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\OT A SINGLE FUNERAL.
A BAKER’S DOZEN TAKEN SICK
WITH TaE FEVER.
Dr. Porter Advises the People to Ac
cept Replacement of Their Goods In
tend. of Waiting for Payment in
Money lnterest in the Saunders
Case Not Lagging:.
Jacksonville. Fla., Nov. 22.—Presi
dent Neal Mitchell’s official bulletin for the
twenty-four hours ending at 6 o’clock
to-night is as follows:
New cases 13
heaths 0
iv ; ! number of eases to date 4,fi59
Total number of deaths to date 1 '5
NEW WHITE PATIENTS.
The new white patients are:
Miss H. Porter.
Reward Gaidings.
Jacob Miller.
Charles M. Long, Jr.
George Carver.
Thomas Carver.
payment for articles destroyed.
“] received the official notification from
Surgeon General Hamilton yesterday re
gardiny the payment for destroyed infected
a tides,” remarked Surgeon Porter this
morning to the News correspondent, “and
suppose that you want to know wliat I am
eoinv to do about it?”
‘Yes.’’
“Well, nothing until the city council
meet* to-morrow and passes an ordinance
making persons liable to fine for conceal
ment of infected articles, but I slial 1 sug
gest to the couucil to increase the flue, as
SIOO is too little. I have another sugges
tion,” continued the doctor, “and that is
that it will be better for the
people, and especially the poorer
classes. to permit the government
to replace whatever articles are destroyed,
instead of paying fur them in cold cash,
and I will tell you why: “If destroyed
articles are to be paid tor in cash, a list
will hare to be made by an appraiser, and
then go through several hands and finally
bo forwarded to Washington, where the
claim will have to wait its turn, and you
know ti at there is lots of red tape in
government, and there's no telling how
lo g parties will have to wait. Of course
they will get paid for the stuff destroyed,
bin in the meantime they will be subjected to
all kinds of inconveniences, and I advise all
those people to inform the appraiser when
he comes around that they will bo willing to
have the articles replaced, and this will be
done quickly, for the government can easily
buv lots of mattresses, pillows, etc., and
forward them to Jacksonville at short
n tice, and when mattresses are destroyed
new ones can immediately replace them.”
APPOINTMENT OF THE APPRAISER.
“How about this appraiser business? Who
appoints him?”
“This is not very clear. The surgeon
general recommends that the cilv council
and myself cnnfe ■ together and Select some
responsible individual for this position.
Now, one thing is certain, one appraiser
co: id not get around Jacksonville within
a year. The job is too tremendous.
Whst we will do remains to be seen. I
l ave not had any consultation with the
cry council yet, and have not got thoir
idi .is on the subject. This fumigation busi
ne-s i-, a stupendous question, and I am
t inning about it all the time, but we will
come out all right in the end if the people
will pull with us, as lam sure they wiil
realize that the only way to stamp the
disease out and make Jacksonville pros
perous is to work in harmony, and I am
,;!ed to see that the colored people especially
are anxious to do w hat is right.”
THE SAUNDERS CASE.
Interest, in the Saunders matter has not
lagged and everybody wants him back.
Mr Wiggins of the medical bureau says
th ugb, that he has received no news from
special Officer Norris, whom he ordered to
t l "graph him just as soon as he left
Atlanta with his prisoner, and he cannot
imagine how the report got out that
Saunders would bo back to-day. Mr.
Wiggins says he does not know exactly
wi.cn to expect Saunders, but believes lie
will bo here sometime during the week.
Dennis Murphy, son of T. Murphy and
a wcll-kuowli machinist, who is at present
staying at Burnside beach, while playing
day before yesterday fell through a trestle
and kurt himself and died this morning.
A KEY WITH A STORY.
George Poillips, who is Dr. Porter’s sec
retary at the medical bureau, has in his
possession a watch key which has quite a
rv. The key was made many years
ago by President Cleveland's grandfather,
"bo kept a jewelry store at “Beau Hill,”
which li, in Norwich, Conn. It was at Bean
Hill L.at Mr. Phillips’ grandfather bought
t iskeylrom Grandfather Cleveland, and
tue key has been in the Phillips family ever
since. It is of gold and rather large with a
uare handle, which is ornamented with
n e signs. Mr. Phillips values the
h i loom very highly, and says it will never
go outside of his family.
FALL OF THE THERMOMETER.
Hie lowest point reached by the ther
mometer iti this cold snap was this morn
ing, whon the mercury went dowm to 46’.
It is estimated by the city council that
D exjenai ■ lor running the city from Jau.
81, 1889, will amount to 893,800.
i’ : -e Sanitary Association has decided to
P' employment to all the unemployed
men on the streets.
i r. Paul Gibier, the eminent French
® V:i t, is still pursuing his investigations
1 ‘ yellow fever at St. Luke’s hospital. He
‘j greatly pleased with the climate of
I'iorida.
tracts for the microbes.
Ihe Bowery mission, in New York, has
Kent large number* of trae s to the niedicul
bu-’ an |,ere.
it;. H. S hi, who has been critically ill
Kast Jacksonville, who had blnck vomit
8,1,1 '■ as given up by the doctors, is fast
‘"ow ing. This has been brought about
y careful nursing.
i'tnvt Car Conductor Smith of Riverside
' very i, w win, yellow fever and will
probably die. He is gradually sinking.
John p. Carkeet, who was knocked down
') n runaway hors? last Suuday while try
,Jg to Btop him. died to-day.
i, THE COUNCIL TO MEET.
V lO Pity e uneil will meet in special ses
• Ti to-morrow to pass an ordinance pro
a lieavy no alty for concealing
1 >1:. ii articles. The question of fumignt
niL ls uppermost in too public mind.
‘ " wind is northwest to-night and it is
ii"\v is no prospect of frost,
lie board of health will probably wait
" r ' lt least two heavj’ frosts before per
f*' :i ' l! >e return of refugees unless, the
! iiould entirely disappear before the
a * v • tof frost.
PiSRNANDINA'S SLATE ICLEAR.
frost That is Needod to Entirely
Stamp Out the Fever.
1 ''ANniNA, Fla., Nov. 22.—The report
' 1 t.io twontv-four hours ending at 8
-' 1 1 ‘ tonight, at last shows the longed
r 1 reah in the record. No r.ew cases of
?! fever ..re reported and no deaths,
eero remain four cases under treatment.
2flhe Hofnina
Dr. Hardee reports from Chester five new
cases, of which two are white.
One case is reported from Hart’s road
tonight iu the person of the telegraph
operator. A special train will go to bring
him to the hospital.
A cold storm has prevailed hero since
Sunday.
The people have hoped for clear weather
with frost, but iho wind has remained
steadily in one quarter and there is no ma
terial change.
ALL THAT IS NEEDED.
A slight veer to the westward would bring
the coveted lowering of the temperature.
It is the universal feeling that the fever is
now so nearly extinct that one good frost
would certainly close the reign of the epi
demic, and, with the necessary disinfection,
the city, would soon be in readiness to
receive back its absentees and resume its po
sition in the commercial world, from which
it has been so long shut out.
The Howard Association acknowledges,
with thanks, the contribution of sls from
Ludden & Bates of Savannah, through the
Savannah Morning News.
ABOUT EXHAUSTED.
Washington, Nov. 22. —Surgeon Gen
eral Hamilton has received the following
telegram from Surgeon Ross at Femandina,
Fla:
One new case of yellow fever is reported for
the twenty-four hours ended at 0 p. hi., Nov. 20.
A careful analysis of the status shows four
cases of yellow fever under treatment in Fer
nanliua yesterday On no day since my
arrival here has the total number of cases
under treatment been so small as yesterday.
The yellow fever pabulum is about exhausted.”
Four New Cases at Enterprise.
Sanford, Fla., Nov. 22. —The report
from Enterprise for the past twenty-four
hours obtained here is four new cases, all
negroes, and no deaths.
Eleven cases are under treatment, four of
which are white. Three of the patients are
in a critical condition.
Two Negroes Taken Sick.
Gainsville, Fla., Nov. 22.— Surgeon
Martin reports two new cases, both colored.
The weather is cool hut no frost is re
ported. The thermometer stands at 49°.
BYRD WON’T BE GUYED.
He Continues to Exercise the Guber
natorial Functions.
Washington, Nov. 23. —Indian Commis
sioner Oberly to-day received the following
letter, dated Nov. 19, from Robert L. Owen,
United States Indian agent at Muscogee,
I. TANARUS., m response to an inquiry as to the
truth of the reported disturbance in the
Chickasaw nation over the election of
governor of that nation: “There has been
no such state of affairs in the Chickasaw
nation as sensational telegrams have re
ported. There is, however, some state of
excitement there, and a possibility of per
sonal feuds over a disagreement as to the
governorship.
NO CALL FOR PROTECTION.
“Guy has not call is 1 on this office for
protection as against Byrd, and my infor
mation is that Byrd continues to exercise
all the functions of governor and that he is
practically running the government as
such, while Guy’s cause, though based on
legal justice, is growing, to some extent, un
popul ir. There is no present cause for in
terference on the part of the government.
If such should be the case, this office will*
endeavor to take prompt action.”
DRIVING OUT THE SETTLERS.
The Des Moines Elver Company Re
fuses to Compromise.
Chicago, Nov. 22.—A dispatch from Ma
son City, lowa, says: “One hundred more
writs of ejectment were served on settlers
on Des Moines river yesterday. The settlers
were driven out of their houses, their effects
piled up in the road, &ud their doors and
windows barred against them. The Land
company make no compromises, and when
the settlers make overtures to buy their land,
as many are doing, they are charged from
sl6 to $25 per acre. Trouble has thus far
been happily averted, but the settlers
around Lehigh have formed n union, with
R. 8. Boynton as their president. It is ex
pected that this union wiil issue a circular,
outlining their grievances and making
known their intentions.”
MURDER-ROBBERY-ARSON.
Oen. Biggar Cremated in the Chatta
nooga Hotel Fire.
Chicago, 111., Nov. 22. —A dispatch from
Chattanooga, Tenn., says: “Don. P. H.
Biggar, of Atlanta, was one of those who
lost their lives in the European hotel Are,
on the night of Nov. 12, which is supposed
to have been incendiary. Yesterday his
valise, filled with stones, was fonnd in
the Tennessee river. The money which
Gen. Bggar was known to have carried
in the valise, was gone. A negro named
Webb was arrested in Cincinnati a few
days ago. lie is believed to he the one who
robbed the valise. When apprehended he
had 81,400 on his person. Delectives are
still at work on the case and are certain
that they will be able to show that toe
hotel was burned to cover up murder and
robbery.”
SESSION OF THE GRANGE.
Election of Senators by Direct Vote
of the People Favored.
Topeka, Kan., Nov. 22.— At the closing
session of the national grange Col. J. H.
Brigham of Ohio was eloctod grand master
and Leonard Rhone of Pennsylvania was
selected to fill the vacancy on the executive
committee.
A resolution urging that United States
senators tie elected directly by the people
was passed, as was also a resolution advo
cating pure food.
The grange adjourned, leaving the mat
ter of the selection of the next meeting
place to the executive committee.
Philadelphia’s Vicar General Dead.
Philadelphia, Nov. 22.—Very Rev.
Maurice A. Walsh, D. D., pastor of St.
Paul’s Roman Catholic churcn and vicar
general of the archdiocese of Philadelphia,
died at his residence, early this morning, of
Bright’s disease of the kidneys and blood
poisoning, after an illness of six weeks. He
was 56 years of ago.
North Carolina's Official Count.
Raleigh, N. C., Nov. 22.—The board of
state canvassers has completed the count of
the vote for presidential electors of North
Carolina as follows: Cleveland 147,902,
Harrison 134,784: Cleveland’s plurality
13,118. The canvass of the vote for con
gressmen and state officers will be made,
under the law, on Nov. 29.
Michigan’s Vote.
Detroit, Nov. 22.—The official canvass
of the vote of Michigan gives (Jon. Harri
son a plurality of 22,901. The total nura
lier of votes coat was 475,200, an increase of
70 803 over four years ago, divided as fol
lows: Harrison, '230,370; Cleveland, 213,-
404; Fisk, 20,942; Streeter, 4,542,
John Bright Worse.
London, Nov. 22.—John Bright is worse
this morning, and his condition is con
sidered critical.
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1888.
STARVATION IN KERRY.
LORD KENMARE’S AGENT ON TIIE
WITNESS STAND.
He Denies that Rents Were Wrung
from Tenants Blue with Hunger—Tine
Fight Now Being Waged Proof that
the League is Not a Thing of the
Past.
London, Nov. 22. —The examination of
witnesses from county Kerry was continued
at the sitting of the Parnell commission
to-day.
Mr. Leonard, agent of the 'estates of the
Earl of Kentnare, said the league was as
active as ever. He thoroughly disagreed
with the statement of Mr. Balfour that the
league was a thing of the past. In his
part of Kerry the fight t tu.fi
the leegue was making was at its hottest.
The plan of campaign was all-powerful.
Formerly a writ could be executed by a
sheriff with the aid of four policemen, but
now 400 soldiers were required. The mem
bers of the league mot every Sunday after
attending mass to arrange the week’s pro
gramme of rent resistance and intimida
tion. Resistance came from well-to-do
people. Until the year 1881, the tenants
had been friendly, but after the leagu 3 was
formed they scoffed at him and his landlord.
ON THE BRINK OF STARVATION.
On cross-examination the witness ad
mitted that in ISBO it was necessary to
Hive |the tenants [assistance, ns some of
them uere blue with hunger. There were
2,000 tenants on the Kenmate estates, 200 of
whom, though very poor, had always tried
to pay their rents. Since I*so, the Earl of
Kenmarebad expended £1711,000 in thei m
provemont of his estates. His bill for labor
now amounted to £llOO weekly. [Only such
rents was taken from poor tenants as they
could afford to give. The witness did not
seek to collect rent from persons blue with
hunger, and the law was never enforced
against tenants of that class.
The court adjourned.
The clerk of the commi-sion handed to
Edward Harrington a summons to pay the
fine of £5OO which the court imposed upon
him for contempt. Mr. Harrington states
that he will not pay the fine and intends to
question the right of the commission to en
force it.
UNITED IRELAND FURIOUS.
Dublin, Nov. 22.—The United Ireland
makes a furious attack on the Parnell com
mission bee use of the heavy flue imposed
upon Edward Harrington. It says whether
it is guilty of contempt or not it will not,
abstain from commenting upon the action
of the judges. It then reiterates the
charges of the Kerry Sentinel against the
commission, and asserts that the govern
ment, whoso existence is at stake, has
packed the courts.
ERIN’S LITTLE COTTAGES.
Parnell Heart and Soul For Peasr.nt
Proprietary.
London, Nov. 22.—The debate on the
land purchase bill was resumed in the
House of Commons to-night by Mr. Parnell.
He declared emphatically that he approved
the bill, but he 1 clieved that it was so de
signed that, under present circumstances,
it would be impossible to put it into effective
operation. He had always held that the
creath n of peasant proprietary was the
only means of solving the lat and question.
His own bill simply asked that church
tenants be allowed to acquiro land by
paying the church commission annually for
forty-nine years’ rent, equal to 4 per cent,
on the capitalized value of the holdings.
That would have created no risk to the im
perial exchequer. The conservatives op
posed that proposition, but the time would
come when they would find it needful to go
further. The Irish party were always ready
and eager to assist in the settlement of the
land question.
WHY THEY OPPOSED IT.
It was ca'uinny to say that any of their
members tried to make political capital out
of the question or opposed the bill because
it would make the government of Ireland
easier. [Cheers.] On the contrary their
opposition to the l ill was due to the r
knowledge that it would cause a loss to the
exchequer without effecting its ostensible
object. The government had not taken up
the land question with a view to helping
the tenants, but at the solicitation of the
landlords, who, seeing that they c uld no
longer maintain their position, wanted lo
dispose of their property at inflated prices.
[Hear! Hear!) The bill did not contain
provisions enabling the state, when supply
ing money, to decide what tenancies it
would be desirable to purchase in the public
in teres*.
ALL LEFT WITH TnE LANDLORDS.
The government left the landlords to de
cide. Congested and rack-rented estates
would not be touched under the bill. The
only way to make the landlords of con
gested estates agree to accept the value of
their property, was to empower the com
missiou to purchase at such a price as would
really represent the landlords’ interests.
Arrears ought to be considered along with
reut reductions, otherwise land purchase
arrangements were futile. He would not
like to predict that tenants might repudiate
bargains made, under tbe measure, on the
ground that advantage might tie tpken of
their necessities, but the l>.Tl would not as
sist that large and permanent settlement
that was desirable. Any bargain wiih the
farmers ought to have a basis that would
put repudiation out of tho question. [Hoar!
Hear!] The measure showed an entire ab
sence of consideration for natiouul senti
ment.
TRAMPLED ON NATIONAL FEELING.
The present system of government
trampled upon national feeling. If the gov
ernment meant to attempt a large scheme
of land purchase it was ossent ial to establish
in Ireland a representative authority to act
as a butler between ttie tenants and the
state. The tenants would have
their 86, and maybe 101 members
of parliament. [Parnellite cheers.] The
government would be as much
dependent as now upon the Irish vote. No
sane government, of aelf-respecting char
acter, would tolerate the sending of a tax
collector around to cottages with an army
and crowbar brigade to enforce payments.
If tho national sentiment was conciliated
there would be nothing to fear from the in
fluence upon the hot youth of the country
of all the Fenian propagators from
New York to ban Fruncisco. It
was those who exercised coercion that
fomented disaffection far more than Kossa.
[“Hear! Hear! ’] This was not merely an
agrarian question. It was knit up with
national aspirations. If the government
meant well to the tenants by the bill, he
implored them to insert suitable provisions
dealing with arrears, the tenants’ greatest
difficulty. That done, ho could cordially
appreciate the measure, aud the legislature
would reap its reward in the conciliation,
of the people. [Cheers.]
LORD CHURCHILL REPLIES.
Lord Randolph Churchill said that the
assertion that the bill was introduced to en
able landlords to sell at inflated prices would
not bear examination. The Parnelliles
knew that inflation did not exist in Ireland,
but very much the reverse R- -• ’• <
national sentiment, be appealed to Mr. Par
nail to say what room there was for romance
in dealing with a matter of fact
advance and repayment of money.
l“Hear! hear!”] Had Mr. Parnell any
alternative bill! Would he support the
principle of Mr. Gladstone’s bill of 1886!
15!r. Parnell here g ive a negative shako of
his head.] Then, what other scheme?
Mr. Parnell—l would accept the bill if
the disadvantages connected with it were
modified by dealing with arrears.
HOPES FOR EARLY DERATE.
Lord Randolph, continuing, said ho
trusted that after the recent speeches of
the ministers, the government would bring
up the arrears question early in the future.
In the meantime he could not admit that
coercion militated against land purchase.
[Cheers.] How could it impede free action
on the part of either landlord or tenant?
[Hear! hear!] Asa financial oper tion the
bill certainly was not good enough. The
security for the advances was totally insuf
ficient, but the risk might bo w orth incur
ring when limited to an advance of £lO,-
000,000, which would no’ be tolerable under
a larger scheme. It would never do to make
the stab 1 the immediate landlord of the
Irish tenantry. Tliepre*-e t measure would
not apply to more than 25,000 holdings, It
was not likelv to be a danger to the state,
though probably it could not he safely ex
tended. [Hear! hoar!]
The bill passed its second reading by a
vote of 299 to 224.
NOTICE OF A MOTION.
Mr. Parnell his given notie> that ho will
move that the committee on the Ashbourne
bill be empowered to instruct the land com
mission to deal with laud arrears w;,en fix
ing judicial rent?.
Mr. Goschen, continuing the debate, said
that the government agreed with Lord
Churchill’s remarks except in regard to the
security for the lo ins, which the govern
ment considered effective to the extent of
the proposed advances. He reminded the
house that it was the opposition that de
clared that the further grants demanded by
the government were only desired in order
to complete an experiment, and that the
government had no intention to a k any
farther advances.
LIKE A COLD DOUCHE.
Bir William Vernon Harcourt said that
Lord Churchill’s cold douche hnd much
altered Mr. Goschen’s tone respecting the
bill. Nothing but Lord Chinemil's tender
ness toward the government had induced
him to describe £5,0iJ0,000 as a trifle which
the country could atfird to advance on
unsound security. Lord Churchill rendered
a verdict of "not guilty” but don’t do
it again. So Mr. Goschen promised that he
would not. [Laughter.] Toe government
haste was somewhat excusable because
probably a few days ago they did not know
themselves that they would ot have intro
duced it t ut for pressure from the landlords
Tha vociferous cheers which greeted the
bill on its introduction plainly indicated the
paternity of the measure. The government
pretended that the bill would operate
against home rule, yet Mr. Goschen said
that it should not t e extended. Could it be
that the government might in the future
lie less anxious to oppose home rule.
[Cheers.]
ITS FINANCIAL ASPECTS.
Criticising the financial aspects of the
bill, the speaker said that it allowed no free
dom of contract to tenants, who wore not
even allowed to be advised bv their repre
sentatives. [Cries of "No.”] “No!” why
if the Parnellites advi ed electors they
would bo accused of intimidation and im
prisone l. [Cheers.] In conclusion, he said
he believed the government would find
when they had to render an account of
these advance? to the country, that they
bad never n atle a proposal more damaging
or disastrous to themselves.
The ra deals continue 1 the debate, com
pelling Mr. Smith to carry’ the division by
cloture.
RESIDENCE OF THE POPE.
The Possibility of a Change in Case
of War.
Rome, Nov. 22. —The Ojservatore Ro
mano states that it is unable to either con
firm or deny the report that the pope is to
leave Rome in the event of war. It thinks,
however, that ho would leave, though re
gretfully, if the Italian government further
contracted the iron circle tuat confines him,
and deprived him of all Dee lorn In resiiect
to his acts and communications with" the
Catholic world, if his holiness uad reason
to consider that Rome was no longer a
secure residence, either from a material or
personal standpoint.
HAYTI TO HAVF PEACE.
The Negotiations begun at the Sug
gestion of Catholics.
New York, Nov. 22 —Consul General
Bassett, who represents tbe Haytien gov
ernment at New York, has received in
formation that peace between the Haytien
government and insurgents is being ar
ranged by ambassadors. T e first step-, in
the negotiations were taken at the request
of high dignitaries of the Roman Catholic
church. The rebels are nearly out of
money, and peace is confidently expected
within a few days.
GILLY REFUSES TO FIGHT.
He Says He Will Only Give Satisfac
tion in the Law Courts.
Paris, Nov. 22. —Numa Gilly refuses to
fightM. Raylor or any of tho other gentle
men mentioned in his book. He would only
meet them in the law courts. It was de
cided that M. Rouvier should demand per
mission to defend himself before the cham
ber, and that the others should bo given an
opportunity to speak. Gen. Boulunger de
nied that he has h id any communication to
night with M. Giily.
FIRE ON A WILD RAMPAGE.
Two Hotels and Six Warehouses
Burned in a Maryland Town.
Baltimore, Nov. 22.— Information has
reached this city of a disastrous fire which
broke out to-night, and swept away almost
the ontire business portion of Pocomoke City,
Worcester county. The fire broke out in
the office of Dr. J. O. Smith and spread
verv quickly, entirely destroying two hotels
and six warehouses, together with tlieir
contonte. Full particulars are not at hand,
but the loss is estimated at nearly $500,000.
No lives are known to havo been lost.
ROAST KID.
Three Children Done to a Crisp in a
Negro Cottage.
Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 22.—A special
from Livingston, Ala., says: “Last night
Henry Jamee (colored), and his wife went
to a church supper, leaving tlieir three
children locked up in tlieir bouse. Upon
their return they found the bouse in ashes,
and the children burned to a crisp."
Baokvllle to Sail Saturday.
Washington, Nov. 22.— Lord Backvllle
and tho Mi -se* Backvi!le Wot, will leave
Washington Friday morning for New York,
and on the following day will tail for Havre
in La Bourgogne. f fl e vessel which will take
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SPEECH OF THE KAISER.
THE REICHSTAG BEGINS ITS WIN
TER SESSION.
The Emperor Following the Lino
Marked out by His Grandfather in
Reference to Social and 1 olitloal
Legislation -A Point Blank Denial
that the Triple Alliance Is for War.
Berlin, Nov. 22. —The reichatag assem
bled to-day. The emperor opened the ses
sion in person. In his speech ho said the
tours he had recently made convinced him
that the desire for imperial unity was
deeply rooted in the people. He referred to
the inclusion of Hamburg and Bremen ill
the German customs union and to tha con
clusion of a commercial c nvention with
Switzerland, Ho was gratified to know
that trade had improved, and said that the
prospect of higher prices for farming
produce justified the hope of an improve
ment in agriculture.
Germany’s foreign relations.
He emphasized the pacific character of
Germany's foreign relation and policy and
sai I that his visits abroad, which I ad been
undertaken with a view to effecting au
uiulers anding in the interest ot tho peace,
hud caused universal confidence lu the
maintenance of peace. The emperor made
no reference to any military bills or credits
and t niched but briefly upon East African
affairs.
IN HIS GRANDFATHER’S FOOTSTEPS.
The emperor said he had undertaken to
execute h;s grandfather's precious legacy
with reference to social and political legis
lation. He dfd not indulge the lmpe that
it would be possible to banish from the
world by legislation the distress and mis
ery of mankind. It was the duty of the
government. however, to alleviate this as
far ns possible, and by organic institutions
to laing about recognition of the truth that
t e manifest tion of love of one’s neighbor
is a duty of a public community.
SUPPRESSION OF THE SLAVE TRAFFIC.
In relation to eastern Africa ho said:
“The settlements in Africa are a matter oi
interest to Germany. In educating Africa
to Christian morality friottdl England and
its parliament bad iccognizad a century ag
that they must legin by repressing th
tra le in negroes ami slave hunting. 1
therefore first arrived at an entente with
England and then began negotiations with
other friendly powers. Measures in the
reiebstag will follow.”
PEACEFUL FOREIGN RELATIONS.
With reference to foreign relations, he
said: “Our relations with all tue foreign
power? are peaceful. My eff >.ls l ave been
unceasing to strengthen this peace. The
alliance with Austria ad Italy has no
other object. To bring, without necessity,
the mi-eries even of a victorious war upon
Germany would be incompatible with iny
Christian faith ad my dutios toward the
German people. Actuated thus, I con
sider, and it my' duty, shortly after my acces
sion to the throne, personally to greet not
only my allies, but also, and in the first
place, friendly neighboring monarchs, in
erder to seek an understanding with a view
to the fulfillment of the task that
God has set before mo of secur
ing to our people the blessings
of pence and prosperity ns far as li is in our
power. The confidence extended to me and
my policy at all the courts which I have
visited justifies the hope that 1 and my
allies and friends, with God’s help, will be
ablo to preserve tho peace of Europe.”
FREQUENTLY APPLAUDED.
The emperor was frequently interrupted
by warm applause while he was reading his
speech. The passages referring to the
peaceful situation, tne improvement in
trade and social legislation were especially
appauded. Upon the couclus.on of the
speecn, Herr vou Boetticher, as representa
tive of the chancellor, declared the relea
sing opened.
When the emperor entered the chamber
he was received with cheers, led by Herr
von Buhl, the vice president of the reieh
stag. As he retired he was tendered an ova
tion, led by Count von Lorchenffeld-Kofer
ing, the Bavarian plenipotentiary.
During the opening ceremony the impe
rial balcony was occupied by the empress,
Duko and Duchess of Aosta, and the Prin
cess Albrecht and her sons.
THE BUDGET PRESENTED.
When tbe reiehstag settled down to busi
ness the budget was presented. It balances
at 949,103,107 marks. Of the expenditures
800,425.410 marks figure ns permanent, and
58,554,015 marks as non-recurring expendi
tures in the ordinary estimates, and 94,i23,-
823 marks as n n-recurriug in the extra
ordinary budget. Tno latt -r amount will
lie covered by moans to bj specially pro
vided.
The estimated revenue from taxation
during the coming year shows an increase
of 20,000,000 marks. The funds made over
from the empire to the federal states will
lie 15.000,000 marks in excess of previous
years. On the other band Ibe matricular
contributions from tbe individual states to
the empire are increase 1 1,305,108 marks.
NEW WAR SHIPS TO BE BUILT.
According to a memoranda accompany
ing the naval estimates several now war
ships will be built, besides those now in
course of cousti uction. The additions to
the fleet comprise four iron clads, i ine
smaller armored vessels, seven corvettes,
four cruisers, two dispatch vessels a. id two
torpedo boats. The existing war ships, the
budget states, are still serviceable, but are
becoming inndapted to the times. It is
therefore urged that there lie created the
nucleus for first-class ships of from 0,000
to 10,000 tons, the exjieuditures under this
head to be 110,800,01X1 marks, and to be dis
tributed over ten years.
The in* reuse in the army expenditures
amounts to 7,000.000 marks, mainly for
victualling purposes.
EMPTY BANK VAULTS.
Deposits to the Extent of $87,000
Turn Up Missing.
Omaha, Neb.. Nov. 22.—A special to the
Jiff, from Valparaiso, Neb., says: ‘’The
state bank of this place bas dosed its doors
and the proprietors, F. Scoville and Q. A.
Craft, have fled from the couutry, leaving
many debts unsatisfied. As nearly os can be
ascertained this evening the liabilities will
reach #200,000.
It develops that Scoville has altered
many of the notes payable to the bank bv
raising the figures on thorn. Both ho and
Craft borrowed extensively from their
friends before leaving.
AN IOWA BANK CLOSES.
Chicago, Nov. 22.— A special from Des
Moines, la., says; “The principal bank of
Osceola closed yesterday afternoon and is
in tbe hands of a receiver. Over #',0,000 is
said to have been deposited in the bank, and
there is but #3,000 in the vaults. It is
rumored that the president bas been specu
lating in wheat. It was thought to be one
of the firmest banks in Clark county.”
Purchases of Bonds.
Washington, Not. 32.—'The bond offer
ings to-day aggregate #072,350. The
secretary accepted #562,850 4X at 109 to
6KBIFFINGTON SUSPENDED.
1 he Fight In the Labor C nvantlon Far
from One-; ided.
Indianapolis, Nov. 22. —Thnt there had
been nn exciting session tills morning, was
made evident by the bearing of tho dele
gates when they left the hall at 1 :30 o’clock,
one hour and a half after their usual hour
for adjournment. The press commit oe
pave out its report of the proceedings to the
effect that the Skeffington trouble h id been
under discussion ail the morning, and the
goi oral executive board had been sustained.
This was their statement, but the facts as
developed later do not wholly bear them
out. 'I lie rep rt ot the committee
was to the effect that he be held
guilty of insubordination and be lie sus
pended for one year. This report was
taken up in two sections, and by a vote of
I*o to 85 lie was found guilty of insubordina
tion and violation of his obligation. On
motion the penalty was made a public rep
rimand from the general master workman,
the vote being a little closer, but no figure
being given out.
A H RATED DEBATE.
A prolonged, and at times heated debate
preceded this action, in which Messrs.
Skeffington and Cavanah led the opposing
forces, the latter taking the ground that
the committee's action Should be uphold or
it would be putting a premium on insub
ordination. Mr. Skeffington repeated his
claim that his action was justified bv the
circumstances. Others joined warmly in
the fight and it was only settled after over
four hours of contest.
There are nineteen other cases liefore tho
grievance ro uiuittee which will be taken
up later,
LOOSE FINANCIAL METHODS.
At the afternoon aession the finance com
mittee, Hugh ( avanagh, chairman, re
ported that it had found the methods of dis
bursing the funds very loose; that bills had
hot been countersigned before being paid;
that some officer should be given
veto power in regard to the expendi
ture of money, and under such
plan more money would tiow bo in the
treasury, and further recommended that
more business like methods be established.
They made no suggestion of any crooked
ness, finding all the accounts perfectly
correct. Tho report states that the reduc
tions already decided upon by the consoli
dation and reduction or officers would foot
up 1 15,000. The salaries will remain the
same as heretofore. Power is given to the
general secretary-treasurer to throw out
excessive iienis from the expenditures.
By a vote of 8S to 52 it was decided to
continue the salary of £5,000 to the get er ll
master workman, and the secretary-treas
urer will bo paid £2,000. The members of
the executive board will receive ?i a day
and their eximnsos. The report of the com
mittee was a lopte 1, and these matters as to
salary came up immediately afterward.
It A HR Y’B STORY.
Mr. Barry’s storv still continues, his
latest ins ailment being intended to show
that Mr. Powderly’s administration de
stroyed and alt >red all documents liable to
get them in trouble, and calls the Journal
of United Labor a blackmailing sheet.
COUNTERFEITERS CAUGHT.
The Gang Among the Most Foxy in the
Business.
Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 23.—Though the
authorities refuse to talk about the recoat
big capture of counterfeiters in Western
New York and Pennsylvania, a few faots
have leaked out to show it to be one of Ihe
incut important cases on record. Richard
son, the man who was brought to Buffalo
Tuesday nwbtby Special Agent Lyons,is not
only seemingly respectable, but in more
than comfortable circumstances. He bas a
delightful home at Cas adaga, and Is the
father of two estimable daughters, almost
grown to womanhood. It is stated that Ihe
government has for yea: s tried to get a
case aga.nst Richardson, but never with
success until now.
TWENTY YEARS IN THE BUSINESS.
It is believed that for twenty years ha
has been making counterfeit money, and
no man in tho United .States lias ever been
able to produce spurious coin so tie ir like
the genuiue as he. The other men inter
ested with him circulated the c tin, lint
Richardson, it is alleged,was’tbe manufact
urer. Detective Lyons took him to Au
burn this morning, where the United States
court is in session, and ho will at oncj be
taken before the grand jury. Tnat part of
the proceedings will probably be a mere
formality, ns Richardson has expressed a
willingness to tell all he knows.
SWITCHMEN STRIKE.
They Want $75 Per Month for Twenty
six Days of Ten Hours Each.
Indianapolis, Nov. 22.—Tho trouble
with tho local railway switchmon at this
point, which has been pending several days,
reached its culmination at 10:80 o’clock to
night. The superintendents declined to hold
further conference concerning the dema ids
of the men. and at the hour mentioned
about 180 of them, three-fourths of the em
ployee in the yards about tbe city, stopped
work. Some little delay resulted
to passenger trains, the strikers
blockading the Belt Line and
some of tho crossings with freight cars, but
the tracks wero soon cleared. Tlio yard
masters claim that they will have an
abundance of men in the morning, and
that business will not lie delayed. The
trouble is the result of a demand by the
men for 175 per month of twenty-six days,
ten hours a day, and also the addition of one
man to each s itch engine crew. This de
mand tbe companies decline to entertain.
In the yards of the Belt Railway Com
pany, west of tho city, at a lafe hour to
night a party of strikers compelled three
engineers to draw the fires of their loco
motives. James Mulry, an engineer who
refused to comply with their demamls, was
beaten seriously.
FIGHTING A BLACKLIST.
A Teat Case to be Made of a Telegraph
Operator's Suit.
Kansas City, Nov. 22.—During the
progress of a suit brought against the Rock
Island company by E. L. Randall to-day.
Manager Wood, of the Weetern Union Tele
graph Company. was ordered to
produoe in the court a copy
of tho * 'black list,” which be refused to (10.
Argument on his case will be had Satur
day. Operator Randall was in the employ
of the railroad company and he sued for
•25,000 damages, alleging that he was dis
charged for Joining a labor organization
and that the railroad “black-listed’’ him so
effectually that he was unable to procure
employment. It is likely that a test case
will be made of tho matter.
Danville's Tobacco Prizes.
Danville, Va., Nov. 22.—The main
featuro of Danville’s Tobacco Exposition
to-day was tbe award of the premiums on
tobacco exhibits. The first premium on
bright wrapiiera goes to Madison county,
North Carolina. The premiums, all told,
amounted to |2,1G0. In the Interstate prize
drill the Danville Blues took the first prize,
and the RcisUville (North Caroliua) Light
T * . „.. . ,•
( DAILY, 110 A YEAR. 1
-{ 5 CENTS A COPY. V
f WEEKLY,SI.2S A YEAR. V
QUAY’S RAID ON VIRGINIA
SOMETHING AKIN TO THE TILDEN
STEAL TO BE ATTEMPTED.
The Republican Field Marshal Picks
up Mahone for an Ally—An Excuse for
Federal Supervision of Elections in
the South the Ultimate Object or the
Scheme.
Washington, Nov. 2°.— As a result of
the conference between f!en. Mahone and
Senator Quav, recently held in this city, it
is announced that proceedings will be
begun in the Virginia state courts and
United States district court of Virginia
attacking the right of the democrat!®
electors of that state to cast their votes for
President in the electoral college. The cer
tificates of the elec:ors will not he Issued
until after the meeting of the state board
of canvassers, in Richmond, next Monday,
and the contemplated proceeding will then
be immediately instituted.
A <3IJO WARRANTO WRIT.
It will be in the nature of a petition for a
writ of quo warranto to compel tbe elec
tors receiving certiflote* to show by
what right they assume to ser9
as such. One of the petitioners wid
be Mr. Lamb of Norfolk, and the other
probably the republican candidate for
elector from the Richmond district. It is
said by toe republican attorneys in the ca e
that the petition for the writ will be backed
up by such a showing of fraud in tho car B
or the ballots cast on Nov. <5 as will satisf y
any one that the republican candidates fop
electors received at the polls a plurality.
CLEVELAND WILL GET THE VOTE.
Inasmuch as only a very short time will
intervene between the beginning of the pro
ceedings and the meeting of the electoral
college, and as the electors holding certifi
cates cannot be prevented from exercising
tJie functions of their office by injunction,
it is mote than probable that President
Cleveland will receive the vote of the Oil
Dominion for President.
THE ALLEGED OBJECT.
Both Senator Quay and Gen. Mahone
deny any and siro for mere party advantage,
but’ say it is of prime importance to
developo and prove election frauds in tho
south, with a view in case of failure in
these efforts in the courts, to arousing
congress 1 1 the necessity of enacting laws
to secure a true count of the votes erst for
presidential electors and membei-s of
congress. „
WHAT TIIEY COUNT ON.
Kne of the attorneys in tbe case said this
evening: “We are without explicit federal
or state statutes empowering or regulating
our course, still we have strong hope of dis
covering .an efficient remedy somewhere.
Fraud vitiates whatever it touches, and if
shown, must always end in the overthrow
of t e wrong-doers.”
AKIN TO THE TILDEN STEAL.
Continuing, he said there was but one
case hi the federal court-s bearing even re
motely on any of the points raised by the
proceedings. This, it appears, is tbe case
of the e ectoral board of South Carolina in
1871S, in the great Tilden Hayes controversy
of that year. The state board of canvassers
there met in tho time and way provided for
by the state law, and after canvassing the
votes and certifying iho results,were served
with m'i i e of motions before tbe supreme
court of that state, having for their object
tho reopenit g of the proceedings of tbe
board under direction of the supreme state
tribunal.
IMPRISONED FOR CONTEMPT.
The board of canvassers, denying the
authority of the state court, were finally
imprisoned for contempt and fined in a
heavy sum of money. Judge Bond promptly
assumed jurisdiction by issuing a writ of
habeas corpus under which ha released the
prisoners. He held that the state board of
canvassers, hi canvassing the votes for
presidential electors, were acting primarily
in pursuance of the constitution of the
United States, and could not be restrained
in tlieir duties by writs of prohibition,
mandamus, etc., issuing from state courts.
In tbe proceeding determined on Messrs.
Hbollabarger and'Wilson of this city, and
Gen. Edgar Allen of Richmond, are the
leading counsel.
THE QUAY-MABONE COMBINE.
In all his dealings with Virginia during
the campaign, and since, Chairman Quay
has recognized Mahone as the representa
tive of the Republican party in that state.
This is due to au arrangement made between
Senator Quay and Oen. Mahone at Chicago
where both w ere trying to nominate Senator
.Sherman. The Blaine wing of the party in
Virginia has been vigorously ignored. Tbi*
is why the republican national committee,
acting with G u. Mahone, proposes to attack
the title of the democrats to the state
through the electors and not through tbe
congressmen. If all the votes claimed by
ex-Minister Langston, as bis majority were
conceded to him by Gen. Mahone, the re
publican claims to have carried the state
would probably tie established, but Gen.
Mahone would rather give up the state than
toletex-Mb.ister Langston be quietly seated.
Hence the novel course taken, for which
there is really no precedent
MORTON AT WASHINGTON.
The Visit Made to Inspect Lis Nevr
Apartment House.
Washington, Nov. 22.—Vice President.
Elect Levi P. Morton, accompanied by Mr*.
Mortou, spout the day in Washington.
They came over from New York last night
and expect to return to-morrow morning.
To an Associated Press reporter Mr. Mor
ton stated that his visit was for the purpose
of inspecting Ids large apartment house now
approaching completion on the site of the
residence occupied by mm during his pre
vious stay in Washington. It is at the cor
ner of Fifteenth and Ti streets. He bad nob
before seen tue budding, and he came now
at the request of the architect to note the
progress of tbe work.
“ W hen do you expect to visit Gen. Horri
ion?” was asked.
“Oh, I don’t know. That hasn’t been set
tied yet. It will depend upon the mutual
convenience of the parties."
Mr. Mortou desired to be as free from
pubdc notice as possible during his stay,
and for that reason did not, as usual, stop
at any of the hotels, but is the guest of his
sister, Mrs. Hobson, on N street. Upon i
politics he had nothing to say.
The Vice President-elect ha* every ap
pearance of perfect health.
NO EXTRA SESSION EXPECTED.
Mr. Morton said that there would be no
extra session of the Fifty-first congress in
bis judgment, and, therefore, that he would
npt settle down in Washington until a year
from next month, when he would rent a
tv use. During the customary called session
of the Heunte just after the inauguration,
he would live wir.ii his sister, who keeps
house here. Mr. Morton’s visit to Gen.
Harrison, which be proposes to make next
month, will probably delay Gen. Harri-on'a
contemplated visit to Washington. Possi
bly Mr. Morton may be able to give Gen,
Harrison iuformati n enough about tho
wishes and purposes of tbe eastern repub
lican leaders. Oen. Harrison writes hers
that tbe applications of otticeseskcrs coming
by mail more him to delay coming to Wash
ington as long as possible lest he should bo
hv them in person.