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GREVY GOES OUT AT LAST
HIS MESSAGE OP RESIGNATION
BEAD IN THE CHAMBER.
Three Hundred and Thirty-Eight Mem
bers of the Republican Group Take
Two Ballots-Flouquet Leads on the
First and thep De Freycinet Takes a
Big Jump to the Front—No Outbreak
in the City.
Paris, Dec. 3.—The police declare that
t hev arrested Paul de Roulodo and Louise
Michel yesterday to save them from the vio
lence of the crowd.
The papers this morning approve of the
attitude of the Chambers yesterday as calm
and dignified.
La Soldi this morning declared that Presi
dent Grevy’s action in deferring his resigna
tion was especially aimed at M. Ferry.
Some of the papers believe that the events
of yesterday will restore union among the
Republicans.
Crowd’s were in front of the Chamber of
Deputies long before noon to-day. The
police cleared the approaches to the build
ing, and stopped traflic in the vicinity,
grevy’s resignation.
President Grevy sent his message of res
ignation to the Senate and Chamber of
Deputies shortly after 1 o’clock.
The text of President Grevy’s message of
resignation is as follows:
So long as 1 had only to contend with the
difficulties that have accumulated in my path,
the attacks of the press, the abstention of men
whom the public voice called to my side and the
increasing impossibility to form a Ministry.
1 srruggled on and remained where duty
bade me, but at the moment when
public opinion, better informed, marked a
change, which gave me hope of farming a gov
ernment. the Senate and (.'number of Deputies
voted a double resolution which, under the form
of an adjournment to a fixed hour to await tile
President's promised message is tantamount to
summoning the President to resign. It would
tic my duty and right to resist, hut under the
circumstances in which we are placed, a con
flict between the Executive and Parliament
might entail consequences which restrain me.
Wisdom and patriotism command me to yield.
1 leave to those who assume it the responsi
bility for such a precedent and for the events
l hat may ensue. I relinquish without regret,
but not without sadness, tUp dignity to which I
have been twice raised witiiout solicitation, and
in the exercise of which I feel confident I have
done my duty. To this I call France to witness,
France will say that for nine years
my government has secured to the country
peace, order and liberty: has made France re
flected throughout the world: lias worked un
tiringly to raise her, and in the midst of an
armed Europe leaves her in a condition to de
fend her honor and rights; further than that,
it has been able to keep the republic
in a wise internal course marked out
by the interests and wishes of the country.
1 ranee will say that in return for this I have
been removed from the post where her confi
dence placed me In leaving political life I
form but one wish. It is that the republic may
not be struck blows aimed at myself* but that
it may issue triumphant from the dangers it is
made to incur. I place on the, bureau of the
( hamber of Deputies my resignation of the
functions of the President of the French
republic.
The Deputies received the message with
profound silence. M. Floquet read a letter
irorn the President of the Senate, summon
ing a congress of the two Chambers at Ver
■■ailles to-morrow, for the purpose of elect
ing anew President. The sitting then
closed, amid cries of “Vive la Republique.”
THE FIRST BALLOT.
A number of members of the two Cham
bers held a session in the Palais Bourbon
this afternoon, for the purpose of balloting
for President, preparatory to the election
bv Congress at Versailles to-morrow. The
first ballot opened at 8:30 o’clock, and closed
at 4:30. The result was: Floquet 101 votes,
BeFreyeinot 94, Brinson 50, Sadi-Carnot 40,
Ferry 19, Faillieres 3 and Grevy 2. Another
ballot was then taken.
On the second ballot 338 Senators and
Deputies voted, the result being: DeFrey
cim t. 190; Brisson, 84; Sadi-Carnot, 27; Flou
quet, 20; Ferry, 11. Only members of the
Republican group took part on the ballot.
At 4:30 o’clock groups of people had be
gun to assemble in front of the Palais Bour
bon. Louise Michel attempted to force an
entrance into the building, and was again
placed under arrest.
A number of Radicals went to the Hotel
de Ville to request the Municipal Council to
join a deputation which will call upon the
leaders of the Extreme Left to protest
against the election of M. Ferry to the
Presidency.
In pursuance of the order to the Generals
• 1 rejoin their commands, Gen. Boulanger
las returned to his headquarters. His de
parture from Paris was unnoticed.
A MOB DISPERSED.
r I his evening, on the pretext that the re
public was threatened, hundreds of Revolu
tionists and Socialists, followed by a big
crowd, composed of all elements, started
f"r the Hotel de Ville. Police and cavalry
charged the mob, which retaliated with a
volley of stones. A number of persons were
wounded. The mob was dispersed. The
Municipal Council has decided to continue in
permanent session.
FOMENTING EXCITEMENT.
M. Camelinot and M. Duquerey, the Ex
tremist Deputies, with Ernest Rocbe, of the
Intransigeant, tried to harangue a crowd
in front of the Palais Bourbon, but were
prevented by the police. Afterward they
proceeded to Hotel de Ville, followed by a
inoii. Guards dispersed the crowd, but per
mitted the two Deputies to enter.
The Municipal Council was then
discussing a proposal to proceed
to the Palais Bourbon to-morrow to
demand that the Chambers save the repub
lic. M. Camelinot obtained a fervent hear-
The municipal body agreed by a vote
of 54 to 18 to ask an audience with the
Chamber of Deputies.
The prices on the Bourse closed strong to
day. Three per cent, rentes show an ad
vance of 90 centimes for account and 70
centimes for money. Credit foncier closed
with an advance of 28f. and Suez canal
shares with an advance of 17f. Panama
canal was exceptionally weak and declined
14t. Settlements are progressing. Money
Is easy.
A QUIET NIGHT.
. 1 here was much less excitement in this
city to-night than last night, Knots of
curious people collected from time to time.
Init were easily dispersed. A few persons
eceived slight injuries in scuffles with the
police.
Louise Michel was forcibly removed from
ne entrance of I,he Palais Bourbon, and
ca-s then liberated. Deputy Basley was ar-
The Senators and Moderate DeputAs gen
‘cally abstained from taking part in to
!*yjj test balloting. The Plenary meeting
° ii at Versailles to-morrow morning
v ill afford a bettor indication of the final
esults.
A SHARP SKIRMISH.
Paris, Dec. 3, 2 a. m.—Some serious riot
hg occurred in the place Dc la Concorde
f*t evening. The mounted guard charged
he crowd, and several revolver shots were
red at the police. Later they were re-en
orced with infantry and afresh charge was
"h-le, when sixty fiersons were injured.
. “ Socialist meeting was held in the Salle
>vie last evening. Violent speeches were
jade, and the crowd khouted, “A bas
erry," “Vive Boulanger,” etc. Madame
DeFreycinet visited Madame Grevy yester
day.
Heavy sums will probably be spent to get
their candidate elected. During the charge
on the Place de la Concorde a guard un
sheathed his sword. He was assailed with a
volley of paving stones, which were torn
up in the twinkling of an eye, and his
bridle was seized and a man beat him with
a loaded stick.
A REPORTER’S NARROW ESCAPE.
A reporter resembling M. Wilson had a
narrow escape from being thrown into the
Seine. A body of police surrounded him
and escorted bim to a place of safety. A
feature of the situation is the large number
of betting agencies started in the streets
near the Chamber, their business being as
active as on a race course.
President Grevy was not affected himself
by the day’s events, but the members of his
family were terrified by the shouts of the
populace, and urged him not to delay his
resignation. M. Grevy has gone to his
home at Mont Sous Vaudery. Ho left Paris
on the 7 o’clock express train.
There was a stormy discussion at the
meeting of the Municipal Council to-day on
the action of the Prefect of the Seine, who
at the order of the government had the un
derground passage leading from the Hotel
de Ville to the police barracks cleared and
gave the keys to the Colonel of the Republi
can guard.
THE PREFECT’S EXPLANATION.
The Prefect explained that the govern
ment was determined to insure the safety of
public edifices. Finally an order of
the day was adopted calling on
the Prefect to deliver the keys to
the Syndic of the Council and take no
further protective measures. The Council
appointed a delegation, consisting of M.
Endes, M. Susini, M. Goule and M. Roche,
to concert measures with the Radicals for
the protection of the republic against the
dangers which they believe would menace
it if M. Ferry should be elected.
The Revolutionary parties and press arc
sparing no effort to incite the mob to vio
lence. Paul de Roulede, took no part in
yesterday’s doings. M. Basley, who was ar
rested to-day will be speedily liberated.
HAULING DOWN THE TRICOLOR.
The tricolor on the Elysee was hauled
down as soon as the message of resignation
bad been read in Parliament. In the lobby
of the Chamber financiers interested in
Panama and Suez canal shares made
strenuous efforts to insure the election of M.
de Freycinet or M. Ferry, giving
preference to M. Ferry, because it
is thought he would more likely
be firm against the possible opposition of
Americans to a loan guaranteed by France,
and might also be expected to patronize a
lottery loan. In any ease, it is thought M.
Ferry would eagerly protect French inter
ests in the Panama canal, while M. DeFrey
cinet’s feelings in the matter would be more
platonic.
M. Rouvier expressed himself last even
ing that if M. Ferry was elected President
it would be His duty to see him safely housed
in the Elysee palace. He was confident
that lie would tie able to do it, although it
would be no easy task.
M. Pellatan and other Radicals are cred
ited with saying that M. Ferry would have
to wade through blood to reach the Elysee.
Among the curious rumors current is one
to the effect that M. DeFreycinet a yearago
secretly entered the Roman Catholic church
with a view to his accession to the Presi
dency.
The theatres were almost deserted last
night.
Hotels patronized by foreigners are rap
idly being emptied.
There were large withdrawals of bank de
posits yesterday.
M. Gavardie, M. Lemoinne and M. le
Bastard supported president Grevy in the
Senate, and M. Gillet, M. Guillot and M. de
Mabry supported bim in the Chamber.
The Deputies who had advised the Presi
dent not to resign voted against him.
Comte de Paris instructed the Members
of the Right to vote for Gen. Saussier be
fore he knew that Gen. Saussier had retired
from the contest. He has now sent fresh
instructions.
SULLIVAN CONVICTED.
Hi3 Publications to Cost Him Two
Months’ Imprisonment.
Dublin, Dec. 2. —The second trial of
Lord Mayor Sullivan, for printing in his
paper reports of suppressed branches of the
national league, took place to-day. and re
sulted in conviction. He was sentenced to
two months’ imprisonment, but without
labor. He will be treated in prison as a
first-class misdemeanant. He has announced
that he will not appeal from the decision of
the court, but will suffer his punishment
proudly, as he would if it were ten times
greater. The Lord Mayor took his seat on
the bench in the Court of Assizes
to-day and kept it until the commission
was read. Ho then made a formal protest
against the omission of his name and with
drew from the court. Mr. Sexton, High
Sheriff, accompanied him in his withdrawal.
Timothy Harrington. Member of Parlia
ment for the harbor division of Dublin, was
arrested to-day in this city. He is a brother
of Edward Harrington, Member of Parlia
ment, who was arrested at Tralee, county
Kerry, yesterday. The Harrington brothers
are both charged with publishing reports of
meetings of suppressed branches of the
league in their paper at Tralee, and they
will be tried in that town.
After leaving court, Mr. Sullivan was
conveyed in a cab to Richmond prison.
Immense crowds were gathered in the
streets and the Lord Mayor was cheered
along the whole route. There was a num
ber of conflicts between tlie police and
people.
AIMED AT THE LEAGUE.
The arrest of Timothy Harrington is re
garded in nationalist circles as an attempt
to cripple the league, he being the principal
director since the arrest of Mr.
O’Brien and the departure of Mr.
Dillon on a tour of Scotland
and England. Mr. Harrington, however,
is able to prove that for the last five vears
he has hart no connection with the Kerry.
Sentinel, the trade paper which published
the proceedings of the suppressed branches
of the league. Mr. Harrington was
met by an immense crowd on his
arrival at Tralee to-night. There was a
collision between the crowd and police, and
the latter charged the crowd and used their
batons freely, injuring many persons. Mr.
Harrington was bailed.
It is rumored that Mr. Healy will be ar
rested.
A NATIONAL SCANDAL.
London, Dec. 3. —The Daily News says:
“The imprisonment of Lord Mayor Sullivan
is a national scandal. He is a man of the
highest character, both publicly and pri
vately. The question which the people of
Great Britain are asking in shame and
anger is, ‘What manner of law is this which
converts such men into*criminalf”
The Standard says: “Wo are sincerely
sorry for Mr. Sullivan, but if he is a pris
oner the fault is solely his own. The gov
ernment’s task Is a painful one, andtheonly
effect of the present conduct of the Nation
alists will be to alienate the sympathy of
even those Englishmen who do not look
with disfavor iq>on home rule.”
An Ex-Auditor Dead
Mobile, Ala., Dec. 3. George B. John
son, ex-Auditor of the State of Louisiana,
died here to-day of consumption.
SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1887.
COMMERCE ON THE RAIL.
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
• COMMISSION.
Congress Urged to fettle Whether
Express Companies Were Intended
to be Covered by the Act—More
Clerks Wanted by the Commission-
Results of the Year.
Washington, Dec. 2.—The first annual
report of the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion has been laid before the Secretary of
the Interior for transmission to Congress.
It is a printed document of forty-three
pages, exclusive of the tabular appendices.
The commission has as yet no statistics of
its own collection to lay before the public,
but adopting those of a manual generally
accepted as reliable, it states the total rail
road mileage at the close of 1886 at 133,606
miles and estimates that 4,380 miles have
since been added, making 137,986 miles
divided among 1,200 railroads, operated by
500 incorporations, which are subject to the
provisions of the act creating the commis
sion.
THE EXPRESS COMPANIF.S.
The commission, after the hearing of all
the arguments advanced by those who ap
peared for the express companies, is of the
opinion that express business, so far as it is
done by the railroad companies themselves,
whether directly, and by their managing
officers, or indirectly and through nominal
corporations created for the purpose, is
within the act-, and that such companies are
under obligation to see that the tariffs are
filed, and that the rules of fairness and
equality which the act prescribes are ob
served. Whether express companies which
are independent of railroads are within con
templation of the act is more doubtful. The
commission is of the opinion that the ques
tion is one which Congress ought to put
beyond question by either expressly and by
designation including express companies, or
by excluding them. These observations
also apply to miscellaneous corporations
engaged iu the transportation of oil, live
stock, furnishing extra accommodations to
passengers, etc.
CONFORMING THE FREIGHT RATES.
Reviewing the railway operations during
the period whiefi has elapsed since the act
took effect, the Commission feels warranted
in saying that while less has been done in
the direction of bringing freight tariffs into
conformity with the general rule prescribed
by the fourth section than some persons
perhaps expected, there has, nevertheless,
been a gratifying advance in that direction,
and there is every reason to believe that
this will continue. That substantial bene
fits will flow from making the rule
as general as shall be found practicable can
not be doubted; and even when the circum
stances and conditions of long and short
haul traffic are dissimilar, the desirability
of avoiding any considerable disparity in
charges is 'great and obvious. So far,
therefore, and so fast as business prudence
and proper regard for the inter
ests of the communities which
would be disturbed and injured
by precipitate changes will admit of, it is
being done. Such railroad companies as do
not now conform to the statutory rule
should make their rates on these two classes
of traffic more obvionsly just and more
proportional than they have hitherto been
or now are.
MORE CLERKS WANTED.
In dealing with the subject of the filing
and publication of tariffs the commission
says the clerical force of the commission is
too small. Soma idea of the labor that bas
devolved upon this clerical force may be
formed when it is known that as near as
can now be estimated 110,000 books,
papers, and documents showing
rates, fares and charges for trans
portation and contracts, agreements,
or arrangements between carriers
in relation to interstate traffic have been
filed in the office of the commission, all of
which required appropriate classification
and systematic arrangement. It has been
quite impossible to do more with these than
to acknowledge their receipt, classify and
index them, and put them in order
for reference. The organization of a general
system upon which they might most use
fully be made has not been attempted, nor
even any systematic investigation of their
contents for the purpose of observing to
what extent the provisions of the act to
regulate commerce is complied with in their
preparation.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
Under the head of “general observations”
the commission says: “The act to regulate
commerce has now been in operation
nearly eight months. One immediate
effect was to cause inconvenience in many
quarters, and even yet the business of some
parts of the country is not fully adjusted to
it. Some carriers also are not as yet in
their operations conforming in all respects
to its spirit and purpose. Nevertheless the
commission feels justified in saying
that the operation of the act
has in general been beneficial. In
some particulars, as we understand has also
been the case with similar statutes in some
of the States, it has operated directly
to increase railroad earnings, especially in
the cutting off of free passes on interstate
passenger traffic, and in putting an end to
rebates, drawbacks and special rates upon
freight business. The results of the law in
these respects are also eminently satisfac
tory to the general public, certainly to all
who had not been wont to profit
by special or personal advantages. In con
nection with the abolition of the pass sys
tem, there has been some reduction in pas
senger fares, especially in the charge made
for mileage tickets in the Northwest, a sec
tion of country where they are perhaps
most employed.
INCREASED FREIGHT TRAFFIC.
“The freight traffic for the year has been
exceptionally large in volume, and is be
lieved to have been in no small degree
stimulated by growing confidence that the
days of rebates and special rates
were ended, and that open rates on
an equal basis were now offered to all
comers. The reflex action of this develop
ment of confidence among business men has
been highly favorable to the roads. In
some localities the passage of the act was
made the occasion on i he part of dissatisfied
and short sighted railroad managers for
new exactions, through the direct, raising of
rates, by changes in classification
and otherwise. Tho manifestation of
the spirit which iuduoed such action is
now but seldom observed, and the wrongs
resulting from it have, in general, been cor
rected. In regard to the fourth section the
commission repeats in this place Its opinion
that however serious may have been the re
sults in some cases the general effect has
l*an beneficial.
CLASSIFICATION MORE UNIFORM. .
“The changes in classification made since
tho act took effect have been in the direc
tion of greater uniformity, and have, also
in general, it is believed, been concessions to
business interests. The tendency of
rates has been downward, and
they have seldom been permanently
advanced except whnu excessive competi
tion had reduced them to points
at which thoy could nit be
well maintained. No destructive rate
wars have occurred, but the increased sta-
bilitv in rates Ims tended in the direction of
stability in general business. There is still,
however, great mischief resulting from fre
quent changes in freight rates on the part
of some companies, changes that in some
cases it is difficult to suggest an excuse for.
GENERAL RESULTS FAVORABLE.
“The general results of the law have been
in important ways favorable to both the
roads and the public, while the compara
tively few complaints that have been hoard
of its results are either made with im
perfect knowledge of tlie facts‘or spring
from a remembrance of tho practices
which the law was deliberately framed to
put an end to. The Commission has not
seen occasion for recommending any very
considerable changes in tlie act under which
its work is performed, it has seemed to its
members that the law for the regulation of
interstate commerce should b permitted to
have growth, and that it would most surely,
as well as most safely, attain a high
degree of efficiency and usefulness in
that way. The general features of the act are
grounded in principles tiiat will stand the
test of time and experience, and only time
and experience can determine whether all
the provisions made for their enforcement
are safe, sound and workable. When they
prove not to be. experience will be a safe
guide in legislation to protect them.
AMENDMENTS SUGGESTED.
“Incidentally in this report some need of
amendment lias been painted out. Espe
cially ought the law, as we think, to indi
cate in plain terms whether express business
and all other transportation by carriers
named in the act shall be governed by its
provisions. The provision against sudden
raising of rates ought to be clearly made ap
plicable to joint rates as well as to others.
The commission ought also to have
authority and means to bring about
something like uniformity in tho method
of publishing rales, which is now
in great confusion, and to carefully ex
amine, collect and supervise the schedules,
contracts, etc., required by law to be filed,
as well as properly to handle the mass of
statistical Information called for by the
twentieth sectiou. For all these purposes,
as well as for others imperfectly provided
for, a considerable addition to the force em
ployed with the commission will be indis
pensable. Other matters, and particularly
whether transportation by water shall lie
made subject to the act, are submitted to
the wisdom of Congress without recom
mendation.”
CONTROL OF THE SENATE.
Some of the Democrats Already in
Caucus.
Washington, Dec. 2.—A caucus of Dem
ocratic Senators was held to-day, to which
an informal report of the Caucus Commit
tee was submitted respecting the admission
of Senators Turpie, cf Indiana, and Faulk
ner, of West Virginia. The matter was
discussed at considerable length, but as
several members of the caucus warp ab
sent, no line of action was sketched,
and further discussion of the subject was put
over till to-morrow at 12 o'clock, to which
hour tho caucus adjourned. The caucus is
confronted with doubt as to what course
the Republicans propose to pursue, and the
committee will, in the meantime, be apt to
see if anything can be learned on the sub
ject.
CONVICTION OF THE DEMOCRATS.
The members of the Democratic caucus
say their party is firm in the conviction
that the two Senators named should be
sworn in when the other new Senators are,
and they are as yet unaware of any purpose
on the part of the Republicans to prevent
it. It cannot lie learned that the Republi
cans have considered the subject, except as
individuals, and it is certain that no line of
action has been mapped out. Tlie usual
course of procedure is to swear in the new
Senators, two at a time, in the order in
which their names stand on the alphabetical
list.
EQUAL AT THE START.
The two parties are exactly equal in
strength at the start, but with the adminis
tration of the oath to the first Senator on
the list —Mr. Aldrich —the Republicans will
have a majority, and can, of course, control
the current of events if no dilatory pro
ceedings are resorted to. It is evident that
the members of both parties arc studying
the rules and precedents closely with
a view to meeting any attempt
of their opponents to secure an advantage,
but without knowing exactly as yet what
they are to guard againsi. The Democrats
have caused telegrams to he sent to their
absentees summoning them to be present to
morrow and Monday. The absentees to-day
were Senators George, Hears!, Blodgett,
Hampton, Gibson, Colquitt and Saulsbury.
Two or three of tho number, however, are
already in Washington.
POOR, BUT OF GOOD BLOOD.
Tho Great-Granddaughter of Robert
Morris in Want.
Washington, D. Cf., Dec. 2.—The great
granddaughter of Robert Morris, the finan
cier of the revolution, has been compelled
by her necessities to appeal to public charity,
at 74 years of age. For two years and a
half she was employed in the Draughtsman’s
division of the Patent Office, on a salary of
SSO a month, but last August she was dis
missed because she was too old to perform
her duties. Since then she bas suffered all
the agonies of poverty. She was too proud
to ask charity until now. She has
absolutely nothing to live on. She
has therefore at last consented to ask ad
mission to the home for old ladies under tho
care of tho Woman's Christian Association,
hut the rules of the institution require an
advance payment of SIOO from each appli
cant, and the poor woman hasn’t n dollar in
the world. The Evening Critic has there
fore opened a subscription for the purpose
of raising the hundred dollars for her.
FAIRCHILD’S REPORT.
It ia Now in the Hands of the Printers
But not Made Public.
Washington, Dec. 2. Secretary Fair
child has completed the preparation of his
annual report to Congress, and the final
pages of it were placed in the printer’s
hands to-day. He has been engaged on the
work almost exclusively for a month past,
and the business of the Treasury Depart
ment during that time has been ably con
ducted by Assistant Secretary Thompson.
The report is all in the Secretary’s own
handwriting, and gives his views iii regard
to the surplus and tariff question at consid
erable length. It will lie made public im
mediately after its presentation to Congress
next Wednesday afternoon.
A Steamer Stranded.
Washington, Dec. 2.—The signal corps
station at Wash woods, N. C., reports to the
Chief Signal Officer: “Tho steamer H. S.
Kimberly, of Port Glasgow, from New
Orleans to Liverpool, laden with grain and
cotton, stranded one mile south of Wash
woods at midnight.”
Beach Resigns the Championship.
London, Dec. 2.—Advices from Mel
bourne say that Beach, the oarsman, has
l’esigned the championship and Anally re
tired front aquatics. They also report that
Haitian lias challenged Kamo.
DUTIES MUST BE LOWER.
BANDALL WILL NOT OBSTRUCT
CONSIDERATION.
Both Parties in the House Admit that
Tariff Legislation r.t the Coming Ses
sion is a Necessity—A General Agree
ment that Liquor Must Continue to
Pay Randall to Abide by the Caucus.
Washington, Dec. 2. —Messrs. Carlisle
and Randall had another interview to-day.
Its practical result is said to he a promise
on Mr. Randall’s part that ho will not ob
struct tho consideration of the tariff ques
tion when it is brought up. He agrees, it is
stated, that the revenue question has got to
be met and solved by this Congress, and at
this session, if possible, and that this cannot
be done without a consideration of the
tariff. He still stands on his own ground,
so far us the main question is concerned.
His position does not differ irtuch really
from that of the Republicans, who appear
to he willing to let the matter come before
the House, relying upon a coinbinat on
with Mr. Randall to make the revenue re
duction bill about what they wunt, lief ore
they scud it to the Senate.
LIQUOR CAN’T UK TOUCHED.
There is a genetal agreement that tho
revenue question must be answered at once,,
and there is evidence too of a general feel
ing among men of both parties and the
liaudallites thut the liquor traffic cannot be
touched. Consequently there is a general
feeling that the tariff must lie considered
and duties reduced or abolished, There is
a disposition on the part of tho Democrats
to settle upon their programme in caucus.
Of oourse they want Mr. Randall to come
into the caucus and to promise to abide by
its result. This he is willing to do. Mr.
Carlisle is hopeful of reaching a harmonious
agreement with Mr. Randall upon a bill that
both cau vote for. He thinks Lie can bring
Mr. Randall to a patriotic sense of duty.
Mr. Dorsey, of Nebraska, a Republican
who voted against tho consideration of the
Morrison bill last session, is quoted as say
ing that Republicans would vote to
make Carlisle fSi leaker if that was neces
sary. He was asked: “Then why not help
him get a tariff bill through?” "We will,”
he replied; "somo of us mean to do it."
RAINES REBAITS HIS HOOK.
Ke Seeks the Doorkeeporship Instead
of the Clerkship.
Washington, Dec. 2.—W. G. Raines of
Rochester, has withdrawn from the contest
for the Clerkship of the House, and entered
the race for the Doorkeeporship. This in
sures tiie re-election of John B. Clark as
Clerk of the House, and renders the result
of tho contest over the Doorkeejiership very
doubtful. The #300,000 that the Doorkeeper
disburses, and the eighty employes that he
appoints, make the office very attractive.
Raines stands a much better chance of get
ting this than he did of getting the Clerk
ship.
The New York Democratic delegation in
Congress held a meeting to-night, and de
cided to present the name of William G.
Raines, as a candidate for Doorkeeper of
tho House at tho Democratic caucus to lie
held to-morrow. Members of Congress were
also present from Massachusetts, New Jer
sey and Pennsylvania.
CUTTING’S CASE RENEWED.
Mexico Doing- Everything Possible to
Maintain Friendly Relations,
City ok Mexico, Dec. 2.—ln government
circles there is no apprehension of diffi
culties with the Unithed States over the re
vival of the Cutting case. The United
States government made its demand on the
Mexican government several weeks ago
in a friendly manner, suggesting In
order to prevent future entanglements
and the rupturing of the good relations at
present existing between the two countries,
that Chihuahua anil other States of this
republic, maintaining the doctrineof extra
territorial jurisdiction, should repeal the
law as being in conflict with the estab
lished principles of international law.
Indemnity in the Cutting ease was
also suggested without any specific sum
being mentioned. The question is simply
one devoid of personal considerations.
Cutting is said to be regarded by the
United States government as having
been deprived of certain rights,
while Mexico bolds that he was properly
held for his crime, and justly punished.
Rut Mexico shows no dis|Kisitio.. to avoid
friendly discussion of the point of interna
tional law involved.
THEIR OWN EXECUTIONERS.
Telegraph Operators Ordered to Teach
Men Who Will Supersede Them.
New York, Dec. 2.—For tho past ten
years the salaries of the telegraph operators
on the elevated railroads in this city have
remained unchanged, and the men had begun
to believe themselves secure in their posi
tions for life. Borne time ago they were
rendered uneasy, however, by a notice from
the Superintendent that every operator
would lie required to instruct one or more
“students” during dull hours. This week
they wore told that the “students" were to
be the porters and gatomen at tho stations,
who receive about a dollar a day less than
the operators. The latter realize that they
are educating men who will lie used
to force them to accept lower
wages, but they do not ven
ture to refuse teaching the “students,”
as they would undoubtedly lie discharged
and their places filled by operators out of
employment. Besides, their work on the
elevated roads has, in a measure, unfitted
them for duty elsewhere. The matter has
not yet been officially brought to the atten
tion of the Telegraphers’ Brotherhood, and
it is not yet known what action, if any, will
be taken by the operators.
A Locomotive’s Boiler Explodes.
Pottsville, Pa., Dee. 2.—The boiler of a
locomotive drawing a freight train on the
Philadelphia and Reading railroad, exploded
this morning neur Hast Methanoy Junction,
killing Alexander Walker, the engineer, in
stantly, and injuring Fireman Gouldner,
and Wallace Ettinger, David Flieger ami
Joseph Reifsnider, brake men, so badly that
they died while lieing taken home. The
cause of the explosion was not ascertained.
Ashore Off Cuttlcutlck Light.
Norfolk, Va., Dec. 2. —The British
steamer Kimberly, from New Orleans to
Liverpool, with a cargo of cotton and
grain, went ashore last night off Cutticutick
light. Tho crew were taken off by the
men of life-saving station No. 6. Assistance
has been sent to tlie steamer and tho proba
bilities are that she will be saved. She is
leaking slightly.
A Scramble for Places.
Milwaukee, Dec. 2.—The moisten’ strike
is practically at an end, the local union
having given permission to the men to get
work wtierevor they can find it. A mini: er
have been reinstated in their old places and
bavo apparently renounced the union.
HARPER’S RASCALITY.
An Effort to Bribe the Government
Bank Examiner.
Cincinnati, Deo. 2.--Tho Harper trial
opened with the usual crowd of spectators
and same groups of attorneys and reporters
about the tables. Mr. Schofield, of the First
National Rank of New York, explained the
accounts of his bank with the Fidelity, stat
ing among other things that the Fidelity's
general account showed a credit of
$500,000, while their special account showed
a deficit of $.">00,000. But he answered to
the court that it was the agreement that
the special account was not to be drawn
upon. Harper showed more than usual
feeling during this witness’s testimony, and
shook his head vehemently as lie made a
suggestion to his counsel.
THE RANK EXAMINER’S STORY.
Rank Examiner Powell, who was the gov
ernment’s agent, in closingj the doors of the
Fidelity last June, told his story how ho
was liegged by Harper to pass the examina
tion, and was then asked to telegraph to
the Comptroller of the Currency for author
ity to not make an examination, but he
still refused. Ho then found tho tell tale
memorandum checks as cash, representing
$1)00,000.
Briggs Swift, President, said ho
never knew of them until then.
Harper, when asked for an explanation,
shrugged his shoulders and walked away in
silence. Discount Clerk Powell showed that
discounts to the amount of #143,001) were
made between January and June, but must
of them remained until collected. The
defense drew from the witness, in spite of
the efforts of the government counsel to
prevent it, tho statement that VV. H. Chat
field, one of the directors of tho bank, was
one in whose name discounts appeared as
late as June 13. The witness made comical
efforts to withdraw his hasty answer by
clapping his hand to his mouth, but tho
story was beyoud recall.
HARPER A FREE INDORSER.
W. A. Lucius, general bookkeeper, testi
fied to a letter of advice from a party who
had no funds iu the bank. Harper took
that letter and draft, and it next appeared
in Harper’s account with his indorsement.
Several other witnesses were examined,
including the bookkeeper of the Fidelity
National Bank, C. J. Kershaw, a Chicago
broker, and Briggs Kwift, President of tho
Fidelity Bank. The” latter was asked
if lie knew Harper was engaged in a wheat
deal. “I do not,” was his blunt answer. He
went on to say that ho asked Harper in
January last if he was in the wheat deal
and Harper said he had not a dollar in it.
“Later I sent him a letter asking tho same
question, and he replied by lettor saying he
had no interest whatever in the matter, nnd
if any man said lie had lie was a liar.
Afterward 1 often spoke to him about it and
ho always contradicted the rumors that he
was in the deal. When the public iiegnn to
sus|x>ct tho Fidelity Bank nnd I wanted to
restore confidence, I went to the bank with
Richard Smith, of the Guzette, who has
known me for years, and together wo cate-,
chined Harper on the subject; we put him’
on the stand and ho denied it. T'iien Mr.
Smith, upon my assurance and upon
Hai'iier’s express statement, wrote an edi
torial denying that the Fidelity Rank was
mixed up in the affair. This was but a few
days before the failure.”
COLUMBUS CHAPTERS.
The Railroads Contemplate Building a
Union Depot.
Columbus, Ga., Dec. 2.—lt is said the
railroads leading into this city contemplate
erecting a union depot nearer the business
portion of the city. Several places are
mentioned, but none has been decided on
yet. The present union depot is half a mile
from the business part of the city.
This was Arlior day. Many trees were
set out in tho park, private gardens and
along the sidewalks.
The croakers are paralyzed. Work on the
Columbus Southern began to-day. Mr.
Ivey left Columbus yesterday for Upn
tois creek with fifty hands, and will work
toward Albany.
Tho steamer Aid, which was left out of
the pool, is running independent, and doing
a large business. She is a small boat, of
light draught, and can go up dead lakes and
Chipola river after oranges, where other
steamers cannot.
J. H. Moore, of Harris county, while at
tending a cotton screw, was instantly killed
by a piece of heavy timber failing on him.
HUMAN ONLY IN FORM.
Alleged Monstrosity Discovered by a
Couple of Nebraska Wood-Choppers.
Nebraska City, Neb., Nov. 30.—Iron
Mann and John Hoff, wood-choppers, upon
returning from work Saturday night last,
discovered that someone had made an at
tempt to break open the door of their hut.
Tracks in the fresh earth about the place
indicated that their visitor had been there
very recently. Hoff went in search of the
depredator, and, having beaten about in tbe
undergrowth for more than an hour in all
directions, was about to give up his search
and return home, when lie stumbled over
the form of tho most frightful and hideous
looking creature that ever met tho gaze of
human eyes. He described it as undoubted
ly of human form in face and body, but so
frightfully deformed as to leave only a
faint resemblance.
The body, as far as he could observe, was
entirely naked and Jblack and rough. The
head bore a slight resemblance to a negro.
The eyes almost protruded from their sock
ets an i fangs stood out from a horribly
sha(ed mouth. The monstrosity in locomo
tion used its feet and what Won, undoubtedly
it* arms from the elbows to where the hands
should have been as forefeet. The two men
notified their neighbors and together they
followed the direction taken by tne creatu e,
but gave up the hunt when night came on
without finding a trace of it. Yesterday
twenty men resumed the hunt, following
the trail in the snow, which led to tbe river,
whore it was lost. It was thought the
monstrosity was drowned in an attempt to
cross the river. Mann came up to it once
in the brush and when he attempted to
capture it was severely bitten in the arm.
Russian Nihilists Surprised.
Berlin, Dec. 2.—A dispatch to the Boer
sen Courrirr from St. Petersburg says the
police surprised a Nihilist rendezvous and
factories for the manufacture of dynamite
in the Wassilli, Ostron, and Peski quarters.
In one case there was a desperate encounter
in which there was serious bloodshed.
Danville’s Tobacco Bales.
Danville, Dec. 2.—The sales of loaf to
bacco on the floors of the warehouses in this
city during the months of November just
ended as reported by tbe President of tho
Tobacco Association amounted to 3,893,980
pounds against 1.619,828 pounds during tho
same month last year.
Austro-German Commerce.
Berlin, Dec. 2.—Germany and Austria
have renewed their commercial treaty for a
period of six months, with the understand
ing that it shall tacitly continue after that
time. Germany has partially abandoned
her opposition to Austrian export bounties j
on sugar and spirits. 1
I PRICESIO A YEAR. >
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SPECULATION RUNS MAD.
j WHAT DUN & CO. SAY OF THB
CONDITION OF TRADE.
Corners Abound and Artificial Ad
vances are Forced by Powerful
Cliques—Pressure In the Commercial
Money Market the Result.—An In
crease in the Number of Failures.
New York, Dec. 2.—R. G. Dun & Co.’
review of trade for tho weeK says: Spec u
lativo booming and commercial embarrass
ments, anxieties abroad and uncertainty
connected with the meeting of Congress had
made up the week. In nearly nil
specialty markets there is furious ex
citemeut, corners abound, and artificial
advances are forced by powerful cliques
nnd aidod by an abundance of money.
But prices check legitimate business, in
dustries are hesitating and money stringency
at many points results in slow collections
and some important failures. The liquida
tion of Brown, Wood A: Kingman, one of
tlie largest, dry goods houses, whose sales
were # 12,000,(XXI a year, illustrates the pres
sure which lias prevailed in the commercial
money market, even while funds for specu
lative uses were abundant.
DOES NOT ABATE.
The pressure does not abate, and if at
some points markets are easier, reports
more commonly indicate continued or in
creased stringency. This pressure at many
points, with tho great abundance of funds
in spjculative uses, conforms to the esti
mates published months ago of the Treas
ury’s policy. Though $16,000,000 have been
deposited with banks in four months, and
the Treasury has increased its cash only
$6,600,000, the supplies have been largely
absorbed in speculation. With #34.000,000
in gold received from Europe, New York
banks have lost but #5,500,000, but the
Western outgo continues. Grave uncer
tainties in France and Germany render de
pendence mi further foreign supplies unde
sirable. In the (Mist week the Treasury has
taken in $1,000,000 more than it paid out.
The growing discussion of modes to lresen
the surplus point* to no assured end as yet,
but causes apprehension in some manufac
tures.
TRADE’S DIFFERENT BRANCHES.
The dry goods trade is moderate, as usual
for the season, without improvement in
woolens. Recent udvances in cottons are
sustained in sales.
The boot and shoo trade is in good shape,
but leather is dull and hides depressed.
In groceries there is a large business, but
speculation in coffee lias driven out buyers,
and the sugar trust lias advanced the price
of refined.
Attempts to revivo the coke syndicate
hnvo failed, and the companies have con
cluded to attempt no further advance in
coal for December.
Iron st ill hesitates, though the best grades
are scarce. Southern makers are biddin g
for the Now York and New England trade,
and prices at Pittsburg tend lower for all
grades except charceol.
In bar iron there is a perceptible shrink
age of the demand. Nails are dull aud lower,
and steel rail buyers bold off.
In all directions speculation is marked
by that excited activity which renders
legitimate dealers cautious.
The business fuilures occurring through
out the country during last week, number
for the United States 215, and for Canada
2D, a total of 244 against 207 last week, and
224 the week previous.
CLOTHIERS FAIL.
Mobile, Ala , Dec. 2.—Simon & Cos.,
clothiers, have failed. Ti.eir liabilities are
$45,000 and their assets SIO,OOO.
TRIED TO WBD A MASKED NEGRESS
A Pastor’s Surprising Discovery While
Marrying a Couple.
From the New York World.
Philadelphia, Nov. 30.—A well-dressed
couplo crossed the Delaw are by the Market
street ferry this evening, and, engaging a
hack on the Camden side, drove to the resi
dence of the Rev. J. W. Bagly, pastor of the
Tabernacle church on Broadway. By invi
tation tlie liackman acoom|ienied thorn into
the pastor's house to witness the marriage.
The clergyman had noticed that both the
couple were nicely but not exjiensively
dressed, aud that they soemad very nervous
and anxious for the ceremony to be per
formed as quickly as jKxrible. The groom
was a fine-looking man, but tbe bride’s fea
tures were concealed by a heavy veil, which
she seemed in no burry to remove.
Mr. Bagly took out the marriage certifi
cate book and began asking tbe usual ques
tions. Tbe groom gave his*ame as Joseph
8. Ellen), 32 yoars of age, Englishman by
birth, now living at Overbrook, Montgom
ery county, Pennsylvania, and his occupa
tion that of a groom. Turning to the bride
elect the preacher began to question her.
In a mumbling and smothered kind of a
voice she said her name was Emma Pye. 29
years old; that she also lived at Overbrook,
and was employed at the same place as
Kllom. The answers wore satisfactory, but
Mr. Bagly hail his suspicion aroused by the
woman keeping her veil down. Ho re
quested them to stand up before him in
order to pronounce them man and wife, but
lief ore lie began the ceremony he asked tbe
bride to remove her veil. This she refused,
and Mr. Bagly said lie would not prooeel
until she did so. Hhe still objected, when
the reverend gentleman pulled the veil over
her head, and to his astonishment discov.
erod that her face was covered by a gaus*
mask. Mi-. Bugley was indignant, and tU
? Illicitly tore the mask from the woman’*
aco, disclosing, as he termed it, “ the face
of a woman as black as the ace of spades.”
The parties were ordered immediately
from the house. The groom-elect, however,
was paralyzed with fear, and asked the min
ister “How much money would it take to
keep the matter quiet?”
“I will not shield you,” replied Mr. Bagly,
“and,” he added, “get out of this place im
mediately or I’ll have you arrested."
The couple hastily loft, got into the coupe,
and as fa t as tbe hackmnn could drive were
taken to the ferry, w here they caught a boat
for l*hi ladelphin. Tlie hack man says that ha
was innocent of all knowledge of the woman
being colored or else he might have been
tempted to drive them to the City Hall.
Pensacola Pointers.
Pensacola, Fla., Dec. 2.—There was s
small blaze in a one-story frame dwelling
on tho southwest corner of Gregory ana
Baylen streets last night. The building
was unoccupied at the time of the fire ana
its origin is unknown. The flames were
quickly subdued by the firemen and but
little damage resulted.
The pupils of public school No. 1 gave an
entertainment which reflected credit upon
pupils nnd teachers as to the intellectual
development of the former, due to the un
tiring energy and exertions of the latter.
A Murderer Hanged.
Charleston, B. C., Dec. 2.—Jake Nt
mans (colored) was hanged at Mount Pleas
ant, Berkeley county, this morning for the
murder of Mike Plottkin, an Israelite mer
chant at Holly Hill, in February last. The
drop fell at 10:00 o’clock. His nock was
broken.