Newspaper Page Text
I THE MORNING SEWS. I
J Established IBNK Lncorporatbd 1888. V
| J. H. ESTILU President. |
ItOBBERY BY TAXATION.
M’KINLBY’3 TARIFF JOB POT
THROUGH THE SENATE.
"brae Republicans Kick Out of the
Party Traces and Vote Against the
Bill— Carlisle's Magnificent A rralgn
xaent of the Iniquitous Measure—
Dyinw Throes of the Session May
Adjourn To-day.
Washington, Sept. 30. —The conference
report on the tariff bill passed the Senate
shortly after 6 o’clock this afternoon by a
vote of 33 to 27- Three western republicans,
plumb of Kansas, Pettigrew of South Da
kota, and Paddock of Nebraska spurned
the bill under their heels by placing them
selves on record against this iniquitous
measure of increased tariff taxation. It
requires a great deal of courage for these
republicans to repudiate what is pre-emi
nently the party measure of this session,
but the western sentiment is so bitterly hoa
pie to the new oppressions which the
McKinley bill imposes on the farmers that
they dared not to place themselves in oppo
sition to the rising tide of tariff reform in
the west, which in sists upon the reduction
and not the increase of tariff duties. Some
of the other western republicans who come
up ior re-election next winter, notably
Senator Ingalls, may find to their sorrow
that it would have been the part of political
wisdom for them to havo voted to-day in
the interest of their constituents instead of
in the interests of the trusts and monopo
lists of the east, who will get the lion’s
share of the plunder from the enactment of
this measure.
Carlisle’s masterly argument.
The feature of the debate to-day was the
brilliant and masterly speech of Senator
Carlisle of Kentncky. It is universally pro
nounced to-night the greatest effort of
Carlisle’s life. The distinguished Keu
tucsian *corned sophistry, demagogy and
specious arguments, and his speech
to-day was clear, direct and
logical, and went to the bottom
of the great contention between the two
parties ou tiie tariff. He was meroiless in
his exp sure of the unconstitutional char
acter of the sugar bounty; the prostitution
of the taxiug power to build up a tin
piste industry in this country for the benefit
of a few persons who desired to engage
in its manufacture, and the palpable fraud
and pretense of the reciprocity proposition
os it is included in this bill. The republican
6-nutora squirmed and wriggled in their
seat* as the Kentuckian laid bis giant blows
upon the bill, and Maj. McKinley, its puta
tive author, who sat spell-bound, must have
been amazed at the startling audacity of his
own handiwork.
Other senators followed Senator Carlisle,
but the interest and audience melted away
after he had finished speaking.
KELLY MAY KICK.
The tariff bill has already been engrossed
and will be signed as soon as presented to
the President to-morrow. Some of the
republicans of the House are greatly
alarmed at the rumored threat of Kelly of
Kansas, this evening, that he would make
tie point of “no quorum” to-morrow to
prevent the announcement by the speaker
of tiie enrollment of the bill. Kelly is one
of the House republicans who voted against
the conference report. He has been encour
aged by the Isold stand taken by the three
western republican senators this afternoon,
and if ho should carry out bis threat it
might take ton days to get a quorum here.
However, the chances are that he
will s ccuiub to party pressure.
If he does the first session of the Fifty-first
congress is breathing its last gasps. To
morrow the flags over the two wings of the
capitol will be hauled down and the repre
sentatives and senators will hie themselves
homeward and plunge Into their campaign,
hoone here will be sorry to see them go ex
cept the hf tel proprietors and the boarding
house keepers.
the day in the senate.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 80.— In the Senate
this morning the conference report on the
tariff bill taken up, and Senator Carlisle
addressed the Senate. Ho would not, he
said, attempt to discuss the economic theory
of the bill. It was now about to pass en
tirely from the hands of the Senate and
beyond its control, and a discussion of the
question could not be undertaken without
neglecting the last opportunity to
state (as accurately as possible)
w “t the main provisions of the
measure were, and what would be its proba
e effect on taxation. It was not his pur
pose to attempt to state the effect of the
measure on the public, because it would be
impassible to do so with any degree of ac
whaUta °° state approximately
its effect on taxation would be,
effect on the revenues.
reunm.He ber of the fina nce committee had
aa I l durin K the debate to express
woumT. Mto what the effaot of the bill
men i 1,6 00 the revenues of the govern
•MS* the senator from lowa
'P-whonH 18 °k’- Who in the course of a
8ovm 1 “ ‘ ie ISUb 1 SU bJ eoti of expenditures of the
so™ f had ro vie wed the subject to
confer ’ but that - aIa *. before
luastawi . IlCe , re P° rt was made,
mitt/,, , m#n ' nia| i # by the finance com
ductiVof 8 , th ° bUI was P reßeQ ted the re
ft] uOflfnn tb ? rorenue had been given as
000 " n i. er \be House bill, and SOO,-
FJ 10 Bana te l>ill. Of $60,000.-
keelisih ni?, (tr ,°“ artlcle * Placed on the
and “ lr y * >6,000,000 came from sugar
Kmairitlr 11 * onl J betW! *>“ four and
Iby th i 1 iars as reductions occasioned
Itrom r,h e r 'iw Vt t l i °, r - other articles
Itbat th dutiable list He asserted
I excepting o, bl tts . now stands
and molasses, removed
| ! st mom and placed on the dutiable
|*ad plno, t fi m‘ t f t il >0k r from th 9 dutiable list
■ Nrte! thiif th ß km e £rea list - Ue “Iso as-
Itkesand h, t pr 6blU * Would reduce the reve-
ir ttße taxation; that while it
Please the the . revenues, it would
|cr?&niti , ® taxation of the people by in
llf p K ' liß Katk of r>I ' TY increased.
r-uld be derlvlli 0 . fc !’ at he revenue that
1% the basis ,f <d un der the conference bill
P*tver i'"-. °f 1689) would
K fdll *yon d’otUM 0, tb ® n the average rate
ijeent wi?hm b " t r , ucleß would bo 377-10
of ’the nm U * t v, takb l lg into account the
ra hve bill "ctlou °f the adminis-
| er oent TTni h ch 'T.ould add from 4 to 5
Bult'the nvlT a bfa calculations wore
r nf 'rence bfl?and 8 iE* °i dntr aDd ® r
■ n dutiable „ . the , administrative bill
►‘■esd 0,15 articles would be 60 per cent.,
■"derrheexStlp-i , per cent -> a
dutiable take tiie articles now
Boiassesf r , b t ? *t and deduct sugar and
[■'“rage rate 'f h ,l,®' he " ould fln d that the
I?* 4 ‘it le over and a/,,1d‘ and ' r the exi3tin Klaw
fctege rate of A V per cent., while the
K ldw theconf.rßn ty nn, the swne articles
§ nt .an mnrl biU would be 60 per
■ Cantor Cari/JS* FUte ot 50 P® r cent
■ tbe increased r We 'i t OQ to KiYo figures as
r 6 blii , static l > <i V 0 K U, . lde r u theoonfer-
I h it to be iu the iron and
IHfffning
•teei schedule $10,000,000, in the woolen
schedule $14,000,000, In cotton schedule
$2,000,000, in the flax and linen schedule
#5,000,000, on tin plate $8,735,000, and on
tin in pigs or bars $1,357,000.
SUBSIDIZING MANUFACTURERS.
No man, he said, could predict wbat the
effect of that enormous increase of the tax
ation would be, nor could any man predict
precisely what Its effect would be on the
revenues of the government. All that they
knew was that the very purpose—the sole
purpose and object—of such increased taxa
tion on each necessary article was to in
crease the price of domestic produce so as
to enable new industries to be estab
isbed (in some oases) and to enable
in other cases old industries to realize larger
profits. But in order to compensate for
that enormous increase of taxation on tue
tools and implements of trade and on cot
ton, woolen and linen clothing, a tax of 2
cents a pound, amouuting to $5,800,000, was
to be taken off tobacoo. The removal of
that tax would relieve no man and be
beneficial to nobody except the
manufacturers and retailers of tobacco,
who would divide that 2 cents a pound De
twoenthem. No producer of tobaoco and
no oonsumer of tobacco would be b eneflted
to the extent of 1 cen t.
THE SUGAR BOUNTY.
Coming to the sugar bounty, Senator
Carlisle said that that bounty would
amount on the basis of present production
to t etween $7,000,000 and $8,000,000 a year.
This was the first time, he said, iu the his
tory 6f the oountry that it was proposed to
pay out of the public treasury a bounty to
domestic produces. But no part of the
bounty, be asserted would bo paid to the
growere of beet, or sorghum or ca. e; every
dollar of it would go to the manufacturer.
It might be said, however, that the pro
ducer would receive a higher price for his
produce. That he declared oould not be;
for in the first place the farmers coukl not
control the prices of his products, and in
in the second placo the manufacturer
or beet sugar would be compelled to sell his
sugar iu too open market in competition
with tho sugar made from caue and sor
ghum, and could not afford to pay the
farmer one oent more for bis beets "than
their value as compared with the value of
other substances from which sugar is made.
Nor would the oonsumer, he said, receive
any benefit from the bounty. He would
not get bis sugar one cent cheaper than ho
would get it it there wai no bouuty paid;
sugar would sell iu the markets at the same
price precisely as duty-paid refined sugar
coming from other countries.
A NEW DEPARTURE.
It was an entirely new departure in the
application of the principle of protection in
this oountry, and was copied from paternal
governments of Europe.’ It did not apply
equally to all the people of the United
States, because there was a large area of
country tn which cane, sorghum or beets
could not be produced. The advantage of
the bounty would be confined to
those who make sugar from caue grown
in Louisiana, sorghum grown iu Kansas,
and beets grown in the northwest. There
was, therefore, no pos-ible ground on which
the constitutionality of that provision could
be maintained except the ground that con
gress had a right to impose taxes to raise
revenue for the purpose of promoting the
general welfare, and that the proposed
bounty was such a proposition. It required
no constitutional prohibition to iuvalldate
snch a law, beoause it was in violation of
the terms of every social compact in a free
country.
Senator Carlisle signified his reluctance
to tire the Seuate with his argument and
citatioas on this point, but he was encour
aged by the democratic senators around
him (who appeared highly gratified with
the effect which his speech would have) to
“go on.”
RECIPROCITY PROVISION ATTACKED.
He did go on, and having disposed of the
legal points involved, he said that tho bill
having put sugar on free list and provided
for a bounty to home producers, permitted
the President to impose a duty on sugar,
unless the governments of sugar-producing
countrieA on this hemisphere “should
do something that would be satisfactory
to his excellency. ” It was proposed not to
euaot a law that should take effect on the
happeniugor not happening of a particular
event, or ooourrenee, or fact, specified and
defined in law itself (which he conceded
oould be done); but it was a proposition to
confide to the judgment or caprice of the
President alone the determination not
merely of certain facte defined in law, bat
of the results and effects of these facts and
circumstances. The amendment offered
by tbe senator from Maine (Mr.
Hale) had been substantially cor
rect, but the amendment reported from
the finance committee and embodied in the
bill was not reciprocity; it was retaliation
pure and simple. No form of words could
disguise its true character.
Coffee, tea and hides had been on the free
list for many years, and had been put there
for the benefit of the people of the United
States, and not as an act of favoritism or
friendship to any foreign oountry produc
ing them.
TO RETALIATE ON THE PEOPLE.
Sugar and molasses had been put on the
free Hat in tbe pending bill on the sole aud
distinct ground that it would be for tho
benefit of the people of the United States—
theoonsumers—without any relation what
ever to the question of reciprocity with
other nations. The proposition was
one to retaliate on the people of
the United States by imposing
a duty of 10 cents a pound on tea, 8 cents a
pound on coffee, and from 35 to 59 per cent,
on sugar unless China, Japan, Brazil and
Spain should do certain things over which
consumers in the United Htatoß had no
control.
Senator Carlisle referred to the incon
sistency of putting sugar on the free list,
because the United States did not produce
a large proportion of the amount consumod
here, and putting a high tax on
tin plate because the United States did not
produce any of it. He also ridiculed
the protentiou of opening the South Amer
ican markets to the agricultural products
of the United States.
Senator Aldrich—Wbat is the senator’s
contention! that we have no market in
South America?
A HOLLOW PRETF.NBE.
Senator Carlisle—l say that there is no
market there for our products. I am not
taking a position against fair and proper
reciprocal arrangements with the Countries
of South America or any other country,
but I am contending that the
pretense that this is to be done
for the benefit of the farmers is a false pre
tense, and that it can only result to the
benefit of producers of manufactured arti
cles in this country, which are the kind of
articles that tbe people of South America
want. Ido not think that any senator on
That side oould seriously contemplate that
this reciprocity clause will ever be executed
in any form whatever. Ido not think that
any senator ou that side of the chamber
will be be willing to tell tbe people of
tho oountry that he really expects the
President of the United States to
impose a duty of X 0 cents a pound on tea,
8 cents a pound on coffee, and from 35 to
59 per cent, ad valorem ou sugar in order
to foroe China, Japan, Spain and Brazil to
enter into the reciprocal arrangements
with the United States.
Senator Blair—Does the senator from
Kentucky think that the reciprocity sec
tion will be of substantial benefit to manu
facturers of this country ?
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1890.
NO SUBSTANTIAL BENEFITS.
Senator Carlisle—Reciprocity with the
countries of South Ameiioa will be of no
substantial benefit to our manufacturers
unless it is combined with the stipulation
that like privileges are not to be granted to
any other country, because if other coun
tries are still left free to send in their ;
manufactured goods, made from free raw
material, on the same terms that ours are
admitted, we will stand iu the markets of
South America precisely as we stand now—
unable to compete with Germany, France
or England. JThis so-called reciprocity
contemplates nothing of that sort.
Senator Blair—Then you do not antici
pate uny substantial benefit either to the
farmer or the manufacturer?
Senator Carlisle—l do not. I regard tho
proposition as a mere political device to
appease, as far as possible, an indignant
public sentiment and to check for the time
being the rising cloud of opposition to this
extreme policy of protection.
Senator Gray asked Mr. Carlisle to state
tbe additional revenue that would result
from the Imposition of duties ou sugar,
coffee and tea, and Senator Carlisle stated
it as $52,700,000—*28,000,000 for sugar,
$17,200,000 for coffee and $7,500,000 for tea.
Senator Carlisle spoke for nearly three
hours, and at the close of his speech some of
his statements and figures were challenged
by Senator Aldrich.
ALLISON DEFENDS THE BILL.
Senator Allison also criticised several of
Senator Carlisle’s statements and denied
their accuracy. The senator from Ken
tucky, he said, had represented the confer
ence bill as only diminishing revenue some
$2,000,000. He (Senator Allison) differed
from him absolutely as to tho effect of tiie
bill, and gave it as his belief that it would
reduce the revenues to the amount of be
tween $40,000,000 aud $45,000,000. On the
question of tin plates he expressed the be
lief that withiu five years from this time
the United States would produce substan
tially all the tin plate consumed hare, and
that consumers would have it at a
loss prioe than they had paid for
the last ten years. He under
stood that since the bill had passed the
Senate several tin plate factories had beeu
established in tho United States.
During a suspension of the debate confer
ence reports were presented and agreed to
upon the bill to trausfer the signal service to
the agricultural department aud upon sev
eral other bills of less general interest.
The concurrent resolution from the
House directing the clerk of the House to
have the tariff bill enrolled with tho para
graphs consecutivoly numbered, was laid
before the Senate, and Senator Aldrich
moved to amend it by directing the clerk to
engross two paragraphs (352 and 362) iu a
certain corrected maimer ns agreed to in
conference. Those paragraphs apply to
binding twine and to collars and cuffs.
INGALLS GROWS SARCASTIC.
Mr. Ingalls made some sarcastic criticisms
upon the resolution and amendment and
the circumstances which brought them
about, and suggested that concurrent reso
lution had beLter be left open as a kind
of t askst olause, to take in whatever other
errors might be discovered. The resolution
was allowed to lie over for the present, and
the debate on the tariff bill was resumed
by Senators Gray, Higgins, and Stewart.
Then Senator Aldrica closed the discus
sion. He congratulated the Senate and
country upon the approachiug close of the
long and wearisome struggle over the tariff
bill. Tho discussion had been unusually
prolonged, beoause it was the first time in
the history of tariff legislation that a tariff
bill had beeu discussed in all its items in the
House.
Senator Gorman asked Senator Aldrich
to favor the Senate and the countary with a
s' element of tbe effect of the conference bill
on the revenues.
Senator Aldrioh said that It would roduce
tbe revenues about $8,280,000 below the
amount that the Senate bill would reduce
it.
Senator Gorman said he would like a lit
tle fuller statement than that
Senator Aldrich replied that the princi
pal reduction made in conference was on
the tobacco and the special taxes for retail
dealers. He added that the rate of taxation
or goods imported in 1888 was 45.18 per
cent, and that the amount of importations
being the same, the rate under tbe confer
ence bill would be 44.26, as against 60 per
cent, as asserted by Senator Carlisle.
REPUBLICANS SLIP THB PARTY HALTER.
At the close of Senator Aldrich’s remarks
the Senate proceeded to vote by yeas and
nays on the conference report. The first
break in the party ranks was made when
Senator Paddock’s name was called. Ho
said that he was paired with Senator
Eustis, but as Senator Eustis would have
voted no, he would vote no. Tho next break
came immediately after, when Senator
Pettigrew’s name was called. He sai 1 that
he was paired with Senator Call, but as
Senator Call would have voted no, he would
vote no. The third and last break was
when Senator Plumb, after all the other
senators had voted, stood up, and, his name
having been called, voted no.
THE VOTE IN DETAIL.
The final result was announced, yeas 33,
nays 27, as follows:
Yeas— Senators Aldrich, Allen, Allison. Blair
Cameron, Casey, Chandler, Cullom, Dawes,
Dixon, Edmunds, Evarts, Frye, Hale. Hawley,
Hoar, Ingalls, Jones of Nevada, McMillan,
Manderson, Mitchell, Moody. PlercPlatt,
Power, Sanders, Sawyer, Sherman, Spooner,
Stockbridge. Wilson of lowa, aud Wolcott.—B3.
Nays— Seuators SBarbour, Bate. Blackburn,
Blodgett, Butler, Carlisle, Cockrell, Coke, Col
guitt, Daniel, Gorman, Gray, Hampton, Harris,
loarst, Kenna, Morgan, Paddock. Pasco. Petti
grew. Plumb, I’ugb, Ransom, Reagan, Voor
hees, Walthall and Wilson of Maryland—27.
The following pairs were announced:
Seuators Teller and Berry, Dolph and Brown,
Farwell and Payne, Quay and Faulkner, Morrill
and Vane *, Davie and Gibson, Hiscock and
Jones of Arkansas, Higgins and McPherson,
Squire and George, Turpie and Washburn, Vest
and Stanford.
Iu addition to tbe above pairs Senators
Call and Eustis were paired with Senators
Pettigrew and Paddock, who voted iu the
negative.
So the conference report was agreed to,
and now tbe tariff bill nets is only the signa
tures of the presiding officers of both
houses aud of the President of the United
States.
The concurrent resolution, with amend
ments offered to it, to correct the enroll
ment of tiie tariff bill was agreed to.
The Senate then had a brief executive
session, and after the doors were reopened
the Souse bill to set apart a certain tract of
land in California as a forest reservation
was reported and passed, aud the Senate
then adjourned.
In the House.
In tbe House this morulng the Senate bill
was passed for the protection of actual set
tlers on public lands in Florida on which
deposits of phosphates have since been dis
covered.
On motion of Mr. McKinley the House
agreed to the concurrent resolution direct
ing the clerk of tbe House to number con
secutively the paragraphs of the enrolled
tariff bilk This was to correct an error In
enrolling the bill caused by oversight on tbe
part of the conferees.
THE DYING SESSION.
Throughout the afternoon there was
manifested in the House every
appearance o' an early dissolution of con
gress. Memueis congieratt di i the space
in front of tho speaker's tie?!:, and earnestly
sought for recognition. Such as were rec-
ogniza? had (for tbe most part) only pri
vate bil’a to be considered.
Mr. Holmau of Indiana had the bill of a
constituent for the reoovery of S2OO for a
horse taken by United States troops during
tbe war. He immediately became the tar
get lor vocal slams and sarcasm of mem
bers who have suffered from his numerous
obj tetions; but the discussion was entirely
good-natured aud his bill was permitted to
be i.asse<L
The Honse finally discovering itself
without quorum at 3:45 adjourned.
WHEAT PUT THROUGH THB MlLt*
The Charges Made Against Him
Virtually Proven.
W ASHINGTOK, Sept. 80.—The Investiga
tion of Postmaster Wheat of the House of
Representatives was continued to-day, all
the witnesses being for tbe defense. Two
of these gave evidenoe tending to show that
Postmaster Dalton. JV heat’s predecessor
was a partner of CuAertson in the mail
carrying contract, Bins, who had sold
wagons to be sAi In this service,
said be had sold to Dalton. The
preeent contractor gfea it as his opinion
ttiat Dalton and CulMrtson were partners.
He said that there wash general understand
tng that the postmaster hail a right to the
mail oontract business, and to any difference
there might be in what he could got tho
work done for and the amount appropriated.
Severalpostoffice employes testified that
young Wheat had done his work in his
double capacity efficiently, and
that Postmaster Wheat was courteous and
pleasant toward his employes.
Postmaster Wheat made a general state
ment in his owu behalf, explaining many
charges against him so far as he oould, and
justifying himself in other cases. He re
iterated his former statements to the effect
that he thought he was doing the proper
thing when Ue entered Into tho contract
with Culbertson.
wheat a lobbyist.
Mr. Euloe's cross-examination brought
an admission from Wheat that he had been
lobbying in a small tray for the famous
McGarrahon claim, but merely as an act of
good nature toward MkParrahau.
The case was dosed with a brief argu
ment from Mr. Enloe in support, of his
charges, and from Mr. Caswell in defense
of Whoat.
HAUM AGAIN ON THB BACK.
Disclosures Showing His Connection
With Pension Attorney Lemon.
Washington, Sept. 80.—The special
House committee to investigate tbe charges
against Pension Commissioner Raum, mot
again to-day, and Mr. Seckendorf, chief
correspondent of tbe New York Tribune,
was again called to tho stand. He said he
had consulted with the persons who had
given him information respecting pension
office matters, apd as they were un
willing to have their names dis
closed he felt compelled to decline
to state them. He did, however, give the
names of several persons now employed as
clerks in the pension office who were for
merly clerks in the office of Pension Attor
ney Lemon, and said be had been told they
had been appointed at Lemon’s instance or
had worked in his office. He had been told
that there were forty-three such i orsons in
all.
To all appeals from the committee to aid
them in their investigation Mr. Seckend rf
replied that the same avenues of informa
tion he had employed were open to the com
mittee.
8. N. Clark, another Tribune correspond
ent, was called to the stand, but the com
mittee had no better success with Clark
than with Seckendorf.
THS WOLCOTT NOT ORDERED OUT.
Canadian Real Pirates in Behring Sea
Will Go Unmolested.
Washington, Sept. 30.—Assistant Sec
retary Spaulding, who has charge of tbe
revenue marine servioe, said this afternoon
that there is no truth in the report hailing
from Port Townsend, Wash., that the
revenue outtor Wolcott has been orderod to
proceed to Behring soa to seize sailing ves
sels. He said the Wolcott has not beeu
ordered to Behring sea or auy whero else,
aud so far as he knows will remain at Port
Townsend for some time.
Presidential Pie Dished Out.
Washington, Sept 30.— The President
to-day nominated George 8. Batcheller of
New York to be minister resident and consul
general to Portugal. Batcheller is now an
assistant secretary of the treasury. The
following postmasters were nominated:
Theodore E. McCrary, Islington, N. C.;
Lambert A Bristol, Morgantown, N. C.;
Robert R. Tolbert, Greenwood, 8. C.: Carl
C. Crippen, Eustis, Fla.; August Hoppo,
Apalachicola, Fla. The nomination of
David A. Dudley to be postmaster of
Americas, Ga., was withdrawn.
Invited to tbe Piedmont.
Washington, Sept 30.— Messrs. T. W.
Glenn, Pat Calhoun and Humphreys Castle
man of Atlanta to-day invited the Presi
dent, Mr. Blaine, and Senator Daniel of
Virginia to tbs Piedmont exposition. Mr.
Harrison declined, stating that it would be
impossible for him to go. Ur. Blaine gave
no definite answer, but said if possible to
leave Washington between Oct 5 and Nov.
1, he would aocept. Senator Daniel ac
cepted tbe invitation to deliver the address
on Oot 23.
Dave Dudley’s Name Withdrawn.
Washington, Sept. 30.—The nomination
of David A. Dudley, the negro whose name
was sent to the Senate six months ago, for
postmaster at Amerious, was withdrawn by
the President to-day. A white postmaster
will be appointed, as Buck recommends
one.
Joe Doyle Nominated.
Washington, Sept 80.—Joseph P. Doyle
was to-day aopointrd postmaster at Savan
vab. He will probably be cmfirmed to
morrow and take ofaarge of the office at
once.
A Republican Split.
Norfolk, Va., Sept 30.— Two repul li
oau congressional conventions were held
to-day. The regular convention nominated
George E. Bowden by ao 'tarnation as their
oandidate for congrew. The anti-Bowden
convention, composed of delegates from all
the towns and counties in the destriet, nom
inated by acclamation Judge C. W. Mur
daugh of Portsmouth in opposition to
Bowden.
WILL RUN HIM ANYHOW.
Birmingham, Ala, Sept. 30.— Last
spring William Vaughn was announced as a
republican caudidate for congress. Last
Sunday Vaughn published a cardin the Age
llerald withdrawing. To-day the repub
lican district convention, composed waolly
of negroes, met in Birmingham and nomi
nated Vaughn, who says be will not havs it.
COL. PATTERSON NOMINATED.
Mkmphih, Tenn., Kept. 30. The con
gressional deadlock which has been hang
ing fire for three weeks was broken this
evening, by the nomination of OoL Josiah
Patterson on the 5,015 th ballet. Judge
Galloway and T. K. Riddick withdrawing
after the 5,014 th ballot in his favor.
AN APPEAL TO AMERICA.
RELIEF AbKKD FOB FAMINE
STRICKEN IRELAND.
An American Committee Organized
to Relieve Buffering as Boon aa It
Appears Another Great Famine
Inevitable lmmediate Contribu
tions Asked—The Conspiracy Cases.
New York, Sept. 30.—The Nun will to
morrow publish au appeal to the people of
America from tho American committee for
the relief of famine in Ireland. The most
trustworthy Information from public and
private sources in all parts of Ireland is to
the effect that the complete failure of the
potato crop makes another great famine in
that most unfortunate land particularly
inevitable. The point of actual suffering
from hunger has uot yet been reached, but
the days of starvation, unions help comes,
are not far off.
In the last great famine in 1878-79, tbe
Irish leaders, Parnell, Davitt and others
who voi od the country’s appeal for food,
pledged themselves never again to appear
as supplicants before the world on bohalf
of starving Ireland. A movement is on
foot among well-kuowu men not couneoted
with auy Irish societies or political bodies,
to bring to the attention of America tho
appalling calamity which now threatens
Ireland before actual death from hunger
has claimed any victims. It has been de
cided to orgauize under tho name of the
American committee for the roliuf of famiue
in Ireland. It is proposed to make its
work cover both North and South America
PERSONNEL OK THE COMMITTEE.
The personnel of the American oommit
tee contains the following names: Chair
man, James Grant Wilson; honorary chair
men, Rutherford B. Hayes and Grover
Cleveland, vioe chairmen, James Rodpath,
George Ehret, Elliott F. Shepard, James
Phillips, Jr.; treasurer, the New York Sun,
secretary, Arthur Dudley Vinton.
The appeal says; that the worst fears
have betMi realized. The potato rot, or
blight, has spread through all parts of Ire
land. It will not do to wait until the Irish
people havo proved tho existence of famine
by dying by scores for lack of food. Shall
men fall dead upon public highways be
cause Americans have said, “We will give
relief next month, but not now? The Irish
people need aid now. Tho American
committee appeals for immediate contri
butions of inouey, provisions and clothing.
HKALY’S APPEAL.
Dublin, Sept. 30.—Interest in the con
spiracy cases is divided to-dav between the
high court of justice hero in Dubliu and the
magistrate’s court in Tipperary. In ac
cordance with tho announcement made at
Tipperary yesterday by Timothy Healy ou
behalf of the defendants, an application
was this morning made before Judge
Holmes of the high court for a writ
to prohibit tho Tipperary magistrates from
proceeding with the hearing, ou the grnuud
of bias against accused. Arguments on
motion for this writ are likely to be of
great length, as a large number of counsel
have beeu engaged. The opening speech in
favor of the writ was made by Timothy
Healy, who made an elaborate argument.
Judge Holmes postponed his decision on
Heaiy’s application.
PROCEEDINGS AT TIPPERARY.
At Tipperary the reading of extracts
from various speeches of the defendants
was continued by tbe prosecution, to prove
that tenant! have been incited by them not
to pay rent.
AGAINST THE CONGER BILL.
Grocers and Importers of Philadel
phia Protest Against Its Passage.
Philadelphia, Sept. 3a—A well-attend
ed mooting of tho grocers and importers’
exchange of this city was held to-day for
the purpose of protesting against the pas
sage by the Senate of the bill known os the
“Conger lard bill.” Two sets of resolutions
protesting against the bill, both nearly
identical in their import, were presented to
tbe meeting. One of the resolutions asked
of oongress the passage of the genoral pure
food bill, but, after some debate, it was re
jected by tho meeting, and tho following
resolution was adopted:
To Hon. A. B. Pad lock. Chairman Agricul
tural Committee, tjuited States Senate:
The grocers and importers’ exchange of the
city of Philadelphia most rospeot fully aslt your
honorable body to take luto consideration their
protest against the passage of bill H R. 11,-
56H, known os the Conger lardtblll. While wa
are desirous of having laws regulat.ng tho
sale of all compound articles
used as food, the provisions of this
bill are suoh that it legislates in favor of oue
artleie of food against another. The restrlc
tir m plaoed in this bill in all products iu the
least degree, reseinblint lard, are equal to
prohibition of ti e r manufacture and sale We
consider cotton seed oil wholesome and valua
ble for food. We are opposed to any legists
tion that favors one article of food at the ex
pense at arc t isr.
The secretary of the exohange was In
structed to have a copy of these resolutions
drawn up and forwarded to Senator Pad
dock.
FAVORITISM CHABOBD.
Work of the Johnstown Flood Com
mission Bharply Criticised.
Pittsburg, Pa.. Sept. Jta— A Johnstown,
Pa., special says: “The publication with
tbo names of the Johnstown beneficiaries of
the great charity fund has boen placed on
sale. The list of name), as published, re
veals some startling facts, and causes many
to claim that favoritism was shown in
awards. Many who ali along upheld the
state flood commission, since examining
this book denounce their work.”
A Heavy Boston Failure.
Boston, Kept. 80.— Ranhare & Lower
berg, dealers and manufacturers of cloaking
at No. 4 Bummer street, have assigned to N.
P. Jones of Cumnur, Jones & Cumnur.
Their liabilities are estimated from 1175,000
to $200,000. Their creditors are mostly large
wholesale houses in Boston, New York and
Philadelphia.
FIRE SUFFERERS ASSIGN.
Nashville, Ten*., Wept. 80.—A Clarks
ville, Tenn., special says: McGhee Hroe.,
who were such heavy losers by fire Satur
day, made an assignment to-day Liabil
ities about *OO,OOO, assets about SBO,OOO.
BOILERMAKERS GO UNDER.
St. Louis, Kept. 80. —The Rohan Broth
ers’ Boiler Manufacturing Company has
assigned. Assets, $175,000; liabilities, $120,-
000.
Refused to Meet the Employers.
Melbourne, Kept. 80.— The unions refuse
to meet the employers on tbo basis of the
acceptance by the unions of the employers’
manifesto.
SCOTCH IRON WORKERS.
London, Bopt. 30.—The Hcotch iron
masters have definitely refused to accede to
the terms demanded by their men. The
Cumberland iron works i promise to sup
port the iron workers on strike in Scotland
on condition that the latter insist upon
eight hours. The abandonment of all hope
o' a settlement of the t 'ou le has stiffened
the pig iron market at tiiMgow.
MISSISSIPPI'S CONVENTION.
Night Pesalona to Be Held to Rxt>edlte
Business.
Jackson, Miss., Sept. 30. — In order to
expedite business and curtail the threatened
long session of the constitutional convention
it was decided to-day to have night sessions
on and aftur to-morrow night. The judioinry
report, which had been fixed for the special
order to-day, was again postponed, and the
convention resumed consideration of the
legislative article of the new constitution.
The section whioh caused so much discus
sion yesterday was disposed of by the adop
tion of the following:
No bill passed after the adoption of this con
stitution to make appropriations of money out
of the state treasury shall continue In force no
more than six months after the session of the
next regular legislature
Twenty sections were adopted during to
day.
I’he following section of the report was,
after a spirited debate, stricken out by a
vote of 60 to 42:
The legislature shall have no power to appro
priate any of the publlo money for the esiahj
lisbment und maiuienance of a bureuu of im
migration or for any purpose bringing immi
grants to this state.
The vote derives signttlcanco from the
fact that the rejected section was copied
from the platform of the fanners' alliance.
The oommittee to which was referred the
subject of memorializing congress as to the
expedience and propriety of repealing the
fifteenth amendment, reported in part as
follows:
Wrrkras, There are In tho state of Missis
sippi and some other statist of the United States
in approximately equal numbers two distinct
races or typee of mankind, white and negro;
and
W iirheas , These two raoes, though friendly
and homogenous for all business and industrial
purposes, are widely separate by race instincts
and prejudices in all political and social mat
ter-: and
VVhrhkas, We are without any well-founded
hope of change in the political relations of the
two raoes; and
WusrtKAS, With such a condition one race or
the other must have ehaj.’e of and control the
government of such staUw, ami to do so there
will ever be recurring oonlh ts of greater or Ices
magnitude between them, and
Whetikah, A government thus maintained,
existing aud resting upon such conditions,
must of necessity be without permanent, effiel
eney or stability, and
Wiikkkas, Such a condition of insecurity Is
not only a great political and social evil, but
also greatly luitiedes all Industrial develote
inents, and Inasmuch os the white people only
arc capable of conducting and maintaining the
government of such states, glviug secur
ity anti protection to the whole people
and property thereof, the negro race,
even if its people were educated, tielng wholly
unequal to such great responsibility if they
should oome into control of sue a government;
therefore, be it
Httnlved. My tho people of the state of Mis
sissippi in its constitutional convention ossein,
be 1. that It is our deliberate judgment, and
opinion that tt e true and only efficient remedy
for tho great aud imporbaut difficult e
arising out of the conditions sot
forth in the foregoing preamble
lies in the repeal of the flf a nth
amendment of the constitution of the United
States, whereby such restrictions and Umlta
rations may tie put upon negro suffrage by tho
several states as may bo noeessary and proper
for the maintenance of good, stable govern
ments therein.
Resolved, That we request that the congress
of tho United States cause to he submitted to
tbe several states a proposition to repeal said
fifteenth amendment of tbe constitution, and
that we will cheerfully accept os a condition to
such repeal, suoh reductions in representatl ves
in congress of the state of Mississippi as may tie
reasonable and just in view of tbe dlmtiuKlon
of the number of voters in tbe state cons 1 quota
upon such repeal of the fifteenth amendment,.
THE DOORMEN'S CONGRESS.
What the Onion Hue Accomplished—
Questions to be Considered.
London, Sept. 30.— The dockmen’s con
gress opened to-day. Rixty delegates were
prosent. Thomas Matin, who presided, said
that the doektueu's union had obtained tor
•V) per cent, of its members an advance of
7 shilling* per week, and for tbe remainder
an advance of 3 shillings and 0 ponce
per week. The union had also
brought about the abolition of
contract system in eight out of ten
group* of London docks, and had alto
f ether destroyed the sweating system. Ho
oclarod that the shipping federation
would never succeed in crushing the dook
mon’s union.
Among auostlons he considered were tho
Saturday half-holiday, the limitation of
work to forty-eight hours weekly, the es
tablishments of faotories under state con
trol, the federation of all unio sand the
formation of a board of arbitration.
Mr. Maun maintained silence on tho ques
tion that is exciting tbe delegates to the
congress. This is, whether or not to unload
vessels arriving from Australia which were
loaded there by non-union men. Tbe
knowledge that the shipping federation is
determined in tbeeveutof tbe men refusing
to uuload such vessels, to challenge a trial
of strength in a general strike, inclines tbe
leaders of ths dockmen to consent to the
unloading of all Australia!! arrivals.
ORBAT RBJOIOINO IN GERMANY.
Expiration of the Anti-Socialist Law-
Return of Exiles.
Berlin, Kept. 30. There are great re
joicJnge In Germany over the expiration of
the anti-socialist law. Thirty exiles arrived
here this afternoon and were enthusias
tically welcomed. Meetings were held in
several different halls, all of which were
crammed with people. Many si reefs were
brilliantly illuminated this evening. (Sev
eral processions were dispersed by tbs
police, but nobody was hurt. Nineteen
socialist exiles bare returned to Hamburg,
where their arrival was duly celebrated.
Concessions to Foreigners Denounced.
Yokohama, Kept. 80.—At a
ing hold here a number of Japanese speak
ers denounced the government for accord
ing to foreigners the right of trial by judges
other than native judges. The sentiments
of the speakers were applauded by their
hearers, and threats were made to Kill the
ex-consul from Great Britain for the part
be has taken in advocating the granting of
privileges to foreigners. Popular excite
ment over the matter runs high.
Authenticity of an Interview Denied.
Rome. Kept, 30. —The captain of the Fra
oossa denies the authenticity of the interview
purporting to have been had with Big.
Crispi, the Italian prime minister, and
published bv Figaro of Paris. A repre
sentative of ton oiptsln of the Fracassa had
an interview with Kig. Crispi and asserts
that twice during the conversation the
prime minister sud he had not spoken with
any representative of Figaro.
Massacred by Savages.
London. Sept. 30. —Advices from New
Guinea state that M. Hedley, owner of the
cutter Isabel, belonging in Hartlepool, and
the crew of toe vessel, which was engaged
in fishing for pearls off New Guinea, bad
been massacred by natives. The cutter
was looted and then scuttled.
a n|Alabama Village Burned.
Nashville, Kept. 80.—The entire busi
ness portion of Oueonta, the county seat of
Blount county, Alabama, was burned early
this morning. Loss $20,000, but little in
surance.
j l
I WEEKLY, il.lß A YEAR, f
YOUNG LADY SHOT DEAD
ST. AOOUBTINH THE SCENE OF A
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
Miss Mamie Joseph, a Beautiful and
Popular Young Lady, Shot by Alex
Campbell, a RJ@o ed Suitor—Tbe
Murderer Attempts Suicide —The
Community Enshrouded in Gloom.
St. Aububtine, Fla., Sept 30.— A ter
rible tragedy occui rod here at noon to-day.
Alex Campbell, bookkeeper of the Bt,
Augustine Transfer Company, shot and
killed Mias Mamie Joseph, duugliter of B.
Joseph, a well-known merchant. Campbell
called at the residence of the Josephs, and
when Mi** Mamie entered the parlor, drew
his revolver, and shot her in tbe right shoul
der. Mias Joseph ran into tno yard calling
Dr. Hhine, who livei next door. Campbell
followed and
FIRED FOUR MOKE SHOTS,
two of which took effect in tbe back of th
deceased. She fail on her face and died al
most Immediately, Quite a crowd assem
bled, and it Is sai l that Campbell made an
attempt to shoot himself hut was prevented.
He was lodged in the county jail by Deputy
Sheriff Turner. The sud event has cast w
gloom over the entire community.
HAD REFUSED TO MAHHV HIM.
Miss Joseph was one of the most beauti
ful and popular young ladies in society.
Campbell hue always beau a singularly
quiet young ma:i, and borne an excellent
reputation. It is gonorally understood that
Min Joseph had refused to marry him.
NATIONAL PRISON CONGRESS.
Yesterday’s Proceedings by the Cin
cinnati Convention.
Cincinnati, Sept. 80.—At the National!
Prison Association congress to-day Dr.
Morris of Baltimore read an interesting
paper uuon tbe trn itmeat of confirmed in
ebriates, in whioh he advocated placing
them in institutions where they can be
given employment, rather than turning
thorn out and receiving them again us soeu
us they commit an < ff use.
One of the most animated discussions of
the congress followed the reading of the
joint report|from the standing committee oa
discharged prisoners by William M. K.
Hound of New York, chairman, and hie
colleague, Kev. H. H. Hart of St. Paul.
At the session to-night a p iper of Dr.
Woy's, on criminal anthropology aud m
paper of William Charlton were read.
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED.
The officers for the ensuing year are:
President, R. B. Haves, Fre.ru mt, O.; vioa
president, Hedcliff BrinkerholT, Mansfield,
O.; honorary president, Ihos. S. Neay, Ala
liama; 8. A. Blake, Q. C., Toronto, Candi
da; Gen. John MoCotub, California; Lieat-
Col. Thos. F. Barr U. 8. army,
Washington, D. O.; Dr. J. D. Behauller,
Iiliuols; Alexander Johnson, Indiana;
E. C. McMillan, Iowa; George H. Cose,
Kansas; H. B. Lyon. Kentucky; W. C.
Htauaton, Louisians; Robert. C. Winthrop,
Massachusetts; James iicMillau, Michigan;
Gordon K. Cole, Minncs .ta; G. W. Cilbath,
New Hampshire: Charlton T. Lewis, New
Jersey; C. A. Collin, Now York: P. K.
Faison, North Carolina; Rev. A. C. Byers,
Ohio; Caleb J. MUne, Pennsylvania; 8, R.
Weedon, Rhode Island; Theodore D.
Kauouse, fa uth Dakota; J. B. Lindsey,
Tennessee; Thomas J. Gore, Texas; Go irge
Weeks, Wisconsin; secretary, John L.
Milligan, Allegheny, Pm; assistant secre
taries, Charles E. Felton, Illinois; R. D.
Faulkner, Pennsylvania; treasurer, Charles
M. Jessup, New York. A board of twenty
four directors was chosen, and tire follow
ing executive committee: Z. it. Brockway-
New York; William M. F. Round,
New York; John H. Patter
son, New York, Gardner Tufts,
Massachusetts; F. Wav land, Connecticut;
It. W. McLaughey of Pennsylvania, sod A.
A. Brush of New York.
During the afternoon to-day the local
committee conveyed the delegates in carri
ages to points of interest in the oity ami
suburbs.
BIROHALL’S IMMOBILITY,
His Only Comment on Hta Conviction
and Sentence.
Woodstock, Ont., Sept. 30.— While Bir
chall was being taken to jail last night at
midnight he made his only comment on his
conviction and sent>noe. He said: “Here’s
a how-de do. I’ve bad pretty tough luck
all through,” He retired almost)
immediately after reaching his oell
and slept soundly. He arose
at the usual hour this morning ate a hearty
breakfast and appeared not at all depressed.
Mrs. Birchall did not learn last night of
her husband’s fate. She was in highly ex
citable condition, and her physician gave
her an opla.e before the verdict was
reached, and she slept soundly all night.
Tbit morning she was told of
the verdict in the presence of her
physician end bore i>p bravely.
It is believed tbat she will recover suffi
ciently to sail a week from to-morrow for
England on the Germanic, with her sister,
Mrs. Wc st Jones.
No <n > was allowed to so Birchall this
morning without on order from the sheriff.
The strictest watch is kept over him. Many
believe that he will cheat the gallows by
committing suicide.
Pelley learned of the verdict and sentence
last midnight just before taking tbe fast
i rain for New York. Ke sails to-morrow
for England on tbe Majestic. He goes alone.
Charles Benwell will follow later.
Pelley told the reporter that he rather
expected a disagreement of the jury. He
expressed his sorrow for Birchall. “Nov.
14,” he said, as he stepped aboard the train,
“I must remember that date.”
A DAY OPERATOR ARRESTED.
Charged With Causing a Wreck on
tbe Jersey Central.
Easton. Pa., Sept. 30.—Frank Glosser, a
day operator at Lebigbton, was arrested to
day on a charge of having caused, by his
negligence, the wreck on the Jersey Central
railroad last night, by which three men lost
their lives. A coal train coming down
broke io two and was disabled, and in the
investigation tbat led to Glosser’s arrest it
was shown that he received orders from the
head office at Mauch Chunk to hold all trains
at Lehighton after tbe No. 13
passenger train went up until
No. i came down tbe same trsck
so far as to run around the disabled train.
Glcsser held the orders, forgot to write
them in the order book, failed to inform
the night operator, who had shortly after
ward come on duty, leaped on No. 12 train
and went to his home at Mauch Chunk. The
coal train followed No. 12 passenger tralu
and met Na 0!u the curve with tbe result
as above.
Shot by a Drunken Negro.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 30.—Bailiff Samuel
Baker was shot a.d seriously wounded this
afternoon by Jim Shepherd, a drunken
negro, he was arresting,