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THE MORSISO NEWS, 1
l ESTABLISHED 18.'0. INCORPORATED 1888. V
J. H. KSTILL, President. j
SHERMAN AND HALSTEAD
TWO IMPORTANT WITNESSES IN
THE BALLOT-BOX CASE.
The Senator Claims That His Rela
tions With Foraker and Halstead
Have Always Been Friendly—The
Forgery of His Name Copied from
His Rubber Franking Stamp.
Washington, Feb. 6.—The House com
mittee Oil the Ohio ballo:-box forgery this
morning called Senator Sherman as the first
witness. The senator testified that his rela
tions with Gov. Foraker had always been
friendly. There had never been any ill will
between himself and Editor Halstead. The
witness went to Europe the first of last
May, and returned to this country Sept. 11,
and was in Ohio in October. He had writ
ten to Mr. Grosvenor early in July to the
effect that Gov. Foraker should be heartily
supported. He was on goal relations with
Gov. Foraker and Editor Hi Intend on Sept.
18, and supported G-ov. Foraker in the cam
paign. He spoke four times in the canvass
at important points. He did not receive
a y inquiry before Sept. 28 from Gov.
Foraker or Editor Halstead, as to whether
he had been a party to the ballot-box con
tract.
THE FIRST INTIMATION.
On Oct. 8 he got from the Evening Post
of Cincinnati a telegram saying that lie (the
witness) and Mr. Butter worth had been
connected by gossip with the ballot-box con
tract. The witness replied that the siate
was a lie, and any subscription was a forg
ery. The witness was shown exhibit “A?’
and declared that he had never signed it. He
saw it first when it was sent to him in No
vember by Editor Halstead. The signature
was a copy of his rubber franking
stamp, and not an imitation of his signa
ture. He did not think that the McKinley
signature looked like a genuine signature,
but he did not profess to be an expert on
signatures, and might take Mr. Butter
worth’s signature as genuine if tiiere was
nothing to call it in question. His own
signature on paper wouid naturally raise
the question and excite wonder why he had
contrac ed to pay money to John McLean.
Then the paper showed that the signers had
committed a crime. In addition, they
would be seen to be fools, for the United
States had never bought a ballot box. (He
was one of those who thought the United
States should, however, regulate the elec
tion of representatives.) All of these things
should raise a question as to the authenticity
of the paper. The witness never heard or
knew of tiio ballot box contract, and never
heard of the Campbell bill before Governor
Koraker's music hall speech. The witness
never mentioned the paper in the cam
paign, but it became an issue between
Governor Foraker and Governor Campbell.
HALSTEAD ON THE STAND.
Murat Hals'ead took the stand. He said
he was "a daily laborer on a daily news
paper.” He was president of a stock com
pany and wrote a good deal of editorial
matter. Invited to explain, Mr. Halstead
said that when he published Gov. Camp
bell’s signature he cut off from a photo
graphic copy of the paper the signatures
below Gov. Campbell’s. He never exhibited
the other names to anyone, except that of
Cox, which he showed to one gentleman.
Bellamy Storer was concerned about the
paper, and, as the witness thought, appre
hensive, and to assure him of the fairness
of the foundation upon which he was pro
ceeding, the witness showed him the demo
cratic names. A committeeman wished to
know if the witness was managing editor
of “tho Commercial-Gazette. Ho replied
that "managing editor” was a New York
term. He was the responsible editor and
the principal stockholder.
Campbell’s candidacy expected.
Shown the forged paper, the witness said
he first saw it Sept. 14 on the cars, at
Springfield, O. He had been ill and abroad
and returned in August. The campaign
was under way. It was the judgment of tha
governor, in which the witness concurred,
that Gov. Ca npbell was to be his opponent,
and they made preparations for tho cam
paign. Soon after his return the witness had
a brief conversation w itb Gov. Foraker
about what should be put i ito the campaign
against Gov. Campbell. One was his vote
for special (cars for colored people. (Jim
crow car I usiness.) The next was the
brewery trust. Gov. Fora er said he had
information of Gov. Campbell’s connection
with the Hall-Wood ballot-b >x; that there
was behind the bill a contract which he ex
pected to get, and that it would be an im
portant feature of the campaign.
WOOD TO FURNISH IT.
He said that Wood had promised to fur
nish it. Wood was the inventor, and an
officer of the company. The witness had
his doubts as to whether the contract could
be made to appear. Gov. Foraker said
that Wood was an applicant for the office
of smoke inspector. The witness did not
know Wood. The governor said he was an
inventor of ability and an old soldier, and
he didn’t see why Wood wouldn’t
make a good officer. The witness thougiit
the office itself was a fraud, but did not see
why Wood should not have it,as well as any
other person. Asked for his opinion about
tho appointment the witness said he would
not appoint Wood under any circumstances.
That was after Wood had pro iuced the
paper. The witness said he would consider
it a serious mistake to appoint Wood; that
it might be well enough to accent his ser
vices, but not appoint him to office.
FORAKER GETS THE PAPER.
On Sept. 14, on the cars at Springfield,
the governor said he had that paper—the
ballot-box contract. He said that Wood
had fur lished it. Wood was the inventor
of the box, he said, and secretary of the
company, and the contract came right out
of John McLean’s safe. Wood was a party
to the transaction, had gone and asked for
it aud got it. The governor said the paper
had shocked him; it was more than he
wanted. He said it had names on it that
the witness would not want to pri it, and
he (Foraker) could do nothlug with it. He
showed the pap r to the wit ess, together
with the Campbell bill and "Contract 1,000.”
The witness studied the paper. The bill ap
peared 1 1 be mandatory—that 70,000 pat
ented ballot boxes should be purchased at
each. The contract appeared to be a
manifest scheme, butsubtleand ably drawn.
G ;v. Foraker said Wood had told him
this way of having a separate contract and
subscription list was anew scheme
at V\ ashi.igton, that it had been induced
by the fact that an old man loadod with
Papors had tumbled over dead in Washing
ton some years ago and his death had
croatod great excitement.
DIFFERENCES IN THE SIGNATURES.
Tajr; n g up the paper, the witness denied
iat the three signatures of Campbell were
ahe, and pointed out differences. The
three Murchison signatures were just as
wps* 1 alil£e ’ J' ot they had been written freely
ith pen and were not comparisons,
0 the infallible rule of detecting
orgery by exact correspondence was at
of h -The witness had never heard before
t the forgery of the signatures of seventeen
prominent men. There wore reasons why
_ f D °Por appeared to be genuine. The
.“tract was a legal document beyond
of o j®’ ’ti yto construct, and the work
the draughtsman was that of an artist,
son *°°ked like a inoney-innking sceme,
on* would naturall*- look for a contract.
®l)f JHofning
So the witness didn’t see any room for ques
tioning tho genuineness of the paper, and
acted accordingly.
ADVISED THAT IT BE PHOTOGRAPHED.
He advised Gov. Foraker to have the
paper photographed, and told him that
weile the paper presented a difficult matter
for treatment, yet, as it connected Gov.
Campbell with the ballot box, it should not
be concealed; that it was necessary to use
the paper, or part of it. He told the gov
ernor that he felt so exasperated at the idea
of Sherman and Butterworth aud
McKinley going in with John McLean
in such a matter that he felt t empted to ex
plode it under them; it was somet iing more
than policy and almost public duty. But
Gov. Campbell was the only one before the
. people as a candidate for a public office, and
it might therefore be proper to u-e only his
name. There was another reason why all
of the signatures could not be printed in
civilized society at that time, and that was
because it was then the day of Sam Cox’s
funeral, and he felt convinced of the genu
ineness of his signature.
PUBLISHED IN PART.
So he (the witness) published part of the
panel' with Gov. Campbell’s signature,
which he thought was the proper course.
Gov. Campbell could not be drawn out on
this matter, and the witness advised Gov.
Foraker to leave the matter to him (wit
ness), as he felt more competent to take
care of it. It was a cracker that had to be
touched off at one end only. “I
am not insensible to the picturesque
end that attaches to this theory,” said Mr.
Halstead, “now that I see the general ef
fect of touching it off.” [Laughter.] Mr.
Halstead then explained what had been his
theories in regard to the document, and
said the clouds commenced to lower as the
election came on. "No, they didn’t roll
by,” in answer to Mr. Struble. However,
he dwelt in the sublime faith that the
paper had come fresh from Johnny Mc-
Lean’s safe and was all right. He wanted
to handle the document himself, and didn’t
waut to risk anybody’s indiscretion.
READING THE TELEGRAMS.
The witness read a lot of telegrams al
ready described by Gov. Foraker as hav
ing passed between them. He also pro
duced his private letters to Gov. Foraker,
and while not offering them, placed them
at the disposal of the committee. He
thought that some of them were conclusive
evidence that both himself and Gjv.
Foraker were fully convinced of the sound
ness of the papers. The letters were
taken for consideration in secret session,
aud the cross-examination was begun. Mr.
Cogswell asked why the witness did not
verify the character of the paper by Sen
ator Sherman aud Congressman Butter
worth. He replied that Mr. Butterworth
was not in the country, or had just landed,
and that Senator Sherman was in Washing
ton. He recalled the saying that you could
get a member of congress to sign a petition
to get himself hanged. It was not a pleas
ant matter to put a finger upon a sore spot
like that; it was not his particular part to go
scratching at it just then.
FORCED BY CIRCUMSTANCES.
The publication had been forced by cir
cumstances beyond his control, so ho didn’t
consult the signers. The logic of the bill
was that somewnere there was an adjust
ment by which the pe >ple interested could
get their earnings. Then Wood had said to
the witness not to come here, but there was
an original paper. The witness, however,
kne w of no such paper.
Mr. Turner inquired if the witness had
suggested to Gov. Foraker the suppression
of the other names, and he replied that he
had spoken to the effect that the paper could
be used to connect Campbell and McLean
with the matter.
POLITICS AND MORALITY.
Mr. Turner asked if the witness had not
been moved by political considerations
ntber than moral a id pat ioiic considera
tions. He replied that he had not; that he
did not associate politics and morality; that
he felt that this was a proper use
to rake of the paper. He admitted
that they could not dra v Gov. Campbell
in and out as they tried to do. “The fact
is," said he, “he turned out a more difficult
person than wo thought."
Mr. Turner—Then if the governor had
succeeded in getting Gov. Campbell drawn
into a corner, you were to stand at tho head
of tho cannon and touch it off f
The Witness—No, sir; I didn't intend to
stand at the head of the cannon, put I got
there. [Laughter.]
Mr. Turner explained that he had been
betrayed into an inadvertent misuse of
words.
FRICTION BETWEEN SHERMAN AND FOR
AKER.
Mr. Halstead said that there was supposed
to be feeling between Se iator Sherman and
Gov. Foraker growing out of events at the
Chicago convention. Ohio contained more
than her share of distinguished men, and
there was necessarily friction where
they are so crowded. The deli
cate relations existing between Senator
Sherman and Gov. Foraker made it highly
inexpedient to allow a paper to get out
through Gov.Forakor’s agency that reflected
on the senator. It would have bee 1 fatal
to the party. The governor had been very
considerate of Mr. Butterworth and Sena
tor Sherman.
“What were your relations toward thorn?”
queried Mr. T urner.
“I was their old friend,” responded the
witness.
THREE BLANK SPACES.
Gov. Foraker had called attention to
three blank spaces on the paper,
and the witness had said: “Johnny
McLean is a smart boy, sure enough; he is
not going to put his name on the paper
until the money is on the table for division,
aud these blanks are here for his name
when the divide is made. He believed, and
had the evidence, that from the beginning
Gov. Foraker had been fooled os ho (the
witness) had been.
“We assisted each other,” said the wit
ness, as he concluded his testimony.
IN THB SENATE.
The Bill Granting St. Augustine Land
lor a Park Passed.
Washington, Feb. o.—On motion of Mr.
Harris, the Senate this morning agreed that
when it adjourned to-day it be to meet ou
Monday.
On motion of Mr. Call, the House bill
granting the use of certain lands to the city
of St. Augustine, Fla., for a public park,
was taken up aud passed.
The S nate then took up the bill to pro
vide temporary government for the terri
tory of Oklahoma, and the clerk cmtiuued
the reading of the bill, which had been
begun yesterday.
The reading of the bill was completed,
and the bill discussed until 2 o’clock, when
it went over.
• The Blair educational bill came up and Mr.
Blair resumed his speech. After speaking
for two hours, Mr. Blair yielded t e floor,
intending to conclude his speech Monday.
Then, after an executive session, the Seuate
adjourned till Monday.
Government Bond Purchases.
Washington, Feb. 6.—The offerings to
day aggregated $2110,400. All were accepted
at 124 for 4s and 104% for 4%5. All but
S4OO were surrendered by national banks
in liquidati n of deposits. The total
amount of bonds surrendered by national
banks in liquidation of government depos
its is $8,148,500.
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7,''1890.
EDMUNDS READY TO BOLT
THE BAMOAN MATTER CAUSES A
ROW IN THB SENATE.
The Member from Vermont Ready to
Resign from the Comm ttee on For
eign Relations Alleged Shabby
Treatment in the Samoan Matter the
Cause of His Wrath.
Washington, Feb. 6.—There was a sen
sational scene in the executive session of the
Senate this afternoon when Senator Ed
munds endeavored to iesign from the com
mittee on foreign relations, on account of
the slight put upon him in connection with
the Samoan treaty. When this treaty was
ratified, Thursday, Senator Edmunds, who
did not think it properly maintained our
guarantees under the treaty of 1878, moved
to reconsider the vote by which the treaty
was ratified. To-day in executive session
he called up his motion and urged it on the
ground that proper provision had not been
made in the treaty negotiations for our
guarantees. *
LECTURED BY SHERMAN.
Therefore John Sherman, chairman of
the committee on foreign relations, read
Mr. Edmunds a lecture to the effect that he
did not know what he was talking about,
and that if he had informed himself, he
would not have made such a move, since the
state department had made provision for
the occupation of Pago Pago, which was the
point Mr. Edmunds had been particularly
anxious about. The Senate then voted on
Mr. Edmunds’ motion, and it was beaten.
WANTED TO RESIGN.
Thereupon he got up and announced in
tones tremulous with indignation that he
had been so shabbily treated throughout
this Samoan matter that his self-respect
would not permit him to longer remain a
member of the committee on foreign rela
tion. He had been practically ignored
by the state department, so
that he could jj! r not know the
things which other members of the com
mittee seemed to know übout its doing 9,
and now the Senate had expressed a want of
confidence in him by refusing to even re
consider tho Samoan treaty, hence he roust
resign from the committee. His friends
gathered around him at this point, however,
and reminding him that he could not resign
a committee place in executive session,
moved an adjournment, which was car
ried. As the Senate does not meet till
Monday the senators think Mr. Edmunds
will have cooled down by the next public
session, so that he will not resign his place
on the committee.
PAGO PAGO HARBOR.
The Senate Claims the New Treaty
Doesn’t Effect Our Rights.
Washington, Feb. 6. —An executive ses
sion of the Senate was held this afternoon
on motion of Mr. Sherman, who desired to
close the record upon the ratification of the
Samoan treaty. After sundry nominations
had been disposed of, the motion of Mr.
Edmunds to reconsider tne vote of Tuesday
by which the treaty was ratified, was called
up and laid on the table by a vote of 89
to 13.
Then the Eltnunds resolution, declaring
the sense of the Senate upon the rights of
the United States to the harbor of Pago
Pago, under the treaty of 1878, to be that
these rights are not disturbed by tiie Berlin
treaty of 1889, was considered.
NOT AFFECTED BY THE TREATY.
Upon it, Mr. Sherman, chairman of the
committee on foreig i relations, made a
statement at some length, intended t > show
that the Berlin treaty did not affect these
rignts at all, and that the passage of the
resolution was, therefore, unnecessary.
The motion to lay the resolution upon the
table prevailed by the same vote as by
which the motion to reconsider ratification
was tabled.
GERMANY PLEASED.
Berlin, Feb. 6. —The confirmation of the
Samoan|treaty by the United States Senate
affords general satisfaction here. Count
Herbert Bismarck called upo i Minister
P elps at tne American legation before
office hours this morning, ana congratula
tions were exchanged upon the ratification
of the treaty.
BOSTON’S NEW COLLECTOR.
Saltonstall Removed Against the Pres
ident’s Own Wishes.
Washington, Feb. 6.—The President to
day nominated Alanson Wilder Beard to be
collector of the port of Boston, vice Lev
erett Saltonstall, “to be removed.” He did
this against his own better judgment, sim
ply hecause the Massachusetts senators in
sisted upon it in visit after visit which they
made to him. He thought it inexpedient
to remove Mr. Saltonstall, who refused to
resign in response to the President's request
hecause he knew there was no reason for
the request, and he thought it equallv im
politic to appoint Mr. Beard in his place,
believing as he does that Mr. Beard repre
se ts only a faction in his party, and the
Bourbon faction at tiiat.
YIELDED TO THEIR PERSISTENCE..
But the senators insisted both that he
should appoint Mr. Beard, and that he ap
point him at once, and not when Mr. Sal
tonstall's term expired in May, and he
yielded finally to their importunities with
many misgivings. But he had heard of the
sad fate of President Arthur, who dared to
refuse these same senators the appointment
of Mr. Beard to this same office, and was
ostracised from it throughout his adminis
tration by these sane se ators, so he gave
them the chief office of New England for
the sake of peace. Had he had his way, he
would probably have appointed Abbott
Lawrence, whose name wus presented to
him by some of the leading business men of
Boston.
A DISTRICT cur IN TWO.
Harrison Looks Out for His Friends
at the Government’s Expense.
Washington, Feb. 6. —President Harri
son, resuming his normal functions to-day,
proceeded to distribute some more patron
age. One of the first problems he stru k
was that of the census supervisor for the
Ninth or Pittsburg district of Pennsylvania,
for which Senator Quay had recommended
Dr. William Denney, and Census Superin
tendent Porter had recommended George
and tariif commission colleague, Henry
Oliver, brother of his old friend
W. Oliver. Mr. Oliver was also backed by
President Harrison’s old friend at Chicago,
Chris Magee. The President cut this gor
dion kuot by cutting the Ninth district in
two, arid making Jar. Oliver census super
visor for the Ninth, and Dr. Denny census
supervisor for the Eleveuth district. 80
Chris Magee at last gets an office, not on his
own account, however, because it could not
be helped.
Confirmed by the Senate.
Washington, Feb. 6.—The Senate to
day confirmed the nomination of Blanche
K- Bruce as recorder of deeds of the Dis
trict of Columbia and George X. Hammer
as postmaster at Bristol. Teuu.
SE3BION OF THE HOU3E.
The Democrats Carry Out Their Policy
. of Silent Protest.
Washington, Feb. o.—ln the House the
democrats this morning carried out their
policy of silent protest against the rulings
of the speaker by declining to vote upon
the qu stion of approving the journal.
This instrument was, however, approved
by a vote of 153 yeas to 0 nays, a constitu
tional quorum being counted by the speaker.
Mr. Cannon of Illinois, from the commit
tee on rules, reported the new code of rules,
and it was ordered printed and recommitted.
Mr. C innou then offered a resolution pro.
viding for tho printing of ],OiJO copies of the
new code for the use of the House.
Mr. CummingS]of New Yoik facetiously
offered an amendment, which was not con
sidered, providing for tho printing of 2,000
copies of the general parliamentary law
under which it was alleged tuat the House
was governed.
Mr. Cannon’s resolution was adopted.
The Senate bill to refund the direct tax
wa3 laid before the house, und referred tj
the judiciary committee.
NEW BILLS.
A number of bills were Introduced for
for reference. Among them were the fol
lowing:
By Mr. Williams of Illinois—Directing
the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase
from iitne to time, at the market price,
$4,000,000 worth of silver bullion per
month, and to cause tho same to be coined
as fast as purchased into standard silver
dollars.
By Mr. Stone of Kentucky—To place
bi nder twine, made from sisal grass or ma
nilia, on the free list.
By Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio—Establishing
a national military park at the battlefield of
Chickamauga.
Mr. Hayes of lowa, from the committee
on accounts, reported a bill providing clerks
for members and delegates. It was ordered
printed and recommitted. In its report the
committee says that it approves the general
purpose of the bill referred to it, and thinks
that such relief should be given to the rep
resentatives, and that their business, in
justice to their constituents and to them
selves, demands that they should have
clerks.
INVALID PENSIONS.
Mr. Morrill, from the committee on in
valid pensions, reported back the Senate bill
to increase the pensions of soldiers and sail
ors, with a substitute providing that all
soldiers, sailors, and marines, who have been
since the 16th day of June 1880, or who may
hereafter become so totally and perma
nently helpless from injuries received or
diseases contracted in the service and lino
of duty as to require the personal aul and
attendance ot another parson, shall be en
titled to pensions at the rate of $72 per
month. For total disability to perform
labor, and partial dependence upon another
person for aid and attendance, a pension
not to exceed SSO per month is allowed.
The substitute was agreed to, aud the bill
was passed.
RELIEF FOR SAMOA’S SURVIVORS.
Mr. Dolliver of lowa, from the commit
tee on naval affairs, reported the bill for
tiie relief of tile survivors of the wreck of
the Trenton and Vandalia and the strand
ing of the Nipsio at Apia, Samoa. Mr.
Dolliver said that the bill contained three
provisi ns: First, for payment to the officers
and men of the valuo of the property they
lost: second, for the payment to the families
of those who died the balance of their sea
wages; third, for tho pavinent of the ex
pense of burying the dead. The bill was
passed without division.
On motion of Mr. Stewart of Georgia,
the bill was passed creating u new di, ision
in the northern judic.al dastrict of
Georgia.
Adjourned.
CAUSE OF THE TRACY FIRE.
The Fire Chief and Marshal Attribute
It to a Lamp.
Washington, Feb. o. Asa result of the
investigation into the cause of tho fire at
Secretary Tracy’s house by Fire Marshal
Drew and Fire Chief Harris, these officers
have come to the conclusion that the fire
was caused by a large double-burner duplex
keros ne lamp, which occupied a table in a
recess formed by the bay window in the
library. This rece s was filled with cur
tains and silken hangings, aud the walls
of the room were paneled in Soiled
woods. Fragments ofj,the lamp were found
scattered around the table on which It
stood, and it was found in tho window that
the g eatest volume of £1 tmo poured from.
There is no direct evidence, but the theory
is that this lamp, whio i wis lighted every
night, w.is only turned low and not ex
tinguished tho night before the fire, and
that in slow burning it generated g isin
the b wl of the lamp and exploded it in the
morning.
TRACY TO BE TAKEN AWAY.
The President is planning to take Secre
tary Tracy away for a few days’ rest in the
Alleghanies, near Deer Park, either Satur
day or Monday. The secretary, who is re
covering rapidly, is anxious to get to work
again as so m as possible by way of dulling
the edge of his sorrow, and so will stay
away from his desk not m re than a week
longer. If Mrs. Wiimerding conti ues to
improve she may be able to go with her
father, but this seems doubtful.
TAKEN TO MRS. WILMERDING.
This afternoon the President took Secre
tary Tracy and his son Fra ik in his car
riage to the residence of Lieut. T. It.
Mason, where thoy had a long
and most alfecting interview with Mrs.
Wilderming and her daughter, Alice, whom
the secretary had not seen before since he
said good night last Sunday night. They
weut over the whole story of the tra<lgedy
down to the funeral of yesterday. They
all gave way to their grief, but the
Secretary finally had to check his to com
fort his children. Mrs. Wiimerding has
been very nerv us since she was twice run
away with by spirited horses several years
ago, and the strain and excitement of thii
week has made her very hysterical. She is
better though, and so is her daughter Alice.
All official entertainments have been aban
doned until after Lent.
INQUIRY OF THE CORONER’S JURY.
The coroner’s jury Investigating the cause
of the death of Josephine Morel, Mrs.
Tracy’s waiting maid, to-night rendered a
verdict that the cause of the fire is to the
jury unknown, and that the loss of life at
the fire was largely due to its exceptionally
rabid spread.
Each of the jurors also sigued the follow
ing statement:
The jury regard It but just and proper to
commend all the officers and men or both the
fire and police departments for their bravery
and efficiency on this occasion, and espec.ally
police officer Cattail, Chief Parish and Fireman
Howard Wright, to whom we believe Secretary
Tracy owes his life. We desire in this
connection to call the attention of the
authorities to the inadequate equipment
of the fire department ot the
District of Columbia, to suggest that all modern
appuances for saving lives at fires should be im
mediately furnisned and that tho number of
men to each comuany, as well as the number of
companies, should be increased, for the reason
that when an extensive fire occurs, or two fires
at the same time, the force is eutirely too small.
A Public Building for Columbus.
Washington, Feb. (5.— A bill was re
ported to the House to-day appropriating
SIUO.UOO for a publ.c building at Columbus.
OREGON'S GREAT FLOODS.
DANGER THAT MORE BRIDGES
WILL BE CARRIED AWAY.
The Water Waist Deep in the Streets
of Portland, but Not Rising Any
More-It Went Twenty-Eight Feet
Above the High Water Mark—The
(Situation In Other Places as Bad
More About the Avalanches.
Portland, Ore., Feb. 6. —This morning
the river at this point is at a standstill, and
it is hoped that no further rise will occur.
At Corvallis and Oregon City the river is
reported falling at the rate of one inch per
hour.
The water in the city of Portland is the
highest known since 1878, but so far it has
been confined to a comparatively small dis
trict, and although causing much incon
venience, has occasioned no serious dam ige.
TWENTY-EIGHT FEET ABOVE HIOH WATER.
Tim water last night was twentv-eight
feet above high water mark, and extended
four squares back from the river front to
Third street. The Hood h'is been caused by
the simultaneous rising of the VVilliametto
and Columbia rivers, which are usually at
the hign stage several mouths apart. The
main fl >od has been in the VV illiametto, but
the unusual stage of the water in the
Columbia p evented the former river from
running olf as it usually does.
IN THE WILLIAMETTE VALLEY.
More serious damage h is been occasioned
through 'ut the Williametto valley than
here. Bridges were carried awav at Salem
and Oregon City, and many small bou-.es
built near the river wero washolaway.
Communication with those points is very
uncertain, aod the full extent of the dam
age h a matter of conjecture. A large part
of the territory flooded in Portland is low
ground not occupied by buildings, but a
few business streets uro submerged, where
the lower stories of a number of blocks are
flooded. The subsidence of the water may
reveal unsuspected damage to the struct
ures, as a strong current is running.
THE GREjfTKST DANGER.
The greatest danger approbeuded is that
one or both of the bridges orossing the
Willinmette river, wooden structures, may
be carried away by the high water and
drift-wood. Bhould this happen it is feared
that the steel railroad bridge below would
go out, as the stage of the water is too high
to permit of any drift passing under it.
Aside from these contingencies the real
damage to the city will bo trifling.
PORTLAND’S ISOLATION.
The isolation of Portland from the east
for the past three days was not caused by
the floods, but by land-slides along the Co
lumbia river obstructing the tracks and
destroying the polos and wires on the Ore
gon Hailway and Navigation Company’s
lines. No trains have run out of here
except to Tacoma. The only other travel
has been by the Columbia river boats.
AT A STANDSTILL AT PORTLAND 4 P. M.
Portland, Ore., via Vancouver, B.
C., and Montreal, Feb. 6.—The water is
now believed to bo at a standstill, and no
further damage to merchants in the city is
anticipated. Railway bridges are still in
danger, however, ai the water in some of
the streots is waist deep, and there is a ten
mile current The loss to the valley is
enormous. Telegraphic communication
with the east is completely cut olf, except
by way of Vancouver, upon the Canadian
Pacific system. There is no delay to tratllc
on the Canadian Pacific railway over their
entire system.
The water apparently was at a stand-still
this afternoon, but was still up to the waist
in front of the Pacific postal telegraph office.
FEARS OF SERIOUS LOCAL DAMAGE PAST.
Portland, Ore., Feb. (5,10 p. m.—The
river is falling slowly to-day and fear of
serious local damage from the flood is past.
The water reached the highest point—2B
feet 4 inches—at 8 o’clock this morning.
Goods in stores on the lower streets
were all removed beyond reach
of damage. Reports from points
on Williametto river indicate ' tiiat
t o|river is fulling rapidly. The most se
rious loss will be from the destruction of
bridges. The largest towns in the valley
are well above high water. Interrupti m
to travel continues, but the Oregon Rail
way and Navigation Company ha3 estab
lished a steamer service to Cascade Locks,
above which trains are running.
Betwoen Cascade Locks and here
there i3 a surce-.sion of land
slides entirely obliterating the track in s me
places. The Southern Pucilicroad sent out
a train on its branch line west, but it got no
further than Me:>iiiuiville, fifty miles from
here. N o trains have been sent out on the
main line. The Northern Pacific is running
to Tacoma and is carrying the
mails. The eastern mails which
have accuiiimulated at Cascode Locks
are expected to reach here by steamer to
night. It is expected that the railroad
blockade to Cascade Locks will combine
some days yet, and betwoeu here and Han
Francisco for weeks, as the track and road
way has been entirely destroyed for a con
siderable distance.
The Union Pacific road is blockaded by
heavy slides betwoen this city and Dalles,
and no trains ure expected to be running for
several days. The Northern Pacific is still
running.
sixty houses swept away.
At Salem, sixty houses have been swept
away, and many persons were driven from
their homes, though as far as known no
lives have been lost. Along the river bot
toms live stock has been di owned, and
quantities of grain and hay destroyed.
The Columbia river, at Vancouver,
Wash., is falling.
At Kugene, Ore., a large wagon bridge
was washed away, causing a loss of $2,000.
A few buildings and a large amount of
cord wood, fencing and other mat rial were
washed away, and the aggregate losses will
foot up many thousands of dollars.
At R seburg, Ore., no trains have arrived
since Friday, aud a shortage of provisions
is feared unless communication is restored.
The bridge across Deer creek has gone, and
the woolen mills h ive been totally destroyed.
WORK OF THE LAND-SLIDES.
Spokane Falls, Wash., Feb. 6. Later
refiorts irorn Burse indicate that no lives
have been lost. Mr. aul Mrs. Wise, Jack
Wade and wife, were buried in a snow
slide, but were all rescued.
At the Custer mine, however, tho disaster
was worse than at first reported. Six
were killed outright. Forty men
are employed at the mine in two
shifts. O.ie shift was below and the
other was eating dinner at the time the
avalanches rushed upon their boarding
house. Many other avalanches have oc
curred in the Coeur d’ Alene district. The
canons are full of snow, rocks, and great
trees. The people of that whole section are
terror-stricken, and did not sleep last night.
Government of Wales.
London, Feb. o.—Mr. Thomas, home
rule member of tho Hotue of . ommons for
the east division of Glamorgaush're, will
at the coming session move an amendment
to the addresi iu reply to the queen's speech
opening parliament that the affairs of
Wales ought to be administered by a
special department presided over by a
minister acquainted with Welsh national
affairs.
A NEGRO FOR PO3TMAST3B.
Harrison Wants to Foist an Incom
petent Official on Americus.
Washington, Feb. C.—Tbe friend* of
Representative Crisp and other democrats
nre wondering whether the nomination to
day of Robert Dudley, an insignificant
negro, to be postmaster of Americus, Mr.
Crisp’s home town, was not intended by tho
Preside it os a punishment to Mr. Criso for
daring to opp se Speaker Heed last week.
At ail events it is the first time I'resident
Harrison has appointed a colored man to a
pro ideutinl post dice, and therefore seems
remarkable. Mr. Crisp went right to
Senator Colquitt to try to have Dudley’s
nomination hung up, if not rejected, lie
told Senator Colquitt that Dudley was
entirely unsuitable in point of ability,to say
nothing of his integrity.
BOSS BUCK CALLS.
While Mr. Crisp was talking with Sen
ator C lquitt in tho Senate Dess Duck of
Georgia sent in his card. Senator Colquitt
went out and taxed Duck with having pro
cured this upp untmeut. “I was as much
surprised to see it as you are," said Duck,
but ho attorward admitted that ho had
ind rsed Dudley’s appointment favorably
sis moiitliß ago, but claimed that ho had
not pressed it. Senator Colquitt will try
to beat the confirmation, for which purpose
evidence lias been sent for to Americus.
The case promises to become famous.
DEMOCRATS HAYING LOW.
The Fight Over the Rules Will Begin
In Earnest Next Woolc.
Washington, Feb. 6.—The democrats
and conservative republicans having forced
Speaker Rood to report a code of rules, so
that the arbitrary and irregular proceedings
of tho past two months may be stopped,
were very quiet to-day. Ou Monday the
tight will be resumed, when the debate on
the rules will begin. The democrats do not
propose to liliouster against the rules.
They only want opportunity to de
bate and amend, and they think
even Speaker Reed and his thick
ami thin partisans will have to
yield tho two weeks they will ask—one week
for general dobato and one one for live min
uio und amendment speeches. The demo
crats will tight all the republican innova
tions. Ultimately the republicans will, of
course, adopt the rules very much as they
were agreed upon in caucus last night
S|eakor Heed takes his disappointments in
the caucus last night philosophically, but be
would not bo sorry to see the democrats
beat the “count a quorum” rule. The dem
ocrats may give him that pleasure.
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RULES.
The Code Amended to Correspond to
the Action of the Caucus.
Washington, Feb. 6.—The House com
mittee on rules was again in session this
morning, and amended tho code to corres
pond to the action of tho republican caucus
yesterday afternoon. One of these amend
ments, which was overlooked in tho abstract
sent out last night, is of importance,
as it strikes out of tuenew code the authority
conferred upon committees reporting gen
eral appropriation bills to present now
logislation upon appropriation bills. It is
learned that this action was directed by tho
republican caucus yesterday only after a
bitter fight, iu which Representatives Can
non and McKinley were finally overcome
by the opposition, under tho load of Repre
sentative J’nyson. As amended, tho ru eis
in the exact sh ipo of the corresponding rule
in the preceding House.
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NOMINATED FOR OFFICE.
The President Sends a Short Hist of
Names to the Senate.
Washington, Fob. 6.—The President to
day nominated:
To be Collectors of Customs Louis
McKenzie Bell, at Alexandria, Vo.; J. H,
Pinkerton, at Bt. Marks, Fla.
To be Postmasters—Porte r M. Burbank,
at Dyersburg, Tenn.; Leonard Cornish, at
Demo|>olis, Ala.; John R. Dewey, at Ocala,
Fla.; David A. Dudley, at Americus, Ua.;
Joshua Stephens, at Macon, Miss.
To tie Super visors of the Census—-Florida:
Charles L. Partridge, First district; John
W. Tompkins, Sec nd district. South
Carolina: Randall D. George, Third dis
trict. Mississippi: John W. Chandler,
Second district.
HARRISON A DEAD STATESMAN.
A Speech Made Before He Was Elected
President Applicable Now.
Washington, Feb. o.—ln February,
1888, Benjamin Harrison of Indiana, being
then out of office, was a guest at tbe an
nual dinner of the Michigan republican
club at Detroit. He made the speech of the
evening. His tlrst sentence was: “I am a
dead statesman.” The representatives of
the Michigan Republican Club are now here
getti g guests for their dinner, and are en
deavoring to get President Harrison to go
and repeat that speech, but be is not going.
Franz's Whereabouts Known.
Washington, Feb. 6.—Attorney General
Miller sai l to-day, in response to an inquiry
on the subject that the whereabouts of
Franz, the victim of the alleged outrage at
Aberdeen, wore known to him, but that he
did not care to make .them .public for tbe
present.
AFEDEI4ATION OF MINE OWNERS.
Unfair Demands and the Elarht Hour
Movement to be Fought.
London, Feb. 7, 3a- m.—lt has been
learned that the owners of the coal rniuos,
at their recent conference, deter
mined to establish a federation of
owners to include all the districts in
the country, with the temporary exception
of Bouth Wales, Northumberland and
Durham, and raise a fuud to resist unfair
demands. They propose to fight to the
utmost the eight-hour movemont. They
will soon have another meeting.
GEN. SALAMANCA ILL
The Cuban Authorities Getting Ready
for his Death.
Havana, Feb. 6.—Governor General
Salatnauca is seriously ill. A consultation of
twelve physicians was held to-day, and the
patient was pronounced to be in a danger
ous condition.
A meeting of the authorities will be held
for tbe purpose of considering what action
will be taken in the event of his death.
The vice governor general has assumed
command of the island.
Hecretan to be Tried.
Paris, Feb. 6.—An order has been issued
directing that M. Becretan and others con
nected with the collapse of the Societe des
Metaux bo handed over to the correctional
police to be dealt witn.
New York’s New Chamberlain.
New York, Feb. 6.—Mayor Grant has
appointed Thomas C. 8. Craiu as city
chamberlain, in place of Richard Oroker,
resigned. Mr. Craiu has until now been the
mavor’s orivate secretary.
I DAILY. *lO A YEAR. 1
5 CENTS A COPY. S
j WEEKLY. 1.25 A YEAR J
IA MINE FULL OF CORPSES.
AN EXPLOSION IN ENGLAND COSTS
160 LIVES.
All the Gearing In the Shaft Thrown
Into the Air as if from the Mouth
of a Volcano—Rescuers Bravo Death
for the Sake of Their Comrades.
London, Feb. 6.—An explosion occurred
to-day in the Colliery at Abershieau, Mon
m uthsbire, ten milos northwest of New
port. Three hundred miners were impris
oned, and for several hours no communie i
tion could be hart with them. An opening
was finally effected, and at noon 200 of them
had been rescued. Up to 4 o’clock this af
ternoon forty corpses hod been taken from
tbe mine. One hundred and ten more still
remained in the mine.
CAUSE OP TIIK EXPLOSION.
Tho cause of the explosion was the flood
ing of the pits adjacent to that in which the
explosion occurred. By the flooding of
these pits gas was dislodged and forced int >
the pit whore work was iu progress, and
there it was ignited and explode !. There
must have been a great quantity of gas, as
the explosion had tremendous force. It was
heard at a distance of a mile. All the gear
ing in tho shaft was thrown into the air as
if from the mouth of a volcano, and simul
taneously a v st bright volume of flame
shot upward, followed by a dense, heavy
column of smoke.
WORK OF THE RESCUERS.
The first party of rescuers organized en
deavored to penetrate the pit through the
old workings. They got for enough to bo
able to soe groups of dead, but could not
roach them, and wore compelled to retreat
by the sutTocating volumes of smoke that
rose iu that direction. Upon the first
appearance of u dlniuuition in the volume
of the smoke the rescuer* wont down the
main shaft and reached tho scone of the
catastrophe. They discovered a large num
ber of miners yet alive, but who were badly
burned. They brought out sixty dead bodies,
nearly all so mutilated that recognition or
Identity is impossible.
RESCRIPTS OF THE KAISER.
The Majority of the Editors Guarded
in Their Comments.
Berlin, Feb. t). —The government paper#
applauded the tone of the emperor’s re
scripts to Prlnco Bismarck ami Baron o vu
Borleys-iet, the Prussian minister of com
merce, in regard to the grievances of the
workingmen, but the proa* generally is
reticent in its comments. It is pointed out
that owing to the fact that the rescripts are
not countersigned by a responsible minister
they are unconstitutional, and their validity
is therefore doubtful.
THK CHANCELLOR ACQUIESCES.
London, Feb. 7,3 a. m.—The Times'
Borlin correspondent believes that semi
official journals are correct in their state
ment that the chancellor acquiesces iu the
emperor’s socialistic p ilicy, and observe*
that Prince Bismarck never cared a
great deal for political consistency.
The Germania, in behalf of the clerical
party, accords unbounded praise to the
emporor’a words. Socialist organa are
silent. They are unable openly to disap
prove nn imperial programme that ro
snrables thoir own, but are conscious that
tho rescript must injure their electoral
prospects, because they outbid them iu the
appeal for popular favor.
effect of the news.
The Standard's Borlin correspondent
says the effect ot the emperor’s decrees can
only be compared to that produced by the
news of tho Prussian victories in 1800 and
in 1870. The emperor is spoken of as tho
“beggar’s emperor" and iu terms of similar
suggestion. The Aus: i iau pre praisei
highly the noble initiative, hut is skeptical
as to tho success of such u conference.
FRENCH FINaNCEB.
A New Loan of $100,000,000 Soon to
be Issued by the Government.
Paris, Feb. 6.—Tho Tat is state! that the
government will shortly issue a loan of
800,000,000 francs. M. Rouvior, minister
of finance, appeared before tho budget com
mittee of tho Chamber of Deputies to-day
and urged the necessity of finding fresh re
sources in order to secure financial equi
librium. His remarks indicated that the
issue of anew loan by tbe government was
imminent. The government, he said, had
res lived to ask the country to make needful
sacrifices for the oxjiense* of tne nation.
M. Tlrnrd, prime nuuister, also appeared
before tne committee. He spuke in asi uii
lar strait).
M. Rouvior admitted to-day that the
flnadcial situation of the government is
grave, but said that the amplitude of pre
vious credits for the natioual defense was a
guarantee that no more would be asked for
1890.
BULGARIA'S CONSPIRATORS.
The Plot Betrayed as the Result of a
Quarrel.
Sofia, Feb. 6.—lt is now proven that
Maj. Panitza had all things prepared for
surrounding tbe palace during the ball
Saturday, and that the plot was to kill
Prince Ferdinand at that time. The plot
was discovered in consequence of a quarrel
among the conspirators and a noisy con
ference, the language of which was over
hoard. It was agreed by all the conspirators
that they should remove Prince FerdinaDd,
but difference of opinion oro-.e between
them as to who should profit by his removal
by mounting the throne us bis successor.
Panitza hints If favored the restoration of
Prince Alexander, but others, regarding
Prince Alexander as no better than Prince
Ferdinand from this point of view, wished
to leave this subject for subsequent deter
mination, and ha ve tbe czar determine it.
OUR SQUADRON AT TOULON.
A Dinner Given the Officers at the Pro*
feoteure of Marine.
Toulon, Feb. 6. —A dinner was given to
night at the prefecteure of marine to tbs
officers attached to the American squadron
of evolution. Last night tbe vessels of the
squadron were illuminated with electria
search lights, and various signals were
sbon. The Chicago, the flagship of the
squadron, led in the display. Large crowds
thronged the approaches to the harbor to
witness tbe sight. The squadron will sad
next Tuesday for Villefranche.
LONDON’S DOCK LABORERS.
Their Committee Preparing to Inaufrus
rate Another strike
London, Feb. &— Twenty-two companies
of dock owners have signed the agreement
recently made to fight the labor unious of
tbe men employed in handling freight and
and in the other dock occupa ions.
The committee of the dock laborers’ union
is making arrangements for a general strike
Monday. Many of tbe men art averse to
striking agalu and the actiou of the coma
mittee causes much discontent.
