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[UY COMES OUT O.V TOP.
L- roRCE MILL* WON'T OOM. DP
| a this session.
fM Adminlatration Force. Out
■ raed by the Field Marshal
Pennsylvania— The Kepubll-
I clns Decide to Settle Their Factional
■ m „ht <n Private.
Aug. 21. Senitor Quay
■" ' The force bill senators have sur
and the force toll goes over
B® a nd, ’ season. President Harrison,
fckertTand Senator Hoar and ali
Kr followers bav-e been routed by the
Bfrewi and courageous chairman of the
B, national committee, and the
Kg. Mil over which Senators Hoar and
■Xe have wept with eloquent tears, and
Kch President Harrison and Speaker
■id have so urgently declared to te far
important than any other
■Nation been switched into a
■teb ibis the decision
Bthi re and -can mu un to wh.ch the force
■i senators a: ; and week, but Senators
■ ‘ 1 Spooner and the other force bill
rs *..,:d net abide hv the caucus ca
|H:. . ■ jith, .gii trey persuaded Senator
' abide bV It. whatever it might bo,
egged oil by President Harrison
IB': tVeaker Red, they broke faith with
8,;,. . ... !V and i r coeded to fight it out
open session.
Al'lV fiMll.K.
MADE QUAY SMILE.
■ wrOtiav knew that he could stand
■ . WM i:it,.v c mid. no ho in-
K;;. ,and u objection, * ll u “ s fl V t
IBaiei nr i.r-.! -force mil men especially
H . I .e.M-o divided llltO tWO
Sh.-V saw that the c wintry was
|B: t .‘, l .aTie.< to- dis.rdar and dissen-
B‘o■*;. icdoi-.wi.i. i were likely to pura
rank and id" -f the i arty, and
nil :e wisdom for them to pay
K, pf r r-: • ■■•i'.'i if it involved the
H. ... !■-> 'dy idol. Tney got
■rc,r nr niingly last evening and
that there i- filling to do but
a Pr< i lent Harrison and
. . a-doll h"th Heetlisui and
gH. ' w ill" kii'.-o u> Senator
B
THE KCRRENPKH.
|BB "] ti.e.r mb .usnion tla its mom
‘ ■ e pai ty laundry
r Y >:, he d-u" hereafter behind
■K -i k v was as mag
. caucus. He did
t-v.i. ! t:. "a. lls h Iters mug-
Igß’—re a i." ilUg.d v-rv weli have done,
B- i.iy sa.: if t:. v were sincerely
H, u i. r - IHi go over till next
• - have almost any
B-I'-. ' n linked, pending
would not
Ul> m ruing.
• Is.P’F'iiMKll CROWD.
■Hh I:-- - -agi'r throng which
C~Pry ■ and
.j was di
were
rut>uinpii"ii
' tar:.' Ihr crowd felt a
v wrong wien Senator
!■ ukuig cool in his
grey o uit, walked out to the
"U the way to
"ill up tile turiir
t -s. !■. imuuits went off -n a
'■ , Men on -s.tt ion
■’ ■!•." ■ - ill- I 'lie era's a.
§§B "•' '..it:.- -;i.enters. I'hev were
, B' -’ their position, but
■^B L "- -A.,.: !„v,. It.i me seen a little
irinuiiv’’so gou-
f-iailut,.; y-sterday.
HR A TALK WITH GORMAN.
■Hfl v Herman out
ii k talk set the sit
-snatir (jsay’s pro
a tent i r,-
BBl':" **iv than 1.-Ik.re.
1 ii just whore it is
|^B> : " agitwment wi’li the
tariff lull at an
-nine that
■Bi -s b> pu-ss the fori-d
.. means
|^B•v-'-ssary. Senator
„ ™ aUTB WAITING.
rßn,.hiil moCrats are Btill wa itii>B until the
i^iMelvaJ ¥l thri ' u K I J fighting among
amrt present a definite proposition
, tffiiff n? e - v wIU °B T <* to take a vote
theTte l blU . onacertaiu (la y provided
buUfcm? r n t J mo eilou K h to debate it,
■he ,Sl IZeth ? ttb fy bdd the key o i
arms ]• will lnako their own
men from H n !2 dla s ““T tbe f °rce bill
lo at s n ° r He ! d and Benat ‘or Hoar
P fc e . rr a d Boh Kennedy, are
lot to reason owi^h^ 8 T ,elded to force and
nore than ever Heuat °r Quay
let up on Sento ri, J 1
n will neve- frrJ? ÜBy i • 1 rtf ßldent Harri
ea'’tW]m; ni r ? lve . 113 ,ucceßS > which
•‘ d ‘w“LtelUa a v° nan, ! a i l it3 111183
"“•wen as vanquished.
Tbe o forh S n PnXED TIIL DEC KMBER
Motdtvin 1)!“ be v l los tP ,,u ed until the
sr- to bechL“J?tS eml,or - why the rules
general dehor nct r essar y to pass it,
Oi wT 0n lhe tariff hill is to be
‘Per three* L,, ’ ! md a Tf,te to bo taken
A The adinS VB mmutos ’ d l>ate on
'twiku ijonmment Is to be taken
lr °Brfflmf lu \* t “ Pontile. This is the
ors a taeonferw,lf. by V 1? re P u bl>can sena
todenre of \mi? Eh * at ,, t,le hand
ilc'“w. Only tt rr° McMillan of
f v t, but tr r V f e * enat °rs were
MaraudAldriph lnCU s ae n 80nat ors Quay
IIC Pt Senat r K j? U the other leaders
Dent will i, ' J ' nuuds , and the agree
“puUicaus although tCte< ' b ? a tto
t btoutrnt S"° resolutions are to
'"thtm " a C ™ te:,tlD K themsel vJs^vfith
Mfreement. Aii 1 *^a embodying the
t and vote f > h lb tosel to to
S b “aber, but thrt K , e U 1 the rul s
Cameron r f’„f aid to be
L J that thev w " *hburn,
fe. T", u,lld not v °te tor
fct'.V na another *£* chllliD K>y
a tfiik. ru , * IKI there WAR rut
~ " ASHrn GTo v ~ nate ' l I'rtst.)
tbl *’morm, ) g l^ r T !;‘‘ failur ® of
a. , ( ><*t-r.lay on h,. . Sll ' n, ‘ the da
surpriae n Q , ,11y r, so ution
C a y ;i ,, '' t to munv 101118 P uld ‘ B
*’ H Wi (iii(mti u - v , Beu ®tor. Mr
burnt,*Vjj to-ni rrJw* y ' 1 * haU . l*ow
to iX^:z
‘ ucu * -“.*• * tog.
to nto£?** afi ly, M he
U “nUtAi ,l * y ] wi ‘el,| f '"' idad . “tot
**> “tier Uu-
Ur,ff bill aa.
taken up and Mr. Coke began reading his
speech the republican senators deserted
their seats and gathered in knots to
discuss the situation. What, if anything,
will be done is a matter of mere conjecture;
but It is evident that ail earue.t effort is
making to agree upon an order of business
that can be supported by the whole repub
lican vote.
A CONFERENCE.
Every republican senator now in the city
was represented at a conference held this
evening at the residence of Senator Mc-
Millan, either in person or by proxy.
Among those present were Senators Alli
son, Aldrich, Allen, Hawley. Hiatt, Hale,
Fry, Blair, Hoar, Dawes, Dixon, Kvartt,
Hiscock, Quay, Higgins, Stockhndge,
Cullom, Spooner, Sawyer, A' ash
burn, Davis, Moody, Plumb,
Dolph, Mitchell, Squires, Paddock,
Manderson and AVilsou of lowa. More
than two hours were spent upon an ex
change of views, there being, in the lan
guage of one senator, as tnanv plans pro
posed for a settlement of the difficulties
confronting the republican maiority as
there were senators present. The friends
of the election bill, of oourse, presented the
olaiins of that measure for consideration
and action at this session of congress.
teller’s proposition.
The proposition that was made by Senator
Teller some time ago, to tako up the t ill and
discuss it for a time and then lay it aside
till the next session, met with some favor.
Senator Moody made a speech advocating
the adoption of the previous question rule,
which was received with applause.
After the presentation of these various
views, the duty of arranging an order of
business to be substituted for Senator Quay’s
resolution and other ponding propositions
was assigned to a committee, with Senator
Hoar as chairman, and comprising
in its membership Senators Allison,
Spooner and Hale. This com
mittee, it is understood, will
prepare a resolution, if possible, by to
morrow morning to bo offered in place of
the Quay resolution. The order, it is said,
is to include a vote on the tariff bill and
upon certain other measures named in the
Quay resolution. The election bill will go
over until the next session, and will be the
first measure considered when congress re
assembles in December.
GRANT'S RUSTING PL.AOBJ.
New York Protests Against the Propo
sition to Remove His Remains.
Vi ashington, Aug. 21.—Mr. Blair intro
duced in the Senate this morning, at the re
quest of the farmers’ alliance, a bill to pro
vide for banks of deposit.
Mr. Plumb’s resolution to prevent the sale
or drinking of intoxioating, vinous or malt
liquors was taken up, and, after considera
ble discussion, went over until to-morrow.
Consideration of the tariff bill was then
begun, Mr. Quay’s “order of business” reso
lution, contrary to expectation, not being
brought forward.
Mr. Coke of Texas made a long speech.
Mr. Coke yielded the floor temporarily,
while the conference report on the bill for
an increase of the olerical force of the pension
office was presented and agreed to.
Mr. Faulkner followed Mr. Coke in a set
speech against the tariff bill.
grant’s resting place.
Mr. Evarts said he had just received from
the Grant Monument Association a com
munication in the way of a memorial,
which had been considered of so pressing a
character (in respect of time) that it had
been sent to him by telegraph. He asked
that it be read. The telegram recited that
the members of the Grant Monument Asso
ciation deplore the recent action
of the Senate as to the removal
of the remains of Gen. Grant from
the spot approved of by him, dedicated by
the city of New York and accepted by his
family as his final resting place, and it pro
tests solemnly against that proposed action.
The paper is signed by VV. R. Grace, presi
dent; C. H. T. Coliis, chairman of the
executive committee; R. T. Greener, secre
tary; and H. L. Hotchkiss, treasurer.
THE TARIFF BILL RESUMED.
The tariff bill was resumed and tho|peud
ing amendment, coming over from yester
day, that of Mr. McPherson abolishing
classifications and substituting nd valorem
for specific duties ou certain kinds of cut
lery, was rejected by the usual party vote.
Mr. McPherson offered an amendment of
a similar character to the paragraph re
lating to files, rasps, etc. On this arose an
other long debate, carried on by Messrs.
Carlisle, McPherson, Vest, Butler and Mor
gan against Messrs. Aldrich and Hiscock.
Without voting on the amendment, the
Senate, at 6 o’clock, proceeded t > executive
business, and soon afterward adjourned.
NORTH CAROLINA’S GROWTH.
The Population of the Third District
262,677.
Washington, Aug. 21.—The population
of the third supervisor’s district of North
Carolina was given out to-day by the cen
sus office as 252,57 T. Tuis is an increase
during the last census period of 33,607, or
15.35 per cent. The present population of
this district and the increase during the last
ten years is given by counties, as follows:
Cuunties. Pop. 1890. Increase.
Bladen 16,739 571
Brunswick 10,883 1 49
Columbus 17,8!8 8,379
Cumberland 27,394 3,458
Duplin 18.651 119
Harnett 13.673 2,810
Moore 20,470 8,049
New Hanover. 23,927 2,551
Onsiow 10,271 442
Pender 12,475 7
Robeson 31,429 7,519
Richmond 23.882 6.637
Sampson 25,073 2,179
The present population and increase of
the following cities is also given.
Wilmington 30,008, increase 2,658, or
15.32 per cent.
Fayetteville 4,322, increase 735, or 21.01
per cent.
LAND GRANT FORFEITURE.
The Conferees on the Bill Reach an
Agreement.
Washington, Aug. 21. —The conferees
on the land grant forfeiture bill have
practically reached an agreement, leaving
the details only to be arranged at the meet
ing to-morrow. The terms of the agree
ment are generally upo > the principle of
the bill an it passed the House, namely, nn
absolute forfeiture of all lands opposite
and coterminous with the portiou of
any aided railroad not now complete. Tho
Gulf and Hhip Island Itailroad Company is
to fie allowed one year to complete their
line from Whip Island to Hattiesnurg, pro
viding they will relinquish tbe title to the
lands sold by tho government for cash, or
purchased by actum settlers.
A New Poet office.
Washington, Aug. 21.—A new post
office has toen eetiiblbhed at Max, Talbot
county, with Peter K. Maxwell as post
ure*, tar.
Government Bond Purchases.
WASHiNOToa, Aug. 21. The bond offer
lugs to-lsy aggregated $608,060. All were
I acorptsd tt t 124 for 4s end 104 >s tm 4j|'s.
RAO IS LEMON’S DEBTOR
HE DENIES, HOWEVER, THAT HE
PUSHED HIS OASES.
Representative Cooper Appears as
Counsel for the Government, But
Gets Mad and Withdraws—He Finally
Returns at the Committe’s Request
—A Refrigerator Company's Books
Held Back.
Washington, Aug. 3D —The special
House committee this morning began an in
vestigation of the charges against Pension
Commissioner Raum by placing the com
missioner on the stand. Representative
Cooper of Indiana, who brought the charges
and introduced the resolution of inquiry,
appeared as counsel for the government.
He called for the production of the
books of the Universal Refrigerating
Company, but Mr. Raum refused
to produce them, upon the ground
that they hod nothing to do with the charges
of corruption. Mr. Cooper endeavored to
induce the committee to compel the produc
tion of the books, but failed. Mr. Cooper
soon found himself at odds with the com
mittee, and, announcing that he was so
bound by the committee’s action as to be
stopped from proceeding properly, he would
retire, thereupon picked up his papers and
left the room.
BAUM ADMITS BORROWING.
The committee then proceeded with the
examination of the commissioner. Ho said
he bad borrowed $ 12,000 upon the indorse
ment of Pension Attorney Lemon, and had
renewed the notes from time to time, and
the amount now due was $7,000, but that
Mr. Lemon held collateral for the amount.
He (Mr. Raum), however, had never given
priority to any claims for Mr.
Lemon or any other attorney.
Attorneys had never secured priority at
all. Mr. Lemon’s letter asking for action
upon a list of claims which he presented
was read to the committee. Mr. Raum
said that no action had been taken on it.
In reply to questions by Mr. Smyser the
commissioner emphatically deolared that
he did not issue certain specified orders at
the request of Mr. Lemon, and had not ad
vanced any of Mr. Lemon’s oases over those
of others on the completed files. He has
urged upon the chiefs of the divisions in the
office to show no favoritism in the consid
eration of coses.
LEWIS LEFT IN ITS LURCH.
At this point Mr. Lowis, referring
to Mr. Cooper, said his sudden and
inconsiderate withdrawal from the case
had placed his colleague (Mr. Good
night) and himself in an awkward
position, as they didn’t know anything
about the cose. He thought that to throw
all the light possible on the case it was
proper that Mr. Cooper should return and
resume his connection with the case. He
thought Mr. Cooper had left in some tamper,
and temper had been also displayed by
some members of the committee. Other
members of the committee also expressed a
willingness to have Mr. Cooper return.
Judge J. Wilson of Washington, who was
preseift, said that Mr. Lemon had been his
client, although he was not in
the present case. Mr. Lemon was
at present absent from the city.
He thought it due to the commissioner
of pensions and to Mr. Lemon that Mr.
Cooper should return and assume charge of
the matter and assist in getting at the facts.
Mr. Cooper was accordingly sent for, and
shortly reappeared. The committee, how
ever, having sat for five hours, decided at
this point to adjourn.
MORTGAGES ON FARMS.
Blair Introduces a Bill Making Them
Government Collateral.
Washington, Aug. 21.— The bill intro
duced to-day by Senator Blair upon request
of the farmers’ alliance provides for banks
for the reception of mortgages on real es
tate. Deposits of first mortgages on real
property must be made by such banks with
the Treasurer of the United States, who
shall issue to the hanks United States
treasury notes of different denominations
to the amount of the mortgages deposited.
A STEAMER AGROUND.
Her Passengers Rescued, But She May
Go to Pieces.
Long Beach, Aug. 21.—The steamer
Dania of the Hamburg-American line went
ashore at high tide at about 11 o’clock lost
night, between New Inlet and Jones Inlet,
and stands a chance of going to pieces.
RESCUE OF THE PABBBNOERS.
New York, Aug. 21. —The steamer
Augusta Victoiia, Capt. Albers, which left
this port this morning for Hamburg, re
turned at 6:35 to-night and mchored at
quarantine. She has on board 363 steerage
passengers of tho steamer Diana from Ham
burg, which went ashore at Long Beach
about midnight duriug a dense fog. Tbe
Augusta Victoria at noon steamed as clo e
as possible to the stranded ship and laid at
anchor awaiting the transfer of her passen
gers. This difficult task was successfully
accomulished by tho tug boat Indian and
four of the Augusta Victoria’s lifeboats.
Although a heavy sea was running the pas
sengers were transferred without a single
accident.
A MORDBRER LYNCHED.
Another Negro Arrested and Apt to
Suffer a Similar Death.
Midway, Kv., Aug. 21.—John Hender
son, who murdered Gilbert Satterwhite, a
prominent white farmer, near here night
before last, was taken from jail at 2 o’clock
this morning by a mob, and strung up to a
tree in the edge of town. The miserable
wretch confessed the killing. The testimony
indicates an accessory to the murder, ou
which another negro was arrested at
noou to-day. The chances are that he will
be hanged to-night. The negroes killed Mr.
Satterwhite because of their being dis
charged by him from a threshing machine
gang a few weeks age. The negroes are
reported as greatly inoensod at the hang
ing, ad threaten to avenge it on the whites.
Trouble is feared.
SESSION OF THE LAWYERS.
A Couple of Papers Read and New
Members Elected.
Saratoga, Aug. 21.—At the meeting this
morning of the American Bar Association
a number of new members were elected.
James C. Carter delivered an address on
“The ideal and the actual in the law.”
John F. Buncombe of lowa read a paper
on election laws.
A resolution was reported which urges
congress to speedily pass such an act as may
be n--—ry to effect the needed relief of
the supreme oourL .......
To-m irrow the association will hold its
last session and officers will be elected.
Lived to be 00.
Albany, Oa., Aug. 21.— 01d man Si, a
negro |ssuui Tender of this place, died to
day iu hi. >•' to went through
thres wars the Indian, Mexloau and 000-
Itslsrats —as body servant of bis master.
SAVANNAH, GA„ FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1800.
SUFFRAGE FOR WOMEN.
The rropoaition Before the MiesiselpDl
Convention.
Jackson, Miss., Aug. 21.—A tinge of
sentiment colored the proceedings of the
constitutional convention to-day during the
progress of Delegate John W.
Fe well’s speech in support of a
proposition offered by himself to
confer suffrage upon women. Mr. Fewell’s
resolutions read as follows:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this con
vention that it is a eondilion necessary to
the solution of the franchise problem that
the right to vote shall be secured, bv proper
constitutional enactment, to every woman
who shall have resided in this state six
months, an<i who shall be 21 years of age or
upward, and who shall own, or whose hus
band, if she have a husband,
shall own real estate situated in the
state of the clear value of S3OO,
over and above all encumbrances. The vote
of every woman votiDg in au election snail
be cast by some male elector, who shall be
thereunto authorised in writing by such
woman so entitled to vote, which constitu
tional enactment is not to be framed so as to
grant woman the right to hold office.
SUPPORTS IT IN a SPEECH.
Under the rules the resolution should
have gone to the committee on elective
f rauohise, but by unanimous consent he was
allowed to take the floor In support of his
resolution. Mr. Fewell made the most of his
opportunity, and m a speech of twenty min
utes’ duration made a deep impression on all
his hearers. He urged that a spe
cial committee be appointed to report on
the question, but the committee
on elective franchise regarded such refer
ence ith the instructions suggested as in
fringing upon the prerogative of the
elective franchise committee, and after
two hours’ discussion Mr. Fewell struck out
the objectionable clauses of the reference
resolution and had it referred in the usual
way.
A SIMILAR PROPOSITION.
Delegate Hudson of Yazoo also offered
an amendment providing for female suf
frage with a property and educational
qualification. Tnis also embraces the Aus
tralian ballot system.
The woman suffrage idea is growing in
favor among the best minds o.f the conven
tion, and unless safety from negro
supremacy can be reached by otoer
methods Mr. Fewell’s plan, or one similar
to it, will be adopted.
THE READMISSION ACT.
At 10 o’clock to-morrow morning the
judiciary committee will make a report
upon the question submitted by the con
vention a few days ago as to whether the
fundamental conditions embraced in the act
of congress of 1870, readmitting Mississippi
into the union, are unconstitutional and
binding upon this convention. It Is
understood that the oommittee will
report against the constitutionality of the
fundamental conditions, and advise the
convention that they are not bound by
them. The convention will probably ad
journ to-morrow until Monday, there being
no business ready for consideration.
STATE TICKETS.
The Republican Leaders in Wiscon
sin—Pennsylvania's Prohibitionists.
Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 26.— The re
publican state convention did not finish its
labors till after midnight. The ticket was
complete as follows:
For Secretary of State—Edwin D. Coe
of Walworth.
For Treasurer—Albert B. Guilfussof Mil
waukee.
For Attorney General—James O’Neill of
Clark county.
For Superintendent Public Instruction—
L. D. Harvey of Winnebago.
For Railway Commissioner—Lyman E.
Birmi of Eau Claire. The convention did
not adjourn until 1:30 o’clock this morning.
The last candidate chosen was David
Schriner of Lancaster for insurance com
missioner. Mr. Schriner is a Lutheran with
an empty sleeve. Tne ticket and platform
gives general satisfaction.
PENNSYLVANIA’S PROHIBITIONISTS.
Harrisrubg, Pa., Aug. 21.—The prohi
bition state convention to-day made the
following nominations:
For Governor—Charles W. Miller of
Venango county.
For Lieutenant Governor—Col. Charles
E. Hyatt of Chester county.
For Secretary of Internal Affairs—Will
iam T. Dunn, of Allegheny City.
A CALIFORNIA CANDIDATE.
San Jose, Cal., Aug. 21.— The demo
cratic convention to-day nominated as a
candidate for governor E. B. Pond, mayor
of San Francisco.
R. F. Delvalie of Los Angeles was nomi
nated for lieutenant governor.
STOLE TIPS FROM THE WIRE.
An Operator Taps the Western
Union’s Race Track Lines.
Baltimore, Aug. 21. Superintendent
Bloxham of the Western Union Telegraph
Company to-day notified Marshal Frey that
he had received information that the tele
graph wir3 of the company were being
tapped at No. 1711 West Franklin street. A
detail of officers went to the house
with Supt. Bloxham and one of his line
men. They found that a wire had been run
from the top of a pole through tho skylight
of the house into a room on the third floor,
which ooutained some eight or ten telegraph
instruments, several battery jars, two
tabled and four chairs. The house had been
vacant until last Thursday.
AN ARREST.
The officers caught Terry W. VVadham,
tvho hails from Augusta, Ga., coming out
of the house. Upon Wadham was found
a rough diagram showing tho connection of
the telegraph wires from Now York to the
Arlington race track, and a card upon
which was written the names of the horses
entered for to-morrow’s race list, jockeys,
etc. Wadham was committed for a hearing
in court. •
A STABLE WALL IN RUINS.
Four Mon Killed Outright and Three
Fatally Injured.
Philadelphia, Aug. 21.— During a
heavy storm which prevailed in this vicinity
about 7 o'clock this evening the southern
wall of the stable and car sheds occupying
the square bounded by Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets and Susquehanna avenue
and Dauphin street, used jointly
by the Twelfth and Sixteenth
and Tonth and Eleventh streets paskengor
railway companies, was biowudowu, carry!
ing a portion of the room with it and
sma-bing a number of cars. Four persons
were killed outright and three are so badly
injured that they are not expected to re
c iver. Three others wore luss seri usly in
jured and one is missing and probably dead.
Twenty or more horses were killed. All tbe
killed and injured were drivers, conductors
or stablemen in the employ of tbe railway
company.
A Mysterious Death.
Albany, Ga.. Aug. 21.—A negro woman
named Klia FieWeliyn dial very suddenly
under peculiar dreuiiMtancs* on North
street, netr Washington, early this morn
ing.
TWTXT PEACE AND WAR.
DOUBT AS TO THE NEXT STEP OF
THE LABOR LEADERS.
The Federation May Not Order Out
Ita Men—The Vanderbilt Employes
Estimated at 132,000 to 142,000
Men —Of These Only 25,0.0 Are
Knights of Labor and 0,000 Federa
tion Men.
New' York, Aug. 21.—The chiefs of the
Federation of Railroad Employes left for
Terre Haute, Ind., this morning. Mr. Sar
geant of the Firemen’s Brotherhood said
that a meeting of the federation would bo
held there, at which a strike on the Vander
bilt system would undoubtedly be ordered.
Ho said that the firm refusal of Vice Presi
dent Webb to arbitrate had rendered this
action necessary. Mr. Webb’s arbitrary
methods made it useless to deal with him
any longer.
The Central’s officials are preparing to
meet a general strike, if one should be or
dered. Mr. Webb said he did not doubt
that the supreme council of the Railroad Em
ployes’ Federation would call out the men,
but he did not believe that nearly as many
of them as they expected would leave their
posts. A majority of the employes, he
thought, would remain at work.
A STRIKE NOT CERTAIN.
Grand Master Sweeney of the switch
men’s associaiiou nut n different complexion
on the condition of affairs this afternoon.
He said the supreme council may not in
dorse the action of the chiefs of the four
orders, and it is purely supposition to say
they will order a general strike. “Another
thing there has teen no unanimous opinion
formed by the executive council of
the federation that the com
pany was making an attack on
our organisation. On the contrary, we
have been divided on the subject. The rea
son for convening the council was because
the responsibility was too heavy for four
men of the executive board to shoulder.”
THE PROMISE MADE BY SERGEANT.
Ms. Sweeney also said Mr. Sergeant has
never stated that he would recommend a
general tie-up to the supreme council. Mr.
Sweeney said that since the strike begun
twenty-four carloads of beef have been
destroyed between here and Buffalo and i a 1
to be hurled, and there are now many loans
of fruit at Buffalo which will probably
meet the same fate.
TOTAL OF THE EMPLOYES.
The New York Contral officials have been
making some calculating to-day regarding
tho number of men who are likely to go on
strike. They say there are 72,000 employed
on the Now York Central and Hudson river
railroad and between 00,0u0 and 70,000 on
the other roads of the system. Of these
men there are on the entire Vanderbilt sys
tem 25,000 Knights of Labor and 0,000
members of the federation. Throe thousand
men have left the Contral road's ompioy
since the strike has been declared.
THE KNIGHTS HOPEFUL.
The general executive board of tho
Knights of Labor reported to-night that
everything was very encouraging and that
they were in constant communication with
the strikers along tho line. The following
manifesto was given to the press by Mr.
Powderly to-night:
To the People:
I’orßome time the management of the Now
York Central am Hudson River Railroad have
been discharging emploj-es who have been
active in labor affairs. It happens that ail of
those who have been dismissed ore members of
the Knights of Later, and have ot one time or
another been officers of the order or have
served on committees which waited on officials
with a view to presenting grievances. These dis
charges became so frequent and were so clearly
evidence of a settled purpose on the part of the
company to disrupt and destroy the organize
tion of the Knights of Labor upon the Central
Hystem, that the executive board of Assembly
No. 216, in which the Knights of Labor upon
tne system are enrol ed, found it necessary to
call a special meeting in New York to consider
the situation.
don’t pretend to dictate.
After reviewing the general executive
board’s efforts for arbitration, he continues:
The public may have formed erroneous Im
pressioos of tne position of the Knights of
Labor in the controversy. We do not pretend
to dictate to the company that it shall not dis
charge men, but in all fairness a discharged
man should be told why he is
dismissed. During the session of the state
legislature the Knights of Labor of Now York
were active in the passage of the weekly pay
bill. A committee of the Knights of Labor,
representing the employes of the New York
Central and Hudson River railroad, were faced
in the legislative committee room at Albany by
the attorneys of the road and questioned and
terrorized, Some of the members of that com
mittee, who were at the time em
ployed by the New York Central, were
discharged without cause, or rather without an v
given cause. There exists not a shadow of
doubt that these men were singled out for en
deavoring to secure the passage of the above
mentioned law.
WILL STAND DY TUB MHN.
After thoroughly investigating the causes
which led to the strike, and after making every
effort in their power to induce the compunyto
arbitrate or submit to an investigation by im
partial men the question at issue, namely
whether the men were discharged
because they were Knights of Libor
and for the purpose of destroying their or
ganization, as they believe and maintain, or for
Just cause and pr per reason, as the officials of
the company allege, the general executive
board have by unanimous vote determined to
stand by the men, who,whether their strike was
opportune or not, had no alternative. I have
no doubt but that it is the determination of
the management to destroy the organiza
tion along ttie line of the New York
Central and Hudson River railroad
unless tne organization subsequently bends the
knee to Vanderbilt. During the controversy
Supt. Touoy and Vice President Webb stilted
and repeated that the men were not discharged
befaiis ■ they were Knights of Labor, and they
expected the public to beiieve them simply
because they say so. Both of these gentlemen
deny certain things in relation to tln-ir couversa
tion with me. which both Mr. Devlin and my
self are prepared to make affidavit to.
I may therefore, lie excused if
I am not prepared to accept
as being true beyond qu stion any denial by
th -m of the statements ma le by men whose
words should he of equal value with theirs
Everything that could in honor be done to ter
minate the strike on an honorable basis for the
men was doue. and the alternative
of unconditional and absolute surrender
on the part of the men or a protest
against the tyranny of the officers of the New
York Central and Hudson River railroad was
presented to us. Under the circumstances sur
render would be unmanly. It would tie cow
ardly and unworthy of the sons of men. whom
two hemispheres struggled and died for the
right of humanity.
DIDN'T HKEK TUB qtlAIlKBh.
We did not seek the quarrel. The general
executive board knew nothing of it until it wua
thrust upon the n, and now that we have to face
it we ask of the entire order of the Knights of
Labor to come to our assistance with means to
win the strike. We want money to carry
on the struggle. We not only ask
of the Knights of l-abor to come to
our aid, but we ask it of the members of all
organized labor. It is our turn now. It will be
yours soon We not only ask labor organiza
tion*. but we ask of the great public to come
to our relief. We are lighting against a power
far m<>re dangerous than that which laid down
ita arms at York town
HEW MEN CAPTt'RJtn.
BUFFALO, Aug. 21.— Tha strikers bare
utade a checkmate move on the ('antral
people this aftaruoo. 1 bay captured over
(<rty men who arrived in tha city this morn-
ing and yesterday. They understood that
they were to work on anew division on the
Central. A meeting was held this after
noon ao as to send these men all hack home.
CHICAGO'S CONFERENCE.
Chicago, Aug. 21. —Leading officials of
the Vanderbilt lines in lb a citv say they
are not makiug any preparations for a
strike and do not expect one.
FREIGHT FROM NEW ENGLAND.
Boston, Aug. 21.—The Boston and
Albany railroad has given orders to receive
all freight as usual for all points on the
New Vork Central, and points west.
PEACE IN SAN SALVADOR.
Guatemala Signs the Treaty and the
War Ended.
Paris, Aug. 21.—The Guatemalan lega
tion has received a cable dispatch an
nouncing that Guatemala has signet! a treaty
of peace with Salvador. The dispatch fur
ther says that Vice President Ayala has
nssinned power and is arranging for an
election for the president.
THE NEWS CONFIRMED.
New York. Aug 21.—1n confirmation of
the cable ad vices from Central America the
following dispatch, received to-day ly
Consul General Bneze of Guatemala, may ho
of interest; “Peace has been concluded.
Ayala will assume the presidency of idai
vador until an election takes place.”
STRIKE OF THE SEAMEN.
The Employers of Australia to Fight
the Men.
Melbourne, Aug. 21.—At a meeting of
400 employers to-day It was resolved to sup
port the ship owners against the strikers.
The employers in tho capitals of the other
Australian colonies are about to make simi
lar declarations. In consequence of the
strike the prices of ooal, sugar and pro
visions are rapidly advancing.
TO FIGHT TIIE LABOR UNIONS.
London, Aug. 21. —The l all Mall Oa
setts says that at a conference of British
ship owners, representing a capital of
£80,000,000, it was decided to uuito in a
light against the labor unions.
KILLED BY AFRICAN FEVER.
Tho Report of the Death of dhreo
Missionaries Confirmed.
Berne, Aug. 21.—Tho bishop of Sierra
Leone, who is at present sojournii gin
Switzerland, has roceived news continuing
the roport of tho death of Messrs. Gates
aud Jaderquust and Mrs. Kingman, mem
bers of a party of nine missionaries who
left the United States a few months ago
with the object of teiching in Soudan.
They died at Blerra Leone from African
fever.
MARCHING BEFORE THE KAISER.
At the Conclusion of tho Review He
W 111 Go to Petorhof.
Narva, Aug. 21. —Tho military maneu
vers here will conclude to-morrow. Imme
diately upon their conclusion Emperor Will
iam will start for the Peterhof palace.
Gen. von Bchweinitz, the German am
bassador to Russia, gave a banquet to
Chancellor von Cnprivi and other mem
bers of Emperor William’s suite, in Bt.
Petersburg to-uiglit.
BLOWN UP BY POWDER.
One Man Killed, Three Dying and a
Building In Kulns.
Chicaoo, Aug. 21.—About 10 o’clock this
morning Charles B-jtdoll of Cincinnati, em
ployed at the Dupont Powder Works, four
miles beyond Blue Island, a small suburban
town, was trying to opeu a can of powder
with a file. An expl sion followed by
which Seidell was Killed, three others
fatally injured, and twelve severely. The
building was completely wrecked.
Argentine Republic Affairs.
Buenos Ayres, Aug. 21.—The resigna
tion of the governor of the province of
Cordoba has been accepted.
The government has introduced in the
Senate and Ct amber of Deputies proposals
recently submitted by the minister of
finance. It is an elaborate scheme. Its
chief feature is an issue of bonds to the
amount of $53,000,000.
Belgian Miners Strike.
Brussels, Aug. 21. —Advices from Mona
state that B,ooj miners in the Borigue dis
trict have struck. The socialist leaders are
feeling the discontent among the men, and
it is expected that the movement will
spread.
Switzerland’s Fatal Cyclone.
Geneva, Ang. 21.—1 tls reported that
150 lives were lost in the cyclone in the can
ton tf Vaud yesterday.
A PABSENQBR TRAIN RUN DOWN
A Pullman Conductor Killed and Two
Other Men Injured.
Kansas City, Aug. 21.— A freight train
ran into the rear of a passenger train on the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad at
Paolo, forty-tnreo miles south of here, last
night, killing Pullman Conductor Camp in
stantly. The engineer and fireman of the
freight train jumped from the cab. Eu
giueer Woodward was seriously injured by
his fall. A brakoman whose name is not
known is fatally injured. No passongers
were hurt.
Tbousand Island Park Hotel Burned.
Watertown, N. Y., Aug. 21. —Fire
which started in the kitchen of the Thou
sand Island Park hotel this morning de
stroyed the hotel and twenty other build
ings. The loss will reach $150,000. No
lives were lost, but it is reported that some
guests were injured.
Clothing Dealers Assign.
Nashville, Tknn., Aug. 21.—8. H.
Cooks & Cos., one of the largest clothing
houses in the soutli, established twenty-five
years ago, made a i assignment to-day.
Their liabilities are $200,000, and their
assets $140,000.
GLEANED AT GIB3ON.
No Important Cases in Court—The
First Bale of Cotton.
Gibson, Ga., Aug. 21.—The superior
court adjourned on Tuesday. There was
very little business. There was not a single
criminal case on the docket. A good many
people were in town while court was iutes
•lon, and there was a g jod deal of hand
shaking by those bo are candidates for
roi resent*.ive. Mr. Putiman liexau
brought in the first new bale of cotton
Tuesday morning and sold it to lr. T. J.
M. Kelly for 10% cents. Thu alliance
will soon have a eo-operat! ve store here
with a capital slock of $2,000. There will
bn no jute Lagging used by the alliance in
this county. Vv hers cotton bagging cannot
be had pine straw or the ilex (sugar Lagei
will be sqbetituted.
G. C. Evans of riamiersville was admitted
to tbs bar in open court i use-fay.
I DAILY. $lO A YEAR. .
■i 5 CENTS A COPY. f.
| WEEKLY, $1.25 A YEAR f
A FIGHT FOR PURE LARD.
THE HOG VERSUS THE COTTON
SEED OIL PRODUCT.
Me Clammy Opposes the Conger Bill
in a Humorous Speech— Mason Says
the Matter Ought Not to be Befor*
Congress Oates Pleads for Fa.r
Play.
Washington, Aug 21.—After the usual
delay in getting a quorum the House passed
several minor bridge bills, and then, in tba
morning hour, resumed consideration of the
bill for the adjustment of tho accounts oC
laborers under the eight-hour law.
the lard bill talen up.
Pending discussion the morning hour ex
pired, and the House proceeded under a
special order to consideration of the bill
defining “Lard." Mr. McClammy of North
Carolina opposed the measure in a humor
ous speech, m which be ridiculed some of tha
arguments of Mr. Brosius of Pennsylvania,
who had reported the bill.
Mr. Masou of Illinois said this was a flghtt
between the packers of reflued oompnund
lard and the packers of impure lard. It
was a trade tight, and had no pluoe in con
gress. Be was in favor of branding every
article in the market what it really was.
He was as much opposed to food adultera
tion as any man in the House. The com
pound lard men were charged with
defending fraud aud oounterfoitiug. That)
charge was false. This bill struck down
every possible chance of exporting lard or
compound lard from this countrv.
believes in clean food.
He was not here to defend counterfeiting,
but he was here to defend the men who
manufactured a clean, healthy food product,
the more hog’s lard that was taken out of
it and the more cotton seed oil there was
put in it the purer and cleauer it was for
the human stomooh. No man oould say that!
cotton seed oil was not one of the beat articles
of food produots discovered during tha
preseut oentury. It had become the poor
man's food. It wag marked for what iD
was. The working people were not asking
for this bill. Thoy were opposed to taxing
clean, healthy food products.
Mr. HcHae of Arkansas offered an
amendment to tho first section of the bill,
adding the following words: “And ren
dered in the open kettle process, used by
far i e a and but.'hers,” to the definition of
"lard."
The amendment was lost by a vote of (J 5
yeas to 102 nays. Me ss. Allen of Miebi
fan, Henderson of lowa, and Foreman of
llinois, spoke in favor of the bill. Mr.
Houk of Tennessee, said he would vote fop
tho bill somewhat on the principle—
I (lo not love thee. Dr. Fell,
The reason why, 1 cannot tell.
There were some things in the measura
that he did not like. He did not wish to en
large the internal revenue system. He had
hoped that before this congress adjourned
the machinery of the internal revenue
would have been wiped from tho statute
books. But It was evident that this would
not be done, and he would vote for the bill
as being in tho interest of the farmer.
Mr. Htewart of Texas attacked the bill oa
constitutional grounds.
not a fair deal.
Mr. Oates of Alabama contended that if
congress wanted to be fair to all the indus
tries of the country it ought not to put a
tax on one and make it carry all the weight.
Every industry was entitled to fair com
pensation with its rivnls. It was said ttiat
the farmers had a petition in favor of the
bill. That was true But In any part of
the country signatures o uld be obtained
for every purpose. Ho had petitions differ
ing from the other petitions in that they
were acoompaniod by affidavits, declaring
that the signers had read and understood
the caption, requesting them to oppose the
Conger bill, but to give their support to the
Paddook bill. He then proceeded to make
a constitutional argument against the bill.
WHEELER APPEALS TO THE DEMOCRATS,
Mr. Wheeler of Aiabama appealed to tha
members on the democratic side to stand
by their constitutional prinoiplos. Thera
were goutleinen ou the other side who were
opposed to going so far in violation of the
correct principles of the government as
this bill attempted to go. That some
gentleman ou the democratic side supported
it proved only that there were men
who valued the temporary inter
ests of their constituents more
than they value the great ennobling
principle of democratic government. Thti
whole trouble was that the south. “God
Ideas that country” [laughter], was raising
a vegetable so superior to all other vegeta
bles in purity. God had blessed that
country. Congress was attempting to puss
a law dinctly in conflict with the
statutes of God. [Laughter.] “And swine
he is unclean to thee. # Of their flesh thou
shalt not eat, and their carcass thou shall
not touch, for they are unclean.”
[Laughter.]
Pending further debate the House at 3
o’clock took a recess until 8 o’clock, the
evening session to be for debate only on the
lard bill.
The speakers at the evening session were
Messrs. Hwoney of lowa, Dunuoll of Minne
sota, Hill of Illinois, Catcluugs of Missis
sippi, Bliss of Michigan, Lacey of lowa,
Niedringbaus of Missouri, Htockdale oI
Mississippi and Turner of New York.
The House adjourned at 10 o’clock.
BLOODY TEN MILE HILL.
A Negro Filled With Shot While 81b
ting on Hia Porch.
Charleston, 8. C., Aug. 21—Crime h
getting very frequent around here of late.
Ten Mile Hill, the scene of the recent
Green-Ahrens tragedy, is again the scene ol
bloodshed. The news was received in the city
to-day of a shooting scrape, in which Wifi,
iara Fraser, a colored man who is employed
by T. I). Green as watchman, was filled
with small shot. The wounds, although
very painful, are not dangerous. Frasei
was brought to this city.
HU story is that he wai
sitting on the piazza of Mr. Green’l
place lost night about 11 o’clock, wheu
simultaneously be heard the report of n
gun and experienced the pain of a load oi
small shot entering bis back and side. Th
report alarmed the inmates and they rushed
out, but the assailant bad disappeared,
Fraser says he don’t know who shot him.
OUR WINNIE’S NEW HOME BUnNBD
Ihe Wilkinson Homestead at Syrae
cuse Reduced to Ruins.
Syracuse, N. Y., Aug. 21.— The beauti
ful Wilkinson homestead on James street
bill, the home of Alfred Wilkinson, Jr.,
fiancee of Miss Winnie Davis, was destroyed
by fire to-day, occasioned by auespioeiou ol
lieuxine used by laborers iu cleaning the
woodwork. Two laborers were fearfully
Injured by the expl sion. Many valuable
paintings and much of the furniture wai
saved, but the bouse is ruined. The lose it
SBO,OOO and the insurance $10,500.
The Ktate TeX Hate.
Atlanta, Ga.. Aug. 2L— The goverooi
slid controller general io-day levied th*
tax rate*for tuts year. Toe late is thrw
mills aud uluety-etxUi oiw-huud-edths at a
mill