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| J. H. EBTILL, President, |
A TRUCE IN THE HOUSE.
BYNUM, WILSON AND BAYNH
PATCH UP THEIR BOW.
The Lapse of Time Since Saturday's
Heated Encounter Gave All a Chance
to Cool Down—Mr. Bayne States
That When He Presented the Mat
ter Saturday He Knew Nothing
About the Affidavit.
Washington, May 19.—Representative
Bayne of Pennsylvania backed down in the
House to-day under the calm, determined
* pressure of Representative Wilson of West
Virginia, and in so doing justified Repre
sentative Bynum's denunciation of Mr.
Bayne and his constituent, James Campbell.
But the republican majority did not have
the magnanimity to expunge the vote of
censure forced in the heat of Saturday even
ing’s debate. This was perhaps more than
could have been expected of a majority
which used its power to pay back Mr.
Bynum for his remarks during the Reed
revolution, which were so offensive to the
speaker that he has treasured them up
against Mr. Bynum ever since.
A CROWD IN THE GALLERIES.
The galleries were crowded this morning
with persons eagerly looking for another
exciting comedy like that of Saturday.
They were very much disappointed. Mr.
Wilson is not. Mr. Bynum and he told the
story of Mr. Campbell’s peculiar conduct
with professional dignity and calmness. It
became dramatic, however, when Mr. Wil
son paused, surveyed the crowded house
and gave Mr. Bayne an opportunity to say
whether he indorsed Mr. Campbell’s cause.
There was silence for the space of half a
minute, then Mr. Bayne, regarding dis
cretion ns the better part of valor, backed
out os gracefully as possible.
NOTHING LEFT.
Whence had finished there was nothing
left of the case which the republicans ap
plauded so vigorously on Saturday. Conse
quently Mr. Wilson could say that, In view
of Mr. Bayne’s disclaimer, he had nothing
more to say, and could sit down. Mr. By
num sat in his seat, half expecting, perhaps,
that Mr. Bayne would have the manliness
to move to expunge tho vote of censure
from the record, but Mr. Bavne said noth
ing more, so Mr. Bynum simply smiled.
THE LEAD ORE FIGHT.
The galleries did not appreciate the fight
over the proposition to strike out the lead
ore duty which followed, but the House
took a keen interest in it. The republican
members of the ways aud ruea::s commit
tee said privately that they expected to see
that clause stricken out, and one or two of
them added that it ought to be, but Mr.
McKinley, who is priding himself upon
preserving tho bill in its integrity
from amendment, whipped in
enough republicans who wanted to
vote against him to save that clause. He
did it tho more easily that he got some
democratic votes from the silver men. The
great argument for the republicans is, that
if the bill is broken into and amended in
one particular, it may be in a hundred. So
all amendments are defeated, although all
might be adopted if tne members desiring
amendments had a "combine” as strong as
Speaker Reed’s and Mr. McKinley’s. The
latter beats the amendment men in detail,
and that is the way it will pass the bill.
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
The House went into committee of
the whole this morning, with Mr.
Grosvenor in the chair, on the tariff
bill. After the chairman had given
a sharp admonition to the spectators in
tho gallery that they must preserve order,
Mr. Wilson of West Virginia took tho floor
on a quostion of personal privilege. He ex
pressed bis gratification that the lapse of
time since the unhappy episode of Satur
day permitted him to make a thoroughly
deliberate and dispassionate statement. As
the chairman of tho committee had admit
ted certain letters on the ground that a pri
vate citizen, when assaulted in this hail, had
a right to be heard in his own defense, and.
as that was undoubtedly correct, he would
endeavor to give a plain history of the
whole transaction. He then presented facts
relative to Mr. Campbell’s appearance be
fore the ways and means committee, and
his statement that Messrs Bynum and Wil
son had said that sls a month was good
wages enough for the workingmen, the
refutation of that statement, the reiteration
of it m the form of an affidavit, and the
published denial of the truth of the affi
davit.
WILSON’S RELATIONS WITH BAYNE.
In conclusion he said that, in view of the
courteous relations which had heretofore
existed between the gentleman from Penn
sylvania (Mr. Bayne) and himself, he would
give that gentleman an opportunity to say
whether he had personally indorsed the
language of Mr. Campbell as referring to
him (Mr. Wilson).
Mr. Bayne thereupon arose and in a frank
and manly way stated that when he pre
sented the letter he knew nothing about the
affidavit, which ho felt sure grew out of a
misunderstanding between Mr. Campbell
and the gentlemen from Indiana and West
Virginia (Messrs. Bynum and Wilson). No
one could regret more than he did that this
had taken place.
Mr. Wilson said that after his statement
he did not feel that it was necessary for him
fo pursue this matter any further.
Both Messrs. Wilson and Bynum were
calm and dispassionate in their language
and manner, and the members of the House
were pleased that the scenes of Saturday
were not re-enacted.
THE SILVER ORE SCHEDULE.
The committee then proceeded to con
sideration of tho bill, the pending amend
ment being that offered by Mr. Fuuston of
Kansas, striking from tho metal schedule
the proviso that silver ore and all other ores
containing lead shall pay a duty of V-/ t cents
per pound on the lead contained therein,
according to the sample and assay at the
pert of entry.
Mr. Funston’s amendment was rejected
by a vote of 94 to 126, Messrs. Hopkins,
JJunston, Mason, Butterworth, Kelley, Post,
Adams, Gear aud Morrill voting in the
affirmative, and Mr. Clunie (democrat) in
the negative.
Mr. Hopkins of Illinois offered an amend
merit providing that ore containing silver
and lead shall pay o duty of half a cent nor
pound on the lead contained therein. The
motion was lost by a vote of 101 to 122.
INTERNAL REVENUE AMENDMENTS.
-■A* 10 amendments offered Saturday by
McKinley to the internal revenue
clause of the bill were adopted. They pro
vide that upon sample boxes of cigars, con
taining twelve or thirteen cigars, the tax
shall be four cents; amond the administra
te features of the law, and provide that
wholesale dealers in oleomargarine shall
keep such books and render such returns as
the commissioner of internal reveuue may
require.
ihe following amendments were also
agreed to, on motion of Mr. McKinley:
Providing that internal taxes on smoking
and manufactured tobacco and ou snuff'
shall be 4 cents a pound after Oct. 1, IS9O,
within sixty days from the approval of
this act, instead of Jan. 1, as proposed by
the bill; making an indefinite appropriation
payment of drawbacks; reducing
the bonds of cigar manufacturers from SSOO
Jlofnmg ffctosl
to $100; limiting to a minimum of $5 the
amount of drawback claims on tobacco in
original packages when the law takes effect.
TURNER DENOUNCES THE BILL.
Mr. Turner of Georgia made a speech in
general denunciatiou of the bill. Supple
mental to this measure would be an election
bill. Nothing but returning boards and
agencies by which officials could, like the
speaker, when he wanted a quorum, count
the entire population, whether they voted
or not, would enable the Kepublioan party
to come back to the House with a majority.
Mr. McClamray of North Carolina de
nounced the bill as a notorious, conspicuous
outrage, and then in a humorous ten minute
speech riddled the measure with ridicule,
which was enjoyed by both sides of the
chamber.
Mr. Henderson of North Carolina advo
cated the entire abolition of the internal
revenue tax on tobacco.
Mr. Henderson of lowa spoke in favor of
restoring the present internal tax on to
bacco and offered an amendment to that
effect.
Mr. Tucker of Virginia offered and advo
cated an amendment abolishing the tax on
tobacco.
M’KINLEY AGAINST IT.
Mr. McKinley, in opposing Mr. Tucker’s
amendment, said that the committee on
ways and moans had not entirely abolished
tho tax on tobacco—first, because the coun
try needed the money, and, second, because
it was not necessary to abolish it in order to
preserve intact the great protective system
of the Republican party. [Applause.]
Mr. Tucker’s amendment was rejected by
a vote of 62 to 118, Messrs. Atkinson of West
Virginia, McComas, Kerr, Waddili,
Brown of Virginia, and Mudd, voting with
the democrats, and Messrs. Heard, Williams
of Illinois, Owens of Ohio, Tarsuey and
Morgan with the republicans.
Mr. Henderson’s amendment was rejected
by a vote of 86 to 118.
Mr. Henderson of lowa offered an amend
ment restoring the present rate of duty on
wool and woolens.
Pending a vote, the committee rose and
the House adjourned.
A REMONSTRANCE IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate this morning, in
presenting a remonstrance against the
McKinley bill, Mr. Davis said that it
came from constituents and neigh
bors of his who were jobbers and retailers
of domestic and foreign dry goods. The
petition, he said, was a printed paper, ha v
ing a common origin with many others
which he had received. What that origin
was he did not know, but it appeared to him
that his constituents were made the voice of
some central influence that spoke through
them. Their business was just as respect
able as that of the producer and consumer;
but the producers and consumers were a
much larger class In this country.
ALL SHOULD BE TREATED ALIKE.
His own opinion was that the petitioners
were entitled to protection as well as the
consumers and producers, and that they
were entitled to have their fair chances. So
far a3 the McKinley bill was concerned, if
it should be found to impose any
thing else thau exact equalization
of the conditions of protection,
it would go beyond any point that he
would be able to support. Long since those
opinions of his had bjea on record. The
petitioners (his constituents), as well as the
producers aud consumers, were entitled to
exactly the same fair start in the Amoricad
market and should bo (according to his best
effort) put upon equalization of conditions.
Ho hoped that he would not bo asked either
to promote or to opposo the McKinley bill.
MONEY FOR THE NAVY.
Mr. Halo, from the committee on appro
priations, reported back the annual naval
appropriation bill. The Senate committee
has added $489,650 net to tho bill, ns it
passed the House, making a total of $22,-
650,186. The principal new items added
are: A torpedo cruiser of 750 tons, with
speed of not less than twenty
three knots, exclusive of
armament, $350,000; a torpedo boat, $125,-
000; armor plates for the test of projectiles,
$50,000. The other changes are principally
increases or decreases in the bill, although
a few small items inserted by the House are
stricken out.
SPEECHES ON SILVER.
Senator Dolph Declares International
Bi-Metalism Delusive.
Washington, May 19.—The silver bill
was taken up in the Senate at 12:40 o’clock
this afternoon, and Mr. Dolph addressed
the Senate. He stated that he was not in
accord with some of his colleagues
from the west. He thought that in
ternational bi-metalism was delusive.
In considering the various plans
proposed he was satisfied that the
plan proposed by the Secretary of the
Treasury was open to less and to fewer ob
jections than any of the others, if the pur
pose was to keep both gold and silver coin in
circulation. He argued against the free
coinage of silver as something that would
stop the coinage of gold and drive it out
of the country. International bi-metalism
was the only thing that would justfy
free silver coinage. It was not possible for
the United States alone to control by legis
lation the relative value of gold and silver.
There was no middle ground for the United
States to stand upon in the remonetization
of silver. It was either to remain with the
countries that had a gold standard or join
with those that had a silver standard.
Mr. Teller, in reply to Mr. Dolph, re
peated, in substance, portions of his recent
free coinage speech.
MITCHELL DIFFERS FROM DOLPH.
Mr. Mitchell of Oregon wished it dis
tinctly understood that ho differed in toto
from the ssntiment of his colleague. He
called his attention to the fact that
both the republican and democratic state
conventions in Oregon had recently
pronounced unequi vocally for free
silver coinage. He rested upon this
disclaimer, saying that' he had
fully expressed his views on the silver ques
tion in his speech of Jan. 29 last.
Mr. Daniel gave notice that he would
address the Senate on the silver bill on
Thursday next
On motion of Mr. Wilson of lowa it was
ordered that the Senate bill subjecting im
ported liquors to tho provisions of the laws
of the several states shall be taken up
to-morrow after the routine morning busi
ness.
After a brief executive session the Senate
adjourned.
North Carolina Wins a Suit
Washington, May 19. —In the United
States supreme court to-day Justice Gray
announced the opinion of the court in
favor of the state of North Carolina in a
friendly suit between the United States and
the state over a question as to the liability
of the state for iuterest amounting to about
$47,000 on certain North Carolina railroad
bonds purchased by the government for the
Indian fund.
Invited to Atlanta.
Washington, May 19.—A. H. Gillet of
Atlanta to day invited Senator-elect Carl
isle and Representatives Crisp and Butter
worth to speak at the Chautauqua in July.
They all agreed to go if public Business did
not detain them here. They said they would
give a more definite answer as the time
draws near.
ROUGH ON OLD VIRGINIA.
COUPONS MUST BE RECEIVED FOR
BTATE TAXES.
Liquor Licenses and Special School
Taxes Can’t be Liquidated With
Them, However—Tenders Need Not
be Accompanied by an Exhibition
of the Bond—The Court Bored.
Washington, May 19. The United
States supreme court to-day rendered opin
ions in several Virginia coupon tax cases.
These cases present new phases of the pro
longed litigation between the state and her
bondholders. A considerable part of the
time of the court for several years has been
taken up with this question, and each case
decided has had the result only of bringing
up new ones. The court evidently is tired
of the controversy, for there was a
very distinct intimation in the conclusion
of the opinion rendered by Justice Bradley
to-day that the state and bond holders
should settle their differences, and that
there should be no “further exhibitions of
the controversy that has become a vexed
question.”
THE PROPOSITIONS ESTABLISHED.
The court began its opinion by stating
that whatever the individual opinions of
the members of the court had been, it
could be regarded as clear that the follow
propositions have been established:
1. That the act of 1871 constituted a contract
between the state aud the holders of the bonds
and coupons issued thereunder.
2. That the various state statutes passed for
the purposo of restraining use of the coupons
for the payment of taxes and other dues to the
state and imposing impediments and obstruc
tions to that use and to proceedings instituted
for the purpose of establishing the genuineness
of the bonds do in many respects materially
impair the obligation of that contract and can
not be held to be valid.
8. That no proceedings can be instituted by
any holder of state bonds or coupons against
tho commonwealth, directly or indirectly, or
suit against her executive officers to control
them in the exercise of their official functions,
as they are agents of the state.
4. That any lawful holder of tax receivable
coupons who tenders such coupons in payment
of taxes, of debts duo the state, and continues
to hold himself ready to tender them is entitled
to be free from taxation on account of
such taxes and debts, and may vindi
cate such rights in all lawful
modes of redress by suit to recover property or
to recover damages for property taken, or by
injunction where the taking of property would
be attended with irremediable injury or by
defense to any suit brought against him. No
conclusion short of this can be legitimately
drawn from the previous decisions without
wholly overruling and disregarding many rul
ings, a thing the court would be very reluctant
to do. Exceptions may arise and these will be
considered according to the particular circum
stances involved.
OTHER OASES TAKEN UP.
The oourt then took up the cases of Joseph
Bryan, James P. Cooper, and John
McGahrey against the state of Virginia.
The point in these case.s is as to the validity
of the state statute requiring that in all
tenders of coupons for taxes it shall be nec
essary in order to prove the genuineness of
the coupons to produce the bonds from
which they were cut, expert and other
evidence being declared to be
inadraissable. Tho court holds that
this requirement of the production of the
bonds is an impairment of contract and
unconstitutional. It would render coupons
not negotiable. If they were once cut from
the bonds and sold from band to hand, it
would be impossible for purchasers to find
the bonds or bondholders aud produce them
at the trial of every case.
MAY BE USED TO PAY COURT FEES.
In the case of] H. W. Ellet against the
state, which was next taken up, the ques
tion was whether coupons could be tendered
in payment of court costs, it beiDg con
tended by the state that they could
not, because tbe costs were compensations
due officers. The court holds that although
the costs were the officers’ compensation
they were due the state in consequence of
its liability to pay its officers, and therefore
payable in coupons.
AN ILLEGAL LICENSE.
The next case, that of C. H. Cuthbert
against the state, involved the constitution
ality of imposing a license tax of from SSOO
to SI,OOO and 20 per cent, of all sales upon
coupon brokers. The state was beaten in
this suit also, the court bolding that the law
was an unreasonable regulation amounting
to prohibition of sale, and therefor* an im
pairment of contract.
In all these cases the judgment of the
supreme court of appeals of Virginia was
reversed.
NOT RECEIVABLE FOR LIQUOR LICENSES.
The court affirmed the judgment of the
United States circuit court in the case of
Thomas S. Hucless, plain.iff in error, vs.
John K. Chiidrey, collector of taxes, to
recover damages for the refusal of Collec
tor Childrqy to receive coupons in payment
of a liquor license. The law required that
this license should be paid in money, and
the court held that this does not impair
the contract of the bondholders. Licenses
for liquor selling, it savs, are not only
imposed for the purpose of raising revenue,
but also for the purpose of regulating the
traffic. The state may for this purpose im
pose such conditions as it may deem to be
for the public good. It may prohibit the
sale, or require any amount of licenses. It
could, if it saw fit, require license to bo paid
in gold, silver or diamonds. It would be
very different if the business were of an
ordinary character.
SPECIAL SCHOOL TAXES.
The state also won the case of George S.
Vashon against Samuel C. Greenshaw,
treasurer, in which the judgment of the
Virginia court of appeals was affirmed. The
question in this case was whether a special
school tax could be paid in coupons. The
contention of the state was that the Vir
ginia constitution adopted in 1869, two years
before the act of 1871, creating the bond
holders contract, created a special school
fund and required it to bo kept separate aud
distinct from other state funds. The
court holds that, as coupons could not be
used m that fund for the purpose of carry
ing on the public schools, and as the legis
lature was directed by the constitution to
keep that fund intact, the contract between
the bondholders and state would be repug
naut to the school tax article of the consti
tution. It is to that extent void, and the
state is not bound to receive the school tax
in coupons.
Justice Bradley rendered the opinion of
the court in all these cases.
DRBSSSD BEBFMKN WIN.
Meat Can be Taken From One Btate
to Another and Sold.
Washington, May 19.—Tfte (United
States supreme court to-day rendered an
opinion, bolding to be unconstitutional the
law of Minnesota requiring that all fresh
meats sold in the state shall be out from
animals slaughtered within the state, and
inspected twenty-four hours before
slaughter. The case is entitled “The State
of Minnesota vs. Henry D. Barter,” and is
of great interest to dressed beef men, who
won the oase.
Government Bond Purchases.
Washington, May 19.—'The bond offer
ings to-day aggregated $23,500. AH were
accepted at 132 for is and IQ3>£ for 4Xs.
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1890.
CARLISLE CONGRATULATED.
He Will Take the Oath aa Senator on
Thursday or Friday.
NY ashington. May 19.—“ Good morning,
senator,” said Speaker Reed to Senator
elect Carlisle the first thing this morning,
and for an hour the modest ex-speaker was
kept busy shaking hands with a hundred
members, including all the prominent men
on both sides, all of whom wanted to con
gratulate him. Mr. Carlisle explained to
them all that he would uot really be a sen
ator until the end of the week, after he had
a chance to vote against the final passage of
the McKinley bill. Then he will resign his
seat in the House and on Thursday
or Friday will say farewell to
the House, where he has made his great
parliamentary reputation, and walk over
to the Senate, whither his credentials will
have preceded him.
BLACKBURN WILL BE HIS ESCORT.
Leaning on Senator Blackburn’s arm he
will approach the Vice President’s desk, and
there take the senatorial oath. Mr. Car
lisle, unlike most new senators, will be the
recognized loader of his side on the tariff
question. There would be a general disap
pointment if he were qot placed on the
linanoe committee at once as Senator
Beck’s successor. He wifi prove a
host in himself to the democrats of the Sen
ate, who, strong in other respects, are weak
on the tariff. If Kentucky had sent any one
but Mr. Carlisle in Senator Beck’s place,
the Senate democrats would have
approached the tariff with trepidation. As
it is they look forward with confidence to
signal victories in argument, if not on the
yeas and nays.
CANADAY’S RETIREMENT.
Swords of lowa Now Looming Up as
His Successor.
Washington, May 19.— A salary of
$4,920, with patronage and perquisites
besides, is the prize which so many senators
are now trying to got for favorite politicians
in the office of sergeant-at-arms of the Sen
ate. In order that they may have plenty of
time to fight over it, the republican sonators
have asked Mr. Canaday, the retiring offi
cial, to change the date of his resignation
from June Ito July 1. He is reluctant to
do so, because he has made all his arrange
ments to become a claim agent on June 1,
and could not very well hold the office and
prosecute claims; but out of regard for his
own friends in the Senate, he will probably
wait. This makes the outcome very uucer
tain,
the best man for the place.
Charles B. Reade, of Maine, long Sena
tor Frye’s private secretary, now actiug as
sistant doorkeoper of the Senate, a most
efficient and popular officer, is the man who
ought to get the place, if merit has value.
But, of course, political service will be the
great consideration, and on this Col. Swords
of lowa, who was sergeant-at-arms of the
republican national committee, and ns such
did Senator Quay’s bluffing and betting
during the last presidential campaign, is
perhaps the most prominent. Mr. Bailey,
Senator Quay’s Pennsylvania candidate, is
reckoned as out of the race, because James
R. Young of Philadelphia still holds the
executive.clerkship of the Senate.
KBMMoEB’B APPEAL.
The Argument Will be Heard at
Washington at Noon.
Washington, May 19.—1 t was expected
that the case of Kemtnler, the murderer
under sentence of death in Auburn prison,
at Auburn, N. Y., by means of electricity,
would come up in the United States supremo
court to-day, and there was a largo attend
ance in the court room, both of laymen and
lawyers. Tho court had sixty-five cases
ready for decision, however, the largest
number ever decided by the
court in one day, and these took
up so much time that it
was 3:40 o’clock before Mr. Sherman,
Kemmler’s counsel, could be recognized.
As it was obviously impossible to dispoao of
the case before 4 o’clock, which is the regu
lar hour for daily adjournment, the court
announced that it would sit to-morrow and
hear the case, notwithstanding its pre
viously announced determination to adjourn
for tho term to-day. Ke nmler’s case will
accordingly come up for argument at noon
to-morrow.
PUTTING DOWN POLYGAMY.
The Bupreme Court Sustains the Ed
munds Law.
Washington, May 19.—The supreme
court to-day upheld the decision of the
supreme court in Utah against the Mormon
church in a case arising under the Edmunds
anti-polygamy law. This law, among other
things, dissolved the Mormon church cor
poration, annulled its charter, directed the
appointment of a receiver to wind up its
affairs, and escheated to the United States
all the real estate owned by the church in
excess of $50,000 which was not ou the date
of the passage of the act held for
purposes of worship and burial. When the
United State, under the terms of this act,
began proceedings to confiscate about $750,-
000 wortli of property belonging to the
church tho Mormons immediately entered
a suit to have the Edmunds law declared
unconstitutional. The suit went against the
Mormons in the Utah court, and now they
are beaten again.
AN INTER CONTINENTAL ROAD.
Congress Asked to Authorize a Pre
liminary Survey.
Washington, May 19. —President Har
rison to-day transmitted to congress a lot
ter from Secretary Blaine upon the pro
posed inter-continental railway, the con
struction of which was recommended by
the pan-American conference. The secre
tary urges that the recommendations of the
conference be carried into effect. These
are a preliminary survey to be made upon
a plan ontiiued in tbe letter, and
an appropriation of $65,000 is asked
to defray the share of the
United States in the expense of such sur
veys. In his letter of transmittal the Presi
dent says: “I do not hesitate to recommend
that congress make the very moderate ap
propriation for purveys suggested by the
conference and authorize the appointment
of commissioners and the detail of engineer
officers to direct and conduct tbe necessary
preliminary surveys.”
CAROLINA RAILROAD CASES.
Judge Bond Opens tbe Hearing in the
Circuit Court.
Charleston, S. C., May 19.—Judge Bond
opened the circuit court to-day. The town
ship railroad bond cases from York and
Lancaster were first taken up, and will
take several days to argue. The city is full
of lawyers from nil parts of the ooun! ry.
These arguments are read from printed
briefs. Tbe South Carolina railroad cases
will be beard next. Among the lawyers
engaged in these cases are James F. Nail of
Yorkville, Wilson & Wilson and McDoro of
Rock Hill, Jones of Lancaster, and Haskell
of Columbia, with several other counties to
be beard from.
SAYING SOULS FROM SIN.
WORK OF THE PRESBYTERIANS
AMONG THE NEOROES.
Splendid Progress Made In the Past
Twenty-five Years The Colored
Population of Georgia Increasing
Rapidly in Numbers and Prosperity.
The Money Spent in the Cause.
Saratoga, N. Y., May 19.—1n the Pres
byterian general assembly to-day a fra
ternal greeting was read from the general
assembly of the Southern Presbyterian
church, in session at Asheville, N. C.
The board of missions for freedmen made
its twenty-fifth annual report through Rev.
E. D. Morris of Cincinnati, who said
that twenty-five yeais ago we had
no church, school, educated colored preacher
or teacher, while to-day finds us with 245
churches, 7S schools, 117 oolored preachers
and 133 colored teachers. The churches are
included in two synods, the Atlantic, with
six, and the Catawba, with four presby
teries. Tho receipts of the board during
the year were $176,325, a gaiu over last year
of $41,874.
COLORED CONTRIBUTIONS.
The freedmen themselves have given to
ward the support of their own churches
and schools, and for scholarships in Scotia
and Mary Allen seminaries, $40,209. Seven
thousand, seven hundred and forty-five dol
lars, which they gave for thoss scholarships,
are not included in tho total receipts of the
board. Nine now churches have been or
ganized. In the Carolinas tbe emigration
of negroes to the west has depleted many of
our churches. In Georgia the colored
population is increasing rapidly, and
is now about 900,000, and in no state
except, perhaps, Texas are negroes getting
property so fast. Tuere is similar progress
in Arkansas, where many of those who huve
left the seaboard are settling. Added to the
membership of tho churches during the
year was 1,209 on profession and 272 by cer
tificate. The negroes as a whole are multi
plying far faster than the means
of educating them. If ail were
provid'd for now, a year hears
250,000 would be destitute of schools, but in
the regions whore our schools are illiteracy
wanes. The purochiol schools are especially
helpful.
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING.
In all our seminaries and academies In
dustrial training is given a prominent place.
At Brnnoid institute nearly every building
needed, including a large three-story dor
mitory, for three or four years has been put
up the students. We have built
this year at Carthago, N. C.,
Abbeville and Aiken, 8. C.; Rogersville,
Tenn.; Augusta, Cotton Blunt and Fine
Bluff, Ark.; and Mary Ellen Seminary,
Texas, and in the Indian territory. Duri ig
the year we have had 316 missionaries, 252
of them colored, 26 more thnn last year.
Tbe whole number of communicants is
16.502; of scholars, 17,782. In our 78
schools are 10,069 scholars and 171 teachers.
THOSE WHO LEND A HAND.
To our funds 2,945 churches and 206 Sun
day schools and 905 societies contribute,
while 3,773 churches do not. Women have
been specially helpful this year, raising
$29,360. We have $48,850 of invested funds.
It was recommended that the salaries of
the secretary, treasurer and clerks be re
duced to a sum not exceeding $5,500.
Rev. R. H. Allen, D. D., secretary of
the board, followed in earnest advocacy of
larger giving and Interest for the elevation
of t is race. Ho said thore was serious
trouble ahead unless this was done. Rix
hundred negro children are born in the
south every day and ships cannot be built
every day to carry negroes to Africa. In
less than ten years they will be in a majori
ty in these states, and their votes before
long will be cast and counted.
GRAVITY OF THE ISSUE.
This is God’s official notice that the hand
that bolds that ballot must be guided by
intelligence and conscience. There is no
more serious question before us than this.
The 3,500,000 at emancipation have grown
to 8,000,000. Forty-five dollars will support
a girl in Scotia Seminary.
Henry Day of New York spoke of the
rapid increase of tho negroes, as shown by
the census now being taken, and of their
power in the near future to control national
as well as local politics. The church alone
can save us from this peril. It is a question
of loyalty to American institutions. We
must have $250,000. for these heathen at our
doors are more easily reached than any
other heathen. •
Rev. Alexander (colored) of the Cape
Fear, N. C., presbytery, thought Presby
terian policy peculiarly adapted to the
work that must be done for the negroes.
No other church is square on the color line,
not even the Congregatlonalist, that this
year has gone back on its grand record.
Rev. Hunt (colored) ot South Carolina
spoke by special request of Secretary Allen.
He thought there was no more * negro
problem, the Presbyterian church having
solved it.
DIXIE’S PRESBYTERIANS.
The Next General Assembly Will Be
Held In Birmingham.
Asheville, N. C., May 19.— The third
day of tho general assembly of the Presby
terian church opened at 9 o’clock this morn
ing with prayer by Rev. R. A. Lapsler,
Moderator Park presiding.
Dr. Wilson read several overtures.
Among them was a petition from the Anti-
Lottery League of Louisiana. It was re
ferred. The object of the league Is resist
ance to the granting of anew charter to
the lottery company and to suppress the
sale of tickets In tbe states.
An expression of greeting was read from
the Reformed Church of America. It was
signed by William W. Knox. It was re
ferred to the committee on correspondence.
ANOTHER RAP AT THE LOTTERY.
Dr. William A. Alexander introduced the
following concerning the Louisiana State
Lottery:
Whereas, We recognize it to be the solemn
duty of every episcopal body not only to bear
witness for the fundamental truth when assailed,
but to testify against flagraut ami corrupting
evils injuriously affecting the church; therefore,
be it
Resolved. That this general assembly most
emphatically condemns the Louisiana Lottery
Company, and warns members of our churches
throughout the land against any member deal
ing with it In any shape or form, and especially
in the purchase of Its tickets for them
selves or others, believing It to contain
all the worst features of gambling,
which is a sin rendered all the more dangerous
by Its unblushing publicity and the fact that it
is at present entrenchable m all tho forms of
law, imparting to it gross injustice in the
churches of the unthinking. We call upon all
our ministers, elders, members, and our entire
constituency to do all they can legitimately to
protect our own people from, and to circum
scribe and limit tbe ravages of and destroy this
sprea ling leprosy.
The resolutions were referred to the com
mittee on bills and overtures.
PLACE FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
Under the head of uuflaished business the
place for tbe next meeting came up, and
Rev. R. A. Lapley took the floor in favor
of Birmingham. The reve-end gentleman
favored that town because it need'd a meet
ing of religious men. It was the worst town
of its size he knew of. Standing on the
doorsteps of the First Presbyterian cburcb,
one o mid see fifty saloons and as many
gambling houses. But the speaker also
favored Birmingham beoause it was the
oentral city of the new south.
R. H. Fleming of Virginia favored hold
ing the meeting at Charleston, W. Va.
Kev. W. H. White seconded Birming
ham.
Rev. W. C. Hagan of Arkansas made a
short address in favor of Little Rock.
Dr. D. O. Davies seconded the nomina
tion of Louisville in an eloquent address.
Elder William Leiand favored Birming
ham.
The first roll call resulted in 157 votes be
ing cast. Of these Birmingham received
fit, Charleston 33, Little Rock 30 and Louis
ville 17. The second call resulted; Charles
ton 43, Little Rock 43 and Birmingham 73-
no choice. On the third vote Birmingham
recsived 80 and Little Rook 71. Birming
ham was then announced as the next place
of meeting.
AID FOR THE ENUMERATORS.
Rev. W. H. White introduced a resolution
asking that the inodmator appoint a com
mittee of three whose duly it should bo to
aid the census authorities in gettiug statist
ical facts relating to the chnroh.
Rev. J. D. Thomas opposed its adoption,
as also did Dr. Wilson.
Rev. Dr. White mads a short spesch in
support of it, and Dr. Davies asked to
amend it so that It would read that tho
stated clerks 6f the different presbyteries
were required to furnish such informa
tion as they saw fit to the authorities. Dr.
Vv hit* did not include Dr. Davies' idea en
tirely, and ttie whole matter was referred
to the committee on bills and overtures.
EXTENSION OF MISSIONARY WORK.
Rev. G. D. Mathews, representing the
pau-Presbyterian alliance, explained how
the Presbyterian church could extend Its
missionary work in foreign lauds. He said
deep interest was takon by businoss men
abroad in all missionary work, especially
at this time in the Congo region.
The report of the committee on overtures
from the presbytery of Wilmington, asking
if an elder who has removed from one
church to another, and ceased to be an act
ive elder, can hold his oifloe, provoked a
long discussion. The committoo reoom
rnended as an auswer that, under the cir
cumstances described, there is no constitu
tional provision re nittlng tho office of elder.
Dr. Hemphill offered an amendment that
an eldor could be divested of office without
censure, and that a session of the ohurcu of
which ha is a private member is the proper
body to divost him of his office. The amend
ment was carried.
BILLS AND OVERTURES.
Dr. Hill, as ohalrman of the o immittee
on bills and overtures, made an lnteresiing
report. It recommended that the overture
from the Ehenezer presbytery respecting t o
reports of the treasurer of Home missions
be referred to the standing committee on
home missions, and that the overtures from
St. Louis and North Mississippi concerning
columns in blank forms for the church
erection and colored evangelistic fund be
referred to tho standing committee on sys
tematic benefloenco.
The next clause provoked a discussion In
which a number of commissioners partici
pated. It concerned an overture from the
synod of Georgia with regard to tho trans
fer of tbo Macon synod to the presbytery of
Savannah. Tho oommitteo rec.imnended
that the transfer be made.
With regard to the overtures concerning
evangelistic work among the Hebrews tho
committee recommends that tho assembly
urge the synods to tako such steps as they
may deem best for advancing the work
within their bounds.
Dr. J. Rockwell Smith, missionary to
Bra7.il, wus accorded the privileges of the
floor.
HARD HAPS AT GLADSTONE.
London Papers Condemn His Mltch
ellstown-Slberlan Comparison.
London, May 19.—Several of the liberal
papers condemn Mr. Gladstone’s comparison
of the outrages perpetrated by Russian
officials upon exiles with the Mitchellstown,
Ireland, affair.
The Fall Mall Gazette says that England
is a land of constitutional liberty, whore,
happily, the unjust shedding of the blood of
a single citizen is enough to damn the gov
ernment. Mr. Gladstone's reference to
Mitchellstown, tho Gazette says, has no
weight with men like Stepniak, the noted
Russian agitator, who is unable to see what
more we want in free England than what
wo have already.
DIBCJUST OF THE STANDARD.
The Standard says It cannot find lan
guage to adequately express its disgust at
the parallel drawn by Mr. Gladstone.
What can bo thought, it asks, of a man
who is trying to persuade his countrymen
that a confused street riot can be classed
with the deliberate flogging of naked
women and kindred barbarities. It shocks
one’s moral sense to find that a party leader
has reached the stage of rauoor, where
truth and self-respect are obliterated.
The St. James Gazette says that in
making such a comparison Mr. Gladstone
showed himself an umtripped and battered
adventurer, sticking at nothing.
Britain’s Budget Bill.
London, -May 20, 5 a. m.— The house of
commons sat in committee on the budget
bill till 4 o’clock this morning. Various
causos wore carried by free application of
the closure rulos during the debate. There
were several soinfe what exciting scenes.
Bohemians on a Strike.
Vienna, May 19.—Eight thousand col
liers at Pilsen, Bohemia, have gone on a
strike.
At Graz 12,000 men employed in the
Josbothalf paper works have quit work.
Many other strikes are reported.
A Sculling Match Arranged.
Sydney, N. 8. W., May 19.—A sculling
match has been arranged betweou Peter
Kemp, the Australian, and William J.
O'Connor, the Canadian oarsman.
Metal Workers Resume Work.
Hamburg, May 19.—Five thousand metal
workers of this city who went out on a
strike have returned to work.
LAST OF THE PAN-AMERICANS.
A Party of 20 Taking in the Shenan
doah Valley.
Natural Bridge, Va., May 19.—The re
maining Pan-Americans, with their friends,
Senors Zegarra of Peru, Varas of Chili,
Martinez Silva of Colombia, Caloro of
Costa Rica and Meiidonca of Brazil, num
bering, with their ladles, twenty-nine in
all, lei t Washington on a special train of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
a little before 12 o'clock to-day. They
passed through the entire length of the
Shenaudoah valley bv daylight, stop
ping only at Ferry,
Winchester, Staunton and Lexington.
Every mile of the journey found new Inter
est. The day was perfect. This wonderful
garden of the south was never more beauti
ful than under the May skies. The train
reached Natural Bridge station at dark. The
carriages were escorted up the mountain
drive by horsemen with torches. The
grounds were illuminated and the reception
was cordial. Extensive preparations were
mode for the festivities to-morrow.
I DATI.Yf 10 A VF.AB. I
{ SCENTS ADOPT. ►
l WEEKLY,I.2S A YEAR,
DR. HAYGOOD A BISHOP.
REV. O. P. FITZGERALD MADE ON HI
OF HIS COLLEAGUES.
The Well-Known Georgian Elected on
the First Ballot Dr. Fitzgerald
Chosen on the Fourth—Dr. Haygood
Elected Once Before but Compelled
to Decline on Acoount of Kduoa- <
tlonal Matters.
St. Louis, Mo., May 19. —The session of '
tbo Methodist Ebiscopal church Bouth to
day was devoted to the election of two
bishops. After somejproliminary business
Bishop Granberry, the presiding officer,
called the special order and requested the
delegates to enter upon the election prayer
fully and with a duo sense of the importance
of the occasion.
Dr. Rogers of Baltimore prayed that all
unholy ambitions would be forgotten, that
there would be no strife,and that the choice
of bishops would be made for the good oC
the church.
The following tellers were appointed: R.
Powers of North Texas, A. C. Miller of;
North Alabama, R. B. Smart of South j
Carolina, R. W. Peatrose of Virginia, P. T.
Dixon of North Carolina, and J. O. Branch
of South Georgia.
There were no regular formal nomina
tions, but each delegate voted for whom n
pleased.
DR. HAYGOOD ELECTED.
Thore are 339 delegates in the conference,
hut only 373 votes were cost on the first bal
lot, which was announced as follows:
A. and. Haygood 171;
O. I*. Fitzgerald SV]
David Morgan 33
H. C. Morrison 29
P. A. Peterson 2ti
R. M. Stedd 25
B. M. Messick 20
W. A. Candler 17
E. E. Hess 18
J. D. Barbee 18
E. M. Brands 18
Scattering votes wero also cast for about
twenty other persons.
Tbo announcement of the vote was re
ceived with hearty applause.
THE SECOND BALLOT.
The second ballot was as follows;
O. P. Fitzgerald. 9f
David Morgan 40
R.M. Stedd 35
H. C. Morrison 28
P. A. Peterson..., 18
E. E. Hess 15 ■
B. M. Messick 14.
W. T. Harris 8,
W. A. Candler 7
There wore also quite a number of scat
tering votos oast.
As it required 137 votes to elect a third
ballot was taken, which gave Rev. Fitz-l
gerald 13 > votes, still not enough to elect,
und a fourth was taken as follows;
O. P. Fitzgerald J 59
K. M. Stedd 91
David Morgan 15
W. T. Harris 8
H. C. Morrison U
C. G. Andrews 1
Applause followed the announcement of
the ballot, both for Rev. Fitzgerald and
Kev. Stedd.
Rev. Dr. Haygood is now of Sheffield,
Ala., but was formorly of Atlauta, and
Rev. Fitzgerald is of Nashville.
A SKETCH OF Dll. HAYGOOD.
Concerning the successful candidates tho
following brief statement is furnished by a
prominent member of tho conference: 16
will bo remembered that Dr. Haygood was
elected to this office in 1883. but declined
because ho could not then lay down the
educational work he hail In hand, being at
the time president of Emory college at?
Oxford, Ga. He was a conspicuous
a ivocate of the education and evangeliza
tion of the colored people of tho south,
lieing the author of a book called “Our
Brother in Black" and since 1883 has beea
agent of the "John F. Slater fund’’ for th®
education of the freedmou of the south.
He received to-day the largest majority
ever given in the election of a Metnodist
bishop. Ho is the second man in the history
of American Methodism who has beea
elected to the bishopric twice, Joshua Souie
being the first. Dr. Haygood is not a member
of tho general eouforouce.and his elevation to
the episcopacy, under all the circumstances*
by one of the most representative religiou*
bodies in tbo United States, is very signifi
cant.
DR. FITZGERALD.
Dr. Fitzgerald has for twelve years past
been editor of the Nashville Christian Ad
vocate. the organ of his church. He ba
seen service in tho west, having been tor
ycats a leader among the Methodists off
California. He is a native of North Call-'
fomfn, of Irish extraction, and is a genial
gentleman and popular writer. His book*
have obtained a wide circulation, and uudtS|
his administration the Christian Advooatf
lias advanced from a circulation of 7,000 irf
1878 to 30,000 subscribers in 1890.
STATE BOARDS OF HEALTH.
The Quarantine Problem Discussed it*
Convention.
Nashville, May 19.—The national con
ference of state boards of health met thi.9
morning at the state capital, with
J. M. McCormick of Kentucky in the chair.
Delegates wore present from Alabama,
California, Connecticut. Illinois, Indiana,
Kentucky. Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan J
Missouri. Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Islands
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont,
Wisconsin and Ontario.
A card bearing eight questions upon
methods of work by tho state boards pre
sented to the conference for discussion waZ
then taken up.
CO-OPERATION IN QUARANTINE.
The following resolutions were proposed
by the state board of Kentucky:
Resolved, Tnat upon the outbreak of yellow
fever, or any dangerous communicable disease,
rendering the establishment of quarantine nec
essary, this conference urges such co-operation
in the administration on the part of the threat
ened state, as will confine the disease to the
point of initial attack, in place of the expen
sive, uueffective and unsatisfactory so-called
quarantine at a distance.
Resolved, That this conference urges upon
the health authorities of each state the im
portance of such an administration of any!
quarantine they may establish as will furnish
proper protection to and show due regard foe
the rights of states lying beyond them.
SUITS OVER MINE HORRORS.
The Secretary of a Labor Organization
at Their Back.
Wilkesbarre, Fa., May 19. —Robert
Wadehorn, secretary and treasurer of the
United Mine Workers of America, arrived
here to-day. The large number of deaths
in the Wyoming coal fields of late has
attracted the attention of the organization,
and they have determined if possible
to put an end to the wholesale
slaughter in the mine*. Through Secretary*
Wadehorn eight suits for damages for loss
of life have already been entered In the
Nottingham case vs. the Lehigh and Wilkes
barre Coal Company, and counsel was in
structed to-nigut to bring criminal action
at once against the general and assistant
superintendent and bosses at the various
mines ter manslaughter. Warrants are to
be issued m a few days.