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LIST OF TIIK COMMITTEES
THE SENATORIAL. ASSIGNMENTS
MADE UP.
The Places Reserved for Hill—Vance
to Retain the Places He Held in the
Last Congress—The Places of Hill
and Vance temporarily Assigned to
Other Members.
Washington, Dec. 17.— The democratic
senatorial oaucus committee this morning
gave the finishing touches to the democratic
committee list, and soon after it was ap
proved by the caucus, and given to Senator
Cullom to add to the republican assignment
li.t. The full committee list was presented
to the Senate this afternoon.
HILL AND VANCE.
As Senators Hill and Vance have not yet
taken their seats in the Senate the commit
tee places intended for them were tempo
rarily assigned to other senators with the
understanding that they resign them in
favor of the abso it senators when they ap
pear. Senator Hill will serve on the fol
lowing committees: Interstate commeroe,
territories, immigration, relations wits
Canada, expenditures in the public depart
ments.
Mr. Vance will retain thocqmraitteeplaaes
which he ocoupied in the last congress, as
follows: Woman suffrage, chairman; con
tingent expenses of the Senate, finance.
District of Columbia aud privileges and
elections.
THE COMMITTEES.
Following are the Senate committees as
announced to-day:
Agriculture Messrs. Paddock, chairman;
McMillan, Casey, Warren, Felton. George, Ulb
son of Louisiana, Jones of Arkansas and Hate.
Appropriations—Messrs. Allison, chairman;
Cullom, Stewart, Dawes, Plumb, Hale, Cock
rell, Call, Gorman and Blackburn.
Contingent Expenses of the Senate—Messrs.
Jones of Nevada, ohairman; Paddock aud
Ransom.
Census—Messrs. Hale, chairman; Stockbridge,
Dixon, Hansbrough, Pefter, Berry, Black
burn, Blodgett andTurpie.
Civil Service and Retrenchment—Amended—
Messrs. Wolcott, chairman; Dawes, Stanford,
Washburn, Morrill, Walthall, Call, Gordon and
Irby.
Claims—Messrs. Mitchell, ohairman; Allen,
Sanders, Peffer, Pasco, Faulkner, Vilas and
White.
Coast Delenses—Messrs. Dolpb, ohairman.
Hawley, Squire, Higgins, Felton, Berry, Gor
don, Chilton and Irby.
Commeroe—Messrs Frye, chairman: Jones of
Nevada, Dolph, Sawyer, Cullom, Washburn,
Quay, Ransom, Coke, Vest, Gorman, Kenna
and Gibson of Louisiana.
District of Columbia—Messrs. McMillan, chair
man; Higgins. Plumb. Wolcott, GalHnger. Hans
brough, Harris, Ransom, Faulkner, Barbour
and Gibson of Maryland.
IfEngrossed Bills—Messrs. Cockrell, chairman;
Allison and Warren.
Education and Labor—Messrs. Carey, chair
man; Stanford, Washburn, McMillan, Hans
brough, George, Pugh, Barbour and Kyle.
Enrolled Bills—Messrs. Sanders, chairman;
Dubois aud Colquitt.
Epidemic Diseases—Messrs. Harris, ohair
mafi; Berry, White, Irby, Stockbridge, Gollin
ger and Felton.
To Examine the Several Branches of the
Oivll Service—Messrs. Power, chairman; Gallla
ger, Peffer, Gray and Vilas.
Finance—Messrs Morrill, chairman; Sher
man, Jones of Nevada, Allison, Aldrich, His
cock, Voorhees, MoPherson, Harris, Ransom
and Carlisle.
Fisheries—Messrs, Stockbridge, chairman;
Dawes, Stanford, Squire. Pugh, Blodgett, Call,
Ransom and Gibson of Maryland,
Foreign Relations—Messrs. Sherman, chair
man: Frye, Dolph, Davis, Hisoook, Morgan,
Butler, Kenna and Gray.
Immigration—Messrs. Chandler, chairman;
Hale, Squire, Proctor, Dubois, Voorhees, Mc-
Pherson, Daniel and Cockrell.
Improvement of the Mississippi River and its
Tributaries—Messrs. Washburn, chairman; Pet
tigrew, Power, Peffer, Walthall. Bate and
Palmer.
Indian Affairs—Messrs. Dawes, chairman;
Platt, Stockbridge, MandersonJ Pettigrew,
Shoup, Morgan, Jones of Arkansas, Daniel and
Vilas.
Interstate Commerce—Messrs. Cullom. chair
man; Wilson, Hiscock, Chandler, Wolcott, Hig
gins, Harris. Gorman, Jones of Arkansas,
Barbour and Colquitt.
Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands—
Messrs. Warren, chairman; Stewart, Casey,
Sanders, Dubois, Jones of Arkansas, Brioe, Kyle
and Gibson of Maryland.
Judiciary—Messrs. Iloar, ohairman: Wilson,
Teller, Platt, Mitchell, Pugh, Coke, Vest, and
George.
Library—Messrs. Quay, chairman; Woloott
and Voorhees.
Manufactures—Messrs. Higgins, chairman;
Dubois, QaUinger, Blodgett, and Gibson of
Maryland.
Militury Affairs—Messrs. Hawley, chairman;
Cameron, Mandergon, Davis, Proctor, Cockrell,
Walthall, Bate, and Palmer.
Mines and Mining—Messrs. Stewart, chair
man: Jones of Nevada, Power, Warren, Felton,
Bate, Call, Chilton, and Irby.
Naval Affairs—Messrs. Cameron, chairman;
Hale, Stanford, Stockbridge, Chandler. Mc-
Pherson, Butler, Blackburn and Gibsonof Louis
iana.
Organisation, Conduct and Expenditures of
the Executive Department—Messrs. Hiscock,
chairman: Oasey, Wilsdtj, Proctor, Dubois,
Cockrell, Kenna, Gorman and Blackburn.
Patents—Messrs. Dixon, chairman; Platt
Sanders, Carey, Gray, Chilton and Kyle.
Pensions—Messrs. Davis, chairman: Sawyer,
Paddock. Shoup, Hansbrough, (Jailinger,
Turpie, Blodgett. Palmer, Vilas and Brice.
Postoffioes and Postroads— Messrs. Sawyer,
chairman; Mitchell, McMillan. Woloott, Dixon,
Washburn, Colquitt, Blodgett, Brice, Irby and
Chilton.
Printing—Messrs. Mandorson, chairman ;
Hawley and Gorman.
Private Land Claims—Messrs. Ransom, chair
man: Colquitt, Pasco, Teller, Sanders, Hale and
Proctor.
Privileges and Elections—Messrs. Teller,
chairman: Hoar, Mitchell, Chandler, Higgins,
Ransom, Pugh. Gray and Turpie.
, Public Buildings and Groun is—Messrs. Stan
ford, chairman: Morrill. Quay, Squire, Carey,
Vest Daniel, Pasco and Brice,
i, c Lands— Messrs. Plumb, chairman;
Dolph, Paddock, Allen, Pettigrew, Sanders,
Morgan, Walthall, Berry, Pasco and White.
Railroads—Messrs Casey,chairman; Hawley,
Mtockbridge, Pettigrew, Powor.Peffer, Blackburn,
, n '. v ; Bate, Gordon and Palmer
Revision of the Laws of the United States—
Messrs. Wilson, ohairman; Platt, Proctor,
Daniel and Call.
Revolutionary Claims—Messrs. Coke, ohair
man; Sawyer, Pugh, Brice and Cameron.
Kules—Messrs Aldrich, chairman; Sherman,
M i. n '“orson, Harris and Blackburn,
ierritorms—Messrs Platt, chairman; Stewart,
avis, Carey, Shoup, Hansbrough, Jo es ot
Paeraon" S ’ t " ar^a * e ' Faulkner, Gordon and Mc
s,l ra ““P° rtaon Routes to the Seaboard—
chairman; Mitchell, Aldrich,
j ? Ber ' Gibson of Louisiana, George.
iurpie and Gordon.
SELECT COMMITTEES'.
the Oonlition of the Potomac
ch.?:l r ° nt ° f " as hington —Messrs. McPherson,
■nati and*j rr J^ nsom i Harbour, Sawyer, Sher
man^ a i>f ua Claims—Messrs. Morgan, chalr
bite, Stewart anil Mitchell.
°“? a S'HlfaKe-Messrs. Ransom, cliair
wtrren S0 ‘ Georfc> ’ Hoar . Allen, Quay and
Accommodations for the Library
ler Motrin*7,? Ie88r&1 } ° <irh ‘is, chairman; But-
Dl *°u and Padilook.
Renorf 1 *'i e ' l !' s Messag ’ T ansmitting the
M-ssrs ° irw. P *,°‘? o Railway Commission—
ffn.ll? '...' 11 * 1 ™*" : Dawes, Hiscock,
White Carey ’ Mor K aa . Turpie, Faulkner and
Tribes of Indiaug
ero”^„,[ i TeU, r r Chalrman; Pasc °-
M°Mi^ e VM? n oW t '‘ tion c of Meat Products
and Casey. • chairman; Coke, Plumb, Power
chairman* iioa,. Canada -Messrs. Allen,
Dolptl, PUb '“-
btaLes— Meesra *p G H'liiersUy of the United
Messrs. Proctor , chairman; Sherman,
ffljje illofning Jfeta*.
! Dolph, Washburn. Squire. Butler, Gibson of
Louisiana. Barhour and Kyle.
Indian Depredations—Messrs. Shoup, chalr
! ™au .Paddock .Cnandler, Allen, Power, Faulk
ner. Coke, Carlisle and Kyle.
Guadro-Centennial—Messrs. Pettigrew, chair
man, Hiseoek, Sherman. Cameron, Hawley,
Wilson, lelton, Cullom. Colquitt. Vest, Kenna,
Gray, Darnel, Vilas and UioJon of Maryland.
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
Hill’s Credentials—Turpie on the Elec
tion of Senators.
Washington, Dec. 17.—Mr, Manderson
presided over the Senate as president pro
tem. this morning.
On motion of Mr. Cullom rule 24 (for
the appointment ot the committees by bal
lot) was suspended, and a resolution offered
by him for the appointment of the standing
and select committees.
Mr. Cockrell remarked that in the ab
sence of Mr. Vance, who has not been
sworn in yet, the committee places that
wero intended for him aud to be assigned to
him os soon as he takes his
seat had been temporarily assigned
to his colleague, Mr. Hansom. The places
on the oommittoes that would be assigned
to Mr. Hill of New York when he took hit
seat were temporarily assigned to other
senators. That would explain, he said,
why so many committee places were as
signed to Mr. Ransom and other democratic
senators.
The resolution for the appointment of the
committees was read and was agreed to.
The president pro tem laid before the
Senate the credentials of Senator-elect Hill
of New York, and they wore read and
placed on file.
Mr. Turpie then proceeded to address the
Senate in support of the joint resolution
introduced Dec. 10, proposing an amend
ment to the constitution providing for the
election of United States senators bv direct
vote of the people of the Beveral states.
At the olose of Mr. Turpie’s speech the
joint resolution was referred to the commit
tee on privileges aud elections.
a world’s fair conference.
Mr. Mitchell offered the following resolu
tion. whioh was referred to committee on
foreign relations;
Retplved, That the committee on foreign re
lations be and is hereby instructed to inquire
into the advisability of appropriate action look
ing to the invitatldn of the governments of the
world to a conference to be held in connection
wiUi the world's Columbian expo
sition at Chicago for the purpose of
discussing and recommending a measure
by which the principles of arbitration may be
incorporated in treaties, conflicting Interna
tional laws harmonised and an international
court established, having jurisdiction in cases
which the governments shall fail to settle by
negotiation and to report by bill or otherwise.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
Mr. Stewart then proceeded to address
the Senate on that part of the President’s
message relating to free coinage. He closed
with the remark that the silver question
could not be ignored, that It must be settled,
and that unsettled questions have no pity
for the repose of mankind.
Mr. Morrill gave notice that he would on
Saturday next, or at the earliest oppor
tunity, address the Senate on the question
discussed by Mr. Stewart.
Mr. Plumb introduced a bill to remove
the limitation on arrears of pensions.
The Senate proceeded to executive busi
ness, and at3:lo o’clock adjourned till Mon
day.
Senate Confirmations.
Washington, Deo. 17.— The Senate, in
executive session to-day, confirmed a large
number of recess nomination*, but owing to
the failure to adopt the u*ual notico of con
firmation to be seat to the President the
confirmations were not made publio.
FREE MAIL DELIVERY.
Petitions From the Country Districts
Pouring In on the Senate.
Washington, Dec. 17.—Petitions are
beginning to pour into the Senate in in
creasing numbers urging congress to enact
legislation for the free delivery of mail in
the country districts. To-day Senators
Dawes and Hoar each presented a batch of
half a dozen such petitions from Massachu
setts constituents, and Senator Stockbridge
laid a petition from Michigan before the
Senate on the same subjeot.
WILMINGTON’S BROKEN BANK.
Tha Examiner Reports it Insolvent—A
Receiver to be Named.
Washington, Dec. 17.—The controller of
the ourrenoy to-day received a telegram
from the examiner in charge of the First
National Bank of Wilmington, N. C., say
ing that tho bank is practically insolvent,
and suggesting the appointment of a re
ceiver to wind up its affairs. The controller
will appoint a receiver In a few days, prob
ably to-morrow.
Balance of the Treasury.
Washington, Deo. 17.—The recent heavy
disbursements for pensions have roduoed
the treasury oaah balance to $33,128,315, of
wbicn amount $13,309,491 Is on deposit with
national banks and $13,984,292 is in subsid
iary coin.
Senator Gordon’s Only Regret.
Washington, Dec. 17.—Senator Gordon
was well satisfied with all his committee as
signments except that ho was disappointed
in not getting the place that Senator Pal -
mer got on the committee on military
affairs.
Crisp’s Confidential Clerk.
Washington, Deo. 17.—Speaker Crisp
has appointed E. W. Barrett his confidm
tlal clerk. He gets a good salary, nominal
duties and aooess to the fl ior of the House.
Bounties on Sugar. .
Washington, Dec. 17.—The treasury de
partment has already disbursed nearly $30,-
000 as bounties on sugar under the pro
visions of the McKinley act.
Eeath of a Philanthropist.
New Haven, Conn., Deo, 17.—Daniel
Hand, a philanthropist, whose princely
gift to the American missionary association
for the education of oolored people in the
southern states was tho talk of the oountrv
a few years ago, died this morning in Guil
ford, his birthplace, of old age. Ho was 90
years of age last July.
A Woolen Mill Burned.
Providence, Deo. 17. —The Glendale
woolen mill in BurreUville, J owned by
James D. Brown and operated by John T.
Lloyd, was entirely burned last night. The
loss on stt ck is estimated at $2J,000. The
insurance is SIO,OOO. The building and ma
chinery were valued at $65,000, aud insured
for s3o,ooft
Puget Sound Steamers Running.
Seattle. Wash., Deo. 17.—The steam
boat tie-up whioh has paralyzed the com
mere© of the sound for tho past forty-eight
hours ended last night, the pilot* and en
gineers having settled their differences tem
porarily .
France’s Tariff BUL
Paris. Dec. 17.—The Sanate to-day passed
the whole tariff bill by a vote of 219 to 11.
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1891.
ELKINS IN'TfIE CABINET.
HE IS NOMINATED FOR SECRETARY
OF WAR.
The Nomination Referred to the Com
mittee by the Senate—The Tongues
of the Political Gossips Wagging at a
Lively Hate—Many Think it Means
Blaine’s Withdrawal.
Washington, Deo. 17.—The House com
mittees, the Senate committees aud every
other political topic was set aside for the
time being to-day for the nomination of
Mr. Elkina. Besides the gratification of
Mr. Elkins’ “long cherished desire for a
cabinet portfolio,” besides the variegated
Elkins “record” of money made in politics
and with association with men like Brady
and Dorsey, besides the tardy courage of
President Harrison in at last taking Mr.
Elkins out of his kitoheu cabinet into his
official cabinet, the senators and represent
atives were discuisiug the possible signifi
cance of the appointment with respeot to
Blaine and Harrison and the republican
nomination. It was generally agreed that
Mr. Elkins’ reoord would not prevent or
even delay his confirmation, so conversa
tion was not wasted on the subject.
THE HIDDEN MEANING.
As to the h.dden meaning of the appoint
ment two theories prevail. The one enter
tained by the Harrison men was to the
effect that this appointment meaus Blaine’s
withdrawal from the race. This turned ou
the supposition that Mr. Elkins was more
Hecretary Blaine's friend than President
Harrison’s, aud that he would not put him
seif under obligation to Piesident Harrison
as a member of his official family if Secre
tary Blaine was to be a candidate. Another
and more improbable form was that Presi
dent Harrison appointed Mr. Elkins at Sec
retary Blaine's request and with an under
standing that implied, it not impressed, that
the appointment would be followed by Sec
retary Blaine’s announcement of his with
drawal. Improbable as this seems it is the
explanation put forth by those supposed to
reflect most directly the’ views of President
Harrison.
THE OTHER THEORY.
The other theory was that Mr. Elkins
was appointed by President Harrison tie
cause he has come to be more President
Harrison’s friend than Secretary Blaine’s,
and because President Harrison simply
wanted his aid as a skillful and astute poli
tician in getting the Domination. The
President would not, of oourse, talk for
publication, but all the newspaper men and
public men who aims within the oircle of
the white house inspiration are proclaiming
to-night that the Elkins appointment means
the withdrawal of Secretary Blaine. Sec
retary Blaine will not talk for publication,
but the men who come within the circle of
the red house inspiration are all announcing
that it means nothing of the sort.
ELKINB’ EXPLANATION.
Mr. Elkins himself contributes an inter
esting bit of explanation via a friend who
talked wi’h him to-day, to whom he said
that he had been holding this porfolio under
his arm since his last talk with the Presi
dent at Cape May Poiut last summer, but
that he would not let the appointment be
made until ex-Gov. Goff’s ambition had
been gratified, and that during the interval
and recently he had talked with Secretary
Blaine about it, who offered no objections
to his taking it, but on the contrary con
gratulated him, and then apparently
in response to some expression of
fear from Mr. Elkins that Secre
tary Blaine might regard this as
prejudicial to his presidential ambition an
nounced in royal style that if he was to be
nominated it would be done in response to
the spontaneous demand of the party, prob
ably by acclamation, and that no indi
vidual could either help or hinder, so that
he did not care whether Mr. Elkins was
Secretary of War or not.
All that Mr. Elkins savs is not necessa
rily historically correot, 'but this sounds like
Secretary Blaine, and undoubtedly repre
sents his view that it is for him and him
alone to say whether he or President Harri
son shall be the nominee.
COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE.
An Increase In the Membership of the
Important Ones.
Washington, Dec. 17.— The newiy-ap
pointed House committee on rules has not
yet had a meeting, but expects to get to
gether before the House reconvenes on Sat
urday to agree upon a resolution fixing the
membership of the committees. There are
several select committees, princi
pally to conduct investigations,
which were appointed during the last oon
grass that will be lopped off this year. It
is said to be probable that the membership
of a number of the more important com
mittees will be increased. The me in tier* of
the rules committee are in favor of making
a uniform rule, fixing fifteen as the uumher
of members who shall constitute the im
portant committees. Among the com
mittees generally conceded to rank
as important, whoso membership in
the Fifty-first congress was les9
than 15 are the following: Ways and
means, 13 member*; banking and currency,
13 members; poinage, weights aud meas
ures; merchant marine and fisheries; foreign
affairs and military affairs, 13 each; naval
affairs, 10; publlq lands, 11; Indian affairs,
13; manufactures, 11; public buildings aud
grounds, 13.
crisp still in his room.
The speaker was not at the capitol to-day.
Ho has a heavy cold and spent the day iu
his rooms ot the Metropolitan hotel, work
ing part of tho time on the committees.
Thera has been some talk of the announce
ment of a few of the most important com
mittees in advance of the appointment of
the others, but a number of members who
were consulted on the subject found a great
many objections to the plan and said that
they were reasonably sure it would not be
adopted. The only p. ecedent in recent
years for this course was established by
Speaker Reed, who on Dec. 9,1839, an
nounced the committees on elections, ways
and moaus, appropriations and manu
factures and mileage.
Montt in the Senate.
Washington, Dec. 17.—8enor Montt, the
Chilean minister, was upon the floor of the
Senate chamber this afternoon, escorted by
Senator Hawley, who explain and to the min
ister the procedure of the United States
Senate and made him acquainted with a
number of senators.
McKinley Still 111.
Chicago, Dec. 17. A dispatch from
Canton, 0., says the condition of Maj. Mc-
Kinley remains unchanged and be U still
confined to his room, unable to attend to
official duty or reoiive callers.
The Stranded Tregarno.
Jupiter, Fla., Dec. 17. —The latest news
from the stranded ship Tregarno, previously
reported ashore off the Florida capes, is
that tho ship has been pumped out. Sixteen
hundred bales of ootton were taken off, and
with favorable conditions tiie ship wilt be
ready for sea on the arrival of the crow
from Key West.
LOUISIANA’S POLITICS.
Murpfcyl J. Foster the Anti-Lottery
Candidate for Governor.
Baton Rouge, La., Dec. 17.—1n the
democratic primary held in this state for
delegates to the democratic convention
there were two tickets, one favoring the
nomination of Judge 8. D. McEnery and
the adoption of the proposed revenue
amendments to the constitution known as
the lottery amendmente. The other ticket
favored T. 8. Adame of the farmers’ alliance
for governor, and opposes the adop
tion of the lottery amendments,
and was known as the Adams
anti-lottery combine faction. The MeEnery
party elected more than 400 of the 686 mem
bers of the democratic convention, while
the Adams anti-lottery combine elected but
233 unoontested delegate*. Being hopelessly
in the minority, the members of the com
bine faction concluded to hold a convention
of their own. The governor of the state
belonging to this minority fac
tion, allowed them to meet iu
the state house, while tha majority are.hold
ing a state democratic ootm-ntiou at Pike's
hall. This convention has done nothing
other than appoint committees on creden
tials and permanent organization and stands
adjourned until noon to-morrow.
THE COMBINE TICKET.
The combine convention to-day nominated
Thomas Aduma for governor, but he de
clined, according to a prearranged plan.
After several hour’s conference the follow
ing state ticket was nominated by the com
bine convention:
For Governor—Murphy J. Foster.
For Lieutenant Governor—Charles Par
lange.
For Secretary of State—Thomas C,
Adams.
For Treasurer—John Pickott.
For Attorney General—Milton J. Cun
ningham.
For Superintendent of Education— A. D.
Laforgue.
For Auditor—W. W. Heard.
KEDERAT ON OF LASOR.
a
The Morning Session Given Up to the
Passage of Resolutions.
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 17.— The con
vention of the American Federation ot
Labor this morning passed resolutions in
favor of the re-establlshmont of a repub
lican form of government in the District of
Columbia; governmental control of the tel
egraphs and protesting against the action of
the Chicago bolice in breaking up publio
meetings. The discussion on and passage
of these resolutions consumed the entire
morning session.
The convention deferred action on the
proposition to take a hand in the lockout of
the Knights of Labor at Rochester, N. Y.
POLITICIANS TO BE GIVEN A HEARING.
A resolution that no politician bo allowed
to addres* au assembly was reported ad
versely, and the report concurred in.
A resolution was adopted protesting
against the failure of the government to
enforce the 8-hour law.
To-night the delegates are being enter
tained at a banquet given by Aha local
unices, at w hich the colored delegates
occupy a place at the board. This matter
gave rise to simo difficulty, but the colore
delegates hod either to be admitted or the
banquet abandoned. To-morro w the dele
gates will go on an excursion around the
distriot.
A SAW-MILL BOILER BUB TS.
Three Men Killed—Another Man’s Foot
Blown Off and His Arm Mangled.
Richmond, Ind., Dec. 17.-The saw.mill
of A. Collett, at Ridgoville, was w recked
by the explosion of the boiler this morning.
The boiler was a large ono, and apparently
in good order. It had three gauges of water
and started up under the usual amount of
steam, running both saws. At 7:30
o’clock a belt ran off and the engineer wont
to shut down the engine and throw on the
belt, when the explosion ocourred. As all
in the building were killed at once it will
never be known how it happened. The
mi lis a total wreok and the explosion
was felt all over the town. William
Wise, the engineer, was killed out
right, aud so were William Collott,
tho hoard sawyer, a son of the proprietor,
and James Clawson. Isaac Nicholson’s foot
was torn off and his left arm so badly
mangled that it must tie amputated. Ho
will die. Oscar Jones and a man named
Wright, who were outside of the building,
wore struck by flying debris on the head,
but neither were dangerously hurt.
A HEROIC BRAKEMAN.
Both Feet Out Off in Saving a Woman
From a Train.
Philadelphia, Pa., Dc. 17.— A Rend
ing railroad brakoman performed an act of
heroism this afternoon that will probably
cost him his life. The hero is William C.
Grush, 20 yoars old, who while on the for
ward car of a train that was being pmbed
toward tiie depot observed the peril of a
woman picking coal on an adjoining track.
The traiu was approaching a id Grush called
to her, but she apparently did not hear him.
As his train reached a point
opposite her Grush sprang from the car
and seizing the woman around the waist
threw her out of harm’s way. The exer
tion caused him to loose his footing, how
ever, and he foil across the track. The
train from which he had saved the coal
picker cut off both his legs, and at the
hospital the phyaioians to-night say that ho
cannot live.
HANGED AT MIDNIGHT.
7ha Murderer of a Policeman of
Youngstown Pays the Penalty.
Columbus, 0., Deo. 18,1 a. m.— W. E.
Fitzgerald, the Youngstown murderer, was
executed at the penitentiary annex to
night. Ho was brought on to the scaffold
at 12:03 o’clock this morning, and was pro
nounced dead thirteen minutes afterward.
He had nothing to say on the scaffold except
to forgive his enemies.
The crime for which Fitzgerald
was executed was the killing
of Officer W. F. Freed
of Youngstown, 0., on May 15, last. He
had committed buglary aud Freed, with
other officers, were in the act of making an
arrest when Fitzgerald opened fire. Freed
received a fatal wound and another officer
was seriously wounded. Fitzgerald nar
rowly escaped lynching at the time.
MALLORY FOR A CHAIRMAN3HfP.
Friends Want Him at the Head of tha
House Committee on Commerce.
Pensacola, Fla. , Deo. 17.—The friends
of Hoa. S. R. Mallory, congressman from
the First Florida distriot, are pushiug the
claims ot that gentleman tor the chairman
ship of the committee on oommerca. Mr. Mal
lory re; resenla the longest line of sea coast
and some of the finest harbor* iu the United
States, and his knowledge of maritime
affairs and tho commercial interest of sea
ports in general, it is claimed, make bun
peculiarly suited for the position.
A FIGIIT AGAINST HILL.
REPUBLICAN SENATORS MAY TRY
TO KEEP HIM OUT.
Th* Claim to be Made That He Has
Forfeited His i-eat by Abandonment.
It Might Put Jones of Nevada in an
Awkward Position—The Talk About
Brice.
Washington, Deo. 17.— Senator Hiscock
of New York is making an aotive canvass
of the Senate to see if the vote* can be found
to keep Senator Hill from taking hi* seat
wheu he appears to be sworn in after the
holidays. Senator Hiscock goes to each re
publican senator with his proposition to
keep Senator Hill out of bi* seat, and if be
finds the senator pliant puts him down on
his side. If the senator appears doubtful
of depriving New korkof her democratic
senator, Senator Hisoock is sorrowful and
indignant and says he hopes his
associate is not going to
he unjust enough to decide
the case without examining. This usually
results iu a pledge that the seuutor will not
commit himself in Senator Hill’s favor
until he has boon thoroughly coached, and
•Senator Hiscock goes away satijfied. The
programme is for Senator Hisoock to rise
up in his seat when Beuator Hill appear* to
be sworn in and present a protest alleging
that Beuator Hill has forfeited his seat by
abandonment. A number of prominent
New York republicans, among them "Tom"
Platt is believed to be the leading spirit,
have been at work on this protest for some
days and b'lieve they have given it plausi
bi.ity enough to keep Senator Hill out of bis
seat until the committee on elections has
examined ihe case.
TROUBLE IN THE COMMITTEE.
It is in the committee that Senators His
cock and Chandler are likely to have the
greatest trouble. Senator Teller of Colo
rado, the now ohairman of the committee,
hits little sympathy with the plans to keop
u duly elec od senator ont of his seat when
ho happens to be favorable to the free
coinage of silver. He will prove astumbling
block in the path of the conspiracy, as his
lunguage to Senator Hiscock when ap
proached on the matter plainly shows. He
will probably have the help of another silver
senator, Beuator Mitchell of Oregon, and
these two will make tha committeo stand
t! to 4 against the couspiraoy. Even
Senator lioar, when a pure question of law
is presented to him, will probably decide,
in accordance with tlie precedents of the
Senate, that Beuator Hill is entitled to his
seat, to wnicli he was eleoted by the legis
lature of New Y r ork. This would leave only
Senator Chandler of Now Hampshire and
Beuator Higgins of Delaware, both bitter
partisans, to present the oaso against Sen
ator Hill. The silvor senutors would
probably follow the lead of Senators
Teller and Mitchell and vote to keep Sen
ator Hill in his seat.
APT TO FALL TIIROMOH.
It is confidently predicted by those who
are in a position to know that the scheme
must fail through. If ic is pressed it will
be awkward for Senator Jones of Nevada,
who was elected for the term beginning
March 4 by the republican legislature of his
state and has not yet shown himself in the
Senate. Senator* Jours and Stewart, more
over spend scarcely a quarter of their time in
Nevada and are open to the same ground*
nt contest that are urged against Beuator
Brice of Ohio, that ho does not make his
permanent quarters iu the state of his legal
residence. Tee scheme of Somtors lilts
cock and Chandie and Boss I’latt is au in
dication, however, of how desperate the
republican managers are getting over tho
prospect of soon losing the Senate, and how
ready they are to oatoh at any expedient
for saving themselves.
BRICE MAY ALSO BE FOUGHT.
lUj the Aeeocuifei Preite.
Washington, Deo. 17.—The published
statements that the republican senators
have virtually decided to contest the seats
of Senators Hill, Brice and White attracted
some attention among senators to-day.
Careful inquiry fails to disclose anything
like an organized movement iu that direc
tion, and in fact it appeals that the repub
lican senat rs have as yet given the subjeot
little thought. So far ns Senator Hill’s seat
is concerned, it is believed that when he
presents himself to take the oath of office
an objection may be forthcoming from his
colleague. Senator Hiscock, based on the
charge that Beuator Hill ha* lost title to his
seat by abandonment. Tho question so
raised would be purely legal, and some of the
republican senators who would be required
to pasi upon it as member* of ihocommittee
on privileges and elections, say it would b>
disposed of, if presented, without regard to
political considerations. A republican sen
ator to-day said the contention in regard to
Senator Hill’s case will be eubstanUally as
follows: That his continuing to hold after
March 4, 1891. when ho was entitled to be
senator, an office admittedly incompatible
with the senatorsbip, operated os a renun
ciation of the latter, aud that if it has not
already done so, an important question is
presanted as to how long one thus situated
could hold the governorship and keep a
senators position vacant.
The foundation for the story touching
Senator Brice’s seat seems, s i far as the
Senate is concerned, to lie confined to a few
remarks made jbv Senator Sherman when
his credentials were presented.
As to Senator White of Louisiana It can
not be learned that there is any inten ion
on the part of the republican loaders to
make a contest based upon charges of
illegal voting.
PARAMORE’3 slayers lynched
Thirty Masked Men Arrive on a Train
and Do the Work.
Live Oak. Fla., Dae. 17 —On the arrival
6f the Savannah, Florida aud Western
north-bound train to-night at 9 o'cloek
about thirty masked men alighted, ran
over to Sheriff Potsdamer’g office, pointed
their guns at him and compelled him to
give up the jail key*. They then proceeded
to the jail and took ont the two negro mur
derers of H. D. Paramore at New Branford
on the night of Deo. 11,hanged them to a tree
aud riddled their bodies with bullets.
ATLANTA INVITES CRISP,
The Young Men’s Democratic League
Anxious to Honor Him.
Atlanta, Ga., Deo. 17. —The executive
committee of the Young Men’s Democratic
League met this atternoon to arrange for a
demonstration in honor of Charles F. Crisp,
provided he will oonsent to stop over here
on his way home. Presid nt Slaton read a
letter from Chairman W. Y. Atkinson of
the state democratic executive committee,
c >muiendii:g the purpose of the league. He
suggested that the league have rep
resentatives from every iiart of Georgia
participate iu the celebration in Atlanta.
This will be dune, and the idea is to have a
regular democratic jubilee. A telegram
was sent to Speaker Crip containing the
league’s invitation to stop here to receive
the demonstration in bis honor, and the
meeting adjourned until his reply is re
ceived, when the detail* will be arranged.
CHADOUINE’S EXPULSION.
Franco Withdraws Her Consul From
Bulgaria, But War Improbablo.
Sofia, Doc. 17.—M. Ribct, the French
minuter of foreign affairs, after the break
ing off of diplomatic relations between
Fraoce and Bulgaria, growing out of the
expulsion of M. Chadouine, correspondent
of the Agencie Havas, from Bulgaria, in
structed the Freuoh consuls iu
this oountry to olose tha con
sulates and withdraw. Iu . obedience
to theea Instructions the consul* at Roust
nouk, Biwrgas and Philippopoill have left
the country, it is not believed that France
will res irt to arms to euforoe her demand
that the decree of expulsion be
withdrawn, yet, nevertheless, the
Bulgarian minister of finance
i going to Vienna to negotiate a loan for
the purpose of strengthening the army.
Already troops have been hurried to Uoust
r.ouk and Phlippopolis, and the garrisons
at those places are now twice their usual
size.
THE SULTAN AS AN ARBITRATOR.
Paris, Dec. 17. —The Republic Francaitc ,
In it iisue to-day, declares that the Hultan
of Turkey has asked Franco to leave it to
him as suzerain of Bulgaria to settle the
question growing out of the expulsion of M.
Chadouine from that oountry.
RUSSIA SIDES WITH FRANCE.
St. Petersburg, Deo. 17.—The Russian
newspapers have taken up the Chadouine
iucldont as a topio for comment. They
severely censure the action of Bulgaria In
cirlv’ug the French newspaper man from
the country and characterize the course of
the Bulgarian government as insolent.
RUBSIA’B FAMINE.
The Government Will Advance Only
10,000,000 Roubles for Relief Works.
Bt. Pbtkrsbvrq, Deo. 17.—A oonferenoe
Ims boon held by the governors, delegates
representing the Zemstovs (who are charged
with the admlnisrration of local affairs in
the various districts) and other authorities
in provinces affected by the famine. Gen.
Annenkoff, who was recently appointed by
the ozur a member of the famine relief com
mittee, was present at the conference and
submitted proposals to employ the starving
peasants on public works. To carry out the
proposals of Gen. Annenkoff it would re
quire au initial outlay of 80,000,000 roubles.
After considerable discussion of the pro
posals the conference declined to sanction
them, only giving its assent to the proposi
tion that the peasants should be employod
in making roads to the more remote dis
tricts of the empire. The tr easury has re
fused to grant any further sum than 10,000,-
000 roubles for relief works.
RAVAG/S OF THi GRIP.
The Lint of Deaths Across the Ocean
Growing Larger Dally.
London, Deo. 17. —The list of deaths
caused by the ravages of Influenza continues
to grow larger doily. The latest place in
which tho disease has assumed an epidemic
form is Eltbam, county of Kent, seven miles
southeast of Loudon. A large number of
people iu the work bou-o there are pros
trate 1 with trie disease and the local physi
cians are over-run with calls. During the
past week there have been eight deaths from
influenza in tho work house.
EVERY MALE ILL.
Susquehanna, PA.,Deo. 17.—There is an
epidemic of grip in Windsor township,
Bio uiie county. New York. At Bartonvllle
nearly every mala resident is ill, and there
were four funerals in that little hamlet yes
terday.
LYNCHING OF THE MAFIA GANG.
Dl Rudlni Hopes For a Satisfactory
Settlement.
Rome, Dec. 17. —In the Chamber of Dep
uties to-day Bignor Guelpa asked how the
government was going to settle the matter
of tha lynching of a number of Italian sub
jects in New Orleans in March last, and
why the Italian consul in that city had not
been recalled. It was time, said Bignor
Guelpa, to put an eud to the strained situa
tion existing hoi,ween the two oountries,
and for the Italian government to take
such steps as would insure in the future pro
tection of Italians residing in the United
States.
Premier di Rudini in replying to Bignor
Guelpa said that in view of the attitude of
the United Btntes government ho had every
reason to hopo for a satisfactory settlement
of the unfortunate affair.
LI HUNG CHANG ILL.
MDslon Stations on the Yang-tae-
Kiang Menaced by tiie Natives.
London, Deo. 18, Ba. m.— The Ohroni
cle's Shanghai correspondent says; “LI
Hung Chang has been in bed several days
with a severe attack of influenza. His
doctors are very anxious about him.”
It Is reported that several mission stations
on the Yang-tso-Kiaug are menaced. More
•men-of-war are imperatively necessary in
order to protect the river. The European
residents having formed themselves into a
defense league have armed and drilled
themselves, aud are now ready for action
at any moment. The demeauor of the
Chinoie generally is monaciug and arro
gant.”
IMPECUNIOUS BLUE BLOODS.
The Corporation of London Will Make
lhem a Present of Money.
London. Dec. 17. —The corporation of
London has voted to present Prince Albert
Victor of Wales and Prinoess Victoria
of Teck as a wedding present 2,500 guineas
in money instead of the customary set
of plate. The young oouple are
rather impecunious and tho question of
providing for them is giving Queen Vic
toria. the Princo of Wales and their friends
ocoaslon for considerable thinking. The
action of the London corporation has at
tracted attention and suggested that if tho
example be followed by otner British muni
cipalities the problem will be partially
solved.
GERMANY’S NE W TREATIES.
They Will bo Put on X heir Third Read
ing in the Reichstag To-Day.
Berlin, Dca 17. —The new commercial
treaties between Germany and Austria-
Hungary, Germany and Italy, and Ger
many aud Belgium passed Jheirseooad read
ing in the Reichstag to-day after a short
debate. The third reading of the treaties
will be taken to morrow. The statement
that the treaty between Germany and Aus
tria Hungary was approved yeßioriloy was
err ineous. The action yesterday was only
on the wine duties in the German-Austrian-
Hungarlan treaty, which were approved by
a vote of 200 to 06.
A Conservative Elected.
London, Deo. 17.—A parliamentary elec
tion was held yesterday to fill the seat for
the middle division of Armagh in the House
of Commons made vacant by the death of
Hir James Porter Carry. Dunbar P. Barton,
Q. C., oonservativo, was elected, there boiug
no opposition.
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A DIPLOMATIC BLCDGEOX
RECIPROCITY f>CdgWß JO BS PDI
ON OUR N81GBBUR&
Venezuela, Nicaragua, San Salvador
and One or Two Otber Small Coun
tries Aimed At—They Are to|be Hi*
by Meana of Duties on Their Goffew
and Sugar.
Washington. Dec. 17.—8 y way of
“putting the screw*” on Venezuela, Nica
ragua,! Han Salvador and possibly one
other of our small southern neighbors, who
have not availed themaelvea of the benefits
of the McKiuley act reciprocity clause, it la
announoed that if they do not come in
quickly the President, in the exercise of
tbs legislative power given him by that
clause, will impose duties on their coffee and
sugar. The announcement is alao intended
to gratify Brazil, Spaiu and the other'
countries whioh have made, or are about
to make, reciprocity agreements with our
government.
THE PROCLAMATION NOT PREPARED YET.
Ihe proclamation which this announce
ment foreshadows has not been prepared!
yet and will not be issued until after Jan. L
It will not apply, it is stated, to all the
item* mentioned in the reciprocity clause,
any more than to all the oountries which is
might affect. The hides of the Argentina
Republic and Paraguay, tho tea of China
and Japan will continue to come in free
nor will the sugar of Germany suffer unload
the Reichstag should rejeot the reciprocity!
agreement, which it will not do.
A DIPLOMATIC bludgeon.
In fact, the proclamation, whioh la low
tended for diplomatic uso, partly as m
bludgeon and partly as buncombe, is no#
meant to seriously interfere with any im-<
jsirtant importation or off not any important
country, provided the now duties remained
in effect. Tho most serious result would b*
to the Venezuela coffee trade, her coffew
export* to the United Btatoe last year hav
ing exceeded |9,500,000. The administra
tion wants It to be understood that theprlcS
of notther coffee nor sugar will bo increased
to the consumer by the imposing of duties
on coffees and sugars of tardy countries*
because of the free sugars and coffee* com
ing through reciprocity.
M’COY NOT TO HANG.
The Governor Reepltes Him Until
Jan. 8.
Atlanta, Oa., Deo. 17.—William Mo.
Coy, another negro who was to have been
hangod to-morro iv, was respited to-day by
the governor. He was eonvioted of murder
at the November torm of the Liberty oour#
and to-morrow was flxod as the date of hia
execution. The petition for a respite,
which was telegraphed to the governor,
who was in MiUodgevllle, claims that tha
negro was tried twenty-five or thirty miles
from where the murder was oommitted. lie
had no money to employ a lawyer, and tha
court appointed counsel to dofeiel him.
His lawyer had no time to prebare the case.
It has been discovered since the trial that
th# negro (John Browie) was killed by
McCoy In self-defense. This could hava
been established on the trial had counsel
beeu employed to conduct the ea e. The
witnesses were inaccessible on such short
notice. The governor’s order, which ca ne
by telegraph from Mlllegeville, extern la tho
time, like that of the other negro respited
yesterday, to Jan. 8.
THE GALLOWS READY.
Mclntosh, Ga., Deo. 17.—Gov. Northen
telegraphed Sheriff Smith this afternoon
that the execution of William McCoy
would be postponed until Jan. 8. The gal
lows and everything was ready.
MARIETTA AND NORTH GEORGIA,
It Looks as Though the Road Would
Have to be Sold.
Atlanta, Ga., Deo. 17.—The affairs of
the Marietta and North Georgia railroad
are becoming more muddled every day. It
was announced hero this afternoon that
Judge Pardee of the oircuit oourt hud
affirmed the deoision of the distriot oour#
ordering the road to pay over $09,000 to
Samuel W. Groom, the Jaokson Wooden
Manufacturing Company and the Jackson
& Bharp Car Company, who
have a claim for that amount dua
for rolling stock. This, with the failure of
the court to order the issue of!
certificates to raise $300,000 for
needed improvements, puts the roadl
in such straits that its tile at an early day
Is uow almost inevitable. A conference
will be held here in a day or two. Reoeiver'
Glover was expected to arrive to-day for
this purpose but was delayed.
BAM BONDS IN DEMAND.
f <
The Money to Pay the January Inters
eat Already od Depoalt.
Amerihub, Ga., Deo. 17.—Yesterday th*
Savannah, Amerious and Montgomery rails
way deposited with its fiscal agents in Balti
more the money to pay the January oonpona
on the bonds of that road. This announce
ment, with tho listing of the bonds on the
New York Stook Exchange and the running
of regular schedules into Montgomery dur
ing the past week, has caused quite an
active demand for the Savannah, Amerioua
and Montgomery bonds at prevailing prices.
Parties interested in these securities look
for considerable improvement in value now
that the heavy payments on account of oon
struotion have oeased, and there is no fuw
thor occasion to press them on the mar
ket.
STORAGE AND DEMURRAGE.
An Order of Importance to Shipper*
Jest Sent Cut.
Atlanta, Ga., Deo. 17.—An order ot im
portance to merchants and shippers all ovef
the state was sent out from the office of tha
railroad commission to-day. The order
was adopted by the commission in accord
ance with an act passed by the last legislat
ure upon the question of storage and de
murrage. After defining the storage anil
demurrage collectable by the railroads from
consignees, an exception, however, being
made in cases where the consignee is more
than five miles from the depot, the order
reverses the rule and makes the railroad*
liable in these words: “When any railroad
company falls to deliver freights at the
depot or to plane loaded cars at an accessi
ble plaoe for unloading within forty-eight
hours, not including Sunday or a legal hol
iday, computed from 10 o’clock on the day
of arrival of the same, the shipper or con
signee shall be paid $1 per day for each day
said delivery is sc delayed.”
Won’t Strike.
Dallas, Tex, Deo. 17.—The officers and
operators of the Texas and Paoifio railway
deny that any strike will be inaugurated
on the Texas Pacific or any part of it. The
operators say, however, that they will re
fuse any business for the Southern Pacific,
and will go out before they will handle any
thing for the Southern Paoiflc.
Spain’s Tariff Duties.
Madrid, Deo. 17.—At the cabinet council
to-day it was decided to treble the import
duties on a number of articles whioh are
imported chiefly from France.
