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•j J. H. ESTILL, President. J
CARLISLE’S BOLD STAND.
he declares himself opposed
TO THE ALLIANCE BILL,
He Points Out That It Would Only
Increase the Facilities of Manipu
lators—Farmers Would be Unable to
Kedeem Their Crops—lt Is Class Leg
islation, He Says.
Washington, May 31.—T0 B.F. Howard of
Tuskegee, Ala., Senator Carlisle has written
a lengthy letter in response to Mr. Howard’s
request for the senator’s views upon the
agricultural sub-treasury proposition a
contained in the bills before congress to
provide for a system of warehouses
for farm produce throughout the country,
to be operated by the government,
which is to issue its notes upon the products
stored therein. Senator Carlisle says that
Mr. Howard’s statement that he and those
associated with him are in favor of equal
justice to all and special favors to none
embodies sound democratic doctrine, and if
it had been strictly adhered to in congress
in the past twenty-five years the evils of
which tie farmers and others justly com
plain would have been averted and the
wnole country would now be prosperous
and contented.
ROBBED BY THE TARIFF.
“But,” says the senator, the farmers have
been taxed so long for the benefit of other
classes, and have seen so much legislation
for the aggrandizement of corporations and
syndicates that their patience is exhausted,
and it is important for the time being to
abolish the system which has oppressed and
despoiled the agricultural industry of the
country. They now demand that "the very
policy which they have heretofore
denounced as unjust and ruin
ous shall be applied to them, or
rather part of them, for no scheme has yet
been suggested that would operate alike
upon all farmers. But no evil can be cor
rected, no wrong can be righted by in
creasing its magnitude and extending the
scope of its operations. There is but one
effectuul remedy for the evil, whioh un
doubtedly exists, and that is to reverse the
policy which produced it.”
INEQUALITIES OF THEIR PLAN.
The senator, after rehearsing the features
of the proposed sub-treasury plan, and
noting the fact that the farmers themselves
will pay more than their fair share of the
cost of erecting the warehouses, and that
the officers connected with them will be
partisans of the administration in power,
says: “There are more than 2,400 counties
in the United States, but not more
than one-third of them, if that
many, produce and sell annually more
than* $500,000 worth of wheat, corn, oats,
cotton and tobacco, and, therefore, not
more than one-third of them could possibly
avail themselves of this plan, if it were
adopted. It will be seen, therefore, at the
very outset, that it is a plan to compel the
government to issue and distribute money
for the benefit of people living in the rich
and productive counties at the expense of
the people living in the poorer and less pro
ductive ones.
PUTS SPECULATORS ON TOP.
“Moreover, it is a plan to enable un
scrupulous speculators to take advantage of
the farmer’s pecuniary necessities and ex
tort exorbitant prices for food from the
people who reside in the cities, towns and
villages, and from the people who
reside in the country but do not
own these particular agricultural
products. It is evident that no farmer will
subject himself to the labor and expense of
transporting his products to public ware
houses and to all the other charges which
he must pay for storage, for handling and
for taking care of them while there, when
he has barns and granaries at home, unless
he is in debt and absolutely needs the
money which the government is to ad
vance, and if he is in that unfortunate
condition from what source is he afterward
to acquire means to redeem the products by
returning the money and paying the ware
house charges?
WON’T BE ABLE TO REDEEM THEM.
“In a great majority of eases lie will never
be able to redeem them, but will be forced
to lose tho remaining 20 per cent, of the
value of his products, or sell his warehouse
receipt for whatever ho can get for it,
which will be very little, for it must be re
membered that after he gets his warehouse
receipt he has a remaining interest of only
20 percent., les the charges for interest,
storage, etc., mid this is all he can dispose
of. He will find the time rapidly approaching
when he must have money to redeem his
products or sell his small remaining inter
est in them, or allow them to bo sold at pub
lic auction by the government, and this will
be the golden opportunity of the speculators,
whose agents will swarm all over the coun
try, ready to take wnrebouse receipts from
embarrassed owners for a merely nominal
Bum.
LIKE A PAWNBROKER’S TICKET.
"The receipt is simply a privilege of re
demption, like a pawnbroker’s ticket, and
the farmer, being himself unable to redeem,
will bo forced ultimately to dispose of it at
any price offored. Ido not think that any
considerable number of intelligent people in
this country will sustain the farmers in ask
ing the government to establish a system
which will compel them, in a large number
of cases, to sacrifice the products of their
labor.”
Senator Carlisle argues at some
length to show that the annual
expansion and contraction of the currency
provided for in the bill would result in ab
solutely destroying the market upon which
the farmer must depend for the sale of his
crops, and that the cotton farmers who are
supporting the sub-treasury plan would be
especial sufferers, because the plau lu the
letter writer’s estimate would close every
cotton factory in the country,
facilitates speculation.
“No such facilities as tbis scheme would
afford for controlling the market for purely
speculative purposes have ever existed in
this or any other country, and no more
l>erfect system for the oppression of the
poor could be devised. Xbe exact quantity
°f product on deposit in the several public
warehouses will be known to every com
mercial and finaucial center, and combina
tions to purchase and hold the receipts oouid
easily bo made, especially when they can be
procured by the payment of a small per
centage of the value of the deposit.
UNALTERABLY OPPOSED TO IT.
In conclusion Senator Carlisle says: “I
have thus given you as briefly as the nature
of the subject would permit some of the
reasons why I think the proposed plan for
the relief of the farmers would be injurious
instead of beneficial, not only to them, but
to all the other peoplo of the country. But
it would be uncandid not to say distinctly,
before closing this communication, that
even if it could be conclusively shown that
this or any other similar scheme would be
pccuniarly beneficial to an}' particular
class of our people. I would still be unal
terably opposed to its adoption, because in
my opinion it would be another wide and
dangerous departure from the principles
upon which our political institutions are
founded. It would be iu fact the longest
step yet taken in time of peace toward the
ponsulidition of power in the hands of the
federal government and the subjection of
fpjje itlornimj
the private affairs of the people to the
supervision and control of a central and
irresponsible authority.
A CARDINAL PRINCIPLE.
“You and I are democrats, and as such
we believe that the government should
scrupulously abstain from ail unnecessary
interference with the personal and domestic
concerns of its citizens and confine itself
strictly to the administration of purely pub
lic affairs. It is a hard cardinal principle
of political faith that people are
best governed when they are least
governed, and that they are most
prosperous and contented when left to free
exercise of their own judgment in the man
agement of their own business, subject to
only such reasonable regulations as may bo
necessary to preserve the peace and good
order of the community. These proposi
tions are fundamental, and we cannot aban
don them without repudiating all the tradi
tions of the party and all distinctions be
tween constitutional government and pater
nal despotism.”
KOLB BEATEN BY JONB3.
The Anti-Alliance Forces Unite and
Nominate a Montgomery Man.
Montgomery, Ala, May 31.—The
democratic state convention this morning
met at 10 o’clock. It was evident that tho
hour had come for a nomination and every
body was on the tiptoe of expectation.
Balloting commenced with all the candi
dates, but there bad been an agreement
that all the anti-Kolb forces would support
Col. Thomas G. Jones for governor at the
proper moment.
The roll of the counties commenced and
every vote not for Commissioner Kolb was
cast for Col. Jones.
The result was that Col. Jones had about
24 majority. The ballot was not announced,
as Commissioner Kolb’s friends withdrew
his name and moved that Col. Jones be
nominated by acclamation.
ENTHUSIASM LET LOOSE.
Great enthusiasm prevailed aDd speeches
were made by all the candidates, Commis
sioner Kolb specially stirring the hearts of
the convention and pledging that his fol
lowers would support the ticket, and prom
ising to canvass the state himself for the
nominee.
The utmost harmony now prevails, and
the democracy presents a united front.
The town is perfectly wild with enthu
siasm, as this is the home of Col. Jones.
Brass bands are out and the people are
cheering. Such a scene as took place in the
capitol and on the streets has never been
witnessed here before. The convention ad
journed at 2 o’clock, as it was impossible to
proceed on the regular order.
THE REST OF THE TICKET.
The convention met at 2 o’clock and fin
ished nominating candidates.
J. D. Barron of Clay county, secretary of
state, was renominated over John B. Han
ley of Butler county.
John L. Cobb of "Montgomery, treasurer,
and C. D. Hague, auditor, were renominated
by acclamation.
W. L. Martin of Jackson county was re
nominated for attorney general over two
contestants.
John G. Harris was nominated for super
intendent of education, defeating the pres
ent incumbent, L. Palmer, and T. J. Car
lisle, C. L. Brown and M. S. Burke.
After resolutions of thanks to the presid
ing officer and some other matters the con
vention adjourned.
Everybody left in good humor, and the
democracy is enthusiastic and harmonious.
To-night the friends of Col. Thomas G.
Jones have illuminated the city, fireworks
were set off, and great crowds were on tte
street. Speeches by a number of promi
nent meu from different parts of the state
have been made from the balcony of the
Exchange hotel, and all were received well.
Montgomery is s ill alive with excite
ment. Telegrams have poured in on the
Advertiser expressing gratification over the
result of the hardest fought political battle
ever known in Alabama.
THE PLATFORM.
The democratic convention adopted the
following resolution:
1. We reafilm our unswerving and unalterable
fealty and allegance to the time honored prin
ciples of the Democratic party as promulgated
by Jefferson, defended by Jackson and main
tained by Grover Cleveland.
2. We hold that all power is lodged in the
people of the several states to direct and con
trol the administration of their governments,
subject only to constitutional and self-imposed
limitations; and we further hold that any inter
ference on the part of the federal government
in the selection of our senators and representa
tives in congress is an usurpation of power un
warranted by the constitution.
3. We favor a liberal and thorough system of
public schools and sufficient appropriations by
the general assembly of the state for that pur
pose.
4. We heartily indorse the wise and patriotic
administration of the government of the state
of Alabama for the last two years.
5. We are unalterably opposed to the present
tariff, and favor such substantial reduction and
adjustment as will relieve all classes from un
just burden and from the effect of unjust dis
crimination which may tend to oppress the
many for the benefit of the few; and we de
clare that the amount of public revenue raised
by taxation should not exceed the requirements
of an economical, yet dignified administration
of the government. Broad and proper develop
ments of such works of public improvement as
may be made under the constitution may be
undertaken by the government.
6. We declare it to be the duty of our legis
latures, federal and state, to adopt constitu
tional methods to prevent the creation and cir
cumscribe the power of monopolies, which in
their operation have the effect to forestall the
market or otherwise oppress the people.
7. That is our mature conviction that the wel
fare of the entire people of the state without
regard to race or color depends upon the con
tinued administration of public affaire by the
Democratic party, which alono combines the
intelligence, experience and virtue necessary to
perpetuate the blessings of free government
therein, and that a continuation of the power of
that party is the highest duty of all white men,
and that any effort to divide them upon other
issues deserves and should receive unqualified
condemnation.
8. We declare that we will, and that it is the
duty of all good democrats to give unqualified
support to the nominees of the convention and
of the party.
GAMBLING IN CHICAGO.
The War of a Newspaper Enlivened
by a Raid on a Den.
Chicago, May 31.—0n complaint of the
News, which has been waging war on the
gamblers of this city, a party of constables,
with axes and crowbars, forced an entrance
into the gambling houso of George Simp
kins, one of the most widely known in the
city and carried away all of the gambling
implements in the place. These were
taken before a justice, aud on proof of
their uses an order for their destruction
was entered. They were destroyed. This
is the second raid of the character. The
News says this course is taken for the pur
pose of showing that gambling is goiDg on
in the city in spite of the claim made by the
administration that the police have closed
all the gambling houses.
Bain Saves the Crops.
Kansas City, Mo., May 31.—Dispatches
from Western and Northeastern Kansas
state that the drought in those regions was
broken last night by a heavy foil of ram.
The crop of winter wheat and oats was in a
precarious condition on account of the con
tinued dry weather, but it is believed now
that the rain has benefited them to such an
extent as to secure a fair yield.
SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 1890-TWELVE PAGES.
REPUBLICANS IN A ROW.
LEADERS OF THE PARTY IN NORTH
CAROLINA AT OUTS.
Eon. James Bradfleld to Run as an
Independent Candidate for Congress
in the Fifth District—Dr. Mott Trying
to Keep in With All Hands to Get a
Place for His Son.
Washington, May 31.—The republicans
of North Carolina are not only at logger
heads with the administration, but are
fighting among themselves. That is what
Hon. James Bradfleld of Madison, N. C.,
said last evening. Mr. Bradfleld will run
as an independent for congress from the
Fifth district, which is now represented by
J. M. Brewer. In answer to a question put
by the reporters Mr. Bradfleld said: “I no
ticed in a local paper the other day that
Dr. Mott, the old revenue ring master of
North Carolina, who has been running the
state in the interest of Senator Sherman,
gives some pretty wild views about North
Carolina politics.
ONE OF HIS ERRORS.
“For instance, he says that Brewer,
Ewart and Cheatham will be returned to
congress. Now, if the Republican party
had carried out ita pledges in relation to the
Blair bill ahd tobacco tax, Ewart and Cheat
ham might have come back. As for Brewer,
tberene ver was any possibility of his coming
back since his bolt last summer. Brewer
will not be nominated. The negroes held a
convention to-day at Greensboro to nomi
nate a candidate of their own in the Fifth
district. They have learned a lesson from
Langston and will draw the color line abso
lutely.
THEY HOLD THE VOTES.
“The negroes have 15.000 votes in my dis
trict, and there are about three thousand
white republicans. I note also that Dr.
Mott favors a national election law, but as
neither Ewart, Brewer nor Cheatham or
any other Tarheel favors such a measure,
the size of Dr. Mott’s following in our state
will probably be confined to his own family.
In the interview published the doctor seems
anxious to keep on good terms with both
our republican congressmen and with the
notwithstanding the fact
that our congressmen and the administra
tion seem to be at daggers’ points.
AFTER AN OFFICE.
"I understood that the doctor has a son for
whom he would like to secure the appoint
ment of bank examiner. This may account
for his eagerness to pacify all those who
may have a voice in the selection of such
an officer. The doctor was evidently here
for the offices and would naturally make
any sort of remark that would lead to suc
cess in that line. He is a shrewd politician
and can work the administration for all it
is worth in North Carolina.”
CLARKSON’S SUCCESSOR.
The National Committee in Favor of
Sam Fessenden.
Washington, May 31.—At Senator
Quay’s dinner party last night the question
of Gen. Clarkion'a successor at the post
offioe department guillotine was discussed.
Mo9t of Senator Quay’s guests and col
leagues turned to Sam Fessenden, the
Connecticut member of the committee, with
the observation that they thought him just
the man for lord high" executioner. Per
haps this was due to the fact that they
knew Mr. Fessenden’s wishes. At all events,
most of them committed themselves
to Mr. Fessenden. Col. Dudley
suggested, however, that it would be well
not to go too fast, sinoe he had heard that
Attorney General Michener of Indiana, one
of President Harrison’s pots, wanted to
come to Washington to practice law, and
preferred to start with a good office, and
that he might bd given Gen. Clarkson’s
place to start with. Second Assistant Post
master General Whitfield will have to stay
where be is. He will not be offered Gen.
Clarkson’s place, says a member of the
committee.
CLARKSON’S TOUR.
Mr. Clarkson will leave Washington to
morrow for an extended official tour in the
far west. At Des Moines he will be joined
by his family and in a private car will pro
ceed at once to Seattle. His tour will em
brace ail the principal cities of the Pacific
slope. He expects to return in a month or
six weeks and will theu tender his resigna
tion.
WORKING ON THE TARIFF.
The Republicans of the Senate Finance
Committee in Session.
Washington, May 31.—Tho republican
members of the Senate committee on
finance resumed consideration of the tariff
bill at 10 o’clock this morning and remained
steadily at work until 4:25 o’clock this
afternoon, when a short recess was taken
for lunch. They refused to see any one
during the session except the demo
cratic members of the commit
tee, who dropped in, one at
time, but remained but a short time.
There was no one around the capitol who
desired to be heard, and the committee was
enabled to make considerable progress with
the bill. At the hour for recess, schedules
A. and 8., coveriug chemicals, earths,
earthenware, pottery and glassware had
been disposed of, and several pages of
schedule C —metals jaud manufactures of
iron and hteel.
THE CHANGES MADE.
The changes that were made from the
text of the House bill are said to have been
comparatively slight and unimportant. It
is sad that the duty on lead ore that is
fixed in the House bill will not be changed
materially, if at aiL The Subcommittee
remained in session until 4:30 o’clock,
at “which time it was said the metal
schedule had been practically completed.
The rate of progress made to-day encouraged
one of the members to express the opinion
that they will be able to report the bill to
the Senate within a week. It is said that
very little friction has been developed in
consideration of the items considered.
Quay’s New Colleagues.
Washington, May 31.—The national
republican executive committee at their
session last evening elected Hon. Powell
Clayton of Arkansas aud Hon. N. B. Scott
of West Virginia members of that com
mittee. _________________
Decrease in the Debt.
Washington, May 3L—lt is estimated
that there has been a decrease of $6,1X10,000
in the public debt during the month of May.
Wait Whitman's Birthday.
Philadelphia, Pa., May 31.—Walt
Whitman, the poet, was entertained at
dinner in this city to-night by a number of
friends, tbe occasion being his 71st birth
day. Among the ladies and gentlemen
S resent were Robert G. Ingersoll, R. C.
tamed and wife, Mrs. John Harrison, Miss
Batch. Sculptor J. E. Boyle, Carl Edelheim,
Talcolt Williams of the Philadelphia Press,
Dr. Daniel G. Brinton, who presided, and
William L. Walsh. The dinner was nota
ble for good feeliug.
FRISCO’S BRIDGE ACCIDENT.
Survivors Tell of Their .Horrible Ex
perience.
San Francisco, May Sl.—Capt. M. R.
Roberts, bis nieoe, Mrs. B. H. Roberts, and
her two daughters were among those saved
from the first car in the accident at Oakland.
The captain and his relatives occupied end
seats near the tender in the first car, and
when the accident occurred were the first to
be submerged. As the car went off the
bridge it struck the bottom of the
bay. The coupling connecting it with
the tender broke, allowing that end to come
to the surface. The accidont happened so
quickly that the first that Capt. Roberts
realized was that he was floating on the car
with Effie clinging to hia neck ad bis elder
daughter straggling in the water. Real
izing bis danger, he called to the others to
follow, and immediately broke through the
car door, whioh was submerged. On com
ing to tho surface he found a board, on which
he and the others bung until the arrival of
a boat, which took them to the wharf.
MISS AUSTIN’S TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
Mi-a May Auatin, daughter of Henry S.
Austin of Austin & Phelps was saved, but
her sister Florence aud her father were
drowned. Miss Austin told her experience
on the train as follows: “I was seated on
the left side of the car which wont into the
water. I was one seat ahead of the one
which my father and sister occupied. When
the crash came all of the people in the car
streamed, and I clung to my
sister Florence until tte foroe of the
water compelled me to let
go. Everybody tried to get on top of the
car, and 1 remember that a man in the front
seat broke a window with his fist, and I got
out of that window When I was
rescued I was nearly inconsoious, and I
cannot tell how long U was in the water.
My father and sister perttted. Everything
was so horrible, and it happened so quickly
that I can hardly realige what an awful
experience I had.” Mias Austin is almost
crazed with grief over the loss of her rela
tives.
THE ENGINE MEB ESCAPE.
Immediately after thejiccident it was re
ported that Bam Dunn, She engineer of the
train, aud Charles O’Brien, the fireman,
had gone down with the wreck, but this
was contradicted by acquaintances of both
men, who claimed to havf seen them. John
Williams, an Alameda man, said he had
talked with the e ngineer and fireman in
Alameda, a mile away, an hour after the
accident. They had told him that when the
engine had gone over the end of the trestle
work they had jumped into the water ami
climbed upon the piles to the wharf. A
crowd that had assembled even in
that short time was manifestly
hostile to them, and Fireman O’Brien
said that as he was climbing upon the
wharf a stranger had tried to throw him
back into the water. Fearing violence they
left the scone of the accident and went at
once to Alameda. Firemun O’Brien did
not appear at his home at Alameda, where
his wife and family were anxiously await
ing him. Engineer Dunn also disappeared
effectually.
HARRISON AT PITTSBURG.
He Visits the Exposition Building and
Shakes Hands.
Pittsburg, May 3L—President Harrison
and party arrived in this city at 7 o’clock
this morning. They were received by the
mayor, a brass band and a military com
pany and driven to the hotel.
President Harrison held a reception at
the Mechanical hall, exposition building, at
9 o’clock this morning. Three thousand
people shook hands witn him. He was the
guest of the Scotch-Irish Congress after
the reception. The meeting was addressed
by Gov. Campbell of Ohio.
The reception at the hall lasted half an
hour, aud at its conclusion three cheers
were given, and the presidential party re
turned to the union station. A large crowd
gathered to see him leave. Ho held an In
formal reception among tho railroad men,
Hupt. Pitcairn acting as master of cero
moniex
A FLORAL TRIBUTE.
Upon his arrival at his car he was much
surprised to find a beautiful floral tribute.
It was a large piece made of pansies, im
mortelles, roses aud smilax. Its base was
about six feet long by thirty inches wide.
It was five feet high. It was a representa
tion of the seal of Pittsburg, supporting the
shield of the United States. The pillars of
the seal were of roses, twined with stnilax.
The shield was of immortelles and bore the
letters “U. S. A.” On the hare
wat inscribed: “To President
Harrison aud Secretaries W in
dotn, Wanamaker and Rusk, with
the compliments of the chairman of the
city committee of the Scotch-Irish con
gress.” The President and his cabinet officers
were much pleased with the offering and
thanked Mr. Hamilton, a member of the
reception committee, very impressively.
To repeated calls for a speech the Presi
dent responded by appearing on the car
platform and bowing. At 10 o’clock the
train pulled out and the President’s second
visit to Pittsburg was over.
BACK IN WASHINGTON.
Washington, May 31.—The President
returned to Washington to- light at 8:15
o’clock from his visit to Cleveland and
Pittsburg. He was accompanied by Secre
taries Windom and Rusk and Marshal
RansdalL Vice President Morton and
Postmaster General Wanamaker left the
train at Harrisburg, the former going to
New York and the latter to Philadelphia.
CONFEDERATE LITERATURE.
A Society Chartered at Richmond to
form a Collection.
Richmond, Va„ May 31.—The circuit
court to-day granted a charter to the Confed
erate Memorial Literary Society. Tte pur
poses for which it is framed are to establish
in the capital of the late confederate states
of America the Confederate Memorial Liter
ary Society, to collect and receive by gift,
purchase or otherwise all books and other
literary productions pertaining to the late
war between the states and of those engaged
therein: all works of art or science, all
battle flags, relics and other emblems of
that struggle and to preserve and keep tho
same for the use of the society, the public,
etc.
WHAT IT CAW DO.
The society ii authorized to receive from
the city of Richmond and hold, occupy and
enjoy tho buildings and grounds at the
corner of Clay aud Twelfth streets, used
and occupied by Jefferson Davis, late Presi
dent of the confederate states of America,
during the late war. The officers are: Mrs.
Joseph Bryan, president; vice presidents,
Mrs. Lewis N. Webb, Mrs. John Purcell,
Mrs. James Thomas. Mrs. W. W. Henry,
Mrs. James H. Branch, Mrs. James B.
Hace, Mrs. P. W. McKinney, Mrs. Max
well T. Clark, Mrs. Mary G. Crenshaw,
Mrs. Fanny Grant, Mrs. Charles G. Berner,
Mrs. Lizzie Cary and Mrs. Raleigh Colston.
Death from sunstrokes.
Chicago, May 31.—Yesterday the
weather was remarkably hot for this time
of the year aud several sunstrokes occurred.
Cant Bui.gi of tbe schooner Eva Fuller
and an unknown man working in a lumber
yard were overcome by the heat and died
nefore medical attendance could reach
them.
ROUGH ON THE KAISER.
SEVERAL BMALL BONEB OF HIS
ANKLE BROKEN.
Nevertheless He is as Busy as Possi
ble With Affairs of State—A Series
of Proposals on the African Question
to be Submitted to England—The So
cialists.
(Copyrighted, 1890, by the New York Associated
Prrtt.t
Berlin, May 31. —Emperor William, for
the first time since the accident of Sunday
last, was able to-day to draw a boot on his
injured foot and to attempt to walk about
his room with the aid of a crutch. The in
jury is not a mere sprain. Several of tbe
smaller bones of the ankle are broken, and
the whole leg contused. The doctors deem
the emperor’s progress rapid, but Insist upon
his taking a further rest of several days.
Throughout tbe emperor has kept his sec
retaries and ministers actively at work. He
was pleated at tbe delays in the negotiations
with England regarding East Africa, and
took entire control of the communications
on the subject. He sent for Sir E. B. Malet,
the British ambassador, on Monday, and
has had soveral interviews with him since.
A SERIES or PROPOSALS.
Dr. Krauel, the head of tbe colonial de
partment, assisted the emperor toward the
conception of proposals which aro expected
to prove acceptable to Lord Salisbury.
Broadly outlined, these proposals are that
the German sphere of influence shall extend
to the limits of the Congo state from the
northorn extremity of Janganiyika to
Albert Nanyza; that Uganda and British
Unyoro shall be neutral ground, and that
navigation of the lakes shall be free. The
British ambassador appears to thiuk these
bases good enough to justify a resumption
of the discussion of details, and has there
fore recalled Lord Salisbury’s specialist. Sir
Percy Anderson, who returns here on Mon
day for further conferences with Dr. Krauel
on the subject of delimitation.
SURE TO BE A PROLONGED ROW.
Sir William McKinnon, chief of the En
flish East Africa company, and Herr
oshen, representing the German company,
will also take part in tho negotiations, aud
there is a sure prospect of a prolonged row
over the conflicting demands of the two
companies. Maj. Wisstnauu comes about
June 23 and Dr. Peters early in July, each
loaded with facts aud reasons in support of
German claims.
Mr. Luncanus, chief of the civil cabinet,
to-day presented a report bnsed on Police
Director Kruger’s information regarding
tbe relations of tho socialists with tho
anarchists in Switzerland, France and other
countries, 'the report must have been
ordered by the emperor long before there
was any suspicion of a Nihilist plot in Paris,
and in view of the expiration of the anti
socialist law. The minor state of siege ends
in Leipsic June 28, andfif the government
does not renew it the fact will signalize the
determination of the authorities to cease
special socialistic enactments throughout
Germany.
SAXONY PROTESTS.
According to the Socialist Volkshlatt the
Saxon government has asked the Buudes
rath to prolong the law. This demand of
Saxony is tantamount to a protest against
tbe cessation of tho law and has routed the
emperor, who desires to place before the
Bundesrath data in support of tho non
renowal of the measure. Official tendency
here now is in accord with tho emperor’s
desire to give tbe socialists “freer
breath.” Thus the police reports en
tirely free every section from connection
with foreign auarchists aud dispel suspicion
that the recent strikes were incited from
abroad. Russians or other foreigners resident
in tho populous center of Germany, who
are known to be in sympathy with the so
cialists, are not known as affiliated with any
revolutionary movement.
THE PARIS PRISONERS.
Mendelsohn, Nakatschiz, Deraki and
Bernstein, who were arrested in'Paris, have
each the same police record here, dating
years back. Mendelsohn figured iu the
socialist trial at Posen in 1883, and after
serving a term iu prison he was delivered to
tbe Russian police on a charge of being con
cerned in a plot to wreck the czar’s train.
Ho escaped and took refuge in Switzerland.
Nakatischiz has been a student in Berlin
and has been under special surveillance. He
was closely watched by the police during
the last visit of the Czar.
Bernstein had relations with tbe Leipsic
socialists aud assisted Demokie while at
Zurich in the ctrcul tiou of socialist pam
phlets. No disclosures rising from the
arrests in Paris can injure the chances of
tho soo.alists obtaining a release from ex
ceptional disabilities, the police inquiries
freeing every known leader from the re
motest association with the anarchists.
Whatever relations once existed have now
long ceased.
ASSENT IMPROBABLE.
The Bundesratb’s assent to permit the
socialist law to expire is doubtful. The
Hamburger Nachrichten indicates the re
luctance of tbe federal government to
assent to the expiration of the law,
and predict* an inevitable insurrection
wtien the restraint of the proletariat are
removed. It adds: "When guns have
spoken God knows what will happen. Per
chance the bloodshed following a revolt
will have a salutary Influence upon the
social organism, but it is certain
that a renewal of repressive meas
ures will be pitiless. Otherwise troubles
will again ariso and the gangreen of social
ism may rot oven tbe army.” The Nach
richten doubtless reflects Prince Bismarck’s
opinion, which continues to influence mem
bers of the Bundesra h. The resignation of
Baron von Lu.z, the Bavarian prime minis
ter, is a victory for the ultramontanes.
Under the advice of Dr. von Lutz the
regent requested the archbishop of
Munich to prevent the Catholic
congress held in Munich, on the ground that
it would create a centrist demonstration
obnoxious to the government. The arch
bishop, although resenting the request, pre
vailed upon tbe Catholic leaders to change
the place of meeting of the congress.
Herr von Hitz was attacked by the
moderate Catholics of Bavaria and
assailed by the general public.
The opinion of Germany was
a force to retire. The regent, in accepting
bis resignation, sent him a bust of hinisolf
and an autograph letter praising his serv
ices to tbe state and announcing his
appointment to the list of special state
councillors. Baron CraiUheim becomes
premier with the foreign portfolio, and
Dr. von Muller, now president of police,
becomes minister of public worship. Other
wise the cabinet is unchanged.
THE BISMARCK MEMORIAL.
Subscriptions for the Bismarck memorial
continue to pour in, coming chiefly from
tbe wealthy middle class. The fund has
now reached 195,000 marks.
Prince Bismark’s speech to the delegates
of the polytechnic academies who presented
him with an address had no traces of tbe
bitterness of feeling regarding his resigna
tion which has been attributed to him in
doubtful interviews. He reminded them of
tbe value of the idea of unity permeating
Germany. People who ascribed to him
the phrase that unity could only be
established by blood and iron misunder-
stood bis saying. What be meant was that
the king at that time ought to have as
much power as possible in order that in
case of need he might throw all the blood
and iron iuto the scale. Fortunately Ger
many had got past that now, and the
gi eatest furtune for the country was peace.
He did not believe that the German Em
peror would ever look upon the map
with Napoieou’s lust of conquest iu his
heart. He proceeded to expatiate upon the
progress of educational occupations during
the periods of peace. Eight hundred and
fifty-six teachers, representing every gram
mar school and scientific school in Berlin,
sent to the prince an effusive address, to
which he made a cordial response.
THE SOCIALIST LAW.
The socialists hope to celebrate on Oct. 10
the expiration of the socialist law, and are
preparing for demonstrations throughout
the country. Herr Bebel will theu assume
direction of the Volksblatt.
Count Holstein will probably succeed
Count von Bore hem, under secretary of
state, to the foreign office.
EX-EMPRESM EUGENIE VIBITED.
Prince Hohonlobe, by order of the em
peror,visited ex-Emperor.Eugenio at Wies
baden, bearing a message of sympathy.
Prince Bismarck has an invitation from
Queen Victoria to visit Balmoral. Tbe Mar
quis of Salisbury aud the Earl of Roseberry
also ask to entertain him.
The emperor and empress leave Kelon
June 6 for Copenhagen, going thence to
Christiana and North Cape. The emperor
visits England to attend the Cowes regatta
in August. ■
The ceremony of placing the last stone of
the spire of tho ulm cathedral took place
at 6 o’clock to-night. There was ringing of
bells ami general rejoicing. The cathedral
is 540 feet high, the highest in tbe world.
NEWFOUNDLAND'S FISHERIES.
Tbe London Times Suggests Buying
Out French Interests.
London, May 31.—The Times, comment
ing on the growing necessity for a settle
ment of the Newfoundland dispute, repeats
that the buying out of French interests is
the most obvious solution. “Even allow,” it
says, “for the inflated damages generally
given in international arbitrations, our case
is so strong that tbero is no reason to expect
that wo should regret an award of an im
partial nature. We hope France will meet
us to settle the matter, putting aside diplo
matic ideas of using the Egyptian question
as a lever."
Panama’s Canal.
Paris, May 31.—The Panama canal com
mission reports that Bay Liman does not
afford adequate anchorage or shelter, and
it will be necessary to establish a harb r at
the mouth of the canal. For the present
work must be limited to a simple dock south
of tbe natural harbor of Folks river. The
report recommends that, in order to reduce
exirenses, no improvements be made that
are not urgently needed.
German Claims in East Africa,
London, May 31.—A statement has been
made that the claims of the German colon
ists in East Africa regarding the boundaries
of their possessions have caused a circula
tion of a government circular in England.
Tbe officials here pronounce the statement
false, and say, furthermore, that there is no
doubt whatever that tne German govern
ment will refuse to recognize the claims in
question.
France’s Captive Nihilists.
Paris, May 81.—It is said that the nihil
ists recently arrested hero for plotting
against the ezir were on the point of dis
patching a quantity of explosives to HL
Petersburg when they were seized. The
arrests, it is further stated, were made on
information received from the Russian
police.
A German Catholic Congress.
Berlin, May 31.—The congress of Ger
man Catholics will meet at Coblentz.
Prince Regent Lultpold objected to the
congress meeting in the Bavarian capital,
and it is for this reason that a change has
been made.
An Attempt to Wreck a Train.
Dublin, May 31.—An attempt was made
to wreck the fast mail train at Castlebar
last night. Rails had been taken off and
placed across the track, but the obstruction
v.as discovered in time to avert a disaster.
A New Germ an-Swiss Treaty.
Berlin, May 31.—The now treaty rela
tive to the settlement of citizens of Ger
many in Switzerland and of Swiss citizens
in Germany tins been signed by representa
tives of the two countries.
Stanley Coming to Lecture.
London, May 31.—Henry M. Stanley
will go to America in the autumn. He
proposes to lecture in the principal cities of
the United States.
FORT WORTH’S FATAL FIRE.
One Man Killed and Thirty People
Seriously Injured.
Fort Worth, Tex., May 31.—W. Hayne,
a railroad contractor, is the only victim of
the spring palace fire who lost his life.
There were 3,OQP persons in the building
and ell got out iu loss tbau three minutes.
Many jumped from second Btory windows
and were inj ired, but tho indications
are that no deaths will remit.
Mr. Hayne threw a number of
women and children from second-story
windows aud than leaped to the ground
with a senseless woman in his arms. His
clothes were all ablaze, and he broke several
bones in his leap. He died at 1:40 o’clock
this morning. Thirty people are reported
injured.
started by a match.
Tbe Are started from some oue trampling
on a sulphur match. The loss is estimated
at SIOO,OOO, exclusive of exhibits of histori
cal value. There was $15,000 insurance on
the building. The palace was to close on
Sunday, and had been a phenomenal suc
cess. Many hundreds of persons had come
from otiier states to see it. Tbe whole state
suffers through its destruction.
STRIKE OF THE PRINTERS.
The Management of the Paper Bound
Not to Give In.
Montreal, May 31.—An officer of the
International Typographical Union arrived
here to-day to adjndioate upon the conten
tion between the compositors and manage
ment of the Montreal Herald. The men
went on a strike because the practice of
giving all “fat” work to piecemen was dis
continued. 'J he men are claiming what is
given in no other office in the city. The
management is bringing out the paper as
u-ual, but of reduced size, and they say
they have no intention of acceding to the
exorbitant demands of the men.
An Original Package Case.
Pittsburg, May 31.—Charles Silverman
of Leechburg, the first man in the state to
test the origiual package question, appeared
before Judge Atchison of the United States
court to-day for his discharge, but the
judge remanded him to be tried in the
Armstrong county circuit court under the
Pennsylvania laws.
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A SLUMP IN SPECULATION.
STOCKS AND WHEAT GIVEN £
BLACK BYE LAST WEEK.
The Legitimate Business in ProgreM
Throughout the Country Up to tbe
Average for Thla Season of the Year,
Crop Prospects in the South Re
ported Fair.
New York, May 31.—R. G. Dun &
Co.’s weekly review of trade, issued yester
day, says: “Another Week has brought a
distinct reaction in speculative markets,
which was only suspected a week ago.
Stocks and wheat have bad a sharp decline,
though the business iu progress throughout!
the country seems about as large as at any’
previous timo, judged by railway earnings,
clearing bouse exchanges and other condi
tions. With no disturbance in the
money market, and do commercial
disaster to cause apprehension, prioes
turned downward, and tbe expectation of
an expansion of the currency no longer
suffices to lift things. As before, there is
full confidence that some bill causing a
large addition to the currency, based on
silver, will be passed, aud the events of the
week at Washington have increased the
probability that the pending tariff bill will
become a law, with some modifications.
Reports from the interior cities continue
highly encouraging.
BUSINESS GOOD IN DIXIE.
“At the south the crop prospects are fair
and business is satisfactory for the season,
though naturally declining as summer ap
proaches.
“At the east groceries have been com
paratively active, and the boot and shoe
trade fair, while strikes still fail to disturb
the markets for building materials. Al
though the number ot persons nominally
on strike during the past month has been
unusually largo and more than double the
number In May, 1889, scarcely any of tbe
contests have been prolonged, or of muchr
influence upon general trade.
“The great industries have not materially
changed in position, for although specula
tion iu cotton has advauoed the price again,
and has caused some advance in cotton
goods, particularly in bleached, the demand
is only steady, and print cloths have not
risen.
wool nominally firm.
“Wool is called firm only because buyers
and sellers do not yet make the concessions
necessary to make trades, and manu
facturer* are still waitiug in the hope that
lower country prices may make profits pos
sible for them, or else that the contemplated
change of duties may help tbe sluggish
market for goods.
“Tbe iron and steel industry has not yet
realized tbe decided improvement which
dealers hoped was foreshadowed by the
firmer tone last week, and buyers do not
forget that the present production, at the
rate of 9,000,000 tons yearly, is more
than the country has ever yet
taken into consumption. Tbe works
are generally employed upon orders
for some time ahead. The rail deliveries to
date exceed last year’s,and better orders for
manufactured iron are noted, but tho point
is approaching at which the consumption
of pig iron must slacken for a time, unleas
the demand for some kind of finl>bed pro
ducts become fuller.
THE MONEY MARKET.
“The general tendency of the money
market has been toward relaxation in tho
demand aud a return of currency to this
point. The treasury has taken in $2,500,0u0
more than it has paid out during too week,
but rates have declined from 6 to
5 per cent. Foreign exchange has
risen 1 cent, however, and a
decrease of 100 per cent, for the month in
the exports from New Yoi k conti asts with
the increase of 13 per cent, in imports, in
dicating a large excess of imports for tho
month of May.
“The business failures occurring through
out the country during the last week num
ber for the United States 204, aid for
Canada 14, a total of 218, against 222 last
week."
BOOTOH-iRISH GLORY.
Gov. Campbell of Ohio Addresses tho
Convention at Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, May 31.—A very large num
ber of persona attended the Scotch-Irish
conference this morning. On the stags
were Gov. Campbell of Ohio and the ladies
and gentlemen who accompanied him and
the officers of the Scotch-Irish Society.
Among them were Rev. Dr. Steele, presi
dent of the Reformed Presbyterian The
ological seminary at Philadelphia, Rev. E.
D. Doneboe of Pittsburg aud others.
After President Harrison's reception*
President Robert Bonner Introduced Rev.
Dr. Fergerson, president of Westminster
college, who opened with prayer.
OHIO’S GOVERNOR INTRODUCED.
Gov. Campbell of Ohio was then intro
duced by President Bonner. The governor
was greeted with loud and prolonged ap
plause. He said: “The history of ths
Scotch-Irish in Ohio is the same as their
history in other state* The Scotch-Irishman
came there and settled, and the impress ot
bis industry and thrift is felt in every part
of the state." Gov. Campbell then de
scribed at length tbe growth of the Scotch-
Irish in Ohio and mentioned governors,
cabinet officers aud other prominent poli
ticians who during the past century have
been drawn from the race in that state.
PROMINENT IN OTHER WALKS.
“But politics is not the only line in which
the Ohio Scotch-Irishmen is felt,” Gov.
Campbell continued. “In religious circles,
in educational circles and in newspaper
circles many of the most famous men in
the country came from the Scotch-Irish
homes of the Buckeye state.” The namea
of Horace Greely, Wtriielaw Reid, CoL
Cockrell aud a dozen more of others wera
mentioned. “Bat,” he said, “leaving the
ranksof civilians and turning to tbe Scotch-
Irish soldier of Ohio, what a record. We
find Ohio wrote 250,0tX) namet on tho enlist
ment roll and she wrote Scotch-Irish name*
at the top.
ILLUSTRIOUS NAMES.
"■What Ohioan is not proud of that patriot,
soldier, statesman, Gen. U. 8. Grant? And
Sheridan, ‘Fighting Phil,’ who is not proud
of him? Then there was Custer, the hero
of the northwest; Fighting McCook, and
‘O.d Rosy.’ What Buckeye doe* not rever
ence tbe name of Gen. Kosecrans? Thera
were others, hundreds of them, but it would
take all day to tell of them. You know
them—Americans all know them. The his
tory of the achievement of the Scotch-Irish
Ohioans is written high upon tbe tablets of
fame, and their influence is going down
through all the ages as a solid foundation
on which tbe grand superstructure of the
state is built.’’
Dr. H. A. White of Washington and Lee
university, the great Scotch-Irish institu
tion ot Virginia, was the next speaker. The
founding aud history of the college and its
great work as au educational institution
aud molder of morals in the south were
dwelt upou at length and the addresi was
concluded by a prophesy of still brightef
achievements for the future.
The feature of the evening session was an
address on “The TTlster of To-day" by Dr.
John Hall of New York, aud the singing by
a chorus.
