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ESTABLISHED 1850. I
1 H ESTILL, Editor and Proprietor.)
CIRCULATING lIIL CASH.
el \ vr oi;s IMSCPHS MORRISON’S
PROPOSITION.
illlson Speaks In Advocacy of the
”. r ' tu Amendment as Better Protect-
I the Secretary of the Treasnry
i , ition that No Arraignment of
the Democratic Administration Is In
led l.y the House.
WashishwN, July 29.—The Senate at
n. ’.ii o’clock this morning proceeded to
1 ’ ra .j ( )of the House joint resolu-
RTto apply 1110 surplus In tlie Treasury
up,* purulent of the public debt, Mr.
r i r giving notice that at the first oppor
tumtv i, e would call up the vetoed pen
si !u bills according to their order on the
calendar. Mr. Ellison, who had reported
back tiie resolution lroiu the Committee
•e, opened the debate. Bespoke
• i . , m prtance of the subject, and how
It opened up the whole financial question
lae government, but hoped that at this
lute stage of tho session the discussion
w 0 olosely confined to the distinct
neiuts involved. These were two—the
L sl i ('luting to the currency, and the next
relating to the management of the current
business of the government.
THE RESERVE FUND.
It bad been a mooted question whether
or not no to this time there had been a
distinct setting apart ol any specific sum
(or the purpose of maintaining the re
tiewntiou of Unitea States notes. Ho did
out himself believe that there was any
legislation on the statute book re
quiring absolute reservation of any spe
loiic sum of money, although he thought
it cu ul(l be fairly stated that there was in
ttie Treasury a reserve which, without
I rtber legislation, was tlie point to be
maintained under the statutes of 1875
mid ’.882.
HIS BELIEF.
Ilf asserted his own belief that there
had been by those two acts devotion or
and i nation of $100,000,000 to be held in the
Treasury for the purpose of maintaining
at , .ir in coin all paper money issued by
tlie government. The House joint reso
liui hi known as the Morrison resolution)
i let-din absolute terms to set apart,
doiiciite and devote $100,000,000 for the
tjiMMflo purpose of redeeming United
Stales notes aud for no other purpose
kbatever.
EFFECTS OF ADOPTION.
If that joint resolution should pass
Without the dotting of an “t” or the re
cross inn of a “t,” it would stand in ihe
pathway ot the Secretary of the Treasury
in managing current business. If the
Secretary should undertake to use any
pTi:"ii of that $100,000,000 for current ob-
Igaiiuiis, he would violate a distinct
ind clear provision of the law. Therefore
■ was that the Committee on Finance
iau ifought it wise to reserve a further
(unking fund of $20,000,000. If the joint
resolution had been in force a lew years
ago when the am ars of pensions act was
passed, that act could not have been ex
ecuted by the Secretary ot the Treasury .
IKNUION DRAINS.
* ctcress might again (and be believed
t it justice ami fairness required it to do
f" provide additional legislation respect
itig pensions. Trie Senate had ut the
pre-cut session passed a hill which would
i nlesswllv increase the aiinuul pension
k: enditnres by $12,000,000 or $15,000,000.
That bill was now pending m the House
and would, tie hoped, become a law before
i.ig close of the session, if it did and if
til.: llouse resolution were in full play the
tensiou law could not be carried out.
NEEDED AS A RESERVE.
Therefore it was that the Committee
Kmuuce believed it wise
J; have this $20,000,000 as a plia
nt 1 and flexible lurid that could he drawn
pw. as a basis when the Treasury was
'ed. In the course of his speech ne
Mem dto Senator Beck’s speech deliv
t'd last December, and said that the
c administration had come
> . over by criticising adversely Ibe
Jiianciai policy of its predecessor, and
saying that mure money was heid in the
I treasury than was necessary to carry on
■" ordinary operations of the govern
■ atu to maintain paper money at
AHlUioxiXG SECRETARY MANNING.
-I March 4 until Doc. 29 the Demo,
administration, instead of paying
' si.i plus on the public debt, bad aocu
“uiated icore than $09,900,000 in the
IM ' ~ v " r an<l ttt,,, vo the proper rc
11'dat it was only the speech of
• natur fn.ni Kentucky that put a stop
■ ’ lu > u ml caused tlie first call for
uoiis to lie issued. The House
> * lu said, utterly and absolutely
V" 1 ™ tue financial Dolicy of
"""’ration. The senate Commit
ln,llK'° I*ad modified and sugar
t, , 1,1 respects’’ this condcmna
-11 hlhu profiosed to condemn
O'- ... ./'V a:,< * w °dld stand con
acne the country whether the
• >.. Htinuld lie amended or uut.
CENSURE INTENDED,
i,’ * ""Id the Senators on either
1 ’ho administration, might us
apprehensions relative to
'""Mid put poses of tbeilouseof
[‘t’ves iti the passage of the
’ iidaui. and might ns well as
♦Mwuiit,’ ***** 01 Representatives,
wi;.| -f,, l as 11 wus in friendly accord
tun,,• "■''ecutive tiranch of the govern
" undertaken by resolution
ii*Y Mls, "' e ' cmidemn or emharass
J: n,. 1 i ' l ' branch of the government..
lu.ll i- ' that the House hel icved
K-... j, ''"odqcmg to the public wel
ci, • ,lr i ' ing any embarrassment
“’’■id unmet ration.
M and I lll ,*’ ** K:<AT K’* OBJECT,
f p at.y purpose in the Sen
t>r.' " d". which did not make anv
‘wage in the resolution*except
iv, , to tne country that the
1 ci-t of Representatives was
tut* , n ! 'I'"" ”1. and that the Rcpiikh-
j u 'j, (| ale had to amend and
'ii', '" ril, ' r to take away what was
jit j / resolution. Nut bsllovltig
1 • tliu | v 7 ""- v v | in it, but bellev
tte i, r e\isti ug circumstances,
"tiißiu et,. 1 ,7“ fair and just to the
“* it cu V. , * J ’ J Hl *ould vote for it Just
u 9 ”” u the House.
U 9 hUN ’M.NG’S REASONS.
Sv', ; .;,' ~ " *-* Secretary of the
‘iiti u ,' ‘ tnoiiev in the'lroasury
pttb’itert 1,7. . w,is needed, but he at-
Vrk , 0 , a nnut'ination ot men in
“’MI, ■ j "'"ewiiero who did not de-
Iv 6 ' 1 1,1 ttciku"?! '* in, and endeav
, “ r ' wiiiu i I lu Secretary believe that
I 1 " atoimv w 11 , financial tmnic unless
,!l * ‘"'l lit,L*.'! Ih .fraasttry. He
*am) t | e, t bad alarmed the i’resi
t. 1 t,J ut in,...," ecru tary of the Treasury,
th! I’. “ l1 ”’ Int’king up” was
1 ’ at l>preheiiicn.
k* :i u™ii! 1 HAT WAS Waj) ted.
jJ 1 ll " ui, ;t ,.JJji’y wltll -Mr. Mcl’herson
* !, ek ilu)uin‘,* l iS Bi ! ,l{, nk lund, which
t," " J l he Nenatn* I,OU l,0U rt i f** “ r 'd
J tmuidli r,rom N, " y Jsraey co.-
nd ulau °°ontinned. Mr. Beck a
dared that the joint resolution, so far
lrom being a reflection on the administra
tion or an embarrassment to the Treasury
Department, was anything which a wise
administration would want, beoauso it
turned the responsibility upou Congress,
w hose agent the Secretary ot the Treasury
was.
Mr. McPherson, a member of the Fi
nance Committee, said he had intended
to address the Semite at length on the
subject, but owing to the lateness of the
session and the fullness and clearness of
Mr. Allison's statement, he would forego
that intention.
REPUBLICAN FINANCIERING.
He declared, however, that it there was
one thing for which th 9 Republican party
was entitled to all commendation it was
for its faithful guardianship of the public
faith and the maintenance ot the public
credit. it seemed, however, as if
the Democratic minority in Congress
had begun to fear that the small remnant
of the public debt furnished them the
only ohance left to show that they, too,
had a financial policy, and in eager haste
they wanted to demonstrate it. They
proposed to deal with the surplus in the
Treasury in such a manner as must need
trench on the reserve, or to pay the 3 per
cent, bonds in silver dollars.
THE ADMINISTRATION’S OPPOSITION.
To both of these propositions the Demo
cratic President and the Democratic Sec
retary of the Treasury were unalterably
opposed. The Democratic majority in
Congress proposed to rob the Treasury of
its gold reserve by continuing to coin sil
ver dollars (worth 73e.) at the rate ot
2,500,000 a month. It the llouso resolu
tion were passed, then the coun
try would be at once on a sil
ver basis. It would boa notice .to
the Treasury that it could no
longer maintain purity between the coins,
and the public would have to take care of
itseif. He was astonished that any sen
ator favoring continued coinage of the
silver dollar tolerated such a scheme as
this joint resolution. Their safety ill
bi-metalism was lound in other directions.
For these reasons he should oppose tne
House resolution, and it was only with
many misgivings that, he would vote for
the Senate amendment.
PLUMB ADVOCATES THE RESOLUTION.
Mr. Plumb, also a member of the Fi
nance Committee, advocated the resolu
tion as it came from the House.
The discussion was interrupted, and a
conference was ordered on the deficiency
hill. Messrs. Allison, Haie and beck
were appointed conferees.
Ths discussion of the ‘"surplus” resolu
tion was then resumed, and Mr. Vest ad
dressed the Senate in favor of the joint
resolution as it came trom the House.
There was nothing political in the ques
tion. Ha said the Senator from Kansas
(Mr. Plumb) was a most emphatic Re
publican, and he (Mr. Vest) was quite as
bad a Democrat, but yet their views were
entirely.iu union on this subjeot.
FALSE IMPRESSIONS.
There had been a glamor thrown over
it under the idea that the business prin
ciples which applied to the government
differed from those that applied to ordi
nary business. That was stiapiy mon
strotts absurdity and a relic of barbarism.
The same principles applied to the gov
ernment and to individuals. But wnat,
he asked, would be thought of a business
man who would keep $100,009
idle in his vault while he had
$lOO,OOO of 8 per cent, notes outstanding.
Every mercantile exchange in the coun
try would denounce hitn as a lunatic. He
quoted trom the London Economist to
show how small, proportionately, wero
the government reserves abroad, giving
them as $31,000,000 in England, $20,000,000
in Franco and $11,000,000 in Germany.
A SECTIONAL STRUGGLE.
In conclusion, he said that the fight
was one between gold and silver, between
gold and greenbacks, between men who
wanted to make money dear and scaroe
and high, and between men who bor
rowed money, and unless this trouble
was terminated on equitable and fair
grounds it would result iu a sectional
struggle between tbo East and tbe West.
That was the plain meaning of the whole
thing.
SHERMAN’S ADVOCACY.
Mr. Sherman addressed the Senate in
favor of the joint resolution as amended
by the Committee on Finance. He con
sidered it not as a political but as a busi
ness proposition. Mr. Suerman was sur
prised at Mr. Vest’s statement in regard
to the reserves of England, France and
Germany, and from the latest number oi
the London Economist hesuowcd that the
reserve in the Banket England wusequal
to 89 per cent, in coin and in the Bank oi
France 40 per cent.being a larger percent
age thau was proposed here. Mr. Sher
man said tho effect of the resolution as it
passed the House (though not intended )
would be to contract the national bank
circulation to the amount of $100,000,000.
CAPITAL’S ALLKGEDJCONBPIRACY.
Mr. Teller advooated the resolution as
it came from the House. In the course
ot his remarks Mr. Teller referred to the
conspiracy of capital against labor all
over the world to make money dearer to
the borrower.
Mr. George asked Mr. Teller if he had a
feasible plan by which he could make
those who have money put it into circula
tion.
Mr. Teller replied tbathe hud nof.
Mr. Jones, of Nevada, interposed are
mark that be had such a plan, and he
spoke lor two hours, lay in* down his
theories upon political economy, Gut
giving no answer to Mr. George’s ques
tion. He did. however, assert his belief
that shrinking the volume ot money had
inflicted more evil, more suffering, more
penalties on the American people toan
they had ever suffered lrom war, pesti
lence and lamtiio,
WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT,
What the people wanted wus money—
not gold, nor silver, but dollars that
would liquidate debts and keep the red
dug of the Sheriff away from the window.
If the Secretary of the Treasury would
exercise the discretion given him by tho
silver bill of 1878, and coin lip to tho
maximum—s4,ooo,ooo a month—noeviis of
contraction would lie telt.
Mr. Jones yielded for a motion to go
into secret session, which the Senate did
at 5:45 o'clock after agreeing to a confer
ence on the Northern Pacific land bill. At
0:06 o’clock tbe doors were reopened and
the Senate adjourned.
Savannah’s i'eiicral Building.
Washington, July 29.—Mr. Norwood
succeeded in getting through the House
this atternoon tbe Joint resolution amend
ing the Savannah federal building act so
as to authorize the supervising architect
to locate the federal building forty ieet
from anv other building. Mr. Brown will
getit through in the Senate.
Tho Public Printer.
Washington, July 29.—The President
is quoted by some members of tho ludiuna
delegation who called on him to-day in
behult of tho uppolniment of J. B. Stoll, of
Indianapolis, to be Public Printer, as say.
ing that ho proposed to appoint Gen.
Rogers, ol Buffalo. Public Printer when
Mr. Rounds resigns.
JENKS SUCCEEDS GOODE.
NO DOUBT OF CONFIRMATION
OF THE NOMINATION.
TheNew Appoinrefi’n Keatgnatlnn from
th* Interior Department Ma<!e to He
coino Manager of an Estate—The Flclr
to Marry Sir. .Tenks’ Daughter—Mr.
Tucker to Succeed Attorney General
Garland If the Latter Resigns.
Washington, July 29.—President
Cleveland was exceedingly sorry to have
George A. Jeuks leave tho public service
when Mr. Jenks resigned tbe Assistant
Secretaryship of the Interior Department.
He knew the ability and integrity ot' Mr.
Jenks, and only accepted bis resignation
because Mr. Jenks urged it on the ground
that he had promised John E. Dubois that
in case ol the death of Mr. Dubois he
would resign his position in the Interior
Department and devote himself to the
management of the Dubois estate for the
benefit of the nephew and heir ot Mr.
Dubois. Tho President expressed the
hope at that time that Mr. Jenks might be
able to so arrange his affairs as to bo in a
position to accept some other appoint
ment in the civil service at some future
time.
THE RETURN TO WASHINGTON.
When Mr. Jenks came to Washington
at the request of ttie President, early this
week, and called at the White House, the
President asked him whether he had yet
been able to arrange to return to the pub.
lie service, at the same tune telling him
that he was anxious to appoint him So
licitor General in place of John
Goode, particularly because he knew that
Mr. Jenks was familiar as Assistant Sec
retary of the Interior,with the facts and
the law in the suit against the Bell Tele
phone Company, pending at Columbus,
Ohio. He also referred to the fact that
Mr. Jenks, during his service in the In
terior Department, hail grappled with the
Pacific railroad questions in a way which
had greatly pleased tne administration.
NOMINATED FOR SOLICITOR GENERAL.
Mr. Jenks replied that he was now in a
position to return to the public service,
and when the President asked him
whether he would accept the Solicitor
Generalship he replied that he would.
The President suggested to him that he
confer with Hon. Allen G. Thurman, of
the counsel for the government in the
telephone case, who was in town, and Mr.
Jenks did so. They compared notes as to
the best method to meet the attempt
which is anticipated at the outset to
change the venue. The President sent
the nomination of Mr. Jenks as Solicitor
General to the Senate to-day. It will be
promptly confirmed. The salary of the
Solicitor General is $7,000. It is under
stood that the engagement ot Mr. Jenks’
daughter to young Dubois, the heir to the
Dubois estate, simplified Mr. Jenks’ task
of arranging to return to the public ser
vice.
TUCKER NOT DISAPPOINTED.
Representative John Randolph Tucker,
of Virginia, who has been m< ntioned by
his friends, but not by himself, in connec
tion with the Solicitor Generalship, spoke
very highly to-day of Mr. Jeuks. He said
of himself tnat he was not, and had not,
been a candidate for the Solicitor General
ship or any other office. It is the general
belief on the tloor of the House that he
will be Attorney General Garland’s suc
cessor if Mr. Garland retires, and that in
case a vacancy occurs on the Supreme
Court bench Mr. Tucker will be appointed
to fill that. The President shares the
high opinion generally beldol Mr. Tucker
in Washington.
INGAIiW INQUIIIY.
The President Transmits Statistics
of Removals and Appointments.
Washington, Juiy 29.—The President
to-day transmitted to the Senate, in com
pliance with the resolution offered by
Senator Ingalls, statements from the
heads of tae executive departments re
lating to the changes in the classified ser
vice during certain periods specilied in
the resolution, Tho statements are lu
tabular form, and are submitted without
comment. Summarized, they make the
lollowing showing:
1. Number of clerks now embraced
within the provisions of the civil service
act removed Irom duly 17, 1883, to March
4,1885: Department of Mate none, Treas
ury Department 20, Department of tho
Interior 23, Department of Justice
none. Post Office Department li. War De
partment 20, Navy Department 1.
Number oi appointments during the
same period (not including those ex
cepted from examination by rule 19 of j
the civil service rules): Department oi j
State 4, Treasury Department 159, De
partment of the Interior 504, Department
of Justice 5, Post Office Department 41,
War Department 82, Navy Depart
ment 10.
2. Number of clorks embraced within
the provisions of the civil service act re
moved between March 4. 1885, and June
16,18814: Department of Stale 2, Treasury 1
Department 191, Department of the I
Interior 215, Department ot Justice 1, !
Post Office Department 10, War Depart- 1
meut 40, Navy Department 1.
Number appointed in the same period:
Department oi State 3, Treasury Depart
ment 90, Department of the Interior 120, I
Department oi Justice 3, Post Office De-I
partment 49, War Department 80, Navy
Department. 2.
3. Number of chiefs of division or chief
clerks removed or reduced between July !
10, 1883, and Match 4, 1885: Department j
of State none, treasury Department t. |
Department of Interior 1, Department I
of Justice none, Post Office I) partment j
2, War Department one, Navy Depart
ment 1.
Number of chief clerks appointed dur
ing that period: Department of State 2,
Treasury Department 12, Department of
the interior 4. Department oi Justice 1,
Post Office Department 11, War Depart
ment t. Navy Department 2.
4. Number ot chiefs ot division and
chiei clerks removed or reduced from
March 4, 1885, to June 5, 1880: Depart
ment of suite i. Treasury 1) -partment 28,
Department of the Interior 9, Depart
ment of Justice none, Post Office Depart
ment 2, War Department 1, Navy Depart
ment 2.
Number of chiefs of divisions and chiei
clerks appointed during the same period;
Department of State 2, Treasury Depart
ment 55, Department of the interior 21,
D •partment oi Justice none. Post Office
Department 8, War Department 1, Navy
Department 2.
5. Number of appointments of officials
within the scope of the civil service act
between Jan. 18, ISS3. tho date of its
passage, anil Julv 15, 1883. when it went
into effect: Department of State 3, Treas
ury Department Oil, Department of the
Interior 254, Department of Justice 4,
Post office Department 34, War Depurt
meut (12, Navy Department none.
Watermelons lor the President,
Washington. Juiy 29.—'The President
received this morning live watermelons
of about arty pounds weight each irom
W. M. Force, of Naylor, Ga.
SAVANNAH, FRIDAY. JULY 30, 188 G.
GENERAL HKFICIKNCY.
A Conference Ordered on the Sen
ate Amendments.
Washington, July 29.—The Houso
went into committee of the whole to-day,
with Mr. Hatch in tho chair, upon the
Senate amendments to the general de
ficiency bill. There was no opposition
made to the recommendations of the Com
mittee on Appropriations as to concur
rence or nonconcurreuce in the amend
ments, and their consideration consisted
cbielly in their reading. The Houso sub
sequently ratified the action of the com
mittee ot the whole and a conference was
ordered, Messrs. Burnes, Lelevre and Me-
Comas being appointed conferees.
Air. Thomas, of Wisconsin, called up
the veto message on the bill granting a
pension to Mary Anderson.
Air. Reagan, with the intention of call
ing up the Inter-State commerce bill,
raised the question of consideration, and
the House, L>v a vote of 112 yeas to 117
nays, refused to consider the veto mes
sage.
Mr. Sawyer, of New York, then called
up the vetoed pension case of Andrew J.
Wilson, but tho House also reiused, by a
vote of 99 yeas to 121 nays, to consider it.
THE TRACK BLOCKADED.
But tho track was not yet clear for the
iuter-State commerce bill, Air. Burrows
placing obstructions in the way in the
shape of two other vetoed pension hills
which were upon the calendar. To thrust
these aside required two roll calls, and
then all the available timber on the cal
endar having been exhausted, Air. Bur
roughs hail recourse to vetoed bills still
remaining in committee, and by motions
to discharge the committee from their
further consideration again completely
blocked the way. As there are
at least fifty of those hills in
committee there is enough material on
hand to effectually prevent, turther pro
gress of the inier-Staie commerce bill it
the opponents of that measure desire to
follow that line ol policy. The Democrats
were proluse in their charges of filibus
tering—charges which were denied by the
Republicans, who asserted that they were
honest in their desire to secure action on
the pension casus.
SEEKING AN AGREEMENT.
The advocates of the hill finally at
tempted to reach an agreement, and Air.
Alatson, of Illinois, suggested that the
vetoed pension cases ou the calendar be
taken up, considered and voted upon, and
that then the inter-Statecommerce hill
should bo considered. Mr. Reagan as
sented to the suggestion, but called atten
tion to the course pursued by the Repub
licans yesterday and to-day for the pur
pose ol preventing action on the inter
state commerce bill. Every time that
he called up the bill, which the country
had been demanding for fourteen years,
the gentlemen on the other side called up
privileged pension eases solely for the
purpose of preventing its consideration.
REED’S DENIAL.
Air. Reed—l dei.y that statement in
toto. It lias no inundation in actual tact.
Air. Reagan remarked that Air. Reed
could not succeed lu deceiving the coun
try.
Air. Hiscock, or New York, asserted
that tbe Republicans wanted to get a
vote on the pension cases. After that he
was willing to stay here a mouth In order
to consider the inter-State commerce bill.
[lncredulous laughter on the Democratic
side.]
Mr. Dunn, of Arkansas, objected to
the arrangement suggested by AJr. Wat
son, on failing to secure an assurance
that after the votes had been taken on
pension bills nobody on the other side
would in any manner oppose the inter
state commerce bill. After another roll
call, however, Mr. Dunn withdrew bis
objection, and iu accordance with the
terms of tbe agreement the House
took up for consideration tho veto
message on the bill granting a pension to
A. J. Wilson, and reiused, by a veto ot
105 yeas to 86 nuys, to pass the bill over
the veto, the constitutional two-thirds not
voting in the affirmative. The House
then at 5:15 o’clock took a recess until 8
o’clock, the evening session to be for con
sideration of private bills.
The proceedings of the House this eve
ning were marked by an absence of anv
friction. About twonty private bills were
passed, without any serious objection,
aud at II o’clock the House adjourned.
BACKBONE FORFEITURE.
Tlie Henate Committee to Report
Favorably on tbe House Bill.
Washington, July 29.— The Senate
Committee on Public Lauds to-day or
dered a favorable report on tho House
bill to “declare forfeiture of the lands
granted to the New Orleans, Baton Rouge
and Vicksburg (Backbone) Railroad
CdYnpany, to confirm titles to certain lanis
and for other purposes.” Senator Van
Wyck will make a minority report ad
verse to tbe portion of tiie bill confirming
to the New Orleans Pacific Railroad Com
pany, us assignee, a portion of the origi
nal backbone grant.
National Anniversaries.
Washington, July 29.— 1n the Senate
to-day Mr. Hoar asked leave to report
from tne Committee on Library a pream
ble and resolution for the appointment of
a committee of live Senators, the presiding
officer to be one, to consider, foi mu late and
report at tbe next session oi Congress a
plan (or properly celebrating at tho capi
tal of the republic the centennial anni
versary in 1889 of the adoption of tho con
stitution, and tbelOOth anniversary in 1802
of tbe discovery of America by Christo
pher Columbus, two historical events
fraught with great patriotic interests.
Mr. Hale objected and tbe resolution
went over till to-morrow.
A Clerk’s Disgrace.
Washington. July 29.—A Treasury
clerk, who attracted public notice on one
ol the excursion boats on tbe river last
Sunday by bis discreditable actions, has
been dismissed by Assistant Secretary
Thompson on charges oi conduct unbe
coming a gentleman anil government em
ploye. Secretary Thompson says that,
while he thinks government employes
have a right to do as tney please outside
of office hours be proposes to show them
that it will not do lor them to disregsrd
tlie proprieties of life or to do anything to
reflect upon tbe character of tho public
service.
I'rincc Fusliimi’s Visit.
IV AHHiNGTON.JuIy 29.—I’rlnce Fushlmt
ot Japan und the members of his suite
were formally presented to tbe President
by the Secretary of State to-day. Tbe
Japanese Minister gave a dinner in honor
oi the Prince this evening, lie will prob
ably return to New York to-morrow.
Inspection of Tobacco.
Washington, July 29.—in the Senate
to-day. Air. Beck, from the Committee on
Finance, reported buck the House bill for
the inspection of lobacce, cigars and
snuff, it was put on toe calendar.
ERI.VSDEKI’ INDIGNATION
TRUCE WITH THE LANDLORDS
DECLARED SHATTERED.
lliiblfn Plnritrdril with Appeals to tlie
People to Give Lord Lieutenant Aber
deen and Hi* Wiro an Ovation on
their Departure-Oflielal Announce
ment of the New Cabinet —London’s
Time* Not Pleased with Its Make-Up.
London, July 29.—The following ap
pointments are oilieially announced:
Secretary for Foreign Adairs—Earl of
Iddesleigh.
ChiefSeoretary for Ireland—Sir Michatd
Hicks Beach.
Chancellor of the Exchequer at London
—Randolph Churchill, who, by virtue of
his appointment becomes the recognized
leader ol the Conservative party in the
Houso ol Commons.
Secretary of War—Right Hon. W. li.
Smith.
First Lord of tho Admiralty—George
Hamilton.
Lord High Chancellor —Baron Hats
bury.
Secretary for India—Right Hon. Fred
erick Arthur Stanley.
Prime Alinistor and First Lord of tho
Treasury—Marquis of Salisbury.
Lord Lieuteuuut ot Ireland—Marquis of
Londonderry.
Lord President of tho Council —Viscount
Cranbrook.
President of the Board of Trade —The
Right Hon. Edward Stanhope.
First, Commissioner of Works—Right
Hon, David Plunkett.
Postmaster General—Lord John Man
ners,
Lord Chaucellor of Ireland—Lord Ash
bourne.
DISSECTING THE CABINET.
The Times fears that the new Cabinet
Is not altogether what oould have been
wisned in tho interests of steady govern
ment and harmonious co-operation, it
says:
“The Liberal Unionists of Londonderry
will doubtless he exposed to the iuvee
tives of the Nationalists. Sir Michael
Ilicks Beach must show more force of
character and steadiness of purpose than
he has shown of late in order to grapple
successlully with the Irish
problem. It would have been
better, both for bis party and bim
sell, if it had been possible toaliow time
for Lord Randolph Churchill’s disposition
to consolidate and mature. He will have
a diffioult and arduous part to play and
will encounter much jealousy. His pro
motion, however, gives rise to anew hope
ol a vigorous era of Conservatism. The
serious question will be how to get on
with the Unionists.
LORD LONDONDERRY’S RECORD.
The Pall Mall Gazette, commenting on
the Marquis ol Londonderry's appoint
ment, says that in 1878 he defeated the
Liberal candidate in county Down by co
quetting with the Nationalists and giving
them to understand that be had no ob
jection to supporting the movement
favoring proposing an inquiry into the
merits of the Irish demand lor home rule,
and that he favored anew land law. The
Gazette says it looks upon the appoint
ment of such a man to too Irish Viceroy
alty by the Conservative Premier as an
act. inauspicious ior the Irish people.
Freeman’s Journal, ot Dublin, says the
appointment of Lord Londonderry to bo
Viceroy of Ireland, anti Michael Hicks
Beach to be Chief Secretary, is ominous
of coercion. Irishmen must be prepared
for this. The Loyalist press is delighted
over the appointment of Lord London
derry to tbe Lord Lieutenancy.
ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENTS.
The following additional Ministerial
appointments are announced:
Home Secretary—Henry Mattbews,Q.C.
Secretary lor Scotland—Rt. Hon. Ar
thur Balfour.
Postmaster General—Rt. Hon. Henry
Cecil Kaikes. *
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
—Lord John Manners.
Patronage Secretary to the Treasury—
A. Akers Douglas.
Attorney General of Ireland—Rt. Hon.
Hugh Holmes, Q. C.
Solicitor General of Ireland—John
Gregory Gibson, Q. C.
IRISH APPRECIATION.
Dublin, July 29.—The oity Is placarded
with appeals to Irishmen to assemble in
their thousands to make the greatest
demonstration possible on the occasion of
tde departure of Lord Lieutenant Aber
deen and his wile from Ireland next
week. The call is signed “By order of the
Citizens and Trades Council Committee,”
and among other things says: “Irishmen,
bv the nature ot your farewell to the
Earl of Aberdeen and his noble wife,
prove tbut you appreciate the efforts of
England's greatest statesman to secure
concession of Ireland’s inalienanle right
to home rule.”
THE TRUCK SHATTERED.
United Ireland to-day nays: ••The truce
with the landlord* is shattered, but the
Irish people have not the least iutention
to estrange the English masses. It would
be impossible to produce a more eloquent
example of the policy of ramming English
rulo down Irish throats than is afforded
In the Marquis of Salisbury's appoint
ment as Irish Vlcroy of the Marquis of
Londonderry, inheriting, as he does, the
blood and name of a cutthroat and hide
ous Castlereagb.”
JIKLFABT UNDER Tint ARMS CLAUSE.
Belfast, July 2 9. —The action of the
government in proclaiming Belfast under
the provision of the arms clause of the
peace preservation act Is strongly de
nounced. The authorities complained to
Sir Hubert Hamilton, the Irish Under .Sec
retary, that they bad never been con
sulted in the matter. Sir Hubert replied
that the government had acted at the sug
gestion ol the Belfast Justices and police
officials. The Mayor ol Belfast protested to
the Secretary and expressed a hope that
In the future the government would dis
play more courtesy to the Belfast munici
pal authorities.
VICTORIA SUM MO N9GLA I)S TON K.
London. July 30, 3A. M.—lt is ru
mored that tlie Queen has summoned Mr.
(Hudtone tu Osborne to-morrow for tue
purpose of holding an Interview previous
to the exchange ol office on Tuesday.
bKCKICT MEETING OF NATIONALISTS.
St. Paul, Minn.. -July 28.—A secret
meeting ol Irish Nationalists from all
parts of the country was held here and
adjourned on Tuesday without anybody
titiding it out. In fact, the meeting was
held here in order to he secret,
and tbe few Nationalists in
Kt. Paul who wore there refuse
to say anything about it. It is supposed
to have been preliminary to the Chicago
Convention. Among those present wero
Alexander Sullivan ol Chicago, M. Bow.
laud ol New York. .J. J. Marony ol Phila
delphia, F. Walker of Dubuque, and
Judge Bropny of Quincy.
KxpelloJ from Soinaiill.
BbrliN, July 29—The Sultan ofBo
inauli has expelled the members of the
Uorman East African Society from his do
minions.
WYANDOTTE’S WBECKERS.
Beginning of tho Trial of tho Men
who Removed tho Hail.
Kansas City, Mo., July 29.—The pre
liminary examination of O. J. Lloyd, G.
ii. Hamilton, Robert Geer, Win. Yasser,
Mike Leary and Fred Newport, charged
with wrecking a Missouri l’acitio freight
train last April, began at Wyandotte this
afternoon. The court room was crowded.
The examination opened with the evi
dence ot Williuni Yasser, one of the de
fendants. He testified that on tbe night
ol the wreck he went to the Knights of
Labor Hall, iu Sixth street. There he
met Hamilton, Geer and J.eary.
Hamilton wore a slouch hat and gray
wig. Ttn* party crossed over Sixth street
bridge and were joined bv Lloyd and two
or three others, one o( whom ihe witness
did not recognize, Lloyd had a orowbar.
They went up the track toward tho
Wyandotte bridge, and stopping at the
point where the wreck subsequently oc
curred the witness advised that the In
side rail be taken up, but Lloyd in
sisted on taking up the out rail.
Leary, and the witness had moved up
toward tlie bridge about seventy-live
yards, Leary standing guard, was to give
notice of the approach ol any one. Soon
after Lloyd came up and said that the
thing was done. They then took another
drink and went home. The next morning
the witness was visited In ills bedroom by
l.loyd, who said: “There's been the
d—Jest wreck you ever saw at Wyandotte,
and two men were killed. I only wish
the w hole body of scans had been killed
too.’’
The witness was crosslexamined by
ex-Lieut. Gov. Charles P. Johnson, ot
St. Louis, who, as counsellor for Knights
of Labor District No. 101, conducted the
defense, but his testimony was not
shaken.
the coroner’s testimony.
Coroner Gray next testified concerning
the inquest of Horton ami Carlisle, vic
tims ol the wreckers, and Engineer Fow
ler, of the ill-fated train, told the story of
the disastor. The State then rested its
case, and, the defense asking for more
time, the court was adjourned until to
morrow. At the outset the prosecution
announced that the examination would
be conducted as against Hamilton, Geer,
and Learn only. It is surmised that the
other three prisoners will waive examina
tion.
HIS STORY HOLDING TOGETHER.
Vassen’s testimony corresponded In the
main to his written confession made to
the detectives and already published.
He testified that he endeavored to dis
suade the others from taking up the rail,
but that they silenced him. Then he tried
to get them to draw tho inside
rail away irom the river, but to no pur
pose. Tho only persou who spoke to him
about joining the party was Lloyd. There
were two other men, be said, with Rig.
gins and Verner, who have not yet been
arrested. The prisoners, as before Btated,
are Knights of Labor.
CUTTING HTIUI, IN .lAIIj.
Secretary Rny&nl Confident that He
Will Soon he Released.
Washington, July 29. —The House
Committee on Foreign Affairs to-day con
sidered Representative J.nntiam’s resolu
tion calling on the Department of State
for the correspondence touching the Cut
ting cuse. Mr. Laobain read a letter he
had received from the Secretary of State
containing assurance that Mr. Cutting
would, without douht, bo released within
a few days, and It was deemed unneces
sary to take any further action on the
resolution. The committee has ad
journed until the next session.
THB GOVERNMENT CONSIDKKKh SLOW.
El Paso, Tkx., July 29.—There are no
new developments whatever in the Cut
ting case. Cutting is still in jail, and it
looks ns if he is apt to stay there quite a
long time. Many complaints are heard
here at the deliberate action of the Ameri
can government. The people tear that
the question will he dismissed by the dip
lomats of the two countries uuU) every
body loses Interest In it.
Tuesday night Cutting was groused
from his sleep and carried before Judge
Castauada, although It had been pre
tended that the question had been referred
to a higher tribunal. He was told thut
ho would ha allowed to employ counsel,
but this he refused to do, and stated that
he was simply in the hands of his govern
ment. He said that be had no defense
whatever to make.
A STUDENT ASSIGNED.
Ho was then sent back to prison. Yes
terday morning he was again called up
and informed that counsel had been offi
cially assigned to him, whether he might
wish it or not. Upon investigation it was
found that the man thus appointed is a
law student, aud net a lawyer in regular
pruollce. Consul Brigham has received a
letter trora Minister Jackson saying that
he had no doubt tbe matter about Cutting
would be settled in a lew days.
Killed liy a.Snake's Sting.
Oakland, 111., July 29.—While gath
ering berries with several other ladies
near tbis city yesterday Mrs. J. Hanson
was bitten by a rattlesnake. Her screams
called tbe attention of her companions,
who went to her assistance. Sbe was
placed in a wagon and started for her
home, but before sbe arrived she died.
Her left leg, wttlch was bitten, swelled
to enormous proportions before death en
sued.
Hubert <>. Thompson's Funeral.
Nkw York, July 29.—Hubert O.
Thompson was buried to-day, and his
funeral was a notafde one. Tne body was
burled in Woodlawn cemetery. Every
prominent politician in tbe city in or out
of office was present, and also a number
of State officials aud a greut many citi
zens prominent in other than political
held*. The Board of Aldermen were pre
sent in a body.
Hanged for Out raging His Daughter
Cllak LOTTE, N. C., July 29.—George
Moore, colon and, was hanged In the jail in
this city this morning for outraging the
person of bis own daughter. On the
scaffold lie made a brief speech, protest
ing that he was innocent of tbo crime.
Tbo drop fell at 10:50 o’elook; twenty
minutes later be was pronounced dead.
Ills neck was Dot broken by the fall.
Death from Hydrophobia.
Evansville, Ind., July 29.— Maud
Julton, the 17-year-oid daughter of Joseph
Julton, died yestorduy evening of hydro
phobia. Her symptoms were frightful to
behold, and six men were required at
times to bold her. bne was bitten nine
days Hgo by a dog which has since been
killed.
Louisville’s Hod Carriers.
Louisville, July 29.—The 300 hod car
riers who struck yesterday are still out,
and work on all tuo new buildings has
ceased. Tbo Hod Carriers Union boy
cotted a bricklayer to-duy, and in turn
tbe Bricklayers Union boycotted tbe bod
carriers.
{PRICE SlO A YE A R 1
I 6 CENT'S A CODY, j
CONGRESS’HOME STRETCH
ADJOURNMENT SINK DIE ON
MONDAY PHOBAIiDE.
Hatler'i Fi-leml* K*fdy to Stick Till
TuonUy tr thfl Trfildi'Dt Fallf to Veto
or Sign tho Oleomargarine Bill — The
Two 11 mm**M sun at Outs Over the
River and Harbor Bill.
Washington July 2!) The indica.
tiona continue favorable for an adjourn*
ment of Congress without day by next
Monday. Should the President, how.
over, decide netttier to sign nor to veto the
oleomargarine bill, tho friends of the
measure will seek to postpone the ad.
journment until Tuesday, on which day i|
will become a law without Presidential
approval.
ItIVBK ANI) HARBOR DIFFERENCES.
The conferees on the river and harbor
bill talk less hopefully to-day of tbcie
prospects for an agreement, but the issued
are well defined and the differences may
be reconciled in a moment, whenever ona
side or the other deoides to recede. It is
not probable that a (allure to agree upon
tho measure will postpone an adjourns
ment.
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL PROBLEMS.
The worst of the remaining problems,
to be solved are embodied In the sundry*
civil bill, and the dtllioulty with theser
consisrs rather in their number than tbeip
character.
Tbero was a call for a conference upon
the measure this morning, but a quorum
did not appear at tho appointed time and
nothing was done.
The unwillingness of the President tor
sign any bill until he has had time to
study Its provisions lias given rise to an
apprehension that Congress will be kept,
in session to afford this opportunity soin a
days aftor tho appropriation bills aim
passed.
LITTLE GROUND FOR THE APPREHEND
SION.
There is, however, believed to bo little
ground for this apprehension, for al.
though official copies of the acts of Con.
gross are not sent to the President until
all the differences have been reconciled in
conference and the results ratified by tho
two bouses, yet all but the controverted
points are open to inspection, and
may be examined in tho prints
ed bills before the conferee*
are appointed, while tho progress maila
upon tho controverted points is daily seß
forth in the Congressional Heeord. Tba
President may, therefore, as bis prede
cessors have done, keep up with the ours
rent proceedings and bo ready with hi
approval or veto almost as soon ss th
completed measures cun be examined audi
enrolled. ~
NEARER AN AGREEMENT.
River and Harbor Rill Conferees
I.caniiiji to a Compromise.
Washington, July 20.—After anothek
long conference this evening the confer,
ees on the river and harbor appropriation
bill seem to have reached what may prove
to be the basis of a settlement of the dif
ferences between the two houses.
It nas been suggested thai
tho Hennepin canal clause be so modified
as to authorize the acceptance by the
government of the Illinois and Michigan
canal and the appointment of a board of
engineer officers to survey and definitely
looate tin' line of the Hennepin canal.
The other items in dispute, including New
York harbor and the Potomac flats Im
provements, will probably be conceded by
the House conferees. Another conference
will ho held to-morrow morning, at which
it is thought a final agreement
will be leached. The friends
of the Hennepin canal are
soroewout reluctant to accept anything
except the unconditional appropriation
contained In the (Senate amendment, but
rather than sacrifice tho entire bill they
have about concluded to accept the com
promise above noted in the hope that 11
will establish a precedent lor,future ap.
propriations. The present, indications are
(hat a majority, but not all of tbe House
confrees, will so report to-morrow to thak
body.
PelesNeps’ Delusive Tales,
Paris, July 29.—At the annual meeting
of the shareholders of i lie Panama Canal
Company to-day M. Debesseps, on behalf
of the hoard of directors, presented a
voluminous report which he read. In this
he took a very favorable view of the situa
tion. He ex preseed confidence In rli®
completion ol the canal by June, 1889,
within the coat estimated by the Congress
in 1879, and said that be believed there
would be little difficulty in securing th 9
necessary funds.
Hcntt'nn'S of the Moiim Rioters.
Brussels, July 29.—At Mods to-day
the rioters who have been on trial lor de
stroying the Rex glass works last March
were sentenced. Two were condemned
to penal servitude for life, two to lifteen
years ami three to twelve years penal
servitude. One of the others was sen
tenced to ten years’ imprisonment, two
to live years and seven to three months*
imprisonment. The other four prisoners
were acquitted.
Kurope’s Cholara Returns.
London, July 29.— The Italian cholera
returns for to-day are: Bologna, 16 new
cases amt 10 deaths: Manduria, 13 new
cases and 6 deaths; Ferrara, 10 new cases
and 4 deaths, and 23 new cases and If
deaths elsewhere. The Austro-Hungarian
reports are: Trieste, 10 new cases and Id
deaths; Flume, 3 new oases and 3 deaths.
Drawn Games ol' Cpess.
London, July 29.— 1n the chess game
between Blaokburne and Burn to-day the
result was a draw. The gentlemen were
awarded first and second prizes respect
ively. Tnubenbaus and (Junsberg also
played drawn games in attempting to
settle their tie and divided the third and
fourth prizes between them.
Spain’s New Torpedo Cruiser.
Glasgow, July 29.—The new Npanist
torpedo cruiser, the Destructor, was
launched to-day. It is claimed for her
that she is able to overtake and destroy
the lastest torpedo boat heretofore afloat.
Amsterdam’s Klot Inciter Arrested.
Amsterdam, July 29.—The Sooiallst
leader Fortuvu has been arrested on a
charge of having written and circulated
seditious pamphlets Inciting the people
to disorder.
Knrope’s Peace Threatened.
Paris, July 29.— An Austrian diplo
Diutist writes to Le Matin that the peace
and equilibrium of Europe are threatened
by u rupture of the triple alliance.
Randolph Tucker’s Successor.
Lexington, Va., July 29.—The Demo,
cratio Convention of the Tenth district
met lioru to-day. Alter tun ballots James
Bumgartner, Jr., of Augusta, was nomi
nal! <1 for Congress. Randolph Tucker
now represents the district-