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( THE HORNING NEWS.
- KaTABIJRTTSD 1860, IKCORPORATKDI6BB, >
( J. H. QSTILL, President. 1
SHERMAN ON THE TRUSTS
HE READS AN AEGUMdN? IN FA
VOR OP HIS DILI*
Hr. Vest Attacks it oa the Ground of
Unconstitutionality Tariff Reform
Declared the Beal Remedy for the
Evils Complained Of-Blair Tries to
Resurrect His Bill."
Washington, March 21.—1n the Senate
this morning Mr. Rausom, referring to
yesterday’s vote on the Blair bill, said that
there had been some confusion about it,
that he should have been paired as in favor
of the bill, and that Mr. Casey, with whom
he was paired, was opposed to the bilL
Mr. Plumb, from the committee on ap
propriations, reported back the House joint
resolution authorizing the appointment of
thirty medical examiners for the bureau of
pensions, and gave notice that he would ask
the Senate to consider it to-morrow.
Mr. Cockrell said that the report was by
no means unanimous, and gave notice that
he would move to amend the joint resolution
by striking out the clausa allowing the exam
iriatidn to bo wit hin the discretion and un
der the direction of the Secretary of the
Interior, and leaving the appointments un
der tho civil service law, to which the Re
publican party stood solemnly pledged.
On motion of Mr. Sherman, the bill to
declare unlawful trusts and combinations
in restraint of trade and production was
taken up for consideration. The substitute
reported by Mr. Sherman from the finance
committe on Martfii 18 was read, and, also,
an amendment iltht was offered by Mr.
Reagan.
Mr. Sherman addressed the Senate, read
ing his argument from manuscript. He
declared that the bill did not interfere with
any lawful business. It dealt only with un
lawful combinations—such combinations as
were unauthorized by any law of auy civil
ized nation, ancient, or modern, and whose
sole object was to control prices and to
establish substantial monopolies which
were injurious to the public and which
should be restrained by tfco courts. It was
that kind of combination which the bill
dealt with.
. COURT DECISIONS CITED.
He referred to the decisions of the state
courts of Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and New
York in the cases of the Standard Oil
Company, the Diamond Match Company
and tho sugar trust, declaring such trusts
null and void and against public policy.
These references and quotations were, he
said, to show that in different states the
state courts did declare trusts and combina
tions in the state as unlawful and void, and
ail that the ponding bill proposed was to
empower the courts of the United Slates to
deal with those combinations affecting not
only the several states but the entire world.
All these conibinatiors, he said,—the cot
ton trust, whisky trust, sugar refining
trust, copper trust, salt trust, and many
others —were modeled oa the same plan,
and involved the same principle. They
wero all combinations of corporations and
individuals of many states forming a league
and covenant under control of trustees.
In conclusion, he said that the defects of
tho bill were in its moderation, and that its
best effect would serve notice that combina
tions in restraint of trado and production
would not be tolerated.
AN AMENDMENT BY INGALLS.
At the close of Mr. Sherman’s speech, Mr.
Ingalls gave notice of an amendment which
he would offer to the bill. The pmendmeut
was read and ordered printed. It is sub
stantially the Buttecworth bill to regulate
dealings in options or futures, now pending
in the House.
On motion of Mr. Sherman, it was or
dered that the substitute reported from the
lit ance committee shall bo treated as the
original text of the bill; and, so, the amend
ments proposed by Messrs. Reagan and In
galls are to be treated as amendments in the
first and second degree.
MR. vest’s attitude.
Mr. Vest addressad the Senate. No one,
he said, could exaggerate tho importance of
the subject, or the feeling that existed
against trusts all over the country, but
especially in the agricultural districts. He
rouid have no controversy with the senator
from Ohio as to tlie enormity of the abuses
that had grown up under the system of
trusts and combinations; and he also agreed
with him that there should be no hyper
eriticism of the constitution. But what
he desired was one thing, and what
could be accomplished under the au
tonomy of the government was
another thing; and he could not,
"ven in the face of popular iudiguation
which would be visited on any one that
criticised a measure intended to destroy the
evil complained of, violate his oath to sup
port the consti utiou, and violate all the
habitudes of thought which had come to
him as a lawyer, educated and trained in
his profession. For congress to pass a law
that would be thrown out of the supremo
court under tho terrible criticism that such
a law would invoke, was simply to subject
itself to ridicule and to a confession that it
was powerless to enact laws that would
give the people relief.
believed it unconstitutional.
He went on to argue against the constitu
tionality of tiie original bill, as well as the
ui stitute, declaring his belief that the
supreme court would immediately throw it
out of court. The Senate had been told
last sesdou by Mr. Sherman that whenever
'•e was satisfied that combinations were
protected by the high protective
duty he would be in favor of
reducing that duty; and that Mr.
i est said was she real remedy. Any other
remedy (without un amendment.of the con
stitution) would be absolutely nugatory and
ineffectual. Tees. 3 trusts (as every intelll
mart well know) were protected by the
h g tariff and wero enabled to work their
iniquitous purposes under the buttress af
forded by the tariff law.
drifts into a discussion.
1 he debate drifted into a discussion of the
Glees of high duties u’ oa tho existence of
* ru hs, Messrs. Allison, Platt, Ingalls, Tel
ur. Dawes a’d Frye asking questions and
1 1,1 king suggestions in opposition to Mr. Vosi’a
contention. Tho latter insisted upon close
connection between trusts and high duties
and illustrated tho point by an aneodote of
® ""yicious old gentleman who once in
c a0- cont;fl j„ or( j ur ( 0 suß t t l9 Siamese
' ui s , and who, having examined the
hgament which bound them together, and
’m that ligament pulsation that mdl-
J’ 1 ’ animal Ufa to the fullest extent, said
1 them, still suspicious, “Now, boy*, toll
truth. Are y.,u brothers;'’ And so, in
hi demonstration of tuo cm
•lection, toe question was gravely asked,
m there any connection between trusts
'm l the high protective tariff. Ho hone!
'at some u-nator would move to refer the
'!'* to the judiciaiy c iinmittee, b ‘cause it
"' li a subji-ct no elaborate, ho imp irtaut, so
• 'Twhelmtug that it should b 1 approached
' •th the greatest caution and treated with
1 i.e greatest care.
HIhtCOCE AGAINST THE HILL.
v * r >. Hiscock tanl hp was in sympathy
' Kb Mr. Hhtrman in much of what be bad
1 !Vi'* trusts, but tie argued that tbs
- would not effect the purpux, for which
• u intend?l. An ther fault that b
JU w with lus tUI was taut it would inter-
dict labor organizations, and he believed in
labor.. rg nuz&tions.
Mr. L air renewed his motion to recon
sider tho vote of yesterday by which the
educational bill was rejected,and Mr. Ingalls
moved to lav that motion 0:1 thu table. No
action was taken.
A motion to adjourn over till Monday
w-as opposed by Mr. B henna 1, who wished
to nave action on the anti-trust bill to
rn rrew, and tho motion was defeated—
yeas 17, nays 25.
mr. regan’s argument.
Sir. Reagan ad ire-sed the Senate on the
auti-trust bill. He hoped tha: the Senate
would adopt his amendment, which would
give the general government control, in
cases where foreign commerce was affected,
leaving to the states jurisdiction in cases
where local trade and manufactures were
affected.
Mr. Allison replied to Mr. Vest’s argu
ment as to the connection between high
duties and trusts, taking the ground that
all great combinations were practically out
side of the tariff and independent of it. He
would not admit that even the sugar trust
was dependent on the tariff.
Mr. Coke offered a substitute for the bill,
and Mr. George offered on amendment,
both of which were ordered printed.
The bill then went over tillMondav. when
it is to be tho “unfinished business," ant it
was ordered that the sossion to-morrow shall
be confined exclusively to business on the
calendar under the eighth rule (bills unob
jected to). Under this arrangement, a vote
on Mr. Ingalls’ motion to table Mr. Blair's
motion of reconsideration cannot be taken
before Monday.
Tn announcing the pairs on the Biair bill
yesterday, the relative positions of the four
senators were misstated on the floor. Sena
tors Quay and Ransom, who were for the
bill, were paired with Senators Butler and
Casey, who were against it. It was the re
verse of this that was stated.
After a short executive session the Sen
ate adjourned till to-morrow.
COMPOUND LARD.
The Conger Bill Favorably Reported
to tha House.
Washington, March 21.—The committee
on agriculture to-day reported favorably to
the House, with amendments, the Conger
bill defining “lard,’’ and imposing a tax
upon and regulating the manufacture, etc.,
of compound lard. The report acconmany
ing the bill says the objects of the proposed
legislation, in addition to obtaining reve
nue, are: First, to compel the branding of
mixtures compounded of ingredients other
than lard, but made in semblance of and
sold as lard, so that consumers may be ad
vised of the nature of the article
they purchase; second, to relieve
manufacturers of pure lard of
the unfair competition of ail imitation
article made of cheaper ingredients and
sold at a loner price; third, to relieve to
some extent the existing depression in the
farming industry, caused in part by the
displacement of a large and increasing
amount of pure fat of the hog by a spurious
substitute put on the market under the
name and brand of the genuine article.
LIKE THE OLEOMARGARINE LAW.
The bill, in its main features, is similar
to the oleomargarine law, which, the com
mittee says, has given general satisfaction,
and the wrongs *0 bo prevented and the
benefits to be secured are, in their general
character, tke same in both cases. One bill
applies to imitations of butter and the other
to imitations of lani. The committee be
lieves that no public interest at this time
presses with such extreme urgency upon
the attention of congress for re .ief as the
agricultural interests, the foundation of all
our prosperity.
The report concludes with a statement
that the conjpouud lard trade as carried on
is a stupendous commercial fraud, which it
is the duty of congress to suppress.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS.
The amendments made to the bill by the
committee except “a substitute for lard"
from compounds falling within its provis
ion ; defining a wholesale dealer as one who
sells in packages of not less than fifty
pounds; reducing from two years to one
year tho term of imprisonment pre
scribed for selling the compound in any
except authorized packages or under false
brands; reducing from SI.OOO to 8500 the
penalty for knowingly buying compound
lard from manufacturers who are without
license, and making the same reduction iu
the case of manufacturers willfully violating
the requirements of the bill.
FROM AUGUSTA TO THE SEA.
Mr. Barnes Argues for the Improve
ment of tho 3avannah River.
Washington, March 2b— Mr. Barnes of
Georgia addressed the House committee on
rivers and harbors to-day iu favor of the
improvement of the Savannah river. He
urged its* importance to Augusta and to
those sections of Georgia and South Caro
lina bordering the river, because freights
would be reduced, to the great advantage
of both of these states.
The World's Fair Bill.
Washington, March 21.—The House
committee on rules to-day decided to report
favorably to the House Mr. Candler’s reso
lution setting apart next Tuesday' for the
consideration iu tho House of the world’s
fair bill and providing for final action upon
it at 4 o’clock that afternoon.
£ urchases of Bond3.
Washington, March 21.—The bond of
ferings to-day aggregated SIO,OOO. Ail
were accepted at 133 for 4s and 103 j j for
4) j's.
Kemmler’s Fate 3ealed.
Itew York, March 21.—The c9urt of ap
peals has affirmed the judgment of the
court below iu the Keminler murder case.
The decision declares tho electrical execu
tion act constitutional, and holds that no
error was committed on the trial of the ac
cused. The court is unanimous. Only one
opinion is written, and that is by Judge
Denis O’Brien.
A Black Bruto Hanged.
Chattanooga, Tenn., March 21.—Rob
ert Mosely (colored) was hanged this after
noon near Huntsvillo, Ala., for an at
tempted outrage on Miss Ellen Austin. He
met his death withiu u few feet of the pit in
which he hail lain iu wait for the iadv, and
was burled therein. About 500 raoii were
in the mob, among them 50 colored meD,
who approved the hanging.
Two Corpses Recovered.
Detroit, Mich., March 31. — A special to
tho Free Brest from Jronwood, Mich., savs:
"The b dies of the remaining miners, Will
and Sullivan Bank*, wore recovers 1 from
the Morina mine yesterday. They were
found together las lain 1 a large tod chest at
the bottom of shaft No. 2. The fire has
been extinguished.”
Mr. Davis’ Richmond Home.
Richmond, Va., March 21.— The cham
ber of commerce ari l tobacco exchange
loth to-day indented the memorial of (be
La lies’ Hnliv *0 <1 Memorial Association to
tbs city council, in reference to tho u*e of
the Jeffers in Davis mansion * a ooufedsr
ate museum.
SAVANNAH, GA„ SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1890.
SHEKELS FOR SOLDIERS.
TH2 HOUSE! PASSES THIS PENSION
APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr. Choadle of Indiana Speaka In Ad
vocacy of a Service Pension Law—
Mr. Clements Wonders Why Tanner
Was Not Retained in View of the
Contemplated Raids.
Washington, March 21.—Immediately
after the reading of the journal this morn
ing the House neat into committee of the
whole with Mr. Burroughs of Michigan in
the chair, on the pension appropriation bill.
Mr. Cbcadle of Indiana spoke at length
in favor of a service pension law. Ho ex
plained the provisions of the bill authoriz
ing a service pension for life t > ovorv vet
oran 50 years of ago who served sixty day r s
and was honorably discharged. Under the
general law invalid pensioners who
receive less than $8 a month and all
who receive no pension will bo beneficiaries
under it. Those who draw less than $8 a
month can surrender their invalid pensions,
if oyer 50, and take the service pension. The
service pension bill could become a law, and
the expense of tho invalid and service pen
sions could be met without levying one cent
of additional taxes upon the country'. The
total expense of a service pension law would
not exceed $048,000,000. The additional
pension expanse, should tho bill
become a law,lor the next fiscal year would
not exceed $41,000,000. I suppose the high
water mark of pensions would reach $150,-
000,000 a year and continue seven years.
Speaking for himself, ho would oppose evory
material reduction of the rove ues except
upon sugar and every material revision of
the tariff and - " revenue schedules until his
comrades should have received the pension
recognition promised them.
should have retained tanner.
Mr. Clements of Georgia said that after
listeuiug to tho speeches of the gentlemen
on tho other side, he was inclined to won
der why Commissioner Tanner had been re
quested to resign. The gentleman from
Kansas (Mr. Peters) had justified the action
of Mr. Tanner in putting upon the pension
rolls those who. had rendered good ser
vice before tTiev had left the army
without permission. The eentlemau had
also justified Commissioner Tanner in in
creasing tho $3 rate, a..d in rerating pen
sions. Then why had Commissioner Tan
ner been asked to resign !
Mr. Morrow of California said that the
question could be answered easily, but that
as the answer would involve going into
matters of detail, ho would refrain from
doing so at present.
the amount carried by the bill.
Kir. Clements inquired whether the $98,-
500,000 which was carried by the bill would
be sufficient for the next fisc \1 year.
Mr. Morrow replied that it would be suf
ficient to pay all pensions under the present
laws, but that if congress passed further
laws increasing the number ffr rate of pen
sions there would be a deficiency.
Mr. Clements suggested further that inac
cordance witht he circular issued by the com
missioner of pensions, the employes of the
pension bureau would be utilized in work
ing up cases, and he said that if thin were
so there would be a large increase in the
amount of pensions eveu under the
existing laws. Without any new' bills
passed by this congress, tho sum of $98,500,-
000 would bo inadequate, and there would
be a large deficiency. The present adminis
tration had criticised the last administra
tion for doing what it was now doing. He
(Mr. Clements) did not oppose ju9t and lib
eral pensions. He was not going to vote
against the pending bill. His oniy objec
tion to it was that it appropriated less
money than the administration knew would
be necessary to pay the pensions for the
next y'oar.
The debate was continued by Messrs. By
num,Buchanan of New Jersey,Spinot.Enloo,
Alien of Mississippi, Breckinridge of Ken
tucky, Grosvenor, Tarsney, Morse of
Massachusetts, Funston, Keer, Flower,
Struble, Cutcheon, Baotbman and Outb
waite.
The committee then rose and the bill was
passed.
FREMONT’S RETIREMENT.
A number of private bills coming over
from Friday were passed, among them one
for the retirement of John C. Fremont with
the rank of major general.
On motion of Mr. Robertson of Louisiana
the bill was passed appropriating $25,000 to
e nable tho Secretary of War to purchase
2,500 tents for the use of people driven from
their homes by the floods now prevailing in
.Arkansas, Mississippi aud Louisiana.
On motion of Mr. Morrill of Kansas, act
ing under instructions from the committee
on invalid pensions, a resolution was
adopted calling on the Secretary of the In
terior for a copy of the evidence taken by
the committee appointed by him to investi
gate the management of the pension office
under Commissioner Tanner.
The House then, at 5 o’clock, took a recess
until 8 o’clock, the evening session to bo for
ihe consideration of private pension bills.
At its evening session the Houso passed
fifteen private pension bills, and at 10:30
o’clock adjourned until to-morrow.
RUM3 ROUGHS.
The Excitement at Colorado City Btill
at Fever Heat.
Denver, Coi.., March 21.—Dispatches
from Colorado City referring to tha trouble
between the authorities and tho saloonists
and prohibitionists, and tho second burning
of Mayor Stockbridga’s residence, say the
excitement continues intense. A great
many of tho citizens patrcled tho streets
last night armed with rifles and re
volvers. Rough members of the whisky
party threatened to burn more hnu es,
but everybouy was on the alert. The fire
department of Colorado Springs sent an en
gine and men to Colorado City. The mayor
will probably ask the governor to call out
tho state milita unless the rough element is
subdued to-day. The better class of citizens
are very indignant and will string up to a
telegraph pole the first man caught seltiDg
fire to another house.
A MAIL AGENT FIRED ON.
His Face Filled with Shattered Glass,
but by No Shot.
Birmingham, Ala., March 21.—At Mc-
Cool, Miss., last night F. G. Blevins, a col
ored mail agent on the Illinois Central road,
narrowly escaped being killed. After he
had taken in the local mail sack and shut
the door of iho car someone tapped for
admission. He paid no attention to it, and
when tho train pulled out some unknown
person fired two loads of buckshot in the
window of tbo car, filling the arent’s face
with shattered glass, but failing 10 bit him.
An Attachment Obtained.
New York, March 21.—An attachment
for $114.7 40 was obtained to-day against
Frederick W. Ale <ck, a silk munuf auflirnr
of this city anil Raters >n, N. J., m favor of
YVilmsrdiug, Hoguet A Cos., for money ad
vance! prior to January.
Trench Tariff Duties
Dari*. March ul.--The Senate to-day bjr
a vote of 128 to 117 rejected the protection -
ist proposal to apfjoiut a tariff committee
siuuisr ut that of the Chamlwr at Deputies.
GEN. GEORGS CROOK DEAD.
Tha Fell Destroyer Struck Him Down
aa He Was Dread in-?.
Chicago, March 21.—Mai. Gen. George
Crook, U. D. A., in command of tho depart
ment of the Missouri, died at t .0 Grand
Pnciflo hotel at 7:15 o’clock this morning of
heart disease. There had not been the
slightest w arning that Gen. Crook was not
perfectly welL Ha was at the army bead
qaarters ail day yesterday, and last
evening at tho hotel appeared to
be in his u ual good health.
He got up as usual this morning about 7
o’clock, aud while dressing he suddenly said
to his wife, “I can’t breathe.” Mrs. Crook
helped him to a sofu, and a doctor was at
onoo summoned, but before he could reach
the room Gen. Crook was doatt. The gen
eral hail been in oommand of the depart
ment of Missouri for several years, succeed
ing Gen. Schofield.
SIORY OK THE LANDLORD.
John S. Drake, proprietor of tho hotel,
who is an intimate friend of Gen. Crook,
made the following statement to an Asso
ciated Press reporter: “Uen. Crook arose
shortly before 7 o’clock this morning, ap
parently in his usual health, and in accord
ance with his custom, began exercising with
weights and pulleys connected with an ap
paratus for the purpose hioh he kept in
his room. After exercising for a few minutes
ha stopped and lay down on tha lounge,
saying that ho felt difficulty in breathing.
A few moments later he called out to his
wife: ‘Oh, Mary, Mary, I need some help, I
can’t get my breath.’ Assistance was at once
summoned and Dr. Hurlbut. who lives near
by, was sent for. Everything that could be
done was done, but he failed to rally aud
died at 7:15 o’clock. Mrs. Crook and her
sister, Mrs. Reid, were the only members
of the family present at his bedside when
he passed away. He had no children. I
suppose his death resulted from an affection
of the heart. For some weeks—iu fact over
since he returned from his last trip) to the
northwest, he has been complaining of a
bearing-down sensation in tbo neighbor
hood of the heart.”
STATEMENT OF THE DOCTOR.
Dr. V. L. Hurlbut, tho physician who
was summoned, said: “I arrived at UOll.
Crook’s bedside onlyjfour or five minutes be
fore death supervened. Ho was suffering
from irregular action of the heart uud Ins
lungs or chest seomed to be llllod up. Wo
did what we could for him in the way of
hot applications with sinapisms, hot bags
to his feet, etc., but it was no use and lie
died without rallying. It appeared to lie a
case of heart failure, but I could not be
positive about that as I had never been
called to attend him before. There may
have teen some stomach complications.”
UNWELL FOR SOME TIME.
Maj. Randall, of Gen. Crook’s staff, said:
“We have noticed for some time that Gen.
Crook was not in bis usual health. Ho was
a man who never complained, and said very
little about his suffering. At the theatre
last night I saw that he was not feoling at
all well, and asked him if he wore in pain.
He said ’No,’ but I think that was the
beginning of the end.”
The arrangements for the funeral have
not yet been made. Gen. Schofield has been
telegraphed to in regard (so tho matter, and
his wishes will be coneid'. ji.
Tho burial will probably ba at Oakland,
Md., the home of his w ife's family, though
possibly at tbo Arlington national cemetery.
Gen. Crook was 01 years old in September
last.
Gen. Crook was born in Dayton,o.,Sept.B,
IS2B. In 1852 he graduated at - tho United
States Military Academy. He ontereil tho
civil war as a colonel, and come out it a
majorJgeneral.jAfier the war.he was sent to
Idaho to quell Indian disturbances, ami he
saw considerable service of the kind in
Idaho, Arizona, Wyoming, and Dakota.
A SUGAR TRU3T DIVIDEND.
The Court Authorizes It and It is Im
mediately Declared.
New York, March 21.— Judge O’Brien
of the supreme court this morning granted
leave to the sugar trust to declare a divi
dend of 2k' per cent, on £'>0,000.1)00 on con
dition that the portion due the North River
Refining Company’s interest be deposited
with the court pending the final determina
tion of the suit pending against that com
pany by the court of appeals.
As soon as formal notice of tha action of
the court was received the sugar trust an
nounced that it would pay a quarterly
dividend of per cent, on April 1. Tho
transfer books will be closed March 25 aud
reopened Apijil 7,
HANGED FOR KILLING A GIRL.
The Condemned Died Charging His
Brother With the Crime.
New Orleans, La., March 21.—The
Times-Democrat's Franklin (La.) special
says: “Edmund Nicholas, a young negro 18
years of age, was executed by hanging to
day for shooting a young girl. He denied
the crime to tho last moment, assarting that
ho did not commit it. but that it
was his brother who was the guilty party,
and as his brother disappeared shortly after
the shooting and has not been seen sinco
some color at least of probability would
seem to be given to tho assertion. The death
of Nicholas was instantaneous, his neck
being broken by the fall.”
CRUSHED BY CABS.
A Baggage Master Fatally Hurt by a
Shifting Train.
Raleigh, N. (J., March 31.—At Wilson’s
Mills on tli© Nortii Carolina road this morn
ing, M. Church, a baggage master, was run
over by a shifting train and received fatal
injuries. He was uncoupling cars while in
motion and got his foot caught between the
track and guard rail. A car passed over
him, crushing the leg, which was fastened,
g.tid oue arm almost entirely off. His homo
was iu this city and he was brought here
this evening, but died while being carried
from the depot.
Hemingway Out On BaiL
Jackson, Miss., March 21. —The district
attorney made an affidavit to-day against
ex-Trea3urer Hemingway, charging him
with the embezzlement of state funds.
Hemingway was arrested and gave $25,000
bail for his appearance.
Conductor McCurdy Dies.
Mobile, Ala., March 21. —Conductor E.
B, McCurdy, who was shot yesterday bv
the negro Gus Thomas on the Ixiuisvilfe
and Nashville train, and who in turn shot
and killed the negro, died to-day of his
wound.
Gen. F. H. Smith Dead.
Lexington, Va., March 21.—Uen.
Francis H. Hinlth, for fifty years superin
tendent of the Virginia Military Institute,
died this evening. lie will be buried Sun
day with military honors.
A Bail Mayor to Dio For Murdir.
New York, March 21. James J. Hloeum,
a hao bail player, who was a few day*
conucted of the murder of his wifi, was
•entanood to death this morning by Judge
Martini.-.
INTRIGUES OF POLITICS.
SHERMAN BOUND THAT ALGER
SHALL NOT BE PRESIDENT.
McKinley the Candidate of the Ohio
Senator McKinley Shaping the
Tariff Bill to tha Tune of Hl* Buz
zing Bee—Allison Also In the Great
Free for AIL
Washington, March 21.—Senator John
Sherman is no longer a candidate fi r the
presidency, but he will have great influence
in the convention of 1892, the greater, per
haps, for not being a candidate. This in
fluence will bo favorable to Mr. McKinley’s
candidacy, in return for McKinley’s ser
vices to him, bnt will be most actively em
ployed in defeating Gen. Algor’s ambition
for the nomination. Senator Sherman has
long since ceased to use strong language in
describing tho conduct of Gen. Alger and
his lieutenants at Chicago, but his feeling
toward Gen. Alger has not changed. As
long as Senator Sherman lives Goal Algor
will aspire to the presidency in vain.
Senator Sherman will use his inlluonco, his
money and the affidavits he procured after
tho Chicago convention about Gen. Algor’s
course to prevent his nomination.
WOULD KNIFE HIM AT THE POLLS.
If ho should by auy accident bo nomi
nated, Senator Sherman would help defeat
him at the polls. The strength of Suuatnr
Sherman’s feelings against Gen. Alger gives
double significance to his (Sherman’s)
pointed allusion to Gen. Alger’s diamond
match trust a3 a typical monopoly which
had been declared by the supremo court of
Michigan against the public interests. Sen
ator Sherman meant that the realtors of
his speech should apply to Gen. Algor all
that 110 said about tho iniquity of trusts.
Neither of the Michigan senators like Gen.
Alger enough to defend him.
BOTH IN THE RACE.
Congressman McKinley and Senator Alli
son are candidates for tho republican nomi
nation in 1893. This fact should ba kept
prominently in the mind of all in consid
eration of the tariff situation. Mr. McKin
ley is a high tariff man, und could not easily
bo anything else. It is natural for him to
obey the Oiiio wool grower and the Penn
sylvania iron, steel and coal men. Mr.
Allison is a low tariff man, and has always
found it difficult to bo anything else. It is
natural for him to oboy tho weary farinor,
grouniug under tariff taxation, in his de
mands for free sugar, for example. 80
radical are the differences between these
two republican leaders that when they met,
before the present tariff bill was more than
blacked out, aud tried to ngreo on a rough
draft of a bill, they fouud that they could
only agree to disagree.
GOING IT ALONE.
Since then Mr. McKinley has not pre
tended to consult Mr. Allison, but has gone
on preparing a tariff bill to suit himself
aud bis backers among tbo monopolistic
manufacturers, with here and there a tax
on farm products designed to compensate
the farmer for taxation already too great.
Mr. McKinley knows very well that his bill
ca 1 never bpcomo a law. Ho knows that
evon if it Should pass the House it could
never pass the Senate. lie knows that the
finance committee would report another
and a very different bill instead of it, but
this just suits Mr. McKinley and Mr. Alli
son too, and for that matter all tho repub
lican leaders. The tariff is a political make
weight with them. They want its terms to
remain open for discussion in the campaign
of next fall, at least, and they would rather
see tho bill fail than not. The sufferings of
their friends, the manufacturers, would not
trouble them seriously,
AT WORK ON THE BILL.
Tho republicans of the wuys and means
committee have set out, under the protests
and romonstrations showered upon them, to
revise their entire bill. Both tho free sugar
and the high tariff sugar men arc hoiieful
that they will get concessions, and the
Massachusetts men express great confidence
in their ability to get tbo tax 011 bous en
tirely eliminated from the bill. It will
probably be Wednesday of next week
before the republican committee will report
the bill to the full committee. The demo
crats will lot it be reported to the llouso as
soon as they can prepare their minority
report, but it will probably be tho middle
of April before it gets before the House.
TIIE SUGAR SCHEDULE.
The republican members of the committee
to-day c ;nsidered tho sugar schedule, and
had under advisement a proposition to sub
stitute specific for ad valorem duties. There
was also some discussion upon the rate to
bo fixed upon raw silk, but no decision na3
reached in either case.
ENGLAND’3 NEXT KING.
The Prince of Wales on a Visit to Em
peror William.
Berlin, March 21.— Tiie Prince of Wales
arrived here this morning. He was received
at the railway station by tho emperor. Em
press Frederick and her daughters, and u
number of princes of the reigning families
of the German empire. A guard of honor
was also at the station. When tho prince
alighted from the train the English na
tional anthem was played by a baud. The
emperor and Prince of Wales entered a car
riage arid were driven to the castle. They
were escorted by a detachment of cavalry.
A banquet was given at the Bcbloss this
evening. At tho >abla Gun. Von Caprivi as
chancellor faced tho Prince of Wales.
Count von Moltlio aud Count Wulderseo
wero also present.
The Berlin papers welcome tho Prince of
Wales, and refer to his visit as an augury
of cementing peace.
ENGLAND’S MINE WAR.
Conferences to Precede Strikes In the
Future.
London, March 21.—The coal miners are
elated with their success in securing from
the masters tiie advances they demanded.
Dispatches from the mining districts report
that the meu are everywhere going back to
work.
At Thursday’s conference both the col
liers and udno-owners committees were
prepared with proposals of measures by
which to avoid strikes in the future. The
details were not bottled,hut it was urrunged
that no action would ba taken in the future
either for an advance or reduction of wages
until after joint discussion of the situation
by tho two confederations.
Germany’s Labor Conference.
Berlin, March 21.—Great unanimity
prevails among the delegates to tho labor
conference on the qu -s l n of founding end
extending the ln>iitutiou of factory in
spectors 01 an uniform basis.
Tha children’s committee of the labor
conference has rss dved in favor of a maxi
mum of six hours’ work daily for children
under 14 year* of age.
Miner* Resume in Germany.
lixuLiK, March 31.—The coal mine owners
in Brunewbk hern greeted an uwrasMi of
wages to the striking miners, sod the oeeu
have gone back to work,
SALISBURY AND THE IRISH.
The Premier Uses Harsh Language In
Speaking of tho Parneliltes.
London, March 21.—Tho Marquia of
Salisbui y moved in the House of Lords to
day that the rejiort of tho Parnell commis
sion be approved. Ho referred to Mr.
O’Brien’s statement before tho commission
in which ho withdrew his accusations
against Lord Spencer while viceroy, but
maintained them against his subor
dinates. This form cf withdrawal,
said the premier, was an atro
cious imputation on Lord Sponcer,
suggesting his readiness to put on tho
shoulders of his subordinates defamation
leveljd at himself. Tiie l'arnellites con
gratulated themselves upon being found not
guilty on certain charges, but there was
evidence to show that tho Paruellitos in par
liament wero ready to make uss of crimes
committed by l'arnellites outside of parlia
ment.
A HARD CHARGE.
The Irish parliamentary party had their
hands on tho throttle valve of crime [hear I
hear!], and let go or restrained criminality
us their necessities required. How could
the country assent to committing tho gov
ernment of Ireland t > men thus linked with
criminality and Immorality?
The commission had laid bare And •indi
cated the spirit of those aspiring governors
of Ireland. It would be a pitiful prospoet
if au industrious community, especially that
of a prosperous Protestant religion, which,
through good and evil report, had clung to
England, were handed over to such men.
WASHINGTON’S HIGH CHARACTER.
When the American revolution was pro
ceeding it might have been prophesied
from the previous record of Washington
what the future government would be, and
that he would carry into the council cham
ber tho same high spirit of integrity that
had distinguished him in the field. The
same rule applied to the Parncllites, whoso
conduct ought to frighten tho country from
admitting the possibility of over obnflding
to them tho rule of Ireland. Here wore men
whoso political objects wero systemati
cally pursued by means loading to outrage
and murder, and their political career ought
to warn tho country beforehand wh it would
bo tho fate of tbo loyal adherents of the
crown if ever these criminal conspirators
got control of Ireland. [Cheers.] Tho
House owed thanks to tha commission for
its impartial exposure of this enlsode in tho
history of Ireland.
SALISBURY ONE-SIDED.
Baron Herachell attacked the one-sided
character of Ix>rd Salisbury’s speech in
referring only to charges on which the Par
nellitoi woro found guilty, aud omitting
mention of graver charges on which they
wore acquitted. Tho govorment, he said,
had constituted a now court, creating it by
political moans to try political
opponents, and oven this court had
boon constrained to clear tho Parnellites
on all but charges on which
tho government did not daro to invoko tho
infliction of a practical penalty. Tho vor
dict of public opinion was on the side of the
Parnellites now, aud when tho story of the
episode was fully written on the pages of
history, praise and blame would be awarded
in very illffereut fashion from the wav iu
which they were a worded by Lord .Salis
bury. Condemnation would not rest upon
tho Parnellites, but would concentrate upon
their accusers.
PIVOTED UPON FORGERIES.
Lord Kimberly said that the whole case
was pivoted upon forgeries, and it was only
just to record that tho charges based there
on had collapsed. He thought Lord Salis
bury lacked generosity and cruelly treated
tho man whom ho considered fit to make a
political alliance witli in 1885.
Earl Sponcer said he would venture to
say that the commission would never have
been appointed but for tho forgeries. The
motion of Lord Salisbury placed tho House
in a dilemma. It must blindly accept the
report or act as a court of appeal. The
first course was an unworthy one, aud tho
second impossible without entering
into political matters which would place
many transactions in u very different
light. He could not support the motion
without also recording the great wrong in
flicted upon Mr. Parnell. The old methods
of governing Ireland had failed, and the
only remedy was to throw upon Irishmen
tho responsibility of managing their own
affairs.
ITH UNCONSTITUTJONALITY DENIED.
Lord Darby denied that tho commission
was unconstitutional and declared that it
was far more fit to deal with the matter
than if select ooinnnttee would have been.
It must be remembered, he said, that Mr.
Parnell refused a jury trial. The commis
sion had thrown upon Irish affairs a light
far from agreeable to Mr. Parnell.
2; Lord Rosebery said that the adoption of
tho motion would do grave Injustice both
to themselves and to the Paruellitos. It
was degrading to the judges to t lank them
for impartiality. The great objection to
placing the report on t:,o journals of the
Houso was that it failed to distinguish be
tween moral guilt and political crime.
None of the findings of the commission
wero so serious us they appeared. If the
nationalists had used seditious language so
had the Ulstermen, aud that with tue sanc
tion of Lord Salisbury, Lord Randolph
Churchill, and Sir Henry James.
WHITEWASHING ALLEGED.
At any rate tho Parnellites had boeu
whitewashed by tho alliance of 1885. He
severely censured the government for offer
ing no reparation to Mr. Parnell, and for
taking no stops to punish the Time s. Ho
concluded with an eloquent reproach and
warning to the Irish aristocracy, saying
that all history gave evidence that au aris
tocracy separated from tho people was a
doome 1 aristocracy.
The lord chancellor here denied that the
government hod instigated charges against
the Parnellites.
Lord Granville reproached the govern
ment for leaving tho burden of the debate
to tho unionist peers, whom he congratu
lated on their chivalry in defending ono of
the least defensible acts of the government.
Lord Salisbury’s motion was adopted
without division.
HEREDITARY REPRESENTATION.
Labouchere Movos the Abolition of
the System.
London, March 21. —1n the Houso of
Commons this evening, Mr. Labouchere
moved the abolition of hereditary repre
sentatives in parliament. He reminded tbo
Houso that democracy had become u
reality. Hereditary peers, lie said, were
iu fatal and eternal antagonism with
democracy. Tho people would not long
tolerate the idea of several hundreds of men
born with the privilege to interfere with
tho government and L> legislate as a class.
The House hail the spectacle before it of
men excluded from a jockey club aid
warned off the race courses, and yet able
to interfere with the legislation of the
nation.
Ur. Bonce (liberal) secoudel the motion,
it was a model ate proposal, be said, it did
,jot aim P; ateilish tue House of Lords, but
oniy to m*d)fy it lit a cordaooe write the
spirit amt r< quireuu-ote of the time*. There
was in other ie. uialur* in the world where
a purely hereditary assembly was t Aerated.
After further brief debate the motion waa
rej-ciod by m vote of 291 to 190.
t D VTI.Y.BIO A YEAR. I
-! jCKN'TbA CQVY. I
I W EEJiLY,; .25 A YEAR. 1
WHY FARMERS ARE POOR
LACK OF DIVERSITY IN CROPS ONB
OF THE CAUSES.
Production Baa Far Outstripped Pop
ulation and Consumption—lmporta
tion Yearly of $240,000,000 Worth
of that Should be Raised
at Heme—Too Much Goes to Middle
men.
\\ ASHINOTON, Marcli 21.—American agri
culture Is tieated by Statistician J. K.
Dodge in tho March report of the depart
ment of agriculture. The prevalence of
low prices is noted, and a feeling of dis
couragement in rural circles throughout
the world is indicated. It is and has beoa
especially severe iu Great Britain, and is
subject of complaint, discussion and.
official investigation in Germany,
France, Italy, and other coun
tries. It is present in monarchies,
and republics under diverse currencies and
economic systems. Though the prices of
implements, utensils and fabrics are also
low, the farmer s interest account is unre
duced aud his mortgage harder to lift. Tho
main cause of low prices is referred to tho
inexoriblo laws of supply and demand.
Corn, wheat and othor staples are cheap be
cause of overproduction. Immigration has
increased the population 5,000,000 in tea
years.
PRODUCTION OUTSTRIPS POPULATION.
Inter-continental areas have beon carved'
Into farms, free to natives and foreigners,
opening millions of acres to cultivation.
Railroad extension has stimulated produc
tion and overwhelmed the east with west
ern products. Speculation first and utili
zation afterward have produced result*
that have astonished tha world with a ple
thora of bread and meat. The old world
has joined with tho now to crowd the
mountains,valleys, slopes and far-stretching
plains of the continent with beovos in the
Imuuts of tho once countless herds of tha
buffalo. In the more eastern areas tho ma
turity of beeves has lieen hastened by
breeding and feeding. Extended compari
sons show how, in the progress of forty
years, production has outrun population in,
its wildest strides. It is show 11 that wheat;
growing has become a philanthropUo
mission to make cheap bread consistent
with tho low wages In Groat Britain;
thut tho northwestern missionaries continue
sowing their seeds ana floating bread across
the waters, mourning for profits that dt
not return after many days. It is sug
gested that loss than a fourth of the people
of the world cat wheat, that half of the
people of Europe scarcely know its taste,
and that Asia, Africa, South America and
Australia all have wheat to sell.
TOO NARROW A RAN'lfe.
Air. Dodge says while there is an excess of
production of a few staples, there are insuf
ficient supplies of mauy other necessary
products, and a total alwunce of scores of
others which should furnish profitable em
ployment to rural labor. There is too nar
row a range of cropping. Di
versification is essential to agri
cultural salvation. There are imports
costing $240,000,900 per annum of agricult
ural products which should be produce i
here. These are sugar, animals and their
pri ducts, fibers, fruits and nuts, barlov, leaf
tobacco and wines. Farmers are suffering
for want of hundreds of millions of doilai s
that tho sweat of brows and dexterity of
hauds might produce in “raw materials” for
scores of old and new industries, ft is stated
that the cotton crop, valuable ns it is, would
not suffice to furnish board for the people ot
the cotton states at first-class hotels for a
week. A score of other products not now
grown should enrich her agriculture and
relieve the existing depression.
NOME OF OUK FOLLIES.
It is argued that there should be no more
noed of going to Italy or Japan for raw silk
than to India for raw cotton: and as little
need of going to Cuba for sugar. Statisti
cian Treab characterizes os folly wheat
growers insisting on going to the Antipodes
for binder twine, while a million a -res of
flax fiber is wasted in adjoining fields, and
when they could gnow hemp enough iu six
months to bind the wheat of the world. This
is, he says, excoeded only by the twin folly of
the ootton growers, who are wild to go to
India for jute, when it will grow in their
cotton fields as readily as weeds. Depres
sion more intense will result, it is predicted,
if the farmers continue to restrict their
efforts to walk In the furrows tboir father*
turned, and seek to live and die in the same
overdono and profitless routine.
MIDDLE MEN GET TOO MUCH.
Another serious depression, he says, is the
exorbitant share of farmors’ products taken,
by middlemen and carriers. While the
growers receive 25 to 30 per cent, less for
beeves, consumers pay the same for beef.
Milk is bought for 3 cents a quart and sold
for H. The huckster often takes more for
handling a product In a day than the grower
receivod for producing a season’s growth.
The sellers’s profit on fresh fruits Is suggest
ive of the growl and extortion. An army
of dealers m futures disturbs the natural’
flow of trade, check exportation by a tem
porary rise to bo followed by lower prices
and greater fluctuations. Hpeculators de
press prices when farmers are full, and
boom them when the farmers have
nothing to sell, as at present. Tbo
community is infested with pestilent
swarms of non-producers. The curse of
speculation blights and consumes the result
of honest industries. Leaches fasten on
every product of labor and suck from it the
life blood of profit. Men who produce
nothing, who neither toil nor farm nor spiu
in factories are absorbing the wealth of the
country by combination without conscience
and servlco without equity.
GERMANY’S PPHBAVAL.
The Resignations of the Prussian
Ministers Not Accepted.
Berlin, March 21. —The Berliner \aeh
richien says that the emperor declines to
accept the resignations of the Prussian
ministers, and that rumors of revision of
the ambassadorship appointments are prem
ature.
Referring to Emperor William’s rescript,
tho North Gorman Gazette denies that
further stops will be taken to induce Prince
Bismarck to withdraw bis resignation.
NO DIFFERENCES WITH W ALDERS EE.
London, March 3 A. M.— The Post’s
Boiiin correspondent says there is the
highest authority for denying that differ
ences exist between the emperor and Count
von Waldersee. •
THE FEELING AT VIENNA.
Vienna, March 21.—The outward calm
in official circles here, concerning the
changes whio.i have takeu place in Berlin,
does uot coincide with the actual feelings
in the highest quarters. Prince Bismarck
was a long proved ally of Austria. Uf
Uen. von Caprivi nothing is known. Tiie
high praises of his merits sounded tqr the
German press are insincere and unreliable.
Tiie emperor hiuwe'.f is regarded es the real
success jt in the eh unwllori .ip. tie, it is
osesrtdtl, ha* a tvmperaam .t which causes
a.q>reUu*ioo at surprising aud dangerM**
