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Newspaper Page Text| THE MOHHING NEWS. 1 { aKABUSHKDISSO.IuoompOBATBD 1886. v | J. H. JCjSTILL, President, J BLAISE SETS TIIE PACE. everything POINTS to HIS NOMI NATION. Tha Delegates Prom the District of Columbia to the National Conven tion Known to be for Him—Biaine Very Gracious to the Committee men and Others—Harrison Hurts His Own Cause. Washington, Nov. 24.— The flrtt actual skirmish for delegates to the next republican national convention was fought here yes terday and to-day, and resulted in a de cided victory for James G. Blaine. The District of Columbia sends two representa tives to the national convention, and as It is the only fun, in a political way, which the residents here ever have, they always make the most of it. The selection of the delegates here two years ago to the republi can national convention brought on the biggest kind of a row between different fac tions, and resulted in two sets of delegatee going to Chicago. The same kind of a fight has been brooding here almost ever siuoe the last convention, and the national committee when it met here was to act as arbitrator in the dispute as to how the dele gates shall be elected to the convention of 1892. A subcommittee appointed by the natioual committee yesterday decided to day iu favor of a mass meeting for the selec tion of the delegates and against primary elections. This means that Perry H. Car son ond Andrew Gleason, both prominent Blaine men, will go to the convention. Car son is a colored man and a member of the national committee, and was a delegate to the last republican national convention, as was also Audrew Gleason, they being noted Blaine men, in preference to Frederick Douglass and Samuel Shellaberger, who were for Sherman. Harrison’s burst boom. The bobtailod flag which the storm left flying over the white house seems to two thirds, if not tbree-fourths of the national committeemen, as emblematic of the Harri son boom as it appears after having been struck by the Blaine cyolone. Secretary Blaine is already as good as nominated, if not as good as elected, according to these men. Minneapolis was selected because Secretary Blaine preferred it to Cincinnati, fearing the fatal Foraker, The great Blaine northwest will rally at the Twin cities, as they are universally called, and Secretary Blaine will Inevitably be nomi nated. They have no doubt that he will accept. If he would not they say he would tells us so now. He has had plenty of opportunities. He had a dozen or more to-day. Two of them were senii-publio, when a declaration for President Harrison, or even a deolara tion that he himself could not think of ac cepting the nomination, would have been appropriate, and would have been certain to get prompt and continental publicity. Tbe first occasion was when the triumphant Minnesota delegation, except tha postmas ter and ex-Sen ator “Gil” Pierce, editor of the Minneapolis Tribune, the only Harri son paper in Minnesota, refused to go, called to teli him, as plainly as they could without embairassiug him, that they ex pected to follow him as tbe party candi date in the next presidential campaign. BLAINE AFFECTS IGNORANCE. There were newspaper men present, so Secretary Blaine, with customary oaution, affected ignorance of the details of the com mittee’s action last night, although be had waited up till after midnight to get the news and asked when the convention would be called. “June 7,” said half a dozen men at once. "Well,” said Secretary Blaine laughing his old time laugh, “I hope Min neapolis will be thawed out by that time.” “O, Mr. Secretary,” said Mr. Eustin, ' ‘you have no reason to imagine that there is any coldness in Minnesota toward you." “I know that,” said Secretary Blaine heartily, whereupon Mr. Blethen said: “Before the convention meets, Mr. Blaine, you will receive indubitnbio testimony as to the Increase in the warmth of feeling the people have for you,” to which Mr. Blaine responded only with his significant smile. That significant smile did duty a little later when the entire national committee, after a brief, cold and formal call at the white house, came over to pay its respects to Secretary Blaine and several of it’s members reminded him of the desire of ifls party that he should lead it once more. Then was his chauce to say that hie health, or his “loyalty” to his official chief or something else would pre vent his accepting that honor. President Harrison thinks he ought to have refused it m some emphatic way. So do other Har i ison men in and out ’of the cabinet. But instead of doing so Secretary Blaine re sponded with that encouraging smile which his visitors all read as meaning, “go ahead and when the time comes I will be found ready.” BLAINE VERY COMPLIMENTARY. Secretary Blaine was very complimentary to the committeemen. After congratu lating them upon the selection that they had made of a convention oity and of an early date he said he thought they would manage the next oampaign ad tnirably. Chairman Clarkson reminded him that their powers expired when their suc cessors were chosen by the convention in June. “Yes," said Secretary Blaine, “but yon ought to hold over until after the cam paign.” After the committee left Gov.-elect Mc- Kinley paid his respects to Secretary , aine " an<£ afterward walked over to the white house arm In arm with him, where secretary Blaine left him to go into the cabinet meeting. White-haired Blaine and black-haired McKinley looked very well walking together, but neither their walk “ or la *k had any political significance. Sec retary Blaine does not want Uov. MoiCin >ey ou the ticket with him and Gov. Mc ™?* e y does not want second place iqoiT . ? ny one - Ho will wait till mJo. feeling that either President Harrison r Secretary Blaine will be nominated next, ine great majority of tho visiting states men, who go to work at once to elect dele gates to the convention under Chairman will 1 10,1 * CB **i expect to elect delegates who f u °mlnate Secretary Blaine and have no ® r o£ being embarrassed by any dis couragement from him. Harrison irritates the committee. riar t .! 8a * out to -uight that President Har wmV arrowl ? reaped an open rupture national committee when it called white house to pay Its respects this crimmf.?' eu u 'l the members of tho th ™'. t^ ee ba d been ushered upstairs into PrJ^., ek room word was sent into the Thv Uts r ?? m ihat they wore there. aski^'r^T 6 n< ? k ln X ito d in. however, but were Nohn<w° Wa t ' Tl,6 y waited five minutes. Thevw.it m ask them in. to s.r .I 01 tnioutes and nobody came minutL ln ' Th ®y waited fifteen Some of a th! OU9 came to ask them tn. fane „ them fc®°*me restive, some pro mMkW?h?r r w 8 o arte<l for the d°or, re pot enontrh*- k Benjamin Harrison had they hadn’t nn Speo n t . or them t(! admit them, man Clark.™‘^ gh for hlm to ™iL Cbair he Derson^ b9gee<l them *> watt, while Hal lordaand" 0.!® 0 .! to riTate to him atvongly represented the national unwisd oin of keeping national committee of the Ifljc Jlofnittfl |feto£ party cooling heels in the whiting room. Secretary Halford went in to tbe President and told him what Chairman Clarkson had said. The President saw his mistake and told Secretory Halford to wang them in. Twenty minutes had then elapsed and most of them were too mad to go in. However, under Chairman Clark son s coaxing they went to find that Gov.- elect McKinley, Secretary Noble and Un cle Jerry Rusk had been occupying the 1 resident s attention. After a formal ex change of courtesies as brief as ex-Gov. roraker’s interview with President Harri son tbe committee hurried over to the state department mere opposed to President Har rison and more devoted to Secretary Biaine than before, the warmth of Secretary Blaine’s greeting bringing out effectively tbe coldness of President Harrison's. DA FONSECA’S RBSIGNAT.ON Senor Mendonoa Thinks it Means Conciliation in Brazil. Washington, Nov. 34.—Senor Mendonca, the Brazilian minister, to-day received a cablegram, dated yesterday, from the Brasilian minister of foreign affairs con firming the press dispatches announcing the resignation of President da Fonseca cf Brazil, and the assumption of office by Vice President Piexotto. Minister Mendonca bae heretofore been of tbe opinion that the dissatisfaction with President Fonseca's policy was only local In its character and was confined to the province of Rio Grande do Sul, but when the peaceful district of R\o Janeiro revolted, it showed, he said, that this dis satisfaction was becoming national. The only course therefore left to the president was to resign, and in doing this he acted very patriotically. MEANS CONCILIATION. The minis'er received the news with pleasure, for he thinks it means conciliation of all the dissatisfied parties and com plete restoration of harmony through out the country. It was especially gratifyir g to him to know that every thing done had been accomplished without tbe shedding of blood. The revo lution in Rio Grande do Sul, the minister thinks, will abate as soon as the people hear of President da Fonseca’s resignation. The new president, Senor Mendoncs believes, will convene tbe congress dissolved by the late president. INFLUENCED BY HIS ILLNESS. London, Nov. 34.—The British minister to Brazil telegraphed to-day, that Presi dent Fonseca’s readiness to resign was due to the fact that he is critically ili. A dispatch from Buenos Ayres says: "The news of the abdication of Fonseca was received in Rio Grande do Sul with general satisfaction, and has out an e and to the rev olutionary movement In that state. The obstructions placed in the Rio Grande have been removed and the river has been re opened to commerce. The insurgent troops are disbanding.” CONCURRED IN BY THE PROVINCES. A Rio Janeiro dispatch says: “Except Para, wbiob remains silent, all the provinces concur in the dismissal of President Fon seca. The congress will probably Ignore the recent events. Anew cabinet hns been formed as follows: Senor Alves, finance; Faria, husbandry; Pereira, justice; Oli veira, war; Mello, marine; Pallita, foreign affairs.” A Revenue Collector Dead Washington, Nov. 24.—Mr. Wilson, act ing commissioner of internal revenue, re ceived a telegram to-day announcing the death of Collector Allen of the Second dis trict of Tennessee. He instructed the chief deputy to act as collector until the vacancy can be filled. Harrison and the Tollers. Washington, Nov. 24. —The committee of the American Federation of Labor,headed by Samuel Gompers of New York, had au interview with the President to-day oa the labor question. Harriman's New Bank. Washington, Nov. 24.— The controller of the ourreucy has authorized the Manu facturers’ National Bank of Harriman, Teen., to begin business with a capital of *50,000. END OF THE GALE. Communication by Telegraph Re stored ln AU Directions. Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 24.—The gale is over and the weather is growing cold. Com munication by telegraph was restored in all directions this afternoon and business is once more resuming its normal condition. The damage by tho storm in Western Penn sylvania, Eastern Ohio andJWest Virginia wilt reach several hundred thousand dol lars. , a church blown down. Pittsburg, Pa.. Nov. 24.—A speoial from Bellefonte. Pa, says: “A ohurch at Hockla, ten miles from this place, was blown down on a number of children who had sought refuge from the storm. John Burner and Elias Dink were fatally injured and several others were severely hurt.” A dispatch from Purxsatawney, Pa., says the storm damaged property there to the extent of *40,000. Among the buildings de stroyed is the Cumberland Presbyterian churob. WASHINGTON’S WIRES, Washington, Nov. 24. —The storm here interfered with telegraphic communication in all directions. The wires were best south, but the press association’s was the only press which would be taken. GOV. BOVBY DEAD. A Sketch of the Career of Indiana's Late Chief Magistrate. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 24.— Lieut. Gov. Ira J. Chase to-day took the oath as successor to the late Gov. Hovey as chief exeoutive of Indiana. Alvin Peterson Hovey was born in Posey county, Indiana, Sept. 6. 1821. He was educated in the common schools and gradu ated in the law in 1843. 11 is said he prac ticed his Drofession with groat success. In 1851 he was made a circuit judge, and in 1854 a judge of the supreme court. From 1556 to 1858 he served as Uuited States dis trict attorney of Indiana He entered the union army during the civil war as a colonel aud roso to the rank of brevet major gen eral He resigned from the army in 1885 and was appointed minister to Peru, which office he resigned in 1870. He was oleoted to congress in 1880, and was elected gov ernor in 1888. Carmenclta Married. Toledo. 0., Nov. 24.—The manager of Carmencita, the Spanish dancer, ac knowledged to-day that she had been mar ried m New York last August to Senor Pablo Esohepara, the leader of the Spanish students’ band. They werechlldhood lovers and schoolmates. Runs of the Yearlings. Stockton. Cal. Nov 24 .-Frou Frou n yearling filly, to-day beat Belle Bird world record by % second, going a mile in 2-26. Fausta. another yearling beat the world’s pacing reoord for 1-year olds, going a mile in 2:34%. SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1891. JAPAN'S SEISMIC HORROR FLAMES ROAST ALIVE HUNDREDS CAUGHT IN THE RUINS. Immense Heaps of Rulna in Gifu—Kano and Kassamatsu Both a Maaa of Da bris—The Sensation That of Houses Being Suddenly Raised and Then Lowered Two or Three Feet. Han Francisco, Cal., Nov. 34.— These details have been received of tbe earth quake in Japan on Oct. 38: "Tbe up and down trains on the Tokiado railway were just meeting at Gifu station, the center of the disturbance, when the first sh:ck oc curred. Tbe shock was accompanied by a rumbling sound, and was violent. People on the trains thought a collision had occurred. On looking out of the win lows, however, they beheld the station in ruins. Some of tbe passengers made their way Into Gifu and found immense heaps of ruins. Many houses had fallen, while others were so shattered that succeeding tremors of the earth threw them to the ground. In almost every house some unfortuuate was buried, and the chances of escape were diminished greatly by conflagrations in many places. DAMAGE TO THE TRACKS. The railway line was too muoh damaged to allow of the moving of trains, and pas sengers were accordingly compelled to make their way on foot to the neighboring towns. The reads were found to be almost impassable by reason of fissures and land slides. The town of Kano was found to be wholly in ruins, not a house remaining standing. Kassamatsu suffered a like fate, every dwell ing being a mass of debris. Everywhere survivors were digging out the dead and wounded and fighting against conflagrations on all sides. At Ichonomoya and Kiyosu tha people managed to save a few mats and were pre paring to pass the night in the fields. Throughout the day and night the work of carrying the wounded to Nagoya pro ceeded, a continual stream of bearers pass ing along the railway, whioh was the only available route. Tne inhabitants of tbe ruined town say that tbe first sensation was that the houses were being raised and then suddenly low ered two or three feet. In faot there was a marked subsidence of the earth’s surface for a considerable area about Gifu, which indicates that the latter town was the cen ter of the disturbance. FLAMES RAGE FOR HOURS. Very soon after the houses were thrown down, and while hundreds of people were buried iu the debris, flames burst from the ruins of the silk factory, and in a short time spread to such an extent that oltizens were compelled to desist in their work of rescue. The conflagration burned out in one direction, but three other fires broke out and soon joined together, sweep ing from street to street, fauned by a strong wind. This was at 3 o'clock in the after noon and by 8 o’clock in the even ing almost every part of the town of Gifu Was wrapped in flames and the inhabitants bad abandoned all hopes of staying tbe conflagration, sav ing what articles they could and fleeing to the woods and bills. The polioe, aided by tbe normal school students and the prison ers in the jail, fought the fire all night, but it was not subdued until the forenoon of the next day, when almost the whole town had been burned over. potteries destroyed. The potteries in the prefectures of Owari and Mino, the great centers of porcelain manufacture in Japan, and those at Seto and other towns, were almost entirely de stroyed, and it is reported that there Is no prospect of resuming their industry this year. The shock was so severe that scarcely a sound house Is left standing, with the ex ception of the castle. The Gob ) temple, be longing to the Shin sect of Buddhists, was crowded with worshipers when it fell, burying at least fifty people. The ruins took fire and the shrieking victims were consumed before the eyes of the horrified onlookers, A METHODIST SCHOOL COLLAPSES. A slight shook was felt at Nagoya on the night of Sunday, Oct. 25. On Wednesday morning while forty Christians were assem bled in one of the buildings of the Methodist school the structure began to totter and the worshipers fled. One Christian and his wife were killed nnd two Japanese were fatally injured. Mr. and Mrs. Van Dyke, missionaries, and one other white person were dangerously hurt. Out of doors the city was in au uproar. Wild shrieks aud indescribable noises filled the air, while every few moments came terrible thunder from the angry earth. Many streets were blocked with fallen houses and others were ohoked with the fleeing people. The thread factory, a large brick building, caved in, killing hundreds of persons, but the old castle, despite ita 400 years, stood firm. THE LOSS OF LIFE. The loss of life in the three towns which go to make up the oity of Nagoya is esti mated at from 750 to 1,000. Up to the morn ing of Friday, Oct. 30, 808 distinct shocks were reported as following that of Wednes day. As the wounded were brougnt into the oity from the surrounding towns reports continued to come of lives lost, damage done and stirring incidents. Reports were also received of fissures in the earth two feet wide and several feet deep, railway rails twisted, iron bridges gone, river embankments sunk or crumbled and fields flooded. A LAKE FORMED. A lake 600 yards long and 60 yards wide was formed at the foot of the Hukusan mountain, in the Gifu prefecture, and great cracks were formed in tho ground be-ide the hills in Gifu. Water sprang from oraoks in the ground and the water in the wells was obanged in color to a brownish tint and was rendered unfit for drinking. The em bankments of most of the rivers were de stroyed, aud in the city prefecture 350 miles of embankment must be rebuilt. CARBON WORKS BURNED. A Spike Factory ln an Adjoining Build ing Also in Asbes. Fremont, 0., Nov. 24. The largest manufacturing establishment ln this city, the works of the Thomson-Houston Carbon Company, were totally destroyed by fire to-night. The watchman entered the plat ing room with a lantern and the explosion occurred, starting the flames. The factory was the largest of its kind in the United States, and employed 1,500 men. The loss is *200,000, aud the insurance *120,000. The McLean spike works, the buildings of which are owned by Gen. R. A. Alger of Detroit, were also destroyed at a loss of *50,000. His in surance is $35,000. Labor Arbitration ln France. Paris, Nov. 34.—President Carnot has signed the draft of the bill to establish a board of conciliation to arbitrate labor disputes. The decisions of the board will only possess moral, not legal sanction, but they will have certain force in court of law. TRIED HOEY’S TACTICS. The President of Steam and Gas Light i Companies in Trouble. New York, Nor. 34.—Wallace C. An drews, president of the New York Bteam Company, and until lately president of the Standard Gas Light Company,is likely to te involved in a law cult with the latter oom- Dany as to the validity of certain of its (lock, amounting to about $3,000,000, which, it is alleged, Mr. Andrews obtained illegally from the company while be was its president. Mr. Andrews resigned the presi dency of the Standard Gas Light Company two or three weeks ago, auJ J. A. Bostwick was elected in his stead. It is said that had Mr. Andrews not resigned when he did he would have been expelled t.y a vote of the directors, a resolution having been pre pared for that purpose. AN INJUNCTION ISSUED. Immediately after the resignation of Mr. Andrews and the eleo'ion of Mr. Bostwick iu his piaoe, an injunction was issued on ap plicatt n of the company to restrain Mr. Andrews from selling or otherwise dispos ing of certain of the company’s stock then m bis possession. It is also charged that Mr. Audrews has subordinated tbe interests of the gas light company to those of his steam heating company; that many of the poor investments of the latter have been charged to the former; that tbe unproductive properties of the steam heat ing company have been unloaded on tha gas light oompany, and that these and other things Mr. Andrews was able to do through “dummy” directors in thegas light company eleoted through his influence. A CYCLONE IN MISSISSIPPI. The Town of Lawrence Given a Lively Shaking Up. New Orleans, Nov. 34.—a special to the ricai/unti from Newton, Miss., gays: “A oyolone from the southwest swept over Lawrence, four miles west of here, about 4 o’clcck yesterday afternoon. All the houses iu the track of the storm were lifted bodily from the ground and oarrled away, many pieces of lumber falling scsvoral miles dis taut. The residence of Thomas Dennis, in wbioh were his family and himself, was destroyed. Mrs. Dennis was severely bruised about the head and bad one thoulder dislocated, while one of her children, a little girl, had her brains dasbed out by a falling joist and died shortly afterward. A number of negro cabins were blown away, leaving the occupants with bruised bodies and broken limbs. The Methodist ohuroh was almost entirely destroyed, as was also the residence of Mr. Chay, whose family chanced to be absent. The oyolone was moving in the same direction as that traveled by the one which passed through here several years ago, and which destroyed the towns of Beaureguard and Weston.” BRAZIL’S FEVER EPIDEMIC. Nearly Every Vessel Touching at Santos Loses Two or More Men. New York, Nov. 24.—The steamer Bel laura is discharging a cargo of coffee at Martin’s stores, Brooklyn, (Apt. Moppett said: “When we left Santos the yellow fever there had been raging for some time. The fever wards of the hospital were full, so there was no room for patients. During last month the captains of fivo Nor wegian and one Swedish ship died of the yellow fever. That was during my stay in port. Sailing vessels usually lose two or three of their crew by the disease while iu port. Steamers, however, rarely lose any. Probably half the cases were not reported. “In consequence of the drought the Ute of Bahia has lost by death and emigration more than 60,000 inhabitants. „“0n Nov. 15 there were 154 yellow fever patients at the Miserloordia hospital in Santos.” A telegram from Santos says yellow fever is making progress in that oity. SNOW IN THE CHILLHOWEEB. An Immigrant Train Reported Caught in the Blizzard. Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. 34.—A rumor has reached this city of a snow storm in the Chillhowee mountains, south of here to-day. A wagon train of immigrants, westward bound, has been caught in the blizzard. The train consisted of six wagons and thirty - throe people. When the storm began all went into camp except a farmer named George Akers, who with his family went on un the mountain. It is supposed they lost their way aud rolled into the river or ravine and were frozen to death. CHINA MEANS BUSINESS. Natives Who Post Anti-Foreign Placards to Be Beheaded. London, Nov. 24,— The Standard this morning has advioos from China that the government has decreed that the printing and publishing of antl-foreign placards is a capital offeuse, and has ordered those already convioted of this offense to be beheaded forthwith and without waiting for formal imperial authority, it was hoped that these stern measures would convince the powers that the government is in earnest, as under ordinary circumstances two months would elapse before the executions. BISMARCK OCT OF PUBLIC LIFE. He Baa No Ambition to Re-enter the Ministry of the Empire. Berlin, Nov. 24.— Prince Bismarck told a deputation which waited on him recently that be bad no ambition to again enter the ministry of the em pire. He said that his bodily vigor was waning, and that he would be unable to stand the fatigues incident upon bis attendance at the Reichstag and would not appear therein unless it was impera tively necessary. Germany and Russia’s Securities. Cologne, Nov. 24.— The Gazette of this city to-day says: “Strenuous efforts are being made by the authorities of Bt. Peters burg to induce Berlin financiers to hold the Russian securities now in their hands. It is stated that already large parcels of Russian securities have been bought in Berlin on orders from Paris and St. Petersburg." Governor of the Bank of Spain. Madrid, Nov. 24. —The governorship of the Bank of Spain was recently offered to Senor Camacho, but some doubt was en tertained whether he would accept the position, as it was understood that if he so desired he could have the portfolio of the ministry of finance. To-day, however, Senor Camacho accepted the governorship. South Americans Stronger. London, Nov. 24.—South American securities were stro. g on the London si- ok market to-day. Brazilians advanced 7 per cent., but afterward receded 2 per cent. E .rl of Lytton Dead. * Paris, Nov. 24. —Rt Hon. Edward Robert Bui we-Lytton, Earl of Lyiton, the British amtassador to France, died sud denly to-day from heart disease. BIRMINGHAM'S 810 RALLY TBE POLICY OF TQI CONSERVA TIVES COMING OUT. Irish Matters Not to be Allowed to Overshadow Everything Else In the Future—An Inclination to Out Down the Irieh Representation In Parlia ment. Birmingham, Eno., Nov. 34.—The oily is crowded with delegates to the great national conference of the union of conservative associations. Many of the delegates art accompanied by their families, and the hotels and lodging houses are filled to over flowing with enthusiastic orowds of conservative statesmen aud their supporters. The hall was crowded when the meeting opened to-day, aud many ladies in primrose colors were pres ent. Ail the arrangements for the transac tion of the regular business of the confer ence were oompleted at an informal meet ing held yesterday, and this resulted iu ths work to-day moving smoothly aud with oelerity when the sees ion opened. The ar rival of Lord Salisbury, accompanied by the Marchioness of Salisbury and Lady Gwendollu, was the occasion of the great est excitement. The audience rose to Its feet and uien oheored and veiled and wared their bats and cane while the ladies, too, carried away by the excitement, waved their bandkerohiefs and made their voices heard above the din. CALLED TO ORDER. H. Byron Heed, raomber for East Brad ford, called the conference to order. In opening the session Mr. Heed said the pres ent conference was the largest one ever held by the conservative party. Ue mads an optimistic speech, predicting the suoceia of the party at the next general election and took ocoasion to highly praise the atti tude of tho liberal-unionists, j Lord Vi indsor was elected president of national union of conservative associations for the ensuing year. A resolution congrat ulating Mr. Balfour, late chief secretary for Ireland, upon his promotion to the posi tion of first, lord of the treasury, was pro posed by Ashmead Bartlett, mem ber for the Eccleshail division of Sheffield, and adopted. Mr. Bartlett said Mr. Balfour had rescued Ire land ami that his administration of the af fairs of that country had resulted in great benefit to the Irish people. He dsolared that at the present time (he popularity of Mr. Balfour among the Irish peupie was exceeded by no man’s. Resolutions were adopted committing the conservative party to determined op position to tho Gladstonian proposal to dis establish and disendow the church in Wales and declaring the proposal an insidious one, unjust and injurious to the best interests of the church. IRELAND'S BEPUESENTATION MENACED^ The following resolution was also adopted: That, having regard to the extraordinary dls- Sroportion iu the representation of England, cotlaud, Wales and Ireland In the imperial parliament, it is most desirable that steps be taken t > redt ess these inequalities. This means that ths party will endeavor to reduce Ireland’s representation. THE LABOR CANDIDATES. H. 8. Neale offered the following resolu tion: “That, in the opinion of this confer ence, the attitude of the conservative party toward bona ilJe labor candidates should be one of sympathy and encouragement.” This resolution did not exuctly meet the views of some of the delegates, and after some debate the word “unionist” was in serted before “labor,” and as so amended the resolution was adopted. Sir Albert Rollite, member of parliament for the south division of Islington, member of the conservative council, submitted the following: “That the conference regards with the utmost satisfaction the improved social and industrial condition of Ireland under the present government, and cor dially indorses the intention of the ministers to introduce at the next session bills for the extension of local government, and also for the promotion of technical eduoatioa in that part of the United Kingdom.” Tt)is resolution gave rise to an excited discussion. A number of delegates made speeches against its adoption, urging that there had been enough Irish legislation, while others held that the government might be left free handed to deal with Ire land. Mr. Rollite’s motion was finally de feated by a large majority amid enthusias tic cheers. A resolution was adopted declaring it ad visible that a labor department should be formed by the government, with a cabinet officer known as "labor minister.” WHAT ROLLITE’S DEFEAT MEANS. The aotion of the conference in rejecting Mr. Rollite’s motion is significant of the purpose of the conservatives to push legts tion offering relief to the English agri culturists. The Standard and Globe and leading tory journals generally throughout the country concur in expressing the opinion that the last session of the present parlia ment ought not to be devoted to Ireland. The Globe, while admitting that the cabinet are pledged to introduce an Irish hill, sug gests that the government should simul taneously promote a British land purchase bill and Irish local government bill. It says that such action would checkmate the Gladstonians, who would not dare to oppose the former bill for fear of the resentment of the small farmers and agricultural laborers, and that if the lib erals hotly obstructed Irish local govern ment that bill could be dropped, while the British land purchase bill could be pro ceeded with, although parliament's life was prolonged until the summer of 1893. SALISBURY SPEAKS. Lord Salisbury, in a speech this evening, said: I disclaim any Intention to abstain from English and Scotch legislation because we are threatened by Irisn agitation. lam In favor of rating ground landlords, provided the re form be executed with fairness and not made the occasion for gratifying class antipathy. Mr. Morley’s complaint about land not being tilled Is rather exacting. The non-tlllege is due to the withdrawal of protection, under which the land formerly grew wheat. That is the price you pay for the advantages of free trade. Nowhere in the world will you find grain grow ing without protection ln the *2d“ of latitude It Is absurd to im (fine it possible to correct the def-ct without abandoning the great policy to which we are all attached. I am not going to emulate the Gladstonian policy of trying to pass a home rule bill on the sly; I am not going to pretend that I am deeply impressed with the Importance of English and Scotch legislation, UNION WITH IRELAND. lam not going to blind myself to the fact that union with Ireland Is a great question that should summon the whole strength of the electorate to our side. [Applause.J If my voice has the faintest Influence in this city, which is the center of tho unionist-conservative allimcs, I beg that you will cement the alliance in the interests of the party and t:o country. If I read aright the political history of tho past two years the great towns will support us on the question of home rule. If the rural districts take the opposite view it is not on the question of home rule, but some local matter, in the improvable event that Mr. Glalstone will be victorious we shall fight at every step in the House of Commons, and with a certainty that the battle will not be fruitless. Some persons said that a Gladstonian home rule bill did not exist That is uncharitable. I believe two exist, one for Irish and the other for English supporters. [ Laughter.] GLADSTONE’S THREAT. Lord Salisbury then spoke of Mr. Glad stone’s threat to reconstruct the House of Lords if it stood in tbe way of home rule and said; He cannot menace the House of Lords without a revolution, and he cannot have his revolution on limited liability. If he Imagines that the people of this country will allow Mm to set up a revolution to deliver the streets into the bands ol a mob, and to expose to all the hazards of revolution the vast c immi rclal and industrial Interests built up In a long period of peace, he nilstakes. as he has dor.e before, the real feel ing of his countrymen, RULE OF THE PRIESTS. Turning to Ireland, Lord Salisbury said that in that country two great influences were prominent, blackthorns and priests. [Laughter.] Nothing in modern history equalled tha Influence of Archbishop Croke and Archbishop Walsh in the recent history of Ireland. They had turned tbe whole of the vast organisation, which seemed to embarrass and baffle tbe English government, dear away from the tnan wiio be said had swayed it with tho ease with which a man could turn a boat by bearing the rudder. The result of turning Ireland over to such hands. Lord Ha. i "bury de clared, would be to cause a rebelUou of the Protestants in Ireland, and that to quell the massacres which would follow, England would have to conquer Ireland. He added: "The course ot the world’s destiny is with us, and not with him (Gladstone). We are moving with the steam, he is bat tling hopelessly against it.” [Applause.] He instanced Hpain, Germany, Italy and the United .States, as proving tho tendency to consolidate territory ana consolidate au thority. “Do you imagine by spreading subtle lures to hoodwink the agricultural laborer that the steady course of tbe earth, designed by providence, shall turn back I” DE GIE.vS AT BSR LIN. Emperor William Received Him and the Chancellor Dines Him. Berlin. Nov. 94.—M. de Giers, the Rus sian foreign minister, has arrived in this city from Paris. This morning the Russian statesman was received by Em|ieror W ill lam, and they had a conference which lasted twenty minutes. Nothing, of oourae, is known as to what, transpired at this inter view, but it is believed that nothing further than the usual courtesies were exchanged, and that it it is political matters which brlug M. ile Giers to Berlin,they will be dis cussed at later conferences subsequent to his intervlewjwith his majesty. do Giers visited the imperial chancellor Mkl was eutertaiued at breakfast by Chancellor von Capri vi. Russia’s uoueb. Bt. Peters bubo, Nov. 24.—The Novoeti to-day publishes an article commenting upon tho visit of tho Russian foreign minis ter to Berlin, ino paper expresses a hope that M. de (Tiers will succeed ln (listrailing all misunderstandings between Russia and Germany, and tuat the result of his visit to the German capital will be to improve the relations between the two nations. Hope is also expressed that he will sucased la bringing about improvement in the present relations between Germany aud France in order to produce a condition of complete appeasement, which is unani mously desired In Europe. THE INTERVIEWS IN PARIS. Paris, Nov. 34.—M. Ribot, minister of foreign affairs said to-day chat the views which had been exchanged between the French ministers and M. do Giers during the letter’s sojourn in this city were of a very friendly aud paelflo nature. AIX’B AROHBIBHOP FINED. Ho Disclaims Any Intention to Insult tho Minister. Paris, Nov. 24.—An immense crowd gathered in and about the court room this morning, all eager to listen to the trial of the Archbishop of Aix, wbo is charged with writing an Insulting lottor to the min ister of public worship in relation to the attack of the French pilgrims in Rome. The archbishop stood in replying to the oharges made against him. He recalled to the judges the violenoo to which French pilgrims to Rome had been subjected aud dilated upon the treatment that nad been accorded them by the Roman mob. In writing to M. FalUeres he had. he said, no intention of iusalliug the minister, aud declared that iu so writing he hod only fulfilled his duty. His conduct, he said, bad been approved by the Catholic episcopate; iu no line of his aotion had he opposed the government. Beyond that he had nothing to any. T he archbishop was found guilty and lined 3,000 francs. FRANCE'S STRIKERS WARLIKE. Military Called Out to Repel An Attack on a Factory. Paris, Nov. 24.—A dispatch from Lena, one of the centers of the coal miners’ strike in tho department of Pas de Calais, says a body of strikers attacked the engineers who were in chsrge of the machinery in the factory at that place. The factory had been able to secure a supply of coal whioh rendered it independent of tbe mines tn that vicinity, and this condition of affairs enraged tho strikers, whose evident desire is to bring all the industries of the place to a standstill. The military authori ties had an idea that the strikers would mako an attempt to compel the factory to shut down ax u they therefore ordered a de tail of a small body of troops to proteot the property aud employes. The strikors were very determined in their onslaught on the engineers, despite the presence of tho sol diers. Finally the troops took a hand in the matter and after a sharp light drove tbe strikers away. Many of the loaders of the attack were placed under arrest. WALES’ TIN PLATS WORKS. Operations to Be Suspended for a Month. London, Nov. 24.— The owners of the tin plate works in Wales have decided to olose their mills for a fortnight in December and a fortnight In January. The reason given is that the owners desire to give the market a chance to absorb the stocks now on hand, aud, by curtailing production, to bring about an improvement in prices. At pres ent many works in South Wales are idle and tin plate workers are gloomy. fcmith Surrenders. Dublin, Nov. 24. —A few days ago the MpRNiNG News contained an account of tbo killing of D. Brocowell by D. W. Smith, thirteen miles south of Dublin. This morn ing D. A. Smith returned to Dublin and gave himself up to the sheriff. It is under stood that Smith claims that tbe killing was done in self-defense, and will tight bis case on that line. Smith has been released ou *5.000 ball. A German Socialist Elected. Bbrlin, Nov. 24. —Au election was held at Halle yesterday to fill the vacant seat in tbe Reichstag. The seat has hitherto been held by a member of the national liberal party, but yesterday the candidate of that party was defeated by Herr Hartmanu, a socialist. I DAILY,*IO A YEAR \ 8 OEiifS A OOPY. I ( WEEKLY, i.SS A YEAR f HOT WORDS AND A FIGHT NEWSPAPER MEN AND OFFICIALS CLINCH AT COLOMBIA. The Award of State Advertising the Cause of the Trouble—Editor Gon salsa Claims the Largest Circulation for Bia Paper and Goes for tbe Men Who Reported to the Contrary. Columbia, B. C., Not. 34. —The sensa tion of tie night is an encounter between N. G. Gonzales, editor of tbe Stale, and A. E. Gonzales, general agent, on the one side, and J. Walter Gray of Greenville end Sampscn Pope of Newberry, clerks respect ively of the House end Senate, on the other. The law requires that the clerks of the two legislative bodies shall award the advertisement of proposals for the stats printing to the daily newspaper in Columbia having the larger circulation. Messrs. Gray and Pope deputed the duty of determining tbe queatiou of circulation to W. M. Rodgers,as:atant clerk of the House, an old Register compostti r. Mr, Rodg ers made his report and last night the clerks awarded the advertising to the Register and forwarded a communication to ths State , saying that according to Mr. Rodg ers’ report the Register hud the largest cir culation. A BITTER EDITORIAL. To-day the State contained a severe edi torial calling the award an “Infamous swiml'e” and the report a “flagrant and willful He.” The editorial said that Mr. Rodgers, “in making his report, haa lied deliberately and maliciously, with the intent to injure the Stats, whioh be bates, aud benefit the Register, which he supports,” and that he knew tbe Register's circulation was not half as large as the State's. The editorial also said that Messrs. Gray and Pope, “in accepting and indorsing the re port so made, hare broken their oaths ta perform their duties anil have oarrled out a oonspiraev to defraud the State of its repu tation ana to give tbe Register a reputation whioh it could not otherwise possess. Messrs. Gray and Popo were charged with out rageous partisanship and fraud. A HOSTILE MEETING. To-night the matter culminated when A. R. Gonzales met Mr. Gray in the crowded lobby of the Grand Central hotel. The oc currences that followed are conservatively given. According to tho most dispassionate statements from witnesses n'.tainabla M-. Gonzales said to Mr. Gray "I have been a x ious te see you t o tell you something 1 have been saving about you all day. You or Pope or R<>dgers, or whoever is responsi ble for awarding the advertising to tbs Register, ana the statement that the Register has a greater circulation than the State, is a ■ liar and fraud. Any one who will assert that the Register has half the oircu tlon ot the Stats tells a willful lie.” Mr, Gonzales repoated this, and said it was an outrage on ttie taxpayers of tho state to have thb award given to a paper with not half the Stale's circulation. RALLYING THEIR FRIENDS. Mr. Gray asked if Mr. Gonzales had received his communication. About this time N. G, Gonzales came in the lobby and bearing his brother's voice started toward him. Mr. Gray then said: * ’Ho there are to of you, are there! Have I any friends here?” At this appeal a number of persons immedi ately rushed up and the ory was beard: J’Yes; lot# of them." Mr. Gray excitedly threw off hie overcoat and drew his pistol and said: “Any man who says that lam a fraud is a liar.” At this juncture Sampson Pope oame up and shouwl: “That is what I say, and any man whiraccuees me of fraud is a— liar.” HIT HIM IN THB EYE. N. G. Gonzales nsked him what he said, and upon his repeating it struck him in the face with his left hand. Mr. Pope is said by eye-witnesses to have made two attempts to draw a pistol, where upon N. G. Gonzales cl sed on him. Ths two men clinched, swayed and fell, with Gonzales on top, belaboring Pope. Pope stuok his fingers in Gonzales’ eyes and gouged them. Gonzales called out to him to stop gouging him. Gonzales states that he did this because Pope’s friends had hold of his arms and that he could do nothing. Iu some wav the men were soon parted, neither receiving much damage. Gonzales believes that he was struck over the band by a stick in the hands Of someone in tbe crowd. GRAY FAILS TO FIGHT. In the meantime A. E. Gonzales had been facing Gray, who stood with a drawn pistol. Gonzales advanced one step, called Gray a coward and told him to throw away hit pistol, as he bad none, and fight it out. The struggle between Pope and the other Gonzales got these two separated and Gray remained in a cor ner of the lobby for fully five minutes, standing erect with drawn pistol and pale face. A. E. Gonzales continued to curse Gray and all of his friends, telling them he would whip any three of them. By this time soma of Gonzales’ friends had been attracted into the hotel, and the two brothers went up* stairs. Tho occurrence has created intense excite* ment, and nothing else is talked about. It is very probable that to-morrow will bring out Dew developments in the matter. Suits for perjury are being talked of. A RAINMAKING FIASCO. Roburtte Exploded Without Result la the Madras Presidency. Calcutta, Nov. 24. Experiments in the line of rainmaking have been made at Bezwada in the Madras presidency, where a scarcity of water Is having a very serious effect on the crops. The result, however, was not encouraging. Twenty bags, each containing ten pounds of roburlte, a high explosive, were exploded on the bills at Bezwada at an altitude of 609 feet. The ooucussions caused by the ex plosions were terrific, but not a drop of rain followed, and the experimenters gave up their task as an utter failure. Private ex periments to produce rain have been made in tho presidency before. A short time ago a quantity of dynamite was exploded oa the hills about Madras, with tbe result that smart showers were produced oyer an area of four or five miles square. Restricting the Coal Output. NEW YciHk, Nov. 24,— Representatives of the ooal roads met shortly after noon to day and decided to restrict the production of coal for December to 3,350,000 tons. No formal claim for iucreas and percentage was made by the Reading company, but it is generally believed that some arrangement has been made by which the Reading will be given an increased allotment. Democrats Lose Another Member. Albany, N. Y., Nov. 24.—William E. Murphy, a democratic member of the assembly-elect, is dead. A Blaze at Ilton. Utica, N. Y., Nov. 24.—Fira at Illon to dav destroyed a number of business houses. 1 he loss aggregated *50,900.