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SAVANNAH’S CHANNEL.
£ BETTER CHANcE FOR A 20 THAN
FOR A 28-FOOT SCHEME.
The Former Depth Could be Obtained
for a Little Over $2,000,000, as
Against $0,600,000 for the Latter-
Congress More Apt to Consider the
Few Plan Favorably Than the Old
One.
Washington, Dec. 12.—The chief of
engineers and the members of the House
committee on rivers and harbors agree in
saying that there is no prospect of Savan
nah’s getting the money for the 23-foot har
bor project as far as their prophetic vision
extends. They think that Savannah would
stand a better chance of getting her desires
if she would modify them so as to content
her elf with a 26-foot channel in the harbor,
costing only a little over $2,000,000, instead
of $6,600,000.
A REPLY TO MAYOR LESTER.
This is the sustance of a letter which
Congressman Norwood wrote to-night to
Mayor Lester in response to one from
Majmr Lester urging an effort to get an im
propriation for the 28 foot project. Mr.
Norwood called to-dav on the chief of en
gineers and the Secretary of War. The
latter, of course, knew nothing about it,
but the former talked intelligent lv. He
said it was neither his duty, nor could it be
his privilege to send an estimate for
the 28-foot channel to congress
this session since congress had deliberately
refused to recognize it sessio !. He re
cited the history of the attempt made last
session to get recognition by getting an
initial appropriation for the new project,
and said that it was evident that this con
gress did not propose to begin that work.
CONSIDERED TOO COSTLY.
He said that ho thought the committee
on rivers and harbors thought that project
entirely too costly for Savannah and that
congress seemed to agree with them.
He thought if Savannah would
ask only 26 feet of water in her
harbor to correspond with the 28 feet on her
bar that she would itand a better chance of
getting it. The two feet additional depth
on the bar necessary to make the 28-foot
channel would be too costly. He said those
two feet would cost perhaps a million
apiece. Now for a 26-foot channel no ad
ditional dredging would be necessary on
the bar, and he estimated that all the chan
nel work would only cost a little over
$2,000,000.
MIGHT BE OBTAINED.
“Now that,” he said, “you might get in
time, and you might get your initial aopro
priation in this year’s bill in eitner the
House or the Senate.” So Mr. Norwood
desires to submit the matter to Savannah.
He will sta and out for the 28-foot project if
desired, although he does not think the
House will sanction it, and is not sure of
the Senate; or he will ask for an initial ap
propriation on the 20-foot project, which
lie has some hope of getting. Senator Col
quitt told Mr. Norwood to-day that he was
waiting to take the matter up in the Senate
and push it through.
A BAD OUTLOOK FOR THE BILL.
In reporting the river and harbor bill
last year the Senate commerce com ittee
said: “The bill as submitted to the Senate
appropriates $21,502,783 77, exceeding by
$2,823,908 77 the largest at pronriation ever
made in a river and harbor bill, but when
it is considered that no appropriation for
rivers and harbors was made la t year, ad
that in the short session following a presi
dential election it is hardly probable that
any appropriation will be made for the sue
ceediug fiscal year, the bill practically
rep esents a period of three years, on
a basis of $7,000,000 a year, considerably
less than the average expenditure of
recent years for river and harbor improve
ments.” This is now quoted to support the
prediction that the Senate will bury the
House bill this year if the House republi
cans let it get to them. Chairman Frve of
the Senate commerce committee is quoted
as especially opposed to it.
RIVERS AND HARBORS.
The Bill as Reported to the House
Calls for $11,900,850.
Washington, Dec. 12.—1n the House to
day Mr. Blanchard, of Louisiana, reported
the river and harbor bill, and it was referred
to committee of the whole.
Some changes were made in the bill, and
as finally agreed upon, it appropriates sll,-
906.850. Following are some of the princi
pal items of the appropriations:
Norfolk and approaches $ 50,000
<'barleston, including Sullivan s Island. 800,000
'Vinyab Bay, South Carolina 100.000
Cumberland sound, Georgia 90,000
Mobile, Ala 170.000
James river. Virginia 135.000
Great Kanawha river 150,000
Mouth of the St. John's river, Florida. 100,000
Black Warrior ri or. Alabama, from
Tuscaloosa to Daniel's creek 100,000
Tonnes.ee river, below Chattanooga 850,000
Cumberland river above Nashville 130,000
APPROPRIATIONS UNDER $50,000.
Following aro appropriations below $50,-
000 by states:
GEORGIA.
Brunswick SBO,OOO
Savannah 80,000
Altarnaha river. ti.ooo
Chattahoochee river 12,000
1 "la JB.OOO
Lint 12,000
Ocmulgee 7.5 0
1 Icouee 7,500
Savannah, bet. Augusta ami Savannah .. 12,000
Jekyl creek 3,000
FLORIDA.
Apalachicola Bay $12,000
Cedar Keys 5,000
l’ensacola 10,000
lain pit, Bay 18,500
Choctawhatchle river 5,000
Escambia and Conecuh rivers 5.000
nttwanee river 6,000
Apalachicola 2,000
Manatee 3,000
Volusia bar 500
" 1 th lacooeheo 2,000
MOUTH CAROLINA.
Georgetown harbor $6,000
Great Peedoo 8,000
Santeo 15,(00
wnreamaw 7,000
Wappoo cut 10,000
store# 5,0 st
Kdisto river 4,000
Salkehatchie 2,500
Congaree 3, mm)
Mingo 4,000
Little I’eedeo 5,000
Wb *t 2,500
VIRGINIA,
Appomatox river. . S 6,000
Bappahannock river 10.000
etaunton river 5,000
York river 15,000
Lhmcoteagiie bay to Delaware bay 15,000
wausemoud river 5,000
NORTH CAROLINA.
Beaufort $15,000
waterway between Beaufort and New
river 10,000
Between Newberne and Beaufort 10,000
tape tear river above Wilmington. 20,000
■ ittrituck sound, Coanjok bay and North
liver bar 6.000
sense river lO.(MK)
Roanoke river 15,000
ALABAMA.
Alabama River $13,500
1 arrior und Tumblgbeu rivers below
1 uskuloosa 10,000
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“doxi llay SIO,OOO !
The Morning News.
Pasagmila River 18,500
Pearl River, below Jackson IO’IJS
Yazoo River 17,000
TENNESSEE.
Cumberland River, below Nashville $ 5.000
French Droad River jt.OjJj}
Tennessee River, above Chattanooga 10,000
ESTIMATES OF THE ENGINEERS.
The report presented by Chairman
Blanchard to accompany the bill says that
the estimates ot the engineer officers upon
which the bill was basis 1 aggregated $36,-
012,250, and that the appropriations made
are in each case for the continuation of
projects already begun. The report says:
The purpose for which appropriations of the
character embraced in the bill are made is an
entirely proper and legitimate one. Taking
into consideration the number and extent of our
waterways and the enormous value of the com
merce created by and dep n le t upon them, an
annual allotment of even 820,000,000 a year would
be comparatively a moderate sum for a country
of the continental dimensions and limitless
resources of the United States to expend upon
their improvement. The objection to the river
and harbor bills urged by a portion of the pub
lic press of the country, your committees con
ceive to be based largely upon editorial pro
vineialism; that is. carelessness and want of
knowledge of the needs and conditions of other
localities than their own.
FEELINO OF THE PEOPLE.
So far as the people thesnsel ves are concerned,
your committee is satisfied that there is
no bill before congress that embodies
more popular interest and urgency, and gives
more general satisfaction than the bill for the
care and improvement of our harbors and wa
terways. While it may be true that now and
then an objectionable appropriation creeps into
sucii bills, upon the whole the actual proportion
of the objectionable items is really very' small.
The value given the improvement has no direct
relation to its magnitude or cost. The
opening of a comparatively small stream
or chaunel entrance may be of as gr. at
importance to the community interested in and
to be affected by it as a vastly greater one to
some other. With the opening of water navi
gation freights are reduced and railroads are
forced to be reasonable in their charges; trade
improves, production increases and the com
munity thru os—all because a few thousand dol
lars were spent in dre ging away a bar at the
mouth of a stream, or removiug obstructions
which rendered its navigation dangerous or
costly.
THE PEOPLE NOT SELFISH.
The people of such a neighborhood can never
be convinced that the money was unwisely or
unrighteously appropriated, nor will they ob
ject to similar expenditures elsewhere. So also
of cases where a stream furnishes the sole
means of transportation to a re don otherwise
inaccessible. Jt is not necessary in order to
establish the right of congress to make an
appropriation that the commerce to be bene
fited should be actually existent. It
is sufficient if its ;>Sdevelopment can
be reasonably anticipated from known and
r,-corded facts. Otherwise some of the most
valuable waterways would await development
forever. Glasgow would be a fishing village
had not the Clyde been dredged. The foreign
commerce of the Mississippi valley depends
upon opening the mouth of the river and keep
ing it often. Nor does custom house rating es
tablish the character of au improvement. Do
mestic commerce outweighs many times for
eign trade, and does not need to pay custom
dues to prove its value or national character.
SAVANNAH'S POSTOFFICE.
An Effort to Induce the Purchase of
More Ground.
Washington, Dec. 13. Congressman
Norwood has had several letters from Post
master Lamar stating that the plan adopted
by the supervising architect for the new
Savannah building cramps the postofßce
quarters. To-day Mr. Norwood saw the
supervising are itect, who told him that he
had done the best lie could with the ground
he had. So Mr. Norwood will try to-mor
row io get the Secretary of the Treasury to
authorize the purchase of soventy-two feet
of ground adjoining on the
west’ the ground now owned
by the government. Mr. Norwood thinks
the secretary will authorize the purchase
when he tells him how much ground is
needed and that it can be had for $15,00;).
If it is purchased, the supervising architect
will add to the plan mailing rooms with a
covered approach at the west end.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
E ragg in the List.
Washington, Dec. 12.—The President
to-day nominated William H. Merris to be
postmaster at Birmingham, Ala., and Wal
ter L. Bragg of Alabama, to be interstate
commerce commissioner. Commissioner
Bragg’s term expires on Dec. 31. The law
provides that all appointments subsequent
to the original ones shall bo for six years.
Commissioner Bragg’s nomination to-dav
if confirmed, will theref re extend his offi
cial term six years from Jan. 1, next.
The Pre-ident also nominated to be post
ma tors: Ambrose B. Megrue at Bessemer,
Ala.; Miss Fannie Shuford at Oxford, Ala.;
John B. Roberts at Sandorsville, Gn.; John
C. Hunt at Lexingt >n. N. C.; John M.
Thomas at Monroe, N. C; John C. Hunter
at Union, S. C.; William C. Penn at Hum
boldt, Tenn.; John S. Yearwoodat Sweet
water, Tenn.: Richard J. Haller at Marion,
Va.; Robert H. Jones at Martinsville, Va.;
James H. Rhodeffer at Woodstock, Va.
TO REDUCE THE SURPLUS.
A Bill That May Make an Extra Ses
sion Unnecessary.
Washington, Doc. 13. —Mr. Browne of
Indiana, a republican member of the ways
and means committee, and a candidate for
speaker, is quoted as saying: “I think that
there will be a considerable reductiou of
the accumulating surplus this session. Ido
not think there is a..y prospect of the
Senate tariff bill going through the House:
What I am very certain will bo done is that
on some suspension day the House will pass
a bill repealing the tobacco tux, enacting
the free list of the Senate bill, and maybe a
few "ther things to which there is no ob
jection. I expect a bill of thi< sort re
ducing the reveuueabout $40,000,000 will be
come a law this session. This will obviate
the necessity for a spring session.”
GEORGIA’S GOVERNORSHIP.
The Delegation in Congress Think
Present Talk Premature.
Washington, Dec. 12. —The members of
tbo Georgia delegation, including Mr.
Blount, declare that it is entirely too soon
to talk about the next nomination for the
governorship of G rorgia, inasmuch as it is
not to be made for two years. They regard
the newspaper discussion of it as totally
premature. It seems hardly necessary to
stato that the other members of the delega
tion deny having "guyed Mr. Blount in
connection with this subject.”
New Pontofflces.
Washington, Dec. 12—The following
new i ostoffleoshave lieen established: Brag,
Bulloch couuty, Georgia, with William V.
Waiters as postmaster: Gladdens, Fairfield
county, S iuth Carolina, with Charles S.
Ford us postmastor: Racy Lint, Ht. John’s
county, Florida, with John F. Geigor as
postmaster.
Carrio M. Sjiarr has been appointed post
master at Sparr, Fla.
Contingent Fund of the House.
Washington. Dec. 12. —In the Houso to
day, on motion of Mr. Bayers of Texas, the
joint resolution was iiassed appropriating
$12,0(X) to meot the deficiency m tku contin
gent fund of the House.
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, JBBB.
DUTIES O.V COTTON TIES.
NO VOTE REACHED ON THE
AMENDMENT OF MR. JONES.
Mr. Morgan Characterizes the Proposi
tion of the Senate Bill as Heartless
ness Toward the South—Mr. Call
Declares the Tax Unconstitutional—
Mr. Coke Offers an Amendment.
Washington. Dec. 12.—1n the Senate
to-day, there was but little morning busi
ness, so the tariff bill was quickly taken up,
the question being on the amendment
offered by Mr. Jones of Arkansas to admit
“hoop or band iron” (cotton ties, etc,) free
of duty, instead of taxing it two-tenths of
one cent per pound additi nal.
A POLITICAL DIVISION.
Mr. Hiscock, member of the finance com
mittee, avowed his own understanding
that the substitute was a political measure.
The division between the parties upon the
tariff was a political division. The repub
lican senators on the finance committee had
prepared the substitute from the republican
standpoint, illustrating by it tbo principles
of their party.
The tariff discussion was temporarily in
terrupted and, on motion of Mr. Hale, the
House bill making au appropriation for the
contingent fund of the House was passed.
The presiding officer at 2 o'clock pre
sented, as the special order for that hour,
the Union Pacific funding bill; but as Mr.
Allison insisted on proceeding with the
tariff bill (and said be would do so until it
was concluded), tho funding bill went over,
retaining al< its rights as asp *cial order.
Mr. Riddleberger gave notice that he
would move every morning to take up his
resolution for co sideration in open session
of the British extradition treaty.
A HARDSHIP ON I THE SOUTH.
Mr. Morgan characterized the proposition
to tax cotton ties as a very hearties ami
cruel thing. It was the duty of the Senate
to try and lift the burdens off the southern
people, instead of raising (as the substitute
proposed) the duty on cotton ties 100 per
cent. He spoke of the increase of the cotton
product of the south from 3,000,000 ales in
1860 to over 7,000,000 bales in 1838, and said
that the increase was the pi oduct of the
labor of white men, white women and white
children. Black women no longer worked
in the cotton fields as they did before th
war; and black boys no longer worked at
that or at any other industry. In fact, the
Bedouins in tho streets of Alexandi ia. in
Egypt, were a more promising race of peo
ple to-day than were the young negroes of
tho south; and that was not the fault of the
white people of the south.
TWO CLASSES IN ALABAMA.
Referring to the suggestion that the
cotton ties industry might be successfully
pr sacuted in Alabama, he said teat there
was no doubt of that, but he found two
classes of people in his state—one class pros
pering and the other class continually going
down; one earning money by tariffs or
independent of the tariffs, and the ot! er
losing money by the drainage of the tariffs;
and that it was his duty as a legislator to
relieve those in distress first, to
try to build up the indus
tries that need help, before trying
to make men rich who now got rich in spite
of competition from Pennsylvania or Eng
land. That was the situation of the iro
industry in Alabama. It did not need tariff
legislation. He ! esought the Senate, in
behalf of the groat cotton industry, not to
impose higher Durdens upon it than now
existed, but to reduce such burdons. But
here was a bill, he said, that raised the duty
on cotton ties 100 per cent.
A TAX ON EXPORTS.
Mr. Call argued t lat the tax on cotton ties
come within the consti utioual inhibition
of laying a tax on exports. Finally the
amendment was voted on and was rejected
by a strict party vote. Yeas 18, nays 23.
Mr. Coke moved an amendment reducing
the duty on cotton ties to 35 per cent,
ad valorem. The clause in the substitute
reads “provided that hoop or band iron, o
hoop or band steel, cut to lengths, or
wholly or partially manufactured into
hoops or ties fer baling purposes, barrel
hoops of iron or steel, and hoop or baud
iron, and hoop or band steel
shall pay two tenths of oue cent
per pound more duty than
that imposed on hoop or band iron or steel
from which they are made;”and Mr. Coke’s
amendment is to strike out all after the
word “shall” and to insert the words, “be
admitted on the payment of 35 per cant ad
valorem.”
a glaring inequality.
He made an argument in support of it.
He declared that the substitute went out of
its way to create a most glaring inequality
against tho cotton planters, by raising the
existing tax of 35 per cent, to a tax of 108
per cent. Without action on Mr. Coke’s
amendment, the Senate, at 5 o’clock, ad
journed, after agreeing to a request
by Mr. Platt that if tlia paragraphs on
cutlery and firearms should be reached be
fore Monday, tney should be passed over
informally, as he would be absent from the
Senate until then.
SHERMAN AND THE CABINET.
The Fact that Foraker Would Become
Senator Cuts No Figure.
Washington, Dec. 12.—Senator Sher
man malo his most significant cabinet
statement to-day ns follows: “There is not
the slightest foundation for the story now
going tho rounds of the press to the effect
that I would refuse to accept a position in
President Harrison’s cabinet because I
would be succeeded by Gov. Foraker. The
possibility of my seat in the Banate being
occupied by Gov. Foraker will not weight
one hair in connection with my going into
the state department. ”
BOSTON’S WOMEN VOTERS.
An Estimate that 80 Per Cent, of
Those Registered Voted.
Boston. Doc. 12.—The result of the vote
for members of tho school committee was the
election of the entire ticket nominated by
the republicans and indorsed by the com
mittee of IUO. The only member of tho pres
ent board rt-elected is Miss Hastings, and
among tho eleven thero ure no Catholh s.
Taking the vote for Rabbi Schindler as
representing very nearly the aggregate
vote for the school commit ee, and subtract
ing from it the total vote for ina or, gives
10,4'J7asthe approximate number of women
who voted in the tola registration of about
20,300, or very nearly 80 per cent. As no
separate returns were mado of the women
voters, tho exact figures cannot be given.
Butler’s Re-Election.
Columbia, H. C.. Dec. 13.—The legisla
ture to-day in joint assembly, formally re
elected M. C. Butler as United Btates sena
tor bra practically unanimous vote, the
exceptions being three votes cast by colored
members of the House for Thomas E. Mil
ler, the defeated republican candidate for
cangreas in the Seventh (black) district.
Morton at Indianapolis.
Indianapolis. Doc. 12. —Vice President
elect Morton and wife reached India ispoils
at It o'clock this evening and were driven at
once to the residence of Geu. Harrison.
Thero was no demonstration.
HAWES’ RED HANDS.
The Coroner’s Jury Charges Him with
the Murders,
Birmingham, Ala., D3c. 13.—The jury
in tho Hawes murder case concluded its in
vestigation to-day and a verdict wus ren
dered that both the woman and tbe girl,
May Hawes, camo to their deaths at tho
hands of R. R, Hawes, and that Fannie
Bryant and Albert Patterson were accom
plices.
Two more warrants charging Sheriff
Smith with murder were sworn out to-day,
aud he is again a prisoner in tbe jail.
NO EXCITEMENT CAUSED.
Tbe verdict was anticipated aid caused
no excitement, as the military are still on
guard. The disposition in regard to Hawes
is to let the law take its course.
The principal indignation is directed
against Sheriff Smith, and it is probable
that warrants will be sworn out for mur
der against him for every victim of Satur
day night’s shooting. In the coroner’s in
vestigation of the riot, which will com
mence to-morrow, all are invited to testify,
and in this tribunal the people say they will
be heard.
B. & O.’S NEXT CHIEF.
The Road's Presidency Offered to
Charles F. Mayer.
Baltimore, Dec. 12.—Various rumors
recently circulated as to proposed changes
in the executive officers of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company have resulted
in the issuing of a statement by the parties
now in control of tho board Of directors.
The statement is to the effect that the presi
dency of the road has been offered to
Charles F. Mayer; that he has accepted it,
and will be elo ted at a meeting of the
directors to be held Dec. 19.
SPENCER GIVEN NOTICE.
The stateme t goes on to say: “An effort
is being made by interested parties to create
tbe impression that Mr. Spencer is being
outraged, and that a change was to bo
made without his knowledge. Such is not
the case. He was informed of the proposed
change three days after the recent annual
meeting. We intend to run a railroad that
shall be popular, profitable, and for tbe
benefit of all interested. Every branch of
the road will be put iu first class condition,
and the now vacant vice presidency will be
filled, though it has not yet been decided to
whom the position will bo offered.” The
statement is considered evidence that the
Garrett party are to have thi igs their own
way in the management of the r>ad.
NASHVILLE CONVICTS.
Another Plot to Escape Nipped in the
Bud by Discovery.
Chicago, 111.. Dec. 12.—A dispatch from
Nashville, Tenn., says: “The failure of the
desperate attempt of the convicts of the
main prison at this city to escape four
weeks ago was but the begin l ,'ng of a still
more desperate attempt The prison officials
for some time had suspected that another
effort to get away was contemplated, and
yesterday discovered concealed onMie per
sons of the convicts and in their beds be
tween fifty and sixty knives, fifteen or
twenty razors, one revolver and three
ropes. It is behoved by the aut o ities
that the convicts had arranged to make a
desperate break for liberty, and that the
weapons were to be used to tho best advan
tage against the guards who might in
terfere. In one of the cells was discovered
a lamp, ladle and white metal used for
making counterfeit mo ,ey. Pieces of bogus
coins wore taken from a convict, but no
dies came to light."
SAILED FOR HAY XL
The Galena and the Yautic Start on
Their Expedition.
New York, Dec. 12,—The sloop of war
Galena, manned by 280 men, and the Yantic
Bailed from the Brooklyn navy yard at 3
o’clock this afternoon for Hayti. As tho
war ships moved out they received a salute
from the men on tho Richmond, who
mounted the yard-arms and cheered lustily.
Many spectators viewed tho departure.
The delay in going to sea was on account of
the ships b dug stuck in the mud.
Tho second officer of the steamer Olaribo),
of the Atlas line, which arrived in port to
day, reports having heard that tho German
steamer Cleme itinn had been fired into and
sunk by the llaytiau man-of-war La Trusse.
The Ciaribel did not siop ut Ilayti.
THREE SOLDIERd DROWNED.
Their Boat Capsized While They Were
Drawing in a Net.
Watertown, N. Y., Dec. 12.—Sergb
Darli gton and privates Fred Pettit and
Beujamiu Wilson, all of Company A,
Eleventh infantry, now located at Madison
barracks, Sackett’s harbor, were drowned
iu Lake Ontario, off Catfish Point, near the
harbor yesterday afternoon. Provost Sergt.
Retwright was tho only other person in the
party, and he was saved after seeing his
comrades sink, o e by one, into a watery
grave. Tho soldiers were net filling, and
their boat was capsized in an attempt to
raise a net.
DOWN AN AIR SHAFT.
An Insane Mother’s Fatal Leap with
Her Two Children.
New York, Doe. 12.—This afternoon
Mrs. Caroline Schmidt, aged 23, living at
No. 434 East Seventy-sixth street, while in
sane, threw herself down the air shaft from
the fourth story of the fiat building, with
her two children, Jenny, 3 years old, and
Emil, 2 years old. The former mas in
stantly killed, and the boy and his mad
mother were takon to a hospital, where the
boy died. The mother will also die from
her injuries. Her insanity resulted from
nulk fever.
A BRUTE BEHIND BARE
Torturing Horses Costs a Veterinary
Surgeon 28 years in Jail.
Taylorsville, 111., Doc. 12.—Charles
W. Henderson, a veterinary surgeon, wor
sentenced j esterday to twenty-eight years
in the penitentiary for torturing about
forty or more horses with sulphuric acid
and croton oil during the progress ot a
jxiliucal meeting be <1 here Nov. 3. Hender
son made a confession in court. There was
much excitement when scute ce was pro
nounced. Henderson was hurried off to
Chester yesterday afternoon.
A Resignation Tendered.
Washington, Dec. 12.—The President
has received tho resign itiou of United
Htutes District Attorney Emory B. Sellers
of tho Indianapolis district, but has not ac
cepted it., and does not wish to do so. Tho
Attorney General lias telegraphed to Mr.
Hellers that the President joins with him in
requesting him to withdraw his resignation.
Bond Acceptances.
Wasinoton, Doc. 12.—The bond offer
ings to-day aggregated $66,100. Die ac
ceptances were $22,000 4>4* at 108 and
108 X.
SCHEMES TO ROOM DIXIE
A SOUTHERN EXPOSITION IN THE
NORTH PROPOSED.
An Immense Train of Cara In tho Shape
of a Rolling Exhibition Suggested as
a Better Plan—A Promise That the
Railroads Will Aid in Securing
Immigration.
Montgomery, Ala.,Dec. 12.—Thesouth
ern intet slate immigration convention met
in tho city hall this morning, with about
200 delegates present, representing all the
southern states and New Moxico and Cali
fornia. Col. John D. Roquomore of Mont
gomery was temporary president. Tho
speech of welcome was made by Mayor
Reese of Montgomery, and the response by
Gen. Cameron of Texas. Committees were
appointed and adjournment bad for dinner.
At the afternoon sessiou the convention
was permanently organized by tbe election
of Col. W. Peeples of Mississippi as presi
dent, and A. Str.ts-herger of Montgomery
and Mr. Elliott of Florida U3 s cretaries]
The vote of each slate iu the electoral
college was adopted as the basis of its vote
iu tho convention.
A SOUTHERN EXPOSITION.
W. H H. Ilurgwyn of North Carolina
submitted resolutions proposing that in
1891 and 1892. the southern states join to
gether and hold a s utiiern exposition in
either New York, Philadelphia, Boston,
Chicago, Kansas City, or Bt. Paul, the ex
hibits 10 be exclusively of southern prod
ucts and manufactures. E. C. Drew of
Louisiana offered an amendment that the
exposition be arranged in the shape of an
immense train of cars to be run from city
to city through the north. The resolutions
and umeudment went to the committeeou
resolutions without debate.
ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS,
S. 11. Gruber offered resolutions me
morializing tbe legislatures of all the south
ern states to appropriate SIO,OOO each per
annum for five years for immigration pur
poses.
Resolutions were offered by Col. Calhoun
of Mississippi extending a general Invitation
to all hoine-seokors and declaring that immi
grants need hav no fear of negro suprem
acy in the south, as the race question is
settling itself by the logic of superior iu
tel I igence.
John H. Harris of Alabama presented a
message from the Nationul Alliance, re
cently in session at Meridian, cordially
indotsiug the convention and the purposes
for which it is called.
A. B. Johnston of Birmingham offered a
resolution providing for a committee on
ways aud means to be composed of one
member from each state to carry out wh t
ever plan the convention may determine
upon. All these were referred to the com
mittee on resolutions.
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.
Mr. Nelson of New Mexico, offered a res
olution appointing a committee consisting
of one delegate from each state on railroad
ra es, excu; sion facilities and immigration
transportation. John Temple Graves of
Georgia, tpoved to amend by creating two
committees, one from tue states east of the
Mississippi river, and one from th se westof
the river. This provoked a long diseussi u,
which was the most interesting of the ses
sion. During tho progress, Col. E. B.
Stnhhnau, vico president of the
Louisville atid Nashville railroad, who
wus present, was invited to addre s tho con
vention. He pledged tho railroads to do
their share, and peri aps a little more, to
forward any plan the c Given in may
adopt. The roads, he said, nre ready to co
operate wiih the people. He closed am and
applause. Finally Mr. Nelson’s resolution
and Mr. Grave’s amendment wont to the
committee on resolutions and the conven
tion adjourned till 1(1 o’clock to-morrow,
when they will meet in the hall of the
House of Representatives of the state cap
itol.
IMMIGRANT RATES.
The Regular Schedule to be Restored
on Dec. 23.
New York, Dec. 12.—Commissioner
Pierson notified the interstate commerce
commission to-day that the trunk lines
would restore regular irainigant ratos to
tho west on Dec. 23. This will make tho
Chicago rate sl3 in place of #5, and tho Ht.
Paul i ate $22 in place of $lO. The Lack
awanna, and Ontario and Western roads
have followed suit.
NO TRUCK IN TIIE NORTHWEST.
Chicago, Dec. 12. —Western aud north
western pa-senger rates a-o not to be re
stor'd immediately, A meeting was held
at Chairman Abbott’s office to-day to con
sider tiie proposition to advance rates
withiirton days, giving immeil ate notice to
that effect, but thero wero one or two dis
senters, and without a unanimous agree
ment no action could be taken. The matter
was, therefore, left to the consideration of
tho manager’s meeting, " Iticb has been
ended for Dec. IS. Meantime tbo roads
running out of Ht. Paul to Chicago and
s uthwestern points aro openly cutting
rates, another cut I icing announced to-day.
AL A BAMA’B MBTBOD Is T3.
Bishop Hargrave Presiding at the Ses
sion at Mobile.
Mobile, Ala.. Dec. 12.—The Alabama
conference of tiie Methodist Episcopal
Church, south, met to-day in St. Francis
street church. Bishop R. K. Hargrave pro
filed. One hundred aud sovontesn clerical
and twenty-eight lay delegates wero prot
on!,. Tbe b anl of missious repot lager
collections than in any previous year.
Examinations as to the character of candi
dates for the ministry wen he'tin. The
Convention will be in session six days.
WOMEN HORRIBLY MANGLED.
A Train Caught Them tin a Trestle on
a sharp Curve.
Nashville, Dec. 12.—A special to the
American from Knoxville, Tenn,, nays :
“Miss Dinum, aged 30, a school teachor,
and Miss Lewis, aged 18, were run down by
an J tco ning express train on the Western
North Carolina railroad, near Alexanders,
N. C., last evening, and both wero horribly
mangled. Tney were literally ground to
pieces. The accident occurrod on a trestle
on a sharp curve of tho road.”
RELEASE OF A RABBI.
Ho Was Accused of Obtaining Mort
gage Notes by Fraud.
New Orleans, Ba.. Dec. 12.—Rabbi A.
R. Lovy of Chicago, who was arrested In
that city somo time ago and brougnt back
to New Orleans, charged with having ob
tained certain mortgage notes by fraud,
was tried he e to-day and acquitted, the
jury returning a verdict iu his favor with
out leaviug their box.
A Cavalry Cfflcer Killed.
Phcenix, Am/., Dec. I2.—Maj. Spauld
ing, of the Fourth cavalry, commanding
Fort MoDowell, wus killed yesterday by the
accidental discharge of his gun while hunt
ing.
DoLESSEPS VICTORIOUS.
Frenchmen Subscribe for 410,000
Panama Canal Bonds.
Paris, Dec. 13.—Another scene of excite
m >ut was enacted at the offices of the Pau
atna Canal Company to-day. The crash
was oven greater than that of yosterday.
At 4 o’clock a hush fell over the throng and
Count de Lesseps appeared. Mounting a
table he said: “My friends, the subscription
issafe. Our adversaries are confouuded.
We do not need the help of financiers. You
have saved yourselves by your own exer
tions. Tho canal is made.
PK LESSEPS IN I EARS.
Here Count do Lessons was so overcome
that no wept. Amid cheering, weeping
and mutual congratulations, all present
shook hands with Count de Lesso|>s.
VVbe i the excitement had partially
aba od the nows went round that 410,000
bonds.had heen subscribed for in Paris, and
the same number in the provinces. Mar
seilles alone took Bfi,OOJ bonds. An official
of the company replaced Count de Lesseps,
and announced that the subscription lists
would be kept open until Saturday noon.
It is reported that numbers immediately re
newett their subscriptions, the receiving
clerks being completely overtaxed.
(Several newspapers say that if the
issue of tho Panama canal loan prov. s
a failure, the government, in cou
for ity with the proposal of the extra par
liamentary commission, will introduce a
bill in the chamber of deputies to enable
the company to meet its engagements. A
new company under the leadership of the
credit fouoier will then purchase the canal.
A CONFERENCE WITH THE MINISTERS.
Charles de Lesseps had a conference with
the ministers thii evening.
La Petite llepublique Francaisc asserts
that the Panama canal i ill will be presented
in tile chamber of dep ties to morrow.
Rumors that 800,000 bonds had been
taken aro believed to be exaggerated, but
itisoertiin that the applications largely
exceed the directors’ expectations. Proba
bly the necessary 400,000 will bo taken.
WEBSTKR’B WIDE RANGE.
Landlords from County Wexford to bo
Called as Witnesses.
I, on don, Dec. 13.—At a meeting of the
Parnell commission to-day, Attorney
General We ster, for the Times, announced
that he would now proceed with tho exami
nation of a number of landlords from
county Wexford, in order to show the con
dition of that county.
Sir Charles Russell, for the Panel litas,
protested. He said that the attorney
general had not included Wexford In his
opening address. If the other side were
going ail over Ireland, the area of tho in
quiry would be increased to an alarming
extent.
The attorney general rosjmnded that ho
was bound to prove that the league terror
prevailed iu almost every county.
JUSTICE IIANNEN ALARMED.
Presiding Justice Hannon said he could
only viow tho future with bum. The
court had boon engaged for mauy days, but
had not yet. arr vel at the end of any
branch of the inquiry Only two branches
h id bre i enters I upon, and -overal branches
of equal importance remained untouched.
Ho ma t again make an earnest appeal to
the e umol to ando 1 thoir utmost to com n ess
the inquiry and to avoid wasting years of
tho life of those engaged iu the case.
GERMANY AND THE AFRICANS.
Cos unt Bismarck Mokes Use of France's
Hesitation.
Berlin, Doc. 13.—The National Zeitung
says Count Herbert Bismarck called the at
tention of tho foreign committee of the
reichstag yesterday to the fact that France
has not shown the same frankness and goo l
will ns the other powers appealed to in
assisting in the suppression of the slave
trade on tho oast coast of Africa. Tho gov
ernment. the paper says, expects tho reich
stag to giro decided support to measures
for the suppression of the rising there and
the protection of German interests.
MORLEY SOUNDS A WARNING.
London, Dec. 12.—John Morloy, in a
speech at Clerkenwell this evening, con
demned the government’s policy in East
Africa. In regard to Huakim, he said: “If
wo ure not careful we shall have ou our
hands another abominable, profitless and
purposeless (Soudanese war. We are drift
ing into a policy that is cruel to the Arabs
useless to Egypt and disgraceful to
England.” Too speaker characterized
as blazing i discretion Lord Salisbury’*
reference to Nacraji as “a black man.” He
eulogizod John Bright, and said that al
ti ugh that gentljiuan dilferod with the
liberal* on the Irish question, they would
always remember hi* groat soi vim in the
past w,th veneration and gratit ide.
A MEETING AT NAPLES.
Rome. Dec. 12.—Cardinals Lavigerio and
Sanfclice will preside nt an anti-slavery
meeting to bo hold at Naples to-morrow.
ITALIANS IN AMERICA.
The Church of Rome to Pay More
Heed to Their Welfare.
Rome, Dec. 12. —The Osservatore Ro
mano publishes tho pope's letter to tho
bishops in America with reference to the
care of Italian immigrants. This letter
says: “The pope doplores the fact that
many It .bans, forced by poverty to emi
grate, find themselves iu worse position
than ever iu America. Great danger at
tends t eir souls, both during the voyage and
on their arrival, owing to tho difficulty of
mceti ig priests speaking Ilnlinn. Being
much preoccupied with these fact*,the pope
charged the congregation, de propaganda
fide to siudy the twu-lolil question of how
to promote both the religious and mater ai
welfare of tho emigrants, and it has been
decided to dispatch priests from Italy to
localities inhabited by Italian emigrants.”
. The pope declares that it will afford him
great, satisfaction if the American bishops
will facilitate the task of these priests by
referring to the propaganda in legard to
any changes required in their sacred dutiei.
His holiness co eludes with a bouediction
upon the bishops, clergy and faithful in
America.
Temporal Power oi tho Pope.
Rome, Doc. 12. —The Riformn formally
denies ti.o statement of clerical journals
that tho government has instructed its
agents abroad to endeavor to combat the
Catholic agitation in favor of the restora
tion of tho pope's temporal power.
A Destructive Rhell.
Rome, Dec. 12.—The results of the ex
periments made at (Spozia with anew shell
lired from u JOO-tnn gun far surpass a I ex
pectation-. 'i be destruc iveness of the shell
exceeds that of a y ever lieforu used.
Like the Wool oik Crime.
Kt. Louis. Dec. 12.—A special to the Re
public from Mount Pleasant to-day says:
•‘.Ne.vs was received from Cookvfile last,
night that the dwelling of John K. King
win bur od at 2 o’clock tuis morning, and
Mr. King, his wife, and six children were
burned. It is believed that the family were
murdered aud the house fired to conceal the
crime."
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FIRE IN TWO THEATERS.
ONE OF THEM CROWDED WHEN
THE FLAMES BROKE OUT.
Cool-Headed Men la the Audience
Harangue the People eod Prevent a
Disastrous Stampede-The Building
Black with Smoke Before All Had
Eecaped—Chicago’s Opera House In
Ruins.
Oswego, N. Y., Dse. 12.-During Mrs.
Langtry’s performance here to night of
"As in a Looking Glais,” In tho academy
of music, the curtain was about to ascend
on the last act, when there was a cry of fire
from the rear of the hall and tnick clouds
of smoke poured up through a large register
in the middle aisle,
CRACKLING OF THE FLAME3.
The crackling of the flames was beard
underneath the floor, and tho large audience
arose panic-stricken for tbe exits. Cool
headed men sprang upon the stage n .id
called out to the people that there was no
da.igor. Others mounted their chairs in
every part of the house and called upon
the people to remain cool. This succeeded
iu partially quelling tho people, and in t io
minutes the theater was cleared, just a. the
(lames sprang up through the floor.
THE BUILDING SAVED.
By this time tho fire department win at
hand and streams of water were poll • :ig
into tho building. Tho tire was soon extin
guished. It caught from an overheated
furnace directly under the center aisle and
near the main entrance. But for its tmi ly
discovery it would have shut off the i oo
ple from escaping by tbe main door, and
there would have been a terrible scene, as
the house was packed. There are two rear
exits. Mrs. Laugtry escaped through the
crowd aud took refuge in a near-by saloon
until ier carriage found her. Tho theater
was black with smoke before all the people
got out.
CHICAGO’S OPERA HOUSE DAMAGED.
Chicago, Dec. 13.-12:30 a. m.— Just
twenty minutes after the auditorium of the
Chicago opera house had been emptied of
an immense audience to-night, fire was dis
covered in the northeast corner of the
top gallery. At 12:30 it appears that the
building and the theater will both sustain
the reputation of being“st.rietly fire proof,”
and no damage will be sustained oxcept by
smoke and water. Tho latter has
almost flooded the theater, and
tho furniture, carpets and costly fresooe*
will prove a lotal loss. Tbo oei lings have
dropped, and it seems that nothing can be
suveil from the ravages of tho water. The
loss to the theater will be nearly $15,000,
aud to the building, which is u ed as an
office building Above tho theater, tho loss at
this wi iting cannot tie estimated. Tbe fire,
it is claimed, was started by a defective
calcium light. The members of the Mc-
Cauli company, which wis p aving at tbe
theater this week, will lone nothing.
A BONFIRE OF TELEPHONES.
Tbe Bell Company Burns tbe Instru
„ monte of Its Rivals.
New Orleans, Dec. 12.—Nine hundred
a :d fifty telephones, heretofore the proper
ty of tbe National, Improved, Crescent
City and New Orleans Telephone
Companies, were turned in this city
to-day under direction of Frank B.
Knight of the American Bell Telephone
Company of Boston. These instruments
were adjudged by the United States court
to infringe patents of the Beli Company,
and as they could not be utilized
they were destroyed. This is the
outcome of the leiral contest between tbe
Bell Telephone Company and the above
named companies, defendants, which suit
occupied the attention of the United 8 ate*
court in this city for several weeks. In de
ciding the case tho court directed that all
telephones IWonving to the defendants be
delivered to the Bell company. Tbis order
was obeyed, and the instruments were
finally dispi sed of os stated above.
STRIKE OF THE SWITCHMEN.
The Men of Two Roads Resume Work
on tbe Wabash Basis.
Toledo, 0., Dec. 12. —The Pennsylvania
and tbo Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
switchmen have gone to work upon a com
promise. which gives them the wages paid
by tho Wabssh. Whether the strike will
go on depends upon the outcome of tbe de
mand of the Wabash men, which will be
considered to-morrow morning by Receiver
McNulta. The Lake Shore switchmen re
ceive the highest wages paid here, and the
Wabash men the next highest. Tbe strike
of the Pennsylvania and the Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton men was for the
I,ako Shore wages, but they have now both
accepted the Waba h rates. The Wabash
men struck for tbe Lake Shore rates, but
wont back to work until the officials could
get here and investigate tbe matter. If tbe
advance is refused, they will strike. If they
got their advance, it is probable that, the
other switch men will makethii tbe ground
for demanding the Lake Shore’s rates, and
wUJ renew the strike.
Trouble Brewing at Bevler
St. Lours, Dec. 12.—The Republic has a
special from Bevier, Mo , to the effect that
tho striking minors aro becoming ugly, aud
further trouble Is anticipated. One of the
leaders of tbe strikers named Atkinson, as
sorted that they are building a stockade to
defy tbo militia. There uro only fifty-five
troop* on the gr ound, and the threats of the
strikers create considerable uneasiness.
Bunk In Monday’s Storm.
Norfolk, Va„ Doc. 12.—Tbe schooner
Sis Church, bound from Cape Charles to
Norfolk, light, sunk in the storm Monday
night. Captain Frank Enoch, Mato Har
ris, and oue of the crow, whose name is un
known, were lost. Ths schooner belonged
to New London, Conn.
Four Men Killed.
Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 12.—A sreoial
to tbo Advertiser from Evergreen, Ala.,
says: “The boiler at Wilso i’s steam mill
above Gravella, eight miles from bore,
exploded late this afternoon, killing tour
men outright and wounding several more.”
1 aet Tennessee Railroad Officers.
New York, Dec. 12.— At the election of
the East Tennessee railroad this afternoon,
the following officers wore elertoJ: Presi
dent, Gen. tSaunue) Thomas; rice-p e i lent,
Calvin 8. Brice: secretary, L. il. Sen wain;
treasurer, J. M. Mitchell.
Chief Colorow Dead.
Peiyvxr, Col., Dec. 12. —Word reached
here to-day from the Ouray agency. Green
river, Utah, that Colorow, the celebrated
chief of the Southern Utes, had died at the
agency yesterday of pneumouia.
Depft’ tment of Agriculture BUI.
Washington, Dec. 12.—1n tho House to
day, on motion of Mr. Hatch of Maryland,
the Senate amendments to the department
of agricultural bill, were uon-coocarred ia
and a conference was ordered.