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/ the MORNING NEWS. l
. ESTABLISHED 18M- IMOOMCKATSD 1668. V
| J. H. ESTILL, President. \
SILVER’S LOWER PRICE.
TBS CAUSES THAI HAVE LED TO
THE DECLINE.
The Director of the Mint Defends the
Administration from Recent Criti
cism--Purchasers Governed by New
Yori Prices The Decimal System
Explained Advance Information
Out of the Question.
Washington, Oct. 28.—E. O. Leech,
director of the mint, makes the following
statement in regard to the treasury pur
chases of silver bulliun and the causes of the
recent decline in the market price of silver:
“The treasury method of purchasing sil
ver has been crit zed in these particulars:
■M. That the large purchases of the depart
ment do not include the silver bought.
“2. That the London price is used as the
basis of government purchases.
That bids to the government are on the
decimal system and tend to favoritism.
THE GOVERNMENT'S METHODS.
“In regard to the first crisicism, I may
say that the governm nt purchases silver as
it does beds or indeed any article required
in considerable quantities, by publio com
petition, the lowest offers being always ac
cepted, provided they do not exceed the
highest market prices. For the be efit of
small producers, however, who would other
wise be obi ged to trade through middlemen,
the superintendants of the mints are author
ized to purchase small lots at the prices
fixed from day to day by the directors of
the mint, corresponding to the market
price of silver. These purchases average
possibly 500,000 ounces a month and are
reported to the treasury weekly.
LONDON PRICE.* NOT THE BASIS.
"2. It is not true that the London
price has been used as the basts of silver
purchases under the new law. During the
last administration not only was the London
price tfco only price used in making pur
chases, but the department did not pay the
equivalent of London prices, as the records
of the mint bureau will show,
but made counter offers to
bidders on the theory that
silver was worth less in New York than In
London by the cost of transportation and
insurance across the water. The present
administration has been governed in its
purchases by the New York price, and has
paid at times in excess of the hignest price
at which certificates s 'ld on that same day.
Of courae the go/eminent accepts tne
lowest bids for the sale of silver,
but it does not reject a bid
for the reason that it exceeds the London
price, and if there are no lower bids, will
accept any bid within the highest New
York price. At no time since the passage
of the new silver law, indeed, for some
months before, has the treasury felt itself
limited in its acceptances to the London
prioe.
THE GOVERNMENT’S SCALE.
"8. In regard to the government quota
tions being on the decimal basts, one of our
critics is made to say: ‘A suspicious fact
in regard to the government’s purchases of
late, is that houses offering large lots have
been underbid by the hundredth part of a
cent. * * * The government’s quota
tions are on a basisjwhich is a great ad
vantage to those who may have
advanced information in regard to the
price the government is willing to pay
on a given date.’ Now, in regard to this,
it may be said that the government has no
scale of its own, and bidders use whatever
scale suits them test. Any person who has
river mav offer it at any price he sees fit.
If one bouse nappeus to bid a decimal lov*er
than another, is the government to decline
the lower rid because of the decimal! The
idea of any seller having ‘advance informa
tion’as to the price the government will
pay is ridiculous and impossible.
HOW OFFERS ARE MADE.
"Offers for the Bale of silver are all made
bv telegraph wittiin a few minutes of 1
o clock, and the treasury has no idea of
what it will pay until all tne offers are
■Opened, its acceptances being governed en
tirely by the Offers. These offers are en-
I; : ®d m a bo k and the offers are passed on
By the director of the mint, who recom
■mends what ones be accepted or rejected,
■sna the book is then taken to the secretary
CL , freasury, an d each offer is
Rv foL up ™. J T rately and personally
CJ ’ aad bidder notified bv telegraph
EDI the acceptance or rejection of their bids.
tinmL° 6 T ' J, ‘ neße dOOB not oreuDy fifteen
E“- , Tb ! unlform Practice, as the
■ecords, which are open to the publio in
■pection. will show, is to accept the lowest
■Hds .he only question for the director and
Iw wm v to det<3rmine bewg bow much
■avorab e r.hJnfv' “ glveu da Y and bow
■he mtrk s h ffers areas com P®red with
Kan b M. dßvised for Purchasing silver
Bfflcult t.L lc cotn Potion, it would be
■ifflcult to conceive of such a method. It
■ the met lod which has been pursued by
under ali administrations since
I CAUSES OF THE DECLINE,
Kio n '? gat i and to th ® recent decline in the
Be-atei to IVe Vi tbe causos which have
K y 11 ar9B ° apparent that
Bai bTSL y k? Bta , tod that their full force
Ku ,i*c?T u I' ed ' ln the first Diace the
fciblv Y° £ Sl L 6r in New YorE haa not
BrShf f reaSed ’ not withstanding the
K t;;e government of 2,758,621,478
Versinc ® Aus f- 13 - This large
Benactm m l !' i ' S ‘ ed stuck * 3 a "landing
Hf bwn? m pnce of sllver ' and has of it
?B“ilvpr U , dic 'eut to shake public confidence
■d all w* i . tbe large w tern refineries
Bon- thblr Product to lake its usual
B&menf 1S ’ ' ffered >t for sale to the gov
■ainrW > cu rrent prices and sold the re
■Umn at 'L^ d this stock would not have
Br a L d ' but iu hopes of realizing a
they held their silver for
H^ieme? r L' r ., tb ® P aß togo of the new law
M ; ' h . New York for certificate!,
®hihi/!. v ' J f 138 bf ’ en thfi accumulation of
Bc.-ite ' UCb magnltude aa tj de -
AX t 'NFORTUNATE circumstance.
L ry unfortunate that this stock was
_ ace umulate, and especially that
■Kaor e, , e ! allowed to be issued on it
kuaranteeii by the national banks and
■ markin' 3l exch ange to be dealt in
f o.L otbor stocks. It has made a
ML. to be kicked ar und at the
:r'e tL he balls all d bears. In my
®‘t ( jL h r- , ’ bould a law enacted
S ' Kal ‘ng m money metals on mar-
S-. EXPORTS fall off.
ia* r^v dt n t and for silver for export
Ht. liut i' ' Ba ' ed - . only Is this the
been Jv,* quantities of foreign silver
®i.vdi wn ‘ PPe I l ° tbe United -States.
W'r-P Tts of US . lVely by tho fact ‘bat
B” Mav l 1,, i ver , into thtf United States
Be exceed 5® pt of tb e present year
B :> ’ fromth* be ex P or[ * by $4,923,175,
B the exp b rt( , es P°' ;dl ng l eriod of last
lM by l s P ta“ f Bll 7®r exceeded the im
■ This a differeuce off 1,872,-
ißgov P r„.L (y . mi . jts for the fact that while
Mto the ,L a “ Purchased an amount
■eti.eXrW Dt Production of our
sa, b baa , not diminished. Dnr-
ha*! tbe Bhip ,l ents of silver
Rngti W™;® M uot sensibly decreased,
M am ount I Y, tbfi y have been below the
unt. Ueuce the supply for India
H!)e iftofttitifl ffeto£.
has been obtained in Europe, or at least
elsewhere than tbe United States.
NONE SENT TO THE ORIENT.
“So, too, in regard to the natural move
ment of silver to China, Japan and the
8 rain from San Francisco. Not one ounce
of silver bull.on has been shipped to the
Orient from San Francisco since May 1 of
this ye ir, while over $4,000,000 worth was
snipped during the same period of last year.
These facto, of themselves, are sufficient to
account for the decline which has taken
Elace. Then, again, all sorts of roorbacks
ave been telegraphed from London to this
country to tbe effect that Austria-Hungary
was about to adopt tbe gild standard, that
the La'in Uniou would not be renewed at
the end of this year, and that Belgium would
be forced to redeem in gold her silver coins
held by the bank of France, that a large
amount of paper money would be issued in
India, thus doing away with the nominal
demand for silver for that empire, and
sundry other rumors to the same purport,
the purpose and effect of which was to
weaken the price of silver.
INDIA EXCHANGE.
“This is readily understood from an ex
amination of the price of Indian exchange
as a noted in Loudon. The price rose from
Is 5d on Jan. 4 to Is B%d on Aug. 23 of the
present year; that, is from cents to 4i
ceuts, an increase of ceut-s per rupee.
That is to say, every English merchant who
bad a bill to pay in India has to pay 7)£
cents per rupee more for a bill of exchange
than he did on Jan. 1, which increased cost
was occasioned hy the rise in the price of
silver brought aoout by the legislation of
this country. So, too, with the South
American exchange ou China, the improve
ment iu which was about 20 per cent.
ACTIVITY AT THE MINES.
“It is well known that we are in the
midst of a most active mining season. Un
doubtedly the production of silver has been
stimulated by tbe passage of the new silver
law. I have just returned from a visit to
the large silver mines in the west, and know
from pers >ual observation that mines
are producing large quantities of sliver to
day which wore -hut down when the price
ot silver and lead reached a very low
figure. But it must he remembered that
we are approaching the period of winter
months, hen mining is not so aciive, and
moreover.that the present activity in work
ing silver mines naturally results in more
rapidly exhausting the lodes. So far as my
information extends, there have been no
new silver bonanzas discovered, and aside
from tbe discoveries of vaiuablegiilver-lead
properties in Australia, I am m* aware of
any large di-covenes of silver within the
last year or two, certainly none recently.
8o that it is fair to assume that the
silver product for any considerable
period, unless the e are now disooveries,
will not be materially increased by the
present active working of the mines. No
sensible person likes to make prophecies,
especially on a subject which has proved so
illusive as Bilver, buteertaiuly one who ‘has
made a close study of the silver question’
ought to fl id "in the facts mentioned suffi
cient causes for the recent decline without
soeking for imaginary reasons and cast
ing slurs upon the treasury methods
of purchases. The new silver law has
been exocuted by the treasury department
in the utmost good faith and in the same
friendly spirit toward silver which charact
erized the pa-sage of the act jand the man}
ner of its exeoution has not had the most re
mote bearing on the recent decline in
prioe.”
SUPPRESSING THE LOTTERIES.
Attorney General Miller to the United
States Attorneys.
W A9HINGTON, Oct. 38.—Attorney General
Miller has sent a circular letter to all United
States attorneys calling attention to the aot
to amend certain sections of the Revised
Statutes relating to lotteries and for other
purposes, with a suggestion that they care
fully examine the same and spare no effort
in its enforcement. He says: “Whenever
violations of this law, either by an indi
vidual or corporation, in the dissemination
of lottery literature, or In any other way,
should be brought to the atteution of a grand
jury, and whenever Indictments are found
vigorous prosecutions should follow, to toe
end that t is nefarious business may be
suppressed. In the enforcement of this law
there should be hearty co-operation on the
part of the district attorneys, United States
marshals a id postoffice inspectors.” Similar
instructions have been sent to the United
States marshals.
KILLED IN A RUNAWAY.
The Wife of a Naval Lieutenant
Meets a Tragic Death.
Washington, Oct. 28.—While out driv
ing to day, Mrs. Gantt, wife of Lieut
Gantt of the navy department, met with a
fatal accident. Her horse ran away and
Mrs. Gantt and her daughter, Clara, leaped
from the carriage. Mrs. Gantt was in
stantly killed and Miss Gantt seriously
injured.
PHILADELPHIA’S POPULATION.
The People to be Recounted by the
Municipal Authorities.
Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 28.—Mayor
Fitler decided to-day that an enumeration
of tbe city’s population shall be made by the
municipal authorities. The correctness of
the census takers by the federal authorities
is and übted. and it was after consultation
with several chiefs of the city
bureaus who have had experience
in the work that Mayor Fitler
decided that a recount should be made. On
Thu sdav an ordinance will be introduced
in tbe council appropriating the necessary
amount of money for the wi rk, and as soon
as possible after it is passed and the funds
secured the work of recounting the people
wiii be begun.
RIFLEMEN AT CHARLESTON.
Savannah Team No. 1 Wine the
Second Prize.
Charleston, S. 0., Oct. 28. In the
shooting contest to-day the Columbia Rifle
team won the first prize, SIOO. Tneir soore
was 410. Tne Savannah Team No. 1 won
the second prize, $75, with a score of 406.
The Palmetto Guard of Charleston won
third prize, SSO, on a score of 402.
The soores of the winning teams are as
follows:
Columbia—Rook. 84; (Hampton, 79; Troegor,
81; Huseman, 78; Gonzales, 88,
Savannah No. I— W. N. Nichols. 84; George
L. Cape, 86: J. T. Shuptrine, 82; J. P. White,
8U; George Cano, 72.
The individual match will take place
tomorrow.
HOTELS GO UP IN SMOKE.
Thirty-five Other Business Houses
Destroyed ln tbe Same Blaze.
Eureka Springs, Ark., Oot. 2a—Fire
started in H. S. Collins’ jewelry store ln the
Perry home on Spring street to-day and
consumed property valued at $200,000.
There was no loss of life. The Perry house,
Bpruigfleid house, Ohio house and thirty
five other business and dwelling houses
were destroyed. The total insurance is
oLwut $7,000.
SAVANNAH, GA„ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1890.
HEED TALKS AT ST. PAUL
THE TARIFF THE PRINCIPAL SUB
JECT OP HIS SPEECH.
He Claeses the Democrats ae the Party
ofDlreot Taxation-The Tariff Con
sidered a License Tax for Doing Busi
ness in the Country—An Allusion to
the Force BilL
St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 28.—Every one of
the 2,3(X) seats in Litt’s grand opera house
was till 'd to-night, while others stood
wherever there was standing room, during
the republican mass meeting at which
Speaker Thomas B. Reed was tbe chief
orator. Gov. Merriam presided. Mr. Reed
was given a rousing reception. The main
snbjoct which he considered was the tariff,
explaining the attitude of each of the two
great parties toward it. The principle of
dmoc aoy would require that this revenue
be raised by direct taxation. The tariff may
be placed ou what we produce
or on what we do rot produce,
and in the former case there is the differ
ence between the parties. Tlis republicans
say the tariff is a license for the uso of the
American market and it is paid by the
foreigners, while the democrats say it is
paid by the consumer. He said the trouble
with the democratic p eitioa was that when
it came to proving it tney had an explana
tion ready, but it did uot figure out.
reed’s explanation.
He then explained wherein these figures
did not prove the case. The republ can
position was that home competition after
the tariff had been placed reduces the price
on protected pr iductlons. Protection is
necessary to e-tabiish industries, which
then compete with eaoh other. The higher
wages iu this country and established in
dustries 01-e where make the protective tariff
inure necessary. Competition at home
is added to by competition abroad and
prices are greatly reduced, and he quoted
from history to prove his statement. He
took up the tin plate tariff and explained
how it would affect the tin plate industry.
Regarding the reported effect of the Mc-
Kinley law ou business, he called attention
to the fact that prices had not gone up.
He compared the formation of the Mills
and McKinley bills, claiming that the latter
was the result of conferences with
all Interested parties. It was
the product of the average sense of
America, and lie thought it was all right.
The growth and prosperity of the country
ho considered indicative of the propriety of
a protective tariff.
THE LODGE BILL.
Of the Lodge bill, he said he believed ln
the rule of the majority. When he spoke
of the obstreperous minority who wan ed to
run things for themselves, tbe audience
applauded him to the echo.
Never before had congress passed
so complete a tariff bill in
the face of an election, and he closed by
asking that the vote by their ballots next
'1 uesday indorse the action which they had
ordered by their votes two years ago. From
the opera house Mr. Reed was driven to the
Newmarket theater, where he addressed
another big audience briefly on the tariff,
THURMAN’9 BANQUET.
Only the General Programme Pre
pared as Yet.
Columbus, 0., Oct. 28.—The several
committees having in charge tbe prelimin
ary arrangements for the Thurman anni
versary banquet Nov. 13, are busily en
gaged, but only the general programme has
as yet been prepared. The preparations
contemplate the attendance of 1,000. The
invitations have about all been sent out.
Favorable responses have been received from
ex-Presideut Cleveland, Senator Carlisle
and Gov. Buckner of Kentucky, Don M.
Dickinsou of Detroit and Thomas M.
Ewing of New York. The committee has
received information that democratic clubs
at Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Pittsburg,
VYheeling, Detroit, Cleveland and ether
points will send prominent representatives.
noted participants,
Messrs. Vance of .North Carolina, Bar
bo r of Virginia, Mills of Texas and Mc-
Clure of Philadelphia will be present if
they can po si ly do so. The occasion will
be national in character. Judge Thurman,
who will be 77 years old on tbe a .niversary,
has written a number of private letters to
friends iu different parts of th 9 oouutry,
inviting their presence, Ex-President
Cleveland will respond to the toast. “Citi
zenship in America,"’ and it is expectou to
make all tho toas.s in the programme as
nearly non-political as possible.
REED’S RULINGS.
A Suit ln New York Which Involves
Their Legality.
New York, Oct. 28.—Proceedings were
begun to-day in the United States court
which are calculated to call forth from the
bench a legal opinion as to tbe legality of
Speaker Reed’s rulings ou the subject of a
quorum. They are brought by tbe import
ing firm of Bailin. Joseph & Cos., and in
volve the legality of an imposition of duties
at the rate of 35 cents a pound or 36
per cent, ad valorem on a consignment of
cloths which arrived in this port July 10 by
the steamer City of Riobmond. Judge La
combe gpautod an order requiring tbe appris
es of tue port and other government officials
to file in court all the documents upon
which they base their aotion in enforcing
the duty complained of by the petitioners.
A CIRCUIT CLERK SHORT.
He Mortgaged Bia Property to Bla
Bondsmen.
Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 28.—A Chatta
nooga special to the American states that
tbe books of John J. Irving, late circuit
oourt clerk of Hamilton oounty, have been
found short between $2,000 and SIO,OOO ac
cording to Irving’s checking. He has
mortgaged his property to bis bondsmen
and says he will have ?5.000 to $7,000 after
his shortage has beeu made good.
PATTI SON'S SUITS.
The Warrants for the Harrisburg De
fendants Served.
Harrisburg, Pa., Oct. 28.—The warrants
in the criminal libel suit of ex-Uov. Paltison
against W. F. Jordao, proprietor, and J. J.
McLaurin, editor of the Morning Call, of
this city, were served this morning by a
constable from Philadelphia. Both defend
ants waived bearing and gave bail in tbe
sum of $1,500 each for their appearance at
tbe quarter sessions court in Philadelphia.
CoL W. P. Small furnished the security.
Fire in a Brewery.
Cincinnati, 0., Oot. 28.—Fire in the
George Wiedaman brewing company’s es
tablishment iu Newport, Ky., last night
destroyed a large warehouse containing
100,000 bushels of barley and malt. The
loss is estimated at SIO,OOO, with insurance
covering the lots.
TOBACCO RRBATS CLAUSE.
Senator t barman’a Understanding of
its bllmlnatton.
Cincinnati, Oot. 38.—T0-day’s issue of
the W extern Tobacco Journal contains the
following: Last week Seuator Sherman
said that the absence of tbe rebate clause
frum the teveune bill was intentional. To
ascertain if Senator Sherman was quoted
correctly we ad iressed him a letter at his
home at Mansfield, 0., and below will bo
found his reply.
Mansjki.d. 0., Oct. *S, 1830.
western Tobacco journal: In response to
your letter of the 23d, I hare to a tvise you that
the express purpose of ptp<niag the taking
effect of section 80 of the tariff act, which pro
vide''for a reducti. n of the Internal taxes on
sm k.ng and manufactured tobacco from 8
cents per pound under the old law to 6
oents until after the first day of January.
18itl, was that it was believed that the general
law took effect on thet. 6. A lupso ol nearly
three month* would be sufficient to exhaust
the supply on hand, and therefore no rebate
was provia and, as in some former reductions. 1
understood it distinctly that way, and I have no
doubt that all who participated in the con
ference took the same view of th- matter Very
truly yours, John Bhkrmaji.
TWO KILLED ON A BRIDGE.
Both Were Civil Engineers and Had
Time To Get Out of the Way.
New Haven, Conn., Oct. 28.—Edward
Cooper of New York and James Hardman
of Ohio, oi vil engineers lu the employ of the
New York and New Haven road, were in
stantly killed} >u the Niantic bridge at East
Lynne this mor ing. The accident was a
peculiar one. Tho two victims were em
ployed in constructing the doui le
track of the shore line, and
were walking along the bridge evidently
cognizant that tbe pasvnger train which
left New Lond nat 7:45 o’clock was steam
ing down on them. The train could be seen
a quarter of a mile. The men evidently
thought they had plenty of time to get out
of the way. They were struck by the en
gine when the end of the bridge that
both bodies k dry gr. und Instead of
falli g iuto tm water. Both bodies wore
considerably niangl and. Tbe m u were
young and it seems unaccountable that they
should have token such a risk of remaining
on the bridge.
CAROLINA POLITIOa
Another Ticket Put Out by the Demo
crats ln Berkeley.
Charleston, S. C., Oct. 28.—Another
democratic wing of the many wings of
Berkeley oounty, met to-day and put out a
fusion oounty ticket as follows: For sheriff,
W. M. Hale; clerk of court S. P. Smith;
cou .tv commissioners, E, M. Royal, F. A.
Beckett (white), and R. H. Jenkins, rep.,
probate judge, R. L Kirk: school commis
sioner, R. W. Perry; ooroner, F. C. Washing
ton (colored); senator, H. W. J-nki is; rep
resentatives, H. M. Lofton a dF.V. Bree
land (white), and Andrew Singleton, M. P.
Riohardso.i and T. Bj Wm lace (colored).
This makes two county tickets in tho, field,
with the fourih wing to be beard from.
Judge Haskell arrived here to-night.
William Muuro of Union, Mr. Bacon of
Spartanburg, Alfred Aldrich of Barnwell,
and quite a number of pro ninent anti-Till
ruanites are in the city. It is said they will
hold a consultation to-morro w. Tbere was
a good deal of hurrahing for Haskell along
the line of the trades display to-night,
A NEGRO BHOT DEAD.
He was Advancing on a Bartender
With a Rock ln Each Hand.
Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 28.—About 8:30
o'clock last night, a shooting affray oc
curred in front of the notorious Jing
Ahaling saloon on North College street,
which resulted in the killing of Bud Lee, a
colored porter, by William You ig, a I jar
tender. Ie appears that Lee asked Young
to credit him for a cm of oys ers. On being
refused, Lee grew very angry and threat
ened Youi-g’s life.
an attack that cost his life.
He then left the place, but returned
shortly with a rock in each hand, and as he
attempted to throw Youug drew a pistol
and shot him down, killing him instantly.
At midnight tbe police were informed teat
the negroes wore preparing for an assault
upon the jail, where Young bad been taken.
Inves igation proved that the information
was in a measure c Trent, but nothing de
veloped, for want of leaders.
A FIGHT FOR A RAILROAD.
The Brlce-Thomaa Clique After the
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern.
Chicago, Oct. 28.—An evening paper
publishes a sensational dispatch from Cin
cinnati which says that among the many
rumors floating around is one to tbe effect
that some of the stock of the Baltimore and
Ohio Southwestern has fallen iuto the bands
of the Brioe-Tbomas people, and that the
latter are making strenuous efforts to se
cure enough stock to give them a controll
ing interest in the line, with a view to con
solidating with the East Tennessee, Vir
ginia and Georgia. It claims that some
stockholders of the Baltimore and
Ohio Southwestern favor the scheme, but a
majority arc opposed, and are taking steps
to prevent its consummation.
STRIKE OF THE STKAM FITTERS.
Tbe Employers Ignore the Overtures
of tbe Association.
Chicago, Oot. 88.— Every steam fitting
establishment in Chicago is idle to-day, all
of the union men and 50 per cent, of the
non-union men being out on a strike John
M rgau, president of the Steam Fitters,
Association, said to-day in regard to the
situation: “We have made every effurt
oonceivable to bring about a meeting be
tween tbe union and tbe Masters' Associa
tion, our employers, but have lieen totally
disregarded. We sent three official letters
asking permision to arbitrate the question
of our differences, but have received no re
ply."
STRIKE OP THE TELEGRAPHERS,
Tbe Manager of tbe St. Paul Office
Says Business is Up.
St. Paul, Minn., Oct, 28.—Tbe Western
Uniotf office in this place gives no signs of
a strike, aim *t the full force being at work
to-day. SupL McMlcbael says they are up
with ali business and have not been at all
hampered by tbe walk out except for a
couple of hours last night. There are alto
gether twenty-three men out, twelve of
whom were discharged, while the others
quit of their own accord.
SNOW IN TENNESSEE.
It la Two or More Week# Earlier
7 ban Usual.
Nashville, Oot. 28. A special from
Knoxville says: “Reports received here last
night Show that a considerable quantity of
snow fell in the mountains last night. Two
to four inches are reported at Cranberry.
This is two or more weeks earlier than
usual for snow in the moumai. a. In some
places (be suow has fallen ou green ieavetf ]
BALFOUR'S TOUR IN ERIN.
HE IS GIVEN AN OVATION AT THE
ISLAND OF ACHILL.
He Expresses Sorrow for the Suf
ferers and Promises to Do His Beet
for Them—A Priest Haile Him as the
Greatest Benefactor Ireland Ever
Had.
Dublin, Oct 28.—Secretary Balfour,
who arrived at the Inland of Archill yester
day, passed the night at the resideuoe of
the parish priest. To-day he will make a j
tour of the ialaud. The Freeman's Journal
says: “Secretary Balfour has beeu received
everywhere with ut demo Stratton, either
hostile or fi ieudly. He must not mistake
civility for servility, or, like his predeces
sors, be will find that bis hopes are built ou
sand.”
-Secretary Balfour is in Westport to
night. It is reported that tie was deeply
impressed with the some* witnessed m
Acbill and with the general wretchedness
of the peasant, and the prospects of a
famine.
“Secretary Balfour and John Moriey have
beeu su pomaed as witnesses at the trial of
Mr. Harris ou. M. P., for the middle division
of Tipperary, and others on a charge of
nssauliiug policemen at the opening of the
Tipperary conspiracy trial. It is expected
that the trial will be held either at Mory
borough or Omagh.
GIVEN AN OVATION.
Secretary Balf iur received an ovation on
land! giu Achill. He said he was glad to
meet the people, and express' and sorrow for
the failure of their potatoes, which he knew
Would cau e them mucu suffering. lie was
glad be had been able to sanction the con
struction of a railway within seven miles of
the island, which, he said, would give them
employment, aDd he hoped to be able to ex
tend tbe line to the Is and. A cumber of
peasants esc rted Secretary Balfour to the
var ous fishing stations and after
dark escorted him over the mountains.
Tbe peasants cheered him and expressed
their gratitude fur his promises to do all
he could to benefit thmr present condition.
One of the looul priests at Newport said
Secretary Balfour was the greatest benefac
tor Ireland had ever had, and they looked
to him to bring peaoe and prosperity to the
country.
A CONFERENCE AT WESTPORT.
At Weetport Secretary Balfour received
a deputation of oitizene headed by a priest,
who drew his nttenti u to the coming period
of distress. Secretary Balfour confei red at
length wi htbem as to the best method of
providing relief, which be admit ed would
be necessary. The priests said the system
affording relief adopted on former oceonions
had a demoralizing tendency, and suggested
that tbe people be employed in tbe construc
tion of light railways and otner works.
Secretory Baltour expressed concurrence in
this view. Afterward Secretory Balfour
and bis party drove to Kylemore, where he
passed the evening os the guest of Mitchell
Henry.
GILL’a MISSION.
New York. Oct. 28.—T. P. Gill, a dele
gate of the Irish parliamentary party who
is a' present in Amerioa speaking of his
mission says: “Relief of tbe distress will
form a leading portion of our programme—
the distress occasioned by the famine nod
distress amongst the evicted families who
are always in proximate (lunger of star
vation, and who depe and solely upon our
aid for their Jsupport. But we also .intend
to appeal for means of advancing that
p liny which aims at ending forever this
periodical recurrence of famine, the policy,
iu a word, of Mr. Parnell and Mr. Glad
stone. We will show how near it is to the
goal of final triumph, and we shall ask the
American people to help us in the one thing
winch we lack to enable us to reach that
goal.”
TliK O’BRIKN-DILLON MISSION.
London, Oct. 29, 8 a. m.—The
correspo dent of the Cologne Gazette bad
an Interview with T. P. O'Conner on mat
ters relating to Ireland. Ho said the
O’Brien-Dillon mission to America bad
nothing to do with the potato famine,
which was the business of the British gov
ernment. Tbe mission counts upon getting
£IOO,OOO. Ho bl-oself would probably go
to Canada, Messrs. Dillon and O'Brieu not
daring to risk arrest tbere,
RUSSIAN PEASANTS REVOLT.
They Prefer Death to Going Back
Into serfdom.
London, Oct. 29,3 a. m.—The Telegraph s
St Petersburg correspondent Bays: “The
minister of tbe interior lias received a tele
gram containing alarming accounts of re
volts of peasants in Kharkow and Yekato
rlnoelav. The last district is in South
eru Russia. Nine thousands troops
are operating against the peas
ants in the Bogodookhov dis
trict, who refuse to betray their leaders
and declare that they will not relapse into
serfdom, preferring instead to die fighting.
The peasants have burned 5,000 acres of
fores’ son tbe river Jamena and have de
stroyed Immense quantities of corn iu
Bakinvotsky. The minister of the Interior
has telegraphed the authorities in that part
of the empire abolishing ali peasants’ rights
in tbe disturbed districts.
“The czar has ordered a report to be made
in case of the alleged mistake of Gov.
Gurko of Warsaw by whioh a prisoner
charged with murder was hurried to execu
tion without suUicient evidence, tbe real
murderer being discovered afterward.”
HOLLAND'S EIOK KINO.
Two Doctors Pronounoe Him Incapaci
tated for His Duties.
The Hague, Oct. 28.—At to-day’s session
of tbe Dutoh parliament, all the members
of both bouses being present, Dr. Mackay,
minister of tbe colonies, announced that ln
the opinion of the doctors who had examined
the kiug his majesty’s health was suoh that
ho was incapacitated for performing the
duties of government. Both chambers wlil
reassemble to-morrow, when a decision iu
the matter of granting him a leave of
absence will be announced.
Russia and the Jews.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 28.—The govern
ment Is still debating on the scheme in
referenre to ti.e Jews, but it is certain that
It wlil be long before it comes into force,
owing to red tope measures. In the mean
time, subject to anti-semitio feeling of tbe
goTwrniue.it and the public, the exerting
regulations in regard to the Jews will be
applied with the utmost vigor.
Melbourne’s Strikers.
Melbourne, Oot. 28.—The unionists
here discredit the reports that tbe strikers
in New South Wales are about to return to
work.
A ballot taken among the striking miners
who were employed in tbe Walls End
colliery} showed tuat a majority of tae men
were opposed to going back to work.
Bismarck’s Plana.
Berlin, Oct. 28.—1 tis the intention of
Prince Bismarck to pass the winter at
Fnedricbtrabe.
SWITZERLAND SKIRMISHES.
The Radicals and Conservatives at
Daggers’ Points.
Berne, Oct. 28.—The troubles between
the liberals and conservatives in the canton
of Ticino have broken out afresh and
further disorders have occurred. Another
battalion of troops has been dispatched to
the canton to assist in restoring order.
A dispatch from Freibourg, the capital of
the canton of Freibourg, seventeen miles
southwest of this city, itat-s that the re
sult of the elections held there Sunday was
productive of much ill feeling lietween tbe
opposing parties. Tho radioals accused the
conservatives of winning by unfair means,
one of the charges against them being that
they falsified the bal ota. The charg e were
not made until to-day, when the trouble
culminated in serious conflicts. The radi
cals are armed and threaten to overturn
the cantonal government.
A report received from Lugano, one of
the capitals of the canton of Ticino, states
that fighting ooouj red tot-day between
troops and disaffected lb orals, and that
some blood lias been shed.
The federal council hae, by unanimous
vote, rejected the ap)ieals made by t e
ultramontanes of Ticino against the pop
ular vote taken Oot. 5 last, when a major
ity declared in favor of a revision of the
constitution of the canton.
While the Lugauo con ervatives and lib
erals were celebrating with fireworks over
the res It of the nloctione the commander
of the federal trsop* ordered them to deei-t.
The people resenting, they were attacked
by the troops, and sevsral were wounded on
both sides, ’the commander is blamed for
excess of zeal.
LIVERPOOL'S DOCK LABOR.
A strike Against the Afwooiated
tteamshipe’ owners Imminent.
London. Oct. 28.—The associated steam
ship owners of Liverpool, who employ a
number of non-union laborers, have been
warned by the Dock Laborers’ Union that
unless the non-unionists are discharged a
strike will be Inaugurated. Tbe executive
of the Shipping Federation offers to supply
the associated steamship owners wiib a full
force of non-union men if the Liverpool
owners will join the Shipping Federation.
It is believed that the Liverpool employers
will refu e to discharge the non-unionists,
and that a s rike Is Ui rsforo imminent.
The docks company has caused 3,090 beds
to be prepared iu the sheds adjacent to the
Albert and Victoria docks for the accom
modation of the non-union men In the event
of a strike of the union men.
PETITIONS FOR BIRGHALU
The One Gotten Up ln England Al
ready on the Way Hare.
Ottawa, Owt., Oct2B.—A cable dispatch
has been received from Sir Charles Tuppar,
announcing the fact that he has forwarded
a petition for the commutation of tho death
eeutence of Uirohail, the murderer of F. C.
Bonwell, got up in Kngland by tbe family
of the condemned man. In response to an
inquiry from Mr*. Hircbnll, Deputy Minister
of Justice Hedgwiok has written to bar that
tbe Canadian petition may ha presented ns
late as Nov. 5, and by herself if she so de
sires.
FREE TRADE EXTOLLED.
Gladstone Emphasizes What It Hae
Done for Scotland. *
Edinburgh, Oct. 28.—Mr. Gladstone, in
an address to the workmen of tbe
Rumpberston Oil Works to-day, extolled
free trade. He said that ths results of the
last fifty years, legisla.ion had been that
trado had multiplied fivefold, that tbe
population had doubled, and that tho ma
terial, social, moral and political condition
of tbe country had enormously improved.
A GERMAN SiUAMUR BUNK.
She Was Run Down In the Thames by
a Britisher.
London, Oot. 28.—The steamer Sala
manca (Br.), Capt. Walker, from Feruan
dina Oct. 2, arrived at I-ondoa to-day. She
onllided in the Thames with the German
steamer Vulcan, engaged iu the fruit trade
between Catacola and Zante and London.
The Salamanca's bows were stove and the
Vulcan filled and sank. No lives were lost.
France’s Tariff Bill.
Paris, Oct. 28.—With a view to expedite
the consideration of the new tariff bill In
troduced Saturday ln the Chamber of Dep
uties the committee to which the bill was
referred will distribute he work of exam
ining tbe measure among a number of sub
committees.
Hobb’a Paramour Indicted.
London, Oot. 28. —The coroner’s juryjin
the oaae of Mrs. Hobb, who was found dead
in South Hampstead Friday night, has
rendered a verdict of murder aguinst Mrs.
Pierey. who Mrs. Hobb was visiting on
Friday.
Killed in a Duel.
Paris, Oct. 28.—M. Allard, a journalist,
fought a duel near Tonrs Saturday. The
weapons used were pistols, and M. Allard
was shot ln tbe stomach. He has since
died from the effects of his injuries.
Barttelot Scandal.
London, Oct. 29, 3 a. m. —Jameson’s
widow, in a communication to the Times ,
says that her husband’s life and diaries,
about to be published, ill probably throw
some light on the Barttelot affair.
England and Portugal.
Lisbon, Oot. 28.—Lord Salisbury in an
interview with the Portuguese charge
d’aHairs in London showed a disposition to
negotiate a fresh treaty with Portugal with
reference to Bouth Africa.
Greece’s Cabinet Resigns.
Athens, Oct. 28. —' Triconpi’s ministry
has resigned. Delyannis is forming a cabi
net.
MEXICO RETALIATBB.
A Duty of S6OO ier Car on Cattle
on Aocount of the Tariff Bill.
Marshall, Mo., Oct. 28.—M. N. fjhobe,
a cattle raiser living here, has been ship
ping cattle to Mexico consigned to bis part
ner, H. R. Walker. Yesterday be received
an ordor from Mr. Walker not to ship any
m re, as the Mexican government has just
placed an import duty of SSOO a car on
cattle in retaliation for the McKinley bill,
Non-Partisan Temperance Work.
Cleveland, 0.. Oot. 28.—A call has
been issued fur the national convention of
non-partisan Women’s Christian Temperance
Union to a somble at Allegheny City, Fa.,
Nov. 19 for a tbr. e days’ session.
Murder ln a BrotheL
Nashville, Tenn.. Oct. 28.—Felix Mo-
Geo had his skull crushed in a disreputable
house iu this city by Will Tippins last night.
Mctiee (Usd in a few anuuuw.
I DAILY, #9) A TEAR. )
•J 5 GENTS A COPY. V
f WEEKLY, $1.25 A YEAR, >
A WRONGED WIFE’S WOE
SHE RUNS DOWN HER BIGAMIST
HUSBAND AT ABBEVILLE.
The Woman He Was Living With
Married Him Despite the Fact Thab
She Knew That He Wss Already
Married—Both Held for Trial NexO
Spring.
Abbeville, Ga„ Oct 28—Mrs. Davis,
from Alabama, arrived here last Sunday, a
complete stranger to all. Yesterday she
sent for Coi. Williams, a practicing attor
ney here, and told him her story, which
was a most touching one. She had a short
time since ascertained the "'hereabout* of
her husband, W. H. Davis, who was living
near here married to another woman, who,
it seems, was the cause of bia deserting her
(wife No. 3), wife No, 1 being dead.
Davis and his third wife were arrested.
At the preliminary examination wife No. 2
testified that she, with the ehild, came from
Alabama. Bha says she was married to W.
H. Davis, near Troy, Ala., by Judge
Stork, ln 1885. Hhe was asked to
identify him, whioh she did.
She lived with him turae years.
NOT DIVORCED. ✓ ■
She was never divorced from him. r One
child bluc.ied the union, and all we t weltf
until Mollle Lanier (now wife No. 8), who
was living at her house, and Mr. Davie
went off together. He afterward repented
and returned. M illie Lanier also went
back, and they left again together two
years ago, and wife No. 2 knew nothing of
tus whereabouts until a short time since.
The evidence was so |iointed and convincing
that no one doubted her story.
A TOUCHING (SPECTACLE.
She presented a touching soeotaole as she
related her sorrow, with her sleeping child
in her arms, and but a few feet away sat
wife No. 3 aod her orlme-itaiued husband.
Wife No. 2 told her husband, in private con
versation, that she told hin that that
woman (wife No. 8) would be his ruin. 8h
was willing to forgive him, as she still loved
him, with all his sins, but the laws of tha
•tote of Georgia must be satisfied. Davis
and Mollie Lanier were married in this
place a year ago last June, and have been
living together as man and wife since that
time, in default of a $1,200 bond for each
of the offenders, they go to Jail until the
spring term of the court.
MISaiSfcIPPI’S NEW CODE.
The Qualifications of Grand and Petit
Jurors Prescribed
Jaoehon, Miss., Oct. 28.—The constitu
tional convention to-day completed consid
eration of the report of the the oommittee
ou general provisions. The following clauses
are of Interest:
No person shall be riusllfletl to serve as a
grand or iwtil juror who is not a qusiiflel
elector, ami who shall be unable to road and
write The lexislature shall provide by law toe
procuring a list or persons so quabtied, and
drawing therefrom ths graud ana petit jurors
lor eaoii term of the circuit court.
No p rson elected or appointed to any office
of Bill ployuient of profit Under tlie laws of this
state or auy ordinance of any municipa ity of
this state sha 1 hold such office or employment
without |>er ionslly devoting his time to toe per
formance of the duties to the same belonging,
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES.
The following section, which provoked
lively debate, was stricken out :
Bkc. 18 There shall be no sales of real or per
sonal procer y to enforce any mortgage
of trust to secure indebtedness, except under
decree of the chancery court, and all such sales
shall be void. Thi< provision, however, shall
not apply to contracts iu force on the adoption
of this constitution. The I gislature mav pro
vide for the sale of such personal property
pending the suit
CHARLESTON’S TRADES DISPLAY.
Ita Pansaga Through the Street*
Watched by 60,000 People.
Charleston, S. C., Got. 28.—Charleston
is in a blaze of glory to-nlgbt. The trades
display ou Kiug and Meeting streets preients
a fairy spectocle, with myriads of many
colored lights, arches and flags. A good
many of the business houses have floats out
with comment or rhyme about tbe McKin
ley tariff law. It is estimated that there
are at least 50,000 people ou toe street*
along the route of the procession,
and of this number at least 16,000
are strangers. Ths hotel aooommodat
tons here are not as good as
of .Savannah and some other cities, but the
great crowd manages to get quarters some
how, and there are not a hundred private
residences in tbe city without visitors. The
late trains to-night are all crammed and
bebtnd time. They added several thousand
to the number of visitors. The rush of
visitors bas never been equaled in the his
tory of the city.
. A POLL TAX CCWBTBOVER3Y.
Every Town In Massaobueeits Inter*
eated ln the Outcome.
Lawrence, Mash., Oot. 28.—Lawrence
has on band a poll tax low registration con
troversy of general Interest because tbe
question involved applies to every city m
Massachusetts. It seems that the poll taxes
of several persons have been paid from a
fund deposited with the city treasurer by
the detnoc atlc local managers. The re
publicans claim that tbe names of all these
voters have been placed on the list illegally
under tbe state constitution, and they will
oarry the matter to the court*.
CINCINNATI’S MUDDLE.
The Hearing of the Injunction Casa
Postponed.
Cincinnati, Oct 28.—The hearing of the
injunction case brought against the mayor
to stop the appointment of tbe board of city
affairs was p etponed until to-morrow at the
request of the city solicitor, who was no&
ready to proceed. The mayor was u-ged to
hurry up his appointments yesterday before
he was enjoined, and a rumor was p evalent
that be bad done so, but he said there waa
nothing to gain by it, as the injunction
could Be immediately changed so a# to pre
vent bis appointees from assuming office.
MURDEROUA MAFIA.
The Preliminary Examination of Hen*
neseey'a Aaeasslna Postponed.
New Orleans, Oct. 28.—The prelimi
nary examination of the accused in the
Hennessey assassination case was postponed
indefinitely on motion of the district attor
ney to-day. The prisoners were remanded
without the benefit of bail. Two more
folding guns were found by street gang*
this morning in the vicinity of the killing.
They were no doubt used by tbe assassins.
Locomotive Engineers.
Pittsburg, Oct. 28. —The Brotherhood of
Locomotive E .gineers to-day selected At
lanta for the the looatlou of the next inter
national moating on May 15, 1892: 1891 will
be a blank year, therefore, in order not to
bring the convention closer than yaw.
