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. THE MORNING NEWS. I
j Established 1850. Incorporate!) 1888. ,►
1 J. H. ESTILL, President. I
TRICKERY OF POLITICS.
THE ARKANSAB ELECTION CASE
UP IN THE HOUSE.
Mr. D&izeil Makes Serious Charges
/.gainst the Democrats of Critten
den County— Mr. Outhwaite Denies
that the Double-Action Ballot-Box
Was Used—The End Not Reached
Yet.
Washington, March 4. — In the House
this morning the following committee ap
pointments were ann uneed by the speaker:
Messrs. Tarsney of Missouri, and Reyburn
of Pennsylvania, on claims; Mr. Brickner
of Wisconsin, on the Mississippi levees; Mr.
Cheadle of Indiana, on postoflices and post
roads.
Consideration of the Arkansas contested
e'.ecti n case of Featherstm vs. Cate was
then resumed, Mr. Dalzell of Pennsylvania
taking the floor.
Mr. Dalzell confined his remarks princi
pally to the election methods of the demo
crats in Crittenden county, charging
intimidation and f: aud, and controverting
the statement made by Mr. Outhwaite of
Ohio that there was no evidence that the
“double action” ballot-box was used in the
county.
THE DOUBLE ACTION BALLOT-BOX.
Mr. Outhwaite challenged the production
of any evidence that the box exhibited by
him yesterday had ever been used.
Mr. Dalzell replied that the contention of
the majority of the o mimittee on elections
was that a ballot-box identical with that
presented had been used in Crittenden
county at at least three polling places. The
eontestee in his brief himself admitted that
the chivalry of Crittenden county, armed
with Winchester rifles, had found it neces
sary to drive out twenty or thirty unarmed
black men. After the title ot the conte.tee
had been secured by crime, the contestant
in the attempted exercise of his rights under
the law has been prevented by force and
violence from taking testimony. His life
has been put in jeopardy, his counsel had
been abused, his witnesses had beeu mal
treated. Such a reign of terror bad
beeu instituted that the contestant
had been obliged to cross the Mississippi
river to Memphis before he could take any
testimony. The gentlemen on the other
side said that the contestant and his wit
nesses would have been perfectly safe io the
district. So had John M. Clayton been
safe in bis district prior to the time when
he was assassinated by a mean and cowardly
hand.
CRISP SUPPORTS THE CONTESTEE.
Mr. Crisp of Georgia submitted an argu
ment in favor of the claims of oontestce
Cate. The case, lie said, was a peculiar one.
The counsel for the contestant was W. W,
Dudley, b. tier known perhaps as “Blocks
of Five” Dudley. It was an interesting
thing to hoar that notorious gentleman dis
cussing before the committee on elections
the importance of the purity of the ballot
and the necessity of giving the voter uu
tramrneled and free right to vote as be
pleased. To borrow a simile of the
gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Green
halge), when he (Mr. Crisp) heard Col.
Dudley’s statement he thought he would
say, “This is the devil quoting scripture,”
but it had occurred to him that while the
notorious Indianian might not be as his dis
tinguished friend from Massachusetts was,
a civil service reformer, he was not the
devil; and he knew that what he was
quoting to the committee was not scripture.
[Laughter.]
DUDLEY HELD UP AS A HERO.
Mr. Cheadle of Indiana entered his protest
against the attack on the character of a
man who on the field of battle had spent
his blood in ti e defense of his country, and
whose life he (Mr. Cheadle) challenged any
human being to attack. [Applause on the
republican side.] Nobody on the other side
was able to prove a single charge against
the republicans of Indiana. [Renewed ap
plause.]
Mr. Crisp was unaware that he had said
anything to provoke the outburst on the
part of his friend from Indiana. He had
spoken of the man’s reputation throughout
tne country.the repute in which he wa3 held.
Rnd he had not spoken unkindly. Ha had
been illustrating the peculiarities of the
ease. That was all. He was showing that
the counsel for the contestant, who had
argued for a free and pure ballot, had such
a reputation throughout the country that
he did not suggest to the hearers of his
argument that he was strictly in earnest in
making it. Did not the gentleman know
the different effect upon the public mind
the same words might make wheu coming
from different men? That was the idea he
had m ant to convey.
AN APPLICABLE NEGRO RHYME.
When he had heard the counsel talking
about the importance of a pure ballot and
protection of the people from corruption at
the polis, though he could not call him “The
devil quoting scripture” he was reminded
of the negro rhyme preserved by the sena
tor from North Carolina:
“Be bigger that you see the smoke de less de
fire will be.
And de leastest kind of "possum climbs the
biegest kind of tree.
De leader at de o!e camp ground dat kin
loudest sing and shout
Is gwiue to rob some hen roost befo ’de week is
out.” [Laughter.]
Mr. Crisp then took up the evidence in
the case, and argued that in its report
the majority of the committee had not
obeyed the law of fair play—a law which
was dear to the American people.
Mr. K well of Illinois charged that the
apparent majority througn which the con
testee obtained his title to the seat was pro
cured by crime of the highest kind, which
if not perpetrated would have turned his
oppareut majority Into a minority.
IN A JUDICIAL CAPACITY.
Mr. Moore of Texas asserted that all the
testimony taken by the contestant in
Memphis, involving the question of con
spiracy and the fraudulent ballot-box, was
R i) id, bald forgery in all its particulars.
“We are, or we ought t > be, judges,” was
R declaration with which Mr. Buckalew of
Pennsylvania promised a short speech, in
which be impressed upon the members of
t House that they were sitting in a judi
t lal capacity, and should test the case upon
i a merits, without being influenced by
lersonal or party bias. On the merits of the
ease he argued thai. the sitting member
wus entitled to retai l his seat,
Speeches were also made by Messrs,
Breckenndge of Arkansas, Greenha ge of
Ma-iuehusetts. and Ma.sh of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Springer thought that the case had
hot been thoroughly investigated, and lie
iavored a resolution, which he would offer
at the proper time, appropriating SIOO,OOO
to enable the subcommittee of the commit
tee on elections to proceed to tbe First dis
trict of Arkansas and investigate the
e.ection.
-Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio snid that he would
tnovo to amend this res lutio i by doubling
•be appropriation and by having tbe inves
tigation extend to tne other Arkansas dis
tricts,
Mr. Springer—l accept that.
1 ending discussion tne House adjourned.
Purchases of Bonds.
Washington, March 4.—The bond offr
, toiiay aggregated $10,700, The govern-
yoeptod #7tf) 4. l Ap* at 108%; *I,OOO 4s
■mured at IJ3 ware rejected.
SPfre JUortiing ffe£.
SCENES OF GREAT BATTLES.
The Chlckamauga and Chattanooga
Military Park Project.
Washington, March 4.—The military
committee of the House to-day, by a
unanimous vote, adopted Mr. Lansing’s
favorable report on the Grosvenor bill
establishing the Chickamauga and Chatta
nooga national m.litary park. The report
taker the ground that the western armies
should be aided in marking the lines of
their valorous fighting, as the eastern
armies have beeu at Gettysburg. The com
mittee says that the Chickamauga
and Chattanooga fields, which
are virtually parts of one whole,
have been selected, and the committee
thinks very properly selected, because not
only ail the western armies on both sides
were fully represented in those battles,* but
also the army of tbe Potomac in Gen.
Hooker’s two corps, and the army of
Northern Virginia in Gem. Ljugstreet’s
troops. *
THE STATES REPRESENTED.
Eighteen northern states, including there
from New England, and all the southern
states had troops present in these
battles. The committee sets forth
the desperate character of the
fighting done on both sides at Chicka
niauga, which is shown to make it rank
high, if not to take precede, ce, am ng the
bloodiest battles of tne modern world. At
tention is also called to the numerous and
remarkable tactical movements on that
field; while Chattanooga is given a high
rank as the field where formidable natural
obstacles make it oue of the most notable
in military history.
VALUE OF THEIR PRESERVATION.
The committee takes the ground that,
aside from the universal interest muuifestc-d
iu this project by the veterans of all the
armies, it is a matter of value to the nation
to preserve these notable fields and accu
rately mark them for profes ional and
historical study. The report explains that
twenty-six miles of roads, as approaches
to the park, and au avenue
through it, are to be obtained by the gov
ernment without cost, by cession, and that
the body of the park, containing 7,600
acres, which is to bo purchased by con
demnation, is largely forest and ridgo
land, and that, except for the growth of
trees, it has scarcely changed in appeal auce
since the armies left it.
DUTIES ON RICE.
The Republicans Agree on Cuts Run
ning from 30 to 00 Per Cent.
W ashington, March 4.—The republicans
of the ways and means committee have
finally determined the rates of duty on rice.
The proposition to make the reduction only
about 15 per cent., which the southern
members interested thought the republicans
had determined upon, was set aside, and the
following rates were agreed upon:
Cleaned rice 1% cents per pound, a reduc
tion of 30 per cent.
Uncleaned rio 1 cent per pound, a reduc
tion of 33% per cent.
Paddy half a cent per pound, a reduction
of 60 per cent.
Broken rice quarter of a cent per pound.
The avowed reason for this reduction is
that rice is exclusively a southern product.
If sugar were not produced in Kansas and
California it would be out even more
deeply.
A NEW PAN-AMERICAN TOUR.
Secretary Blaine Issues an Invitation
for a Trip Through the Ko uth.
Washington, March 4.—Tbe following
invitation has been sent to each of the
delegates to the International American
conference by Secretary Blaine through
Executive Officer William E. Curtis:
Sir: The Secretary of State desires me to
present his compliments, and to say that the
citizens ot toe southern states are very anxious
that the delegates should visit that section be
fore returning to their homes, and have for
warded through him many cordial invitations.
He also earnestly desires that the
visit shall be made, and has
directed me to invite you to participate
in an excursion similar to that given in October
and November last, to leave Washington imme
diately upon the final adjournment of the con
ference, and to return here two or three weeks
thereafter. As considerable time will be re
quited to make the necessary arrangements, I
beg the favor of an early acceptance.
BILVEL-BEARING LEAD ORE.
A Duty to be Put on Imports in the
New Tariff Bill.
Washington, March 4.—ln spite of the
strong representations of Minister Kyan
and Secretary Wind- ni that it would se
riously interfere with our commerce with
Mexico, the republicans of the ways and
means committee have agreed to, place a
duty of 1% cents a pound on silver-bearing
lead ore. Russell B. Harrison and Stephen
B. Elkins, who have been at the capital a
great deal lately, are credited with having
brought this about with the aid of Secretary
Blaine. They are said to be interested in
the Colorado mines.
LEASE OF THE SEALERIES.
A Report to the Senate that it is Now
Too Late to Interfere.
Washington. March 4.—lu the Senate
this forenoon the resolution offered yester
day by Mr. Voorhees, iu regard to the lease
of the fur seal islands of Alaska to the
North American Commercial Company,
was reported back from the finance com
mittee by Mr. Morrill adversely on the
ground that the treasury department had
already made the lease and that the com
mittee had no Dower to interfere iu the mat
ter. The resolution was indefinitely post
poned.
The Senate at 1 o’clock proceeded to the
consideration of executive business. At
5:50 o’clock the doors were opened and the
Senate adjourned.
TAULBEE MUCH WORSE.
The Physicians Afraid to Probe for the
Bullet.
Washington, March 4.—Ex-Congress
man Taulbee, who was shot by Correspon
dent Kincaid on Friday last, is now very
dangerously ill, his case having changed for
the worse. The ball has been located ap
proximately, but not accurately. The
patient’s condition, however, is such that
tbe physicians are fearful of the results that
would follow an operation to remove the
bullet. Taulbee’s condition wa3 worse this
afternoon than it was two days ago.
Judge Caldwell Confirmed.
Washington, March 4. —The Benate to
day confirmed the nomination of Leury C.
Caidwed to be United Biates circuit judge
for the Eighth circuit, to succeed Judge
Brewer, promoted to ti.e supreme banch.
Harrison Celebrates.
Washington, March 4.—Preddent Har
rison gave an informal family dinner party
to-night, in recognition of tne first anni
versary of his inauguration. The White
House and c mserratottes were lighted up
as fur a reception.
SAVANNAH, GA„ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1890.
SENATORIAL INQUISITION
CORRESPONDENTS MUST ANSWER
OR BE CAST INTO JAIL.
The Special committee's Chairman
Submits Resolutions Advocating
the Thumb-3crew Method in At
tempting to Learn How the Secrets
of Executive Sessions Leak Out—
Other Senators Opposed.
Washington, March 4.—Five hours this
afternoon, behind closed doors, the Senate
discussed the subject of executive sessions.
Mr. Dolph, from the special committee,
charged with the duty of investigating the
leaks by which proceedings in
executive sessions became public, sub
mitted a series of resolutions, the preamble
to which recited tho progress thus far made
by the committee, and directing the enm-
Tnittee to again question A. J. Halford aud
G. G. Bain, representatives of the press
associations, and Messrs. Guthridge of the
New York Herald , Seckendorf of the New
York Tribune, and Depuy ot the New York
Times, as to their sources of information,
and upon a second refusal to answer to
proceed against them for contempt.
HOW THE SENATORS STAND.
These resolutions, it is said, were sup
ported by Messrs. Dolph, Wilson of lowa
and Harris of the special committee, who
are reported to have argued that it was
incumbent upon the Senate to vindicate its
authority aid dignity by this course. They
read extracts from numerous editorials and
dispatches to show the necessity for the
proposed action.
Senators Moody, Pettigrew and others
are said to have taken strong grounds
against the adoption of the resolutions.
Mr. Teller offerei us a substitute for tho
resolutions of the committee his resolution,
proposed last spring, for the consideration
of executive nominations in open session.
In this he was supported by Mr. Platt, who,
with Mr. Teller, has for several years beeu
an advocate of open sessions.
BLACKBURN’S HIGn IDEA.
Mr. Binckt urn, who has heretofore ex
pressed him elf in favor of the abrogation
or modification of the present rule, is said to
have expressed tne opinion that as long as
proceedings in executive session ari held to
be secret by the rules of the Senate, the
pres ought to respect that rule.
The debate was continued, developing
into a discussion of tho whole question of
exoculive sessions, and adjournment came
at 6 o’clock without a conclusion being
reached.
It Is understood that tho discussion will
be resumed to-morrow, Mr. Evarts to spean
upon some legal points involved. In the
course of the debate it was developed that
some of the suportors of the resolutions
held the opinion that the recalcitrant
witnesses were guilty of sedition in defying
one branch of the legislative department of
the government.
A PROCLAMATION COMING.
The President will in a few days issue n
proclamation warning all persons against
entering the waters of Behring sea within
the dominion of the United States for the
purpose of violating the provisions of sec
tion 1956 Revised Statutes. This section is
the one which prohibits the taking of fur
bearing animals in Alaskan waters by any
I erson except those duly licensed by tho
United States government, and provides
penalties for violation thereof.
M’CALLA TO BE INVESTIGATED.
The Inquiry Into Kis Conduct Made
at Hia Own Request.
Washington, March 4.—Commander B.
H. McCalla, commanding the United States
steamer Euterpise, was at the navy depart
ment this morning, and had an interview
with Commodore Ramsey, chief of the
bureau of navigation. He referred to the
newspaper charge of cruelty aud oppression
on his part during the last cruise of the
Enterprise, and requested that a court of
inquiry be appointed to investigate his con
duct during the entire time he has been in
command of that vessel.
HIS REQUEST GRANTED.
Commodore Ramsay laid the matter
before Secretary Tracy, aud the latter de
cided to grant the officer’s request. The
court wiil be composed of Rear Admiral L.
A. Kimberly, Commodore W. P. McCann
and Capt. O. F. Stanton, with Lieut. Perry
Garst as judge advocate. Owing to the fact
that all the witnesses to be exatniuod are in
New York, the court will assemble in that
city. It will meet next Tuesday.
DEPUTY NAGLE’S CASE.
Tho United States Supreme Court
Hearing an Argument on It.
Washington, March 4.— The supreme
court chamber was filled throughout the
four hours of tbe session of the court to-day
with au audience which listened attentively
to the argument of the counsel in tho
Nagle case, arising out of the shooting of
David Terry iu Lathrop, CaJ., last summer,
as he was iu the act of commitmg an assault,
upon Justice Field of the supreme court.
Ail the justices were present except Justice
Field. Sealed within tbe bar were ex-Sec
retary Bayard, ex-Postmaster Genet al
Dickinson, Senators Hoar, Evarts and Gray
and other well-known men. The argument
was not concluded to-day, but will ba con
tinued to-morrow.
INTERNAL IONAL PEACE.
The Christian Arbitration Society
Holds Its Annual Session.
Washington, March 4.— The Interna
tional Christian Arbitration and Peaqp So
ciety held its annual meeting here to-night
at tho Church of the Covenant Justice
Hailan presided. Among those present
were Secretary Windom, Pistmaster
General Wanamaker, Senator Sherman,
several members of the Senate and the
House committee on foreign relations, and
a number of delegates to the pan-American
conference. Rev. Dr. Boardman, president
of the society, delivered the annual address.
Senator Cameron Coming South.
Washington, March 4.—Pe insylvania
will be unrep esented in the Senate by tbe
end of t e w-eek, when Senator Cameron
will leave with Senator Butler and other
friends for the s;a islands off the South
Carolina coast, possibly going as far as Sa
vannah.
New Collectors of Customs.
Washington, March 4.—The President
go-day nominated to be collectors of cus
toms, Joseph E. Lee for the district of St.
Johns, Fla., and Daniel P. Booth for the
district of Mobile.
Oklahoma Wants No Negroes,
Guthrie, L TANARUS., March 4.—Pres* reports
emautatiug from Topeka concerning the |
alleged scheme to coionise Oklahoma and i
make a negro state have greatly aroused
me settler, at 1 •owns. A secret organisa
tion .here has decided to drive out the few
negroes, and allow uo more of that rate to
btcotte settlers.
I TREASURER NOLAND NOT SHORT.
He Intimates That a Libel Suit is One
of the Events of the Future.
St. Louis, March 4.—No new develop
ments have been reported to-dav regarding
the affairs of State Treasurer Noland. All
the etate officials and other gentlemen who
have been in conference here have returned
to Jefferson City. The correspondent of the
Tost Dispatch telegraphs this afternoon that
the cashier in the treasurer's office, who has
been assisting Gov. Francis in examining
tbe books, states that up to that time no
shortage had beon discovered, and that be
believed the accounts of the office and the
money in the treasury would be found all
right. The governor practically corrobo
rated this statement, ad other offi iais ex
pressed the same belief. Mr. Noland,
in referring to the published re
ports stating that he had lost some
of the states’ money in playing draw poker
at Kansas City and New York, stated that
he did not care to talk about the matter,
but that when the question of his alleged
shortage is settled he would give the re
ports due and proper consideration. He
pretty broadly intimated that he will bring
a suit for libel.
NOLAND SUSPENDED.
St. Louis, March 4, 10 p. m.—A special
to the I'rpublic from Jefferson City -av-:
“Gov. Francis basformaily suspends i Stale
Treasurer Noland from office. I his after
noon Noland entered the executive depart
ment aid was notified of the governor’s
uction. The treasurer walked out of the
building and thereafter had nothing to say."
A ROW IN A NEGRO COLLEGE.
The Colored Chaplain Knocked Out
by a White Professor.
Charleston, B. C., March 4.—There are
symptoms of a race trouble at Clafiin uni
versity, one of the largest colored uni
versities in the south. This morning l’rof.
W. S. de Treville (white) administered a
caning to J. N. Cardoza, tho mulatto chap
lain of the college. The chaplain was badly
beaten, in fact was knocked senseless. Ou
hearing of the fight the colored students to
the nutui or of several hundred gathered
find pro ceded to the depot, with the avowed
intention of lynching Prof, de Treville.
The white people of tne town of Orange
burg also assembled, and a conflict seemed
inevitable. Dr. Dunton, the preside t of
the college, however, heard of the affray,
and soon quieted matters by sending the
students back to the college.
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
Prof, de Treville claims that Rev. Car
doza made certain remarks in a class-room
reflecting upon him, and that this was the
reason for punishing him. Rev. Cardoza is
a brother cf F. L. Cardoza, who was state
treasurer under Frank Mosos’ administra
tion as governor of South Carolina during
the re onstruction period. He is a minister
in tbe Northern M. E. church. Clafiin col
lege has upwards of 800 pupil, on its roll,
aud is supported partly by tho state and
partly by the agricultural laud script. The
trouble appears to be serious.
IOWA DEMOCRATIC.
The Municipal Eelecf'ons End in Re
publican Defeats.
Chicago, March 4.—Municipal elections
were held in several cities of lowa yester
day. The democrats cleaned up everything
in Burlington.
In Cedar Rapids they elected the mayor
and enough aldermen to rnako the council
a tie.
At Clinton the democratic candidates for
mayor defeated the republican arid citizens’
candidate.
At Creston the democrats secured a ma
jority of the council.
At Ottumwa the republicans secured a
majority of the aldermen.
The republicans at Conesville elected their
candidate for mayor. Ho is the first Re
publican ever elected to that office there.
'J be democrats captured the remainder of
the ticket.
Fort Dodge elected the entire democratic
ticket.
At Des Moines and Sioux City both
parties claim tho mayoralty. The official
count will be necessary to decide. Tho in
dications are that the republican candidates
will be success: ul.
EOLD BANK ROBBERS.
They Cut Through the Walls of a
Building But Finally Flee.
Ridgeway, Pa., March 4.— An attempt
was made to rob tbe Elk county bank here
Saturday night. Burglars cut through the
solid walls of tho building and were work
ing at the vault when they gave up the job.
They were unmistakably frightened away,
as they left a number of their tools lying
about the place. When the ba k was opened
yesterday morning the clerks discovered
that about four feet of the wall had been re
moved, and brick, mortar, etc., scattered
around. The vault contained $50,000, which
was found undisturbed. Tho attempted
robbery was by experts, and caused a great
sensation in the place.
ALLISON RE-ELECTED.
He Gets a Majority of the Votes in
Both Houses.
Des Moines, la., March 4.— After the in
troduction of a number of petitions in the
House to-day that body prceeded to ballot
for the election of United Bt des senator,
resulting as follows: Allison, 60; Bestow,
41; Larrnbee, 6. The independents voted
for Larrabee.
In the Senate the vote resulted: Allison,
28: Bestow, 20; Larrabee, 2.
Senator Allison was declared elected on
the part of the Benate.
As Senator Allis n was elected in both
houses to-day it will not be necessary to
have an election to-morrow.
MINERS PERISH.
Becoming Bewildered They Wander
Into the Jaws of Death.
Wilkesbarue, Pa., March 4.— Fire
broke out in tbe South Wilkesbarre mine
last night, which cut off the escape of eight
miners. It was at first supposed that they
could be easily rescued through the Stanton
nine, adjoining, but tnis hope is now
abandoned. A rescuing paity from
tbe Stanton mine to-day found the tools of
the roi n whom they sought to save, but no
trace of the men therns'-lves. It is feared
that they became bewildered and wandered
directly Into danger and were burned to
death.
KILLED BY HIS WAGON.
A Man's Head Horribly Crushed by the
W host of a Jumper.
Richmond, Va., March 3. Leonard
Jones of Hanover county met with a hor
rible death Sunday. While on hi* way home
from this city, and when near A* land, bis
horse, w inch wa* bitched to a jumper, iu
whim be was riding, anted, throwing him
>ut head-foruui it b. twain the brace that
held the seat and the wheel of the wag n.
Hie bead was caught in the revolving wheel,
u uibihf Id* Muli frightfully.
VICTORY OF THE IRISH.
THE DEBATE ON TH® REPORT
BTILL IN PROGRESS.
Home Ruler Lockwood Supports
Gladstone’s Amendment to the Re
port—Homs Beoretary Matthews
Declares the Amendment Only True
in Part —The Order of the Day
Finally Adopted.
London, March 4.—ln the House of
Lords to-day Lord Salisbury, replying to a
question asked by the Earl of Beauchamp,
said: “As the report of the Parnell com
mission deals with imputation, against
members of the House of Commons it is
natural that that body should deal with it
first. As an act of courtesy wo
will allow tho House of Commons to take
whatever action on the report it may ttiink
fit b fore we make a move." Lord Salisbury
further said that he did not soe why the
action of the House of Lords should differ
materially from that of the House of Com
mons.
STILL UP IN THE COMMONS.
In the House of Commons tn-niyht, in
reply to a question asked bv John O’Con
nor, memt>"or for South Tipperary, Mr.
Smith said that if a general demand arose
for the publication of tho evideuce given
before the Purnell commis-iion it w uld
have to be reprinted. This would consume
much time and be expensive, as the typo
from which it had boon printed had beeu
distributed.
Fra k Lockwood (home rulor), member
for York, resumed the debate on Mr. Ulad
s one’s amendment to Mr. Smilh’s motion
that tho H mso adopt tbe report of the Par
nell commission, lie said he supported the
amendment because it was übsulutely aud
literally true.
NOT THE WHOLE TRUTH.
Henry Matthews, borne secretary, con
tended that the amendment was only part
of the truth stated with passionate and in
flammatory adjectives. The government
simply proposed to roach tho findings both
for and against tlio Parnellitee, declining to
adopt the course of giving tho go-by to nil
the findings against the I'arnelliles
in order simply to express
condemnation, which all shnr, and, of falsity,
and fouling of the charges which had boon
disproved. [Cheers], There was nothing
against the character of the tribunal to
justify the refusal to enter tho report in the
journals of the House. It was admitted that
tho commission hail shown zonl aud indus
try, and honor, and good faith.
QUOTING GLADSTONE.
Tho report established the truth of the
assertion made by Mr. Gladstone, in 1882,
that crime with fatal persistence dogged
the footsteps of the league. He accused
Mr. Gladstone of laying down tho danger
ous and disastrous doctrine that the land
act of 1881 had been passed on account of
the agitation of tho league, just as im had
declared In Midlothian that the Clerken
well explosion and the shooting of policemen
at Manchester bad brought the dise-tablisli
ment of the Irish church within tho range
of practical politics.
MATTHEWS’ FORMER ASSOCIATES.
T. U. Harrington (nationalist,) reminded
Matthews of bis former close association
with Pigott and tho south of Ireland
Fenians, when ho wan stanchly
supported by Patrick Ford. Mr.
Harrington declared that iu the eight
years during which he hail been connected
with the league not a word bad gone forth
that would encourage even boycotting. In
support of his promise to prove that while
the commission was silting conspiracy was
in progress, in which the ministers were
deeply involved, to obtain the perjured evi
dence to destroy tho character of the I’ur
neliites, Mr. Harrington read a series of
telegrams to agents of the Times in America
with reference to Milieu and Sheridan.
“Did the attorney general,” bo asked, “see
any of these telegrams!”
Mr. Webster replied: “Notone.”
Mr. Harrington, continuing—Then you
were betrayed by your colleagues. Tno.o
telegrams provo a conspiracy deeper and
fouler than anything proved against tbe
Famellites. Grose injustice bus been done
to the Attorney General if his name was
c uuectod with them without his knowl
edge.
THE GOVERNMENT IMPLICATED.
Proceeding to show that the government
was behind these transactions, Mr. Harring
ton read a telegram dated April I aud ad
dressed to a mail named Johnston, in New
York, to the effect that the British consul
was authorized to give him tho names of
the informers. A reply came from John
ston that tue consul was unable to
assist him. Tho next day another
telegram told Johnston that all the
informers’ reports since 1884 had
parsed through tbe consul’s hands, and if he
did not know tbe names himself he could
refer to those who did. Was the Hriiish
minister ro.-ponsible for this mati-er! tho
speaker asked. Continuing, he read a
further telegram showing that even aflor
Sir .Richard Webster had apologized
for the forgeries the Times suit
e ideavored to procure evidence through
Sheridan to establish their authority.
While the Times was offering eg much as
JE50.000 as a bi lbo tor perjured testimony
nobody connected with tho respondents paid
a penny for evidence. He said he must de
cline to hay how he obtained tho telegrams
unless a committee of inquiry were grant' and,
in which case still more would be forth
coming.
The Irish land bill, which was introduced
in parliament by the government, provides
for s ate-aided emigrai.on and abolishes the
land courts and laud commissioners.
BERLIN’S LABOR CONFERENCE.
The Matter Brought Up In the British
House of Commons.
London, March 4.—ln tbe House of Com
mons to day Charles William Mills, mem
ber for Kent, questioned Mr. Smith, the
g vernment leader in tbe Home, os to
whether the British delegate to the Berlin
labor c inference would ue empowered to
discu-e the subject of the limitation of the
working hours in the mines. Mr. Smith
declined to answer the question. He sai l
that the reply of the government to the in
vitation to take part in tbe conference would
be laid on the table in tbe house as soon as
it was given to Germany.
Tbevenet on tbe Rack.
Paris, March 4. —In the Chamber of
Deputies to-day, M. Pontois questioned M.
Thevenst, minister of justioe, regarding
tbe appointment of Senator Mazeau as
first president of the oourt of cassation, lie
condemned the appointment as a political
act, aud moved that the g vernment iatro
duc a bill to regulate the promotion of
magistrates in a fixed aud equitable manner.
M. Thevenet defended the appoiuunent.
The order of tbe day was adopted by a vote
of m wm.
Barmen’s Strike.
Berlin, March 4.— The strike of tbe fac
tory bauds at Barmen is spreading. The
employes of five factories have already
ewppal work, and thoeo la tbe others
thrift mu to quit. The factories are guarded
by polios to prevent any demoautraMou
FOUR KILLED AT THE STATION.
Slippery Tracks Result In a Collision
at Carlisle.
London, March 4.—As the night express
train from L nd.in to Scotland was enter
ing Carlisle last night the engineer could
not stop the train with the brakes, owing to
the slippery condition of the tracks. The
train shot past the platform at the station,
ami da-hod with t-rrfflc force into an en
gine that was o >ming toward the platform
on the same track. Tho engine of the ex
pr ss train remained on the track, and drove
the other engine a long dl-tance duwn the
line. Tho first two cairia e* attached to
tho expro-s train were teleso >ped, and four
of their occu[>ants wore killed.
LOSS OF THE QURTTA.
Negroes Belonging to the Crow Soizad
the Best Boat.
London, March 4. —Details received here
of the loss of the British steamer Quetta in
the Torres straits, w hile bound from Cook
town for London, show that the colored men
lielonging to the crew took possession of the
best boat on the steamer, and refused to let
any one elso enter it. The survivors of the
disaster took the other boats end lands 1 on
Adolp’ us Island, three miles from the scene
of the wreck, from which they were rescued
by the steamer Albaiross.
FRANCE’S MINISTRY.
A Belief that Another Crisis Is Near
at Hand.
Paws, March 4.—The newspapers of this
city are unanimous in expressing the opin
ion that tho discussion in the Chamber of
Deputies yesterday of M. Dreyfus’ inter
polation in regard to tho resignation of M.
Conslans, late minister of the interior,
weakened the mi istrv. They all express a
belief that a ministerial crisis is not far off,
and was only deferred by tho chamber’s
vote of confidence yesterday.
A Gladstonlan Gain.
London, March 4.—The parliamentary
election in the north division of St. Pancras
to-day resulted in the return of Mr. Bolton,
tho Oladstonian candidate. Ills vote was
‘d,057 against 2,549 for the unionist candi
date, Mr. Graham. At the last previous
election Mr. Bolton was defeated by 2(51
votes.
Edinburgh's New Bridge.
London, March 4.—The newly con
structed great railway bridge over the river
Forth at Edinburgh was opened to-day by
the Prince of Wales with great ceremony.
An inline se crowd of spectators witnessed
the ceremony. The day was observed as a
holiday in Edinburgh in honor of the occa
sion.
Bnubbed by the Kaiser.
Berlin, March 4.—lt is stated that the
Emperor sevoroly snubbed the mlneowners
of Hear who waited upon him. Herr
Krupp defended the interests of tho em
ployers.
Nihilists Near a Palace.
St. Petersburg, March 4.—Beveral Ni
hilists were arrosted to-day near the Anit-
Clik ilf palace, where the czar and the im
perial family are residing;
Young Lincoln Unable to Rally.
London, March 4. —The condition of
Master Abraham Lincoln showed no im
provement this morning.
FLORIDA’.S FREEZE.
The Situation Not One to Cause Dis
couragement.
Jacksonville,' Fla., March 4.—The
weather has beeu steadily moderating since
morning. Ho|>orts from all parts of Florida
indicate that the cold weather of Sunday
and Monday did considerable damage. The
mercury was lowest at Gainesville, where it
was 22" above zero. Very little damage
was done to crauga trees or blossoms, too
long continued drought having left tender
shrubs and branches almost entirely free
from sup, so there was no moisture to
freeze. Peach and fig trees have been in
jured generally, and there will tie u short
crop. The greatest da : ago was to truck
gardons, which, in some localities were de
stroyed entirely. In many instances, how
over, new seed will be planted ami good
crops grown. Thlu ice formed in Tampa,
and t ore was a slight fall of snow at Fer
nutidina. Ou the wholo, however, the situ
ation is not discouraging.
GREAT DAMAGE IN GADSDEN.
Quincy, Fi.a., March 4.—The cold wave
struck here Saturday, and It has been freez
ing each night since. On Sunday morning
the mercury dropped to 20°. Tobacco beds
were flourishing throughout the countv,
but plautersnow estimate that nine-tenths
of their plants are killed, which will make
the tobacco crop about six weeks later than
was expected. Fruit and vegetables are
either killed or greatly damaged.
CHILLY AT OFFERMAN.
Ofterman, Oa., March 4.—Saturday
night, Sunday and Sunday night the ther
mometer registered 2b" to 30", and ice stood
in the pitcuera in tho bedrooms. Mr.
O’Hagan, who has the prettiest truck farm
in all this section, brought into my office
to-day an Irish potato plant from a three
acre paich fully a foot high, with young
potatoes hanging from iter ts as large as
marbles, a fig and a peach from his orchard
quite as large as pigeon eggs, perfectly soft
arid dead. Kepor s from the country say
the vega.able gardens must be replanted.
DEFUNIAK CHAUTAUQUA.
The Lectures of Yesterday and Others
That are to Come.
DeFuniak Springs, Fla., March 4.—At
the evening session of tho Florida Chautau
qua Dr. J. W. Lee of Atlanta, Ga., de
livered a lecture on, “Henry W. Grady as
Editor and Man.” The amphi theater was
filled its utmost capacity, and the audi
ence was held spell-bouinf while Dr. Leo
delivered bis oruti 'n.
Dr. Gillet, w o followed,also paid a glow
ing tribute to Mr. Grady.
Am ng the prominent lecturers for the
remainder of toe week are: Dr. C. C. Al
bertson of Indiana, Dr. Georgo L. Spilling
of Cincinnati, Dr. John Pearson of Ohio,
Dr. W. Davidson of Cincinnati, and Dr.
George Delamartye.
DRY GOODS FIKM9 BURKED OUT.
A Fierce Blaze in the Bay .District on
Broadway.
New York, March 4L—The dry goods dis
trlct here was visited by a fle. ee fire this
evening, whioh deetroyed the flve-etory iron
front building, No. 392 Broadway, and
burned up everything within I’M walls, in
volving a total loss of $300.1900. The
principal losers are M. &C. M aver, im
porters of hosiery and gloves, and Bee a
& Eaton, manufacturers of fine umbrellas
and parasols. At (t o'clock the firs was out,
and only tire walls and part of thaflo-u*
remained. Ten fir. men waieniigbUy in
jured. The damage is estimate las t - Tin **;
May r 1!45,UU0. Bacon t Eat-c: $10,900,
Br <fi < ..'iib Company $31,000, Harvey Si
Cos, |23,(W0, damage to tLebuilUiug |23,00t.
( DAILY. $lO A YEAR i
-< 6 CENT’S A COPY. V
I WEEKLY, 1.25 A YEAR )
A BANK TELLER RUN’S OFF
SIXTY THOUSAND IN CASH PROB
ABLY TAKEN WITH HIM.
A Woman Said to Have Gone to Help
Him Spend It —He Was a Social
Lender and Had the Confidence of
Everybody—“ The Boys," However,
Knew that Ho Was a High Roller.
Louisville, March 4.- -William H. Pope,
teller of the Louisville City National Bank,
a trusted employe, a m in seemingly of good
habita and frequenter of the beat social cir
cles of this city, is gone. IBs absence at the
bank yesterday at first excited no suspicion,
as it was supposed that he was at his sick
sister’s bedside, or in the country detained
by the flood. When no word was received
at 10:31 o’clock. President James S. Spirt
liff, Vioe President James F. Leroch, and
Cashier W. S. Parker became suspicions.
SIIO,OOO MISSING.
They opened the vault and an examination
showed tl at $150,000 was missing, all in large
bills. The l ulkv gold and silver coin and
small bills wore left intact. It will require
an examination tn stole the entire amount
Pope took with him. At first his friends
would not b liove that Pope had gone
wrong. A sen; oli by the bulk officials soon
left no doubt about the matter, and bia
friends began to search for him, thinking
he was still in the city. He could not be
found.
his probable route.
As usual tho bank furnish-d the defect! vea
the first clew. Tliev learned that Pope had
left on the 7:55 o’clock train Saturday night
for Cincinnati. It is supposed that he
I'ft there for Detroit and Windsor.
Ho left the bank Saturday afternoon
with his usual gentlemanly greeting,
“Good evening. If any ono wants me, send
to my room, or telephone.” He was wear
ing iiis overcoat, his hands being carelessly
ut his side. It is thought he must have had
tho money thou, as lie could not have re
turned bofore taking tho train. Fupe U a
native of this state and 38 years old.
HIS FLIGHT LONG PREMEDITATED.
That Pope had been contemplating flight
for some time is evident from the fact that
for some days past he had been accumulat
ing within reach bills of large denoml
na lons. Furthermore, in a recent casual
conversation with T. brant Slaughter,
state ogont for tho Fidelity and Casualty
Trust Company for New York, whioh was
Pope’s surety for $20,000, he had
discussed the extradition treaty
and degrees ut orimo, for whioh
a man was extraditable. Pope had held
that the treaty was no) yet in effect, no*
having been signed by r,o representatives
of the nations. All the hank officials and
clerks who handle money were required to
give bond, and Pope hail given his through
the Fidelity oompany for $20,000. The
Louisville repr&seniaiive of the company,
Donald McPherson, and the state agenk
Were notide 1. They telegraphed to the
c rapany in New York, and said that their
principals will spend twice the amount of
Pope’s bond to secure his arrest.
A WOMAN WITH HIM.
A rumor which has not, been verified
states that tho carriage which took Pope to
the train from his Jolt rsou street room
contained a woman. The bank officials
state that the amount of the robbery is, in
round numbers, $60,000, and that they
think he carried that amount away with
him. There is a theory Unit his pecula
tions will be found to cover a period
of several years, and that Pops
really carried very little with him. This is
denied bv the bank < fficlals, wi.o say that
his accounts previous to Ins flight ore all
straight. It lias been well known among
the ‘‘boys,” men about town, etc., that Pope
tins beeu going It pretty strong for several
years.
A RIVER Bt-OOMBd A LAKHL
The Ohio 60 Miles Wide at Cairo—Great
Damage to Property Probable.
Cairo, 111., March 4.—The Ohio river
Is now over fifty miles wide at this point.
It extends from the Cairo level, which holds
it banked up f rty feet above low water
mark In Kentucky, till it strike l ; a hill, there
forming one solid sheet of water, except for
narrow strips of rock-bouud earth upon
which the Mobile and Ohio and Illinois
Central railroad* run south. A mile below
hore it joins the Mississippi, which iu turn
extends in Mi-souri another fifty miles,
making the combi tied width of the t wo ri vert
ovei 100 miles. The current is terrific and it
brings great quantities of -heavy drift,
making navigation perilous.
RESCUING THE IMPERILED PEOPLE.
The ferry boat Three States made two
trips to Ea-it Cairo yesterday, and one up
the Mississippi to Missouri, receiving people
camped out on ground whioh they supposed,
was beyond the reach of the flood, but
which wi being rapidly submerged.
At Paducah, Ky., flf.y miL-s up the
Ohio, there is much uneasiness. Tne city
is not protected by levee, as Cairo is, and in
1882 it was flooded to a, depth of six feet.
Already the water has res -hed within a few
feet of the door of the Richmond bouse,
which stands on the river front, and two.
great tobacco warehouses are flo ided. Tens
thousand hogsheads of t bacon st red in
them were removed last week. On Sunday
the marine ways were compelled to suspend
operations be ause of the flood, and the
steamer Idle wild, which was undergoing
repairs, had to be let down unfinished.
A BANK GOES TO THE WALL
All the County Officials Caught by
the Unexpected Crash.
Muncik, Ind., March 4. —The banking
firm of C. L. Lewis & Cos., doing business
in Winchester, a town of 3,000 inhabitants,
twenty miles east of this city, clos and its
doors yesterday morning and mode an as
si. ninent. Experts are in charge of the
books. All of the county officials inado
deposits with the bank, and e msequently
are heavy losers. 4 The treasurer will loss
$3,500, the auditor $2,500, and quits
A number of other persons will lose smaller
amounts, raging from SIOO tosl,ooo. Ths
firm has ixeti doing business for a number
of years and was regarded as one of the
most substantial banking houses in ths
slate. Great excitement prevails over the
assignment.
First Come First Served.
Brunson, ;s. C., Match 4.—Friends and
relatives expected the marriage of Miss
Hattie Warren of this place to a Mr. Alli
son of Beufort next Thursday, but to their
surprise Mr, D. H. Johnson, Jr., of Allen
dale, came down this morning acompanied
by a minister of that place and was married
t<> Miss Warren about 0:30 o'clock. They
departed on tho afternoon train for a
m -nth’s to ir iu Florida. They will stop in
Savannah to-night.
Editor Cowles Dead.
Cleveland, 0., March A—Edwin
Cowles, editor of the Cleveland LtatUr,
died at his home this morning at the age of
61 years. He had been o>*iifiud la his houe
during the fast tines week* oust of ths
time to his bed. il a from
heart *ml t< uiscii troubles that here af-*
Hurts*.', tutu duung the past four year*
