/ THE MORNING NEWS, j
< Established 1830. Incorporated 1883. >
( J. H. ESTlLL.l’resident. I
BIG GAPS IX THE LEVEES.
A MONSTER HOLE CUT IN THE
BANK AT CATFISH POINT.
The Towns of Bolivar and Greenville
Already Invaded By the Rushing
Torrent—Great Destitution Among
the Colored Feonle at Sklnwith.
The Government Barges at Work.
New Orleans, April 5.— A special from
Kesedale dated yesterday says: “The new
levee at Catfish Print, between C mr.eily’s
mid E. F. Miller’s, broke at 4:3d o’clock this
morning and the is now rushing in
through the gap, which is 690 feet wide.
The scene >f this last mishap is ab iut eight
miles south of Bolivar landing and compar
atively near to the Eiston crevasse. The
i 'atlish Point levee has been regarded witn
apprehension for some time, and the news
of its collapse does not occasion any
surprise. Most of the plantations
affected were already mere or less inun
dated by water from breaks lower down at
Easton’s and Huatii gton. The best of the
estates in :he country will bo flooded to a
very considerable depth. It is believed
that precautions have already been taken
to protect st ck, and that no liumtn lives
are endatigero 1. Tue stream from the
break will strike right across Lake Bolivar,
which is now rising rapidly, some say at
the rate of four inches an hour.
BOLIVAR WILL BE FLOODED.
“The hustling iittle town of Bolivar near
by will probably be partially overflowed,
although it stands on high ground. The
principal planters who will suffer are Maj.
J. E. Eduions, Col. Green Clay, Mrs. Myers,
J. P. Gieuan, and W. A. Martin, the Green
place, owned by B. Franklin, Maj. It, J.
Nugent, George Wade, W. W. Rife, D.
Storm, E. G. Miller and George .Scott. By
adding to the column of water from the
breaks lower down, the back country will
also be invaded and the difficulties of the
evil will probably be increased; in fact the
main tendency of the Catfish Point break
will aggravate the mischief already done.
Every effort is being made to close the gap
which, however, is said to be widening.
The river at Rosedale is falling slowly and
all the other levees are holding well.”
POURING INTO ROLLING PORK.
A dispatch from Rolling Fork, Miss., re
ceived at a late hour last night, says: “The
water in ldeer creek has risen four feat in
the last thirty-six hours, is now running
over its hanks on the east s.de, and is still
rising at the rate of half an inch an hour.
Every foot of dry land in Rolling Fork will
I e under water before morning. Passenger
train No. 7 from Memphis, due here
last night did not arrive till, this morning.
It could go no further after reaching here.
Several hours later it was turned round and
ordered back to Leland. The trainmen say
that it is impossible to get back there
there with it, ns the track between
Panther Burn and Mitayuinn floated off of
its bed after the traiu passed over it this
morning.”
TRINITY RIVER’S RISE.
The Picayune’s Dallas (Tex.) special
says: “Trinity river is overflowing its bot
toms, and much damage is resulting there
from by the drowning of stock. The dam
broke at the unfinished city water-works
above the city lust night, and now the no v
•?3,00J engine is ten feet under water. The
new reservoir will also sustain damage to
the extent of many thousands of dollars.”
GREENVILLE INVADED.
The Picayune's Greenville, Miss., special
says: “The levee which has so long been in
great danger of breaking at Catfish Point,
near the Connelly plantation, in Bolivar
county, about twenty miles by land above
Greenville, gave way vestorday morning,
and from the latest reports received the
crevasse is from 1,700 to 1,800 feet wide and
increasing. The levee there is very sandy,
and the wash will bo bad.
The water reached Greenville about 8
o’clock this morning, and up to this writing
has risen one foot in our streets, and is still
rising steadily. AVashington avenue, the
main business street, is now one sheet of
water from the corner of Poplar street to
the race track, aiul the water is making its
way over tho sidewalks into the stores.
AVater is coming up through the floor of
More & Archer’s drug store, and Vormus
Bros. & Garrison and Jackson & Hen
ning’s furniture establishment have nearly
half a foot of water on the floors.
RESIDENCES VACATED.
“A great many people had to vacate their
residences to seek higher quarters on ac
count of the sudden rise. All tho ditches
and other channels leading to the southern
high portion of the town are being dammed
to p’re-erve tho ridgo situatod between
Washington and Central avenues from
being flooded, as this spot will perhaps in a
few days be the only available pieco of land
whero many horses, mules, cattle, etc.,
could be congregated and kept out of tiro
w ater until tho flood falls.
A TERRIBLE SIGHT.
“Parties who arrived hero to-day from
Greenwood, the greater part of their jour
ney being made in a skiff, doscriba tho situ
ation in me Sunflower lowlands as a terri
ble sight. At an astonishing speed the
water is spreading over va-c improved
and cultivated lands of tho planters,
many of whom would have boon
at the end of another week or so through
with their planting. Houses of all descrip
tions and forces in long sections are easily
carried away by the terrible currents, and
■■very conceivablo household object is seen
floating down Bayou Phalia swamp-. Stock
and household effects that can bo trans
ported are now boiug hurried to tho front
by those who have not taken precautionary
steps.
SHELTERLESS AT SKIPWITH.
“In the neighborhood of Skipwith tents
re sadly neoded by tho colored people.
I he levee there, we are informed, presonts
b> a person with kindly feelings and sober
thoughts a terrible sight, which must grow
greater in the future if substantial aid
an d speedy relief do not come.
At every “step the colored laborer
n, ‘d bis family are found most
destitute, nrraye lin garments that have
seen their best days, and which afford them
but little comfort aud no protection from
tho howling winds. For shelter they nave
nothing but the canopy of heaven, and the
night dews in pity must weep as they fall.
DEATH FACING THEM.
“If no assistance comes to these people
many will die from expo ure. Food will
s °ob be needed, aud if not provided great
suffering will be the consequence.
i’he government officers have done a
great deal of good in that section, but as
t hero are other localities which are now
showing signs .if approaching distress their
means ave t 0 be divided. Cant, Aider left
[his morning from Skipwith with two
Purges to help Capt. Tollinger get out the
l>e pie and stock at Catfish Point, where
assistance was badly needed.
CATTLE DYING.
“In the vicinity of Wiulerville a great
?“. 7 catile are dying from a disease called
nol lowborn.
La .ke AVashington country and the
highest points on the banks of the beautiful
rapidly disappearing out of sight, 1
T’hich had not been known stuce
}**■ 4he outlook iacot hopeful for plant
ing the overflowed region before May. Just
soon as the water subsides sufficiently
®j)e IHofnitw
thev will, we suppose, temporarily close the
break so that the crops may be protected
agaiust a future rise this season.
THE FLOOD OF 1885.
“Returning ti 1883 for comparison, the
high water this year is nearly a month
later. T is is di-couragiug, though the
situation has its hopeful feature, too. The
Lake Bolivar crevasse in 1885 let in per
haps as much water as all of these we have
now. and the Rivert n crevasse nearly as
much t.s all of them, while the river had to
fall below thirty-seven feet before Lake
Bolivar quit feeding the floods over the
fields. The Offutt’s and Huntington cre
vasses will cease to be serious feeders, it is
presumable, at forty feet and tuo Easton at
thirty-nine feet, but there is menace and
danger as long as the present bight is ap
proximated.
A SECOND FLOOD.
“In 1885 thero was a most disastrous
second flood, beginning May 7. Newly
planted crops were drowned out. Despite
the unmb-rloss outlets tae river rose to
within l'.j feet of its previous hight, and
broke the levee May 35 at Clark’s front.
This rise, which wus mainly from the
Arkansas river, did not go off until late in
June, ami on many plantations no cotton
was raised. There is the consolation that
if the levees have gone to pieces in spots it
took the highest water on record to do it.
BEATS THE RECORD.
"The highest point has not been touched
at Cairo, but in the duration of the floods
the hight, the truest test, 1830 takes prece
dence of ail recent years. No year of which
there is a full record but 1885 compares with
it. For illustration, tho water passed above
forty-six feet at Cairo this year three times,
and it will not, it is safe to say, go below
that stage before April 15. Forty-three
days of such a stage at Cairo is unprece
dented. In 1885 it was reached Fen. 30 and
passed below March 51, or lasted twenty
nine days. •
“The average of the Arkansas is about
the same for the two years, but there was a
phenomenal flood out of the White river
this year.
“The condition of the upper rivers is not
hopeful, Cairo still standing above forty
eight feet, and there is a rise out of the
Arkansas which will probably check the
fall here.”
THREE WOMEN DROWNED.
The Picayune's Greenville special says;
“Yesterday whiio a colored man with three
women in a skiff were fleeing from the ap
proaching flood in Hogue county, on the
Georgia Pacific railroad, the skiff over
turned. The man escaped, hut the three
women were swallowed up by the flood,”
BARGES GO TO TUE BREAK.
The Picayune's Arkansas City special
says: “Yesterday as soon as t::o news of
the break at Cattish point reached here, the
government steamers Speed and Graham
took several barges to that point and
brought away about 150 people and their
effects; and also a lot of stock, etc. Capt.
Toilinger of the government survey is
on the ground doing ivery.hing
he can to save life and prop
erty. Those who wish to come
will be hr ught here by tho government
boats, and quarters provided for them.
Parties Who visited the scene of the disaster
to-day stats that the torrent coming out of
the opening hns about spent its force.
Although this is much the largest break
thhl, ha< yet ocCure 1 on the Mississippi side,
the territory that will he affected by it will
be comparatively small.
FEARFUL DESTRUCTION.
Outside of the Catfish Point peninsula
the water from this crovasso will reach but
little territory that was not already inun
dated by the crevasses at Mound, Hunting
ton, and Offutt’s, but the destruction
of property in this little peninsula
is fearful. Planters who owned
plantations around Catfish Point
are almost ruined. It is estimated that
over 100 houses have been washed away,
aud there is very little hay, corn or plant
ing seed left. Plauters will bo so badly
orinpled that taey will meet considerable
difficulty in making a crop even
if the water recedes in time. The
flood has left almost nothing. The whole
bend filled with water as high as that in tho
river within a few hours after the break
occurred. To-day the back water broke
through the levee at Eutaw ledge in the
lower end of the bend, and is now running
back into the river. It is thought that sev
eral lives have been lost.”
TRACK OF THE TORNADO.
A Report on the Destruction in South
ern Illinois.
Springfield, 111., April s.— Adjt.
Gen, Vance has returned from the south
ern part of the state, where he was sent to
investigate the damage by the cyclone of
March 37, and made a report to Gov. Fifer
yesterday. The report, says that at Metro
polis one woman was killed and fifteen peo
ple aero wounded, but none mortally. The
damage to property at Metropolis is SBO,OOO,
and to farmers in .no vicinity, $30,000. The
citizens are repairing their damaged houses
rapidly. The homeless have ail been cared
for, and there is no immediate suffering.
Iu Grand Tower, Jackson county, two
persons were killed and four mortally
wounded, two of whom have since died.
Thirty-seven were more or Iss
seriously wounded. Nineteen houses were
destroyed and their families rendered home
less. "Thire are no vacant houses, and
churches are being used as hospitals.
Eleven persons were wounded at Camp
bells Hill.
A CLOUD BURST IN NEW YORK.
Freshets Caused Near Ithaca and Traf
fic Interrupted.
Ithaca, N. Y., April 5.—A cloud burst
hear here last night caused freshets in the
southern and eastern sections of the county,
carrying away many bridges and the dam
t > the upper reservoir of the city water
works. The lower section of this city was
inundated to an extent precluding the pass
age of trains on tho LehighV alley,Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western and Lake Shore
roads until noon to-day. The Delaware,
Lackawanna end Western bridge near
Caroline station was washed out and the
channel was widened to the chasm 90 feet
wide, but travel is not impeded, as passen
gers are transported around the gulf. The
waters are now subsiding.
SLAIN BY AN INDIAN.
A School Teacher Assassinated at the
tine Ridge agency.
Omaha, Neb., April 5.—A young ludiau
named K gle Horse yesterday shot and in
stantly killed Frank E. Lewis, a school
teacher at the Pine Ridge agency, and then
committed suicide. Mr. Lewis was going
home from school on horseback, when Eagle
Horse stepped out from an ambush
and shot him in the back of the head.
Eagle Horse afterward met some other
Indians, to whom he said ho felt he was
going to die and wanted White to go with
him He then shot himself. Mr. Lewis is
tho son of an Episcopal clergyman now a
chaplaiD in the army.
Cuba’s New Captain GeneraL
Havana, April s.—Gen. Chinchilla, the
new captain general of Cuba, arrived here
yesterday.
SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, APRILS, 1890-TWELVE PAGES.
A FATAL DOSE OF I’OISON.
TWO OF A FAMILY DEAD AND
OTHERS VERY ILL.
A Servant Girl Suspected of Having
Fut Rough on Rats In the Food—No
Motive For the Crime Known—She
Had Only Been With Them a Day
and Disappeared.
Chicago, April s.—George N. Newland, a
oitizen of Englewood, died suddenly this
morning and his wife die! about noon.
Their daughter is seriously ill, but may re
cover. It is thought that poison was ad
ministered to thorn last evening. A servant
girl, who is suspected, has disappeared, aud
a search for her is progressing.
Frank Newinnd, a grown son, was also
poisoned, and his lifo is in danger.
NO CAUSE KNOWN.
The maid servant had been in the sorvice
of the family only one day, and no cause
can be assigned for her commission of the
crime, if she, in fact, committed it. Yester
day afternoon she complained that
she was suffering with toothache,
and the daughter. Miss Grace,
aged hi years, gave her money to
buy medicine to relieve it. The supposi
tion is that she bought rough on rats, which
sho ad ministered to the family at supper in
some canned corn. Mr. Newland was a
well-known citizen, a retired real estate
dealer, and lived in an elegant house in En
gel wood.
A SUSPECT ARRESTED.
This evening a woman answering the
suspected servant’s description was arrested
at the Park theater. She denied all knowl
edge of the poisoniug of tho Newland
family, though positively identified by a
number of persons as being the suspected
girl. The prisoner said she was a variety
actress.
A sad feature of the case is tho fact that
the Newland family ia taking the servant
were don gau act of charity. The Anchor
age mission, from which they got the
servant, has been constantly helped by tho
Newiands, financially and otherwise. It is
a refuge for women in a disreputable quar
ter of the city.
ARCHER’S FINANCIERING.
His Slip Shod Banking Methods Led
to His Betrayal.
Baltimore, April 5, —The legislative
committee making an inquiry into the
financial proceedings of State Treasurer
Archer huve found this much about the
missing $157,00U: That since 1887 Mr.
Archer has been in the habit of borrowing
either on his note or as a “call loan”
from 4 1,000 to $4,500 at various
periods and depositing as collateral
bonds of the treasury relief loan,
Freoderick City 4 percents., or bonds of
the Baltimore and Ohio car trust. He has
renewed his notes frequently, has paid little
or no attention to them wneti matured, and
has even told the officers of the banks when
they asked that his ace >unts be properly
settled that they had in tho state securities
held by them their own protection. For
three years Mr. Archer followed this style
of petty dealing with the city banks.
called to time.
It was only when ho essayed to borrow
money iu tho Merchant's National bunk
and had carried on the; note renewing busi
ness beyond the patience of the officers of
the hank, that he met n questioning spirit.
President Douglas 11. Thomas had
lent money to Mr. Archer on two
Frederick .City 4 per cents, mid
the state treasurer kept letting
the note run until, in the language of
President Thomas, “The bank requested
him to pay it.” This was at the beginning of
of the year. President Thomas, who comes
from Frederick, obtained, after consider
able trouble, bonds issued by that city
in the sinking fund of the state.
He found that ho had surrendered to Mr.
A' cher upon the latter paying hi i note two
with the same number as the two in the
state’s keeping. Suspicion became a cer
tainty and he communicated with Comp
troller Baughman. Ti e latter talked with
the governor and the executive message of
March 30 astonished the state.
TWO BOY3 SHOT.
A Negro Fires Into a Crowd at Ran
dom During a Quarrel.
Pittsburg, Pa., April 5.—A shooting
affray occurred here on Fifth avenuo to
night, resulting in the killing of John
O’Hara, 12 yearsold, and the serious wound
ing of Martin Fahey, a youth about the
same age. The shooting was done
by a negro named Ligbtner, and the
victims, who were white, were innocent
bystanders. The colored Knights Templar
were having a parade, and as they passed
McNulty’s livery stable a white woman was
jostled by the marchers. An unknown man
expostulated with tho colored men, when a
party of five young negroes standing on the
pavement took up the quarrel.
FIRED AT RANDOM.
Lighfcner, who was ono of the partv,
pulled his revolver, aud fired three times
into the crowd. The streets were full of
people, and two of the shots took effect, one
passing through young O’Hara’s heart and
killing him instantly, and the other enter
ing Fahey’s back below the left shoulder
blade In the excitement following the
shooting Lightner escaped, but two of his
friends wore arrested. The victims were
standing on the sidewalk watching the
parade when shot, and had nothing to do
with the quarrel. Fahey will recover.
A COAL MINE ON FIRE.
Many Men Nearly Caught by the First
of a Series of Explosions.
Wilkesb arke, April 5. —It jras thought
that the water had decreased in the fatal
South Wilkesbarre shaft—where eight men
lost their lives three weeks ago—sufficient
to make au examination of all tho inside
workings. At 3 o’clock this morning a
large number of men were sent into the
workings of the Baltimore vein of the
No. 5 shaft to clear away the debris.
They had not proceeded far when
a most violent explo-ion of gas occurred.
Fortunately none of the men were injured.
Two more heavy explosions have since oc
curred. It is now impossible for any one to
enter the burning pit. The officials have
been on tUe ground during the entire after
noon superintend!’ g tho flooding of the
mine, water in large streams being brought
from creeks running along the mountain
sido near the Stanton mine. It will take
another week to flood the workings and
drown out the fire.
Powder Works blown Up.
Barton, N. Y., April s.—The powder
works at Bay Chester bio w u p at 3 o’clock
this afternoon. Two men were killed, and
great damage done to houses in the vfeinity
and the Baychester railroad station.
Rates on California Oranges.
San Francisco, April s.— Tho freight
committee of the Transcontinental Associ .-
tion has issued a notice reducing the ratei
on cargoes of oranges to $1 to Atlantic sea
board points by the association. It will be
come operative April 9.
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
A Number of Petitions on the Chinese
Question Presented.
Washington, April s.—Among the pe
titions presentel in the Sen ate to-day was
one from the president of the Methodist
Episcopal Church Mission, protesting
against the passage of the bi'l providing for
the deoortationor imprisonment of Chinese
f> unJ in this country with u certificate,
also remonstrance* of the American Bap
tist Missi n, tho Baptis nimi-ter,’ recent
c inference at Boston, and churches of I)or
chciter. Mas-., against the pending legis
lation, in reference to the Chinese; also res
olutions of bha hoards of commerce of Ban
Franc soj against the repeal of the Chinese
exclusion act. aud for additional legtr ition
effectually t > prevent Chinese immigration.
SEVERAL BILLS PASSED.
Bills were taken from the calendar and
pa sod as follows:
(9 To authorize the Secretary of the Treas
ury and tho proper accounting officers to
restate, settle and pay to the owners of
private dies the balau?.: of the commissions
due them and appropriating $359,000 for
the purp use.
Appropriating $500,000 for an additional
fire-proof building for the national museum.
Providing for an Inspection of meats for
exportation. •
against adulterated food.
Prohibiting the importation of adulter
rated articles of food or dri. k, aud author
izing the President to make proclamation iu
certain cases aud for oth r purposes. The
bill provides that the secretary of agricul
ture may cause to bed made u careful in
spection of salted pork* \d bacon intended
for exportation with a now to determining
whether the same is wholesome, sound and
fit for human food whenever tho law's, reg
ulations or orders of the government of
any foreign country to which such pork or
bacon is to be exported shall require in
spection thereof relating to tlio importation
thereof, into such country, and also when
ever any buver, seller or exporter of such
meats intended for axpuft shall request in
spection t hereof.
importation prohibited.
It forbids the importation of any
adulterated or unwholesome food or adult
erated wines or liquors; provides penalties
for such offenses; authorizes the President
to issue a proclamation su.pending the im
portation of animals so as to guard against
infectious or contagious diseases.
For the aopointmeut of an assistant gen
eral superintendent, and otiief clerk of the
railway mail service with salaries of $.".000
a.:d $3,000 respectively. This isa House bill.
AN OREGON SCHEME.
Appropriating $3,860,;ii0 for the con
struction of a boat railway at Dalles aud
Celilo Falls and Ten Mile rapids of the
Columbia river, in Oregon, ami for tue im
provement of Three Mils rapi Is.
After a short executive session private
bills o.i the ealeudar were taken up, and
with Mr. Frye iu the chair and Mr. John
son, the chief clerk, doing the reading, 113
bills were passed in just one hour. Among
them was one Rivu g a pension of $59 a
month to Mrs. Caroline B. Stevens, daugh
ter of Senator Baker of Oregon, who was
killed at the battle of BulD Bluff, aiul one
giving u -pension or $)()(! a month to the
widow of Gen. Johu F. Haitrauft of Penn
sylvania
The Senate then adjourned till Monday.
WORK OF THE HOUSE.
A Bill Passed to Reorganise tht Federal
Artillery Force.
Washington, April s.— lrj the morning
hour m the House to-day several bills called
up by tbe military committee were pa-sol
Among them was one teorganiziug the artil
lery force of the army into seven regiments,
of not more than twelve batteries each, with
the same regimental and battery organiza
tion as now exists, except that thero shall he
but one first lieutenant and ono secoud lieu
tenant to eacii bat ery.
“Also a bili providing that in making ap
pointments to tbe army from civil life the
President shall givo precedence to gradu
ate of West Point who have been honor
ably discharged, to meritorious members of
tbe national guard and to deserving gradu
ates of institutions of learning having army
officers as instructors.
Tho House took up in committeo of the
whole the Senate resolution providing for
tho removal of the powder magazine frem
Ellis Island, New York harbor, and estab
lishing a landing depot for immigrants, and
thou referred it with an unimportant
amendment, which will necessitate Its
return to tbe Senate for further action.
At 3 o’clock public business was suspended
and the House proceeded to pay a tribute
to the memory of Ne.vtm W. Nutting of
New York. After eulogistic addres es by
Messrs. Payne, Blanchard, Bliss, Gr svenor,
I’eters, Sherman, and Henderson of Illinois,
the House at 4:13 o’clock adjourned.
NOMINEES FOR OFFICE.
Lewis A. Grant to be Assistant Sec
retary of War.
Washington, April s.— The president
to-day nominated tbe following:
Lewis A. Grant of Minnesota to be as
sistant secretary of war.
Brig. Gen. Nelson A. Miles to boa major
general.
C >l. Benjamin H. Grierson of the Tenth
cavalry to be a brigadier general.
“Henry Flad of Missouri,|a civil engineer,
to be a member of the Mississippi River
Commission.
Gen. Grant, nominated to be Assistant
Secretary of War, is a Vermont lawyer,
though now a resident of Minnesota. He
entered the army at the outbreak of the
civil war as major of tho Fifth Vermont
infantry, and arose by regular promotions
to the rank of brigadier general April 27,
18)41, and commanded the so-called “Ver
mont brigade” to tho close of tho war.
Florida’s Federal Officers.
Washington, April 5. —The Senate has
confirmed tho nomination of G. B. Pater
son, t > be attorney for the southern district
of Florida. The fact of the confirmation of
the nonii: ations of Messrs. Swayoe, Strip
ling aud Mizall, the Florida judicial ap
pointees, which occurred la t Tuosday, was
made public officially to-day.
Government Bond Purchases.
Washington, April 5. —The bond offer
ings to-day aggregated (25,500 4s at 122.
All were accopted.
Ho.p for Mrs. Parnell.
Bordentown, N. J., April s.— Thero is
a movement on foot in Trenton to render
some kind of assistance to Mrs. Delia 18.
Parnell. Old Ironsides, the home of Mrs.
Parnell, is heavily encumbered. Her
friends have afforded her temporary relief,
but something more must be done, and
Trenton people propose to do it.
A Strike Settled.
Pittsburg, April s.— The strike at Oliver
Bros.’ nut and b It works was settled this
afternoon by the men withdrawing their
demand f r the discharge of oue workman
and the reinstalment of another. The
works will resume on Monday. Nearly
1,009 were affected.
A NEW ERAIN GERMANY.
THE PEOPLE GRADUALLY REALIZ
ING THE TRUTH.
Some. However, Still Looking For the
Ex-Chancellor’a Return to Power.
The Prince and His Son Offered Seats
in the Reichstag by the Carteller
Party.
(Cony right, 1830, by New York Associated Press.)
Berlin, April 5. —Tne events of the week
have accentuated even more than the r sig
nation of the chancellor the new era that is
opening In German history. Until his
actual departure tho public was loth to be
lieve that the emperor was iu earnest in
parting with Prince Bismarck. Doubt is
no lougor possible, and apathy has yielded
to an uuwonted desire to do homage to the
departing statesman. Henceforth atten
tion will be divided between two
theaters Friedriclisrube, representing
the grandeur of tbe edifice of Ger
man unity, and Berlin, the center
of the new and untried regime. It is im
possible that the emperor could have been
an unaffected spectator of the unending
tribute of admiration and respect tbat
poured in upon his discarded minister. It
is reported to-day that he has again refused
to con-ent to the publication of Prince Bis
marck’s letter of resignation
STILL LOOKING FOR HIS RETURN.
The public still declines to believe that
the retirement of Prince Bismarok is final,
it being urged that he is by five years the
junior of Mr. Gladstone, and may still
count upon a decade of activity.
The cm tellers have offered to resign two
seats in the Reichstag in favor of Prince
Bismarck and Count Herbert Bismarck,
but it is certain that the ox-chancellor
and his sou will not accept them at
present, whatever they may do at a later
time. Tho Emperor having declared that
be will recognize only two parties, those for
and against, him, will be likely to disregard
conditional party divisions and to seek tho
assistance of the liberal-clerical coalition.
Thus Prince Bismarck,iu the event of his re
entering tho Reichstag, might seem to be in
tho unusual position of tho nominal, if not
actual, leader of tue opposition.
AWAITED WITH INTEREST.
The opening of the Reichstag and royal
speech are awaited with tue keenest inter
est. In view of the certainty of the rodis
tributinu of tbe parties the preparation of
the new military aud colonial measures will
probably be delayed until the beginning
of May.
Herr Richter is expected to resign from
the liberal committee in the Reichstag as he
has already done from the liberal commit
tee of the diet, liis personality blocking the
mutual approach of the liberal groups.
Dr. VVindthorst claims three indispensable
concessions in return for his support of the
governmoat—the return of all religious
orders, religions touching iu the
schooli, aud the removul of discretionary
revocable character from all concessions
made to the Catholic partj’. The centrists
are well aware of the strength of of their
po-ition, and intend to derive every pos
sible advantage therefrom.
According t) the National Zeitunij the
new military bill provide! for a permanent
increase of 18,000,000 marks in tho annual
expenditures.
For the moment colonial affairs are over
shad lived by’ home politics. Herr von der
Heydt, the financial backer of the East
Africa company, recently declared In tho
Woehcnblatt that Prince Bismarck’s de
parture was the sign of anew aud an ener
getic colonial policy.
ENCROACHMENTS IN AFRICA.
Herr Reftchardt, the explorer, in a lect
ure showed that it is of the utmost import
ance to secure possession of Tabora, whtoh
place is further inland than Mpaliwaw in
the direction of Lake Tanjaeka and Victoria
Nyanza. This and the strengthening of the
treaty footing in the German sphere of in
terest appear from inquiry iu the most re
liable quarters to be the sole objects
of the E uin-Weiwsman expedi
tion. E nin lies advised the conclusion
of a treaty of peace with Bwauaheri, in
order that his assistance inav lie secured in
advance for tho Germans. The talk of the
recapture of VVadelai is based upon mere
surmise. The exact scope of tho expedi
tion will not bo known until the bill of sup
plies is before tho Reichstag.
What is cerrain, however, is that tbe era
ppror will decline to consent to the adop
tion of any colonial policy antagonistic to
England. During the recent visit
of tho Prince of Wales the emperor
did everything possible to show the value
he attached to close friendship between
the two nations. Another guarantee in this
direction is found in tbe composition of the
colonial department of tbe foreign office
under Dr. Krouel, who is known through
his connection with tho Samoan conference,
and who is aided by au efficient staff of
specialists, all of whom are personally
ocquainted with tho extent aud character
of the British colonies.
SOLICITUDE FOR THE ARMY.
The omperor’s solicitude regarding the
army is further shown in an imperial or
der published to-day, to the effect that, in
view of its incompleteness, the reserve in
fantry military officers system hitherto
pursued, which provides that oflloers must
come from the ranks of the nobility, must
bo extended to include those noble by
character, in order that the sons of honor
able middlo cl > ss families may hold ap
pointments in the army. The sarno rule
will also apply to the civil servioo. The
emperor further disapproves the holding
of commissions being dependent on the pri
vate income of aspirants. He therefore de
crees that tho pay of officers of the rifles,
foot artillery,and pioneers shall be increased
by 45 marks monthly, that of the officers of
the field artillery by 75 marks, aud that of
officers of cavalry by 150 marks.
LUXURIOUS LIVINO FORBIDDEN.
At much Pngth ho enjain? commanders
to set an example of self-sacrifice to the
officers, to cueckindulgence in unnecessary
luxuries, tho habit of making costly presents
and giving frequent banquets, etc. It is
tho emperor's pleasure that only command
ing generals shall bo expected to
entertain. It must not occur
that staff officers who have
done good service shall feel anxiety
about facing the sacrifices which might
seem incumbent upon them if they held
regimental cifburiands. In conclusion, the
emperor desires that the list of aspirants
shall bo submitted to him, together with
the names of i fllcers who do not conform to
the rule prescribing a simple mode
of hfe. He declares that hab
its of luxury must be seriously
and firmly opposed, and he inten is to a
largo extent to jud.:o of the capacity of
officers by this standard. The emperor has
also issued regulations looking to the sup
pression of dueling in the army.
THE NEW OFFICIAL ORGAN.
The Iteichsame.i r/er. which is now the
vehicle of all olficl l articles, formerly
printed in the North German Gazette, pub
lishes a series of articles which are sup
fiosod to have been directly inspired
>y the emperor of several policies ar.d re
form*. So far no definite projects are men
tioned, but the tendency is toward legisia-
ti >n (or the regulation of the [working day
and wage question.
The Deutsch bank is about to issue shares
in a German American Trust company to
promote and protect investments in Ameri
can stocks.
The leaders of the Freissinnigo party
have refused to take part in the movement
for the erection of a monument in honor of
Frinee Bismarck.
Among the lending panors only the Vos
siche Zeituny nrul Tageblatt presume that
Kmin will return to tt'adalai.
EQUATORIAL AFRICA.
An Explorer Declares that It Is of No
Commercial Value.
London, April s.—Sir Bamuel Baker, a
well-known African explorer, has written a
letter to the Times indicting the British
government for its policy, which he de
clares has led to the loss of all the positions
gained in Africa by the enterprise
of individual Englishmen. He justi
lies the alliance between Emin
Fasha and Maj. W'oisa nan, and says
it was only natural that Emin should jun
tbo O rman government expedition, which
will never imitate the fntal example of the
E iglish forces of advancing oalvto retreat.
Sir Wa uuel points out how the Germans
may, in a few months, regain the equato
rial province by foundi g stations at Vic
toria Nvanza, and forming an ullt
nnce with Mvanga, king of Uganda,
thus 'eventually securing control of the
White Nile at Goudokokoro, while Italy
will become muster of the situation by
gaining possession of Berber KmssnU.
Khartoum will then naturally fall He
concludes his letter by deolaring that the
equatorial provinces mo of no c muierclal
value. The cost of the transportation of
the products of the provinces is ten tlm*B
greater than they are worth. Legitimate
purchases of ivory cannot ho mane in the
provinces. England, he declares, may ba
well content to be an onlooker iu that sec
tion of Africa. ,
DOM PEDRO'S ILLNEaS.
His Condition 80 Serious That the Last
Eacraments Were Administered.
Canneh, April s.—The illness from which
Dom Pedro, the deposed Emperor of Brazil,
is suffering has assumed a critical phase.
He was iu a comatose state during the
greater part of yesterday. His condition
was so serious that it was deemed necessary
to administer tie last sacrament* of the
church. His physician. Professor Charcot
of Purls, says, however, that though ins
weakness is extreme he is iu no immediate
danger. The Prince of Wales, who has just
arrived at Cannes, has paid a visit to ex-
Emperor Dom Pedro.
O rmans Around Paris.
Parts, April 5. —It is reporcod that the
government has ordered that a census he
taken of the Germans residing ii the
suburbs of the city. It is understood that
this step is taken so German reside ts with
out menus of subsistence can be sent to
Germany.
EDITORS AT CHARLESTON.
The Southern Press Association to Bo
Loyally Entertained.
Charleston, 8. C„ April s.—An enthu
siastic meeting of citizens was held horo
to-day to make arrangements for the enter
tainment of the members of the 3< utbern
Press Assoointion, which meets here April
30. A general committee and several spe
cial commit tics were appointed.
Henry Wotterson of tbo Louisville
Courier-Jou mat will deliver the annual ad
dress in the Grand opera house on the night
of April 30.
Ou May 1 the editors will be tuken on an
excursion around the larbor and given an
Inspection of the pt.osphate fhdds and largo
fertilizer works. That night there will be
given the greatest banquet ever given in
the south.
The next day they will bo taken up to
Summerville and given a lunch In the new
hotel just built there.
Charles A. Dana of the New York Nun,
William Henry Smith and D. IVMcKoaof
the Associated Press, Congressman Amos J.
Cummings, President Norviu Green of the
Western Union and many other prominent
visitors are expected.
RHODE ISLAND POLITICS.
The Democrats Win Two More Seats
In the Legislature.
Newport, H. L, April 5. —The supple
mentary election to-dav for first and fourth
representatives resulted In tne election of
two democrats, William P. Olarko by 73
majority, and Andrew K. Quin i by 33
majority. It is possible that toe election is
not i gal, as it was held under the old vot
ing system instead of under the provisions
of the new ballot law. If the house of rep
resentatives is democratic, hr it probably is,
the democrats will not be likely to ra se the
issue, but the republicans muy appeal to
the supreme c .urt to decido as to the legal
ity of the poll.
THE NEW ELECTION IN PROVIDENCE.
Providence, R. 1., April 5.—A new elec
tion has been ordered for the oily of Prov
idence for Saturday, April 13.
The supplementary elections to-day bring
the legislature to stand: Forty-seven re
publicans and forty-four democrats. There
are seventeen meuibos yet to ha elected,
and of tbesj too republicans need seven to
curry the grand committee.
SUICIDE OF A MILLIONAIRE.
Marcus C. Stearns of Chicago to Fol
low His Dead Daughter.
Chicago, April s.—Marcus C. Stearns,
one of Chicago's oldest and wealthiest resi
dents, attempted to oomrnlt suicide at bis
handsome Michigan avenue residence to
day. He fired four bullets into bis head,
producing wounds from which recovery is
impossible. One shot, fired into his
mouth, almost split his tongue in
two. For some time be has been
in depressed spirits. It is surmised that his
depression wi s due to the rece.it death of
his favorite daughter, the wife of ex-Mayor
Carter Harrison. Mr. Stearns was one of
the leading members of the board of trade,
and has an estate worth perhaps $1,500,000.
Recovered Xhelr Corpses.
Santa Barbara, Cal., April s.—Late
last night the rescuing party at the scene of
yesterday’s explosion reached Hardison,
Young, and White. All three were dead.
The bodies were badly bruised and torn by
the explosion. The remains were taken to
Santa Paula.
lowa's Llcenso BUI.
Dks Moines, la., April 8. —The House
this morning went into committee of the
whole on the pending liquor license bill.and
after extended discussion voted by 51 to 43
to report the House in favor of an indefi
nite postponement. The committee then
rose. _______________
No Uprising In San Domingo.
New York, April 3.—The steamer Sagi
naw of Hayti arrived here to-day. ice
captain reports that tie rumors of an up
rising in San Domingo are without foun
dation, and that there w ere no signs of a
rebellion.
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ELECTIONS TO CONGRESS.
A FAVORABLE REPORT ON THH
M’COMAB BILL.
The Minority to Eubmlt an Opposi
tion Btatsment—An Outline of the
Provisions of the Measure—Redis
trlctlng to be Made Only Onoe in
Teu Years on the Census Basis.
Washington, April s.—By a party vote
ot 7to 5 the House committee on the elec
tion of President and Vice President and
representatives in congress to-day author
ized a favorable report with amendments
on the McComas bill to prevent gerryman
dering in the congressional district The
bill also provides t at representative! to the
Fifty-second congress shall be elected from
districts composed of the same territory
and having tie same boundaries as those
from which the representatives in the
Fifty-fir-t congress were elected. The mi
noritv will submit a report in opposition to
the bill.
FEDERAL SUPERVISORS.
A conference of the republican members
of the Senate committee on privileges and
elections was hold to-day. Asa result
Chairman Hoar wns requeued to prepare a
bill to regulate elections of members of con
gress. It is undorst >od that the measure to
be proposed will provide for the appoint
ment of national supervisors in every district
in which a certain number of voters shall
petition therefor. These supervisors shall
watch and count the vote, and make certifi
cation thereof to cue state board of can
vassers, who shall thereupon issue a certifi
cate of election to the candidate receiving
the highest number of vote*, and these cer
tificates shall be used by the clerk of the
House in making up the roll of the members
elect. jjj
PROVISIONS OF THE BILL.
The bill as amended provides as follows:
That In each state entitled under an appor
tionment of repres-ntatives In congress to more
than one representative, the number of repie
sentativos to which such state may be entitled
in the lifty-tliird and ea :h siibsoouent.'congress,
shall lie elected by uußFlcts which have ah
nearly as practicable an oqual numbered inhab
itants, so that the most populous district in
such state shall not have more than IS.UOO In
habitants in excess of the population of the
least populous district. They shall be com
posed _of territory enutiguous, adjoiniug
and [as far as practicable compact.
They snail hi equal in number to the number
of representative* to which such stab* may bn
entitled In congress, and no ono district shall
elect more than one representative.
TO RKDISTMCT KVKRV TEN TEARS.
Mtr each national decennial census of popu
lation shall have lawn completed, congress
shall determine on the repres ntatlon In con
gress and reapportion the same among the
several states as entitled, and the legislature of
each state elected next after such apportion
ment by congress shall redisLriot each
slate under the restrictions and regu
lations as to population and terri
tories hereinbefore provided, and such
redistricting, when made by the state legisla
ture. shall not be altered by any succeeding
legislature during the term of ten years prior
im 11 the next succeeding decennial census.
Congress shall make the new apportionment so
that hereafter in each state there shall be oil*
apportionment of representation by congress
am! oustre* 1 tstrioting only thereunder by each
state iu Conformity with each decennlal’censu*
of population.
THE PRESENT DISTRICTS TO ST.lvp.
Until tho next uoportlonment of representa
tion ball be made by congress conformably to
tho eleventh census, there shall be no change of
tho boundaries of any of tne congressional dtj
in any state to alter tho same ns they existed
when the representative* ot the Fifty-first con
gress were elected,and the representative* or the
Fifty-second congress shall be elected from the
same districts, composed of tho same terr tory
and having the aairio boundaries ns those from
which the representatives in the Fifty-first con
gress were elected, any law of any state hereto
fore or hereafter passed to the contrary not
withstanding In any state where no
legislature Is elected subsequent to
the reupportlomnent by congress and prior to
the election ot representative* in congress under
such new apportionment. In case of a decrease
In the number of representatives to which any
state may be entitled under such apportion
ment by congress, the leglilaturo of said state,
then In session next after such apportionment
liy cougress, shall and may redlstrict such state
under the restrictions andr 'gulatl.ins as to the
population and territory hereinbefore
provided; and in care of au increasv
In the number of representatives which
may bo given to any statu under any such ap
portionment by congress, suea addiilonal repre
sentative or representatives may bo elect.-dby
the state at large, and other representative* bv
anti from the districts prescribed by law until
the legislature of sued state elected next after
such auportiooment in themann r Hereinbefore
prescribed i hall redistrict such state.
FACTS TO BE CERTIFIED.
Thu state certifying board shall In addition to
tho matters ana facts now required to be set!
out In tlieir certificates further certify that
such representativ a have be*n duly elected
to represent the districts constituted
and composed of territory in conformity with
this act, and that such districts in respect of
territory and boundaries have not been comti
tute.l or altered bv auy statute of such state en
acted tiefore or after the passage of tuis act, in
violation of or in conflict with this law. In
case of tho failure or refusal of the proper cere
tifying board of the state to sign or forward to
the clerk of the House, a certificate of the elec
tion of any representative as authorized and
required by law, the clerk of the House of rep
resentatives lu malting the roll of the next suc
ceeding House, shall receive the returns of the
local canvassing board of officers, properly cer
tified according to law, as sufficient certifica
tion of tho election of a representative In con
gress.
BALLOT BOX FRAUDS.
Twelve Election Officers of Jersey City
Under Arrest.
Jersey City, N. J., April s.—As a re
sult of disclosures made before the special
committee of the Senate that is investiga
ting tlie ballot-box frauds In this city all
the election last November sixty warrants
were is uod to-day for persons alleged to be
implicated in the frauds. Twelve arrests
were mad-. All wero election office's, and
eight are democrats and four republicans.
The accused are Thos. Trotter, Jacob Mos
chell,Thus. Fallon, Jas. Hart,lhos. Durancy,
John Farrant, George Heller, Thomas Nel
son, Charles H. Ncott. James H. Buckridge,
Oscar L. Frieborg. and Harry Speers. The
complaints were made by J. T. Altemus,
who is in the employ of the Senate commit
tee. It is charged that tho election officers
were engaged in a conspiracy, and that they
accepted ballots from persons who wore not
entitled to vote. The persons arrested were
admitted to ball, to await the actiou of the
grand jury. More arrests wiil be made
Monday.
Fight of the Masons.
Cedar Rapids, la., April s.—ln the
famous fight of the CVrenean Scotish rite
agaiust tn 9 grand lodge of lowa Judge
Preston yesterday overrule:! the motion of
the defense to throw the suit out of court
o:i the alleged ground that the court has no
jurisdiction in the matter, the Cerenean
Scotish rite not being an incorporated body.
Tee Cerenean* consider this a decisive vic
tory.
Forty-two Buildings Burned.
Watertown, N. Y., April s.—The busi
ness section or the village of Theresa,
twenty-five miles from this city, was en
tirely" destroved by fire this' morning.
Forty-two buildings were trained, involving
a loss of $150,000 to $300,000. About twenty
buildings were dwellings and the remainder
stores and shops.
