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COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: TUE8DAY MORNING, APRIL 10. 1888.
PRICE FIVE CEXTS.
NEWS OF TWO CAPITALS.
CAUGHT UP AMD WISED BY REPORT
ERS OF THE ENQUIRER-SUM.
A Preacher Who Would Mot Swear or
Affirm la Seat to Jail—Sherman Gets
an Endorsement—Montgom
ery Republicans, Etc.
Atlanta, April 0.—Special: The Ley
den house, a large family boarding house,
located next to the governor’s mansion, on
Peachtree street, caught Ore this morning
about 3 o’clock. The alarm was turned in
and the fire department responded
E romptly. The fire originated in the
itchen and destroyed the back part of
the house, while the front part was badly
damaged by water. The roof was burned
completely oil. About sixty people "were
n the house at the time the fire started
and they bad to be quickly awakened in
order to escape danger. While the dam
age is quite large, it is folly covered by in
surance. This is the second time the Ley
den house has caught fire in the past three
years, and as it is the only wooden build
ing located in the fire limits, the council
will probably refuse to allow the owner
to rebuild it of wood.
They Endorse Sherman.
Atlanta, April 9.—Speoial: A mass
meeting of the republicans was held in
Decatur on Saturday, for the purpose of
electing delegates to the district and state
conventions. The following delegates
were selected for the district convention :
(». W. Harlan, A. J. Sparks, A. D. Stack,
and C. P. Butler: alternates, L. Parker,
S W. Andrews, J. B. Morris, and James
Kilgore. For the state convention the
following names were chosen: J. D.
Tucker, E. B. Morris, J. A. Griffin, and
O. M. Richie; alternates, J. H. Oliver, H.
S. Durham, E. Burdett, I. Essex Pitta
The district convention delegates were
instructed to cast their votes for Jackson
McHenry and C. C. Wimbosb, to represent
them in the national convention. The
state delegates were instructed to vote
for Col. A. E. Buck, W. A. Pledger, W. J.
White, and R. D. Locke, to represent the
party at the national convention, from the
state at large. The meeting endorsed
Sherman for president.
He Would not Swear.
Atlanta, April 9.—Special: Mr. W. E.
Lively, a well-known young man, was sent
to jail this morning by Judge Marshall
Clarke for contempt of court. Deputy
Clerk Walter Venable had just called
twelve jurors to the book to be sworn
when Mr. Lively in a very emphatic man
ner exclaimed, “I can’t swear, I can’t
swear.”
“Well, then, affirm; said Mr. Venable.”
“I can’t do that either. Its the same as
swearing.”
Mr. Venable then called Judge Clarke’s
attention to the fact that Mr. Lively re
fused to swear or affirm. Judge Clark
turned in his seat and asked what the
trouble was. Mr. Lively replied: “It is
against the teachings of the Bible and of
the Lord Jesus Christ. He says swear not
by the heavens, neither by the earth nor
flesh.”
"Don’t you believe in government, Mr.
Lively?” asked the judge.
“Yes, sir: but I can’t swear. I am a
preacher or the word; I edit a paper, and
I don’t want to be in contempt of court;
but, I just won’t swear.”
“Then, I’ll have to send you to jail,”
said the judge, in hfe firmest manner.
“That’s all right, sir. The saints were
all persecuted and I accept the same.
Man can take charge of my body, but not
of my soul.”
He walked out with the bailiff on his
way to jail where he was put into Sam
>’s highly decorated cell,
passed th<
Judge Clarke
tie following order: “William E.
Lively, having been regularly summoned
to serve in this court during the present
week as a petit juror, and having this
day in obedience to such summons
come into court, and having when
called upon to be sworn in
as a juror refused to take the oath and
serve, he having shown no legal reason for
such refusal, It is ordered that he be con
fined in the jail of this county for five
days on account of such contempt.”
Lively says he will stay in jail until
judgment day before he will take the
oath required, or even affirm what is re
quired. He is looked upon as being un
sound.
Miscellaneous Matters.
Atlanta, April 9.—Special: R. O. Pate,
inspector of fertilizers at Brunswick, paid
In $636.30 to the state treasury to-day as
fees collected during March. He also
paid in $924.09 as executor of J. H. Pate,
former collector.
Sumter county paid the following state
taxes to-day: On liquor, $1036; on billiards,
$112.50; balance on general taxes, $1.
MATTERS IN MONTGOMERY.
News of the Day From the Capital of
Alabama,
Montgomery, Ala., April 9.—Special:
For the first time in several years the
republican leaders here have decided to
nominate candidates for county offices
and have a full tioket in the field at the
August election. There is no split or di
vision in the democratic party of Mont
gomery county, however, and there is no
gap dowu to let the republicans in. They
are going to make the race just for fun.
Memorial Orators.
Montgomery, Ala., April 9.—Special:
Montgomery turns out two memorial or
ators this year. Gen. John W. A. Sanford
has consented to deliver the memorial
oration in this city, and Col. Thos. G.
Jones has accepted an invitation to speak
on Memorial day in Atlanta. They are
both men of ability and graceful speakers.
Court News.
Montgomery, Ala., April 9.—Special:
The regular session of tne county court
was held this morning. Edith Jackson,
colored, was found guilty of stealing {low
ers from the cemetery, and fined $100.'
Sam Murray, charged with an assault
with a hatchet, was convicted and fined
$10 and costs.
The city court met again this morning.
Juries for the week were organized and
work on the criminal docket was resumed.
Most of the day was consumed in the trial
of Wyatt Sanders, charged with the mur
der of Sam Whetstone, both negroes.
Laid to Rest.
Montgomery, Ala., April 9—Special:
The foneral of the late Mr. Daniel Sayre,
took place from his residence on Court
street, st 3 o’clock this afternoon. He was
buried with Masonic honors, and a large
number of sorrowing friends followed tne
remains to their last resting place.
Base Hall.
Montgomery, Ala., April 9.—Special:
There is a movement on foot to get up a
match game of ball between the crack
amateur nines of Columbus, Georgia, and
Montgomery. If arrangements are con
summated th
In the stock market to-day, except for
those of the first hour, were dull, tame and
uninteresting, with the general drift
towards lower values, end accompanied
by small and insignificant fluctuations.
There was some buying for foreign ac
count, to which was due the advances
shown At the opening, und whfit little
strenght warmed the decline at odd times,
but the liquidations of the past week were
continued, though on s smaller scale, and
of this the bears were quick
to take advantage. There was
no special pressure noticeable,
however, except in Missouri Pacific, Union
Pacific, Burlington and Quincy, and a few
specialties. Richmond and West Point
stocks, however, were a marked excep
tion to the general rule, buying in them
being very good, and early in the day sharp
advances were established, which had the
effect also of rallying the general list. The
usual leading shares, Reading, Lacka
wanna, Western Union and St. Paul, were
active, but their fluctuations were not
very important, and very little feature
was developed. *The market closed dull
and heavy, at close to the lowest prices of
the day. The total sales were 219,000
shares. Almost everything is lower,
though a few fractional advances were
made, bat Burlington and Quincy is down
2, Canada Southern and Wheeling and
Lake Erie 11, Rock Island 1, and the re
mainder fractional amounts.
CONKLING’S CONDITION.
The Great Republican Leader Is Reported
a* Dying.
Mew York, April 9.—Roscoe Conkling’s
condition changed for the worse last night,
and a consultation of physicians to-dav de
termined that what began as an inflam
mation of the ear, superinduced by his ex
posure during the recent blizzard, has ex
tended to the brain. An operation was
determined upon, and as no time could be
lost, it was performed this evening. The
temporal bone was removed and a secre
tion of matter found and drained ofl. The
operation was very favorable, and gives
the patient a chance for recovery. He re
mained unconscions throughout the opera
tion.
The patient was under the influence of
ether, but he rolled and tossed so that it
was only with difficulty that the operation
was performed. Dr. Ba-ker said that
while the recovery of the patient is not
assured, he stands a much better chance
than before. At 12:16 o’clock Conkling’s
condition was unchanged. He insists on
rising and walking about the room, but
does so in a delirium, as he has not re
gained consciousness. He sent for Ed. S.
Stokes, and when he arrived, Conkling said
to him: “Ed., it is no use; 1 am gone. I
have fought against this for some time. I
can’t stand it any longer.” Stokes, in
going oat, saw Dr. Sands at the door. He
asked the doctor if Conkling had any
chance. Dr. Sands said: “He may live
forty-eight hours,, but I doubt it.” Dr.
Anderson is now. at 1:15 a. m., the only
physician in the bouse.
Charged With Selling Oleomargarine.
New York, April 9.—Thomas Sholes.
who, with his brothers, owns a number of
grocery stores throughout the city, and is
reputed to be wealthy, was arraigned in
the court of general sessions to-day, on
the charge of selling oleomargerine. His
counsel said he was not ready to proceed
and asked for a delay. Recorder Smythe
cheerfully accorded the delay, and the
connsel and olient were about to leave the
court room when the rocorder brought
them to a sudden halt by announcing that
he would proceed to sentence Sholes on
another indictment for selling oleomar
gerine, to which he had pleaded guilty,
and to which sentence had been suspended.
He theD sentenced Sholes to three months
in the penitentiary. Sholes seemed utterly
prostrated when the sentence was an
nounced.
The Knights Denounced.
Pittsburg, Pa., April 9.—There is a
strong disposition amonga number of the
striking employes of the Edgar Thompson
steel works to return to work, notwith
standing the rejection of Andrew Carne-
ie’s proposition at a meeting last Satur-
ay. Rev. Father Hicky of the Braddock
Roman Catholic church, iu an address
last night, denounced the Knights of
Labor, and said if the committee would go
with him to New York he would guaran
tee to settle the strike in a day. It is
probable that his offer will be accepted.
The merchants of Braddock are feeling
the effects of the strike very materially,
and several firms have refused to give the
men credit. Two firms had to close their
doors to-day.
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
YESTERDAY’S PROCEEDINGS IN THE
HOUSE AND SENATE.
The Dead-Lock In the HoUoe Continues.
Mr. Oates Gives Some Strong Rea
sons for Opposing the BUI—BUI
for Admitting States, Etc.
Washington, Aprils.—In the senate,
among the petitions and memorials pre
sented and referred was one from the pub
lishers and others of Mew York for the
passage of the house bill for the issue of
fractional paper currency, 10, 15 and 25
cents, and several in favor of an interna
tional copyright law, from the typograph
ical unions of the various states.
Mr. Payne, from the committee on for
eign relations, reported a joint resolution
accepting the invitation of the Belgian
government to participate in the interna
tional exhibition at Brussels and appropri
ating $30,000 for that purpose. Passed.
The military academy appropriation bill
was reported back from the appropriation
committee and placed on the calendar.
Mr. Teller, from the committee on pat
ents, reported back the house bill to give
validity to certain patents for inventions
that were irregularly issued, being signed
by the second assistant secretary of the
interior (Hawkins) instead of the secretary
himself. Passed.
Mr. George, from the judiciary commit
tee, reported back adversely the bill to ex
tend tne time for olaims for French spoili-
atioDs. Placed on the calendar.
The conference report on the house
joint resolution for the purchase of bonds
necessary for locks and dams in the Cum
berland river was presented and agreed to.
Mr. Morrill gave notice that he would,
on Wednesday next, address the senate on
the president’s annual message, and Mr.
Coke gave a like notice for Thursday.
Among the bills introduced and re
ferred, were the following:
By Mr. Allison (by request)—Per the es
tablishment of a permanent court of arbi
tration between the United States and
Great Britain and France.
By Mr. Chandler—For the completion of
the direct tax of 186L (This bill revives
and re-enacts those sections of the act of
1861 imposing a direct tax of twenty mil
lions and provides for the collection of all
unpaid balanoes with 5 per cent interest
thereon, the states to have the privilege of
assuming their quotas, less 15 per cent
deductions. Otherwise the tax is to be
oollected from the land of individuals as
provided in the original act.)
The bill to authorize the sale to aliens of
certain mineral lands, was taken np for
consideration, and Mr. Faulkner, a mem
ber of the committee on mines and min
ing, from which the bill had been report
ed, spoke in opposition to it. He moved
an amendment, providing that where
mining claims which have been patented
are acquired by partnership, a majority of
the partners and of the trustees or direc
tors shall be citizens of the United States.
He was opposed to the bill, however, even
with that amendment attached to it.
The discussion having closed, the ques
tion was taken on Mr. Faulkner’s amend
ment and the vote was announced as yeas,
20; nays, 17. Mo quorum having voted,
the roll was called and forty-six senators
answered to their names.
Without any further vote on the bill, or
amendment, the bill was laid aside and
the “unfinished business” was taken up,
being the bill to provide for the admission
of the state of Dakota into the union, and
for the organization of the territory of
Lincon. The substitute reported from the
committee on territories to the original
bill, establishes the boundaries of the pro
posed state, and designates the remaining
portions of th6 present territory of North
Dakota (not Lincoln), with Bismarck os
the capital.
Mr. Platt, chairman of the committee
THE DAY IN WASHINGTON
early date.
the game will be played at an
Put In Paragraphs.
Montgomery, Ala., April 9.—Special:
Wyatt Sanders, colored, wbo murdered
Sam Whetstone, colored, in this city last
fall, was convicted in the city court to-day
and sentenced to twenty years in the peni
tentiary.
The real estate agents of this city to-day
organized the Montgomery Real Estate
association, for the protection and ad
vancement of their own interests and the
upbuilding of the city. They will publish
a monthly journal In the interest of the
city and state.
The Tailors’ union of this city went oat
on a strike to day. They qoit work this
morning, and to-night the strike was
really declared by Secretary Ryan, of
the onion. The trouble originated in
the fact that Alexander Bice, and Lilien-
thal A Gaasenheimer. merchant tailors,
have several non-union men in their
employ. The union demanded the dis
charge of the non-onion tailors. The firm
refused to accede to the demands, and the
onion ordered a strike against them.
■ The union men have quit work, and some
of them left the city to-night, to seek
work elsewhere. The merchant tailors
■ay they will not discharge their noa-
an dfidthfoilyh° h * ve 8erv « d them long
On ’Change.
New York, April 9.—The transactions
Cotton Futures.
New York, April 9.—Hubbard, Price &
Co. say: Our cotton market for certifi
cates responded very willingly to Liver
pool, and the opening prices showed an
improvement of four points against Satur
day, with very light fluctuations. We
close at a net gain of about five points.
It was a very narrow market all day. and
an almost[entire absence of orders left busi
ness in the hands of the ring scalpers.
We noticed some covering of near months,
while some selling of July and August at
about the top figures of the day, gave us
small reactions. The sensitiveness of the
market is at once shown by the effect of
legitimate orders. A few hundred bales
either way established new quotations.
Spots are dull and steady; middling,
9 13-16o.
Tli© Pistol Drought Into Play.*
Chicago, April 9.—At 7 o’clock to night
a “Q” engine manned by new men was ap
proaching the city over the Western In
diana tracks from the southwest at Forty -
seventh street. A crowd threw stones
through the cab window when Charles
Sommers, one of the crew, drew a revol
ver, and firing it at the crowd, struck
James Boylon, a foundry man in the knee.
At Fortieth street the engine met the
same reception from another crowd, and
Sommers again brought his pistol into use.
He shot Mike Welsh, a Wabash engineer,
in the groin, wounding him fatally. An
alarm has been given to tbe police. The
engine was intercepted and Sommers
placed under arrest.
Tbe Boom In Birmingham.
Birmingham, Ala., April 9.—Special:
Last night $1800 worth of diamonds were
stolen from the residence of W. H. Wool
dridge by some unknown thief. To-day a
negro boy entered a jewelry store and
offered to sell one of the diamond rings,
worth $75, for $1. When he was closely
questioned, he became alarmed and made
a dash tor the door and escaped, leaving
the ring.
Two negroes, whose names could not be
learned, fought a duel with pocket knives
to-day, at a railroad camp ten miles from
the city. One of them was fatally stabbed
and the other escaped.
The first of the four b<g furnaces at
Ensley City made a successful run last
night, and the other three will go in blast
before M.y 1.
Two Trains Collide.
Rome, Ga., April 9.—Special: This morn
ing at 8 o’clock an ugly wreck occurred on
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroad,eight miles sooth of Rome, on tae
Georgia division. Two freight trains, at
foil speed, collided, smashing nineteen
cars and two engines. No person was se
riously injured. The engineers and fire
men jumped into tbe creek below. The
wreck has just been cleared. Passenger
trains were delayed all day, bnt the pas
sengers were transferred. The engines
were stove into each other, and the freight
cars are in splinters. A wrecking train
and a full crew of hands worked hard all
day to clear the wreck.
The River Overflows.
St. Peter, Minn., April 9.—The Minne
sota river broke over tits banks yesterday
and is flooding the bottom lands east of
the city. Everything for miles has been
submerged. No serious damage has been
done thos far except to a long bridge lead
ing to the Omaha depot. The river is
nearly over the Omaha traoks, and is
within two feet of the high water mark
reached in 1881. The ioe has moved out
and is reported gorged a few miles down
the river.
Dv strayed by Fire.
Havana, April 9. — Advices from
state that the crops of cane
fields, and all the houses of the Dolores
estate, have been horned. The fire spread
to three adjoining estates—the Diana, the
Andrea, and the Santana—destroying n
large quantity of cane and killing a lsige
number of cattle. Sen or Galindez, a
wealthy merchant, hsa been kidnapped at
’» Rcta, by bandits. It is
hk estate in Santa Beta, by banditsT ~ It
reported that two planters have been kid
napped at Remedios.
on territories, said that the bill was one of
four which had been reported by the
committee on territories for the admis
sion of new states. It provided for the
admission of the southern part of Dakota
under a constitution already formed.
Three bil’B were acts for the territories of
Washington, Montana and the northern
portion of Dakota.. Suggestions, he said,
had been made against the use of the
names of North Dakota and South Dakota.
The conditions were such that the name
of Dakota conld not be taken away from
either portion of the territo; y without in
justice and without doing violence to the
feelings and wishes of, he believed, every
inhabitant in the territory. To give some
other name than Dakota to a portion of
the territory would be something like the
authorities of a town going into a family
and insisting on giving to its members
other names than those they had secured
from their parents. It would be as unjust
as to attempt to change the name of North
Carolina or South Carolina. The proposed
state of South Dakota had a population
of 400,000, and he thought that they had a
right to be admitted as a state in time to
participate in the next presidential elec
tion.
The present territory, Mr. Platt said, was
too large for one state. It was 430 miles
long from north to south and 400 miles
wide from east to west. It was very much
larger that England, Ireland, Scotland and
Wales, and (aside from its non-commercial
qualities) capable of sustaining as huge a
population. The area of these oout> tries
amounted to 122,000 square miles; that of
Dakota 149,000. It was as large, practi
cally, as the states of New York, Pennsyl
vania, New Jersey, Maryland and
Virginia combine!; as large as all New
England, New York and New Jersey;
larger than Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois
combined. The proposed state of south
Dakota would be 77,000 square miles, and
that was certainly large enough for an
agricultural state. - As to the suggestion
made at the last session, that the cutting
np of territories into numerous states
wonld convert the senate into a mob, he
replied that it was better that tbe senate
should be so enlarged as to represent the
popular will and to ieel the popular pulse,
than that a state should be admitted so
large as to have an abnormally large rep
resentation in the bouse of representa
tives. Mr. Butler obtained the floor,
and the bill went over till to-morrow.
A message from the president relative
to the purchase of lands in Florida, on
which to locate the Seminole Indians, was
presented, and referred to the committee
on Indian affairs.
An executive session was held and the
senate then adjourned.
In tbe House.
Washington, April 9.—A demand tor
the regular order from Mr. Reed of
Maine, opened the six day’s contest over
the direct tax bill when the house met
this morning at 11:45 in continuation of
the session of Wednesday lost. The
speaker stated the regular order to be a
vote upon the motion submitted by Mr.
E. B. Taylor of Ohio, that the house go
into committee of the whole upon the di
rect tax bill.
Thereupon Mr. Breckinridge of Arkan
sas, and Mr. Weaver of Iowa made dila
tory motions, and the first roll call of the
calendar was proceeded with.
Until 2:30 the clerk continued to call the
roll npon various dilatory motions sub
mitted. At that hour the house was with
out a quorum, and Mr. Weaver moved an
adjournment. Some interest was shown in
this vote, as it wonld develop the strength
of the opposition to the measure, and dis
close whether there was any sign of weak
ening on either side of the controversy.
The mot on was defeated—yeas 80, nays
156—there being practically no change in
the relative strength. A call of the boose
was then ordered.
Then followed boors of absolute stagna
tion of all business of any character. Even
the familiar voice of the reading clerk was
silent, and the house proceeded with
proper dilligence to do nothing. About 6
o’clock Mr. Oates asked unanimous con
sent to have a resolution read for informa
tion, bnt he was promptly met with ob
jections from the republican side. Follow
ing is the text of the resolution:
Whereas, It is alleged by persons of
veracity that there are a huge number of
attorneys, lobbyists, claim agents and state
agents, who are using every means within
their dower to secure the passage of sen
ate bill No. 139, which is now under con
sideration in this boose; and,
Whereas. It is alleged that millions of
money which would be appropriated by
this bill, if it should became a
law, will, under existing c
pass into the bands of said lawy
of seven members of the .house. be ap
pointed by the speaker, whose duties it
shall be to investigate said allegations and
rascertain and report to the house within
thirty days what contracts or agreements
may exist between any attorneys, lobby
ists, claim agents or state agents and bene
ficiaries under the aforesaid bill. That
such committee have P°wvr to send for
persons and papers and administer oaths,
and that further consideration of the bill,
with its existing statues, b« postponed on-
til such committee reports.
Subsequently Mr. Wheeler asked con
sent to offer a resolution for the appoint
ment of a committee to ascertain what
amount of the sum propoetd to be paid
out will inure to the benefit of the people,
and how much is to be paid to claim
agents. Objection was made.
At 7:30 the sergeant-at-arms appeared
and reported that oat of twenty-five mem
bers absent without leave, twenty were
out of the city, and the other five could,
not be found. He was dfrected to con
tinue his search. .
Colonel Oates’ Reasons.
Washington, April 9-—Colonel Oates,
who has taken a leading part in the fight
against the direct tax bill, makes the fol
lowing statement of the Reasons which
influence the opponents of the bill in
their conduct in opposing its considers-
tion.
1. Th6 action of the committee on rales
on Monday last, iu presenting to the house
resolutions srigslrf days for the consid
eration of bills reported from the commit
tees, is which it required that senate bill
139 (direct tax) should be considered and
disposed of before any other measure re
ported by the judiciary ooaamittee should
receive consideration, was unprecedented.
In no other instance was such action ever
taken by the committee on rales, and
while I do not like to question the motive
of any one, yet, this actio® was so extra
ordinary as to induce the belief in tbe
minds of many persons opposed to the
bill, that there was a fixed purpose in
thos placing it in the front of all
other business, with a- view to forcing
its passage. The bill Js of republican or
igin, and is believed to be the pioneer of
many others, constituting a scheme to re
vive wpr olaims, and thereby deplete the
treasury of Its surplus, and to diminish the
pro tanto force or the otherwise unanswer
able argument which that surplus pre
sents in favor of a reduction of the tariff
duties and other war taxes, which are at
this time so unnecessarily burdensome to
the ^people and detrimental to the general
2. We deny that congress has any
power or right to appropriate money
from the treasury for distribution among
the states and territories, and such a
thing has never been done, and there is
no precedent for it in the whole
history of congressional legislation. The
only time it was ever attempted was in
1836 and it was then abandoned as uncon
stitutional, and recourse was had to the
loan act of that date.
3. The passage of thif bill wonld be
tantamount to legislative declaration that
there is no limit or constitutional prohibi
tion on congress In the matter of the ap
propriation of public money; that tne
power of congress is unlimited and dis
cretionary. It would oe an usurpation
tending to sap the foundation of the re
public and violative of the fundamental
principles of the democratic party.
4. If congress had the right which the
advocates of the bill assert, to
re-imburse and repay the states and
people, money fcwfaUy collected
in the way of taxation, it necessarily im
plies the right to levy and collect taxes in
either of the forms afforded by the consti
tution for the purpose of raising money
with which to make snch re-imbursement
and repayment. The doctrine is both ab
oard and dangerous.
5. The bill is neither equitable nor jast
to those who actually paid out the taxes,
because it provides for tbe distribution of
the money to the state* and territories,
equal to Use —„.*■** ** in ^ mamberaof this court, who nsmrrntrid
each, regardless of the shifting of popu- w ith him in the performanceof Us
pass into tne nanas or said lawyers, lob
byists, claim agents and state agents; there
fore,
Resolved, That a committee, to consist
lation during the last twenty-seven years.
6. This bill has provoked an agitation in
favor of refunding the cotton tax, but no
bill has been brought forward and pressed
for that purpose. I gave notice (which I
do not recall) that if this bill is to be
passed, I will at the proper time offer that
amendment. We could at any time since
the consideration of this bill began, have
allowed it to proceed to a point in the
committee of the whole when we might
have offered any amendment we saw
proper, but our opposition to the bill is
snch that no amendment which can be
adopted, except it be to strike out the en
acting clause, can make it acceptable to
us. This bill is not before the
house according to its rules,
and in the usual course of procedure.
It has not been reached in its order on the
calendar, but has, by an unusual report
from the committee on rules, been placed
before all other business. In matters in
volving such vital principles of constitu
tional government as this bill involves,
and in which the people are ten-fold more
deeply interested than in the distribution
among the states oi any amount of money
from the federal treasury, we feel that it
is our duty, though iu the minority, to re
sort to every legislative meins which the
house allows.
At a few minutes before 9 o’clock,
further proceedings under the call were
dispensed with, and Mr. T. J. Campbell of
New York, moved as an amendment to
two pending motions, for a short recess—
that the house take a recess until 11:45 to
morrow morning. In order to prevent a
vote being taken on this proposition, Mr.
Breckinridge of Arkansas, irevived the
tactics he had resorted to a few days ago,
and moved that Mr. McKinney of New
Hampshire, be excused from voting.
Mr. Burrows objected on a point of
order, that it was not competent for one
member to move that another be excused.
Mr. Dibble contended that the privilege
of a member to be excused was defensive
in its nature, and could not be in order
unless some process was
against a member to cam pel h
disobedience to which would put him in
contempt.
The speaker pro tern (Mr. Hatch of Mis
souri.) said he had no hesitation in decid
ing the point of order, which had so re
cently been decided by Speaker Carlisle.
Mr. E. B. Taylor of Ohio, appealed from
the decision, pending which Mr. Breckin
ridge of Kentucky, moved to adjourn.
Mr. Weaver of Iowa, moved that when
the house adjourn it be to meet Wednes
day next, and Mr. Breckinridge of Arkan
sas, that when it adjourn it be till Thurs
day.
The first amusement of the evening was
afforded by Mr. Symes of Colorado, who,
rising to a parliamentary inquiry, queried
why it was that the time of the house
could be frittered away; but at this point
he was cut short in his question by snoots
of “Louder!” which continued for several
minutes, every pause in the uproar being
taken advantage of by Mr. Byrnes with his
persistent inquiry: “Wny is it that you
can fritter away the time of the house?”
He was not permitted to conclude his
question in peace, but above the shouts of
laughter and “Louder!” his voice was
heard to demand “Why time shonld be
frittered sway in an attempt to excuse
members from voting, when there was no
rale of the house requiring him to do so?”
At 10:15, while dilator? motions were
piled up one on another in great variety,
Mr. E. B. Taylor asked unanimous consent,
in the interest of good nature and good
health, that the house take a recess till
11:45 to-morrow.
The speaker pro tern put the request,
and after a short pause declared it granted,
bringing down his gavel just as Mr. Breck
inridge of Arkansas sprang to bis feet
with an objection, which came one second
too late. A recess was, therefore, taken.
A Big Failure.
Chicago, April 9.—A special from Hart-
land, Kansas, says: J. D. Allen A Bros.,
large land and cattle owners here, have
failed. The liabilities are $100,000.
Destroyed by Fire.
Lynchburg, Vo., April 9.—A Bristol,
Tennessee, special to the Advance, says
the large plaining and manufacturing mills
owned by Buffum A Co., have been com
pletely destroyed by fire. The loss is $25,-
000; insurance, $5000. Three box cars of
the Norfolk and Western railroad, were
also burned.
A School House Burned.
Terse Haute, Ind.. April 9.—The state
normal school building was burned to the
ground this morning. Therewas.no loss
of life and not a dollar of insurance. The
building oost $189/100. It hath 800 pupils,
most onffhom saved their personal effects.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE UNITED STATES
SUPREME COURT YESTERDAY.
Resolutions on th© Death of the Chief
Justice—A General Bill for the For
feiture of Public Lands to be
Adopted—About Pensions.
Washington, April 9.—In the United
States supreme court to-day the case of
the United States vs. the Bell Telephone
company was advanced and set for a hear
ing on the second day of the next term.
This is the case brought against the Bell
company in Ohio by Attorney-General
Garland, and which has excited consider
able interest through the country.
The case of the East Tennessee Viiginia
and Georgia railroad company vs. the
Southern Telegraph company was dis
missed.
The supreme court to-day rmdtno
opinion In the case of Wm. L. Powell
vs. the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
commonly known as the oleomargarine
casejn the Oil City supreme court of Penn
sylvania. This case brings up for review
the judgment of the supreme coart of
Pennsylvania, sustaining the validity of
the statute of that commonwealth making
it unlawful for any person to manufacture,
sell, or offer for sale, any imitation of but
ter or cheese, or article designed to take
the place of these articles, produced from
any compound other than unadulterated
mi:k or cream. The plaintiff was con
victed of a violation of this statute
and took an appeal, basing it
on tbe ground that tbe statute was
in violation of the fourteenth amendment
to the constitution, and the article sold
was a new invention not deleterious to
the public health. This court holds it Is
entirely within the policy and power of
the state to protect the public health, and
that tbe questions whether the manufac
ture of oleomargerine is or may be pop-
ducted in such a way as to involve such
danger to the public health as to require a
suppression of business, rather than its
regulation, are questions of facts and of
public policy, which belong to the legisla
tive department to determine. If all that
can be said of this legislation
is that it is unwise and necessarily
oppressive, their appeal must hie
to the legislature or to tne ballot-box, not
to the judiciary. The court also says it
cannot assent to the argument that if this
statute is sustained that nothing stands in
the way of the destruction by the legisla
tive department of the constitutional guar
antee of liberty. The proper answer to
this argument, it holds, is that the judi
ciary department is bound not to give
effect to statuary enactments that are
plainly forbidden by the constitution.
The statute is held to be constitutional for
the reason that the same penalties and
burdens are imposed on all persons en
gaged in the same business. Judgment
affirmed. Opinion by Justice Harlan;
Justice Field dissenting.
In case No. 1,401, Nashville Chattanooga
and St. Lonis railroad, plaintiff in error,
vs. the state of Alabama; motion to ad
vance granted, and the cause assigned for
argument on the second day of the next
term.
Attorney-General Garland presented to
the court the resolutions recently adopted
at a meeting of the bar and officers of the
court, expressive of their regret at the
death or Chief Justice Waite. To these
resolutions, Mr. Garland said a few words
by way of personal testimonial to one
whom he so highly esteemed, and closed
by moving that the resolutions be placed
among the records of the court. * Justice
Miller responded In a feeling manner, say
ing, in the course of his remarks: We folly
appreciate the great loss whioh the oonn-
try, the bar, and the officers of the court
have sustained by this sad event. The
blow falls, however, with more force npon
performance
functions, and who have been accustomed
to the benefit of his learning, and of his
ability in the discharge of the duties com
mon to ns all, for not only has he guided
our pathway and lighted our labor by his
experience, his skill and his practical tact,
but with an urbanity and kindliness of
heart rarely, if ever, excelled, he has
won our affections and attached us to him
self so that, while we sympathize in tbe
S ublic loss, each also feels the sorrow of
nal separation from a special friend.
Justice Miller then announced that the
court would esase to hear arguments until
May 4, next, and would adjourn for the
terra until May 14, next.
Divided on the Subject.
Washington, April 9.—A call for a
democratic caucus, to bo held to-night,
was prepared this afternoon and signed by
the requisite number of representatives,
but has not yet been announced. The ob
ject of the caucus is understood to be to
break the existing dead-lock. The oppo
nents of the direct tax bill, however, are
not satisfied with the course pursued by
certain members in preparing the call
without, they assert, offering them an op
portunity to decide upon the expediency
of holding a caucus, and the indications
are that they will defeat the purpose of
the signers of the call by continuing the
session of the house, without intermission,
through the evening.
Pension Matters.
Washington, April 9.—The house com
mittee on invalid pensions, this morning,
took final action upon tbe senate bill known
as the dependent pension bill. Some ver
bal amendments were made to the first
section relating to the claims of dependent
parents, but none of them materially
changed the effect of the section.
A substitute was adopted for the second
section, which is taa principal section of
the bill. The substitute provides a pen
sion for all persons who have served in the
military or naval service of the United
States for any period, and who have been
honorably discharged, and who are now,
or who may hereafter be, suffering from
mental or physical disability, not the re
sult of their own vicious habits, which
totally disables them from the perform
ance of manual labor, at the rate per
month of one cent for every day’s war
service. It further provides the same pen
sion for all persons who are sixty-two
years of age, or who may hereafter
become sixty-two years of age for
and during their natural lives.
Section three was amended so as to pro
vide that when the widow of any person
who had served in the war, and been hon
orably discharged, is in a condition of de
pendence, or is suffering from any disabil
ity recognized by the general pension
laws, or is sixty-two years of age, she shall
be placed npon the pension roll, at a rate
per month of one cent for every day’s war
service of her husband.
The fourth section was amended so as to
make attorneys’ fee for claims filed under
the bili $5, instead of $10« The element of
dependency placed in the grand army bill
by the senate was eliminated, so that all
soldiers are to be pensioned for their ser
vices equally, without regard to their
financial condition, and according to the
per diem idea.
The amendments were adopted by a
strict party vote, the republicans favoring
the provisions of the senate bill, so that
the amended bill may be regarded as em
bodying the democratic policy in the mat-
ter of pension legislation.
During tbe consideration of the bill Mr.
Sawyer of New York, offered an amend
ment to the snbetitnte for the second sec
tion, providing that those soldiers who
are in destitute circumstances and totally
disabled, shall be given a pension of $12 a
month.
Mr. Morrill of Kansas, offered a general
per diem pension bill as a substitute for
the amended bill. Both these amendments
were defeated by a party vote.
A General Bill to be Reported.
Washington, April 9.—The house com
mittee on public lands has instructed
Chairman Holman to report a bill declar
ing tbe forfeiture of all unearned railroad
land grants opposite those sections of roods 1
not completed within the time mentioned
in the granting acta. Four bills have al
ready been reported by the committee,
declaring forfeitures in the cases of the
Hastings and Dakota, Oregon Short
line, Northern Pacifio and Southern Pa
cific railroads. The bill agreed npon to
day is intended to cover all unearned rail
road land grants not included in those
measures, and the committee estimates
that the land recovered under all the
bills will amount to 00,000,000
acres. Grants of lands made
nnder eleven acts are proposed
to be forfeited by the general bill, as fol
lows: To Florida and Alabama in 1856; to
Alabama in 1856: to Wisconsin and Michi
gan in 1856; to Wisconsin in 1856; to Mis
sissippi in 1856; to Minnesota in 1856; to
Minnesota in 1857; to Minnesota and Iowa
In 1856; to Iowa in 1864; to Wisconsin in
1864: to Central Pacifio railroad of Califor
nia in 1866. The bill confirms the rights of
actual settlers and innocent purchasers of
forfeited lands.
The Amount Not Changed.
Washington, April 9.—The West Point
appropriation bill was reported from the
senate committee on appropriations with
out any change in the amount ($815,000)
appropriated by the bill as it came from
the house. The senate committee took
into consideration the proposition to build
the new academic building for $49,000 and
a new gymnasium for $97,000, and ap
peared to be in favor of them, but in view
of tbe charge of extravagance likely to be
brought against the committee, it con
cluded not to make the additions proposed
to the bill.
Garllsle’s Name Forged.
Washington, April 9.—An extraordi
narily large number of petitions in favor
of government telegraph were pat in the
petition box of the house to-day, or filed
upon the clerk’s desk. They were from
every section of the country, and there
were few members wbo did not hand in
half a dozen at least. Nearly all were got
ten up on printed blank forms, supposed
to have been circulated by labor organiza
tions, and Speaker Carlisle received his
fair share of petitions for presentation to
tbe house, and was somewhat surprised
in looking over one purporting to have
been circulated in his district,ito discover
his own name attached to it, although he
had never signed the paper within his
knowledge.
The Moorish Trouble Settled.
Washington, April 9.—The secretary
of state has received a cable message from
United States Consul Lewis at Tangier,
saying that the recent trouble with the
Moorish government has been satifactorily
settled. No details are given, but it is
stated at the department that the terms
are honorable to this government.
Tangiers, April 9.—An agreement was
signed to day by the Moorish minister of
foreign affairs and Lewis, American con
sul, referring the dispute between the
United States and Morocco to arbitration.
The United States steamer Lancaster,
which was expected here, sailed from
Gibraltar to-day for Vila Franca.
THE POPE TO THE PRESIDENT.
He Sends a Letter of Thanks for the Copy
of the Constitution.
Baltimore, Md., April 9.<~A special to
the Sun from Washington says: “Pope
Leo has sent a letter of a most cordial
character to President Cleveland, thank
ing him for the present of a copy of the
constitution of the United States, sent by
Cleveland to the pontiff on the occasion of
the latter’s sacerdotal jubilee last January.
The communication was handed to the
president this morning by Cardinal
Gibbons of Baltimore, who made a special
call at the white house for that purpose.
The cardinal arrived in this city on Satur
day on an especial visit. To-day he visited
the executive mansion and surprised the
president by the presentation of the com
munication of the pope. The epistle was
in Latin. The contents were read and
translated by the cardinal for the presi
dent. In it the pope speaks of the great
distinction of receiving from the ruler of a
free people a gift which He had never ex
pected to be sent him, and expresses his
approval of the appropriateness of the
volume as .a present. Exceedingly
FROM FOREIGN SHORES.
complimentary allusions are made
;he president of the United States. In
to tc
conclusion the pope renews the assurance
of his thanks to Cleveland, wishes
him peace
and prosperity, aid prays
■ the American people and their coun
try, the perpetuation of their instituions
of literary and tbe plentitude of God’s
favor. The letter from Pope Leo arrived
a few days ago from Rome, and was re
ceived by Cardinal Gibbons, to whom it
was sent along with other communica
tions.
SHOPPING FOR A LIVING.
The Professional 'Woman Who Fills Orders
on Commission.
Verily, the New York woman of to-day
is rapidly multiplying her means of inde
pendent and honorable livelihood. The
other day, in the throng of a great up
town dry goods establishment, I encoun
tered the manager at a moment when one
eye was bent severely on business, while
the other followed with an admiring
S tance the graceful and handsomely attired
gure of a lady who had just swept by.
Instinctively my mind revered to the ever-
E resent shop-lifter, and I asked whether
e contemplated having this particular
lady searched.
“Searched!” he ejaculated. “Why, she
isn’t a thief. She’s a shopper.”
“So are they all —ail shoppers, are they
not?”
“You don’t understand. She’s a profes
sional shopper—buys on on commission for
people who live at a distance and can’t
get to the city. There are thousands of
women who are willing to pay a slight
advance in order to receive their goods
from New York, because it sounds well
among their friends and they’re always
sure of being correct as to style.”
“But how dare they trust a stranger?”
“Why, my dear sir, it’s a regular busi
ness. 1 suppose there are at least fifi y pro
fessional snoppers in this city. They ad
vertise in many out-of-town papers, and
send their personal circulars broadcast
among a good class of people in other
cities. They give first-class references as
to ability and character, and that’s enough.
Take that woman wbo just passed, for in
stance. If a lady in Massachusetts, Geor-
or Kentucky writes to this house about
NEWS OF THE DAY FROM ACROS8 THE
DEEP BLUE SEA.
A Great Deal More About the Proposed
Marriage—Tbe Boulanger Boom la
Franco—Tbe Emperor and Bis
marck— Other News.
Berlin, April 9.—It is stated to-day that
Prince Bismarck has abandoned his oppo
sition to the marriage of Prince Alexander
of Battenberg and Princess Victoria, hav
ing gained gained certain other conces
sions, and that all differences between the
emperor and Prince Bismarck are now set
tled.
The National Zeitung, in an article on
the crisis arising from the proposed mar
riage of Prince Alexander and the Princess
Victoria, says: “It is certain that the
chancellor has so far overcome all difficul
ties. It is equally certain that he will re
tire from office it they recur without his
being able to surmount them.”
Referring to the intended promotion of
Prince Alexander to the rank
of general, the National Zeitung
says the prince was formerly lieutenant
in the Prussian. army. It makes
no difference that, when prince of Bulga
ria, he was honored with the title of gen
eral. The bravery and military skill whioh
the prince showed in the Servo-Bulgaria
war do not suffice to secure his promotion
in Prussia from the grade of lieutenant to
to that of general.”
The Empress Victoria and the Princess
Victoria, Sophia and Margaret, this
morning started for Posen to inquire as to
the condition of the sufferers by the floods.
The governor of Posen met the empress at
Kreuz. Burgomaster Mueller received
the empress at Posen station and presented
to her the leading officials of the deputa
tion and relief committee officers of the
second hussars. Archbishop Pinder and
a number of Protestant and Catholic clergy
were also present. The road from the
station to the town was lined with trade
guilds, carrying flags and emblems
of the Landwehr associations and
school children. The empress drove
slowly and was incessantly cheered by the
people. She first visited the asylum, a
large school house, where the helpless are
temporarily lodged, and then went to the
governor’s house, where she took lunch.
Addressing Councillor Jacobs, tbe empress
said: “I commission you to express to all
taking a helpful part in the present dan
ger,the thanks of the emperor and myself.
The calamity that has beralleu you arouses
our deepest sympathy, and we hope to
alleviate your sufferings as liar as human
help can alleviate them.” Speaking at
Klizing, the empress said: “The old
steadfastness of the people of Mark has
once more been tried aDd proved. The
emperor is especially thankful for their
conduct.”
The empress returned to Berlin this
evening. The political crisis will proba
bly become acute again shortly. The em
press is determined to prevail, even if Bis
marck has to Design.
In Chamberlain’s Honor.
London, April 9.—Earl Granville pre
sided at a banquet given to-night in honor
of Chamberlain. Many members of the
house of lords and house of commons, in
cluding Lords Harrington and Childers,
were present. Earl Granville, in propos
ing the toast of the evening, said he was
glad to be able to congratulate Chamber
lain on the result of his mission. His
(Granville’s) strongest political conviction
had always been the importance of main
taining good relations between Great
Britain and America.
Mr. Chamberluin npon rising to reply,
was loudly cheered. He thanked the com
pany for the warmth of their reception of
the toast in his honor, and said he ap
preciated folly the unique character of the
gathering. He was glad to see so many of
his old colleagues, from whom he had
been temporarily dis-sociated. He gath
ered from them, personal regards and good
will, and second, that every English
man worthy of tbe name, sympathized
with the objects of his recent mission.
He said it was carious to look back to the
sincere opinions expressed by statesmen
and writers at the rime of the cruel war
and note their fears lest America should
become a great and aggressive power,
dangerous to the peace of the world. It
was ludicrous to contrast the results as
they knew them with the fears of those
too timid politicians; and as to the intro
duction of American institutions into this
country, they all knew America had de
veloped a conservatism which must be
tbe envy of many people in Great Britain.
He spoke strongly in favor of a confedera
tion of the colonies, and again expressed
his hope that the fisheries treaty would be
ratified.
The Story Denied.
London, April 9.—The story that has
gone abroad to the effect that Bismarck
was displeased at the presence of the em
press at his first two official conferences
with the emperor, is declared to be untrue.
Bismarck has himself related the circum
stances of the first visit subtantially as fol
lows: The emperor was asleep, and the
empress requested him to be kind enough
to remain a short time with her. After a
half hour’s most friendly conversation, the
empress awoke her husband, conducted
Bismarck to him and left them alone to
gether. An address has been prepared for
public signature in Leyssie, expressing the
earnest wish of the people that Bismarck
shall not retire, and also confidence that
the emperor will find means to avoid such
an irreparable loss to Germany.
Boulanger Writes a Letter.
Paris, April 9.—Boulanger hns wr tten
a letter to an elector of Dordogne, in
which, after expressing thanks for his elec
tion by the people of that department, he
says: “Every one will perceive that it is
no question here of any one man, but of
the country’s dignity, and in future it will
:.e known that Dordogne is not disposed
to allow itself to be confiscated by a parlia
ment, whose sterility and impotence would
end by making the republic almock to Eu
rope. Your vote confirms the ne
cessity of a dissolution of parlia
ment and a revision of the constitution,
Universal suffrage is our master. It is in
tolerable that discredited politicians
should presume to make it their servant.
The effect produced by tbe election is im
mense. I did not solicit your suffrage. I
have accepted the candidacy for Nord. On
Sunday Dext the votes of Nord will be
added to yours in fresh and significant pro
test in favor of the national republican
policy. The hour has come when all
Frenchmen, without distinction, should
entirely pursue one sole idea, one sole aim,
the greatness of their country.”
Affairs in France.
Paris, April 9.—In the election yester
day to fill the vacancy in the chamber of
j deputies from the department of Dor-
doque, Gen. Boulanger was chosen. He
gia c
her, we recommend her, of course. Why?
Because we know she’s all right, and be
cause her purchases foot up very hand
somely every month—the tribute’s mutual,
don’t you see?”
Some of these shoppers make as much
money as any salesman in an ordinary re
tail house. They receive a discount from
the firm, and add a commission to their
customer’s bill. Thus they dig the gold
ditch at either end; but as they are blessed
with brains aud taste above the average
why shouldn’t they?—New York Mail and
Express.
Cross and White.
Raleigh, N. C., April 9.-Cross and
White, the absconding president and
cashier of the State National bank, were
brought back to Raleigh this morning
from Canada. Bail is fixed at $15,000
each, and while it seems that White can
give bail, some difficulty is found in get
ting bail for Cross. White says he will
not be bailed unless Cross can also find
bondsmen.
Mr. Clemson’s Will. _ _
Charleston, S. C., April 9. — Hon. received 59,500 votes, against 35,750 for M.
Thomas G. Clemson, son-in-law of John C. <»»»»»«*.■«•■* m -
Calhoun, who d.ed at Fort Hill, the former
residence of Mr. Calhoun, on Friday night
last, was buried at Pendleton yesterday.
His will provides handsomely for his
grand-danghter, and leaves Fort Hill and
a handsome endowment to th e state, for
the establishment of an institute for
agricultural education.
Going by the Thousands.
New York, April 9.—At a meeting of
the Tammany committee of twenty-five
to-day, it was announced that about twelve
hundred Tammanyites would probably at
tend the St. Louis convention. At a meet
ing of the sub-committee of the county
demooracy, it was stated that one thousand
followers of that organization had an
nounced their intention of attending the
convention.
The Rate War Ended.
Chicago, April 9.—The Burlington road
has restored the rates on freight, and to
all intents and. purposes this means an end
to the rate freight war. The rates on grain
will be restored April 16.
Family Pride.
Clerjourie, opportunist candidate. The
result was unexpected, and has increased
the uneasiness of the conservitives, who
declare that the Boulangist movement is
a public danger, and urgent measure] are
demanded to check it. The Bonapaitists
assert that the result in Dordoque proves
that the country demands the dissolution
of the chamber of deputies, and a revision
of the constitution. Gen. Boulanger re
fused to contest the seat for the depart
ment of Dordoque, but his friends for
warded his candidacy.
Templar Acquitted.
London, April 9.—Trial by court mar
tial of Maj. Templar, of the Seventh Rifles,
who was charged with divulgmg army
secrets, has resulted in an honorable ac
quittal of the accused.
Returns issued by the board of trade
show that during the month of March im
ports decreased £280,000 and that exports
increased £50,000.
A New Loan.
London, April 9.—In the house of com
mons this evening, Sir James Ferguson,
parliamentary secretary of the foreign
office, stated that the new loan, amount
ing to ten millions, had been made by the
Grocer—You say that your wife, Uncle 1 Egyptian government. This loan, he said,
Rastas, supports the family by taking in j wonld neither take p.-ecedenceof nor have
washing. 1 - - - -
Uncle Rastas—Yes, Bah.
Grocer—Well, don’t you feel a little
ashamed at times?
Uncle East us—’.Shamed? No, sah; dere’s
nothin’ degradin’ ’bout takin’ in washin’.
Ise proud ob de ole ’ooman.—New York
Son.
any effect on the loans previously made.
The honse adopted the budget pro
posals.
Killed by a Tornado.
London, April 9.—Forty persons were
killed and about 500 injured by the tornado
at Doc la, India, on Saturday last.