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Newspaper Page Text{THE JTORNTNO NEWS. I Z s TiBLIB*ED I*o. INOOKPOILAIEC 1888. V J. H. tiTIXX. President. j PUSHING THE FORCE BILL the senate takes IT UP ON MOTION OF MR HOAR. The Eight Hour Bill ? hoved Aside-The 8 nateßill Subs ituted for the House Bill—Numerous Pet tions for the Amendment of the - ariff Law. Washington, Dec. 2.—Senator Hoar had a final talk with President Harrison this morning about the force bill, and then want to the Senate and called it up. He got it up bv a yea and nay vote, which Senator Gorman demanded, and then kept it up by another yea and nay vote at 2 o’clock, when the Senate in the regular order would have gone on with the c msideration of lha bill to make good the eight-bour law to la hot ere on government work, which was, pending when the Senate adjourned last sees.on. NOT MUCH TIME (IAINED. Senator Gorman brought rut clearly the feet that the republioaue had buried tbie bill in order to press the f oroe bill, but the democrats did not gain muoh time in this episode, because Senator Gorman, being hampered by interruptions from other democrats, finally witnarew the point of order he bad thrown out agalnet the force bill. As before, the democrats were embar rassed by their richness in leaders. How. ever, the republicans accomplished nothing wore to-day tan to have the House (Lodge) bill and the Senate (Hoar) hill read and to remind the Senate how different those measur es are. Senator Spooner and other western republicans favoring the bill think that this is slow progress, and are disposed to blame Senat r Hoar for it. They think Senator Spooner would make a better leader. ITS REPUBLICAN OPPOSITION. There are other republicans who think this progress enough. They are the oppo nents of the bill who succeeded in postpon ing it Inst session, and are still hopeful o€ defeating it in this. They include Senators Qtiav, Cameron, Plumb, Ingalls, Teller, Wolcott, Washburn. Dvis, Mitchell, Pad dock, and the others who believe tbat the force bill is inexpedient from a party stand point. They have not changed their atti tude at all. WHAT ONE OF THE BOLTERS SAYS. Said one of them this evening: “We op ponents of the bill voted to take it up to day, because we had agreed with its friends onoursidein writing atthe last session, to do that much In December as a considera tion for their agreement to postpone it, but we are pledged to nothing more and are free to vote against it. I certainly shall not vote for it. Nobody north or south except a lot of politicians, want it. It was one of toe chief causes of our defeat in .November, and it will defeat us again if we make it a law. Tbe business interests of the north will not stand it. Just what we shall do, and just how many of us will do it, de penus upon circumstances. We are oppor tunists for tbe present. But I don’t think the bill will pu-s the Senate. It only takes the united action of seven republicans to beat it. THE SILVER QUESTION. As in the last session, the silver question is associated with the force bill. The repub licans from the silver states want free silver more than they do the force bill. They may vote their prefere ce, especially if Speaker Reed lets a free silver bill get through the House before the Senate gets thnugb with the force bill—whioh be will hot do if be can help it. Mr. Vest proposes tc off,-r a free silver bill as a substitute for the force bill, and so to draw the ilver vote from the republican side. But free silver would stand a better chance 'b tbe Senate, which has already agreed to it, if tbe proposition stated now comes from the House, which has not yet passed it. There was enough of divisions manifest on the republican side of the Senate to-day to greatly encourage the democrats to fight tbe force bill valiantly to tbs end. THE EIGHT IN DETAIL. (Bv the Associated Press.) Washington, Dec. 2. —la the Senate to day among tbs various communications Md petitions j resented and referred, were oumsrous petitions for amendment of the tariff bill by providing for a rebate on manufactured tobaccq aso the annual report < f the Score: arv of the Treasury. Among the ills introduced a;d referred free coi age bills by Messrs. Teller atd Pluu b, one by Mr. Daniel to allow a rebate or drawback on tobacco and snuff , lain sti ck Jan. 1, 1891. aud one by Mr. Ingalls authorizing the Secretary of Agri erlture to di(tribute seed tocitizms of Kan sas and Nebraska who have suffered from n drought during the present year. Gherman i troducet a bill providing nat the present tariff act shall not be eon rUea 1 ' fepeal or impair the stipulations Haw • U the reu ‘P roc i t y treaty with I Thu calendar was taken up aud several hiii ' Tere l 3asSo( b among them the Senate • ®PWopriatlng |75,0.W for a public build ™g at Staunton, Ya. THE FORCE BILL. moved to proceed to consid .. IQ n of tbe House bill to amend and sup- I State! * ttle electl ' ,n laws of the U ited an< i provide for more elfic eat en deam * n f °* laws. Mr, Gorman tim t Sil the yeas and nays on that mo th- 1 116 -’eas and nays were take i, and Yen-ii®’ str ‘°tly a party one, resulted: tai- ’ na ys 30. So the election bill was Vr ii 11 the clerk began to read it. suggested that instead of the r et.or‘ o , uso I HI being reft . the substitute 1 u by the Senate committee on priv and elections be read. DEMOCRATS DISSENT. several dona icratic senators express -ddis sad Proposition, and Mr. Harris hiramlo’ °' ket tbe original Home bill Hji ® 1 " bo the clerk proceeded with the biviow t * le ot'Klaal House biil. The 'tv i. '\ en t on monotonously, and to the I. , air3 < up to 2 o’clock, when, under r B U “ s f °f the Senate, the “u;ifliiised :n Vh.o rotn t,ie iast se-sion came up, be in’ 9 j l ' Uia bill providing for a i adjust er: * i tt>o acc °m>ts of laborers, work ’sh-h.'or /’’aohanics arising under the Mr ~oar HACKS the bill. m. : , r ' >ar 'noved to proceed with the cot -1,/, the election iaw, and Mr. Mr it r ° S0 ar gue against that motion, bon w ., c o!ir rai6oC l'ho point that his mo lt j „J n °t debatable. The opposition to Mr k Ve , r ’ went on - Mr h Ji! ler * 'luh ed what the effect of so the nf ' tuition, if agreed to, would he Tho un “ uy>ed business.” “Tr-t officer explained that tbe hef re would be to briug tbe election bill ’ess ' an d the “unfinis .ed bust *fhrw, s not taken up at any time Q . except by a vote of the Senate. Mess " UrLD MK *N DEFEAT. Spool iTalPi K&,| ’i .Harris, Blackburn, u,fe demror?f- lr J olaer * i,J the wgurne t f ",i} tlc contention bemgthat if now Lr autiCili„ t H 8 / i * l:u hour bill would be ‘‘“vr.inrF °. . ted ’ anti the ropublica is & that t iis need not be so exoept Übe IRcfninij fSrtojS. because of "unreasonable delay" of the | e e tion bid. The democratic senators took i exception to the phrase “unreasonable delay.” boar’s motion adopted. Finally Mr. Hoar’s motion to proceed with tbe election bill was agreed to by a strict party vote of 36 yeas to 30 nays. Tee clerk resumed the reading of the bill j at page 27, and bad proc eded as far as i page 59 (the whole number of page* cov ered by tbe House bill being 76), when Mr. Hoar suggested, for tbe convenience of the senators, that the reading of the remainder of the Hcu e biil be dispensed with and that the Senate substitute be read, debate not to be entered on this afternoon. There being uo objection, that course was followed, and the clerk began the reading of tbe Senate substitute, whioh covers flfty eignt printed pages. The reading of the bill was finished at 4:50 o’clock, and the Senate then adjourned. SESSION OF THE HOUSE. Mr. Wheeler Ring* in a Tariff Speech. ffhe Copyright Bill. Washington, Dee. 2.—The speaker laid before the House this moreiug the Senate bill referring to tbe court of claims the claim of the Chesapeake Female college for property destroyed during the war. In the discussion on the bill Mr. Wheeler of Ala bama, taking advantage of the recognition, proceeded to argue that the omission of suc tion 30 of the tariff till from tho enrolled copy rendered the entire bill a nullity. In vaiu did tbe speaker endeavor to coniine Mr. Wbee.ers remarks to tbe bill under discussion, Mr. Wheeler contending that his remarks were pertinent in so far as the pending measure involved an expenditure of money—m ney which was to be raised by the tariff act. The speakor suggested that the measure involved no expenditure of mouey, but Mr. Wheeler controverted his point. Finally ten mluutes wore yielded to Mr. Wheeler, who preceded with his argument tbat ibe whole tariff bill was a nullity. The pending bill wai then passed by a vote of 121 yeas to 80 nays. Mr. Andrews of Massachusetts introduced a bill to piaco raw wool, c.al aud iron ore on tho free list, BROOKLYN’S POPULATION. Felix Campb 11 introduc'd a resolution directing the Secretary of the Interior to caus • anew enumeration to be main of the city of Brooklyn. The reasons assigned are ide itical with those set forth in behalf of New York city’s apolication. The census committee assigned Friday next as the time for hearing the ease of New York city agaits the eleventh census. Tbe vote of the committee, on a motion made by Mr. Blount of Georgia, to graut a hearing, was unanimous. THE COPYRIGHT BILL. In the morning hour Mr. Simonds of C onnecticut, from the committee on patents, called up for consideration the copyright bill. Mr. Payson raised the question of con sideration. The House decided, yens 133, nays 74, to consider the bill; but Mr. Blount, having changed htt vote for that purpose, moved reconsideration. Tho motion to reconsider was lost; yeas 71, nays 119. The speaker then recognized Mr. Simonds to move an amendment providin : that the act shall go into effect July 1, 1891, not withstanding the effort of Mr. Kerr of lowa to secure recognition for a motion to adjourn. KERR OBSTRUCTIVE. Mr. Simbnds demanded the previous ques tion on the bill and amendment, pending which Mr. Kerr moved an adjournment. The motion to adjourn was lost—yeas 82, nays 123—and the question recurred on the demand for the previous question, ponding which Mr. Hopkins of Illinois moved to lay the bill on tbe table. This motion was lost —yeas 90, nays 129. Mr. Blount moved to reconsider. This was lost—•> eas 83, nays 123. The motion to adjourn having been voted down—yeas 82, nays 109—the question re curred on the demand for the previous ques tion. Tie previous question was ordered— year 106, nay3 73. The House then ad journed, leaving the biil as the unfinished business. OBJECT OF THE BILL. The proposition of the bill is to permit foreigners to take American copyright < n the same basis as American citizens, in three cases: First—When the nation of the foreigner permits copyright to American citizens on substantially the same basis as it3 own citizens. Sec md—When the nation of the for eigner gives to American citizens copyright privileges similar to those provided for in this hill. Third—When the notion of tbe foreigner is party to an international agreement pro viding for reciprocity in copyright, bv tbe te ms of wbich agreement the Unit'd States can become a party thereto at its ploasure. A subsidiary but important proposition of the bill is tbat all books c pyrighted under the proposed act shall be printed from type set withiu the United States, cr from plates made therefrom. SILVIERA GIVES A BANQUET. It is In Return for the Attention shown Him. Washington, Dec. 3.—Admiral da Sll viera of the Brazilian navy and the senior officers of his staff gave a dinner to-night to those whose hospitalities and attentions they have received during their stav at tbe capital. The dinner was given in the large banquet ball of tbe Arlington hotel, which was handsomely decorated for the purpose. The admiral occupied tho seat of honor at the center of the tab’e. On bis right band was Vice IVeddent Morton, and on bis loft the speaker of the H .use, while opposite him sat tbe Braz.liau minister, with Secretary Blaine on tiis right and Secretary Tracy ou his left. Among the other guests were Secretary VViudom, Secretary Noi.le, Secretary Husk, Attorney Ge leral Miller, Gen. Schofield, Ge t. Casey, Gen. Greely, Admiral Frank li i. Admiral Gharardi, Admiral Walker, Gen. Breckinridge, Gen. Fai ke. Private Secretary Halford, Quartermaster General Batchelor, Paymaster General Stewart and others. A TRANS-AMERICAN RAILWAY. The Delegates From the Republics to Meet. To-morrow. Washington, I)re. 2.—The inter-conti nental rahway commission, oomposed of rop re3enta ives from the United States aud other American republics, which wasreco n mended by tue international American conference for the purpose of superv si g the survey for a line to c ninect tbe rail ay gvstems of North A nerlca witu those of South America, will meet for organization in the diploma, io cha nber of the depart ment of s.ate at 12 o’c ock Thursday. Sec rei ary Blaine will deliver tho address of welcome. Inspection cf Cattle. Washington, Dec. 2.—Tbe House com mittee on c rnmarcs has directed n favor atile report on the Sc :ate but pr ivi-ii g for the inspection of cuttle aud meat products. SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 3, 1890. A REAPPORTIONMENT BILL. It Will Make the Representation la the House 333. Washington, Dee. 2.—ln the House to day Mr. Frank of Missouri introduced for reference a bill making an apportionment of tha representatives in congress under the eleventh census. It provides that after March 3, 1893, the House of Represeutatives shall be composed of 356 members, to be apportioned among tbe several states as follows: Alabama 9, Arkansas 6, Califor nia 7. C dorado 2, Connecticut 4, Delaware 1, Florida 2, Georgia 11, Idaho 1, Hlino.g gi, Indiana IS, lowa 11, Kansas 8, Kentucky 11, Louisiana 6, Maine 4. Maryland 6, Massachusetts 13, Michigan 12, Min esota 7, Mississippi 7. Missouri 15, Montana 1, Nebraska 6, Nevada 1, New Hampshire 2, New Jersey 8, New Y rK 34, North Carolina 9, N rrth Dakota 1, Ohio 21, Pennsylvania 30, Rhode Is aid 2. South Carolina 7, Boutli Dakotas, Tennessee 10, Texas 13, Vermont 2, Virginia 10, Wash ington 2, West Virginia 4, Wisconsin 10, Wvomi g t, Oregon 2. The reureventatives from the states here after admitted into the union shall be in ad dition to the number herein provided. METHOD OF REDISTRICTING. The bill provides for redistricting tbe states, and that the representatives to tbe Fifty-third and subsequent congresses shall be elected by districts composed ot territory coDtizuou3, adjoining ami compact, so that the distance from the central point to the severaPboundariea shall be as nearly equal as practicable, and tho population not greater or less by more than B,CUO ban tbe average population of the districts In the state. CRISP ON RE APPORTIONMENT. Representative interviewed, is quoted as 6aying: “An apportionment bill wiii doubtle s bo passed, and it may be tbat the Senate will make a law of the force bill. VVe need not anticipate any great amount of disturbance over the roappor tionment bill. If tbs measure is construed on a fair basis there will be nothing in it for any reasonable man to o bject to. In many sections the pa sage of the bill would beof considerable advantage to the Demo cratic party, for it now controls several legislatures not ordinarily of that political complexion. W ith a o unnination of demo cratic legislatures and reupnorUoument some of the newly captured states might easily be redistricted. THE CENSUS. “It is not improbable that this session will cause the census bureau some uneasi ne s. Complaints from New York as to the inaccuracy of that city’s census are too numerous to be disregarded, and the testi mony of the police census seems to be con vincingly strong.” "Was the Georgia census satisfactory}” "I think so. There was a little dissatis faction in some of tbo towns because the figures did not come up to e :pectation, but it was only a little as a whole. I think the census in Georgia was fair and accurate. It was taken by a good class of men.” GEORGIANS FOR SPEAKER. Tha Candidacy of Masers. Blount and Crisp Getting Lively, Washington. Dec. 2.—Tha Post pub lishes the following card from Representa tive Candler; “A paragraph in your Sun day morning’* issue put words in my mouth that I have never used. I have never said ‘Mr. Blount will speak for him oif when he enteri the speakership contest,’ nor have I >aid anything like it. I have never said, ’All tbe representatives in the delegation except Mr. Turner, who ha* not yet com mitted himself, are tor Mr. Crisp,’ nor have 1 said anything like this Id) not know tbe preference of a single member of the Georgia delegation in tie Fifty-second '’ongress for speaker. I have drawn no i v lions dis inction between my two excellent colleagues whose names have been mentioned injco.mection with the speakership. The election of either of them would, in my opinion, be erainen ly satis factory not only to tiie Georgia delegation in the next enngre-s but to tbe people of that state. Certainly no two members are more worthy and eminently fitted for speaker.” New National Banka Washington, Deo. 2.—Tim comptroller of the currency has authorized the Dominion Natloual Bank of Bristol, Va , to begin business with a capital of #100,009. and the Gulf National Bank of Tampa, Fla., with a capital of $50,000. Gen. Wilcox Dies. Washington, Dec. 2.—Gen. Cadmus M. Wilcox, formerly of Alabama, wfio was recently injured by failing into an unpro tected street excavate !i after dark, died to day. Taken at the pistowb point. Two Men Rob a Packing House of $3,- 200 in Broad Daylight. Chicago, Dec. 2.—ln broad daylight, this afternoon, Josoph N. Ashier, cashier of the Allerton Packing Company, one of the most extensive at the stock yardß, was held up iu his own office in tbe packing house by two young mm of granger-like appear ..nee, and relieved of #3,300 in cash. It was pay riav at the Allerton i uilding, and a few moments after $3,200 bad been brought, as was customary, from tbe bank to the cashier, two strangers entered the office. In a i instant tbe cas ier was look ing down the muzzle of a big revolver. He was commanded to e npty the money into a canvas bag, whioh was held out alongside the revolver. SO NEAR AND YET SO FAR. Eighteen hundred men were working iu tiie packing house, of which the office is a part, but ween the man with the gun twitched the weapon a trifle and said hnrs ly: “I’m nervous and t.nis may go off if you don’t hurry,” tbe cashier hurried. A teamster entered the office at this moment. Before realizing the situation he too was covered by tbe second stranger’s revolver. Backing out the robbers thrust a jimmy thro ;gn the outside latch of the only door to the office, effectually barring tbe egress of tbe cashier or the teamster. A buggy in waiting at the curb dashed off w.tu the thieves, and ail trace of them was lost before :hs police could be reached through the telephone by tho haif frantic cashier. GOLD IN ONTARIO. Tho Thermometer Falls to 37 Degrees Below Zero. Montreal, Dec. 2.—Extremely cold weather prevails in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec. The temperature here to-day was 15° below zero, and a high wind blew, making it almost impossible to re main on th streets. The temperature at Chichester, Quebec, was 37' bfl jw. Mississippi nlver Levae3. Memphis, Tknn., Dec. 2.— The Memphis oottou exchange to-day forwarded a memo rial to congress invoking government pro tection of tbe lovees of the M.s.lssippi valley and indorsing the Mississippi ri ver c iinmis-icn as the channel through which all the appropriations for this purpose should be expended. J POLK’S ALLIANCE PLANS. A NATIONAL LEGISLATCRE OF THE ORDER PROPOSED. Its Duty Will be to Watch the Reforms in State and National Legislation Demanded by the Alliance The Cause of the Agricultural Depression Reviewed. Ocala, Fla., Dec. 2.—At 3:30 o’clock this afternoon a public meeting of the National Farmers’ Alliance was held in the opera bouse, an audience of about 1,2u0 being present. President Rogers of the Florida alliance presided. Gov. Fleming welcomed the delegate*, and a$ followed by John F. Dunn, state senator, and prominent aspirant for the United Statoa semtorship to succeed Senator Call. President Foulk* of the South Dakota alliance also made a short address. In which he predicted vic tory for the alliance at tha ballot-box in 1893, a sentiment wbich the delegates cheerod to the echo. All the speakers of tbe afternoon dwelt forcibly upon the breaking down of sectional lines, and pre dicted general prevalence, within a short time, of the ideas embodied in tho alliance platform adopted at Bt. Louis. PRESIDENT POLK’S ADDRESS. President Polk was introduced by Mr. Rogers, and delivered bis annual address. Alter a few congratulatory sentences, he • lid: Profoundly imprnsssd with the magnitude of this great revolution for reform, involving issues momentuous and stupoiiiinous in their character, as affectlug the present and future welfare of the people, tho public mind is naturally directed to this meeting nil) anxious interest, if not solicitude, and you cannot be unmindful of tbo importance aud responsibility that attach to your action as representatives, coming from sta-es and localities re mote from each other, aid differing widely from each other in material and physiological ohar acteristics, and marked by those social and political differences wuich muit necessarily arise under our form of government. It is your gracious privilege, as it shall be your crowning honor, to prove to the world by your harmonious action and thoroughly fraternal co operation, that your supreme purpose la to meet the demands of patriotic duty in a spirit of equity and justice. CONGRATULATED ON ITS ACHIEVEMENTS. The address congratulated the alliance on its achievemen s since tbe last meeting and then reviewed the causes of agricultural depression. The president dec! ired that this depression is an anomaly to the student of Industrial progress. “Reirogiesdon in American agriculture,” he said, “means national decay, and powerful aud promising as L this young giant republic, yet its power and glory touch not the degradation of tbe American former.” centralization of money. The alanr Incident to tbe centralization of the mouey power and the upbuilding of monopolies was then pointed out, and both political patties were o >nd un ei for f tc ing and encouraging this condition. With reference to extending the order, tb<s t>revi dent urged that additional or.tauizcrs be sent at once inti Oregon, Washington, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Arizona and other states. Among bis recommendations was one tbat an organization be formed to be known as ttie national legislature, composed of the mti >t al president and the presidents of all tue state alii .noes, their duty being to look closely after the legislative reform de manded by the alliance, b ith in state legis lation at.d in congress. He reo imineiiJed caatiges in the constitution, and recited de mands to ba made in tbe way of financial, land, election and tax reforms. He depre cated sectionalism, and closed with an elo quent appeal for national harmony. THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. In his remarks upon the prop sednational legislative council Piesident rolk said: I would respectfully suggest a legislative council, to be composed of your national pres ident, who -hall bo ex-otflcio chairman, and the presidents of all the state alliances represented in the aupr.*me council, and that this body shall hold Its annual meeting w ithin sixty days alter the adjournment of the supreme ’ council at such time and pluce as may be Indicated by tl.e national president; tbat it be empowered and authorized to ap point sue i legislative commit tee as in its j;id meut may be wise, aud that it be requhe lto transmit to each of the status in printed form through the national secretary for distribution to tho refer n press, lecturers, and membership of tne order, all measures or bills, together with arg iments in their favor, as they may decide, should be enacted into laws, Freside ,t Folk said that an organization oftbisklrd would wield a moral power wbich would e iforce the respect of any legislative body to which it might appeal. THE ALLIANCE IN POLITICS. Touching upon the political action of the alliance, President Polk said: Whi e our organiza’ion is political. It cannot be partisan or sectional in its action In sup port of this declaration we proudly point to our whole past record and the recent popular elec tion, and part.cularly to the n ble and patriotic bearing of the brotherhood in Kansas and South Carolina. In reviewing tbe record of the alliance during tbe pust year, and especially with reference to the legislation demanded by it. the speaker declared that congress had per sistently ignored all alliance propositions, and even suppressed discussion of them, notably in the case of the measure known as the sub-treasury bill. "Congress,” he said, "must come nearer to the people or the people will get nearer to congress." The remainder of tbe address was devoted to discussion of financial reform a id the policy of tbe alliance in uprooting section alism. FINANCIAL POLICY CF THE ORDER. As outlining the future financial policy of tho alliance, Freside-it Poll: said that it will demand the restorati m of silver to all tbe righ .sand qualities of legal tender which gold possesses; the issue of a governtnen currency direct to tbo people; the equaliza tion of tax ; prohibition of alien ownership of land; owners ip and control of transpor tation lines by tho government; limit of the publi • revenues to the economic adminis tration of the government; gra mated t ra tion of incomes, and tbe elec ion of United S ates senators by direct vo.e of the people. A LOVE FEAST. At tbe conclusion of President Polk’s ad dress, tne alliance resolved itnilf into a ort of “love feast,” during which P. A. Power, an old union soldier from Indiana, moved tbat ail ex-union soldiers in the nail wtio indorsed the sentiments expressed in the speech of President Foulks of Mourn Dakota. itb reference to the ourial of sectionalism, rise up and be counted. Tho m tion pre vailed, and between fortv and fifty st>od up amid tho wildest enthusiasm. Under tbe inspiration of this good feeling, ah ox-union soldier from Wisconsin s ood up in his seat, and called upon all the union soldiers pres ent to give three cheers for the old coufed era as m the allia ce. They were given with a will. Then it was tbe confederates’ turn, and they cheered the old soldiers of the union with a heart ine that left no doubt as to tbe genuineness of tbe r feeling. The cheers ended with a wid old-fashioned "/ebel yeti,” and as its echoes died away one aged veteran of the c n federal'/ shouted in a voice that rang out clearly through the ball, "That's the genuiue arti- cle; I've heard it before." The convention theu adjourned until 8 o'clock. IN SECRET SESSION. The natloual alliance opened its first ses- ! •ion to-night, and from now on all the ses- j sions will lx* secret, only the members of tbe order being allowed ip the hall. The report of the committee shows eighty-eight actual do egates present, from the following states, each haviug the mil accredited dele gation in attendance: Alabama 5. Arkan sas 5. Colorado 1, Flor.da 4, Georgia 7, Illinois 2, Indiana 2, Indian Territory 2, Kansas 8, Kentucky 5, Louisiana I, Mary land 2, Michigan 3. Mis-issippi 4, Missouri 6, North Carolina 5, South Dakota 2, l’enn sylvunU 2. South Carolina 3, North Dakota 3, Tennesveo 4, Texas 4, Virginia 4, West Virginia 3. The othe states and territorial having organizations aud entitled to dele gates are California, Nsw Mexico and Nebraska, but a yet uo delegates have arrived from these states. in adiii tia i to the delegates there are ten to twelve entitled to votes, which brings tbe actual numerical strength of the b dy up to 100. Besides these 10J the local committee on entertainments reports 465 visiting itlliance men from outside of the stats, and all of those rail attend the deliberations of tho council. Among the delegates are five women, Mrs. Vickery, vice president of the Kansas alliance, being of tbe number. VERY LITTLE DONE. Aside from the rep’rt of the oommit'ee on credentials very li tle businsis of pubi c interest ivas transacted at the night a sdon. Tiie Kjoretnry’s report will not bo presented until to-morrow, nor will those of the tieas urer or of the executive committee or connin'tee on legi-latiun. A resolution was adop ed enforcing the strictest secrecy on tbe members with reference to the transac tions ot the convention ami providing for the appointment of a committee on press reports, which alone is authorized to give out information. T his committee was sub sequently appointed as follows; L. F. Liv ingston of Georgia, chairman; Frauk Burkitt of Mississippi, J. H. McDowell of Tennessee. J. blakslv of Kansas aud Robert Beverly of Virginia. THE OTHER COMMITTEES. Tbe other committees appointed were on President Polk's message on the order of business, on mileage and per diem, and on Crater: al relations. The last na ued com mittee is a very important one, as its duty is to receive the representatives of othel - organizations similar In charac ter, with a view of securing concerted action on legislation, ad so forth, aiming at the ultimate consolidation ot them nil. This committee is made up of L. P. Livingston, cnairinon, and Messrs. Hall of Georgia, Blakely of Ka sas, Bev erly of Virginia and Burkitt of Mississippi. As T. V. rowderly Is expected here to morrow this committee will doubtless have an early conference with biro. Tbe night session adjourned at 10:15 o’clock. SOURING ON MAUUN& F.xpressions of dissatisfaction are heard with reference to tho conduct of Dr. Ma cune in going to Atlanta during tha recent senatorial contest there, and taking part in tho fight, S mis members severely criti cise his espousal of Mr. Calhoun's cause, because Mr. Calhouu is a rail road attorney and a ropreieuia tive of what they term monopoly and money power. This mat er will eotne up for investigation either to-morrow or Thursday, and is likely to prove a bomb shell in tbe deliberations of tbe national alliance. There is also some dissatisfaction with tho policy pursued by Dr. Macune in his official capacity bh chairman of the national executive bo rd, and as editor of the National Economist. It is charged that Dr. Macune has violated the policy of the national allianoa in his advocacy through the columns of the Economist of the Conger lard bill, a moasure opposed by the alliance generally as oppressive to the agricultural classes in tbe cotton states; in liis opposition to the Paddocx pure-food bill, strictly an alliauce measure; his indorsement of Speaker Reed’s ruling-; In bis espousal, both personally and tbruuzb the columns of the Kconoinist,ot the contests of Messrs. Langley and Fentherstone of Arkansas tor seats in the national H 'use of Representatives, and finally in his charac terizing tariff reform as tbo "galvanized ghost of sectionalism aud disloyalty.” THE DOCTOR DEFIANT. When approacied by an A'Aorlated Press representative to-night with reference to the matters, Dr. Macuno admitted tbat he had heard teat charges were to ba brought agaiuat him for his action in these particu lars, but be was of tbe opinion tbat no charges would bo preferred. “No one,” he said, “would dare bring charges of this kiod against me. Huou a course would result only in tbo de feat and humiliation of those bringing them and the exposure of their purposes. 1 am perfectly willing to have a calcium light turned on 'my official acts, and up <n my policy as well. 1 court tbe closest scrutiny of my record, and my enemies, if I have any. will not, I think, dare to bring charges of this kind. They are likely to get hurt it they do.” Tbe Economist is tbe official organ of tho national alliance, and is owned by a stock company, but Dr. Macuno was elected by the alliance at its last annual meeting. LIVZNOSTON ON THE CHARGES. President Livingston of the Georgia al liance, when questioned about the charges, professed ignorance of any movement of t.ne kind, and added: “Dr. Macune is a candidate for ro-eleotiou; if tbe national alliance doesn’t like his policy, why it can elect somebody else in ids piaco. I seo no reason for bringing eba ges against him. Furthermore, as far as his ndv' cacy of Mr. Calhoun goes, 1 can testify tuat he did not take an extrema position iu tbe contest. He didn’t lob iy fur any candidate. 1 wish to deny also tbe re port sent out from Atlanta or Washington to a Bt. Louis newspapar, in which it is cnargeil tbat Jay Gould and other so-calied monopolists bad got control of tho National Economist and other alliance newspap r organs, and tney were to De conducted in the iuterest of the : ailroads and ruo.iey mag nates. It is all false, and 1 can prove it if I choose.” It is needless to say that tha source of these c larges, if any are to be preferred, is among southern and south wester. i members. The defeated wing of tbe Georgia alliance is said to be active la the movement against Dr. Macune. THE THIRD PARTY SCHEME. Mr. Tillman of Tennessee, the statistician of the national alliance, saul to-night the q .estion of forming anew politico! party, which w>u I<l pu -a presidential ticket iu the field in 1892. would probably come up fur discussion at this meeting, nut be predicts that it will be disposed of by referring it to tbo different state alliances for individual action. The advocates of this steo are chiefly in the west and north w st. and the plan proposed c mprehends roriu iciation of b ith tbe Republican and Democratic par ties by the al.iaucemen; a refusal to act w ith either, or to support tbe candidates of either, in which eveut a separate uaii mal ticket would u unina ed. The opposition to the movement will come (run the south, south west and east. Statistician Tillman siys that be bes not prepared a i official report, no money being a affable for tbat purpose, but be has iu bw posses sion a large amount of data indicating tne numerical straugth of tho alliance Ti the Afferent states, the actual votes cast fur strictly alliance candidates, and tbe actual number of such candidates elected by alli ance votes. These will be presented during this meeting. BALFOUR’S LAND BILL. Resumption of the Debate in the Bouse of Commons. London, Dec. 2. —In the House of Com mons to-day Morretnry Balfour moved that the Irish land purchase bill pass its second reading. Mr. Kllis moved an amendment declaring that the land bill was an unsafe measure as regarded the imperial exchequer, and that it was unjust to tbe occupiess of the land. Mr. Gladstone saul bn found nothi g in the changes made in the hill since the last session that was likely to lender its char acter more eatuffaetery. There was a re moval of tbe twenty years' limit, wlt.i a pro. ponl t .at county rate payors have p iwer to vote whether or n >tc >u.ity funds shou and bvc >mo liable for sums borrowed in the purchase of lands. Did Secretary Rnlfour recognise the probability that the rate payers’ vote mizht stop the purchase of >a and in many districts! (Mr. Balfour here nodded assent.] It. was an important pro vision, affeoli g the whole measure. ABSENCE OF THE IRISH UE.MRERk. He reminded the House that in v ow of the fact that particular circumstances pre vented the presence of the Irish tnombers to-uight it would lie a great mistake te pass a land bill that was opposed to their de sires and convictions. At any rata, he would not dwell ou that point. Want of Irish authority wont to the root of the whole matter, and impelled every true friend of irela :d to oppose the bill. Mr. Chamberlain asked Mr. Balfour if he had calculated the amount requi ed under tbe bill, and by what area it was lirnUol, His estimate, lie said, placed the total at less than iMOO,OO(),(K>J. Ho advised Mr. Balfour to withdraw th-> concessions re moving the twenty years limit, but to adhere to the rale pa veil’ plebiscite. BALFOUH’h ESTIMATE. Mr. Balfour replied that he estimated tho total amount required to complete the pur chase at £95,000,090. The bill, in providing for an advenes of £33,000,000, would make a great impression end would greatlv sim plify the problem, lie would recons itar tho question of twenty years limit. Tho rn'e payers’ plebiscite scheme bo considered a valuable alteration to the measure. Re ferring to the evictions which might arise from tiio default of tenants in buying land, Mr. Balfour denied that the state would become the evlctor. That process, ho stated, would lie undertaken by the land commission, acting in tbe interests of the local authorities. AN APPEAL TO RUBBIA. A Mass Meeting in New York la Bo half of Sophie Gunsberg. New York, Dec. B,—Resolutions were unanimously adopted at a rrass meeting I eld in Cooper Union to-uight to protest against the execution cf Hophio Uunsberg, a young Russian girl, who is now under sentence of death in St. Petersburg on sus picion of being a nihilist The offense with which she Is charged was entirely political, ad involved neither an actual nor at tempted crime of such a nature as to merit capital punishment. The resolutions declare that the infliction of c ipitai punish ment upon u young woman of high aspira tions for an offense which Involved only the generous, though perhaps misguided enthu siasm of extreme youth, is ihocking to the moral sense of humanity and calculated to diminish the cordiality of the sympathy which tho American iieople have 'hitherto entertained toward Russia. Tho resolutions entreat the Russian government te abrogate or modify this sentence in such a manner os may be just. where tiie resolutions go. The resniutiohs are transmitted to the representative of too Russian government at Washing on ami to the Becre ary of State of tiie United Htates, Rh the request that ha interc >de wli,b * Ijo Rulitsian govern ment ou behalf of Sophie Uun* g. Between twelve aid flfleen hundred peo ple were present. Archde&cou Macaay iSmith, of the Protestant Epwuopal Church, presided, and among thelargi number of well-known i eople who lent their names as vice president were ox-President and Mrs. Grover ' lovclund, t-x-Freildont Rutherford B. Hayes, and Cbauu ey M, D now. Speeches were tna le by Tbaddeus Wake man, Mrs. Margaret Moore, aud Mrs. Lillie Devereux Uiake. FOUR KILLED AT A SAW-MILL. The Boiler I xplodns and Horribly Mangles the Men. Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 2.—A special from Bloooasburg, Pa, says; "A large boiler exploded to-day on Nescopeck Mountain, uoar Esnytown, this c unity, with terrible results. Frauk Gro ivcr, bis brother Isaac, and two others whose names could not be learned, were instantly killed. The boiler was lining used to furnish steam for a saw mill plant operated by Samuel Adams. All four man wore horribly mangled. What caused tbo explosion is a mystery. The boiler appeared to ba in good condition.” A LYNCHING IN VIRGINIA. A Murderer Taken from a Sheriff on Hie Way from Court. Danville, Va., Dec. 2.—Several weeks ago Thad Fowlkes murderrd a prominent citizen of Charlotte county named Yancey. He was arraigned for trial to-day in Char lotte county, a I tho case p'istponed. A special to the Daily Jteijister says that while the she. iff wss proceeding wi h the prisoner to tbo stati n to return him to jail a force of men intercepted him, aud lynched tho prisoner by the road id#. New raven's Democratic Mayor. New Haven. Conn., Dee. 2.—New Ha ven’s city election to-day was vary close. Josepo B. Sargent, detn.,'defeated James B. Dewell, rep., by 187 vote*. The present mayor is a republican. Tue republicans also he in the matter of aldermen aud councilman. The democrats elect the en tire town ticket. Vicksburg Goes Democratic. Vicksburg, Miss., Dec. 2.—ln the munic ipal election to-day h- democrats swept theci'y, ail the nominees of that party being elected except two aldermen and one school trud.ee. R. V. Booth was el cted mayor. He is the first democrat electedjto that office in years. Danville’s Tobacco Sales. Danville, Va., Dv. 2. -The sales of leaf tobacco in this market for November were 3,883,935 pounds. The salei for the first two months of tbe tobscco year wore ,039,685 pounds, a I increase of 1,373,000 poun is, as compared with the same period last year. An Earthquake iu Mexico. City of Mexico, Deo, 3. An earthquake wa* felt here this evening. Tue vibrations lasted several minutes, esuslng tbe terrified iuhai itants to rush from their dwelling* into the streets. Tbe shock wa a severe one, tbe most mvote fele hers in several year*. I DAILY, #11) ATE VTL ! < 5 CENTS A GSP Y f ] WEeK.LY.SI.aj A Ft: AH.’ SHOT BY A TRAIN ROBBER. A PLUCKY HEWING MACBIMB AGENT LOBE3 HIS LIFE. Grabbing tho Pistol Pressed to Hl* Breast, Re Fights the Highwayman Hand to Hand to the Door of the Car— Tho Robber Then Escapes New Orleans, La., Duo. Z—A special to the TimrS'Democrat from Tyler, Tex.. says: "A train robbery occurred between 9 and 10 o’olock last night, on the C tton Belt road, between Big Bandy and Weuona. Tne train wee No. 25, a mixed passenger and freight, and was bound south. From Oscar tfohmidt, of Milwnukse, one of the passengers, tho following particulars ware obtained: At Gilmore a spare-faced man, about 5 feet 7 or 8 inches tail, with a black. mustache amt black eyes, bought a ticket for Big Sandy. There be got off aud bought a ticket for Tyler. \Vhen the train started to pull out from the water tank between Big Handy and Wenona, the coupling between tha pasten-* g*r roach and the cars in front either broke! or was purposely rein ivod, and the train, pulled out, leaving the coach l ehlnd* There were oevaral passengers in the coach,) among them one color and woman. All th* passu.igers except Mulimldt, J. It. Gorhardt and the man who committed the robbery* left the oar and sent out on the platform to discover what, was tbs matter. THE ROBHKK BEGINS BUSINESS. "The first intimation lira robber gave n0 his lutentk u wue by puling out a pistol, firing a shot Into the top of the car, and ory-* ing out, ‘Hands up, gentlemen.’ fichmidbi said: *i looked around to soe wbat was the 1 matter, thiuklng It was some drunk' n rowh and found a pistol undor my nose. The> man with tbo pistol told me to aboil out my money, and I made baste, re ached* down in my pocket and gave hiw what silver I bad, about nine or teu dollars. 110 turned to Gerhai'dt, who wan in tbe scab with me. and asked him for bis ruo icy, pointing the pistol t bis brosst a* be did SO.. Gorhardt said, ‘l have no money.’ 'I know better; shell out,’ said tho robber. gehhahdt shot. "Uurhardt rained hm hand to turn aside the pistol, w henthi* robber fired, the ball entering Gerhardi'm left aids juit below the t roast. Gorhardt then grap pled with tho robber, trying to get posieatdon of the pistol, and fought him to the door of the ear. During the scuHis the robber fired fle times. Tbsn, his pßtol being empty, he turned ana rau. The train msn say that aa the engine started leaving tiie passenger coach behind, three men signaled them, but, mistrusting l hat something was wrong, they refused to stop. After the robbery they backed up, anil the aoah was taken on again, Ger hardt. tbe wounded mnn, was brought to ttiia oltv aid placed in the rai road hospital. Heoa mot recover. He represents a sewing maohlne company, and travels from Mar shall, Trx. ills lsinily reside In Paris, Tex.” PHILADELPHIA';! BANK RUN. Ucnfldence Restored With Amusing Suddonuosa Philadelphia, Deo. 2.—The run on the Keystone National Bank Cegan again to-day with unabated vigor, Tho crowd began to collect shortly before 10 o’clock, and whan the heavy iron door of the bank was raised ttiey crowded into th building, and in a few minutes a line of 300 or 4‘W people was formed. All persons presenting checks for 1100 or less were paid in currency, but any whose demands exceeded that amount were paid only #IOO in cash nod ware given clearing house due bills for the bal ance. By an arrangement with the clearing bouso bunks these due bills will bn honored!’ at any bank. The city deposit of #400,009 was allowed to remain, tbe city accepting the assura ices of the directors ad Government Bauk Examiner Drew that the bank is solvent. CONFIDENCE RESTORED. The promptness with which every check was met, and heavy dap site made by a number of business hous> s, restored confi dence in the staoility of the bank, aud by 2 o’clock tiie run was over. It ceased with almost startling suddenness. At 12o’clock the building was orowdol with anxious aud frightened depositors wnltlog to draw their money—at 2 o’clock not a single person stood in front of toe paying taler’s window, and but very few were in! tiio bank, and they were but attending to ordinary busin ss. From 10 o'o ock until the run ceased <>v*r #125,000 In money and clearing house due bills was paid out ovsr the oouuter. ALABAMA’S MINISitB. fix Thousand Men Out—Their Alleged; Backing. Nashville, Tksn.. Dec. 2.—A special from Birmingham, Ala., says; “The strike of the coal imuers of Alabama went into effect yesterday, but all the men did not go out as expected. Of the 8,000 free miners in tbe state it is estimated tbat 6,000 ara nut. Tbe only sensational feature ot tbs strike was a report that it was brought about by the efforts of Pennsylvania iron manufacturers, who want to cause a shut-* and -wit of tiie furnaces in this district. It is claimed that tbo iron tneq have promiied the miners strong financial support in the event of a prolonged strike. A number of mine operators he:e a e going to fight tbo strikers witn negroes, and expect eventually to ope ate theiß mine* entirely witn negro labor. Wna# tho outoome of tbo strike will be it Is im possible to say, but a number of furnace* will shut down and probably all in this die trict.” H. K. ELLISON'S WILL. Hl3 Estate Valued at Sl3o,OOOand Left to His Children. Richmond, Va., Dec. 2. The will ot Henry K. Ellison, late secretary aud treas urer of the Dispatch Company, was pro bated to-dav. It gives to bis son, H. Tbeod'.re Ellison, 200 shares of tbe st w:k in tbe Dispatch Company, and 109 shares each to his otuer two s <ns and his daughter. After legacies in money to his sons’ wives and bis grand children, tbo re-idue of his estate is equally divided between bis sons' children. The est.mated value of the estate is #130,000. A BANK OLOaEri ITS DOORS. The Institution Unable to Stand tha Drain on Its Resources. Wert Superior, Win., Dec. 3.—Tiis Bank of Commerce in this city clo ed its door* to-day and mode s i assig imeut. Its deposits since last Wednesday have been reduced from #606.000 to #468,000. The bank was unable either to stand the drain from its own resources or obtain tbe necessary outside aid. Among the depositor* *• tne c.ty, wh.oh bad with tuain #289,000. This is o sered by a bo i l of fljO/mo, and other bank* will advance tine money M the city. Tbe bank will pay doiiai for dollar.