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. THE MORNING NEWS. .
5 Established 1860. Iscorpokatid 1888. >
■) J. H. ESTILL, President. \
FAIR BOOMERS IN ARRAY.
GOTHAM ADDS HER QUOTA TO THE
SWARM AT WASHINGTON.
Chauncey M. Depew Doing His Best
to Win Over the Doubtful Congress
men Washington’s Chance Now
Considered Best—lf She Don’t Get It
There May be No Fair.
Washington, Fob. 23.—The voting on
the world’s fair in the House on Monday
next is the chief topic of conversation here.
New delegations from New York and Chi
cago are here to help converse about it.
Chauncey M. Depew, with the railway
interest, William C. Whitnoy with his
street raili oad inti-rest, and John A Starm
with his steamboat interest, are the head of
the New York contingent. Warner Leland
and other hotel men head that from Chi
cago. All are at work with the men in and
out of congress already on the ground to
get votes for their respective towns, or
second choice where they can get nothing
better.
The St. Louis men are also at work,
though rather hopelessly.
Washington’s chance best.
The Washingtonians are just waiting until
the others shake down the persimmons.
Washington has the best chance so far. Its
great strength lies not in its advantages, but
in the fact that Chairman Quay of the re
publican national committee would rather
have it here than anywhere else, and has
gotten a majority of the Senate to agree
w ith him. If the House should eventually
select any other place than Washington the
Senate would probably kill the whole
project. The probabilities, therefore, are
either that the fair will be hold iu Wash
ington or that no fair will be held at all,
aud the event will bo celebrated only by
some ceremonies here, with possibly the ad
dition of a memorial building.
DBA WINS UP THE PHALANXES.
By the Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 23. —Representatives
of the four cities aspiring to the honor of
the site for the world’s fair are busy making
the final preparations for the conflict to be
gin in the House Monday. Not content with
the floods of eloquence poured olxt upon the
floor of the House during the past two
days, 'they are laboring earnestly
and privately with the few members
who are still uncommitted, or who
at e believed to be open to a change of
heart. Nobody expects that the site will be
selected upon the first ballot, so that the
ouportunities to pledge members to a second
choice are unusually good. Chauncey M.
Depew put in an appearance on the floor of
the House this morning to indulge in a
little quiet missionary work for New
York.
MISSIONARY WORK ON MORSE.
It happened that there wore fewer, mem
liers in the House thau is usual, eveu on a
holliday, as this is, so that there was not a
large field fot his efforts; but he was intro
duced to Mr. Morse of Massachusetts, who
made a Bpeoeh yesterday in opposition to a
fair in any city, and proceeded to sho v him
the error of his ways, and to tell himjmany
good reasons which iu his judgment indi
cated that New York was tho only place
where tho fair could be successfully held.
Mr. Depaw expects to remaiu here over
Monday, and will not relax his efforts iu
behalf of New York, notwithstanding the
fact that he has received a card from
Chicago displaying a coffin, skull and cross
bones, a gory dagger and other alarming
emblems of an evil purpose, inviting him
to a meeting at 9 o’clock at night, at
which he said he presumed he was
to furnish the subject for discussion.
Gov. Hill, William C. Whitney, and
other prominent citizens of New York are
also in the city, and they expect to be
joined by a large delegation of their follow
citizens to-night.
Asa delegation of Chicagoans, even
larger in point of numbers, is also expected
here during the day, members of the House
are not likely to enjoy uninterrupted re3t
during the next forty-eight hours.
CLERK WALTER MAD.
He Denies That There Waa Any Ma
nipulation in Drawing the Jury.
Washington, Feb. 32.—Senator Chand
ler to-day received the following telegram:
Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 31, 1890.
Hon. W. E. Chandler:
It having been stated on the floor of the Sen
ate that the principal lawbreakers in Florida
are officers of the United States courts, I desire
1 1 brand this as an utter falsehood, which, for
live months, has been published by a venomous
ultra-partisan press for the purpose of covering
up the real issue; not caring how much they
incite their tools to commit murder as long
as they- could cover up their frauds. They have
kept this up until my life and that of other
members of tue court are not any more safe
than Saunders’ was in some localities. This I
am ready to prove by democratic testimony if
n-eded. If a senatorial or congressional com
mittee will investigate this entire matter—elec
tion frauds and the courts—neither the republi
cans of Florida nor the people of the United
States will be ashamed of us; and I can assure
you that if elections were conducted as they are
ui Connecticut or New Hampshire, none of the
present delegation in either House from this
state would be misrepresenting us. I have been
clerk of these courts for nearly twenty years.
1 have never been charged with any crime until
now. I added up the present jury in every
particular, and drew it the same as all other
juries during that time, and the printed reports
that the jury as drawn contained but one demo
crat to every twenty-two republicans is false—
"fulsus in uno, falsus in amino”
Phillip Walter,
United States Clerk.
CALIFORNIA’S SNOW STORM.
The Central Pacific In Danger of Hav
ing to Abandon Traffic.
Washington, Feb. 22.— Senator Stan
ford this morning received the following
telegram from General Manager Towne of
the Central Pacific railroad, giving the
latest information of the great snow block
ade
San Francisco, Feb. 21, 1890.—The last pas
senger train but one that went up the moun
tain on the Central Pacific required nineteen of
"ur most powerful locomotives and a push
l'l 'W to get it over, and even with this power It
Pot stalled near Emigrant Gap. This was the
last trip possible to make with a push plow.
After that they had to depend entirely upon
power plows to throw the snow out of the deep
cuts. Thus you see the difficulty of attempting
to move traffic over the mountains. The storm
? s hot now as severe as last night, but if it con
-1 cues twenty-four hours longer it will be irapos
sible to keep the line open with any power.
*’ hen I left the office to-night there were 1,245
Bhovelers between Colfax and Truckee, and
more on the way.
KILLED IN SAVING A TRAIN.
A Man’s Skull Crushed by a Hail He
Was Pulling Off the Track.
Akeon, 0., Feb. 23.—Michael McDon
ougti, aged 50, discovered a rail which had
le. n pi aoe and across the track just outside
the city limits yesterday. A train was in
s >Eht, and he had only time to lift one end
and drag it from the track when tbo engine
truck the other end, and the rail was
oasued agaiust his head, crushing his skull
The engine aud oars did
not leave the track.
fpje Jicfnintj
WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY.
How the Anniversary Was Celebrated
in Different Cities.
Washington, Feb. 22.—The anniversary
of Washington’s birthday was quietly ob
served here. Business was generally sus
pended. The local military organizations
paraded the principal streets, and the usual
number of anniversary dinners wore given.
CHICAGO’S UNION LEAGUE.
Chjcago, Feb. 22.—The programme ar
ranged by the managers of the Union
League club for the anniversary celebration
this evening, included three events. At 5
o’clock Clarence Eddy inaugurated the first
part of the programme by opening up the
great auditorium organ and sounding it to
the depths. Rev. Dr. Tiffany, formerly of
Chicago, but now of Minneapolis, foil- wed
with a leading address, his subject being,
“The Perils of National Extension."
A reception to Chief Justice Fuller at the
rooms of the club followed at 6 o’clock,
as the second part, aud at 7
o’clock 500 persons sat down
to the regular Washington’s birthday ban
quet, at the close of waich the chief justice
responded to tho toast: “Our federal judi
ciary” ; E. G. Mason, president of the Chi
oago Historical Society, to “Washington
and the west," and Rev. J. C. Coleman
Adams, to “Our national safeguard.”
RICHMOND’S CELEBRATION.
Richmond, Va., Feb. 23. —The day was
celebrated here by the firing of the national
salute by the Howitzers’ battery and a
parade of the Junior Councils of tho
United Order of Mechanics aud the old
Richmond Light Infantry Blues.
ST. AUGUSTINE’S FIREWORKS.
St. Augustine, Fla., Feb. 23.—Wash
ington’s birthday was celebrated here by
the grandest pyrotechnic display ever seen
in the south aud a grand full dress ball at
the Casino. Merchants generally closed
t.ieir stores to witness the game of base ball
between the Chicago and Philadelphia
teams. The principal pleco of the fireworks
represented the steel bridge over tho St.
Johns, with a vestibule tram passing over.
Excursion trains from all over the state
brought in thousands of people. The
hotels turned Quests away to-night.
CHARLESTON’S MILITARY.
Four Companies of Infantry in the
United States Army Uniform.
Charleston, S. C., Fab. 22.— The mili
tary parade to-day in honor Of Washing
ton’s birthday was rather slim, owing to
the fact of its being Saturday. A feature
of the parade, however, was the appearance
in the brigade of a number of companies in
the uniform of the infautry of the United
States ariuy. Tuere were four companies
of infantry in this uniform, and three com
panies of infantry and two of cavalry
in the state uniform of gray.
The other companies wore their
dress parade uniforms. The field and staff
officers of the first battalion were attired in
the United States infantry uniform. There
were about 700 men out, counting field and
Btaff, rank and file and musicians. In the
parade were three battalions of infautry,
one battalion of artillery, one squadron of
cavalry and four bauds. The usual ban
quets are in propress to-night.
JOHN JACOB ASTOR DEAD.
He was Suddenly Stricken Down by
Heart Disease in His Library. WB
New York, Feb. 22. —John Jacob Astor,
leader of the groat family of that name and
grandson of John Jacob Astor, founder of
the family in America, died this morning
at 6 o’clock, at the family mansion
at the northwest orner of Fifth
avenue and Thirty-third street.
When he returned in December last from
from a trip abroad he had an attack of the
grip, which, however, was not severe, but
it is thought hastened somewhat his death.
It did not keep him from his regular duties,
and he was about the streets and compara
tively well until yesterday noon. At that
time he was in his reading room, just having
taken his lunch, when suddenly he fell back
breathless upon a sofa, on which he had
been reclihing. ft wus 12:30 o’clock when a
servant found him in this condition. The
family physician was immediately called
and pronounced the trouble angina ; ectoris,
heart disease. The patient was revived
somewhat and remained conscious, but he
subsequently had renewed attacks at the
heart, and realized that his end was near.
Soon there gathered at his bedside his only
son, William Waldorf Astor, Mrs. William
Waldorf Astor, and Miss Zella Gibbons,
sister-in-law of the dying man. His only
brother, William, is in Europe. They re
mained at the bedside through the night
and until the end came, early this morning.
The funeral will take place on Tuesday
morning at 10 o’clock from Trinity chapel,
in Twenty-fifth street. Bishop Potter, Dr.
Morgan Dix and Dr. C. E. Swope will of
ficiate.
A SCHOONER IN THE BREAKERS.
Her Crew Saved But the Vessel Will
Prove a Total Loss.
Wilmington, N. C., Feb. 23.—The fol
lowing has just been received from the
revenue cutter Colfax at Southport, ad
dressed to the New York Assvciated Press:
“The revenue cutter Colfax, just in from a
cruise in the vicinity of Cape Hattoras, re
ports that Friday morning sho sighted a
large three-masted schooner ashore a few
miles to the westward of Ocracoke inlet.
The cutter steamed in, lowered a boat and
ascertained that;tlie schooner was the Mary
L. Allan of Baltimore, from New York
for Charleston. She had run ashore early
Thursday morning during a storm. The
crew had all been landed safely. The deck
is under water and the vessel cannot be
saved. Wreckers from Portsmouth are
now engaged in stripping her.”
DYNAMITE IN A STORE.
A Fool Puts a Cartridge to Dry and
an Explosion Follows.
Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 22. —W. M. Crock
of Adamsburg, a village six miles west of
here, took to his home this afternoon a
stick of dynamite. It being damp be con
cluded to place it in a stove to dry. He did
aud in the course of ten minutes a
terrific explosion occurred. The one
story kitchen was blown to atoms
and a piece of the stone shot into an ad
joining room, striking William Stametz on'
the breast, perforating his right lung and
killing him instantly. Fiying missiles
struck Crock and his wife and child, who
were in the room, aud it is thought they are
fatally hurt. The house was considerably
damaged.
Suicide Near Calhoun.
Calhoun, Ga., Feb. 22.—William H.
Bonner committed suicide at his residence,
four miles from Calhoun, last night by
taking morphine. Bad health and a de
mented mind was the cause. Bonner was
once a wealthy citizen of Green county.
Suppression of the Slave Trade.
Brussels, Feb. iS2.-The Congo free
state has empowered the Brussels auti
slavery society to send an expedition to
Africa to aid m suppressing the slave trade.
SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY FEBRUARY 23, 1890—TWELVE PAGES.
DEFEAT OF THE KAISER.
THE VICTORY OF THE SOCIALISTS
THE TALK OF THE HOUR,
Prince Bismarck’s Hold on the Em
peror Now Apt to be Greater Than
Ever—The Second Ballots Not Ex
pected to Help the Government Out
Much.
(.Copyrighted, 1890, by the New York Associated
Press.)
Berlin, Feb. 23.—Official influence and
the bureaucratic system ore pulling together
to delay the official returns of the election,
and to attenuate the importance of the suc
cesses of the socialists at tho polls. Last
night au independent an I entirely re
liable authority gave figures show
ing * that the socialists had actually
elected twenty members, and had a good
prospect to capture more seats on the sec
ond ballots. The semi-official press records
to-day the election of sixteen socialists.
Other papers say that nineteen socialists
are elected. A slight divergence such as
this iu the result will not alter the leading
and dominant fact that the Cartel combi
nation is destroyed.
The composition of the Reichstag will in
volve almost revolutionary modifications.
The most sanguine of tho Carteilers do not
expect that the second ballots will make
such a change in tho result as will soriously
modify their defeat. The supreme question
is how far will the socialists’ success ulti
mately reach. Ou Thursday their total
record of votes reached nearly 1,500,000,
against a record of 774,128 in the election of
1887.
MAY GET 40 SEATS.
No combination of their opponents seems
likely to head them off on the second ballots,
and thus we have before us tho prospect of
seeing thirty-five to forty socialists seated
in the Reichstag. This party held feievoti
seats in the last Reichstag. Another result,
suggestive of the growth of tho popular
movement, is tho reappearance of the Volks
partei, or democrats so-callod. In the
Reichstag of 1884 this party held eleven
'eats. It vanished completely iu tho par
liament of 1887, for as it stood in the border
land between the German liberals and
socialists its efforts became absorbed
respectively in these. It has now captured
three seats, and has a fair prospect of gain
ing eight on the second ballots.
The positiou of the German liberals is
doubtful, though Eugene Richter, its leader,
predicts that it will have flfry seats. It
now lias thirty-five. As this party is in
German politics one that might properly be
called the Liberal party, using that word
without qualification as it is ordinarily
used in the discrimination of parties, this
increase is to be hoped for. Formerly,
however, the strength of this party was
much greater.
THE CHIEF SUFFERER.
The chief sufferer, however, now and
prospectively, is the national liberal party,
the party of Bonnigsen und Miquel, and
the backbone of the Cartel combination. It
is doomed to reap pour in the Reichstag
with a certain loss of thirty seats. In the
last Reichstag it had ninety-three seats.
Taking the whole result together as it
stands in actual results, and as it is likely to
stand after the decision on the second bal
lots, the prospect is that the opposition will
have 224 in the House against 173 for the
government groups. This opposition
will be made up as follows: Centerists
or ultramoutaues 100, German liberals or
liberals properly speaking 45, socialists 37,
Volks pai tei or democrats 7, Poles 11, Al
satians 3, protestors 12, Guelphs and Danes
together 12. This is a very heterogenous
opposition, hold together by no devotion to
a common purpose, but only by the nega
tive tie of objection; yot it is bound to give
the government some lively times and to
play a momentous part in the history of
Europe.
NOTABLE INCIDENTS OF THE CONTESTS.
Some incidents of the contest are bo
strikingly notable that they are likely to
figure in an historical record of the caprices
of selection. One of these is the defeat of
Prof. Virchow, a famous and popular man
of science and distinguished liberal. He
wa9 defeated by Jauiszwoski a journeyman
bookbinder and a Pole, a very old man and
extremely poor, who speaks broken German,
and yet the Second district of Berlin put
him at the top of the poll because he has
been a victim of repeated prosecutions.
Woermann, Prince Bismarck’s friend, the
great Hamburg ship owner and a candidate
of the national liberals, was defeated by
Dietz, a socialist. This astonished the
socialists themselves. Hamburg is now ln
tirely in thoir hands.
The opposition press comments freely
upon the fact that after twelve years of the
operation of the law for the suppression of
the socialists the great populous centers of
the country have become hotbeds of soci
alism. It Is argued that since the law ex
pires in September next, the government
must abandon its attempts to repress this
movement by legislation or dissolve the
reichstag and appeal to the nation on this
special issue.
SOME OF THE PRESS COMMENTS.
The Vossische Zeitung attributes the de
feat of the Cartel, or government combina
tion, to the increased burden of taxation
upon poor people, combined with the recent
imperial rescripts.
The Germania holds that the condemna
tion of the government is irrevocable, and
that the dissolution and election of anew
Reichstag would only confirm the result.
It says that with the socialist vote far lie
yond 1,0011,000 the emperor should separate
himself forever from the opportunists and
create a body of serious social legislation.
The Kreuz Zeitung traces the defeat to
the abandonment of religious ideas as the
basis of party union, and urges the parties
concerned for the maintenance of the exist
ing order of things to combine for joint
action on the second ballots.
The Post and the National Zeitung also
urge union, while the North German Ga
zette declines to discuss the results until
they are complete.
OFFICIAL FEELING NOT DISCLOSED.
The press generally, in so far as it might
give any reflection of official feeling, re
frains from comment, but progressist papers
recur to their predictions that Prince Bis
marck will immediately resign the presi
dency of the Prussian ministry and that he
will be succeeded by Horn Boetticher. Offi
cial opinion on this subject favors the view
that Prince Bismarck’s position has beou
strengthened by the result of the election.
The emperor was confident that the
rescript would check the successful
progress of the socialists, and is
consequently enraged at the discovery
that this was an illusion. Officials
of the chancellerie quote Priuce Bismarck’s
saying that "the rescripts would asuist the
socialist candidates, andcould not weaken
them.” It Is thought likely, therefore, that
the emperor will return to the gqidauceof
Prince Bismarck. This attributes to him
capacity to take a broad-minded view. It
is very difficult for a small-minded man to
admit in the tec: of the world that he has
made a great mistake.
THE LABOR CONFERENCE.
According to a report in the Nachrichten
the early assembling of the labor conference
is assured. This report says that Great
Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Bel
gium, Holland, Austria, Hungary, Sweden,
and Norway have consented to send dele
gates, while Russia has declined upon the
ground that her industries are confined to
products of agriculture and forestry, and
the United States has declined on tho ground
of the very great differences between the
condition of tho workingmen in Europe ad
their condition in America. This
report is totally unreliable. Of the gov
ernments mentioned. France, Englaud, and
Switzerland have asked for a definite pro
gramme involving the scope of the inquiry.
None of the others have done more than
formally acknowledge the reception of the
proposals. Tho emperor is personally en
gaged in draftiug a programme, which is
to be submitted to the court of state on
Feb. 26. It is already determined that the
conference will not touch the subject of the
eight hour agitation. Suggestions received
from tho Marquis of Salisbury indicate that
it is the intention of tho British government
to send delegates, provided the votes of the
conference shall not be understood as bind
ing tho governments to anything, and that
the proceedings are merely deliberative. Tho
emperor insists that one feature of the pro
gramme shall be tho establishment of trade
unions under official control. This would
of course be impossible in England, and it
is doubtful whether tho workingmen of the
continent will consent to bo brigaded undor
state officials.
There is a report afloat to-night that the
labor conference will meet in the middle of
March.
King Otto of Bavaria is bedridden and
in the lost stages of general paralysis.
LATER lIKEURNS.
Berlin, Feb. 22. 9:4-5 1*, m.— At this hour
tlioro are some additional particulars known
of the election, giving the result iu 318 dis
tricts, and including 110 districts whore
there wus no election, Iu tho 203 districts
for which we thus have definite rosults, they
areas follows: Conservatives, 42: imperi
alists, 12; national liberals, 14; centorlsts,
German liberals, 14; socialists, 17; polos,
10; independents, 1; Alsatians, 12; volks
partei (democrats), 3; Danes, 1. Secondary
ballots in tho above 116 districts will lie
contested by conservatives, 20.;
imperialists, 19; national lib
erals, 61; centerists, 16; German
liberals, 52; socialists, 47; Guelphs, 2;
Poles, 4; Volks partie, 6, anti-Semites, 2.
The German liberals claim that their re
turns show that they have to contest, in the
supplementary elections, 62 seats. As 46
of these are against carteilers, and 14
against socialists, they are confident that
their party will have in the next Reichstag
65 to 70 votes.
Herr Richter’s journal, referring to tho
proposal that all parties shall ooolesoe
against the socialists, warns the progress
ists against false sympathy with tho Cartel
party and says: “Though the cartel ma
jority destroyed the possibility of a majority
favoring an increase of duty on articles for
consumption, yet prolongation of the social
ist law is not excluded from political com
binations.”
THANKS THE TIMES.
Henry Chaplin Thinks it Has Disclosed
a Criminal Conspiracy.
London, Feb. 22.—At a complimentary
banquet given to Charles Hill, M. P., who
represented England at the maritime con
ference, Honry Chaplin, member for Lin
colnshire, declared that while the Times
deserved censure for publishing the forged
letters without any sufficient inquiry as to
their character, it also deserves the thanks
of the country for unearthing what W. V.
Harcourt once described as u criminal ami
vile conspiracy.
PARDON FOR THE DUKE.
The Government Will Bend Him Out
of the Country in a Few Days.
Paris, Feb. 22.—A cabinet meeting was
held this morning at which it was decided
to set aside the sentence of two yoars’ im
prisonment imposodon the Duke of Orleans,
and to have him escorted to the frontier.
Later, however, the council decided to post
pone for the present tho release of the
duke. He will be transferred to the central
prison. The next cabinet council will prob
ably tlx the date of his pardon.
Biggar’a Remains in a Fog.
Belfast, Feb. 22.—The steamer which is
conveying the remains of Mr. Bigear from
England to Ireland Is detained by fog. The
funeral has therefore been deferred until
to-morrow.
Dutch Socialists Arrested.
Berlin, Feb. 22.—Von Berweren, Do
mela and Mewenhnus, mombers of tho
socialist party In Halland, wore arrosted
to-day in a hotel in this city. Tho charge
against them is not known.
The prisoners have been in thecity several
days, watching the elections. The police
refuse to assign any reason for their arre,-t.
Bulgaria’s Plotters.
Vienna, Feb. 22.—Official papers in
Servia accuse Ferdinand of Bulgaria and
Btambulolf, his prime minister, of invent
ing the Paritza plot in order to create
antipathy to Russia.
Gladstone Better.
London, Feb. 22.—Mr. Gladstone, who is
suffering from an attack of catarrh, is
much bettor.
AN ALB BOYCOTT.
The Central Labor Organization at
Charleston Takes a Hand.
Charleston, 8. C., Feb. 22.— The Tracy
& Russell ale boycott has reached hero in
the shape of a communication from Phila
delphia, addressed to the Central Labor
organization here, directing that the firm
of Boyd Bros, of this city, who handlo
Tracy & Russell’s ale, shall be boycotted.
The organization will hold a meeting on
Monday night next, and will order the boy
cott. The central organization embraces
three assemblies of the Kn.„hU of Labor,
all the factory operatives, *wo longshore
men's unions, the typographical union, and
the carpenters’, joiners’, painters’ and brick
layers’ unions. Tne membership numbers
over 1,000 people.
THE BOYCOTT MAY EXTEND.
Boyd Bros., who handle the boycotted
ale, compose one of the most extensive
wholesale grocery and provision firms in the
city. They have been notified that unless
they refuse to sell the boycotted ale they
will not only be boycotted themselves, but
that every retail grocer in the city who
deals with them will be included in the boy
cott. The quantity of ale sold here is not
very great, but the unions say they will not
even buy groceries from those who deal
with Boyd Bros. This is the first boycott
ever undertaken by the unions in Charles
ton.
Cronin Jury Bribers.
Chicago, Feb. 23.—The jury In the
Cronin jury bribing case this morning
brought in a verdict, finding the ooly re
maining defendant on trial, Jeremiah
O’Donnel, guilty of the offense charged,
aud fixing his punishment at three years In
the penitentiary.
KARA RULED BY DEMONS.
A SECOND CONFIRMATION OF THE
STORY FROM SIBERIA.
The Recent Trouble a Sequence of an
Attempt by the Female Political
Prisoners to Escape the Brutality of
Their Jailors by Starvation—Thirty
Men and Ihree Women Committed
Suicide.
London, Feb. 22.—Further details of the
outrage in tho political prison at Kara
reached the Russian exiles iu London to-day
from friends who*are located a short dis
tance from the scene of the horrors. They
are brief, but conclusive; confirming fully
the report of tho affair received here from
an official in St. Petersburg who is in sym
pathy with the cause of the people. Ac
cording to the details rooeivod to-day it
appears that the troublo at the
Kara prisou originated in a “Hunger
strike" in August, when tho
women political prisoners tried to
starve themselves to death to escape the
brutalities of their jailers. All the wouion
Imprisoned there abstained from food for
fourteen days. The jailors did not bolieve
that they would be able to keep up the
struggle. At first they jeered at the women,
then tempted them with food, and then,
finding this of no avail, threatened them.
When several of the women were at tho
point of death from their voluntary absti
nence from food the prison officials
resorted to artificial means to compel them
to tako nourishment.
LICENTIOUS METHODS.
The methods adopted, however, were
violont and lioentious, and tho women were
compelled to abandon their strike.
Abominable outrages followed and were of
daily and hourly ocourrenoe. This state of
affairs led Mine. Sigida, whoso death bv
Hogging lias already lieon anouuncod, to ask
for au interview with tho director of the
prison in tho hope of socuring an ameliora
tion of the condition of the prisoners. This
request was granted, but wheu
she was taken before him she
found him abusive. It is said that
in her exasperation at his abuse she called
him a villain and slapped his face. It is
not positively known, however, what took
place during tho interview, but whatever
did happen Madame Sigida did not return
to her companions. Bho was taken from
tho director’s offico and conveyed to tho
prison in which oomm'on offenders are con
fined. Three of her companions from
among the political prisoners were per
mitted to join her. Advlcos received to-day
stato that these were Mary Koalesky, wife
of Prof. Koalosky, of 'Kioff; Madame
Sroirnitsky and Maria Kolujny. Tho last
two ladies were from Odes,a.
THE OBJECTIONABLE EDICT.
Two months elapsed after these events
before Adjt Baron Koroif, governor gen
era! of the province of Amour, instructed
the directors of prisons that the secret edict
of March, 1888, which ordered that political
prisoners should bo treated by prison officials
in precisely the same manner as criminals
condemned for common law offenses,
would be enforced, and ordered the direct
ors to notify political prisoners of both
sexes that they would bo liable to corporal
punishment if they violated certain of the
prisou regulations. Tho male prisoners,
foreseeing immediate danger, held a con
sultation, and sent to the ■direct >r of tho
prison a petition that he would telegraph
to the minister of tho Interior at St. Peters
burg, requesting him to suspend the anpll
cation of the edict. The director refused
to pay any attention to their petition, and
thereupon the men warnod him that the
first flogging of a political prisoner would
Ire tho signal for the others to commit
suicide together.
THE FLOGGING OF MME. SIGIDA.
Three days afterward Baron Koreff sent
a special order that Mine. Sigida bo pun
ished according to regulations, and tho
order was oxeeutod to the fullest extent.
Mine. Sigida was stripped and received UK)
lashes. She was carried off bleoding and
in an unconscious condition, and her death
ensued from rupture of the heart. Her
three companions committed suicide within
an l our of the time of the hearing of Mine.
Sigida’s death. The corpses of the four
women wore buried at tho sumo timo in the
court yard of the common offenders’ prison.
For weeks tho cordon of vigilance was so
closely maintained around tho prison that
nothing was known of what was happening
within.
THIRTY COMMIT SUICIDE.
Since the secret channel of information
has been re ipenod it is learned that tho
men carried out their threat of suicide.
They met together, and thirty of thorn
shared what poison they could obtain and
then went to their cells to die. The
quantity of poison which hod been
smuggled into tho prison was not sufficient
to kill quickly, but in the oourso of the
evening two of those who hail shared it,
Bobookor and Kalujny, died. Their con
vulsions and tho silence which reigned iu
the other cells aroused the attention of the
guards, and they immediately summoned
physicians, who administered emetics to the
survivors, and endeavored by every means
to counteract the effects of the poison.
PHILADELPHIA’S EXILE ASSOCIATION.
Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 22.— A largely
attended meeting of the Siberian Exile
Petition Association was hold in Associa
tion hall in this city this afternoon. This
association was organized some months ago
as a result of the interest created in the
connection of the Siberian Exiles
by the return of George Kent.an,
the famous Siberian traveler. To
day’s meeting was presided over by
Rev. W. N. McVicker, president of the
association, and the form of a petition to
the Czar of Rusna was agreed upon. It is
the purpose of those interested in this move
ment to circulate copies of the petition all
over the United States for signatures, and
to place the same in the hands of the czar.
THIS’LL MAKE BLAIR SMILE.
An Edict Ordering Catholio Children
Into Parochial Schools.
Newark, N. J., Feb. 23.—A letter frem
Bishop Wiggon will be read to-morrow in
ail the Catholic churches of the diocese urg
ing parents, under pain of exoommunica
tion, to send their childron to parochial
schools. The letter was issued last week,
but was not read in all the churches last
Sunday. The bishop has now given strict
orders that it bo read to-morrow on account
of the alleged refusal of Father Corrigan of
Hoboken to read it.
END OF A TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
A Wife Slain, Her Father Dr ope Dead
and the Murderer Commits Suicide
Reading, Pa., Feb. 22.—Henry Lebo, a
wife murderer, who, when captured three
days ago sent a bullet into his own bead,
died in the county jail here to-night. This
was the final aot in a terrible tragedy
which cost throe lives, Mrs. Lebo’* father,
Daniel Fisher, having dropped dead when
he heard of the shooting of bis daughter.
FORTY LIVES LOST.
A Storage Dam in Arizona Bursts and
Carries Everything Before It.
Prescott, Arl, Fob. 2a—A fine, large
storage dam built across the Haasayainpa
river by the Walnut Grove Water Storage
Company two years ago, at a cost of $300,-
000, gave way this morning under
tho groat pressure of a heavy flood,
and swept everything lief ore it.
Forty persons are known to have lost their
lives. As tho town of Vickenburg, tiiirty
milos below tho dam, was on the same
stream, great fears are entertained for tho
safety of that town, but as there is no tele
graphic communication, no news will be
obtainable of its fate until to-morrow at
least.
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS DESTROYED.
Tho service dam of the company, located
fifteen milos below the reservoirs, and fifteen
miles of the flume, wore just approaching
completion.
They also were swept awav, although the
company has s|Tont over SBOO,OOO on the en
terprise of steering water. A hydraulic
mining machine had arrived and they
expected to commence operations next week.
Tho dam which held tho waters back
was 110 feet long at tho base and 400 feet at
the top. It was 110 feet thick at the base
and 10 foot at the top. forming a lake three
miles iu length ami three-fourths of a mile
wide, and 40 feet deep. Lieut. Brodie, who
is iu charge of the work, was absut at
Phoenix suiwrinteuding the shipment of
machinery to the works, and was saved.
SOME OF THE DROWNED.
Of those known to havo been drowned
were:
J. Haines, wife and four children.
H. Boone and daughters.
John Silby.
Josoph Reynolds.
Mrs. McCarthy.
S. MoMiller.
SALE OF THE STOCK YARDS.
Chicago’s Famous Property to Pass
Into English Control.
CmcAOO, Feb. 22.—A morning paper
says: “Tho Union stock yards of Chi
cago, tho largest in tho world, will doubt
less soon bo sold to an English syndicate.
The price of this enormous plant, with its
acres of lauds, milos of live stock pons, and
numerous sources of revenue, Is $30,000,000,
and a number of rioh Englisamen are ready
to exchange that sum of money for a con
trolling interest in It Lost Satur
day Walter Potter of the Boston
firm of Potter, Lovell & Cos.,
sailed for Europe carrying the authority of
the stock yards company to close the sale.
It is understood that negotiations have
passed beyond tho stage of disousMion, for
reliable information warrants the statement
that a contract for tho transfer has been
signed. The terms of the contract are as
follows: First, a cash payment of $15,000,-
000; socond, bonds in tho new company for
$10,000,000; third, tho issue of preferred
stock to tho present stockholders in the sum
of $5,000,000.”
George T. Williams, treasurer and secre
tary of tho company, wheu spoken to of
the alleged pending negotiations and sale,
said: “I do not know how tho story started,
for there is absolutely nothing in it. We
do not know this firm said to bo noting;
neither do wo know the gentium m who is
said to have been trusted with the de
tails."
BAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY.
A Decree From Rome Suspending the
Usual Lenten Fast.
Ht. Louis, Feb. 2a— The Western
Watchman, a prominent Catholic weekly
journal of this city, prints to-day a letter
from its Roman correspondent in
which he says that tho congregation
of universal inquisition has issued
a decree, signod by Cardinal Monaco,
and published in tho official organ of tho
Vatlan, abolishing the lenten fast and ab
stinence this year. This is extended
to tho whole world, tho lettor
says, wherein ordinaries shall tho
judge dispensation necessary. The
reason for setting aside the lenten obliga
tion, it is claimed, Is the prevailing in
fluenza, which is making ravages in all
parts of Europe and is thought to be preva
lent In tho United Htabes. This decree, it is
said, will bo quite a surprise to Roman
Catholics, as it is stated to be the first one
of the kind ever issued in the history of the
church.
A DAREDEVIL AND HIS MISTRESS.
Ho Steals SBOO and the Two Escape
After Shooting into a Posse.
Abuquerque, N. M., Feb. 22.—Thursday
while on his way from Los Cerrilos to the
coal banks, three miles distant, with SBOO to
pay the miners, John Elder was held up
mid robbed by Leo White, who fled toward
tho Ban l’edo mining camp. Tboro White
throated to kill any one attempting his
arrest. Afterward ho stole two horses,
went to the house of his mistress, a Mexican
woman, compelled her to cut her
hair, don male attire and mount
the extra horse. Later they were
Surstiod and overtaken by Deputy
heriff Meyers and a posse. White and the
women opened fire, killing one of tho posse
and fatally wounding Deputy Sheriff
Meyers. During a lull in the firing White
and the woman escaped and are still at
large. Intense excitement prevails.
NASHUA’S BTRUCE.
Treasurer Amory Throws the Blame
on the Operatives.
Nashua, N. H., Feb. 22.—A new de
velopment of the strike at the Nashua com
pany's mills is the posting of the following
notice, signed by Treasurer Amory of the
corporation:
Boston, Feb. 81, 1890.
The recent revision of iho wages of the
Nashua Manufacturing Comi>any was intended
to make tile ,iav of the operatives the sumo as
that in other similar mills. When fault was
found the agent assured the help that
any error would he corrected. It
Is, therefore, plain that the operatives
of the Nashua company refuse to work for the
same wages paid elsewhere. Consequently the
re[>onlbillty for the closing of infill must re t
entirely with the operatives. The agent has
been Instructed to keep the mills open until
Tuesday for those who may wish to return, but
if by that time a sufficient nmnber should not
come in the mills will be closed.
R. Amory, Treasurer.
IRISH LEADERS AT ’FRISCO.
Dillon, Grattin and ismonds Return
from Australia.
Ban Francisco, Fob. 22.— Among the
passengers on the steamer Australia, which
arrived from Honolulu at an early hour th s
morning, were tbo Irish loaders, John Dil
lon, Sir Thorn is H. Grattan, and Mr. Es
monds. Considerable preparation had been
made here to receive the visitors. A com
mittee of Irish-American citizens extended
a welcome to the home rule advocates. The
visitors were taken to a hotel, where a
committee waited upon them and presented
them with an address of welcome, emigrate
lating them upon their successful efforts
throughout the Australian colonies and
other places iu the southern hemisphere in
behalf of the Irish cause.
I DAILY, $lO A YEAR I
< S ('ENTS A COPY. V
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DIXIE'S SONS IX GOTHAM.
FOURTH ANNUAL BANQUET OF
THE BOUTHERN SOCIETY.
Tho Distinguished Company’s Patriot
ism Given Increased Fervor by Mem
ories of Washington Sorrowful
Thoughts at the Death of Ex-Presi
dent Davis and Mr. Grady.
New York, Fob. 22.—The fourth annual
dinner of the New York Southern Society
was held to-night at the Lenox hotel. In
front of President John Calhoun, on a
raised dais, was a largo W., while at tho
hood of nine radiating tabl& respectively
were the letters, "W, A, S, H, I, N, G,
TANARUS, O, N.” At President Calhoun’s right
sat ex-Presidont Cleveland, and on his left
Bishop Potter, and about them on the
dais sat Gov. Fitzhugh Lee, ex-Mayor
Hewitt, John Tomple Graves of Rome, Ga.,
W. W. Flannagan, Senator John W. Daniel
of Virginia, Charles H. Jones of the St Louis
Republic, Gen. Fitz John Porter, Conrad
N. Jordan, CoL E. K. Sibloy. Hon. Augustus
VanWyok, Rev. W. W. Page, Rev. Otis A.
Glazebrook, Senator M. C. Butler of South
Carolina, Congressman W. Bourke Coch
ran, Hon. Alex P. Humphrey, R. L. Harri
son, and Thomas Nelson Pago.
THE OTHER TABLES.
The other tables were presided over by
W. I* MoCorkle, James Hwann, H. IL
Gordon, Evan Thom is, J. H. Parker, W.
W. G. Gresham, Jr., 11. W. Gwatney,
Clmrlos A. Dushou aud W. W. Sharp.
Othors of tho 250 people present
ware: CoL Daniel Lamout, Gen. Roy
Stone, CoL G. W. Sapington, CoL John A.
CockerilL Gen. W. W. Kirkland, Gen.
Samuel Thomas, Capt L. O. Clark, Gen.
G. 11. Wilson, Capt W. V- King.
Capt. John J. Hoay, ' Gou.
Alexander Brown, CoUWilllam 3. Moody,
CoL E. 8. Jamison, Gen. Audorson, CoL
Peter Mallet, John D. Cummings, Dr. J.
Harvio Dew. Surrogate Rastus S. Ransom,
John S. W urn of Virginia, J. Hampden
Half, Hon. A. VV. Houston, John H. V.
Arnold, Gaylord B. Clark, Hon. Thomas C.
McKee, Hon. A. E. Caruth, Hon. M. A.
Smith, Hon. T. H. Bankhead, Mayor Edtion,
Hon. J. C. Clements, John A. MoCall,
Erastus Wimau, Hon. W. L. Trenholm, W.
Bayard Cutting, Isidor Strauss, Patrick
Calhoun, McKenzie Semple, F. L. Stetson,
and others.
president Calhoun’s speech.
When the good things had been disposed
of Prosideut Calhoun arose aud spoke as
follows:
Chmttemen of the'New York Southern Society,
In bidding you welcome to this, our fourth
annual dinner, I congratulate you most heartily
upon the great prosperity which has at tended
the society since we last united about the fes
tive board.
Within the year our membership has more
than doubled. Twelve months ago It was less
than (WO—now It Is not far from 3,000.
A year ago we were wanderers upon the face
of the earth, in that we were houseless —we re
joice to-day in a beautiful home, chief among
the attractions of which Is a splendid library,
the gift of a generous fellow-member, most of
the books being by southern authors, and many
of them rare and of great value.
1 rejo.ee to report the society in good condi
tion financially, owing but lit t ie, and with
money in plenty in the treasury to pay its
debts.
The good fortune which has beon ours during
the year seems to tie with us to-night. No pre
vious banquet of the society has boon so numer
ously attended; at none of our feasts in the
past have so many guests—distinguished In
their respective sections and callings—honored
us by their presence; nor ever before have grace
and beauty looked down upou ns while we ate,
drank aud made merry. But, as every rose,
tliey say, must, have Its thorns, so the sight of
the ladies, while tilling us with delight, inspires
the regret that they are not with us at table.
CLEANER POLITICS DEMANDED.
But wo have cause for gratulatlon not alone
In the prosperity of the society. As loyal and
fiatriotio Americans we rejoice In the quicken
ng sense of the people, which everywhere
throughout the country during the year has
demanded imiirovement in our political condi
tion, a more thorough civil service reform, a
purification of the ballot, a reduction of taxa
tion, and economy in the conduct or public
affairs, and we specially rejoice at the evidence
which has been so conspicuous on every hand
during the past twelve months that all traces
of sectional feeling are rapidly passing away;
that the people of tho north and south are
coming more and more to love each other like
brothers, as they should.
DEATH OF PRESIDENT DAVIS.
But the year has not been without Its sorrow
for us. Since our last dinner the leader whom
we followed a quarter of a century ago through
four long years of terrible war lias passed
away, it matters not whether the cause In
which we fought was right or wrong, nor that
tho end of the struggle for us was crushing de
feat; he was our chosen leader -ho was true to
us, and that we were loyal to him was proven
ujion a hundred hard fought fl-lds. W loved
him; when he died we mourned him. We make
no apology for the tears we shed about his
grave, because, If wo had not wept, we hail
been less than man. We buried him with
honor, but with him we also buried every
vestige of bitterness that ever was in our hearts
while he lived; and came back from his funeral
bearing aloft tho flag against which he led us,
and which 1s our banner now, please God, for
ever.
TUE LOST GRADY.
Within the year another of our lovad ones has
been taken away. A boy when the war ended,
he hod no connection with the old south, save
through its memories and traditions. He was
always true to these, but recognizing that the
welfare of his section lay in a cemented union,
he strove during all the few years of his life,
with brilliant [ien and eloquent tongue, to en
courage a better understanding, a closer relation
between the north and sduth. He was stricken
down while literally striving to love the nation
into peace—and in hto death, the new south
lost its greatest leader. But wearo not alone In
our grief for him. On the bier of Henry Grady,
the north as well as the south—Jlassaohusetos
as well os Georgia—laid a loving tribute, and,
mingling their tears at hto graveside, their
hearts came closer together.
CONGRATULATIONS RENEWED.
Gentlemen, X renew my congratulations upon
the prosperous condition of the society, but I
feel It my duty to urge upon you continued
effort to enlarge Its membership and to widen
Its field of usefulness. Ours is the youugast of
the societies In the metropolis, but in a gener
ous spirit of jam illation let us strive to make it
in time the largest. We are southerners, and we
shall always cherish the tenderest love for our
dear south land. But let us at the same time
seek to win the admiration of the people among
whom wo have made our homesi by our devo
tion to the union and our intense love of every
section of our common country.
EX-PRESIDENT CLEVELAND’S SPEECH.
Then President Calhoun called upon er-
President Cleveland to respond to tiie toast,
"The birthday of George Washington."
He was enthusiastically cheered as ho arose.
Ex-President Cleveland said, in part:
It Is sometimes said of us that we have too
few holidays, aud this perhaps is true. We do
not boast the autiquity nor the long history
which accumulates numerous days of national
civic observance; and tue rush and activity of
our people’s life are not favorable to that con
servative aud deliberate sentiment which
creates and establishes holidays. So far as such
days might commemorate the existence or
achievements of some conspicuous personage,
their Infrequency may be largely attributed to
our democratic spirit and the presumption
arising from our institutions. In this land of
ours-owned, possessed and governed by the
people—we, in theory at least, demand and ex
ixsot that every man will, in his sphere, be a
patriot, and ttiat every faculty of greatness and
usefulness with which he is endowed will be
devoted to his country and his fellow man. We
have had no dearth of distinguished men and
no better heroism has auywhoro ls-en seen than
hero. Hut they belong so naturally to us that
we usually deem them sufficiently noticed uaH
