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ALL PARISJNA TREMBLE
ONLY A SPARK NEEDED TO CAUSE
AN EXPLOSION.
Grevy Withholds His Contemplated
Letter of Resignation, but the Cham
ber of Deputies, by a Nearly Unan
imous Vote, Virtually Compels Him
to Promise to Resign To-morrow.
Paius, Dec. 1. —The Official Gazette pub
lishes the withdrawal of the resignation of
the Rouvier Cabinet. The withdrawal was
made at the request of President Grevy.
Th<s Journal des Debate advocates the
election of M. Ferry to the Presidency.
The Party of the Right has resolved not
to support any Republican caudidate.
Gen. Ferry, Minister of War in the Rou
vier Cabinet, has been appointed grand offi
cer of the legion of Honor.
Threats were made of a revolutionary
demonstration in front of the Chamber of
Deputies to-day, but they were not regarded
as serious. *
Extensive military and police precautions
were taken, however, to guard against an
outbreak.
GREVY WAVERING.
President Grevy this forenoon informed
the Ministerial Council that in view of the
change in the situation he did not propose
to make a communication to • Parliament
ro-dav. The announcement caused general
surprise, as this was the date set for his res
ignation.
IN THE CHAMBER.
When the Chamber of Deputies assembled
M. Rouvier announced that the President
had reconsidered his decision to send a mes
sage to the Chamber containing his resigna
tion, and therefore the Cabinet had again
resigned. The announcement of the action
of the Ministry was greeted with continued
appiause by the members of the Left.
M. Ricard, President of the Left groups,
moved that the sitting be suspended.
The members of the Right and the Ex
treme Left, murmured at this proposal, and
M. Cuneo d’Ornane exclaimed: “Dissolu
tion would be preferable.”
The Chamber of Deputies took a recess
until 4 o'clock this evening.
Great crowds surrounded the legislative
building, constantly increasing in numbers.
Cries of “A has Ferry.” “vive Grevy,”
were frequently heard. " The police kept the
people moving and cl ared the approaches
to the Chamber-
A SECOND ADJOURNMENT.
The Chamber reassembled at 4 o’clock,
but a further recess was taken until 6
o'clock. •
The Senate took a recess until 8 o'clock.
Paul de Roulede, leader of
league, addressed a section of the crowd
outside the Coamber and gave the crowd
"Vive. Grevy," and “Vive Boulanger.” The
people rejoined with cries of “A has Grevy”
and “Vive la Republique.”
The Garde Republicaine assisted the guard
to clear the whole space between the Palais
Bourbon (the Parliament building) and the
quays. The public wore refused admission
to the Palais Bourbon.
When M. Rouvier left the Chamber he
proceeded to the Palace of the Elysse and
had a conference with the President.
It is reported that M. Fiourens is trying
to form a Cabinet.
At the Ministerial Council this morning
M. Grevy informed M. Rouvier that he be
lieved that public opinion was now in his
favor, and he said that he would form a
new Cabinet.
TRYING TO FORCE HIM OUT.
Paris, Dec. 1. 5 p. m.—The adjournment
of the Chamber of Deputies untd 6 o'clock
was the result of a conference between the
four Republican groups, who unanimously
agreed to adopt an order of the day de
claring that the Chamber, awaiting a com
munication promised from the President,
would adjourn until 6 o’clock. When the
session was resumed at 4 o’clock the order
was submitted and met with appiause from
both the Left and Centre. It was carried
by a vote of 531 against 3. M. Rouvier then
returned to the palace to communicate to
President Grevy the result of the vote.
It is reported that when he in
formed President Grevy that the
sitting was suspended, the President
replied that the Ministers having resigned,
could not. tie charged w itb any communica
tion to tiie Chamber. M. Rouvier has freely
expressed the opinion that the President will
only resign tyider pressure of a hostile mani
festation by the Chambers. The excitement
in the city is intense. A mob has gathered
in front of the palace of the Elysee and are
crying for the President to resign. Troops
guard the entrance to the palace. The
crowds in front of the Palais Bourbon be
came so demonstrative that cavalry were
obliged to charge them. A number ef mem
bers of the Chamber of Deputies are in favor
of impeaching President Grevy if his resig
nation is not announced when the sitting is
resumed.
The Bourse closed dull. Three per cem..
rentes fell 60 centimes, credit foncier 12f.,
Baez canal shares lOf. and Panama canal
shares 13f.
. GREVY TAKES MORE TIME.
Paris, Dec. 1, 7 P. M. —The sitting of the
Chamber of Deputies was resumed at 6:30
o'clock. M. Rouvier ascended the tribune
and announced that he had communicated
to President Grevy the vote of the Chamber
on the order of the day. This oommunica
tion, said M. Rouvier, caused the President
to modify his resolution. He had never in
tended to conflict ' with Parliament,
and would therefore send a message
to the Chamber of Deputies and Senate
to-morrow, informing them of his decision.
M. Rouvier added that the President de
clined to accept the resignation of the Cabi
net, which therefore retained its functions.
M. Rouvier’s statemdßt was greeted with
cheers and at its conclusion the Chamber
adjourned until 3 o’clock to-morrow enening.
Paul de Roulede and Louise Michel have
been arrested. Crowds continue to flock to
the Elysee and a revolutionary demonstra
tion is expected.
There was a big demonstration in front of
the Russian Embassy to-day, the crowd
shouting “Vive la Russie.” Police dispersed
the gathering.
A COUNCIL AT THE PALACE.
A council was held at the Elysee Palace
after the second sitting of the Chamber.
M. Rouvier, having explained the bearing
of the vote. President (Ivevy turned to each
Minister and asked his opinion. All told
biin that his immediate resignation a)>-
poared to be peremptory. President
(irovy replied that it was the Clmm
oer that had brought about the existing
situation, and that the Chamber must bear
the responsibility before the judgment seat
of history. Discussion ensued on the terms
of the ministerial declaration to be made in
Parliament. President Grevy begged M.
Rouvier not to pronounce the word "resig
nation” from the tribune. The use of the
word, he said, would be unconstitutional,
iKcause Congress ought to be summoned
immediately on the President’s resignation,
which was only to lie announced to-morrow.
He authorized M. Rouvier, however, to in
formally acquaint the individual Deputies
• hat his resolution was taken, and that in
•he presence of the votes in the Senate and
Chamber it wus iiTevocable.
Ihe Senate adjourned until ij o’olock to
•norrow afternoon.
No doubt is now entertained that the
President will resign.
Congress meets on Saturday. A plenary
meeting of the Republicans will be held at
Versailles on Saturday morning.
DE ROULEDE ARRESTED.
When M. De Roulede left the Chamber
he proceeded to the Hotel De Villo, followed
by a large crowd of people, whom ho
harangued, calling for cheers for President
Grevy. The only response to his 'appeals
were cries of “A baa Ferry” and “Demis
sion,” “Demission.” M. De Roulede and
the crowd moved toward the Senate, when
the crowd was dispersed by police. M. Da
Roulede, however, refused to go and
he was arrested and taken to the
nearest station. There ho strongly
protested to the commissary against his
incarceration, saying: “You have no right
to arrest me The cry ‘a has ferry’ is eon
titutional and legal.” He was released an
hour later and went immediately to the
office of the Intraneigeant to draw up a
protest against the action of the police.
There was a good deal of rough skirmishing
during the evening several persons sustained
contusions, and twenty were arrested, the
crowds in the meantime vigorously de
nouncing the police.
grevy’s last hope.
It is stated that President Grevy’s change
of mind was due to his belief that he could
form a cabinet with M. Audrieux as Pre
mier and Gen. Boulanger as Minister of
War.
All the persons arrested this evening were
afterwards released. None of the injured
were hurt seriously.
President Grevy, at the conference with
the Ministers, alluding to the intrigues of
the Ferryists, said: “It is all very artfully
contrived, but the game is now apparent,
and it is not to the honor of human nature.
I see that those who play it are in a hurry
to get at the Presidential table, but they are
going to be disappointed.
ALL QUIET AT MIDNIGHT.
Paris, Dec. 1, 11:55 t. It. —The boule
vards are calm. The Municipal Council is
sitting yvith closed doors.
In the Senate this afternoon Minister
Barbey made an announcement similar to
that of M. Rouvier in the Chamber of
Deputies. The Senators loudly applauded
on hearing that the Cabinet liad resigned.
At the adjournment of the sitting at 4
o’clock M. Faye’s motion that while waiting
for the promised message the house pass to
the order of the day, was adopted by a vote
of 364 to 8. The sitting was suspended un
til 8 o’clock to-night. One Senator sug
gested that President Grevy be impeached.
The crowds in the streets to-day were
due partly to the decision of the revolu
tionary meetingof the previous evening to
assemble at the Palais Bourbon.
Gen. Saussier has informed President
Grevy that he has taken all the requisite
measures to preserve order.
Fine weather to-day favored the assem
bling of crowds, and at an early hour people
began to congregate in large numbers about
the Parliament buildings to learn the result
of the crisis.
CROWDS IN THE CHAMBER.
The aspect of the Chamber of Deputies
was the same as on all grand occasions.
At each sitting the galleries were crowded
to excess with diplomats and aristocrats,
the latter including many ladies. M.
Flouquet, President of the Chamber,
had the utmost difficulty in per
suading the Deputies to cease their
excited discussions. The Royalists tried to
keep the result of their councils secret* but
it transpired that Bishop Freppel had at a
meeting of his party, read a note from the
Vatican, in which the Pope instructed the
Deputies of the Right to vote for M. Ferry.
It is reported that several of them declared
that they would not respect the request of
the Pope.
The numerous revolutionary leaders have
been busy all day. Gouille, late editor of
the Cri chi Pen Ic, harangued the workmen,
calling on them to rise and resist the authori
ties.
The military will remain in force at the
Elysee throughout the night.
GREVY'S FEELING.
When the members of the Cabinet visited
the Elysee in the morning President Grevy
said:
“I thought we were to say ‘farewell’ to
each other, but it will only be ‘au revoir.’
If the Chamber and Senate really wish
me to resign the}’ must acquaint
me with their wish by some clear and un
mistakeable demonstration. The events of
the past few days convince me that in the
interest of the republic I am
bound not to resign. I have re
ceived from various parliamentary
quarters communications asking me to re
main in office. Therefore, I think it my
duty to retain my official functions. I be
lieve that very soon I shall be able to form
a Cabinet.”
M. Rouvier appeared greatly irritated,
and remonstrated with President Grevy for
sending him to the Chamber without the
promised message.
FREPPEL IN DANGER.
During the day Bishop Freppel appeared
on the terrace of the petit Bourbon Garden
when a menacing crowd pressed around him
shouting, “Down with Freppel!” “To the
river with him!”
A company of bakers’ boys marching to
the Elysee elicited shouts from thousands of
“Bravo les Boulangers,” “Bravo les Bou
langers,” “Vive Boulanger.” Most of those
who engaged in the demonstra
tion belonged to the respectable
classes. After the dinner hour crowds
trooped into the Place de la Concarde,
and finding the Palais Bourbon closed,
crossed the bridge, proceeded to the Fau
borg St. Honore, and on toward the Elysee
Palace. They were stopped at the British
Embassy, however, by a strong body of
police, w ho with guards gradually drove the
crowds back to the Place de la Madeleine.
The police charged, brutally dealing blows
with their clinched fis s.
It is stated that the Left wisheses M.
Ferry, M. De Freycinet and M. Flouquet to
withdraw and allow the whole Republican’
party to select a less prominent candidate
for the Presidency, such as M. Sadi-Carnet,
M. Leroyer, M. Marcere or Leon Say.
TEMPER OF THE PEOPLE.
Chicago, Dec. 1. —A special correspond
ent of the Chicago News telegraphs from
Paris under yesterday’s date as follows: “It
is impossible to test the temper of the
French to-night. If you accept appearances
you will decide that the Republic is safe;
depending on analogy, history ami what ex
perienced European observers say, you will
conclude that a political volcano is about
to omit its horrors, while the tendencies are
revolutionary; though oue finds in the situ
ation a hope that calmer judgment will pre
vail. The Radicals, who are ut the bottom
of the trouble, are on the run. It looks as
though M. Clemenceau’s efforts to pull down
the pillar of the temple would be frustrated.
RADICALS ON THE RUN.
“The Radicals, even fire-eaters like M.
Rochefort, and destructionists like; M. de
Roulede, have Abandoned their conspiracy
to overthrow President Grevy under pre
tense of wiping out gov. rumeutal iliaiue
and scandal. Alarmed by the unconscious
boost they had given their great mortal
enemy, M. Ferry, they are uow offering
t ioir support to President Grevy. M.
Cleinenceau himself, disconcerted by the
vision of ruin which is disclosed, has
humbled himself to President Grevy, but
the President, it is said, has declined all
compromising overtures. He insists now
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1887.
on resigning. The Ijepartments are pour
ing in protests against deposing him, and
mayors and magistrates are forwarding
telegrams saying that the persistence of the
Radicals would annihilate the Republic.
To-night there is presented the spectacle of
many who have been Presi lent Grevy’s bit
terest foes during the last two weeks grov
elling at his feet.
AN OMINOUS CALM.
“Paris is calm, but it is a calm which
eauitfs distrust on the part of the authori
ties, and the precautions have been re
doubled. Eight regiments of cavalry are
held in readiness at Versailles. Yesterday
and to-day the streets were placarded in all
directions with posters which were torn
down as fast as possible by the police..
These read:
“ ‘People of Paris: The republic is in danger.
Congress is about to name President (Jrevy's
successor at Versailles. There is a monstrous
conspiracy to deliver the country to Ferry, the
famine breeder; to Ferry, the Tonquinois; to
Ferry, the valet of Bismarck, Republicans of
all shades, Soei.tests or Revolutionists, shall we
allow such a crime to be perpetratedr No'. A
thousand times, no! Blood must not flow need
lessly, but we will not recoil before any sacrifice
to save France from being represented by the
meanest of traitors. Citizens, let us be ready
and watchful. The republic is in danger.’
EXCITEMENT IN THE CORRIDORS.
“There was great excitement in the corri
dors of the Chambers when Jl. Mayer, di
rector of La Lanterne, and M. Rochefort
declared that they would begin a campaign
in President Grevy’s favor. ‘I had rather
keep an old servant,’ exclaimed M. Roche
fort, ‘who robs me, than take anew one
who will cut my throat.’
“Paul DeCasagnac writes to-day that the
situation is changing from day to day, al
most from hour to hour. Yesterday the
Radicals had chosen M. IleFreyciuet as their
champion against M. Ferry; to-day they
base their hopes on M. Flouquet;
to-morrow there may still be another
change. Strangely enough, M. Ferry is M.
Flouquet’s uncle by marriage. The Radi
cals are losing heart. Their violent and
revolutionary language shows that they
fear defeat on the first ballot. M. Ferry
will poll 300 to 340 votes; MM. De Freycinet
and Flouquet rajiuot muster over 330. Some
weaker candidate like Sadi Carnot or M.
Brisson may control 30 or 30 votes. Prob
ably M. Ferry will lack 80 to 100 votes of
election, and M. Flouquet more. One of
the factions may become disorganized, but
not sufficiently to determine the success of
the others.”
DUBLIN’S NEW LORD MAYOR.
Mr. Sexton Unanimously Elected to
Succeed Mr. Sullivan.
Dublin, Dec. I.—Lord Mayor Sullivan
has applied for an adjournment until Mon
day of his second trial for printing reports
of meetings of suppres-od branches of the
league in his paper, the Nation. The crown
opposes the adjournment.
Mr. Sheehy, member of Parliament, has
been arrested and is now in Sligo prison. He
will be brought before the court at French
Park, county Roscommon, for information
on Dec. 11.
At a meeting of the Corporation to-day
Lord Mayor Sullivan stated that his name
had been omitted in the commission, which
is to open assizes to-morrow. He believed
the omission to be illegal, and he intended
to accompany the judges to court. Mr.
Sexton, High Sheriff of Dublin, said he
would also accompany the judges, and if
Mr. Sullivan was refused a seat on the
bench he (Sexton) would leave court
and would decline to recognize the court’s
authority in any orders it might issue. Mr.
Sexton was unanimously elected Lord
Mayor to succeed Mr. Sullivan. In a
speech thanking the corporation for the
honor conferred upon him he said that
every day brought new attacks upon the
lives and liberties of the Irish people. The
Lord Mayor ought to be an unflinching
organ of prevalent public opinion.
HARRINGTON ARRESTED.
London, Doc, 1. —Commoner Edwin Har
rington was arrested to-day at Tralee for
publishing in his newspaper reports of pro
ceedings of suppressed branches of the league
throughout Kerry. He was taken before a
ma. Istrate and gave bail for trial.
Notwithstanding stringent police surveil
ance United Ireland and othfcr papers which
print reports of me tings of suppressed
branches of the national league are freely
circulated.
Mr. Harrington's case will be heard on
Monday next. After his release Mr. Har
rington returned to his house and addressed
a crowd, that had gathered there, from a
window. He defied the government, saying
that the authorities could only sentence him
to six months’ imprisonment, and that he
would continue to publish reports of league
meetings until forcibly stopped.
Lord Hartington presided to-day at a
conference of influential Unionists, and sub
sequently started for London. Ha was
loudly cheered upon his departure. Mr.
Goscnen remains a guest of the V iceroy.
FORGERY OF BISMARCK’S NAME.
The Cologne Gazette Resumes Its
Work of Exposure.
Berlin, Dec. I.—The North German
Gazette, confirms the report that Prince Bis
marck wrote to Count Schouvaloff, the Rus
sian Ambassador, asking for an audience
with the Czar, and adds: ‘‘That is a custo
mary procedure. The Chancellor would
have laid himself open to a charge of neglect
had he omitted seeking an audience with an
honored guest of the Emperor in the usual
manner. He had to fulfill a duty of honor,
while the Czar was at liberty to grant or re
fuse an audience.”
The Cologne Gazette to-day returns to its
forgery revelations. It states that a letter,
purporting to have been written by Prince
Henry, of Reuss, the German Ambassador
at Vienna, is a forgery. The lettor, lU-ays,
was am ng the documents which Count
Sehouvaloff, by order of the Czar, sub
mitted for the inspection of Prince Bis
marck. The Prince of Reuss denies having
any knowledge of the letter.
The North German Gazette , in the
course of apolitical review, says: “By re
producing verbatim characteristic passages
of articles in the Russian press we enaulo
Germans to see that up to the present time,
not even the transitory effect of recent ad
monition to observe moderation is percepti
ble in one of the Russian newspapei-s.”
TONE or THE RUSSIAN PRESS.
Moscow, Dec. 1. — Despite the order to
the press of Russia not to attack Germany,
the newspapers continue to print hostile
criticisms on the disclosures made regarding
the interview between the Czar
and Prince Bismarck. Thev say
that if Prince Bismarck is correct in
stating that Russian officials misled the Czar
ifll such officials should be dismissed; andou
the other hand, if the statement is "untrue,
or is not proved, the German Ambassador
ought to immediately receive his passport.
Germany's Taxes on Cereals.
Berlin, Doc. 2. —The Reichstag to-day
began the debate on the cereals duties bill.
Dr. Von Lucius, Minister of Agriculture,
defended the measure on the ground of in
creasing depression in agriculture. He said
that the present duties did not afford suf
ficient protection, and that consumers
would not suffer in consequence of new
duties. In the event of a bad harvest, re
sulting in higher prices, a ••eduction of
duties would always be possible. The de
bate was adjourned.
BUSINESS OF THE BANKS.
THE COMPTROLLER <?F THE CUR
RENCY’S REPORT.
3,001 of the 3,805 National Banka Or
ganized in Operation Oct. 31— A Net
Increase of $30,572,325 in (the Na
tional Bank Capital—A Net Decrease
in the Circulation of $50,495,590.
Washington, Dec. I.—The twenty-fifth
annual report of the Comptroller of the
Currency, now in print, will be presented
te> Congress on the first day of its session.
The report shows that the total number of
national banks organized up to Oct. 31, is
8,805, of which 635 have gone into voluntary
liquidation, and 119 have failed, leaving in
operation at that date 8,061. The total
number of new batiks formed during the
last year is 235. The total number closed
during the year is 83, of which 35 went into
voluntary liquidation, and 8 failed.
WHERE THE NEW BANKS ARE.
Tti new banks comprise sin New En
gland, 33 in the M iddle States, 50 in the
Southern States, 107 in the Central States
and 30 in the Western States and Territories.
Of the failed banks 1 was in New England,
2 in the Middle States, 4 in the Southern
States and 1 in the Central Slates.
The gross increase in the national
bank capital during the year amounts
to $30,394,775, of .which $3,868,005
represents an increase of capital by
banks existing Nov. 1, 1886. There has
been, however, a decrease of capital of $6,-
332,450, of which $4,087,450 is the aggregate
capital of thirty-three banks which went
into voluntary liquidation and failed, and
the remainder represents a decrease of capi
tal by banks still in operation. The net in
crease of capital for the year Is, therefore,
$30,572,325.
A DECREASE IN CIRCULATION.
On the other hand there is a net decrease
of $50,41)5,590 in the circulation represented
by bonds. The decrease resulting from the
surrender of circulation by bonds still in
operation is $57,770,475, and the decrease
caused by bonds going into voluntary
liquidation and failing is $1,274,380, making
a gross decrease of $59,044,855, offset by a
total increase of $8,549,205, which consists
of an increase by the formation of new
banks of $4,592,090 and an increase of cir
culation by previously existing banks to the
amount of $3,957,175.
Very full statistics have been collected
about State banks, savings banks, loan and
trust companies, and private bankers
throughout the country.
SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS.
The suggestions made by the Comptroller
as to amendments to the laws are in the
form of a code revising and consolidating
all existing laws, with a number of changes,
each of w hich is fully explained, and the
reasons for it set forth at considerable
length. The most important of the changes
recommended is that the minimum amount
of bonds to be deposited as security for cir
culation shall be 10 pen cent, of
the capital of banks of not
over $330,000, and $25,000 for banks of
which the capital exceeds $250,000; also
that the semi-annual duty on circulation lie
hereafter charged only on the amount is
sued upon bonds deposited in excess of the
minimum amount as above.
PART OF THE RESERVE.
He also recommends that national bank
notes be counted as part of the lawful re
serve of banks. The existing provisions of
the law as to the responsibility of the offi
cers and directors of a bank are modified so
as to avoid heretofore existing obstacles to
their prompt and certain enforcement.
The rest notion upon banks as to making
loans in excess of 10 per cent, of their capi
tal to any one party is modified in respect
to loans upon collateral security and the
total limit is raised to 20 per cent, of the
capital and surplus.
RESERVE ON DEPOSITS.
The provisions as to the reserve upon de
posits are modified so as not to include gov
ernment deposits in the amount upon which
the reserve is to be held.
The provision as to State taxation of
national banks is also modified.
The proposed code has been transmitted to
every Senator and Representative with a
codification of all the existing laws on the
subject arranged in sections parallel w’ith
those of the proposed code and accompanied
by a letter explaining each of the more im
portant changes and giving the reasons
for it. _
CARLISLE AND RANDALL.
The Two Meet and Talk Over the
Tariff Question.
Washington, Dec. I.—Messrs. Carlisle
and Randall got together at last this after
noon, and had a talk about the revenue
question. It had no practical result, except
to make another interview easier. Mr. Car
lisle, it is understood, urged Mr Randall to
patriotically aid the Democratic party in its
attempt to reduce taxation. Mr. Randall
expressed a willingness to reduce taxation
according to bis well-known notion. Mr.
Carlisle, it is understood, pointed out tho
necessity of some compromises in orderto se
cure success, and expressed a willingness to
concede the repeal of the tobacco tax
to that end. Mr. Randall, it is stated,
stood to the last on his own ground.
Another conference will bo held probably
to morrow. Mr. Carlisle does not propose
to allow the Randallites to say that Mr.
Randall was not consulted this time.
Then, too, he desires to know from Mr. Ran
dall himself just what he will do and wont
do. Mr. Carlisle has not yet determined in
liis own mind what he will do übout the
chairmanship, but it is now considered
probable that he will appoint one of the
Breckinridges, probably he of Kentucky,
chairman of the Committee on Ways and
Means.
MILLS IN A FALSE LIGHT.
A Bill He Kcows Nothing About
Published as His Production.
Washington, Dec. I.— Representative
Roger Q. Mills, of Texas, says that the tariff
bill published to-day as having been pre
pared by him for introduction when Con
gress meet*, was not prepared by him. He
has not prepared any bill. He says lie has
not even formulated his ideas on the ten iff
in a memorandum. Ho does not know, ho
says, yet what ideas he will present.
lie speaks very severely of what he seems
to consider an attempt to prejudice the pub
lic mind against him by publishing a bill as
his for which he is not responsible. Tho
publication has certainly hurt Mr. Mills’
chances of being Chairman of the Commit
tee on Ways and Means.
Disabilities Removed.
Washington, Dec. I.—The President to
day granted a number of pardons to jiersons
convicted in United State* Courts, among
them Richurd Stewart, convicted iu South
Carolina <>f violating the internal revenue
laws, and R. L. D. Evans, convicted in Ten
nessee of pawing counterfeit money, and
sentenced to three years' imprisonment, in
all these cases the convicts havo completed
their terms of imprisonment, and the action
of tho President served merely to restore
them to citizenship.
GOVERNMENT AND FARM.
Report of the Commissioner of Agri
culture.
Washington, Dec. I.—The annual re
port of the Commissioner of Agriculture
was laid before tlft President to day. The
Commissioner recommends substantially
the abolition of the seed division of the de
partment and tho transfer of its duties to
State and Territorial experimental stations.
The directom of the institutions, he says,
ought to know wlmt kinds of seeds tho
fanners of the respective neighborhoods
are interested in, and what kinds are best
adapted to each localitv. “If,” he says,
“the work of testing and distributing seisl
could lie done by tho station* mid the de
partment be relieved of this duty it
would enable it to work in other directions
of great importance to the agricultural in
terests of the country. It is hardly neces
sary to state that it takes much of the time
of the commissioner and that it is difficult
to nmko a distribution to give satisfaction to
all parties and to all parts of the country.
While the germ of the Department of Agri
culture was seed distribution it has grown
until it now reaches into many fields of
science and many more lie beyond which as
yet it has had neither time or'means to en
ter.”
OPPOSED TO THE CABINET SCHEME.
Tho commissioner discusses the scope and
functions of the department in a way which
leaves room for a plain inference that ho
disapproves tho efforts to make it an Execu
tive Department, with a member of the
Cabinet at its head. Tho Department's po
sition, he thinks, should lie that of an ad
viser in those investigations and enterprises
which bear upon the agricultural interests
of the country. “In the beginning,” be
says, “the Department may have been an
experiment, but its condition now should
leave no doubt as to the precise relation
which the Department should hold to
the government. The development
has been natural, and there may be a valu
able lesson in tho history of its evolution.
The relation to which I refer needs to lie
recognized, not through mere changing
of name, not through any Radical
legislation which may meet the favor of one
class, and the disfavor of another, nor yet
through any entangling alliance- which
would only serve to distract attention from
one groat and leading thought which should
always possess those who administer the
affairs of tho department, but rather
through a well endowed department fully
authorized to employ scientific experts, and
specialists in its several lines of investiga
tion at just and rca.sonable,compensations,
fully equipped with the latest and most ap
proved apparatus, witti conveniently ar
ranged workshops andjsafe and healthy sur
roundings.”
MAY BE MILLIONS IN IT.
A Georgian Interests Senator Sawyer
In a Gold Mine.
Washington, Dec. I.—About a year ago
a man named Kirk, who hud been engaged
in mining in Georgia, discovered traces of
gold quartz on a small farm which he had
purchased in the neighborhood of the great
falls of the Potomac, some sixteen miles
from this city. He had very little money of
hi* own and (railed upon a friend named B.
W. Clark, an engineer in the State Depart
ment, to help him carry on his investiga
tions. Clai k built a small stamp mill and
a quantity of tho ore was crushed and an
examination made to test the value of the
find. It was discovered to *be of consider
able value, and Kirk ascertained that the
lead extended for more than a mile into the
lands of his neighbors. Money was needed.
Clark was well acquainted with Senator
Sawyer, of Wisconsin, and went
to him for financial aid. Mr.
Sawyer advanced SI,OOO, with
which operations were carried on. It is
said that some fifty tons of ore were ex
tracted and sent to Philadelphia for assays.
An agreement was entered into by which
Senator Sawyer was to have a half interest
in tho mine in return for $30,000 which was
to be used in securing the other
land through which the lead
runs. Senator Sawyer is reticent
about the matter and does not rare to admit
that he has any interest in the mine. It is
learned, however, that everything is ready
for work on a large scale, and that several
mining experts ha ve pronounced the outlook
very promising. Officials of the Geologic
Survey who were seen to-day insist that
the story telegraphed from Chicago this
morning, to the effect that Dr. Kempster
intends to resign his position ns superin
tendent of the insane asylum at, Oshkosh to
take charge of the find is absurd, in view of
tho fact that tho formation of
tho country in the vicinity of
the groat falls Is such that it is impossible
that large quantities of gold should be found
there. They admit that there Is more or
leas of the mineral in the vicinity of Wash
ington’, but insist that there is not enough
of it anywhere in Maryland or Virginia to
make it worth while to mine.
A FIGHT ON TURPIE
The Republicans Will Try to Keep
Him Out of the Senate.
Washington, Dec. 1 —The Deiuocraetc
Senators feel pretty confident that Mr.
Faulkner, of West Virginia, and Mr. Hearst,
of California, will lie seated without diffi
culty. The Republican officials of the Sen
ate, acting under the direction of the Re
publican officers of the Senate, have placed
the names of Mr. Faulkner and Mr. Hearst
on two of the Senatorial desks, but no desk
has been so prepared lor Mr. Turpie, of
Indiana. On tho contrary, tho Republicans
seem to be preparing to keep him out. The
“whip” they have issued urging the Repub
lican Senators to bo present on Tuesday is
suggestive of a fight The Senators elect
are always sworn m oue by one, in tho alpha
betical order of their names. Mr. Turpie i
at the eud of the list. It is thought that
when lie is reached Senator Hoar, Chair
man of the G inmittoe on Privileges and
Elections, will object on the ground that
his certificate is invalid and that be was not
duly elected and seek to have the case
referred to the Committee on Privileges and
Elections. The Democrat* count, in this
emergency, on Mr. Rlddleberger, who, they
say, wants Mr. Turpie se.ted and liis right
to tho seat determined later.
DECEMBERS DEBT STATEMENT.
An Increaso of $1,490,360 as Com
pared with Last Month.
WASHINGTON, Doc. 1. —The debt state
ment issued to-day shows the increase of the
public debt during the month of November
to bo $1,490,350 99; the decrease of the debt
since June 30, 1887, $189,345,1184 35: the
cash in the Treasury $504,550,165 86; the
gold certificates outstanding, $90,780,753;
tho silver certificates outstanding $J68,149,-
274; the certificates of deposit outstanding,
$6,835,(AX); tho legal tenders outstanding,
$340,681,01(1; the fractional currency mot in
cluding the amount estimated us lost or de
stroyed), $6,943,871 12.
Washington’s Post.
Washington, Dae. I.—The Post to-day
appears in anew gown as an eight-page pa
per, and announces that Walter Mtilson
Hutchins, son of Proprietor Stilson Hutch
ins, resumes its editorship with, this issue.
HARPERS LONG HEAD.
His Broker’s Worthless Checks Carried
by the Fidelity Bank.
Cincinnati, D<c. I.—The Harper trial
was resumed this morning with J. W.
Wiltshire, a broker, on the stand. His
testimony in chief had been of the most
direct nature, showing that ho had pur
chased for Harper in the Chicago market
about twenty million bushels of wheat, of
which tlicv were holding 14,000,000 when
the crash came last Juno. The loss
represented by the breaking of their corner
was from $8,000,000 to $1,000,000. He
said ho never could tell exactly what the
total nominal loss was, for the reason that
his Chicago brokers had never rendered an
account showing what had been realized on
the closing ileal. In every way he made it
clear that Harper was his principals that
bis chocks on the Fidelity Bank were not
against any balance to his credit but that
he was given to understand that they
were to be protected by Harper.
WORTHLESS CHECKS.
Mr. Wiltshire's cross-examination to-day
brought out, some sensational testimony.
Nearly the iirst question asked by Maj.
Blackburn for the defense brought out the
fact that Mr. Wiltshire had deposited checks
aggregating SBOO,OOO on the First National
Bank of this city, and $115,000 on the Mer
chants Bank With the Fidelity Bank,
where they were treated as cash. Ho
had not that amount of money in those
banks at the time the checks were drawn,
hat ho did it because ha was instructed to do
so by Mr. Harper, whom ho supposed to bo
abundantly able to take cure of the checks.
Said Mr. Blackburn, looking tho witness
squarely in the eye: “Tell me now hero are
checks on the First National Bank to the
amount of $250,000, drawn by you May 28,
1887. How much money had you in that
hank at that time ?’’
Mr. Wiltshire, reddening a littlo and look
ing at the floor, “I can’t tell.”
POSSIBLY NOT A CENT.
“Well, was it $10,0001”
“I don’t remember.”
“Don’t you know it was not as much as
$10,0001”
“Perhaps it was not,.”
“Yet you drew for $250,000?”
“It looks that way,” said the witness,
looking with a smile at tho documents in
Mr. Blackburn’s hands.
“Now,” said Mr. Blackburn, “do you call
that legitimate business?"
“I don’t call it illegitimate business?'’
"What—putting out bogus checks with no
money behind them?'’
“I ilid not know what Harper had done
to protect them, and I looked to him for
protection," was the explanation.
At this point the court took a recess till
afternoon.
Harper is still attended by his wife and
her sister, and gives close attention to all
that transpires. He has watched with eager
interest the face of this witness, his broker,
who has, in plain words, laid bare the entire
transaction.
BURNED OUT.
The Lobs Probably $250,000 and the
Insurance $160,000.
Cincinnati, 0., Dec. I.—At 1:30 o’clock
this morning a general alarm was sounded
and called the entire fire department to the
8 robridge Lithographing Company’s great
building on the northeast corner of Elm and
Canal streets. The flames devoured tho en
tire building, and in leas than forty minutes
the walls fell in. The loss is total and will
probably not be less than $300,000, but by
.some it is estimated as high os $500,000.
Strobridge & Cos. have insurance of $150,000
in forty companies. The Are started in the
second story, but nobody knows how.
There is a bare suspicion of iucindiaris.n.
The Strobridge Company has an office in
New York and one in London, Eng., but
their work is done here.
A FINK BUILDING.
The building was a fine structure, five
stories high, fronting over 100 {pot on the
north side of Canal street It was fl led
with costly machinery, including fittoen
lithographic presses. The stock of paper
and finished and unfinished work was very
large, estimated to represent SIOO,OOO. Most
of the work for theatrical companies was
finished, but a largo portion was still in the
building and a number of theatrical compa
nies will be without material to prop-rly
bill their plays. Among those suffering in
this way are Charles A. Hoyt, three com
panies "A Tin Soldier,” “Hag Baby” and
“Hole in the Ground,” Michael Strogoff,
Miralay’s “liogadier and Aladdin,” Mont
gomery Pbister’s “Soup Bubble,” and Fore
paugh’s and Barnum’s circuses. The work
on the latter, however, bad not advanced
very far. The scene during the fire was
startling. The height of the building, the
combustibility of its contents, uud the
substantial style of its structure combined to
make the file fierce but comparatively slow.
FLOOR AFTER floor burned.
It burned floor after (loot and the falling
of tha heavy lithograpmc stones gave
sounds like the discharge of a battery. Later
the falling of the walls sent sheets of flame
and showers of sparks in the air. During
this part of the catasti ophe fireman John
Shuler, who was on a ladder thirty-five feet
from tho ground, missed his footing and
fell to the ground. He was taken to a hos
pital, with injuries which may prove fatal.
The business was probably the largest
of its kind in the world. 125 men
were employed. Hines Strobridge, Pres
ident of the Company, says he thought
the building A fire proof and was astonished
•hat it should all go as it did. Within the
building as tenants wore James Barday, a
job printer, and the Halstead Stocking
Company. Their loss will be about SIO,OOO
eaeb. The loss on the lithograph business
during the time of enforced idleness cannot
lie accurately estimate I. The building may
be regarded as a total loss. The portions of
the walls left standing are worthies*. Tho
lire was burning slowly at 10 o’clock this
morning and engines were throwing water
on it.
TEN BUILDINGS BURNED.
Bkookville, Kan, Doc-. I.—The Law
rence Hotel, six business houses und three
dwellings w ere burned here at 1 o’clock this
morning. Four men. Fireman Burner, of
Waroego; Brakeman Harrignn, of
Wamego; Mr. Farnsworth of Lincoln,
and an'unknown man were douth.
Charles Moss, of Tower Springs, Kan., was
badly burned and w ill probably die. The
guests of the hotel wore obliged to jump
from the second story windows. The total
loss is $'12,000 and the insurance $5,000. The
cause of the Are is unknown.
FTRE AT COLUMBIA.
Augusta, Ua., Dec. I.— The platform of
the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta depot
at Columbia was burned to-night, and 100
bales of cotton with it.
A Cigar Factory Burned.
Baltimore, Dec. I.—Fire this morning
destroyed the cigar and cigarette factory of
8. l’acholder & Cos., on Saratoga street. The
damage is estimated at SIO,OOO. The prop
erty was fully insured.
A Corner On Tin.
New York, Dec. I.—The French syndi
cate, which has cornered the tin market, is
still putting prices up, and its grip is un
loosened. To-day sellers asked 85c. per
pound for spot tin and buyers offered 34*jc.
( PRICESIIO 4 YB AM. |
1 0 CK.Vre A cot* 4. f
CENTRAL STOCK TOOLED.
THE GEORGIA COMPANY COM
PLETES ITS ORGANIZATION.
Every Bond Paid for at the Rate ol
05c. on the Dollar—Three Shares ot
the Pool Stock for One of the Road’s
Regular Issue—What it W.ll Proba
bly bo Listed at.
New York, Dec. I.—“ The Georgia Com
pany," growing out of the Georgia Central
railroad syndicate, is finally an “affairs
complete.” All the formalities of the or
ganixation and financial details were per
fee ted to-day. The $4,000,000 of tho Georgia
Company 5 per cent, bonds secured by tin
trust deposit of the syndicate’s 40,000 sham
of Georgia Central railroad stock were to
day duly executed by the Georgia Company,
anil every bond of the entire issue having
been previously sold to a syndicate
of New York and foreign capital
ists, they were to-day de'ivered to tbs
purchasers, who received and paid for them
at <m the dollar. In accordance with
the Georgia Company’s terms of organiza
tion. a cash assessment of 10 ie.r cent on
the issuo of .bonds was required to lie paid
into the treasury of the company. This was
a condition to the issue of Georgia Company
stock to the owners of the 40,000 shares of
Georgia Central, in tho ratio of thiee shares
for one. This assessment was all paid to-day
and to-morrow tiie members of the Central
syndicate will receive their Georgia Com
pany stock.
TO BE LISTED TO-DAY.
The Georgia Company stock will be
promptly listed to day on the New York
Stock Exchange, and from 25 to 30 Is pro
dlcied ns the proliable opening price for it.
It is generally conceded that this new or
ganlxation is one of the best conceived and
strongest backi-d Southern enterprises that
has ever been launched in TV all street. The
Calhoun brothers, John C. and Pat, are ac
cordisl much credit by those who under
stand the matter, for the ability and energy
they have manifested in connection with
this ntoriirise from its inception.
The officers of tho Georgia company
elected for the current year are: H. B.
Hollins, President, and as Directors Messrs.
John H. Inman, James Swann, E. E. Deu
nison, Emanuel Lehman, G. E. Kissel, J.
L. Rice, August Belmont, Jr., and Meyer
Lehman.
J. L. Rice has been chosen New York
counsel for the company, and Pat Calhoun
Southern counsel.
THE RICHMOND TERMINAL.
The much talked of dissensions in t,h
Richmond Terminal management, and the
current rumor of a probable contest for th
Presidency at the approaching election Dec.
18, may tie boiled down to the following
facts: The largo Terminal stockholders
are divided into several factions, aud they
are not all harmoniously disposed to Alfred
Sully, who is now President. While these
various elements were not unanimously in
favor of Jlr. Bully’s re-election, they never
succeeded in discovering but one man wbo
was acceptable to all of them and that man
was John 11. Inman. It is now positively
known that all the parties agreed to com
bine on Mr. Inman, but unfortunately for
the success of that programme, Mr. Inman
declined to he a candidate. This left the
several factions without a lender on whom
they all could agree, and without concert of
action against Mr. Suliy it was doubtful if
ho could be beaten.
RE-ELECTION PROBABLE.
At all events it is almost certain to-niglit
that there will be no fight against Mr. Bully,
hut that he will lie re-elected President ol
the Terminal without opposition. Thera
will, however, be some vital changes made
in the directory. Six new members will be
elected, embracing the following strong and
influential nnraa'i R. T. Wilson, Cornelius
19. Bliss, William Rockefeller, Rosweil P.
Flower, John H. Hall and C. M. McGee.
Such additions to the board, together
with those already there will give to the
Terminal Company the ablest richest and
probably most, influential board of railroad
managers in the United States.
The Richmond and Danville Company,
which is the baekbonh of the whole Ter
minal system, comprising as it does about
2,200 miles of road has Its annual election
this month also. Mr. Inman has been
urged to accept the Presidency of that road.
He is seriously considering the
and will most likely take Tt. ,
A REIGN OF TERROR.
Whites and Blacks In Deadly Conflict
in Arkansas.
Memphis, Tenn., Dec. I.—A reign of ter
ror prevails in Cat Island, in Crittenden
county, Arkansas, twouty-flve miles below
Memphis, on the Mississippi river. Martin
Thomas and Joseph Hamlet, two residents
of that neighborhood, arrived in Memphis
this evening and brought intelligence of an
affray which occurred this morning between
whites and negroes, which resulted in the
killing of two negroes and the wounding
of several others. The affray grew out of
the arrest of some negroes, who, it is
alleged, insulted some white ladies yester
day. They were to be tried this morning
before a J ustice of the Peace. Their act
had aroused the indignation of the whites
and about a dozen each of both race* met
1 this forenoon at the preliminary investiga
tion before a colored magistrate. As to
who started the row nothing can
lie learned, but in the shooting
that followed both negroes under
arrest were killed and two or three others of
the r friends were wounded. The negroes
fled, but alter arming themselves, prepared
to*return to the scene of conflict. They
fired at Thomas and Hamlet, who were in s
skiff, and when lust seen they were going is
the direction of where their companions tuuf
been killed. The negroes on Cat Island out
number tiie whites ten to one, and sedoui
trouble is anticipated. It is impossible to
gather fuller details to-night.
Congressional Caucuses.
Washington. Dec. I.—There will be a
meeting of the Republican memliers of the
Fiftieth Congress in the hall of the House
of Representatives Saturday. Dec. 3, at 3
o'clock in caucus to oonsider the question of
the organization of the next House and
nomination of candidates for the various
offices of the same. A Democratic caucus
will be held in the same place at 7 o'clock in
the evening.
A Ravisher Lynohed.
Alamosa, C'ol., Dec. I.— Michael O’Brien,
a tramp wlitf brutally outraged Miss Mc-
Gregor night before last, was taken from
jail last night by citizens and hanged to a
gate at the stock yards. The recovery of
the girl is doubtful.
An Earthquake in England.
London, Dec. I.—-A shock of earthquake
■was felt at Cnorley, county of Lancaster, at
7 o’clock this morning. A rumbling noise
accompanied the shock. Buildings shook
and people left houses greatly fright
ened. No serious damage was done.
Spa n’s Cortes Cpened,
Madrid, Dec. 1. —The Cortes was opened
today by the Queen Regent Christina,
who read the speech from the throne. The
infant King was present.