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j J. H. EBTILL, President. $
PENSION PLUNDERING.
CONGRESS SPLITS ON THB DE
PENDENT BILL.
The House Substitute for the Senate
Bill Reported Back to the Senate
With an Unfavorable Recommenda
tion—The Differences Between the
Two Houses Extremely Radical.
Washington, May 13.—1n the Senate
to-day Mr. Davis, from the committee on
pensions, reported back the House substi
tute for the Senate dependent pension bill,
with a written report, and moved that the
House substitute be non-conourred in, and a
conference asked. This was agreed to.
llr. Sherman remarked that the report
just presented was a very important public
document, containing information desired
by the people all over the country as to the
cost of the various propositions pending.
The people were now taking great interest
in tie question. He thought that a largo
number of extra copies of the report ought
to be printed.
Messrs. Cockrell and Cullom expressed
their concurrence in the suggestions, and a
motion to print 30,000 extra copies vyas re
ferred to the committee on printing.
Messrs. Davis, Sawyer and Blodgett were ap
pointed conferees on the part of the Senate.
THEIR DIFFERENCES.
The differences between the two bodies
are radical, and the members of the Senate
committee announce their determination
not to agree to the House bill under any
couditions. The bill as it passed the Senate
is a dependent pension measure identical to
that vetoed by President Cleveland. The
House amended the bill by passing a sub
stitute measui e—the Morrill bill—which is
both a dependent and a service pension
bill. Senator Davis makes a long written
report upon the differences between the two
houses. The report says that the Senate
bill provides that the beneficiary must be
dependent upon his daily labor or upon the
contributions of others not legally bound
for his support, while the House amend
ment makes pensionable all persons who
can bring themseves within its require
ment irrespective of their pecuniary means.
THE RATES PROPOSED.
The Senate bill fixes the rate of the pen
sion at sl2 and the House bill at $3 a
month.
The Senate bill makes provision for de
pendent parents, which is omitted in the
House amendment.
The Senate bill provides that disability
shall not be the result of vicious habits.
To is is omitted in the House amendment.
The House also provides for a service
pension, which the senate does not
In the opinion of the Senate committee
the two measures are entirely irreconcilable.
In the committee’s judgement the House
bill is wholly inadequate. The report
says that a service pension is
a matter whioh should not
be involved with a disability bill. Service
pension is a matter requiring most careful
consideration in order that justice may be
dono both to the soldier and to the country.
FEARFULLY EXPENSIVE.
The estimates prepared by Capt. Ains
worth of the adjutant general’s office show
that the approximate aggregate cost of a
Bervico pension upon the basis of 62 years
as the age limit will be $1,182,095,525.
Upon the basis of 60 years the cost will be
81,333,109,820. Of this amount $1,079,617,-
024 must bo paid before the end of the year
1895, and the average annual payment
would be $41,563,712. These esti
mates are subject to an annual
reduction of $1,174,036, due to 22,595 pen
sioners who aro already on the roll at $4 33
a month on an average.
A CONFLICT IN THE ESTIMATES.
These estimates are materially greater
thaa those of the House committee, but the
Senate committee adopts them becauso.they
seem to be based ou valid reasons and be
cause all experience has shown that pension
estimates have heretofore invariably fallen
below the actual cost. The committee
does not believe a service pension would
give satisfaction to the soldiers. It is
preferential and individual. It is a
tontine measure. It places a man
who served ninety days upon a footing
with him who served four years. It com
pels a youth who enlisted at 18, losing his
opportunity for education, and who was
discharged a veteran at 23, to wait twelve
years before his claim for recognition will
be entertained.
THE COMMITTEE’S IDEA.
It is the committee’s opinion that when
ever it is deemed wise to inaugurate a sys
tem of service pensions it should be done
for the benefit of all living soldiers who are
honorably discharged, and that the rate of
pensions should be graded according to the
length of service. The estimates submitted
to the committee respecting the average
term of service vary from eighteen to
twenty-six months. On this basis, the an
nual average would be 468,628.595, the er*i
mates, however, being largely conjectura
With regard to the proposed repeal of the
arrears act, the committee states that the
Secretary of the Interior estimates that it
w ould require $216,220,200 to pay the claims
allowed between the date the arrears of
limitation went into effect and Jan. 1. 1886,
and 4255,145,200 to pay arrears on all claims
still pending. These estimates do not apply
to claims filed since the beginning of 1890.
A FIGHT ON CROSBY.
His Appointment Said to be in Pay
ment for Party Services.
Washington, May 13. —In the executive
session of the Senate to-day the nomination
of William B. Crosby of Mississippi to be
consul general to Ecuador was under con
sideration. This was one of the earliest
nominations sent to the Senate this session,
but it was held up in the committee on
commerce until a day or two ago upon re
quest of the Mississippi senators. It was
then reported from the committee with a
favorable recommendation by a party vote.
BASIS OF THE OPPOSITION.
The opposition to Mr. Crosby’s confirma
tion is based upon his alleged delivery to
Senator Quay, chairman of the national
republican committee, of certain letters
w ritten immediately before and during the
campaign of 1888 by Congressman Catch
tugs to the editor of a Mississippi paper,
and which by some chance fell into Mr.
Ciosby’s possession, and the assertion that
bis appointment was practically payment
for this work.
THE FIGHT ON THE REPORT.
, The report of the committee recoin mend
,,;g confirmation was antagonized with
by Senators Walthall and George of
-Mississippi, Senator Vest of Missouri, and
others, while it was supported with equal
earnestness by Senators Frye, Cullem,
Quay, Chandler and other republicans.
After a debate lasting nearly two hours a
vote was taken, which disclosed the lack of
* quorum, only thirty-nine senators being
present. Thereupon the Senate adjourned,
•saving the nomination still on the docket.
A Barbecue at Richmond.
Richmond. Va., May 13.—The arrange
ments have been nearly perfected by the
citizens for the grand barbecue which it is
proposed to give to every confederate vet-
JPac organization which visits the city May
l on the occasion of the unveiling aif the
'Lee statue.
§3)je Moinim
CURBING THB MI3SI3EIPPL
More Arguments Heard Upon Plans
lor its Improvement.
Washington, May 13.—The Senate com
mittee on commerce to-day continued the
hearing upon the plans for improving the
Mississippi river channel.
Henry Flad, a member of the Mississippi
river commission, and Maj. Harrod, a civil
engineer of New Orleans, declared them
selves against the outlet system.
Col. O H. Ernest of the engineer corps, | and
a member of the commission, stated that the
difference of opinion between the majority
and minority of the commission is as to the
effect of the levees upon the low water
channel, the minority believing that they
have no effect at that stage. The
members are united on the general
proposition that the water should be con
fined to a channel of restricted width. He
believed that the construction of the Lake
Borgne outlet would be disastrously dam
aging, in any event, to the channel of the
river. Col. Ernest said he believed that the
expenditure by the commission for the
building of levees was illegal. He said he
was a believer in tbe levee system, but
under the commission had no right to build
levees.
PROTECTION OF THE ADJACENT COUNTRY.
H. B. Richardson of New Orleans, chief
engineer of Louisiana, stated that he be
lieved the plans adopted by the Mississippi
river commission for the benefit of the nav
igation of the stream were correct. The
protection of the adjacent territory by
levees, he said, was more important tbau
the securing and maintaining of a
navigable channel. This can be secured by
the levee system. He was opposed to the
Lake Borgne outlet.
Similar opinions were held by Capt.
Shields of the Anchor line of steamers,
Capt. Moseley of New Orleans, Geu. Rice
of Natchez, Mr. Yerger of Greenville,
Miss., Mr. f-teele of Natchez and ex-Con
gressman Moore of Memphis.
A delegation of colored men from Mis
sissippi advocated the continuation of the
levee system, one of them creating quite a
laugh in answer to a question by one of the
committee, that if the flood water was
“kept at home” (up north) they wouldn’t
need levees down’ south. The committee
then closed the bearing.
METHODISTS AS EDUCATORS.
The President of Payne Institute Sub
mits His Report.
St. Loots, May 13—In the general con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, to-day, George W. Walker, presi
dent of Payne institute at Augusta, Ga.,
submitted his report The institute is for
the benefit of the oolored Methodist Episco
pal church. The session, to close in June,
has been the most successful one since the
school was established. Thirty-five young
men are preparing for the ministry, and
there are 184 pupils, all told, in the school.
George W. F. Price, president of the
Nashville College for Youg Ladies, made
a report. The college continues in the same
line of prosperity as heretofore.
The committee on episcopacy reported
that it had examined the members of the
college of bishops os to their work and char
acter, and had approved of them all. The
committee also recommended that a bishop
be assigned to reside on the Pacific coast.
CHILDREN’S DAT IN THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS
The committee on Sunday schools recom
mended non-concurrence in the memorial
asking that the churches separately be
allowed to name tne day for children’s dayj
The committee on missions recommended
non-concurrence in’a memorial for the ordi
nation of deaconesses.
A resolution was introduced asking that
a plan be devised for reaching the poorer
laboring class in the large cities with re
ligious instruction.
Several strong anti-liquor traffio resolu
tions were introduced and referred, and a
resolution to change the basis of representa
tion in the general conference from one in
thirty-four to one in forty-two was offered.
Dr. Hunt of the American Bible Society
made an address to the conference. After
a long discussion it was decided to print
parts of the ritual in the hymn books.
At the night session of the conference the
case of the Rev. H. W. Boys, who appealed
from the decision of the Holston annual
conference on a charge of immorality, came
up and was decided by the committee of
appeals. Rev. Boys’ appeal was sustained,
and therefore he was acquitted of the
charge of immorality.
The conference then adjourned.
VOTE OF THE PRESBYTERIES.
Revision Favored by 133 and Opposed
by 69.
New York, May 13—The Independent
of this ween publishes returns from all but
five of the presbyteries of the Presbyterian
church showing that 133 voted for revision,
69 against revision aud six have declined to
vote. Most of the presbyteries not heard
from are foreign.
Two thousand, three hundred and thirty
two ministers and elders have voted against
revision and 3,334 ministers and riders have
voted for revision. Twenty-seven of the
presbyteries cast a unanimous vote, 12
against and 15 for revision.
The largest majority either for or against
revision was given by the presbytery of
Huntingdon, Pa., the vote being 2 for re
vision and 71 against. New York, which
cast the largest vote, gave 64 for revision
and 15 against, a majority of 49, which is
exactly what the presbytery of Brooklyn
gave on the same side.
All the Pennsylvania presbyteries, save
the Erie, Lackawanna and Northumber
land, voted against revision.
Most of the presbyteries of New York
voted for revision.
Many of the southern presbyteries, com
posed chiefly or negroes voted solidly against
revision, as did also the pres ijteries of Cal
ifornia.
KENTUCKY’S BENATORSHIP.
Carlisle's Rivals Form a Combine to
Defeat Him.
Louisville, Ky., May 13.— Tlie demo
cratic caucus at Frankfort, to name a can
didate to succeed Senator Beck, spent the
night up to midnight in making speeches to
put men in the field. Hon. P. Corper led
off with an ambitious effort, putting for
ward the name of ex-Gov. Proctor Knott
He was followed by the nominations of
L. T. More, Congressmen McCreary and
ex-Bpeaker Carlisle respectively.
According to the resolutions passed by the
caucus last night, the democrats in
the legislature today scattered their votes
complimenting their friends, and in many
cases voting for each other. This
is to prevent the possibility of rushing
through a nomination before caucus has
acted The republicans voted solidly for
Hon. 'Silas Adams of Liberty, Ky., their
caucus nominee.
The Carlisle men are for pushing the con
test to a conclusion, but the opposition
is uuited on everything but a candidate to
control the caucus, and hope to w ear out
Mr. Carlisle’s supporters.
Government Bond Purchases.
Washington. Mav 13.—Bond offers to
day aggregated #256,000. All were accepted,
at 132 lor 4s and 103 J-a for 4£-£#.
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1890.
BUTTERWORTHA BOLTER
HE 13 A PROTECTIONIBT BUT NOT
AN EXTREMIST.
He Protests Against Tariff Schedules
Calculated to Produce Inequalities
at Home—He Points Out tbe Favor
itism Shown Capitalists as Against
Agriculturists Other Things He
Don't Like.
Washington, May 13.—801d Ben But
terworth, not having the fear of Speaker
Reed before his eyes, delighted the demo
crats and oonfounded the republicans to
day by telling the truth about the McKin
ley tariff bill. Mr. Butterworth was shut
out of the general debate by the ways and
means republicans, who used up fourteen
of the sixteen hours allotted to their side,
because they feared that he might make
juyt such a deliverai.ee as he made to-day.
But the democrats, having heard that he was
going to make a candid and ooorageous
speech, saw to it that he had all the time he
wanted to-day, Mr. Heard of Missouri
making the motion and none of the repub
licans daring to object. Mr. Butterworth
was in fine voice and spirits, and towering
above Mr, McKinley, who sat just before
him, made bis speech most impressively,
the democrats applauding it vigorously.
M’KINLEY NERVOUS AND SILENT.
Mr. McKinley sat pale, nervous and
silent throughout. Some of the other re
publicans ventured to interrupt Mr. Butter
worth, but only succeeded iu helping him as
be exposed tbe McKinley bill, many of
whose provisions, ho said, were not only
indefensible but unusual. Toward the close
of the speech several republicans, notably
Mr. Anderson of Kansas and Mr. Hopkins
of Illinois, when he spoke of the tin-plate
iniquity, ventured to applaud sentiments
which they would not dare to
utter. Mr. Butterworth’s independence
is due to the fact that he is practically out
of politics, that be has not, as he said with a
significant glance at Mr. McKinley, a star
of ambition controlling his conscience. Mr.
Butterworth’s speech has greatly disturbed
the republicans, whose only consolation
seems to be in saying: “O, well, he’ll vote
for the bill just the same.
DETAILS OF THE DEBATE.
The House this morning after transacting
some routine business went into committee
of the whole, with Mr. Payson in the chair,
on the tariff bill.
Mr. McMillin of Tennessee moved to re
duce the duty on ammonia. He could see
no reason why this article, of so great bene
fit to farmors, shosld bo so heavily taxed.
Mr. McKinley opposed the amendment,
and stated that Bince the tariff had en
couraged competition in this country, the
price of ammonia had been reduced from
20 to 7 V cents a pound.
Mr. Butterworth of Ohio suggested that
while he knew nothing of the case under
consideration, the price of the article was
not reduced on account of competition
alone. It was reduced on account of im
proved methods in its manufacture. So far
as he was capable of doing, he had tried to
understand the tariff question, and he never
doubted that the protective system was
wise, humane and beneficial, and had scat
tered blessings on tha land from shore to
shore.
If there was any danger to the protective
system it was its oscillation between the
extreme of free trade on one hand and on
the other the extreme which created in
equalities among Americans themselves.
The country, in the election of President
Harrison and a republican congress, had
declared unequivocally iu favor of sustain
ing and upholding the protective system.
The conflict in 1888 had not been between
schedule rates, but between economic
policios. The democratic policy was well
known. It was that a tariff should be
levied for revenue only. The re
publican policy was that the tariff,
whether high or low, should be so adjusted
as to establish, cherish and protect Ameri
can interests and industries in competition
with the rest of the world. Did that policy
mean to remove the inequalities which ex
isted between industries on this side of the
water and industries on the other side, or
did it mean to shut out all importations?
MUST NOT CREATE INEQUALITIES.
He insisted that we should net create any
inequalities here. He insisted that the pro
tective system dealt with conditions nd
not with national boundary lines, except
when the presence of those nati nal bound
ary lines indicated the presence of those
conditions, against the influence of which
it was necessary to interpose the barrier of
a protective tariff. If the tariff did not
deal with conditions then the tariff was
good in the abstract, and if it was, the
fathers of tho republic had paid themselves
a poor compliment when they provided
that there should be no restriction of com
merce. Competition never created anew
industry; they were created by
work of the brain—by inventors. The
committee had tried to do the best
it could in framing the bill, but it was not
always safe to rely altogether upon the
testimony of bent ficiaries under tho law.
(Applause on the Democratic side,] Ho had
indicated his belief respecting the proper
function of the tariff act, and would sooner
resign his seat tha’i depart one hair’s
breadth from that belief. Of course he
respected the wisdom of the committee;
but why was Paul favored and Peter turned
down? Why increase the profits of certain
classes?
CAPITALISTS THE GAINERS.
He could naire capitalists whoso profits
had exceoded those of all of the agricultur
ists in any state of the United States. [Ap
plause on democratic side.] He was not
disturbed by the apnlause on the other side.
He was exceedingly gratifPd that they be
gan to realize in any sensetbatour country
men deserved proo ction. If, when we had
protected equally and lifted up all our in
dustries and the time should t..en come
when we could not hold our own, being the
most intelligent, freest and ablest people on
earth, thon we had better retire from the
field. [Democratic applause.]
Mr. Butterworth then proceeded to ex
pound his views touching reciprocity with
Canada. He said that wo were endeavor
ing to cultivate friendly relations with
50,000,000 people to the southward, and yet
were afraid of Canada. Abraham Lincoln
and Ulyssei S. Grant were not suspected of
lack of patriotism; yet they favored reci
procity. There were some things in the bill
he did not like. He had known
of an industry that had been
able to make $60,000,000 dividends
on a capital of $1,250,000. Protection! Why
tho country could in such cases better
afford to keep these men in the Fifth
Avenue hotel, pay their board and expenses
and set them up in the banking business.
He favored proper protection, but these
held tho world in their grasp. Wheu
he said that he did not
favor that kind of protection
he was told: “You are not sound on the
tariff.” The time has come when some
little concern should bo shown to the
American fields aud American firesides.
Tne great body of the employes in this
country was foreign. In some of the groat
factories in the cast they were koown
on the rosters by numbers, because
of unfamiliarity with their names.
He did not believe it was wise or prudent
‘o make such a sweeping reduction In sugar
$o be supplanted by a bounty.
his heart’s desire.
In conclusion, he said that the gentlemen
were very much mistaken if they thought
that the greatest desire of his heart was
not to pass a bill reflecting in the
highest degree the protective system.
What he wanted to avoid were such
features as he had pointed out in this bill—
there was such a thing as paying too much
for an industry. Suon was the case with
tin plate. The duty would be a tax on
every farmer’s patch: on every can of
goods. That tax would amount to $50,000,-
OuO before the manufacturers of tin
plate could declare a dividend. lie
was anxious that his party should
not take a false step. He did not expect to
Sirtic.pate much in the deliberations of the
oubh hereafter. He was quite as ready to
go out as his democratic friends were anx
ious to get rid of him when they gerry
mandered him out. He was already out
before they took that action.
After brief speeches by Messrs. Hatch of
Missouri and Ding ley of Maine, Mr. Mo-
Hillin’* amendment was rejected.
THE DUTY ON BORAX.
Mr. Niedringhaus of Missouri moved to
Amend by reducing the duty on refined
borax from 6to 3 cents per pound, and
argued that a borax syndicate In this coun
try was protected to the extent of 400 per
cent
Mr. Morrow of California submitted that
it came with bad grace from a gentleman
who was protected in lyis own business not
by pateut only but also by a duty of 45 per
cent., to seek to cut down the protection on
another article.
Mr. O’Farrell of Virginia read a list of
what he singled out as exce6sivo duties,
laving stress un the duty on ready-made
clothing, which he held was in tbe interest
of Postmaster-Geueral Wanamaker. “You
tickle me and I will tickle you; you legislate
iu my favor and I will put up campaign
funds.” That was the explanation of many
of these high duties.
The amendment of Mr. Niedringhaus was
rejected by a vote of 81 nays to 61 yeas.
RATES ON GLUE STICK.
Mr. McMillin made an unsuccessful
effort to reduce the duty on gelatiue glue
and isinglass, which was followed by an
equally futile effort on the part of Mr.
McAdoo of New Jersey to have poppy seed
placed on the free list.
Jlr. Biggs of California offered an amend
ment increasing the duty on olive oil from
30 to 50 cents a gallon. He advocated pro
tection ot tho olive oil Industry in the inter
est of pure olive oil He was a good demo
crat, but he was not hide bound. His party
was opposed to his amendment, but
as an independent Americnn citizen he ad
vocated the proposition. The amendment
was rejected.
Various other amendments were offered,
but were rejected, aud, after considering
13 of the 156 pages of the bill, the commit
tee rose and the House, at 5:45 o’clock, ad
journed until to-morrow at 11 o’clock.
ENGLISH IN THE SCHOOLS.
Chicago Lutherans In Array Against
the New Law.
Chicago, May 18.—Tbp first move in the
Lutheran church plan to enter politics for
the purpose of attacking the compulsory
education law was made yesterday when
ex-County Commissioner Senne announced
himself a candidate for the state senate.
At a meeting of the Lutheran synod at
Springfield it was determined to put up
candidates for the legislature in tho dis
tricts where the Lutheran church is strong
est, pledged to vote for repeal or modifica
tion of the law.
THE CLAUSE AIMED AT.
The particular clause aimed at is one re
quiring that at common schools the
branches be tought in the English
language, and this is the one the church
desires to have stricken out. Mr. Seune
said yesterday that the Lutherans would
try to nominate and elect members of the
legislature in a number of northern
districts, hoping to elect enough
members pledged to modification
in the compulsory education law to control
the balance of power in the legislature and
fpree their point. The Lutherans are al
most all republicans, but in this they ex
pect tho aid of the German Catholics, who
are largely democrats, and between the two
forces it is thought that half a dozen dis
tricts can be carried.
A PAhSENGER RATE WAR.
Cheap Traveling Between Chicago,
St. Louis, Kansas City and St. Paul.
Chicago, May 13. —Rate cutting among
the Western railroads went a s.ep further
to day when tho Chicago, Burlington mid
Quincy announced a rate of $1 from Kansas
City to St. Louis, faking effect Friday. Ir,
is reported also that the Burlingto i and
Northern is preparing to spring a rate of $1
from St. Paul to Chicago.
A rate of $4 from Ciu innati to Kansas
City was announced to-day by tho Or.io aud
Mississippi road. This ii on tho basis of $L
from Cincinnati to 8:. Louis and $3 from
St. Louis to Kansas City.
The Western Freight association an
nounces a reduction of 5 cents per huudred
on dressed beef from Omaha to Chicago.
A TESTIMONIAL FOR FRANCE.
An Appeal to Patriotic Amerloans for
Contributions.
Detroit, Mich., May 13.—The Journal
to-day publishes the following appeal to tho
press of Amorica:
The National Society of the Sons of the Ameri
can Revolution earnestly solicits your co-opera
tion iu raising a fund by $! subscriptions for an
adequate fund for a suitable testimonial to be
sent from America to trance. The work
is in the hands of a largo commit
tee representing every section of the
country and each political party, and has our
fullest indorsement. Money and suggestions
for the best form of testimonial -hould be sent
to the chairman of the committee, Dr. William
Seward Webb of New York City, or to W. H.
Berley of tho Detroit Journal. Is it not possi
ble that in every town throughout the couutry
the papers will appeal to their readers and se
cure additions to this fund, even though it be
comparatively small ?
NEWSPAPER jABEL LAWS.
A Case at Minneapolis Brings Out an
Important Decision.
St. Paul, Minn., May 13—A libel suit
for SIO,OOO, brought by Attorney Albert
Knettle of Minneapolis against the
IHoneer-Fress, was thrown out of court by
Judge Hicks at Minneapolis this morning.
The point in question is whether a news
paper hss a right to publish a statement ou
a question when that statement is libelous
in its nature, even though the publication
of it be actuated by no malice. The judge
decides that it has such a right and t. at the
fact of the matter being privileged exempts
the newspaper from a suit, or that a paper
oan’t be oom polled to rest its case on the
truth of a privileged publication.
Death of an Educator.
Raleioh, N. C.. May 13—Prof. A. W.
Mango, D. D., of tho university of North
Carolina, died at Chapel Hill last night,
aged 56 years.
SILVER-I’LATEI) SAYINGS.
6ILSNCB MAY BE GOLDEN, BUT IT
DON’T COUNT IN THB BBNATH.
Jones of Nevada Pictures a Millenium
to Follow the Paaeage of the Bullion
BlU—Jones of Arkansas Follows His
Namesake from Nevada but Opposes
the Measure.
Washington, May 13.—The Senate at 1
o’clock this afternoon resumed considera
tion of the silver bill, and Mr. Jones of
Nevada concluded the speech begun by him
yesterday. “I predict, Mr. President,” he
said, "that the restoration cf silver to its
birthright will mark an epoch in the history
of this republic. It will place in circula
tion an amount of money commen
surate with the iucreasing population.
It will give assurance to our
languishing industries that the volume of
our circulating medium is not to continue
shrinking, aaa that the tendency of prices
shall no longer bo downward. It will in
crease tbe wages of labor and the prices of
tbe products of labor. It will reduce the
price of bonds and other forms of money
futures. It will lighten, but not inequita
bly burdon our mortgages. It will increase
largely, though not unjustly, the debt
paying and tax-paying power of the people.
WILL LIGHTEN THE DEBTOR’S YOKE.
“It will loosen the grasp of the oountry
from the neck of the debtor. By the re
monetization of stiver money will cease to
bo an object of collusion and will again be
come a beneficent instrument. Activity
will replace stagnation; movement will
supplant inertia; courage will banish fear;
confidence) will dispel doubt; hope will
supersede despair; the lifting of silver into
its rightful place by the side of
gold will set in motion ail
the latent energies of the peoplo.
It will banish involuntary idleness by put
ting evory willing man to work. It will
revive business aud reanimate tho heart
and hope of tha masses. Capital, no longer
fearlDg a fall in prices, will turn into pro
ductive avenues.
WILL MAKE DOLLARS JINGLE,
“Hoards of money lying idle in bank
vaults will come out to blots and enrich
alike their owners and the community at
large, while millions of dollars now invested
at low interest in gilt-edge securities
will seek mere profitable Invest
ment in the busy field of
industry, where they will oe utilised in the
payment of wages and the oonsequeut dis
semination of comfort and happiness among
the people, and this it will accomplish not
for tbe United States alone, but for civil
ization, for it is not too much to say, Mr.
President, that upon this question depend
consequences more momentous than upon
that of any Other question of public policy
within the memory of this generation.
THE QUESTION OF CIVILIZATION.
“In a broader sense than any other ques
tion attracting# the ge eral attention of
mankind is the question of civilization. It
embodies the hopes and aspirations of our
race. Theactof congress which shall hap
pily solve it willconstituteadacreeof eman
cipation as veritable as any that ever freed
surf from thraldom. Bui, more universal
in its application, it will proclaim the free
dom of the white race the world over; it
will lift the bowed head of labor; it will
hush the threuody of toil; it will inatigu
late true renaissance —a renaissance of
prosperity without which industry, learn
ing, science, literature and art are but
apples of sodom.”
MAY DRIVE OUT GOLD.
Mr. McPherson asked Mr. Jones whether
he asserted broadly and boldly that with
free coinage of silver, gold would not bo
driven out of the country to a greater ex
tent than a dollar of gold for every addi
tional dollar of silver.
Mr. Jones —Absolutely.
Mr. Jones concluded his speech at 3:15
o’clock, having occupied la all five and a
quarter hours.
Mr. Jones of Arkansas noxt addressed
the Senate in criticism of the pond
ing bill. The silver question, he
sail, was one of the greatest im
p rtance. Its magnitude could scarcely
be overestimated; yet, just now, its greatest
importance came from political considera
tions. Full remonetisation of silver would
naturally produce two results. It would
increase the value of silver bullion, and it
would greatly increase the volume of money
and of commodities and result, in a general
revival of business. The mere incroase of
the bullion value of silver was of no interest
to anybody except ttie mine owners. Tho
public would receive no benefit from it, aud
care nothing about it, yet that was the pur
2lose of tho ponding bill.
WOULD demonetize rilver.
Its only active purpose was absolute de
monetization of silver. The purchase of
$4,500,000 worth of silver per month would
oonsume the wo Id’s surplus of silver. If
so, bulli n would rise rapidly iu value after
the passage of the act, and might soon
reach a point at which the gov
ernment would (under the oper
ation of the law) be required to suspend
its purchases. What tlien would be the
condition? Silver bullion would remain at
that price, because the moment it fell a
shade below $1 for grains of pure sil
ver the government again became a pur
chaser, and the price went up again. While
it remained up the government could buy
no silver, and there would not be $1 coined.
The result would boa great increase in the
value of silver bullion us a commodity sim
ply', but its demonetization would be com
plete and absolute.
SHOULD NEVER BECOME A LAW.
The bill, as it stood, should never become
a law, but should bo amended by making it
provide at least for unlimited coinage of
silver whenever the price reached the point
at which the government ceased to be a
purchaser. This was an absolute necessity
upless the purpose was to destroy
silver as money. Those who would
vote for tho bill as it stood
certainly intended demonetization of silver,
and might as well avow it. While striking
a fatal blow at the interests of the great
b dy of the people, they intended only to
benefit the sellers of silver bullion by in
creasing its price. The deliberate pur
pose to discredit silver treasury notea by
refusing to make them legal tender sug
gested further that the real purpose
had in view by the Republican
party was that which he had
indicated. He was in favor of the
issue of certificates for coin and bullion,
and of conferring upon them the qualities
of legal tend-T as broadly and cooip'etely
as it was conferred upon the coins which
they represented.
attitude of the minority.
Mr. Harris, a member of the finance com
mittee, said that the minority of that com
mittee had (when the bill was first under
consideration) favored, and still favored,
absolute free coinage of silver,
but the question with that minority (of
which he was one), had narrowed itself
down to the poiut of accepting the pending
measure in lieu of the existing law unuer
which only #2,000,000 of silver dollars were
coined monthly. He, himself, had decided
to do so. He did not care to say anything
more, but would do so on another day.
The biU then went over till to-morrow,
and after an executive session the Senate
adjourned.
BTRIKB BIOT3 IN EUROPE.
Hamburg's Gas House Hands Make It
Lively for the Police.
Hamburg, May 13. —Great excitement
prevails here on account of the strike of
the gas workers. Crowds of strikers and
other persons bent on creating disorder
paraded the streets to-day and acted in a
riotous manner. They threw stones at
trnm cars aud several passengers were in
jured by the flying missiles. The polico
finally charged and dispersed the mob.
Rioting was renewed this afternoon.
Mounted police with naked swords cleared
the streets. Many arrests were made. The
main street is cordoned. The strikers at
Gera have destroyed finished goods and
warp* and fifty-seven looms. The manu
facturers’ union has offered a large reward
for the discovery of the culprits.
The oitv is again *upniied with gas to
night.. Tho director* of the gas company
have notified the striker* that all who fall
to return to work within twenty-four hours
will be dismissed. They claim that there
are plenty of men available to take tho
places of the strikers.
PRAGUE FEARED AN OUTBREAK.
Prague, Bohemia, May 18.—The
strikers hero paraded to-day. Fears were
entertained that they might attempt to
destroy the machinery in tbe factories, and
the buildings were guarded by policemen
with fixed bayonets. Detachments of
soldiers wero camped in front of the castle
near here.
Three thousand men at Koengenhof, Bo
hemia, have gone on a strike. Negotiations
looking toa settlement of the difficulty have
been held without result. The situation is
critical, and troops have b9en summoned to
aid the authorities in preserving order.
The latest dispatehos from Koenonginhof
say that the strikers aro forcing all the fac
tories there to stop work.
TROOPS OUT IN SPAIN.
Madrid, May 13.—Nine thousand miners
of Bilbea havo struck. Troops are keeping
order.
STANLEY AS A BCOLD,
English Molders of Publio Opinion
Taken to Tank.
London, May 13.—The reception to
Henry M. Stanley in tho Guild hall to-day
was an enthusiastic affair. A dense crowd
thronged the approaches to the building,
and the appearance of Mr. Stanley was tho
signal for a tremendous outburst of cheer
ing. The guests numbered 3,000.
The lord mayor presented the explorer a
gold casket containing an address from the
corporation of London.
Mr. Stanley, in returning thanks for
himself and for bis companions, said that
the Congo might have belonged to Eng
land had Englishmeu listened to bis lectures
between 1878 and 1884.
BELGIUM’S REWARD.
Belgium was reaping 100 per cent. Eng
land might have hail East Africa, but her
journalists soe everything through an
opaque glass. Germany to-day ha* the
lion’s share and cannot fail to win in the
long run. Tho German* have a wide awake
uioiiaroh.
v Maj. - Wisstnann had never heard of *uch
things iisqnakensm, (>eace societies, enter
prise companies and namhy pamby journal
ism, all of which are clogs to evory hearty
omioavor mads by England. He hoped the
government would remember the services
of his companions and not chill their young
souls with the neglect which first warped
poor Gordon afternis heroic achievements
in China.
OAPRIVI’3 COURTESY.
The Fact That Politeness Pays Illus
trated in. Affairs of State.
Berlin, May 13. —The Tageblatt , refer
ring to Chancellor von Caprlvi’s speech in
the Reichstag, says: “It is only the naked
truth to admit that all parties praise his
triumph as greater in that he had to oope
with no less an antagonist than Herr Bam
bergor.” The Volks Zeitung compares
Chancellor Capri vi with Prince Bismarck
to the disadvantage of the latter. It says
the now chancellor spoke with manly
candor and like a polished gentleman.
The Posen Courier says the fact that the
chancellor discussed tho weighty question
without once indulging in vituperation of
the radicals or hinting at his opponents be
ing foot of the empire was Indeed a sensa
tional occurrence.
The Notional Zeitung , Vossiche Zeitung
and other newspapers speak in high praise
of Chancellor Caprivi’s courtesy to his
opponents.
RUSSIA TO SHAKE FRANCE.
The Car Expected to Seek an Alli
ance With Germany.
London, May 14. 3 a. m.—Tho Vienna
correspondent of the Times says he has
learned that the removal of Prince Bis
matek has induced the czar to roverte his
policy of an alliance with France and
revert to a German alliance. “The czar,"
says tho correspondent, “always distrusted
the stability of tho republic, but it was im
?ossible to agree with Germany while
Tince Bismarck was in office. The Kras
noc meeting will probably result In a com
pact that will altogether change the group
ing of the European powers.”
FOURTEEN BLOWN TO ATOMS.
A New Explosive the Cause of a Hor
ror in Italy.
Rome, May 13.—A quantity of balestite
the now explosive, exploded to-day at the
factory for the manufacture of arms and
munitions at Avigliany, fourteen miles west
of Turin. Fourteen persons were instantly
killed and many others were injured, some
fatally.
Emin’s March Delayed.
Zanzibar, May 13.—Emin Pasha's Ger
man expedition started into the interior
April 8. but has only reached a distance of
five days’ march, owing to death and the
desertion of tho porters, one-fourth of whose
force has been lost.
BI3TARE IN THE ROUP.
A Charge That He Embezzled $112,-
OOQ Worth of Bonds.
Philadelphia, May 13—R. H. M. Sis
tare, a member of the brokerage firm of
George A. Sistare’s sons, which reoently
failed, was arrested in New York to-day.
Richard Hecksher of this city, on whose
warrant he was arrested, says he had $112,-
000 worth of bonds on deposit
with the firm. He mode repeated
demands for tho return of the bonds, and
not succeeding in getting them had Bistare
arrested to-dav. He suys his bonds were
embezzled. Mr. Hecksher also says that
$120,000 worth of bonds deposited by his
cousin, August Hecksher, were gotten
away with.
Prohibitionists of Texas.
Fort Worth, Tex., May 13.—The state
prohibition convention met here to-day and
nominated a full state ticket. The conven
tion was opposed to woman suffrage.
1 DATLYJIOAYEAR, )
4 SCENTSACOPY. >
I WEEKLY.I.2S A YEAR. I
CROPS AS COLLATERAL.
DR. M’CUNE AGAIN BBEFORE THSI
HOUSE COMMUTES.
Agricultural Depression Declared tbe
Prime Cause of all Financial Troub
les All tbe Alllancemen Repre
sented as Standing Shoulder to
Shoulder In tbe Qreat Fight.
Washington, May 13.—A delegation
representing the farmers’ alliance appeared
before the ways and means committee this
morning to advocate the passage of the
Pickier bill to create sab-treasuries in dif
ferent parts of the country for the reception
of staple crops produced by farmers. The
spokesman was C. W. McCune, chairman
of the legislative committee of the alii an oe
and editor of tha Xational Economist,
a paper devoted to the objects of the or
ganization. Others present were Alonza
Wardell of South Dakota; Benjamin Ter
rell ot Texas, national lecturer; L, F. Liv
ingston, president of the Georgia State
Alliance; R. M. Humphrey, general
superintendent of the colored alliance, and
J. J. Rogers, of the Virginia State Alliance.
In addition there were present a number of
members of congress, principally from the
southern state*.
AGRICULTURAL DEPRESSION.
Dr. McCuds began his address by de
scribing the depressed state of agriculture,
which, ne said, was the prime cause of the
trouble in other pursuits. If the existing
conditions continued he warned the com
mittee that labor would become desperate
and a great revolution ensue. History
showed that wealth had always lacked tha
intelligence to meet in time the necessities
of labor, and, on its part, labor had never
adopted proper means to remedy the faults
it complaiued of. The object of the
farmors’ alliance was mental, social and
financial improvement.
ALL TtTE ALLLANCEMEN IN HARMONY.
The republicans in the north and the
democrats in the south were working in the
same direction, and the result had been to
place them shoulder to shoulder, black and
hits, who Were engaged in tbe cultivation
of the soil. Harmony of purpose character
ized the concentrated efforts of the aliianoe,
and the prejudices of generations had been
sunken in the pursuit of tho common weal.
At tho St. Louis convention 2,000,000 farm
ers had been represented, and they £had
proposed as a remedy this bill os tbe
first step in the right direction. If it was
rudoly framed and the ideas indistinctly ex
pressed they relied upon the wisdom of the
committee to give it proper form, but they
believed that they bad found a remedy for
their ills.
NO CLASS LEGISLATION ASKED.
Tho farmers asked no favors and no class
legislation. They were now suffering from
the latter. They did not ask tho enuctment
of any inconsistent measures, hut as the
great, debtor class, as the me.i who had gone
out in the wost after tho war and laid the
Soil uuder contribution with borrowed
money, they protested against contraction
of the currenoy at a time when their debts
became due, and asked that tbe couditions
be restored to what they wero when the
money was borrowed. They asked justice,
pure and simple. The committee adjourned
at this point, and I)r. McCune will continue
bis argument to-morrow.
MORE SPEECHES TO COME.
Tho ways and moaua committee were late
in meeting to-day and tbe committee had
to adjourn at 11 o’clock because tho House
met at that hour, so that the alliance rep
resentatives have to wait for their bearing
until to-morrow. Dr. McCune having only
gotten through with the introduction to his
speech. To-morrow CoL Livingston will
speak, us well as Dr. McCune. CoL Liv
ingston is going to run for Congress against
Represent at ivo Stewart in the Atlanta dis
trict. Aliianoe candidates are to be put up
in all the other Georgia congressional dis
tricts, except those of Representatives
Lester, Crisp and Turner.
Tho other alliance candidates will prob
ably be, it is said, Neebit against Blount,
Watson against Barnes, Harris against
Grimes, and James Smith In Carlton’s dis
trict.’’
SUFFERING ON THE SEA.
Terrible Experience of the Survivors
of a Schooner.
Mobile, Ala., May. 13—The Apalachi
cola Times of May 10 tells of the loss of
the schooner Mary Ellen, which sailed from
Mobile for Bonair April 29. The following
Saturday, May 8, a terrific squall capsized
the vessel instantly, and two of the crew
who wore below at the time were drowned.
The captain and three men,
managed to get into a yawl boat and hoist
sails. They ran before the wind 150 miles,
and, having no food or water, their suffer#
ings became intense. During the day they
sighted a brig, but it passed them by at
close range, no one seeing them. Monday
evening they reached St. George’s island,
off Apalachicola, and got water by dig
ging in the sand. They remained until
Wednesday, when the sea subsided so that
theycould launch their boat. They reached
Cape St. George lighthouse the same after*
noon, where they first tasted of food since
the wreck. The same night they reached
Apalachioola, all well. The Mary Ellen
was a schooner of seventy tons, owned by
Jason Gillette of Mobile, and had a light
outward cargo of lumber and general mer*
chandise.
A TRAIN JPMPB THE TRACK.
Three Men Killed and Thirty Cars Ret
duced to Splinters.
St. Louis, May 13.—The new St Louh
and Kansas City railway was the scene of •
fatal wreck yesterday. A construction
train started for Clayton, and just befor*
reaching the town the engine and five can
left the track.
Richard Jones, the engineer, and Richard
Shellcroft, the conductor, were killed.
Arnold Garfield, the fireman, was fatally
injured.
The engine and cars were reduced tc
scrans of iron.
Thirty men escaped injury by jumping.
AN ENGINE BOILER BURSTS.
The Engineer and Fireman Killed and
the Conductor Injured.
Shauokin, Pa. , May 13—By the explo
sion of the boiler of a locomotive of thi
Reading railway this morning, Engines]
Herman Hoglegonz and Fireman Charlei
Kaufman were instantly killed and Con!
ductor George Yeager was probably fatallj
injured. The engine was drawing a heavy
train when the engineer noticed that ttii
boiler was leaking. It exploded before
means could be taken to pre vent it. Con
ductor Yeager was riding in the engim
cab.
A Big Offer by the Lottery.
New Orleans, May 13.—The Louisian*
Lottery Company has doubled its offer U
the state, and now offers $1,000,000 per an
num for the privilege of maintaining thi
lottery.