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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