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I TITS MORN I*o SEWS, I
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1 J. H. EBTILL, Presiden t. f
SNOW DRIFTS AND FLOOD.
high water in the south and
SNOW IN THE WEST.
A Regular Blizzard Sweeps Down on
the Northwest—Traffic Entirely
Abandoned on Some of the Railroads.
: ome of the Drifts Twenty Feet High.
The Cumberland's Rise.
Chicago, March 9.—Dispatches from nu
merous points throughout Minnesota,
Northern lowa, Central Illinois, Southern
Wisconsin and Eastern Nebraska, reports
that the severest storm of the winter raged
Saturday night and all day Sunday. There
was a regular blizzard blowing, and the
gnow had badly drifted. Train* are run
ning behind time, especially in Minnesota,
with great difficulty, and in some localities
not a wheel is turning. Travel on the
wagon roads has been wholly suspended, aud
in the cities street car traffic is more or less
delayed. ... .
St Cloud, Minn., reports drifts from S to
20 feet deep.
Morehf ad reports the snow there from 3
to 5 feet deep. On the prairie and in many
localities the drift* are 10 feet deep.
In the vicinity of Winterset, la,, twelve
inches of snow fell. I romance drifts fill
the roads, and travel is almost impossible.
wauW IN TEXAS,
St. Louis, Mo., March 9. —Severe storms
are reported from various points in Texas.
At Sau Antonio at noon yesterday a heavy
sleet storm from the northeast lasted from
twenty minutes to half an hour, doing con
siderable damage to fruit trees. After a
heavy rain at Jefferson. Tex., last eve
ning, the weather turned very cold and it
snowed for about an hour. It is feared
that fruit trees have been very badly dam
aged. Texarkaua reports a light snow, the
first this winter. The first snow at Pales
tine, Tex., for three years fell yesterday.
The weather Is very cold. ,
BLOWING AT ASHBURY PARK.
ASHBURY Park, N. .1., March 9.—A
heavy storm prevails along the coast.
Fogs extend two miles inland. The surf i*
very strong, but no wrecks are reported.
Railway trains are delayed.
A BLIZZARD IN ENGLAND.
London, March 9.—A torrlfio blizzard
prevails throughout the southwest portion
of England. The storm is the severest on
record in that part of the country, and it is
feared that an enormous amount of damage
was done. Reports already received show
that many small vessels have been wrecked
off the coast. The loss of life is also reported
heavy. Hundreds of sheep and lambs have
perished in the storm.
A tesrifle snow and wind storm prevails
in the English channel. The Dover mail
packet had much difficulty in making her
trip and was badly damaged.
A snowstorm has been raging in Scotland
ard the north of England for a week past,
w hile in the south of England the weather
was mild until Sunday’s gale, which was
totally unexpected. It advanced in a north
easterly direction across the Bay of Bisoay.
A blizzard prevails over the whole of the
south of England. It commouced iu Lon
don at 4 o’clock this afternoon. The
storm increased to fury at night
and there wag an unusual rise of
the tide. All the channel steamers had
boisterous passages. Even in the harbors
the waters were so rough that it was diffi
cult to hold vessels to their moorings. The
Dover mail boat nearly sank in tbe harbor.
Her paddle box was completely smashed.
The mall service steamers cannot cross tbe
chanuel. Tne sea makes a clean breach
over the admiralty pier, where the telegraph
clerk and signal mau are practically
prisoners. Similar reports come from
p ints all along the coast. Throughout
Great Britaiu telegraphic communication is
interrupted by the blizzard.
GREAT DAMAGE TO CROPS.
New' Orleans, March 9 —The freeze of
Feb. 28did considerable da s age to pros
pective fruit crops in this section. On Sat
urday afternoon large hail fell for a few
minutes aud Saturday night rain fell for
sevei al hours, causing greater damage by
washouts and overflowing the low lands
more completely than had been done in
many years. Several large growers had
their tomato plant beds completely washed
a.'ay and many others have suffered dam
age. Last night there was another freeze,
this time preceded by rain, which finished
up the peach blossoms, and very few
peaches, if any, will be produced this sea
son. Last year the peach crop was lost by
a freeze on March 1. The above noted facts
will apply with equal force to a large num
ber of market gardens along the line of the
Illinois Central railway within a hundred
miles of New Orleans.
NASHVILLE'S FLOOD.
All the Lowlands and Cellars Along
the River Front Flooded.
Nasiivij.le, March 9.—The phenomena
rise in the river continues at I o’clock this
morning; the gauge reads 46.6 feet. This
is a rise since Friday morning of 25.6 feet.
Muoh more damage has been done by reason
oi the rapidity of the rise than would other
wise have occurred. Frobablv between
1,500 and 2,000 people are driven from their
notnes, and goods iu warehouses and cellars
nave suffered much damage.
AN ANGRY TORRENT.
As viewed from the bridge the river is a
vast angry torrent spreading out over the
lowlands. Nearly ail the lumber yards are
o\ erfiowed and in some a considerable loss
ul result. The river has brought out a
ast amount of drift wood and it is passing
tne city ia great quantities. During yes
terday it was going slowly and steadily.
merchants moving their goods.
Merchants were busy all day removing
to, els front ce uars and warehouses near the
L, ..T 68 to higher ground. It is estimated
that there are bstween 300 and 500 families
in the city that have been driven from their
comes by the waters. At police head
quarters many inquiries for shelter are
Demg made. Reports from all points on
* c Jh r >: er show that it is rising everywhere
the fullness of the Ohio and Mississippi
win prevent the Cumberland from running
Gown as rapidly as it otherwise would.
CHILD DROWNED AT KNOXVILLB.
Nashville, Tenn., March 9.—A Knox
(Tenn.) special says: "Very heavy
rains prevailed throughout this section yes
terday and last night and all the streams
Rte out of their banks. A 7-year-old
colored child was drowned this morning by
* a V? 111 a BW ollen creek.”
A Chattanooga (Tenn.) special says: “The
ecnessee river at this point has reached
tne danger line aud is rising three inches
uyt hour. Experienced river men predict
J® w .iU reach at least forty-five feet,
, nic h will overflow much of the city in the
jJtog places, cot off several railroads,
, tor a time suspend tbe operations of
f manufactories. The rainfall here
i„\™ lrt F-six hours is three and one-fourth
P ® , e J.' ttQ d extends up tbe river and in
a,t ienr:08800 generally. Tbe sky is over
•t, and the indications for more showers
are very promising.”
still rising.
TR. Tens., March 9, 10 P. M-
ver c<jn tinues to rise slowly. Last
fhst dark the K“ u c read 47.9 feet, 40
riiri tv* 118 tke danger line. River men pre
-1 that, without any more rain, the river
Pje Jftufniriu ifctog.
will go two feet higher. It was dear and
cooler here to-day.
PICKENS ISOLATED.
Pickekb, Miss., March9.—We have been
isolated since last Saturday, when the last
train passed north. Continued rains since
Thursday night have raised the water in
the Big Black river higher than ever known,
and it Is still rising rapidly. It ie up to tbe
floor of the bridge. Al! the other bridges
in the county are gone and communication
out off. Tbe Illinois Central road track is
lifted bodily from its bed and deposited in a
ditch for mile* below and above here, aud
the embankments are swept awar. Incal
culable damage has been done by water. A
cyclone passed over this place last Saturday
morning without doing any damage, drop
ping over in Mad iso a county, where it
caused great deitrjuption of life and prop- ]
erty, passing Uon there Into Attalia
county, near Newport, where houses were
blown down aud four negroes killed.
ENTERPRISE FLOODED.
Enterprise, Miss., March 9.—The Mo
bile and Ohio amt New Orleans and North
eastern railroads are submerged for a long
distance, and passage either way ie impos
sible. The town of Enterprise is inundated
to a large extent. Water is flowing through
the streets with the velocity of a river nnd
in many instances oomiiig iu storea The
flood has no parallel save in the memorable
year of 1871. It will perhaps be two days
before traffic will be resumed.
THE nAINB IN MONTGOMERY.
Montgomery, Ala., March 9.—Heavy
rains have raised the streams hut not im
peded railroad travel. All trains come and
go on time. The Alabama river has risen
considerable, and no serious damage is ap
prehended unless a great flood comes down
from the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers.
A THUNDBRSTORIi-
Hartford, Conn., March 9.—A thunder
storm came on about 10 o'clock this even
ing and continued for an hour. An inch
and a quarter of rain has fallen sluco Sat
urday.
A CLOUDBURST.
Meridian, Miss.. March 9. —A cloudburst
of (Saturday night did immense damage to
all the railroads entering this oity, aud no
trains have come in or out to-day except
one ou the Alabama and Great (Southern
railroad,
raining for a week.
Quitman, Miss., March 9. —The almost
unprecedented rainfall in this Bsction for
the past week has caused a general freshet
and cessation of traffioon tbe railroads,
WORLD'S FAIR CHORUSES.
The Matter Turned Over to the Ap
polo C.ub of Chicago.
Chicago, March 9. —Upon Invitation of
the committee on ceremonies Prof. Tomlins
and the officers of the Appolo Club have
taken charge of the choral work at the
Columbian exposition dedicatory ceremonies
in October 1892. The club is to do its work
without renumeration, aud the officers have
pledged tbe presence of 12,000 voices at the
musical entertainment on the day of the
dedication. The Appolo Club is pronounced
the most perfect choral organization in the
United States.
Germany’s preparations.
Berlin, March 9.—Leading manufact
urers from a.l parts of Germany will hold a
meeting in this city next week to take
measures for tbe proper representation of
German manufacturers at the Columbian
exhibition at Chicago. A committee will
be appointed to take charge of the exhibit,
which, it is believed will be on .a large
scale.
The aldermen and merchants of Berlin
will also hold a meeting to take steps for
the representation of the city at the ex
hibition.
RUM’S BLOODY WORK.
A Man Shoots His Wife and Cook and
Kills His Daughtsr and Himself.
Indianapolis, Ind., March 9.—A special
to the Sentinel from Bathville, Ind., says:
“Yesterday John Diescher, a well-known
hotel keeper of this place, while drunk and
mad with jealousy, attacked his wife with a
revolver. He shot her in the head, inflict
ing a serious wound. Another ball
struck her corset stay just over
the heart. Diescher then plaoed the
revolver at the back of his 8-year-o!d
daughter Myrtle and shot her through tbe
heart, and then shot his cook, Marla Jones,
hitting her in tbe back and inflicting a
flesh wound. While the crowd which
had quickly gathered in the parlor
was attending the wounded, Diescher re
entered and fell dead on tbe floor, having
cut his throat with a case knife.”
A PITCHED BAT.Lf.
Several Men Wounded In a Fight at
Hell’s Half i. ere.
Louisville, Ky., March 9.—A regular
pitched battle was fought by a number of
desperate men at a place called “Hell’s Half
Acre,” in Virginia, near Cumberland Gap,
last night with the following casualties:
Hugh Johnson, shot through head and
chest, killed outright; Garrett Southern,
shot through the thigh; Mose Gibson, shot
through the bowels, not expected to lire;
Shelby Gibson, shot through the leg; a by
stander named John Owens, hit by a stray
bullet in the chest. The first two were ar
rested last October on suspicion of being the
men who had shot young Morris Wells, a
young Englishman. The fight was origi
nated by these men, who sought reveuge
against those who were witnesses against
them.
SEELBYVILLE SCORCHED.
The Loss $50,000, Hut the Insurance
Nearly as Much.
Knoxville, Tenn., March 9.—A disas
trous conflagration visited Shelby ville,
Teun., yesterday. The loss is estimated at
$50,000, most of which is covered by insur
ance. The storehouses, occupied by the
following firms, were destroyed: C. W.
Russell, tinware, etc.; Coughlin & Tillman,
grocery merchants; Wood & Hutton, cloth
ing; C. W r . Cunnincham, book store; J. H.
Giilis, dry goods; Bedford county printing
office, nnd W. H. Trails, barber shop.
Lynchers Use the Leah.
St. Louis, Mo., March 9.—A1l the
preparations for tbe lynching of a negro
named Willban, r,6ar Williamston, yester
day, had been made when the mob changed
its mind and gave him 500 lashes with a cat
o’-nine tails. He had confess'd to an at
tempted assault ou a young lady.
Missouri's Methodists.
Brookbville, Mo., March 9.—The Mis
souri annual conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church closed to-day. The vote
on the question of admitting women to the
general conference was aunounced as fol
lows: Clergy, 86 for, 26 against; laitv,
3,326 for, 771 against.
Three Fishermen Drowned.
Albany, N. Y., March 9.—David Zar
burv, Remains Van Wormer and Joseph
Van Wormer, fishermen, were drowned in
the Hudson last night. They went out in a
small boat to lift a net aud were capsized.
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1891.
DRY DOCK OF THE GOLF,
A SITE NEAR ALGIE S RECOM
MENDED BY THE COMMISSION.
The South Pass of the Mississippi River
the Only Point Offering a Depth of
Twenty-six Feet of Water—The Site
Far Enough Inland to be Safe From
Bombardment.
Washington, March 9.—The report of
the commission appointed to select a site
for a dry dock on the waters of the Gulf of
Mexico was made public to-day. The com
mission consisted of Capt. Bunce, U. 8. N.;
Col. Comstock. of the corps of engineers U.
S. A.; Sidney Ferbam of Maine; David T.
Littlsr of Illinois aud Lieut. R. M. Brown,
U. 8. N.
The report states that an exhaustive ex
amination was made of the gulf coast aud
waters and of commercial routes, tbe latter
examination being made necessary by tbe
requirement that due regard should be had
to commercial and naval iuterests. It was
found that the contar of the commercial in
terests of the gulf lay between Tortugos
and Key West.
ONE of the requirements.
Naval interests required that the fleet
charged with the protection of the gulf
should be placed so as to cover the com
mercial route- and their approaches, aud
such a position was a liue from Key West
to Tortugas. At its extremities are fins
harbors, impossible to blockade except
with a greatly superior force. To hold
such a base has been for years, and
it is now the policy of the navy department.
The primary requisiets for the dock were a
clear channel to the sea at least twenty-six
feet deep, stability of foundation tosupport a
load of 15,000 ton* and protection by a dis
tance of twelve miles or by an interven
ing elevation of ground, from gun Are from
the sea. Other things being equal proxim ity
to the center of commercial and naval In
terests would determine the Lest location
for the docks.
THE POINTS VISITED.
The visited by the commission
were Key West, Tampa, Pensacola, Mobile,
Port Pads, New Orleans, Galveston and
Aransas Pass. T-rtugas Keys and Key
West were found t> be too close
to the sea and exposed to the fire
of an enemy. At Mobile, Tampa and Pen
sacola, the channel* were shallow; as was
the case with nearly all of the other places
visited, and the commission says that the
south pass of the Mississippi affords the
only entrance twenty-six feet deep to a har
bor fur enough from the sea to be safe
from gun fire. On the shore of the river
the primary requisites for a site are found.
THE SITE.
On the bank of the river, on the Algiers
side from the Southern Pacific railroad
fei ry downward, 2,000 or 3,000 feet ia clear
and clean, and hn* remained so for years,
and here is a naval reservation of which
the Mississippi river commission says the
bank at Mgiere is permanent, and
will, doubtless, remain so for fifty
or more years. Accordingly the pres
ent commission selected a site next
adjoining the property of the railroad
company. The owners and prices of the
property are described at follows: “C. C.
Live Stock Company, $50,000; Oliver
estate, $100,(XX); and the remainder belongs
to the government, having been purchased
for naval purposes.” Price asked for the
Oliver property is said to be excessive in
the opinion of New Orleans citizens, and of
tbe commission.
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PROCTOR STARTS SOUTH.
He Goes First to Chickamauga and
Then Inspects the Posts.
Washington, March 9.—The Chatta
nooga excursion party arrived this after
noon at 4 o’clock ou a special vestibule tram
on the Richmond and Danville railroad.
This trip is given for the purpose of show
ing Secretary Proctor and a number of
congressmen over the battlefield of Chatta
nooga and Chickamauga, where a park Is to
be established by the government, for which
appropriations have been made. A number
of newspaper men accompany the party.
The itinerary of the trip is as follows:
Leave Washington Marfch 9,4:40 p. m.; ar
rive at Roanoke, Va., during ti,e night;
breakfast 7 a. m.; leave Roanoke 8 a. in.,
arrive at Bristol, Teun., 1:30 p. on., dinner;
leave Bristol Ip. m. (central time); arrive
at Knoxville sp. m.; leave 5:30, arrive at
Chattanooga Bp. m. t Tuesday; Wednesday,
visit, to Chickamauga baltlefl-ld, luncheon;
Wednesday eve recaption at Staunton
house; Thursday visit to Lookout Mountain,
Missionary Ridge and other points of inter
est; Thursday night, banquet at Read
house; Friday morning start for home and
reach W ashington Saturday morning.
THOSE IN THE PARTY.
The party was made up as follows: Sec
retary Proctor, Attorney General Miller,
Quartermaster General Bacheldar, Assist
ant Adjutant General Williams, Maj. Hill
and Lieut. Woodbury of the war depart
ment, Senator and Mrs. Manderson, Sena
tor and Mrs. Frye, Mr. and Mrs. Sanders,
Senator Carr, Senator Hawley, Represen
tative and Mrs. McKinley, Representative
and Mrs. Coggswell, Representative and
Mrs. Hooker, Representative and Mrs.
Evans, Representative and Mrs.
Post, and Representatives Can
non, Cutoheon, Clements, Henderson,
Osborne, Perkins and Baker, Commissioner
Raum, Gen. Fullerton, Gsn. Stewart, Col.
Kellogg, Maj. Davis of the war derartment,
Maj. Bond of tne coast survey, Maj. W. P.
Huxley, J. C. Courts, Tbos. P. Cloves, Gen.
R. D. Mussey, Gen. H. V. Boynton of the
Commercial Gazette, Charles P. Merill of
the Associated Press, P. V. Degraw of the
United Press, J. M. Cason of the Phila
delphia Ledger, J. R. Yonng of the Paila
delphia Star, U. H. Pamt r and E. E.
Rooerts of the Cbioago Times, E. B.
Wright of the Chicago Inter
Ocean, E. G. Dannell of the
New York Times, M. G, Skckendorff of the
New York Tribune, H. B, F. McFarland of
the Savannah News, G. H. Walker of the
Cleveland Leader, Paul Wolf of the New
York Staats Zei'ung, F. Kauffman of the
Evening Star y F. E. Chapin of the New
Haven Palladium, Perry Heath of the In
dianapolis Journal, and Mrs. Heath. Sec
retary Proctor will oontinue southward
from Chattanooga on a tour ef inspection
of the military posts In the southwest. It
is expected that ail of the posts along the
southern border of the country will bo vis
ited. Tbe secretary will be absent several
weeks. There is some talk of the entire
party extending their trip to Atlanta and
spending Sunday there,
Executions by Electricity.
W ashington, March 9.—Attorney Gen
eral Tabor of New York to-day filed a
motion to dismiss, affirm or advance in tbe
cases of appeals brought by Shibuyo Jugiro
nnd Joseph Wood from the decisions of
Judge Lacombe, refusing to grant them
writs of habeas corpus. The men are
under sentence of death by electricity. The
general pounds for the motions of tbe
attorney general are that it is essential to
tbe administration and execution of the
criminal laws of tbe state that tbe appeals
should be speedily settled and that the cases
are brought here on frivolous statements for
the purpose of delay.
HUSTON MAY OO TO RUSSIA.
Charles Emory Smith Anxious to Re
sign and Come Home.
Washington, Maroh 9.—Charles Emory
Smith, the present United States minister
to the court of St. Petersburg, wants to re
sign aud come home. Mr. Smith’s rela
tions, so far a* can be learned, are perfectly
cordial with the President aud Secretary
Blaine, but Mr. Smith, like most other
Americans, is tired of St. Petersburg and
hanknis after the quiet enjoyments of Phil
adelphia journalism. The President is now
trying to see if he cannot induce ex-Treas
urer Huston to be Mr. Smiti'.’s successor.
It Is understood that ha has intimated to
Mr. Huston that he can become a diplomat
it he so desires, and Mr. Huston has the
offer under advisement.
HARRISON’S OBJECT.
The President is not so anxious to find a
good place for the late treasurer as he is to
fet him a few thousand miles away from
ndiana the coming year, ns in Mr. Hus
ton’s present state of feeling toward the
administration, Indiana is likely to be
found iu the wrong column about the time
when delegates to the next republican con
vention are to be nppotatod. If Mr. Hus
ton is away he oau’t do muob mischief;
besides, holding a high diplomatic position,
his hands will be tied. It is not believed
that Mr. Huston will accept the offer.
He certainly wUi uut accept if ha
consults his own personal preference, but
bis wife is an ambitioui woman socially,
and tbe glamor of a court may fascinate
her. Connectedly with the story of Minis
ter Smith's desire to resign is the rumor
that he wants to come home so os to be able
to work for Secretary Blaine, whose inti
mate friend be has been fsr years, for tho
presidency. The rumor is: not improbable,
ns in (lie case of Mr. Blaiiss being a candi
date, the Philadelphia Pries would be his
most loyal aud staunoh supporter.
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NEW CIRCUIT JftJDOB3.
Harrison Will Not Make the Appoint
ments for Several Months.
Washington, March 9.—The Presideut
it in a good deal of a quandary os to the
appointment of the new ciroult court
judges. To-day, before be left on his duck
ing trip, he had a long conference with
Attorney General Miller and Solicitor Gen
eral Taft as to bis right to make these ap
pointments during the recess of tbe Senate,
The two highest law officers of the govern
ment hold the same view of tbe matter that
tbo President does, and agree with him that
he has the right to make the appointments,
and that opinion has been held by all tho
attorney generate for the last halt century.
A TROUBLESOME SECTION.
Section 1763 of the Revised Statutes, how
ever, stands in the way, became, even if
tbe President has the right to make the ap
pointments, it is evident from the read
ing of the statute that the newly-appointed
officl-ls have no right to draw "sniarv until
they have been confirmed by tbe Senate.
While it is not likely that anything will
come of the matter, still a complication
might arise which would make it very em
barrassing for the disbursing officers of the
treasury, as well a* the President, wpwctally
as the next House will be democratic. In
view of all those circumstances, the Presi
dent'has practically decidtd not to make
any appointments. He is firmly resolved
not to c all an extra session of the Senate,
arid he stated this in so many words this
forenoon to one of his callers. He said ho
did not want to have tha Senate hero again,
and that the emergency would have to be
very great which would make hint feel
justified in convening it before its regular
time.
VIRGINIA’S TAX COUPONS.
Three Caees Diemlesed by tha United
S.atea Supreme Court.
Washington, March 9.—The supreme
court of the United States to-day dismissed
tbs thi ee cases of Callan, Gregory and Law
son, respectively, against Bransford, tho
treasurer of the city of Lynchburg, and
Lltohford vs. Day Sergeant of Lynchburg,
Involving in one form or another tbe old
tax coupon controversy. The cases
were dismissed by the court of appeals
for Virginia upon the ground that the
matters involved were purely pecuniary and
that tbe amount in controversy in each cae
was less than sufficient to give the court
jurisdiction. This court takes the same
view, holding that it is governed by the
facts found by tbe lower court. The court
denied without prejudice similar motions in
the eases of Jones v*. the common wealth;
Malian vs. Bransford,a.id Dillard vs. Moor
man, treasurer, on the ground that the mo
tion papers were not sufficiently explicit.
M'KINLE i *8 TARFF LAW.
Two Cases Advanced for Hearing by
the faupreme Court.
Washington, March 9. —The supremo
court to-day advanced and assigned for
argument on the four.h Monday in April
the cases of Boyd, Sutton & Cox and Stern
back & Cos., against the collector of cus
toms of New York, brought for tho purpose
of testing the constitut, nality of tne Mc-
Kinley tariff law. Tbe government and
counsel ( r tho importers were both united
iu askiug this action. Solicitor General
Taft, iu behalf of the government, < pposed
a similar motion mode by the counsel for
Marshall Field & Cos. of Chioago, on the
ground that the case, as mado up, did not
fairly prescut the question Involved, at
least so tar as the interests of the govern
ment were concerned.
BOYS KILLED BY A TRAIN.
They Stepped From Cne Track to An
other Just In Time to Be struck.
Hazleton, Pa., March 9.—An express
train for Philadelphia, while running at a
vary rapid rate of speed near Pain Haven
yesterday, dashed into a crowd of boys
walking on the track. They were on the
up track, and stepped to the other track to
escape a special passenger train. They did
not tee tho axprans approaching, and two
of them were struck aud instantly killed.
Purchases of Silver.
Washington, March 9. —The amount of
silver offered for sale to the treasury de
partment to-day was 1,189,000 ounces, and
the amount purchased was 670,000 ounces,
at 98oeuts and 98.70 cents. Tbe pur
chases at the local mints for the week ended
March 7 amounted to 24,077 ounces.
He Forged a Will.
Albany, N. Y., Maroh 9.—Ft. W.
ThomDßon. the lawyer who forged the will
of Thomas Denny, was to-day sentenced to
ten years’ imprisonment in the state prison.
The sentence is tbe minimum peualty.
E arris on Off for a Hunt.
Washington, March 9.—The President
left Washington this afternoon for a few
days' duck shooting on Chesapeake bay,
near Bougies, Md. He was accompanied
by ex-Senator Sowell of Now Jersey.
Bishop Paddock Dead.
Boston, Mass., March 9. Benjamin 11.
Paddock, Episoonal bishop of the diocese of
Massachusetts, died this afternoon,
PARNEH'S CRY FOR CASH I
A I.FAGUB FRANCH REFUSES TO
GIVE EITHER SIDE A CENT.
Other League Branches in the Coon
try Urged to Do Likewise —A Free
Fight at a Parnell Meet ng at Mill
town Comments of the London
Times on the Emissaries.
Louisville, Ky., March 9.—The Emer
ald Kianon of the Irish Laud league met
last night, aud adopt-d a resolution to tbe
effect that they would give no money or
other aid to either of the faction* of the
national party in Great Brittain. They
reoommended that all other branch
leagues In the United States, Canada a>ut
Australia take similar action.
A ROW AT MILLTOWN.
Dublin, March 9.—Edward Harrington,
member of parliament for West Kerry, and
Pierce Mahoney, member of parliament for
North Meath, yesterday addressed a meet
ing at MUlttwn, county Kerry, near, Tra
lse, and though the plaoe is in Mr. Har
rington's own parliamentary division, it was
with difficulty that the Parnellites obtained
a hearing. Tbo auti-Parnelllte* mustered
a strong force aud endeavored to interrupt
tbe mooting. A body of ParnelUUs from
Tralee surrounded tbe platform and pro
tected the speakers. There were several
free fights between the two faotlon*.
ORIGIN OF PARNKI.L'h POLICY.
Sir Charles Oavan Duffy has written a
letter to tho Freeman's Journal In which
he says the policy of the independent oppo
sition, which Mr. Parnell had so far carried
on successfully, originated In 1867 with tho
Irish confederation. Then, be says,
with the exception of two bishops,
the whole Irish Catholio {episcopate
resisted tho policy with all their p jwer ami
banished all the priests to penal parishes fur
supporting the Independent party. Event
ually, lie adds, the independents become re
duced, by iutriguo and corruption, from
fifty to five members, the bishops condon
ing or approving every act of treachery.
In conclusion. Sir Duffy declares that "un
til all this clerical Interference Is changed
there is no more hope for the Irish cause
than there is for a corpse on a dissecting
tat ile."
Tbe National IYe.es, tbe new McCarthy
ite paper, to-day says that the upshot of the
coutroversy over the Paris funds is that
Mr. Parnell, after denying the right of tbe
nationalists to interfere, acknowledges their
authority and aait* their judgment. Tha
same paper as-erta that the Irish national
federation ia welcomed everywhere aud be
comm tbe heir of the dofuuct national
league.
GLADSTONE FORESTALLED.
London, Maroh 9.—The Evening Stand
ard this afternoon says that Mr. Parnell, in
his speech at Newry yesterday, forestalled
Mr. Gladstone’s expected final declaration
to shako off Mr. Parnell by himself shaking
off Mr. Gladstone as useless a iy longer for
an instrument with which to obtain home
rule.
The Times to-day ooraments upon the
character of the Parnell emissaries to tbe
United State), saying that James O'Kelly Is
an ex-Fenlan and late agent for tbe Olnn
na-Gael Society. James O’Connor is classed
na a man who n John Devoy brought from
the rat holes of conspiracy. John Red
mond is by the Times dubbed an avowed
adherent of the "Harp without the crown.”
The Times article concludes with the re
mark, that “If any persons can persuade
the advanoed section in the United States
to open its purso it will be them," referring,
of oourse, to the gontleruen mentioned.
BIR DILKE'S CAMPAIGN.
Liberals of K Is Division Express Confi
dence in Him.
London, March 9.—At a meeting of the
liberals of the Forest of Dean divlsioa to
day a resolution expressing confidence in
Sir Charis Dilke was unanimously adopted.
Sir Charles, who was present at the meet
ing, made on address, in the course of
wuich he said that ho was confident that ho
would be atile to clear his character and
return once rnoro to political Jife. He con
sidered that he had vindicated himself
in tha pamphlet recently published,
but he was not. prepared to tendar what
might be considered lsgal proof. He was
confident that if heacceptcd the nomination
for parliament for Forest of Dea :ohe would
be triumphantly returned. But ho could
not definitely decide to-day to contest tho
seat. The meeting subsequently adopted a
rtsdution expressing the hope that Kir
Charles would decide upon accepting the
nomination. Lnly Dilke, wife of Sir
Charles Dilke, addressed tha meeting. She
said she was convinced that her husband
would yet be cleared of tho charges.
EMPRESS FRBDJ,RICK’d VISIT.
Tho Incidents of Her Stay Still Dis
cussed at Faria.
Paris, March 9, —Diplomats aid politi
cians are still discussing the recent visit of
Empress Frederick. Count von Munster,
the German ambassador, attributes the
moral check sustained by Germany to the
influence of Huron de Mohrenbetm, the
Russian ambassodor in Paris, whom tbe
count irreverently designates os an “old
moukey.”
Count von Munster’s supposition is be
lieved to be true. Iu addition, German em
bassy officials c mtiuue to criticise President
Carnot's action iu not calling upon E.npre-s
Frederick when she was in Paris, and it is
staled that hereafter all tbe arrangements
will be made beforehand should any other
member of tbe imperial fami.y of Germany
visit the French capital.
Prince Napoleon Dying.
Rove, March 9.—The physicians In at<>
tendance upon Prince Jerome Napoleon
have announced that both the prince’s
lungs are la a congested state, and they
have informed the family that a fatal U.ue
to the illness is only a question of a few
hour*. The prince has refused repeatedly
proffered consolation and the administra
tion of sacrament from tbe priest who had
been admitted to his room.
SINKING FA ST.
Rome, March 9, 11 r. m.— Prince Jerome
Napolocn Is sinking fast. The king anti
members of tbe royal family are at the
prince’s bedside. A silent crowd fills the
street outside tbe house.
Catholics end the School?.
Rome, March 9. —The Moniteur de Rome,
in an article on tha school question in the
United Bute*. says that it is the principsl
Catholic questiou in America, and, although
burnlngiy delicate, it does not believe t at
It will lead to a conflict between the Catholics
and the civil authorities. Tbe Moniteur
adds that it has confidence 1 > the wisdom
of the Catholics aud iu the spirit of justice
aud, toleration of tbe American civil pow
ers, and says tha' a kultarkampf is impos
sible In tbe United States.
Spain’s Import Law.
Madrid, March 9.—The Official Gazette
publishes a decree to the effect that only
goods bearing a Spanish trade nuurk will be
allowed imported os product* of Spanish
industry.
BISMARCK FOA THE REICHSTAG.
He Will Undoubtedly be Elected to
Represent Oextemunda.
Berlin, March o.— Prince Bismarck's
candidature for the Gertemunda is the
principal topic of discussion in toe lobbies
of the Reichstag. It is freely asserted that
the government feel embarrassed over bis
decision. Chancellor von Caprivi and Min
ister Miguel had a long conference on the
subject Sunday.
The seat to G astern unde has long been
held by the national liberals, though in 1690
it was only secured on the sreond ballot
against the socialist* There is no doubt
tliat Prince Bismarck will secure an im
mense majority.
The National Zei/utiff admits that, al
though the national liberals differ on almost
every burning question of Prince Bis
marck’s policy, he vvtll be elected as the
founder of tbs empire.
The Hanover Courier esye the seat mutt
be carried without a supplemental ballot.
The Vomiohe Zeitung fears that Chan
cellor von Caprivl’s rejection of the Frcis
sinnico support preludes the return to the
old policy of unbending protection and that
the government will gratify tbo lauded in
terest by making no oommissiou to Austria
in respect to grain duties.
The Bomtn Zeitung talks of a return to
the old Bismurcklan regime. The opinion
is ox creased in mauy quarters that- the pro
posed commercial'treaty with Austria Is
not likely to be concluded.
BETTING IN FRANCE.
A Debate on the Subject In the Cham
ber of Deputies.
Paris, March 9. —There was a debate in
the Chamber of Deputies to-day on * the
recent decision to suppress betting. M.
Coustans, minuter of the interior, refused
to restore the Paris mutual system. M.
Bevello said he hoped that the ehambar
would restrict the number of race meetings,
of which there was now 830 annually.
Paris Mir.uni licenses, be maintained, ought
to be given only to societies for improving
the breeding of horses, and not to money
making societies. An order of the day was
finally adopted.
SUPPRESSED BY THE IZAB.
The Street Sale of a Paper That Rldl
ouled a Prince Stopped.
St. PcTgHsmrHO, March 9.—The czar
has prohibited the street sale of the Nonoe
vrempa owing to a feuilleton ridiculing
Prince Bartenieff, who was recently
sentenced at Warsaw to eight years penal
servitude for shooting his mistress, a Polish
eotreas mimed Vtsnerskala, The officers of
the Graodno Hussars, to which regiment
Prince Bartenieff belonged, have also bean
lampooned and have appealed to the czar
for prot iction.
A UOS TAMER MANGLE X
He Fall In the Cage and Wes Attacked
by One of tho Brutes.
Paws, Maroh 9.—Seels, the lion tamer,
wss nearly killed io-day.by one of six liona
he was training to perform iu tho play of
“Nero.” One 11 jn became sulky and re
fractory. Soots, armed with a lance, under
took to drivo the lion out of a corner when
It was sulking. He lost his footing, dropped
his weapon, and tho lion attacked blm and
nearly killed him before trainers and
keepers could rosoue him. He will probubly
die soon.
CUBA’S AGITATION.
The Spanish Government to Send
More Troops to tbe Island.
Paris, Mnrch 9.—A dispatch from a
Madrid says: “The Spanish government la
about to dispatch 6,870 troops to Cuba on
account of the Increasing | political agitation
on the island. If the situation becomes
worse, Gen. Campboll will be appointed
viceroy. The Bpanith pre.*s protests against
Americans encouraging Cuban neparautta
in connection with the proposed treaty of
commerce,”
Manchester's Ehlp Canal.
Manchester, March 9. —Tho Manchester
corporation, after careful deliberation, has
declined to advance the £2,500,000 required
by tbe Manchester Ship Canal Company to
complete the canal, which ia to oormeot
Manchester with the sea, the company hav
ing exhausted itastatutory power of borrow
ing.
Belgium’s Workmen.
Brussels, March 9.—A movement in the
direction of forming the workingmen into
organized bodies is making rapid progress
throughout Belgium. At Liege four new
labor unions have recently been organized.
The steel workers’ organization at Leraing
has decided in favor of a strike.
Suicide of a Banker.
London, March 9.—Lionel Charles Drum
mond, of the London banking house of
Messrs Drummond, committed suicide with
a revolver to-day. The cause was troubles
arising out of a law suit with a friend. A
verdict was rendered of temporary insanity.
To Go Into Liquidation.
Smsoovv, March 9.—At a meeting of
the stockholders in ths Goodwin Jardina
Comp my, the great [scotch steel concern,
it was agreed that tbe company should go
into liquidation.
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Germany's Navy.
Berlin, Maroh 9.—The Reichstag to-day
adopted Baron Mouteffeul’s motion to refer
back to committee the question of tbe pro
posed additions to the German navy.
KILLED BY A TRAIN.
Father and eon Dead and the Wife
Fatally Injured.
Lansing, Mien., March 9. —William
McLaughlin and his son were instantly
killed and Mrs. McLaughlin was fatally in
jured by a Grand Trunk passenger train
near Sbafteburg tnls morning. The family
was driving home from a Sunday visit to
relatives. They did not see the appro* ;h
--ing train and drove fairly in front of It.
The train was golr gat terrific speed. The
engine struck the rig between tho wheels
and threw it into the air. Both father and
son were dead when the train was stopped
and tbe mother cannot recover.
PALMER TO BE SENATOR.
Two Mora Votes Expected to b® Givmt
Him To-day.
Springfield, 111., March 9.—There has
boen another radical chango iu the senato
rial situation and to-night it looks very
ranch as though Mr. Streeter is done for.
Senator Evans of Aurora, leader of the
autl-Strcetor republicans, is responsible.
The understanding now is that after a con
ference with Senator Evans to-morrow Mr.
| Taubaneck will continue to vote for Mr.
I Streeter or auv other man he may select,
and that Mr. Cookrell and Mr. Moore will
vote for Gov. Palmer or simply cast their
votes in such a way as to secure his election.
I DAILY,BIO A YEAS. )
J JCENTUAOOPT. ,
WEEKLY, SI.Ho A YEAR, j
FIGHT OF THE ALLIANCE.
THE SOUTHERN FARM?R STILL.
GOING FjR THB OPPOSITION.
Edttor Hsrtrldge Given FPs on Ao
count of His Lecture on tbe " Rise
■end Fall CfT of the lAlllance”- Edge
wood Alliance May Be Expelled for
Admitting Gov. Gordon.
Atlanta, Ga., March 9.— The Southern
Alliance Farmer has quite lost patienoa
with good-humored editor Hartridgs’s
“Rise and Fall" lecture, and pitches into
him hotly tills week. After threatening
him w ith destruction by the alliance whirl
wind tbe editor adds: “Mr. Hsrtridge'a
speech will go a long way toward reconcil
ing the alliance to tbe defeat of CoL T. M.
Norwood for the Senate."
The .-IMiancs Farmer both exults and
grieves over Senator-elect Gordon's admis
sion to the order. It says: * 'Senator John
B. Gordon on Friday night joined the De
catur sub-Allianoe, and is now a full-
Hedged member of tbe order! Score soother
representative for the alliance to the next
oou great.”
JUMPS TG ATTACK SUL
Then in the same brsatb: “Senator Gordon
is at the head of a |7,IXA>,I)UO corporation,
and yet he was admitted to membership in
the Decatur sob-alliance. Wonder if Gov.
Ncrtheu would refuse to meet him I" in
this o mneoUon it may be stated that tne
gOMipa have been whispering for a day or
two that the Edgewood iiub-elUance had
incurred the suuilty of tbe Livingston
branch of the order and might be turueil
out bodily for admitting Gen. Gordon, but
whether such a step is really In contempla
tion, it is not easily to learn.
LIVINGSTON AND THS CHARGES.
The most interesting aunouncemeat made
by the paper is as follows: “President
Livingston will call tho executive commit
tee together shortly aud insist on an inves
tigation of ail those charges insinuated
against our officers. They at eas groundless
us they are slanderous. It President Liv
ingston would resign his office and unite
with our enemies in fighting thu alliance,
the partisan press would sound his praises
as the granJest statesman and most perfect
gentleman in Georgia.'’ On the latter
point the editor is badly mistaken. The
sound of warlike preparation can already
be heard, more bitter than people generally
imagine.
TALK OK ASSASSINATION.
The editor of the Alliance Farmer will
probably not live to see it through. Judg
ing by the following it may be assumed
that be already fancies his life in danger:
“Tbe editor of this oolumn received three
intimations last week that certain parties
intend to shoot blm into doll r g. Our an
tagonists will have to practloe snooting at a
siring to annihilate us.”
CALIFORNIA’S SENATORS HIP.
Balloting for Hear at’a t.uccesaor to
Begin To-day.
Ban Francisco, March 9.-—The Califor
nia legislature will to-morrow commence
balloting for a United States senator to
complete the unoxpirod term of George
Huarst. The republicans have 90 votes out
of a total of 102 in both houses. It would
requirs 46 votes In the republican caucus to
dacida upon a candidate, but as no caucus
has beon ordered balloting will
begin without unanimous party action,
and the early balloting promises to
show wide scattering of votes. The
candidates most prominently mentioned are
Morris M. Estee, ex-Congressmau Charles
O. Fulton, H. M. DeYoung, G. H. Bono
lirake, ex-Gov. G. C. Perkins, Gen. N. P.
Chipman and ox-Benator A. P. Williaaia.
Tbe democratic members of the legislature,
while having held no caucus as yot, have
evinced a desire to cast a complimentary
vote for someone of their party, and
among those mausioned in this connection
are J. V. Cole nan, ex-Mayor Pond,
Congressman Thomas J. Clunie and W. D.
English. If the balloting does not result in
a selection within two or three days it is be
lieved that an effort will then be made by
tbe republioau members to secure a party
caucus.
CHRISTIAN BANS DEAD.
An Evangelical Pastor Whoa® Life
Was Full of Good Deeds.
Joilet, 111., Maroh 9.—Rev. Christian
Bans, ex-pastor of the Evangelical Luthe
rau church of this city, died at bis residence
yesterday, aged 79 years. He was educated
In Germany, and came to this country in
1632, and first engaged in misaloaary work
among his people in Texas, preaching
in both German and English. In
1840 he moved to New Orleans
and founded a parochial sohool, which
survived the war and is still thriving.
Throughout the vellow fever scourge in
New Orleans Father Bans, ns he was called,
ministered to the bodily want* of tb poor
and needy, and oame near paving for it
with bis life. In 1845 he changed his field of
labors to Calacoosa, in 1848 to Archibald,
Pa., aad In 1663 to Watertown, Wia At
each place be built a church and raised
money largely through his own personal
effort®. In 1850 be removed to Joilet and
succeeded In building two churches here.
Father Bans was noted for kinduess, gen
erosity and charitableness.
UWO WILLB PROBATED.
Tho Fr.yreweatber and Robert Ray
Hamilton Oases Boded.
New Yore. Maroh 9. —The Fsy re weather
will contest bae been brought to a sudden
close. Tbs case bas been settled and the
objections withdrawn. Ex-Surrogate Roll-
Ins declines to say upon what basis
the matter was settled. Surrogate Ransom,
in admitting the will to probate, remarked
that the allegation |of undue influence bad
not been sustained. After talcing some evi
dence tbis forenoon concerning Robert Ray
Hamilton, Surrogate Ransom gave Imme
diate Judgment in the noted oontest over
the will of Hamilton by Evangeline I*.
Mann, in which he declared that Hamilton
Is legally dead and then admitting the will
to probate.
a Cotton Factory's Debts.
St. Louis, March 9. —The feieral court
at Little Rock, Aik., has appointed George
C. BuiTord rooeiver of the Calumet Cotton
Factorv of Mammoth Springs, Art., on
tho arplicatiou of Memphis. 'leun., credit
ors. T lhe petitlonori claim that the factory
is mortgaged for $50,C00, and that the debts
of the oor.csrn are $-'O,OOO over and above
the mortgage, and they asked for a rece.ver
to protect themselves from losing every
thing.
Death of a Banker.
Mostoojvkrt, Ar.A.. March 9.—Josinh
Morri, a leading banner iu this city, mid
perhaps the wealthiest man in the state,
died at his home this mor: ing. Ha war
stricken down with paralysis two years
ago, and never fully recovered. Ho was a
native of Maryland.
