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1 J.H.ESTILL, President. I
CHICAGO AND THE FAIR.
THE HUSTLING CITY IN THE HANDS
OF CONGRESS.
The Special Committee of the House
Convinced of the Ability of the City
to Make Good Its Financial Promises.
Talk of the Postponement for a Year
Well Received.
Washington, March 6.—A delegation
of representative men from Chicago reached
Washington this afternoon, and immedi
ately afterward held a conference with the
subcommittee of the special world’s fair
committee of the House. Chairman
Candler, after the conference had ad
journed, both in words and manner ex
pressed himself as greatly pleased with
what had transpired at the conference.
“They have satisfied the subcommittee,”
he said, “that they have a bona fide
subscription, every dollar of which
is as good as cash, of $5,250,000 to begin
with. They have also satisfied us of their
ability to easily raise the $ 1U,000,000 guar
anteed by Chicago. Altogether, we are
very mucn gratified at the showing made.
The government was not asked for auy
tiiing, and there was no suggestion that it
should do any more than give the name
to t ' e fair, which it should do, as it is an
international exposition, and that it should
provide a suitable governmental exhibit,
though even this iutter was left entirely
wi,hcongress, the Chicago representatives
stating that they had no more interest in
the government being worthily represented
than the rest of the country.”
A FULL. EXPLANATION.
The conference, which was of an informal
character, lasted about two hours, and was
held in one of the parlors of the Riggs
house. The time was chiefly consumed in
an explanation of the financial situation.
Lyman J. Gage, president of the First
National Rank of Chicago, explained this
to the members of the subcommittee. He said
til t Chicago bad a subscription of more
than $5,1)00,000, which was collectible under
the laws of the state of Illinois. Ho read
this list of subscribers, and said that they
were well-known men of wealth and stand
ing.
Senator Farwell was present, and in re
sponse to interrogatories of Chair
man Candler, vouched for the finan
cial standing of various persons about
whom the chairman asked. Mr. Gage then
said that in about ten or twelve days the
lair organization would be incorporated
and would begin work. There was no
doubt that as soon as this was effected it
would quickly secure subscriptions for
$1,000,000 or more. This would make from
$0,000,000 to $7,000,000, and was all that was
necessary at present. With this amount
in casn there would be no difficulty
in raising, by moans of bonds or otherwise,
the $10,000,000 which Chicago had guaran
teed, As to a government appropriation,
Chicago’s representatives said they had
nothing to say. They left that entirely
with the committee and with congress.
They of course desired that the government
should have a fine exhibit, but in that the
couutry had as much interest as Chicago.
THE QUESTION OF POSTPONEMENT.
The question of postponing the fair until
1803 was mooted, and it was evident that
there was a strong sentiment in favor of the
proposition, though in this matter also the
Chicago men placed themselves entirely in
the hands of congress. While they
were willing to defer to congress as
to the time for holding the fair,
they wanted it expressly understood that
Chicago did not ask any postponement.
Chicago, it was said, could finish her build
ings and make the fair a success if held in
1892. Chicago would be ready at whatever
date the committee set for opening the fair.
If ten hours a day work would not suffice,
then hor people would work twenty-four
hours a day.
Sir. Gage, speaking for Chicago, after
the meeting, explained the situation. His
city, he said, could provide her buildings
and do all the necessary work before the
government could erect its buildings and
before the states could take the necessary
measures to be represented at the fair. For
this rea on it was left with congress to say
whether or not there should be some great
congressional ceremonies in 1892, and the
fair proper be not opened until the year
following.
The preparation of the Chicago world’s
fair bill will be proceeded with by the
House committee in the morning. Chair
man Candler said this evening that the tri
city bill heretofore reported to the House
bud been very carefully drawn by the com
mittee, and that, except with regard to de
tails, lie was of the opinion that the new bill
would make little or no change from the old
measure.
With respect to a government appropria
tion, ho said that it had been understood in
committee that $1,500,000 was the outside
limit which would be recommended for tills
purpose, and the amount which the com
mittee would name in the bill to be ex
pended upon a government exhibit would
not exceed this sum.
GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPHS.
Representative Taylor Introduces a
Bill on the Subject.
Washington, March 6.— Representative
Taylor of Illinois to-day introduced in the
House a bill to provide for the establish
ment of a system of government telegraphs
for the use of the government and people
and to be operated as part of the postal sys
tem. It provides that a board consisting of
the Secretary of State, Secretary of War,
and Postmaster General shall • cause
to be built or shall buy lines
of telegraph where, in their opinion, such
are needful. It shall be the purpose of the
government, the bill provides, that these
government telegraphs shall yield no earn
ings beyond the cost of operating the same,
and at all times keep the outgo and income
as nearly equal as may be. To this end, as
soon as may bo, the postmaster general
snail name such rates at which
messages may be sent as shall keep the total
arnings and expenses as nearly equal as
may be, or shall make the lines self-sustain
ing, and the Postmaster General shall from
time to time so change the rates that they
shall conform to this requirement. Pend
ing the acquirement of sufficient informa
tion to carry out the last described provis
ion of the law n rate of 1 cent a word for
distances under 500 miles is provided.
WANT A BOUNTY ON WHEAT.
Mr. Outhwaite’a Constituents Present
a Novel Petition.
Washington, March o.—Mr. Outh waite
of Ohio, who represents the district once
represent and by George C. Converse, pre
s'-nted to the House to-day a jietition from
m farmer constituents, extensively signed,
unking that a bounty of 20 cents a bus ml be
l aid on wheat by way of compensating
them for tariff taxes. If they can’t have
•■‘is, they ask that all tariff taxes be scaled
, per cent., or else a scheme of both tariff
tax reduction and bounties.
Tautbee No Better.
Washington, March ().—Mr. Taulbee is
un better to-uigut and his friends fear that
“*■* ** iuutivr *uy boy* v x uu rwvrwy.
Hbc JBofning ffrtog.
PUBLIC BUILDING BILLS.
A Number of the Measures Under
Consideration in the House.
Washington, March 6.—ln the House
to-day the entire morning hour was con
sumed in discussion of the bill for the com
pulsory attendance of witnesses before reg
isters and receivers of land offices, but no
action was taken.
The House in committee of the whole pro
ceeded to the consideration of public build
ing bills. The first bill called up was that
appropriating $275,000 for the purchase of
a site for a city postoffice in Washington,
D. C., and providing for the erection of a
building thereon at a cost of SBOO,OOO.
After considerable discussion, Mr. Can
non offered a suLstitute for the bill, leaving
the selection of the site in the hands' of a
commission composed of the Secretary of
the Treasury, the Postmaster General and
the Secretary of the Interior. The substi
tute was lost by a vote of 15 to 93, and the
bill was laid aside with favorable recom
mendation.
Bills providing for public buildings at
Lansing, Mich., Galesburg, Ills., and Ash
land, Wis., were also laid aside favorably.
THE SAN JOSE’S BILL.
The bill called up, appropriating $200,000
for a public building at Sau Jose, Cal., was
the object of a vigorous attack from Mr.
Caunon of Illinois. He criticised the action
of the committee on public buildings and
grounds, and alluded to the “pork in the
pot.” In his own town of Danville, the
postoffice site was leased for S7OO a year.
That was sufficient for the postoffice build
ing there, and the business there was more
than the average of the business of the
towns where the committee provided for the
erection of public buildings.
Mr. Milliken retorted that nobody doubted
that the gentleman’s town was a cheap
town. [Laughter.]
Mr. Cannon—lf the gentleman descends—
Mr. Milliken—No; I am simply admit
ting the trutn of your own argument.
LAID ASIDE FAVORABLY.
After further debate the bill was laid
aside favorably, and, the committee rising,
it, together with the preceding bills, were
reported to the House.
Mr. Cannon made a vigorous fight against
the Washington postoffice bill, moving to
adjourn amid cries of “dilatory motion”
from the democrats, the raising of the point
of no quorum, amid shouts of “filibuster
ing” from the same source. The speaker
counted a quorum, and the bill was passed,
as were other bills reported favorably.
The House then, at 6 o’clock, adjourned.
PACKED JURIES.
Senator Pasco Introduces a Bill In
tended to Remedy the Evil.
Washington, March 6. —Senator Pasco
of Florida to-day introduced the following
bill:
Be it enacted, etc.. That any clerk or deputy
clerk of the court of tbe United States, com
missioner appointed according to law to aid in
the selection of jurors, marshal or deputy mar
shal, or other officer who has any duty to per
form under the law in providing the names of
persons who are intended to serve as
jurors in the United States courts, or
n the placing of the names of such persons in a
box from which the names of persons to serve
as jurors are to be drawn, or in discharging any
other functions in connection with the drawing
or summoning of persons to serve as jurors,
who shall willfully select and place in such box
the names of any persons who are intended to
serve as jurors, with reference to the party af
filiation of such persons, or who shall wrong
fully discharge any of such duties with the in
tent to select or procure jurors to serve in such
courts, on account of their political or religious
opinions, shall be punished by a fine of not
more than SI,OOO, or by imprisonment not more
than six months, or both.
Sec. 2. That any of the officers named in the
foregoing section who shall combine or conspire
with auy other officer or person, and any person
who shall combine or conspire with any such
officer, to arrange for the drawing or summon
ing of jurors to serve in any United States court
with a view to the reli /sous or political or parti
san opinions of such jurors; and auy such
officer or person who shall willfully do
or perform, or aid in doing or performing,
any act required by law to be done in con
nection with drawing or summoning persons to
serve as jurors in such a way as to further such
combination or conspiracy, or promote the
execution thereof, shall be punished by a line of
not more than $3,000, or by imprisonment not
more than two years, or by both.
CR3ADLB GETS A PLACE.
His Faithful Party Service Wins Him
Reed’s favor.
Washington, March 6.— When Speaker
Reed announced his committees the name
of Mr. Cheadle of Indiana appeared upon
the committee on war claims. Mr. Cheadle
thought this far below his deserts, and took
it as a punishment for not voting for Mr.
Reed for speaker. Accordingly,he promptly
resigned the place the speaker had given
him. It was thought then that Mr. Cheadle
would be left outside of the committees en
tirely for the rest of this con
gress, but since then he has
rendered very faithful party service in
stead of “kicking” whenever he got the
chance, and, having finally crowned it
Tuesday by declaring Col. W. W. Dudley
one of the brighest and best men in the Re
publican party, he was yesterday given a
place on the committee on postoffices anil
post roads. This, he announced to-day, he
would accept.
FILLING UP THE FAT PLACES.
The Nominations and Confirmations
of the Day at W ashington.
Washington, March 6.—The President
to-day nominated to be postmasters: Vir
ginia: Park Agnew, at Alexandria;
Charles R. McCabe, at Leesburg. Florida:
George K. Robinson, at Ocala. Mississippi:
Robert M. Tindall, at Okalona.
The nomination of John R, Dewey, to be
postmaster at Ocala, Fla., was to-day with
drawn.
The Senate has confirmed the nominations
of J. H. Pinkerton, to be collector of cus
toms at St. Marks, Fla., and Horace 8.
Taylor of Wisconsin, to be commissioner of
railroads; to be supervisor of the census,
William F. Bowers, for the Second district
of Georgia.
Postmasters—Edward C. Weeks, at Tal
lahassee, Fla.j William Worth Logan, at
Woodstock, Va.; Ingram Fletcher, at
Orlando, Fia.
MARY TRACY’S BRACELET.
A Fireman Charged with Stealing Itat
the lime of the Fire.
Washington, March B.—Thomas Reldy,
a substitute fireman in the fire department,
will be tried in the police court to-morrow
on the charge of having stolen the late Miss
Mary Tracy’s SI,OOO diamond bracelet at
tho Tracy fire. Reidy denies the charge.
He turned $4,000 worth of other diamond
jewelry which he had taken from the Tracy
mansion over to his chief on the morning of
the fire. The bracelet has never been seen
since the fire. Reidy is charged on suspic
ion.
Government Bond Purchases.
W ashington, March 6.—The bond offer
ings to-day aggregated $1,732,500. Ail vs era
accepted at 103>% for the 4‘4, and 128 for
Wa A" Of the above amount, $1,270,000
wsreXs,
TEN KILLED ON A TRAIN.
TWO EJECTIONS telescoped by a
BROKEN COUPLING.
Ten or More People Injured The
Scene of the Accident Not Far From
Buffalo—The People in a Pullman
Rolled on to Death Without the
Slightest Warning.
Buffalo, N. Y., March 6.—Train No. 12
on the Lake Shore road, fromjthe west, due
in Buffalo at 9:10 o’clock to-night, while
running very fast to make up lost time,
broke in two near Hamburg about 8:50
o’clock. The front part of the train, con
sisting of the engine, tender and smoker,
aud two day coaches, was quickly brought
to a standstill. The rear half, com
posed of five heavy Pullmans, came
on down the grade, and crashed
luto the second day coach. The Pullman
being the heavier, lifted the day coach into
the air and they now lie one on top of the
other, and both having telescoped the first
dav coach.
Both day coaches and the Pullman were
full of passengers. A wrecking train, with
a rehpf party of surgeons, soon
left for the scene of the accident.
Tho railroad authorities and employes
refused any information to the press. An
Associated Press reporter went on the train
as the surgeon’s assistant. No reporters
were allowed to go, if known as such.
TEN REPORTED KILLED.
Hamburg, N. Y., March 7, 2 a. m. —As
noar as can be ascertained ten were killed
aud t " e.-ty-fivo injured at the wreck near
Bay View. Train No. 12 had three bag
gage, four day coaolies and four Pullmans.
The train parted some miles west
of Hamburg at a coupling between
the last day coach and the first
sleeper. The first section went on ahead and
was stopped by Conductor Houghtaling
pulling tho bell rope. Most of those in the
last day coach were warned in time to
leave, but those in the first Pullman had no
warning, and the cars met aud telescoped
with terrible force.
completely buried.
(■JThe Pullman was completely buried be
neath the other car. An engine was dis
patched to Buffalo for aid.
J. E. Minnie, who had his arm cut off,
was taken along. It was two and a halt
hours before physicians arrived. Tho
wrecking train preceded the relief train and
work was begun extricating the imprisoned
sufferers. Niue bodies have already been
taken out and are stretched in tho baggage
cars. J. Swan, the colored porter, is among
the number.
those injured.
Those injured, as near as can be ascer
tained, are:
H. T. Jaeger of Rochester.
Charles J. Rice of Newton Falls, Mass.
L. H. Fisher of Boston, leg sprained and
chin badly out.
Rev. Thomas A. Hall of Buffalo, leg badly
broken.
F. A. Coombs of New York, head and
chin cut, and both legs sprained.
Julia Healy of Boston, cut iu the breast,
over the left eye, and head.
George E. Allen of Buffalo, ankle
sprained.
Joseph D. Barnes and wife, of Boston—
He is not much but the woman is fatally
hurt.
A great bonfire on the side of the] track
throws a lurid light upon the terrible see ie.
A passenger says the coupling was de
fective. It broke precisely in the same
place as the train was leaving Cleveland.
At 12:30 o’clock the relief train was made
up and ten of tho most seriously injured
were taken to the Fitch hospital at Buffalo.
SECRETS OF THE SENATE.
Dolph’s Resolution Will Probably be
Defeated.
Washington, March 6.—The Senate
confirmed a few nominations after going
into executive session to-day. The debate
was then continued on Mr. Dolph’s resolu
tion looking to the punishment of news
paper correspondents who have refused to
answer questions put to them by Mr.
Dolph’s special committee as to the Bources
of their information respecting executive
sessions. So fur as can be learned the dis
cussion has been confined to the question of
the power of the Senate, under the condi
tions that exist, to punish those witnesses
for contempt. Nearly every constitutional
lawyer in the Senate has spoken on the sub
ject, and great diversity of opinion has
been expressed. The probabilities are that
Mr. Dolph’s resolution will bo defeated by
a small majority, and that Mr. Teller’s sub
stitute, to consider nominations in open
session, will also be defeated, leaving matters
just as they staud. It is said that since the
discussiou began Air. Teller’s resolution has
grown in favor, and that it is likely to win
its way to adoption before a great while.
At 5:10 o clock the doors reopened and
the Senate adjourned.
GOTHAM’S SOUTHERN SOCIETY.
Hugh R. Gardner of South Carolina
the Newly Elected President.
New York, March 6. —The New York
Southern Society to-day held its annual
election. Col. John C. Calhoun, president
for the past year, declined to run for re
election, on the ground that he be
lieved in rotation in office. There had,
however, been opposition to him of
late, growing out of his supposed
hostility on a recent occasion to the passage
of the Jefferson Davis memorial resolutions.
Col. Calhoun was iu the south at the time,
but has since declared that he would have
favored tho resolution*. Capt. Hugh R.
Garden of South Carolina is the new presi
dent.
A JEWELRY STORE LOOTED.
The Robbers Carry Off $4,000 Worth
of Contents.
Kansas City, Mo., March 6.— Burglars
entered the jowelry store of Robert J. Dun
ni g. No. 438 Minnesota avenue, Kansas
City, Kan., at an early hour yesterday
morning, and (lireotly under tbe full glare
of an electric light broke the safe open with
a ten-pound sledge hammer and secured
$4,000 worth of diamonds, rings, watches
aud ci ains. Tho jewelry in the cases was
not disturbed. The police authorities of
both the Kansas Cities were at once noti
fied of the robbery.
A BUCKET SHOP RAIDED.
Its Inmates Made Prisoners and Its
Contents Seized.
New York, March 6.—Capt. McLaugh
lin of the Old Slip police station, accom
panied by tweve men of his command, made
a raid this afternoon on a bucket shop
known as tbe open board of brokers at No.
44 Broad street. The place, which is owned
by G. W. Todd, was iu full blast at the
time, and everybody found in it was made
a prisoner. Money blackboards and various
parapliarnalia wore seized aud tho prisoner*
were tuan:li*d to the station house iu
.battik* U IU.
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1890.
QOTHAM'3 FBEE LIBRARY.
Ex-President Cleveland One of the
Speakers at a Meeting.
New York, March 6.—A mast meeting
to advance the interests of the Now York
free circulating library was held this after
noon in Cbiokering hall One of the
speakers .was ex-President Grover Cleve
land. Benjamin H. Field presided, and
introduced Mr. Cleveland, who was the
second speaker, amid loud applause. Mr.
Cleveland said, in part:
I gladly join, with the enthusiasm of n new
convert, in the felicitations of those who have
done noble and effective work in the establish
ment and maintenance in our city of a free cir
culating library; and it seems to me they have
abundant cause for congratulation in a review
of the good which has already been accom
plished through their efforts and in the contem
plation of the further usefulness which awaits
their continued endeavor.
In every enlightened country the value of
popular education is fully recognized, not only
as a direct benefit to its recipients, hut as ah
element of strength and safety in organized
society. Considered in these aspects it should
nowhere be better appreciated than in this land
of free institutions, consecrated to the welfare
and happiness Of its citizens, and deriving its
sanction and its power from the people. Here
the character of the people is inevitably im
pressed upon the government, and here our
public life can no more be higher and purer
than the life of the people than a stream can
rise above its fountain, or be purer than the
spring in which it has its source.
THE CONDITIONS REALIZED.
That we have not failed to realize these con
ditions is demonstrated by the establishment of
free public schools on every side, where chil
dren are not only invited but often obliged to
submit themselves to such instruction as will
better their situation in life and fit them to take
part intelligently in the conduct of the govern
ment.
Thus in our schools the young are taught to
read, and in this manner the sued is sowu from
which we expect a profitable return to the
slate, whan its beneficiaries shall repay the ed
ucational advances made to them by an intelli
gent and patriotic performance of their social
and political duties.
The husbandman who expects to gain a
profitable return from his orchards not only
carefully tends and cultivates the youug trees
In his nurseries as they grow to maturity, but
he generously enriches and cares for those
already in bearing and upon which ho must
rely for ripened fruit.
TEE FIRST STEP.
Teaching the children of our land to road is
but the first step in the scheme of creating good
citizens by means of free instruction. Wo teach
the young to read so that both as children and
as men and women they may rend. Our teach
ing must lead to the habit and the desire of
reading to be useful; and only as this result is
reached can the work in our free schools bo
logically supplemented and made valuable.
Another branch of this question should not be
overlooked. It is not only of great importance
that our youth and our men and w omen should
have the ability, the desire and the opportunity
to read, but the kind of books they read is no
less important. Without guidance and without
the invitation and encouragement to read pub
lications whioh will Improve as well as interest,
there is danger that our people will have in their
hands books whoso influence and tendency are
of a negative sort, if not positively bad and mis
chievous. Like other good things the ability
and opportunity to read may be us and so as to
defoat their beneficent purposes.
TRASHY LITERATI’ HE.
The boy who greedily devours the vicious tales
of Imaginary daring and bloodcurdling advent
ure, which In these days a’- too accessible
to the young, will have his brain filled with
notions of lire and standards of manliness
which, if they do not make him a meuaco to
peace and good order, will certainly not tend to
make him a useful member of society.
The man who devotes himself to the flash lit
erature now much too common, will. Instead of
increasing his value as a citizen, almost surely
degenerate in his ideas of public duty, and grow
dull in his appreciation of the obligations he
owes his country.
So too, the young woman who seeks recrea
tion and entertainment in reading silly and
frivolous books often of doubtful moral ten
dency is herself in the way of becoming frivol
ous and silly, if not of weak morality. If she
escapes this latter condition she is almost cer
tain to become utterly unfitted to bear pa
tiently the burden of self-support or to assume
the sacred duties of wife aud mother.
Other sp akers were Joseph H. Choato,
Henry E. Howland, and President Lowe of
Columbia college.
BASH BALL’S REVIVAL,
The National League Adopts a Sched
ule for Ten Clubs.
Cleveland, 0., March 6.—The Anal
meeting of the league schedule committee
was held to-day. The sole buslnoss trans
acted was the adoption of a ten-club sched
ule, which was forced upon the organiza
tion by the refusal of the Indianapolis
club to retire. The league early de
cided not to use coercive measures,
and when it became evident that Indian
apolis was in to stick, the last resort was
the adoption of the schedule. Each club
plays a fewer number of games than in
former yoars, and the basis of the individual
championship contest is figured on seven
games in each city, with nine different or
ganizations. The magnates of the league
declare that the schedule suits them as well
as a ten-club schedule could.
NEW tore’s league team.
Charleston, 8. C)., March 6.—To-day’s
ball game resulted: New York, 9; Charles
ton, 2. New York furnished the batteries
for both teams.
BOUTHBBN YELLOW PINE.
Annual Meeting: of the Dealers to Re
vise Prices.
Montgomery, Ala-, March 6.—The an
nual meeting of the Southern Yellow Pine
Lumber Association was held here to-day.
The price list was revised and advances on
the old measurements made as follows: On
oeilings above half an inch thick, $1 per
1,000; on heart-faced right-sawed flooring,
$7; on firsts and seoonds, on all flooring
above seven-eighths of an inch in thickness;
on partition stuff, dressed both sides, $2; on
boards of exclusive and specified width, $2.
The members report a constant increase of
trade. President J. J. White and Secre
tary-Treasurer J. M. Tyvings were re
elected.
OUTLAWS LAUGH AT THE LAW.
The Slucher and Smith Factions Open
Fire at the Court House.
Cincinnati, March O.—A dispatch from
Barboursville, Ky., says that E. Messer,
with forty armed men of the Slucher party,
arrived from Flat Creek yesterday and
caused general alarm. The circuit court
being in session. Judge Boyd placed a strong
gu ird around the oourt house. But, not
withstanding this, the factions opened fire
in the court house yard. William Day, one
of the Smith fac ion, received a dangerous
wound in tho leg. The pre-once of the
guards and falling snow prevented further
damage.
ROBBERS IN A COURT HOUSE.
They Force Open a Drawer and Ob
tain Several Hundred Dollars.
Washington, Ind„ JUrch 6,—A remark
ably bold and successful robbery took place
at the oourt house hero at noon yesterday.
While the corridors of the building were do
sorhsl during a roooss, the county treasurer's
office was entered from the main hall. The
money drawer under the pay counter was
forced with a pair of stiears. Several hun
dred dollars in checks, currenoy and sliver
was taken, Thu thief then locked the door
aud dvpw Wd.
WEBSTER CALLS A HALT.
HE TEINKS HE HAS STOOD HIS
SHARE 08 ABUSE.
He Reiterates that the Testimony Be
fore the Parnell Commission Showed
that tho Charges Wore Well Found
ed—The Debate Still Before the
House of Commons.
London, March 6. —In the House of
Commons this evening the debate on the
Parnell commission report was rosumed by
Prof. Bryce, who praised Messrs. Parnell
and Davitt for rendering service to England
in bringing about a better feeling between
the two countries. Ho was not surprised,
he said, that Mr. Davitt, early in tho period
of the ogitation, desired absolute independ
ence for Ireland.
Sir Charles Russell said he could not re
?ard the commission judges ns meu free
rom prepossessions and prejudices, nor as
men who ought to have been asked to deal
with many questions referred to them.
[Hear, hear.] He was justified in shak
ing thus, for tho judges themselves had
confessed that they had not fouud wit hin
their mandate given them by ; arliument
direction to report upon that part of tho
subjoot without which it was impossible
for auyone to judge of the moral character
of the acts imputed to certain members.
a precedent.
A precedent hail boon made in the selec
tion of three judges to decide questions
having chiefly a political aspect. Ho had
tho greatest respect for the opinion of the
judges on questions that wore capable of
direct disproof, but not whon they began to
draw inferences. The whole case was
vitiated by political bias. It was conducted
with pertinacious rancor by tho attorney
general—a manner in which it would not
have been conducted if the political
character of the commission had
not swept away his judgment.
[Opposition cheers.] After commenting
on part of tho evidence os leaving the origin
of the conspiracy against Mr. Parnell still
obscure, the speaker urged both sides to
abandon discussing tho great Irish question
on tho ground of the jiers >nal character of
the meu who were for or ogalnßt home rule.
Wore there no men on the government side,
he asked, magnanimous enough or states
men enough to lift the question beyond the
lower region of iiersonalitles into the proper
sphere of natural justice and national prin
ciple. [Cheers.]
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL KICKS.
Sir R. E. Webster, attorney general, said
ho thought that Sir Charles Russell ought
to have acted himself upon bis advice to
avoid giving the debate a personal charac
ter. Both the dobato and case before the
commission had teemed with personalities.
He bad beon represented throughout by the
speakers of the opposition as the villain
of the piece, although only doing
his duty as counsel. It had even
been suggested that he ought to apologize
for certain remarks upon the Parnellites,
Yet the Parnellites had allowed thomsolves
tho greatest license in personal criticism.
As an instance of this he mentioned Sir
Charles Russell’s calling LeCaron a living lie
although the commission declared that it
believed LeCaron against tho oath of Par
nell. [Ol Ol and cheers.] Proceeding to
comment upon the fact of the loaguers with
holding their documents, he asked the House
why the leaguers who were invincibles,
such as Sheridan and Brennau, could not
face tho commission.
HARRINGTON’S TELEGRAMS.
As for tho telegrams which Mr. liarring
ton quoted during the debate, they were
sent in order to obtain evidence for the
defense in Mr. Parnell’s libel action against
the Times. Throughout the case no step
had been taken in behalf of the Times.
The government had aimed solely to throw
the clearest possible light upon the doings
of the leaguers. Truth, not misrepresenta
tion, had been their aim. it wig contended
that t e findings of the commission ought to
be set at naught; that nil that was new was
not true; while all that was true was well
known.
The commission had shown, what the re
spondents denied, that there was an inti
mate connection between the Clan-na-Gael
and the Irish leaguers through t o Ameri
can league; it bad traced the affiliation! of
crime with the existence of the league, and
it had provided impartial minds with evi
conco that justified the bulk of the accusa
tions against tha.Parnelfitei.
PARNELL AND THE DYNAMITERS.
Continuing, the attorney general said
that Mr. Paruell was unable to produce n
single speech in which he had denounced
the use of dynamite. Mr. Parnell had made
only one remark in parliament that showed
disapproval of the policy of Patrick Ford.
The commission had found that it was Mr.
Parnell’s custom to address the fenians
through the Irishman, which Mr. Glad
stone had described as a miserable and ob
scure paper, but which boro Mr. O’Brien’s
name as editor. The Parnellites advised
the people to avoid land courts It was
cant to claim, then,the land act of 1881 was
a charter, the outcome of the league agita
tion. It was not for him to say much
about the forged letters, but it was not true
that only one expert had been consulted.
Ho rejoiced that tho accused mombers bad
been cleared of more heinous charges.
He regretted that many charges
had been made that should not
have been made. But exoneration scarcely
touched the groat political issues, to the
gravity of which he was unable to shut his
eyes. Tho respondents had withdrawn
their case, but tho fact was that the more
witnesses were called the more the Times
case was being proved. It was not his prov
ince to indulge in eloouence such as that
of Sir Charles Russell. It was only his
duty to reply to accusations os the repre
sentative of tbe 7 imes, and leave the mat
ter in the hands of the house.
baundkrson’s sarcasm.
Maj. Saunderson thought tho Parnellites
ought to subscribe for a monument to Pigott
in return for the sponge ho has given them
with which to obliterate, if possible, ail
charges against them. Nothing iu the
whole inquiry had struck him with such
amazement and onusod such sorrow and re
fret as the recklessness with which the Times
ad accepted Pigott’s evidence. Tbe mo
ment he heard that Pigott was tbe authority
of the Times he said that the letters might
as well bo burned, for nobody would hang
a dog oh Pigott’s evideuce. He regretted
that tin, inquiry of the commission had
been limited. If they had gone further
back they could have made a stronger re
port. He described at leng! h what he called
the duel method of the Parnellites. It was
their custom, ho said, to collect dynamite
funds in America, and to orate on the
“union of hearts” at home.
GIVEN THE LIE.
Continuing, Maj. Saunderson accused Mr.
Dtlluu of indirectly encouraging tue mann
ing of cattle, whereupon a Parnell*
ite member shouted, “Liar I” The
it sinker sternly called for order.
Sub-cquen'ly Maj. Saunderson himself
was called to order on Mr. Sexton’s appeal
for asserting that the Parnellites made
speeches intended to shield them from crimi
nal responsibility. The maj >r twitted Sir
Vernon Harcourt with having cost the
country at the rate of XMO.Ouu yearly for
motet-titan Rout dynamiters when he was
Louie secretary, aud now Lis body guard
was compost’d of nationalists paid by
Patrick Ford.
Justin McCarthy tnuntod Maj. Saundor
son with the tory defeat in the St. Pan
creas election, which, he said, was a sutll}
c;ent reply to the charges against the Par
nellites.
At this point the debate was adjourned.
AN OLD MURDER CONFESSED.
The Unsuspected Assassin Confesses
on His Death Bed.
Norristown, Pa., March 6.—After
twenty-four years the mystery surrounding
the assassination of Dr. Joseph Levering of
Lower Marion has at last been solved. The
murder wag one of the most noted of its
day by reason of the sensational features
surrounding it. The veil has at last
been lified by the death-bed confession of
John U. liondorsou, who died in that place
Tuesday evening withlu a short distance of
the scene of the tragedy. Feb. 13, ISM, Dr.
Levering, who hail been making a profes
sional call, was iu the act of putting away
his team for the night, and while
eorniug out of the stable the ro
port of a gun was heard from
behind a stono wall within ten feet
of the door in which the doctor stood. The
doctor’* residence was close to Henderson’s
store. The unusual report of a gun within
the yard of tbedwelliiig aroused the family,
and the lifeless body was found a few min
utes after the shooting.
INTENSE EXCITEMENT.
The alarm and excitement drew a largo
crowd that evening, and every household
joined in scouring the neighborhood for the
assassin, Henderson assisting his neighbors.
An lie pies t was hold, and after a searching
investigation iibthiug could bo found for
suspicion of any one. The excitement oc
casioned by the shooting was slow to
dio out. Leading citizens, includ
ing Henderson, issued a circular offering
SI,OOO reward for the approheuslon of the
murderer. With the Ini se of time the mur
der sank from public attention, but gossip
recounted many interesting incidents in the
relationship which had existed botwoeu
Henderson and Dr. Levering. liondorsou
was the proprietor of tlio village store, and
was of good repute.
AN INKLING TO THE CAUSE.
When the war broke out Dr. Lovering
was drafted, and Henderson went to the
war as bis substitute. Among other con
siderations for this service the doctor was
to have charge of Henderson’s business nnd
his family. It was said at the timo that
Henderson became jealous of the doctor’s
attentions to his family, but ho after
ward showed no evidence of such a
feeling. Henderson resumed his busiuess,
und five years subsequently illness com
pelled him to retire. He moved to Phila
delphia, but returned to bis former home,
end at once became a leading citizen of
Lower Marlon. Fearing that this illuess
was to bo his last he called in
his family to his bedside Tuesday
afternoon, and in tho presenco of tho tamily
physician confessed to killing Dr. Levering
in cold bicod. Ho described the shooting,
and also confessed to sending Dr. Levering
a decoy call previous to tho firing. Hen
derson expired a little Indore midnight. Ho
gave no reason for his bloody deed, and the
confession hns caused as much oxcitement
us did the crime itself.
THE STORY DISCREDITED.
Philadelphia, Pa., March 6, 4 p. m.—
Tho story telegraphed from Norristown,
Pa., of the alleged death-bod confession by
John (1. Henderson of the murder of Dr. Q.
Loveriug at Rosemond, Lower Marion,
twenty-four years ago, published here and
in Norristown this morning, was a matter of
general talk to-day, but the statements con
tained therein nro discredited by all who
had known either Henderson or Dr. Lover
iug, because no person could be named who
had over listened to the confession. Hender
son died four years ago, and not recently,
as was stated. The rumor of the death-bed
confession has been iu circulation in
Montgomery county for several years,
but It lias never been authenticated. One
man who was seen to-day establishes a
most positive alibi in Henderson’s favor.
He says that he, with several others, was in
Henderson’s store when the snot that killed
Dr. Lovering was fired. Those in the store,
including Henderson, ran to the scene and
hunted for the murderer. Henderson,
therefore, could not have llred tho fatal shot.
A THREAT AGAINST THE CZAR.
\
The Letter Written by a Woman, and
Warns Him of His Peril.
St. Petersburg, March 6.—The Czar
has received a threatening letter from a
woman, who signs herself “Tichebrikova."
Tho writer says that unless bo modifies bis
reactionary policy he will meet the fate of
Peter 111., Paul I. and Alexander 11. A
copy of the letter was sent to each of the
ministers at the same time. The police are
extra watchful, and are conducting an ac
tive search for persons suspected of being
implicated in tho writing of the letter.
A BATTLE IN THE ORIENT. ,
The French and Dahomlans Again
Meet In Mortal Combat.
Paris, March C. —Tho Soleil bas received
information that another battle nas been
fought between a force of French troops
and a force of the troops of the King of
Dahomey. Eight cf the combatants were
killed and manv wounded. A number of
Frenchmen and other Europeans were
captured by the Daboinians.
France and the Labor Conferenca
Berlin, March 6.—The note of M.
Spuller, the French minister of foreign
nffairs, accepting Germany’s invitation to
France to take part in the international
labor conference at Berlin, has been
re eived. M. Spuller lays stress upon the
fact that France accepts the invitation on
condition that the deliberations shall be of
an exclusively technical and theoretic char
acter, and that discussion of the question of
limiting tho working hours of adult males
shall be debarred.
Our Squadron Going to Naples.
London, March 6. —Tho United States
rnen-of-war Atlanta and Boston of the evo
lutionary squadron huve sailed from Genoa
for Naples.
THE CHICAGO AND YORKTOWN.
Spezzia, March 6.—The men-of-war Chi
cago and Yorktown, of the American
squadron of evolution, sailed hence to-day
for Naples.
Nashua’s Strike to End.
Nashua, N. H., March o.—At a meeting
of the striking employees of the Nashua
Company’s mills this afternoon, it was
voted to accept the proposition of Treasurer
Amory and thut of his committee, and
agree to go to work Monday. There is
much jubilation over the settlement of the
big strike.
Ohio Bedlstrlcted.
Columbus, 0,, March 9.—Tho Henate
this evening passed the House bill redis
trictiug the lists for congressional pur
p see, and it is now the law. No amend
ments to the original Mil as Introduced
were made. 411 the democrats supported
tha measure.
( DAILY. $lO A YEAR. >
{ .V’KNTSA COPY. V
( WEEKLY, 1.25 A YEAR I
IT WITH THE STORM FLAG
THE MOVEMENT TO TRANSFER
THE SIGNAL SERVICE.
Bills on tho Subject Reported to tho
Senate from Both the Military and
Agricultural Committees—The Lat
ter Contains a Good Word for tho
Value and Efficiency of the Service.
Washington, March 6.— Bills were re
ported to-day from both the military and
agricultural committees of the Senate to
transfer the weather bureau of the signal
service to the agricultural department, and
to leave under control of the war depart
ment only tho strictly miliiary part of the
signal service. The chief of the weather
bureau is given a salary of $4,500 a year.
The chief of the signal service and not
more than four army officer* skilled in
forecasting tho weather may be detailed
for duty In the weather bureau until civil
ians can bo trained in the service. Enlisted
tnou and employes of the signal corps may
be transferred to the department of agri
culture. The reorganized signal corps is to
oonsist of tlie chief ligual officer, one
major, four cajitains, and four first lieuten
ants. Huon second houtenauts iu the corps
ns may not la) promoted by this act are to
be transferred to tho Hue of the army.
Provision is made for fifty sergeants in the
signal corps.
report of the military committee.
The report of tho military committee, sub
mitted with the bill reported from it, re
views the provisions of the bill und quotes
the rojxirt of the congressional commission
and the message of the President i.i favor of
the proposed separatum of tho military sig
naling and weather bureau hrauooes of the
signal service. The report closes with the
following tribute to the weather service:
“As to the value of tho weather service to
the country there is no question. It has
grown in favor from year to year, and tbero
is scarcely an industryor commercial interest
that is not benefited iu nurno way by ihe
reports collected and issued by this service.
Warnings of storms in the northern states
anil on the sea coast are especially service
able in saving huinau life, while the annual
saving of projierty in ships and thoir cargoes
alone amounts to many millions of dollars.
The notice of approaching cold waves and
northern frost warnings, flood warnings,
rejiorts for tiie benefit of the cotton and
sugar interests, are incalculable In value
nnd are sought for and utilized by
the parties interested. Public confidence
In tbo correctness of thoso reports bos in
creased so .that tho weather service has be
come thdlsponsable to tho public, and it
should not only be continued, but so organ
ized os to secure improvement., and, if possi
ble,extension of Its benefits to other branches
of ludustry. Tho transfer of the weather
bureau to the department of agriculture
will, it is lielioved, widen its field of useful
ness and secure fur it more liberal
support than bus previously heon jfiven or
asked. By recommending this transfer it
should bo understood that while the agri
cultural interest of the oountry is one of
tho chief interests to be served by the
weather service, yet the groat commercial
nnd inarino interests should not be lost
sight of in providing for the study of
meteorology in connection with crop pro
duction.”
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
A Bill to Increase the Efficiency of the
Signal Corps.
Washington, March B.—ln tho Senate
to-day the bill to increase the efficiency and
reduce the expenses of tbo signal corps of
the army and for the transfer of the weather
service to tho department of agriculture,
was reported and placed on the calendar.
Among the bills introduced and referred
were the following:
By Mr. Cullom—For a monument to John
Ericsson.
By Mr. I’nsco—For the punishment of
officers and others selecting jurors with
reference to political affiliation.
On motion of Mr. Dolph the Senate at
12:40 o’clocic proceeded to the consideration
of executive business.
CONSULTING WEBSTER.
There was some talk as to tho oourse to
be pursued in case it was decided to certify
tho correspondents to the district attorney
for prosecution on the charge of sedition.
To throw some light on the question
a copy of Webster’s unabridged
was brought into the chamber and tha
definition of “sedition” read, so that those
not familiar with the crime might know
just what tho newspaper men had really
been doing.
Among the speakers were Messrs. Ed
munds, Ingalls, Flumb, Call, Allison,
Faulkner, and Dolph. The latter read the
following paragraph from yesterday’s Start
NOT AT WORK TO-DAY.
The Seriate “smelling’’ committee was not in
session to day. The Senate Itself la supposed
to bo maturing a plan to close the mouths of
tho journalistic lions who are endeavoring, with
a good deal of success, to tear the entrails out
of secret sessions. It is probable that the busi
ness, or fun, or whatever else it is, may be taken
up to-morrow: but toiday nothing will be done
because Senator Dolph, who is the chief of the
“smellers,” is givinr a Columbia river salmon
lunch in the restaurant.
THE WRITER HAS THE PRIVILEGES.
lie said this bad been written by a man
who enjoyed the privileges of the press
gallery and was amenable to tho rules there
of. Mr. Dolph asked, it is said, if the Senate
ought not to take some measures to protect
its members from such attacks as this. Tha
debate on this point was brought to a close
with a presentation of a proposition by
Mr. Edmunds that the members and
officers of the Senate purge them
selves of the susoicion of oom
filicity in the revelations of the past and
et the matter end with that. This was dons
some years ago when a similar proceeding
was in progress. But Mr. Edmunds’ propo
sition wus disposed of promptly in the neg
ative.
Mr. Dolph was advocating the adoption
of his resolution at 5 o’clock when he yielded
to a motion to adjourn, and the matter weal
over until to-morrow.
TWO MORE NEW STATES.
Idaho and Wyoming to be Admitted
by the Republicans.
Washington, March 4 One of Speakei
Rood's new rules, which has so far attracted
little attention, provides among the privl
leged resolutions which may be reported at
any time bills providing for the admissioi
of territories as states. ThU rule is to b
used by the managers of the House to hel|
them to get through promptly the bills to
admit Idaho aud Wyoming as states. In pur
suance of the republican policy to inorean
its majority in the present House and U
increase its chances of a majority in future
congresses the Idaho aud W yomiug bill*
are to be put through as quickly as posai
ble. As soon as one more contestant %
seated, who will probably be Mr. Mudd ai
the Annapolis, Md., district, the commit
tee on territories will bring forward tbs
Idaho and Wyoming bills. ami press thou
through. Mr. Hjiriuger'. proposition U
bring in Arfsoua and New Mexico will U
vubxl down by the republican*