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i THE MORNING NEWS. i
7 Established 18M. Incorporated 1888. 1
I J. H. ESTILL, President, )
M'KINLEY THE NOMINEE.
most of the present state
OFFICERS RENOMINATED.
The Convention a Regular Love
Feaet—The Usual Recommendation
That Senator Sherman be Re-elected
Omitted in Order to Avoid Stirring
Up the Fora iter Faotlon.
Columbus, 0., Jane 17.—The iscoud day
of the republican state convention of Ohio
opened bright and clear. The ion was
still warm and the heat very oppressive,
but both the heat and sun were powerless
to abate the enthusiasm of the republican
hosts who had gathered In anticipation of
the stirring scenes of the day. It was
rumored early in the morning that Maj.
McKinley would throw down the gauntlet
to the low tariff men in his speech of ac
ceptance, and that the coming contest, if
won at all, must be won in sustaining
the principles of (the McKinley tariff. The
effect of this information was to infuso
with greater enthusiasm the stalwarts of
the pronounoed McKinley element, and, if
it had a depressing influence on the dis
senters |ot the party this influence was
never felt in the convention. The pro
ceedings of the day were opened by prayer,
after which the report of the committee on
credentials was presented and adopted.
THE OFFICERS.
The oommittee on permanent organiza
tion reported, amid applause, the nomina
tion of Gen. Asa 8. Dushnell of Clark
county for permanent chairman of the con
vention, and E. J. Kessenger of Athens
for permanent secretary. Chairman Bush
null’s address was brief: "Gentlemen of tho
convention,” said he, "1 thank you for this
distinguished honor conferred upon me. I
congratulate you upon the bright sunshine
this morning [laughter] Giving promise of
an early and abundant harvest [laughter],
the realization of nbioh will be of more
substantial benefit to tho whole people of
this oountry than the organization of any
number of political parties. [Applause and
cheers.]
CHEERING FOR FOBAKER.
Nominations were then declared in
order and Gov. Foraker arose to present
the name of Maj. McKinley for governor.
At the sight of the familar form of the ex
govurnor Hud sturdy campaigner, tho con
vention fairly wept mad wit'.i enthusiasm.
For over a minute the applause and cheers
reverberated through the immense building,
while Gov. Foraker bowed smilingly to the
convention’s compliment. “Gentlemen of
the convention,” he said, “I have now a
most pleasing duty to perform.
The contest upon which we are
aoout to enter is to be in some respects of
an unusual character. While it is to be
hoped that we are not to be called upon to
confront a greater uumber of enemies in
the aggregate, yet surely it is kuown that
we are to be compelled to contend against a
greater variety than ever before. In the
first place, we must fight that time
honored enemy, the Democratic party,
which it would appear that even
the devil could not kill [applause], and in
the next plaee nobody yet
knows how many third parties.
[l.* lighter). We do know, however, that
the political shibboleth of eaoh and every
one of these political organizations will be
‘anything to beat the Republican party.’
[Laughter].
WHAT IS AT STAKE*
“Not only it the governorship of the
great state of Ohio at stake, but this oontest
involves more than the governorship, more
than the general assembly and more than
public institutions. It reaches out into
national politics. A United States senator
will depend upon its result, ar.d,
more important still than all
this, it will determine whether
this great state of Ohio is to go into the
next groat national oontest of 1892 at the
head of the republican or at the bead of
the democratic column. [Applause.] We
shall win this fight [appiause], but we must
not be content with simply winning. We
must wm it decisively and overwhelm
ingly [cheers], and to that end we
must select for oar standard-bearer
that man who, of all others,
can most surely command our undivided
strength. [Applause.] We must have as
our leader a fit representative of our
views with respect to every living issue,
who in his record and his personality is
the best type we have of the illustrious
achievements and moral grandeur of the
republic. [Cheer*.] Be must be more even
than that Be must have a sure place in
the confidence and in the atfections of the
republicans of Ohio. Such a leader
we have. It is not my privilege
to point him out, it is no man’s privilege to
gjint him out. That has been already done.
y common consent all have turned In one
direction. One man there is who, measured
by the exigencies of this occasion, stands a
full head and shoulders above all his com
rades, and that man is William McKinley.
[Prolonged cheers and applause.] There are
many reasons why he should be nominated.
In the first place everybody
knows him. [Laughter.] He does
not need any introduction anywhere.
Every republican in Ohio not only knows
him but what is better, every republican in
Ohio loves him. [“Good,” "Oooa,” and ap
plause.] That iB not all, every democrat
in Ohio knows him and every demoorat in
Ohio fears him. [Applause.] His name is a
household word throughout the nation and
throughout the whole world. Wherever
civilization exists it has become known.
m’kinley’s career.
He commenoed on June 11, 1861, when he
enlisted as a private in the Twenty-third
Ohio regiment. [Applause.] He began as
a private and by bravery in many bloody
battles be came out as major in bis regi
ment [applause] when the last armed rebel
had surrendered. [Cheers.] He baa
been identified with every great
measure of the Republican party in
both field and forum. [Cheers.] His tariff
course has been one of patriotic conviction,
and time will justify this conviction.
[Cheers.] No republican candidate has ever
suffered defeat through the fault of Williain
McKinley. [This thrust at certain Ohio
republicans who opposed Gov. Foraker
and wrought his defeat in the last guberna
torial election was reoeived with the wildest
enthusiasm.] There is not one single drop
or cut-throat blood in his veins. [Cheers.]
He is morally incapable of treachery and
the cowardice of political assassination.
[Applause.] He don't know what a
political razor is and has only
contempt for the sneaking, hypo
critioal scoundrel who would nse one.
[Prolonged applause and cheers.] This con
vention to-day means that the 500,000 re
publican voters of Ohio have got together
[applause] and are proud of their party ar.d
“a principles, proud of its representation in
office, both in the state and nation. W e
are proud of the conservative and patrlotio
Jren. Harrison who sits in the white bouse
[Cheers and applause.] We are proud, too,
that brilliant and magnetic statesman,
who has taught the law to
J™!* with respect to America—James
r , Blaine. [Prolonged cheers,bat- tossing and
tan-waving for over a minute. ] We are
proud also of the representation of Ohio in
the cabinet of the President of the United
atatee in the person of one Charles Foster
(Applause.] We are proud of one great
IKfifnitw ffototf.
senator who has served his state with
such distinction that he stands at
ihe head of the grand men in the greatest
legislative body on earth. [Cheers.] Ohio
is the Lookout mountain of the
political battle upon which we
©uteriug, and William McKinley
is the Joe Hooker of the Republican party,
[cheers], and we are the boys [laughter]
who intend to follow him up ice steep and
rugged mountain sides and help him to
plant the flag of the Republican party in
triumph there. [Applause.] And next
Y?® 1 * inspired by this glorious achievement,
all the coiuraps, from Maine to Oregon, will
be turned against the common enemy, and
to them it will be as to Bragg in 1868.
[Laughter.] Their lines will tie broken,
and, before the restless onslaught, they will
b swept back into the depths of de
feat and despair. [Applause.] I move you,
Mr. Chairman, that the rules of this con
vention be suspended, ana that by acclama
tion we nominate to be our candidate for
governor that brilliant statesman and sol
dier and orator, William McKinley. [Pro
longed cheering.] A colored delegate sec
onded Maj. Mcßiuley’s nomination
“on behalf of 20,008 oolored voters
of Ohio.” With one wild, hilarious
cheor of affirmation, the convention
declared Maj. McKinley nominated for
governor by acclamation, and a oommittee
was appointed to apprise Bim of hiß nomi
nation and esoort him to the hall.
M’KINLKY’S ACCEPTANCE.
Maj. McKinley’s appearance was the
signal for another outburst of enthusiasm. "I
now have the pleasure,” said the chairman,
“of introducing to you the distinguished
soldier and statesman, your nominee for
Sovernor and your next governor, William
ioKinley, Jr.” Again the enthusiasm of
the admirers of the distinguished Ohioan
burst forth, and a thousand frantic, cheer
ing, struggling republicans waved their
hats and'.fauß, pounded with their canes and
rejeheered the name of "McKinley,”
“McKinley.”
The hero of the day reoeived his honors
modestly, simply bowing his acknowledg
ments. He made a brief speech upon tha
lines of bis address before tbe mass meeting
last night. When Maj. McKinley con
cluded John Sherman, also, in obedlenoe to
clamorous calls, addressed the convention.
Tha committee on resolutions reported tbe
platform, which was adopted enthusiast
ically.
THE BALANCE OF THE TICKET.
The ticket was then completed . as fol
lows:
For Lieutenant Governor—Andrew L.
Harris of Preble county, who was nomi
nated on tbe first ballot. He is a member
of the farmers’ alliance.
For. Auditor of State—E. W. Poe, present
auditor, re-nominated by acclamation.
For Supreme Judge—Marshall J. Will
iams of Fayette county, nominated by ac
clamation.
For Attorney General—J. K. Richards of
Lawrence county, nomiaatea on the first
ballot.
For State Treasurer—W. T. Cope of
Cleveland, nominated on the first ballot.
For Member of the Board of Publlo
W orks—Charles E. Groce of Piokaway
county, nominated on the first ballot.
For State School Commissioner—O. T.
Carson of Guernsey, nominated on the first
ballot.
For State Dairy and Food Inspector—
H. B. McNeill of Miami, nominated on the
first ballot.
In compliance with the recently enacted
ballot reform law, tbe convention adopted a
device to be printed at tbe head of the re
publican ticket. This device is to be tbe
American eagle. The convention then ad
journed sine die.
Early in the day the practice was estab
lished of taking a single ballot, and then,
ere the result was announced, changing to
the leading candidate apd making his nomi
nation unanimous. In this way there was
no seoond ballot for the same office through
out the whole day’s proceedings.
SHERMAN'S INDORSEMENT.
In one other respect, though not suih a
pleasing one, were to-day's proceedings dif
ferent from those which have characterized
Ohio republican state conventions for the
past twenty years, failure to specially
indorse the public career and services
of John Sherman, and recommend
his re-eleotion to the United States
Senate. It would be an injustice, how
ever, to the venerable Ohio senator
to suppose this ommission was due to a
lack of Sherman men in the convention. It
was rather dve to a personal request of the
senator that his friends ntake no effort to
secure the adoption of the accustomed res
solution by this convention. Tbe ambition
of ex-Qov. Foraker to succeed Senator
Sherman in the United States Senate is
well known, and it was iu ksepiug with tbe
general desire fur harmony and unanimity
that Senator Sherman requested
that the coming senatorial con
test be not made the subject
of discussion, and that no indorsement be
extended him which did not
include the entire Ohio republican delega
tion in congress. Tnere is little doubt that
a resolution speolally urging tbe re-electioh
of Senator Sherman by tbe next legislature
would have been opposed by the particular
admirers of ex-Gov. Foraker, but the
friends of Senator Sherman insist they
oould have carried such a resolution despite
all opposition bad not their ardor been
checked by their leader.
ILL-FEELING KEPT DOWN.
Thus the convention passed off without a
single unseemly dispute or contest to mar
the proceedings. That there is a Foraker
faction in the state of Ohio which is inim
ical to the re-election of Senator Sherman
to the United States Senate, no one* denies,
but the existence of such a faction was not
made manifest in to-day’s oonvention. Ex-
Gov. Foraker himself paid a glowing trib
ute to the character and publio
services of Senator Sherman, and
that the eulogy found hearty
appreciation in the breasts of a majority of
the delegates was manifest by the tremen
dous applause and cheers which followed.
To-dav, like yesterday, was Doted for tbe
wild enthusiasm whien greeted every men
tion of tbe name of James G. Blaine, and
there is either already organized a formida
ble Blaine boom in the state of Ohio, or
else the spontaneity of good feeling mani
fested toward the Secretary of Stste marks
him as the favorite of tbe Buckeye state.
m’kinley’s speech.
In his speech accepting the nomination
Mr. McKinley said:
The election this year is of unusual import
ance. not oujy because it determines the politi
cal character of tbe administration of the state
for the coming two years, but becauee it in
volves tbe choice of a legislature whose duty it
will be to elect a United States senator who
will continue for six years from March 4, 1893,
and whose further duty it will be
to district the state for representatives in con
gress under tbe new census and wipe from the
statute books the crime against republican
suffrage perpetrated by the present democratic
legislature. Happily we present a party in Ohio
without division in its ranks, without a break
in its lines. The platform which you have
adopted meets my approval. The Republican
party of Ohio approves the administration of
lYesklent Hafnaon and extends to it hearty
congratulations. It has been olean. conserve
tive, able and patriotic It has been wise in its
domestic policy and thoroughly American in
its foreign. It has won the confidence of the
people at home. It commas ds universal re
spect abroad.
THE CURRENCY.
The party is in favor of regulated immigra
tion, of liberal pensions to our soldiers and
sailors, and of a sound currency It is in favor
of gold and silver; and also paper money based
upon coin, and at times interchangeable—equal
in fact and equal In law Wc are confront'd by
a real danger, which prudent men of all
eirties should seek to avert before it is too
te. The public credit and sound finances
must be preserved and every scheme to destroy
it must be met with courage and intelligence
and repelled by the mighty force of public
opinion. Better risk defeat, which can bo only
temporary, than capitulate to a demagogue or
surrender to the dishonest. The platform in
dorses the protective tariff.
THE TARIFF.
We have protected American produsts and
American laLor. So long as foreign produots
can be found to tax which compete with our
own in our market, we propose to tax them
.rather than tax our own. The Democratic
party prefers to tax domestic products rather
than imported. Their tariff legislation would
benefit every country but our own. We follow
in our tariff policy the teachings of Washing
ton and Hamilton, Clay, Webster, Lincoln and
Garfield They pursue the fallacies of Cobdeu
and Bright ana Calhoun and the statesmen of
the late southern confederacy.
AN ABSURD ASSERTION.
They are pledged to imjiede. if they can,
the prosperity of tho country until after the
next presidential election. That is their mission
this year. Business disaster ami reverses are
the ladder of their hopes. Prosperity and con
tentment among the people bring them sure
political defeat. Idle furnooes, dis
mantled factories, silent mines, unemployed
workmen, general distress, are sure harbingers
of democratic victory. They are discouraging
industrial aotivfiy through their press and
orators everywhere, and every day, and It
breaks their hearts to see any manifestation of
industrial advancement in the United States.
AN IMAGINARY SNEER.
They sneer at every attempt to establish new
factories and would gladly frown them down
It Is the same sneer and frown which have been
exhibited toward our industrial enterprises
since 1861. But in spite of them we lead the
world in manufactures, agrloulture and mining,
and we will prosper under tne new law in spite
of their falsa omens and discouraging
prophecies. They insist that we cannot make
tin plate; so they said about steel rails, so they
said about plate glass and cutlery and lottery,
and when you take them to the factory and
show them that wa are makiug tin
plate they assert with intense pleasure
that we are only making "a little.”
This is true, but how much should we ho mak
ing. That we are making any is a surprise, for
the protective duty on tin has not yet gone Into
effect and will not until July 1.
BIDS FOR MANUFACTORIES.
Reflect for a moment—there is no section of
the country, north or south, which is not seek
ing br every manner of inducement to get man
factories established In their midst. They ure
giving donations; they are offering bounties;
in some communities they are taxing
themselves and burdening their property
for the sake of securing industries
which will employ labor, and enlarge their
neighboring markets In the south, the great
center of free trade, they are offering freedom
from taxation for ten and twenty years to those
who will bring their capital and invest, in pro
ductive enterprises, and this by authority of
state law. And while all this is going on tbe
leaders of the Democratic party are proposing
to tear down the protective tariff and
Inundate this country with foreign competing
products to displace those which these very
manufactories propose to make and which the
people are taxing themselves to establish.
INCREASED DUTIES.
Referring to complaints among free
traders about increased duties under the
new law, Maj. McKinley said that 33X per
cent. of them are for the batter protection
of tbe American farmer; 28 per oent. ore
upon wine and spirits, whioh will hardly
burden the farmers. Five per cent,
are upon tobaoco, au agricultural product.
No like recognition of the agricultural
industry can be found in any previous
tariff legislation. While securing to the
farmer a home market by Increased protec
tion, the reciprocity clause is intended
to extend his foreign market, and upon
terms more favorable than those aoeorded
to competing agricultural countries. It is
a significant faot that the artioles which the
farmer most frequently huys bear less
tariff than under the law of 1883, and the
produots which ho sells bear a higher duty
than aver before.
THE PLATFORM.
The following is tbe platform:
The republicans of Ohio, In convention as
sembled, reaffirm and express their adhesion
to the principles which have guided them here
tofore iu tbe promotion of the prosperity and
happiness of the American people.
I. We reaffirm our devotion to the patriotic
doctrine of protection, and recognize the Mc-
Kinley bill as the ablest expression of that prin
ciple, enacted in the fulfillment of republican
promises, and we pledge ourselves to its sup
port, always having in view its improvement, os
the changed conditions of experience may re
quire.
2 We favor such legislation by congress and
in this state as will in every practicable mode
encourage, protect and promote the interests
of agriculture in all its departments; the pro
tection of labor and the rights of laborers, such
as will grant to toil its full and just rewards, is
among tbe firzt obligations of tbe government.
3. We demand protection for the wool in
dustry equal to that accorded to tbe most
favored manufacturer of wool, so that in due
time American wool growers will supply all the
wool of every kind required for consumption iu
the United States.
4. Thoroughly believing that gold and silver
should form the basis of all circulating mediums,
we indorse the amended coinage ac of the lost
Republican ooperess. by which the entire pro
duction of the silver mines of the United States
is added to tbe currency of the people.
6. We demand and will continue to demand
until finally aqd absolutely secured, free exer
rise by every citizen of the supreme and sover
eign right to cast one ballot at lawful elections
and have it honestly counted.
6. While Inviting to our shores the worthy
poor and oppressed of other nations we de
mand the enactment of laws that will protect
our country and our people against an Influx of
the vicious and criminal classes of foreign
nations, and of the importation of laborers
under contract to compete with our own citi
zens; and earnestly approve the rigid enforce
ment of the existing laws by the present
national administration.
7. We favdr economy in the administration of
national and state affairs; prompt and effective
restraint of combinations of capitalists for pur-
Doses uulawful or at variance with sound publio
policy; am ole educational facilities for tbe
whole people; the reservation of tbe public
lands of tbe United States for homesteads for
American citizens, and the restoration to the
publio domain of all unearned railroad grants;
aud we contemplate with pride the progress of
republican legislation and administration in all
of tbe directions named.
8. The Republican party, ever mindful of the
services of the heroic men who saved the union,
favor liberal pensions to tbe sailors and soldiers
of the republic and generous care of their
widows and orphans.
9. The patriotism, wisdom and ability of the
administration of President Harrison command
our cordial approbation and support, and we
especially oommend tbe policy of reciproc
ity by which our trade may be vastly increased
by commercial treaties with other nations, and
we also commend the vigorous foreign policy of
the administration, which has commanded the
respect of foreign nations for the flag of our
country.
10. We commend the patriotic services of our
distinguished fellow driven, Donator Sherman,
and his republican colleagues in the Firty-flrst
congress.
11. We congratulate President Harrison and
the country upon the selection of Hon. Charles
Foster as Secretary of the Treasury, assuring
as it does an able and efficient administration
of tnat great department of the government.
IE We denounce the late so-called “Kipper”
legislature of Ohio as most corrupt and incom
petent, and tbe administration of James E.
Campbell as the most partisan in the history of
our state. We denounce the present governor
of Ohio for having converted benevolent insti
tutions into political machines, making politi
cal merchandize of tbe sufferings and calamities
of the helpless wards of the state, aud we
point with pride to the more patriotic and wise
management of state affairs under the adminis
tration of Oov. J. B. Foraker. We denounce
Gov. Campbell and the general assembly for
violating their party's pledge and the rights
of local self-government by legitlative
reorganization of numerous towns and
cities for solely partisan purposes.
We denounce the late "Ripper'’ legislature for
having sanctioned and encouraged an increase
of local taxation and for increasing the ex
penditures of the state more than haif amill-
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, .JUNE 18, 1891.
lon dollars in excess of the appropriation made
by the republican congress in the act
refunding the direct tax. We denounce the late
“Ripper" Senate of Ohio for unseating the
legally elected lieutenant governor, thus rob
bing the people of their right under the consti
tution to Select au important publio officer, aud
we appeal to all the Intelligent and patriotic
people of Ohio to unite with us in the recovery
of tpo state from the hands nf the party that
tor two years past has disgraced it.
BOUTH CAROLINA TOBACCO.
Tbe Census Office Mks Public Its
Statistical Figures.
Washington, June 17.—The census office
to-day made public the tobacco statistics of
Houth Carolina. Tho number of planters
In the state during the oensus year was 585;
the total area devoted to tobacco, 394 acres;
total production, 222,898 pounds; and the
value of the crop to the producers, esti
mated on the basis of actual sales, 138,883.
Following are the figures by counties, ex
cluding those producing less than 2,000
pounds each. The groups of figures repre
sent acres, pounds and value respectively:
Counties.— Acres. Pounds. Value.
Anderson 6 2,194 $ 277
Berkely 27 11,800 1,290
Clarendon 80 12,000 1,800
Darlington 5 3,180 423
Florence 144 110,580 20,860
Greenville ~.. 18 9,411 1,440
Horry 58 21,580 1,910
Marion IS 9,000 1,801
Oconee 34 11,808 2,140
Orangeburg 15 6,000 600
Pickens 9 4.412 6N5
Spartanburg 10 3,805 426
Union 10 3,1*60 400
Other counties 13 4,468 4 40
Totals 394 222.898 $33,983
OFF FOB BERING SB A,
The Change in the Bailing Orders
Caused Only a Pew Hours Delay.
Washington, June 17.—1 tis stated at
the treasury department that the change in
tbe sailing orders of the naval vessels and
revenue cutters only delayed the departure
to Bering sea a few hours, in ordor to enable
them to receive and carry amended instruc
tions as to the method of enforcing the In
ternational agreement for a doted season.
These changes relate almost exclusively to
tbe treatmeut of poachers after seizure.
SUPPOSED TO HAVE STARTED*
The vessels were ull ordered yesterday
afternoon to sail at onoo, and it is supposed
they have started before now. The Thetis
will proceed at onoe to Band Point to notify
all sealing vessels found at that rendezvous
to keep out of Bering sea under penalty of
seizure and prosecution. The revenue
steamer Corwiu and othor naval vessels
will proceed direct to Bering sea and assist
tha revenue cutters Bear ana Kush In the
establishment of an effective patrol of that
territory.
HIPPOLYTB NOT KILLED.
No Stook Taken in the Humor by the
State Department.
Washington, June 17.—The department
of state has reoeived no news of any attempt
upon the life -of Presideet Hippolyte of
£apti. As there is constant communication
by oable between Hayti and San Domingo
and tbe United States there is no doubt that
any such event as the assassination of the
Haitian president would be promptly
known here. The rumor was brought bore
by a vessel arriving in New York.
HOW THE REPORT STARTED.
New York, June 17.—First Mate W.
Bishop of the steamship Alvo, whioh arrived
from Jacmel, Navassa and other Haytian
ports to-day, states that on Jnne 0 a vessel,
which had been at Port-au-Prince during
the insurrection, reached Navassa and re
ported that President Hippolyte had been
shot and killed by one of the insurgents on
June 3or 4. Tbe repert had not been fur
ther substantiated wheu tbe Alvo sailed.
HARRISON GOING TO CAPS MAY.
The President Tired Out and in Need
of a Short Best.
Washington, June 17.—The President
has been working unusually bard since bis
return from the Paoiflo coast, and it thor
oughly tired out. Hs has therefore decided
to take a short vocation, and will accom
pany Mrs. Harrison and his grandohildren
to their summer home at Cape May point
to-morrow. The President will return to
Washington next Thursday in time
for the regular meeting of tho
cabinet. There are so many important
matters claiming his personal attention just
now that it will be impossible for him to
remain away from Washington for any
oonsiderable time until they have been dis
posed of. He will, however, run down to
Cape May for a few days’ rest whenever
the Btate of the public business will permit
it, and later in tbs season expects to be able
to remain there continuously for two or
three weeks.
A CRAZY IMMIGRANT.
Hs Came from Russia to Help Run
the Government.
Washington, June 15.—The steamer
Columbia, which arrived at Nevr York on
June 10, bad among her passengers a young
Russian named Alexander Gregorovich,
who passed the immigrant inspectors and
was allowed to land. Ho reached Washing
ton a few days ago and excited suspicion by
attempting to see the President at an unrea
sonable hour for the purpose of “belptng
him run the government." He was sub
jected to igedical examination aed pro
nounced insane. The case was referred to
the treasury department, and Assistant
Secretary Nettleton gave instructions for
the return of the man to Russia at the ex
pense of the steamer that brought him over.
To Investigate Immigration.
Washington, June 17.—H. J. Shu 1 ties
of tbe District of Columbia has been ap
pointed an additional member of the immi
gration commission appointed to visit
Europe to Investigate immigration affairs.
He is appointed as a representative of the
federation of labor.
Noble Not to Resign.
Washington, Judo 17. Secretary Noble
returned to bis department to-day. The
secretary states that there is absolutely no
foundation for tbe rumors of his contem
plated resignation.
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Groavenor’s New Position.
Washington, June 17.—Gen. Charles
R. Grosvenor of Ohio has been appointed
an agent of tbe treasury department to visit
Europe in the interest of the world’s Colum
bian exposition.
Purchases of Silver.
Washington, June 17.—0f the 638,000
ounces of silver, offered for sale by the
treasury departnfont 528,000 ounons were
purchased at 98.avoids,43c.
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Milwaukee's New Bishop*
Milwaukee, W.is., June 17,—R/ r. Isaac
Nioholson of Philadelphia a?jo-night
elected bishop of -*Tr* of
Milwaukee on the
midnight. Hu sU \
victory for the big IhmMHHHHBI
SEABRIGHT’S GKEAT FIRE
THIRTY ACHES OF BUILDINGS LAID
IN RUCKS.
One Hundred and Fl 9 y Families Made
Homeless—Seven (Hundred Persons
Fed by the Relief Committee Yester
day Morning—l he stableman Sus
pected of Arson Under Arrest.
Long Branch, N. J.. June 17.—N0 lives
wore lost In the Beabrtght fire yesterday.
Every business bonss to tbe place was de
stroyed, not even a grocery store being left.
One hundred and fifty families were ren
dered homoless. Men, women and children
slept last night iu barns, bathing houses
and fishing huts.
FEEDING THE HOMELESS.
Five hundred homeless persons were fed
at the Rutherford Aims last night. Tho
expenses are met by a relief committee.
This morning 700 persons were fed. Lum
ber has been ordered from Long Branch
for the purpose of ereoting temporary build
ings. It is impossible to estimate tbe loss,
to give tho iusuranoo, or to even give the
names of the owners of Che destroyed build
ings.
THIRTY ACRES BURNED OVER.
The fire swept over an area containing
thirty aorcs of buildings. The people are
still distracted witli terror, and cannot tell
the amount of their losses. The summer
cottagers are responding nobly to appeals
for aid. They have already subscribed
about 15,000. A oommittee to further the
work of relief was appointed on a steamer
going up to New York this morning.
HELD FOR ARSON.
Eugeno Kelly, a stableman, has been ar
rested on a charge of setting Buokalew’s
stables on fire. The people threatened to
lynch him. All the wires arc down and the
streets are filled with half-burned furniture
and store goods. The relief oommittee has
telegraphed to Gov. Abbett and (Quarter
master General Donuefiy, asking them to
loan tbe state tents for temporary shelter
of the sufferers.
A TIBON A TRESTLE.
Two Lives Lost by tbe Wrecking of a
Train in lowa.
Coon Rapids, la., Juno 17.—A wreck
which ooourred on the Chfoago, Milwaukee
and St. Paul railroad near this point last
night was caused by some unknown person
placing t> tie upon the trestlework just be
fore reaohing the bridge over Coon river.
When tbe tie wus struck the ooaohes rau
two oar lengths, left the]track and the en
gine and tbe mail car went through the
bridge fifty feet into tbe river. The baggage
oar, smoking car, chair car and one Pall
man fell from the side of the trestle a dis
tance of forty feet. The baggage and
smoking cars turned upside do am in their
descent. The chair car aud forward Pull
man lit on their sides. The passengers who
were not hurt scrambled out as best they
oould. As soon as tbe oitlsens
of this place learned of tbe
aooident they hastened to the spot with
lautsrns, aud for two hours worked in a
pouriug rain rescuing those who were un
able to get out. Home of the unfortunates
were pinned down by broken timbers,
which it was necessary to chop away to re
lease them. Tbe killed aro Express Mes
senger Bert Olderverd of Denver, whose
body has not yet been recovered, and a
passenger nauied Henry Corden of Perry,
la. Twenty one persons are injured, tome
severely.
CRAZED BY THE HEAT.
A New York Tobacoo Merchant Com
mlts Suicide.
Nf.w York, June 17.—Heraphla Berapha,
a well-known tobacco merchant of this oity,
oommited suicide this afternoon at his office
at No. 90 Wall street by' shooting himself
through the mouth. Berapha was only 49
years old, in the best of health and well off
in wordlv goods. It was a oase of mind un
balanced by the heat.
There were thirteen cases of heat pros
tration in this city to-day and two cases
whloh proved fatal. The highest point
reached was 89°, but the humid air made
the beat more insufferable. Late In the day
a rainstorm cooled off the atmosphere.
HOURS OF THE IRON WOBK3RB.
The Amalgamated Association Fin
ishes the Western Scale.
Pittsburg, Pa., June 17.—The Amalga
mated Association of Iron and Steel Work
ers to-day finished the western iron
scale. There is no change in the
price of puddling, whioh remains
at (5 50, as last year. Other changes are
slight. Nine hours is to be a day’s work for
scrappers, finishing and busheling from
ohargingithe first heat, but this does not
apply to the eight hour department. All
differences arising between workman and
mill owners must be settled under the rules
of the association.
AUSTRIA’S REIOHSRATB.
The Government to Accept tha Sup
port of tbe German Liberals.
Vienna, June 17.—1n the budget debate
in the Reicharatb to-day Premier Taafe, in
an important speech, announced that the
government bad decided to aocept tbs sup
port of the German liberal party for
carrying into effect the programme an
nounced in the speech from the throne. The
government, he said, would act in all things
in accord with that party. The Germans were
fully justified in playing an important part
in the political life of the monarchy, and
although they had long been obliged to re
nounce it, he was confident that the House
would greatly profit from their capability.
The speech, which was undoubtedly inspired
by the emporor, produced a profound im
pression .and created consternation in the
extremist parties. After a few miuutee
of absolute silence the old
opposition party broke out into loud ap
plause, the first ever given to Premier
Taafe. The German liberals in the Reichs
srath number 110 out of a total of 450 mem
bers. The new majority will be followed
by the addition of sixty Poles aud thirty
moderate conservatives. The opposition
will now consist of all tbe extreme sections,
young Csechs, antl-Semitlcs aud ultra
clerloals.
ERIN S CAMPAIGN FUND.
A Total Collection of $600,000 and
an Expenditure of $460,000.
London, June 17.—The Press Association
is authorized to state that the total amount
of money collected for the Irish plan of
campaign was £120,000, of which there has
been expended £90,000, and there is missing
£3,000, which was obtained through a forged
receipt.
Cost of Cumming’s Suit
London, June 17.—Tbe total cost to Sir
William Gordon Cumming in his suit
against Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wilson and
_fars amounts to $12,500.
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AFFAIRB AT THE VATICAN.
Cardinal Van Nuetelll Not to Be Papal
Secretary of State.
Rohe, June 17. —Tbe report that Cardi
nal Van Nuetelll would be made papal sec
retary of state In place of Cardinal Ram
pollo and that the latter would take Cardi
nal Blmeoni’s plaoo as prefect of the propa
gandl fide, is authoritatively denied. Leo
XIII. has himself declared to cardinals
Kampollo and Van Nuetelli that these
changes will not be made. Cardinal Van
Nuetelli will, however, occupy a very high
position at Rome.
THE DALMATIAN TONGUE.
The vuti an has received a petition from
the Catholic clergy and laity of Dalmatia
praying that the use of their old national
language may again be employed in tbe
eburoh services, and that a special rite may
be re-established. Tbe holy see will ngt
grant these desires, as Austria opposes them
on the ground that the political and re
ligious tie between Russia and the Slav
population of Austria would thereby be
strengthened.
RECEIPTS of the propaganda.
According to a report just to
the vatioan, the receipts of the propaganda
amounted during 1890 to 7,072,811 francs.
In 1889 they amounted to (1,641,918 francs
The following oountries contributed most
generously to this work: France 4,811,8(12
rranos, Italy 414,442 francs, Germany 388,-
(182 francs, Belgium 888,200 francs, Alsace-
Lorraine 358,251 frauos, British ills* 164,599
franoe and the Netherlands 118,719 franca.
OORTE STILL FROTHING.
Be Reports That the Italians Were
Slain on Aocount of Labor.
Roue, Juue 17.—The hanfulla states
that Signor Corto, late Italiau consul at
New Orleans, at tbe request of Premier
Rudlni, has prepared a report on tbe New
Orleans affair. Signor Corto affirms that
the victims belonged to no Dartioular soci
ety, bM were murdered simply because
they were Italians and ware o uspetlng in
the labor market against the natives; that
immediately after the murder of the Italian
prisoners his American servants ran away
and that he himself and his secretary barri
caded the consulate and armed thumselvss
with revolvers, lynchers having threatened
to attack tbe oonsntate and being prevented
only by influential citizens intervening.
CHILE’S REVOLUTION.
A Heavy Demand Keep 9 Prices Up In
Spite of Imoortatlons.
Iquique, June 17. —The demand for pro
visions keeps prices up lu epito of recent
heavy Importations from Ben Francisco,
President Balinaoeda has prohibited ship
ments from the south to ports held by tbe oon
gresslonalists, thus necessitating tbe impor
tation of flour and provision* from elsewhere
for ports north of Coqulmbo. Merchant*
naturally are looking to California to keep
up tbe supply. The United Htatee warships
Baltimore and Ban Francisco Will leave at
10 a. m. to-morrow. It is expected that tho
Ban Franolsoo will return here .Sunday.
The Baltimore goes to Callao.
MELINITE'S SECRET.
Sentence of the Four Frenchmen In
volved in Its Sale.
Paris, June 17. —The tribunal of the de
partment of the Seme to-day sentenced
Turpin, Tripone, Fasselor and Feuvrior
each to four years’ imprisonment,and in ad
dition imposed lines of S4OO, S6OO, S9OO
and S4O respectively for their connection
with the sale of the secret of the manu
facture of melinite, the new French ex
plosive, to the Armstrong Gun Manufactur
ing Cpmjlanv. The men are also deprived
of their civil rights for five, ten, five aud
two years’ respectively.
CAMPBELL SUBS FOR LIBEL.
Parnell’s Secretary Bringß Aotlon
Against tbe Cork Herald.
Cork, June 17.—Libel aotion has been
brought by Mr. I’arcell’s secretary, Mr.
Campbell, against the Cork Herald for stat
ing that while other members of parliament
were attending to their duties, Mr. Camp
bell was hiring houses for immoral pur
poses for Mr. Parnell In Dublin. The bench
has issued subpoenas for Mrs. O’Shea and
Mr. Parnell.
Mr. Parnoli has been ordered to pay $3,500
costs in the O’Shee divorce suit.
CARVALHO'S BUDGET.
A Gold and Silver Standard Proposed
for Portugal.
Lihuon, June 17.—Minister Carvalho’s
budget proposes ths adoption of a gold and
silver standard, raises the Import duty on
alcohol, suggests departmental reforms for
reducing expenditures and announoes that
tenders will be invited to oomplete tbe Del
agoa Bay railway and docks, tho state ac
cepting no responsibility beyond a guaran
tee of interest on tbe oapital expended,
Switzerland’s Publio Funeral.
Bahlk, June IT.—A publio funeral was
held to day for a large number of tbe vio
tims of Sunday’s disaster on tbe railroad
near Muenuhenstein. Toe entire population
attended tbe funeral service, which was
conducted with the greatest solemnity.
ON* HUNDRED AND FIFTY DEAD.
The number of dead baa reached 150.
Over 100 oorpses have been re
covered. The uuideotifled bodies are pre
served in the hospital. Stakes have
been driven Into the river bed to prevent
unreoovered oorpses from washing away.
Bulgaria’s Legal Status.
Vienna, June 17.—Emperor Francis
Joseph gave a special audience to>day to
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria This Is
considered os implying that the emperor
recognises the legal status of Bulgaria.
A Tight Contest.
London. June 17.—Mr. Parnell has In
vited & Dwyer Gray to oontest for the seat
in parliament made vacant by tbe death,of
Gorman Mahon. Both sides admit that it
will be a tight contest.
Italy and the Drelbnnd.
Rome, June 17.—The radioala in several
sections of tbe oountry are organizing meet
ings in an endeavor to obtain a decided
manifestation of popular feeling In regard
to the dreibnnd.
Jews Off for the Congo.
London, Juue 17.—Fifty Jews sailed
from Antwerp yesterday for the CoDgo
Free State. This is the first batch of Jews
te go to that region. f
Italy’s Duty on Corn.
Rome, Jane 17.—The radicals in tbe
Chamber of Deputies are starting an agi
tation for tbe abolition of the duty on corn.
Yellow Fever at Vera Crua.
Citt or Mexico, June 17.— Many cases
of yellow fever have (woken out lu Vera
Cruz.
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LIFE AMONG THE TENTS.
HOW THE SAVANNAH SOLDIERS
ARE PASSING ThE UMB.
Jokes Which the Members of the
Different Companies Tell About
Bach Other The Constitutional
Guards of Liberty County Having
1 heir First Taste or tbe Routine of
an Encampment.
Chick am aug a, Ga., June 17.—Lieut.
Gailllard of tho Republican Blues bos been
here since tbe middle of last week, and there
will be no busier man in camp than he has
been. He is a bard worker and makes every
lick count.
Somebody asked yesterday why it was
that tho military did not go into camp Mon
day. Nobody was able to explain further
than it was an order of tbs governor..
Capt. Field of the United States army sai<i
he knew tbe roaaon of tbe governor’s de
cision to obangs the time. When asked to
explain he said that the governor’s con
science hurt him to think of allowing the
men to travel on Sunday. Capt. Field said
that he waited upon the ohief magistrate
with others and begged that the men be
Griuittcd to come direct through Sunday,
it, said lie, that otfloial stoutly refused.
He said that any way we put It it would be
cheating God out of a day, and he was not
prepared to do that. Ho that Is bow ite
cams.
OUYINO THE CONVICTS.
The soldiers had a good deal of amuse*
ment yesterday guying tbe oonvicts who
have beun employed to dean up tbE
grounds.
The Savannah soldiers found several
Chatham oounty convicts among the num
ber, and thsy left their posts long enough tis
talk to them, and, renewing old acquaint
ance, to speak of the cruelties Inflicted by
the statu upon criminals.
it is said that a moonshiner carries on his
little industry north, east, west and soutli
of Camp Chiokamauga. Everybody is now
dribbling at tbe mouth for pure mountain
daw. The South Georgia men wonderect
how to approach the moonshiners
until a good eld l'iedmont negro,
told them whenever they saw a
looking "buckrah,” poking along with a
white Jug under either arm, calling his
eyes backward every now and then, aili
they had to do was to poke along after him.
Said be: “Dat buokrah will cut fur do
nearest swamp aud dar he'll stop and ’mult
yo’. If he finds yo’s allright he’l medger
out de truck. If you’s long 'bout spittin’ in
out kerflniflp he takne yo’. over do head wlii
a blokry stick, and so dat’s de last of yo*
tull a few days.”
VISITORS COMING IN.
Tbe visitors are beginning to oome In now,
Koch company’s friends are here anil
the week is getting glofious. Mrs.
Hemnies and Miss McDonough arrival hers
to-day. They are stopping at the hotel
short distauoe from the cainp.
A splendid orchestra and brass bamt
arrived to-day, and tho way tho young folkS
will danco and oot up is a sin. Tbe otfleers
are On the qul vlve though, aud the soldier*
may only get a pass to oome over ami look
at the fun through big glass windows.
People continue to pour into Chioka-.
rnauga to visit the oamp aud lay eyes upon
tbs proudest soldiery in the world. No
passes are required during the day to otom
the lines, and everybody is free to go in and
out of camp untfl 9 o’clock nt night. The
boys spent a rainy night in their tents last
night, but they were too tired to know it.
The wind blew almost a gale and the rain
fell in torrents. When they awoke this
morning and found their touts soaked anil
their flaps pulled and jerked about after a
lively fashion. One of the Irish Jasper
Greens allowed that “these mountain! are
tho divll on heavy dows.”
The otfleers who have boen here several
days sleeping at the hotel found It vory disa
greeable* at oamp, as the winds twisted their
tents about and the running water swished
around their tent floors until it made them
nervous. Coi. Meroer said that ho did not
get a good night’s rest, but nobody
would have kuown it. Dr. Bacon, of
the Dawson Guardi, who is one of the
camp physicians, grumbled about ths
weather some, but bo made out his nap iq
Hospital Steward Reuben Butler’s bam*
mock. The doctor is a robust man. No#
so remarkably short, but broad about tha
sides, with heavy walking appendages, stoufi
arms and a real fat neck. The moment ha
flattened out in the hamrnook, which waw
regulated to swing Steward Butler,there wa*
some tall spreading. The doctor ouiy;
grunted and enjoyed it. He remarked if id
roke be would replace it wnen he ctms
home. The steward listened and was ex*
oeedlngly pleased.
SOME WHO ARE MISSED.
The absence of Hergeant West of the Cae
dots is regretted by everybody who knew
him, and tbe announcement that be may be
here later during the week Is pleasant to
his friends. Of the Cadets M. A. Oruidry,
H. D. Kreason and MoDonald are absent,
but tbe boys expect some of them before!
the week is over.
Ward of tbe Blues and Lebey of tha
Cadets were shoveling rooks in tbe teuf
streets to-day like elever fellows. It is nog
going so hard with Ward, who builds houses,
the boys say, as it is killing Lebey, who
sells cigars at Gazan’s.
Tbe Constitutional Guards of Liberty
oounty have a very old uniform. Ia faof
the man are in camp their first time au<{
they are as rusty as their clothes are bad.
Borne of the oiher companies, disposed t%
guy them, Asked them what they meant by
wearing such old uniforms. A farmer lad,
who chose to be spokesman, replied: “Wa
want to be a body guard to George Wash*
ington if be oomes while we are here.”
LONGING FOR HOME.
It is said half of tbe Cadets are homesick
men. Tug Wilson and Gaudry are very
blue. The latter is said to have shed tears
as big as rain yesterday when Capt. Brooks
hummed one of Moore’s songs. Wilson used
fifteen sheets of brown paper to desoribe thei
situation. J. H. Smith of the Greens bad
written three letters since he reached here.
Private Hutchinson is a smart looking lad
and apparently is a capital soldier, but tha
men say he eats too much to eve*
do anything at the business. He
is crowded all the time. It is a fact, thee
say, that he ate six scrambled eggs, a gal
lon of brown rioe, two cups of coffee
and various other things. It is said
if he bad taken two cups of white sugar,
and the whites of two eggs he would hare
made a nioe rice pudding.
NERVOUB UNDER THE RAZOR,
“Nothing lost if I cut it off. There's
plenty more like yer,” said Private Gardner
of the Irish Jasper Greens, as he out a long
gash in tbe neck of Corpl. Owens last night,
while shaving him. Tbe officer was very
nervous, but he screwed up his face when
the razor ran under tbe skin and showed
signs of joy.
The Oglethorpe Light Infantry boast the
best quartette in camp. Their team con
sists of E. B. and H. J. Meyer, violinists,
and O. 8. Kulmau, C. E. Wakefield, R. L.
Wyily and H, H. Cohen, singers. They
made the hills ring early this morning, and
they will make the nights mellow
when the day’s work is over.
Chickamauga ground is covered with
large black ants. The Greens have pat a
price on their beads aud Jim Gallagher says
it is “5 otitic an ante." Z. D. E.
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