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' ESTAELIgIISI) 1860. iNCOBTORATEpISSfI. >
| J. H. ESTILL, President. |
KEED BEATEN ON SILVER.
THE SENATE BILL TO BE VOTED
ON THIS AFTERNOON.
The Question Will be on Non-Concur
lng on the Amendments ss Recom
mended by the Coinage Committee.
Tbe House Expected to Agree to a
Compromise.
Washington, June 24.— These are yield
ing days for Thomas B. Heed. The silver
republicans have now forced his hand in a
meet embarrassing manner. Alter his an
nouncement yesterday that the silver bill
must be in the coinage committee until the
House had disposed of the federal elsotion
bill and the bankruptcy bill, several repub
licans called on him last night and said
they must protest against such delay. They
reminded them that they had stood by him
more or less so far in this light, but than
their, constituents would net suffer them to
go any further. They must, therefore,
insist on his bringing the silver bill into the
House before anything else should be con
sidered.
REED FORCED TO YIELD,
Seelrg how determined they were
Speaker Reed ordered the chairmah of the
coinage committee, who happened to be
present, to call a meeting of his committee
and* report the bill at once. Chairman
Conger said he could not get bis committee
together before the end of the week.
,*‘But you must,” said the the silver men.
“Yes,” assented Speaker Reed, “you
must,” so he did call his committee together
this morning, but so short was the notice
that tbe silver men actually had a majority
of those rreseut, and could have reported in
favor of concurring in the Senate amend
ments, but, out of courtesy, they forebore
and let the chairman report in favor of non
concurrence.
THE COMMITTEE ON RULES.
Speaker Reed got his committee on rule3
together, adopted a rule providing for
voting on ttie coinage committee's motion
to-morrow at 2 o'clock, without opportunity
for amendment, and put it through the
House. Speaker Reed expects the House to
non-concur to-morrow, the silver men
having agreed to the compromise which
the conference oommittee will report,
namely, to coin 4,500,000 ounces a month,
with legal tender redemption.
DETAILS OF THE COMMUTE MEETING.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, June 24.—Tbo House com
mittee on coinage, weights and measures
held a meeting t-Jay and took up the Sen
ate amendments*to the silver bill. The
committee decided by a vote of 6 to sto
recommergl jiuu-conourrence in tbe amend
ments andthe House to order a con
ference/ “Messrs. Walker of Massachusetts
and Mutchler of Penney 1 vania were absent
from the meeting.
two *H4:m:bers absent.
When the committee met to-day, in re
sponse to a call of tbe chairman, to consider
the Senate amendments to the silver bill,
there were but eleven of the thirteeu mem
bers of the committee present. Mr. Joseph
of New Mexico is a member of the oomnnt
tee, but ho has no vote. The absentees
were Messrs. Walker of Massachusetts,
rep., aid Mr. Mutchler of Pennsylvania,
dem. Before the questions of the amend
ments to the bill came up Mr. Tracey, dem.,
of New York entered a protest against the
holding of tbe meeting. He said he had
been told late yesterday afternoon that
there would not be any meeting of the
committee until Wednesday, and be had not
received notice of the present meeting until
10:30 o’clock last night. Besides this, one
c£ his colleagues (Mr. Mutchier) was ab
sent. The meeting proceeded, however,
and the first vote taken was on the motion
to concur in the Senate amendments. This
motion was defeated.
A VOTE TO non-concur.
The next motion was to non-concur
in the Senate amendments, and on this
motion tbe vote was:
Yeas—Messrs. Conger, Wickham, Com
stock, Bartine, Taylor, rep., and Wilcox
of Connecticut, dem.—6.
Nays—Messrs. Carter land Knapp, rep.
and Bland, Tracy and Williams, dem.—s.
Mr. Bartine, on the last motion, first
voted against the motion to uon-coDCur in
the Senate amendments, but subsequently
changed it to a vote in favor of non-con
currence. This he did, ns he said, not be
cause he favored the motion, but simply to
get the bill back into the House and subse
quently into the conference stage in
preference to having it smothered or de
feated in committee. Mr. Knapp, on this
latter motion, at first voted for non concur
rence, but changed it to a vote against the
motion, so os to keep the bill in committee
If possible, Mr. Knapp (it being understood)
being opposed to the pending silver legisla
tion*
A compromise proposition was made in
the committee directing the Secretary of
the Treasury to increase the purchase of
silver bullion under the provisions of the
existing laws. It was without effect, how
ever.
THE REPUBLICAN MANAGERS CONFIDENT.
Tho republican managers in tbe House
express confidence of their ability to carry
through their programme to-morrow to
non-concur iu the Senate amendments to
the silver bill and to secure a conference at
once. Their calculations, of course, are
based on a full attendance on their side,
and are made in the expectation that every
member necessarily absent will be paired,
and that most of the free coinage repub
licans will stay In line and vote to non
concur as the speediost way of reaching a
conclusion. Several motions will be in
order before the final vote is taken. Already
Mr. Bland has interposed a motion to con
cur in the Senate amendments, which is of
superior privilege to Mr. CoDger’s motion to
non-concur. In addition, a motion will be
in order, and will, doubtless, be made, to
concur with an amendment. The amend
ment will probably be in the nature of a
(substitute embracing the original House
hill with the bullion redemption clause
stricken out Then it is possible that an
opportunity will be afforded to vote sepa
rately upon each of the amendments made
by the Senate. Altogether it is probable
that, although the voting is to begin at 3
o’clock, the remainder of tho afternoon will
be consumed in taking tbe various successive
6teps necessary to dispose of the bill.
The House oommittee on rules has ar
ranged #o have a final vote taken in the
House at 2 o’clock to-morrow afternoon
upon the report of the coinage committee
on the amendments to the silver bill and
requesting a conference.
FARMERS’NEWSPAPER ALLIANCE.
A Certificate of Incorporation Filed
at Washington.
Washington, June 24.—Tbe Farmers’
Kewspaper Alliance has filed a certificate of
corporation by L. L. Polk, J. H. Turner,
Alouzo Wardell, C. W. McCune, Benjamin
Terrell, N. A. Dunning and Joseph A.
Muun. The objects are a general newspa
per and printing business,with headquarters
in this city, and the stoca is $50,000. The
directors are L. L. Polk, J. H. Turner and
U. W. McCune of this city, A. Wardell of
Huron, 8. D., and L, F. Livingston of
Georgia.
fbe JKoftiinji ffrtogi
A QUADRUPLE HANOINO.
Three Negroes and a White Man Swing
. - Off at Memphis.
Memphis, June 24.—Parker Harris, Ed
ward Carr and Hardey Ballard, all oolored,
and Freak- Brenish, white, were hanged
this morning, the colored murderers taking
the plunge into eternity together at 11:24
o’clock, and tbe white man dropping alone
at 12:22 o’clook. *
Arrangements had beef! made to swiDg
the four together, but Brenish objected to
being hanged.with the negroes, and his
desire to die alone was gratified.
SCENE OF THE HANGING.
The executions took place in the rear cor
ridor of the jail and were witnessed by
about fifteen persons, including relatives
and friend! of the condemned, deputy her-„
iff* and members of the press.
The death warrants were ‘read by the
sheriff at 10:50 o’clock, and ten minutes
later the procession started on its way to
the gallows. The three blacks walked up
the steps vJVi a firm tread and exhibited no
signs of fear throughout the trying ordeal.
All oonfessed their crimes and said that
they had made their peace with God. The
drop fell at 11:24 and the Decks of all were
broken.
THE WHITE MAN MOT SO GAME.
A delay of forty minutes occurred, and
then Brenish, supported by two deputy
sheriffs, half walked and half staggered up
the steps and to the drop. When asked if
he had anything to say, he attempted to
speak, but a wound in his throat prevented
him from speaking above a whisper, and he
Boon gave it up. He was stupefied with
whisky and exhibited no concern. Tho
drop fell at 12:22 o’clock, and two minutes
later life was pronounced extinct, his nock
having been broken by the fall.
BEHRING HER SEALERIES.
Blaine Followed In Bayard’s Foot
stops, but Harrison Vetoed Him.
Washington, June 24. —It seems to be
only necessary for Secretary Blaine to pro
pose any policy to have President Harrison
oppose it. He is apparently unwilling to
let bis Secretary of State have any initiative
lest he should he Buspeoted by somebody of
following rather than leading the premier.
It is now announced that tbe impending
troubles over the Behring sea questions
are duo to the fact that President Harrison
broke tbe settlement which Secretary
Blaine had made, thus leaving the whole
matter open.
IN BAYARD’S FOOTSTEPS.
Secretary Blame found, as soon as he had
studied the question us carefully as Secre
tary Bayard did, that he cculd only do
what Secretary Bayard had attempted to
do and would have done If it had not been
the nullifying opposition of the Senate’s
oompiittee on foreign relations. Secretary
Blame accordingly abandoned tho theorjr
that we hod exclusive rights iu,
Behring sea as a mere chimera,
and proceeded, as Secretary Bayard had
done, to negotiate conventions with England
and other to secure an international
conservation of the fur seals in Behring sea.
All the work in this, as in the Samoan and
the English extradition negotiations, having
already bean performed by Secretary
Bayard it did not take Blaine
long to pet an entirely satisfactory agree
ment with Lord Salisbury, but, to Secretary
Blaine’s astonishment, when he trium
phantly submitted it to the President the
President disapproved it and there the
matter rested.
THOMASVILLE’S POSTMASTER
His Refusal to Employ a Negro Stirs
Up the Department,
Washington, Juno 24. —The postoffico
department is greatly concerned about the
refusal of Postmaster Smith of Thomas
ville, Ga., to have a colored employe to
work in his office. Being himself an ap
pointee of this administration. Postmaster
Smith astonishes the Postmaster General by
this refusal. So astonishing was it that
Postmaster General Wanamaker sent In
spector Caries down to investigate. In
spector Caries reported against the post
master. Hearing of it the pnstmastor sent
up a stack of affidavits charging that In
spector Caries was drunk while in Thoinas
ville. The end is not yet
INTERNAL REVENUE.
The Collections of the Service for
Eleven Months.
Washington, June 24.—The collections
of internal revenue for the first eleven
months of the fiscal year ending June 30,
1890, were $180,622,004, being $10,694,034
greater than the collection# for tho corre
sponding period of tbe last fiscal year.
The receipts were as follows: From
spirits $75,516,209, an increase of $7,042,004;
from tobacco $31,044,809, an lucreasa of
$1,798,580; from fermented liquors $23,-
160,718, an increase of $1,792,099; from
oleomargarine $738,447, a decrease of $97,-
207;from miscellaneous sourcessl4l,7so, an
increase of $64,506. The receipts for May,
1890, were $877,671 greater than for May,
1889.
VERY MUCH LIKE IN RUSSIA.
Wanamaker Stops a Paper and Cute
Off a Poetoffloe.
Washington, June 24.—A. J. Wedder
burn, of the Alexandria, (Va.), Progress,
published a weekly which he sent to farm
ers from a little postoffice which he had es
tablished near Alexandria, to tho number
of 50,000 or 60,000 copies a week. Yester
terday the postmaster general (through his
subordinate) stopped the circulation of the
paper and wiped out the little postoffice on
the ground of fraud, claiming that the pa
per was really only the organ aud adver
tisement of a Boston leaf lard concern inter
ested in the compound lard bill. Post
master Wedderburn will appeal.
UNCLE REMUS’ BOY MISSING.
He Is 15 Years Old, and Left Home
to Go to Washington.
Washington, June 24.—William Harris,
son of Joel Chandler Harris (Uncle Remus),
is missing, and his father and friends are
very anxious about him. He left Atlanta
Sunday, and wa? to have arrived here
Monday morning to spend several days
before proceeding to Canada to visit rela
tives. He failed to appear at the hotel ut
which he was expected, and all efforts to
find him have so far proved unsuccessful
Young Harris was 15 years of age.
Making the Money Fly.
Washington, June 24.—The Senate to
day passed two appropriation bills as re
ported from its committee on appropriations
and agreed to a conference report on the
third bill Tbe total appropriations earned
in the three are nearly $100,000,000. They
were as follows: Postofflce, *72,461,699;
dSomatic aud consular bill, $1,720,335;
naval bill, $23,126,035.
Government Bond Purchases.
Washington, June 23. — The bond offer
ings to-day aggregated $9,000. All were
accepted at 122 for 4a, and 103 lor 4^£s,
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1890.
REED AGAIN UNDER FIRE.
HIS ACTION ON THE LEGISLATIVE
* . BILL CENSURES.
Mr. Springer Claims That It Should
Have Been Referred to Committee
of the Whole—The Report of the
Coinage Oommittee on the Silver
BUI Presented. *
Washington, June In the House
this morning, after the journal had been
faiad, Mr. Springer called attention to the
fact that it showed that the legislative ap
propriation bill as amended by the Senate
had been referred to the appropriation com
mittee without reference to the House. He
said that if anything bad heea decided in
the case of the silver bill it was that refer
ence should ba made in open session, and
that the bill should have gone to committee
of the whole.
The speaker said the usual custom had
been followed; that the record only In
formed the House of the reference and that
therefore he declared the joprual approved.
THE LEGISLATIVE BlflL.
Mr. Batterworth presented the report of
the appropriations oommittee upon the
jSenate amendment to the legislative bill.
He said that in case of inconsequential
amendments the oommittee reoommend
concurrence, but where salaries were in
creased or new offices created the oommlt
tee recommended non-concurrence. The re-
Sort of the oowmitteo was agreed to and a
bffleroece ordered, after a few remarks by
Mr. Dockery of Missouri, intended to
demonstrate that the Senate employes
were more numerous and better paid
than the House employes in proportion to
the service rendered. He said that the
average annual oost of the clerical service
to each senator was $447, as against $l2O for
each member of the house,
Tho request of the senate for a conference
upon tlie bill to Theologi
cal hall, was grauted. /
On motion of Mr. Grimes of Goorgia, the
Senate amendments to tbe House bill provid
ing for erecting a public building at Colum
bus, Ga., were disagreed to, and a confer
ence was requested. g
THE SILVER BILL.
Mr. McKinley, from tbe committee on
rules, leported the following resolution:
Hcsulved. That immediately after the passage
of this resolution the House proceed to con
sider the House bill No. 1,881 (the silver hill)
with the Senate amendments! and at 2 o'clock,
Wednesday, June 25, (to-morrow) the previous
question be ordered. *
He demanded the previous ’ question on
the adoption of the resolution, which was
ordored, and twenty minutes debato was
allowed on both sides.
Mr. Millikan asked whether an amend
•ment was in order, and was informed that
it was not.
Mr. McMillin of Tennessee proceeded to
criticise the action of tho committee on
rulos, ns also did Messrs. Blount, Bland and
Springer.
• After a brief reply from Mr. McKinley,
and upon his motion, the special rules were
adopted without division.
REPORT OF THE COINAGE COMMITTEE.
Mr. Conger, chairman of the coinage
committee, presented tho report of that
committee. It simply recommended that
the House non-concur in each and all of
tbe Senate amendments to the silver bill,
and request a conference on tno same.
Mr. Bland moved that tho House concur
in the Senate amendments.
With these motions pending the debate
began, Mr. Conger taking tfte
initiative. He defended the ac
tion of his committee, saying
that it had reported a wise and conserva
tive measure. His judgment had not boon
influenced by tho action of the Senate.
That body bad not debated nor considered
the bill it had pass* and and sent back to the
Senate. If the bullion redemption feature
were stricken out, then the government was
placed in the position of buying gold and
silver bullion and paying for it in silver
coin—for that was the only money provided
for the purpose.
WHAT FREE COINAGE MEANS.
No w.free coinage meant that a man might
take SIOO worth of silver to the
United States mint and take
away $l3O. It means a profit
of $13,000,000 a year to the bullion owners
of this country. It meant that we should
say to the world: “Bring us your silver
and we will give you 30 per cent, more for
it than you can get anywhere else.” He
would not Impose such a tax upon the peo
ple; and the bill reported by his committee
meant that this government should buy
silver for just what it was worth.
Iu conclusion, Mr. Conger said that be was
for some sort of legislation, and if it should
come about that there was no silver legisla
tion the responsibility would rest upon tbe
advocates of free coinage, because the de
lay up to this time rested largely upon their
shoulders. They had an opportunity now
to secure legislation by agreeing to this mo
tion.
BLAND STILL FOR FREE COINAGE.
Mr. Bland wanted it understood that he
was for free coinage; but if he could not
get it, he would vote for this bill if he could
get two amendments, one providing that
the notes outstanding should be limited to
the cost price of bullion, and another that
the notes should should be redeemed in ooin.
This latter was Important in order that
coinage should be kept up. and bullion be
not stored in the treasury simply as a com
modity.
Mr. Townsend of Colorado announced
that if he could not get free coinage he
would vote for this $4,500,000 bill, as offer
ing considerable imorovement in the pres
ent conditions.
Mr. Bartine of Nevada also felt it his
duty to vote for any measure that pointed
in the direction of free silver.
The last three are free coinage repub
licans who voted with the democrats in the
recent effort to get a direct vote upon the
bill as it came from the Senate.
WELCOME OF THE BILL.
Mr. Wheeler of Alabama spoke of the
applause whloh greeted the silver bill when
it was brought into the House from tbe
Senate, where it received the support of
fifteen republicans aud all tbe democratic
senators who had a constituency outside of
the money centers of the east, and this ap
plause had reverberated all over our land.
Free coinage was demanded by the people.
They were Deooming educated upon these
questions and understood their interest.
More circulating medium was essential to
continue the development of our vast re
sources. The silver which free coinage will
bring to our country from abroad will be
welcomed. It will be coined at
our mints aud most of it will be in
vested here and add to our prosperity.
After one hour’s debate you must vote upon
this question. If you vote tbe people down,
if you trample their will under your feet,
the issue will only be postponed. It U a
struggle on their part for right and for
liberty, and in the end they will be victori
ous. [Applause.]
Tbe other speakers were Messrs. Kerr,
Struble of lowa, Brewer of Miohigan, Post
and Hill of Illinois, ami Kelly of Kansas.
At 5:40 o’clock the House adjourned.
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
Tbe Diplomatic, Naval and Postal Ap
propriation Bills Passed.
Washington, June 34. —In the Senate to
day the conference report on the naval
appropriation bill was presented and
agreed to.
The Senate then proceeded to considera
tion of the poetoffloe appropriation bill.
The aggregate appropriation of the bill is
#72,464195, being >7,047,861 more than the
estimated revenue. All of tbe amendments
added by the .Senate committee and here
tofore published were agreed to without
much opposition, and th 6 bill was pos ed.
The diplomatic and consular bill was then
taken up. All of the oommittee amend
ments raising tbe grade and increasing the
salaries of a number of missions of lower
grades and consulships, were agreed to. An
other amendment was added on motion of
Mr. Sherman, supported by Messrs. Mor
gan, Uibeonand Dolpb, increasing tl.e com
pensation of the minister to Turkey from
$7,500 to SIO,OOO.
THE PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE.
Tho amendment relating to the work of
the international American conference was
reached, and Mr. Morgan made it the text
of a speech in praise of tbe Mexicau and of
the Central and South American republics,
and in exposition of tho splendid field which
they opened up to tho United States for
commercial intercourse and for mutual de
velopment and advantage.
Mr. nalo said tfiat he was not surprised
to find that tbe senator from Alabama, who
had given long and faithful uttentiou to tho
foreign relations of the United States, was
in entire sympathy with the amendment,
which covered tho recommendations made
by the pan-Aideriean congress.
Mr. Reagan also spoke of the great Im-’
portance of securing commercial unity with
the Latin-Amerioau countries.
Mr. Edmunds moved to amend the
amendment by inserting the words “in
formation in respect,” so as to make it read,
“For the payment of the share of the
United States of the preliminary survey
and for information in res feet of an inter
continental railway, $65,000;’’ and ho said
that he mado the motion so as to guard
against any moral or implied engagement
to go on with tho inter-continental rai 1 ways.
The amendment was agreed to.
All tho amendments having been agreod
to, the bill was passed.
OTHER BILLS, PASSED.
The following bills taken from tho
calendar and passed: *
Tbe Senate bills to adopt regulations pre
venting, and in relation to, collisions at sea.
(These bills embody the rules agreed to by
the international maritime conference.)
The Senate bill for the donation of tho
Fort Hrcoko military reservation at Tampa,
Fla., for free schools and other purpoeos.
The House bill granting to the Jackson
ville, St. Augustine and Halifax River
Railway Company a right of way across
the military reservation at St. Augustine,
Fla. (with a substitute).
The conference report on the ponsfon
appropriation bill having been presented,
Mr. Gorman moved that the Senate recede
from tbo only amendment not arranged in
conference—that for the appointment of
additional pension agents—saying that
there was no possibility of the House agree
ing to it. Tho motion was agreed to, the
Senate receded, and the pension approba
tion bill now goes to the President.
The Senate then adjourned.
ORIGINAL PACKAGES.
Tbe New Law to Cover All Claaseß of
Merchandise.
Washington, Juno 24.—The House com
mittee on judiciary, after having under
consideration at four meetings tho Senate
“original package" bill, has decided to re
port to the House in its Btead the substitute
agreed on by the committoe this morning,
with one dissenting voico. It is broader iu
scopo than the Senato bill, inasmuch us its
provisions apply to all articles of interstate
commerce, whereas tho Senate bill only ap
plies to intoxicating liquors. The substi
stitute is as follows: “Tout whenever any
article of commerce is imported into any
state from any other state, territory or
foreign nation, and there held or offered for
sale, the same shall then be subject to the
laws of such state; provided that no dis
crimination shall be made by any state in
favor of its citizens against those of other
states in respect to the sale of any article of
commerce, nor in favor of its own products
against those of a like character produced
in other states, nor shall tbe transportation
of commerce through any state be ob
structed except in the necessary enforcement
of tbe health laws of such state,”
KICKING ON THE CENSUS.
Delegations from bt Paul and Bt.
Louis at Washington.
Washington, June 24— Delegations
from St. Paul aud St. Louis arrived here
to-day, and this evening bad interviews
with Supt. Porter, in which they iflake
complaints of the census enumeration In
their respective cities. The St. Paul people
also complain against tbe manner iu which
the census was conducted in Minneapolis,
assorting that tbe population hod been
fraudulently swollen. They asked for a re
count. Supt. Porter said he would order
this only on tbe production of positive
proof of grave inaccuracy. His remarks
were hardly satisfactory to the visitors.
BROOKLYN’S POPULATION.
New York, June 24—Census Supervisor
Hedwick estimates the population of Brook
lyn at 807,000.
A PLACE FOR SULLIVAN TO FIGHT.
The Virginia Athletic Association of
Washington to Furnish It.
Washington, June 24— The charter of
tbe Virginia Athletic Association, granted
by the last legislature, makes its officers
police officers of the state as to its grounds.
It has rented the Alexandria driving park,
five miles from Washington, and proposes
to have Sullivan and Jackson fight there,
claiming that its charter will prevent polioo
interference. Sullivan is said to have con
sented.
Death of President Menedez.
Washington, June 24.—The state depart
ment received dispatches to-day confirm
ing the newspaper accounts of the death of
President Menedez of San Salvador, and
the governmental changes consequent upon
it.
Mexico’s Alleged Revolution,
Washington, June 24. —Nothing has
been received at the step; department in re
gard to the renorted incipient revolution in
Mexico.
Kemznlsr Must be Electrocuted.
Saratoga, June 24— The appeal In the
Kemmler case come up for argument in tbo
court of appeals this morning; but when
the counsel for the people opened bis argu
ment the court stated that it did not desire
to bear him, and affirmed tbe decision of
the courts below, which was that tbe
warden of Auburn prison was legally qual
fied to carry the sentence of death into ex
ecution.
A SUNDAY SCHOOL HALLY.
THE INTERNATIONAL CONVEN
TION IN SESSION.
The Meeting the Largest of the Kind
Aver Held in Pittsburg—Tbe Report
of President Reppard of Georgia
Among Those Most Loudly Ap
plauded.
Pittsburg, Juno 24.—Tbe sixth inter
national Sunday school convention met in
Mechanic’s hall in this city to-day, with
nearly 300 delegates present from all parts
of North America, every state and terri
tory being represented, aud all the British
provinces, including Prluoe Edward Island
and New Brunswick, with the possible ex
ception of Manitoba. The couveutiou was
celled to order by William Reynolds of
Peoria, UL
OF GREAT IMPORTANCE.
This convention is tho most important ever
held in Pltlsburg. The delegates represent
8,900 Sunday schools, with 1,178,301 teach
ers and 9,149,997 scholars. Every evan
felioal Protestant denomination m the
Ini ted States and the territories aud tho
British provinces is represented.
ITS OBJECTS.
Its objeots are threefold:
1. For the promotion and increase of
Sunday school work until every child in tbe
vast territory represented is reaehod.
2. To improve the equality of the Sunday
schools, and to suggest aud devise new and
butter methods of reaching and toochlDg
the children.
3. To furnish the world with uniform
Sunday school lessons.
STATE REPORTS.
State reports were then given in short
speeches by Messrs. Washburn of Alabama,
Weave of Arkansas, Hall of Connecticut,
Pile of Delaware, Wight of the District of
Columbia, Shaw of Florida, Reppard of
Georgia, Charlotte of North Carolina, Bell
of Indiana, Mrs. Marlble of lowu and Mr.
Wight of Kansas City. The report from
Goorgia was most loudlv applauded. It
showed thnt the Georgians are rising and
helping the nogrous with a ready hand. Tho
number of Sunday schools in tho state
comes within 100 of Illinois, And Georgia
has 127,000 negro members.
NORTH CAROLINA’S PROGRESS.
In North Carolina more progress has been
made than iu any other state In tho union.
At present there are 4,273 Sunday sohools
and 255,013 pupils.
Following tbo state reports the commit
tee on nominations presented tho following
names for purmauout officers of the conven
tion:
President—Maj. J. G. Harris of Alahama.
Recording Secretary—Rev. Samuul W.
Clark of New Jersey.
Corresponding Secretary—Alfred Day of
Toronto, Ont.
Treasurer—L. H. Bigelow of Now Jer
sey.
Tho report was unanimously adopted,
and Maj. Harris fc-ns escorted to tho clinir.
In a brief nddress he thanked the convention
for the honor conferred.
At the evening session Gov. Beaver and
H. K. Porter of this city made an address
of welcome, and Hon. L H. Blake of On
tario responded.
LOUISIANA'S LOTTERY.
An Opponent of the Corporation
Wants to Give It a Chance.
Baton Rouge, La., June 24.— The
democratic caucus was called to order last
night by Mr. Shields. At that time but
seventeen senators aud forty representatives
were present. Senator Montgomery, a
prominent anti-lottoryite, made a strong
speech, in which he stated that
while he personally opposed granting the
lottery a charter, as a representative
looking only to tbo welfare and best in
terest of tho people of the state he believed
that the lottery proposition should bo sub
mitted to the people. In conclusion, ho
said that aS a solution of the lottery ques
tion ho would prefer that if the people will
havo the lottery that the state should sell
the charter to the highest bidder.
The caucus conference oommittee met to
night. The antis declined to offer any sug
gestions. The other side then submitted a
proposal similar to that made by the demo
cratic committee submitting the matter to
white primaries and providing for an extra
session of the legislature if carried. This
proposition was not, accepted by the antis.
It was finally decided to report the whole
matter back to the caucus.
WAR ON TAMMANY HALL.
Tbe Citizens’ Movement Meeting
Draws Prominent Men.
New York, June24.—Thl new oitizens’
movement against Tammany Hall was
fully organized to-night by a meeting held
by its originators in tbe parlors of the
Windsor hotel
Wheeler l’eckbam presided and spoke at
length to the large audience as to the neces
sity of a move to secure clean government
for this city.
A number of prominent organ
izations were represented in the
gathering. Notable among them
were the members of the Produce
Exchange Reform Club, the Lawyers’
Municipal Reform Club and the Mechanios
and Traders’ Exchange. Among the Indi
viduals present wore Carl Hchnrz, Itev. Dr.
Schnrz, Rev. Dr. Heber Newton, ex-J udge
W. Harnox, Horace E. Deming, Rev.
Father Ducey. Judge J. E. Learned and
Rev. Dr. Meredith.
MEN HORRIBLY MUTILATED.
A Cannon Discharged Prematurely at
Columbia.
Columbia, 8. C., June 24.—At the fair
grounds to-day during tho firing of a salute
for a democratic meeting, by the premature
discharge of aoannonOlin Barrer of Lex
ington lost both arms.and both eyes and re
ceived a gaping wound in the chest.
John Stoke of Columbia was badly
wounded in both arms aud one has been
amputated.
w. H. Casson of Columbia bad his hand
shattered.
Old cannoneers say that the mutilation
was worse than any they ever witnessed
during the war.
Dudley Not to be Withdrawn.
Washington, June 24—Bose Buck is
here to look after Georgia postofilces. He
says there is no truth in the report that
Dudley’s name will bo withdrawn.
Down Goes tbe Sugar Trust.
Saratoga, N. Y., June 24.—The court
of appeals decision in the sugar case was
handed down this morning, and is strongly
against the trust. The judgments of tho
lower courts dissolving the trust are fully
affirmed.
A Big Blaze in New Mexico.
Albuquerque, N. M., June 24—The en
tire business portion of Carrillas, N. M.,
fifty miles north of Albuquerque, was de
stroyed b$ fire last night. The loss is about
#IOO,OOO.
ENGLAND'S IJOBW6BB.
The Government's Proposal Opposed
by the Speaker.
London, June 24.—1n the House of Com
mon* tonight Mr. Healy ul*l the speaker's
i uling on the question whether there wa*
any precedent for an ear-mark licensing
fund. In making this request Mr. Healy
wae supported by Mr. Gladstone and Sir
W illiaui Vernon Bar court.
The speaker, in rospor.se, made a long
speech, in which he gave it as his opinion
thAt there was no precedent for such a
fund. To allow on ear-marking license
fund to accumulate, as the government pro
posed, he thought was a grave innovation
which the House itself ought to decide
upon, and he considered that Mr. Healy
was fully justified iu raising the question.
The sjieaker’s ruling was received with
cheers by the opposition.
Secretary Balfour said he thought the
speaker's decision would not apply to the
Irish part of tho bill.
MR. OOSCHgN’a CLAIM.
Mr. Gnechen respectfully contended that
the matter should remain in abeyanoe until
the clause was takon up.
Sir George Campbell, liberal, advised the
government to eat tho remaining bit of leek
and drop the compensation clauses alto
gether.
Theodore Fry wanted to know whether the
replies made to the deputation of publicans
that waited on the conservative leaders in
the lobby of the House last night was cor
rectly reported. Mr. Ritchie had been
credited with saying that the principle of
compensation for tho extinction of licenses
had been accoptml by the House and that
tho license fund would hove to be devoted
to that purpose, and Messrs. Gosohen and
Smith were reported to have expressed
similar opinions.
Mr. Smith, amid tho laugbtor of tho op
position members, said that the proceedings
referred to were of a private character and
tho report of them was more or less inac
curate. Nothing bad been imparted to the
deputation beyond what had been imparted
to the House.
Mr. Labouohere moved an adjournment,
in order to protest against the proclamation
of the anti compensation meeting by the
Nottingham magistracy.
THE MINISTERS UKTIRIi.
At this point tho ministers retired to Mr.
Smith’s room to discuss the speaker's opin
ion on the ear-marking license fund.
Lord Hortington and Mr. Chamberlain,
who wero also summoned to tho conference,
advised the cabinet to drop the clauses. No
definite decision was nrrivod at, but it is
stated that Mr. Ritchie and Mr. Goschen
have reoognlzed the impossibility of retain
ing the clauso*. and will aoqufesce in tho
opinion of tho majority of the ministers,
and allow them to be dropped, while retain
ing their portfolios.
In reply to Mr. Laliouchare, Home Secre
tary Matthews aud Attorney General
Wol.stor admitted that the action of tho
magistracy was illegal.
Mr. Dillon said he supposed tho magis
trates had boon guided bv Secretary Bal
four’s answer in the House of Comment
Mr. Labouchero then withdrew his motion.
Upon the House going into committee
Mr. Smith asked that further consideration
of the licensing bill be postponed, iu view
of the speaker’s Important opinion, which it
was necessary tho government should con
sider. He promised to announce the de
cision of tho government on Thursday next.
Tho conservatives Imvo decided to nomi
nate a candidate in opposition to Mr. Caine,
who yesterday resigned his seat for Barrow
in-Furness, with the object of seeking
re-election on on anti-compensation plat
form.
NO ONE TO BLAME.
Result of the Inquiry into the Mishap
* of the City of Paris.
London, June 34.—The inquiry Instituted
by tho board of trade into the accident of
the Inman line steamer City of Fans, while
that vesiel was on a voyage from New
York to Liverpool, bus been concluded and
a verdict rendered. Tho court in its find
ing attributes the casualty to the wearing
of tho propeller bearing*. It also finds that
the safety of the passengers on the City of
Paris was not sacrificed to speed, and that
tho vestel is one of the finest iu the Ameri
can murine service.
BAN BALVADOB BBKBNg.
The Make upof the New Cabinet—The
Advices at Washington.
Ban Rat.vador, June 24.— Perfect order
has prevailed here since the depression 'and
sudden death ot President Menedez. The
new government has been formed as follows:
Provisional president, Uen. Carlos Esota;
minister of foreign affairs. Dr, Manuel
Delgalo; minister of the Interior, Gen. Fer
nando Fegueroa; minister of home affairs,
public credit, war and marine, Uen. Benj.
Molina Ouirola; minister of mibllo instruc
tion, Dr. J. Francisco Arriorm.
Africa’s Possession.
Berlin, June 24.— 1 t was announced In
the Reichstag by the government that the
negotiations between England and Germany
regarding territory iu East Africa were not
yet entirely finished.
TALK STOPPED,
Paris, June 24.—1n the chamber of
deputies to-day M. llrisson withdrew bis
interpellation with reference to Zanslbar,
M. Kibot, the foreign minister, having
stated that it would be inconvenient to dis
cuss a question regarding which commu
nications were still passing between Eng
land and France.
Valencia's Cholera Outbreak.
Madrid, June 24.—The commission sent
by the government to determine the char
acter of the disease prevailing in the prov
vinoe of Valencia pronounce It cholera.
They are unable, however, to definitely fix
the origin of the disease.
Afghans telling Cotton to Russia.
St. Petersburg, June 24.—Dispatches
from Chardjui, Turkistan, say that hun
dreds of bales of Afghan cotton have ar
arrived there from Kelif. This is the first
direct sale made by the Afghans to the
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Bernhardt Nearly Killed.
London, July 24. —Sarah Bernhardt took
an overdose of chloral tills morning analt
took four hours bard work by the doctors
to save her life. She is in the habit of using
the drug as an opiate, and accidentally took
too much.
Ueeting of the Dissidents.
London, June 24. —At a hastily sum
moned conference of the dissidents this
afternoon Lord llartington urged the im
portance of heartily sup(>orting the govern
ment. Two hours discussion followed.
Europe’s Prisons Congress.
Bt. Petersburg, June 24.— The Inter
national prisons congress Hosed its session
to-day. The congress will meet in Paris in
1825.
Germany's Colonial Credits.
Berlin, June 24.—The Reichstag has
finally accepted the colonial credits without
debate.
I DATLY.fIOA YEAR. *
•l SCENTSA COPY. f
I WEEKLY,!.2S A YEAR *
A BIG RAILROAD STRIKE.
THB ILLINOIS CENTRAL TIED UP
BY ITS MEN.
Freight Conductors Bet the Ball la
Motton and the Switchmen, Yard
men and Brakemen Have Joined
Hands With Them—Reforms and a
Superintendent's Discharge De
manded.
Chicago, July 24.—N0 freight was
moved yesterday afternoon or last night on
the Chicago division of the Illinois Central
railroad. The cause of the stoppage was
the strike of the freight conductors, sixty
in nunifier. Difficulty on the part of Supt.
Russell, backed by General Manager
Back, with Trainmasters Berry and
Busher, leading to the resignation
of the two latter, precipitated
the strike of the conductors. The strikers
were disatisflod with a number of moves
recently made by the new management of
the road. A return to former methods, tbs
reinstatement of two trainmasters and the
dismissal of Supt. Russell are demanded.
To-day the strike eiteuded to the switch
men, yardmen and brakeman, and the busi
ness of the road is paralyzed, both freight
and passenger, with no good prospecta in
sight of a settlement.
Till WHOLE ROAD TIED UP.
The strikers at a meeting to-day resolved
to tie up tho rood elsewhere. Consequently
an order was mado extending the strike all
over the Ulnols Central in Illinois, Wiscon
sin and lowa, or, as the order reads,
“Wherever Supt. Russell has eon
troL” Tho strikers did not wish
to bo held responsible for in
terfering with the United States mail,
express companies and bonded matter.
They therefore attached mail and express
cars to the engine of the New Orleans mull
train, but left the couches, with their exas
perated passengers, unconnected. It was
the intention to semi the dismembered train
down at the scheduled time, but Mr. Bulll
vnn, general suiarintoniiont of the road,
explained that the railroad company has no
contract with the government to carry the
mails ex'-cot ou regular passenger train*,
and the train dispatcher was not authorised
to give orders fur the train to start until it
could start with all its usual passenger
coaches.
THE COMPANY WARNED.
The strikers refused to allow the whole
train io move and warned Hupt. Bull! van,
as they had uot prevented the transporta
tion of mail and express matter, that the
railroad detained It at tho company’s own
risk.
General Manager Beck, General Su
perintendent Sullivan and the beads of
the trnffio department had a conference to
day with representatives of the strikers in
General Manager Bock’s office. Tito men
demnudad that Supt. Russell’s name be
striken from the card and expre*sed a de
termination not to return to work until ttds
was done. General Manager Beck was
ordered to support Supt. Russell, but
the situation wa* admitted by that
official and his subordinates to be very seri
ous. The tie-up will cause serious trouble,
not only locally, but throughout a large
section of country, both west and south.
Tlie suburban trnffio of the road is enor
mous. Trains run in and out of the oity
every few minutes from 6 o’clock in the
morning until midnight and are crowded.
EFFECT ON COMMERCE.
The people who traveled on the trains
arc now thrown upon their own resources
of transportation, but it is not this that will
trouble tbn commercial world. To stop
freight traffic on the Illinois Central means
to provent thousands aud thousands of peo
ple in Northern lowa, Southern Illinois,
Kontucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and
Louisiana from getting their products
to market. The yards in this city
are filled with freight cars, and the stalling
of trains now iu transit will jam every
transfer track touched by the road. Tue
Michigan Central, Baltimore and Ohio and
Big Four roads, which enter the city over
the Illinois Central tracks, wore seriously
interfered with, owing to the blockade of
their tracks.
FARM HILL MINERS.
The Rescuers Still Trying to Effect an
Entrance.
Dunbar, June 24.— A report that the
rescuers had broken into the 11111 Farm this
morning proved false. The report arose
from the fact that the rescuing party broke
through a heavy "gob" into a small open
ing. From this causo the course of ventila
tion was changed, and uearlv an hour
and a half was spent in bracing up
so that they could go ahead.
The carefulness with which the miners
are working is shown from this. The
superintendent would not permit the men
to advance until the air had been thor
oughly tested. During the day good
progress was made, and experts think they
are where the line of ooal ought to be. Mr.
Mahoning, who was for years boss of
tne Mahoning mine aud under whose
direction the coal in this part of it was
mined, says that the working party is very
near the coal, and then he added: “When
we strike it we oan go at the rate of six feet
per hour. This will probably bring them
into the mine during the early morning
hours.” All hopes of finding the men have
been abandoned.
JOURNALISTS IN SESSION.
The Meeting of the National Editorial
Association.
Boston, June 24.—The National Editorial
Association assembled in sixth annual
session in the chamber of the House to-day.
Cob Charles H. Taylor of the Boston Globe
called the convention to order and intro
duced Gov. Brackett, who extended
a welcome to Boston. The free
dom of the Boston Press Club was
extended to the male delegation, and it was
announced that the lady delegates would be
similarly entertained by the Woman’s
Press Association.
After the appointment of a committee on
credentials. President Leo road his annual
address.
This afternoon the association ’visited
Harvard University with Gov. Brackett.
Five Killed at Sea.
London, June 24.— The bark Ethel, from
London to Brisbane, collided off Portland
to-day with the steamer Umbilo. from Na
tal to London. One of the Umbilo’s crew
and four of the Ethel’s; were killed by
falling spars. The Ethel sank. Her orew
boarded the Umbilo.
Alabama's Educational Association.
Montgomery, Ala., June 24.—The Ala
bama Educational Association, 300 strong,
met in annual session here to-day. The
Southern Educational Association meets
here in its first annual session on Thursday.
Charleston to Have a Hanging.
Charleston, June 24. Napoleon Leville,
who killed his wife and nearly murdered
her uncle Feb. 17, was to-day convicted of
murder in the first degree and sentenced W
be banged Sept. 5.
