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( THE MORNING NEWS, 1
Established IS6O. Incorporated ISBB. V
| J. H. EBTILL, President. )
OLD BOREAS ON A HIGH.
KENTUCKY AND WEST VIRGINIA
SWEPT BY A TOBNADO.
people Terrified by the Play of the
Lightning’ and Peals of Thunder— One
Woman Dangerously Hurt but No
Loss of Life Reported as Yet.
Cincinnati, May 24.—Several counties
in Kentucky and some of the more southern
counties of West Virginia were swept last
night by a tornado. The heat all day was
oppressive in the extreme, and a number of
prostrations were reported. About 6 o’clock
the southern skies were suddenly overcast
with a blue-black cloud of ominous appear
ance, and the play of the lightning and
reals of thunder were appalling.
Keports from Mount S:eriing, Parish,
Lexington, Maysville, Nicholasville, Cyn
thiana, Corinth and other points are to the
effect that a dangerous storm raged. At
Nicholasvillo thousands of dollars worth of
damage was done.
TOBACCO CROPS RUINED.
In Harrison county the tobacco crop was
almost entirely ruined, and the los3 will
reach a great sum.
At Guvandotte, W. Va., the road leading
to the ferry is washed away, together with
a portion of Front street and a dozen build
ing lots. It will cost 125,000 to repair the
damage.
The telephone line to Cynthiana, Ky.,
went down at 9 o’clock in the midst of a
terrifying storm at that place, which is
siventy-five miles inland, showing that the
storm was of wide extent.
STEAMBOATS GO ASHORE.
All the steamboats on the river were com
pelled to go ashore.
At Bensons Mrs. ’Hubboll was danger
ously hurt and four houses were blown
down.
Some men arriving at 9 o’clock on
the Louisville and Queen and Cres
cent roads say they passed through
one of the most furious storms they
ever saw. Trees were twisted and torn in
all directions, the streams were bank-full
and they believe that maDy lives were lost.
Lexington tells of a storm of unusual vio
lence.
Indefinite reports from Somerset, Rich
mond, Woodruff and other points tell of
great damage to farmers’ property, but no
loss of life.
A DELUGE AT CHICAGO.
Chicago, May 24. —A few heavy peals of
thunder and an absence of sunlight pre
ceded one of the most violent rainfalls of
the year shortly after noon to-day. The
torrents of raiu were miuglod with ava
lanches of hailstones. Cellars were flooded
and sewers blocked up in an incredibly
short time. At the government building
water to a depth of two feet drove the
c econd-class mail handlers and engineers
from their posts.
CARPENTERS FROM CANADA.’
Chicago’s Late Strikers After Their
Old Bosses.
Chicago, May 24. —The carpenters’ coun
cil claims to have definite evidence that sev
eral of the old Boss Carpenters’ Association
have imported carpenters from Canada av.d
Great Britain in violation of the alien labor
law, and the council is perfecting plans for
enforcing its penalties.
THE BATTLE AT BOSTON.
Boston, May 24. —The striking carpen
ters have waited twenty-five days for some
action by their employers on the eight-hour
question, and are now considering plans for
the formation of a co-operative association.
Keveral capitalists have offered the neces
sary funds.
An excited meeting of the bricklayers’
union was held last night at which the pro
posed refusal to erect structures upon which
non-union carpenters' work was discussed
for three hours. Fears of an inevitable
lockout prevented any action being taken,
and the matter was laid over.
EIGHT HOURS FOR TOIL.
A Statement of the Gains Made by
the Carpenters.
Philadelphia, May 24.—The Carpenter,
the organ of the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners of America, in its
issue of next week will say that up to date
tue eight-hour day has been secured this
season for carpenters in twenty-seven cities
and towns, affecting 23,355 men in the trade.
Niue cities are still out for tho eight-hour day
and six compromised on nine hours. The
nine-hour day has been established in
seventy-two cities and towns, with the addi
tion of eight hours a day on Saturday in
many instances. Tho concession affects
14,180 carpenters, while gains have been
made in the shape of increased wages in
eighteen other cities, affecting 2,662 men.
DYNAMITERS AT CHICAGO.
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A Can of Nitro-glyoerine on the Monu
ment in the Haymarket.
Chicago, May 24—What seems to have
been an attempt to blow up the Haymarket
monument was frustrated by last night’s
heavy rain. A tin can ten inches long and
four inches in diameter filled with
a nitro-glycerine compound was placed
on the base of the monument aud a fuse
lighted, but the fuse only charred and the
can was not exploded. It was discovered
by a policeman, who examined it curiously
until his suspicions were aroused, when he
carried it to a police station and an investi
gation showed its dangerous character. It
weighed about ten pounds and would have
wrecked the entire neighborhood.
AN EARTHQUAKE IN MONTANA.
Two Brick Houses Shaken Down at
Billings and Other Damage Done.
Billings, Mont., May 24.—Early yester
day morning a very severe earthquake
shock was felt all over this county. There
were two separate visitations. The inhabi
tants were considerably alarmed, but the
disturbance was not repeated. Two brick
houses were shaken down and considerable
glass was shattered. Pictures and crockery
suffered correspondingly.
A dance was in progress at the hotel, and
the severity of the shock floored several
dancers and left the party in fright.
A COAL MINE ON FIRE.
None of the Miners in it When the
Flames Broke Out.
Birmingham, Ala., May 24.—Slope No.
4 of the Blue creek mines at Johns is on fire.
4 he fire is supposed to have caught from a
shot fired last uight just before the miners
quit work. The Birmingham and Bessomer
“re departments have both sent assistance,
®nd a hard fight is being made against the
names. The slope turns out some 700 tons
per day. No one was in the mine when the
fire started.
A Law Professorship.
Richmond, May 24.—The family of the
late T. C. Williams, t e well knowu
tobacconist, to-dav donated $25,000 to Rich
mond college for the establishment of a law
® r ofessorhip at the institute.
dlljc itlorntiuj Sartos.
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
The Naval Appropriation Bill Debated
at Length.
Washington, May 24.—1n the Senate
this morning Mr. Blackburn presented the
credentials of John G. Carlisle as senator
from the state of Kentucky for the unex
pired term of Senator Beck, which com
menced March 30, 1889. The paper was
read ran placed on file.
PORTSMOUTH’S NAVY YARD.
The naval appropriation bill was taken
up, the pending question being on the
amendment reported from the committee
on appropriations to strike out the item of
$50,000 for the improvement of the plant at
the Portsmouth, N. H., navy yard. Mr.
Gorman called for the yeas and nays. A
long discussion followed, in which all the
New England senators opposed the propo
sition to strike out Messrs. Allison and
Gorman championed the amendment, but
it was disagreed to by 18 yeas to 29 nays,
so the item remained in tho bill, amended,
however, by striking out the words “build
ing and” before the words “repairing iron
and steel ships,” so that repairs only are con
templated at that yard.
THE YARD AT BOSTON.
The question was then taken on the item
for the Boston navy yard (similarly
amended) and the item was continued in the
bill, the vote to strike out being yeas 15,
navs 31.
On motion of Mr. Cameron a like item of
$50,000 wa3 inserted for the League Island
yard, with the additional words “which
yard is hereby re-opened for the repair of
vessels of the - navy.”
An item wag inserted for the appointment
of a naval commission to select a site for a
dry dock on the Pacific coast.
Mr. Cockrell moved to strike out the pro
vision for three sea-going coast line battle
ships, not to cost more than $400,000 each.
The debate on this amendment consumed
the remainder of the afternoon, and with
out action upon it or the bill itself the Sen
ate adjourned.
HENNEPIN CANAL SCHEMING.
The House Refuses to Strike the
Clause from the Bill.
Washington, May 24.— The House went
into committee of the whole this morning,
with Mr. Burrows in the chair, on the river
and harbor bilk The pending question was
the point of order against the Hennepin
canal proposition. After an argument by
Mr. Rogors, of Arkansas, in opposition to
the point of order, the chairman rendered a
decision overruling it.
Mr. Turner of Georgia then moved to
strike out the provision for the canal. He
contended that the digging of canals by the
federal government was contrary to the
constitution.
Messrs. Hayes, Henderson and Gear of
lowa and Blanchard of Louisiana opposed
the motion and spoke in favor of the Hen
nepin canal.
Mr. Hatch of Missouri warned the gentle
men who represented the Mississippi river
that an appropriation for the Hennepin
canal would be a death knell to appropria
tions for the Mississippi river iu the future.
The motion to strike out was lost by a
vote of 50 to 122.
IT WAS NOT AN EXTRA APPROPRIATION.
An amendment was adopted reducing
from $2,000,000 to $1,000,000 the appropria
tion for the improvement of the Mississippi
river from the head of the passes to the
mouth of the Ohio river. Mr. Blanchard
explained that this amendment was due to
the fact that congress had a few weeks ago
made an urgent appropriation of $1,000,000
for the improvement of the river on the un
derstanding that a reduction of that amount
would be made in the river and harbor bill.
Pending further action the committee rose.
TRIBUTES TO WILBER.
Public business was suspended at 4 o’clock
and the House proceeded to pay a tribute to
the memory of the late David Wilber of
New York. Eulogies were pronounced by
Messrs. Tracy, Sherman and Farquhar of
New York, McCormick of Pennsylvania,
Russell of Connecticut, and Mcßae of Ar
kansas.
The House then adjourned.
SENATE TARIFF SCHEMES.
The Fate of the House Bill In Com
mittee Uncertain.
■Washington, May 34. —Mr. Plumb in
troduced into the Senate to-day a resolu
tion directing the finance committee to re
port to the Senate in connection with the
tariff bill a tabular statement of the duties
under the existing law, under the House
bill, and under the bill as the committee
may report it, and if they report any new
duties, directing them to present a written
statement of the effect of such duties and
the reasons therefor. The resolution went
over until Monday.
The finance committee, owing to the in
teiestof the members in other measures,
will probably not hold a meeting for the
consideration of the tariff bill before next
Tuesday, the regular meeting day of the
committee.
SUBSTITUTE SPECULATION.
Inasmuch as the bill has not been dis
cussed by the committee all positive state
ments that a substitute will be reported in
stead of the House bill, with amendments
according to the ordinary course of proceed
ings, are at least premature. The idea of
those members of the committee who ex
pressed the opinion that a substitute would
be reported was that such a course would
facilitate the proceedings between the two
houses. A leading member of ti e commit
tee said to-day that the policy of the com
mittee in regard to the matter of creating
a bill would be determined by the nature
and number of amendments or changes it
was found desirable to make to the bill as
passed by the House.
CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION.
The Conferees Nearly Agreed on the
McKinley Bill.
Washington, May 34. —The conferees on
the McKinley customs administrative bill
were in session two hours this afternoon,
Mr. McMillin of Tennessee taking the place
of Mr. Carlisle among the H>use. conferees.
It is said that practically an agreement
was reached on all the disputed points,
save one. It will be recom
mended that each house recede
from its position as to about half the ninety
amendments made to the bill by the Senate.
The one unsettled point is as to the date
upou which the biil shall take effect. Upon
this the officials of the treasury department
will be asked to express their opinion as to
the earliest practical date which can be
fixed, and that date will probably be
adopted by the conferees at their meeting
Monday.
The White House Flag.
Washington, May 34.— President Harri
son bai directed that the union flag shall
hereafter fly daily over the executive man
sion from sunrise to sunset instead of as
heretofore being hoisted on special occasions.
Bond Tenders.
Washington, May 34.— There was only
one bond tender to-day—sso,ooo 4s at 133
for 4 per cent.
SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, MAY 25, 1890—TWELVE PAGES.
KEMMLER'S LAST HOPE.
HIS COUNSEL MAY SAVE HIS LIFE
TILL FALL.
The Recent Resort to the Supreme
Court Made on an Original Applica
tion for a Habeas Writ, and There
fore Not Recognizable as an Appeal.
Advantage May be Taken of the
Point.
Washington, May 24. —Although the
supreme court yesterday decided against
Kemmler on all the constitutional questions
which it is thought can be raised in bis case,
it is not absolutely certain that the court
has beard the last of the case. It was the
general opinion that the decision yesterday
would finally settle the matter, and all that
would remain to be done would be pro
forma vacation of the order of Judge Wal
lace and the resentencing of Kemmler. It
may be that the counsel will stop here and
not further prolong what, in view of the
decision yesterday, must be regarded as a
hopeless case, so far as the supreme court is
concerned.
FURTHER DELAY POSSIBLE.
But it is still possible to delay the day of
execution until next autumn at least by
bringing another appeal to the supreme
court. The situation is rather an interest
ing one. Whoa Judge Wallace made his
order staying the proceedings in the
Kemmler case he did so on the understand
ing that tho counsel would immediately
apply to the highest tribunal for a writ of
habeas corpus and thus obtain a final de
cision upon the constitutional objections
raised against the proposed mode of execu
tion.
judge Wallace’s life.
Judge Wallace announced that he granted
the writ solely in order to save the prisoner’s
life until the constitutional points at issue
could be decided by the supreme court.
This court declined to hear Lawyer Sher
man’s application for a writ of habeas
corpus for the reason that it could not reg
ularly take notice of an original habeas
corpus iu such a case. Judge Wallace had
made no decision ou a writ of habeas corpus
and therefore there could be no appeal upou
which to allow the supreme court to act in
its appellate capacity.
HELPING SHERMAN OUT.
For the purpose, however, of securing
speedy determination of the questions in
volved, the court directed Mr. Sherman to
make application for a writ of error from
the findings of the court of appeals of New
York. There was uo substantial difference
in these two methods, tho constitutional ob
jections which could be made on an appli
cation for a writ of habeas corpus being
equally pertinent on an application for a
writ of error, so that the decision
on one form of pleading would
really govern the case if brought up in the
other shape. The court having decided the
questions at issue against Kemmler, Judge
Wallace, when his writ becomes return
able ou the third Monday in June will, of
course, rule against Mr. Sherman on the
matter of a habeas corpus writ. It must be
borne in mind that it was not ou an appli
cation for a writ of habeas corpus that the
supreme court made its decision.
HOW DELAY IS POSSIBLE.
Now, under the law, an appeal from the
order denying a writ of habeas corpus to
the highest court in the country is a matter
of right, aud cannot, under any circum
stance, it is said, bo refused. It will thus be
seen that the counsel have undoubtedly the
privilege of appealing from the decision of
Judge Wallace next month, and, as the
supreme court has adjourned for the term,
a hearing could not be had until next
October. Of the result of that hearing
there can be no doubt, for the court has
already decided against Kemlmer on all
points which could be raised.
THE QUESTION NOW AT ISSUE.
Whether or not, in view of the fact that
the questions at issue have been settled; of
the understanding with Judge Wallace that
the supreme court decision should be ac
cepted as final, and of the probability that
the court would very severely censure the
bringing of such a i appeal for the obvious
and sole purpose of delaying execution, the
counsel will still insist upon doing all that
they can to stave off the day of execution,
is the question which remains to be deter
mined.
LIQUOR BY THE PACKAGE.
The Senate Bill to be Taken up Tues
day and Finished.
Washington, May 24.—1n the Senate
this morning Mr. Wilson of lowa asked and
obtained unanimous consont that on Tues
day next, after the routine morning busi
ness, the bill subjecting imported liquors to
the provisions of the laws of the several
states shall be taken up, and its considera
tion continued until it is disposed of. Mr.
Stewart at first objected to the displacement
of the silver bill, saying that he did not
think the country was suffering so much
from the liquor business as it was from lack
of currency. He thought the people of
lowa could get along better if they had
money to pay their debts.
RESENTED BY MR. WILSON.
Mr. Wilson resented Mr. Stewart’s re
mark and said that the people of lowa were
prepared to pay their debts and were in
every respect in a3 good condition as the
people of Nevada.
Mr. Stewart —Very well, I interpose no
objection, but hereafter I shall object to
anything but appropriation bills until the
silver b.li is disposed of.
KINCAID STILL ILL.
His Pbyßician Sends Him to Kentucky
to Recuperate.
Washington, May 24.—Judge Kincaid,
who shot ex-Congres3man Taulbee, has re
turned from Atlantic City not much im
proved in health, and leaves to-morrow
under his physician’s direction for his old
home in Kentuciy, where he will probably
remain until his case is called for trial in
the fall, his bondsmen being held ia $20,000
for his appearance.
Speaker Heed's Mother Dead.
Washington, May 24.—Speaker Reed
received a telegram announcing the death
of his mother this morning at Deering, a
suburb of Portland, Me. She has been in
failing health for some months, but the fatal
termination of her illness was not;expected
so soon. The speaker wifi start for home
to-morrow.
With all his ruggedness Speaker Reed is a
man of deep feeling, and he was profoundly
affected by the news of the death of his
mother. He found himself quite unable to
preside at a meeting of the committee on
rules called for this morning to decide the
order of business in the House, or to preside
afterwards in the House.
Drowned.
Memfhis, Tenn., May 24.—John Bowen,
a butcher of this city, his wife Mary, and
4-year-old daughter Mamie were drowned
in VVoif river, several miles east of here,
yesterday while trying to ford the stresm
in a buggy. None of the bodies have been
recovered.
CONDITION OF THB CROPS.
The Weather of the Past Week Fa
vorable in Moot Sections.
Washington, May 34. The weekly
weather crop bulletin of the signal service
was issued to-day. It says: “About the
normal temperature has prevailed in the
I southern states, the Ohio Valley, and on the
New England coast during the past week,
while cold weather has continued in the
lake regions and uorthwost, the average
daily temperature in the upper Lake region
and upper Mississippi valley ranging from
5* to 10' below the normal. The week has
been warm in the Rocky mountain regions
and on the Pacific coast.
“There has been more rain than usual
during the week in the interior of New Eng
land, the middle states.lake regions West
Virginia, Upper Ohio valley, East Tennes
see, Southern Minnesota. Southeast Dakota
and portions of lowa, Missouri and Illinois.
SHOWERS IN THE SOUTH.
“Well distributer! showers oocurred
throughout the southern states and gener
ally from Texas northward to Dakota.
Very heavy local rains are reported from
Eastern Missouri, Western Pennsylvania
and Eastern lowa, where the,rainfall ex
ceeded two inches. Over the grain regions
of Southern Minnesota and Southeast
Dakota ther rainfall exceeded 1% inches,
while in the northern portions of these
states about half an inch of rain is reported.
No rain occurred on the Pacific coast south
of Oregon.
THE EFFECT ON CROPS.
The recent rains in the northwest have
greatly improved the crop conditions in
that section, including the states of Minne
sota, Dakota, Nebraska and lowa, although
local droughts are reported in
North Dakota and Northwest Min
nesota. While the rains have been
favorable for small grain, it has
been too cold for corn, which is being re
planted in some sections of lowa, Illinois
and Missouri. In Kansas the weather for the
week was not so favorable, and crops were
injured in sections, except in the southeast,
where wheat was improved. Cold and wet
weather has retarded seeding in Michigan
and Indiana, where the conditions
are generally reported as unfavorable, ex
cept that the gross crop has
been improved. In Tennessee, Kentucky
and Arkansas the crop conditions are re
ported as improving. Kentucky reports:
‘Tobacco plants not doing well; wheat fair,
fruit prospects improving.’ Tennessee re
ports: ‘Wheat injured by rust, half orop;
oats a failure: other crops growing well;
tobacco favorable; cotton improving; out
look better.’
IN THE GULF STATES.
“In the Golf states the weather was gen-*
erally favorable and crops improved rapidly
during the latter part of the week, although
tho season is from ten to twenty days late.
“In tho lower Mississippi valley the back
water is receding slowly aud replanting is
in progress.
“In the South Atlantic states cool nights
retarded the growth of cotton, which, how
ever, is reported in excellent condition.
“The oat harvest is in progress in South
Carolina, with a fair prospect. Wheat is
reported in poor condition. Corn and pota
toes are good.
IJi,THJE NEW-ENGLAND STATES.
“Cool, wet weather in New England and
the Middle Atlantic states had retarded the
growth of crops and delayed farm work,
although grass and grain are generally re
ported in good condition. The week was
unfavorable in New Jersoy for tender vege
tables, and the condition of the corn crop is
unfavorable from North Carolina north
ward, owing to the wet weather and delay
ing in planting.”
A CAMPAIGN OOMMITTBB.
The Republican Membership of the
Southern States.
Washington, May 34.—The republican
congressional campaign committee is an
nounced. The southern states are repre
sented as follows: North Carolina, Repre
sentative Brower; Tennessee, Representative
Houk; Arkansas, Hermann I* Rennel;
Louisiana, Representative Coleman; Vir
ginia, Representative Bowden. Georgia
and Mississippi are not represented. Messrs.
Miller, McDuffie and Goodrich, tho repub
lican contestants from South Carolina, Ala
bama and Florida, represent their states.
A LUMBER FIRM HARD UP.
If Their Creditors Force Them a Dis
astrous Crash Will Come.
Quebec, May 24.—1n consequence of
over-speculation in timber and the decline
in prices in England, the leading lumber
firm of Smith, Wale & Cos., of this city,
are in financial difficulties. Their liabili
ties are about $3,000,000. Their principal
creditors are Bryant, Howis & Bryant of
London, for $.‘500,000 ; the Quebec bank for
$175,000; the Bauk of Montreal, $1150,000;
the Merchants’ bank, $125,090; the Bank of
British North America, $75,000; the Union
bank, $25,000; and western lumbermen,
$700,000.
A serious situation.
If no settlement can be arrived at between
the firm and its creditors tho most serious
blow experienced by the Quebec timber
trade in the last quarter of a century will
have been struck. Millions of dollars worth
of timber in rafts, purchased by the firm,
will be thrown on the market and on arrival
here will be less in value on an average by
6 cents a foot than the rates at which it was
purchased. Some sixty ships are expected
here on charters made by tho firm. Much
anxiety is experienced as to the course that
the creditors will adopt.
DRUNKS IN BIG DOSES.
Original Package Sales Lively in Pro
hibition Towqs.
Pittsburg, May 24. Original package
houses were opened in Apollo and Leech
burg, both total option towns, this after
noon by William Silverman, agent
for tno Cincinnati Brewing Com
pany. A carload of beer in
packakes of from one-eighth to one-half
a barrel each, arrived at Loechburg at 5
o’clock this evening, and in less than two
hours the contents of the car had beeu sold
out, and original packages were soon
brought in all directions on the shoulders of
the men.
A committee of citizens, appointed at a
general meeting last night, met this evening
and decided to enter suit against Silverman,
Monday, for violation of the state laws.
The authorities will also enter suit for main
taining a nuisance. Silverman says he will
refuse hail if arrested, and if the case is
decided in his favor will hold the committee
for damages.
Asa result of the sale the streets were
filled with drunken men to-night. There is
great excitement.
A Wnisky Trust Sensation.
Chicago, May 34. —On a report that the
Shullfelt distillery here had joined the
whisky trust spirits were boomed from
$1 05 to $1 12 and whisky from $1 03 to
$llO. Trust certificates were likewise
boosted from 45 to 48%, closing active at 47.
The Sbullfelt establishment, however, has
not joined the trust, according to Thomas
Lynch, who repr iseuts that company. Mr.
Lynch declared emphatically to-night that
it never would jpin.
GERMAN SWAY IN AFRICA
ENGLAND SUDDENLY BREAKS OFF
NEGOTIATIONS.
German Officials Attribute the Action
to Popular Clamor in England
Against the Loss of Control of the
Headwaters of the Nile—Occupation
of Egypt.
(Copyrighted, 1890, by the Sew York Associated
Press.)
Berlin, May 24.—The negotiations with
England concerning territory in Africa had
almost reached the point of an exchange of
protocols conceding to Germany a sphere
of influence extending from the east coast
to the Congo Free State when Lord Salis
bury, the British prime minister, sent his
own envoy, Sir Percy Anderson, emphatic
orders to suspend communications and
await instructions. Since then Sir
Edward Mallet, the British embassador at
Berlin, has intimated that negotiations will
only be resumed on the basis of recognition
by Germany of English rights on the west
coast of Ijvke Tanganviki and the territo
ries north of Tanganyika, includ
ing Uganda. The foreign office here
interprets the changed attitude of
Lord Salisbury to publio clamor
in England over the threatened
disposession of the English from the terri
tories connecting the British empire in
South Africa with the sources of the Nile.
Whatever is Lord Salisbury’s motive, it has
evoked an energetic protest from Chan
cellor von Caprivi, who the emperor either
inspired or indorsed. Only strong state,
combined with family reasons, determines
the emperor to persist in his cordial rela
tions with the English government.
Egypt’s occupation.
The North German Gazette, whose di
rector recently had several interviews with
Chancellor von Caprivi, obtained a semi
official communication advocating con
tinuance of English occupation of Egypt as
essential to the prosperity of that country.
The article obviously hinted that the Ger
man government was ready to support per
manent occupation of Egypt by the British.
The Gazette did not state the terms, but
suggested that if Germany obtained a hold
in the districts in Central Africa claimed by
England, the British army would be con
firmed in the occupation of Egypt.
A SHOW OF FRIENDSHIP.
The emperor, as if desiring to mark the
strength of the entente with England, cele
brated the queen’s birthday with unusual
ceremony. riir Edward Mallot and the
whole British einbassey were bauqueted to
night at the Royal Castle. The emperor
toasted the queen us tho head of a great
family, the ruler of a friendly nation and the
commander of the first German dragoons.
In conclusion he said: “May God preserve
and protect and bless her for many years to
come.”
Ttie British ambassador responded, and
offered a toast in honor of the emperor,
who after .t ard proposed the health of Chan
cellor von Caprivi, calling him his trusted
minister and a valuable servant of the
country. The English Hag is displayed on
every government building.
A HOPELESS EFFORT.
It is improbable that this effusive display
of a desire to cultivate the friendship of
England will induce Lord Salisbury to con
cede the demands of Germany, evon if
Egypt should be thrown into tjje balance.
Chancellor von Caprivi will not abate his
claims, and the issue will be an indefinite
suspension of negotiations, which will leave
both parties to proceed with the
game of territorial grab until
the complications arising therefrom become
more critical. The newspapers, comment
ing upon Lord Salisbury’s utterances on the
situation, concur in the opinion that war
like complications are impossible, Africa
not being worth a European war. At the
same time it is felt that German acqusi
tions will probably be a source of trouble
with England in the near future.
ARMY AND LABOR BILLS.
The Reichstag committee on the army
and labor bills will reassemble the week be
fore the plenary sitting of the house. Tho
E regress of the army bill justifies the calcu
ition that it wili be passed by a vote of 245
in favor to 152 against, despite the govern
ment’s admission that the present demand
is a merejinstallmout. Herr Richter, in an
article in the Freisinnige commenting on
the disclosures made to the com
mittee, says they show that in
the near prospective the German
peace effective will be 514,000 men instead
of 408,000. Herr Maltzahn’s refusal to
satisfy Herr Windtborst in tho committee
on the report that the treasury will wantsoo,-
000,000 marks to execute the government’s
military p.aus will not retard the success of
the bill The socialist section of the Frei
sinnigo party and a section of the clericals
will join the conservatives in supporting it.
HOPES OF THE SOCIALISTS.
The socialists have three members, Bebel,
Dietz and Qrillonberger, on the labor com
mittee. They are sanguine that they will
get clauses introduced in tho labor bill con
stituting workmen syndicates and labor
bureaus under a Bpecial minister of labor.
They are even hopeful of having the eight
hour principle recognized, although
they do not expect to have it
made effective. The position of the
freisinnige party is more than ever
uncertain. Tho election of Herr Schrader
as president of tho party committee in place
of Hurr Richter indicates a widened rupture
in the party. The Freisinng* Zeituiuj save
that Herr Richter continues to preside
over tho committee of direction, consisting
of seven members, Schrader having re
ceived merely an honorary appointment to
the pres.tlcncy of the committee of thirteen.
This explanation does not touch the fact
that open disunion is diminishing the
strengtn of the party.
BISMARCK’S PLANS.
The Hamburg Correspondent says that
Prince and Princess Bismarckiwill visit the
Marquis of Londonderry and the Earl of
Rosederry, in England, at the end of June,
remaining six weeks. During the past
week Prince Bismarck has entertained Herr
Bleicbroder, Dr. Buohrand, and his old
secretary, Herr Itothenburg, who is assist
ing him in arranging bis memoirs.
The socialist and Freisinnige papers team
with stories about the emperor and ex-chati
cellor. It is asserted that the emperor is
highly incensed because of the prince’s
statements to the correspondents of foreign
papers, that he speaks of the ex-chancellor
as only fit for a lunatic asylum, and that he
intends to send him a final warning before
dealing with him as an enemy of the state.
Whatever may be the emperor’s irritation,
it has not caused a rupture with Prlnco
Bismarck. The imperial court chancellor,
Libenan, is about to visit Friedrichsruhe,
and other persons intimately connected
with the emperor’s circle also communicate
with the prince.
The King of Wurtemburg has just sent
1,000 marks and the Duke of Saxo-Atten
burg 500 marks to the national Bismarck
memorial fund.
The national liberal members of the
Reichstag and Landtag, while banqueting
together, telegraphed a salutation to Fried
richsruhe.
von moltke’b speech.
The emperor sent a letter to Field Marshal
Count you Moltke warmly congratulating
him upon bis recent speech in the Reichstag
in favor of the army bill. In his letter the
emperor says that Count von Moltke has
ever looked to the service of the fatherland,
and cared unceasingly for the interests of
the army. Tho reception the speech met
with a road showed its importance.
The .Vorf h German Gazette says it doubts
whethor Chancellor von Caprivi will ac
company the emperor to Russia. A de
cision, it says, has not yet been arrived at.
Prince William of Saxe-Weimar baa been
declared bankrupt. His debts, chiefly due
to gambling, amount to 243,000 marks.
KISSING GOES BY FAVORS.
The Too Promiscuous Turks Severely
Punished.
Constantinople, May at—The Turkish
officer and five studeuts arrested for as
saulting the wife and daughter of the chief
dragoman of the Russian embassy in the
garden at Buyerkdere, and delivered by
their captors to M. do Nelidoff, tho Russian
ambassador, who at first declined to turn
them over to tho Ottomau officials, fearing
they would escape punishment, were Anally
delivered to the Turkish authorities.
The offenders were promptly put on trial,
found guilty, and sentenced to undergo im
prisonment for six months. In addition to
this punishment the sultan issued a special
edict ordering that when the sentence ex
pires the offenders shall be banished to
Tripoli for life. M. de Nelidoff is satisfied
with tho punishment inflicted, and sent a
letter to tho sultan thanking him for the
prompt action taken by the Turkish
authorities in the case.
AMERICAN STUDENTS OF ART.
Their Club House at Paris Opened
with Appropriate Ceremonies.
London, May 24. —Tho American art
students in Boris met together for the open
ing of their club house on the boulevard
Mont Parnasso to-day. The club house in
cludes reading rooms, a library, reception
rooms, a restaurant, gardens for outdoor
painting, etc. Mr. Reid, the United States
minister, made a brief opening address,
after which M. Gerome and the Marquis de
Rochainbeau spoke. The spoeclimaklng
was followed by student songs and recita
tions by a uu in her of young American
ladies. Five hundred art students were
present.
A PLOT AGAINST RUSSIA
Plans Discovered Looking to a Rising
in the Baltic Provinces.
Paris, May 24. —The Siecle publishes a
telegram from St Petersburg, giving de
tails of a conspiracy, the center of which is
said to be in Berlin, for the or
ganization of a rising against
■ Russia in the Baltic provinces.
According to the story published by the
Siecle, M. do Glers, the Russian prime
minister, has asked Chancellor von Caprivi
to take steps in the luterosts of peace to pre
vent any plotting in Berlin or elsewhere on
German territory for carrying out the
movement.
AS BAD A3 THE FrNEST.
An Apology to tbo Americana Clubbed
by Parisian Police.
London; May 24.— A special dispatch
from Pans says that in tho case of an
American lawyer from Georgia, who, with
his comrades, was clubbed by policemen on
tho night of May 1, the foreign office has
forwarded to Minister Reid a politeapology
from M. Comtaus, minister of the interior,
together wi .h an explanation of the difficul
ties one luntoreil by the police on tnat even
ing. The Americans failed to tnki the
number of the offending policemen aud
were unable to Identify him, but they are
satisfied with the apology reoeivad.
METHODISM'd SESSION.
Another Death—The Divorce Question
Before the Conference.
St. Louis, May 24.—Another death was
announced in the general conference of the
Methodist church, south, this morning.
Rov. J. E. Mann of Newberno, N. C., was
taken sick Thursday and was sent to St.
Luke’s hospital, whore he died last night.
Jlishop Fitzgerald made tho announcement
of the sad event in a few affecting words,
bringing tears to the eyes of nearly every
one present. The Nortu Carolina delegation
will take charge of the funeral services,
which will be held in the Cent-nary church
to-morrow afternoon, and the remains will
be forwarded to New home Monday morn
ing.
THE DIVORCE QUESTION.
The conference received a communica
tion from tho National Reference Reform
Association addressed to tho bishops and
delegates, calling their attention to the
question of divorce, and asking some
action, such as would aid in the elevation
of public opinion on the subject. Rev. S.
Rodgers of Baltimore prepared and pre
sented a response in the form of a reso
lution, which contained the information
that in the past twenty years 326,716
divorces had b.ten granted in the country.
Iu that period the population of tho country
bad increased 66 percent., while divorces
had increased 107 per cent. There are
forty-six sots of laws in the
states and territories, no two
being alike. Thirty causes for divorce are
recognized in these laws. Tho resolution
was that the Methodist Episcopal church
recognized but one (tho spiritual) cause of
divorce, and it will rejoice in tho day when
tho laws of all the stales accord with the
law of the church In the matter.
BLOODSHED AT CHARLESTON.
Tho Coroner a Party to One of the
Day's Cutting Scrapes.
Charleston, S. C., May 24.—A consid
erable amount of blood was spilt here to
day. Shortly before noon Harry Kessler
aud Warren Andrews had a fight in a house
of ill-fame in Horlback’s alley. Kessler
was badly cut by Audrews aud was sent to
the hospital, where he now lies dangerously
wounded. Andrews and two women were
arrested and are lodged in the police station.
Nearly half of Kessler’s face was carved
into slices.
SLASHED BY TOE CORONER.
Thii afternoon a serious affray occurred
between John H. Deveaux. the coroner of
the county, and M. W. Wigg, an officer em
ployed in the office of the clerk of court.
Coroner Deveaux slapped Wigg’s face, aud
Wigg thereupon drew a knife aud cut his
opponent in the faco. The coroner there
upon drew a penknife and slashed Wigg.
The latter is iu the hospital and is consid
ered to be dangerously wounded. The coro
ner has not been arrested, no one having
sued out a warrant as yet. All the parties
are white men.
Yale's Great Victory.
New Haven, Conn., May 24.— The Yale
College crew beat the Atalanta crew this
evening by eight lengths in 20:17, with the
captain and stroke oar out of the boat after
tbe first mile and a half. He broke his oar
and pitched into tbe water. The reierees’
boat picked him up.
4 DAILY.* 10 A YEAR, )
< 50 F, NTS A COPY. >
I WEEKLY,I.2S A YEAR
REVISION OF THE FAITH.
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THE COMMITTEE ON ITS METHOD
MAKES ITS REPORT.
Unanimity In the Committee and In
the Assembly When the Report Was
Adopted —A Committee Appointed
to consider the Suggestions and
Make a Report in 1891.
Saratoga, N. Y., May 24. —The report
of the committee on the method of revision
of the oonfessiou of faith was presented in
the Presbyterian General Assembly North
to-doy a follows:
Your committee respectfully report that they
have unanimously agreed upon the following
preamble and resolutions, the adoption of which
they reooinmend:
Whereas, The last general assembly directed
an overture to be transmitted to the presby
teries in tliese words: “First, do you desire
revision of confession of faith?” Second, "If
so. In what respect and to what extent?" and
Wher4B, It appears from the report of tbe
special committee appointed to canvass the an
swers of the presbyteries to said overture, that
134 presbyteries have answered “yea" to the
first question; therefore, be it
Resolved, 1. That a committee composed
of one member of tho assemb y from each
synod, to wit, nineteen ministers and ten elders,
be appointed by the moderator to nominate to
this assembly a committee consisting of fifteen
ministers and four elders, which shall be called
“The assembly’s committee on revision of tbe
confession of faith,” which committee, when
constituted by tho general assembly, shall
consider the suggestions male by the presbyte
ries in their answers to the second of the abovw
questions, and formulate to the general assem
bly of 1891 such alterations and amendments to*
the confession of faith as iu their Judgment may
be deemed desirable.
i This committee on revision shall meet at
the call of the temporary chairman, to bei
named by the moderator or this general assemA
bly, and shall, upon meeting, appoint their own
permanent chairman, and shall have power to
rill vacancies.
3. The committee on revision is instructed tot
meet at an early date, not later than Oct. 81,
189(1, and diligently to pursue Its works that lb
may report promptly at the meeting or the
general assembly in 1891; and whereas, sixty-'
eight presbyteries have answered “no" to this
first of the above questions, and sixty-nin*
presbyteries of those answering "yes” have ex
pressly said that they desire no change in tbe
confession of faith to be made that impairs the,
integrity of the system of doctrine taught
therein; therefore
Resolved, That this committee on revision be,
and hereby are Instructed, that they shall not!
propose any alterations or amendments that
will In any way impair the Integrity of the re
formed or Calvinlstio system of doctrine taught
in the confession of faith.
All of which Is respectfully submitted.
[Signed] Ehenkzer Krskin. Chairman.
Henry McC’racxin,
Francis Patton,
Eveharo Kami's hall,
Henhy Day,
George 8. Graham,
James H. Torrey, Committee.
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
Dr. Erskine said that every membor ofs
the committee approved this report. [Great)
applause,]
The report was adopted bv a rising vote
unanimously, after which the doxology was
sung with a will, and the moderator offered
a prayer of thanksgiving.
The moderator appointed a nominating
committee of nineteen ministers and ten
elders at once, naming Dr. William C.-
Roberts, a member from Illinois, as chair
man. Their report will probably be ,’givea
Monday.
DIXIE’S PRESBYTERIANS.
Church Action on the Peace Congress.
Evangelizing the Negroes.
Asheville, N. C., May 24.—1n the Pres
byterian General Assembly (south) to-day
tbo paper touching the proposed peace con
gress was taken up. It was moved that the
minority report of the committee, which
approves church action on the paper, be
adopted instead of the majority report, not
favoring such action. After considerable
discussion tho report was adopted. The
special committee on the evangelization of
the colored race recommended the organi
zation of colored Sunday schools and the
appointment of a field missionary who shall
labor for their evangelization.
WILL SOLVE THE RACE PROBLEM.
Dr. Stillman, superintendent of the Tus
caloosa colored seminary, was sure that
evangolization of the colored people
would settle tho race problem. When
they were induced to give up their supersti
tions and embrace tho true religion, there
would no longer be a race problem. The
results already achieved indicated the im
portance of the work. The speaker believed
tho colored people were as susceptible of
improvement as any people on earth. The
assembly should help educate colored minis
ters to preach to their people.
NORTHERN PREACHERS NOT EFFECTIVE.
G. H. Fleming, chairman of the commit
tee on the evangolization of the colored race,
said northern preachers had been tried
among the negroes, and they had failed to
do the good hoped for. •
The report of the standing committee oa
the revised directory of worship recom
mends, first, that the question of revision
be postponed indefinitely; and second, strik
ing out chapter 10 of the revised direct
tory of worship. The report was adopted.
Col. J. J. Wade offered a resolution of
thanks to the citizens of Asheville for their
bountiful and elegant hospitality. Th
resolution was adopted by a rising vote.
THE REVISION COMMITTEE.
The moderator appointed as additional
members of the committee on the revised
directory of worship Rev. D. C. Davies of
Kentucky, Rev. R. P. Kerr and Rev. W,
H. Lacey of Virginia.
On tho overture from South Alabama
asking that tbe assembly order the stated
clerk of the assembly to send to each min
ister and every member of the sessions a
copy of the minutes of this meeting of th<
assembly, the committee recommonded that
the request be not granted, and added a
plan of selling the minutes through thl
stated clerks of the presbyteries.
Dr. Wilson, a stated clerk, said that t
similar resolution was passed at the previoui
assembly, and it had cost *1,400 and
swamped the treasury. It was said it would
benefit p sterity, but posterity would nol
benefit the assembly.
The report of the committee was adopted
BOND OF THE TREASURER.
Rev. Mr. Foster offered a resolution that
the validity of the bund of treasurers ol
tho executive committees he judged by th<
committees. The resolutioa was carried.
Mr. Holt of Selma, Ala, offered a resolu
tion commending the work of the
chaplain. The resolution was adopted.
Tbe moderator stated that the clerk re
ported no further business before the body.
Devotional exercises followed, and tbes
the moderator pronounced tbe benediction,
dissolved tho assembly, and called next
year’s assembly to meet in the First Presby
teriau church at Birmingham, Ala, on th
third Tuesday in May.
Nellie Bly Nowhere.
Tacoma, Wash., May 24.—George Fran
cis Train completed his trip around th<
world this evening, arriviug here at i
o’clock. HU time from start to finish wai
67 days, 13 hours, 3 minutes and 3 seconds
Original Packages in Minnesota.
St. Paul, Minn., May 24. —An “original
package" tost case has been made up at
Henning, in this state, by a saloon-keepei
who had no license, but sold original pack
aubo in defiance of the local laws.
