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] Established 1860. Incorporated 1888. >
j J. H. ESTILL, President. I
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
THE COMMITTEE REPORT ON THE
CALL-CHANDLER EUMPOE
Bonr.tor Stanford Presents His Propo
sition to Malta Government Loans
on Real Estate—A P.equest That the
J ffact of Foreign Purchases of
American Enterprises be Looked
Into.
Washington, March 10.—In the Senate
this morning Mr. Hoar, from the committeo
on privileges and elections, reported the
order for striking from the Congressional
Record the words inserted by Mr. Call in
the report of his remarks in the discussion
with Mr. Chaudler on Feb. 20 and for the
substitution of the original report made by
the official repo ter. The order was placed
on the calendar.
The bill for the appointment of an assist
ant general superintend ant and chief clerk
of the railway mail service was reported
and placed on the calendar.
LOANS ON REAL ESTATE.
Mr. Stanford offered a preamble and
resolution instructing the committee on
finance to inquire what relief for existing
agricultural depression may be furnished
by the United States government, and par
ticularly whether loans may not be made by
the government upon mortgages ou real
estate independent of the improvements at
such rates and to such an amount
ns will make the security to the govern
ment perfect, the government to receive
Borne small rate of interest (from one to two
per cent.) and to be able to call in a per
centage of the loans from time to time at
its discrete' n. He submitted some remarks
in support of his resolution, and the resolu
tion was referred to t..e committee on
finance.
EFFECT OF FOREIGN SCOOPS.
The resolution was so amended as to
direct the joint committee to investigate
the effect on American workingmen which
is likely; to follow the purchase of American
industries by foreign capitalists; also to re
port to congress the official correspondence
on the proposal to make Bedloe’s Island in
New York harbor an immigrant depot;
vhat title the government has to
the island; what buildings, if any,
are intended to be built on the island, and
what officers and employes it is designed to
employ in connection with such an immi
gration depot, and whether in the opinion
of the committee such island is the best and
most suitable place for such a depot.
Mr. Hoar offered a resolution, which was
agreed to, instructing the committee on
rules to report a rule defining the extent to
which senators shall be at liberty to revise
their remarks lor publication in the Record.
The bill appropriating $500,000 for a pub
lic building at Balt Lake City, Utah, was
taken ud and passed, Mr. Plumb withdraw
ing his amendment to reduce the amount to
$400,000.
Ou motion of Mr. Sherman, the bill re
ported by him from the committee on for
eign affairs on March 5, providing for an
inspection of meats for exportation, pro
hibiting the importation of adulterated
articles of food or drink, and authorizing
tee President to make a proclamation in
certain cases, and for other purposes, was
taken from the calendar.
BLAIR’S BILL UP AGAIN.
The discussion of this bill was still in
progress at 2 o’clock, when the bill was laid
aside wi: bout action, and the educational
bill was taken up as unfinished business.
Mr. Higgins of Deleware addressed the
Senate in advocacy of the bill. He said
that if the view which he took of it
were corectt, it was the most
important measure now pending before
congress. In saving that, he did not forget
the important character of other measures
pressing for consideration—the adjustment
of the revenues to the needs of the govern
ment by further revision of the tariff,
the silver question, of seaooast de
fenses, aud eDlaigement of the navy.
Hut education still, ho thought, held its
place at the fore. The conclusion was forced
upon him from time to time that while this
was a nation composed of many states the
people were in many and distressing respects
two peoples.
TWO DIFFERENT FOUNDATIONS.
The social structure of the north had been
founded on white free labor, that of the
south on black slave labor, and the
divergencies between the two sections
thus organized bad remained and continued
until the present day. He regarded the
measure as one peculiarly within the scope
of the national government as tending to
filial eradication of these differences between
the two sections, and to the making of them
not merely one nation, butone people. 'Phi
two sections were living to-day in different
moral atmospheres, all growing out of these
divergencies, whieu were laid at the very
foundation of the government, and
it seemed to him that they would
not become one people until they
became in all respects’ homogeneous {iden
tical in character and in characteristics).
Until that caine to pass there would con
tinue to be those continual conflicts in
which the country was seriously concerned.
It seemed to him that, whether consciously
or not, the south, when the war was put
down and slavery destroyed, had turned its
back upon its past and had turned its face
to anew future. This it had done involun
tarily by the force of a higher power, by
the law of vis major imposed upon it by
the act of the nation.
DUTT OF THE COUNTRY.
After suffrage had beeu conferred upon
the blacks the .-outh, as w ell as north, was
committed to the task and duty of educat
ing all its citizens. The south had taken
tiie first long stride toward the establish
ment of its position side by side with the
north in the development of its industries,
in the emancipation of its people from the
incidents that had been consequences and
conconmitants of slavery. There was urged
to-day against the bill as the strongest argu
ment that could be made against it the
Bplendid progress which the south Las so
steadily made. Its mines,its manufeatories,
its railways, its banks, its agriculture,
even its schools were all brought up in the
Senate in order to show that the south had
to iar progressed that it no longer needed
any aid w hatever from the nation. He did
not co; cede that to be the case. lathe
agricultural state of Virginia there was
great distress among the farming commu
nities. The same was the case in North
Carolina, South Carolina, and in the agri
cultural portions of Georgia and Alabama.
AGRICULTURE’S WEAKNESS.
Throughout them all, throughout the
south proper, which was called upon to
•olve the problem of education, the people
bad to depend upon the outcome of—he
would not say uncertain, but the certain
weakness ot agricultural support alone. It
seemed to him that if the actual condition
of those states was coinparo 1 with the con
dition of other states of the south
that worn enjoying tho benefits of de
velopment of munulactures and commerce,
to say nothing of comparing it witu the
great north, the enormous disadvantage
would I e >#*n under wbeh t er rested m
meeting the problem of the education of the
p" pit aud of the removal of the mountain
of illiteracy. The bid wont upon two greet
fact*- tutu illiteracy existed aud that the
itteuxtig
south was not possessed of moans adequate
to meet it.
Mr. Jones of Arkansas said that the legis
lature of ins state had instructed her sena
tors to vote against the bill, and he should
otiey these instructions. He had no diffi
culty, however, as to its constitutionality,
and the question of its passage was, he
said, not of principle, but of expediency.
VOTING ON THE AMENDMENTS.
At the close of Mr. Jones’ speech the Sen
ate proceeded to vote on the amendments
proposed by the committee, and they were
severally agreed to.
Mr. Har: is endeavored to have Mr. Blair
fix the time when the bill could be voted on,
but Mr. Blair said he was unable to do so,
as five or six senators desired to speak on
the subject. He added that Mr. Ha.vley
had promised to speak to-day, but was not
willing to do so now, or perhaps to morrow.
The bill was laid aside, and the Senate,
after an executive session, at 4:35 o’clock
adjourned.
CLAYTON’B TRAGIC DEATH.
The House Committee to Make a
Thorough Investigation.
Washington, March 10.—In the House
today, on motion of Mr. Owen of Indiana,
the Senate resolution was concurred iu pro
viding that the Senate committee on immi
gration and naturalization shall jointly in
vestigate the work of the various laws of
the United States, and the several states,
relative to immigration from foreign coun
tries.
Bills relating to the District of Columbia
were then taken up, and a number of them
passed.
lu the morning hour the Senate bill was
passed, with verbal amendments, to pre
vent the introduction of contagious dis
eases from one state to another.
KILLING OF CLAYTON.
A large number of bridge bills were
passed, and then the committee on elections
reported a resolution for the appointment
of a subcommittee to make a full and
thorough investigation of the contested
election case of Clayton vs. Breckinridge,
to take and report all the evidence In re
gard to the methods of said election, and
whether the contestant or contestee, or
either of them, was lawfully elected. The
subcommittee is empowered to visit Ar
kansas.
Mr. Lacey, at the request of Mr. Breckin
ridge of Arkansas, offered an amendment
directing the subcommittee to investigate
all the eveut3 relating to the contest, or
arising therefrom after the election.
Mr. Crisp was opposed to theauicnnment,
as going beyond the jurisdiction of congress.
BRECKINRIDGE’S OBJECT.
Mr. Breckinridge said that inasmuch as
it was claimed that the death of Mr. Clay
ton was intended to affect his right to a seat
ou the floor, it was due to the community
in which the event occurred that a full in
quiry should be made into the matter. His
idea had been to broaden the inquiry so
that the House would have the fullest pos
sible information on everything relating- to
the mat.or directly or indirectly, and that
full and fair notice should be served
on all who had any complaint to make
of that community, and charges to make
against officials of the state of Arkansas, to
come before the tribunal and prove their
case, or else hereafter hold their peace.
The amendment was agreed to, and the res
olution, as amended, was adopted.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the Oklahoma territory bill.
Without making much progress with the
bill, the committee ro-o and the House at
5:15 o’clock adjourned.
CHICAGO’S FAIR BILL.
The Subcommittee Ready to Report
to the Full Committee.
Washington, March 10.—The special
House subcommittee on the world’s fair
held another conference with the visiting
Chicago delegation to-day, and completed a
bill which will be presented to the full com
mittee as soon as the chairman can call it
together. The change* made in the bill by
tho subcommittee are few, aud the princi
ples of the original bill aro closely
adhered to. The provision for a na
tional commission, composed of
two members from each state,
nominated by the governors and
appointed by the President, has been
retained, but an amendment has been added
providing that the commissioners shall bo
divided equally between the two political
parties.
DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONERS.
The government commissioners are to
have control of the operation of the fair,
the appointment of juries, the distribution
of awards, etc., but the Illinois incorpora
tion (which is recognized in the bill) is to
prepare the site, construct the buildings,
and retain control of financial affairs.
The President is not to appoint
commissioners until the Chicago men have
raised $5,000,000 outright aud have given
satisfactory assurance of their ability to
supply another $5,000,003 if it shall be
needed. The appropriation of $1,500,000 for
the government exhibit remains as in the
original bill, so that the full committee may
change the amount if so disposed. There
has been considerable discussion of the ad
visability of changing the date for the fair
to 1893. The Chicago men here have
stated that they are ready to hold the fair
in 1892, but they are ready to accept the
judgment of the full committee upon this
proposition. It is understood that the
Illinois members of the House, however,
feel that in justice to tho foreign exhibitors
the time should be extended.
Money for Florida.
Washington, March 10.— Senator Pasco
to-day introduced a bill authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to pay to the
governor of Florida for the use of the state
$716,667, being tne amount found to be due
the state by the secretary on an account
stated between the general government and
Florida, under an act approved March 2,
1889, known as the deficiency appropriation
-act.
Charleston's Jetties.
Washington, March 10.—Representa
tive Dibble to-day presented in the House
the concurrent resolution of the general as
sembly of South Carolina in favor of the
early completion of tho jetties in the im
provement of the harbor at Charleston,
8. C.
Work of the Executive Session.
Washington, March 10.—The Senate in
executive session this afternoon received
reports from the committees on nomina
tions and adjourned, after a session of a
quarter of an hour.
Taulbeo Can't Recover.
Washington, March 10.—Kx-Congress
man Taulbee ho* been delirious ail day, and
at midnight his physicians stated that bo is
beyond nil hojieof recovery, and cau hardly
survive two ity-lour hour*.
Bond Acceptances.
Washington, March 10.—The bond offer
ings to-day aggregated $739,700, all ot
winch were accepted at 103 for and
123 for is.
SCORES DIE IX A MINE.
AN EXPLOSION IN WALES COSTS
NINETY LIVES.
Two Hundred Men Rescued From the
Workings Nearest the Main Shaft-
One Report Runs the Death Loss Up
to 100 Choke Damp Spreading
Through the Chamber.
London, March 10. —A terrific explosion
occurred to-day in the Morsa colliery, in
Glatr.ourgaiiahire, Wales. Three hundred
miners were entombed, but 200 bave beeu
rescued from the workings nearest the main
shaft. Most of those taken out are unhurt,
but several have received fatal injuries.
Heavy falls of rock prevent explorers
from reaching the more remote workings.
Choke damp is spreading, and it is feared
that at least ninety lives have been lost.
Another report says 100.
The work of recovering bodies goes on
slowly.
Eight bodies, shockingly mutilated, have
been recovered from the Morsa mine. Great
excitement was caused at the pit by a
rumor that appeals for help could be heard
from the entombed men. Rescuers are
constantly succumbing to the effects of
gas, and are obliged to make a 6peedv
retreat.
A LEVEE GIVES WAY.
The Water Rushing Through a Cre
vasse and Flooding the Country.
New Orleans, March 10.—A special to
the States from Arkausas City says: “The
levee broke about six miles above here, at
Sappington Hook, at 3 o’clock yesterday
afternoon. The break occurred at a point
where the levee was about seven feet high,
and was due to the fact that the levee was
built largely of sand. Since the break the
crevasse has not widened materially, and a
strong effort will be made to stop it. Capt.
Sollinger, a government engineer, has gone
up to make preparations, and he proposes to
stop it if possible.
A GOVERNMENT BOAT ON THE WAY.
The government boat Vidalia will be up
from Greenville some time to-night with a
pile driver und screw. A barge is being
loaded with bags of dirt, which will be
taken up by the Vidalia. A largo force of
men will go up, and if it is possible for the
crevasse to be stopped it will be done. Con
siderable water lias come in already, but it
is filling up the back country, aud so far
there is no water in the town. It
will be a day or two before this
place is flooded if it is flooded at all. If the
break is not stopped the water coming out
through the crevasse will eventually fill up
the Tensas river and overflow the Tensas
district, there being no protection between
here and Louisiana and the crevasse. The
river has not risen here to-day, but as the
rise continues all the way above to Cairo
we cannot hope for a genuine decline here
fora week or two."
FLACK’B TRIAL BEGUN.
Sixteen Counts Covering 144 Pages
Embraced in the Indictment.
New York, March 10.—The famous
Flack conspiracy case was begun to-day in
the oyer and terminer court. After a
series of adjournments, caused by the illness
of some parties, the death of others, and
various unlocked for contingencies,
the case was called to-day before Judge
Barrett, and all the parties interested
declared themselves ready for trial. The
court room was crowded to suffocation.
The indictment embraced sixteen counts
and 144 pages cf closely printed matter re
duced to ordinary English. The indict
ment accuses James A. Flack, William L.
Flack, Joseph Meeks, Ambrose Morrell and
Sarah S. Curry with conspiracy, in the
course of which they committed perjury
and subornation of perjury and
falsified the court records, the result
of which was the procurement of an illegal
decree of divorce separating James A.
Flack and his wife. District Attorney
Fellows, aided by his assistants, Messrs.
Goff and Semple, represent the people.
Ex-Judge Fullerton, assisted by ex-Judge
Horace Russell, represents the Flacks,
father and son. while John H. Bird has
Meeks’ interest in charge.
LYNCHERS BEAT A RETREAT.
The Mayor Met Them with a Drawn
Pistol and Police.
Columbia, S. C., March* 10.—A mob of
several hundred men procured a small can
non and rode into the town of Spartanburg
to-day for the avowechpurpose of attacking
the jail and taking therefrom and lynching
Ge orge S. Turner, who shot and killed his
brother-in-law, Edward Finger, on Friday.
When the mob arrived iu the public square
Mayor Henneman, at the head of the police
force.and with pistol in hand, repulsed them,
spiked the cannon aud locked it up. After
making further hostile demonstrations and
threats of returning for Turner iater, the
would-be lynchers finally dispersed, but
further trouble is feared. Sheriff Nichols
with a strong posse is guardiug the jail aud
is determined to protect his prisoner at all
hazards.
COITON FACTORIES IDLE.
Three Hundred Operatives Go on a
Strike at Petersburg.
Baltimore, March 10.—A special to the
Sun from Petersburg, Va., says: “To-day
300 operatives employed in the Ettrick and
Battersea cotton factories refused to work
on account of the 10-hour svstem, which
went into effect in Virginia to-day, and a
reduction of 10 per cent, on their wages. The
strike began with the day hands. In conse
quence of the strike both factories had to
close. It is believed that the hands in aU
the cotton factories in and near Petersburg
will strike on account of this new system
and the consequent reduction of 10 per cent,
on their wages. The cloths made at these
factories are shipped to Baltimore, New
York, Philadelphia and other northern
cities.” _
SPEAK EASY AND SMILE.
Pittsburg’s Thirsty Mortals Served by
800 Unlicensed Saloons.
Pittsburg, Pa., Maich 10.—J. O. Brown,
chief of the department of public safety, in
his annual report to the councils to-day,
made the startling statement that there are
at present ab ut 800 “speak easys,” or un
licensed liquor saloons in Pittsburg. Under
the Brooks law there are but ninety-three
dealers licensed to sell liquor in the city, and
Chief Brown says this is entirely inadequate
for the supply and wants of the drinking
community here. He recommeuds either
absolute prohibition or enough sal Kins,
properly distiihuted, to fairly and orderly
supply the needs of the drinking classes.
A Warehouse Burned.
Kansas City, Mo.. March 10.—The
crockery warehouse of the B. C. Clark
Crockery Company was hunted to-day
with Its entire contents. The loss n
SIOO,OOO, folly insured. The cause of the
Ore hi unknown. *
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1890.
TARIFF BILL PROSPECT&
Legislation at This Session Growing
Store Improbable Daily.
Washington, March 10.—The passage of
a tariff bill at this session seems to be grad
ually taking a place amid the remote prob
abilities of legislation. The republicans of
the ways aud means committee differ
among themselves about evrrv important
question Involved, a id the linos of ciear.ige
ia the majority of the committee run all
through the majority of the House. Chair
man McKinley nays whenever he is asked
to say for publication any tiling about iti
prospects that the bill will be 1 eported “in
two weeks,” but that period of two weeks
has been extended now several times, and
the bill is not as yet in any condition to
appear before tho full committee on ways
and means, to say nothing of the 1 louse.
WAT BEHIND THE MILLS BILL!
Should it be completed in two weeks
from now it would still be a month later
than the Mills bill of the last congress,
but there is no reason as yet to
think that It may not be two months
before the McKinley bill is ready. T.lO re
publicans are now lighting over the tobacco
tax repeal, which has been assumed as cer
tain to go in by almost every one who has
written or said anything "about it. The
northwestern men say it must be taxed at
least as long as necessaries like sugar are
taxed. The tobacco tax repeal people may
have to agree to a compromise. Meanwhile
the extravagant appropriations tiiey aro to
make make revenue reduction impractica
ble.
WHITE SERVANTS FOR FLORIDA.
A Thousand Scandinavians to be
Imported Into the State.
Washington, March 10.—The Florida
board of immigration has submitted an
interesting question to the treasury depart
ment arising under the alien contract labor
law. A demand has arisen in Florida for
Scandinavian servants, and the state board
has heen In correspondence witn tho author
ities of Sweden and Norway with a view
of meeting it In response to
an inquiry if they could promise
employment to 1,000 female servants the
l oard said that while they would not make
any contract to that end, they would guar
antee to provide that number of servants
with good homos, with every prospect of
speedy employment at wages from ffi to
$lO a month.
WILL BE ALLOWED TO LAND.
The board has now inquired of the Secre
tary of tho Treasury if these people
will be ollowod to land. The officials
of the department are puzzled over the
question. The law excepts “(mrsonal and do-'
mesiic servants,” but that provision has
heretofore been sunposed to apply only to
servants arriving in this country w ith their
employers. It is intimated that the depart
ment will decide that if tho people in this
case do not come to this country under con
tract there is no authority to provent their
landing notwithstanding they come here to
compete with domestic labor.
SENATE LEAKS.
Beveral More Senators before the In
vestigating Committee.
Washington, March B.—The investiga
tion of the “leaks” by which the public be
come acquainted with the proceedings of
the Senate in executive session, was con
tinued to-day by Senator Dolph’s special
committee. The work was begun earlier
than usual, Mr. Dolph reaching the com
mittee room at 1 o’clock. Senators were
summoned as nearly as possible in alphabeti
cal order, beginning where tbo committee
left off Friday afternoon. Mr. Blair was ti e
first witness, and he was followed in turn by
Messrs. Butler, Barbour, Coke, Cockrell,
Faulkner, Chandler, Dawes, Cullom, Davis,
Daniel, Eustlce, Farwell, Evarts. Frye,
George, Hale, Hawley, Jones of Arkansas,
Ingalis, Hoar, Hampton, Jones of Nevada,
Edmunds, Morrill, Moody, Mitchell,
McMillan, Fayne, Pasco, Pierce,
Paddock, Pettigrew, Manderson, and
Spooner. The oommittee continued
in session until 5 o’clock, not even suspend
ing operations during the brief executive
session that was heid meanwhile, and then
adjourned to meet at 12 o’clock to-morrow.
It is not believed that any of the witnesses
of the past two days incriminated them
selves, and what the report of the commit
tee will be, or the future course of the in
quiry cannot be foretold.
TAKING THB OENBDB.
Statistics of Manufactures in the
Large Cities.
Washington, March li). -Census Super
intendent Porter announces that statistics
of manufactures will be collected by the
official agents and not by the enumerators in
the following Georgia and Florida cities and
towns: Georgia: Savannah, Rome, Athens,
Augusta, Atlanta, Columbus and Macon.
Florida: Jacksonville and Key West.
Superintendent Porter to-day appointed,
on Col. Buck’s recommendation, the follow
ing abstractors of farm mortgages for Geor
gia: Seventh district, Jesse A. Glenn of
Dalton: Tenth district, Rev. W. J. White
(colored) of Augusta; Eighth district,
Joseph McWhorter of Stephens; Fourth
district, Irly Hudson of Harris county.
A NEW DYNAMITE THROWER.
An American Inventor Giving Foreign
ers the Benefit of His Work.
Birmingham, England, March 10. —A
dynamite gun and torpedo thrower in course
of construction by Lieut. James W. Gray
don, late of the United States navy, is at
tracting considerable attention. The gun
is of fifteen inches caliber, and is expected
to be capable ot throwing 600 pounds of
dynamite a distance of three miles. A
public demonstration will be made early in
May under the auspices of the English gov
ernment. Official representatives of Russia.
Italy, Spam, Turkey aud Roumania are
awaiting the result of the experiment with
much interest.
FELL OVER A HUSBAND'S CORPSE.
The Shocking Surprise of a Woman on
Returning From Church.
Kansas City, March 10.— When Mrs.
Michael Morgan returned home from
church last night with her 9-year-old
daughter the stumbled and fell at the bot
tom of the stairs over the prostrate form of
a mau. It pr .ved to be her husband, who
had apparently started down stairs, slipped
and Ml to the bottom, breaking bis neck.
He wa* a perfectly temperate man, awl
there Is no evidence of violence.
Lowentbal Out on Bail.
Macon, Ga., March 16. —lee Lowentbal,
who killed Hermann B huefeld last August
and whose case resulted in a mistrial last
month, was releas-d this afternoon on
sd,opo bail. He will visit (Savannah to
morrow ou busiue , and will then return to
Macon to live.
Jupiter’* Poetofflce Robbed.
Jupiter, Fla., March 10.— The local
poaloffice was robbed last night. Beveral
register.*i letter* were stolen, There ia no
clew to lb* thiT.
SEXTON AND SALISBURY.
THE PREMIER SAID TO HAVE COR
RESPONDED WITH PIGOIT.
Secretary Balfour Indignantly Denies
the Insinuation, and Challenges the
Publication of the Alleged Letter—
Sexton Offers to Submit it to a Com
mittee of Inquiry.
London, March 10. —The House of Com
m ns to-day agreed to tho motion made by
W. H. Bmith, the government leader iu the
House, to resume the dehate ou the motion
asking the house to accept the report of the
Parnell commission. The motion to resume
the debate was rendered necessary by tho
eonuting out of the house Friday lost dur
ing the debate.
Mr. Sexton protested against placing on
the records of the House tiie judge’s dis
torted and perverted views of the evidence
submitted to them. The conservatives, ha
said, were bound to accept Mr. Gladstone’s
amendment as oil act of moral restitution.
Mr. Sexton was followed by Messrs. Ho
worth and Gourley. Afterward the debate
languished.
Filially, Mr. Gladstone’s amendment was
rejected by a vote of 339 to 26H.
Mr. Jennings’ amendment will be taken
up to-morrow.
A SLAP AT SALISBURY.
In tho course of his speech Mr. Sex
ton said he had a letter marked “private”
from Lord Salisbury to Pigott.
Secretary Balfour, rising, declared that a
viler calumny was never uttered than the
insinuation that Lord Salisbury was con
nected with the forgeries. lie had the
prime minister’s authority to challenge Mr.
Sexton to publish the letter referred to, and
he dared him to read it.
Mr. Hexton retoried that he was ready to
submit the letter and others with it to a
committee of inquiry.
GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE DENIED.
Secretary Balfour, continuing, denied
that the government assisted tho Times to
procure evidence iu America. Ho accused
the Parnellites of withholding from tho
commissioner every sou cj of au hentio
evidence. The government made no charges
against the Parnellites, ami he failed to see
nv the government ought to apologize.
Mr. Parned had obtained damages, but he
had asked no apology from tho Times. Ha
(Balfour) would tie the last to attempt
to palliate the moans employed
to injure Mr. Parnell. Thov naturally
reacted iu his favor. But Mr. Parnell him
self was largely responsible for their effect,
because, had the Parnellites adequately de
nounced the Fbuenix park murders nob >dy
would have discredited the leaders, lie
denied that any unionist member of posi
tion had used the forged letters to make
political capital. Ttm Times had been
guilty of culpable credulity,but the Parnell
ites were not leas guilty in allowing suspi
cious circumstauoes to "point to their sym
pathy with rather than to their abhorrence
of crime.
OFFERED NO REWARDS.
While the Rarnellites failed to show a
single instance of their offering a reward for
the detection of crime, they accepted dona
tions from tiie Cian-na-Oael and turned
ttieir speeches to conciliate that organiza
tion. The leaders of u party that did such
things incurred personal dishonor. He con
cluded with a general attack upon the Par
nell itos.
Sir William Vernon-Harcourt maintained
that the forged letters helpod the govern
ment to pass the crimes act. The country,
perhaps, had become weary of the debate,
but that wus beoause it regarded the gov
ernment’s action against the acquitted men
as vindictive and ungenerous.
Coming to the Carnarvon negotiations,
Secretary Balfour interposed to the effect
that Lord (Salisbury hud told Lord Carnar
von that he might see Mr. Parnell, but that
ho must sav nothing. (Laughter.]
Sir William, continue g, a ked whether
Lord Hartington, Sir Henry James or Mr.
G. schen had apologized for their stricture*
on those negotiations. After denying tiie
authority of the judges on political ques
tions, he asked what the government hoped
to reap from this shabby iwrsecutiou, which
would neither injure the Paruellite party
nor assist the government, lie proponed a
remedial policy. Instead of a policy of ir
ritation the government should pursue a
policy of peace and generosity.
The majority against Mr. Gladstone’s
amendment consisted of 283 conservative*
ad 56 liberal unionists. Seventy-five
Parnellites voted with the minority.
Riancberi Resigns.
Rome, March 10.—A disagreement ha*
arisen between Signor Rian fieri, president
of the Chamber of Deputies, and Signor
Crispi, prime minister. Tho resignation of
Hignur Rianeheri was announced in the
Coamber of Deputies to-day. Signor Crispi
moved that tho resignation be not accepted,
and the motion was unanimously adopted.
The Tlchborna Claimant Put Forward.
London, March 10.—Under t e name and
title of Roger Doughty Tichborne, baronet,
the Tichborne claimant was nominated for
Bto'*e-on-Tregt, to fill the borne rule vacancy
in the House of Commons. He failed to de
posit his share of the election expense*, and
his name was withdrawn.
A Fight with Brigands.
Constantinople, March 10.—In an en
counter at Elassoua between Turks and a
band of brigands over twenty of the former
were killed, and six of tho latter. The
brigands were dispersed.
Lincoln Not to Resign.
London, March 10.—Robert Lincoln, the
American minister, authorizes a denial of
the report that he intends to resigns in
consequence of the death of his, oil
A LAST RAIL SPIKED.
The Georgia Southern Road Completed
to Pal&tka.
Macon, Ga., Maroh 10.—The last rail
was laid and the lust spike driven on the
Georgia Southern and Florida railroad,
near Palatka, at noon to-day. The news
has caused general enthusiasm. The road
will run its first through train, leaving hero
Saturday night, for ht. Augustine to hear
Talmage dedicate the Presbyterian church
built by Mr. Flakier. A large number will
f > down fr m here. This links Middle
'lorida and Middle Georgia closely to
gether.
FLOYD’S PROHIBITION ROW.
The Contests Before the Courts to be
lnauguarated To-day.
Rome, Oa., March 10.—The trial of the
prohibition Conte,ted election case will
begin in the superior court to-morrow un
leaa amicably settled. It will probably take
four week* to try it. An effort ha* beeu
made to effect a settlement, but it ha* not
beeu success!uJ, Several but.dred voter*
were challenged at the election, and several
bu dr<i witne** m will lie examined. It
* 111 come near disorganizing Hu* farming
labor of the county, a* lb* rural district*
furnished (be wont of the challenged vote*.
SWITCHMEN STRIKE.
The Company Accedes to Their Da
maud and Peaoe Follows.
Chicago, March lll—The switchmen
employed in the yard of the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad, between 200 and 400
in number, w ent ou a strike this morning,
and as a result the local yards became
blocked and ad trains delayed. The men
claim that Yardinaster N. L. Brook* is un
bearably overt-earing iu his actions toward
them. They made a demand upon the
company for Ills removal, aud as the de
mand was not complied with they quit. A
squad of policemen w as sent to the scene of
trouble to prevent an outbreak. Later the
c mpany acceded to tho demands of the
men, the objectionable foreman was trans
ferred to another position, and work was
resumed.
Tne resumption of work, however, only
lasted a very short tune, when tho men
agaiu struck, demanding the discharge of
two other nie i, James Ugdeu and Robert
Mct'arroll, who had made themselves ob
noxious to the switchmen. When the com
mittee to notify General Superintendent
Hanboru of thoseooud d< mand appeared be
fore him, he surprised them bv informing
them that Ogden and MeOarroll had already
been discharged. It is thought now that
the trouble is ended. The switch yards are
crowded with freight.
ALL OUT AT MILWAUKEE.
Milwaukee, Maron 10.—All the switch
men employed hero by the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad, numbering about
fifty, struck to-day in sympathy with and
to support the switchmen who struck in
Chicago. Master Workman Ford of the
Milwaukee brotherhood wn notified of the
demands of the Chicago men and was asked
to call out bis men, which he did at
once. The men stopped work oven before
they knew what the trouble was about.
Trains were greatly delayed, and by 6
o’clock there was a blockade at the station
here. The engineers who were asked to
help get the trains out refused. The striking
switchmen hung around the yards, but
made no demonstration further than to en
courage the engineers in their refusal to
move trains. Freight trafflo was practi
cally at a stands ill.
At 10 o’ol ck to-night, on tho receipt of
orders from Chicago, the strike was declared
elf and the men quickly went to work.
ACTORS MAKE A FLYING TRIP.
Aunt Jack Played at Now York and
Washington on the Same Day.
New York, March 10.— The Madison
Square Theater Compauy started from Jer
sey City this morning on a special train for
Washington, made the run in four hours
and eighteen minutes, gave tho entire play
of “Aunt Jack,” at Albaugli’s theatre,for
tho benefit of tho act r<’ fund of America,
which netted s2,l43 to the fund; started on
thnir roturn from Washington at 3:15
o’clock, reached Jersjy city at 7:34
o’clock, and played in their usual ports In
their home theater to-night. They took
break fas and dinner on the train. The
run was over the Pennsylvania road, and it
broke the record, four hours and eighteen
m mites south, and four hours and ni eteen
minutes north. The lust time on this run
heretofore was five hours and thirteen
minutes. No inislmp of any kind occurred.
Besides the theatrical party, the train oir
ried a large number of newspaper men as
invited guests.
HADDEN AND PULLEN FREE.
The Former Acquitted—The statute
of Limitation Saves the latter.
Memphis, Tenn., March 10.—The trial of
ex-President Hadden and ex-Secretary Pul
eu on two indictments, charging larceny,
embezzlement and fraudulent breach of
trust, came to an end to-day. Hadden was
acquitted on all counts.
The jury found Pullen guilty on the
first count aud fixed his punish
ment at fifteen day* in the workhouse.
Judye Dubose, however, discharged the ox
soeietary under the s.atuie of limitation,
tiie offense having born committed over
three years ago.
Hecretary Pullen was not a oitv official
and his case did not, therefore, come under
the head of either larceny or embezzlement.
It was clearly shown that President Hadden
did not take tho missing SIO,OOO, but a
shortage occurred In the funds entrusted to
bis care. A civil suit irmy he brought to
recover the money. Twelve Indictments of
a similar nature remain to be disposed of.
Those ngalnit Hadden will, undoubtedly, be
quashed.
FORT VALLEY'S LOSS.
Col. William J. Anderson Goes to
Reap His Reward.
Fort Valley, Ga., March 10.—Col.
William J. Anderson, one of the most
prominent citizens of this place and section,
died Saturday night after a lingering illness
of several months. Ho was one of the
pioneer citizens of this part of the state, and
d.d a great in dev loping It. He wa*
for many ye irS a successful merchant anil
president of the Planter*’ Bank here, aud
many old citizens of Savannah will remem
ber him a* such. He wa* ala > superintend
ent of tho Methodist Sunday school hero
tor thirty-live yens, and wa* always iden
tified with every enterprise that sprung up
tor Fort Volley’* advancement. (Several
years ago be retired from the banking and
nieichantllo business and devoted hi* time
to butcessful tunning. He leaves a wife
aud four children.
MRS. BERTLING’S RETURN.
Her Husband Will Probably Place Her
in the Asylum at MUledgevllle.
Athens, Ga., March 10.—Mrs. Louisa
Bertling, who was found in Augusta Sat
urday night, wa* brought home to-day by
her husband. Mrs. Bertlin seems to be
very quiet, and to look at her no one would
think that her mind was so badly affected.
Bhe lias but little recollection of her sudden
departure from the city. Bhe only remem
bers passing through Dauielsville, a small
town about eighteen miles from here, and
says most of her traveling wa* dune at
night. Bhe claims to have walked the en
tire way from bero to Augusta. At times
Mrs. Bertling appears to be rational and
seems to regret having left home. Mr.
Bertling will probably take her to MH
ledgeviile very soon and place her under
medical treatment at the asylum.
She Still Pursues the Villain.
Macon, Ga., March 10. — Thomas A Cur
tin, who was arrested yesterday for deceiv
ing a young woman of Columbus, is still in
jail. Hi* alleged victim * - ore out a war
rant for him to-day. He will be taken to
Columbus torn'rrow for trial. The girl is
said to belong to a good iatniiy st Colum
bus.
Drowned at Jupiter.
Jupiter, Fla.,March ID.—John Roberts,
a proruiiwiMt young man of tin* place, was
drowned last night )n Indian river,Tba river
wa* high at time# aud hie Ismt cap>uad.
A negro hojr swam ashore, Robert* leaves
a wile out uq oblidiea.
I DAILY, #lO AYE AR. I
-< 5 CENTO A COPY. >
I WEEKLY. I KS A YEAR. J
BIDDEFOUD’S BIG BATTLE
ARRESTS AT THE POLLS NEARLY
PRECIPITATE A RIOT.
Cne of the Deputy Marshals Flour
ishes Ills Revolver Too Promiscu
ously in a Crowd Attempting to
Rescue a Prisoner—The Democrats
Fleet Their Entire Ticket.
Bidokford, Me., March 10.—There was
great excitement here to-day over the mu
nicipal election. O. e hundred special
police and twenty-five deputy sheriff* were
on duty. The votes of me i whose natural
ization paiiers were issued by the municipal
court in alleged violation of tho law were
challenged. Special officers wore working
in sympathy with the men. Iu one ward
two sheriffs arrested a challenged voter, but
clubs were drawn aud the special officers
and the crowd liberated the prisoner.
A REVOLVER DRAWN.
In another ward Deputy United States
Marshal Obed F. Stackpole drew a revolver
when a crowd interfered with his arrest of
a prisoner. Deputy Ktaokp de succeeded in
bolding his mail, and also caused the arrest
of a special officer who interfered. At 10
o’clock warrants were issued for the arrest
of tho sheriff aud ton men. Later the local
police captured Deputy United States Mar
shal Stackpole and Deputy Sheriff Parker
ou North Berwick and hustled them to the
police station followed bj' a mob.
END OF THE EXCITEMENT.
Biddekord, Me., March 10, 11 p. m.—
The exciting scenes of to-day ended with
tho closing of the polls. The contest was
tho most rumnrkablo ' one in Biddeford’s
history, and everybody wonders that the
trouble did not end more seriously. At one
time when the sheriff and special policemen
were causing one another's arrest, and the
streets and polling places were crowded
with a howling mob.fmuny citizens pre
dicted that the militia would have to be
oullod out before night to quell the disturb
ance.
VOTERS CHALLENGED.
But the sheriffs who were foremost in
arresting challenged voters and the police
men who conducted the attacks ou the
sheriffs were speedily rushed to the police
station, so that few remained to con
tinue the progt ammo mapped nut
by the opposing parties. The sheriffs
wore all republicans, deputized for
to-day und ordered to remain ou duty
at the ward rooms, and to arrest all whose
voles were challenged. The polioemen
were all doin'tor at* and were plaoed at
the | mils to purser vs order and
to oppose auy attempts on
the [part of the sheriffs to
prevent from voting those who hold defect
ive naturalization papers issued by the mu
nicipal court. Four such voters were ar
rested by the sheriff*, together with one
citizen charged with assaulting a United
States officer and two citizens charged with
rescuing a prisoner from the sheriffs. These
prisoners were confined sevoral hours in the
oaco jail.
ARRESTS BY THE POLICE.
On the other hard, the policemen arrested
one deputy United State* marshal, threo
deputy sheriffs and one citizen The sher
iffs’ prisoner* wope all released from the
Saco jail to-night, sureties being furnished
by two prominent mon.
Tho deputy United States marshal and
two of the deputy sb riffs wore released
from the Biddeford police station on bail
furnished by prominent renuhlicans.
Deputy Sheriff Barker of North Berwick
was arraigned iu the hidiloford municipal
court on a charge of assaulting City Mar
shall Tax box. He gave bail for hi* appear
ance for trial to-morrow. The hearings in
the cases of tho other arrested parties will
also be held to-morrow.
The democrats celebrated to-day’s victory
by a public meeting at the city hall to
night.
The democrats elected their entire ticket.
MORTON AT JACKSONVILLE.
He Makes n Fpec-ch Thanking (be
People for Their Courtesy.
Jacksonville, Fla., March 10.—Woe
President and Mrs. Morton were to-day the
guests of the city of Jacksonville. Mayor
McQuatd and a committee of citizens went
to Bt. Augus.ii.e this morning and escorted
them to this city in H. M. Flagler’s private
car. A committee of twenty met them
here and a carriage drive was taken over
the city. The party spent an hour at the
Hub-Tropical exposition, and at 2 o'clock
luncheon was served at t!.e St. James hotel,
with the Vico President uni his wile as
guests.
MORTON’S SPEECH.
At the close of lunch Mayor McQuaid
proposed the health of the Vice President,
who said in response:
Mb. Mayor AMD tIENTUtMEN— My compact
with the mayor was Uial ray visit should be
quite informal and ton-partisan in character,
and that there should be no speech-mating. I
cannot, however, take my departure without
expressing my thanks for the cordial welcome
which has been extended to my family
and myself on the occasion of this, our
flr-t visit to your enterprising city, and
the land of fruits and flowers. Our southern
trip has been one of unalloyed pleasure, and
tiie courtesies aud hospitalities extended to us
during our visit have been unceasing. It has
given me great pleasure to meet so many of the
representatives of I he business interest, in this
section, men to whose enterprise and industry
the whole country is Indebted for Hie great
rapidity with which ttie losses resulting from
the war have been regained, and to whom U duo
tho marvelously rapid development of the agri
cultural and manufacturing resources and In
dustrie* of the southern states. I congratulate
you. my fellow-countrymen, upon the great re
sults achieved since the restoration of peace to
our common country, and again thank you for
this most enjoyable day.
Vice Preiidont Morton returned to the
Ponce de Leou hotel ia 8L Augustine at 3
o’clock.
DON’T BUOCadD HEG3.
Superintendent Averlll Contradicts a
Humor Afloat at Charleston.
Augusta, Ga., March 10.—The publica
tion in to-day ’ Charleston Newt and Cour
ier that Superintendent J. H. Averill, of
the Port Royal and Western Carolina di
vision of the Central mad had been ap
pointed Superintendent of the main stem of
the Central, to succeed Superintendent
liege, is emphatically denied by Col. Aver
-111 to-night. He says there is no foundation
for the publication, whatever, and there is
no truth in it.
Bulla Boost Coffee.
New Yokk, March 10.—At the coffee
exchauge to-day the price for Kio advanced
to 18 cents, the highest point for over a
year. About 124,000 bugs charged hands
on the first calL Before the first regular
call was over there was an advance of from
80 to 40 point#.
Daatb in A Biasing Building.
CgARt-Kstow, H. C„ March 10.—Tba
house of CharUa Gibson <c l<-od/, in lleaa
fort county, deatroyed by die Haigr
day night. Gibson, hie wife and cbluf
jmi lu Uii fluiOM. t§ 9
of fowl play and movudtarism, but M
proof.