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I THE MO fa H l H H SEWS;
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TARIFF MEN ON A SWITCH
THE SUBSIDY SHIPPING BILLS
GIVEN THE TRACK.
Senator Morrill's Motion to Take Up
the Revenue Measure So As to Give
it the Right of Way Defeated-Sena
tors Reagan and Morgan Oppose the
Frye Bills.
Washington, July 7. —In the Senate this
morning the conference report on the con
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill was
presented and agreed to.
Mr. Morrill moved that the Senate pro
ceed to consideration of the tariff bill. He
said that after the tariff bill was taken up
it could be laid aside informally until the
two shipping bills were disposed of.
Mr. Harris asked the presiding officer
whether the two shipping bills would not
come up as the “unfinished business” at 2
o’clock.
The presiding officer (Mr. Ingalls) replied
in the affirmative"
Mr Harris suggested to Mr. Morrill not
to make his motion until after 2 o’clock, but
Mr. Morrill said he preferred to make it at
the present time.
THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
Mr. Gibson asked Mr. Frye whether he
did not propose to ask for the consideration
of the river and harbor bill to-day.
Mr. Frye said that he had giveu notice to
that effect, but was not personally con
cerned about its consideration to-day. He
would certainly, however, feel obliged to
ask its consideration before the tariff bill
could be completed. He would not now
antagonize the tariff bill with
the river and harbor bill,
but if the tariff bill were going to consume
two or three weeks he could not consent to
yield that length of time to it.
Mr. Edmunds—AVe will take the judg
ment of the Senate upon it.
Mr. Plumb—lt will not do to ask unan
imous consent to take up the river and
harbor bill during the pendency of the
tariff bill, becauso certainly one member of
the Senate will object to that.
Mr. Frye—l shall not ask unanimous con
sent.
Mr. Plumb —Then the senator would have
to move to lay aside the tariff bill.
Mr. Frye—l would do so.
Mr. Gorman—l understand that the ship
ping bills are in order to-day at 2 o’clock.
The presiding officer said that these bills
would come as the unfinished business at 2
o’clock without motion.
MB. EDMUNDS’ DESIRE.
Mr. Gorman —Do I understand that the
senator from Vermont desires to take up
the tariff bill and have it considered only
from 12:30 to 2 o'clock.
Mr. Edmunds —That is what he wants
to do.
The Speaker—The clerk will call the
roll.
M r. Gorman repeated his question.
Mr. Morrill—l have already stated that I
will give w ay to the senator from Maine for
his shipping bill, but I desire to have the
tariff bill before the Senate as the regular
business. I expect, of course, to yield for
the regular appropriation bills when they
come up.
Mr. Carlisle—l am unable to see, for my
part (with my limited acquaintance with
the mode of proceeding iu this body), that
anything is to be gained by taking up the
tariff bill at this time; certainly not if it is
to be laid aside from time to time. I have
understood that the senator from Maine
desired to complete consideration of the
j shipping bills, and that after that he desired
lto take up the river aud harbor bill. I
have also understood that the committee
on appropriations has, or soon will have,
ready the suudry civil appropriation bills,
and perhaps other bills, that ought to be
c msidered and passed upon by the Senate.
I hope, therefore, that the senator from
Vermont will not insist on his motion, or, if
lie does, that the Senate will sustain it,
so that when the tariff bill is t.w.en up for
consideration we may proceed with it in
the regular way until it is completed.
MORRILL WANTS TO GO HOME.
Mr. Morrill—lf we are to bring the ses
sion to a close at an early period it is neces
sary that we take up the most important
hill that is before us. My purpose was
merely that the tariff bill shall be in order
after the disposition of the two shipping
hills, so that senators who may desire to
speak on the subject at length will have an
opportunity to do 60. Then we can go on
as usual aud make amendments as the bill
progresses.
Mr. Harris—l do not know that any
thing can be gained by taking up the tariff
bill at 12:30 o’clock and then having it laid
aside with the fall of the gavel at 2 o’clock.
Mr. Morrill—We will have gained the
reading of the bill. K
Mr. Edmunds—l object to further de
bate.
A vote was taken on Mr. Morrill’s motion,
and the result was: yeas 16, nays 24. no
quorum voting.
Then there was a call of the roll, to which
lorty-mne senators responded.
THE TARIFF MEN BEATEN.
A vote was again taken and the Senate
refused to take up the tariff bill, the vote
standing: \ eas 20, nays 23, as follows:
lJ^ S -F M i essrs -- A1 “ ch ' Allison, Davis, Dixon,
! £ h ’u Kd ? UDa ?V Fdr "' el1 ' Faulkner, Frye,
I’latl’ iwh ey r> Ulacock , Manderson, Morrill,
B * Wyer ’ Btorma “ aad
C ( H.£rei7 M r l m rS ' A “ en - Bate > Berry, Carlisle,
Jones ll’f (TOr! ? an . Hampton, Harris,
IMmnh f it rkansa - Mitchell. Pasco, Payne,
Teiler b, Reaßan ’ Sfiuire, Stewart,
teller, Turpie, Vest, \ oorhees and Walthall—3B.
the shipping bills taken up.
takmi un°' CloCk the tW ° Bh ‘PP in S buls were
, v., Reagan said that he agreed most
acrafn 1 th WUh the P ur lMe of ifuilding up
J, Ba i“. th . e mercantile marine of the United
Au* that . he did not agroe with the
policy of the pending bills. The United States
hfhiMnn If Ue systom that approached pro
hibition of imports. It might be safely as
™ tba t if the United State™ “o
s d n‘ h ° the r, countrißS . >t must buy
the M 86 P roduc - That was
7- °* commerce. The
b nited States could not expect to build un
“ ( w e r n Wheil th ° P° licy itß lotion
° ylUB the existence of inter-
Cm ,Tn r °°- Hthe United State.
mlmHd t °-i mild I ? p eommerce with other
tanfn n t r f ‘ t B 7° U . ld have t 0 ad °Pt revenue
five tariff^ p f otectiVo “hd prohibi
tive tariff. At the close of Mr Reaean’s
tkeHon the H eCti ° n bUI Was reoe i v ed from
and was. on motion of Mr. Frye,
on the teble until the return
tlio'commin 1011 ° f Alr ', Hoar ’ chairman of
com nnttee on privileges and elections.
PURCHASE OF SHIPS ABROAD.
shinriinom'n?® addressed the Senate on the
lit rhe il - 8 ' He su KKsted to Mr. Frye to
the experiment be tried of permitting
tSthem ltl2 T to buy 3 abroad anf
Aimfriu Ullder an American register.
J c °mmercial legislation ha* long
(•mT,t^ 6 V b ?, ndoned by ali the nations
>nstanee y nf Btatea . and that one
un ter tL f forbidding the use of vessels
in thP Pn,, A 'i n< L r . ICa “ ila S, that are not built
was tv, U Btatea - The United States
•nri! a l ° n y Dation in tbe world that had
Mr law o„ its statute books.
ind Mr l? an Tiered the floor temporarily
ouormau predated the coalerende
She. iUornino xctos.
report on the silver bill. After It was read
in full he gave notice that be would call it
up for action to-morrow morning.
Mr. Morgan continued hit argument
against the subsidy shipping bills. The
truth of the matter was, he said, that the
ocean carrying trade was overdone, and
until that condition of things was al
tered freights must be carried by vessels at
a losing rate.
Mr. Frye made some additional remarks
in support of the bills, and concluded by say
ing that he hoped to get votes on both bills
to-morrow. He earnestly hoped that both
bills would be sent to the House, and he
believed that if they were one of them
would beoome a law. After a brief execu
tive session the Senate at 5:40 o'clock ad
journed
WORK OF THE HOUSE.
A Bill That Can’t Be Called Back-
Unearned Railroad Land Grants.
Washington, July 7.—ln the House this
morning the speaker having directed the
journal to be read, Mr. Rogers of Arkansas
raised the point of order that no quorum
was present.
The speaker counted ninety-one members,
and on motion of Mr. McKinley a call of
the House was ordered.
One hundred and sixty-seven members, a
quorum, having responded to their names,
the journal of Thursday’s proceedings was
read.
Mr. Bland of Missouri, rising to a ques
tion of privilege, sent to the clerk's desk aud
had read a press dispatch stating that he
was absent from the conference meeting on
the silver bill on Saturday last. In order
that he should not be placed in a false light,
and appear to be neglecting his duty, he
read a uote which he had received from Mr.
Conger, chairman of the House confrerees,
stating that there would not be a meeting
of the conferees Saturday.
AN IMPORTANT POINT RAISED.
Mr. Dorsey of Nebraska moved to sus
pend the rules and pass a concurrent reso
lution requesting the President to roturn to
the House the bill extending tbe time of
Sayment to the purchasers of the land of the
rnaha tribe of Indians iu Nebraska.
Mr. Breckinridge made the point of order
that it was not in the power of the House
under the constitution to recall a bill which
had passed and been sent to the President.
The bill was in the hands of the President
and he could sign it, allow it to become a
law without his approval, or veto it.
The speaker declined to pass upon the
constitutional question, leaving that to the
House, but he overruled the point of order.
Mr. Outhwaite demanded a second, and
tbe democrats refusing to vote, left the
House without a quorum.
Mr. Dorsey thereupon withdrew his
motion.
The speaker submitted a dozen requests
for leaves of absence. The leaves were
granted.
UNEARNDED LAND GRANTS.
On motion of Mr. Payson of Illinois the
House went into committee of the whole for
the consideration of the Senate bill to forfeit
certain lands heretofore granted for the
purpose of aiding in the construction of
railroads, with the House substitute there
for. Mr. Payson explained that the bill, in
its general provisions, proposed to
forfeit and restore to the public do
main all public lands wherever sit
uated, which have been granted in
aid of construction where the railroads have
Jiot been completed at this time. There
had been, he said, thirty-seven railroads
aided by acts of oongress which had not
been completed within the time fixed by
congress. Twelve of these grants had been
forfeited, comprising nearly 50,000,000
acres. That left twenty-five roads which
had not been acted upon. Nine had been
fully completed. That left sixteen
railroads which were now un
completed, and the House substitute
recommended the forfeiture of all lands
laying opposite such portions of the roads as
were not now constructed. It was his
opinion that no bill of a broader character
than this could ever pass the Senate and
become a law. A careful estimate was to
the effect that the bill would restore 75,000,-
000 acres to the public domain.
Mr. Oates of Alabama approved the bill
because it forfeited only lands situated
along the unconstructed portion of the
roads.
Mr. Stone of Missouri took the position
that forfeiture should be made of all lands
which had not been earned by the railroads
at tbe time fixed in the granting acts for the
completion of the roads.
Pending debate the committe rose and the
House adjourned.
VIRGINIA’S WATERWAYS.
An Engineer’s Estimate of Their Fi
nancial Needs.
Washington, July 7.-8. T. Abort, a
civil engineer of the United States army,
has made the following estimates of the cost
of certain needed river and harbor improve
ments in Virginia: In Pomace river at
Mount Vernon, $2,500; Nomini creek, $35,-
000; Rappahannock river, for the year
$90,000,t 'completeslß2,ooo; Urbanacreek,
$16,000; Totusny river, $12,000; Mattaponi
river, for the year, $15,000, to complete,
$55,800; Pamunky river, $13,000; York
river, for the year, $67,250; Chlckahominy
river, $10,000; Staunton river, between
Brookneal and Randolph stations, $31,200;
Staunton river, between Brookneal and Pig
river, for the year, $13,500, to complete,
$27,000; Dan river, Virginia and North
Carolina, $7,000.
HIS NAME IS MUDD.
And to That Patronymic Thomas Reed
is Prefixed.
Washington, July 7. Congressman
Mudd of Maryland, who was given the seat
in the House to which Barnes Compton was
elected, is not ungrateful to (Speaker Reed.
Mr. Mudd is the proud father of a
2-months-old boy, aud yesterday a large
number of friends of the family gathered
at St. John’s church, in Prince George's
county, to witness the christening of the
little one. The young man was then and
there launched on the world with the name
of Thomas Reed Mudd, after tbe speaker of
the House.
OUR CONBULAR SERVICE.
Most of tbe Benate Amendments Re
tained by the Conferees.
Washington, July 7. —The consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill, as agreed to
by the conference committee, retains most
of the Benate amendments raising the
grades of salaries of a number of repre
sentatives of the United States at foreign
capitals, consuls general, consuls, etc. The
amendments made to tbe bill by the Senate
for the purpose of enabling the President to
carry into effect certain recommendations
of the pan-American conference are also
agreed to by the House.
Confirmed aa Postmasters.
Washington, July 7.—The Senate to
day confirmed the following nominations:
To be postmasters: W. B. Wood at
Hampton, Va.; W. W. Jones at Greens
borough, Ala.
A COMPROMISE ON SILVER
THE MONTHLY PUBOHABBS FIXED
AT 4,500,000 OUNCES.
The Agreement Patched Up at a Meet
ing of tbe Republican Members of
the Conference Committee The
Democratic Members Refuse to Sign
the Report.
Washington, July 7. —Boss Reed got
back aud pushed the conference on the sil
ver bill to a decision this afternoon. But it
was not the decision that he desired, aud he
scolded Chairman Conger of the House con
ference when he reported it to him. The
fact is that the silver men practiced Speaker
Reed’s own trick and bluffed and bulldozed
till they got all they expected to get. They
found this morning that the conferees,under
Speaker Reed’s directions, were disposed to
bring in a Reed report. Thereupon they
showed their teeth by defeating Senator
Morrill’s motion to take up the tariff bill in
the Senate.
A THREAT.
This was notice to the republican man
agers that they must give tbe silver men
what they wanted or delay the considering
of all important legislatiun. The Senate
republicans took the hint and forced a silver
report from the conferees, greatly to the
disgust of Speaker Reed. But Speaker
Reed for once seemed heloless, and the com
promise, so-called, in which the silver men
get their origiual demands, including tho
purchase by the government of what they
have said is practically the full silver
product of the country and the clause
making silver certificates legal tender,
which Speaker Reed says is worse than free
coinage.
THE FREE COINAGE AMENDMENT.
Of course, the free coinage amendment
was not intended to pass. It was only in
tended to force tho go-callod compromise
finally agreed upon in conference to-day.
This report has not been adopted yet.
There may be some trouble over it, but it
will finally be adopted. Messrs. Harris
and Bland, the democratic members of the
conference committee, would not sign the
report because they hud not been invited to
any of the meetings of the committee until
the republicans, Reed fashion, had agreed
on a report.
Speaker Reed is disgusted with the uncer
tainty among the republican seuators as to
what they will do with the tariff bill and
the election bill, in such sharp coutrast
with the comparative oertainty as to what
the House will do with any measure which
its speaker approves. “What they need
over at the other end of the capitol,” he is
reported to have said, “is a boss with a
backbone.”
HOW IT WAS BROUGHT ABOUT.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, July 7. —The conferees on
the part of tbe two houses this afternoon
reached an agreement on the points of dif
ference on the silver bill. The result,which
was hardly expected to be reached so soon,
was brought about in this way: After the
first ineffectual conference last Thursday,
the republican members decided that an
agreement could be more speedily and satis
factorily reaohed by a party consultation
rather than in a oouferenco open to both
political parties.
DRAFTING A COMPROMISE.
Accordingly Senators Sherman and Jones
aud Representatives Conger and Walker
entered upon the task of drafting a com
promise measure. They progressed so
rapidly in this matter that the conference
substitute was completed iu all its essential
points save one and sent to the printer yes
terday. The one point left open related to
the amount of silver bullion to be pur
chased. Messrs. Sherman, Conger aud
Walker thought that 4,000,000 ounces
monthly would be a fair compromise, but
Senator Jones declared for 4,500,000 ounces.
the western men firm.
Such was the state of affairs this morning
when overtures were again made to Sen
ator Jones to accept 4,250,000 ounces. The
western senators were iu receipt of tele
grams urging them to hold out for the full
amount of 4,500,000 ounces and to insist
upon the speedy disposition of the bill. So
the overtures were rejected, and when a
proposition was made to take up
the tariff bill in the Senate this
afternoon the silver men manifested
their power to check tho flow of party legis
lation unless their demands were met. Soon
afterward tho republican members of the
conference ware again called together, the
words, “Five hundred thousand,” were
added to the 4,000,000 ounces contained in
the printed conference substitute, and the
agreement was completed.
THE REPORT TO THE SEN'ATE.
Senator Sherman spent a tew minutes in
drafting the formal’report to the Senate
and thou notified the democratic members.
Senator Harris and Representative Bland
(who happened to be in the Senate chamber)
that another conference was to be held.
This time the conference committee was in
session half an hour. The agreement was
formally ratified, although the democratic
members refused to sign the report. Sena
tor Sherman presented the report to the
Senate this afternoon, and gave no
tice that he would call it up for
action to-morrow. As the report
must be acted upon by the Senate before it
can be considered in the House Chairman
Conger, who will make the report to the
House, could not say when it would be pre
sented to that body, but is disposed to have
speedy action. He is well pleased with the
outcome of the conference, as, indeed, is
every one connected with it except the
democratic members.
TEXT OP THE SUBSTITUTE,
The substitute reads as follows:
Sectios 1. That the Secretary of the Treasury
is hereby directed to purchase from time to
time silver bullion to the aggregate amount of
4,500,000 ounces, or so much thereof as may be
offered in each month at the market price
thereof not exceeding $1 for 371 and
85-100 grains of pure silver, and
to issue in payment for such purchase, silver
bullion treasury notes of the United States to
be prepared by the Secretary of the Treasury
in Buch form and of such denominations, not
less than $1 or more than 8100, as he may pre
scribe, and a sum sufficient to carry into effect
the provisions of this act is hereby appropriated
out of any money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated.
Sec. 8. Ttiat the treasury notes issued in ac
cordance with the provisions of this act shall
be redeemable on demand in coin at the treas
ury of the United States, or at any office of any
assistant treasurer of the United States, and
when so redeemed may be reissued, but no
greater or less amount of such notes shall be
outstanding at any time than the cost of the
sliver bullion and the standard silver
dollars coined therefrom then held in the treas
ury purchased by such notes, and sucli treas
ury notes shall be legal tender in payment of
all debts, public and private. except
where otherwise expressly stipulated in con
tract, and shall be receivable for customs, taxes
and all public dues, and when so
received may lie reissued; and such
notes, when held by any national
banning association may be counted as part of
its lawful reserve. That upon demand of the
holder of any of the treasury notes herein pro
vided for the secretary of the treasury shall,
under such regulations as he may prescribe, re
deem such notes in gold or silver ooin at his dis
cretion, it being the established policy of the
United States to maintain the two metals on a
parity with each other upon the present ratio,
or such ratio as mav be provided by law.
bxc. 3. That the Secretary of the Treasury.
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1890.
shall each month coin 3,000.000 ounces of the
silver bullion purchased under the provisions of
this act into standard silver dollars till the Ist
day of July, 1391, and after that time he shall
coin of the silver bullion purchase 1 under the
provisions of this act as much as may be neces
sary to provide for the redemption of the
treasury notes herein provided for, and any gain
arising from such coinage shall he accounted
for and paid into the treasury.
Sec. 4. That silver bullion purchased under
tbe provisions of this act shall be subject to the
requirements of the existing law and the regu
lations governing the methods of determining
the amount of pure silver contained, and tbe
amount of charges or deduction. It any, to be
made.
Sec. S. That so much of the act of Feb 88,
1879, entitl-d “An act to authorize the coinage
of the standard sliver dollar and to restore its
legal tender character,” as requires monthly
Purchase aud coinage of the same into silver
oliars of not less than $3.000,000n0r more than
$1,000,000 a month of silver bullion, is hereby
repealed.
Sec. 6. That upon the passage of this act the
balances standing with the treasurer of the
United States to the respective credits of na
tional banks for deposits made to redeem tbe
circulating notes of such banka, and all deposits
thereafter received for like purp >se, shall be
covered Into the treasury as miscellaneous re
ceipts, and the treasurer of the United States
shall redeem from the general
cash In the treasury the circulating
notes of said banks which may com* into his
possession subject to redemption; and upon cer
tificate of the controller of the currency that
such notes have been received by him, and that
they have been destroyed, and that no new
notes will be issued in their places reimburse
ment of their amount shall be made to the
treasurer under such regulations as the
Secretary of the Treasury may
prescribe from an appropriation hereby
created to he known as tbe "national banc
notes redemption account,” but the provisions
of this act shall not apply to deposits received
under section 3 of the act of June 30, 1874. re
quiring every national bank to keep in lawful
money with the treasurer of the United States
a sum equal to 5 per cent, of its
circulation to be held and used for tho
redemption of Its circulating notes,
and the balance remaining of deposits so cov
ered shall, at the close of ooch month, be re
ported on the monthly public debt statement
as debt of the United States bearing no interest.
Sec. 7. That this act shall take effect thirty
days from and after its passage.
LAND FOB NBGROB3.
A Proposition to Make Uncle Bam a
Landlord.
Washington, July 7.—Representative
Cogswell to-day, by request, introduced a
bill appropriating $1,000,000 to establish
industrial training schools, and to provide
laud for negroes to be held under lease,with
the privilege of subsequent purchase. The
bill authorized the President to appoint a
commission of five persons, who shall pur
chase ten square miles of good arable
land from any of the southern
states, to be divided into 160
acre lots for settlement by negroes, who
shall be required to pay the government an
annual rental of five bales of cotton for tbe
use of the land. A certain amount of the
land purchased shall be set apart for school
purposes and buildings, and teachers are
provided for, and the children of ali the
tenants residing on such publio laud shall
be required to attend.
ELBOTION BILL CHANCES,
It ia Still Uncertain Whether It will
Head Off the Tariff.
Washington, July 7.—Neither the tariff
bill nor the election bill is to be considered
in the Senate this week, though the tariff
bill may be formally taken up to-morrow.
Tho caucus to be held later In the week is
to settle the question as to whether the
tariff bill or the election bill is to be con
f i iered first and which is to bo pressed to a
vote. The result of this caucus cannot be
definitely predicted, but it the sober sense of
the republican side prevails tho tariff bill
will be preferred to the election bill, and
while the hitter may be discussed it will
not be voted on at this session.
PYTHIANB IN PERIL.
An Excursion Train Wrecked at a
Switch in Illinois.
Chicago. July 7.—The Journal’s Kan
kakee, 111., special says: “The most serious
wreck that the Illinois Central has expe
rienced for several years occurred at Man
ato at 8 o’clock this morning. A special
excursion train of fourteen cars, carrying
600 Knights of Pythias aud their ladies to
tho annual supreme lodge at Milwaukee,
was derailed at a switch while entering the
village at a speed of thirty-five miles an
hour. The accident was caused by a switch
bolt being pulled out of place by the passage
of the traiu. The four forward cars kept
tho main track and tho remainder of tho
train ran upon the siding.
A SHAKING UP IN A CHAIR CAR.
“When the train broke a chair oar
occupied by the East St. Louis contingent
turned upon its side and its occupants,
numbering fifty, were hurled with great
violence against the side of the car. The
sudden stoppage of the train prevented a
long list of casualties.
“J. H. Crowder of Waco, Tex., aged 30
years, was standing on the platform of one
of the cars and was killed.
“The wounded passengers were all in the
East St. Louis car. They are William J.
Bourn, Miss Millie Doolie, T. W. Teague,
Capt. W. H. Sandusky and Charles Lantz.
“Every car except three was derailed,
several of them being dragged twenty feet
away from tbe line. The excursionists wero
transferred to a special train about noon
and sent on to their destination.”
A FLOOD IN NEVADA.
Trees and Deposits of Barth Swept
Before the Water.
Carson, Nkv., July 7.—At Prince’s
Lake last night the water swept trees and
deposits of earth before it. The flood was
30 feet high and 100 feet wide. Points of
rocks jutting from the side of
the ravine caught huge boulders and
debris, piling it up for some
distance.and the temporary stoppage of the
water saved many lives. The flume was
carried by the water into fields two miles
away, and sand was piled upon the Truckoe
railroad track, delaying trains twenty-five
hours. The water flowed away, doing no
further damage.
A BLAZE AT BVANBVILLB.
A Furniture Factory and Stove Works
Burned.
Evansville, Ind., July 7.—The Arm
strong furniture factury and Kahn, Good
win & Co.’s Evansville stove works wore
burned to-day. The stove works building
belonged to the Mackay system
of railroads.' The losses are a*
follows: Armstrong factory $130,000, in
surance $108,000; Kahn, Goodwin & Cos.,
loss $30,000, insurance $12,000. The two
Mackay nouses were worth SIO,OOO, and are
insured. Several persons were prostrated
by heat and overwork.
Montevideo's Bourse Closed.
Buenos Ayres, June 7.—Tho Monte
video Bourse is closed. The crisis there has
caused increased anxiety here.
Serious rioting is reported at Xquique,
growing out of a strike. Commercial aud
shipping operations have been suspended
there.
A LOTTERY RILL VETO.
GOV. NIOHOLL3 MAKES A STRONG
APPEAL TO THB MEMBERS.
He Beea Nothing But Disaster and
Dlegrace in the Luring Temptation
Held Out to the State—The State's
Finances Represented aa Not Need
ing the Money.
Baton Rouge,La. , July 7.—Gov. Nicholls
this afternoon returned to the House the
lottery bill without his approval.
Subjoined is his veto:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of th*
House of Representatives:
Gentlemen—l have had under’consideration
the bill which originated in the Rouse ot Repre
sentatives entitled "An act providing for the
submission to the electors ot the state tor adop
tion or rejection ot an amendment to the con
stitution of the state by inserting therein an
article on levees, schools, oharities, pensions,
drainage and lotteries,'’ which I return
your honorable body without my
approval and signature, and with the
following as my objections thereto. In the
message which 1 submitted to the general as
sembly at the opening of the present session 1
referred, at some length and by anticipation, to
the measure, which I felt satisfied would be
placed before it for cousidurattou, and an at
tempt on the part of the lottery company to
extend or renew its charter. 1 assigned various
reasons why a proposition looking to the legal
ization in any shape of the lottery should bo in
stantly rejected, and why legalization of the
time and manner and form iu which it would
undoubtedly be sought to be brought before it
would be fraught with danger aud disaster.
THE FIRST WARNING.
I warned the general assembly as to what,
in my opinion, would be the Inevitable result of
such legislation, not only upon the material
welfare anil prosperity of our people, but upon
their social and political condition, and not
only upon the honor and good name, but upou
the pence of the state. I was not iu error as to
the bringing forward of the proposition for
lottery privileges. The bill which has been sub
mitted to me for executive approval and
which I now return, evidences the fact
and the conclusions reached upon it at tbe
present time by tbe general assembly. It be
comes now my duty to urge by way of execu
tive objection wliat X have heretofore urged
under act No. 71 of the constitution by way of
executive counsel. Taking up thnt portion of
my message alluded to, which had reference to
tho lottery question generally, 1 make it
part of this, my present message, and
the reasons therein brought forward
against favorable consideration of any
lottery proposition are now presented
as direct Objections made by me to the bill pro
sented to me. My views, aH heretofore ox
pressed, not only remain unchanged, but my
conviction has deepened aud strengthened dur
ing tho session of the general assembly.
LOUISIANA'S FINANCES.
If in the discussion of this lottery question in
my first message 1 failed to do so in connection
with the financial condition of tbe state, it was
because, In my opinion, In point of fact, there
was no oocasion for so doing. The persistent
efforts which have been made to present Louisi
ana as a pauper, unable by aud through
her own legitimate resources to sustain and
carry out the duties of her statehood, are utterly
without foundation. The reports of tho treat
urer and auditor of the State show this. The
reports of tho board of State engineers show
this. The reports of tho board of admin
istrators of tbe various charitable and
educattonal and other public Institutions
and those of the various committees of this
very general assembly sent to examine into the
situation and condition of these institutions
show it.
CONDITION OF THB PARISHES.
The state and the different parishes of this
state were never since the war In better condi
tion than to-day. They are mov
ing forward to an era of assured
prosperity. The dark shadow of a deep dis
grace is thrown across their path, anil the
honor of Louisiana, as maintained in the past
on the field, In council, by patriotism and valor
and tbe sacrifices of her sons, living and dead,
is to be tarnished forever, and her position
among her sisters to be lessened by a
gambling organization, not for her good, but
tor the personal and selfish interest of men,
many of them connected with the darkest days
of the reconstruction period. I repeat it for
them: they are selling out our birthright fora
moss of pottage.
THE SIX UNNAMED MEN.
Who are the six unnamed men who are to join
the seventh and known one to constitute tho
new lottery company? How comes it that we
ore not informed as to their identity and may
fix their records? There is a world of meaning
in their silence. In the most trifling affairs
men know who they deal with. In
a matter of this importance the gen
eral assembly has been willing up
to now to olose its eyes. I call upon it to pause
before it takes finally that stop aud plunge this
state into untold trouble. Is there nothing sig
nificant iu the vote by which this bill was
passed—an exact two-thirds vote In each house
—and nothing deeply significant in the twelve
votes of the House and four of the votes In the
Senate by which that exact majority waß
reached?
THE FUTURE FORESHADOWED.
Is the future foreshadowed to meet disaster
most certain? I say to this general assembly
in all earnestness, that should this measure be
passed, we will enter upon a period of strife
such as has never been seen bef re in
Louisiana, and should this comteinplated
cor|K>ration ever bo formed we shall enter upon
an era of corruption and degradation beside
which the era of reconstruction will appear as
one of honor and happiness. And let me say to you
that, should this measure be adopted and car
ried out, In my opinion no good will ever come
of the money which wo will receive as the price
of your honor and liberty. Extravagance and
corruption will as assuredly follow its receipt as
night follows day.
TAXES WON’T BE LESS.
I feel thoroughly satisfied that the result of
the adoption of the measure wilt be that
while six mill taxes will be kept
there will be an Immediate fall
ing off in legislative appropriations for char
itable and other purposes for which this money
will be directed, and a wondrous corresponding
Increase of the application of the general fund
to the payment of the interest bearing
debt. In other words, I believe that
at the end of twenty-five years we
will not only find constitutional bonds
outstanding to the utmost limit of the funding
low, but I believe that there will bo an addi
tional immense interest bearing debt which by
that time will have been acknowledged and pro
vided for as interest, but not as to the capital,
and that in those twenty-five years a vast
amount of Interest will have been paid out
unnecessarily, impromperly and illegally. In
whose bauds these Interest bearing bonds will
be found, time will develop. At the end of
twenty-five years there will tie the same claim
on the property of Laulslana and the same
claim on its own behalf Tor continued existence
of the lottery.
A FALSE CLAIM.
The claim for the present measure is predi
cated upon tho assumed position of the prop
erty of Louisiana I,as its governor, pronounce
It totally without justification or warrant. Some
other motive for this measure must bo found.
Knowing this measure, as 1 do, as one dishonor
ing and degrading to Louisiana, it has met,
as it will continue to meet, my most
determined opposition. At no time and under
no circumstances will I permit one of my hands
to aid In retarding what the other was lost in
seeking to uphold, the honor of my native
state. Were Ito albs my signature to the bill I
would iudeed be ashamed to let my left baud
know what my right band had doue. Very re
spectfully, Francis T. Nicholls,
Governor of Louisiana.
Mr. Shattuck introduced a resolution to
the effect that inasmuch as there was some
question as to tbe constitutional right of the
governor to veto an amendment, considera
tion of the question be mode the special
order for 2 o’clock Tuesday, July 8.
Sons of the Revolution.
Richmond, Va., July 7.— The Virginia
Society of Sons of the Revolution was
organized here to-dav with the following
officers: President, William Wirt Henry;
vice president, Gen. W. H. F. Lee; secre
tary, Thomas Nelson Canton; treasurer,
Levin Joynesj register, R, N. Brock.
ARCHES PLEADS QtTILtY.
The Court Sentences Him to Fiye
Years in the Penitentiary.
Baltimore, Md., July 7.—Ex-State
Treasurer Archer came into court to-day,
pleaded guilty to a charge of embezzelment
from the state and was sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary.
This sudden and unexpected ending of the
case caused considerable commotion in all
circles. The trial was set for to-morrow,
and a largo number of witnesses hail been
summoned. Archer, however, decidod not
to stand trial, but to plead guilty.
A CONFERENCE WITH HIS COUNSEL.
Accompanied by his son-indaw. State
Senator Benjamin Silver, Jr., he came into
the city from his house, near Belair, this
morning, arriving at 8:50 o’clock. After
consultation with his counsel it was decided
to go into court immediately and end the
case.
Judge Stewart and the state’s officer*
were accordingly notified.
Archer in the c nirt room seemed bowed
down by realization of hia terrible posi
tion, and looked extremely careworn and
haggard. When the indictment charging
ombezzlomeut was read Mr. Carter read a
statement signod by Archer pleading guilty
and throwing himself upon the mercy of
the court.
THE STATEMENT.
Tho statement was In part: “I desire
hero in tho presence of this oourt to ac
knowledge that lam guilty of the offense
charged against me in the Indictment, and
also to oonfess that 1 have been guilty of a
groitf sin before Almighty Cod; that 1
have proved false to a great trust com
mitted to mo by my native state; that I
have cruelly wronged, not only those
friends who. because of their great and un
doubted confidence in my integrity, tweame
sureties on my official bonds, but others also
who have suffered pecuniarily because of
that same confidence.
HE ALONE TO BLAME.
“The sorrow and misery which have been
caused by my conduct has been shared by
many, but no blame fob any part of It at
taches to any oue but myself. U is all mine,
and mino alono. No part of the state’s
money or securities was over used by ine
in gambling, stook speculation, or for
political purposes, nor have I at this time
one dollar left. I, therefore, submit myself
to the good judgment and mercy of the
court."
Immediately after sentence had been pro
nounoed Arohor was driven to the peni
tentiary.
A COMPLETE WRECK.
Archor Is now in the hospital of the peni
tentiary, a wreck physically and mentally.
He was so weak when he arrived at the
prison gate that he had to be assisted up tho
stops. When tho wardeu appeared Archer
roused himself, shook hands with him
and said; “X have come over here
to obey the rules and to do whatever I am
told to do.” This was the only remark he
made. He was then registered in the peni
tentiary book and was shaved by the prison
barber. His long, wavy, grayish
brown hair and beard were shorn
ofT and ho was conducted to the bath-rooms.
A striped suit was givon him in place of
his citizens clothes, and Warden Weller
road the prison rules to him. Archer did
not say a word, but merely bowed bis head
in token that he heard what was said to
him.
PYTHIAN COUNCIL.
15,000 Knights Already In Camp at
Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, Wis., July V. —The supreme
council of the Knights of Pythias of the
world will be formally opened to-morrow.
In the absence of Supreme Chancellor
Wardaliof New Jersey, owing to illness,
George B. Shaw of Euclaire, Wis., will
preside and will probably be elected supreme
chancellor for the next two years. At 10
o'clock to-morrow a public reception will
be given In the exposition building, and at 4
o’clock a parade will tako place down Grand
avenue and Wisconsin street to the lake
front. Since early morning special trains
have been (touring into the city and to-night
in Camp ( nrnahon, on the western limits
of the city, probably 15,000 uniformed
knights are quartered, while the hotels and
boarding houses are crowded with visitors.
It is expected that there will be 50,000
strangers in the city to-morrow. The boat
was very oppressive to-day, but no cases of
sunstroke were reported.
STRIKE OF THE FREIGHT MEN.
Nearly Every Road Running Out of
Cincinnati Crippled.
Cincinnati, July 7. —Five hundred
freight handlers refused to go to work this
morning, and the Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton railway announced that it would
receive no more froight till further notioe.
The Big Four road also handled
no freight to-day, but expects
to have men at work to-morrow. The
Ohio and Mississippi, Baltimore and Ohio,
Southwestern, Cincinnati Southern, Louis
ville and Nashville and Little Miami con
tinued to handle their freight with consid
erably reduced forces.
LEASE OF A RAILROAD.
The Louisville Southern Deal Ratified
by the Stockholders.
Louisville, Kt., July 7. —The Louisville
Southern Railroad Company at a meeting
of its stockholders to-day leased its prop
erty to the East Tennessee, Virginia aud
Georgia road to-night. This gives the latter
road a route into Louisville. The terms are
that the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia shall guarantee 5 per cent, interest
on the new bonds of the Louisville South
ern road, and if, after paying all expenses,
there is a surplus, this shall be divided
equally between the two companies. The
trade went into effect July L
WOMEN OF THE TOWN FIGHT.
Each Armed With a Knife and One of
Them Killed.
Knoxville, Tknn., July 7. Nannie
Libsinger and Stella Cole, two women of
the town, fought a duel this morning with
knifes over a man named Matt Bradly,
whom each claimed. Libsinger was carved
to| pieces and instantly killed. The
Colo woman was not seriously hurt. She is
under arrest. The dead woman was reared
at Loudon, in this state. The Cole woman
came from Cincinnati recently.
Emperor William’s Voyage.
Chribtiansand, July 7.—The German
warship Kaiser, with Emperor William on
board, arrived here to-day. As the weather
is rough aud the emperor is sick he will
delay proceeding on his trip. It has not yet
been decided when the voyage will be re
sumed.
Kills His Mistress and Himself.
Knoxville, Tenn., July 7, —Will Kent
killed himself yesterday mornihg after
shooting his mistress, Lizzie Hatch, through
the heart. Dent came from Ohio and too
woman is from Georgia, Kent leaves a
wife and children. He was a laborer.
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BEHRING SEA WAR TAIK
SIB PAUNCEFOTB HOT LOOK NO
FOR A CLASH.
Treaty Negotiations Still In Progress.
Both Countries Agreed as to the - < •
vtsablllty of Fixing a Season Limit—
The Question of Entire Possession
Causes a Spilt.
Washington, July 7.—For some time
past there have been publications (as in fact
there have been ever/ summ r for h last
several years) iatiraati g n ore or less
directly that there i< a strong probability
of serious trouble between ths United States
and Great Britain over the Behring sea
sealries question. No nlarm It ielt here over
these reports, and the latest, which was
published in an afternoon paper in this city
to-day, was this evening officially denied by
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British minister.
THE PUBLICATION.
This publication said: “The negotiations
between the state department and British
minister concerning the Behring sea
trouble are oif for tho present. The nego
tiations were progressing favorably upon a
proposition by Sir Julian for a temporary
agreement for tho protection of the sealries.
It is understood that Sir Julian informed
tho Secretary of State that be was in
structed to say that if any Canadian
sealers were captured they would be
released. In this situation the matter now
rests. It was also stated that before Secre
tary Blaine left the city Sir Julian officially i
notified him that if any vessel sailing under
the flag of Great Britain should be seized
by the United States revenue cutters in
Alaska, the squadron would be instructed
to take the prize at any cost."
A DENIAL BY SIR JULIAN.
When an Associated Press reporter this
evening called the attention of Sir Julian to
those alarming reports he said: "I have
made no communication of the kind
to Secretary Blaine. There is
no doubt that our vessels in
the Northern Pacific are thore to protect
the British flag aud our sealers, but I have
not broken off negotiations, ami there is no
reason to expect '“••nrbance of the friendly
relations existing between the two govern
ments. On the contrary, Secretary Blaine
lias been obliged to leave for the benefit of
bis health, and bas expressed himself will
ing to continue ttie negotiations, aqd as we
have so arranged 1 shall continue them.
NO TROUBLE APPREHENDED.
Sir Julian said he was not aware of what
instructions had been given to the British
fleet or the American revenue cutters, but
he thought it very unlikely that
during friendly negotiations any
thing would occur likely to
provoke any disturbance of the cordial
relations whioh happily continue between
the countries. “But,” he said,” “the great
point is that tho negotiations have not l>een
broken off and these alarmist reports, which
really do muoh barm, are not correct ”
THE LAST COMMUNICATION.
It is understood that tho last communica
tion on the sealries question which was sent
from the state department was one in
which Secretary Blaine weut into full argu
ment of this country’s side of the contro
versy. Great Britain is aiming at settling
the whole thing by arbitration. There ara
two principal questions at issue.
The first is as to what regula
tions would be sufficient to
secure a closed season. The government* are
agreed that the soals should be preserved,
but differ as to what means are necessary
to that end. It is believed that a satisfac
tory settlement of tho matter will ba
reached.
THE QUESTION OF POSSESSION.
The next question is as to the legal right
of tho United States to entire possession and
control of the seal fisheries in Behring sea
to the exclusion and deprivation of Groat
Britain and other countries. Great Britain
regards that as a question of law, and hopes
that it will be left to settlement by arbitra
tion.
Assistant Secretary A dee of the state de
partment was seen this afternoon, and said
no communication ha l been received by tho
department from tho British minister.
There is a feeling in Borne quarters that it
will be the policy of the United
States during this season to
police Behring sea and warn
off all intending poachers, but during the
pendency of negotiations it is believed that
such instructions by the first controller to
the revenue cutter were milder than those
last year.
A QUIET SEASON EXPECTED.
It is, moreover, expected that from these
causes there will be considerable less unlaw
ful sealing this year than last, and as but
one or two American vessols will bo policing
Alaskan waters during the greater part of the
fishing season, no particular significance
is attached at the navy department to the
assemblage of the British Pacific squadroa
at Esquimault during the prosent summer,
as that has been its practice for many years
post. Its duty is, of course, at all times
to protect British interests and the British
flag, but it is not known here what special
instructions, if any, have been issued os to
the course to be pursued in case any sealers
sailing under the British Hag are captured
and put under arrest.
TROUBLE, OF COURSE, POSSIBLE.
That trouble might arise out of such a
case is possible, but that no particular con
cern is felt here over the movements of the
British fleet on the Pacific coast, and the
proposed concentration of war vessels at
Esquimault, B. C., is shown in no way
stronger than the action of our own navy.
The United States steamer Spinta, which is
scarcely more than an armed tug, is the
only American vessel in Alaskan waters,
and no other vessel will be sent there this
summer, with the possible exception of the
Thetis, which usually makes a cruise north
during the fishing season. She is now at
San Francisco. The Hauger and Alert are
also being fitted out at that port, but
it is said at the navy depart
ment that nothing has yet been
determined with regard to their future
movements, except that the three vessel
will be utilized in making a speed trial of
the new cruiser San Frahcisco, which will
tako place soon.
Commodore Ramsay, who is acting a*
Secretary of the Navy, said to-day in the
most positive manner that no orders
had been issued for the preparation
of any vessel for service in Behring sea.
He made no secret of the fact that vessels
would bo sent there if occasion should arise.
Secretary Blaine’s absenoe from the city is
also regarded os showing the feeling of the
administration on this question. If trouble
werejimminent it Is believed he would not
be away from the oity.
Columbia’s Population.
Columbia. S. C., July 7.—The popula
tion of Columbia In 1880 was 10,800. The
census just taken shows 16,800.
buffalo no babt.
Buffalo, July 7.— Official figures as
given out by the census supervisor give
the total population for Buffalo at 350,122.
At a meeting of citizens it was decided to
ask the government to have a recount of ttae
oity.
