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THE MORNING NEWS, 1
•Jestabi ishid ISSO. Incorporated 1888. V
j J. H. ESTILL, President. J
deposits of bullion.
the bill, for the issue of
treabury notes taken up.
Senator Jones of Nevada Opens the
Debate With a Lon? Speech in
Favor of Putting Silver on an
Equality With Gold—Close Atten
tion Paid by the Senators.
Washington, May 12.—1n the Senate
this morning, among the bills reported
from committees and placed on the calen
dar were the followiag:
The Senate bill to authorize the county of
Pulaski to maintain a high wagon and foot
bridge across the Ocmulgee river near
Hawkinsville, Ga.
Mr. Hoar, from the judiciary committee
committee, reported back the House amend
ment to the Senate anti-trust bill with an
amendment. Messrs. Vest and Coke stated
as members of the committee that they did
not concur in the report, and Mr. Hoar ex
plained the effect of the action recom
mended. The matter went over till to
morrow.
The Senate proceeded to consideration
of the bill authorizing the issue of treasury
notes on deposits of silver bullion,
Mr. Jones of Nevada, who reported the
bill from the committee on finance, ad
dressed the Senate.
THE GENERAL UNREST.
He spoke of the general unrest prevailing
throughout the country. The prices of all
commodities, he said, had fallen, and con
tinued to fall. Such a phenomenon as a
constant and progressive fall in the general
range of prices had always exercised so
baleful an influence on the prosperity of
mankind tlmt it never failed to excite at
tention. When a fall in prices was found
operating on the products of all industries,
when it was fouud not to be confined to any
one clime, country, or race, but to be
diffused over the civilized world—found not
to be characteristic of any one year, but to
go on for a series of years,
it became manifest that it could not arise
from local,temporary,or subordinate causes,
but that it must have its ground and devel
opment in some principle of universal ap
plication. 'What was it, he asked, that
produced a general decline of prices in any
country? It was a shrinkage in the volume
of money relatively to the population and
busiuess.
ALL THE MONETARY SYSTEMS WRONG.
The world had never had a proper
Byitem of money. Prosperity and
inoculation had been stimulated
at times by great yields
from the mines; and when those mines were
worked out there came revulsion and ad
versity. He went on to speak of the natu
ral ratio between gold and silver existing
for 2,500 or 3,000 years—a ratio of 15% to
1, and said that it was only since the legis
lative proportion of silver in Germany and
the United States and its banishment
from the mints of Europe that
any material change in that ratio
took place; and that the present
divergence in the relation of the value of
the two metals was directly due to the legal
outlawry of silver, and not to any natural
causes. It had always been the object of
the creditor class to enhance the value of
money by reducing its volume; so that
when the gold mines of California and Aus
tralia were producing the largest yield, it
was proposed to demonetize gold.
A FRENCHMAN’S SCHEME.
He quoted the French publicist Cheva
lier as advocating the discarding of
that metal which gave the
greatest abundance, and quoted
another Frenchman (Bonnet) as saying that
the world was saturated with precious
metals, and that if there was any danger
against which it was necessary to guard it
was that of saturation. The motive of de
monetizing in the case of silver as well as of
gold was, Mr. Jones said, to aggrandize the
creditor class of the world and to confiscate,
so far as practicable, the rewards of the
hardy toilers. He spoke of the demonetizing
of silver by Germany after her war with
France as having inflicted greater evils on
her people than her armies nad inflicted on
France, and said that when it began to
have its effect a veritable hegira of the
German population began to take place. If
surprise were felt at the selfishness of the
privileged classes in Europe uud the de
monetizing of silver, what, he asked, what
was to be said in defense of the United
States in demonetizing silver? No such
stujiendous act of folly and injustice, he
said, had ever been perpetrated by the rep
resentatives of a free people.
NOT A CREDITOR NATION.
The United States was not a creditor
nation. Its people did not own thousands
of millions in foreign bends, so that they
would be paid their interest in appreciated
money. Instead of that demonetization
helping to rob creditor foreigners it helped
them to despoil the debtors in Ame rica. In
view of all the circumstances; iu view of
the herculean difficulties with which
the nation was surounded in 1873,
the demonetization of silver by
the United States had to be
regarded as one of those historical blunders
that are worse thau crimes. It was the
child of ignorance and it had proved a pro
lific parent of enforced idleness, poverty
and misery. No bettor remedy could be
applied than absolute reversal of that legis
lation, and putting back the monetary sys
tem of the country to what it was before.
RELATIONS OF THE METALS.
Mr. Jones went into a historical review
ef the relations which the two metals had
borne to each other as money since Groat
Britain, the first among the nations of the
earth to take that action, demonetized sil
ver.
Recurring then to the pending bill, Mr.
Jones said that he had reported It from the
committee on finance, but that it did not
fully reflect his views regarding the relation
which silver should bear to the monetary
circulation of the country, or the world.
He declared himself at all times aud in all
places a firm and unwavering advocate of
free and unlimited coinage of silver.
In view, however, of the great
diversity of views prevailing on the subject
and the possibility that by reason of such
diversity the session of congress might
terminate without affording the country
any relief from the baleful and benumbing
effect of the demonetization of silver, he
had joined with the other members of the
committee in reporting the hill. Under the
circumstances, however, ho wished to say
tuat he held himself free to vote for any
amendment that might be offered which
rn 'B*'t tend to make the bill a
more perfect measure of relief, and that
ought be more in consonance with his in
dividual convictions. At the suggesti nof
Mr. Teller Mr. Jones postponed finishing
his speech until to-morrow.
GREAT INTEREST MANIFESTED.
The scene in the Senate chamber during
the delivery of the speech was a fair indica
tion of the great interest felt in it on the
subject. Senators from the mining states,
Messrs. Stanford, Hearst, Stewart, Teller
and others, sat quite close to Mr. Jones and
gave him their most earnest attention.
Hut an almost equal degree of interest was
shown by all the senators present—very one
w ‘ 10m (on both sides of the chamber)
wheeled bis chair around so as to face the
§ii)£ Utofninjj JV'rtns.
speaker. There was no conversation in
dulged in, no newspaper reading and no
letter-writing, but during the three hours
that the speech occupied, every senator
to be paying the closest attention to
it. The number of persons in the galleries,
however, was not large. Although Mr.
Jones at times delivered his remarks at a
rather rapid rate, there was no difficulty in
hearing perfectly and understanding every
sentence.
After an executive session the Senate ad
journed.
FLORIDA’S WATEKWAYR
Additional Appropriations to be
Asked by Senator Call
Washington, May 12.—Senator Call
gives notice that if the river and harbor
bill gets to the Senate, he will propose the
following additional Florida appropriations:
Twenty thousand dollars for the opening of
the channel of the Apalachicola river
through Moccasin slough aud the Dead
Lakes, so as to afford transportation to the
people living on the Dead Lakes.
Fifty thousand dollars for opening the
channel at Charlotte harbor to Punta
Gorda, and for improving the navigation
of Fease river.
Ten thousand dollars for improving the
channel at Funta Rassa aud of the Caloosa
hatebie river above Fort Myers.
Twenty thousand dollars for the improv
ment of St. Augustine harbor and the chan
nels into the harbor.
Twenty thousand dollars to commence
work on the improvement of Mosquito In-
Twenty thousand dollars for the improve
ment of the navigation of ludian river.
Fifty thousand dollars for the improve
ment of the navigation of the St. Johns
river from the mouth to the nearest prac
ticable Dolnt to its source above the city of
Sanford.
For a survey and estimate for the im
provement of the Ocklawaha river.
Fifty thousand dollars for the improve
ment of the harbor and the channels of
Pensacola, so as to allow the entrance of
the largest sea-going vessels in commerce.
NAMES OF VESSELS.
A Bill Regulating the Right to Change
Their Names.
Washington, May 10.—Vessel owners
will be interested in the following bill of
Chairman Farqunhar of the House com
mittee on merchant Marine, which that
committee has reported favorably, and
which Mr. Farquahar is going to try to put
through the House,
“The names of vessels of the United
States shall not be changed except for sub
stantial reasons of a public as well os a pri
vate nature.
“ Vessels and boats that have had accidents
affecting the public, or which have been
burned, sunk or abandoned as wrecks,
and such as have not been inspected nor
classed in an American register for marine
insurance, and those once classed that have
lost their rating or had it suspended, and
all that shall be rated below the grade of a
two by three record of American and
foreign shipping, or by the inland Lloyd’s
register of lake vessels, or fail to be worth v
of such grades in cases of ocean and lake
vessels respectively, shall not be allowed a
change of name.
“Vessels and beats of past and present
good character, rating seaworthy in all re
spect*, free from debts, liens or liabilities,
aud whose owners shall offer substantial
and satisfactory reasons therefor, may
have the vessel’s name changed by the com
missioner of navigation, but ail new names
given must be unlike those of any vessel
hailing from the same port.”
BRECKINRIDGE TO BE BOUNCED.
The Fact That He is a Democratic
Leader Enough for the Republicans.
Washington, May 12.—Clifton R. Breck
inridge is to be unseated as soon as the case
can be made up for presentation to the
House. The subcommittee sent to Arkan
sas to investigate the matter could not find
any causa to warrant this action, but it
is going to be taken just the same. Clifton
R. Breckinridge is one of the democratic
leaders of the house, and that is cause
enough for the republicans. The investi
gators signally failed in their effo:ts to con
nect Mr. Breckinridge directly or
indirectly with the murder of Clayton, nor
were they able to discover who committed
the murder.
WORKED LIKE BEAVRRS.
The committee performed something un
precedented in the number of examinations
made. In the thirteen days it was in
Arkansas 1,100 witnesses were examined
The committee worked ail day and up to 11
o’clock every night. Witnesses were sworn
in batches of tea and the attorueys on each
side rendered every assistance in their
power to facilitate the investigation. The
committee takes no stock 'in the Hooper
story of the killing of Clayton, as told by
wituess Sater.
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QUAY HAD TO SMILE.
He Again Explains Why the National
Committee Did Not Meet.
Washington, May 12.— The republican
national executive committee will probably
meet June 2. Chairman Quay laughed
to-day at the stories given as reasons for
the postponement of the meeting, and said
that it was strange that the newspapers
could not take the obvious explanation of
the postponement. In such a small commit
tee it is necessary, he said, to have all the
members present at the meeting. Oa
account of the death of his father, First
Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson
could not be present this week, and Senator
Quay himself goes to his home in Pennsyl
vania on Thursday to be gone until
June L As Mr. Fassett is to go to Califor
nia Juno 5 the meeting will probably be
held June 2. It is to consider the method
of raising money, and especially Senator
Quay’s chromo 'stock certificate scheme
and CoL Dudley’s proposed scheme for
evading the anti-political assessment law
and levying voluntary contributions from
the poor clerks.
BOUNTIES FOR FARMERS.
Representative Stewart to Test Re
publican Sincerity.
Washington, May 12.— Mr. Stewart of
Georgia said to-day: “While I do not be
lieve in bounties, I am going to see whether
the republicans want the fanners to have
them, and to that end I shall give them a
chance to vote on an amendment which I
shall propose to the tariff bill giving a
bounty of 1 cent a pound for the production
of cotton. If the sugar producer is to get a
bounty oa his crop the cotton grower
should have one too."
To Be Confirmed as Postmaster.
Washington, May 12.—At a meeting of
the Senate committee on postoflices and
post-roads to-day favorable reports were
ordered upon the nominations of W. H.
Strothers to be postmaster at Warrenton,
Va. and James Sullivan to be postmaster
at H -rrisonburg, Va. These nominations
have been held up in committee since Dec.
18, 1889, sod Jon. 22, 1890, respectively.
TARIFF TALK CUT SHOUT.
THE DEMOCRATS SETTLE DOWN
TO A HOPELESS FIGHT.
All Their Propositions to Secure Free
Raw Material Summarily Beaten.
An Old Chestnut About tbe Sugar
Schedule of tbe Milla Bill Revived.
The Five-Minute Debate.
Washington, May 12.— The democrats
in the House, knowing the republicans to
be determined to stand by the caucus ac
tion choking off general debate on tbe tariff
bill, contented themselves with two roll
calls on the proposition this morning, and
then settled right down to the fight over
the details of the bill. This they conducted
with much spirit, Messrs. Mills and
W. C. P. Breckinridge leading the assault.
The defeat of successive propositions made
by them looking to freeing raw material
from tavation showed plainly that the re
publicans have bowed their neck to
tbe caucus yoke, and will put the tariff bill
through the House just as Speaker Reed
and his little ring of managers say.
TWO KICK OVER THE TRACES.
Only two republicans ventured to vote
with the democrats to free raw material.
They were Messrs. Anderson of Kansas and
Owens of Indiana. Their votes in the ab
sence of some of the republicans carried,
with the democratic vote, an amendment
proposed by Mr. Anderson giving the'Pres
ident power to put on the free list the
products of the trusts. The democrats
laughed and applauded their momentary
triumph, but of course the republicans were
immediately drummed up, and on the
tellers tbe amendment was defeated. This
promises to be tbe fate of all amendments
designed to reduce taxation.
AN ENLIVENING FEATURE.
The debate was enlivened to-day by dis
cussion over the old lie that the ways and
means democrats were improperly in
fluenced in the preparation of the sugar
schedule of the Mills bill, and by the sugar
trust, which was revived by Messrs. Gros
venor, Kerr aud other small fry republicans.
After Messrs. Mills, Breckinridge and Mc-
Millin had once more denounced it as false,
Mr. McKinley was candid enough to say
that he did not believe it.
THE FIVE-MINUTE DEBATE.
The five-minute debate may have to be
extended, but the representatives will only
extend it to please themselves, and they
will pass the bill when they get ready. Mr.
Payson, as chairman of the committee of
the whole, made all his rulings to-day tell
against the debate and in favor of Speaker
Reed’s gag law.
DETMLS OF THE TILT.
In the Housevhis morning, after the read
ing of the journal, Mr. McKinley moved
£bat tbe general debate on the tariff bill be
limited to five minute. The absence of a
quorum rendered a call of the House nec
essary.
A quorum appearing the motion was
agreed to (after two roll calls) aud the
House went into committee of the whole,
with Mr. Payson of Illinois in the chair, on
the tariff bill.
READ FOR AMENDMENT.
No one desiring to occupy five minute,
the clerk proceeded to read the bill by para
graphs for amendment.
Mr. Breckinridge of Kentucky offered an
amendment (to cirne in after the enacting
clause) providing that any citizou of the
United States wno manufactures or pro
duces articles and sells them outside of the
United States shall be entitled to admit free
of duty any article of commerce which he
may desire" to use in bis business to the
value of the articles exported. After ex
plainiug that his proDOsitiou was to reverse
the action of the old principle of rebath,
Mr. Breckinridge demanded the tellers on
his amendment and it was lost by a vote of
83 to ill.
A GUARD AGAINST MONOPOLY.
Mr. Anderson of Kansas offered an
amendment providing that the President
may suspend the rate of duty on any im
ported article when, in his judgment, the
production, manufacture or sale of such
article is monopolized, or attempted to be
monopolized or controlled by auy trust or
combination.
Mr. Grosvenor threw a firebrand into the
debate by a declaration that two years ago
the leader of the greatest and most extor
tionate trust in the country came to the
capitol, marched into the dark clamber of
tbe ways and means committee, and figura
tively took the majority of that committee
by the head and shook free sugar out of it.
Mr. Mills of Texas—l want to state to .the
gentleman from Ohio that that statement
is false; every word of it is false. [Applause
on the democratic side.]
Mr. Grosvener —We hear the old planta
tion slogan again. [Applause on the re
publican side.]
Mr. Mills—You will always hear it when
you deserve it.
Mr. Grosveuor —We hear the old Texan
slogan again, a man who, at the head of a
great committee, puts his name upon a bill
and sinks his party into oblivion ought to
get indignant. The plantation manners of
the gentleman who mace a speech in New
Haven will not drive me from my position.
Mr. Mills—Nobody will drive you from
your position of falsehood.
THE RISE IN SUGAR TRUBT STOCK.
Mr. McMlllin —Will you permit a ques
tion?
Mr. Grosvenor—Yes, if it is in parliamen
tary language. Ido not propose to be in
terrupted by the shotgun policy. [Applause
on the republican side.]
Mr. McMillin —How is it. that since the
McKinley bill was reported sugar trust
certificates huve risen more than $10,000,000
and more than $6,000,000 within the last
week ? [Applause on the democratic side. ]
Mr. Grosvenor—lf the gentleman will
tell me how, during the pendency of the
demooratic majority in the House, the
sugar trust was formed and the certificates
reached fabulous prices, I will answer his
question.
Mr. McMillin —The sugar trust and jute
trust were formed under the high tariff
laws inaugurated by the republican party,
which we were unable to repeal on account
of the republican Senate.
HAVEMEYER’B VISIT. ,
Mr. Grosvenor—Will tbe gentleman an
swer me a question ?
Mr. McMillia—lf the gentleman will
ash it in parliamentary language. [Laugh
ter.]
Mr. Grosvenor—l will do so, as lam ask
ing it of a gentleman who understands par
liamentary language [Laughter.] Is it
not a fact that tbe ways and means com
mittee of tbe Fiftieth congress changed ita
sugar schedule the day following the visit of
Mr. Havemeyer of New York?
Mr. McHil.in —It is not true, so far as I
know, that Mr. Havemeyer was in Wash
ington the day before or two days before it.
The sugar schedule was never changed in
consequence of any visit of Mr. Havemeyer.
Mr. Grosvenor —Did he not visit your
committee?
Mr. McMillin —Never that I heard of,
and all that stuff that the sugar schedule
was arranged ia consequence of this visit is
absolutely false.
NOTHING PERSONAL INTENDED.
Mr. Mills regretted that anything of a
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1890.
personal character Should have been thrown
into the debate. He had not intended it.
He had intended, and he inteuded now, to
discuss this question as a question affecting
the public policy of the country. He did
not intend to assail any gentleman. He
did not believe that any gentleman of the
majority of the ways and means committee
had been improperly approached.
Mr. McKinley—And I do not believe that
a’iy member oft the majority of the com
mittee on ways and means of the last House
was improperly approached. [Applause.]
Finally the attention of the House came
back to >lr. Anderson’s amendment, and it
was adopted by a vote of 87 to 76, Messrs.
Anderson aud Owens of Indiana being the
only republicans votiug in favor of it. The
announcement of the vote was received with
applause on the democratic side.
On a vote by tellers, the amendment was
rejected—ayes 91, nays 110, the republicans
in turn greeting the announcement of the
vote with applause.
Mr. Bland of Missouri offered an amend
ment, proposing to admit free foreign
goods when exchanged for American pro
ducts. Tills was rejected by a vote of 72
ayes to 92 nays.
A CHANGE IN THE DATE PROPOSED.
Mr. Breckinridge of Kentucky offered an
amendment proposing to change the date
upon which the bill is to tase effect from
July 1, next, to July 1, 1891; arguing that
the budness interests of the country would
be rudely disturbed if the bill were to go
into effect at once. This was rejected by a
vote of 74 to 92.
Tbe enacting clause was passed over,
and the clerk proceeded to read the dutiable
sections. He reached the second item—
b iracio acid, when Mr. Niedriughaus of
Missouri proposed an amendment making
tbe duty on commercial acid 3 cents
instead of 5 cents a pound. The amend
ment was rejected by a vote of 63 to 78.
Mr. Covert of New York moved to strike
out the clause imposing a duty of % cent a
pound on muriatia acid. In advocating his
amendment Mr. Covert entered into a gen
eral criticism of the bill as not being for
the benefit of the agricultural interests.
The debate became peculiar in its char
acter, sometimes amusing, sometimes polit
ical, aud somotimes bordering on the per
sonal, after which Mr. Covert’s motion was
lost.
A similar motion made by Mr. Covert to
strike out the duty on sulphuric acid mot
with a similar fate.
The committee then rose, and the Rouse
at 5:45 o’clock adjourned till to-morrow at
11 o’clock
DIKIIS WON HIB HEART.
Gen. Halabird Greatly Impressed With
the South.
Washington, April 12.—Gen. Halabird,
quartermaster of the army, has just re
turned from a month’s inspection tour in
the southwest, intended as one of two final
trips before retirement a month hence. Ho
reports everything in satisfactory condi
tion, and says the national cemeteries, long
considered the weakest feature of the quar
termaster’s department, present to their
respective neighborhoods examples of econ
omy aud attractiveness that cannot but be
of good effect. He is enthusiastic in praise
of southern progress and southern apprecia
tion of the vaice of the section. He re
marks a wonderful growth in the commer
cial south during the last eleven years. His
trip took him through tbe Mississippi region
during the tornadoes and floods, aud
his experience impressed him, he
said to the News correspondent,
with the necessity for some ready allevia
tion by the government. “1 am in favor,"
he continued, “of having the Mississippi
river from its source to its mouth put under
the charge of the general government. It
has become a river of general navigable
value to commerce, and since the adoption
of constitutional prohibition in this matter
we have taken in Louisiana, thereby chang
ing tbe character of affairs.”
DAGGETT'S POSTAL CARDR
The Contract With the Government
May Be Thrown Up.
Washington, May 12.— The Philadelphia
contractors whoso bids were set aside that
ox-Shoriff “Al” Daggett of Brooklyn might
got tbe great postal card contract from tho
postofflee department in return for his past,
present and future services to the G. O. P.,
may yet have a chance to furnish postal
cards to the government under this admin
istration, another set of samples furnished
to him by the Wilkinson Paper Company
of Birmingham, Conn., having been re
jected by tne postofflee department on Sat
urday. Mr. Daggett now talks for tbe first
time of throwing up his contract and lot
ting the department fall back on his ? 10,000
bond, upon which are the names of Messrs.
Woodruff, Beckett and Baird, three
prominent Brooklyn republicans. Mr.
Daggett could fill his contract acceptably
by getting his paper from the Russell
Paper Company, whose samplos have been
accepted by the postofflee department, but
he does not wish to stand the express
charges. Besides, be has gotten another fat
contract from the administration to furnish
1,000,000 cards to the census office, and does
not care so much about bis postal card con
tract
A STENOGRAPHER SICK.
He Has Been Reporting House De
bates Since Before the War.
Washington, May 12.—John J.
McElhone of Philadelphia, chief of the
stenographers of the House of Representa
tives, is suffering from a severe attack of
nervous prostration, and may not be able
to work again. He will certainly not get
back this session unless his condition
changes wonderfully. He has boon report
ing House debates since before the war, and
is one of the famous men in his calling. He
is very popular with public men and has a
host of friends.
WEEKS HARD AT WORK.
He Humorously Says Harrison’s Let
ter Has Cowed the People.
Washington, May 12.— Attorney Gen
eral Miller has received reports from Mar
shal Weeks, of the Northern district
Florida, that he has arrested three men in
Leon county, two for violation of election
laws and one for conspiracy. He says that
affairs in the state are improving, and that
the President’s letter in regard to the en
forcement of the laws is gradually causing
a change of sentiment among the people.
Gorman Taxes Beck's Place.
Washington, May 12.—A caucus of the
democratic senators was held this morning
to elect a successor to Senator Beck as
chairman. Senator Gorman, who has been
acting as chairman in the absence of Sena
tor Beck, was chosen permanent chairman
without opposition.
Grand Council of the Red Men.
Athens, Ga., May 12.—About seventy
five delegates to the meeting of the grand
council of the Improved Order of Red Men
arrived in the city to-night on the late
train. In teres'.mg exercises, including pub
lic speaking at the opera house, will be held
to-morrow. A parade will be made at 10
o’clock. Delegates will continue to come in
until to-morrow noon.
GERMAN SWAY IN AFRICA
EMIN TELLS WHY HE GAVE THE
ENGLISH THE SHAKE.
Stanley Warns the British that They
Will Have to be Lively In Looking
After Their Interests —Chancellor
von Caprivl Outlines Germany’s
Policy in a Speech.
Cairo, May 12. —Dr. Zucchinnttl of this
city has received a letter from Emiu Pasha
dated Bagamoyo, March 31. In this letter
Emin says;
"When I left tho hospital I found myself
between the English and Germans. My
decision to return to the heart of Africa in
tlje interest of the Germans was soon taken
when 1 saw the English were endeavoring
to derive ad vantage from the prestige of
my name. I have information in my pos
session which, if published, would create a
sensation. Stanley will bo the first to stir
up the people against me.”
EMIN’S MISSION EXPLAINED.
Berlin, May 12. —During the debate on
the East Africa credit in the Reiohstag
Baron von Marschall explained that tho
mission of Emin Pasha in Africa on tbe
part of Germany would be confined to es
tablishing friendly relations with those
tribes in the interior who are within the
German sphere of intsrest, and to estimate
the cost of eventually forming some forti
fied station in the interior
in the negotiations with England
regarding the boundaries of their
respective possessions in Africa. The pre
dominating wish of Germany was to go
hand in hand with England, aud to culti
vate the common interests of both coun
tries. The object was not to acquire as
much territory as possiblo, but to keep to
gether what connected naturally by tne
course of the water ways as a moans of
communication. On this point Germany
was prepared to come to an understanding
with England.
CAPRIVI STANDS BY BISMARCK’S PLANS.
In the course of a debate on tho estimates
for the excuses of colonies Gen. von
Caprivi, the imperial chancollor, stated
that though he had originally warmly ap
proved tho colonial policy of tho empire, he
agreed with Prince Bismarck that such a
policy could only be maintained with the
support of the nation. As matters now
stand the government cannot retreat from
its position in regard to tbe colonial affairs
without the loss of honor and money. No
change of his views on the system was to be
in any way implied from his assumption of
office. The government would everywhere
respect foreign rights and protect German
rights.
STANLEY TIRED OF BRITISH APATHY.
London, May 12.—Henry M. Ktanley, in
an interview to-day regarding the German
movement in Africa, said that be was
wearied by England’s apathy and pllance in
regard to the operations being carried on
by the Germans. If the English concluded
to remain inactive. Germany would secure
parliamentary influence in Africa. The
Germans went to Africa in 1885, and his
advice had been sought and accepted by
them since that date. Tho emperor and
the Fatherland, Stanley said, were backing
Capt. Wissmann, and it is impossible for
him to fail In his undertakings to advance
German interests in Africa.
A MASTERLY EFFORT.
London, May 13, 3 a. m.— The Berlin cor
respondent of the Morning Post says: “By
to-day’s speech in the Reichstag Gen. ivon
Caprivi has passed with one bound to tbe
first rank of European statesmen. The
opinion universally expressed in the lobbies
was that in comparison with his
predecessor he has nothing to fear. His
speech was an intellectual treat of the first
water. He has perfect command of his
voice, which is as flexible os and otherwise
not unlike that of Canon Bidden. His
whole bearing, and especially the strength
revealed by his conciliatory manner toward
his opponents showed nobility of nature,
high integrity and clearness of purpose.
The emperor and Europe are to be con
gratulated.”
GLADSTONE ON FREE TRADE.
The ex-Premler Confident of the Final
Triumph of the Theory.
London, May 12. —Mr. Gladstone spoke
at the Cobden Club to-day. He said that
free traders must recognize with great dis
appointment how ground had been lost by
their doctrine in the last twenty-five years.
Militarism, which hung like a vam
pire over Europe, was responsible
for much of the mischief, but
not for all, because free trade had receded
in countries-where militarism did not pre
vail. In the United States and In the
British colonies protection was applied, as
was instanced by the- treatment of the
Chinese. The great republic had never
accepted the doctrines of free trade. At
one time there had been a kind of qualified
progress toward them, but this being
checked opinion became actually retrogres
sive.
HE LOOKS FOR ULTIMATE SUCCESS.
Still the growing strength, activity and
dearness of the c mviction of the Free Trade
American party gave favorable promise of
ultimate triumph at the polls. On looking
over the world the prospects of free trade
were not encouraging. This state of opinion
had emboldened the champions of protec
tion, long lurking iu their holes, to vonture
out and renew the struggle under the name
of fair trade.
Regarding bi-metalism, Mr. Gladstone
said he believed its advocates smelt therein
a speedy rise of prices. [Hear, hear!] It
was a movement in the direction of pro
tection.
Since the adoption of free trade the wages
of laboring men had improved 50 per cent.
England was working out a great rocial and
economic problem for tbe benefit of the
world. He was confident that free trade,
though temporarily under a cloud, was to
become tho universal chart of trade and to
obtain the general acceptance of civilized
nations.
German Gas Works Hands Strike.
Berlin, May 12.—The men employed in
the gas works here have gone ou a strike.
HAMBURG IN DARKNESS.
Hamburg, May 13, 2 a. m.—Thg city has
been in darkness since midnight, owing to a
strike of the workmen in tbe gas works.
Brazil's Coming Congress.
Riode Janeiro, May 12— The first re
publican congress will elect a president of
the republic und tbe Brazilian constitution
will be promulgated bofore August. It has
been resolved that foreigners of more than
six months residence in the country shall
declare their nationality before their consul
or a notary public.
Danish Masons Strike.
Copenhagen, May 12. —The masons hero
have gone on a strike. They demand
higher wages and a reduction of tho hours
of labor.
Troops Disperse Strikers.
Prague, May 12—There was a labor riot
to-day at Caroin-nethal. Military had to
be called out to restore order.
BAPTISTS OF THE SOUTH.
The Convention Decides to Continue
the Kind Words Series.
Fort Worth, Tex., May 12— The
Southern Baptist convention resumed its
labors this morning. The report on the
first resolution was taken up. Then came the
fight'of the convention. The quostion was
whether to continue the Kind Words series
of Sunday school publications or
to sell out to tho American
Baptist Publication Society of Philadelphia
—in other words, whether the south or
north should furnish the Sunday school
literature. The first report was adopted by
a vote of 419 to 176, and the offer of the
American Baptist Publication Bociety was
rejected. Strong speeches were made on
both sides.
The report of the committoo on Christian
unity was adopted.
Mr. Moore of South Carolina submitted a
report on “woman’s work.” Women con
tributed last year to missions, not counting
gifts, $31,200. Eulogistic speeches were
made and the report was adopted.
A COMING CELEBRATION.
The centennial committee reported in
favor of a suitable commemoration of the
beginning of the Baptist mission work at
Kettering, England, aud that the American
Baptist Missionary Society be invited to co
operate with the Baptists of Great Britain,
and the rest of the world, In this celebration.
All the arrangements were loft with a com
mittee which will select the time, place,
and programme. The report was adopted.
The Sunday school committee was
directed to pass on books suitable for Sun
day school libraries.
Routine business was transacted and the
convention adjourned till to-morrow.
RANDALL'S SUCCESSOR.
Richard) Vaux Nominated for Congress
by Acclamation.
Philadelphia, Pa., May 12.—Richard
Vaux was this morning nominated by
acclamation by the Third congressional
district convention os a candidate to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Hon.
Samuel J. Randall.
Tbe special election in the Third district
will be held May 20.
Mr. Vaux was bom In this city in 1816
and admitted to the bar when 20 years of
ago. During President Van Buren’B admin
istration he acted as secretary of the Amer
ican legation at London. He was elected
mayor of Philadelphia on the democratic
ticket in 1856, and served one term. He
has always been a stalwart democrat, and
is popularly known as a “bourbon of
bourbons."
A NOMINATION IN KANSAS.
Kansas City, May 12.—The republican
congressional convention of the Sixth Kan
sas district, after a four days’ fight, has
nominated Webb McNutt of Smith county
to succeed W. J. Turner. Mr. Turner was
before the convention for renomination and
there wore five other candidates. It took
two days to organize the convention and
two days to reach a nomination. Eighty
ballots were taken, the final ballot standing
McNutt 61, Turner 41.
A HOWLING HURRICANE.
Considerable Damage Done to Prop
erty at Jefferson City.
Kansas City, May 12. —A spocial from
Jefferson City, Mo., says: “A terrific hur
ricane, accompanied by an extraordinary
fall of rain, swept all over this county this
afternoon at 4 o’clock. The wind blew at the
rate of sixty-five miles an hour, and rain
fell in torrents. A largo section of the roof
of the state house was blown off and the
offices below were deluged with water.
“The roof of the penitentiary hospital
was blown away.
"A heavy area of stone on the top of the
rear wall of Bt. Patrick’s Cathedral was
blown down. It crushed through the roof to
the basement below, wrecked the altar and
ruined tho sacristy.
"Small houses all over town were demol
ished and much damage was done to trees.
“In the country northeast of here many
barns were demolished and miles of fencing
leveled.
“No lives were lost in this city and so far
as reported no loss of life occurred in the
track of tho sterm.”
LYNCHED IN A SALOON.
Twenty Masked Men Hang a Mur
derer at Santa Marla.
Santa Maria, Cal., May 12.—Early
this morning twenty mo3kod men entered
the ’76 saloon, where E 8. Creswell has
been confined since Constable Southard’s
murder, and at tho point of guns disarmed
and blindfolded the guard. They then
bound and gagged Creswell, and tying a
rope around bis neck hung him t > tho rafters
and left his body there. Parties were
sleeping in an adjoining room, but the
affair was done so quietly that none of them
were awakened.
EDITORS ON A JAUNT.
Richmond’s Scribes Treat Bostonians
In Royal Style.
Norfolk, Va., May 12.— The members
of the Massachusetts Press Association,
who propose making a tour of Virginia,
arrived on the Boston steamer this morn
ing. They were received by the members
of the local press and committees from the
chamber of commerce and cotton exchange.
After seeing tho places of' interest in the
city they were taken around the harbor in
a steamer, and made a visit to the navy
yard. Thev were given a tanquot this
evening, and then left here for Roanoke.
THREE BBAKEMEN MANGLED.
Two Engineers, a Conductor and An
other Brakeman Injured.
Chattanooga, Tenn., May 12.—This
morning before daylight two freight trains
on the East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor
gia railroad collided in a fog. Three col
ored brakeraen were killed and Engineers
Thomas Gregory and Jamas McClarin,
Brakeman S. 8. Dotels and Conductor F.
D. Knight wore injured. Eight cars were
smashed and the engines damaged. The
track was obstructed twelve hours.
A CASHIER IN A CELL.
He is Charged With Selling Property
Under Levy.
Montgomery, Ala., May 12.—A special
to the Advertiser from Talladega says: “A.
W. Jones, cashier of the Bank of Notting
ham, was arrested -this morning charged
with disposing of property levied on by the
sheriff some days ago. He is in jail The
bank has been in bad condition for some
time. Pittman, one of its officers, de
faulted two weeks ago and fled from the
state.”
Death Came Unheralded.
Richmond, Va., May 12.—The wife of
Cashier J. H. Cooper, of tbe Old Dominion
Steamship Company of New York, arrived
hero this morning per steamer with a party
of friends, and while sitting in the capitol
grounds she suddenly died from apoplexy.
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THE MISSISSIPPI LEVEES.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE BEGINS
ITS HEARINGS.
Chairman Comstock of the River
Commission Declares Himself Op
posed to the Lake Borgne Outlet
Scheme —Other Members of the
Commission Coincide In His Views.
Washington, May 12.— The hearing
upon plans for the improvement of the
Mississippi river was begun by the Senate
committee on commerce to-day. The mem
ber* of the Mississippi river commission
and a number of other persons interested in
the subject wore present. At tbe request
of Senator Frye, Gen. Comstock, chairman
of tho Mississippi river commission, made a
statement of the plan under which
the commission is working and tha
results so far. Gen. ComstoMfc
siid the commission had entered
upon a general plan of contracting tha
river to an average width of 35,000 feet. In
some places its natural width is from one to
two miles. Tbe purpose of this plan Is to
deepen the low water channel. The result*
of the plan have been satisfactory, the gen
eral specifying several instances where tha
channel hud been deepened. The condition
ot the river for navigation has been im
proved by the work of the commission.
THE LAKE BORGNE OUTLET.
As to the l>ake Borgne outlet scheme,
Gen. Comstock said it should not be con
structed. It would, in the opinion of tha
commission, result in tbe shoaling of the
river below New Orleans, and ultimately
rosult in greater flood hights at New
Orleans and at Lake Borgne
thau at present. If it ia
decided to open an outlet the government
should throw tho matter open to competion
and not make a mouopoljr of it. “I am ia
a minority of the commission,” said Gen.
Comstock. “The majority .believe that tha
system of levees is an aid to navigation.
For that purpose 1 would not build levees.
It is necessary to have them for the protec
tion of the country along the lower end ot
the river, and the general government!
should bear its proportion of the expense.
Tins it has done.”
COST OF THE LEVEE SYSTEM.
About $10,000,060 has been expended on
the levees, of which sum tho general gov
ernment bus spent about one-third. To fin
ish the plan of improvement for the navi-
Sation of the river aloue would require, in
en. Comstock's opinion, $75,000,000. If
levees were built up the whole length of the
river at the same time it might reduce this
estimate $10,000,000. The two system*
are entirely independent of each other. Tha
building of levees would not obviate tha
necessity for constructing works in the bed
of the river now being constructed by tha
commission for the improvement of navigvf
tion.
WOULD FORM A BAR.
Senator Gibson interrogated Gen. Corn
stock, bringing out tho fact that in his be
lief the opening of the Lake Borgne outlet
would necessitate higher levees at New Or
leans, aud result in a few years in an accu
mulation of deposit in the lake which would
be an absolute bar to the further flow ot
tho water from the outlet.
Maj. Charles R. Scuter, a member of tha
Mississippi river commission, detailed at
length the various foatures of the plan fol
lowed by tbe commission in the
improvement of the channel of the
river, aud tho reasons upon which,
the commission had adopted them. The
outlet system had been condemned in toto.
The witness said he differed from (Jen.
Comstock, in that he would use the levee,
system iu conjunction with other works,
constructed by tho commissioner for thoi
purpose of improving navigation.
ANY DIVERSION OPPOSED.
Capt. 8. 8. Leach, of the corps of engi
neers, who had been connected with tha
work on the Mississippi river since the sum
mer of 1878, stated bis opinion to be that all
no stage of tho river, and for no purpose
whatever, and at no point should any
of tho waier bo diverted from the stream.
Division of the stream would result in tho
shoaling of the channels below the point of
division. Any additional statement on tha
subject, Capt. Leach said, would be merely
an amplification of this proposition. T®
divide the channel at tho lake would be to
transfer the head of the passe* to New
Orleans.
A BELIEVER IN THE LEVEES.
Supt. D. C. Kingman, the United State*
engineer in charge of the New Orleans dis
trict, said that in his opinion the Laka
Borgne outlet would be a disappointment an<X
an entire failure as a means of relief front
overflow. The only good it would do would
be from the outlet down to its mouth,
which was a country of no particular value.
He had no doubt whatever of tbe advan
tages of the levee system. Tbe levee sys
tem was also an important means ot
improving navigation.
Maj. B. M. Harrod, a member of tha
Mississippi river commission since Its organ
ization, said he concurred with the majority
that the Missis-topi could be improved and
only improved by tbe work the commission
now approved—revetments and contrac
tion aua levees. He would build levees,,
whether needed for protection or not
LOUISIANA’S LEGISLATURE.
The Governor’s Message Devoted ta
the Lottery and Maf. Burke.
Batcv Rouge, La., May 12.—The stata
legislature convened here to-day. The gov
ernor's message is principally devoted to hi*
views in opposition to a renewal of the lot
tery charter, and also to the flight of Ex-
Treasuror Burke. He suggests to the legisla
ture to prevent the occurrence of similar
crimen and asks that a reward be offered for
Maj. Burke. The governor believes in the
system of levees and expects that the general
government will come to know that justice
and right demand protection against de
structive agencies, etc.
WILLKT’S POINT FIRES.
The Commandant of the Post Sus
pects Incendiarism.
Willet’s Point, N. Y., May 12—The
loss by tbe fire whioh destroyed the old en*
gineer storehouse in this fort Saturday
night Is less than reported. Col. King,
commander of the post, says the loss on the
building and its contents will not exceed
$400,000, that the fire was undoubtedly of
incendiary origin, and that he has ordered
an official investigation.
A CORPSE IN A CLOSET.
A Shocking Murder Mystery at Flor
ence, Ala.
Montgomery, May 12—A special to the
Advertiser from Florence, Ala, says: “The
body of Samuel Whitcomb was found in
the water closet of the Catholic churoh hero
this morning, with the skull broken and
blood all over the place. His hat was lying
near. The body was locked in the closet.
The affair is a mystery.”