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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. l DAILY, $lO A YEAR I •I J CENTS A COPY. V I WEEKLY, gi lls A YEAR. ) 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,