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FIGHTING OVER THE FAIR
NEW YORK AND ST. LOUIS MEN
WANT THS LINES DRAWN CLOSE.
Tie Subcommittee Reports the Bill to
the Full Committee Mr. Hatch
Wants the Date t ixed for 1892—Mr.
Belden Wants a Better Agreement
as to Money Matters.
Washington, March 15.—For the first
time since the House decided the question
of a site, the full committee on the world’s
fair met to-day and received the report of
the subcommittee in the shape of a bill pro
viding for a fair with amendments made to
suit the wishes of the Chicago people. The
pr ceedings we e not entirely harmonious,
and before the conclusion of the session it
became ev.dsnt that the New York repre
sentatives were disposed to differ from the
subc unmittee in respect to the financial
scheme and other important details. All
the members of the committee were present
except Mr. Frank of St. Louis, who is not
in the city, and Mr. Wilson of West Vir
ginia, w o was detained for duties in the
House.
A ROW OVER THE DATE.
As R ion ns the first section < f the bill had
been read, providing that the fair sba.l be
inaugurated in 1892 in Chicago, Mr. Hatch
of Missouri moved to strike out the word
“inaugura’ed” and ins?rt “held.” his obj ct
being to require the fair to be held in 18.12,
and not in 1*93.
After considerable debate this motion was
disagreed to upon Mr. Springer’s statement
tha if the committee desired to fix the date
definitely it could tie I etter done w:.on sec
tion 8 was reached for consideration.
OPPOSITION TO SECTION 5.
Another divergenc e of opinion was mani
fested when the fifth section of the bill was
readied. This section empowers tne na
tional comm ssion to accept the site and
plans of the building te dered by the Illi
nois corporation after they are sati-fied that
said corporation has an actual bona tide and
valid subscription to its capital stick of at
least 50,000,000, of which not less than
1500,000 shall have been paid in, and that a
further sum < f 15,000,000, making in all
$10,000,000, will Le provided by said corpo
ration in ample time for its needful use
during the pr secution of the work for
complete preparation for said exposition.
A GUARANTEE DEMANDED.
At this p int Mr. Bolden of New York
offered a res lution to the effect that it is
inexpedient t > adopt a bill on the subject
of the world’s fair until the citv of Chicago
has furnished a site and $10,000,000, suffi
cient security. This resolution was debated
at rome length. '1 ho friends of Chicago in
sisted that the nature of the security re
quired should be specially defined in the
resolution, so that they could not be com
pelled at a later stage to furnish still other
security. Thereupon the resolution was
modified so as to read as follows:
That when a guarantee fund of $10,003,000
shall be secure I by the citizens of Chicago, the
sufficiency and legality of widch shall be satis
factory to this c mnutiee, that we report the
pending hill with su h amendments as the com
mittee may agree upon.
THE COMMITTEE BECOMES WEARY.
The del ate poontliis proposition was con
tinued until lie committee became weary,
and after 4 o’clock adjourned until Monday
morning.
The chairman and Messrs. Hitt, Bowden,
and Springer expressed themselves of the
opinion that Chicago had already given
sufficient guarantees in the papers pre
sented by the chairman of the finance com
mittee of the citv of Chicago, but the New
York,and St. Louis people insisted upon
having the matter more accurately de
fi: ed.
The eighth section of the bill at present
leaves blank the exact date for the
tion of the fuir, simply fixing the year as
189A The commission is to expire by limi
tati jn at the beginning of the vear lb'JS.
The seed >n i el.eves the United States from
any liability for the acts ef the Illinois cor
poration.
MADE CHIEF OF A BUREAU.
The Appointment Follows Paymaster
General Fulton’s Resignation.
Washington, March 15.—The President
to-day appointed Commodore George Dewey
to bo acting chief of the bureau of pro
visions and clothing until a permanent ap
pointment to that office can bo made. This
action was necessitated by the resignation
of Paymaster General Fulton as chief of
the bureau, w hich was presented yesterday
and accepted this morning. Commodore
Dew ey is at present chief ol the bureau of
equipment and repair. He will perform
the duties of both offices until the existing
vacancy is filled.
CAUSE OF THE RESIGNATION.
An afternoon paper says that the resigna
tion of Paymaster General Fulton was due
to Secretary Tracy’s dissatisfaction with
his administration if affairs of the bureau
of provisions and clothing, especially in
regard to requisitions for material required
for the Baltimore, and that be has gone to
N rfollr for the ex; resi purpose of deter
mining the responsibility f r the delay in
the completion of that vessel.
KELLEY MEMORIAL DAY.
The House Eulogizes Its Dead Mem
ber In Several Speeches.
Washington, March 15.—1n the House
to-day Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts, from
the committee on naval affairs, called up
the bill to transfer the revenue cutter
fervice from the treasury department to the
navy departme t. Pending decision of the
point of order that the bill must be consid
ered in committee of the whole the hour of
2 o’clock arrived, and the public business
being suspended, the House proceeded to
pay iis latf st tribute of resi ect to the mem
ory of William D. Kelley of Pennsylvania.
Feeling and eloquent tributes to his memory
were paid by Messrs. O’Neill of Pennsylva
nia, Holman’, Banks, Mills, McKinley, B ng-
I am, Wilson ot West V.rgiuia, McKenna
of California, Keilly of Pom svlvania, At
kinson of Pennsylvania, Breckinridge of
Kentucky, Kerr of lowa, and Key bum of
Pennsylvania.
The House then adjourned.
TRACY GOES TO NORFOLK.
He Wlil Investigate the Cause of the
Delay on Vessels.
Washington, March 15.—Secretary
Tracy, accompanied by Mrs. Wilmerding
and Miss Wilmerding and Lieut, and Mrs.
Mason, left Wasbit gton this morning on
the Despatch fur a visit to the Norfolk navy
yard, the party will return to Washing
ton Tue day evening. The secretary
will investigate the oa se of the and lay in
the couplet on of the cruiser Baltimore and
gunboat Petrel, now receiving their
flnisLiug touches at the Norfolk yard.
Purchase of Bondi.
Washington, Mareh 15.—The bond of.
ferings to day aggregated (1*4.100. All
were aceeplsd at UX for 4s and lU3U lot
CHEROKEE STRIP LANDS.
Tho President Proclaims Them Not
Open to Settlement Yet.
Washington, March 15,—The President
to-day issued the following proclamation:
To whom it may concern:
Tbe lands known as the Cherokee strip are
not op?u to settlement Til • bill p-n ling in con
gress, and intended to provide a civil govern
ment for tbe country kmwn as Oklahoma, does
not provide for opening tile Cherokee strip or
outlet to settlement, and has not as yet
received the vote of the two Houses of con
gress or the approval of tbe President The
entrance of settlers upon these linds s unlaw
ful, and all persons are hereuy warned against
entering thereon. When t.nese lauds shall be
come open to settlement prompt punlic notice
will be given of that fact, but in the meantime
it is my duty to exclu le ail pe guts therefrom,
amt those who enter unlawfully will only in
volve themselves in unprofitable trouble, as
they will be immediately removed.
Benjamin Harrison,
Executive Mansion, March 15, 1893.
Adjutant General Kolton bus telegraphed
Gen. Merrit at Fort Leave iwort ), Kan., to
use tro 'ps if necessary, and wim prudence
as heretofore to enforce the foregoing proc
lamation. This order is sent by direction
of the Secretary of War.
RUSH OF THE BOOMERS.
Arkansas City, Kan., March 15.—The
boomers were stampeded into the Cherokee
strip much the same as the cattle were
s ampeded out of it. They went wi.hout
any precon eived plan or meth and, and
plunged into the outlet without ord-r or
reason. They raiseonitrued the passage of
tbe Oklahoma bill by the Huuse of Repre
sentatives into an act providing for
the immed aie opening of the country'
to settlement, aid each oniony of
boomers, alarmed lest it would not
be the first on tho ground to select the
choicest town situs aud claims, rushed pell
mell over the border, regardless of c nse
quence*. The cattle men are completely
routed, their fences cut. grass burned, cattle
stampeded, and their range destroyed, for
the near future, at least. T.ney will be
compelled to get their cattle together as
well as possible and hunt other pastures.
SCHOOL LANDS SEIZED.
Prof. Coooeck of the Indian children’s
school telegraphed last evening for troops
to expel t he boomers from the Indian school
lands,ns many, ig orant of their boundaries,
located thereon. Prairie fires could be seen
all over the strip last night. No casualt os
have occurred so far as known. Within
tlie first forty-eight hours of the invasion at
least 15,000 pers ns have invaded the
Cherokee strip from different points
along the border. Nearly every
quarter section of land f >r eighteen mil-s
sou h of th s city is at present staked off,
and many of them are occupied by squat
ters. At 4 o’clock news that tiie President
had issued a proclamation ordering all set
tlers off the strip was received. Some
counseled prompt complimce with the
President’s order, but others insisted that it
was a wise plan to bold their claims until
expelled by troops, and then as soou as the
bluecoats wore out of sight to roturn and
begin farming operations.
a small Army needed.
Should the soldiers attempt to remove the
settlers there will be no organiz id resist
ance, but it will tike an army of 3,000 men
to keep them from settling back on the
strip. One pe plexing trouble the soldiers
will labor under wiil he t 6 di-tinguish be
tween tbe home seeke-s on the strip and the
home seekers in Oklahoma. The movers
have a right to pass through the strip on
their way to Oklahoma. Ask any min in
the strip where he is going and his answer
invariably is “Oklahoma.” though it is
known that 90 per cent, are hunting claims
in the strip.
The cattlemen hero did not receive the
news of the President’s proclamation, order
ing the invading settlers out of the strip,
with much intere-t. To them it was like
locking the door after the horse was stolen.
The sottlers seemed to think that the ea-ie.st
way to get possession of the strip was to
drive the cattlemen off, and the easiest wav
to do that was to fire the prairies, and fire
the prairies they did. These prair es
fires served a double purpose. They drove
most of the cattle befo.e them, and also de
stroyed the fodder which tbo-e remaining
might have fed upon. Therefore the cattle
men are naturally depressed over their
gloomy prospects. The damage is already
dor ead the catt’e cannot tie marketed. If
left in the strip they will starve and 60,010
head of cattle be good for nothing but
hides, glue and bone dust.
CONTROL OF ELECTIONS.
Lodge’s Bill for Federal Interference
in the States.
Washington, March 15. Represent
ative Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts,
as chairman of the House committee on tbe
election of President and Vice President
and represe tatives, iri congress today in
troduct and a bill to regulate the elections of
ret resematives in congress. It is a volu
minous bill of twenty-one sac ion* The
bill is a con.bination of the Aus ralian
system with federal control of elections.
The Australian system, as in force in Mas
sachusetts, is adapted and applied to tbe
whole country in all congressional and
presidential elections.
at the polling places.
Each polling place is put in charge of six
judges or supervisors, three representing
each political party. Voters who cannot
read and write, and consequently cannot
mark their own tickets, may have tickets
marked for them by one of tbe supervisors
iu tbe presence of another representing the
opposite party.
Primarily elections are in control of the
states wherein they are lie and, but upon peti
tion of 500 voters iu any district the federal
government will assume all the functions of
the state, and take absolute control of the
polls under the same regulations which
apply to state control.
Baum Institutes a Reform.
Washington, March 15. —Commissioner
Raum has stopped making pensiou applica
tions “special,” and has determined to
answer no inquiries as to the status of pen
siou cases, 'ibis stop3 much of tbe corre
spniiden e wiihlhe pen-ion office, and re
leases the serv.ee of 109 clerks, and will,
C unmissio ier Raum assues congress, en
able the office to dispose of all the 490,090
pending cases iu eig it months.
MEN TORN 70 PIECES.
Two Boilers Explode and Five Funerals
Will Follow.
Pittsburg, March 15.—A special from
Scranton, Pa., toy* two boilers at ihe norifa
west colliery, three miles north of Carbon
dale, exploded with terrific force during
the noon hour to-day, while a number
of men were eating meir lunch. X’be b Hid
ings were burled to tbe ground and firing
pi. coa of the bci er* went hundred* of feet
Into ti e air. Two men were pirn into
pieces. Several other* were painfudy in
jured by •-aiding steam and the debit*
under whicu they were buried, aud three or
four will die.
lien. V. H. Smith Critica iy 111.
Lexington, Va., March 15 —Gen. Fran
cl* H. Month, founder of the Viifi and t Mil
tary Institute, and for fifty year* lt
suj* rinteudent, wa pa aiy* and tips tu ru
ing audit now iu a erluoas cvudiUou. He
is 77 year* of ego.
SAVANNAH, GA-, SUNDAY, MARCH 111, 1890-TWELVE PAGES.
POLITICS ON TIIE RHINE.
BISMARCK SCHEMING TO GAIN A
MAJORITY IN THE REICHSTAG.
Herr Windthorst’s Demand far an Al
liance With the Vatican as Against
the Qutrinal Not Apt to be Conceded.
Negotiation a With the Conservative
Faction of tho Centerlsts.
o Copyrighted I*9o by the Xew York Associated
Tress.)
Berlin, March 15.—The negotiation*
over the formation of a cartel clerical ma
jority progress. The emperor accorded an
audience to Herr Wind'.h rst, the clerical
leader, Wednesday, and Prince Bismarck
ai.d Herr Windthorst had a prolonged inter
view Thursday. The terms of entente
urged by Herr Windthorst included
intervention in favor of the pope against
tbe quirinal. The emperor is crediied
with ad vis ng Herr Windthorst to use dis
cretion in bis demands, saying that he was
a steadfas ally of Italy.
The North German Gazette favorably
discusses tbe prospects of a conservative
centrist alliance.
TREATING WITH THE CENTRISTS.
The Hamburger Nachrich cn, in a semi
official article, alludes to overtures made
1 y Prince Bismarck to Baron Schorlenter
aist. leader of the conservative section of
t; e centrists, and says the move is directed
against Herr Windthorst if lie persi-U in
refusing to agree to an ententeux unless ho
obtains an alteration of Germany’s policy
toward Italy. The baron at aches less im
mediate importance to the vatican-quiri
nal question than to the restoration of the
privile res of Ge man Catho ics
The Kreuz Zeitung published a pretended
interview witn a socialist chief, in which it
was announced that tbe socialists would
support the emperor and the monarchy if
they obtained the reforms fores ado wed in
the imperial rescripts. The press generally
drew flattering conclusions from the an
nouncement of tbv cessation of the socialist
agitation.
Bit BEL REPUDIATES THE INTERVIEW.
The Volksblatt, Herr Bebei’a organ, de
nounces the interview as false, and says
that the socialists do nor dream of abandon
ing tbe principles of their line of conduct.
They would support the emperor or any one
else promoting social reforms. A strong
section of tbe party recognizes the absolute
impossibility of arriving at any compromise
Letween monarchy and social democracy.
THE CONSERVATIVES ALARMED.
The debate iu the lower house of the
Prussian Diet disclose* the fact thut the
cause vatives are alarmed over the em
peror’s course in favoring the worki gnioa.
To-day Herr Berger a ked who had in
duced the emperor to receive a deputation
from the Westpha ian miners who sent
three noted socialists to represent them.
The complaints of tbe strikers, according
to Herr Berger, are unfounded, and have
affected tho trade of the wnole country.
The emperor’s countenance, he declared,
has assisted in strengthening the socialists.
Herr Von Eynern followed in the same
strain. He feared that the workmen’s
committee would produce permanent war
between employers and employed.
THE EMPEROR DEFENDED.
Count Liinburv Shrum defended the em
per. r’s action. He said that the fact that a
strung minority had taken up tho qu sti >n
was a g arantee of a practical and good
issue and was the only stable point of the
whole movement.
The visit of the three united rifle
corps from ew York is an
nounced. Capt Sieburg has engaged ninety
rooms in tue Central hotel, and tea others
have been reserved in case of need.
DON’T USE HUMAN RLOOD.
The Madgeburg Israelilishe Worchen
blatt reports toat a petition is ia circulation
among the rabb s of Ear ps and America
begging the pope to end the calumny that
the Jews use human blood in religious s ic
rifice by ordering a formal denial through
out tho Catholic churches.
Premier Deitz in the Bavarian diet de
clared that the government had informed
ti;e Old Ca holies that they could no longer
bs recognized as me nbers of the Catholic
< hutch. in view of tneir rejection of tne
vaticanum aud other doctrines of the
church.
COURT FESTIVITIES.
The court festivities will begin March 19.
A levee will be held in the Knights salon of
the Schloss on March 22.
A ch pier of the order of the Black
Eagle will be held March 23.
An ordeasfest reception will bo given to
the Prince of Wales and Prir.ce Gtorge,
aud a succession of court dinners aud re
ceptions will be held.
LIVERPOOL FEARS A RIOT.
Troops Ordered to be Ready to Sup
press the Dockmen.
Liverpool, March 15.—The dock labor
ers here wiio are now on a strike have
a-sumed such a menacing altitude that
orders have beeu issued for troops to be
neld in readiness to suppress aiy demon
stration that may occur. The authorities
have algo ordere 1 the closing of all inns.
ANOTHER STRIKE IN ENGLAND.
London, March 15. —Tho engineers em
ployed on Wear river have j aued in the
strike of the engineers on the Tees and
Tyne for a reduction of the hours of labor.
*The coal miners in Yorkshire, Lane uhire,
and Derbyshire struck work to-day for an
advance in wages. A number of master* in
these three counties have already acceded to
tbe demands of the men.
Twelve thousand Nottinghamshire miners
have joined in the strike f r an advance of
wage-. The: held a mass meeti g to-day
and decided to adhere to their demands.
Twelve thousand colliers in Staffordshire
and Worcestershire decline to join the
strikers. ________________
FRANCE’B NEW CABINET.
DeFreycinet Will Probably be Presi
dent of the Council.
Parts, March 15.—The new cabinet will
probably be made up as follows:
Pre ident of tbe Council aud Minister of
War—De Freycinet.
Minister of Foreign Affairs—Constans.
Minister of the Inierior-B mrgeois.
Minister of Finance—Rouvier.
Mlnistr of Justice—M. Bri* on.
Minister of Comineice—Roche.
Minister of Public Instruction—Falllere*.
Minister of Agriculture—M. Dnille.
Minister of h üblic Works—Guiot.
M mister of Marine—Barley.
Cathode Work in Japan.
Rome, Marcr 15—-The Pope beg an-
Ino need the format.on of a h.eracby in
Japan, “ i b see* at Tokio, Kiota, Nagjski
end .suidar.
An ap etolic prefecture lias been formed
in U-e German Camera n*.
bnow at Ktaunton.
BtaCNTOn. Va., Match 15 Hiiow fell
: tw > liiclm*p here last night. Till* evening
: the inru*ouUH- s-auds below toe freezing
| point.
CLIMB AND CROP.
The Week Just Closed Colder Than
Ueual Nearly Everywhere.
Washington, March 15.—The signal
service weather crop bulletin issued to-day
is so follows:
The week ending March 15 has been
colder than usual in th Central valleys.
Gulf states, in Oregon, Northern California,
aud over the southern and central plateau
regious, the deficiency m temperature in
ti.ese sections ranging 2° to 3" below the
normal daily temperature for the week.
Tbe season from Jan. 1 to March 15 has
been unusually warm generally over trat
portion of tue country oa-t of the Missis
sippi and from Missouri, Kansas and
Colorado s uthward to the Gulf coast and
the Rio Grande valley. Tne average daily
tempera ure over the greater portion of
tins region has been from 5’ to 9’ higher
than the moau for the same period as de
termined from the observat ons of pievious
years, and the season is from ten to fifteen
days in advance in the Middle Atlantic,
Southern and New Et.gland states ad
Unyer Ohio valley, while it is about one
wee; ia advance throughout the southern
suae, and central valleys.
THE RAINFALL.
During tho week there has been more
rain than usual in tbe Central valley, the
region of excessive rains extending from
Eastern Texas noi therly to Eastern lowa
and northeastward over Mississippi, East
Tennessee and the sta es of ths Ohio valley.
Over the greater portion of this region too
rainfall for ti e week exceeded two inches,
while in Eistern Ttxas, Northern Louisiana
and a portion of Arkansas the rainfall ex
ce and 'd three inches.
Les than the usual amount of rain oc
curred in all other sections of the country.
The season opens with an u usual amount
of rain in the states of the central valleys,
lake regions, and on the Pacific coast, while
t lera has been very little ram from Vir
ginia southward to Florida, where less than
one-haif the usual amount of rain has
fallen.
EFFECTS OF THE FREEZE.
Freezing weather continues ii the north
west, where the season is backward and tbe
ground frozsn, aud although the rainfa 1
has been loss than usual m this section
ample moisture is reported. The recent
c Id weather has proved injurious to wheat
and fruit in Michigan, Illinois, Missouri,
lowa and Indiana, a id farm work is de
layed by tiie late spring. The freezing
weather in tbe early part of the month ex
tended as far south ward as the Gulf states
and Georgia and North Carolina, with in
jurious effect upon all fruit and vegetables,
and in many localities fruits are reported
seriously injured.
FARM WORK DELATED.
A heavy raiu in the lower Mississippi and
Ohio valleys greatly delayed farm work
and injured crops. Wheat is reported ia
g od condition in Texas, but the piauling
of corn and cotton has bean delayed by tbe
cold weather and rain, and in some sections
replanting will be necessary. In Louisiana
caae is reported m good condition, but
plauting is delayed. Lowr ground is under
water in Louisiana and Mississippi.
The week was favorable in Bouth Car
olina for all crops, aid the planting of corn,
cotton and rice is in p. ogress.
DAKOTA’S LOTTERY FIGHT.
The Two Houses at Daggers’ Points
Over the Defeat of tne BUI.
St. Paul, March 15.—The two hou3>s of
the North Dakota legislature are not in
harmony with each other—ia fact, it is
quite otherwise, and the whole matter seems
to be an outgrowth of the lottery fight.
The Senate uo w seems to be working mainly
for revenge, itS spite n-ing directel lurg 1/
toward tbe House. The Senatd wa its the
House to consider somo of tho ma iy Senate
bills now on the table, and thi Houso refuses
to do it. The Senate meanwhile will
consider no ho .so bills or will take them up
only t> kill them. The bill redistricting Iho
state for legislative purp was passed
yesterday by the Senate with one raitier
noticeable change—in fact, wi h but one
change. This is in Gra .and Forks c u ity,
which is arranged so as to pul Sena or
Wiusbip’s residence in a Dauioc atic district
now represented by Mr. McCormack. Mr.
Winship was ihe leader in the successful
fight a :ainst the lottery, and is said to have
refused a $10,009 bribe offered for his vote.
It is supposed the change is for punish
ment.
MURDER AND LYNCHING.
A Cold-Blooded Crime Quickly
Avenged by a Nebraska 1108.
Kansas City, Mo., March 15.—A special
to the Times from Bloomfield, Neb., says:
“A murder which was committed here this
afternoon at 3:30 o’clock was followed
thirty minutes later by tho lvnchirig of tbe
murderer. J. Stratton entered the butcher
siop of W. W. Lewis, where Lewis
sat reading a newspaper. With a simple
announcement that ho nad been looking for
Lew i* three days, ho began shooting, fol
lowing Lewis up as he groped his way into
his house, where he died instantly. Strat
ton was at once arrest'd, and half an hour
later was taken out by a masked mob and
hanged. No cause for the murder can be
assigned.”
BATTLE OF THE BALL LEAGUES.
The • Brotherhood Club Wins In the
Fight Over Hallman.
Philadelphia, March 15.—The court of
common pleas No. 1 this morning rendered
its decision in the base ball suit of the
Philadelphia National Lea tue club against
William Hallman. Tbe court refuses to
grant the injunction askel for to restrain
Hallman from playing with t e Philadel
phia Play, rs’ League club, and sustains tha
P.ayers’ League club’s demurrer to the
National League club’s hill. Hallman
payed with the Philadelphia National
League club last season, and th • latter iu it*
bill claimed that under the reserve rule the
club held an option on hi* services for the
season of 1899.
DIXIE’S JOURNALISTS
Charleston Counting on the Largest
Meeting Ever Held In the South.
Charleston, 8. C., March 15.—The
Southern Pies* Association will meet in
this city Wednesday, April 30.
The South Carolb.apress Association will
meet h re at the same time, and Henry
Watterson, editor of the Louisville Courier
Journal, will, on April 30. deliver an ad
ores i before tuat b sly This Joint meeting
of tbe association* 1* expected to bo the
largest assemblage of newspaper worker*
ever seen in a sou hern city.
DEATH ON A CKOSSINO.
A Man and Hi* Wife and Daughter
Killed by a irain.
Jackson, Mich., March 15.—At the
Michigan 0 ntral Airline cr Mtiug in this
citr this morning Henry Purdy, ac om-
I aide I by hi* wife and .laughter, anils at
tempt! il l drive rcros* the Lock were
muck by an engine and ell three were
kibe i aim ml iwUaoUy. Mr, Purdy w a
pioneer of Jeckam county.
GERMANY’S LABOR RALLY
THE INTERNATIONAL CONFER
ENCE BEGINS ITS WORK.
Tha Congress Hall of the Chancellor's
Palace the Scene of the Sitting—The
Opening Proceedings Not Marked
by Pomp or Ceremony—The Open
ing Speech.
Copyrighted, 1890, by the Xew York Associated
* Tress. 1
Berlin, March 15. —Tbe international
labor c,inference a-sembled at 2 o’clock this
afternoon in the famous congress hall of
the chancellor’s palace. The proceedings
were of tbe simplest character,and were not
uttended by any ceremony. Most of the
delegates wont to the palace on foot. The
Freach members waked over from the
Kai-erhof and the British delegates from
their embassy. An immense crowd outside
of the palace watched tho arrival in silence.
There was no demonstration of any kind
except slight cheering when the British
members passed through the lines kept by
f! e police. It was noticed that the blinds
of the halls were kept lowered as significant
of the chancellor’s desire to keep tho results
of the sittings private for the present.
the emperor in conference.
Shortly before the time fixh! for the con
ference to open tho emperor visited Prince
Bismarck and had a long interview with the
chance,lor. Baron von Berlepsch, the Prus
sian minister of commerce, was summoned
•to the conference and receive i instructions
before going to tiie congress hall, llii
opening add. css to tho delegates hail no dis
tinctive character. He referred to the Swiss
proposal for a conference ns a prelude to
tho emperors, whore programme would he
considered simuliano ui-lv with that of
Switzerland. 11l view of the em
peror’s action, he said the labor
question demanded tho attention of all
civilized nations, since peace between is
different classes of po; ulation appeared to
be iinueriled by industrial competition. To
seek a solution of tins question was not only
a duty to humanity, but the duty also of
the statesman upon w hose sagacity the task
devolved of providing for the welfare of
the citizens, and pro erving to them the in
estimable blessings arising from centuries
of Christian civil.zation.
ALL NATIONS ON A PAR.
All the nations of Europe were in a
similar situation, hence an attempt was
justifiable to bring about an agreement be
tween the governments in order to meet
their common danger by combined pre
ventive measures. Tbe programme of the
coiifereuce will bs so framed as to elicit
national discussion. Its decisions will be
subjecied to tbe approval of the govern
ments repre elited. Ho trustel the delibera
tions would not be without results. The
plenipotentiaries and delegates in attend
ance were not'd alike for their wisd >m and
expe ience, aud were in the highest degree
fitted to give opinions on the questions
affecting industry and the position of tho
working men. In c uicluslo i, ho expresiol
his conviction that the labors of tho con
ference would have a beneficial influence
throughout Europe.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The delegates proceeded to elect officers.
Baron Von Berlepsch was chosen president
by acclamation, and Herr Madgeburg, the
Prussian under secre ary of stale for com
merce, was made vice president. An ad
ministrative bureau was appointed consist
ing of Herr Fuerst. councillor of t e le
gation; M. Dumaine, secretary of the
French embassy here, and Count Von
Arco-Valley. secretary of the German
emb ,ssy at Paris.
The sittings w ill begin daily at 11 o’clock.
Prince B smarck declines to permit an of
ficial report to be issued until tbe proceed
ings snail have been protocoled. The pseudo
secrecy of the sittings will not prevent the
securing of reliable accounts of the pro
ceedings.
Baron von Berlepsch t -day spoke in
French. In his reference to tho plenipo
le.itiaries he alluded to tha pro Tessi >nal
diplomats among the delegates—Sir Edward
Male:, Belgian Baron Gridnt, the Dutch
representative Vauder Hoevin, and the Por
tuguese Marqu s Petmfil—who only take a
formal part in the co iferenco
On Monday sections will be formed to
discuss special questions. Plenary sittings
will be lield at erward for recording the
resolutions of the sections.
'the emperor will give a grand reception
to the delegates and whole diplomatic body.
It is expected that five plenary sittings
will suffice to register the sectional decisions,
most of widen will have an academic char
acter. The c inference will terminate, at the
.latest, March 30.
All tho documents were ordered printed
in French and German. The deliberations
will be conducted iu French. The votes will
be taken by callingtbenanie3of tbestatesin
alphabetical order. Each state will have
one vote.
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.
The press of this city express great grati
fication at the meeting to-day of the inter
national labor conference called by the
emperor. Tne National Zeitung says it isa
gratifying spectacle to armed Europe to see
delegates assemble for the purpose of delib
erating up n moisures for the amelioration
of the social condition of the people.
The Tageblatt expresses a hone that the
conferem e will prove to be the first stop in
the direction of an agreement betwee i civ
ilized nations in the most difficult field of
social life.
Tbe Vossische Zeitung snys that what
ever may be the result of tne conference it
will not be a total failure, but that the en
terprise itself will bs a bright point in his
tory, and willsoouer or later bear tha fruit
of social peace.
REVOLUTION IN AFGHANISTAN
Several Ameers Involved—Tbe Loyal
'iroops Victorious.
St. Petersburg, March 15.—Intelligenca
has just bjon received here from Cabul,
the capital of Afghanistan, that tbe revolu
tion against Alaganst Abdurrmnan Khan,
ameer, has broken out in that county.
Among those concerned in it were a num
ber of ameers. Several of them were capt
ured by the troops who remained loyal,
and were beheaded by order of tue ameer.
Other c urti r* implicated in the rev .lu
tion fl-d to Russia tor safety. At last ac
counts they, with a number of other rev 1-
utiomsts, who ais i flo i to Russia, were get-
Uug on the fro-t er of Afghanistan.
Witnesses must tell.
Tbe Kontucky i egislaiure Sifting tbe
Lett rles.
Louisville, March 15.—The Kentucky
legislature to-day passed a measure placi g
a severe penalty upon any person
refusing to aoswer qiettiins of ths
legislative investigating ounmlite, wr
nesaes in the lottery itiveetigadon having
refuted to answer, The latter can now be
coerced Into revealing what ft has been
dotog. The Hens'* htsreoeeled tbe char
ter* of all the lottei lee in the ihk
RISE OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
The Danger to Life and Property
Brought ud in tbe House.
Washington, March 15.—1n the House
to-day Mr. Breckiuridgd of Arkansas
offered a resolution calling on the Secretary
of War for information as to whether there
arc sufficient money an 1 facilities at the com
mand of the war denart nent t) guard the
levees and other works and the plant of the
government from destruction aud injury
by the pres *n> Hoi, and if not to report
hat miy be necessary. Also to inform thi
Hou-e if there is reaso i to apprehend un
usunl danger to human liie. mid what
steamers ca i |bo use; 1 by the department
and the Miisissippi rover commissioner* to
rescue these in peril. The resolution was
adopted.
HELP OFFERED BY THE LOTTERY.
New Orleans, March 15.—The Louis
iana Lotterv Comrauy has forwa ded to
the governor $100,099 to be used to protect
the |>eople of Louisiana against the inunda
tion in consequence of the threatening c m
dilionof the river. This money was declined
by tne governor b >cau e it is on the eve of a
ses ion of the legislature during wiioh re
newal or extension of their charter will be
acted upon,
A special to tbe Picayune from Tallulah,
Tii., says: “The Raleigh levee br ke in
front of Dr. Wiley’s house at 5 o’clock this
afte noon. Tho break is 100 feet wide and
8 feet deep.”
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
Another special to the Picayune from
Tallulah, La., says: “There is no doubt
aboil the Raleigh levee breaking in front
of l)r. Wylie’s house, a quarter of a mill
north of Fairviow. The crevasse was re
ported at 5 oclock, and in twenty-five min
utos was iff tee i feet wide and widening fast.
Tiie last report said the water was three
feat deep at Fairview.and the operator there
could give no further information. Ho
sa's he is ah me there and afraid ogo to
lied for fear tho wutor might catch him.
It lacks one font of being in the store, li
three hours it has risen n quarter of a mile
from the break throe, feet He says no
attempt has bee i made to cl se tne break
ut this time, iuate.v minutes after the
break occurred Secretary 8 lyder had
stared for the break with the steamer
Charleston and haiges with sucks, and
night came on and tne operator could not
say if tho Charleston had arrived or not.
THE WIRES DOWN.
“The telegraph line ins gone down at tho
break and all the indications >ire that it is a
bad one. A great many of our people are
preparing to move their live ut ek out, while
oilier* say they are going to stay and light
the Hood. Nearly all Ibo people iu this sec
tion are hurd at work making
boats and levees and preparing f. r
high water. This break may possibly be
closed, but I think it is doubtful, ns it must
boa largo one to wash the telegraph
line down. This crevasse will inundate tne
entire bottom country as far down as the
delia of I,ouiß ana.”
Ihe Picayune's Vicksburg, Miss., special
says: “A telegram roe ived from Presi
dent Maxwell at 10 o’clock to-night states
tlmt tho break in the Ruleigh levee, which
occurred at 5 o’clock this evening, is 409 feet
wide. Mr. Maxwell also requested that
residents of Louisiana in Madison anil Ten
sas bo in ti fieri by telegraph to warn them
of the rerious results threatened. That
portion of the railroad between Tallulah
and the Tensas river will get the full
force of tha ffiiod. 'ihe b eak is about
thirty-five miles above, on the Louisiana
side, and about the pari-h line of Madison
and East Carroll. Liter telegrams state
t tat the volume of water going south from
the break is 400 feet wide aud of an average
depth of eight feet.
LEVEE CUTTERS KILLED.
Memphis, Tenn., March 15. — A special
to the Appeal from Helena, Ark., sa's
negroes from the Arkansas side were dis
covered cutting a levee near Rosedale,
Miss., last night, and were shot aud killed
by the guard.
RAILROADS RESUMING.
St. Louis, March 15.—The Iron Mountain
r >ute to Texas, which has been somewhat
crippled by high wa'er in Southeastern
MUsouri and Arkansas, resumed operations
to-day, and trains will run through to
Texas.
The Cotton Belt road is still trouble 1
near Bird’* Poiut, Mu., but traffic is re
sumed on all other sections.
The Mobile and Ohio has not been injured,
and the Louisville and Nashville is open it*
entire length.
ONLY A SLIGHT FALL.
Little Rock, Ark., March 15.— The
Arkansas river has fallen only 7-10 of un
inch in forty-eight hour*. All trains
a rived to-day on tlrno except those from
Ht. Louis, as at Newport the water is over
the tracks.
PEN3ACGLA POINTERS.
Thompson Acquitted—The Timber Still
Held—The Odd Fellows.
Pensacola, Fla., March 15.—The jury
in the case of the state vs. J. M. Thompson,
charged with assault upon J. T. Carter, re
turned a verdict of not guilty thi* morning,
after having been out fifteen hours.
Replevin bunds for the timber held at
Ferry Pass by the United Btats authoritii*
were mode to-day by the owners of the
timber, and served upon John B. Giiffin,
ileputv United State* marshal, of this city.
The deputy still refuse* to release tbe Umber,
under instructions from Marsnal Mizell.
THE ODD FELLOWS.
The Grand Lodge of the state of Florida.
Indepe dent Older of Odd-Fellows, meets
in this city next Tuesday. Grand Sire
John C. Underwood and other distinguished
light* of the order will b* present. Radford
hall, which has just been completed, and
which is ssid to be one Of tbe finest Odd
Fellows halls in tbe south, is to ba dedicated
on Wednesday. Tha exercis ■* will last
until Friday, and every organization in the
city has been invited to participate.
MORTON’S PARTY AT TAMPA.
The Day Fleaaantly Spent—En Route
for bt. Augustine.
Jacksonville, March 18.—A Tarnpa
special says: “Vice President Morton and
party left Port Tampa for St. Augustine
this evening. An elegant dinner was ten
dered them at tbe Inn by H. B. Plant, and
tbe rest of tho day was spent in recrea ion.
Tne young ladies of the paity were very
successful at ffibiug.”
' To Debate cn Striking.
Indianapolis, Marc i 15. — A special to
tbe Sentinel tr im Dunvdle, 111-., says: "All
the me ul e** of the Brotnerho 4 of Riil
r .ad F.remen and Train Me i on the
C ica< iad Ea-tern Illinois railroad have
t een ordered to-dav to meet here to-morrow
afternoon to c > Aider tbe advisability of a
general strike on that road.”
A New Road to Tbomuavllle.
ThomaSVILLK, (Ja., March 15.—Fourteen
thousand dollars, a *u a suffict nit to pur
r uw termt al facilhiM for the Geoig a
H'Utb ru and Florida raiboad, hat Immi
subscribed bv the people of TboinesvUie,
#u 1 tie rood I* now aeMued.
( DAILY.SIO A YEAR. 1
•< A GENTS A COPY. V
I WEEKLY. I.M A YEAR. I
A LANDSLIDE AT TROY.
TWO HOUSES WRECKED AND
THREE PERSONS KILLED.
All Asleep When tho Earth Crashed
Down Upo i Them About 3 O’Cloclc.
A Total of Twenty-three People Car
ried Down in the Rushing Earth—Th#
Work of Rescue.
Troy, N. Y., March 15. —A lanlslide at
3 o’clock thi* m truing carried away a two
*tory dwelling in the luuthe n part of the
city, and three live: were los\ There wera
six.esn persint in the Canfield house, tha
Brat building destroyed. In the Lurence
house seven persons wore sleeping. That
one of the inmates of tho housei escaped is
most ro narkable. But for the solid founda
tions of anew brick h >uie on the wait side
of the avenue the sliding masi would have
continued to Hill stre?t, an i perhaps
farther. Ttio survivors and their ne ghbors
agree that the crash came some where be
tween 2:39 and 3 o’clock. There was no
warning, aid tbe inmat sof the dwellings
in the path nf the destroying mass were
quietly slewing.
A TERRIBLE SENSATION.
Their sensations upo%nwnkoning as tbe
bu Iding gave way aid they we e carried
down buueitb the rums were terrible in the
ex’reme. J ,*t how they escaped death is
a mysieryto the n. Tue cra-h cams, they
went down under the failing bricks and
lumber, and after being imp toned in thai
suff.icntiug mass for whf.t seemed t > be an:
age they succeeded in getting out Into the
air. Tne;r cries for help alarmed their'
neighbors. It was dark, and they looked
in vain f >r the house that had stoo 1 on tbe
north side of the avenue who l t ey retired
for the night. The houss was gone.
A MOUNTAIN OF CLAY.
Where It bod stood was a great mountain
of clny beneath which, and from an opening
near the front of tha hou-e on the opposite
side of the street, cam* pitiful c ies for help.
Those who had escaped from the ruin
shouted lo them to keep up courage and
relief would soon come.
Lltile Annie Bur is, 11 ycsri old, and a
granddaug'iter of Patrick Canfield, was
taken out dead.
John Ahern extracted hlm elf and suc
ceeded in getting out Ills wife and baby.
The body of Mrs. Nio nu was taken out
about 8 o’clock and tbs t> >d> of her daughter,
Mrs. dlogim, was found an hour later.
WILD RUMORS AFLOAT.
The wildest rumors wore current ai to ths
number of pars ms killed, hut at 8 o'clock
this morning, after interviewing survivors
nnd nelghbois, it wai nee tain *d that all'
who baa bee i in the Canflsld house at tne
tirneof theslide hud been acc unted I nr.
Three were dead, and the survivor* included
several persona ni re or less injured.
The Laurence house wai oc unit and by
John Laerence and wife, his thraa brother*
and two otiUdrsn. Thi* bouse was com
p etely wrecked and nearly buried by tbe
ma s of clay ami the wreck of tne Canfield
house. None of the seven inmates of this
house were killed ami nnlv one, Thomas
Lawrence, was badly injured. He sustains
a severe cut on hi* head from a brick that
fell upon bun and aw. ko him from bia
slumber*.
BARNWELL ON A BOOM.
The E nterprise Manufacturing Com
pany crgaolzed on a Firm basis.
Barnwell, 8. C., March 15.—The En
terprise Manufacturing Coin any bad a
meeting this afternoon at tbe mayrr’s
office, and organized by tho election of the
following officers: R. 8. Thompson, presi
dent; William McNabe, secretary, treasurer
and general manager, and A. T. Wood
ward, solicitor. R. Thumps in, William
McNabe, A. IL Mamlland, and J. A. Tobin
wore elected on the xec .tivo committee.
Alfred Al h icb.Mike Brown,lt.B.Thompson,
A. 11. Manvil, J. A. Tobin, Willis J. Dun
can arid William McNabe wore elected a
board of dlrPc orr. Twenty-five per cent,
of tbe eapi at stuck has been paid in. and it
w ai decided to commence tho manufacture
of doors, sash and blinds and the grinding
of gi ain as soon as the nec siary machinery
can be placed in position. Tne officers
of the company, the executive com
mittee aid the directors are all
live business men and young Idood through
out, and will bring to bear in the new en
terprise the e lergy and push that has char
acterized the management, of thur private
alfaiis. Tina is the second imporlan, man
ufacturing enterprise that has b en organ
ized at this place within ihe past to i days.
The combined capital stuck of the two is
$75,000.
Buildings, both frame an l brick, are be
ing c ustrucied in every ilirco inn,a id with
the South Bound railroad assured Barn
well has in prospec ive not only a railroad
center, hut a thriving busiuesi aud manu
facturing city.
PROHIBITION IN PULA3KL
The Vote in the Coming Election Ex
pected to be Very Gloss.
Hawkinsville, Ga., Ma ch 15.—Tfce
anti-prohibitionist party took possession of
the town this aftern o i and ha i a meetiug
at the court house. Col. Rubin Arnold of
Atlanta addressed tho citize is of Hawkins
ville and Pulaski o unity for abuut two
hours from an anti-prohibition standpoint
His remarks elicited frequent aid
loud applause for the crowd, the
largest that tha court house ever held, was
tbor ugbly iu sympathy with him. Al
though tie campaign is warning up, no ill
fe ling is displayed in tho discussions which
ono hears on every street corner. The elec
tion will be very close.
Rev. E R. Carter (colored), of Atlanta,
arrived in tbe city this afternoon aid will
address the colored people in bcha.f of pro
hibit.on.
A BUSIN *33 BLOCK IN RUINS.
An Overturned Stove in a Dry Goods
Store Started the Fire.
Kansas City, March 15. — A special to
tbe Times from Kirsksville, Mo., says:
“Fire destroyed the south portion of the
business block this morning. It started
from an ovei turned stove in a building oo
copied by B. T. Tawjin’s dry good* store.
The loss is about S2JO,OJJ, and the i isur
rnce $75,000. Mr. Tawkins is a loser to the
amount of $33,000. Tne First National
bank I uilding, with several other business
houses, was completely destroyed.
DOWN GOES A BRIDGE.
Two Men Killed, Two Drowned and
1 wo Badly Injured.
Troy, N. Y., March 15.—About 10:30
o'clock this m irning tbe Q le-nsberry span
of the old Queensbe. ry-Morean bridge, at
Glenns Falls, fell luto tne Hudson river,
with the workmen upon it. 'lhe workmen
were taking away a side beam on the upper
aide whsn tha supports gave way. The
who e span robed over, up trs tu. and fell
into ths fall* be us. Two men wo o killed,
two badly injured, end two are mitsing
and re pr oanljr drowned. Several ethers