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, ESTABLISHED 1850. 1
Jj.H. EsTILL, Editor uad Proprietor.)
CAPITAL OF THE NATION
SECRETARY FAIRCHILD TAKES
HIS NEW OFFICE.
Shpwered With Congratulation* from
„u I'art* of the Country—Design*
Opeuid for a Steel Cruiser and Battle
Ship—The Debt Statement for the
Mouth—Mr. Montgomery Given a
Judgeship.
Washington, April I.—The President
to.day signed the eoiumissious ol Charles
s. Fairchild as secretary ot the Treasury
md Isaac H. Maynard as Assistant Sec
retary ot the Treasury. Mr. Fairchild at
ance entered upon the discharge of his
new duties. He was sworn in at 11
o’clock by a notary public employed in
the Secretary’s office, and took possession
of the office and desk formerly occupied
and used by ex-Secretary Manning. The
officers and many of tbe clerks of the de
partment waited on him early and ex
tended their congratulations. The crowd
Became so great that be was compelled to
abandon, for a time, all idea of attending
to the current work claiming bis atten
tion. He caused a temporary halt by an
nouncing teat he would receive bis official
friends informally in the afternoon,
after be bad disposed of bis mall. He re
ceived a profusion of flowers and con
gratulatory letters aud telegrams from all
parts of the country. A majority of the
telegrams were from bankers and busi
ness men. Judge Maynard will not
quality as Assistant Secretary before
Monday, as be desires to dispose of some
business now pending iu tbe Second
Comptroller’s office. In accepting his
new office he will suffer a loss of JSOO a
year in salary. He makes tbe cnauge at
the personal solicitation of tbe President
and Secretary Fairchild, with the latter
ot whom he enjoys the closest personal re
lations.
VESSELS OF WAR.
Plans for u Cruiser and Battle
Ship Opened.
Washington, April I.—At noon to-day
plans were opened in the office of the Sec
retary ot ibe Navy tor an armored cruiser
and powerful battle ship, under the au
thority conferred by tbe act of Aug. 3,
ls-G. Advertisements have been pub
lished by tbe department in American
and European newspapers since August
last inviting tbe submission of plaus for
these vessels. Tae designers were re
quired to submit detailed statements of
toe weight oi tbe hulls, engines and ar
mament, and tbe fullest particulars con
cerning the kind, power and economy of
the engines, boilers and screws, torpedo
apparatus, rigging, displacements, speed
and other material points. In case a
plan is accepted tbe designer is required
to make any changes desired t>v tbe de
partment tree of expense, and tbe depart
ment agrees to pay $15,000 tor tbe design
f each type of vessel which may be se
lected from the plans submitted.
THE REQUIREMENTS.
The general requirements ol the depart
ment for tbe armored cruiser are that it
shall have a double-bottom bull of steel,
with numerous water-tight compart
ments, a ram bow and steel-armored deck
covering the machinery, two-thirds full
sail and a battery composed ot four ten
inch and six six inch rifle* and machine
guns. The armored battle ship is to he
substantially like tbe cruiser in hull, hut
is to have a heavier battery composed of
twj twelve-inch and six 6ix-inch guns
and a secondary battery. Plans were
submitted by the following Arms and per
sons: Harrow Shipbuilding Company, of
Kmdaud, two designs; Thames lion Ship
building Company, oi England, two de
signs and two half models; Bureau ol
Construct on. Navy Department, two de
signs and mode!; A. Grandjean, France,
design for an armored cruiser; Lieut, AV.
1. Chambers, Unit' and States uavy, a de
sign for an armored cruiser; Francis L.
Norton, ot Now York, a design tor an
armored battle ship; Cupt. L. N. Towns,
of New York, a design fir a cruiser;
Naval Constructor Fook, a design for an
armored cruiser.
These designs will be submitted to a
board appointed by Secretary Whitney to
make the selection of vessels best adapt
ed for tbe American navy.
April’s Do for Matemeut.
" asmngton, April I.—Tbe debt state
jnent issu and tc-dav shows tbe decrease of
’be public debt during the mouth ot March
.o be $12,808,467 71; the decrease of tbe
d'dr - ace June 30.1886.570,9P2,824 70, the
casn in the Treasury, $453,117,080 64; the
gold cejUneaten ouistamling, $94,046,015;
i"‘ eertiflea es outstanding,
>■ 4,030,433; the certificates of deposit
ouistaiiding, $7,130,000; legal tenders
outstanding, $346,681,016; fractional cur
rency (not including the amount esti
nuitiil us lost or destroyed) $6,91*, 197 37:
mini interest bearing debt, sl. t()g,071,l 12;
total debt., Including matured bonds, ae
prned interest, and debt which hears no
interest, $1,708,207.513 64.
Associate Justice iVlonttgotnery,
Washington, April I.—The President
to-day appoint 'd Martin V. Montgomery.
-Michigan, io be Assoola'e Justice of
"o supreme Court of tbe Distinct ol Co
roe" 1 ?’ l 'l "ttffeed Justice MacArthur,
I lr,< “ Mr. Montgomery is a resident ot
"and entered political life in
, • elected to the State Legisla
'7? a " a Democrat. He was a delegare
no . t. laiuis National Convention lu
■’• #od his appointment as Commis
irJ *r Fatents was one of ih“ first of
" ‘Finance made by President < Urn-land.
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VIRGINIA’S DEBT.
The Foreigu Bondholders Ask That
the Time Be Extended,
Richmond, Va., April I.—Gov. Lee to
day received a cablegram from Mr.
Bouverie, Chairman of tne Council of
Foreign Bondholders in London, iu rela
tion to the debt settlement, in which Mr.
Bouverie says: “Y’our cable of March 31
is satisfactory, it ia essential, however,
that sufficient time he allowed for due
examination and discussion of the ques
tion. Would the Legislature suspend and
reassemble after say thirty days to re
ceive the report of tile committee, or will
your committee have power to sit after
the dissolution ot the present Legislature
and report to the next Legislature?
THE TIME TOO SHORT.
“If thedeliherations were limited to the
present sitting ot the Legislature tbe few
days alter the arrival in Virginia would
be altogether insufficient, and it would
be useless tor us to send a commission.
Now it would be better under such
circumstances to postpone the commis
sion until autumn. Is ray letter of
March 16 as to tbe bonds represented and
con trolled by this council satisfactory ? 1
wait a cable reply.’’
Tne dispatch ot March 31, to which ref
erence is made, was in response to in
quiry requesting to be informed whether
the comaiission would be allowed to as
certain by examination what is tne
amount of revenue on tbe present basis
of taxation remaining alterthe necessary
expenses of the State are defrayed. The
Governor responded that an opportunity
would be afforded them to ascertain this
amount, but any conclusion reached by
the joint commission would, under our
laws, be submitted to the Legislature for
tiieir action. Tbe Governor recommends
that the General Assembly take a recess
for thirty days.
Tbe cablegram having been communi
cated to the General Assembly, a joint
committee of five was appointed to con
fer with the Governor on tne subject.
The conference decided to recommend
that all the time asked for be given. This
will lie done to-morrow, and Ibe proba
bility is that a recess will be taken next
week lor thirty days.
SNOW AND FROST.
All Growing Vegetation Near Waco
Killed Outright.
Dorchester, April I.—The freeze has
been death and destruction to the fruit
crop* here. Fears and peaches are
totally destroyed, and the hardy uium is
badly injured. Frost has never been
known to injure the LeConte pear before.
There are a great many orchards hero
and many bushels are shipped annually,
it has been the hardest spring season in
many years lor seed germination and
crop growing. The Irish potato crop and
the watermelon crop are cut off aud will
be late.
THAWING SNOW AT RICHMOND.
Richmond, Va., April L—Snow again
fell several hours herß this afternoon,
but with no other effect than to make it
somewhat disagreeable under foot by its
rapid melting.
FROST AT WACO.
Waco, Tkx., April I.—A heavy frost
throughout this section last night killed
all the growing vegetation, cutting corn
down to the ground. It is thought that
fruit trees are uninjured. There are in
dications ot another frost to-night. The
entire country is suffering from a pro
tracted drought whioh prevents plowing
for cotton plauting.
SNOWING AT RALEIGH.
Raleigh. N. €., April I.—it snowed
quite heavily lor several hours here this
morning, tUough the sn.ow melted as It
reached the ground.
TEN INCHES DEEP.
Staunton, Va., April l.—lt has been
snowing almost continuously to-day. On
the mountain the saow is ten iuohes deep.
EXPELLED I'KOVI GERMANY.
A Delegate to the Reichstag Con
ducted to the Frontier.
Paris, April I.—M. Antoine, protester
delegate to the Reichstag from Metz, has
been expelled by the German government
from Alsace and Lorraine aud conducted
to the frontier. This expulsion has
caused a profound sensation here. It is
regarded as a fresh provocation inteuded
to exasperate Frauoo and induce tbe
French people to commit some act of re
taliation which might be declared beyoud
toleration. The press, w ith perfect unan
imity, exaort the people to maintain a
calm demeanor. It is reported that 31.
Antoine will not come to Fans, but will
go to Berlin by way of Belgium and iu
sist upon taking the seat in the Reich
stag, to which lie was elected.
PROTECTED BY RUSSIA.
Bucharest, April I.—Three Bulga
rian refugees, one of whom Is a brother
of the man uudor condemnation for par
ticipation in the recent Insurrection, yes
terday attacked the Prelect ol Rustchuk,
whom they met in one of the streets m
this city. They fired at him with revolv
ers, wounding him, and then tied. Two
of them were overtaken and imprisoned,
but the other escaped by taking refuge in
the Russia)! legation.
ALEXANDER’B DANGER.
An Officer ol' the Army the Last to
Attempt to Kill Him.
Berlin, April I—Advices received
from St. Petersburg fully confirm the re
port that auotberattempt has been made
upon the life of tho Gzar. It is learned
that Tuesday, while tbe Czar was exer
cising iu tbe park connected with the
Unlsc.bina palace,he was tired upon uy an
officer of the army, the ball passing close
to bis person. The officer was imme
diately seized by the attendants and Im
prisoned.
ARRESTED IN THE CONSULATE.
Rustchuk," April L—Tbe Bulgarian
authorities nave caused tne arrest of two
lawyers who were leaders in tbe recent
insurrection. The lawyers had taken
refuge in tbe Russian Consulate and were
arrested ia the presence ot tbe German
Consul.
MONEY FOR THE POLICE.
London, April 2,3 a. m.—The Russian
government has placed at tbe disposal of
tho police £23,000 to be used in unravel
ling ilu* Nihilist conspiracy in Russia
and £12,366 to be used lor the same pur
pose lu foreign countries.
A dispatch Iroin Vienna says: “While
thi Czar win w Hiking on ihe terraoo over
looking the lawn at tho Gatsohiua palace I
a aUot was fired from behind a hush and j
the bullet whistled close to the Czar’s j
car, A second shot was fired (roui booind
another bttsn, but without effect. A sen- 1
tinel who was near Immediately tired
upon the Urn assassin, urid, I is reported, I
killed bun on tbu spot. Tee *
sitssin Insiflo shism, oat a tested- I
ii pi ovod oi oe an officer ot tha army, j
| CLOTURE WINS THE DAY
j Kill VS FRIKNOS BK VTKN BY A
VOTJfi OF 361 TO 253.
Th First Hedinf of t'i Coerciou Bill
Then Agreed Upon Without Division—
An Animated Debate Precedes the
Vole—Tor<l Csdoifaii’s Bill Made Ri
diculous by tlie Critics—Sympathy of
the Ueuiaiat uren,
London, April 1. —In the House of
Commons to-nighc \V. H. Smith, First
Lord of tbe Treasury, suggested that if
the Irish crimes bill be read tho first time
to-night, the second reading could be
takeu up Tuesday, and then there would
be an interval of a week between the sec
ond reading and going into committee. He
said it wasttie imperative duty ol the gov
ernment to insist that the House come to
an early decision on tbe principle of the
bill. Referring to the land bill, ne said it
was of vital importance that tbe govern
ment use every effort to make the meas
ure a law.
NAKED DISHONESTY,
Mr. Parnell, upon rising to resume the
debate on the crimes bill, was cheered.
He said that with the production ot the
land bill yesterday Parliament had been
put in possession of the complete plan ot
the government in all its nakedness and
dishonesty. Tbe land bill had revealed
the extent ot the plot and the gravity ol
the conspiracy through which tbe Con
servatives and Liberal-Unionists intend
ed to try to coerce tenants in Ireland into
tbe payment of impossible rents and
compel them to purchase their
landlords’ luterest at exorbitant rates.
If the House should ever give
tbe government power thus to coerce
tiie people, the result would most cer.
tainlv lie wholesale repudiation, involving
immense loss to British tax-payers.
[Hear! Hear!.]
INDECENT HASTE.
The government were pressing on coer
cion with indecent haste. They had re
fused to carry out the recommendation*
of the land commission. If the coercion
bill were passed the last delense of the
tenants against wholesale robbery would
be removed. In justly regulated laud
purchase lav tbe only hope ot settling
tbe laud question if it was done at lair
prices, arid in the absence of coercion the
Irish tenants would fulfill their obliga
tions to the last penny. He went on to
complain of the absence of official infor
mation concerning crime in Ireland. Tbe
government had given them the opinion
ot four Judges who tnought crime was
seriously increasing.
TWELVE CONTRARY OPINIONS.
He could quote twelve judges to show
absence of serious crime. As to the al
leged failures of juries to convict, tbe
oases had been grossly exOggerateaTThey
were utterly insufficient grounds for de
stroying tbe liberties of Ireland. The
National League bad been called tyranny,
but there was no proof that any pressure
had lieeu put on any one to joiu the
League. It was purely a national body,
the outcome of genuine popular
feeling, and no branoh ot the
league had ever been known to exercise
force in order to impress members. Pro
ceeding to discuss the provisions of the
bill Mr.Parnell contended that the powers
given to magistrates would enable them
to send a political opponent to prison for
six months—to a plank bed and prison
diet. No part of previous coercion acts
had excited so much distrust of English
justice as the proposal to change tbe
venue of trials and to bring Irishmen be
fore special F.nglish juries,
A REIGN OF JUDICIAL MURDER.
The proposal meant a reign of judicial
murder, it meant that ail me hopes oi
the better times which seemed dawning
upou Ireland would disappear, that a
system of subordination of witnesses and
wholesale perjury beiore partisan juries
was to prevail, sending innocent persons
to the scaffold aud convict’s cell. What
was the only state of society’ that could
arise under this reign of terror? Secret
societies would spring up, fostered
by the sufferings of an oppressed
nation, and those who had been persist
ent in counseling the people to observe
patience and moderation might counsel
in vuin, but ho would still counsel them
to suoniit to injustice rather than retali
ate or do anything that might drive Mr.
Gladstone iroiu their side or increase his
difficulties or pluce him in a lalse posi
tion with the Liberals.
THE BATTLE IN IRELAND WON.
Their battle was now won In Jr land.
[Cheers.] Tnere might be some suffering
and muon tyrrany yet to be endured, font
they could boas nothing compared wiih
wbat the Irish people uad gone tbrougn
in the past. A little waiting and ibe
eternity proposed for this bill would dis
appear Delore the brighter time wli n Mr.
Gladstone would he ahle to appeal once
more to the sense of justice ot the people
of Great Britain, Hnd receive lull power
to do right to Ireland. [Cheers.] Tbe
party which alone could gain by violence
by tne people of Ireland going beyond tbe
law was tue presout government. That
was tue reason this bill bad been brought
forward.
ITS MISERABLE OBJECT.
Its object was to strengthen the govern
ment’s own miserable position. Let not,
the people of Ireland fall into the toils
iuus set lor them. He greatly (eared the
results of tbe bill, but he would not cease
to tell them that tbe situation was en
tirely different iroin that five years ago,
and tuat for them victory was ceitaiu.
Tho people of Ireland would again hear
the strain with patience. Mr. Gladstone
would not find h s notion hampered or hl
hands sullied In the great uud glorious
work be had undertaken. [Cheers,] He
concluded by moving that tbe House
resolve ltseit into committee to
consider the Btute of Ireland.
HARRINGTON’S HUMOR.
Mr. Harrington, amid great laughter,
read letters Iroin the Knight ot Kerry,
Lord Monck, and others, applying on bo
nalf ol Irlcnds and relatives lor stipend
iary magistrateships In Ireland. When
asked where he bad obtained the letters
he replied that he had bought them nt
auction. Tbia reply was received with
shouts of laughter. Mr. Hurringtou pro
ceeded to explain that the
principal qualifications urged lu
behalf of the applicant* were
poverty and large families. On being in
terrupted by cries of “divide,” the speaker
said he was not surprised at the impa
tience shown by the gentlemen opposite I
upon tne exposure ol these impalpable !
lucts, but h had a right, he said, to show j
the characters ot the mon at whose mercy 1
it was proposed to place tne liberties of |
Irishmen.
Mr.Ooiiybeare continual! the discussion
amid cries of “divide.”
T. F. O’Connor moved to adjourn the
debate.
GLADSTONE SUITOKTM THE MOTION.
~ 31 r. Gladstone, in siicuoiiina the nibs*
P"U. "StdeMM* nufdSii'Ud :! mS iu'Ol It J
iiu do leaded Faruall’a data, In uiovii Jf
SAVANNAH, SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1887.
his amendment, ami said this was a
itrave ami serious oase. demanding n
| other night for discussion. With refer
ence to Mr. Parnell's sp- ech Mr. Glad
stone said that bo had never known of an
instance tn which tbeouse made lor such
a hill had been so completely torn to
rage. [Loud cheers. 1
William ll. Smith said he was not much
impressed ny Mr. Gladstone’s argument.
He complained because tbe Parnellites
had not risen sooner, and said he was
unable to accedo to Air. O’Connor’s
request,.
Mr. I’aruell supported Air. O’Connor’s
motion.
Air. Harrington taunted the Parnellites
with having wasted time earlier In the
evening on the crofter bill. The speeches
already delivered, he said, were properly
second reading and committee speeches.
M non time had already been given to Irish
questions. He would oppose an adjourn
ment,
THR UNIONIST POLICY.
Sir William Vernon Harcnurt said the
Unionist policy was now plainly shown.
It was tbe policy of coercion pure and
simple.
Mr. O’Connor’s motion was rejected by
a vote of 361 to 254.
Upon Mr, Smith putting the question
Mr. Gladstone arose and walked alone
down the floor into the opposition lobby,
all the members of the opposition stand
ing and cheering hnn as ho did so. On
returning to the House he was again
loudly cheered. The" motion lor cloture
was carried by a vote of ;;oi to 253, and
the first reading of the bill was agreed to
without division.
The announcement of the result of the
cloture division was received with cheers
and counter cheers and cries from the
Parnellites of “Tyranny,” “Down with
the speaker.” All the members on the
front opposition bench with Air. Glad
stone leading left the House followed by a
large body of Liberals.
PARNELL’S GREAT EFFORT.
Mr. Darnell's speech, which was one
of the best he has ever made, closed with
an unusually fiery peroration. He com
menced lo speak in low, solemn tones
that almost caused a sensation. Air.
Gladstone and the whole of the opposi
tion frequently applauded his remarks.
The opposition consider tliut Mr. Bal
four’s case has been pulverized by the
speech.
TORYISM’S CONTRADICTIONS.
The News this morning says: “The
land bill introduced by Lord Cadogan in
the House of Lords yesterday evening
convicts tbe Alinistry of the grosses', in
consistency and entirely justifies Mr.
Parnell's action during last autumn’s
session ofs Parliament. Tbe first
thing that strikes the reader of
Lord Cadogan speech is that,
inadequate as tbe bill may be, it entirely
dispenses with the necessity for coercion,
or rather It would if the necessity exist
ed. Mr. Baltour argues that Illegal com
bination prevents tehlints in Ireland from
paying their rents Lord Cadogan formal
ly admits that tenants are evicted for not
paying impossible rents.”
RIDICULED BY MR. O’BRIEN.
Dublin, April I.—-William O’Brien,
rdi'orof United Ireland, ridicules Lord
Cadogan’s land bill. Ho says: “If this
bill should be made a law, then tenants
would not be relieved until they should
declare that they were unable to pay the
rents demanded ol them. Probably
300,000 tenants in Ireland would make
this declaration. This would give each
judge 15,000 rent adjustment cases to take
care of. It would lake years to dispose
of them. Aieanwhile the landlords
would obtain uoibing. Tbe bill offered
by Air. Parnell was mercy itself to the
landlords compared with this measure.”
Alicbael Davitt huils the bill as certain
to make contusion worse confounded, and
therefore likely to bring nearer the only
possible and final solution of the whole
question—lrish state ownership of land
in Ireland.
Freeman’s Journal says that Lord Ca
(logan’s land hill admits two principles for
upholding which the National Leaguehas
been condemned, but declares that the
Lord’s proposals respecting ejectments. If
carried out, would simply protect the
work of eviction.
The prosecution against Alessrs. Dillon,
O’Brien.- Crilly and lledmond for their
connection with the plan of campaign
has been abandoned.
NEW YORK’S LEGISLATURE.
Albany, N. Y„ April I.— ln the Sen
ate this inornigg Air. Alurphey introduced
the following:
Wukrkas, The English government is
iigiiiu about to resort to cruel anil coercive
measures in Us treatment of Irish affairs,
madly proposing to so far forgot itseir and
the rights ot its u jectsas to seek to infrinse
upon the great bulwark or English liberty
_tthe right of trial by jury) iu seeking to enact
a law hv Which irishmen may be dragged
from their homes and tried before English
juice- for alleged polliicai offenses; and,
WriKKKAS, 'the history ot centuries
proves llfat England’s government of Ireland
has been one of opuro sum and misrule nod
alone responsible for the alleged lawlessness
which it now seeks to repress by cruel auil
coercive legislation; and,
Wukkkas, We believe that home rule is the
i nlv bill in for the wounds of unfortunate Ire
land and Clin only guarantee ror tbe neace
and prosperity of that distracted country;
therefore.
Rm - r-d. That this Senate docs hereby pro
test in the name of humanity against the en
actment of the proposed coercion bill by the
English government, and send greetings to
William K. Gladstone and Charles Stewart
Parnell in their nob.u and humane effort to
prevent such cruel, unjust and tyrannical
legislation as that propo-ed by the British
Ministry end their endeavors to secure lor
Ireland the lueaumable boon of home rule.
Tae resolutions were temporarily
tabled.
In supporting the resolutions, Mr. ATur
pby stated ibal seven Stales had already
passed similar resolutions. A like reso
lution was introduced in the Assembly.
Subsequently, alter a few speeches. Air.
Murphy’s resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
PHILADELPHIA TO PROTEST,
Philadelphia, April I.—A mass
meeting, which promises to bo one of the
largest ever hold in Philadelphia, is an
nounced lor Monday eveuiug next at the
Academy of Alusic to protest against the
enactment of tbe proposed coercion bill
by the British government. Ex-Attorney
General Brewster will preside, and every
living Governor of Pennsylvania, Mayor
of Philadelphia, the editors of leading
journals,Congressman Itaudall and other
prominent persons have accepted invita
tions to be present.
Leicester's spring Meeting.
London. April l.—The l/elcosior sjiring
meeting began to-day. The race for the
excelsior breeder’s foal stakes oi 1,000
sovereigns for 2-year-olds was won by
Barley Thorpe, with ltobort the Devil
colt second and Juggler third. ’The last
nsmed was me lav o lio.
The Dauntless to be Overhauled.
(jUKKNsTow n. April I.—The Dauntless
has sailed lor bouiuamptoii, Where she
will bu overhauled prior to going on a
M* oi mof |M( j
i, lor mSSih
DEMOCRACY IN TO STAY
EX-GOV, CH AMUKKIjAIN ON THE
POLITICAIj Si t UATION.
U Kxprf>nftF Hinuilf • Clre*tly
PUi.ved With (.I#* vi bihl h Almliil*
tr-itiou—No Kopublic<n Apt to B*nt
Him or Any Otli*r Good Democrat for
tho Presidency in 1888—The Future
of the South.
Charleston, 3. C’., April L—Ex-Gov.
D. U. chamberlain, the last carpet-bag
Governor of South Carolina, was here
to-day. In a conversation with tho
Morning News correspondent he Baid:
“1 have no hesitation in sayiug that I atn
still a strong Cleveland man. If that is
what you mean I’ll go even further and
say that I am stronger for Cleveland than
1 was when l voted Iwr him, and I think,
moreover, that that is the general feeling
among the Republicans who supported
him In 1884, If there is any discontent l
think it i* chiefly among certain Bourbou
islic Democrats.
MUGWUMP SATISFACTION .
“The Mugwumps, quorum purs sittn,
seem to me to be better satisfied with Mr.
Cleveland’s administration than his own
party. 1 don’t know anybody in tiie Re
publican party who does not admit that
Mr. Cleveland has gone further in tbe line
ot civil service reform thau they ex
pected.”
“What made you oppose Blaine’s elec
tion ?’’
“Mr. Blaine is not, in my opinion, a man
of public integrity. My personal obser
vations have convinced mo that a great
many Republicans who supported him in
1884 would not do so nowm the same
issue.
A SURE WINNER.
“If he gets the nomination he will be
beaten by any good man the Democrats
may put up. in fact, I think that any Re
publican candidale is likely, by odds of
three to two, to be beaten by Mr. Cleve
land or any other acceptable Democratic
candidate. Mr. Cleveland’s great advan
tage i* that he has measurably satisfied
the reform element in tue Republican
party tbat supported him in 1834, and
thoroughly commended himselt to the
business and non-political element of the
whole country iu every section. What
ever dissatisfaction there may be with
Mr. Cleveland does not point in tbe least
toward Mr. Blaine’s success, nor indeed
to thatot any man the Republican purty,
as now managed, may put up.
THE REAL REFORM PARTY.
“There is a strong, aotive Bourbon ele
ment in the Democratic party, but so lar
as 1 can see the reform element of the
oountry. Democratic and Republican,
look to the Democratic party more than
the Republicans, as those parties are now
constituted, lor advancement in the di
rection of reform. For example: Where
are we to look for revenue reform or tariff
reduction? It is true that the
Democratic party is not united
on that issiio now, hut the Republi
can party is certainly solid against
it. Then’there is the civil service re
form. Where are its friends? Itseems
to me that at present Mr. Cleveland is
its greatest practical friend, and that as
fur as the rank and file is concerned
tho Democratic party is quite as favor
ably inclined to it as tbe Republicans.
On’ these, as on similar issues, 1 think
tbe forward looking men of tbe country
are more in sympathy, or rather look with
more hope to tho Democratic than the
Republican party.”
THE SHERMAN BOOM.
“How aboutthe John Sherman boom?”
“Has Mr. Sherman a boom? Well, let
me say this:Tho old Southern issue ”
“You moan, ot course, tb# ‘bloody
shirt?’ “
“The old Southern issue—call it what
you will—ia now a past issue. In 1870
the Republican party officially and us a
party sentlmenr Jett the South to whatit
called home rule. From that moment
there was imtniug more for Federal in
terlerence to do. Whatever unsettled
issues were left were necessarily left to
be settled in the States themselves and
not at Washington.
NEARLY ALL SETTLED.
“These issues are all settled or in pro
cess of settlement, and lor Messrs. Sher
man or Hoar and suon men to raise that
old question now is simply pure and con
scious demagoguery. How these issues
now stand here ut the South, or what the
future course may be I haven’t sufficient
in formation to make me confident, ex
cept that I plainly see that political
power ami leadership are passing rapidly
into the nands of men who wore not
actively engaged by reason of age in tho
war. Under such influences 1 am very
confident that those old issue* will he
settled in some pMuceiui way. I will add
that perhaps these issues may tie said to
be settled already, but the South has a
great industrial iuture before it and in
mat. future the negro will play an im
portant part.
THE NEGRO AS A LABORER.
“The best laboring element In my judg
ment tbat any ; oriion of this country, or
so lar as I know auv other country has,
lacking a little no doubt in efficiency
measured by a Northern stundard, but
still peaceful, laithlul and home-loving,
not given to strikes and not easily led to
oppose the Interests of those lor whom
they labor, they were not fitted lor politi
cal lileand they failed there, Hut they are
tilled to aid In the development of the re
sources ol the Mouth, and yvhen tho influ
ences of which I have spoken shall have
passed uway they will doubtless become
homogeneous with tha white people of the
South in tbelr views of the public and
public affairs,”
railroad Officials Injured,
Galveston, April L—Last night while
Assistant General Manager Kruitachnitt
anil party were traveling over the South
ern Pacific railroad on a tour of inspec
tion the special train which inem
was dltcned east ol Ban Antonio. Tbe
accident was caused by a broken wheel.
The car occupied by the railroad men
aas turned upside down. Mr. Krult
scunitt and Bupt. A, R. Attama received
severe cuts about the bead, and a brake
man was seriously if not fatally injured.
Gen. Kiplcy’s Kent a ins.
New York, April I.—Rev. Dr. Deems,
of the Church of tbu Strangers, to-day
conducted simple luneral services in the
New York hotel over tho remuinaof the
lute Ueu. Roswell 8. Ripley. Only u
lew friends were present, including Dr.
Norris, wno attended tue General in Ins
iast ill ness. The body was transferred
to Hie Pennsylvania depot lu .Jersey city j
lor transportation to Charleston, 3, C.
Dr. Norris look charge ot the remains.
l o fo • DisMolvcd.
Paris, April I.—Premier Goblet bus j
decided to dissolve tbe M unicipal Council
ot t. Ouuii-flar beinc, on a* v-ugibLiiKAsaj
in u no.
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BOODLERS GIVING BAIL.
The Bonds Ranging; from $5,000
to $17,000 In tile Various Oases.
Chicago, April I.—When Judge An
thony arrived at the door of his court
room this morning he could hardly crowd
Ins way In on aooount ot the density of
the throng of indicted boodlers present
for the purpose of giving bail, and their
friends who came early to help them.
Sheriff Matson followed the Judge wit h a
lull list of the indicted. It.is as follows:
George C. Klebin, Michael Wasserinan,
Michael Leiden, J. J. McCarthy, William
J. McGarrlgle, H. S. MoClaugfirey, II ry
Varneli, Dan Wren, Adam Oclis, It. M.
Oliver, Christian Geils, Christian tassel
man, KdwarU I’hlllfps, J. S. Hunnigno,
John E. Van I ’el t, William Harley, J. F.
Carpenter, Michael Costello, H. L. llid
land, August l’usse, Napoleon Barsft
loux, l’hillp Kelley, l’atnok Mahoney,
Loren P. Crane and Thomas Buckley.
AMOUNT OF THIS BONDS.
In the case of Mike Wasserman, an ex
commissioner, who is indicted on one
charge of bribery and two of conspiracy,
bail was Used at $15,000 for tbs three
charges. The bonds given by the other
commissioners and ex-commissioners on
iho list wore fixed at amounts ranging
from $5,000 to $17,000, tho latter, that of
‘•Buck” McCarthy, whose indictments
contains five counts for bribery and con
spiracy. Besides the commissioners, ex
commissioners ana county officials on the
indicted list are nine ooutractors uttd
dealers in turuilure, supplies, etc.
At 2 o’clock this alteruoon most of them
bad scoured bail.
DEATH SOUGHT IN A 111 VEIL
Ex-Senator Cameron’s Wile Tries to
Drown Herself at Latrosse.
LaChossk, Wis., April I.—Mrs. Anyu-
Cameron, wife of ex-ITnited States Sen
ator Cameron, attempted to drown her
self in the river here last evening. She
was seen by two men wandering toward
the river. The men followed her, but
she managed to elude them arid plunged
into tile stream. A search was made
along the stream and her ball-frozen
body was found and taken from the
water. Shewas taken iothe International
Hotel and was restored to consciousness.
She was resting quioily at a lute hour.
Mrs Caineron sustained an injury to her
spine in a collision on the Brooklyn autl
New York terry some years ago, from
the effects ot which she lias never luily
recovered. A close watch has been kept,
of her movements ever since, because sue
has not been In her right mind. Last
night sue managed to get out on the street,
and sought, to end her life at the eamo
place where the Senator’s brother com
mitted suicide.
B. & O. IN ALABAMA.
A Belief That the Hoad is to he Ex
tended to SpringviHe.
Birmingham, Ala., April I.—T. Har
rison Garrett, brother ot President Gar
rett, of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
slipped in here by Hie Georgia Pacino
railroad via Atlanta, Wednesday night,
with triends, and went out on the Queen
and Crescent road to Springville, about
thirty miles above here, where they spent
T hursday looking at iron ore properties.
This visit is accepted as a promise of a
great scheme. It ie confidently thought
that the Baltimore and Ohio is to be ex
tended from Clifton Forgo, Va., by way
of Asheville, N. C., to Dalton, thence to
Cartersville and through to Springville,
scooping the little East aDd West Ala
bama railroad, running this way Irom
Cartersville. The others In the party are
C. Rldgelv Goodman, of Baltimore, E. M .
Green, J. M.Green, J. K. Garnett,Clavius
Phillips, J. L. Hammond. C.C. Hardwick,
ot Savannah, and Chief Engineer John
Postell, of the East and West road.
Messrs. Green and Garnett are directors
of the Georgia Central railroad.
RICHMOND & ALLEGHANY.
The New Keorganhuliim Plan Given
to the Public.
New York, April L—The new re
organization plan of the Uichmoud &
Alleghany railroad has been published.
It provides lor uu issue of $6,000,000 first,
mortgage five percent, bonds, $6,000,000
preferred stock and $5,000,000 common
stock in place of the present securities.
The old first mortgage b inds will receive
100 per cent, in new firsts, 37 per cent. In
preferred stock and 30 per cent, in
common stock. Old second mortgage
bonds will got 03?£ peroent. in preterred
stock. An assessment of 10 per cent,
will be levied on the old stock, wnlch will
be used in paying off tue receivers’ cer
tificates. The old stock will then be en
titled to receive 70 per cent, ot their face
value in new stock to be Issued under
the plan. The stockholders who paid
$2 10 under the old plan will be credited
with that muoh cash under the new plan.
Method in His Madness.
San Francisco, April I.—The trial of
Dr. James llodges, who exploded a bomb
in the Grand Opera House here Feb. 9,
during the Patti concert, was held yes
terday. Dr. llodge* has heretofore re
sisted all attempts to,get a statement as
to bis real motive for exploding the bomb.
When placed on the witness stand to-dav,
however, ho spoke treely. He testified
that be bad gone to the opera house with
the imention of ending his life while Patti
was singing, so tiiat bo “could he bur
page in the spirit land.” Tne jury
brought In a verdict of guilty of assault
with intent to commit murder.
( lack. Sent to Jail.
New York, April I.—W, A.Clark, tho
registry clerk who js accused of stealing
a package of SIO,OOO in hills from a mail
pouch in the New Yora post office, sent
Horn the hirst National Bank of Portland,
Ore., to the Chemical Bunk ot New Yotk,
wan arraigned to-day before Uuited States
Commissioner Griffiths. Tne wife ot tho
accused brought some friend* to go ball,
but when they heard lbs charge they re
fused to sign the hood. Clark waived ex
amination and was committed for trial.
Tne package was found where Clark
hid it.
Askiug to be Listed.
New York, April I.—The Richmond
Terminal Company asks the Slock Ex
change to list $-,000,000 ol 6 per cent, col
lateral trust bonds. The application
states that the surplus earnings ol the
Rctimoud and Danville railroad for the
year ending Sept. 30, IRH6, were equal to
over 9 per cent, on the stock, and the
Ea-t Tennessee surplus lor the nine
mouths ending Marcu 31, 1837, amounted
to over 6 per cent, ot the first preferred
stock. ______________
J bo pessaag Flouted.
Philadelphia, J’a., April I.—Tbe
(FHICF ft 10 ATRAR.I
I 5 l/iUGsA (JOri.l
1 LABOR S GAGE OF BATTLE
! NEW ORLEANS COTTON MEN
; PICK Ll* Til K CHALLENGE.
A Dec first ion T hat (he Meo Unit Quit
the Labor Otganlamtlons or Seek Murk
In I'rtsiures New—The Carpenters ol
ChlßHgo Gain Important Collect.
Mon*.
New Orleans, April I,—At a meeting
of tho cotton factors and cotton buyers of
New Orleans to day, President Walmsley
in the chair, tho following joint rcaoiu
tions were adopted:
Whereas, The experience of six years ha
demonstrated that business can no longer he
properly conducted a- the cotton labor anions
ol Hus mty are now organised, at our busduers
in iMiist iutly interrupted and is liable i
interruption at any time, we having
practically no control over our employe*, and
ns cur liaslnas* is now virtually suspended in
eoioeqiienco of a eontrovei*y whleb we did
not original*, and in which we have uo par .
be it therefore
/vs ~, Rv tho notion factors and buyer*
of Nmv Orleans, that we pledge ourselven to
ilWch, rge weigbers. elussers and others em
i"mU by ns nnlesH they shall at ouee resign
irom all organization* that may in any way
l impede ther.oiuuiercool' the city of New Or
leaus.
The following resolution was thcr*
adopted with but two disseutlng votes:
AVs :inrd. That the New Orleans Cotton
E Meldings, in general meeting ansembled, in
dorse* and approves the action of the cot ten
iactors and buyer* as oihbodied in the general
mutation herewith presented.
CHICAGO’S CARPENTERS.
A Majority ol" tin* Bosses Agree tc
I’uy the Men 33u, an Hour.
Chicago, April I.—in accordance
with nntioes issued several months aga
by tho United Carpenters’ Convention,
the gangs of carpenters employed on
buildings throughout tbe city, as well at
those working In the planing mills and
factories, appointed committees to-day
and through them made a demand tor
3>>e. an hour for an ordinary day’s work,
double time for Sunday and Dight work,
und time ami a half lor overtime, eigiio
hours to constitute a day’s work.
The average wages heretofore paid,
carpenters has been 250. an hour,
und in general ten hours has constituted'
a day. The office of the Carpenters’
Council was crowded all day with o im
initteemen reporting the result of tbeir
conference with their employers. Lata
in the afternoon It became apparent that
a majority f the contractors in the city,
and in the suburbs as well, bad yielded,
while in Duet of the cases where tho
replies ol tho bosses were unfavorable
the men had struck. Tbe number of men'
out this eveniug wan estimated to be
2,000, or oue-thml of all the carpenters in.
the city.
Painters and Plum Her* Strike.
New II a vkn, Conn., April I.—About
350 painters, comprising tne Painters’*
Union of this city, cent out on a strike
this morning because of tbe refusal of the
bosses to concede snorter hours of labor
and pay for overwork. The tight promises
to be of long duration, and present ap
pearances indiculo that no painting will,
be done In the city uutil tbe hoaxes relax.
The plumbers, gas and steam fitters alsu
went out on a siriko this morning. They
number about titty. Their demand is for
shorter hours, pay lor over time anJi
double pay on holidays.
Stone Cutters shut Down.
Cincinnati. April l.—Tbe Stone Cu
teis’ Association, which comprises all the
mills in this city, Covington and New*
port, has decided to close business unt 1
a settlement can be made as to wages.
They say they cannot meet tliedemand c (
tbe workmen for 45c. an hour, eight
hours for a day’s work,and that the work
men have refused to arbitrate or even ta
confer. About 700 woikmeu are deprived
of work by tuts action.
Hod Carriers Strike.
Cincinnati, April l.— The union bod<
carrier* of the city went out on a strike
to day for an increase in wages from $2 90
to $3 per day. it is said tbev have not
the sympathy of tbe bricklayers, and on
tins account and because of the ease with
wbicn hod carriers can be found it ia pre
dicted that the BtriKe will cause buß
slight disturbance to huildere.
VVlil Iry to Arbitrato,
Pittsburg, April L—Tne window
glass workers who l ava naked for a I<J
per cent, advance In wages have decided
not to strike until another effnrt is made
to have the matter aniicablv adjusted.
The officials of (he Knights ol Labor hava
asked for i conference with tho Manis
lacturerH’ Ar-ooiatlon with a view of ar
ranging the differences.
CHICAGO’S LABOR PARTY.
Socialistic Threats Received Witt*
Unbounded Approval.
Chicago, April I.— At a meeting of the
United Labor (Socialists party ) last night
various candidates for office addressed the
large audience. Matthew bchmicdinger
foretold tho success of the Socialist ticket
from top to bottom. He then made anew
point.. “When we have elected our men,”
he a nd, “iheii will come tbe lug of war.
Then old tyrants, our long-time masters,
by any and every subterfuge, will keep
us out ol our rights. 'They will exnausl
tno technicalities of tSelu w to prevent tbo
seating of our men. 1, in this place, tell
them to beware, if tney try to defraud
us of the election, a* they have for many
years past, we will arise in our might.
We will carry fire, bullet and halter to
the door* of the palace erected by plun.
Ucr. We will show them that we can use
tbe weapon* of destruction to some pur.
pose.” This was received with unbound
ed approval.
A lIGIIT WITH RANGERS.
Four Men Instantly Killed and Two
Dangerously Wounded.
Galveston, T*x., April I.—A special
from San Augustine, in East Texas, near*
the Louisiana line, says: “A terrible
fight ocourred this morning teu miles be
low Hemphill, In Subiiio county, between
( apt. Scott and his little company of '
stale rangers on one side and old Willio '
Conner ami his sons ou the other. Three
ot tbe Conuer (amity and one ranger
named linkers were instantly killed, and
Capt. Scott and anotuer ot
m* men were badly, if not fataliy
wounded. One of Hie Conner boys es
caped, but the rangers are in hot pursuit.,
i tie C muers tu ought on tba light by flt<
tug irom ambush upi u tno raugers, who
were hunting timber thieves. A doctor,
of this city has been sent for by tbo
rangers to atund tne wounded.”
Mure i .u>'th(|u.<k.eH.
m ikiHz, April I.—Further earthquake
wtAK.iks bktve beau 101 lat Savona. Frol,
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