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( THE MORNING NEWS 1
, ESTABLISHED 1860. INCOEPO BATED 1888. V
j J. H. KBTILL. President. 1
GAG LAW ON THE TARIFF.
THE ENEMY NOW READY TO RUSH
THE BILL THROUGH.
A Rule Adopted by the House That
Assures the Closing of the Debate
at the Appointed Time—The Repub
licans Make no Effort to Conceal
Their Object.
Washington, May 15.—Speaker Reed,
through Chairman McKinley, put on the
screws again to-day and squeezed out of the
House, in spite of the resistance of the
democrats, an agreement to the republican
caucus decree that all amendments and de
bates on the McKinley tariff bill should be
cut off on Wednesday next at noon and the
bill reported from the committee of the
whole to tiie House. The obvious
purpose to hurry the bill through
tbe House without giving opportunity
for deliberation was well brought out by
Mr. Blount, who for the first time appeared
in the House as a member of tbe commit
tee on rules. Messrs. Turner, McMillin
and W. C. P. Breckinridge, in fact Mr.
McKinley himself, frankly admitted it.
Incidentally, in trying to hold tbe demo
cratic party responsible for Mr. Kandail’s
defeat of the first Morrison bill, he dramat
ically apostrophized Mr. Randall as the
ablest democrat who ever sat on the
floor, amid thunderous applause from the
republicans. It took several roll calls to
got the order adopted, but finally it was
accomplished, and the democrats can now
do little more than stand by and look on
while the bill is being railroaded through.
They will, however, take all the chances
they get to call public attention to this
arbitrary and dangerous way of doing busi
ness.
DETAILS OF THE PROCEEDINGS.
In tho House this morning Mr. Mc-
Kinley, from the committee on rules,
reported a resolution providing that
hereafter the House shall meet at 11
o’clock, that after tho reading of the jour
nal and the disposal of tho conference re
ports, the House shall go into committee of
the whole on the tariff bill, that the bill
shall bo read through, commencing with
jiaragraph 111, and shall be open to amend
ment on any part of the bill following par
agraph 110, and that on Wednesday next, at
13 o’clock, noou, the bill, with the pending
amendments, shall be reported to the House.
Mr. Blount of Georgia criticised the ma
jority of the committee on rules for report
ing the resolution. The majority of the
House had adopted a code of rules which
recognized the right of debate in committee
of tbe whole. It had given tho committee
power to limit the debate. It had provided
that 106 should constitute a quorum, and
yet, after aii these restraints were thrown
over the consideration of the bill in com
mittee, it was proposed to set aside the rule
goveruing tho committee. It seems to be
the policy of the majority whenever any
matter was of magnitude, requiring debate
and careful consideration, that this rule
should be suspended and become nugatory.
#VHAT IT AMOUNTS TO.
Tho majority said to the minority: “We
will allow you •to debate until 13 o’clock
noon, Wednesday. At that time we intend
to stop this discussion and pass the bill
through the House.” It mattered not
whether a jiaragraph of the bill had not
been considered. It mattered not whether
the ways and means committee bad taken
weeks to gather the jxiints involved upon
which to base their report; it mattered not
that the measure involved the business re
lations of all the people in this mighty
nation; it mattered not that it involved our
commercial relations with all the countries
of the world; it mattered not
that it involved one of the great
jiolitical issues of the times; it mattered not
thut it fastened a system upon the people
for years. The majority bad determined
i pou the measure, and was impatient with
debate. A powerful minority was asking
for freedom of debate. The Republican
party had elected its government by a mi
nority ef tbe people. It was to the vast
body of tbe American people that the ma
jority was declaring that it meant to sus
pend the operation of tbe rule in regard to
committee of tho whole on the most im
portant question to which it was applica
ble.
Before the bill had been considered at all
a fiat had gone forth that four days would
be permitted for general debate, and eight
days for debate under the five minute rule.
Ti.e very announcement had repressed de
bate. The gentlemen on tho democratic
side had felt that it was idle to prepare for
discussion. He protested against the reso
lution us un-American, unwise and vio
lative of parliamentary procedure. [Ap
plause.]
m’kinley denies the charge.
Mr. McKinley denied that the resolution
had any purpose to stitle the debate. It
had no such purpose. It was iuteuded to
concentrate the debate on the
paragraphs and provisions of the bill. Any
gentleman who had listened to the discus
sion for the past three days must have been
convinced that everything was discussed
but the real question to bo determined.
The resolution was not to deny to tho mi
nority freedom of debate, but to deny to it
the right to delay public busi
ness bv dilatory motions and ob
structive tactics. The House had
been given thirty-five hours of general
debate and fifteen hours under toe five
minute debate; and it was to be given five
days more. Did the gentleman from
Georgia remember that in the Forty-fourth
congress but one day had been given to con
sideration of the tariff bill? In the Forty
fiftli congress the tariff bill had been con
sidered six days. In the Forty-eighth con
gress it had been considered nine days.
Mr. McMiliin suggested that they were
nine days of general debate.
Mr. McKinley replied that that was all
the democrats wanted. The enacting clauses
had been strioken out, and that was in a
democratic congress.
wanted to quote reed.
Mr. McMillin inquired whether the gen
tleman would allow him to road what the
present speaker had said ujiou the subject of
limiting the debate.
Mr. McKinley would not. He had no
doubt that when tho speaker was in the mi
nority he was clamoring for debate.
[Laughter.]
. -Mr. Springer said that in the Forty
eighth congress there were on the demo
cratic side twelve or fifteen members who
voted w itii the republicans to strike out the
enacting clause.
Air. McKinley—Yes; and among those
twelve or fifteen or twenty members was
the noblest democrat that has ever stood on
mat side—Samuel J. Randall. [Applause.]
A true leader of the democratic party, he
led in that resistance to stop consideration
of a bill which he believed would destroy
tho great industries of the United States.
[Applause.]
an easy way to kill.
Air. McMillin inquired what, under the
resolution, would become of amendments
offered in committee of the whole and not
disposed of at noon Wednesday.
Mr. McKinley—They will fail.
Air. McMillin—Aud it is your object to
make them fail?
Mr. McKinley demanded the previous
Question. *
Breckinridge of Kentucky moved to
the resolution on the table. The motion
f|l)je JUjotfrtiitg fbfafc
was lost by a vote of 148 nays to 110 yeas.
The previous question was ordered by a
vote of 183 yeas to 103 nays, and the resolu
tion was adopted, the vote being years 129,
nays 93.
• Messrs. Morrill, Sawyer and Yoder were
appointed conferees on the part of the Sen
ate on tbe dependate pension bill.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the tariff bill. The reading of
the bill consumed the remainer of the
day, and at its conclusion the committee
roso and the House, at 5:15 o’clock, took a
recess until 8 o’clock, the evening session to
be for the consideration of private pen
sion bills.
The House at its evening sessions Mr.
Perkins of Kansas acting as a speaker pro
tern., and Mr. Allan of Michigan as chair
man of committee of the whole, jiassed
139 private pension bills, and at 10:39
o’clock adjourned.
M’OALLA SUSPENDED.
The Court Finds Him Guilty of all the
Charges.
Washington, May 15. —The findings of
the McCaila court-martial have been given
to the public. Commander McCaila was
tried on five charges, os follows: Striking
another person in the navy (Fireman John
E. Walker); violation of the 24tU
article of tho articles for the government of
the navy (inflicting improper punishments);
maltreatment of jiersons subject to his
orders; conduct unbecoming an officer of
the navy, and violation of the tenth clauso
of the twentieth article of the articles for
the government of the navy in failing to
read to the ship’s company the articles for
tfye government of the navy. Tne court
found him guilty of all the charges and sen
tenced him “to be suspended from his
rank and duty for a period of
throe years, aud to retain his
present number on the list
of commanders while so suspended.” The
Secretary of tbe Navy has approved the
findings of the court. Tea of tho tweve
members unite in a recommendation for
clemency. The secretary says there does
not appear to be any ground for this recom
mendation.
THE SENTENCE INADEQUATE.
McCalln’s sentence is criticised by naval
officers as inadequate. Secretary Tracy is
said to share this opinion, and to have with
held au expression of it only because the
members of the court stood bo high in rank
and reputation. It is thought at the navy
department that a fellow-feeling tempered
the judgment of the court-martial. The
president of the court. Rear Admiral Har
mony, actually voted for acquittal, and ten
mernbare of the court united in a request
for clemeiicy. Evidently the members of
the court feared that an out and out don
damnation of McCaila would interfere with
their own exercise of authority. Probably
it was the fear on the part of Secretary
Tracy that another oourt-martial might
result in an oven more inadequate sentence
which prevented his setting aside the sen
tence and ordering anew trial.
Palmer Not Going Back.
Washington. May 15. —Minister Palmer
told Secretary Blaine and President Har
rison to-day that he did not wish to return
to Spain unless they thought there was
some special necessity for him to do so. As
there is no special necessity ho will probably
not go back, and President Harrison and
Secretary Blaine will have another §13,000
mission to fill. First Assistant Postmaster
General Clarkson could have it if ho wanted
it.
Pension Bill Prospects.
Washington, May 15.—The republican
managers, deny that they are going to let
the general pension bill fail between the two
houses, which disagree so radically in their
conclusions. They intimate that probably
the service pension amendment of the House
will be adopted finally by the Senate, but
at all events something must be done to re
deem the pledges made to the soldiers.
The Duty on Tin Plate.
Washington, May 15. —Ben Butter
worth’s vigorous assault on the tin plate
iniquity made tho ways and means repub
licans think. They have now thought to the
point of saying that they will reduce the
tin plate duty 3-5 of a cent per pound. If
they can only be hold to this some relief
will have been secured.
New Postmasters Confirmed.
Washington, Alav 15.—Miss Stella Laird,
daughter of Postoffice Inspector Laird, was
confirmed yesterday as postmaster at
LaGrange, and will leave for her post at
once. Postmaster Watts of Columbus has
, also been confirmed.
Nominated for Postmasters.
Washington, May 15.—The President
to-day nominated to be postmasters: Wil
liam G. Reppard at Wytheville, Va., and
George Hudson at Key West, Fla.
FLAMES LEVEL A FLOUR MILL.
Winona the Scene of the Blaze, and
the Loss $300,003.
St. Paul, May 15.—A special to the
Fioneer-Press from Winona says: “The
heaviest conflagration among the many of
ill-fated Winona during the past year
started in the fire room of the Winona Mill
Company’s immense flouring mill about 1
o’clock this morning, and the entire
plant, including the mill, elevator
aud surrounding buildings, were soon
a mass of flames beyond control.
An alarm was given, which was quickly
followed by another, turned in by the
Porter Milling Company. Two fire compa
nies promptly responded aiul did what was
thought to be effective work in confining
the flames to the fire room, but the fire,
unnoticed, crept through the ceiling to the
main mill and suddenly darted forth and
rapidly spread. Anotberalarin was turned
in, but it was too late to save the magnifi
cent structure. The fire soon included the
elevator adjoining. The flames leaped
hundreds of feet in the air, while the heat
was almost unbearable. The total loss
on projierty is estimated at §300,000, ana
raav exceed that. The insurance amounts
to §300,000, mostly in mutual companies.
There were about 25,000 bushels of wheat
in tho elevator, and 1,200 barrels of flour in
the mill. The company employed about
100 men. The mill had a capacity of 2,600
barrels, and was about the finest equipped
building of the kind in the woj-ld.”
SHORT SHRIFT OF A BRUTE.
A Mob Takes Him from Jail and
Nothing More is Seen of Him.
Charlotte, N. C., May 15.—George
Taylor (colored) was put in jail at Salisbury
Monday for indecent behavior to a white
girl, aged 13. He endeavored to shoot the
officer who arrested him, but failed. Some
time Monday night he was taken from jail
and horribly mutilated. Since then noth
ing has been heard of him.
Burglars Raid a Police Burracks.
Winnipeg, Man., May 15.—A La Cleod
special to the Free Preis says: Burglars
entered the mounted police barracks here
aud carried out the safe to a swamp a quar
ter of a mile off, where they broke oft the
door and ransacked its contents, getting
away with §1,009.
A DELUGE OF DOLLARS.
TELLER AND COKE SPEAK FOB
FREE COINAGE.
The Fall of Rome and the Dark Ages
Brought on by Lack of Money.
Prosperity Without Plenty of Cash
Out of the Question in Any Country.
in the World.
Washington, May 15.—1n the Senate
to-day a number of bills were reported from
the committees and placed on the calendar.
The Senate then at 12:40 o’clock resumed
consideration of the silver bill, and Mr.
Teller continued his argument in criticism
of it. There were two features of the bill
which should be amended, be said, if tbe
bill was to jierform tho two things which
its friends proposed to accomplish by it—
that was to raise the price of silver aud to
give the country an increased circulation.
It was absolutely essential in
the first place that the treasury
notes provided for in the bill
should have the highest possible
money function. If one of the principal du
ties of money (the discharge of indebted
ness) was denied it, its depreciation aud
a suspension of silver purchases under it
would bo inevitable. He did not deny that the
passage of the bill would put the price of
silver up. Its very introduction had had
that effect. Why? Because it was appar
ent to jieople abroad that if the United
States government consumed the entire
silver product of the country (one-third of
the whole product) there would be a de
mand for silver that could not be met.
where it would put the price.
It might put the price up to par. He did
not know exactly what pur would be. He
supposed that §1 29 per ounce would tie
called par in the United Btates. It would
bo less in Great Britain and less in Europe.
If it put tbe price one-eighth of one
per cent. above par, purchases for
the government under the bill would cease,
and the great interests arrayed against sil
ver would obtain their ends. This was no
vain supposition; no imagination on the
part of the people who wanted to have silver
used as coin. It was borne out by tbe facts.
The bill, he said, was acknowledged by its
friends to be a temporary measure, and
was not to be permanent. Besides, it was a
way scheme. It afforded no relief whatever,
except in makiug a special market for silver
in excess of the present government demand
of §2,000,000 a month. If It was proposed
to restore silver it would have to bo given
full money function.
FAVORED SILVER ABOVE ALL.
While he was, himself, a bi-metallist, if
there was to be only one money standard,
he would welcome a silver basis in tbe in
terest of the race and of the peopie of this
country, and the sooner it was reached
the better —the better for American indus
try; the better for commerce: the better for
trade; the better for everything. He
quoted Allison, Hume, and other historians,
for tbe assertion that the decline of Rome
was to bo attributed to lack of mouey, and
that “the dark ages” had resulted from the
same cause. There was no nation, he said,
that made progress which did not have a
sufficiency of money. So that the question
now before |the Senate was one ot vital
interest to the people of the country. It
was a question whether the jieople of the
United States were to continue in advance
ment or to stand still. It was a question of
whether tbe continual dropping of prices
for fifteen years was to continue, to the
enslavement of men, to the destruction of
enterprise and to the special destruction of
the debtor class—the greatest and most
numerous class in this country, and in all
other countries.
WANTS MONEY IN PLENTY.
Mr. Teller weat on to say: “Give us
plenty of money, sound money, inter
national money; money that has discharged
tho duty of money for all time. I do not
want to see gold leave the country. I want
to see it stay here, but if we are to have a
gold standard at the expense of the ruin of
the country and of the degredation of the
best elements of society, I am willing to see
gold go, [aud it cannot go too
quickly to suit [me; but gold will not go.
That is a bugaboo brought here to frighten
us from doing our duty. There is in this
body a majority of men who believe that
there is a righteous and just demand for
free coinage of silver. Soma of them inay
be retarded by fear from other quarters.
They may be retarded by fear that we will
not be able to enact a free coinage
bill into a law. My duty is
done when I exercise my judgment here as
God has given me power to see my duty,
and not as the executive or any body else
may see it. I jiropose to do my
duty, and I believe that if every
senator will do the same we will have a
free coinage act which will relieve
suffering industry, increase opportunities
and bring prosperity, not to the farmer
alone, but to every cla's of men
deserving the good will of the legislative
mind.” Mr. Teller concluded his speech at
3:40 o’clock, having occupied two hours
yesterday and three hours to-day. There
was some applause in the galleries as he re
sumed his seat.
COKE FAVORS FREE COINAGE.
Mr. Coke next addressed tbe Senate in
favor of free and unlimited coinage of sil
ver. The passage of the hill, he said, would
prove the severest blow to silver sinoe its
demonetization in 1873. There was
no provision in it for free
coinage of silver nor for any coinage of sil
ver at all, except by permission of the secre
tary of the treasury. In a word, the bill
from the finance oommittee effectually re
pealed all laws providing for compulsory
coinage of a single dollar of silver. The
whole matter would rest within the discre
tion of the secretary of the treasury, and on
his afflmativo positive action. He was not
willing to entrust such tremendous power
to the hands of any living man.
At tho close of Mr. Coke’s speech the
silver bill went over till to-morrow.
After au executive session the Senate
adjourned.
QUAY’S FIGHT ON CANADAY.
A Possibility that the Sergeant-at-
Arms May Resign.
Washington, May 15.— Senator Quay is
apparently trying once more to get Senator
Sherman’s friend Canoday out of the office
of sergeant-at-arms of the Senate, in order
to put his friend ex-Treasurer Bailey in it.
He has been interviewing republican sena
tors about it, aud be has i.ad ez-State Sena
tor Bailey at the Senate chamber for two
days getting acquainted with thsoe
senators who are favorable to a change.
Mr. Canaday says that he thinks
the end is not yet. He seems to think that
Senator Bailey will have to take Jame 6 R.
Young’s place if he gets any around the
Senate. The western senators have sev
eral candidates for Mr. Canaday’s place.
It is rumored to-night, however, that Mr.
Canaday will resign soon, and that Mr.
Bailey will be his successor.
Bond Purchases.
Washington, May 15. —The bond offer
ings tc-day were §280,850, all of which
were accepted at 122 for 4s and 103* for
4*B.
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1890.
CARLISLE FORGING AHEAD.
Tho Seventh Ballot Gives Him 47
Votes and Lindsay 29.
Louisville, Kt., May 15.—There was
the usual formal joint ballot for senator in
the legislature this morning.
Ex-Senator John 8. Williams was on the
floor of tbe bouse this morning making
personal appeals to the members against
ex-Speaker Carlisle. Mr. Carlisle has a
winning lead, but the opposition to him is
hitter in quarters. Ex-Gov. Knott’s friends
prophesied this morning that he would lead
Judge Lindsay to-night, arid the ballot
showed the gain they claimed!'
THE FIFTH BALLOT.
The first ballot to-night, the fifth all told,
stood:
Carlisle 41
McCreary —ll
Lindsay 1
Knott 21
Moore. 14
Settle 4
Buckner 1
THE SIXTH BALLOT.
The sixth ballot stood:
Carlisle 44
McCreary 15
Lindsay 21
Knott 23
Settle l
Buckner 3
THE SEVENTH BALLOT.
The seventh ballot stood:
Carlisle 47
McCreary 17
Lindsay 2D
Knott 20
Settle 2
Tbe caucus adjourned after the third
ballot.
CAUGHT IN A MINE OF FIRE.
A Cave-in in Pennsylvania Costß
Many Men Their Lives.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., May 15.—A cave-in
occurred at 9 o’clock this morning near
Ashley, in the North mine, ojieratod by tho
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company, in
which twenty-eight men wore entombed in
the mine. The scene of the disaster this
afternoon was oue of intense excitement.
Hundreds of men went to work to
endeavor to rescue tbe imprisoned miners.
At 7 o’clock to-night one was brought out
alive, but burned almost to a crisp. Fire
was not liefore suspected, and fears are en
tertained that none of the miners will be
saved uninjured, and that all are dead.
The present cave-in extends over half a mile
square, and includes a portion of a thickly
settled village called Mafette’s Path. A large
number of houses have gone down with the
surface, but only a fow of them have been
badly damaged.
Three more men, four in all,were brought
out of the mine to-night, all so badly burned
that their chance for life ia very small. At
midnight rescuing parties wi re drivou out
of the gangway by gas. They were ob
liged to leave their safety lamps outside and
grope their way back in the darkness,
where nothing could lie done but listen for
groans of the wounded. An effort is being
made to change the air current so as to
drive the gas back from whore the victims
are supposed to be-
RUM PULLS THE TRIGGER.
A Marshal Fatally Wbynded by a Man
Crazed by Liquor.
Danville, Va., May 15. —Joseph Staples,
a young man living at Stuart, Patrick
county, got on a spree yesterday and defied
arrest. The mayor summoned a jiosse of
men to arrest him, and they started to
Staples’ house. He saw the officers coming
and went out to meet them, armed with a
double-barreled gun, and whemwithin thirtv
yards opened fire on Hamilton Wool win, a
Uuited States marshal, and fa' ally wounded
him. He then tried to shoot Mayor Martin,
but his mother, who was with biin, knocked
the gun down. Staples was then arrested
and lodged in jail. Much excitement pre
vails at Stuart.
KILLED BY FALLING ROCK.
Two Lives Lost in Pennsylvania and
Two in California.
Ashland, Pa., May 15.—Thi3 morning a
fall of rock occurred in the tunnel at Park
No. 1 colliery, near Parke Place, killing
two workmen and seriously injuring an
other.
TWO KILLED IN CALIFORNIA.
Los Angeles, Cal., May 15.—C. M.
Whitaker and G. M. Stubbs were working
in a granito quarry near Monrove, a small
town eighteen miles oast of here, yesterday
afternoon, loading two tons of rock when
the derrick broke. Tbe rock fell on the
men, crushing them to death.
A WALKOVER FOR VAUX.
Tho Republicans of tho District Will
Make No Nomination.
Philadelphia, May 15.—The delegates
to the republican convention in the Third
congressional district met to-night to nom
inate a candidate for the seat made vacant
by the death of Samuel J. Randall. After
passing a resolution declaring that they
deemed it inexpedient to make a nomination,
the convention adjourned. This course was
decided upon at a meeting of the republican
leaders heid this afternoon. The election,
which will be held on Tuesday next, will
therefore be a walkover for Richard Vaux,
the democratic nominee.
SLAIN INSTEAD OF DROWNED.
A New Turn in the Barkely Case at
Charlotte.
Charlotte, N. C., May 15.—Clay
Barkeley, who was supposed to bo drowned
last week in the Catawba river at Robin
son’s ferry, is now believed to have been
murdered by two men with whom he had a
difficulty several months ago, and several
arrests have been made. Berkeley’* buggy
whip, cushion and the contents of his buggy
have been found, but all efforts to find ins
body have proved unavailing. The commu
nity is greatly stirred over the developments
tending to show murder.
Leslie McLeod Let Go.
New York, May 15.—Leslie McLeod, as
sociate editor of Wallace's Monthly , was
discharged from custody in the Tombs
police court to-day. McLeod was charged
with being implicated with itobert L. Wal
lace in stealing money and bonds from John
H. Wallace, proprietor of tho Monthly. The
court held that there was not sufficient evi
dence to keep McLeod longer as a prisoner.
Suffocated by Gae.
Worcester, Mass., May 15.—The wife
and daughter of Prof. Stanley Hall of Clark
University were found dead in their bed
this morning, having been accidentally suf
focated by illuminating gas, which bad
escaped during the uigne. President Hall
is out of town. The cause was a leaking
burner with an elootrio lighting attachment.
Brig. Gen. Davia Dead.
New York, May 15. Brig. Gen. Nelson
H. Davis, retired,, died suddenly of apo
plexy on Governor’s Island to-day.
LIVINGSTON ON HIS BILL.
HE BAYS THE FARMERS MUST BE
GIVEN RELIEF.
Perfection Not Claimed for His Meas
ure and He Suggests a Compromise.
A Demand Tbat tbe National Bank
ing Bystem be Abolished or Amended
Bo as to Allow Loans on Land.
Washington, May 15. —The hearing of
tho farmers' alliance representatives was
continued before the ways and means com
mittee this evening, Col. Livingston, the
national lecturer of the organization, taking
up the argument. He said that he had
found much misapprehension in Washing
ton respecting the objects of the alliance.
They bad not beset Congress, but, as Mr.
Flower had suggested, they had been at
tending strictly to their own business. A
wrong impression, ono without a word of
truth, was that the allianoo was clandes
tinely seoking to displace the ruling polit
ical parties. The farmers had been told
that proper adjustment of the tariff and of
the silver question was all that was neces
sary for the farmers’ relief.
the sub-treasury bill.
The tnriff had nothing to do with tho
measure recommended by the alliance. The
tariff fixed tho price of farmers’ purchases.
The sub-treasury bill fixed the price at
which he sola his goods. The alliance rep
resentatives had not been lusolent, at least
there was no intention of being insolent.
They had talked plainly, straight from the
shoulder. They asked, demanded—ho was
not sure about the terms—that congress <lo
what it could to pass tho sub-treasury bill.
Fifty-eight homes of farmers had been
sold at auction in Connecticut in
one day this week. The farmers
wanted relief. They knew how to get it.
They had about made up their minds to let
partisan politics alone, for a while at least.
Representative Clements of Georgia had
sought to have farmers’ lauds taken os se
curity in national banks. Somehow con
gress had refused to do it. Tho natiouol
bank system must be broken up.
EXCESSIVE RATES OF INTEREST.
The farmers had to secure loans at ex
cessive rates of interest. There was no jus
tification for that under God’s broad
heavens.
Mr. Flower asked if the manufacturer did
not have to pay the same interest.
Mr. Livingston replied that he did not.
There was a difference between watered
stock concerns and the farmers’ real estate,
yet the latter was made the worst security
in the country. Continuing, he quoted
President Lincoln's prophecy tliat corpora
tions would be enthroned, that the projierty
of the country would be concentrated, and
tnat the republic itself would lie over
thrown. Thank God, the last prediction
had not been fulfilled; but the others had
been. One-twentieth of the people of tills
country owned three-fifths of the projierty.
He also quoted Garfield, Jefferson and Cal
houn, aud said that wlmt they had recom
mended was just whut the alliance oskod.
REMOVAL OF BANK RESTRICTIONS.
If congress refused to approve the sub
treusury plan, then let it remove tho re
strictions hedging in the national banking
system. The farmers would care nothing
aixiut trusts and combinations and the
concentration of money if they could hold
their crops in sub-treasuries, and wore not
compelled, as at pie out, to sell them at
stated times—in Octoier in the south.
He could thus escape tho speculator.
It would boa godsend to this country to
pass the sub-treasury bill for tho reason (if
for no other) that there would not be a
bucket shop left in tho United States. The
day of speculation in crojis would be done
away with, and the producer ai,d consumer
would be brought together.
NO DANGER OF A TRUST.
It had been charged that the farmers
would form a trust. It was against the
farmer’s nature, he had to rusli his crop to
market. If cotton went up one-eighth,
every farmer would bo soon hitching up Ins
team tho next morning. He would be
afraid that the one-eighth would get awayf
from him. Then the farmers would have
but a year’s privilege, while the banks bad
twenty years. This plan was not held out
as a perfect measure. All legisla
tion was the result of compro
mise. Tho gentleman from New
York (Mr. Flower) had predicted that
children would be put to work in the ware
houses and women in tho fields. The infer
ence was that men under a paternal gov
ernment would be too lazy to work.
Mr. Flower—Look at Germany to-day.
Col. Livingston donied that such a result
would follow. Could there ho a government
more paternal tiian ours? Paternal to the
bauk9, he meant. If the highways were
opened to enterprise and energy the farmers
would be satisfied.
won’t wait any longer.
But the farmer had stood around waiting
long enough. He had to have relief; it was
a ground bog case. Sixteen million dollars
would build all tne warehouses the alliance
wanted. IVhat good were river and harbor
improvements to the debt ridden oji
pressed farmer? Never more than a third
of the cotton crop would lie warehoused.
When tho certificates issued on tbat crop
come in thoy would meat tho needs of the
wheat crop, and then tho tobacco crop and
soon. There would not be excessive changes
in the volume of the currency.
Mr. Flower asked why warehouses were
to tie used only for oats, wheat, corn, to
bacco and cotton? Why not put ia tne pot
wool and rice, and cheese and jxirk, etc. ?
Col. Livingston replied thut these other
staples wore protected by tbe high tariff—
-70 jier cent, for wool alone.
FLUCTUATIONS IN CROPS.
Mr. Flower read a tablo to 3how that
staple crojis had fluctuated more than 50
per cent., within thirty years, and a ked
if that did not demonstrate the instability
of the proposed currency. May heaven
have mercy ujxm this country when a
thousand millions of currency was sud lenly
called in, as it might be, under such fluctu
ations.
Col. Livingston replied that tbe fluctu
ations had been caused by the fact that tbe
farmers had been compelled to sell their
crops at adverse times, something the bill
had projxised to remedy. In conclusion lie
said that if the committee thought that the
lauded basis was bust, if they could not.
accept the crop basis, let them put it in.
Do something to relieve tho farmer. Re
jiort a bill to tbe House in s uno shatie, so
that the bill will be acted upon. Don’t
make it a question of tariff or of jiolitics,
but let the bill stand on its merits.
CONFERENCES HELD.
Last night and again to-night Col. Liv
ingston, President Polk, Dr. McCuue and
the other offloers of the farmers’ alliance
now here had a formal conference with
about a score of the more badly scared
members of tbe House at the request of tbe
latter, who desired to point out to the
farmers privately the u’tor Impracticability
of tbe crop warehouse bill aud to urge some
substitute for it. The alliance men snood on
their dignity and said tbat if any substitute
was proposed it must come from the con
gressmen. AU tbat they could promise
with a view to a compromise was to
consider tbe congressmen’s bill when sub
mitted. The dread which the congressmen
feel for the alliance is shown by the fact
that Roswell P. Flower was the only mem
ber of the ways unit means committee who
would ask the alliance men any
sharp questions. When the Georgia
and other congressmen found that fir.
Flower, although a candidate for the presi
dency, had the nerve to cross-examine l)r.
McCune and Col. Livingston, and to evon
say publicly that he was opposed to their
crop warehouse scheme, they supplied
him with a lot or written questions to pro
pound to the alliance men. This was how
ue was so well informed.
FOREIGN LABOR FIGHTS.
Police Compelled to Use Their Clubs
at Neuteschen.
Vienna, May 15.—The striking workmen
in Moravia oontinue to maintain a riotous
attitude, and are committing numerous out
rages. At Neuteschen the men employed In
the quarries, who are on a strike, stormed
the houses of the officials of the quarries and
tried to murder the director of one of them.
Polloe Unallv quelled the disturbance, after
a conflict with the strikers, during which a
number of police were wounded.
HAMBURG’S RIOTERS.
Hamburg, May 15.—Many persons en
gaged in the rioting last evening have been
arrested. The newspapers deny that any
genuine workmen took part in the excesses.
MORE RIOTING at BILBAO.
Madrid, May 15.— Rioting has broken
out in the vicinity of Bilbao. Several
mluei s have been killed while resisting gen
darmes. Troops are hurrying to the scene.
A majority of the iron works havo stopped
operations. Reinforcements of troops oc
cupy the surrounding districts.
AN UPRISING IN BRAZIL.
Police and Troops Put It Down After
Wounding Several People.
Rio Janeiro, May 15. — A rising among
the people against the government occurred
Tuesday at Ponta Alegre in the province of
Rio Grande-do-Sul. A portion of the troops
fraternized with the people. The outbreak
was suppressed by the police and troops,
who remained loyal. During the fighting
a number of persons were wounded. The
governor of the province has rosignod. The
primary cause of the disorder is alleged to
have been popular discontont over the now
banking laws instituted by Honor Carhosu,
miuirtar of fliianoe.
ERIN'S DEFENSE FUND.'
The Total Subscriptions £oo,ooo—
to Parliament.
Dublin, May 15.—The tenants’ defense
fund has been doted. The total subscrip
tions receive* lis £OO,OOO. The subscriptions
to the fund from County Cork amounted to
£B,OOO. Mayor Harrison, Parnellite, has
been elected to All the vaeanoy In the House
of Commons for the middle division of Tip
perary without opposition. Maguire, home
ruler, the previous inoutnbent, was also re
turned without opposition.
Gladstone Explains.
London, May 15. —Mr. Gladstone writes
to explain the passage in his speech at the
Cobdon Club on Monday, in which ho said
that protection was extended in America
not only to goods hut to persons. Instancing
the statement witii the Chinese. Ho says
that his remarks only applied to cases
where Chinese wore not congregated in
large numbers. He admits that restraint
is needed wiiere masses of Chiuese produce
a deplorable social condition.
Panltza on Trial.
Sofia, May 15.—The trial of Maj. Pan
itza opened here to-day.
Besides Maj. I’anitzn, nine other Bulgar
ian officers, four civilians and a Russian
officer —Capt. Kolobkoff—were placed on
trial. Ail aro chargod with conspiring to
‘overthrow the government. The indict
ment accuses a Russian official of being
privy to the plot and supplying the con
spirators with money. ,
Local Taxation in England.
London, May 15.—1n the House of Com
mons to-night Mr. Caine’s motion to re
ject the local taxation bill, with the publi
cans’ licenses, was defeated by a vote of 339
toSGG. The bill then passed socond read
ing.
Stanley's African Treaties.
London, May 15.—Sir James Ferguson,
under foreign secretary, stated in the House
of Commons this morning that Henry M.
Stanley’s treaties with the African chiefs
were not authorized by the government.
Students Ruled Out.
Moscow, May 15. —An order has been
l-Bued suspending the admission of students
to the agricultural academy here until 1893.
This order is due to the recent disorders
among the students.
A Boycott In Germany.
Berlin, May 15. —The Socialist Sclssor
grinders’ Union at Solingen has boycotted
thirty manufacturers for their refusal to
raise wages. Two firms offered to raise the
boycott.
Cologne’s Striking Brewers.
Bf.hlin, May 15. —The strike of the
brewers at Cologne has collapsed.
GRAND LODGE OF THE A. O. U. W.
List of the Officers for the Ensuing
Year.
Atlanta, Ga., May 15. — The Grand
Lodge of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen elected officers to-day as follows:
G. E. Thomas, Jr., of Columbus, Ga., grand
master workman; L, J. Gazan of Savannah,
grand foreman; J. E. Brazil of Ander
son, S. C., grand overseor; Joseph
E. Ehrlich, of Albany, Ga., grand
recorder; VV. R. Bcbirm of Savannah,
grand receiver; A. Wise of Huntsville,
Ala., grand guid ■; A. E. Bresler of Tus
cumbia, Ala., outside watchman; N. K.
Butler, Jr., inside watchman; Dr. J. H.
Culpepper of 1 homasville. Ga., grand medi
cal examiner; R. IL Flanders of Macon.
Joseph Ehrlich ’of Albany and Dr. J. R.
Barclay, of Eutaw, Ala., representatives to
the supreme lodge.
Borneta' Nest Riflemen.
Charlotte, N. C., May 15.—Tho Char
lotte Chamber of Commerce unanimously
voted to-night to send tho Hornots’ Nest Ri
flemen to tho unveiling of the Lee monument
In Richmond. The company Is the second
oldest in tho state. The chamber defrays
the company’s expenses as special repre
sentatives of Charlotte.
MONTGOMERY COMPANIES GOING.
Montgomery, Ala., May 15.—The Mont
gomery Greys and True Blues will go to the
unveiling of the Lee statue at Richmond,
May 29.
Peace Congress Delegates.
Richmond, Va., May 15.—The following
delegates have beeu chosen to the universal
peace congress, to be held in London July
14: Cler.cal, Revs. M. D. Hoge and W. A.
Campbell; lay, Mayor J. Taylor Ellison,
John P. Branch, and L. M. Cvwardiit.
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A BUCKETSIIOP GOES UP.
ATLANTA SPECULATORS AMONO
THE SUFFERERS.
The Main Office That of Doran, Wright
& Cos., or New York—The Combina
tion of the Chicago Board of Trade
and New York Stock Exchange Did
the Business.
New York, May 15.—The Arm of Doran,
Wright & Cos., of No. 10 Wall street, an
nounced to its correspondents this morning
its inability to meet its obligations. The
announcement caused no surprise, because
of the fact that it was known that the firm
hrd been in trouble since the latter end of
April, at which time its debts were met by
notes for thirty, sixty and ninety days, with
the privilege of covering half of all
margins with thirty days’ paper. All 1
the profits were to be paid
in cash. E. D. Williams, the general man
ager of the house, said to-day that uo state
ment would be made for a couple of days.
The liabilities, he added, would he in the
neighborhood of $300,000, with only nominal
assets. The loss will be distributed all over
the country, but no individual loss wiU i
exceed SIO,OOO. Mr. Williams said that!
already the firm lias received a number of !
sympathetic and oncouraging messages
from many persons who were among the
losers. Tho firm has no indebtedness on
any of the exchanges in this city. The Bos
ton house suspended business this morning.
THE ATLANTA OFFICE CLOSED.
Atlanta, Ga. , May 15.—The Atlanta
branch of Doran & Wright Bucketshop
Company closed its doors this morning, ns
did the other branches throughout the
country, and M. J. Gleason, the local cash
ier, is missing. Some say he iias gone to
Now York on business connected with the
firm, but it is more generally believed that he
disappeared to avoid unpleasant experiences
similar to those of Mr. Phelan. Mr. Glea
son came hero from Now York ami opened
the Atlanta department last autumn. He
was last seen yesterday afternoon. This
moruing the bulletin board in the bucket
shop bore a copy of a telogram from head
quarters stating the inability of Doran &
Wright to meet their obligations, and in
structing all agents to clo.e out existing
contracts.
A LEVY BV THE SHERIFF.
Soon afterward the sheriff levied on the
office fixtures of the concern on a suit
brought by J. O. H. Harden, whose claim
amounted to 1300. It is rumored that par
ties here have telegraphed to New York
asking the arrest of Doran, Wright and
Gleason. The actual losses of At
lanta parlies is probably $3,000, with
about SB,OOO of winnings in addition.
John M. Harrell, the manager, said
this afternoon that he wus convinced that
the failure was due to a oombiuation of the
Chicago board of trade and the New York
stock oxohange to break up the bucketshops,
and that the scheme had worked remark
ably well. He thought that the bucket
shone had seriously affected tho business of
t esc Institutions, and they found it neces
sary to kill out comi.etitlon. A letter re
ceived from Doran & Wright offers a full
explanation to persons interested. The
business of the Atlanta department was
good.
FAST ON FLORIDA BHEF3.
The Steamer City of Alexandria In a
Bad Fix.
Jacksonville, Fla., May 15.—A Key
West special to tho Times-Union says:
“The steamship City of Alexandria, of
Ward’s New York, Cubu and Mexican line,
is ashore on the Florida reefs, seven miles
from the old tower light on Cape Florida,
the entrance to Biscaino bay. Capt.
Riske of the steamship Coral, from
Now York, arrived here yesterday
and reported a vessel ashore
in that vieiuity.and to-day it is learned that
she is she Alexandria. She was from New
York to Havana and Vera Cruz, and had a
valuable cargo.
“Spongers who came into this port to
night bring reports that the cargo of the
stranded sliipis being jettisoned, hut bavenoi
particulars as to ttie cause of the disaster or l
tho probabilities of the vessel going through.
WRECKERS AT THE SCENE.
“A largo number of wrecking vessels
have left bore for the scene of the wreck, j
and will roach the steumer to-night or to
morrow morning. Cajie Florida is 100
miles south of Jupiter Inlet, the nearest
telegraph point, and about 200 miles'
from Key West, There is no regu
lar moons of communication, and
the only way of reaching it is by means of
small sailing craft from Lake Worth. It is
surmised that the Alexandria went ashore
in a fog, for the coast line is very low there,
aDd it is often difficult to distinguish sand
from a fog bank. The steamer car
ries both passengers and freight, and
much anxiety is felt here for the safety of
the former. The Alexandria is an old ship,
formerly the property of the Alexander
line, but sold reoently to the Wards, who
operate the New York and Havana Steam
ship Company. Full particulars are ex-'
pec ted to-morrow. ”
QUITMAN’S COMPRESS.
A Site Near the Station—An Uptown
Telegraph Office.
Quitman, Ga., May 15.—A trade wa*
closed to-day for a site for Quitman’s com
press. The site is a very desirable half acre
near the depot and right on the railroad.
The machinery lias all been bought and
will bo here in a few days. The compress
and all its necessary fixtures will be erected
in ample time to handle the coming season’s
crop.
Quitman is delighted just now at the idea
of an up-town telegraph office. It will be
in operation before the week is out.
This section bad good rains last night, and
crops have been greatly benefited.
CEDAR KEY MORE CALM.
The Marshal Taken to Jacksonville but
Cottrell (Still at Large.
Jacksonville, Fla., May 15.—F. R.
Mitchell, town marshal of Cedar Key, was
brought here to-day by United States offi
cers and taken before the United States
oourt charged with conspiracy. In default)
of $2,000 bail he was committed to the
county jail. Advices from Cedar Key report
one deputy United States marshal still
there. He has secured a revenue cutter
ami will go down the coast to a point where
Cottrell, the runaway mayor, is supposed
to be In concealment. The town is quiet
and much relief is felt at the absenoa of
Cottrell.
A BOY BADLY HURT.
Ho Falls Under a Wagon and tho
Wheals Pass Over His Head.
Americus, Ga., May 15.—About 7o’clock
to-night the 10-year-old son of A. J. Haruii,
a leading merchant, fell from a wagon
loaded with barrels of lime, one of the
wheels passing over his head. At 10 o’olock'
to-night he had not regained consciousness.
He was a manly little fellow, and the name
sake and idol of bis father, whose many
friends sincerely hope the iujuries will noi
prove fatal.