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SECRETS OF THE SENATE.
mb. ALDRICH WILL TRY TO SWEEP
AWAY THE VEIL.
He will Propose that Nothing Done in
Executive Session Shall be Regarded
as Secret Unless an Injunction of Se
crecy be Placed on It—Some of the
good Effects.
Washington, Jan. B.—Senator Aldrich,
Chairman of the Senate Committee on
Rules, has prepared a resolution, which he
will offer in a few days, and ask to have re
ferred to his committee, proposing certain
Amendments in the rules governing execu
tive sessions. The proposed changes are
simple in character, but will, the Senator
thinks, add materially to the comfort of the
Senators, and at the same tune provide a
legitimate way for the press and public,
which it serves, to get timely information
of the Senate’s action upon such matters ns
it is proper to make known. Ho proposes
in regard to nominations referred to com
mittees, that the report of the committee,
whether favorable or adverse, and the
act ion of the Senate shall not be regarded as
secrets, and with respect to other matters,
treaties, etc., that the subject of debate and
the action of the Senate shall not be re
garded as secrets, unless, by resolution, an
injunction of secrecy be placed upon such
subject or such action.
THE EFFECT.
This in effect, should the resolution be
adopted, w ill make public such portions of
the Senate journal as are not covered by
special injunction of secrecy, but will leave
to Senators the privilege of discussing and
voting upon all executive matters with
their present freedom from public observa
tion and knowledge. Mr. Aldrich believes
the proposed amendments will afford the
Senators a means of correcting many
erroneous statem *-ts which get abroad re
specting executive session proceedings, will
give the puMt information of that which
the public ho a right to know, and will
have a tendency to ke -p secret that which it
is thought expedient for diplomatic or
other reasons, to conceal. The existing
rules are based upon the theory that it is
necessary to keep everything secret, be
cause, half a doze i times, perhaps, in a ses
sion, subjects come up which should not be
publicly mentioned. Mr. Aldrich favors
the opposite theory that everything should
be public except when there is some affirm
ative reason for secrecy. He is personally
in favor of Mr Piatt’s open session resolu
tion, but recognizing the possibility that a
majority of the Senate may not be found to
support it, he proposes a measure which
seems likely to commend itself to many Sen
ators who would not have open doors.
WORK BEFORE CONGRESS.
How the Week Will be Consumed in
the Two Houses.
Washington, Jan. B.—The unfinished
business of the Senate is the Blair education
bill, which comes up at 2 o’clock to-morrow.
It is expected, however, that it will be in
formally laid aside to give Mr. Sherman an
opportunity to make a speech upon the
President’s message and that, it wiJ’ be
again formally laid aside to afford Senator
Voorhees an opportunity to make a tariff
speech.
Senator Mitchell has given notice of his
purpose to address the Senate to-morrow
upon his resolution providing for a commis
sion to select a site for a naval station on
the Pacific coast.
There are twenty-three bills reported
from Senate committees awaiting action,
hut none v '•> • are pressing for imme
diate consid'i ate n. and it is possible that
the speeches of Senators Sherman and
Voorhees may be the beginning of a long
tariff debate.
HOUSE PROSPECTS.
Speaker Carlisle was in his private room
at the capitol this morning busily engaged
in finishing his committee assignments. Ho
wasjsubject to such constant interruptions,
however, that he was obliged to leave the
capitol and seek quietude at his hotel. Al
though the committee list is practically
completed, and will, in all probability, be
announced as soon as tho House assembles
to-morrow, there is a possibility that a few
changes at the last moment, will so disar
range the work as to necessitate a postpone
ment of the announcement until the follow
ing day. The committees having been
announ ed an effort will ha made to have a
“Mil day” immediately, but as a to
t his effect would require unanimous consent,
nd as many members think it would beun
'v;se to have a flood of propositions poured
into the House before the formal organiza
bon of the committees, it is improbable that
'he effort will succeed In the event of its
failure the House Will adjourn until Satur
day, and the real work of the session will
begin next, Monday.
DEBT OP THE NATION.
The Total Debt Jan. 1 $1,295,441,281
The December Reduction.
Washington, Jan. .'s.—The debt state
ment issued to-day .‘■hows the decrease of
the public debt during the month of Decein-
Wto be $14,584,050 08; the decrease ol the
debt since June 30, 1887, $53,830,835 03; the
cash in the Treasury $527,026,557 31; the
gold certificates outstanding, $90,734,057;
silver certificates outstanding, $170,855,433;
certificates of deposit outstanding, $0,985,-
'W; legal tenders outstanding, $316,-
(, M.010; fractional eurretiey (not including
the amount estimated as iosi or destroyed),
# 343,214 12; the total interest bearing
'h la outstanding Jan. 1 was $1,041,761,742;
! he total debt outstanding, including inter
' accrued but unpaid, interest, and ilebt
faying no interest, $1,601,300,705 00; the
t iai debt lens cash items available to its
reduction, $1,396,441,381 10.
Joseph Chamberlain’s Return.
" ashington, Jan. 3. —Joseph Chamber-
Mi" and his party returned trim Ottawa
'o-day. To-morrow night the British Miu
!St6r" ball in honor of the Fisheries Com
"" doii occurs. Saturday the negotiations
' be resumed with every prosp ct of tin*
■svorable terminatiou unnonuced in these
dispatches last week. They are likely to be
mia h less protracted than was anticipated.
Bills to be Re-introduced.
W ashington, Jan. 3. —Representative
'"Dins will introduce the Lowell bank
['•H’-y bill again in the House and do what
he can to put it. through.
r epresentative Seney. of Ohio, will re
f'tinduce his bill giving United States
o irts the right to give discharges from in
' "I't slness to honest assignees.
An Ante-Bellum Claim Dismissed.
W akhingto.v, Jan, 3. —The Court of
auiii.i to-day dismissed tlie ease of the
Mississippi Railroad Company against the
mt<st iStates, a claim for compensation for
1 d ny mg mails before the war.
He Will Become an Editor.
Washington, Jan. 3.—Jure Horn, of
Mississippi, a clerk in the Interior Depart
"‘‘ft for twelve months past, resigned his
■ositjon to-day to take editorial charge of
Anniston Hot Blast.
fEhe Mflfmna ffetog.
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
How the Georgia Delegates Fared—
Ryan’s Refusal.
IV ashington, Jan. 8. —Georgia will have
four chairmanships in the new committees
of the House, Mr. Crisp of Elections, Mr.
Blount of Post Offices, Mr. Candler of Ed
ucation and Mr. Barnes of Patents. Mr.
Norwood will go on the Naval A flail's Com
mittee, Mr. Turner on the Ways and Means
and Mr. Clements on the Foreign Affairs.
The Speaker will give the Southeastern
section at least a portion of the representa
tion asked for upon the Rivers and Harbors
Committee by its Representatives. He will
probably appoint botn Mr. Wise, of Vir
ginia. and -Mr. Dougherty, ofJFlorida, as re
quested. He will certainly appoint one of
thefh.
RYAN MADE MORE WORK.
Speaker Carlisle said to the News cor
respondent this evening that he expected to
complete his committee list by noon to
morrow, so as to announce it to the House
before its adjournment to-morrow after
noon. There still remained some questions
to settle, but most of the work was done.
Mr. Ryan, of Kansas, by declining to-day
to take the place given him at the foot of
the Republicans, on the Ways and Means
Committee, compelled the Speaker to go all
over the work of tilling this place again
As soon as Mr. Ryan’s declination was
known friends of other men who wanted
the place renewed their efforts to
get in. The California Republicans
waited upon the Speaker this evening and
urged him to put a Pacific coast Republican
in that place, so that that section might be
represented on the committee. At a late
hour the Speaker had not decided who
should be put iu this place. Otherwise the
committee will stand as announced in these
dispatch©;. The chairmen of the import
ant committees given in these dispatches
Sunday night have not been changed.
DISPUTED TERRITORY.
President Cleveland Issues a Frocla
mation on the Subject.
Washington, Jan. 3. —The President has
issued the following proclamation:
Whereas, The‘title to all that territory lying
between the North and South Forks of Red
river, and the hundredth degree of longitude
and jurisdiction over the same are vested in the
United States, it being part of Indian Territory,
as shown by surveys and investigation made on
behalf of the United Stales, which Territory the
State of Texas also claims title to and jurisdic
tion over, and
Whereas, Said conflicting claim grows out of
a controversy existing between the United
States and the State of Texasc as to the point,
where the hundredth degree of longitude
crosses Red river, as described in the treaty of
Feb. 32. 181 ft, between the United states and
Spain, fixing the boundary line between the
two countries; and,
Whereas. Tbe Commissioners, appointed on
the part of the United States under the act of
Jan. 31, 188a. authorizing the appointment of a
Commission by the President to run and mark
the boundary lines between a portion of Indian
Territory and the State of Texas, in connection
with a similar Commission to lie appointed by
the State of Texas, have, by their re|iurt, de
termined that tbe South Fork is tbe true Red
river designated in the treaty; the Commis
sioners appointed on tbe purt of said State re
fusing to concur in said report.
Now. therefore, 1, Grover Cleveland, Presi
dent of the United States, do hereby admonish
and warn all persons, whether claiming to act,
as officers of the county of Greer in the State of
Texas, or otherwise, against selling or disposing
of, or attempting to sell nr dispose of any of
said lands, or from exercising or attempting to
exercise any authority over said lands, and I
also warn and admonish all persons against,
purchasing an t part of said Territory from any
person or persons whomsoever.
IVES’ FINGER IN THE PIE.
Dayton, Fort Wayne and Chicago
Stockholders in a Pickle.
Chicago, Jan. 3—A special to the Times
from Dayton, 0., says: of Charles
J. Heinscheimer against the Dayton, Fort
Wayne anil Chicago road asking for the ap
pointment of a receiver and the foreclosure
of the road, came up to-day before Judge
Elliott. Quite a sensation was created when
Judge Harmon read the answer of the Day
ton, Fort Wayne and Chicago road. It sets
out denying that the road issued
the bonds in question, and says that if such
a series of bonds is outstanding that they
were fraudulently and unlawfidly obtained
fro.u the trustees by Henry S. Ives & Cos.,
and by him disposed of on his own or his
firm’s private account. This afternoon an
other surprise to largo holders of stock was
the revelation made by Auditor Ramsey
when he stated that among the liabilities of
the road are notes issued in New York to
the amouut of $108,(XX). The statements of
these notes came to Auditor Ramsey
through the firm of Henry S. Ives & Cos.”
GRAIN AND CAT! LE RATES.
Prospects of a Lively War Between
Western Roads.
Chicago, Jan. B.—The St. Ikiuis and San
Francisco road to-day sent notice to the
Southwestern Association that on Jan. 15 it
would reduce the rate on corn to St. Louis
sc, from all stations in Kansas. Tbe chair
man has notified the Association roads, and
on that date the grain rates from Kansas
City to Chicago will be forced down sc. a
hundred or to 15c. Omaha rates must fol
low. so that the reduction ou grain
rates is certain throughout the territory be
tween Chicago and the Missouri liver. The
Burlington road filed notice to-day that it
will retaliate with a25 per cent, reduction
on the rates on live stock in common cars
when the Rook Island road on Jan. 10 be
gins hauling live stock in improved cars at
the same rate as for common cars. The
officials agree that there is every reason to
believe tiiat live stock rates from Kansas
City and Omaha to Chicago will be whittled
down to nothing.
AN ABANDONED SCHOONER.
Her Crew May Have Been Picked Up
by a Steamer.
Charleston, Jan. ft —-The steamship
Cherokee has arrived from Now York.
Capt. Doane reports that on yesterday
morning at 0:80 o'clock, thirty miles east
northeast of Frying I ’an lightship, he
pasmsl the schooner William and Richard,
dismasted, water-logged and abandoned
She was lumber laden and her deck load
was gone. Tbe hatches were forced off and
a boat was hanging to the stern davits. He
saw a steamship some distance ahead bound
south, which may hove rescued the officers
and crew of the schooner.
Gen. J. G. Walker’s Daughter Married.
Winchester. Va., Jau. 3.—Lieut.
Charles C. Rogers, United States Navy,
was married this morning in the Episcopal
church iu this city to Miss Alice Walker,
daughter of Gen. John. G. Walker, ex-
Cotifederate, late of Texas and now in
South America. The tamtly resides near
Winchester. „ •
Fur Years and a. Fine of sl.
Hartford, Conn.. Jau. 3.—R. L. Hicks,
who wrecked the Stafford hank, was
brought before the United States District
Court to-day, and pleaded guilty to an in
dictment ol embezzlement He was sen
tenced to four years in the State prison andg
to pa v a tine of £l. t
SAVANNAH, GA„ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY I, 1888.
BODIES IN THE DEBRIS.
STARTLING DISCOVERIES IN THE
KENTUCKY HORROR.
A Resident of Beaver Finds the Scarf
of a Woman, a Baby’s Shoe and a
Letter Under a Burned Car—Officials
of the Road Deny that Anybody is
Unaccounted For.
Cincinnati, 0., Jan. 3. —J. H. Avey, one
of the victims of the railroad accident on
the Cincinnati Southern railroad, died at
his residence, in Covington, Ky., to-day,
and his wife is reported to be in a dying con
dition. The other wounded are doing well.
MORE IN' THE RUINS.
A special from Greenwood, Ky., says the
fear grows hourly that the most terrible
part of the story of Saturday’s accident re
mains to bp told. As time weal's and the
wreck is !icing cleared away, the presence
of more v ictims in the debris becomes
apparent. When the wreck occurred
a number of passengers who were in the
ladies’ coach and smoking car on the north
bound trflin succeeded in making their es
cape from the cars with trifling injuries.
Just who they are and how many is not
known.
Last night the bones of two unfortunates
were found reduced almost to ashes, burned
with these ears. There is absolutely noth
ing by which they can be identified, and it
is not certain whether the bones are those
of males or females.
startling discoveries.
C. C. Gillespie, of Beaver, a small settle
ment near tiiis place, visited the wreck last
night. While digging in the ruins lie dis
covered hair attached to the scalp of a
woman. The flesh, of course, was burned
away, but the beautiful long Jocks are in a
good state of preservation. Almost in the
same spot where the hair was found Mr.
Gillespie found a child’s shoe. The other
shoe has not yet been found, neither has any
account been given of the loss of a child.
A little deeper in the debris, in the same
spot. where the hair and shoe were found
Mr. Gillespie picked up a letter. It was
written in a good plain feminine hand dated
at St. Augustine. Fla., addressed tx> ‘‘Dear
Lula” and signed “Ben.” There is noth
ing in the letter to give any clew
to the name of the writer or receiver, and
the envelope, unfortunately, cannot be
found. Alter the accident a search was
made for an unknown man who was seen to
enter the toilet room of the ladies’ conch on
the nort h-bound train an iust.nut bet ore the
crash came. Ho was never seen again aud
all efforts to locate him have proved futile.
It is believed that he was unable tget. out
of the little apartment and was burned to
death in the ear. It is believed that the
bones found last night are those of the man
and woman above referred to. The child
was probably with its mother and died with
her, its body being buried in the debris.
The suspicion grows that there are more
bodies buried iu the wreck.
THE story denied.
Referring to the special report from
Greenwood, Ky., to the effect that
additional remains of victims had been
found iu the debris of Saturday’s
wreck on the Cincinnati Southern road.
Supt. Carroll says there is not a particle of
truth in the story. He says that every
employe of the road connected with both
trains, and all the passengers, have been
accounted for.
THOSE ON THE NORTH SoL'ND TRAIN.
To set at rest all apprehension of greater
fatality than has been reported at the Cin
cinnati Southern railroad accident on
Satuidav. the officers of that road have
prepared a list of the passengers on the
north bound train, with a statement of
what became of each one. This train was
made up at Chattanooga, the New Orleans
train having missed connection. There was
on the train but thirteen passengers, all of
whom had tickets, except two who had a
pass. Miss Green, who was killed, had a
trip pass, her brother being one of the head
clerks in the freight department of the
road. Mr. Burch, of Sydney, 0., had an
annual pas.-, on account of being Passenger
Agent of the Chicago and Alton railroad.
He was injured.
Those who had tickets are as follows:
John B. Gibson, of Cincinnati, who is at
his home badly injured.
J. H. Avey. who died at Covington.
Mrs. J. H. Avey, who is now very low
at her home in Covington.
Mr. Campbell, of Hanoverton, 0., who is
at the Good Samaritan Hospital doing well.
A lady and gentleman and little child, of
Lexington, whose tickets read from Tus
cumbia, Ala. They were not injured.
Miss Bella Koehl, of Ripley, 0., who was
not injured.
Mr. Burnett and child, of Cincinnati, who
were not injured.
M. Steruberger, of Piqua, 0., who es
caped injury.
Mrs. Ruub, of Indianapolis, not injured.
Joseph Ilepp, of Covington, Ky., injured,
but doing well.
In aadition to these passengers, tbe fol
lowing employes were on the train: En
gineer Michaels, Fireman Murphy, both
injured; Express Messenger Powell, killed;
Baggage-Master Oallan, killed; a fireman
on nis way to Somerset, not hurt; newsboy
Sackett, siighily hurt; brakeman Patton,
slightly ' hurt: Portal' Joe No
lan, scratched; Conductor Sclin.m m,
not hurt, and the employes of the Pullman
and Mann cars, none of whom were in
jured. The officials of the road say further
that if any charred bodies have been found
they were the bodies of tranqis who might
have been stealing a ride on the trucks, rut
the crew saw uo one riding tliei e The only
body burned up was that of Fireman
Candee, who was on the engine on the south
bound train. No passengers were injured
on the south-bounci train, but some of the
crow were killed and some were injured.
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Freight Trains Collide.
Lexington, Ky.. Jan. 3.—A collision of
freight trains ou the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad occurred ear-y this morniqg at
Tyehill. Pat Finn, an engineer, was slightly
hurt, as was also Emmett Payne, a fire
man. Torn Hcnnessy,of Blacksbury.W. Ya.,
a brakeman, was caught by a coal car shift
ing over him and killed. Seven or eight
cars were smashed and the road was cleared
after a delay of ten hours. The engines
were not much damaged.
Cincinnati Coming South.
Cincinnati, Jan. B.—Tho managers of
the Cincinnati Ba a Ball Club decided to
day to have the club spend the winter prac
ticing and giving exhibition games in the
South. Manager Schmelz left to-day for
the South to make the necessary arrange
ments.
Mississippi Legislature.
Jackson, Miss., Jan. 3.— The Legislature
convened to-day. Both Houses were fully
orgauized and are ready to proceed wit h
business. J. P. Walker was elected Presi
dent pro. tern, of the Senate, and C. B.
Mitchell was elected Speaker of the House.
Chinese Murderers Released.
St. IiOL'IS, Jan. 3.—The Chinese High
binder murder caaes were nolle proequled to
day, aud four Chinamen under conviction
of murder were released this afternoon.
CLEARING AWAY THE CLOUDS.
Publication of the Forgeries Expected
to Have a Good Effect
St. Petkrsuro, Jan. B.—The Journal
de St. Petersburg says the publicat ion by the
Reichsanzeiger, of Berlin, of forged docu
ments recently sent to the Czar throws
light upon ail incident which (or a time
has agitated European public opinion.
There is nothing, the Journal continues,
like truth to dissipate suspicion, which
doubt engenders and obscurity sustain.-.
The incident now closed, there is less for
calumnies, spread with the object of dis
turbing international relation-.,, to feed
upon. One cannot too fully rengnize the
straightforwardness with which the mis
trust was met, and the honesty of purpose
shown in dispelling it.
The budget for 1888 shows a small surplus.
The imperial family will leave the Gats
cheua palace at the end of this week and
will come to St. Petersburg to reside for
teu weeks. Special measures have been
taken to protect the Czar. Several hun
dred special detectives watch the streets
along which the Cznr is likely to pass. The
coining fetes at the palace promise to be
unusually brilliant.
The Alova Umiif/asays: “In vi w of the
statements published in tho Berlin Reich
sanzeiger , concerning tbe forged documents
sent to the Czar, the whole question sliou and
be regarded as closed. If the statements
contained in the documents were genuine
Germany would have well incurred re
proach for duplicity and dishonesty. The
tact that the authors have not
boon discovered does not matter
at present, but we attach import
ance to the Reichsanzeiger's words as
indicating the valu£of the documents if
they- were genuine. These words show tho
necessity ot good, honest relations between
Germany and Russia. This is a welcome
result of the Czar giving an audience to
Prince Bismarck on (lie occasion of his re
cent visit to Berlin, and of hisputtingdireet
questions to the Gonuan Chancellor, a course
which the diplomats usually avoid.
A REGENCY FO t GERMANY.
Its Proposed Establishment to Meet
Certain Contingencies.
Berlin, Jan. 3. —The Rorth .German <ia
zette denies that any court circle has pro
posed to establish a regency to meet the
contingency of the sudden death of Em
peror William and the inability of the
Crown Prince to assume the reins of power.
It is not true, the Gazette says, that the
Crown Prince consulted Baden statesmen
on tho proposal thut he should alxlicate. Al
though the Gazette’s language is emphatic,
the former statement t hat the conditions of
the abdication of the Crown Prince hud
been the subject of negotiations remains
authentic. It is understood to have been
issued under a demand from San Remo.
FOX HUNTERS REVENGED.
An Irish Editor’s Explanation of -a
Recent Proclamation.
Dublin, Jan. 3. — The Teh graph, declares
that the opposition of the farmers to the
plan of Lord Londonderry ,to hunt in the
county of Meath was the only reason for it
being proclaimed under the crimes act.
The Viceroy, it says, recently rented a
hunting seat in that county. The farmers’
convention hearing of this resolved not to
allow hunting over their farms, aud the
county was thereupon proclaimed. In re
gard to the proclamation of Dubliu, the
Telegraph says that the obvious intention
of the government is to intimidate tbe
press.
Mr. Parnell unexpectedly arrived in this
city to-day.
An Encyclical Letter.
Berlin, Jan. 3.—The Papal encyclical to
the Bavarian Bishops orders better enforce
ment of the concordat. It says: ‘‘The
church bus observed her pledges, while the
State has neglected its pledges. Tt is neces
sary to guard the religious education of
youth. Secular schools are a danger to tho
State itself. - ’ The encyclical precedes a
demand by a pa pa 1 nuncio for an extension
of the rights of the priests to regulate
schools.
England’s Debt Scheme.
London, Jan. 3.—lt is reported that the
government is about to offer 1'15,009,000 of
new 3 per cent. stock guaranteed from re
payinont at par for at least twenty-five
years. Mr. (k*cbeu, Chancellor of tho Ex
chequer, desires to cut the national debt
into small pieces, so as to be able in the fu
ture to take one block after another and
compel holders to accept reduced interest
on pain of being paid off.
Mexico's Earthquake.
St. Louis, Jan. B.—A special from the
City of Mexico says that the earthquake
felt there yesterday morning was percepti
bly felt throughout Southern Mexico, and
in the city of Igaluapa it was quite severe.
Some damage to property, consisting prin
cipally in the cracking of walls, is reported,
but no loss of life.
St. Petersburg’s Turbulent Students.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 3.—Disorders at
the universily here continue, owing to tho
expulsion of 200 of the students. The offi
cials will re-open the university at the end
of the month. It is reported that the Czar
expressed displeasure that an armed force
had larnn employed in suppressing tho
troubles.
Europe’s Snowstorm.
London, Jan. 4, 4 a. m.—The snowstorm
on the Continent continues. Several rail
ways are snow-blocked, compelling a stop
page of traffic. At Brunn eight gypsies
have been found frozen to death, and at
Vienna several women have perished from
cold.
Snow in Bulgaria.
Sofia, Jan. B.—A heavy snow storm pre
vails in Bulgaria. The railroads are block
aded, and the Kuro|>ean mails due Sutunlay
have not yet arrived.
A German Chinese Bank.
Berlin. Jan. 3.—See Hand Lung has
completed arrangement'; for establishing a
German Chinese Bank, with a ,capital of
20,000,000 marks. ,
Bursting of a Car.al.
London, Jan. 3.—The Birmingham canal
burst to-dav at a point near Dudley. Hun
dreds of families were rendered homeless by
the inundation.
France’s Vintage Damaged.
Paris, Jan. 3. —Phylloxera and mildew
have so damaged the French vintage that
the yield will bo 3,500,000 hectolitres less
than last year.
Servia’s Floating Debt.
Belgrade, Jan. 3.— The Skuptschina to
day voted in favor of a loan <>t $4,000,000
to pay off the floating debt and then ad
journed.
Ice Floating Down the Rhine.
Berlin, Jan. 3. —The ice in the l.hinehas
broken the bridge of boats at Cologne and
caused a suspension of navigation in the
river.
\’o BREA K IN THE STRIKE.
BOTH SIDES IN THE SAME ATTI
TUDE AS AT FIRST.
Only 1,000 Loaded Coal Cars Now
Passing Through Reading, Where
4,000 Went Before-Factories will
be Closed If the Strike of the Miners
Becomes General.
Philadelphia, Jan. 3.—The great rail
road .strike is still on and it is characterized
by tho same determination of both sides to
stand firm that has marked it from the
beginning. At the various depots and
stations in the city there is the stereotyped
statement that the business of the road is
proceeding as smoothly as could be wished,
and this statement is as uniformly con
tradicted by the strikers who state tbnt tho
Reading company do not make pul die
tho actual number of men on strike,
aud that they are crippled in all depart
ments for lack of proper workmen to
handle the traffic of tne road. So far as
discernible to a non-professional observer,
the work of receiving and delivering freight
is progressing as usual at all the depots and
wharves in this city. Railroad officials sav
the applications outnumber the vacancies
t wo to one.
At Port Richmond everything remains
with little or no change.
At the Knights of Labor headquarters in
this place there is a constant and earnest
effort to make clear the cause of the strike.
Although the stix'k of coal ou hand in the
Reading company’s Port Richmond yards is
almost exhausted the agents of the coin
pany are firm in their expression of the be
lief that there is uo danger of a coal fain
ine. The yards at that shipping point con
tain but 21,'00 tons of all kinds of coal, the
hugest amounts being egg and chestnut.
There is no broker, or stove on hand.
a memorandum of the agreement.
Pottsville, Pa., Jan. B.—The joint
committee of the Miners Amal
gamated Association and Knights of Labor
met in this city to-day. The result of (heir
deliberations was tbe promulgation of a
counter statement setting forth the miners’
side of the negotiations resulting in the
wastes agreement of Sept. 1-1, and their
view of the true interpretation of that
agreement.
This manifesto presents a memorandum
of the agreement prepared by the joint com
mittee and submitted to General Manager
Whiting, and which it was claimed was ac
cepted by him, and also a copy of the agree
ment of Sept. 14, as already published, in
which there are important variations and
which it is claimed were made by
Mr. Whiting, “either , by de
sign or mistake.” The manifesto
proceeds as follows: “Mr. Corbin's circu
lar ignoring both parties to the agreement
was seut to the men with the purpow, we
believe, of creating dissensions. That this
purpose has failed, and that the employes
are ns a unit iu this demand for a renewal
of the agreement, is evidence that we have
acted in such a manner as to grin the ap
proval of those whom we have the honor to
represent. Mr. Corbin says: ‘lt will be
impossible for this company to pay
more for its labor than other
companies do, but this company will never
pay less than other companies pay.’ Up to
the publication of this circular this com
mittee has had agreements sent to it by no
less than eleven mining companies and in
dividual operators who have signed to pay
the wages asked for by us.” Iff conclusion the
manifesto snyS: “In August last, when
the demand was made and the question was
under discussion Mr. Whiting suggested
that tbe men continue to work and that
the matter could he arbitrated and settled,
but in the present affair Mr. Corbin allows
no such privilege nor makes any such offer,
hence there is no alternative for the men
but to aecept tho proffered reduction or
quit. 1 ,et. the public judge of this whole
question upon its merits.”
THE DIE IS OAST.
The manifesto issued to-night, by the joint
committee of tne Miners' Anmlgnted Asso
ciation and Knights of Labor, declares that
the die is cast, and that a general strike at
nli the fifty-five collieries of the Reading
company, and all other collieries
in this region’ except t.hose
conceding the 8 per cent, advance will be
inaugurated to-morrow morning. The five
Reading collieries which continued in opera
tion to-day had barely sufficient men at
work to keep up nominal operation, and all
these will shut down to-morrow. In addi
tion to the Reading and various individual
collieries, all the Mineral Mining Company’s
(Pennsylvania railroad) operatives in the
Hbamokin district have gone out.
among the miners.
Reading, Pa., Jan. 3 —There is great,
alarm among the manufactories dependent
upon the Reading rood for fuel. Not many
of them carry large stocks of coal ahead,
and two weeks stoppage of mining would
close up a majority of them Suspensions
would begin witnin a week. The average
run of coal through this city (which is al
most entirely at night) is 4,000 cars per
night, but last night only 1,000
passed down, and only a few bun
dred to-day. Gut of sixty-eight
large collieries in the Schuylkill region,
only six are at, work. It is calculated that
if the miners’ strike becomes compete in
the section tributary to the Reading road
30,000 miners and iiO.OOO factory laborers
will be out of work. Some individual mine
owners have made terms with their men by
agreeing to pay current wages pending the
strike and abide by its result when it ends.
Five such collieries are at work at Hhamokin.
These are in addition to the six exceptions
noted above.
OUT AT ASHLAND.
Ashland, Fa., Jan. 3.—The Knights of
Labor miners, at a meeting here last night,
derailed to g> on strike, and in consequence
there is but one Reading colliery in this dis
trict working to-day, and that, one is short
handed. Riley it Cos. have made a satis
factory agreement with their employes and
their collieries are in operation. This
agreement, it is said, is a continuance of
the rate of wages in force during the past
few months.
TRAMPS TO BE EMPLOYED.
Lancaster, Pa., Jan. 3.—The President
of the Hoard of Poor Directors this morn -
ing asked the tramps confined in the
county's workhouse, 140 in all, who were
willing to go to Reading to take strikers
places to sign a paper, but <>nlv twenty-five
complied, the reel fearing violence. Those
who have consented will tie sent there. The
■ local Knights of Labor propose to hold a
meeting to protest against the move.
STRIKING GLASS WORKERS.
Men in Eastern Factories also Fail to
Return to Work.
New York, Jan. 3. —The strike among
the flint glass workers has extended from
the Western td the I4astem lactones, and
the men who left work m fifteen factories
in Brooklyn, Philadelphia, New Bedford,
Boston and Corning, N. Y., failed to return
to work yesterdav or to-day with two ex
captions. In the Blast and West about 15,000
men are now out. A prominent manufao
tujpr said this afternoon that the strike bide
fair to be a long and bitter one. He doubted
the possibility of a conclusion in 1380. The
out put of the country would bo decreased
four-fifths by tho strike, and if it lasted
twelve months would entail a lossof between
$4,000,000 und $3,000,000.
Schools Better Than Strikes.
Philadelphia, Jan. B.—Mrs. Leonora M.
Barry, general investigator of the Kuiglits
of Labor, has issued a circular letter to the
female members of the order wherever
found. It deals with the subject of the con
dilion of working women and girls, and
strongly advocates the expenditure of
money for education instead of strikes.
MARVELLOUS ADVANCES.
Figures Erpm the Comptrollers of the
Southern States.
Chattanooga, Jan. 3. —The Tradesman
has received official reports from the Comp
trollers of all Southern Heates, except Lou
isiana, giving tho total real estate and per
sonal property valuation in 1875, 1880, 1880
and 1887, the railroad valuation for the
years 1880, JBSti and 1887, and the tax levies
in each year. Tho total realty and person
alty valuation in Alabama, Georgia, Ken
tucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Caro
line, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and
Virginia is as follows: 1875, $2,464,047,292;
1880, $2,550,734,729; 1886, #3,077,834,451;
1887, $3,27.1,848,015. The increase in the
four years between 1876 and 1880 was #41,-
087,407. Between 1880 and 1886 it was
#571,800,722, and tho in single year, 1887, the
increase in ten States was #202,218,564.
The increase in tho four yen I'm ending in
1880, was 2 per cent., and in the six years
ending 1886, 20 per cent. In the twelve
months of 1887 tho increase was OUf per
per cent., and in seven years ending in 1887,
30 per cent. •
hau.road assessment.
The total railroad assessment in the ten
States in 1887, was #258,650,847, an in
crease of 8 per cent, in the past twelve
months, and an increase of 123 per cent, in
the past seven years. Iu round numbers,
the Increase in the past seven years in ten
States has been: Alabama, $75,000,000;
Georgia, #77,000,000; Kentucky, #132,000,-
000; Maryland, #22.000,000; Mississippi, #30,-
000,000; North Carolina, #37,000,#00; South
Caiolina, $21,000,000; Tennessee, s2s,iKHl,-
000; Texas, $352,000,000, and Virginia $lB,-
000,000.
In the past twelve months the increase in
real estate and the personal property assess
■went has been: Alabama, $61,000,000;
Georgia, $10,000,000; Kentucky, #07,000,000;
Maryland, #5,000,000; Mississippi, #16,000,
OIK); North Carolina, #5,000,000; Tennessee,
$15,000,000; Texas, S2O,(KM),IKK). In South
Carolina there was a decrease of $5,000,000,
and in Virginia a decrease of #400,000.
DOCTORS CAN ADVERTISE.
The Autocratic Action of a Board of
Health Censured.
Chicago, Jan. 3.— Several months ago, a
certain doctor came to Chicago and com
menced the practice of medicine. Ho ad
vertisod extensively tho cum of a special
class of diseases when the i-itate Board of
Health interfered and revoked the doctor's
certificate. He then commenced an action
against the Hi ate Board in the Circuit Court.
To-day Judge Waterman decided the
case, and declared the act of the
State Board of Health unconstitu
tional. He said: “The rights of
a party charged with a punishable offense
to notice of hearing is elementary, and one
of the first rules necessary to the admin s
tration of justice. The defendant lmd a
perfectly constitutional right to advertise
in the newspapers, and he cannot bo de
privedof it by any rule or regulation of the
Ktate Board of Health. This association, if
its action was to be held legal in this case,
could summarily try and punish for
an alleged offense a brother practitioner
without any notice whatever. Huch pro
ceeeding partakes of the nature of the star
chamber, whose decrees led to a revolution
and the death of n king of England on the
scaffold. Huch an institution as a State
Board of Health must not be tolerated to
excreise.such power in a free country, and
its acts must in this case tie declared uncon
stitutional.
TELEPHONES $3 PER MONTH.
An Indiana Judge Holds a Company
to the Law.
Lafayette, Ind., Jan. 3.—Judge Vinton,
sitting iu the Circuit Court, has decided
that, telephone companies doing a g(moral
telephone business were compelled by
statute to furnish instruments at the legal
rate of $5 a month, whether they wished to
do so or not. The case came up on an ap
plication of the Folley Hardware Company
for a writ of mandate requiring the Cen
tral Union Telephone Company to place an
instrument in ils building at #3 per month.
Tne court hold good the demurrers to the
company’s answers, and decided that under
the statutes the company was bound to
furnish every applicant, with a complete
outfit of instruments and connections.
CLAIM OK THE COMPANY.
The company endeavored to show that it
was not furnishing private wires or private
telephones, but tiiat it established public
stations throughout tho city at w hich each
person upon the payment of sc. could be
placed iu communication with all portions
of the system. The court held that the
company was engaged in a general tele
phone business, and was bound to turmsh
all jiersons applying for service with a tele
phone and telephonic connections at their
place of business, or store room for the sum
of #3 per month. The company will ap
peal.
COAL BARGES ON THE MOVES
A Million Bushels Bound for Louisville
and Cincinnati.
Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 3. — About half a
million bushels of coal will go out to-night
for Cincinnati and Louisville and probably
as much more will lie shipped to-morrow
morning. Thisjwlll be about the extent of
the river shipment on the present rise.
Over 7,000,(MX) bushelsof coal were ready for
shipment but the operators were unable to
get, it below Davis Island dam on account
of heavy ice, which prevented the lowering
of the wicket*. The government ofllc-rs at
the dam worked incessantly for nearly
forty-eight hours trying to lower the
wickets, hut were unsuccessful. The ice
was carried in large cakes under the dam,
and about thirty of the wickets were thrown
into the wrong direction, presenting a
formidable obstruction to the passage of the
boats. The darn is badly damaged, but to
what extent will not lie known until next
summer, ns no attempt will be made to raise
the wickets until that time. This wan the
first opportunity-the coal men havo had to
ship coal by river for eight months, and the
failure of the wickets to work has occa
sioned considerable grumbling.
Stabbed Seven Times.
Carrollton, Ga., Jan. 8, —An organized
band to oppose the stock law in Fair PUy,
district of Carroll county, called out one of
Can-oil’s best citizens, William Husley, and
overpowered him, while William Bnackle
ford cut biui in seven places. The wounds
will probably prove fatal. This grew out
of a law suit iit-Dounding cattle which was
gained by Felix V. Cobb for tho law-abiding
element. Bbacklefcrd is still St large
i rraCE 910 A TEAR, i
) 6 CKNTS A COPY, f
AMERICA’S IRON TRADE.
A YEAR OF GREAT ACTIVITY AND
FAIR PROSPERITY.
The Production In all the Leading
Branches of the Manufacture of Iron
and Steel the Largest In the Coun
try's History — The Prospects for
This Year.
Philadelphia, Jan. S.—In its review of
the American iron trade for the year 1887,
General .Manager James M. Swank, of the
American Iron and Steel Association, says:
“The year which ha* just closed was one of
great activity and fair prosperity for the
iron trade of this country. The production
in leading branches of the manufacture of
iron and steel, was the largest in our history
—larger than in t he remarkable year 186(5,
when all previous achievement* were left
far behind. We estimate our production of
pig iron in 1887 at 0,250,000 gross tons, or
about 600,000 tons more than in 1886. Our
production of Bessemer steels in 1887 was
about 1,050,000 gross tons, or about 875,000
tons more than in 1880.
ADDITIONAL CONSUMPTION.
“In addition to our large production of
pig iron in 1887, wo also consumed about
500,000 tons of imported pig iron and about
100,000 tons of imported steel rails. Our
imports of iron and steel in other forms m
1887 were also very large, the total im
portations of iron and steel in all forms
aggregating nearly 1,800,000 tons. Our pro
duction of iron ore in 1887 was about 11,000,-
000 gross tons, and our import* in
the same year amounted to about
1,800,000. In 1880 we produced about 10,-
000,000 gross tons of iron ore and imported
1,080,483 tons. The impetus which had
been given to tho domestic iron trade in the
closing months of 1885, and which had been
so much accelerated ui 1886, that year closed
w ith excited market*, was further empha
sized in the first six months of 1887, during
which period the demand for all forms of
iron and steel was active and constant.
PRICES ADVANCED.
“The prices of steel rails advanced during
I hose six months, hut other prices generaJly
declined. After the middle of the year au
of tho prices fell off in sympathy with the gen
eral conviction that the remarkable activity
of the preceding year and a half could not
much longer be maintained, especially the
demand tor steel rails for new railroads.
Notwithstanding the decline in the demand
and prices which has been noted, it would
not be correct to assume that the New Year
opens with general depression in our
iron and steel industries. The shrinkage in
tho demand is most marked in steel rails,
and is next, noticeable in pig iron, bar iron
and iron pipe. But the consumption of pig
iron for miscellaneous purposes is still very
largo. A quantity of steel rails will f>e
needed in 1888 for renewals and extensions,
as well as for a largo mileage of new road
which must he built. The bridge works of
t he country, foundries, machine shops, car
builders ami car wheel manufacturers, lo
comotive builders und many other consum
ers of iron and steel are still very busy.”
CHICAGO AND THE JUBILEE.
The Gift of the Diocese Consisted of a
Purse of $10,000.
Chicago, Jan. 3.—Pope Leo XIIX 1 *
golden jubilee was celebrated in Chicago
yesterday and Sunday at all the Roman
Catholic churches. The s rvices most im
posing were thoso hold by Archbishop
Keehan at the Cathedral of the Holy Name.
The cathedral was packed with
a brilliant audience, and the Arch
bishop preached a sermon on
papacy, making special reference to the life
und influence of Pope Leo XIII., and the
homage paid him recently by ail the nations
of the earth irrespective of religious belief.
Special services and eulogies of the Pope
were held in all the other churches of the
Chicago diocese by order of the Archbishop.
The gift of the Chicago nioeese to the H- fy
Father consisted of a pursenf #10,0(10, which
was sent to Rome together with hoarty con
gratulations.
LEO ADDRESSES THE PILGRIM8.
Rome, Jan. fl.—The Pope addressed the
Pilgrims to-day in the presence of the whole
court. After expressing joy at the evidence
of the cohesion of *ho Catholics, the Pope
said: “You have not giveu faith to thorn
who, with the voice of calumny, try to per
suade you that the Pope is an enemy of
Italy. The Popes have always bueu the great
est friends and benefactors of Italy. You,
like ourselves, are convinced that the church
by her holy mission ought to be independent,
of w hatsoever terrestri d authority (criee
of “Yes,” “Yes”) that the church is a divine
institution, and that to try to reduce its in
terests to a question of the lo ws of Italy
can only lie the result of most deplorable
blindness.”
The address was greetedevith enthusiastic
applause, which continued several minute*.
At the conclusion all pieseut filed past the
Pope aud received his blessing.
AN INTERVIEW WITH FRENCHMEN.
The Poise to-day granted an interview to
Eugene Veuillot, the distinguished French
writer and his son. After shaking in
E raise of their efforts in the Catholic cause,
is holiness expressed regret at the present
sail position of France, but said he was con
iiden t that siie would rise again to her old
place in Christendom, and exercise unbound
oil influence iu the world. The Pope then
roferroil to the state of Europe. He la -
mented the revolutionary spirit fermentihg
in many States, and said he was preparing
two encylicals dealing with socialism,licens*
of the press and the great jiower of uni
versal suffrage, which he considered terri
bly menacing. He also intended, he said,to
deliue certain joints upon which good
Catholics have a confused and dangerous
idea. The land and Irish questions are be
lieved to be the subjects to which he al
luded.
The Pope, gives his jubilee money to St.
Peter’s treasury to he expended in props
gandism. Artistic articles will be placed in
the museum of the Vatican, and be object*
of worship in the v estry of 8t. Peter’s. All
the rest will be given to hospitals.
NOURISHED A VIPER.
A Philadelphia Firm Robbed by an
Old Employe.
Philadelphia, Jan. 3.—A large defalca
tion, covering a number of years, has been
discovered in the Arm of R. J. Allen, Soa&
Co., wholesale dealers in oils, alcohol and
chinawaro at No. Sll Market street. The
defaulter is Hehry Hoopes, Superintendent
of the oil and alcohol departments,
who has been in the employ
of the establishment since his boyhood. He
was quietly arrested on Saturday, bad a
private hearing before Magistral*. Lennon
and furnished *2,000 bail for his appearance
again to-moiTow at 3 o’clock. The r.mount
of the defalcation is not knowiL It is at
the least $20,(XX), and it may reach a great
deal more than that, if not almost double.
Two Failures at Jackson.
Jackson, Miss., Jan. 3.~-Buek & Co.,
druggists, and F. F. Ligan, a dealer in
shoes, have failed. Neither Arm has yet
made a statement