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Newspaper Page Text( the MORNING NEWS j J Established 1850. Incorporated 1688. V j J. H. ESTILL, President. 1 A BIG VICTORY FOR KEEP. XT IB MORE OVER BLAINE THAN OVER THE DEMOCRATS. His Majority In Hia District Nearly rouble What It Was at the Last Election-The Majority for the Re publican State licket Only About 13,000. Washington, Sept B.—The republican congressional committee celebrated Speaker Reed's election in jubilant style to-night at their headquarters next door but one to Secretary Blaine’s red house on Lafayette square. As the majority rose in successive telegrams their feelings rose until they were betrayed into some what reckless language about the defeated Blaine, for, being fijends of Speaker Reed, they had not so much to say about the defeated democrats as they had to say about the defeated republicans. They realized that Speaker Reed had not only beaten the democrats, who made no fight to ~t h„t that thev had defeated the ha,! made all the they could against him. knew he was againt them. The silence of Secretary Blaine, his re fusal to speak in Speaker Reed’s district, his refusal to indorse Speaker Reed or Speaker Reed’s policy in the one speech which he did make, indicated plainly to them if they had had no other information that Secretary Blaine was exert ing h;s influence against Speaker Reed. Consesequently Speaker Reed’s friends make a great deal more of the victory than they would if it had not been the outcome of a republican rout. They think it presages if it does not involve the dethronement of Secretary Blaine in Maine and the elevation of SpeaKer Reed to Secretary Blaine’s place. Their extravagant praise of Speaker Reed is more extravagant than ever. He is now, they say, positively the greatest man in the country and certain to be nominated in 1892. As for Secretary Blaine, he is all that is wicked and will be appropriately punished. Speaker Reed’s great triumph will enable him, they say, to dictate the language of the reefprociiy clause, in which Secretary Blaine’s tariff polioy will receive the scantest recognition possible. democrats disappointed. The democrats are disappointed for they were trusting to secretary Biaiue to defeat Reed practically or actually. The demo cratic congressional committee sent no money to Spe iker Reed’s district It had no money to seud except the little that a very few men contributed. The democratic members of the House, while all anxious to see Speaker Reed beaten, would not contribute money to that end when they were asked to do so. They thought Secretary Blaine was all powerful in Maine and that he did not need their help in defeating Speaker Reed. Dispatches to the republican national committee this evening assert that the Maine delegation in congress is elected. Milliken’s majority is considerably reduced. Reed’s majority is put at 4,300, and still growing as successive reports come in. The majority for the state ticket is about 13,000. FROM THE SKAT OK WAR. Portland, Me., Sept. 8,7 p. m. —Speaker Read gained a signal victory to-day, and is re-elected to congress by a largely increased majority. The election passed off quietly, but the undercurrent of excitement was intense. At the last congressional election Mr. Reed had 2,439 plurality, and it looks as if it would be nearly doubled this time. RETURNS COMING IN. Forty-three of the 53 towns in the First district give: Heed 16,502 Frank 10,830 Scattering 45 Heed's plurality 4,672 The same towns in 1888 gave: geed 16,511 Emery 14 373 Scattering 355 Heed’s plurality 2,138 RETURNS FROM THE STATE. Returns from the state at large received up to this hour show that 130 towns give: Burleigh 37 005 Thompson 18,858 scattering Tiie last time they stood: J!" r ‘ e „ iph Cushing Scattering gj4 Hepub.icanplurality I806! Rosy Republican plurality 1888 , . ' g’954 This shows a democratic gain of 287. PORTLAND’S VOTE IN FULL. Portland gives: 3,673; Thomp s°n, 2,146; Clark, 158; scattering, 36. lor congressmen—Reed 8,751; Frank ] 563 8 ’ fccattorinK: 118 ; Reed’s plurality Ibis is the largest plurality ever given a member for this district. B One republican representative to the leg (Lunmnghatu) is defeated, Gups till, (dem.) winning by 9 votos. LATER NEWS FROM THE STATE. Portland, Me, Sept. 9., la. m. Two hundred and ten towns give: Burleigh Thompson Clark. 27,42< Scattering! vote*!? M r nS a republican nrohihiti’ a democratic of 37,244, a The iennhr °* 1,276 and “tattering 1,089. 13 <JOT P e b i‘° a ki P luralit y >s 13,508 against h PU e l,oau *? a,n of 301. If the the VOTE IN 1886. reiini l~’' Hi? off year, the vote stood biUon i sAL 6 ?! 901, democratic 55,288, prohi ralitv I sca *' terlu K 23: republican plu ab,ut 19 m ThW , Te y the Plurality will be Of thl l. °J a aIQ of 5,300 aud 1,000 ahead vote cn'^ eSl<ie “ tial yeßr - The prohibition omitted so* it n i ‘ ted i wit ? the scatterin K. °r mav l ■ , 13 olsssed as scattering and The c, "siderably iarger. t v ;,' ri ' aeD ‘ 6<lr3 congress are all re-eiected doubled majoru ‘ 0a > Speaker Reed’s being can!' C ° Uaty oncers are mostly republi cs ar ? Probably all republican tatives me? le B ls J atu re, and the represen lican stand fully as strongly repub d'hi’cratic' y ' 125 re P nblica “ to twenty dingley re-elected. & larlr- 8^ 1 *! ’ Sept. B. —Returns from ? fthe citips iu tbe Second t 0 ’’ongress h? at6X ‘} >OV ' Dln e le y iselected Idem.). by ce arly 4,000 over Allen, n ALL quiet at biddeford. here wli“ D ’ M -VSS., Sept. 8. -The election as r, r ,i„ a , y , was very quiet. A large vote , >odist„r„i Urin lbe drst half hour, but sation tmuK? 0 “ooorred owing to naturali- * No officers were < r federal cm and no deputy sheriffs ^ ro stationed at the polls, kept a lea4e~ ‘ record of ail who presented Jltorliiitij ffjetojs. themselves at the polls and who found that their names had been stricken from the list. HEAVY SCRATCHING AT BANGOR. Bangor, Mb., Sept. B.—ln Bangor to day the Ugliest vote for years was polled, and there was great scratching of tickets. Men who have been in politics for years say they have never known anything like the manner in which tickets were cut. The re sult in the city ia greatlv in doubt and the republicans are not claiming the city by over 300 at the outside. The prospect is good for the election of at least one demo cratic representative, but nothing definite can be told till the entire vote is counted. Extrema quiet characterized the election proceedings. MANLEY’S TELEGRAM TO HARRISON. Augusta, Me., April B.— Chairman Manley, of the republican state committee, sent at midnight the following dispatch to President Harr.son: Maine gives the largest republican majority thrown in an off yeursmeo 1806, and a larger majority than that given in any presidential contest, with the single exceptions of 1881 and 18-8. Gov. Burleigh Is re-elected by a majority ex ceeding 15,600. Boeaker Keed is re-elected by the largest ma jority he ever received, exceeding 4,500. Representatives Dinglev, Bnutelle and >lllll - are re-elected by majorities ranging from 8,000 to 5,000. The Pine Tree state indorses your administra tion, and remains firm in its advocacy of pro tection of American industries and American labor. SPOLIATION CLAIMS. The Money to Pay Them Won’t be Appropriated at This Session. Washington, Sept. B.—The #1,350,000 of French spoliation claims certified as correct to congress by the court of claims, will hardly be paid at this session of oongress. Speaker Reed and Chairman Cannon are too busy trying to keep down the deficit. To-day Representatives Cogswell, Cobb and Tucker of New Bedford, ex-Seuator Cragiu of New Hampshire.ex-Senator Le >n ard Meyers of Philadelphia and William E. Earle of South Carolina, appeared be fore the sub-oommittee on the deficiency bill to plead for the recognition of the claims. The sub-committee admitted their justice, as everybody except Representa tive Buckalew does, but could not promise to pay them. DENNING TO BE CONFIRMED. Washington, Sept. 8. —Chairman Saw yer of the Senate postoffioe committee says Col. Denning will be confirmed at the next executive session of the Senate. ALASKA’S OOVBBNMSNT. A Bill to Amend, a Defect in the Law Relating to Beaieries. Washington, Sept 8. —A bill was intro duced by Senator Ingalls in the Senate and Representative Thompson of Ohio in the House to*day to amend the act creating a civil government for Alaska. Its object is to remedy a defect in the law which has prevented British sealing vessels condemned by the United States district oourt at Sitka from appealing tbeir cases to the United States supreme court. An effort will be made to secure action in both houses before congress adjourns. A LAND SUIT WITH TEXAS. Gen. Adgar Allen to Aeßist the Counsel for the Government. Washington, Sept. 8. Gen. Adgar Allen of Richmond, Va., past junior vice commander-in-chief of the G. A. R., was to day appointed and qualified as special as sistant to the attorney general to assist in prosecuting the suit in the supreme court of the United States against the state of Texas to settle the title to Greer county, which has been in controversy for many years. GRIMES WON’T BE CLSRK. He Don’t Wans to Antagonize Crisp’s Chances for Speaker. Washington, Sept. B.— Representative Grimes says that he will not be a candidate for clerk of the next House. Georgia can not have both the speakership and the clerk ship, and as he desiro3 Representative Crisp to havo the speakership, he will not permit his name to be used in connection with the clerkship, although he has been asked to do so. Purchases of Silver. Washington, Sept. 8. —The amount of silver offered the treasury to-day was 804,000 ounces. The amount purchased was 255,000 ounces as follows: Fifty thousand at $1,172, 50,000 at $1.1725 and 135,000 at $1.1728. PHAN CHI3E QU A LIFIOATIONS. The Mississippi Convention Gives the Subject the Bight of Way. Jackson, Miss., Sept. 8. —The constitu tional convention has at last settled down to the business which called it into ex istence. After the roll call to-day, Chair man Patty of* the franchise committee moved that the convention resolve itself into committee of the whole to consider as one question several reports presented by this committee. No objection was raised, aud the suffrage question will dow have the right of way till it has been thoroughly discussed. THE FIRST SPEAKER. The firat speaker to open the debate was Judge Christman—favoring his amendment to the committees report. Criticising the report of tbe committee he de nounced the provision requiring illiter ate voters to be able to understand tbe con stitution when read to them as a trick that would lodge in tho hands of the election judges power to allow or refuse a vote to electors who were unable to rend. The Australian ballot system be character ized as a fraud. The poll tax system also came in for a large share of hostile oriti cism. ENGINEERS IN CONVENTION. Tho Second Bi-ennlal Meeting in Session at San Francisco. San Francisco, Sept. B.—The second bi ennial convention of the National Brother hood of Locomotive Firemen was opened here this morning. Grand Master Frank P. Sargeant of Terre Haute, Ind., presided. In accordance with the constitution of the order the proceedings will be conducted with closed doors. Every one of the 420 lodges was represented. TOBACCO AND THE TARIFF. The Leaf Board of Trade of New York Protests. New York, Sept. B.— The tobacco leaf board of trade met here to-day and passed a resolution protesting against the McKin ley bill, which they claim will have tbe effect of ruining their business. The board decided to petition congress to so change the bill that iu case of its passage leaf importers will n )t have to pay a duty until their im ports are taken from the bonding stores. SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1890. VOTING ON THE TARIFF. THE SENATE NOW DISPOSING OF THE AMENDMENTS. Several Changes Mads on Recommen dation of the Finance Committee- Plumb’s Amendment Imposing a Tax on Distilled Spirits Selected The Sugar Section Occupies Considerable Time. Washington, Sept. B. —ln the Senate this morning the tariff bill was taken up, debate on the bill to be limited to thirty minutes for any senator on any one subject. Changes or amendments in the bill re ported by Mr. Aldrich from the finance oommittee were made as follows; Adding to paragraph 59 the words, “And white paint containing zino, but not con taining lead ” Making the duty on phosphorus (para graph 677) 30 per cent, ad valorem, instead of 10 cents per pound. Inserting in paragraph 75, relating to medicinal preparations, the words, “Or In the preparation of which aloohol is used.” Making paragraph 132 read, “Boiler plates of iron or steel and other plate Iron not thinned,” etc. Making paragraph 218 read, “White pine shingles 20 cents per thousand ; all others 30 cents per thousand.” Making paragraph 211 read, “Chair cane or reeds wrought or manufactured from rattans or reods, and whether round, square or in any other shape." PLUMB’S TAX ON SPIRITS. Mr. Plumb offered an amendment of which he had given notice Aug. 30, Im posing a tax of $1 25 per gallon on distilled spirits. He said that he offered it because he believed that it would bo necessary to havo the additional revenue, which would be thus provided ($21,508,000) to meet the requirements of the government. After discussion, Mr. Plumb modified the amendment by making it apply to all whisky hereafter produced or withdrawn from bond. A vote was taken and the amend ment was rejected by 17 yeas to 39 nays, as follows: Yeas—Messrs. Berry, Cameron, Casey, Col quitt, Polph, Edmunds, Ingalls, Jones of Arkan sas, Manderson, Mitobell. Paddock, Pasco, Pierce, Plumb, Reagan, Teller and Washburn -17. Nats— Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, Allison, Bar hour, Bate, Blackburn, Butler, Carlisle, Chan dler, Coke, Dawes, Dixon, Eustis, Evarts. Faulk ner, Frye, Gibson. Gorman, Hale, Higgins, Hiscock, Hoar, Jones of Nevada, McMillin, Morgan. Platt, Pugh, Quay, Ransom, Sawyer, Sherman, Spooner, Stewart, Stockbridge,Vance, Vest, Walthall and Wilson of lowa—39. Mr. Vanoe moved to reduoe the duty on card clothing (paragraph 153) from 5 to 2 cents ]>er square foot. The motion was re jected. THE SUGAR SECTION. The sugar section was then taken up, the immediate subject uuder consideration being the finance committee’s amendment to paragraph 223, imposing duties on all sugars above No. 13 Dutch standard. Mr. Sherman argued against the amend ment, and iu favor of the House proposi tion, which would allow all sugars under No. 16 Dutch standard (including good qualities of brown sugar, largely used by the people) to come in free of duty. The amendment was agreed to by a vote of 39 yeas to 12 nays, as follows: Yeas—Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, Barbour, Bate, Blackburn Butler, Cainoron. Carlisle Casey, Chandler, Dawes, Dixon, Edmunds, Eustis, Evarts, Fauhner, Frye, Gibson, Gray, Hale, Hawley, Hiscock, Hoar, Ingalls, McMillan, Manderson, Morgan, Paddock, Pasco, Platt, Plumb, Quay, Reagan, Sawyer, Stewart, Stock bridge, Vance, Washburn and Wilson of Indi ana—39. Nays— Messrs. Allison, Berry, Cockrell, Cul lom, Mitchell, Pugh, Sherman, Spooner, Teller, Vest, Walthall and Wilson of lowa—l2. The next vote was on the Senate amend ment to the same paragraph, duty on sugar above No. 16 six-tenths of 1 per cent, per pound instead of four-tenths (a3 in the House bill). Mr. Allison opposed the committee amend ment and favored the House proposition. The amendment was agreed to by 29 yeas to 23 nays. quay’s amendment. Mr. Quay offered the amendment pro posed by him on Aug. 1 fixing the duties between No. 13 and No. 16 at three-tenths of a cent per pound, between No. 16 and No. 20 at six-tentbs and above No. 20 at 1 cent. Mr. Quay’s amendment was rejected. The proviso in paragraph 223, that, in case of an export duty imposed by any country, sugars from that country shall be subject to duties under the law, was with drawn by the finance oommittee, after its effect had been explained. The fiuance committee amendment to in clude maple sugar among those for which a bounty is to be paid, was agreed to by a vote of 30 yeas to 25 nays. Mr. Frye offered an amendment giving a bounty of 1 cent a pound on sugar ex tracted from imported molasses. The amendment was defeated without division after a long time consumed in its discussion. Mr. Manderson offered an amendment for the admission, free of duty, of machinery for the manufacture of sugar and for the refunding of duties oolleoted on such machinery since Jan. 1,1890. Mr. Eußtis moved to amend the amend ment so as to extend it to machinery for sorghum sugar. GAVE RISE TO DISCUSSION. The amendment gave rise to a good deal of discussion, tho two Louisiana senators asserting that cane sugar a-id beet sugar machinery were precisely the same; the two Nebraska senators assorting the contrary idea, and Messrs. Higgins and Evarts asserting that there was no necessity for the amendment, as the great machine shops of the country were quite competent to pro duce the machinery. Mr. Reagan complained of the exhibition of sectionalism in the bill, illustrated in the pending amendment, and in the high duties imposed on cotton ties, while binding twine was put on the free list. But it was useless, he said, to expect justice. Mr. Blair reproved Mr. Reagan for his imputations upon the northern people and upon the government to which he owed hi3 life. The senator from Texas, Mr. Blair said, was indulging in a whine, when he ought to be shouting nis thankfulness. GORMAN INDORSES THE CHARGE. Mr. Gorman said that the assertion that the south was discriminated against in the tariff bill was true in every line, and he thought thit Mr. Blair’s taunt about the generosity of the government in sparing the lives of the southern senators was not manly and was not one that might be ex pected from him. And now tiie republican senators advocated free machinery from Austria, and confined that provision to machinery to be used in the northwest, re fusing it to the south. W ithout coining to a vote, Mr. Aldrich said he would try and have all the amend ments voted on to-night so as to have the bill at the stage of third reading to-inorrow morning. He also gave notioe that he would, for the committee, offer an amend ment that the bill shall take effect on Oct. 1, 1890. The Senate, at C:3O o’clock, took a recess till 8 o,clock. A VAIN HQFE. When the Senate took a recess it was the expectation of Mr. Aldrich, who is in charge of the bill, that it would bo ordered to third reading in time to reach a final vote before adjournment to-morrow. But there are some amendments to the bill to be offered in the Senate (it is now being con sidered in oommittee of the whole), and Mr. Gorman does not believe it possible to reach a vote before Wednesday. By an arrangement made to-day, Messrs. Aldrich and Carlisle, who have been in charge of the tariff bill for their respective sides, will reserve their formal speeches upon the measure until the report of the conference oommittoe is presented. They are both so worn out by the strain of the past few weeks thAt the preparation of their speeches is impossible before a vote on the pasrage of the bill is readied. The -ix hours of general debate whioh is to prece ie that vote will be occupied by Messrs. Ingalls, Hiscock and Jones for the republicans, and Messrs. Vanoe, Vest and Turpie for the democrats. SPEECHES AT NIGHT. At the evening session the time was principally devoted to the delivery of speeches. Mr. Manderson’* amendment to admit beet sugar machinery free of duty was agreed to, and Mr. Eustis’ amendment to extend a like privilege to cane and sorghum sugar machinery was defeated, Mr. Eustis’ without the yeas and nays. The vote on Mr. Mandor sou’s amendment was 43 y eas to 11 nays. The negative votes were given by Messrs. Butler, Cameron, Carlisle, Gray, Cockrell, Call, Gorman, Hearst, Reagan, Toller and Wilson of Marland. The speakers wore Messrs, Casey, Allison, Gibson, Collum, Reagan, Blair, Aldriob, Spooner and Evarts. Mr. Gibson moved to reduce the sugar test from eight degrees by tho polarlsoopo to seven degrees, and argued that 2 cents a pound bounty on sugar produced iu the United'States would i-o ueutralizod by a European bounty of 2 oents a pound on exported sugar, so that there would be free trade on sugar, RECIPROCITY DISCUSSED. Washington, Sept. 9,1:15 a. m.— Later in the night reciprocity was tho topic of several speeches, tho tone of tho discussion being largely favorable to the principle, but there was considerable diverse opinion as to the method. Mr. Spooner declares in favor of the reci procity provision provided it indicated items an.l articles, hut he would not favor reciprocity with Canada. Mr. Hale said that if this general debate were to go on he would question whether there wm a quorum present. Mr. Hawley protested against closing of the consideration of tho bill without a chance to ask a question of the committes on finance or get any information touohing upon the question of reciprocity, which has never been formally before the Senate os a pending question. The presiding officer (Mr. Ingalls) con fined Mr Hawley to a statement that no reciprocity amendment had been offered. ALLISON GIVES A WARNING. Mr. Allison said he desired to make some remarks in reply to Mr. Aldrioh’s statement on the sugar question, and the bill would not become a law till he had an opportunity of doing so. Mr. Evarts, about midnight, said that ho proposed to discuss the reciprocity question, which had been now, for the first time, brought into the debate iu the sonse of any action to be taken. He proposed to modify the oommissioner’B amendment so ns to make it tho duty of the President to communicate tho facts to congress that duties may bo imposed upon such articles as may be reciprocally used. Mr. Gray gave his assent to the position laid down Dy Mr. Evarts. Without action on Mr. Gibson's amend ment the Senate at 12:15 o’clock adjourned. WORK OF THE BOUSE. Most of the Day Spent on a District of Columbia Bill. Washington, Sept, a— ln the Houso this morning prior to the reading of the journal Mr. Anderson of Kansas raisod tho point of no quorum. The effort of the speaker pro tem to count a quorum proving unavailing a call of the House was ordered. The call disclosed the presence of 156 members and the sergeant-at-arms was dis patched after the absentees. Mr. Cummings of New York raised a laugh by a requost that tbo Maine delega tion be excused on account of political ill ness. [Every member of this delegation was absent. ] A quorum having appeared, further pro ceedings under the call were dispensed with and the journal of Saturday’s proceedings was read and approved. A NEW FORT OF ENTRY. On motion of Mr. Crain of Texas, the bill was passed to create a port of entry at Eagle Pass, Tex., Instead of at Indian Rock, Tex. Ou motion of Mr. Evans of Tennessee a joint resolution was passed granting use of a portion of the United States military reservation at Chattanooga, Tenn., for a public park. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BILLS. The floor was then accorded to the com mittee on the District of Columbia, the pending question being to recommit the Atkinson bill, with instructions to report it back w.th an amendment requiring the Baltimore and Potomac railway to remove its depot on Washington to the intersection of Maryland and Virginia avenues. The motion to recommit was lost by a vote of 42 yeas to 113 nays, the clerk noting a quorum. Under the rules, this vote, without further action, recom mitted the bill to the committee of the whole, and it was thereupon moved that the House go in such committee. The mo tion was agreed to. The entire afternoon was consumed in consideration of the moasure; but when the committee rose and reported the bill to the House with a favor able recommendation, the quorum had vanished, aud tho House at 5:30 o’clock adjourned. WASHINGTON WAIFd. Three Belles at Lookout Mountain. Smothered Chicken. Washington, Ga., Sept. 8 Three Washington, Ga., ladies, Misses Mary Toombs Hardeman, Lizzie Dyson and Nora Palmer, were the most admired of the vis itors at Lookout Mountain this summer. Miss Ida Willis died last evening of ty phoid fever. A ladv in Washington has a oolored cook who evidently don’t know much about tho culinary art. Several days since the dusky damsel was given two chickens to cook for dinner, and was told to fry one and smother tbe other. When the meal was being served the lady noticed that only the fried chicken wob on the table, and on inquiring after tbe other fowl this is the reply received: “I is done it’tween the feather beds to smother it, but it ain’t dead yet." Government Bond Purchases. Washington, Sept. B.—The bond pur chases at the treasury department to-day aggregated $4,956,950 of 4>t's. The total amount of 4%{* offered to the treasury department Saturday last tor the entire country under the circular of Aug. 30 was ’ $639,000, making a grand total so far of $4,762,330. TWO FLYERS LOCK HORNS! A BAGGAGE! MAN KILLED AND TWO BADLY INJURED. The West Bhore Road Near Lockport the Scene of the Oolllslon—The Square Interlocking of tho Engines all That Prevented Terrible Loss of Life. Lockport, N. Y., Sept 8. —Five minutes past 4 o'clock this morning two North Shore limited trains, one going east and the other west, collided with terrific foroe on the Central track near the station in this city. Engine No. 602, of tho train going east, was telesooped by Engine No. 735 of the western train, and they ore now standing locked together with their smoke stacks nearly touching each other. A BAGGAGE MAN KILLED. By|tbe force of tho oullision the tender of tho engine of the east-bound train was forced back over half lte length into a Wagner buffett car No. 420, and baggage man W. A. Fiodlar of New York city, w% instantly killed. The tender of engine No. 735 was also driven in like manner iato buffett car No. 419. The engineer of this engine, Edson Bradley of Syracuse, smtamed a compound fracture of both legs, and fireman William Houston, also of Syracuse, received a bad Uesh wound of. ouo thigh and several cuts on the head. No other injuries of any ao count aro reported, although the passengers of both trains wore badly shockoj by the force of the collision, as these trains do not stop at this station. ALL THAT SAVED THEM. The passengers were only saved by square interlocking of the engines. Had the colli sion occurred but two or three rods to the east one train would have cut the other in two and the loss of life would have been appalling. The west-bound train is due here at 8:22 o’clock and was therefore over half au hour behind time. Their meeting place is Sauboru, twelve miles west of this city. FREIGHT TRAINS COLLIDE. Three Men Killed Instantly— The Wrecked Care Ablaze. Pittsburg, Sopt. B.—A special to tho Chronicle-Telegraph from Wheeling, W. Va.,says: “About 1 o’clock thus morning the east and west bound freight trains met in a torriblo collision on tho Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Board Tree tunnel, about thirty miles east of here. Both engines and a dozen oars were entirely destroyed and the wreck took lire. Engineers Dominick Kelly and Charles Trioktrey and au un known man, supposed to be a tramp, were almost instantly killed. The fate of the firemen is not known.” LB MON ON THB STAND. He Denies That He Made Money Crook edly Out of the Completed Files. Washington, Sept. B.—Four members of the special House committee investigating the charges against Commissioner Hauru were present at the meeting this morning. Mr. Goodnight was detained iu Koutucky by sickneas in his family. George K. i .Ol non, the pension attorney, whose name is associated with Commis sioner K ami’s in transactions in whioh culpability is charged aginst Commissioner Haum, took the staud and read a prepared statement. He admits that bo indorsed two of Com missioner Kama's notes, one for $2,000 and one for SIO,OOO, but sayß that ho did so as a businoss accomnwdntion to a man whom he believed to be solvent. SAW NO IMPROPRIETY IN IT. He saw no impropriety in doing so, be cause of Commissioner Rnum’s official posi tion, and bo denied that he had profited in any exceptional manner from Commissioner Kaum’s “completed files” order. There was con-iderable sharp shooting be tween Mr. Lemon and Mr. Cooper. The latter endeavored to learn what was the amount of Mr. Lemon’s fortune and his income. Mr. Lemon replied that it was none of Mr. Cooper’s businoss. Mr. Cooper renewed his efforts to have the books of the refrigerator company pro duced. The committee, after private consulta tion, decided that it would reserve its de cision upon the question until it had an op portunity to ascertain the extern of its power to compel the production of private papers. CHIC AM AUG A’3 PAUa. Secretary Proctor Appoints Three Government Commissioners. Washington, Bept. B.— Secretary Proc tor has appointed as commissioners under the recent act establishing the Chick amauga and Chattanooga national military park, Gen. Joseph S. Fullerton of Missouri, Gen. Alexander P. Stewart of Tennessee, and CoL H. C. Kellogg of the army. The latter will also bo secretary of the commis sion, and Gen. H. V. Boynton of Washing ton, hns been appointed as assistant in the historical work. ALL HAT) A HAND IN THE FIGHTING. All of these gentlemen were actively en- Saged in the battles of Cbiokamauga and iissionary Ridge, and all were honorably mentioned in the official reports. Gen. Fullerton was chief of staff to Gen. Granger and has been an officer of the society of the Army of the Cumberland since its organization. Gen. Kto wart commanded a confederate division at both battles and was afterward made a lieutenant-general. CoL Kellogg Is a neohew of Gen. Thomas, and served on bis staff at botii battles and throughout the war. The commission will meet In Washington about Sept. 10. CHICAGO’S TRIBUNE. Republican Loaders Want to Secure Control of It. Washington, Sept. B. —The Chicago Tribune is one of the better class of repub lican newspapers which has found it im possible to be a regular organ. It has shown so much indopendance and has told its party so much t hat was disagreeable, that its party 1 aders would like to get control of It and turn it with a crank till it grinds out only party tunes. To that end a syndicate is talked of with Postmas ter General Wanamaker, as its principal member, which is to furnish the necessary money to buy a |majority in terest provided Gen. Clarkson, who would of oourse take charge of It, can get an opition on it. Ho far, however, $2,- 000,000 is the largest sum named as to be raised by the syndicate, and Joseph Medill, who owns the controling interest In the Tribune, is said to ask $3,500,000 for it, stating that is now earning 5 per cent on this sum. The River and Harbor Bill Passed. Washington, Sept. 8.-—ln the senate this morning the conference report on the river a#d Jbavhor appropriation’’ bill was tikett inntod dlfreed to without discussion and without tho ayes and nays. AUSTRIA’S FLOODS. Fresb Rains Again Lift tbe Danube Out of Its Banks. Vienna, Sept. B,—The Danube river is falling, but there Is still three feet of water in Puatter and Freudenaeur. RAIN AGAIN SWELLS Trlß RIVERS. Vienna, Sept 8. 11 p. M. — Rain again began falling to-night, and there is a re newal of the recent disastrous floods. The pressure of the water cnus<>d a dike to iiurst at NewU<rg and u number of corn fields were inundnted. The bridge at Pressburg lias been washed away. Twenty persons wero drowned by the recent floods In Bohemia. BOULANOBR A BOODLES. Ho Promised to Restore the Monarchy for a Consideration. P aris, Sept. B.—M. Drumont, the anti somitic author, declares that Comte de Paris has lu his possession a letter from Gen. Boulanger In which the latter offers to re store tho monarchy on condition that he be promoted to tho rank of marshal and lie rated as a duke with an allowance of 300,000 francs yearly. M. Drumont adds that Karon Hirseh provided 800,000 francs for tho election expenses in the contest in the department of the north. A HURHICANBS IN ITALY. Twenty-two Bodies Already Recov ered and More In tbe Ruins. Romo, Sept. 8. —A fatally destructive hur ricane iu Northern Italy did much damage at Beltuno, and destroyed bridges and houses in Zolda valley. Twonty-two bodies have already beon recovered from tho ruins, and It it feared that the remains of other victims of tho storm still lie buried under the ruins. SOUTHAMPTON’S STRIKERS. Dock Laborers, Coal Porters, Sallorß and Firemen Now Out. London, Sept. 8. —The dock laborers, coal porters, sailors and firemen at South ampton have struck against tho employ ment of non-union men, The strikers have placed pickets at the railway stations, who menace non-unionists who are going from this city to take their places. Melbourne's Btrlke. Melbourne, Sept. B.—The government is chartering steamers for the purpose of briuging coal for the use of the railways, the supply having beon exhausted in con sequence of tho strike. The gas company is getting coal from India. Austria and the Kaiser. Vienna, Hept. B.—Extensive prepara tions are being made for the roooption of Euiporor William, win is expected Got. 2, when he will accompany tho Austrian em peror on a shooting trip in Htyria. An Anti Strike Union. Dublin, Sept. B. —Leading merchants of the city are considering tho udvisabilty of forming an anti-strike union. Dockmen Strike at Liverpool. Liverpool, Sept. 8. —Several hundred dock men struck work to-day. NKGROBB ON THB WARPATH. They Out a Planter’s Fencsaand Then Fire Into Hie House. Memphis, Tknn., Hept, B.—A special to the Avalanche from Jackson, Tono., says: “A race war lias broken out in the six teenth district of tho county, which mny lead to bloodshed. Tho negroes for some time have been cutting the wire fences around the pasture of J. R, Young, a planter. Mr. Young threatened them, and about two we?ks ago four r five negroes drew their guns 011 him. Mr. Young had them arms to i and they wore placed under bonds. Last night a mob of nearly fifty negroes at a late hour went to the residence of Mr. Young, and fired forty or fifty shots into tho house. Believing that thiy bad killed the family, they began shooting hogs and cattle. It is lea ned that Mr. Young has secured a posse of friends, and that if they meet resistance they are going to ex terminate the negroes from the community Serious trouble is feared.” SLAIN BY A GAMBLER The Dead Man’s Brother Probably Fatally Wounds the Murderer. New Orleans, Sept. B.—A special to the Timen-Ilemocrnt from Fort Worth says: “This evening a gambler named Edward Kennedy shot and killed Harris Mosley, a member of tbe grocory firm of Mosley Bros. of this city. Kennedy claims that Mosley had beon too intimate with Mrs. Kennedy. Kennedy lay in wait for Mosley and fired os he mounted Lis delivery wagon. As Harris Mosley fell dead his brother, James Mosley, appeared on the scene and exchanged shots with Kennedy, shooting him in the side and producing a serious wound. Kennedy was carried to jail, where he lies in a critical condition.” A TEX A3 BTRIKB ENDED. Tbe Men Surrender and Many are Left Without Work. New Orleans, Sept. B.—A special to the Picayune, from Corsicana, Tex., says: “A committee of Cotton Belt employes, appointed at a meeting of the engineers and conductors at Tyler Sunday night, sent a dis patch to tbe railroad agent here this morn ing, stating that the strike was ordered off unconditionally at 2 o’clock last night. This has done away with all troublo and ends the strike. Many of the old men are out and new hands fill their positions.” KENTUCKY’S CONSTITUTION. The Convention to Revise it Begins Its Sessions. Louisville, Ky., Sept. B.— The consti tutional convention was called to order by Gov. Buckner at noon to-day at Frankfort, and a temporary organization was affected with Hon. George Washington of Newport, Ky., as chairman. The swearing In of the delegates was then taken up and completed, except as to a content in Washington county, which will be taken up to-morrow. Railroad Men Go Out. Pittsburg, Sept. B.—A special from Tindlay. 0., says: “Tbe brakeineu and switchmen employed on the Toledo, Colum bus and Cincinnati railroad here went out to-day on account of trouble about wages. ” Lumpkin’s Primary. Lumpkin, Ga., Sept B.— The primary election held in this county Saturday nomi nated M. L. Eversett for representative and Joseph P. Walker senator. Quitman and Webstar have not yet been heard from, but 110 doubt they will give Mr. Walker a large majority. I DAILY, $lO A TEAR, k J 5 CENTS A COPY. V ( WEEKLY, $1.85 A YEAR \ DEMONS OF THE KAILS. ANOTHER ATTBMPT TO WRECK A CBNTRAL-HUDBON TRAIN. Hamburg th Scene of the New Out rage—A Collision Follows the Turn, lng or a Switch at Troy—Throe Men Now In Custody for tbe Greenbusb Outrage. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Sept. B.— A dee jwrote attempt was made to wreck tbe fast Ht Louis and Chicago express train, which leaves New York on the Central railroad at 6 o’clock The train was stopped for a danger signal south of Old Troy, whioh is 600 yards south of the now Hamburg draw bridge. Two minutes previous the flagman discovered several ties standing endways In a culvert near Old Troy, and when he took hold of one of them to move it he was fired upon from the Dushes on the east side of the track. SETTING THE DANGER SIGNAL. Knowing that the express was nearly duo, he ran southward and set the danger signal, which stopped the train. The flag man said the tics stuck up above the rails and would have thrown the train from the track. The fast, train was composed of seven or eight sleepers, all full, two ordi nary passenger ooaohee and a baggage car. There ware olght ties on the track. There wore also two ties placed alongside of the rati toward the south to ditch the train. A SWITCH TURNED AT TROY. Troy, N. Y., Sept. 8. —One of the Troy and Albany local trains on the Central Hudson railroad collided this m ruing with the locomotive of a light passenger train standing on tho track at the Congress street outranoo of the Sixth avenue tunneL The local train’s last coach wis riding two tracks, tho rear truck, It U believed having beou displaced by the turning of the switch before the last car had passed. The rear car was wrecked, but the passengers, twelve in number, escaped serious injuries. E. J. Bliss of Boston was slightly bruised about the head ami body. The switchman is one of tho now hands who took the place of the strikers on the Troy U nion road. THREE NOW UNDUtt ARREST, Albany, N. Y., Sept. B.— John Reed and John Keirimu, the f inner a Central-Hudson freight brakeman, and John Cordial, a freight oonductor, are under arrest, charged with boiug concerned In the wrecking of tho Montreal express, near Greenbush, lost week. Heed was arrested first, ami the indications go to show that he made some disclosures whioh lo<l to the arrest of the others. All were strikers and all Knights of Labor. Reed is given rather a bad character uy the railroad men und was very active in throwing stones at trains when they resumed running, and in inciting all sorts of violence. The other two men are married and boar good char acters, and somo surprise is expressed at their arrest. Kieruan has been sent to jail, but Reed is in the private custody of De tective l’inkerton in the union depot, of his own volition. FIVE MEN IN THE JO B. There wore five men concerned In the train wrecking. The wreckers stopped at tho house of a friend at 2 o’clock in the morning and asked for a drink of water. This friend is supposed to be Lorenzo Miller, who lives on the river road. Miller is a Knight of I>abor and wont out 011 strike, but has since returned to work in West Al bany, having the sanction of the knights who were out to do so. The man who gave the wreckers a drink informed Robert A. l’inkertun of tho occurrence and gave him the names of tbe men who comprised the Party- HA.ciBI3O.T3 OUTING. He Bends a Batch of State PapWs to the Capital. Bkbsson Springs, Pa., B?pt. B.—Presi dent Harrison started in to work early this morning, and sent a budget to Washington in the first mail. It con tain.-d the nomina tion of Charles Scovllle of India ans sur veyor of oustoms for the port of Evansville, Ind.. being the first appointment made by the President since his arrival here. HIS HEALTH IMPROVING. The President’s Bystem was somewhat run down when he reached hers but tie is feeling much better now and speaks in the highest, terms of the healthfuluess of tho place. His appetite is good and his spirits are bright, and the languid feeling which oppressed him in Washington has almost entirely disappeared. Ho and Mrs. Dim mick were guests of ox- Congressman Ward and wife of Chester, Pa., this morning iu a drive to Loretto, a beautiful spot iu the mountains about five milos distant, where le located a famous Catholic convent. Tha party spent some time thero and enjoyed their visit very much. Halford's headquarters. Private Secretary Halford has established an oiilce in the Mountain house, wm ra all executive business will be transacted and where announcements will be mode of official acts. He said this morning that so far he has not been oomneded to call for any clerical assistance from WYshington.and that he did not think it would bo necessary. A DIMTILLF.HY IN ASHES. The Loss la SBO,OOO and the Insur ance Only $43,000. Louisville, Kv., Sept B.—Roach’s grain distillery at Unioutown, Ky., was burned yesterday, with several thousand gallons of of whisky. The loss Is SBO,OOO and the in surance $43,000. The fire is believed to be have been of incendiary origin. The distil* leryplant was recently purchased by tbs the Mutual Distillery Company, an eastern concern, from John Roach for SIOO,OOO. The government warehouse was saved. A WORLD’S FAIR BOW. Vice President Bryan Resigns From the Board of Directors. Chicago, Sept. B.—ln a somewhat tari letter Vice President T. B. Bryan of th< world’s fair directory resigned bis position this evening. He also resigned as a direc tor. Mr. Bryan denies that the missions tc Paris or Sweden cost the directory a cent, and declares that be not only got no money for the Georgia trip, but that he navel made such a, journey. English Cotton Buyers, New York, Sent. B.—Eight or ten promt* nent English cotton buyers were at the cotton exobange to-day. They had just arrived from Liverpool. Their main mis sion is to the south to loox over the cotton crop prospects and to make contraots fo* cotton for future deliveries. Judge Christiancy Dead. Lansing, Mich., Sept. B.— Judge Chris, tianev, ex-l7nlted States senator and minis* ter to Peru, died to-day after a lingering illness. Nominated for Congress. Nashville, Tknn., Bept. B.—*B. C. Smithson was nominated by the republican! iu the Fifth congressional district to-day.