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I THE WORKING NEWS, 1
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A VOTE FOR COPYRIGHT.
the SENATE PABSES THE BILL AS
AMENDED.
THe Attachment of the Amendments
Sends it Back to the House—lf a
Conference Committee Can be Se
eured From the House the Bill Will
Undoubtedly be Eventually Passed.
Washington, Feb. 18.—The status of
the copyright bill passed by the Senate to
day is not so Rood as its friends desire, nor
so bad as its enemies wish. The attachment
of three amendments sufficed to seud the
bill back to the House, and senators op
posed to the bill, realizing that their com
bined opposition would not defeat the
measure ou a direct vote, aided In
loading it down with amendments so as to
handicap it in the House. Ouly one of
these amendments, however, is really ob
noxious to the friends of the bill That is
the Sherman-Carlisle amendment, which,
by allowing the importation at fixed rates
of duty of copyrighted works of foreign
authors, threatens at one blow to divorce
the interests of the publishers from those of
the authors. But the conference oommittee
appointed by the Senate is believed to
have been selected with a view
to the triumph of the original House bill,
aud it is not expected that they will offer
any very serious objectiou to dropping the
amendments, one and all, in conference, nor
is it at all probable that the Senate would
refuse to accept such a conference report,
for a number of senators, sufficient to turn
the scale, voted tor the amendments, who
would willingly consent to their omission if
it came to the issue of dropping th em or
losing the entire bill.
THE MAIN OBSTACLE.
Tbe main obstacle lies In the House. The
bill as amended lies on tbs speaker’s table,
and whenever business on that table is
reached, which may be any morning When
an appropriation bill does not inter
vene, the bill will be In a pe
culiarly fit position for immediate
action. As it involves no appropriation,
when it is laid before tho House any mem
ber may, as a privilege, move to grant tbe
request of the Senate for a conference. If
this motion prevails the final suoeete of the
bill will be assured. But the difficulty aris
ing at that stage will probably be found in
tho opposition of Messrs. Payson and
Ilopkins of Illinois, who, it is said,
will attempt to defeat the motion to ap
point a conference and endeavor to tend the
bill back to the committee. The copyright
men, however, are preparing to strengthen
their forces, and feel confident that they
will be able to command a majority suffi
cient to seiid the bill to a conference.
TO BE A HARD FIGHT.
(Special Dispatch to the Nexus.)
Washington, Feb. 18.—The copyright
bill goes back to the House loaded down
with amendments put on with the intent to
kill it. It is cot expected to survive, except
by a feiv faithful friends. Others are still
hopeful that It may yet got through in spite
of its crippled condition. They are encour
aged by the fact that the Vice President
appointed as oonfercee on tbe part of the
Benate Messrs. Platt, Hiscock and Gray,
all of whom are friends of the
bill and voted against all the amendments
in tbe Senate, aud will fight bard to get tbe
bill safely out of conference. Speaker Reed
is not so favorable to the bill and will prob
ably not appoint such friendly oouferees,
even after the House has agreed to a con*
ference, which will take time. The short
ness of the time before the session closes will
tell against the bill.
JNTBRNATIONAL COPYRIG HT.
The Senate Rejects a Substitute and
Passes the Original EiU.
Washington, Feb. 18.—Iu the Senate
this forenoon the copyright bill having
been taken up os unfinished business, Mr.
Platt yielded to a request of Mr. Davis to
allow the pension bills on the calendar to
be parsed Some dozen pension bills were
taken from the calendar and passed, includ
ing bill increasing the pension of the widow
of Gen. Custer to SIOO a month.
The oopyright bill having again been
taken up, a vote was taken on sr. Sher
man's amendment, offered yesterday by
Mr. Power, to admit copyrighted books
printed in foreign countries, on payment of
the tariff bill duties. The amendment was
agreed to—yeas 8(5, nays ‘B4.
Thereupon Mr. Frye renewed his amend
ment requiring charts, photographs, etc., to
be printed on plates executed in the United
State*. The amendment was agreed to —
yeas 41, nays 24.
newspapers and periodicals.
o ?; r ‘ l D Kalls moved to strike out of section
3 the proviso allowing the publisher of a
newspaper or magazine to import two copies
of any newspaper or magazine published in
a foreign country: “And except in the
case of newspapers and periodicals, which
are hereby exempted from the prohibition
ot importation.” This was agreed to with
out division.
Mr. Daniel suggested an amendment to
section 3. which requires a printed copy of
the title of a copyrighted book, etc., tube
sent to the librarian of congress on or be
‘ore the day of publication in this or any
country. Tho suggestion was to
•f, .L action read “within six months
alter the day of publication," and he offered
an amendment embodying his suggestion,
to sT ebate **• defeated by a vote of 17
A FEAST ON BRAINS.
v" r '/ >ar !* e l then moved to amend section
7 striking out all of the provisos. The
-man emperors were said, he remarked, to
sometimes feasted on peacocks' brains,
t s as it stood would enable certain
m^u rs ’, bookmakers, to feast on a
and i!- ricDer tbe brains of authors —
a ms amendment was for the purpose of
l be bill a pure copyright bill. In
nr.rr!k 0n ’ b© characterized the bill as a
'iiino, mat L oa 60 butcher authors and to
rinvf r , people in order to make a holi
if “e publishers. The amendment
M-o greed yeas 17, nays 3..
tarn* f OO himself in favor of a
Dinar ent bill not complicated with other
a hill\< ® e . bad prepared rather hastily
thati, . cb indicated the sort of measure
Dira fav ored and that many other seua
hMf. ? av °red, and he offered it as a substi
3rt 21* be lading bill. It was read. The
)rivu“ 0n exte “d to foreign authors the
lo Ar *** co Py r ‘ght now granted by law
'ao-„i n ? rioan antbors, aud the other sections
the details.
! Tfstlon was taken on Pasco’s suboti
yr r u.. was rejected, yeas 1(5, nays 33.
;rat _ et hgrew voted aye with the demo
bean^ o'* 0 '* r ' Ham P tolllls y with the repub
nf !???. a vote was taken on the passage
aav. 6 ij a °d the bill was passed, yeas 38,
“ys 14, as follows:
iomrsT® B**™' 8 **™' biair, Carey, Chandler, Cul
i’auiiri,. °ls Do, ph. Edmunds, Evarts, Farwell,
tins m r ’ Fr T e - Gray, Hamoton, Hawley, Hig
““*?=*. Hoar, McConnell, McMihra, M0'1,.,
'1,., Jr Mitchell, Morrill. Paddock, Paaco,
in Sanders, Sawyer, Stanford, Stew
oa -J’.'kbridge, Warren. Wasiiburn, Wilson of
y""Joo of Maryland and Wolcott— 36.
-to v n.uJ 8 - hate. Berry, Call, Carlisle,
, • Coke, Daniel, Georgs, Harris, Jones ot
Ipje
Arkansas, Pettigrew, Pugh, Reagan and Veat
A conference was asked cm the disagree
ing votes of the two houses, and Messrs.
Platt, Hiscock and Gray were appointed
conferees on the part of the Senate.
THE THRD SECTION.
Tbe third section of the bill, in which tbe
most important change* have been mado,
requires a printed oopy of the tttle of a
c'PT lighted book, map, etc., to be mailed
or delivered to the librarian of congress on
or before the day of publication. It pro
vides that in oase of a book, map, dramatio
or musical oomposition, engraving, out,
print, photograph, ohromo or lithograph,
the two oopies of tbe same < squired to be
deposited in the library of congress shall be
printed from type set within the United
State*, or from plates made therefrom, or
from engravings, cute, negatives, or draw
ings on stone executed within the United
States. The importation of copyrighted
books, maps,engravings, etc.,printed abroad
is prohibited, exoept in case of persons pur
chasing for use, and not for sale; and ex
cept that oopyrlghted works of foreign au
thors may be imported on payment of tho
tariff duties. Newspapers and periodicals
are exempted from tne prohibition of Im
portation.
A NEW CUSTOM HOUSE FOR GOTHAM.
The Senate bill for the erection of anew
custom house in the city of New York was
taken from tbe calendar and passed.
The Senate then took up the substitute
for tbe House bill to provide for the adjudi
cation and payment of the claims arising
from Indian depredations. It was at onoe
evident that there wae a wide difference of
opinion ae to the amount of money that
would need to be appropriated, tbe differ
ence ranging from $5,000,000 to $60,000,000.
Mr. Edmunds moved to strike out section
3 of the substitute, which prohibits the
allowance of any claim made by the Indians
on the testimony of any witness of the
Indian race.
Mr. Walthall moved to amend the section
by making it read "on the unsupported
testimony of any Indian.”
Mr. Walthall’s amendment was agreed to.
UR WITHOUT A QUORUM.
On Mr. Edmunds’ motion to strike out
the third section the vote resulted—yeas 22,
nays 22—one less than a quorum. The roll
call was responded to by forty-six senators,
a quorum, but a second vote on Mr. Ed
munds’ motion resulted 21 to 21— three lees
than a quorum.
A motion to adjourn wae defeated, and
under tbe general order of two weeks ago
the Senate, at 6 o’clock, took a recurs uutil
8 o’clock, the sergeant-at-arms being directed
in the meantime to request the attendance
of the absent senators.
THE EVENING SESSION.
The attempt to have an evening session
of the Senate for the transaction of business
did not premise much success when the hour
of 8 o’clock arrived. When Mr. Blair took
the seat of the presiding officer, having been
designated by the Vice President,
there were bat fifteen senators
in the chamber twelve repub
licans and three democrats. The
first thing that took place was the reading
of the report of tbe sergeant-at-arms, who
had been directed to request tbe attendance
of the absent senators. His report was to
the effect that he had called upon all who
were in the chy. It was entirely unsatis
factory to Mr. -Edmunds, inasmuch as he
gave uo names, and it was returned to taat
offloiaL
STRAGGLING IN.
In the course of the next half hour, dur
ing which period all business was sus
pended, various other senators airived;
until finally there were about thirty-five
present. Then a supplementary report a*
made by the sergeant-at-arms, naming
th 9 senators upon whom he had
called, those who had reported
themselves sick, and those who were absent
from the oity. In the first category were
Mos-rs. Pasco, Platt and Wolcott, and these
gentlemen complained of their being put on
the list of absentees while they had been in
the Senate chamber all day. The report
was ordered to be oorrected in that respect.
A vote on a motion to adjourn showed the
presence of thirty-eight senators. At 9
o’clock there was no progress being made
toward business, but there was a dispute
going on a* to wbat the record should show
in regard to the senators who were absent.
At 9!SO o’clock the Senate adjourned on
motion of Mr. Edmunds, who said it had
been demonstrated, after waiting an hour
and a half, that a majority of tbe Senate
did not wish to transact business.
SHERMAN'S FUNERAL.
President Harrison and His Gob lnet
Off for New York.
Washington, Feb, 18.—The President
and all of th* members of his cabinent, and
Acting Secretary Nettieton* as repr tenta
tive of the treasury department, left here
this afternoon at 3:80 o’clock iu a special
train of tbe Pennsylvania railroad for
New York to attend the funeral of the late
Gen. Sherman tc-morrow. Mrs. Blaine and
Mrs. Damrosch were the only ladle> in the
party. Gen. Grant, Assistant Secretary of
War, accompanied the presidential party.
He will accompany the remains to St. Louis
as a special representative of the war de
partment Among the army o(Hoars who
went to New York to-day were Gens.
Schofield, Batcbeller, Greely, Wright, aud
Moore and CoL Ernest.
CONNECTICUT NOT TO BE REPRESENTED.
Hartford, Conn., Feb. 18.— In the Sen
ate to-day the joint resolution introduced
yesterday by Senator Shumway, ra sing a
committee of both houses to attend with the
governor and his staff the funeral of (Jan.
Hberman, waa called from the table. After
a long debato tne democrats voted tbe
resolution down and adjourned without
appointing any committee to attend
the funeral. No attention was paid to sev
eral communications from Gov. Bulkeley,
one of which renominated Judge Loomis to
the supreme bench. Both houses adjourned
until next Tuesday afternoon at 1 o’clock.
SHERMAN’S SON ARRIVES.
New York, Feb. 18. —The White Star
Line steamer Majestic, from Liverpool, ar
rived off Fire Island at 8:50 o'clock to-night.
The Majestic has on board Father Thomaa
Ewing Sherman, a son of the late Gen.
Sherman, and the arrival of tbe steamer
will enable him to take part in bis father’s
obsequies in this city.
BALTIMORE’S SUGAR RSFINEBY.
The First Product of tbe New Concern
Sent to Market.
Baltimore, Md., Feb. 18.—The first
sugar turned out by the Baltimore Steam
Sugar Refinery was sold this morning. The
turnout amounted to about 2CO barrels and
was pronounced of flrst-claas quality.
This is especially gratifying, as most
new machinery does it* work imperfectly.
Tbe refinery will now run steadily, but
until after April 1 it will be confined to tbe
manufacture of one grade, granulated.
After that othsr grades of white sugars and
yellows will be turned out as rapidly as
possible.
A Graded Income Tax Bill.
Washington. Feb. 18.—Representative
Wheeler of Alabama to-day Introduced iu
tbe House a bill to provide for a graded in
ooi ue tax.
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1891.
CENSUS OF THE SCHOOLS.
THE ENROLLMENT KEEPING PACE
WITH THE POPULATION.
The Relative Gain in Attendance Great
est in the South-South Dakota Caps
the Climax—A Showing of the Rela
tive Number of Male and Female
Teachers and Also of the Scholars.
Washington, Feb. Iff—The censue office
has in press a bulletin prepared bv James
H. Blodgett, an expert special agent, show
ing the general enrollment in the public
sohoole of Ariaona, California, Connecti
cut, District of Columbia, Maine, Mary
land, Massachusetts. Montana, North Caro
lina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Ver
mont, Virginia, Wyoming, and eighty-three
cities. The most striking showing
of tbe bulletin Is the comparative growth of
the population and the public school enroll*
ment. Iu New Hampshire, Maine and
Vermont, however, there has been a slight
deoline in tho public school enrollment.
The relative gain is generally greatest in
the south, but the phenomenal extrome of
gain iu population and school enrollment is
shown in South Dakota. In that state tbe
percent, of gain in population li 234.6, while
tbe per cent, of gain in the school enroll -
ment is 503,36.
A TABULATED SHOWING.
The following table shows tbs per cent, of
gain or loss in tbe population and school en
rollment during tbe last decade in the states
under consideration:
Per osnt. Per cent, gain in
State— of Population, school enrollin' t.
Louisiana 10.Ul 53.62
Maryland 11.40 22 85
North Carolina !6 59 27.(18
South Carolina 15 GO 50 8#
Virginia 9.48 55 00
MEN AND WOMEN.
The relation of men to women ns teachers
in the states under consideration appoars to
vary from a minimum of ten men to ninety
two women in Massachusetts to a maximum
of 100 men to 101 women in South Carolina.
If the polored teachers of South Car
olina are taken separately there
appear to be 100 men to fifty-eight women.
The other New Ecglund states approach
tbe relation shown in Massachusetts, while
Ohio shows a higher ratio of mon than any
of the other northern States, or 100 men to
113 women. Ohio is closely followed by
Arizona and Pennsylvania.
BOYS AND GIRLS.
The ratio of the boys and girls in the
public schools has a comparatively small
range of variation. This is more striking
when the great variation in the legal school
age and diverse conditions of population are
taken into account. The extremes are
Arlcona, where 100 boys are enrolled to 85
girls, and the District of Columbia, where
the enrollment is 100 boys to 113 girls.
PU S CHASES Off SILVER.
A Etatement ot the Amount Secured
einoe August 13.
Washington, Feb. IS.—The amount of
stiver offered for sale to the treaanry de
partment to-day was 613,000 ounces and tbe
amount purchased 124,000 ounces, at 08% to
98% cents.
In answer to a resolution the Acting Sec
retary of the Treasury to-day sent
a statement to the Senate pre
pared by the director of the mint
showing the amount of silver bullion
offered to the government from Aug. 13,
1890, to Feb. 14, 1891; the amount pur
chased during that period, and the price
asked and paid. Tbe acting secretary state*
that the basis on which he estimates the
market price of silver is the daily quota
tions of silver in London, New York and
San Francisco.
THE MARKET PRICE.
The market price the secretary estimates
from a comparison of these prices and the
prices at which silver is offered for sale to
the government, the rule being to accept
the lowest offers, provided they do not
materially exceed the highest market
price in the three named cities.
Assistant Secretary Nettieton further state*
that no silver bullion has been purchased
by tne government outside of tne United
Slates, but undoubtedly large quantities of
foreign silver bullion have oeen delivered
on purchases made by tbe government from
parties residing in the United States.
6PEAKIIBSHIP SKIRMISHING.
The Alliancemen Refuse to Commit
■lhemselves Yet.
Washington, Feb. 18.—The speakership
of the next House is beyond the reach of
any of the candidates. They are working
to secure as many votes as possible among
the'bold-over members, and at the same
time are working to secure tbe votes of
the new members. Unfortunately for
them the alliauce men refuse
to commit themselves in advance,
simply saying that the thirty odd votes
which they will oast in the democr itic cau
cus will go to the candidate who gives them
the best assurances os to the committee
places and legislation they desire. Hence
ail that ibe oandidates can say is that the
fight will be settled during the sum
mer. But one thing they do know
and predict with confidence, and that
is that the next congress will certainly pass
a free coinage bill and a bill repealing the
worst features of the McKinley bill. The
reduction of tbe republican mnjrritv in the
Senate to four by the election of Puffer and
Kyie insures this, there beiog almost as
many tariff reform as silver republicans in
the Senate.
FLORIDA'S FIBERS.
A Government Expert on the Way to
Investigate.
Washington, Feb. 18,—Cborles Richards
Dodge, tbe expert in charge of the fiber in
vestigation of the department of agricult
ure, it on route to Florida to study the
distribution and characteristics of the fiber
plants of that region. He will visit
both the east and west coasts of south
ern Florida aud the islands of the
Key West group on the aou h, and will ex
plore Dr. Perrin’s tract near Biscayne bay,
where a plantation from Central Amerioau
sisal was made more than fifty years ago
and described in tbe Senate reporf. Those
plants are still growing wild there, and
have been carried by ship loads to the
Bahamas to advance the British fiber
growing interests.
IDAHO'S FOUR SENATORS.
Claggett Xn Route to the Capital
With Beatty.
Washington, Feb. 18.—William H.
Claggett, Idaho’s fourth senator, is expected
here to-morrow, accompanied by Mr.
Beatty, whom be was instrumental in har
ing nominated district judge for Idaho, to
the great irritation of the three Idaho sena
tors already here, and especially of Senator
Dubois, whose title to a teat in the Senate
after March 4 Claggett come* to contort.
The battle over Beatty promise* to be lively
from this on. The charges against him are
chiefly of fast living while m Washington.
A GAIN FOB FREE COINAGE.
Tba House Committee to Vote on the
Bill To-morrow.
Washington, Fob. Iff—Freuds G. Row
lands of Nevada to-day resumed his argu
ment for free silver before the committee,
but he had not proceeded far before the old
dispute broke out agalu over the questiou
of closing the 'hearings and voting ou re
porting tbe Senate silver bill to f.e H use.
The first defiuite motion that came out of
the wrangle was one by Mr. Williams of
Illinois, that the hearings close
with to-day’s seasior. At a
subsequent lull In tbe dispute, carried on
principally by Mr. Walker ot Massachusetts
agairst the free silver men, Mr. Traosv of
New York, as a substitute for the pending
motions, mured that tbe hearings oease at
13 o’clock Friday, and be adopted the sug
gestions ot other members that tbe vote
should be taken at 1 o’clock Friday on the
reporting of tbe bill.
THE BEST THEY CbULD DO.
It was evident that this was tbe best that
the silver men could do; and Mr. Bartme
accepted the substitute motion. Mr. Wil
liams said he would vote for the proposi
tion of Mr. Traoey under protest because he
could not help himself, \ and Mr. Bland
made a similar statement, so that by
unanimous consent it was
agreed that the nearing* should
cease at 12 o’clock Friday aud that the vote
on the .bill should be taken at 1 o’clock that
day. The hearings of the free silver advo
cates thou proceeded, but there was con
stant rasping, in which the witnesses con
tributed their share, and this continued
until the adjournment.
AGAIN FOR FREE COINAGE.
The Hou-e coinage oommittee to-day
adopted a resolution to close the hearing* at
12 o’clock i- riday and to vote n tho silver
bill in oommittee at 1 o’clock that day. The
resolution was adopted, after a long
wrangle, by unanimous consent, the silver
uien agreeing to it as tbe best solution of
these questions.
EFFECT OF THE PROGRAMME.
If the programme here outlined Is car
ried out, it will make it Impossible to pass
that bill a second time if tbe President de
clines either to approve or disapprove It.
The period of time between 1 o’clock Friday
and noon March 4, is just one hour less than
the period of ten days, exclusive of Sunday,
throughout which tne President is permitted
to retain a bill before returning it to oon
greta,
THE BILL TO BE REPORTED.
It Is supposed by the members of the oora*
mtttee that the bill reported Friday will be
the compromise bill wbioh would have
been reported last week If Mr. Cleveland
had not wrltteu his letter. It is to provide
for free coinage of American silver, with
perhaps the legislation for the relief of the
national banks, which waa in the financial
bill reported bv the flnanoe committee to
the Ben ate. Thero are some sanguine silver
men who are predicting tho}: this bill can be
passed through both houses in ttie brief
time which will remain after it is reported,
hut the best opinion is that there will be no
legislation on the subject.
GORMAN AMD THE PR 1 18IDBNCY.
Congressman Rusk of Baltimore Bays
Hs Is Not a Candidate.
Washington, Feb. 18.—Harry Welles
Rusk, the only democratic congressman
from Bdtlmore, aud Senator Gorman's
chief lieutenant iu the Maryland delegation,
after conferring with Mr. Gorman to-day,
gave out for publication the following state
ment: “Tlie statement in some of the news
papers. purporting to oome from me, to tho
effect that tho Maryland delegation to the
democratic national convention in 181)2
would present the name of Senator Gorman
for the presidential nomination, is utterly
without foundation. Maryland will send
a Bolid Cleveland delegation to the next
national convention. Referring to Mr. Gor
man, I have said on several occasions that
his friends have been greatly gratified
at the full appreciation of his services to
the party shown by the democrats of the
country, and that the democratic members
of the next legislature would renominate
him for the United States Senate by aocJn -
mation as in 1884, and re-elect him. I now
say, however, that no friend of Senator
Gormau has any authority to use his name
iu connection with any pu"iic position other
than the one he now holds." This denial
is not taken as conclusive, however, by
those democrats in bxh Houses who be
lieve that Senator Gormau ought to be
nominated in 185)3.
GOLD PAYMENTS DEMANDED.
National Banks Afraid of a Flood of
Bilver.
Washington, Feb. 18.—Reprosentativa
Sweet of Idaho to-day Introduced a resolu
tion, the preamble of wnich sets forth that
certaiu national banks in the country are
refusing to loon money except upon con
tracts payable in gold, which onurse tends
to discredit the currency of the country,
whether based upon gold or silver. The
resolution, therefore, provides t at any
national bank attempting to degrade the
currency of the country by demanding
other than lawful money, shall forfeit iu
charter.
MORTON’S SUBSTITUTE.
A President ProT mporetobe Elected
to Succeed Ingalls.
Washington, Feb. 18.—The subjeofc of a
successor to Senator Ingalls, who retires
from the Senate March 4, as president pro
tempore is being privately discussed among
the republican senators. It will be neces
sary to arrange this matter before March
4 in order to guard against a
vacancy in tbs presiding officer’s chair
after that date, so a caucus of the republi
can senators will be held, probably next
week, to elect Ingalls' successor. It dees
not appear that much effort is making on
the part of the senators to secure the place,
and but thrae names have been put forward
prominently. They are those of Senators
Platt, Hoar and Frye.
QUAY’3 BTORY OONTRADIOTBD.
Ex-Collector Tutton Takes leaue with
Part of the Statement.
Washington, Feb. la—Senator Quay
left here this morning for his six weeks’
trip to Florida without having heard otex
(>'Hector Tutton’s contradiction of so much
of Senator Quay’s personal statement as re
lated by him. Senator Quay will be at
Titusville, Fla., to-morrow night, and will
go from there to St. Lucie, where he will
establish his headquarters.
Lem Burch Pardoned.
Washington, Feb. I&—The President
has pardoned Lem Burch, indicted in Geor
gia with Wright Lancaster aud others for
conspiracy to murdar Capt. Forsyth. He
was pardoned because of the aid rendered
the government hi prosecuting the case.
Heavy Travel to Florida.
Washington, Fab. 18.—Ow fa* to the
very heavy travel to Florida toe Atlantic
Coast Line will run its New York and Flor
ida special Pullman vestibule trata daily
except Sunday, commencing Feh. 23.
ERIN’S FACTIONAL WAR.
THE DEFENSE FUND A BONE OF
HOT CONTENTION.
Its Allotment Not Satisfactory to the
Me rarthyites—McCarthy Denies the
Story of a Liberal Subsidy of
£SO,OOO—A Fund to be Raised by
the Party for the Campaign.
London, Feb. 18.—Th* financial dispute
between the McCarthyite and Paruellite fac
tions of the Irish parliamentary party is
likely to be much iu evideuoe during the
coming struggle. The $40,000 released a
month ago from th* league funds was di
vided In tbs following manner: $25,000 weut
to the aampaign committee aud $15,000
pa-ased into the b uds of th* tenant*’
defense league. The latter sum forms the
subject of tne present dispute. Th* idea of
tbe MoCartbyite* is that the amount
is out of proportion to the number of
evicted tenants the league had relieved, but
the McCarthyite* are Inclined to waive this
point. They comend, however, that in
stead of being devoted to the e vie tel ten
ant* It was need to meet on overdraft on
the Hibernian Bank.
GILL KVA9IYR,
Thomas P. UiU’a letter to Mr. McCarthy
referring to tbi* matter rather evade* th*
poipt at issue by declaring that when he
signed tho release Mr. McCarthy unlit bare
known that tbe fund set apart for the
evicted tenants wae heavily overdrawn.
James F. Zavler O’Brian’* and J. J.
Clancv’s checks wero di<honor*d, though it
Is evident that Mr. MoCartuy left Boulogne
believing that tbe money was de
voted to the relief of the tenants
only. Proof that Mr. O’Brien gave hit
aauction to tho meeting of the overdraft is
found iu Timothy Harrington's statement
last night that he bait: a document prov
ing that tbe money had been disposed of in
the manner promised by Mr. O’Brien. Th*
questiou arlies whether there was some mis
conception at Boulogne or whether Mr.
O’Brion came to th* conclusion that he was
acting within the lines of the agreement by
adjusting the bank acoount,
PARNELL’S SECRETARY TO BUR.
Henry Campbell, member of parliament
for South Fermanagh a id private secretary
to Mr. Parusll, will sue the Cork Herald
tor libel for alleging that while his col
leagues were Iu prison, he hired bouses for
Mr. Parnell's immoral purposes.
THE EXPRESS ON THE STRIFE.
Dublin, Feb. 18. —The Express to-day
says that Ireland i* comm'tted to a strife of
two powerful parties, a state of affairs not
seen before save lu a time of olvll war.
"The prelude to tho strife," says the Ex
press, "is Mr. Gill’s letter to Mr. McCarthy.
Boon fierce language will bo used and prob
ably broken heads will follow.” The conte*t
really Is between Mr. Parnell and the
hierarchy and will result in the overthrow
of the hierarchy by Mr. Parnell, or vice
versa. Twenty-five thousand dollars, the
first installment of the liberals' grant to the
MeOirtbyites, has (men deposited in check*
signed by Messrs. Morley and McCarthy.
Michael Davitt, who has bean visiting the
went ooast of Ireland, reports that tbe in
hatdta its of that coast are badly in need of
seed. Mr. Davitt pronounoes the road re
pairing work being don<* ut Aohlll to b* a
mere burlesque, and a ids that children are
suffering from a lack ot milk.
THE ALLEGED LIBERAL SUBSIDY.
In an interview to-day Justin McCarthy
declared that the story of a liberal subsidy
ot £3o,lloofor bis party was an lmpuilem
fabrication; that no such subs.dy was ever
suggested, mid if offered would not be ac
cepted. His party would depend entirely
o j the funds placed at their disposal by
their owu countrymen. He did not
intend to reply to T. P. Gill’s letter oailing
for atonement for the story connected with
the transfer of tbe £B,OOO to Mr. O’Brien.
Other McOartuyites, on being interviewed,
said several members of tho party had
already furnished personal guarantees to
provide for the immediate necessities, pend
ing arrangements to obtain resources for
the electoral campaign. They said they
had determined to preserve their inde
pendence and not to seek a closer alliance
with tbe liberals, preferring more careful
limitatiou of their relations.
O’BRIEN’* GOOD FAITH.
They repudiated the least idea of impugn
ing the good faith of Mr. O’Brien. Instead
of suggesting an improper use of the £B,OOO,
tin y simply wished a declaration (as they
have nut yet been shown) that the whole
sum is devoted to evicted tenants in the
manner prescribed by Mr. O'Brian. Further
grant* ought to be distributed under the
control of agencies commanding tii* confi
dence cf all parties. If Mr. O’Brien vva*
free, tho McCarthyite* would not hesitate to
intrust him absolutely to distribute; mean
while tbev wero willing that Mr. McCarthy
should place the whole of the funds iu Paris
at the disposal of properly recognized dis
tributors.
Timothy Harrington has brought suit for
damages against the publishers of tbe In.
supjxressible, because of some publication
reflecting on Mr. Harrington’* disposition
of tbe evicted tenants’ fund.
A VOTE OF OONFIDBNCB.
Quebec, Feb. 18.—An exceedingly stormy
masting of the Quebec branch ot the Irlsu
National League has iust been held hero
over a motion of confidence in Mr. Paruell,
which the chairman refused to put to the
meeting. Ha waa then voted out of tbe
chair and the motion was put and carried.
Addresses on the splendid work that Mr.
Parnell had dene for Ireland were delivered
by different members.
ANN2X *HDN OF CANADA.
The London Times Admits that the
Struggle is On.
London, Feb. 19.— The Times says: "The
ultimate issue of the struggle whether Can
ada will enter the American union the
pending election will not decide, because if
the liberals are victorious they will find it
only the beginning of their task. If tho
weaker American states are systematically
driven to the wall what chanoe of fair play
would Canada get in a commercial union
with America? without representation in
congress her position would be intolera* le,
and she would be compelled to abandou
commercial union or accept political union.
The Americans know this, and are frank
enough to mak* it the basis of ail their
dissertations. The Canadians must also
know it, but those desiring annexation
pretend that it has no neesraryoonnection
with unlimited reciprocity. Without ex
pecting Canada to forego any advantage in
order to gratify any sentiment* the Cana
dian people ought to oe fairly treated by
the politicians aud not jockeyed into annex
ation by false pretense. It is very doubtful
whether the ad van tags* of annexation
wfould be as great a* painted.”
a strike in Italy.
Rome, Feb. 18.—Throe thousand cloth
makers In tbs town of Sohio have struck
for higher wages. The strike is liable to
spread.
f mallpox at Belfast.
BelfaßT, Fsb. 18.—The smallpox pre
vails here to an alarming extent. The
municipal authorities are doing their
utmost to check its spread.
BIBMAROK SHI pa HIS PAPERS.
Pour Boxes of Dooumenta Bant to
London foe r a'ety.
Parts, Feb. 11—The Figaro to-day says
that Prince Bismarck has sent four boxes
filled with important documents te London.
The paper adds that the ex-chancellor took
this action in view of the possibility of
being prosecuted for his utterances and
alleged utterances upon public affairs.
SOUNDS CONTRADICTORY.
London, Feb. 18.—The Fall Mall OaeetU
this eTenlng publishes a dispitch from its
Berlin o stating that Prlnoe
Bismarck,is convinced that the reporta pub
lished as to the emperor's injurious opinion
of himself are untrue end are inventions of
his (Bismarck’s) enemies. The dispatch also
quotes the ex-chancellor as saying; “The
emperor knows too well how to estimate the
motives which prompt political warnings
to doubt my patriotism.”
Tim nachiucutnn skeptical*
Berlin, Feb. 18.—The Hamburger
yachrichten express** skepticism in regard
to the rumor that the emperor intend* to
proceed against Prince Bismarok. The em
peror, says the paper, knows that Prinoe
Bismarck’s ideas are patriotic.
ITALY’S COMSE IVATIVHH.
Tha Policy of tbe Parky Outlined by a
Ben—or.
Rome, Feb. 18.— Count Jaoclnl, a senator,
who was a colleague of Signore Cavour and
Rioaeoll, in an article in the Nuovo Antolo
gia, a leading review, outlinw the national
conservative programme as follows: An
unaggressive foreign policy; adminis
trative decent'alisation; the territo
rial question in Rome to be a
matter of home policy; the Independence of
the Vatican to be settled by international
neutralization of any locality in whiob the
pone may rleut to dwell. The dreibund, he
holds, might not to be renewed unless Italy
ceases to guarantee Germany in the posses
sion of Alsace-Lorraine, aud in tbe event of
war between Uermauv aod Franoe, tha con
flict ought to be localized, and Austria and
Italy ought to Intervene only to prevent the
vloior from endangering the equilibrium.
The nrticle Is excitiug much attention in
political circle*.
EUGENIE! IN PARK.
A Crowd Mistakes Her for tha Em
press of Germany.
Parts, Fob. 18.— Bx-Rmpreas Eugenie
arrived at tbe Northern railway station at
0:80 o’clock to-night from England. She
alighted in the midst of a crowd awaiting
the arrival of the ex-empress of Germany,
and, being mistaken for the latter, was fol
lowed to her carriage by a silent and re
spectful multitude.
The Em pro s Frederick, accompanied by
Count Buoendorf anil Countess Perpouobnr,
arrived here at 11:45 o’clock to-night. She
was mot at tbe station by Count Munster
and the mstntiers of bis staff, and all pro
ceeded to tbo Gorman embassy.
HOUSB OF XLU aOANDAL
Prlnoe Albert Victor of Wales to Visit
Arthur Wlieon.
London, Fob. 18,— It la annouuoed that
Prince Albert Victor of Wale* will vieit
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wilson’s house at
Dincaster, where the recent card scandal
occurred. The Fall Mall Oatette to-day
publishes a twoooluma account of the
scandal, giving a diagram showing tbe
table and positions tbe Prince of Wales, Sir
William Gordon Gumming. Lord Somerset,
Mr. and Mr j . Arthur Wilson and others
occupied during the much-talked of game
of baccarat.
Bradford Builders Fall.
London, Fob. 18.— James Wilson &
Sous, builders of Bradford, have failed,
with liabilities amounting to £80,00(1. The
failure is attributed chiefly to the new
United States tariff law, killing the cash
trade in packing cases for woolens sent to
America.
Cardiff’s Strike.
London, Feb. 18.—Most of the allied
trades refuse to join iu the strike at
Cardiff. _
LOUISIANA’S LOTTERY.
An Attempt to Foroe a Promulgation
of the New Act.
New Orleans, Feb. 18.—Yesterday in the
supreme court the mandamus proceedings
in the case of John A. Morris of the Louis
iana Lottery Company versus Secrets ry of
State Mason was called for argument. This
action was take i by Mr. Morris to compel
the secretary of state to promulgate act No.
21, known as the lottery arnendmeut.
The aot provides for the submission to
the voters of the state of an amend
ment to the constitution by insert
ing therein an article relative to
schools, levees, asylums churches, drainage,
etc. The bill passed tbo legislature by too
necessary two-thirds vote, and was vetoed
by the governor, but both branches of the
legislature refused to consider tbe governor’s
veto and ordered by resolution that the
secretary of stale should promulgate the
amendment. This he refustd to do, and
Mr. Morris sued out a writ of mandamus to
compel him to do so. Trie case was tried be
fore Judge Buckner, of tbe (Seventeenth
judiciary district oourt at Baton Rouge,
The cose was submitted without argument,
and Judge Buckner, without giving any
reasons, refused to make t l e mandamus per
emptory. The case vras then appealed to
the supreme court, where it is now being
argued.
A COAL. COMPANY ASSIGNS.
Inability to Get Paper Extended
Brought on the Crash.
Chattanooga, Turn., Feb. 18.—Tbe
JEtna Coal and Mining Company, located
at Whiteside, Ten*., made an assignment
this morning. The liab.litlae are estimated
at SIOO,OOO, and the asset* at * *OO,OOO.
Labor troubles and *lo*r collections are
given as tbe cause of tbe embarrassment.
Dr. William Morrow, a leading capitalist of
Nashville, it president of tbe company,
Alt INVESTMENT COMPANY FAILS.
Kansas City, Mo., Feh. 18.—The Union
Investment Company has ossigued, for tbe
benefit of its creditors, to £. 8. Parker, its
president; W. A. Bunker and B. R. Smal
ley. The liabilities of the company are
about $1,000,000, and its assets, according
to Parker, an equal amount. The assignees
to-day filed a bond in $200,000, giving
themselves as principals and the United
States Trust Compauy as security. The
bond was approved.
Don't Want Woman to Vote.
Topeka, Kan., Feb. 18. —Tbe bill to au
thorize women to vote at general elections
and to hold office has been defeated in tbe
House. An effort wIU be made to have tbe
vote reconsidered.
Fowderly Cancels Uls Dates.
Topeka, Kan., Fob. ia— Mr. Powderly
left forScrantoi, Pa, yesterday afternoon,
having canceled his western engagements.
I DAILY. $lO A YEAR. )
i ICS.NTB AOOPY. I
/ WEEKLY. $1.26 A YEAR.)
BRUTALITY IN THE RING.
RYAN KNOCKS NEEDHAM OUT IN
SEVENTY SIX RODNDH
The Vanquished Slugger Unconscious
After the Final Blow, and Consider*
able Difficulty Experienced in Bring
ing Him To—Both Men Fought with
the Ferocity of Bulldogs.
Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 18.— At 2:80
o’clock thie morning Ryau and Needham
had fought seventy-three rounds and the
men were simply walking around each
other, getting in a blow occasionally.
Needham forced the fighting In tbe seventy
fourth round, but did little damage. He got
in a smash on Kyan's faoe, and Ryan re
turned , almost soaring a knockdown.
In the seventy-fifth round tbe fighting
was hot aud fast, tbe men doing considera
ble in-fighting, and going at each other like
demons, Ryan aeouring first blood. Per
fect pandemonium reigned among the spec
tators. Suddenly Ryan gave Needham aa
awful blow on the neck, and both men got
excited, ollnching savagely, ( rice of foul
were rateod and not allowed. Desperate
in-fighting followed, m whiob both men
struck any number of foul blows.
BOTH UP NOR BLOOD.
W Ith round seventy-six each man came
Sfor blood. Ryan landed effectively with
i left and knocked Needham down. A
olioch followed and Needham was knocked
down again. Ryau upper out right aud
left, knocking Needham down repeatedly,
aod a oall of time only saved him from
being knocked out. As it was be was car
ried to bis corner in a dazod condition, and
before time was called his seconds tnrew up
tbe sponge.
The fight is universally consldersd one of
the greatest ever fought in this oountry,
the fighting being by rule in almost every
round. Needham made a plucky fight, be
ing knocked down repeatedly in the last
round, ouming up but only to go down by
another vicious upshoot. The exact time of
the fight was 6 hours and 5 minutes. Need*
haiu was badly punished, especially about
the faoe. Ryau escaped without a mark.
Tbe Chicago delegation went wild over the
result of tbe fight, and sboutod themselves
hoarse, hugging Ryan again and again is
the ring.
NKKDEIAM FAINTED AWAY.
At the conclusion of the Needham-Ryan
fight last night Needham fainted away,
and it took the united efforts of three phy
sicians nearly an boor to bring him to. At
nooa to-day he was resting quietly under
the infiueooe of a narcotic, but still very iIL
Ryan has soaroely a scratch or bruise.
RISHI OF THE RIVERS.
Tha Water Be ashes 33 Feet and 11
Inches at Pittsburg.
Pittrburo, Pa., Feb. 18.—At 1 o’clock
thie afternoon the water in the Allegheny
river reached 82 feet and 11 inches, and be
gan to slowly reoeda. As even the wildest
estimate bad plaood the high water at 26 feat,
the great damage inflicted in tbi* city is
due more to carelessness in removing good*
than to tho very high water. With
nearly every iron mill flooded and
closed down, the railroad tracks washed
away, squares upon squares of streets
flooded to tho e ond story, aud thousands
of cellars flooded, tbe direct lose by the
flood cannot bo less than $1,000,000. The
poor living along the river have suffered so
greatly that appeals for aid have been
issued.
To-night the river has fallen several feet,
and trade and street oar lines will open up
to-morrow.
wheeling flooded.
A special from Wheeling, W. Va., says:
“The river bas continued to raise here alt
day, and at 10 o'clock to-night is still
coming up, though an encouraging report
comes from above that tho water Is fall
ing. The damaze has been very great here,
but it is Impossible to estimate the amount
at present. Certain it Is that much suffer
ing will result, as a very large area of the
city ia under water. The whole of Wheel
ing is flooded, and to-night most of its
40,000 inhaMtants will slsop on tbe high
ground in the main part of the city.
IN SOUTH WHEELING.
“In South Wheeling hundreds bouses
of workingmen employed in the mills aud
factories are under water, and in the bust
ness center many of tbe wholesale houses
are flooded. The post ffloe and custom
house Is partly surrounded, and the base'
moot is filled with water. Bus
luess is almost entirely sus
pended. No trains are arriving
or departing. The depots are under water,
and the railroad yards are blockaded, en
gines and cars standing in water over their
wneels. Tbe Stamm and Windsor hotels
have water on their flrst floors and their
guests are obliged to go In and out of tbe
windows.
“Reports from down the river glass and
pottery districts also show heavy losses sus
tained by the flooding of those industries.
In spite of the general destruction of prop
erty not a single case of loss of life can be
directly traced to the flood.”
HAVOC AT OATLETTSBTTRG.
Oatlettsburo, Kt.. Feh. 18.—The Big
Sandy and Ohio rivers are both cresting
havoc here. Two booses were washed from
their foundations this morning, and a large
slice of Front street is gone. The people
are fleeing from their homes along the
rivers in terror.
BTRBHTKR CREEPS UP.
The Republicans, However, Fall to
Support Him.
Springfield, 111., Feh. 18.—In tbe joint
assembly to-day the Farmers’ Mutual Ben
efit Association men once more oast their
three votes for Mr. Streeter, their regular
candidate, but tbe republican steering com
mittee could not give him nn undivided
support. The 108d ballot resulted
as follows: Palmer 101, Streeter 78,
Oglesby 17, Hunter 4, Lit.dley 8, Long
necker l. In the subsequent ballots some
of the recalcitrant republicans ranged
about promiscuously, bringing in a number
of new names, among them that of
Judge (Jresham. After the 108th ballot,
which stood: Palmer 101, Streeter 90,
Oglesby 13, Llndiey 1, the joint assembly
adjourned.
SUNK WITH THREE SAILOR3.
A North Oerman Lloyd Steamer Buns
Down a Bark.
New York, Feb. ia— The North Oerman
Lloyd steamer Havel, while on her way
down the bay this afternoon, collided with
the Italian bark Masootta, in-oound from
San Domingo. Tbe. bark sank almost im
mediately off Buoy 30, near Bay Ridge.
Three of' her crew were drowned. The
steamer proceeded on her way to Bremen.
Kyls's Election Questioned.
Pierre, S. D., Feb. 18.—A question has
been raised over the legality o£ Mr. Kyle’s
election to the United States Senate. A
claim is made that the constitutional re
quirement provides that a majority of all
ihe members of tbe legislature m necessary,
which would necessitate Mr. Kyle’s receiv
ing 85 votes, whereas he received only 75.
