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( ESTABLISHED 1850. 1 • ( j jj. ESTLLL, Editor and Proprietor. \ 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. • n-■ .. - ■ ■■■ . ii ■■ 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