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i THE MORNING NEWS. I Establishkd lft'iO. Incorporated 18S8. v / J. H. ESTILL, Pros.dent. j BISMARCK IN A BAD BOX. SUPREMACY OR ABANDONMENT THE CHOICE IN AFRICA. A Probability That the Critical Situ ation Will Force the Chancellor to Make a More Full Explanation in the Reichstag:—The Loss of the Sultan's Influence a Set-Back. Copyright, 1533, by Sew York Associated Press. Berlin, Dec. B.—The Reichstag adjourns D•. 15 aud will reassemble about the mid d> of January. The critical situation in East Africa, where the Arabs are effectua ally wiping out the German colonists and clearing the territory of every vestige of the Dorman regime, will force more ample explanations of Germany's policy than the chancellor intended. Count Herbert Bis m irk since his return from Friedrichs ruhe lias maintained reserve regarding the plans of his father, giving evasivo re plies to “feelers'’ privately put to him by ii i ids in th • reich tag. It is reported to night that th ' chancelto’ inay relieve Count i; rbert of tho responsibility of making x, lunations, and come himself to the reich h*asr on Thursday to disclose his scheme for t restoration of German influence. Until recently the chancellor has not had any en tl u-iasm about the East Africa enterprise, and would rather have avoided nation ac ti ual tending to ward something like a Ton quin expedition. BISMARCK warming up. He row feels the stimulus of the excite ment that is spreading throughout Gir -7 any, and according to official information : detormin and to protect tho commercial flag throughout the ceded territories. Ti ore is a strong and growing party in the reiohstog which advocates the purchase of the East Africa Company's right by the government, and the subsequent formation military posts to guard colonists and traders. i iThe white book tabled in the reichstag to-day blames the company’s administra tion as productive of disaster. Writing p irly in October to the German consul at Zanzibar, Prince Bismarck said: “Thecom pa y ought to have hotter respected na tional prejudice; tho natives ought to have been treated judiciously.” The Sultan is seeking to make both natives and officials serviceable. ARABS GOING IT ALONE. The consular report declares that the Arabian ele * er.t has thrown off tho sul tan's authority. With tho waning of the influence of the sultan, the company has lost its m st important support. The con clusions reached, after scanning forty-four documents includ and in t e white book, is that the Germans could not be iu a worse plight. There is every indication that supremacy or a solute abandon ment c*f the territory are the only alternatives. Some indications of tho chan cello; *s project appear in a dispatch t> fount von Hatzfelt, the German ambas sador ut London, under dato of Oct. 22, in which tho chancellor says that the vast ex tent of the country, combined with its cli matic conditions, stands in the way of a:tempt* to carry civilization far into' the interior. The dispatch is interpreted as ion-shadowing an expedition into the in terior within definite limits. THE EMPEROR STUDYING THE SITUATION. Emperor William is making a special study of events in East Africa, the condjf ti< ui of warfare in t at region, wnat force would be required and how far the opera tions should exte: and. Last evening he had a conference on the subject with Count Her bert Bismarck and Couut von Waldersee. The chancellor has sent Lieut. \ Visa man to Brussels to interview King Leopold with reference to the proposed Belgium expedi t:n to Central Africa. Prince Bismarck King Leopold to preside over tho international slavery conference, dis placing papal precedent. Reports curront to-night refer to ti e plan of the East Africa company to recruit a volunteer force of -.•> men, under the approval of the gov ernment, for service in the interior, while ■ h*‘ regular force occupied separate coast pOblt.OllS. HERR CARTEL’S DEFEAT. Fierce party policies have arisen over the *1 feat of tho lierr Cartel candidate for the sta" for Melle and Diepholz, Hanover. 1 -a well-known national liberal. Ilerr v. lor demanded re-election on account of hi ecvivinpa new official appintment. hi is w 7 he obtained 7,620 votes against 7,230 t rt he combined Guelph and progressist candidate. Now he has obtained only 5,800 v 't"S against 8,000 for the opposition. The progressists are ju bilant, holding that the victory is - isolated or phenomenal, but that it 1 oves there is a popular movement against t e Cartel party. They point to thirteen • '*•; elections since the general election. *;ich disclosing a decrease in the C r el 1 y s vote. The Cologne Gazette attacks 1 o progressists as read}' to unite with any ! •uv of German unity—Guelph, Foie, hoi, o French malcontents—if they onlv ‘ -u succeed in weakening the government. TilK GOVERNMENT SNIFFS THE BREEZE, i h“ government organs generally do not 0011 ®al their iearaof the to de.icy to alter n’i0 h in the popular suffrage, but argue th.n the national sentiment, which was re arou“ dat the general election, will again • : iumph to the Cartel party. ! e health of the emperor has so im -1 ’ v '*d that lie is preparing to go on Wednesday on a shooting expedition in • >ri ver. The journey depends on the "father, his doctors advising him to RV exposure to the severe cold, ough his recent symptoms of olitis lave been removed. Officials within the emperor’s circle are made to feel the in jjuenco of his pain in the confinement, and his intense irritability and constant de mands for unnecessary work. Appeals to the emperor to release Prof. Geffcken are received with disfavor. The emperor declares that he cannot interfere "ith the prosecution. On the other hand ahai id >ued the action instituted by hen, as residuary legatee of hi father, Emperor Frederick’s diary of 188*). A LATIN LEAGUE. it ) league, which aims to/detach b nly from the triple alliance, is now openly R(lv 'Gated by Spanish politicians, both jnenarc ial and republican. Senor Castel jar to Home to invite moderate repub h' ans to join a coalition to oust Premier r ‘ 'pi, accept the existing monarchy, and H v °i<t hostility to the church until a league of France. Bpaiu, Italy and ™dgmin succeeds in overt hrow- JP.h' f ho A ustro-Gennanic alliance. Enough somewhat visionary, the efforts to nn such a league are tunefully watched •rro. Manor Castellar’s mission is certain | Hamper freo play of Rig. Crispi s policy, ‘ r: '*• 1 hough it cannot possibly lead to a m ture of the oxisting alliance, might in t J 1?!) 0 ® another ministry against a renewal me treaty on the expiration of tin* present Senor Armijo, the Spanish juirn-t t of foreign affairs, privately ap -1 iov*- of Senor (Justellar’s object, if he did *°t incite him to go to Home. STRAINED RELATIONS, be strained relations of the German I® 1 *? with Honor Armijo causes eiuv in the acceptance of Honor Hascon as ae Cow Spanish ambassador. Count Be- nornar will continue to be recognized as the representative of Spain until his letters of recall are presented in due form. Fearing increased difficulty with Berlin, Seuor Armijo has renounced his i tention to try Senor Beuomar before the state tribunal. Count Bismarck ha* sent a letter to Couut Bono mar expressing aston ishment that he should have been recalled and adding: “As I have never had other t han reason to praise the relations you have maintained with tho impo ial government, I have been accustomed to Lope that you would retain tho post in which by skillful and dignified conduct you have gained in so high a degree the confidence of j everybody.” lhe letter is meant as a‘-lap jiu the face for Senor Armijo. The incident does not end here. Count Benomar has ro fused to consign to his successor certain archives of the embassy. The develop ments will have a vital diplomatic interest. BOULANGER’S CANVASS. He Will Represent the Department of the Nord. Paris, Dec. B. Capt. Driant, tho officer who was married recently to one of Gen. Boulanger's daughters, has been placed under arrest for a month by the military authorities for publishing a book without tho sanction of tho war office. Gen. Boulanger has sent a circular to the electors of ihe departments of Somme aud Oharente-Inferieura announcing his in tention to represent the department of the Nord in the chamber of deputies and his consequent resignation of the seats for which he was returned by the first two departments. Iu a circular he describes tho chamber as an assemblage of incapablos. Ho t.auks the electors for their support of tho cause of revision of tho con stiiutio i, and concludes as follows: “The hour for general deliberation approaches. United as we are, there can be no doubt of the result. *Viv§ la France!' ‘Eire la RepubliqueP ” RUSSIA PROTECTS. German Press Statements Declared a Mas3 of Inventions. St. Petersburg, Dec. B.—The Journal of St. Petersburg denounces the mass of iuventions published by the foreign press concerning Russia, and the intended pur poses for which the recent Russian loan was negotiated. It especially protests against the statements of German papers that Renia is engaged in construct ing a pontoon bridge over the Danube at Russia, and also agai st tho warnings of those papers to the German public not to inve-t in Russian securities. The jou rnal declares that it is impossible to justify these utterances in the face of the fact that Russia’s economic revival is ever increasing, but which increase does not afford cause for vain glory, or for departure from the work of peace and recuperation outlined by the Czar at the time of his accession. Panama’s Costly Ditch. Paris, Dec. 8. —The XIX. Sicclc says the government has decided to introduce, if necessary, a bill to ensure the completion of the Panama canal. A maeiir.g was held at the ministry of flhanee to-day to consider the affairs of the company. Leading jurists and financiers, Ministers Floquet and Pey tral, several senators and other public officials were present. After general d.s cussion, the meeting adjourned until Mon day. Tho Pope’s Course. Rome, Dec. B.—Cardinal Rampolla, the papal secretary, has sent circular letters to tho nuncios abroad, desiring them totak-- steps to secure recognition of tho pope’s initiative in proposing a European con ference with the object of abolishing slavery. Laguerre Won’t Help Gilly. Paris, Dec.B. — M, Laguerro has declined to defend Mima Gilly, who is to bo prosecuted by a committee of the chamber of deputies on account of his charges agaiust the budget comini toe. M. Laguerre’s refusal is due to political reasons. Spain’s Ministry Resigns. Madrid, Dec. B.—The whole Spanish ministry h s resigned. All of tho retiring ministers have ex pressed their entire confidence in Senor Sagasta. A BATTLE ON A ROAD. An 11-Year-Old Boy Hushes to His Father's Rescue with a Knife. Louisville, Ky., Dec. B.— ln Metcalf county, last Tuesday, James Demumbrum and his 11-year-old son were mot fn the road by Hack Walkup and bis grown sop. They had previous!}' quarreled about some hogs, and Hack Walkup drew a pistol and shot Demumbrum through the abdomen with out a word. The two clinched, and young Walkup rushed in with a hatchet and com menced beating the wounded man over the head. The victim’s little boy could not Ktafid this, and pulling our an old barlow knife, he severely wounded both men before he could be disarmed. Demumbrum died Wednesday,and his murderers were Arrested yesterday. Young Walkup is in a danger ous condition from a knife wound. OUR CONSUL TO SAMOA. Ho Starts on His Trip Equiped with New Instructions. Washington, Dec. 8.-— Harold Marsh Sewall of Maine, our consul general to Samoa, left here to-night for his post, ex pecting to sail from San Francisco next Saturday. Mr. Sewall, who hns spent hi leave of absence in promoting tho business of his office, returns with now instructions in the line* of our treaty engagements with Hamo i. It is to bo hoped that he will ar rive at Samoa before tho German fleet, which our state department has been in formed is on its way to Samoa. Coupled with this information came the assurances of Germany that all treaty rights would be A THROWING MUD. It was First Reported as a Full Fledged Volcano. Yankton, I)ak., Dec. B.—Considerable of a stir was aroused hero over apparently well confirmed reports of a volcano having broken loose in Charles Mix county, 60 miles from here. It turns out to be a gey ►er, which is throwing hot mud nil over the surrounding prairie. Neighboring settlers are somewhat uneasy over tho situa tion. ______ Pardoned by tho President. Washington. Dec. B.— Tho President has pardoned W. C. Jordan, convicted iu South Carolina of selling liquor without a license, and sentenced July, 1888, to six months’ imprisonment and to pay a fine of $100; ad Charles Slater, convicted in Vir ginia of violating the internal revenue laws. Harrison’s Inauguration Ball. Washington, Dec. B.—Tho committee having charge of tho arrangements for tho inauguration ball bare decided to put the price for tickets of admission at $6 each. The Morning News. A CHANCE FOR A RIOT. CHICAGO’S ANARCHIST MEETING TO BE BROKEN UP. The Bomb-Throwers Say They Will Adjourn from the Hall to the Hay market If tho Police Carry Out Their Threat—Chief Hubbard Will Follow Them. Chicago, Dec. B.— At a mooting of an archists last night a call for a mass meeting, to be held to-morrow at No. 54 West Lake street, was issued, and it was announced that iu case the police should iuterlcre with this meeting, an adjournment would l>e taken to the liaym&rket square, the seen© of the historical bomb throwiug, and that an opon-air meeting would be held there. This is tho boldest utterance by the “reds” since that fatal night, and trouble is anticipated. Tho best evidence of the truth of this statement is shown in the fact that Chief of Police Hubbard to day issued an order bolding nearly the en tiro city police force of 1,500 men in reserve at various stations read}' to be concentrated at any given point on short notice. can’t meet anywhere. When asked what ho proposed to do, Chief Hubbard Slid: “They will not meet, either at No. 54 West Lake street, or in Haymarket square, nor for that matter, will they meet any where in Chicago, either in hall or open air. If they attempt it, there will be a fight. We positively will not allow any further anarchist meeting. More than that, I am making a full list of all the saloons 'and nails where tho anarchists con gregate, and recommend to the mayor that their licenses be revoked. There will bo no temporizing aid no hesitancy. From this time out anarchist meetings will be broken up or prevented. There is no place in Chicago's or America 1 * social system for these destruct onists, and, as far as Chicago is concerned, they will not be allowed any chance to publicly spiead their nefarious doctrines. A CHANCE TO SHOW THEIR METTLE, “I don’t think they want to fight very badly, but, if they do, they can have all they want. They shall n>t meet in Chicago, and we will begin by preventing to-mor row’s meeting.” “Can’t they meet if their speakers keep within the pale of the law in expressing their sentiments?” “That is impossible for an avowed anarchist. Any expression of anarchist views nuts a man beyond the pale of the law. We have had too serious a time with anarchy in Chicago to mince matters now. We will throttle it every time it shows its head.” WARNED BY WHITE CAP3. The People of Georgetown Threatened with the Torch. Chicago, Dec. B.—A dispatch from Georgetown, 0., says: “P. B. Love has re ceived a W, ite Cap warning addressed to the citizens of Georgetown. As usual, it is written in rod ink, with pictures of whips drawn at the top of the letter. The warn ing reads as follows: To the Citizens of Georgetown: We want to say now to the people that if th*y do not quit making threats as to what they will do if we come to your town, we will burn every house in the place. The exhibition of the night of the Itb (the court house fire), is not to be thought of iu comparison with what we will do. We must succeed at any cost. So take warning and you will have less use for your en gines. White Caps. Tho letter is dated Mount Oreb, which is believed to be the center of the White Cap opera ions, and its signature is similar to that of the other letters received here. It is believed that this is written because of a recent conference at Cincinnati and be cause of an expressed determination of the people to take a hand in quieting this trouble. APPRAISERS WALK THIS PLANK. They Were Too Much Inclined to Rule the Whole Roost. Philadelphia, lUc. B.— United States Appraiser Joseph B. Baker and Assistant United States Appraiser George H. Hoff man were dismissed from the customs service to-day by order of the President, wh > issued an order through the Secretary of the Treasury. The causes leading up to this action are by this time tolerably well known. Collector Cadwallader demanded Assistant Appraiser Hoffman’s resignation on tho ground that the employes of the appraiser’s department had impugned Jiis administration of his duties, and preferred against him grave charges. Mr. Hoffman flat.y refused to resign, and alleged that the collector sought only to punish him for political reas ms. Mr. Hoffman’s coso was champione 1 by Appraiser Baker, and an investigation was held, which resulted iu the order above mentioned. DE3 MOINES RIVER EVICTIONS. Snell Threatens to Put Marshals in the i ield Again. Waterloo, la., Dec. B.—Advice* from Webster county state that it is probable that the eviction of too DeaMoiues river land settlers will begin in a few da vs. Snell, who owns the navigation company’s title to most of the balance of tl e lands in dispute, has returned to Fort Dodge, and says that unless the weather changes iu a few days and becomes so cold that it is impossible to evict the settlers he will have United States marshals again in the field, with instructions to finish tbe eviction of all remaining on his lands who have not got tbeir tit’es from biui. He said that he did not believe tho bill passrff by the House, for the relief of the settlers, would cut any figure. SHOT AND KILLED. The Slayer Pleads Self Defense and Surrenders. Harrisburg, Va., Dec. B.—John Holt ingcr was shot and killed by John Shipp yesterday at Oakwaod, this county. Rhipp came to this place yesterday and *Ur rendered to Justice Rohr, stating that he shot Uoltinger iu self-defense. He was bailed to await tho result of the shot. Holtinger died yesterday evening, and Hhipp was arrested and confined iu jail here to await the action of the court. Purchaaea of Bonds. Washington, Doc*. B.—The treasury de partment to-day accepted $1*5,700 4>*s at 108. The total amount of bonds purchased to date under the circular of April 17, i* SO9, €124.050, f which $51,596,050 wore 4s and $47,027,400 were 4’£*. The <*o*t of these bonds was $117,450,457, of wb : ch $66,010,877 was paid for 4* aud $61,439,579 for \ : s. Macon s Election. Macon, Ga., Dec. B.—ln the city election here to-day the ticket known as the peo ple’s ticket put out ou Tuesday by the busi ness men, defeated that put out Monday night by a mass meeting. 8. H. Price had no opposition for mayor. The election passed off cuietly. SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1888. ELOODBHBD AT BIRMINGHAM. Nine Lynchers Killed After the Find ing of Mrs. 1-awes’ Body. Birmingham, Ala., Deo. B.— Another bloody chapter in tho Hawes murder mys tery doveloped to-day. The body of Mrs. Emma Hawes was found at the bottom of a small lake in Lake View park, half a mile from the cottage where the family had lived. HOW SHE WAS KILLED. Her head was crushed in by a heavy blow with an ax, aud heavy pieces of iron were fastened about her neck, waist and feet. Owing to tho intense excitement tho body was taken to a point outside the city, and will be guarded until to-morrow, when an inquest w ill be held. WHERE SUSPICION POINTS. An additional circumstantial evidence pointing to Dick Hawes as the murderer of his wife and child was obtained to-dav, and fco-night threats of lynching were freely male. A strong guard was placed about the jail. NINE LYNCHERS KILLED. A mob advanced on the jail at midnight. The officers fired several volleys, killing nine men and wounding inanv. SHOT OFF HIS HEAD. A Boy Kills a Man Who Was In a Row with His Father. Bt. Louis, Dec. B. —Tho Republic's Tex arkana (Ark.) special says: “One of the most sensational and deplorable murders that ever ooc irred iu this section was per petrated at this place this evening. A son of A. T. Spear killed ex-Mayor Beidler on the street. Four years ago Beidler sepa rated from his wife, charging her with criminal intimacy with A. T. Spear. Spear denied the charge, but was very intimate with the woman. INSINUATIONS OF MURDER. “Six months ago Mrs. Beidler died, and Beidler set ugly rumors afloat about Spear having been the indirect cause of her death. Beidler threatened to have her body disin terred and an autopsy held, a:.d so an nounced in the morning papers. This so enraged the elder Spear th it he assailed Beidler and gave him a terrible beating with a club. Later in tho day Beidler re taliated by giving Spear a fearful beating. THE MURDER. “To-day as Beidler wa < walking leisurely up the street l7-year-old son of Spear walked up to him, placed a shot gun t.o his ear and blew the top of hi* head off. Young Spoor is in jail, but the father cannot bo found. He will be lynched if caught.” DRAKE COUNTY'S ROBBERS. The Treasurer Put Up the Job to Hide a Shortage. Greenville, 0., Dec. B.—L. D. Bell pleaded guilty to complicity in the robbery of tho treasury of Drake county, tot which Treasurer Simons is now serving a ten years’ term in the Ohio penitentiary. Bell, alter pleading guilty and being sentenced to two years in the penitentiary, sent for two attorneys and made a full confession to the effect that Simons, having become a de faulter, determined to rob the safe, and then employed his son, 801 l and two or three others to get up a semblance of a burglary and robbery while he was absent a short dis tance in the country. Tho plan was carried out. Bell received S6OO, Guyer SSOO and Hamilt >n S2OO for their services iu planning the “robbery.” Guyer, however, not being satisfied with his share, kept dogging Simons for more money and finally revealed the conspiracy sufficiently to convict Simons. A NOTE CLERK SHORT. The Bank Fully Secured by the De faulter’s Bondsmen. Allentown, Pa., Dec. B.—Benjamin D. Keck, note clerk in tho Second national bank, has been discovered to be $4,000 short in his accounts aud was relieved from duty at the bank on Thursday. An examination of his books, conducted during the past two weeks, has resulted in find ing wrong entries, incorrect addition and errors in discount. At the bank it is feared that tho amount of the shortage will be more thau is now stated. The bank is full} secured by Keck’s bondsmen, to whom he deeded his hou**> ou Thursday. The amount of the bond is $5,000. Keck is a a man of good habits and declares that he is unjustly accused of wrong doing. KANAWHA S RECOUNT. The County Court Decides in Favor of the Republicans. Charleston, W. Va., Dec. B.—The county court in the matter of the recount in thi* (Kanawha) county, after hearing the arguments on behalf of the democrats and republicans, decided at noon to-day to take the original count in Charleston City (Alum creek) ad Bt. Albans precincts and to reject the recount in th se precinct*; to throw out Lewisburgand Colburg preci ct* wholly, and accept the recount in the bal ance of the precincts in the county. By this McGinnis, rep., has a majoritv in the Third congressional district of ‘29. The matter will be taken to the circuit court by tho democrat*. CHIEF ARTHUR AT MEMPHIS. He le There to Straighten Out Wages and Hours of Work. Memphis, Tenn., Dec. B.—P. M. Arthur, grand chief engineer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers of tho United .States and Canada, arrived at Memphis thi* morn ing. He came at the request of tlie mem bers employed on the Louisville, New Or le:UK and Texas railroad for the purpose of assisting them in the adjustment of some grievances they have in regard to salaries and hours of work. The trouble is on the New Orleans and Memphis division of the road. A committee bus been appointed to wait upon the officials of tho road, and an amicable adjustment of ail differences is anticipated. CLOSING THE SMELTERS. Work Ordered Stopped In tho Ana conda and Other Mines. Bum, Mont., Dec. B. A dispatch from Anaconda says that tho largo smelter of the Anaconda company there has been closed down for an indefinitely long time. The fires m tho furnace have nil been drawn. Over 1,500 men arc thrown out of employment. 'J his necessitates the dis charge of All the men working at tin* C ’hainbcrs’ syndicate mine-, Anaconda and Ht. Lawrence, at Butte City, which, com bined, gives employment to 2,50 u men. No reason is assigned for the shut down. Goggansvillo s Postmaster. Washington, Dec. B.—Ethelbert Rumble has been appointed postmaster at Goggaus ville, Ga. FURY OF THE FFRRY FIRE THE PASSENG -JKS FORCED TO FLEE HALF DREaShID. A Sleeping Woman Snatched from Her Eerth Juat In Time to Escape a Horrible Death-Th© Spread of tho Flames Frightful in Ita Rapidity— Tho Financial Loss. New York, Doc. B.—lnterviews this morning with railroad men and others who were passengers on the Washington ex press, which was destroyed on the steamer Maryland last night, may bo briefly con densed as follows: Tho lire broke out in tho kitekeu of the boat, which was on the Upper or saloon deck, and burning limbers, etc., immediately began to fall upon the root of the cars below, setting t ern on fire. As is usual upon the arrival of the Marylaud, the rear orakeman, who was to accompany the train to Hartford, when the boat w as made fust to the dock, went to tho last car to take off the “tail lamps.” BROKE OUT VERY SUDDENLY. As he passed along he noticed nothing unusual, but after he had secured tho lamps and turned to go hack lie was confronted by a solid wall of flame aud the heat im mediately forced him to tho rear of the boat, where he was soon surrounded by passengers from the sleeper* in various stages of doshabillo and as he explained it, “It got pretty hot t eforo the tug came around and took us off.” An employe in the baggage car said that tho firs; intimation which he had of the fire was when the roof of the car began to shower down sparks. The train hands ge lerously contributed hats, coa s, etc., to cover the half dives and passengois. There were twenty-four passenger* on board, eighteen of whom were m tho sleepers. Four were women. Col. A. L. Conger of Akron, 0., a moni tor of the national republican committee, was a passe.iger. A WOMAN’S NARROW ESCAPE. One woman, Mrs. Jennings of Now Orleans, was fas asleep. She wan dragged from her berth by a deck hand, wi.o is unknown, and escaped in her night dross and cloak. Mrs. Jennings is 4b years old, but took the situation very coolly. The baggage car, with all the baggage, sank with the boat. The two sleeping cars were ru \ off on the dock and burned up there. The flames did not extend beyond the boat itaelf. The [ as engers lose all but the clothes they had on at the time. Col. Conger said the scene was indiseril>- ableand the panic terrible. He wns in a sleep ing car, and with difficulty made his escape. Mod prayed and swore alternately and cl rftbed over each other, scrambling like wild beasts in their efforts to get out. One man had only bis shirt on and carried his Clothes iu his hand. Col. Conger lost all but the clothes he wore. The roaring flame* advanced so rapidly that they scorched the passengers as they jumped to ‘ransfec tug. At 8 o’clock this morning anew train was made up to take the passengers on their w ay to Boston. The loss is estimated at $400,000. FIRE IN A SHIP YARD. Three Quarters of a Large Plant at Cleveland Destroyed. Cleveland, 0., Dec. B. —Three-quarters of the large ship building plant of the Globe Irou Works ou West River street, in this city, was destroyed by fire this morning. The burned portion of the ship yard was 700 feet in leng li and 500 feet in width, and it contained SIOO,OOO worth of valuable machinery. Besides <4he shop, buildings and stock consumed by the flames, the office was gutted, and valuable models and drawings, the aocumulation of years, were ruined. Four largo steel vessels in process of construction wars upon the stocks with in a few f et of the burning buildings, but the thips were saved from damage The loss is approximately fixed at $200,000, end it is probably covered by insurance. Oue thousand workmen were employed in tho shipyard, and they will resume their work Monday, The rebuilding of tho plant will begin as soon as ti.e insurance is ad justed. FIRE SEIZES FIFTEEN BUILDINGS. Chattanooga, Dec. B. —A big fire broke out in Cleveland, Team, to-night, destroy ing a large barn near a butcher house, and burning several cattle. At one time fifteen buildings were on fire, most of w hich were dimagt and. The fire was gotten under con trol iiL*ar midnight, and at that hour all danger was past. Some of the most valuable propeity of Cleveland barely escaped destruction. BOMBARDED WITH ROCKS. Two Young Ladles of Fatonton Struck in tholr Houses. Eatonton, Ga., Dec. B.—Some one has developed a passion for throwing rocks into residences iu this city. '1 hoy ore evidently meant, to do bodily injury and not to rnei ely frighton the inmates. Last 'Thursday night a rock weighing three pounds was thrown through a window into the residence of (’apt. C. M. Davis, striking his youngest daughter, Miss Julia, on the shoulder. The force of the blow was broken to some ex tent ii passing t rough the window jane, and consequently the injury was slight. AT ANOTHER HOUSE. Not beiug satisfied with this cowardly as ault, tho miscremt went to the residence of E. li. Ezell on Friday night. Here his work was more effective. Miss Marie Belle, daughter of Mr. Ezell, while in tho act of closing the blinds to the window of her room, was struck on the head with a rock from the str*et. The wound, while painful, is not at all serious, 'The citizens of Eatonton are highly indignant, and if the perpetrator is caught he will bo prose cute! to the fullest extent of the law. A meeting of the city council was called this morning to take some in the matter. The city offers a reward of SSO. Mr. Kz 11 and Capt. Davis offer an individual raw a, and of SSO each for pr oof to convict. At this writing there is not the slightest clew to tne guilty party. Bei-ftion of the Baptlets. MILIJfcDOEVILLK, Ua., J > C. B.— At the bishop’s request Kav. Dr. Potter occupied the chair at tne afternoon session of the conference to-day. The attendance is slim. The reading of the annual reports of the preachers of the various districts and cir cuits constituted the business of tho after noon. The board of education meets to night and the venerable and beloved Bis*'op Keener will preach in the Methodist churcn to-morrow. A Train Kills Two Brothers. Patterson, N. J., Dec. B.—At the Van Hontsn street crossing > f the Erie railroad at ft o’clock this morning, three brothers named John J. Huff, Blake J. Huff and Reuben A. Ruff wore struck by uri east bound train, within two blocks of the depot, and the two eldest were Instantly killed. Civil Service Rule* Extended. Washington. Dec. B.—The i'resident to day issued mi older extending the civil service rules aud regulations to the railway mail service. trial OF THE VESUVIUS. The Dynamite Gun Cruiser Mutes Her 1* iret Showing. Philadelphia, Dec. B.—The dynamite gun cruiser Vesuvius, constructed for the government by tho Messrs. Cramps, left, the latter's ship yards in Kensington shortly nftor 7 o’clock this m Tiling ami proceeded down the river to a short distance below tho Ship Joan light, in Delaware bay, whore u tost of her speed took place this afternoon ov. r n mensnml course of 4 57-100 knots. This distance was covered by tho Vesuvius in 12m. 445., a speed of 21 47-100 knots per hour. Tho conti act calls fora speed of twenty k ot* an hour. Tho Vesuvius was arc tnDenied down the river by tho government dispatch boat Despatch, having on board Lieut*. Cowles, Hein oeder and B. If. Fisk, Commodore John .1. Walker, chief of the bureau of navigation; Ideut. Charles H. ('ram:', William M. Cramp, Edward S. Cramp, Andrew l). Cramp and a number of others. RECORD Ob' THE TRIP. Following is a complete ami accurate record of tho trio down the river “The Vesuvius got under way from Cramp's shipyard at 7 o’clock, a. m., aud ran down to tho Whip John light under natural draught, carrying 121) pounds of *' earn, and averaging for tho titty-four miles 154$ knots. Arriving at Nhip John, widen formed the upper limit of the measured course, she was boarded from the United States strains))ip Pifpa eb, by Commodore Walker, chief of the bureau of navigation: Lieut. Regers, of the office of naval intelligence, aud Lieuts. Cowles, Nciiroeder and Fisk. tho latter three composing the trial board. The c >ur*e, as measured, was a straight run of 4 57-100 knotß between buoy No. 14 and the 5 iip Join li lit. The state of the water w as slack high tide, at. which depth its chan nel averaged six fathoms. Vesuvius was put on the track lh., 82m. and 905., and went Hilda* tire at lh., 45., 14s. p. in., hav ing made the run in 12m., 11m., which amounted to a speed of 21 47-100 knots per hour. A TIDE ERROR. From this deduct possibly a tide error of one-quarter knot in her favor, as claimed by tho board, it apnears that nor absolute Sliced was 21 22-100 knots. At 1:40 fi. m. the starboard forward blower broke down, and for the rein lining five minutes that boiler operated under tho natural draught. This run of 4 57-100 knots was understood as being in lieu of four runs over a measured mile mentioned iu t e contract The trial board, however, asked for a second run over the course. This run wa* made iu 15m., 345., with onlv two out of the four boilers under forced draught. In consequence, the strum pro sure was*. Maximum 100, minimum 120; and tho revolutions mean 258, as against a steam maximum of 165 and minimum of 145. The revolutions mean 268 on the first run. FLEMING’S INAUGURATION. Chairman Chlpley Arranging to Make the Celebration a Big One. Tallahassee. Fla. Dec. B.—Hon.W, D. Chipley, chairman of the democratic state executive committee, was here to-day ar ranging with Col. (Jeorge W. Walker, chairman of tho Leon county executive committee, for the ceremonies at tho inaug ral of Gov. F eming on Tuesday, Jan. 8. Adjutant General Lang explained t hat the state had no funds available for bringing state troops and volunteer companies to the capital, but ho would gladly invite all to bo pro on t. Chairman Chipley announced that the Pensacola and Atlantic, Louisville and Nashville and Florida Railway and Navi gation companies had agreed to transport soldiers in uniform at one-half cout per mile, making the expenses of attending merely nominal. Other railroads wiiJ doubtless join in the at rangemont. chairman chipley’s idea. Chairman Chipley'* idea is that this oc casion should bo made a marked one by bringing tho pooplo toget er after tho scourge "f the past summer, thereb. giving increased force to tho fooling of state pride, and illustrating to the world that it tak.*s more than an accidental epidemic to chock tho progress of Florida. Whore companies cannot attend in full, thevare urged to send platoons,which will heas-dgue 1 places m the parade. Citizens and visitors from ull sections are invited to attend and take part in the ceremonies and general rejoicing over the glorious victory vron throughout Florida in the recent election. Chairman Cuipley wa-> most royally re ceived by his many admirers here, who warmly congratulated him on hi* able and successful management of the state cam pwgn. OHARLKttTON CHAT. McKinlay Meotn with Another Ro verne la His Law Suit. Charleston, K. C., Dec. B.— A motion was made in tbecommou pleas court to-day to set aside the verdict for anew trial in the s.‘>,ooo damage cose of MclCialay vs. the Steam Laundry Company for disturb ance caused by the blowing of the steam whittle at the factory. Among the grounds of the motion it whs allege 1 that the neivg pai.ers of the city influenced tho verdict of the jury against the plaintiff. The motion was denied with costs. Attachment proceedings have been issued against tli ' Minco Pantomime and Magic Company playing here at the Academy of Music for'debts contracted while in Columbia, H. C. Preaching at the Aoylum. Milijcdgbvillk, Ga., Dec. B.—At tho request of the authorities at the asylum Rev. C. H. Clarldy, M. D., of Fayetteville, a member of the conference now iu session here, preached to tho officers, employes and patients a very Aue sermon from lie vela tions i., 17-18. At night Rev. G. J. Orr, son of the lute commissioner of education, and a member of the conference, also went out by invita tion, and gave, before quite a largo and ap preciative audience of convalescent patients, officers and employes, a very eutorLulniiig lecture. Felled by i ootpads. Atlanta, (is., Doc. H,—Robert Boyd, a well-known rwreba t, of Litbonia, was kn eked down and robbel on the streets of that town last night by two unknown negroes. Hi* nkuli was fractured, ami f r some time ho lay on the ground in an un conscious condition. VVben be recovered be walked to his homo. lie lost übout $25, Bills become Laws. Atlanta, Ga., Icc. B.—The governor to-day signed several t ills, among thorn tho bill to incorporate the Darien Banking Com pany; to authorize tho comm hsi nor of roads and revenues of Thomas county to k*ll tho present court house lot aud purchase anew one. Breathed Through a Tuba Atlanta, Ga., Dw. m. Rev. H. C. Mor risou’s sou, Robert M., died this mormng from an attack of diphtheria, fiom which he bad been a great sufferer for more than a year. For several mouths he had been breathing through a tube in bis throat. HOW LAWS_ ARE MADE. HOW BILLS ARE ORIGINATED, KILLED AND PASSED. Bills are Generally Written by Law ye re The Mill Grinds Slowly and tho Grist May Never Be Seen—How Bills aro Referred to Committees. New York, Doc. 8. —Those who think that a congressman can shove a bill through both houses by simply applying his shoulder to the wheul of legislation are much* mis taken. It is a job of infinite difficulty. Not one in ‘2OO passes both houses, and is signed by the President. It requires ripe practical experience to steer a bill through tDo tortuous channels of congressional leg islation. Not one new member in 500 can do it. The more brilliaut he is, tho greater his chances of failure. A pilot like Timothy J. Campbell is worth far more than one like George William Curtis. The first is practical; the second theoretical. Campbell knows every hidden rock, each sandbar, aud all the varying cur rent* of legislation. He will warp his ship and take in sail when necessary, and never fail to cast anchor at the critical moment. He has driven many a bill through cougr s when it would have been stranded in o ::i --mittee with Curtis at the wheel. To illus trate the dangers of legislative navigaL >n you have only to trace the course of a lull iron its beginning to its end. Most bill* are drawn up by lawyers. A few constituents, however, write a c n greasman detailing what they want, and leave tho framing of their bill* to hi n. There aro blank forms for tho work in die stationery room. An economic House taxes the congressman 2 cents for each blank. Unless unanimous consent is given, and this can only bo obtained by the courtesy of the speaker, bills must no in troduced on a Monday. Tho states are called iu alphabetical order, and inernb rj arise in turn and p sh up their meas ires. Tho call can be suspended at any timu by the House. After its introduction the bill is tempora rily at the mercy of the peaker. lie refers it to whatever committee ho thinks proper. At times tho members demur to tho refer ence. and oven appeal to the House. Occas ionally, however, bills land in strange 5) laces. 'through accident or design a ndiciary bill may land in tho committee on acoustics and ventilation or in any other committee. It requires tho unanimous consent of the House to shift it to its appro priate place. Once in a committee a bill enters its first ■tags in life. Unloas one of the committee Lukes a special interest in it, it may lie dor mant throughout the session. Tho chair man can exorcise a baleful influence, lie may refer it to a sub-cominit too of its enemies, and without more ado it may be strangled. Even if it posset tho sub com mittee, its fato in full committee is problematical. Rarely is there a full attendance at its rneetiugs. Th*y are usually held at 10 n. in., and die at noon, when the House is called to order. This fluctuation in attendance fre quently gives a chairman power to kill a bill, tie may advance or delay it. If he desires to have it pa-s, and the lines in com mittee aro nearly and securely drawn, he forces it to a veto when its friends am in the majority. If he wants it killed, he waits until they are in a minority. Meas ures of national importance aro frequently squelched in this w ay. The shipping bounty bill is protaibly a case in point. {Speaker Car lisle ha* ii#n charged by the editor of the American Shipping Gazette with packing a committee against it. However this may be, certain it i* that one moral er, dis gruntled at the speaker’s appointment, has never attended a meeting of the committee. His absence left it a tio on tho important question of bounties for American-built snips. More than once, owing to the absence of au op[MJuent, were the friends of too measure in a majority. The hill remained untouched. It was finally throttled in the absence of one of its friends, who went to Wisconsin to look after his fences. At the same time, and by the same vote, the committee launched a free ship bill. This was about six months ago. Mark tho sequel. In neither case has the report been made to the liou e. The effect upon tho election was apparently j discounted by w ithhold) g the reports, ft 19 evident that the committees at times are as free to defeat the will of the H use ns to carry it out. But for the absence of the Wisconsin member uo report adverse to tho shipping bounty bill would have been or- i dared, and there would have been no report favoring the free Hi ip bill. So much for the consideration of bills in committee. The power there is frequently almost arbitrary. Even thenctiou of a com mittee may virtually bo nullified by the member selected to make tho report to the House. He may spring it into the House at uu untoward moment or he may delay it until it is too late in the nv-slon to secure action. Tnere are other hindrances, unless a committee is privileged. The privileged committ. es can make report at any time. They include those on wav- and means, on appropna ions, <m rules, on print! g and on enrolled bill*. All others report rv.i Tuesdays. The speaker calls them in llivr ratio of Importance. The call cn • ! passed over or su-peuded at any t .o by order of the Homo. TVh n a bill is reported it taks its il.v*e upon the calendar. It has now reached its second stage of existence. If it cai rn l nn api ropriaiiou or tinker* with the rev mu s k must be considered in committee of lie whole. It may remain upon the calendar to the end of the second session without coming before tho House In regular order. Members in tho good grace* of the spiker may secure recognition and ask unanimous consent to consider it. Homeone, however, is sure to object, unless the bill is either of tho utmost iiisiguilicafu eor of vital import ance to the country. If it makes an ap propriation, Imlf a dozen *• watch-dog,* stand ready to pounce upon it. Another chance for its consideration is o i what is known as suspeiudoo dav. ,; 'iu. occur* on the fl st and third Monday. . each month. The first Monday rt*s*K w < i individuals, mid tlie third Monday ir, coinmiite?s. Tho last six day* of tin* diort sossion are also suspension days. O.i sn ■ i days the speaker m-ually recognizes lour members, if the time allows—two demo crats and two republicans. The rn< mi>er recognized moves t Hii*ier>d the rul •* uni take up a bill in which he i* interest *!. if tho motion is backed by a two-thim vo e th t bill is taken up. The recognitions, b w ver, except on day* set apart fur c mwiittcv , are at the will of the shaker. As i> i the House in oignm/.ad experienced me bers rusti to hi* desk and put t cir na m I on the susp' iisi n list. Thor ar * t.-ik i down by a clerk in the order of applic i New members rare! v get, the tip. hr.' do get it, it seems that they more -nr) get the recognition. The list is sup;. -m i * Is of home v-rvicM to tbo e whose u.unet an|>ear upon it. Membe- s p rlodically mur mur end grumble over it. It appears l - l an indefinite q isntlty in legislation. If it confer a a.iy special privileges, the old mm lei’H usually get tiiem, aud not the new ones. There is a third chaoce for a bill. On any duy except suspension day, if the unfiuJsh and buxines* permits, after preliminary busi nw*. such as the reference of *xecutive documents received the day before, the i DAILY. $lO A YEAR. ) < 5 CENTS A COPY > | WEEKLY, $1.25 A YEAR. ( speaker calls all committees in order for i reports. At the end of an hour or less the committee* ore again called for an hour's business. This caTl pas es in regular order from day to day. The call committees can present for consideration any of its bills on the calendar. If it passe* in an hour, all right. If not it goes over until the next day. Fail ing then of passage within an hour, it goes over as unfinished business. Its commit tee cannot again call it up, or ind ed call up any other bill until every other committee ha* had its turn. Filibustering for the two hours sends it to “kingdom come.” It was thus that Gen. Weaver scotched Wil kins' bill giving national banks an iucreaso of 10 per cent. In circulation. Tho only remaining chance r®-ts with the chairman of a committee reporting a bill. When the calendar is loaded with me sure.* from his committee, bo asks that a day or days be set apart, for their consideration. The request goes to the committee os rules —a committee, which holds the keys to all legislation. Its five members are a sort of close corporation in law making. All are old member*, and all are members of privileged com mittees. They can upset the car of legisla tion at any time. With their consent and that of the Houso the chairman gets bis time allowance. He then selects the meas ure for consideration. If any determined opposition is shown, be withdraws it and substitutes another bill. His allotted time may then be exhausted without the passage of any bill whatever. It was thus that the eight hour relief and the prison contract labor bi Ila wore coppered. Escaping all these dangers and passing the House, a bill is only fuirly on the road to success. It has to encounter similar troubles in the Senate. In committee aud in the Senate chamber every senator has a hack at it. It may bo so battered out of shape that its sponsor will fail to recognize it, and it may afterward be lost in a com mittee of conference. Shrewd mom members take advantage of the con ference committee. They accept seem ing defeat as a Ntoppiug-stone to the advancement of the passage of a measure. Thus, if an amendment is proposed which aims to kill the bill, it may be gracefully accepted. The other house may refuse to accept it, thus throwing tho bill into a conference committee. If this committee agrees to it without the ob.ioxious amend ment, the report is privileged and can hold the floor until a vote is taken, whereas pending the amendment the bill could have be *n side-tracked by a dozen switches. Even if a bill passes the Senate in ita original form, a blunder iu the joint com mittee on enrolled bills may prove fatal. When it finally reaches the President it is not safe. Enemies may lurk in the white house, ready to deal it a deadly blow. With the President’* signature it has no sure lease of life. It usefulness may be impaired by the action of an over-zealous official, and the supremo court may find it unconstitu tional. Amos J. Cum minus. BIND OF TUB EPIDEMIC. Charleston’s Nurses—Pablo Rejoices— The Refugees. Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. B.—-President Neal Mitchell’s official bulletin for the twenty-four hours ending at 6 o’clock to-night is as follows: New coses 1 Deaths 0 Total number of coses to date 4,705 Total number of deaths to dote 412 The new patient is Mrs. Eugene Lacroix (white), at Panama park, six miles from the city. charleston's nurses. At the outbreak of the epidemic Charles ton respo dad to the cry for aid which went up from stricken Jacksonville, and promptly forwarded here seven trained, intelligent and responsible nurses, who during the plague did magnificent service, and won the esteem of all tho people with whom they carne in contact. Charleston with char acteristic generosity has maintained them at her own expense, and actually paid their way to and from their homes. The Charles ton nurses hero wbon offered remuneration by grateful patients, refused to ac. ept pay, stating that Charleston was looking after thorn. A company of the second United State® artillery, 150 strong, arrived in the city thm morning from Atlanta, and went right! through to Bt. Augustine via Palatka. Hf'HKMES OK REFUGEES. A largo number of people will come into the city Monday who hope to be able to evade the city authorities and remain at night. The city authorities warn the people that they bad hotter not try this, for they will be promptly and severely punished, citizen’s of Pablo have resolved to cele brate in a fitting way their almost miracu lous escape from the scourge, and tho fact of its haviug proved what its friend® have always claimed it to bo, the tarium of Jacksonville.” TO HAVE A SUPPER. To this end, they have determined to have a supper on Dec. 12, and a committee of arrangements ho.* been selected to take c arge of the affuir. Tho committee con sists of Mr J. M. Schumacher, Mrs. M. E. Tibhitts, Mrs. Hv Robinson, Mrs. T. H. Livingston, Mrs. T. O. Summers, Mrs. TANARUS„ V. Cashed, Miss Robinson, Miss Tibbitts, J. M. Schumacher, F. W. Muinby. James L Mpnoz, P. E. Me Murray aud R. N. Ellis. Th fumigating brigade yesterday fuml f ated 127 houses, condemned 285 and found 53 vacant, making a total of 1,008 visited to date. TIIK UOVnnifMENT BUILDING. The famous shrubbery around the Am bler residence is being rapidly demolished, preparatory to the erection of tho govern ment building. President McQuaid of the auxiliary asso ciation is exported in Jacksonville early next week from Georgia, t bo present at the winding up of the association's affairs. Mod of the refugees at Camp Mitchell will leave on Dec. 15. At (he regular meeting of O. M. Mitchell Post No. 4, G. A. K., held last night, the follow!..g officers were elected for the eusu ng term: William J. Allen, commander; •John keefe, senior vice coinman er; J. H. Dobbins, junior vice commander' C H Hohn, quartermaster*, a. D. Paine, c’hap ain; I booms Williams, surgeon; Fl. H. Mclntyre, O. D. • ijoms Dubose, O. G. • delegate to the department encampment! John Keefe; alternate. P. K. Mo Murray; A. N. Dobbins, alternate. R N. Ellis; 8, fc Thomson, alternate, J. Gumbinger; E. M.’ Corwin, adjutant. Kloise Baptiste, a Cuban girl, living at No. 501 Ward street, died yusterday of marasmus. J Kobo: t Walker, an Englishman, la the ouly patieut now „t St Duke* bo.rntal. It wiur tjjgi.tly cold this morning, but there wa. no froet, , y‘ ! ' of the Conarrogntional cliurch in thl. city, baa returned from Ohio, a*nl i. iu Eustls. * Surgeon Martin 7 * Departure. (UlNicsyiLt-E. Ki.a., Dec. b.-Surgeon Maruu left to-day for Washington. * 110 a ▼Qts of thunks by tueboar 1 e* a j d rel,ot TOiniuittoe for hi. •pXn'fc ™ 7“ t, '" ,atlu work during the epidemic Old face, aro popping up ever. day, and the city bar again ?SLui2d Ttl & forlh y -n * U Um wore o^n,!j ®tMlay for tho first time. The relief nmi tnutee wiil present Burgeo i Martin with a handsome medal. Thanksgiving WwvLi will bo held iu the churches to-morro w.