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t THE MORNING NEWS. t
J EeTABLUXKDISM.INCOarOaATmD 1888. V
/ J. H. ESTILL, President, \
WAR ON THE SMUGGLERS
the WORK OF THB TREASURY'S
SPECIAL AGENTS.
Goods of the Value of $143,230
Seizsd and $225,000 In Money Re
ceived—The Supervising Agents Rj
ply to Criticisms—A Big Business
Carried on by Smugglers of Opium.
Washington, Nov. 19.—A. K. Tingle,
supervising agent of the treasury depart
ment, in his annual report to the Secretary
of the Treasury, shows that during the past
fiscal year special agents seized goods to the
value of 1143,236, and recovered 1223,090 on
account of seizures, fines, duties, etc.
Mr. Tingle says: ’’The work of the office
has not been accomplished without some
irritation and in instances criticism in the
public press, inspired doubtless by those
whose invoices have been called in question,
as well as by merchants of unquestioned in
tegrity who have unadvisedly given ear to
the complaints of agents of foreign manu
facturers seeking admission of their goods
at fiotitious values, to the manifest loss of
the revenue and injury to honest trade.”
SMUGGLERS HARD TO CHECKMATE.
One of the serious questions confronting
the department in the exercise of its func
tions of collecting the revenue is the great
difficulty under the present condition of en
forcing the laws against smugglers who
make the Dominion of Canada tne base of
their operations, due to the great extent of
country and numerous railways which have
recently been constructed. The same trouble
is said to exist along the Mexican border.
OPIUM SMUGGLING.
Of opium smuggling the report says: “I
am reliably informed that during tne last
year 125,000 pounds of crude opium were
imported and manufactured at Viet ria,
making about 70,000 pounds of the prepared
article for smoking purposes, and that
nearly every pound of it was smuggled into
the United States. It is more profitable to
take the risk of occasional capture
and confiscation than to pay the
enormous duty of $lB per pound,
which is prohibitive of legitimate importa
tion and is the essential basis of the smug
gler’s profit. Reduce the duty to $4 per
pound and his occupation will be gone. The
present arrangement benefits the Canadian
government, which collects $1 per pound
upon the crude opium used in the manu
facture of the prepared artic e.
THE RATE ON CRUDE OPIUM.
"Our tariff act of 1890 admits crude opi
um containing * per cent, of morphia free,
but imposes a duty of sl2 per pound upon
opium of the lower grade, such as is used
in the preparation of the drug for smoking
purposes. The practical effect of this is
that the revenue formerly derived from
imported opium is turned over to
Canada and to the smugglers. It were bet
ter to declare all opium free of duty
tnan to leave the present laws on the statute
books. The enormous profits in opium
smuggling, due entirely to the high duty,
have induced the employment of large
capital and a great number of bold, skillful
meu to engage in the illicit traffic made so
alluring by the existing lavs."
The report also speaks of the trouble had
in preventing the smuggling of Chinese into
the United States from Canada.
ACTOR FLORENCE DEAD.
A Sketch of Bia Life On and Off t)
Stage.
Philadelphia, Nov. 19.—William j.
Florence, the actor, died at the Continental
hotel, this city, at 8:30 o’clock this evening.
Death came as a startling surprise to those
in attendance upon the sick
man, for the reason that his
condition had been considered
as improving during the afternoon and
early evening. Only Mr. Florence’s sister
in-law, Mrs. Barney Williams of Brooklyn,
his sister, Mrs. Norman Wiard of Washing
ton, and Dr. Patrick Donnelson were with
him when he passed away.
A SURPRISE SO HIS PHYSICIANS.
He had boen apparently getting better
and his physicians had no idea that the end
was so near. Mr. Florence’s brother.
Police Inspector Conklin, left for New York
at 0 o’clock thinking,he was improving. Mr.
Florence was very weak during
the day from exhaustion and in
the afternoon was somewhat flighty.
Howards evening he slept most of the time,
however, and death came so peacefully
that it may be said he slept &*sy. He
made no utterance whatever, and the first
intimation the watchers had of his death
was that he had ceased to breathe.
Florence will leave England for
new York on Saturday and the funeral ar
rangements await her wishes. Mr.
Florence was taken with pneumonia Satur
day evening. His name originally was
Conlin, but as he had adopted the stage
ctnie of Florence he legalized his right to
toe latter by an aot of the assembly passed
by the New York legislature.
''iiliam Jarmyn Florenoa was born in
Albany, N. Y., July 26, 1831. Ho became
a member of the Murdoch Dramatio Asso
ciation in New York city and made bis first
appearance in Richmond, Dec. 6, 1849, as
re er in '‘The Stranger,” and soon acquired
uistinetion as a versatile comic aotor. He
at ter ward appeared in Providence, success
or paying “Macduff” to Booth’s “Mao
etn Returning to New York he appeared
to, fj"” u ßham’B Lyceum in Irish characters.
1 ob be went to England and appeared in
ii h? theater, London, for fifty
Hints to crowded houses, afterwards
h„ t?" ■ ’? various theaters throughout
, ’ U nited Kingdom. Mr. Florence’s best
parts were those of “Barnwell
tai , "Mighty Dollar,” and “Cap
v in “Dombey and Son.” He
Vina r Year ’ a d y. 1853, Mrs. Mal
theater t 0 ’ a dansuose at Wallnck’s
KILLED by fasting.
c Ee of the Participants in a Museum
Contest Turns Up His Toes.
Nkw Yokk, Nov. 19.— G. Henry Strat
* ' ono °* 8 dozen men who began the fast
f.' oDtet in ‘he Fourteenth Street museum,
laste,i longer than all others, was
nto Bellevue hospital Tuesday in an
An 1IL„ condition, and died this morning,
cause l t Z Xaa th be bold t J determine the
coot ®howed death to be due to
ing friim* eJ t by , cerßbral congestion result-
f° Uollsm - The coroner said
“pasting was bona flde.
Acquitted of Murder.
the A eie B Jf°p’ii ß ' C- ' Nov - 19.—The jury
with thsTniMrS! llceman Quinlivnn, charged
night bronh?? r ot Fo 'iceman Eanos, to
in a verdict of not guilty.
STlr A Fa ure at Staunton.
goods, notion' A, ’. Nov * 19.—A. Hart, a dry
Signed y,. sl „rH d “Winery merchant,
assignee c - A. Holt Is the
amount of Inea^i‘ tiea are 10 - 000 - Th *
ue a ets is not stated.
®ljf iHofning ffetod.
A CHURCH MILITANT.
More Aggressiveness Waged by the
Episcopalians.
Washington, Nov. 19.— Biahop Dudley
of Kentucky presided over the third day’s
session of the Episcopal congress. The sub
ject was ‘ ’New and Old Parochial Methods."
Papers were read by Rev. Dr. G. W. Shinn
of Newton, Mast., ana Rev. Dr. E. A. Brad
ley of Brooklyn.
Dr. Bradley in his paper said that at pres
ent the ohm eh in America had only a frag
mentary financial system. The clergy and
laity indulged in all sorts of schemes to raise
the necessary funds for the support of the
church; fairs and the like. It was terribly
deficient in respect to money
matters. It was a false idea, he
tbougnt, and a mistake, to try and
make the service of the church entertain
ing. A Catholic priest once said, in answer
to questions as to how he liked a particular
Episcopal church service, that he liked the
simplicity of the service of his own church
much better. The church, he declared,
could only win the world to Christ by fight
ing. It never could be won by ooaxiog
MORE AGGREBSIVENEbS NEEDED.
Our methods wsre not aggressive enough
and not evaugelistie enough. We want
fighting men in this warfare against the
enemy of men’s souls. He added if wo fail
Rome or Satau must occupy the land. The
emergency is great. It is not new ma
chiuery that wo need so much at the resto
ration of the old. Strongly and steadily is
the church gaining on its adversary,
and each succeeding year finds it
stronger, wiser and more alive to the needs
and necessities of the times, and with a
stronger purpose to do battle for the Lord
and his kiugdom. Thus would the war
against Satan and sin continue until the
church militant should teoome the
church triumphant. The topic for dis
cussion at the evening session was
"Catholic and Protestant Tendencies in the
Life of the Church.” Papers were read by
Rev. Carl E. Glammer of Alexandria, Va.;
Rev. Stuart Means of Now Haven, Conn.,
and Rev. Dr. Henry Satterlee of New
York.
A THIEF IN THE TREASURY.
Notes Sent in For Redemption Stick
to His Fingers.
Washington, Nov. 19.—Willard 8. Nor
vell was arrested in this city this morning
by officers of the treasury seoret service, on
a charge of having stolen SSOO from the
United States treasnry. He was formerly
a clerk in the national bank redemption
agency of the treasurer’s office and
is alleged to have committed the theft
while engaged in his regular duties of ex
amining packages of national bank notes
sent to the treasury for redemption. The
stolen money was taken from a package
of $17,000 sent by a Rhode Island bank.
DISCOVERY OF THE THEFT..
It was discovered Oct. 27, but it is now
known that the money was taken on the
third of that month. Norvell was charged
w ith the theft at the time, but denied it
strenuously. As there was then no
a 1 solute proof against him he was
allowed to go at liberty. Treasurer
Nebeeker, however, discharged him
at once and he has since spent his time in
Detroit. His mother, who is also in the same
ofiice, has since furnished the strongest evi
dence against him as she admitted that she
had seen stolen money in his possession.
Norvell came here to-day on a visit. He
has admitted his guilt and surrendered $316.
SPEAKERSHIP CANDIDATES.
All Watching the Alliance Convention
With Close Interest.
Washington, Nov. 19.—However in
different others may be to the proceedings
of the farmers’ alliaacemen the speakership
candidates are watening their convention
with anxious eyes. Every one of the can
didates count some al’ianoemen among his
supporters. Judge Crisp leaniug most
heavily upon them, starting with the votes
of all the Georgia alliancemen except Col.
Watson. If Jerry Simpson’s resolution is
obeyed and the alliancemen keep out of the
democratic caucus, it will interfere seriously
with the speakershiD calculations,
but the speakership candidates are hopeful
that the great majority of the alliancemen
will pay no attention to it. Only eight
alliancemon responded affirmatively to the
question which Clerk McPherson addressed
to all of them as to whethor they would
caucus by themselves. The candidates hope
that this number will not be increased to
more tnau fifteen by the action of the alll
ancomen.
The faot that Judge Crisp did not return
from New York to-night, as he expected, is
taken to indicate that the presence of
Messrs. Mills, McMillin and Springer in
New York to-day has so affected the New
York delegation that its action is more un
certain than it was supposed to be. Con
gressman Tim Campbell, who arrived on
the last train to-night, announced, how
ever, that Tammany was for Crisp.
CLERKS3IP OF THS HOUSE.
Gibson’s Withdrawal Makes Kerr's
Friends More Hopeful.
Washington, Nov. 19. —The acceptance
by ex-Repre6entative Gibson of the sena
torial greatness thrust upon him in so dra
matical and unexpected a way to-day by
the governor of Maryland, who hopes by
putting Mr. Gibson in the vaoancy now, to
get the senaturshlp for himself when the
legislature acts in January, seems to the
friends of ex-Representative Kerr of Penn
sylvania to insure his election as clerk of the
House. Mr. Gibsou was the com
petitor they regarded as most formi
dable. Now that he has shown
that he didn't think he could be elected by
accepting a souatorship for a month they
regard Mr. Kerr as likely to receive the
votes of all the middle states with very few
exceptions. New York is said to be
practically solid for him, ands • are Penn
sylvania and New Jersey, Delaware and
Maryland. He has a strong New England
vote and great strength south and west.
CONSULAR SERVICE COSTS.
The Expenses Considerably in Excees
of the Receipts.
Washington, Nov. 19. —Fifth Auditor
Habercom in his annual report says: "The
expenditures for the consular service have
exceeded the receipts for the first time since
1886. The expenses show an increase of
$63 112 over the last year, and the fees a
falling off of $61,51U, making a difference
of $124 623. The amount of consular fees
collected was $978,142; $11,477,715 was
paid to the states under the direct tax act
during the year and 28,264 claims for re
bate of the tax on tobacco, amounting to
$1,090,376, were adjusted.”
A Schooner Leaking.
Norfolk, Va.. Nov 19. - The three
masted schooner John H. Cannon, Capt.
Harrison, of Seaford, from Georgetown, 8.
C.. to Baltimore, with lumber consigned to
Kirwin & Dro., dragged ashore and lost her
anotior and chain yesterday Inside the Ha
tteras inlet. The vessel was
leaks 1,000 strokes an hour and will be
towed to Norfolk.
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1891.
VIRGINIA'S LOADOFDEBT
THE OLCCTT COMMITTEE FAVORS
THE STATE'A OFFER.
It Is an Issue of $19,000,000 Bonds to
Run 100 Years, With 2 Per Cent.
Interest for the First Ten Years and
3 Per Cent, for Ninety—The Original
Propositions.
Richmond, Va., Nov. 19.— Following is
the correspondence between the Virginia
oom.nistion and tbs Oloott committee, to
gether with the result reached on the plan
for a settlement of the state debt:
Richmond, Va . Nov. 19, 1891.
To FVederick P. Olcott and Others:
Gentczmen—On yesterday vou submitted to
the Virginia commission a proposition to sell
the obligations of Virginia, mentioned in the
Riddleherger bill, not heretofore funded under
that bill, and now outstanding lu the hands of
the public, but not including bonds
held by schools and colleges, on cne of
the two following bases, viz , an issue of
$18,000,000 of bonds as one alternative,
and of $19,000,000 as the other in lieu of the out
standing obligations aforesaid. Your proposi
tion was that $18,000,000 of bonds, if issued,
should run 100 years bearing 3 per cent, the en
tire period, and that $19,000,000 of bonds, if
issued should run 100 years, bearing 3 per cent,
for five years, for five years, and 3 per cent,
for the remaining ninety years. You further
suggested t.iat the proposed new bonds and
the interest obligation on them should
in either case o inform in their general charac
ter to those issued under the Riddleherger bill.
We have carefully considered your proiiosi
tlon and are constrained to say that, apart from
other objections thereto, which occur to some
of all of us, we fear that the state
would be financially unable to meet a
settlement in accordance with either of them.
It is of course conceded on all bauds that a set
tlement which cannot be met would be worse
than no settlement at all. Upon reflection,
however, the Virginia commission has come to
the conclusion that there are certain sources of
revenue which the state may avail herself of
without increasing taxes. The additional In
come to be derived from these sources will
perhaps not amount to very much, hut the
Virginia commission hope they may be utilized
for the purpose of accomplishing a final settle
ment of this much vexed question. It is a well
recognized faot too, that the large business in
terests of the stste, among whicu may be men
tioned the railroad companies, In their anxiety
for a final settlement and looking to the gen
eral increase of the credit and prosperity to re
sult th-refrom have evinced a wiiliugness to
to respond to such public demauds
as may fairly be made upon them
for the attainment of the object In
view. This commission will therefore make to
the legislature a favorable report upon the $19,-
000,000 propositiou if the same be modified, that
is to say: "Wo will recommend a proposition
to issue the maximum amount of $19,000,000 of
bonds, to be exchanged for tne outstanding ob
ligation of the state mentioned in the Riddle
bergsr act (other than those held by schools and
colleges) now in the hands of the public, but
not including bonds already funded under this
act, such new bonds to run for 100 years,
and to bear 2 per cent, interest for ten years
and 3 per cent, for ninety years. The bonds
and Interest obligations shall be of the same
general character oe those provided for by the
Riddleherger bill, and it is distinctly under
stood that coupons or other interest, obliga
tions are not to be receivable for taxes.
Tbe proposed new bonds shall be exchangeable
for the outstanding obligations aforesaid in the
proportion of nineteen of the former for
twenty-eight of the latter. This recommenda
tiou is, of course, to be made conditional on the
understanding that your oommittee hold and
has authority to exchange the obligations men
tinned ip your previous communication to us
amounting to at least $93,000,000.
P. W. McKinney,
J. Hoax Taylor,
R. H. Cardwell,
Tatlor Berry,
H. T. Wickham,
W. D. Dabney,
Robert H. Taylor,
Vlrgiaia Commission.
H. 0. Warwick, Seoretary.
In a letter, dated bo-day, the Olcott com
mittee accepted the propositions contained
in the state’s letter, and said they would
recommend their acceptance by the people
its members represent, who hold more than
$23,000,000 of the bonds.
THE OLCOTT LETTER.
This letter is as follows:
Richmond, Va., Nov. 19.
Jo the Governor of the State of Virginia and
the Members of the Debt Commission:
Ukntlkmn— We acknowledge the receipt to
day of your communication dated Nov. 18.
Our understanding of your communication is
that if wo will amend your proposition on the
following basis it will be unanimously adopted
by your cominiss on, viz: That there be an issue
of $19.000,(XX) bends having 100 years to run,
bearing interest at ® per cent, per year for ten
years, and 3 per cent, for the remaining ninety
years, and that the new bonds issued are to
conform in general character to those issued
under the Riddleherger bill. We represent over
$23,000,000 out of $38,000,000 of the debt stated
by you as outstan :ing (excluding bonds held by
the United States and the schools and colleges of
the state). We, therefore, understand that under
suob amended proposition we should receive
$19,000 of new bonds for every $38,000 of old
indebtedness surrendered. It may go without
saying that we are to receive for the West Vir
ginia portion of the old bonds and interest
theron similar certificates to those issued by
the state under the Riddleherger bill. We beg
to say that the proposition submitted by us, as
amended by you, will go to our constituents
with our cheerful recommendation, the
new bonds to bear Interest from July 1,
1391. We desire now to acknowledge the unin
terrupted courtesy of your commission during
these protracted and delicate negotiations, and
if in discussing these questions any abruptness
has been shown, we trust that your nonorablo
body will not attribute it to want of apprecia
tion of the courtesy which hag at aii times
been extended to us. We are. gentlemen, your
obedient servants for the Virginia bondholders’
committee. F. P. Olcott.
Hcoh R. Garden.
CHILDREN EATEN BY WOLVES.
The Ravenous Beast3 Driven South
ward by Forest Fires.
St. Paul, MiqN., Nov. 19. —Word reached
here late last ntght that wolves killed three
children of Andrew Gulick yesterday at the
iron rolling mills, near New Brighton, tea
miles north of St. Paul. During the great
fires in the pine country in Septem
ber great droves of wolves were driven
south into Ramsey aDd Anoka coun
ties. and they have been subsisting
on sheep in tbe neighborhood of the Twin
City stock yards at New Brighton. A
drove of 125 wolves were seen together in
that vicinity Monday. The Gulick children
wandered from home into the woods at
noon and wore attacked and devoured by
the beasts. Twenty-five men, with hounds,
started out after the wolves and surrounded
them in a swamp and killed eleven of them.
RAILROAD REBATES.
Three Shippers and a Freight Agent
Indicted at Chicago.
Chicago, Nov. 19.—The federal grand
jury to-day returned indictments against
Swift & Cos., the dressed beef shippers, and
John and George Fiermenicb, glucose man
ufacturers of lowa, for obtaining, and
George B. Spriggs, general freight agent of
the Nickel Plate road, for giving rebates.
In the last six months Swift & Cos. received
$30,000 in rebates for meat shipped over the
Nickel Plate alone. Tho Fiermsmchs re
ceived SBO,OOO rebate during the same
period.
An Orphan Asylum Burned.
Charlotte, N. C., Nov. 19.— The Pres
byterian orphan asylum at Baryum Springs,
thirty-five miles abovs here, was burned
this afternoon. The fire originated from a
defective flue. The children all escaped
unhurt and are being cared for in States
ville.
RETURN OF THB FRISCO.
Admiral Brown Defends Minister Egan
and Himself
San Francisco. Cal., Nov. 19.—The
United States cruiser San Franeisoo, the
flagship of the Pacifio squadron, wbioh left
here April 8 for Chile, returned here tbie
morning. Admired George Brown, in an
interview with a representative of the
Associated Press, said the fall of Valpa
raiso, after tbe defeat of President Balma
oeda’s forces at Vina del Mar by the oon
gressionalist foroes under Gen. Can
to, was attended with scenes of carnage
and rapine. The admiral denied alaolutely
that he bad given President Balmaoeda
knowledge of the insurgents’ movements,
and said it was falss that Chilean newspa
pers first announced the landing of the
insurgents at Quintero from news he gave
after bis return. It was known before be
left Valparaiso. He denied generally the
charge of partiality toward Presidoot Bal
maceda.
balmaceda’s death.
Speaking of President Balmaoeda’s death,
tbe admiral said: “Hadbeoomeon board
the San Francisco, I would certainly have
given him refuge. There was no chanoe
for him to escape, however, as every avenue
was gua:ded by soldiers of tbe junta."
"What do you think of Minister Egant’
was asked.
"He conducted himself* throughout the
entire trouble with the dignity demanded
by his position. No man equated ns be was
could have done more. Sooio oriticism was
made against him, I see, for not sending
official dispatches confirming tty} capture of
Valparaiso, but they did uot understand
the oonditionof affairs. Minister Egan was
at Santiago and ail communication between
that place and Valparaiso was shut off for
several daya The news retched the minis
ter in a roundabout way and be telegraphed
to Washington, but be was ignorant of the
fact that the wires were doWn.”
It is understood here that! the Charleston,
which left Yokohama for Hfm dulu Nov. 17,
will, after coaling at the Sandwich Islands,
proceed direct to South America, without
touching at San Francisco.
SAILING SHIPS IN A RACE.
Th Gigantic Shenandoah Carries the
American Flag to Ylctory.
New York, Nov. 19.—The Maine ship
building mon have scored a victory in the
triumph of the gigantlo ship Shenandoah,
whioh has just completed a race from San
Franeisoo to Havre, Fraaoe, at whioh port
a cablegram announces she arrived to-day.
On Aug. 1, four sailing vessels left
San Francisco for Havre, France,
and it was understood ut the time that
there would be a lively raoa. The members
of the Maritime exchange in this city to
day were jubilant over the victory of the
Shenandoah, which they said would give an
impetus to American shipbuilding.
THE SHIPS IN THB RACE.
The ships engaged in tbe raoe were the
Shenandoah, the British ship Strathearn,
the 8. D. Carltou of Rockport, Me., and
the British ship Balkomah. 'this Shenandoah
is the largest wooden ship afloat.
She is 3,408 tons gross, draws
27 feet of water loaded, and has
two decks and carries 11,000 feet of can
vass. The time of the ship’s voyage was
109 days. None of the other vessels in the
race hew yet arrived. The Shenandoah had
5,000 tons of wheat, the largest cargo ever
carried in one vessel.
NEWLINES FROM NEWPORT NEWS.
Twenty Steamships With 60,000 Tons
Capacity to be Put On.
Baltimore, Md., Nov. 19.—The Manu
facturers' Record of this week announces
the inauguration of the service on four re
gular steamship lines reported in the Asso
ciated Press dispatches sometime ago to be
established between Newport News, Va,
and London, Liverpool, Glasgow and
Havre. About twenty steamships with an
aggregrate capacity of 60,000 tons will sail
from Newport News on these lines between
now aud the end of the year. These are
the first regular steamship lines to Europe
from any port south of Baltimore.
IMPORT TRADE TO BE DEVELOPED.
An import trade will bedeveloDed os well
as an export business, Livorpool steamers
bringing return cargoes for distribution
through tbe west. Tho Manufacturers'
Record reports that the English owners of
the Newport News lines have just pur
chased three large steamers that have been
running between Liverpool and Boston and
will put them into the Newport News
service. One of these steamers sailed from
Liverpool yesterday for Newport News
with a general cargo.
ASPHYXIATED BY GA?.
One Sod Dead and the Mother and
Another Son Dying.
Anderson, Ind., Nov. 19.—An entire
family was suffocated by gas at Lapelle last
night. Mrs. Mary Huffman and her two
sons, Peter and Newton, both grown, re
tired for tbe night and left the gas burning
at a high pressure in the stove. Simehow
the draught was imperfect and the blaze was
extinguished during the night. The gas
pourod into the room and asphyxiated the
whole family. Their condition was not
discovered until a late hour in the morn
ing, when a neighbor called and tried
to get in. The doors were locked, but peer
ing through the windows the life
less body of Newton, the youngest eon,
was seen lying in bed. The doors were
broken open and Mrs. Huffman and the older
son were taken out into the air and a phy
sician hastily summoned. After working
with them for an hour or two, animation
returned but they cannot live. The younger
boy was dead when discovered.
ALMY TO HANG.
He la Given Nearly a Year in Which
to Prepare for Death.
Plymouth, Mass., Nov. 19.—A verdict
of murder in the firs’, degree was to-day
rendered in the oaso of Frank Airay, on
trial for murdering Christie Warden. Almy
was sentenced to hang on the first Tuesday
m December, 1892, The case has excited a
great deal of attention. The murder was
admitted, but A'my’s counsel tried bard to
get him off with murder in the second de
gree.
MARYLAND’S NEW SENATOR.
Ex-Representative Charles H. Gibson
the Man to Fill the Place. :
Washington, Nov. 19.—Gov. Jackeon of
Maryland to-day orally tendered to ex-
Repreaeutative Charles H. Gibsou, in this
city, bis appointment to be United States
senator from Maryland until the legislature
fills the vaoancy caused by the death of
Senator Wilson. Mr. Gibson acoepted the
offer and his formal appointment is ex
pected in due course of time.
Fire in a Lumber Yard.
Nashville, Tbnn., Nov. 19.— Fire broke
out yesterday in the lumber yard of Lie
barman, Lovemaa Sc O’Brien and de
stroyed property to the value of $25,000.
The property is amply covered by insur
ance.
SPLIT OF THE ALLIANCE.
THE SUB-TREASURY AND THIRD
PARTY DIVIDE IT.
The Texas Contingent to Return
Heme and Organize the Antl-Sub-
Treaaury Wing—Polk Unanlmouely
Elected Prealdent of the Order—J. H.
Turner Re-elected Secretary-Treas
urer and J. F. Willetts National
Lecturer.
Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 19.—Taken as
a whole the alliance has not been very suc
cessful in preserving the secreoy of ita pro
ceedings, but one point in yesterday’s pro
ceedings escaped the press till an early hour
this morning. That poiut was tbe commit
tal of the supreme council to the third
party movement. This came about through
the adoption of a resolution offered hr
Jerry Simpson instructing the alliance
members of congress not to enter the party
caucuses. Col. Livingston of Georgia pro
tested against its adoption, saying ha was
eleoted as a democrat and proposed to aot
with that party whether the alliance liked
it or not.
BRANCH OF GEORGIA HEARD FROM.
At yesterday’s session of the alliance
oounoil, among tbe mass of minor resolu -
tions presented, there came up something in
the way of a fire brand in a series of resolu
tions offered by I. M. Branch, delegate at
large from Georgia. They were political
in their nature, and were the result
of much consultation among certain of the
alliance leaders opposed to Col. Livingston.
These resolutions declared that a large num
ber of men had been elected to oongress by
the alliance votes, aud demanded that they
support no tnau for speaker who would not
first deolare for the alliance platform.
FAVOR AN ALLIANCE SPEAKER.
They further declared it the tense of the
body that these congressmen should nomin
ate one of their own tiumber for the speak
ership and stiok to him. They admonished
all alliancemen throughout the country to
beware of committing themselves to any
party in such a manner as to
interfere with their freedom of politi
cal action or of taking any position
in favor of men or parties not in
sympathy with alliance principles. When
they were introduced they were loudly
oheered by the supporters of Polk. Mr.
Branch asked that they be referred to the
oommittee on demands, evidently knowing
what the make-up of that committee would
be. Another more zealous delegate moved
a suspension of the rules in order to put the
resolutions on thdr passage.
LIVINGSTON AROUSED.
CoL Livingston opposed this in a very
vehement speech, denouncing it as a third
party schume, and said it was inspired
largely by personal enmity against himself.
President Polk referred the resolution, and
when the oommittees were announced ot 6
o’olock it beoame evident that this commit
tee, with Mr. Weaver of lowa at the head of
It, was packed with radioala It has undoubt
edly reported favorably upon the resolu
ttaus.
OWNERSHIP OF RAILROADS.
An effort to make the platform of the
alliance more radical on tbe subjeot of
government ownership of railroads and
telegraph lines was made by Air. Branch.
This resolution demands complete owner
ship of railroads, while the Ocala demand
is for partial control, with contingent
ownership if simply control is deemed im
practicable. The resolution went to the
committee on legislative demands, and the
prospects are that it will be favorably re
ported upon.
THE SUB-TREASURY FIGHT.
This morning the sub-treatury fight wo*
the all absorbing matter before the farmers’
alliance and its kindred organizations. It
seems very little nearer a solution than
when tbe conferenoe began. The antl-sub
treasury men are active and aggressive,
while tho sub-treasury people have been
placed to a large extent on the defensive.
Soon after the opening of this mornings’
executive session of the supreme council,
CoL Livington, chairman of the oommittee
which last night met the representatives of
tbe anti-subtreasury element, rose aud said
that this committee was ready to report.
Instantly there woe disturbance. On motion
from a delegate seated on the Macuno side
of the bouse a canvass of those present was
made, aud every one not entitled to a vote
in executive session, was obliged to leave
the ball,
LIVINGSTON READS THE RECOMMENDATION.
When the doors had been closed|Col. Liv
ingston read the recommendation of the
oommittee that Dr. W. Pope Yeamans, the
author of tbe anti sub-treasury protest,
should have a beariug. After an acrimoni
ous discussion word was sent to the anti
sub-treasury men|to send in their protest.
Tne antis replied to this that the oommittee
was only empowered througa Dr. Yeamans
to present the protest, and until Dr. Yea
mans could be heard by the supreme coun
cil the latter body would necessarily be de
prived of the pleasure of reading the pro
test.
A BVNOPSIB OF THE PROTEST.
The protest after setting forth that its
auth rs are a oommittee lrom tbe farmers’
and laborers' union convention at St. Louis
earnestly protests against the alliance being
committed to the proposition that provision
be made by the federal congress for govern
ment loans of money to individual citizens
upon farm mortgages as security, or to de
mand government ownership or control
of railroad property and transportation.
These schemes, it save, are unconstitutional,
impracticable, conflicting with tbe spirit of
the alliauoe movement and tending to gov
ernment paternalism and state socialism.
The government naturally looks to its citi
zens to supply ail its legitimate wants, an
invasion ot which state of affairs would
make the government an engine of oppres
sion and the citisen helpless and dependent.
Tbe system would dwarf the individual and
abnormally magnify the government. The
protest then goes on to maintain that these
two schemes, besides being class legislation,
would bring greater evils than those
which now oppress the people. In conclusion,
the committee expresses its desire to
co-operate with the alliance in| carrying
out its principles, securing a safe currency,
ridding tbe land of trusts and monopolies,
helping the farmer and laborer, seouring
an honest ballot and fair count in selecting
for places of public honor aud emolument
honest and capable men who regard public
office not as a private advantage but as a
publio trust.
THE THIRD PARTY JUNTA.
The third party junta is still vigorously
proselytizing among the delegates to the
alliance ami Farmers’ Mutual benefit Asso
ciation. This morning the work of organiza
tion took definite shape at tbe joint mooting
of the People’s party, tbe executive com
mittee of the alliance and tbe Farmers’
Mutual Benefit Association. Mr. Taube
ueok ot Illinois acted as chairman and made
an earnest appeal for a consolidation of in
terests. At tbe dinner recete Mr. Taubeneck
said the prospect for consolidation was very
bright; that the Farmers’ Mutual Benefit
Association was heartily in favor of suott
action, but the alliance was opposed to it,
though he thought tbe latter body would
eventually fall Into line.
THE NATIONAL UNION COMPANY.
Contrary to tbe popular impression, tbe
fight against the National Union Company
was inaugurated afresh by the Reform
Pr<as Association this morning, whioh sent
a committee to the supreme oouncil of the
allianoo to protest against the action of the
Business Agents’ Association as taken yes
terday, awarding the oontract for furnish
ing tbe allianoe stores with supplies to tho
National Union Company.
THE ALLIANCE SPLIT.
The answer of the counoil was that the
protestants could not be heard unless they
furnished the counoil with a copy of their
Droteet. This the antis refused to do unless
they could present their protest in person,
and that ended the negotiations between
the two wings of the allianoe. The result
is a split.
The executive oommittee of the anti-sub
treasury party will now proceed to Texas,
where 127 suballiances have already de
clared against the sub-treasury scheme aud
will begin tho work of organizing anew
alliance. A call for a national convention
will probably be Issued to-morrow.
THE THIRD PARTY’S VICTORY.
. This spilt on the sub-treatury scheme and
the capture of the alliattce by the People's
party are tho not results of to-day’s sessions.
The capture of the allianoe by the People’s
party was practically accomplished two or
three days ago, but the full extent of the
rapture was not apparent until to-day,
when President Polk was re-elected and J.
H. Louks of South Dakota was
ohosen vloe president: J. H. Turner was
re-elected secretary-treasurer and J. F.
Wlllets of Kansas, national lecturer.
George F. Washburn of the national execu
tive committee of the People’s party stated
that tbe leaders of that party were jubilant
over the election of President Polk. Of tne
four great leaders in the allianoe, Col. Liv -
ingston, Dr, Maoune, Mr. Terrell and Presi
dent Polk, the latter was regarded as the
one favorable to independent political ac
tion.
POLK’S BOLD STAND.
President Polk In his annual address
Tuesday night positively condemned tho two
old parties, anil in his address, as well as
between the linet, so strongly indicated his
tendency toward the People’s party move
ment that the election of any of the other
geLtlemen mentioned would have been re
garded as a blow to the People’s party.
While, on the other hand, the re-election
of President Polk is regarded as a great
viotory for the People’s purty, the
election of Mr. Louks of South Dakota as
rioe president is regarded as a greater vio
tory, from the fact that he is a member of
the national oommittee of the People’s
party. The fact that a large number of
farmers’alliance delegates are also members
of the other industrial organizations and
working together would indicate that the
trend of their action was toward unification
of all and in tbe direction of independent
political action.
THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS.
The committee) upon consideration of the
various industrial organizations met this
morning at tiie Hotel Denison, This com
mittee was composed of five representa
tives from each of tbe six organiza
tions and was ohosen by the latter for
tbe purpose of calling a congress of all tho
labor uud industrial classes. It had been
deolded previous to this gathering to con
vene the congress at Yvashington on Feb.
22, but the Boutb and west made snob
strong objections to that place that it
became necessary to decide upon some
other .looatioa. The duty of the pres
ent meeting of tho committee is to Ox tbe
P aoe. Tho matter occasioned a lengthy
discussion and ended in referring the ques
tion to a subcommittee, consisting
of Messrs. Terrell, Taubeneok ami
Baumgarteu, with instructions that
neither Indianapolis, Louisville, Cincinnati,
Chicago or Springfield, 111., be chosen.
This committee will look into tbe desirabil
ity of these places and the rates of trans
portation that can fee obtained, after which
it will report. It will make its decision
within twenty days.
THE POLITICAL PHASE.
The pollUoal phase ot the situation
cropped out in the meeting, consuming
rauoti of the time of tbs session. The ques
tion at issue was whether the oall for the
confederated assembly on Feb. 22 should
leave the way open for the nominition of a
national ticket at that meeting, or whether
the scope of the work to be done
there should be limited so os to
prevent political action. The latter course
was the one finally decided upon. W ken
the assembly convenes it will prooeed to
draw up a platform of declarations and de
mands, and tbe two great political par Jes
will he required to give them consideration
and indorsement. It it not expected by any
one that the great parties will take any
notice of these demands, and the
way will remain clear for the People’s party
to call a convention after the other political
conventions have been held and adopt the
platform of the confederated labor as°em
bly. This is the plan of action now determ
ined upon by the People’s party.
IMPORTANCE OF THE CONFEDERATION.
'The confederated assembly of industrial
unions, as it is called, will, in the minds of
the committee, be the most important or
ganization of recent yars. It aims at the
consolidation of all the labor organizations
and the subsequent diversion of tbe whole
strength of tbe gigantic combination into
tbe ranks of tbe third party. It will be com
pos'd of twenty-five delegates at large from
each confederated organization and one
delegate for each 10,000, or fraction thereof,
of members. A committee, consisting ot
C. W. Macuneand H. W. Baumgarten,' F.
W. Gilroth and J. B. Steele, was appointed
to prepare an address to the laboring people,
setting forth the objects and purposes of the
February meeting, which address is to be
published within twenty days.
A letter was received from General Seo
retary Hayes, of the Knights of Labor, re
gretting that he oould not attend.
THE REFORM PRESS ASSOCIATION.
The Reform Press Association sleeted of
ficers this morning as follows; Dr. S. Me-
Lallin of Topeka Advocate, president; vloa
president, J. H. MoDowell of the Tennessee
Toiler-, secretary-treasurer, IV. 8. Morgan
of the National Reformer of St. Louis. A
committee consisting of T. R. Burrows, A.
D. Saffell and L. K. Taylor was appointed
to organize an advertising agenoy for the
reform press. A oommittee consisting of
President McLallin os chairman, Seoretary
Morgan and Robert Payne were instructed
to ask a conferenoe with a like committee
from the supreme council on the subject
of the National Union Company of New
York and to investigate its workiugs, eto.
SAFETY OF THE EIDER.
She Reaches Southampton and Dispels
Rumore and Fears.
London, Nov. 19.—The fears that were
entertained here and In Bremen regarding
tbe safety of the North German Lloyd
steamer Elder, Capt. Bauer, which sailed
from New York Nov. 7 for Bremen and
which was several days over due. have been
dispelled by tbe receipt of a telegram from
Southampton, the English port of call of
the North German Lloyd steamers, stating
that sue ajt’lved there safely as 11:45 o’clock
this morning.
Chile’s New President.
London, Nov. 19.—Tbe Bautlsgo corres
pondent of the Times says that with tbe ex
ception of the formal scrutiny by oongress,
Admiral Montt was yesterday unanimously
elected president of Chile.
I DAILY. $lO A YEAR ,
’ 5 GENTS A COPT. {
I WEEKLY. 1.Z5 A YEAR f
SMALL-POX IN GEORGIA.
SURGEON WHITE'S REPORT ON
M’INTOSd’S SCOURGE.
A Total of Eighty-five Cases—Thirteen
Fatal Od to D.at9—Thirty Patients
Convalescent—Forty-two Cases Still
Active and Mora Likely to be Found.
Awful Over-crowding and Destitu
tion.
Washington, Nov. 19.—Surgeon Gen
eral Wyman of the marine hospital service
received a telegram this morning from
Surgeon J. H. White, who was sent to take
oharge of the small-pox epidemio
at Harris’ Nock, Georgia. He
says: "Total casts 85, deaths 13,
convalescent, $0; still active, 43;,
probably more yot to be found. Fifteen
bouses are known to be infected. So far
there are nineteen cases in one two-room
house. There is awful overcrowding and
destitution. I saw three families of ten
persons each almost starving.
POPULATION OF THE DISTRICT.
"The population of the infected district is
between 600 and 900. Three hundred have
beeu vaccinated recently. I have employed
six men temporarily as watchmen
and to feed the destitute. One of 1
these, a local magistrate of Influence
with the colored people, is in charge'
until I return. I employed one female
nurse and bought two days’ rations. The
houses are old and rotten, witli the accu
mulated filth of years. There is absolute!v
no railroad or steamboat communication.’"
Surgeon General Wyman said to-day that
prompt and oompiete measures will be
taken to stamp out tbe epidemic.
THE NEWS AT ATLANTA.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 19. —A sensation
was created at the capitol to-day by tele
grams reoeivod by tho governor in reference
to tbe small-pox outbreak at Harris’ Neck,
in Mointosh county. When tbe governor
was notified of the appearanoe of the
disease several days ago he laid the
situation before Surgeon General
Wyman at Washington. The sur
geon general immediately sent.
Assistant Surgeon White to the scene of
the outbreak, and to-day Gov. Northern
was in receipt of letters from Surgeon White
giving notice of an alarming state of affairs.
The report was that tho untire coast was
threatened with an epidemic, and that the
scourge had secured a strong foothold
among the negroes of Mointosh oounty.
HELPLESS AND DESTITUTE.
Many of them were lu helpless and desti
tute condition, which added to the danger
of the epidemio. Later the governor re
ceived another dispatch askiug him to ren
der immediate assistance to the destitute
sufferers, who were actually dying for want
of supplies. The governor was impressed
with the gravity ot tbe. situation and at
onee held a consultation with the attor
ney general to asoertaln if the state could
render any assistance to the stricken
people. This evening he said he would do
Ml luhls power to old them and to protect
sbe state from a general epidemio. If there
Was no way for the state to give the need'll
assistance tbo governor said he would call
for private subscriptions to meet tho emer
gency.
SMALL-POX AT NEWARK.
Newark, N. J.. Nov. 19.—Small-pox has
made its appearance here. Six cases have
been discovered.
LONDON’S CaRPENTBRB.
The Six Months' Strike Ends in an
Unsatisfactory Compromise.
London, Nov. 19.—The long contested
strike of the carpenters of this city, lotting
six months, was nominally ended to-day by
a decision of the arbitrators selected to de
aide the questions at issue between the men
and their employers, but the journeymen
carpenters are uot all satisfied with tbe de
cision. The arbitrator) decided that it
would not be expedient for the masters to
grant the demands of the men for higher
wages, the conditions of trado, in
their opinion, not warranting any in
crease in wages Tbe men wore also
dissatisfied with their hours and while ask
iug for money demanded that the working
day be shortened. The arbitrators decided
that tie hours were too long, and on tins
point their decision gives slight concessions.
The men, however, strongly express their
disapproval of tbe award of the arbitrators.
They declare if they accept the decision
given to-day it will be only for a short time,
and they predlot that the next time they
strike the trouble will be fiercer than tbo
one they hoped to win by arbitration.
CJDLLIDBD IN THB BOSPHORUS.
Two steamers Crash and One or tho
Vessels and Four Lives Lost.
Constantinople, Nov. 19.—A collision
occurred this morning in tbe Bosphorus be
tween tbe British steamer Rugby, bound
from Odessa for Shields, aud the British
steamer Eddlethorpe, from Port Said
for Odessa. The Eddlethorpe went
to tbe bottom almost immediately. A
steam launch belonging to the Russian em
bassy picked up most of the men in the
water, and only three of tho sailors of tbe
Eddlethorpe are missing. The captain of
the Eddlethorpe died from injuries sus
tained when tbe steamers came together.
Tue Rugby sustained damage, but the full
extent of her injuries is not known at
present
FRANCE’S MI NEB 3.
The Government to Assist in Reorgan
izing the Sick Fund.
Paris , Nov. 19. —The Chamber of Depu
ties to-day considered tbe troubles of tbe
striking ooal miners. The minister of pub
lic works said the government would assist
in reorganizing the sick fund and pension
fund for tbe benefit of workingmen, arid
that the budget oommittee had voted
500,000 frames to assist a syndicate of work
men to operate a coal mine on the co-opera
tive plan. M. de Fieycinet proposed and
a labor deputy accepting for the miners,
the chamber adoptod a plan for the settle
ment of the trouble by arbitration
LOOKS BAD FOB COITON.
The Coroner’s Jury Declares Him
Guilty of Manslaughter.
Dublin, Nov. 19.—The ooronor’s jury
wbioh has been investigating the case of
Rev. Samuel G. Cotton, who was charged
with having caused the death of a boy
named Brown, an inmate of the Coragh or
phanage in Kildare, to-day returned a
verdict declaring that the boy’s death was
caused by ili-treatnient at the hands of
Rev. Cotton, and that Rev. Cotton waa
guilty of manslaughter. The jury also ex
pressed their regret that they oould not In
clude Mrs. Cotton in tbeir findings.
A Tornado in tbe Philippines.
London, Nov. 19.—A dispatch from
Manilla, the oapital of the Philippines, an
nounces that a disastrous tornado has passed
over those islands. Many vessels were
wrecked and much damage was done.
