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Savannah morning News.
, ESTABLISHED 1850. I
)J.a. EsTILL. Editor and Proprietor.]
SNORT OF THE IRON STEED
interstate commrrch RATES
SCANTY FODDER.
MrJ Shellman Araone Those Who Ask
for a Suspension or the Long Hiid Short
Haul Clause Congressman Itutter
rrortli Attacks the AHegod Tendencies
jf i he Bail roods to Universal Centrall
, tl i„n Waterways Declared Untble
Discriminate Against Small Towns.
Washington, April 5.—C01. YVortb
ington, general counsel for the Richmond
and Danville system, Maj. Shellman,
traffio manager o( the Central Railroad
and Banking Company of Georgia, and
Vice President Smith, or the Louisville
und Nashville Railroad Company, ap
peared helore the interstate Commerce
Commission this morning, each in behalf
of his own corporation, to file the neces
sary formal petitions for relief. In each
3 age the purpose of the petitioners is to
secure a suspension of the operation of
ihe long and short haul feature of the law
lor the present and until the commission
can give a hearing upon eacn specifica
tion.
THE PERMANENT QUARTERS.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
has selected as permanent quarters the
filth story of the Sun building. This is
an eight-storv marble (rout structure, to
which the builders are just putting the
finishing touches, it was built by and is
the property oi the Baltimore Sun. It is
centrallv located upon F street, nearly
midway between the Post Office and In
terior Departments on the one hand and
the Treasury on the other, and has every
convenience known and approved of in
modern architecture. The annual rental
ol the floor is $3,000.
Congressman Butterwortb, accom
panied by Capt. J. T. Stockdale, of the
Pittsburg and Cincinnati Steamboat Corn
ua,iy; Capt. Gus Uanseii, oi tho Big
Samlv and Louisville Mail line, and Capt.
K. W. Wise, of the Memphis and Cincin
nati Packet Company, appsared before
the commission as representatives of
‘•river interests.”
RAILROADS GOVERNMENT AGENTS.*
Mr. Butterwortb, as spokesman of the
delegation, addressed the commission.
He maintained that railroads were
agencies of the eovernment, and that the
powers conferred upon them were con
ferred by all citizens, and henoe should
not be exercised lor the advantage of one
class against another. The present ten
dency was to produce great aggregations
of people—large cities—because the cor
porate agencies of the government gave
special privileges to favored poiuts, tax
ing some localities for the benefit of
others. It was not for the public good
that this should be. If one desired to
start a factory at an intermediate point
it could not now be done, not because ad
vantages were lacking, but because the
government agencies would tax, in the
way of transportation charges, for the
purpose of driving out competition.
RIVERS OPEN TO ALL.
The men who carry freight upon the
great natural highways— the rivers—have
no power of this kind. They could not
forestall the markets. If one choseotn
charge exorbitant rates auother would
enter upon the same line in competition.
The railroads now asked authority to fix
rates which will drive the factories from
the rivers. Their charges were not fixed
in accordance with any systematic ad
justment of rates, but as a matter of com
petition in which one party or the other
must go under. There were classes ol
goods, and always would be. which would
go by rail irrespective of the rates of com
peting Hues. He noticed by the reports
laid before the commission by some of ihe
roads that their through traffic was only
-0 per cent, of their traffio. Now what
proportion would they lose if compelled
to adopt uniform rates. In his opinion it
would he inconsiderable.
LOCAL TRAFFIC.
Touching local trade, one man whose
tbipments were but half a carload whs
compelled to pay fourth class rates, while
a larger shipper of the same sort of ma
terial, shiiiping hundreds of carloads,
wag given the rates of the fifth class and
reaped advantages from this discrimina
tion which had a tendency to crush out
‘mall shippers, lu his opinion It was tho
purpose of the law to prevent these dis
criminations, which tester great aggre
gations and tend to the production of
Gullivers and pigmies.
Vice President Smith, of the Louisville
suit Nashville road, said that so far as
thy Southern Association was concerned
here was no discrimination in favor of
ia rge cities. The managers oi the rail
roads recognized that it was not lor their
mteivst to centralize business and trade.
MICHIGAN’S INTERESTS.
George F. Blanchard, Chairman of the
1 ' ntralTruffle Association, appeared and
‘'idlessod ill,, commission briefly in be
tai! ol Michigan railroads, setting forth
Ul ‘ circumstances which led to the estab
..iini-iit of lower through rates Irom
■ ihwaukeu across the lake and thence
" toss the State of Michigan than could
given lor local traffic by reason of all
, 1 competition via Chicago. These
'cads asked permission to maintain local
’■ues irrespective or through rates until
11 ii HB the commisslon shall he able
"hike tho peculiar circumstances and
""nation into consideration.
LOW GRAIN RATES.
John S. Lazarus, general freight agent
hl’i lll(11 “bapo!!e, Decatur aud Spring
jd railway, applied by letter for “the
.'l*ll go ol charging loss on gram and
i.,‘‘ r Riffle icceived from connecting
oes at junctions than we make irom our
ihlj, stations.” lie says, lor example,
,' thß ‘°cal rale irom Tusoola, lit,, to
•TauapobH Is 9c., and the rate from In-
Atapolls to New York is 23c., making
- • irom Tuscola to New York. The
imoiMl ! ,lhor ‘‘"“d ß |H and if this
, u * pa'ficipates in ooiineoiing line busi
it must reduce local rates by 4%c.
passenger competition.
M tii,! i>o. m i ti1 ’ * eueral passenger agent
I'iHPnt I V Bbu, ‘' HnU Luke I'D'road, has
‘onTandV , peUUon aßki “* thl “ I*”
form,!? 1011 hul Provision be waived
tation pre * ent *• regards the trauspor
*nd v |,aM,, cbgerß between i’lttsburg
Ihe jThis line is longor than
incomnmo anla roUt ’ Wlttl w,llch ■• la
“i u P ,.!. tlc,n * all( * 10 11 small portion
'Ate* lrßl, l° put down
, r tos* ~(J , 01 . second-class and $9 60
rm*’ ( . aK,In * t f, ° bv Mm I’euu
'W*u\, An J le , r,O . n ' superintendent of tbo
pani H v, Attune Hallroad Com-
l an *lfflr ■■i' n< ‘ ng fr ”‘ Atlanta to Cbatta
'“’l? l ” h* relieved from the
‘drill 1 . * ho , lou.th section anil to
. r aion * l ' r for “ snorter
k Wthau ' i,n ' l ,l,ro "t-’ l ' Atlanta, Home
if' Order “ n<l D'termedlaie points,
f'' T *Jwu{! „ ‘"I",, to meet water
a lU/me.i halUnooga, Mont
[ * 1 Augiiata.
NMON
"■ ,,,1J( -ied the petition pioscu
ed by the Southern Railway and Steam
ship Association asking relief from the
operations of the long and short haul
clause. Although no final conclusion
was reached the discussion indicated that
the operations of this clause ol the law
will be temporarily suspended as respects
these roads, pending a lull hearing of
their case. It is probable that a deotlnn
will be arrived at to-morrow, and that
public announcement will be made ot the
couolusion reached.
THE LAW IN NEW YORK.
New York, Aprils.—The new inter
state law went into effect to-day, and so
far no difficulty in regard to the new rates
has arisen. At the office of the Trunk
Line Association, in this city, it was
stated that the new rule was" working
satisfactorily, but that some interests
would be sure to conflict. These, how
ever, were so trifling that they could
easily be settled by the agents. VV. L.
Malcolm, General Eastern Agent
oi the Santa Fe road, and E.
Hail, General Eastern Agent
ol the Southern Pacific, also stated that
the new law was working evenly. The
new rates have been posted in t'he depots
according to law, and the traveling pub
lic could see at onoe what the various
classifications are. The abolition ot the
tree pass system is favorably received by
that portion of the public that did not
come under the privilege of the dead
head rule now defunct.
THE EFFECT AT ST. JOHN.
St. John, N. 8., April s.—The inter
state commerce law, which came into
force yesterday, will have great effect, on
St. John’s trade, changing its channel to
tbff United States from the New Bruns
wick railway to the International line of
steamers, which are not affected by tho
law. The railway was forced to raise its
rates, and thus St. John is deprived of
rapid daily lreight transit and must re
turn to tri-weekly steamers.
SCALPING THE SCALPERS.
The Trnuk Linus Bound to Enforce
tho Recent Innovation.
New York, April s.—Despite the scoffs
ot those who have watched the hitherto
futile attempts of the great railroad com
panies to do away with tioket scalpers,
the trunk lines seem determined to en
force the recent order stopping the pay
ment of ticket commissions. To-day at a
meeting at the office otCommissloner Fink
the general passenger agents of the trunk
lines decided not to issue any through
tickets on any connecting line which re
lused to join in the compact or fails to
enforce the new rules. There were pres
ent General Passenger Agents VVood. Of
Pennsylvania; Holwill, of the Delaware,
Lackawanna aud Western; Mouetr, oi
tne New York Central: Lambert, of the
West Shore, and Farmer, of the Erie
road.
THE PENNSYLVANIA’S FIGHT.
CHICAGO, April s.—The Pennsylvania
Railroad Company and Its allied lines
ordered all of their ticket agents,
commencing to-day, to throw out all
ooupon tickets oi Western roads,with the
exception of the St. Paul, and to sell no
more tickets to Western points beyond
the terminus of the Pennsylvania Com
pany. The effeot of this order is that any
person from the East traveling beyond
Chicago will be forced to buy a ticket
over the western road at this point unless
he travels over the St. Paul. As the
Western roads will probably retaliate, a
war between the two sections is expect
ed. The action of the Pennsylvania rosd
is based on the refusal of the Western
lines to cease paying commissions.
TWENTY-NINE ROADS THROWN OUT.
Washington, April 0. —A dispatch
from St, Louis announces that the East
ern Traffic Association has thrown out
the ticket# of twenty-nine Western rail
roads, aud calls it a “boycott.” Pas
sengers from the East intending to travel
over any ot these twenty-nine roads can
only purchase tickets and check baggage
to the peiut of connection with the boy
cotted roads, among which are named the
Missouri Pacific, Wabash, Chicago and
Alton, and Rock island. The It. is ton and
Albany road in the East is also named as
among the boycotted roads.
A dispatch irom Pittsburg quotes As
sistant General Passenger Agent Van
Dusen, of the Pennsylvania Company, to
the effect that tho talk of “boycotting” is
nonsense. “The lines over which through
tickets are not being sold are simply
waiting tor the advice of their counsel.
Our company has already consented to
sell through tiokets over a large number
ot connecting roads. In instances where
the sale of through tickets have beeu
withdrawn it is merely temporary. The
tickets will be reinstated as soon as legal
advice is given to have ub act as agents
ot each of the different roads. We have
cited authority from several additional
Western roads this morning. Circulars
will be issued to-day to sell through
tickets over such lines.” The lines giv
ing such authority to the Pennsylvania
Company include the Chicago and North
western, Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul,
Chicago, Burlington aud (Quincy and
Union Pacific railroads.
not a boycott.
it is denied ibui the decision of the
agreeing companies of the Trunk Line
Association and Central Traffio Associa
tion not to do*>usiness with those lines
which have not signified their agreement
in the compact to cut off commissions to
scalpers is intended as a boycott. It
is simply a business agreement. It
these roads cannot agree with the others
on bow they shall do business, of
course they cannot do business at
all. The "Interstate commerce law
provides that rates shall not be
changed alter the tiling of schedules with
commissions, violation ot the law being
a penal offense. To-day the general pas
senger agents fixed up their lists. A
number of small roads, about thirty in
ail, bad not signified tnelr agreement in
the compact, and a few, notably those
lines betweeu Chicago and Kansas City,
have refused to join the combina
tion. The Deputy Commissioner in
speaking of the matter said this Evening:
“It Is not a boycott. We are simply
starting right under the new law, Tne
only roads of consequence which have
not agreed in the compact are those in
the Amalgamated Western Association,
and they will doubtless signify tborr
agreement In a day or two. Atorcsent
there are about ninety roads in the com
pact,” •
Union Pacific Directors.
Washington, April s.—Tne President
to-day reappointed tuo present govern
ment members of the Union Pauitlo direc
tory whoso terms Hava expired : F. K.
Couderl of New York, Franklin Mo-
Veagb of Chicago, Alexander llaskell ol
Columbia, 8. C., Marcus A. Hanna ol
Cleveland, and James \V. Savage ol
Omaha.
A Blizzard In Michigan.
Milwaukee. Win., April 6. —Dis
patches from Marquette, Houghton, Ks
osnsbs,Chippewa Falls, and other points
In Northern Miohlgan and W Isoonslu, re
port one of the worst blizzards ol Ui sea
son. The snow is now a 'ont du p, au.l
Michigan railroads are blockaded.
SOCIALISM GIVEN A STAB
CHICAGO ROUTS 1 HKVAMPIKKS
AT THE POLL-.
Aided by the Democrats the Republi
cans 801 l Up .* Majority of 30.000
for Their Candidate for Mayor—L.w
t>d Order the Rallying Cry of the
Victorious Elements,
Chicago, April s.—The day opened
clear and cold, and reports from nearly
ali the wards indicate that a very large
vote was polled. The contest was be
tween the Republicans aud Labor candi
dates. Very few prohibition votes were
cast, although the Prohibitionists had
ticket peddlers at nearly all the polling
places. The polls opened at (1 o’clock,
and the greater portion of the Labor vote
was polled duriug the early hours. At 9
o’clock reports from various preoinots
showed that from one-fourth to one-half
of the entire registered vote had beeu
cast.
At 3 o’clock, within one hour of the
closing of the polls, it was estimated that
70,000 votes had been polled. The abso
lute deleat of the Labor ticket was then
assured. The Labor and Socialistic lead
ers made oiaims that they would poll
40,000 votes. Very few Democrats voted
the labor ticket, and wbilesome remained
away from the polls the support of the
Republican ticket by Democrats was
as hearty as by the Republicans
themselves. The fourteenth ward,
which is a Socialistic stronghold and
which the Labor managers claimed they
would oarrv by 3,000 to 4,000 majority,
went Republican. Ihe showing of other
wards claimed by the Socialists is almost
equally as disastrous. At 3 o’clock this
afternoon bets were made in the pool
rooms that the Republican tioket would
he elected by 25,000 majority.
ROCHE TO WIN BY 30,000.
Chicago, April 5.—8:15 p. M.—Two
hundred and eighty-nine precincts give
Roche (Rep.) a majority of 28,049. The
fifty precincts yet to be beard from are
scattered throughout the city and will
probably make no material change in the
ratio of gain for Roche. The indications
are that Roche’s majority will be 30,000,
a figure that surprises everybody. It the
3,300 votes naturalized during the past
month by the United Labor party he ad
ded to the 18,000 cast for Socialist Stauoar
last fall the total will be very near
what Nelson’s vote now promises to be.
Returns received at the Town Hail, in
the stock yards district, up to 6 o’clock
this afternoon, indicate that Elmer Wash
burn, heading the reform ticket which
was allied with the Roche ticket in the
city wards, has been elected Supervisor
by a majority of 100 over all opposition.
socialism’s only success.
The United Laoor party polled just one
half the number of votes its leaders had
predicted tnree nights ago, before Robert
Nelson, their candidate for Mayor, dis
tinctly declared for the red flag. He said
in public it Sunday school children could
maron in procession with their chosen
banner and no American flag, he saw no
reason why workingmen, if equally or
derly. could not do the same even if the
color of their banner was red. Since then
the campaign has been fought solely on
that issue, and the result is a surprise to
every one. Socialists and anti-Socialists
alike. Two United Labor Aldermen are
tbe only successful candidates ot that
party. Their general ticket is buried
under a majority of 30.000 votes.
THE -FALSE*HOPES.
Ii was only last night that Socialist
Organizer Gruenbut made the assertion
that the seven condemned Auarehists
would be saved by bis party polling at
least thoir 38,000 pledged votes, electing a
Socialist City Treasurer, their entire west
town ticket, and six to nine Aldermen.
The party polled in round numbers about
20,000 votes. “We have only held the old
socialistio vote,” said Grueuhut, sadly,
to-night.
It was a perfect day so far as sunshine
was concerned. The air was chilly arid
raw, but it is conceded that uo voters
were kept at homo by the weather. There
was a notable absence of drunkenness.
The United Labor party had made it a
campaign cry that not a man oa their
ticket would owe bis elec
tion to votes purchased with whisky.
A Socialistic ticket peddler drop
ping dead at the polls probably
of heart disease was tho nearest ap
proach to a tragic incident. Not a single
serious row occurred during the day. In
tbe absence of a Democratic tioket the
Democrats who voted cast their ballot*
almost, unanimously for the Republican
candidate. It is estimated that about 10
per cent, ol the Democrats failed to vote
at all.
ALMOST A BIOT.
One of the characteristic incidents ol
the day was the arrest in the Fifteenth
ward of Herman Groentneyer, a German
Socialist, for too obtrusive circulation of
unil-Roobe circulars. The arrest nearly
led to riot, but Groentneyer was released
on promising to desist. Similar scenes
were enacted in other wards and have
led to charges by the United Labor
leaders of unwarranted interference <m
the part of the police. The two success
lul candidates of the United Labor party
are Connor and Dvorak lor Aldermen in
the Filth and Sixth wards respectively.
Their election bud been conceded Irom
the start, hut their majorities are smaller
than they anticipated, it was generally
expected tnat th noted Socialist, George
Souilling, would be elected Alderman in
the Fourteenth ward, but at tho last mo
ment his streugth was diverted by Uier
dan, Deni. In many of the wards ladies
were present distributing Prohibition
tickets. The candidates of that party
drew about their usual vote.
ONLY ONE MAN ELECTED.
Chicago, April 6, 12:10 a. m.-—At mid
night the returns show that tho United
Labor party elected only one man in the
entire city—Connor, their candidate lor
Alderman in the Firth ward. Dvorak,
their Alderman in the Sixth ward, is de
feated. Connor's majority is less thau
400. The total vote for Major is Roche,
Rep., 61,089; Nelson, United Labor, 22,-
848; Roche’s majority, 28,241.
lu a row late 10-nigbt, growing out of a
too enthusiastlo celebration ot tne Re
publican victory, a young man named
Crowe was fatally shot by a bartender.
The bartender was promptly arrested.
M, Louis Democratic.
St. Louis, April 6. ll p. m.—lncom
plete returns of tuo election to-day Irom
seventeen wards nt 11 o’clock to-night in
dicate tnut tbe Democrats will have a
majority in both houses of the municipal
assembly. The labor vote ounnot be got
at yet, hut it does not seem to have been
as heavy as was expected. The contest
ban been close In most of the wards and
districts, but there Is scarcely a doubt
that tbe Democrats have gamed "a victory.
Ml a union Void* for I Iquor.
Staunton, Va„ April 6.—The local
option election hare to-day resulted lu a
majority of ninviy.lursa for liceuso in a
total vula ol 1,102.
SAVANNAH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL (!, 1887.
MICHIGAN’S COUNT.
I'rohibitiou Probably Defeated by
(lie Vole iu the Cities.
Detroit, April s.—While the returns
from the oounties are still delayed, it is
oertain that Long (Rep.) is elected to the
Supreme bench by a handsome majority.
He runs ahead of Campbell (Rep.) in
nearly every polling place. Campbell Is
probably elected by a majority one-third
less than Loug, and the Republican re
gents have been successful by majorities
between tbe two judges. The country
has gone strongly for prohibition,
but probably has not been able
to wipe out the majorities
against the amendment rolled up by the
cities. Tbe salaries amendment has been
carried. James McMillan, Chairman of
the Republican State Committee, says
tnat bis beliol is that the Republican
State ticket has been elected by 10,000.
It being settled that the Republican
State ticket has been elected by about
10,000 plurality, interest centres on the
prohibition amendment. The Evening
Journal says it is deicated by 8,500 ma
jority, and others claim that the majorliy
against it will reach 15,000. The Prohibi
tion Committee, however, still olaim the
adoption ot the amendment. This claim
is based on the fact that all the cities
have been heard from, while tne country
localities, where the movement had its
greatest strength, have not yet
been iuiiy reported. All the figures
so far received on the amend
ment are partly estimated, and little
confidence can be placed in them, al
though it seems probable that tbe amend
ment is detested by a small vote. This
evening the Prohibitionists claim that
frauds were committed against them iu
several wards in this city and say that
several precincts will be contested. It
is asserted that kuown Prohibitionists
were prevented from voting; that ballots
tor the amendment were destroyed; that
opponents of that measure were allowed
to vote several times, and that votes
against tbe amendment were purchased.
THE MAJORITY Ctrl’ DOWN.
Detroit, April 6, 12:10 a. m —Later
figures cut down the vote against the
prohibition amendment so that it will he
less than 5,000.
The Tribune claims a majority on the
Republican State ticket of Irom 10,000 to
12,000 aud the Free Press concedes 7,000.
AN ANTI.LUSOK FUSION.
Tlie Democrats aud Republicans
Generally Successful iu Wisconsin,
Milwaukee, WTs., April s.—The elec
tion to day was for a State Associate
Judge of the Supreme Court. Harlow S.
Orton (Dem.) was re-eleoted without op
position. Milwaukee county voted on a
Judge of the Cirouit Court and a Judge
of the Superior Ctfnrt. Toe Demoorats
and Republicans placed a fusion tioket
in the field against the Labor party. At
10 o’clock to-night twenty-five city pre
cincts have been heard irom, giving D.
H. Johnson (Dem.) and Geo. H. Noyes
( Rep. ),tbe fusion judicial candidates.l,l4o
majority over the Labor candidates.
Seventeen additional city precincts will
probably neutralize this majority, but
seven towns of the oounty will go strong
ly ior Ihe fusion candidates, who are
probably elected by 2,000 majority. The
Labor party will elect about halt the
Aldermen and about oue-half the Super
visors. Boih bodies will probably be
Democratic, as two-thirds of the Aider
men hold over. In many cities of the
State, by a preconcerted ar
rangement, ladies in bodies went
to the polls and offered to vote, claiming
to be entitled to do so by an inference
conveyed by a recently enacted law allow
ing women to vote in school affairs. In
Sturgeon Bay 100 of them voted, but
elsewhere their ballots were refused, in
Delavau eighty prominent ladies marohed
to the polls in the morning in procession.
A lively discussion followed, speeches
being made for aud against their right
to vote. After considerable excitement
ihe board ret used to accept tbe votes of
me ladies. The polls were blocked
until alter 12 o’clock bv the ladies, who
persisted in ottering their votfis. A test
case will be made and carried to the Su
premo Court. Reports from the Ulterior
cities are meagre. Columbus, Delavan
and Toinab have elected Republican
Mayors. In Depere tho fusion ot tho Re
publicans and Democrats won over the
Labor party. Kenosha elected a full Labor
ticket.
OHIO’S FAIR COUNT.
Tlifi Figures on the Cincinnati May
oralty Not Materially Changed.
Cincinnati. April s.—The complete,
count for Mayor in the election yesterday
snows: Smith (Ilep.) 17,963, Matson
(Dem.) 11,951, Stevenson (Labor) 17,367;
Smith’s plurality 596.
ihe pluralities of the other candidates
are as follows: F. W. Moore, Judge of the
Superior Court, 2,05(1; T. F. Housimau,
City Soliotor, 1,846; A. F. Bohersor,
Treasurer, 2,862; J. A. Caldwell, Judge
ot the Pollen Court, 3,949; J.C. Schwartz,
Prosecuting Attorney of the Police Court,
3.450; Emils Reuse, Clerk of tho Police
Court, 1,928.
Unofficial footings for ward officers
show the following results: Couucil
men—l3 Republicans,B Labor and 2 Dem
ocrats. A curious fact is that the Thlid,
Fourth, Nineteenth aud Twenty.first
wards, hitherto strongly Democratic, und
the Tenth, Eleventh, Twenty-second and
Twenty-fourth, strongly Republican,
were carried by the Labor party.
Kaunas’ Municipal Flections.
Kansas City, Aprils, lip. m.—Scat
tering returns nom Kansas indicate that
the municipal elections in general passed
off quietly, and ns far us can now be
judged the Introduction of lemale suffrage
does not work a great change in the char
acter of the results. lu some cities and
towns the women availed themselvesquue
generally of their newly acquired privi
lege. 'The effect of the experiment can
not he divined as yet. The issues in
volved, however, are local. At several
points women were elected te member
ship ot school boards.
KANSAS CITY’S MAYOR.
Kansas City, April s.—Henry C.
Kuril pi ( Rep.) was re-elected Mayor of
thia oity to-day by a good majority.
The W. C. T. 1. Defeated.
Emporia, Kan., April 6—The election
to-day was attended with considerable
excitement, wbloii was for tbe greater
part caused by the activity of the
Woman’* Christian Temperance Union
In behalf of their candidate tor Mayor,
Dr. J. J. Wright, against N. K. Weaver,
tbe candidate of tho citizen*. Out of 542
women who registered only 899 voted,
aud of these over oue-lourth voted sgsiust
tbe candldats ol tbe Woman’s Christian
Temperauoe Uulon. Mr. Weaver was
elected by a is>ge majority.
4- MllliQiiukrt At Alina.
London, April s.—Repeated earth
quake* nave occurred at Atleu,
READING THK CRIMES ACT
SIR SAMI’F.L-ON MOVES TO
KFJECT THE BILL.
Mr. Ciisplln Again OoKnil* Ihe Bills
nml Shoulders the H]uui for the I.mid
Law* Which the Rsdtcala Now Con
demn oil GWd*toiie Anieiivuu Hym
pathy Still at Fever Hear.
London, April s.—The second reading
of the Irish crimes act amendment biH
was iormally moved in the House of
Commons this afternoon by Mr. Balfour,
Chief Secretary for Ireland.
Sir Bernard Samuelson (Giadstoniau
member for th£ Banbury division of Ox
fordshire) moved an amendment to the
bill to the effeot that “the bill would, if
passed, increase the disorder In Ireland
and endanger the union and empire, and
therefore be rejeoted.”
Henry Chapliu (Conservative member
for the Slealord division of Lincoln
shire) defeuded the hill. The land laws
w hicn the Radicals now condemned, he
said, were passed while Air. Gladstone
was at the head of the government. Mr.
Chupliu asked Mr. Gladstone, not as a
Liberal, not a9 a politician merely, but as
an honest man, to disowu before lrelaud
and the world the doctriue of sheer
plunder now preached in Ireland. If
there was robbery iu connection with the
present land system of that country the
author of it was Mr. Gladstone. It was
he who fixod rents in lrelaud under a
solemn guarantee that they should remain
unaltered.
FREER FROM CRIME TUAN ENGLAND.
Sir Charles Russell (Home Ruler)
taunted Mr. Chaplin on tne consistency
with which be opposed every measure lor
the benefit of the Irish tenants. Unasked
whether the government had received u
mandate from the country iu favor of
coercion. Statistics, he said, proved that
Ireland at present was freer Irom crime
thau England und freer than anv other
country in Europe. [Cheers.] fie then
proceeded to disbtot the bill, condemning
ih powers given magistrates, declaring
that change of venue ol trial could never
he enforced, and denounolng tbe general
character of oertain clauses, which he
said were so elastic as to confer un
measured powers for suppressing indi
vidual rights.
VIRTUALLY TAKING HOLIDAY.
The House of Commous is praoticaily
taking a week’s noliday, so many mem
bers are pairing. The" government in
sists that the debate on the Irish crimi
nal law amendment bill shall proceed,
but will postpone division on ihe bdl till
April 19. The Conservative whips retain
enough members to keep their majority
secure in order to prevput a surprise.
The secretary of the Birmingham Kadi
cal Union stales that the ward elections
tor delegates to the Liberal Association
have resulted in a large increase in the
Unionist strength.
In the event of the coercion bill beoom
ing a law a number of Radical members
of Parliament promise io join the Bar
nellites and go to Ireland to defy the act.
PROTESTING DEMONSTRATIONS.
Handbills announcing the holding of a
Radical demonstration against the coer
cion bill in Hyde Bark on Monday next
contain a digest of tbe crimes bill. A
feature of the demonstration will be the
wearing of green badges by the stewards.
The promoters of the affair have been
promised assistance Irom numerous
sources, and are sanguine of a great
gathering.
A mass meeting of Liberals will be
held at Idverpooi next week to protest
against the coercion hill.
Bir Edward Clarke, Solicitor General,
accused Mr. Gladstone ol having bartered
allot his convictions and hisluturo free
dom ip order to gain a position,the danger
of which was recognized in 18S5. a’nd
illustrated in 1880, namely, dependence
on the Barnellites. Did ho still hope by
obstructing business aud forcing as ap
peal to the country to obtain a majority
independent of tbe Barnellites. [Cries of
“yes” Irom the Irish benches.]
AUGUSTA’S MASS MEETING.
Augusta, Ga., April 6.—A large meet
ing was held here to-night to protest
against the passage by the British Bar
Lament of the Irish crimes bill. It was
presided over by Mayor May, and ad
dresses were delivered by Congressman
Barnes and Uav. Dr. Burrows, J. C. C.
Black aud o'hers. Letters and telegrams
were read Irom Gov. Gordon and Gov.
Richardson, of South Carolina; Judge
Emory Speer, Congressmen Tillman,
oi South Carolina, and Crisp
Col. Clifl'ord Anderson, Attorney General,
and other prominent citizens protesting
against coercion and sympathizing with
tbe Irish people in tbeirsti uggle for homo
rule. Tbe meeting pasted resolutions of
sympathy und support, and ordered them
cabled to Messrs. Barnell and Gladstone.
BOSTON’S LOVE OF LIBERTY.
Boston, April s.—Funeuil flail was
packed Mbuday night by a thoroughly
American audience, the occasion being ii
meeting to express condemnation of the
Irish crimes act. Gov. Ames, Lieut-
Oov. Brackett, Mayor O’Brien, Senator
Hoar, Revenue Collector Fitzgerald,
Mayor Russell, ofiCambridge, John Boyle
O’Reilly and Deputy Collector Flatlev
were among those present. Gov. Ames.
Senator Hour, Mayor O’Brien, Rev. Cyrus
A. Barton, John Boyle O’Reilly. Lteul.
Gov. Brackett, Rev. A. A. Miner, Rev.
Father Tooling, of Ncwburyport, John E.
Fitzgerald, Rev. Father Conaty, of Wor
cester; ex-ilayor Donovan, ol Lowell;
Father McKenna, of Marlboro, and Mr.
W. Elliott Lord, of tho Advertiser, weie
the speakers. Telegrams were sent to
Messrs. Gladstone aud Barnell, and over
SII,OOO was collected for the Irish League.
Papacy’s Temporal Power.
Rome, April s.—Cardinal VaJetta, by
order of the Pope, has instructed tbe
Italian bishops to inculcate in tbe minds
of the people ideas favorable to a reoon
dilation between the Vatican and the
(juirinal, and the restoration of the tem
poral power of ihe ohurcb. 'i he bishops
are oautioned (0 do this in a manner that
will not offend public sentiment.
Squandering l lisiged.
Baris, April s.—The Right has issued
a protest against tbo exciueiou of that
party Irom representation in tbe budget
committee the charge Is made that
members of tbe Right are excluded from
tne committee because tbe Republicans
are desirous of concealing tbe laet mat
they have been squandering tbe nation’s
money.
Distress in : wdtzerland.
Geneva, April s.—Terrible distress
■revsii* in tbe usntous of St. Gall and
Apsuseil In consequeuce of toe closing ol
the embroidery lac lories. There have
been nuniyous osse- of bankruptcy.
Noll lug l“> ill’s Handicap.
London, April 6.— The Nottingham
spring hsudioap for three-year-olds and
upward was to-dav won by Ulorlntlun.
IRstluia was second, and Ktpoa third.
Niue horse* started.
Fit ANCO-GRUM A N FRICTION.
| Spain’s Consul at Hong Kong
Treads on Teutonic Corns.
Berlin, April 6.—The North German
Gazette, Prince Bismarck’s organ, takes
notice of the conduct of Senor Mencarinl,
i tho Spanish Consul at Hong Kong, who
at a recent banquet in that city toasted
the prosperity of France and expressed
the hope that she would have a brilliant
revanche. The Gazette says that 'lie
other diplomats at the banquet were un
ab.e to suupress expressions of surprise
at this speech, and adds: “Germany will
uot fall to make Spaiu proper and weighty
comment on the occurrence. Spain must,
not permit her diplomats to forget with
culpable frivolity what is due to their
position.”
The German press warmly approve of
the new Italian Cabinet, which they ay
will be favorable to the triple alliance.
STRASBOURG’S SEMI-STATE OF SIEGE.
Strasbourg papers report lurther ex
pulsions ol French syinpathizbrs. 'ihe
searching of houses for compromising
documents is also being more vigorously
prosecuted. The Chief of Bolice at Kap
poltsweiler has arrested a suspected
member of the League of Bat riots. At
Colmara a gendarme has beeu arrested
for placarding the town with caricatures
of Emperor William. Three leading
reslucnts of the town ure implicated.
The governments of Germany and Aus
tria will imitato the action of the govern
ment of Russia in declining to take part
in the Baris Exhibition of 1889.
The Kreuse Zuitung and tho National
Zoning, in editorials referring to tbe
Baris Exhibition, both urge that It would
be an act of impropriety and an act of
danger to the monarchies oi Europe to do
anything tendingtogiorify the revolution.
LEGISLATORS SUED,
Austin’s Imprixom and Reporter Seeks
Redress in tlio Courts.
Austin, Tex., April 5.—11. S. Can-
Held, the newspaper man who was re
cently imprisoned by order of the State
House of Representatives for having
caused tbe arrest of the Speaker during
a recent session, has filed a suit for
damages against J. C. Carr, Sergcant-at
armsofthe House, and fifty-eight mem
bers of tbe body, who voted for his Im
prisonment. He claims $25 for actual
damages; SIO,OOO for damages in onarac
ter aud reputation, and SIOO,OOO for puni
tory damages. Tbe members against
whom the suit is brought were served
with citations yesterday and shortly
after tho Legilature adjourned the mem
bers held a meeting to decide whut oourse
to pursue. Those present agreed that
each would pay hts pro rata share of tho
expensed defending the suit.
BURNED BY MOLTBN STEEL.
Five Pitmen and a Itoy Horribly
Injured in Pennsylvania.
Pittsburg, Pa., April 6.—At the Ed
gar Thomson stoel works, at Braddook’s,
Pa., about 10 o’clock this morning a beat
of steel had been dumped into a portable
ladle preparatory to pouring it Into tbe
ingot milts, when the liquid metal ex
ploded and scattered in all directions.
Five pitmen wore [rightfully burned from
head to foot. A coke hoy passing the pit
at the time was caught by the Hash and
his clothing was burned from bis body.
Two pitmen, it is thought, are fatally
burned. All the others are very seriously
Injured. All the physicians in Braddoc.k’s
were promptly summoned and everything
possible was done tor the relief of tho
sufferers.
TRAIN WRECKERS AT WORK.
Farmers Who Have Lost Live Stock
Suspected of the Crime.
Jackson, Tenn., April 6—A south
bound passenger train on tbe Mobile aud
Ohio railwavdua here at 9:20 o’clock last
night was wrecked at Carroll station,
eight miles from ihis place. No one was
injured, ibougn tho passengers were con
siderably shaken up. The accident teems
to have been due to train wreckers, as
tbe switch was partly thrown und an
iron holt was found jammed between tbe
rails. Tbe railroad authorities lay tbe
deed at tbe door of residents of that
vicinity, who they claim are seeking re
,mnge on the engineer tor running over
tome ol tfieir live stock reoentiy.
EIGHTEEN DEAD IN A MINE.
Six Killed by an Explosion and
Twelve Rescuers Suffocated.
Kansas City, April 5.—A special from
Vinita, L TANARUS., says: “A terrible explosion
occurred to-day at Savanna, in coal shaft
No. 2, by which six miners were killed.
A rescuing party was soon organized
and sent down into the mine, but they
were overpowered by tbe gas, and twelve
weie suffocated before they could be
taken out, making eighteen dead, Tbe
mines are worked mainly by foreigners,
and most of tbo victims are Italians.”
‘pain’s Dynamite scare.
Madrid, April s.—Another alarm was
caused in the Cortes to-day by tbe finding
Iu tbe Parliament buildings of what was
supposed to he a cartridge. Upon ex.
umination, however, tne suspicious ob
ject was lound to be merely a harmless
firework.
A quantity of dynamite was exploded
at h magazine at Canute, in the province
of Cuenca, killing one ;on-son aim Injur
ing another. Much property was dam
aged. Two persons have beeu arrested
on suspicion of their having been con
cerned in the outrage.
Russianizing the Bailie.
Berlin, April s.—The Frankfort
Zeiiungha* advices from Hlga slating
that throughout the Baltic provinces tbo
touching of tbe Russian language io tbo
primary schools Is being enforced,
und that German gymnasiums have been
converted Into Russian institutions. At
tbe opening ol tbe first Russian gymna
sium at Rigs, tbo dispatches say.tbe edu
cational curator, Kapustin, declared tbat
In place ot German culture youths muet
henceforth be taught to study and tnlnk
in Russian, so tbat they may grow up
witu Russian hearts.
Russia ami the i'ai-is Exposition.
Berlin April 6.—-l be National Gazette
contirnis th* report that the Czar will pos
itively not permit Russia to take part In
the Bari* exhibition in 1889. “Tbe Czar,”
says the Gazette, “knows that the head
quarters or tne Nihilists have been trans
ferred to Paris, aud that the reoeut aunl
veruary ■ I his lather’s tnuder was osls
brated by a number ot meetings held
uuder the very eyes ol tbe Freuoh polios.
A illU Failure. *
London, April 0— Josiah Caldwell
Compuny, a promoter olTelegrapb sir at,
hua tailed. The Uabiiiite* are beliettod t >
be ouorraoue. He tailed oaoe betore lor
41,1400,000.
<PRICF*IO ATKAR.I
I 6 CENT.'A COPY. I
A GRIM CROP OF CORPSES
YOIIKYIIiLfC TREKS ADORNED
WITH FIVE NEGROES.
Tho Swinging Fenrlants Implicated It.
ili Murder of Young .John Lee ftoixl
—An tnuinnkeil Mob Seventy Ntroni;
Force* Its fl ay Into the Jail to Obtain
the Arboreal Ornament*.
Columbia, 8. 0., April 5.—A special
from Yorkville, S. C., says: “Tills morn
ing) about 4 o’clock, a body of armed
inD, some 00 or 75 in numlsr, visited the
jail at ibis place and demanded tba
keys of Sherio Glenn, who declined
to deliver thorn, whereupon the door*
were buttered in by the mob. Several of
tbe mob tbon forced their way to the inner:
cells, where six prisoners who were re
cently brought Irom Columbia, charged
with the murder of a boy named Good,!
werecontined. Having selected live out
of the tlx, the mob carried them out,A
mile from tbe oourt house, where tM*y
hung them to trees with plow lines. TflHjL
names are Giles Good, I’rlnty
Hailey Dowdlc, Dan Roberts and
Lipscomb. The lynchers were not
guised. ’
A JUDGE’S ADVICE. 1
“In the<lourt of General Sessions
Judge Pressley charged the uiwt
Jury that while such eases are to beds,
piorud, yet, like lu tbe Edgefield casgjlßj
would be DitHcult to convict aiivon#
through the courts. He said the MM
should be changed so as to allow sheißß
io summon a posse sufficient to ginfßE*
’.hotr prisoners. The lynchers are 'n-W,
known, and no steps have as yet I fnm
isken to identify them. Tbe bodies offjKjß
five negroes were taken charge of |9Ht
buried by the county authorities. fUE
lynching whs quietly executed MK
showed thorough organization ou M
part of those engaged in It.
THE MURDER.
“John Lee Good, tbe murdered boy,
12 years old, son of William
prominent farmer of York county,
Nov. do last be detected several
stealing cotton irom bis father’s
Tney set upon him and beat him to
to prevent bis informing on them.
Lipscomb, I)au Huberts. Hailey DnwqS
and Printv Thompson w ere suspected fSK
arrested. Printv and Dan confessed tSB
they did the killing and implicated 2b
others. Subsequent investigation shovvew
tbat these negroes belonged to a larra
bund who were bound together b; sac.igjt
oaths for tbe purpose or robbery
kill unyonu who deteoted them lu the
of stealing.”
WENT BACK FROM HIS Slil’.’jH
A Midi Explosion Kills and WouuflH
Several Japanese.
San Francisco, April s.—Among tfcflg
passengers quarantined on tbe steanspa
City of I’ckin, which arrived
from Yokohama, is Capt. T. O. SelfridgjM
late commander of the United .States vm3
ship Omaha, who is en route for Wasjjß
lngton under suspension caused bv aw
unfortunate affair which occurred
Japan on March 4 while
was in command of tbe OmaSjß
Tho vessel bud been engaged WK
sbell practice off the Island oftlkeshlmljM
twenty-live miles from Nagasaki, and thß
officer in charge reportffl
that all the shells
exploded. Shortly alter, however, whites
a group of Japanese Were examining w]
shell which had been fired from tbsß
Gmnbs, it exploded, killing four aura
wounding seven. On learning tbessl
facts Rear Admiral Chandler placed!
Capt. Helfndge under suspension and!
ordered him to leave by tbe tirat sieametv
to report to the Secretary of the Navy.
AUSTRIA’S NEW MINISTER.
Chevalier Tavora Deli vers His Cro~
Ucntials to i he President.
Washington, April 6.—The Presided
was to-day officially Informed that tbj
vacancy existing for nearly two year!
past in tba office of Minister from Austri*
to the United States has been Ailed
Chevalier Scmmtrou Taveru acconipanie ■>
the Secretary of State to the Kxecutlvi
.Mansion this morning, when be delivereil
to tbe President Ins credentials as Minis
ter to tho United Slates from Austria.
Hungary. Tbe expressions oi both tbt
President and tbe new Minister wen
very cordial. The latter was an attaohf
of the Austrian Legation in Washington
lor five years in his younger davs.
A Baltimore Blaze.
Baltimore, April s.—Fire occurred
to-day in tbe dry goods and uotion hnus*.
otlFrankel Bros., on Gay street, oy whiojMj
the stock was damaged ja.tkW. Ths Idm
is fully ooversd by insurance. The bun
iug was damaged SI,OOO. It is Insured, j
A COAL BHAVT BURNED.
Ohkaloosa, la., April f.— Coal sbafl
N'i :v.a- ' '.. .v t*-4a|*f
'up!. S.ory was *** i *jN
miners escaped ft>tit)hV'A’BtfffS-40m
men nr teniporl#r rrT+*S#n‘C<rt WOfltl
plot tiled. I lie loss Is SAO (W#,. rrr
CHICAGO LIT UP.
Chicago. April 6.—Lato this evening
fire broke out in the office of K. W. Mas
Cready fc Cos., dealers in cork goods, anf
soon hull of tbe block, occupying tbe cor
ner of West Jackson and Canal streets,
was in flames. 'The building is known aq
the old Jackson street ui-at market, one
hall of it being occupied bv J. 8. Osgoo<(
lor tbat purpose. The buiidiug was com
pletely gutted. Usgood’a slock was
valued at $75,000. His insurance is s!*>,-
000. McCready & Co.’s loss is nearly
$50,000. Their insurance is $25,000.
Baliimore’x Flection Crooks.
Baltimore, Aprils.—Chas. M. Owens*
Isaiab Wateis, John Hrandan, John Rl
Sanner and William J. Byrne, judges and
clerks of election lu tne First ward, tried
tor conspiring to defraud at tbe lust mu
nicipal election, were convicted in toe
Criminal Court to-day. Notice of appeal
was entered. If tbe verdict is sustained
the penalty Is two years Imprisonment*
Tbe accused were charged with putting
batiots in a box and entering on tne poll*
book tbe names ol persons who did uof
vote.
Repairing the Ossipee.
Washington, April s.—Tbe Secretary.
Ol the Navy has granted authority to pro-!
Oi ad immediately with repairs to tbe Os-,
•lppee, found to be necessary by a boanf
ol survey. The vessel Is uow lying at tlx*
Norfolk uavy yard. Tne estimated oust;
ol the repairs Is $25,000, which la wall!
within tbe statutory limitation of tbt
aum that can be expeuded on repair* oO
wooden vessels.
Retiempt ion Not Compulsory.
W AHHiNGTGN, April s.—Tbe Secretary
ot the Treasury baa dadoed tbat im
tlonai depositaries are not required to rad
deem trade dolitie under the recent actV