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Newspaper Page Text1 THE MORNING NEWS. / Established 1880. Incorporated 1888. > | J. H. ESTILL, President. ) fixing up the tariff. CARLISLE NOW AT WORK ON THE MINORITY REPORT. Mr. Mills and Clifton Breckinridge to Prepare the Draft of a Minority Bill, W it'n Free Raw Materials as its Principal Feature—Substitute Sched ules Presented by the Cigar Manu facturers. Washington, April 3.--Ex-Spealcer Car lisle has been requested by his democratic c on the ways and means commit tee to draft the minority report on the tariff bill, and he began work to-day. Meantime, by April 10, Messrs. Mills and Clifton Breckinridge will have prepared the draft of the minority bill, in which free raw materials will be the main feature. Speaker Heed has refused to recognize Congressman Brower of North Carolina or any other southern republican or democrat to move the adoption of a resolution wiping out the tobacco tax. His reason is that the passage of such a measure would prevent the passage of the tariff bill, which will be the only attempt to roducs taxation this session. The southern republicans and those southern democratswho censured ex-Speaker Carlisle for not entertaining a similar mo tion in the last House are in a disagreeable state of xnind. The tobacco tax reductions in the McKinley bill do not satisfy them. It is the abolition of the inquisitorial system of tax collection which they especially de sire. SUBSTITUTE SCHEDULES. The cicar manufacturers who made argu ment before the ways and means committee yesterday in opposition to the tobacco schedules of the bill, to-day filed witti the committee a substitute for these schedules, which would be acceptable to them If con gress determines that the present tariff rate on tobacco must be changed. The substi tute is intended to correct the proviso in the b 11 which subjects to duty ns wrappers at S3 75 a pound the entire contents of a bale of leaf tobacco which contains any leaf, suitable for wrappers. This proviso, the tobacco men assert, would really include all leaf bales, as none of them are free from a few leaves fit for wrappers. The text of the substitute is as follows: Schedule F—Tobacco and manufacture of leaf tobacco suitable for cl-tar wrappers, if not stemmed $S per pound; if stemmed $2 73 per pound. Provided—that if any bale, box, or package contains 30 per cent, or less of tobacco suitable for cigar wrappers tho entire quantity of tobacco contained in such bale, box, pack : ge, or bulk, shall be dutiable, if not stemmed 33 cents per pound, if stemmed at 50 cents per pound. Provided further, That if any bale, box, or package co tains more than 20 per cent, of to bacco suitable for cigar wrappers tho entire quantity of tobacco contained in such bale, box, ■ r package, or bulk shall be dutiable, if not stemmed, at S3 per pound; if stemmed, at $2 75 per pound. Provided further, That if any tobacco im port ed in any bale, box, package, or in bulk shall consist of tobacco produced in different countries, the entire quantity of tobacco con tained in such bale, box, package, or bulk shall be dutiable, if not stemmed, at $2 per pound; if stemmed, at $2 75 per pound. THE SHOE AND LEATHER MEN. In the House this morning, on motion of Mr. Lodge if Massachusetts, tho petition from the New England Shoo aud Leather Association against the impositionof a duty upon bides and skins was ordered printed in the Record. The reading of tho petition was received with applause from the dem ocratic side. SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE. Secretary Blaine’s Scheme for Com mercial Reciprocity. Washington, April 3. —Secretary Blaine is very anxious to have congress make a formal offer of commercial reciprocity to Mexico aud the Central aud South Ameri can states, although ho would not like to have it extended to Canada. Secrotary Blaine could ha.’e this proposition reported by bis friend Chairman Hitt, from the committee on foreign affairs, to the House, but this would not suit his purpose, so he is endeavoring to get the ways aud means re publicans to put this offer in the tariff bill. This was tho chief purpose of the fre quent conferences he has held with Chairman McKinley and the other ways aud means committees republicans. ONLY ONE WON OVER. So far, however, ho has only succeeded in persuading Chairman McKinley of tho rea sonableness of his proposition, none of tho other republicans taking to it. Their ob jection is not in every case to the proposi tion to offor commercial reciprocity to the countries south of us, hut to the proposition to tack it on to tho tariff bill. “That is complicated enough as it is,” said one of them to-day. “Personally I am not op posed to reporting Secretary Blaine’s proposition in a separate bill or resolution, but I will not vote to put it in the tariff bill.” NOT A MUGWUMP MEASURE. “I don’t believo in Secretary Blaine’s ideas that the tariff bill ought thus to be made more palatable to the New England mugwumps who are now kicking against it. This bill is not intended to plea-o the mugwumps of New England or anywhere else, nor is it iut ended to please the dele gates to tho pan-American conference, as Secretary Baine seems to think it ought to be. It is meant for the American manu facturer, the American favmer, and the American workingman. It looks as though Secretary Blaine would havo to lot liis proposition be passed separately, if at all. CARLISLE FOR SENATOR. Speculation as to What Would Follow Beck’s Resignation. Washington, April 3,—Senator Beck was very much annoyed by the circulation of a report to-day to the effect that ho was about to resign on acoount of his inability through ill health to perform his duties in tile Senate chamber. Senator Beck is still in a weak and norvous state, but ho has not a. andoned hope of rocovorv and until he does he will not think of resigning. Coupled with the report that Senator Beck would resign was the announcement that ex op, -aker Carlisle would succeed him in the t i a u B ' r - Carlisle said to-night that ho had he ird nothing of Senator Beck’s resig nation but. that if Senator Beck were to re- Sl en ho did not know what he (Mr. Carlisle) would do except that he would not go into a contest for the renatorship at all. The tact is that Mr. Carlisle vamld probably remain just where he is, wit* the certainl y ot being the speaker of the uext House. If he should be transferred, however. Repre sentative Crisp would be tho next dein i cratic speaker. Augusta’s Postmasterahip. April 3.-Mr. Dunning ay rail of appointment as postmaster at Augusta, because of lameness. lu that ei *‘ the incumbent wiU remain, at least tor the present. Buck to Answer Longstrest. r ' V^ SHI - NGT , ON ’ A P ril 3.—C01. Buck is pre ln greatUmand? hoa^tr6et ’ whlcb is Jto filing ffrtoi* IDAHO’S ADMISSION. The Democrats to Make a Test Case of the Counting of a Quorum. Washington, April 3.—ln the House to day the consideration of the Idaho admis sion bill was resumed. The speakers in favor of the bill were Messrs. Perkins of Kansas, Stewart of Vermont, Lodge of Massachu setts,and Henderson of lowa.and it was op posed by Messrs, Mansur of Missouri, Buck alew of Pennsylvania, Oates of Alabama, and Springer of Illinois. The vote was first taken on the amend ment of the minority providing for the holding of anew constitutional convention. It was rejected, the vote being yeas 111; nays 135. The next amendment was one nroviding for a vote upon the present constitution. The amendment was rejected, the vote being yeas 101, nays 131. The vote recurring on the passage of the bill the democrats refrained from voting. One of the reading clerks was busily engaged ia noting down the names of the democrats present and refusing to vote. TO MAKE IT A TEST CASE. The democrats say that they intend to make this a test case, and to have the courts pass upon the constitutionality of the rules allowing the speaker to connt a quorum. It has been intended to make one of tho contested election cases a test case; but os this could be done only by suit for salary brought in the court of claims, this course has been abandoned, and the present ac tion decided upon. The bill was passed, the vote being yeas 139, nays 1 (Mr. Buckalew), the speaker counting a quorum. Tte House then adjourned. RELIGION IN POLITICS. A Band of Innocants Who Must Think the Millenium is at Hand. W ashington, April 3. —The reform con ference, an organization formed for the purpose of bringing religion into the settle ment of political and state affairs, is in session in this city, and to-day adopted a platform declaring in favor of employing the teachings of tho Bible in the settlement of public affairs and of the insertion of the name of the supreme being in the constitu tion. The platform also approves the Blair Sunday rest bill, and all measures against gambling, pool selling, and the liquor traffic. A committee from tho con ference reported that a call had been made upon the President who had received them kiudiy. The President, they reported, said that for good reasons he did not wish to be compelled to make response to their address setting forth the objects of the association, and had added that its objects were so com plicated that he would require time for thei r consideration. --i ■ i ■ i. • FEDERAL COURT OFFICIALS. A Subcommittee of tho House Coming South to Investigate. Washington, April 3. —The House com mittee on the judiciary to-day appointed a subcommittee consisting of Messrs Thompson, McCormick and Oatos to visit Alabama and neighboring southern states, to take testimony and make a thorough in vestigation of the alleged improper action of ocurt ofiloers in instituting prosecutions without reason, and for the purpose of col lecting fees. It is also charged that sen tences in criminal cases have been sus pended without warrant of the law, and that officials have been guilty of malad ministration and corruption. Depew at Asheville. Asheville, N. C., April 3.—Chauncey M. Depew and family and J. H. Inman and family arrived here this afternoon, home ward bouud from their southern trip. Thoy were given a banquet by the Cosmopolitan Club, at which speeches wera made by Messrs. Depew and Inman. They referred in glowiug terms to tho south and its brill iant future. The party leaves hero for New York to-night. Four Acres for a Railroad. Washington, April 3.— Among the bills introduced in the Senate to-day was ono by Mr. Pugh granting to the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Railroad Company tho use of four acres of the Choctaw swamp in the city of Mobile for tormiual purposes. The Lard Tax. Washington, April 3.—Congressman Stovvart is cheered with the hope inspired by accessions from the republican side to the opposition to the laid lull. Among the re publican accessions are some leading men. Confirmed by th 9 Senate, Washington, April 3.— The Senate has confirmed the nominations of William Davis, collector of customs at Natchez, Miss., and P. E. McMurray, postmaster at Jacksonville, Fla. Compulsory Pilotage Knocked Out. Washington, April 3. Congressmen Lester and Amos Cummings knocked out the anti-compulsory pilotage bill for the session in the House to-day la a very skill ful way. m Government Bond Purchases. Washington, April 3.— Tiie bond of ferings to-day aggregated SIIO,OOO. All were accepted at 133 for 4s and 103 j-j for 4j a 's. A TRAIN RUNS AWAY. The Engine and Every Car Leaves the Track. Baltimore, April 3.— A special to tho Sun tolls of a serious uccident to a freight train bound from Cumberland for Harrison on the Minoville branch of tho West Vir ginia Central railroad. On a steep grade the engineer lost control and it ran away. Every car and locomotive left the track at a short curve near Sharp’s station, making a complete wreck of everything. Just before the cars left the track Engineer Edward Lip pincott and Fireman F. A. McAbee jumped. McAbee was killed. Engineer Lippencott w.is severely wounded, as were Conductor Dunlap, Flagman John Reilly and Brako raeu George Miller and James R. Sheppard. A Y. M. O. A. CONFERENCE. The College Associations in Confer ence at Asheville. Asheville, N. C., April 3. —A confer ence of southern college students—Young Men’s Christian Association deputations— met hero to-day. Students are present from the leading universities of six southern states. The conference will continue in session three days under direction of C. K. Ober and J. R’ Mott of the international series. This is anew departure iu Young Men’s Christian Association work. The object of the meeting is to tram college students for work in their respective states. Greeley’s Homestead Burned. Chappaqua, N. Y., April 3.—The Horace Greeley homestead was burned to the ground this morning. The servants had a narrow escape, I A TAG ON THE CHINAMEN. THE CENSUS BILII CLAUSE AGAIN UP IN THE SENATE. A Protest Against the Proposition from the Methodist Missionary So ciety-Senator Bust’s Speaks in Support of the Arguments Ad vanced In the Protest—The Debate Unfinished. Washington, April a— ln the Senate this morning, on motion of Mr. Edmunds, it was ordered that, to-morrow being Good Friday, the adjournment to-day shall bs till Saturday. Mr. Blair, at his own request, was excused from further service on the committal oa public lands, and Mr. Pettigrew was ap pointed in his place. On motion of Mr. Pasco the Senate bill to extend to the port of Femandina, Fla., the privileges of the statute as to immedi ate transportation of dutiablo goods, was taken from the calendar and passed. THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN. The House amendments to tho Senate bill for a zoological park in tho District of Columbia were laid before the Senate. The principal amendment was that half the ex penditure for the park should bo paid out of tho taxes collected in the district. The discussion upon this amendment was some what prolonged. It was finally nou-con curred in and a conference was ordered. Mr. Blair broke in upon what he called “an important discussion iu behalf of wild beasts, reptiles, bad birds, and all kinds of dangerous things,” in order to read a me morial from Zion church, in Washington, asking for the re-opening of the case of tho educational bill, and declaring its rejection by the the Senate asa “great public calam ity.” The Vice President announce! ids intended absence for a few davs, aud Mr. Ingalls was elected president pro tem. An effort was made by Mr. Sboruian to have the adjournment over Good Friday re scinded, but it failed. The Montana contested election case was taken up as tho unfinished business, and Mr. Gray resumed his argument in support of the claim of the two democratic claimants, Messrs. Clark and Maginnis. The burden of his argument was against the throwing out of 174 votes cast in precinct 34 of Sil ver Bow county. At tho close of Mr. Gray’s speech a technical discussion on the point of law in volved in the question was carried on be tween Mr. Hoar ou one side and Messrs. Gray and George on the othor side. Finally the matter went over until Monday, when Mr. Vance will speak in suDport of the minority resolution. A CENSUS OF THE CHINESE. The House bill to amend the census law by providing for the enumeration of the Chinese population was taken from the cal endar and read, with amendments reported by the committee on census. Mr. Eastis asked Mr. Hale, chairman of the census committee, ns to the necessity for the bill; and whether the enumeration of the Chinese would not be taken wit hout it. Mr. Halo said that it was very desirable for many reasons that there should bo com plete enumeration of the Chinese, and that could not be had under the ordinary provis ion for enumerators. Tho bill had an un doubted object, aside from what was strictly census business. There was a demand from the Paciiic coast that there should be some identification of the Cliinauieu who wore here and who had a rig, it to remain here as against the Chinamen who were constantly stealing into tho United States. A PROVISION FOR CERTIFICATES. Taking advantage of the census (which was to include Chinamen), tho bill provided that every Chinese person enumerated by the census takers should have an engraved certificate (duplicates of which would be filed iu the census office), and which snould be a permanent record of all the Chinamen found hero on June 1 next. Tho bill as it came from tho House had been altered by the census committeo iu very material ways. The House bill, for instance, pro vided that any question arising hereafter with reference to the right of a Chinaman to remain in tho country should depond upon tho certificate, which was to be, in tho language of tho bill, “sole evidence of his right.” The Senate census committee had not thought that to bo just or right, and hail reported nu amendment that a Chinaman shall have a right to show by comuetent evidence that he was a resident at the time the census of 1890 was taken. It was un doubtedly the purpose of tho bill to segre gate those people, and to prevent subse quent accessions to their number. A PROTEST AGAINST THE BILL. Mr. Evartssaid that he had received only this morning a petition or protest from the missionary society of the Methodist Episco pal church, which he asked to have read. Tl o protest was read. It declares that if tho bill were passed there would be danger of retaliation against American mission aries m China; that the Chinamen are among the most quiet and inoffensive of all immigrants; that they are seldom found in the jails or poorhouses; that the passage of the bill would be a great outrage and an additional act of injustice, and it asks the Senate to wait until the Christian senti ment of the United States can be heard on the subject. Mr. Halo said that the subject matter of the memorial had been before tho census committee and was covered by amend ments reported from the committee. In the debate which followed Mr. Eustis made a speech in harmony with tho views expressed iu the memorial ju3t read, while Messrs. Stewart and Hale defended the bill iu its objeot. Finally Mr. Evarts suggested that tho bill should be allow ed to go over until Mon day next and Mr. Halo assented to the suggestion. Mr. Mitchell gave notice of several amendm uts which be would offer to the billon Monday. Aftocan executive session the Senate at 5:40 o’clock adjourned till Saturday. DENOUNCED IN NF.W YORK. New York, April 3. —Representatives of the board of Foreign Ml-sions of the Pres byterian church, American board (Congre gational), tho Protestant Episcopal board, American Baptist Missionary Union, Mis sionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, American Bible Society, Evangeli cal Alliance, and the Society of Friends, met yesterday at the rooms of the Presbyterian Foreign Missionary board in this city to consider the Chinese enumeration bill now before the Senate, with special reference to its bearing upon missionary work and property m China. The sentiment of the meeting was strongly opnosed to the bill. It was urged that its adoption would be a violation of treaty rights and all who were prerent were apprehensive that it would endanger the personal safety of the American inissiouaries now resident in China, aud greatly hamper them in their work. It was decided to leave more speci fication to bo taken bv the missionary socie ties separately. All the societies represented have missions In C.iina. Bulgaria and Servia. Sofia, April 3, —The report of a rupture between Bulgaria and Servia is officially de clared to be untrue. SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1890. RHODE) ISLAND'S ELECTION. Tho Selection of a Governor Thrown Into th e Legislature. Providence, R. 1., April 3.—The last weary warden and ward clerk counting the votes cast in the city wards In yesterday’s state elections finished their prolonged task to-night and turned over their bundle of ballots to the custody of the city clerk. The board of aldermen spent all day and evening in enumerating the returns and at midnight adjourned for the day, and will resume their monctouous task to-mor row. In this city the only change made on the assembly ticket has been Jesse E. Met calf and Hiram Howard for third and fourth representatives. The vote for sena tor, which well represents the legislative vote, was as follows: G. T. Brown, dem., 7,147; F. R. Burton, nationalist, 143; E. C. Pierce, union. 231; Caarles 8. Smith, rep., 0,384; D. F. Thorpe, pro., 509. THE NEXT LEGISLATURE. The next legislature, as far as chosen, stands: Sonate— Republican, 31; democratic, 11; to be chosen, 4. House—Republican, 34; democratic, 25; to be choson, 33. The election of governor and general offi cers is thrown into the grand committee of both houses of the new legislature, and tijty-flve votes are needed to assure a ma jority. Tho ten votes that the republicans need they will got if they simply hold in the supplementary election’s what they now have, for of twenty-seven failures to elect the seats are at present hold by ten republicans and seventeen democrats. This city has a senator and ten representa tives to eleet; Cranston, a senator and two representatives; North Smithfield aud West Greenwich, a senator aid representative each; Pawtucket and Bristol two repre sentatives oacdi.aud Burrillville,Jamestown, Newport, Richmond, and Warren have ono representative eaoh yet to bo chosen. NO ELECTION AT NEWPORT. Providence, April 3, 11:40 p..m.—Late to-night tho official count in Newport re vealed that there was no election for first representative, as well as fourth. This makes 28 members of the general assembly to be elected. (Jf these the republicans need 10, with the sitting lieutenant gov ernor, and tiie democrats need 19 to secure control of the grand committee and elect general officers. RECIPROCITY WITH CANADA. The Subject Brought Up In the Legisla ture of Ontario. Toronto, April 3.—ln the Ontario legis lature last night, Mr. Graham, member for East Lambtoa, moved that, in the opinion of tho House It is desirable that closer trade relations should exist between the Unitod States of America and the Dominion of Canada, and that this House humbly peti tion the legislature of the Dominion of Canada to tulce such steps as it may deem expedient to bring about unrestricted reci procity between the United States and the Dominion of Canada. Mr. Graham said that in bringing tuis important question before tho House he was following the action of the Quebec conference of 1887, and also of the Manitoba legislature, which recently passed a similar resolution. He said the matter bad been discussed and favorably pronounced upon by farmers’ in stitutes all over the province. FARMERS HANDICAPPED. There was no use in concealing tho fact that the farmers were handicapj>ed bv the prohibitory tariff which the Americans had put upon our products, and if something was not done to relieve the farmers they would soon become bankrupt. The United States was our natural markot, ho said, and it was in the interest of the whole country that closer trade relations should prevail. The farmers werens,loyalLsany other men, but they had a right to ask that justice bo done them. If Canada failed t > get unre stricted reciprocity with the Unitod States, he believed annex itiou to be her inevitable destiny. Mr. Frazer, commissioner of public works, said as the attendance was small it would be unfair to discuss this important subject, and accordingly moved an adjournment of the debate, which was carried. SHEFFIELD’S ORE SHIPMENT. It was Not Rejected at Pittsburg as Reported. Chattanooga, Tenn.. April 3, On March 10 a dispatch from Fittsburg, Pa., stated that 3,009 tons of ore received from the south by Carnegie Phipps & Cos. was rejected as being inferior to the northern production. The Tradesman immediately instituted an inquiry by sending letters to leadiug iron producers of the south, which develops that it was not ore that was re jected, but was iron sent to Carnegie, Phipps & Cos. for steel making purposes which did not come within the requirements for Bessemer iron. don’t affect sales. Opinions of southern manufacturers as published in tne Tradesman represent over forty of the blast furnaces in the southern states, and thoy unite in saying that the re jection of this iron does not in any way affect the sale of southern iron in the north, for the reason that it was sent to be manu factured Into Bessemor steel, where it did not fulfill these special require ments. Iron makers state that southern iron is not adapted to Bessemer requirements except in combination with charcoal iron. The consensus of opinion is that southern irons for their special pur pose# are equal in every respect to northern iron and that the northern demand for Iron from the south for casting, mixing and fouudry purposes is constantly increasing. CHICAGO’S PLUMBERS. The Strikers Threaten to Form a Co operative Association. Chicago, April 3.—The leaders among the striking plumbers say they are prepared to make a winning fight, whether the mas - ters grant their demands or not. They assert that in case their demands are not conceded soon they will go to w ork to form a co-operative association; that they can get plenty of capital to back them; that they will establish shops ail over tho city for the employment of tho men now on a strike, and that they can pay the wages de manded and still declare a 10 per cent, divi dend on the capital invested. Relief Work at Louisville. Louisville, April 3. —The contributions for the relief of the sufferers by the tornado amount to nearly $139,090. A score of In spectors maintain constant and systematic supervision arid no genuine want can escape notice. Many bogus claims have been ex ploded. One investigator was given a hunch of half a dozen claims to investigate, and in the whole lot he found hut one genuine. Three Farmers Fall. Lancaster, Pa., Aoril 3.—The failures of three supposed w-althy farmers of this county were announced to day eg follows: Benjamin t. Gamber of M mor, liabilities $39,000, assets $37,000; Jacob H. ilo-tettor of Manor, liabilities $42,000, asssts $27,530; Daniel E. Pfeifer of East Uempfield, lia bilities $13,501, assets ah.ut the same. SPLURGE OF TIIE RIVERS. THB FORMER FLOOD RECORDS THROWN INTO THE SHADE. Crooked Bayou Ridge Under Water for a Distance of Eleven Miles—Rail road Traffic Suspended Between Tlilar and Trippe—A Slight Fall at Arkansas City. New Orleans, April a— The latest ad vice* from Arkansas City show that the river is still falling at about two-tenths of a foot in twenty-six hours and has fallen in all about one foot. The water has gone back into the river wherever there is an opening in the levee. The whole of the crooked Bay Bayou Ridge, from Tillar to Trippe, a distance of eleven mites, Is uudor water, and many plantations in this fertile section that were never overflowed before are now under water. The track of the Arkansas Valley road, betweon McGehee and Trippe, is five feet undor water in one place. HIGHEST EVER KNOWN. On no previous overflow has the water been so high on this section that trains could not pass over it from Tillnrto Trippe. No trains can come further than Tillar, and passengers have to be transferred at Tillar for Arkansas City. The Ouachita division of the Valley route, which joins the River line at Trippe, is almost completely under water for a distance of eighteen miles from here. A number of railroad bridges are reported washed away, among them being tho bridge across Crooked Bavou above Trippe. Th o Houston Central, Arkansas and Northern ruihoad now being built through from McGehee to Monroe, La., is under water, awl a* the work of this road has been newly constructed, the damage will lie considerable. THE SITUATION AT GREENVILLE. A dispatch from Greenville, Miss., says that tho back waters have risen but very little there, but the river of water which is flowing througli the eastern break is carrying havoc in the bayou country. Tho water has crossed the ridge between Deer creek and Bogu, and is fast filling up that country. Plantations on both sides of Deer crock, which hereto fore have been above high water, are now under it. The small protective levees at places on Williams’bayou and Doer creek l ave been of no avail. Along Door creek dry spots here and there will be seen in a few days, which wus not tho case in the 1882 and previous ove: fl iws. The oldest in habitant with his high water peg will now take a back seat in the history of this coun try and give way to the eventful overflow of 1890. LELAND’S PERIL The town of Leland base instructed levees around the place, b it It is feared that they will bo of no avail as they will havo the overflow from the Bogu and from Deer creek to contend against. Tho telephone company has boon unable to maintain their line above Greenville, owiug to the rapid current which crosses tboir lines at various places. Tho plantations fronting on Lake Bolivar are gutting some water from the Easton break. Tha levees above are reported all right. Some efforts were made to secure the ends of tho broken levee at Easton, but they w ere cf no use as tho current is so rapid that everything is washed away. The people hero are bearing up well under the surplus of dampness which thoy had not bargained for. MAYORSVILLE FLOODED. The Times-Dcmocrat's Vicksburg, Miss., special says; “A telephone mossago from MavoisviUe, Miss., just received, announces that tho entire town and the surrounding country has been overflowed by a sudden rise in Steele’s bayou, which has been rising eighteen inches hourly. The people are moving out of their residences and taking refuge in the gin houses. The water is over three feet deep in tho higher levels of tho town, and is rising fast. The town has never been overflowed in the memory of man, and a great deal of stock will be endangered by tho sudden rise. Nearly all tho whites have left town.” BONYDEE LEVEE GIVES WAY. A special to the States from Bastrop, La., says; “Bonydoe levoe, twelve miles cast of this place, which protects the richest part of this parish from overflow, ha3 broken. As the overflow water iu Bayou Bartholomew is almost up to the highest point it i3 feared that the lower country will be Inundated in a short while. Last night tho heaviest raiufnll for years fell here, three Inches, and all tho small streams arc greatly swollen and sevoral bridges on the Monroe road were washed away.” Dispatches received here report that within the past two days unusually heavy rains havo fallen throughout tho lower Mississippi, Tensas, Ouachita and Rod river valleys, generally accompanied by severe winds. The Times-Democrat's Greenville, Miss., special says: “A fierce wind storm, accom panied by torrents of rain, passed over this sectiou of the country last night, which alarmed th 9 people, but no serious damage was dono to buildings or levees. The rain fall was 2% inches.” RISE OF THE WHITE. Helena, Ark , April 3.—The White river is still rising and tho town of Clarendon, Ark., is again overflowed. Tho people there are compelled to employ water craft to got about town. ARCHER’S DEFALCATION. Tna Bondsmen to Fight Payment on a Technicality. Baltimore, April 3.—The Hartford Cuuntt/ Democrat , which is published by Mr. Street, ono of tho bondsmen of State Treasurer Archer, will sav to-morrow: “The constitution requires the governor to examine under oath the treasurer twice a year, and as much oftener as he deems expedient. The code re quires the governor and controller to count tne securities in the sinking fund four times a year ami cancel the state se curities. It is generally reported and cur rently believed that none of theso things havo been done. The $02,000 of the treasury relief loan abstracted was state security required by law to be canceled. Had this been done the securities could not have been sold and tho treasurer’s deficit would have been only one-half its present dimensions.” This article is accepted as public notice that tho bondsmon w ill claim exemption from liability for the misdeeds of Treasurer Archer because of the failure of the governor and state controller to per form tlieir constitutional duty. The American learns that Treasurer Archer’s life insurance does not exceed *5,000. Arrested for Murder. Chattanooga, April 3. —Arthur Palmer, who is supposed to be implicated in the murder of Deputy Sheriff Gibson and tho w ounding of Deputy Hassett, was arrested at Crawfish Springs, Ga.. this morning, brought hero and imprisoned. EMIN ANGERS ENGLAND. His Acceptance of Germany's Offer Considered Ungrateful. London, April 8. — Emin Pasha’s accept ance of Maj. Weissmann’s offer of a salary of £I,OOO per annum to entor the Goriuau service hai routed a great deal of feeling in England. The Times in an editorial points out that, after British money and enter prise had extricated him from an untenable position, ho is now assisting Germany in an anti-British movement, aud says: '‘Great Britain will know how to protect the sub stantial interots of her citizens, but must not be expected to embark in wild ojinpeti thm 4 r un oenp.od territory with e ery one who may still havo his Political educa tion to complete in the school of experi ence.” stead’s paper severe. The I\tll Mall Gazette to-day publishes an interview with the Emin Pasha relief committee. Sir Francis Dewinton, who was connected with the committee, is bit terly indiguant with Emin Pasha for enter ing the German service and declares that ho tins in his possession letters from Emin written while he was in the interior of Africa, in which Emin begs to be rescued. Sir Francis says he regards Emin as a man who is absolutely devoid of gratitude aud generosity, aud declares that his course will lower him in tho estimation of the world. looked upon as a mistake. Berlin, April 3. —The Freisinnige Zei tung, referring to the action of Emin Pas.ua in taking servioo under Maj. Weiss inann,thinks that Chancellor von Caprivi is inaugurating his policy by a very sorious mistake. STANLEY UPHOLDS EMIN. London, April 4, 3a. m.—The Times' correspondent at Cairo says that in an in terview Stanley said: ‘‘Emin had both English and German offors, aud he cannot ho blamed if he thought the German offer preferabla The German sphere of influence is clearly defined. Maj. Weissmann and enterprising Gormans aro entirely within their right in availing themselves of every assistance. Any transgression by either English or Germans is a matter for diplomacy. Emin is very sensitive. Things have gone unfortunately awry since he returned. It is likely that matters wore misrepresented to him during his illness. He probably thinks his absence the best plan. If ho wins over the Arabs he will add to his reputation, and not English interests. Htill the Germans cannot ho too cautious iu their natural desire to Becure trade routes. I have heurd of no action either by tho Germans or by Emin that would chill my sympathies with them.” EMIN NOT THE PLAINTIVE. Zanzibar, April 3.—Emin Pasha, in n handbill, accuses the British consul of falsely describing him as tho plaintiff iu tho Tippoos ease, the real plaintiff being titan ley. Emin appears to bo mistaken hi this, the real plaintiffs being the Emin relief committee. The geuerul belief is that poli ticians hero are making a catspaw of Emin. RUSSIA STUDENT ROWS. Police and Soldiers on Duty at the Universities. St. Petersburg, April 3.—The curator of the university here attempted to calm the oxcitement among tho students, hut failed. A detachment of police has there fore been pluced on permanent duty at the university. While arrests of students at tho military academy and academy of medicine wore be ing inado, bodies ofCossaeks and gendarmes surrounded the building. This is chieily the cutcomo of tho discontent arising from the reactionary and arbitrary spirit of the new university statutes, which have taken the place of the libera! relations which wore iu force during tho reign of the late Emperor Aluxunder 11. The university here is still open. The government refiainod from carrying out its determination to close the institution be cause the examinations of the students wore about to take place. A SENSATION OVER A BOOK. The Phamplet Said to Have Boon Written by the Kaiser. Vienna, April 3. —A telegram from Ber lin v, hich was delayed by the press consor ship announces the publication of a pam phlet entitled “Ha goes, what now?” It is reported that Einjicror William himsolf was the author of the pamphlet. In any case it betrays au intimate knowledge of affairs. It states that a secret society, Including among iti mem bers the omperor. Chancellor von Caprivi and Gen. Duvernois, minister of war, pro posed to recoueile the democratic parties udonated by Prince Bismarck, and that tho emperor has adopted r.he social theories of Lassalle and Taine. It compares him to Savonarola andJConstautine.aud says he has taken a uew social doctrine Into his own hands to save the tottering thrones of Europe. The pamphlet has caused a sensa tion. Rome’s Power In Germany. Rome, April 3.—The Vatican has in structed tho papul nuncio at Berlin and Bishop Kopp to aot in energetic accord with the leader of tho German centrist party and to yield to the government on no point without securing in return real and adequate concession. Dangers of tho Czar. Berlin, April B.—lt is stated here that the czar’s intention to make an excursion to Poland recently was abandoned owing to the diacovory of a plot to wreck his train. Boulanglats to Confer. Paris, April 3.—Forty Boulanglsts, in cluding Loguerre, Laisant and Deroulodo, have gone to Jersey to confer with Uen. Boulanger. Forty Duels on tho Tapis. Vienna, April 3. —Asa result of a dis pute in a restaurant at Dobreezin, iu Hun gary, forty challenges to duels havo been issued. Church and State in Brazil. Ilio Janeiro, April 3. —The Brazilian bishops will shortly issue a pastoral refusing to consent to separation of church and state. Embezzlement In Switzerland. Berne, April 3. —The state treasurer of the Cinton of Ticino has been arrested on a charge of embezzling 1,000,000 francs. A PICNIC. Tbrse Charming Young Ladles Play tho Hostess at Thomasvil!e. Thomasvillk. Ga., April 3.—Miss Annie Arfiright of Savannah, who has been spend ing some time with the family of Mr.Lebens Dekle and Misses Pet and Birdie Woodson, gave a delightful picnic to u very pleasant party of their friends yesterday. The weather was pleasant. The place selected was the romantic hanks of the Oclockuee river, and the company ide the hostesses, Mrs. Clifton, Misses Kate Griffin, Lily Smith, Loud, Lula Linton. Cora Walker and May Henchman, and Messrs. Love Wilder, W. L. Ball, J. G. Ball, J. L. Pringle, Cator Parker, J. T. Cartwright, Kenna, Alex. Smith and E, M. Malleite. The picnic was a success, I DATLY.SIOA YEAR I < 6CEVTSA COPY. V ( WEEKLY. 1.28 A YEAH. ) DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND. A SUSPICIOUS SALESMAN OUT DONE BY A THIEF. The Clerk Decoyed to a Room In tho Palmer House With $1,500 Worth of Gems and Felled to the Floor, Though on the Alert-Tbe Crook Caught, However. Chicago,April 3.—Au exciting encounter for 31,000 worth of diamonds occurred to day iu a room at the Palmer house. One of the cjmbntants was a young man who reg istered at the hotel Sunday under the name of Ralph Allen. This afternoon be sent to Hyman’s jewelry storo and sevoral other similar establishments asking that some dia monds be sent him for inspection. In making the request he wrote incidentally that he was confined to the hotel with a sprained ankle. A SALESMAN SENT TO THE ROOM. Salesman W. A. Bigler was sent by Hy man & Cos., to make inquiries concerning Alloa anti found him bathing one ankle with arnica and wanting the diamonds to make a present. The salesman wus suspi cious, hut decided to return with an assort ment of gems and take tho precaution to have a hotel porter named Perrit stationed near at hand. W hen Bigler re-entered tho apartment with a 31,300 assortment of sparklers, Allen inado u careful selection and then bobbed around back of the sales man, ostensibly to get money to pay for the purchase. felled the salesman to the floor. Instead tho fellow pulled a heavy cans from under the mattress and felled Bigler to the floor. Tho salesman, a sturdy six footer, struggled up and grappled with Allen, meanwhile yelling co the porter. Before the latter individual gathered his wits, Alien had broken tho cane in four pieces over Bigler’s head and dashed down tho hallway. To persons who attempted toj stop him he shouted, “Catch that insana man,” pointing back as ho ran. A SHARP TIMEKEEPER. Timekeeper Gregg of the hotel staff was tho only person not fooled by this cry. Grege finally overhauled Allen in a room into which he had dodged and taken refuge uudor the bed. Allen’s papers indicate that ho came from Washington, and that possi bly his right narao Is George A. Pierce. Tlio sulosman has a number of gaping <"'!;? wounds, but will recover. None of the diamonds wore lost. TEMPERANCE CRUSADERS. Wholesale Destruction of Beer afi Farmington, but No Arrests. St. Louis, April 3. —A correspondent of the Post-Dispatch at Farmington. Mo., telegraphs that the crusading excitement la still at fever boat there. This morning the ladles wont to Da Losus, the railroad station for Farmington, four miles away, to meet tho south-hound looal freight, but they found no beer billed fur Farmington. They will go bock again, when it is expected a consignment of beer is to bo unloaded from, the express, WHOLESALE DESTRUCTION. Fifty-one quarter barrels and eleven cases of buttlod beer were destroyed yostorday. No arrests have yet been made, and it is not expected that any will bo until the brewers sue for damages. August Thomp son, local agent for the Klnusman Browing company, loft for St. Louis this morning to consult with the brewers. Two of the saj loons, Wiltner’s and Bushlluger’s, havo closed, and tho proprietors say they will not attempt to roopan. CHOATE INDICTED. * Bhorlff Sickles In a Peck of Trouble, A New Law Favored. New York, April 3.—Tho grand jury to-day found an indiotment for criminal contempt against Dilwortb Choate, the World reporter who was caught eaves dropping in the Flack jury room. The grand jury made a presentment to Judge Fitzgerald In tho court of general sessions to-day in which they insist that the legislature amend the present criminal laws so that it shall be a felony for any puhlio ofllci.il to take money in any shape outside of his salary and legal fees. 8b riff Shekels is having any amount of trouble since he succeeded Sheriff FJaclc. To-day, in despair, ho sent a letter to the police department asking that five police men bo detallod as deputy sheriffs. The) commissioners met and decided to refuse, as tha law did not appear to admit it. The question was, however, referred to the cor poration counsel. BUOKBTSHOP BATTLES. Chicago’s Board of Trado Doing Its Best to Cut Off Quotations. Chicago, April 3.—The board of trade is drawiug its liue closer and olosor In the matter of shutting off quotations from un authorized outsiders. Detectives wore sent to-day to watch the messengers employed by firms on the board, and whenever any thing suspicious was noticed in their ac tions their privileges of access to the floor were cut off. A line of quotations was sent to Milwaukee and suspicion was aroused that this wire had been tapped by the buoketshops. A stop was put to this. Many firms aro now putting thoir quotations into cipher. It was discovered also that a tele graph operator was furnishing information to the buckotshop men, and this was also put a ston to. In spite of all the precau tions, however, the bucketshops managed to got some quotations. FIRST OF THE EXHIBITORS. An Austrian In Chicago to Look Into tho City’s Importance. Chicago, April 3. —B. Ludwig of Vienna, Austria, was at tho Auditorium hotel to day. He Is the first representative of auy European firm to reach Chicago to arrange for an exhibition at the world’s fair. When Chicago was chosen ns the fair site ho received instruction from his father, oue of the wealthiest of Austrian manufacturers, to come to this city and rep rt its importance to European exhibitors. “The exhibits of Austria and Germany,” he sa'd to-c ry, “will certainly, and those of other European countries probably, far exceed both in size and beautv the exhibits which they made last year at I’aris.” __ GOOD FRIDAY’S OB3BRANOB. A Partial Suspension of Business at Baltimore. Baltimore, April 3. —In addition to the religious observances, Good Friday will be observed in this city by tho closing of tha core and Hour and stock exchanges, and the partial closing of the custom house aud other national government depart ments. Without waiting for any formal action of the corn aud flour exchange merchants here are using New York quotations for the basis of trade since the cutting off of the Chicago quotations.