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I THE MORNING NEWS. I
1 trtkMLUBZD 1860. Isboxpoiutec 188?. V
j J. H. KSTlLL.Preaident. |
SENATORS OS A NEWTACK
the apportionment bill now
UNDER DEBATE.
Senator Carlisle Raises a Point ss to
the Make Up of the Next Electoral
College— The Republicans Want It
Based on the New Apportionment
Scheme.
Washington, Jan. 28.—The Senate met
at 11 o'clock thie morning, which is to be
the boor of meeting for the remainder of
the session, unless otherwise ordered.
Mr. Stewart said that inasmuch as there
was some uncertainty as to Senator Stan
ford's position on the vote (Monday) to lay
aside the cloture rule, he wished to have
read a telegram sene to him by Senator
Stanford Monday morning, but not deliv
ered on account of interrupted telegraphic
business. The telegram, which has already
been published, was read.
The House amendments to the Senate bill
referring to the court of claims the claim
of the Chesapeake Female College of
Virginia for the use and occupation of its
property from 1861 to 1869 by the military
authorities of the United States were con
curred in and the bill now goes to the Presi
dent.
The House joint resolutions increasing
from fifty to 100 tho copies of the eulogies
to be specially bound and delivered to the
widows of Representatives Randall, Kelley,
and Cox were repointed and passed.
The conference report on the bill for a
public building at Columbus, Ga., was pre
teuted and agreed to.
THE APPORTIONMENT BILL.
The House apportionment bill was then
taken up and Mr. Hale, who had reported it
from the census committee, explained and
advocated the House bill, and argued
against the amendment proposed by the
minority of the committee.
Mr. Davis replied to Mr. Hale and re
stated some of the considerations why the
amendments of the minority of the com
mittee should be agreed to.
GORMAN ON THE CENSUS.
Mr. Gorman agreed with Mr. Hale and
Mr. Washburn that there was no politics in
the bill. The only question was whether its
framework did 'exact justice to all the
states of the union. He expressed
his belief that, on the whole,
the superintendent of the census
had performed his work fairly and well;
but, nevertheless, he was convinced that
the enumeration of New York city was de
fective to the extent of 200,000; and he
thought that no sufficient reason had been
given why the request of the state and mu
nicipal authorities for a recount had not
been complied with,
CARLISLE MAKES A POINT.
Mr. Carlisle suggested a question which
occurred to him as likely to arise from the
fact of the apportionment being made in
the same year that the census was taken.
That was whether the election of presi
dential electors in November, 1892, would
he based on the then number of representa
tives in congress, or on the number as it
would be on March 4, 1893.
Mr. Davis said he had not considered that
question, but that the same question must
have arisen every ten years.
THE FIRST TIME IT HAS ARISEN.
Mr. Carlisle insisted that it had not arisen
before, as this was the first time that the
apportionment bill passed the same year
that the census was taken. He submitted
the question to the consideration of the sen
ators on the othdF side.
Mr. Gorman remarked that he had not
given ciose attention to that question,
which was, however, a very important one.
If the bill required to be amended in that
respect the amendment ought to be made
now.
Mr. Vance argued, from the facts devel
oped In the state of North Caroliua, that the
census was not correct; and that if the ap
portionment was made on that census it
would bo ajfalse and incorrect one.
Mr. Pasco made a similar argument,
ha'ed on defective enumeration in Florida.
HALE DISPUTES CARLISLE.
Mr. Hale took up the question suggested
by Mr. Carlisle as to the operation of the
bill upon the electoral college, and stated
that there was perfect analogy between the
present bill and the apportionment bill
passed in 1872 under the uinth census, and
that in that case the electoral college was
on the basis of the increased representation—
2So instead of 243.
Mr. Carlisle remarked that if the next presi
dential election were very close, and if Ne
braska, for instance, should choose in No
vember , 1892. three more electors than she
was entitled to, and if the other states
6nouid elect one or two more electors than
they were now entitled to, the result of the
Presidential election might be determined
by the vote of those additional electors.
PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION.
He submitted that under the constitution
(which could not be changed by any law,
do matter nhat language might be em
oioyei) each state was entitled only to that
*!!?■ electors whioh corresponded
with its number of representatives and sen
ators at the time that the electors were
chosen,
f r l Hale, besides the analogy in 1872,
J a 'L ßlogie * iu 1852 and lss2 > and ub
uitted that there was an unbroken chain of
Decedents in favor of having the number
tionment* corres f >ond with the new appor
ar'isle admitted that such prece
*ir ere of Kreat weight, but still thought
theywere not conclusive.
* was laid aside after a statement
„ ® r - Hale that he would ask a vote
Aft at noou to-morrow.
. l t er a bnof executive session, the Sen
e adjourned until 11 o’clock to-morrow.
tuppsr TO BE SNDBBBD.
Blaine Will Give Him the Cold Bhoul
der If He Com is Over.
''AShinoton, Jau. 28. —Secretary Blaine
der f IVB S r ( " !lar!es Supper the cold shoul
thl'n 6COmes bere on such an errand as
j. 9 Ottawa dispatches announce to-diy.
Blaine believe3 that offer to
for reciprocity coming from the
f'. a , J!an btry ud'miuistratiou is intended
Drncit ncomls ®' He says the only reci-
e yer proposed by the Canadian
and i fi mS r ßen Hmitad to natural products,
the .. “refore could not be entertained by
feci.. u . ec * States. He has no idea that
umilr' 'iy with Canada will come about
r a tory administration.
COLUMBUS’ NEW BUILDING.
lasses the Senate and Grimes
Slopes to Have it Signed.
ashisqton, Jan. 28. — Representative
im os got hii Columbus bill through the
,] e J ate to -day and expected to get the Presi
.,l° B: S n H. in spite of the fact that
( ■, S j Dt Cleveland vetoed it. President
lowLi n^'3 V9to °f the Columbus bill fol
r.-sur clo3p ly upon bis veto of Repre
n,, , tlv ® Sowden’s Allentown bill that it
it bvt? U * nt 10 be almost a consequence of
■by way 0 f balancing it.
fjht Jlofning ftetos.
FREE COINAGE IN THE HOUSE.
Bland Makes a Futile Effort to Bring
the Committee to Terms
Washington, Jen. 28. Immediately
et er the coinage committee of the House
was called to order this morning the ques
tion of when a vote on the bill should be bad
in the oommittee was raised. The delega
tion appointed by the Boston (Maas.) meet
ing was present, desiring to be heard.
Mr. Bland asked unanimous consent that
a vote be taken on the bill next Wednesday.
The Boston delegation could be heard, and
he would be willing to come here every day
for a week if necessary, but there should
then be a vote.
Mr. Walker of Massachusetts objected on
the ground that it was not proper now to
fix the time for dosing tho bearings. This
was the first time these persons hod ap
peared, and he moved that tbsy be heard at
once.
BLAND NAMES WEDNESDAY.
Mr. Bland moved as an amendment that
the vote be taken next Wednesday, and
said that if these hearings were to go on
without limit as to the time for voting, the
session would esd without any opportunity
for action in the House.
Mr. W alkor insisted that it was important
to have hearings on this subject, lie could
not come here ever day. The members of
the delegation now for the first time felt
that there was a serious prospect of free
coinage. He disclaimed any intention to
smother the bill, and was interrupted by
Mr. Bland with the declaration that he
might as well smother it as to give un
limited hearings.
A SPIRITED DISCUSSION.
There was a spirited discussion between
Mr. Walker and Mr. Taylor of Illinois, who
opposed any limitation of the hearings, and
Messrs. Bland, Bartine and Williams, who
favored giving the House a speedy oppor
tunity for action. It ended in the adoption,
by unanimous consent, of the motion made
by Mr. Bland that the committee proceed
with the hearing to-day, arjd meet again
to-morrow. The Boston men opposed free
coinage.
SHORT WORK IN THB HOUSE.
Representative McCarthy Resigns—
Left Without a Quorum.
Washington, Jau. 28.—The journal of
yesterday’s proceedings was approved with
out question in the House this morning.
A MEMBER RESIGNS.
The speaker laid before the House the
resignation of John H. McCarthy as repre
sentative from the Eighth district of New
York. It was laid on the table.
The House then went into committee of
the whole, with Mr. McComas of Maryland
in the chair, on the military academy appro
priation bill.
Before the disposition of the bill the com
mittee found itself without a quorum, and
a roll call failing to procure the neccessary
100 members, the committee rose, and the
House adjourned.
Confirmed by the Senate.
Washington, Jau. 28.—The Senate to
day confirmed the nominations of F. W.
Collins as United States marshal for the
Southern district of Mississippi and R. C.
Wilcox as postmaster at Clarksville, Tenn.
Atlanta’s Government Building.
Washington. Jan. 28.—Secretary Win
dom has asked the House for an appropria
tion of 315,000 for the completion of the
United States court building at Atlanta,
Ga.
GOTHAM’S TANGLED WISES.
The Work of Straightening Them
Out Going Ahead. Slowly.
New York, Jan. 28.—The work of get
ting the telegraph wires into something
like ship-shape is being continued to-day
The Western Union has one quadruplex
wire to Philadelphia. The wires they had
to Boston last night have again been inter
rupted by a large tree near New Rochelle,
which tore asunder as many as ten wires
which the company had working to Boston.
The Postal Telegraph Company has direct
wires to Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago.
Business is still being taken subject to de
lay.
NO USE TO CALL CENTRAL.
The telephone people, although having
between 200 and 800 repair men out, do not
seem to make much if anv headway. There
are still between 3,000 aud 4,000 subscriber*
cut out. The fire telegraph wires are only
restored to a slight extent, and nothing
much can be done until the telephone and
telegraph companies are gotten out of
the general tangle. The police wires are in
a much better condition to-day. Nearly
all points are being reached eta usual. Tele
graphic communication between this city
and Sandy Hook and Quarantine remains
interrupted. Whatever news is received
from those ship news points is either by
special messenger or by means of signals
from tbe top of the maritime exchange.
GEM. MILES* PRISONERS.
The Indians Without a Leader and no
Further Outbreak Feared.
Chicago, Jan. 28.—When asked this
morning as to the final disposition to be
made of tbe Indians now at Fort Sheridan,
Gen. Miles said: “That is a matter to be
determined in tbe future. Sitting Bull and
other chiefs are killed, and I have most of
the others here. The Indians are left, you
might say, without a leader, and there is
no danger of a further outbreak in
the reservations. These men whom I brought
to Chicago are a crowd of outlaws. Three
hundred of the Indians arrested were sent
to Fort Sully. The others are now under
control of the military authorities and back
on their reservations, where they belong, or
on their way there. I could not tell what
movement might be attempted in tbe
soring, and brought the ones now at Fort
Sheridan as a precaution. They will be
well provided for, and allowed as much
liberty as is consistent with the circum
stances."
A SCHOONER SUNK.
Her Captain’s Son Drowned—A
Steamer Ran Into Her.
Lewes, Del., Jan. 28. —The British
Steam ship Macedonia, from Philadelphia
for Hampton roads, collided with a three,
masted schooner last night ten miles off
the Delawareo capes. The schooner sank im
mediately. The Macedonia passed up at 5
o’clock this morning for Philadelphia with
the survivors on board.
THE SCHOONER’S IDENTITY.
The schooner was the Minnie and Gassie,
from New York for Norfolk, with guano.
The s earner received damages to two of
her plates on the bow.
distant twelve miles from tbe sunken
schooner.
Capt. French bad his arm broken, and
received a bad out in the leg from a dying
splinter. He may die.
The captain’s son, Winfield Frenoh, who
was second mate of tbs schooner, was in
the cabin at the time the oollision occurred,
and was drowned.
SAVANNAII, GA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 29. 1891.
SILVER POOL SECRETS.
MORE LIGHT ON THB DRLAY IN
MAKING THB EXPOSURES.
Gan. Boynton Stands by What Cor
respondent Dunnell Sent to Hla
Paper—Correspondent Stevens Tails
of the Conversation Between Gan.
Boynton and Mr. Payne—Dockery
Telle Why He Favored Delay.
Washington, Jan. 28. —Gen. H. V.
Boynton testified before the silver pool in
vestigation committee to-day that he had
sent a message to Mr. Dunnell of the New
York Times on which his dispatch was
based stating that Messrs. Dingley and
Payne had said if they bad known that
Senator Vest would implicate Senator
Cameron they would not hare called
him. The witness said he accepted
the full responsibility for it,
though he would not himself
have used just this language. In response
to Mr. Dingley, Gen. Boynton said that a
gentleman of aa good reputation as any
man in this town, who was here by sum
mons of committee, said to him that being
in the room he had heard—he wished par
ticularly to say had not “overheard”—the
conversation between Messrs. Dingley and
Payne.
nature of the conversation.
It was to the effect that Messrs. Dingley
and Payne were talking in regard to the
testimony that had come out affecting Sen
ator Cameron, and each was apparently ex
plaining to the other that he had no knowl
edge or expectation that such testimony
was to come out, expressing surprise at the
testimony, and practically apologizing to
each other that it had come out in the in
vestigation. He therefore said that Mr.
Dunnell was justified in sending out the
dispatch. Gen. Boynton declined to give
the name of bis informant
DINGLEY TRIES TO EXPLAIN.
Mr. Dingley suggested that it was en
tirely possible that he might have said be
regretted exceedingly tnat any congressman
should have done any act which made it
necessary that such facts should be brought
out But that was very different from a
statement that the committee would have
kept the testimony out, or had purposely
delayed it That was totally untrue. Asa
matter of fact, both be and Mr. Payne
wanted to continue the bearing on Monday,
but Mr. Oates wanted an adjournment
UGLY LOOKING FACTS.
Gen. Boynton was then permitted to
make a statement in connection with the
matter, which be had for some time been
endeavoring te make. He said that the day
before the investigation began Mr. Stevens,
who was in the same office with him, re
ceived a message that it was the desire of
the committee that he (Stevens) should
either be late the next day or prolong
his testimony. The purpose of the
committee was to adjourn immediately
after the conclusion of bis testimony until
the next Wednesday, beoause Senator Vest
would not appear and give his testimony in
reference to Senator Cameron until after
the following Tuesday. The witness had
heard the same thing two or three days be
fore. Taking all these things together, he
thonght the conolusion reached a very rea
sonable one.
In response to a suggestion as to where
the oommittee could get at the information,
Gen. Boynton suggested that a good deal of
information might be gotten out of Mr.
Tanner and Representative Taylor. The
committee might also get some information
from telegrams sent by Messrs. Littler,
Tanner and others.
WHAT STEVENS OVERHEARD.
W. B. Stevens, the Globe-Democrat cor
respondent, was recalled and detailed the
conversation previously referred to between
Mr. Dockery and himself, in which a delay
in the testimony was suggested. He stated
that that suggestion for delay in the testi
mony did not come from the oommittee
or any of its members, and Mr. Dockery
did not so assert. Mr. Stevens said
that the gentleman to whom Gen. Boynton
had referred with respect to the Dingley-
Payue conversation was himself. It was a
partial conversation. Then, turning to Mr.
Dingley, he said: “Yon began talking in a
whisper, became more earnest, raised your
voice and were talking loudly before you
got through. I heard Mr. Dingley say
something to this effect: ‘lt was an entire
suprise to me (meaning the Vest testimony).
I did not know he was going to testify
to any such thing as that.’ You
(turning to Mr. Payne) said: ‘I had no idea
what he was going to say.’ It struck me as
if you were each taken by surprise and
were trying to explain it'to each other.
There seemed to be expressions that the cir
cumstances under which the testimony was
brought out were peculiar, and that you
regretted the time at which it was brought
out.”
AN INTERRUPTION BY THE OOMMITTEE.
There was a general interruption by mem
bers of the committee at this point. Messrs.
Dingley and Payne Baid that while they
may have said something of the sort testi
fied' to by Mr. Stevens, they had no purpose
except to get at all the information as
promptly as possible, and they thought the
C' licationa were not justified. Mr
kery said that the statement of Mr
Stevens with regard to the desire to delay
Senator Vest’s testimony was substantially
accurate, though they did not think be had
Baid Senator Vest did not want to testify.
He (Mr. Dockery) probably expressed his
own desire not to testify until Wednesday.
He did not mean to convey the impression
that the committee desired that. “Yes,”
said Mr. Dockery, “I wanted to filibuster
against time.”
DOCKERY’S REASON.
In response to a question, Mr. Dockery
said in explanation of his course: “Cer
tainly, I did not want to bring out the
testimony concerning Senator Cameron
until Wednesday. I have no concealment
about that now. During the time the
resolution was pending before the oommittee
I formed a belief that there were parties
who might desire to use that testimony
in respect to another bill. I was informed
by a senator that another gentleman had
approached him (I do not use ‘approached’
i ; an offensive way) and suggested to tho
senator that it would be just as well to let
the resolution for an investigation drop. To
that suggestion the senator approached re
plied that he could not afford to do that and
that he wanted tho resolution passed.
SOME OF THE BOYS IN THE SOUP.
“The senator then aked the gentleman
why he wanted it dropped. Thia man
replied that he did not care about it himself,
but that he understood that some of ‘the
boys' had bought silver; and the impression
the senator got was that they were nervous
and wanted the thing dropped. When
asked to say who ‘the boys’ were, the gen
tleman named two representatives. The
conversation was given to me, and there
upon I pushed the resolution.
WHY HE WANTED DELAY.
“Now I will state very frankly why I
wished the testimony delayed. I believe
that influences were being brought on the
senator in question (meaning the senator
who was said to be connected with silver
speculation) to make him vote for the force
bill, and se I wanted the investigation de-
layed in the hope of getting one more vote.
It was just a straw which proved very
substantial; and I want it distinctly
understood that I bad no assurances
wha ever. and merely went on common
rumor tnat hi* vote on tho force bill was
doubtful. No; I did not think that exposure
at that time would enhance his prospects.”
Mr. Dockery said he would prefer not to
give publicly the names of tho two repre
sentatives who were mentioned, but he
would do so privately. Seuator Vest was
the man who gave him the information
about the conversation.
ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT ON THE STAND.
O’Brien Moors, correspondent of the Ht.
Louis HepuUic , was the next witness. He
said he had no knowledge personally con
cerning the silver speculation. He had
heard that Representatives Ciunie of Cali
fornia and Ketoham of New York were
willing to testify that they Lad speculated
in silver, and that Mr. Ciunie
had lost money by it. Mr.
Peel examined the witne* with regard to a
publication affecting bis (Mr. Peel’s) ap
pointment on the committee. Tho article
•aid that Mr. Perkins of Kansas, who was
interested, according to the report, in silver
speculation, had urged Mr. Peel's appoint
ment, and that the two were close
friends. The testimony of Mr. Moore
was to the effect that Mr. Peel
bad told him that Mr. Perkins
informed him (Mr. Peel) two hours before
the speaker announced the oommittee that
he (Mr. Perkins) had recommended his (Mr.
Peel’si appointment on the oommittee to the
speaker.
PEEL CONFIRMS THE STORY.
Mr. Peel desired to be eworn, and he con
firmed what Mr. Moore had said regarding
the conversation between them.
Mr. Moore further stated that the demo
crats of the House had recommended the
appointment of J. B. Brown of Indiana on
the oommittee, and were disappointed
when Mr. Peel’s appointment was an
nounced.
Mr. Peel testified that Mr. Moore had
urged him not to serve on the committee,
beoause Mr. Perkins had recommended his
appointment, but he said that if Mr.
Perkins expected to be ecreesed by bis (Mr.
Peel’s) appointment, be had sawed a limb
off between himself and the tree, for he
would probe the matter to the bottom.
NBBBABKA‘a ALLIANCE.
A Move to Admit All Laboring Men
Defeated.
Omaha, Neb., Jan. 2a—The farmers’
alliance convention resumed its session this
morning and oegan revision of the consti
tution. An amendment was proposed mak
ing all laboring men eligible to member
ship. It provoked a heated debate, during
the course 'of which President Powers
said that such an amendment
would break up the organization.
He said- “We want to carry
the next oleotion, end If we extend the qual
ifications beyond tho farmers the cities will
take advantage of it. New York city
could send $1,000,000 to Omaha to pay ini
tiation fees, and m a few months designing
politicians would hire enough men to join
the order so that Nebraska would be
in the hands of a ring. The same would be
true In other state*. It wmM result in the
capture of the national alliance, body and
soul. This movement started among the
farmers, and should be kept there.” The
amendment was tabled by a large vote.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Following are some of the resolutions
adopted by the convention this afternoon:
That we favor the abolition of national banks,
and that the surplus funds be loaned to indi
viduals upon land security at a low rate of in
terest.
That we demend foreclosure of the mort
gages that the government holds on railroads.
The President and Vice President of the
United States should be elected by the popular
vote instead of by an electoral college.
That the alliance shall take no part as parti
sans in a political struggle as affiliating with
republicans or democrats.
That we favor free and unlimited coinage of
silver.
Tnat me volume of the currenoy bo Increased
to SSO per capita.
That all paper money be placed on an equal
ity with gold.
That we. as land owners, pledge ourselves to
demand that the government allow us to bor
row money from the United States at the same
rate of interest as do the banks.
That senators of the United States shall he
elected by vote of the people.
That we most emphatically declare against
the present system of government as manlpti
luted by the congress of the United States, and
tho members of the legislatures of the several
states; therefore
We declare In favor of holding a convention
on Feb. 2X, 18V2, to fix a date and place for hold
ing a convention to nominate candidates for
the office of President and Vice President of the
United States.
We declare that in the convention to be hold
on Feb. 22, 1802, that the representation shall
be one delegate from each state in the union.
ALABAMA’S LEGISLATURE.
Railroad Commissioners Reappointed.
The New Apportionment BUI.
Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 28.—Gov.
Jones to-day reappointed Messrs. Lawler
and TanstaU railroad commissioners for
four yeara The Senate confirmed them by
unanimous vote. President H. R. Shorter
hold over until 1893.
The new apportionment bill for senators
and representatives passed the House to-day.
It had already passed the Senate. Under
it the Senate has thirty-three members and
the House 100, but every county of the
sixty-six must have one member. In the
new bill some counties loses member. Jeffer
son couuty, in which is located Birming
ham, gains from its present number of two
members to six. It is also given a senator,
instead of being one of three counties in a
senatorial diatr.ct.
Arkansas at the Polls.
Little Rock, Aril, Jan. 28.—Returns
from all over the state show a very light
vote in the election Monday for associate
justice of the supremo court. W. W.
Mansfield, the democratic candidate, had no
opposition.
BANKER FUGSTTa’S KILLING.
The Grand Jury Indicts Warder for
Murder in the First Degree.
Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 28.—A Chatta
nooga, Term., special says: “Except Mrs.
Fugette, all the important witnesses as to
the killing of Banker Fugette by hts father
in-law, Judge Warder, havo testified be
fore tho grand jury. That body lias found
an indictment for murder in the first degree
againt Warder, but it has not been ser vod,
ss he is suffering from one of the pistol
wounds received at the time, which may
yet prove fatal.”
LYNCHERS AFTER BNYDRB.
The Sheriff Got Wind of It and
Spirited Him Away.
New Orleans, La., Jan. 2a The
Picayune’s Austin (Tex.) special says: “It
developed yesterday at San Marcos that a
lynching party of determined men had
made up their minds to hang Cel. George
Snyder, the wife-tuuiderer. The jail there
Is a rather weak one, and the sheriff, fear
ing the worst, spirited tbe prisoner away,
aud placed him in jail here.”
FIRE-DAMP'S DIRE WORK
SAD SCENES AT THE MOUTH OF
THE PIT AND IN THE COTTAGES.
One Hundred and Seven Bodies
Taken Out and Seventeen More
in the Pit-The Rescuing Party
at Work—The Exact Cause of the
Explosion Apt to Remain a Mystery
Forever.
You NO WOOD, Pa.. Jan. 2s.— One hundred
and seven bodies have been taken from the
ili-fated mue No. 1 of Frick & Cos. at
Mammoth up to 10 o’clock this morning.
At least seventeen more victims of yester
day’s explosion are still in the pit
Nobody slept at Mammoth last night In
every home iu the little mining hamlet
there was mourning, yet there was no dem
onstration . Little one-etorv houses, scantily
furnished, were illuminated with a tallow
candle, aud mother, wife, sister or sweet
heart sobbed In silenos. They only know
that a mysterious accident has befallen
them. They cannot see the dead; they have
little care for the living. Their grief is
deep and keen. After th explosion yester
day news o£ the awful fate of the scores of
miuers at work in the shaft spread rapidly
among the mines and miners’ homes.
Couriers carried the dreadful news hither
and thither, aud families were dashed from
the oomforts of home into tbe depths of
grief and despair.
SCENES OF BADNESS.
The scene at thee# minors' cottages can
readily be imagined by those who have
known grief in its more formidable forms,
but no artist’s pen can correotly picture
it. Within an Inoredtbly short time tbe
entrance to the shaft swarmed with an
eager, anxious crowd of men, women and
children, some of whom could only with
groat difficulty be kept at a safe distance.
As the bodies of tbe Victims, mangled by
tbe terrible force of the explosion, or
burned almost out of human semhlauoe,
were brought from tbe yawning depths the
crowd of watchers pushed forward to the
pit for a glimpse of recognition.
The hearts of wife* aud Bisters stood
still for fear their loved cues
weee among the dead. The more disin
terested ones quailed before the scene.
Tears coursed down bronzed and bearded
cheeks and were dashed away by brawny
hands that had swung the pick for many
years.
THE RESCUING PARTY.
The rescuing party proceeded with their
grim task and the crowd of watchers
silently looked on. It was one of tliute
scenes which, once witnessed, remain for
ever impressed upon the memory of the
spectator. This catastrophe, while Involving
more than five times the loss of life occa
sioned by tbe Dunbar disaster, differs in
many respects from the latter. At Dunbar
an explosion set fire to the mine aud shaft,
and for days and weeks a roaring furnaoe
added horrors te the great fatality. In
yesterday’s ooourrenoo this was not tbe
case, and by tbe perfect work of the fan
pure air was forced into the mine and the
work of rescuing was permitted to begin at
once.
BRINGING IN THE COFFINS.
Fifty oofflns arrived from Pittsburg this
morning, and another half hundred will
reach here to-night, An additional order
for twenty-five more was tent this morn
ing.
The cauto of the explosion has not yet
been determined. The coroner Is on the
ground and a thorough investigation will
be made.
No arrangements have yet been made for
tbe funerals. The viotims will be buried
by the oumpany. Many of the unfortu
nates are Hungarians, and will be sent to
Scottdale for interment;
The rescuing party is working with
heroio energy, and the wreok in the shaft is
being fast cleared up.
THE PROBABLE CAUSE.
An official of tbe Frick company said this
morning: “It may never be known how or
why the explosion occurred. An accumula
tion of fire-damp was probably tbe cause,
but it was never known to exist in oy
quantity before — Id fact. It mar bo eald
that the Mammoth mine has been free from
damp. There is a theory that a pocket f
natural gas was reached, aud that tbe opera
tion of the ventilating fans now prevents any
accumulation of it. It is not necessary that
every one in a mine should be killed when
an explosion occurs. The explosion may
stay lu one particular section, and may not
permeate the entire mine unless tbe volume
is so great as to force it to every part of tbe
pit. In thia case the gas was confined to
oue portion, and the miners who were in
the other localities escaped.”
ENTIRELY UNEXPECTED.
Never in the history of American coal
mining has there been such an unexpected
accident, with cueh complete annihilation
of ail within its reach. Tbe Mammoth
mine has been notable always as being par
ticularly free from gas. Hundreds of safety
gauze lamps were provided for tbe miners
oy the company, but they were
never used, as they were regarded as
unnecessary. In their stead the rnun wore
the familiar little open-flame lamps on their
hats, those small coffee pot shaped affairs of
tin, which are fastened above tbe forehead
in the headgear of the workmen, with little
leaden imagee of the saints to guard them
in the mine. The mine boee put
the night shift to work and
found nothing to arouse his suspicion.
Fire Boss Smith, a man who had worked in
the mines in Great Britain and this country
for thirty years, made his usual careful in
spection of all the rooms and headings at
the customary time, between 2 aud 8 o’clock
iu the morning, and his reports were on file
indicating everything safe.
FALLING OVER THB CORPSES.
Supt. Keighley says no man living knows
the cause of tho accident, and it will never
be known for a certainty. He said 300 feet
trom the bottom of the shaft the rescuers
encountered a fall of rock in the gangway
wbioh was caused by the explosion.
"Empty cars completely wrecked ware
piled up against it. We cut oar
way through and fell down into a
dip where the men were working, and then
we were constantly fading over dead todies.
Not so many were killed by the explosion,
but the dreaded after-damp canse on the
poor follows and they succumbed to it.
This is evident from the fact that only a
small proportion of the dead taken out were
bruised in any way.”
BURGLARS CRACK A BAFB.
Dynamite Used and Several Thou
sand Dollars Secured.
Jackson, Tenn., Jan. 28. —A daring safe
robbery was committed at Batillo, Tenn.,
yesterday morning. The safe of Graver &
Williamson, merchants, was cracked by
dynamite aud several thousand dollar*
stolen. The explosion awakened a number
of citizens, but tbe burglars escaped in a
skiff down the Tennessee river. They
woye evidently experts, and it is believed
they came from Louisville or St. Louis.
Mr. Gladstone Not to Retire.
London, Jan. 28. —Tho Press Association
announces that the report that Mr. Glad
stone Intended to retire is unfounded.
DOWNING THU FORCB BILL.
The Vote of the Illinois Dower House
on the Subject.
Springfield. 111., Jen. 2S.— ln the
House yesterday the resolution recently
presented instructing the senators from
Illinois to vote against the federal election
hill in the interests of the world’s fair, in
view of the stand taken by various
state legislatures iu refusing to
make appropriations for the fair
if the election bill was passed, was taken
up. Representative Springer, a democrat,
who introduced it, in arguing iu favor of
its passage said: “In casting your votes for
this resolution you will be doing that which
in all probability will seal the fate of the
force bill In the Senate of the United States.
a fair warning.
“If you gentlemen on the other side of
the Houso who represent Chicago expect
any favors from this side of the House in
regard to the fair you must properly record
yourselves on this resolution to-day. [Cries
of 'Bulldozing! bulldozing!’ from die re
publicans.] Isay if our senators in Wash
ington vote for this foroe bill after this
resolution is passed to-day this side of the
House will not vote a dollar for au Illinois
exhibit at the world’e fair.”
CAUSED A SENSATION.
This last remark of Mr. Springer created
somewhat of a sensation on the republican
side, but as tha, previous question had been
ordered the debate was closed and there was
no opiiortunlty for any one to answer. On
call of the roll the resolution waa adopted
by a vote of 77 yeas to 73 nays, a strict
party vote. Throe F. M. B. A. members
did not vote.
LIVINGSTON TALKS POLITICS.
He Knows PefTor Must be all Right -
Hla Views on the Presidency.
W abhington, Jan. 28.—“1 don’t know
Mr. Peffer personally, but am satisfied no
mistake has been made,” said President
Livingston of the Georgia Farmers’ Alli
ance. “He must stand squarely by the
Ocala platform or he would never havo
beeu ohosoii. Any intimation that he Isn't
right on the tariff, by which 1 mean ah ad
vocate of a low tariff, la Incorrect. You
will see another representative of our prin
ciples chosen by the Illinois legislature for
the United States Senate. Mr. Stitt, who
is a Farmers’ Mutual Benefit Association
man, will be elected by a combination with
the republicans, leaving Gen. Palmer and
Gov. Oglesby out In the cold. I have In
formation to that effoct which I deem relia
ble."
NATIONAL ISSUES.
“llow do you regard the appearent shelv
ing of the foroe bill! What kind of a candi
date for the presidency will the alliance
people favorf 1
“Now, yon must remember that the alli
ance is not a partisan order. We go Into
politics solely with a view to effecting re
forms. A man belong to the Baptist church
aud b either a democrat or republican, and
so with the aillanoe. Partisan politics has
no placs with us. Still, 1 don’t mind giving
it am my opinion that no man can be
elected Prssidant of the United States in
1892 who doesn’t favor free coinage of sil
ver, a reduction of the tariff, and even ad
ditional legislation if naedtxl to secure finan
cial relief. I think a candidate with these
▼lows can win, and I think he will be found
in the west.”
Col. Livingston wont to Atlanta to-day.
CONNECTICUT'S COUNT.
The Bouse Committee Reports Only
One Officer Elected.
Hartford, Conn., Jan. 28.—Tlie House
mot to-day and received the report of the
committee appointed to oanvoss the vote
for state officers. The committee finds that
1,289 ballots were rejected for insufficient
cause, and that in many towns the number
of votos returned exceeded the total num
ber of votes cast. The committee states
that it Is unable to determine that any per
son was legally chosen to fill any of the
state officers except the controller, to wbioh
the face of the returns Indicates that Nicho
las Straub, dum., was elected. The House
accented the report and adopted resolutions
offering to join with the Senate in a general
recount of the vote of the state.
The Senate without important action took
a recers until 2 o’clock. In the House, after
the presentation of the reports, a general
debate was opened, which Olds fair to con
tinue for a day or two.
INGALLS’ DBEBAT.
The Joint Session Elects Peffer to Suc
ceed Him.
Topeka, Kan., Jan. 28.— The vote for
United Btates senator iu joint session of
the legislature to-day resulted: Peffer 101,
Ingalls 38, Blair 3. Baker 1, Morrill 1,
Kelly L The chairman thereupon declared
William A. Peffer senator-elect to succeed
John J. Ingalls. The result was received
with applause from the allianoe members.
For the first time iu the history of the state
a United Btates senator has Deon chosen
who owes no allegiance to the Republican
party, and who was elected without its aid.
The vote is substantially the same as the
vote taken yesterday.
MOODY OUT OF THE RACE.
He Loses 33 Votes In a Day and Then
Withdraws.
Pierre, 8. D., Jan. 27.—Senator Moody
to-day received only 39 votes for re-election,
against 72 yesterday. He, however, declines
to withdraw from the race. The indes
pendents seem badly divided. The demo
crats claim to be oonndent of electing Tripp.
reported withdrawn.
Washington, Jan. 28.—A Pierre, 8. D.,
special says Senator Moody has withdrawn
from the race, and has released bis friends
from their pledges.
No Result In Illinois.
Springfield. 111,, Jan. 28.—The joint
assembly reconvened at noon and proceeded
to taka Mae thirty-eighth ballot for United
Btates senator. The result was the same as
that of all previous ballots.
After the forty-second ballot a motion by
the republicans to adjourn was lost, the
democrats voting solidly against nod the
farmers abstaining from voting, but, after
the forty-third ballot, they voted with the
republicans and the assembly adjourned un
til to-morrow.
Station Agents Surrender.
Chicago. Jan. 28. —The strike of the Mil
waukee and Bt. Paul railroad station ageots
is ended. At a meeting of the strikers’
executive committee to-day the situation
was thoroughly discussed aud the conclusion
reached to declare the strike off.
Miss Brad well’s Funeral.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 28,— After the serv
ices at the home of her father. School
Commissioner Bred well, the body of Miss
May Belle Brad well, who died here Sunday,
was taken to Hinesvllle to-day, where the
interment will take place from the Presby
terian church to-morrow. Several state
house officers wore of the escort which ac
companied the remains to the railread
station.
I DAILY,SIO A TEAK i
V 5 CENTS A COPY.
( WEEKLY, $1.35 A YEAR. '
DEFEAT OF THE GAG LAW
A SLIM CHANCE FOR THE FORCES
BILL NO W. *
Many of the Republican Senators
Would Rather See It Unresurracted.
Even the Politicians of Their Party
Opposed to It—Hoar Given a lip
From Massachusetts.
Washington. Jan. 28.—The force bill
senators are awaiting the return of Senator
Aldrich from Providence before finally de
termining whether they shall attempt a
second resurrection of the force bill. Sena
tor Aldrich Is not much of a force bill man,
but be has the cloture rule In charge, and
the force bill senators reoognlze that unless
they first pass the cloture rule it is idle to
think of proasing the force bill. Senator
Aldrich is expected here before Friday
night. Meanwhile tho reapportionment bill
consume# time and prevents any other
legislation.
FORCE BILL MEN RETICENT.
The foroe bill men are saying verv little,
and do not want to talk for publication.
They think there is a ohanoe of getting the
cloture rule adopted and then of passing
the foroe bill, but it turns on such unoer
tain things, apparently, as the conversion ot
Senator Stanford from his present stand,
which Senator Stewart set forth triumph
antly in the Senate to-day, and Senator
Stanford shows a disposition to avert
annoying interviews with force bill sena
tors by staying in bed.
MAT TRY TO CONVERT INGALLS.
The foroe bill men have also had soma
hope of converting Senat or lnealls, on the
theory that Senator Ingalls might want an
appointment from the President after
March 4, but it does not as yet appear that
he does, end probably his pair oil Monday
would disqualify him if he did.
AU the while time is running strongly
against the force biU men. They am be
ginning to hear from the people and from
the politicians expressions of satisfaction
with the result of Monday’s vote.
HOAR FUT ON NOTICE.
To-day Senator Hoar himself is said to
have received, for example, a confidential
letter from Speaker Barrett of the Massa
chussets House of Representatives stating
that after a oanvass of the republicans at
the Massachusetts legislature be was satis
fied that tho great preponderance of opin
ion was to the effect that Senator Hoar had
better loare the force bill whore it was
placed by the vote on Monday. This letter
of Itself would, perhaps, not deter Senator
Hoar from trying to resurrect the foroe
bill, but taken with other similar communi
cations from republicans received l>y him
or other force bill aeaators it may hinder
him.
STAGGERS THEM.
Throughout this whole proceeding the
force bill senators have not concealer! their
Indifference to popular opinion, countlug,
as they did, upon the politicians. But
when the latter give voice to the popular
opinion they are staggered. One thing
seems certain iu the present uncertainty,
and that is that it is almost impossible to
pass the force bill, even If the force bill
senators attempt to take it up. They will
have lost practically a whole week
of time, aud will have to remove
entirely new obstacles to simply get
at the bill or the cloture rule.
The democrats, refreshed by this rest,
would have twice the power they had be
fore to thwart them, especially as there
would be just barely time enough left to
pass the appropriation bills in the usual
way. Senators Alllsou, Hale and Plumb,
the managing republicans of the Senate
oommittee on appropriations, are not in
love with the force bill and will not hesitate
to embarrase it with the aopropriation bills
if they can do so slyly.
Senator Cameron walked quietly away
from his critics to-day, leaving for Fortress
Monroe, to be gone indefinitely. His ab
sence may help the foroe bill men.
SCOTLAND’S STRIKERS.
A Chain on the Ralls—The Fusillade of.
Stones Continues.
Glaboow, Jan. 28.—'The striker* seem to
have resolved to continue their recently
adopted policy of railroad outrages. At
Greenock yesterday a passenger train hap
pily crossed safely over a chain which bad
been twisted around the rails. The train
and passengers were entirely uninjnred.
Stone throwing continues, in spite of the
police protection afforded to the companies,
and an additional number of engineers and
firemen have been injured by thia bom
bardment. The railroad companies have
offered a reward for the apprehension and
conviction of any person found throwing
stones at the trains, but there have been
but few arrests made.
The orators of the strikers are discon
tented with the views of the newspapers in
regard to the strike, and have been vilify
ing the reporters of the Glasgow newspa
pers. The result is that the newspapers of
this city bare agreed not to report any fu
ture meetings which the strikers may bold,
CSIUt'B UPMBINO.
Later Reports Indicate That Peace le
More Probable.
London, Jan. 23.—The Exchange Tele
graph Company says that favorable news
from Chile, referring to the report that the
British minister at Valparaiso was acting as
a mediator and that President Balmaceda
was on the point of tendering his resigna
tion, was received via Mexico and is an
terior to yesterday’s news in regard to the
success of the revolutionists.
J. A. Duncan, Gladstone liberal, member
for Barrow-in-Furness, in the House of
Common* to-day said that there was much
discontent among the merchants at the
apparent apathy displayed bv the govern
ment in regard to the British interests in
Chile, and gave notice that he would again
question the government on the subject.
SMUGGLING IN CUBA.
A Ton of Tobacco From Key West
Found In Fruit Baskets.
Havana, Jan. 28.— The police were re
cently Informed that a large quantity of
tobacco was being secretly introduced into
this city from Key West, and a watch was
set upon the steamer Aranzas, which, it is
said, was being used for this
illegal trade. This resulted in
the seizure of ninety-one baskets,
most of which contained tobacco, the whole
weighing about one ton. These baskets are
used for exporting fruits to Key West, and
are supposed to come back empty. The
baskets containing tobacco were being
taken away from Cabaileria wharf wheu
seized by the police.
A Sugar Tax Bill Rejected.
Berlin, Jan. 28. —The Reichstag com
mittee on the sugar tax bill rejected that
measure In its entirety on its second
reading.
Vilas Blected.
Madison, Wis., Jan. 23.—The legislature
in joint session to-day formally declared the
election of William F. Vilas as United
States senator to suoceed Senator Spooner.
