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ESTABT.ISHKD 1850. (
j II EBTILL, Editor and Proprietor.i
SLASHING HORIZONTALLY
~U K bk.N ATE'S SCARE OVER THE
' K! VI;K ANO H AKROR BILL.
PaMle Effort* to Draw from the Com
mittee on Coonnerce an Explanation of
,Vh ,t Causes tt* FrlgUt-Mr. McMillan
propose* that the Cut be Fixed at 25
Er < enl.
Washington, July 15. — The Senate to
jay resumed consideration of the river
-i harbor appropriation bill, the amend
nuuts adopted as in committee of the
nuoio being the first to be disposed of.
The first point on which there was a divi
810n was on tho amendment (offered
originally by Mr. Ingalls) to the items for
tbf" Mississippi river, providing that the
disposition ol tho appropriation for the
Plum Point and Lake Providence reaches
saali be confined to the complete repair
ami maintenance or the levee throughout
toctt ieacnes to the height of two feet
a'j. ve the flood of 1982, and to the tjotuple
tiou of permeable works of construction.
The amendment was adopted by a vote
To 32 yeas to 1! navs.
MB. HaRRIBON’S AMENDMENT.
The next question was on the amend
ment (originally offered by Mr. Harrison)
mu..' same item. It was to add to the pro
vis/, authorizing toe commission to repair
ami build a levee, and If necessary to the
navigation and commerce of the river.the
words “burnot below the reaches which
are being improved by them, unless It
snail be necessary in order to prevent or
close an injurious crevasse or outlet.”
DUMPING GROUNDS.
}lr. Harrison’s amendment was stricken
The amendment (offered by Mr. Hale)
striking out section 2, which legislated
aya nst dumping reiu9e matter in kar
rivers and tribunal waters, was
the lie.', question that came up. Instead
C { tin, section struck out had been in
serted a provision authorizing the
Secretary of War to establish
harbor lines (where not already
established). and also to establish lines
w , i . deposits of debris of mines or stamp
works can be made without injury to
luv gation. The question was on striking
out and inserting, and it was agreed to
by a vote of SO yeas to 11 nays.
THE WHOLE BILL OPEN.
The amendments striking out sections
t. 4. f>, 0. 7 and 11 were all agreed to. All
the amendments agreed to by the Senate
in committee of the whole having been
disposed of, the whole bill was open to
amendment.
HORIZONTAL REDUCTION MOVED.
On motion of Mr. Logan the appropria
tion for the Illinois river was increased
Irora SIOO,OOO to $150,000.
Mr. McMillan, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Commerce, moved to strike out
ail of the enacting clause in the river aud
harbor appropriation bill and insert ail
items now in tho bill, except teat in each
case the amount is reduced 25 per cent.
He explained that the amount of the
louse bill was (in round numbers) $15,-
that the amount as reported by
tie Committee on Commerce was $18,000,-
11 the amount as agreed to by the Senate
in c nun it tee of the whole $600,000 more,
and hat the amount under the proposed
i 25 pe- cent reduction would be $14,000,000.
KEP.CTION DECLARED NECESSARY.
fhen again began a debate on the
merits and the river and harbor bill, in the
course of which Mr. McMillan said:
‘■The cimmittoe believed that in order to
secure aiy river and harbor bill at this
session t was necessary to reduce the
amount.’
Mr. Euttis said that the Senator from
Minnesota had vaguely referred to some
danger to the bill if tho proposed reduc
tions ver' not made. He asked whether
the danger existed in the Senate, or else
where.
Mr. Mcifiilan—lt does not exist in this
body as I oelieve.
Mr. Kinds—Have you any more specific
inbrmat.u as to danger "elsewhere”
(whateve - that may mean), than the
other members of the committee have?
Air. Me Hiian—l have no more specific
infonnatnn.
r fro ins to pump the committee.
The delate was for sometime directed
to an el!o-t to ascertain whether the Coin
s’on Commerce had been influenced
r ihis proposition by knowledge,
e j ,r ° r stspicion that it might save the
r oni lunger elsewhere. The corn-
W'ttee emse in for a good deal of criticism
r ." m d*e nut and out supporters of the
“il, leg by Mr. Kustis. The latter, in
ifepiv in a t'ireet, question from Mr. But
'• -aid n,, W as thick eud thin Irieiul
ii tae bill j|. -oasem and out ol season.”
CHARGED with cowardice.
, *' r - K.isi.h accused the committee ot
"*' r i,lconfront the enemy, who*
cV ? r he may b-, and alraid to face fire.
r - A’iller appealed to tho Iriends ol
j bill to rally to the support of the com
-1,1 M“ ascribed Mr. Kustis’ position
<•“ Gill and his desire to swi’ll
t bis well known hostility to
“■ministration and to Ins wish to
. "* 11 I'residential veto. It was nn
alV!' ' rl sa ' 11, 'hot arrangements
lli/'i ■m ,u ' r "’* 110 ,n another hotly to bury
done ’ !"" v "' p d certain things were
"' r b r "vii!c(i the amounts were in*
beyond a certain point. There
it floating about the corridors
Ithr- li." '’ a l li ’ 1 •!. in the cloak rooms ami on
B 11 the Senate, statements made
I ' I ' an and dav after day bv men who
I " ! ‘ 'l 'h" executive, by men who
■ i,. ',' ""'"it- They had not hesitated
H „ ' "i whispers, tmt in outspoken
■ ''bt if this hill exceeded a cor*
11 ■ uld undoubtedly meet an
■ CI - U| l)vc vei oi
■ j| ‘'in OK ORDER.
■ ,;, n"ls olvjeet,. ( | that it was out
. j 1 niiset inly and improper to
‘ ’ possible or impossible action
■tis..,,:. " 111,,, it or ~t the House of llep
■ ’’ in relation to the bill.
Mr. Minrmaii , said that Hie
H 1 oa was well taken, tint he had
u 'ni NmatoiM trequently violate
■r,,,. h| , Hull re c i manner by ruler.
He | *■' done “el*ewhere.” He
~ (i , •,•••■* Halire,•( violation ot the rule
■j. ''j*'"" l o. decency ami propriety.
■tii, 11 mein Iter ol the Committee
B - '• resented the references to
,. ' slid characterized them as
, ' lll "* attack upon the commit*
'atough the speeches, he said,
, ,M| altack on the motives, sin-
ami ii .nor of tlie committee.
BKr. . sytu-m.” Ah. sir. said
H *' r -L"s kind ot attHok smells or
■■’enator's suggestion of a
' Vh! ‘ ~li indicatesaeeklng for the
Hj l „ n , " 7 ' W| th that expression.
r>> m , ' 1 belter is the Senator
than are the
IH**’'",, ■ '"cuiliers of the ('oriunit
■*■< ii, t,," M , ‘doiio mat liir v should be
of their fellows and of
BH 1 'blunt his treat eloquence;
his superiority in soaring high; aye, and
in sinking low, but l do not admit his su
perior honesty, integrity or industry.
At the close of Mr. Conger’s speech,
which was extremely bitter throughout,
and which seemed to be thoroughly en
joyed by his audience, the Senate, with
out coming to a vote, adjourned at 0:30
o’clock.
RATES ON THE RAILS.
Most ot Commissioner Power*’ Sug
gestions Adopted.
Washington, July 15.—The meeting of
the Southern liailroad and Steamship As
sociation, wbicn was to have been held at
10 o’clock this morning, was postponed
from that hour until 10 o’clock to-nighton
account of the failure of the committee to
whom was referred tne report of Commis
sioner Powers, to agree upon a report at
10 o’clock to-night the committee reported
to the convention an agreement in which
is embodied most of the suggestions ot
Commissioner Powers to increase the pow
ers of the officers and committees of tne
association. The agreement was adopted.
The convention then elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Joseph K.
Brown, President; Virgil Powers, Gen
eral Commissioner; Charles A. Hindall,
Secretary; Milo S. Freeman, Auditor;
John Screven, Thomas 11. Carter and K.
K. Sibley, Arbitrators. The following
are the representatives of the Executive
Conunittes: For the Virginia, Tennessee
and Georgia Air Line, Henry Fink;
for the Richmond and Danville line,
E. B. Thomas; for the Savannah line,
W.G. Raoni; forthe Charleston line, Jno.
B. Peck; for the 1-ouisviile and Nashville
railroad line, E. B. Stahiman: forthe Cin
cinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific
line, John C. Gault; for the Western and
Atlantic railroad line, It. A, Anderson;
for the Atlantic Coast line, Henry Wal
ters: for the Nashville, Chattanooga ami
St. Louis line, J. W. Thomas; tor the
Coastwise Steamship Association, T. G.
Eger.
The convention then adjourned to meet
in Atlanta next year. The Executive
Committee will meet here to-morrow.
Under the agreement adopted, the Rate
Committee is given the sole rate making
power for Eastern and Western business.
It will also meet here to-morrow.
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES.
The Joint Resolution Passed by the
House After a Brief Colloquy.
Washington, July 15.—1n the House
to-day Mr. Randail, from the Committee
on Appropriations, reported the joint reso
lution continuing in force until July 31
the provision ot the joint resolution pro
viding temporarily until to-day for the ex
penditures ot the government.
Mr. Dunham, of Illiuois, wished it to be
understood that so far as the House was
concerned the appropriation bills neces
sary to carry on the government had been
passed.
Mr. Milliken, of Maine, inquired how
manv more oi these joint resolutions
would be brought in.
Mr.' Randall replied that as many as
were needed would be brought in.
Mr. Dunham remarked that they would
be brought in as long as the Senate de
layed appropriation bills.
Mr. Milliken said the bills were delayed
in the Senate because they bad been de
layed in the House. The joint resolution
was passed.
In the Senate to-day the nouse joint reso
lution extending temporary provision for
the expenses of the government to July
31 was presented and passed.
The joint resolution, providing tem
porarily for the expenses ot the govern
ment until July 31, was submitted to
the President tuts afternoon and was at
once approved.
LEGIBLATIVE EXPENSES.
The Senate Disagrees With the
House on Four Points in the Bill.
Washington, July 15.—1n the Senate
to-day,it appearingon the count that there
was no quorum present, the roll was call
ed and 48 Senators (more than the quo
rum) answered to their names. Mr. Alli
son submitted the conference report on
the legislative appropriation bill; the
committee agreeing upon all the points
I in dispute between the two houses except
I as to the four followingpoints: Clerks for
Senators (not chairmen of committees) at
I 1:8 per day for the session; the salary
I of the Assistant Treasurer at Baltimore
(increased by the Senate to $4,500); the
| appropriation for three clerks for the civil
service commission and relating to tho
j compensation of internal revenue agents,
surveyors, etc. The report was accepted
(closing all matters iu dispute except as
to these four points) and the Senate still
further Insisted on its disagreement with
the House on these points.
In the House to-dav >lr. Holman sub
mitted the conference report on the legis
lative appropriation hill. Pending action
the House at 5 o’clock took a recess until
8 o’clock.
LABOR BILLS I’ASS ED.
Convicts ami Aliens Not to he Em
ployed on Public Works.
Washington, July 16.—At, its evening
session the House passed the following
bills reported from the Committee on
Labor:
To prevent the employment of convict
labor and alien labor upon public build
i inga and other public works.
Amending the act to prohibit the impor
tation and immigration of foreigners and
aliens under contract or agreement to
perform labor in the United States.
To protect mechanics, laborers and ser
vants iu tbe District of Columbia in their
wages.
A Hcnate bill providing forthe payment
of per diem to government employes (or
Decoration day and the Fourth ol July.
Directing the Commissioner of Labor to
make an investigation in regard to con
vict labor in the United States.
The bill extending the provisions of the
i eight hour law !o letter carriers gave rise
to some opposition, and, pending action,
the House, at 11 o’clock, adjourned.
District ot Columbia Business.
Washington, July lf>. —ln tbe House
to-dav District of Columbia business was
called up In itsorder, Hod theremainder of
the day was spent in consideration ot the
act incorporating the Street Cable Railway
Company tor Washington, Every con
ceivable style of amendment was offered,
most of them only to be rejected. On
every amendment the question of no
quorum was raised, necessitating a vote
by tellers on tbe call of the House.
Savannah’s Public linililing,
Washington, July 16. —Senator Brown
to-dav submitted a proposed amendment
to the sundry civil appropriation bill to
appropriate $21)0,000 for tbe public build
ing at Savannah, Ga,
PAYNE’S TITLES CLEAR.!
REPUBLICANS ADMIT THE AB
SURDITY OF THE CHARGES.
Messrs. Hoar and Frye the Only Mem -
bers or the Senate Committee Who
Would Stoop to au Investigation—The
Weakness or the Allegation* Clearly
Set Forth.
Washington, July 15. —Three reports
from the Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections upon the Payne case were
submitted to the Senate to-day. A roport
signed by Senators Pugb, Saulsburv,
Vance aud Eustis, the Democratic mem
bers ot the committee, sets forth at length
the public history of the case, recognizes
the transcendent importance of throwing
around the Senate of the United States
tho highest safeguards against seatiug
members whoso titles were procured by
bribery, fraud or corruption, and de
scribes tbe processes by which tho sign
ers reach the conclusion that there is no
ground for further proceedings against
Mr. Pavna. Tbe report says tbe commit
tee’s first act was to comply fully with
the first request of the Ohio House of
Representatives, to make an examination
of tbe testimony taken by tbe select com
mittee at Columbus.
NO EVIDENCE OF CORRUPTION.
Upon this testimony Mr. Hoar made a
report to the committee that alter care
ful reading no evidence, opinion or state
ment whatever was found personally in
culpating Senator Payne in any wav with
corrupt use of money in connection witli
his eleclion. Neither did such examina
tion show that enough had been found to
justiiy the charge that the election was
procured by corrupt use of money. About
this time the supplemeuial resolutions ot
the two houses of the Ohio
Legislature and those of the
Republican State Central Com
mittee made tbeir appearance, and
soon after Congressmen Little and But
terworth were beard at length. The sign
ers of the report declare that no new evi
dence not contained in the original mat
ter submitted was brought to tbeir atten
tion which any court would nothold to tie
merely cumulative and speculative and
insufficient by itself or in connection with
the original to justify a report in favor of
a trial by the Senate of Mr. Payne’s right
to his seat.
TAYNK’S EXONERATION.
They conclude that Henry B. Payne has
not been charged with having anything
to do personally or with having any per
sonal knowledge of or connection with or
participation in any act or anything that,
may have been Gone or charged as having
been done that was wrong, criminal, im
moral or reprehensible in bis election;
that, no member ot the committee and no
witness, representative or other person
has expressed au opinion or intimated anv
belief or suspicion that Henry B. I'ayne
is or was connected in the remotest de
gree, by act or knowledge, with anything
that was or may have been wrong or
criminal or immoral in his election, and
on the whole ca9e as presented to them
they recommend that the Senate make no
turtber investigation of tbe charge involv
ing the right of Henry B. Payne to bis
seat. This report asks that the commit
tee be discharged from further considera
tion of the subject and that it be indefi
nitely postponed.
thk republican view.
Senators Teller. Evarts andLoean unite
in a report in which, after reciting the
circumstances surrounding tne Sena
torial election in Ohio in 1884, it 19 stated
that no action was taken by the State
Legislature which elected Senator Payne
calling in question the validity of tiis
election, but that the new Legislature
constituted in January of the present year
had adopted a resolution under which
an investigation of Mr. Dona
vin’s charges had been made. The
Senate committee bad found it proper
to accept the presentation of tbe case set
out. in the majority and minority reports
of the select committee of the Ohio House
of Representatives. The only constitu
tional warrant for an investigation in a
case like that presented is in the olause
making each house of Congress judge of
tho qualifications of its own members and
the clause conferring the right of expul
sion.
PAYNK’9 PERSONAL ATTITUDE.
The signers of the report do not find
that a case has been presented that
would affect Mr. Payne with such turpi
tude as would tolerate bis expulsion from
the Senate, nor that testimony is accessi
ble that touches tbe subjfet of the per
sonal inculpation of Mr. Payne. They
therefore turn their attention to the ques
tion of the validity of his election to
the Senate. The report holds that
the evidence in suoh case must
siiow that tbe fraud which it
alleged was committed embraced enough
in the number of voting electors to have
changed the result. The testimony pre
sented by the Ohio House of Representa
tives shows the number of members of
tbe General Assembly that have been
brought into inculpation and the weight
of the evidence against them. As to lour
members—Messrs. Baker, Hunt, Schultz
and Zeigler—it is found by the signers ot
tbe report that the testimony developed
nothing ol an inculpating character.
NOT DIVERTED FROM PENDLETON.
As to two members, Messrs, liable and
Hull, the report finds that they were not
diverted from tbe support ol Mr. Pendle
ton to that of Mr. Payne. Of tho two
Senators and two Representatives named
in the majority report ot the select com
mittee ( Messrs. Mooner and Koebe, of the
House, and White and Ramey, of the
Senate), the signers of the report refer
with the observation of their own to tbe
majority and minority reports of tho
Ohio committee. Ihev do not find
mat the select committee recoin
mended any action by tbe Legislature
looking to any further investigation, and
tney express ihe opinion that there v. ns
no evidence presented to the United
Slates Senate winch purports to prove
that fraud, corruption or bribery was
employed in .Mr. Payne’s election affect
ing votes either in caucus or in the
legislature whereby the election was
carried to effect his election, nor is there
evidence than any such proof exists.
AN INVESTIGATION NOT WARRANTED.
Therefore the report holds that the Sen
-1 ate would not be warranted under tho
constitution in instituting an investl
gation. Tho report points out, that the
State is not. under tm* restrictions which
binds the Senate in such investigations,
and says the State should execute Its laws
respecting the purity of Kenatorial elec
| non* by the indictment and con
j vietlon of the bribe givers or takers.
In this case the State has attempted no
further investigation than Is embodied lit
tbo matter laid before the Senate, either
through the Legislature or courts of law.
If a further examination by tbo State
should be made the Senate would bo gov
erned in its further action by what might
appear, but as the matter stands tho re-
SAVANNAH. FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1886.
port holds that, an investigation should
not bo instituted by the Senate.
THE THIRD REPORT.
Messrs. Hoar and Frye in a separate re.-
port state that they cannot concur with
the vtewsexpresseu by the other members
of tbe committee. They describe tbe
eminent sources trom which the charges
were brought to tbe attention of the Seu
ate. and say they think a case is pre
sented in which it is the duty of the Sen
ate to permit the petitioners to present j
tlioir evidenoe and to authorize the issue i
of proper process to aid in procuring tbe j
attendance of witnesses. Tbe benate is
tlie only court which can have jurisdic
tion of the question. The courts ot Ohio
may exercise jurisdiction of the offense
ol bribery but could not decide whether
the result ot an election was thereby
changed. For tbe Seuate to retuse to
listen to this complaint would be taken as
a declaration that it is indifferent to the
question whether its seats are to be In
the future tbe subject of bargain and sale
or may be presented by a few million
aires as a compliment to a friend.
LITTLE AND BUTTER WORTH.
The report sets forth a series of “pro
positions” whioh Messrs. Little and But
terworth offer upon tbeir own responsi
bility to establish to the satisfaction ot
the Senate, largely by witnesses who
were not in reach of the Ohio committee.
In brief, among; these are the following:
Three-quarters of tbe members of the
Legislature w pledged to Messrs. I’eu
dleten and Ward; that just before the
legislative caucus large sums of
money were placed by Mr. l’avne’s
son and other friends at the control
of the active managers of Mr. Payne’s
canvass; that a gentleman whose name is
offered to be given would declare that
D ivid U. Paige had said he had handled
s6fi,ooi), and taut Oliver B. Pavne had said
it cost him $lOO,OOO to elect his father:
that the members of tbe legislature who
changed Irorn Mr. Pendleton to Mr.
Payne did so after a secret confidential
interview with the agents who had the
disbursement of thes.- moneys, and that
these members about that time acquired
large sums of money, for which they do
not satisfactorily account.
WHAT IT WILL LEAD TO.
The report discusses the above men
tioned features ol tbe case at great length,
and the conelueion is reached that an in
vestigation is warranted. The question
is not. the report says, whether tbe case
is proved. It is only whether it shall be
inquired into. No unwilliug witness had
ever yet been compete cl to testify and no
process had gone out which could
cross State lines. It would
hardly be doubted that cases of
purchase of seats in the Senate would
rapidly multiply under the decision pro
posed by the majority of tbe committee.
The first great precedent to constitute a
rule under this branch of the law was to
be this: “Held by the Senate ot the
United States that, the charge made by a
legislature of a Statu and by a committee
of a political party to which the larger
number of Its citizens belong aud by
ten of Its Representatives In Congress,
that an election of a Senator was
procured by hntH*ry, accompanied by an
offer to prove the fget, does not deserve
the attention of the puuate.” The report
concludes jwith a resolution directing
an investigation of tho charge and with a
recommendation that it be adopted.
Government Receipts Small.
Washington, July 16 —Statements
prepared at the Treasury Department
show that the receipts of the government
so far this month are decidedly less than
the ex(>endltureB, and that unless au im
provement occurs before the end of tbe
mouth the public debt statement to be
issued Aug. 1 will show little ii any de
crease. Tho payments have been un
usually heavy, over $10,000,000 having
been paid out this week uu pensions alone.
Meeting of tlie Cabinet.
Washington, July 15.—The Cabinet at
its ineetiug to-day discussed tbe action of
the House yesterday In passing tbe reso
lution providing! or the use of the treasury
surplus in excess of $100,000,006, in the re
demption ot United States bonds and the
prospects of the resolution in the Senate.
Another question considered was in re
gard to the advisability of transferring
the Apache Indians in Arizona to Indian
Territory.
Ordering Night N-ssiims.
Washington, July 15.—1n the House
to-day Mr. Morrison, from the Committee
on Rules, reported a resolution ordering
night sessions for to-day and Saturday—
to-night’s session being for consideration
oi labor business and Saturday’s for con
sideration ol business reported from the
Committee on Printing. The resolution
was agreed to.
Assaulter! by Unionists.
Chicago, July 15.—The union carpen
ters still persist in their attacks upon non
union men who work ten hours a day.
Yesterday twenty union men rushed into
anew building at the corner of Campbell
and Oakley avenues, and assaulted the
astonished workmen with saws, hatchets
and other tools. Four men were severely
cut. The foreman was in the second story
at tbe time. Hearing the row he rushed
to the stairway, aud fired a shot at one of
the intlrnidatnrs. It caused a panic
among them and they fled. Tbe foreman
tired several shols at the crowd and they
also left. A patrol wagon arrived too late
to capture any of the assailants.
Flight of a Bank President.
Chicago, July 15.—A special from
Omaha says the Duudy county bank of
Henklemett, Neb., failed yesterday.
Bolzer, the President, skipped to Canada
and took with birn about $lOO,OOO in lunds
and securities. Business tnen and fann
ers feel the lossgreatlvas muuy have lost
the last dollar they bad on earth. Sev
eral homesteaders had tbeir little all In
tho bank and were to prove up to-day.
Many will have to abandon their olulrns.
Tbe greatest excitement prevails. Belzer
had transferred ail his available property
to his wife before leaving. Muuy Eastern
banks and firms lose heavily.
Wholesale Short ages.
Lincoln, 111., July 16.—The exami
nation ot the ex-county officers’ accounts
haH ended and developes the following:
Josentt Beam, lor 17 yours Treasurer of
Ihis county, is reported by tbe accountant
to lie $14,766 short; R. R. Forrest, late
Biate Attorney, owes the county $718; K.
F. Ayres, ex-Hheriff, is behind $5BO. Every
official the county has had in 10 years
except Abe present incumbents, have been
found short. The shortages are, however,
due Pi petty mistakes and to misunder
standings of fees.
Drick layers Quit.
Chicago. July 16.—A special dispatch
from Milwaukee says: Another strike has
bees inaugurated among the bricklayers
utid masons. They submitted a demand
last week that the masons sign an agree
ment guarantying a continuance of tbe
eight-hour system for the next three years.
This was refused, and union men to the
number of 400 have gone out. All build
ing operations are at a standstill.
CHICAGO'S HUMAN' FIENDS
STARTLING DISCLOSUKIS IN
THE ANARCHIST TRIALS.
Tlie List .Furor Obtained and the Cate
Formally Opened by the Ntte‘ At
torney—.Kotnb Throwing ami Inoendf
rlm lu Kyery Part of the City Simul
taneously the Original Plan of the
Con|)|r*tori.
Chicago, July 15.—The twelfth man In
the anarchist trial has been obtained and
accepted by both sides.
States Attorney Grineil opened the case
for the prosecution In the trial this after
noon. He said that for the first time in
the history of this country there were peo
ple on trial for their lives for their en
deavor to make anarchy ami the ruthless
destroying of life, and ho hoped
it would be the last and
only time that such a trial
would take place. Whetbor it would or
not this case would determine. Ho then
began to tell the jury of the meetings
held prior to the massacre, which wero
addressed by August Spies and Parsous,
where they predicted what took place
May 4, and of Interviews Spies had with
newspaper reporters. In which he said
such an affair would assuredly lake place,
as the bombs were prepared. He said he
would be able to provo to the complete
satisfaction of the jury that Lingg tnado
the bomb which was thrown.
THE LEADERS ALL COWARDS.
The States Attorney, who was listened
to with profound attention by the audience
and jury, continued, saying: The leaders
in any great cause are either heroes or
cowards. The testimony in this case will
show that Spies, Parsons. Schwab and
Neebe are the biggest of cowards. Last
January Spies said that they were going
to precipitate the matter about the first
of May, and be told a reporter how they
could clean up the police. He
said they would havo a meeting
near the intersection of two streets, that
they would be provided with Ixunbs, that
when the police came bomb throwers
would be stationed on different sides of
the streets, and Spies then exhibited an
empty bomb which was almost so exact
duplicate of the bomb that fell In the
Uaymarket. The evidence will develop
a strange slate of facts in regard to the
complicity of others in this conspiracy.
It embraced so many men that I distrust
ed my own ludgment in the matter of
prosecution.
IN BLACK AND WHITE,
On the evening of May 3 Spies wrote
his own account ol the McCormick riot.
We have bis manuscript. In that ho said
that one bomb might have prevented the
failure of the demonstration. On that
afternoon there appeared at the top
of the odttnnal column In the Arbeuer
Zeitung the Greek letter upsilon
and the words, “Coins Monday night.”
When the conspirators saw that secret
letter they were to go to the place of
meeting. 1 am informed that Balthazar
Ran wrote that signal. Rail is a confi
dential friend of Spies, working in his
office. Armed men of the anarchist
groups went to Grief’s Hall, at 54 West
Lake street, on Monday night and met in
the basement to the number of thirty or
more. Fischer, Lings; ami Engel were
there. Schnaubel was there. He is not
here. He ran away.
THE PLAN DISCLOSED.
The plan of warfare was there divulged
by Engel, that man smiling there on the
eud of the row. His hairs are turning
gray and he has lived many years in
America. It was the most fearfully de
clared plan that I ever heard of in inv
life. It meant absolute destruction to tbe
town. Engel said: “When you see
printed in the Arheiter Zeitung
under the letter box tbe word ‘Ruliei’ that
night prepare for war.” Ruhe means rest,
peace. The manuscript of that is in our
possession and is in tbe handwriting of
August Spies. That word, on Tues
day, May 4. appeared in the Arbeiter
Zeitung in large type. Lingg said be
would make a bomb. We have traoed to
him at leant ‘FA of these infernal engines,
one of which passed from his hands totbo
man who threw it at the Harmarket
square. I will prove to you that Lingg
made the bomb that killed the officers.
THE MEETING.
On Tuesday the conspirators went to
Lingg’s, house where he had already six
teen half bombs, and eight whole ones, but
wanted more and they were to be tilled
with dynamite that Tuesday afternoon.
Then these people wi re informed where
they could get them. Men with bombs
were to distribute themselves in different
parts of the city. They were to destroy
station houses and throw bombs at every
patrol wagon going toward the Haymar
ket. Fires were to be started in ail parts
of the city. Whon Spies opened the meet
ing at tbe (laymarket be said: “We will
not obstruct travel on Randolph street,
but will go up here on DesPlaines.” So
ne got just where he said last January he
would get. The meeting was then de
scribed briefly and also tbe arrivul of the
police and the tragedy.
THE POLICE INDORSED.
Attorney Grineil approved fully of In
spector Bontield’s action In breaking up
toe meeting. Had the police not aoted
that night, they would have been com
pelled to set on the following night, with
probably a more terrible result. The
meeting was called for 7:30 o’clock.
The police did not come until
10:30 o’clock. The conspirators in
other parts of the city did not receive the
signal at the expected time. That partof
the plot fell through. In concluding, Mr.
Grineil said: “I w ill attempt to show you
who threw the bomb, anil not a single
conapirator will be placed tipi* the stand
whom we will not corroborate by other
witnesses.” To-morrow the examination
of witnesses will begin.
VIRGINIA COUPONS.
Another Suit ut Law Over a Tender
in Payment of Taxes.
Richmond, Va.. July 15.—The Circuit
Uourtot the United States, .Judges Bond
and Hughes presiding, have been all day
trying the case ol Dulaney vs. the Treas
urer ot Shenandoah county and the Slate
Board of Indemnity, consisting of the
First and Second Auditors, Treasurer,
Secretary of tbe Commonwealth and At
torney General. The case was not finished
und tho iurv waa adjourned oyer till to
morrow. H. O. Dulaney, a wealthy citizen
of Shenandoah oountv, tendered State
coupons in payment of bis taxes, which
was refused, and the County Treasurer
levied on eight of Mr. Dulaney’s cattle
and sold them. Mr. Dulaney sued him
for trespass in making the levy and sale,
olaimlngdamagee at $lOO,OOO. The State’s
officers are defended by Hon. J. Randolph
Tucker and Attorney General Avers, and
Mr. Dulaney by William L. Royall, coun
sel for the creditors of tbe State, and Wil
liam H. Sandse. The oase will probably
be concluded to-morrow.
grape CREKK MINERS.
Several of the Statements Circulated
by the Company Denied.
CniCAGO, July 15.—The committee of
the striking miners at the Grape Creek
coal mines near Danville, 111., publishes
a oard respecting tho situation, in which
they sav:
“There is no prospect of a riot, nor has
there been auv attempt at violence or in
timidation of Buy kind Tbe miners of
this place are all American citizens,
peaceable, und law-abiding and have com
mon sense enough to stand up tor their
rights. The Grape Creek Coal Company
is solely responsible for the present
trouble. We were requested by F. 11.
McClure, General Manager of the Grape
Creek Coal Company, to send a delegate
to tho Columbus (Ohio) convention which
adopted tho Pittsburg rate of 75 cents per
too.
1118 PART IN THE CONVENTION.
“lie took a prominent part in the con
vention and was tho ouly operator that
voted against the Pittsburg scale which
was to go into effect May 3. When tbe
convention was over General Manager
McClure catne home, called, us together
and told us he would not be governed by
the scale of wages fixed and adopted, anil
wanted us to join bands with him and re
pudiate all that bad been done at the con
vention. We told Ultn, la justice to the
49 operators and all tbe miners from tbe
eight States that took part in the proceed
ings of that convention, that we could do
only in the way proscribed by the con
vention, and that was to submit all
grievances to tbe board of arbitrators.
This he rofused to do.
THE EVICTIONS.
“We buve been evicted from their
houses and taken up our abode in rudely
constructed houses of our own, but we
have plenty to cut and respectable cloth
ing to wear. Our fellow miners have
nobly come to our rescue, and we are re
ceiving about SJ<JO per week. The com
pany is now trying to colonize negroes
here, and Friday last they brought in from
Tennessee 78 negroes. Sheriff Tuttle, ot
Vermillion county, with forty deputies,
escorted thorn from Danville. A commit
tee of tbe miners was allowed to talk
with tbe negroes, and the result is that,
forty-nine ot them have gone back, and
the rest will go in a lew days. Another
delegation ol colored men Is expected in
a few days, but like the others, when they
find they havo been deceived they will,
we hope, return. We have not been out
tor the last sixteen months, neither did
we underbid eaoh other for work.”
THOMPSON’S CROOKEDNESS.
His Rascality Discovered to Have
Covered a Period ot Three Years.
St. Louis, July 15.—Carlos S. Geeley,
the largest stockholder of the Provident
Savings Bank, which failed yesterday,
makes the following statement as to how
that event was brought about: When
the hoard of directors counted the cash
ier’s reserve fund two weeks ago prepara
tory to declaring their dividends, they
found $40,000 in the hank vault. The night
watchman Intonucd me last evening that
Thompson entered the bank building
Saturday evening at about 10:30 o’clock,
and it was then undoubtedly
that the cashier salted $15,000 of the fund
in his pocket, and the greatest surprise to
me Is that lie did not appropriate the rest
ot It. The first discovery ol this shortage
was made last Friday by me, and It came
about like tbis: Mr. Swan, tbe actiug
President ol' the bank, on that day came
to my place on business and Informed me
that tbe directors had just loaned Thomp
son $8,500 on 100 shares of the Crystal
Plate Glass Company’s stock which he
had deposited as collateral.
CROOKEDNESS SUSPECTED.
Now, I am a director of that corpora
tion and had assisted In the disbursements
of tbe dividends, and 1 was in a position
to know that Mr. Thompson did not hold
100 shares of tbe slock. Going immedi
ately to Treasurer Barnes I had him fur
nish hie a list of the stockholders. In mis
1 found that on Oct. 9, 1885, a certificate
numbered 378, calling for one share of the
capital stock, had been issued to Aimon S.
Thompson. I called tbe attention of tbe
board ol directors to this, but Mr.Tbomp
sou explained that the other 99 shares bad
been translerrcd to him but had not yet
been delivered. He said if the board wished
it he would re'urn the amount of tbe loan
on Monday. *W hen he did not show up on
Monday my fears received substantial
acknowledgment of his crookedness.
RAISED TIIK CERTIFICATE.
I went to tbe bank und by means of a
microscope detected very plainly that tho
certificate bud teen raised froui one share
to 100 shares, and tuut the dale hail also
been altered. A further examination ol
bis books showed that his rascality had
been going on fince 1883. Since that time
he has carried a fraudulent entry on the
foreign exchange account Involving
$20,000. His total shortage will doubtless
amount to $70,000. I agree with tbe re
ceiver, however, that tbe depositors will
he paid in lull, even at tbe expense ot the
stockholders. The hank will never re
sume operations.
WIND AND IIAIL RUIN CROPS.
Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars
Lost liy Mia Storm In tho West.
Newark, 0., July 15.—This city was
visited by one of tbe most severe storms
ever known yesterday. Over $50,000 dam
age was done, the greatest loss being to
fruits and growing crops. Several busi
ness blocks had their rooia carried away.
Men, women and children were terribly
frightened. The storm was ol about an
hour’s duration. The wind was high,
lightning fierce, bull terrific and tbe rain
was falling heavily.
Growing crops on some thirty square
miles ol territory In Champaign, Condit,
Hensley and Tolono townships, Illinois,
were considerably damaged by tho ball
storm of Tuesday nigbt. Corn and other
venetsti in was literally cut to pieces.
Thousands of panes of window glass
were broken. The loss cannot fall below
$lOO,OOO. The storm was accompanied
by a whirlwind, and Its effects are seen
In a territory six miles wide and twelve
miles long.
THE BLOW AT MARION.
Marion, Inu, July 15.—Reports of the
wind, rain and bail storm which swept
over this county Tuesday show that the
devastation was mucß greater than was
indicated by the first reports, lu some
places hail foil and covered the ground
two luebes deep, and in other places corn,
oata and trufts are a total loss. Corn
stalks are stripped aud broken, oats are
beaten out on the ground and fruit is
beaten from the trees. Wheat, which was
Dearly all in shock, will much of It have
to be gathered out of the woods and corn
fields. where it was carried by the wind.
Probably a hundred buildings in the
county were unroofed or blown down.
The damage in the county is roughly esti
mated at $70,000-
tritlCK *lO A YEAR.)
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SALISBURY’S PORTFOLIOS
FOUR SE ATS OFFERED TO THE
LIBIJIAL UNIONISTS,
Tho Allien A I*o to he CiJven an Equal
Ratio of tliH Leaier Office*— Parlia
ment I)lipotul to Follow hl<tdttioe’
hut Coercion to he Reflated to
the Hitter End.
London, July 15.—The net gain by the
Tories and Unionists combined In the
elections so far amounts to 45 seats over
and above their holdings in the last
House of Commons.
DIVIDING THE SPOILS.
Lord Salisbury lias offered to give the
Liberal Unionists four seats in the Cabi
net and an equal ratio of leaser ofHoes.
He will permit Ixird flartington to bo
leader in tho House of Commons and td
select what office he chooses, except
ing that of Premier. Lord Salis*
bury proposes to again unite
the Premiership with the office of
Foreign Secretary. The Conservative
newspapers predict that the first fight
will arise over obstructive tactics by the
Gladstouiaiis and Paruellitcs. Ministe
rial circles deny the cnargo and affirm
that 51r. Gladstone is desirous of extend
ing the speaker’s powers of cloture. Mr.
Parnell is disposed to follow tbe lead ot
Mr. Gladstone, but If Lord Salisbury pro
[*>*> coercion every means will be re
sorted to 10 protract the opposition.
Mr. Gladstone has postponed the meet
ing of the Cabinet uutil Tuesday to enable
all the M inisters to he present.
TIIK STANDARD APPROVES THE PLAN.
London, July 10,5 a. n.—The Standard
says that, considering the relative
strength ol the parties, tbe Marquis of
Salisbury is the natural head of the new
government. It adds: “All Conservatives!
who prize the triumph which the Conser
vatives and Liberal Unionists won togeth
er will wish to see the Marquis of HarU
invion a prominent member of tbe new
government, and will also desire to havo
the Unionists (airly and fully represented.
Unless the Marquis of Salisbury adduces
conclusive reasons against this policy
we are sure it is one tho couutry will
best understand. It will commend itself
to the common sense of the electors. If
Lord Harrington's lollowers are willing,
we are perfectly sure that there will b
no insuperable difficulties in the way ol
such an amicalrie arrangement.
THE TOTAL VOTE.
The total vote thus lar is: Conserve
tive anil Unionist 1,455,958, GladsUmiau
1,382,118,
Copies of a telegram Irom Mr. Sexton
addressed to the Nationalists of Belfast
have been placarded Lhrougnoul that city,
in it Mr. Sexton says that the Nationalists
have earned tbe gratitude of the country
by tbeir admirable self-control despite
repeated and deliberate provocations, and
he Implores them to continue in this wise
course and to remain as much as possible
within doors, especially after nightfall.
UNITED IRELAND'S RAGE.
Dublin, July 16.—The Uuited Ireland
comments to-day on the British political
situation in a somewhat raging styles
Among other things it suys: “The trick
sters, soreheads and mountebanks b'
are about to astunie office in the present
tremendous crisis in Knglish history havo
in common but one dominating impulse—
to grab at the emoluments of power. This
is indeed a grotesque sacrifice. It is as
if a rascal imbrued himself in the vest
ments of a priest for the purpose
robbing tbe altar.”
In another paragraph the paiier says:,
“Gladstone’s opponents deliberately con
cocted the Belfast tragedies lor political
purposes. Murder, particular or whole
sale, will not stop them any
more than it did Ireland’* enemies here,
tofore. The Marquis of Salisbury. Joseph
Chamberlain ami Lord Randolph Churchill
are us unscrupulous as l’itt, Clare an 1
Castlereagh, but they are punier. The
slanders Of the Times aud Lord Hartlng
tim are as Infamous us those of i>mt
Cornwallis or Gen. Ross. Tbe Bella-t
Orangemen have been selected to goad
tbe Irish people into violence in order to
secure a pretext for coercion with a view
to stille Ireland’s demand until Gladstone
shall be dead." United lrelaid suggests
clapping every Ulster magistrate into
jail and letting the soldiers deal with the
riotous Orangemen unlettered.
PHILADELPHIA SENDS $1,500.
Philadelphia, July 15.—The Treas.
ureroftne Municipal Council of the Irish
National League of Philadelphia has this
day remitted to the National Treasurer,
Dr. O’Reilly, at Detroit, Mich., $1,500, for
tbe parliamentary fund, making a total of
$4,500 since July 3,
IIOULA NGI7U BKANDKD.
Due d’Aumale’s expulsion Leads in
a Lively Scene in the Senate,
Paris, July 15.— The expulsion of Duo
d’Aumale was the cause of an exciting
scene in the Semite to-day.
M. Chesnelong said that the Duke’s let
ter to President Grevy in no wise justi
fied bis expulsion, and that tbe govern
ment had violated the principle that an
officer’s commission was his property.
Gen. Boulanger, Minister of War, re
plied that be would not tolerate an in
solent letter like tbe Duke’s.
An uproar ensued aud Baron I.aretnty
shouted that the expulsion ot the Duke
was an act ot cowardice. ,
UOULANGKIt QUITS THE TRTBUNK.
Gen. Boulanger declared that bo would
not permit such an expression to be ap
plied to the Minister of War and quitted
the tribune.
M. Bard inn stated that Due d’Aumale’s
letter bad beru written with ibe consent
of tbe Comte do Paris, and thut the whole
affair was a veritable plot.
Gen. Boulanger declared that be would
fulfill his duty as a Republican Minister.
M. Larelhty said he regretted that so
distinguished a soldier as Gen. Boulanger
should insult anv one who was absent.
They then pan-ed to the order ot tbe day
by a vote of 157 to 78, approving the con
duct of the government, and expressing
confidence in Its vigilance.
Due d'Aiiuiale and Due de Chartres,
with a suite of fifteen persons, arrived at
Brussels to-day. The report of the arrb
val of tbe Due d’Aumale In London yes
terday was erroneous.
Gen. Boulanger has challenged Barou
Lnrelnty to a duel In consequence of tho
afiair in the Senate to-day.
Santiago'* Scourge.
Santiago de Chili. July 16.— Smalt
pox is increasing rapidly, not only bera
but In other parts of tbe republic. Con
gress has approved the law making vac
cination compulsory.
Twenty Years in Penal Hervllnde.
Paris, July 15.—Gallo, the man wbo
fired a revolver in the Bourse several
months ago. has been sentenced to twenty
years penal servitude-