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| THE HORNING NIWB. 1
i Established 1850. Incorpora txd 1888. >
| J. H. ESTILL President. j
OUR FEDERAL BUILDING.
COL. LUSTER INTRODUCES A BILL
FOR A CHANGE!.
An Increase in the Appropriation
from $200,000 to $450,000 Pro
posed— Tbs Bill Contemplates En
largement of the Building as at Pres
ent Planned, and if Practicable a
Change of Site.
Washington, Dec. IS. —Congressman
Lester promptly introduced In the House
to-day the Savannah building bill, which
he had just finished after consultation with
the Secretary of the Treasury and the At
torney General. Its text is as follows:
Sec. 1. Be it enacted, etc.. That the act of
cou/ress approved June 30, authorizing
the erection of a public building for the use and
accommodation of the United States circuit
and district courts and the postofflee and other
government uses in the city of Savannah and
state of Georg a, be and the same is hereby
amended so as to Increase the limit or cost
of t. e site and building, includ
ing fire-proof vaults, beating and vent
ilating apparatus, elevators and approaches
complete, from $'.100,000 to $430,000. in order
to provide for the enlargement of the -building
contemplated by tne present plans, aud, if
found practicable, the purchase of auother site
and the sale of tne site situated about 17s! feet
on York street and 00 feet on Aberoorn street
in said city; aud that $250,000 additional to the
sums appropriated by the acts of congress ap
proved Aug. 4, 1886. Oct. 2, 1888, and March 2,
ISB9, aggregating $200,000, be, and tne same Is,
hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the
United States treasury not otherwise appro
pruned.
Sec. 2. Should it be deemed practicable to se
lect another site for said building, it shall be
purchased, acquired by consideration or other
wise, provided upon the following conditious:
That the sums of money appropriated by the
acts of congress approved Aug. 4, 1888; Oct. 2,
1888. and March 2, 1889, aggregating $200,000,
shail remain available, and that the $250,000
hereby appropriated shall be available upon
the following provisions;
Proposals for the sale of land suitable for
said site shall be invited by public advertise
ment in one or more of the newspapers of said
city for at least fourteen days prior to the date
specified in the advertisements for opening the
proposals.
The proposals made in response to said pub
lic advertisements at the time named in the ad
vertisements, or within fourteen days subse
quent thereto, shall be received, opened a.d
considered by a commission of three persons,
who shall be appointed by the Secretary of the
Treasury, and it shall be the duty of said com
mission to forward to the Secretary of tie
Treasury, within forty days from the date
named in the advertisements for opening the
proposals, a written report with the original
proposals, maps, etc,, and the oaths prescribed
by the act of congress approved June 23, 1874,
and to definitely state in said report the site
selected by them; and t heir selection of the site
shall be final, and each commissioner shall be
allowed a compensation for his services of an
amount within the discretion of the Secretary of
the Treasury, said compensation not to exceed
S2OO and actual traveling expenses to each
commissioner. So much of the appropriation
herein made as may be necessary to defray the
expenses of advertising for proposals, the com
pensation and actual t raveling expenses of the
commissioners, and other expense* incident to
the selection of the site shall be immediately
available.
So much of the appropriation made as may
be necessary fsr the preparation of drawings,
detailed estimates, etc., by the supervising ar
chitect of the treasury department for the en
largement of the building at present designed,
shall tie available immediately upon the receipt
of the report of tne commissioners selecting
the site.
So much of the appropriation herein made
as may be necessary to make payment for the
site shall be available upon the reoei <t of the
written opinion of the Attorney General in favor
of the validity of the title to tne site selected,
and when- the state of Georgia shall have
deeded to the United States jurisdiction over
the site selected during the time tliat
the United States shall be or remain the
owner thereof for all purposes except the ad
ministration of criminal laws of said state, and
the service of civil process therein; or so muei
of said appropriation as may be necessary to
acquire title to the site by condemnation shall
be immediately available, and after the site
shall have been paid for,-.and the drawings de
tailed, estimates for the enlargement of the
building at present designed shall have
been prepared by the supervising architect,
and approved by the Secretary of the Treasury,
the balance of the appropriation herein made
shall be available for the erection and comple
tion of the building, Including fire-proof vaults,
heating and ventilating apparatus, elevators,
and approaches. The building shall be unex-
P sed to danger from fire by au open space of
at least thirty-six feet on each side Including
streets and alleys.
Sec. 3. And should another site be selected
under the provisions herein contained, that the
Secretary of the Treasury be aud he is hereby
authorized and directed to sell, either at private
or public sale, the land owned by the United
States known as a site for the United Stales
court bouse and postoffice situated about 172
feet on York aud 90 feet on Abercorn streets, in
the city and state aforesaid, and to make a quit
claim deed to the purchaser thereof.
Sic. 4. Should it not be deemed advisable to
select another site for said building, the appro
priation herein made shall be immediately
available for the purpose of enlarging the build
ing at present designed and erecting the same,
including fire proof vaults, heating and venti
lating apparatus, elevators and approaches
complete on the site situate on the corner ,of
York and Aberoorn streets.
BILLS OF GEORGIANS.
Our Delegation in the House Keeping
Up With the Procession.
Washington, Dec. 18.—The Georgia
Members were not backward with theif
bills to-day. Most of the old members re
introduced their old bills. Col. Lester con
tented himself with his new Savannah pub
lic building bill. Mr. Blount reintroduced
bis bill excluding lottery advertisements,
Jjte.. from the mails. Mr. Barnes intro
duced a graduated income tax bill ranging
irom 1 per cent, on $5,000 to 10 per cent.
°n $200,000 a year.
Mr. Grimes introduced a $150,000 Colum
bus public building bill, and also a bill to
create an eastern division of the northern
district, with sessions of the United
states courts at Columbus.
Mr. Carlton introduced a bill providing
tor another eastern division of the Northern
district, with sessions of the United States
bnurts at Athens.
Mr. Candler asked the free coinage of
Wandard silver dollars and the repeal of the
** 011 state bank notes, etc.
Mr. Stewart introduced eight bills, viz.:
Venning “trusts” and authorizing the Presi
dent to put commodities dealt in by them
?u the free list, if the trusts in question are
•ujurious to the people in bis discretion; to
ameliorate the practice in internal revenue
S'* 83 ; to pension survivors, etc., of
Black Hawk and other Indian
*ars between 1832 and 1842; to build a
United States prison for United States pris
to. give the Secretary of Ag: iculture
in[ ,l w itb which to experiment In raising
jute; to admit jute baggine free of duty; to
iPfpOpriate $25,000 for a military road to
hnJi r,on barracks; to permit national
an * B to make loans on real estate.
Montgomery’s New Bank.
Warhwgtor. Dec. 18.—The controller
■\currency has authorized the Farley
Wiu al Bank of Montgomery, Ala., to
gUI business with a capital of SIOO,OOO.
Negroes and tbe Ballot,
of * HMONI> > Va., Dec. 18.—A conference
vrt^ Umber °* leading oolored men from
uj/bus sections of the state was held bare
H on s‘ ,g “t, at which a preamble and resolu
tn n!. w<ire adopted memorializing congress
£ur. 5 Ken-ral election law which would
them better right of suffrage
&n tb y now enjoy.
Hlje JHoftting
RECOGNITION OF BRAZIL.
Senator Morgan Offers a Resolution
for Action by tbie Government.
Washington, Dec. 18.—In the Senate
this morning Mr. Morgan offered tne fol
lowing joint resolution, which was read in
full and laid over till to-morrow:
Resolved, By the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America in
aongress assembled, That the United States of
America congratulates the people of Brazil on
their just and peaceful assumption of the
powers, duties, and responsibilities of
self-government, based upon free con
sent of the governed, expressed in
their repudiation of monarchic rule and their
recent adoption of a republican form of gov
ernment; and that the United States of Brazil
is by this act to be recognized as a lawful aud
right government; and that said republic is
rightly entitled to exercise and enjoy inter
national comity and all benefits of the laws
of nations as a sovereign power, and the
benefit of all rights, privileges, and advantages
under existing treaties that ware concluded
between the United States of America and the
late empire of Brazil; and that this declaration
of the state of tie public law in the United
States of America shall be notified to the United
State* of Brazil bv the Presinent; and that the
President, by hia proclamation, shail require
the people and government of the United
States and of the several states and all persons
in authority therein to recognize the flag of the
United States of Brazil as the flag of a free,
sovereign, and independent state
THE country’s tranquillity.
New York, Dec. 18. —The steamer Cyril,
from Brazilian ports, which arrived here
to-day, reports that at Ceara business was
going on just as before the revolution.
The citizens were tearing down all the
emblems and coats-of-arms having any
connection with the imperial party, and all
the streets and avenues which bore names
pertaining to royalty were changed t o con
form with republican ideas.
At Maranbatn all was quiet, and there
had been no disturbance since the ono be
fore reported, iu which six men were killed
and twenty wounded.
Business was not interrupted at Para. It
was reported, however, that a party of
republicaus had entered the palace and
destroyed a large oil painting of the late
emperor by cutting and slashing it with
knives.
BREWER CONFIRMED.
Eleven Senators Voted in the Negative
—Other Confirmations.
Washington, Dec. 18.—The Senate to
day confirmed the nomination of Judge
David J. Brewer of Kansas, to be associate
justice of the supreme court of the United
States, There were eleven negative votes
upon the question of confirming him. A
large number of other nominations were
confirmed. Among them were: United
States Ministers Phelps to Germany,
Hlrsch to Turkey, Anderson of Ohio to
Bolivia, Douglass (Fred) to llayti and
Snowden to Roumania, Servia and Greece,
together with consuls-geueral, consuls,
secretaries of legation, Indian inspectors,
and a large numb ir of naval pro uoti ms.
The executive session lasted three hours.
The vote ou the confirmation of Associate
Justice Brewer was 52 to 11. An effort
was made to postpone action until a subse
quent session, but this failed, although sup
ported by Mr. Edmunds, chairman of the
judiciary committee. The negative vote is
said to have been cast by Messrs. Blair,
Wilson of lowa, Colquitt, Reagan, Berry,
Jones of Arkan as, Call, Moody, Allison,
Cuandler, and Pettigrew. Mr. Edmunds,
it is said, declined to vote.
SILOOTT’S STEAL.
The Special Committee of the House
Not Agreed Yet.
Washington, Dec. 18.—Although it
peared last night that the special iiou .*
committee charged with the investigation
of the Silcott defalcation had substantially
reached an agreement to recommend refer
ence of the case to the court of claims, the
committee had hardly got together this
morning before they were again at odds, and
the prospects of an agreement again be
came Indefinite. This state of affairs re
sulted from the renewed insistence of mem
bers who favor the passage of an appropri
ation bill to meet the deficiency upon the
adoption of their view. Besides this there
are two other distinct propositions pending
before the committee. One of them is to
divide the inonsy left them by Silcott, pro
rata among the members who have
lost their salaries, and drop the matter;
while the second is a compromise proposi
tion looking to reference or the case to the
court of claims. This morning’s session of
the committee was fruitless of results,
except that Representatives Payne and
Hemphill were appointed a subcommittee
to ascertain the amount of the individual
losses.
SUBSIDIZED RAILROADS.
Suits to be Instituted for Failures to
Comply With the Laws.
Washington, Dec. 18. —Attorney Gen
eral Miller to-day appointed Charles H.
Aldrich of Chicago special assistant
attorney of the department of justice, to
have charge of tbe suits to be instituted
against a number of subsidized railroad
companies u der the provisions of the act
of Aug. 7, 1888, for failure to comply with
the requirements of the laws under which
they were chartered in respect to the
maintenance and operation of separate tele
graph lines, and in respect to reporting to
the interstate commerce commission. Suit
has already been instituted at Omaha under
this law against the Union Pacific company.
There are said to be about ten other com
panies liable to prosecution, but proceed
ings against them will not be instituted
until after Mr. Aldrich shall have conferred
with the attorney ga leral.
A FATHER’S FATAL FOLLY.
He Shoots Hia Son and Then Blows
Out His Own Brains.
Washington, Dec. 18. —A special to the
Post from Lynchburg, Va., says: “Samuel
V. Marks to-day suddenly drew a pistol and
fired three times at his son Will. The first
two shots missed him, but the third took
effect in the abdomen. Marks, the elder,
then went out and sat on a stone wall, as if
not realizing what he had done. After a
little while he placed the pistol to his right
temple and fired, inflicting a wound from
which ha soon died. The son is not ex
pected to recover. There had been bad
feeling between father and son for some
time.”
Nominated for Postmasters.
Washington, Dec. 18.— The President
sent the tollowiug nominations to the Benate
to-day:
To be postmasters—Samuel Gilbert, at
Decatur, Ala; Mrs. Jennie R. Tyler, at
Brook Haven, Miss.; Elward L. Ragan, at
High Point N. O,; William Miller, at Tusca
loosa, Ala.; Benjamin F. Brimberry, at
Albany, Ga.; Walter Ackerman, at Carters
ville, Ga.; A. J. Frazer,at Greenville, Tenn.;
Jc seph T. B. Wilson, at Murfreesborough,
Tenn. _____
Bond Purchases.
Washington, Dec. 18.—The bond offer
ings to-day aggregated $137,850. All were
accepted at lW* for the 4*. and 127 for
.the 4s,
SAVANNAH. GA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1!), 1889.
BILLS GO IN WITH A RUSH.
HOUSE MEMBERS PUT IN 1064
DURING THE DAY.
A Regular Raid for Public Buildings—
A Measure to Incorporate a New
Military Order Cheap Postage
Wanted—Postal Cards at Half a
Cent—Many Old Measures Reintro
duced.
Washington, Dec. 18.—In the Senate
to-day Mr. Sherman, from t-he committee
on foreign relations, reported, in conform
ity with the President’s message of yester
day, tbo joint resolution extending to March
I, 1890, the time for holding the inter
national marine conference, and. after a
brief explanation, the joint resolution was
passed.
BLAIR’S EDUCATIONAL BILL.
Mr. Blair, from the committee on educa
tion and labor, reported back his bill to
provide for the establishment and tempo
rary support rf common schools, and gave
notice that, as soon as possible after the
close of the holiday recess, he would call it
up for action. It was pi iced on the calen
dar. It baa been amended in several im
portant particulars, among them the follow
ing;
1. The quota of any state which shall ba
refused by iu legislature shall be covered
into the treasury, instead of being divided
among the rest of the states.
2. The requirement that the school books
authorized by the school board shall be de
posited with the Secretary of the Interior
is stricken out, as also the section giving
the respective legislatures power to dis
tri ute the funds appropriated to the several
territories.
3. It is explicitly explained that porsous
of different colors, to bee >me teachers,
shall not bo required in the sane schools.
Mr. Hoar introduced his bill of last year
for the erection of an equestriau statue of
ex-President Zachary Taylor. The bill ap-'
propriates $35,000 for this purpose, and di
rects that the statuo be erected in
Washington City.
The o ily other business of a striking
character was the introduction of Mr. Mor
gan’s resolution for recognition of the
United States of Brazil, which is given
elsewhere. After the introduction of a few
bills and resolutions of inquiry, the Senate
wont into executive session, and at 4 o’clock
adjourned.
In the House.
In the House this morning the Senate
amendments to the Houre joint resolution
for printing the agricultural report were
agreed to.
Mr. McKinley of Ohio,.from the commit
tee on wavs and moans, then reported the
concurrent resolution for a holiday recess
from Dec. 21 until Jau. 6. It was agreed to
by a vote of j!52 to 30.
The speaker having laid before the House
the message from the President recommend
ing that the limit of the international
marine conference be extended for two
months, Mr. Hitt of Illinois introduced a
joint resolution extending that authority
until March 1,1890. Mr. Hitt said that the
conference had already accomplished at
great and important work, and unless the
resolution were passed the authority of the
delegates of the United States would cease
in tie midst of their labors. The joint res
olution was passed.
THE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE.
On motion of Mr. Rowellfof Illinois, the
committee on elections was granted leave
to sit during the sessions of the House.
Mr. McKinley of Ohio, from the com
mittee on rules, reported a resolution for an
immediate call of the states for the intro
duction and reference of bills. The resolu
tion was adopted. Before this order was
carried out, however, Mr. Payne of New
York, from the Silcott committee, reported
the resolution authorizing the sergeaut-at
arms to offer a reward of $5,000 for the
arrest and delivery to the marshal of the
District of Columbia of C. E. Silcott, the
absconding cashier, the reward to be paid
out of the contingent fund of the House.
The resolution was adopted.
1,064 BILLS INTRODUCED.
The call for the introduction by statas of
bills for reference was tDen begun and
lasted until night, the total number intro
duced being 1,064. Many of these are dupli
cates, if not in language, at least in the sub
ject matter of their provisions. A dozen
or more measures based on the Blair bill
wore introduced, and the silver men were
not idle, and fully twenty propositions were
presented for the free coinage of silver.
Bills were introduced for the erection of
public buildings at the following places;
Huntsville, Ala.; Hot Springs, Ark.; San
Diego, Stockton, San Francisco, San Jose
and Oak and, Cal.; Pueblo, Col.; Danbury,
South Norwalk, New London and Water
burv. Conn. ;Wilmington,Del.; Tampa, Fla.;
Columbus, Ga.; Bloomington, Galesburg,
Sterling and Aurora, 111.; Logansp jrt, La
fayette, Richmond, South Bend, Indianap
olis and Madison, iud.; Sioux City, Cedar
Rapids, Burlington, Fort Dodge and Daven
port, la.; Atchison, Selma, Winfield, Ar
kansas City, Kansas City, Newton, Wel
lington and Hutchison, Kaa.; Bowling
Green, Ky.; Morgan City, New Orleans,
Batou Rouge and Alexandria, La.; Wash
ington, D. C.; Bar Harbor and Houlton,
Me.; Worcester, Haverhill, AldeD, Lynn
and Holyoke, Muss.; Grand Haven,
Benoni, Saginaw, Lansing and Mus
kegon, Mich.; Annapolis, Ml.; Du
luih and St. Faul, Minn.; Meridian and
Yazoo City, Miss.; Kansas City, Mo.;
Helena aud Trernont, Mont.; Grand Island,
Kearnev, Norfolk, Beatrice and Hastings,
Neb.; Atlantic Citv and Jersey City, N. J.;
Elmira, Yonkers, Hudson, Malo se, Oneida
and Rome, N. Y.; Winston, Reidsville, Ox
ford, Henderson and Fayetteville, N. C.;
Lima, Fremont, Findlay, Tiffin, Defiance,
Hamilton, Canton and Youngstown,
O.; Salem and Portland, Ore.;
Allegheny City, York, Allentown,
Pottsville, Wilkesbarre, Chester and
Altoona, Pa.; Pawtucket, R. L; Sioux
Falls, Yankton and Aberdeen, 8. D.; Paris
and Palestine, Texas; St. Albans, Vt.;
Newport Isl rnd Pond, R. I.; Norfolk, New
port News. Fredericksburg, West Point,
Staunton and Roanoke, Va.; Spokane Falls,
Tacoma and Seattle, Wash.: Wellsburg,
Wheeling and Martinsburg, W. Va.; Eau
Claire, Manitowoc, Green Bay, Sheboygan
and Racine, Wis.; Albuquerque, N. M.;
Salt Lake City, Utah; Cheyenne, Wyo.
INCREASED APPROPRIATIONS ASKED.
Increased appropriations were asked for
public buildings at the following places:
Los Angeles and Sacramento, Cal.; Key
West and Pensacola, Fla.; Savannah, Ga.;
Springfield, Mo.; Newark and Hoboken, N.
J. ; Troy, N. Y.; Greensboro, N. C.; Dallas
and Fort Worth, Texas; Petersburg, Va.;
Milwaukee, Wis.
Nearly every member from the tobacco
growing states was armed with a measure
for the repeal of the tobacco tax, while
many of them went still further and intro
duced bills for the total abolition of the
internal revenue system.
The deaths of James Laird of Nebraska,
S. S. Cox of New York. N. W. Nutting
of New York, and R. W. Townshend of
Illinois were announced to the House,
which, as a mark of respect tp ibe memory
of tr<e deceased, at 6 o’clock adjourned until
Friday. Most of the members left the hall
after they had seen their bills safely in the
hands of the clerks, and when the house
adjourned t&atv wag oat a uwrm Dfmot.
Among the bills introduced was one by
Mr. Milliken of Mains to reduce the inter
nal revenue and tariff taxes by abolishing
the internal revenue tax on tobacco aud its
manufactures, aud tbs tariff duty on sugars.
The tariff bill introduced by Representa
tive Dockery of Missouri includes those
sections of the Mills bill relating to timber
and wood, wool, woolen, and woolen fab
rics, carpets and clothing.
CHEAP POSTAGE.
By Mr. Wheeler of Alabama—Fixing the
rate of postage within states at 1 cent per
half ounce; for the organiz itiou of a naval
reserve force; to reduce the tobacco tax; to
place cotton bagging on the free list; to
create a tariff statistical bureau; to refund
the cotton tax; for gigual stations in the
West Indies; amending t ie civil service act;
to incorporate the Military Order of
America, and es ablish a nat onal military
and naval museum, library, and memorial
building in the city of Washington. The
bill proposes the incorporation of a society
which is to bring together fraternal associa
tion between those who were engaged in
the war between the states, “to care for
him who shall have borne battle, and for
bis widow and orphan, especially to a id the
sick and distressed companions and
widows and sorphaus of deceased com
panions; to cherish the memories of
the camp, field, and bivouac, and
strengthen the ties of reunion, sympathy,
valor, aud patriotism -between those
who were enemies in war and are friends in
pe ice.’’ The order is to be non-sectarian
and non-political, and is to have a building
in Washington, to be used as a memorial
building, military and naval museum and
library, wherein is to bs deposited copies of
all government publications. Provision is
to be made for the interment in the oourt
of this building of tho mortal remains of
"great com nauder—Grant,” and the erec
tion of a suitable monument to his memory,
and to all other soldiers and sailors and
marines who served during the war.
REGULATION OP IMMIGRATION.
By Mr. Oates—The “Ford immigration
bill’’ of last year, to prohibit aliens from
acquiring title to lands in the United States;
also t > regulate tho jurisdiction of tho
United States district courts in Alabama.
By Mr. Herbert of Alabama—Relating to
the duties of Un ted States attorneys and
marshals; also to transfer to the navy petty
officers and men in the revenue cutter ser
vice.
By Mr. Wheeler—The bill of the Ameri
can shipping le igue for a tonnage bounty
to American ships in the foreign trade.
A similar bill was introduced by Mr.
Farqubar of New York.
By Mr. Blount of Georgia—To provide
for postofflee buildings, providing for simi
larity of architecture of such buildings.
MAKING GOOD SILCOTT S STEAL.
By Mr. Paysoa of Illinois—For the pay
ment of the unpaid salaries of members of
the Fifty-first congress. This bill appro
priates $75,000 to be immediately available
for the purpose of paying members of con
gress their salaries lost by the Silcott defal
cation. It oharges the investigating com
mittee with the duty of transferring the
assets of the office to the United States
treasurer, who shall be intrusted with their
disbursement. Any private deposits of
members found In the safe are to be held by
the treasurer subject to disposition by the
court of claims.
By Mr. Wikeof Illinois—Declaring it to
be the sense of the Honse that the commit
tee on ways a >d means should report at an
early day a plan and rate of taxation by
which $130,000,000 shall be raised annually
on incomes and salaries in excess of $5,000.
By Mr. Curutti of Kentucky—To reim
burse depositors In the Freedmeu’s Savings
and Trust Company.
AN ANTI-RAILROAD PASS BILL.
By Mr. Anderson of Kansas—To prevent
the use of railroad and other passes, and
telegraph franks by members of con
gress and the judiciary of the United
States; also, bis bill of the
last session to create a Dostal
telegraph system, with anew section carry
ing an appropriation of $10,000,000 for tho
purposes of the act.
Postal telegraph bills were also intro
duced by other members, and Lilia t > define
and punish trusts; peasion bills, both gen
eral and individual, for the repeal of the
interstate commerce law; for reciprocity
with Canada; regulating aud taxing the
manufacture of compound lard, and, in
fact, covering nearly every object for
which legislation was proposed iu the last
congress, and some new ones.
BILLS OF SOUTHERNERS.
Among the bills introduced by southern
members were these:
By Mr. Cowles of North Carolina—For
the issue of silver certificates on deposits of
silver half dollars.
By Mr. Ewart of North Carolina—For
the total repeal of thf internal revenue
la w.
Similar bills were introduced by other
North Carolina representative*.
By Mr. Henderson of North Carolina—
To reduce the price of postal cards to half
ace it.
By Mr. Dibble of South Carolina—Pro
viding for a second Vice-President; also
abolishing the tax on the circulation of
strie banks* also to provide for the pay
ment of the Fre ch spoliation claims.
By Mr. Enloe of Tennessee—To prohibit
gambling contracts in agricultural and
other products.
By Mr. McMillin of Tennessee—A resolu
tion directing the secretary of state to
notify the republio of Brazil, through the
proper authorities, of the recognition of
that republio by the government of the
United States.
INFLUBNZA’B INVABION.
Several New Cases at New York—
Boston Now Affected.
Ntw Yohk, Dec. 18.—A number of cases
of Russian influenza are reported to-day. A
reporter on the World, a Wall street broker,
and a police captain are among tiie latest
sufferers.
BOSTON SNEEZING,
Boston, Dec 18. —A prominent physi
cian said to-day that there are a dozen
cases of influenza in Boston, and that there
is good reason to believe the affection will
become general in this city.
THE EPIDEMIC IN GEKMANT.
Berlin, Dec. 18.—Tne influenza odl
demic is spreading ill Central and Southern
Germany. A large number of cases are
reported in Munich, Cassell, and Leipsic.
STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY.
Ex-Congressman Lyman of lowa at
Death’s Door.
Council Bluffs, la., Dec. 18.—Ex-
Congressman Joseph Lyman was stricken
with apoplexy yesterday. He was at first
thought to be dead, but after being taken
home he recovered somewhat, and is now
alive, but with sligot hopes of final re
covery. Mr. Lyman was a member of the
Forty-ninth ana Fiftieth oongreesee. He bat
a good record as a soldier and as a lawyer.
Two Young Men Wounded.
Port Townsend Washington, Dec.
18.—Two young men, n imod John Hall
and John Graham, were fatally wounded by
Martin Phillips, on Lopez island, Washing
ton, last night. Phillips had just been mar
ried, and Hall and Graham were members
of a >, chMiTUi’'4iarty.
DIXIE AND THE DOLLAR.
THE STORY OF HER RISE FROM
POVERTY TO PROSPERITY.
The Sunland the Coming El Dorado of
American Adventure The Losses
Entailed by the War Estimated at
$5,000,000,000 Wonderful Prog
ress In the Past Nine Years.
Baltimore, Dec. 18.—R. H. Edmonds,
the editor of the Manufacturers' Record,
contributes to this week's issue of that
journal, under the title of “The South's
Redemption—From Poverty to Prosperity,”
the most elaborate review ever published
of the indu-itrial history of the south, the
occasion for it being tne issuing of a special
edition, a copy of which will bo sent to
every banking house iu tho United States
to show what the south has accomplished
and what are its prospects. Openiug his
review with tho statement of Hon.
William D. Kelley, that
south is the coming El Dorado of
American adventure," Mr. Edmonds briefly
refers to the combination of advantages
possessed by the south in olimate, soil,
mineral and timber wealth, in rivers,
large and small, iu an abundant rainfall,
etc., and says: With the rapid progress
now being made in the development of all
these resources, the south is entering upon
a period of prosperity groater than any
part of this country has over yet enjoyed.
The conditions for this are far more favor
able than in the west during the period of
tho most rapid growth of that region, aud
this prosperity being free from fictitious
inflation will be permanent.
THE ANTE-BELLUM SOUTH.
Blessed with such marvolous advantages,
what has the south accomplished 1 is a ques
tion which the world has u right to a-k. It
is needless to enter into any discussion of
the reasons why the south did not undergo
industrial development prior to the war.
Her people preferred to give their attention
to agriculture. But it may bo well to call
attention to the fact that when the census
of 1860 was taken the south ranked very
high in wealth as compared with the rest
of the country, showing that she was not
slothful In the business of money making.
Tho losses entailed upon the south by the
war are estimated at over $5,000,000,000, or
double the total amouut of capital invested
in manufactures in the United states iu
1880.
AFTER THE CONFL IOT.
At the closo of the most disastrous wnr in
the world’s history, the south was in a de
plorable condition. Its business interests
had been destroyed; for four years it had
been drained of everything that could help
to maintain its armies; it had been the
battle-ground of millions of men; its cities
and its towns woro in many places in ruins;
its fields devastated aud its fences destroyed;
blackened chimneys marked the sites where
thousands of fine dwellings had stood; its
foremost men had been killed by the tens of
thousands, and so gloomy was the outlook
when the war ended that hundreds of thou
sands of the young and vigorous men and
boys that wore growing up left during the
next few years for the west and southwest,
aud for the north.
OUR WEALTH BEFORE THE WAR.
In IS6O the assessed value of property in
Goorgia wus greater than the combined
wealth of Maine, Now Hampshire, Ver
mont, and Rhode Island, South Carolina
was $63,000,000 richer than Rhodo Island
and New Jersey. Mississippi outranked
Connecticut by $160,000,000. In the
ass’ssod Vftluo of property |>er capita, Con
necticut stood first in rank; Rhode Island,
second; Smith Carolina, third; Mississippi,
fourth; Massachusetts, fifth; Louisiana,
sixth; Georgia, sevontn; District of Colum
bia, eighth; Florida, ninth; Kentucky,
tenth; Alabama, eleventh; Texas, taelftii;
New Jersey, thirteenth; Maryland, four
teenth; Arkansas, fifteenth; Virginia, six
teenth, and Ohio, seventeenth. New York
and Pennsylvania were also far behind the
south in the amount of wealth ii propor
tion to population, the former state ranki ig
twenty-second, and the latter thirtieth. By
1876 there was a startling change. The as
sessed value of property in New York and
Pennsylvania alone was greater than the
whole south; Massachusetts had just one
half as much wealth as tho fourteen south
ern states combined. South Carolina,
which in 1360 iiad been third in rank in
wealth in proportion to the number of
her inhabitants, had dropped to be the
thirtieth; Georgia, from the soventh to the
thirtv-ninth; Mississippi, from the fourth
place to the thirty-fourth; Alabama, from
the eleventh to tne forty-fourth; Kentucky,
from tenth r.o twenty-eighth, and tho other
southern states ha 1 gone down in the
same way, while the n irthern and western
states had steadily increased in wealth.
In 1860 the nssossed value of properly in
South Carolina, according to the census,
was $489,000,000, while the combined values
in Rhode island and New Jersey aggre
gated $421,000,000, or $63,1)00,000 less than
South Carolina’s. In 1870 tho combined
values in Rhode Island and Now Jersey
amounted to $808,000,00), and thi value in
South Carolina was $183,000,000. Thus,
while South Carolina bad $63,000,000 more
assessed property in 1860 tuan these two
states, it had in 1370 $685,0)0,000 less than
they had. In 1860 tne total assessed value
of property in the United Hmtes was $12,-
000,000,000, and of tills the south had
$5,200,000,000, or 44 per cent.; in 1870 the
total for the country was $14,i70.000.000,
and of this the south had only $3,004,000,-
000, or 22 per cent.
ON THE UP GRADE.
In 1880 the south had commenced to re
gain it* position of 1860, aud iu progress
during the last nine years has been the
wonder of the age. Since 1865 over
$7,800,000,000 have been drawn to the south
to pay for cotton, and t.ie vaiue of cotton
exported to Europe during that period has
been $5,160,000,000. Heretofore the bulk
of money received for cotton baa gone north
and west to pay for home and farm sup
plies, but now the south is raising its own
corn and bacon, and largely produces the
manufactured goods requbed for home con
sumption. In this c auge tuereis a revo u
tion in the currents of business. Added
to the $100,009,000 or 1200,000,000
of cotton money that have for twenty-live
years annually gone north, but wblcu will
now remain in the south, will be an equal or
possinly a greater amount brought to the
south to pay for the iron, the lumber and
the cotton goods that are being shipped
north, the millions tnat will come to pay
for mineral and timber lands, the $50,000,-
000 or more that is now paid for early
vegetables and fruits, and the grett aggre
gate, reaching, proba Jy, already $25,000,-
000, spent by winter visitors who come
soutn to eDjoy its climate.
AGRICULTURAL ADVANCEMENT.
The agric iltural advancement has been
almost us marked as the industrial. In 1879
the value of the south’s agricultural prod
uct# was $571,000,000; in 1888 it was $759,-
000,000. and in 1880 it will be about
$850,000,000. In 1870 the south produced
431,000,000 bushels of grain, and in 1888
632,00Q,000 busbeis, and the yield for 1889
will probably show 650,000.000 to 675,000,-
000 bushels. The percentage of increase in
grain production in the south was larger
than iu Urn west, j# WTO tbo Y*luq
live stock In the south was #391,400,000, and
In 1889 #569, 160,000. *
In 1880 the south had £3O national banks,
with a capital of #45,607,000, and in 189 it
has 474 national banks, aud their capital is
#70,454,000.
The increase in tha number of national
banks since 1879 has been about 13 per cent,
in the north, 81 per cent, in the west, anil
113 per cent, in thesmtb, while the increase
in capital stock was uearly 4 ior cent, ii toe
north, 95 per cent, in the west, and 70 per
cent in the south during the same period.
NATIONAL BANK SURPLUS.
Them was an increase of surplus in na
tional banks of 45 per cent, in the north, 82
per cent, in the west, and 146 per cent, in
the south; of undivided profits, an increase
of 43 per cent in the north, 58 i>er cent, in
tho west, and 92 per cent, in the south; of
loans and dlsooums, 41 per cent, in the
north, 136 per oent. in the west, and of 110
per cent, in the south; aud of individual de
posits, 39 per cent in the north, 107 per cent
in the west, and 11(5 per cent, in tho south.
In tho last four years H.IXX) now manu
facturing and mining enterprises have been
organized in the south.
RAILROAD MILEAGE.
The railroad mileage of the south has
been increased by tne addition of noarlv
21,000 miles since 18,80. Since that year
over #800,000,000 have 1 eon spent iu tho
building of new r 'ads, and improving old
ones. The assess and value of property has
increased over #1,300,000,000, and the true
valuation over #3.000,000,000. lu 1880 the
south made 397,301 tons of pig Iron; in 1888,
1,132,000, anil iu 1880 the output will prob
ably bo about 1,000,000 to 1,70 i.OOO tons.
MINIMI AND MANUFACTURING,
In 1880, (1,018,571 tons of coal were mined
in tho south, and in 1888 the output was
over 18,000,000 tons. Cotton mills have iu
cro sod from 101, with 14,323 looms and
0(17,854 spindles, ii 1880, to 355 mills, with
45,001 looms anil 2,035,208 spindles, while
many new mills are under construct ion, and
many old ones being enlarged. In 1830
there were 40 cotton seed oil mills in tho
south, having a capital of #3,500,000; now
there are 213, with over #20,000,000 in
vested.
AFRICA’S EXPLORE It 3.
Emin Pasha Recovering—An Acldresa
Given to Stanley.
Zanzibar, Deo. 18.—It is announced that
Gmin Pasha is entirely out of danger and
is making rapid progress toward full re
covery.
The Indian community here, at a nearly
spontaneous gathering to-day, presented to
Stanley a silver casket containing an ad
dress praising his energy in opening Central
Africa to c mimerce. Stanley gratefully
thanked them for tho unique supplement,
and dwelt upon the prospocts for an early
commercial development of the British
Gist African Company’s territory. He
urged the importance or connecting Mom
basa on the c 'ast with Victoria Nyauza by
a railroad, which wcul 1 pass Into the heart
of a region all parts of which teemed with
dense population, and would consequently
open for European manufactures vast
markets now dormant and unknown.
SERPA-PINTO SENSATION.
Col. Evan Smith Makes His Report to
Lord Salisbury.
London, Dec. 18,—The Marqais of Salis
bury has received Col. Evan Smith’s report
giving details of the Serpa-Pinto incident,
showing that it ocourrod in November and
was reported by Pinto in much modified
form. Lisbon papers publish letters of Mr.
Johnston, tho British consul at Mozambique,
written iu July last, in which he asks for a
passport or safe conduct for a journey to
too interior of the country, offers to carry
letters to tho Portuguese officers there, and
thanks the governor of Mozambique for
his assistance and courtesy, Safe conduct
was given, and Mr. Johnston used it, and
the Portuguese allegation is that while
bearing it ho exoited Makololo to revolt.
FRENCH POLITICS.
The Boulnnglsta Organizing a Monster
Meeting as a Protest.
Paris, Deo, 18.—Tho Boulangists have
convened a monster meeting to protest
against tho action of the chamber of
deputies in seating M. Joffrain, who ran
against Gen. Boulanger in the Montmartre
district in the recont election.
M Naquet, whoso election was declared
invalid by tho chamber of deputies on
Monday, has gene to the Island of Jersey
to confer with Gen. Boulanger concerning
the course to be followed by the Boulang
ists.
BUSHIRPB EXECUTION.
He Was Turned Over to the Germane
for a Reward.
Zanzibar, Dec. 18.—The details of the
events just previous to the execution of
Bushiri, the Arab leader of the Insurgents
in their revolt against tha Germans, show
that there had been an engagement between
the Germans and Bushiri’s forces, in which
thirty of the latter were killed. Bushiri
was captured, but succeeded in escaping.
He was subaquently*oaptured by Wa-ega,
who surrendered him to Maj. Wissman
and received in return a reward of 10,000
rupees.
Two Steamers Sunk.
London, Deo. 18.—The stoaraer Leerdam,
bound from Amsterdam to Buenos Ayres,
with 400 passengers, and the steamer Gaw
quausia, bound fom Calcutta to Hamburg,
collided to the North sea to-day and both
sank. All on board the two vessels were
saved, a ul were taken to Cuxhaven by the
French steamer Emma
Parnell Visits Gladstone.
London, Dec. 19.—Mr. Parnell visited
Mr. Gladstone at Hawardea to-day. He
afterward started for Liverpool to receive
addresses aud make one or more speeches.
An Emperor’s Troublesome Ear.
Berlin, Deo. 18.—The emperor’s ear is
troublesome again. It has raoeiitly grown
worse. He Is under treatment all the time,
and is in constant pain.
Odessa’s Riotous Students.
London, Dec. 18.— In consequence of the
riotous conduct of the students at Odessa
university, that city, it has been closed.
France to Recognize Hlppolyte.
London. Dec. 18.—France, acting in ac
cord with England, is about to recognize
Hippolyte as President of Hayti.
Fall of the Wires and Poles.
New York, Dec. 18.—The work of re
moving the polos and wires of the various
electric light companies erected in viola
tion of the rules and regulations of the
board of electrical control, was continued
to-day. Nearly 65,000 feet of wire and
eighty-five poles were taken down.
Sals of the Rome and Decatur,
New York, Dec. 18,—The Roms and
Decatur railroad was sold on the real es
tate exchange this afternoon for $832,000.
The purchasers wore 8, B, Newcomb & Cos.
( DAILY. $lO A 1 EAR. .
< 5 CKNTSACJO?Y. I
| WEEKLY Mk A YEAR. |
QUAYDOWXSBOSS MAGEE
THE FIGHT FOR THE PITTBBURO
FO3TOFFICB ENDED.
McKean Carries Off the Prise—Con
gressman Dalzell Feels Very Sora
Over the Outcome—He Charges that
the Appointment is a Departure
from the Precedent of Giving the
Distribution of the Spoils to the Lo
cal Congressman.;
Washington, Dec. IS. —Senator Quay’s
candidate, McKean, was to-day nominated
f r postmaster at Pittsburg In preference to
Mr. Ford, who was recommended by Mr.
Dalzell, who represent* Pittsburg in tha
House, and by Chris Magee, tha Pittsburg
boss. Mr. Dalzell, being asked what be
thought of the appointment, said: “I hava
long oxiiecteil the appol itment to be made.
Mr. Wanamaker, at my first Interview with
him, openly announced himself as on the
side of Mr. Quay as against me. The Pres*
ident, conceding the force of precedent,
seemed to think that even precedent could
not stand against the demands of the chair-s
man of the national committee.
UNFORTUNATE FOR MANY REASONS.
“I think the appointment is an unfortu
nate one for many reasons which I do not
care to particulanz*. not because Mr. Mc-
Kean is the man, but for other reaaons.
Mr. MoKean hoi known all along that my
feeling for him personally it of the kindest*
character, and i hat my fight against him
involved, in my honest judgment, a prin
ciple for which I was h morably bouud to
contend. Those who know me know that,
personally, I care not at all for patronage,
and that tho disponsatio i of it Is ths moth
diiagreeable part of my duties. Tue ap
pointment does not change my opl don In
the least. I stand now as before it was
made.
A DOUBLE WRONO.
“It is a wrong against me as the repre- .
sentati ve of my di -trot. It is an indefcosl-1
ble violation of republican precedent. Zttj
is a wrong done et the dictati >n of >i selfish, |
and grinding bnssism which the self-respect j
of the people of Pennsylvania will soo er op
later, I think very so >n, vl dicats itself.
Every wrong brings its own fruits. Thid
one will prove no exception to the rule
lam glad that the surprise is over. I can
now dismiss the s abject from my mind ana
attend to what I consider the legitimate
duties of a representative—to try and
legislate oorrectly for the country."
QUAY DELIGHTED.
Senator Quay is, of course, delighted]
with his victory over B>ss Magee, however:
It may widen the gulf between them. HUr
pleasure was not marred by the attack]
which Mr. Dalzell made upon him in the
interview above given. Hs dismissed ihi
with a smile and the romark that he had no
quarrel with Mr. Dalzell personally. Tha
question with him, he said, was whsther
should let his enemies or bi< friends get pos
session of the Pittsburg postofllce. with its
300empl>yes. Of course be oould not sit
idly by out of respect of some alleged,
custom that congressman should name thrf
postmasters in their own towns.
DENIES THAT THERE IB SUCH A CUSTOM. ,
He denied that any such custom wad
recognized in the case of presidential post-,
masters, as to whose appointment it wa*
constitutionally the duty of senators only
to advise and consent. He nominated Mr.
McKean because bis friends anil the greater
number of the business men of Plnsburgf
wnutnd Mr. McKean. He was told tha(f
Mr. Dalzell wanted him, but as soon ' s Mr,,
McKean was announced a* a candidate Mr-
Ford's name was sprung by the Magee eleV
ment. Of course there was nothing to d<#
but to defeat his appointment.
A CASE OF RETRIBUTION.
Representative Bavue thinks that this hr;
a clear cose of retribution upon Mr. Ford’#
friends, who, under Preside it Arthur, in-4
duceil Bern tor Cameron to do with Mr.,
Bayne in MoKeespirt what Senator Quay
has uow done for Mr. Dalzell iu Pittsburg.
Senator Ca ueron ignored both tne local
wishes and precedent at Allentown in nam-t
lng John Htopp as po .t master to please hi*
friend and fellow-fanner, Chjpf Jostle#
Paxson, Mr. Htopp’s brother-in-law.
CONTESTED ELECTIONS.
The Ho use Committee Not to 81$
During the Recces.
Washington, Dec. 18.—Mr. Eowsll be
ing made aware by the full ranks of the
democrats In the House this morning witbi
Mr. Crisp waiting vigilantly to lead then#
forward that his efforts to get permission
from the House for the elections committed
to sit during the holidays would be unsuc
cessful, abandoned it. Had it carried h#
would have endeavored to report the two
West Virginia oases, and the one Maryland,
and one Indiani case, all of which will bq
decided by the committee in favor of tha
republicans, to the Huuse immediately 1
after the holidays.
The republicans need that eight majority
badly, but they may have to wait for it,
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RUBE BPBKOWd' GANG.
Rube Smith Proves to Have Best!
One of Ita Members.
Mobile, Ala., Dec. 18.—A special to the
Heguter from Waynesboro, Mi is., says*
“The preliminary examination of {tuba
Smith, accused of robbing a Mobile and]
■Ohio express train at Bucatunna, Miss.,
was held here yesterday. Smith and his)
partner, James McClung, were cap ured a
Amorv, Miss., Saturday, after a desperatai
resistance on the part of Smith. At tha ex
amination Smith was identified by a negro
named Neil McAllister a* having been with
two others in the neighborhood of Buca
tunna several da vs prior to the robbery,*
ostensibly engaged in trapping. All tbred
disappeared on the morning of the rubbery.
M’CLUNO ON THE STAND.
“James McClung then took the stand
and told of h s relations, how Smith baa
told him all about the Bucatunna rob
bery, how the ma ter was planned by l
Smith’s cousin, Rube Burrows, the noted
outlaw; how the three robbers disguised
themselves as trappers, and how they held
up the train, robiied the express car and
escaped. McClurig said that he bad never
heard anything of the robbery except from
Smith, and he gave substantially a correct
account of that affair.
BURROWS WITH THEM.
“He said, further, that Burrows, Smith,
and he (McClung) bad rendezvoused at
Amory, and tnat Burrow* wa* there lost
Friday, the day before the arrest, but had
gone to Lamar county for some purpose
not mentioned. The inference is that Bur
rows was planning to rob a Kansas City,
Memphis and Birmingham road train, and
was looking over the ground with that ob<
ject in view."
Detective Jackson next gave an account
of the arrest
The accused wa* bound over In *5,000 id
answer, and was taken to Meridian fat
safe keeping.
Rochefort Dangerously IU.
London, Dec. 18.—Henri Rochefort if
dangerously Ul this city.
