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} EsTABLIiHKD 18to. Incorporated 1888. V
} J. H. ESTILL. President. f
PUT THROUGH THE HOUSE
conference report on the
tariff bill, adopted.
Only Few Hours Allowed for De
bate-Turner Characterizes the BIU
as a Sectional Measure—Cummings
Invelgha Against the Protective
System— Resolution to Adjourn Tues
day Adopted.
Washington, Sept. 27. —The House
made its final disposition of the McKinley
tariff monstrosity to-day by rushing
through the conference report. The trium-
Tirate composing the committee on rules.
Czar Keed, Napoleon McKinley and Joe
Cannon, with their usual liberality, accorded
the members of the House five hours for
discussing the conference report. As the
original 459 amendments of the Benate,
many of them of the most important char
ter, have never been considered at all in
the House, the members of the people’s
branch of congress have been practically
disbarred from debating these provisions of
the bill. It is farcical to talk of debating an
amendment at the rate of three every two
minutes, and the five hours allotted this
afternoon was merely an aggravation.
A DISMAL DISCUSSION.
The administration of the last rites to the
till to-day, therefore, was an extremely
dismal affair. About fifteen representatives
oa each side participated in the application
of the sacred oil. The republicans who are
dissatisfied with the measure, but who dared
aot vote against it, raised their heels
tzainst it for the last time and subsided,
shile the democrats contented themselves
inth entering their formal protest in
wneral terms agonist the scheme of the
bil, which, as a whole, increases tariff
taxation from 47 to 60 per cent.; while the
Mills bill reduced it from 47 to 42 per cent,
oo the average.
As it stands now, the boasted reciprocity
clause is a palpable fraud.
AIMED AT THE SOUTH.
The bill increases the tax on nearly every
article worn or used for food excepting su
gar. It breaks down the duty on machinery
used in the manufacture of beet root sugar,
a *estern industry. It retains the duty on
machinery used in making cane sugar, a
southern industry. It increases the duty on
cotton ties from 85 per cent, to over 100 per
■ cent. It boosts the bagging trusts, elevates
■ the duty on trace chains, and increases the
■ duty on nearly every article used by the
I farmer that happens to be manufactured of
I iron. Instend of reducing the revenues of
■ the government to a just and economical
I basis, it increases them from $6,006,000 to
■ $8,000,000.
■ REPCBLIOANS VOTE AGAINST IT.
■ That this additional burden is laid almost
I on toe head shuul lers of the farmers was
■ eloquently demonstrated by three republi
■ cans who spurned the bill under th-ir heels
H when the time came to vote on it this after
■ noon. Each responded “no” when his name
■ was called. ihey were Coleman of
H Louisiana. I’, atherstone of Arkansas, and
H Keily r.f Kansas. The former is a sugar
■ gr.,wer. Fealherstone was the candidate of
■ Siie ■Wire.," a republican fanners’alliance
■ frgar.iiuti' iin Arkansas, and Kelly repre-
Hieirs one of the strongest agricultural dis-
Htnrhua Kansas, with t’ueso three exceptions,
■ tbe republicans, 151 in number, swallowed
bi;l wh01.., and the democrats to a rnau
toted against the report.
HOW IT WAS DONE.
(By the Associated Press.)
| Washington, Sept. 27.—1n the House
toil morning Mr. McKinley asked that the
reading of the journal be dispensed with, in
order that more time might be accorded to
thedebate on the tariff conference roport,
l>ut Mr. Turner of Georgia objected. The
journal having been approved, Mr. Mc-
Millin of Tennessee withdrew his demand
pur the reading of the report, in view of the
pact that the report was printed in the
[Record.
I Mr. McKinley said that he understood
phat the republican members desired no
pore than one hour for debate. He asked,
therefore, that debate should continue for
Bve hours, two hours to be given to friends
three hours to opponents of the re-
McMillin protested against limitation
i-n.f ,' 1! ' ca ' sioll ’ Dut suggested that if such
t r j on wore 10 be made, the hour would
e hied at fi o’clock.
r ' McKinley acquiesced iu this sugges
asked for consent that the pre
lat hour StlOU c ' as ordered at
1 lo this Mr. MeMillin objeoted, whereupon
Kieni Vi. - eß ™ notice that he would
■dock thß proVlou * question at 5:30
■ , M KINLEY ’S STATEMENT.
■eat nf ti5 in ! ey tllen ’"ado business state
■il it < IJUn '- rO3 between the provisions
Be b i U the bill 83 it passed
Kn,,. , ' . an ? 11x6 provisions of con
■tiiesutr^ tlCai * y ’ 88 they are explained
Bee to o t '’ :n ° nt of the conferees. In refer
■n;j, e Bu g ar schedule, ho said that the
Bar- 1 j 8 Hou; ® provided that all
Btodnrr including No. If., Dutch
Bdthat’R,m! ho ' J if and bo admitted free,
Bo o* n r.i £ , ar above that color should pay
Bn e-If, i a 00un<1 July. That was to
th ° difr ° rence 40 labor, cost
BtriHc h ‘n fhecriuntry and in competing
B a -' i. ...V‘ e Senate had stricken out No.
mupt- I !“®. r . te<l , - N ’o. 13. Above No. 13
■ of a * ?' 16xt ha d placed a duty of
■o f a pound, and above No. 1(5,
■r the riiv : i T “l first struggle had been
Budv^l' 1 ? hno ‘ Tho Senate con
■ f.J eld ®d, and made sugar up to
a- \.ir, 7 er No - i(i the duty was
8'f,.,,, 0 ' 80811 !. with an additional
es .'.i 1 °u all sugars coming from
■g’ ; .. lj 'unties were paid to do
.Vi':* 8 object of binding twine
■u V . lIS . opinion that the duty was
ji^fcr* c ,n'. r V "‘dulged the hope that some
a rimr-jy w ' jul,l discover the fact and
Pi A CYC bOira BILL.
05V York characterized
B Woli cyclone bill. The point of
B“- the VVo?.!. 6s i lloudl and be no trade
:r -K i. T ANARUS, uit’jd States and foreign
■ ’“id enable manufacturers
fleece the people, while
-” A V ll t 0 r, nd relief.
■dthat whVe°th ÜbieCC( UbieCC ( V bindiDK twine ’
IB ;; “ the gent.eman would ex
■:i.vo r ' t ,, ap , >n the provision, as be-
B/ rui„ of the west, it
B 0 Kuglan4 r,t,nKmoU in Ne "
■j A SECT fONAL MEASURE.
B l rr. criticised the ma-
t,:iih, thß time for debate.
'v.THtho..recommend itself to
■ to,fle beneficiaries of the pol
■ ‘r,.. k ,;; 1 ; b ?t it looked to the vlc-
B bolicy of addition, division
B 0 ’ measL arr ?.‘ gn 1 o<l the biU “s 8
B wbo livSi„ e VV tS benofit , 'e‘ rl K for
■ r those who i t i h l?? rth ’ and its hard-
B thi llVBd the aoutta.
B w Uat beVefir ° f reciprocity, he
■ oeneht would come to the
Jitofninfl |frto£.
country from the provision of the bill. Hi s
opinion was that the provision was brmtinn
fulmen. He objected to the provision be
cause it inaugurated a system that waa in
violation of the constitution. The bill pro
posed to inventths President with the power
to enact laws; and he was opposed to giving
the President such power.
A POLITICAL MAKESHIFT.
Mr. Herbert said that the reciprocity
feature of the bill was a mere political
makeshift, in that it was good enough until
after the election, and utterly worthless for
an v practical purpose.
Mr. Cummings of New York declared
that the doctrine of American protection
was the most pernicious that had ever per
meated the American people. Inveighing
against the protective system, he said that
the deoay of the agricultural interests
of the country gave the lie to the
statement that protection was for the bene
fit of the farmer. This bill was not a pro
tection to industry, but was a deprivation
of markets. It was self-destroying. But
the whistle of this tariff locomotive was
screaming; gagged and bound, he was still
an unwilling passenger on this congrearioual
limited marauding McKinley train.
NEARING THE JUMPINQ-OFF PLACE.
The dowr.east engine of this juggernaut
express had thrown the throttle open, the
Illinois stoker was shoveling in coal, the
Buokeye conductor was puuching tickets,
and the protection hoodlums were fllliug
the air with wild hurrahs. Tho train was
nearing a turn where it would certainly
jump track.
Debate was continued in opposition to the
bill by Messrs. Pitch and Covert of New
York, Wilkinson of Louisiana, Crain of
Texas, McAdoo of New Jersey and McMil
lin of Tennessee, and in favor of it by
Messrs. Peters of Kansas, Sweeny and Dol
liyer of lowa, Hitt of Illinois, Cutcbeon of
Michigan, Candler of Massachusetts, Evans
of Tennessee, Gear of lowa, Morse of Mas
sachusetts, Lind of Minnesota and Dingley
of Maine.
Mr. McMlllin asserted that the bill as
agreed to increased by $1 the tax paid by
every Caucausian, negro man, woman and
child in the land. Referring to the recipro
city amendment, he declared that tne re
ciprocity provision of the bill was a cow
ardly surrender of the highest prerogative
of the House. The bill gave the President
power not exercised by tho Czar of Russia.
He appealed from the majority of the
House to people who made and unmade
congresses. [Applause on tho democratic
side.]
THE BILL PASSED.
Mr. McKinley closed the debate in a
speech in favor of the bill, and at its con
clusion demanded the previous question,
amid applanse on the republican side. The
previous question waa ordered—yeas 151;
nays 79. The conference report was then
agreed to —yeas 152, (tho speaker voting iu
the affirmative) nays 81. The only de
viation from a strict party vote was on
the part of Messrs. Coleman, Featherston
and Kelley, who voted with tho doinocrats
in the negative.
Mr. McKinley then reported from the
committee on ways and means a resolution
providing for final adjournment on Tues
day next, and it was adopted, and the
House at 6:50 adjourned.
WORK OF THE SENATE.
"y 1 ~
Resolution to Porchase Nickel for Use
in the Navy Passed.
W ashinoton, Sept. 27.—1n the Senate
to-day Senator Morgan introduced a bill,
which was referred to the committee on
public lands, to forfeit the lands granted to
the Northern Pacifio Railroad Company
for tho portion of its line between Bismarck,
in North Dakota, aid Walla Walla, in Ore
gon. He also asked that lobbyists who
have been here in behalf of the Northern
Pacific railroad be suspended from getting
their fees; and he thought that the best way
to do that was for the Senate and House to
take up the subject of the forfeiture of that
land grant.
The House joint resolution authorizing
the Secretary of the Navy to purchase
nickel ore or nickel matte for use in the
manufacture of steel armor was taken up,
aud Senator Cameron’s amendment, offered
yesterday, was disagree i to.
Senator Platt did not approve the ap
propriation of $1,000,000 now, when con
gress would he in session again in two
months.
Senator Hale said it was necessary to have
the appropriation made now, in order to
get control of the supply of nickel. It would
go elsewhere if it was not purchased now.
Senator Gorman said that he opposed the
joint resolution yesterday, but he was as
sured that its passage was an absolute neces
sity In the interest of the public service, and
he was bound to accept that statement. The
joint resolution was passed.
FOREIGN CONTRACT LABOR LAW.
The Senate then resumed consideration of
the House bill entitled “An act to prohibit
the importation and migration of foreigners
and aliens under contract or agreement to
perform labor in the United States, its ter
ritories and the District of Columbia,” tho
pending question being on Mr. Plumb’s
amendment offered yesterday, providing
that the act shall not apply to any organiza
tion of musicians or orchestras. The amend
ment was agreed to, as was also an amend
ment excepting teachers from its provision.
The bill went over without final action,
Senator Blair remarking that he would not
call it up again, as it was now much worse
than the present law.
Unfinished business was then taken up,
the first on the list being the Senate bill to
establish a United States land court, and
it was recommitted to the committee on
privileges and claims. The House joint
resolution to correct an error in the river
and harbor bill was passed. The error was
made in the enrollment of the bill in the
House, and consisted of making an appro
priation for tho Improvement of the Illinois
river $2,000 instead of $200,000.
THE EIGHT-HOUR BILL.
The House bill for the adjustment of ac
counts of laborers, workmen and mechanics
arising under the eight-hour law was taken
up. Senator Blair moved on behalf of the
committee on education and labor to amend
the bill by striking out the following pro
viso: Provided further, that this act shall
not be operative whenever the court shall
find that such laborer, workman or me
chanic performed such labor or service
under any contract, express er implied, and
has been paid therefor the amount agreed
upon.
Several votes were taken upon it, but
none of them showed the presence of a quo
rum, bo, after a brief executive session, the
Senate adjourned.
The Administration Invited South.
Washington. Sept. 27. William C.
Burke of Birmingham is here to invito the
President and cabinet to visit the Alabama
State Fair in Birmingham on Oct. 20. A
delegation from Atlanta met Mr. Blaine in
New York to-day, to invite him to the At
lanta exposition. It is understood they will
be here Monday to invite the President and
Uncle Jerry Rusk. It is probable Mr.
Blaine will go to Atlanta.
Yesterday's Confirmations.
Washington, Sept. 27.—The Senate to
day confirmed the nominations of Samuel
Mullen to be postmaster at Bessemer, Ala.,
E. Burd Grubb of New Jersey to be min
ister to Spain, and Edwin H. Conger of
lowa to be minister to Brazil.
SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1890 -TWELVE PAGES.
THE BOODLE CONTRACTS
INVESTIGATION OF POSTMASTER
WHEAT BEGUN.
He Received a Rebate of $750 from a
Contractor—Got Scared and Depos
ited the Money In the Treasury—The
Rebate Not Paid to the Former Post
master-Witnesses Examined.
Washington, Sept. 27.— The House com
mittee on accounts to-day began an
investigation into the charges preferred
agaiust Postmaster Wheat of the House in
the resolution introduced by Mr. Eeloa.
The charges are, in effect, that he required
the contractor who carried the mails from
the House to the postoffice to pay him $l5O
a month from the contract price; also that
the postmaster has on his roll of employes,
at SIOO per month, a Mr. Bradley, who
works in the government printing office,
and that Bradley pays $95 of it to Wheat’s
son.
The oommitteo first took up the charge
relating to letting of the mail contract and
called Wheat to the stand to make a state
ment concerning it. The contract was
entered into, he said, with Culbertson at
the rate of $5,000 per year, of which sum
Culbertson was to give him $l5O per month.
GOT SCARED.
Some time after the letting of the con
tract he learned that it was being talked of
by a discharged employe as not being a
proper perquisite. The charge subsequently
appeared in the newspapers. He then
talked the situation over with other per
sons, and came to the conclusion that the
contract was in violation of the law. He
then wanted to give tho money he
had received from Culliertson—s7so —back
to him, but was advised that it did not be
long to him bat to tho government. He
then went to the treasury department and
deposited money and received a receiot for
it. Ho had received no more since from
Culbertson under the agreement.
WHO HE CONSULTED.
Replying to Mr. Enloe the postmaster
said that he had consulted the clerk of the
House, Representative Caswell, the speaker
and others about the matter. He was
asknd if bis son Walter had not gone to
Contractor Culbertson, telling him there
was likely to be an Investigation, aud ask
ing him to put the $750 in the hands of a
third party. He declared that ho knew of
no such conversation.
Subsequently the contract was taken
away from Culbertson and relet at $4,000
per year.
Wheat said further that a number of
persons had spoken to him concerning the
perquisite of $l5O per month before the
contract was entered into, but their uames
he didn’t recall.
Harry Culbertspn, the contractor who
carried the mails, was then sworn and iden
tified the oontract. He had carried the
mails for Dalton, the former postmaster,
for six year’s previous to December last.
’ He had received as compensation $5,000 per
year.
HAD NOT MADE PREVIOUS PAYMENTS.
Witness declared that he had not made
similar previous payment of $l5O per month
to the postmaster. He explained how it
was that the present transaction had oc
curred. Wheat had asked him to come to
his room. Wheat asked him at first for
s2ooper month in return for the contract.
Witness said he could not give it, but made
a counter proposition to give him $l5O.
This, he sail, would require him to do work
at a starvation price.
A Mr. Dilion was called in as a witness.
He did not pay any part of his contract
money to any person during the six years of
Postmaster Dalton’s administration. In re
ply to a member of the committee, witness
said that he was Dalton’s brother-in-law.
Witness said he had paid money to Wheat’s
son, Walter.
APPROACHED BY WHEAT’S SON.
One day when it was apparent that an
investigation was probable, Wheat’s son
came to him and sought to h ivethe money,
$750, handed over temporarily to a third
person, but this was not done. He had
received notice subsequently of a desire to
close the contract, but there was a month’s
pay still due him.
Edward McPherson, clerk of the House,
was next called to tho witness stand. He
testified in effect that Whoat had come to
his office with Richard J. Bright to see him
some time in May last. Wheat
showed him a certificate of the
payment of $750 into the United
States treasury. He also testified that
when he learned of the conditions of the
contract he refused to sin a receipt for tho
June payment to the contractor, as he did
not regard it as legal. Witness had spoken
to several persons about the matter.
WEATHER AND CROP3.
Cotton Picking Retarded and the
Crop Damaged by the Rains.
Washington, Sept. 27.— The daily aver
ago temperature for the week ending Sept.
27 has been from 2” to 3° above the average
in the South Atlantic and Gulf states, about
2° above iu Dakota and Nebraska, and from
5° to 8° above in the extreme northwest.
There has been a deficiency of about 5° per
day in the lower lake region, from 1® to 3°
in New England and the Middle Atlantic
states, and in Minnesota, lowa, Missouri
and Arkansas.
rainfall.
The rainfall for the week has been in
excess in Tennossoe and the South Atlantic
and Gulf states except Texas, There has
been a deficiency in all other districts except
in Maryland and Delaware. The rainfall in
Florida, except the extreme northern por
tions, has exceeded three inches. In the
southern portion of South Carolina and the
southeaster i portion of Georgia it has been
more than five inches. In tho E istern Gulf
states and Louisiana tbo rainfall has been
about two inches, and in W estern Tennessee
it has varied from four to six inches. In all
other districts the rainfall has been less
than half an inch, except on the middle
Atlantic coast, where it has ranged from
one-half to one inch.
CONDITION of the crops.
In the western states crops have mostly
matured, and are generally beyond the in
fluence of weather. The deficient rainfall
has made the ground too dry for fall plow
ing. About the same conditions prevail in
Illinois and Michigan, but iu Southern In
diana corn is reported as maturing very
slowly and is not safe from frost.
Cotton picking has been generally re
tarded throughout the ootton region by
heavy rains, with considerable damage,
owing to sprouting and rotting of boils.
THE CANE CROP GOOD.
Cane in Louisiana is reported in fine con
dition, and grinding has commenced.
In New England corn is mostly cut, and
the crop is good. The fruit crop is light
Potatoes continue to rot
Iu Pennsylvania fall seeding is about
completed. Tobacco is about harvested
and curing finely; the crop is large and in
good condition.
The tobacco crop is being cut in Kentucky
and Tennessee, but the weather has been
unfavorable for curing.
Frost has seriously damaged vegetables
in New Jersey, and only winter grain is
coming up weli.
trial of birchall.
The Usual Crowd In Attendance—The
Evidence All In.
Woodstock, Ont., Sept. 27.—The case
for the defense was continued this morning.
By 9:39 o'clock all the seats were tilled in
the body of the court hous>. The gallery
was filled with ladies, ns were the seats on
the platform, and orowds of ticket holders
were struggling with tho oo us tables for
piaoes on the steps outside.
The prisoner was as unconcerned as ever
as he walked up to the court and chatted
with lawyers and reporters. He examined,
with some interest, the photographs handed
him by reporters, which we.-o taken by a
Woodstook photographer from the gallery,
showing the scenes in the court ou the first
day of the session.
A PHYSICIAN EXAMINED.
Dr. Mearns said he had heard the medical
testimony given by the three doctors for
the orowu, and did not agree with Dr. Wei
ford in tho statement that rigor mortis
would set in so soon as stated. It would
take generally, he believed, from five to six
hours in a healthy young man during cold
weather, the thermometer not higher than
23°, who had not suffered exceptional
fatigue. He thought rigor mortis would
not set in sooner than from
eight to ten hours. As to the testimony
concerning the bruises described of bluish
green appearance, ho thought that the body
failing after a pistol shot could not produce
them. Such bruises must have been re
ceived from two to six days before death.
He was positive of this. He had practiced
medicine In Petrola He had had consider
able experience among men burned by ma
chinery.
TECHNICAL TESTIMONY.
Crown counsel Osier cross-examined the
witness at much length, reading from
medical works and quotiug medical au
thorities as to the exact tests to decide ante
mortem or postmortem character of certain
classes of wounds and the ago of wounds us
indicated by the appearance of bruises.
The testimony was entirely technical, the
object of introducing it was to shake that
of the physicians who had testified for the
prosecution.
A PROFESSIONAL OPINION.
Dr. Riohartson of Toronto, a venerable
looking practitioner, testified that he had
been practising since 1847, and was professor
of anatomy iu the university medical school.
He gave his opinion that iu the case of a
healthy young man dying suddenly, as the
result of a pistol shot rigor mortis would
be considerably delayed. Four hours was a
short time for it to set In In average oases,
and some authorities put the time at nine
or ten hours.
Normau MoQueeD, son of the late Judge
McQueen, testified that he knew Birchall in
Woodstock aud saw him in that town on
Feb. 17 last. He remembered the (late par
ticularly, because he had been anxious to go
to a ball on Feb. 18, and also because a
friend of his, on the morning of Feb. 17,
left for New York, en route to Europe.
The sale of a ticket for passage was subse
quently proved by tue age.it of the White
Star Line.
THE CASE CLOSED,
This, Counsel Blaokstone said, concluded
the case for the prisoner, with the excep
tion of two or three witnes.es, who would
take but a few minutes each. He said he
would be ready Monday to produce the
register of the hotel iu Brantford on which
the name of F. C. Benwell was registered
Jan. 13 last, and evidence as to delivery of
a telegram. Judge McMahon said that the
case must go to the jury Monday evening.
After dismission it was decided that the
evidence should be considered closed now.
The judge then stated to the jury that he
regretted that an interval of more than a
day should elapse before the case could be
concluded. The case was of such import
ance that, though his time was fully occu
pied, he inteudod to postpono another as-ize
in order that it might have full considera
tion. Ho said he wanted the jury to reach
no definite opinion until they
had heard the case presented by counsel and
himself. When they had heard addresses
and the charge it would lie time for them to
revolve the facts in their minds.
At 12:30 o’clook an adjournment was
taken until Monday.
BIRCHALL SHOWS SIGNS OF WEAKENING.
To-dav Birchall showed slight signs of
weakening, moisture bung noticeable in
his eyes at one time, but he soon rallied and
for the rest of the day was as
calm os usual. Though to all
external appearances he seemed cool and
collected, nevertheless he is nervous and ex
cited.
Birchail’s wife and sister-in-law have, it
is said, given up all hope of his acquit al.
RAUM’3 INVESTIGATION.
Another Branch of the Case Taken
Cp—A Newspaper Man Examined.
Washington, Sept, 27.— The special
House committee appointed to investigate
charges against Pension Commissioner
Kaum was reconvened this morning to In
quire into another branch of the case con
nected with the internal administration of
the pension bureau, toe course suggested by
the New York Tribune. M. G. Seeken
dorff, chief correspondent of tho Tribune,
was called to the stand, and testified that
he had seDt the articles referred to.
The commissioner did not see what the
articles had to do with investigation ordered
by the House, but when the chairman re
plied th it it was Important to ascertain
whether be had been iutimidating wicnesies,
he acquiesoed and the examination pro
ceeded.
The witness testified that he believed the
articles to be true, but respectfully de
clined to name his sources of inforipiftio n.
To do so would be a violation of confidence.
The committee labored with the correspond
dent for soma time, but the utmost conces
sion witness would make was to promise to
consult with his informants auu ask per
mission to name them to the committee.
The oommittee adjourned until Monday,
when the examination will be continued.
Cannon Will bo Defeated.
Washington, Sept. 27.— Telegrams from
Illinois are to the effect that Congressman
Cannon, who recently made a very
vulgar speech in the House, will surely be
defeated. A dispatch to-day says that six
teen republican papers in the district have
come out against him, and he will be de
feated 2,000 votes.
May Change the Date.
Washington, Hept. 27.—1 tls believed
the Henate will amend the McKinley reso
lution, which passed the House this after
noon, providing for adjournment on Tues
day, to read Wednesday, No one, however,
believes it will be later than Wednesday.
Nominated to Be Collector.
Washington, Sept 27.— The President
to-day nominated William Wallace Rollins
to be collector of internal revenue for the
Fifth North Coroliua district.
An Iron Mine cold,
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 27.—Tue
Reynolds-Whiting ore bed, a splendid de
posit of brown hematite ores in Talladega
county, was sold to-day to Mr. McKay
of Rhode Island, who will establish a plant
to ut.ilize the ores. The price paid was
$60,000, *25,000 cash.
IN THE KAISER'S REALM.
RECIPROCITY BETWEEN FRANCE
AND AMERICA SUGGESTED.
The Scheme for Reprisals Agitnst the
McKinley BUI Fabe Through Recon
struct lon of the German War Minis
try-Renewal of the Triple Alliance.
Admission of American Pork.
(OopyrlffMed, 1890, by the Xew York Associated
)
Berlin, Sept. 27. —The completed rrporfc
of Horr Miguel, the Russian minister of
fiuauoo, wUI be presented to tua emperor
Tuesday.
Information received from the German
embnesy in Paris thar M. Ribot, the French
minister of foreign affairs, had negotiated
with Whitolaw Reid, tbe American
minister, for a reciprocity arrange
ment between France and the
United States, has summarily sotted tho
project of Count Kalnoky, tho Austro-
Hungarian prime minister, for combined
reprisals against the United States in retal
iation of the McKinley tariff bill. Em
peror William never entertained the idea
of reprisals. Chancellor v>n Capri vl ap
pears to have dallied with the project until
the ompjror’s return from the mtueuvers,
who 1 the suggestions of the semi-official
press hero aud iu Vienna for a customs
coalition suddenly ceased.
AMERICAN PORK.
Chancellor von Caprivi had a conference
with Miguel and accepted his scheme
to lesson the cost of iiving to the masses by
higher imports on the moneyed classes, tho
principle involving the early reopening of
the German market to American pork.
The official impression here is that Minister
l'help’s overtures for settlement, if roue wed,
backed by some easy concessions on Ger
man exDorU to the United Htates, will find
a ready response from Chancellor von
Caprivi.
Advices from Vienna indicate that tbe
Austrian government also accepts the
principle of reciprocity, Count Kalnoky
liaviug instructed the Austrian minister at
Wasluugton to make representation in ttio
matter of mother of petirl and other Aus
trian industries affected by the McKinley
bill, with a view to the negotiation of a
treaty.
MILITARY REFORMS.
Herr Miguel’s financial statements have
decisively influenced military reforms and
led to the retirement of Gen. Vordy du
Vernois from the war ministry and the
preferred resignation of Gen. Count von
Waliiersoe, both of whom urged Emperor
William to adopt Herr Scharnliorst’s plan
for the reorganization of the army. This
plan entailed largo additions to the ar
tillery and cavalry, and a consequent heavy
increase 'iu the war budget. Gan.
du Vernois, believing that tbe em
peror would assent, announced in committee
of the Reichstag last session the Soharnhorst
scheme as adopted. Herr Miguel’s calcula
tions proved that the carrying out of
tioliurnhorsl’s plan and the budget of 550,-
000,000 marks would iwndor tne kaizer’s
aims in the direction of social amelioration
hopeless. Despite the popularity of Scliarn
horst’s scheme in military circles, the chan
cellor has thrown the whole weight of his
influence against adding to the war budget.
The emperor’s definite approval of Herr
M iguel’s ideas made the retirement of Gen.
Vordy du Vernois and Gen. Count von
Walderseo inevitable.
SILENT ON THE DBEIBUND.
The semi-official press maintains silonce
in regard to the renewal of the triple
alliance A communication published in Pes
ther Lloyd announced that an agreement
had been obtained. The scope of the agree
ment is, in the meantime, withheld from the
public. Tbe communication adds that tho
strengthening of the alliance has been fully
achieved.
Preparations against tho socialist mani
festations on Oct. 1, are equal to the con
tingencies of civil war. The police have
been ordered to act on a mobilized system,
and have been reinforced in every populous
center where it is supoosed they will be
required. Troops will be kept in roadiuess
in their barracks. Tbe committee of the
socialist ridicule tho expectation of an out
break, knowing tbe pacific character of the
arrangements.
THE SOCIALIST PROGRAMME.
There will be uo public mass demonstra
tion. Delegates from the Burllu committees
will await the arrival at the stations of a
number of socialists who were expelled,
twenty-six of whom have signified their
intention of returning out of Beveral hun
dred who were expelled. Ttiev will b > con
ducted to a reception room, where they will
be welcomed and a banquet given them.
A number of congratulatory speeches will
bo made. Several extremists will
be excluded from the proceedings
in order to prevent tho police having anv
excuse to interfere, and to avoid subsequent
pi jflcution under the common law. Those
taking part in the celebration will wear
medals that have been struck oflf in com
memoration of tho expiration of repression
law. Great assemblies will gal her here, In
Leipsie, Hamburg arid Frankfort, but
everywhere they will be organized to pre
clude disorder or breach of la w.
Tho centrist papers announce that this
will be an opportune time to issue a state
ment on social questions, signed by all the
Catholic bi-hops in Prussia.
THE VOLKSFABTI CONFERENCE.
The conference of Volksparti, which was
attended by 200 delegates, has been held.
Herr Knober presided. It wai decided to
maintain an independent party existence.
A number of delegates advocated tbat the
party be merged with the progressists.
Cord Rosebery and Count Herbert Bis
marck arrived here t vday from Friedrichs
ruhe, where Lord Rosebery has been
s ijourning for several days. He obtained
from Prince Bismarck a promise that ho
would visit Scotland in the spring if the
political situation permitted.
BISMARCK WILL ATTEND THE DERATES.
In letters to several members of the Her
renhaus, Prinoe Bismarck states his inten
tion to attend all debates on questions of
national Importance. The Jireslauer
Zeitung, in a report of aa interview with
tlie ex-chancellor, mado him say that he is
still vice president of tho Btaatsrath, hold
ing an uumovable position. Semi-official
communications in the press affirm
that the office in question was
held by virtue of his official
function, and that it ceased on the day of
his resignation from tho chancellory was
accepted The point debatable Is whether
Bismarck’s honorary rank qualifies him for
the Btaatsratb.
The recent scandals Involving members of
the aristocracy is gravely discussed by the
press and are tho theme of guarded pulpit
allusions. The Kreuz Zeitung mourns
the decadenoe of the Dobility and
warns members that they must lead
a better life of they do not wish
to provoke the masses to revolution. Ger
mania, on the other hand, protests againsr,
charging the aristocracy with generel cor
ruption holding that only those are corrupt
whose materialistic conceptions have de
stroyed their moral consciousness. Reiehs
hote attributes the moral decay of nobility
to too much money, no s about work, no
moral discipline, gross Jiving and depraved
oompany. It Invokes the aristocratic lead
ers to combine to purify society, and to ex
ercise stricter control of their families.
MILITARY SCHOOLS.
The emperor has ordered that a report be
made on the oonduct of military schools.
A private inquiry is proceeding. It touches
closely upon gambling habits and secret
dissipations of a number of officers.
The president of the Knit Africa F.van
f elio Mission has received a statement from
laron Wissman that Kmin I’asha. who Is
accompanied by only forty soldiers, wi in
structed to only establish a station ou Vic
toria Nyansa, and not invite the allegiance
of the natives. Baron \Vissman is not yet
freo of fever. He is pressing the govern
ment to immediately construct a railway
from Hogoiuayo and far as Halatn.
SL AVIN’B VKJTOBY.
London Papers Make Curt Crlt'.clatne
on the Fight.
London, Sept. 27. —The evening papers
make only the curtest criticism upon the
Slavin-MoAuliffe fight Tho St. James
Ornette says that nobody is any way the
worse for the fight, unless it is those who
paid large sums to share in the mild enter
tainment.
The J'all Mall Gazette says: "Spectators
oould nut congratulate themselves on hav
ing their money’s worth of punching. The
rosult is a strange commentary upon tho
weeks of preparation tho vanquished boxer
had undergone.”
Blaviu will retire from the ring.
FOUR HUNDRED DROWNED.
A Bridge Collapses While a Russian
Regiment la Crossing it.
Vienna, Sept. 27.—Polish Journals assert
that during the recent maneuvers of the
Kuasiau army at Koyno Krasuostaw, a
bridge collapsed and 400 soldiers, belonging
to a Peultaun regiment which was cross
ing the bridge at the time of the aoddent
wore thrown into tho water and drowned.
Tho paper* state that among those who lost
their lives was (Jen. Hardowsky. There has
been no official confirmation of this re
port.
A DESTRUCTIVE FIUB.
Grocery and Dry Goode Store Burned
at Clarksville, .enn.
Clarksville, Tknn., Sept. 27.—Fire
broke out in the cellar of McGhee Bros,’
grocery store this morning and spread to
the adjoining store, which is occupied by
the same firm as a dry goods store. The
store of R< senfeld & Hons, next door
to the burning building, caught fire, causing
damage to the stock by water and
smoke. The 185,000 stock of McGhee Bros,
is an almost a complete lose, with $30,500
insurance. Rosunfeld’s loss is covered by
insuranco. as is als > that of Roberts, furni
ture dealer. The losses on buildings occu
pied by McGhee Bros, is s.'>,ooo, übuut one
third of which is covered by insurance. The
total loss by the fire is $05,000. Two young
men had narrow escapes for their lives.
AN ONTARIO VILLAGE WIPED OUT,
Lindsay, Ont., Sept. 27.— The village of
Kenmo int was almost completely destroyed
by tire last night. The lire started In Dun
bar’s hotel, and in a few hours the entire
business portion of the village was de
stroyed, only two hotels and one store boiug
left.
TWENTY DEAD BODIES,
Passenger Tralne Telescope With Ter
rible Results in Washington.
Walla Walla, Wash., Sept. 27.
Through Agent Roman, from Pendleton,
news was received this morning of a rail
road disaster at Waucanza, eight miles oast
of Shoshone, on tho Gregon Short Line, at
8 o’clock Friday morning. The station is
the passing point for the Union Pocißo fast
mail trains. Tho east-bound train pulled
iuto the station on time and side-tracked. A
minute later tho west-bound train run in.
Thu switch to the main track was closed,
and it ran ahead on into the east-bound
train, telescoping the train and wrecking
both engines.
TWENTY DEAD BODIES.
The informant says that tho passenger
cars were all smashed. When he left twenty
dead bodies bad boon taken out, and it was
thougnt tbat there were more in the wreck.
Friday's trains wore all abandoned. Pas
sengers from all points this side wore de
layed, as there was no train run out from
Huntington tbat day.
KILLING OK BARRUNDIA. iq©
Account Given by the Captain of tbe
Acapulco.
City ok Mexico, via Galveston, Bept.
27. —In the official Guatemalan report of
tho Barrundia affair is a letter to the port
captain of Ban Jose from Cspt Pitts, dated
on board tho steamer Acapulco, in which he
says:
Gen. Barrundia boarded the steamer at
Aeapulco, havl ig a ticket for Panama, and was
disarmed by ms. Oil Aug. 2S the authorities
boarded the Acapulco, hearing a lotter from
Minister Mfznur, telling me that I must
surrender Barrundia if the authori
ties demanded it, I went to the cabin
with the port captain. Before I could
finish reading the letter Gen. iUrrundla com
menced firing on us. We sought refuge and he
followed, continuing to (ire upon us. Firing
then liecame gononil, and about sixty shots
were fired before Barrundia was killed. The
passengers had been ordered below before the
arrest was attempted.
SHOPLIFTERS ARRESTED.
A Large Assortment of Stolen Goods
Recovered.
Cincinnati, Bept. 27.—Two women were
arrested in Bhilltos & Co.’s dry goods store
to-day for shoplifting. Their theft had
been witnessed by two detectives who bod
been watching them, and stolen goods were
found in their capacious pockets. They
gave the name of Mrs. Emma Webster,
Nashville, and Miss Marie Casey, Xenia, O.
The older is about 40 and the younger about
20 years. A trunk check in tboir | ossession
enabled the police to find a trunk at the
depot, which, when opened, displayed a
great assortment of stolen goods and some
letters wtiioh showed tho woman to be Mrs.
A. L. Emerson of Birmingham. Ala., and
Miss Maurice Carpenter, also of Birming
ham. Borne of the stolen goods appear to
have been obtained in St. Louis.
Bishop Farand Dead.
Winnipeg, Sept. 27.—Bishop Farand of
althabasca died yesterday at the arohepis
copal palace at St. Boniface, lie died
from a general breaking down of the
system, the- result of forty years arduous
work among the Indians in the far north
west. He earns to Bt Boniface from
Frauce in 1816.
A Bank Suspends.
Memphis, Tens., Bept. 27.—The Bank of
Madison, at Jackson, Tenn., suspended this
morning. It was a state bank, with a capi
tal of (60,000. President White has made
an assignment of all his personal property
for the benefit of creditor. Liabilities,
1200,000; assets, (225,099. The suspension
is temporary.
i DAILY, $lO A TEAR, I
5 CENTS A COPY. I
I WEEKLY, *1.26 A YEAR. \
TO PROLONG THE TRIAL.
THE CROWN MOVING SLOWLY IN
THE NATIONALIST CASES.
An Attempt by tho Prosecutor to Se
cure Separate Trials Magistral*
Shannon Again Cblacted To Tho
Beach Taken by Surprise—Shannon
Indignant -Interest Unabated.
Dublin, Kept. 27.—There is no abate-1
inent of interest in the trial of the con
spiracy cases against the nation Gists lead
ers now in progress at Tipperary.
The proceedings yesterday created a
very general Impression that the g >vern
ment was deliberately trying to prolong the
trial as far as possible. Adjournment tools
place yesterday afternoon before Mr.
Honan, the crown prosecutor, had Bnisbed
his opening speech. At the outset this
morning the speech was concluded.
KAVORKD liCPAKARTB TRIALS.
It was the desire of the crown prosecutor 1
that the cases should be tried separately,
and tho niaguiraies wore Inclined at first;
to consider that toe proper course. To thia
the defendants unitedly objected, urging
the court to hear all the casus ah
once. Tho magistrates at last yielded to the
persistency af the defendants, and decided
in favor of collective hearing. Mr.
Honan was evidently disappointed
at this decision and was reluctant
to accept It. Ho declared that he bowed to
the decision of tho magistrate because bo
must, and said ho would refmin from ex
prua-iing uuy opinion of its fairness. Tho
nationalists were considerably elated at
scoring this point.
MAGISTRATE HIIANNOR AGAIN ATTACKED.
\ sensational feature of the morning wan
a renewed attacked by the defendants oi*
Magistrate Shannon. It will be remem
bered tnat Thursday both Messrs. Dillon
and O’Brien protested agaiust Shannon’s
sitting on the case and gave reasons why
they thought ho might be biased in his
judgments where they were concerned. Tho
peremptory manner in whioh these pro
tests wore decided of no weight aas
very exasperating to the nationalist*.
They decided, after careful consideration, to
bring before the court their objections to
Shannon in a more formal way. They pre
pared, with mnch care, a statement of tho
reasons why the defendants, severally and
collectively, objected to being tried beforo
that magistrate. This statement was
made in tho form of an affi
davit, to which each defendant
lived his signature and took oath. Thia
joint affidavit tho defendants took lnu
oourt with them this morning, and when &
favorable moment came attempted to pre
sent It to the bench. Tho nationalists who
were In the secret were on the alert to so
what the effect of thoir bombshell would be.
TAKEN BY SURPRIHE.
Tha magistrates, who had received no
intimation of the defendant’* purpose, worn
taken completely by surprise. As soon as
they understood the name and
nature of the document they peremp
torily dealiued to receive it. In
stantly Mr. Honan, counsel for tha
crown, was on his feet denouncing tho
action of defendants. It was difficult, ha
declared, to find language strong enough
fittingly to characterize it. The document
they had songbt to present to the magis
trates was an iufamous libel on Justice*
Shannon.
HHANNON AROUSED.
Justioe Shannon himself pronounced that
affidavit an attempt to make a scandal of
jus.lce. This expression wa< greeted by
the defendants with roars of biiariouo
laughter, which was not easily'
checked, despite the rebuke of the
bench. When preliminary matters wero
disposed of, and the time had come for the>
taking of the testimony to b -gin. It wax
found that two of the defendants were nofsi
In the oourt room. A short recess was
thereupon taken to give time for the absent;
ones to be summoned. It was subsequently
decided to adjourn the case until Monday
without faking any testimony.
BOYS TO BE DISCHARGED.
Youth Labor to be Abolished at tho
Edgar Thompson Stoel Works.
Pittsbubo, Pa., Sept. 27.—A special
from Braddock, Pa. says:
Notices were posted to-day in the offices
of the Elgar Thompson-Stoel Works and
offioes of the nuiner ius superintend
ents tbat all boys under IS
years of age would be discharged.
Notice was also given that hersafter no
boys of t at age auould be employed, either
at the Edgar Thompson works or Home
stead Steel Works. This order is not
made to conform with any law,
bnt is entirely on the idea
of Andrew Carnegie who has always been
opposed to youth labor. The order will af
fect many widows who depend entirely on
their sous for support. Borne 239 boys at
Braddock, and over 190 at Homestead will
be discharged in aocordance with the
order."
TRAIN WRECKERS FOILED.
Surprised by a Freight While at Their
Demoniacal Work.
Pittsburg, Bept. 27.—A special from
Alliance, 0., says: “Another cowardly at
tempt was made this morning at Maxim,
near here, to wreck the limited going
west. One rail hod been dragged par
tially across the track and others
were ready. A two-horse farm wagon,
had also been placed on the track. A
freight train came along unexpectedly and
surprised them before they had succeeded
iu their purpose, and knocked the wagon
into kindling wood. Tbe rail wai pushed
ahead of the engine and off the track. This
is tbe fourth attempt at this place. Those
implicated in the tint three attempts are ia
the penitentiary."
Charleston’s Belt Line Busy.
Charleston, Sept. 27.— Engine No. 39 of
the South Carolina railway pulled out of
tke Ann street yard at 5 o’clock tnis morn
ing with a train loaded with 700 balee of
ootton, which in less than a half hour were
distributed at tbe sides of the ships along
the wharves waiting to receive them.
Ixiter in the day another train with 309
bales also passed over the East Shore Ter
minal.
Baw-mtll Destroyed by Fire.
Ashland, Wis., Sept 27.—Fire yester
day morning destroyed a part of the plant
of the J. U. Davis Lumber Company at
Phillips, W is. The wires are down and the
loss can only beestfmatod. Estimates vary
from t 75,000 to (150,000. Help came from
several surrounding cities, bnt too lata
Several firemen and citizens were badly*
burned while fighting the flames.
Death of Gen. Abram Duryea.
New York, Sept. 27. Geo. Abram Dur<
yea died of paralysis this morning at his
residence on West One Hundred ad
Twenty-sixth street
Death of a Noted Gherokea.
Fort Smith, Ark., Sept. 27.—C01. B. C.
Boudinoit, one of the most noted of the
Cherokee Indians, died here to-day.
