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A FREE COINAGE DEFEAT
THE CONFERENCE REPORT UNDER
fire in the senate.
A Belief, However, That the Bill
Agreed on ia the Best That the
President Would feign-The Demo
cratic Senators Severely Criticise
the Action of the Conferees.
Washington, July B.—President Harri
son is ready to sign the silver bill agreed
upon by the conference committee as soon
as it is sent to him by congress. It is prac
tically the bill he told the silver senators he
would sign when he told them he would
not sign a free coinage bill. It is practi
cally the bill Senator Spooner, representing
the administration, got thirty-four re
publican senators to say that they would
vote for. The President knew that
inasmuch as he did not oppose the silver
movement until it was too late tor him to
do anything effective he must be content
with a verbal victory. In other words, he
feels that he must sign any bill which does
not actually provide for free coinage in
terms.
MIGHT OVEBRI* A VETO.
“If he didn’t,” say the silver men, “we
could send him a free coinage bill, which we
could pass over his veto, if he vetoed it.”
Senator Plumb is quoted as saying that on
such an issue Senator Quay would vote for
free coinage with Senator Cameron. The
anti-silver republicans are making an effort
to show that they will not be sacrificing
their consistency by voting for the confer
ence report But all their attempts to
claim the bill as theirs fall to the
ground before the evident satisfaction which
appears in all private conversations with
the silver men, however loudly they may
declaim in public that they have not gotten
what they wanted. Unless some accident
occurs the conference reported will be
adopted in the Senate to-morrow or next
day, and In the House later on. The House
is waiting for the Senate.
HOW IT WAS RECEIVED.
By the Associated Press.
Washington, July 8. —In the Senate
this morning the conference report on
the silver bill was taken up, and
Hr. Vest stated the reasons why he should
vote against the report. A large majority
of tho Senate had voted, he said, for free
coinage of silver; but the conference report
ausolutely did away with all idea of free
coinage, and continued, and was intended
to continue, the system under which silver
had been persistently degraded since 1873.
He was anxious to see absolute parity be
tween tbe two metals as money metals. He
would like to see the time when sixteen
ouuoes of silver would purchase an
ounce of gold, and when an ounce
of gold would continue (as at pres
ent) to purchase sixteen ounces of silver.
He read the closing clause of the seoond
section of the conference bill—“lt being tbe
established policy of the United States to
maintain the two metals on a parity with
each other upon the present legal ratio, or
such ratio as may be provided by law”—and
asked why that declaration had been in
serted, why that stump speech had been in
jected into the stomach of the bill. It had
teen put in, he said, for the purpose of say
ing to the treasury department that until
silver came to a parity with gold it should
pay out gold, and the publio business should
be conducted on the go.d basis. He, for one,
would never vote to maintain and continue
that practice.
NOT A SILVER BOOMER.
He had never been “a silver man” for the
purpose of booming silver, or of increasing
its price, lie was against that and all
other forms of subsidy. The conference
bill might give au increased market for
silver, but the principle for which the Sen
ate voted, that the two metals should bo on
a parity, had been given away in that bill
absolutely and completely.
Mr. Coke expressed his concurrence in
tbe conclusion reaobed by Mr. Vest. He
could not support the conference bill.
The Senate conferees had not represented
the will of the Senate, which had been de
clared for free and unlimited coinage of
silver. On the contrary, they had assented
to a bill which provided definitely for the
cessation of further coinage of silver at aIL
There was no compulsion on the Secretary
of the Treasury to coin silver after July 1,
1891. Silver coinage was then
left to the discretion of the Secretary, and
such discretion was equal to stopping the
coinage of silver. That was a faot well
known and admitted in the debate. He was
opposed to the buying of a single ounce of
silver that was not to be coined. He was
opposed to the United States going into the
warehouse business for silver or for any
other product. If silver was not to be
coined, why should it be purchased ?
SHERMAN DEFENDS THE REPORT.
Mr. Sherman defended and explained the
conference report. A question had arisen
In the conference committee, he said
whether tbe two houses could be brought to
an agreement on the two bills passed by
them respectively. In the first section of
the conference bill the language of the first
section of tbe House bill had been
altered somewhat, but the amount
of silver to be purchased had
been increased. Much to his regret it had
been fixed at a less amount than the entire
American product of silver. It had been
wale mandatory (not permissive) on the
secretary of the treasury to buy 4 500 000
~f*Ui ver 6ach “ h ’
would*
f7O 000.000 in treasury not^ U6 T°he a iS
tender clause in "the House Til
Bna in the Senate bill had
BlTkeairTnd at tb diflerent and >™what
in ’ and , T'-wstion had oome up
in conference whether it would be right to
deprive citizens of the Umted States of the
* Con^ ra °t f°r payments in gold or
anything else. It had. therefore be£i
f.f r r ! e , and tha *;t h e treasury notes to be’
for silver, like the silver dollar on which it
was based should be legal tender for all
debts, publio and private, unless where
otherwise stipulated in contract. That
same clause was to be found in the Bland
A PACKED JURY.
Mr. Voorhees said that in the praetiee of
iurv >r °The 0 t he ’! lwa 7 dreaded a packed
Jup* The trouble about the conference
bill was not whether the Secretary of
Treasury would, obey tbe law but t W
Uon'T section of the bill gave discre
tion to the Secretary of tbe Treasury who
, Packed” against silver. That was his
dread about the bill, and one of the strong
reasons why he should not vote for U
tvery single se ctio n 0 f the bill conferred
and was intended to confer discretion on
the Secretary of the Treasury, by which
silver U i d destr °y. dishonor and degrade
t ,at wf OUey ‘ beßt |that
fTrJ? hB P ur P°* e ot the bill was to be
fund in us advocates. He was amazed at
Kbd annT takm8 S back all that they had
said and done and voted within the last
S-TSS \, m , ajurity of seventeen
enators had voted for free coinage of sil
toaffT !l! 4t had been treated as
ihaff by the conference committee.
A DAY OF SHAME.
It was a day of shame and degradation
then a majority of seventeen lit-the (Senate
®he JHofning ffrtof.
was wiped out by the report of a confer
ence committee, and when the Senate was
asked to recede, to retrograde, to go back,
and to leave tbe whole question to a hostile
treasury department, he should not vote
for tbe bill. He would vote for any bill
that bettered the present law, but he agreed
with the senator from Texas (Mr. Coke)
that the conference bill was not an im
provement on tbe present law. It was
more vague than the present law, more un
certain, left more discretion to the secretary
and consequently involved the interests of
the people in more doubt.
teller’s unwilling support.
Mr. Teller said that as much as he dis
liked the adoption of a half-way measure, a
measure that disregarded the will of the
people for free, unlimited coinage of silver,
he was compelled to support tbe conference
bill as the only measure which could bring
relief to the people of the United States for
the next few months. He believed that it
was impossible to secure free coinage of sil
ver at the present session—not that he did
not believe that there was a majority
in its favor in the House of
Representatives, but because, under a sys
tem which he could not speak of patiently,
the voice of that majority was stilled and
could not be heard. And it never would
be heard until the people of the United
States should send to that body and to the
Senate men who were willing to represent
them, and to represent them in spite of ex
terior influences brought to bear upon
them, men who were able to with
stand the ridicule of the great
metropolitan press, men who were able to
withstand the Influence which tho money
power of the country knew so well how to
bring to bear, men who were able to with
stand the influences of the administration
and were willing to forego tho favoi a of the
executive for the purpose of doing that
which they considered to be right.
The conference report or compromise was
not satisfactory to him. He had not ex
pected that it would be; nothing would be
satisfactory to him save free coinage of
silver. That was the onlv logical way to
dispose of the question. It was the only
way that it would be ever settled. The
conference bill was, at best, a temporary
expedient, as the Bland bill had been,
and tbe next congress would be vexed
with the question as much as the present
congress was.
AN OBJECT EESSON.
Mr. Stewart said that if the conference
bill were executed in good faith, as the
Senate was bound to assume it would be, it
would give great relief. He was confident
that it would be an object lesson that would
lead to free coinage. The bill should receive
the vote of every friend of silver.
Mr. Cockrell gave some of the reasons
why he could not vote for the conference
bill. It gave away, he said, every particle
of what the Senate proposed—to put silver
on a parity with gold. It reverted back to
the single gold standard, and left sliver as a
mere merchandise like wheat, tobacco, corn
or oats.
Tbe discussion was interrupted at 3
o’clock, and the bill went over without ac
tion till to-morrow.
HOW AN ENGLISHMAN LOOKS AT IT.
London, July 9,3 a. m. —The Chronicle,
commenting on the silver compromise, says:
“The friends of silver will naturally rejoice
at this important step in further remonetiza
tion. Should the expected rise be realized
it will give great credit to the Indian ex
chequer, probably improve the condition of
Lancashire manufacturers and British and
Irish farmers, and remove mauy objections
to bimetallism.”
DAVENPORT'S FORCE BILL.
The South Must Bring Pressure to
Bear on Her Senators.
Washington, July B.— Senators Spooner
and Hoar, for whom the republican sena
tors have been waiting before calling a cau
cus, got back to-day, and to-morrow the
caucus will probably be called. If the peo
ple of the south do not want the Johnny
Davenport force bill passed, they should
telegraph their senators at once to that
effect, for, while the republican senators, if
left to themselves entirely, would as a mat
ter of expediency postpone the federal elec
tion bill until next session, the editorials
of the extreme party organs in favor of
passing the bill are having the effect upon
them which Boss Reed and Lieut. Lodge
predicted.
MAY CAUSE A STAMPEDE.
If no counteracting influence is applied
before the caucus meets the caucus may be
stampeded by' Senators Hoar, Chandler,
Sherman and Spooner against the better
judgment of Its members into adopting a
resolution declaring that the force bill must
be passed on the ground that the north
wants it. The effect of this newspaper
pressure is all the more striking when it is
remembered that the heat of the
weather disposes the senators
to pass the tariff bill, which
most of them think must be passed in some
shape and adjourn by the Ist or 15th of
August, tor it is still believed that no propo
sition for an arbitrary closure of debate
will be adopted by the caucus, and that, if
the force bill is taken up the democrats will
have to be worn out and congress cannot
adjourn before October.
SUNSET COX EULOGIZED.
The Senate Pays Its Tribute to the
Dead.
Washington, July B.—Memorial exer
cises were held in the Senate this afternoon
in respect to the memory of the late Repre
sentative 8. S. Cox of New York, whioh
had been made the special order for this
hour to-day, after being several times pre
viously postponed.
Mr. Hiscock offered a resolution declaring
that the Senate bad received with profound
sorrow the announcement of the death of
Mr. Cox, and tendering to his family as
surance of sympathy In its sad bereavemeut,
and he eulogized Mr. Cox’s charming char
acter and accomplishments.
A LIFE FREE FROM STAIN.
Mr. Voorhees spoke of Mr. Cox as one
whose life was free from stain, speck or
blotch—as a brave man, mentally, morally
and physically—a rnau who laughed danger
in the face, and the law of whose being was
liberality. He wound up a very brilliant
eulogium with the apostrophe: ‘‘Associate
and delight of my earlier and later years,
joy and promise of every hour spent to
gether, faithful and beloved friend of a life
time-farewell; hail and farewell till we
meet again.”
Mr. Sherman paid his tribute to the pri
vate and public life of Mr. Cox, and was at
times so affected as to be forced to pause
until he mastered his emotion.
Messrs. Vest, Dixon and Evarts also tes
tified to their sense of loss for the departed
statesman, and theu the resolution was
adopted and as a further mark of respect
the Senate adjourned.
Harrison Returns to Washington.
Cape May, N. J., July B.—President
Harrison, accompanied by Gen. and Mrs.
Sewell, Miss Sewell and Secretary and Mrs.
Halford, left here this morning on a private
car attached to the 9 o’clock express for
Washington.
THE ARRIVAL.
Washington, July B.—The President
reached Washington at 3:30 o’clock this
afternoon from CapaMaj. i
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1890.
HOT AND VERY STORMY.
OLD PBOBS MAKING AN ODD MID
SUMMER RECORD.
Throe Killed by Lightning During a
Storm at Jamestown, N. D.—Two
Men Meet a Similar Fate in Ontario.
Many Houses Damaged by a Cyclone
at Wlnthrop, Me.
Bt. Paul, Minn., July B.—A special from
Jamestown, N. D., says: “The western edge
of the most violent storm of recent years
struck the Jamestown river valley Sunday
night. Numerous barns and outbuildings
were blown down. John Fergus, a farmer,
and his wife and baby were killed by
lightning, while another child was struck
and killed. Fergus and his wife gave
up their bed to some neighbors who were
caught In the storm and made a bed for
themselves on the floor. The lightning
came through an open window. Accom
panying the rain hailstones fell in torrents
and were os large as hen’s eggs. The wires
are down and telegraph business is de
layed."
A HOTEL BLOWN INTO A LAKE.
Several Lives Reported Lost on Lake
Champlain.
Saratoga, N. Y., July B.—Reports have
been received at the railroad station here
that the Bluff Point Hotel, on the Lake
Champlain shore, owned by the Delaware
and Hudson Canal Company, was blown
into the lake this afternoon, and that sev
eral persons lost their lives. Port Kent is
the furthest point north that can be reached
by rail or the Western Union wires. That
point reports a terrible blow in that section.
THE STORM TERRIFIC.
Saratoga, July 8, 11 p. m.— The pas
sengers on the niidnignt train from Mon
treal say that the storm from
Rouse’s Point was terrific. Many houses
were torn from their foundations
and destroyed. The Bluff Point
hotel suffered damage to the extent of
$5,000. One guest who was out in a small
boat when the tornado struck the lake was
drowned. Small trees in the vicinity were
uptorn by the wind.
A EIG BLOW AT CLEVELAND.
The Damage to Property Estimated
at $200,000.
Cleveland, July 8. —A violent wind
storm struck this city about 5 o’clock this
evening, causing damage estimated at
$200,000.
The force of the wind was so groat that
freight cars on the Lake Shore road were
overturned.
A tubular steel electrio light mast 250 foe
high was snapped off within twenty feet of
the ground.
Several houses were badly damaged, and
buildings in course of construction were de
stroyed.
Trees were broken, and in some cases
uprooted.
No one was hurt.
The temperature had been very high,
reaching 75° at one time during the day, the
highest here for years.
THREE SINK WITH A YACHT.
The Worst Storm in Years Breaks
Over Burlington.
Burlington, Vt., July B.—A storm
which occurred here this afternoon was the
worst known for years, and several private
yachts had narrow escapes from sinking.
Word has been received here that the steam
tug Little Nellie of Willsboro foundered off
Rouse’s Point and sank with Capt. Clark,
his son and the engineer, whoso name is un
known, on board.
A Storm at Bangor.
Bangor, Me., July B.—The heaviest tor
nado known for a long time swept over this
city this afternoon, doing great damage in
this vicinity. Falling trees broke the elec
tric light wires, and the lights were out for
some time.
CLOAKMAKKRB ON PARADE!,
Seven Thousand March Through the
Streets of Gotham.
New Y'ork, July B.—Under a scorching
sun about 7,000 of the locked-out cloak
makers paraded this afternoon through the
Erincipal west side streets and a portion of
roadway. Inspector Williams and a squad
of police were present to see that travel was
not completely interrupted. Tbe paraders
walked four abreast, headed by a brass
baud, a platoon of police, Presi
dent Garside and Chairman Dale
in a barouche, and the consolidated
board of cloakmakers, numbering
twenty-one. American flags, one Italian
and a large flag of the union, red with gold
lettering, were the only flags displayed
Some of the mottoes borne read: “Thanks to
Public Sympathy;” "locked Gut, but
Bound to Win;” and “United We Stand,
Divided We Fall.” A large crowd fol
lowed tbe procession, aud everything
passed off quietly.
ONE KILLED AND ONE INJURED
An Open Switch Leads to a Collision
in Virginia. *
Wytheville, Va., July B.—Last night
as a passenger train on tbe Norfolk and
Western railroad was approaching Max
Meadows it ran into a switch which had
been left open, and collide! with a material
train which was stauding on tbe side-track.
The engine was wrecked. The firema i had
his leg cut off and a mailing clerk had his
arm broken and badly crushed. Several
others were Injured.
Three Killed by a Marshal.
New Orleans, July 8. —A special to the
Times- Democrat from San Antonio, Tex.,
says: “In Columbus, Colorado county,
yesterday, City Marshal Pipe shot and in
stantly killed Edward Young and John and
Robert Stafford, sous of R. H. Stafford.
The fight occurred in a saloon, aud thirty
shots were fired.”
TEACHERS IN CONVENTION.
Hearty Welcomes to St. Paul and the
State of Minnesota.
Bt. Paul, Minn., July B.—An almost per
fect day, fair, oomfortably warm, pleas
antly breezy and generally enjoyable was
that on which the National Educational
Association began its annual session,and the
largest orowd ever known in the history of the
association was present. A formal welcome
to the city and state was given at Rice park,
where seats had been placed under shady
trees in front of the speaker’s stand. Gov.
Merriam, In the name of the state of Min
nesota, in an eloquent address, welcomed
the teachers to the state.
The Lottery Bill Passed.
Baton Rouge, La, July B.—The lot
tery bill passed the House to-day, notwith
standing the governor’* veto. The vote
.modi Yew SB, uayj 3 L
IN THE HOUSE.
Regulations for tbs Prevention of
Collisions at Sea.
Washington, July B.—ln the House
this morning, after prayer by the chaplain,
Mr. Rogers of Arkansas made the point of
order that there was no quorum present.
The speaker was able to count but 122
members, and, on motion of Mr. McKin
ley, a call of the House was ordered.
Tbe call having disclosed the presence of
180 members, more than a quorum, the
journal of yesterday’s proceedings was
read.
On motion of Mr. Baker the Senate
amendments to the House bill for the ad
mission of Wyoming as a state were con
curred in.
On motion of Mr. Cutcbeon of Michigan
the Senate amendments were concur red in
to the House bill granting a right of way
through the llnitea States military reser
vation at St. Augustine, Fla, to the Jack
sonville, St. Augustine and Halifax River
Railroad Company.
COLLISIONS AT SBA.
The speaker laid before the House the
Senate bill to adopt regulations for pre
venting collisions at sea.
Mr. Dingley of Maine asked for its Imme
diate passage, explaining that it emnodied
recommendations of the international mari
time conference held here last winter.
After brief discussion, the previous ques
tion was ordered—yeas 99. nays 91. There
were 4(1 pairs announced upon the vote,
equivalent to 92 members. The hill was
then passed, the vote standing: Yeas 125,
nays 45.
AN ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Mr. Cannon, from the committee on r ules,
reported a resolution providing that im
mediately after the adoption of the resolu
tion it shall be in order for the committee
on judiciary to call up for consideration the
“original package” bill, and afterward the
bankruptcy bill—this order to continue
from day to day for four days successively,
beginning with to-day. Saiurday is made
private bill day.
Mr. Payson raised a question of consid
eration in favor of tbe land grant forfeiture
bill.
The House refused by a vote of 80 yeas to
97 nays to consider the resolution from the
committee on rules.
A PRIVATE RELIEF BILL.
Mr. Farquhar presented the conference
report on the bill appropriating $75,000 for
the relief of A. H. Emery.
Mr. Bynum raised the question of consid
eration, and the House decided, the vote
standing: Yeas 87, nays 72, to consider the
conference report, the speaker counting
a quorum.
rending action Mr. Cummings of New
York, rising to a question of personal priv
ilege, quoted from the speech made by him
on the national election bill some allusions
to John I. Davenport. He then read a let
ter he had received from that gentleman
stating that be saw that Mr. Crisp had in
serted in his speech au infamous attack upon
him (Davenport), copied from the Commer
cial Advertiser. Subsequently that paper
had made a retraction, aid he thought it
but just that this retraction iwbich he
quoted) should go on the Tecoftf of the
House. He therefore had Requested Mr.
Cummings to read his letter.
Mr. Crisp said that he did not know Mr.
Davenport, and bad merely cut ths extract
from the paper and inserted it in his re
marks because he had not had time to read
it. If he had known that a retraction had
lieen made he certainly would not have used
tbe article. •
The House then, at 5 o’clock, adjourned.
ELECTION CONTESTS.
An Inclination to Give Goodrich the
Place of Bullock.
Washington, July B.—The House com
mittee on elections to-day disDosod of the
two Mississippi contested election coses of
Hill vs. Catchings, from the Third district,
and Kernaghan vs. Hooker, from the
Seventh district. The decision was in
favor of tho sitting democratic members,
Messrs. Catchings and Hooker.
The Florida ease of Goodrich vs. Bullock
was discussed at length aud final decision
deferred until next week, although it was
apparent that the majority is disp isod to re
port in favor of the claims of Mr. Goodrich,
the republican contestant.
Representative Lacy was instructed to
notify Mr. Garland and to appear and
make argument before the committee next
Tuesday in the case of Representative
Breokenridge of Arkansas.
CARLTON’S CANDIDACY.
He Would Not Decline a Nomination,
But Won't Seek It.
Washington, July B.—Congressman
Carlton gets many letters asking him to be
a candidate lor re-election. He answers
those that he must adhere to his original
determination in view of his preseat cir
cumstances. But it is well understood by
tho Georgians here that Congressman Carl
ton, if renominated, would not decline.
His position is that he cannot go into a
contest for the nomination, but that if it is
tendered him he will accept it.
Bbarpshootera on the Register.
Washington, July B.—ln the Senate to
day tho Senate joint resolution directing
that the names of the sharpshootors a id
military service institution medalists be in
scribed in the army register, and authoriz
ing the wearing of decorations by such
me lalists, was reported back adversely and
indefinitely postponed.
The Trezevant Claim.
Washington, July B.—Congressman
Clements succeeded before he loft for Geor
gia last night in inducing tbe subcommittee
on the deficiency bill of the House appro
priations committee to promise to put in
their bill au appropriatiou of $35,555 42 for
the Trezevant claim of Georgia.
Wyoming's Admission.
Washington, July B.—The Wyoming
bill will probably be signed to-morrow. It
could not be sent to the President to-day,
because it did not reace the Senate until
after the Cox eulogies began and could not
then be reoelved.
A New Inspeotor of Hulls.
Washington, July B.—The Secretary of
the Treasury has appointed James F. Milli
gan to be local inspector of hulls of steam
vessels at Norfolk.
Gotham’s National League.
New York, July B.—The municipal
council of the Irish National League to
night re-elected Its officers. No action was
taken in regard to the holding of a national
convention. Hereafter tho oouncil of this
city will transmit Its money direct to the
national league headquarters in Dublin in
stead of through the national council in
America.
Chicago’s Stock Yards.
Chicago, July B.—An afternoon paper
says: “The stock yards will hereafter be
controlled by the Vanderbilts. These east
ern money kings have obtained control of
them and they will be capitalized for $22,-
000,000 and the stock placed on the market.
It is understood that Chaunoey 11. Depew
will be president of the oomaaay,”
A KAKD-TIMES HOLIDAY.
NOVEL EXPEDIENT OF THE URU
GUAYAN GOVERNMENT.
The Action Intended to Assist In
Stopping the Run on the Banks-
Specle Payment Buspended—Mer
chants Alarmed—Fears That the
People W 111 Refuse to Accept Paper
Money.
Montevideo, July B.—There is no abate
ment in the financial crisis hern. In order
to stop the run on the banks tbe govern
ment issued a decree making yesterday a
national holiday.
One million, five hundred thousand dol
lars in gold is on its way here from Buenos
Ayres, and it is hoped that upon its arrival
the financial distress will be relieved.
specie payment suspended.
London, July B.—The Times this mom
ing prints a dispatch dated Buenos Ayres,
July 7, with reference to the financial crisis
in Uruguay. This states that the Uru
guayan legislature met iu special session Sun
day to consider what oourso it was expedient
to pursue in view of the suspension of specie
payments by national banks. The session,
which was held behind closed doors, was
prolonged until midnight. Finally a bill
was passed, which will be promulgated at
once, sanctioning a suspension of specie
payments for six months, and pointing out
the necessity for this action.
merchants alarmed.
This has alarmed merchants, and a depu
tation waited upon the finance minister
and sought information in regard to the
measure. The minister assured the mer
chants that the government hail no inten
tion of resorting to a forced currency.
The government fears that tho peo
ple will not aooept the paper cur
rency, but desires to save the national
bauk If p issible by this intermediatory ex
pedient. If the present effort to save tho
batik, or foreign assistance fails, the bank
will probably be forced to liquidate.
A VISIT TO BIHMARCK.
The Qerman-Amerlcan Riflemen Cor
dially Received.
Berlin, July 8. —The Independent New
York Shooting Corps in full uniform paid a
visit to Prince Bismarck to-day. Chief
Forester Lange conducted them to the cas
tle, whore Prince Bismarck shook hands
with each one. William Webor expressed
the thanks of the party for the privilege
given thorn by visiting the great man to
whom Germany owed her unity. Thous
ands of his associates, he said, would envy
his standing at Froulrichsruho, and tho day
would be a pleasant memory they would
carry back to America.
PLEASED THE PRINCE.
Prince Bismarck expressed his pleasure
at the visit, and said he was surprised to
hear only German names. The Germans in
America, ho said, must feel satisfaction
with the unification of lnwmany. Formerly
one was a Saxon, another was a Prussian,
and another was a German, but now each
called himself a German.
GOOD RELATIONS WITH AMERICA.
He had always striven to maintain good
relations with America. In his opinion it
would have been foolish to quarrel over
such small questions as that of Samoa, and
he had, therefore, worked energetically to
effoct an amicable settlement of the matter.
A LUNCHEON.
At a lunch which followed William
Webor sat on Prince Bismarck’s right.
The ex-chancellor was in a cheery mood,
aud related many interesting anecdotes of
his life. He inquired into the condition of
the beer and wine trade in America,
und as sod for details of to-day’s
shooting. Aftor tho repast Prince Bismarck
smoked his favorite pipe, while the guests
were regaled with choice cigars. Yester -
day tbe prince had his photogruph taken on
horseback, and he promised to give Mr.
Weber one of the pictures when completed.
The visitors inspected his estate.
LONDON’B POLICE WONT STRIKE.
Tho Men Not Sufficiently Well Organ
ized for a Fight.
London, July B.—Two members of the
police force who were taken into custody
for assaulting their superior offloers yester
day have each been sentenced to fourteen
days’ imprisonment. The men are weak
ening. They have no organization, aud it
is not likely that they will attempt to en
force their demands by a general strike. It
is probable, however, that further isolated
disturbances may occur. The constables
who were dismissed from the force for thoir
connection with the present troubles are
petitioning the authorities for reinstatement.
A MOB IN BOW STKKKT.
Another disorderly mob gathered in Bow
street to-night, aud there were several ugly
rushes during the eveuitig, but mounted
police sufficed to preserve a semblance of
order. Shops were closed early. The night
police went on duty punctually. At 10
o’clock the police cleared and occupied the
taverns about Bow street, arresting sixteen
persons. The mob made furious attempts to
rescue the prisoners, aud four constables
were badly injured with missiles. It is es
timated that 800 constables were on duty,
but the majority were withdrawn after
midnight, wnen tbe excitement subsided.
The Prince and Princess of Wales visited
the opera again to-night.
PARLIAMKN T’B NEW WRINKLE.
The Standing Order on Carrying Over
Bills Abolished.
London, July 8. —The chairman of the com
mittee on procedure of business in the
House of Commons to-day su unfitted a
resolution to the committee abolishing the
standing order prolonging bills from ses
sion to session. The liberal members of tbe
committee, who composed tne minority,
protested against the action of the chair
man, and declared t.at the order was un
called for. They then withdrew from the
committee. The majority thereupon passed
the resolution.
The procedure committee of tho House
of Commons, after the liberals had with
drawn, rejected, by a vote of 6to 5, Mr.
Chamberlain’s proposal not to allow a mo
tion for the suspension of bills to tie debated
with a view of preventing Us being used as
a vehicle for obstruction. (Secretary Bal
four, Sir Edward Clarke and Lord Hartiug
ton voted with the majority.
Russia and the Nihilists.
St. Petersburg, July 8. —The news
papers of Russia express much satisfaction
at the sentences pronounced by the French
court upon tbe nihilists who were arrested
in Paris for plotting against the life of the
czar. They declare that the conviotlon and
imprisonment of these nihilists is an im
portant advance in tbe Rapprochement
between France and Russia.
Spain’s Tariffs.
Madrid, July B.—Tbe new cabinet has
issued a circular outlining its policy. It
announces its intention to give decided and
sincere protection to national productions
by revision of the tariffs.
CHICAGO'S HOT WAVE.
Monday the Hottest Day Sines July
17, 188a
Chicago, July B.—Yesterday was the
hottest day of the season—it was more than
that, it was the hottest day in Chicago since
July 17, 1888. On that day the thermometer
went up to 94®—yesterday 93 2-10* was the
hottest. That was at 4 o’clock in the after
noon, and the mercury steadily fell from
that nour. At 10 o'clock it was only 79®.
A wind blew from tbe south all day at from
thirty to twenty-five miles an hour. “ This
weather will probably continue a oouple of
days, - ’ Sergt. Frankenfield said. “There is
a low barometer in the north along the
Canadian border and a high barometer in
the Gulf states. The barometer is falling
slightly in the south, so that though the
wind be southerly it will more likely
be from the southeast than from tbe
southwest, and for that reason
little cooler. Tho maximum temperature
will probably be somewhere arouud 90”.
There is very little humidity in the
atmosphere. The rain is all up north.
There was a trace of rain at North Platte,
N. IX, but that was as far south as it oatne.
I can’t promise any rain here right away."
Although yesterday was nearly 1® hotter
than any one of the eight days of hut
weather through which the city has just
passed, comparatively few cases of sun
stroke were reported and no deaths. This
was doubtless due in a great measure to the
dryness of the atmosphere.
THE WHOLE COUNTRY SWELTERING.
Washington, July 8. —Great heat pre
vailed to-day all over the north. At Wash
ington the maximum was 97®; at 3:45 p. m.
it was 96’.
At Now York it reached 100® at 3 p. m. at
Broadway and Park Row.
At Boston it was 9L® and at Rochester,
N. Y., 98®.
These are also the prevailing figures in all
the reports received iu the territory west of
tbe Rocky mountains.
Thirtoeu cases of beat prostration were
reported here to-day. Due negro woman
died, aud a negro man is not expected to
live. Tho workmen on the congressional
library building were compelled to suspend
operations, nine of the bricklayers being
overcome by the heat. All the other brick
layers on the capitol works quit work at.
noon,
RICHMOND’S HOTTEST.
Richmond, Va., July 8. —This has been
the hottest day of the season. At 9 o’clock
this morning the thermometer registered
94®, at 12 o’olock 99®, at 1 o’clock 109®, at 3
o’clock 101®, and at 6 o’clock 97°.
PROSTRATIONS IN GOTHAM.
New York, July B.—Twenty-eight oasos
of heat prostration were reported by the
police up to midnight, and sixteen cases and
one death in Brooklyn.
AN EMPTY OAR ON THE TRACK.
A Fast Mail Train Narrowly Escapes
a Disastrous Wreck.
Chicago, July B.—The fast mail train
from New Orleans over the Illinois Central
railroad, due ia this city ou its initial trip
at 1 o'clock this morning, ran into au empty
freight car near Mouse, 111., thirty-five
miles out of Chicago. The car was totally
wrecked. The locomotive of the fast mail,
though badly crippled, did uot leave the
track. The mail coach and baggage oar
also held the track, the occupants of the
car sustaining no injuries beyond slight
bruises from contact with the sides of the
car.
- A MYSTERY.
How the empty freight car came to be on
the main track, immediately in the path of
tho fast mail train, ia not known. An ea
fine was sent from this oity to bring tho
isabied train in. Several newspaper men
from New Orleans were aboard. The train
reached this city some hours late. Nobody
was seriously hurt. This Is the second aoci
deut which has happened on this division of
tho Illinois Central within twenty-four
hours.
WALFIBH BAY’S SURRENDER,
A Deputation Urges Lord Salisbury
Not to Give It Up.
London, July 8. —A deputation headed
by Sir Donald Currie, managing director of
tbe Castle Line of steamers, plying between
London aud Booth Africa, waited upon
Lord Salisbury to-day and objected to an
increase of German aggress! >us in South
Africa. The deputation urged the retention
by tho English of Wolfish bay.
Lord Salisbury promised to consider tbe
matter, (ml declined to say anything further,
as on Thursday he will move iu the liouso
of Lords for carrying out the Anglo-Ger
man agreement when it passes its second
reading.
Malls Disinfected at Marseilles.
Marseilles, June B.—Owing to the pre
valence of cholera in Valencia, all mails
arriving here from Spain are disinfected.
NOT A CASE IN FRANCE.
Paris, July B.—The board of health de
clares that there has not been a single case
of cholera in France this year.
Turkey Prods tbe Lion.
London, July B.—The Turkish govern
ment has sent anew note to the British
government demanding that it fix a date
upon which Egypt will be evacuated by
British troops without the right of again
occupying that country.
Btorms Damage Crops in Francs.
Paris, July 8. —A meeting of the cabinet
was held at the Palaoe of the Elysee to-day.
M. <ie Velle, minister of agriculture, stated
that storms had seriously damaged crops
around Paris. In other parts of France the
crop prospects, he said, were favorable.
Belgium’s Parliament.
Brussels, July 8. —Parliament assem
bled in extra session to-day. A bill will be
Introduced in the Chamber of Deputies to
morrow giving financial support to tbe
Congo state and providing for the eventual
taking over of the state by Belgium.
Wlssmann Hasn’t Resigned.
Berlin, July 8. —Tho North German
Gazette say* that though Baron W issinaun
is ill and revuires a period of rest, he has
not resigned his position as imperial Ger
man commissioner to East Africa.
Two Men Killed In Ontario.
Uxbridge, Ont., July B.—A terrible
electric and rain-storm prevailed in this sec
tion this afternoon. Lightning destroyed
several buildings and killed two men.
A Protest Against McKinley's Bill.
Sheffield, Eng., July 8. —The mayor of
this city has called a meeting for Monday
next to protest against the McKinley bill.
Harlan Court House Burned.
Louisville, July B.—lt is reported on
good authority that the warring tactions of
Harlan Court House on Thursday night
burned the oourt house with all its records.
No confirmation is possible yet.
Bond Purchases.
Washington, July B.—The bond offer
ngs to-day aggregated $405,300, all of
which were accepted at 121 for 4s and 103
fur 4iui.
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CROPS IX THE STATE.
CORN’S CONDITION QBNEBALLY
REPORTED GOOD,
Hot and Dry Weather, However,
Causes Apprehension for Its Safety.
The Cotton Crop Clean, But a Few
Days Late—Wheat and Oats Total
Failures.
Atlanta, Ga, July B.—The agricul
tural department to-day furnished the pub
lic printer with a proof of the June crop
report.
The condition of the corn crop is gener
ally good. Tho geueral average for the state
is 94 1-5. From many sections of the state
come reports of dry weather. The unusual
hot weather for the past three weeks,
coupled with tbe dry season, causes appre
hension for the safety of the crop.
The general average in the state for the
cotton crop is 93 3-5. The crop is reported
clean generally, but a few days late. It is
too soon to form an opinion or make an
ostimate of this orop with any degree of
accuracy. While it has not suffered as has
com to any appreciable extent, should the
weather continue hot and dry for a few
days the damage will be apparent.
wheat and oats a failure.
Wheat and oats are almost a total fail ora.
In many sections no effort was made to
harvest them.
As against their loss, however, the de
partment reports au increased and increas
ing interest in clover and grass. These are
reported at 96 1 4 . The soaso is have been
good for properly curing aud housing these
important crops.
Tho reports from correspondents indicate
a general good feeling among the farmers,
and that all the crops are in good condition,
though suffering for rain.
VALUE OF COTTON BAGGING.
In connection with the crop report proper
is printed a letter from Col. Ja nes B irrett.
In wnlch he takes issue with Mr. Wilson in
regard to the value of cotton bagging. Col.
Barrett contends that tlis cotton oovering
does not enhance the value of the bale, and
that tho cheapost covering to be had is cot
ton stalk fibre, the use of which he reoom
mends in the highest terms as the
ammunition with which to kill tbe jute
trust. “Mr. Wilson’s argument," be says,
“convinces mo that cotton bagging ia un
feasible and full of fruitless hopes aud at
tended with loss to the cotton grower.”
Commissioner Henderson alto publishes a
description of the symptoms of acute and
chronic glanders and taroy, which will
prove of especial interest to those sections of
tho state iu which the stock has been at
tacked.
GRAND LODGES OF ELKS.
Rival Bodies In Session at New York
and Cleveland.
New York, July a— Tbe legal grand
lodge Benevolent Protective Order of Elks,
iu conformity with the order of Judge
Lawrence of the supreme court, met in the
New York lodge rooms and elected grand
lodge officers. Res lotions were adopted
repudiating the meeting In Cleveland to
day, which claims to be the grand lodge of
the Order of Elks.
THE CLEVELAND MEETING.
Cleveland, July 8. —The Grand Lodge
of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
mot at Case ball at 11 o’olock this morning.
All the grand officers wore present. Exalted
Grand Ruler Quinlan made the opening ad
dress, during which he referred to the New
York difilouity. He said that if any one
present feared legal proceedings he would
no permitted to withdraw. All the dele
gates from New York state applauded and
rofused to leave the halL The roll call
showed 190 member* of the grand lodge
present. The grand lodge then adjourned
until to-morrow morning.
CONCLAVE OF THE PYTHIANS.
Ten Thousand Men in tbe Parade—Ad
dresses of Welcome.
Milwaukee, July 8. —The feature! this
morning in Pythian conclave circles were
the grand reception ail tho exposition build
ing and the opening of the deliberations of
the supreme lodge at Western Turner hall.
The exercises at the Expocition building
were-opened by Mayor Pock, who made one
of his characteristic speeches of welcome.
Gov. Heard followed with a welcome on
behalf of the people of Wisconsin. The
speeches of the executives of tbe city and
state were followed by remarks bv Grand
Chancellor Hoskins of Fond du Lac and
Judge J. P. Linton of Johnstown, Pa.
The parade of the knights started at 4
o’clock this afternoon from the upper end
of Grand avenue, and was an imposing
spectacle. There were about 10,000 Knights
iu line and the number would have been
larger but for the beat, which kept many
from marching. The line was au hour an
a half in passing the grand stand.
A CYCLONE IN MAINE.
Scores of Buildings Damaged by the
Blow at Wlnthrop.
Winthrop, Me., July B.—About SftO
o’clock to-night a severe storm set In,
accompanied by incessaut thunder and
lightning. The wind rapidly increased in
intensity until it became a veritable
cyclone. Its path was most strongly
marked on the westerly side of
the village, being some 200 feet
in width and moving from west to east.
Every building iu its path suffered more or
less damage, but none were totally de
stroyed. The streets were filled with wreck
age, and one man and one woman wers
badly hurt.
A Strike at a Tube Works.
Pittsburg, July 7.—A lengthy shut
down is looked for at (he National Tube
Works at McKeesport, Pa. The firm re
fuses to sign the amnlgama’ed scale, but are
willing to pay union wages. This the men
decline to accept, and as a result the im
mense plant is Idle and about 4,000 men are
out of employment. •
An Engineer Killed.
Birmingham, Ala., July B.—ln a head
end collision to-day on the Georgia Pacific
railroad between a freight triin and steam
shovels. Engineer McKeogh lost his life.
He was killed in trying to get off. HU?
home is in Troy, N. Y., where he leaves a
wife and several children. No one else was
injured.
Too Much Rain In Thomas.
Thomasvillk, Ga., July B.—There has
boon a great deal of rain in this section-
The roads are all badly washed; in many
instances small bridges sire damaged. Grass
and weeds are growing rankly. Cotton is
going to weed and corn is shooting itself t
death.
Death at Americus.
Americus, Ga, July B.—Mrs. J. W,
Dunbar died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. N. G. Prince, to-day, aged about 70
yean. Her remains will be taken to Griffin
to-uiorrov for interment.
