Georgia Historic Newspapers

    i THE MORNING NEWS, 1
J ESTABMSFED 1850. I NCOSPORATED 1888. V
j J. H. EBTILL, President. j
RUSH OF THE BIG FLOOD.
ten crevasses in the pointe
COUPEE LEVEE FRONT.
Two of Them So serious as to Com
pletely Overshadow the Other Eight.
A Graphic Description of the Way
the Water Plunges Through the
Openings and Over the Country Be
yond.
New Orleans, April 26.—A special to
the Times-Democrat from Bayou Sara
tays: “Yesterday morning an early start
was made from the crevasses up the river.
The day was a beautiful one. and the trip,
though somewhat arduous at times, has
been much less so than was expected, and
has been far from an unpleasant one. While
there are no le3s than ten crevasses in the
Pointe Coupee levee front, there are two
that so completely overshadow the
others in magnitude and importance
that the other eight seem hardly
worth mentioning though each, when seen
by itself, make* a very striking picture.
Starting from Bayou Sara the first cre
vasse on the opposite side of the river is
about a mile below the town on the Taylor
riace. It broke early Monday morning,
t is a very moderate sized levee and tne
break is some 200 feet wide.
THE NEXT BREAK.
“Next is a smaller break on the Taylor
place about half a mile up the river. About
400 yards further up tho river is another
break on the Percan place. Then comes a
long stretch of unbroken levee. About six
miies further up the river is the Fanny
Riche creva se, which is of a more formid
able character than those below it. Here
the volume of water is some six feet deep
and over 400 feet wide. The cur
rent is very swift and sends a
roaring, ragged looking cataract through
the break, and tearing through a grove of
pecan and live oaks that stand just behind
the levee. The back water spreads out in a
vast lake that touhe3 the swamps and
meets the Atchafalaya overflow. There are
many houses and cabins standing in tho
path of the flood, but as yet few, if any,
have been washed away.
COULD ESCAPE BEING FLOODED.
“How far the water from this break has
been instrumental in flooding the country,
it is impossible to determine, for it is as
sumed that even had the low levee been
held, the water from the upper break would
have been here by this time, and the flood
ing of these plantations would have been
a question of only a few days at furthest.
As it is, the whole river from a point below
l'aylor’s to the old river, if not now under
water will be so toon. A great deal of
stock has been taken out, but
much more most be removed or
lost in a very short time. About throe
miles up the river from the Fanny Riche
crevasse comes a small break on the Stone
wall place. The crevasse is about six or
6even feet deep and 150 feet wide. Morgan
sea proper is about five miles still farther
up the river, but not the Morgauza break
that paused the panic when Mr. Glynne
telegraphed that Morgauza had gone.
THE MOHGANZA BREAK.
“That break w as in what is known as the
New Texas Landing levee system, and a
vory formidable one, but about half a mile
further up the river than what is now the
great, crevasse of the Poiute Coupee front.
The crevasse at this new Morgauza is about
1,530 feet wide, c.v rying inland over 150,-
000 cubic feet of water per second. This
upper break, which was the first of the big
ones, is about 700 feet wide, 14 feet deep.
This break is right in the path
of the great Morganza crevasse that
has now become a feature of
state history, and the batture between it
and the bank of tne river distinctly shows
the path of the destructive flood at that
time. The timber on the batture was
destroyed or swept away, and in the years
intervening the growth of young trees in
its channel has been light and scattering.
The vast volume of water wears the break
in a smooth shining torrent that swells in
the center as if gathering force for its
mad plunge. There is hardly a ripple
to break its bowling, eddying surface, but
just as it sweeps into the break it curves on
each side into huge breakers, which have
chafed the crumbling edges of the levee
even after it has made the first wild leap on
its errand of devastation. Beyond tne bar
riers it plunges into wild, lonesome looking
waves.”
AS HIGH AS THE LEVEE.
The Times-Deinocrat's Bayou Sara
special, referring to the great Morganza
crevasse, says: “Hare the wator of the
river is only about a foot or less below the
crown of the levee, which, at the break, was
36 feet high with a base of over 200
feet. The break is now some 1,500
feet wide, and it is caving off
at the lower end at the rate of 300 feet in
twenty-four hours. Capt. Kingman
estimates the discharge through this
crevasse at over 150,000 cubic feet per
second, and as his calculation was based on
a breach a little over 1,200 feet wide, it can
readily be understood bow rapidly the dis
charge is increasing. The average cost of
this levee was $lO per running foot, so that
at the present rate of caving the lower end
is wasting away at the rate of $l,OOO per day.
TO PROTECT THE REMAINDER.
Every effort will be used to protect what
remains of the Morganza levee, with as little
delay as possible. The United States
steamer Ruby, with a gaug of thirty men
is engaged in securing a supply of willows
for mattresses. The towboat Prince and
tag Tilda have arrived off the crevasse
with a barge load of rock from New Or
leans with which to load the mattresses.
Eapt. Kingman expects to have the mat
tresses intended to i rotect the levee at the
lower end of the break ready to
6ink to-night. The greatest difficulty
aud danger will attend the work,
113 it will be necessary to
run the barge down close to the break,
right in the strongest part of its tremendous
auction, and then warp it out over the lower
side. The mattress will be 150 feet long
ai,| l placed against the levee, so that as it
crumbles away the unsupported portion of
the willow branches will lap the foundation
of the broken end and protect it, while the
opposite end of the mattross will be securely
anchored to the sound portion of the dike.
the danger to life premature.
‘'The stories of suffering and danger of
loss of life in this overflowed district are,
i° sy the least, premature. That ftnan
c.al calamity has fallen upon this splendid
section of Louisiana is, unfortunately, too
true, but the attempt to color it with trag
edy is manifestly absurd. Thus far some
stock has been drowned, and it is impossi-
, D ‘® to. say how serious the
joss of stock may be in
too interior but even now there
re many who will not take the trouble
o have their stock removed, though they
re absolutely sure to be overtaken by the
sing backwater within the next few days,
ortunately the water from the Great
crevasao falls into an immense
uninhabited swamp, less than 100 yards
om tne base of the levee, and it is sheer
onsense to supposo that it will overtake
one w *\° has not had ample warning of
its approach.
the course of the morganza water.
Its course will be largely through Atcha-
IXlornino
falaya, which, by this time, should be pre
pared for any emergency. This misfortune
is enough, but it is not a matter over which
people have any cause to become hysterical.
The current statement that there has been
a general surrender along the line of defense
is wholly erroneous. Capt. Kingman is
working as hard as ever to hold what is left
of the levee, and the only portion of his
forces that have left him is made up of
planters and settlers who have been driven
by the overflow to turn their attention to
saving what they can of their property."
NEW ORLEANS NOT IN DANGER.
Secretary Hester of the cotton exchange
received a dispatch from Norman Bell, sec
retary of the Norfolk (Va.) Cotton Ex
change, saying: “Our roeml<ers are very
solicitous about New Orleans.” Mr. Hester
replied: “Your dispatch indicates that the
situation as regards New Orleans has
been absurdly exaggerated. There is not
now nor i*> tuere likely to be the slightest
danger to New Orleans frota the high water
in the Mississippi river. To quote a state
ment first made by a member of the state
board of engineers; ‘The city is as safe as
if it were on a high hill.’ ”.
GOVERNMENT RELIEF.
Washington, April 2G.—Secretary Proc
tor to-day telegraphed to the governors of
Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Ar
kansas asking to be informed as to the
extent of the probable destitution in the
overflowed country and the points to which
rations should be seat. He also asked them
to designate persons to act in conjunction
with officers to be assigned to duty in the
distribution of the stores. lie says
he is prepared to afford immediate
relief. Telegrams have also been suit
to Maj. A. G. Robertson of the quarter
master’s department, and Capt. Weston of
the subsistence department, both at Now
Orioans, instructing them to take measures
for the issue and distribution of provisions
whenever needed. They are instructed to
confer with the local authorities, and to
act promptly in affording the relief au
thorized by congress.
TEXAS UNDER WATER.
Great Damage Done to Railroads and
Crops by the Rain.
New Orleans, April 26. —A speoial to
the Picayune from Fort Worth, Tex., says:
“Heavy rains are reported throughout
North and West Texas. At many places
the rainfall in the last twenty-four hours
has been three inc .as, and nine inches since
last Monday. Railway wasnouts are re
ported from every direction, and on many
roads trains are abandoned indefinitely.
The loss of a portion of the big iron bridgo
near Vernon, on the Denver, Texas and
Fort Worth road, will necessitate the trans
fer of freight and passengers there for some
time to come.
MILES OF TRACK UNDER WATER.
“Several miles of the Texas and Pacific
track are under water, between Fort Worth
and Ei Paso. The St. Louis, Arkansas and
Texas freight and passenger depots in the
northern suburbs of Fort Worth are under
water, as are all the lowlands known as the
North Side. As far as heard from no loss
of life is reported, but the damage to crops,
railroads and property is enormous and will
run into hundreds of thousands of dollars. ”
SILVER MEN SQUABBLING.
They Want the Bullion Redemption
Clause Stricken Out.
Washington, April 26.—A caucus of
the republican Senators was held this morn
ing to consider the silver situation. The
committee which met the committee of the
House republicans and agreed to the form
of a silver bill, reported their work, where
upon discussion ensued that wai not com
pleted when toe hour for the opening of the
Senate arrived. A recess was then taken
until 3 o’clock. A great variety jof views
were expressed by the senators.
The senators went into caucus again
shortly after 3 o’clock, and remained until
5:30 o’clock. After the adjournment it was
announced that the whole subject bad been
again referred to the caucus committee,
who would endeavor to frame a bill that
should prove acceptable to all. It is re
ported that while the differences between
those who are known as the silver men and
the advocates of the bill agreed upon by
the committees of the House aid Senate
seem to be radical, yet an earnest purpose
was shown to harmonize, and, if possible,
come to an agreement.
WHAT THE SILVER MEN WANT.
The silver men desire that the provision
in the bill reported by the caucus commit
tee, which gives the Secretary of the
Treasury discretion to redeem in bullion
treasury notes issued in payment for
bullion, should a holder of notes demand it,
should be stricken out. They do not want
the bill to give the secretary power under
any conditions to pay out bullion after
it has been once deposited in the
treasury. This view of the silver men was
supported by Senator Evartsof New York,
who made a speech or considerable length
in support of it. A suggestion was made in
the way of a compromise that the amount
of bullion the secretary might thus pay out
in any one month be limited and be re
placed by additional purchases the next
month, but this was not less objectionable to
the silver men. They are opposed to the
principle of the thing.
AN ADMINISTRATION SCHEME.
It is said by the silver men that the pro
vision objected to if not supported by any
senator who has yet expressed himself for
any merit it has, but for the reason that it
is supposed to reflect the wishes of the
administration. The silver men also desire
to have the notes provided for in the
bill made full legal tender, but
this is not insisted upon with the
same intensity and earnestness
as is the proposition to keep bullion in the
treasury after it has been deposited. A
majority of the senators, however, are said
to be in favor of making the notes full legal
tender. Several propositions in the nature
of a compromise were presented, but none
them were acceptable, and as stated, the
matter has gone back to the caucus com
mittee, which will meet next Monday.
QUAY TO STICK IX OUT.
He Might Have Resigned His Chair
manship But for the Charges.
Washington, April 26.— 1 t is authorita
tively stated that the President has not
asked Senator Quay to answer the charge
against him or resign his place as the chair
man of the republican national committee.
The President, it seems,ignores the charges,
just as Senator Quay and .es. In regard to
the report that Senator Quay will at the
coming meeting of the executive committee
of the republican national committee resign
the chairmanship to First Assistant Post
master General Clarkson, it can be stated
that Senator Quay would perhaps have
resigned, as he has been talking of doing
ever since last spring, if it had not been for
the present attack on him, but he cau’t
resign under fire.
Government Bond Purchases.
Washington, April 28. —The bond offer
ings to-day aggregated *B,OOO. All were
accepted at 122 for Is, and 103 for 4)^B.
Tallahassee’s New Postmaster.
Washington. April 26. -The President
to-day nominated William T. Webster to
bo postmaster at Tallahassee.
SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY APRIL 27, 1890—TWELVE PAGES.
REED A LION RAMPANT.
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REPUBLICAN VICTORY MU3T BE
HAD AT ANY HAZARD.
The DesDotic Speaker Makes a Char
acteristic Speech at the Banquet of
the Amerlcua Club Commemorating
Gen. Grant’s Birthday—Government
Control of Federal Elections De
manded.
Pittsburg, April 26.—The fourth annual
dinner of the Amerieus Republican Club,
in commemoration of the 68i.h birthday of
Gen. U. S. Grant, was given at the Seventh
Avenue hotel in this city to-night. The
affair was the most elaborate in the history
of the organization. Three hundred covers
were laid. After a welcomo by Hon. John
Dalzell, the dinner began.
Toasts were responded to as follows:
“Our Guests Absent” was responded to
by Col. J. M. Schoonmaker of this city.
“Grant” was replied to by Gov. James
A. Beaver.
REED’S SPEECH.
“The Republican Party” brought forth
an eloquent response from Thomas B. Reed,
speaker of the House of Representati ves.
Tho oration was repeatedly interrupted by
expressions of approval from his auditors.
He said:
Your toast strikes the only possible note of
continued victory for the Republican party.
Continued victory we must have, not as parti
sans, but as patriots. Not on the past must he
our reliance, but ou the future. If we are not
to-day in the forefront of human progress, to
have been followers of Abraham Lincoln in
years gone by is not an honor but a burning
disgrace—progress is of of republi
canism. To have met great emergencies as they
arose has been our history. To meet great
emergencies as they snail arise must be our
daily walk and duty, or we cease to be. Hang
ing on to old traditions is the business of the
Democratic parly. And it does that
business well; we can never rival it. I have not
for years been one of those who have talked
aboot the south. Forthe last eight years no
man hns heard me in the House or in a cam
paign discourse upon either outrages or wrongs,
murders or shootings or hangings. My silence
did not arise from any approval of murder, of
terrorism, or of fraud at elections. It did not
arise from auy ignorance of the facts or any
doubts of the great wrongs which are perpe
trated against the government by the people. It
arose from a convictiou deep-seated in my mind
that the remedy for political wrongs could not
come from politicians, but from the people.
Until they were aroused any efforts of ours
would be utterly invalid. In fact, politicians are
only eleventh hour men. They are worthy of
their penny but they never bear the burden and
heat of the day. If they cry aloud before their
hour they only turn back the shadow on the
dial. It Is known to everybody that the south
denies that cheating is part and parcel of their
elections. It Is equally knowu to everybody that
that denial is not true.
IMAGINARY OUTRAGES.
The south has passed through many stages.
The ku-klux tlrst deployed its midnight terrors
to intimidate voters. Then carno midnight
shootings and hangings, then bull dozing and
driving of negro politicians into the woods in
the darkness of the night. At present murders
have mostly passed away, and terrorizing
and midnight marauders, ballot-box stuff
ing and cheating in the count have
taken their places. Throughout all
this variety of wickedness I call upon you to
note one singular fact, that while it existed
every one of these crimes against the govern
ment was most solemnly denied by the southern
press and the southern people. No man denies
them to-day.
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES.
Let us come at some principles which are
fundamental in this matter. The negro is a
citizen of the United States. He has just as
much right to vote aud have his vote counted,
as anybody on earth. That he is poor and ig
norant d063 not, under the constitution, put
upon his neck the foot of riches or of intelli
gence. Manhood and not riches; manhood and
not learning is the ba is of our government.
We would like all our citizens to be learned, we
wish they were all rich, but until they become
both we will take the average of all of them as
they are. Nothing less than that would be gov
ernment “by the people,”;
FRAUDS JUSTIFIED.
While the south denies frauds in elections,
cheating and ballot-box stuffings, singularly
enough they justify them. Why, then defend
them if they don't happen? You cannot under
stand on the principles of logic, but you can on
the principles of lying. The difference is that
otherwise the white race would be dominated
by colored ignorance. That defense may do for
the state of Mississippi, but it will not do for
the United States. In Mississippi the blacks
are more numerous. In the United States they
are but a handful. If in all the congressional
districts where they are in a majority they
should combine, and send one of their own
color, they could only muster thirty out of 330.
FEDERAL ELECTIONS NOT IN DANGER.
When, therefore, any southern gentleman,
however eloquent, seizes on your race feeling,
proclaims the danger of ignorant rule and
weakens your sympathy for hts misgov
ernment, do not for an instant forget
that all that has nothing to do with fed
eral elections. If Mississippi be in danger
of ignorant domination, the United States is not.
If cheating at the polls he only pious fraud in
South Carolina, excusable because the white
man is superior in intellect, though infer! ,r in
numbers, there can be no such excuse in
United States elections, where the
white man, with his superior intellect, is
superior in numbers also; or. In other worts,
the excuse, whether it be bad or good for
cheating at state elections, cannot be spread
beyond state elections. When a federal election
is held, it has nothing to do with the state gov
ernment, but becomes part and parcel of the
government of the United Btates at large,
where there is no possibility of negro domina
tion, ignorant or otherwise.
ONLY AN OFFSET.
The republican vote of the south the Republi
can party is entitled to, under the constitu
tion. whether that vote be ignorant or sensible.
If ignorant we need it to offset democratic ig
norance. which votes in New York and other
large cities. Why should they poll their igno
rance and we not poll our? What
is the remedy? When last Thurs
day in the Senate, the committee in charge re
ported an enlargement of the powers and uses
of United Stales supervisors over state
elections, a senator from Alabama
took the unusual course of
declaring then and there that such super
vision of state elections was unconstitutional,
and would lead to bloodshed and murder, and
would be resisted by all possible parliamentary
tactics. What, then, is the remedy? I speak only
for myself. What I say binds nobody but me, and
not even me, if the Republican party prefers
another policy, but, speaking for myself, it
seems to me that the only wise course is to
take into federal hands federal elections. Let
us cut loose from state elections, dt> our own
registration, our own counting, and our own
certification. Then the nation will be satisfied.
Against this course no constitutional objuMfen
can be urged.
COVERED BY A COURT DECIBION.
The Yarborough case decision of the supreme
court covers it all over. No objection can bo
urged against it on account of sectionalism. It
applies north and south, east and west. It will
put an end to all bickerings. The southern
states will then by themselves grapple
with the problem of whether any
state of the republic can permanently
enthrone injustice. Freed from all right
of interference, except moral and advisory,
from the north wit.nin their own borders an t
within the limits of toeir own rights, they will
have what they have longed for, power to work
out their own peculiar problem themselves,
and I venture the prophecy, as I sincerely enter
tain the hope, tint relief from outside
pressure will break down the race
issue, and as the southern people divide, not
on the color issue, but ou questions which make
up sound politics and good government, theu,
as the constitution of the Uulted States and the
principles of our American system always in
tended, the voter, whether white or black, will
contriubte his share to the government of all,
and the hopes which were at the foundation of
all our great sacrifices will ba linally and
completely fulfilled.
James 8. Clarkson, Assistant Postmaster
General, answered to “The Republican
Press." He said: “The republican news
papers of America form the strongest in
tellectual force on this continent, aud as a
party press that is loyal while independent,
unselfish, and always the advance guard of
the party. Consideration of the party press
daily groWB more and more important.
We are in a state of tr-ins nissi' n
somewhat as to party methods. Torch
light processions a* political arguments are
being superseded by the intellectual discus
sions of the press. The democrats saw that
the fight of 1893 will be a newspaper cam
paign before the republicans did, for the
Democratic party has been strengthening
its lines in newspaper and magazine. In
the large cities uf the east they have cap
tured nearly all the magazines and illus
trated papers. The re-enforced demo
cratic press is a startling thing for
the Republican party to face, and
it must face it with courage and wisdom.
The democraoy has also pressed its con
quests to the agricultural press. Our own
pres is loyal, and it is virile and mighty in
power to do, but it needs to be increased in
circulation, The republican press stands
ready to cover tho land with the true
gospel. It remains for the republicans
in the neighborhoods to supplement
the labors of the loyal press and
to extend 'their circulation and influence.
I believe in it as a republican and would
advocate as an editor the purest possible
elections. Tho question of an ho iest ballot
is higher than anything in politics or parti
sanship, for it involves the life of the nation.
If the Australian system be the right thing
let us have it. In the south we need
the Australian system for voting,
but an American system for
counting. The sacred ballot is an epigram
of an enduring republic. Pure elections
mean that the southern questions become
paramount in politics, for there is no pro
tense, even by a candid opposition, that the
elections of the south are fair.
Thomas M. Bayne answered to “Ways
aud Means.” He advocated In glowing
terms that policy which, he said, inspires
labor with hope and crowns it with
dignity, which gives safety to capital
and protects its increase, which secures
political power to every citizen, culture
and comfort to every home. At midnight
the festivities were over and a large num
ber of guests had left the banquet hali.
GOTHAM’S MAYOR AB A BRIBER.
Sensational Testimony Before the
Faaaett Committee.
New York, April 26.—The Senate com
mittee on cities, or Fassett investigating
committee, held a sensational session in the
court house to-day. All the local political
celebrities were present, except the per
sonages who were under investigation.
Patrick H. McCann, whose sister is Richard
Crokei’s wife, was tho sensation
of tho day. In substance he
testified that at the suggestion of
Richard Croker he had leased the rest aurant
at Mt. St. Vincent in Central park from a
Mr. Conkling and Mr. Croker, Fivo per
cent, of the gross receipts was to be paid to
the city for the privilege. The witness
said that he had known Mayor Grant since
he first ran for sheriff. He knew that
Mayor Grant, while in the biard of alder
men, was looking for tho place of commis
sioner of public works.
MONEY FOR THE ALDERMEN,
“Did Mr. Crocker ever come to your
store with a sum of money and say that it
had been raised for tho purpose of getting
Mr. Grant into that office?” asked Mr.
Ivins.
At this question the witness hesitated but
finally answered as follows: “Yes, Mr.
Croker came to my store and showed me
$180,(XX), w hieh I counted. He said that
of the amount Mr. Grant had subscribed
SBO,OOO as a fund to be paid for the con
firmation of himself (Grant) as commis
sioner of public works. This money was to
be paid to the aldermen for his confirma
tion.
Mr. Grant was not appointed, but Rollin
M. Squire was. This all occurred during
the last woek of Mayor Edeon’s term.
GRANT GAVE MONEY TO CROKER.
“While Mr. Grant was sheriff did ha give
any money to Mr. Croker or any member
of bis family to your knowledge?”
Another plea on the part of the witness
to be excused from giving information into
which family matters might be involved
was of no avail. He Anally answered
“yes.”
Then followed a string of questions and
irrelevant answers, and by direction of
Senator Fassett the witness replied directly
to Mr. Ivins’ questions. He answered in
substance that Mrs. Croker had told him
that while Sheriff Grant had called at their
hou* frequently, on flye different occasions
he had handed Flossie, the 6-year-old
daughter of Mr. Croker. an envelope co i
taiuing $5,000, making $25,000 in all. This
money went to pay for the house that the
Crokers were living in.
MONEY NO OBJECT.
The witness also testified that Leicester
Holme, Mayor Grant’s private secretary,
had visited Mrs. Croker as the representa
tive of Mayor Grant several times since
Mr. Croker went to Europe. Secretary
Holme offered Mrs. Croker bor expenses
and something more if she would go to Ger
many. She refused. It was also elicited
from the witness that Dr. Beekman, the
family physician of the Crokers, had been
approached bv Secretary Holme and asked to
go abroad. He had been offered his expenses
and guaranteed his average income while
away. It was developed that when Mr.
Croker bought his house he only paid $1,500
on account. Since that he has paid a large
portion of the balance.
HANDLING OF THE BOODLE ROLL.
One Adams, a former employe of H.
B. Clnflin & Cos., was to have handled the
money ra sed by the Tammany hall men,
and that contributed by Mayor Grant to
have the latter’s appointment confirmed as
commissioner of public works, but Mr.
Croker learned that Adams had been pros
ecuted by Claflin & Cos., for embezzlement,
and he would not put the money up in his
handsL
“Billy” Maloney, then reading clerk of
the board of alderman, and now a Cana
dian exile raised a portion of the SIBO,OOO.
The witness testified that the family rela
tions of Mr. Croker were unpleasant. Asa
matter of tact the witno s said that he had
contributed to support Mr. Croker’s family
before, after and (luring Mr. Croker’s term
as city chamberlain. At this the witness
almost broke down.
Mayor Grant was not at his office to-day
and no person there seemed to know where
he was. th ugh it was said that he was
probably out of town. The mayor’s private
secretary, Mr. Holme, was seen by a re
porter and he denied that ho had ever
visited Mrs. Croker on auy such mission as
that testified to by McCann.
A Fire At Griffin.
Griffin, Ga., April 26.—A fire occurred
this afternoon ou Taylor street, near the
Bailey insritut e, which consumed the res
idence of T. J. McAfee and several out
houses. The property was valued at about
$1,200 with partial insurance.
Carnot’s Tour.
Paris, April 26,— President Carnot, who
is making a tour of the southern part of
France, arrived at Digne, in the department
of the Basses Alps, this morning. He was
enthusiastically received by a large crowd
of citizens.
MAY DAY ON THE RHINE.
SOCIALISTS DIVIDE THE SENTI
MENT AMONG THE TOILERS.
Troops to be Held in Readiness In All
the Populous Centers to Suppress
Disorders—Disorder to be Promptly
and Ruthlessly Suppressed The
Army Review Postponed.
(Covyrigkt, 1890, by .Vein York Aaociated Press .
Berlin, April 26.—The emperor has tel
egraphed instructions to Chancellor von
Caprivi regarding the attitude of the au
thorities throughout the country toward
May day celebrations. The emperor says
that the attitude of the authorities should
be conoertod and consistent. The chancel
lor presided at a meeting of the Prusssian
privy council last night, at which the em
perors suggestions were considered. Re
ports from the populous conUus showed
that the authorities in some places were
preparing to suppress public demonstra
tions by the n o of soldiery, iu other
places they were confining themselves to
issuing warnings against excesses. Chan
cellor von Caprivi made arrange
ments to secure unity of action
bet ween the various authori ies. Although
it is expected iu official circles that the day
will pass over quietly, every precaution
will be taken for prompt and ruthless sup
pression of disorder. Troops will be kept
" ithiu their barracks iu order to avoid col
lision with those tuking part iu the cele
brations; but they will be ready to act if
required.
return of the emperor.
The emperor will return to Berlin on
April 36. It was his intention to hold a
grand spring review of the armv on May
day, but this has been postponed until May
25, with a view not to provoke the work
men. The socialist leaders here continue
in their efforts to influence the meu
against a suspension of work. Baoel,
Liebknecht, mid Singer, through the
central committee of the party, are actively
opig-uting to prevent its manifestations, and
nothing like an unanimous demonstration
througuout Germany is now posdble. Large
numbers of workingmen are found every
where who differ with those desiring to
nmke a demonstration. The tendency
among the workingmen in Berlin is to work
haif a day on May 1. All the beer houses
and res aurants having space have bean en
gaged for cole 'rations on the evening of
May 1, at wlii h tho police, if the socialist
law is enforced, wiil be kept lively.
HOW VARIOUS TOWNS STAND.
The workingmen’s societies at Chemnitz
have voted against taking part iu the de
monstrations.
The Silesian miners have decided to work
as uiual.
In Saar and Baden the day will be ob
served ns a half holiday.
On tho other hand, the socialists of
Hamburg, Attona, Leipzig, and Frankfort
persist in organizing demonstrations.
A mass meeting of Hamburg workmen
held to-day considered proclamations l-sucd
by tba public companies and loading firms,
declaring that absentees on May I will bo
dismissed. Those present at the meeting
unanimously resented the proclamation
and decided to take a holiday, pledging
themselves to support any of tho men who
suffer through the employers’ edict. As the
police of Hamburg prohibit public meet
ings. the trades have arranged for excur
sions aud rural sports, where free vent will
be given |to ideas regarding an eight-hour
work day.
MORE THAN THEY WANT.
A number of firms hero and in other
centers are joining action in giving their
men the option of a holiday on condition
that they will not resume work until May
5. The offer has been a decided check to
many who rre inclined to take only May
dav for a holiday.
The consistory of the Protestant church
in Prussia has sent circulars to pastors in
structing them to preach against socialism
on bu-stag, April 30.
The labor agitation apart from May day
bee unos more and more threatening. The
papers opposed to the social reforms of the
emperor can point to the growth of excite
ment among the workingmen since the
publication of the imperial rescripts.
As tho moment for tho emperor’s journey
to Bremen approached, the employes of the
railway on which he was to travel struck
for higher wages. Men from other Hues
had to work the trains.
The strikes that have taken place here
this week iucludo the shoemakers, stone
layers, coopers, screw makers, furniture
polishers, draymen and box makers.
Preparations for strikes are be
ing made by the carpenters, tin
smiths, locksmiths, painters, machinists,
coppersmiths and a number of minor
trades. *
THE MANIA UNIVERSAL
Reports from Frankfort, Breslau, Elber
feld and Hamburg ' how that the strike ma
nia is universal. The government of Saxo
AVeimar has been obliged to suspend build
ing operations owing to a strike of the
building trades in the duchy.
An ominous feature of the shoemakers’
strike has been the issue of a violeut mani
festo in which the existiug social order is
denounced. The emperor's rescripts are
attacked as usoless. Workmen as the domi
nant force, the manifesto says, ought to
overturn and renovate society.
An evangelical congress will meet here
May 28 to discuss the strikes, protection of
workman, housing of workmen and the
position of Christian socialists toward the
democratic host. The pastors and Protes
tant members of the Reichstag will taxe
part in the congress.
Prince Bismarck is expected in Berlin on
Friday to meet Cbanoellor von Caprivi on
business relating to the chancellory. Count
Herbert Bismarck, while disclaiming any
knowledge of his father’s intentions, ex
presses a belief that lie will remain in quiet
at Friedrichsruhe.
BTANLh Y IN ENGLAND.
A Swarm of Reporters Meet Him on
tbe Dock at Dover.
London, April 26.— Stanley arrived at
Dover shortly after 3 o’clock this after
noon. Coniasion prevailed on tbe pier
where he landed, owing to mismanagement
by tbe local authorities. Fifty reporters
were present and they came near having a
conflict with the police, owing to certain
orders which the reporters regarded as un
warranted.
A number of Mr. Stanley’s friends,
among them being Mr. New, tue American
consul general; General Sir Garnet Wolseley
and Rustem Pasha, the Turkish ambassa
dor, aud others of prominence were unable
to get aboard the steamer which brought
Mr. Stanley. The authorities of Dover
presented an address to Mr. Stanley. He
replied|wlth a few words of thanks. He
started for London at 4 o’clock.
Upon his arrival here Mr. Stanley pro
ceeded to his residence at Kensington.
Crowds hod gathered along the route, and
the exalorer met with a very enthusiastic
reception. At the command of the Prince
of Wales Dr. Parks, Sir W'illiatn MacKin
non, and Sir Francis de Winton have gone
to Sandringham, where they wiU remain
until Monday.
BALLOT-BOX STUFFING.
Enloe and Evans Talk About a Case In
Tennessee.
Washington, April 26.—1n the House,
to-day, by appointment of the speaker, Mr.
Barrows of Michigan acted as speaker pro
tem.
On motion of Mr. Lee of Virginia the bill
was passed appropriating $7,00,) to con
struct a toad from Alexandria to the
national military cefnotery near that place.
The House again wont into n committee
of the whole on the legislative appropriation
bill.
In speaking to a verbal amendment, Mr.*
Enloe of Tennessee criticised the appoint
ment of a postmas er in his town and
quoted from a letter written bv his col
league, Mr. Evans, to the Postmaster
General declaring that tho people
of that town were ballot - box
stuffers, and that ho, Mr. Enloe, and his
pooplo ought to be disciplined. It came
with bad grace from his colleague, to ac
cuse his constituents with smiling ballot
boxes wMen he himself had been charged
with stuffing the ballot-boxes in the Filth
district of Cbattano g i two years ago. It
had been so stated by Mr. Whiteside.
EVANS DENIES IT.
Mr. Evans said tiiat one part of the
charge was falso. Charles Whiteside, of
his town, hal never charged him with
stuff! ig ballot-boxes
Mr. Enloe iuquired whether Mr. White
side had not issued a card saying that he
(Mr. Evans) had stuffed ballot-boxes.
Mr. Evans replied that Mr. Whiteside
ha l stated on tho street that any man who
said ho ;ilr. Evans) had stuffed ballot-boxes
or had any knowledge of it was a liar. He
had recommended tue postmaster.thongh he
had never soon him. The candidate had
bee i roccommended by the chairman of the
republican state committee by the defeated
candidate for congress and by four
tifths of the republicans of the district.
DENOUNCED A3 A JUDAS.
His colleague (Mr. Washington) had com
plained thut the democrats were not allowed
to see the papers on file in the Postolflco De
partment. So long as ho and his colleagues
had a colleague who was ambitious to en
roll his name on the roll of fame under the
name of Juda', and who so far forgot him
self as to go to the department
and secure political papers, and take
take conies of them in secret—
Mr. Enloe—That is not true, and I de
nounce it as a falsehood.
Mr. Evans, continuing, said that when
he had a colleague who condemned the ad
ministrati >n a id reflected on members hi
this House in most unkind terms, it must
be expected that the doai Jcrafet would be
donted aocoss to these political pape.s.
Mr. Enloe disclaims#*hrty ill feeling
towards his colleague. He had called at
tention to this me'ter because he felt that
he had lioen badly treated by the Postmas
ter General and his colleague. He (Mr.
Euloe) bad showod to the Postmaster Gen
eral a fraud in the candidate’s iud' rtomonts
by the statement of leading republicans
and by numerous letters. He thought that
ho had tho assurance of the Postmaster Gen
eral that he would Belect some other meu.
HOW HE GOT THE PAPERS.
As to the manner in wbfoh he got the
papers, he went to the postoilice depart
ment and picked them up in the chief
clerk’s office. He made a copy of them,
and said ho was doing so in order to expose
this fraud. There was nothing secret
about it. Ho got his colleague’s letter in
the Senate committee room. He had be
trayed nobody’s confidence.
On motion of Mr. Clements of Georgia
an amendment was adopted requiring the
heads of tho deportments to report to con
gress the number of persons in their de
partments who aro inefficient
The committee then rose and reported the
bill to the House.
On ordering tho previous question no quo
rum voted and this point was raised by
Mr. Bynum of Indian*. A count failing
to develop a quorum a call of the House
was ordered. O.ily 101 membors responded
to their names. Tne dreary scenes attend
ing a call of the House were then enacted
while the serguant-at-arms was engaged iu
the task of hunting up absentees.
FIVE HOURS OF DREARY WfORK.
After five hours consumed in this woary
manner further proceedings under the call
were dispensed with and the question re
curred on ordering the previous question.
The vote stood 136 to 10, and Mr. Bynum
raised tho point that theru was no quorum
presont.
Tho speaker pro tem. thereupon counted
the House and announced that there wore
167 members present—more than a quorum.
Mr. Bynum thereupon demanded the
tellers, and no quorum voting the yeas and
uays were ordered. The vote resulted—
yeas 141, nays 20, the speaker counting
Messrs. Abbott, Breckinridge of Kentucky,
De Haven, Enloe and Goodnight to make a
qu rum and declared the previous question
ordered.
The House then at 11 o’clock adjourned.
a Muttpaaoua black thief.
Be Fires on Jesup’s Marshal, but is
Bhot and Jailed.
Jesup, Ga., April 26.—About I o’clock
this morning Jesse Pollock, a negro thief,
stole a valiso from J. B. Abrams, a drum
mer. Mr. Abrams notified Marshal J. N.
Goodbread, who at once suspected that the
miscreant would try to board the north
bound East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
train at the coal chute about a mile l orn
town. The officer, Mr. Abrams and T. J.
Broadwater boarded the train and went
over to the coal chute. When thev discov
ered the negro trying to board the train
with ths missing valiso in his hand, Mar
shal GoOdbread ordered him to surrender.
REPLIED WITH A SHOT.,
The negro at once opened fire on the
marshal. The marshal returned the com
pliment, when the negro ran under the cars
in time to receive a warm recaption from
Mr. Abrams on the other side. Iu the dark
no 8 the negro escaped into the woods.
The south-bound train which passes
tho chute at 3:40 o’clock was boarded
by the negro with the intention of returning
to Brunswick. Ho secreted himself in a car
but was discovered and arrested when the
train reached the Jesup depot. It was
found that he had beeu wound id during the
firing at the chute. A commitment trial
was given him to-day and he was co nmit
ted to jail to await the action of the superior
court.
NO STBIKB AT PENSACOLA.
The Florida Knights of Labor Not to
Mix Up in the Alabama Muddle.
Pensacola, Fla., April 26.—1 t is under
stood that tne order recently issued by the
state executive board to the local Knights
of Labor in which the latter were ordered
to go out on a general strike against the
Southern States Land and Timber Company
has been rescinded, and the Florida knights
will not take a hand in the Baldwin county
strike. This information could not ba ob
tained officially as all the parties ooncerned
are very reticent, but ti e master workman
of one of the local lodges is responsible for
the statement. Tho Baldwin county
strikers, who had been in the city for the
past week, have all disappeared, and it is
supposed that they have returned to their
homes.
I DAILY,SIO AYEAR I
4 SCENTS A COPY. >
t WEEKLY.I.2S A YEAH (
IRON RULE IN FLOIUDi.
HARRISON GIVES THE NSW MAR
SHAL A SIGNIFICANT TIP.
Court Processes Ordered Executed in
Spite of All Opposition Posses Or
dered Employed to Overawe Resist
ance—Republican Rule to be Carried
Cut with a High Hand.
Washington, April 20.—The following
correspondence was made publio to-day:
Executive Mansion, April 84, 1835.
To the Attorney Ventral:
Sir—l have hid frequent occasions during the
last six months to c infer with you in reference
to obstructions offered in the co inties of Leon.
Gadsden. Madison an 1 Jefferson in tbe state of
Florida, to the execution of the processes of
the courts of the United States It is not nec
essary to say more of the situation than that
officers of the United States are not suffered
freely to exercise their lawful functions. Tola
condition of things cannot be longer tolerated.
You will, th-refore, instruct United State*
Marshal Weeks, as soon as he has qualified, to
proceed at once to execute such writs of arrest
as may be placed in bis hands. It he appre
hends resistance be will employ such
civil posso as may seem adequite to dis
courage resistance or to overcomit. He should
proceed with the calm ness and moderation which
should always attend a public officer in the
execution of bis duty, and at the same time
with a firmness and courage that will impr-sa
the lawless with a wholesome sense of the dan
g r and futility of resistance. You will assure
tbe offloers or tho law, and thosi who have
foolishly and wickedly thought to set the law
at defiance that every resource lodged with tbe
executive by tbe constitution and laws will, as
necessity arises, he employed to muse It safe
and feasible to bold a federal commission and
to executue the duty it imposes. Very respect
fully, Benj. Harrison.
INSTRUCTIONS TO WEEKS.
Department of Justice, April 88. 1393.
Robert J. Weeks, United states Marshal, Jack
sonville, Fla.:
Bin—You have doubtless ere this received
your commission as United States marshal for*
the Northern district of Florida. For several
months past it boa bvn reported that in cer
tain couuties iu your district warrants of arrest
issued by tne United States courts havo not
beeu executed because of resistance, actual and
threatened, by those sought to be arrested and
their partisans. This state of things cannot
an l wilt not bo longer tolerated. Toe letter front
toe President, of hich I enclose • copy, speaks
for itself. You will at mnoe proceed upon the
lin-s I idloaied in that letter and wll report
promptly any attempts to interfere with you
In the discharge of your duties. lam informed
that nointly In sum- place a marshal seeking
to serve writs in ordinary civil cases has been
refusod ordinary accommodations, such as
horse hire, ho el entertain nent, etc., to enable
such service to be |ierfor.ne 1. By such
means offloers of the government can be
put to great Inc inv.-nieuce. but
they cannot and will not be prevented from
executing the process of the court. Means can
nil will be found for transporting and subsisting
government officers whenever it is necessary
for them to go, in order to arrest and bring
into court offenders against the law. Very
respectfully. W. H. H. Miller.
Attorney General
CAPT REED’d BWORD.
The Senate Debates the Presentation
of a Medal to His Son.
Washington, April 20.—1n the Senate
to-day tho bill appropriating $140,000 for a
public building at Tampa, Fla., was re
ported, and placed on tbe calendar.
The calendar was taken up anil a mis
cellaneous lot of local bills were disposed
of.
The Senato joint resolution accepting tho
donation of the battle sword of the late
Capt. Samuel Chester Heed, tendered as a
gift by his son Samuel C. Reed, and pro
viding for the presentation to hitn by con
gress of a gold medal, was taken up, and a
good deal of time devoted to it.
A LONG DISCUSSION.
Tbe discussion was participated in by
Messrs. Voorhees, Manderson, Vest, Dawes,
Hale, Sherman, Plummer and Platt. Mr.
Mandorson’s opinion was that tbe medal
should be ilopositeJ in the national museum
or in the nuvy department, and bis view
prevailed. Tne resolution was modified so
that tho medal should be deposited in tho
national museum. F'inally a standing vote
was takou on the passage of the joint reso
lution, and as it showed a majority
against it, 12 to 30—no quorum voting, Mr.
Voorlioes asked that tbe joint resolution
might lie over, retaining its place ou tho
calendar, and that was agreed to.
BILLS PASSED.
Other bills were passed as follows:
The Senate bill to pay for the property of
the late James Catnoron taken and used by
the army, near Chattanooga, Tenn., during
the late war.
Tho Senate bill to amend the interstate
commerce act as to modes of proceeding.
The Senate bill to pay $86,202 to the Mo
bile Marine Dock Company, for the use and
occupation of its property from April to
November, 1865.
After a brief executive session the Senate
adjourned at 3:10 o'clock.
Fremont Retired.
Washington, April 26.—The Senate to
day confirmed the nomination of John C.
Fremont to be a major general of the
United States army (retired).
• FEAR OF A LYNCHING.
A Tennessee Sheriff Telegraphs for
Troops and Ammunition.
Nashville, Tenn., April 26.—Gov. Tay
lor yesterday received the following tele
gram :
Sprinofield, April 23, 1890.
We have two men in jail here for murder, and
they are liable to be mobbed to-night. We want
the Taylor Guards and ammunition as soon M
possible. Bend ammunition the first train.
[Signed] B. H. Boone, Sheriff.
Gov. Taylor replied as follows:
To B. H. Boone. Sheriff:
Summon the Taylor Guards as a posse. They
most not act independently.
Robert L. Taylob.
On thousand rounds of ammunition were
shipped to the Taylor Guards. It appears
that Bud Trenary and John Bidwell were
arrested at Greenjßlver for a murderous as
sault ou Turner Warren. Sheriff Boon*
received information that a mob was being
organized to lynch them and therefore tele
graphed the governor.
A BUCKET SHOP BREAKS.
The Boom in Grain, Pork and StoclOi
Sends It to the Wall.
Pittsburg, April 26.—The Pittsburg
Commissiou Company, the largest bucket
shop in the state, suspended payment this
morning. The company’s business was
larger than any threo similar concerns in
this city. Its capital stock was only $lO,-
000, but the aggregate amount handled by
them was at least $500,000 a year.
Their liabilities are estimated at $150,000.
It is said that tbe 'company has paid
out $350,000 in tbe last seven weeks.
Bupt. Campe said tho bulge in grain and
pork sadly crippled tbe concern, and the
continued advance in the stock market
rendered abortive all efforts to recover.
He though the prospects for resuming were
poor. The company had special wire con
nections with New Ifork, Cnicago, and the
principal towns of Pennsylvania.
Tennessee's Land Boom.
Chattanooga, April 26.—Three million
dollars worth of property in various towns
in this vicinity has been sold in the past ten
days, principally to New