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I J. H. ESTILL, I'resldent. j
CLAIMS OF THE CITIES.
THS SP3ECH-MAKING OP THE FAIR
FIGHTERS IN PROGRESS,
Messrs. McMillin and Kilgore Cause a
Little Skirmishing Before the Battle
Could be Got Under Way Mr.
Flower Pres 3 os tho Weighty Claims
of Gotham, and Mr. Hitt Makes a
Strong Showing for Chicago —St.
Louis and Washington also Well
Represented.
Washington, Feb. 20.—8 y special order
today was set apart by the House for the
opening of the debate on the report of the
committee on the world’s fair. The public
evidently entertained hopes of an interest
ing discussion, for the galleries were well
hlied with spectators. The attendance of
members when the speaker’s gavel called
the House to order was rather scanty, but
the m ‘tubers present were evidently busily
engaged in preparing for tho struggle
which is to settle the question as to whether
the fair is to be held in 1892, and if so, at
what place.
candleb’s bulky manuscript.
Mr. Candler of Massachusetts, chairman
of the special committee on the world’s fair,
was armed with a large roll of manuscript,
presumably his speech, but he found little
opportunity to glance over it, as he was be
set oa ail sides by members who wished him
to allow them a few minutes to discuss the
report. Not many of the e applications
were granted, however, as most of the time
had already been allotted. The usual pre
liminary rou iue business was transacted by
the House with a show of impatience.
Mr. Houk of Tennessee, from the elections
committee, gave notice that next week,
immediately after the disposition of the
West Virginia election case of Atkinson vs.
Pendleton he would call up the Arkansas
case of Feathers od vs. Cate.
A message from the President was read
relative to the Sisseton and Wahpetar In
dian agreement.
Mr. Morrill of Kansas presented the con
ference report on the Senate bill to in
crease the pension of helpless soldiers.
The agreement makes the pension in
crease take effect from the date of the pas
sage of the bid or the issue of a surgeon’s
certificate. Mr. Morrill explained that tho
bili involved a i expenditure of $400,090 or
$450,000 for this year. The report was
adopted.
A POINT OF ORDER.
Mr. McMillin of Tennessee raised the
p unt of order that the fair bills involved
appropriations and should be considered
in committee of the whole.
Mr. Candler of Massachusetts explained
how the time was to be divided, one hour
to the chairman (himself) and one hour
to each of the four contending cities. To
morrow the opponents of any bill were to
have an h ur, and tho remainder of the da v
was to be divided between representatives
of the four cities.
The speaker, referring to Mr. McMillin’s
]) int, thought that a special order had the
effect to render unnecessary any motion to
go into committee of t e whole, and then
Mr. McMillin took a contrary view. He
had read a decision made in the Forty
mntli o< ngress e mbodying his opinion.
Mr. Kiigore of Texas, rising to a point of
order, said the pending bill w as ono author
izing the government to go into the fair
business. He, therefore, raised the ques
tion cf consideration.
THE SPECIAL ORDER PREVAILS.
A division was had and 138 members
voted to consider the fair Dills, while but
2 i mem • ers voted against tho special order.
Mr. Kilgore made the p lint of no quorum,
but the clerk ha l meanwhile been quickly
counting the members 'who did not vote,
and so tne speaker overruled the point, and
the specml order prevailed.
Mr. Mills of Texas demanded half of the
time in behalf of the opponents of the bill.
The speaker said that, in the absence of
arrangement, tho matter of recognitions
was o o for the presiding officer.
Mr. Mills said that the presiding officer
should, in fairness, recognize the opponents
of the bills during half of the time.
The speaker replied that no doubt the
expectatio. s of the gentleman would be re
alized, so far as they were ii accordance
with the view’3 of the chair. He preferred
that an arrangement be made.
OFFERED TWO HOURS.
Mr. Caudlor offered to give the opposi
tion two hour.-, but Mr. Mills did not think
this was a fair division.
The speaker said that the question was
two-fold, first, as to whether a fair should be
held, aiui second, at what point. Tae chair
thought that tho debate should be so ar
ranged as to give the fullest information
to the House upon the points it desired to
hear explained.
No arrangement haying been reached, Mr.
Ca idler took the flo ir and opened the do
bate. Ho said that the country could afford
to bo proud of the rivalry between the four
cities. They were working for local inter
ests, hut they were also animated by a
spirit of patriotism. The fair itself would
be an honor to the United States, where
ever held. Each of the four cities would do
its Lest.
CANDLER EXPLAINS THE BILL.
The committee had presented two bills,
one adapted to New York, Chi ago, and St.
Louis, aid the other to Washington. Mr.
Candor took up the first bill a id explained
ns soctions briefly, but succinctly. He said
that the government was to lend its aid to
the people to dignify and give national re
cognition to this great national event. The
only appropriation asked under this bill
was a small one, to defray the expenses of
government exhibit, and dis
play on works of art. It
bound the government in no way
to financial obligation. There was no prop
-1 fiLiou direct or indirect in the bill to secure
a dollar from the government for any pur
pose not clearly stated. By the experience
of the past the the benefits ot expositions to
the people in an educational way could not
b* questioned. The government should do
its part. Year lifter year appropriations
v. ere made for the representation of the
' oited States at foreign expositions, and
toe government should do as much for its
own people.
51,500,000 ASKED OF THE GOVERNMENT.
t Ihe committee asked for $1,500,000 for
t..e government to take care of its own.
1 no government could not do less to sustain
its dignity. The strongest incentive to
notion was individual interest; but there
wu s raething more in the composition of
tic' average American—something that im-
Folled him to do whatever he thought
would redound to the glory of the country,
i nn ing to the second (Washington) bill, he
sui 1 that it diff. red from the other in that
’he fair here would depend not
upon popular subscription, but
up >n funds raised by the district govern
ment upon S per cent, bo: ds. The pro
c ds received from tickets sold were to go—
? ' 1 bj the stockholders— but to meet bonds
, It was supposed that the chairman
1 tiie special committee was the only inem-
Der not committed. He believed that in
*'liase of the subject, whether as a
"‘cognition of the services of the great dis
covHier or from any other phase, it seemed
proper that at tiie close of the 4)0 yoars
empsing siuca the discovery of this great
continent, we should call the attentitn of
the world to our condition.
BURE TO BE BENEFICIAL.
An invitatijn by the government tithe
people oft: e world to visit us and study
our resources would surely be beneficial.
Representatives of labor and of cap.tal,
men who were seeking to better the condi
tion, and men of ail classes—let t iom come
to the United States ad see what we had
to offer. Although the centennial exhibi
tion was started in doubt and
fears; yet 10,090,000 people visite 1 if,
and its cost was repaid to the ptorle
a hundredfold. Manufacturers cf all sec
tions would send their best products. No
section had more to gain than the south
from an exhibition of its resources. The
capital that would be brought here would
confer benefits that would last for years.
Already the United Stares was trying to
realize the prediction of Detoqueville. Ha
had said that the southern republics were
natural customers of the United States, and
already we were reaching out for that
trade.
SENTIMENTAL BENEFITS.
He believed in the importance of the ex
position as a sentimental irtea. It would
bind more closely the north and south. If
they met witu common patriotic spirit, they
would find that tue result would he mutual
benefit. He knew of no st ite more anxious
to keep alive the old watch-fires than his
own little state —Massachusetts. It was
well for her people to recall their con
dition 100 years ago, and compare it
with their nresent condition. In con
clusion, he hoped that this congress would
be true to the history of the country, and
set an example of patriotbm and enterprise
for the congress of 100 years to contemplate
and folio w. ,
FLOWER SPEAKS FOR NEW YORK.
Mr. Flower of New York followed in be
half of New York. He was somewhat
nervous as he began his speech, but soon
faitied confidence and spoke with decision.
t was a question now in which of the
great and growing centers of population of
our country this commemorative celebra
tion shall take place. He was for New
York because he believed the selection
of New York mount the greatest possible
-uccess of this undertaking, and because of
her great advantages, and its proposition
set forth a well-digested plan for practical
operation, which would not, as a visionary
scheme sprung up in the night, fall to
pieces upon the test of demonstrati in, for
it was founded upon principles of busine-s,
sugg 'Sted by men of business. New York
would assume tho responsibility to finance
it and make it a success.
A SITE READY.
ft. site was ready for use now. It con
tains 309 acres, while the Paris exposi ion
contained only 250 acres. Had any other
city met this question of site and solved it?
No, others had only attempted the financial
problem and would ask for a large appro
priation. In Chicago, in St. Louis, m
Washington, this problem of site was still
in the clouds or in the mud. In conclusion
he said; “The advantages of New York
we have shown at their own intrinsic
value. IVe offer New York for just what
it is. We do not wish to detract from
Chicago or St. Louis, or any other
western city, for we know that the growth
and prosperity of any part—north, south,
east or west—of this great American repub
lic of ours adds to the material wealth, to
the glory and to the grandeur of the union-.”
“Just here,” said Mr. Flower, holding up a
telegram. “I am informed that Gov. Hill
has signed the fair bill.” [Applause.]
Tne argument in favor of New York was
taken up in turn by Messrs. Moore of New
Hampshire, Covert, Cummings, Tracey,
Quinn, Snermauof New York, aud McAdoo
of New Jersey.
HITT TALKS FOR CHICAGO.
Mr. Hitt of Illinois opened for Chicago.
He said that Chicago was a great interior
city, the exact center of the United States,
being a short distance southeast of the city.
It surpassed any other place in facilities of
travel and ability to care for people. Its
hotels were on an enormous scale, and had
never been overtaxed. One had been
opened last fall that was monumental, and
how many more would come depended only
on the energy of Chicago. Her car lines and
steamers could handle thousands of people.
The city was accessible to the mining region
of Pennsylvania and the great agricultural
belt of the west. Commerce was there
carried on on the grandest scale by land
ani water. Her tonnage was second in
size among American countries. The for
eigner would not stop at the gate of the
republic and turn back, as he would if the
fair was held at New York. He would go
on and see the Mississippi valley and tue
grand opulence of the great interior.
A SITE READY.
The site at Chicago was all ready, the
lands level, and no preparation was re
quired. It would leave a great empty
s. ace in the treasury after New York had
blasted away rocks enough to offer a site.
Placed in the interior the fair would be vis
ited by many more people than if it were
placed at the tide-water. The people of
Chicago were e ithusiastic; they were not
bickering among themselves. They stood
united to make the fair a success. What
/troportion of tho attendance at the
air would be composed cf
foreign visitors? Perhaps 150,000
at most. He expected 15,009,000 Americans
to attend the world's fair. Would it be
proper to require 7,000,000 people to travel
to the extreme edge of the country, as they
would have to do if the fair were held in
New York? At the Crystal Palace exposi
tion a Chicagoan had received the highest
award of any exhibitor. Chicago had im
proved in forty years, and would manifest
it to the satisfaction of the American
people.
A CHANCE FOR THE CAPITALIST.
Chicago afforded an opportunity to bring
to the notice of the capitalist, foreign and
domestic, vast undeveloped resources of the
west and the south, which seek capital and
tempt its investment. In conclusion, he
said that the fair at Chicago would enlist
the enthusiastic efforts of all of the people
and be a memorable and magnificent suc
cess.
Other speakers for Chicago were Messrs.
Adams of Illinois, Cutcheon of Michigan,
Taylor of Illinois, Perkins of Kansas, Law
ler of Illinois, Cbiprnan of Micuigan, and
McCreary of Kentucky.
Mr. McCreary said: The three greatest
national celebrations ever held m this coun
try hal been held in the east, and it was
now tue turu of the west. He was some
what discomfited when, as he referred to
Washington in complimentary terms, the
crowd in the galleries thundered out their
applause. But continuing he urged that
fie fair should not be held on the rim of
the country, but in the interior. We sho lid
care for our own people rather than for 70,-
(XX) foreigners who might come here.
FRANK SPEAKS FOR ST. LOUIS.
Mr. Frank of Missouri opened the battle
for St. Louis. The site for the fair, be said,
was t> be chosen up >n sound reason*. If
missionary education was the object, Chi
cago was the place. In an historical com
memoration like this, he wanted no politi
cal manager to locate the site according to
what he tboug it were proper considera
tions. Chicago vied with New York in
political anim is, supplemented by sordid
mercenary aims. St. Louis offered
a-lvanta;es of location and was
aeo-ssible to the greatest number
of cbizeus of the United Sutes aud the
■OLtuarn rupuU'3l. FUTOUJA Hoods could be
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY FEBRUARY 21, 1890.
unloaded on the levees at New Orleans with
less confusion than at New York. St. Louis,
in a spirit of lofty ambition, asked congress
to award her the fair. Her hospitality was
known the world over, her climate was ex
cellent. She would bid the w' Id welcome
to a nursery of virtue, not a morass of vice.
He was followed and supported by Mes-rs.
Niedringliaus, Sione and Dockery of Mis
souri, Breckinridge of Arkansas, and Caruth
of Kentucky.
m’comas advocates Washington.
Mr. McComas of Maryland was for an ex
position wherever it was to le held. But it
was historically fitting tnat the exposition
sh uld De held here in Washington, in the
district bearing the name of the disc iverer
of the continent. [Applause in the gal
leries.] He invoked tue members to seek
some higher motive and broader
ground than locality. Ho appealed to the
friends of Chicago, New York, and St.
Louis to come together in peace here—
national ground. The govern
ment had $50,000,000 worth of
exhibits here in magnificent
buildings to start with. Where was New
York’s #15,000,000 in comparison? Plans
for fair buildings could be had from the
P ese-.it government buildings. The library
building would make a magnificent art
building. Tnero would be no trouble about
accommodations, every ocher house would
be opened to visitors, and Baltimore was
within forty minutes travel. Here was the
place for the western people to come, here
was the scroll, aud here was the inter
preter.
Mr. Lee of Virginia held that Washington
was not only the proper but the only place
where the fair should be held. If it was to
be national, if we were to invite the govern
ments of foreign nations, Washington was
the proper site.
Tne claims of Washington wore also ad
vocated by Messrs. Coleman of Louisiana,
Compton aud Stockbridge of Maryland.
The House at 5:50 o’clock adjourned until
to-morrow, when the debate will be con
tinued.
HILL SIGNS THE BILL.
Albany, N. Y., Feb. 20.—Gov. Hill
signed tho world’s fair bill at 12:55 o’clock
to-day.
CHICAGO TO SEND A COMMITTEE.
A Hundred Hustlers From the Windy
City to Swoop Down on the Capitol.
Chicago, Feb. 20.—1n response to letters
and telegrams from Senator Farwell and
Representative Stevenson to Mayor Cre
gier, urging the necessity of immediate ac
tion in the matter of the world’s fair, now
that the New York legislature had passed the
$10,000,000 bond bill, a meeting of the ex
ecutive committee of the general w irld’s
fair committee was held at the city council
chamber this afternoon. A committee was
appointed to call upon leading citizens with
a view to securing a large delegation to go
to Washington.
WILL START TO-DAY.
The committee completed their work to
night by the selection of over 100 leading
citizens ot this city. They will leave here
by a special train over the Baltimore and
Ohio road at 2 o’clock to-morrow, and
will remain in Washington until
after the contest is over. In addi
tion to the special delegation
of 100 as selected by the mayor and his
committee, a general invitation has been
extended to all public spirited citizens of
of Chicago to “go al .rng.” The train will
consist of Pullman vestibule cars, provided
with all modern conveniences for the ac
commodation of a trainload of Chicago
“hustlers” for the world’s fair.
BLAIR'S LONG HARANGUE.
He Winds Up With Another Slap at
the Friends of Parochial Schools.
Washington, Feb. 20.— The educational
bill was taken up iu the Senate late this
afternoon, and Mr. Blair proceeded with
his argument in support of it. In conclu
sion ho spoko of the opposition to tho bill,
and said it came largely from tho friends of
tho parochial system. The Jesuits (and in
that term he included those protestants who
favored denominational instruction) had un
taken to overthrow the public school sys
tem of the country. He declared that the
Ciithclic masses were in favor of the bill.
They were for free schools. Most of the
greatest and best of Catholic public men
were for tho bill.
At the close of Mr. Blair’s speech, Mr.
Faulkner obtained the floor to speak on tho
bill, and the Senate at 5:20 o’clock ad
journed till to-m> rrow.
This was the eighth day of Mr. Blair’s
opening argument in support of the e luca
tional bill. He commenced it on Feb. 5,
but there were some days when by reason
of the Senate going into executive session
he was prevented from continuing his re
marks. Exclusive of the report of to-day
his speech has filled seventy-nine pages of
the Congressional Record , some fifty-six
of whio i consisted of papers that he read
and of tables that he had inserted.
PURCHASE3 OF BONDS.
Over $5,000,000 Surrendered bv
Eixty-flve National Banks.
Washington, Feb. 20.—The bond offer
ings to-day aggregated $289,000. All were
cepted at 124 for 43 and loi% for 4]£s.
Two hundred and fifteen thousand were 4s
surrendered by national banks. No more
4s will be purchased by the treasury de
partment until further notice, the time
within which Secretary Windom offered
to accept them at 124 iu liquidation
of public deposits with national
banks having expired to-day.
The total amount purchased to
date on this account is about $12,000,000, of
which $7,000,000 was surrendered under
the first call for a reduction of the fund.
Of the 80 banks included in the second call
favorable responses have already been re
ceived from 65, which surrendered over
$5,000,000 in government bonds, 32 of the
banks going out of the system altogether.
EIGHT-HOUR LAW ACCOUNTS.
The Bill for the Benefit of Government
Laborers to be Reported Favorably.
Washington, Feb. 20.—8 y a vote of 7 to
3 the house committee oa labor to-day au
thorized a favorable report of tho bill
providing for an adjustment of the ac
counts of laborers, workmen and mechanics
under the eight-hour law. The bill pro
vides that any laborer, workman or me
chanic who lias been employed by the gov
ernment since June 25, 1868, when the
eight-hour law went into effect, shall be
paid for each eig.it hours he ha< been em
ployed the full price of a day’s work. All
claims for labor performed in excess of
eight hours per day are referred to the
c .urt of claims for adjudication upon that
basis. Tne bill was reported favorably
during the last congress, but failed iu the
House.
A Catholic Church Burned.
Albany, N. Y., Feb. 20. — St. John’s
Roman Catholic cburcu at Greenbosh was
burned t .-day from a defective flue. AH
the vealtne it, were deairoyed. An addition
c sting (35,000 was completed last night.
The llama,,*! i #75,000. The property U in
sured lot $42,900-
A STIR OYER SAUNDERS.
THE SENATE BEGINS ITS DEBATE
ON THE CASE.
Senator Pasco Excites Senator Haw
ley by Referring to tho High-Handed
Methods of the Republican Court
Officials in Florida—Senators Chand
ler and Call also Take a Hand in tne
Talking.
Washington, Feb. 20.—Tho resolution
heretofore offered by Mr. Chandler calling
on the attorney general for information as
to the assassination at Quincy, Fla, of W.
B. Saunders, a United States deputy mar
shal, was taken up in the senate this fore
noon and Mr. Pasco resumed his remarks
iu regard to it. He sent to the clerk’s desk
and had read various documents, news
paper articles and proceedings of public
meetings, denunciatory of the conduct and
character of the United States court aud
its officers in the northern district of Flor
ida.
MIGHT DISCLOSES THE CAUSE.
These representations, he said, might tend
to throw some light on the causes leadi g up
to the sad affair at Quincy. He knew nothing
of tho matter himself. He did know that
Saunders had already exhibited his unfitness
for the office which beheld. If the killing of
Saunders was the result of the facts and
circumstances disclosed in the papers read,
then the Sonata ought to have all titacauses
which had led up to it. The responsibility
of Judge Swayue, Marshal Mizeli and Clerk
Walters ought to be ascertained, as they
hal bean shown to be connected with a
partisan prosecution.
COURT OFFICERS THE LAW BREAKERS.
Tho great trouble in the cate was ttiat the
principal law breakers were the officers of
the court. The-e officers would have to be
compelled to obey the law and to recognize
tho statutes of the United States. Thev
would have to learn that the administration
of justice had to bo based upon the law of
the land. Whenevor the court iu Florida
banished partisanship and administered
justice fairly, there would be no
difficulty in having its writs and
summonses respected by the people of
Flor.da Iu coaolusion ho offoiol an
amendment dlrectiug the Attorney General
to inform tho Senate also whether any
efforts have been made by the department
of justice to correct the action of the officers
of the court which has resulted in partisan
juries, made up mainly from one political
party, and if so, to report the same to tho
Senate; aud also directing the Attorney
General to inform the Senate whether he
had any information of an official letter
written by Marshal Mizeli directing the
names of “true and tried republicans” to
be furnished for jurors of the United States
court; and what action the department of
justice had taken in reference to communi
cations of that character.
CALLED AN APOLOGY FOR M URDER.
Mr. Hawley said that the remarks of the
senator from Florida, and the amendment
offered by him, seemed to him to be a pre
mature apology for murder. It was evi
dent that the amendment was intended to
mitigate, in the judgment of the public
mind,a crime which even a democratic paper
in Florida bad stigmatized as the most
brutal, infamous aud cowardly murder.
The senator (Mr. Pasco) had represented
Sauuders as not having been always a good
man, and a fair inference from bis remarks
would be that there would not have been
much objection to Saunders being killed if
it could only have boen done in a less objec
tionable way. What, Mr. Hawley asked,
had the bad character of Saunders and of
the administration of justice to do with the
murder of Saunders?
HAWLEY GROWS EXCITED,
lie (Mr. Hawley) did not care what Saun
ders had done last year or the year before.
He did not caro how ba l a politician he
was; he was shot by cowards and scoun
drels, for whom not a shadow of apology
vi as to be made. Ho w ished the senator
(Mr. Pasco) to understand distinctly that
his speech was regarded by the republican
senators as an attempt to make a sort of
left-handed apology for murder; and to
evade investigation.
Mr. Pasco remarkod that there was no
necessity for the senator from Connecticut
working himself up to such a pitch of ex
citement.
Mr. Hawley—The senator himself worked
me up.
MERELY POINTED OUT A FACT.
Mr. Pasco said he had merely called atten
tion to the grossly imnroper way with
which the duties of the United States judge
and marshal iu Florida had be sn conducted.
He made no excuse for anybody, and had
expressly declined to discuss the question.
Mr. Sherman here interposed to put a
stop to the discus ion, ami suggested that
the Sonate should proceed to the buuuess
on the calendar.
Mr. Call said that he had no objection to
letti g the matter go over till to-morrow.
Mr. Sherman, however, yielding to what
appeared to be the will of the republican
senators, withdrew hi3 proposition, and tho
discussion weut on.
THE PROVOCATION STILL UNKNOWN.
Mr. Call did not think tnat there should
beany opposition to the amendment offered
by his colleague. Who knew, he asked,
hat provocation existed for the horrible
taking of human life in the case referred to?
Was the Senate to assume that that murder
came from public sentiment, without evi
dence or proof in regard to the character of
the men concerned in the transaction 1
SAUNDERS A DANGEROUS CHARACTER.
Mr. Cali went on to intimate that Saun
ders was an unsafe man to be left in charge
of a prisoner, and that it was possible that
he was killed by someone who feared
assassination from him; and in this relation
he referred to the case of a man who had
been taken from bis home by officers and
dropped into the midst of a lake, whose
waters closed forever the question of his
guilt or innocence. He made no justi
fication of the killing of Baunders. He
condemned it, but he declared that
there were fewer murders in Florida in the
last ten years than there were in Connecti
cut or New Hampshire, or even iu the
national capital. He alluded to the out
rages committed by the federal officers in
Florida, and declared that it was such acts
which had led desperate, misguided men to
resort to lawless acts to protect them
selves. But the fir.it console ation was to
puigo judicial officers of corruption and
impurity. The law could not be executed
by ministers of crime, nor could the
natural and just sentnnentof indig latiou,
which respected the purity, and virtue, and
public honor, be repressed. He
declared that the senator from
New Hampshire (Mr. Chand
ler) was responsible for the murders in
Florida, and the destruction of happiness
of households there by emissaries of his. He
said that he would (on same early occasion)
demonstrate that t.e imputations cast
upon the southern people were groundless,
and that they bad made, during the last
twenty-five years, a rec rd of unexampled
Christian charity and f rb-u ranee.
CHANDLER BAYS THE STATE 18 IN REBEL
LION.
Mr. Chandler said that as the pending
resolution merely called for information on
IL> iu tlw department of j.isLco. tue dis-
cussion had taken a wide range. There had
i lieen appointed by tho President since
i March 4 last a judge of the United States
i court for Florida, a district attorney, and a
marshal. Many indictments had been
found there for election frauds, and at
tempts wore being made to arrest a id try
the offenders. Tho democrats of Florida
as a body in tho section of tho state where
these election frauds were committed were
engaged in the defense of those criminals
by killing witnesses aud deputy marsh ils,
and t here was in that sec ion of tho state
an absolute rebellion agaiust and defiance
of the laws of the Uulted States.
THE KILLING OF JOHN BURR.
He went on to relate the case of a colored
man named John Burr, who had been sub
poenaed as a witness in one of such cases,
and w ho, on his return from Jacksonville
(where he had not even testified), was c died
to his gate and instantly riddled to death
by mere tnan forty bullets. Aud that, said
Mr. Chandler, was the end of John Burr, a
witness against democrats of Florida in an
eleotion case; and he was added to the
“silent voters” of whom we heard not long
ago from tho senator from Florida.
Mr. Call asked Mr. Chandler where he
got his information about Johu B irr.
Mr. Chandler replied that inrtunately
for himself ho had not been present when
John Burr was murdered; but ho had liib
information from reliable authority, lie
would not mention the name of his inform
ant, lest he, too, should be added to the
“silent voters.”
CHANDLER’S VISIT IN 1876.
Mr. Call made reference to Mr. Chandler’s
having been allowed iu 1876 to leave Florida
without molestation after illegally counting
the vote of Archer precinct, iu Alachua
county, for Hayes.
Mr. Chandler replied that he had beon In
Florida on that occasion, and had got back
safely. He had been there once since, and
hud got back safely. But bo would not
have boon safe if ho hiul beon by the
side of Burr or of Sauuders.
Mr. Chandler went ou to relate tho
ciroumstauces of tho assassination of
Saunders, and said that Saunders had gone
off in a buggy with a man named McFar
lin alive, aud had come back with a man
named Mitchell duad.
He was asked by Mr. Call how ho con
nected Mitchell with the murder, and re
plied that Mitchell had boen seen iu the
buggy with McFarlin and Saunders, and
that Mitchell had brought back the body
with glee and rejoicing, and when asked
wheth r Saunders was dead said: •* Yus
dead.”
BLAIR STANDS ASIDE.
The discussion wns still going on whon
the hour of 2 o’clock arrived, and tho edu
cational bill came up as the “unfinished
business." Mr. Chandler asked his colleague
to let this matter be disposed of before the ,
educational bill was taken up.
Mr. Blair—l ask my colb ague and tho
rest of the senators, whether it is not better
to go ahead and establish some schools.
[L lUgbtor.]
Mr. Chandler intimated that ho thought
it would be better to go on with the resolu
tion and obtain information now on file in
tho Attorney General’s office as to tho das
tardly murder of the United States deputy
marshal.
Mr. Blair suggested that a school master
was wanted not only in Florida, but in the
Senate, and he insisted upon it that schools
ought to bo established. He finally yielded,
however, and the discussion went on.
DUTY OF FLORIDIANS.
Mr. Chandler s \id that it was the duty of
the governor of Florida, and of the senators
from Florida, to take sufficient iuterost iu
the assassination of a deputy United Status
marshal, and of a witness before tho
United States court, to secure, if possible,
the arrest and nuuishment of tho criminals.
But, ho said, tho governor of Florida, aud
senators of Florida, are engazed iu very
different business. What are they doing?
CHANDLER GROWS CRAZIER.
They are hunting down tho district judge
and United States marshal and district
attorney, and ono senator (Mr. Call) is com
ing here and defaming the dead man
(Saunders) on this floor. That is what they
are engaged in. It Is easily understood why
tney know nothing about tho details of the
business. It is because they have not
sought tho means of information which
were at hand, and because they are hero
go.ng in before the judiciary cimmittet,
trying to prevent the confirmation of the
judge and of the district attornoy and of
the marshal whoso business it is to punish
election frauds in the state of Florida, if
they can do s * by lawful means.
Mr. i’asco—l hope that ianguago will be
taken down.
Mr. Chandler—Yes; I hope the reporters
have taken it down. It may be taken down
twice if you choose. The first business of
the governor of Florida is to arrest those
criminals before he comes here to try and
defeat the nominations of judicial officers.
Mr. Call remarked that Mr. Chandler was
the victim of a disordered imagination, of
wild frenzy; and said that the governor of
Florida had promptly offered a reward for
the arrest, anil conviction of the murderers
of Saunders.
DON’T INDICT THE PEOPLE.
Mr. Hawley said that the pending reso
lution contained no indictment of the peo
ple of Florida. It would be supremely
foolish to charge such a crime upon any
people. There was enough of information
and of positive assertion to justify the Sen
ate in asking for an official paper said to he
on file in the Attorney General’s office, the
general allegation being that an
officer of the United States, bear
ing a warrant from a United
States court, and in search of a criminal,
had been foully murdero 1; and the truth of
that was aifirtned by a democratic news
paper cf that state, quoted to-day by Mr.
Pasco. Niueteen-twentieths of what had
been said to-day had no relevanoy to the
question. It was not the general condition
of Florida that the Senate wanted to know
about. The Senator (Call) could have a sep
arateinquiry into that if he chose.
He wished to observe to that Senator (with
out the Riighest personal ill feeling) that his
•speech to-day would make him popular m
Quincy, and wherever people were eugaged
m resistance to the federal authority.
Mr. Call denied saying anything that
would justify such a statement, and moved
to refor the resolution to the judiciary com
mittee. The m >tion wa3 rejected by a vote
of 19 yeas to 25 nays.
On motion of Mr. Chandler, Mr. Pasco’s
amendment was laid on the table, the vote
being, yeas 25, nays 18; and the resolution
calling on the Attorney General for infor
mation as to the assassination of Saunders
was agreed to wituout division.
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE.
The subcommittee of the Senate com
mittee on the judiciary, consisting of Sena
tors Edmunds, Ingalls, arid Ve.t, nad
before them to-day District Attorney Strip
ling and Marshal Mizeli of the northern
district of Florida. The nominations of
these officials have been before tho com
mittee on the judiciary for some weeks, the
senators from that state objecting to their
confirmation.
Chattahoochee's Exposition.
Columbus, Oa., Feb. 20. —The executive
committee ot the Chattahoochee Valley Ex
position company to-day decided to open
the second exposition of the Chattahoochee
Valley at Columbus, Nov. 5, to continue
till Deo. 15. A largo number of premiums
whi 1m ofiec*d, unoisctug will be a fonline.
TRUMPED UP CHARGES.
An Investigation to bo Made Into the
Practices of Deputies.
Washington, Feb. 20.—The House judi
ciary committee purpose to investigate the
manner iu which, in certain parts of the
south, United States deputy marshals make
cases with the sole object, it is alleged, of
securing foes from tho government. There
have been, from timo to time, numerous
and vigor us complaints that it was the
practice of deputy marshals to make ar
rests upon the most trivial protexts for vio
lation of the revenue, timber, and other
laws of the United States, in order that the
officials making the arrests might reap large
pecuniary remuneration.
A SUSPICIOUS RECORD IN ALABAMA.
The Attorney General receutly requested
tho Committee to make an inves igation into
the practice in the United States courts in
Alabama of suspending seutenco in crimi
nal cases after securing conviction. Ha
laid information before the committee
showing that numerous sentences had been
susfiondad in the casts of persons convicted
of violations of the timber laws, and inti
mated that there were good reasons to sus
pect that this was part of a scheme on the
part of subordinate officers to secure fees.
ONE MAN LET OFF THIRTEEN TIMES.
One man, ho said, had been convicted
thirteen times, and sentence had been as
many times suspended. Tho committee in
structed Chairman Tuylor to report a reso
lution .providing for an investigation by the
committee of the charges alleged agaiust
the Alabama court officials.
Mr. Henderson of North Carolina was
authorized to report favorably the bill pro
viding that Uulted States court judges, in
delivering charges to juries in criminal or
civil action, shall not express an opinion
upon questions of fact.
DEATHS ON THE GIBBET.
Two Attempts Necessary to Swing
One of the Unfortunates.
Bellefonte, Pa,, Feb. 20.—William
Seely Hopkins was hanged here this fore
noon for the murder of his wife mid mother
in-law. The drop fell the first time at 10:15
o’clock. The rope broke and tho con
demned man was again fastened up. The
drop fell successfully the second timo at
1U:18 o’clock.
A DOUBI.E HANGING.
Philadelphia, Feb. 20.—Jacob Bohoop
and Thomas J. Cole wore hanged together
in the Moyainensing prison this forenoon.
The drop fell at 10:04 o’clock. Bchoop was
bunged ror the murder of Anton Hchilling,
and Cole’s execution was for the murder of
Walter McAllister.
ROCKY MOUNT’S BPMPP3.
Every Member of the Light Infantry
Threatened With Death.
Raleigh, N. C.. Feb. 20.— A special to
the News and Observer from Rooky Mount
to-day regarding the negro troubles thore
says: “Cant. Henry Thorpe received yes
terday through the postoffleo a notice say
ing |that if the Light Infantry wore under
arms hut evening every single member
would be killed sooner or Inter, if
the negroes had to shoot them one by one
from ambush. A notice received by the
farmers’ allianoe said the way, and tho only
way, to stop fire was to sand a purse of S3OO
or S4OO to Prof. Martin of Petersburg.
Martin is a negro emigration agent, who
was advised to leave town last week.”
TROOPS ON THE MARCH.
A Groat Sensation Caused at Berlin
by a Sudden Order.
Berlin, Feb. 20.— A groat sensation was
creatod here at 1 o’clock this afternoon by
the sudden receipt of an order from the
emperor for all the troops comprising the
garrison of tho city to march to Krouzburg
forthwith. Tho order was instantly com
plied with. Tho people were almost
panic-stricken until it was an
nounced that the maneuver was
simply ono of the military surprises In
augurated by the emperor to test the effi
ciency of tho garrison to repel a sudden at
tack by an enemy. The troops proceeded
to tho Tompleboof, where they remained
several hours engaged in maneuvers, Thoy
wore afterward inspected by the emperor,
and returned to the barracks at nightfall.
CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH.
Only Three Out of Seven Rescued
from a Blazing Dwelling.
Kingston, Ont., Feb. 20.—Late last
night firo broke out in a two-story frame
dwolling on Bayot street, occupied by John
Liston and his family. The fire had
boen burning some time before it was
discovered, and when tho firemen en
tered the house they found four chil
dren dead in bed. The bodies were
not much burned, death having been caused
by suffocation. Mrs. Liston, after vain ef
forts Pa ruse uo her children, jumped from a
second-story window with her baby in her
arms. One of her legs was broken by the
fall, but the baby was uninjured. Liston
received fatal burns in eudeavoring to save
his children. The family numbered seven
children in all, three of whom were rescued
after being more or less burned.
ENGLAND'S PARLIAMENT.
Mr. Smith Makes a Statement About
the Asbburn Act.
London, Feb. 20.—1a the House of Com
mons to-night W. H. Smith stated that
under Lord Ashburn’s act applications for
advanoes of money to tenants who desired
to purchase farms they rented had reached
the total sum of $41,513,275, and that upon
these applications the sums advanced aggre
ga ed $31,878,190.
James Stausfield, member for Halifax,
moved to add to the address a clause in favor
of the formation of parochial councils, to be
subordinate to the county councils.
PORTUGUESE POLITICS.
The Election For Members of the
Chamber Fixed For March 27.
Lisbon, Feb. 20. —The elections for mem
bers of the Chamber of Deputies have been
fixed for March 27.
Tho cortes will meet on April 19.
Maj. Serpa Pinto and other Portuguese
African explorers are favorite candidates
of the progressist party.
MOROCCO’S REBELLION.
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The Royal Troops Defeated and Now
Besieged by the Enemy.
London, Feb. 20. Advices from
Morocco are to the effect that the rebellion
there has assumed alarming proportions,
a’d that tho royal troops after having been
defeated occupied Wassau and are beseigod
there.
An American Paper Proclaimed.
Berlin, Feb. 20. —An order has been is
sued prohibiting the circulation in Germany
of tne VolksanwaJt, a paper published in
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GERMANY AT THE POLLS.
THE SOCIALISTS HAVE DOUBLED
THEIR VOTE.
Eugene Richter Defeated by Herr
Singer, Whose Libel Suit Was Fol
lowed by Remittance of the Fine of
the Editor at the Emperor’s Com
mand-Fifteen Seats Lost by the
Government Parties.
Berlin, Feb. 29. —The general elections
for members of the reichstag took place to
day. The size of the vote polled was
phenomenal. The election officials were
overwhelmed, and many of the polling
places were unable to cope with tlis crowd
of electors, who, during dinner, hastened
to deposit their vote. A maj irity of the
factories were closed during the day. Many
anti-semite conservatives voted for the
socialist candidates in order to spite Herr
Virchow. Herron Liebfcnecht and Singer
are elected.
EUGENE RICHTER BEATEN.
The latter socialist defeated Eugene
Richter, one of the most distinguished of
German politicians, and the fader of the
German litoral party. Herr Singer is the
man whom libel case against the Slaats
burger Zeitung made a groat doal of noise
in December last. He gained his case, and
tho e iitor was condemned to pay a fine, and
this fine the emperor remitted, using his
r.iyul prerogative to sot aside the virdict of
the court of justice. This made a great
sensation, anil Herr Singer’s candidacy be
came a sort of rallying center for a protest
against such an abuse of power. His elec
tion was an almost necessary consequence.
In Hamburg, Socialists Bebel, Dietz and
Metzger are elected.
THE VOTE IN BERLIN.
In this city the vote is as follows:
First district Progressist candidate,
6,700; conservative, 7,800; socialist, 3,560.
Second district Progressist Virchow,
18,001; the socialist candidate, 19,010; con
servative candidate, 14,017.
Third distriot Progressist candidate,
11,576; socialist, 12,280.
in all ttieso dlstnafa, therefore, supple
mentary elections are nocossary.
Iu the fifth district tho progressist can
didate had 10,100 and the socialist 7,240.
At Magdeburg Socialist Vollinars is
elected.
At Munich a second eleotion is necessary
in the First district.
In the Second district a social Ist Is elected.
At Strasbourg a natio al liberal is elected.
At Leipzig a second election is neco-oary.
Herr fiageu, progressist, is elected for
Nuremburg.
A socialist is elected for Meorane, in
Saxony; Auer, socialist, is elected for
Zwlckaustolle, and a socialist is elected for
Danzig.
At Zittau, Koenigsberg, Stettin and La
beck, sec uni elections are necessary.
For Meiuningena a progressist is
elected.
At midnight the apparent r suit is that
the government parties have lost 15 sea s
and the socialists throughout Germany have
doubled their vote.
GOOD WEATHER.
The weather was favorable to tho oppo
nents of socialism. Previous experience
shows that tho socialists disregard the ele
ments, but tho pleasant day brought out
the other vote. The s ciaiists had forced
the closing wherever possible of all the
workshops and factories. There was tre
mendous voting in the afternoon.
One great point in the vote in Berlin was
the complete absence of tho anti-semitio
faction, who abstained from voting because
the candidates did not meet the approval of
the Cartel electoral committee. Disorder
was thus averted.
The indications are that the Deutsche
Freisinnige party may secure at the best
two seats in Berlin, and it is not unlikely
that this party will lose all its others
throughout the country.
The great fact of tho election is the enor
mous and unexpected increase in the social
ist vote. This party has manifested strength
in places where it was unknown bef r *, and
tho other parties will have to make a firm
combination against it to stem the tide on
tile supplementary elections. In the vote
in Berlin alone these changes are shown:
The socialist vote is increased 20,000, the
Deutsche Freisinnige 35,000, aud the con
servatives have lost 34,000.
BISMARCK CASTS HIS BALLOT.
When Prince Bismarck entered the polling
place everybody present arose from their
seats, except one socialist. The chancellor
said: “This Is probably the last time I shall
ever vote.” The chairman expressed the
hope that he might enjoy his strength for
many years. Pnnoo Bismarck said: “Why,
1 am 75; at my age five years is a very iong
time."
Herr Llebknecht polled 30,293 votes.
Herr Richter is elected for Hagen.
The socialists wore successful at Elber
feid. Barmen a id Frankfort, and have good
prospects for success in the second elections
at Stettin, Breslau, and Bremen.
The semi-official agency has published
but few resuits, but the emperor has or
dered the complete returns to be published
in a special edition of tho Reichs Anzeiger.
It is reported that a socialist is elected for
Konigsherg.
Three Cartollors are elected for Worms,
in Dessau, two Poles for Posen, and six ul
tra moot mes for Cologne and Treves.
Gen. Moltke was a candidate in the
Fourth Berlin district.
In Hamburg, in the Fi r st and Second
wards the socialist majorities wore over
whelming. In the Tbi and tho c* ntest was
closer, but the socialists polled 5,000 votes.
SECOND BALLOT PROSPECTS.
London, Feb. 21, 3 a. si.—The Times'
Berlin correspondent wires: “In Berlin the
second ballots will be in favor of the radi
cals, whom the conservatives are likely to
support as the lesser of two evils.”
FRANCE'** CABINET.
The Case of the Duke of Orleans
Under Discussion.
Paris, Feb. 20.—A meeting of the cabi
net was held to-day at the palace of the
Eiysee. The minis.era discussed the ques
tion as to the cause to be followed in the
case of the Duke of Orleans, but no decision
was arrived at.
M. Riuvier, minister of finance, promised
his colleagues that he would place the
budget before the Chamber of Deputies on
Saturday.
Le Matin says that M. Rouvier will
aßk the Chamber of Deputies for a vote of
1,000,000 francs for the purpose of bringing
about u balance in the budget.
Corpses Inker. Out.
Paris, Feb. 20. -Forty-three bodies have
been taken from the coiUery at Decixein, in
which an explosion occurred Tuesday
night, in addition eight miners who are
badly injured have been rescued.
IdleneeS'ln a Russian Town.
Warsaw, Feb. 20. — At the town of Lodz,
seventy-five miles from this city, the spin
nine and weaving mills are all stopped, ami
4.000 ottMM are dmtituU
