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( THE MORNING NEWS. I
J EsTiBLJSDEE ISJO. Incorporated 1888. >
} J.H.ESTILL President. )
RAMPANT RADICALISM.
THE OUTRAGE MILL AGAIN GRIND
ING IN THE SENATE.
The Incident at Aberdeen Classed
Where it Belongs by Southern Sen
ators—Some of the Acrimonious Re
publican Leaders, However, Use it
as an Excuse for Malting Party
Capital.
Washington, Jan. 27.—1n the Senate
this morning the House bill to simplify the
laws in relation to the collection of the
customs revenue was presented,and, on mo
tion of Mr. Morrill, was ordered printed
and referred to the fluanco committee, in
order, as Mr. Morrill stated, that it may be
considered to-morrow by that committee.
Mr. Hoar presented resolutions adopted
at a mass meeting held recently ia Tremont
Temple, Boston, on the subject of the
cruel deprivation of the colored people of
the right take part in elections in some of
the southern states. Mr. Hoar reai the
substance of the resolutions aad had them
referred to the committee on privilges and
elections.
Among the bills reported from committee
and placed on the calendar was the Halo
bill, the substance of which was telegraphed
Saturday, further to increase the naval es
tablishment of the United States. Mr.
Chandler presented the views of the
minority signed by himself only. He said
there were other dissenting members of the
committee, but they had not sigued his
report.
NEW BILLS.
The following bills were introduced ana
referred:
By Mr. Hale—To require the superintend
ent of the census to ascertain the number
of people who own their farm and homes,
and the amount of mortgage indebtedness
thereon.
By Mr. Chandler—For the erection of a
monument to Matthew Fontaine Maury of
Virginia.
By Mr. Cockrell-j-To repeal the silver
coinage bill of Feb. 28, 1878, and to require
the purchase and coinage of #5,000,000 a
month in standard silver dollars. Mr.
Cockrell respectfully requested the financial
committee, to which the bill was referred,
to take immediate action and to report it
back to the Senate for its action.
On motion of Mr. Call, the adverse re
port heretofore made from the committee
on foreign relations in regard to the estab
lishment of a republic in Cuba, was placed
on the calendar so that he may hereafter
address the Senate on the subject.
ABERDEEN’S OUTRAGE.
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr.
Chandler, calling on the attorney general
for the report of the United States marshal
for the northern district of Mississippi con
cerning the maltreatment of Henry J.
Franz at Aberdeen, Miss., was taken up for
consideration. Mr. Walthall addressed the
Senate. It could not be possibly pretended,
he thought, that congress had any jurisdic
tion of the subject, it had been referred to
by the distinguished senator from Kansas
(Mr. Ingalls) last Thursday in his (Mr.
Walthall’s) absence. But from reading the
report of the senator’s remarks he saw ihat
he had commented on the hanging iu effizy
of Secretary Proctor at Aberdeen, and on
the most brutal and outragoous assault
committed on the citizen named in the res
olution.
CONDEMNS THE OUTRAGE.
From what he (Mr. Walthall) had heard
of that affair he felt warranted in saying
that it was simply the wanton conduct of a
few persons, disapproved by thecommum v
in which it occurred. He knew that com
munity intimately, but he had never before
heard of the persons concerned in that out
rage. Speaking for himself, and represent
ing the sentiment of the people all over
Mississippi, and of the south, he condemned
unqualifiedly and unreservedly that outrage
on the Secretary of War and on the citizen
named in the resolution. He felt that the
people of the United States would not hold
an entire community responsible for the
action of a few persons.
INTERFERENCE IN ELECTIONS.
Passing from that subject Mr. Walthall
proceeded to discuss the question of federal
interference in sta'e elections. He agreed
with Mr. Ingalls that the race question was
the most formidable and portentous ever
presented to a free people for solution. He
saw no remedy which eo :gre3B couid apply
that promised any practical result. He be
lieved that arbitrary enactments could but
increase the difficulty. He was unable
to divine how the evil could be miti
gated by any congressional notion, since
the laws of nature could not be
reversed by the laws of meu. The proposi
tion of federal control of elections was
aimed, he said, at the southern states. Its
professed purpose was to secure fair count
ing of the negro vote; but the actual object
was to count that vote for the republican
party on the assumption that all the negro
voters were republicans. The proposition
was such a menance to the rights of the
people that it must meet with the condem
nation of all men anrious to preserve the
spirit of the gevernment.
NOT DEPRIVED OF THEIR RIGHTS.
As proof that the colored people of Mis
sissippi were not deprived of their rights,
he said that the negroes of that state knew
that in a single congressional district of
Mississippi there were more of that race in
office (v ted for by white people) than
President Harrison had appointed since his
term began. But whoa the negroes were
encouraged, by the passage of such bills by
congress, to believe that they could rule,
when they were invited to array themselves
against the whites, there would be serious
disturbance of the present conditions, and
the troubles of the two races would be
greatly augmented. There would
be a revival of antagonism; an
interruption of those relations that seemed
now to promise good to both races. Pros
perity would be hindered and business en
terprises crippled. There would be friction
and disquiet, and even bloody strife, which
all deplored, but, iu his opinion, the result
of no congressional election in any southern
state would be controlled by any federal
law that congress could enact.
WHITE UNITY.
The white people would be driven to
closer co-operation than ever before, for
their own protection, because toe election
of negro judges and officers in the state
meant negro domination, and meant death
to every interest, and hope, and aspira
tion of the people. He could not counsel
his people to accept such desolating barbar
ism without a struggle, nor yet to flee from
the h mes of themselves and their ancestors.
He would not counsel them to violate any
public law or any private right. But h *
would urge them, not as a remedy, but
as a means of present safety, to unity. He
would openly and earnestly impress upon
taom the value of absolute unity of pur
pose and action, and the necessity for the
cl sest and most vigilant and constant c i
operation for self-protection. He would
appeal to them, for their own safety, to
subordinate all partv differences and party
divisions to that end and purpose. There
"as no safety for them iu aDV different
course.
REMEDIES CRITICISED.
r - Walthall criticised all the proposed
remedies for t. e race troubles, including
Dorustion and disfranchisement, as im-
Wo* Jlofwiuo | fetagu
practicable and impossible. Such colored
men as Douglass, Bruce, aud Lynch were, he
said, not types, but prodigies; but some
people at the north, judging the whole negro
race by them, did not appreciate the dread
in which the southern people stood of negro
.rule. The people of the north did not know
that those colored men were phenomena,
and that there was as much difference be
tween them and the average plantation
negro that the southern people had to deal
with as there was between Napoleon and
the commonest soldier iu the French army.
Jackson’s election.
Referring to the municipal election in Jack
son (spoken of last Thursday by Mr. In
gals) Mr. Walthall sketched tue history of
that city for some years past, and referred
to Mr. McGill, the republican candidate
for maj or, as a man whose former admin
istration of that office had been marked by
immoralitees and deeds of blood; while
his competitor, Mayor Beck, was a
northern man and had been
a repu liean when McGill was serving in
the confederate army. Mr. Beck, he said,
had been chosen mayor of the leading ami
largest democratic city in the state, a id has
been supported by the white people without
regard to politics. There were other re
publican mayors in democratic cities in
Mississippi. The town ia which he lived
had been for years under a republican
mayor.
Mr. Walthall alluded incidentally to the
practice of frauds aud bribery at elections
iu some of the northern states, and asked
whether these were not more dangerous to
the perpetuation of free institutions than
anything that had been charged against
some of the southern states. If, he said,
there was a show of force on the part of the
white people to save themselves from negro
rule, that was at least evidence of more
honest conviction than the buying of votes.
MR. GEORGE CALLS A HALT.
Mr. George spoke of the resolution as un
paralleled in the history of legislation in
this country. It was a simple, bold propo
sition to place on the records of the Senate
the report of a United States marshal, act
ing as a detective. While there might be
some excuse for that official intermeddling
in an affair with which he
had no legal authority to inter
meddle, there was no excuse for the
Senate (composed of able, discreet, and, ho
hoped, fair-minded men) for calling such a
document from a pigeon-hole in the depart
ment of justice, aud dignifying it as an
official document. Ha asked the senators
to pause, to stop, to think what they were
doing. By the courtesy of tne Attorney
General, he (Mr. George) had been fur
nished with a copy of the marshal’s re
port; and he had no objection lo have
it read from the clerk’s dess. Ho admitted
that the facts had been correctly stated by
the senator from Kansas the other day, per
haps with little coloring, and be had no
hesitation in declaring that the transaction
was su h as demanded of the legislature of
the state of Mississippi an examination and
reparation to the man who had thus been
maltreated.
chandler’s excuse.
Mr. Chandier advocated the resolution
and declared that he has not read or seen
the report, and did not know what it con
tained. But he had hoard that there was
such a report and had offered the resolution.
He had done so believing that the report
was one which it was the province of the
Senate to call for. He understood that the
Attorney General, hearing of that outrage,
has directed the marshal to make a report,
and that the marshal had done so, in pur
suance of that instruction. If
the Attorney General and United States
marshal had been doing a wrong to the
state of Mississippi the Senate ought to find
it out; and it would find it out by the
adoption of the resolution. If the Senate
was not only to be taunted, when wroigs
of this kind were committed, by being
asked: “What are you going to do about
it? You cannot help yourselves; the con
stitution does not allow you to punish
wrongs of that kind,” but was also to
be told by nthe seuator from Mississippi:
“You have not the right to inquire, and
you dare not inquire into outrages of this
sort on a citizen,” then indeed, had the Sen
ate fallen on woeful and lamentable times.
INGALLS SARCASTIC.
Mr. Ingalls raid he had no comment to
make on the eulogy pronounced on the peo
ple of Aberdeen except to say that it was in
evidence that no less than 300 or 400 of them
stood by when the castigation was inflicted
on Fauz without a word of protest
or any attempt to interfere. The vic
tim of this wrong was not a
citizen of the state of Mississippi.
If he had been, I do not know that I should
not be willing to have allowed the powers in
that stato to deal with the transaction
as they pleased. He was not a citizen of the
state of Mississippi. He was a citizen of the
United States, and the state of Indiana,
temporarily in the state of Mississippi, peace
fully pursuing his legal vocation.
DENIAL OF RIGHT OF INTERFERENCE.
“And wo are to be told here that it is be
yond the competency and power of the
Senate of the United States and of the
government of the United States to i quire
into the wrong inflicted by the people of
Mississippi, not on a citizen of that state, but
on a citizen of the United States, himself a
citizen of another state. I want to say to
that senator that whenever it is made to
appear that the laws of the United States
are not strong enough to protect a citize i
of Indiana against wrong on the banks of
the Mississippi, or that a citizen of New
York is not safe in his home on the banks
of the Hudson, or that a farmer of tne west
is not safe in his dug-out on the plains of
Dakota —(Mr. Ingalls left the sentence un
furnished and went on).
VERY BLUSTERY.
“It may bo that you will succeed in pro
curing a declaration from this body tnat
the senate of the United States, that the
government of the United States has no
power either to inquire into wrong against
citizens or to protect them against such in
vasion of their rights; but I say to that
senator that if Fanz had been a citizen of
the state of Kansas, and it
should appear that the authorities of
Mississippi would not avenge that wrong,
and if it should appear that the govern
ment and authorities of the United States
were powerless to prevent such wrong, I
will guarantee to him that the citizens of
the state of Kansas would take it into their
hands to resent it, and to exact reparation.”
[Murmurs of d;sapproval on the democratic
side of the chamber, and some manifesta
tions of applause in the galleries.]
GEORGE POINTS OUT A FLAW.
Mr. George challenged the senator from
Kansas or any senator on the republican
side to put bis finger on that clause of the
constitution which authorized the federal
government (in any of its branches) to
punislfor to take jurisdiction of crimes
committed within a state and not against
the laws of the United States.
Mr. Spooner asked Mr. George if he
doubted the power of the Sena eto charge
an appropriate committee with the power
of investigating the department of justice
and compelling the Attorney General to
produce any paper on file in his departmen t.
If the Senate could do that, could it not by
resolution require the Attorney Ge neral to
produce this document.
Mr. George repeated his challenge to
show a clause in the constitution that gave
the general government power to take ju
risdiction of a crime committed against the
laws of a state.
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1800.
HOAR AS A PEACE-MAKER.
Mr. Hoar thought that in this case it was
not necessary to enter on that doubtful
ground. Congress had among its obliga
tions that of protecting the rights of
citizenship. He held that it was within
the constitutional powers of the Senate
to inquire luto every transact! >n
that took place within the limits
of the countrv, with a view of ascertain
ing, not merely whether tiie constitution
and laws gave adequate powers to the
United States to secure the right of citizen
ship, but also for the purpose of determin
ing whether it was expedient, convenient
or necossarv, to ask the people to enlarge
those powers. Oil that proposition he
rested the right to make an inquiry in that
cae.
Mr. Wilson of lowa in response to Mr.
George’s challenge, referred him to section
2, article IV, of the constitution, in those
words: “Citizens of each state shall be
entitled t#hlt the privileges and immuni
ties of ciflfeens of the several states.”
REAGAN’S ATTITUDE.
Mr. Reagau condemned the outrage at
Aberdeen, but denied the right of the gov
ernment of the United States to take juris
diction of it. He spokeof what the people of
Texas, aud other southern states were doing
iu the way of educatio i for the be mflt of
the colored people, and said that if sectional
agitation would cease, and if the people of
the south would be permitted to shape their
course to the interest of the
community, without having to guard
themselves from attacks from tne
outside, there would be much
fewer occasions for violations of the law.
The people of the south, he said, ought to
give legal protection to the colored people,
aud to secure to them all their right?; and
the people of the north ought not to uso
the race problem as a football for soctional
agitation.
Mr. George again took the floor, and the
resolution went over till to-morrow without
action.
Mr. Butler said his colleague, Mr. Hamp
ton, who had been confined to his room last
week by illness, desired to address the Sen
ate on Thursday next on the bill to pronuta
the emigration of the colored people.
After a session for the consideration of
executive business, the Senate, at 4:30
o’clock, adjourned.
In the House.
Among the bills and resolutions in
troduced and referred in the House this
morning were the following:
By Mr. Blanchard of Louisiana—A reso
lution directing the committee on rules to
incorporate in the rules a provision for the
calling of the roll immediately after the
chaplain’s prayer, and for entering on the
journal the names of absentees.
By Mr. Covert of New York—To increase
the efficiency of the militia.
By Mr. Wise of Virginia—For a public
building at Manchester, Va.
By Mr. Barnes of Georgia—Making the
United States arsenal at Augusta, Ga., an
arsenal of manufacture, construction and re
pair. Also to refund tne cottou tax. Also
for the improvement of the Savaunah
river.
By Mr. Kelley of Kansas—To pension the
widows and orphans of people killed for
political purposes since the close of the late
wai.
Mr. McCreary of Kentucky asked unani
mous oonsent for the immediate considera
tion of the resolution calling on the Presi
dent for c ipies of correspondence between
this country and Brazil, relating to the
recent change in the government of Brazil.
Mr. Hitt of Illinois objected, and the res
olution was referred to the
foreign affairs.
CONGRATULATING BRAZIL.
Mr. McCreary offered a resolution de
claring that the United States of America
congratulates the people of Brazil in their
just and peaceful assumption of tho powers,
duties aud responsibilities of self-govern
ment ; that the republic of Brazil is entitled
to exercise and eujoy international comity
aud the benefits of all the rights, privileges
and advantages under existing treaties;
that tue United States of Brazil is recog
nized by the United States of America hs a
free, sovereign and independent republic;
and that the President shall give proper
notice of this recognition to the President
of the United States of Brazil. The resolu
tion was referred.
AN ERROR IN THE TARIFF.
Mr. McKinley, from the committee on
ways and means, reported, and the House,
without divi-ion, passed the bill amending
the tariff act of 1883, so as to impose a
duty of 50 per cent, on silk riubous. Messrs.
McKinley and Carlisle made brief state
ments to the effect that through an error in
the act of 1883 r ibbons had been admitted
at 20 per cent, whereas tho intention had
been to impose 50 per cent.
Mr. Lehlbach of New Jersey, from the
committee on civil service reform, reported
a resolution reciting that charges have been
made that tho civil service law has been ex
tensively evaded by the commissioners, and
directing tho committee to investigate these
charges and examine and report on the prac
tical working of the system. This resolu
tion was adopted.
UNITED STATES PRISONS.
The House, in committee of the whole,
proceeded to consider the bill appropriat
ing $1,500,000 for the erection of three
United States prisons for the imprisonment
of its prisoners. An amend uent was
adopted providi rg that prisoners under 20
years of age shall not be associated in con
finement with those older. A long
discussion ensued and then the committee
rose and reported the bill favor
ably to the House and it was
passed by a vote of 117 to 104. One of the
prisons is to be located north and one south
of the thirty-ninth degree of north lati
tude and east of the Rocky mountains.
The third is to be located west of the Rooky
mountains. A motion was made to recon
sider the vote by which the bill was passed,
and also one to lay this motion on the table.
On the latter motion no quorum voted, and
Mr. Holman having raised this point the
House, without further action, at 5:30
o’clock, adjourned.
A republican caucus was announced to be
held this evening at 8 o’clock.
SITE OF THE FAIR.
The House Sub-Committee Trying to
Agree on a Bill.
Washington, Jan. 27.— The subcommit
tee of the special House committee on the
world’s fair was in session for an hour this
morning, engaged in carrying out its in
structions to formulate a bill providing for
holding a fair in 1892. The ’Chicago and
New York bills were used as the basis for a
new hill, aud such sections as are acceptable
to all of the contesting cities were arranged
in a preliminary manner to form the dralt
of the subcommittee bill.
HITT’S RESOLUTION.
Mr. Hitt’s resolution to increase the mem
bership of the world’s fair committee from
nine to thirteen, and instruct it to report to
the House in three days was discussed for
a few minutes this morning by the House
committee on rules, but was allowed to go
over without action upon Mr. Cannon’s
statement that there was no reason for
haste in its disposition.
Representative Forney 111.
Washington, Jan. 27.—Representative
Forney of Alabama is seriously ill with
pneumonic symptoms.
REED'S DESPOTIC ROLE.
THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS STANDS
BY ITS CZ \E.
An Attempt to be Made to Push
Through the' Contested Elect.on
Cases Before the Rules are Re
ported-Attempts to Count Mem
bers Not Voting Not Apt to be Made.
Washington, Jan. 27.—The republican
caucus, which was called to meat at 8 o’clock
to-night mot promptly at tha' hour. Mr.
Henderson of Illinois, as chairman, called
the caucus, which was fully attended, to
order.
The first hour of the session was devoted
to discussion of the proposed new code of
rules. Speaker Reed entered into a detailed
explanation of the changes proposed to bo
made in the old code. From time to time
he was interrupted by questions as to the
probable effect of particular rules, to
which he fully replied. More than au hour
was consumed in this way, and the greatest
harmony characterized the proceedings.
It was evident, however, according to
Mr. Reed’s statement, that the new code
could not be ready for the action of the
House for several days to come, even should
it be desirable to report it earlier. More
over, there was an opinion entertained by
many members to the effect that more posi
tive progress could be achieved in tho dispo
sition of the contested election cases with
out rules than with their aid.
FEAR TURNING OF THE TABLES.
It was felt by some of these members that
after a safe working majority had bijou
secured under the operation of the general
parliamentary law, tho rigidity of the now
code might bo relaxed with benefit, and the
republicans might thus be relieve i from the
necessity of enacting a code which in time
might perhaps be felt by tho nselves in its
full severity. Having practically reached
a decision that eloction cases shall
be considered before the oixle of rules is
adopted, tho question of ways and means
arose, and there was a long discussion,
which was simply a reflex of individual
views as to the possibility of securing and
maintaining a quorum of representatives to
meet tho democratic opposition, which it was
fully expected would take the shape of a
refusal to vote.
WHAT IT INDICATES.
The fact that it was considered necessary
to discuss this phase of the case is regarded
as an indication that the speaker
partly contemplates adopting the
radical course of counting
as present members not voting in order
t o secure a quorum. The list of the repub
lican members was carefully canvassed,and
it was finally determined that at least four
members could not be relied upon to
answer to their names if the democrats
come to the conclusion to filibuster. Two
of these members are absent on account of
sickness, one on account of sickness
in his family and one is
absent without letting his whereabouts bo
known. According to this count, if every
thing favors a majority, if no member
falls ill or is called away fi-orn the city they
will have a bare quorum. But, neverthe
less, the election esse of Smith vs. Jackson
will be called up Wednesday and fully de
bated fro n a double motive —first, to lay
the foundation for speedy disposition of the
other eon ost; and second, to gain time in
which to secure the atteudance of absent
members.
AN EFFORT TO WHIP THEM IN.
A resolution was adopted by tho caucus,
offered by Mr. Rowell, chairman of the
elections oommittee, as follows:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this caucus
that every republican member of tha House
should remaiu in the city, except in case of
sickness, and that members should remain in
this hall during the time tho House is iu ses
sion, unless prevented by sickness.
There was some show of opposition to the
proposed changes in tho rules which tend
to stop filibustering by Mr. Anderson of
Kansas and Mr. Cheadle of Indiana. Mr.
Cheadle, however, signified his intention to
fall in liue with his party, and there are
indications that Mr. Anderson will do like
wise.
A PLAIN WARNING.
Special to the Morning News,
Washington, Jan. 27.—The House re
publicans told Speaker Reed very plainly
in to-night’s caucus that they did not pro
pose to proceed under general parliamen
tary law, but wanted rules aud-wanted
them right away. They were willing,
with very few exceptions (Mr. Anderson
of Kansas being the only man who spoke
out in opposition), to support the
speaker’s proposed amendments, but they
insisted that the report should be made
promptly. Mr. Reed promised that it
should not be much longer delayed. It was
agreed that the Smith-Jacks m West Vir
ginia contest should be takon up Wednes
day, rules or no rules, and every effort made
to get a republican quorum present so as to
forestall possible democratic filibustering.
Mr. Kelley’s death aud Mr. Wilber’s illness
make this difficult. Mr. Reed may have
to attempt to forcibly quell filibustering.
The caucus sat down hard on Mr. Carter
of Montana, who cast the only vote in favor
of a resolution condemning the do ir-keeper
for not giving him his share of the patron
age. _
BUSSIA'B MISSION.
The Post Reported Offered to Charles
Emory Smith.
Washington, Jan. 27.— 1 tis reported
that the Russian mission has been tendered
to Charles Emory Smith of Philadelphia.
The story that the President, after dining
Senator Quay Friday night, authorized him
to intimate to Mr. Smith that he might
have the Russian mission, aud that
on Saturday Senator Quay gave
Mr. Smith this intimation, and that Mr.
Smith returned to Philadelphia Saturday
evening as quietly as he came Saturday
morning, but not before he had seen the
President and Postmaster General
Wanamaker. He is considering
the offer. The President will not
lie Interviewed about it, and Senator
Quay, Postmaster General Wanamaker,
and Air. Smith are not here, so all that is
known is that Mr. Smith visited Washing
ton very quietly and went home so quietly,
as well as so quickly, that he could not keep
his engagement to dine with the Gridiron
club.
Rivers and Harbors.
Washington, Jan. 27.—The House com
mittee on rivers and harbors has begun the
preparation of the river and harbor appro
priation bill, and to-day passed initially
upon the esit mates for a number of New
England improvements.
Rules for the House.
Washington, Jan. 27.— The House com
mittee on rules this morning turned its
attention to the new code of rules, and pro
gressed so far toward its completion as to
indicate a report to the House within a day
or two.
Bond Acceptances.
Washington, Jan. 27.— The bond offer
ings to-day were *30,000, 4%5, at 104%, all
of which were accepted.
ENGLAND'S GALE3.
The Manhattan Reports Rough
Weather Throughout Her Trip.
London, Jan. 27.—Tha Allan Line
steamer Manhattan, Capt. Johnston, from
Boston Jan. 10. for Glasgow, arrive! nt
Grenook to-day. She reports having ex
perienced heavy weathor during the trip.
She was severely damaged. Heavy seas
boarded her, carrying away her deck and
flooding her saloon. Three hundred of the
cattle she had on board were either killed or
swept overboard.
Heavy seas are breaking ovor the Loch
Mondart, and she is rapidly going to pieces.
Two of her crew were swept overboard, but
succeeded in swimming t > shore after a
desperate struggle with the waves.
The Cu ard steamer Cephalouia, from
Boston, Jan, IS, for Liverpool, arrivel at
Queenstown to-day. During her passage
she encountered a gale that was so severe
that the passengers were kept Inflow for
two days, it being feared that if they were
permitted above decks they would be car
ried awtty by the seas that came aboard.
The third engineer was throwu to the deck
by a wave aiul oua of his arms was broken,
and he sustained other injuries.
THIRTY LIVES LOST.
Tho British ship Lochmoidart from Fija
gua No. 2, for Hamburg, is ashore at Cal
iantsoog, Holland. Thirty of her crew
were washed overboard after she struck and
all perished.
'I he British ship Janet Cowan, before re
ported having returned to Plymouth In dis
tress, lost a number of sails whau off the
Isle of Wight last Thursday. Five of lior
crow wore lost. Although the ship was al
most dismasted the remainder of the crew
succeeded in navigating her to Plymouth.
HUNGARY’S FACTIONS.
The Old Czechs and the German Ele
ment Make Peace.
Prague, Jan 27.—At the meeting of the
old Czech moinbers of the Diet yesterday,
Herr Schooyckl, leader of the German
party, announced the unauitnous accept
ance by that party of the agreement ar
rived at by tho German-Czech conference
in Vienna. Ho expressed a wish that tho re
sult of the conference would conduce to the
peaco and welfare of the common father
land.
Herr Schoeyckl afterwards attended a
meeting of tiie conservative laud owners
and was cordially roceived.
Herr Rieger, leader of tho old Czechs, and
Prince Schwarzeuburg were present at the
meeting of .the German members of tho
diet on bebnlf of the conservative land
owners, and thoy, too, were accorded a
warm reception.
REJOICING IN VIENNA.
Vienna, Jan. 27. —The press here is
unanimously rejoicing over tho reconcilia
tion of the German and Czsch parties in
tho Bohemian Diet. No doubt is enter
tained of the adjustment made by the con
ference.
ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL.
The Powers Trying to Induce Eng
land to Agree to Arbitration.
Vienna, Jan. 27.—1 t is semi-oflicially
announced that several powers have writ
ten to England in a friendly spirit regard
ing her trouble with Portugal, and request
ing that it be submitted bo arbitration.
BOWING TO SALISBURY’S WILL.
London, Jan. 28, 3 a. m.— The Times' Lis
bon correspondent says: “Telegrams from
Mozambique announce that the local au
thorities are rapidly conforming to the
Marquis of Salisbury commands.”
The Standard's Lisb in c irrespondent
says: "The republican anger and tho propo
sition for au alliance with tne United Stales
are due to a report that Premier Sagasta
had declared to the cortes that Sp tin was
not disposed to offend Englaud for the sake
of Portugal,”
Emperor William’s Birthday.
Berlin, Jan. 27. —The emperor’s birth
day was celebrated with great festivity to
day. The city was deoirated, but rain
spoiled the effect of tho decorations. The
marshals, headed by Gen. von Moltke, and
the ministers, headed by Prince Hismarck,
went to the palace anil offered their con
gratulations. Prince Bismarck, upon his
appearance at the window at the palace,
was greeted with a storm of “Hochs. , ’
Why Bismarck Was Absent.
Berlin', Jan. 27. —There is much spec
ulation as to the reason why Prince Bis
marck, after coining to Berlin to attend the
closing session of the Reichstag, failed to
appear. The FreUinni'je Zeitung attributes
his absence to the irritation produced by
his difference of opinion with the emperor
on the language used in the speech from the
throne.
Boulanger Declares Himself.
Paris, Jan. 27. —Gen. Boulanger has
written to M. Laur, member of the Cham
ber of Deputies, an i an active B uiangist,
on the subject of the proposed affiliation of
the Boulangist party with the anti-Semitic
agitation. The general totally disapproves
of this agitation.
A Call to the Conservatives.
London, Jan. 27.—Lord Salisbury and
Mr. Smith, leader of the House of Com
mons, have jointly signed an urgent call to
the conservative members to be in their
placos Feb. 11, as business ot grave import
ance will be immediately submitted to
parliament.
Minister Pendleton's Remains.
London, Jan. 27.—The United States
steamer Enterprise, having on board the
remains of George H. Pendleton, late United
States minister to Germany, sailed from
Dartmouth for New York yesterday, but
was compelled to return owing to stress of
weather.
Europe's Anti-Slavery Conference.
Brussels, Jan. 27.—The anti-slavery
conference has resumed its sessions. The
Independence llelje asserts that the British
delegates will abandon their proposal for
right of search.
Busy With the Tariff BUL
Washington, Jan. 27.—The ways and
means committee further progressed to-day
towarils the preparation of the tariff bill by
ordering the cotton schedules of last year’s
Senate bill to be attachod to the schedules
already passed upon. The democratic min
ority confined its opposition to offering as a
substitute the cotton schedules of the Mills
bill, which were rejected by a party vote.
Bt. Augustine’s Park.
Washington, Jan. 27.—The House com
mittee on public lands has ordered a favor
able report on the bill to grant certain
public lands to the city of St. Augustine,
Fia., for park purposes.
Mr. Barnes’ River BIIL
Washington, Jan. 27.—Mr. Barnes’ bill
appropr.ates $lOO,OOO for ttie Savannah
river below, and 150,000 above Augusta.
Senator Colquitt's Tea.
Washington, Jan. 27.—A tea given by
Senator and Mrs. and the Misses Colquitt
to-day was a brilliant success.
BNOWBANK AND FLOOD.
The Railroads In California Now
Blocked by Solid loe.
Ran Francisco, Jan. 27.—The railroad
officials at Sacramento succeeded lu having
communication for a short time last night
with tho Truckoe office, on the casern slope
of the Sierra mountains, whou it was
learned that the snow is sixteen feet deep on
the track between that place and the station
five miles west of there. The late rains,
followed by freezing weather, hid trans
formed this into loe, which will have to be
chopped out and shoveled away bv
band. It is understood that the rail
road company has endeavored to
secure telegraphic communication with
Reno in order that a few at least of the
west-bound trains that are there can bo
ordered back to Ogden and transferred to
tne southern route. Tho situation remains
the same on tho road to Ogden.
THE FLOOD.
The water in tho streams and rivors of
California is recoding, but in some places
slowly. From Colusa, in the western part
of the Hacrnmento valloy, reports come
that for twenty-two miles north and
south of there farms are covered with water
to a dopth of from two to six feet. The
loss throughout tho state by the flood can
not oven be approximately estimated at
this time, but it seems certain that it will
not be as groat ns first stated. Tho railroad
companies did splendid work yesterday in
getting the tracks leading out of this city
repaired. The main linos of the Southern
Pacific system are now open as far as Sac
ramento and to points of equal distance in
tho Sau Joaquiu valley.
lOWA’S LEGISLATURE.
The House Adoptatha Compromise of
the Caucuses.
Desmones, la., Jan. 27.—The House to
day adopted the compromise resolutions
agreed upon by the caucuses of the two
parties, and afterwards proceeded to tho
election of tempoary officers. Henry 8.
Wilcox was elec ed tempoary secretary, L.
D. Hotchkiss, temporary speaker, Albert
Head was made temporary speaker pro
tern, and I). C. Kolp assistant secretary.
A committee on credentials was uppol ited.
The credentials were handed in and the
committee went to work at once. Mr.
Hotchkiss was sworn in by ex-Gov. Wal
den.
THE OTHER OFFICERS SWORN IN.
A recess for half au hour was taken and
at tne close of the recess the House came to
order. The other temporary officers elected
wore sworn in, and the report of the com
mittee ou credentials was presented and
adopted. ’ The members then appeared
before the bar of tho house, subscribed to
tho oath and wero sworn into office.
Mr. Byers of Lucas county introduced a
resolution fur the election of the rest Of the
temporary officer* on tho republican side,
and it was adopted.
Mr. I)ayt m of Allamakee introduced a
similar resolution from the democratic
sido, and it was adopted.
Tho temporary officers wore then sworn
in, and tho House adjourned till to-morrow
afternoon.
CLEARED OF INCENDIARISM.
The Master of a Bark to Haul Down tha
American Flag.
Philadelphia, Jan. 27.—United States
Commissioner Edmunds has for some days
been hearing charges against ton sailors of
the bark Jeunie Harknoss of having tired
tho bark in the -harbor of Mitna, in the
Phillipine islands, while loading sugar. The
examination has dosed, and the commis
sioner has discharged ail of the men from
custody, on the ground of lack of evidence
against them. In discharging them Com
missioner Edmunds said ho felt satisfied
that the vessel was set on fire, but there was
a probability that it might have
been by accident. He thought the
guilty man was among the prisoners,
but tbe testimony was insufficient
to hold any of the men, and he, therefore,
dischargep all.
WILL HAUL DOWN HIS FLAG.
Tho announcement was evidently a sur
prise to Capt. Amesbury, master of tho Jen
nie Harkneni, who, when the commissioner
bad concluded, jumped to his feet,and rais
ing his right hand impressively, said: “I
will haul down the American flag from my
ship. God forgive mo, but I’ll do it; I have
noon a master fortnirty years, but If this is
the justice dealt out here I’ll sail under an
other Hag.” Then be crowded his hat up m
his head and strode out of the door. The
commissioner said nothing in reply
BISHOP WHITAKER’S FOE.
Tho Fbltoo Magistrate Holds Him for
Trial by a Jury.
Philadelphia, Jan. 27.—David Alex
ander, tbe young man who last night at
tempted to assassinate Bishop Whitaker at
St. John’s Protestant Episcopal church, was
arraigned this afternoon before Magistrate
Pole. Police Surgeons Andrews and Gibbs
were the only witnesses. They testified to
having made an examination of the prisoner
in the police station this morning and found
him suffering from religious monomania,
with suicidal tendencies. Tiie prisoner told
them during the examination that he
wanted to kill both Bishop Whitaker
and Rov. Dr. McConnell of
St. Stephen’s Episcopal church, upon
whom he placed the responsibility for tho
defeat of the prohibition cause at the state
election in June last. Tho relatives of the
prisoner desired to place tho young man in
an asylum, but Magistrate Pole thought
the case was one for a jury, a id committed
Alexander for trial at the preseut term of
court.
WEBT VIRGINIA’S CONTEST.
Gen. St Clair Finishes His Argument
For the Democrats.
Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 27.—A Charleston,
W. Va., special says: “The gubernatorial
court met again this morning to listen to
the continuation and conclusion of
Gen, J. W. St. Clair’s argument clos
ing the presentation of the contest before
the joint assembly. The first half of Gen.
St. Clair’s siieech was confined entirely to
the consideration of the conte-ted votes in
the counties of Mercer and McDowell, he
taking up the cases individually and ex
plaining and defending the ac.ion of the ma
jority of the committee. Ho was frequently
interrupted by Gen. Goff, and at times the
debate was spicy. The concluding portion
of his speech was of a political nature and
designed apparently to justify the contest
proceedings. The democrats hold that his
arguments are unanswerable. The repub
licans, however, say the speech,was simply
an apology for a wrong.
Only One V/as Kilted.
Columbus, Ga., Jan. 27.—A special dis
patch from Opelika, Ala., reporting a
collision on the C Jurnbus and Western
railroad on Saturday, as telegraphed from
Birmingham, proves to have been badly
exaggerated. Henry Smith, the fireman,
of this city, was the only person killed, and
do one else was badly Injured.
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A CRASH ON A TRESTLE.
SIX KILLED AND NINETEEN IN
JURED IN INDIANA.
Spreading Ralls the Cause of the Acci
dent-Fire Breaks tut In the Wreck
Immediately After the Crash—A List
of the Dead and Injured Bo Far as
Known.
Ind ianapolis, Ind., Jan. 27.—Passenger
train No. 1 on the Monon route, which left
Chicago Sunday night at 11:55 o’clock, was
wreoked this morning at 7:50 o’clock one
mile above 'Carmel, a village sixteen
rnilos north of this city. The train was
running at a rapid rate, and was approach
ing a long trestle across Wilkorson creek
when the tender of tho engine jumped
the track. The engineer reversed his
engine, but before the air brake could check
the speod of the train the locomotive and
baggage car had cleared the trestle, but the
sleeper and smoking car went over iigs the
creek, both taking lire almost immediately
nnd being consumed in a remarkably short
time. Those who escaped uninjured busied
themselves In digging out the dead aud in
lured from the wreck, but before this could
be accomplished the heat of the burning
cars became intense aud they had to with
draw.
THE KILLED AND INJURED.
As far as known at this hour the follow-
the killed and injured:
Killed —Mrs. Eubank of Broad Ripple,
Ind., burned; two children of D. 8. Old
ham of Sheridan, Ind., burned; an un
known man, who died soon after being
rescued; Mrs. Lizzie Fitzpatrick of Indian
apolis, missing aud supposed to have been
burned.
Injured—M. E. Ingalls, president of thi
Rig Four system, of Cinciunati, injured
about the head and arms; Engineer Schopa
of Indianapolis, seriously hurt; Jalius Pear
son of Sheridan, Ind., seriously hurt; A.
L. Clark of Westfield, Ind., a commercial
travolor, out in the forehead; Express Mes
senger Munger, badly hurt.
THE DEATH LIST INCREASED,
Chicago, Jan. 27, 6 p. m.—Tho Louis
villo, Now Albany and Chicago railroad is
the line known as tho “Alonou Route,” on
which the aocldent near Carrnel, Ind., was
reported in the "dispatches this morning.
Additional particulars of the accident add
two more women to the list (of killed, whils
the list of injured will probably be in
creased. Up to noon the names of the two
additional killed had not been ascertained.
The engine got clear over thi
trestle, the oars immediately next to
it toppling over on the incline
and taking Are, whether from lamps oi
stoves has not been ascertained. No. 2
train arriving on the scene of the accident
shortly afterwards, tho dead and wounded
wore put on board and taken back to In
dianapolis. The wrecked train was not i
vestibule. Nearly all the killed were in tin
sleeper, which was among the first of thi
cars to take fire. Four cars were almost
totally consumed. The total casualties art
six dead and nineteen injured, rnoßb ol
whom are seriously hurt, and some likely
to die. Investigation rovoals that the acci
dent was duo to the spreading of the rail)
about 150 feet from the trestle. Repairing
of this section of the track was done Sat
urday.
A FIGHT FROM THE JUMP.
A Lockout Follows the Formation of a
Lubor Lodge.
Birmingham, Jan. 27.— Saturday nigh:
about 100 puddlorß of the Birmingham Roll
iug mill organized a lodge of the Amalga
mated Association of Iron and Steel Work
ers. To-day tho men who joinsd the lodgi
were discharged, and tho others quit. Thi
position by the company is that it will noi
allow the mill to be brought under the as
sociation’s rules. The mill is Idle, and noth
lug lias been done ns yet looking towarc
settling tho trouble. The mill employ
1,000 men in all, but the trouble is confine*
to the puddling department, which ha
about 200 men.
Only ttie puddling department of the
Rolling mill is closed on account of the dis
charge of the union men. The stook on
hand is sufficient to run the other depart
ments for three weeks.
MINERS WITHOUT HOMES.
Twenty-eix More Families Evicted a!
Walton and Adrian.
Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 27.—A special fron
Punxsutawuey, Pa., says the sheriff evicted
nineteen families of striking coal miners a 1
Walton and Adrian to-day, and seven oi
Saturday. There was no excitement Thi
miners do not seem at all discouraged bj
the wholesale evictions, and accept the situ
tion cheerfully. A number of Italians
whose goods had been thrown out, were b
tio seen to-day sitting around a stove wnicl
had been put up in the open air, playinj
accordeons, dancing and singing ana enjoy,
ing themselves right royally.
BEAUTY OUT OF THE BOX.
Mrs. Beales Declared Not Guilty o
Poisoning Her Husband.
Danvillb, Va, Jan. 27.—Mrs. Con
Beales Morris, of ReidsviUe, N. C., wh
for several days past had been on trial foi
her life at Wentworth, the county seat of
Rockingham, charged with the murder o;
her husband by poison, was acquitted to
day. The jury remained out bit a shori
time before bringing in a verdict of no)
guilty. Mrs. Morris is a handsome young
woman of good family, and her case ha
created gmat interest throughout thi
section of Virginia and North Carolina.
JACKSONVILLE’S BROKEN BANK
Its Assets Ordered Divided Among Iti
Creditors.
Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. 27.—0n Julj
17 last J. E. Ilartridge, VV. B. Young and
A. W. Cockerill & Son, attorneys for W,
W. & A. C. Hagood, filed a bill in chancery
in the circuit court praying for a receive
to take charge of the Florida Savings Banl
and Real Estate Exchange, close up thi
business and pay the claims against it. Thi
matter was argued and submitted severa
weeks ago, and on Saturday last (
decision was rendered by Judgi
Baker denying the motion for a re
coivor and ordering that the defendaa'
trustees should distribute the assets of th
bank to the several creditors pro rata, and
that the defendants be enjoined and
restrained from paying out any money
except us above. Too defendants were alsc
ordered to file within ten days a total lisi
of the creditors of the bank with th<
amounts due. This bank suspended pay
ment on the outbreak of the epidemic.
Our Consul to Corea.
Washington, Jan. 27.—The Presiden)
to-day nominated Augustine Heard of Mas
sachusetts to be minister resident an<
consul general of tue United States a
Corea. _ ,
A Deed of Trust.
Norfolk, Va, Jan. 27.—H. B. Andersoi
& Cos., dealers in drv goids, made a deed oi
trust to-day. Their liabilities amount t>
$42,0(10.
