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1 ESXILL, Fresulent.
SICK OF THE FORCE BILL
OST OF THE REPUBLICAN SENA.
“ Jobs want to go home.
The Democrats Will Cogent to Expo
-7130 D n the Tariff Bill If They Are
Guaranteed that Force and Reappor
tionment Bilie Won’t Follow It-In
cidenta of the Fight.
Washington Aug. 12-- The Bo , nftt * r6 -
publicans want to pass the tariff bid and go
lorn The tariff bill is the only item on
the Harrison-Heed programme which most
of them seem to care anything about. The
foil, of passing a force bill and the useless
ness of passing a reapportionment bill are
becoming more apparent to a large ma
ionty of them. Senators Hoar and Spooner
still talk like President Harrison and
Speaker Reed about the force bill, but they
do not win supporters. The.r colleagues
generally do not care what President Har
rison and Speaker Iteed want.
the anti-administration element.
gome of them would oppose whatever
President Harrison and Speaker Heed pro
rosed for the reason that President Harn-
Hmid Speaker Heed proposed it, if for no
Sher. The large majority of them would
gladly adjourn on Sept. 1 provided the
f an if h ill had become a law, leaving the
rest of the Harrison-Heed programme
hanging In the air. If they could only get
tbe democratic managers to agree to help
them hurry up the tariff mil they say would
wind the session up in three weeks, lbeir
representatives were over on the demo
cratic side of the Senate frequently this
afternoon sounding the democrats as to the
prospects of making some arrangement
which would enable them to do this.
the democrats suspicious.
The deni l cratic managers refused to make
anv verbal contracts whatever, and refused
to make any agreement whicii would cur
tail proper and reasonable consideration of
the tariff Pill, which they said had received
no such consideration in the House. The
democrats are not taking any risks with
the republicans. They know that, much as
the majority of the Senate republicans
want to go away, they might be brought to
stay here long enough to pass a f rce bill,
if not a reapportionment bill, if the tariff
bill were out of the way.
MCST HAVE A BINDING CONTHACT.
They think, therefore, that unless the
republican managers will give them a bind
ing contract not to bring up the force bill or
areapportionment bill they must Just fight
it out on the line they have been following.
Tnev know that the republicans, having
the majority, can do anything they wunt to
do, and they do not propose to help them do
wrong. The republicans may give toe
democrats a promise that will hold water
or they may go on with the Harrison-Keed
programme. So far they have not
agreed upon any change of
the rule-', nor even to the
EJmunds limitation of debate on the tariff
hill, which was a. much a surprise to the
republicans as to the democrats, and which
some of the republicans condemn as being
an iueffectu and half step designed to stop
party criticism of .Senator E imutids and
keep his party record straight. Other re
publicans, chiefly western men, say it is
simply intended to occupy time to delay the
river and harbor hill.
QUAY BRINGS IN A RESOLUTION.
In his own quiet way Senator Quay pre
sented to the Senate this afternoon tb6 key
which would set it free in a resolution post
poning the force hill till next session. In
doing this Senator Quay acted for himself
ami for those senators who, like himself,
think it folly to try to pass the force bill.
He does not speak for the managers on the
republican side. He is not their leader, as
Senator German is leader of the democrats,
nor does he speak for the caucus, for he is
not an officer of the caucus
and has not as a matter
of fact attended its meetings. He speaks
for the it.formal caucus which met in his
library last week. It was there that his
resolution was formulated.
WHAT H E BAYS OF IT.
Senator Quay says of it: “The country
ants the tariff bill passed and the other
necessary public measures, but there is no
uch demand for the passage of the federal
lection law, and as a matter of fact,
®|d e r 11 ‘ 8 S°°d or bad, it cannot be
L . mt . !me tor ttie elections of next fall,
a it is therefore idle to stay here with it.
°* tim e and strength which is
uncalled for. lam tired of it.”
the talk of the evening.
wh^ at !; r , guay V esolutlon - the contents of
uni'ii nfr i' lot become generally known
in- a T ', ter <im " r - was toe talk of the even
ati hio r ? Y Ubllean managers in the Sen
dtaL not l ke , 1 i t .V for 11 them in a
den'erat. 1 f W have *i h ? Bu PP°rt of the
will hcln h°* cour60 ' and if it passes they
rspublL about adjournment. The
QmvhSr niaaaers fe “ ! ' that Senator
dHimcrati. PU * b lCa:I votoß 6 “ O Kh, with the
PMthe L^’ toCarry ifc - This would
position r r? U *v, ICans 111 an embarrassi g
In and' ° U the otber hand i if they turn
rule ? ‘ 9Up ?, ort U > as they are. as a
tnuVthrnl“ - V “ ot "“willing to do, they
Speaker ° V !l r j >res^ent Harrison and
ances 6r Th 6d aud ail tho convention utter-
Senator Ou3a^ re askm 8 to-night what
dorsement f > ,, i ClJ ? veullon meant by its in
they 6 „ e s . tb . e t° rc bill. They think
Heitor U ~ a H n J lmb ' rfitar :- li "tl between
fspt-cial-v .u d Se . Dator German, seeing
'- that their desires coincide.
Sera'rl 1 ' T ANARUS., I ‘ IKK Way’s resolution.
"ne iviuhi! fr oar aml , Spooner are in a very
Quay ro T a < me °.L 1111,1,1 about Senator
iacoLiS in f V Tbev thi,lk was very
iieati m i n bbe chairman of the renub
rpudia e u lH ir° I #" n ‘ tte u-n 0 tbus for mally
. b,li - It takes the
till and lelvL U H, theU ’ ar S" ments for the
feed is in much them gasping. p aker
Hre si (i eu ? t h the Bame state, and so will
Tha wom o TANARUS," 80 ? be " hen b” hoars of it.
that te M ~,.1 ’ f r om their point of view,
It will r, „ # L r ? Ut i°“ or something like
adopted, and the force
S„ . Partly right.
■ewers arfl E nanlv ” and ®P°°. ner and their fol
tfiwe is an „ n 5 bt ln thinking that
Q lay and Gormnn^ou I ®’ between Senators
taa i- no format ‘ althou 8 h the latter hag
s Emitted t,S^ ment Senator Quav
°iau, who rom ,f° mtion to Senator Uor
cthor
■imitation in J bev ; <* course, had no
i:*Sly vote (or*o ai™H at they ffoul( * wlll
®“hator U n,m,, eXce L ollC a resolution, and
Senator Q on° I h n i formHd Senator Quay.
tllfJU ght u,. v . hls Part Raid that he
® arr s ‘t. Ss-;itlr u.m 1/UXb ° n b ‘ B Bi<lu to
s ‘°re than his own e t“r r6pre “ e,t6d really
11 might n*f R,CH W,TH Ua V\
u‘? r 11 or exampfa^ 11 u* eurpri8 ‘ ! Senator
Aldrich th., leader of ,', ,0W tha ‘ nato r
"‘••'ar.lf. was ii iV mn.H° rep " b “< on
,^ av - Syuipathv7. P , b y wll,J Senator
an.| , , V te *’ but 11 helps
wm y ■*>“*, warrant*?! a, * ‘ <■ SeuatCr
hl. V Ut v "ch ho wouH ‘ U *f °' ,,lfl de,iOe
is. "''■"tioii The a not have off.-rwi
fa 1 - at
' Fiut‘ lc up !ti " fons, Li ? r '’*l'° ll *lbllitT of
■ r *P**bl,o* n *,,£ ! .Iff ''ban-man
<< uu. Rial oommittog, ara
Pjc JUofttittJJ ffeto??.
watching the pretty fight he has stirred up
on the republican side with complacency.
Whichever way it goes it has wounded the
republican “harmony” more than Secretary
Blaine’s reciprocity.
PURCHASES OF SILVER.
The Government’s New Law to Go
Into Effect To-day.
Washington, Aug. 12.—The treasury de
partment has practically completed its
arrangements for the execution of the new
silver law, which goes into effect to-mor
row. The bureau of engraving and print
ing has been employed night and day w ith
an extra force making the new treasury
notes required by the bill, but so far the
printing has been confined to notes of the
denominations of SI,OOO and SIOO. Nineteen
million dollars in these notes was turned over
to Treasurer Huston to-day to receive the im
pression of the treasury seal, without which
they are of no value. About $5,000,000
were completed to-day, and were at once
shipped to the sub-treasury at New York
for use in payments for silver to be pur
chased to-morrow under the terms of the
department’s circular of Aug 1 last. Pur
chases made elsewhere than at New York
will be paid for in drafts on the assistant
treasurer at that city till provisions can be
made for supplying the other sub-treasuries
with new notes.
A SUPPLY EXPECTED.
It is expected that the department will
soon have on hand a supply of new notes of
each denomination from $1 to SI,OOO suffi
cient to meet all reasonable demands, and
they will be promptly distributed to the
sub-treasuries. The department has already
purchased 800,000 ounces of silver this
month, completing the quota required under
the present law, and will purchase during
the remainder of the month 2,780,000
ounces, the amount required under the
provisions of the new law, being for nine
teen days at the rate of 4,500,000 ounces per
month. It is expected that to-morrow’s
offerings will be heavy, as intimations have
been received from dealers of offers to the
amount of 4,000,000 ouucot. Director
Leac i of the mint bureau, who will have
charge of the purchases, says he does not
propose to make public either the rates
offered or aocepted. He will give out only
the amount purchased.
THE SILVER STANDARD.
London, Aug. 12. —The Times believes
that the eventual result of the American
silver coinage act will be the adoption by
America of the silver standard.
LOTTERIES AND THB MAILS.
Papers Published in Foreign Coun
tries Not to be Excluded.
Washington, Aug. 12.—The House anti
lottery bill was favorably reported to the
Senate to-day from the postoffloe committee,
with an amendment providing that news
papers published in foreign countries shall
not be excluded from the mails under the
provisions of the bill, unless in the opinion
of the Postmaster General they are being
circulated for the purpose of advertising lot
tery schemes in violation of the law.
UPHELD BY THE COURTS.
Accompanying the bill is a letter dated
July 21 from Attorney General Miller, giv
ing an opiuion upon the other anti-lottery
bills before the committee. Legislation of
this character (that is, designed to exclude
newspapers containing lottery advertise
ments from the mails,), says the Attorney
General, has been upheld by the courts, and
it seems to be settled that it is competent
for congress to authorize the Postmaster
General to refuse the use of the mails
to persons engaged in the lottery business.
He thinks there can be no question of the
power of congress to make the mailing of
lottery letters, circulars, etc., a continuous
offense to and including the place of de
livery, or at least there can be no question
that it is competent for congress to make
the offenso pu isbable. The decision of the
supreme court in the Pallieser case is
directly in point. It is generally believed
on the republican side of the House that a
special order will be made setting apart
Saturday next for the consideration of the
auti-lottery bill. Every effort is being made
to secure the presence of a republican
quorum on that flay.
REIMBURSEMENT FOR ROACH.
The Democrats Determined That Jus
tice Shall be Done.
Washington, Aug. 12. —The republican
leaders of the House have determined to
ignore the John Roach estate’s claim for
$60,000 loss sustained by the action of Secre
tary Whitney regarding the Dolphin and the
Puritan. They claim that there is no money
with which to pay it. The democrats do
not intend to permit it to be dismissed so
cavalierly. They say the republicans charge
that John Roach was forced into bank
ruptcy and finally to his death
by the hostile course of the navy
department. They declare that if the
Roach claim is just it should be paid, and
they propose to force the republicans to go
on record. The Senate committee on ap
propriations is now considering the propriety
of putting in the general deficiency ap
propriation bill an item appropriating
$60,000 to pay this claim. If this is done
and! the Senate approves it, it is understood
that that the democratic representatives
will vote for it.
BUCK AFTER BOODLE.
He Wants It to Use in the Ninth Con
gressional District.
Washington, Aug. 12. —It is supposed
that one purpose CoL Buck has in coming
to Washington at this time is to get some
money from the congressional or the na
tional republican committee for use in the
Ninth district. Col. Buck Is prepared to
promise great things, but he will probably
get little but promises in return. Neither
committee has any money to waste in
Georgia.
I Government Bond Purchases.
Washington, Aug. 12.—The bond offer
ings to-day aggregated $896,000. All were
accepted at 124 for 4s and 103% for 4}£s.
BRANDED AS A FORGER.
A Well Connected Kentuckian Sud
denly Disappears.
Louisville, Ky., Aug, 12. —The Courier-
Journal's Paris, Ky., special says: “Hume
Clay, aged 27, who is connected with the
best people of Kentucky, has disappeared,
and now it leaks out that he forged tbe
name of his father, Matthew Hume, for
many thousands. Winchester and
Islington were caught. The Bourbon
Bauk of Paris was oaugbt for #4,000. The
Clark County National Hank of Winchester
suffers a loss of $20,000, and another is said
to have been caught for $30,000. Young
Clay 1 st $13,000 (looming lots in Winches
ter last spring ”
A Woolen Mill Burned.
Indianapolis, Ind.. Aug. 12.—Tbe woolen
mill of Oerseuderff & Cos., in Weat Indian
4)ioUs, was 1 urawi this evening. Tbe loee
is SIOO,OOO and tbe insurance stt&,oOo.
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1890.
FINE DAYFORTIIEC. A. 11.
THE WEATHER ALL THAT COULD
BE DESIRED.
The Crowd In the City Estimated at
lOO.OOO—Every Building Along the
Line of March Profusely Decorated-
Outbursts of Enthusiasm Provoked
by the Old Flags.
Boston, Mass., Aug. 12. —Had the
weather been made to order for the
veterans, tbe conditions could hardly have
been been more favorable for the big
demonstration of the G. A. R. to-day than
they were, and the claims of Boston as a
desirable summer resort were fully vindi
cated in the atmospheric condition that pre
vailed. The sun was entirely obscured by
clouds, while a brisk northeast wind held
the flags on tbe buildings straight out from
their masts, and caused constant aud pleas
ing, though, at times, rather violent agita
tion of the streamers and smaller deoora
tions with which the buildings are so pro
fusely covered. The themometer at the
signal office marked 67° at 10 o’clock.
veterans astir early.
As early as 6 o’clock many veterans were
already about the streets, and crowds of
people had begun to arrive iu town and ap
pear on the thoroughfares in holiday attire.
Every regular train and many special
ones arrived, bringing more than thpir
quotas of passengers, and with tho veterans
aud their families it is estimated tb it 10,000
strangers were in the city. The police and
signaling arrangements were perfect. Gen.
Alger appointed Comrade John Ryan of
Newton to bear tbe headquarters standard
in the procession. Mr. Ryan has seen four
teen years consecutive military service, and
was with the Custer and Reno division
when the massacre at the Little Big Horn
’occurred.
THE PARADE.
The feature of the day was the parade,
and it was striking and successful in every
particular. It occupied 5 hours and 35
minutes in passing the reviewing stand.
The spaoa in the vicinity of Copely square
was crowded. The seats reserved for the
President aud his party were to the left,
and built on a curve, giving a
fine view of the line of march.
In the group of which the President was
the center wore Vice President Morton,
Gov. Brackett, Gen. Sherman, Maj. Hart,
Secretaries Noble, Tracy and Rusk, Private
Secretary Halford, Admiral Gherardi, Gov.
Dillingham and staff of Vermont, Gen.
Butler, William McKiuley, Cabot Lodge,
Daniel Sickles, Gov. Davis of Rhode Island,
ex-Gov. Bur-tow of Vermont, Mrs. John A.
Logan, Mrs. Alger, Mrs. McKee, Mrs. Noble,
and a number of prominent ladies of Boston.
dipping the colors.
As each department came in front of the
stand its colors were dipped, hats raised,
and in many instances rousing cheers were
given for the President, “Uncle Jerry”
coming in for a lion’s share of the attention
when Wisconsin passed. Post 1 of Phila
delphia was the first in line, carrying old
battle flags, and as their tattered and torn
folds caught t e eyes every occupant
arose, cheering lustily. Each succeeding
contingent of battle flags Was greeted with
the same enthusiasm. Tho parade as a
whole was favorably commented upon and
each notable feature was generously re
ceived.
a magnificent spectacle.
Viewed from Frauklin square it was a
magnificent spectacle, and was witnessed by
fully 100,000 people. Two grand -tandg on
both sides of tbe square were filled com
pletely, both containing nearly 600 people.
The grand arch at the head of the square
was finely decorated, bearing a finely exe
cuted representation of the battle of Gettys
burg. The procession was a fine sight from
this point, the line of march reaching nearly
two miles in a straight line. The largest
post in the procession was Post 5 of Lynn,
which had 725 men in line.
A BANQUET.
The Mayor’s Club of Boston tendered a
banquet to President Harrison and others
at 8:40 o’clock to-night at Young’s hotel.
Afterward tbe President attended the joint
reception of the G. A. R. and women’s relief
corps in Mechanics hall. On leaving the
hall the President left at once for the
depot, where he took the midnight train for
Washington. The city is given up to en
tertaining the visitors to-night.
DEMOCBATS OP TEXAS.
The State Convention Adopts a Plat
form.
New Orleans, Aug. 12.—A special to
the Picayune from San Antonio, Tex.,
says: “The state democratic convention
met this morning with 200 delegates pres
ent and as many more visitors, who came
in the interest of candidates or as lookers
on. J. D. Tarlton of Hall county was made
temporary chairman, and J. C. Hutchison
of Harris permanent chairman. The plat
form is a strong document, denouncing the
exorbitant tariff, the federal election bill,
and favors the creation of a railway com
mission. A plank was inserted demanding
separate coaches for whites and blacks. The
utmost enthusiasm prevailed. The sup
porters of tie a Hogg are so vastly in the
majority that there is no fight. The nomina
tions will be made to-morrow.”
CALIFORNIA'S REPUBLICANS.
Morrow or Markham Will be Noml
* nated for Governor.
Sacramento, Cal., Aug. 12. —The repub
lican convention to nominate a governor,
lieutenant governor, chief justice of the
supreme court and associate justices, and
the remainder of the state ticket, met to
day. J. C. CamDbell of San Juan was
elected chairman and F. D. Ryan of Sacra
mento temporary secretary. Chairman
Campbell appointed various committees,
and the convention adjourned till to-mor
row. The contest for g ivernor is regarded
as centering between Congressman Morrow
and Col. Markham, and they will load in
the balloting.
OHIO’S REPUBLICANS.
The Executive Committee of the State
Central Committee.
Columbus, 0., Aug. 12.— The republican
state centrai committee to-night solected an
executive committee, with ex-Gov. Foster,
A. S. Bushnell of Toledo, John Zunstein of
Cincinnati, J. P. Smith of Urbana, M. T.
Horrick of Cleveland and C. 1). Fontana of
Columbus as members, and William Haven
of Mansfield as chairman and F. Albery of
Columbus as secretary. Resolutions were
adopted approving the federal election bill
and urging its passage beforo congress, and
indorsing the republican state league, lhe
campaign will open Sept. 15 at Urbana,
Judge Lynch Fixed Him.
Vicksburg, Miss., Auz. 12.—William
Hloari (colored), residing in Lake planta
tion, called bis wife to the door of hls cabin
and shot her through the heart. Tbe woman
had ou infant in bet* arm* at the time, and
it was shot through the body, it is
believed that hie enraged neighbors
lynched him.
HOW HOURB WBNT IN THE HOUSE.
A Joint Resolution Passed Making
Temporary Appropriations.
Washington, Aug. 12.—1n the House
this morning Mr. Cannon of Illinois, from
the committee on appropriations, reported
the joint resolution extending temjiorarily
(until Aug. 29) the appropriations for the
support of the branches of the government
not already provided for in the general
appropriation bills already passed.
In speaking to this resolution Mr. Rogers
of Arkansas criticised the ruling made by
toe s eaker yesterday on the poiut of order
raised by him.
The speaker’s only reply was: “The
attitude of the speaker tow ard to the gen
tleman from Arkansas has been consistent,
tbat of polite ondurauce of waat canuot be
helped.” [Applause on tbe republican side.]
The joint resolution was then passed.
WHEREIN THEY DISAGREED.
Before the passage of the resolution Mr.
Cannon explained that the appropriatio i
items of the sundry civil bill had all been
agreed to long ago. The only matter upon
which there was still disagreement was the
item of legislation, placed upon it by the
Senate, whio i oovered the la id and irriga
tion system in nearly one-half of the terri
tory of the United States. This legislation
was of far-reaching Importance and
did not belong upon the appropriation bill.
It was this legislation that delayed the pass
age of the sundry civil bill and rendered
necessary further extension of the appro
priations. If this rider could be eliminated
from the bill, or if the conference could
reach some agreement upon it, the bill
would speedily become a law.
On motion of Mr. Cutchoon of Michigan
the Senate amendments were non-concurred
iu to the House bill for the establishment of
a national park at the battlefield of Chick •
amauga, and Messrs. Grosvenor, Snider and
Wheeler of Alabama were appointed con
ferees.
PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA.
Mr. Dingley called up the motion (which
has Deen pending for some time) to recon
sider the vote by which the House passed
the Senate bill to adopt regulations for pre
venting collisions at soa. He did this for
the purpose of moving to strike out of the
clause repealiug an Inco: sistent law the
words “except where local rules shall here
after be adopted by the board of supervis
ing inspectors of steam vessels.” Immedi
ately after the passage of the bill it had
been found, he said, that this exception was
inconsistent with the intent of the
measure. The vote on reconsideration
stood: Yeas 144, nays 8; no quorum. Oue
hundred and forty-eight members were
announced os paired on this vote. Upon a
call of a quorum was obtained
and the mwRAIUk) roc insider agreed to, the
speaker counting a quorum.
Mr. Dingley offered his amendment
strikinguut the exception,and it was agreed
to.
THE QUORUM AGAIN DISAPPEARS.
On a motion made by Mr. Rogers to com
mit the bill on the merchant marine to the
committee, the quorutr disappeared, and a
call of tho House failed to disclose one.
On motion of Mr. Dingley a resolution
was adopted for the arrest of tue absent
members.
Mr. Cheadle of Indiana thereupon offered
a resolution directing the sergeant-at-arms
to notify all absent members (except such
os are absent on account of illness) to return
without delay.
Considerable opposition was manifested
because, for one reason, it would include a
number of members who have gone to the
Grand Army reunion.
Mr. Cheadlo’s resolution was laid on the
table by a vote of 107 yeas to 52 nays.
Further proceedings under the call wore
dispensed with and the lull was passed.
The Senate bill was passed requiring ves
sels in collision at sea to stand by each
other to prevent loss of life. It further
provides that the commander of each vessel
shall make to known to the other its name.
It was amended in certain particulars, and
ft conference with the Senate was ordered.
The House then adjourned.
NO CHANGE IN THE STRIKE,
The Company Still Claims to Have
Won a Victory.
New York, Aug. 12.—At the Grand
Central depot this morniug there no longer
existed evidence of a strike. Passenger
trains were coming in and going out with
all the appearance of their usual regularity.
The inflow and outflow of passengers was
as great as ever, and excepting for tbe
presence of au unusual number of policemen
idly standing abiut the various entrances
of t e depot the most careful observer
would be unable to pe ceive any lingering
indications of the tie-up that on Fri lay
night threatened to be so formidable. Gen
eral manager Touchy arrived at his office
atS:3O o’clock this morning, and found
there awaiting hitn a telegram
from tho assistant superintendent
of the Syracuse yards stating that order
had been fully restored there, and that
trains were running without interruption.
This, he said, ended the strike.
Vice President Webb, who also reached
his office at 8:3!) o’clock this morning, said
passenger trains would bo run to-day on
the same schedule as yesterday.
CONFIDENCE O F THE STRIKERS.
Notwithstanding the statement of the
officers of the New York Central
that the backbone of the strike Is
broken, and the apparent belief of
the public in these assertions, the strikers
themselves are still confide t that the crisis
has not yet been reached, and that before
the week is over the road will be tied up.
No facts are given to the public, however,
to emphasize this confidence.
CAUSE OF THE STRIKE.
Philadelphia, Aug. 12.—1n this week’s
Journal of the Knights of Labor will
appear a statement from District
Assembly No. 246 (which ordered the
strike) explaining why the strike was or
dered on the New York Central roafl, and
also an editorial upon the same subject.
Both are very long, and in each the chief
blame for the strike is laid upon V. P.
Webb of tho Central company.
STRIKE OF THE MACHINISTS.
All the Men of the Westlnghouse Com
pany Are Out.
Pittsburg, Aug. 12.—The strike of the
machinists for nine hours is spreading, and
about 3,000 men are new idle. The prin
cipal fight seems to bo against
the Westiughouse interests, and to-mor
row, it is said, ail tho employes
of the Westiughouse company, numbering
6,000, will be out. This will cause a sus
pension of wu k at the electric company's
works, the Westtughousu Machine Com
pany, tbe Westiughouse Air Brake Com
pany and tho Union Switch and Signal
Company. The demands of the men have
been oonceded at a number of shops aud
work resumed.
THE EMPLOYERS GIVING IN.
Pirrsßuitu, Aug. 12, 11 p. m.—All but
about eleven of the employing maohinis s
have conceded tl> dem rls for nine hours
at teu hours' pay. The Westiughouse firm
is sliU obstinate.
A TARIFF FOR MONOPOLY |
DEMOCRATS MAKE ANOTHER RAID
ON THE M'KINLEY BILL.
Senator Morgan Attacks the Proposi
tion to Increase the Rate on Tin
Plate as a Step In the Interest of a
Monopoly Yet Unborn—Senator Dan
iel Opens Fire With a Broadside of
Sarcasm. *
W ashinoton, Aug. 12.—The Senate got
to business this raoruing without proceed
ing to tbe usual necessity to compel tho at
tendance of a quorum.
Mr. Halo reported back to the Homo the
bill to extend the census law so as to require
information to be obtained from unincor
porated express com Dailies, and, in response
to inquiries, staled that it applied to all un
incorporated express cimpaniesor copora
torships, whether doing a local or general
business, that only some three or four of the
great express companies of the country were
incorporated, that over $15,000,000 a year
were paid annually by the express com
panies to the railroad oomuanies, aud that
it was very desirable that statistics of all
these express com >a.lies should be obtained
and incorporated in the census returns. The
Information would be obt riued chiefly by
correspondence, aud would apply simply to
the extent of their busiuess aud property,
and to the amounts paid by them to the
railroad companies. The resolution was
paßsod without amendment.
EDMUNDS’ LIMITATION OF DEBATE.
Mr. Edmunds presented his motion for a
change of the rules by limiting the debate
on the tariff bill, which he hid offered at
the time of adjournment yesterday, and it
was laid on the table and ordered printed.
Mr. Blair also offered a resolution for such
a change in the rules ai will permit the pre
vious question to be moved after a proposi
tion has been under consideration two days,
and the same disposition was made of it. "
THE TARIF BILL TAKEN UP.
The tariff bill was then taken up, the
ponding question being on Mr. Vest’s
amendment offered yesterday, reducing ttie
'duty on tin plates from 2 2 10 cents per
pound to 1 cent per pound, the present rate.
Mr. Morgan resumed his argument begun
yesterday against the increased duty pro
vided in tho paragraph. He re
ferred to the remark made last
week by Mr. Edmunds that the bill
was the question of tho hour, and to that
made on the same occnsion by Mr. Hawley
that the material interests of tho country
were suffering from the jar caused by the
discussion of the bill. Mr. Morgan said t iat
he had construed these remarks Into an ex-
Eressiou of opiuion by the senators that tho
ill was to be pressed to its passage or
rejection, and that nothing would be
allowed to impede its progress. So far as
he was concerned he coincided in that view
of the cose.
WHAT THE OUTCOME WILL BE.
Ho sketched what he thought would be
the outcome of the ma ter. The bill would
pass the Senate. The Rouse would refuse
to concur in the Senate amendments and u
conference would follow. No senator on
either side of the chamber could now foresee
the form in which the pending bill was even
likely to beenne a law. When the con
ferees got together they would frame a
measure independently of the action of
either house. They would bring it in in
the nature of a surprise, and the senators
would then be so handicapped by tho stand
ing rules of tho Senate ns not to be
able to amend the bill in any particular.
They would have to swallow it whole, as it
came from the confer once committee,or else
reject it entirely.
LIMITATION OF DEBATE.
Alluding to Mr. Edmunds’motion to limit
the dobate and to other propositions of a
like oharacler, Mr. Morgan said that no
democratic senator desired to prevent the
passage of the bill, and none of them had
demurred to tho Republican party shoul
dering the eutire odium of the bill. They
bad merely attempted to have free and full
discussion of it—a discussion which had not
taken place in the House, and which was
choked off by the rules of that body
and their administration. They wanted
free and full dl-cussion, so that
the people of tho United States could see
the nature and value of the objections
which ti.oy had to urge against the features
of the bill, each oue being distinct and
each one containing in it an important
enactment relating to the welfare of the
people. That was all that they destred.
monopoly’s scheme.
Mr. Daniel next addressed the Senate. He
spoke of the proposed increase of the duty
on tin plate as another steD iu the relent
less and inexorable war which the Republi
can party has waged against the agri
cultural and producing cbuses of the coun
try. It was a most monstrous grab of a
monopoly as yet uncreated, but pleading
for a charter from congress to plunder the
people, and he said that it should not go un
challenged. The tin plate tax was one ele
ment of the conspiracy and the combina
tion of the monopolists against the
tillers of the soil. He did not wonder that
there was a desire on the republican side of
the chamber that the bill should slide
through ns quickly as jxissible, and with as
little said about il as practicable.
BURNING CORN FOR FUEL.
He had no doubt that if the western
farmer who burned his oorn for fuel be
cause he could not find a market
for it, and who was told in an
official report of tbe department of
agriculture tnat it was a legitimate use of
corn, paid $175 for the tin used for reefing
his bouse, and learned that $75 of that sum
went into the pockets of some capitalists
who had not yet appeared, that the farmer
would be entirely content to pay tbe bon us
(this was said,of course,in a tone of sarcasm).
He protested that nothing but a spirit of
monopoly and grasping avariee could
inspire a bill to levy taxes on tbe people,
wbico bill proclaimed ib its front that taxes
were not needed for revenues.
LUXURIES SHOULD BEAR THE BURDEN.
Mr. Moody addressed the Senate. He
was opivised to a tariff levied excessively
for revenue on any articles exoept those of
luxury. He regarded a tariff imposed in
discriminately on imports tor the sole pur
pose of revenue as a tax, and as a vicious
mode of levying a tax, but he was in favor
of the imposition of a duty on foreign pro
ducts that entered, or might outer into suc
cessful competition witu those of the
United States, for the specific purpose of
protecting and promoting such
production by the American people, leav
ing the revenue derived therefrom to lie
merely incidental, and ho would gauge the
duties to be Imposed in proportion to tho
rate of actual labor iav< lved, even going so
far us to absolutely exclude a foreign pro
duct where it could be successfully supplied
by home labor.
THE RATE QN TOf.
Coming down to the question of tin Mr.
Moody said lie was advised by tbe majority
of tbe il.i&aoc committee that au amend
ment was to be offered reducing the duty
after Jan. 1, 1891, ou block oxide of tin and
on bar, block and pig tin, and asked Mr.
Aldrich wh- lbr that was s j.
Mr. Aid rich assented to tbe correctness of
the statement.
Mr. Moody then went off to describe the
future possibilities of his state in the matter
of the production of tin, iron and coal.
He affirmed that whatever he could do us a
member of the national congress to help
his constituents create or develop manu
facturing industries in tbe west he would do.
THE CANNING INDUSTRY.
Mr. Vance spoke of the cunning business
ns the largest industry iu the United States,
and os being increased daily among tie
people. Tho farmers’ alliance were en
couraging the establishment of small can
neries w..erc> the and products
were favorable. The United Stilt-" was
the largest consumer of tin plate in the
world. The quantity imported last year
was 355,000 tons, and yet iu-tead of a reduc
tion of the tin duty it was to be incre tsod
from 1 to 21-10 cents per pound. T at
would make an annual tax on the people
of tho United States of $15,000,000 If it
took five years to establish the business in
the United States that would be a tax of
$75,000,000. Hu submitted that the tin
baby was not worth so muoh. It was too
much to pay for a little tin god on wheels.
Tho tariff bill was laid asids temporarily
and Mr. Allison reported from the appro
priations committee the House joint resolu
tion to continue tlie appropriatio is of last
year for the support of the government. It
went over ' ill to-morrow.
The tariff bill was ag <in taken up and
the debate on tin plate resumed.
Mr. Gray added his voice to those who
had appealed in behalf of the canning
industry. Without concluding Mr. Gray
yielded the floor at 0:10 o’clock, and the
Senate, after a brief executive session, at
6:20 o’clock adjourned.
A MOB AT BUENOS AY RES.
An Attack Made On the Residence of
the Ex-President.
Buenos Ayres, Aug. 13. -The cabinet
will meet to discus; the measures to b
taken in the event of any of the provinces
resisting the new government. The new
president of tho National Bank refuses to
take his post without formal verification of
the securities iu the bank.
A mob t i-day attacked the residence of
ex-l’resideut Column and threatened to burn
it to the ground. Tho government has
placed a cordon of troops around tho house
for its oroteotion.
Groat uneasiness has boon caused here by
a report that the governor of the prov
vinco of Cordova is mobilizing the national
guard. It is rumored tuat Gun. Roaoo,
minister of the interior, has sent per
emptory orders tothe governor of Cordova
to resign.
MATTHEWS UNDER FIRE.
He Is Severely Crltlclaod by Dr. Tan
ner of Cork.
London, Aug. 12.—There was au exciting
scene in the House of Commons this oveu
iug. Mr. Matthews, homo secretary, was
replying to speakers who had consured his
dealingsjin capital sentences, wlion Dr. Tan
uor, member for Cork, broke in with, “How
about Dungarvan.”
Mr. Matthews replied: “I don’t know
who that vulgar interrupter is.”
Dr. Tanner appoaled to the ebair, who
guardedly jusdtied Mr. Matthews’ lan
guage.
Dr. Tanner thereupon shouted at the top
of his voice, “Matthews is tho meanest and
lowest skunk that ever sat iu tlie treasury.”
The chairman call and upon Dr. Tanner to
withdraw the expression and apologize.
Dr. 'Fanner at first refused to do so unless
Secretary Matthews also apologized, but
finally he made an apology.
BAILORS READY TO STRIKE.
Suspension of the Shipping Trade of
Australia Feared.
Melbourne, Aug. 12.—A complete sus
pension of the shipping trade of Australia
is threatened iu consequence of the demands
of the mariners’ association for an mcreo-so
of pay. The seaman’s union, dockinen’s
union and other trade societies support the
mariners, and the situation is made worse
by the action of tbe seaman’s union, which
demands that the shippers refuse to handle
non-unionist. w 01.
Parade of the German Guards.
Berlin, Aug. 12.—The autumn parade
of the Guards was held to-day on Temple
hof common. The emperor and
empress and tho princes of the imperial
family were prosont. The emperor rode
back to the Hobloes at the Lead of the color
company. He received an ovation from
thousands of spectators along tbe route.
Cholera Claims 198 Lives.
London, Aug. 12 —One hundred and
seventeen persons died from cholera in
Mecca yesterday, and seventy-nine in Jed
dah.
ON THE WANK IN SPAIN.
Madrid, Aug. 12.—The cholera epidemic
has diminished in Valencia and Toledo.
There are a few cases in Alicante.
Russia and the Hebrews.
London, Aug. 12. —The lord mayor an
nounces that iuquiriej as to the per ecution
of Jews in Russia give reason to believe
that tho government's edicts will not be
enforced. Tho mooting at the Mansion
house to protest against persecution of the
Hebrews is, therefore, postponed.
A Cyclone Coming This Way.
Havana, Aug. 12. —The observatory
hero announced that a cyclone, which was
east and northeast of Cuba yesterday, is
approaching the United States coast in the
direction of Charleston.
Cardinal Newman’s Remains.
London, Aug. 13.—The remains of Car
dinal Nowman will lie In state in the oratory
of Ht. Philip church, at Edgebastone, until
the funeral, which will take place on Tues
day next.
Prince Napoleon in Tunis.
Paris, Aug. 12.—1 tis reported that
Prince Napoleon has landed at Tunis. He is
said to be traveling under an assumed name,
und traveling under a t Italian passport.
Cardiff’s Strike.
Cardiff, Aug. 12. —The strike negotia
tions are at a standstill. The joint directors
will not meet till Thursday.
CHINAMEN WALK OUT OF JAIL.
Five Visitors Exchanged Places With
as Many Prisoners.
Ban Francisco, Aug. 12. —Twenty-three
Chinese were brought here from the south
last week and couflued in the Alameda jail
until they could be returned to China.
Yesterday five Chinese visited them, and
when tbe time for leaving came
the five prisoners walked out
lustoad. Their absence was soon
uolioed, and they were recaptured a few
blocks from the jail. Deputy Marshals
Martin aud Wniseiy have been arrested,
charged with being bribed to let the pris
oners escape. 11l of the Chinese were
brouglk to this city and loosed up in the
federal, building, where they will remain
until last to Chius.
1 DAILY. $lO A TEAR. 1
-( 5 CENTS A COPY. >
l WEEKLY, $1.25 A YEAR }
NATURE BELCHKS FIRE.
A COLUMN OF FLAME SHOOTS UP
IN A FIELD.
The Earth Blown Full of Holes—Tha
Waters of a Creek Suddenly Become
Bolling Hot Birds; Hnaksa and
Rabbits Dead and Fl3h Thoroughly
Cooked
Inmanpolis, Ind., Aug. 12.— Ten acrea
of tho farm of Thomas II ibon, three mile*
north of Waldron, have beau destroyed for
farming purposes. Great holes have bsin
blown in the earth. The course of the Fla#
Rock creek his lieen turned up s ream.
Birds, snakes and rabbits are dead, while
fish are thoroughly cooked in tho heated
water. All this was caused by the upheaval
of the waters.
BELCHED FORTH FLAME.
No fire was blazing in the midst of the tea
acres when, without warning, tbe eerth
belched fortli its flame. Great trees were
hurled skyward and the waters of Flaß
Rock creek were converted to foam.
Natural gas burst forth, and the scene was
beautiful. The gas took fire aud blazed
fiercely above the tr ees and continued all
yesterday aud lart nignt. To-day 3,<K)d
spectators visit id the phenomenon Thai
fire lias been extinguished, but gas is still
escaping.
OTHER AOKNCIES SUSPECTED.
Home assert that other agencies than)
gas are the cause of the phenomenon, but*
ttie general conviction is that no other*
agency could have produced the effect < n
the water. One of the marvelous effects ou>
the water is that not a drop of the Flay
Rock Ho >d lias gone below the cave sine®
the upheaval. Great caverns have taken
the current, aud a wild, foaming Niagara id
created.
DELAWARE’S DEMOCRATS.
Ex-Becretary Bayard Chairman of th®
Committee oa rlatform.
Dover, Del., Aug. 12.—The democrat!®
state convention m't here to-day. Ex-Gov.
Ht ickley was chairman, and ex-Secretary
of State Thomas F. Bayard was chairman
of the platform cunmittee. Mr. Bayard,
read the platform, which was adopted by
acclamation.
Robert J. Reynolds was nominated fop
governor on the first ballot, and John W,
Causey for congress by acclamation.
Mr. Bayard accompauie l the presenta
tion of tho platform with a ringing speech
for harmony, in the face of the grave na
tional issues that confront every democratic)
patriot.
THE PLATFORM.
The platform arraigns tho republican ad
ministration and congress for its reckless
and wanton expenditure, which has con
verted tlie treasury surplus into a deficit}
denounces aud protests against the action of
tbe rapubliain majority iu cougresi in
adopting a code rules designed to cripplo
the essential power of self-government and
pave tbe way for arbitrary legislation;
condemns the substitucio i for tno high'
di cretio i of the House of the
will and autocratic power of one man, who
under the name of “speaker” lias proved
his readiness to exerci-ie shameless power ini
delate, counting quorums, making arbi
trary ruling and recklessly
hastening objectionable legislation;
earnestly protests agnmst the force bill
and its a sumption of executive control ol
popular elections iu tlie congressional dis
tricts; declares that tho enactment of a.
measure bo atrocious would deprive the
state of local self-government, and that the
people of Delaware indignantly resent tho
menace aud insult of bayonets at the poll#
offered by tbe republicans of tho House.
OBJECT OF THE RESOLUTION.
Clearly recognizing tho object of thi#
desperate and revolutionary measure to bo
perpetuation of sectional and class control,
overtaxing the powors of the union, we se
in the bill d;s:rust of the int> lhgence of th®
American people rovoaled iu tho shameless,
proposition to subject the control of elec
tions and the cou iting of the votes to paid
instruments of the party. It donounces and
protests against tho McKinley tariff
bill, which increases taxation while)
it lessens the revenues, strangles oommerce,
enhances the cost of living and of produc
tion, obstructs the enterprises of shop build
ing aud employment of mechanics and
navigators, aud piles new burdens on agri
culture without obtaining for the farmer n
wider market for a single product; de4
plores the impoverished inters t, wriioh)
is manifestly the logical result ol
long continued excessive and unneces
sary taxution; condemns |the prospective
increased tax on tin as au especial
upon eve y grower of fruit and vegetables,
adding immensely to tbe cost of canning of!
tin, of kitchen utensils, and even the hum
blest dinner plato, and denounces the use ol
money at the polls ad urgently recom
mends the enactment of the Australian
hallo t system.
SUFFRAGE IV MISSISSIPPI.
The Constitutional Convention Begins
Its Long tearnon.
Jackson, Miss., Aug. 12. —The constitu
tional convention assembled here to-day
Bishop Galloway offered prayer.
Gen. W. S. Featherstone was chosen tem
porary chairman by acclamation. 8. C.
Calhoun and R. G. Patty were nominated
for president of the convention. The first
ballot resul ed: Calhoun 64, Patty 61, scat
tering 1. Mr. Calhoun assumed the chair
amid great appl iuse.
Tho convention elected R. E. Wilson of
Hinds county secretary, Will Harris of
Oxford county sergeant-at-arms aud J. H.
Winstoad doorkeeper.
A committee on rules aud a committee to
perfect oripanizatio i were appointed.
The c nveution then adjourned until to
morrow. The convention will probably re
main in session thirty days. The >uff ag®
question is the main issue to be dealt with.
It is believed that it will be effectually set
tled and tho Australian ballot system, modi
fied, will be eugrafted in the constitution ol
the state os most acceptable.
An oath was administered to support tha
constitution and laws of the United Mates
and to faithfully discharge the duties us
delegates of this convention. Judge Cal
houn. on taking the ohair, made a patriot!®
speech.
Passenger Conductors Dismissed.
Bt. Louis, Aug. 12.—Every passen :er
conductor on the Louisville, St. Louis and
Texas road lias beuu dismiss**!, and
the places of the di-charged ineu filled
by promoting freight conductors.
It is not known definitely whether
the freight conductors are working at lower
wage* than the men whose places they nave
taken. No oxpla ation has, however, boeu
mode by the officials of the line.
Tennessee's Farmers.
Nashville. Tend., Aug. 18.—Ths stats
convention of.Farmers aud Laborers' Uoiuu
of Teuusssee met in annual session to-day,
but beliiud doted doors. It is said tbat the
convention will take no action as to tha
ponding political campaigu mud will con
sider tue sub-treasury bill.