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. ESTABLISHED 1860. I
JJ.H. EsTIIiL, Editor and Proprietor.!
legislation on a rush
EDMUNDS STILL POSING AS A
■feIUMBLI'G BLOCK.
The Senate Knock* the Wind Out of Hie
Sails in One Instance in a Very Sig
nificant Manner—The Conference Re
port on the Klver and Harbor Bill
Agreed to br Both Houses.
Washington, March I.— ln the Senate
to-day, while the journal of yesterday
was being read, Mr. Kdmunds had three
accasinns proving that he was still de
termined to “insist on the regular and
orderly transaction of business,” and
not to yield to any effort to hurry up the
proceedings. First, Mr. Cameron moved
to dispense with the reading of the iour
nal, and then Mr. Hale asked leave to in
terrupt the reading, in order to have the
naval appropriation bill referred to the
Committee on Appropriations, and again
Mr. Sberman moved to dispense with fur
ther reading of the journal, to all of which
propositions Mr. Edmunds objected, and
po the reading of the journal was pro
ceeded with, occupying twenty minutes
of time.
Air. Hoar, from the Committee on I’rivi
toeges and Elections, reported back the
credentials of Senators Stockbridge, of
Michigan, and Turpie, of Indiana, to
gether with the protest of the two houses
of the Indiana Legislature in the latter
case, and moved that they be placed on
ale and the committee be discharged from
their turtber consideration. It was so
r.tdered. Air. Hoar also reported a reso
lution authorizing the committee to sit
(iuring the recess and continue an inves
tigation heretofore into the al
leged ballot box outrage in Texas. This
was referred to the Committee oil Con
tingent Expenses.
THE NAVAL BILL.
The naval appropriation bill was read
the second time and reterred to the Com
mittee on Appropriations.
The resolution offered yesterday by Air.
Sberman for fixing the hour for meeting
at 11 o’clock in the morning was adopted.
%’ite benats then proceeded tocousidera
tion of the pension bills on the calendar.
All pension bills on the calendar, fifty
seven in number, were passed, the time
cccupbd being just twenty-five minutes.
Tbt bills on the calendar to removs
charges of desertion were then taken up,
and all of them, seventeen in number,
were passed, the reading of the report
being called for in only one case, and all
being disposed of in’ less that twenty
minutes.
Air. Hale, from the Committee on Ap
propriations, reported back the naval ap
propriation bill with amendments. It
was ordered printed and placed on the
calendar.
A conference was ordered on the con-
I Ritlar and diplomatic bill, and Senators
I Allison, Hale and Beck were appointed
I couferees on the part of the Senate,
RIVERS AND HARBORS.
I The conference report on the river and
I barbor bill was presented by Air. McAlii-
I lan, and explained. The bill as It came
I tri m the House originally appropriated,
I he said, $7,468,000. As it passed tne Sen-
I ate it approuriated $10,620,000. As now
I reported trorn the conference commitfeo
I it appropriated $9,913,800. The details of
■ Iht cnanges were set outin a paper which
Ibe sent to the Clerk’s disk and had read.
■i Air. Edmunds moved to postpone further
I "onsideration until to-morrow, in order
■ that be might have time to examine one
I or two items which had attracted his at
■ temion. The motion was defeated by C
■ teas to 57 nays.
■ The rending of Hie bill was then coni-
I iteiiced. It was interrupted for tbe foi
■ lowing proceedings:
■ Mr. Piatt inquired of Mr. Iloar the
■ meaning and eff ct of the report made
■ jins morning irom the Committee on
■ Privileges and Elections in tup case ol
■ senator elect Turpie, of Indiana. Air.
■ Hour replied that under a generul rule ol
■ the Senate the functions of tha:
■ committee expire with this Con
■ eras, and all Its papers
■re returned to the Senate and placed
■ file. Ji the credentials ol Mr. Turpie
■ tad tven retained by the oommltt.ee with
r,ut action until noon of Alurcb 4, the
■thing (under the operation of tnal gen
■ Vai rule) would then have happened
ch nad happened this morning, that is,
■ tie papers would have gone on th • files ot
■jee senate and the committee would have
■been discharged irom their further con
■hut-ration. The only alternative to that
' would have neon an assumption
ire committee or by the Senate at the
xession to deal with the oreden
■ . 01 a gentleman claiming to be a Sen-
et before tbe time had arrived for
■ <* beginning ~f pis term and before ne
presented himself.
■ A CONTINUING BODV.
Senate was acontliiuing body, and
~! ls therefore possible that it might be
■ “bi its c uistitutional power to (inter
im' "‘ ln advance tin* right, ol a Senator to
k"*' it would by a violation of
utional precedents,and it would
H;. ' 1 judgment., a violation of the
Hjustice siiii propriety of the
K. r the American people. The
, telort! ’ ~‘ the report was simplv
sand to iba action of tho Senate, to
Bn ‘! ;illi r March 4 without prejud.ee,
, b >Hg iu the least
■ ' ’- v :,n >' action now, any question
t.*, nk P? l 8 blight rho tit to raise.
■ Hi: ari!L a ’ No pr 'or. no preju-
u ln st any persou who might eon.
- HnatiT 'h' S ‘'’• ent| U'-'d to a seat in the
j Rafter tvnuld arise, or had
’*'*• ddenoe o! the action of the
i Blin'-w 1- J’ 1 denote this morning.
■ ' • h'ui.ds, from Iho Judiciary Com
■biiDne H‘? rtert ! > , ack Lb o House bill
political disabilities of
l ■hu ' NIUI * v ’ uf Virginia. It was
s ■ LEAD TO tub END.
riV?" n "i 1 ! atl |IOUI ' s pent ill
e Bidrei i,. r ‘w ' ;v n ‘ arbor bill (as de
,t ■•'.roiiwLfhI'* 1 '* I k ' ! * m " d ). Mr. Itrek
J BhiiJo the 'r 1 Wrts wor,h while to
BbstLi’n- ■'"* wh,?u 110 Senator
■ ‘A-, and i,,r wtmn lho Senator who
■'•hunticrf lh<J readil, Wl >* not within
IB Mate!i 11l . a ,?J, w v? has . charge of >ne
Bing the ehimV bt ire
B‘ v <ttl,ei,in’^ e J hnd re< iueftted it!m
■' Hon,- 1 ‘J e f and 10 ‘"o end.
B lr> the ’!r' wbetber it was not
B f Iron, rh 11. , f thc to Protect
"f ft* a ''cnts“nat‘>?. ttor l ° * Ult
* Bo!,, Ve'rmont fll ; !er l,eld "‘at tho Sesn-
Bbe r'ud n ' :,vln 4 requested that
Buss win, , , lWas net in Older to
If' B :, k''initin u . d'tr, r , <, , a<lln ‘ f ’ °" <l 80 tbe
B Cn| dor?nnn - the end of the bill,
iff, B'ltdispu re POTt was agreed to
■ ‘"niter oi loc.i m , WHhout 'tivieion.
B '-oiHeiencp H Wrre P" s,Bp d.
B l:i| " , "ailc Li, r rt nn ,110 consulsr
B" agree ," UN Pfcsontcl by Mr.
K ion, ** to wiibout discussion
|Vt • "PPropriations to psy
Ji H ' 8 Mexican war was re-
ferred to the Committee on Appropria
tions.
At 6 o’clock tbe Senate took a recess
until 8 o’clock.
the deficiency bill.
When tbe Senate resumed its session
in the evening the deficiency bill was re
ceived from the House, read the first and
eecoud time (Air. Edmunds not being
present)and referred to the Committee
on Appropriations.
The bill lor ascertaining and settling
private land claims iti New Mexico,
Arizona and Colorado, which was pend
ing when the recess was t aken, was again
taken up. After a long discussion the
bill was amended so as to make it appli
cable to other States and Territories and
was passed without division. A con
ference was asked.
The House bill known as the Fourth ot
July claims bill was then taken up and
discussed for some time, amended slight
ly, passed and a conference asked.
The legislative appropriation bill was
received from the House, read the first
and second time (Mr. Edmunds not being
present) and referred to tbe Committee on
Appropriations.
Some time was devoted to eulogies of
deceased members of tbe House and tbe
adoption of resolutions of respect to their
memories, and at 11:45 o’clock the Senate
adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
The House met at 10 o’clock this morn
ing, in continuance of Alonday’s session.
On motion of Mr. Belmont the Senate
amendments to the diplomatic and con
sul appropriation bill were non-concurred
In and a conference was ordered.
On motion of Air. Townsbend the bill
making appropriations for the payment
ol Alexican pensions was taken up and
passed.
Mr. Payson submitted the conference
report on the bill restricting to American
citizens ownership of real estate in the
Territories, and it was agreed to.
Mr. Willis, of Kentucky, submitted the
conference report on the river and harbor
bill, and on demand of Air. Anderson, ot
Kansas, the bill was read in extenso,
consuming over an hour of time. (The re
port states that the Senate increased items
in the House bill to a sum aggregating
$2,150,000, and this was reduced in con
ference to $1,598,580. The Senate added
twenty-nine new items, aggregating sl,-
013*500. which were reduced in conference
to $857,500. The total oi the original
House bill wa557,459,250. The total of
the bill as it passed the Senate was $lO.-
620.350. and as it comes from the confer
ence $9,919,800.)
MR. WILLIS’ STATEMENT.
Air. Willis stated that he would like to
has*e bad opportunity to explain tbe pro
visions of the bill and to defend it against
tbe attacks made upon it, but in view of
the fact that other bills were pressing
upon the attention of the House, be
would ask an immediate vote.
Tbe conference report was agreed to by
177 yeas to 89 navs.
Mr. O’Neill, of Pennsylvania, present
ed the petition of tne Universal Peace
Uniou against the appropriations for for
tifications and war vessels, it was re
ferred.
Mr. Peel submitted the conference re
port on the Indian appropriation bill,
and it was agreed to.
Mr. Burnos, ol Alissouri, moved to sus
pend tbe rules and pass tbe deficiency
appropriation bill.
Another hour was consumed in the
reading of this measure.
A motion to suspend the rules was
agreed to, and tbe bill was passed with
an amendment appropriating $27,000 tor
printing and finishing additional silver
certificates and legal tender notes of the
denominations of $1 and $2.
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr. Holman, of Indiana, moved to sus
pend the rules and put udob its passage
tbe legislative appropriation bill as
amended by committee of the whole, as
far as considered by that body, and with
certain other amendments indicated by
him. (These amendments are to make
that part of the bill not considered In
committee conform to tbe appropriation
bill of last year.) After the reading of
the modified bill Mr. Cannon, of Illinois,
and Air. Keed, of Maine, criticised the
majority for having been obliged to ask
tbe House to pass this measure under a
suspension of the rules. Mr. Reed talking
at considerable length.
The rules were then suspended and the
bill was passed by a vote of 438 to 44.
Mr. Morrison, of Illinois, called up the
conference report on the fractional gallon
tax bill.
Air Butterworth raised tbe question of
consideration, and tbe House refused by
101 yeas to 142 nays to consider the con
ference report.
Mr. Belra- nt presented the conference
report on the fisheries retaliatory bill, an
nouncing a disagreement and explaining
its nature.
Tbe disagreement was upon the House
proposition to include the railroad rolling
stock in tbe embargo. The Committee’s
statement was telegraphed last night.
Air. Rioo, ot Alassschttsetts, a member
of the conference committee, who did not
sign it with Alessrs. Belmout and Clem
ents, moved that tue House recede from
Us amendments to the Senate bill. Bend
ing action, the House at 5:15 o’clock took'
a recess till 8 o’clock, the evening session
to be devoted to consideration of bridge
bills.
The evening session was devoted en
tirely to consideration of lulls author
izing the construction of bridges across
navigable streams, a large number ot
which were passed. The House adjourned
at 8:25 o’clock.
Snvunnitli’s Harbor Honey.
Washington, Alarcb I.— The changes
made in tho river and barbor bill, ns com
pared with the measure passed by the
Senate, are with two exceptions reduc
tions The Southern items change!
stand as follows in the bill as adopted by
the House and Senate:
Harbors—s7s,ooo for Norfolk, Va.: SOO,-
000 lor Savannah, tla.
Rivers—J2o.Coo for Cbinooteague Bay,
Va.; ss,ooofor Nansemond. Va.; $130,000
for Cam: Fear, N. C.; $115,000 lor St.
John’s, Fla.
The bill now goes to the President.
'in pie’s Credentials.
Washington. March I.— Tne action
or the Senate Comtnitteo on Privileges
ami Elections this morning in reporting
bnck the credentials of David Turpie is
said to have no significance, l>ut was
takgn in accordance with a continuous
line oi precedents. It is understood that
when Air. Turpie, at the next session,
presents hlmsell to be sworn in, a protest
will be entered, and that the contest will
then begin. Notico has been received
from Indiana that additional papers in
tbe case hre to be submitted.
’ •
Hills .Approved.
Washington, Mureb I.—The Presi
pent has approved the following bills:
Making Tampa, Fia., a port ol entry; for
the construction of a graveled road to tbe
Rtehmond National Cemetery; for a
bridge across the Tennessee river at
Chn lannogn. Tenn.; for holding terms of
tho Uulted States Courts at Vicksburg,
Miss.
SAVANNAH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1887.
WAR ON TUI! SOLID SOUTH
REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS FULL
OF IDLE HOPEH.
The Mountain Chln from Pennsylva
nia to the (suif to I'e the Keene of
Their Heavieot * iglittnu; Airatntt. the
Impregnable Phatanxea of the Democ
racy.
Washington, March I.—The National
Council of the National Union League
met here to day and eleoteu the follow
ing officers: President, Uen. Charles H.
Grosvenor of Ohio; Vice Presidents, Wm.
E. Chandler of New Hampshire, C. A-
Boutelle of Alaine, James S. Negley of
Pennsylvania, Nathan Goff of West Vir
ginia, J. E. O’Hara of North Carolina, L.
C. Houck of Tennessee, B. K. Bruoe of
Mississippi, Thomas R. Rich of Alary
land, Lewis AlcKenzie of Virginia, Joseph
Robertson of Ohio; Corresponding Secre
tary, Jonn li. Bryant of Georgia; Treas
urer, A. Al. Clapp of the District of Co
lumbia.
A long preamble and resolutions were
adopted. The preamble says:
Tbe Democratic party lias secured control
of the House of Representatives and the
Presidency by fraud anti violence, and seeks
control of the Senate by similar means. By
fraud and violence the South was made solidly
Democratic, and is held solid.
THE NEW WAR CRY.
How to secure government of the people
and by the people, giving to each qualified
voter the privilege of casting just one ballot
at each election, and haviog the result of the
elections honestly announced, is the treat
question in American politics. To secure
such government it is mce-sary that the Re
publican party should control both houses of
Congre s aud the Presidency. To accomplish
that object it is important, if not nec
essary, to iufcrease the Republican
strong h in the Southern Sta es.
lloiv to strengthen the Republican party
at the South is therefore a question of fir t
importance. In the consid ration of this
question it is important to have in mind the
fact that no Republican has been returned as
a member of the Fiftieth Congress from a
district in which the Republican voters are
maimy colored, except in Virginia, and iu
mat State the white Republican strength was
sufficient to secure something like a fair elec
tion.
THE POOR NEGRO.
In a word the general statement may be
made that the Democrats of the South have
by fraud and violence suppressed the colored
voto when necessary to give them power, and
tha: the only districts held Dy Republicans
are those in which the white Kemiblic.au
strength is sufficient to secure something like
a fair election. It follows. there
fore, that the onlv reasonable
hope that the Republicans have of breaking
the solid South in the immediate future
is in the section where we now have consid
erable white Republican strength, and where
there is reasonable hope that, with proper
effort, we may add to that strength from the
white voters, stretching from Pennsylvania
and Ohio, nearly to the Golf of Mexico, is a
mountainous section who-e inhabitants were
for tne most part non-slave holders.
FARMERS BUT NOT PLANTERS.
These people were farmers, uot planters
During the war a majority of these people were
loyal to the Union. This section embraces
West Virginia and portions of Maryland,
Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennes
see. Georgia aud Alaiiao.a. Iu this section
the Republican party now has considerable
strength. Indeed, all the Republicans elected
to the Fiftieth Congress,except the members
Trotn Missouri, re from some portion of this
section. Here the Republican party made its
only gains iu the .South at tbe last election,
aud here, with proper effort, tliP6olid South
may lie broken. Tbe National Union League
is peculiarly fitted to lead in the necessary
preparatory work, therefore
J/e<t ■led, That the league will labor to
break the solid South on the line above indi
cated.
ItMulnrd. That the President appoint a com
miptee of fifteen, of which he shall be chair
man, who shall have full authority to carry
into effect the policy ot the league.
Under this resolution the President ap
pointed the following gentlemen as such
committee: C. H. Grosvenor. ex-officio
oi Onto; W. E. Chandler,of New Hamp
shire; James S.Negley, of Pennsylvania;
Nathan Goff, of West Virginia; J. K.
O’Hara.of North Carolina; A. ALClapp,
of the Distriotof Columbia; J.E. Bryant,
of Georgia; Green B. Rauuv of Illinois;
L.C. Houck, of Tennessee; 0. A. Boutelle,
of Aiaiuo; John R.Lynch, of Mississippi;
J. D. Brady, of Virginia; H. l’etlibone, of
Tennessee; E. W. Fox, of the District of
Columbia; J. B. Rich, of Alary land.
FIGHTING AV KXl'iiV fcESSION.
Air. Allison Hopeful that tho Appro
priation Biils May be Passed.
Washington, Alaroh I.— At midnight
Senator Allison, Chairman of the Senate
Committee on Appropriations, who was
still engaged with other uoulerees on tbe
sundry civil bill, said to a reporter of the
Associated Press that tbe prospect ol
getting through tbe accessary work on
the appropriation bills, and tnus of avoid
ing ihe necessity of a called session,
amounted to quite a probability. He said
tbe naval bill would be takeu up by tbe
Senate to-monow, and would probably be
passed aud sent to the conference during
the day. Tbe legislative and deficiency
bills bad this evening reached the Senate,
and the Committee)on Appropriations, by
continuous work, might get them before
the Senate Wednesday night or Thursday
in season for action before Thursday
night. Probably no attempt would be
made to puss the new fortification bill,
that for last year being still incomplete.
The conference report on the sundry
civil bill would probably be prepared be
loro the committee adjourned to-night.
I Notwithstanding, be added, it is in the
power of any in mber of either house to
so delay m a tiers as to make an extra
session probable.
Carlisfo i-'iiro oT t he Speaße:ship.
Washington. Match ■■•fs
winch protectionists I lut
ing ev r since Speak idTCar I isle letused
to'take part in Air. Rauduli’s mock at
tempt at revenue relorm, to the effect that
Air. Carlisle’s course had so alienated
Homo of tbe Southern Democrats who
want the tobacco tax removed as to ren
der Alt'. Carlisle’s re-election as Speaker
sit. the. next session uncertain, are un
founded. If he lives, Speaker Carlisle
wifi be re-elected without opposition.
( onsulnr Appropriations.
Washington, March I.—The consular
and diplomatic appiopriution bill, as
agreed up n in oonlerence, elands prac
tically a it paused the Senao*. with a
very liberal restoration by the Semite ot
items stricken out bv the Ilmtse in cora
milteeon points of order, only two small
items went changed bv tbe conference
com mine.
Secret Journal of the senate.
Washington. Alarch I.—The Senate
has ordioi*C die preparation of an index
to its secr**t, journal tor tltty years, from
18*29 to 1879. The injunction of secrecy
will probably bo removed next autumn.
Georgia Paclflo Bridge*.
Washington, March I.— The House
parsed this evening the bill authorizing
tne Georgia Pacific to bridge the Turn big
bee and Sunflower rivers.
NAVAIi APPROPRIATIONS.
How the Bill is Increased by the
Committee of the Senate.
Washington, Alarch I.—The aggre
gate increase to the naval appropriation
bill by the Senate Committee on Appro
priations is between $*21,000,000 and $22,-
000,000, but inasmuob as the largest ex
penditures cover a period ot five years,
it is estimated that the additional appro
priations (or the next fiscal year will not
exceed $6,000,000. which will raise the
aggregate expenditure for the year to
between $31,000,000 and $32,000,000, The
Senate committee strikes out the House
provision ot $2,470,000 for two steel cruis
ers. and subsdtiues an appropriation of
$9,000,000 for six protected steel cruisers,
and $1,200,000 to pay premiums lor -tbe
extra speed of tbe same. It
also appropriates $2,880,000 for the arma
ment ot these vessels. An appropriation
of $6,000,000 is nißde for the construction
of heavily-armored vessels, floating bat
teries and rams and of $2,000,000
for their armament. Eight hun
dred thousand dollars is appropri
ated for the construction ot light
draft gunboats, $720,000 for torpedo boats,
$600,000 for torpedoes and torpedo appli
ances, $112,000 for tie purchase ot the
Destroyer and SIO,OOO for her care and
operation. Tue provision for the equip
ment of tbe vessels is increased $100,000;
that for the purchase of proving ground
is Increased $20,000, and that for rebuild
ing the wharves at the Boston navy yard
is increaked $25,000. The appropriation
for the bureau of provisions aud clothing
s decreased by $39,000.
MEN WITH BAD RECORDv
The Texas Memorialists A Rain
Given Down the Banks.
AVashington, Alarch I.—B. F. Robert
son, who was on the stand when the
Texas Investigation Committee ad
journed yesterday afternoon, was recalled
this morning. He said the feeling in
Washington county against the memo
rialists was very bitter, especially against
Moore, on account ot his so-called social
equality speeches, although the witness
had never heard him deliver one.
E. Rouse, a painter by trade, and an
Independent in politics, told what he
knew of the transfer of Moore’s property
in refutation of the charges that there was
a conspiracy to secure it at, a deprecia
tion. He also descritied the indignation
meeting held at Eldridge Bail, and th
counsel given by (jol.Biddings foraquiet
and pacific course in dealing with the
troubles reported, or that might arise.
He also testified relative to tha poor repu
tation in general of Hackworth, Sohuetze
and A4oore about tbe time of aud since tbe
late election.
Ben S. Rogers, 35 years ot age, a law
yer. and for several years past a resident
of BrtxHiara, had been county attorney
for Washing:on county for the past two
years, and was re-eleoted iu 1886. He
was present in an official capacity at the
inquest on tbe three negroes hanged, and
had made efforts to find out tne perpe
trators, but without success, lie testified
that tbe speeches made by tbe Republi
can leaders in the late canvass were such
as to appeal to the prejudices of the ne
groes and arouse them to discontent with
Democratic government.
INT E RST AT 12 Ot IMMLKCE.
Two Men AVho Are Sure to be Aleni
beis of the Commission.
Washington, Alarch I.—The Presi
dent will not appoint the Interstate Com
merce Commissioners until after Con
gress adjourns. William 11. Alorrison
will be chairman of the commission, and
John Randolph Tucker will almost cer
tainly be one of its members.
The members ot the Southern Railway
Association, which meets here to-morrow
to bear Senator Brown's address on the
interstate commerce law and determine
what tbe association shall do under ft.
have already determined to maintain
their present organization and to carry
on its plans as far a* can be done with
out violating the new law. It. W. Wrenn.
of the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia, bus gone to New York on behalf
of the association to see what the railroad
managers there think about it.
V EIGHT over a county seat
two Mon Killed and Several Fa
tally "Wounded In tliu Battle.
St. Louis, Alarch I.—A special from
Garden City, Kan., reports a serious
shooting affiyy Sunday night at Coro
nado, AVicnita comity, growing out of tbe
contest between Coronado and Leoti as to
wbiett place should be the county seat.
A general shooting occurred, which re
suited as follows: William l’ahts, a drug
gist, and Charles Cotter, both of Leoti,
were instantly killed; Emmett Dimming,
a liveryman, Frank Jeness, a son o:
Alavo'* David Johnson, and Albert Bovey,
manager of a Chicago lurnoor company,
all ttom Leoti, were fatally wound ii;
Frank Lilley, a real estate agent; Charles
Lotunis and Ezra Loomis, all from Coro
nado, were slightly wounded. Tue scene
of the fizbt is distant several miles from
railroad and telegrapuiu communication,
mid ail the details ol the affair are not yet
known.
FIFTEEN BUILDINGS BURNKI),
A Vir jinia Town the Scene of :i
$150,000 Cotiflmration.
Richmond, Va.. Alarch 1. South
Boston, in Halifax county, this State,
was visited by a destructive conflagra
tion this morning. Ihe tire originated In
the'timber room adjoining Wimbish &
Crawley’s general store, and spread rap
idly to Barbour’s hardware store, ami
thence right and lefts The South Boston
warehouse, J, Al. Currtngton’s ittetory,
11. A. Edmonson's storage warehouse,
with 1,500,000 iKiund* of tobacco, and
othor storage houses —in till fifteen build
ltigsund their contents—were destroyed.
The estimated loss is $l5O 000. The in
surance is SBB,OOO.
Tbe Debt Statement.
Washington, Alarch I.—The dent
statement issued tn- lay shows tbtt reduc
tion of tbs ptlhlio debt during the month
Ot February to he $1,436,732 37. Tn-'de
crease of the debt since June 30, 1886, Is
$53,104,357 08. The cash in the treasury
is $445,170,244 27, the gold certificates out
wtandlug $99,958,805; tne silver certificates
outstanding,sl2l,l3o,7ss; th * certificates
of deposit outstanding, $8,180,000; the le
gal tenders outstanding, $346,681,016; the
Iractional currency, uot including the
it mount estimated as lost or destroyed,
$0,950,503 52.
< id eutoi* Magime CoutliTilcil.
Washington, Alarcb I.—The Senate
has confirmed the nomination of Daniel
Alagon- as Collector el Customs of Nsw
York city.
COTTON SEED OIL A KING.
ARMOUR & CO. TO* BUILD 12
BIG MILLS IN THE SOUTH.
Four of tli/ Lucky Cities A'rasdy Defi
nitely Decided On, and tlic Probable
Other Eight on the List —The Value of
the Oil Trust Certificates Take a Big
Tuiube.
New York. Alarch I.—A Galveston
special announces the arrival there of
B. D. Armour aud his party on their
Southern tour, aud gives an interview
with Air. Armour with reference to a re
port Ibat he and his associates were about
to build throughout the South a dozen or
more large cotton seed oil mills. Air.
Armour freely corroborated this report,
and gave bis reasons for Ills engaging in
the new enterprise, so widely different
from tbe business in which his fame and
fortune were acquired. Air. Armour
stated that, tbe use of cotton seed oil In
tbe manufacturing of lard and bog pro
ducts had grown to such an extent in
lute years that his establishments alone
oonsumed one-fifth of tho total cotton oil
crop ot the United States. Hence cotton
seed oil whs tut Important item tobiß firm.
THE BIG MONOPOLY.
The American Cotton Oil Trust Com
pany, a gigantio corporation modeled
soraewuat after the Standard Ull Com
pany, by a system or consolidation bad
acquired control of about all the cotton
oil mills iu the country and virtually
monopolized the article, regulating its
output and fixing Its price upon purely
arbitrary grounds. Recently, explained
Mr. Armour, tbe Trust Company became
a direct competitor of his firm by the
purchase of the large refinery and pack
ing bouse of N. Iv. Fairbanks & Cos. and
tbe establishment of Washington Butch
er’s Sons.
“As soon,” said Mr. Armour, “as tbe
Trust Company entered my field as a lard
producer i resolved to make myself little
pendent of them in the matter of cotton
oi*. and this could onlv be accomplished
by erecting oil mills at available points
throughout the South.”
STARTING TUE COMPANY.
The new oil company will organize
early next week in Chicago. Air. Armour
will be represented at tb meeting by bis
junior partners and associates. The capi
tal stock of tbe company will lie about
$10,000,000, every dollar of which wlllrep
reseut actual property. Air. Armour was
emphatic in his declaration that no water
ing of the stuck would be tolerated He
stated that bis firm would hold a controll
ing interest, and that all stockholders
would be consumers of the oil product. In
fact, it is tbe intention of the company to
sell their oil to stockholders only. Air.
Armour’s associates in tbe gigantic un
dertaking comprise all the leading sou.
manufacturers in the United Stales, iu
eluding J. 8. Kirk & Cos., of Chicago.
WHERE THE MILLS WILL BE LOCATED.
Twelve oi the largest cotton oil mid:;
in toe world will be erected immediately,
and equipped in time to grind the seed oi
the growing cotton plant. As to tho loca
tion ot these great mills Alt*. Armour said
lour cities had thus iar been determined
upon, viz.: Memphis, Atlanta, New Or
leans aud Houston, Tex. Tbe other eight
cities had beeu selected, but some details
must be perleoted before announcing their
definite location. The correspondent hue
reason to believe that Texas will capture
three of tbe mills, Arkansas two, and
Alabama and Alississlppl one eacn.
TRUST CERTIFICATES DECLINE-
Tbe Evening Post bus the tollowing in
its money article: “Tbe feature of the
forenoon was tbe enormous trading anti
large decline in cotton seed oil trust cer
tificates. which opened yesterday morn
ing at 65, tuis morning at 60, and by
12 o’clock were down to 42Vj. l’nese cer
tificates, which nominally represent an
investment ot SIO,OOO race in uotton seed
oil mill property, are scattered all over tbe
Southern Slate*. Not l-eing a “listed”
security, nobody except, possibly, offi
cials who issue them, know Dow many
of thorn there are outstanding nor
what they really represent in
tue way of actual property
of any kind. Nothing ab <ut which there
has been so little information obtainable
bas ever been gambled ill by the street to
so large an extent, the total sales yester
day being 23,000 certificates usd tins fore
noon 15.200. Toe reason (or the decline
is probably just tbe absence of any in
formation about tne company’s affairs,
and on tbesame ground there is no reason
why they snoulit not dec I ins as much
more. To some extent their decline ua
att-cted the general stock market, and
because a good many speculators nave
lost m ittoy on them and have thus weak
ened their holdings of other stocks.
THE COMPANY.
Philadelphia, Alarch I.—The Press
to-morrow will say: “i'tie forrnatiou ot
nn opposition company to tbe American
Cotton Oil lTust is one of the boldest
moves of its kind tbatbas been known lor
along time. The corporation will be or
ganized in tills city this woek, probably
to-day or to-morrow, its President will
be Henry C. Butcher, of Washington
Butcher’s Sons, and its capital stock w ill
be $10.Out),000. Besides Mr. Butcher
ana his Philadelphia associates, the
company will consist of Philip D. At
niour oi Chicago, Mr. Armour# junior
partners, Webster and Cudahy of Kansas
City, and Oliver Brothers ot Charlotte, N.
CL The promoters of the enterprise in
dignantly deny that it is a sleek jobbing
movement, aud assert that thc slock hits
already been subscrlbtU and Is being
eagerly sought alter.
Tho New Telegraph Company.
New York, Alarch I.—TbeNw York
and Southern 4’clegraph Company, suc
cessor to toe bankrupt Southern
Telegrapa Company, was organ
ized hero to-day. "tno new direc
t-re consist ol Joan E. Moore, Jaim e It.
i’aoe, John B. Wise, T. Al. Logan and.l.
8. Eavor Page. At thc election tor officers
the followtug were chosen: President,
John S. Wise, ot Richmond.
Vm.; Vice President, J. B,
Pace, of Richmond. Va.; Treasurer,
John E. Moore, of New York. Tue com
pany will hs hereafter run as an iniie
peudent competing Soutnern organiza
tion, and It Is given out that under the
new management tho lines will be ex
tended io several now and important
points not now reached.
’ipyioK to Flunk Ahijoit.
Trenton, N. J., Match I.—A ballot for
beualor was taken In joint legislative ses
sion to-day, and the re-ult Occasioned
some surprise. Thirty five Democrats
stood firmly by Gov. Abbett, as iu the
previous ballot, but the Republic ms, in
evident pursuance of caucus uctlon, di
vided up among Aiessrs. Bewail, Phelps,
i?. die and Kays. Tbe last, two are Deino
crais, and they were voted for wiih too
purpose of trying to break the Abbett col
umn. The ballot stood: Abbott, 36; Bew
ail 24; B- dlu (Dem.) 8: Erattus Pottor
(Labor) 2; Ludlow (Dem.) 1; Kays
( Dem.) 7; Phelps(Rep.)3; Colby (Rep.)
1. Ail thc Republicans voted.
BULGARIAN REVOLUTION.
The Garrison of Mlistrla Turns It*
Arms Against the Regency.
London. Alarch I.—Dispatches received
here from Sophia say that the troops of the
garrison of Sllistria revolted yesterday
evening and pronounced against the re
genoy. Troops are marching to Sillstria
from Rustohuk, Varna aiid Shutnla to
quell the mutiny. Grekoff and Kaltcheff,
members of the Bulgarian delegation who
visited various European governments,
have arrived at Sophia from Constantino
ple, whioh was the last city visited by
them during their tour. They state that;
the I’orte’s attitude toward the regency is
evicoti raging.
4’he British Foreign Office has advices
front Sophia stating that only a portion
of the garrison at Sllistria revolted. The
Bulgarian government bas telegraphed
hither that it feels perfectly confident of,
being able to suppress the revolt.
ENGLAND’S COSTLY NAVY.
Parliament has beeu asked to grant an
other £250,000 lor the expenses of the
Navy.
HUNGARY’S MILITARY CREDIT.
I’ESTH, March I.— Tbe Hungarian dele
gation nave unanimously voted urgeooy
for a special military credit, and have
referred the matter to the Budget Com
mittee without debate.
ALEXANDRIA’S SYMPATHIZERS.
Bucharest, March I.—Private advices
from Sllistria say that several thousand
troops with the officers who assisted in
deposing Prince Alexander nreooncerned
In tne revolt there. A similar revolt is
learetl at Widdin. A stale ot siege has
beeu proclaimed at all Bulgarian towns
on the Danube.
GERMANY’S SOCIALISTS.
I'KRLIN, March I.—The National ZeL
tung says a tfiird donation of $2,590 aas
been received from the American Social
ists to assist in the einotiun of Socialist
candidates to the Reichstag.
The split between the New German Lib
berals and the Socialists here is oecoming
pronounced, ilei r Kreuger, the Socialist
leader, attends the New German Liberal
meetings and reproaches the Liberals for
failing to adbero to the compact against
the government.
The supplementary elections will ex
tend over Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day. Until Saturday the definite compo
sition of tbe Reichstag will be uncertain.
SHAKEN SEACOABTS.
Genoese Fishermen Forewarned of
the Approaching Dialut bailee.
London, March I.—Fishermen in the
barbor or Genoa on the night preceding
the earthquake noticed that lbs sea had
retreated a yard more tbau usual. Di
stinctively feeling that something was
about to happen they remained the whole
night in their bouts.
The inhabitants of Oneglia complain
that tbe authorities neglected them be
cause of a belief ibat the town suffered
less damage (ban did others. On the con
trary, they say that although the walls of
the houses, being well built, withstood
the shock*, all the interiors collapsed, in
consequence of which 9,000 persons are
compelled to live iu sheds and tents, But
tering greaily through exposure to tho
wind amt rain. Of 300 bodies buried at
Diatto Mariano, only fifteen were identi
fied. Five thousand persons there are
still camping out. The air is becoming
horribly offensive, owing to the stench
arising irom corpses that are yet iu tbe
ruins.
i ne structures In which the Injured at
Bsjardo were sheltered were blown down
by a wind, and before the helpless pa
tterns could be removed to a place ot
saietv they were all covered with auow
and half dead from cold.
MURK SHOCKS.
Bomb, Alarch I.—Slight shocks were
felt to-day at Spotorno and Ceriale.
The Genoese have contributed $20,000
In three days for tbe relief ot the suf
ferers.
The follow ing is an oiJiGial list of the
Italian earthquake victims:
Alaxsio, 3 dead ami 12 Injur- and.
ilHjardo, 230 dead and 3n injured.
Busssno, Hit dead and 27 Injured.
Uastellar'*, 41 dead and 65 Injured.
(Jeriunit, 5 dead ttnd 12 injured,
iiiano ■■Hello, 35 dead and 10 mjured.
Diauo Marina 180 dead snd 65 Injured.
Monlalto Li/ure. 1 dead aud 8 Injured.
Noli. 16 dead and 12 injured.
Oneglia, 23 deitd and 150 Injured.
Ponipeiana, 5 and ad and 7 injured,
i’erto Maurizio. 1 dead and 40 injured,
bavooa, 11 dead.
Tavgia, 8 dead and 14 injured.
Triora, 4 (lend and 9 injured.
Twenty thousand persons are homeless.
The material losses are estimaie I at
SIU.UOO,UOD, falling mostly upon industri
ous villagers.
LONDON'S LOOKUP LION.
City Fluids Used to Got Up Bogus
Aleeilntfs to Oppose Reform.
London, Alarch I.—it# the House of
Commons to-night George Howell asked
the government to assent to the appoint
ment ot n committee to inquire into the
corrupt expenditure by the corporation ot
London on bogus meetings, tbe audienoes
at which were hired to be present for the
purpose of defeating the bill for reform of
London’s government. Air. Howell said
he had seen documents which proved that
members of the corporation had diverted
£20,000 of public moneys in an effort to
deleat the measure belo.ro I’arllainent.
Mr. Gladstone declared that the matter
was of the greatest importance, and that
an inquiry must be granted in order to
prove whether or uot the greatest corpo
ration in tue country had misused its
trust ami adopted illegal methods to per
vert public opinion or control legislative
action.
A COMMITTEE OF INtJUIRV,
W. H. Smith, First Lord of the Treas
ury. without admitting the truth of the
charges, assented to the appointment of
u committee of Inquiry.
The governtnottt was loath to oonsent
to the demand of the Radicals for a Com
mittee to inquire into the charge, but it
did not dare to refuse an investigation.
Tbe sittings of tbe committee will be
public. It is claimed there are abund
ant prools that the public money'
bus been used in getting tip bogus
meetings arid petitions, and It is
asserted that in thc corporation's
accounts, sums are put down as having
been paid to persons who, in reality, have
no existence. The evidenoe, It Is said,
does not inorimluate the higher members
of tne corporation as individuals, al
tbougb it shows that, they assented to a
loose general application ot the city’s
funds.
A Typnitriiplitcal Convent ion,
Kansas City. March I.—Tbe Rational
Printers’ Protective Fraternity met In
this city this uileruoon. The convention
will last three days.
(PRICK *lO A YKAR.I
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CAGED LX A SHIP OF FIRE
TWENTY-ONK LIVES LOST CM
THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER.
The Steamer W. H. Gardner and Her
Cargo of Cotton the Play-Ground e(
the I.lfe-Dtroylng Plaines— Ihe Ori
gin ofthe Fire Still a Mystery.
Mobilk, Ala., March I.—The steamet
W. H. Gardner, one of the largest boat*
plying on the Tornblgbee river, from Mo
bile, was burned tbia afternoon three
miles below Gainesville, Sumter county,
Ala. Capt. F. G. Stone tfftegrapha
from Epee, Ala., that the boat is a total
loss, together with 461 bales of cotton.
The loss of life is very large, as follows?
s. 0. Blackman.
Julkh Rembert and two children, ol
Demopolis.
Mbs. W. F. Humbert and three chil
dren, of Demopuus.
TUEOBOKK L. GIIAHAM.
G. RUTES.
Tne following colored persons perished:
John Bryant (Steward).
Green Jenkins.
Hunky Ford.
Hayward Hudson.
L. Lindsey.
Virgil Jones.
Amos Harris.
Three unknown.
THE CLERK’S WIFE.
Mrs. Kembert is the wife of the cleric
and part owner of the boat. The remain,
ing whites were passengers living in the
Upper Tornblgbee district. Bo details of
ihu cause and progress Of the fire have
been received. The Gardner was built
live years ago for the Tornblgbee trade,
ftbe was owned by F. S. Stone, Sidney C,
Coleman and W. F. Rembert, and was
valued at $25,000, and is reported to bs
tullv insured. The ootton on her wag
Insured in local companies for $25,000.
A FATAL PLEASURE TRIP.
Mobile, Alaioli X, 11 p. m.—Mrs. Rem
bert and her three children lived in lie,
mopolis, Ala., wbiob is W. F. Rerabert’S
home, and also the home of Jules Rem.
bert.
W. F. Rembert lives here most of bis
time. Before making the last trip he
wrote his wile to join him with bis three
children at Demopolis and make the trip
up to the highest landing and return.
It is supposed that he In
vited also bis cousin Jules
Rembert and bis two children, and it was
intended to boa pleasure trip tor the
party.
The negroes who lost their lives are
deck bands Ironi Mobile, and most Of them
leave larnilles. lscannot be learned that
the boat was insured, though it was al
flrgt reported to be fully covered.
AN liXPKE 8 HCOOt*.
Tho Adams Company Quietly De
thrones tbe Baltimore and Ohio.
Cincinnati, March I.—The Adams
Express Company this morning extended
its servioe over the entire system of ib>i
Ohio and Mississippi railway, amounting
to upward of 600 miles of line, on which
there are about 125 agencies. Ten years
ago tbo Ohio and Mississippi began to
carry its own express goods, and subse
quently contracted with the Baltimore
and Ohio, whose contract expirec’Biaet
night. The occupation of the line by the
Adams Express Company, it is said, isjin
the nature of a surprise.
'This deal follow. Qi olost'ly the surretA
(ler by the Reading ridtroad of its exp: $9
business to the Adams Express Com pan v
is an evidence mat a big movement is on
loot among the cxnrets companies. Tbs
close alliano* between the Adams an I
Southern Express Companies renders the
change on the Onlo aud Mississippi 00l
only beneficial to the former, but through
the latter of great advantage to the com
mercial interests ot the South.
CANARY'S SNOW DRIFTS.
Ihe Htoi-m Unprecedented ill tht
Annuls of Knili-oudiug.
Ottawa, Out., Maron I.—Hailroaa
men say that the recent suow storin 'was
unprecedented in the history of rallfoad
ing in Canada, Trains in every quiyter
have been suowed up for three days, and
reliet parties with provisions to keep the
imprisoned passeugetg from starving
have to be sent out on snow stines. Bev
oral of the Ministers of tne crown, on
their way hr<re to attend au important
meeting of ltbe Cabinet in connection
with the Usuries question, are snowed
up and cannot reach the city.
Lumbermen report that there is from 10
to 20 leet ot snow in the woods and that
it is ini possible to do anything in gettiug
out logs. The lumber trade will sustaiu
treat loss, and there is certain to be a
great scarcity of logs in the spring, law
is also feared that owing to tho enormouir
depth of the snow in the woods there will
he tremendous Hoods and freshets when
spring opens.
HtMMKI) IN BY FIRE.
A Negro Stives Itimaeif, But Loses
His 'three Children.
Marianna, Auk., March I.—A cabin
occupied by a negro named Burton and
his family, consisting of his wife and
three ohlldren, aged 8, 0 and 14 years,
was burned yesterday morning early.
The negro was awakened by a portion of
the root fallingon the bed in which ne was
sleeping and setting It on fire. He Imme
diately jumped and seized bis tnree chil
dren, who were sleeping in the same
room and started toward the door, but
before be could of
the roof fell in,
from him. He was unable to find them
again alter a short search, and had to
abandon them to save himself, which be
did by jumping out ot a window. The
boys were overcome by the smoke and
were burned to death. Burton was badly
burned. His wile was spending tne
night with a neighbor,
of the tragedy till morudiSLf^V
M ii rd ered by M^nSebtor.
New Orleans, March l.—A specia'
lrom Winona, Miss., dated yesterday,
says: “R. V. Loggins, a prominent mer
chant, was murdered this afternoon by
Alexander Crawford (colored). Craw,
ford had been purchasing supplies troiu
Loggins and bud become involved. He
tailed to bring the mortgage note at tho
trustee’s sale to-dav, and Mr. 1, 1 gglm
went to see nim about it and was mur
dered by the negro, who had prepared
himself lor the horrible work. Loggins
was found cut to pieces. Tne murderer
escaped but will doubtless be oaptured.”
Halo of the Academy of Music.
New York. March I.—The Academy
ol Musio was sold to-day at auction t
William B. Hinsmore. President of tbs
Adams Express Company. Tne price >1
$600,000. What will be done witu It is
uot learned. There was only one bU.