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DAILY ENQUIRER-SUN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 2,1890.
BLAZERS.
We are now showing a choice lot of these popular gar
ments; also a full line of Flannels suitable to make them.
I. Y. W. T. B. G. F. Y. M.
Means if you want the best goods for your money, be sure to
see us before buying.
IS emu ants of Black Goods,
Remnants of Colored Goods,
Remnants of White Goods,
Remnants of Ribbons,
Remnants of Laces,
Remnants of Table Linens,
All lo be closed out for what they will bring.
Millinery! New! Fresh!
Yesterday’s Express brought us a choice selection of the
latest shapes in Straw Hats, and many Novelties in Ribbons,
Silk Mulls, Nets, etc. We are determined to keep our stock
constantly replenished with all the new and choice Millinery.
Trunks, Trunks, Trunks.
A select lot of square top canvas covered Trunks just
received, and we are willing to sell them.
J. A. KIRVEN & CO.
DOWN GO PRICES!
Our buyer in New York expresses us daily
some line of goods bought at 50 to 75c on
the dollar, with ii s'ructions to give our pat
rons full benefit of the close prices. His last
deal was made on 15 dozen
Oxford Negligee Shirts,
(tissue weight.) sold everywhere for $2.50
each. Our price $L 50 long as they last.
See the 10 dozen Ladies’ and Boy s’ Sailor
Hats retailed at $L 50 and $2.00; our price
75c and $1 00.
lie will make things lively for the next
mon'h, and will have an eye to getting the
Fall Stock shaped up during his slay.
Don't forget we are lieadq carters on Men’s
Fine Shoes. A1 o have about 50 of those
Odd Suits in light colors, worth $15 to $20;
our price $12.50 to close.
Chancellor & Pearce.
OPELIKA’S BUDGET.
GOSSIP FROM SEALE.
AN EXCELLENT TOSTOFFICK—POLITICAL
ANI) OTHEr. NOTES.
Opelika, August 1.—[Special.]—With
(’apt. I). B. Smith, postmaster, Miss Ida
B. Smith, assistant postmaster and money
order clerk, and Mr. Arthur G. Smith, reg
ister and mail clerk, the postollice in
Opelika is under excellent management,
and the people of Lee county are fortunate
in having their mails entrusted to such re
liable hands. Miss Ida fills her duties to
the Queen’s taste. She is accommodating
and courteous and ever ready to make any
reasonable sacrifice for the welfare of the
public. As a model young lady in every
respect, she has no superiors. Iler duties
are always pleasant, as she possesses the
happy faculty of overcoming any and all
obstacles. Arthur G. Smith is certainly
“one of the boys,” being ever ready to do
you a favor and always making friends,
lie is one of the most efficient young post-
office clerks in the service.
Postmaster Smith is a model postmaster.
He keeps everything in tip top shape, and
the postotlice presents an appearance, both
outside and in, that might well be termed
“a thing of beauty.” For some time past
complaints have been sent to the Postollice
Department against him. By whom lam
unable to say. This much, however, I do
know, if Opelika is to have a Republican
postmaster, by all means the present in
cumbent is the man for the place. Mr.
Smith is a Republican from principle, and
has the respect and good will of the people
of Lee county. He was a Union soldier
and is today a straiglitout Republican, but
has conducted himself in such a manner
as entitles him to the good opinion of those
with whom he comes in contact, lie says
that if a Republican is not respected in
the South it is his own fault. Inspectors
Hooten and Carnes were in the eity on
business this week. While here they in
spected the Opelika postoffice at the solici
tation of Postmaster Smith. \Vhat their
report will be is not, of course known, but
I feel confident in saying it will be the
best possible. Dal Smith is making Ope
lika a good postmaster, the sayings of his
personal enemies to the contrary.
The secretary of the East Alabama Fair
Association is constantly receiving letters
of inquiry from all over the county in re
gard to the exposition this fall. Great
preparations are being made, and the show
promises to indeed be a hummer. One
hundred and eight days more and the gates
swing ajar.
Hons. A. J. Sauiford, II. Clay Arm
strong, Augustus Barnes and other distin
guished Democratic speakers will address
the people in Plienix City on tomorrow,
Saturday, night. Let a large audience
greet these advocates of true Democratic
principles.
Monday is election day. Have you de-
•eided for whom you will cast your ballot?
Remember it is your duty, as a white man,
do cast your ballot for the nominees of the
Democratic party. You owe this duty to
your wives and children.
Vote her straight, without a scratch.
That is Democracy.
Put your shoulder to the wheel and push
Democratic principles one step higher.
Democracy’s fame must float to the breeze
on Monday next. Do your duty and the
rest is easy.
Watermelons are increasing in price and
decreasing in quantity.
Crops of every description look well
throughout the county.
Cast your vote for Democracy and white
supremacy on Monday.
RICE AND COTTON CROPS DESTROYED.
Cairo, August 1.—Nine thousand acres
of rice and cotton land in the Province of
Gerbich have been covered with an over
flow of salt water, and the growing crops
thereon have been destroyed.
A RITDOET OF INTEREST I NO AND NEWSY
NOTES.
Seale, Ala., August 1.—[Special.]—
The first peaches which have been for sale
here this season, that is, which I have
seen, were sold here last Saturday at 20
cents per dozen, and only a small lot at
that.
The merchants are getting in bagging
now for the cotton which will soon lie
coming on. In all that I have seen, not
one roll of white cotton bagging was visi
ble—all jute. Hope the farmers have de
cided in favor of the jute altogether.
Yesterday was the day of the big farm
ers’ Alliance picnic near Uchee, and quite
a number of persons went from Seale to
enjoy the meeting and barbecue. Parties
from Jernigan, Oswichee, Loflin, and the
country below Villula, passed through en
route to the same place.
The veterans went to Union Springs to
attend the political meeting ami vet’s re
union. Messrs. P. A. Greene, H. B. Perry,
E. II. Glenn and others from surrounding
country attended.
Our people seem to be possessed of a
spirit of moving. Mr. T. H. Beauchamp,
who has been keeping books for Hlrsch
Bros, for some years, will move to Ozark
to go in business at that place, taking a
position in the new bank there. He and
family will leave this afternoon.
Mr. Carey Thornton, Jr., of Columbus,
will take the place made vacant at Hirsch
Bros., and will board at the Henry House.
He and Mrs. Thornton are expected soon.
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Benton will soon
move into the house lately occupied by
Mr. Beauchamp and will go to keeping
house.
The “Gordon” place, on the hill, will
be vacant next week. Mr. W. N. Martin
and family will go back to Villula and
occupy the house in which Rev. J. W.
Solomon used to live. We are sorry to lose
these good citizens, but hope others will
come in.
The question of a school teacher has not
been decided yet.
A party consisting of Mr. and Mrs.Thos.
Dudley, of this place, Mr. and Mrs. Homer
Dudley, of Union Springs, and Mr. and
Mrs. Jno. Rosenstihl, oi Birmingham,have
been camping at Dudley’s mill for several
days Ashing and rusticating generally.
Mr. H. M. Thomas was in Seale a day or
two last week. Mrs. Thomas and baby are
still at the Henry House.
Mrs. Blackstoek and children, of near
Oswichee, visited Mrs. D. B. Mitchell this
week.
Dr. Buck, who has discovered a painless
process of tooth-pulling, is at the Henry
House today.
The rains have ceased and weather now
clear and bright. Today promises to be
very hot. The clear weather was badly
needed.
PEACE REIGNS SUPREME.
NO MORE TROUBLE LOOKED FOR BETWEEN
THE FORCES.
LaLibeiitad, San Salvador (via Galves
ton), August 1.—Communication with the
interior of San Salvador has been restored.
Advices from the capital of the Republic
state that Gen. Antonio Ezeta was ordered
from the frontier with 2,000 men immedi
ately upon the outbreak of the revolt
headed by Gen. Rivas. Gen. Ezeta hast
ened with all speed to the capital. Gen.
Rivas' forces had captured the artillery
barracks, but the few troops in charge had
fought desperately before they surrendered.
The Indians then pillaged several houses
and a panic ensued. The Rivas forces were
finally defeated and peace restored. It is
stated that Guatemala has withdrawn her
forces from the frontier and that all is
quiet. At present there is no telegraphic
Communication with Guatemala.
A HANDSHAKING TIME.
TURNER IS WARMLY CONGRATU
LATED ON HIS SUCCESS.
BLAIR CALLS FOB THE PREVIOUS QUES
TION—THE FORCE BILL NOT MODI
FIED—BLAINE AND HABBISON.
BULLOCK’S CHANCES.
Washington, August 1.—[Special.]—
Mr. Turner, of Georgia, enfolded in a large
white waistcoat and an unmistakably
happy smile, answered to roll call in the
House today. A number of the members
called over and took him by the hand, to
know if he was really in the flesh or a
political cadaver. Among others who said
a nice word to Mr. Turner was Justice
Lamar, who added a regret that Mr.
Grimes had been defeated.
TARDY REPUBLICAN SENATORS.
The Senate rule to meet at 10 o’clock
a. m. has proven to be a two-edged sword.
Very few Republicans got in on time to
day. Senator Sherman, who offered the
rule, was late, and was twitted for his tar
diness by Senator Gorman.
THE PREVIOUS QUESTION IN THE SENATE.
The tariff bill fills 149 pages, and less
than a dozen pages have been disposed of,
although the Senate has been talking about
it for a week. The sugar schedule is on
page 51, being preceded by the wood, met
als and earthenware schedules, all of which
will excite debate. Seeing how endless
the debate will be, Senator Blair today in
troduced a resolution providing for calling
the previous question, but it went over
under an objection from Mr. Yoorhees.
Blair said that he had gone into a calcula
tion, and at the rate the Senate was trav
eling it would take four and four and a
half months to dispose of the tariff bill
alone. His resolution will come up by
right tomorrow.
BLAINE WEARIES HARRISON.
Harrison, Blaine and Wanamaker will
meet at (Jape May tomorrow by appoint
ment. The President is said to be greatly
worried at the way Blaine has been writ
ing and talking about tariff reciprocity,
and it is even hinted that the offending
minister will be asked to retire from the
cabinet unless he can be quieted. The out
come of the conference is looked for with
a deal of interest.
THE SEAT STEALING COMMITTEE.
The Republicans of the elections com
mittee have determined to declare the Ar
kansas seat, held by Mr. Breckinridge,
vacant. The Democrats today again
blocked the case by remaining away from
the committee meeting, and so breaking a
quorum. There are not enough Republi
can members of the committee in the city
lo make a quorum. Chairman Koweli has
wired the absentees to come to Washing
ton, but these dispatches are usually not
delivered in hot weather.
THE FORCE BILL.
In regard to the elections bill, Mr.
Rowell says it is a grave mistake to assume
that a majority of the Republicans have
given up the hope of passing it. He says
the Senate amendment will simplify the
bill, but not modify it, and that the bill
would sooner or later pass and be effective.
bullock’s chances.
Strange as it may sound, the proposition
to run ex-Governor Bullock for Congress
against Livingston is being discussed here,
and his election is thought not to be prob
lematical. With the united Republican vote
and the disaffected Democrats, it is
thought that he would have a fair chance
for election.
GEORGIA FEHSGNALS.
Mr. Grimes is expected to arrive tonight.
Judge Stewart leaves for Georgia tomor
row to be absent a month.
Dr. J. B. Hawthorn, of Atlanta, will oc
cupy the pulpit of the First Baptist church
in this city during August.
J. G. Truitt and wife, of LaGrange, are
on a pleasure trip here. E. P. S.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, August 1.—The House
resumed consideration of the Senate
amendments to the sundry civil appropria
tion bill.
The question being on the non-concur
rence in the Senate amendment appropri
ating $50,000 for a lighthouse near Maryland
Point on the Potomac river, Rodgers,of Ar
kansas, arose, and, being recognized by
the Speaker, said that he wished to submit
a few remarks.
Cannon made the point that debate was
not in order.
The Speaker was at first inclined to sus
tain this point, but after a brief debate, in
order to save time, he recognized Cannon
to move the previous question. Against
this Rogers protested, saying that this was
the second time that the Speaker, after
having recognized him, had summarily
taken him off the floor.
The Speaker thought that he had always
treated the gentleman with politeness and
respect. The chair had Dot recognized the
gentleman for debate. When the gentle
man rose, of course the chair could not tell
what he rose for until he stated it.
Rogers suggested that when no one was
occupying the floor, and a gentleman rose
and was recognized, it was none of the
chair’s business what he was recognized
for.
Speaker—“The chair respectfully states
that it is the chair’s business as the Speaker
of the House.”
Rogers — “The chair arrogates that
right.”
Speaker—“The chair arrogates nothing.
The chair acts as Speaker of the House.
He has always endeavored to act towards
the gentleman with entire fairness and re
spect.” *
Rogers—“It is.a difference of opinion.”
Speaker—“It is a difference of opinion
which this House can and does base its
judgment on.”
Rogers—“I have no doubt about that,
and i have no doubt what the verdict is.”
Speaker—“I have not either.”
Rogers remarked that that was one point
on which the Speaker and he agreed.
The previous question was ordered—
yeas 103, nays 64. On non-concurring to
the Senate amendment, no quorum voted.
A motion to adjourn was voted down,
and a call of the House was ordered. This
disclosed a quorum and further proceed
ings under the call were dispensed with.
The remainder of the afternoon was con
sumed in a vain attempt to secure the
presence of a quorum, and. without dis
posing of the bill, the House, at 5:30
o’clock, took a recess until 8 o’clock, the
evening session to be for the consideration
of private pension bills.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
Uninteresting personalites between En-
loe, of Tennessee, and Sawyer, of New
York, illustrated the dreary proceedings of
the evening session. ’
MANY' ABSENTEES.
The list of absentees is daily growing
larger, and although the Democrats look
upon it with a feeling of equanimity, the
Republicans, who are responsible for legis
lation, regard it with impatience. They
feel that they are entitled to the attend
ance of their colleagues in order to control
the business of the House. On a call of
the House today, the following members
failed to respond to their names: Ander
son, Allen of Mississippi, Anderson of
Mississippi, Andrews, Atkinson of Penn
sylvania, Baker, Bankhead, Barnes, Bar-
tine, Beckwith, Belden, Biggs, Blanchard,
Bland, Bliss, Blount, Boatner, Bowden,
Brower, Browne of Virginia, Browne
of Indiana, Bullock, Bunn, Bur
rows, Butterwortb, Caldwell, Camp
bell, Candler, of Georgia. Candler, of
Mississippi, Carlton, Caswell, Cheatham,
Clancy, Clarke, of Alabama, Clarke, of
Wisconsin, Clements, Clunie, Cobb, Cogs
well, Connell. Cothran, Cowles,Culberson,
of Texas, (julberson, of Pennsylvania,
Cutcheon, Dalzell, Dargan, Darlington,
Davidson, Dehaven, Delano, Dibble, Dick
erson, Dingley, Dunphy, Evans, Ewart,
Fitch, Flood, Flower, Funston, Gear,
Geisenhaimer, Gibson, Gifford, Greenhalge,
Grimes, Grosvenor, Grout, Hansbrough,
Hoar, Henderson of North Carolina, Her
bert, Hermann, Hooker, Hopkins, Honk,
Kennedy, Kerr of Pensvlvania, Ketchum,
Kilgore, Knapp, Laidlow, Lansing Lester
of Georgia, Lind, Lodge, Magner, Mansur,
Martin of Texas, Mason, McComus,
McCormick, McCreary, McDuffie, Mc-
Kinly, Miles, Milliken, Mills, Moor of
Texas, Morry, Mudd, Mntchler, Neidring-
hause, Norton, Nute, O’Neill of Indiana,
Owen of Indiana, Owens of Ohio, Parrott,
Payne, Paynter, Perry, Phelan,
Pierce, Quackenbush, Quinn, Ran
dall, Reybum, Rife, Robertson,
Rush, Scranton, Seney, Sherman,
Shively, Skinner, Spinola, Stahlnecker,
Stewart of Vermont, Stockdale, Stone of
Missouri, Stump, Sweney, Tarsney, Tay
lor of Tennessee, J. D. Taylor of Ohio,
Townsend of Pennsylvania, Tucker, Tur
ner of New York, Vaux, Venable, Wad-
dill, Wade, Walker, Wallace of New York,
Washington, Wheeler of Alabama, Wheel
er of Michigan, Whitthorne, Wickham,
Wiley, Wilkinson, Wilcox, Wilson of Mis
souri, Wilson of West Virginia, Yardly
and Yoder. The absence of a few of the
above mentioned members was due to sick
ness, either of themselves or of their fami
lies.
Cannon has given notice that at the ear
liest opportunity he will ask action on the
resolution revoking all leaves of absence
excepting those granted on account of
sickness.
IN THE SENATE.
Washington, August 1.—The Senate
met at 10 o’clock this morning, and the
roll call showed forty-seven Senators in at
tendance.
The journal of yesterday having been
read, Edmunds moved to amend and cor
rect the journal by making it state the
names of the thirty-two Senators present
yesterday morning when the roll was first
called.
Sherman asked whether that had been
the custom heretofore.
The presiding officer (Ingalls) replied
that it had not been.
Sherman doubted very much that the
change ought to be made. If it were made
he would insist on having it applied to all
the calls of the Senate, of which there
were a half dozen yesterday, but such a
rule would only encumber the journal.
Dawes said that he was not present
when the roll was called yesterday morn
ing, but was in the capitol engaged in bus
iness with the conference committee, and
whatever criticism justly attached to his
absence under those circumstances he was
willing to take. The matter was further
discussed by Butler, Platt, Evarls, Wilson,
of Iowa, and Harris, all of them express
ing opposition to the motion on the ground
that it would be manifestly unjust to the
Senators who were absent on account of
sickness and to those who were paired;
that it should not apply to the past, and
that it would be contrary to immemorial
usage of the Senate.
Edmunds defended the motion, and said
he had not supposed he would offend the
sensibilities of any one.
Dawes, in a tone of irony, congratulated
the country that those Senators who had
been so anxious to insist upon a early
meeting of the Senate had found a method
for useful employment of the time thus
gained. Edmunds’ motion was rejected.
Blair offered a resolution instructing the
committee on rules to report within four
days the rule for the incorporation of the
previous question, or some method of lim
iting and closing the debate in parliament
ary procedure of the Senate, and asked for
immediate consideration. Objection was
made on the Democratic side and the reso
lution went over until tomorrow.
The House joint resolution, to permit
Capt. Geo. W. Davis, Fourteenth United
States Infantry, to accept a position in the
Nicaraugua Canal Construction Company,
was taken from the calendar and passed.
The Senate then proceeded to the con
sideration of the tariff bill, resuming it at
paragraph 62, page 10, under the head of
Lead Products. The articles, litharge and
nitrate of lead, were allowed to pass with
out comment, but to the third article,
orange mineral, 3} cents per pound, Vance
offered an amendment reducing the rate to
2} cents.
In the course of the discussion, Vest
expressed himself in favor of reducing all
duties on lead and its various products,
although his own State was the greatest
lead-producing State in the Union.
A jocular allusion having been made by
Edmunds to the Farmers’ Alliance, Mor
gan said that he would be no proper rep
resentative of his State if he left the Al
liance out of consideration, inasmuch as 90
pgr cent, of the white fanners of Alabama
were Alliancemen. They could not run
him off from supporting their true and
honest interest. They might not even
recognize him as their friend, as the ne-'
groes of the South certainly did not, and
yet there was not a man in the Senate who
would fight harder for the Alliancemen
and for the negroes than he would. If,
for a moment, they did not feel that the
ties of friendship bound him to them, that
was no reason why he should desert them:
and he did not intend to do it.
McPherson spoke of the lead trust which
controlled the entire lead trade of the
country. He told of his having met not
long ago in New York, in a bank parlor,
the owner of a lead mine who told him
that the lead trust had offered to purchase
his interest.
“How much is your plant worth?” Mc
Pherson asked.
“I could duplicate it for $200,000,” was
the answer.
“And how much does the trust offer
you?”
“A million dollars.”
“And how does the trust expect to be
able to pay you a million dollars for what
is only worth $200,000, and to pay divi
dends?”
“It proposes to increase the price of the
product.”
“The offer had been accepted and,” said
McPherson, “the price had been increased
to an extent to enable the trust to pay
dividends on any amount of capital it sees
fit to fix.”
Finally the discussion came to an end,
and a vote was taken on Vance’s amend
ment. It was rejected by the usual party
vote—yeas 2t, nays 29.
Other amendments offered on the Demo
cratic side were rejected, some after brief
debate and others at once, while such
amendments as came from the Republican
side, being recommended by the finance
committee, were all agreed to whether
they increased or reduced the duties, or
placed articles on the free list. Upon such
a recommendation, the paragraph taxing
sponges at 20 per cent ad valorem was
struck out and sponges go to the free list.
Then schedule B was reached, which re
fers to earthenware and glassware.
McPherson said that no manufacturer of
pottery or glassware in his State had
represented to him any desire to have the
existing rate of duty increased. He would,
therefore, move to reduce the rates by the
amendment of the additional protection
given under the customs administrative
bill. His first amendment was to reduce
the duty on fire brick not glazed, enamelled
or decorated, from $1.25 per ton to 20 per
cent ad valorem, and on glazed or orna
mental fire brick from 45 per cent to 40.
Rejected.
In relation to this paragraph as to fire
brick and tiles, a colloquy occurred be
tween Plumb and Hiscock, the latter hav
ing stated that, since the establishment of
those industries of the United States, the
prices of the articles had fallen 25 per
cent.
Plumb wanted to know whether those
were the only articles that had declined in
price.
Hiscock admitted that they were not,
hut said that in regard to that industry
prices had fallen very rapidly after the in
dustry was protected.
Plumb suggested that the prices had
gone down in other countries as well as in
the United States, and wanted to know
whether Hiscock ascribed that fall in
prices to the American tariff.
It was to be ascribed, Hiscock thought,
to the competition caused by the encour
agement of the industry in the United
States.
Then Plumb inquired w r hether the idea
of revenue had been in the mind of the
finance committee in making its recom
mendations.
So far as he was concerned, Hiscock
said, he had voted to fix the rates without
the slightest regard to revenue either one
way or other.
Then, Plumb persisted, if any revenue
were collected on fire brick and tiles, under
the increased rate of duty, the Senator
from New York would be disappoited.
He certainly would be, Hiscock con
fessed, and he trusted there would be none
collected.
The idea then, said Plumb, would be
one of exclusion.
Hiscock begged pardon, it would not be
one of exclusion. He should be entirely
gratified if the effect of higher duties
would be, and he hoped it would be, an
increased home production and a supply
of the home market.
In making up the tariff on that basis,
Plumb wanted to know whether Hiscock
took into account the ability of consumers
to pay the enhanced prices.
Hiscock’s judgment was that in all cases
where an industry had been developed,and
had become thoroughly American, the in
evitable effect was to reduce prices.
Plumb suggested that Hiscock seemed
to assume that all reduction in prices were
caused by home competition, but Hiscock
disclaimed the holding of such an opinion,
and so the colloquy went on, and when
McPherson’s amendment came to a vote
Plumb was found voting with the Demo
crats, the first break in the solid party
vote. Plumb having thus started in his
assertion of independence of party allegi
ance so far as the tariff bill was concerned,
began to take McPherson’s place, offering
amendments. His first two amendments
were to reduce the rate of duty on enarn-
alled tiles and on hydraulic cement. After
discussion they were voted down by the
Republican majority, the Democrats, of
course, voting for them.
On the hydraulic cement amendment,
Paddock joined Plumb in voting with the
Democrats, the result of the vote being
yeas 21, nays 27.
Colquitt moved to amend paragraph 96
by changing the rate from 6 cents per 100
pounds to 10 per cent ad valorem. In
speaking of his amendment he quoted the
saying imputed to Col. Bob Ingersoll, that
he was in favor of protecting native indus
tries, but that when the infant had grown
to be six feet high and wore No. 12 boots
it was time to stop rocking the cradle,
especially when the infant threatened that
if you did not do it he would get up and
thrash you. The amendment was rejected.
Paddock was again recorded as voting
with the Democrats upon McPherson’s
motion to reduce the duty upon common
brown earthenware.
The next question was on paragraph
100, relating to china, porcelain and crock-
eryware, the finance committee recom
mending a reduction of the rates in the
House bill from 66 to 55 per cent, on dec
orated articles, and from 55 to 50 per cent,
on plain, white and undecorated ware.
Two members of the finance committee,
Sherman and Hiscock, expressed their op
position to the Senate amendment.
Vance made a humorous speech upon
the peculiarities of the high protective
system. He declared that the whole earth?
enware section was a disgrace to t e peo
ple who claimed to be tinctured with a
sense of humanity. It made a discrimina
tion in favor of the rich and against the
poor. The same policy of inequality ran
through the whole of the tariff bill, from
one end to the other. Nowhere was it pro
vided in that bill that from him to whom
little is given shall little be required.
Then Plumb took a prominent and re
markable part in the discussion, inveigh
ing against the exorbitant demands of the
high protectionists. He produced a letter
frjjm a merchant doing business in St.
Joseph, Mo., and Atchison, Kansas, stat
ing that on an invoice of crockery he had
paid that day a customs duty of $16.40;
that under the pending bill, the duty on
the same invoice would be $31.32, and
under the McKinly bill $57.12. The
whole tendency of civilization, Plumb said,
was towards a reduction of the price of
all products of human labor. To claim
that the tariff had been the sole
or main factor in the reduction
of the prices of manufactured goods was to
ignore the force of civilization. The
American people were entitled to have
cheap goods, if competition could bring
.that about. When, he asked, was the time
coming when the people of the United
States would get some benefit from the es
tablishment of home industries? Just as
fast as the point was arrived at when
lower prices might be expected,, the manu
facturers came to Congress and said that
they wanted more duties, whereby that
downward progress of prices might be ar
rested. The people of the United States
ought to have their innings some
time, and he thought that that time
had come. The article of chinaware,
he went on to say, was to be fouud on the
tables of the rich and poor, so that a high
tax on it had to be borne, not in accord
ance with the ability of the tax payer to
pay, but as practically a per capita tax.
The man on his farm used as much china-
ware as Vanderbilt in his palace. The
duty on chinaware was not a tax on a
luxury, but on a necessity of life. He did
not say this with %ny idea that it was go
ing to affect the vote of the Senate. He
could conceive, and he could see, that the
cohorts of production were so organized
that the bill was to go through substan
tially as it came from the finance com
mittee. Its passage was foretold in a
Philadelphia newspaper article headed,
“No delay in the Senate,” and
stating confidentially that the Senate was
going to put the bill through as rapidly as
the House had done so. The House, he
believed, had considered sixteen pages of
the bill (one page further than the Senate
had now got), and it was expected that
the Senate would take it up and “bolt it”
as the House had done. These people
(manufacturers) had from Congress hith
erto precisely what they asked. They had
a tariff law on the statute books put there
by a Republican Congress on the report of
a Republican tariff commission, designed
and calculated to be helpful to tfiem, and
which gave them substantially what they
asked, and yet, so far from being satisfied,
another bill for their benefit was to be put
through without debate (if that could be
brought about), on the theory that I he
country was hungering and thirsting for
more tariff legislation. He believed in so
distributing the duties that were necessary
for the purpose of raising revenue for the
support of the Government in such a way
as to equalize the conditions existing be
tween - the manufacturers of this coun
try and those abroad. If he were
in doubt, he would resolve that doubt in
favor of the American manufacturers. But
if he knew what the exact conditions were
he would put home and foreign manufac
tures on^thesame footing precisely. He
should be recreant to his duty, if he gave
his support to such a proposition as the
chinaware schedule. He knew that
the pottery manufacturers of Ohio
were rich, far richer than the
people whom he represented,
but if they could take half of the Ameri
can market, why, he said, could they not
take the whole ? It was evident that they
did not care to do so, but only that part of
it which left the greatest profit. They
had, more or less openly, entered into an
arrrangement with the importers, the im
porters taking one portion of the market
and the manufacturers the other. “I know
that when the contractor for the State
House at Topeka, Kansas, wanted struct
ural beams, the American manufacturers
refused to supply them at a fair price, and
the contractor was compelled tt> import
them, although they were paying a duty of
103 per cent, and the same was true in re
gard to the Texas State House. The Senate
he continued, owed some duty to the
American people as well as to the manu
facturers. There was a point where politi
cal sympathies ended and where business
interests began. The Democratic party
had its full share of responsibility for the
iniquities of the present tariff law and of
that which was now proposed. The Dem
ocrats in the House had had an opportu
nity of correcting the errors and wicked
ness of the McKinley bill, but they had
sought to evade the responsibility of their
votes, when, by joining with Republicans
who were opposed to that bill, they might
have eliminated many of its errors. He
could see that the game of battledore and
shuttlecock between free trade and protec
tion was constantly going on for politi
cal advantage on one side and for
personal advantage on the other, and be
tween the two extremes the great body of
the American people were being crushed
and ground. He would apply the rule that
whoever demanded a tax for his own
benefit should be ready to show conclu
sively that his interest was also the public
interest. The onus was upon him. The
demonstration should be made that every
single penny of tax proposed was abso
lutely necessary. He would cast no vote
that did not represent an informal judg
ment in that direction, but there
had been no attempt made to justify
the proposed increase of duty which
increase (lie had been informed) was, in
some cases, 300 per cent, in the McKinley
bill. Even if such an increase was only
on some little item, what fact is disclosed?
How such a fact opened up the whole
question and showed how much knowledge
the Senators needed on the subject. It
showed that every item should be gone
over carefully for the purpose of ascertain
ing what the precise rate of duty ought to
be. No attempt of that kind hail been
made.
The bill went over without a vote on
any of the pending amendments, and ap
parently without the discussion being
brought to a close.
Vest modified his amendment by mak
ing the two rates on decorated china and
plain china 50 and 40 per cent, respect
ively.
The Senate then adjourned.
THEY WANT MORE PAY.
THE ENGINEERS, CONDUCTORS
BRAKEMEN, SWITCHMEN ’
and firemen,
OF rnET HAVK A GRIEVANC]
ABOUT wages, AND A GENERAL
STRIKE IS THREATENED—A
UNION MEETING.
Birmingham, Ala., August 1.—[Special
—A movement is on foot to hoid a bij
union meeting of the engineers, conduc
tors, brakemen, switchmen and firemen o
all the railroads in Alabama, the meetin-
to be held within the next ten days, to de
maud more pay. The orders will federate
so as to work together, and demand bettei
treatment from the companies. Th<
railroad men say the meeting wil
be one of the most importani
ever held in the South and unless
all demands are acceded to, a big strike
will result. At a recent meeting the Bir
mingham Division No. 186 of the Order oi
Railway Conductors appointed a commit
tee to wait on the Louisville and Nashville
officials and demand more pay for conduc
tors, b reighl conductors now get $78 Dei
month and demand $90. Local passengei
men get *80, and demand $100 per month.
The company has taken the matter undei
consideration. The conductors just got a
sma 1 raise in their wages today, ami it is
not believed the company will give any
more. It looks like there is a big strike
ahead.
STEWART CARRIED SPALDING.
HIS NEIGHBORS STOOD BY HIM—DISMUKE
WINS HIS RACE.
Griffin, Ga., August 1.—[Special.]
Only a ligat vote was polled
in today’s primary. But little in
terest was manifested in the contest
for Representative. The indications to
night point to the election of Col. F. I).
Disniuke by a majority of 75. All the
State house officers, with the probable ex
ception of Judge Henderson, have received
Spalding’s endorsement. Although out of
the race, Hon. John D. Stewart is thought
to have carried the county by a small ma
jority over Livingston for Congress. The
complete returns will not be had before to
morrow.
TnE SUB-TREASURY.
WHEELER MAKES A MOVE TO CALL THE
BILL UP.
Washington, August 1.—Representa
tive Wheeler, of Alabama, today intro
duced a resolution in the House to set aside
Monday next tor the consideration of the
Fanner Alliance grain and sub-treasury
bill, the bill to be considered from day to
day until disposed of.
TIIE UCHEE BARBECUE.
A STIRRING SPEECH FROM COL. SCOTT.
SOUND DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE.
THE LEVEE CUTTERS.
THEY nAY r E BEEN INDICTED AND WILL
BE PROSECUTED.
New Orleans, August 1.—A Times-
Democrat Arkansas City, Ark., special
says: It has been known for several days
that the grand jury of this county was in
vestigating the case of the men who cut
the Boggy bayou levee, fifteen miles above
here on April 5. Yesterday morning there
was considerable of a sensation in the
court room when that body brought into
court and filed twenty-four true bills. War
rants were at once issued, and while none
have been returned as yet, it is understood
that these indictments are against the levee
cutters. It will be remembered that the
work was done in broad daylight, by citi
zens of Red Fork county, who belie veil
that the levee at Boggy Bayou dammed up
the water upon them, and thereby aug
mented the damage of the flood. It will
be insisted by the defendants that Boggy
Bayon is a natural outlet, and that under
the laws of the State it is no offense to cut
a levee across at its natural outlet. They
will be vigorouslylprosecuted. The offense
is a felony under the laws of the State,
punishable by a long term in the peniten
tiary.
BRECKINRIDGE-CLAYTON ELEC
TION CASE.
THE DEMOCRATS PREVENT A QUORUM
AND THE CASE GOES OVER.
Washington, August 1.—The House
committee on elections today made
another ineffectual effort to dispose of the
pending Clayton-Breckinriilge Arkan
sas election case. There was not a suffi
cient number of Republican members in
the city to make up a quorum. So the
Democrats refused to help the majority
out of the dilemma, and by remaining in
the hall of the House, leaving Representa
tive Mai <h present to watch the proceed
ing in the committee, prevented the at
tendance of a quorum. Chairman Rowell
will make an effort to secure the attend
ance of the Republican absentees next
meeting day to dispose of the case. The
report of the majority has already been
proposed anil submitted to the minority
for its guidance in making its report, but
has not yet been formally adopted.
Its conclusion is, in brief, that frauds
and violence prevailed in the district suffi
cient to warrant the committee in declar
ing that Breckinridge was not legally
elected, and is not entitled to his seat.
A MANIFESTO TO THE PEOPLE
OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC ISSUED BY
GEN. CELLMAN.
London,'August 1.—A dispatch to the
Times from Buenos Ayres states that Pres
ident Cellman lias issued a manifesto to
the people of the Argentine Republic.
After speaking of the demand for his res
ignation, which was made by the leaders
of the revolutionary movement, the Presi
dent referred to the prosperity and liberty
the country enjoys under his rule. He
ignores gravity, and what his own journal
terms “the horrors” of the recent events
in Buenos Ayres.
The manifesto ascribes the sole cause of
the insurrection to the insensate ambition
of the local party in Buenos Ayres, which,
it says, wished to impose itself upon the
entire republic, while the prosperity, peace
and security was represented by the Cell-
man Government. Cellman’s own party
dispatch says it is aghast at the President’s
callousness and his incomprehensible and
vain ignorance of the real gravity of the
situation. The manifesto concludes with
expressions of eternal gratitude to the sup
porters of the President's authority, and
adds that the patriotic people blesses them
as saviours of the Government.
• HEAVY LOSS BY FIRE.
Memphis, August 1.—A fire early this
morning destroyed the building occupied
by E. Whitmore, a printer, Salinger & Co.,
clothiers, and J. M. Estes & Co., whole
sale grocers. The loss is $30,000 and the
insurance $25,0Q0. The Whitmore loss on
stock and presses is $40,000; insurance
$22,000.
THE DESERTION OF ITALIAN SOLDIERS.
Rome, August 1,—Desertions by the
wholesale have occurred of Jale from
several Italian regiments, stationed along
the French frontier. This fact has in
duced the war office to order that these
regiments be removed from their present
stations to the interior of the country.
Uciiee, Ala., August 1.—[Special.]—At
the Uchee barbecue, which was in every
respect a grand success, having meats and
delicacies enough for 2,000 people and
fully 1,000 to partake of them, Col. S. S.
Scott, the Democratic nominee for the
Legislature in this eounty, made a speech.
After commenting at some length upon the
character of Republican legislation, especi
ally financial legislation, he summed up in
the following Alliance, farmer, Democratic
words :
I have now briefly examined some of the
more important Republican measures of
finance, and have shown that the tendency
of each of them was to enrich the few and
impoverish the many. Let us, in conclu
sion, look for one moment at the aggregate
effect of this legislation, including the
tariff laws of the United States, which
laws, as was said by Mr. Voorhees in his
great speech before the Senate last March,
form “a vast machine with which to gorge,
glut and cram the privileged few at the ex
pense of the many;” a huge symtem,
whose “base function it is to take toll
from all the laboring men, women and
children of the United States, on all their
wants and necessities, not for Government
revenue, but for the protection of the mil
lionaire manufacturer, powerful corjHjra-
tions, trusts and syndicates.” In our sur
vey, let us confine ourselves to a hurried
glance at the aggregate effect of this legis
lation upon the agricultural interest— the
one in which nearly all of you, my friends,
are engaged, and which is the most
important and powerful interest in
the country, and which has been
more disastrously affected than all
other interests combined. According to the
last census, the total value of taxed and
untaxed property in the United States
was $43,500,(XX),000; the total assessed
value was $17,000,000,000, of which the
farmers paid $14,(XX),(XX),(XX). In other
word, $26,500,(XX),000 were untaxed—
largely the property of bondholders—and
of the $17,000,000,000 taxed, $14,000,000,-
000—all in deed bat $3,000,000,000— were
paid by the farmers. This gross ineqality
in the w'ay of taxation was the work, in
great part, of this legislation; and at the
very time the farmers were made to pay 80
per cent of the whole taxation of the
United Slates, this legislation hail depreci
ated the means by which they bad to pay
it, and provide subsistence for themselves
and families, at least 50 per cent. Indeed,
statistics show that from 1S00, soon after
which this series of iniquitous legislative
schemes were inaugurated, to 1880, tiie de
lation of farm values were even greater
here stated. These facts, with the
itable inferences from them, are
!gli, in the terrible words of Job, to
e “the hair of your flesh stand up.”
course, under such a state of
Tg “mortgages, that cormo-
’ brood of corrupt legislation, have
:ned their foul talons and filthy beaks
i the homes of fanners—in many in-
ces they cover them to the full extent
leir value; in most other instances
bill fair to do so at an early day—so
these farmers are threatened with a
ilagc scarcely less tyrannous than that
•il out to the sons of toil under the
al system.”
the main, the legislation referred to
consummated in the face of a deter-
led effort on the part of the Dein-
•y to prevent it, and has been con-
il in the face of an equally determined
t on the part of the Democracy to cor-
it. Indeed, through the persistent
n ,r of the bloody shirt, the masses of
>eople of the North and West have
kept from understanding the de-
■tive nature of this legislation; and
equently Democrats losing, not only
strength, but having it arrayed
ist them, have been too weak in num-
to carry out their great, wise and pa-
ic purposes. The Alliance, my
,1s, has come to the help of the weak
ist the mighty: it has come to the help
uth and justice against fraud and cor-
ioc; in a won! it has come to the help
itriotism against the enemies of tiie
(,lic. Under the brotherly influences,
h go out from its membership, in and
cry section of the country, and make
e great w hole—one in aims, purposes
jbjects—if the waving of the b’oody
ho not effectually and forever stop-
it will at any rate lie rendered pow-
3 for evil. And under its wise teach-
the minds of the farmers of every
from Maine to Texas, and from Or-
to Florida, are grasping and master-
be creat economic truths that lie at
oot°of good government; and hence it
|y a question of time, and a short
at that, when every vestige of this
ation will be swept forever awaj.
NO. 184.
The first word of the hand-writing on the
wall, indicating the fate of this legislation,
has already been traced—in the action of
the Senate on the silver bill; it will be fol
lowed soon by another word—the death of
the McKinley bill; and then will come ere
long the others, word after word, until the
whole sentence is ccmplete, and the doon
of this legislation will be pronounced, and
with it, that of the party that gave it life
and being.
A PLUCKY JOCKEY
THROWN FROM HIS MOUNT, BUT WINS TIIE
PLACE—TIIE RESULT OF TIIE RACES.
Bkiuhton, August 1.—First race—Five
furlongs; Maiden’s Cecilia won. Austra-
land second, Tappahannock third. Time
1:02}.
Australand stumbled when near the fin
ish and threw his rider over his head, but
Cullen pluekily held on until after the fin
ishing post was passed, when he fell off.
He remounted Australand and rode back
to weigh amid great applause. Cullen’s
mouth was cut, but he received no serious
injury.
Second race—Seven furlongs; Gyda
won, Cheney second. Vivid third. Time
1:29}
Third race—One mile; Bell Wood won.
Gratitude second, Drumstick third. Time
1:43.
Fourth race—One mile and one-sixteenth:
Badge first, Seymour second, Brvan Born
third. Time 1.49}.
Fifth race—Six furlongs; Roulette (tilly)
first, Nubian second, Lizzie third. Time
1.17.
Sixth race—One mile and six furlongs,
over seven hurdles, handicap; Jim Murphy
first, Bassania second, Lee Christy third.
Time 3.22.
THE SARATOGA RACES.
Saratoga, August 1.—First race—Six
furlongs; Strategem led throughout, Tour
ist second, Woodbena third. Time 1.20.
Second race—One mile and seventy
yards; Little Crete had a walk-over,
Dilemma second, Big Brown Jug third.
Time 1.52}.
Third race—Six furlongs; Foxmede first,
Eminence second, Zed third. Time 1.18.
Fourth race—Handicap sweepstakes, all
ages, one mile; Puzzle first, Fellowship
second, Happiness third. Time 1.40}.
Fifth race—Six furlongs. It took Iliirty-
five minutes to start the race. Vidette
first, Genevieve second, Satisfaction third.
Time 1.18. Vidette entered to sell at $900;
brought $1,405.
GRIFFIN NOTES.
Griffin, Ga.. August 1.—[Special.]—
Today Spalding county is having her pri
mary election for Governor, State House
officers and a representative to the lower
house. There is but little interest being
taken in the election as there is no oppo
sition save the office of Attorney-General,
anil I believe this county will give Col.
Anderson a good majority. There is also
a little voting for Mr. Ilunnicutt, but Mr.
Henderson will carry this county. The
most interest is taken in the candidacy for
Representative, Col. Fred D. Dismuke and
Mr. B. N. Miller, and at this hour (4 p.m.)
it seems nip and tuck as to who will seem
the nomination. Mr. Miller has carried
one precinct (his home) two to one, but
Col. Dismuke is leading in the Griffin
district. They are both good men, and
the one receiving tiie most votes
today will represent Spalding
county in the next Legislature. Some of
Judge Stewart’s friends are voting for him,
not that lie is a candidate, but to show
this gentleman they appreciate him yet,
and for the manly way be lias acted in the
contest.
Mr. Livingston is here, and of course
taking things easy, as he has no opposi-
tion.
Capt. William C. Lyons, of Macon, has
been in the city several days looking after
his New York Store.
Miss May Stafford, who has been visit
ing Miss Flora Jones, on Poplar street, for
several days, left for her home in Barnes-
ville today.
CANDIDATES FOR TIIE SUEAKKKSHIP.
Atlanta, August 1.—[Special.]—The
following are named in connection with
the Speakership of the next House of Rep
resentatives: Clark Howell, of I niton,
Felix Corpnt, of Floyd, Boh Berner, of
Monroe, Martin V. Calvin, of Richmond,
W. H. Fleming, of Richmond.
The story is going the rounds here that
Corpnt was promised the Alliance support
for this position when Everett was given
the Alliance nomination for Congress in
Clements’ district. • It is pretty certain,
too, that an Alliance candidate will be
named for the Presidency of the Senate.
If so a hot fight may be looked for in both
branches of the Assembly.
DELEGATES to THE STATE CONVENTION.
Hamilton, August 1.—[Special.]—The
following is a list of the delegates to the
Gubernatorial convention, and all State
House officers from Harris county, as cer
tified by T. J. Neal, chairman of the Demo
cratic executive committee:
J. F. C. Williams,
R. B. Mobley,
J. M. Mobley,
T. H. Kimbrough,
T. A. Little,
R. E. Richardson,
W. C. Wisdom,
J. A. Maddox,
S. M. Brannan,
B. H. Williams,
S. R. Murphey,
A. A. Allen.
LAFAY'ETTE dots.
LaFayette, Ala., July 31. —[Special.]
—Yesterday was Veterans’ Day. There
were about 4,000 people in town. Him.
J. E. Cobb and Col. Jeff Faulkner deliv
ered speeches to the crowd u[s>n political
topics chiefly. After the speaking a bas
ket dinner was served in tiie grove, where
the crowd hail assembled.
There are four dwelling houses and one
store house in process of construction here
and several houses have just been finished.
LiFayette is steadily growing.
There has been too much rain in this
section for the cotton crop.
El'FAULA NOTES.
ErFAULA, Ala., August 1.— [Special.]—
Col. Hiram H. Hawkins, President of the
State Grange, passed through tin' eity yes
terday. He was on his way from a ses
sion of the Grange held at Echo, in which
resolutions condemning the Force bill and
favoring the free coinage of silver and the
more general circulation of moneys wt-re
passed.
Work on the new depot is rapidly pro
gressing, and it will be ready for use in
about fifteen or twenty days. When it is
completed Eufaula will have one of tin-
prettiest and most convenient depots on
the Southwestern division of the Central.
ALLIANCE STATE TICKET IN MICHIGAN.
Lansing, Mich., August 1.—The Union
Labor Farmers’ Alliance convention yes
terday nominated the following Slate
ticket: For Governor, Eugene II. Balden;
Lieutenant-Governor, John M. McGregor:
Secretary of State, William E. Adams;
State Treasurer, Henry E. Blackman:
State Auditor, William W. Graham; Altor-
ney-Geoeral, A. A. Ellis; Superintendent
of Public Instruction, C. A. Zettler: Jus
tice Supreme Court, O’Brien Atkinson. A
State central committee was appointed,
with James Winney as chairman.
COULD NOT NOMINATE.
Cincinnati, August 1.—The Tenth
district Republican Convention met at
Washington court house and I lie Eleventh
district Democratic Convention at Hills
boro. Finding it impossible to nominate
candidates for Congress, they adjourned
last night sine die. This means new dele
gates and a new convention in each of
hese diatri ts.