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( J. H. LSTILL, President. J
FLAWS IN THE TARIFF.
A POSSIBILITY THAT THEY MAY
INVALIDATa THB LAW.
The Clause Granting Drawbacks on
Tobacco Entirely Omitted—a Claim
that the Law Never Passed the
House in Its Present Shape—Win
dom Will Enforce It.
Washington, Oct. 23.—A number of
newspapers this morning publish articles
foreshadowing attempts to contest the le
gality of the McKinley tariff upon vari
ous grounds, one being clerical errors and
omissions in the enrollment of the till with
the conference committee changes. Con
cerning these publications Secretary Win
dom said this morning that he knew noth
ing officially about protests against the le
gality of the McKinley tariff bill. “I
do not,” he said, "regard it as the province
of an executive officer to question the con
stitutionality of acta of congress.”
HIS DUTY TO ENFORCE IT.
It is for him to enforce the law as he finds
it and not to determine questions affecting
its legally. lam therefore executing the
McKinley tariff act as I find it approved by
the President of the United States, and
certified as correct by the president of the
Senate and speaker of the House of Repre
sentatives, and I shall continue to do so un
less a competent legal tribunal, such as the
supreme court, decides that the law is un
constitutional. It is not for me to question
the validity of any signatures to the bill as
enrolled; neither is it for me to determine
whether the bill signed by the President did
or did not in fact pass the lower house.
THE OMISSION OF THE DRAWBACK.
"Much less It is for me to determine
whether Ihe omission of the tobacco draw
back secti n, or any other provision of the
bill, invalidates the law as a whole. As I
understand it the act of Oct. 1, 1890, is the
law of the land. My duty, therefore, is
plain, and I shall execute its provisions to
the best of my ability. Its constitutional
ity is a question for the courts, and until
they shad decide against it, I shall be gov
erned by it as it stands.”
MILLER DECLINES TO TALK.
Attorney General Miller positively de
clined to discuss the question in any of Its
beariugs, saying that it would be mani
festly improper for him to do so unless it
came to him in an official way.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue Mason,
who is specially charged with the execution
of the tobacco provisions of the law. con
fined his remarks in regard to the alleged
illegality of the law to the following state
ment: "I will obey the law as certified by
the Secretary of State. It is not for me to
say whether or not the omission of the
tobacco rebate provisions vitiates the
law. Being an executive officer
of the government 1 must enforce it as I
find it. Anyhow, the tobacco schedule does
not take effect until Jan. 1, so that if con
gress desires to refund two cents a pound on
all the tobacco on hand when the law takes
effect, it has ample time to legislate to that
end.”
HIGH TARIFF MEN NOT ALARMED.
No alarm whatever is felt here among
the friends of the McKinley bill as to the
legality of its enactment. 'The precedents
of unnumbered years, an old and ex
perienced employe of the House said to-day,
leave no doubt that an error, whether by
ommission or commission, in the enrollment
of a bill pas-ed by congress, does not vl iate
any part of the measure except that part to
which the error relates. Errors of the
same kind occur, he said, at every session of
congress, in at lease one or more important
bills, and to hold that the omission or inser
tion of any paragraph, word or punctuation
mark invalidates, not only the part
of the bill to which the error is relevant,
but the entire measure, would establish
chaos m the affairs of the government and
compel congress to remain constantly in
session to correct immed ately on dis ovary
errors m t ills signed by the President, in
order that the operations of the government
might be canied on.
ERRORS EVERY SESSION.
It is rate to say, he added, that an error
occurs in at least one appropriation bill
during each congress, aid yet there has
never been aly doubt entertained by the
accounting officers of the government or by
any one el- eas to the validity of all the ap
propriations, except the particular one af
fected by such error. In the enro lment of
the tariff act of 1883 a comma was improp
erly used in the "fruit piaut” paragraph,
find the manifest intention of cungress
thereby defeated, to the great loss of the
customs revenues, but there was
no question as to the validity
of the other provisions of the law
hen it was passed upon by the supreme
court During the very last session of con
gress an error was made in the enrollment
of the river and harbor appropriation bill
by the omission of two ciphers in the
amount appropriated for the improvement
tuvwvJl UIOIS river * so that *I.OOO i .st ad of
liuo.ooo was appropriated. A week or
nore after the bill had become a law the
srror was discovered and congress
promptly passed a joint resolu
tion to correct it The fact, he
fontinued, that in this joint resolution, as
■n numerous others passed for correction of
Wnular errors, congress enacted no pro vision
■o give legal effect to the remainder of the
Bn!,’ co c| usively that in the opinion
■i the legisla ive branch of the government
■terror in one part of a measure does not
■mate it as a whole.
K| Labor and congrb&smen.
■dicta Sent Out as to the Voting in
i the Coining Election.
■ Washington, Oct. 23.—District As
■•nbly No. 66, Knights of Labor, has issued
■ manifesto to the labor organizations of
•ecuunti y advising their members to sup
wrt all members of congress who advocate
[ labor bids now pending and to opp se
ie-election of those who offered ob
wuctive amendments or voted against
■’j 1 !' measures. They also advise the or
iii7.aticns to pledge all candidates if elected
H '-‘tefor bills recommended by organized
K,T’ biils mentioned are the eight
K. ’ 8 • n Col tr act, two convict labor
’ reimbursement for over-time on
'ri? n work and Postal telegraph
-be federation of labor took similar
■uon at their ineeti. g last Tuesday even
■ _ Presidential Postmasters.
W\as hi ngt°n, Oct. 23.—Presidential post
h-day appoint and as follows:
Br, p * • Grubbs at Newport, Ark., vice
■sh. f 6 r .T° v 2 rt; Car! C - Crip, Sr., at
Bnii “g’ tlj e office having become presi-
W Elizabeth Taylor at Dalton,
RiVh'Je ri E- Triplett declined; Alexander
■ •- hat Bat °n Rouge, La., vice A. J. Mc
£or, resigned.
Florida’s Population.
Klrv s^ I?IC5TO ' s ’ ® ct ' —The census office
l he tot<U Population of
Ke iona ridato * ,435, an in-
Bu?ati f n ° r 44 86 P® r c enh The
Bse nf 9 l Jac t' ills 17.180, an iu-
K- io a-'q 10, °T L-A3l per cent.; of Key
■cent! ’ BQ increase of 8.168, or 82,59
fbe s®ofnino ffe3.
CLEVELAND REPORTED DEAD.
He at Washington, However,
to Argue a Case.
Washington, Oct. 23. —Rumor was eur
here t his morning that ex-Presldent Cleve
land had died suddenly, some said in New
York asd others in Washington.Up n n es
tigation it appeared that there was no basis
fort he story, and that the ex-President bad
arrived in Washington was quarter, dat the
Arlington and was looking as well as usuaL
When the story was called to his attention,
he said, "You may tell my friends that I
have never felt better in mv life than I do
at this time.”
OBJECT OF THE VISIT.
Mr. Cleveland came to Washington to
argue a case before the supreme court, and
was accompanied by Messrs. Gill of New
York, and R. DeGray of New Orleans, who
are presumably interested in the case. The
three gentlemen were in private consulta
tion in a room in toe hotel all of the morn
ing and access was denied to callers. The
case w as set down for a hearing to-day, but
it cannot be reached before Monday ex
cept by arrangement with the counsel repre
senting the preceding ca e.
NATURE OF THE CASE.
It is known as the New Orleans Drainage
Case ex-President Cleveland appears as
couusel for James Wallace Peake, et al.
It is a suit iu equity for an accounting,
charging the city of New Orleans as trustee
of the drainage fund with misappropria
tion. Besides the appellants proper the
British firm of Crassley & Cos. desire to be
heard before the court. The city is repre
sented by the city attorney and Ric erl
DeGray and T. J. Semmes are associated
with ex-Presideut Cleveland.
NEW YORK AND THB CENSUS.
Secretary Noble Receives Mayor
Grant’s Request for a Recount.
Washington, Oct. 23.—A letter written
by Mayor Grant to Secretary Noble asking
fra federal recount of the population of
New York city was received by the Secre
tary this morning. The letter was mailed
in New York last night. Secretary Noble
was not at the department to-day, but in
response to an inquiry as to what action
would be taken in regard to the request the
Secretary said that ho had cotue to no
decision as yet.
Blaine Going to Ohio.
Washington, Oct. 23.—Secretary Blaine
will leave Wasuington to-morrow morning
for Canton, 0., where ho will speak Sat ur
day. From that place he will go to Chi
cago, but he will not speak in Indiana.
SUICIDE OF A BROKER.
J. R. Creighton Kills Himself in His
Office at New York.
New York, Oct. 23.—J. R. Creighton,
son of the late Commodore Creighton of
tho United States navy, and a member of
the firm of J. R. Creighton & Cos., com
mitted suicide in his office last night. For
three years previous to last November he
was associated with J. P. Wright at No. 72
Broadway, aud did a general banking and
brokerage business. He after .ard associ
ated himself with H. IL Brigham at the
same number in the same business. He was
well-known on Wail street for the past
twelve years, and it was believed that he
was successful.
HIS FAREWELL LETTERS.
On Mr. Creighton s office table lay several
letters addressed to his wife, Mrs. Sara
CreightOD, and his partner, rf. H. Bingham.
Another open letter was addressed to all
whom it may concern, and read as follows:
"I have fought a hard b .siness battle, have
made a square fight, but have
lost. My brain has given way
and now my body must go. Please break
the news gently to my wife.” He seemed a
prosperous busiuess man, and his friends
do not know of any difficulty th t he was in.
The coroner’s inquest showed that he had
died from morphine. The quantity taken
was so great that it had caused a flow of
blood from his mouth aud led to the report
that he bad shot himself.
MURDER BY TRAMPS.
Two Reporters Once Had One of the
Fiends a Prisoner.
Chicago, Oct. 23.—Michael Brazilia, an
aged and respected resident of the suburban
town of Desplaines, was brutally murdered
by three tramps last evening. They beat
him to death in his barn and took his
pocketbook, which contained $1,006 in
cash and about $5,000 in notes
and checks. A hue and cry was
kept up ail night for the murderers, and
several arrests were made. After the mur
derers left the village they took to tiie
woods. Here they remained concealed till
midnight, when they separated.
CAUGHT BY TWO REPORTERS.
One of them endeavored to board a Chi
cago train on tho Wisconsin Central rail
road. His excited manner attracted the
attention of two reporters for tue Associ
ated Press, and they took hold of him,
accusing him of the murder. He broke
away and ran in o the woods. All night
long the reporters searched with lanterns in
the neighborhood. This morning their
efforts were rewarded by finding tho pocket
book of Mr. Brazilia, with the notes and
papers belonging to him. The cash, how
ever, was missing.
GOULD’a CASH GOBB TO HIS WIFE.
Hie Relations in England Will Contest
His Will.
Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 23.—A special
from Atlanta, Ga., says: "Lillian Gould,
who killed her husband at Murphy, N. C.,
some time ago, and who has just been ac
quitted of a charge of murder, is again
brought before the public. Her lawyer,
Col. Ben Posey of Murphy, is here
with Mr. Gould’s wilL This leaves his
property, both in this country and
England, to Mrs. Gould. It was made in
Atlanta Jan. 14, 1889. Three of the four
wituo-ses live in Atlanta. The will is to be
proved here and probated in North Caro
lina, giving Mrs. Gould entire control of her
husband’s property, which is now in the
bands of an administrator. Mr. Gould's
English relatives will contest the will."
VIRGINIA'S MINERALS,
The Members of the Iron and Steel
Association Amazed.
Roanoke, Va„ Oct. 23.—The iron and
steel delegates arrived at 7:30 o'clock this
evening, and will leave at 6:30 o’clock in the
morning for I.uray, from which place they
will go to Washington, arriving at about 10
o’clock to-morrow night. They spent the
day invest igating the coal mines at Poca
hontas and the mineral outburst in the Gos
san fields. This is really the termination of
the party’s investigation of American min
eral resources.
■Sir James Killson expressed his amaze
ment at the vast coal fields which he saw at
Pocahontas. It is the general opinion
among the delegates that Virginia’s mineral
development overtops anything seen in the
south.
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1890.
M KI.VLEY’S MONSTROSITY.
GOV. HILL AGAIN SHOWS IT UP
IN VIVID COLORS.
The Farmers of Ohio Not Left in
Ignorance of the Injuctloe Done
Them—Our Agriculture Not in Need
of Protection from Foreign Compe
tition.
Massillon, 0., Oct. 23.—Gov. Hill of
New York addressed 1,500 persons this
afternoon in the opera house at Millersburg,
the county seat of Holmes county, in the
Sixteenth congressional district. In regard
to the McKinley bill the governor said:
"The McKinley bill is unique in
more respects than one, but chiefly
in its apparent solicitude for the
American farmer. The farmers have found
their profits shrinking, while their farm
mortgages were increasing, until lately
they have loudly complained against the
injurious effects of the high tariffs upon
tt:eir|interests. How does the party in power
discharge its duty In this emergency toward
that third of our population who depend
upon agricultural means for subsistence?
Their hands are tied too tightly by the
enriched indiviuuals of favored industries
to enable them to give genuine relief. In
stead they have devised the monstrous leg
islative humbug which they are now
exhibiting in the rural districts.”
agriculture’s needs.
Continuing, the governor said:
Most of our agricultural products need no more
protection from foreign competition than an
elephant needs protection from a mouse. The
levying of a duty upon them will not have the
slightest effect la raising prices or with wide ing
our market, because our production is so vastly
in excess of our demands, aud the ratio of our
imports with the exports of agricul
tural products is so infinitely small
that the McKinley arguments are shown to be
what they are—simply ridiculous and bun
combe. The McKinley bill places a duty of 5
cents a dozen on eggs to protect Americans
against the activity of their foreign cou9ius,
but Canada and Europe send only one-hun<lr dth
part as mauy eggs to this country as are pro
duced h re, and it looks as though this addi
tional protection on eggs was added to keep
Rutherford B. Hayes in line.
BALD ABSURDITY.
A mere statement of the exports and imports
shows the bald absurdity of Maj. McKinley's
ponderous conclusion that “damaging foreign
competition in our home markets' is the cause
ofjtgricultural depression, and that the remedy
is to increase the duty oa agricultural products,
the imports of which form such an In
finitesimal part of the home production
and export. The total imports of agricultural
products for 1889 amounted in value to about
$319,000,000, and It is the admission of this
amount which is creating what Maj. McKinley
ca ls “damaging foreign competition in our
home markets." The principal articles are
sugar and molasses, of which the imports were
nearly a third of the entire agricul
tural Importation, and the McKinleyites
have demonstrated their lack of faith
in their own theory and their disregard of tho
American sugar grower by removing the duty
altogether upon this competing product. Then
we also imported last year $2 j,OOO,000 worth of
hides. Maj. McKinley’s committee first at
tempted to stop the source of competion or im
posing a generous duty, but got frightened and
left hides to come in fre-, as they have for
many years, illustrating the beneficent effects
of free raw materials.
WHAT THE BILL DOES.
Altogether, after pointing with horror at the
$356,000,000 wortn of imported agricu tural pro
ducts which are producing this damaging for
eign competition In our home markets, and
from which our farmers are declared to need
protection, the fram rs of the McKinley bill
have actually reduced the existing duties on a
third, have left untouched the duties on about
half, and have increased the duties on scarcely
one-sixtn. which proportion includes articles
that are in no sense serious competitors nbh
Amuricui products.
The governor, at the conclusion of his
speech, returned to Massillon, where ho
spoke to-night.
Congresssnian Springer spoke in the rink
to a crowd and G .v. Hill spoke to an enor
mous crowd ia the opera house, and when
both speakers had fiuished they simply
changed places, aud the people in both halls
heard the adv cates of democracy. In the
morntug the governor and his party will
start for West Virginia.
REED TRIES TO BE FUNNY.
He Makes a Speech at Cedar Rapids
from Hie Car.
Cedar Rapids, la., Oot. 23.— Speaker
Reed arrived from Burlington soon after
9:30 o’clock this morning in a private car.
The space around the car within bearing
distance was soon literally jammed with a
wildly enthusiastic throng, who gave
Speaker Reed an ovation. In response to
loud and numerous demands for “Reed I” he
appeared on the platform of the oar and
made a twenty-minute speech, which
was pointed and humorous and received
with shouts of applause and roars of
laughter. He said that this occasion was a
surprise to him, being one more oppor
tunity to speak in lowa than he had ex
pected.
SKIMMED HUMOR.
This assembly could hardly be farmers,
for he looked in vain for saa-eyed, poorly
clad men, oovered all over with mortgages
and democratic pity. He alluded to the
brightness and fort! coming of the
business men who had taken
possession of the editorial columns
of the democratic papers, freely advocating
the high prices that were to be, and he
thought it excluded less desirable matter.
He said the people must commend the cour
age of congressmen who were candidates
this fall, as they came before the voterß as
men who had accomplished something—
made important laws on the very eve of an
election.
SOME OF HIS PETS.
Among them were the McKinley bill,
that meant so much for the home market
and laboring man, and the silver bill, that
gave an abu: dance of honest money. The
tariff bill had not been evolved in the dark,
like the Mills bill, but bad been founded on
the judgment of delegations from every
known industry. His speech was cut short
by the starting of the train.
CAROLINA'S CAMPAIGN.
Haskell Says He Want3 Every Vote
He Can Get.
Charleston, S. C., Oct. 23.—R. K.
Charles of DarliDgton county recently ad
dressed an open letter through the News
and Courier to Judge Haskell, the anti-
Tillman candidate for governor, asking him
to answer publicly this inquiry: “Do you
rest your prospects of election solely on the
white democratic vote, or do you and your
friends intend to supplement your present
following by an appeal to the republican or
nezro vote and to the machinery of the
election laws?’
JUDGE HASKELL’S REPLY.
The News and Courier will publish to
morrow Juage Haskell’s answer, in which
he says: "Yes, we ask for the vote not only
of every white democrat, but of every col
ored democrat and every white or colored
republican entitled, under the laws of this
state, to vote. We ask them to vote for us
because we believe that our ticket Is com
posed of men who earnestly desire good
government and who will, to the beat of
their ability, administer the law for the
good of the whole people in obedience to the
pledges put forth iu the platform and the
utterance of the Democratic party estab
lished in 1873.
WARNED AGAINST TILLMAN.
“On the othor hand, we advise all citi
zens, without regard to party and race, to
vote against the Tillman oarty, which has
repudiated, overthrown aud trampled under
foot those pledges which should bind every
democrat iu this state and which arc essen
tial alike to the welfare and prosperity of
either and both races."
Tho campaign is getting hotte- every day.
Capt. Tillman said to-day that he expected
to be governor if there was a fair election.
The Haskell party claim tuat they are gain
ing strength. The negroes are keeping
very quiet.
OHIO’S LEGISLATURE.
The Bill for a Non-Partisan Board Not
Out of the Way Yet.
Columbus, 0., Oct. 28.—1n the house
this morning the bill providing a non
partisan board of improvements for Cincin
nati, to tie appointed by the mayor, was
read tho sooond time and the Hou.e refused
to suspend the rules for third reading in
order that the bill might be placed on
passage. The opponents of Gov. Campbell
endeavored to secure the adoption of a
resolution calling upon the governor
for any evidence in his possession as to the
dishonesty of the members of the b .ard of
improvements, but the resolution failed,
and the House at 12 o'clock adjourned till
to-morrow.
Speaker Hvsell states that the vote on tho
suspension of the rules does not in iicate
tuat the same number of democrats in the
House wilt vote for the passage of the non
partisan bill. What they want is to either
defeat or pass tho bill and get away to
morrow.
IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate a resolution wag offered to
appoint a committee of three to investigate
tne charge that tho clerk of the Soeate had
purposely detained the non-partisan bill
after it passed the Seuato, thus delaying the
work of the legislature. The resolution
went over under the rules:
The republicans made an effort to relieve
the committee ou municipal corporations
from further consideration of the b'enato
bill for tha abolishment of the decennial
board of uualization at Cincinnati. The
motion failed by a party vote, and the re
publicans offered a protest to be spread
upon the journal against the action of the
majority in hanging up legislation in com
mittees. The Senate adjourned till to
morrow.
The only result accomplished to-day was
the consideration of a local measure.
KINDNESS TO ANIMALS.
The Humane Society's Care for Cattle
in Transit.
Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 23.— At this
morning’s session of the American Humane
Association, Fid win Lee Brown presiding,
the subject of cattle transportation was
taker up. During’fße/st year a special
agent had been appointed through efforts of
Mrs. Caroline White of Philadelp lia, to
travel over different roads and see that ani
mals were properly treated and watered
while in transit. The chairman stated that
there were at present about 8,000 improved
cattle cars in use west of Chicago, while
there were none of these improved cars
used east of that city. An effort will be
made to secure a more general introduction
of these desirable cars.
selection of officers.
A committee composed of representatives
of each state was appointed to nominate
officers for the coming yoar.
W\ H. Hobbs of Indianapolis contributed
a paper on “The Work of Humane Socie
ties,” w bile It. F. Reed of Natchez, Miss.,
gave an aocount of humane work in the
south.
A special meeting for children was ar
ranged for this afternoon.
AN EXPLOSION AT BRIDGEPORT.
The Fulminate Works of the Cart
ridge Works in Ruins.
Bridgeport, Conn., Oct. 23.—One of the
fulminate works of the Union Metallic Cart
ridge Company was blown up at 9 o’clock
this morning, causing great consternation
among the 600 employes in tho main fac
tory. George Baker and his son, Fred W.,
were employed in tho depar’mmt at tho
time, but a moment before the explosion
became frightened and left the plaoe.
The father was blown to atoms,
his i ody being scattered in every
direction. Ho was over 50 years old, and
was considered a very careful man. The
explosion shattered a large quantity of glass
in the mam building on the tmposiie side of
the street. The large force of ope.atives,
mostly girls, became so excited that they
left the shop. The affair caused great ex
citement about the city, especially among
those having relatives employed in the
work.
A ROCK ON THB TRACK.
An Engineer Probably Fatally In
jured and Two Mremen Slightly.
Richmond, Va., Oct. 23.—At 4:45 o’clock
this morning the east-bound through express
train on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
ran into a rock that had fallen on the track
two miles east of Hinton, a small station
between White Sulphur Springs and
Charleston, W. Va. The engine and ex
press car were dt railed, and Engineer
Goodale of Hinton had a leg and arm
broken. He was also badly scalded and bis
recovery is doubtful. Two firemen were
slightly Injured. A watchman had passed
over the track a few minutes before the ac
cident and found the track clear.
NBW3PAP6RM N INDIO TED.
They Are Accused of Unlawfully En
couraging Strikers.
Binghamton, N. Y., Oct. 23.—The grand
jury to-day reported nine indictments
against the leader attaches growing out of
that paper’s attitude during the
recent strike of the cigarmakers.
Tnere are six for libel, three
against the manager, two against
the editor and one against the city editor.
One indictment was brought i t against
each of the persons specified for crimi al
contempt of court in disregarding an in
junc.ion issued by Judge Forbes, which
prohibited all persons from unlawfully en
couraging the strikers. Bail was furnished
by the accused in SSO on each indictment,
Gold in Oklahoma.
New Orleans, Oct. 23.—The Times-
Democrat Oklahoma, I. TANARUS., special says:
“Hundreds of people are flockn g to the
Arkuckle mountains where, gold has beau
discovered in paying quantities aud every
train is crowd and with prospectors.
Tampa Mills Strucic by Lightning.
Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 23. The mills
of the Tampa Lumber Company at Tampa,
were struoz by lightning this morning and
burned, together with a large quantity of
lumber. The loss is $30,000; insurance,
$15,000. *
ECCLES CAUSES ELATION.
GLADSTONE BAYS IT 13 ONLY A
TASTE OF WHAT 13 TO COMB.
He Denies That the Name Separatist
Is Applicable to the Home Rulere
Control of Local Affaire All That
Brin is to be Glven-The Eight Hour
Question.
Loxdos, Oct. 28. Mr. Gladstone spoke
at est Calder to-dar. He referred to the
result of the E roles election aa a forecast of
the triumph cf the liberals in the eomiug
general election, which, if the preseut ratio
of gains continued, would give them a
majority of 90. Recurring to the Irish
question, he objected to the name “sepa
ratist” as applied to the home rulers. The
appellation, be said, was untrue aud unfair.
There was now no question among liberals
about removing Irish repre entation from
Westminster, nor did they propose to repeal
the act of union. But they did propoee to
delegate to Ireland control of local affairs.
ONLY ONE VOTE FOR A MAN.
He advocted the principle of one man,
one vote and shorter parliaments. Com
menting upon the enormous power tho
woikingmen now possessed, he said it
would prove beneficial, as tho judgment of
great questions by the masses is more en
lightened than that of the educated clastos.
He would not venture a decisive
opinion upon a general eight-hour bill until
ho saw a definite me nure. In spite of the
recent vote of the trades imio s, Mr. Glad
stone did not see his way to consider tho
general legislative proposal The special
eight-hour miners’ bill was on a different
footing. He was inclined to think that an
eight-hour day was quite enough for the
iniuers.
THE STRIKES.
Referring to the strikes, Mr. Gladstone
said that down to the present time, when
the contest between labor and capital hail
gone to tho sharp issues of strikes aud lock
outs, the laboring man had, in the main,
beau right. Among the means working
men ought to He loot iu order to strengthen
their position legal combination was the
most valuable. It was a sound system,
and only in rare exceptions was it
harsh upoa individuals. The bulk of
wbat workingmen had gained 11 their con
test with the capitalists had been through
judieious use of combinations. Working
men ought not to contract the habit of
appealing to pa liament to help them out
of a difficulty by special act. Freedom of
action, reliance upon themselves aud unity
of policy would lift them to a higher posi
tion as individuals and as a class. [Cheors. ]
GLADSTONE DELIGHTED.
Edinburgh, Oot. 23.—Mr. Gladstone is
greatly elated by the return of a liberal
from Eccles, and to every one who speaks
to him on tho subject lie expresses his de
ligut at the great victory winch his party
bas won.
MIGHT HAVE CAUSED DEFEAT.
London, Oct 24., 8 a. m.—The Chronicle
declares that had Mr. Gladstone's S|ocn on
the eight hour question been published on
Tuesday morning, the conservatives would
have won in Eccles. His policy on this
question is simply fatuous. He has left him
seif open to be dished by the tories if they
can only see their opportunity.
TIPPErtARY’3 FARCB.
The Summonses Dismissed at the
Government's Request.
Tipperary, Oct. 23.—1n the magistrate’s
court hare to-day the prosecution asked
that the summonses issued against Mr. Har
rison, member of the House of Commons
for the Midland division of Tipperary, and
a number of others, on charges of assault
in connection with the recent disturbances
here, be wit: drawn. It was stated that the
crown intended to prosecute the accused at
theassiz-s. Mews. Redmond aud O’Con
nor protested against the trouble to which
the accused anil their witnesses had been
put. The cou: t dismissed the summonses.
Rev. Fathor David Humphreys, one of
the defendants in the conspiracy case, was
found guilty to-day of committing an as
sault upon the wife of a policeman and was
sentenced to pay a fine of £2O or to be com
mitted to jail for six months.
SHOCKS OF EARTHQUAKE).
Eastern Europe and Missouri Feel the
Tremors.
Vienna, Oct. 23.—Dispatches from vari
ous points in Bosnia and the province of
Corinthia report several earthquake shocks
in those regions to-day.
AN EARTHQUAKE IN MISSOURL
St. Louis, Oct. 23. A special to the Repub
lic from Cape Girardean, Mo., savs: ‘"Two
shocks of earthquake which earns from
the southwest occurred here at 6:10 o’clock
this forenoon. One of the shocks la tod
about one minute and the other 25 seconds.
Buildings, furniture, crockery, etc., were
visibly affected by the movement of the
earth.”
SIERRA LBONR’S BOUNDARIES.
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France Watching the Britiah Plana
With Distrust.
Pams, Oot 23. —The Journal des Debats,
commenting on the preparations that i, re
being made to dispatch a British expedi
tion to fix the boundaries of Sierra Leone,
protests against a purely British expedition
for this purpose. It declares that toe boun
daries should be fixed by a mixed commis
sion comprising representatives of France
and England.
The Siecle says that France must watch
the action of this expedition, which will be
fully armed.
A RAILROAD IN AFRICA.
Baron Wiesmann's Project Offered
Financial Backing.
Berlin, Oct. 23. —A number of capital
ists have promised to subscribe 5,060,000
marks to aid Baron Wissmann’s project
to oonstruct a railway from Dar
Es Saloam to Bagamoyo, in Africa. Three
hundred officers have volunteered to join
Bar n Wissman’s force, but Üba’ cellor v n
Caprivi discourages the idea, and only a
few of the volunteers will be permitted to
join the East African commissioner’s party.
Portugal on the Verge of a Panic.
Lisbon, Oct. 23.—A serious fall in the
Portugese fund in theLondou stock market
caused consternation here. Business is
practically at a standstill, and it is difficult
to get hills discounted. It is feared that
this condition of affairs will re.ult in large
failures. The English market wanted 50
per cent to take up the loan.
Fydnev’a Strikers Resuming.
Sydney, N. S. W., Oct. 23. Mauy of the
unionists employed on the wharves here,
who recently went on a strike, have re
turned to work.
A Degree fo.r Stanley.
London, Oct. 23.—Tuo University of
Cam! ridge has conferred a degree upon H.
M. Stanley.
HONORS FOR VON MOLTKZ.
Tee Populace Cheers tiim on His Ar
rival at Berlin.
Berlin, Oct 23.— Count von Moltke ar
rived in Berlin this evening. Crowds of
people cbeersd the old general as he drove
to his quarters
Berlin, Oct 28.—An entertainment in
honor of Count Moltke was given by the
student’s association this evening, and was
attended by 2,000 persons, including many
men prominent in military, litorary and
artistic circles. Pastor Rogglelet deliver® and
an oration, In which he extolled the Vet
eran.
Prof. Trouschko spoke on the army. A
letter from Count von Moltke was read
thanking the students, who telegraphed
their congratulations In repl>.
The Reichsameiger publishes a list of the
officers who will surround Emperor William
when he offers his for nal congratulations
to Count von Moltke on the occas.on of the
90th auniversarv of his birtn. The
name of Prince Bismarck is omitted from
tho list. Dufc William of Wurtemburg
will represent Emperor Francis Joe. ph of
Austria, and a deputation will be present
from Count von Moltke’a Austria regiment.
The czar will send a portrait of himtelf.
Tbs number of those who have announced
their inteution of takiug part iu the gas
light, procession has boon increased to
20,600,
BRIN'S CAMPAIGN FUND.
A Banquet at Paris-Ohoerlng Words
at Philadelphia.
Paris, Oct. 23.—A reception was given
last night by William O’Brien’s father-in
law in honor of Messrs Dillon and O’Brien.
Among the guests wore Ernest Roimu and
Hector Henri Malot, the authors, and M.
Durden, M. l’ressense and M. Lunes-an.
In mi interview to-day Mr. O’Brien said
that Ms party had been fissured that tho
American tour would yield sufficient funds
to last during the general election.
cheering wonna in Philadelphia.
New York, Oct 28.—T. P. Gill had
interviews yesterday in Philadelphia with
Cardinal Gibbons, Bishop Rvan and Arch
bishop Nvland. Cardinal Gibb .ns as-ured
Mr. Gill that he was in hearty sympathy
with the projected mission of the delegates
of the Irish parliamentary party to this
country. Ho hoped the minion would bo
successful an i would ba the moans of has
tening the day when a policy of self-goy
eminent for Ireland, consistent with hon
orable union with Groat Brit a u, would ob
tain a final and peaceful triumph. Arch
bishop Kyau and other dignataries also
gave expression to similar cordial good
wishes.
A CONSUL'S INDISCRETION.
He Comments on Austrian Affairs
aud May Not be Received.
Vienna, Oct 23. It is reported that J.
Black, the newly appointed consul of the
United States at Pesth, while journeying
to that city to assume the duties of his
office, commented publicly on Austrian
uffuirs in a manner which has offended the
government. It is further stated that the
government has withheld its exequatur
from Mr. Black and will, perhaps, refuse
to receive him at all.
A NEW LEAGUE IN PORTUGAL.
it Intends to Bee that the Govern
ment Does Its Duty.
Lisbon, Oct 28.—A liberal league has
been formed here for the uurpoee of watch
ing that tho government respects the liber
ties of the poople aud safeguards Portuguese
interests abroad. Among the members are
a large number of men in political life and
military and naval officers. T o league also
includes some prominent membe. s of the
cabinet.
WITU'S SULTAN WARLIKE.
Hundreds from the Uurroundlng
Tribes Flocking to nis Standard.
Zanzibar, Oct. 23.— The Sultan of Wltu
bas refused to surrender to British author
ity or to afford redress for tho recent mas
sacre. On the contrary, he is actively pre
paring for hostilities. Hundreds of natives
from the surrounding tribes are adhering
to his standard. Fighting is inevitable.
Alarming Reports from i ussta.
London, Oct. 23.— The Telegraph's Bt.
Petersburg correspondent says die minister
of the interior ha.s received alarming re
ports on the state of the country. The
prisons are crowded with suspects,
chiefly young men of the educate.!
classes. Disaffection is spreading every
where. It oendiarism is rile, aid there have
t<een conflicts iu many places between the
peasantry and soldiers.
Excavations at Delphi.
Athens. Oct. 23.—The proposed grant by
the French government for Delphi
excavations threatens to bring about the
transfer to the French of the rights
held by the American Archeological Insti
tute unless the (Jreek government is assured
that the necessary $40,000 wil 1 be raised.
Money for Australia.
London, Oct. 23.—The trade* council met
to-day and resolved to raise £20,000 by col
lection for Australia. The societies, in the
mean time, are loaning money to avoid
delay. It was stated at the meeting tiiat a
total of £16,000 had already been sent to
Australia.
Newfoundland's Fisheries.
Paris, Oct. 23.—1 t is semi-officially stated
that negotiations between France and Eng
land relative to the Newfoundland fisheries
will not be resumed a util M. Waddington,
the French ambassador to England, who is
at present absent Loin his post, returns to
London.
Cotton in Central - sla.
St. PitrEr.SBL'RO, Oct. 23.—A company
of Kuss.an and Belgian capitalists bus
been organized to engage in cottou plant
ing in the province of Amoo-Daria and
Bukhara, in Central Asia. Its capital is
$3,000,000.
Von Caprlvl to Meet Crlspl.
Berlin, Oct. 23.—Chancellor von Caprivi
will meet Prlmier Cri-pi at Milan Nov. S.
When Chancellor von Caprivi goes to
Italy next month he will take with him an
aut graph letter from Emperor William to
King Humbert.
Gun Cotton For Russia.
Paris. Oct 23.—A vessel with a cargo of
gun cotton bus sailed from Brest for a Rus
sian p rt. The gun oottonlsfor the use of
the Russian governme it and was sent from
the French government factory.
An Amalgamation.
London, Oct 23.—1 tis staled that pre
liminary negotiations have been settled for
the amalgamation of the Bute docks, Taff
nale railway and Barrow dock and railway,
with a capital of £12,000,0(10.
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THE BATTLE IX COFFEE.
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*XWO OP THB ATTACKING PABTT
SHOT DEAD.
Another Member of the Band Wound*
ed-A Teamster In the Employ of
Mr. Varne Mortally Wounded—No
Danger of Further Trouble Tho
Rifles Return Home.
Waycross, Ga., Oct. 23.—The following
facts iu relation to the riot at Stokes’ still,
near McD muld’s mill, have been obtained
from an authoritative source and personal
investigation: L. B. Varne leased a lot of
land from the Waycross Lumber Company
just over the Warb county line in Coffee.
He recently commenced preparations for
working it for turpentine. This fall the
same lot of land was sold by H. M. Hilt to
Tom Sears, auil the timber leased to T. M.
Stokes for turpentine purposes. A week or
ten days ago Tom Sears ordered Yarn’s
hands off the land with his gun the first of
the week.
work resumed.
Varne hod the work resumed, notifying
the parties he would submit to logo! pro
cess, but thut otherwise he should work tha
lot. Ho cautioned his hands against trouble
aud ordered them to act strictly on the des
fensive. Tuesday Tom bears waylaid
Varne's wagon and shot his teamster, who
is uotexpecsed to live.-Wednesday after
noon Tom Soars, his father, Frank Sears.
Berrien McLendon, James Hendricks and
others oatno ovor into Ware o>unty, about
a mile and a half from the land in dispute,
to the house of Rob Knight (ooiorel),B fieri*
Welcome Golden and other colored em
ployes of Varne were stopping out of tha
rain.
FIRING BEOUN.
The party commenced firing into th
house the bauds all running except
Knight Golden who, returned the fire,
killing McLendon and Hendricks, woods
men of Stokes, aud wounding Franlg
Heart Mr. Varue was *ix miles away at
bis still and knew nothing of the troubia
until afterward.
The sheriff, coroner and Waycross Rifles,
under command of Capt. Farr, are on tba
scene, and further trouble is not appre
hended.
The affair Is regretted by all, and perhapa
by no one new more than Messrs. Varne aud
Stokes.
The Waycross Rifles arrived at Mc-
Donald’s at 2:36 o’otocic this morning and
proceeded to Stokes' still. Thay found
everything quiet.
THE DEAD AND WOUNDED.
The bodies of James Hendricks aud Berry)
McLendon have been turned over to Cor -J
oner Orimes. Frank S'ars is suffering
from bis wound and Varne's teamster ia
mortally wounded. No others are hurt.
'lhe Rifles will return to Waycross ad
12:30 o'clock to-night.
L. B. Varne, who was said to be leading
tho revolt, arrived here this morning at 1
o’clock, and c aimed the protection of tha
sheriff. He states that he had no knowledge
of the trouble, and bad no hand whateve*
in the affair. He said that the dispatch
wired from McDonald’s mill waa incorrect,
so far as it related to himself.
PRAISE FOR THE RIFLES.
Atlanta, Oa., Oct. 23.— The riot in
Ware county seems to beat an end, and the
U a or. ss Rifles have been granted le ive to
retu n home. This afternoon a dispatch
from Capt. Farr reached the executive offle s
stating that his command had returned
from the scone of the riot, where all was
quiet, to McDonald, whence they wished to
go homo. Oov. Gordon replied granting
the desired prrinisdon, ana highly corns
mending tho company for its prompt obedi*
euce of ordors.
UNEASINESS STILL FELT.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 23, 11 p. m.—Owinif
to the condition of public business G .v.
Gordon will be unable to visit Macon to
morrow, as he intended. The situation in
Coffee county Is not altogether satl.faotory,
and he feels it incumbent upon him to res
main at his post. The Waycross Rifles,
though allowed to go homo, have been tele
graphed to bold thomselves in readmeis for
immediate action should further trouble
arise.
PLANS FOR THE BIG SHOW.
William F. Curtis to Bstablish a Span
lsh-Amerloan Bureau.
New York, Oot 28.—The committee ott
foreign affairs of the World’s Columbian
Exposition has adopted tha plan submitted
by William E. Curtis of the state depart
ment for a Hpauisn-Atnerican bureau at the
exposition and appointed him geueral <
agent, with authority to establish a central
bureau at Washington. On* hundred thou-.
sand dollars Is appropriated for this pur
pose by the board of directors of the local
company at Chicago. Mr. Curtis was iu
structed to proeoed at once with th
organization of his agency. The com
mittee will request the president
of the United States to detail officers oi tht
army and navy to act as commissioners ta
the several countries in Central ad South
America. Secretary Massey was instructed
to address a letter to the Secretary of the
Treasury, aski g whether the government
appropriation of $20,009 was immediately
available.
FBASIB OF THfl FLAMtfS.
A Business Block In Ruins at Eurhanu
Dry Ki.ns Burned.
Ralkioh, N. C., Oct 23.—Fire at Dur
ham last night burned W. H. Proctor'l
grocery. It is a total lots. The Insurance
is $2,500. The upper stories of the banl
building, occupied as offices and lodges, wen
burned out The Masonic lodge was insured
for SSOO. The First National Bank rooms,
on the first flour, were not burned, but wers
damaged by water. The bank’s property
was iriiured for $3,000. The building was
insured for SIO,OOO. It was valued at
$25,000.
DRYING KILNS BUBNED.
Norfolk, Va., Oct. 23.—Fire to day dei
stroyed the drying kilns of the Atlantil
Huw-m.ll Company in Atlantic City ward
The loss is estimated at $15,000 to S2O,OCX)
The property was parity insured.
BURN HAROT AS "CLBOPATRA.”
The Performance Creates a Profound
Impression at Paris.
Patus, Oct 23.—8 irdou’s version o<
“Cleopatra,” written Bernhardt
had its first production this evening at the
Porte t Martin Theater. Every availabl)
seat was oc upled. The performance madi
a profouud impression. The marveloul
talent of Bernhardt was displayed to th|
greatest possible effoot and she received (
perfect ovation.
Speaking at Sanford.
Sanford, Fla., Oct 23,—Hon. G-. 1$
Gunhy and CoL Shipman and others apokf
at the opera bouse here Tuesday night tl
an audience of white and colored people
As Nov. 4 approaches many are discussing
the political situation.
