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' Established ifflO. Incorporated 1888.
) J. H. ESTILL, President. J
VANCE ON THE TARIFF.
thb increase in taxation
MADE PLAIN.
Republican Promises Shown Up in
Strong Contrast With the Party’s
Actual Accomplishments —Agricult-
ure’s Field for Exportation Shut
Out by the High Tariff Policy.
Washington, July 25. —In the Senate at
1 o’clock this afternoon the tariff bill came
up as the unfinished business. Mr. Aldrich
asked unanimous consent that the formal
reading of the bill be proceeded with, and
that it be read by paragraphs, the commit
tee amendments to be first acted upon.
Mr. McPherson inquired as to the mean
ing of the motion, and Mr. Aldrich under
took to enlighten him. All the paragraphs,
he said, would be read seriatim, and when
a committee amendment was reached it
should be acted upon first. The committee
amendments were left open t" amendment,
and then all the paragraphs would be open
to amendment without any limitation
whatever. It was not the intention of the
committee to limit the offering of amend
ments. . ~ . . ,
Mr. Plumb objected to that part of Mr.
Aldrich’s request as to committee amend
ments. The less hidebound the matter was
the better it would be.
A MODIFICATION.
Mr. Aldrich modified his request and
simply asked that formal reading of the bill
be dispensed with and that the bill be read
by paragraphs for consideration.
Mr. McPherson—Does the senator mean
by that that the bill will be open to amend
ment as read?
Mr. Aldrich—Certainly, under the rules
of the Senate.
Unanimous consent was given, and Mr.
Vance proceeded to address the Senate. To
the common sense view, he said, it would
seem that the removal of unnecessary taxes
was a matter of wisdom; and that to con
tinue to collect them was not to be thought
of for a moment. But those who would
think so ‘‘will reckon without their host.”
That has been proved by the history of the
tariff commission of 1883, whioh had
utterly ignoied the wants of the people and
of the government, and thought only of the
wants and wishes of the manufacturers.
AN INCREASE.
An average reduction of 25 per cent, in
the customs duties had been promised in
1882, but the tariff of 1883 had resulted in
an increase of 12 } 4 per cent. That tariff
commission had found an average tariff
rate of 42 per cent, ad valorem, and had
left an average rate o{ 47 per cent.. which
was now, owing to the constancy increas
ing rates, the result of specific duties, in the
close neighborhood of 52 per cent. He
asserted that every bona fide effort to
reduce taxes had been defeated.
The result of the pending bill
might be to reduce the revenue
to a certain extent, but not to reduce taxes.
Reduction of taxes was one thing and re
duction of revenue another and quito a
different tiring. What the people desired
was a common sense reduction of the
revenue and a corresponding release from
the payment of taxes.
THE SUGAR BOUNTY.
But taking off of 2 cents per pound on
sugar with one hand aid paying off 2 cents
to the sugar producer with the other hand
was indeed a reduction of the revenue with
both har.ds, but the taxis remained and
the people paid the n. Agriculture sup
plied 75 per cent, of the foreign exports of
the county; and that export might be
doubled and quadrupled if the tariff were
only arranged so that 'other nations
could send in their products
to pay for American products, but protec
tion would not permit Instead of reducing
the wall thatshnr outforeignproducts.it was
raised higher and higher, and was bristling
with more and more penalties. The only
possible effect of proposing a bill like the
McKinley bill was to aggravate the evil.
AN OUTRAGE ON PATIENCE.
It was au outrage on human patience
and an insult to the intelligence of man
kind. Looking at the high-sounding title
of the bill, “To reduce the revenue and
equalize the duties on imports,” and com
paring it with what it would accomplish, the
bill would be pronounced the most stupen
dous fraud which man had yet perpetrated
on a much-abused and long-suffering people.
It neither reduced the revenue in the sense
of reducing taxation nor equalized the
duties on imports. Ou the contrary, it
increased taxation and made the duties
more unequal by heavier burdens on the
poor than on the rich, and by so swelling
the taxes on the necessaries of life as to
shock the moral sense of every man.
THIS YEAR’S OUTLOOK.
Talking of the probabie expenditure and
revehue for the current fiscal year, Mr.
Vance thought it safe to Say that the ex
penditure would bo very close to
*525,000,000, of which at least 20 per cent,
would be iu excess of the revenue. Thus,
not only would the surplus disappear, but
the sinking fund would Jprobably suffer also
unies6s the river and harbor appropriation
bill should be sacrificed, which seemed to
him quite likely. He declared that the bill
had been framed in strict compliance with
the wishes or (as the ptirase was) with the
demands of the manufacturers. It was not
just nor human. He could conceive of
nothing more illegal, more undemocratic,
more deficient of the princi
ples of free government, more
outrageous to the sense of justice and
umamty, or more humiliating to the spirit
o honest statesmanship than the spectacle
p esonted iu the room of the committee on
finanw, filled with a clamorous crowd tell
ng their stereotyped lies about the higu
agoi which they pay as contrasted with
the pauper labor of Europe.
EVILS WHICH HAVE RESULTED.
- Ir. \ anco went on to arraign the reputi
ng P ? rty . fo r tbe evils whioh he claimed
brought upon the country
These are some of the prominent
results of your misrule and of the policy
in *°“ Toil advise us to continue and
increase. These be the gods, ye of Israel.
are Wlse you will worship them no
fl re,t assured that renewed sacri
n tv,.° n altars will not save you;
iur r.r D? W 1! you bit to obey the in
narrV, 011SOf yoi ‘ r P ro P het i repent and de
of y°dt idols; turn away every one
you from ail your abominations.”
Blaine’s letter.
w! r 'm Vttn ? f \ went on t 0 Quote from Soere-
Baiil lia/tk 8 etter to Senator Frve, and
that n‘r he u , rlm lißtaktt 1 iBtaktth le wisdom of what
the gUma:i haißai( l illustrated
O n t r ? t*mt to extend American trade to
un!mri Jt nd f fc ?° Uth Aruerloa could not be
in S n exten( i it to Europe, whioh,
greater b lf% nd P”P u | at * on i was ten times
the I f’, with the people of
no race we r? Arable and proHtablo
trade oould l *ojr that a fittle free
not ate? V the people of Teutonic blood was
Mr v deSlr , able a "‘ l Potable.
merit nf M 1 ® 60 ? 1 received the corapli
joruy of k bhJ* t H ,ntl ° 11 ° n tbe part of a nia ’
of whom V, democr “tic senators (one
the greiiter hoWeV f r ' ~ l opt throughout
a tor 8 part ° r “•> Ex-Sou-
Uingman of Njrth
Hljje Ifetogl
lina occupied a chair quite close to Mr.
Vance and seemed much interested. Mr.
Aldrich also occupied a chair on the dem
cratic side. The only other republican sen
ators present during much of the time were
Messrs. Morrill, Dawes, Hoar, Evarts and
Dolph.
PLUMB WANTS A STATEMENT.
Mr. Plumb said that before proceeding to
consideration of the bill by paragraphs he
would like to know what the finance com
mittee believed would be the effect of the
bill on the revenue. If there ever was a
time when congress and the country were to
know that fact it was now. He
should not, if he could help it, enter into
discussion of the items of the bill until a
disclosure of that kind on the part of the
committee, or someone authorized to speak
for it, was made.
ASHAMED TO DEFEND IT.
Nobody arose to enlighten Mr. Plumb,
and Mr. Murchison took the floor in opposi
tion. He said the newspapers had for days
past been full of reports. It had been re
solved, not only by the finance committee,
but the republican caucus, also not to
atteempt any defense of the pending bill.
If the bill could not be defended it could not
be passed. He therefore, in order to ex
pedite business, w onld move that the pend
ing bill be recommitted to the com nittee
on finance with instructions to report at
the earliest p ssible moment a bill
to reduce the revenue and to
equalize duties on the basis
that the ave: age rate of duty should not
exceed the average ad valorem war tariff
rate of 1864. He said that after the able
exposition of the views of the democratic
side of the Senate by Messrs. Vest and
Vance it would seem that there remained
but little to say, at least until the other side
was heard from, but he nevertheless occu
pied the floor during a large part of what
remained of the day’s session, debate being
kept up between himself au i Messrs. Alif
rich, Allison and Sherman, with an occa
sional interjection from Messrs. George,
Butler and Morgan.
PLUMB REPEATS HIS INQUIRY.
Mr. Plumb again in quired as to the effect
of tbe bill on the revenue, and complained
that no statement had been made as to the
effect that would follow the passage of the
bill. If there should be a deficit in eighteen
months it would be serious. He thought
the Senate ought not to err on the side of a
deficit, but ought to be perfectly certain
that, having made tariff rates, It would
not be necessary to disturb them in
the next congress. Going on to enumerate
the expenses for the next year, he gave it as
his opinion that the number of applications
under the dependent pension bill would
reach 500,000 within a year. Mr. Plumb
went on to speak of the expenditures of the
government, referred to the possibility of
there being next year a deficit of nearly
$50,000,00), which would have to be made
up by ew taxes, and gave notice that he
would offer amend rni its to the bill to in
crease the revenue from other sources.
ALDRICH GIVES AN ESTIMATE.
Mr. Gorman asked Mr. Aldrich to give a
fair statement as to the probable results of
the bill if passed.
Mr. Aldrich said in reply that if the im
portations for the next fiscal year were of
the same amount as for the last year the
revenue would be reduced about $20,0u0,00u.
He could not figure as to the expenditures.
Of course the members of the finance com
mittee did not propose to reduce the
revenues below the expenses. They did not
intend to create a deficit knowingly; and
they did not believe that would be the re
sult. They believed that they could safely
reduce the revenue $20,000,000, $30,-
000,000, $40,000,000 or $50,000,000
without that result. He was sure that
whenever the chairman of the committee on
■ appropriations had prepared his statement
of the expenditures, and of the probable
receipts the finance committee, would take
into consideration whether the Senate could
afford to make such a reduction on sugar.
After some further discussion, and without
action on Mr. MoPherson’s motion, which
is pending, the Senate at 6 o'clock ad
journed.
BOUNCED BY BOBS QUAY, JR.
Sam Loach Gets a Warm Reception in
a Committee Hoorn.
Washington, July 25. When Boss
Quay, Jr., entered his father’s committee
room at the Senate this morning he found
Sam Losch of Pottsville, the well-known
anti-Quay republican whom Senator Quay
accuses of the rankest ingratitude, waiting
to see his father, apparently intending to
ask pardon for past treason and to ask as
sistance in his attempt to get a nomination
for congress. “Dick” Quay could hardiy
believe his eyes when he saw Losch, but
when a second look convinced him, he broke
forth in hot indignation at once with:
“What are you doing here, you rascal?
Get out of here at once, or I’ll have you
put out.”
Losch saw that he meant it and got out
at once, saying simply: “Yes, I’ll go out,
but you can’t put me out.”
“Well, go,” young Quay said, and fol
lowed him to the door. It was well that
Losch did not meet the elder Quay.
BOND BUYING.
The Time Limit of tha Treasury’s Re
cent Offer Extended.
Washington, July 25. —Secretary Win
dom made the following announcement
this afternoon in regard to further pur
chase of bonds: “From letters received at
the department to-day it is thought that
the terms of the circular of July IS? are not
fully understood, pro).ably owing to the
short time between its publication and the
date of receiving the proposals for the sale
of bonds. As it is desired to extend s far
as possible an equal opportunity to all who
desire to sell, the Secretary of the Treasury
has decided to receive proposals for a few
‘lays, aud has accepted offers received dur
ing the day of 4s at 124 and 4%s at 108%,
aggregating $350,000.”
CLAYTON VB. BRECKINRIDGE.
The Case Again Before the Elections
Committee.
Washington, July 26.—The Clayton-
Breckinridge Arkansas election case was
under discussion for some time to-day by
the House committee on elections. Mr.
Lacey, chairman of the subcommittee
which examined the matter, made a state
ment of the results in the election in the
different counties as shown by the testimony
taken, which statement was ordered to be
printed. It is probable that tbe case will
be disposed of at the next meeting.
STEWART’3 tale of woe.
He Tells Congressmen of the Power
of tbe Alliance.
Washington, July 25.—Judge Stewart
was the center of hli congressional friends
all day. He had to tell a hundred times
the story of his fight and of the contests in
the other Georgia districts. He told his
friends that the alliance was a wonderful
organization, like the Kuow Nothing party,
whose oath-bound obligations compelled
some of his closest friends to oppose him.
He received a great many expressions of
sympathy and regiets.
BLAISE FOR FREE TRADE.
HE WRITES ANOTHER LETTER TO
FRYE ON RECIPROCITY.
The Advantage of Making Cuba’s
Sugar a Lever to Open Her Markets
to This Country Pointed Out—How
Reciprocity Would Help the Subsi
dized Ships.
Washington, July 25. — Secretary Blaine’s
private secretary delivered to Senator Frye
to day Secretary Blaine’s reply to Senator
Frye’s questions, which, like Secretary
Blaiue’s replies generally, does not reply, so
it seems, and then delivered a copy to the
Associated Press. This illustrates Secretary
Blaine’s purpose. If Senator Frye had the
only copy of this letter and read it in the
republican cloak-room, or even in executive
session, Secretary Blaine’s purpose in it
would fail. He dots not write for the sen
ator, but for the republicans throughout the
country who are discontented with Presi
dent Harrison, Speaker Reed, Chairman
McKinley and high protection. He talks
to them to influence the Senate and the
House.
a feather in his cap.
His friends are making a great deal of the
indorsement of his reciprocity scheme by
the Minnesota republicans, and almost as
much of the significant silence of the Ne
braska republicans on the tariff. They say
that these are the beginnings of the Blame
wave which will sweep across the country
and bringdown President Harrison, Speaker
Reed and Chairman McKinley. They are
pleased to see Secretary Blaine sticking now
to sugar and saying nothing more about
free wool.
text of the letter.
The full text of the le.ter is as follows:
Bar Harbor, Me., July 22,1890.
Hear Mr. Frve—l have your reply to my
letter, and am glad that the essential part of it
has been given to the press. You ask
me what assurance I have as to Spain’s will
ingness to enter into a reciprocal arrangement
of tnfcde with the United States. Your question
surprises me, for you cannot have forgotten
that only six years ago the prime minister of
Spain, in his anxiety to secure free admission
to our markets for the sugar of Cuba and Porto
Rico, agreed to a very extensive treaty of reci
procity with John W. Foster, then our
minister at Madrid, A year before—lßß3
a very admirable treaty of reciprocity
was negotiated by Gen. Grant
and William H. Trescott as United States com
missioners with the republic of Mexico, a treaty
well considered in all its parts and all its details,
whose results would. I believe, have proved
highly advantageous to both countries. In view
of the pending discussion it is a somewhat sin
gular circumstance that both thosi
treaties of reciprocity failed to secure the
approval of congress and failed for the
express reason that both provided for free ad -
mission of sugar. Congress would not then
allow a single pound of sugar to come in free
of duty under any circumstances whatever,
and now the proposition is to open our ports
free to everybo ly’s sugar, and to do it with
suoh rapidity that we are not to have a
moment's time to see if we can’t
make a better trade—a trade by which we may
pay for at least part of the sugar in products of
American farms and shops. Our change of
opinion has certainly been remarkable in so
brief a period. Indeed, the only danger of our
not sec uringadvantageous treaties of reciprocity
now is a possible belief on the part
of those countries that we are so
anxious for free sugar that, by patient waiting,
they can secure all they desire without money
and without price. Fearing that result. I
sought an interview with eight republican
members of the committee on ways and means
more than five months ago—to be exact, on the
10th day of last February I endeavored to
convince them that it would be expedient and
wise to leave to the president, as
a treaty-making power, an opportunity
to see what advantageous arrangements
of reciprocal trade could be effected.
I was unable to persuade the committee to
take my view. 1 mention this circumstance
now, because it has been charged in many
quarters that the suggestion for reciprocity
came too late. In fact, my effort was made
before tbe tariff bill was reported to the House
or even framed in committee. It is, I think, a
very grave mistake to oppose the reciprocal
proposition to exempt sugar for fear that it
might conflict in some way with the policy of
protection. The danger is, I think, wholly
in tha opposite direction. Let us see
what is proposed. Our government has hereto
fore collect* 1 a heavy duty on sugar—amount
ing one year in the aggregate to $58,000,000,
and averaging $50,000,000 per annum for a con
siderable period. We wish now to cheapen
sugar by removing the duty. Tbe value of the
sugar we annually consume is enormous.
Shall we pay for it all in cash or shall we seek
a reciprocal arrangement, by which a large
part of it may be paid for in pork
and beef and flour, in lumber and
salt and iron; in shoes and calico and furniture
and a thousand other things ? In short, shall we
pay for it all in in cish or try friendly barter in
part? I think the latter mode la the highest
form of protection and the best way to pro
mote trade. I address this not to you
as I did my first, because you have
taken an active and most intelligent
interest In the increase of our trade with houth
America. When shall we enlarge our commer
cial intercourse with that great continent if we
do not now make a beginning? If we now give
away the duty on sugar (as we already have
given away the duties on coffee and hides, and
rubber) we will get nothing in exchange whioh
shall bs profitable to the farmer or fat
tor in the United States, what shall
be our justification for the policy? You have
recently received congratulations—in which I
cordially join—on carrying the shipping bill
through the Senate. Do you not think that a
line of ships, generally aided by the govern
ernment, will have a better prospect for profit
and for permanence if we can give to them out
ward cargoes from the United States, and not
confine them to inward cargoes from Latin-
America? Xam sincerely yours,
James G. Blaine.
Hon. Trim. P. Frye, etc., U. 8. Senate.
LOBBY OF THE LOTTERY.
The Republican Campaign Funds to
be fc.welled if Necessary.
Washington, July 25.—The lottery
lobby roamed around the capitol to-day.
The lottery people had heard that the
President had prepared a strong anti-lottery
message to back up the attempt Post
master General Wanamaker is making to
secure the enactment of stringent auti
lottery legislation. W hen the House post
office committee adjourned they found that
the Wanamaker bill had been adopted in
spite of the opposition of Chairman Harry
Bingham of Philadelphia and the two
democrats who were present at the meet
ing. The opposition was based ou constitu
tional grounds. Tbe lottery lobby declared,
howevor, that it had nothing to fear,
having satisfactory assurances that Speaker
Reed was opposed to the Wanamaker bill.
Postmaster Gouoral V\ anamaxer will get a
similar report from the Senate postoffice
committee. The lottery lobby has authority
to provide indefinite contribution to the
republican campaign funds, uutional and
state, if this bill is defeated. The lottery
lobby is disposed to especially regard tbe
proposed legislation as a “strike.”
Mre. laoClellan’a Pension.
Washington, July 25.—The House com
mittee on invalid pensions to-day ordered a
favorable report upon tbe bill allowing a
pension of $2,000 per annum to tbe widow
of the late George B. McClellan.
An Ex-Congressman on the Floor.
Washington, July 25.—Ex-Congress
man Price of Dahlouega was on the floor
of the House to-day.
Lester btarts for Home.
Washington, July 26. Congressman
Lester left lor Savannah this morning.
SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1860.
WORK OF THE HOUSE.
The Sundry Civil Bill Still Under Con
sideration.
Washington, July 25.—1n the House
this morning Mr. O’NeU of Pennsylvania
presented the petition of the business men
of Philadelphia asking for the passage of
all bills calculated to strengthea and en
courage tbe extension of the National
Bank system. It was referred.
Mr. Cannon of Illinois, from tbe commit
tee on appropriations, reported the sundry
civil appropriation bill, with the Senate
amendments with certain recommendations
relating thereto.
On a point of order raised by Mr. Breck
inridge of Kentucky the bill was sent to
committee of the whole, and Mr. Cannon
moved that the House go into such commit
tee for its consideration. The motion was
antagonized by tbe deimicrats in the inter
est of the private calendar, but Mr. Can
non’s motion prevailed.
Mr. Euloe of Tennessee, having changed
his vote for that purpose, moved recon
sideration.
The motion to reconsider was tabled and
the House accordingly went into com
mittee.
read in extf.nso.
On demand of Mr. Rogers of Arkansas
the Senate a nondrrieute were read in
extenso. The reading consumed more than
an hour.
Discussion ensued as to the limit which
should be placed upon the general debate.
The point of the dispute was the irrigation
feature of the Senate amendments, Messrs.
Breckiuridge of Kentucky and Payson of
Illinois contending that the debate should
not be limited at this time, anil Messrs.
Cannon and Sayers agreeing that it was
advisable limitations should lie provided.
Mr. Cannon called attention to the fact
that almost one month of the fiscal year
had expired, and stated that the public
service would suffer if the bill did not be
come a law before Aug. L The measure
had come from the Senate laden down
with rider after rider changing the existing
law. He was in favor of saying
to the Senate: “You have put legislative
riders on a money bill which, if properly
and scussed, would consume more than three
days, and let the appropriation bill perform
its functions in accordance with the law.”
Ho believed that tha wise course to pursue
was for the House to non-eoiiour iu all the
material amendments made by the Honate
and to send the measure to the committee.
A LIMIT AGREED TO.
After many suggestions, as many objec
tions and a good deal of talk, Mr. Payson
asked consent that the general debate on
all portious of the tiill except the irrigation
amendments be closed in thirty minutes,
and that on those amendments two and a
half hours’ debate shall be allowed. Mr.
Payson’s suggestion was agreed to. aud Mr.
Turner of Now York took tie floor and
mode a brief and earnest speech in critioum
of the men who eputrolled the business
of the House in slighting measures reported
by the committee on labor and refusing to
fix a time for their consideration. The
House had been so busy with partisan en
actments. and so reckless in the expendi
ture of public money that it had no time to
heed the voice of the laborer. This was the
first House, and he trusted it would be the
last, to deny labor a hearing.
Pending debate the committee rose, and
the House at 5 o’clock took a recess until 8
o’clock, the evening session to be for the
consideration of private pension bHts.
Nothing was done at the evening session.
ROUTINE OF THE SENATE.
Trouble in Securing a Quorum—Force
Bill Protests.
Washington, July 25.—1n the Senate
this morning, alter prayer, the question of
no quorum was raised by Mr. Morgan and
a call was ordered, which showed the pres
ence of only thirty-eight senators.
Mr. Hoar inquired whether the seargant
at-arms had made any report of the pro
ceedings on Wednesday under the order of
the Senate to compel the attendance of
absont senators.
The Vice President roplied that the chair
had not received such a report.
On motion of Mr. Ingalls the seargant-at
arms was directed to request tbe attendance
of the absent senators. In about ten min
utes the number of senators in attendance
passed the quorum point and the secretary
proceeded to read the journal of yesterday,
all further proceedings under the call being
dispensed with.
A GRAND ARMY PROTEST.
Mr. Blair presented a memorial from the
headquarters of the Grand Army of tho
Republic post, expressing abhorrence at
the action of congress in allowing pension
ngents a fee of $lO iu each case under the
recent uet, and enclosing the circular of a
Wasbiugton claim agent offering to active
men in localities one-half the fee in all coses
sent to him. Ho said he concurred with the
memorialists in the expression of their ab
horrence.
PROTESTS AGAINST THE FORCE BILL.
Mr. Cockrell presented a memorial from
St. Louis, Mo., protesting against the
passage by the Senate of trie federal election
bill, and stating that the masses of people
were so dazed with the enormity of the
proposed outrage ou the sanctity of the
ballot that they had not formulated words
in condemnation of it. Other memorials
against the bill were presented from Adrian,
The House bill on that subject was, on
motion of Mr. Hoar, referred to the com
mittee on privilege! and elections.
Mr. Morrill moved to proceed to con
sideration of tbe (ariff bill, and Mr. Gray
antagonized that motion with one to resume
consideration of the House bill to transfer
the revenue marina.
The latter motion was agreed to, and the
revenue bill was taken up.
On motion of Mr. Frye an amendment
was adopted extending the application of
the bill to tne life-saving service.
COLQUITT'S TARIFF SPEECH.
It Will Be of Special Interest to the
Farmers.
Washington, July 25.— Senator Colquitt
was ready to follow Senator Vanoe with a
tariff speech, which will attraot attention
especially from the farmers, for whom it is
understood it will be especially valuable,
but he very willingly gave way till to
morrow to the attacks of Senators McPher
son and Plumb, which drew tbe republicans
out of their studied reticence and bothered
them greatly, giving the democrats the
upper hand at the beginning of the great
debate. With Senator Plumb’s assistance
the democrats exjiect to make the repub
licans do their share of tbe talking.
A Norwegian Steamer Wrecked.
Philadelphia, July 25.—A dispatch re
ceived at the maritime exchange here says
that the Norwegian steamer hegue, from
Port Antonio for this port, has been
wrecked off tbe Jia ama Islands. No par
ticulars of the disaster have been received.
The Segue left Port Autouio July 10, having
on board 20,000 bunches of bauauas ami 600
bags of cocoauuta, oonsigoed to the Balti
more Fruit Company, She carried a crew
of Six men.
SO ISOYCOTT FOR DIXIE.
CULBERSON SAILS INTO THE
PAPER THAT PROPOSED IT.
He A fflrms That the Sheet Haa Not the
Necessary Backbone to Lead a Great
Revolt Macon Merchants Protest
Against the False Light in Which the
South Was Put.
Washington, July 25.—The Baltimore
Herald to-day has the following: “Repre
sentative Culberson of Texas, one of tho
ablest members of tbe House, voiced the
southern sentiment in an interview he gave
the correspondent of the Atlanta Constitu
tion, the paper which originated the boy
cott idea. After condemning the boycott
and saying that in this country every man
should lie free to purchase where and
what he pleases, etc., Mr. Culberson
added, ‘Now put this down for the benefit
of the Constitution. I say that any paper
which has not the courage to come out and
condemn such a vicious piece of proposed
legislation as that farmers’ alliance sub
treasury scheme, has uot the backbone to
lead a great revolt. This Jwas not pub
lished in the Constitution , as that paper
wilted before the threats of tho farmers’ al
liance, aud surrendered its own convic
tions.” ’
MACON PROTESTS.
Macon, July 25.—The Telegraph to-day
mude a careful canvass of the business com
munity, and found not a siugle firm in
favor of tlie boycott proposed by the
Atlanta Constitution. All of them are
opposed to it, and many expressed, in
strongest terms, their indignation that a
reckless newspaper should have so misrep
resented tiie feeling of the south. There is
in tiie community no sympathy with their
sectional movement, and there is a proba
bility that a mass meeting will be asked to
protest against the attempt to put southern
business men iu a false position.
Chattanooga's good sense.
Chattanooga, July 25.—The consensus
of opinion takeu by the Times of loading
republicans and democrats of Chattanooga,
shows that tho former are almost without
exception opposed to the force bill, and
think it is unnecessary and will do more
harm than go and; aud the latter without ex
ception ridicule the idea of a boycott, and
have no sympathy with auy such move
ment.
SITE OF THE FAIR.
The Question Btira Up the Lower
House of Illinois.
Springfield, 111., July 25.—1n tho
lower house of the legislature to-day a
resolution was introduced by Mr. I’addock
of Kanknkee, declaring it to be tho sense of
the House that the world’s fair should be
held on the lake front. There was at once
a storm of opposition, it boing declared out
of order, also that it was not iu the province
of the legislature to say anything about
the site, as that was a matter which be
longedjto the directors.
The speaker, however, ruled that the
resolution was in order.
Au ineffectual attempt was made to table
it, but it was finally referred to a joint com
mittee.
A motion was made to reconsider, and
after a long debate carried, thus bringing
tho resolution before tbe House again. A
motion to tuble it was made, but finally tbe
resolution was made the special order for
Tuesday next.
SALVADOR’S VICTORIES.
Gen. Ezeta Challenges the President
of Guatemala.
City of Mexico, July 25.— Yesterday
the Salvadorian general Ezeta. brother of
President Ezeta, defeated the Guatemalans
again at Atezcateiupo Clungo.inGuatemala,
twenty leagues from tho frontier, obliging
the Guatemalans to abandon their
fortifications. The Salvadorians captured
an immense amount of booty, including
correspondence between the Guatemalans
and Salvadorian traitors. Gen. Ezeta has
sent a personal challenge to President
Barrillos of Guatemala. According to a
special to the Universe. Guatemalan agents
are spreading false reports of victories.
Geronimo Pon says that Hondurus will take
no active part, while Nicaragua and Costa
Rica are privately friends of San Salvador.
BTRIKE OF THE MILL MEN.
The Supposed Settlement Falls
Through.
Milwaukee, July 25.—A special to the
Evening Wisconsin from Ashland, Wig.,
says: "The strike of the mill men, which
was supposed to have been settled last eueu
ir.g when 2,000 agreed to go to work, was
renewed this morning, and the mills are
still idle. The demands are ouch that the
mill men will not comply,
and a long period of idleness
will result. Many companies are making
arrangements to take their logs to Duluth.
The men demand eleven hours pay for
ten hours’ work and tho employment of
union men only.”
A CATTLE STEAMER ASHORE.
The Sea Breaking Over Her and Her
Crew in Danger.
Anticosti, Southwest Point, July 25
Tho steamer Idaho, ashore at South Point,
will prove a total loss. Two wrecking
sohooners arrived at the scene yesterday and
attempted to take off the cattle. Owing to
tho high sea and heavy gale prevailing the
attempt proved a failure. Last night the
sea was breaking over the ship, and
grave fears are entertained for the safety of
the crew, who are still on board, unless they
managed to reach one of the schooners last
night. There is no life or surf boat in this
vicinity.
TO ETERNITY VIA THE GALLOWS.
A Virginia Negro Dies for Shooting a
Rival for a Woman’s Favors.
Danville, Va., July 25. —At Martins
ville to-day William Wilson (colored) was
hanged for the murder of James Davis. He
aud Davis quarreled about a woman. Wil
son drew a pistol and shot his antagonist
through the heart. The execution was
private.
A Municipal Election.
Harrisburg, Pa., July 25.—The munici
pal election occurred yesterday. Strict
party lines were not drawn. Mr. Switzer,
democrat, was elected mayor, while Messrs.
Lewis, Deioht, Slater aud Miller, all re
publicans, were elected treasurer, assessor,
recorder and sergeaut. The majority of
tbe oouncil is republican.
A Find of Rich Ore.
Sheffield, Ala., July 25.—The territory
twenty miles south of here is excited over a
rich iron ore find. It is different from any
yet found in the state. Ttio property was
bought by an English syndicate in Mav. It
is valued ten times higher than when it was
sold.
TURKEY AND BULGARIA.
Russia Presents a Note to the Porte
on the Rublect.
Constantinople, July 25.— Nehdoff, tho
Russian ambassador to Turkey, has pre
sented a note from Russia to the Porte de
claring that the granting by Turkey of the
concessions demanded by Bulgaria would hu
miliate the sultan. Tho Bulgarian demands,
tho note says, are maneuvers to strengthen
tho tottering throne of Prince Ferdinand.
Furthermore, it says, Bulgaria is hostile to
Russia, and that the por e’s condecension
to that principality would be unfriendly to
Russia aud might lead to serious conse
quences.
AN ANGLO-FRENCH CABLE.
The French Minister of Commerce
Favors It.
Parts, July 25. — 1n the Chamber of Dep
uties to-day M. Roche, minister of com
merce, asked a credit cf 400,000 francs to
lay a cable between France and England.
He stated that 19,030,000 words had been
telegraphed In 1889 as against 17,717,000 in
1888. Ho also asked a credit of 200,000
francs for telephone lines between Paris
and London.
ZANZIBAR AS A PRIZE.
The AngloFroncb Negotiations Nearly
Concluded.
Paris, July 25. — 1 tis officially announced
that negotiations with E iglnnd regarding
Zanzibar will be favorably concluded
within a few days. The questions of Mada
gascar and Lake Tchad |are being oiscussed.
Renunciation of the Augl )-Tuuisan com
pact will not !>; Included* in the Anglo-
French agreement.
Helgoland's Surrender.
London, July 25.—The Heligoland ces
sion bill passed Its second reading in tho
House of Commons to-night by a vote of 209
to 01.
The liberal leaders abstained from
division on the Heligoland bill. A number
of radicals also refrained from voting.
Lord Hartington, Mr. Chaimberlain, Sir
Henry James and Mr. Brodlaugh voted
with tho minority.
Cropa Destroyed In France.
Paris, July 25. — Crops throughout the
country, especially in the section east of the
Rhino, have been destroyed by incessant
rains. Official reports from the great wheat
district of La Blunge state that tho crop is
rotting. The losses nre estimated at $500,-
000. Dealers in grain are discounting
tho scarcity and tho price of bread is ris
>nK-
Arnauta Raid a Village.
London, July 25 —A band of Arnauta
recently made an attack upon a Montenegrin
village, surprising the inhabitants, many
of whom were murdered. The Ari auls
plundered the village and then left. After
ward the band was attacked by Turkish
troops, and in tho fight sixty Arnauta were
killed aud many wounded.
Cholera in Baku.
Odessa, July 25. —It is officially an
nounced that there have been sovonty fatal
cases of Asiatic cholera in Baku and vicinity.
The beat is intense.
Earthquakes in Austria.
Vienna, July 25. —Two earthquakes wore
felt in the Muhl district yesterday. An
other shock was felt to-day at Tiscborna,
Moravia.
NEWFOUNDLAND’S FISHERIES.
The Commander of a British War
Ship in Trouble.
St. John, N. F., July 25.—Sir Baldwin
Walker, tho commander of the British
man-of-war Emerald, who closed Bird’s
lobster cannery at Fisher’s Brook on the
Fronch shore, confiscated tho machinery
and stock and placed a body of armed
marines in charge, was served
yesterday on board his ship
with a writ returnable Aug. 2, at the suit
of James Baird, who claims damages to tho
amount of $5,000. If Sir Baldwin pays no
attention to the writ an arrangement will
be made for his arrest for contempt at any
Newfoundland port ho muy enter.
THE FEELINO VERY BITTER.
Boston, July 25.—A Halifax special
quotes Newfoundland advices as showing
that the feeling of the people there is so
hitter against the British government for
its abandonment of the rights of the colony
that it had become a question as to how
Prince George, whose coming visit hal
been announced, would be received. This
feeling lias suggostod prudence to the
government, which has now announced
that the prince will not come to St. John.
A STAND AGAINBT SOLDIERS.
Tho People of Halifax Don't Want
the Seventeenth Regiment.
Halifax, N. S., July 25.—There is ex
citement and indignation here over the
coming to this garrison of the Seventeenth
Lieccstershire regiment The cause is the
bad blood that lias existed for over a quar
ter of a century between the people ana the
legimont in question, owing to the mutiny
ami riots of thirty years ago. It is said that
a petition will be presented to tho authori
ties asking that the exiled Grenadier Guards
be sent here in place of the Seventeenth.
Should the Seventeenth coine there is almost
sure to he an outbreak of the old hostilities.
FIRE CLAIMS THREE LIVES.
A Boy With Matches Set a Carload of
OU Aflime.
Modesto, Cal., July 25.—At Ripon, San
Joaquin county, lost night, the 7-y*ar-old
son of G. W. Masters, while playing with
matches, set fire to a carload of coal oil and
the house took fire and was destroyed
with its contents. George and Warren,
two boys, and a baby £irl perished in the
flames. A 17-year-old girl was badly burned
in trying to save tho baby. The mother
was within 100 vards of the house but was
unable to reacli it in time to save her
children.
Workmen on Schools Strike.
New York, July 25.—The strike of the
workmen on the public schools is extending,
and now includes twenty grammar schools.
Only a few non-union men are at work on
the schools Tl.e trouble rnay seriously
interfere with tho opening of the schools iu
the fall.
Death of a Richmond Lawyer.
Richmond, July 25.—A. Austin Smith,
a well-known lawyer of tho city, died to
day. Ho practiced his profession before
the war in Washington and came south
when it seceded. He was a nephew of ex-
Gov. William Smith of this state.
Cloakmakers Resume Work.
New York, July 25.—A1l the cloak
m ikers who have been on a strike since
June 16 resumed work this morning in all
the manufactories and shops. The manu
facturers say that now they will he able to
meet ail contracts.
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BLOOD RONS AT OLIVER.
JOHN G. HARRIS DEAD AND JOHM
CLEARY DYING.
They Met at the Alliance Picnic an*
Quarreled Over the Blackballing ot
Harris by the Organization—HarrUi
Shot Down by the Father of Cleary
After the Latter Had Been Wounded*
Guyton, Oa., July 25.—A bloody shoot
ing affray occurred this afternoon at Oliver,
No. 4)4 Central railroad, which resulted in
tho death of John O. Harris, a deputy United
States marshal, anil the mortal wounding of
John Cleary, a farmer, both citizens oC
Scriven county.
The Oliver alliance gave a picnic there to
day, which was attended by an immensu
crowd from Scriven, Bulloch and Effinguam
counties.
Col. Morgan Rawls and Rev. J. M. CroM
of Uuvton had spoken In the forenoon, and
after a sumptuous dinner Dr. J. B. Hnnnl
cutt of Coweta, candidate for commissioner
of agriculture, aud Capt. R. B. Bradwell ot
Liberty spoke in the afternoon.
interrupted the bpeakinq.
It was while Capt. Bradwell was speak
ing that John Harris and John Cleary met
and were endeavoring to adjust some differ
encos which existed between them growing
out of Harris’ application to the alliance for
membership and Lis subsequent rejection.
It appears that about the time Harris
was blackballed by the alliance, and his ap
plication rejected, it catno to his ears that!
young Cleary had circulated some repork
detrimental to him. To-day he accused
Cleary of causing his rejection.
BOTH DRAW PISTOLS.
Hot words ensued aud, as the report goes,
both parties drew their pistols and began
firing, which was kept up until every
chamber was empty.
Young Cleary was mortally wounded,
having been shot in the left breast.
At this time George Cleary, father of
John Cleary, took a hand in the row and
opened fire on Harris. He fired four times,
two of Hie balls taking effect, one in the
right breast and the other in tho abdomen,
causing death in twenty minutes.
Rumor has a Mr. Fergoson connected
with the affray, but the truth of this story
oouldnot be verified to-night.
CLEARY ARRESTED.
Sheriff Mills of Bcriven county and Sher
iff Lanier of Effingham county wore on the
ground and arrested the older Cleary.
Young Cleary was attended by Drs. A. B.
and S. J. Lanier, but they considered his
case hopeless, and did not think he could
possible live more than a couple of hours.
Tho shooting caused intense excitement,
and it is u wonder that someone of the
large crowd was not killed, us the balls flew
around promiscuously.
The affair is deeply deplored by the good
people of Oliver, which has always enjoyed
the reputation of a quiet and peaceful little
village.
When the News correspondent left the
sceno of the tragedy no inquest had lieen
held.
Had tho unfortunate affair happened In
the early part of the day it would have
broken up the festivities.
Deputy Marshal Harris was one of the
mo"t efficient officers iu the service.
WOMAN’S TEMPERANCE WORK.
A Number of Addresses at Yester
day's Session.
Asheville, N. C., July 25.—Mrs. H. B,
Kells opened tho Woman’s Christiau Tem
perance Union assembly this morning with
devotional exercises.
Half a*' hour was spent in general disous
sion of the best means of bolding older
boys iu loyal temperance.
Dean Vv right continued his lecture oa
Bible study.
Miss Willard and Mrs. Woody filled half
an hour with a parliamentary drill.
Misi Fannie Griffin of Alabama gave an
interesting talk on the work of the meet
ings.
Miss Willard lectured to-night on social
purity. Sixteen state* are now represented
in the ass-inbly, and great interest Is being
manifested.
Miss Mary Allen West, in charge of the
school of methods; Miss Elizabeth Bcovllle,
evangelist, and Mrs. Mary H. Hunt, super
intendent of the national scientific depart
ment, will be among the speakers next
week.
BROOKLYN'S HTRIKBBa.
Danger that the Trouble Will Spread
to Every Building Trade.
New York, July 25.—1n Brooklyn the
trouble engendered by the roofers’ strike
several weeks ago Is extending rapidly to
other trades. This morning a meeting of
the walking delegates of the building trades
sections of Brooklyn was held, when the
question of putting a boycott on the brick
manufacturers at Haverstraw aud Ver
plank was discussed. The reason assigned
for this is because the brick manufacturers’
association is employing non-union men.
WILL BE FAR-RKACHINO.
This movement will be far-reaching, as IS
ties up work on almost all the buildings in
Brooklyn and Jersey City.
The plumbers aud gas fitters have been
ordered to tie up to-morrow. Their action
is in sympathy with the roofers and sheet
iron workers, who are striking for eighb
hours’ work por day.
TO BE A DOUBLE TRACK ROAD.
Tho Richmond and Petersburg Gives
a Mortgage.
Richmond, Va., July 25.—A deed was
filed to-day iu the chancery court by the
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Com
pany, mortgaging to the Central Trust
Company the road, roiling stock and depots
to secure payment of bonds of the amount
of $1,000,000 and interest. These bonds
were issued by the company for the purpose
of double-tracking the road from Richmond
to Petersburg-
Blx Hundred Fruitless Ballots.
Greenville, 0., July 25.—Tho demo
cratic convention of the Fourth district
failing, after 000 ballots, to nominate a
candidate for congress, took a recess till
Sept. 8, and changed tho place of
meeting to Piqua.
Dump Cart Drivers Appeased-
New York, July 25. —The drivers iu tho
employ of the street cleuuing department
all returned to work this moraiug, ma
amicable arrangement having been arrived
at between the men aud Commissioner
Beattie.
