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i THE MORNING NEWS, k
■< Established 1850 Incorporated ISBB. L
] J. H. ESTILL, President. J
WAR MIGHT DO l’S GOOD.
ALABAMA CONGRESSMEN SPEAK
OUT IN THE HOUSE.
Sectionalism Very Apt to Meet Its
Death if Johnnie and the Yank Went
Marching Out Shoulder to Shoulder
—The Nicaragua Canal Bill Brings Up
the Subject.
Washington, Dec. 21.—The House to
dav went into committee of the whole on
the Nicaraguan bill. The pending amend
ment was tiiat offered by Mr. Spiuola of
New York limiting the capital stock of the
company to $100,000,000; also one providing
that all sh ires, bonds, certificates and other
evideuce of indebtedness shall be paid for
only in cash, to be paid into the company’s
treasur y arid used for corporate purposes.
After a brief debate the amendment was
rejected by a vote of 25 to 133,
An amendment offered by Mr. Stockdale
of Mississippi, providing that none of the
concessions of the Nicaraguan government
shall be changed without the consent of the
United States government, was rejected by
a vote of 18 to 68.
On motion of Mr. I'ayson of Illinois an
amendment was adopted providing that, all
bonds, stock and certificates shall he issued
at the principal office iu New York city.
An amendment (offered by Mr. Holman)
wfig adopted providing that the directors
shall be citizens of the United States or of
Nicaragua, and that a majority shall be
citizens and residents of the United States.
OATES APPROVES THE PROJECT.
In the course of a speech in support of
tbe bill, Mr. Oates of Ala anm said that
from every standpoint tho enterprise com
mended itself to him He did not think
that it would be necessary for the
United States to maintain a large
navy to protect American interests on the
isthmus; nor d.d he think that the prosecu
tion of the enterprise would involve the
country in a foreign war. While he would
not welcome war at any time he was not
sure that if the cause of the United States
was just a foreign war would be of detri
ment to this country. He was apprehensive
that nothing would ever completely eradi
cate sectionalism in this country except a
foreign war, and if it hud no other benefi
eial rasuD, such a war (if it was not a very
great and very expansive one), would be
worth t he outlay.
Mr. Herbert of Alabama coincided with
tbe views of his colleague. A foreign war,
he said, might prove to be a great blessing
to the people of the United States. It the
United States could have a war—a war, of
course, in which its cause was just—t .e
union of those who fought on different
sides during the late ci. il war must tend
to bring together the people of the w mle
country. He was afraid that unless the
country had a war with a foreign nation
in wlych the people of the south could
demonstrate o the field of battle their loy
alty to the government, the late war would
never be fo. gotten by the nortn.
CHANGES IN CONCESSIONS.
Mr. MacDonald of Minnesota offered an
amendment providing that no change of
the concessions made by Nicaragua and
Costa Rica which in any way affects t e
rights of American citize is or the right of
tho government of the United States to
have a voice in the governmental control
of the use of the canal shall be valid unti|
the consent of the United States shall have
been first given. This was adopted.
On motion of Mr. Baker of New York an
amendment was adopted requi i g the
company to make a re >ort to the Secretary
of the interior on the first Monday in each
year.
On motion of Mr. Bland of Missouri an
am ndment was adonted providing that
the Unite! States government shall not be
stopped from exercising at any time any
rights or powers that now exist by virtue
of the laws of nations, or that may be
a quired through treaty stipulation, relative
to the transportation of American citizens
and their pro; erty through tho canal.
NO RIGHT TO PURCHASE.
Mr. Baker of Illinois offered an amend
ment providing that the government of the
United States shall, at any time at its own
option, have the right to purchase the en
tire property of - t e company at a price
equal to its actual cost, with interest at the
rate of 5 per tent, per annum. This was re
jected, but it was agreed that it might be
offered in the House and a yea and nay
vote taken upon it.
The committee then rose, and the previous
question was ordered on the bill and its
amendment.
HAZERS EXPELLED.,
A Possibility that Their Classmates
Will Resign.
Lexington, Va., Dec. 21.—The hazing
case of Cadet Stoner of Kentucky
in the fourth class of the Virginia Mil
itary Institute by third classmen Tuesday
night last, which has attracted general at
tention, terminated this evening when
a general order was read at dress
parade dismissing live cadets. Ten other
coilets under arrest were discharged, and
will be tried by the board of visitors in
January. Three of the cadets expelled
were corporals of the third class, and did
not leave the barracks, as was thought they
would when the expulsions were announced.
The bitterest feeling exists between the
third and fourth class. Some think the
third class will resign in the morning. It
numbers fifty or more men.
The Pensacola and Memphis Road.
Washington, Dec. 21.—1n the Senate
to-day Mr. Halo from the committee on
naval affairs, reported back the Sanate
h ll giving to the Fensicola and Memphis
Railroad company the right of way tbr ug ■
the United S.utes naval and military
reservation near Pensacola, Fla. The bill
passed.
Orangeburg’s Petitions.
Washington, Doc, 21. —In the Senate
this morning, Mr. Chandler presented threo
additional memorials, nuim rously sinned,
from three votiug precincts in Orangeburg
county, South Carolina, alleging denial of
the right of voting at the late election, and
praying un investigation. Ttiey were
referred.
Public Printing Funds.
Washington, Dec. 21.—The public print
ing deficle cy bill was reported back (with
out amendment) to the Senate to-day by
Jit. Hale, and was passed. It appropriates
163,000 for that purpoe and $6,000 lor the
observation of the eclipse of tho sun on
Jan. 1. e
Louisiana’s Election.
Washington, Dec. 21.—10 the senate to
day, Mr. Chandlei gave no. ice that on the
nrst day after the holiday recess, be would
move to take up his resolution for the ap*
poihtinant of a oommitteo Pi inquire into
the Louisiana election of last April.
Affairs in Madagascar.
WAnmnoTOU, Dec. 21.—1n the House
thu morning, on motion of Mr. McCreary
°f Kentucky, a reaoluion was adopted re
'l nesting f,,, m the fVi-sideut information
touching affair* in Madagascar.
The Morning News.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Mr. Vest Advocates the Contract Sys
tem in the W ork.
Washington, Doc. 21.—1n the Senate
to-day the Jan. 1 resolution offered yester
day by Mr. Teller for tho appointment of a
oommittee to investigate the office of
the s pervising architect of the
treasury dtring the administration
of the present supervising archi
tot was taken up. Mr. Vest moved to
amend the resolution by making it include
also the ndminist ation of the last supervis
ing architect. The amendment, was ac
cepted. Mr. Allison inquired of Mr. Vest
what tho object of the amendment was.
Mr. Vest said ho took it lor granted that
the proposed investigation was not a per
sonal attack. He intended none by his
amendment, but if he had learned anything
ai a member of tho committee on public
bu Mings and grounds, with which he had
been connected ten years, it was tho abso
lute and unquestio table vice of the present
system in regard to the construction of pub
lic buildings.
FAVORS THE CONTRACT SYSTEM.
He would put tee whole matter of the
construction of public buildings under the
contract system, which he said was infin
itely superior to the other system. Iu that
connection Mr. Vest told of a conve sitio i
which he had recently had with Gen. Casey,
“the best administrative officer in th • erec
tion of public buildings in the United
S ates, if not in the world,” ii which Geu.
Casev compared the cost of the frescoing
and plastering in the south wing in the
stale, war and navy building by day’s work
($108,000), with t e cost of like work
in the north wing (exactly the same
dimensions) by contract ($33,000),
the latter work being done in one-third of
the time that the other occupied. Mr. Vest
also referred to the slow manner in which
the work on tho capitol parapets was being
carried on, and to the new library building,
which he said would not have been com
pleted during the life of the youngest se i
ator, if it had been left under the day’s
work system.
After considerable di=cussion, Mr. Hawley
moved to amend the resolution bv striking
out tho preamble and merely instructing the
committee on public buildings and grounds
to investigate the co duct of the office. As
thus modified it was agreed to.
SHERMAN SAID TO BE SLATED.
If the Story is True Brother Blaine
Won’t Carry a Port olio.
Washington, Dec. 21.—Senator Quay’s
satisfaction with the interview he had with
Gen. Harrison is apparent in his face. He
never looked better nor happier, but beyond
saying that his experience in Indianapolis
was gratifying he will not say a word about
it. He says that all the broader statements,
purporting to come from him directly or
indirectly about it, are fabrications. Sen
ator Quay goes with his family to-morrow
or next day to spend the Christmas holi
d *ys at his home at Beaver, Pa. He may
stop In Philadelphia a few hours on his way
home or on his way back.
SHERMANITES CONFIDENT.
Although he is uncommunicative, it is
evident from what Senator Sherman’s Obi)
friends here say that Senator Quay brought
Senator Sherman assurance tantamount to
a promise that he will be i ffer. and the Secre
taryship of State, and that either Warner
Miller or nobody will represent New York
in the cabinet. It seems to be settled that
Senator Allison is to have the treasury, so
that Mr. Miller will have to take the inte
rior department if he comes in at
all. It is the interior department which
the Pacific coast claims for its representa
tive. The Pacific coast senators think John
L. Swift of San Francisco is the man who
will represe it their section. It is under
stood that Senator Quay brought no posi
tive inf or ation as to wbetner John VV ana
maker would be Postmastei General,
alt ough he impressed Gen. Harrison with
Mr. Wanainaker’s availibility and believes
that he will be appointed.
WANAMAKER TO BE A MEMBER.
Philadelphia, Dec. 2L—A Times
special from Indianapolis says: “J hn
Wauamaker will be a member of the new
cabinet. He has not yet been formally no
tified of his appointment, but he knows that
a portfolio will be tendered to him at ihe
proper time, and the President-elect knows
that Mr. Wanamaker will accept. He will
be either Secretary of the Interior or Post
master General,
COLQUITT PRAISES BUCK.
He Thinks Him as Acceptable as any
Southern Republican in the Cabinet.
Washington, Dec. 21.—Senator Colquitt
is quoted by the Post as saying just before
he left for home yesterday, that he thought
Gen. Harrison would put a southern repub
lican in his cabinet, adding: “A. E. Buck,
of Atlanta, wou and be as acceptable as any
republican would be to the democrats of
my state. Mr. Buck is now clerk of the
federal circuit court of Atlanta, in which
capacity, I believe, ho has always con
ducted himself creditably. Of course I
would rather see Gen. Harrison take a good
old time democrat with sturdy democratic
principles in his cabinet, but as there is not
much likelihood,of that, we do feel in
terested in seeing a republican, if one is
taken from the south, who is in good stand
ing among his fellow men.”
MONEY-GIVING BILLS.
All In an Unusally Weil Advanced
btata of Preparation.
Washington, Dec. 21.—When the House
of Representatives adjourned to-day for
the usual holiday recess, the appropriation
bills were in ail unusually well advanced
state. The District of Columbia, pe .sio.i
and lezi lati e bills have jassod the House,
and the regular appropriations committee
expects to have the •mudry c.vil and forti
fications bills ready for report to the H mse
on its reassembling Jan. 2, thus leaving
only one bill to bo acted o i by committee.
RIVERS AND HARBORS.
The consideration of the river and hnrbnr
bill has already begun in the House, and the
military academy and consular uud diplo
matic appropriation bills have been re
p rted by the committees having them i
charge, and are on the calender awaiting
the pleasure of the House. It is probi le
that the army and naval appropriaiion bil s
will be reported by their le-pective com
mittees shortly after the holiday recast.
AGRICULTURE AND THE MAILS.
The p eparation of the agricultural and
postotltro appn pr atiou bil s cuu hur Jlv be
said to have been begun yet iy the com
mittees on agiucultur • and postofilcet, but
as they will und übtedly be of ro itii.e
character thev can bo fl übed in committee
in a comparatively snort time, thus inamng
it possible for all the regular appropriation
bills to be neat over to* the Senate by
Feb. 1. ___
Bll.a Passed tbe enate.
Washington, Dec. 2b— ln the Senate
to-day a number of bill* were taken from
tu calendar and pas wd, among them the
House bill to construct a road fro n Hor
ence, S. C., to the adjMJeut national oeme
dry,
After a brief exeouti re session the Senate
adjourned tUi Wednesday, Jan. 2.
SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1888.
GERMAN RULE IN SAMOA.
THE CORRESPONDENCE LAID BE
FORE THE SENATE.
A Des're for a Pacific Settlement of
Any D fferences Between This oun
try and Germany Expressed— Both
Deny Bang Specially concerned as
to which Native King Rules.
Washington, Dec. 21.—The President
to-day transmit ed to both houses of con
gress, in accordance with the promise con
tained in his annual mes age of Dec. 3, a
communication from the Secretary of State
euclo ing the correspondence relating to
affairs in Samoa, covering the period inter
vening bet ween the date at which the prior
correspondence ends an! the present time.
The last message was sent to con
gress April 3. A large part of this
budget of the correspondence between the
state department and our consul at Samoa,
gives details of the encroachments of the
Germuns upon the rights of American citi
zens engaged in business iu Sam a, and a
recital of various propositions and counter
propositions between the United States and
G-rmatiy looking to a settlement of tho
Samoan difficulties.
MALIATOA RECOGNIZED.
On Oct. 1 Secretary Bay’ard communi
cated to Mr. Pendleton, minister to Ger
ma y, the intention of the Uniie 1 States to
respect ihe c ioice oi the Samoa i people in
tbeir selection of Maliatoa, and a-sumed
that the other treaty making powers would
take a similar course. Tamasese, who had
been placed in power by the Germans, had
at this time been deposed by Maiiatoa’s
followers, whose eh ef had taken the nam *
of Maliatoa Mataafa. In response, Mr. Cole
man of the legation at Berlin, telegraphed
Secretary Bayard that Privy Counsell r
Holstein had informed him that the German
consul at Apia had bsen directed to restrict
his action to what was necessary, to secure
the lives and property of German subjects.
AMERICANS JEOPARDIZED.
Under date of Apia, Samoa, Oct. 8, 1888,
Command r Leary informs Capt. Fritze
that under the shadow of a Ger
man fort at Muli urn atrocities
have been committed on American prop
erly, and the lives of American owners
have been threatened and jeopardized by
armed marines, who appear to be sheltered
Ly a naval force belonging to the vessel
under Capt. Fritze’s command. In reply,
Capt. Fritze says: “Such is the state of
affairs in Samoa that 1 have to regard
questions addre-sed to me as n t
totally devoid of political character, and so
bog you to consider the matter in the hands
of the diplomatic representatives < f the
United States and Germany residing in
Samoa.”
Under date of Nov. 5, * Consul Black
lock writes to Mr. Rives, Assistant Secre
tary of state, and expresses his pleasure at
the information that a naval vessel has
ben ordere l to Apia. Her presence, he
says, is absolutely necessary for tho safety
of Americans and their property.
bayard to count arco.
Nov. 21 Secrotary Bayard wrote to Count
Arco, the German minister at Washington:
“In consequence of a verbal communica
tion made to me by you yesterday, under
tbe instructions of your government, in re
lation to the interests of Germans and of
Ameficans at Samoa, I have informed our
representative at Berlin, and shall similarly
instruct tbeU.iited States consul at Samoa,
that every endeavor is to be made to avoid
all 1 riction or conflict of interests between
citizens of the two governments in their
business operations in the islands.
In case of any question arising,
which cannot be promptly and satisfactorily
arranged between those officials, then ti.e
points of dispute shou.d be at once remitted
for decision to Berlin or to this capital. I
believe it was clearly understood between
us that the present condi ion of affairs at
Samoa had been reported similarly to
the foreign office at and to
this department. When this was read to
Barron von Hols ein, be had stated that he
had received the same account from the
German representative, and that bis gov
ernment was indifferent as to their choice
of a king by the Samoans, only requiring
that German interes s shou'd not be in
jured. Certainly' this would be also the
wi>h of this government, and Ring thus
agreed, I hope you will recommend
to your government that its
( fficials in Samoa shall be instructed to co
operate wit i the officials of the United
States for the peaceful conduct of > ffair-, in
those regions, and if any cause of difference
which cannot be arranged by their joint
eff Tts oc urs, iu s ch case resort shall at
once tie had to the home government of
either parly in order that an amicable result
can be reached.”
A MATTER OF INDIFFERENCE.
In a note to Mr. Coleman in charge of
tho legation at Berlin, nnder the same and >te,
Secretory Bayard stated t at ho agreed with
Count Von Holstein t at it was a matter of
indifference to this government what chief
mig t be at the bead of Samoan affairs.
On November 28 Consul-General Sewall,
of Samoa, being then in Washington, in.
forinod Secretary Bavardlhat the mdispo i
tion on the part of the German consul at
Samoa to act in friendly co-operation with
him arose out of a misapprehension as to
bis (Mr. Sewall’s) motives, and from a mis
appi ehensio 1 as to the i obey of this gov
ernment, and he expresses bis wisn that
nothing should stand in the way of an
entire harmonious co-operation between
them, in order that the present unfortunate
strife might be terminated.
CALLED TO COUNT ARCO’S NOTICE.
In a letter to Count Arco, under date of
Nov. 26, S**cre ary Bayard calls his atten
ton to this expression of Consul Ge eral
Sewall, and ho,.e-i that the German consul
at Apia w ill be made cogmzaut of the sarm
so i hat there maybe no misunderstaniing
in regard to these facts woeu Consul Gen
eral Sewall returns.
The correspondence is very bulky, com
prising about 800 pages of manuscript, and
treats of many questions that are not of
public importance or public interest.
a german monopoly.
In one letter Consul General Sewall says
t ere is a practical monopoly in the hands
of G rma:. dealer* of cop a, the principal
product of the isla ds, and that the sole
America . house then in t<e business would
probably soon aband n it.
Th * o ~ly part wnich G eat Britain takes
in thi* matter aop ars i > a coiumu dcation
from the U .ited Stale i legati <ti at L mdon
dated May 8, in winch the under secretary
of foreign affairs for Great Britain is
quoted as raying: "Her majesty’s govern
ment have seen no c&u-e to take part on
either side in th** difference* between King
Ma latoa and tue Emperor ef Germany. At
present TomaMwe is King da facto ad
will be recognized by her mu jesty’s govern
ment.”
A Right of Way.
Washington, Doc, 21.—1n the House to
day. on motion of Mr. Herbert of Alabama,
tbe Senate bill was passed granting to tbs
Pensacola ad Memphis Railway Company
a right of way thruogh the naval and mili
tary reservation near Pensaro a, and then,
at 3:35 o'clock, the House adjourned until
W edueeday, Jan. A
A LETTER FROM STANLEY.
He and Emin Are Said to Have Been
All Right oug. 28.
London, Deo. 21. —A Zanzibar dispatch
says: “Letters dat u Stanley Falls, Aug.
20, have been delivered here by Tippoo
Tibti’s.rnen. They state that a letter was
received at Stanley Falls from Henry M.
Stanley on Aug. 28. Stanley was then at
Bonyalja on the Aruwhilli, where he had
arrived on Aug. 17. He had left
Emin Pasha eighty-two days be
fore in perfect health and provided
with plenty ot provisions. Stanley had
returned to Bonzalla for loads of stores in
charge of his lear guard, and i tended to
leave ten days later to rejoin Emin. Ha
re;> rted all the whites in the expedition ns
healthy, and said the expedition wanted
nothing.”
ON THE ARUWHIMI.
London, Dec. 21.—The West African
Telegraph Company hus received the fol
lowing dispatch from St. Thomas, dated
Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock:
I have just received information that Henry
M. Stanley with Emin Pasha, has arrived ou the
Aruwhimi. Tbe’news is reliable. Further de
tails will follow. Parsons, Agent.
This St. Tnomas is the island of that
name in the Gulf of Gu nea. a Portuguese
station. I t the House of Commons this
alt* rnoon Mr. G schen, acting government
leader, read the telegram amid cheers. Mr.
Goschen stated that the government had
not receive! any di.ect official news con
firming this report.
Referring to the report that Gen. Green
felt’s next ma’ Ch would be against Hau
doub, Mr. Goschen stated that the govern
ment bad no news from Gen. Greeufelt
showing that it was his intention to under
take s’ ch a march.
In the Stanley falls advices, it is stated
that Stanley wrote that Emin was in pos
session of vast stores of ivory and many
uxeu, and that he had an abundance of
foo l. Sta ley intended to leave Bonya a
at the end of August.
London, Dee. 22, SA. m.— A dispatch to
the Times fr *m Z nzibar, says: “Tippo >
Tib’s mess ngers came by way of Ugulm,
Ujiji and Umonyembe with letters from
Stanley dated Aug. 25. They confirm the
other accounts that Stanley left Emin with
out Casat.i, and that both were perfectly
well. The esseugers will return direct to
Tippoo Tib.”
AN IRISH MAGISTRATE’S GRANT.
An Amendment Opposing it Ruled
Out of Order.
London, Dec. 21.—1n the House of Com
mons to-nigbt in committee on the appro
priation bill, Mr. Gorst being in the chair,
Dr. Tanner offered an amendment opposing
a grant of £3OO pounds to Capt. Seagrove,
an Irish resident magistrate. Mr. Gorst
ruled that the amendment was out of order,
ns the gva thud air, ady passed t e com
mittee stage and been approved by the
house. Dr. Clark, Mr. Caldwell and Dr.
Tanner here proposed amendments to vari
ous parts of the bill, and Mr. Gorst ruled
them uli out of order.
TANNER GETS EXCITED.
Mr. Tanner excitedly protested aga! st
tne chairman’s ruling. lie said: “Whe
we are iu committee of supply appropriat
ing mo ey to a swindler, a thief and serv
ant of the Irish secre ary, Mr. Balfour
ought to be present and not be such a
coward as he is.”
Mr. Gorst oi dered Dr. Tanner to resume
his seat and to withdraw the word ‘‘cow
ard.”
Dr. Tanner retorted: “I call him both
coward ad liar.”
Mr. Goschen hereupon moved that Dr.
Tanner be suspended.
The house agreed without division, and
Dr. Tanner left the chamber.
JOYCE LOSES A PRETTY PENNY.
Dublin, Dec. 21.—1n tho ease of Joyce
versus Lord Clanricarde, the appeal court
has decided in favor of the latter, tbi s
reversing the result of the original suit.
(Joyce, who was formerly agent for Lord
Clanricarde, brought suit for libel against
the latter, claiming £50,000 damages. The
lower court gave him a verdict £12,500.)
BUAKIM TO BE HELD.
No Expedition, However, will be Made
into Soudan.
London, Dec. 21.—1n the House of Lords,
to-day, in the debate on East African
affairs. Lord Salisbury declared absolutely
that there would be no expedition iqjo Sou
dan, but that Su&kira must not be aban
doned. He said 3e would not discuss the
qnedion of how fur the garr.son at Huakiin
must be increased, but the whole character
of the operations must be enlarged. Any
policy that was based ou the idea that
friendly tribes would prefer tho governnio.it
of England to that of Egypt as founded
upon sand. Those who a ivised the govern
ment to seize Buakim and hoist the E gli-.li
flag there suould study tbe treaty of Paris.
A QUIET NIGHT AT SUAKIJC.
Suakim, Dec. 21.—Tbe British force
passed a quiet night. A few of the ene
my’s hors men have been seen in tho dis
tance. The men-of-war have been recalled
from Handoub.
Osman Digma has collected his forces at
Ha doub in expectation of aa attack.
Telegrams c ngratulating too tro ps
have been received from Queen Victoria
and the kheJive. ,
GEN. GORDON’S NEPHEW.
London, Dec. 22, 5 a. m.— A nephew of
the late Gen. Gordon is a member of Gen.
Grenfelt’s staff, aud had muck to do witn
the planning of the woiksut Buu.dm and
the p aoi.'g of t ie guns on the fortifications
'ihe ban quality of the bayonets and
sabers used by the troops at buakim is
much comment and upon. Many bayonets
wero twisted in the fight yesterday, and
one hussar w as killed by his saber breaking.
BACKVILLP.'B BUOCEBBOR.
Lord Salisbury Declines to State What
bo Intends to do. *
London, Dec. 21.—1 u the House of Lords
today the,Lari of Dunraven as ed Lord
Salisbury when tbe government intended
to appoint a minister to succeed Lord Back
villi at Washington. Lord Salisbury re
pied: “I have told my noble friend pri
\ ately that the corres ondenco on tne sub
ject of tbe minister to the United State, is
incomple e, and that, t.ierefo. e, in accord
ance with a u iforin i ule, I could say noth
ing. It has always been usage that tle re
sponsibility for all appointme ti rest with
.be exec tive government, while it is in
the p.ovlnco of parliament to na*3
j dgment on them alter they have beau
made, but not to require the government
to give an opinion beforehand us to when
they should l>e made. On these grounds I
must leave tho responsibility of introducing
the subject on tbe noble earl, and must ask
tho house to excuse m# from making any
reply.”
B took ton's Parliamentary Election
London, Dec, 21.— 1n the parliamentary
•lectlou iu HU ckb.u division to day D.tvey,
Lbs a, received 3,382 votes and Wrigbtson,
c U>. rvut.ve, 3,114. In t • last eleetlu i thn
liberal ce (lid -U received 8,882 and the
conservative 2,88%
GROWTH OF THE SOUTH.
AGGREGATE TAX ABLE VALUES OF
TWELVE YEARS COMPARED.
Estimates of tho Population of Fach
of the States at i resent—The Per
centage of .ncreise in the Past Eight
Years—Georgia’s Showing a Good
One.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 21.—Tbe
Tradesman has compiled a table for its
issuo of Jan. 1, showing the aggregate
taxable wealth of each southern state in
1888 conn ared with tho aggregates in every
preceding year since 1870. This table is
made un of reports furnished to
the Tradesman by tho auditors and
comptrollers of each of tho southern
state-, mid shows in ac tual figures the
growth of the southern states in the past
decade. It also contains estimates of tbo
population of each of the southern states at
the presont time. The following are ox
tracts from the exhibit:
TOTAL ASSESSMENT.
Total assessment 1838 (real estate, personalty,
railroads, etc.):
Alabama $ 2Ho.BfKl.loft
Arkansas 171.000.nn0
Florida 100.000,000
Georgia 857,107,158
Kentucky 685,488,450
Louisiana 213,000,000
Mississippi 145,839,772
Norih Carolina 224,000,00 >
South Carolina 162,000,000
Pen nessee 328.495,358
Virginia 3(14.861,000
Texas 660,000,000
Total $3,881,740,945
The total increase of the taxable ui-a.ih
in the states na med between 1880 and 1888
is $1,304,1.6,604.
THE PERCENTAGE OF INCREASE.
The percentage of i icroase in eight years
be statu-, is as follows.
Alabama 69
Arkansas . ... 17
Florida 221
Georgia 44
Kentucky 50
Louisiana 20
Mississippi 4
North Carolina 30
South Carolina 26
Tennessee 41
Virginia 18
Texas 10.
The following is the estimate of the comp
trollersof each state of the population of eaou.
In 1888;
Alabama... 1,600,00'
Arlcan-as 1,145.00 b
Florida 342, 6
Georgia 1,750,C0P
Kentucky 1,950.U0u
Louisiana 1.100 non
Mississippi 1,3(81.01X1
North Carolina l.lOO.txxi
South Carolina 1,150.000
Tennessee !.80n,u<K)
Virginia 1,560 000
Texas. ...5....5. 1,750,000
Total .17,117,551
Total in 1880 11,635,678
ENGLAND’S PAROELB PQBT.
The Failure to Make an Arrangement
with This Country.
London, Dec. 21.—1n the House of Com
mons to-day Mr. Kowntree asked Mr
Raikes, postmaster general, if the govern
ment would arrange to extend the parcels
post systems to tbe service with America.
Mr. Itaikes said that, with the exception of
the United States, there was not a civilized
country in the world which was withou
tbe parcels post. He had lost no
chance of pressing the questio.
upon the attention of tho Uuited States
postofflee authorities, but the difficulty
lad been that American law wns suffered
to stand ii the way. Recent inquiri'-s, how
ever, had led him to hope that the law bar
ring the way to an actual convention would
be overcome, and that some temporary ar
rangement would be made. He would cer
lai'ily seize the first occasion to call thi
subject to the attention of the American
government.
A WCMAN OARROTED.
Possibly Jack the Ripper Did the Fatal
Work.
London, Dec. 21. —Tbo body of a woman,
whose name is unknown, was found yester
day morning in tha streets of Poplar, in the
suburbs of London. An empty pbial lay
alongside the body, and the impression firs
formed was that she had committed suicide.
At the coroner’s inquest to-day, however,
ib<* physlcia a who examined the body testi
fied that there were no signs of poison m
tbe stomach, aud declared their belief that
tbe woman had been murdered by strangu
lation.
PROBABLY OARROTED.
They said the condition of the body justi
fied this belief and in addition to that there
was a mark on tbe woman’s neck which
showed that a small cord bad been tied
lightly around it. When the body was
found it was still warm. It was lying in
an open thoroughfare and there is no pos
sibility that the woman could have taken
her own life. Borne persons believe that
her murderer is identical with tho W hite
Chapel fiend wh they think has adopted a
new method of disposing of his victims.
ITALY’S ARMY AND NAVY.
Debate on the New Credit Bill Begun
in the Chamber.
Rome, Dec. 21.—1n the chamber of depu
ties to-day debate was bogun on the pro
posed army and navy credit of 145,000,000
lire. Signors Bonfadini, Dareo and l’rinitti
opposed the credit on the ground that Italy
was unable to bear new burden*. A more
modest policy, they said, was preferable.
Tue minis: ers of war aud in rine contended
that the credit asked result**d from meas
ure* ulready passed. It was not. reasonable,
they declared, to attribute to Italy an ag
g essive policy. Amid the annamen s of
Ku ope Italy was obliged to provide for her
defense.
A RUSSIAN RAILWAY bCHLME.
Exclusion of Goode from Peralan Mar
kets .ts Object.
Ht. Petersburg, Dec. 21.—'The Industrial
and Commercial Co-operative Society, of
which Gen. Ignatieff is president, has ap
pealed to tbe government to begin irnmed
iitely tbe con tructloa of a railway from
Potrovsk to Viodi Ka\ka* in order to per
mit the exclusion of Ku sLu me ebandise
from Persian markets. The socioiy esti
mates ihe cost of sue . a railway at 46.000,-
UOU, aud tue time necessary for oomptti..g
it at two yean.
Pope Leo Gives Up.
Rome, Dec. 21.—The iope has abandoned
t! e proposed European congress ou slavery.
He illinake an important political speech
o i Monday, worn thn cardinals will make
him a congratulatory visit.
feed a Dynamite Bomb.
Paris, Dec. 2L— An attempt has be* n
made to blowup the office of tbe com mu
aary of police with a dynamite bomb. No
body wax injured
DIXIE'S COARSE OOITON.
New England Kills Unable to Com
pete with It.
Washington, Doe. 21.—The Sonato nt
l o’clock to-day took up the tariff bill, re
suming its c moderation at schedule I, cot
tou manufactures. Mr. Vest niovtd to
amend the first paragraph of the schedule
313 by striking out the words “Ton cents
per pouud (appl.ed to thread, yarns, etc.,
valued at not exceeediug 25 cents per
pound) and inserting the words “35 per
cent, ad valorem.”
can’t compete with the south.
Ho said that a -uperfloial examination of
the whole schedule would show that it was
got up in the interest of the New England
manufacturers who could not compete, in
the coarser cotton fabrics, with tho manu
factories in Augusta, O-a., ad who had to
dope id o i the finer cotton fabrics. He
quoted from a spe&ch of Mr. liiscock’s to
the effect that the American cotton manu
facturers could export the coaisir cottou
fabrics into the English colonies, and com
pete there successiuily wnh the E glish
manufacturers.
Mr. Vest’s argument was frequently in
terrupted with comments, questions and
i emarks by Senators Dawes, Chase, Aid
rich, All Lon aid Blair.
HIBCOCK REITERATES.
Mr. Hiscock said ho would bo gratified if
Mr. Vest would indorse the whole of the
speech from which ho had quoted. He had
then said (and he iow repeat and with ern
l hasis) that as to cheaper lamias manufact
ured in this country, in thv cost of winch
manual lal>or played an iminateri 1 part,and
with the raw material here, the Uni ed
Riates could compete with the woild. lie
had remarked in that speech (which was in
favor of aiding American steamship com
panies), that as to Mexico ad Central end
•South America, it was those coarser goods
that they consumed, and that it was the
duty of congress to 1 uild up-a foreign
trade with those countries. He hud
been then, she was now. in f vor of pay
ing to American steamship lines just com
pensation for carrying the mails, but that
policy had been resisted on the other side of
the chamber, and English and German
■tearnsliip lines had been allowed to destr >y
American commerce—practically carrying
tho mails for nothing.
Finally, after a set speech from Mr. Coke
upon the general policy of the Se late’s sub
stitute bill, and replies from Messrs. Haw
ley and Dawes, the bill went, over without
action on Mr. Vest’s amendment.
TARIFF BILL OF Tr.E SENATE.
It Will bo .Amended In Committee
During the Recess.
Washington, Dec. 21.—Now that a day
has been fixed for the final vote upon the
Senate substitute for the Mills’ bill the com
mittee on finance in charge of the measure
will have no hearings, but will hold daily
ae-slons during the recess for the purpose of
perfecting the measure by atn -I ding it in
occoidunce with information derived from
interested pa ties who have heretofore ex
pressed thoir views and desire* to the com
inittee. As has been stated in tho Senate
by Mr. Allison, there will be amendments
to the present text of tho bill, proposed by
the committee as a result of many co Ter
ences with manufacturers and laborers had
by the finance committee.
MINISTER M’LANJI DINED.
Expressions of Regret at His Coming
Departure for Home.
Paris, Dec. 21.—A dinner was given at
the National Club this evening in honor of
Mr. McLane, the American minister.
Those present were M. Leroyer.M. Cochery,
M. Foucher d’Carel, M. Peyral.M. Lafayette
aid M. Bartholdi, Mr. Blanchard, secre
tary of the American committee on tho ex
hibition, ami Lieut. Buckingham, military
ittacho of the United States legation. M.
Cochery, in proposing tho toast “America,”
said e hoped that the cordial relations ex
isting between France and the United
Stu cs would always continue.
M. Loroyer, who seconded the toast, ex
pressed regret at Mr. McLane’sexpected re
tirement. The minister’s departure, be said,
would be a loss to Kr nice, his |ierso ul sym
pathies with the Freucu people being ap
preciated by all.
Mr. Mcl,ane, replying to the toast, iqxike
in terms of praise of the republican insti
tutions of Fiance, and said be hoped that
she would eventually triumph over all her
difficulties, both internal and external.
FRANCE'S REPUBLICANS.
Speecheaat a Meeting of the National
Association.
Paris, Dec. 21. A meeting of the
National Republican Association was held
to-day, M. Kouvier presiding. In a speech
M. Rouvler combatted the dissolution aid
revision programme, and appealed to those
engaged in commerce nnd Industry to re
ject such utopian chimeras. M. Ferry
ueclured that he was actuated by
no hostility to the present cabii.e .
On tho contrary, ho had shown
it deference which the cabinet had not
always shown toward the modern too The
restora ion of the old system of voting
would be restoring of liberty and loyalty in
universal suffrage. Ho rejec ed the radical
scheme of suppressing the presidency and
Henalo. A single assembly, he declared,
would constitute the most unstable system
of government. The republic must above
all be durable; its government must tie
subset vieut to public opimon. He described
the present cabinet as obliging enough to
allow its actions to le dLcu.s,ed nd not to
lay bauds upon tiie co spirators.
BULL ARTILLERY MEN.
The Officers Who Resigned are Not
Out of the Company.
London, Dec. 21.— The Prince of Wales,
Duke of Portland and other officers who re
signed their commissions In tho honorable
a tiliery company, coutinuo to be members
oi the cor; s. At a meeting of lb* company
a deputation was appointed to propaie n
statement of the comp* y*s affairs Re
presentation to Lord Htauhope, secretary
of war.
Britishers In Zanzibar.
London, Dec. 21.—An official order is
publisned lustruc lug the British consul at
Zanzibar to issue rrgnia lons for t e gov
ernm ntof British snbj eta t ere, and im
;lowering the con ul to punLh violators
tuereoi by fines or impr sontnent.
Haytl'a Blockade Affected.
Paris, Dec. 21.—M. Goblet, minister of
forwig ■ affairs, to-day Inform and a deputa
tion of me.cha ts that caole dispa ches
received from the commander of tho Fro ,cu
wai ship stated that the blockade of Uayti
wa* effected.
Bursting of a Bober.
Columbus, Inu., Dec. 2b—A large boiler
in the spoke lacto- yof Eli melt ffc Bo is at
Mount Veruon. I ml., exit dal yes erday,
instantly kilim/ Js nasi Lett of this city.
James Las, Jo.turn K. Low, Andy J<> m
aud Lb a lea Heed were fatally wounded.
Heverai other employe* wero injured.
( DAILY, 810 A YEAR. )
■< 6 CENTS A COPY. >
I WEEKLY,#I.US A YEAR. I
LIVELY TIMESIN TRADE.
THE ACTIVITY GREATER THAN
UoUAL AT THIS BEASON.
A Few Clouds Been on Certain Sec
tions of the Horizon—Southern Iron
Underselling the Northern Product
—Exports and Imports Both in Ex
cess of Last Year.
New York, Dec. 21.—R. o. Dun & Cos. 1 *
review of trade for the week fays;
Business has been rather more active than
is usual for the season, although at some
points there is complaint. In the southwest
there is more regularity, and while the cot
ton movement is now large and the
clearings heavy, the situation seems less
wholesome. At Memphis no improvement
is reported aid the character of recent
failures is thought indicative of an un
healthy state of trade. Pittsburg finds
southern iron underselling the northern
pri duct, and tho same is reported from
Philadelphia. The payments through all
the clearing houses are still about 6 per
cent, larger than a year ago, and at all
cities outside of New York the amount is
about ;!’ a per cent, larger.
AN OVER SUPPLY OF IRON.
The w eak ess in the iron market is dis
tinctively due to an over supply, and aa
usual in such cases, while the b -.-t brands
and those best known in the market are
well su tain and, others that are less known,
whether inferior or not, are decidedly
weak. Sales of Alabama iron, equal
to eastern gray forge, whioh sells
at #lO to $lO 50, are reported
at #l6. The trade in bar Iron is weauer,
and cent is quoted by mUs which int
orders. Rails are rntn us y low at #l9,
or even less, and snail sales of steel mils
have not improv dmi titbms. Theofiicisl
report shows sales of 1,251.177 tons (or the
eleven months, with 1,110,788 tons deliv
eries.
The dry goods business U fair for the ra
son, though cotton staples are only in md
e. ate demand, and print clotus at 3 87 bid.
Raw cotton is lower, at t >r middling
uplands, eotwit: standing all the shi rtcrop
eports and a large demand for consump
tion hero and abroad. Tne sales here for
the week were 800,000 bales.
WHEAT, CORN AND FLOUR.
The progress toward 1 quidation in wheat
has been title ded, as riuevi able, with a
deb i -.e in prices, which are 4 cents lower
for the week. The sales have been only
7,600,000 bushels, and the seat of the
difficulty is at Ch.eago, where favor
able reports as to growing winter
wl eat begin to be left. Thq
expo ts from the Atlantic ports for the
past thr e wet ks have been 8,715,591 bush-
Mr, against 1,198,321 lust year, and of flour
3 3,093 barrels, against 008,269; and it is
noteworthy that the corn exports have been
3,108,030 bushels against 1.414,074 last year.
The price of corn has advanced one-haif
cent, with oats unchanged.
THE GREAT AMERICAN HOG.
The speou a ion ii pork products has re
sulted in slightly lower prices.
On tl ewh le, the tendency of p ices i*
still downward, more because money is in
bettor demand and there are some appre
hensions of pressure. At western point*
some movement toward s ringency
appears, though no demand upon
this city is felt at present.
Lower prices have helped exports, though
but little as yet in but the
value of the exports from this port last
week was lurgo, and for tl e three weeks six
per cent, larger than last y ar.
Imp rts also kep bove last year’s mark,
the increase tor the three weeks being 2.0
per cent.
MOVEMENT OF SPECIE.
As liefore the movement of sp oie is con
trolled lather by the financial dema ds on
the ot ier side, than by the state of the mer
chandise trade, and higher rale* of in erest
here check the oui go f■ r the present. A
mil ion dollars in gold went abroad on
Wedtie-day. Bankers generally look for
a further outgo of gold in Jan
uary, though the annual dis
bursements are confidently expected
to stiffen tho market for securities, which
has been irregular for the past few days,
without important movement iu either
direction.
The ousiness failures occurring through
out the cou try during the week number
for tho United States 293, and for Canada
18, a total of 311, ag ins 80.3 last week.
THEFT IN THE TREASURY.
A Note Supposed to Have Been Da>
etroyed . ferns Up Again.
Washington, Dec. 21.— A sensation wa*
enured in the national bank note redemp
tion agency of the treasury yesterday by
the receipt of a (20 i.atloi at bank
note, w ich bad previously been
redeem- and and cancelled, and -which
was supposed to have been
destroved. The note had been accepted by
a bank iu Washington in the rezuiar course
of busine s, and was -ent to tne treasury
for redemption. National bank notes when
redoeined by the U Red States tr a-urer
are practical!.-cancelled by cutting ff the
two lower corners, nnd are trai sfo red to
the - fflee of the comptroller of the currency
and a; e sent to tne secretary’s office,
where they are punched through
the center. They are leturned to
the office of the comptroller,
nnd then nre placed in a macerating
machine for destruction. At or their can
cellation, an 1 before their destr jetion, tuey
are com mltted to a special c in mi toe com
posed of repre-eatative< of the treasurer,
t e comptroller and of the bank by whom
the notes we e issued. This committee
counts and verifies ihe notes and superin
tends thei destruction. The note in que*>
tion bad been properly cut ad punened,
but in some mysterious man er escaped the
macerating machine. It had been pieced
with tho other notes so ss
to re-emble a complete note, but
the work was done lu such a loose
and careless inunne- - that the treasury offi
cials are Mirpri-ed that Its tru cuai acter
was not disc - ered be!ore it came to them
for second iademption. An investigation
k bow in progress but nothing as b en de
veloped beyond want is stated above. No
other notes of the kind have been presented,
an I it is not believed lucre e>e any more in
existence.
Bond Pu i chase*.
Washington, Dec. 21.—1n the Senate
to-day tiio re-o ution offered yes erday by
Mr. Plumb, calling on the (Secretary of the
Treasury fra st&temen as .utne purchase
of b nds since March 4, 1886, was taken up
and ngfeed to.
Ti a bod offerings to-day aggregated
(46,600. All were rej vsted.
Political Disabilities Remove 1.
Washington, Dec. 21.--In iheSe >ateto.
day Uiu bill to remove the political disabiil
tie- of Job i 11. Barkers of Virginia, was
reported and passed.
To Become Presidential Office*.
WaiutlMUTOM, Dee. 21—The foil wing
fovtu-cm*s po.u.ioo*> will become prut
-d bai Jau. 1; Athene, Teen.; iCdemou, N.
C.; Athens, Ala