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VOL. XXVIII—NO. 150
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: FRIDAY MORNING, .UNK *>5, 1SSO.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Yesterday’s Proceedings of the House
and Senate.
II,,. Ht* John 1‘nrtcr Bill llroupht I'p Apnln—
H liiilcnnle Veto of Prltttc I'rn.lnn 11111k h, the
Prclilent—'The Senate Klter Milil Harbor Kill—-
* lli nioeratle OanruM, Kte.
Washington, June 24.—Randall moved
to dispense with the morning hour.
Reed, of Maine inquired sarcastically
u hetlier it was the intention to eall up the
sundry civil bill.
" "You will see in the regular course of
business,” replied Randall.
.•The other wing of the democratic party
seems to have taken charge to-day,” said
R Voh, both wings will flap together after
awhile.” retorted Randall, amid applause
pH the democratic side.
The motion having been agreed to, the
house went into a committee of the whole,
Reagan in the chair), on the sundry civil
i,o]-"Rood remarking that a very sensible
wing of the democratic party had control
to-day. This was greeted with loud ap
plause on both sides of the honse.
The pending amendment was that of-
ftred by Warner, of Ohio, providing that
no money appropriated for the bureau of
t p caving and printing shall be used in
Killing United States notes of lnrge de
nominations in lieu of notes of small de-
i oaiinations cancelled or retired. The
amendment was agreed to—99 to 78.
Then a debate sprang up over the pro
priety of the amendment just adopted,
unil, of Missouri, vigorously denouncing
h on the ground that it would have the
effect of interfering with the circulation of
•.taudard silver dollars, and Warner, of
S'cbrnska, as vigorously supporting it and
itdaring that the standing of the green-
"ick must not be disturbed.
In answer to the remark made by Can-
aim in presenting an amendment which
would have the effect of placing twent.v-
fivc additional employes of the bureau of
engraving and printing under the provision
f the civil service law, Randall said:
1 have one reply to make. I will not vote
, put any additional officers under 1 he
;vi] service law so long ns the age of limit*
tion exists.”
i)n motion of Bland, of Missouri, an
n.cndment was adopted authorizing and
lairing the secretary of the treasury to
i"-ue silver certificates of the denomina
tion of ?1, $2 and £5 on ali surplus silver
o'.iars now in the treasury in payment of
pi ropriations made in this bill and other
x; ,'nditures or litigations of the govern-
nn nt.
!)a motion of Findlay, of Maryland, an
r.ieadment was adopt'd appropriating
*;o ill i for the construction of a light ship
: ' 1 r entrance ofC'he.sm cake buy.
The section of the bill concerning the
oast and geodetic survey having been
. ached, according to previous agreement.
viutiI debate was in order, and Ryan, of
,'aasas, and Herbert, of .Alabama, occu-
b i be remainder of the day’s session in
i-eassing this branch of the public ser-
i c e
Herbert held that the bure.au should
■ ver have been taken from the control of
iic navy department and placed under
i\,!ian management.
Adjourned.
Washington. June 24.—After the rou
tine morning business in the senate the
lill! repealing the pre-emption and timber
c'ture laws was laid before the senate. On
request of Pugh it was informally laid aside
to iiermit the consideration of the bill pro
viding tor tiie appointment and compensa
tion of a United States district judge for
h" southern district of Alabama.
Logan moved as an amendment the pro
vision of the bill heretofore passed by the
enate.nlaeing all the district judges’ sala
ries at $5000 a year.
Kerma and George opposed the amend
ment so far as it related to an increase of
salary. George maintaining that when cot
ton was down to seven cents a pound,
wheat to 70 cents a bushel, and all our in
dustries depressed, it was not wise to in
crease the salaries of gentlemen who had
life places.
Logan advocated the amendment which
was agree dto, the first division (relating to
salaries' by a vote of 32 yeas to 20 nays,
and the second division (prohibiting
1 nepotism) by a viva voice vote.
The bill as amended was then passed.
The bill repealing the pre-emption and
timber culture laws was then proceeded
with, and after a short debate passed.
Yens 34, nays 20.
fin motion of Dolph a committee of con
ference was ordered on the disagreeing
votes of the house nnd the senate on the
bill.
The Pitz. John Porter bill was then laid
before the senate.
Sewell said it was the same bill that had
passed before. There was nothing t<> be
'aid now that would throw any new light
upon the subject matter. A mere state
ment of the facts would be sufficient. Sew
ell then recited the salient facts in the his
tory of Gen. Porter.
After a long speech, going over much
around made familiar in former debates.
Sewell had the clerk read a number of
resolutions of the grand army posts urging
the passage of the bill. The people, he
routined, had finally come to see that in
stead of being a criminal, Porter was a
martyr. “He comes now before you,” said
Sewell in conclusion, “he comes now bo-
lore you, I trust, the last time to
ask for justice, nay, Mr. President,
to demand it. The time has gone
I'v to ask that favors may be granted to
this man that has been wronged. I. who
know him ns a citizen of my state, and as a
man whom I have seen in the forefront of
many a fight, I now demand justice of the
senate of the United States for this man
who has been so grossly wronged.”
Logan obtained the floor to reply to
fie well, but yielded for a motion to go into
executive session. At 4:45 the senate went
into executive session.
At 5:55 the doors were re-opened and the
senate adjourned.
A D.'iaii. riltlf Caucus.
Washington, June 24.—As Randall ob
served to-day, both wings of the demo
cratic party flapped together in the caucus
to-night. The attendance was large, nearly
all of the democratic representatives in the
city being present, and the proceedings
were harmonious throughout. Contrary
to common expectation nothing was said
directly about the tariff or pension tax
Proposition. The state of business in the
house was discussed and Speaker Carlisle,
o.v request, ran over the calendar,
calling attention to the almost inexplicable
confusion of the special orders on every
subject of general importance. After
hearing the statement the caucus decided
to seleef a committee of three members
which should be charged with the duty of
selecting and pushing to a point of action
such of the measures as it should deem
■ Toiler to attempt to pass, and Carlisle,
Morrison and Randall were named as
members of the committee. The sentiment
of the caucus seemed to be in favor of the
I n using of appropriation bills and bills de
claring the forfeiture of land grants, and
then adjourning. Soon after the selection
of the committee Randall .,-e and asked
k ^ e i action of t).. - i.acus meant;
whether it meant a.. ...jourument oh
the 15th of July. Tuere was heartv
cheers of “Yes! yes!” “Yes! yes!*’
from all sides. Rather regretfully, it was
observed, Randall assumed that the action
meant also that the appropriation bills and
a lew bills already on the calendar would
be the only measures likely to Becure
action at this session, and to this assump
tion there was again expressed a heartv
assent, in which, as before, no direct refer
ence was made to the tariff. The members
| present at the caucus came away under
the impression that there would be no
further effort made this session to consider
any tariff bill.
The ttlver ami llarhor Hill.
Washington, June 24.—The senate com
mittee of commerce has nearly completed
the river and harbor bill. It is possible,
but not probable, that a few unimportant
changes may be made at the meeting to
morrow. Items iu the house bill have
! been increased to an aggregate of $3,483,-
I 275, ami others have been decreased to an
| aggregate of $615,500, a net increase of $2,-
I 807,775. The total appropriation by the
i senate bill is $18,049,975. The following*
are among the changes made in the house
j bill, the amounts given being the totals of
I the appropriations recommended by the
! senate committee :
Virginia—Norfolk harbor $250,000; Ap-
! poinmatax river $150,000: New river >10,-
OOOj. James river, decrease, $100,000.
| North Carolina—Cape Fear river, $225 -
; 000; Conteiitnia creek, $15,000; Neuse river,
$30,000; Pamlico and -Tar river, $50,000:
Bogue sound, $10,000: Roanoke river, >20.-
. 000; Don river, $10,000.
| South Carolina—Winvan bay. $25,000.
I Georgia -Savannah, $75.000:'Cumberland
; sound, decrease, $100,000; Chattahoochee
river, decrease, $10,000; Flint river, de
crease, 10,000; Oconee river, decrease.
, $7,500. t
| Florida-Chattahoochee river, decrease.
; $7500; Conecuh and Cambria rivers, de-
| crease, $7500.
; Alabama—Black Warrior river, decrease.
$50,000.
Mississippi.—Big Black river appro pria-
1 tion is stricken out.
Tennessee—Cumberland river decreased
$50,000 ; Hiawasse river is stricken out: the
; south fork of Forked river is stricken out,
Mussel Shoals decreased $250.i'>00
No part of the $7,500 for Matenee river.
South Carolina, is to be expended Until all
the bridges now obstructing navigation are
provided with draw spans, fenders and
other aids of navigation, and the secretary
of war is authorized to make such changes
at the expense of the bridge owners.
1 An addition of half a million dollars by
i the senate for the improvement of the Po
tomac river in the vicinity of Washington
: is made with reference to the improve
ment in the navigation, the establishment
of harbor lines and the raising of fiats, un
der tht direction of the secretary of war,
and in accordance with existing plans: pro
vided that no part of the sum hereby ap
propriated shall he expended upon or with
reference to any place in respect to which
the title of the United States is in doubt,
1 or in respect to which any claim adverse
to the IV.i c*d States has been made. The
item for Norfolk is for improving
the harbor at Norfolk. Virginia, and
improving the approach to Norfolk harbor
and the United States navy yard at Nor
folk, continuing the improvement ny
widening »he clnn.tti of Elizabeth river to
, tin* port "warden’s line, on the eastern side,
: between Lambert's paint light and Fort
Norfolk. $250,060. of which $100,000 shall be
; expended in improving the? harbor, and
$150,000 in widening cue channel of Eliza
beth river to the Port Warden line on
the eastern side, between Lambert paint
light and Fort Norfolk, beginning at Lam
bert's paint light, including the eonstrue-
| tion of a proposed dyke.’’
T.ir iTu'.iili-iit Rn\v.
! Washington, June 24.—The president
j was so much occupied to-day it] consider-
j ing a large batch of private bills that he
j denied himself to all callers, and even
j postponed the regular cabinet meeting.
i Secretaries Lamar, Whitney, Attorney-
General Garland, Postmaster-Genera) Vilas
! and acting Secretary Fairchild were
| promptly in attendance, but the president
; informed them that he would prefer to
dispose of the pension bills while his mind
! was on them rather than take up the busi-
| ness of the cabinet unless some of the de
partments had important matters to sub-
I in it requiring immediate attention.
In mi rn in-1* y s *n*qn*inh , «l.
■ Washington, June 24.—The Anglo-
! American Insurance company, which was
j organized in this city June 23, 1SS4, and is-
i sued tire and marine policies, suspended
i business to-day.
The Lake Shore Switchmen Causing More
Trouble.
They IhfW to Allow 1 ruins to Hove—Otic of tin*
MilwnHk.Hu AnanliNtw Fox ml Guilty and An
other Acquitted—The St. I.oui* Anarchist*.
Uc.iuIuhI an t it roe meat.
Washington. June 24.—The conferees
of the army appropriation bill have reached
an agreement on the point of difference
between the two houses on that bill.
I'hir* \ at
Washington. June 24.—The president
to-day vetoed thirty additional private
pension bills, for reasons similar to those
stated in previous cases of the same kind.
The Lutheran >yimd.
Roanoke, Ya.. June 23.—The Lutheran
general synod was well attended this
morning. Efforts are being made to form
an organization with several independent
synods and thus unite all The Lutherans of
this section in one general bod\ . Rev. E.
Thorn, of Charleston, S. C., made a report
upon the progress of the common service
book which is intended to meet the wants
of the whole Lutheran church in this
country, thus securing union in
the recognized form of worship of one
million people.
Rev. George Werner, of New York,made
a report as a member of f lie ser\ice book
of the committee of t he general synod
north and Rev. B. M. Seimmaker. D. D.,
of Patterson. Pa., reported in behalf of the
general council. The three gentlemen
represented an aggregate fully 40.0GG
communicants and their work commend*
itself to all the Protestant Christians, who
understand and appreciate the rich litur
gies of the reformation church. The com
mon service book will be based upon tin-
historical forms of the sixteenth century.
Rev. S. F. Il'illman. of South Carolina,
preached an able and interesting sermon
this evening.
Killed In a Mol>.
Detroit, Mich., June 24 —Wm. Relabel*
alias “Reddy,’’ who killed officer Convey
yesterdav while resisting arrest, was taken
from jail last night by a large crowd of dis
guised men, escorted to a neighboring
grove, hung to the limb of a tree and Lis
body riddled with bullets. Sheriff Penney
attempted to defend his prisoner, but was
overpowered. Kelaher was a gambler and
was known in Minneapolis, where he lived
fora time as a hard character.
\ Ha hid D<■ )ni**« *1.
St. Loris, June 24.--The trustees of the
Schaare Emeth temple, the Fading Jewish
synagogue of the west, at a meeting last
night, deposed their rabbi, S. II. Sonnehur,
bv a vote of S to 4. on account of his hav
ing abandoned. c.- the charge states. Juda-
| Chicago, June 23.—The situation in the
yards of the Lake Shore railroad in this
| city remains unchanged. The regular pas-
| senger trains are moving as usual, but an
! effectual blockade of the freight traffic has
! occurred. No freight trains have been
j moved, and up to S o’clock no attempt of
, any character had been made to move up r
I trains. The incoming freight trains have [
; all been stopped at Englewood and other j
i stations outside the city, and judging from I
| former experience of the railroad, unless ;
i the state affords protection the company I
j will be powerless against the
strikers. The vicinity within the precinct |
I of which the strike is confined '
• have a small police force unable to cope 1
i with tlie crowd of strikers and their ad- 1
herents. The sheriff of the county during !
the former strike made no serious effort to i
■ disperse the crowd, and in a public inter-
I view to-day condemns the railroad com- !
I pally and declares it has not lived up to its |
agreement, intimating that it offered to ,
i discharge non-union men. What basis he :
has for this assertion has not yet been ex- .
plained. His attitude taken in connection !
with the experience in the ;
former strike- has occasioned surprise j
and subjected him to comment. A
few of the town of Lake police were at
Forty-third street this morning, where a !
large crowd had already gathered at S !
i o'clock. Shortly after 3 o’clock an engine j
in charge of Engineer Shea pulled out of i
the round house at Forty-first street. It I
was immediately surrounded by strikers, l
some of whom attempted to climb into the 1
cal), but were beaten or pushed off by the J
Lake police. The excitement became very 1
marked, and the men for a time were very •
threatening. The nolice arrested one of the 1
most violent strikers, and succeeded i*i
taking to the town of Lake police station, i
The police succeeded in clearing the track, j
after which they went up Forty-third t
• street to the vicinity of the caboose* w* hie h
was abandoned yesterday. The crowd
grew momentarily greater and more boist-
rous. and the courage of the engineer final- •
]y deserting him, he reversed his lever and j
took the engine back to the roundhouse.
The crowd cheered frantically when the I
effort to move the train was abandoned. |
At the various newspaper offices this |
evening committees of the strikers exhib- j
ited as an explanation of their course the '
following communication, dated during ]
the former strike and written in Sheriff' j
Hanchett’s ehirography, upon one of his
u file i a \'i e 11 e r- h ea as:
.Sheriff's Office, Chicago, April 28, j
ISSfi.—To XV. L. Stah, Esq., Chairman— (
Sir: If all the switchman of the L. S. and ;
M. railroad in Chicago, or Cook county, <
return to work at once. I will personally
guarantee that within 60 days from this j
date the eight objectionable switchmen |
will be furnished other employment and i
permanently removed from their present
positions. t
[Signed' Serif F. Hanchett,
Sheriff.
THE ST. LOUIS ANARCHISTS.
lie*;, I iei j Their Gun .halm* and Get Hie buses ^
Nol I’rosM'il.
St. Louis.June 24.—There was an interest- •
ing scene enacted at the court of criminal (
correction to-day in connection with the I
election of a special judge to try tlie cases
of the anarchists charged with endorsing j
at an unlawful assembly the actions of
their Chicago brethren during the Hay- i
market riot in that city. There were only I
a score of the members of the hrr present ,
to participate in the election and a ma- l
jority of these evidently fa* •
vorecl the defense, for William Busch, an
outspoken advocate of socialistic doctrines, j
was chosen. Judge Noonan recognized the !
significance of their choice, and knowing !
him to be at present visiting in New York 1
City, ordered tliut lie qualify by or before |
6 o’clock this evening, which time was '
also mentioned for a new election should
Busch not appear. Prosecuting Attorney j
Claiborne arose and asked leave to enter a j
nolle prossequi in the cases.
Judge Noonan answered: “Jt is exceed- j
ingly unfortunate that such a result as you
describe should be brought about. I don’t
know how or where to fix the responsibil
ity for the delay that this selection has j
caused, except to place it on those who
participated in the election. Gentlemen
before taking part in these elections should
acquaint themselves with the facts in the '
case. Your nolle prossequi in this case is 1
accepted by the court.”
New warrants, however, were immedi
ately issued for the anarchists and they i
will be re-arrested nnd another judge will
be elected to try the* eases.
Ohio river and east of Omaha. The ma
jority of them are in Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois.
The postmaster-general, in further ex
planation of the causes which resulted in
the issuance of this notice in an interview
this afternoon, said several weeks ago in- >
formation was received by the department )
that a few postal clerks, who were appa
rently conscious that there were reasons
for their removal from the service, were
endeavoring to enlist the co-operation of
the postal clerks generally in an associa
tion to be formed for the purpose of
interposing their opinion on questions of
removals, by threatening a strike
or the combined resignation of many clerks
at one time so as to meuance the depart
ment with embarrassment. The attempt
tojenlist general co-operationjfailed,a great
er number of postal clerks who were ap
proached on the subject refusing to enter
tain it, and it was the plan of the origina
tors, after the initiation of a member, dur
ing which he was bound by an oath to se
crecy and obedience, to secure his resigna
tion and have all the resignations in the
hands of the executive committee to he
filed simultaneously and to require clerks
who were members of the association to
abandon their run at a time to be fixed.
Their object was to maintain their own
position and tenure of office. The depart- l
ment has waited until the principal ring- !
leaders ami executive officers were known, (
and those removed embrace all those who
have been specially active, and in point of
fact, continued the port master-general, the !
scheme never secured general favor, nnd j
the department is not desirous of punish- j
ing by removal those who have been 1
cheated into nominal co-operation, hut 1
does, not wait for resignations from \
any who have been active in |
the enterprise. It is a curious commentary 1
on the folly of men, said the speaker, that
upon examining the files in the cases of the j
men who are removed by this order, it a})- I
pears that very many of them ha\t been j
complained against for some reason and !
their removals sought before, but the de
partment had refused to make the remov
als and entry had been made in their I
cases for their retention. Their j
nosit ion would have been quite secure had
I hey not forfeited it by insubordination.
The headquarters of the movement has
been in Indianapolis, Ind. Some little ef
fort was made to organize at Chicago, and
other places, but with no success. “J'do
not anticipate the least trouble or incon-j
venience to the business interests of the i
country,” concluded the postmaster gener- !
al, “in consequence of these removals.”
What Is Transpiring on the Other Side
of the Waters.
The K.xprllftl i'rluccN Lenvlmr France -Twrlve
Ihtmlml I’eopU* Hid tin-Count of I'nrU Farewell
—John Uriah! IxMie* Ills Manifesto -The ltish-
oprlc at JertiMileui.
HfGH LICENSE DEFEATED.
’i lie Small Liquor bealeis in New Orleans («»in a
Viet on.
New Orleans, June 22.—High license
was defeated in the lower house of the
stale legislature by a vote of 51 to 38. The
committee on ways and means, partly to sat
isfy ine temperance advocates, and partly
to increase theievenue, had decided to in
crease the lowest grade of liquor license
from $50 to $200. The proposition aroused
great opposition among the small liquor
dealers in the city. /\ determined onset
wa.fi made to defeat the committee. The
liquor men brought a great pressure to
bear, especially upon the city members,
and it was* understood from the
sH 4 that the city delegation, which num
bers one-fourth of that of the lcfr'slutuiv,
would be practically solid against high
license. It was gem-rally believed, how
ever, t hat the country vote would he cast
the other way. The temperance people,
who are very strong in some portions of
the state, were in for high license as the
next best thing to prohibition, believing
that it would crush out the low groggeries
i.'i the city and at the country cross-roads.
The opponents to high license worked to
such purpose,however,that, contrary to ex
pectations, nearly |one-half the county
members voted with the city delegation,
and the high-license men were routed by
the vote already given. The amount fixed
for the lowest liquor license was $50. The
present*tax-liquor-men in the city are
] ubilant to-night.
ON CHANGE.
THE MILWAUKEE ANARCHISTS.
Une of] Iciii t imiimI Ltiill) nu«l the Ollier Ae<|iill-
Mjlwaukee. June 24.—The iury in the
cases of tiie anarchists, John Prbtzmann
and Hermann Lamped, this morning
brought in n v rdict of guilty as to the
fori: .:* annot guilty as to the latter. It
wa- ‘■bov:? ■.i:ii Frotzmann took a leading
pri/L .u ],o*.sat the Brand stove works
and Bay Vj w r< Ming mills. The case of
He: i-no .v occupying the atten
tion oi ii.« <*b,irt. '/’he penalty in the case
of John Fr.uzr. .no will be one year in the
county jail, or w 5>)n fine, or both.
A motion to quash the indictment of
Robert Sehelling was argued this morning.
The work of drawing a jun* for the Dampf
ca^e is in progress.
TURNING THEM OUT.
T -4mit \u n Railroiid IhMai ( i< rk*. fieeapllateil
I .)•- IMoiliorlliirttioii.
Washington. June 24.—The following
special notice was to-day issued by the
general superintendent of the railway mail
service: By order of the postmaster gen
eral the clerks named below have been re
lieved from service for insubordination in
conspiring to obstruct the regulation of
the service of the department and to in
jure its efficiency. They have secretly at
tempted to form an association with a
view to dictate action to the de
partment. and many of them
nave also been guilty of deception
towards their fellow-clerks by represent
ing the purposes of such an association to
be meivlx benevolent, and thus entangling
them, and at the same time the post mus
ter-general directs me to express his grati
fication that so few, comparatively, could
be found to engage in such a scheme and
his acknowledgement to those who had
tli. department informed.
A list of twenty-seven clerks in the rail
way mail service is appended, al! of tin ni
located \v»-t '>f Pittsburg, m rtii of the
| A Weak am! (hainrcuhlc Market on Wall Street.
I New York, June 21.—The market opened
decidedly weak this morning, with the
first prices | to £ below last evening’s elos-
j ing figures, while Northern Pacific prefer-
! red was off fe, and Lake Shore 1. In the
! early trading, however, the market was
strong under the leadership of Western
Union, but the gains were generally for
only small fractions, ana the ’ ad
vance was chocked before 11 o’clock,
after which time prices sagged on
and continued weak throughout the
remainder of the day, subject to slight re
actions of small fractions. Though the
general weakness carried Western Union
down in the afternoon, Lackawanna was
stoutly supported throughout the entire
day. The markat closed heavy. The final
figures show a heavy decline throughout
the active list, and Cleveland, Columbus,
Cincinnati and Indianapolis is do\vn2|,
hake Shore U, Western Union and Dela
ware and Hudson each Iji, Omaha and
Wabash preferred 1A each, North
western and Louisville and Nashville
each Ik, Cnion Pacific and Reading 1{, St.
Paul and New* York Central and flic re
mainder fractional amounts. The news of
the day was unfavorable. Reports were
circulated that both the railroad and strik
ers were inclined to settle the issue for a
good time to < oi ,e. An extension of the
rate cutti*. v.ns also reported. Sales 319,-
000 shares.
Mill Resume Work.
Chattanooga, June 24.—The Roane
iron company, the largest iron industry i:.
the south, to-day decided to resume work 1
at their rail mill in the city which lm>*
been idle for five years. The works are to
be remodeled into Bessemer steel rail mills.
A four-ton converter will be at once erect
ed and preparations made to put in an
other converter of the same speed as
soon as the business will warrant
it. The work of remodeling will begin
at once. It will have a rapacity
of one hundred and fifty tons of rails per
day and will give employment to no less
than one thousand hands. There is great
rejoicing in this city over the news that !
the w orks are to resume operations. The
necessary capital to start up the Roane
mill, together with other new and impor
tant enterprises, will make a total exceed- 1
ing $1,000,(XX) invested this year in the man- .
ufacture of iron in Chattanooga.
Hedun il Hales Ofl'erc I.
Asheville, N. C., June 24.—The south- ,
ern passenger committee at its meeting
here to-day passed the following:
“With a view of securing the* encamp
ment of the Grand Army of the Republic*
for the >ear 1887, at Nashville, Tmm.,
‘ Be it resolve d, That a rate of one cent
per mile for the distance traveled, arbi-
traries added, be named for members and
their families coining to and returning
from said encampment, using circuitous
routes if preferred, going one way and re
turning another.
The commitfe. also authorized one cent
per mile rate for excursions to old battle
field points..
Ixjndon, June 2*1.—John Bright has
issued the following manifesto to the elec
tors of central Birmingham :
Gentlemen: Thanking van for having
elected me in November last, I am now
most unexpectedly forced to again address
you. Since November a single question has
occupied the attention of the bouse of com
mons and the coutry. It relates to the
future government of Ireland, and consists
of two bills which were thrust upon par
liament and the country by the govern
ment. One of these bills were rejected,
the other was withdrawn. We are not
told by Gladstone, or by his colleagues,
how much or how little of those unfor
tunate proposals will reappear in the next
parliament. We are asked to pledge our
selves (o a principle which maybe inno
cent or most dangerous, as may bo ex
plained in future bills. I cannot give such
a pledge. The experience of the past
three months has not increased my
confidence in the wisdom of the
administration, or on its policy respecting
the future government of Ireland. We have
before us a principle which Gladstone and
his supporters do not explain. 1 will not
pledge myself to what 1 do not. understand
and cannot prove. In 1872 1 wrote a letter
to an Irish gentleman from which 1 extract
these short sentences:
“To have two legislative assemblies in
the United Kingdom would work intolera
ble mischief. No sensible man can wish
for two such assemblies who does not wish
that tin* kingdom shall become two or
more nations entirely separate from each
other.”
I still adhere to Ids opinion, if possible,
more firmly than before. I do not oppose
the views of the government on account
of England more than on account of Ire j
land. No Irish parliament cun be so pow
erful or just as the united imperial parlia
ment at Westminster. I cannot trust the
peace mat interest of Ireland north and
south to an Irish parliament, to ,
whom the government now pro- J
poses to make a general sur
render. My six years experience
of them and their language in the house of
commons, and their deeds in Ireland makes
it impossible for me to hand over to them
the industry, prospects and rights of 5,(MX).- ■
(XX) of t In* queen’s subjects. Our country
men in Ireland, at least 2,(MM),(XX), are as
loyal as the people of Birminirnam. I will
he no party to a measure thrusting them
from the general nnd imperial parliament.
1 have written so that nobody may he ig
norant of my views. My vote in the re
cent division has given great grit f. but my
judgment and conscience made the other
course impossible. For forty years ! have
been a friend of Ireland. Long before any
Parnellite now in parliament o” any mem
ber of the present government opened his
lips to expose and condemn the wrongs of
Ireland, I spoke for her people in the house
of commons, and on public platforms. It
is because I am still a friend of Ireland that
I refuse to give her up to those to whom
the recently defeated bill would have sub
jected her. Tf you re-elect me, 1 shall, to
the utmost of my capacity, seek only what
I conceive to be for the permanent and
true welfare of our country.
Sincerclv nnd gratefully thanking you for
your past kindness, I remain,
John Bright.
Fra nee.
THE MOVEMENTS OF THE EXPELLED
PHI NOES.
Paris, June 24.—The Duke of Charles
will accompany the Count of Baris to Eng
land and afterwards return to France. Due
de Aumale and Prince de Joinvillc will
leave together in retirement. The annual
hunting meetings at Chantilly forest have
been stopped. Prince Jerome (PIoij /’Ion,
is at Geneva on route to Italy to bring the
Princess Clotildc, his wife and their
daughter, to spend a season
of three months at Prnngins,
.Switzerland. The count of Paris left
Chateau d’ Eli at 11 o’clock. Just, before
his departure lie stood surrounded by his
family in the principal entrance of t he
chateau and bade farewell to 12(H) persons
w ho had called to convey him t heir sym
pathy. The assemblage was sorrowful, but
orderly, and after the count’s departure
dispersed quietly. The journey from the
Chateau to Treaport was made without
any demonstrations. The count embarked
at Tre port for England at 1:30 o'clock this
afternoon. He will assume the title of the
Marquis of Harcourt, and remain incognito
while in England. A brilliant company,
including the Rothschilds, are awaiting
the count’s arrival at Dover.
THE RIHHOPKIC OF .J ERUSA LEM.
Berlin, June 24. After a five years
deadlock between Prussia and England
over their respective rights to the appoint
ment of the protestant bishop of .Jerusa
lem, Prussia has decided to dissolve the
compact of 1811, under which the two
countries agreed to alternate the appoint
ment, and to found an independent Prus
sian bishopric at the Holy City. It is
thought that Dr. Reittet, a German mis-
S’onary, will he the first appointee under !
the new order.
RANDALL’S TARIFF BILL
Looked I poll as a Good Joke In Heiuorrats The
**\ eeesslt ies’* if Foiers.
Washington, June 22.— Mr. Randall,
who is here by the subsidized interests of
Pennsylvania to defeat any and all tariff
reform, has given out that he proposes to
introduce, a tariff reform bill at the first op
portunity. A “chum” of Randall’s in
forms vour correspondent that it is “a
great bill” and will electrify the country.
“What does the bill propose?" 1 asked.
“Why it proposes to reduce taxes twenty-
six million of dollars.”
“Taxes on what?”
“On nearly everything.”
“Does it propose a reduction on any of
necessaries of life?”
“Yes, sir.’’
“Well, mention some of the articles.”
“I can’t remember any now, excepting
on fruit-brandy and tobacco.”
“Do you call fruit-brandy and tobacco
necessaries of life?”
‘•Yes. I reckon they are. Randal! thinks
“Does he propose to get his twenty-six
million reduction off of fruit-brandy and
tobacco!”
“I hi lieve so.”
“ Why the entire tax on fruit-brandy i
only about a million and a quarter. Now
bn’l Randall on bis old horse again b
repeal tlie internal rewnue tax for tii-
purporse of increasing the eustom-hoiiM
taxes?”
The chum of the Pennsylvania proi*.-*
tionist slunk oil', denying Glut bis be ss
ever, that the bill Karnlai! propose 4 * to i
I troduce does not reduce taxation only on
tobacco nnd fruit brandy. It substitutes
, specific for ad valorem duties on silks,
, laces, embroideries and kid gloves. Then
the principal provisions of the Hewitt ad
ministration bill, placing lumber on the
free list, is thrown in, and makes up the
proposed bill. It only pretends to revise
the tariff, and does not make even a pre
tense to reform the gross inequalities and
irregularities of the tariff schedule, much
less to reduce taxes on articles of necessity
used daily by the poor classes of the peo
ple. The proposed bill is simply a sham
and a fraud, and will be so stamped by the
intelligent mind of the country as soon as
it is taken from the breast of its old moth*
j erlv protector.
Pig-iron Kelley was nursing it for an
! hour to-day, during which time McKinley.
; of Ohio, and Hiscoek,of New York, passed
i by and patted the bastard’s head in a most
I tender and affectionate nienner.
! Of course Randall’s little abortion has to
! receive serious consideration by the ways
j and means committee, much less to pass
j the house. Everybody laughed here to
day when they heard of Randall's intention
to introduce a tariff' bill. It created more
i amusement than anything that has hap-
! pened here since ex-L’ongressnian White,
1 of Kentucky, got after the
I whisky ring on tlie floor of
I the house. It was considered on
all sides as the best joke of the legislative
i season. There was no end to the “gags”
flouting through the capitol corridors on
the subject. A well-known senator when
I informed of Randall’s proposition looked
I sort of dazed at his informant for half a
| minute, and then, realizing the humor of
the thing, ejaculated: “Oh, h—1, he isn’t,
i is he.” hurst out into a roar of laughter and
I hurried off’to the senate chamber to tell
Beck, Vance nnd Vc 4 t the good joke.
I Please excuse me for occupying so much
' of your valuable space on so trilling a sub-
| ject. 1 have been only writing fo. Jun, be-
] cause Randall’s proposition only surpasses
its cheek bv its humor.
A REMARKABLE SINECURE,
| Whirli (lie R rot her of Louisiana's Gmcrnor llai
\\ orkeil.
i New Orleans, June 22.—One of the
'most remarkable sim cures in the history
of the state of Louisiana has been brought
to light in t he investigation by a committee
of the legislature of tiie contract entered
into by tin; lat:* Governor Louis Alfred
Wilt/, with John MeEnery, the present
governor’s hrot her,for the recovery of lands
given to the state by the federal govern
ment. Some of these lands are in sections
of the state subject to overflow, and were
given to Louisiana in aid of a levee and
. drainage fund. Other portions are arable
! and timber lands, given in aid of educa
tion. But little trouble was required to
designate and place these lauds. Never
theless MeEnery was allowed half of ail
the land so recovered. Furthermore when
lands! of the very lowest class were
confirmed to the state MeEnery, instead
of placing his half interest in the area in
1 quest ion, settled his claim on the lands of
the highest class, to tile obvious loss of the
state.
When lands have been sold or otherwise
disposed of and their money value was re-
ey into tiie Lreas*
:urns of so much
getting land and
his contr.iet came
, 1880, and from
MeEnery lias
•d he paid no mor
urv, but simply made re
land recovered, the stub-
t he ag*. nt 1 he money. 'I
into exist diet March 2'
that date to the pre*
manipulated scrip fi»r 41:*.,219 acres of land,
of which he is entitled to half, making
him owner of a vast acreage. The dispro
portion between the services rendered and
the compensation appears astonishing,
even to the not overaeute perception of
the legislature, and the committee: have
unanimoti..ly reported in favor of the can
celing of the contract, for fraud and il
legality. The committee find that
the books of the land office,
when the official in charge of
them was the business partner of MeEnery,
were so badly kept that they were in com
plete confusion, giving but little informa
tion concerning the operations ot the land
office. ()ne peculiar feature of the ease ia
that MeEnery formed a partnership with
Col. Bob Ingersoll in Washington, in order
to facilitate the movement of papers
through t he general land office under form
er administrations, and Ingersoll now holds
some 20,(XX) acres of land in the parish of
St. James as a part of his compensation.
When the matter comes to he discussed on
the floor of the hou«e, some startling de*
velopmcnts are promised.
TURF NEWS.
2 lie Hiutjs at Silff J. in-iul IRq.
New* York, June 24. First race, all
ages, mile and an eighth; Strathspey won,
Unah 2nd, Bamlx ton 3rd; time, 2:02.
Second race, for two-year-olds, three-
fourths of a mile; Tremont won, Btirnwood
2nd, Laquive 3rd; time, 1:18.
Third race, one and one-half miles; Fa
vor won, Muusiiee 2nd, Earnest 3rd; time,
2:12.
Fourth race, for three year-olds, one and
one-half miles; Winifred won, The-Bard
2nd, Beverly 3rd; time, 2:13.
Fift race, on turf, for two-year-olds, five
furlongs; won by Sure 1).. Maggie Mitchell
2nd, Young Luke 3rd; time, 1:17.
Sixth race, one and three-sixteenths
miles, on turf; Pasha won, Drake Carter
2nd, Aretino 3rd; time, 2:11A.
New York, June 24. On the Sheeos-
head bay track, next Tuesday, a one and a
quarter mile race will he run for a stake of
$3000. $.7X) entrance, la tv. < on Dw yer’s Miss
Woodford, Sam Brown's Troubadour an 1
If. J. Woodford’s Barnuin $100 forfeit.
Kirhiiioinl Miniirijml \Hairs.
Richmond, June 21. Members of the
branches of the city council elected last
month (iii the reform ticket, have had
several meetings to arrange plans of pro
cedure; when the new council meets on
the 1st of July. At the first meeting a reso
lution was adopted, requiring a two-thirds
vote if] the selection of all city officers to
be elected by tin* council. At subsequent
meetings, all efforts to make nomi
nations failed, owing to the fact
that the republicans elected from
Jackson ward did not vote with the ma
jority, thus keeping any candidate from
getting tiie necessary two-thirds. At to
night’s caucus, however, a coalition was
formed and a number of officers, including
city clerk, attorney, sergeant-at-arms oi
council, police justice and others were
nominated. This action will result in oust
ing all the incumbent democratic officials
elected by council.
urstoiu* Luhl.
R \ Leigh, N. L\, June 24. —The con
st <' . • of the n-w industrial building of
state orphan asylum at Oxford was 1
with imposing ceremonies to-dav by
gram ! I n*!.,'(' <>f M asons of North Laroli
Grand .Master Kahilis H. Ulishv presidi
Many speeches were made, most notu
one by Governor Seales. Five thousi
people were present and over live build
Masons were in the procession. There
< ighteefi hundred orphan children at
rsvii'iii. Tf is under the auspices of
Masons.