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HISCOCK IN A PITFALL.
GORMAN CAUSES A BREAK IN THE
quay-likb silence.
The New Tort Boss' Ungrammatical
Effort Made a Butt of Rldtoule-Gor
man Avoiding All Appearance of Fili
bustering in His Tactics—Details of
the Debate.
Washington, July 29.-Senator Gor
nan is leading the democrats in the Senate
T erv skillfully. By avoiding the appearance
of filibustering, be baa given the republi
cans no opportunity to say that the gag
law must be applied at once in order that
the tariff bill should be gotten through
without unnecessary delay. When Senator
Frve demanded the adoption of the previ
ous question in the caucus last night, he
was told y his colleagues that the demo
wats had not as yet done anything to jus
tify sue a action. This is why the caucus
broke up with no conclusion ex
copt to press the tariff and
change the hours of sitting from 11 to 5:30
to from 10 to 6o’clock, a change which the
democrats will resist on tie ground that it
is unreasonable and impracticable.
HISCOCK AMBUSHED.
At the same time Senator Gorman has
succeeded in getting debate on the tariff
bill He did not resist when the considera
tion of the tariff bill bv paragraphs was
begun yesterday. He knew he could have
discussion enough. He drew it out
himself in fine style this afternoon,
prodding Senator Hiscock, one of the man
agers of the bill, to break the Quay-like
republican silence with a characteristically
ungrammatical speech, which Senator Blair
promptly made ridiculous. The Senate ad
vanced three lines into the bill to-dav. At
this rate It would be October before it
passed.
THS SCENE IN THE SEW ATE.
(Bu the Associated Press.)
Washington, July 29.—The Senate met
at 11 o’clock this morning alter a call of
the roll, in order to procure the required
quorum. Mr. Morgan presented the resolu
tions passed by a large meetiug of republi
cans in Birmingham, Ada., against the
passage of the election bill.
The postoffioe committee reported back
the Senate bill to establish a limited postal
and telegraph service. It was placed on the
calendar.
Mr. Sherman offered a resolution, which
went over till to-morrow, that the hour for
the daily meeting of the Senate be at 10
o’clock in the morning.
Mr. Ingalls introduced a bill to establish
a department of communication, and said
that it was prepared by and introduced at
the request of the wage-workers alliance.
The tariff bill was then taicen up, the
pending question being on Mr. McPherson’s
amendment offered yesterday to reduce the
duty on acetic or pyroligneous acid not ex
ceeding specific gravity of 147-1,000 from
1% cents to 1 cent par pound and exceeding
that gravity from 4 cents to 3 cents per
pound. The amendment was rejected by a
party vote of 20 j eas to 27 nays.
M'PHERSGN CALLS A HALT.
The clerk proceeded with the reading of
the bill, but had only got through two lines
when lie was stopped by Air. McPherson
with a remark that he was moving a little
too hasty. He (Mr. McPherson) had some
thing t" say about the first line, fixing the
duty of boracie acid at 5 cents a pound.
A'the present rate (4 ce its per pound) the
duty on boracic acid was 78.3 per cent, and
now it was proposed to make it 91 per cent,
ad valorem. It could be put on board a
ves-t o in Italy at 4 cents per pound, so that
ti ■ i reposed duty would tie 125 per eeut.
He quoted a statement of Mr. Niedringhaus
before the finance committee to the effect
that borac c could bo produced in California
or 2 cents per pound, so that the proposed
duty would amount to 225 per cent, ad
valorem. He moved to reduce the rate
from 5 cents to 3'£ cont 9 per pound. Here,
he said, was an article manufactured in
nature’s own laboratory, requiring neither
steam power nor fuel, nor anything in the
world but God’s sunlight and a little
water. Taken from the lake and
exposed to the sun and air it
gave a residuum of borax and boracic acid.
It cost . nlv 2 cents per pound (according to
authentic testimony), and yet a duty of 5
cents per pound was to be imposed upon it.
lor what purpose? To protect a great
trust and combine which had agreed to
limit the production of borax and boracic
aeui to the amount which the market would
take.
Mr. Stewart remarked that when this
article was on the free list the price was 20
cents per pound.
MORGAN ENTERS A PROTEST.
nf'tk } lor S an ar r u od against an increase
toe duty on borax and boracic acid as
tung a strong discrimination against the
on industries of Alabama, in which borax
ana boracic acid are largeiy used. He was
*vlr R \t >l in tlie reduction recommended by
: ■“"■'hereon, and thought if juitice were
j i ione boracic acid should be put on
tb free list.
j I’her son’* amendment was rejected
y a party vote of 5 yeas to 80 nays.
A ROBBER POLICY.
Mr. Jones of Arkansas addressed the Sen
aiw in opposition to the bill, which he called
nrotU!'' St ra iica * and extreme measure of
ficaM ev . Hr P resant ed. It was a prac
]l^,i declaration on the part of the Repub
* i t ai *'.V that the war tariff was never
w ,. r „. but that exorbitant taxes
ti™, ~ bu Permanent and to be a declara
pm, war against foreign commerce,
b- J.'m to ttla farmers’ alliance,
thenir? 1! f tbat the man read
that 'mrt' times amiss who believed
lit* i 'k W , as to continue much longer.
Ot H ? tllattl6 present period
Ci..v--V?,* o, ]i Kon6 maJ woul<l inaugurate a
con*.., i,! that would in its effects and
cf t! * j “ ss i* r paaa all previous upheavals
bAonigß J he Protective system would
naiiou 1511 antl cast out as an abomi
havin 8 teen read by the clerk,
and \r r „ rbromic acid was reached,
sah-t ~),- • uc 'rheraon moved to amend by
ting the existing duty of 15 per cent.
Tho , A POUTICAL debate.
on ,bis amendment took a
er.cA ‘ i_ c ~* arac t®r aud had no refer
i Th- v atever to the amendment
Aldrich' 'tfpy, Were Mr>ssrs - Gorman,
f l.crma’ “, C v 6rS ? n ’ Blair,
mark ,1 .V ‘“ and ' ' ,orbe ‘' !i - Mr. Hiseock re
nng t , a J much had been said refer
t}.e i■ V "muenoee which had produced
' *''m-;' ~'. “ l ,| ' 5 proper to him that
ch r K ® bou W be said in reply to those
01 had e ß aM a H r /. r .° n ‘ MuryMuJ (Mr
lls-.a, _ l , that the republican na-
I, u l '? ha ' Pledged itself t > pro-
An irtnt o f #il ? tbe P anct ‘ng bill was
he r of , that platform He re
o-m at t 1 ir g e that the republican uc
th eo ‘* on v ™ the result of
nonce of the manufacturers.
In f I ' kn,ai ' s ° f HEARINGS,
ii V to tbe statement of Mr. Gor
-1" .tteeto./ivut rtfu ’ 4ul the finance com
i is ■ " bcariiujs to persons iuterested,
I t re^us ® ! i to give
[•*' of K .itliS ff?l! tat,r ? of inAaufaot-ir
linum. Xhe ?; ’ , ® liOß . Germany and Bel
|who: ett „ tor them to he beard was
I' muiitiej ;jr TaUC ,uembsr °f that
I ru tu conference. He
fpjje JBtofuiwo
did not know how much money
had been contributed to the
democratic election fund by those interests,
but he knew that every day that the bill
was delayed was largely to the profit of
foreign manufacturers. They were inter
ested in its defeat.
Mr. Hiscock warned the doraoeratio sena
tor, not to indulge in idle prophecies about
1892. In his (Mr. Hiscock’*) judgment the
pending bill would become a law, amended,
of course, to meet the judgment of the sen
ators and House of Representatives.
LOOKING FOR A DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTION.
In his judgment the democratic national
convention in 1892 would abandon forever
its platform and its policy, and its tariff
bill of 1888, and protection would be ac
cepted as the settled policy of both political
parties. Ho begged of the democratic
senators, therefoie, to make no prophecy for
the future. “We have,” he said,
“met all your forces and you are
ours. That battle was a drawn battle. You
did not camp on the battlefield. We went
into the contest of 1888 to conquer you vith
all your unholy alliances, ad we con
quered. And so often as you insist on this
issue, so often as you force it on the Ameri
can people, you will rush to defeat and dis
aster.”
GORMAN CONGRATULATED.
Mr. Voorhees congratulated Mr. Gorman
on his great victory in breaking the silence
on the republican side of the chamber.
Mr. Reagan repelled some allusions in Mr.
Hiscock’s speech uncomplimentary to the
southern states, arid said that such utter
ances would not have come from the great
men who had preceded him as senators from
New York and who illustrated fraternity
of feeling and good will. He pro
tested against the unjust and un
charitable reference of that senator to
a part of the states of the union.
The bill was laid aside and the House
joint resolution to continue the appropria
tions under the existing laws up to Aug. 14
was presented, discussed and passed. After
a short executive session the Senate at 6
o’clock adjourned.
A HARD RAP AT CONGRESS.
An Alliance Organ Charges Bribery
and Corruption.
Washington, July 29. —Iu the House to
day Mr. Oates of Alabama offered for
reference to the committee on rules the
following preamble and resolution •
Whereas, In the National Economist of July
2(5, 1890, a newspaper published and known as
the official organ of the National Farmers'
Alliance and Industrial Union, and which
has a wide circulation, the following
editorial appears on page 305, to-wit:
“The bond owners are now happy;
they won the fight, and the bonds they now
hold are payable, principal, interest and pre
mium, in gold. It would be would be interest
ing to know just how many millions it took to
force tnis bill through congress. Men in these
days of corruption and trickery do not change
fcbeir avowed beliefs and betray their constit
uent* without consideration. It will now be in
older to placate these whom they have so
wickedly betrayed—and
Whereas, Said editorial charges that a
measure lias been passed through congress by
bribery ami corruption of member*, the in
tegrity of this House and tho rights of the
people alike demand that the truth or falsity
snail be made known and dealt with as it de
serves; therefore,
Resolved, That a committee composed of
seven members of this House be appointed to
investigate sold charge and that said committee
shall have power to send for persons aud papers,
may employ a clerk if necessary, may sit during
the sessions of the House and report to the
House by resolution or otherwise.
Mr. Cannon of Illinois objected to present
consideration, and the speaker suggested
that it might be referred through the clerk's
office under the rules.
Mr. Oates declined to accede to this sug
gestion, stating that he would call it up at
the earliest moment as a privileged matter.
CLAYTON VS. BRECKINRIDGE.
Luck of a Quorum at the Meeting of
the House Committee.
Washington, July 29. —It was the ex
pectation that the House committee on
elections would be able this morning to dis
pose of the Clavton-Breckiuridge election
case, but a quorum failed to appear and the
matter went over to the next meeting.
There was some growling am mg the repub
can members because certain democratic
members of the committee who were in the
capital did not attend the meeting, and
thus prevented tno execution of the pro
gramme.
REED’S RE-ELEOTION.
Ho is Using Patronage to Help Hla
Campaign Along.
Washington, July 29.—1n a little more
than a month Speaker Heed must pass the
scrutiny of his constituents as to longer ser
vice in the House. Spe iker Reed expects
to be returned by the well-known methods
used in his former contests, but that does
not make tdm so confident that he is not
trying to get all the help he can from pat
ro age—witness the two custom collector
ships he got for his district from his ally,
Harrison, to-day.
RIVKR3 AND HARBORS.
The BUI to be Taken Up Aug. 8 and
Put Through.
Washington, July 29.—Pursuant to the
understanding reached in the republican
senatorial caucus la3t night, Senator Frye
had a conference to-day with the members
of the finance committee. It was agreed
among them that on Friday, Aug. 8, the
river aud harbor bill shall be taken up and
pressed to a determination, the tariff bill to
be laid aside until it is disposed of.
Money for the Indiana.
Washington, July 29. —The House com
mittee on Indian atfairs has decided to
recommend that the House non-concur in
ail of tne Senate amendments to the Indian
appropriation bill and ask a conference.
Brooklyn’s Population.
Washington, July 29.—The population
of the city of Brooklyn, as announced by
the census office, is 8U4.377. In 1880 it was
500,063, making an increase during the last
ten years of 237,714, or 41.95 per cent.
Return of the equadron.
Washington, July 29. —The squadron of
evolution, consisting of the Chicago, At
lanta and Bost n passed up the New Jersey
coast this evening bound from Brazil to
New York.
New Pension Applications.
Washington, July 29.—The number of
applications for pensions under the act of
June 27 which up to this time have been re
ceived at the pension office approximates
200,000.
Charleston's Manufactures.
Washington, July 29.—fid ward Willis
of Charleston has been appointed special
agent of the census bureau to collect nnwi
acluring statistics at Charleston, B. C.
Fort Payne’s Postmaster.
Washington, July 29.—The Senate to
day confirmed the nomination of Kugene
Godfrey to be postmaster at Fort Payne,
Ala.
REED GIVEN A ROASTING.
STRUBLE COMPARES Hl9 REIGN
WITH THAT OF CARLISLE.
Thraa or Four Other Brave Repub
licans Join the Democrats in Ap
plauding the Onslaught—The Fact
That the Charges are True Makes
Read Wince.
Washington, July 29. —“1 guess I’ll have
to resign,” drawled Speaker Heed to a
group of republicans in the speaker’s lobby
this afternooD. “That is, if those fellows
don’t defeat me in my district. “He d.d
not say whether “those fellows” meant the
democrats or the Blaine men. Speaker
Reed smiled as he said this, but it was his
wicked smile, for he was speaking of the
severe, but well merited, criticism upon his
admistration made by Mr. Struble, one of
the best men on the republican side, in open
House, to the applause not only of the demo
crats but a few manly republicans, includ-
Mr. Milliken of Maine, Mr. Connell of
Nebraska, and others of the lowa delega
tion.
HURTS BECAUSE IT IS TRUE.
What made Mr Ktrublo’s scathing con
trast between Speaker Reed and Speaker
Carlisle hurt most, was Speaker Reed’s own
consciousness that it was the secret thought
of many other repunlican members who did
not dare to even applaud its utterance by a
brave man. Speaker Reed felt it keenly as
the worst blow he has yet received, and his
manner showed it as he tried to smile at the
sympathetic remarks of those republicans
who gathered around him afterward,
remarks chiefly intended by their authors
less brave than Mr. Stuble to rub in what
Mr. Struble bad said.
may have serious consequences.
Mr. Struble’s revolt may have serious
consequences, because Mr. Struble, like
every other republican who has dared to
oppose Speaker Reed, will be outlawed, and
so, being desperate,; may rally around him
self other outlaws to frustrate Mr. Reed’s
efforts to make the tariff bill and the
force bill what he wants them. It
will not do for Speaker Reed or
bis lieutenants to say that Mr. Struble is a
sorehead, who was defeated for renotnina
tion by Speaker Reed’s refusal to give bis
bill a chance. Mr. Struble would have
been renominated if it had not been that
his representatives in the convention made
a miscalculation and gave up the fight
when Mr. Struble was practically nomi
nated.
DETAILS OF THE ONSLAUGHT.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, July 29.—1n the House
this morning Mr. Cannon of Illinois, from
the committee on appropriations,reported a
joint resolution providing temporarily
(until Aug. 14) for such expenditures of the
government as have not been provided for
by the appropriation bills which have
already become laws. The resolution was
passed.
The House then went into committee of
the whole, with Mr. Burrows in the chair,
on the Benate amendments to the sundry
civil appropriation bill, the pending amend
ment being on appropriating $250,000 to
enable the Secretary of tue Troa ury,
public printer and architect of the capitol
to acquire land necessary to provide addi
tional aooommodntiou for the government
printing office.
Mr. Richardson of Tennessee moved con
currence in this amendment, poiuting out
the unsafe condition of the present building
and its lack of proper accommodation, a id
predicting a dire calamity in case fire should
over break out in the structure.
Mr. Cannon of Illinois said that the com
mittee on appropriations had recommended
non-concurrence in the amendment because
it had no place on an appropriation bill. It
might be that anew budding for the print
ing office was necessary, but it was a prop
osition which should come from the com
mittee ou public buildings and grounds and
not be tacked on an appropriation bill.
ALLEN SEEKS INFORMATION.
Mr. Allen of Michigan inquired whether
the building was such as to lusure the safety
of its occupants.
Mr. Cannon replied that he had heard of
the insecurity of the building for the last
eighteen years, and it was his opinion that
it was a good deal better building than it
was given credit of being. It
might be that anew building was
necessary, but the matter should
be investigated a little before an appropria
tion was made. When an angler put a nice
live bug on his hook and went after bass the
cau ious bass investigated a little Lefore he
swallowed.
Mr. Russell of Connecticut and Mr. Dun
nell of Minnesota advocated the rnotiou to
concur, believing it to be the duty of the
United States to provide for the safety of
its employes.
CUMMINGS ADVOCATES CONCURRENCE.
Mr. Cummings of New York also advo
cated concurrence in the amendment.
Mr. Struble of lowa said that he was in
favor of suitable buildings for every execu
tive department of the government, bat he
rose so speak on the question of public
buildings as represented in the calendar,
upon which were thirty-five bills passed by
committee of the whole, Alay 29, not one of
which had been permitted to be considered
by the speaker of the House. He wanted to
say (and he regretted that the speaker was
not here to hear him) that ho felt it an out
rage on the judgment of the House
that any one, speaker or member,
should undertake to say that the House
should have no opportunity to carry out
that judgment. He had been a member of
congress more than seven years, and he had
labored earnestly to discharge his duties.
A COMPLIMENT TO CARLISLE.
He represented Sioux City, la., during
democratic ascendency in the House, aud
had the speaker recognize him to m >ve the
passage of a bill for the erection of a public
building in that city, and twice had the
bill passed. It had been the pleasure
of the President to veto the measure. He
(Mr. Struble) wanted to say of Speaker
Carlisle that he had never asked for recog
nition from that officer that he had not been
treated courteously. He wanted to placo in
contrast with the kind treatment of Speaker
Carlisle the treatment of the present
speaker, not only toward himself,
but other members of the House.
If the speaker had not sneered at them and
ridiculed them he had come near doing so.
[Democratic applause.) The members had
been treated iikn boys by the gentleman who
presided. He did not propose to stand this
sort of treatment any longer without a pro
test. [Democratic applause.] Should the
members continue to submit like cowards
to tho dictation of the speaker of
the House, or should they not
combine in an honest attempt to have
recognition at his bands? [Democratic ap
plause.] Ho was for rebellion against the
ruling of the speaker in regard to public
building bills.
Mr. Cannon advised Mr. Strubble that he
had better have withheld his attack upon
the s[K-aker, and defended the speaker's
actiou. He co (tended that It was in line
with the action of former speakers.
STRUBLE STANDS HIS GROUND.
Mr. Struble said that members with
public building bills bad not been fairly
treated was a fact that he alleged before
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, JULY HO. 1890.
the House and before the country. He
agreed that the work of the House during
this sessiou had been a grand work. He j
would go from this hull aud argue
that this House had done a grand
grand work and passed many bids
for which it was entitled to the gratitude iff
the country, but that did not deter him
from protesting against the indignity put
upon him and other members, and during
the last administration bills were approved
for public buildings in the south in places
of 7,000 inhabitants, and yet the Sioux
City bill had been vetoed. That
was passed and gone now, but,
as he said before, the speaker of the last
House had never failed to give courteous
treatment to member* on the republican
side. [Democratic applause ] If a few
members on the republican side had re
ceived courteous treatment, he and many
others had not, and he did not hesitate to
say so.
m’clammy sides with strubi.e.
Mr. MeClaramy of North Carolina in a
one minute speech expressed his pleasure at
being in c >mpauy with bis brethren, Messrs.
Struble, Ewart and Colemau. This was a
feudal day, and he was glad to enter the
list. This was a time when you could speak
with y. ur mouth open. [Laughter.] He
would have been glad to have shaken
bauds across an aisle with Brother
St üble [laughter] but this was no
time for regret. He was Jglad
to know that the occasion had arrived when
gentlemen C-mld have the courage of their
convictions. [Renewed laughter, which
broke out louder when Mr. McCiammy
alluded to Mr. Htruble’s failuro to secure
the speaker’s attention by speaking in the
beautiful tone of a dying swan.]
Mr. Richardson's motion to concur was
lost by a vote of 49 to 50, aud the amend
ment was non-conourred in.
A SUPREME COURT BUILDING.
The next amendment which gave rise to
discussion was that appropriating SB,OOO
for the purchase of a suitable site for a
building for the supreme court east of the
capitol.
The amendment was nan-concurred in.
The committee having concluded consid
eration of all the amendments recurred to
consideration of the Irrigation amendment,
which had been passed over. It was agreed
that debate on this amendment should bo
limited to four hours, and the committee
rose and the House at 4:50 o’clock adjourned.
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.
Commissioner Mason's Report for tbe
Past Year.
Washington, July 29. Commissioner
John W. Mason has submitted to ttie Sec
retary of the Treasury a preliminary report
of the operations of the internal revenue
bureau during the last fiscal year. The
commissioner sayß that the total collections
from all sources of internal revenue wore
$142,594,696, an increase of $11,700,263
as compared with the collections dur
ing tbe preceding year. Owing to
the lack of reports on some
cases it Is not possible to state exaotly the
cst of collection, which t etimated at
$4,100,000 (inclusive of the c >st of stamps),
or a decrease of $85,000 as compared with
tbe preceding year. Tnfs would make the
percentage of cost of collection 2.09 per cent,
as agains: 3.02 per cent, in 1889.
WHERE THE MONEY CAME FROM.
Tables appended to tbe report show that
the receipts in detail during the year, which
are compared with preceding years, were as
follows: Spirits $81,687,375, an increase of
$7,375,168; tobacco $33,958,991, an increase
of $2,092,130; fermented liquors $26,008,534,
an increase of $2,28-1,699: oleomargarine
$786,291, a decrease of $107,956; bauks and
bankers S7O, a decrease of $6,144; ruisceb
lanoous $153,434, an increase of $62,363.
Under the Head of tobacco the tables
show that the receipts from chewing and
smoking tobacoo increased $1,248,581, from
cigars $661,513, and from cigarettes $40,-
796.
BOMB BIG FIGURES.
Taxes were paid during the last two fiscal
years on 4,087,889,983 cigars, 2,233,254,680
cigarettes, 85,043,336 gallons of spirits and
27,561,944 gallons of fermented liquor.
Illinois paid the heaviest contribution last
year—534,878,691. Next in order came
Kentucky with $17,059,043, New York With
$16,224,321, Ohio with $18,430,972,
Pennsylvania with $9,732,217. Missouri with
$8,062,294, Indiana w ith #6,250,981 and Vir
ginia with $3,516,195. South Carolina is
the smallest contributor among the states,
giving $94,597, and the next smallest is Ala
bama with $118,870, and Arkansas with
$119,015. North Carolina paid $259,504,
Tennessee $1,160,387, Georgia $555,085 and
Florida with #475,382.
FORCE BILL CHANCES.
A Belief That the Republicans Intend
to Put It Through.
Washington, July 27.—Tbe force bill is
not buried yet. Premature rejoicing over
its possible defeat will only insure its suc
cess. The failure of lost night’s caucus to
take special action for its passage simply
postpones the matter. Senators Hoar and
Spooner would have been gratified if the
caucus had taken action to put the bill
through, but they expect to see it go
through just tbe same. If they are to be
disappointed it will not be by assuming that
they are going to be.
GORMAN VERY WARY.
Senator Gorman makes no such mistakes.
He believes that tbe republicans mean to
put the force bill through unless they are
overwhelmed by northern protests against
it, and he is preparing to contest every step
of the way. Happily there is evidence that
the northern protects against the bill are
tolling ou republican senators aud the fact
that the rules must be changed to pass it is
a hopeful one.
Senator Edmunds still stands firm against
the change. The river and tiarbor bill is to
be kept hanging after the tariff bill passes
to prevent impatient republican senators
from gitUng away before tbe force bill is
passed.
CARLISLE’S TARIFF BPEEOH
Ho May Not Deliver It Until Week
After Next.
Washington, July 29.—Senator Carlisle
said to-day that he might not deliver his
formal speech on the tariff until week after
next. He does not want to seem self-push
ing, and so has confined himself hitherto to
assisting his colleagues, lie gits through
the debate every day, following it closely
and ready with suggestions as to facts or
arguments, whioli his colleagues gladly avail
themselves of.
Appropriations Withheld.
Washington. July 29. —Since 1877 the
$375,000 appropriated by oougross to pay
claims :or carrying the mails In the Bouth
eru states from 1858 to 1861 bos been held
up by Llia Postmaster General on charges
of fraud. The Beuate will adopt a resolu
tion offered by Senator Mitcuell of Oregon
calling upon the Postmaster General for the
facts.
A New Poet office.
Washington, July 39.—A post fflee has
been established at Alps, Meriwether coun
ty, Gn., with Dempsey Roberta as post
master.
WAR OX THE LOTTERIES.
HARRISON SENDS IN A MESSAGE
ON THE MAIL QUESTION.
He Urges that Congress Enact Legisla
tion That Will Even Gov rn the Send
ing of Lottery Tickets by Express—
Wanaraaker Says the Letters Are a
Great Temptation to the Postal
Clerks.
W AsniNGTON, July 29. —President Harri
son to-.lay transmitted to congress a letter
for Postmaster General AVauuuiaker in
regard to the use of the mails by lotteries.
The President urges upon congress the
necessity of legislation which shall be
effective in debarring troin mail trans
portation everything that aids the lottery
companies, aud he suggests that it may be
necessary to regulate the carrying of letters
by express companies to prevent the use of
these agencies by lottery companies.
TEX F OF THE MESSAGE.
The following is the text of the President’s
message:
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
The receut attempt to secure a charter from
the state of North Dakota for a lottery com
pany, pending the effort to obtain from the
state of Louisiana a renewal of the charter of
the Louisiana state lottery and the establish
ment of one or more lottery companies at
Mexican towns near our border, have served the
good purpose of calling public attention to an
evil of vast proportions. If the ba eful effects
of the lotteries were confined to the states that
gave the oompauies corporate powers and
a license to conduct business, the
citizens of other states, being powerless to
apply legal remedies, might be divested of re
sponsibility by tile use of such of the agencies
as were in their reach. But the case Is not so
The people of oil the states are debauched and
defrauded. The vaet sums of mousy offered to
states for charters are drawn from the people
of the United States, and the general govern
ment. through its mail, Is made an effective
medium of intercourse i etween the lottery
companies and their victims. The use of the
mails Is quite as essential to the companies
as state licenses. It would bo impossible for
these oompauies to exist if the public mails
were once effectually closed against their adver
tisements and remittances. The use of the
mails by these companies is a prostitution of
an agency intended to serve the purposes of
legitimate trade and decent social inter
course. It is not necess.ry, 1 am sure,
for me to attempt to portray the robbery
of the poor aud the widespread corruption
of public aud private morals which are neces
sary incidents of these schemes. The capital
has become a sub-headquarters of the Louisiana
Lottery Company, and its agents and attorneys
are continuing here a business involving proba
bly a larger use of the mails than that of any
legitimate business in the District of Columbia.
There seems to lie good reason to believe that the
corrupting roach of these agents has been felt
by the clerks In the postal service and by the
police officers of the District of Columbia. Se
vere and effective legislation should bo
promptly enacted to enable the postoffice de
partmeat to purge the moils of all letters,
papers and circulars relating to the business.
The letter of the Postmaster General, which 1
transmit herewith, points out the inadequacy of
the existing statutes and suggests legislation
that would be effective. It may also be neces
sary to regulate the carrying of letters
by express companies to prevent these
agencies from maintaining communication be
tween the companies aud their customers in
other cities. It does not Seoul possible that
there can be any division of sentiment ns to
closing the mails against there- companies. 1.
therefore, venture to express a hope that such
powers as are necessary to that end will he
given to the postofflee department.
Bsnjamin Hauiuson.
Executive Mansion, July 29, 1890.
WANAMAKEK’S EPISTLE.
In his letter Postmaster General Wann
inakersays he feels compelled in view of
the urgent necessities of the case to antici
pate and report in regard to the use of the
mails by the Louisiana Lottery Company.
He says that notwithstanding the declara
tion that no letters concerning lotteries
shall be carried in the mails, and public
sentiment condemns the use of the post
office for lottery purposes, every
railroad postal car, star routo
and registry office is in daily use by the
Louisiana Lottery Company; that its busi
ness seems to tie firmer, its operations
wider and its enterprises bolder than ever
before. This vast business is terribly do
m ralizing to the postal service. The pos
tal employe readily assumes that a lotter di
rected to the lottery company contains
money; that it is in the mail in violation of
the spirit of the law; that its loss would ba
difficult to trace, and tiiat the attempt to
pu ish the offender will be more likely to
fail than a prosecution of ordinary char
acter. Hence the temptation to purloin is
great.
WAN AM AKER POWERLESS.
The postmaster general says further that
with all tbeevils within and without the pos
tal department resulting from this nefarious
traffic as the head of the department be Is
powerless to act. Itisahuinfiiati g position,
und more humiliating to contemplate that
the postoflice department is, in point
of fact, a principal agent of the Louisia ia
State Lottery Company, and that every
extension of the postal sys’etn spreads the
hurtful power and influence of that corn
pan}'. The Postmaster General gives a
review of the legislation for the purpose of
denying the use of tbe mails
to lottery letter-, and circulars, and
the failure following all attempts
to enforce these statutes. It is manifest
that tho object of the law has been success
fully thwaited, and that without additional
legislation the mails must continue to carry
t, is class of matter. Ho presents for the
consideration of the President a draft of a
bill which, if enacted into a law. will en
able the department to get this business
under (Control. The bill is the one re
ported last week to the House from the
committee on postoffices and post roads,
and se s forth the report of tho oommittae
published at that time.
DESTRUCTION OF WALLACE.
Tbe Total Lose $412,000 and the Total
Insurance Only $33,000.
Spokane Falls, Wash., July 29.—Sun
day night’s lire at Wallace in the Coeur
d’Alene mines aim >st annihilated the town.
Not a business house is left standing. The
total loss is $412,000, with ouly $38,000
insurance. The fire started at 8 o’clock iu
the Central hotel. In two hours everything
had been burned. The supply of water iu
the reservoir gave out after ten minutes'
work by the firemen, and the town was left
at the mercy of the flames. Everything
was burned, many men losing even their
coats.
A MAN BURNED TO DEATH.
Antonio Demaroio was burned to death in
his brother’s saloon. Help is already jiour
ing iu from the surrounding towns. Spo
kane Falls sent two carloads of provisions,
Waldron SI,OOO, Marion $6,000, and other
towns smaller suns. The burnt district
covers about eight blocks, the fire even
reuchiug upon the surrounding hills.
A VIGILANCE COMMITTEE.
A vigilance committee has been organ
ized for tho protection of property and the
punishment of lawlessness, but so far there
has been no occasion to act. A large num
ber of people passe 1 Sunday uigut in the
open air, but suelter has siuce boou pro
vided. __________________
Fire at Norfolk.
Norfolk. Va., July a#.— Fire last night
destroyed tbe cottages of K. J. Griffeth,
Ira B. White and Willigm Grubb at Vir
ginia Beach. The loss is $6,000, with no
iusuraoce.
REVOLUTIONISTS ROUTED.
Tha Argentina Republic’s Executive
in tne State House.
London, July 29. —The following cable
dispatch, dated Buenos Ayres at 2:20 o’clock
yesterday afternoon, has been received at
the legation of the Argentine Republic in
this city. “Announce that the insurrection
is completely subdued. The president of
the republic and the national cabinet are
giving orders from the nationul govern
ment bouse. The finance minister is at lib
erty. Juan Garcia.”
So -.or Garcia, signor of the above dis
patch, is the Argentine minister of finance.
He was iaken prisoner by the revolutionists
at the beginning of the outbreak Saturday.
THE PRESIDENT’S VERSION.
A dispatch to the Times, dated at Buenos
Ayres at 7 o’clock last night, says: “It is
reasserted that the terms tor a settlement
between the government and revolutionary
forces have been agreed upon. According
to these reports, the civilians who have
taken part in the insurrection will be pun
ished, eleven captains of the revolutionary
force, and all officers above the grade of
captain will be deprived of their rank. The
artillery of the insurrectionists will be sur
rendered to-inorr w.” The above dispatch
is President Coleman's version of the situa
tion at Buenos Ayres.
Private dispatches received hero from
that city, dated July 28, 9:30 p. m., state
that there was no change in the situation
aud no chance for a compromise lietwoon
the two factions. The later dispatches say
the affair must tie fought out.
AN EX-PRESIDENT TAKES WINGS.
PARIS, Juiy 29. —Gen. Mitero, who was
formerly president of the Argentine Repub
lic and who has been residing hero for some
time, has suddenly taken hi* departure
from the city.
THE NEWS CONFIRMED.
London, July 29, 7 p. m. —lt is officially
announced that the English government
has received a telegram from Buenos Avroi
saying that the government has triumphed
and that the revolution is over.
NEGOTIATIONS PROGRESSING.
London, July 29, 11p. m.— The Times has
the following from Buenos Ayres dated 8 n.
m: “The Union Civica’s pickets are ex
tending. The provisional president, Senor
Coleman, states that negations are proceed
ing ami are expected to bo successful. Both
sides have been reinforced. Ttie Cele
manites are arming n number of Guacho
cutthroats of the govern mont house.
FIRING RESUMED.
2A. m. —The squadron is firing at tha
government house, and firing has com
menced in several parts of the city. The
Celoraanites are evacuating their posit ion.
THE GOVERNMENT nOUSE RIDDLED.
2p. M. —President Celemau and all the
ministers have left the government house
aud are now in May street. Tho presi
dential party has kept within the linos of
tho troops. Latterly every ship’s shot save
one lias etruok tho government house.
WHY THE REVOLUTIONISTS SURRENDERED.
4 P. M. —The squadron has been ordered
to cease firing. They are getting their men
away as quick ns possible. Tho reason tho
civica ha* yielded is because they have
no cartridges. They had only 100,000,
instead of 1,000,000, os calculated.
The men wanted to attack with baynets,
but at tho risk of their own lives the civica
chiefs declined to permit such bloodshed.
6 p. m.—The Union Civica trojps aro
quiet and more disposed to disarm.
ENGLAND’S DEAL WITH GERMANY.
Tbe Military Importance of Heligoland
to tbe Teutons.
Berlin, July 29. —Tho Reuihsanxeiger to
day publishes Chancellor von Caprivi’s
memorandum of the Anglo-German agree
ment relative to territory in Africa.
It begins by stating that the German colo
nial policy coming in contact with English
schemes caused disagreeable complications.
As negotiations on the points do not lead to
a complete settlement, it was desired to
discuss tho disputed points from every
standpoint.
HELIGOLAND’S MILITARY IMPORTANCE.
After giving seriatim tho grounds tor tbe
concession iu Africa made by Germany t >
England, the mem irandum concludes by
insisting upon the value of Heligoland, in
viow of the national se itiment in regard to
the island and of the island’s military Im
portance. When the island is occupied by
Germany it will be difficult for an enemy
to blockade the north coast of the empire,
and its possession will give Germany more
power in tbe north so is and render ft easier
to defend the Baltic canal.
SALVADOR’S SUCCESS.
The Guatemalan Army Said to Have
Been Scattered.
City of Mexico, July 29.—Geronimo
Pou, agent of San Salvador, says that in
eleven battles fought to date the Ban
Salvadorians have come out victorious.
The rest of tho Guatemalan army is fleeing
in all directions toward the interior.
A revolution against President Barrillos
has broken out in the eastern department.
Several well-known generals led it and tho
downfall of the present Guatemalan gov
ernment is considered more than probable.
President Barrillos is pleading for foreign
intervention in his favor.
A private telegram states that in Satur
day’s battle the Salvadorians were detested
anil sustained a loss of 60 killed and 200
wounded a id a large number of prisoners.
The Guatemalan loss was light.
RIOT OF THE ARMENIANS.
Their Quarter in Constantinople Un
der Martial Law.
Constantinople, July 29. —The Kroom
Kapo quarter of the city, in whioh martial
law has been proclaimed by tbe Turkish
authorities, is that part of tho city in which
is the Armenian cathedral, the scene of the
attack on Buuday by a mob on the Arme
nian patriarch because of his alleged weak
attitude toward tbe porte regarding the
outrages by Turks in Armenia. Four hun
dred of the Armenians who took part ia the
riot have been arrested.
Hebrews Persecuted.
St. Petersburg, July 29. —Tbe prefects
of Odessa and M.ohliff have given official
notice that all Jews charged with insolent
behavior will be refused trial by the justices
and will lie puuished by the prefects.
Several Jewish inhabitants of Mohiliff
have beeu publicly chastised.
Miners Killed by Scores.
Paris, July 29.—An explosiou of fire
damp occurred in the Pelissier pit at Bt.
Etienne to-day. It is reported that 120 men
were killed and 35 injured.
Cholera In Mecca.
London, July 29.—cholera is epidemic
in Mecca. There have been thirteen cases,
seven of which were fatal.
Nominated for Congress.
Kai.kigh, N. C., July 39.—8. B. Alexan
der, the farmers’ alliance candidate, was
to-day nominated by acclamation for c n
greas by the democrats of the Bixlb dia
district.
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A I’LOT TO DOWN BLAINE.
HARRISON, REED AND M’KINLEY
IN THE COMBINE.
They Look Upon Him as a Dangerous
Rival for the Nomination In 1892
They Want to Drive Him From tho
Cabinet but Can’t—Blaine Defiant
and Confident.
Washington, July 29.—Looking upon
Secretary Blaine as a possible competitor
for presidential honors in 1892, President
Harrison, Speaker Reed and Chairman Mc-
Kinley, who iiave concluded a temporary
alliance, are ready to oppose every schema
he suggests. President Harrison interfered
with hi* Behring sea negotiations. Presi
dent Harrison refused to indorse his pan-
American reciprocity report, and Speaker
Reeil and Chairman McKiuley refused to
allow it to be considered in the ways and
means committee or the House, and are
prepared to stab it if it comes to tho House
from the Senate. The silence of Speaker
Reed and Chairman McKinley under all
Secretary Blaine’s criticism of Speaker
Reed’s revolutionary proceeding on tho
force bill and of the tariff bill is the silanco
of preparation.
WAITING TO DO HIM UP.
They are just waiting, as has been stated
in these dispatches, until the tariff bill*
gets back to the House. Then Chair
man McKinley, speaking for himself.
President Harrison and Speaker Reed, will
say on the floor of the House what they
think of Secrotary Blaine. “Marplot” is
the word they Sum him up with. Ho has
dared to thwart the purposes of the bosses,
who are the would-be leaders of the Re
publican party, and t ey now propose to do
what they can to punish him. There can
lie no doubt in tho mind of any well in
formed man here that President Harrison
would have been glad to accept the resigna
tion of his Secretary of Sta.e almost any
time since March, 1889.
BLAINE AWARE OF IT.
There can tie no doubt that Secretary!
Blaine knows it He also knows than
Speaker Heed and Chairman McKinley;
would like to se > him leave and that they
tiro doing what they cau to got him out
He knows from his friends iu the House l
that, when the tariff bill comes back from!
the Senate be is to in read out of tbe party,
leadership, if not out of the party, so far a*
Chairman McKinley can do it.
WILL SHOW UP HIS HERESIES.
If a reciprocity amendment of any sort is
added by tbe Senate, the
ways and means republicans,
except Mr. McKenna, who agrees
with Secretary Blaine, because he disagrees
with tho rest, will-unite in signing a rep >rt
to bo written by Speaker Rued and Chair
man McKinley pointing out Secretary
Blaine’s heresies. Whether such an amend
ment comes overornotChairmau McKinley
will gut iu his speech, but thu Jealous three
can no more drive Secretary Blaine out o£
the cabinet than they can dri/e him out of
the party.
THEIR OPPORTUNITY LOST.
Their opportunity for that is past, now
that Secretary Blaine has appealed to the
republica is throughout the oou itry. Sec
retary Blaine may leave the cabinet, but if
bo does it will be of his own will. lie does
not mind it being disagreeable. He would
have willingly remained at the head of the
state department throughout President
Arthur’s administration, when he was only
the hivid of a faction. Now that he feels
himself to be the bend of the party, he oaa
endure a good deal if bo wants to stay.
CHILDREN KILLED BY A TRAIN.
They Were Caught On a Bridge and
Hurled to Eternity.
Paterson, N. J., July 29.—A slaughter
occurred ou tho Erie road bridge over the
Passaic river this evening. Five children
returning from a blackberry expeiition
with filled baskets started to cross
the bridge. When nearly across the
bridge, which is without a rail or foot-path,
they saw a train approaching on the west
bound track and stepped on the east side,
but tbe fast passenger Wain came rushing
toward them. Tbe childreu were paralyzed
with fright.
AFRAID TO STOP THE TRAIN.
The approaching engineer saw them, but
dared not apply the brakes suddenly, as that
course might have smt the tram through
the bridge. The people on the bank of the
river shouted to the childreu to get between
the tracks, but their cries were useless, for
the locomotive struck the group and hurled
three of them upon the otuer track, dead.
The engineer was overcome at the sight,
but he had strength left to stick to his post,
aud stop tbe train as soon os it had crossed.
A SIGHT TO UNNERVE THE BRAVEST.
The passengers left the cars, and strong
men and women felt a sickly feeling creep
ing over them as the remains of the three
slaughtered childreu met their gaze.
Jennie Drews, aged 13, Nellie Warren,
aged 10, and Mamie Warren, her
sister, aged 8, were dashed to
death. Jane Warren, aged 13, was
frightfully injured. Willie Warren was
hurled into tbe river, where he was found
alive. The Warren children all belonged
to the same family, and when tho parents
of tho children were notified their anguish
was such as to move tbe policemen and un
dertakers to tears.
A PARSON AGE SB T ON FIBS.
The Family of Five Fatally Burned aa
a Result.
Cincinnati, July 29.—A special to the
Times-Stnr says that inoend.arias set fire to
the residence of Rev. D. Plumb, in Cale,
Ind., eariy this morning and destroyed it.
Rev. Plumb was fatally burned, and his
wife and three children perished. Rev.
Plumb is a prominent Methodist minister.
Pittsburg's Tuba Works.
Pittsburg, Pa., July 29. —The National
Tube Works Company has determined to
start their mill without tho Ama'g-imated
Association. The men were requested to be
on hand this morning. Of the 4.00 U men
only fifty went to work. The committee of
the (.takers has issued a call for a meeting
to-morrow.
The Fruit Brandy Crop.
Washington, July 29.—The infernal
revenue bureau has reports from all the
fruit brandy districts, which show that
North Georgia Is theouly district where the
vield this year will not fal off. In the
other districts only a half or a third as
much as usual will be produced.
Bond Purchases.
Washington, Juiv 29—Bond offerings
to-day were #198.300, all of which were
accepted at 103Jj[ for i l A* aud 134 for 4a.
Gold Bars for Shipment.
Washington, July 20.—There were paid
out at the New York assay office to-day for
shipment, #2,059,090 in gold bars.
