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J Established I*so. Incorporated 1888.1
] J. H. ESTILL, President. )
SOUTHERN IMMIGRATION
savannah made the eastern
PORT OP ENTRY.
A Flowery Speech to the Senate by
Gov. Seay—A Striking Illustration
of the Changed Sentiment of the
Southern People—A Series of Reso
lutions Adopted.
Montgomery, Ala., Doe. 13.—The
Southern Interstate Immigration Conven
tion reassembled this morning in the hal! of
the House < f Representatives at the stato
eapitol. Nothing could better illustrate the
changed sentiment among the southern
people. A little more than a quarter
of a century ago in the same hall,
the southern confederacy was organized.
To-day representatives of every southern
state, including New Mexico and Arizona,
adopted what they believe to be a practical
plan for inducing northern people to come
and make themselves welcome in all parts
of the south. The first business was the
appointment of a committee to wait on
Gov, Seay aud invite him to address the
convention.
GOV. seat’s address.
Among other things. Gov. Seay said:
I like to say in your presence that the great
purpose which has drawn you to this place has
mv most hearty personal approval. I reflect
that at the beginning of this century, or there
abouts, the particular section which is so
largely represented here had thirty congress
men. and in 1860 they had thirty-five represen
tatives in the House of congress. In 1880
they had 147 representatives in the House of
con" ress at Washiugton. The representation
there is based upon population, am!
the statement carries the argument that
the stream of immigrati n to this country
divided arou and the boundary lines of the terri
tory especially represented here. The cause,
acd the'only cause, of this divergent*; of popu
lation, has been removed, and now under anti
through the great •force of absolutely free
institutions we may expect devei patent equal
to that of any country on earth. Men have
only to come among us to be convinced of the
ad ntages of this particular section. To the
south of "us is a great gulf still unvexed by the
argosies which are yet to freight it. Further
still to the south of us is prosperity
tbat is exceeding anything on this continent
even. anJ the connection which will eventually
bring into immediate communication the g eat
gull to which I have referred and the Pacific
ocean will mark an epoch in the commercial
greatness of the southern states that will exceed
any other in the history of any country. The
past is s -cure, aud we have our hands upon its
sacred tra litions. The present and future are
ours. Our faces are set forever totheeastward,
and "forward'’ is the best word in the language.
REPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE.
Mr. Chilton of Texas, chairman of the
committee of organiz ition of thffperman nt
s ut ern interstate im igrat on bureau,
submitted the c mmittee report as follows :
Your committee selected for the purpose of
drafting a plan of organization looking
toward the formation of a permanent
southern interstate immigration bureau for
the purpose of securing added population
and capital for the southern states andj terri
tcries, securing uniform freight and immigra
tion rates, the opening o: a general office and
the establishment of other offices and agencies,
the arranging of fairs and expositions, estab
fishing ports of entry and the doing of ail other
things necessary for the development of
every state or territory embraced in the call of
this convention, beg to submit their report as
follows, and recommenl that there be selected
an executive committee to consist of a luemoer
from each state and territory: that
said executive committee shall select a
general manager, and that said executive
committee aud general manager s', all consti
tute the southern interstate immigration bu
reau, and shall hold office until the meeting of
the next annual conveti ion. or until t.ieirsuc
v.-sors have been elected and accepted the
trust. Your committee furt lermore surgests
that rdl matters pertaining to the conduct o l '
i e interstate bureau be left solely with the
bureau, there being no question of state i ter
r e*t nvolved, since each state will be rep e
sented bv one of h r most able aid rev re sen: a
tive men in the fo mation of
the executive committee. Your commit
tee further suggest that said inter-state
bureau shall consist and bo composed of ttie
following named persons as tbe executive com
mittee: John T. Patrick, of Ra eigh, S. 0.; R.
F. Koib, if Montgomery, Ala.: Logan H. Roots,
"f Little Rock, Ark.! T. W. Poole, of New Or
leans; George W. Carlisle, of Jackson, Miss.:
B. M. Hord. of Nashville^J. E. Ingram, of San
ford, lia.; W. L. Glessiier, of Americas, Ga.;
A. P. Kutler of Columbia. S. C.; J. S. Doucher
of -Austin, Tex.; T. F. Nelson of Folsom, 4. M.;
G. W. R. Hale of Roc y Mount. Va.; Temple
Bodly of Louisville, Ky.; J. K. Gwynn of Mis
souri, aud that when a vacancy occurs in said
executive committee the governor of the state
from which the retiring member came shall be
requested to fi 1 the vacancy, and in case said
governor fails to make sue appointment, the
executive committee shall fill said vacancy.
On motion of Mr. Patrick of North Car v
linn the report of tho committee was
amended by inserting the name of Col. K.
B. Chilton of Texas as general manager of
tho bureau, aud, as amended, tne report
was adopted.
THE RESOLUTIONS. .
The committee on resolutions mnde the
following report, w 1 ich was adopted:
Whereas, It is believed by many citizens of
the Unite ! States that (he southern states do
not. drs:re to have immigration fro n the no th
em. New England and northwestern states and
territories; therefore be it
Item leva, By this southern interstate immi
gration convention, assembled this day in
the city of Montgomery, Ala., composed
of officials and prominent citizens of the
several southern sta es and territories, that we
extend to ail law ab ding citizens of every re
ligious fa th, or pohticaUparty. an earnest and
hearty inTitntloti to mae their home in some
o e of tnese local states and territories h re
represented in tliis convention.
Resolved, That l ie south offers grander and
creator opportunities and inducements to labor
and capital than any other country on the face
of the globe; that there are yet to be found
within the borders of the states here repre
sented in this convention a larger acreage of
unoccupied a ricultural mid horticultural lands
°Pen to settlement and occupancy at a less
price per acre then can be lound in any other
portion of the (finted States; that in her
mineral and timber resources she is destined
to ] ad the whole world; that tile south needs
Immigration, and the kind of immigration
wanted is that which is intelligent anil energetic;
mm wi o are capable of producing something
>n addition to their Immediate necessities ami
who will add to tbe intrinsic value oi
lands or other pro pert v liy cultivating and im-
Proving them: that the south wants more me
chanics, more laborers and men who have
en-rgv and enterpr su to utilize and develop r
wonderful natural resources, and who will
build and maintain factories and mills, manu
facture and handle her enormous and diversi
fied products, build railroads, improve her
immense water power, and develop lier mineral
resources.
Hr wived. That we. the membe-s of tbis con
vention, pledge ourselves indivig .ally and col
lectively to support and encourage any aud
every prop t effort that may be inaugurated by
the southern interstate immigration bureau to
make known our resources ami to ext nd to the
world our hearty invitation to settle among us.
CLUBS IN EVERY TOWN.
Mr. Iluhleiu of Keur; ckv, offered the
following, which was adopted:
Resolved. That this convent lon earnestly
fecomin nd the format ion of commerc al clubs
In eacu city or town In every south rn state,
•ni that the tiusiness men of the south be os-
P •eially c Arg il with t i" organisation of tnese
|. ;tw. Tile r objects shall la* to urge and afiv r
live the commercial advantages and opport uni
ties for new and increased industries in their
respective localities.
A res dutiori, recommending to the people
°* tlie south to give preference to home
manufacturers, whs voted and urn. Tho con
vention desired manufactures to stand on
titeir merits and price.
. A hologram from Kansas city was read :o
no effect tha.if tho oouvenUou concluded to
The Morning News.
hold a southern exposition in any northern
city, Kansas City had some inducements to
offer.
FAVORS EUROPEAN IMMIGRATION.
On Invitation Prqf C. N. Frederickson of
Chicago addressed the convention. Ho en
couraged the idea ot European imigration.
He said:
The attack on European immigration is in my
opinion a mistake. Poor immigrants were
turned into prosperous farmers and re
claimed the northwest. There is no real
danger from socialists and anarchists.
This convention with its desire if immi
gration is a protest against the sensational
cry ofenti-European immigration, J recognize
the Angio Saxon ace as the trim descendants
of file old liber: y loving Scandinavians, but I
want to ccpress the hope that the Angl > Saxon
ra e will bo true to the , real principles of
freedom.
K. W. Banks, of Mississippi, offered the
following, which was adopted:
li' so red. That those of ibo southern states
w hose legislatures are now in session, and when
hereafter next convened be urged to make suit
able and ample appropriations to promote the
cause of immigration, aud carry out to tho
highest success tho plans ar. i purposes pro
moted. and promulgated by tbis convention.
Resolved fur the •. T it the secretary of this
convention lie requ -stsd promptly to transmit
to the governors of the respective states and
territories represented in this meeting certified
copies of the foregoinz resolution, with the re
quest that they call the attention of the legisla
tures of their respective states to the same.
W. C. Johnson of Ai bama offered the
following resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That tbe executive committee pre
pare as soon as practicable a well-digested plan
for the promotion of immigration, to be posted
by the several states in the interstate organiza
tion.
REFUNDING OF THE COTTON TAX.
R. D. Berry of Alabama offered a resolu
tion to have the board of the bureau of
southern interstate immigration prepare a
bill and present it to tho federal congres
for passage, asking the return to the south
ern states of the sums paid .nto tho federal
treasury as a cotton tax, with a provision
to secure the appropriation of such
sums for the purpose of furthering the
cause of education, immigration and
material development This resolution was
referred to t::e c mmittee on resolutio s.
On motion of Logan H. Roots of Arkan
sas the executive committee of the inter
state bure :u was instructed to call a con
vection in 18S9 at such time and place as
they may deem best. 'Jftta convention then
adjourned sine die.
MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
At a subsequent meeting of the executive
comi-ittee sub-committees were appointed
ns fol.ows, of all of which General Manager
F. B. Chilton of Texas is ex-officio chair
man:
On Railroads, Excursion Rates and Immi
gration Transportation—R. F. Kolb of Ala
bama, J. E. Ingra n of Fior.da, John T.
Patrick of North Carolina.
On Ways ami Means—Logan H. Roots of
Arkansas, R. F. IColb of Alabama, T. F.
Nelson of New Mexico.
After a long discussion New Orleans and
Savannah were both selected ports of entry
for i timigrants.
The executive committee, who constitute
the bureau, will meet again to-morrow.
BIRMINGHAM’S INQUEST.
The Mayor Telia Why Po ice Didn't
Charge the crowd.
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 13.—Tho coron
er’s jury to-day began investigating the
hooting at the county jail on Saturday
night last. Mayor Thompson was the only
witness examined. He testified that the
crowd continued to advance on the jail
after repea ed warnings given by the
sheriff and many o.hars. Tub crowd mide
many threats, and he belie. ed they were in
earnest.
TALK OF DYNAMITE.
Ho heard consido able talk of using dyna
mite. He could not say whether the first
shot was fired by tbe officers or by the
crowd. He had given < rders to hold the jail
at all hazards. He did not call out the
military because he bolieved the civil au
thorities cou.il hold the jail, aud he was
opposed to the use of military only as a last
resort.
WHY CLUBS WERE NOT TRUMPS.
Mavor Thompson sai l he had intended to
bring a force of office s o it of the jail and
make an attempt to drive tbe crowd back
from the alleyway lea ling to the e trance,
but got cut off from tho jail and could not
get back. The investigation will be re
sumed te-moTow.
Tbe troops have all left the city, and only
a small force of deputy sheriffs is now
guarding the jail. All is quiet.
ALABAMA’S' METnODISTS.
The Work of the Second Day of the
Conference.
Mobile, Ala., Dec. 33£—The second days
proceedings of the Alabama Methodist con
ference (south), consisted of the examina
tion of the records of the clases of the
second and fourth years, and the admission
of five candidates to the deico at.;, ad two
to ttie elders’ or tors, l'he effort of Rev. W.
C. Dunlap, commissioner of educa
tion for col red people, to raise
a fund in the conference for the support of
this work, was opposed on the ground t at
it i- not properly conference work. Rev.
Dunlap was given permission to canvass the
people of the church in behalf of the educa
tional fund.
STEEL RAILS.
Increased Activity in the Market—
The Year’s Sales.
New York, Dec. 13. —There is increased
activity in tne steel rail market. President
B. J. Clarke of the Tuomas Iron Company
said to-day; “Prices at Chicago and the
s aboard are ruling above $29 per ton, and
at the mills the ruling rate is S2B per ton.
I’he sales already made for delive y next
year no v amount to 40J,000 to.is. In 1888
over 1,251.000 tons wero sold and delivered
prior to Dec. 1. About 250,000 tons more
will be placed this mouth, making the total
1,451,000 tons.
COTTON AFI..H AT CHARLESTON.
The Bales on a Wharf-The Loss Prob
ably sl-,000.
Charleston, S. C., Dec. 13.—Fire broke
out between 11 and 13 o’clock last night in
450 bales of cotton lying on Boyce’s wharf
ready lor shipment, and securely covered
by tarpaulins. The fire is stiil burning, and
engines are placing on it. It is es i mated
that 200 bales are injured, more or less. It
is i tsured in local agencies for $43,000. In
surance agent) estimate the loss at about
SIO,OOO. The cotton is owned by Gas Laver
& Cos.
Ex-Banker Harper Insane.
Columbus, 0.. Dec. 13.—E. L Harper,
vice president of the Fidelity bank of Cin
cinnati, au v in the penitentiary, has be
come suddenly insanvt, ami was to-day re
moved to the prison asylum and locked up.
Two Killed and Seven Injured.
Montgomery, Ala., Doe. 13.—The boiler
of a cotton Bin °‘ l H- " • Turner's p tv-ii,
two miles fro n here, exploded this morn
ing, kill Ime George Turn r and two negroes
cum t„t sad wouuuing seven others.
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1888.
A VOTE FOR EF.W STATES
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS HEADS
OFF THE REPUBLICANS.
Utah Not to be Included in the Omni
bus Bill—A Separate Measure Cov
ering- Its Case to be Presented
Dakota to Do as She Likes as to
Dividing.
Chicago, Dec. IS. —A dispatch from Bis
marck, Dak., says: “Communicationshave
been received here from the territories of
Wyoming, Montana arid Washington,
callingupon the leaders in Dakota to take
steps toward hold ng an i.iter-territorial
convention that will act in the interest of
admission for all the territories that are
properly equipped for statehood. It is
quite likely that such aco ive ition will be
held. Dakota is one grand mass rneetin gat
pre ent and will remain so until she be
come a state. Every town and city in the
territory is holding meetings and buying
torches, and eve,ry orator is giving his
lungs abundance of exercise. Every man
who owes a house or au acre of la id feo!§
confident that statehood will add to the
value of his property, and every com
munity feels that it is being held back by
the fact that Dakota is still a territory.
Tne legislature will cmvene Jan. 8, and it
is expected that one of its first acts will be
to call a constitutional convention and tak
other prelimi ary step3 to ward statehood.
In nearly every legislative district the
members have been instructed in favor of
division of the territory, and there will be
virtually no opposition t > calling a consti
tutional convention for North Dakota.’’
TO ADMIT IDAHO.
Washington, Dec. 33.—1n the Senate to
day Mr. Mitchell introduced a bill, which
was referred to the committee on terri
ries, for the admission of Idaho as a state.
The Senate proceeded to executive busi
ness, and at 4:25 o’clock adjourned till
Monday.
ACTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
The Home democratic caucus to-uigtit,
after a session lasing over three hours,
adopted a resolution for the admission oi
Dakota int > the Union either as one or twp
states, as the peo le of Dakota shall decide,
and for the admission as states of Washing
t in, Montana and N • w M xico also. It is pro
posed th it th -so states shall all be admitte i
as one bill. Utah, although not mentioned
in the resolution, it was agreed sh uld be
admitted into the Union, but by a separate
bill,
A SMALL BEGINNING.
When Chairman Cox called the caucus to
order at 7:30 o’clock, ouly thirty members
were present, but others strangled in at
interval so that when the caucus adjourned
at 10,45 o’clock, sixty members were
in attendance. It was soon evident that
the democrats had come nearer to an under
standing since the adjournment of the
caucus Tuesday night, and that the only
questions at issue related to Dakota and
Utah.
MR. COX’S SPEECH.
Calling Mr. McCreary to, the chair Mr.
Cox opened tbe proceedings with a state
ment that it would be well to correct some
errors which had been made in the report of
of the last caucus. He said be had favored
the division of Dakota into two parts
as well as the admission of Montana,
Washington and Now Mexico, because they
uai a sufficient ratio for one member oi
congress. North Dakota had 225,000 peo
ple, and Sout i Dakota nearly 375,000, an t
they were abundantly able therefore to
as.ume stateh > ><i. Utah, which had 210,000
people, he did not include for reasons
not necessary to discuss. He expressed a
vvillingncs. to . ceept Mr. Holman’s proposi
i ion so far as it related to taking in these
territories, all of which by the reports of
their governors this year, to tho Secretary
of tho laterio , showed that they wero up
to tho ra io in numbers. Mr. Cox oppose i
Utah coming in the general “omnibus bill,”
but h 9 was willing to defer to the wish of
the caucus aud accept an “omnibus” meas
ure, provided it wa3 understood that Dakota
should have the privilege of division.
MIL DOCKERY BACKS MR. COX.
Mr. Docke v of Missouri supported the
position taken by Mr. Cox, and said that it
was the general sentiment of the
people of the we t that something should
Lie done speedily for the territories, and teat
the people of Dakota snouid be given dec s
ion of the question of whether it snouid
com; iu as one or two states.
Mr. Wheeler of Alabama, Mr. B'.ountof
Georgia, Mr. Mansur of Missouri, M ssrs.
Rice and McDonald of Minnesota, Mr.
Voorheos of Washingt >n Territory, aud
others took ’the same ground. Messrs.
Otto and Herbert, of Alabama, and M'.
McMillin of Tennessee, however, stoutly
opposed the division of Dakota. Mr. Me-
Millin took more advanced ground even
than Mr. Oat-sat the cau us Tuesday nigut.
He declared that it would be political suicide
for the Democratic party to admit tiles -
new states. The Democratic party should
go slow iu th.s matter. It was n t good
politics. The a proposed sta es were repub
lican, and would continue to be repubiiea t,
notwithstandiug any action the democratic
House might take looking to their admis
sion.
UTAH’S CASE.
The Dakota question then became lost
sight of temporarily iu tho discussion over
the question whether Utah should be in
cluded in an "omnibus h i1” f r the admis
sion of new territories. Delegate Cain of
Utah made an earnest appeal for the inclu
sion of his territory in the proposed
bill. He said that polygamy was
now no lyngcr p acticcd to any
extout and that tho voters were required by
the state cons itution as a preliminary to
exercising the right of suff ago to swear
that they were not polygamists. The Demo
cratic party should not undertake to deny
U ah ad:nis-:ion solely because of tne relig
ious belief of some of her citizens. In his
a peal, -Mr. Cain wai seconded by Mr.
Brecltinrid o of Kentucky, who thought
Utah would probably be tho only new
democratic s ato in the laud and oug.it not
to be omitted.
UTAH NOT IN THE OMNIBUS.
Considerable opposition was manifested
by others to the inclusion of Utah
in any “omnibus bill,” ba ed on the
ground that the republican Senate
m ght take it as a pretext for letting the
whole mat e• go over until next year. It
was finally agreed after division that Utah
should not be lucluded in the “omnibus
bill.” Tho committee on territories was
then requ"s ed by a vote showing a
small majority in favor of the
p opositioa to prepare and present
to the House a separate bill
for the admission of Utah. This was the
only in-ta ce in which there w<s any great
differ nee of opinion in the caucus w ich
seemed fairly harmonious on everything
else.
Tne Utah question being disposed of,
Speaker Carlisle and Judge Holman ad
di eased the caucus in favor of au “omnibus
bill’’ to include tor itories having a ratio of
pipuiatiou entitling them to oue member
of congress.
DOUBT AS TO DAKOTA’S DESIRE.
Mr. Carlisle expressed some doubt about
the people of Dako a being so lavorsbie to
division as hod been reported, but never-
theless said that he concurred with Mr.
Cox when he said that tbe Democratic
party might as well anticipate the inevi
table. Mr. Cox closed tho dobato iti
a speech in wh.ch he said tint it
wa- evident t at a groat a lva ce toward
harmony had been made siuoe the previous
caucus. Ho asked t.e members to accept
tbe proposition of Mr. Holman, leaving the
Dakota question to the people of that terri
tory and providing for the admission of the
other territories named. The Hoi :an reso
lution, amended by the suggestion from
Speaker Carlisle, was then adopted, and the
caucus at 10:45 o’clock adjourned.
SABBATH OBSERVANC3.
A Committee Heard by tho Commit
tee of the Senate.
Washington, Dec. 13.—A lnnro delega
tion from the American Sabbath conven
tion, which has been in session hero for the
past two days, had a hearing this morning
in the reception room of the Senate before
the committee on education mid labor,
which i as before it the bid introduced last
May by Senator Biair, “to s-'cure to the
people tbe enjoyment of the first day of
the weak, commonly known as t e Lord’s
day, as a day of rest, and to promote it)
observance as a day of re igious worship.”
Tho members of the committee present
were Senators Blair, ch firman, Wilson of
lowa, Rainier, Cali and Payne.
OBJECT OF THE HEARING.
The object of the hearing was to pres*
upon tne committee the consideration ad
passage of t is bill. Tbe delegation wnsin
trodcue lby Rev. W. F. Crafts of New York,
who presented many documents bearing o
the subject, in luaing Cardinal Giobous’
letter, ands ae i that the petitions for the
pas a e of the bill repress ted nearly
14,000,000 perrons. The hearing lasted over
six hours continuously, 1 ut au h ur and a
quarter of tliis time was given to represen
tatives of personal liberty, leagues, Ho
brews. Seventh Day Baptists, and other
pponents of tne bill.
SOME OF ITS ADVOCATES.
Among tbe best known advocates of the
measure were; Mi" s - J- C. Bacon, superin
tendent, of Sabbath observance of the
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union; A.
S. Diven, formerly vicß president, of the
Erie railway, (who assarted that tho Sun
day railwa service can be abolis e l with
out in ju y to the public, or to railways);
Rev. Byron Sunderland, of IVash ngton;
R v. T. P. Stephe on, cor esponding sec
retary of the National Sabbath Reform
Association; Rev. T. W. Conrad, editor of
the Lutheran Observer ; Secre’ary Sterns,
of the Nalio al Temperance Society, and
Mrs. Bateman, delegate of the Woman’s
C ristian Temperance Union.
The opponeu sof the bill were Rev. D-.
Lewis and Prof. Alonzo T. Jones of the
Battle Creek (Mich.) institute, representing
the Seven Day Baptists; Mr. Wolf, repre
senting the Secular League and the Defense
Association of the United States, and
others.
Tbe cabinet meeting to-day was shorte
than usual, a id adjou ned before 2 o’clock,
so as to enable the President to keep an ap
pointmeut at that uour to receive delegates
of the National Sabbath Union convention.
MEETING' OF THE ELECTORS.
Senator Edmunis Wants the Gover
nors Notifl.d.
Washington, Dec. 13.—1n the Senate
to-day Mr. Edmunds offered a resolution,
which was agreed to, directing the secretary
of the Senate to send by mail to the gover
nors of each stato, printed copies of the
acts of Feb. 3, 1887, and Oct. 19, 1883, re
specting the meetings of the presidential
elect us, and tne transmission ana
counting of the electoral votes for
President of the United States. He stated
t at he ha ! been infor med by more than
one me nberof theH us;and by one or tw,
senators that thev lc- irrio 1 from their re
spective states that the p oper authoritie
there had not yet bee t advised of thes
recent laws. He desired that there should
be no mistako in the matter.
SELLERS' RESIGNATION.
He Refuses to Withdraw It and Vexes
tbe President.
Washington, Dec. 13.—Attorney Gen
eral Garland to-day received a tel.gra >
from United States Di-trict Attorney Se!
lers at Indianapolis, declining to withdraw
his resignation aod insi.ti g upon itsne
ccpta ice. It is said that liie President am
aLomev general are very much dissatisfied
wit i Mr. Boiler’s course iu relinquishing
his office just at this particular time, when
so many important matters are pending in
his office, and it is inti mated t at he may
be dismissed instead of being allowed to re
sign.
Congressman Martin Fined.
Washington, Doc. 13.—Representative
William H. Martin of Texas, charged with
assault on Gao ge it Harris, a reporter on
the Evening Star, appeared in the polio,
court this morning, pleaded guiity and wa
fined $5.
Mr. Martin had intended to read a state
meat da ouucing the newspaper press o:
the country as in a cons iraev to rum him.
but R'presentalive Amos Oummi g, oi
Now York u, and Robert Vance of Connecti
cut, both newspaper men and friends o,
Mr. Martin, persuaded him "nt, to read it.
The Senato’a Free
Washington, Ilea 12.—Mr. Brown’
little scheme for wiping ou the tobacco tax,
aud enacting tbe fraudulent Senate free J is
by way of redeem.ng th; republican plodg
of tnr.ff reform, caun >t carry. Spea o
Carlisle will not recognize any repub lean
:o move such * profio-iiJon, and no demo
crat would do so. .Speaker C irlisle sill
thinks that the republicans have made
tax reduction impossible at this session.
Increased Postal Facilities.
•
Washington, De % 13.—The Postmaster
General has ordered to be established a fuh
railway potofllce lino between St. Louts
and Nashville, ou the Louisville and Nash
ville railroa i, thus making a c mtinuous
full car service between St. Louis and
M intgomery, A ia. Small cars aid part
of cara have hitherto beou in use ou thi.
hue.
Savannah’s PostofHce.
Washington, Dec. 13.—Congressman
Norwood went to see the .Secretary of the
Treasury to-dav about getting additional
ground for tne Savannah building, but the
secretary was neari g tho delegation which
wanted itioqual ties iu duties ou woolen
and worsteds corrected, and Mr. Norwood
could not watt. He will go up again to
morrow.
Organization of the Seriate.
Washington, Dec. 13.—1n tho senate to
day Mr. Kidd eberger off rod the following
resolution, which, under tbe rules, went
over until to-morrow:
Resolved. That tliis Senate will proceed to
organization by the election of Its ofllcsra on
the first, day of the tc.aa.on after January 1,
IW.
Be.mont Confirmed.
Washington, Dec. 18.— The Boa ato to
day confirmed the nomination of Perry
Belmont as minister to Bpain.
A FENIAN PLOT TO KILL.
STARTLING TE TIMONY BEFORE
THE PARNELL COURT.
A Witness Tells of an Alleged Agree
ment on Hia fart to Murder an Ex
pelled Member of the League—Trans
portation to America Promised Him
in Casa of Success.
London, Dec. 13.—At tho meeting of the
Parnell commission to-day. Constable
Feeloy testified that he tteuded several
league meetings. At one of them Mr. Pur
nell made a speech. One of his remarks
was that “these aro the days for actio.:, not
for words.”
A man named Buckley, who said ho was
a laborer, testified that he was sworn in ns tt
member of the Fenian Brotherhood in No
vember, 1880. In 1882, ho ccntiuued, a man
named Roach had been expelled from tbe
league for giving information to the police
wuich led to the arrest of several member-,
of tho league.
MURDER PLANNED.
A meeting was held anti it. was nr ranged
that the witness, w tli Fitzgerald aud
Phoenix, should shoot Roach. Rjvolvor
ero given them for the pu p so. The
men followed Roach f: oni court, where lie
had be n prosecuti ig a neighbor for tres
passing on bis land, to his own hou e, bui
they on id no opportunity to shoot him.
A meeting was held shortly afterward at
:he house of a man named Casey,
aud the witness was asked whether
he would undertake to shoot Roach if the
league provided him with funds to esca; e
to America. Tho witness consented and
was given a revolver and twenty-four
cartridges and advised to practice and im
prove his aim.
A SHELTER PROVIDED.
It was arrang 'd that after he had shot
R ach he should take shelter ut the hous.
of a man named Dean, and witnesses would
be forthcoming to swear that he was nokin
the vicinity at the time of the murder. 1 lit
witness a t rward met Roach driving cattle,
and attempte Ito shoot him. He pulled the
trigger of his revolver throe times, but th
weapon mi-sed fire. Roach then bolted.
The witness was arrested and charged witt
attempti g the crime, but witnesses swore
that he was at Dean’s house when tho at
tempt was made, and ho was released.
THE MONEY HE OBTAINED.
The witness some time after applied to
tbe league for money to go to America, and
btained £2 10s. He expressed dissatisfac
tion with tho amount, but Phoenix told him
that he could not expect an v more in vieo
of his failure to shoot Roach.
On cross-examination, the witness averred
that his attempt on Roach’s life w as a genu
ine one. Before the occurrence he used to
practice firing with his revolver at a stone
of the size of a man’s head. This statement
caused a sensation in court.
MORONEY RELEASED.
Dublin, Nov. 13.—Moroney, who was
imprisoned in Kilmainhani jail for con
tempt under tlie coercion act, was released
to-day by order of the Court, on the grouim
of ill.health.
Col. Fitzgibbon Trant, deputy lieutenar.
of county Tipperary at Thurles. has give
notice of the proposed eviction of nineteen
annlies and has warned the workhouse
authorities to make provisions for them.
THE SHEEHY ARREST.
In the House of Commons to-night a
lebate ensued on a motion by S unite
Whitbread (liberal), that the IT,use record
its approval of the Sheehy committee’s re
(iort. Mr. Balfour opposed tho mol ion
'hich, be said, he considered u mecessary
He had given instruct on; that r.o mom be
should tiave a process served on him unde
my circumstanc s whatever withiu tin
precincts of tho House. After a long dts
cussion the motion w.s rejected by a vote
ot 182 to 130.
PANAMA’S SHIP CANAL.
The Result of the Subscriptions Not
Yet Certain.
Paris, Dec. 13.—The bourse closed firm.
Foreign securities were very strong. Pan
arua shares touched 137 frar.es 50 co itiini:
during the day, bat closed at 150 franc3 anti
25 centimes. Tlie canal company lias issue
a circular, in wk cb it says that the dellail
result of the subscriptions for tba loan .•
not yet known, but tho ardor and manli
uess shown by those vtbo have subscribed
to tify to tho vitality of th t enterprise.
Tito circular created a favorable impression
in the financial world.
DISCUSSED BY THE CABINET.
At a meeting of the cabinet to-day tw
schemes in connection with the Panama
canal were discussed. One of t e schemes
was to defer the payment of tne interest oi.
the bonds until th canal is in worki i
order and to put tho present company it
liquidation and form anew compan
whose shareh lders shall tiave priority
B ; the other scheme it was ui-o proposod fi
defer payment of intere-t until the comple
tion < f tho canal, but the present company i
to bo nllowed to continue to ex stand br
authorized to grant a now company at i
dxtxl price theco. cessions necessary to com
pitta the canal. Count do Loseps favored
tho latter proposition. As th • Colombian
government has ouly treated with tho pres
ent company, it is uncertain whether it
would agree to the substitution of anew
company.
ANOTHER EXCITING SCENE.
London. Dec. 14, 4 a. m.—A Paris di -
patch to the Daily News says: “During
another exciting sceue at tbe Panama
Canal Company’s office to-dav on a t ail for
Count DeLesseps, Charles DeLesseps. his
son, appeared. He announced that o I
180,000 ouds bad been subscribed fur. nnd
that the company would therefore
committee returning deposits to-mor
row. ltefeniug to his fatherV
remarks on tho previous day,
lie said, “my father is younger in spirit thm
I. Hiit remarks were inn le on the -trongtb
of a hopeful report that I made him. the
result is bankruptcy or tho winding tip of
tho company,” He urged them to petition
the government to come to tlie nasis ace of
the company.
A NOTE TO THE PRESS.
Paris, Dec. 14. 5 a. m.—Tne Panama
Canal Company has issued a note to the
press, stating that the result of the issue is
unknown, but giving no indication w ethot
the minimum number of bonds required has
been subscribed.
Agitation In Armenia.
Ht. Petersburg, Dec. 13.—. Secret socie
ties with extensive ramifications, c tmpo-cl
of young, educated armenians, modeled
after a yomg Italian society which flour
ished p lor to 1848, have bee i discovered in
Russian Armenia, Their object Is to re el
against RuvJun rule and to establish au
A.meuian union of indepeo 'cnee.
Germany's Colonial Policy.
Berlin, Dec. 13.—Tne miuixterial parties
forming the majority in the rue..stag have
abandon and their intention to move ao
ain -udme it in the direction of an active
colonial policy to Herr VVindthorst's motion
iu relation to Lost Afr.cu aud the slave
trade.
MGR. PSHBICO’3 REPORT.
Satisfaction or Irish Political Aspira
tions a Necessity.
London, Dec. 13.—Mgr. Persico’s report
on tho Irish ques ion is almost completed.
He directs attention to the tact that all the
governing authorities of Ireland, from the
1 rd lieutenants d-iwnard, are Protestants,
and not well disposed toward the Catholic*.
On tiie other hand, he says t„o agrarian
-truggl • engenders outrage an.Ltotal viola
tion of mo al law. He, himself, has im
proved the state of affairs, but much re
mains undone. The Iris 1 people refute
absolutely to admit that the plan of cam
paign is criminal; they consider itlegii
mato retaliation upon the laud owners, who,
they sav, must pay for the misdeeds of
their class iu the past.
THE LAND COURTS.
The land courts sometimes succeed in
quieting the people by obtaining c ncessiotis
fr an landlords, but generally they inspire
little co..fide ice. The pope may still do
much, provided he oau convince the Iri-b
people that he is not actiug in accordance
with an agreement with the English gov
ernment. The people must be made to
comprehend tlie moral imp rtance of
their acts. They must bo taught to ae
eus'om themselves to the separation
of politieal questions. They must not serve
is the instrume t of those who, under the
pretext of nationality, lead them to the
commission of acts that are contrarv to
morality. Mgr. Persico expresses mo t
ibsoiute disapproval of boycotting. He
signifies the opinion that Irish political
ispirations must be satisfied before peace
can be restored.
EL, MAHDI VICTORIOUS.
Stanley and Emin Bey Reported In His
Power.
London, Dec.l4.sa.m—The Standard says
it has reason to believe that a letter received
at Syakiin from Osman Digma stated that
the Mahdi’g troops had it length bee 1 suc
cessful ; that Emm Bey had held out bravely
but that his men mu tin tered and delivered
iiim with a white traveler (supposed to lie
Stanley) to the Mnhdist leader. Digma
sends proofs to support the truth of his as
sertions.
PHELPS AND SACKVILLE.
A Notice from the Former Sent to the
Latter for Comment.
London, Dec 13 —ln the Hou eof Com
mons to-night Sir James Ferguson, under
foreign sec etary, replying to Lord Ran
lolph ( hurchill. said that the American
ninister had presented a notice on the
S.-iCkvilio affair a fe v and lys ago and ttiat it
iad been referred to Lord Sack villa for
comment. The eorr spondence on the
übject could not be published until com
plete. •
Blr Warren and Buakim.
London, Dec. 13 —lu the House of
Commons to-night, W. 11. Hruith, t le gov
ernment leader, was asked whether Nir
Charles Warreu was to be sent to Suakim.
He gave an evasive reply that afforded no
information.
Franco-Grecian Commerce.
Paris, Dec. 13. —The Chamber of Depu
tes to-day rejected the proposed commercial
treaty between France and Oreoce despite
the energetic -upper! given the measure by
AL Goblet, minister of foreign affairs.
Pope Leo Won’t Leave Rome.
Rome, Dec. 13. —It is officially stated
that the pope does not iutend to leave
R, cue, nor has he thought of taking such a
step.
Switzerland's New President.
Berne, Dec. 13. —M. Hammer has been
elected President of Switzerland, and M.
Ruchonuet vice-president.
PINE FIBER BAGGINQ.
A Report to the Charleston Chamber
of Commerce.
Charleston, S. C. Dec. 13— At the
anniversary meeting of tho Chailevton Cot
ton Exchange held this morning the follow
ing report. was made on pine liber bagging
by the committee npp in tod to examine
, .to tha matter: “The committee ap
pointed by you to make a test
,f the pine fiber bagging thnl
voa sent to the exchange by the Acme
Manufacturing Company of Wilmington,
N. C„ beg leave to report that they had two
hales of oott n compressed at the Cbirles
on Hydraulic Press, which were covered
with piue straw bagging. They report
that tho bugging was apparently as
trong as the j ite bagging and made
ss neat a covering. Tho bales wbencom
pre.sel were band ed roughly with cotton
looks, and the nagging did not seem to tear
to any greater extent than ttie juto bagging
when treated under similarco idition. Your
committee nrositl tied the pine fiber bag
ging is equally as strong for
baling cotton as the jute bagging,
but tho miporta t question to he considered
is whether tlie pine fil er bagging will slain
tho cotton to a greater extent than Hie jute
hagglin’ will when tho hales have heeu ex
pos. and t" bad weather. This question cau
only be determined by a practical test.”
BANK 11UBBB8S FOILED.
The Teller Covers One with a Pistol
In tho Nick of Time.
Denver, Dec. 13. —A bold attempt at
bank robbery was made in this city this
afternoon at tho People’s J National bank.
While part of tho force were absent at
hi cu a stranger entered and eugaged the
cashier in conversation. His pal sneaked
in a back dour and entered tho v .ult,
but before he secured any money
Mr. Blamiard, the bank teller, noticed him
ami rushing to the vault, covered the thief
with a revolver, ordering him to
hold up his hands, which lie did until u
police wagon arrived and took him to jail.
In the exciLeinent tho first robber escaped.
Tbecii" captured ore liis pants in boot*
made < f fel . Ho refused to give his name,
hut is supposed to bo an eastern crook.
.ti y wore stopping at a leading hotel
and were elegantly dre-sed.
HARRISON'S LAW MUM.
The General Retired From It on Elec
tion Day.
Indianapolis, Doc 13.— 1 t transpires that
on e. action day, tbo law firm of Harrison,
Miller & El tin. was by mutual consent and
previous u derstanding dissolved, and
ince tnat day, (Jen. Harrison bus bad
n"tbing whatever to do wit its business r
affuiiH. The now firm is Miller ft Elam.
Gen. Harrison, from force of habit, proba
bly, continues to visit bis old Inw office
nearly ovory time ho goes down street.
Morse’s Railroad BUI.
Washington, Dec. 13.—Representative
1/3 .pod Morse is receiving letters from
railroad men and others, commending Ids
bid to repeal the interstate commerce law
Ho duos not know yot when he will be
given a bearing before the commerce com
mitten, but be is preparing LU argument
for that occas.on.
( DAILY. *lO A YEAR, 1
< 5 CENTS A COPY. V
I WEEKLY, jl-Cj A YEAR. \
ACTORS RAISE A HOWL.
THEY WANT CONTRACT LABCR
LAW TO KEEP UP THEIR PAY.
An Assertion that .importations from
England are as Menacing to Them as
the Chinese to Other Toilera-lhe
British Ballet Girl on the List.
A\ ashinoton, Dec. 13.— The American
actor has taken alarm at the invasion of
the theaters of the United States 1 y the
ever increasing of English and European
footlight arti ts. He says that the profes
sion is overcrowded, and that he is being
pushed to the wall by actors from abroad
who como here and, after securing a large
share of the money of the con trv, flit back
to their native shores to revel In their
newly acquired wealth. He tells the same
story that minors, mechanics and ot iers
have told of bei g supplanted bv cheap
labor, brought to t is c uatry u dir con
tract. Like artisans, be wants protection.
BEFORE THE CONGRESSMEN.
Louis Aldrich, Harley Merry and Lew**
M. Banger, u committee representing the*
Actors’ Order of Friendship, appeared be
fore the Ford immigration investigating
committee to-dav, and ask -d th it the co.i
ract labor law bo amended so as to include
professional actors aid musiciaus among
the classes prohibited from entering t e
United States under a labor con ract. At
present the law spe ially exempts actors
and in us cia -s from its provisions. Under
his exemption the commute said that
large u mine s of foreign actors were annu
aly brought to this country for the s !e
reason that they would wort cheaper than
America actors.
THEIR GAINS CARRIED SWAT.
The money obtained was not sent here,
but was take i back to the c >uctries whence
they came, when their engageme it wa at
an end. They did not, the committee s ;id,
object to the presence of s ars like Ir . i >g,
C quelin, Patti and others, but to the it
of minor actors they, brought ith tbe.u,
and to the die p grade of foreign ac ,-rs,
whom American managers in n >rted steely
because of their cheat,ness. The average
pay of an A nerinan nctor was S4O a week,
for a season averaging twentv-six w ek3,
while the average weekly pay of an En
glish actor was only $lO.
LIKE TTIK OLD SOLDIER.
The American actors we e the equals of
their foreign i retbren in every respect.
Many of t e American ac ors bad served
tbo country during the wa , aid they ail
contributed to the prosperity of the coun
try. Their profession was already over
crowded, and they th >ugbt themselves
iairlv entitled to protection against the
wh lesale importation of cheap foreign
actors, who are under no obligation to tn
United Sin es. Mary Andes ,n, they de
clar'd, had brought he. whole company,
upors, stage mechanics and all, from Eng
land, because she could hire them cheaper
than Am-Tic ins.
IMPORTED BALLET GIRLS.
The Kirnlfys had for the same reason im
ported ail their ballet girls, actors and stags
people. The same thing WRs true of tu
burlesque show, "Mome Cristo, Jr.,” now
running in New York city. The committee
furthermore complained that wardrobes,
stage properties and scencr. were all im
ported co trary to law without the pay
m nt of customs du ies and to the harm ol
Americans dealing in these things. This
was lone, the committee decl ired, through
ballet girls and others falsely swearing that
the wardrobes and otner property were
their personal effects.
ANNEXA ION OF CANADA.
Mr. Butterworth Introduces a Bill on
the Subject.
Washington, Dec. 13.—Mr. Butterworth
of Ohio introduced in the House to-day for
reference, a jo nt res dution authorizing iht
President to negotiate With reference to
unity end as-imilation with the United
.Stales of the Dom mon of Canada, or one
or moie of the provinces thereof. After
a long preamble, the re-olunons declars
ttiat the President is authorized and em
powered to invite negotia ions looking tc
assimilation and unity of the people o{
the Dominion of Canada and tbs
United States under oue government
such unity and assimilation to be ba ed
upon the admission of the several provinces
of the Dominion or any one of the into
the union of the states upon the same term!
and equality with the several states now
composing the Union, and ttie assumption
by the United States of the indebtedness
of tho Dominion of Canada, or a
just proportion thereof, anil such other
o juitable term, and conditions as justice to
the high contract! g parties mav demand;
and further, that -lth a >iew to sue i nego
tiation, the President invite the appoint
ment of commissioners by the government
of Gieat Jiiitain and the D minion of
Canada, to’ eonsidor tho wisdom and ex
pediency of settli g and adjusting all con
troversies and differences which now
exist lx-tween tho two governments grow
ing out of tbo fisheries or otl erwiso, bj
such union and assimilation as is herein be
fore suggested, either as to the whole or
any province, or the several provino ■*, ol
be said dominion; such negotiations to t-e
conducted with due regard to tlie ami,’aide
relations which obtain tietweea Great
Britain and the United Btatao and the obli
gations imposed thereby.
POSTMASTERS RESIGNING.
Their Action Taken with a View to
Naming Their Success irs.
Washington. I>c. I.".—Post master Ge*
oral Dickinson to-day said to au Associated
Press reporter that within the last fen
weeks bo i ad received the resig latious of a
considerable number of presidential and
fourth-class postmasters, with a request that
the republicans whom they . ame and reo
omiiioud he aptwinted in their places.
Others have written asking whether
their resignations and recoinme da
tious of republican successors would
receive favorable action. In reply
to an Inquiry as to Ins action in these c ises,
tne P stluaster General said that no i eng
nations had been or would be accepted that
aie made fur the purpose of forestalling tbs
action of the incoming administration by
the appointment of republicans.
Adjournment I 111 Monday.
Washington. Dec. 13 —Senat r Gray
moved to-day that when the Heuatc adjourn
to-day it he to meet on Monday. I hi- wai
agr, e'd to by a vole of ‘M to 23. The re
punlican senators wlio voted with ili<
de oocrats in the affirmative were Messrs,
Bowen, Cameron and Davis.
New Poatofilcea.
Washington, Dec. 13.— The following
postofficos have been estnhlislied: Georgia
Walton, Houston county, with H ury 8.
Krugm as postmaster. South Carolina—
Areola, Luticaster county, with Thomas Vf,
bitterest as postmaster.
Bond Purchases.
WaBHINOTOn. Dec. 13.— T0-day's bond
oToii.igs nggre ated *414,150. The acoept
aucse were *IOI,OOO itfi at 103 and
10HX.