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ESTABLISHED 1830.
' I h EVI ILI . Editor ad Prop.^
[indictments inviolate.
L,. N p JUHIKS ALONE cbMPK
f TO MAKE CHANGES.
L , nain of the Norfolk National
fWine a HU Victory in the
I Staten supreme Court-Rights
I ; nti/eu. Not 1-eft in the Hand. of
| ’„ur.. or Prosecuting Attorn*,..
I Washington. March 28. A decision
L 3 rendered by the United Stales
fupreme Court to-day in habeas
|„ ri .us case No. original, ex
K„ rte in the matter of Geoige M.
■Lin Jr , petitioner. Bain, the petitioner
■n this case, was cashier of |*e Exchange
Imional Bank of Norfolk, and was m
licted under sect.on 5,209 o! the revised
■latutes for making a false report or
Itatement as to the condition of that
lank. He was tried, found guilty and
■entenced to tive years’ imprisonment in
Ke Albany penitentiary. He made ap-
Eication to this court for a writ or ha
-1,,,, ~o us and discharge from the uus-
Elvofthe United states Marshal, on the
■round, first, that the indlotment on
■ >*.l ;,e was tried was not iound l>> a
or wrlid grand jury, and second.
Eat ti e iuaictment itself was unconsti-
Etional and vid, because after it came
Bmn the grand jut y the court allowed it
■q pc altered and amended.
f ONLY THE CHANGE CONSIDERED.
I without considering the question as
E, the validity of the grand jury, this
■niirt in a careful and learned opinion by
■ nsl lo Miller, holds, first, that an mdict-
Et-nt found by the grand jury was tudis-
Ee„a-le to tho power of the court to irv
Eie petition lor the crime with which be
K a , charged; second, that the indictment
En which He was tried, after it had been
Enun and and amended by order or permis-
Enn t the court, was no longer the
Kdictnient of the grand jury that pre-
Ecnted it. Any other doctrine would
Bace the rights of a citizen, which
Eere intended to be protected by the con-
Htitutional provision, at the mercy or con-
E of ti e court or prosecuting attorney ;
Er if it be once held that changes can be
Hade bv consent or order ot the court in
He body ol an indictment as presented Dy
■granjjury, a,l<l a prisoner can lie called
El’"ii to answer to an indictment as thus
Hianged.tho restriction which the const!.
Hun n places upon the power of the court
K regard to the pre-requisite of up in-
Eictiueiit in reality no longer exists.
■ JURISDICTION LOST.
I it is of no avail under such ciroum-
Hances to say that the court still has
Krisdiction of the person and of the
Hume, lor though it has possession of the
■moo, and wouid have jurisdiction of
Hie crime il it were properly presented
H indictment, jurisdiction ot the offense
H gone, and the court has no right to pro-
Hecd any further in the case for want of
En indictment, it there Is nothing before
He court which the prisoner in the
Hnguage of the constitution can
He "held to answer,” he is en-
Htied to be discharged, so far as the
■ffetise originally presented to the court
■v the indictment te concerned. The
Eowerof the court to proceed to try the
Brisoner is ns much arrested as it the in-
Belmont had been dismissed or a nolle
Bros, had been entered.
I* COULD NOT HEAR EVIDENCE.
■ There was nothing before the court on
■vbiclt it could hear evidence or pro
nounce sentence. The case comes within
■be principles laid down by this court in
H parte Lange (18 Wall, 168), ex parte
Huf ' - 111 United 'tales, 41c), and other
1 tu-se vi-ws dispense with the
HK, r sitv o! examining into questions
truing the (ormaiiou ot tue grand
Btffytnd its removal from place to place
the district. The court is of the
uon ; bat Hie petitioner is entitled to
of nai' us corpus, and it is aoeord
■,-r granted.
Hfois decision of the court is practically
■spvalent io tns discharge of the prU
• from custody.
B. A COUPON CASE.
EiV decision was also rendered by the
fcjirt to-day in the Virginia coupon tax
■ tie nl Wiliiam L. lloyall against the
K te of A lrginia. This is au appeal from
■tb judgment pronounced against Mr.
■ ovaii by the Supreme Court of Appeals
pf v irginia on Feb. 25, last, in a case in
fwnich he was prosecuted by the State lor
[practicing his profession as a lawyer
without a license, after having tendered
isaid State’s coupons in payment ol his
license tax. I nis court holds that the
present case cannot be distinguished in
principle irotn that of lloyall vs. Virginia
(116 l nited Males, 672), uud on that au
thorny the judgment ot the Supreme
Court of Appeals of Virginia is reversed,
and the cause remanded with directions
to allow the writ of error which was
prayed lor. The opinion is bv Chief Jus
tice \V aite.
I FITZGERALD’B CASE.
I decision wns also rendered in a simi.
|ar coupon fax case of 11. A, Carper,
Pui'!? r "! 1 1 ’ ui “'‘ kl county, Va., against
riviciian. l. !• itzgerald, an appeal Irom
t nited States Circuit Court for the
r-as ern district or Virginia. Mr. Fitz
igeraid is a traveling salesman. lie was
larresit-q in Pulaski county. Va., (or doing
■bus ness without a license after he had
B inue an oiler of tax receivable coupons
■ n payment for such license. Upon a writ
■ nab as corpus he was discharged (torn
Justocly by Judge Bond, of the United
■rt J *,V." CU1 *' ,;ourt f °r Hie Eastern dis-
In 1 ' Tmnia. sitting as Circuit Judge
■ namhtrs at Baltimore. Tho State
Etinai- ,^ I “' R ’ . 'broukh its jailer,
E. from Judge Bond’s decision to
Bf . Thl * oourt bolds that the net
Hornn ° h ' ’ IM * S ' all"W" appeals in hafieas
■ nils cases only Irmn the deolsion of
Si n l r! 1 i I ;°", rt,,, " l ll, ‘t tho decision
H.,t i 1 '"dge sitting in obamhers is
E I , L ! 1 lHloD ,lf th ® ourt, even although
■i ui Judge may order the papers tiled
H „ r . h recorded in the Circuit
Hms,a r e iH therefore dU-
H'ait*. Ue op ‘“ ion ! * l, y Chief Justice
I Al STHIA’S mission.
■ " Tli Geu. liswton
I w "" l S,,r> " Appointed.
B ashinoton, March 28.—Tho arrival
■l u '" n l-tvera, stated to bear ereden
■I 8 ®s -Mlulster to tho United Htutes
■mni i' Stri: *' U ‘‘ x 1-ecteU hero tins week.
H be remembered that the Austrian
E!',!' 1 ' ll,roll Schaefer, returned to
■Pi“ *, , l "°' ,n 1,8 Ministar Kelley had
■ (1 ' t * e<1 l on Socount ol Austria’s ob-
K * , • Ml ; Keilev’s wife. The Aua-
Hb ei.t? 0,1 b,;ru 1188 b<,en lu the hands
in v, K ** VW j u "t asourmls
■ffies t f, 111 "* I,een ,n the care of
Hn Tiio ne li '' ,c ’ Secl 'eiarv of 1-ega
annS? . U ° l, " i ~OtV look ,f "' a
Henna C bo . ID,M ; nI to the mission at
Huwin, V.""" 1 lllMl u,,n - Alexander
I'lit. n! Savannah, will be the ap-
Hc in tha In?! 1 *" 1 n . ow l, “ 8 1,0 represeuta-
H,;. l “* diplomatic service.
BOTH YACHTS NOW SAFE.
The Dauntless Arrives Tweuty-lonr
Hours after llie Victor.
Queenstown, March 28.—Tho Daunt
less crossed the finishing line at 6:45
o’clock this morning. Her actual time
on passage was 16 days, 1 hour, 43
minutes and 13 seconds. She was towed
into the harbor, and is safely at anchor.
All on board the Dauntless are well, and
the yacht is in as good shape as when she
left Owl’s Head, nothing having beon
carried away. She experienced about
the same weather as the Coronet. A
comparison of the logs of the two racers
indicates that they followed about the
same course. Caldwell Colt, the owner
of the Dauntless, says that he encoun
tered more wind than he bargained for.
For sixteen hours his boat was obliged to
lay tq. Once sue scudded before the gale
under bare poles. When last seen from
the deck ot the Coronet,on the evening of
the start, the Dauntless was steering
south-southeast, but during the night ber
course was changed to northeust by east.
On March 16 she ran into a heavy cross
sea, with a strong southeast sale.
OIL ON THE WATERS.
Oil was used with good effect to break
tho waves and the yacht weathered her
first storm well. The next day the sea
was even more turbulent and broke over
the deck in rapid succession, wrenching
the yacht so much that she began to
leak slightly. The temperature of both
the air and water on the afternoon of
March 18 indicated that ice was in close
proximity, and it became necessary to
use great precaution in running. At
midnight the thermometer regis
tered 44 and the water 35. An
hour later the temperature of the air was
40 and ol the wafer 28. At 0 o’clock on
the night oi the 19th, when a heavy gale
was blowing from the southwest, a
siuoofh stretch of water was run into.
Its temperature indicated that there were
icebergs near. There was a quantity of
field ice to the leeward and very near
on the 20th, 21st and 22d. There wore
strong gaies. It was on the last of those
days that the Dauntless hove to.
THE BIGGEST RUN ON RECORD.
Since last Thursday the weather was
fine. On the 25th a run ol 328 miles was
made, which is said to be the best ever
made by a yacht on the Atlantic ocean.
Fastuet light was sighted at 1:30 o’clock
in the morning, but the wind bad died
out and the run along thecoast was slow.
The following extract from the log of the
Dauntless shows the distance made each
dav: -March 13, 232 miles; 14tb,
200; 15th, 130; 16th, 200; 17th,
140; 18th, 140; 19tb, 270; 20tb, 145;
21st, 195; 22<i, KM); 23d. 43; 24th, 206; 25th,
328; 26tn, 266} 27tb, 143; 2Stb, arrived at
Queenstown. During the storm of the
23d the cockpit was several times filled
with water, and altogetber it was a peril
ous time for the yacht. On the 24tn the
sea was terribly rough, and the ooat rolled
so badly that the water tank burst. The
seamen were consequently put on the
smallest possible allowance of water, but
later on they were plentifully supplied
with ale and claret, and ultimately with
champagne. All on board arrived in the
best ot health. During one ol the severe
gales on the passage two men were
washed from the wheel, ana only saved
irom going overboard by the lashings
with which they were bound.
BEAUFORT SCHOOL LANDS.
The First Compiroller Renders a
Decision in the Matter.
Washington, March 28.—The First
Comptroller of tue Treasury has decided
an interesting question in regard to tbe
execution ol the act passed at the last
session of Uoegress providing for the re
demption and sale of school farm lands
now held in Beaufort, 8. C., by the United
States. One of the provisions of the
act is that “before such redemption
shall be awarded and title restored
on any such application and proof, such
applicant shall pay into the Treasury of
the United States the amount of tax,
penalty, interest and costs properly
chargeable against the lands described in
such application, together with the cost
of advertising the sale of said lands,”
etc. The question arose as to w hether it
will be in compliance with the law if the
money is paid or deposited to the
credit of the Secretary of the
Treasury until invested in United
States " bonds, and also whether
If the money is paid into the Treasury it
can be drawn therefrom, to be invested in
United States bonds, without a special
appropriation. The First Comptroller has
decided that, as the act specifies that the
money shall be paid into the T reasury, it
would not be compliance with the iaw to
deposit it to the credit ot the secretsry,
and that after tiie money has been de
posited in the Treasury it cannot be
drawn therefrom, but In censsquence of
appropriations made by law.”
SUBSIDIZED RAILWAYS.
Tho Men Ticked for the Investi
gating Commission.
Washington, March 28.—1 t is stated
tliift the President has determined to ap
polut two Democrats and one Republican
as members ol the commission authorized
by Congress to investigate the Pacific
railways, aided with subsidies by the gov
ernment. The two Democrats whom it Is
saiil he will appoint are ex-Gov. Leon
Abbott, of New Jersey, and ex-Repre
sentative Bragg, of Wisconsin. The Re
publican is said to be David Litter, of
Illinois. All those are, in the
ot the President, equal in ability and in
tegrity to the trying demands ol the posi
tion. The President wants to get
the best men he can tor this
commission, just as he did for
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
He is having very much the same diffi
culty in this attempt as in the other. In
tact, lie is having more difficulty, for the
positions are much morn precarious.
Seven hundred aud lilty dollars a mouth
and expenses does not attract the right
sortol men to such places. The President
realizes that the commission has a great
deal oi work to do, and wishes it to begin
as soon as possible.
A Hint at. I‘uriii.
Baris, March 28.—T0-day a mob at
tacked and broke window* in the employ
menlrcgistriesin theQuartier des Ilulles.
Louise Michel participated in the riotous
demonstration, but she vm menaced by
market-women and compelled to take
reluge in a police station.
I’aiia’ Municipal Offluers.
Paris, March 28.—The Chamber of
Deputies to-day adopted a bill providing
that the municipal otUeials of Parle shall
heuceiorth be elected by scrutln de lisle.
PresiiiiK tii Winchester.
Winch ester. Va., Maroh 28.—The
weatuer to-night Is very cold. A stiff
northwester Is blowing aud It la fretziog.
SAVANNAII, TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1887.
MEMPHIS IAJKID.
Four Buildings Burned and Boss of
Life Narrowly Averted.
Memphis, Tinn., March 28.—Fire
started early this morning on the south
west corner of Main and Washington
streets. It originated in the cellar of 1.
Besthott & Co.’s second hand furniture
store No. 195 Main street. It destroyed
that building, Oltatborne & Co.’s seed
store, William Quinn’s hoarding house
and saloon, and James Curry’s Tivoli
gardens. The lour buildings burned
were four stories high and valued at
about $85,000. The stocks of goods de
stroyed were valued at $15,000.
The Insurance aggregates $21,000,
divided equally between local and foreign
companies. The buildings burned were
ow ned by Capt. James Lee, Jr., Mrs. W,
-McGuire, Col. W. H. Wood ami Thomas j
Boyle. There were many narrow escapes
by the inmates of the upper stories. Two
women were rescued by the firemen who
had been cutoff from escape and remained
in the third story for half an hour. A
gale of wind was blowing and tha rescue
was made in the tace of clouds of smoke
which poured out of the building aud
nearly suffocated the brave firemen.
STEEL WORKS BURNED.
Syracuse, N. Y., Match 28.—The San
derson steel works in Geddes, a suburb of
this city, were destroyed by fire, which
broke out at 1 o’clock this morning. The
wind was blowing a gale at the time, and
the members ol the fire department were
engaged with a fire In another part of the
city. In au hour the buildings, which
covered two acres of ground, were in
ruins. The total loss is upwards of $220,-
090. The property belonged to the Sander
sons, of Sbefliold, Eng., who started the
works in this city about twelve years ago.
The steel works were owned by Euglish
capitalists entirely, being a branch of the
famous Sanderson works of Sheffield, Eng.
Extensive improvements were contem
plated this spriug. The works will be re
built immediately, and will be a third
larger than those burned. The fire is sup
posed to have originated in the gas gen
erating system through some deleot.
Muoh other property was endangered by
flying sparks, but fortunately what,
might have been an extensive conflagra
tion was averted by the effective work of
the firemeu, assisted by citizens.
PAINT WORKS BURNED.
St. Louis, March 28.—The Sargent
paint works, corner of Main and Morgan
streets, were burned this afternoon. The
loss is estimated at $40,000, It is covered
by insurance.
NEW CHILEANS’ STRIKE.
W r ork Not Suspended at All the
Compresses.
New Orleans, March 28.—This morn
ing the different gangs of colored cotton
yardmen reported as usual at the various
presses where they are employed, but
were unable to go to work as there were
no classera present to receive and finish
up the cotton that would have been
turned out. The white cotton yardmen,
scale hands, etc., were oil hand at an early
hour, but did not go to work. The
weighers, reweighers, classers, inspec
tors and samplers did not go to the
presses, but assembled about Carondelet
street. They discussed the prospect of a
settlement of the strike, but avoided all
conversation on the subject with out
siders. Several of the men stated that
they had received notifications from thoir
houses to go to work this morning, but
that they could not do so until they had
received instructions from the Cotton
Council.
RESOLUTIONS IGNORED.
The majority, however, asserted that
they bad received no notice from their
employers, so that it was evident that a
good number of the members of the Fac
tors’ and Buyers’ Associations had not
complied with the resolutions passed by
tbelr respective bodies Saturday to the
effect that they should instruct their em
ployes to go to work this mornitig under
penalty of being discharged. They ex
pected that when the bosses arrived at
their respective offices they might be or
dered to go to work, or in case of refusal
be discharged, but did not think it highly
probable that, the employers eared about
attempting to settle the issue by such a
course at the present time. The
Batture and Natchez presses are
at, work, cotton being hauled awav to the
levee by members of the new council,
who are alone employed in the above
presses. In the Commercial press and
Buzett.e warehouse men were also at
work as usual, turning out, sampling,
weighing, classing and reweigblng. Cot
ton was received also from railroads,
steamboats, eto. It is understood that
the members of the new oounnil will
make no efforts toward a conference.
They want the colored yardmen to join
them, and until thev do so, or are dis
charged from the different presses where
they are now employed, the members of
the new oouncil will not return to work.
A CAVK IN AT A MINE.
The Fairmount Colliery bile and Its
Breaker Cut In T wo.
W ilkesbarrk, Pa., March 28.—A seri
ous cave in occurred at the Fairmount
Colliery In Pittston this morning. The
colliery Is loested along the line of the
Delaware and Hudson railroad, within a
short distance of the Cork Lane depot.
The cave in covers an area of several
acres, including nearly 200 yards of rail
road, which has fallen fully 20 feet. In
oonsequenoe transportation was wholly
suspended lor the day. The breakers mas
sive structure used for
market, was cut in t
was torn aw ay from the main pnrtisii, and
may tumble in at any moment. The
damage to the breaker and colliery will
be heavy, but no reliable estimate can be
made *t present. The mine is owned by
the Fairmount Land Company,who leased
to the Fsirmount Coal Company. The lat
ter eompanv sub-leased it to Dr. Kice, of
Scranton, who has been operating It for
sotuo years past. Two hundred men and
boys employed in the colliery sre thrown
out of employment for an Indefinite time.
Earthquake Timid.
London, March 28.—During services
in the ciuipel at Mentone to-day a noise
in the organ loft caused a panio among
the congregation, and a rush was made
for the doors. In the struggle to escape
Irom the church many persons were in
jured.
Countess Araldl has died from the
effects ot injuries received in to* late
eartuquako at Mentone.
More trouble at I'anumit.
Panama, March 28.—The United States
steamer Vandalia arrived at Taboguiila,
an island of the Bay of Panama, on
March 27, but was not allowed to enter.
A riot occurred In tnu city last night
owing to a military officer resisting ar
rest. Three men were killed and several
TERRORISM IN IRELAND.
BALFOUR EXPLAIN* THE NEW’
CHIMES BILL.
Irish Secret Societies Accused of Intim
idating Built Witnesses and .I ururs by
Resorting to Dynamite, Dagger and
Boycott—Change of Venue to Kogland
Greeted With Rarnelilte Laughter,
London, March 28. —In the House of
Commons to-day W. 11. Smith, the gov
ernment leader, intimated that the gov
eminent had to ask tho House to
pass ths secoud reading of the Irish crim
inal law amendment bill before proposing
the usuai'Easter holidays. [Cheers aud
counter cheers.] Tho government, said
Mr. Smith, disavowed any Intention to
menace the House, but they wished the
members to understand that the measure
was Tilal to order in Ireland, that it was
one upon whioh the government staked
their existence, and was more important
than the holidays.
Mr. Balfour.ChiefSecretary for Ireland,
then moved the first reading of the Irish
criraiual law amendment bill, lu doing
so he referred to the terms of Mr. Par
nell's proposed amendment to the bill, in
which the Irish leader claims that the
House should obtain further information
about the condition of Ireland, Mr. Hal
lour thought the Parnellites were suffi
ciently informed of the state of their
country and should recognize Irish an
arcliy as an artificer reougnizes his own
work.
BASIS OF THE STAND.
The government did not rest the case
on statistics of agrarian crime. Tney
took the view that the amount of crime
must be considered in conjunction with
its causes anil character. The amount
was shown in the fact that at the present
moment there were 498 persons in Mun
ster, 175 in Connaught and 251 in Leinster
under police protection. The law had
been set aside and the vacuum hud
not been filled by ordinary law.
Here Mr. Balfour read a number ol
charges made by judges to grand juries
showing that the number ot persons ac
tually charged bore no relation to the
amount of crime. Boycotting and intim
idation, he said, were rampant in that
part of the country most disturbed. The
men who gave this testimony were not
partisans. [Parnellite cries of dissent ]
Paralysis of the courts of law was an
evil necessary to be specially checked.
WIDESPREAD INTIMIDATION.
It arose irom the difficulty of inducing
intimidated witnesses to speak out. In
756 cases 422 injured parties were so ter
rified that tfiey refused to appear. When
evidence was obtained juries declined
even in the clearest cases to convict.
Here be adduoed a long list ot cases in
which tue jury had disregarded
t-videnoe presented, aud asked
il it was to be wondered
at when the national press pointed out
the jurymen giving a verdiot and held
them up to public reprobation and secret
vengeance. Those persons desiring sepa
ration of Ireland were ready to attain
their object by the exercise of avowed
terrorism. The jury system thus becanu
impractlcable. [Parnellite laughter.]
The place which tfic law ought to fill was
occupied by the Natioual League. .
DYNAMITE and DAGGER.
The members of the league relied upon
ji'cret societies, dynamite and the dagger,
the’objeet of which was the bringing
about of a state ot anarchy by means of
assassination. It was an absurd travesty
of tacts, he deolared, to say that the
league had any resemblance to trades
unions. The initial policy of the league
was a combination for the plunder of in
dividuals with the destruction ot the oon
•ditution. Tbe speaker then proceeded to
give instances of boycotting, but was re
peatedly interrupted by demands Irom
toe Parnellits for the names of persons
boycotted. He declined, however, to give
names unless the persons were beyond
the reaca of the members of the league.
Mr. Balfour next read extracts troin
United Ireland disclosing tue extent of
the system ot terrorizing, lie said thai
the latest official return showed that Bd6
persons were boycotted under orders Irom
the league, in many districts tenant
right had become valueless, because no
selling of right was possible unless sanc
tioned bv the league. No tyranny, how
ever cruel, could compare'wfth the an
archy resulting from the existence of the
league tribunals.
PROPOSALS OK THK BILL,
Coming to the proposals ot the bill be
stated mat the government had borrowed
the provision from the Scotch system
—giving magistrates power to examine
witnesses on oalb, even when no persons
are charged with crime. To meet the
difficulty ot getting verdicts, they pro
posed to abolish the jury system alto
gether [cheers and counter cheers] for
certain classes of crime, giving the mag
istrate juiisdiction, with power to im
pose a maximum penalty of six months’
imprisonment in cases of criminal con
spiracy, boycotting, rioting, ode uses un
der the white boy acts, assault on officers
of the law, forcible and unlawlul posses
sion, and in cases of incitement of the
foregoing offenses. [Cheers.] *
LIBERTY UK THK PRESS,
The government did not propose to
interfere with the liberty ot the press, but
they hoped that by glviug magistrates the
pow or of summary convictions for incit
ing offenses they would be able to prevent
the press sharing in the crimes. The bill
also gave the government power to
change the venue of a trial for a graver
offense. The government felt the
difficulty connected with the abolition
of trial by jury in Ireland, and,
therefore, proposed that the Attorney
(ieneral of England and Ireland
iu cases of grave crimes should certify
when a fairer trial could be bad iu Eng
land [cheers'], when, under the same
conditions as in the case ot a change of
venue in Ireland, the trial should be held
In England. (Cries from the l’arnellites:
••What part oi England!”] Irish coun
sel, he added, were to be allowed to ap
pear in English courts, [l’aruelllte laugh
ter, 1 and the state would provide the
necessary funds tor the conveyance of
botu witnesses and lawyers.
POLITICAL OKEKNHKS NOT INCLUDED.
I’urely political offenses, such as trea
son, treason felony and seditious libel,
were excluded from the provisions ol the
bill. Crimes triable in England were
murder, attempt to murder, aggravated
crimes or violence anil arson. In all
cases the bill applied only to proclaimed
districts. The Viceroy would have
further powers to proclaim dangerous
societies found to be disturoing the peace
and order, A proclamation directed
against a society would bo sub
mitted to Parliament within seveu
days after issuance, and if
Parliament condemned it the proclama
tion would be dropped. The government
proposed that the permanency or the bill
should not tie limited to a fixed time.
[Chuers.l He concluded by declaring
that It was in the cause of liberty that th®
government asked the house to break th®
yoke under which Ireland was groaning-
DILLON’S BOLD REPLY.
Mr. Dillon followed Mr. Balfour. He
said that the bill would never pass into
law. [lrish cheers.] If ho believed that
the people of England were capable of
sanctioning the measure he would give
up forever hope ot seeing the Irish and
English shake-hands. The Irish people
would be slaves indeed If they submitted
to it. Either-fie would leave tbe country
where no irishman could live unless be
lived like a slave, or if thu people
were willing ho would be proud ami
happy to lead them in battle. [Cheers,]
The measure could only result in causing
increased disorganization and driving the
people hack to the horrors of former
years. [Cheers.] Ear! Spencer, believing
his life to bo in danger, had the oourage
to face the people of Ireland like a man,
but small credit was due to Hie present
government, who did not know ,thc
dangers tney were facing. [Cries of “oh 1
oh!’’ aud cheers.]
MISERABLE EXCUSE;..
More miserable excuses on which to
found coercion had never boen heard.
Mr. Balfour had succeeded in proving
nothing but his own ignorance of the
country which ho sought to govern. The
sooner he quitted office the better for Ire
land aud lor himseli. The government
were practically treating Irishmen tike
slaves. They sought to root them out
like vermin. The government offered
them the prospectof a favorable land pur
chase bill. If this coercion bill passed
neither a land purchase hill nor auy other
Irish measure would live to t>e accepted
at the hands of the English Parliament.
A LIBERAL-UNIONIST conference.
A conference of Liberal-Unionists will
be held at Devonshire House Thursday to
consider the coercion bill.
An exchange of views in the lobbies on
tho bill disclosed the (act that several ol
the Unionists disapprove the measure,
but ihe mass of the party consider its
provisions not too stringent. Lord Hart
ington and Mr. Chamberlain will give
thorough support to the whole proposals.
The threatened defection of tho Unionists
will probably not exceed ten votes, leav
ing the government still with a potent
majority.
The Parnellites held an informal meet
ing and üblted in denouncing what ti.ey
termed the atrocious character of the
coercion bill.
hidden- POWERS.
The measure, tbev said, concealed un
der its provision powers for tho extinction
of the liberties of the press, public meet
ings, tree speech, and all individual
rights. The Parnellites disregard tho
threats of Mr. Smith to continue the de
bate until the second reading ol the bill.
They say that if protraction of the sitting
results in a test of physical endurance
they will ba ready lor the struggle. It is
the opinion ot many persons that Mr.
Balfour's speech, whioh was of great
length, was weak, diffuse, confused and
pointless, and that on the first chance he
has had to show if he was capable of
rising he has made a notublo failure. Mr.
Parnell lias postponed the introduction of
his amendment until he consults with his
colleagues.
HARTINGTON’S MANIFESTO.
Lord iiartinglon is about to issue a
manifesto through the new Unionist pa
per. In it he says: “We are confronted
at the present moment with a more acute
form ot the problem oi Ireland tbau has
ever been presented in past times. The
difficulties of the problem have,been lnten •
silled by the action of the Liberals who,
suddenly discarding everv remedy Hith
erto approved by the Liberals, have
made a change of lronc un
paralleled in completeness and
rapidity and adopted tho policy of the
avowed enemleß or the integrity of the
British empire. Their action has stimu
lated the courage and hopes ol the sepa
ratists. It is the duty of the Liberal-
Unionists now to endeavor to bring back
the Liberals to their laitb in constitu
tional reform, resolutely exposing the
delusion that the abandonment of their
principles or the sacrihce of any class ot
their countrymen can be an act of oour
age or justice.” *
COERCION NOT BELIEVED IN.
Referring to the coercion hill he says:
"Not a single Unionist believes in coer
cion as n policy, but all believe in the
ueoeesity of every civilized country as
serting the supremacy ot the law. The
object ot the separatists is to prove that
the government ot Ireland as a partol the
United Kingdom is an impossibility, with
or without relerin. The objects ol the
Unionists must be to prove the Uniou in
dissoluble, while doing justice to Ire
land.” 'I he whole tone ol the manifesto
indicates that there will be no compro
mise. Messrs. Caine and Chamberlain
iudoiae the manifesto.
Mr. i’arnell considers the Irish criminal
i#w amendment bill one of the strongest
coercive measures ever proposed to Par*
liatnent. The hill, ho says, even creates
now offenses. He thinks that Mr. Hal
tour’s references to the press mean that
the government will suppress prominent
Nationalist newspapers as soon as the
mil has been passed.
Lord Lanad iwne lias offered to stop the
eviction ot tenants who will pay any por
tion ot their rent without costs and will
allow those who accept tnesc terms ample
time to pay the balance.
BAD EUR BAI-FOCR.
London, March 29, 6 a. m.—Tho Jlaily
News says: "If Mr. llallour Intended to
destroy his own case ho could not have
spoken with more triumphant success.
The Farnellites would have done better
not to interrupt him, for the longer he
continued the mure utterly helpless his
contention appeared.”
TUs paper further suys the bill was one
of the worst, ever introduced in I’arita
meat. It has one advantage, in that It
destroys onoe lor all the hollow pretense
that the pseudo Unionists desire to treat
England and Ireland on equal terms.
Mr. Chamberlain has written a letter
in which he closely follows the argument
of Lord ILirtington’s manifesto. He con
cludes as follows: "The indiscreet zeal
ol these recent converts has shelved the
entire Liberal programme in order to
clear a way (or the propagation of anew
dogma formerly accounted poisonous
heresy, but now suddenly elevated to the
position ol tbs cardinal article ol the
Liberal creed.”
KATIIKK RYAN AT DUBLIN.
Dublin, March 2*l.—Yesterday officers
were sent to arrest Father ltyau, of the
Herbertstown branch of the Natioqal
League, tor deolliiing to give evidence re
garding Ins connection with tho plan of
campaign. The priest eluded tlmofficers,
however, and proceeded to Dublin volun
tarily. He will confront Justice lloyd to
morrow. Although be traveled in dis
guise, Father Kyan was recognized by
many persona along the route, and was
most enthusiastically greeted. A Catho
lic constable whose assistance had been
demanded threw down his arms and re
fused to aid in arresting the Priest.
'I en thousand persons were assembled
at Tuurles to greet Father ltvan. Father
Dwyer addressed him on behali of Arch
bishop Croke, wuo fully approved of
Father Ryan's notion. Similar ovations
wore tendered Father Ryan along the
route. William O’Brien,editor of United
Ireland, and others received him on his
arrival at Dublin, and 2,000 Nationalists
escorted him, in tha Mayor’s carriage, to
the Imperial Hotel.
At Thurles Hat her Ryan, in a short I
speech, said that his prison would be a
palace, and that had Justice Boyd the
power to erect a gallows it would not in
timidate him.
The Herbertsiown tenants have vowed
that they will not pay rent until Father
Ryan aud Farmer Moroney are released.
KNIGHTS AND THE CHURCH.
AH llio Objections of the I’apal
Authorities Answered.
Rome, March 28.—Tho text of Cardinal
Gibbous’ report on ihe Knights of Labor,
as published in the Mouiteur de Rome
shows that several additions have been
made to the report as originally publish
ed. Referring to tho objections urged
against the organization tho Cardinal
says: “it is objected that lu t his kind of
organization Catholics mix with Protest
ants lo the peril of their taith. Among a
mixed people like ours separation of
religions in civil affairs is not possible.
To suppose that the laith oi Catholics
suffers shows ignorance of the Catholic
workmen of Amerioa. who regard tlie
church as their mother. They are intel
ligent. Instructed, devoted and ready to
give their blood as they give their hard
earned gains lor ber support and proteo
tlon.”
priests as leaders.
To the question whether it would not
he better to have the organizations con
ducted by priests under the direct inllu
enoeof religion, the Cardinal frankly re
plies that he thinks it neither possible nor
necessary. “In our country,” he says,
“we have abundant means ol making
Catholics good without going so iar.”
It being objected that liberty of organi
zation exposes Catholics to deadly lu
ll uences and associates more dangerous
than even Atheists, Communists and
Anarchists, tho Cardinal says it was
true, but tnat proof of faith would not
try American Calholios. To such influ
ences they were exposed every day. and
they Knew them well and despised thorn.
RULED OUT.
The leaders of the Knights of Labor
related how these violent, aggressivo ele
ments strove to gain authority in their
councils, or insinuate poison into the
principles of the assopiatton, and also
told of the determination with whioh
they wore repelled. Hangar would arise
from coldness between the church and
ber children, which nothing would more
surely occasion than imprudent condem
nations.
RIOTOUS STRIKES.
Special stress being luid upon violence,
even to the shedding of blood, which has
characterized several strikes inaugurated
by workingman’s associations, tho Car
dinal says: “I have three things to re
mark : First, strikes are not the invention
ol the Knlguts, but a universal perpetual
means by which workmen protest
against what is unjust and demand their
rights; second, in such a struggle
of multitudes of poor against
hard, obstinate monopoly wrath and vio
lence are often as inevitable as they are
regretahle; third, the laws and principal
authorities of Knights, so far from encour
aging violence or occasions for violence,
exercise a powerful preventive influence
seeking to keep strikes within the limits
of legitimate action.
THE KNIGHTS NOT TO BLAME.
“An attentive examination into the
violent struggles between labor and capi
tal lias convinced me of the injustice of
attributing violence to the Knights. Tboir
principal authorities have proved the
fact that it is as unreasonable to at
tribute violence to the Knights as to at
tribute to the church follies and crimes
of her children, against which she pro
tests.”
This thought is admirably developed
by tbe Cardinal. He says the part of
Christian prudence is to attempt to bind
the hearts ot the multitude with ties of
love for the purpose of controlling them
by principles of faith. jusiieeanU charity,
and to recognize the truth and Justice of
their cause. Removed from what is lalse
and criminal there will converge in a
legitimate, peaceable, benehceiit struggle
that which by repulsive severity might
become for the masses of our people a
volcanic abyss similar to that whlcn so
ciety fears and deplores In Europe.”
ASPECT OF THE COUNTRY.
Tiie Cardinal insists strongly and at
length on this point. He then refers to
the aspect of the country; that of popular
power regulated by love of order, respect
for religion, obedience to the laws. Not
the democracy of license and violence,
but true democracy, which seeks the
general prosperity by wavs of sound
principles aud good social order. Religion
is necessary to preserve so desirable a
state of affairs.
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FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE.
Among t be church’s glorious titles none
at present gives ber such influence as
that of “trlend of tbe people” in our dem
ocratic nation. That is the *lit!e which
sains lor the Catholic Church not only
nut enthusiastic devotion of millions ol
her children, but tbe reaped aud admira
tion of all of our citizens, whatever tboir
religious beliefs. He recognized that tne
great question of the future is not a ques
tion of war, commerce or finance, hut a
social question loudiing the amelioration
of the condition of tbe popular masses,
especially of the workingmen. Tberelore
It is of sovereign importance that tbe
church be found alwavs firmly ranged on
the side of humanity and justice toward
the multitudes composing the body of the
human family. The conditions of the
lower class at present cannot aud should
not continue.
Gnlimberti’s Departure.
Berlin, March 28.—The Emperor be
ing Indisposed, the Empress yesterday
accorded a farewell audience to Mgr.
Ualimberti, special envoy ol tbe
Rope, in reoclvinz him she said: “It
Ml to mo as if I had known you u long
lime, Mousignor. In the name of ths Em
peror 1 bt-g you to thank ths Holy Father.
T ell him bow gi eat an interest we take in
bis person, and tbut we entertain the
warmest, wash ior his welfare.”
Mgr Galimbsrtl will take with him
to Rome an autograph letter from
Emperor William to tbe Pope, it is ru
mored that be will return to Berlin after
Easter, when a better opportunity will
be affoided for a settlement of uolitioal
questions.
Tue Cologne Gazette publishes an ac
count of an Interview with Mgr. Galim
berti, in which thu papal envoy said lie
considered that tbe adoption of tbe eccle
siastical hill showed that the Kuliur
kampf approached an end, aud that peace
was about to beoonoluded between Prus
sia and thu ouria. Tue leaders of tbe
Centre party, he said, had been informed
tnat these views were held by ths Vati
can.
IPRICLRIO AVEAR.I
j 5 UAN la A COPY. (
TWO FARO DEALERS SHOT
ONK OFXHF.MUN KKADANDTHO
OTHKit DYING.
A Druggist nhn Whs I'laying
Tblr (litma tlid Jlurdem-lle C aims
(hot !Im Was AltMCk-'d Upon Remitn*
stratlng Against Vlmatlut and Fired
In Self Defense.
Boston, March2B. —About 4 o'clock tbit
afternoon a fatal shooting affair took place
at No. 10 Avery street. The premises hart
been used as a gambling room, run by
Edward Flanigan and David Lanahan,
At the hour mentioned the two propria*
tors and Adolph A. Albrecht were en
gaged in a game of faro, being the only
persons in the building. According to
Albrecht’s story he detected Lanahan in
an attempt to cheat him, there being
about $lO on tho table, and he remou.
stinted with him, when Lauahan grabbed
a big iron bar and made a savage pass al
him.
LANAI!AN KILLED,
Albrecht, In self defense, drew
volver and tired two shots at Lanabun,
one passing through his forehead at <1
coming out of tho back part ot his head,
causing instant death. Flanigan then,
championed Lanahan’a cause and started
lor Albrecht, also with an iron bar, but!
was met by two or three more bullet*
from Albrecht’s revolver, one of which
passed through bis left breast, the other*
taaing effect in his head. Flanigan’*
wounds are pronounced morttu.
ALBRECHT ARRESTED.
The shots were heard by a berdict
driver, who reported the shooting at ni
police station, and a posse of officers was.
sent to the premises. 'Xhey effected aiW
entrance through the roof and
Hud succeeded In capturing Albiecul,
The dead body of Lauahan was removal
to the police station and turned over til
an undertaker. Flanigan was itnmedU
ately taken to a hospital, where he im res
ported ns dying. Flanigan is 00
of age. Latnthau was 42 years old, boihi
men being known to the police as proa
fessional gamblers whose rooms have*
often been raided.
ALBRECHT A DRUGGIST.
Albrecbtowns a drug store. Declaim*
to have graduated at the University 08
lieidulburg and at the University of Vers
inont, and to have received a portion of
• lus education in Paris. The most dams
aging testimony against Albrecht is tba
fact that tho police found four empty!
cartridge shells upon the floor, whild
within the live-chamborod revolver wills
which the shooting was done were foun t
lour more empty shells, thus indicating!
ttiut during the affray Albrecht stopped!
to reload his weapon. Flanigan states
that Albreuutdrew ins revolver and com*
tueuced shooting oetore they began their 1
attack upon him.
FRANCE'S ALLIANCES.
Minister Fiourens taunted on tlic
h xisting; Situation.
Paris, March 28.—A sensation had
been caused hero by the publication of at
reported conversation between M,
Fiourens, the Frenon Minister of Foreign!
Affairs, und a correspondent of the Nova
Vremya of 8L Petersburg. The story id
officially declared to be incorrect, buhl
little value Is attached to the denial. Ac-,
cording to the published report M.
Fiourens said: "I entered office with tba
full conviction that the key to European;
policy was in St. Petersburg. While!
Kussia is with us war with Germany is!
impossible. Germany, by the chance <>(
her states disuniting, would suffer more
than any other power by defeat; there*
fore she nad no course but to live on good!
terms with Russia, and with us Russia!
came forward lor us in a moment of
danger, and we will not remain with,
tolded arms should she bn endangered.”
M. Fiourens professed that he bad little,
fear of the new alliance of Italy, Austria'
and Germany. Italy being mainly a.
naval power, Germany and Austria couhii
give her no'hlng, and sbe would have mi
interest in taking part In a war against
France Hebelieved that the Bulgarian*
themselves or the Turkish governments
would expel the regents, and that Russia]
would have no need to interfere in Bulgad
ria. The situation there, he thought,, was
unwarlike. Touching France’s relations
with England he said no complications
wero likely to arise. England would!
sooner or later quit Egypt, and she could'
not dream of continental conquests.
EUROPEAN ALLIANCES.
franco Hussion Isolations rlie Sub
ject of Contradictory Reports.
Brussels, March 28.—The Nord (Bus*
sian organ) eavs that all attempts to
found a Franco-Russian alliance will bo
absolutely hopeless.
BECOMES CONSERVATIVE.
Berlin, March 28.—The Berlin Post,
no longer an alarmist paper, publishes a
series of telegrams giving assurances ot
peace, probably with a view of count-**
ucting the ularm in other quarter?.
FERDINAND WANTS TO BE ELECTED.
London, March 28.—Prince Ferdinand
of Saxe-Coburg has written to the mem
bers of ttieSobranje expressing his desirs
to be nominated as a candidate for tha
Bulgarian throne.
FIRING I IN BIUSTRIA.
Vienna, March 28.—At Fort Calaras
chi, opposin' Silistria. sharp tiring baa
lwon beard worn the Bulgarian fortresses,
and it is supposed that a lresh revolt hits
occurred. The commander at Calarasohl
has doubled the outposts on the Danube.
Germany’a Loan Rill,
Berlin, March 28.—The Reichstag to.
day passed to Its third reading with tha
budget bills the loan bill. On motion ot
Herr Wlndthorst, the present President
and Vice Presidents or the Reichstag
were re-elected by acclamation for the re*
uiainder ot tbe session. The Reichstag
then adjourned over the Easter holidays.
The next sitting will be April 19.
The Relchaland reforms do pot tsiucta
the elector law. German land mortgage
systems are to lie introduced; also trade
laws and workmen’s protective laws.
The post of burgomaster, hitherto an un.
paid bonsrary office, will beoouie a sale*
Tied orown appointment.
Vicuna's Anarchists.
Vienna. March 28.—Thirteen Anar
obisis, convicted of complicity in tbe plot
to set tire to the city and to blow up tbe
imperial palace at Sobombrunn with dy
namite. have been sentenced to imprison,
meat at hard labor for ts ois ranging
from one year to twenty years. One other,
tried on tbe ssuie charge, was aoquitted,
DiHitiiMscd for Treachery.
Paris, March 28. M. Kr roles, a trusted
clerk of the War Office, has been die.
missed lor impunlug official secrets to
agents of Uunuany.