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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.
