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. THE HORNING NEWS.
j IgTiBLUgID iB6O. IWOUOUT 1888. V
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gOTURF, TO BE PRESSED.
HOAR TO HAV E A HARD TIME HOLD
ING A QUORUM.
Wolcott, Stewart, Teller and Stanford
refuse to Stand by Him—Other Re
publican Senators Also Apt to Kick
Out of the Tracee-The Day’s Debate.
ashwotok, Jan. 19. —Senator* Hoar,
Snconer and Aldrich have determined to
J^ e oße last grand effort to crowd the
do’.ure rule and then the force bill through
tse Senate. They are depending largely
upon bluffing to effect their purpose. They
bad to abandon the attempt to get the
,ati-force bill men into line at a caucus to
be held to-night Senators Wolcott,
Stewart, Teller and Stanford told them
frankly that they would not agree to sup
port a cloture rule or a force bill. They
pointed out to Senators Hoar, Spooner
and Aldrich that if it should be justifiable
to press a cloture rule, it certainly could
not be justified now.
GIVEN NO EXCUSE.
They reminded the force bill undertakers
ttst the democrats had done nothing yet to
justify s charge of filibustering and that a
thirty-hour continuous session was all too
short to satisfy the country of their sincer
ity They intimated that a cloture rule
could not be decently pressed for two
weeks yet, supposing that the demo
crsts were openly filibustering, and
mey washed their hands of the
subsequent proceedings. Left in this
predicament the force Dill republicans de
termined that it was less perilous to go for
ward than backward, and announced that
the cloture rule would be pressed to-mor
row and a vote on is sought on Thursday.
The announcement that the Vice President
would help them not only with his casting a
vote but with his rulings, particularly with
that to which Mr. Gorman objected so
strongly and cogently to-day.
THE OBJECTIONABLE RULING.
Under this whenever the Vies President
felt like it, or was made to do it, he could
shut down on debate upon the cloture rule,
aid then, on an appeal from his decision,
would declare that undebatable and so
bring the matter to a vote. Their success
depends then only upon their securing a
quorum of republican senators to
support them at every stage of the
proceedings, but the supporting quorum is
just that which seems beyond their furthest
roach. There were to-day forty-five repub
lican senators in Washington. This is just
a quorum, but four of these, Senators Wol
cott, Teller, Stewart and Stanford, are
avowedly and determinedly opposing the
force bill project.
INGALLS GOING AWAY.
Another, Senator Ingalls, Is expecting to
leave for Kansas to-morrow. At least two
others are ipcted to quietly absent them
selves, if they should not vote with Senator
Wolcott. This number of timid auti-foroe
bill men may be increased to five or six. At
all events, supposing that Senators Squire,
Pettigrew, Moody and the other absentees
could be brought here, as Senator Chandler
will be, Senator Hoar could not be sure of
heaving furty-flve votes at every time of
need. He hopes, of course, to make the
fight so hot as to compel forty-five repul>
licans to stand bv both cloture and the force
bill.
The democrats are very well satisfied with
tbs situation. They have all the advan
tages of it and will fight gamely. They
will not hesitate to filibuster if it becomes
necessary, feeling that the country will sus
tain them in their attempt to prevent the
introduction of Reedlsui lu the Senate.
w ashinoton, Jan. 19.—The Senate met
at 11 o’clock this morning. Mr. Blair had
returned front his unsuccessful contest for
re-election, and was (while the journal of
Friday was being read) cordially greeted
and sympathised with by senators of both
parties, among others by Senator Ingalls,
whose own re-election appears to be in such
danger. After the reading of the journal
there was a colloquy between Messrs. Gor
man and Hoar as to its correctness on some
point* and the matter was satisfactorily
adjusted. Mr. Got man, however, availed
himself of the occasion to argue against
the correctness of the decision of the Vice
President during Friday’s session, to the
effect that an appeal from a decision was
not debatable, because the question itself
on which the decision was made was an un
debatable one. Mr. Gorman admitted that
the rule, although In direct conflict with
all the authorities, had obtained until 1884,
when the rule was modified so as to make
it conform to general parliamentary law.
HOAR INTERPOSES.
Mr. Hoar inquired what the motion was.
Mr. Gorman said that it was a motion to
correct the journal.
Mr. Hoar desired to have the motion
stated formally.
Mr. Spooner thought that Mr. Gorman
raight be allowed to go on and state his
Tl \7* r ithout any particular formality.
Mr. Gorman expressed his indebtedness
Mr. Spooner, who, he said, was always
frank and fair.
. Hoar explained that if Mr. Gorman
c.rkli™ t 0 llave journal amended, either
übstantially or formally, he wished to have
i seated. If, on the other hand, he wished
unanimous consent to proceed with his re-
Jtks, he (Mr. Hoar) would not obi sot.
. r - Gorman stated that under the rule,
>t stood prior to 1884, debate was not in
. on an appeal where the original
4 estion was not debatable, and that under
Af change then made a question
nm j r , m *2ht be raised at any stage of the
rr. I**” 08 '* and should be decided without
' 'subject to appeal to the Senate, “any
n Y subsequent question
ana „ r! ' was Perfectly clear, he argued,
irit ~°ue which did not admit of two opin
bat’ that rule which had prevented de
w ® ° D , an appeal where the question itself
was taken up.
cuss ' oa waß kept up until 12:30
rrmfi w £ en Mr. Gorman withdrew his
Drove!*’ he journal of Friday was ap
the morning business was pro
carnochan a southerner.
bii] D Jh e Senate this afternoon the elections
ann u 8 talle n up as the unfinished business,
t George took the floor. He yielded
anHv j Hoar > w ho sent to the clerk’s desk
h aa read a letter to himself from Post
iiur ih ” an< *°lph of Anniston, Ala., deny-
V® , • statement made a few days ago by
uV “, ones of Arkansas, to the effect that
tho L f* rnoc han, the writer of an article in
paper at Little Rock, Ark.,
cora r ’ Hoar had brought forward, had
.Little Rock from Cincinnati and
of l at Mr- Camooban had been rector
T p“ ch urch in Anniston for four or five
, was a Virginian and a strict
part y democrat.
BUPKRSKRVICB ABLE ZEAL,
°* Arkansas spoke of the
tosn!! rSe . r 7 Yead of the Anniston
L. i U ?* Btor ' a nd gave a member of the House
or ,y:„ “ ator Carlisle as authority for his
Cor ., n , a statement, which Mr. Carlisle
Mr p. Gy saying that ho.had known
v*Vj arnoc k*n personally for a number of
01 c "'" gv “’- Kr "
b Morgan wound up that little episode
6 r®mark that if the Anniston posh
|lp JHofnina
master certified to Mr. Carnochan’s democ
racy, bis democrats character would be
ruined.
Mr. George then went on with bis speech,
beginning with a statement of the political
methods of the apportionment in Connecti
cut, as compared with Mississippi.
NEW YORK'S GERRYMANDER.
After discussing the subject in committee
be took it up in the state of New York,
from wbioh he said, although it was a dem
ocratic state on the popular vote, but one
democrat bad been sect to the Senate Id
twenty years, with the chance of one this
year, the apportionment being so arranged
as to give the republicans a very large
majority in the legislature. The methods
of apportionment in Massachusetts next
came in review, as well as the educational
qualification for voters. Then taking up
the question in Wisoonsio, Mr. George
showed bow, in 1865, the extension of the
suffrage to negroes was submitted to the
popular vote and was rejected by a majority
of over 9,000.
UNJUST TO THE SOUTH.
After a statement of the action of the
several states on the subject of negro suf
frage (after it had been imposed on the
south), Mr. George remarked that in
Micblgau, Ohio and Illinois the question
had been submitted to the people and
had been rejeoted by large majorities, thus
showing that while the people of thoee
northern states would not have it for them
selves it was good enough for
the southern states, where there
were ten, twenty or one hundred
negroes for every negro in the northern
states. The Senate bad board, on a bill ad
mitted by its advocates to contain not one
word that could correct the alleged evils in
the constitution Of Mississippi, the state of
Mississippi arraigned day after day for a
provision iu her constitution that was less
indeterminate, less lax, less liable to abuse
than the constitution of several states to
which he bad called the attention of the
Senate.
THE NUMBER OF SUPERVISORS.
Mnr George yielded tbs floor to Mr. Hoar,
who entered a motion to reconsider the vote
by which the number of supervisors at each
poll had been increased from three to four.
If that motion prevailed, he would then
move to reduce the number to two. As the
bill bad come from the Houee, and as it had
been reported to the Senate, provision had
been made for three supervisors, not more
than two of whom should be of the same
political party. “That is,” Mr. George
suggested, “two stalwart republicans to
one slippery democrat T
“That would depend,” Mr. Hoar replied,
“on whether the slippery democrat got an
appointment; and as a general rule, one
slippery democrat is, I think, equal to two
honest republicans.”
INCAPACITY OF THE NEGRO.
Mr. George prooeeded with his argument,
quoting from the views of distinguished
republicans in tthe reconstruction period
as to the Incapacity of the
negroes to exercise ti.e right of
suffrage and insisting upon it that
negro suffrage was imposed upon the south
ern people as a measure of punishment for
their rebellion ami (or [arty purposes. Mr.
George quoted ijoin the remarks of Mr.
Edmunds in the Senate to the effect that it
was not good for the negro to be with the
white people la Vermont or Moaeacbusetti.
BASIS OF THE IDEAL.
This ideal, Mr. Edmunds said on that oc
casion, was “based on a belief that nations
and races ns constituted by the God of
nature, and by political and geographical
divisions and arrangements, got on
better as separate families, with
their separate independence and
their separate institutions, than
if they are amalgamated together. ” Never,
Mr. George added, had wisor words been
spoken. And yet their wisdom was only
recognized when the question was whether
it was a good thing for the black man aud
white man to be together in Vermont or
Massachusetts, and was not recognized or
applicable to Mississippi or Louisiana.
WALTHALL’B WORDS RECALLED.
Mr. Hawley recoiled a statement made
by Mr. Walthall some weeks ago, as to
several oountios In Mississippi where most
of the offices ore held by negroes, and asked
Mr. George whether it was true that in
those counties, the negroes ware doing well
and were governing themselves.
Mr. George turned the question over to
his colleague.
Mr. Walthall said that in not one of the
counties referred to had the negress taxing
power. In not one of them was there a
negro sheriff or a majority of the
board of supervisors. But in all of them
negroes held the offices that were consist
ent with the safety of public and private
interests.
VOTING FOR CONGRESSMEN.
Mr. Hawley—Then pleaae let them vote
for members of congress. That lias nothing
to do with local government or taxing
powers.
Mr. Walthall—They do vote for members
of ooDgress, and vote peaceably. In every
district in which these counties (all but one)
are situated there has been a oomest going
on in the Houee, and it has been given out
to all the newspapers that the republican
committee on elections could find no ground
on which to make a report adverse to the
sitting member, who is a democrat,
Mr. Hawley—Then it is settled that in
several counties in Mississippi the negroes
can vote and have their votes counted,
without danger to the democracy.
A SHREWD TURN.
Mr. Walthill—lf that be the condition it
ought uot to be disturbed, and there is no
necessity for the force bill. [Applause in
the galleries.]
Mr. Hawley—There is some doubt whether
the colored voter is to be free in the south.
Mr. Walthall—l will now turn you over
to my c olleague.
Mr. Hawley—Tint is a very handsome
division of labor, all sides of the question
are taken ore of.
Mr. Walthall—Very satisfactorily to us.
Mr. George resumed the floor, aid ex
plained and justified bis own action in re
gard to the suffrage clause in the constitu
tion of Mississippi. After having spoken
five hours, be yielded the floor without hav
ing concluded his speech, and the Senate, at
6 o’clock, went into executive session, and
soon afterward adjourned until to-morrow
noon.
Port Royal's Dry Dock.
Washington, Jan. 19.—The Secretary
of the Navy has asked the House that an
appropriation of 8300,000 bo made in addi
tion to the amount already appropriated
for the construction of a dry dock at Port
Royal, 8. C.
Date of Kincaid’s Trial.
Washington, Jan. 19.—1n the criminal
court to-day the case of Charles E. Kincaid,
indicted for the murder of sx-Representa
tive Tauibee of Kentucky, at the capitol
last February, was set for trial on
March 16.
High Prices Put On Bllver.
Washington, Jan. 19.— A1l tba offer
ings of silver to tba treasury department
to-day (589,000 cunoes) ware above the
highest market pitee, and all ware re
jected.
Justice Brown’s Circuit,
Washington, Jan. 19.— Justice Brown
has been assigned to the Sixth circuit, that
of Justice Matthews.
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1891.
DATE HILL FOR SENATOR.
EVARTS TBS MAN THE UEPUBLI
OANS WANT.
Hill's Nomination Made oa the First
Ballot by Acclamation—Hovey Beats
Fairbanks (or the Senatorial Nomina
tion in Indiana—New Hampshire
Democrats Nominate Chari’s A.
Sinclair.
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 19.—The democratic
caucus has nominated Gov. HUI by accla
mation for United State-, senator.
The republican caucus renominated Will
iam M. Evarts.
CONNECTICUT’S CRISIS.
The Inauguration of State Officers
May Cause a Row.
Hartford, Conn., Jan. 19.—Both houses
of the Connecticut legislature will meet to
morrow morning, and the crisis developed
by the Senate last week In inaugurating
state officers is likely to come to a head
then. Gov. Bulkley’s proclamation of to
day warns persons who have taken office in
advance of being declared elected by the
general assembly to refrain from acting.
Should any of them undertake to assume
office it is” likely that force will be used to
prevent them.
apt to cause a bow.
The Senate is democratic, and if an at
tempt is made there to oust Mr. Alsop,
whom it has elected lieutenant governor, a
scene may result. It is intimated that Mr.
Alsop may purposely be absent, leaving the
Senate’s president pro tern, to occupy the
chair. The House committee appointed to
investigate the vote for state officers will
probably report that it has not yet finished
its work. At noon each House votes for
United States senator. The Semite has ten
democratic majority and the House as it
stands has fourteen republican maiority.
The republicans unanimously renominated
O. H. Platt tome time ago.
A FIGHT FOB THAY.R.
Hie Lawyer to Ask the Supreme Court
for an Injunction.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 19.—Notice was
served on Gov. Boyd that ex-Gov. Thayer
would apply to the snpreme court for an
injunction restraining him from acting as
governor. The injunction will come up
in court Jan. 29. Kx-Gov. Thayer’s peti
tion alleges that he wa forced to give
up his apartments for fear that
he would be removed by force and with
violence. This petition was signed by the
ex-governor a week or so ago, but was not
presented until to-day. His lawyers are
¥oing ahead with his case, although ex-Gov.
bayer is still out of his head as a result of
nervous prostration. He is better to-day,
however, aud there are hopes that he will
recover.
HOVEY UP IN INDIANA.
The Republicans Make Him Their
Nominee For Senator-
Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 19.—The re
publican senatorial caucus to-night was
brief but excitiDg. On the first ballot Gov.
Hovey received the nomination by a ma
jority of three over Charles W. Fairbanks,
who received 17 votes. The fight was
clearly between the anti-administration
men, as the name of ex-Chairman Michoner
of the state committee was not presented.
Mr. Fairbanks is a Gresham man and his
friends claim his defeat was the result of
several very bad blunders.
NORTH DAKOTA’S DIVISION.
The Republican Revolt Against Pierce
Not Patched Up.
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 19.—T0-morrow
balloting will be begun for United States
senator. There are twenty-four democrats,
six independents and sixty-three republi
cans in the legislature. The democrats
have caucused and agreed to support ex-
Secretary M. L. McCormack. The fight of
the field on the republican side against the
election of Gilbert A Pierce has been to de
ermined that all efforts to hold a republican
caucus thus far have failed.
MINNESOTA’S COMBINE.
The Democrats and Alllancemen Fix
ing the Slates.
St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 19.—1n the House
of Representatives this morning the speaker
announced the standing committees, of
which the chairmanships were divided be
tween the alliance and democratic members
aecarding to the agreement entered into
when tho ulliauce speaker was elected. A
resolution was offered petitioning for an
amendment to the federal constitution pro
viding for the election of United States sen
ators by vote of the people.
MOODY RENOMINATED.
Ths Independents Not to Make a Cau
cus Nomination.
Pierre, 8. D., Jan. 19. —The republican
caucus to-night nominated Moody as republi
can candidate for thesenatorshipfrom South
Dakota. Fifteen were absent. The inde
pendents decided not to make any caucus
nomination. There is increasing talk of a
dark horre, with Mellette os the favorite.
Balloting for senator begins in the legisla
ture to-morrow.
SINCLAIR FOR SENATOR.
The Democrats of New Hampshire De
cide on Their Choice.
Concord, N. H., Jau. 19.—The demo
cratic senatorial caucus was held in Chase’s
hall to-night Harry Bingham of Little
ton presided. Charles A. Sinclair cf
Portsmouth, was nominated by acclamation
as a candidate for United States senator, to
be supported in the legislature to-morrow.
Each house will take a ballot at noon to
morrow.
Still Unszttled.
Denver, Col., Jan. 19, 11 p. m.— The
legislative row, which it was thought would
be settled 10-day, has failed because of
Speaker Hanna refusing to agree to the
compromise. The matter has been referred
to the supreme court.
Henry M. Teller was unanimously chosen
in caucus for United States senator.
Alabama’s Legislature.
Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 19.—The Ala
bama legislature will assemble to-morrow.
They bare important questions to consider
—the convict system, apportionment of rep
resentation in the legisfatnre, congressional
ajmortionment and several other matters.
BRtek Nominated.
Harrisburg. Pa., Jan. 19.—The demo
cratic legislative caucus to-night nominated
ex-Lieut. Gov. Cbaunoey F. Black as a
candidate for senator.
OBSTRUCTION IN THE HOUSE.
The Demoorata Waiting for Action on
the Force Bill.
Washington, Jan. 19.—The intention of
the democrats of the House to resort to
obstructive tactics until the determination
of the Senate on the elections bill was mani
fested this morning, when Mr. Bland of
Missouri demanded the reading of Satur
day’s proceedings In full, instead of its ab
breviated form, but the journal being short
its reading consumed very little time.
Then Mr. Mills rose aud moved an amend
ment to the journal relative to the refusal
of the chair to recognize his motion to re
consider the vote by which Friday’s journal
was approved.
Mr. Cannon inquired whether it was iu
order for him to move the previous ques
tion on the approval of the journal.
The speaker, after an examination of Mr.
Mill’s motion, said: "This is not an amend
ment to the journal,” whereupon Mr. Can
non demanded tba previous question, and
was recognized by the speaker.
Then came a chorus of democratic de
mands for the reading of the amendment.
The Speaker (with apparent astonish
ment)—Ob, gentlemen call for the reading
of the amendment. The chair begs pardon.
The clerk will read the amendment.
The clerk read as follows: "Which said
ruling of the speaker is disapproved by the
House.”
The speaker, regarding the proposed
amendment as not proper, recognized Mr.
Cannon’s demand.
On a standing vote the demand was re
jected—72 to 75—but the republicans
gathered strength and seconded the demand
—yeas 130, nays 103.
SPRINGER TAKES THE FLOOR.
Thereupon Mr. Springer of Illinois took
the finer under the rule allowing forty
minutes debate after tne ordering of the
previous question.
The House was in a good deal of confusion
and Mr. Rogers of Arkansas, calling tbs at
tention of ths ohair to this faot, the speaker
iwhils rapping bis desk vigorously) dryly
suggested that when ths House understood
that the gentleman from Illinois was speak
ing it would beVlent. The chair hoped the
House would listen to the debars.
Mr. Spriuger replied with mock polite
ness that he would be much obliged If the
speaker would preserve order when he was
talking upon a measure of such importance
as that to which he wished to call the atten
tion of ths House.
TILTS WITH REED.
The debate then proceeded. Messrs.
Springer, Roger* and Bland deToted them
selves principally to criticising Speaker
Reed and hi* rulings, and receiving an oc
casional sarcastio rejoinder from the speak
er. Messrs. Enloe and Breckinridge of Ken
tucky also came into the debate, as did also
Mr. McKinley and E. B. Taylor on the re
publican side. When the time had been
exhausted the journal was approved, yeas
173, nays 10L
A private relief bill then came up, refer
ring a claim to the court of claims. A sub
stitute was agreed to restricting in some
degree the duties of the court of claims.
The vote being on ordering the bill to a
third reading, the democrats demanded the
yeas and nays (a rather unusual proceeding
at this status of a bill), and third reading
was ordered—yeas 115, nays 90.
Mr. Holmau moved to lay the bill on the
table. This motion was lost—yeas 91,
nays 115.
The bill was then passed—yeas 109, nays
88.
On motion of Mr. Mills, the house at 5:30
o’clock adjourned.
GAVE QUAY THE DRY GRINS.
Ha Receives an Invitation to Gov. Pat
tlson’a Inauguration.
Washington, Jan. 19.— 8 y the irony of
official etiquette Senator Quay received to
day a handsomely engraved communication
headed with the coat of arms of Pennsyl
vania, and reading:
The honor of your presence is renuostel at
the inauguration of Hon. Robert E. Pattison as
governor of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania
at the capitol, at. Harrisburg, at the hour of
noon on Tuesday, the !th day of January, 1891.
Husky D. Oueen,
Chairman of the Joint Committee on Inaugura
tion.
William R. Leeks, Secretary.
To Hon. M. S. Q>iay.
Needless to say, Senator Quay will not
lend the honor of his presence to Gov. Pat
tison’s inauguration. Senator Cameron will
be in Harrisburg to-morrow, not to attend
the Inauguration, but to see to bis own elec
tion. Senator Quay was kept from the
Senate to-day by a cold. He will be on
band, to-morrow, however. He character
izes as pure invention the published story
about the President having asked him to
abandon Senator Cameron for Postmaster
General Wanamaker.
coLQUirra illne39.
The Fact That He is Paired With
Dawes His Only Consolation.
Washington, Jan. 19.—Senator Colquitt
is very restless under his physician’s orders
to stay in the house. He feels so much bet
ter that he can hardly be restrained from
going to the Senate, even by the physician’s
warning that to do so for the present would
be to imperil his life. Senator Colquitt is
only consoled by the fact that bis absence
does not mean the loss of his vote, since lie
is paired with Senator Dawes, who is at
present an active force bill man.
Dalzell Down on Tracy.
Washington, Jan. 19. Congressman
Dalzell is very hot against Secretary Tracy
for his course in regard to Commander
Reiter. He is even quoted as saying that it
demonstrates that the secretary is unfit to
be in the cabinet. Representative Dalzell is
preparing to bring the matter before the
House and is expected to make a rattling
speech.
DQBBON’S BURNED MILLS.
Rebuilding to Begin at Once—Total In
surance of $725,000.
Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 19.—The work
of rebuilding John & James Dobson’s
burned carpet mills will begin as soon as
ths insurance adjusters have finished their
labors. The latter began their operations
this morning. In an interview to-day James
Dobson expressed a belief that the fire
started in the drying or picker
room, being carried upward to the main
building by tbe hot air shaft. The mansard
roofs of tbe mills were easy food for the
flames, and in rebuilding something more
substantial will be provided. The damage
to the plush works was not so great as was
supposed, and was principally from water.
Work was resumed in that department thus
morning by over 1,000 hands, and by tbe
middle cf the week 2,000 will be employed.
Tbe insurance aggregates nearly $725,000,
and tbe policies are divided among about
125 companies.
Economy by tba Pope.
Paris, Jan. 19l— The pope has decided to
make a sweeping reduction in tbe expenses
of his household, in order, it is said, to
create a tenons pmitiiico for use in such an
emergency aa his enforced* exile. The total
amount of the jubilee money will be as
signed to this tesoro.
EUROPE’S HARD WINTER- j
ICE AND SNOW IMPEDING N A VIGA- j
TION AND TRAFFIC.
Hungry We Ives Prowl ng Around tbe
Streets of Cadiz and Country Houses
in France -Many Persons Found
Frozen to Death—Trades at a Stand
still in England.
Paris, Jau. 19. —During Saturday and
yesterday the most fntease cold of the win
ter was experienced throughout Franca
Y'ostenlay an aged man was found frozen
to death in his lodging in this city. The
thermometer yos'erday touched 7‘ Fahren
heit at Macon, 9* here, 18“ at Toulon and
5 a at Grreuable. Wells were frozen
at Perpignan, where a man was found
frozen to death in the street. A woman
was found frozen in bod at Epical, where
the thermometer indicates 4* below zero. A
slight fall of snow is reported (from the
Riviera.
GOVERNMENT AID.
The Chamber of Deputies has voted that
2,000,000 francs be appropriated for tne re
lief of the people in towns who are suffering
from the effects of the severe winter. It is the
intention of tho chamber later on to appro
priate money for the relief of the sufferers
iu the country districts.
VESSELS DAMAGED BY ICE.
Berlin, Jsn. 19.— Several steamers in
tho ioe-blockaded river Elbe have lost their
propellers by dashing against tbe ic* floes.
A number of vessels in the
Elbe have parted their anchor chains
and are drifting hopelessly in tbs stream.
The strongest tugs cannot leave the harbor
of Cuxhaven on account of the lee, and tbe
citizens are nssistmg the military to blast
tho ice with melinite. Reports from all
parts of Germany show that the thermome
ter touched many degree* below zero Fah
renhett, but the oold is bearable in tho ab
sence of wind. Tbe ics is eighteen
inches thick. The sea between
Stratsund and Rugen. five miles
in width, is alive with skates and sleighs.
Ponds are frozen to the bottom, Twanty
ono head of deer in the royal forest at Ben
derath have died and the rest are in miser
able condition.
IN HOLLAND AND BELGIUM.
In Holland aud Belgium the severity of
the snowfall has put a stop to tbs railway
and tramway traffic. Thousauds of men
are eugaged in clearing the roads. Oa the
coast of Holland the sea is frozen for a groat
distance, and there is a bank of ioo on the
shore of extreme beauty. Only the harbors
of Rotterdam aud Flushing are accessible to
vessels.
Advioes from Naples report the death of
two perons from cold. The Italian rivers
are iucumbei ed with ice. The roof of a
school for boys at San Domitrio gave way
jieneatb its burden of snow and ice and the
whole mass went crashing into the school
room below. Twenty-two pupils were more
or less seriously Injured. On the froutier
near Geneva a man was frozen to death.
j Several vessels have been wreoxed in the
bay of Biscay, and a number of livos lost.
The gales throughout Europe are tbe most
severe in several years.
THICK ICE ON THE SEINE.
The ice on the Seine is sixteen inches
thick and is thronged with people day aud
night.
The cold is causing great inconvenience
and distress throughout France.
Tbe harbors of Toulon and Lazvne are
frozen over for the first time on record.
The olive crop in the department of Gard
is fast being ruined.
Whole committees in tho neighborhood of
Perpignan in the Pyrenees are cut off from
communication wltn the rest of tbe world,
and wayfarers in those districts have been
found frozen to death.
Algiers mail steamer arrived at port
Vendres, on the Mediterancau to-day
covered from stem to stern with ice and
snow like a ship in the Arctic legions.
SHIVERING AT SARAGOSSA.
A dispatch from Saragossa, in Spain, re
ports that the mercury there is at 14*
Fahrenheit and that snow is falling .
The Seine at its confluence with the Oise
is jammed with pack Ice ten feet high.
At Nimes wines has frozen in cellars.
The Loire at Nevers is frozen over.
A largo number of vessels are ice-bound
at Bordeaux and manv steamers, to avoid
being frozen in, have gone|down the river to
anchor in Verdon roads.
Packs of wolves and wild boars are In
vading isolated districts in France. The
unusua ly large fall of snow and tbe ter
rible severity of tbe weather have cut off
their means of subsistence and tho animals
have become desperate through hunger aud
fearlessly prowl about houses to the great
consternation of the people.
The same state of affairs is said to exist
in Spain, and from Cadiz oomes report of
wolves being killed in tbe streets and sub
urbs.
Advices have been received from Algiers
to tbe effect that tbe country is covered
with snow.
A snow storm is raging at Tunis, and tbe
fall of snow is already so heavy that traffic
has been stopped.
ICE IN THE THAMES.
London, Jan. 19.—Owing to ice in tho
Thames there is much delay in loading and
unloading vessels. Tugs are necessary to
move lighten and barges. The sevority of
the weather in Great Britain Is increasing.
There is much suffering among the poorer
classes, and from various sections of the
country come accounts of cattle and, in
several instances of human beings frozen to
death.
TRADES AT A STANDSTILL.
Several trades are at a standstill, owing
to the oold weather.
A lady was found in a railway carriage
frozen to death at one of the London sta
tions t -day.
Heavy ice has blocked the docks at New
port, Monmouthshire, and it is impossible
tor vessels to either enter or leave the
doefe. A number of loaded vessels await
the breaking of the ice before they can saiL
ICE IN THE BALTIC.
Hamburg, Jan. 19. —A dispatch from
Kiel says that the Baltic sea, so far as it
can be seen from Buelk lighthouse, is cov
ered with ice. The channel separating the
island of Kermark from the Holstein shore
is frozen over. Tne Jeke of Constance is
covered with ice, and navigation upon it
has been suspended.
AUSTRIAN ROADS BLOCKED.
Vienna, Jan. 19. —Nearly all the roads
end railroads throughout Austria ar* more
or less blockel with snow, causing consider
able delav in (Muisenger and freight traffic
everywhere. The mails are also muoh de
layed. In addition a number of country
towns are completely isolated, and are
likelv to remain so for some time to come.
These towns are suffering from their ina
bility to renew tbeir stocks of ooal and pro
visions, wbioh are, In many cases, ex
hausted.
Baron Wiesmann Insane.
BERLIN, Jan. 19.—Lieut. Tiedemann has
telegraphic advices from Zanzibar that
Baron Wissmanu baa suddenly developed
signs of insanity. This seems to be con
firmed by the announcement made to-day
that Baron Wissmann’s recall Is due to the
fact that be has been pronounced to be But
tering from cerebral affection.
PARNELL NOT TO RETIRE.
No Intimation of Euoh an Intantlon
Pound In Hia speeches.
London, Jan. 19.—The Pall Mall Qasrtt*
to day sa\ • that there it nothing in Mr.
Parnell's speeches yesterday to indicate that
he has any intention of surrendering to his
enemies in the fight being carried on for the
leadership of the Irish parliamentary party.
VC. NIKS ftOT HELD BACK.
Paris, Jan. 19.—John DlUoa, T. P. (Jill
and William O’Brien arrived In this city to
day. In a:> interview, Mr. Dillon said be
made inquiries in regard to the mutter, and
had found that there was absolutely no
foundation for tbe statement which reoently
appealed in the Insujiprestible to the eltect
that Mr. Harrington had held bark
funds which had been collected in
America for the relief of evicted tenants iu
Ireland, for the political advantage of Mr.
Parnell. On the oontrary, Mr. Dulon ojn
tinueJ, Messrs. Webb, Kenny and Harring
ton were uslug funds strictly in accordance
with the arrangement arrived at in
America. Not a farthing had been used
for any pnrpoee connected with the
present dispute over the Irish leadership,
“i am happy to state," said Mr. Dillon,
“that botn sides,- Including Mr. l'aruell,
have agreed to &u arrangement whereby
evicted tenants will be protected, quite
apart frera the dispute iu regard to the
leadership."
CHILE'S REVOLUTION.
The British Fleet to Look After Brlt'eh
Subjects.
London, Jen. 10.— The latest advices re
ceived here from Chile show no improve
ment in the state of affairs. It also seams
possible that a portion of the British fleet in
the South Pacific ooean may toon be Inves
tigating the disturbance. The notion of
the insurgents has rendered Impossible the
leading and discharging of vessels in Chilean
ports, thereby already causing considerable
loss to foreign merchants. In view
of the representations made to the
British foreign offlos, and os a
result of a series of communications wnioh
have been exchanged during the past few
day* between the foreign office nnd admir
alty, it was announced to-day that a portion
af the British South Pacific squadron, under
the admiral iu command of that flest, has
been ordered to leave Panama for
Chilean waters without delay. It is
also understood that the admiral
has received instructions to take all the
steps necessary in order to protect the in
terests of British subjects in Chile, and, ao
eordirg to report, he will not allow war
vessels in the hands of the insurgents to in
terfere with the loading or unloading of
British vessels in Chilean ports.
SCOTLAND’S STRIKE.
Men Who Had Returned to Work In
duced to Quit Again.
Glasgow, Jan. 19.—The fifth week of the
strike along the Scotch railroads opens with
but poor prospects of an early settlement of
the dispute. Both the railroad companies
and the strikers seem resolved to fight to
the last. All efforts to bring about some
compromise arrangement somn to havo
tailed. A few of the western men who had
been prevailed upon to return
tc work have, it is announced to-day,
listened to the persuasions of the
Jiickets of the strikers and have once more
nined the ranks of the strikers. Other
wise, according to the railroad officials,
matters so far as they are ooucernad are
improving. It was stated this morning that
the employes of the Great Western railroad
were threatening to strike. Those men are
dissatisfied with their hours of work and
are asking to have them shortened, or that
extra pay be granted for extra work which
they claim they have to do.
KOOH'S EXPERIMENTS.
Thousands of Guinea Pigs Cremated
After Inoculation.
Paris, Jan. 19 —Further details hao
been learned of Prof. Koch's experiments
with his lymph. They show that many
thousands Guinea pigs which had been
inoculated have been cremated after the
work of vivisection had been completed.
The bodies of the animals are burned in a
huge furnace situated in the hygienic insti
tute. The researches which are be
ing carried on with the new remedy are
attended with considerable danger. It U
reported that five scientists died after test
ing the glanders bacillus, and that three
medical men who were working on the
cholera microbe subsequently suffered from
a violent attack of the disease. It is ex
plained that Prof. Koch aud his assistants
owe (heir immunity from sickness to the
unceasing precautions wbieh they take
while pursuing their experiments.
Ah AHCHY AT LEGHORN.
Dynamite Bombs Exploded Near the
Residences of the Wealthy.
Paris, Jan. 19.— Private telegrams of a
most alarming nature have been received
from Leghorn, it being understood that the
regular press means of communication has
passed into the control of the police
authorities of that city for the present. Ac
cording to the messages referred to several
dynamite cartridges were exploded almost
similtaneously yesterday in tbe immediate
vicinity of tbe residences of a number of
wealthy residents of i/oghorn. Further de
tails are not obtainable at present, but it is
said that the Italian polioe attribute the out
rage to a well-planned anarchist plet which
was to have led to a riot and the sacking of
tbe portion of the city where the explosions
coourred.
ANGLO POBTUOUBSB TILTS.
England Will Sign No Treaty Not In
dorsed by the Cortes.
London, Jan. 19. -‘-A blue book upon the
Ariglo-Portuguese dispute regarding terri
tory in Africa has been issued. The latest
dispatch from Lord Salisbury to Sir George
Glynnn Petrie, the British minister to Por
tugal. is dated Deo. 8. In it Lord Salisbury
says that after what has taken place at Lis
bon he would not again sign a treaty with
Portugal until a vote of the oortes has
authorized such a measure.
GHBGOIBB LET GO.
The Man Be Assisted to Escape Not
Proven to be Padlewalcl,
Paris, Jan. 19.—Tbe court of appeals has
directed that Gregolre, the anarchist Jour
nalist, convicted and sentenced to imprison
ment for alleged participation in the escape
of Padlewski, be discharged from custody.
Gregoire is released on tbe same grounds
upon which Do la Bruvere was released,
namely, that it was not proved that tbe
man be had assisted to leave France was
Padlewski, the man accused of murdering
Gen. Seliverskoff.
St. Petersburg's Population.
St. P*t*rsburo, Jen. 19.—Tbe census
returns of this city just made public show
that tbe population of St. Petersburg is
I DAILY,|IO A YEAR. \
1 5 CENTS A OOPY. f
1 WEEKLY. 91* a YEAR. *
A BIG BANK IN TROUBLE.
IHS AMERICAN NATIONAL OF
KANSAS CIIY CLO JED.
Its /sits Estimated at $3,590,000,
and its I. labilities at $2,250,000-It*
Deposits Reduced from $4,200,000 in
October to $ 1,400,000 at the Time of
Closing.
Kashas City, Jan. 19. — The American
National Bank of this city was taken charge
of to-day by F. E. Marshall, national bank 1
examiner fur the state of Missouri. The
capital stock of the lark is 91,230,000. No
•tatemo-.t of ita llabilit.es or assets can be
obtained. During the early part of the week:
it became known to Cue members at t-e
Kansas City Clearing House that the
bank was in need of assistance. A,
meeting of the association was called at
which a resolution was adopted assuring the
batik that upon a proper showing assistance*
would be rendered to the amoant of 11,000,-
000 or more. An investigation oomiuittea*
reported to the meeting of the
last night that the collateral* offered by the -
bank were not suob as the banks of the
association would accept. This decision
made the failare of the bank inevitable,
and the national bank examiner thereupon*
assumed charge of the bank’s affairs.
A RUN ON ANOTHER BANK.
Asa result of the failure of the bank
great deal of uneasiness has bean created -
among the depositors of the Kaama City
Hole and Savings Deposit Bank, which m
iu the same building with the Americaal
Nat ional, and is supposed by many to bv
connected with it, and there is a trninams-!
ous run on that Institution. The die walls |
was blocked and the doors of the bank were j
crowded with depositors anxious to reooved
their savings. The bank Is paying all de-'
poitors promptly, and the officials claim
that they can meet all obligations. The
bank is in no way connected with the
American National. It is the largest sav
ings bank in the state and its officers are
the most careful and conservative business
men of the city.
The run on the Kansas City Safe Deposit
and Savings Bank continued all day. T®
all appearances the bank had plenty cfl
money, and it is the opinion of those in of
position to know that the bank is all right*
EXPLANATION OP THE PRESIDENT.
Kansas City, Jan. 19, 11 p. m.—Presi
dent Stimson authorizes the following
statement: The cause cf the failure of tba
American National Bank seems to hav-ai
been the indefinite lack of conffdenca
which has pervaded the business world
for the past few months. A rumor
gained currency some three months ago that
the bank was notin the best condition. Ths
withdrawal of deposits followed immedi
ately, and with the growth of the unfavor
able reports the withdrawals increased to
an alarming extent. On Oct. 1 the
bank’s statement showed deposits of
94,3110,000. Deo. 12 the deposits bad
fallen off (o |2,500,000, and
Saturday night when the clearing house
committee made its investigation they
none found to aggregate only $1,400,000.
The cosh available at that time was
9400,000. This decrease in deposits began
with the stringency of the eastern monoy
markets and when the bank found lteif
obliged to give as collatojal their gilt-edged
securities.
CONFIDENCE FURTHER WEAKENED.
Wheu those drains upon the bank’s re
sources become generally known, confi
dence was more and more impaired, and
finally a meeting of the (Hearing bouse woe
called without the knowledge or on
sent of the American National Bank,
and other banks voluntarily offered assist
ance, If needed. Unfortunately this meeting
became publicly known, causing iooreased
rumors which resalted lo a run Friday and
Saturday, and the bank then applied to the
clearing house for the aid wuich they had
offered, but not being a corporate organiza
tion they failed to agree upon a plan of
assistance and consequently the bank wm
obliged to close, although President Stimson
thought this never should have occurred,
as the bank has always been in a solvent
condition. To close ud such a business iu
these times will necessarily involve a great
sacrifice, but the president says there is no
doubt that the depositors will be paid ia
full, and if the asset* are properly handled,
the stockholders should get bak a large
part of their original investment.
THE ASHETS AND LIABILITIES.
No statement of the amount of the lia
bilities and assets of the bank
has been made The liabilities are
estimated at 92,250,000, and the assets ah
95,500,000. The principal stockholders of
the bank reside in the east. There seems
to be a decided difference of opinion as to
the failure of the clearing house to extend
its assistance to the embarrassed
bank. A prominent member of the
association said to-night that when the
committee met to examine the bank’s se
curities the chairman hud in bis pocket cer
tified checks for 91,000,000, to be turned
over to President .Stimson, should
the showing of securities warrant the loan.
The examination, he said, proved the securi
ties to be entirely insufficient, and assistance
was therefore withheld.
A Failure at Selma.
Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 19.—Informa
tion has been received here of the failure of
H. C. Keeble & Cos. of Selma. Their lia
bilities are 9225,000, and their assets are
about one-half that amount.
A FBW MORB OPN3 GIVEN UP,
The Bodies of Four Dead Indians
Found Near Wounded Knee.
Pine Ridge Agency, Jan. 19.—A meet*
ing of the commanders of tho several array
camps around the agency with Gen. Brooke
was held to-day, after which the officers rev
S tired again to their respective commands.
uring the afternoon. Chief Two-Strike,
accompanied by about thirty Indians,
turned over to Agent Pierce twenty guus cf
various patterns.
Gen. Miles has ordered forage for twenty
days longer. On (Saturday last. Quarter
master Humphreys had seven days’ supplies
on hand. These, with the amount ordered
to-day, will tide over till about Feb. ltd.
This afternoon one of the Indian police at
tho agency discovered the bodies of four
dead Indians in a creek near Wounded
Knee. One of them was a boy, two were
girls and the fourth an old squaw. They
were victims of the battle of Dec. 29.
POPE LEO AND THE INDIANS.
Paris, Jan. 19. —It Is announced from
the Vatican that the pope denies that he has
written, as alleged by the cable agency, to
President Harrison ia regard to the treat
ment of tbe North American Indiana
KING KALAKAUA DYING.
He Is IU with Bright's Disease In a Ho
tel at San Francisco.
San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 19.—King
Kalakaua, of the Hawaiian Islands, is lying
at the point of death at the Palaoe hotel
here, suffering from Bright’s disease and
ur<pmia.
Rear Admiral Brown to-aight sent a te’-
etrrarn to the navy department at Washing
ton, telling cf tbe king’s condition, aud tbe
Hawaiian minister was notified by Consul
General McKiulev.
