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i THE MORNING NEWS. 1
J F'staeusd f and 1850. Incorporated 1888. >
j J.H.ESTILL President. 1
RECOGNITION of brazil.
SENATOR TURPIE SPEAKS ON THE
MORGAN RESOLUTION.
T&t United States Should Not Delay
Assurance of Active Sympathy to
the New-Born Republic—BUl to Re
fund Salaries Stolen by Silcott De
feated in the House.
Washington, Jan. 15. —Tho Senate to
day took up Mr. Morgan’s resolution recog
nizing tho United States of Brazil as a free,
independent and sovereign state, and Mr.
Torpia proceeded to make a speech in sup
port of it. Ho had voted, he said, against
the reference of tho resolution, because he
thought that the delay occasioned by
the reference was wholly unnecessary,
lie favored tho immediate recognition
of the republic of Brazil, and was
quite willing that congress should doclaro
to-day (as part of the international common
law of the three Americas), that no Euro
pean power shall interfere in any part of
tuis hemisphere to restore a representative
of monarchy or ompire, or to prevent the
establishment of a republic; but that any
such interference would be regarded as an
act unfriendly to the United States and
would be resisted by all means necessary to
effect its frustration.
CONGRESS INDEPENDENT IN THE MATTER.
He was not one of those who entertained
the opinion that congress was bound by the
action or non-action of the executive or of
the state department about such a matter
as the recognition of anew nationality,
especially of anew republic. Congress
might co-operate with those authorities.
But diplomatic dispatch was one thing—leg
islative enactment was another thing,
and a thing of moro importance,
gravity and publicity. He read extract!
from the message of President Harrison an
nouncing the change of government in
Brazil, and spoke of tho message as a list
less, languid resignation to the course of
affairs there. The position, he said, of tho
administration toward the new republic of
Brazil, was one of strict neutrality and
supine indifference.
There was not in the message of the Pres
ident a word of sympathy or encouragement
to tho revolutionary movement.
SHOULD NOT DELAY RECOGNITION.
How long, bo asked, would it be before
tho United States extended to the latest
born daughter of liberty words of welcome
and encouragement i He trusted that tho
delay in recognition had not already led to
a very serious misconstruction of the
ulterior motives and intentions of the
United States government. He hoped that
it might come soon enough to be of value
and of real significance.
The resolution went over without further
action.
The Senate then took up tho calendar and
passed a number of Senate bills, among
them one granting tho use of certain lands
to the city of St. Augustine, Fla., for a
public park, after which the body went into
executive session, and when tho doors were
reopened adjourned.
In the House.
The House this morning resumed consid
eration of the report of the special commit
tee to investigate the Silcott defalcation.
Mr. Oates of Alabama made an argument
in support of the majority report, and con
tended that the proposition to pro
rate the remaining funds, as advocated
by Mr. Holman, would be manifestly
unfair and unjust to private depos
itors. He maintained that the late
sergeant-at-arms was a disbursing
officer of the House, aud that, therefore,
members should not bo subjected to a loss
throngh the defalcation of his subordinate.
True, there was no express statute declaring
him to bo such, but it was not always neces
sary to inscribe under a picture of a horse,
“This is a horse.” It mattered not who
stole the money; the fact remained that
the money never reached the hands of the
persons entitled to it.
Mr. Catehings of Mississippi expressed
himself as in perfect accord with the views
of the majority.
FAVORED THE SUBSTITUTE.
Mr. Herbert of Alabama, while he had
no doubt that the sergeant-at-arms was a
disbursing officer, and that the members of
the House were entitled to their salaries,
objected to that tribunal deciding upon
cases of its own members, and he, there
fore, favored the HemphiU proposition to
refer the matter to the court of claims.
Mr. Morgan of Mississippi, was an advo
cate of the majority report, resting h;s ar
gument mainly on the ground that the
salaries of the members were unlawfully
paid out before they were due. *
Mr, l’ayson of Illinois, favored the major
ity report, contending that to all intents,
and purposes, the sergeant-at-arms was a
disbursing officer, not only de facto but de
jure.
THE BILL DEFEATED.
A vote was taken on Mr. Hemphill’s bill
as a substitute for the majority bill, permit
ting members to sue in the court of claims.
It was defeated by close vote of 136 to 138,
and a motion to reconsider was made by Mr.
Bland, who had voted in the negative in
order to enable him to make the
Motion. The motion was promptly
tabled, however, and the vote recurred
on ordering the majority bill, appropriat
ing $75,000 to refund the members for their
lost salaries, to be engrossed aud road a
third time. This having been done, Mr.
Bland demanded the reading of the
engrossed bill, but the speaker held that
under general parliamentary law this was
not necessary. A vo' o was then taken on
the bill and it was defeated —120 ayes to 142
Rays. A motion to reconsider, and a motion
to lay that motion on the table were
entered, aud then, at 6:05 o’clock, the House
adjourned.
ignoring the leaders.
Illinois and Missouri Republicans
Snubbed by the President.
Washington, Jan. 15.— Senators Far well
Bnd Cullom wore ignored yesterday in the
appointment of the collector of the port of
Chicago. Consequently they spent to-day
drumming up votes in the Senate to defeat
the confirmation of the nomination, Far
well is the more active in this matter be
cause he thinks his re-election turns on it.
To-dav the President sot aside
Chauncey I. Filley and all
the republican congressmen from
Missouri, and promoted a man from the
railway mail service to be postmaster at St.
B uis. All the Missouri republican poli
ticians are fighting mad at this. Mr. Filley
a *so was himself a candidate. He will have
? n anti-Harrison delegation from Missouri
ln the next republican national convention.
Reward for campaign contributions.
The appointment of Clarke as collector at
Chicago, rewards George M. Pullman for
raising |50,000 in Chicago for use in Indiana
ri K the campaign of 1888, at the request
cr President Harrison, Pullman heading the
list with 15,000.
{Bond Purchases Yesterday.
Washington, Jan. 15.—The bond offer
ees to-day aggregated $2,735,950, of which
accepted *2,530,950 at 126 for 4s aud
for 4%g.
ffljj t Jlfartting
WALKER BLAINE DEAD.
Pneumonia Ends Fatally After a Brief
Illness.
Washington, Jan. 15. —Walker Blaine,
eldest son of Secretary Blaine, and examiner
of claims in the state department,died atß:2o
o’clock to-night of pneumonia, after an
illness of only two or three days. His dis
ease at first took tho form of bronchial
catarrh, of which he was supposed to be
recovering. It turned into pneumonia yes
terday.
Mr. Blaine’s death was sudden. There were
with him at the time of his death only his
two unmarried sisters, Harriet and Mar
garet, though all of the family except Mrs,
Coppinger and James G. Blaine Jr., were
in the house at the time, those absent
from tho city having been hastily
summoned here by telegraph to-day.
Dr. G. Lloyd Magruder, the family
physician, furnished to-night the following
statement of Mr. Blaine’s sickness:
Walker Blaine was attacked by la grippe
Friday evening last. The malady was
ushered in by a chill, followed by a high
fever. Severe catarrhal symptoms imme
diatelv attacked both lungs. These con
tinued through Saturday and Sunday, but
in an ameliorated condition. On Monday
improvement in the left lung was noticed,
though pneumonia congestion was present
in tho right lung. On Tuesday all of the
symptoms became aggravated." Well de
veloped pneumonia supervened in the right
lung, accompanied by high fever, which
continued till bis death, which occurred
almost without proinonitiou at 8:30 o’clock,
and was due to pulmonary affections.
Walker Blaiuo, while comparatively strong,
had not entirely recovered from an accident
in the spring, by which his leg was broken,
and from an attack of malarial fever, from
which he suffered during the autumn.
FEELS HIS LOSS KEENLY.
Walker Blaine Indispensable to Hia
Father in the State Department.
Washington, Jan. 15. Secretary
Blaine feels the loss of his eldest son
even more than a father, for Walker
Blaine was his father’s right arm in
the department of state, evon as William
Hendry Fresott was his left arm. It shows
how Secretary Blaine depended on these
two to say what is well understood here
that ho would not have taken the portfolio
of state If ‘he had not known that he
could command thrir services, and now that
Walker Blaine is dead it hardly seems pos
sible that Secretary Blaine can long con
tinue at the head of the state
department without incurring another at
tack of paralysis.
Secretary Blaine has never fully re
covered from the attack he had abroad.
He has been and is but a shadow of his
former self, with none of his old spirit
or courage. He has devoted himself
chiefly to preserving his health
from further losses. He has left
tho polities of the state department largely
to Walker Blaine and tho diplomacy largely
to Trescott. Day after day ho has given
loss tnan an hour to his duties in tho de
partment, and when he has given more
time it ha3 been to signing his name or
listening to senators and representatives
applying for offices.
The very few diplomatic ventures of this
administration have bad less attention from
tho Secretary of State than would seem
credible to anyone not familiar with what
has boon going on in tho department of
state since March. In all that has been
done there \V slker Blaine has been simply
invaluable to his father. Ho has seen the
multitudinous “Blaine man,” ho has con
ferred with ministers and consuls,
he "has looked after claims and
claimants, he has written dispatches, in
structions and addressos and lias seen that
the newspapers were supplied witli infor
mation. Trescott’s time has been so much
taken up witn the pan-Americans that for
several months Walker Blaine has really
had to run the state department alone, for
tho three assistant secretaries, all admirable
men, have no administrative ability.
This incessant aud trying work would
itself have broken down a stronger consti
tution than Walker Blaine. His health,
always delicate, had to stand, however, the
further strain of social life, which he per
sistently pursued. Handsome, witty and
charming in his manners, he was in constant
demand at the clubs, at dinners and all
social gatherings. Ho was going all the time.
No wonder that he hasjbrokon down and
gone to bed several times. No| wonder that
when this last groat strain came he suc
cumbed.
THE NEW RULES.
Republican Members of the Commit
tee Hold a Meeting.
Washington, Jan. 15. —The republicans
of the committee on rules held another ses
sion to-day. Mr. Carlisle was not present.
He was under the weather, but he would
not have been present if he had not been
indisposed. He sent word to the speaker
that be favored the creation of a special
committee on tho world’s fair, which New
York desires, Chicago preferring to leave
it with Mr. Hitts’ committee on foreign
affairs. Mr. Carlisle’s vote carries the
proposition, so a special committee will be
appointed. Nothiug was done with
the new code of rules. Speaker Reed
is trying to consolidate the republicans in
support of them. So far he has not suc
ceeded in this. Unless he does, the report
will probably not be made as be had
planned.
Mr. Randall is preparing a minority
report, to be sent inin case Mr. Used
reports his code.
Macl at McKinley.
Washington, Jan. 15. —The House of
Representatives are swearing at McKinley
to-night for first voting for tho reimburse
ment of Silcott’s stealing on decision, and
then on yeas and nays voting against it.
The speaker and all the republican leaders
favored reimbursement, and then craw
fished away from it. It will make it more
difficult to lead the republicans.
Presidential Postmasters.
Washington, Jan. 15. —The President
to-day nominated to bo postmasters: Rob
ert Moorman, Newberry Court House, S.
C., and Blanton W. Burford, Lebanon,
Tenn.
Brice’s Election Formally Declared.
Columbus, 0., Jan. 15.— The House and
Senate mat in joint session to-day at noon,
and formally declared Calvin S. Brice
elected to the United States Sen
ate. Col. Brice made a brief
speech of acknowledgment and was
presented to the members in per
son The result was declared amid much
enthusiasm. The ball was crowded, many
ladies being present, among them Mrs.
Brice.
Virginia’s Monument to Lee.
Richmond, Va., Jan. 15.— Gov. McKin
ney has addressed a circuiar to mayor of
cities throughout the state, notifymg them
that the Lee monument will be unveiled May
15; that a deficit of $7,000 exists, and urg
ing them to take up collections to cover the
same. The programme will embrace a
parade of miltary from various parts of
the south, oivic associations, aud tho muni
cipal department.
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, JANUARY l(i, 1890.
TO IMPROVE THE NAVY.
THE BOARD OF POLICY’S RECOM
MENDATIONS.
Plana for Constructing 92 New Ves
sels of Various Types —Secretary
Tracy Submits His Views to the
House Naval Committee —Designs
for Improved War-Ships.
Washington, Jan. 15.—A special meet
ing of the Senate committee on naval
affairs was held to-day to hear tho views of
the naval board of policy, appointed last
summer by Secretary Tracy to formulate
and report a plan for the building of a
navy to be commensurate with the dignity
and power of the nation. Commodore
McCann, president of the board, Capt.
Sampson aud Naval Constructor Gatewood
did most of the talking. They approved
in general terms tho bill introduced by Sen
ator Hale authorizing the President to have
constructed eight battle ships of from 7,500
to 10,000 tons each, two armored coast de
fense vessels, three gunboats 800 to 1,200
tons each, and ttvo first-class torpedo boats.
the plan of the board.
The policy board. In their report to the
secretary, will recommend the construction
of 93 vessels of different types and sizes;
these will bo built, according to tho plan of
the board, in fourteen years, and will cost,
together with their maintenance during
fourteen years, $280,000,000. They say the
cost of the maintenance of a floot of vessels
such as they propose would be only one
fourth that of keeping up tho same number
of old style vessels.
Secretary Tracy was before the House
naval committee to-day to give expression
to his views concerning the navy. In sub
stance, he said that tbe time has come when
this country should build some fighting
vessels of tho first order. Already we have
mado quite an advance in naval construc
tion, and have built some cruisers that
have proved to bo very useful ships; but we
should begin to build some armored fight
ing vessels (he did not undertake to say how
many) as largo as the depth of water in our
harbors and other conditions which prevail
in this country permit, and of the most
powerful type.<.
DESIGNS FOR VESSELS.
The secretary had with him some designs
prepared by the McCann board, which em
bodied his views of tbe kind of ships we
should build. They were not marked out
in absolute detail or sufficient data to in
form the committee as to their general
type and probable efficiency. One of these
vessels is to be of 7,500 tans, and her plan
presents some remarkable figures, which
may be more clearly understood by
the nonprofessional reader from the
statement of the results thoy are expected
to give, namely, a speed of between twenty
one and twenty-three knots an hour, ability
to cruise 16,000 miles on one coal supply,
guns equal to anything afloat, and a bat
tery so arranged as to enable tho fire of the
entire armament to bo concentrated upon
any point of the horizon.
WHOLESALE SWINDLERS.
Crooked Way in Which an Insolvent
Firm Did Business.
Chicago, Jan. 15.— A capias for the
arrest of Joseph Deimol was issued yester
day afternoon by Judges Gresham and
Bunn, sitting together in the federal court.
Tho capias was issued in an action brought
by Byer & Cos. against Joseph Doimel for
$15,000 damages. Demand was made on an
alliiiavit filed by Ryer & Cos. that Deimel
Bros, liad obtained credit for merchandise
from them upon false representations. The
goods, it was claimed, were afterward
stored in warehouses or sold for 25 per ceut.
less than their cost price.
Each day brings-to light more fraud in
Deimel Bros.’ failure. All night long cred
itors, lawyers and expert bookkeepers wero
at work, and a partial statement of tho re
sult was made in Judge Collins’ court this
morning: “Wo have found, your honor,"
said Attorney Mayer, “that the insolvents,
some time befor their failure, took a num
ber of pages from their ledger. Other
pages with corresponding numbers were
prepared and inserted in the place of those
removed. These were smeared with coffee,
to give an appearrnce of ago and use, and
were filled out so as to suit the exigencies of
the case.”
WORST FOR YEARS.
Stormy Passage Reported by a Ham
burg Liner.
New York, Jan. 15.—The steamship
Rugia from Hamburg reports the stormiest
passage of any vossol of the line for tha
past eight years. Tho Rugia arrived late
fast night. Sue left Havre Dec. 28, and was
seven days overdue. Chief Officer iSorner
hoff said he had not a dry suit of clothes to
wear to-day. Ho said there had not been
twelve hours of good weather on tho voy
age. Passagers were not allowed to come
on deck at all.
The storm commenced as soon as the
Rugia left Havre. On Jan. 10 the mercury
registered 17" below zero. A gale trom tho
west held the vessel almost stationary all
day. Ice formed ou the rigging faster than
it could be chopped away. Ice fell on the
decks by the ton. Half inch ropes were
found to be six inches in diameter and ab
solutely useless. The worst weather was
on Jan. 9, 10, and 11. To cap the climax,
coal run short, aud the Rugia put into
Halifax for fuel.
WEST VIRGINIA’S LEGISLATURE
Galled Together in Special Session—
The Governor’s Message.
Charleston, W. Va., Jan. 15. —The
legislature met hero to-day at noon in
special session for determination of the con
tested election case of A. R. Fleming against
Nathan Goff, and for the consideration
of other business specifiod by tho gover
nor in his call for tho special session.
Both houses continued former organizations.
The governor’s message was presented
and read in each house, after which both
houses adjourned till to-morrow.
The g -vomer's message recommends
considerable railroad legislation. Other
recommendations are to suppress trusts and
combinations, to protect miners and rail
road employes, to Beoure copies of land
books of Virginia containing titles to lands
in West Virginia, to provide for cheaper
school books, to prevent partisan practices
in empanueling juries, etc.
Mississippi Town Wiped Out by Fire.
Jackson, Miss., Jan. 15.—Tho business
portion of Flora, Miss., with the exception
of one small store, was burned last night.
Flora is on the line of the Yazoo City uud
Mississippi Valley railroad, a branch of the
Illinois Central, running from Yazoo City
to JacksoD. It is the most important point
on tho branch, having about 1,000 Inhabi
tants. ______________
Earthquake at Columbia.
Columbia, S. C.. Jan. 15.—A slight but
prauounced earthquake shock was ielt
generally throughout this cit" to-night at
6:40 o’clock. No alarm was causolby the
disturbance.
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AFRO-AMERIOAN LEAGUES.
The National Convention Assembles
at Chicago.
Chicago, Jan. 15. —The national conven
tion of Afro-American leagues was called
to order this morning by T. Thomas
Fortune, editor of the Age of New York.
Delegates were present from twenty-one
states and tho District of Columbia, but tho
delegates from the s-tote of Illinois more
than outnumbered all the rest. Altogether
there were 300 colored persons in the theater
when the proceedings began. T.T. Fortune
was chosen temporary chairman and L. F.
Barnet, editor of tho Conservator, of Chi
cago, and Harry C. Smith of the Gazette, of
Cleveland, were made secretaries. The re
mainder of the session was given to tho ap
pointment of standing committees.
In the afternoon Chairman Fortune was
called upon to address the meeting. Ho
began by saying:
We are met here to-day, representatives of
8,000,000 freemen, who know our rights and
have courage to defend them. We are here to
emphasize the fact that a position of depend
ence and helplessness upon men who
have used us for selfish and un
holy purpose*, who have murdered, aud
robbed and outraged us, must lie reversed
We have been robbed of the honest wages of
our toil; we have been robbed of the substance
of our citizenship by murder and intimidation;
we have been outraged bv our enemies and
deserted bv our friends. It is time to call a
halt. It is time to begin to tight lire with lire.
1 speak as an Afro-American lirst, last and all
the time, ready to stab to death any political
party which robs me of my confidence and my
vote, and straightway asks mo what I am going
to do about it.
In conclusion, he urged the convention to
leave each local league free to pursue such
a political course In its immediate commu
nity as the best interests of race soem to
dictate. In national affairs the league
should not commit itself officially to any
party. “VVe propose,” he declared, “to ac
complish our purposes by peaceful methods
of agitation, through the ballot and the
courts; but if others use weapons of violence
to combat our peacof ul arguments, it is not
for us to run away. What is worth having
is worth fighting for.”
Fortune was frequently interrupted by
loud and long continued applaus >, and at
the close he received the congratulations of
all the people present.
A committee on permanent officers was
appointed, and an adjournment until to
morrow was taken.
This evening the delegates were given a
banquet in the First regiment armory, ar
ranged by the local committee.
C. H. J. Taylor, ex-minister tq Liberia,
who came to Chicago t > report the conven
tion in detail for the Atlauta Constitution,
tho New Orleans Times- Democrat, the
Nashville American and a number of other
p ipers in the south, left the city by an early
evening tram, Iu an interview bo declared
the proceedings were deprived of any
practical force by the absence of
delegates from the south, where the
colored people were most interested in the
race question. In addition, leaders in
whom the colored population of the country
had confidence, and whoso names are
familiar to the publio, were absent almost
to a man, notably tho colored bishops and
other clergy. Taylor said ho saw nothing
as to the work of the convention that the
occasion did not demand.
CRONIN CONVICTS AT JOLIET.
Coughlin Breakß Down Entirely—Un
able to Speak.
Joltf.t, 111., Jan. 15.—When tho Cronin
prisoners, Coughlin, Burke and O’Sulltvan,
arrived at the penitentiary last night they
all tried to brace up and make a strong
effort to keep from showing any signs of
weakness. They managed to succeed very
well except Coughlin, who, when spoken
to, could not reply, but finally
managed to stimmer out: “Boys,
don’t talk to mo; I am all broke up.”
Deputy Speers said ho never saw a man
so affecied as Coughlin. When the Chicago
officers bade them good-by Burke and O’Sul
livan managed to stammer out an almost
inaudible reply, but Coughlin was silent.
This correspondent tried to talk to thorn,
but Coughlin said: “Please do not talk to
mo.” O’Sullivan said: “I cannot speak
long,” and Burke said without any visible
signs of emotion, “Well, we are in for it,
and must take our medicine, that’s all; but
it is not over with yet.”
put to work.
The convicts wero put through the re
maining preparatory steps this morning at.
the state penitentiary. Burke was sont to
tho cooper shop, Coughlin to the stone
cutters’ shop, aud O’bullivati to the shoe
shop.
MUST FACE THE MUSIC.
Abettors of the Purvis Prize Fight
Surrendered by Gov. Hill.
Albany, N. V., Jan. 15. —Gov. Hill has
decided the Mississippi requisition case. He
revokes his warrant for Johnson, Harding
and Wakely, but decides that the other five,
Muldoon, Donovan, Murphy, Cleary aud
Butler, must bo taken to Mississippi in pur
suance of Gov. Lowry’s requisition.
Counsel for Johnson, Harding audWakely
filed affidavits with Gov. Hill showing that
in no mauner had they aided or abetted the
tight, but were simply witnesses thereof, one
of them being merely a newspaper corre
spondent, aud Gov. Hill revokes the
warrant for their arrest. How
ever, he has forwarded the affidavits
to the governor of Mississippi, referring
the matter for the latter’s consideration,
whether, in the light of the affidavits, ho
aosired to still insist upon the requisition of
these three men. If the governor of Missis
sippi, after consultation with the prosecut
ing attorney, thinks that Johnsou, Harding
and Wakely can bo convicted, notwith
standing the facts statod in their affidavits,
then Gov. Hill will order their surrender.
Until then tho matter remains in abeyance,
and the three men are temporarily dis
charged and tho other five surrendered.
Judge John Lee Logan Dead.
Portland, Ore., Jan. 15.—A special
from Moscow, Idaho, says: “Hon. Judge
John Lee Logan died at Lewiston, Idaho,
to-day. He was born in Salem,
Va., March 6, 1848. He was ad
mitted to the bar at Salem when 21
years old. He enjoyed a liberal Wall street
practice in New York until Marcn, 1888,
when he received an appointment as an
associate justice of the supreme court of
Idaho. He marri- and Miss Gertrude Tucker,
a daughter of Hon. Randolph Tucker of
Virglnla, in 1883.
Senator Wilson’s Election Announced
Annapolis, Md., Jan. 15.—At noon to
day the two house i of the Maryland legis
lature met in joint session, Hon. John
Hubner, speaker of tho House prodding.
After roll call of tho two bodies tne vote
for United States senator cast yesterday
was announced and the upoaker declared
Hon. Ephraim Laing Wilson elected United
States senator from March 4, 1891, for a
term of six yoars to succeed himself.
Bis Colliery Shut Down.
Shamokin, Pa., Jan. 15.—Work at
Henry Clay shaft, tho largest mine of the
Reading Coal and Iron Company,employ ing
1,8.0 men, was suspended indedui eiy this
oroning. No reason is assigned for stoppage
other than absolute stagnation of coal trade
PRUSSIAN DIET OPENED.
THE EMPEROR’S SPEECH DEVOTED
TO MEASURES OF REFORM.
Finances In Favorable Condltton—Bill
to be Submitted for Acquiring Pri
vate Railways—Hope of a Lasting
Peace Between Mine Owners and
Operators—Short Harvests.
Berlin, Jan. 15. —Tho Prussian Diet
opened to-day. Tho omperor’s speech was
devoted chiefly to proposed measures, inter
nal revenue reform, including an income
tax, acquisition of private railways by the
state, aud tho establishment of leasehold
estate for tho benefit of small farmors. Tho
emperor expressed tho hope that the under
standing arrived at iu |regar.l to miners’
hours aud wages will result iu a lasting
peaco between the owners and operatives.
Tho finances of Prussia, the emperor
said, are in a favorable condition. Although
the revenue for the next few fiscal years is
not oxpected to equal that of 1889, expenses
will not bo decreased. Maturable contri
butions for 1891 wifi be largely increased.
The present favorable conditions do not
free tho government from relieving tho
future by increasing the redemption of tho
national debt.
REFORM IN TAXATION.
Charges and salaries of officials, especially
of the lower and middle rank, and expenses
incurred in tho interest of art, science and
agriculture wifi bo increased. A bill pro
viding for reform in taxation by extending
the scope of tho measure of 1889 to iucouies,
and by transferring the real property tax
to combined communal districts, will bo
submitted. A bill will also be submitted
providing for the purchase of private rail
ways and for the extension of the state rail
way not work.
a snoRT harvest.
The harvest of 1889 was deficiont, but
owiug to imperial customs arrangements
regarding agriculture, it is hoped the effects
of tho shortage will bo overcome without
permanent prejudica
A bill wifi be iutroducod providing in-
creased facilities for tho purchase of agri
cultural estates or for acquiring a life inter
est therein.
The recent strikes, the emperor said, had
clouded the prospects of trade, but ho was
rejoiced that employers had removed the
workingmen’s grievances, and he hoped the
strikes would not recur. The government
was always willing to attend to the work
men’s complaints and demands, but it would
promptly suppress disorder.
CONDITION OP WORKINGMEN.
The emperor expressed a belief that tho
artisan class would constantly become more
satisfied with their position. Good ground
for such belief on their part would bo found
in tho successful operation of a system of
workingmen’s insurance, in which the gov
ernment was profoundly interested, and
also in recent improvement in tho rate of
wage l .
At the conclusion of tho speech there
were loud “hochs,” under the load of Count
von Katiboro, president of tho Diet.
PORTUGAL’S NSW GOVERNMENT.
It Announces that it Will Uphold the
Right of the Nation.
Lisbon, Jan. 15. —1n the Chamber of
Deputies to-day, Honor Pimontal said: “Tho
government has taken office in a grave
emergency. Portugal has right on her side,
but Great Britain has might. Tho govern
ment will uphold tho right of the nation.
Never losing sight of the nation’s honor, it
will protect its interests so far as possible,
and its dignity absolutely. It will maintain
the best possible relations with oil tho
other powers.”
Senor Pimental then introduced the min
isterial programme, including various re
forms, and said: “The ministers will not
demand support of tho majority, os they
are aware it cannot bo given.”
Manor Beirao, minister of justice, said:
“The majority is without contidence in the
political theories of tho ministry, but will
loyally aid it in the settlement of all prob
lems involving tho honor and dignity of
the country.”
students’ demonstrations.
A deputation of studouts from Coimbra
arrived here to-day. They paraded the
streets with tho Lisbon students, and went
in a procession to the ministerial residence
and presented an address to Senor Pimental.
The excitement is rapidly wearing itself out
and tho city is becoming calm.
BRITISH DECORATION RETURNED.
The Duke of Palmetto, captain of the
king’s guard, has sent to the British legation
the Crimean medal received by him while
ferving in the British army.
A BRITISH FLEET IN THE TAGUS.
Thoro is an enormous agitation hero to
day because of an announcement in the
papers of the arrival of a British fleet in the
Tagus, anil the departure of Mr. Glynn
Petre, the British minister, to-morrow.
Nothing is known of this at the British
legation.
HERPA PINTO’S PHOTOGRAPHS.
Maj. Serpa Pinto’s photographs are selling
at a premium. In front of the Nocessidas
palace an altar has been erected and sur
mounted by a portrait of Maj. Pinto, and
docorated with scrolls bearing the words,
"No surrender of Shire or Nyassaland,”
etc. Passers-by are asked to subscribe to
buy a sword of honor for Pinto.
ENGLAND’S DEMANDS.
Berlin, Jan. 15. —Tbe Kreuz Zeitung
is informed that Lord Salisbury has not
only demanded from Poriugai satisfaction
and reparation for out ages against English
authority in Africa, but has furthermore
insisted upon some guarantee against a rep
etition of such high-handed proceedings us
those of Maj. Pinto, which, it is now be
lieved, were deliberately planned before tho
Portuguese home government and the au
thorities at Quillinmne.
FEAR REPUBLICAN ACTIVITY.
London, Jan. 16, 3 a. m.— lt ts reported
that sovoral European statesmen friendly
to England have expressed to the Marquis
of Salisbury their fears that his action in
the Portuguese dispute will afford a pre
text for republican activity in Spain and
Portugal that will endanger the monarchies
there.
EMIN HAS A RELAPSE).
His Condition Considered Precarious—
The New Trouble.
Cairo, Jan. 16.—Emin Pasha, has bad a
relapse, and is now in a critical condition.
Emin Bey’s new trouble is that dis
charges from his ear have begun again, and
are very copious, indicating, it is thought,
a continued inflammatory condition in the
cranium, and perhaps an abscess In the
brain. The doctors are anxious to gat him
to London in order to perform an opera
tion, but the weather prevents his re
moval.
An Irish Editor Imprisoned.
Londow, Jan. 15,—Edward Walsh, mayor
of Wexford aud proprietor of tue news*
paper, The People, has been sentenced to
two months’ imprisonment for publishing a
boycott notice.
DEATHS MULTIPLYING HOURLY.
Appalling Ravages of Influenza at
Chicago—At Other Points.
Chicago, Jan. 15.—The Tribntie of to
day say*: “The names of victims of la
grippe continue to be sent to the health of
fice, and while the officials there try to
belittle the danger by putting on an air of
incredulity, a constant stream of people,
with applications for burial permits gives
the lie to the assertion that ail is well,
and that reports of deaths from influenza
are greatly exaggerated. Not only are
deaths multiplying overy hour, but reports
of illness in public schools are appalling.
Death permits now number over 100 per
day. Kieveu deaths within the past twenty
four hours are to bo attributed directly to
grip, or its immediate complications.”
DEATHS IN NEW YORK.
New York, Jan. 15. —There wore 173
deaths in New York during the twenty-four
hours ending at noon to-day. Of these 48
were attributed to pneumonia, 23 to con
sumption, and 14 to bronchitis. Seventeen
deaths wore reported as due to iuflueuzi,
oomplienUd with other diseases, chiefly
pneumonia.
BIG DEATH RATE AT CLEVELAND.
Cleveland, 0., Jan. 15. —There have
boon 107 deaths since last Saturday, an un
precedented death rate at, this season of the
yoar. Twenty-two deaths are duo to pneu
monia and eleven to consumption, and
these can undoubtedly bo traced to la
grippo.
TALMA (IE CANCELS HIS ENGAGEMENTS.
London, Jan. 15. —Dr. Talmagohnt can
celed all his engagements in London and in
provisional towns, in consequence of
influenza. The Prmcos of Wales is bettor.
SPREADING IN SOUTH GERMANY.
Berlin, Jan, 18.—Influenza is increasing
in South Germany, and many deaths have
been caused by the disoase and schools have
boon closed iu various places.
THE GRECIAN ROYAL FAMILY HAS IT.
Athens, Jan. 12. —Influenza is rngmg
hero with great severity. The entire royal
family has It.
EARL OK EUBTONVS LIBEL SUIT.
Trial Resumed Yesterday-The Earl
In the Witness Box.
London, Jan. 15. —The case of the Earl
of Euston against Mr. Parke, editor of the
North London Press, for criminal libol In
charging that the earl was implicated in the
West End scandal, came up for trial in Old
Bailey to-dny. Sir Chnrlos Russell, counsel
for tbo Earl of Euston, opened the case,
and said he would prove tliat Mr. I’arke
had published the libel. Mr. Lockwood, of
counsel for tho defense, in reply, censured
Bir Charles for withholding the Earl of
Euston from cross-examiuatloh at tho pre
liminary hearing until the evidence for the
defense had been given.
Attorney Lockwood doclared that the
earl had shirked going In the witness box,
and preferred to rely upon Sir Charles Rus
sell’s attack'upon tho witnesses for tho de
fense, who woro necessarily tainted.
Four witnesses identified the Earl
of Euston as tho person they had seen
entering the building in Cleveland street
which lias become notorious.
Another witness named Saul testified to
having accompanied the Earl of Euston to
tho place. The Earl of Euston testified
that, with the exception of when
in pursuance of receiving a pope piastique
card in Picadilly, ho visited the
Hammonds house und loft it in indignation
upon loarniug its true character, lie wss
never in Clovoland street in his life. He did
not know Samuel, and denied that ho made
any of the visits to tho Hammonds house
testified to by the precodiug witnesses.
A BRAZILIAN ORDER.
Use of Calendars with Saints’ Names
to be Discontinued.
Lisbon, Jan. 15. —Advices from Brazil
say that tho provisional government has
ordered that the use of calendars with saints’
names for each day be discontinued, and that
the Comtes Positivist calendar be substituted
therefor. This calendar substitutes the name
of some eminent man for tho saints’ name for
each day divides the year into thirteen
months, and dedicates months to Mobos,
Homer, Hliakespaaro, Dante, etc., substitu
ting these for the names now in uso.
AN ENCYCLICAL LETTER.
Relations Which Catholics Should Sus
tain to the State.
Romf., Jan. 15.—Tho pope has issued an
encyclical letter which sets forth the princi
ples which shall guard Catholics in their
relations toward the state, which, the en
cyclical says, they must obey when such
course does not entail disobedience to divine
laws. In countries where the s r *tr* opposes
Catholicism Catholics must combat the
enemy, but must not tie the church to any
political purposes.
Carlists Plotting a Rising.
Paris, Jan. 15.—Intelligence has been
receive 1 here that Don Carlos, tho Spanish
pretender, who is now at Gratz, Austria, is
plotting a Cat list rising in Spain.
Gratz, Austria, Jan. 15.— Don Carlos
has had an interview with his brother, Don
Alfonso, iu this city, for the purpose of set
tling upon a policy to be followed in the
event of the death of the King of Spain.
Earthquakes in Austria.
Vienna, Jan. 15.—Several earthquake
shocks were felt in Cavanthia last night.
The movement was from the southeast to
the northwest. A performance was being
given at the theater at Klagenfurt when the
shocks wore felt. A false alarm of firo was
raised at the same time, aud tho audience
became panic-stricken and fled. No one
was hurt
Bankers Declared Bankrupt.
London, Jan. 15.—Artola Bros., foreign
bankers, with houses iu Loudon, Paris and
Madrid, have been declared bankrupt.
Their liabilities are £400,000.
Tbe Mediterranean Squadrons
Gibraltar, Jan. 15.—Tho United States
squudrou sailed from this iiort to-day. It
will visit Carthegena, Barcelona, and
Trieste, and will return here.
Alfonso Still Improving.
Madrid, Jan. 15.—Alfonso makes satis
factory progress towards recovery.
Trenton Improving.
Trenton, Ga., Jan. 12.—1 tis confidently
believed that the real estate boom will revive
here in a very short tlrno. As it is already,
it lias done great good to t'le town. Seven
residences havo been built, and all are now
occupied. There is more money in Dade
county now than has been sinca tno war.
Mr. J. A. Cass is now building a hotel,
which, when completed, will be the largest
house in the oounty. It is situated right at
the depot.
Mr. Anderson Burkhart of Morganville
has had his right hand taken off from the
effects of a felon, which started from a
slight bruise.
I DAILY, $lO A YEAR. )
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( WLBK.LV,SI.2S AYLAR. J
MELON GROWERS MEET.
IMPORTANT ACTION AT ALBANY (
YESTERDAY.
Committee Appointed to Meet the
Rate Committee of the Southern
Railway and Steamship Association.
New Members Addod to the Rolls.
Action on Excess Weights.
Albany, Ga., Jan. 15. — In pursuance of
published notice, tho melon and fruit grow
ers of Southern and Southwest Georgia
met in convention in this city to-day. The
convention was called to order at 12 o’clock
by President G. It. Mcßae of Quitman, and
was the most representative meeting held
in years.
■The grievances of tho melon growers were
carefully formulated and lucidly stated a*
follows: First, the necessity of having a
system ad iptod by the railroads that will '
guarantee to shippers the inviolability of ‘
weights inserted in bills of lading by initial ,
roads; second, the duty of southorn linos* j
to co-operate with tho melon growers’ asso
ciations in seeking a reasonable reduction ;
in rates north of the Ohio river and west''
of the Mississippi.
NEW MEMBERS.
Mr. Turner was elected secretary, and the
president asked all persons who wished uwj
become members of tho association to give '
their names to the secretary. Tho follow
ing gentlemen then handed in thoir names:
G. H. Heigh, John A- Cobb, Amorieus;
Frank Holt. Montezuma; S. W. Coney,
Coney: W. S. King, Feagiu; H. L. Long, t
S. J. Hergrove, E. B. Martin, J. W, For- j
restor, W. C. Gill, I. P. Cocke, Leesburg; J. ,
M. Frederick, Wlist m; VV. R. Pitman,
Thomasville; C. E. Watt, T. E. Soence, M.
M. Amerson, J. W. Butler, Camilla; W. W. j
Thompson, Smithville; G. Stripling, G. B.
Cochran, C. W. Collins, Flint.
The reading of tbe minutes of the last
moeting was dispensed with, and after gome-*
discussion as to reports of committees tliff*
convention adjourned for din no*
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
On reconveinug at 8 o’clock, J. I*J
Ilnnd offered tho following resolutions, 1
which wore adopted.
Resolved, That a committee of three,
power to select attendants, be appointed by tier
president to represent this association at tha
meeting of the rate committee of the Southerly
Railroad and Steamship Association, to be held
at St. Augustine, Fla., on Jan. ‘dll.
Resolved further. That this eoramitteo bo*,
directed to demand from the Southern kail road,
and .Steamship Association that u bill of lading
be issued hy the initial line, wbloh shall give the
weight and rate through to destination, on each ,
car load shipment, and to say that nothing leas J
will ho satisfactory to the fruit and melon*
growers,
J. U. Forrester requested that tho shippers*
send the nmrkot committee a list of such '
commission men against whom they make '
complaint, and stated that every man’s |
name would be held that reports complaints
against a commission merchant.
MARKETING OF MELONS. s
I* Hand, In order to got tho sense of tho.
meeting on marketing melons, offered the-'
following resolution.
Resolved, That it is the sense of this assneia— l
tlon that one good, responsible and trustworthy ,
house in each city should bo selected, to whom/
all consignments should bo made.
And he it resolved further. That the market*!
committee be requested to select and ftiriii.h a .
list, of such hous sand report them to the nexfr
meeting of this association.
After some discussion the resolution was
adopted.
J. R. Forrester is ono of tho most ex- ,
tensive melon growers in the state, shipping '
last seuson 175 car loads. He will plant 30U *■
acres this yoar, He said: “The railroads l
havo from $1,500 to $2,000 of my money,and ,
lam not going to submit to it, and wilt,
enter suit. This is the aggregate of over- j
charges in excess weights which the rail-4
roads took wrougly from mu last season.”
CLAIMS FOR EXCESS WEIOIITS.
The body thought that the inequalities of *
last season would surely stop tho railroads
from going into court to resist the payment'
of claims for excess weights of last season. j
However, each was willing to bear his pro- i
portion of the expense in employing a good
lawyer to recover all of these claims.
W. W. Thompson of Smithville moved
that a committee of three be appointed to
select an attorney to represent the melonl
growers’ association in all suits which pro-'
vailed.
Mr. J. L. Hand moved that a committee-}
of three lie appointed to take up the matter -
of oharging SOO for sidings with the author-1
ities of tho Savaunab, Florida and Western i
railway. Carried. J. G. McCall, J. J.
Twitty and Charles Remington were
pointed tho committee.
Committees were appointed as follows}
Kt. Augustine Rate Committee—John G.
McCall, J. R. Forrester and Mitchell Jones.
Committee to Select an Attorney—W. W.
Thompson, J. R. Forrester and J. L. Hand.
Ou motion it was determined that an,
assessment, of 50 cents per acre, to be paid •
in tour installments, bo levied on member# 1
of the association to defray the expenses.
The election of officers being in order,
Capt, George R. Mcßae, the former presi
dent, was unanimously re-elected. J. S.
Davis was elected secretary and treasurer.
The convention adjourned to meet in
Albany on the fourth Wednesday In April.
There wore eight now members then aaded
to the rolL
TRIED TO HANG HIMSELF.
An English Sailor Makes Two At
tempts at Self-Destruotlon.
Pensacola, Fla., Jan. 15.— Peter East
man, a young English sailor, was frustrated
in two attempts which he made to kill him
self last night. lie was unity- arrest at the
city jail, but was given the freedom of the
premises. He went into the bell tower late
in tho evening and was discovered tieing the
bell rope around his neck, his evident inten
tion having been to hang himself. He was
taken to a coll and locked iu. Several hours
afterward tho sergeant in oharge of the sta
tion bad his attention called to the fact that
a pair of suspenders was hanging, and evi
dently under a strain, from; the grating
over Eastman’* cell door. The latter was
at once opened, aud Eastman was found
hanging directly in the doorway, he having
used the suspenders and a bit of rope as u
halter. He was cut down and resuscitated
with much difficulty. He was then placed
in a ceil with other prisoners, who wore in
structed to keep a strict watch of him. His
miud is behoved to have boen affected by
excessive drinking.
A Murderer Captured.
Swainsboro, Ga., Jan. 15.— Dan Thomas
(colored), a state convict who brutally mur
dered auother negro convict in the upper
part of this county, at tho camp ou Doua
vou aud Perkins’ railroad, was lodged in
jail at this place by Sheriff Moore yester
day. Thomas, in all probability, will be
hanged, as this is the third murder he has
committed.
To Speak on Jefferson Davie.
Richmond, Va., Jan. 15.—Senator John
W. Daniel has designated Jan. 25 as the
time of his delivery of an address in this city
on the life and character of Jeffenson Davis.
The address is at tho request of the legisla
ture.