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I THE MORNING NEWS, i
} Frtabi isbep 1860. Incorporated 1868. V
j J. H. ESTILL. President. f
A FREE FOR ALL DEBATE.
MEMBERS OP THE HOUSE LET
THEIR FANCJE3 ROAM.
The World's Fair Bill Passed as
Amended by the Senate—The Leg
islative Appropriation Bill the Base
from Which the Members Strayed
in Their Speech-Making.
Washington, April 23.—1n the House
today Mr. Candler of Massachusetts moved
that the House concur in the Senate
amendments to the world’s fair bill. This
being agreed to, the bill was Anally passed
and wil be sent to the President for his
action.
The House then went into committee of
the whole, with Mr. Payson of Illinois in
the chair, ou the legislative appropriation
bill.
The debate was not conAned very closely
to the subject matter of the bill. It took
in, in fact, most of the subjects that enter
into current politics. Mr. Allen of Missis
sippi was humorous as usual, and illus
trated his argument with amusing stories.
In calling attention to the civil service in
consistencies of the administration ho said
he had some respect for a man who ac
knowledged himself a spoilsman, but a man
who obtained office under a hypocritical
guise would never get the respect of the
people. He story of Senator In
galls going to the white house to secure an
office. On the way he met with a friend,
who told him he would not get it, as
President Harrison had a friend in Kansas
that he was going to appoint. The senator
scratched his head a moment and said:
“That is right, if he is sure of it; but 1 am
pretty well acquainted with that state and
if he has a friend there, I don’t know it.”
[Laughter],
BLAND FAVORS FREE COINAGE.
Mr. Bland ot Missouri discussed tho mone
tary question and made an argument in
favor of free coinage of silver.
Mr. Cannon, after devoting some time to
defense of the provisions of the bill
denied the charge made by Mr. Allen to
the effect that many of the federal
appointees in Mississippi were men of bad
character. When tho gentleman was mak
ing that charge ho (Mr. Cannon) could not
help thinking that while there were thou
sa ds of postmasters to be appointed in
each state there was but one state treasurer
to be elected. [Laughter.] He then pro
ceeded to read with comments and amid
laughter a list of the defaulting state treas
urers of the southern states.
Mr. Spinola of New York made an attack
upon the civil service law, which, he said,
was uu-Jeffersonian, un-democratic, un-
American, and there were not five men on
the other side who honestly believed in it.
It was a fraud; it had been operated as a
fraud, and the present administration had
not paid the least respect to it, whatever.
THINGS GO BY CONTRARIES.
Mr. Grnsvenor of Ohio said the anxiety
manifested on iho democratic side in re
gard to the popularity and success of the
administration was the best sign that the
republican side ought to be satl-fled with
the administration; and for one, he was.
At the proper time tbe republican side
would bring in a silver bill which would be
satisfactory to the people. Speaking of the
civil services system, he said that
he did not believe that the
law and its administration was approved
bv one-fifth of the members of either House.
He believed that if each member of the
House w ould vote his deliberate opiuion he
would declare that the whole system was
founded on a mistake and its administration
on a false principle. It was detrimental to
the very purpose it was aimed to accom
plish. [Applause.]
THE CHICAGO PLANK.
Mr. Clements —What civil service reform
was indorsed by the Chicago convention?
Mr. Grosvenor —To turn the democrats
out and put republicans in. [Laughter],
Mr. Grtßvenor said that not only would
he vote against increasing the force of the
commission, but he would vote here and
everywhere to repeal the whole law.
[Applause], It was a fraud on the people of
the country.
Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts defended the
civil service law, and resented it being
characterized as a humbug and a fraud.
Finally Mr. Dunnell of Minnesota moved
to strike out the appropriation of $21,780
for clerks for senators.
Pending a vote the committee rose and
the House adjourned.
SESSION OF THE SENATES.
The Silver Question—Mitchell Speaks
for Electing Senators.
Washington, April 22. In the Senate
to-day Mr. Plumb’s resolution heretofore
offered for an increase of the treasury pur
chases and coinage of Bilver was presented,
and Mr. Eustis moved, as au addition to it, a
further resolution that free coinage of silver
is essential to sound financial policy and is
demanded by all the great interests of the
country, and that, therefore, ail laws limit
ing the coinage of silver ought to be
repealed. \
Mr. Plumb consented to let the resolution
l e over for the present, so as to give Mr.
Mitchell an opportunity to address the Sen
ate.
Mr. Mitchell addressed the Senate in favor
of a constitutional amendment proposed by
him for the election of senators by popular
vote. When he had concluded his resolution
w as referred to the committee on privileges
and elections.
The conference report on the bill to regu
late the sitting of United States courts in
Die district of South Carolina was presented
and agreed to.
The District of Columbia appropriation
hill was taken up.
Washington’s zoological garden.
During the consideration of the bill Mr.
Morrill, from the conference committee on
the bill for tho organization, improvement
and maintenance of a national zoological
Park, reported that the committee had
heeu unable to agree, and he moved that
hie Senate recede from its position and
B Bfee to the House amendment, which re
quires half the expense to be paid by
toe district government. After some dis
cussion the motion was agreed to aud t e
hfil now goe3 to the President for his sig
nature.
Consideration of the district appropria
tion bill was then resumed and ended by
wo passage of the bill.
. After an executive session the Senate ad
journed.
Randall's Grateful Family.
Washington April 22.—The family of the
•ate Representative Randall has received
f a number of letters of condolence
rom friends which will be acknowledged
8s soon as possible, and in the meantime
tuey unite in returning thanks for the
°* B * naWe sympathy they
Bullock’s Exposure.
April 22.—CoL Bullock
s°"" “ ot Kot his exposure of the peculiar
methods employed against him in the con
soat ooni pieted in time to pre-
Bent it to the committee on elections to-day,
but he will do so ea Friday,
H!)e Jltofttingi
SILVER PURCHASES.
The Committee of the House Repub
lican Caucus Again in Session’
Washington, April 22.—The House re
publican caucus committee in pursuance of
the resolution of the caucus last night held
a meeting this afternoon in furtherance
of the endeavor to come to an agreement
with the iSenate republican caucus com
mittee.
The members of the House committee
were In session for an hour. The discussion
showed that no material change irv views
had taken place since their last meeting be
fore the caucus, although there was a more
evident desire to come to some agreement
with the Senate committee.
A CONCESSION.
The silver men managed to secure one
concession, which they regard as cf value,
in the shape of an amendment to the House
committee bill, which will be offered to the
senators as a partial compromise, absolutely
requiring the purchase of not less than
2,000,000 ounces of silver in each month re
gardless of the price. The committee was
also willing to agree that treasury notes
issued in the purchase of silver bullion shall
be redeemed in coin or lawful money as
well as bullion as proposed by the House
bill, but persisted in retaining the proviso
that the government and not the seller of
the bullion shall have the option of de
termining the medium in which the notes
are to be redeemed. Then upon motion of
Mr. Henderson of lowa the same subcom
mittee which conducted the last negotia
tions wasjinstructed to confer again with
the Senate subcommittee.
COMMITTEE VACANCIES.
Speaker Reed Bound Not to Add Mr.
Mills to the Committee on Rules.
Washington, April 22.—Speaker Reed
seems to have determined not to appoint
Mr. Mills as Mr. Randall’s successor on the
committee on rules, ostensibly because Mr.
Mills is a member of the committee of ways
and means, like Mr. Carlisle, but really be
cause he does not want to gratify the demo
cratic leaders. Speaker Reed is said to be
hesitating now between Messrs. Crisp and
Blount for the vacancy on the committee
on rules. Both are exceptionally well quali
fied. Mr. Crisp was Mr. Randall’s choice
for his successor. Mr. Randall sent for him
to tell him so. Mr. Blount has had the
longer experience in the House, and is the
second leader who wanted Mr. Mills ap
pointed, or rather reappoiuted, for he was
on the committee in the last House.
A COLORED NAVAL CADET.
North Carolina’s Colored Congressman
About to Appoint One.
Washington, April 22.—Representative
Cheatham Of North Carolina, the only col
ored man in the House, has a colored boy in
training at Annapolis now for tho June ex
amination at the naval academy, and is
expected to appoint him shortly to the
vacancy caused by the dismissal of Jenkins
for dueling. If the appointment is made
and the boy passes, he will be the second
colored cadet in the history of Annapolis.
There was one there some years ago whose
presence made a great deal of trouble, the
cadets ignoring him socially and refusing to
come into close contact with him officially.
One cadet who refused to fence with him
was dismissed for it. Finally the colored
cadet tailed at au examination, and so was
dismissed.
A WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION.
Army and Navy Officers Received by
the President.
Washington, April 22.—The state re
ception to the army and navy, which was
given by the President at the white house
to-night, having been postponed from last
February on account of bereavements in
the families of Secretaries Tracy and Blaine,
was a quiet affair. Society evidently did
not take tbe interest in the recaption usu
ally shown in such events in winter time,
for the public parlors were at no time
crowded. Many of the ladies present wore
their bonnets as they promenaded around
the east room. The decorations also were
much simpler and less profuse than in win
ter.
PUBLIC BUILDING BILLS.
Chairman Cannon Advisoa Use of the
Veto Power.
Washington, April 22.—Chairman Can
non of the House appropriations eommittea
has felt it to be his duty to go to tha Presi
dent and warn him against the flood of
public building bills. Mr. Cannon feels
encouraged by the fact that the President
has procured a list of all pending public
building bills to hope that he may veto some
of them. He is more likely to try to veto
them in advance by advice to members.
Postal Telegraphy.
Washington, April 22. Chairman
Bingham says that the committee on post
offices will hear Postmaster General Wana
maker and President Green of the Western
Union before passing upon the postal tele
graph scheme. So it will probably be the
middle of next month before a vote is taken
in the committee.
Cost of the Consular Service.
Washington, April 22.—The committee
on foreign affairs to-day reported to the
House the diplomatic and consular appro
priation bill. The total amount appropri
ated is $1,490,925. The amount appropri
ated by the biff of last year was $1,980,025,
of which $500,000 was on account of Samoa
and $15,000 for Japanese indemnity.
Postal Appropriations.
Washington, April 22.—The House com
mittee on postoiflces and postroads to-day
completed the post' flico appropriation bill
for the fiscal year 1891. It carries an ap
propriation of $71,550,982, being $5,245,688
more than the appropriation for the current
fiscal year
Florida’s New Marshal.
Washington, April 23.—The Senate to
day confirmod the nomination of E. C.
Weeks as United States marshal for the
Northern district of Florida.
Bond Purchases.
Washington, April 22.—The bond offer
ings to-dav were $157,000, all of which were
accepted at 122 for 4s and 103 > 2 for 4^'s.
MALIGNANT DIPHTHERIA.
Nearly a Death a Day Since April 1 In
a Minnesota Village
Chicago, April 22.—A dispatch from St.
Paul, Minn., says: “Malignant diphtheria
is epidemic in the village of Viniong, in
Otter Tail countv. The village has a popu
lation of 1,500 persons, nine-tenths of whom
are afflicted with the disease. There have
been twenty deaths since April 1, and thirty
altogether. Instead of adopting measures
to check the contagion the people, mostly
Scandinavians, are seemingly doing every
thing possible to spread iu The funerals of
all the victims have been public and large
ly attended. The state board of health has
been notified.”
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1890.
WHEAT AS A SECURITY.
THE ALLIANCE BCHEMB PREBBED
AT WASHINGTON.
President Polk and Dr. McCune Ap
pear Before the Senate Committee
on Agriculture -The Former Sug
gests a Threefold Remedy for the
Prevailing Agricultural Depression.
Washington, April 22.—The Senate
committee on agriculture and forestry to
day had under consideration Senator
Vance’s bill to provide for a system of ware
houses for farm produce throughout the
country to be operated by the government,
which is to issue its notes upon deposits of
grain therein. Col. Polk, president of the
National Farmers’ Alliance, read a long
argument in favor of the measure, which he
said was formulated by a com
mittee appointed for that pur
pose by a convention of the
National Farmers’ Allianoe and Industrial
Alliance held iu St Louis Dec. 3, 1889. He
sketched the decline In agricultural values
in the face of the marvelous progress and
development of other industries and inter
ests during the past two decades, and in
sisted that something should be done for the
farmer. He charged tbe fault upon the
financial system of the government, which
had resulted in high-priced money and low
priced products.
A THREE-FOLD REMEDY.
The remedy CoL Polk suggested was
three-fold:
1. Restore silver to its dignity and place
it as a money metal with all the rights of
coinage and all the qualities of legal tender
which gold possesses.
2. Issue sufficient amounts of currency
direct to the people at a low rate of interest
to meet the legitimate demands of tbe busi
ness of the country, and which shall be legal
tender for all debts, public and private.
3. Secure to such issue equal dignity with
money metals by basing it on real, tangible,
substantial values.
dr. m’cunk’s argument.
Mr. Polk was followed by Dr. C. TV. Mc-
Cune, chairman of the national committee
on legislation of the alliance, who addressed
himself more particularly to the merits
and details of the system of warehouses
as outlined in the bill. He asserted that
the merchandise thus stored would not
deteriorate below the market standard, and
that the system had proved feasible and
practicable in California, where the
grangers’ bank in 1889 loaned $3,000,000 on
certificates issued to farmers on wheat de
posited in warehouses owned and controlled
by them.
NATURE OF THE ARGUMENTS.
President Polk’s argument was very gen
eral. Chairman McCune’s argument was
chiefly based on the assumed analogy be
tween their scheme and the warehousing of
distilled spirits. Asked by Mr. Higgins of
Delaware how much money he thought the
government would naye to add to that now
in circulation in order to fulfill the demands
of the bill, he said quietly that he thought
$1,000,000,000 would do, and pointed out
that it would promote a healthful flow of
money into the treasury half the year and
out of the treasury the other half. After
the formal hearing Mr. McCune had a
private conference with the republican
members of the committee. He said after
ward that he had no doubt that the bill
would be favorably reported.
PAN-AMERICAN LOITERERS.
The Visitors to Richmond Spend
Another Day In That City.
Richmond, Va., April 22.—The members
of the pan-American conference who
declined to return to Washington last night
in the special train ordered back to that city
by Secretary Blaine are still here.
This morning Mayor Ellyson called
on them' and took them out,
for a drive around the city.
They visited the public schools and other
places of interest, after which the mayor
entertained them at his residence. The
visitors express themselves as pleased with
Richmond, and delighted wita the hospi
tality of her people. To-night, by special
invitation, they attended a german at the
Belvedere hall, where they met many prom
inent people. They will go to Old Point to
morrow morning.
charleston feels sore.
Charleston, 8. C., April 32.—There is
great and sappointmant here owing to the
petering out of the pan-American southern
trip. All the arrangements had been made
for the reception of the expected guests.
Blame is generally laid on Secretary Biaine
for delaying the trip and some bitter things
have been said about his neglect of the
south.
COTTON SEED OIL TRUST.
The Old Conoern Turned Over to the
New One.
New York, April 22.—The trustees of
the American Cotton Seed Oil Trust to-day
formally retired from control of the com
pany and turned its offices and property
over to its successor, the American Cotton
Oil Company, which is Incorporated under
the laws of New Jersey. Before the trans
fer Jules Aldige, Nicholas Sheldon, M.
Frank and T. li. Chaney resigned as trus
tees of the trust and were elected directors
of its sucoessor, Jules Aldige beiug made its
president
TO BE EASY ON THE BERLIN.
The Vessel to be Allowed to Sail
Without Detention.
New York, April 22. —Collector Erhardt
received from Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Tichenor to-day a dispatch allow
ing clearance papers for the City of Berlin,
under terms suggested by the collector,
namely, to defer a settlement for four
weeks, so that the City of Berlin, which
was a regular liner, could make her trip.
Her captain asserts his ignorance that her
unloading bad been begun before a permit
was issued.
An Exchange of Shots.
. Charleston, S. C., April 22.—The town
of McCormick, Abbeville county, was in
tensely excited yesterday by a difficulty be
tween Town Marshal Jennings and P. B.
Calhoun, a druggist, who had been flnod
for selling whisky. The two men exchanged
shots, and the fusilade was continued by
four others. The result wa3 a number of
flesh wounds, none of them mortal.
Providence at the Polls.
Providence, R. 1., April 22.—John M.
Brennan, a democrat, was elected tenth
representative from this city to-day by
2,096 majority. The total vote was 7,601,
against 15,617 for the tenth representative
at the iast trial. The election changes
nothing, as the demoeracts controlled the
grand commission by the members already
elected.
A Train Wrecker Jailed.
Richmond, Va., April 22.—J. W. Crad
dock was committed to jail to-day in Henrico
county for attempting to wreck a train on
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad March 10.
NOT A OASB OF SUICIDE.
Mrs. Willing-ham's Death the Result
of an Abscess.
Washington, April 22. —The rumor that
Mrs. Mildred Lawton Willingham, niece of
Gen. Lawton of Savannah, committed
suicide, revived to-day, was repeated to
Senator Call, who, as the friend of the
deceased and of her relatives in Jackson
ville, co-operated with Representative
Blount in caring for the remains and for
her little girl. He said: “Dr. Markellor
who attended her in her last illness has
made a * written statement of the facts
which I have transmitted to her relatives,
Mr. and Mrs. Stockton in Jacksonville. In
this he states that she died of an absoess on
the brain superinduced by an attack of the
grip. He attended her from Friday. On
Saturday she seemed better, but on Sunday
she grew worse and so on until she died at
2 o’clock Monday morning from tho cause
named.”
AN AWFUL SHOCK.
The little girl was so shocked by her
mother’s sudden death that she was
in no condition to travel, so Mrs. Call is
taking care of her, and she will remain with
the Calls until 6he can be sent to her father
in Macon. The fact that Mrs. W illingham,
when she was taken ill upon her arrival at
tbe Belvidere last week, where she regis
tered, by the way, as Mrs. Lawton, gave
all her jewelry and her money, about <BO,
to her child, telling her that she would like
to live to see her grow up but that she knew
she would nPt because she was going to die,
is the main fact on which the suicide theory
proceeds. About all that is known of Mrs.
Willingham’s movements since she left At
lanta has been loarned from tho child, who
says they went first to Louisville, then to
New York and then came here.
TROOPS AFTER INDIANS.
Young Buoks of tbe Pine Ridge Agency
Leave tbe Reservation,
Chicago, April 22. —A dispatch from
Fort Robinson, Neb., says: “The troops at
this fort are under orders to be ready to
take tbe field at a moment’s notice to inter
cept the Cheyenne Indians, who are leaving
the Pine Ridge agency without permission
to oonsult with others of their tribe in re
gard to certain lands. It is feared that the
old Indians cannot retain the yonng bucks.
Chief Tangled Hair and forty-four Indians
came here yesterday, and reported that they
were in a starving condition. Tbe com
manding officer has ordered rations for
them, and they will be sent back to the
agency.”
KILLS THE MAN WHO |feOT HIM,
A Kentuckian Shoots an Enemy He
Wss Commissioned to Arrest-
Louisville, Ky., April 28.—A report
comes from Catlettsburg that ,CoL W. S.
Smith, manager of a lumber company near
Pineville, on Saturday shot and til .ed Frank
Phillips. Smith was a colonel in the con
federate army. Phillips is the man who
followed the Hatfields across the Big Sandy
at the time they killod Alifair McCoy, aud
succeeded In capturing six of them and
lodging them in the Pineville dl. They
wore subsequently tried, and one of them,
Ellison Mounts, has been hanged, while two
others are in the penitentiary.
cause of the trouble.
Phillips, when he first met Smith some
weeks ago, charged him with being the man
who, during the war, had PhiUlbs’ father
arrested and sent to prison. This Smith
denied, and apparently satisfied Phillips.
That night, however, Phillips sought out
Smith’s quarters and shot him while in bed,
inflicting a wound which was painful but
not dangerous. When Smith recovered; he
got from Gov. Fleming of West Virginia a
requisition on Gov. Buckner for Phillips’
arrest. Under authority of Gov. Buckner
Smith wns attempting to arrest Phillips
when he killed him.
A CRONIN CASE CRANK.
The Confession of Suspect Woodruff
Only a Fairy Tale.
Chicago, April 22. —The sensational con
fession of Frank Woodruff, a Croniu sus
pect, which was so generally published last
autumn, and which, among other things,
stated that Alexander Sullivan, ex-presi
dent of the Irish National League, in Wood
ruff’s presence, handed a sum of money to
Martin Burke, at the same time enjoining
him to action, has been discredited by the
police authorities and the public prose
cutor.
woodruff let off.
State’s Attorney Longaecker, in dismiss
ing the charge of murder against Woodruff
yesterday, thus referred to this sensational
confession: “The state has no evidence to
implicate the defendant in tho Cronin
murder except the statement or confession
of Woodruff himself. We have, after a full
investigation, come to the conclusion that
that confession was wholly fabricated by
the prisoner, and that be had no connection
whatever with or knowledge of the Cronin
murder. The state will, therefore, not
prosecute Woodruff upon this indictment.”
CHARLESTON S COMPRESSES.
The Final Payment Made by the New
Purchasers.
Charleston, S. C., April 22.—Adrift
was received here yostorday for $125,000,
the balance of the purchase money for the
Union Cotton Press and Wharf Company
property, which was recently purchased by
McDonald & Gallaher of New York, the
purchase price being $150,000. Tina insures
the building of a belt line railroad connect
ing with all the roads entering Charleston
aud extending from the city limits along
the east wator front to the battery. The
construction of this road will enable the
railroads to deliver spud receive freight at '•
every wharf on the Ashley river.
BOUND TO H7uVE BLOOD.
An Enrolling Clerk Wants to Cauee
the Demise of an Editor.
Louisville, Kr., April 22.—W. P.
Campbell, assistant enrolling clerk of the
Kentucky House of Representatives, has
sent a challenge to fight a duel to Thomas 11.
Davis, editor of the Maysville Republican.
Davis published that Campbell had left
debts unpaid when recently he went away
from Augusta, Ky. Campbell threatens to
kill Davis on sight if a duel is declined.
McCalla’a Court-martial.
New York, April 22. —The court-martial
of Commander Bowman H. McC&lia of the
Enterprise began at noon to-day at the
Brooklyn navy yard. The charges preferred
are the ones reported by the recent court of
inquiry and include severe and cruel treat
ment of members of hiß crew aud violations
of the articles for the government of the
navy.
fatalities in a Shaft.
Ashland, Wxs., April 22.—Two men
were killed and five injured, one probably
fatally, by falling rook in the shaft of the
Great Eastern mine near Norway, Mich.,
to-day. One of the victim* was Capt.
William Hooper, one of the oldest mining
supermtts.dsutp pn tjjeeupper pdawuK
STRIKERS RAISE A RIOT.
THE FIRST VIOLENCE IN CHICAGO’S
WAGE WAR.
The Trouble Precipitated by an At
tempt to Induce Non-Union Men to
Quit Work—The Carpenters at In
dianapolis Granted an Eight-Hour
Day at 30 Cents Per Hour.
Chicago, April 23.—A body of striking
carpenter* caused a riot in the southwestern
part of the city this morning, and os a
result about fifty of them are locked up, and
a sergeant of polioe received some bruises.
Home non-union carpenters were put to
work on Wallace, near Fifty-third street,
this morning. The strikers reported the
fact, and a committee of union men was
sent to persuade them to quit work.
Idle carpenters to the number of
about 100 joined the committee and
when argument failed to make them quit
they began joeriuc them, and a riot followed
Police Sergeant Begley interfered, when he
was turned upon and beaten by the strikers.
An alarm was sent to the nearest station,
and a detachment of police was sent out
and succeeded iu arresting about fifty of
the rioters. The rest escaped, but the
police are hunting for them. Tbe non
union men in the meantime dropped toeir
tools and fled.
A delegation from the striking carpen
ters visited anew building at the corner of
Seventeenth and Lincoln streets this after
noon and attempted to induce workmen to
quit work. The latter paid no attention to
the committee's arguments. The strikers
then resorted to force aud tried to drive off
tbe workmen with sticks and brickbats. A
police patrol wagon was called aud four of
the strikers were arrested.
GAS FITTERS TO GO OUT.
It is announced that tho gas fitters have
decided to go out on Monday next. Their
demands are for an eight-hour day aud au
increase of pay from $3 25 to $3 50 a day.
The sash, door and blind men are making
rapid progress toward perfecting a large
and powerful organization. They expeot
to be in a position to demand elghthours
by May 1.
Cases of intimidation and violence by the
striking carpenters are becoming more
numerous. Patrol wagons were kept busy
yesterday afternoon in several sections an
swering oalls. Only two serious rows oc
curred, however, and few arrests were
made. At the brotherhood’s bise ball
grounds about 500 strikers assembled and
attempted to intimidate the workmen. An
alarm was turned in and a platoon of police
came to the scene, when the strikers with
drew.
BRICKMAKKRS STRIKE.
All the brickmakers in the northern and
northwestern parts of the city, to the num
ber of 1,200 men, went out on strike to-dnv.
A meeting was held Sunday, at which it
was determined to demand that 7,000 bricks
should constitute a day’s work instead of
8,000 as heretofore, and that the pay,
which ranges from $2 to $2 50 a
day, should be the same. This
was not agreed to by the bosses, and
this morning the men renewed the demand.
On being refused the men in one yard after
another quit work, or announced their in
tention of going out in the morning.
EXPRESS EMPLOYES TO STRIKE.
Tho Daily News says: “Vice President
and General Manager C. H. Crosby of tbe
United States Express Company returned
to Chicago this morning. He declared that
the company would not recede from its
position in cutting down salaries. A strike
that will extend throughout the entire ex
press system in all the cities of tho United
States will, therefore, probably be the re
sult.”
pittsburo’b railroad trouble.
Pittsburg, April 22.—The railroad situa
tion has never been more gloomy than to
night. The Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men has taken up the cause of the switch
men. The Brotherhood of Trainmen resolve
to cling to the switchmen in their demands,
and presented grievances of their own to be
adjusted. Hunt. Starr of Port Wayne was
at the meeting for a few minutes before the
mombers went into socret session. He used
every argument against a strike, but the
members of the union left the hall and met
in another building before he had finished
speaking. Supt. Starr said the men on the
Fort Wayne road would receive the wages
Caid the Pennsylvania yard switchmen,
ut this was unsatisfactory to the men.
THE TROUBLE SPREADING.
In addition to the trouble now on hand
the car inspectors, freight handlers, car
cleaners, and even the clerks in the freight
offices and the men employed in the trans
portation department will present in the
morning a list of their grievances. The
shopmen employed in numerous shops about
the city will also present certain demands.
Tee situation to-night is ail the more grave
in that the men have not been
idle, while the railroad officials have
up to to-night treated the demands of the
men,with something like indifference.
THE STRIKES RECALLED.
The yard and shop men base their de
mands on the fact that the reductions of
1877, followed as they were by riots and a
final compromise, have never been adjusted.
They say they were promised at that time
an advance when opportunity offered, and
it has never come. They say every item
has been restored to the railroads, hut they
have not had their wages restorod to the
old basis. The men say the demands of the
switchmen have been treated with too much
indifference, while the railroad officials say
they have not been given time.
14,000 CAN BE CALLED OUT.
Grand Master Wilkinson says to-night
that they can call out 14,000 men if neces
sary, and as the entire brotherhood is in
volved the strike will extend from New
York on the east to New Orleans on the
%eSt. He says also that the matter has
new passed out of individual hands and has
cone to the supreme council. Some mem
bers of this council aro now in the city and
others will be here to-morrow, when it is
thought a conclusion will be arrived at.
AN AGREEMENT AT INDIANAPOLIS.
Indianapolis, April 22.—A committee
from the striking carpenters’ and con
tractors' associations met with Mayor Sul
livan this afternoon, aud after five hours’
conference reached an agreement whioh
settle', the eight-hour strike. The contractors
agree to pay competent carpenters and
joiners 30 cents an hour and concede
the eight-hour day. The agreement, which
holds good for one year, was signed by the
entire arbitration oommittee. The strikers
originally demanded 35 cents an hour, al
though they had oily bien getting from 20
to 25 cents. About 500 men resume work
to-morrow.
WORK RESUMED.
Ostran, April 22.—Work has been
resumed in most of the pits of the Northern
railway. The Wittkowitz iron furnaces
are in full blast. There have been serious
disorders at- Fulnek. Cavalry had to he
called out to restore order and 118 arrests
were made.
EIGHT HOURS IN BOSTON.
Boston, April 22.—The carpenters of
Boston, in mass meeting to-day, adopted
resolutions pledging themselves not to work
over eight hyura ajlay on and after May L
PARNELL’S LAND BILL SPEECH.
Considerable Adverse Criticism In the
Leading: Papers.
Loudon, April 22.—The Pall Mall Ga
zette says it will not pretend to like Mr.
Parnell's proposal. Being his, the Parneli
ites may support it. If it, had been brought
in by an English oabinet it would have
been overwhelmed with every epithet of
execration that the Irish imagination could
invent.
COMMENTS OP DUBLIN PAPERS.
Dublin, April 23.—The Freeman'* Jour
nal (home rule), commenting on Mr. Par
noil’s speech on the Irish land purchase bill
In the House of Common- yesterday, says it
is certainly curious to find Mr. Parnell pro
posing a scheme by which landlords will be
retniued in Ireland.
The Express (Independent conservative)
says that Mr. Parnell’s proposal is a re
markable one, coming from such a quarter.
His proposal asserts that the principle for
which the landlords vainly contended be
fore the Irish land act was [Mused on in 1881.
A SURPRISE TO ALL
London, April 23, 3a. m.— The News be
lieves that the Paruellite* knew nothing of
Mr. Parnell’s scheme until they heard it in
parliament and that many, notably Mr.
Davltt, disapprove it
BISMARCK BITTBB.
He Accuses One of His Ministers of
Treachery.
Berlin, April 22. —The Freisinnigc Zei
tu.ng publishes an account of alleged re
marks by Prince Hismarak to a deputation
from the manufacturers’ association on
April 18. Prince Bismarck, It is said,
declared with emotion that he would gladly
have remained in office if the smperor had
so desired. He attributed his removed to the
intrigues of opponents, especially of the
minister who owed his position to him. Ho
admitted that he differed with the emperor
on the labor quostion. The government's
present policy, he said, must entail harsh
dealing with the socialists.
Count Herbert Bismarck said he was glad
to leave the treadmill of office, but that
he was sorry for bis fethor, who wanted to
remain.
IN HONOB OP STANLEY.
A Fete on the Bourse at Brussels
Stirs Dp the Enthusiasm.
Brussels, April 22. —The Society of En
gineers gave a grand fetfc oh the bourse to
day in honor of Stanley. An address was
presented .to the explorer, who in reply
congratulated the Belgian people upon pos
sessing a king devoted to peaceful progross,
and drew a contrast between Belgium and
countries devoted to militarism. The royal
family arriving, the crowd outside the
bourse became enthusiastic and cheered re
peatedly for King Leopold and Stanley.
An address with 40,000 signatures, con
veying the thanks of the community for
King Leopold’s work in Africa was’ pre
sented to the king.
DAHOMIANB HARD FIGHTERS.
A French Force of 3,600 Men Com
pelled to Beat a Retreat.
Paris, April 22. The Temps says a
French force consisting of 3,500 troops
made a reconnoissance of the position held
by the Dahomians seven kilometres from
Porto Novo and subsequently made an
attack upon the pjace. The French force
was compelled to retreat to Porto Novo
after thirty French soldiers and twenty of
their native allies were killed or wounded.
The loss of the Dahomians was hoavy.
Emperor William Wants Peace.
Bremen, April 22. —Emperor William
took dinner yesterday on board the North
German Lloyd steamer, Fulda. Ho mado a
speech hi which he asked Germans to re
pose confidence in his determination to
maintain peace. His words, he said, were
sometimes misinterpreted. The press ought
to bear in mind that imneriol words should
not be twisted and misconstrued. His ef
forts to foster trade and commerce were
based on a knowledge that peace alone guar
anteed prosperity.
Pruaaia'a Budget.
Berlin, April 22. —The supplementary
estimates presensed in the Diet to-day pro
vide for a credit of 15,000,000 marks for
increasing the salaries of the lower and mid
dle civil service i fficials, and 8,000,000
marks for increasing school teachers’ sal
aries. The salaries In the former class will
be raised 13 per cent, and iu the latter class
10 per cent.
A German BUI Tabled.
Berlin, April 22.—The Shorrgesetz bill
was tabled In the lower house of the Diet to
day. It provides that 560,480 marks from
the treasury be applied to the objects of the
Catholic church dating from .April 1,
Ninth Race Day at Memphis.
Memphis, April 22.—This was the ninth
day of the spring meeting. A drizzling rain
fell throughout the entire programme and
the track was sloppy, following is a sum
mary:
First Rack— Five furlongs. Ethel 8. won,
with Rise Howard second, and Nellie Wolf
third. Time 1:07%
Second Rack—Five furlongs. Bonnie Annie
won, with Armlel second, and Mamie Fonso
third. Time 1:00.
Third Rack— Fivo furlongs. Dundee won,
with National second, and Annie Brown third.
Time 1:06%.
Fourth Rack—One and one-eighth miles.
Huntress won, with Buckler second, and Boaz
third. Time 2:oi
Fifth Rack—Six furlongs. Kkobeloff won,
with Lida L. second, and Eight to Seven third
Time 1: IS).
RACING IN ENGLAND.
London, April 22.— The race for the
great Metropolitan handicap stakes at the
Epsom Spring meeting to-day was won by
the Duke of Beaufort’s 3-year-old brown
colt, Partington. Harding Cox’s 3-year-old
brown colt, Armada, was second, and H. T.
Barclay’s 3-year-old black colt, Galway,
was third.
Candler Chips
Candler, Fla., April 22. There is
some talk of starting an alliance here among
the farmers and fruit growers.
The shipping of cabbage is about over.
The crop has paid well this season.
T. M. Rickards is putting water works in
his grove. A small, deep lake near the
grove will furnish the water. The spring
droughts are a serious drawback, as they
cause the trees to drop the young fruit. Ti.e
present season has been extremely dry, but
we are getting somo good rains now.
The cold spoil in March ruined the Peen-
To peach crop, but the other varieties look
well. Corn, peas and peanuts are looking
well and promise an abundant crop.
Banian to Row Plalsted.
Atlanta, Ga., April 22. —Edward
Hanlan aud Fred A. Plaist-:d have
baen matched to row three races on
the t Tennessee river at Bridgeport,
Ala.,'May 6,7, and 8, for the one mile
championship of the United States, and a
purse of $2,000. Each race will be one
mile straight away,
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NEW ALARM IN THE FLOOD
BAYOO BARA INVADED AND LOBS
OF LIFE PE A BED.
Gov. Nicholls Bends a Steamer and
Barges to Rescue the People— H*
Suggests Oovernmsnt Aid Railroad
Men Looking for Damage A Break
Near Gardere— Houses Submerged
at Vidalta.
New Orleans, April 22.— Gov' Nicholl*
received to-day a dispatch from Martin
Glum, president of the police jury of Points
Coupee parish, dated Bayou Bara, saying:
“We have been overwhelmed by the storm
and rain. Crevases are numerous along
the front. The upper (old) Morganza levee
has broken. Send a boat at once to save the
people, or there may be great loss of life.”
Gov. Nicholls at once made arrangements
with owners of the steamer Arthur Lam*
bert and the barges, then at Baton Rouge,
and the boat started immediately for Points
Coupee, with several barges to render ns*
■istauce. Other boats will be sent up to*
night.
NO INFORMATION OBTAINABLE.
No information is obtainable as yet to
the extent of the break. Those familiar
with the locality think that the crevasse
has occurred about threo-quarters of a mila
above New Morganza, where a crevasse oc -
curred some years ago, and where the levee
is from ten to thirteen feet high. “There
are. says Col. James, "a number of ridge*
along there, extending back into the coun
try from the river that will, in my opinion,
keep the crevasse wator away from the new
levoe, and if the ends of the broken levee be
at once protected the damage from thia
crevasse will not be as great as that of 1884."
A BAD OUTLOOK.
The water from this break may not reach
the now work, but with the present stage
of the water and the inauspicious condition*
of the weather, the chances are even against
this hope. The Morgan za crevasse of 1884
was more than three-quarters of a mile
wide, and the wator from it involved a lose
of millions of dollars. The new levee,
which was built in 1887, during the admin
istration of Gov. McEuery, was about 5,000
feet in length and from 12 to 20 feet in
bight. This lovee is still standing.
GOV. NICHOLLS MUCH WORRIED.
Gov. Nicholls was interviewed this even*
ing. He was much concerned for the
safety of the people in the Pointe Coupee
suction and stated that < ‘apt. Jackson, pres
ident of the International Transportation
Company, had placed two steamers with
barges at bis disposal. He bad accepted
them and they are now en route for
Morganza. He stated that be had also
telegraphed to Col. Wheeler and Capt. John
A. Grant of the Texas and Pacific railroad,
requesting them to place the steamer
Wheler in the same service.
Gov. Nicholls then said: “Considering
the extreme emergency of the occasion and
the dire calamity of the Morganza break I
have telegraphed Senat >r Gibson that such,
a gi eat disaster was sufficient to cause an
appeal to the government for aid. I asked
him to act as promptly as possible.”
RAILROAD OFFICIALS ANXIOUS.
The Texas and Pacific railroad officials in
this city are in groat fear of overflow.
Their lines traverse the Morganza country.
Up to the present time, however, they have
only been advised of three crevasses along
their line. One of these is throe miles be
low Bayou Bara, on the Pointe Coupee side;
another is eight miles below Morganza, and
the recent break, which is between Mor
ganza and New Texas landings.
A break occurred this morning in the
levee near Gardere, ten miles below Baton
Rouge, on the left bank. At last accounts
the crevasse was twenty-five feet wide and
seven foot deep.
The crevasses on the Points Coupee front
will submerge a large section of that parish,
ami the back water will probably affect
West Baton Rouge and Iberville.
HOUBEB SUBMERGED AT VIDALIA.
The Hcayune's Natchez, Miss., special
says: “The protection levee in front of
Vidalta, La., has broken, submerging a
number of houses. This morning the large
Concordia levee gave way. At 5 o'clock
this afternoon the break was 150 feet wide,
and the wator was going through like a
mill race. This break will flood the lower
portion of Concordia parish and cannot fall
to be disastrous.”
A special from West Mellville says: “The
rainfall in the past forty-eight hours is
inches. Two crevasses occurred in the
Atchafalaya levees to-day, one five mile*
above the town, eighty feet wide, and the
other at Old Churchville, forty feet wide.
The water is running over the levee at a
dozen places in this vicinity.”
BAYARD AT BRUNSWICK.
He Talks Politics and Will Reach Sa
vannah To-Day.
Brunswick, Ga., April 23. Hon. Thorna*
F. Bayard, ex-Secretary of State under
President Cleveland, arrived here to-day,
accompanied by his wife and Mrs. Clark, a
relative. The News correspondent saw Mr.
Bayard, but the ex-secretary was loath to
talk politics. When drawn out he said the
democratic outlook Is very hopeful, and
that ex-President Cleveland is certain to be
nominated. He says ho will be elected,
carrying the solid south and New York and
splitting the west. Ho says the steal of tbe
two Montana senatorships was outrageous.
He affirmed his belief that the republicans
will stoop to anything to keep their party
in power. He is much pleased with the
south, especially Brunswick and her harbor.
He thinks that a visit to the south would
satisfy northern politicians who are not de
based by prejudice that tbe race question is
being best settled here. Mr. Bayard and
party will leave for Savannah to-morrow
morning.
CHATTAHOOCHEE EXPOSITION.
Tbe Hustling People of Columbus
Bound to Hold It.
Columbus, Ga., April 22.— A large and
enthusiastic meeting of citizens held at the
opera house to-night passed resolution*
strongly indorsing the movement to hold an
exposition in November next Nearly $2,500
was subscribed on the spot, and committees
were appointed to solicit the remainder of
the sum necessary. An exposition is now
assured, and it will be the best ever held by
the city. It will bo known as the Chatta
hoochee valley exposition.
Carnegie City Lota.
Carnegie City, Va., April 22.—The
Pittsburg Development Company had its
first sale of lots to-day in the new iron man
ufacturing town of Carnegie City. A large
body of capitalists from all over Virginia
and from the north were present. Ali the
lots offered were freely taken at price*
largely in excess of the listed prices. The
sales aggregated $150,000, and private sale*
still continue with great activity.
Duty on Oranges and Lemons.
Boston. April 32.—The Boston Fruit and
Produce Excnange this afternoon adopted
resolutions asking congress not to increase
the duty on oranges and lemons.
