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< Established 1850. Incorporated 1888. >
| J.H.ESTILL President. (
DUDLEY GIVEN AN AIRING
VOORHEES HANDLES THE MATTER
WITHOUT GLOVES.
Be Arraigns the Corrupter and His
Associates and Charges the Admin
istration 'With Shielding Him from
Justice—Mr. Edmunds Makes a Lame
Retort The Resolution of Inquiry
Passes, Slightly Amended.
Washington, Jan. B.—ln the Senate to
day, after some routine morning business,
Mr. Voorhees called up his resolution of
fered yesterday in relation to the charges
that Mr. Chambers, the United States dis
trict attorney at Indianapolis, had inter
fered in his official capacity to provent the
arrest of W. W. Dudley, on a charge of fe
loniously violating the election laws of
Indiana at the last presidential election, and
directing the attorney general to report
what instructions tho department of justice
had issued to Mr. Chambers on the subject,
and to furnish copies of the correspondence,
and proceeded to address the Senate.
He spoke of the orime as having inflicted
an indelible stain on that memorable elec
tion, and impeached the integrity of the
political result that followed. The fact of
the crime was open, universally know n, and
practically confessed by its perpetrator
and his coadjutors, and yet, by constant
vigilance in obstructing the law, the crime
had thus far gone unpunished, j
SHIELDED BY HARRISON.
The beneficiary of a polluted ballot box,
now in high place, had felt compelled to
shield the corrupt instruments of that suc
cess from the penalties due to such notorious
guilt. It was high time; he said, that that
most disgraceful, and most alarming
epis de in the presidential election should
be fully understood by the whole people,
and that the proper degree of responsibility
should be assigned to the instrument by
whom it was perpetrated, and to those who
tried to hide the offense. He should “noth
iug exte mate nor aught set down in
malice,” but forbearance on the subject had
long cease,i to be a virtue in the estima
tion of all honest people in Indiana, and
for those alone he spoke.
THE NOTORIOUS LETTER.
Mr. Voorhees sent to the clerk’s desk and
had read the notorious “blocks of five”
letter, and went on to say that the days and
weeks which immediately followed the pub
lication of that polluted and {>olluting cam
paign document would always be
remembered for the rapidity, audacity, and
fecundity with which the most self-evident
falsehoods were conceived and put forth
by the republican press in order to
avert odium and escape the
legal penalties of an organized attempt at
wholesale bribery. This document, eman
ating officially from the national republican
committee (and never disowned) had pointed
out, he said, that an ample corruption fund
was ready on hand, and gave express
directions for its use by agents selected for
their skill in such rascality. He spoke of
Dudley as an immediate representative, on
the national republican committee, of Ben
jamin Harrison, then candidate for Presi
dent, and now President of the United
States. He had been put upon that
committee at the earnest request
of Harrison, and between them there were
the most confidential and intimate personal
relations. They had been political Siamese
twins in the state of Indiana. When, there
fore, the scheme of bribery and corruption
was expiosed on Oct. 31, 1888, as far and as
fast as the lightning carried the shameful
story, was it to be supposed that Dudley
was left without advice, instruction, and
assistance? Senator Quay, chairman of the
national republican committee and senator
from the state < f Pennsylvania, arrived
at Indianapolis, and held repeated and pri
vate conferences with those who held tho
fate of Dudley and tho interests of the Re
publican party in the hollow of their hands.
It was not for him (Voorhees) to presume to
determine the precise character of the men
or the subj'ect.
QUAY INTERRUPTS.
Mr. Quay—l state to the senator from
Indiana that it is not true that in Indian
apolis I conferred with those who held the
Republican party in the hollow of their
hands, or conferred with any one in regard
to the ease of Dudley.
Mr. Voorhees—The hands of those with
whom the senator consulted were rather
small, it is true, hut to the extent of their
palms they did hold the interests of the Re
publican party in their hands. Does the
senator deny that he called on President
elect Harrison in Indianapolis?
Mr. Quay—l called on President-elect
Harrison.
Mr. Voorhees—Certainly you did. The
senator will not blame me if I draw the big
inference that he wanted the prose
cution of Dudley stopped, and that
he went to Indianapolis to see him,
and that he did say certain things in quar
ters where it would do the most good, and
with an emphasis which was not forgotten.
DUDLEY’S THREATS.
Mr. Voorhees went on toj speak of Dud
ley’s threats to use dynamite, which he had
in his pocket, in case an attempt was mode
to inflict punishment upon him; and also
to criticise very severely the pare which
Judge Woods was represented as taking in
preventing the finding of a bill of
indictment against Dudley. He spoke
uf Judge Woods’ course as
being conspicuously shameful. In
view of the indignity on justice
and open outrage inflicted on the ueople
°f Indiana, in the name and by
authority of the republican national com
mittee (aided and abetted by action of the
federal court), it would not seem strange
that, as the representative of that insulted
People, he should like to know by whose
instructions and by what authority of law
the responsible law officer of the govern
ment at Indianapolis (selected and appointed
bv the administration) felt himself war
ranted a few weeks ago in ordering the
* nited States commissioner not to issue a
warrant for Dudley’s arrest when he vent
ured to return to Indianapolis for the first
time in more than a year, characterizing
at the same time the Dudley letter as
®u honorable and patriotic public
document. ii behalf of the people of
Indiana he desired the attorney general of
the United States to inform the Senate
"'nether the action of his official subordi
nate in interfering with tho United States
c ommission was inspired by his instructions
?F nmt now with his approval. He asserted
tuat a district attorney of the United States
nad no more legal right over the action of
a United States commissioner in the
issuance of or refusal to issue a
"arrant than he had over the appoint
uent of minister to England. The
action of District Attorney Chambers called
°r bis summary dismissal. No better op
portunity could present itself to the Presi
- out than was now presented to define his
onr.ection with Dudley and with Dudley’s
rif'o. 6- T B? n j arn iu Harrison was President
- “ e United States, and as such was called
Y n to Rpuru so disgraceful an example,
th 11 PPDotusion, Mr. Voorhees declared that
j “ bribe-givers, bribe-takers, and all in
bribery should be regarded as
* rates and enemies of the human race.
51 R. EDMUNDS GROWS SARCASTIC.
Mr. Edmunds offered ah amendment for
w JKofning
the preamble and resolution, so as to strike
out the preamble and make it read:
. That the Attorney General be, and hereby is,
instructed to inform the Senate what in
structions, if any, the department of justice
naa given to S. N. Chambers, district attornev
for the district of Indiana, on the subject of
the arrest of IV. W. Dudley or bis exemption
from arrest; and by what authority of law anv
such instructions have been given, and that
copies of all such correspondence be trans
mitted to the Senate.
He expressed, sarcastically, his admira
tion of and concurrence in tho beautiful
tribute of the senator from Indiana to the
value of political morality. He also gave
his adhesion to Voorhees’ denunciation of
political immorality. If Dudley had done
the thing imputed to him he had certainly
committed (if not a crime against the
united States) a crime against
that class of public morality which
the senator had so beautifully described,
and which, as he said, was so essential to
the safety and perpetuity of republican in
stitutions. Still, it was possible that the
so-called Dudley letter had been forged or
so altered as to make an innocent, morally
innocent, political letter appear to be a
morally guilty one. There were instances
of such political forgeries about the time of
presidential elections, such as tho Morey
letter; but he was glad the leaders of the
Democratic party had apparently reformed
[laughter in the galleries], and that
now, at least, on the anniversary
of the battle of New Orleans,
there was some evidence of allegiance to the
principles of the only real democrat he had
ever heard of— Gen. Jackson. [Laughter.]
NEGLECTED LIBEL SUITS.
Mr. \ oorhees—lf the Dudley letter is a
forgery, why is it that be has not brought
his libel suits against New York papers to
trial, and why is it that he has skulked and
cowed and hid himself in exile for the Last
twelve months or more?
Mr. Edmunds—l do not know that Dudley
is skulking or hiding anywhere, and I do
not believe it. Ido not know that he has
any libel suits ponding in New York. If he
has, I suppose he knows how to take care of
them.
Mr. Voorhees—l say here, in hearing of
the New York press and its agents, that
every possible effort has been made to get
Dudley in his own person in the state of
New York to prosecute his own libel suits;
that all such efforts have failed, and that
Judge Lawrence the other day denied the
motion of Dudley’s lawyers, because Dud
ley, he said, kept himself outside of the
limits of the state.
Mr. Edmunds—Judge Lawrence may be
right or may be wrong. I do not know;
but if Dudley has any libel suits, and does
not prosecute them, the defendants are en
titled to have them dismissal.
SHIFTING RESPONSIBILITY.
Mr. Edmunds argued that this Dudley
letter, if it was genuine, constituted an
offense against the laws of Indiana, and
asked where were all the democrat!; dis
trict attorneys of that state, and why all
this delay on their part to institute proceed
ings. He intimated that United States
District Attorney Sellers, who preceded the
present incumbent, had resigned to escape
the necessity of taking some action on the
Dudley letter.
ANOTHER LETTER.
Mr. Edmunds intimated that the Dudley
letter might have beon suggested by or
imitated from one which had been sent out
by a Mr. Whitaker of Martinsville, Ind.,
chairman of the democratic county com
mittee, on Sept, 7, 1888, and which was
recently published in an editorial in the
Terre Haute Express —a paper published,
he believed, in the town of the senator’s
(Voorhees) residence. The Dudley letter
seemed to be a child or twin sister of the
Whitaker letter, which he sent to the
clerk’s desk and had read. The letter uses
precisely similar expressions to those in the
Dudley letter as to supplying lists of doubt
ful voters, describes them as “floaters”, and
directs that they shall be closely looked
after and none of them allowed to escape.
The reading of the letter was received
with loud laughter in the galleries.
MAY BE A FORGERY.
Mr. Edmunds continued: Now this
Whitaker letter may be a forgery; I do
not know. Ido not vouch for it. It is pos
sible that the editor of the Terre Haute
Express invented it; but it’s likeness to the
so-called Dudley letter is so perfect and
peculiar that I should be bound to say, if I
were a juror, that the man who wrote on
Sept. 7, 1888, wrote the Dudley letter and
palmed it off as a letter from the national
republican committee.
Mr. Edmunds then touched upon recent
political scandals in Indiana, and closed by
hoping that the Senate would not stop until
corruption and dishonesty at elections
should have been utterly cast away.
Mr. Voorhees replied that he had never
before heard of the Whitaker letter, and
did not believO it had ever existed.
At the close of the discussion Mr. Ed
munds’ amendment was agreed to by a
party vote —31 yeas to 24 nays—and the
resolution, as thus amended, was adopted,
Mr. Voorhees remarking that he would And
some way to ascertain the judgment of the
law department on the action of its subor
dinate.
After the disposal of some routine matters
the Senate proceeded to consideration of
executive business, and at 3:10 o’clock ad
journed.
In the House.
The House this morning went into com
mittee of the whole, with Mr. Burrows of
Michigan in the cb tir, for further consider
ation of the Districtof Columbia appropria
tion bill.
Two administrative clauses of the bill
were stricken out on points of order, and
the consideration of the bill was completed.
The committee rose and the bill was passed,
after which the House adjourned until
Friday.
SAVANNAH’S COLLECTORSHIP.
Secretary Windom Declines to Talk—
Doyle Still Ahead.
Washington. Jan. 8. —Secretary Win
dom declines to tal k about the Savannah
collectorship, further than to say that it is
not settled yet. As it stands, Doyle is ahead,
thanks to tho efforts of the President’s per
sonal friend, Steve Elkins, who for some
mysterious reason has supported Doyle
Bturdilv; but when Col. Buck, who is ex
pected’ here every day, arrives he may
revive Johnson’s chances and secure his ap
pointment
AN OLD NAVAL OFFICER.
Death at Washington of Rear Admiral
William Radford.
Washington, Jan. B.—Rear Admiral
William Radford, U. S. N., retired, died at
bis residence in this city this evening, after
a brief illness. A native of Virginia, he
entered the navy from Missouri at an early
age, about 1823, and at the time of his
death was, with the single exception of
Rear Admiral Selbridge, senior officer of
the navy.
Charleston’s Postcffice Building.
Washington, Jan. B.—Bids were opened
at the treasury department to-day for the
stone and brick work on tho superstructure
of the postotlice at Charleston, the lowest
being that of D. A. J. Sullivan of Charles
ton, of 8134,000 for granite, and $137,000
for marble.
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1890.
TOBACCO AND DICE MEN
BEFORE THE WAYS AND MEANS
COMMITTEE.
Tobacco Growers Demand Higher
Duties—CoL John Screven of Bavan
nah Argues for the Retention of the
Present Duty on Rice Abandoned
Rice Lands Which Might Be Re
claimed—Wine and Spirit Interests.
"Washington, Jan. 8. —The ways and
means committee to-day continued the hear
ing of tobacco men. A New York tobacco
packer protested against the advantages
which the existing law and treasury rulings
give to the manufacturer of foreign to
bacco. For this, he said, there were two
remedies: First, to regulate the tax so that
the manufacturer of foreign tobacco shall
have no advantage from the cost of foreign
cigars, then he would drop foreign tobacco;
second, to raise the tax on all tobacco that
comes into competition with domestic to
bacco.
Mr. Flower—And that is what you are
here for?
Witness—Yes, sir.
Witness thought imported wrapper to
bacco ought to pay a duty of from $3 to fo
per pound. The duty on fillers, he thought,
should remain as at present—3s cents per
pound.
INADEQUATE PROTECTION CLAIMED.
S. G. Hubbard, president of the New
England Tobucco Growers’ Association,
was next heard. He claimed that there
was no adequate protection at present for
the tobacco grower. His association bad
for several years petitioned to have the
internal revenue tax on tobacco repealed.
Jonathan Wychoff, representing the New
York State Tobacco Growers’ Association,
also asked protection for the farmer. He
did not see why the cigarmaker should be
protected three times as much as the pro
ducer of tobacco. This year he had sold
his crop ot last year at. cents a pound.
Sumatra tobacco had displaced it la a large
measure. Ho also advocated an increase of
duty on Sumatra tobacco.
WINE AND SPIRIT INTERESTS.
At the afternoon session arguments were
heard from the wine and spirit interests.
George L. Stagg of Kentucky read a pre
pared statement full of statistics exhibiting
ttao importance of the distillery interests.
He said that the distillers do not ask for the
repeal of the internal revenue laws, as it
would, while increasing business tem
porarily, result in over-production
and consequent depression. They
would like to have the tax reduced from 90
to 50 cents a gallon, but did not care to
have it entirely wiped out, as they recog
nized the fact that whisky is used as a bev
erage, and should bear its share of taxation.
There were other matters in which distillers
sought relief, and they were connected with
the administration of the law.
THE RICE INDUSTRY.
Col. John Screven of Savannah, Ga., ap
peared in behalf of the rice industry. The
rice growers had been alarmed by state
ments ropoatodly made that the duty on
rice was excessive. He purposed to show
that this is not so, and that in all fairness
the duty should be raised. He did
not intend to ask that, howover,
because ha did not presume that
a higher duty could be secured. He desired
to contradict statements which had been
made in the House of Representatives to
the effect that twice as much rice is pro
duced in this country now as before the war.
Tiie reverse of this was the truth. Before
the war, with slave labor, twice as much
rice was produced in this country as at
present. We imported very little rice then
and exported great quantities. With
slave labor rice-growers were in a
position to defy the world. They had
the most effective labor, and it
was inferior in cheapness only to that of
Asia. No protection was needed, and duty
laid then benefited neither the government
nor the producer. Since the war the situa
tion had entirely changed, and protection
was now necessary. The war placed the
industry in its infancy again, disorganizing
labor, ruining plants and excellent irriga
tion works.
LABOR HIGHER.
Labor was now far higher, and also less
effective. Changed commercial conditions
were also to the disadvantage of the Amer
ican producer, and he now found Asiatic
rice meeting him in competition aimost in
his own fields. The treasury reports showed
that the bulk of the rice sent here from
China was brought in at less than 2 cents
per pound, while the cost to the American
producer was considerably more than 3
cents. A reduction of duty, he assorted,
would result in destroying American rice
fields, and give a monopoly to the foreign
producer, which would be I olio wed by greatly
enhanced prices, as was shown daring t:ie
war, when the value of rice was higher
than ever kuown before.
MORE EXACT DEFINITIONB ASKED.
F. G. Ernst of New Orleans, representing
rice millers, asked that in the new tariff bill
the definitions of the various kinds of rice
be made more exact. Large quantities of
patna, or really “cleaned” rioo was being
imported as “uncleaned” rice at a rate of
three-quarters of a cent per pound below
the proper rate. Rice men could not stand
any further cut in tho duty on rice; in fact,
those having old lands could not afford to
do business at the present prices.
Emile Dupre of New Orleans said that
the lands capable of rice cultivation could
be greatly increased.
ABANDONED RICE LANDS.
J. B. Bissau of Charleston said there were
considerable quantities of abandoned land
in South Carolina which might be again
reclaimed but for constant fear that the
duty ou rice would be taken off. He, him
self, would go out of business if duties were
lowered.
Several farmers and seedsmen of Penn
sylvania,"New Jersey, and New York had
something to say iD advocacy of protecting
the crops of the general farmers of those
states.
TRADE-MARK ASSOCIATIONS.
Cut Tobacco Manufacturers Effect an
Organization.
Washington, Jan. B.—ln response to a
call issued some Weeks ago, representatives
of many of the leading cut tobacco manu
facturers of the country met here to-day
and organized a trade-mark association,
having for its object the protection of its
members in the use of legitimate trade
marks.
George W. Gail of Gail & Ax, Baltimore,
was elected president; P. Lorillard, Jr., of
P. Lorillard & Cos., New York, treasurer;
and Thomas E. Allen of New York, secre
tary. An executive oommittoe was elected,
as follows: George W. Gail, Baltimore; P.
Lorillard, Jr., New York; F. F. Adams of
the Adams Tobacco Corapauy, Milwaukee;
Mr. Hopkins of J. J. Bagley & Cos., Detroit,
and Daniel Catlin of the Catlin Tobacco
Company, Bt. Louis.
A series of by-laws was adopted, after
which an adjournment was takeu subject
to the call of the president,
QUAY IN A CLOSE PLACE.
Mr. Voorhees Honors Him With At
tention Not Altogether Pleasant.
Washington, Jan. 8. —Senator Quay
had a bad quarter of an hour in the Senate
to-day. Ho was one of the few republicans
who remained in the chamber to listen to
the excoriation of “Blocks of Five” Dudley
by Mr. Voorhees. Most of the other repub
lican senators, whether they staid or went,
tried to appear indifferent to Voorhees. The
indifference was so affected that its true
character stuck right out. Mr. Sherman,
pretending to write letters, and Mr. Chan
dler to road a newspaper, were evidently
listening to Mr. Voorhees, notwithstanding;
and those who went off the floor entirely
either listened from the cloak room or
returned in time to hear tho lat tor part of
the speech. Mr. Ingalls was one of tho
latter class. Ho listened to his old antag
onist with respectful attention.
GIVEN A HEAVY DOSE.
Mr. Quay, sitting in his front seat facing
tho democratic side, with almost every man
present, was one of the listeners from the
first. Seeing that he was listening, Mr.
Voorhees talked right at him. Mr. Quay
showed plainly that it annoyed him. After
twitching and turning in his seat, blushing
the while, he felt drawn to interrupt
Mr. Voorhees, but his interruption
was so unsuccessful that shortly
afterwards be got up again and walked out
of the chamber, not returning until Mr.
Edmunds had gotten well into his sarcasms,
when all tho republicans mysteriously re
appeared to vote for the Edmunds modifica
tion of tho Voorhees resolutions.
Underneath it all the average republican
senator did not grieve much over Mr. Voor
hees’speech.
JUDGE KELLEY’S CONDITION.
Nothing Can Stay Hl3 Descent To
ward Death.
"Washington, Jan. B.—Judge Kelley’s
condition to-night is critical. His extreme
weakness has made him delirious during
most of the past two days. liis death at
any time would not surprise any one. His
wife and his daughter, his physician and
bis nurse take the best care of him, but
nothing can stop his descent toward, death.
REED’S RULES.
The Committee to Give Them Con
sideration To-Day.
Washington, Jan. B.—To-morrow tho
House committee on rules will consider
Speaker Reed’s proposed amendments to the
rules, to which, it is stated, he has secured
the assent of his republican colleagues on
the committee. Mr. Carlisle will fight them
as well ns he can, but will, of course, be
outvoted. They will be reported to the
House on Friday.
Six Months for Grave Robbery.
Washington, Jan. B.—Dr. Beall, a
physician of this city, was arrested about
two weoks ago, charged with robbing a
grave in the Congressional cemetery. To
night his case came up in the police court,
and the doctor was convicted. He was
sentenced to six months’ imprisonment in
jail and required to pay a fine of S4OO.
Bond Purchases.
Washington, Jan. B.—Bond offerings
to-day aggregated *114,500, of which were
accepted $83,500, at 126 for 4s, and 104 V to
104% for 4%5. *
TELEGRAPH MEN BURNED OUT.
The Western Union Headquarters at
St. Louis in Ruins.
St. Louis, Mo., Jan. B.—Shortly before 7
o’clock this morning fire started in tho base
mont of the Western Union Telegraph
building, corner of Olive and Third streets.
The fire soon ascended through an air-shaft
from the first to the top floor. The firemen
were greatly hindered by a mass of sleet
laden wires. All the operators escaped
from tho building uninjured. The fire
broke out in the engine room.
The building was an old one, and, In ad
dition to tho Western Union, was occupied
by the offices of the Associated Press, the
Daily Printing Company, the Alleu &
Ginther Cigarette Company, the Bradley
Printing Scroll Company, and one or two
other offices. At 9:30 o’clock the fire was
brought under complete control, but the
building was gutted. All tho Western
Union wires were burned out. The com
£any is receiving messages at East St.
ouis. The fire spread upward so quickly
that all the inmates of the operating room
had to flee for their lives, and many of
t jem had narrow escapes.
A network of wires load into the building
by way of the roof. Tho storm of yester
day loaded down telegraph, and tele-
Ebono wires with a heavy coating of ice.
luring yesterday and last night many
breaks occurred, und the service was badly
interrupted. At 6 o’clock this morning a
wire leading to the basement of the build
ing came in contact with a broken electric
light wire, and at once the building was on
fire. The basement has but few people in it,
and trouble being anticipated from the
wires on the roof, if anywhere, little atten
tion was given to the basement, and the fire
had gotten beyond control when discovered.
THE FIREMEN’S HARD FIGHT.
The fire department mado a hard fight,
but the mass of wires, which almost shut
tho light out of tho streets, prevented suc
cessful work, and the firemen would not
risk their lives in cutting them until the
electric light currents wero turned off.
The Associated Press office, on tho second
floor, was totally destroyed.
But few persons, were in the building when
the fire started, and, although several had
narrow escapes, all reacned the ground in
safety. .Several firms occupied offices and
stores in tho building, and their loss will lie
total.
The loss is estimated at SIOO,OOO, of which
$50,000 falls on the Western Union com
pany. Adjoining buildings were badly
damaged by smoke and water.
MARYLAND DEMOCRATS.
Nominations by a Legislative Caucus
Last Night.
Annapolis, Md. , Jan. B.—The democrats
of the legislature held a caucus here to
night, Dr. Shaw, chairman, ou nominations
for treasurer of Maryland and police com
missioner of Baltimore city. Treasurer
Archer and Commissioner Gill were unani
mously renominated. Tho caucus ad
journed to meet to-morrow morning at 10:30
o’clock. It was decided that the House
and Senate meet to-morrow in joint session,
for the purpose of electing Archer and Gill,
and to hold a democratic caucus to nomi
nate a senator to-morrow. It is said Gov.
Jackson’s friends hare force, but it appeal b,
nevertheless, that Senator Wilson will be
nominated.
SkVATOR WILSON’S CHANCES.
Baltimore, Jan. B.—The Sun (IndeDend
ent) estimates that Senator Wilson will be
re-elscted by the state legislature on the
first ballot, receiving 45 votes, 39 being
necessary to a choice. The Sun estimates
that in the Senate and House of Delegates
there is but one Hill democrat, as against
fifty Cleveland democrats.
HONORING OLD HICKORY.
NATIONAL JACKSON CLUB ORGAN
IZED AT NASHVILLE.
The Tennessee Military Turns Out in
Force Historical Costume Recep
tion-Boston Democrats Observe the
Day—Observed at New York and
Chicago—At Mobile.
Nashville. Texn., Jan. B.— Jackson day
was celebrated here to-day with a proces
sion participated in by the military of the
state and hundreds of citizens. After the
parade a meeting was held at the state
Capitol, and tho National Jackson Club was
permanently organized. The following
officers were elected: President, A. K.
McClure of Pennsylvania; vice presidents,
Jure Baxter of Tennesseo, DeWitt C.
Cregier of Illinois, and Joseph F. Johnson
of Alabama; secretary, L. D. McCord of
Tennessee; treasurer, William IL Duncan
of Tonnossoe. An executive committee of
five was also elected. The club will meet
annually at Nashville.
HISTORIC COSTUME RECEPTION.
Tho festivities of the day wound up with
an historic costume reception at tho Maxwell
house, given by the ladi s of tho Hermitage
Association, and tho annual ball of tho
Hermitage Club.
In the afternoon the First Tennessee
regiment and nipny invited guests wore
banqueted by Hon. Jero Baxter, colonel of
the regiment. Coverß were laid for 450.
One hundred thousand people witnessed tho
parade.
A LOVE FEAST AT BOSTON.
Boston, Jan. B. —After the democratic
state committee had transacted its regular
business this afternoonjthey had a love feast
at the Tremout house, the occasion being
the annual dinner in celebration of the an
niversary of Gen. Jackson’s victory at New
Orleans. (ion. Rat Collins presided, and
made a felicitous speoch in opening tho
afternoon’s sjteaking. The concluding
speoch was made by Col. Jonas 11. French.
A resolution of sorrow for tho death of Hon.
Henry W. Grady of Atlanta was adopted.
HONORING DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS.
New York, Jan. B.—Tho Business Men’s
Democratic Association gave n dinner to
night at tho Hoffman house in honor of the
democratic governors of Ohio, Virginia,
lowa, Now Jersey, and Montana, and in
cidentally to celebrate tho anniversary of
the battle of New Orleans. Gov. Abbott of
New Jersey was the only one of the
five executives present. Gov. Hill, who
was also expected, telegraphed that
he could not come, aufl letters of
regret for non-attendance were received
fremex-PresidentCleveland.Gov. Boies of
lowa, and Gov. McKinney of Virginia. J.
Edward Simmons, president of the club,
was toast master. About, 150 promiuent
democrats of Tammany Hall and the County
Democracy partook of tho dinner.
BRILLIANT DISPLAY AT MOBILE.
Mobile, Ala., Jan. 8. —Jackson’s day
was celebrated here to-night by a brilliant
street display of tho order of Druids.
There were seven floats illustrative of
episodes in the history of our own country,
including Indian fighting in New England,
the battle of New Orleans, and the roeoj>-
tion of Lafhyetto In Mobilo. After tho
parade a ball took place in tho Princess
theater.
OBSERVED AT CHICAGO.
Chicago, Jan. B. —Two thousand people
gathered in Central Music hail to-night to
celebrate the anniversary of Jackson’s great
victory over the English at New Orleans.
Ex-Gov. Proctor Knott of Kentucky was
the chief orator. Gen. John H. Wheless of
Tennessee, Judge Benjamin Patton of Ohio,
and Dr. D. C. Kelley of Tennesseo also made
addresses.
THE OHIO SENATORSHIP.
An Attempt to Unite the Field Against
Col. Brice.
Columbus, 0., Jan. B.— The senatorship
canvass was wagod with earnestness to-day,
and each candidate is losing no time iu
winning votes in the closing hours. Col.
Brice and Messrs. McMahon and Thomas
woro out early, and spent their time in the
lobby of the hotel mingling with the crowd.
There is a rumor that the opposition to Col.
Brice will make its final effort to-night.
Judge Blandin, Martin Koran, and others
of Cleveland, in connection with the anti-
Brice men here, are trying to form a com
bination to unite the field against Brice.
The latest poll, which is largely guess
work, places tho vote as follows: 8. F.
Hunt 2, McMahon 14, Brice 32, McSweeney
2, Warwick 1, Seney 2, Judge Mallon 1,
Neal 2, Thomas 13, Baker 6, Powell 1, J. R.
McLean 1, Frank Hurd 1, and Geddes 1.
RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.
Two Bills Introduced in the Virginia
Legislature.
Richmond, Va., Jan. B.—The following
railroad bills were introduced in the legis
lature to-day:' To incorporate the Potomao
and Piedmont railway, and to authorize
counties, cities or towns to aid in the con
struction of the road, and for that purpose
to subscribe to its capital stock and to
acquire its bonds; to authorize the Chesa
peake and Ohio Railway Company to con
struct or acquire by purchase or
otherwise, and to maintain and
operate and mortgage a branch of its rail
road from any point on its lines east of the
Blue Ridge Mountains to Alexandria or
any other point on the Potomac river, by
such route as the company may select.
Mr. Hoy is patron of these bills. The
object is to give the Chesapeake and Ohio
its own line to Washington.
DEMOCRATS KEEPING AWAY.
No Change in the Status of the Mon
tana Sonata
Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. B.—The
Journal's Helena (Mont.) special says:
"When the Senate met this morning none
of the democratic senators were present. A
call of the House was ordered, and the
sergeant-at-arms sat out in soarcu of absent
members. Parberry was found, but he re
fused to come, stating that th -re was no
authority for taking him. Secretary of
State Rotwitt will not sign certificates of
democratic senatoneelect at any hazard.
Lieut. Gov. Richards has ordered the
sergeant-at-arms to bring absentees before
the bar of the Senate, even if he has to in
voke aid from the civil authorities. The
sergeant-at-arms is out trying to enforce
order, and Gov. Toole has recognized the
organization of the Senate by sending in his
message."
Five Men Burled Alive.
Denver, Col., Jan. B.—A telegram from
the Victoria mines, near Trinidad,says that
a cave in occurred at that miue this morn
ing aud five men wore buried.
Late Brazilian Decrees.
Rio Janeiro, Jan. B.—An official decree
just promulgated proclaims tbe separation
of church and state, guarantees religious
liberty and equality, and continues the life
stipends grouted under the monarchy,
NEW YORK'S SOUTHERN SOCIETY.
The Fresldent Resigns Because of
Tuesday Night's Action.
N*kw York, Jan. a—William P. St
John, president of tho Mercantile National
Bank and president of thoSouthom Society,
to-night tendered his resignation as a mem
ber of that society because of its action last
night on the death of Jefferson Davis. Tho
letter is addressed to the secretary of tho
society, and reads as follows:
THE TETTER.
_ , . .. Nbw York, IsA. 8,1890.
T. Ashby Beall, Esq.. Secretary:
V ear Sir—ln the absence of the president,'l
lodge with you my resignation as an officer amt
member of the New York Southern Society. I
thus resent tho call for last night's meeting
and tho motion of the society as an implied
censure of the executive committee, holding
myself responsible in part for the silence of tho
committee upon tlio annoir cment of tho death
of Hon. Jefferson Davis,
Tlio sole test of eligibility to membership
being birth, long residence, jiarentage or
ancestry south, ull shades of political opinion
aro necessarily entertained and welcomed in the
society. The ex-confederate element ooulil not
bo in question for need of any public demon
stration of their regard for tho memory of Mr.
l'avis. while nnotiier element, important in
numbers and influence, were certain to feel ag
grieved lay tiie adoption of any resolution in
eulogy of him put forth, as in this instance,
os the general expression of the society. The
rights of this element in the meuiberslnp the
committee felt called upon to respect. Not
without consulting my associates of tlio com
mittee, 1 respectfully decline to be a party to
the action of a society In which these rights
aro willingly ignored. I think them bold,
indeed, who ossuino this to be the time and
place, themselves men of tills general ion. In
which to write the epitaph of Jefferson Davis
in terms alike acceptanle to all Americans. Ac
cordingly, I look upon the call for lost night's
meeting, because unnecessary, as utterly out of
taste.
Differing then, ns I evidently do, from the
gentlemen answerable for lost night's proceed
ings, I cannot honorably allow myself to lie ac
counted by them and others as any longer part
of the control and conduct of the society.
LA GRIPPE’S VICTIMS.
Now York’s Mortality Rato Btill In
creasing—ln Other Places.
New York, Jan. 8. —Tho mortality hero
keeps increasing. Dr. Tracy, registrar of
vital statistics, still adhere to tho belief that
the climax is close at hand, if it has not been
reached, and that a falling off in* the
mortality rato will shortly follow and be os
pronounced as was the increase. Deatiig
reported to tho buroau of vital statistics for
twenty-four hours ending at noon to-day,
figure up 250, the highest yet.
HALF A MILLION VICTIMS IN VIENNA.
\ iknna, Jan. B.—Official returns show
that not less than 600,000 persons in city
ami suburbs, amounting to 42 per cent, of
population, have suffered from influenza.
DECREASING! AT LONDON.
London, Jan. B.—The influenza epidemic
in this city is decreasing, but is extending
In the provinces.
GERMANY’S DEAD DOWAGER,
The Court Will Go into Mourning for
Three Months.
Berlin, Jam B. —At tho opening of tho
Reichstag this morning, the president
formally announced the death of Dowagor
Empress Augusta, and paid a high tribute
to her memory. Tho House adopted a reso
lution requesting tho president to convey
its sympathy to Emperor William, and
then adjourned as a mark of respect.
The emperor has ordered that tho court
§o into mourning for three months, and has
xed the period of general mourning at six
weeks. lie has directed that theaters and
other places of amu-emeut he clos.d for a
week. The body of the empress will bo
taken to the Schloss at midnight to-morrow.
It will be placed on a bier in tho chapel.
Tho funeral will probably take place on
(Saturday.
PORTUGAL’S ATTITUDE.
Position of the Government on the
Dispute with England.
Lisbon, Jan. 8. —La L)ia, an official
paper, has an article on the subject of
Portugal’s dispute with England. It says
that the Portuguese government, while
willing to negotiate in Older to arrive at a
proper understanding, will never compro
mise its authority in Africa by retiring
from the Shira district, and that
if the press insists on this it is with tbe wish
to fish in dirty waters for a pretext to
occupy the coast. La LHa concludes by
stating that if forced to extreme limi ts of
conciliation Portugal will invoke an inter
national convention on the question.
©HOOTING OF RUSSIAN EXILES.
The Culprits Ordered to be Brought
to Trial.
St. Petersburg, Jan. B.—Tho czar hav
ing loarned of the shooting of Russian
exiles in Siberia, has, it is said, ordered the
culprits to b e tried. It is understood that
iu t>is he acts upon some sug
gestions received from Berlin. It is
expected that the vice governor of
Yakoutsk, M. Ostashine, whose savage
order for exiles t > march without supplies
was the origin of tho trouble, ond Police Of
ficial Aleasoff, who ordered tho massacre,
will bo severely punished.
Tho Serpa Pinto Dispute.
Lisbon, Jan. 8. —In tho House of Peers
the opposition has signified its approval of
the attitude of the government toward
England in the Serpa Pmto dispute, aud
the colonial minister said that the govern
ment hoped for an amicable settlement, but
that the publication of documents would bo
inconvenient at present.
Petroleum Laden Vessel Burned.
London, Jan. B.—A ship loaded with pe
troleum caught fire at Sunderland this
morning. Tne burning oil escaped from
the ship, and, floating tideward, set fire to
three other vessels. Great damage was
done by tho fire. A fireman fell overboard
aud was drowned.
Bismarck Will Attend.
London, Jan. B.—lt is renorted to-night
in tho lobbies of the Reichstag that Bis
marck will attend tho funeral of Empress
Augusta. This is tho first reference made
since the empress’ death to the antipathy
that existod betwoen these great i>erson
ages.
Fears of a Riot at Berne.
Berne, Jan. B.—The authorities are fear
ful that the striking compositors here will
endeavor to incite a riot. Two companies
of military are parading the streets for tbe
purpose of suppressing any disorderly
demonstration that the strikers may make.
Bpain’a Ministerial Crisis.
Madrid, Jan. B.—The ministerial crisis
continues. The queen has consulted Canovas
del Castiio and the presidents of the two
chambers. Ex-Premier Alfonso has less
fever, and his condition is more satis
factory.
Papal Revenues.
Rome, Jan. B.—Peter’s pence for 1889
yielded to the pope *30,000 less than in 1888.
Legacies bequeathed to the pope during
tbe year amount to *BOO,OOO,
( DAILY, ffOAYTAR 1
i BCENTSATOPY. >
I WEEELY.II.2S A YEAR, |
AFTER THE WORLD’S FAIR
REPRESENTATIVES OP BT. LOUI3
HEARD YESTERDAY.
The Senate Special Committee Begins
Its Sittings Washington Will be
Heard Friday, and New York and
Chicago Saturday—Chicago Accused
of a Breach of Agreement.
Washington, Jan. B.— The rivalry
among the cities of New York, Washing
ton, Chicago, and St. Louis for the prize of
selection as the site of the world’s fair of
1892 had its first practical manifestation aC
tho capitol this morning, before tho Senate
special committee on the quadri-centennial.
The hearing took place in the room of the
committee for the District of Columbia,
where was hung a large map labeled, “Why
St. Louis is the place for the world’s fair of
1893,” and displaying a circle inclosing the
most populous states of tho country, with
St. Louis as its contral point.
order of hearing set.
Tho members of tho committee who were
present were Senators Hiscock, chairman}
Sherman, Hawley, Wilson of lowa, Stan
ford, Eustis, Farwell, Konna, and Gray.
A preliminary interchange of views as to
the ordor of heariug resulted in an agree
ment that representatives of St. Louis
should be heard to-day; Washington Fri
day, and Chicago and New York Saturday,
when on all-day session will be held.
TALKING FOR ST. LOUIS.
The Sit Louis speakers to-dav were Gov.
Francis, (_'. H. Jones of tho St. Loui*
Hrpublic, and ex-Oov. Stanford.
It was the Houso committee on foreign ■
uffairs that yesterday appointed a subcom
mittee to consider world’s fair bills, not tho’,
select committee on this subject, as statod. I
Tho aotion of the foreign affairs committee
in deciding to consider the Adams
hill has caused a lively commotio*
among representatives of cities striving to
secure the fair. An imnrossiou is growing
that Chicago has scored an advantage in
getting n bill before a committee supposed
to lean in its favor, and other claimants
aro resentful over what thev regard as a
breach of tho spirit of the agreement entered
into by the four cities.
SELECT COMMITTEE 90UOIIT,
This morning Representative Flower
Speaker Reed, and getting him to call sev
eral members of the committee on rule*
together, earnestly requested, in behalf of
New York, Washington, and St. Louis,
that immediate provision be made for tha
appointment of a select committee to con-*
sider world’s fair bills, and relieve this
foreign affairs committee of its self
imposed duty. The committee ou ru.ok
will probably act upon tho requett to-mor
row. At present some of the members
think well of the proposition to report tn
the House something in the nature of in
structions to the foreign affairs committee
which will direct it to formulate a bill
sotting tho time for tho world’s fair, and
making suitable appropriation to meet tin*
expense, but leaving to the House selection
of the place whore the fair is to be held.
PEN SION CONSPIRATORS.
Throe of Them Indicted in Charleston
A Peculiar Case.
Charleston, S. C.,Jan. B.—The grand
jury in the United States court to-day
found a true bill against Catherine Lee*
Norman Lovett, and Avery Floyd, charged
with conspiracy to defraud tho goveru-
ment.
Tho caso is a peculiar ono, and shows how*
easy it is to get pensions. Catherine Lea
claimed to be the widow of Joseph Lee, who
served in the war of 1812. She is about 40
yours old. The two men made a written
agreement with her bv which they
wore to receive two-thirds of the pen
sion monoy, and the alleged widow the
remaining third. The woman swore that!
she was tho wife of Joseph Lie of Lumber*
county, and that she was the widow otf
Richard Small, a soldier of 1812, in a North
Carolina regiment, and that Small died in
1885 in Horry county in this state. The
other defendants swore to this affidavit,
aud on it a pension was granted by Corns
missioner Tanner, and tho money divided
between the conspirators.
All the parties are negroes, and, as there
wore no negro soldiers In tho war of 1813,
and as Catherine Leo, the alleged widow of
Private Small, must have reached the ripe
old age of about 97 years, the fraud appears
to be peculiar, particularly as Catherine
Lee does not look over 40 years old.
THE KNIFFIN MURDER.
Dr. Kniffln and Miss Purcell Formally
Put Under Arrest.
Trenton, N. J., Jan. B.—Tho coroner’s
Inquest into the death of Mrs. Kniffln, wife
of Dentist Kniffln, began to-day. After a
few witnesses had been heard, Miss Purcell
was put on the stand, but by instruction of
her counsel sho refused to answer any
questions put to her. Her counsel said;
“I instruct witness not to answer, t
think the law will uphold me in
it. V\ hile sho has not been arrested,
yet ever since the terrible murder was com
mitted she has been under surveillance. She
has had an officer with her everywhere sha
turned, and sho was not allowed to leave
the house when her friends desired to taka
her elsewhere. She has been a prisoner of
the county to all Intents aud purposes, and
I instruct her not to answer.’’
Dr. Kaiffiu was at once sent for, and ha
and Miss Purcell were formally arrested
and placed in prison.
GONE TO OKLAHOMA.
Eight Hundred Negroeß Settled In tha
New Territory.
Kansas CrTT, Mo., Jan. B.—A special
from Topeka, Kan., says; *‘W. L. Egleston,
a Topeka man, who is endeavoring to in*
dueo tho negroes of South Carolina to
emigrate to Oklahoma, has already suc
ceeded in sending 800 negroes there. They
are mostly from Topeka, and ha s
left during the past six months.
They have established a colony noar King
fisher, and are opening farms and building
houses. Eglestou seems to be acting on his
own responsibility. Influential colored men
here think that he will go to Oklahoma
himself, and there endeavor to become a
political leader of the negroes.”
Hinton Helper Banqueted.
Roanoke, Va., Jan. &—The real estate
exchange gave a banquet at Hotel Roanoke
to-night, complimentary to Hinton Helper,
the well-known southern correspondent,
who now represents the New York Sun.
Fifty covers were laid, aud speeches were
made in regard to the progress of South*
west Virginia and the entire south.
Negro Boy Hanged by Lynohers.
New Orleans, Jan. &— The Times- Dem*
ocraVs Bayou Sara, La. special says;
"Henry Ward, the negro boy who mur
dered W. H. Bensong of Norway, la. an
employe of French’s circus, on the night of
Dec. 30, was taken from jail last night by a
body of masked men and hanged.”
