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VOL. XXVIII—NO. 1 is
MUCK KIYK
COLl'MBI'S. OLOROIA: T
OAV .Mi MINI NO. MAY is. is,si;.
WHAT WAS DONE IN THE HOUSE
ANO SENATE YESTERDAY.
II,,. Hill t'i Kim,I Ihr Iti-lit of tin- I'm-llli- Hull-
minis—An Iinlilciitnl lllsnissloii ill' Hi,' Kilnni-
tiunul Hill—Tim Si-mill- I'nssi-s tin- SIiI|i|iI:ik
llill—Ollier Kart* From tin- t'ujjltnl.
Washington, May 17.—Under the call
ol s.ales a number of bills, etc., were in
troduced and referred.
The house then went into a committee
oft he whole, Crisp, of Georgia, in the
c hair, on the urgent deficiency nil).
The bill was considered briefly, and hav
ing oeeu reported to the house, it was
passed.
The call of the committees tor motions
to suspend the rules resting with the com
mittee on Pacific railways, Richardson, of
Tennessee, on behalf of that committee,
withdrew the motion made by him on the
lest committee suspension clay to suspend
the rules and put on its passage the bill re
quiring the Northern Pacific to pay the
cost of conveying and surveying its land
grant, and in lieu thereof moved to sus
pend the rules and adopt resolutions
setting apart the 5th and Sth of June for
the consideration of business reported by
that committee. Richardson explained
tli n more important measures that would
Ik called up were the joint resolution pro
viding for the investigation of the accounts
of tilt Pacific railroad and the bill providing
for the funding of flic debt of those roads.
Crisp, of Georgia, said that the action of
the committee in reporting tin funding
lull had been grossly misrepresented, in
some quarterns for some purposes, and
while he knew that this was not the time
to discuss the question on its merits, yet he
took the opportunity to put oil record the
substance of that important measure. At
tin. present time the Pacific companies
owed the government £ !U2,000,000. but the
debt would not be due until IS98. The debt
v.'fis growing at the rate of £1,900,000 a year
and in 18118 would amount to £128,600,000.
Before the government could he paid the
companies must pay an outstanding debt
which was a prior lien, which added to
the government debt would amount to
?! AT000,000. The property from the best
information the committee could get could
lie built to-day for one-half the money. If
there was default in the payment of their
first mortgage bonds, what would be the
result? The franchises would he sold
and the government would get literally
nothing. For many years there had been
suggestions made in regard to protecting
the interests of the government in those
great corporations. In 1878 the Thurman
act had been passed, but the results ex
pected from it hud not been realized. By
rt tson of the building of competing lines
the receipts of the roads had fallen oft’, and
while there had been an increase in the
per centage paid into the sinking fund,
there had oeeu no great increase
in the amount. Something must be
done to protect tbe government. The
committee had thought that the first thing
to do was to try to benefit the government
seem ity. It had thought that the question
was not so much a question of when the
government should he paid as it was a
question of the certainty of payment. He
was aware that when looking to the pre
judice which hud been excited by the nad
practices of the companies in the past,
the people were not always
able to take a business view
of the question. The committee, he
thought, had taken such a view. It had
provided that this debt, which would lie
due in 1898, should be divided into 140
parts, two of which should he paid each
year, beginning immediately. There were
twelve years before the government would
receive anything under the existing law.
Under this plan, instead of waiting twelve
years before receiving a dollar, the gov
ernment would begin at once receiving £3,-
&’/U)90. Before 1888 the government would
ba'e received about £41,000,000. The hill
provided for a partial extension and a par
tial anticipation of the debt. If the compa
nies refused to accept the provisions of the
a-1. the Thurman act would lie so amended
as to increase from 2-5 pel cent, to 40 per
cent, the amount required to he paid into
tin. sinking fund.
The motion to suspend the rules and
adopt the resolution was agreed to without
division.
0:i motion of O’Donnell, of Michigan,
from the committee on education, the
rules were suspended and the house passed
- ; i as '201, nays 8—the senate bill to pro
vide for the studj of the nature of alcoholic
drinks and narcotics, and of their effects
upon tlie human system in connection with
the several divisions of the subject of
physiology and hygien by the pupils in the
public schools of the territories and of the
District of Columbia and in the military
and naval academies and Indian and col
ored schools in the territories oft he United
States,
O’Neill, of Missouri, from the committee
on labor, moved to suspend llie rules and
ado,it i he resolution setting apart 1 he 3d of
Jure and subsequent days for the consid
eration of business piesented by tii.it com
mittee. O’Neill stated that bills which
would In- called up were Ihost prohibiting
th, i mploymcnt of alien and com ict, labor
on the public works, to protect servants
Biid'mecnanies in their wages, and other
like measures. The educational bill would
not by called up under this order.
This statement of O'Neill's had the effect
tin- Pacific railroad funding bill, and the
land forfeiture hill.
Cowles, of North Carolina, expressed his
sorrow that notwithstanding the deelar.x-
i tion of the national and state democratic
conventions, lie should find himself among
] so few who were willing openly to cham-
I pion the cause of public education.
I Mr. Morrison suggested that the gentle-'
1 man forgot what party he was in. The |
educational plans had been in the republi
can platform, not in the democratic.
Dunn opposed the resolution on ac-
I count of what he considered an |
unfair discrimination against the eduen- |
< tional bill, The opponents of that mens- !
lire were afraid to let the house vote upon
HE PROPOSES TO BE PREMIER IF
GLADSTONE IS DEFEATED.
Ills I'lillt*} mill I itlilm-l Outline'' Tlirenteiieii
Hhsnhitinn el’ i’m'limneiit All Immense Pell-
linn The Oicen of S[inlti Gives lllrlli to n
liny* Kir.
the side of the Mast Tennessee, Virginia
1 ami Georgia railroad on tlie fotii instant,
I under a decree of the laic John Baxter,
1 who appointed Win. Baxter, of Knox
ville. to edict the side. Tin- original style
of the ease is George K. Sastaire
| and associates of New York vs. the Central
Trust company of that city. The nrgu-
i meat is upon a citation of the minority
I representing £2/(00.000, asking that they
may lie permitted to intervene and have
themselves made parties defendant, the
object being to postpone the sale.
i.i-l it Mine-.
Texarkana, Auk.. May 15. -A lengthy
petition, signed by a large number ofleact-
LoxnoN, May 17.—Three thousand men ,
it. The most remarkable and extraordlna- , belonging to tlie London volunteers, and ■ mg merchants of the Arkansas and Texas
ry fortifications had peen erected^ against 100 otficers of the same force have offered I side, was telegraphed from bore to eon-
tin. field by the gressman Thomas C. Me Rea and senator J.
„ a against home rule. K. Jones, hoi h of Arkansas, requesting
bonded whisky period. That was The volunteers, it is stated, offer to equip , their urgent efforts toward opposing tlie
the same old bill that had themselves and to tigiit in the Ulster | bill now pending before congress to place
without pay or reward so long as a tax ou oleomargarine,
services may be needed. British | The petition sets forth that such u step
* .» io»viii'iiuwiio uau p'-vil tvu HRlllii.-l ji'VI imit’tff.A til If. If ntllliU
it. He had found among his rile of reports to join any army put ii
a report on the hill extending the Orange men rebellion a
bonded whisky period. That was The vc
the same old bill that had themsi
been kicked ignominously out of the house cause
during two or jhree congresses. Some gen- their ._
tlenien seemed willing to vote millions for Orangemen are called upon to hold a mass ; would lie detrimental to the cotton indus-
whisky, but not one dollar for education, 'meeting in London to-night under the tries of this section and particularly that
[Laghter.j That was not his platform. auspices of the Primrose chib for the pur-
Toe motion to suspend the rules and pose of inaugurating a league for the pro-
adopt the resolution was agreed to—yeas tection of the unity of the empire. The
196, nays 18—and the house then, at 4 2(1 meeting will he "devoted to effecting a
adjourned. 'preliminary organization, adopting a title
and agreeing upon the objects to which
the mission of the organization is to he
. , _ „ , , . . devoted. Catholic as well as protentnnt
to-da.v, Frye called up the house ^hipping ! i ovn ii s ts a , e invited to join. One of the
; bill, entitled "a bill to abolish certain fees purposes of the league will lie, it is de-
*_ * — i piarqff, to secure the enrollmt nt of meu ac-
Thc Standard eon
K KNAVE.
After the routine business in the senate
for official services to American vessels
and to amend the laws relating to shipping ciistonie J to~
commissioners, seamen and owners of
j vessels.” This is the bill passed by the 1
| house of representatives February 4th, 1
j last, abolishing fees for measuring ton
nage, for issuing licenses, registry certifl-
j cates, and it great variety of other fees.
Tlie liill having been read. Frye ]
j moved to add to it as a new seetioo
| the provisions of the bill recently reported
; by iiiin from the committee on commerce
I authorizing the president to issue a procla-
! matiou whenever he may deem proper de- I
I nying to vessels of foreign countries such j
privileges as are denied in such foreign
| countries to vessels of the United State.-. I
j Tli is is a provision authorizing retaliation
for the recent action of the Dominion of
Canada in exeluding United States vessels
from certain privileges in Canadian
j ports, but the provision of Fry’s bill is not
I not confined to Canada, but it is made gen-
] eral so as to apply to all foreign countries.
After some inquiry by McPherson and
Vest, and a word of reply by Frve. the
amendment was agreed to without debate.
The bill, as amended by the senate, was
then passed, and on motion of Frye, a
committee of conference was ordered on
tlie disagreeing votes of the two houses
upon the bill.
The chair appointed as a conference
committee on tlie shipping bill passed this
morning, Miller, Dolpn and Vest.
Frye had announced that he was obliged
to be absent from the senate for an indefi
nite time. The object of this unusual pro
ceeding is to hasten action by the house.
Otherwise the amended bill would have to
be referred to the house committee on
shipping and take its chances on the cal
endar with many measures ahead to an
tagonize it.
At 2 o’clock the pension bill was laid be
fore the senate. The pending amendment
was that heretofore offered by Van Wyck,
providing that no soldier under this act
shall receive less than $8 per month. Blair
moved to amend the amendment by sub
stituting #4 for £8.
Logan moved an amendment providing
that all pensions heretofore granted under
any previous act to any soldier shall, where
leas than £8 a month has been allowed, be
increased to £8 a month, and no leas
amount shall be allowed to any pensioner
being a soldier under thib or any previous
act.
The first question being taken on Blair’s
amendment to Van Wyck’s amendment, it
was rejected—18 to 25.
The question recurred on Logan’s amend
ment to the amendment of Van Wyck and
it was rejected—22 to 27.
Blair moved as a substitute for the pend
ing amendment a proviso that no pension
hereafter paid to any soldier shall lie rated
at less than ;t a .month.
Butler .submitted an amendment to he
proposed by him at tlie proper time pro
viding for a pension of £3 a^nonth to each
surviving soldier of the Mexican war.
Without further action tlie senate at 4:40
p. in. went into executive session. At 5:55
the doors were reopened and the senate
adjourned.
tains an advertisement for ar. adjutant for
the league.
THE SCOTCHMEN'S 1‘HOTKHT.
John II. A. McDonald, member for Udin-
burgh and St. Andrews' universities, pre
sented in the house of commons to-night n
petition against granting home rule to Ire
land. The petition was signed by 106,894
Scotchmen. It was one and a quarter
miles long and weighed 274 pounds, and
was borne into the house on the shoulders
of a stalwart attendant.
DISCUSSING THE HOME RULE HILL.
Debate on the home rule bill was con
tinued in the house of commons to-night.
Sir Richard Asheton Cross, conservative,
was the first speaker. He said the hill
would not secure good government for Ire
land. If it were passed there would he two
sets of judges in Ireland. One set would
administer justice in revenue cases and the
other would administer justice ill criminal
lie protected by
and the other
the imperial parliament
would be left to the tender mercies of the
Irish people. Gladstone had said that the
union was effected by bribery, but tlie pre
mier himself was offering to tender a bribe
of £50,000,000 to Ireland. This was not the
first time that he had offered a
bribe. Parliament, the speaker con
tinued, would cease to be impartial if
the Irish members were not retained.
He believed that by a firm and judicious
administration and by the government’s
showing the readiness to consider Just
grievances, the Irish would iu time see as
the Scotch had already seen their ease,
that it was to the interest of Ireland to re
main united with England and to main
tain the supremacy of the imperial parlia
ment.
PROPOSED DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT.
In the lobby of the house of commons
this evening the subject of the dissolu
tion of parliament was on everybody’s
lips. The second week in July was men
tioned as the time when the general elec
tions would most probably be held. Col.
department pertaining to the production
of oil from thccoiton seed, it being through
these channels that the cotton seed oil re
calves the greatest demand.
THE LABOR TROUBLES.
Another rhienun I'olii-i iiuin Peiul-
llauilh'tV strllvo- Ollier Uniter.
tiirh,-,l KIeineiiIs.
The Freight
of the PI
SAN Francisco, May 17.—Five socialists
while engaged in lmranging a crowd were
arrested and charged with misdemeanor*
The most prominent of them is J. P. Ru-
delzlcy, a Pole, who in his speech advo
cated going to No. 6 Hill and sack the resi
dences of Messrs. Stanford, Crocker and
Flood, and distributing what money and
valuables they found among themselves.
On Rudeizky’s person were found two
pamphlets written by John Most of Chi-
eagy, entitled ‘‘The Beast of Property,”
and ‘‘Total Annihilation Proposed iu> the
Only Infulliahle Remedy.” Tlie prisoners
resisted arrest, and the otficers Imd to use
their clubs. One prisoner, A. J. Warren,
was rescued from the policemen by a mob,
but was recaptured. The prisoners were
much excited over their arrest, but dis
claim the idea that they were inciting a
riot.
lli'tiirni'il tu tVurh.
Chicago, May 17. The tailors and tail
oresses employed by the wholesale cloth
ing houses, and in fact persons engaged in
making ready made clothing, numbering
fully 20J)00, returned to work to-day on a
basis of nine hours with ten hours pay.
A ltmtli'HX Spirit.
Chicago, May 17.- A restless spirit pre
vailed in tlie southwest lumber region this
morning at 7 o’clock. Twenty-second and
intersecting streets were lined with a great
crowd of men and boys. The decided
stand taken at the meetings of the strikers
Saturday and yesterday and the promulga
tion of their determinatfon to stay out and
compel.the bosses to capitulate, had fore
warned the police, and they
were on hand in force early -la
the morning prepared to preserve
order and quell any demonstration of vio
lence that might occur, Lieut. Sheppard,
witli an extra squad of officers patrolled
the streets and prevented large gatherings,
dispersing the men and compelling them
to keep moving. Several of the firms start-
Ponsonby, the queen’s private sec- j t .g U n with small gangHofineii and notrou-
retary, visited Gladstone to-day. It (,i e 0 f a ny nature occurred during the first
is understood that he conveyed to the J morning hours of the day. Those who
premier a message from the queen to the I were out to stay did not attempt any inter-
effect that her majesty was desirous that u j ferenee with those men who wished to go
dissolution of parliament lie avoided, as ( to work. Four of the yards revealed the
she found that course would have a dis- t f at q that not exceeding one-third of the
turbing influence upon the business in
terests of the country.
hartington’s scheme.
From Birmingham comes the statement,
made, it is said, on the highest authority,
that Lord Harrington lias decided to pre
pare a home rule scheme embodying
Chamberlain’s points, namely: the abso
lute supremacy of the imperial parliament,
tlie retention of Irish members at West
minster and the complete control of the
Irish finances by the English parliament.
The Pall Mali Gazette publishes the
names of tin
tote the new
men who were at work Saturday appeared
at the yards this morning; having been in
timidated by fear that the yards would lie
raided from" tiie stock yards and other in
dustries.
rt Will Continue llll'Mrlki*.
Chicago, May 16. Tlie workmen i:i tho
yards in tlie southwestern lumber district
have taken action to renew tlie strike.
Meetings were held yesterday at various
places, the two branches, Germans and j
., ,■ Bohemians, holding their meetings seine- 1
gentlemen who will consti- rtitoly. Prominent members of the lumber
1 cabinet m tlie event of a ] wn rkers’ union addressed the crowds, urir-
the men strongly
ing
con-
support |
of tlie employes of thr stockyards am: of
the trac k men in building t miles was prom
ised, as the fate of tlie eight hour move
ment, it was said, depended upon its adop
tion by the lumber yards. At least 3600
men attended the several meetings, and '
until action was taken it was resolved to
continue tlie strike and circulars were
printed in the German and Bohemian lan-
s-uage \\ liieh were circulated freely. A j
full translation of the German circular is as
follows:
in pass-’ To the Lumhermakers All employes of I
ing Irish legislation. Ministerial- ■ lumber yards are called upon to stand out
ists say that in the event of the hill being for eight hours. Tlie strike will he re
carried by a small majority, parliament newed in all the yards Monday morning,
will be dissolved, and if tlie majority , May 17. The strike will be supported by |
against the bill reach forty the ministry the employees of llm stock yards, ear-
will resign. Chamberlain declines t.o for- punters and joiners, riigneo,'
were startled this afternoon hv a Irinleas-i mulato the concessions desired by him. on committee ok 1.1'MHKItMAKK::s UNION. ;
slgnnient oVtheflrms ol’IJavis, Triune the ground that Gladstone’s convictions | When the yards closed Saturday af.
Co., wholesale dealers in cotton; Trabue, 1 are already known
Davis & Co., cotton factors, and Davis, I
minister in tlie ’present government. The
. , . ..... list includes Lord Hartington as premier, i
A Ijimri* Apjiniprint on Kill. Leonard Curtney ns chancellor of tho
Washington, May 17.—As reported | exchequer, Dasher as secretary of foreign ;
from the subcommittee this morning to i aifairs and Chamberla in as chief secretary i
the full committee on appropriations of j for Ireland, j
the house, the legislative, executive and . ,
judicial appropriation bill makes a total . °V A ?'« i ? 0 « N ? 2 i S , K F PLV u . V
appropriation for the next fiscal year of * It is reported that loadstone has replied
$20,710,877. Tho appropriation for the ! to tl l ti that she must dissol ve purlin,
current year was $21,371,606, and tin* esti- I ,n V nt , ess the nl ^ on V a P 1 »? fct ^ J ,lome ,
mates for next year aggregated $21,406,685 ! ru L ‘ J1 . H ‘ a , s . *° .i ustn . v its oppo-
i neuts in undertaking tin* government with 1
^ • ■ a chance of succeeding in bass- 1
A TRIPLE ASSIGNMENT.
EVERYBODY SAYING A MORE MODEST
MEASURE WOULD HAVE PASSED.
1.1 ;i (Nl ii ni'\ Kxiiirm'riili'il Itinllilriirt' In Ills
1‘oiirr I'rinlrni'i' nii,l Ibioil Si'iisc slum'll In
Hu NilI iiltlnlisls llli 1 ( illllllIK It i l k IJki'l, In
lll'l'llil' l III’ Isstll'.
Westminster, May 15. To the Herald;
j The chief part of the business relating to
the Irish question is now being carried on
in the lobby and at private eonlerenees.
T’lic formal proceedings inside the house
, must continue for some time, but nil the
I real importance and interest of the debate
is gone, and the arguments on either side
will now have little weight. The fact
must lie faced that a majority against the
second reading of the first bill is assured,
i As for the second hill, that never was ac
tually alive, and might as well be decently
i buried at once. Tlie fault must tie traced
I to tlie complicated provisions of the meas
ure mid Gladstone’s exaggerated confi
dence in his power to whip tlie party into
the traces.
WHAT WAS WANTED.
A simple bill establishing homo rule and
embodying the rights for Ireland of a’state
in tlie Gluon would certainly have passed.
Gladstone’s scheme was too ambitious and
Visionary, and consequently a detailed ex
amination only makes people more dissat-
\ isfied. I learn from several wavering lib-
, ends that opinion inclines more and more
I to Chamberlain’s views. No compromise
I appears possible, blit Gladstone has endless
j resources. It is thought likely he will
| withdraw tlie Dill and substitute a resolu-
j tion affirming the principle of homu rule.
This would unite nis party and put him in
a position to begin the work afresh, bene
fited by the experience of his wretchedly
weak ministry- -one great cause of his
present discomfiture.
VERY POOR BACKBONE.
He cannot light against men like Cham
berlain, Bird Henry James, Lord Harring
ton and Gosehen with such feeble crea
tures as Morlcy, Bannerman and Childers.
The only hope of a settlement of tlie ques
tion now is the reconstruction of the min
istry, the relegation of third raters to the
back benches where they belong, and a
transfer of the first-raters to the front.
Morley is blamed for causing dissensions.
Whatever the result maybe, he must come
out of the struggle badly damaged among
Ii is former political associates.
A GOOD WORD FOR THE IRISH.
The nationalists have shown much pru
dence and good sense throughout this pe
riod of great trial. It would bo v(#y ex
cusable if the prolonged tension had stirred
up irritation in their ranks, but there has
been no sign of anything of the kind. They
have loyally supported Gladstone, and at
the same time have done nothing to exas
perate the liberal seceders or conserva
tives. All narties may yet be useful to
them ; therefore they are wise in offending
none. Redmond, O’Brien and Dab
ton have spoken with great moderation,
producing considerable effect on tile
house. I have never listened to an abler
or more manly speech than Dillon’s on
Thursday. His pale face, earliest manner
and impressive appeals awakened deep
feeling in favor of himself and tiis cause.
Mr. Parnell’s impassioned interjection in
the midst of Sir Henry James’ speech,
“Ireland is a Nation,' f sent an electric
thrill through the house. If the measures
fail, not the slightest blame can ever lie at
tached to the Irish party, it lues been
most ably led, acting in entire harmony
together, with the exception of O’Sliea,
who isukind of pariah and bus again drawn
upon his unlucky head the wrath of Tim
Healy.
WHAT NEXT?
I think the coining week will pretty
nearly decide the issue. Gladstone wants
delay, hoping the liberal " caucuses will
drive the spur into the seceders. but lie
must soon perceive that delay helps only
his opponents. Already the cry is. -‘What
next ?” Probably tmadministi.'tion formed
by llartiiigton and L'lmnihcrlain, sup
ported on general lines by ilie conser
vatives, the latter not taking nflc
A BOOM FOR CHAMBERLAIN. I
Chamberlain must come to tin irmil.
llartiiigton and (Mudstone are "nh tempo
rurily on tlie stage. That is one reason
why tlie younger men in the liberal puny
prefer casting their lot with t’lian i In Tin iii.
The caucus cannot break him down. Im-
iund will not suffer in In’s hands, and il he
be called to power I believe lie will pro
duee a measure that will he accepted b\
tin country and will yield all thin the
nationalists profess to seek. One ii v b
eniversal; the sooner tlie pu senl j■ i iI■ o: .
crisis is over the better. Even a dissolu
tion would he preferable to tin-existing
state of siiKjier.se.
\ Mem her ok Paki.i\.m knt
! among tin- veterans of the Grand Army,
1 ol which organization he was department
commander a few years ago. lie also is
j supported by some of the most reputable
men in the party. His claim for tlie nom-
i illation is based upon the alleged fact that
the eastern section of the state is entitled
to It by party usage. The doctor is a
I nephew of I laiinilial Hamlin, who is tak-
I ing no pari in the canvass, not even for re-
i lationship sake, t'ntil a few weeks ago
liis son, General Charles Hatulin, was an
avowed candidate for tho nomination,
and had worked up a respectable boom,
hut. for some cause or other, after Mr.
Bodwell entered the race he withdrew
his candidacy. At the present time the tide
st ems to he in Mr. Bodwell’s favor. Dr.
Hamlin claims, however, that his strength
is increasing every day, and that when tliu
| convention meets it will he the best time
I to show hands. Tlie contest is an interest
ing one, but from I he way polities are run
in Maine it is fair to presume that the doc
tor will be beaten. Nominating conven-
' lions are now nothing but gatherings to
I ratify the ticket prepared by the bosses
who control the party. The approaching
convention will prove no exception unless
j all signs fail, and there are no indications
i in tiiat direction. Mr. Bodwell represents
Mr. Blaine, and Maine's idol statesman
cannot afford to have his candidate defeat
ed in the contention.
THE DEMOCRATS IN A DILEMMA.
The democrats are all at sea as to who
they shall nominate for governor. It is
highly probable that when their conven
tion meets they will reiioini. ate Judge
Redman if lie will consol. It makes but
j little difference who they run, as they do
j not have a ghost of a chance to carry the
state, as they admit themselves.
CONGRESSIONAL convention.
I The republicans have issued calls for
| their convention to nominute eongress-
| ioual candidates. It is generally conceded
that, the present delegation will lie
renominated without any opposition.
The rumors afloat that Governor Rolde
will be a candidate against Toni Reed in
the first district are unfounded. He may
I have his eye on Reed’s place, but not this
year. The democrats talk of running
William H. Clifford, of Portland, soil of
the late Judge Clifford, of the United
States supreme court, against Mr. Reed, it
is understood tlint Judge Cleaves does not
desire to run again, but if he should ask for
a renomiiiatioii he could have it. In the
three other districts the democrats take
but little interest in their congressional
nominations, as there is no chance of win
ning.
LouNiill''
Aiinmmn* Tin Ir 1’iillun
Louisville, May 17.--Business circles
of arousing tiie antagonism of some of the |
friends of that measure and this uitagonism ,
was hardly appeased when Willis, of Ken-
tueky, speaking as a friend of lilt- hill, said !
that as a matter of fair play to tlie com- j
nuttee on labor a day should he given to !
the consideration of its hills. He would
trust to the generosity of that committee |
give the house an opportunity in j
(ll ’e tjnie to consider the education bill, j
O’Neill thought that it was unfair and I
ungenerous in men, who protended to be j
the friends of tbe educational bill which I
had been referred to a committee to which 1
it did not belong, to put their legs -round 1
Inc lack of that committe and throttle]
everything else unless the educational bill
" as talk ii up.
Randall, of Pennsylvania, was opposed '
to maki .g labor an accessory to carry tbe
education bill through. The day for which
ti.e labor committee asked should lie con-
hij'(1 to the consideration of matters that
uted to the laboring interests.
. Labell, of Virginia,thought that if the ma
jority of the house was in favor of the edu-
-Uonal bill, it, ought to ho allowed to vote
, Uenii, of Arkansas, energetically affirm
ed that the educational bill had not had
Lor play. He had never before seen a
great measure throttled by such unwar
rantable means as hail been resorted to in
or °erto stifle that bill.
- *>eill—“Tlie gentleman does not apply
to our committee?”
f ,c7 Ulin T“ 1 a Pply it to those who have
e wernedthisjhouse”—“and,” broke in Mor-
tapping himself on his shoulder,
natever responsibility attaches to take.”
daughter.)
protested against the practice of ;
Tl V tt ^ne days for the consideration of I
ir business reported by some unim- '
i * an ; committee-, on the ground that it
i ac -* on upon great public meas-
j such as the interstate commerce bill, i
Mallory tfc Co., wholesale dealers in dr^
goods and notions nl.715u.nd 717 West Main
street. The three houses named
are all inter-connected. The mem
bers of the first named firm are
W. A. Davis, Richard Trabue and Samuel
T. Mallory; of the second, James Trabue
(deceased;, W. A. Davis and Richard Tra
bue, and of the third, S. T. Mallory and
W. A. Davis. Jn addition to these firms'
assignments, Messrs. S. T. Mallory, Rich
ard Trabue and W. A. Davis make individ
ual assignments. The assignees are Judge
Alex. Humphrey and Col. St. John
Boyle. The "liabilities are from
$138,000 to $150,000. Ii is claimed the assets
are sufficient to cover this. The assign
ments are supposed to have been caused by
slow payments in the south, where nearly
all the firms debtors are located. The
creditors are principally in the east. It is
not thought that the liabilities of Davis,
Mallery & Co. will exceed $100,000, but
those of Trabue, Davis & Co. will go much
higher.
I r Pit in May.
Chicago, May 17.—Dispatches from
various points in Illinois, Iowa, northern
Indiana, and western Michigan report
quite a heavy frost yesterday morning and
tnis morning, which did a great deal of
damage to small fruit. At East Iowa and
Michigan, ice formed, while at Muskegon
ice was an inch thick, and all vegetation
has been kiUcd.
I i'cIiiihI.
PREPARATIONS TO RESIST HOME RELE.
Armagh, May 17.—The Orangemen of
Lurgan county, Armagh, are enrolling
themselves in military associations and or
ganizing for the purpose of restoring home
rule government. It is stated that in the
event . Ulster rebellion a loyalist ex-
nedi'e ’ ready to inarch on Dublin,
lea’ ..g .M.img ^rrisons in Ulster and an
ar’ of nhsc rvnt 1 n the .Shannon.
f ain't*.
THE MARKlAi E PAT.I AND NK’OLINI.
Par is, May 17.—The bund? of marriage
between Patti and Nicolini have been pub
lished.
noon it was thought tin* strike was at
end. nearly half the men were at work
again, and it was thought that nearly ail
would gv> back to-day.
Ilisilh i»T Inothi-r
Chicago, May IL Dili
den died at t lie coiin* • Lo
mg a 2
amongt!
markt
ininiet. .
his ief
bomb, it
iii*♦' hospital this morn-
.i,, t he sixth death
vto. ded in the Huy-
• • issuing was the
.it ath. Redden had
ured by tbf rhnamile
indict wound in hi-* iefl
i cheek and was w>/und.:
lea
! tv
•liiidr
11is right. 11 <
The I-'iv'■ de Ilnn.il.'
Chicago, May 17. Tin
turnout, probably 1500, at
the freight workers at l
the qrr.F.x has a pary.
Madrid, May 17.— Queen Christine to
day gave birth to a son. Iu response to u
summons there hud 'ssemblcd at the pal
ace to await the neeouehment all the cabi
net ministers, foreign diplomatic represen
tatives, principal civil and military mag
nates, a deputation of members of* cortes
and other distinguished persons.
I l lark 1
i si on lasting <
; was conduct
all intruders
session was i
it. la
mil's liall, ii..rtI
r.fternoon, th
,er four hours. Tin
d with unusual set
promptly c.-jia
ainiy taken iq»\\i
Ti
1- tr
ed a
Tin. i
Charleston, S.
Acquitted.
C., May 17.—In
tails of perfecting
' large number of new members we
rolled a».d the fund in,T\ .1 b\
: subscriptions. Jn regard to th
I titude of the union toward
(uTHiimv. | railroads, one of the members info?
count Bismarck’s appointment. | reporter that the fight had been dropped
Berlin, May 17.—Count Herbert Bis- for the present. They decided, lie said, to
marck has been appointed secretary of state j°hi tlie knights ol labor as an organ lza-
for foreign affairs. tion and would get their charter in a few
| weeks. Then they would have a voice a.«d
I be able to command respect. Two-thirds
of their members, In- added, were now at
1 iiflinidittIiilt Workmen.
Detroit, May 17.—The strikers intimi
dated the men who have been working at
the Michigan car shops, and only a few
United States circuit court to-day before . went to work this morning. Of those who
Judge Bond, ten deputies of ex-Lnited desired to do so 130 were threatened with
States Marshal Blythe, indicted for render- | )ovcott an ,j stayed out. Other factories
ing false accounts, were acquitted, the evi
dence showing that the offense had been
committed without criminal intent.
Tin* Ohio I.ctrlslttturo.
Columbus. 0., May 17.—Tlie legislature
to-day passen a bill redistricting tne state
for congressional purposes, restoring the
boundaries of 1S*>2.
and shops are running, but with reduced
forces. Most of the 450 striking workers
have resumed, only 65 being now idle.
work in freight houses, and eflorts
were being nmdc to get
others back. Only the Northwest! rn,
Milwaukee and Burlington hold out
against them, but these would yield in
time gradually until nil tlie old men would
be iu their old places. Then would
time to act. They had, he concluded,
acted unwisely to strike without being or-
~ ~ | ganized and without a certainty of co-op-
bast Tcnncsspp, 'iridnin and (Jeonria, \ eration, but were proceeding on tlie right
Nashville, Ten.w, May 17.—A case basis now, and would show the railroad
came un before Judges Howell K. Jackson companies before many months that tuey
and I). M. Key, in the United .States federal had not gained such a \ietorv over tiie
court to-day, the object of which Is to stop men as they supposed.
MAINE POLITICAL MATTERS.
h. uiu. rm in ii niii'Hi,>iit.
Augusta, Me., May 17. Main r the
first staJi- to lead off in tin- l ib «■ ions,
and alii adv tin notes of pr« par-ti u- are
heard. Both parties have issu d I n ir
calls for a stale ct n\erp ion, and Ike uuk
of choosing delegates is now in prngi e-;>.
The lepubijeans are having a live - light
in their p« rsonal preferences foi t,. u* mi
whom they think is entitled to gain »na-
lorial honors. The narly is divided in its
choice one v.ing favoring the nomina
tion of Dr. August us C. Hamlin, of Bangor,
and the other supnorting the eandiduev of
J. B. Bodwell, of Hollowell. Both of the**-
gentlemen are Blaine men. Dr. Hamlin
was a delegate to the Chicago convention
in IShO ami voted for tlie “idol non, ” and
in issi he commanded the best uniformed
political company that turned owl in tic
stall in the presidential campaign of that
year to boom the Blaine ticket. But,
wh:!** the pangor candidate has been an
t nergetic Blaine worker, Mr. Bodwell has
not heeli less devoted to Mr. Blaine's po
litical fortunes. lb- was a delegate to t .nc
Uhieago convention in 1880 and again in
lK*>i. and in tin furtherance of Mr. HI aim s
presidential aspirations has contrihuo <i a
raft of dollars from his plethoric pars* .
THE PLUMED KNIGHT’S I’REI- ERf.M US.
Mr. Blaine’s choice to Mr. Bodwell. Al
though outwardly he is taking no part in
booming his favorite. It is hclicvcd his
magnetic influence for him is being felt
throughout the state. Chairman Joe .Man-
ley, of the republican state committee,
does not disguise the fact that la-is for
him. It is alleged that Mr. Manley is the
author of the reputed “interview” that
was published a few weeks ago between a
“mechanic” and Mr. Bodwell on t! la.»or
issues, the object of which was undoubted
ly to start a boom amongthc knights of
labor for Mr. Bodwell. In hid, .*■ 1 1 the re
publican bosses in the state are for Mr.
Bodwell, and he is charged with being U v
ring candidate. This charge partakes so
much of the semblance of truth that the
lriciids of Dr. Hamlin arc making the
most of it. As the number of kickers
against ring rule and the peculiar methods
practiced by the ring are incr«-asing t hey
very naturally flock to the Ha*..din stand
ard. The doctor finds a powerful backing
LYING ABOUT JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Another Stor) Which Hears the lni|»rm« of False*
liootl i poll Its Face.
Montgomery, Ala., May 16.—Theatate-
ment purporting to come from Carlisle,
Penn., from Norman Porter, that Jefferson
Davis said in his speech here on April 28th
or 29th, that “he often prayed Ood to live
to see the day when Lincoln and Grant
were in hell, and as his prayer had been
granted, he was willing to die,” to abso
lutely false. Every wora uttered by Mr.
Davis in the two speeches he made here
was telegraphed to the associated press, as
many northern correspondents who were
here will testify.
Porter’s further statement that he was
severely cut by some man in a crowd hear
ing Mr. Davis because he said “Davis
1 ought to have been hung while in Fortress
| Monroe,” is equally false. On the night
i Mr. Davis arrived, about 11 o’clock, Porter
I was very drunk in a bar-room and got into
i a fight, in which he was slightly cut. His
1 wound was received fifteen hours before
j Mr. Davis spoke, and tiie quarrel had noth-
1 ing to do with politics, it was just one
! drunken man fighting unothuer, and was
| the only disturbance here during three
days of excitement.
I Montgomery, Ala., May 17.—The phy
sician who attended Normon Porter says
Porter left here in the morning after he
was cut. and that his wound was not seri-
l ous enough to prevent his attending to his
duties as ji sleeping-car conductor. Ho w j
not in Montgomery at all when Davis
spoke, being in Atlanta Iloforc tin proces
sion started from the hotel.
THE BRIDAL TOUR.
ItiiTnlo. ( aii.wlii .-in I flu* M kite Mouiifjiiiis In Im*
New York, May 15. A gentleman,
whose relations \\ it b President Cleveland
are verv intimate, said t hi: '.morning tout
t lie pn sclent would not only be married iu
Jmit , but that the wedding trip had been
partly arranged. Tim trip would embrace
Buffalo, Canada .out tin white Mountains
and might brc\eh .in>re extensive. Willie
tin. bridal parly wi i «• away, several changes
would he made in the white house for tiie
comfort of Mrs. Cleveland. The gentle
man said the |nescient had been decidedly
...’moved w h« n t In- r« port of fur coming
marriage v. ; ■ first published, but he now
tak» s the matter more philosophically, and
even enjoy* some of the paragraphs afloat
[•tin;.* !!
V.I.,
• On lilt Sell
<i tin tal
jig her .i t
I >ixc
’ i i • i v
dep;
ett<
May 15. America has
Jes 'tu Europe by at length
riely eh ;s<-lled marble statue,
na»ive talent. The figure of
iwd by tin artist. William
ate.I by .Sculptor Henry 10.
:i I tk' ii from its New York
e i: -toed for over a year
1 \’. ill shortly be set up in
ie admiration and mstruc-
najestv s subjects. Sculptor
s wit), the chisel was pub-
zed during tlie winter
!) at the Metropoli-
! night by a dinner at
He accompanies the statue
>-d.i\ a host of 'riends ao-
i dow n I lie bay when he took
>y the National line steamer
* re a : l the artisans
i:.d female, and the
in*i v wen given bon voyage off
land . mid the tooting ol'whistles
\vr. jug of hand kerchiefs. Mr.
staieroom rest*mhied one of the
ig flower shows, and scattered
ring tin- horticultural display was
• of cmptv bottle.', and corks,
with cabalistic designs and pecu-
Will.
(In '( Im lure.
New York, May 17. -The stock market
was extremely dull and wholly a trader’s
market. Operations on the street are
again waiting, there being a diversity of
opinion in regard to the forces at work.
To-day's opening prices were equally di
vided between gains and losses, but all
within one-half of Saturday’s close.
Conspicuous in the early dealings
were the Pacific Mail end Oregon
Transcontinental, which were active
and strong, while tlie remainder of the
market was dull a.id barely steady. To
wards noon, however, the market became
quiet and strong for the rest of the li«t.
Tlie prices for the general list were firm
throughout the morning, but there was
some slight shading of!'towards the close.
The general list shows fractional gains and
a few western stocks not on the active list
show a larger advance. Sales 14-1,110
