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I the MORNING NEWS, I
) Pc T ibush■ i 10. Incorporated 1888. J
) J. H. ESTILL, President. )
MEMBERS OFF FOR HOME.
SAGER TO BNOAOE IN THB PO
LITICAL FORAY.
A. Hot Campaign for the Control of
tbe Next House—Republicans More
Sanguine —Democratic Campaign
Committee Short of Funds—The Sit
uation in Ohio—Kennedy Playing
Havoc.
Washington, Oot. 2.—Only six members
.towel up in the eapitol budding to-day,
sad Senator Colquitt was the only senator
wen about the north wing of the building.
Speaker Reed left for home to-day, and
nearly all the members who oould get train
accommodations are on their way home.
The ticket offices did a big business last
night and to-day, and a number of members
have had to delay their departure a day or
two because no sleeping car accommoda
tions could be had.
The members are eager to get In the fall
campaign, and are expecting to have
hot work from the moment they
strike the boundary lines of their respective
district, Most of them have engagements
for speeches for every week between now
and November, those who have no trouble
at home b ing ongaged to work for their
friends and colleagues.
A HOT CAMPAIGN.
During the session there has been much of
the ‘ certainty” that the democrats would
have a majority tn the next oongress, and
many republicans have been ready to con
cede that the democrats would elect the
next speaker, but taking a closer view of
tee campaign as they are about to enter it,
be democrats are not as sanguine, and the
republicans are in better fighting trim.
The democratic campaign committee in
lending out large quantities of documents,
tat are short of money, and the local com
mittees are expected to take charge of af
fairs at home.
Republican members of the present
House are not the only ones who are having
a close fight for re-election. Several demo
crats are In a dangerous position, and there
is going to be the hardest fighting that
pjiticians can make.
There is a chance that the democrats will
not make as many gains in Ohio as they
have been calculating on. Maj. McKinley
k is very apt to be re-elected, and the fighting
I ground is spread out so as to tax the re-
I sources of the committees. Indeed, neither
I party has a sure thing of the next House.
I KENNEDY RAISING HAVOC.
I Kennedy of Ohio is playing havoc in the
I ranks of the republicans. He has had thou-
I sands of his two speeches denouncing Quay,
I the original and the explanation or repeti-
I tion, printed in pamphlet form and is send-
I ing them broadcast through the west, the
I hoad lines of the speeoh reading: “Ex-
I punged—Truth Crushed to Earth Will Rise
I Again.’’ It is needless to say the repub
■ lican campaign committee is not handling
■ those documents.
I TREABURY OPERATIONS.
■ Decrease in the Bonded Debt Under
■ Harrison's Administration.
■ Wasuivit iv, Oct. 2.—lt is stated at the
■ treaiury department that the decrease in
B the bonded debt during the past month—
■h- 1 "i, -4 1 ■ - I*. . greater than in any month
■ cure the period of the refunding opora
■ • inid.-r S cnitiry Sherman, the nearest
■ ipproch to it being $36,593,830, in the
■ “tenth of October, 1 OSS. The decrease in the
|B bonded debt fur the first nineteen months
[■ thu present administration has been
■ i-’p.TU,4U‘—an average monthly reduction
■of ih i,8*7,074. The decrease for the first
■ in .nMtsof Cleveland’s administra
-9 h 1 was 18,030, average monthly re
■ otetioa, $4,050,943. The total decrease
™ during the four years of Cleveland’s ad
.l ministration was $311,306,980 —an average
M monthly reduction of $7,112,437. The fure
|H likures relate exol-.sively to the
II t' ..i.-il duly, and not to the “debt less cash
■ - b.-usury ’at the various datos specified.
II HARRISON'S NOMINATIONS.
i Total of 3,837 for the Ten Months'
H Session-Nearly All Confirmed.
|| " -wniNfiToN, Oct. 2. —In the ten months
session that olosed yesterday Presi
■d. t Harrison sent to tlie Sauato 8.837 nom-
of which all hut twelve were oon
-i' ~lan- v these nominations con
the names of more than one person,
■ lu ‘T t’-prtsi-nted probably 4,500 anpoint
t-veral hundred of these were post
at uffices which have become uresi
'nial through the growth of business.
a ‘.' l ‘ ‘’“'iudo appointments in c >nnec
■^;l WltUtbe CJ3,UB . nearly all of which are
m their nature.
K.session of the Forty-ninth con-
WM: laaoed eight months, President
K. g a ' 3 ”” t ' to t* j e Senate 2,60S nomina-
K?,’\ the nominations which failed of
ltlo , n ar ” the following: William
r/*- of c onsul at Hamilton, Can-
S‘ r . V ac ® " .Metcalf of Maine, consul at
SBh Mmi a; •, , ’ uls lies Marias, controller of
M.:. 1 ” 1 - W Orleans; J. ft. Young, col-
Wm:., * Comsat Wilmington, N. C.,and
Wm." ■' n l I "in, postmaster at Euatis, Fla.
Hi E 8p ' 0a IN THB TARIFF BILL.
'Vm' n r ' rit!re Section of the Internal Rev
§9 enue schedule Omitted.
H ;: i ! , V ’' Tr ' v ’' ><* 3,-It appears that an
!■' ‘ a,lt om ission was made in the tariff
H' ' IS enrol, * and signed. Section 30 of
.■ic‘uAdv a i roveDU9 schedule, which was
.B'i-,,J 1 . b *I 10ken out fa y the Senate and
e .rinl V restored by the conference,
y in the or.rollment.
? P r °vlded for the allowance of
‘ ”n smoking and manufactured
-9 mnrufi 8 * 68 ln the hands
1.- “ ar; l act r rs at the date
■Ht. ;i j . , u< ,I,,ns Bo into effect. As this
U amniiA liext * however, there will
EH:: )rtUQ >ty for congress at its
IS ■ ;rr.vt the error of supple
-18-' ' ‘ccroaee in Circulation.
a; •!'! 'f' ***• 2 -—A statement pro-
S” '• r ” a * ur y department shows
IS'-
IS September, and a
|H" r ‘ D'etre in money and
IS i. CHHury. M.ire than half the
S‘ and ~t C A U i atlo -‘ w,lfi in gold certifi
es -i-aiir > roa *L ln tlle treasury cash
1,.,' ■ ln SMd coin and United
IS :lRn Gotnmiagjon AoDointod.
H r'l'i-’tuT’ %? ot ' 2-—Tile President to-
Cumb ~* of
i ■ r lharD a U r, b; ln kaiii of Kentucky,
9mu a L? n r , ake oI tns District of
,u y to investigate
9 ....;t .I * n in the state of
B,;: 1 ! 1 Buy largely of Silver.
satd this lf Ct ' 2.—The director of
: .viin . nt en-.ooa that the gov-
tlie °f silver to-mor-
B ua tUe offers are satisfactory.
Hj)o JiHfniito Ifitoi.
AN OBNOXIOUS PROVISION.
Bnarlish Traders Ask a Modification of
the Administrative Customs Law.
Washington. Oct 2.—The customs ad
ministrative act requires that manufac
turers consigning goods for sale in the
United States shall make declaration,
showing the actual oost of production, the
cost of material, and, in detail, every ex-
Emse making up the invoice price. The
ondon Chamber of Commerce recently
represented to the United States consul
general at London that this was unfair in
formation to ask, and reanested that the
following declaration be permanently au
thorized :
“That for trade reasons I decline to give
my consignee the particulars asked for in
the declaration form of manufactured
goods, but am willing to give the same to
the United States consul general for his per
sonal satisfaction.”
Assistant Secretary Batcheller has in
formed the department of state that this
request cannot be granted, and that con
sistentlv|witb the provisions of the law no
other form of declaration than that speci
fied can be accepted.
LONDON’S PRESS ON THE M’KINLEY TARIFF.
London, Oct. 2. —The Chronicle doubts
the wisdom of the Canadian statesmen in
keeping up a bitter feud with their power
ful neighbor on acoount of the McKinley
bill, especially when the opinion prevails in
many quarters that the new law is a pre
lude to a more enlightened policy.
The Times is disposed to agree very
largely with the Canadian ministers that
the McKinley tariff must be recognized us a
demonstration of hostility against England
hardly less decided than were the Berlin
and MilaD decrees of Napoleon. The Times
adds: “No reason oau be assigned it except
a desire to injure British interests.”
The Telegraph says: “It is gratifying
to receive such indications of Canadian
strength, loyalty and confidence. While
such feelings animate Cananiau people and
statesmen it will be admitted at Washing
ton that commercial pressure is not likely
to induce a desire for political amalgama
tion.”
A Berlin correspondent of the Daily Sews
says it is stated that the German govern
ment contemplates reprisals if the United
States government should refuse to modify
the McKinley bill.
THE CAPITOL DESERTED.
Law-Makers Give Way to Scrubbers
and House Cleaners.
Washington, Oct. a— The eapitol this
morning was almost deserted. A few sight
seers wero in the corridors and in the ro
tunda. A small army of scrubbers was en
gaged in the task of effacing from the walls
and steps the evidences of wear and tear of
ten months. Not a senator appeared in the
chamber and in the h4il of the House Mr.
Owens of Ohio was the sole member, and
ho sat writing in a cloud of dust. Tne air
of “fall house cleaning” pervaded every
nook and corner of the huge building.
Population of Southern Cities.
Washington, Qct. B. —The census bureau
announces the pop jlation of Yazoo City,
Miss., as 5,247 an increase of 2,705,
or 106.41 per ceut.; Dallas, Tex,
38,140, an increase of 27,783, or
268.23 per cent. Macon, Ga., 22,898, an in
crease of 9,949, or 78.04 per cent. Tho to
tal population of New Hampshire is 375,827,
an increase of 8,836, or 8.31 per cent. The
greatest increase was in Manchester and
other manufacturing towns.
Macon’s Population.
Washington, Oct. 2.—The census office
to-day announced the population of tho city
of Macon, which shows among the largest
percentages of increase of any of the larger
cities of the state. Indeed, it is un excel
lent showing. The count shows the popu
lation of 1890, as 22,698; population of 1880,
12,749; increase 9,949; per oent. 78.04.
Dec arod Another Dividend.
Washington Oot, 2.—The cointroller of
the currency has declared a seventh divi
dend of 5 per cent, in favor of the creditors
of the Exchange National Bank of Norfolk,
Va., making in all 80 per cent, on all claims
proved, amounting to $289,222 19.
PROSELYTES TO MOBMONI3M.
A Party of 202 Foreign Converts
Landed at New York.
New York, Oct. 2.—The authorities at
tho barge office tbis morning used au im
mense amount of moral persuasion on
thirty-two young Mormons who arrived
yesterday on the steamor Wyoming, to in
duce them to forego their intention of be
coming proselytes to the Morin m faith.
The girls were separated from the other
passengers as they landed and plaood in a
room by themselves. Three female mis
sionaries from the Emigrant Girls’ Home
went among them and tried to convince
them of the folly of the course they pro
posed to follow.
It was a very hard undertaking. One of
the girls, Karen Hyivesterson by name, who
anted as spokeswoman for the party.frankly
acknowledged that they were all willing to
be one of seven or eight wives, and were
fully aware of the principles of Mormonism.
The girls are all young and pretty. The at
tempt of tho missionaries to influence tl.ern
proved an utter failure, and as all that the
barge office authorities can do is
to use persuaslou, the entire party will pro
ceed on their journey to-morrow, by the
Old Dominion line, via Newport News, Va.
The party comprises, all told, 202 souis,
of whom thirty-two are children. Among
the lot is a married Englishwoman, who
left her husband in England to take up the
Mormon faith. She said she was called and
compelled to go. She refused to toll her
name.
IDAHO’S ELECTION.
Indications That tho Republicans Have
Won by Increased Majorities.
Boise City, Idaho. Oot. 2.—The est .
mate of the vote of Boise City
and Idaho oouuty is that a republi
can majority of 175 on the entire
state ticket has been cast. Bingham re
turns give the republican ticket a majority
of 300. In Boise oounty returns from four
preolnots give Wilson, dem., for congress,
12 majority. The same precinct gave Haw
ley, dem., for delegate, in the vote of 1888,
20 majority.
incomplete returns from five coun
ties give Sweet rep., for congress,
950 majority.
Meager returns indicate that the legisla
ture will stand thirty republicans and
twenty-two democrats. The republicans
claim the state by 2,500 majority. The
democrats conoede the state to the republi
cans by 800 majority. Returns received
show large gains for the republicans over
the vote of 1888.
Incomplete returns from seven counties
out of eighteen in the state give Sweet, rep..
for congrtas. 1,500 majority. Tho same
counties in 1888 gave Dubois, rep., 980 ma
jority. The entire returns show that the
legislature will probably stand thirty-three
republic ms to nineteen democrats.
A REPUBLICAN MAYOR.
Seattle, Wash., Oct 2.—HarrY White,
republican, was elected mayor yesterday.
THE IRON AND STEEL MEN
PROCEEDINGS BY THB NBW YORK
MEETING YKSTBRDAY.
Development of American Blast Fur
naces Discussed—Hon. A. B. Hewitt
Presented With the Bessemer Gold
Medal—Statue to Lyman Holley Un
veiled.
New York, Oot. 2.— The second day of
the convention of the iron and steel insti
tute opened in Chickering hall this morning
with a somewhat larger attendance, but
with fewer ladies than yesterday. The
delegates had been invited to visit the Con
solidated Gas Company’s works, but tho
morning was threatening, and as the En
glishmen feared the bad results “from the
eccentric American climate," only a score
or so left the hotel.
Sir James Kilsnu again presided, although
Bir Frederick Abel was elected president at
yesterday’s meeting. He said that tho
paper of James Gay ley of Bessemer, Pa.,
on the ‘'Development of American Blast
Furnaces,” read at yesterday’s meeting,
created a great deal of interest, a id further
opportunity would be afforded for discus
sion.
WORK OF ENGLISH FURNACES.
William Whitelev of Stockton, England,
said the English visitors would inspect the
principal furnaces of America with much
interest. Speaking of English furnaces, he
said if they wore kept more open in order
to free them of the great quantity of their
sulphur they would get more limestone out
of them. The silicia in English ore, ho said
was from 8% to 7 tier cent., and this he
thought very good.
William Kemp of Pittsburg said the
Lake Superior ore represented one-half the
total ore product of this country, but was
by no means the controlling factor.
J. B. Weeks of Pittsburg said that the
Ivanhoe furnaces, which are cornparitively
small, yielded about as good results as those
desoribed iu Gayley’s paper, although
the percentage of metallic ore was very
small.
Edward Martin, manager of the Dowe’s
furnaoes in IVales, said the coko used there
was not bright or lustrous, but neverthe
less it was as hard as any other coko he ever
saw burnt. He did not think the best coke
always looked the brightest.
Mr. Gayloy received the thanks of the
meeting.
RESSKMKR MEDAL PRESENTED TO HEWITT.
Sir James Kilson theu made the presen
tation of the Bessemer gold medal to ex-
Mayor A. S. Hewitt, who was too 111 to
receive it yesterdai. Bir James said that
Mr. Hewttt as a metallurgist and advocate
of scientific education had long been known
in England, and it was only a debt of grat
itude with the Don and Steel Institute of
Great Britain when they presented Mr.
Hewitt with the medal. Mr. Hewitt was
the first man to build an open hearth fur
nace iu the United States; in fact, his
record was a record of “firsts” throughout.
Mr. Hewitt, who looked unwell, asked
leave to read what he had to say. He was
sensible of the great honor conferred upon
him, he said, but was not able to accept the
distinction without feelings of compunction,
because his own connection with the busi
ness hud been rather in the direction of
administration and study of economio con
ditions than with technical dotails. He
could make no pretension to scientific or
practical knowledge of the business, which
had heretof ire been the case with men
decorated with the medal. Nevertheless he
was somewhat reconciled to the decision of
the institute by the information that this
particular medal is conferred out of the
ordinary course and has been provided by
Sir Henry Bessemer ln view of tho visit to
this country in order to enable them to
make recognition of the wonderful devel
opment of the steel industry which has
t ike ) place during the last decade in the
United States.
Prof. H. M. Howe of Boston read a paper
on the manufacture of Bessemer steel in
the United States.
STATUE TO LYMAN HOLLEY.
After the reading of this paper the session
was devoted to unveiling a statue to Lyman
Holley,erected by the American Institute of
Mining Engineers. It is surmounted by a
colossal bronze bust by Ward. James
Dredge, editor of Loiidon Engineering , de
livered an address in Chickering hall. He
said Holley was considered the one represen
tative in America on Bessemer steel. The
gates of every steel works in
Europe wero open to him, and no
manufacturer held a secret from him.
Members of three societies—tho British Iron
and Steel Institute, the American Institute
of Electrical Engineers, and the Verein
Deutsche Eiseuhuettealeute, headed by a
baud marched to ATr.shington square, where
Alexander Holley Oimstead, tho 12-year-old
grandchild of the inventor, pulled the chord
and the statue was uuveilsd. The inscrip
tion recites:
In honor of Alexander Lyman Holley; fore
mast among those whose geuius and energy
established in America aud improved through
out the world the manufacture of Bessemer
steel. This memorial is erected by the engineers
of two hemispheres.
At theauuualdinnerof the Iron and Steel
Institute, held to-day at Delmonioo’s, Sir
James Kilson presided.
A BOLD BOBBERY.
A Lumber Dealer Believed of JIO.OCO
on a Train
Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 2.—To-day while
J. K. Gardner, an extensive lumber dealer
at Ridgeway, Pa., was returning from the
East Liverpool, 0., fair he was relieved of
SIO,OOO on the train. He had been talking
somewhat loudly at the Ohio races, and
was, no doubt, followed to the train
by a gang. His destination was
Allegheny, and when Washington street
was reached some smoothly dressed brake
men ended out *'Allegheny 1” Gardner
jumped to his feet and started to the door,
but was immediately jammed into a corner
by several men, who also wauted
to get off at Allegheny. He apologized to
one of them after a quairel. during
which Gardner said the other fstlow’s bauds
were in hie pockets. After the city proper
was reached Gardner found he had apolo
gized too soon. His pockethook, containing
SIO,OOO, tho prooeeds of a recent lumber
sale, were gone. This is tho fourth affair
of the kind that has occurred here recently.
SUICIDE OF A GBRM vN.
He Struggles Fiercely With His
Would-te R ecu or.
Chicago, Got. 2. —Last night Theodore
Ferstenberg jumped from the Indiana street
bridge into the river. Bridgetender McGraw
jumped in after him and a fierce struggle
ensued, McGraw trying to rescue the would
be suicide aud tb latter fighting against
the rescue, while a cro vd gathered
on the bridge and looked on at
the tragedy. Finally Ferstenberg broke
away and sank to rise no more alive. His
body was reoovered about an hour later.
Ferstenberg belonged to a prominent family
in Germany, and five years ago was a col
onel In the German army. He came to
this country, but met financial reverses on
Bv@ry turn.
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER :s, 1890.
BOLD BXPRSSB ROBBERY.
A Good Sum Secured—Triea to Kill the
Messenger.
Toledo, 0., Oct. 3.—A Wade special
from Carty's gives an account of a bold
train robbery this morning on tho Cincin
nati, Sandusky and Clevoiaud railroad be
tween that place and Urbaua. Immediately
after the train left Urbaua two massed
men with cocked revolvers entered the ex
pre s car aud compelled the Adams express
messenger, A. L. Scudder, to throw up his
hands. They then tied him securely
and robbed the safe of pack
ages containing several thousand dollars and
other valuables. While they were at work
a hrakoman attempted to enter the car, and
was shot at by one robber. He gave the
alarm and the train was slowed up to give
an opportunity to capture the robber ~ but
they jumped from the train just.as it was
entering West Liberty and disappear ed in
the darkness, it being then 8:20 o’clock.
tried to shoot the messenger.
Messenger Scudder was bou id in his chair
with a wash line that the robbers brought
with them. One of them, whom the other
called “Jack,’ tried to kill Scud le" before
leaving the car. Placing his revolver at
his head, he pulled the trigger, but tho
cartridge tailed to explode. Another rob
ber theu prevented him from making an
other attempt.
When the train pulled out of West
Liberty the two scoundrels got aboard
again, holding the entire crew at bay.
Scudder, who had been released, opened
fire on them with a pistol from his car door,
but was compelled to retreat. The robbers
kept on board until Bellefontaine was
reached, when they again jumped off and
disappeared. Officers at Bellufontaiue are
searching for them.
Bowlder is about 50 years old, lives in
Cincinnati and has been on this run since
the Adams oorapany took charge of the
express business upon it. About three
years ago ho was previously in the samo
company’s employ on Ohio river lines. He
had just received his mouth’s salary, and
that was among the booty.
HEAVY COTTON MOVEMENT.
The Bfcatemant for September the
Largest Ever Recorded.
New Orleans, Oot, 2.— The September
crop statement issued to-day by Secretary
Hester of the New Orleans Cotton Ex
change shows tho largest movement cotton
for the first month of the season sinoe tho
war, if not iu tho history of the cotton
trade. The amount brought into sight for
tho mouth was 851,624 bales, against <iflß.-
988 in September 1889, and 433,978, In Sep
tember 1888. The early crop ot 1887-'BB,
brought into sight in Septoinbor that year
824,000 bales, the nearest to the season’s
movement on recird. The stefrment shows
the receipts at ports for the month to be
622,779 bales, against 574,151 last year.
The net shipments Dy rail overland were
28,906 bales, against 15,558 tales last year.
Southern mill takings 43,504 bales, agali at
43,056 last year; interior town stocks in ex
cess of amount held Sept 1, 56,435 bales,
against 36,228 bales. American mills have
taken during the month 180,071 bales,
against 155,885 bales lust year, of which by
northern spinners and Canada overland
were taken 134,497 bales, against 110,311
bales.
Foreign exports for Beptembor were 854,-
143 bales, showing an excess over the same
period last year of 83,350 bales, and over
year before last of 181,728 bales. Stocks at
seaboard and twenty-nine leading southern
interior markets at tho close of September
were 889,253, against 275,728 last year, and
316,183 tho yeur before last. Including
stocks left over at ports and interior towns,
and the number of bales of the new crop
brought into sight during September, the
supply up to Oct. 1 is 923,667 bales, against
732,411 bales last year, and 629,761 bales for
the year before.
TARRED AND FEATHERED.
Vigilantes Punish a Strife-Fomenting
California Pettifogger.
Bakersfield, Cal., Oct. 2.—Early yes
terday morning ton masked and armed men
appearod at the door of the court house and
demanded the keys of the jailer. They said
they wanted James Herrington, to whom
they proposed to give a lesson. They seized
the jailer, took his keys and put him under
a guard, and then captured the sheriff
also. Next they opened the jail
and took Herrington from his
cell. He resisted desperately, and the men
gagged him, put him iu a wagon and con
veyed him to a lonely place four or live
blocks away, stripped him and applied a
coat of tar and feathers. Horrington was
then set at liberty and he disuppeurod.
Herrington has been known in this neigh
borhood nearly three years as a pettifog
ging lawyer whoso principle business was
the promotion of land contests and
thereby obtaining money from the trouble
he caused among settlors. He was in Jail
on a charge of perjury preferred against
him by a settler whom he had engaged in a
contest He had been arrested the preced
ing day and was lodged in jail in the coll
only a few minutes before the arrival of
vigilantes.
FRIENDS OF THE IRISH CAUSE.
A Packed Meeting at Indian apolia
Adopts Resolutions of Sympathy.
Indianapolis, Ind., Oct 2.—Tomlinson
hall, which seats 6.000 people, was packed
last night by friends of the Irish cause who
had assembled to express their sentiments
regarding the recent arrest of Messrs. Dil
ion and O’Brien, and the conduct of their
trial at tVpperary. Mayor Sullivan pre
sided and made a stirring appeal in the
behalf of Ireland. Rev. J. 8. Jenkesof Bt.
Paul, Minn., and Hon. William H.
English, Judge N. B. Taylor, and other
prominent speakers addressed the meeting.
A long series of resolutions were adopted,
among them one which, after denouncing
Baifour and Salisbury, pledged the meeting
by all honorable means at its command to
sustain the Irish people in their great moral
struggle until it culminates in the glorious
event of homo rule for Ireland.
OVERRUN WITH THUGS.
Citizens of a Washington Town Drive
Out Obnoxious Characters.
Spokane Falls, Oct. 2.—The town of
Oakesdale, forty miles from here, has of
late been Infested with thugs and cutthroats
whom the authorities were totally unable to
hold in check. Many burglaries have been
committed. The thugs have threatened to
burn the town, and the good citizens have
been organizing for it* defense. Yesterday
the old-time vigilance committee was or-
Snized, and three men were ordered to
ive town in fifteen minute*. The men
left. There is great excitement. The town
is well guarded to prevent acts of revenge.
Prominent Marylander Dead.
Baltimorb, Md., Oct. 2. Ex-Gov.
Philip Francis Thomas of Maryland, who
vas Secretary of the Treasury under Presi
lent Buchanan and wh j h ;la almost every
■ ftlcer in the gift of the people of Maryland
died to-night, aged 80 years.
A CAUSTIC ARRAIGNMENT
CIVIL SERVICE RiFOiiM3RB CRITI
CISE THB ADMINISTRATION.
Resolutions Passed Calling Attention
to the Contempt Shown to Ante Elec
tion Pledgee of Continuation and lx
tension of the Spirit of Reform—Offi
cers Elected —A Papsr on “Practical
Politicians.’’
Boston, Oct 2. —At a meeting of the
National Civil Service Reform League to
day George W. Curtis was elected president
for tho ensuing yrar. The treasurer’s re
port showod a balance of $3,000 in the
treasury.
A paper by E. M. Shepard of Brooklyn,
ou “Examination in Character Essential to
Complete Competition,” was read.
Charles J. Bonaparte of Baltimore, presi
dent of the Maryland league, read a paper
on “The Relation of Civil Service Reform
to Other Reforms." He declared civil
service reform to be neoessarv before other
reforms could begin. He said: “To expect
to get solutions of tho tariff, curreuoy and
pension problems from such uinu as make
up the bulk of either bouse of congress,
or to deal wisely wtth tho labor and liquor
questions through such men as make up our
legislatures aud oounciis, is the t-amo at to
expect figs from thistles. A veritable bog
of intrigue and bribery will be created if
those who grapplo with those questions
have any but a high standard of honor.
STANDARD OF THE POLITICIAN.
“The standard of these politicians has boon
defined by one of their own number—a sen
ator — who lias declared purification of poli
ties to be an iridescent beam, and that the
golden rule has no place in a political cam
paign. The* same doctrine is eohoed
by every unfaithful trustee, dishonest
trader, habitual swindler and thief.
The profession of politics, as understood
by the spoilsman is au essentially immoral
profession, like tlutt of the gambler er con
fidence man. The politician may as well,
so far as his self-reepeot or public utility is
affected, be owned by a rich man, a rich
corporation, the farmers’ alllauce, tho
Knights of Lab >r or the Grand Army of
the Republic. He is a bale of the same
goods, whatever be his trademark.
“To rid our country of these dangerous
and noxious counterfeits ot statesmen, and
make room for the genuine article which
we produced in good measure 100 roars ago,
we have only to do away with the incidents
of pubiio life which have arisen and made
it no fit career for honorable men. W hen
we have practioally applied tho principles
of civil servioe reform through our fed
eral, state and municipal governments, we
may hope for other reforms so much de
sired.”
L. W. Swift read a paper on “AU Other
Reforms Should Be Subordinated to Civil
Sorvloe Reform.” It was in line with Mr.
Bonaparte’s address, and was a warm ap
peal for tho overthrow of political bosses
and the spoils system
The present officers ware re-olect id, and
tho executive oommittee wis increased by
the election of E. Carey, Charles Collins,
William D. Foulke of Indiana, and R. H.
Dana of Cambridge.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Tho committee ou resolutions mole its
report. The resolutions declare that the
national loigue congratulates the country
upou the fact that the attempt to nullify
the reform law during the present congress
was defeated in the House; recognises the
fact that 33,000 plaaos in the public service
nro now (Hied up on fair and free competi
tion; says that Commissioner Roosevelt
gives assurances that 93 per cent of
the clerks appointed after examination
by the last administration have been
retained; expresses satisfaction at the long
dolayod indictment of the president and
treasurer of the Old Dominion republican
organization by the grand jury of the Dis
trict of Columbia; says that the civil service
commission’s defense of the principles of
reform before tho congressional committee
entitles it to publio gratitude; congratulates
the couutry upon the admirable choice of
oivil service commissioners made by the
present administration.
HARRISON’S UNFULFILLED PLEDGES.
The resolutions reml-id the oountry of
the pledges made by tho Republican party
at the last Presidential eleotion, that the
reform already beguu should be extended
to all grades of the service and the spirit of
reform observed, and protests against the
contempt for these pledges which has been
shown. Tho resolutions say: “Not
only havo not the spirit and
purpose of reform been observed
in all the executive departments,
baft they have been often violated. The
removal of postmasters for no other cause
than their political opinions or party affilia
tions, resulting in partisan devastation of
that important branch of the public service,
is a breach of faith with the country and a
grave offense against pure politics and effl
cient public service.
“The league holds that the important
duty of taking the census should have been
committed to officers selected because of
their fitness, and with no regard to politi
cal or partisan consideration, and it sees in
the general dissatisfaction throughout the
country with the results of the census the
logical consequence of this disregard of
these principles."
The extension of civil service methods to
the government navy yards Is recommen
ded. It was voted to aoeept the lbvitation
of Buffalo to meet there next year unless
the executive committee should find it ad
visable to hold the meeting elsewhere.
DEMORALIZATION OF BALTIMORE REPUBLI
CANS.
6. J. Bonaparte spoke of the complete
demoralization tnat had come over the Re
publican party in Baltimore because of the
distribution of patronage in that city, and
said it seemed certain that the delegation
to tho next republican national convention
would be pledged against Harrison.
Mr. Dana moved a resolution to the effect
that the failure to reappoint, or the
removal of collectors of customs is
proper whenever efficiency will be
gained thereby, but that such offices
should not be political and should
not be changed as a matter of principle
with each change of administration, and
that vacancies should be filled as far as
practicable from the civil service list of
eligible*.
The matter, after considerable discussion,
was referred to the executive oommittoe.
Cotton Picking Machine Invented.
Chicaoo, Oct. 3.— A cotton picking ma
chine has been invented that Inventor A.
Campbell of Chicago says will save 90 per
cent in the present cost of picking. A com
pany for the manufacture of machines has
been incorporated under the laws of Illinois.
Peabody Fund Trustees,
New York, Oct 3. —The trustees of the
Peabody fund held tbs closing session of
their annual meeting at the Fifth avenue
hotel to-day, and re-elected the officers of
the past year.
A Republican Nomination.
Ixwibvillx, Kr„ Oct 2.— At Covington
ye-.tor.iay W. Eden O’Neal was nomiuated
for congress by the republicans.
COLON AGAIN FIRB SWEPT.
The Lose Heavy and Great Buffering
Certain to Follow.
Panama. Sept. 25.—This isthmus hai
boen visited by another destructive fire.
This time Colon (Aspinwalli hat suffered
even more heavily than before, end the loss
is calculated to exco-d $1,900,000. Numerous
rumors are alloat at to the origin of the
Are, but tbe oiAclal report asserts that it
originated from a kerosene lump
whiob exploded or was overturned
In a Mnall house on Dolivar street, near the
electric light company’s works. Thence it
spread southward along tbe peninsula. on
which Colon is situated, and defied nil effort*
until about 7 o’clock a. m., when the flames
reaohed the market, and then died out.
The section consumed embraced the
whole of th i entire front, and everything
was destroyed save a few stone walls, where
stood business bonse in which
for years a large general business bad been
done. Tbe railroad company is a heavy
loser in cars w hile shippers and consignees
of through cargoes rep >rt the low of at least
ninety cars of freight. Tne l’aoiflo Mail
dook suffered no damage, but several of the
others were slightly damaged.
BUSINESS HOUSES DESTROYED.
All the principal business houses were de
stroyed. Among this numtier wore those
occupied by Messrs. Khrinan, Maduro <t
Cuyus; Visa, Undo At Cos.; Isaacs di, Arch,
James & Cos., ax well as all th# hotels.
The Panama Railroad Company’s office, tbe
Knglish Royal Mall Company’s office, the
Panama railway freight house and other
equally important buildings were among
those which fell.
Every exertion was made bo oontrol the
flames, and a number of oitizsns from here
went to aid the stricken city without avatl.
The suffering and destitution resulting
everywhere from the Are strike with
extreme bitter now and severity on tbe
tran dent population, which is at
iiresent totally dependent on occasional
obt of work for the means of subsistence,
f moans of transportation free to other
sections, where work offers, be not afforded
the unfortunate sufferers by this calamity,
a crisis is certain to ensue. There Is noth
ing on which to employ the homeless, and
starvation stares them In' the face.
SYDNEY SWEPT BY VI.AMES.
Sydney, N. 8. W., Oot 2.— Fire broke
out in this city last night, and, despite the
efforts of Are men and assistant* * rendered
them by the oltlznus, the (lames spread rap
idly ami extended over a large urea on
Pitt, Castlereagh, Moore aud Hunter
streets. Among the buildings destroyed
wore the City Bank, the Athumuum Club
and the warehouses of Tart Sr nous, Oscar
Ball & Cos., Gibbs, Shellard At Cos., Lawler
& Richardson and Mr. Wrench. A number
of other business house wore Injured. The
damage is estimated at £1,500,000,
There is insurance of £570,000 on the
property destroyed.
THE SITUATION IN IRELAND.
London Prone Comments on the Im
pending Scarcity of Food.
London, Oct. 2.— The St. James (Janette
to-day prints an article commenting In a
sneering manner upon the movement In
America to establish a fund for the relief of
the famine sufferer* in Ireland. It says that
the movement is simply a dodge to secure
the Irish vote.
The Pall Mall Gazette rebukes the 7 lme
tor its articles denying that the condition
of uffairs in Ireland it such ns bo warrant
the apprehension* of scarcity of footl. The
Gazette asks: “Does Jackson's airv scamper,
Balfour’s placid absence from Ireland or
the eager skepticism of the Times prove
tuat there is no famine in Ireland I"
The Star says: “America shames us.
The establishment of a British fund to re
lieve distress in Ireland is imporativo.”
censured the government.
Dublin, Oct. 2. —The Limerick corpora
tion, at a meeting to-day, adopted a resolu
tion censuring the government for the re
cent Tipperary arrests. Tbe meeting was
attended with stormy scones. Members
who opposed tbe resolution were threatened
with ejection.
Russian Student’s Arrested.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 2.— Tho university
here has been reopened after six months’
■nspension of work, and a careful weeding
of rebellious students. It is l eported that
the students’ agitation has been renewed.
Fourteen students, it is said, were nrrested
last night and imprisoned, and all informa
tion has been refuse! to their relatives.
Austrian Elections.
Vienna, Oot. 2. —The elections for mem
bers of the lower Austriau Diet were held
to-day. Tho anti-somites combined with
the clericals, and captured Ave seats In
Vienna. The city has been wholly repre
sented by liberals in the Diet for tho past
thirty years. The anti-Semites also carried
two suburban districts.
Argentine Finances.
Duenob Ayrkh, Oct. B.— The government
has Introduced a proposal in congress to
oonvert the provincial foreign loans into
a national per cent. loan. The scheme
aims to relieve the provinces from their
Ananclal embarrassment by giving a na
tional guarantee for the payment of their
debts.
Female German Spy Arrested.
Paris, Oct. 2. —Mme. Bonnet, the woman
arrested at Cannes as being a German spy,
and in whose possession were found the
plans of defenso of that place, has confessed
that she was in the employ of tbe German
government at a monthly salary of 300
francs, besides which she received 15 francs
daily for traveling expenses.
Queen of Koumanla at Balmoral.
London, Oct. 2.— The Queen of Rou
mauia, who has gone to Balmoral to visit
Queen Victoria, was met at Baliator Sta
tion by the Prince of Wales, Duke Clarence,
Prince Henry of Battenberg and Princess
Beatrice ana the queen’s guard of honor.
Armenian Advocate Assassinated.
Constantinopi k, Oct. 2.— -An Armenian
advocate has been assassinated in Stmmboul
by order of the Armenian revolutionary
committeo, who suspected him of betraying
them to the porte. Many arrests have been
made.
The Hungarian Budget.
Pesth, Oct. 2— ln the lower house of
the Hungarian Diet to-day the budget for
1891 was presented. The ex|>eiiditures are
estimat'd at 359,(KM,543 florins, and receipts
at 4,0U0 florins more.
Portugal’s Political Crisis.
Lisbon, Oct. 2. —The political crisis here
is becoming more acute. Senor Ferraro,
who has undertaken to form anew cabinet,
many people believe will have to give up
the task.
' Death of a Newspaper Man.
Roanoke, Va., Oct. 2.—Wilmer Evans,
a well known newspaper correspondent,
over the nom de plume of Wllmer Welling
ton, died here to-day of typhoid fever con
tracted during a horseback tour through
tbe Blue Ridge mountains.
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THE WHITEWASH SPREAD
HAUM'3 COAT APPLIED BEFOBB
FULLY PSSPABBD.
The Majority of the Investigating
Committee Make a Lame Apology
for the fit 10k- Jobbln g Pension Com
missioner-His conduct in Their
Opinion Beyond Reproach— A La
bored Effort at fc xtenuatlon.
Washington, Oct. 2.—Judge HawyeT’o?
New York, on behalf of the majority of the
oomnuttm that ha* been investigating th*
administration of affairs in tne pension
office, said to-night that he wax surprised
that the minority had given oat their re
port, because it was well und irst-iod by the
committee that th i evidence was not all in
and the lnveitlgatio i was not oloted. Tak
ing the allegations In the minority repirt
one by one Judge Sawyer said that
there was not one of the statements
that he believed was borne oud
by; the evidence, incomplete though it was,
with regard to Bradley Tanner, Commis
sioner Kilnin'* private secretary, tbe evi
dence showed that at the outside be had
only written four or five tatters on the re
frigerator company’s bust-iea* in the pen
sion o.Aoe during otflo9 hours. His associa
tion with the District of Columbia branch
company was purely uominal, his interest!
in it being only oie share, for which
he has not paid a cent, aud the company
itself had not yet been brought Into aetiTe
existence. Tanner’s promotion was shown
by the testimony to have boen made In ful
fillment of tho promise of Commissioner
Ran in’s prodeoesa r, and had no connection
with the refrigerator business. With
this exception the evidence was
all against any pension office
employe being d'rectly or indirectly
Interested in .the refrigerator company.
With this exception there was no evide ice
to show that anybody employed In the pen
sion office was directly or indirectly tha
owner of any stock in tho refrigerator
company. Ibe proof, on the con trery, wok
directly the otlfor way.
THE CHAROE OF FAVORITISM.
The majority had carefully analyzed tha
testimony with regard to favoritism to at
torneys, and had reached the conclusion
that favoritism was impossible Asa mat
ter of fact, there had boen an ab*omte fail
ure, he said, to show a single case
of favoritism. The majority of tha,
committee earnestly approvod the ordara
establishing tho Com plots* 1 flies system.
They found that under the operation of
this eyetora a larger number of cases had,
been disposed of than over before, and
fewer complaint# had been received from,
claimants and thoir attorneys. They found
that there wns no evidence uot the slightest
to show that the commissioner bad ever 1
failed to give that time and attention to hi*
duties which should bo exp .ctod, and that
noue of his buzitiosx hours in his office had
boon devoted to private stook jobbing or
speculation.
lemon’s accommodation.
Of Lemon’s indorsement Judge Hawyer
said that the ovidence established that
Capt. Lemon had indorsed note* for Rama
to the extent of $12,009, and had received
a* collateral 1,009 sharei In the Gypsum
Mining Company ->f Southwestern Vir
ginia. Tho evidence was that this enter
prise had (men brought to Capt. Immon’s
attention before Knum became eommjsinn*
er. The only evidence before the commit*
tee os to the value of the shares wna thaO
one salo had been made at $34 per share.
FLUTTER IN PHOSPHATB.
A Party of Capitalists Inspect the
South Carolina Fie.da
Charleston, S. C„ Oct. 2.—Quite a
flutter was caused in the phosphate market
here to-day by the mysterious visit of a
party of foreign capitalists. The party
consisted of O. Hoynr Miller and E. Hack
urd of London, K. Weingard of Hamburg,
W. 8. Cooper of London, James Gurdym ol
Aberdeen, with O. Meyero* New York and
E. A. Corderay of Florida. They got here
early in the morning and wont up to
Charleston Mining Company’s works, is
the suburbs, took a run over tbe phospha'l
fields and left for Beaufort at 8 o'doofc p.
in., leaving instructions for their mail to bs
forwarded to Tumps, Fla
Miller and Cooper are members of th*
well known Cana linn phosphate firm ol
Cooper, Millor & Cos. of London and Mon
treal. The general impression here Is that
the rumors that have be m circulated foi
some weeks of tho intention of an English
syndicate to buy up all tbe phosphate terri
tory and mills in tnis state and Florida ars
true, and that the present party are pro
specters. Phosphate men here are retioenl
on the subject and say they don't know
anything about it.
KNIGHTB NOT WANTED.
A Circular Issued to Superintendents
of the New York Oanrral.
New York, Oct. 2.—Walter Webb, third
vice president of tho New York Central
railroad, to-day issued the following circt*
lar to superintendents of the road:
Ttie reoent strike, and the acts of lawless
ness committed In connection therewith, tin
published correspondence between the lead
era of the organ Ixatiou that ordered it, and th*
fact that manr of the men now seek
ing re-employmerit state that thej
quit work from fear of personal vio
lence, and did not dare to resume work
for the same reason,compel the management at
this company to announce tbat it objects to iu
employes being members of the organizatiol
known as “Knights of Labor." The manage
ment is satisfied that membership in this par
ticular organization is inconsistent with faitofni
and efficient service to the company, land fa
likely at any time to prevent It from dis
charging its duties to the public. You will al
once take such action as well bring this ofrcnlai
to the attention of employes in your respective
departments.
DEMAND OF THE GAS WORKERS.
London, Oct. 2.—The National Gai
Workers’ Union has demanded that thi
London Gaslight and Ooke Company em
ploy only union rnen. A deputation from
the'union will wait npon the managers ol
the company to-morrow. The oompanj
has a capital of £12,000,000 and employ*
11,000 men.
Hanged by a Negro Mob.
Louisville, Ky., Oct. 2.—At Princeton,
Ky., yesterday Ernest Humphreys shot ans
killed D. Moller. Both were oolored.
Humphreys was placed In jail, and lasi
night a uiob of negroes took him out an*
hanged him. Humphreys had killed a mat
previously.
The Tri-State Medical Association.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct 2.—Th# sea
ond annual meeting of the Tri-State Medl
cal Association of Alabama, Georgia and
Teunesseo will be held in Turner ball, Oos
14, 15 and 16. It promises to be one of th
most successful, profitable and entertaining
meetings ever held in the south.
A Grand Army Reunion.
Cuhti >n, Ma, Oct. 2.—The G. A. R. an*
ex-ooufederates held a joint reunion her
yesterday. Addresses wore delivered b;
Cos!. Le - Rascheur aud Judge C. 8. But Wo
Fully 3,000 people were iu attendance,