniel Crllly, Nationalist, comprised the
minority. John Redmond nod Thomas
Power O’Connor acted as Tellers. Mr.
Chamberlain voted against adjournment.
Mr. Cain and a majority of the followers
of Lord Hartington abstained from voting.
The meetings which were to have been
held to-day by the followers of Mr. Cham
berlain ahd iford Hartington were post
poned until Monday.
The debate on tbe home rule bill was re
sumed, the discussion being confined to
minor speaker*. Subsequently the arms
bffl passed its third reading by a vote of
158 to 85.
LESS CONFIDENT.
The Ministerialists are now less confi
dent concerting the home rule hill. The
Liberal whips have ascertained that the
iiartlngion section retains 67 votes and
tbe Chamberlain party 21 voles against
the measure. Messrs. Caine, Kylaml and
other Radicals were interviewed to-night.
They all deolarud that Mr. Gladstone’s
oonoosslons were too vague and uncertain
to reconcile them to voting tor the bill.
Mr. Bright is Indigount over tbe proceed
ings at the Liberal meeting. He has
promised to speak on the bill before a
division is taken.
Tbe Times says Premier Gladstone
would find It as difficult to enumerate
affairs, especially Irien, as he confessed
II would belli his original statement with
respect to imperial affairs. He had
nothing yesterday to say about Ulster or
tbe pbjoctione to the financial scheme of
tb bill.
THK BLACK CLOUD OF DISSOLUTION.
L’ I*be Pall Mall Gazette says Premier
Gladstone yesterday secured a second
reading or bis home rule bill and adds:
“And the black shadow of Imminent dis
solution ia lifted.”
The st. .times Gazette (Conservative)
admits that It believes now that there Is
likelihood that Mr. Gladstone will tuo-
seed in attaining his immediate object
but declares his grand scheme of legisla
tion for Ireland is dcstioyed.
Tho Globe (Conservative,) says:
“Premier Gladstone's surrender is a
great bid foroontlnuance in office. Most
ministers would have preferred to retire
rather than submit to be degraded to such
an expedient."
The Echo (Conservative) pronounces
the Premier’s course more ingenious than
dignified or courageous. The home rule
bill has only wasted Hie Parliamentary
session and lowered the reputation of tbe
Ministers. It has proved to the world
the sheep-tike docility of the caucus gov
erned Liberals.
ford’s fund.
Dublin, May 28. —Michael Davitt pub.
licly defends Pat l ick Ford against the al
legations made by Mr. Hcaly in the House
of Commons tnat the Irish World was
simply a medium of acknowledgment of
subscriptions for tho Parliamentary fund.
Mr. Davitt says that Mr. Ford collected
three-fourths of all the enormous sums of
tnouey sent by the Irish people and their
sympathizers in America for tho Irish
National League, besides sending a large
sum every week to feed the starving poor
on the west coast ot Ireland.
GREECE DEMOBILIZING.
The Powers Not to Re Officially Not i
fied ljy tlie Premier.
Athens, May 28.-—The allied pow
ers have not withdrawn the blockade
against Greece, and will not with
draw it until notified by Greece that
she has demobilized her army, it is here
believed unlikely that Premier Trieoupis
will issue any specific notice to tho powers
of demobilization, lie urges that it
should he sufficient for them that Greece
has already given evidence of her will
ingness to demobilize whenever thesitua
tion created by the Turks on the frontier
will permit It to he done with safety. A
dead-look between Greece and the powers
is thought to be Imminent on this issue.
(ireeoe has arranged directly With Tur
kov for disarmament without having re
course to ihe powers. The agreement
stipulates for tho withdrawal ot both
armies from the frontier and mutual ex
change of prisoners. Premier Trieoupis
will not officially inform tbe powers of
this arrangement with Turkey, and as re
gards continuance of Ihe blockade, lie
now declares that the powers can do what
ever they consider expedient.
In tbe Chamber of Deputies to-day
Prime Minister Trieoupis declared that
the government would enter Into no en
gagements with the powers with a view of
raising tbe blockade.
NOVA SCOTIAN DISCONTENT.
Tlie Premier Advocates Withdraw
al front the Confederation.
Halifax, N. 8., May 28.— 1n an address
just issued by Premier Fielding the fol
lowing occurs:
“In tho opinion of the government the
lime has come when the people of Nova
Scotia should once more make un effort to
obtain release from tho union into which
they were forced. Tbe dissatisfaction is
so wide nnd deep that many are heard to
say that no change could lie for tbe
worse. Some of those who were
the warmest advocates or tho con
federation in 1807 are now most
outspoken In their expressions of hostili
ty to It After tho failure of the repeal
legislation of 1888-tiff to accomplish its
main purpose the people settled down,
not very cheerfully it. must be admitted,
to make tbe best of the situation. ‘Give
the Union a fair trial’ said some, it has
had a long and more t han lair trial, and
tbs .verdict against it is more
emphatic than before. We arc
assured by tbe lathers of the confedera
tion that the affairs of the Dominion could
be carried on lor twenty years or more at
on annual coat of $11,000,000 or $12,000,000.
but the expenditure exceeds $35,000,000,
while the Interest and charges in connec
tion with the public debt absorb nearly as
much as we were told would pay'tbe
total expense of the government.”
COIi. HKRIIINGER’S BURIAL.
The Occasion Improved by the Ene
mies of Jules Ferry.
Paris, May 28.—The remains of Col.
Harbinger, of the French army of inva
sion in Tonquin, were interred to-day
with military honors. Gen. Boulanger,
Minister of War, was present on behalfof
the government, and conspicuous among
the attendants were M. Rochefort and a
number of the more prominent
Radical Senators and Deputies.
Home of tbe speeches deliv
ered over the grave were made
with a view to create in the public mind
hostility to colonial aggrandizement, of
the effort to develop which in China. < 'ol.
Herblnger was described as a distin
guished victim and soldier whom the Re
public could ill afford ta lose. Theodium
ot the Tonquin disasters was thrown by
tbe orators upon Jules Ferry, whose for
eign policy foster- <1 invasion of Tonquin,
and frequently during the speeches tbe
auditors cried out: “Down with Ferry.”
France's Expulsion ltill.
Paris, May 28.—The Radical journals
are not satisfied with tbe expulsion bill
because it leaves with tlie government
the fixing of the date for the operation.
They demand a bill making instant ex.
pulsion of all the French Princes’ manda
tory.
The Hollel condemns the government
for yielding to the clamor against the
Princes. It say* tbe government has
abdicated in favor of tbe revolutionary
party nnd declares that an era of vio
lence has begun.
La Journal Des Debats also opposes the
bill.
The members of tbe Radical Left have
decided to propose Immediate expulsion
of the Orleans Princes.
I’Thik'c'k Public Worship Estimates.
Pakih, May 28. The Bud*etCommtttee
to-duy, by a vote of lfi to 13, restored the
public worship ostlinat.es which, on Wed
nesdav. were thrown out by n vote of P 2
to 0. M. Goblet, Minister for Ecclesiasti
cal Affairs, explained to the Budget Com
mittee that immediate separation of
church and state was Impossible, and
said that be considered it Inadvisable to
rauke partial reductions in tbe public
worship estimates. Tbe restoration of tbe
estimates was due to tbe advice ol the
Minister.
Hon Carlos In Austria.
Hkiink, May 28.—The B wish Federal
council, replying to nn Inquiry by hpain,
has stated that. H* i Carlos, tbe pretender
to the Hpanlnh throne, recently lett Lu
cerne Suddenly, and went to Austria by
way ol the Bt. Uuthard tunnel.
Turkey Charged with Had Faith.
Constantinople, May 28.—Greece has
complained to tbe Porte that tbe Turks
have not ovacuated tbelr positions on tbe
Greek frontier w*>‘h tbev agreed to
abandon.
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CLEVELAND'S NUPTIALS.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OP
JUNE R AN THE DATE.
Ths Wedding to be an I'lniibnlalioaa
One on Account of Grand ’inline Kol
aoin's Death—Tlie Houey moou to b
Spent at tlie White House amt Tart ot
the Summer in the Adirondack*.
Washington, May 28.—President
Cleveland will be married at tiie Whit®
House on Wednesday evening, June 2, to
M iss Ft anoes Folsont. Tho recent deattt
of a relative ot Miss Folsom has changed
the original plans for the wedding, ami
invitations will now be limited to a leiF
near relatives and members of tho Cabi
net and their wives. Rev. Dr. Bunders
land, of the First Presbyterian church ol
Washington, will officiate. The ceremony
will be followed by a collation, and th
wedding In ail of its detail*
will be plain and unostentatious.
Miss Folsom arrived at New Yorlc
from Europe last night on the Antwerp
steamer Nordland, She was met at tho
steamer at quarantine station by CoL
Dan Lanmnt, with a revenue cutter, ams
landed at one of the uptown piers on
Nortu river. Her ooming bv an Antwerp
steamer was so little regarded as within,
tbe possibilities that only two of the Nevr
York morning papers and not any of thai
telegraphic reporters had the news. Re.
porters generally were watching the
ish steamship lines.
IN THE BLUE ROOM.
The marriage will occur in the Bluq
parlor. The only persons present, will bw
the mother of tho bride and her cousins.
Mr. Benjamin Folsom, Miss Cleveland
and Mrs. Hoyt, the members of the Cahi.
net and their wives and Col. and Mrs.
Lumont. There will be no beat man off
bridesmaids. It was the President’s in.
tcntlon from the first to have tho weddinc
occur In the White House and iu tho.
month of June, but it was to have been %
vervelaborate stVair to wbicn both Houses'
'• Congress, tbe l nitetl States Supreme
Court, the diplomatic corps and otner*
would have been invited.
GRANDFATHER FOLSOM’S DEATH.
The death ot grandfather Folsom lefh
tho President the alternative .of a quletj
wedding now or an elaborate wedding;
next fall. He preferred the quiet wed
ding now, and Col. Laniont having last
night procured M Iss Folsom’s consent tot
this arrangement the President felt that
he could announce it to-day. The I’resig
dent and his bride will spend tbe honey*
moon at tb:i White House. The President
does not feel that he cn leuve the city foi*
more than a day or two at a time when 4
Congress is In session, aud so the bridal
tour will be postponed until Congress ad
journs.
TO GO TO THE ADI ROND AUKS.
Then the President and his bride will
probably go to the Adirondack*, the .Pres
ident leaving his wife at some good hotel
while he goes hunting. They will not live
at the house which the President has just
purchased on the heights above Wash
ington. That will not be used except for
an occasional visit of a day or two, and
merely as a stopping place when they art*
driving. Miss Cleveland arrived th!
evening. She will put tho bousa in order
for its new mistress. The Presi
dent will go to New York
Sunday night. He will return Momlay
night. Mr. and Mrs. Folsom will arrlva
on Tuesday as tbe guests of Miss Cleve
land. Tbe latter will probably remain
here for some days alter ihe cerejnony,
BEATEN BY A COALITION.
Rich mmt<i Carried by the Indepen.
(lentN Against the Nominees.
Richmond, Va., May 28. —'Tho election
in this city yesterday has resulted in tb
deteat of the regular Democratic nomi
nees. Lee (Dent.) for City Sergeant was
defeated by Smith (Ind.) by a majority ot
over 2,800. Tho Hoard ot Aldermen stand*
ff Democrats and ff Independent*; the*
Common Council !* Democrats and 2L
Independents, making an Independent!
majority of 12 on joint ballot. The elec,
tioii -was a crushing blow to the Demnc.
racy and will result in a pretty general
ebunge In the numerous officers in tha
city, including the heads of several Itn.
|K)rt nt departments.
In Petersburg all the general officer* or*
the citizen* or anti-Republican ticket
were elected.
THE DAY AT WINCHESTER.
Winchester, Va.. May 28.— This city
elected yesterday a Republican Treasury
cr and Sergeant and a Democratic Clerk
of the Court. The itv Council stand*
7 Democrats, 4 lb-publicans and I tie.
The returns not yet canvassed elect F. A.
Gralchen f Republican) Mayor by one
majority. The new woter works propo*te
tion received only 147 votes.
CARRIED ROANOKE.
Lynchburg. Va.. Mav 28.— The Demo
crats carried Roanoke City, Va., yester
day with the exception of one Council*
man.
Glows in the Legislature.
Winnipeg, May 28.—1n the provincial,
legislature yesterday a motion of confi
dence in tbe Norquay government was
defeated. So hot was tbe discussion
thereon that an opposition member
crossed the floor after tne debate and
called Premier Norquay a contempt!.
ble liar. The bulky Premier promptly
bit his assailant and a fight followed, buf
the combatants were soon parted.
■ Sain It rim’. Assets.
Norfolk, Va., Mav 28.—The argument
closed in the United States Circuit Court
to-day in the cause ol tbe receiver of the
Exchange National Hank against tne
trustees of Hain & Hro. Chief .lustioe
Watte announced mis afternoon that be
would be unn.de to render his decision for
some days and would send It from Wash
ington.
Fire Among New Orleans Cotton,
London. M ay 28.— Fire occurred among
a quantity of cotton on a pier at Liver,
jiool yesterday, and a number of bale#
wore destroyed and 680 bales were badly
damuged bv fire and water. The cotton
was part of tbe cargo of tho British
steamer Pontiac from New Orleans for
Liverpool, before reported ashore at Kll.
more, anil had been lightered from tbe
stranded steamer.
Austria's Cabinet Crisis.
Vienna, May 28.—A Cabinet crisis 1.
Impending od account of the proposed
new duties on petroleum In the Austro.
Hungarian treaty.
Ntcolosl’s Fate healed.
Catania. May 2*.— Th# flow of lava
from Mt. Etna continues uudlminlshed.
Tne destruction of the town of Nioolosl is
inevitable.
Cholera ini-reaslntg.
Venice, May 28.—Cholera is Incrsaa
lag. Tnirty.ffvs new cases hava been re.
nortrd within 24 hours.