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SaKinnalt JUoTitittff Rictus.
, ESTABLISHED 1850. I
JJ.H. ESTILL, Editor and Proprietor.)
CONGRESS KILLING TIME
the danger of an extra
SESSION INCREASING.
Edmonds Set* the 81l of Dilatory Tac
tic* in Motion by Delaying the Naval
Appropriation Bitl’e Second Reading
_Mr. Butler Indicts on tile Senate ilie
heading of Mr. Swinburne’s Minority
fteport on the Bieuro-Fneuinonia Bill
Washington, Feb. 28.—1n the Senate
to-day the presiding officer having pre
sented tbe naval appropriation bill its
second reading to-day was objected to by
Jlr. Edmunds, who stated bts reasons lor
doing so. He complained of the great
and unwarranted delay on the part of
the House in sending to the Senate tbe
great appropriation bills, and announced
his settled determination not to have
them railroaded through the Senate.
The Senate shbuld have the necessary
time to give full consideration to them
and so should the President. The bill in
reference to tbe fishery troubles had not
vei been passed finally, and if Congress
were to adjourn without having made
some provision on the subject, it would
be the duty ol the President to call the
teew Congress in extra session.
THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
The Interstate Commerce Commission
ers had for some reason or other not been
appointed, and be did not see, in the con
dition ol things, that any undue haste
snould be made about the appropriation
bills or that the Senate should be coerced
Irom its wise and well-ordered rules of
business. He asked that tbe Committees
on Appropriations should make a state
ment as to the condition of business.
Statements were thereupon made by
Senators Hale and Allison, showing the
obstacles thrown in the wayot legislation
by tbe House and intimating their opin
ion of the impossibility oi getting through
tbe necessary business of legislation be
tore noon ot March 4.
LABOR ARBITRATION.
At 2 o’clock, upon motion of >lr. Blair,
the House labor arbitration bill was taken
up and passed without amendment.
Upon motion of Mr. Blair tbe House
bill topreventtne employmentof convict
or alien labor upon public buildings or
public works, or in tbe preparation of
material for public buildings or public
works, was taken up, and without discus
sion or amendment was passed.
Upon motion of Mr, Plumb, the House
bill to prov ide (or the adjustment of land
grants her itolcre made by Congress and
remaining unadjusted, was taken up, and
alter the adoption of sundry amendments
was passed. A conference was ordered
upon it.
IT.KURO-PNEUMONIA.
Upon motion of Air. Muller the pleuro
pneumonia bill was takeu up.
Upon a motion made by Air. Dawes to
reconsider tbe vote by wbich Mr. Ed
munds’ substitute was last week adopted,
ike vote stood HO to 22, so tbe motion to
reconsider w as carried.
Jlr. Edmunds’ substitute was then re
jected by 21 yeas to 2!) nays.
Jlr. Edmunds’substuuts appropriated
Ia round amount ol $1,000,000, to be exper.d-
I ed under the direction ot the President in
I ex’iipatlng contagious cattle diseases.
I The original bill was then before the
I benue.
I Jlr. \est offered an amendment requlr*
I ing the assent of the State authorities be-
I lore the money can be expended. This
I was lost by a vote of 24 to 26.
I Jlr. Butler commented on the
I tile change of votes on Mr. Edmunds’ sub.
■ stitute, it being adopted last Friday and
■ rejected to-day. He supposed there must
■ have been a caucus order on the subject.
■ He took it lor granted that the Senator
■ trim Sew York ( M>\ Miller) had not the
■ slightest idea of ever becoming a law.
■ Tins was a little by-play. He supposed
■ the object was tocatch votes in tbe Nortb
■ west. He dad no objection (as the Senate
■ tad nothing else to do) to having "a record
■ made up,” and as a piece ol instructive
■ libra ure on the subject, be asked to have
■ tbei ierk read me minority report of Air.
■ 'mburue in the House ou the uh-uro
■ ptb'Utn mia bill.
I Jlr. Miller objected.
I MR. BUTLER’S DRY HUMOR.
■ v“ T o en Wlll in dulge the Senate,” said
■ . Butler, "by reading it myself, with
■ lomewhat more of deliberation, perhaps,
■ •tan the Clerk would have read it.” He
H. re ! l *! nn P r °ceeded to read very slowly
■ and deliberately the printed report re-
I, , tn - hi 9 principal object being appu
■ iHitly the consumption ot time.
■ in the course of the reading Mr. Cul
■ m suggested that as the Senatordid not
be iJJ ery KOC,d r p der, the docu
■b o o l ' l b, ‘ B, ' lU t'P to the Clerk’s desk.
Ml”. .* r - Butler was pattering himsell
“ ,bat be was doing remarkably
Htai.b except ’bat perhaps he might be
Brorn 100 rapldlv 10 "Hit the Senator
Illinois, lie would continue vvbat he
■ *2 begun, ana he did so.
■C declined to yield to any interrup-
of Mr xm Bni!gestion 0n the
K, r ’ '* iller ! who twice essayed to
*hls slow, relentless
.’ 01 ’ etallatlol i. and he read on lor
Bretc,la f .k Vera " hour ' At 4:30 o’clock
■oldth. S“ the emtof tbe document and
■tin th e o ßlorB tbat if ,he y wo "ld read
■tdit v" r, . °. Hrd to -“>rrow they would
■,-. n ver J interesting and would be well
KuttiJ ltlat tbe clamor
1 lad been ra ' B ®d for the pur
■ouhl tra< i tin * froin ’ho Treasury pay
, p 0 ‘ tUe ’ Th “ "HI. in hisoninion,
rh Very P r,n,! >Pie of tbe constitu
l^r,*P°m r KiVen 1,1 ’ho Commls
■•nrem,,. ,he 111081 monstrous and
JZ ; ,vei ; oonterred on any three
“ tbs United Slates.
fly. v T, . ,E B,LL PASSED.
',V ckrrendnw <‘and his amendment
B l eDhfJ£ e “5 pl i o ? t,on o f the bill to
■doit* ,o ’ and oholera, and other con
■.a,l ' a eas, 7. ng swine. This
flt. to fnit and th ® bll ‘ passed bv 32
naya ’ as follows:
Bur.lu-” 8 ”- Al’lson, Bek, Blackburn,
bawl'. F* l S?r ,n L 1 honey, Cockrell,
M(’Mtnnn ? * a,r * Hh!o. UarrHon,
Bj'l' tTill M *iidcron, Ml -
la y n . l’luinl). Kiddlo-
K Ct ' Whetr Wml Spooner ’ T ‘‘ lcr > Van
s ' "iliiams, and Wilson of
B ll 'b~oa H, * r > ? err . v . Butler, Coke, Col
.toiiei < si o /? L , u ' 1 ’ Hampton, Ilarrl*,
Pugli Maxey, Morgan,
■d 1H „ " n ~f Maryland— lB.
fl;*n am| InrtV! 0 'U ll!ed bot wecn .Messrs.
Bton. s*„V.?.!! h ’ K onnaand Mitonell of
v y Rnd Sftw Vor, Far well
|> nu.ton an <' Edmunds.
bin/ r ; i,Bon ©f lowa,
apers and pr . oblb H ’bo mailing ot
■""br lnite-i otb " r periodicals con-
passed adVerU,em '’“ U wa *
■•‘"‘Cate 1 t "' erUy min '
Baths n-, ,N Tn * house.
sskert* u. , ," , t Ry ’ Alr< Holntan. of
,hi n ?' mou '' consent that
BA b htMr, ft .'Journal he dispensed
*° hhje cl [ 0 andy > o’ Virginia, inter-
The House went into committee of the
whole, with Mr. Springer in the chair, on
tbe legislative appropriation bill
Mr. Holman, of Indiana, briefly ran
over the items of increase and decrease
recommended in the bill, and delenried
the course of the Committee on Appro
priations, while he was plied with ques
tions from members of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, whose diplomatic appro
priation bill bad been so riddled with
points of order emanating from members
of the Appropriations Committee, and
who appeared glad ot an opportunity to
retaliate in kind.
Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, and Mr. But
terworth, of Ohio, attacked the Appro
priations Committee for its dilatorioess
in presenting the appropriation bills, and
consumed some time in political speeches.
Mr. Butterwortb, in the course of his re
marks, especially condemned the com
mittee for what he called tbe cheese par
ing system oi economy on wnich the bill
was framed, and instanced the case of
the Civil Service Commission, tne provi
sion for whioh bad been cut down below
tbe amount absolutely indispensable for
tbe discharge of its duties. He accused
the Democratic party of endeavoring to
destroy the civil service relorm law by
indirection, wbich it was afraid to do
directly.
THE HOUSE BLAMED.
Mr. Cabell, of Virginia, placed the
blame for the backward condition of the
pending bill upon the House Itself, and
declared that the responsibility did not
rest on tbe Committee on Appropriations.
Tbe criticism of that committee came
with an til grace trom the gentleman
Horn Louisiana (Mr. Blanchard), who
was a member ol tbeCommittee on Rivers
and Harbors, whose bill had blocked up
tbe way. It came with an ill grace from
the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Can
non.) The committee had been called
together on Nov. 22, but the gentle
man had been delinquent, and the
work ol tbe sub-committee having
the legislative bill in charge
had been retarded in its work by reason
of that gentleman being absent looking
after a seat in the Senate. It came with
an ill grace from the gentleman from
Ohio (Mr. Butterw’crth) to criticise the
Democratic party for yielding to popular
clamor, in view of the iact that that gen
tleman, after roundly denouncing tbe
interstate commerce’ bill, had cast cis
vote in lavor of it. [Laughter.]
Mr. Randall said that it had become tbe
fashion to blame the Committee on Ap
propriations for delaying and interfering
with legislation, and with doing this, that
aod the other. It was always very nice
to have someone else to blame. The
committee did uot merit the criticisms
directed against it. Tbe committee tiad
been called together Nov. 22 with a
view tobavethe appropriation bills ready
for action by tbe House, but all tbe gentle
men on the other side had not been
prompt in their attendance.
CONDITION OF THE BILLS.
Tbe sundry oiyil bill had been passed
on Dec. 19—an unprecedented early date.
The Senate kept that bill lorty-six days,
anil sent it back with amendments on
Feb. 3. It was now in conference, tbe
controversy being in regard to some $4,-
000.000 added by the Senate. The iortiti
eation bill was in conference, and wbeu
reported would be made to cover present
and next fiscal years. The pension bill
had passed. The District of Columbia
appropriation bill was in conference, and
the conlerees were contending over an
appropriation of nearly $500,000, most of
it for making suburban streets and lay
ingout avenues for the benefit of private
property and private property owners.
The post office appropriation bill was in
conference, the difference being in
regard to the subsidy amendment adopted
by the Senate. The deficiency bill was in
the House, and could be passed under a
suspension of the rules unless the people
who wauted to secure au appropriation
for the payment ot the Pacific railroad
and other claims should prevent it. This
legislative bill had been before the House
nearly a month, and it was tbe fault of
the House and not of the committee that
it had not been taken up. •
A GOOD RECORD,
There had beer, an effort made to belit
tle tbe House and Democratic majority.
Compared with past Congresses this
House stood in a wonderfully favorable
light in the matter of the transaction ot
business. It had placed upon the statute
books more useful legislation than any
previous House within his recollection.
The Democratic side was to be com
mended by the peoDle for its straightfor
ward, its clean, useful record iu connec
tion with legislation promoting the best
interests of the American people.
The bill was then read by paragraphs
for amendments.
Mr. Blanchard, of Louisiana, raised a
point of order against the words "in lull
compensation” in the appropriating
clause of the bill. A long and uninter
esting discussion ensued and lasted for
nearly two nours, when the Chafr sub
mitted the point of order to the decision
of the committee. The committee de
cided by a vote ot 165 to 24 that the point
was well taken, and the words were
stricken from the bill. A point of order
was raised against au appropriation ior
the salaries of a couple of clerks
ol the House, being a reduction
in their salaries. The point was
overruled, and Mr. Felton, of California,
appealed from the decision of tbe chair.
A long and noisy discussion ensued aud
then the committee sustained the decis
ion of the chair by a vote of 122 to 66. The
committee theu rose, and on motion of
Mr. Holman it was ordered that when
tbe eulogies on the late Representative
Cole, of Maryland, are concluded this
evening, the House shall resume consid
eration of public business. The House
at 6:15 o’clook took a recess until 7:30
o’clock.
REPRESENTATIVE COLE'S MEMORY.
After the recess the House, after the
turmoil of the noisiest and most confus
ing day of tbe preseul session, proceeded
to consideration of resolutions expressive
of regret at the demise of Representative
Cole, of M ary land, and honoring his mem
ory. Eulogistic addresses were delivered
by Messrs. Compton, .lohnston of North
Caroliua, Wade, Gibson of Maryland,
Dibble, Shaw, MeCotnas, Herman and
Rusk. The resolutions were then unani
mously adopted.
l’he House theu went into committee
of the whole on tbe legislative appropria
tion bill. There seemed to be a strong
disposition to overrule the Committee on
Appropriations, and despite tbe earnest
protests of Mr. Holman—who warned the
Democrats that instead of retrenching ex
penditures they were entering upon an
extravagance of anpropriations unknown
since Itflll—a number of amendments
were adopted increasing tbe salaries
of several ot the House officials.
Matters then ran along with comparative
smootnne-s, though umtd much contusion
and hilarity, and no hitch occurred until
the clause relative to tho Civil Service
Commission was reached, when upon a
point 01 order tbe provision that the ap
propriation tor tbe commission shall not
lie available until tbe ru e excluding from
1 xam unit uni applicants over 45 years of
age shall be abolished, was ruled out.
The determined fight which had been
waged against the bill for the past two
days was then apparently abandoned,
and rapid progress was made on the
measure.
THE ADJOURNMENT.
Washington, Feb. 1, 1:10 a. m.—
Without having concluded consideration
of naif of the bill the committee arose,
and the House at 1:10 o’clock took a re
cess until 10 o’clock this more ing.
IMPORTANT NOMINATIONS.
A Georgian for Third Assistant
Postmaster General.
Washington, Feb. 28.—The President
to-day nominated Henry R. Harris, of
Georgia, lor Third Assistant Postmaster
General, vice General Hazen resigned;
James M. Trotter, of Massachusetts, to
be Recorder of Deeds for the District of
Columbia (this is Fred Douglass’ old
office, to which Mathews, the Albany
colored man was appointed, but not con
firmed Ov the Senate); and Connolly T.
L'tcbtieii to be Postmaster at Abingdon,
Ya.
TROTTER’S RECORD.
James Monroe Trotter, nominated to
day to be Recorder of Deeds of tbe Dis
trict of Columbia in place of Matthews,
who was twice rejected by the Senate, is
a colored citizen of Massachusetts, and is
in ihe 48th year of his age. His early
childhood was spent in tbe State of Ohio.
For the past thirty-five years he has re
sided in Massachusetts, where, prior to
the war, he was a teacher. Soon after
the breaking out of the war he enlisted
as a private in the Fifty-fifth Mas
sachusetts regiment of colored troops,
and was promoted for acts of bravery on
tbe battlefield until he became a lieu
tenant. Upon his return to civil life he
was appointed and filled for eighteen
years the position of assistant superin
tendent of tbe registered letter depart
ment in the Boston post office. Front
this position he was retired in 1884, on
account, it is said, of his independence in
politics and his avowed purpose
of supporting Mr. Cleveland. Dur
ing the campaign of 1884 he was
appointed one of tbe secretaries of the
"Committee of One Hundred” of Boston,
and wag active in support of the nomi
nees of the Democratic party. It is stated
that he was strongly recommended by tbe
citizens and press of Hyde Park, Msbs.,
where he resides, tor the position ot Post
master of that place, and he is said to be
regarded by those who know him as a
man of high character and ability. He is
the author of a volume entitled "Music
and Musical People of the Colored Race.”
CONGKKsSMKN AT WAR.
Senate Conferees in Hisli Dudgeon
at the House Representatives.
Washington, Feb. 28—War is brew
ing between the two bouses of Congress.
The members ot tbe Senate Committee on
Appropriations, who are unusually very
guarded in their utterances, make no
coneealmentof tbeiropiniou thatan extra
session is now almost inevitable, nor do
they hesitate to plaoe the blame where
they think it belongs. After two or three
conferences on tbe sundry civil bill last
week, wbich were almost nullified by the
early withdrawal of the House conferees,
a meeting was secured at 10 o’clock yes
terday morning, which was intended by
the Senate members to last through the
day and through last night as well, if
necessary, to complete the bill and clear
the desk for tbe remaining appropria
tion bills.
HAD TO MEET AN ENGAGEMENT.
The programme was broken up by the
Chairman of the House Committee on Ap
propriations, who at 3 o’clock left to
meet an engagement.
The conferees met again between 8 and
9 o’clock in tbe evening, but. before mid
night tbe same gentleman withdrew, al
ter giving notice that he could not meet
ids fellow conferees again until Tuesday
nigiit. Tbe members of the Senate com
mittee express great Indignation at tbe
whole later course of proceedings by the
House and its managers in respect to the
appropriation bills.
FOUR BILLS WAY BEHIND.
Four of tbe annual appropriation bills
have not yet reached the Souate. There
is already talk of the passage of a resolu
tion extending the appropriations for six
months upon the basis of those of the
current year.. It is said by some Sena
tors that this is inexDedient, besides
leading to entanglements and unneces
sary expenditures, as in the nast.. It
could only cover tlie failure of the legis
lative and naval bills. Tbe matters to be
provided for In the sundry civil and de
ficjimcy bills would still demand explicit
attention and definite appropriations.
TRAFFIC COMMISSIONERS.
Tlie Latest Names Mentioned in
Connection With tlie Places.
Washington, Feb. 28—It is under
stood that Judge T. C. Cooley, of Michi
gan, as well as ex-Senator Thurman and
ex-l’resident Andrew D. White, has de
clined to take a place on the Interstate
Commerce Commission. The Commis
sioners will probably not be appointed
until after Congress adjourns. The latest
statement about tbe commission gives
its members as follows: Chairman. Wil
liam R. Morrison, ol Illinois; ex-Railroad
Commissioner Bragg, of Alabama; John
F. Svvilt, ol Calitornta; Labor Commis
sioner Hadley, ot Connecticut; a New
Yorker, who. It is stated, will not be Com
missioner Kernan.
T U R I*III’^CRJKDEN^^^
Tlie B'eiiate Which
I’larsps the Democrats.
Washington, Feb. 28.—The Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections
to-day determined that tbe paper purport
ing to be the credentialsof Judge Turple,
as Senator-elect from Indiana, could not
be considered by It until tbe term tor
which he was said to have been elected
should begin. The committee will return
tbe credentials to the Senate, holding
that they were improperly referred to It.
This pleases tho Democrats, who want
the case kept open until the next session
of tbe Senate.
Another Washimrion Monument.
Washington, Feb.2B.—Senator Voor
hees, (rnm tho Library Committee, to-day
reported favorably the bill to appropriate
$30,000 for a monument to mark the birth
place ot Washington.
A Public Itiilliling Veto.
Washington, Feb. sß.—Tbe President
has vetoed the bill which provides for a
public building at LaFaycite, Ind.
1 leery’s >llOl.
New York, Feb. 28.—The trial of
boodle Alderman Clearv began to-day.
The work of procuring tho jury is slowly
proceeding.
SAVANNAH, TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1887.
GEX. JACKSON'S MISSION.
THE REBECCA CiSK ONE REA
SON FOR HiS RESIGNATION.
Intimation* That the Gallant Georgian
\Vas In Favor of a lluch Firmer Follcy
Than the Secretary or State The
OlHclal Correspondence Withheld
From Congress.
Washington, Feb. 28.—The Fre 8| d |n K
officer presented to tha Senate to-day a
message from tbe President in response
to the resolution in refereuos to tbe seiz
ure and sale ot the American schooner
Rebecca at Tampico, and to the resigna
tion of Minister to Mexico Jackson, stat
ing that it Is not deemed "compatible
with public interests” to communicate
the correspondence 1U either case
at present. Mr. Brown submitted re
marks on the subject of tbe message. He
stated the facts in connection with the
seizure of the Rebeooa in 1884. Tbe claim
for Indemnity had dragged Its slow coil
through three years ot diplomatic corres
pondence without redress.
GEN. JACKSON’S FIRM POLICY.
It was time that tbe American Minister
shouiu make au earnest and vigorous de
mand for restitution, and that was tne
view taken of the subject by tbe late Min
ister Jackson. He lutimated that that
had beeu one of the causes of Gen. Jack
son’s resignation. Gen. Jackson be
lieved that American citizens had
been imprisoned aud shamefully
robbed of their property in
a Mexican port, and that
the robbery bad been committed with the
aid and pretended authority ot tbe local
Mexican court. At the request of the pre
siding officer Mr. Browu yielded the
lloor temporarily for the naval appropria
tion bill, which had just been received
from the Mouse, and it was read the first
time.
THE COMMUNICATION.
The communication says that while it is
not thought the public interest would be
promoted by the publication of the cor
respondence in either case, the circum
stances of the seizure of tne Rebecca.lt
is thought, may be properly stated. The
Secretary then reviews the history of the
seizure,and says:
This department has taken the ground that
as the Rebecca was driven by stress of
weather Ir m her imemled course, and en
tered the port of Tampico in distress, making
no attempt to conceal her unmanifested mer
chandise, and without any intention on the
part of the mazier or owners to violate the
port regulations or tariff laws
of Mexico, the vessel was uot
llnb'e to penal prosecution for smuggling or
for bringing foods into port without proper
papers, and that these ..are and sale of the
vessel llnider ihe circumstances aliove staled
was a gross Preach of comity and hospitality,
peculiarly unieasonable and unjust.
MEXICO’S POSITION.
The Mexican government, while denying
that the entrance of the Rebecca into Tampico
was enforced by stress of weather, lias taken
the position that the judgment of the courts
ordering tne sale of the vessel is final and con
clusive, especially as the master and owners
failed to take an appeal from tlie judgment
so rendered to another court, as It is con
tended might have been done. This
deuartment has contested aud
denied the doctrines that the government
may set up a judgment of one of its own
courts as a liar to an international cl aim when
such Judgment is shown to have been unjust
or in violation of the principles of interna
tional law, and has further maintained that
uuder the circumstauces of the case, and In
view of tne fact that prior proceedings have
been so palpably arbitrary and unjust the
master and owners were not bound to t
-teniot further judicial remedies in local tri
bunals.
STILL OPEN.
The correspondence in the case of the Re
becca is still open and proceeding, and it is
uot believed that its publication at present
would be compatible with the public luleregt.
In respect to the Jackson matter the
Secretary reports that In bis opinion—
It would not ne contributory to, or com
patible with, public interest to publish that
correspondence at the present time. As to
any correspondence which Gen. Jackson may
have had with tlie President, either directly
or through any other channel than the Becre
retarv of Btale, I am not called upon to make
any statements.
The President in his letter transmitting
tbe document simply says:
It is not thought compatible with public in
ter. sis to publinh the correspondence in either
case at the present time.
CATTLE DISEASES.
Provisions of tlie Pleuro-Pneuinonin
Bill ns It was Passed.
Washington, Feb. 28.—The pleuro
pneumonia bill, as passed by the Senate
to-day, authorizes and requires the Presi
dent to ai point a board of three cattle
commissioners, to be designated "The
United States Cattle Commission.” The
salary ol tbe commissioners is to be $4,000
per year. The commissioners are author
ized (in porson or by agents) to enter auy
premises (including stock yards, cars
and vessels) in which they have reason
to believe that any contagious disease
exists, and to make an investigation in re
gard to tbe same. Upon the discovery of
such disease they are to give notice by
publication in newspapers of its exis
tence and of the locality, and 10 notify the
officials or agents of transportation
companies doing business in
the infected locality, nd they
are to establish and maiutain a quaran
tine oi the animals, places and localities,
and to cause the animals to be destroyed
and pay the owners of those that were
diseased three-fourths of their appraised
value and to the owners of those only ex
posed tbelr lull appraised value,' the
amount not to exceed Sl6O in case of a
pedigreed animal, nor S6O In case of an
animal not pedigreed. II the appraise
ment of an exposed animal is not satis,
laclory to the owner he must maintain a
strict quarantine. Tbe commissioners
are required to make and publish such
rules aud regulations, subj-ict to the ap
proval of the President, as may be deemed
requisite to lull and due execution ol
tbe aot. Penaltlesare provided againsiat
tempts to evade or obstruct Us execution,
a secretary to tbe board with u salary ol
$3,000 is to be appointed by tho President,
Annual and other reports are to be made
to the Commissioner of Agriculture. Au
thority Is givon for the employment of
skilled veterinarians and otber agents
and employes, and tor the puyment of
their compensation and of the actual and
necessary expenses of commissioners
and their employes. An appropriation of
$ 1,00'),(MM) la made, and its disbursement is
to lie made by tbe secretary in vouchers
approved by tbe commissioners.
Minister Pendleton’* Departure.
Washington, P'eti. 28,—Minister Pen.
dletoti has notified the Siaie Department
that he will sail from New York Thursday
next to resume bis duties at Berlin.
Dec. ease off ile lloln.
W ASHINGTON, Fen. 28.-,lt Is estimated
that there has been a decrease or ueaijy
$2,000,000 In the public debt during Feb
ruary.
TEXAS ELECTIONS.
Both Sides Beard From by the Sen
ate Committee.
Washington, Feb. 28.—in the Texas
investigation to-day Bernhardt Lehman,
a German barkeeper, was sworn and ex
amined by Mr. Eustis. He testified that
he was a Republican until the party be
came so corrupt in its local administra
tion that he could not longer continue
with It. With regard to the reputation
of tbe memorialists, he said Hackworth’s
was bad and Scbeutze’s was worse. He
had nothing to say against Moore.
E. P. Curry, a white Democrat, testified
to his belief that the negroes in Washing
ton county were intimidated by their fel
low Republicans when they wished to
vote the Democratic ticket. He had
heard of fifteen or twenty negro clubs iu
the county, tho members of which were
sworn to vote the Republican tioket.
MOORE’S STORY.
J, L. Moore, one ol tbe memorialists,
testified that he was 46 years old, and,
previous to the last two months,
had resided In Brenham for nineteen
years. He had been a Conlederate
soldier in tbe late war, and bad always
been a Republican. He said that out of a
voting population of 6,600 in Brenbam
about 2,6u0 were colored and 3,100 were
wnite. All of the colored pemvle, he
thought, were Republicans. Reports
were in circulation on the night of the
election that Washington eounty had
gone Republican in opposition lo the Peo
ple’s tioket. At. the same time he heard
rumors to the effect that Judge Kirk was
going to the polling place to raise a row
with the Republicans. The witness went
there as he had beeu assigned to do, and
met Judge Kirk there.
ABUSED BY KIRK.
Upon arriving Judge Kirk Immediately
began to abuse him, but as there had
bt-eu a previous determination on his part
to keep quiet, no trouble arose. The wit
ness said that Judge Kirk heaped abuse
upon him to a greater extent than he
would have taken from any other man
bad tbe clroumstanoes been different.
The witness admitted thal dur
ing the campaign ne bad made
speeches against Judge Kirk and
others, charging them with organizing
themselves into a ring at the court house
with the intention ot acquitting all Dem
ocrats charged with crime and convict
ing Republicans. When asked what was
the reason for the banging of the three
colored men charged with the killing ol
Bolton, the witness replied that be
thought It was because they knew too
much. There had been no attempts, so far
as the witness knew, to find out addi
tional facts In the case of Bolton.
THE UPRISING SCARE.
The witness knew of no grounds for the
reported negro uprising, which wag con
demned by the indignation meeting at
Eldridge. Tbe Republicans in their
speeches bad counseled peace, but iiad
warned tbe people aeainst selling or in
anyway disposing of their votes. In re
gard to the advice to leave, the witness
said be had received no written notice,
but mere verbal information from several
Democrats. The witness described the
transfer of bis property preparatory to
leaving, and said in "justificat ion of him
self that he had committed no crime
other than being a Republican. He had
never made a social equality speech In
his life, and had never heard a Republi
can make one.
Under cross-examination by Mr. Eus
tis, the witness said be had nothing to do
with getting up the memorial to Con areas,
but acknowledged having authorized his
signature to It. He had never told any
one positively that he was going to leave
Texas. Moore said flackworth was a
member of the church in Brenbam, and
that his standing among the Republicans
was good, and that tbe policy of the Demo
cratic party was to ruiu the characters
and to break the influence ot the Republi
can leaders.
CONVICT LABOR.
Commissioner 'Wright Suhnilts His
Becanrl Annual Report.
Washington, Feb. 28.—Carroll D.
Wright, Commissioner of Labor, has sub
mitted to the Secretary of the Interior
his second annual report, which relates
entirely to tne subject of convict labor.
The report Is based on information col
lected In pursuance of the joint resolu
tion of Congress, approved August 2,
1886. Tbe investigation conducted Uv
tbe bureau has reached all the penal in
stitutions of all grades in the several
States and Territories and the
District of Columbia in which
the inmates are in any degree
employed in productive labor. Tbe re
, port states that It is perfectly evident
from tbe Information obtained that tbe
competition arising from the employment
of convicts, as far as the whole country
is concerned, would not of itself consti
tute a question worthy ot serious
discussion. However, locally and
in certain industries, says the
report, the competition may be serious
and of such proportions as to claim tbe
most serious attention of Legislatures.
Commissioner Wright discusses at con
siderable length the advantages and dis
advantages of various systems qnd pinus
suggested as a solution of th? convict
labor problem, and arrives at the <• n
clusion that band labor, under the public
account system, is, on tbe whole, the best
suggested.
A HIGH Till HU IK TO LEE*
Wolseley Pronounces Him t,he Great
est American of tlie Century.
London, Feb. 28 —Gen. Lord Wolse
ley, iu an article on Gen. Robert K. Lee,
speaks with unbounded enthusiasm of
tbe personal character and military
genius ot that officer. The article says:
if ho had not been controlled by tbe politi
cal leaders of tho Confederacy, Gen Lee
would have captured Washington after the
battle of Hull Run. Ho wa- tho greatest
American of the centarv.nnd 1 worthy of an
equal ue lestal with Washington amongst the
world’s gre:iie*t general-. He was the most
perfect gentleman of a State celebrated for
chivalry, -fust, gentle, generous, where e’se
in history is there a great man whoso who.e
life w as n record of duty nobly done.
A River and Hurliur Agreement.
AVashington. Feb. 28.—The success
of tbe river and harbor appropriation bill
has been assured by a complete agree
ment of tno conferees 00 tho points of
difference between the two Houses. The
total appropriation made by the bill ns
agreed upon lit conference Is less than
$16,1100.000.
The provision for the Hennepin canal
is re’a tied In the bill. Au appropriation
ol $fto,IMM) is made for tne beginning of
const ruction, but there will also he avail
able a lurtber sum oi $20,00010r surveys
and preliminaries. Tun Iriends or the
canal are jubilant over the retention of
the item.ior tbe reason that the appropri
ation, wnllb absurdly small, gives a set
tli and status aud permaueucy to lbs
schema.
FLAMES ON A PIEB.
One of tile Morgan Line Steamers
ami Considerable Cotton Burned,.
New York, Feb. 28.—At. 6:20 o’clock
this morning fire broke out on Pier No,
37, North river, owned by the Morgan
Line Steamship Company and used as a
discharging pier lor freight. The total
loss is about $350,000 to $400,000. The fire
originated on board the lighter Lorena,
which was moored at the extreme end of
the dock. The watchman saw smoke
issuing from the centre of a pile of cotton
on the Lorena and started to give an
alarm.
BLAZING FURIOUSLY.
There was no one on the pier at the time,
and before the watchman reached the
alarm box the cotton on board the lighter
was blazing furiously slid dense oiouds of
smoke were blown info tbe sheds. By tbe
time the firemen arrived the pier was
ablaze. On the north side of the pier
was the steamer Lone Star, which collid
ed with the steamer Wells City a lew
weeks ago, and on the south side was tho
steamer City of New York. Between
Stonington pier on tbe south side aud the
Guion line pier on tbe north side there
were moored eight lighters loaded with
cotton, namely: tho Anderson, Ritter,
Morgan, Jesse Carl, Wilcox, White,
Eaton and a lighter belonging to the Nuw
Jersey Lighterage Company,
A GALE BLOWING.
The wind was blowing a furious gale
in a northeasterly direction,and astbe cot
ton on the pier caught fire, the smoke
tilled tbe street so that it was Impossible
to see any distance. The blaze was beat
ing down on tbe steamer Lone Star, aud
it was only a few minutes before
she was on fire. A fire
patrol boat made several attempts to
get the steamer out, from the fire, and
was compelled to call assistance. It. was
low tide and she was grounded. Three
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company’s
tugs helped to patrol, and at last tbe Lone
Btar w as towed out into mid stream, and
streams of water were played on her.
She was towed over to the Uuttenbsrg
shore and left In charge of two tugs. She
was almost totally destroyed. She was
built twelve years ago at a cost of $223,-
000. She has depreciated in value, and
1 he loss on her is probably about SIOO,OOO,
with no insurance.
The steamer City of New York was
towed out 01 danger and suffered no dam
age. About 4,000 bales of cotton were
burned, about 1.5G0 on the dock and 2,500
on barges. Fire Chief McGill and twelve
of his men and one dock watchman were
.cut off from escape shoreward by the tire
and were about to risk their ohances
swimming when a tug discovered them
and took them from the outer end of tbe
dock.
EIGHT BLOCKS BURNED.
Chicago, Feb. 28 —Fire at Hannibal,
Mo., yesterday destroyed eight blocks of
lumber piles belonging lo D. Dubasb &
Cos., and the flerriman & Curd Lumber
Company. The loss to Dubasb & Cos. is
$150,(100. Their inauranee is light. Herrl
lnan ,t Curd lose $50,000, but are fully in
sured. Five Missouri Pacific and two St.
Louis and Hknnibal cars were also de
stroyed. A high wind served to spread
the flumes with great, rapidity, and for a
time it seemed as if nothing could save
that part of the city which lay between
Sixth street and tbe river. 1 ramps art
supposed to be responsible for tbe origin
of the fire.
GERMANIZING ALsACE.
The Choral anti Other Societies to
be Suppressed.
Berlin, Feb. 28.--A dispatch from
Strasburg to the Berlin Post announces
that the government has issued an order
for the dissolution of tbe union of the Al
satian choral societies, it being sus
pected that the union has assisted tbe
objects of tho French League of Patriots.
It is lurther, reported that tbe laws
dealing with societies will be rigo
rously enforced; that the meas
ure forbidding French military
men to stay in Alsace except on special
permit will be applied to civilians, and
that societies whose rules lortiid the ad
mission of Germans to membership,or so
cieties which, as a matter of common
knowledge exclude Germans, will be dis
solved. Borne law is considered neces
sary to deal with French emis
saries, press correspondents and otners
who, it is claimed, have, been acting as
eledoral agents. Inciting malcontents,
freely visiting fortifications and
lending themselves to the work
of spies. 'The advocates ot hii
effective Germanization desire a tempo
rary suspension ot the electoral rights in
Alsace and Lorraine, German education
to the primary schools and government
administration in place of municipal
councils.
SELF DEFENSE PLEADED.
Algernon Miller’s Version of the
Killing of Millard White.
Winchester, Va., FM>. 28.—Algernon
Miller, who is charged with tbe murderof
Milisrd White, was lodged in jail to-day.
He asserted that the killing was in self
defi-nse. He says six disguised men
broke down the dour of Wallace’s home,
where he wa* living, rushed upon him,
one striking him on the hreast and knock
ing him down. He tucked up the gun and
tired, striking hts assailant In the head.
He is a small, ignorant-looking fellow,
but talks well, and to and the story without
excitement. He says he supposes they
attacked the house for ths purpose of rob
bing old woman Wallace.
Caidiual’s Jacobinl’s Death.
London, Feb. 28.—The report of tbe
death ot Cardinal Jacobinl, wnich was re
ceived here Saturday afternoon, prove* to
have been premature. The Cardinal
sunk into a comatose state, and It was
generally reported In Rome that he had
passed awuy. Life was not quite ex
tlnct, however, and be lingered till noon
to-day, when he expired.
Queen Victoria's Juhllao.
London, Feb. 28.—Right Mon. W. IT.
Htnith, leader of the government In the
House of Commons, stated this evening
that June 21 had been decided upon as
tbe date for the national celebratiww of
tne Queen’s jubilee. The day would bo
declared a holiday and her majesty wofild
attend a state servtos to be held in West
minster Abbey.
Great Britain and Venezuela.
London. Fob. 28.— Sir Janr.es Fergu
son, Parliamentary Secretary for the
Foreign Office, stated that the diplomatic
relations belween Great Britain and
Venezuela bad been suspended, owing to
a dispute wltb Venezuela respecting the
frontier line between that country and
British Guinea.
Italy’s 1 abiuel.
Rome, Feb. 28.—Count Robllant and
Signori B anoheri and Farini have each
declined to lorm a Cabinet.
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SOUTH EUROPE’S SHAKING
GRATITUDE AND GLOOM IN IRK
RIVIERA DISTRICT.
The People Grateful That the Dlimtfi
W No Worn bat Apprehensive ot
It* Effect on Tourist. Travel—The Dis
t urbane • Preceded by Noticeably 11 < t
Oust* or Wind.
.Paris, Feb. 28.—M. Lockroy, Mimstet
ol Public Works, says the sewer* iu the
shaken district are so damaged that ti e
soil will become infiltrated with sewage,
and be a source of contagion as soon as
hot weather oomes. The government wi, 1
send engineers and specialists to doevert •
thing possible to avert such a disaster.
It Is stated that British travelers con
tinue to arrive at Calais en route to tbi
South.
M. Flammaroon has written an artu£g|
In wtiich he says a continuance of
shocks is likely. ™
A chasm has opened in the ground near
Nice from which a stream of hot, muddy
water bubbles up. Portions of the coast
have snuk and other portions have risen.
A stiff wind is blowing at Md#pc.
making it dangerous to walk about yei
Hundreds of visitors from a distance
have arrived there, being impelled by
ouriosity. Building Inspectors bavecoii
denined two-third# of picturesque oldi
Mentone.
HOT, HBiVV GUSTS OF WIND.
Mr. Sloane, of New York, wno was at
Nice during the earthquake, and who U
now in Paris, says that before leaving
Nice he was obliged to sleep in the open
air lor two nights, lie says be was struck:
with the fact that each shock was pre
oeded by hot, heavy gusia of wiud Irom.
the sea, lasting several minutes.
An American gentleman and his wife,
who were at Hotel Beivue, in Mentone,
at the time of the disturbances, were
hemmed in their bedroom by tailing
beams. They were rescued with great
difficulty, the lady being compelled M
sacrifice bet hair.
LANDAUS COME HIGH.
Landaus ai Mentone can be hired only
at most exorbitant rates, and their owner*
have been receiving us high as #7f> a night
for their use. The damage to property at
Mentone Is estimated at $2,U00,000. Toe
yachts l.at uia and YVestonia, which are
in too harbor of Mentone, are crowded
with invalids. Both officers and men
have showed the greatest kindness in
caring for the injured. Dr. Keith, of tbe
Lutona, attends to the wants of many pa
dents. 111 the Mentone physicians having
fled to Fisa. Comparing all accounts re
ceived from the places affected bv the
earthquakes, the estimated loss of life, as
tar as at present Known, is 600. ManV
places, however, are still to bo heard
from.
'The government has authorized the
military bake houses to hake bread ICk
tbe earthquake sufferers.
NICE QUIETING DOWN.
Nice, Feb. 28.—This city has resume u
its normal condition, the people having
entirely recovered Irom the earthquake
fright. A slight panic was occasioned
yesterday during the celebration of mass
in tbe Church of Notre Dame by tbe (ail
ing of some plaster, but tbe panic soon
subsided without auy harm being done.
THIRTY HOUSES FALL. ,9
Home, Feb. 28.—Thirty bouses havj
fallen in Claris, iu consequence of the
damage done to tbeff' > by tbe recent earth
quakes.
A slivht earthquake shock was felt*#
Diauo Mar.ano to-day.
GRATITUDE AND GLOOM.
London, Feb. 28.—A letter from
Cannes says the feeling of profound grat
itude ia general over the providential es
cape of the town from disaster, but that
a deep gloom prevails, especially aunng
business people, who foresee that the
Ittviera will never again be a health re
sort.
Marie Van Zaudt, the singer, and he*
mother took reluge in a garden during
ibe excitement.. I hey suffered extremely
front cold, nervousness and insomnia.
FELT IN AUSTRIA. ’
London, March 1. —the earthquake
was lelt in several places in Austria and
Bulgaria. Severe snooks were experi
enced at Sburnla ou the morning of Few. 26.
CURRENCY IN ENGLAND.
The Government Apparently Unal
terably Opposed i< Bimetallism.
London, Feb. 28.—Lord Salisbury’s re
marks on the currency question in the
House of Lords this evening forecasts
that the report of the Currency Commis
sion will be dead against bi-metallism and
iu favor of the gold standard, leaving tbs
relations of the value* of the two metal*
to the operations of economic law. (jf
In tho House of Lords tit s evening the
Duke of Marlborough called attention to
the currency question, urging special
consideration ol tne effects which the de
preciation of gold with the present, d.ffer.
ence in exchange value of tbe
rupee may have on trade and
agriculture iu Great Britain.
Lord Salisbury said that the currency
commission would duly consider the sub
ject. He though*, that the effects of tbe
appreciation of gold had been exagger
ated iu many other obvious cases of bard
times and Pad seasons. The extreme
competition of America was not pro
duced by any rise or tail in the standard
ot value, but was chiefly due to accelera
tion ol the means of communication.
HARD TO GET RID OF.
It was not yet proved that any govern
ment bad the power to defy the distur
bance of the 1 ,iat it
was possible to
between the standards of India and
Europe. Everything as yet learned
showed that to reconcile the differences
was a task of extreme difficulty. He had
seen a number ol schemes lor altering
the standard ol value, but never one that
could commend Itself to the judgment
of any Ministry. buppmiMAt were pos
sible to establish uTMWiI relation
between the vuliicjJߙpWnd silver, it
oould only be doneCsWCn agreement be.
tween all tbe coin using nations of tbs
world. What cbaDce wss'ttiere of *uch
au agreement being reached f They must
advance very much more along the path
ol international concert before such an
achievement could be anything buk
speculation. [Hear, heart]
lVtiwora to ktrike.
Milwaukee, Feb. 28 —Tbe printers on,
the bentinet and two aitei o„. papers,
the Evening Wisconsin aid J urnai. will
probably strike at noon to-morrow. They
demanded an increase ot sc. and several,
other concessions, wbicb the publishers
refused. They also rerused to listen to
any overture* irom jtbe publishers In
volving less tban they aaked. Tbe pub
lishers were willing to make oonossalon*,
and attempted to compromise on 80. ad
vance, but the printers would not meek jj
them. M