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, THE morning it*wb .
' EssMUfIRXD 18M. IgoomroßATXD 1888 V
) J. U. £BTILL, President. |
FURTHER INVESTIGATION
•ADDITIONAL CHARGES AGAINBT
I'HB HOUSE POSTMASTER.
Animated Controversies Between the
Speaker and Messrs. Blount and
Enloe- Bridge EUls Passed—Confer
ence Report on the Tariff Bill Pre
sented-To Be Taken Up To-day.
Washington, Sept, 38. —In the House
this morning Mr. Candler of Massachusetts,
from the world’s fair committee, reported a
resolution providing that a subcommittee of
five members of that committee shall be
appointed by the chairman to inquire Into
tue progress of details for the holding of
the proposed exhibition, to examine into
the amount of space allotted to the various
government displays, aod all other
matters wiiicb the subcommittee may
deem advisable, and to report to the
House at the beginning of the next session.
The resolution was adopted. The subcom
mittee uuder the foregoing resolution will
hi composed as follows: John W. Candler,
chairman ex-offlcio; Robert A. Hitt of
ip.r.oto Nathan Frauk of Missouri, Roswell
p flower of New York, and Wm. L. Wil
son of West Virginia.
mobs rottenness in the posTornct.
Mr Enloe of Tennessee, rising to a ques
tion f privilege, offered a resolution stating
that the postmaster of the House has on the
roll of h' s employes at SIOO a month a Mr.
Bradley, who works in the government
cn nting office, and that the said Bradley
pays {95 a month to the sou of
the postmaster, who does not work
in the po-tofflca, and directing the commit
tee on accounts to investigate the allega
tions. In speaking of the resolution, Mr.
Enloo rof rr and to the resolution offered by
bim yesterday, and complained of his being
deprived of the floor In a parliamentary, but
rather unfair manner.
The speaker suggested that the gentleman
was out of order in not confining himself to
the .esolution under consideration.
Mr. Enloe retorted that some times it ap
peared that the speaker saw gentlemen on
the democratic side out of order much more
quickly than he did gentlemen on the re
publican side.
The speaker replied that, in some in
stances, gentlemen on the democratic side
were much more clearly out of order.
BLOUNT ON Hrs METTLE.
Mr. Blount wm also called to order for
not, speaking directly to the matter under
consideration. He resented this, and de
clared that only the other day, when the
resolution expunging the Kennedy speech
from the Record was under oonaideration,
Mr. Kennedy had been permitted to go on
for twenty minutes reaffirming that speech.
The speaker inquired whether the gentle
man from Georgia had objected.
Mr. Blount replied that there were times
when the speaker should object.
The speaker said that he had seen nothing
in the remarks of the gentleman from Ohio
that called for his interference. The gen
tleman had been allowed by the House to
make a i explanation.
Mr. Blount, remarked that the explana
tion was a reiteration of the offense.
The speaker did not think so. No one had
l objected to it.
| Mr Blount retorted that no one had
I objected to the delivery of the first speech—
I not even )he speaker.
I The speaker thought that the gentleman
I did not mean to inoorpoi ate in his speech an
I intimation that the present occupant was in
I tty chair.
Mr. Blount said that he did not mean the
I present occupant. He knew that the
I speaker had been out of the city at the
I time.
| ENLOE WANTS A PAIR CHANCE.
[ Mr. E iloo again took the floor, and he
I also alluded to Kennedy’s speech and was
I called to order by the speaker. He pro
j- * ,s ted and said that on questions of privi-
I lege the speaker had allowed gentlemen
I g.eut range in discussion.
v lB inquired what gentlemen.
I Mr. Enloe replied that he referred to gen
| tlemen on both sides, of the House. He in
-1 stancad the case of the gentleman from
■ Arkansas (Mr. Rogers) who on a question
H ot privilege had been allowed to speak for
■ an tour, attacking the speaker—an attack
■ winch the speaker had taken very courte
■ ously.
I Tee speaker said that it was true that the
■ Rcutleman from Arkansas and other gentlo
■ ~ made attacks on the chair which
■ \i n iot Rave bean permitted.
■ lite ™loe—While we are settling these
■ little matters
■ 8p ™ kßr - Ba ‘ question is on re
■ lit.i 1 11 ’ a c * tße House is not settling these
■ little matters.
■ tJ I .' £ lloe—lt do9S not come with pro
■!n:i',u rj,a auy occupant of the chair to
In n m wtt and Barcas.n and witticisms
I Th ~ xpei!So of members.
| ‘ c , s Peakor—The chair call* the gentle
■man from Tennessee to order.
■iiiml:o; i ' “ _The K eutlernan will address
■mmse.f to tne resolution.
9 1 ’ ne did,and the resolution was adopted.
■ bridge bills passed.
° f Mr - Clark of Alabama the
■tot'., f v T‘ 6 passed, authorizing the
KL,‘ ’ t ? Kard and Kansas City railroad to
■O, m al " n , vera ir ‘ Mississippi.
■ brijtft Utho^l zlI Hie construction of
Belma* across t,la Alabama river, near
°f ilr- Havidson the Senate
K L r i<i. pas Soil authorlzluir tbe construction
Kl,,rj a 6 ' !roSßlndian aad Banana rivers
■ “ IFi ' < , ' NFC RNCE report submitted.
Dills were being called up by
Hdo:, y r !“*!* ln them and acted
, lnle y entered the chamber
forenCß r °P° rt on the tariff bill
f arm ’ and re was greeted with
/u um thft republican side. He
•■vm report, and it was ordered
■M >r - 16 Hcc oJL
IK-'„ tllan K ave notice that to-
K , after the reading of
■t-ii.: ,e w .° alJ call up the report for
19ir. "n4 final disfiosition.
|B'. i 1 m trusted that tbe gentleman
UPOU that Tne°oouferees
IK,*,.Pi,; °“ n r ßt of the controverted
yesterday evening. Borne of
IK agreed apon until fcv
fßUor s e ., n B .? f tlle House had never
hl , a the conference report. It
studied within tbe
H ~ ,i \ H® hc f Kd that Mr. McKin
1K dm,’ ... . ff tb . e report to go over tall
HK- •,‘ of to-morrow.
said that he must insist
r, f ,f ra^ u>n of tkle report after
■: Mi' iif Jcnrnal to-morrow.
ll thereupon insisted upon the
H : • - ■ rv,! l^ Ufer6nOS re P ort - Tile read
doji I v ' a '’ no * completed when
an<l tbe H use took a
' the conai'i 1 ,Ck ’ tbß evening session to
K ,n -i'lerati<xl of private pension
se S*° n the House passed
H I'J ';‘ a bills and adjournal.
9. E[ u j^ nifer a nd the Socialists.
u )j ’7~ A Prominent socialist
IH ai, .■ Jte a uger has promised to
■ • 1 cornomtioa reVOlUtion ‘ rieß th ®
Pje JHfifning ffrtog.
YESTERDAY IN THS BSNATB.
Resolution to Provide Nickel for the
Navy Presented.
Warrington, Sept. 26.—1n the Senate
this morning Senator Sherman introduced a
bill which was referred to the committee
on appropriations, appropriating $133,000
for the purchase, for the use of the Senate,
of M<by house, corner New Jersey avenue
and B street, northwest, with a vacant lot
on the north side.
A conference report presented yesterday
on the bill to establish Rock Creek
park in the District of Columbia
was taken up, and, after remarks
by Senators Gorman and Gibson favoring
the park, but deprecating the requirement
that the people of the district shall pay half
the cost and half the yearly expenditures,
and by Senator Reagan against the unnec
essary extent of the park, 2,000 acres,
whereas tho great Central park
of New York contained only
700 acres; and by Senator Sherman,
who expressed regret that the park had not
been established ten years ago, when the
land could have been obtained for $300,000,
and who also spoke against the designation
of army officers for the work of laying out
the park and against the requirement of
the distriot to bear half the burden, the
report was agreed to and the bill now goes
to the President for his approval.
The House joint resolution appropriating
$1,000,000 for the purchase of nickel ore and
nickel noatte, for naval purposes having been
received from the House was laid before
the Senate. Senator Cameron offered an
amendment to it, providing that such
niakel ore or nickel matte so purchased
shall be equitably distributed among con
tractors of nickel-steel armor plating.
VALUE OF THE NEW ARMOR.
Senator Hale said that there had never
been so complete and demonstrating a test
of the value of amalgamation of nickel with
steel for steel plates for vessels and arma
ments as the recent one at Annapolis. The
result of that experiment was so remarkable
that tho Socretary of the Navy deemed it
essential that he should (while opportunity
is offered) secure oontrol of nickel
(enough to make an alloy for the plates
now being forged.. The committee on naval
affairs had had a full hearing on the matter
at which the results of test were submitted;
and he had boon unanimously authorized to
report the joint resolution. The House of
Representatives had passed it, and it was
very desirable that the Senate should pass it
to-day.
SOURCE OF THE SUPPLY.
Ip the course of the debate it was ex
plained that it was contemplated that tho
navy department should own and control
the uee of nickel purchased uuder this joint
resolution; that, the matter had been amica
bly arranged with contractors for furnish
ing the armor plates; that the principal
Source of supply ot nickel is New Caledonia
and Canada; that the Canada mine is
owned by citizen of this oountry, and that
there were reasons whioh it was not advisa
ble to make public for acting promptly.
Senator Gorman, while approving the
object of the proposed purchases raise,! an
objection against bringing in the proposi
tion at this late hour of tho session, and he
suggested a number of troubles that may
arise in future growing out of changes in
the methods of constructing vessels which
will result from carrying It Into effect.
Senators Hawley, Plumb and Gray alßo
came into the discussion.
Finally Senator Hale consented to let the
joint resolution go over till to-morrow,
saying that he would call it up immediately
after routine morning business.
Consideration of the calendar was tben
resumed.
The House bill to authorize the construc
tion of a bridge across tne Altamaha river
was passed; also the House bill granting
leave of absence to clerks and employes in
first and second-class poatoftices.
Boms time was spent iu discussion of the
land court bill and the bill to amend the
immigration laws, but neither was passed.
After a brief executive session the Senate
adjourned.
BEPTBMBEA’S QUOTA COMPLETE.
No More Sliver Purchases to Be Made
Until October.
Washington, Sept. 20. — The treasury
department to-day purchased 106,000 ounces
of silver, paying $1.13 for 40,000 onnees,
and for 65,000 ounces. The amount
offered was 166,000 ounces. The total pur
chases of silver to date uuder the new law
is 7,377,000 ounces. Tho treasury depart
ment gave notice to-day that the govern
ment tins purchased all the silver authorised
by law for the present month, and that no
further offers will be considered until after
Ook 1.
Population of Cities.
Washington, Sept. 26.—The oeneus
bureau to-day announced the populations of
cities and towns as follows: Gharlottsville,
Va., 5,562, an iDcrea< of 2,838, or 107.84
per cent.; Danville, Va., 10,285, an Increase
of 2,759, or 46.66 psr cent.; Lynchburg, Va.,
19,779, an increase of 8,820, or 23.94 per
cent.; Staunton, Va., 6,921, an increase of
257, or 8.88 per cent.; Selma, Ala., 7,626,
an increase of 97, or 1.28 per cent.; Mobile.
Ala., 31,822, an increase of 2,690, or 90.23
per cent.
Southern Postmasters Nominated.
Washington, Sept. 86.— The follow
ing nominations of postmasters were
made to-day: Alabama—Prelate D.
Barker, Mobile; Samuel Mullen, Besaeme.
Mississippi—William S. Hamilton, Green
ville; Mathen D. Fly; Water Valley. Geor
gia—Adam D. Reid, Thomasville. South
Carolina —Mrs. Frances L M. Sperry,
Georgetown. Withdrawn—Little J. Scur
lock, Water Valley, Miss.
Adjournment of Congress.
Washington. Sept. 36. In the House
to-day Mr. McKinley offered for reference
to tbe committee on ways and means the
following resolutions: That the president
of the Senate and the speaker of the House
of Representatives shall declare their re
spective houses adjourned, Tuesday, Sept.
30, 1890, at 3 o’clock p. in.
Foreign Ministers Nominated.
Washington, Sept. 36.—The President
to-day sent to the Senate the following
nominations: E. Burd Grubb of New Jer
sey, envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary to Spain; Edwin H. Conger
of lowa, envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary to Brazil.
Judge Crisp Leaves for Home.
Washington, Sept. 36.—Judge Crisp
left for home to-night. He has been con
fined to his room since lost week, with the
exoeptioa of to-day. Indeed, his health baa
not been good for a month, and as congress
is to adjourn within tbe next few days he
goes home to get a much needed rest.
Analysis of Chattanooga Steel.
Chattanooga, Sept. 26.—An analysis
was made to-day of steel male in this city
from low grade southern coke iron, and tbe
result far surpatses tbe expectation of the
moat sanguine. Tbe analysis showed as
follows: Carbon, .011; silicon, trace; man
ganese, .38; sulphur, .054; phosphorus, .071.
SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1890.
BIROHALL'S TRIAL.
Interest Unabated and No Falling Off
in Attendance.
"Woodstock, Ont., Sept. 36.— Court
opened this morning at 10 o’olock, and iu
spite of the sloppy, rainy weather, there
was no apparent falling off in the sise of
the crowd in atteudanoe on the Birchall
trial. In spite of the hundreds of eyas
which he knows are watching him, Bir
chall disappoints them all, and shows no
trace of self-consciousness.
Mrs. Bromwall of Eastwood was the first
witness. She testified tliat on Feb. IT she
went to the station to meet some friends
who were to oome on the 8:29 o’olock tram.
Sue met Birchall in the lane coming from
Brantford to the station, lie was dressed
in a navy blue short coat and black cap.
His shoes were muddy and his trousein were
rolled up. Bhe did not at that time know
him. He entered the station and bought a
ticket for Hamilton. She had no doubt as
as to his identity with the prisoner.
IDENTIFICATION complete.
Witness after witness continued their
identification of Birchall; s me saw him
ooming from the train with Benwell, and
others returning to a later train,
at the station, aod upon ar
riving and departing trains. One of these
witnesses was a Drakeman. Another was a
train boy who bad sold books and fruits to
the prisoner, and had conversed with him
on the train leaving Eastwood.
The rolled up trousers and muddy boots
had attracted the attention of most of these
witnesses, and the event was fixed upon
their memories in various ways. Most of
them stood cross-examination well, and two
or three remained positive and unshaken
throughout.
The testimony to-day wag generally cor
roborative of yesterday’s witnesses and
cumulative, presenting no new features of
a striking character. The crown counsel
announced evidence for prosecution all iu
wheu the court took recess.
DEFENDANT’S WITNESSES TESTIFY.
After recess witnesses for the defendant
were examined, most of them with the
view of identifying the two men named
Colwell and Baker as having been In several
of the places in which witnesses for the
prosecution had placed Benwell and Bir
chall. The general run of the testimony
was to confuse these two men with the
prisoner and Benwell.
Other witnesses were Introduced with a
view to discrediting witnesses for the pro
secution some of whose talk in conversation
had conflicted with their utterances on the
stand. Three or four witnesses denied that
there was any suoh trail or track into
the swamp as had been described
by prosecuting witnesses, near which
Ben well’s body was found. The identifica
tion of Benwell’s body was also attacked,
three witnesses testifying that they had
thought the body to be that of a peddler of
jewelry and small wares, who had been
around Woodstock and Dunebro. Counsel
for defense announced that their testimony
would probably all be in by noon to-mor
row.
AN EDITOR ARRESTED.
Put Under $5,000 Bonds for Publish
ing Lottery Advertisements.
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 26.—W. P.
Pinckard, editor and president of the Age-
Herald Company, was this morning ar
rested on a warrant charging bim with
publishing advertisements of the Louisiana
Lottery Company. The United States com
missioner held that each issue since last
Friday was a separate offense, and put him
under a bond of $5,000 to await the action
of the grand jury. The bond was promptly
given.
Only one copy of the law has, so far,
reached Birmingham, that being in the
hands of the oostoflioe inspector, who swore
out the warrant.
ANOTHER SEIZURE.
Cincinnati, Sept. 36.—The postoffloe
authorities have seized the entire weekly
edition of the Volks Freund of this city
because it contained lottery advertisements.
THE DEADLY WIRE.
Two Young Men Killed by Electricity
at "Wlnchendon.
Winchkndon, Mass., Sept 26.— Edward
Tryan, aged 18, and George Barnard, aged
20, were instantly killed to-night by an
eleotrlc light guy wire ooming in oontact
with an incandescent circuit on Pond
street. The wire had been taken from
the Boston and Albany depot to allow
the building to be movod, and was left
hanging by the side of the pole. Both had
hold of the wire. Barnard’s hands were
badly burned and It is supposed that Tryan
attempted to assist him and himselt fell a
victim. Word was telephoned to the
station, where tha current was shut off, so
the men could be released.
ROBBED AND MURDERED.
Highwaymen’s Bloody Work In Ala
bama—May Be Rube Burrows' Gang.
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 26.—For sev
eral days It has been rumored that Rube
Burrows and his gang have been in the
mountains west of here, and several depre
dations havs been charged to him.
The Age-Herald had a special from
Kelny, in Lamar county, saying that
two men met a man in tho road and killed
him, and compelled a mute boy to search bis
pockets and take the dead man’s horse home.
A posse followed and caught a man sup
posed to be one of the murderers, and he
was taken to Millport for a lamination.
A WOMAN MURDERED.
The Object Undoubtedly Robbery
The Le Coney Murder Recalled.
Camden, N. J., Sept 36.—Another mur
der of a woman, resembling In its details
the sensational murder of Annie Le Coney
one year ago, was disoovered this afternoon.
The riotirn this time was a Mrs. Miller, and
the object undoubtedly was robbery. Frank
Lingo, who was arrested, charged with the
murder of Miss Le Coney, is in Jail charger!
with the murder of Mrs. Miller. To-day’s
tragedy occurred within a mile and a half
of the Le Coney murder.
Mrs. Fremont’s Thanks.
Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 26.—Mrs.
Jessie Benton Fremont, widow of Gen.
John Fremont, has addressed a letter to tbe
editor of the Times, in which she expresses
great gratitude for the timely aid rendered
during the recent financial straits of herself
aud daughter. She states further that, iu
view of the passage of the bill granting her
a pension, the emergency has been tided
over, aud she desires no further financial
assistance.
Moses Speaks in Muscogee.
Columbus, Ga., Sept. 26. —Hon. Charles
L. Moses of Coweta county, democratic
nominee for congress and an alliancemaii,
spoke at Flat Rock, a town above here in
this oounty, to about 2,000 people to-day.
His speech was well received, and, to sav
the least of it, it was eloquently’deli vered.
He is stopping at the Rankin, where be is
beiDg entertained by a host of friends.
REL'URTKD TO THE HOUSE.
AORBKMKNT RKACHBD BY THE
TARIFF OONPEBKNCB.
Bow the Most Important Items Stand
In the Report—Duty on Binding
Twine— Tba Sugar Schedule—Special
Tax on Tobacco Sales by Small
Farmers A bollahed Timber and
Metal.
Washington. Sept 90.—The conference
committee on tbe tariff bill completed its
labors and reported tbe bill to the House
this afternoon. Agreement on certain items
was not reached until almost the lost mo
ment, but the last Hem was finally adjusted
and an unanimous report presented.
The committee had to deal with 464
amendments, many of them involving
cardinal differences of principle in treat
ment, and many were subjects of bitter
controversy between conflicting interests.
In the more important items of this kind
the result of committee notion was as fol
lows: The date when the bill is to take ef
fect was made Oot 6; Feb. 1 next is fixed
as the ultimate date upon which goods
deposited on bond before October may be
withdrawn at the old rates of duty.
TARIFF COMMISSION CLAUSE STRICKEN OUT.
All of the paragraphs Inserted by the t-'enate
providing for a customs commission were
stricken out by the conference. The recipro
city provision which was to take effect
July 1 next, is chauged to take eif.ict July
1, 1892. On binding twine the rate ig fixed
at seven-tenths of a oent, but on other
mamlla cordage the duty is advanced from
I>4 cents to 1%, per pound more than was
agreed upon ty either house. Bagging for
ooitou, gunny cloth, and all similar ma
terial suitable for covering ootton, com
posed in whole or part of hemp, flax, jute,
or juts butts valued at 6 cents or less pur
square yard, 1 6-10 cents a yard; more than
6 cents, 1 8-10 cents.
THB SUGAR SCHEDULE.
In the case of sugar the conference, in
the place of the uniform bounty of 2 cents,
on grades of 80" and above, provided by the
House, included maple sugar and adopted
the following conditions: That on and
after July 1, 1891, and until July 1, 1906,
there Bhall be paid from any moneys in the’
treasury not otherwise appropriated, and
under provisions of section 8689,
of the Revised Statutes, to
the producer of sugar testing not
less than 90" by polariscope from boots,
sorghuiu or sugar oano grown within the
United States, or from maple sap produced
within the United States, a bounty of 2
oenta per pound; and upon suoh sugar test
ing less than 90" by polariscope, aud not
less than 80", a bounty of 1% cents per
pound, under such rules and regulations as
the commissioner of internal revenue, with
the approval of tbe Secretary of the Treas
ury, shall prescribe.
FREE BELOW NO. 16i
In tho case of imported sugars the House
line of No. 16 Dutch standard, balow which
sugar is to bo free, is adopted; but upon
higher grades the result was a oompromiso,
as follows: All sugars above No. 16 Dutch
standard in oolor shall pay duty of five
tenths of 1 cent per pound; providod, that
all such sugars above No. 16 Dutch standard
in color shall pay one-tenth of 1 ceut per
pound in addition to the rate herein
provided for when exported from, or
the product of, any country when
and so long as such country pevs or
shall hereaf .er pay. directly or indirootly, a
bounty on the exportation of any such
sugar which may be Included in this grade
which is greater than is paid on raw sugars
of lower saccharine strength, aud the Sec
retary of the Treasury shall prescribe suit
able rules and regulations to carry this
provision into effect; and provided further
that all machinery purchased abroad and
erected in beet sugar factories and used in
the production of raw sugar in the United
States from beets produced therein
shall 1)6 admitted duty free till the first day
of July, 1892, provided that any duty cof
leeted on any of the above described ma
chinery purchased abroad and imported
into the United States for the uses above
indicated since Jan. 1, 1890, shall be re
funded on glucose, the House rate of three
fourths of a cent per pouud is retained.
DATE OF TAKING EFFECT.
Whereas, the Honate provided that the
sugar schedule and bounty provision wo* to
take effect March 1, next, tho conference
fixed upon April 1, as the date of operation,
with proviso that No. 13 sugar may lie in
the meantime refined in bund or without
duty.
In the cased fresh or frozen fish from
American fisheries, made free by both
houses, the conference has imposed a limita
tion that they must be caught by American
vessels in fresh waters. Other fish are made
dutiable at three-fourths of a cent per
pound, a split between the House and Senate
rates.
ON LUMBER.
In the case of sawed boards and lumber
of white piDe, the House recedes from it*
#1 50 rate, aud the Senate rate of $1 is
adopted, and a provision for the retention
of old duties to cover tbe foreign export
duty is retained. The duty on cedar poets
is fixed at 20 per cent., on hard cabinet
wood boards at 15 per oent, and on veneers
at 20 per cent The Senate rate of $1 on
pine clapboards is allowed to stand, cs well
as its rate on shingles of 20 cents per
thousand for white pine, and 80 cents for
others.
INTERNAL REVENUE CHANGES.
Of changes made In the internal revenue
sections, the conferees’ statement is as fol
lows: The Senate struck out all the provis
ions of the bill as passed by the House provid
ing for the reduction of iutornal revenue
taxes and abolition of special taxes or an
nual license on dealers in tobacco and cigars,
and peddlers of tobacco and cigars. The
conference committee restores these provis
ions, aud those reducing tax on manufac
tured tobacco and snuff to 6 cents per
pouud, instead of 4 cents, as provided by
the House bill. Tbe paragraphs relating
to tbe sale of tobacco grown by
small farmers without being required to
pay a special tax have been restored. By
the restoration of these paragraphs nearly
700,000 persons are relieved from tbe pay
ment of annoying special taxes, which are
now imposed by law. The reduction, which
will be made to the revenue by these
ohanges In the Internal revenue laws will be
over $6,000,000, on the basis of receipts for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1800, and
nearly $8,000,000 on the basis of receipts of
the preceding fiscal year.
IRON AND STEEL PLATES.
On boiler and other plates, iron and steel,
new grades are established on those
valued at 2 cents or leas per pound, on
wtiich rates run as follows: Below 1 oent
5-10 of a cent; below 14-10 cents, .65
cents per pound; below 2 cents, 8-10 of a
cent per pound. On higher grades the
rates fixed are: Above 2 cents, 1 4-10oents:
above 3 cents, 1 5-10 oents; above 4 cents, 2
cents; above 7 cents, 2 8-10 oents; above 10
cents, Sif cents; above 13 oents. 46 per
cent. Flatus thinner than No. 20 are to pay
duty as sheets.
Iu the caso of plate, tbe House rate of
three-quarters of a cent per pound above
sheet iron rates up to July 1 next, aud
2 2-10 after that date is retained.
tin plate.
The Senate rate of a further additional
duty of 35 psr cent on manufacturers of tin
plate is replaoed by au absolute single duty
; of 55 per oank aud its stipulation for free
63 tin after 1896 iu cose of a failure of
j domestic works to produce one-third of the
consumption, is retained.
In steel ingots and bloonu tho Senate rate
(more by 1 1-10 cent per pound) is retained
on grades below 1 1-10 cents in value, and
above that the highest House rate prevails.
On iron aud steel liars or plates, o dd rolled
or blued, the highest House rate prevails.
Rates established in the woolen schedule*,
where amendments were mode, were as fol
lows: On woolen or worsted yarns,
made from heir of oamel, goat, alpaca,
or other animals, valued above 80 cents a
pound, two aud a half times the duty on
unwashed wool of the first class; on woolen
or worsted oloths valued above 90 oents per
pound, three times the duty on unwashed
wool of the first class; on clothing, ready
made, and articles of wearing apparel of
every description, made up or manufac
tured wholly or In part, not specially pro
vided for in this act, felts not woven and
not specially provided for in this
act, In plushes and other pile fabrics,
four and one-half times the duty imposed by
this act on unwashed wool of the first class,
aud 60 per centum ad valorem; carpets and
carpetings 50 per cent, ad valorem.
RATES ON SILK.
On spun silk 35 per cent, ad valorem;
velvets, plushes or other pile fabrics, $1 50
per pound and 15 pur centum ad valorem.
On oiotbiug and articles of wearing ap
parel when composed In i>art of India rub
tier, the rate is fixed at 8 cents an ounce and
60 per cent ad valorem; oopying, silver and
all tissue paper made up in any form, 8
cents per pound and 15 cents ad valorem;
paper hangings and paper for screens or
firehoards, writing paper, drawing paper
and all other paper not specially provided
for, 25 per centum ad valorem.
The Senate struck out the bounty provi
sions proposed in the silk schedule of the
UU as passed by the House. Other amend
ments which restore the language and the
ratos of the present law remain. In these
tho committee ooncurs.
In the liquor schedule the Senate made
increases on various forms of wines and
liquors. The House rates wore restored, ex
cept on champagne and spirits, leaving still
wines and malt liquors at the existing rates
of duty.
COTTON CLOTHS.
The Senate's action in striking out the
proviso that all cotton cloths valued at
more than 8 cents per yard shall pay 30 per
cent, ad valorem is agreed to; cotton cloths
bleached, <lyod, staiued or printed, contain
ing an admixture of silk and not otherwise
provided for, 10 oents per yard and 35 per
cent, ad valorem.
In the agricultural sohedule the House
rates are retained, garden seeds have been
reduoed from 40 per cent., as proposed by
the House, to 30 per cent., the rate substi
tuted by the Senate, and turnip seed, which
the Honate placed ou t ie free list, are trans
ferred to the dutiable list.
CITRUS FRUIT.
On orange*, lemons and limes, whioh the
House made dutiable at double tho present
rates in order to afford protection and en
couragement to the planters of California
aud Florida, the Senate reduoed the rates to
somewhat above the present law. The
House conferees yielded reluctantly to
this reduction. An amendment was
added to that of the Senate imposing
an additional duty of 30 per cent,
on the packages in which oranges, lemons
auu limes are imported.
The paragraphs inserted by the Sonate
impoeiug a discriminating duty of 10 pol
ecat. on the tea produot of countries east of
the Cape of Good Hope when imported from
oouutnns east of the Cape of Good Hope,
were struck out.
On paintings and statuary, which the
House placed on tho free list and which tho
Semite restored to the dutiable list at 30 per
oent. ad valorem, tho conferees decided to
retain on the dutiable list at 15 per cent,
ad valorem, which is one-half the present
duty.
The administrative section relative to Im
ported articles being forbidden entry where
the business murk of a domestic manu
facturer Is simulated reads as folows: “Ou
and after Maroh 1, 1891, no article of im
ported merchandise which shall copy or
simulate tho name or trade mark of any
domestic manufacturer or manufacturers,
shall be admitted to entry to any custom
house of the United State’s.”
EFFECT ON THE REVENUES.
The ooufereos In tlielr report, speaking of
the effect of the bill on the revenues, say
that they do not believe that there is any
material difference between the House and
Senate bills In the matter of estimated re
duction made in dutiable schedules
namely, s6o,ooo,ooo—aud tl-eir aotiou has
not materially affected that estimate,
except in the restoration of the internal
revenue provisions of the House. On that
point they say:
For the year ending June 80, 1890, the re
ceipts front special taxes on the class of |r
-■ons to be relieved by the bill were $1,515,431,
from taxes ou tobacco $13,885,482, and from
snuff $717,781. By the passage of this bill the
reduction in revenue from tohaooo would be
$4,581,370, and from snuff $104.4i£3, making
from these two sources an aggregate of $4,785,-
805. Adding these figures to the reduction
which would follow in the abolition of special
taxes would make a total reduction in the In
ternal revenues received $0,281,*81. The pro
bable reduction by customs schedules will be
about $50,000,000, whioh would give au aggre
gate reduction by the bill of about $56,000,000.
GLASSWARE.
In tho ottso of glow bottles, where the
Senate reduced rate*, the conference adopted
a medium, fixing rates on sizes above one
pint and more at 1 cent a pouud and on small
sizes dovru to quarter pint at 1% oents,and on
sizes below at 5 cents per gross. On plain
pressed glassware a single rate of 60 per
cent, was fixed, as also Tn the case of cut
and decorated glassware. Forty-five per
cent, the House rate, struck out by
the Senate on chemioal glassware,
is reinstated. On unpolished cylinder,
crown and window glass, where the Senate
made an average reduction of one-fourtb of
a cent, the conference adopted a medium of
one-eighth of a cent.
ON CHEMICALS.
Hates on tannio acid or tannin are put 75
cents per pound, chloroform 25 cents per
pound; ooal tar oolors or dies, 35 per cent,
ad valorem; extract and decoctions of log
wood or other dye woods, extracts of sumac
and extracts of barks, suoh os are com
monly used for dyeing or tanning
7-8 cent pound; axtraots of hemlock bark
one-half cent per pound; glycerine
crude, oents per pound; refined,
cents per pound. Liconce, extracts of, s>J'
cents a pound; peppermint oil
80 cents per pound; caster oil,
80 cents per gallon, flaxseed, linseed and
poppyseed oil, 83 oents gallon; opium, con
taining less than 0 per cent, of morphine,
*l2 per pound; blues containing ferrocyan
dles of iron, 6cents per pound; chrome yel
low, green and ell other chromium colors,
in which lead and bichromate
of potash or soda are component parts,
cents per pound; artists’ water color paints,
30 per cent, ad valorem; acetate of lead,
white, oents per pound; brown, Bj<
cents; white paint, containing lead
or zinc same duty as lead or
zinc; phosphorous, 20 oems per pound;
caustic, 1 oent a pound; calomel and other
mercurial medicinal preparations, 35 per
cent, ad valorem; sulph ite of soda or salt
cake, or niter cake, $125 per ton; sulphur,
refined, |8 a ton; sublimed, or flower* of
sulphur, $lO a ton;samao, ground, 4-10 oenls
a pound.
AN ENGLISH VIEW.
The MoK nley BIH Lena Alarming;
Than It Looka
London, Sept. 27, 8 a. m.— The Standard
says: “The McKinley tariff is much less
alarming; than It looks. It may diminish
our trade with America, but will
aid us immensely to spread it
In other qoartera A number of
English merchants and manufacturers hate
looked forward with dread to the time
when America ould enter tbs markets of
the world to compete with us on a free
trade basis Their alarm will now disap
pear. To our own c douiea, to new Holds in
Africa and to all cnuntriue desirous of de
veloping their foreign trade theconUnuance
of high tariff in Amerioa will be an excel
lent bit of good news."
Speakers on the Tariff Bill.
Washington. fh.pt. 86. Maj. Mc-
Kinley said to-night that the House
would dispose of the conference re
port on the tariff bill to-morrow and that
tlie -Scn.it*. would debate and pass it on
Monday. He saw no reason why congress
should not adjourn on Tuesday. MoKinley
and McMiilin will make tbe leading
speeches for the two parties in the House
to-morrow. In the Senate the leading
speeches will be made by Senators Allisoa
and Carlisle, and perhaps Henator lugalls.
MISSISSIPPI'S CONVENTION.
Heport of the Temperance Committee
Occupies the Day's Suasion.
Jackson, Mibb., Sept. 28.— The commit
toe on temperance and the liquor traffic
having the right to the floor to-day by
virtue of iiu order made some days ago, the
constitutional convention proceeded to the
consideration of reports submitted by that
committee.
Tbe majority report recommended non
action, dooming any agitation of the liquor
question ut this time as inopportune.
The minority report urged the adoption
of the following as a separate and inde
pendent section of the constitution:
All saloons anil tippling houses where vinous
and spirituous liquors arc kept for sale an • hereby
declared to be public nuisances, and may bo sup
pressed or abated by prosecution In tlie name
of the state, or even the complaint of auy
citizen.
Home of tho ablest men in the convention
urged the convention to stand by tho ma
jority rep rt. They did not go into the
merits of recommendations of the minority;
they ail oonoed-d that the influence of the
saloon was (lemlcious and corrupting, but
they doubted tho wisdom of interference in
the question by the convention.
After debating tbe question all day the
convention, by a vote of 72 to 18, adopted
tbe majority report. Friends of the mi
nority report said that their defeat is die
to the all-powerful iulluenoe of tbe fran
chise committee, who did not care to handi
cap their work by provoking the hostility
of so powerful an element os tho saloon
•interests.
SLAVIN WINS THE FIGHT.
Ee Knocks Me A ullffe Out in the Second
Round.
London, Hept. 87 , 4:30 a. m.— Tho fight
between Hiavin and McAuiiffe came off at
4 o’clock this morning. Hiavin won tho
light, knocking MoAuliffs out in tbe second
round.
The fight lasted minutes. MoAuliffe’s
face showed marks of severe punishment.
In tbe first round, after a sharp inter
change, McAuiiffe dropped. In the
second round McAuiiffe started in all
right, but got away to escape a
detorminod rush by Hiavin, and
the latter chased McAuiiffe around the
ring punishing him when he got within
reach. MoAuliffo was knocked down, and
w bon he arose and Hiavin began again on
him Me A ullffe again dropped and his sec
onds acknowledged his defeat.
A Cotton Mill Burned.
Taunton, Mass.. Sept. 26.— The Barrows
vllle mill, at Norton, was destroyed by Are
at 2 o’clock this morning, together with a
storehouse and a two-story tenement house.
The fire was discovered In the spinning
room. IjOHB $75,000 to $100,000; insurance
unknown.
The Swedish Elections.
Stockholm, Sept. 36. Swedish elections
for members of the rikstag are going
against the protectionists.
QftANO BALLY AT ATHBNS.
Democrats of the classic City Hold a
Jubilee.
Athens, Ga., Sept. 26.—The Young
Men’s Democratic Club of Clarke county
bold a grand rally at the opera house to
night. A large crowd was In attendance,
and patriotic addresses were received with
great applause. Mr. A. J. Cobb addressed
the club on the “Foroe Bill;’’ Col. George C.
Thomas spoke on the “Evils of Centralisa
tion;" Mr. T. 8. Wells on the “Supremacy
of the White llaco," and Col. W. B. Bur
nett on the “Purity of the Ballot.’’ The
association was organized by the young
men of the county about two weeks ago,
and starts out under the most flattering
auspice;. Mr. E. Upshaw, one of the
most prominent young lawyers in the oity,
was made permanent president, and with
the co-operation of the club the name of
every young democrat in the county will be
planed on the roll.
BBNB ATIONaTA U BBIC DB.
Personal Encounter Between Two
Well-Known Citizens.
Amkrious, Ga., Sept. 24.—Quite a sen
sation was created on Jackson street about
11 o’clock this morning. It was a personal
difficulty between the well-known physi
cian Dr. A. B. Pinkie, and Charley Foster, a
salesman in tho dry goods house of J. A.
Ma-k & Cos. The difficulty occurred In Dr.
Pinkie’s office. Little is known as to the cause
of the difficulty. Mr. F, stor went to the
doctor’s office and aoensed him of telling a
lie on him. Tho altercation followed. Mr.
Foster was not hurt and Dr. Pinkie was
severely bruised about bead and face. No
weapons were used.
An Electric Hoad for Atlanta.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 36.—A contract for
anew electric street car system has been
signed In Atlanta. The road will run in a
circle from the city to McPherson barracks
and back, a distance of five miles. Work
will bo begun on Oct. 15, and the road is to
be finished in ninety days. B. F. Abbott is
to be president.
Corput'a Libel Suit.
Rome, Ga., Sept. 26.— The libel cose of
Mr. Corput vs. the author of the article
signed “Elector,” mentioned in yesterday’s
paper increases in interest. A true bill was
fouud by t ie grand jury against the author.
The civil side of the case has not yet been
given. The matter is the subject of much
talk.
I DAHjT, A YKAft. I
iCB-STO A COPY. I
I WEEKLY, s!.*> A YiAB. f
TIPPERARY MORE QUIETJ
LEADING NATIONALISTS HOLD 4
prolonged consultation.
Authorities Taking Precautions til
Ouard Against Another Outbreak-*
Soldiers and Polios Patrol the Street
—Proceedings in the Trial Adjourned
Until Afternoon. Despite an Earneefi
Protest.
Dublin, Hept. 28,-The streets of Tip
perary were thronged with people till a lat|
hour last night, discussing the exciting
events of toe day. As littlo real progre*
has been made toward tbe disposition of th|
cases against tbe arrested nationalists, and
as the general impression created by tb|
court's rulings was not one complimentar]
to the tribunal’s sense of fairness, there waf
niuob speculation as to what the morrosf
would bring forth.
loading nationalists had a prolonged coot
saltation in the evening. A further all
tempt to bring Horgt. Kennedy, of tb{
police force, to account for some of the
clubbing tn front of tho court house jesters
day wIU be made.
THE SITUATION MORE TRANQUIL
The situation at Tipperary to-day is muel
more ti auquil thau yesterday. The street}
are still thronged with people, who see 4
to be laboring under suppressed excitement,
but there bos been uo collision with tbe pot
Uoa
The authorities are taking special precaw
tions to guard against the possibility of ad
outbreak. A detachment of soldiers is am
sistlng the police in maintaining orders
The space in front of the court house is held
by a strong guard, and both soldiers and
police are patroliug the streets.
The session of tbe court for thi
trial of the oonsplracy cases was of short
duration this morning. W hen the hour fog
opening oame tbe presiding magistrate
announced that it would be impose, bln to go(
on with tbe case this morning, as tbe
of the county oourt required the buildings
It would lie necessary to adjourn furthef
proceedings uutil afternoon.
MEALY FROTKUTM.
Hefore the magistrate ovoid dsclare oourt
adjourned, Timothy Healy sprang to hi*
foot and, in the name of deiendants. en*
tored an earnest protest an adjourn*
moot, giving the reason that it was not
right that tbe magistrate* in such cases
should suit their actions to tbe con renience of
the county court. The judge of that tribunal
should ne the one to yield, instead of insist*
ingon the letter of bis rignte in the prem*
iseu. The moo bad been brought to Tip*
perary, far from their home, for trial They
had aright to expect that the trial would
be as expeditions as possible. It was be*
cvruing more and more manifest, Mr,
Healy declared, that the defendants werg
being treated with every discourtesy thg
authorities could devise.
Mr. Healy’s protest was unavailing, and
as soon as ho resumed his seat oourt ad
journed until tho afternoon.
When Timierary court reopened la tha
afternoon, Mr. Konan proceeded with tins
statement of the crown’s case against tha
accused. The prosecuting officer read long
extracts from speeches made at various
nationalist meetings since tbe organisation
of the plan of campaign, and also quoted
from resolutions adopted at these meetings,
THB OBJECT TO PROLONG TUB OAgE.
It appears to tie the object of the prosecu*
tion to prolong theoose as far as possible.
At one point Win. O’Brien, who, with Mr,
Dillon, was to have sailed for tbe United
Htatea next week, chaffingly reminded tha
court that his ship wax
to sail for Amerioa Thursday*
next, adding that there appeared to be a
race again St time between tlie orown’s
counsel and the ship.
When the oourt was adjourned Mr.
Ronan was still speaking.
Upon argument being announced
Mr. Harrington made a strong
protest against the course that is beiutg
pursued by the prosocution. He said it was
very evident that tho dosign of the
oourt was to protract tho trial to tha
greatest possible length, and he de
nounced this treatment of the casa
as altogether unfair to tbe men who weia
being tried. His protest, however, seemed'
to have no effect upon the court, and th
present policy of the proiecution will. It la
generally believed, be maintained to tha
end of tbe trial.
John Morley, who has been personally in*
veitigati-ig affairs in Ireland, departed to*
day for England.
AUSTRALIA’S LABOR TROUBLES.
Strike of the Shearers Not General-
Strike Committee Indorsed.
Melbourne, Sept. 26.—Tho strike of
wool shearers is not generaL Squatters are*
suing their work people for breaking their
agreements.
At a conference held at Brokenhlil it was
decided, subject to the consent of employers
and unions, that a portion of the men em
ployed shall be non-unionists, and that
union miners shall work forty-six hours
weekly at tho wages paid before the strike,
and shall agree to refuse to strike at th >
bidding of other labor parties. All future
disputes between directors and miners shall
te referred to a board of arbitration, over
which the judge of the supre i.e court shall
preside.
The directors of the Victoria railways
have secured from Japan a supply of coal
sufficient to meet their requirements for six
weeks.
At a meeting, whioh was attended by
800 of the executive officers of Victoria
unions, a vote of confldenoe in the strike
committee was passed, and It was recom
mended that one day’s pay be levied every
week from each unionist who is at work, to
maintain the s rikers. It was estimated that
this tax would, if paid by all workmen,
produoa an income of £25,000 weekly, bnt
it Is not likely that this sum will be realized.
FREE LABOR ASSOCIATION.
Southampton, Sept. 26.—At a meeting
of employers here to-day it was decided to
establish a free labor association.
NTOCKYARDB TROUBLE SMOOTHED OVER.
Chicago, Sept. 20. The switching
troubles at the stockyards are over, for the
present, at least. The switching engiues of
the Burlington were sent to the yards this
morning without the inea whose presence
threatened to precipitate a general tie up,
and everything went smoothly.
Germans Massacred by Negroes.
London, Bept. 26. —A British man-of
war has been ordered to proceed from Zan
zibar to Vitu to Inquire into the recent
mas-acre there of a German merchant and
seven German employes by natives. A
di'patch from Berlin denies the report that
Germany has demanded satisfaction and
compensation from England for the killing
of German subjects at Vitu.
Drowned in the France Floods.
Paris, Sept. 26. —It is believed that fifty
lives were lost in tho floods in the south of
France. A driver and the passengers of an
omnibus going to Moyres are missing. It
is feared ;ht the conveyance was swept
away by tbo flood aud all peiished.
