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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. 1 DAILY, SIO A YEAR, ) { (.CENTRA COPY. > \ WEEKLY, I.3SAYEAR. I 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.