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} J. U. ESTILL, President. )
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
A SUBSTITUTE REPORTED FOR THE
ANTI-TRUST BILL.-
l£r. Edmunds Thinks One of Its Sec
t.ons 0303 Too Far and Mr. Vast of
the Opinion that It Don’t Go Far
Enough—The Benito Goes Back to
the Old Meeting Hour.
Washington, April 2.—ln the Senate
thism minp Mr. EJmuntlg, from the judi
ciary committee, reported back the anti
trust bill in the form of u substitute, and
said that there was one section in the bill as
reported, which, be thought, went further
than it ought to go. Owing to a little necessity
of health, he would probably not be in town
when the matter would be taken up; but
some other member of the committee would
take charge of it.
Mr. Vest, a momber of the judiciary
committee, said be concurred in the rejiorf,
but with the understanding that there was
one section of the bill which did not, in his
opinion, go far enough.
Mr. Cullotn asked whether that was the
same section which Mr. Edmunds thought
went too far.
Mr. Vest said it was. He thought It was
section 7.
THE BEST POSSIBLE.
Mr. George, another member of the com
mittee, regarded the bill, so far as it went,
as a good one—the best that could ba framed
under the constitutional power of congress
over commerce, but there wore one or two
powers of congress which he thought might
bo exercised effectively in the direction of
the suppression of trusts and combinations,
but which the committee did not sea projier
to exercise. He should support the bill ns
reported, but might offer amendments look
ing to the exerciso of these other powers.
Mr. Coke, another member of the com
mittee, concurred io the bill as reported,
except that he would prefer the section re
ferred to by Mr. Vest to be in a little differ
ent form.
The bill was then read, and Mr. Edmunds
said that as the Montana election case was
disposed of the bill would be taken up.
SUBSTANCE OP THE BILL.
Following is the substance of the bill:
Suction 1. Every contract, combination, in
the form of a trust or otherwise, or conspiracy
—in restraint of trade or commerce among the
several states or with foreign nations—is hereby
(i . sired to bo illegal. Every person who shall
make any such contract or engage in any such
combination or conspiracy, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction
i hereof shall be punished by a fine not exceed
ing Si,too, or by imprisonment not exceeding
one year, or by both of said punishments ill the
discretion of the court.
Sue. 2. Every person who shall monopolize or
combine or conspire with any other person or
persons to monopolize any part of the trade or
commerce among the several states, or with
foreign nations, shall be deemed guiltv of a
misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall
be punished bp a fine not exceeding 55,000, or
by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by
both said punishments in the discretion of the
court.
Sec. 3. Every contract, combination in the
ill the form of a trust or otherwise, or conspir
acy. in restraint of trade or commerce in uny
l rritory of the United States, or of the district
of Columbia, or in restraint of trade or com
merce betwe n any such territory anil another,
or territories, and any state or states or tho
i 1 - riot of Columbia, or with foreign nations, or
between the District of Columbia and any state
or states or foreign nations, is hereby de
clared illegal. Every person who shall
make any such contract, or engage in any such
combination or conspiracy, shall bo deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceed
ing $5,000 or by imprisonment not exceeding
o :e year, or by both said punishments in the
discretion of the court.
Section 4 gives to the United States cir
cuit courts jurisdiction of causes arising
under this bill and prescribes the inodes of
procedure.
Section 5 provides that persons may be
summoned to testify whether residents of
the circuit or not and subpoenas to that end
may be served anywhere.
Section 0 provides for forfeiture of prop
erty owned under any of the transactions
specitiod and forbidden in this bill.
Sec. 7. Any person who shall be injured in his
business or property by any other person or
corporation, by reason ot anything forbidden or
declared to be unlawful by this act, may sue
therefor in any circuit court of the United
States in the district in which the defendant re
sides or is found, without respect to the amount
in controversy, and shall recover threefold the
damages by him sustained, and the costs of the
suit, including reasonable attorneys' fees.
Sec. 8. Thai the word “person,” or “persons,’’
wherever used In this act shall be deemed to
include corporations and associations existing
under or authorized by the laws of either the
I'ntted States, the laws of auy of the territories,
the laws of any state, or the laws of any for
eign country.
TUE HOUR OP MEETING.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.
Hale to change back the daily hour of meet
ing to 12 o’clock was taken up.
Mr. Edmunds moved to amend by mak
ing it take effect on Monday, April 14. He
gave its a reason why the Senate should
meet at 11 o’clock, the fact that there was
now on the calendar between 700 and 800
bills reported from the committees, and he
thought it wiser to allow an extra hour for
disposing of this business than to give it to
the committees, in order to enable them to
heap up more business on the Senate.
Mr. Hale said ho had offered the resolu
te n because he thought the operation of the
11 o’clock meeting very embarrassing, in
convenient and resulted in littlo good. It
was practically to dissolve the committees.
Mr. Hawley, in speaking againsi the
intimation by Senator Edmunds as to the
lack of industry on the part of t lie senators,
insisted that there was no such hard work
i g legislative body in the world as the
United States Senate, and that the average
business men of the country did not work so
bard. After further discussion, participated
in by Messrs. Plumb, Jones of Arkansas,
Dawes, Keegan, Evarts and Ingalls, all fa
voring meeting at noon. Mr. Edmunds’
amendment was rejected, the vote being
yeas 27, nays 22. Three republicans,
Messrs. Hale, Plumb, and Wooleott, voted
" i’ b the democrats in th3 negative.
ihe resolution was then agreod to, the
yote being yeas 32, Days 25, that commenc
ing Monday next, the hour of meeting be
12 o’clock.
Hi t conference report on the urgent de
ficiency bill was presented and agreed to.
1 no House recedes from its disagreement to
ti.e Senate amendment (ns to irrigation sur
with a proviso that no part of the
amount shall be expended in sinking wells
or in the construction of irrigation works,
and that the government shall not bo com
mitted to any plan of irrigation.
Montana’s senatorships.
Ihe Somite then proceeded to considera
tion of the Montana election case, the
majority report being in favor of Wilbur F.
hinders and Thomas C. Power, and the
minority report being in favor of William
4. Clark and Martin Maginnis. Mr. H ar
tLa* ■! tue case on the part of the majority
of the committee—the whole matter turn
ing upon the question whether one set of
delegates (who voted with the twenty-five
republican delegates for Meisrs. Sanders
and Power) were legally elected from Silver
. CoUl, ty, or whether the other set (who
vot;d with the twenty-four democrats for
Mesrrs. Clark and Maginnis) were the
legally elected deputies.
r ‘ ® ra /’ representing the minority of
sue committee oa privileges and elections,
Ipje J®ofnitto Ifcto#.
mods a statement in support of the claim
that Messrs. Clark and Maginnis are en
titled to te seated as senators from Mon
tana. He expressed his regret that so few
senators were in their seats to hear the
arguments on each side, because it was as
important that they should hear these ar
guments in order to decide the question
judicially as it was for all the judges to be
present in tha case of a hearing in the
supremo court.
Air. Gray yielded the floor without con
cluding his argument, and Mr. Evarts
offered a resolution of regret at the death of
Representative Will>er of New York, which
was adopted, and Messr-. Hiscock. Squire
and Kenna were appointed to represent the
Senate at iiis funeral.
BAf?K3 TO BE RETIRED.
Mr. Springer to Introduce tho Bill in
the Dower House.
Washington, April 2.—Representative
Nathaniel P. Banks of Massachusetts will
probably 'find himself a major general on
the retired list of the army before this ses
sion is over, and this by the courtesy of the
democratic side of the House. The hand
some old Ma-.sachusatts representative has
many friend3 among the democrats whose
ropect and regard be has won by his elo
quence and courtesy. Foremost among
them is Mr. Springer of Illinois, who intro
duced the bill to place Gen. Banks on the
retired list with the rank of major general.
springer explains.
Mr. Springer said to-day: “I first thought
of proposing this as an amendment to tha
Freomont bill and then 1 thought it better
to let it stand on its own feet. In as much
as Gen. Banks is a member of the present
House I thought best to speak to him before
I introduced the bill lost ho might object.
Finding that he had no objections I pro
ceeded to sound the committee on military
afiairs to see whether the bill would be
favorably reported. I did not propose
to introduce it unless I thought it would
succeed. Being assured by members of the
committee that it would be favorably re
ported, I consulted our democratic frieuds
and satisfied myself that it would meet with
favor from them. To tho few who objected
I said I thought it was high time we paid
this compliment to a volunteer general,
having hitherto paid it only to West
Pointors, and this seemed to appeal to them.
I think the bill will pass both houses before
the end of the session.”
DUDLEY WILL GET IN.
Sharp to Make a Report that will Be
Considered Favorable.
Washington, April 2.— Dudley, tho ne
gro nominated for postmaster at Americus,
will bo confirmed. He is hero with Boss
Buck looking after it, and has satisfied him
self that it will be all right. The Senate
committee on postofllces has received the
report of Inspector Sharp, who was sent to
Americus by First Assistant Postmaster
General Clarkson to investigate the charges
against Dudley. It states that Dudley is
not intemperate nor immoral, although it
states that he lives in a house with two
women of doubtful repute and took S2OO
for his work and vote in the last local
sheriff’s campaign.
DECLARED COMPETENT.
Inspector Sharp has satisfied himself too
that Dudley is competent, although he
states frankly that all tho white business
men of Americus say Dudley is not compe
tent. Colquitt and Crisp were working to
day with the Senate committee to prevent
a favorable report, but in spite of the dam
aging admissions of the report made little
impression upon the republican majority.
Stronger with that majority than tho facts
against Dudley are letters filed with the
committee by Col. W. W. Dudley anil other
members of the republican national com
mittee testifying to Dudley’s value ns a
party worker, and to the fact that he voted
for President Harrison at Chicago. Sena
tor Quay, at Dudley’s request, has put In a
verbal recommendation, which will help to
carry him through.
A MONETARY CONVENTION.
Recommendations of the Pan-Amer
ican Congress on the Subject.
Washington, April 2.—The committee
on monetary convention of the pan-Amer
ican conference held a meeting to-day to
consider various propositions on this subject
referred to it by the conference yesterday.
The following report was agread upon and
unanimously adopted by the conference
this afternoon:
The International American Conference is of
the opinion that great advantages would accrue
to commerce between the nations of this conti
nent by the use of coin or coins that would be
current at the same value in all the countries
represented in this conference, aud therefore
recommend:
1. That an international American monetary
union be established.
2. That as the basis for this union an inter
national coin or coins be issued which shall be
uniform in weight and fineness, and which may
be used in all th3 countries represented in this
conference.
3. Tiiat to give full effect to this recommen
tion, there shall meet in Washington a commis
sion composed ot one or more delegates from
each nation represented in this conference,
which shall consider the quantity, kind of cur
rency, the uses it shall have aud the value aud
proportion of international silver coin or coins
and their relations to gold.
4. That the President of the United States in
vite this commission to meet in Washington in
a year's time, or less, after the (Inal adjourn
ment of this conference.
The conference then adjourned until Mon
day night. .
Mizell Confirmed.
Washington, April 2.— The nomination
of John K. Mizell to be United States mar
shall for the northern district of Florida
lias boon confirmed by the Senate in secret
session. Senator Call moved to make the
proceedings of the Senate on Florida judi
cial nominations public, but Mr. Edmunds
objected, and the matter went over to the
next executive session.
Harrison Dines Reid.
Washington, April 2. —A dinner was
given at the white house to-night by Presi
dent and Mrs. Harrison in honor of White
law Reid, United States minister to France.
The decorations were beautiful, and the
company was a brilliant and distinguished
one. Covers were laid for twenty-two per
sons.
The World’s Fair.
Washington, April 2.— An effort was
made this morning to hold a meeting of the
Senate committee oa the world’s fair, bat
11 o’clock arrived before a quorum did, a :d
Chairman Hiscock announced that the
committee would be called together again
Friday morning.
An Appeal to be Taken.
Washington, April 2. —lt is understood
that the Attorney General will take an ap
peal from the docision of the court of claims,
which makes the government responsible to
members of congress for their loss of salary
through the Silcott defalcation.
Government Bond Furchaaes.
Washington, April X-The bond of
ferings to-day aggregated $27,2 AX All
wore accepted at 122 for 4s and 103,/£ to .
4,'is.
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1890.
KEY WEST FEARS RUIN.
A RED-HOT PROTEST AGAINST THE
NEW DUTIES ON TOBACCO.
Representatives of the Manufacturing
Industry Point Out that it Will Trans
fer Their Business to Cuban Hands—
The Board of Trade Tells of the Blow
to the City.
Washington, April 2.— The ways and
means republicans were deluged with pro
tests against their bill to-day and were
actually forced to give a bearing on it after
announcing that hearings were closed.
Among those heard were some staunch re
publican manufacturers of New York city
who contributed liberally of money and
effort to tho Harrison campaign and who
came now to protest against the increased
duty on wrapper tobacco. “Last time I
saw you,” said a friend to one of them in the
committee room, “you were carrying a ban
ner in a procession and shouting for Har
rison and protection.”
“That’s me,” said the cigar man, “and
I’ve had enough of both I can tell you.”
TAKEN VERY COOLLY.
The ways aud means republicans took tho
protests very coolly when Representative
Candler of Massachusetts read t he vigorous
remonstrance of the Shoo and IToathor As
sociation to Chairman McKinley to-day.
Mr. McKinley listened courteously to the
end, and then remark :-d that Mr. Candlor’s
colleague, Mr. Walker of Massachusetts,
hirnself a shoe and leather man, did not
take that view. Mr. Walker’s expression
of a willingness to accept the tax on hides
seems to be the chief defense of Chairman
McKinley against protests from the other
New England men. Ho makos that same
remark about Mr. Walker’s diverse viow to
all of them who remonstrate with him.
m’kinley’s revenge.
Back of all this i3 Mr. McKinley’s feeling
that ho owes nothing to New England and
has nothing to expect from Now England.
He believes, for example, that if all the
New Englanders had voted according to
their cunvictions he would have been
speaker instead of Mr. Reed. Naturally he
cannot feel much sympathy with Mr. Reed’s
New England lieutenant, Henry Cabot
Lodge, who mournfully contemplate! the
new tax on Lynn’s industries. The ways
aud means republicans, however, talk now
of getting their bill through by concessions,
intimating that even the hido tax may be
conceded or the increase on carpet wools,
but nobody credits or expects this.
TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS HEARD.
A special meeting of the committee was
held to-day to hear a large delegation of
tobacco manufacturers, mostly from the
south, upon the tobacco schedules of the
tariff bill. There were present J. Seidon
borg, E. H. Gato, E. O. Locke, E. M.
Semple and Raman Alvareze, representing
the Key West Board of Trade and Manu
facturers’ Association; 8. M. Sparkman, J.
B. Wall, E. R. Gunby, H. J.
Cooper, H. Glogowski, E. Manrara,
and 8. A. Jonei of Tampa;
W. E. Barnett, and C. G. Stachelberg'of
New York. The delegations were intro
duced by Representative! Davidson of Flor
ida, and Mr. Loeke opened the argument,
not as a cigarmaker but as a citizen of Key
West, representing the board of trade.
A VIUOROU3 ATTACK.
He made a vigorous attack upon the to
bacco schedules of the pending bill, assart
ing that if they wero enacted into a law the
effect would bo io utterly ruin the tobacco
industry at Key West and completely de
stroy the city of 25,000 people, nearly all
engaged in active work. The city used no
domestic tobacco, and all of the cigars made
there were composed of Havana tobacco.
Mr. Locke drow a graphic picture of the
terrible economic effect upon Key West of
the last three months’ strike, when Spanish
government vessels were sent over to trans
port cigar makers to Cuban factories, and
this state of affairs, be said, would
be repeated in the event of tho passage of
the bill with the tobacco schedules as they
stand. The price of 1,000 cigurs would, be
said, be increased sls to $25.
The great increase iu duty would benefit
no one, as there was no competition between
domesiic and Havana tobacco. The peo
ple who smoked Havanas would
continue to smoke them at almost any price,
but instead of being made largely in this
country as at present the cigars would be
made in Cuba, where the manfacturers had
already hailed with delight the action of
the ways and means committee.
A KEY WEST MEMORIAL.
Mr. Locke laid before the committee a
memorial drawn by the cigar manufact
urers of Key West, at a meeting held
March 27. It recites that if the McKinley
tariff bill in its tobacco sections becomes a
law, it will destroy an industry which has
built up and now sustains a city of over
22,000 inhabitants; that the peculiar quali
ties and conditious of the atmos
phere of Cuba being found
at Key West induced some years ago the
manufacture of cigars of a clear Havana
tobacco, which has so grown that Key West
is now tho largest competitor of Havana, as
is shown by the increase in the
production of clear Havanas at
Key West from 34,089,125 in 1880
to 95,888,319 in 1889, and the fact that over
13,000 Cuban naturalized American citizens
are now omployed there; that the proposed
duty of $2 per pound on tobacco would
render it impossible to continue this manu
facture, as the product would be too costly
to find a market.
THE ATTACHED RESOLUTIONS.
The resolutions attached to the memorial
declarotbat the tobacco schedules will ruin
Key West and prohibit the manufacture of
Havana cigars thr uirhout the United
States; that only 5 per cent, of tho total ci
gar production is made up of this class;
that they are bo high in price that the
do not compete with domestic
cigars; that the cigar interests
favor tho retention of the present duties,
but that if there should ba any increase it
should be on wrappersexclusively, and then
the duty on cigars should be increased to $5
per 1,000. The board of trade indorses these
resolutions, and urges modification of tho
bill, as do the cigarmakers and laborers of
Key West.
THE WRAPPER CLAUSE ATTACHED.
Mr. Locke was followed by Collector E.
R. Gunby of Tampa, who confirmed his
statements, and attacked that section of the
bill which seeks to make dutiable as wrapper
tobacco any bole of leaf tobacco containing
a few wrappers. As no bale was entirely
free fro.n urapiiers the effect would be to
prohibit the manufacture in this country of
cigars made from Cuban tobacco.
At tlie conclusion of the argument Repre
sentative Payne asked if a compensating
duty of $2 a pound on Havana cigars would
not sufficiently protect the Key W’est cigar
makers. The delegates replied that they
would much prefer to let the present ditties
stand, but if a change must be made it
should be on wrappers and not on fillers.
PETITION or THE HIDE MEN.
Representative Candler to-day received a
petition from the New England Shoe and
Leather Association which he states is the
strongest petition which has bean sent to
him since lie has been iu congress, and
which he has filed with tho committee on
ways and means. Tho petitioners express
their belief that any duty imposed upon
raw hides and skins would be very
detrimental tc ono of the larged
business interests of New England aud tho
middle states, aud that it would increase
the cost to the consumer of every pair of
shoes produced in this country. It is also
their opinion that the imposition of any
duty would cause great embarrassment to
a large export trado, now amounting to
almost 112,000,000 annually, ail would
tond to drive it to the dominion of Canada,
where labor and materials for tanning are
much cheaper than they are in this country.
RISE OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
Greenville Business Men Declare Re
cent Reports Overdrawn.
New Orleans, April 2.—A special from
Vicksburg says: “Tho relief committee at
Areola, Miss., in Washington county, tele
graphs here to-night for fifty tents. This
is tho first appeal from any organized body
yet received here."
Tho Louisville, New Orleans and Texas
railroad bridges at Clay ton, Mws., and over
bayou Atchafaiaya were swept away this
morning.
GREENVILLE NOT ALARMED.
Greenville, Miss., April 2.—TheGreen
ville Cotton Exchange having learned of
sensational and alarming reports as to tho
stato of affairs in Greenville being tele
graphed to northern capers, and esiro to con
tradict any such statements and to assure
their friends, correspondo iis, and tho
public generally that Greenville is
in no danger of disaster. Tho overflow from
the crevasse above the city has submerged
the lower levees of the city to a depth of
one or two feet, but the busiuess and resi
dence portions of Greonville are high aud
dry and the water appears to have reached
its maximum hight. Everything neoes-ary is
being done to prevent any notvial distress
among the residents of tho overflowed dis
trict, and Greenville is abundantly able and
willing to provide for any cosos of actual
no ad. Our baukers, merchants and other
citizens, who join with tho cotton exchange
in this dispatch, are not in any alarm
a3 to sorious results from the overfl >w. The
paper is signed by J. D. Smith, president
cotton exchange; W. A. Pollock, president
National Batik of Greenville; James 8.
Walker, president Merchants’ and Planters’
Bank; James B. Negus, president First
National Bank; Goldsmith Cotton and Pro
vision Company, L. Goldsmith, president;
Moyse, Herd Sc Cos., Louis Waldauer, Mnr
inous Bros., C. H. Smith, Charles M. Will
iams, P. P. Murdock & Cos., Levi Wilczin
ski, and Weiss & Goldstein.
LOUISVILLE'S LOSSES.
Thirty Buildings Ordered Demolished
by the Inspector.
Louisville, April 2.—Building Inspector
McDonald has condensed about thirty build
ings since yesterday morning. The owners
readily accepted Inspector McDonald’s
views as to the insecurity of the walls, and
he had no sooner given his opinion than
they began tearing down. Many permits
for new buildings have been issued, and the
new buildings promise to be much more
substantial than those destroyed.
Subscriptions continue to como in liber
ally, and to-day $ L 1,113 was added to the
board of trade fund.
It is now believed that the danger of a
water famine has passed.
Mayor Jacobs to-day issuod a proclama
tion appointing Friday next as a day of
fasting and humiliation in viow of the
visitation of the tornado.
Voluntary subscriptions will be thank
fully received.
A SLICK SHOPLIFTER.
The Prisoner Either Crazy or as Cool
as a Cucumber.
Philadelphia, April 2.—A woman giv
ing tho name of Mary Itebocca Shipley and
her residence as Staunton, Va., was arrested
here to-day for shoplifting, and about S7OO
worth of goods was recovered. She pro
fesses to be a woman of means, bad read
stories in the newspapers of the exploits of
female shoplifters,and desired to experiment
just to see what she could do. Sho pro
fesses to have been stealing constantly for
two weeks. Sho iutendeu to-morrow to
invite all her victims to dinner, teli them
what she had done and allow each to select
his property. She is perfectly nonchalant
and the opiuion is divided as to whether
she is insane or i3 playing a game of cheek
with abnormally developed nerve.
KILLED A BLACKSMITH.
A Man Says Hia Son Fired by His Or
der to Bave His Life.
Nashville, April 2.— A letter to the
American from Savannah, this state, says:
“Henry Love and his son, aged 10 years,
have surrendered themselves to Sheriff
Gounce for the killing of Guile Hodge, a
blacksmith living at Clifton, Wayne
couuty. According to Love, Hodge enrno
to his house about midnight, called him
out, and made a violent assault upou him,
knocking him down. Thereupon he called
to his son to get a gun and shoot, which the
boy did with fatal effect. On Sunday the
governor ordered Emma McVey, Love’s
housekeeper, and his mother, who was
living at Love’s, to jail.”
ONLY A LEASED LINE.
The Cincinnati Southern Not Bought
by the East Tennessee.
Cincinnati, 0., April 2. —Referring to
the announcement that the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia railroad had pur
chased for $5,500,000 the Erlanger system,
comprising the Cincinnati, Southern and
Alabama and Great Southern roads, the
Commercial Gazette says:
This announcement is erroneous in so far as it
speaks of anybody buying the Cincinnati South
ern railway. It is leased to the Cincinnati, New
Orleans and Texas Pacific company, whicli has
a capital of $3.0)9,099,, The contra Jinx shares
are helil in London by a syndicate headed by
Baron Erlanger, and it is this 51 par cent, which
is supposed to be scooped by tho Brice-Thomas
syndicate.
WOMEN CBUBADKRB.
Saloon Keepers at Farmington, Mo.,
Looking for a Raid.
Kansas City, Mo., April 2.—A dispatch
from Farmington, Mo., say*: “Thi* morn
ing the crusauers, headed by Mr*. Williams
and Mrs. Foster, opened tboir cam
paign. Armod with sledge hammers
they stopped Gu* Thomson’s boor wagon
and smashed six barrels, emptying the beer
into the street. The women then took pos
session of the wagon and started for Dslas
su3, four miles south, whore a carload of
beer belonging to the Klausmann Brewing
Company is side tracked. They intended
to destroy all of ia. The saloon man here
are expecting a visit from the crusaders."
Walked Off a Running Train.
Birmingham, Ala., April 2. —Mrs. Kate
E. Atom of Round Rock, Tex., is lying in
a precarious condition at Woodstock, a sta
tion below here, on the Alabama Great
Southern railroad. She was eu route to
Cincinnati, and walked iff the train this
morning iu her loep. The train was run
ning rapidly. Her husbaud is with her.
STATEHOOD FOR IDAHO.
STATEMENTS AS TO THE OPPOSI
TION OF THE MORMONS.
Mr. Mansur Criticises the Disfranchise
ment Provision in the Proposed Con
stitution—He Declares that the Re
publicans Are Influenced by the
Fact That the Mormons Are Demo
crats.
Washington, April 2.—The II use met
at II o’clock this luoruiug. Not more than
fifty members were present. Tho chaplain
was absent and the journal was not pre
pared for reading. In the morning hour,
on motion of Mr. Turner of Georgia, from
the committee on commerce, the bill was
passed authorizing the construction of a
bridge across the Oeoneo river at Dublin,
Ga.
At the instance of tho committee on com
merce several bills authorizing the con
struction of bridges across navigable
streams wero passed. Among them wu3
one providing for a bridge across the Hud
son river bstwen New York city and somo
point in New Jorsey.
ID AHO’S ADMISSION.
Tho Houso then took up the bill for tho
admission of Idaho as a state in the union.
Mr. Dorsey of Nebraska, who is in charge
of the bill, opened the deflate wuh a speech
in its favor. Tho only oppa ition to the
admission of Idaho cam > from tbo Mor
mons. They protested against the provision
of the constitution which disfranchises
bigamists and polygamists and persons who
are members of any association which ou
courages bigamy.
Mr. Mansur of Missouri premised his re
marks with a disclaimer of any sympathy
with the institution of polygamy, but he
criticised tho provision of the constitution
disfranchising tha Mormons. No other
stata in tho union had ever sought to en
force what this constitution sought to en
force. No American citizen should ever bo
punished without a trial and fair hearing.
a republican measure.
The real reason for disfranchising tho
Mormons was that the Mormons in Idaho
voted the democrats ticket. It was not a
question of principle, but of expediency.
The Idaho constitution did not require con
viction ns a precedent to disqualification,
and therefore tho determination of the
question as to whether a person was a biga
mist or a polygamist or aided or abottod in
the commission of these offenses must bo by
a registration officer or by some election
board. If the constitution contained a pro
vision that a citizen should make oath that
he had not committed or ailed the commis
sion of polygamy or bigamy when required
to do so, and that upon tho taking of such an
oath lio should ba permittod to vote, a very
different situation would be presented. In
such a case he would exerciso the privileges
of citizenship and ho would incur tne re
sponsibilities incident to perjury if ho mado
a false oath. But the proposed constitution
made no provision by which, although
accused, he could deny under oath the
accusation aud, therefore, of necessity he
was subject to tho will or judgment
of the election officers from whose
action ho had no appeal and
by whose acticu ho was deprived of the
right of suffrage.
Mr. Dubois of Idaho earnestly advocated
tho admission of tho territory ho repre
sented into the brotherhood of states.
AN ARIZONIAN’S ARGUMENT.
Mr. Smith of Arizona earnestly de
nounced tho action of the committee on
territories in failing to roport a bill for the
admission of the territory he represented.
His people had been unfairly treated.
Arizona had every qualification for state
hood which Montana, i >akota or Washington
possessed. But the bill for the admission
of Arizona was to be smothered in com
mittee simply because she had seen fit to
send a democrat to this congress. It was
unfair treatment, ami lie voiced tho repub
lican as well as the democratic sentiment of
hts territory in protesting against it.
Tho debate was continued by Messrs.
Chipmau of Michigan and i’erkins of Kan
sas. Fending further debate, the bill wont
over until to-morrow.
On motion of Air. Tucker of Virginia the
Senate bill was passed appropriating SII,OOO
for the construction of trie road from tha
city of Staunton, Va., to the national cem>
tor v near that point.
The House then adjourned.
BREAKS IN BUSINESS.
Dry-Goods Commission Merchants and
Mill Operators Assign.
New York, April 2.—F. R. Townsend Sc
Cos., dry-goods commission merchants at
No. 75 Worth street, have assigned to James
F. Young of Philadelphia, giving prefer
ence of $42,096 to John & James Dobson
of Philadelphia. Tho firm has had a rating
of $125,000 to $200,000 In the mercantile
agencies. The firm was tho New York
agent of the Falls of Schuylkill Woolen
Mills. Tbo mild winter and dull trade are
assigned as the causes.
MILL OPERATORS ASSIGN.
PIIILADEIPIDA, April 2.—A special to
the Inquirer says: “Rhodes Sc Bro ,
operators of the Ashton, Knowlton and
West Branch mills in Ashton township,
Delaware county, suspended to-day. The
failure is attributed by Mr. Rhodes to tho
general shrinking in values of all textile
fabrics, and to the lack of a market for
manufactured stock, of winch a large
amount is now stored up. In the absence of
a statement no definito statement can bo
given of tho assets and liabilities. The
former is known to be large. Over 690
spindles were in use, and about 1,000 iters ms
found employment about tho place. The
business consisted of tho manufacture of
doeskins, shirtings, domestics and jeans.”
AN ASSIGNMENT AT LYNCHBERG.
Baltimore, April 2.—A Lynchburg
(Va.) special to the Sun says: “ Annspaugh
Sc Cobbs, one of the largest and bast known
dry goods firm in this city made an as
signment to-day. Their liabilities
foot up about $33,000. They have
turned over sutficien: property to
liquidate their indebtedness in full.
No distinction im ids bctweec the credi
tors, all being placed in the secured list.
Tha firm has stood high in business circles
here, anil regret is felt at their misfortune.
They attribute their failure to two or three
bad seasons in succession, causing them to
carry- over heavy stocks of goods."
Murderers in Dangor of Lynching.
Lynchburg, Va., April 2.—J. H. Cad
dnll, treasurer of l'ulasui county and Dissi
dent of the First National Bank of Pulaski
City, was waylaid, robbed and brutally
murdered near his home yesterday after
noon. Two white men who are suspected
of thq crime have been arestod, and great
excitement prevails. It Is thought they
will be lynched before morning.
Father Boyle’s Probable Whereabouts.
Ralkioh. N. C., Aprils.—Father Charles,
pastor of the Catholic church here, author
izes a stat meat to-night that ho believes ex-
Priest Boyle has gone to Scotland for tin
purpose of eutering tho Trappist monastery
there. Ho says ho advised Father Boyle to
go there and he thinks that be has done so.
BT. PETERSBURG'S STUDENTS.
The University Closed on Account of
the Recent Disorders.
St. Petersburg, April 2.— ln conse
quence of the discovery of a conspiracy
among the students, the university has been
closed by the authorities. Two hundred
students presented themselves at the insti
tution this morning, but were all refused
admission. Tha Institute of Technology
also closed for the same reason. Three
hundred students to-day wore refused ad
mission to tho institution.
Count Dolianoif, mini-ter of puhlle in
struction, Ims refused to receive the peti
tion recently prepared by the students at
the university. Three hundred excited
students assembled to-day intending to
innrch to the ministry of public instructions,
but ilia police intervened and arrested 175
of them. Throe hundred students of the
technological institute aud tho school of
forestry have been arrested for taking part
iu seditious meetings.
THE TROUBLE AT MOSCOW.
Moscow, April 2.—Fifteen of the students
arrested here will be tried on a charge of
being political revolutionists. Forty-two
have been expelled from the university. Of
this number thirty-seven have been allowed
the right to enter other universities, forty
four will ba subjected to minor punish
ments, and tho remainder will be released.
Tho disorders are considered to
be a sign of revolutionary plans in
connection with tho agitation in foreign
countries regarding the treatment of politi
cal prisoners in Siberia and the reoent letter
of Alme. Tshobrikova •to the czar. It is
not thought that the movement has the
slightest prospect of success. Tho masses of
tho people are thoroughly loyal and the
officials, therefore, strongly deprecate any
exaggeration of tho importanoo of tho
students’ manifestations.
Hixty-soven students at Clarkoff uni
versity have been arrested and eleven ex
pelled. Order has been restored there.
PEASANTS RISING,
London, April 3, 2 a. m.— The Tele
graph's St. Petersburg correspo ident says:
"Tho peasants are rising in Riazan uud
blood has already been shed. Tee agitation
is spreading to Finland and Poland, and
gendarmes and Cossacks have bean sent to
quell the disorder. Tho excitement is in
tense.
“Everybody sympathizes with the stu
dents."
AN ALLEGED ATTACK.
London, April 3,3 a. m.— Tho Berlin
correspondent of tho Chronicle says tnat a
i arlially successful attempt has been made
upon the life of tho czar. Tho numo of tho
would-be assassin and the kind of weapon
used are not known.
HONORS TO OUR FLAG.
The Kaiser to Show His Friendship
In a Marked Manner.
Berlin, April 2.—lt is said that tho em
peror is desirous of making an ostentatious
show of his good will to America, aud that
ho will soizo tlie opportunity afforded by
the approaching visit of tho American rifle
men to take part in tho coming Schuetzonfost
to display it. To this end ho lias ordered
that honors usually reserved for royalty
are to bo accorded to the guests from the far
west. Thus when tho stars aud stripes that
are to bo carried in tho street procession
enter the Brandenburg gate, u salute of 100
gunswill bo fired, and when the palace is
reached two regiments of tha guard will
form an esc n-t for the national emblem of
the United States.
EMIN IN GERMANY'S PAY.
Ho Finally Accepts the Offer Made by
Maj. Wlsamann.
Zanzibar, April 2.—Emin Pasha lias
finally ucceptod the proposals made to him
by Maj. Wissmann, and has entered the
German service. Ho will 'receive a salary
of £I,OOO a year. He has given up his in
tention of returning to Europe. He will
leave Bagomayo about the middle of April
for Victoria Nyanza. He will be accom
panied by a largo oaravuu and 20J Soudan
ese troops under command of German
ofiloors. His decision meets with strong
disfavor in Zanzibar.
Portugal's New Cabinet.
Lisbon, April 2. — The cabinet has been
reconstructed. Honor do Horpa Fimeutal is
primo minister aud minister of war; Henor
Arroyo, minisfer of marine aul minister of
justice; Honor Lsporasa, minister of the in
terior; Honor Vilbena, minister of the
colonies; Houor Branco, minister of finance;
Henor Aronca, minister of public works,
and Henor llilielro, minister of foreign
aif airs. The last three hold the same posi
tioi* in the preceding cabinet.
Dr. Patera Safe.
Cologne, April 2.—The Gazette pub
lishes news from Moinbassa under dale of
yesterday, which says that Lieut, Eiders,
who left Panganiai for Mt. Kiiima-Njaro
with a detachment of Maj. WLssinann’s
troops, lias sent a dispatch stating that Dr.
Peters and Lieut. Tiedeinann, with foriy
porters belonging to Dr. Peters’ party, are
safe. Lieut. Tiedemann, however, is suffer
ing from a slight wound.
Balfour’s Bill.
Dublin, April 2,— The Express (inde
pendent conservative) den unices Secre
tary Balfour’s land bill, and says it im
perils tho iuterostj of the Irish conserva
tives.
The Nation. (T. D. Sullivan’s paper) says
that the bill is a public bribe to the peas
antry to purchase their peace. Its failure
Is certain.
Vienna’s fitrlkera.
Vienna, April 2. —The strike in the build
ing trades here has become general. The
masters decline to negotiate with the
strikers’ committee, but are willing to ar
range terms with individual workmen.
There is little prospect of a settlement. The
drivers of vehicles have also struck.
Likes Our Fast Cruisers.
London, April 3, 2 a. m.— The Morning
Post, a semi-official orgun, advisee the gov
ernment to stop building ironclad-), which
soon become worthless, and Imitate the
marine policy of the United States in con
structing fast cruisers like the Chicago.
Eorvla and Bulgaria in a Row.
London, April 2.— Tho Servian agent, in
compliance with his government instruc
tions will leave Sofia to-morrow. A rup
ture between Servia and Bulgaria is immi
nent. The trouble is said to have been
fomented by Russia.
Dom Pedro Spurns the Money.
Paris. April 2.—Dom Pedro, ex-Kuperor
of Brazil, has refused to accept the pro
ceeds of the forced sale of his Brazilian
property ordered by the provisional gov
ernment.
The City of Paris in Port.
Liverpool, April 2.— The steamer City
of Paris arrived here at 11 o’clock to-night.
Non-Union Men Leaving.
London, April 3.— Non-union dockmeu
are loaviug Liverpool.
I DAILY,SIOA YEAR. I
\ S'’ENTSA COPY. >
I WEEKLY. 1.36 A YEAE. I
A SPLIT ON PROHIBITION.
THE LICENSE FACTION OF IOWA’S
REPUBLICANS MEET.
The Convention Composed of 190
Delegates, Who Represent Thou
sands of Voters—A Demand that tha
Question be Eliminated from tha
Party Platform Hereafter Local
Option Favored.
Dks Moines, la., April 2.—Tho anti
prohibition movement within the Repub
lican party, that lias made such headway
since the last election, culminated in a state
conference here to-day. Ono hundred and
ninety-six delegates, representing twenty
five counties, were present, and tney stood
for several thousand republicans at home
who share their views. At the opening ses
sion this afternoon George M. Hubboll oC
Davenport was elocted temporary chair
man. He delivered an address in whioh he
said that he had been a life-long prohibi
tionist and had done all in bis power to
enforce tho prohibitory law in his city, and
had failed. He was ready now to ask tho
legislature for some relief for c immunities
where prohibition is a failure.
The usual committees wore appointed and
an adjournment was then taken till even
iug.
The oommittee on permanent organiza
tion reported at the night session, naming
Joseph Collins of Keokuk for chairman. lie
addressed the conference from the stand
point of another prohibitionist who has
tried to enforce tbo law and failed, and as
a republican ami temperance man ha
naked for somo protection against uncon
trolled salome.
A SERIES OP RESOLUTIONS.
A series of resolutions were presented and
were received with great enthusiasm, which
say in part:
Wo recognise tho liquor traffic as one which
requires regulation; but insist that the objecß
of such regulation should bo to minimize In
temperauoe and mitigate Its evils. The expe
rience of this, as well ns other states, has con
clusively shown that general prohibition oper
ating upou ail communities alike, without!
respect to their habits, conditions, circum
stances or desires is not adapted oither to sup
press intemperance or promote morals; and
therefore the experiment should lie abandoned
and the low be so modified that those
communities which desire a change shall
have the right to determine for themselves
whether intoxicating liquors shall bo sold na a
beverage within their limits. We are unalter
ably opposed to any Rttcmpt to introduce into
the constitution the doctrine of state prohibi
tion. The organic law of the state ought nob
to he encumbered with police regulation of that
character. We recognize that, the Republican
party originally gave its assent to the policy of
prohibition os an experiment only, but we re
gret t hat its latest announcement will bear tbo
construction that it has become one of the doc
trines of tlie party.
SHOULD CONSULT EVERY FACTION.
A political organization has no just right to
bring Into its declaration of principles anew
doctrine unless it bo one upon which substan
tially all its members agree. A large number
of republicans in lowa arc end always have
been opposed to general prohibition, ami if the
Republican party adheres to its present posi
tion upon this question it is manifest that by
such adherence it tends to exclude from its
membership all those who believe that
policy is fatal to the best interests
of tho stale. Wo recognize that
there are many able and faith members of tho
party who believe iu prohibition, and it would
be as unjust ami unwiie to offend them by an
nouncements of any platform as wo have felt it
unjust and unwise to make declaration; repug
nant to our views. Inasmuch as the members of
the pnrtvare not agreed upon this subject, there
is obviously but one course which the party can
honorably pursue; it is to rigorously exclude
from tbo party platforms every reference to it,
leaving each republican member of the legisla
ture at full liberty to act with respect to it as
ids Judgment may direct. The experiment of
general prohibition has been faithfully tried,
anil in many portion* of Die state it has la
mentably failed. The Republican narty cannot
justify Its further support of the tax
as u party measure. Those members of
tho party holding our views cannot
with honor to themselves longer lend
their aid to imp iso upon many communities ail
the evil* of unlicensed, unrestricted and unreg
ulated liquor soiling. For these reasons and ia
the interest of morality, business and social
order we ask the general assembly now in session
to so amend the prohibitory liquor law hs to give
to tho communities that so desire to act the
power, subject to a minimum license
to lie fixed by the legislature to
regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors
through tho medium of high license, and we in
sist on such a change in the platform of tlie
Republican jiarty as will enable us to stand hon
estly upou it, and to assist in restoring tha
party to complete supremacy, and hereby
pledge ourselves to so worz in the future as to
attain the object and secure the end set forth iu
the foregoing views.
DEPEW IN TENNESSEE.
He Stops at Cliattanooaa and Then
Goes on to Knoxville.
Chattanooga, April 2.—Chaunoey M.
Dapew and family, the guests of John H.
Inman, arrived in this city this morning
and spent the morning on Lookout moun
tain. At noon he held a public reception at
tlie opera houso. lie left here by special
train for Knoxville, thence he goes to Ashe
ville and will arrive at Washington Friday
morning.
TUE PARTY AT KNOXVILLE.
Knoxville, April 2.—Chauncey M.
Depow and John H. Inman arrived here to
day from Chattanooga on a special train iu
charge of a committee of citizens who went
to Chattanooga to meet them. A public re
ception was held this evening and Mr.
Depew mado a speech. He says be is aston
ished at tho nca resources of the south.
They leave here for Washington to-night.
STRIKE OF THE PLUMBERS.
Tho Bosses Compelled to Divide Soma
of Their Profits.
Chicago, April 2.— The plumbers who
wont out yesterday are slowly gaining
ground, and aro much pleased over the fact}
that several shops have conceded the wages
derr.anileJ, viz: $3 75 per day. The strike
has been general all over tho city. Work
has beou stopped on all large buildings.
This morning and yesterday afternoon
several shops sent communications to the
secretary of tho union, asking to have their
mea come back to work until present con
tracts wore completed, the men to receive
the $3 75 scale while the job lasted. Some
of those belong to the Association of Master
PI urn tiers.
Maryland’s Treaaurership.
Baltimore, April 2.—An Annapolis dis
patch to the Sun 6tates that Senator Brat
tail, president of the Senate, has refused
the state treasurersuip tendered him by
Gov. Jackson. It is pretty well settled now
that Treasurer Archer will bo speedily tried
for malfeasance in office and bo removed.
A Parliamentary Election.
London, April 2. —In the parliamentary
election at Windsor to-day. Mr. Barry,
conservative, received 1.522 votes and Mr.
Grenfell, liberal 1,972. In tho last election
tho conservative candidate was returned
without opposition.
The Czar Not 111.
Bt. Petersburg, April 2. —It is learned
from reliable sources that the report of the
czar having been attacke I by a sudden ill
ness is untrue. The czar is in perfect health.
