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ESTABLISHED 1850.
ESI'ILL. Editor-sail Proprietor.]
RULERS OF HAIL RATES'
THE NEW COMMISSION . US TAKE
THE OATH OF OFFICE.
Ju a S e Cooley Made Chairmen by a
Unanimous Vote—Object of the Demo,
vratlc Member* In Honoring Him
i> tb tbe Position—The First Ques
tions to be -Considered.
Washington, March 31.—About 11
Unlock lb'* morning Messrs. Cooley,
Morrison, Schooumakor and Walker,four
vj ; .[;e five members of the Interstate
nmorce Commission, called at the
V, ul t 9 llouse and paid their respects
to the President. Commissioner Bragg
ja not arrive in the city in time
tu !to with them, but called at the White
House shortly afterward and then
joined his associates at Willard’s hotel,
wuere an informal gathering took place
ioeoaUethe members to become better
acquainted with one another. At3o’olock
: he commissioners met by agreement at
Urn Interior Department, where their
commissions were handed to them and
he prescribed oath of office administered.
COOLEY CHAIRMAN.
On motion of Mr. Morrison Judge Coo-
I, , was selected as chairman of the
•ommlssioo. This action was unanimous
iii'il was taken without discussion, the
jiembsrs having all come to the conclu-
R , j, that Judve Cooley was the best fitted
i ! the position. The commission theu
I. icccded to the t'-mporary quarters se
i eied tor them on F street, just below the
P',,l,.tt House, and after an inspection
•i 111 , rooms parted With the understand*
I x tha 1 another meeting should be held
i mcriow lor consultation. No carnli
u> : u r the secretaryship il the commie
n ai re pi n],used, and that matter is
, ill in abeyance.
HOW IT WAS BROUGHT ABOUT.
Prior to the nel elion ol Juge Cooley
s chairman ot ihe commission, Messrs.
>1 rrison, Bragg and Schoonntaker, the
tt ree Democratic mem tiers, held a con-
Iriencc at which it was decided that in
\ :•>,v of Judge Cooley’s long experience
ai.ii eminence as a judge, and In order to
i.i moustrate to the country that it was
c " ;eet to promote haimony and
i el niinitv in the board, Mr. Morrison
n."i,Ul propose ami Mr. Bragg second
Juu ;e Cooley’s nomination as chairman,
THE FIRST BUSINESS.
The first business that will come before
Ihe beard uiier its organization will bo
the fixing of the time and plaoe for the
hearing of questions to be submitted by
'I. 11. Smite, Vic President of the T,ouis
nlic and Nashville railroad, and Virgil
I'oA'ers, (i neral Couimissimien ot Pool
Hates for the Southern Railway and
Steamship Association. These questions
relate to the long and short haul provis
ion of the interstate commerce ac , as it
; plies toraiiroads east ot the M isslssippi
river, si uiu of the Oaio, and west ot the
I'otomae.
PASSES IN THE WEST.
Chicago, .March 31. I he general man
auers ol Western railways were in ses
sion here to-day trying to arrange some
Uniterm system iu regard to newspaper
[ asses, both State and interstate. Some
ai the lines have instituted mileage books
foil contracts while others stick to the
old style of passes, believing that the
latter are r iven 'or services rendered and
do not conflict with the law. No agree
ment was arrived at, and each road will
act in the matter according to its own
ihdgmeut.
DEAD-HEAPS BY THE DOZENS.
rmsßuitG, Pa., March 31.—Through
•rain* over the Pennsylvania railroad
to and Pennsylvania Company’s lines to.
•oy were crowded with tree passei get s.
A l passes expire at 12 o'clock to-night,
■m one of the trains lrom Chicago there
'vrte twenty-ire ladies who carried
passes. They were issued on twenty-live
uifi rent accounts. The ladies resided in
I'miudelphia and New York prineinallv,
a .'j ! "ere getting homo while they could
r:ue lor nothing. An old conductor gave
I ii his opinion that nine-tenths ol'the
i e 'pie traveling to-day over the Pennsyl
van';* lines had passes. The officials
ir.npg the past month have issuedipasses
i • almost every person who applied re-
Itaruicss ot form r regulations. They
stem to have taken compassion upon the
clamorous public, and issued passes with
recklessness, indicating that they will
hfiiotlorth have uo chance to use their
Authority in favoring friends.
COY EItNMK.NT |mv DOCKS.
1 "° to lM> Constructed at the New
Vm k and Norfolk Navy Yards.
Washington, March 31.—Secretary
’ ljlt nev has approved the report of the
Imam appointed toselect sites for the two
R' w dry docks authorized by the last
congress. I he docks will be located attho
i'ii' V °K i- ?' 1< '* s ‘ or,olk nav r yards, and
• ' * built oy contract on tho gone* nil
,'..i;i Of the Simpson dry docks. They
ii he constructed of timbor. and their
• tensions will bo about as follows:
;• 'mtu 455 feet, width at top 125 teot,
“mi width at bottom (10 feet. The
1111 01 money available lor their con-
V..L C ** 1H ♦UOO.WH). The New York
'■••II cost more than the dock at Nor
'"WH'K lo the difliculty of obtaining
hi lli ound ? t,on ' A rood foundation of
v L ‘„ ®' and gravel can he obtained at
i, V’ ,k al “ depth of thirty-live feet, while
ail ,i V" ' orK innumerable quicksands
fc ' ir ' a ar ° lound at a similar depth,
h< “ nTV Idling to obtain a
i,(, (:a l able of supporting a vessel
■ o 10.000 tons In weight. Ihe exact
CIO no,"L’li . lhe > ar(l,t of lUe two docks
be determined, but borings will be
onturo W , r b iL n “ allorl ,ilue to “certain the
lur<J bf the loumlatlon.
I WO A I’l*i 1N I MENTA.
lr ‘ air,lii Id Mu lie (Secretary anil
df. May nurd Treasurer.
Jrh! 1! , l ‘ N,:TON ' Maro “ SL-It IS au
muvulj unnounoed that the tollow-
a 'poiulinents will be tnude to-morrow:
| w ritory of me Treasury, Charles S.
k „ ’ of N, ' w York; Assistant Seore
•V.nJw y“,’] ,CttßUry ' lßa ac 11. Maynard,
su.m'.trmn' V r°n, r< !,, iB .„ ,bo P r ®ont Second
“I .ii'i ii . 18 lrotts ' ,r y, having been
i levr-iatui n° tllat l’ o#,tlou by President
du x !, i ,?, n ‘ ,unß *. I' h-s made
tiiiu i r'hf ecor(l I" that position. At
>ar(i wju V, H . tt PPo*ntment Juclko May-
N ' v, v n ~ (, puty Attorney General
I'ointiuont to thJ f H prlor U> h,Ba P*
tbe 8 ™derul aervloe he whh
Mat ‘* (*f rat,(s candidate for Secretary of
it <iW . * ork i wan defeated
H 01,,,, .s'"ihUei’hl! ji'.' y‘ lUUiOU ,eCOrd -
W4KIIV! i !? P,€S€,,,t " N< W lU,lk
£rf)|l‘*r oMh r <* !y ’ Mut cti 31.-—The Comp-
! l)6 Orst \ l i„ ur r e .?°J r , lo 'dav authorised
itotpuai tf,o l, ‘*"k of Gadsden, Ala.,
10 begin business.
THE SEQUEL OF THE DUEL.
The Parties to the Affair Will Hetire
from the University.
Athens, Ga., March 31 The faculty
of the State University have decided
upon their course with respect to the
students who were conoerned In the recent
attempt to fight a duel. The parties to
the proposed duel, it will be remembered,
were Walter S. Chisholm, of Sa
vannah, and Thomas R. Cobb, of
Athens, principals, and Hugh M. Comer,
ot Savannah, aud P.W. Martin, of Florida,
seconds. The affair was prevented by
arrests which were made in Augusta and
a satisfactory settlement agreed upon.
Since the students have returned to col
lege the best of feeling has existed be
tween all ol them.
The laculty, perhaps, would not have
taken notice of the affair if it had not
been for an old statute which required
them to do so. This statute seems to have
been forgotten by the students who were
parties to tlie attempted duel. Had they
known of It they uiight have hesitated
about taking the course they did.
The faculty have decided that the
young men must withdraw from the
university, but they have not made the
withdrawal compulsory. They have
simply opened the way tor them to with
draw quietly, and with the full under
standing that nothing discreditable at
taches to their records as young men or
students.
It can hardly be otherwise than that
the course ot the faculty will be satisfac
tory to the young men and to their
parents or guardians. The loss of the
young men will be greatly regretted in
the university aud in the town here, be
cause they were good students aud were
popular with their classmates, tbo faculty
aud with the townspeople.
ltisnot known whether or not the facul
ty wili make any public statement about
the matter at the present time. Tney
probably will not, as there does not ap
pear to be any particular reason why they
should.
CHARLESTON’S POSTMASTER.
Mowry’s Appointment Received
With n Howl of Indignation.
Washington, March 31.— The Presi
dent appointed to-day A. H. Mowry, ol
South Carolina, to be Postmaster at
Ctrarieston, S. C., vice Benjamin Hujrer,
deceased.
CHARLESTON HOWLS.
Charleston, 8.C., March 31.—The an
nouncement ot the appointment ot A. H.
Mowry to the vacant Postmastership of
this place lias raised a howl of indigna
tion throughout the city arid has compli
cated the political situation considerably.
Mr. Mowry’s business reoord was shown
up when ne was Congressman Dibble’s
candidate for Collector of the Port.
It did not show up well the charges
against him have never been refuted.
President Cleveland’s popularity here,
which was attainted by his silence during
the earthquake, has not been increased,
and as Charleston practically controls the
nominating convention of the First dis
trict it is not at all probable that Con
gressman Dibble, who is Mr. Mowry’s
champion, will be returned to the next
Congress.
A THIEVING POSTAL CLERK.
After Five Years of Undetected
Peculation He Comes to Grief.
New Y’ouk, March 31.—Wednesday
morning the superintendent of the pouch
room of the registry division of the New
York post office discovered that a pack
age which arrived Tuesday night from
Portlaud, Ore., containing SI,OOO In cur
rency, was missing. He had checked the
package off some time betore and he could
not imagine where it could have gone to,
as no ono was in the office except tbo
clerks, eighteen in number. The
superintendent telegraphed for In
spector Dosser and detained the clerks
until he arrived. The inspector took the
clerks to his office, where they were ex
amined. The examination continued all
day yesterday, through the night anil
until early this morniug. Suspicion
pointed in the direction of William A.
Clarke, a clerk who has been in the de
partment tor about five years. Clarke is
a married man and lives in Brooklyn.
For a long time there have been robberies
in this department, and over sixty pack
ages and letters have been stolen, the
inspectors being unable to en'rap
the thief. This afternoon Clark told In
spector Dosser that he had stolen the
package, and that he had also stolen the
other 60 packages that had been missing
from time to time lor the past three years.
He said that he had committed the thefts
to pay his debts. He was addicted to
drinking and had gambled some. He
could not say how much he had stolen,
but it Is supposed that he lias taken be
tween $4,000 anil $5,000. Clarke was taken
to Ludlow street jail.
THE LAST' HUi ROBBERY.
The last big robbery in the registered
letter department of the post office here
was in 18S1. A package containing
SIO,OOO in hills was mailed late one after
noon in September to the First National
Bank in Charleston. 8. C. it was sent by
the National l’ark Bank in this city, and
after it was deposited in the post office
here it was nevir heard from, although
a rigid search was made for it. Iu the
examination of ClarKo to-day it came out
that he was the lust man who is known to
liuve handled that package When
charged with having stolen this package
as well he denied it, but it is supp iscd
that ho is the person who took it. lu this
instance the Charleston Bapk requested
that the money be insured aud it was
done. The Orient Mutual insurance
Company had to pay the loss, and no clue
to the thief has ever been found.
RAHWAY’S MYSTERY.
The Identity <>l the Murdered Girl
ns Great a Mystery as Ever.
Rahway, N. J., March 31.—The brother
oi Mary Maltby has arrived bore from
Newark aud states that his siater is at
presont living In that city, and that she
had presented herself at police headquar
ters, Newark, this morning to prove that
she is ulive. If this story be true the case
is still shrouded in mystery. Bupt. Har
rison, of the City Home of Newutk, said
this morning that he had not been posi
tive in bis identification, but had merely
expressed an opinion that the features of
the murdered girl bore a strong resem
blance to those of Mary Maltby.
Mayor Danly received the following
letter this morning, written in red ink,
“Dark deed, dark night, darky, oiler u
big reward and you will have your man.”
The letter was sigued ‘‘Vidocq.”
NOT MARY MALTBY.
Newark, N. J., March 31.—Mary
Maltby did appear, aw mated in the Rah
way dispatch at police heudquarters here
this morning, to disprove the statement
that the body of the girl murdered at Rail
way was tier's.
. LiOfcS OK THK EAGLI3.
She Either Hurst. Her Boilers or
was Wrecked on the Heel's.
St. John. N. F., March 31.—A report
nos reached here of the total loss of the
ig steamer Eagle with a crow of 230
l) on > i the shoals near Funk Island, ott
i . .vista bay. No particulars of the
disaster are yet at hand.
Debris, consisting of deck ladders,
forecastle deck and cooking gear, with
the steamer’s name on it, has been found
on the ice. Tne supposition is that the
steamer’s boiler exploded.
The inhabitants of Funk Island are on
the lookout for the bodies ot the
drowned. Most of the lost seamen lived
in and about St. Johu, and the excite
ment and grief here are intense. Women
and children are weeping at home or
clamoring at the telegraph and news
paper offices for further iniormation.
A LARGE BOAT.
The Eagle was a large sailing steamer
commanded by Capt. Jackman, and
owned by Messrs, Bowring Bros. The
Captain is one ot the best and most suc
cessful commanders sailing out ot New
foundland ports, hut it is said that the
steamer’s boilers were in suoh condition
that she should never have sailed. This
was whispered about soon after she sailed
for the lisueries, and the report that the
wreckage indicates a boiler explosion is
taken as evidence that all on board are
lost.
A TERRIBLE SEA RUNNING.
Boston, March 31,—A special from St.
John, N. F., says: The steamer Eagle
was last seen by the steamer Aurora on
the night of March 11, near Funk
Island. A terrible sea was running at
the time. The next morning the Aurora
oould And no trace of the Eagle, and noth
ing has been seen of the iil-tated vessel
since. A message from Greycupond,
about 100 miles from here, says that light
house keeper Cabot bad boarded the seal
ing steamers Vanguard and Hector. Botn
those vessels reported passing spars,
forecastle and the name board ‘Eagle’
near the spot where she was last seen.”
THE THEORY.
Lighthouse keeper Cabot is a reliable
man, and trom Ms knowledge of affairs
there, and the fact that tbe Eagle has not
been seen since the fleet have been spoken,
It i-. universally believed that the vessel,
with ner 260 souls on board, was driven
on the terrible reefs so numerous in
side Fuuk Island; that tbe
sea broke her up, and that
she probably sank immediately with
her 50 seamen on deck and 210 seal Habers
below. The sea that swept the coast that
night was the worst ever witnessed by
the oldest sealers on board the other ves
sels. No ship once getting in those ter
rible breakers could possibly escape.
Capt. Jackman, commander of tbs Di
lated vessel, was considered tbe bravest
skipper Newfoundland ever produced.
KING OK THE SEALING FLEET.
He was oalled “The King of the Sealing
Fleet” until 18S5, when for the first time
iu his experience be failed to secure any
seals. Last year bad luck again overtook
him and he lost the steamer Uesolute
near the same iaial Fuuk island, but ail
his orew were saved.
Later the sumo season he took com
mand of the Eagle and within a few
weeks she broke her shaft. Sue was re
fitted and a month ago started with the
rest of the fleet on what is now felt was
her last voyage. Tbe exact number of
men on board is unknown, but it Is be
lieved to be at least26o. A majority of the
crew are married and reside in this city
and vicinity, and all are in the prime of
life. The city is in mourning to-day.
This is tbe grealest calamity and most
frightful loss of life in the modern history
of this unfortunate colony.
A STEAMER UNDER SAIL.
Her Engines Broken and the Wind
Forces Her to Make tor Europe.
New York, March 31.— The steamer
Salerno, of tbe Wilson line, is reported
by the steamer Elbe, which arrived here
this morning, as having been sighted on
March 27 under sail eastward bound. The
Salerno was 600 miles iroiu Halifax. Sue
left Gibraltar on Marcb C and was spoken
on the 23d bv tbe I*. Caland, from Rotter
dam to New York. At that time tae
Salerno was proceeding west under sail,
wiih her engiues broken down. Agent
Sanderson says be supposes tbe Captain
could not make Halifax in the faoe of the
strong west wind, and that be decided to
make for a Enropean port.
In a succession of Gales.
Philadelphia, March 31. The
schooner Small C. Smith, Irom Jackson
ville, bad a succession of heavy gales
from all points of the compass during her
entire passage. On Marco 23, in latitude
36:10, and longitude 74, she wasstiuck
by a heavy gale front the northwist,
carrying away a number of her sails.
She also lost her deckload of 18,000 feet
of lumber. Tne vessel is strained and
leaking badly.
UHOHIUIXION IN DETROIT.
Fears of Bloodshed a’ the Election
to Decide the Question.
Chicago. March 31.—A special from
Detroit, Mlob.' says: “The intensity oi
feeling over the proposed prohibition
amendment has no parallel in tne history
ot political campaigns in this State. Con
servative men ot both sides are fearing
serious trouble election day in Detroit.
Toe touting against the Pronihltionisis in
ttie Eastern part of the city, particularly
tho Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, Eleventh,
Fourteenth ami Fifteenth wards, is in
tense. Interest in State and county poll
tics shrinks out ot sight compared with
the absorbing importance ofgt lie question
whet her tbe people shall have beer or not.
An Eleventh ward Aldermau said that
not one prohibition vote would bo cast
in bis precinct, because no Prohibitionist
would dare to vote there. He added: ‘1
am speaking the truth when 1 say it
would not be . sale for a man to vote for
prohibition ini mv part of tbe town, that
is, of course .if it Is found out.’ There
will probably be 5,000 anti-prohibition
workers at tbe polls. The Prohibitionists
are very uneasy at tbe outlook.”
Brutal Murder.
Franklin, Tex., March 31.—While
Capt. A. N. Smith was plowing Ms
field this morning someone fired a loadol
buckshot Into uis buck, killing hint in
stantly. The assassin then emptied
another load of shot into the head of bis
victim, tearing out his eyes and horribly
mutilating his lace. J. £, Fulton, u
neighbor ugainst whom Capt. Smith had
obtained u judgment for a small amount,
has hewn arrested lor tbe crime. There
is talk ot lynuuiug Fulton.
Itliiliicat St. Louis.
Bt. Louis, Murob 31.— James O. Blaine
was on ’Change to-day, where he held nn
informal reception lor an hour 111 tbo di
rectors room anu a'terwiiril made a live
minutes’ speech upon tbe floor of the Ex
change.
SAVANNAH, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1887.
ERIN FACING THE LASH
TORYISM’S HOLD HOURLY
GROWING WEAKER.
State l egislatures In Tills Country Giv
ing Expression to Their Abhorrence ef
tho Tyrannical Propositions of the
Coorclou Measure Several Liberal
Unionists Orowing llestlvo Under the
Galling Proposition.
London, March 31.—Lord Hartlngton,
at a meeting to-day ot the Liberal-Union
members of both houses of Parliament,
explained that the government had made
the Irish crimes act amendment bill n
question of confidence, and said that if
the Libei al-Uoiuuist.s failed to support
tho bill and in that wav brought about Its
defeat the result would be the advent of
Mr. Gladstone to power. It was the im
perative duty of the.'Ltbsral-Uuionists to
prevent this, Lord Hffttingtoncontended.
The mooting decided tfi-support the bill.
Several members of the' party were ab
sent from the meeting.
Two hundred members ot Parliamont
attended the meeting. Among them was
Lord Churchill. The meeting enthusias
tically supported tbs decision of W. H.
Smith to have a division to-morrow night
on Mr. Parnell’s amendment to the Irish
crimes aot amendment bill, providing
that the House resolve itself into com
mittee to consider the state of Ireland,
and on the first reading of tbe measure,
even if closure had to bo r a forced.
The meeting hall was crowded. Among
tne prominent persons present were Earl
Derby, Mr. Chamberlain and Baron
Rothschild. The meeting, with the ex
ception ot two dissentients, unanimously
adopted Lord Hartington’s proposal that
the Liberal Unionists support the first
reading of the crime’s bill on condition
that the members be allowed to criticise
tbe measure in committee. Mr. Chamber
lain approved the proposal.
CONSIDERABLE OPPOSITION.
Rt. Hon. Edward Heoeage, Liberal-
Unionist member o' the House of
Commons for Great Gamsby, in the Lib
eral Union meeting to-day opposed that
part oi the Irish criminal law amendment
bill which changes vouue in certain
classes of criminal tri*ls to England. Mr.
Heneage wassupporiotl in this opposition
by several others.
Bir Edward Willian Watkin, member
for Hythc, said he tin tight coercion was
needed in Ireland reg rdless of remedial
legislation.
Joseph Cbamberi::.in demurred to this,
and contended that emedia! measures
should beat lea't im led in Irish legis
lation, Lord Hit tingsjn appealed to the
members of th Libt, ai-Union party to
support the gov nrn.nt on the second
reading of tbe )• i, -serving hbprty to
demand iu couilu and) This tho mooting
Agrt'eJW?" - v
EARL CADOGAN’S NKW SCHEME.
In the House of Lords to-night Earl
Cadogan, Lord of the Frivy Seal, pre
sented a bill providing for the purchase
of Irish holdings, or, in other words, for
the abolition ot tbe system of dual owner
ship amended by tbe act of 1881. It was
proposed, he said, to admit lease holders
to the benefits of the act of 1881 [Cheersj.
Leas* holders whose leases expired prior
to 1881, numbering 160,000, were to be
admitted to the benefits of the act
of 1881 in the same manner
as those whose leases expired in that
year. It was also proposed that the land
lord must issue notice in the form sched
uled in the bill wnen he obtains an eject
ment writ from court, and that he be re
quired to serve the tenant with tnat no
tice in tho manner prescribed by the
courts, either by service or by Dusting;*
that when the tenant receives this notice
he shall become ipso facto, a care-taker
of his Holding for a period of six months,
and tnat redemption shall run as from
that date. Earl Cadogan hoped the House
would accept the measure.
THE COMMISSION’S RECOMMENDATION.
Continuing, Earl Cadogan said that the
government lound It impossible to adopt
tlie Land Commission’s recommendation
that tbe period of five years for tbe fixing
of judicial rents be substituted for that
of fifteen years, according to the present
law. The'government agreed with Lord
Hartlngton that it was an open question
whether Irish rents were excessive or
not, or whether excessive rents were ex
acted. Therefore it would he unreason
able to deal anew with settlements ol
rants fixed bv tbe act of 1881. If those
settlements should be disturbed landlords
and tenants would be led to believe that
there was no finality to such settlements.
The government believed the time had
arrivid to lormulate a further measure
dealing with the tenants’ purebaso of
holdings, and looked to that mainly for a
settlement ot tbe questions wbioli unhap
pily agitated the country. In that ho be
lieved would be found tbe solution oi
those grave questions. [Cheers.]
IN TWO PARTS.
The government proposed to deal with
the question in two parts. The first wos
the bill which had just been described,
dealing with questions of urgency ami
great difficulty arising from tbe land act
of 1881. This bill, which it was hoped
would reduoe the number of evictions
one-half, would be followed by n bill
relating to tbe purchase of holdings.
This latter bill the government hoped
would permanently settle tbe
difficulty. The middleman now suffered
great Injustice from bis inability to ob
tain for land tbe same amount which lie
had to pay, because he was not allowed
to go to a land court. It whs now pro
posed to enable him to secede from a lease.
The bill also proposed to relieve tenants
who were insolvent through no fault of
their own, but through misfortune.
RELIEF WITHOUT BANKRUPTCY.
It was said that there was no method
for the relief of insolvent tenants short of
bankruptcy. The government, however,
opined that Insolvent tenants would di
vide into three classes. The first class
was composed of those who bad beoouie
msolveiit from temporary causes, and
who, if they secured a reason
able period of delay instead of
tho short period uow given, might
under certain conditions avoid bank
ruptcy. In the second class were those
who were insolvent through no fault of
their owd, and who perhaps had no rea
sonable prospect of being able to pay
their liabilities. The government de
sired to mitigate these bard oases.
Lastly there were improvident and ex
travagant tenants, towardiwbora It is Im
possible to elicit sympathy frotu Farlia
tnent or the nation.
COUNTY JUDGES.
For these the government proposed a
county court, toe judge of which, while
granting a landlord judgment, shall be
empowered to reasonably stay execution
tor a period to be decided by the judge,
the tenant meanwhile not to be removed
from Ms holding. The government
would constitute tne county court judge
a judge lu bankruptcy within tho
area ot Ms ordinary jurisdiction. 1 n
Reference to those tenants who are Iu
solvent through no fault of their own the
court might order composition upon an
insolvent's old debts, the debtor con
tinuing to occupy his holding for as
long a period as the judge might decide
and to pay a fair rental fixed by the court.
PKINCIPLE OF THE BILL.
The principle here was leniency to the
innocent insolvent, ol whose good faith
and exactitude the court should be as
sured,but extravagant and idle insolvents
would be left to tbe ordinary laws. The
rates of landlords who had not received
their rents, or whose land had not been
occupied owing to intimidation, would
be remitted. The bill provided for a
state of things which the government
hoped by legislation before long to re
move, and was an installment, but In no
sense a composition. The government
asked their lordships who were landlords
in Ireland and those connected with them
to make heavy sacrifices. The measure
strictly regarded the rights of property,
and was through an earnest desire to
remedy the complaints arising from tbu
laud laws drawn in a spirit of fairness
and justice.
Lord (L Divide said that the Cowpor
commission's plan was a comprehensive
one, but the government measuie founded
on It was at present lopsided. He urged
tho government to stale tho general
character of tho legislation by which
they proposed to übolish dual owner
ship.
Earl of Belmore said that while the
measure would hit some landlords hard
It also would hit soma teuants whose
present rents were much lower than the
court would fix.
Karl of Dunraven said that the meas
ure would be a beneficial oue, but the
only chance of sal istying Ireland was by
the abolition of the dual ownership of
land invented by Air. Gladstone and his
party.
The bill passed its first reading and
tho second reading was fixed for April 21.
CHANGE OF VENUE TO BE ABANDONED.
The Cabinet have decided to abandon
that clause of the Irish criminal law
amendment bill which provides for the
chaugingof venue from Dublin to Loudon
in certain classes of criminal trials, thus
practically removing the greatest cause
of the Liberal-Unionist opposition to the
bill.
The National Liberal Federation has
issued a summons for a meeting to be
held April (J at the Metropolitan Hotel lor
the purpose of denouncing the proposed
Irish coercion measures.
LABOUCHEKK TAUNTS BALFOUH.
Mr. Labouehere speaking in the House
ot Commons to-night said that the disor
ders in Ireland were due to execrable
laws and tne government’s defiance ol the
wishes of the people. The Conservatives
seemed to be unable to understand that
they were dealing with a nation entitled
to make its own laws, and not with indi
viduals. The terrorism and outrage
which flourished in tne Southern tttates
during Andrew Johnson's time ceased
in 1876 when home rule was granted.
The speaker taunted Mr. Balfour with
bis ignorance ot the condition ot Ireland
and said that Mr. Balfour hardly cared
what measure bn proposed. He de
nounced partisan Irish judges for making
exciting political harangues when theie
happened to be a judgeship vacant.
POLITICAL SLAVES.
As regarded the proposal to make the
crimes bill a permanent measure, if that
were done the bill would never be abro
gated, as a majority of the members ot the
House ol Lords were the Marquis of Salis
bury’s subservient political slaves. The
speaker here interposed, and Mr. La
bouchere modified his expression to “a
majority w ere entirely in Lord Salisbury’s
hands.” lie said the Irish couspirators
were a class of privileged landlords who
were perpetual enemies of the people ati(j
who desired to deprive them of their civil
rights. He taunted Mr. Chamberlain
with having made an offer to the Liberals
to oppose coercion if they would aocept
his Irish plaus. When this offer was re
fused, he said, Mr. Chamberlain took his
goods to the other side. Mr. Chamberlain
only ‘‘wanted his miserable vanity
satisfied.” The Radicals would not
forgive Mr. Chamberlain ii he voted for
coercion.
THE DOOR CLOSING.
The door of repentance was closing
against the Radicals who were affording
the Tories an unnatural and hollow and
discreditable support. This was tho last
effort of the classes against the masses.
It was a struggle between the plutocrats
—lrish and English landlords—and the
men who occupied land and asked
a fair share of its fruits. It
was a struggle between a system
of government by the people and a
system based upon coercion ot tbe
people. The English Democrats would
stand shoulder to shoulder with the
Irish Democrats. Apart from the justice
of tbe cause it was their interest to do so,
because th y know that when the gov
ernment finished wltn Ireland the turn of
the English Democrats would come. He
did not nar permanent Conservative suc
cess. The flowing tide was with the
Democrats, the ebbing with the Conser
vatives. The bill would more than any
thing else advauoe home rulo.
NO EXCUSE FOB THE BILL.
Henry Campbell-Bannerman said that
the government bad proposed the Irish
crimes bill in deference to its noisy sup
porters and to a blatant Dretfi. Tboy hail
presented no ea o tor tbe measure. He
quoted the opinions of judges in (avor of
the lull, but said tnal those judges bad
received tho inlortnation upon which they
based their opinions from t ho same source
as had the government. [Cheers.] iledid
not dispute the fact that the law might
he advantageously improved so as to
facilitate the obtaining of verdicts, and
suggested tbe adoption of the Scotch sys
tem, taking the verdict of tne majority ot
the jury, lie admitted that intimidation
existed in Ireland to a certain extent,
but claimed that before dealing with that
the government had to consider that It
had its origin clearly in agrurian diffi
culty.
THE COMBINE.
The extensive tenants combination
came Into existence to meet tbe system
of repression which the impoverished
people had been unable to meet otherwise.
It the proposed remodlul measures proved
u success coeictoD wouid not he needed,
and II they proved a failure coercion
would be useless, because it would not
allay tbe discontent that such a failure
would engender. Tbe bill should be con
demned on both these grounds. [Cheers.)
Sir Riohard Webster, Attorney General,
thought the loregoing speeob would have
a had effect outside of Parliament, con
sidering the fact that Sir Campbell-Ban
nerman was formerly Cuief Secretary lor
Ireland, lie denied that tbe bill had
been brought In the interests of the Irish
landlords Such a bill lorMich u purpose
would ob aln no support from him. Tno
government accrp od full responsibility
for the uuusure waicli had been brought
in the interests ot true liberty.
[Laughter.J
Mr. i’tunell moved to adjourn tho dc
bate.
After some further debate tbe House,
without act mi.. adjourned-
MEETING OF THE CONSERVATIVES.
At a meeting of ihe Conservative party
to-day it was decided that the House of
Commons shall sit, until the Irish crim
inal law amendment bill has passed ns
second readings and that tbe only adjourn -
ment to bo taken at the next sessiou shall
be from Thursday next to tbe following
Tin. sd ay.
URGED TO READ TltKlt OUT.
London, April 1, 5 a. m.—The Stand
ard says that Mr. Gladstone is being
urged to declare that Liberals voting lor
the crimes bill oan have uo rurther con
nection with the Liberal party.
The I’arnellites are strongly opposed to
tho new land bill. The Unionists will in
sist that the bill be modified in several
particulars. The committee of tlie Lib
eral federation has made arrangements
to hold a sories ol anti-coercion meetings
all over tho country, to be addressed by
Earl Spencer, John Morley and others.
It is asserted that. Lord Salisbury men
tioned these demonstrations as one of the
urgent reasons tor pressing second read
ing ot the crimes bill.
IOWA’S INDIGNATION. *
Dks Moines, la., March 31.—The fol
lowing call, signed by tho Governor,
Lieutenant Governor and other State offi
cers, three ex-Chief Justices of the Su
premo Court,, three District Judges, two
members of Congress, all tbo leading
Protestant clergy, attorneys and repre
sentative business men ol this city and
the Mayor and Common Council, has just
beon circulated:
YVhkkeas, England’* proposed resort, to
arbitiarv and unprecedented coercive
measure* in her treatment of Ireland mark*
a crisis In the history of constitutional liberty;
therefore no ask the intelligent people of
lowa to unite in a Stale mauling to be held
at lies Moines for an expression of opinion on
tills invasion of persei al and political rights
and this defiance of tbe humanitarian senti
ment, of t he age.
The meeting will be held next Monday
evening in this city.
PENNSYLVANIA’S SYMPATHY.
Harrisburg. Pa., March 81.—in the
House this morning the following was
adopted:
Wukreas, The British House of Commons
has under consideration and is preparing lo
put into effect a so-called coercion liifi, who-e
provisions and intent are to stamp out con
stitutional liberty in Ireland and to abolish
freedom of the press, right of free speech and
the suppression of trial by jury for political
reasons only: therefore,
//ttiihtd. That the House of Representa
tives hereby enters its protest against tbe
enforcement of such heartless coercion meas
ures upon a people struggling uudera vailing
yoke or feudal urlstocracy aud honorably
seeking higher political autonomy .and that
we extend to Messrs. Gladstone aud i'arno!l,
and their supporters, as well as to bleeding
and downtrodden Ireland, the sympathy ot
the free and prosperous millions ot this com
monwealth.
BRITAIN’S DECADENCE.
France, Portugal anti Germany
( rowding Her Out of Africa.
London, March 31.—A letter has been
received from Henry M. Stanley, dated
Cape Town, March 9. He expresses be
wilderment at constant evidences he sees
of British yielding and shrinking in
Africa before noise, bluster and mock
heroics. “Iu the West and North,”
he says, “Franco and Por
tugal have strode with atidaoious
haste to exclude British trade. At Zanzi
bar 1 find that tbe British fleet bus given
way to tbe German, aud that the German
traders outnumber the British. There is
an aggressiveness about the Germans
that is ominous. Their manner is
haughty and carries an air of you must.
The natives look on in wonder, while the
British affect Indifference.
a ripe plum.
“Zanzibar was like a ripe plum ready
to drop into the pale of British belong
ings as a reward of patient nourishing
aud of upholding a feeble stute, aud at
the first sign ot a German gunboat it is
abandoned. It is no business of mine,
but i confess to sentimenal regret tbat
English statesmen sbuuid be so easily
vanquished. I found Tippu Tib, the un
crowned King of the region between
Stanley falls aud Tanganyika lake, com
manuing thousands of fighting Arabs,
lie was equally ready to hijUt or to be
employed.
A DISCREET CHOICE.
“1 chose tbe latter, not with a view of
his helping mo to reach Etnid Bey, but to
assist me to bring away Emin’s store of
ivory, which is of tho value of £60,000.
lu tbe presence oi tbe British Consul 1
contracted with Tippu Tib to supply me
with 600 carriers. 1 also, after receiving
consent from King Leopold by telegraph,
appointed Tippu Tib Governor of Stanley
falls at a regular salary. He guaran
tees to defend the station against the
Arabs, and to deieat aud captuie all per
sons raiding for slaves, and to abstain
from engaging In tbe slave traffic himself
below the lulls.
AN EUROPEAN AGENT.
“An European officer will be appointed
resident at Stanley falls to eusure
adherence to the contraot and to stop
Tippu Tib’s salary upon Hny breach of
the engagement. So tar there has beon
no bitch iu the expedition. Everybody
has shown lhe utmost sympathy and our
difficulties have been smoothed by pre
vailing good feel ng. 1 have sent a letter
to Emin Bey giving him the probable
date of our arrival. Tippu Tib has
ordered his people to concentrate at
Stanley tails in readiness for marching.”
RUSH! A'S CONSPIRATORS.
Executions Postponed in Order to
Gain Information.
Berlin, Maroh 31.— Russian advices
slate that the execution of persons
actually concerned in the recent attempt
upon the Czar’s life has been postponed iu
tne hope of obtaining lurtlier disclosures
from them regarding tbe plot. Tbe chief
prisoners are confined in the Schleussel
burg fortress, and tbe remainder
in the St. Petersburg ‘citadel.
Quantities ot explosives and numer
ous compromising papers have been
found In tbe house ot a sister of
one of tbe prisoners. A General’s wife
and a doctor’s wile, who were compro
mised in the murder of tbe late Czar, are
implicated In the present plot. Some ot
the prisoners are students In female col
leges. They had a quantity of money
when arrested. Thev refused to give any
information. Threads of the conspiracy
were discovered at CuarkolT. Kteff, War
saw, Moscow, Odessu aud Novo 'lcberk
usk.
KING CHRISTIAN’S ADVICES.
Copenhagen, .March 31. —King Chris
tian ha* been informed from St. Peters
burg luai another unsuccessful attempt
ha* been made on tbu Czar’s file. News
ha* also been received of tbe discovery of
a ooiiHpiraov in lhe Caucasus. One
hundred officers of the Ttflts garrison
nave been arrested tor complicity lu the
plot. ;
1 he i ontnci <k>sk in Cowes.
Queenstown. Maroh 31.— The Coronet
proceeded to Cos wee at W;3O o’clock this
muiuiug.
(PRICF-SIOATEAK.)
t 5 Ci Nf . A torv.l
ALL AT SEA FOR A MAYOR
CARTER HARRISON AGAIN III
FUSES TO RUN.
The Democracy .Split Into lunnmerhli’t,
l uctlont—The Republicans Sure to r.,i
If no i In ih*
Field—Mr. llarrl.on WlUiiii to liioi
on u Citizens’ Ticket.
Chicago, March 31. —Carter Harrison
to day agaiu accepted the DemocratLi
nomination for Mayor. The party ietu 1
of division*, and there ts a faction as
each street corner. Charlie Kern, Chairs
man of the Cook County Club, and an
followers are said to bo waiting for Mr.
Harrison to take the nomination and
thon knife him. The government building
crowd in divided. The post office people
are against Mr. Harrison because W. t .
Goudv is, while the custom house people
are supporting Air. Harrison because Hoi
l>ost office crowd are against him. It re.
mains to be seen whether all the lOe*
ments can be harmonized in view of Mr,
Harrison being tho only available can.
didate.
MEETING OK THE COMMITTEE.
When tho Democratic Nomina'in 3
Committee bad iissumbledl this evening
Mayor Harrison eutered the room alone*
A sub-committee of live reported lhal
notwithstanding an untiring search liievl
had been unable to iind a suitable Demo*
eiat in the city who would accept U<f
party’s nomination for tae Mayoralty.
They bad reached almost everybody ami
could make no recommendations. Chair}
man Wentworth said there was present a
distinguished and trusted leader whoed
banner thev had of ton followed to victory,
and who would now be able to again
command success if he would but con*
sent. It there were no objection hi
would puta motion to make Hr, Ilarn: o
their nominee.
HARRISON'S THIRD DECLINATION.
The response was a unanimous and en,
tbusiastic affirmative, but a hush to.I
upou ibe committee as Mayor Harrißcii
arose, and alter briefly reviewing bis ofli,
eial record, the lack of encouragement htj
hud received Irom persons high in tbd
party and the opposition to him by the
entire press of the city, declined outright
and (or tho third time. Before resuming;
his seat Mr. Harrison said the Republican,
papers had been calling upon the Demos
oratic party to put up a ticket if only id
save the city from a socialistic Mayo*
—their way of referring to Nelson, tbe(
united labor candidate, if the K publlg
cans wanted this then let them withdraw
Roche and put on their ticket Carter}
Harrison (cheers and astonishment), aoc|
he would beat Nelson by 30,000.
NO CAT’S PAW.
It the Democratic party wanted to run
a ticket to keep up the party ariministra*
lieu, all rignt, but they should not run tu
help the Republicans.
Mr. Lowenthal made a speeoh warmly
favoring a citizens’ movement. The Res
publicans knew they would bo defeated ii
they did not withdraw Uoohe. If they}
could take the risk the Democracy could;
He moved the appointment of an execiH
tive committee ot five to confer with repg
reseiitatlves of the citizens’ organization J
should one develop. The motion was car}
ried and the Democrats adjourned si:.<
die.
CINCINNATI’S HA BOH VOTE.
The Party claiming Sufficient
Strength to Elect, Its Ticket,
Cincinnati. 0., March 31 d’uusu )
interest has been developed within tba
past few days in the municipal election
which takee place here next Monday.
The Labor party has been active m ilk
campaign work, holding meetings a> <I
obtaining pledges trom voters to suppoitj
the ticket. They now claim to have set
cured 11,0U0 of such pledges, 'ibis plan
was followed last tall m New York, and
the labor vote there was double the
number of the pledges. Reckoning
upon the same increase here, the labod
candidates now claim that they will poll
22,000 votes, which would enubie them to(
elect their ticket. The toial vote of tbg
city will not be tar from 60,000- To-day
it is announced that in tbe Second, Tenth.
Eleventh, Twelfth, Twenty-third anti
Twenty-fourth wards the Democrats havd
indorsed Ibe ward officers nominated
by the labor party. These are all
strongly Republican wards. A leading;
Democratic local politician says tbe inf
crease of tbe labor vote above the number'
of pledges will not be realized, but tbaC
on the contrary there will be lower votes!
than pledges. It is cleur, however, thaf
the labor vote will be far from insignifl.
cant. Tbe workmen in some of the largef
factories have arranged to take a holiday
and give their time to work at tho polld
on election day.
A DEALER IN GREEN GOOD*,
Virginia Pluck toils a Savvdusf
Swindlers Game.
Nkw York, March 31.—Two men wera
seen engaged in a rough and tumble tight
this afternoon in Grout Jones
They were arrested and takeu to the Jef.
lersou .Market police court. It turned
out that t>e row began over an au
tempt to work the sawdust swindle upun
a gentleman named Jacob H. Clair, o|
Pocahontas, Va. Mr. Clair admitted that
he had received circulars ‘'describing'
green goods.” and came on to in*
vestrgate. lie arrived u couple of days
ago and put up at No. 814 liroadway,
where be met the other man, who gave
bis name as Charles Gordon. Uy ap
pointment the two met this morning lu s
First avenue saloon, and SI,OOO worth oi
green goods were counted out, for which
Clair was to pay S3OO to the man who
would return with him to his room. They
were placed in a satchel, aul on the way
the satchel was changed. Clair saw it,
a&d a light ensued. Clair claims to belong
to the Eureka detective agency of Vlr.
ginla, and said he was sent on to Investi
gate to protect farmers lu that section.
Clair was discharged with a lecture, and
Gordon was sent up for six months.
Cook County’s ItoodHers.
Cuicago. March 31.—This afternoog
the special grand jury came into tut
Criminal Court where Judge Autnonj
was sitting and returned three hatches o|
Indictments against persons implicated
in the county frauds, there being a total
of 23 presentments. Who the indictments
are against is purelv amatter of speuula*
tiou just now. the oapiaaes in none of lbs
cases having yet been Issued.
Portsmouth’s Water Works.
Norfolk, Va., March 31.—The Ports
mouth water works were sold aj audios
to-day for $81,150. They were purchased
by Charles E. Ward, of Jersey City, and
anew company will he formed.
A BISS' .it Jucksnu.
Jackson, Mins., March 31.—Tin
Graves building was burned last ulgbt,
The loss is $'15,000. Dry'Us A A seller am
I Goldman A Cos. are the chlet auflsrers.