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COLUMBUS, GEORGIA : SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL o’ 1888. - DOUBLE NUMBER.
PRICE FIVE CENT8.
NEWS OF TWO CAPITALS. h «£
driving with Edmunds’ sister that night,
and had returned the team to the stable
r AUGHT UP AND wiked BY REPORT- and started up Depot street towards the
' square when he met Edmunds about the
KRS OF THE ENQUIRER-SUN.
The Programme of the Prohibitionist,.
When Sam Small Will Speak In Co
lombo*—The Governor Offers
a Reward—Other New*.
Blanton house, who told him that he was
going to kill him, and for him to defend
himself. Edmunds then fired a ball, thirty-
eight calibre, striking Porter in the left
breast just below the collarbone, ranging
downward. On hearing the threat Porter
drew his pistol, but too late. Porter now
lies in a precarious condition. His wound
has not as yet been probed. There were
no eye-witnesses to the shooting.
THE OIL INVESTIGATION.
Atlanta, April 7.—Special: Some time
ago mention was made in the Enquirer-
SUNthat the national prohibition party
were preparing for an aggressive cam- .
paign in Georgia. Circulars have been i . —“ .. ... _
sent out by the national prohibition bu- An OB Producer Tell. All About the Stand-
reau of New York, of whicn Gen. Clinton j ard Combination.
B. Fieke is president, annotuming in the ! Washington, April 7.-David Kirk, an
programme that Rev. Sam W. Small would 0 u producer, engaged in the oil businew
speak at the following places on the dates
specified:
Atlanta, Monday, April 16; Columbas,
Tuesday, April 17; Macon, Wednesday,
Anril 18; Savannah, Thursday, April 19;
Augusta, Friday, April 20; Madison, Satur
day, April 21; Atlanta, Sunday, April 22;
Gainesville, Monday, April 23; Atlanta,
Tuesday, April 24. It is expected that
several southern leaders of the prohibition
movement will be present, and address
the evening mass meetings.
Conversations with a number of prohi
bitionists in Atlanta, shows that a lew, if
any, will have anything to do with Mr.
Small’s tirade for the third party move
ment. It seems to be the general opinion
that this movement will do more to hurt
the cause of temperance in Georgia than
to further it.
The principal movers in the matter ot a
third party in the state seem to be one Dr.
J. O. Perkins, a Knight of Labor of At
lanta, who ran on the St. John’s ticket
from the state at large in 1884, and received
about 700 votes.
In the last legislative race he offered
himself on the prohibition ticket for nom-
ination, and owing to the known fact that
be was not a democrat, be got badly
snowed under. Prof. Lessions of the At
lanta university, an avowed republican, is
also encouraging Mr. SmaJl’s crusade. It
is his opinion tbat it will split the demo
cratic party in Georgia, but ne will be very
much surprised in the matter.
The movement of the national prohibi
tion party is to first have every wet town
in Georgia thoroughly worked np by
speech-making, and at each place of meet
ing to urge thorough organization. After
these places are given attention, it is pro
posed to hold a state mass meeting at At
lanta, on the 24th, for the purpose of or
ganizing the party, .electing delegates to
the national convention at Indianapolis,
selecting presidential electors and proba
bly nominating a ticket for state bouse
officers. This Is a very nice programme
indeed, and the dose of prepared cold-
shoulder which it will receive will cause
Small, St. John, Fiske and the balance of
the crew to return north, where their
services in such matters will probably be
of more effect than in Georgia.
Miscellaneous Matters.
in the vicinity of Bradford, Pennsylvania,
for the last tweDty-seven years, was exam
ined by the bouse committee on manufac
tures, this morning. The Producers’ asso
ciation, he testified, was a volantary asso
ciation, and was not incorporated. He
was a member of the executive board of
the general assembly of the association.
There were between 1800 and 2000 men in
the association, divided into thirty-six
local assemblies. He was under oath not
to reveal the business tranasctions of the
sssociation, nor the names of Its officers,
though witness knew of no special reason
why anything should be withheld. The
producers of petroleum, dealers in
oil well supplies, refiners and
persons engaged in the business,
whose interests were supposed to be the
same aa those of the producers were
eligible to membership in the association.
The constitution of the association was
put in evidence. Its preamble states the
object of the organization to be to include
in one organization all the producers of
petroleum and those who are engaged in
Industries incidental thereto, ana known
to be friendly to the producers’ interest, in
order that they may by united action and
ail honorable means protect and defend
their industry against tbe aggressions of
monopolistic transporters, refiners and
buyers and sellers of their product in
order that the producers may reap tbe
just reward of their capital and labor, and
to this end encourage and assist, ss far os
possible, the refining and marketing of
their product and sale direct to the con
sumer by the producer.
The association had no connection with
the Standard Oil company or trust, and
no member of the trust was admitted into
the association, being barred by the con
stitution and rules. The primary object of
the organization was to protect members
against the Standard Oil company.”
Chairman Bacon—“ Jn what way did
the producers need protection against the
Standard Oil company 7”
Answer—“The Standard Oil company
had secured virtually a monopoly of the
transportation, refining, purchase and sale
of the article.”
Question—” How did you expect to over
come and alleviate the condition of things
by forming this association?”
Answer—“We proposed to refine and
> 0 v- market our own product at that time; that
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The Contest of the Direct Tax Bill Contin
ue*—Oates Will Not Surrender—Oil
Trust Investigation — Demo
crat* Bold a Caucus.
Atlanta, April 7.—Special: The
ernemor to-day offered a reward of .
for the delivery of the person who burned
the gin house of A. J. Thompson, Decem
ber 31, 1887, to the sheriff of Laurens
county.
There was nothing new in the Haralson
suspension case to-day. Capt. John Mil-
ledge has assumed charge of the state
library and will report the condition of
affairs to the governor in a few days.
J. W. Murphy, inspector of fertilizers at
Savannah, paid in 13061.31 to-day, fees col
lected during March.
Dr. Hopkins stated positively to-day
that he would acoept tne presidency of
the technological school.
Dr. J. W. Lee, of Atlanta, and General
Clement A. Evans, of Augusta, are men
tioned as his successor for the presidency
of Emory college. Dr. Hopkins will move
to Atlanta after the Emory commence
ment in June.
Judge Richard H. Clarke to-day heard
the motion for a new trial in the case of
the state versus Alexander Lovejoy, one of
the negroes implicated in the Decatur riot
last September. The motion was refused,
and Lovejoy will go to the penitentiary
for ten years.
MATTERS IN MONTGOMERY.
News of the Day From the Capital of
Alabama.
Montgomery, Ala., April 7.—Special:
After a week of pretty weather, rain set
in again this morning, and present indica
tions give promise of a wet spell.
The Trial Postponed.
Montgomery, Ala., April 7.—Special:
Penny Johnson, colored, who. on Monday
last, cut and seriously wounded Andrew
Geter, another negro boy, at Pike Road,
was to have been tried on a writ of habeas
corpus to-day, but the trial was postponed
until Monday week. Andrew Geter re
ceived a severe knife wound in his neck,
and was reported to be in a dying condi
tion yesterday evening.
An Amateur Performance. 8,000,000 OarrelS, 1,000;000 barrels was
Montgomery, Ala., April 7.—Special: ; immediately set aside tor the benefit
The Lady of Lyons was played at the , 0 f the labor thrown out of employment.
Ajonttromery theater last mgat, and at ! Afterwards another million barrels were
matinee to-day, by an amateur company, j secured from the Standard for the benefit
and with pleasing effect. An offering of j 0 f the laborer. “We thought,” continued
the proceeds will be made to the city en- j witness, “we oould wring another million
is. that was the purpose of the organizers.
The Standard Oil company threw every
possible obstacle in the way of the oil
reaching the railroads, or getting where
an independent concern could secure it.
The producers were defeated in their at
tempts to secure legislation at the hands
of the Pennsylvania legislature, and then
formed this organization.”
Question—“After the organization was
formed, was any negotiation entered into
with the Standard Oil company”
Answer—“Yes, sir, after a great many
plans and schemes had been produced ic
was deemed best to meet the Standard and
see what they would do before we went
into the fight. A committee was appoint
ed and negotiations were conducted at
Saratoga and Niagara, which resulted in
an agreement being signed between the
association and tha Standard in September
last. At a conference the Standard at
tributed all the troubles of tbe Producers
to over-supply and existing stocks, which
were deteriorating in value and were be
ing carried at vast expense. These stocks
were competing with the new product,
and the Standard saw that until the old
stocks of oil could be got rid of, the Pro
ducers could not hope to get a fair price
for their oil.”
Witness said the contract was finally
entered into by the negotiators. There
was about 31,000,000 barrels of crude oil on
haud at that time. The Standard said that
must be got rid of. The Producers de
sired, in case they reduced the production,
to get the benefit of the advance on exist
ing stocks, and asked that it be given them
at their market price. Alter some time
the Standard people said they only had
18.000. 000 barrels of this oil, and agreed to
give us half of it at 62 cents, the market
price. The Producers agreed to reduce
the production 1500 barrels a day. In case
they carried out their agreement for one
year, the oil which was held on their
account was to be sold, and the profits
given to the Producers’ association, to be
distributed to each individual producer,
in proportion to the amount of oil he had
“shut in;” that is, of the production of
8.000. 000 Oarrels, 1,000;000 barrels
firmary, one ot our noblest institutions.
Work of the Carriers.
Montgomery, Ala., April 7.—Special:
Tbe following is a report of the work
done by the mail carriers of Montgomery
during the month of March: Delivered—
Registered letters, 123; letters, 37,275;
postal cards, 4649; newspapers, etc., 29,424.
Collected—Local letters, <611; mail letters.
79.678: local postal cards, 5767; mail postal
cards, 16,637; newspapers, etc., 3578.
Remanded to Jail.
Montgomery, Ala., April 7.—Special:
Wesley Cribbs, who cut and killed Jack
Thomas, both negroes, on the Peck planta
tion six miles from the city, bad a prelim
inary trial before Justice James Jackson
this morning. A long list of witnesses
were examined, and the prisoner was re
manded to jail without bond to await the
action of the grand jury.
Suspended Payment.
Pittsburg, Pa., April 7.—Owing to the
depression in tbe pipe trade and to the
labor troubles, which caused the stoppage
of the mills for nearly four months, the
Elba Iron and Bolt company, limited, and
the Continental Tube company have sus
pended payment. Tbe liabilities are
$527,000. The assets, consisting of valua
ble manufacturing sites, mills, etc.,
amount to over (900,000. A meeting of the
creditors will be held next week and an
extension of two, three, four and five years
will be asked for. When in frill operation
the two mills employ about 800 men. A
number of wealthy Boston gentlemen are
stockholders in the concern. The suspen
sions were very quietly received, and it is
thought that the creditors will grant the
extension.
An Appointment.
Montgomery, Ala.. April 7.—Special: The
governor has appointed Col. Chas. L. Huger
of Mobile, assistant adjutant-general ot
Alabama. The appointment was made to
fill the vacancy caused by the promotion
of Hon. A. A. Wiley from the position of
assistant adjutant-general to that of jndge
advocate. Both positions are filled by tal
ented and capable men.
They Will Make a Fight.
Montgomery, Ala., April 7.—Special :
The republican county executive commit
tee met here to-day and selected Saturday,
April 21, as the day tor holding beat meet
ings, and May 6 for the county convention
to meet. The republican leaden here say
that they will nominate a frill ticket ana
make a fight for the county offices.
Death ot an Old Mason.
Montgomery, Ala,, April 7.—Special:
Daniel Sayre, for thirty yean grand secre
tary of the Masonic Grand lodge of Ala.
bama, died to-night, aged elghty-two
yean.
A Governor's Son Shot.
Nashville, April 7.—A special to the
American says: “Kennedy P. Porter, son
of Gov. Porter, was shot, and probably
fatally wounded, here Thursday night
about 11 o’oloek, by Will Edmonds. The
origin of the difficulty is supposed to be
the attentions of young Porter to Ed
monds’ sister, whloh tbe latter objected to
out of the Standard for (hat purpose, and
we went to work and did it.”
Witness said the reduction in production
was secured by means of the voluntary
signing of individual contracts. About
one thousand men agreed to limit the pro
duction or “shut in.” The others signed
contracts not to increase production, and
still others agreed not to start new wells
or clean out old ones. Some of
the oontracts were signed by persons
not members of the association,
Of thirty-one million barrels of oil in hand-
at the time of the agreement over, twenty,
eight million was controlled by the Stand
ard Oil trust. The amount of oil on hand
had reduced twenty-six million barrels on
April lffi The average daily reduction of
the production since the contract went
into effect in November last, had been
about twenty five thousand barrels a day,
of which eighteen thousand five hundred
barrels was the result of the “shut in”
contracts. The reduction of production
was chiefly due to the contracts, bat there
bad also been a natural shrinkage.
Representative Smith asked if the
witness had really thonght that he
oould, by legislative enactment,
of Pennsylvania compel the Standard Oil
company to carry oil to everybody.
Witness replied: “Yes, we were suckers
enough to think it. I certainly thought
they should regulate the monster they had
created. The Standard Oil company
placed the cost of pipe lines at $30,000,000.
The understanding of the Producers is that
it never cost them a cent; tbat the whole
system came from the earnings. The
first pipe was bought on “tick” and Daid
for itself before more was bought.”
In conclusion, witness made a statement
to the effect that they understood that
they could not be compelled to testify, bat
that they had nothing to be ashamed of,
and had come down here voluntarily to
tell everything they knew.
Two other members of the Producers’
union gave testimony in support of Kirk’s
statement.
Augusta’s Room.
Augusta, Ga., April 7.—The contract
has been awarded for a $100,000 hotel on
Sand Hills, near Augusta, for northern
visitors. Philadelphia capitalists pur
chased 2000 acres of land within a mile of
the oity limits. The hotel will be built
and other developments started to develop
the property, and make it another attrac
tive suburb of Augusta. These are the
first fruits of the Augusta National expo
sition, to commence next October and
continue six weeks.
Struck by Lightning.
Louisville, Ky., April 7.—Near Paris,
late last night, lightning struck the large
stock barn on the lkrm of Matt Howard
and the building was burned to the
ground, killing 100 head of stock.
Blade an Assignment.
Louisville, Ky., April 7.—Long A Bro.,
manufacturers of bent wood furniture and
chain, made an assignment this morning.
Charles Long stated that $130,000 had been
pat into the establishment since 1880. The
Liabilities are $50,000, of which $40,000 Is
secured by mortgages. The late E. D.
Stanford was a large stockholder In the
company, and the assignment Is in a
measure due to a settlement of his estate.
Washington, April 7.—The house met
this morning at 11:30 in continuation of
Wednesday’s session.
Mr. Blanchard, of Louisiana, as a ques
tion of privilege, presented the conference
report on the house bill, authorizing the
purchase of lands needed in the work of
the improvement of the Cumberland
river, in Tennessee. This bill was amend
ed in the senate so as to make it general
in -its provisions and to provide for the
purchase or condemnation of lands or
material whenever needed for river and
harbor improvement.
At the conclusion of the roil call Mr.
Oates enquired whether the friends of the
bill would permit three hours debate upon
it without condition.
In reply Mr. Reed formulated the prop
osition of the friends of the measure. They
were ready, he said, to grant any time
which might be required for a lull and
complete oabate, desiring simply that the
previous qaestion should be considered as
ordered, and the vote be taken on the
passage of the bill at some definite time.
Mr. Oatee suggested that that was sub
stantially tbe same proposition which had
been previously offered.
Mr. Reed admitted that it was substan
tially the same, and said that he was happy
to state that the friends of the bill had
been perfectly willing to do tbe reasonable
thing from tbe first to the last.
Tbe house conferees acceded to tne sen
ate amendment, and so the report was
agreed to.
E. B. Taylor of Ohio, having demanded
the regular order, the speaker stated that
the pending question was upon the motion
of Mr. Taylor, that the house resolve itself
into a committee of the whole on the di
rect tax bill.
Mr. Oates of Alabama, was immediately
on hand with a motion for a recess until
5 o’clock, which was supplemented by
Mr. Weaver of Iowa, with a morion to
substitute 4 o’clock, and further supple
mented by Mr. Breckinridge ot Arkansas,
with a motion substituting 3 o'clock. The
fifth day of tbe contest was thereupon
formally opened, without signs of weak
ening on either side.
Mr. Oates said that the gentlemen on
the other side were conscious of their
power to vote down every amendment and
pass the bill, leaving the opponents no op
portunity to compromise. All legislation
proceeded on the idea of a compromise,
and if he agreed tbat the previous question
should be ordered on the bill in advance,
all the majority would have to do would
be to sit still aud vote down every amend
ment. The arrangement simply asked the
opposition to fix an bonr when It was will
ing to lower its colors and surrender.
Mr. Reed replied that under the consti
tution the majority was competent to de
cide what amendments it would adopt,
what amendments it would reject, what
bills it would pass, and what bills it would
refuse to pass. His proposition simply ex
ercised tbat constitutional right. Under
the constitution legislation was the result
oi the action of the majority, and not the
result of the yielding of 165 members
to sixty-two members, on a question which
the house was perfectly competent to deal
with. The majority was eager to allow
any amount of debate and any number of
amendments.. If tbe amendments were
adopted tbe matter would go Into confer
ence; if not, the bill would pass as it stood.
If not, it would pass by virtue of having a
majority. He had made his proposition,
and it seemed to him that a wayfaring
man could comprehend it.
Mr. Oates said that it was perfectly
clear that under the constitution tne house
had a right to make its rules of proced
ure. It nad done so. Under those rules
the regular course was that when general
debate ended in committeeoftbe whole the
bill should be read paragraph by para
graph for amendment and debate under
the five minute rule. When the consid
eration of the bill was completed, the ma
jority could report it to the house and the
previous question could be ordered upon
it. Instead of proceeding thus, the gen
tleman required the opponents to agree in
advance that the previous question should
be ordered at a particular time.
Mr. Reed suggested tbat the majority
was endeavoring to proceed in the regular
order, and had a motion pending to go
into committee of the whole, but the pro
cedure was interrunted by the gentleman
and his friends, and again the attempt to
compromise having failed, the battle was
resumed.
After another roll call Mr. Taylor pro
posed that the house go into committee of
the wnole general debate on the direct
tax bill to be limited to one hour, but no
limitation to be fixed npon the debate
un'der the five minutes rule.
Mr. Oates said that be would make an
answer to that proposition in an hour or
so. Mr. Taylor suggested that the gentle
man might until morning consider the
proposition if he wished to make a mo
tion for a recess until that day.
Mr. Oates—“I will let you know in a
short time.”
At L55. by unanimous consent, the house
took a recess until 11:45, Monday, notwith
standing the apparent willingness of the
opponents of the direct tax bUl to accept
Mr. Taylor’s proposition that the house
go into committee of the whole upon
chat meastffeywithout any limitation be
ing placed on five minute debates, without
any agreement as to the definite time
when the previous question shall be con
sidered as ordered. The parliamentary
status of the bill remains on changed.
On Wednesday last Mr. Taylor made
motion to go into committee
of the whole (without any reference
being made to the time of ordering
by the committee on territories at this
session.”
At Mr. Holman’s instance, after he had
set out the political necessity for some ac
tion on the part of the house, the caucus
adopted a resolution requesting the com
mittee on rules to fix a time for consider
ing bills reported from the commit-
mitteeon public lands, forfeiting unearned
railroad land grants and reserving the
remaining public lands for the benefit of
Actual settlers.
The bill to create a territorial form of
government for Oklahoma was also dis
cussed, but no final action wks taken in
tbe way of formal endorsement. Just be
fore adjournment a suggestion was made
that a caucus be held Monday for the
purpose of taking steps to break the ex
isting deadlock in the house caused by
tbe pending of the direct tax bill. It was
observed that little progress could be
made in territorial or other legislation
until the dead lock was broken. It soon
became apparent, however, that a
dangerous subject had been broached,
and to prevent the possibility
of such a disaster as a split in the caucus.
Some of the more cautious spirits drew at
tention to the fact that the caucus had
been called for a special purpose, namely:
Territorial legislation. No other matter
could properly come before it, therefore
they insisted upon the regul ar order, and
the caucus adjourned.
The B1U Completed.
Washington, April 7.—The sub-com
mittee of the appropriation committee
completed tae legislative and judicial
appropriation bill to-night and will report
it to the full comihittee next Tuesday.
CHARLESTON'S BANK PRESIDENTS.
They Are Not In Very Good Humor at
Present.
Charleston, April 6.—There is an up
heaval of the waters in financial circles
to-day, and the bank presidents and other
millionaires are wearing exceedingly blue
faces. The man who goes to a bank presi
dent for an accom m edition to-morrow will
hardly find a smiling face. Recent events
in Charleston have not been calculated to
smooth the tempers of the bank presi
dents. When the great Renneker-Rigby
act was disclosed these gentlemen wore
smiling faces. It is true they had a good
deal or the paper, but it was all in the
shape of re-disoounts, and each little draft
bore, in addition to the names of the two
operators, the name of a solid, substantial,
iron-bound merchant.
Following the exposition of the Renne
ker-Rigby affair, however, comes two se
rious mows, both directed at the banks.
The first is the opinion of Attorney-Gen
eral Earle diciding that the surplus of all
banks is liable to taxation. The effect of
this decision, if it becomes law, can be
easily seen. There are nine banks in
Charleston—three national and six state-
The national banks have a combined capi
tal of $650,000, with a surplus fund of
$740,000 in round numbers. The six
state banks have a combined capital
of $565,000 with a surplus fund of
about $365,000. So that the banks pay
taxes on a total capital of $1,215,000 while
they have a surplus (heretofore non-taxa-
ble) of about $1,105,000. The enforcement
of the law under the attorney-general’s de
cision would cause the banks to pay in ad
dition to their present taxes a total of $37,-
000 per annum. Most of the bank presi
dents have been interviewed and a con
census of opinion shows that they will find
some means of avoiding the tax.
On the heels of this decision, however,
comes another development of a much
more serious kind. The readers of the
Morning News have been informed of the
recent graveyard insurance swindle. It has
been intimated in this correspondence
that these frauds have been successfully
carried on for five or six years past or more
and that a number of persons other than
those who have been named have been
engaged in the business. It is now assert
ed, and on pretty, good authority,
that the swindled insurance compan
ies intend to take steps to recover the
entire amount out of which they have
been swindled, and the aggregate Is vari
ously estimated at from $70,000 to $100,000.
In collecting the amounts of these poli
cies, the swindlers, of course, used the
banks, sending their drafts on to the north
for collection. The insurance companies,
it is said, will bring suit against northern
and western banks to recover the amounts,
and these banks will naturally fall back on
their correspondents in Charleston.
Under these circumstances it will be
seen that the financial atmosphere here is
decidedly murky.
Dr. G. I. Luhn. the prominent druggist
who died on Wednesday last, and who was
supposed to be one of the most prosperous
and substantial citizens, appears to have
been a bankrupt. It is said that his lia
bilities will reach $100,000. — Savannah
News.
General Gilmore is Gone.
NEW York, April 7.—Gen. Quincy A.
Gilmore, who has been suffering for some
time from kidney disease, died this morn
ing at his residence, 147 Remsen street,
Brooklyn. The deceased was a very dis- j
tin<ruished officer during the war, and
commander of the Tenth corps. He was |
engaged in the siege of Charleston, and |
the bombardment of Fort Sumter. The
general was born in Ohio in 1825, and
graduated from West Point. He leaves il
widow and four sons.
FROM FOREIGN SHORES.
NEWS OF THE DAY FROM ACROSS THE
DEEP BLUE SEA.
and the switch lights showed right. As
the train approached the wrecker made
his escape. There were on the engine at
the time besides engineer Latham and
fireman Gerhardt, yard-master Turman
and two policemen. They jumped when
they felt the first jar, and all escaped safe-
i ]y except fireman Gerhardt, who was
_ „ „ caught under the cab when the engine
The Weekly Budget From Berlin-More overturned, and pinned to the ground. It
About the Proposed Marriage—The j took a full hour’s work to release him
Condition of the Emperor. from his painful position. At the hospi-
aHairs in France, Etc I tal the physicians said he had suffered
! serious internal injuries. The cars of the
train were piled up helter-skelter along
the track, badly smashed.
WRECKS ON THE RAIL.
Four Serious Accidents Reported—Several
Lives Lost and Trains Wrecked.
Berlin, April 7.—[Copyrighted for 18SS
by the New York Associated Press.]
Prince Alexander of Battenberg, comes to
Charlottenberg next Thursday, and his
betrothal to Prinoess Victoria takes place
early in Jnne. Bismarck has withdrawn
his resignation, solely from the condition
that Germany, under the domination of ! Newburgh, N. Y., April 7.—At 5 o’clock
Princess Victoria, would lead to a speedy last evening a freight engine exploded on
break-up of German unity. Is othing since the Erie railroad at Craigville. Three
the accession of Emperor 1? rederick has men were killed, two instantly, and one
occurred that has so strongly animated the \ died this morning. The train was stand-
Prussian conservatives against the em- ing still at the foot of a heavy grade, and
be- Engineer John Bodine, Conductor John
TERMINAL’S TRENCHES.
the previous question) and it was against
this motion that the opponents of the bill
proceeded to resort to obstructive meas
ures: Subsequently in the various com
promises submitted by Mr. Taylor there
was always a stipulation that the final
vote on the bill should be taken at a speci
fied time. To this stipulation Mr. Oates
and his followers nnuormally objected.
While the proposition now submitted, and
which will be probably accepted, does not
contain this stipulation, ft practically
brings the house back to tbe situation it
occupied when Mr. Taylor submitted bis
first motion.
They Held a Conference.
Washington, April 7.—Messrs. Oates
and Breckinridge, members opposed to
the direct tax bill, had a short conference
in the speaker’s room this morning, touch
ing the present dead-lock in the house. It
is understood that the conclusion was
reached that the house should take a re
cess from some time to-day until Monday,
maintaining the present parliamentary
status of the bill, and that the democratic
caucus, to be held to-night, should be al
lowed to determine the future course in
regard to the matter.
The Democratic Caucus.
Washington, April 7.—The democratic
members of tbe house to the number of
about 125 assembled in the hall of the
house to-night in caucus. Up to this time
(9 o’clock) the proceedings Dave been con
fined to a discussion of the policy to be
pursued by the party in the matter of ad
mitting territories into tbe Union.
Shortly after 8 o’clock to-n^ht, In an
swer to a call from Chairman Cox, about
129 of the democratic members of the
bouse of representatives met in caucus to
decide npon the line of policy to be fol
lowed by the party in the rlmission of
territories as states of the onion. The can
ons was in session over two hours and a
half, and the proceedings were not en
livened by anything of interest beyond the
matter set oat in the call. After a long
discussion and without development of any
strong diverse sentiments, the following
resolution was adopted on motion of Mr.
Springer of Illinois:
“ Resolved, That it is the sense of the
caucus that an enabling act for the terri
tories of Dakota, Montana, Washington
and New Mexico should be passed at this
session, providing for constitutional con
ventions In each territory, and the submis
sion at those constitutions for ratification
at an election In November, 1888, substan
tially as provided for in the bill reported
Swung by the Neck.
Portland, Ore., April 7.—John A. Tim
merman was hanged yesterday at Golden-
dale, Washington territory, for the murder
of Wm. Sterling. It was a public execu
tion, the first In the history of the terri
tory, and drew a crowd larger than a
Fourth of July celebration. Timmerman
was bold and defiant. He rode from the
jail to the gallows through the principal
street, strapped at the legs and arms. He
bade farewell to his friends, saying he
would be damned if he had ever been nob
bled before, and to the priest who offered
religious consolation, he remarked that he
was no hypocrite and proposed to die as
he haul lived. The trap dropped at 1 p. m.
and his neck was broken by the fall.
Heavy Loss of Life.
Buenos Ayres (via Galveston),April 7.—
A special dispatch to tbe National from
Montevideo, reports the loss of the steam
er Rio Janeiro, with 120 passengers on
board.
A telegram from Rio Janeiro, says that
a project for tbe liberation of slaves will
be presented to parliament on the third of
May next. In case the project is defeated
parliament will be immediately dissolved.
The prince favors the project."
Teemer Wins Again.
Jacksonville, Fla., April 7.—Teemer,
McKay, and Hamm rowed a sculling race
on the St. Johns river this afternoon, dur
ing a thunder ard rain storm, for a parse
of $300, divided. The course was over
three miles. Teemer had a walk-over.
Toward the finish Hamm dropped oat,
owing to the fact that his shell filled with
water. Teemer’s time was 23 minutes, 101
seconds. The attendance was small on ac
count of the storm.
A Vile and Vldons Brnte.
Caicago, April 7.—Zeph Davis, a negro
foreman, who murdered and outraged lit
tle Maggie Gaughan (white) at Green Bros,
shoe heel factory, was this afternoon sen
tenced by Judge Hawee to be hanged May
12. Davu interrupted tbe judge several
times while the sentence was being pro
nounced, and afterward declared with an
oath that if he could have reached a spit
toon he would have thrown it at the judge
before the sentence was finished.
The Proposition Declined.
Pittsburg, Pa., April 7.—A large meet
ing of employes of the Edgar Thompson
steel works was held at Braddock to-day
and after a lengthy dlacasrion the proposi
tion of Andrew Carnegie was rejected.
The result of the meeting was a surprise,
as it was known that several members of
district executive board of Knights of
Labor had unofficially advised the men
to return to work at the company’s terms.
The strikers were given until to-day to
accept the offer and It is probable that the
works will now be closed down for an in
definite period.
They Died Together.
New Yore, April 7.—Hanz Stockried
and his wife, Fanny, a handsome woman
of twenty-one years, took a dose of poison
early this morning, and died within an
hoar of each other, in St. Vincent hos
pital, bet ween 5 and 6 o’clock. Extreme
poverty impelled them to the act.
press as the marriage question. It now
comes known that tbe empress will impel
her helpless husband to tbat end, notwith
standing Bismarck, and without regard to
the respect due to the late emperor or to
national tafety. The policy of the conser
vatives at this time represents the genu
ine feeliug of the whole German people.
All daily newspapers, such aa tne Vos-
siche Zeitung, which treats the Batten-
berg question with disdain, as of no con
sequence to the German policy, ignore the
fact that Battenberg is only one chord in
the general discord struck by the party of
the Empress. The reticence of the Berlin
press in referring to the court intrigues
has been greater than had been required
by deference to the emperor and leading
officers of state. Matters have
been concealed, or only furtively
alluded to which ought to be dis
cussed with the fullest publici y.
The Battenberg marriage becomes al
most a minor incident in the court in
trigues. Among other successful schemes
the emperor has been induced to send to
Count von Moltke a series ot statements
on the condition of the army, followed by
the request that the general preside at the
meetings of the commission on reforms in
the army. Count von Moltke has replied
that it would be impossible for him to pre
side over the commission without know
ing how it was constituted, and what rt-
; forms were desired. Consequently, the
commission bos been dropped. Another
move of the party of the empress i9 to
overhaul the diplomatic appointments.
If Bismarck bad consented, the
Prince of Reuss, minister at
Vienna, would have been displaced.
Count ron Munster would have been
withdrawn from Paris and Baron Hats-
feldt from London because each is knit
into Bismarck’s police. The position now
is a mere truce.
To-night the National Zeitung says that
the betrothal is postponed, bnt circum
stances may arise under which Bismarck
will no longer oppose the anion. An offi
cial note sent, as sometimes now happens,
through Vienna, says that in consequence
of a memorandum laid before tbe emperor
by Bismarck setting forth difficulties
which, from a political point of view
stand in tbe way of the matrimonial
alliance between Prince Alexander
of Battenberg and Princess Victoria. It
has been arranged that the affair shall be
postponed until the political objections
now raised shall cease to operate.
The establishment of settled order in
Bulgaria and the removal of ail possibility
of Alexander raising a rallying cry, will
deprive the marriage of all political im
portance. The visit of the queen of Eng
land to Charlottenburg, therefore, will
take place as arranged, but the betrothal
will not be publicly brought forward on
tbe occasion. This is an official statement
aud simply means tbat Bismarck’s advice
has been overruled. Tbe queen of England
comes here with her Battenberg proteges
to carry out her family projects,
without regard for the sentiments of the
German nobility, or the German people,
and equally regardless of that of her
daughter. The empress thwarts the poli
cy of the minister who made her empress,
and without whom imperial Germany
might cease to be. Nothing in Prince Bis
marck’s life is so honorable, so full of self-
command and loyalty to Germany, as his
temporary submission to the empress’
regime. He has the enthusiastic support
of Count von Moltke and other leaders of
the army, and leaders of the conservative
and national liberal parties, and even has
the begrudged approval of the progressive
chiefs. The chancellor does not, there
fore rely on the military party. He has
the support of the whole country and of
the royal heads of the German federation,
and is absolute master of tbe situation.
The emperor’s condition gave rise to
serious alarm yesterday. Both his cough
and spitting were augmented, and he also
suffered from nervous excitement. To-day
he rested for several hours, and after par
taking of a luncheon of oysters, drove out
for the first time in several days in a closed
carriage. To-day’s bulletin says that for
the last few nights he has been unable to j
sleep well on account of headaches, aud
that the malady from which he is suffer- ’
iug now, appears to be moving from the
back of the larynx to the front, which j
is regarded by the physicians as a
favorable symptom, because tbe danger
of the disease attacking the aesophagus
will be thus averted.
The empress will go to Posen, Monday,
to inquire into the condition of the suffer
ers by the flood. Dreadful accounts have
been received from Posen. Two hundred
and fifty villages are in ruins and 15,000
persons are without shelter. When the
dykes at Warthe gave way a large number
of lives were lost. The loss in live stock
is incalculable. Troops have been actively
engaged in repairing tbe damage done.
The funds raised by subscriptions in Ber
lin for the relief of the sufferers is insig
nificant in comparison with the losses.
Famine is threatening in Posen, Pomeran-
cia, and Silesia, and the number of per
sons emigrating to America will soon be
enormously increased.
Clarke and Fireman Boyce were standing
on the ground beside the engine, repairing
the sand pipes which had become clogged.
The explosion hurled the boiler several
hundred feet over a stream, and into an
adjoining field. The fire box was thrown
into tbe air,and came down into the stream.
A heavy iron rod was thrown a quarter of
a mile, aud other parts of the machine
scattered in all directions. The report of
the explosion was heard for miles around,
and the windows of houses were bioken.
Only the heavy driving wheels were left
on the track. The engineer and firemen
were thrown on either side of the track,
and when assistance came they were dead.
Conductor Clark is still alive. His skull is
crushed aud he had internal injuries. He
was taken to a house near by, where he
died.
Two farmers in a wagon, crossing tbe
tracks in Middletown, were ran over by
an Erie train and killed. They were
so badly mutilated their remains had to
be shoveled into a barrel.
Tast night a collision occurred between
two freight trains on the Erie road at
Otterkill. The rear train ran into a train
ahead. Almost every car in the two
trains were wrecked and piled up forty
or feet high.
Bellows Falls, Vt., April 7.—The
train leaving Bellows Falls over the Rut
land railroad at 11 o’clock last night was
wrecked above Rockingham, Vermont,
by a washout. Engineer Moses Pratt
and fireman John Pratt were killed. The
baggage and express cars with contents
were burned. Many other people were
badly braised. The sleeper and passenger
coaches did not leave the track.
That Trouble Home Engagement.
London, April 7.—The Times corre
spondent at Berlin says that the difficulty
between the emperor and Prince Bismarck
arising from the proposed marriage of
Prince Alexander or Battenburg and
Princess Victoria, has been smoothed over,
and the prospect is that the question of
the marriage will be shelved.
The government are concerned in re
gard to the Berlin crisis. They fear the
growing irritation in Germany against the
empress and her mother, Queen Viotoria,
will extend to the British nation, resulting
in the destruction of the cordial relations
now existing between the two empires. It
is stated that Lord Salisbury has begged
the queen to desist from interfering in the
controversy over the marriage between
Princess Victoria and Prince Alexander.
Affitirs In France.
Paris, April T.—Two thousand electors
of the dpariment of Nord held a meeting
last night, and with only six dissents
voted to support the candidaoy of Gen.
Boulanger for the chamber of deputies.
M. Ridat, immediately on the re-assem
bling of the chamber of deputies, will
offer a motion to change the present sys
tem of voting.
Making Great Preparations.
Dublin, April 7.—Great preparations
are being made by the police and military
CRAZED BY RELIGION.
Mr. Dodge Preaches for Many Hours With
a Small Arsenal by Bis Side.
Fergus Falls, Minn., April 5.—Albert
Dodge told his wife on Tuesday night that
they ought to go to heaven at once. She
ran out of the house and met a neighbor
named Jenne. Dodge went into the yard
and coaxed them Doth to come in. He
tnen looked the doors, put down the cur-
tins, and began talking religion.
Meantime word had been sent to the po
lice station and three policemen ar
rived. They tried ' every ruse
to induce Dodge to open the door, but
he refused, and, as he had the keys in
bis pocket, and his wife and Jenne were
powerless. On his table was a double-
barreled shot-gun,: loaded and cocked,
with cartridges aud ammunition lying
around, and in his pocket a revolver and a
knife. Matters remained in this shape
until last night, when the police broke in
a window and entered. Dodge ran into*
another room aud raised his revolver to
kill his wife. She grasped bis wrist and
turned it as he fired, and the bullet en
tered his own brain. Dodge had been
brooding over religious matters for some
time.
UNRESTRICTED RECi PROCITY.
Hints tliat Canada will Some Day Separate
from Great Britain.
Ottawa, Ont., April 5.—In the debate
on unrestricted reciprocity to-day Mr.
Laurier, leader of the opposition, said that
while Canada was losing her population
by thousands every year, the conclusion
was inevitable that there was something
wrong somewhere. Canada had an abun
dance of natural products. The trouble
lay in not having au outlet for them.
The only course for Canada to pursue
was to open as wide as possible all aven
ues of trade.
Unrestricted reciprocity would be of in
calculable benefit to Canadian farmers.
He admitted that under this arrangement
Great Britain would be discriminated
against. Bnt this was not a question of
sentiment, it was one of duty, aud when it
came to standing by Great Britain or by
his native land, he stood by Canada.
[Cheers from the opposition.]
No one supposed that the present rela
tionship of Canada to Great Britain would
last forever, and whenever Canada chose
to stand by herself the separation would
take place in peace and friendship. He
admitted that there was force in the ob
jection that unrestricted reciprocity would
be a step toward annexation, but he did
not fear it.
The Republicans Win.
Newport, R. I., April 7.—At the second
election to-day the republican legislative
ticket was elected by majorities ranging
from seventy-nine to 127.
THE PRESENT BOARD FORTIFIES IT
SELF FOR THE FIGHT.
A Circular Setting Forth Their Stewardship
and Policy to be Sent to the Stock
holders—The Cry tor Divi
dends Answered, Etc.
New York, April 6.—The Terminal
directors met again this afternoon, and
took such action as clearly proves their
determination to reaist the programme of
the Riee-Llbby party at every point. They
unanimously adopted several resolutions
which embody an account of their policy
in the management of the Term-nal prop
erty, and likewise ordered that a circular
letter covering Ihe same ground be at once
issued to the stockholders. Some of the
salient points of that letter are that while
Messrs. Rice, Libby and Clark have adver
tised themselves aa a committee acting in
the interest, of the Terminal stockholders,
only one of those gentlemen, according to
the books of the company, is a stockholder
of record.
The circular further declares that the
present directors believe that the object of
the faction represented by that committee
is to sell the Georgia company to the
Terminal. This action the present direc
tors claim would be a disadvantage to the
Terminal as it would require a great in
crease of its present capital stock, or the
issuance of some other sort of security that
would rank ahead of the present stock.
The circular further suggests that the
present ooard believes that the only change
of adminstration which a majority of the
stockholders have desired was accom-
f ilished by the resignation of Mr. Sully,
t is also stated that no request for "a
stockholders’ meeting has yet properly
been made, but that if such a request
comes iu due form it will be respected.
At the same time it is urged that any
stockholders’ meeting others than those
regularly provided lor is ill-advised unless
induced by grave causes.
With reference to a failure of dividends
on the Richmond and Danville and I be
East Tennessee, Virginia aud Georgia
stocks, the circular says that the net earr
ings of the Danville have been devoted io
the extinguishment of its floating debt,
and that the East Tennessee company de
clared a four per cent dividend last Au
gust, which was an annual dividend, and
therefore another is not due until next
August. Finally, the c rcular Bays that in
the opinion of the board the events of this
week have probably done away with any
necessity for calling a stockholders’ meet
ing.
Emanuel Lehman sent in his resignation
this afternoon as a member of tbe present
board of directors, t was not acted on,
in tbe hope that he may be induced to
withdraw it.
Edward Lauterbach, also offered his
resignation, but on request of the board
he ajfFeed to act with them.
Isaac L. Rice said his party controlled
200,000 shares of the company’s stock.
Alfred Sully said the control was in the
majority of the stock, whereas Gen.
Samuel Thomas said it required two-thirds
of the stock.—Savannah News.
A New Southern Project.
New York, April 7.—A syndicate, in
cluding several Georgia capitalists, has
secured the exclusive right for the south
ern states of Thompkins’ process for re
ducing vegetable fibres to paper stock,
with the intention of establishing mills in
all tbe cotton states and applying the pro
cess to a redaction to paper of cotton
stalks and seed hulls, now practically
worthless. The promoters of the enter
prise claim that they can makegood news
paper at 2 cents per pound, and conse
quently the establishing of their mills will
be made an event in the economical his
tory of tbe south as the establishing of the
cotton seed industry.
Be Is Short.
Toronto, Ont., April 7.—James Culler-
an, agent of the Chicago, St. Louis and
Pittsburg railway, at Globe, Ills., was ar
rested hers to-day. It is said that his de
falcations amount to $10,000.
Cotton Futures.
New York, April 7.—Hubbard, Price &
Co.’s circular to-day says: Notwithstand
ing unfavorable Liverpool accounts, with
futures closing easy at a decline of 2 to
3-64, our market has shown to-day a sus
taining tendency, opening at 3 and 4 points
below last night. There was a desire to
cover short engagements, partly by promi
nent bears, who nave been selling for New
Orleans account, but principally by local
deals with the close of the week,
more business was done in new crop, and
prices were well maintained. The market
closed steady at a fraction above the
lowest prices of to-day, yet 3 points below
yesterday.
ConkUng’a Condition.
New York, March 7.—Roscoe Conkling
passed a comfortable night last night and
is reported to be very much better to-day.
ANOTHER OIL MONOPOLY.
Parceling Out the World for the Purpose
of Refilling Oil,
Detroit, April 5.—The executive com
mittee and other representatives of the
Continental Oil company, the Internation
al Oil comDany, and the International Gas
company have been bolding a protracted
business session in this city for the paBt
two days. There were present among
others R. D. Hawley of Cleveland,
Thomas H. McGraw of Poughkeepsie,
H. C. Thurber of Marquette,
E. N. Dickerson of the patent firm of
Dickerson & Dickerson of New York, J.
B. Merriom of Merriom & Morgan, the
Cleveland parafine manufacturers; W. O.
Runyon of Cleveland, and O. G. Heck of
Toledo. These gentlemen have been par
celing out the world for the purpose or re
fining oil under the Hall patent process,
which is claimed to be greatly cheaper
and better than any other now known.
The first business transacted was with the
big syndicate which now controls a large
portion of the Ohio oil field. This syndi
cate was formed in Toledo two weeks
ago, and is composed of wealthy
S roducers, refiners, and capitalists, who
ave formulated extensive plans for re
fining the Ohio petroleum, and several
important points hereafter to be se
lected. Contracts were made with this
Ohio aggregation, giving them the ex
clusive right to use the Hall process in
Ohio. The Hall process of making gas
was also sold to a syndicate of prominent
gas men, who represented extensive gas
interests in several leading cities in the
northern states.
The capital stock of the Ohio combina
tion is stated to be $5,000,000. The consid
eration for the use of the patent in the
Ohio field is stated to be between f2,000,000
and $3,000,000, It is stated by those inter
ested that the contract to use the process
has also beeu sold to a syndicate of Paris
capitalists who have large interests in the
Russian oil fields, and that Dr. A. Lieb-
mann, the testing German chemist and
orofessor of chemistry at the uuiver lity of
Bonn, has thoroughly tested the process
and will be engaged tQ introduce it on the
continent,
Tlie Golden Spike Driven.
Shreveport, La., March 7.—The
Shreveport and Arkansas railroad was
completed yesterday, and the golden spike
was driven by Mrs. Julia Rule Pansy of
the Shreveport Times. A large number
of citizens witnessed the ceremony.
On Their Way Back.
Toronto, April 7.—White and Cross,
the Raleigh, North Carolina, bank forgers,
left for Raleigh in charge of Chief of
Police Heartt on the noon train to-day. At
police court this morning no evidence was
offered on the charge of bringing stolen
money into Canada and it was withdrawn.
An agreement regarding the money found
on the prisoners has been made to the
effect that it be sent by express back to
New York to be held in trust. State At
torney Busbee signed an agreement also
that the prisoners would only be tried on
charges for forging a promissory note for
$6250, purporting to be signed by D. H.
Graves and W. H. Sanders; second, forg
ing a note for $7500, purporting to be
signed by W. H. Avera and D. I. Barber;
third, forging a promissory note for $5800,
S iurporting to be signed by H. A. Morgan,
ames Parker and C. O. Reddick.
Sharp’d Secret Funeral.
New York, April 7.— The funeral of
Jacob Sharp occurred at S:30 this evening,
at his late residence on West Twenty-third
street. The utmost secrecy marked "all the
arrangements, and no one was allowed to
enter the house except by an invitation
especially sent by the family. Even visi-
operatora^ who, as a rule, wind up their torebad'evidently been instructed not to
A llttiC m Vn onv infnrmotinn aKnnl fhn on<4
in Ireland to frtMtrate any attempts that i jjjs physicians are Drs. Barker and Ander-
P a y ,“ e ma ~ e *“ e Rational league , to n _ and he is attended by a professional
to hold meetings to-morrow. nurse
A Summons From Parnell.
London, April 7.—Parnell has sum-
Gone to Canada.
Richmond, Va., April 7.—Anthony J.
moned his supporters to be present in par- Bergamin, book-keeper in the crockery
liament Wednesday next, so as to vote for house of E. B. Taylor & Co., has gone to
the farm laborers relief bill. : Canada, and is reported short in his ac-
counts. The amount of shortage is not yet
The Winners. I known, but it is variously stated at from
London. April 7.—At the Leicester $5000 to $15,000. Capt. Bergamin had the
spring meeting to-day, the race for the ' position of quartermaster of the First Vir-
Wigstone plates, for two-year-olds, was ginia regiment, and was one of the most
won by Master Charlie. Lord George sec- j popular officers in that command. His
ond, and a bay filly by Springfield out of
Grieelda, third. The Leicestershire
spring handicap of 1000 sovereigns was
won by Johnny Morgan by a length, King
Monmouth second, a head in front,
Kincky third.
Attempt to Wreck a Train.
Chicago, April 7.—A Burlington switch
engine poshing a train of lumber cars,
was derailed by a misplaced switch near
Western ayenue at a late bonr last night.
There seems to be no donbt that the acci
dent was the result of a deliberate pur
pose to wreck the train, ae another engine
had passed safely a few minutes before,
shortage is said to be due to card-playing.
Out of Employment.
Easton, Pa., April 7.—The Glendon
Iron company this evening discharged all
of its men except those employed at one
furnace, and put a board on ail of its fur
naces. This throws 200 men out of em
ployment.
They are for Cleveland.
Albany, N. Y., April 7.—The democracy
of Albany county elected delegates to tbe
state convention to-day. Three out of
four of the assembly district conventions
elected solid Cleveland delegations.
give any information about the affair, and
when quessioned denied that the funeral
was taking place. By actual count, ninety-
one persons attended, outside of the fami
ly, most of them employes of the Sharp
street railroads. Rev. Dr. Armitage
preached the funeral sermon. The inter
ment will be in Greenwood to-morrow.
Bank Statement.
New York, April 7.—Following is the
statement of the New York associated
banks for the week :
Reserve decrease _ ...f 5M 000
Loans decrease 1,820.000
Specie increase 422.888
Legal tenders decrease 1,384,300
Deposits decrease 1,787.800
Circulation decrease :23,800
Banks now hold 8,620,875
In excess of the 25 per cent rule.
Very Plain.
“I tell you,” exclaimed Fogg, dogmati
cally. “that woman is not equal to man.”
“That’s true,” remarked Mrs. F., who
hitherto had taken no part in the discus
sion; “true. Daniel; and it is also true that
$1 is not equal to 50 cents.”—Boston Tran
script.
Changed their Mind.
Three weeks aero the protectionists felt
sure that the Mills bill would be ignomin-
iously knocked in tbe head as soon as Its
head came fairly into view in congress.
Now they are very much afraid it wili
pass. They have noted the increase in
the country, and especially in the north
west, among the farmers, of the tariff re
form sentiment, and they are very much
worried over it.—Detroit Free Press.