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■i Established 1830. IjtcosroiiATEuia* V
( J. H. BBTILL, President. ' |
CRISP’S COMMITTEE LIST.
THE AKNOUNCSMENT FULFILLS
TEE NSWS’ PREDICTIONS.
The Coinage Committee's Majority
Pronounced Advocates of Free Coin
age of Silver—The 6entiment of the
Ways and Means Committee in Favor
of Tariff Reform.
Washington, Dec. 23.— Speaker Crisp
came out of hiding Just before noon to-day,
went up to the capital, announoed his oom
mitteea and hurried aWny again with the
remark, when asked if he had anything to
tay in explanation of his committee ap
pointments: “No; the committees speak for
themselves.” The speaker made no
change whatever In his committees this
morning. The list as prepared lost night
so fully expressed his Ideas in regard to it
that he saw no occasion for a change, and
the men who had been trying to make him
change gave over their efforts yesterday.
NO SURPRISES.
The new leaders whom tho speaker has
created out of his lieutenants in the late
contest had given practioally all of the
speaker’s important committee appoint
ments to the press at one time or another
during the past ten days, so that when the
members learned, as they did yesterday,
that the speaker was not to be movod by
any of the appeals made to him by the
party leaders, who thought he was making
grave mistakes, they ceased to expect any
startling surprises when the announcement
should be mado to-day. Asa mattor of fact
the half of the House wbloh remained here
to listen to the reading of the committee list
bad really no surprises at all, except as to
some of the minor places to which the old
leaders of the House were relegated.
THE NEW LEADERS.
Mr. Springer, oarnation in button-hole
and smile on face, ia spite of the fact that
Mr. MoMillln bad been officially designated
as the titular leader, was formally added to
the Dew leadership, as was the astute Mr.
Holman and the persistent Mr. Bland. The
rest of the ways and means committee, of
the appropriations committee an3 of the
committee on coinage, as given in these dis
patches, were duly announoed. So were the
chairmen indicated in advance for all the
important committees. Of course tho read
ing of the list waa listened to with interest,
for everybody wanted to know just what
places every member got, but after it was
all over, there being, of course, no public
sign of approval or disapproval, the com
ment which was heard among members of
all sections on the iloor really contained
nothing very new.
The speaker’s humor peeps out in the se
lection of J. Logan Chlpuian, the cleverest
of Michigan’s congressmen, os chairman of
the committee on the election of President
and Vice-President, to which wiil be re
ferred so much of the President's message
as relates to “Michtganization," and force
bill legislation. Mr. Cbipman’s report, pro
vided he reports at all on the subject, will
be an interesting one.
POLICY OF THE COMMITTEES.
Bn the Associated Brest,
Washington, Deo. 23 —An inquiry into
the records of the members of the House
committee on coinage, weights and meas
ures shows that by past utterances or votes,
in or out of congress, eight out of the thir
teen members of the committee have de
clared in favor of free ooinage, while three
of the other members have been outspoken
against free coinage and the fourth is said
by his friends to be unquestionably against
free coinage, though his record is unknown,
he not naving boon in congress. The
members in favor of free coinage are
Messrs. Bland, Williams of Illinois, Kilgore
of Texas. Robertson of Louisiana, Pierce of
Tennessee, Eppes of Virginia, Me-
Keighan of Nebraska and Bartine
of Nevada. Those opposed are
Messrs. Tracey of New York, Williams of
Massachusetts, Taylor of Illinois and Stone
of Pennsylvania. Of tie free coinage mem
bers Messrs. Bland, Williams of Illinois,
Kilgore, Robertson, Pierce of Tennessee ami
Bartine were in the lost congress, and re
corded themselves as in favor of the passage
of the free coinage bill.
THE NEW MEMBERS.
Of the new free coinage members, Mr.
Hopes of Virginia waa elected on a free
c.linage platform; Mr. McKeighan came
here as an independent, elected largely by
alliance rotes, and committed to free coin
age of silver. Mr. Johnson of North Da
kota, the fifth man in the anti-free coinage
I list, not in the last congress.
Of the anti-free coinage members of
1 the committee, Messrs. Tracey and Taylor
of Illinois were in the last congress, and as
members of the coinage committee worked
I and voted against free siiver.
I Mr. Williams of Massachusetts takes the
I place on the committee formerly held by
I Mr. Walker of Massachusetts, who, though
I in the present congress, was not given an
I opportunity to serve on his old committee.
I Mr. Williams, like his predecessor, how-
I ever, is a strong anti-fraesilver man,
I The fourth man placed in the anti-free
I ooinage list is Mr. Stone of Pennsylvania.
I Mr. Stone was not in the last congress,
■He is not in the city, but bis
I friends say he is undoubtedly
■ ogamst free silver. Mr. Wilcox of Con
■ necticut is the one democratic voting mem
■ ber of the committee in the last congress
I who was re-elected, but who is not on the
■ committee this time. He voted agaiust
■ free coinage. Mr. Vaux of Pennsylvania
■ was not re-elected, and Mr. Joseph of New
■ Mexioo, being a delegate, had no vote.
SILVER MEN PLEASED.
.The silver men are very well pleased with
the constitution of the coinage committee,
and regard it as significant of the speaker's
purpose to afford opportunity for the pas
sage of a free coinage measure. Chairman
Bland is the most pronounced demo
nic advocate of silver in the
louse. The silver men strongly
irged upon the spoaker the selection
a Mr. Bartlne of Nevada as the leader of
he republican minority on the oommittee
because of his efforts in the last oongress in
>ehalf of free coinage, and they regard the
act that Mr. Bartine heads the list of re
mbllean members as another indication
>f the speaker’s friendliness toward a liberal
fiver policy. One of the silver men on the
iommittee said this afternoon that ho had
ward some intimations that Mr. Johnson of
J'orth Dakota was not to be classed as a free
loinage man, but though without positive
nformatiou on the subject he expressed the
<elief that Mr. Johnson was favorable to
reo silver. Mr. Johnson himself could not
•e found.
THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
Of the ten democratic members of the
Jays and means oommittee nil except Mr.
Iteyens of Massachusetts, and Mr. Bryan
i -Nebraska, who are in their first term in
engross, were members of the Fifty-first oon
r eight members all except
r. Whiting of Michigan, are recorded as
< log for the Mills bill on its final passage.
• Whiting made several speeches favoring
Ujc iHontimj
the, clauses of the bill relating to wool and
salt and upholding the tariff message
j * President Cleveland. He is one of the
fourteen members recorded as "not voting’’
I on the anal passage of the bill and was
probably in favor of the bill. The five re
| publican members of the committee ot
course all voted against the Mills bill and In
favor of the McKinley bill in the last cou
grefg. Mr. Dalzeli of Pennsylvania is the
new member of the new committee from
“j! e republloan side of the House and Messrs.
MoMiliam Turner and Wilson of
" 8,1 irglcia are the democratic
members who have in recent years been
identified with tariff reform as members of
the committee. The three democratto
members last named aided in framing the
Mills bill. Mr. Bpringer, the chairman,
has always voted for tariff reform measures,
but has, by published interviews, recorded
himself as in favor of passing specific bills
to put a few articles on the free list, and
against general revision of the tariff law
by the House at this session. A majority
of his democratic colleagues have stated in
publio that they were in favor of this line
of policy for the present time.
EVERY SECTION GIVEN A SHOW.
In bis formation of the oommittees the
speaker has apparently been careful to ap
portion the chairmanships os nearly equally
as may be among the various sections of
the country, having regard, however, to
the legislative experience and ability of the
members whom he has ohosen to superin
tend and to a great extent determine the
business which will oome before the House
of Representatives. While the south
secures a majority of the chairmanships the
majority is so small that it can easily be
attributed to the longer service rendered by
the southern members, ths great body of
the northern democratic representatives
being new tillers of the soil of legislation.
According to states tbe chairman ships are
distributed as follows: Virginia 2, Illinois
8, Indiana3, Missouri 4, Georgia 3 (includ
ing the committee on rules, of whioh the
speaker Is ex-oificio chairman), Alabama 3,
North Carolina 3, Arkansas 2, Texas 3, New
York 4, Louisiana 2, New Jersey 1, Penn
sylvania 2, lowa 1, South Carolina 2, Ken
tucky 2, Tennessee 2, Mississippi 2, Rhode
Island 1, Wisconsin 1, Ohio 3, Massachusetts
1. Michigan 2 Connecticut 1, Maryland 3,
Minnesota 1.
SIZE or THE COMMITTEES.
Half a dozen or more of the oommittees,
principally those having the consideration
of matters of interest chiefly to the west,
are nominally larger in number of members
than tho rules provide, this being due to tbo
faot that the delegates from the territories,
who have no vote either in oommitteo or in
tho House, have been placed on the commit
tees as extra members, and their names not
counted in figuring the quota of members
to which caoh committee is entitled.
MR. HALLOWELL LEFT OUT.
The committee on war claims is one short
in membership owing to the feet that the
name of Mr. Hailowell of Pennsylvania was
erased after the oommlttee was made up
for the reason that Pennsylvania bad al
ready one member on the committee in tbe
person of Mr. Beltzhoover, the chairman,
and no other name was substituted as waa
intended Should be done.
CRISP ILL.
Immediately on the adjournment of the
House the spoaker went to the Metro
politan hotel end went to bed. He is worn
out, prostrat 'd by his arduous labors, and
besides has a heavy oold. A few days’ rest,
it is believed, will restore his health. HU
slokness compelled him to abandon his pro
posed visit to his home, on which he was to
start to-night. He telegraphed to Mrs.
Crisp, who was expeoting him, asking her
to come to W ashington.
CRISP’S COMMITTEE?.
Their Complete Memberslp as Re
ported to the Douse.
Washington, Deo. 23.—The complete
list of House committees as prepared by
Speaker Crisp is as follows:
Elections—Messrs. O’Ferrell of Virginia,
Moore of Texas, Cobb of Alabama, Paynter
of Kentuoky, Brown of Indiana, Lockwood
of New York, Lawson of Georgia, Gillespie
of Pennsylvania, Johnstone of South Caro
lina. Havgen of Wisconsin, Taylor of Ten
nessee, Doan of Ohio, Johnson of Indiana,
Reyburn of Pennsylvania and Clark of
Wyoming.
Ways and Means—Messrs. Springer of
Illinois, McMillin of Tennessee, Turner of
Georgia, Wilson of West Virginia, Mont
gomery of Kentucky, Whiting of Michi
gan, Shively ot Indiana, Bourke Cochran
of New York, Stevens of Massachusetts,
Bryan of Nebraska, Reed of Maine, Bur
rows of Michigan, McKenna of Cal fornia,
Payne of New York andDalsellof Pennsyl
vania.
Appropriations—Messrs. Holman.Forney,
Savres, Breckinridge of Kentucky .Dockery,
Mutoblor, Brectinridge of Arkansas,Comp
ton, O’Notll of Massachusetts, Livingston,
Henderson, Cogswell, Bingham, Dingley
aud Grout.
Judiciary Messrs. Culberson, Cate,
Bynum, Stookdale, Goodnight, Boatner,
Buchanau of Virginia, Chapin, Layton,
Wolverton, E. B. Taylor of Ohio, Buchanau
of New Jersey, Ray, Powers and
Broderiok.
Banking and Currency —Messrs. Baoon,
Wilke, Crain, Cate, Dickerson, Sperry,
Gantz, Cox of Tennessee, Cobb of Missouri,
Walker of Massachusetts, Brosius, Towns
end, and Heuderson of Illiuois.
Coinage, Weights and Measures—Messrs.
Bland, Tracey, Williams, Kilgore, Robin
son, Pierce, Eppes, Williams of Massachu
setts, McKeighan, Bartine, Taylor of Illi
nois, Stone of Pennsylvania and Johnson of
North Dakota.
Interstate and Foreign Commeroe —
Messrs. Mills, Wise, Prioe, Raynor, Briok
ner, Meary, Houk of Ohio, Mallory, Pat
terßon, O’Neil of Missouri, O’Neill of Penu
sylvia. Lind, Randall, Storer and Ketobum.
Rivers and Harbors—Messrs. Blanchard,
Catchings, Btewart, Lester of Georgia,
Clarke of Alabama, Haynes, Weadoo,
Jones. IL Paige, Byrnes, Henderson of Illi
nois, Herman, Stephenson, Stone of Penn
sylvania and Quackenbush.
Merchant Marine and Fisheries—Messrs.
Fowler, Flthian, Moore, Carutb, Buchanan
of Virginia, DeForrest, Magner, Stump,
Wheeler of Michigan Hopkins of Illinois,
Atkinson, Wilson of Kentucky, and Perkins
ot lows.
Agriculture—Messrs. Fitch, Lewis, Alex
ander, Youmane. Bbe, Foreman, White,
Caminetti, L. Moses, Long. Funston Wil
son of Kentucky. Jolly, Waugh and Cheat-
Affairs—Messrs. Blount, Mo-
Creary, Hooker, Lechipman, Fitch, An
drews, Cable, Raynor, Geary, Hitt, Har
tner. O’Donnell and Sanford.
Military Affairs Messrs. Outhwait,
Wheeler of Alabama, Newberry, Patton,
Rockwell, Mitchell. Lapbam, McDonald,
Crosby, Bingham, Belknap, Bowers and
H Naval Affairs—Messrs. Herbert, Elliott,
Cummings, Geissenhainer. Daniels, Meyer,
Lawson of Virginia, McAleer Page of
Maryland, Boulello, Lodge, Oliver and
Wadsworth. , „ _
Postoffioes and Postroads-Messrs. Hen
derson of North Carolina, Blount, Enloe,
Wilson Dunpby, Alderson, Brookshire,
Kyle Pattisoif of Ohio, Croeby. Hopkins
Caldwell, Wilson, Wash, Bergen, Loud and
1 'public Lands—Messrs. Mcßae, Pendleton,
Tucker, Amerman, Bailev, Dearmand,
Seerley, Hare, Stout, Pickier, Townsend,
Sweet and Clark of Wyoming.
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1891.
Indian Affairs—Messrs. Peel, Allen, Tur
pin, Rockwell, Brawley-Lynch, English,
Clover, Keru, Wilson of Washington, Mc-
Kenna, Hooker of New York, Hopkins of
Pennsylvania and Harvey of Oklahoma.
Territories—Messra Washington, Kil
gore, Mansur, Campbell, Barrett, Branch,
Terry, Simpson, Donovan, Rife, Smith of
Illinois, Perkins, O'Donnell and Joseph.
Railways and Canals—Messrs. Catchings,
Lester of Virginia, Cate, Bentley, Belta
hoover, Causey, Cobb of Missouri* Halvar
son, Davis, Randall, Bergen, Hull and
Loud.
Manufactures—Messrs. Page, McKinney,
Logan, Warner, Beaman, Hour, Williams
of North Carolina, Harter, Ezra D. Taylor
of Ohio, Morse and Reyburu.
Miner’s and Mining—Messrs Cowles,
Cooper, PSel, Campbell, Pendleton, Cami
netti, Arnold, Bowman, Miller, Townsend,
Stevenson, Poet, Huff and Smith.
Publio Buildings and Grounds—Messrs
Bankhead, Abbott, Clark, Lewis, 1 , Tarsney,
Warwick, McKalg, Newberry, Warner,
Williams of North Carolina, Millikan,
Shook, Enochs and Sweet.
Pacific Railroads—Reilly, Lanbam, Lane,
Brown, Ellis, Covert, Castle, Coolidga,
Snodgrass, Raines, Fliok, Lind, Taylor of
Ohio aud Gaine.
Levees and Improvements of the Missis
sippi River—Messrs. Robinson, Stookdale,
Pierce, Norton, Terry, Everett, Harter,
Mallory, Patton, Burrows, Scull, Wilson or
Kentuoky and Post of Illinois.
Education—Messrs. Hayes, Brunner,
Donovan, Bratz, Grady, Coburn, lieeman,
Taylor of Ohio, Cheatham, Sanford, Stew
art and Edwin Hailowell of Pennsylvania.
Private Land Claims—Fitch, Alderson,
Brunner, Babbitt, Van Horn, Wiou, Ar
nold, Crawford, Bushnell, Bingham, Hud,
Storer, Otis and Smith.
Labor—Messrs. larsney, Willoox, Dick
son, MeUann, Dungan, Bunting, Capehart,
Causey, Davis, Buchanan of Now Jersey,
Brosius, Haugher and Wilson of Wash
ington.
Militia—Messrs. Lane, Blanchard, Stone,
Coombs, Staokhouse, Wheeler of Miohigan,
Stewart of Illinois, Hall, Watson, Hender
son of Illinois, Cummings, Enochs and
Griswold.
Patents—Messrs. Tillman, Heard, Turpin,
Greenieaf, Mitchell, Hall, Lapham, Hamil
ton, DeForrest, Buchanan of New Jersey,
Belknap, Quuckenbush and Scull.
Invalid ConsioDS—Messrs. Martin of In
diana, McKinney, Ryan, Van Horn, Snow,
Kribbs, Pierson, Harris, McDonald, But
ler, Flick, Taylor of Tennessee, Curtis,
Jolly and Robinson.
Pensions —Messrs. Wilson of Missouri,
John 8. Henderson, Bankhead, Norton,
Parrett, Charles Barwig, Jones, Moses,
Stewart, Soull, Waugh, Houk of Tennessee,
and Bowers.
Claims—Messrs. Bunn of North Carolina,
Mansur, Stahlnecker, Bullock, Byrnes,
McGann, Cox of New York, Mendatl,
Page of Rhode Island, Key burn, Atkinson,
Smith, Loud and Weaver.
War Claims—Messrs. Beltzhoover, StoDo
of Kentucky, Enloe, Clanoey, Cobb of
Missouri, Winn, Scott, Shell, Dolliver,
Pickier, Honk and Rife.
District ot Columbia—Messrs. Hemphill,
Heard, Richardson, Rusk, Cobb of Ala
bama. Fellows, Johnson, Meredith, Cad
mus, Harmer, Post, Cogswell, and Belden.
Revision of the Laws—Messrs.Ellis,Outh
waite, Bullock, Edmunds, Amerman, Pat
terson, Broderick, Robinson, Taylor of
Ohio, and Waugh.
Expenditures in tbe State Department—
Messrs. Lester of Georgia, Breckinridge of
Kentucky, Alexander, Butlor, Sanford,
Stone of Pennsylvania, and Weaver.
Expenditures In the Treasury Depart
ment—Messrs. Brickner, O’Neill of Mis
souri, Crawford, Clover, Stone, Wadsworth
and Clark.
Expenditures in the War Department—
Messrs. Montgomery, Buna, Daniels, Dun
gau. Hitt, Sbonk, and Hooker of New York.
Expenditures m the Navy Department—
Messrs. McClelland, Dockery, Abbott,
Johnstone. Ray, Milliken, and Bartine.
Expenditures in tho Postoffice Depart
ment— Messrs. Oates, Pavntor, Gillespie,
Gorman, Belden, Stewart, and Houk of
Tennessee.
Expenditures In the Interior Department
—Messrs. Owens, White, Grey, Kyle,Grout,
Hopkins of Pennsylvania, and Bowers.
Expenditures in the Department of Jus
tice—Messrs. Allen. Cowles, Wise, Lawson,
Taylor of Ohio, Dingley, and Payne,
Expenditures in tbe Department of Agri
culture—Messrs. Edmunds, Bunting, Cape
hart, Staokhouse, Halverson, Kern, and
Curtis.
Expenditures on Publio Buildings—
Messrs. Youmanß, Greenieaf, Hamilton,
Branch, Ketobum, Taylor of Illinois, and
Cheatham.
Library—Messri. Cummings, O’Ferrall
and O’Neill of Pennsylvania.
Printing—Messrs. Riohardson, McKaig,
and Broderiok.
Enrolled Bills—Messrs. Warwick, Ilayes,
Lewis, Scott, Pickier, Johnson of Indiana,
and McKeighan.
Reform in the Civil Service—Messrs. An
drew, Boatner, Wike, Browley, Patterson
of Ohio, Sperry, Meredith, Combs, Harris,
Hopkins of Illinois, Russell, Brosius aud
Raines.
Election of President and Vice President—
Messrs. Cbipman, Tucker, Crain, Compton,
McClelland, Gantz, Dearmoud, Bushnell,
Cox, Lodge, Powers, Doan and Johnson of
North Dakota.
Eleventh Census—Messrs. Wilcox, Owens,
Bynum, Watson, Bussey, Bentley, Babbitt,
liawson of Virginia, Baker, Taylor of Ohio.
Boutelle and Henderson of lowa.
Ventilation aud Acuostics—Messrs. Stahl
necker, Stewart, Stout,Durburow, Wright,
O’Donnell and Perkins.
Alcoholic Liquor Traffic—Messrs. Haynes,
Clarke, Lester" ot Virginia, Barwig, En
glish, Bailey, Bowman, Taylor of Ohio,
Morse, Griswold and Cutting.
Irrigation of Arid Lands —Messrs. Lan
ham, Clanoey, Bratz, Gorman, Coolidge,
Diokson, Simpson, Pickier, Randall, Curtis
and Caine.
Immigration and Naturalization—Messrs.
Stump, Covert, Elliot, Geissenhainer,
Eppes, Fyan, Hare, Coburn, Ketoham,
Funston and Wright.
Columbian Exposition—Messrs. Dur
burow, McCreary, Reilly, Houk of Ohio,
Wheeler, Logan, Little, .Cogswell, Dingley,
McKenna and Dolliver.
DEBP WATER FOR SAVANNAH,
Three Petitions on tbe Bubjeot Laid
Before the Senate.
Washington, Deo. 23.— Mr. Manderson
presided over the Senate this morning.
Mr. Cockrell presented three memorials,
all of them, be said, on printed blauks sent
out by representatives of Savannah, Ga.,
entitled: “Georgia’s appeal to her sister
states.”
These blanks have been filled, be said, by
the board of trade of St. Joseph, Mo., by
tbe mayor and aldermen of that city, and
one by tbe Commercial Club of Kansas
City. They ware an indorsement of a
movement which seemed to be quite exten
sive from tbe number of blanks sent out in
Georgia for securing congressional legisla
tion for deep water at Savannah, Ga.
Tbe remainder of the day’s session was
devoted to the introduction of bills and
reading two messages from the President
upon minor matters. Then after a brief
executive seas on the Senate adjourned to
January 5.
MONTT 10 DIME BLAINE.
A NEW CABINET TO BE NAMED BY
THE NEW PRESIDENT.
Tbe Feeling Against the Americana
Still Strong In Chile a Month Ago.
The Killing of tbe Baltimore's Sail
ors Not Looked Upon as Anything
to Be Regretted—The Bailors Eager
fbr Revenge.
San Francisco, Dec. 23.—The corres
pondent of the AMocated Press from
Santiago, Chile, under date ot Nov. 21,
says: The feeling against Americans is so
strohg that ever since the oougresaional
party oame into power a majority of the
people are disposed to regard the killing of
a few American tailors as a very trifling
affair, and express much surprise that the
United States should haye taken official no
tice of the matter. Tho reports of the
intendento of Valparaiso say
there were 2,(XX) men engaged
in the sailors’ fight. He gives this figure to
show that the police were powerlese to quell
the disturbance. At a matter of fact there
was not anywhere near half that number,
and the police found ample opportunity to
stop the trouble.
WANTED REVENGE.
For some time following the attack there
was a strong feeling among the crew of the
Baltimore, and tne men would have liked
to send another parly ashore better
equipped. Of the thirty-six American
sailors arrested at the time of tbe fight, not
one had a weapon mure formidable
than a sailor’s jaok knife. The correa
pondentkj: says President Montt has
given no special Indication of any sympathy
with the general ill-feeling In Chile against
the United States. In a reoerit interview
with the Associated Press correspondent he
expressed a hope that all tho difficulties
would be settled amicably, as he did uot be
lieve the people of either nation deeired
trouble. He also expressed disapproval of
the accusation and insinuations made
against tho American minister by certain
Chileans in the United States, professing to
speak for the Chilean government.
MONTT TO BANQUET BLAINE.
Washington, Dec. 23.—The Chilean
minister and Mo& Montt have Issued in
vitations for a dinner on Saturday in honor
of Secretary and Mrs. Blaine.
CHILE’S CABINET TO RESIGN.
London, Deo. 28. —The correspondent of
tbo Times at Santiago do Chile says that
the entire Chilean oabinet ;will resign on
Deo. 20, when President Montt is formally
Installed in office. The president will then
appoint a now cabinet, which will better
represent the majority in parliament. It is
expected that Honor Barrera Luco will be
premier in the new oabinet.
INTERSTATE COMMISSION RR3.
The President Fail* to Provide tor
Vacancies.
Washington, Deo. 2S.—There was com
ments at the capitol to-day upon the fail
ure of the Presideut to send to the Senate
for confirmation the name* of persons to
fill the vacancies in the interstate oommeroe
commission. One of the originally
appointed commissioners is dead, one
has resigned, and Commissioner Morrison’s
term of office will expire Jan. 1, before the
Senate reassembles. Owing to the peouliar
phraseology of tbe creating act, tbe terms
of tbe commissioners expire at the end of
the period for which they are appointed in
stead of continuing, as i usual,
uutil the qualification of their successors,
so that when Commissioner Morrison’s
term of offloe ceases Jan. 1 the commission
will oousist of but two members. Some
fears have been expressed that the commis
sion will be seriously crippled and pre
vented from discharging its full func
tions after the first of the
year, owing to this state of
affairs, but it appears from perusal of the
act that the emergency is guarded aeainst
by a paragraph in section 11 providing that
no vacancy in the commission shall impair
the right of the remaiuing commissioners to
exeroise all the powers of the commission.
MEXICJO’B REVOLUTIONISTS.
Lively Fighting on Thin Side of the
Line Looked For.
New Orleans, Deo. 23.—A special to the
Picayune from Brownsville, Tex., says:
“It is reported from up tho river that an
other band of so-called revolutionists wore
trailed aud pursued by United States troops,
aud a number ot them crossed the river
into Mexioo. That there was a considera
ble number of them is evidenoed by finding
thirty-one fires in one camp aud the re
mains of six beeves that had
been slaughtered for food. There
are reports of other parties along the river
between Fort Ringgold and Laredo. It is
stated that those parties above Ringgold
are to cross the river above Ringgold to
draw the Mexican troops from Camargo
and vicinity, while the gang that wns so
gallantly attacked aud routed by Cupt.
Burke aud Lieut. Hayes with less than one
fourth of their number, were to cress at
Laguella and saok the town of Camargo.
It is said that Lieut, liassan, late of tbe
Mexican army, who deserted the army on
account of the murder of his brother by
Gen. Garoia’s orders, on a charge of being
n suspected revolutionist, is one of tho par
ties. Now that tho war has commenced
on this side of the river we feel tbe need of
proper garrisoning the frontier points.
Nothing can be done with tho handful of
men stationed at these points. Gen. Gar
oia openly defies tbe military and threatens
to capture Fort Ringgold to obtain sun
plies.” _
Confirmed by the Senate.
Washington, Deo. 23.—The Senate has
confirmed the following nominations:
United States Ministers—A Loudon
Snowden of Pennsylvania, to Oreeae, Rou
mania and Servia; Richard Cutts Shannon
of New York, to Nicaragua, Costa Rica
and Salvador; Romualdo Pacheco of Cal
ifornia, to Guatemala and Honduras.
Minister Resident and Consul General—
John S. Durham of Pennsylvania to Hayti.
Postmasters- -Alabama, T. H. Miller at
Tuscaloosa; Mississippi, H. C. Powers at
Starkville, Roseolas Boyd at Kosciusko.
Short W ork In the House.
Washington, Dec. 23.—The speaker
called the order at noon to-day
and announoed tbe appointment of the com
mittees.
Mr. Meredith of Virginia announced tbe
death of his predecssor, W. H. K. Lee, and
as a mark of respect the House adjourned
to meet Jan. 6.
The Nation’s Pcatofflces.
Washington, Dec, 23. —The total num
ber of postoffleea in the Uuited States to
day is 65,007, being the highest number
ever reached. About 300 are presidential
John A. J. Creswell Dead.
Washington, Dec. 23.—John A. J. Cres
well.ex-Postmastnr General,died this morn
iug at Elkton, Md.
A GREENVILLE BANK FAILS.
Its Doora shut Just After the does of
the Day's Business.
Vicksburg, Miss., Deo. 23.— The Bank
of Greenville at Greenville, Min., sus
pended yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock.
The first Intimation of the suspension was
the following notice posted ou the door of
the bank: “Closed by order of tne chan
cery oourt of Washington county. The
bank is in the hands of a receiver." The
shock of this intelligence was great. When
it reached the olrcuit oourt, then in session,
the attendant oounsel told the presiding
judge that this failure was such a calamity
that no one present was in any condition to
transact business aud tbe court adjourned
at onoe. It ia feared that this Is
but the precursor of other misfortunes,
all the result of the depression in cotton.
United States Senator White, representing
the Whitney National Bank ot New Or
leans, and other creditors were in Greenville
yesterday. President Pollock wasappolnted
receiver. The liabilities are stated at *500,-
000. The assets are mere Ilian that amount,
comprising among others $750,000 in first
mortgages on Washington county real
estate and oounty securities to the amount
of *lso,ooft
cause or the failure.
The failure is due to the successive over
flows, entailing short crops and to the low
Drioe of ootton. It is a well-known fact
that tho bank has been tho financial bul
wark of tbe entire county, the wealthiest in
this state, for years. The utmost sympathy
is expressed for President Pollock, whose
ability and integrity are distinguished. The
banka of this olty express a belief basod on
personal knowledge, that tho creditors will
be paid in full. Nevertheless the blow is a
heavy one, tbe bank's operations being by
no means confined to Washington oounty.
The bank was the first over established in
Greenville. Detailed lists of the creditors
have not been received, but the Whitney
National Bhnk la understood to be the larg
est creditor.
E. M. FIELD INSANE.
A Commission of Twenty-tour Men So
Pronounoea Him.
New York, Deo. 23. —The condition of
Cyrus W. Field is considered more hopeful
to-dny than it has been for somo time. He
was able to sit up and take a little nourish
ment. His family now have no fears of any
danger.
The writ of habeas oorpus granted by
Judge Dykmau of Westchester oounty was
served on Sheriff Gorman to-day directing
him to produce Edward M. Field before
the oommiseion appointed to Inquire into
his sanity at White Plains. Tho physician
at the Ludlow street jail, however, said
Field was too ill to be moved, and the Sher
iff so notified the commission. It was
therefore a arsed that the inquiry should go
ou without the personal pretence of the
prisoner. Field still refuses to eat.
THE HEARING AT WHITE PLAINS.
White Plains, N. Y., Deo. 23.—Judge
Robertson, the commissioner in lunacy to
Inquire into the suuity of Edward M. Field,
heard the case to-day. After Field’s wife
aud several of his frieudi and acquaintances
had testified to evidenoos of unsound mind,
extending through the past two years, Drs.
Allen Fitch and Frank 11. Ingram, experts
on insanity, testified that they had exam
ined Kdward M. Field several times and
declared most positively that he was insane.
The oase was thou subiulttel and the jury
retired. After being out ten minutes thev
returned a verdlot that Edward M. Field
was a lunatio aud was not responsible for
bis actions. Thev also found that his per
sonal Droperty is valued at *20,000. The
verdict was unanimous. There was no
argument. Tbe jury oonslsted of twenty
four men.
ENGLAND’S BX-PENSIONER?.
Many Old Soldiers Commuting Their
c laims and Coming to This Country.
New York, Doc. 28.— This morning an
other ex pensioner of the English govern
ment turned up at the office of tbe British
ooobul, and this is tbe tale he tells: He de
clares that 300 old English vet
erans, pensioners of the English gov
ernment, have applied for payment
In full, for whioh they release the English
government of all claims on It for pensions.
These old soldiers, be says, all Intend com
ing to America. For himself, be said, bis
name is Thomas McDermott, that be is 01
years of age, and that he came here with
£213, which sum was paid him in a lump to
relinquish a pension of 18 pence a day. He
served In tho Royal artillery in India for
twenty years. He is going to Cooper’s
Plains, N. Y. He is the third British pen
sioner who has commuted his pension claim
and emigrated hither reoently.
AN OLD PRACTICE.
New York, Dec. 23.—The question as to
whether the United States ia to be made the
dumping ground for all tbe worn-out Eng
lish pensioners that the British government
choose to send over here is agitating Gen.
O'Belrne at tho barge offloe. A reporter
has investigated the matter and finds that
tbe practice only now comes to the oognlz
anco of our immigration authorities is an
old one so far as the British government is
concerned.
LA GASCOGNE’S HEBREWS.
A Probability That They Will be Sent
Back to Franoe.
New York, Deo. 23.—Affidavits in the
cases of forty-one Russian Hebrews who
landed at tbe barge offloe yesterday by tho
La Gasoogne have been sent to Secretary
Foster and tbe immigrants are detained
pendlng'action by him. After leaving Rus
sia the Immigrants went to Paris and were
taken care of for three months by
the Baron Hirach fund. It was tbe inten
tion of the land managers to send them to
the Argentine Republic, but some trouble
arose aud they were consigned to the care
of tbe united Hebrew charities in this
olty. That society has but little, funds and
the immigrants are destitute. They will
probably be seat back.
Pottery Works Ablaze.
Trenton, N. J., Deo. 23.—At 3o’clock
this morning fire broke cut in Cook & Han
cock's Crescent Pottery, and owing to the
difficulty of obtaining wator three out ot
four of the company's large buildings, with
their entire contents of finished and unfin
ished ware, were destroyed. The loss is
*IOO,OOO, but is pretty fully covered by in
surance. Five hundred employes will be
rendered idle until the pottery is rebuilt.
Hill Pardoned Him.
Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 23.— Thomas J.
Welch was fined *250 yesterday and sen
tenced to the penitentiary for thirty days
for contempt of oourt. He is the man who
took the Third ward returns to Albany
when ha should have given them to tbe in
spectors for oorrection. He was taken to
tho penitentiary, whence he was released at
midnight on a pardon from Gov. Hill.
Canada’s Crooked Officials.
Quebec, Deo. 23.—Notice of the dissolu
tion of the legislature and tho appointment
of another royal commissioner to investi
gate further tbe alleged boodlieg by tike
late government was published to-dny.
AN ADDRESS BY THU POPS.
Ho Rarer* to His Labor Encyclical and
the Pilgrims.
Romx, Deo. 83.—The pope delivered an
address at the annual reception of the
eaored collage to-day, referring to bit labor
encyclical. He tald that he was
gratified that that doouinent had
produced a marked movement among the
working classes toward the holy see. Ills
object in addressing the French workmen's
pilgrimage bad been to render the encyclical
raoreetfeotlve. He had doelgned similarly to
address pilgrimages organized In Europe
and America, he said, but the visit# of
bodies of workmen had been suddenly
stopped by the uudignifled means already
known to the world. The civil government
bad nothing to fear from the behavior of
respectful person* Coming to Home to pay
homage to the pops. Among them wer*
neither agitators nor disturbers of the peace.
The word of the pope had always been the
word of peace, sweetness and charity.
Even when the occupant of the
holy see demanded bis rights and
claimed real independence ills claims served
the cause of peace. The adversaries of the
Homan Cathollo church strove to defeat Its
noblest and most beneficent undertakings,
because they foresaw that those undertak
ings would brighten the glory and iufiueone
of the pspaoy. Nevertheless the papacy
would persevere In Its mission of peace, sal
vation and redemption, even to the advsn
tage of its adversaries.
CHINA'S OUTRAGES.
A General Sent to Protect Them Al
lows Nuns to Ba Drowned.
London, Dec. 83. —The Chronic te’i cor
respondent at Shanghai says: "A Scotch
missionary named Coburn in an interview
said he wot unable to traoe either political
or religious motive for the recent outrage*.
The outrages wera merely due to hatred
of foreigners. The soldiers sided
with the rabble In the at*
tack at Ichang. "Deo, Lo and 800
soldiers with a magistrate and body guard
were sent to protect us," said Coburn, “but
instead of doing this Gen. Ijo sat drinking
champagne while the soldiers assisted in
touting our property. A squad which
undertook to escort the men to a place of
safety, took them to thu rlvor and drowned
thorn. 1 oan only suppose that Don. Lo,
who is generally a just man, was aoting
under* orders to do nothiug to prevent the
outrage. It is well known that the authori
ties privately hate the foreigners."
REPORTERS OF PARLIAMENT.
The Reuter's Telegram Company Ap
pointed to Do the Work.
London, Dao. 88.—Tho Heater’s Telegram
Company (limited) have been appointed of
ficial reporters and publishers of the debates
in parliament in plaoe of tho Hansard Pub
lishing Union (limited) wbloh formerly did
this work. The latter company failed In
February last with liabilities which ware
placed at £1,000,000, and this rendered
necessary the appointment of new of
ficial reporters and publisher*. Bo
fore the formation of the Hansard
Publishing Union the work was
done for many years by the Hansards indi
vidually.
RUSSIA’S NIHILISTS.
Numerous Workmen Under Arrest at
St Petersburg.
Loudon, Dec. 84. 8 a. m.—The St. Peters
burg correspondent of the Times says:
"Numerous arrests have been made of
workman In the mills and tactorios In the
suburb* of thiß city on a charge of being
concerned in an alleged nihilist plot. Plans
of the czar’s palace were found in posses
sion of many of tho prisoners. Gossip say*
that a profossor’B wife has been arrested on
the same charge."
The Standard's correspondent says that
further arrests of nihilists have been made
there, the total number of arrests being 130.
POPE LEO'S BAD HEALTH.
A Fainting Fit Followed by Extreme
Prostration After the Qonsietory.
London, Deo. 23. —The Lancot’s Italian
correspondent asserts that the popo had a
fainting fit followed by extreme prostration
after the last consistory, and that the fact
was kept a profound secret in compliance
with orders placed on the personnel of the
Vatican, in aooordance with Pope Leo’s
bill eujolning ssorocy in the event of bis
death, until certain formalities regarding
the conclave have beon oacclnded. To
those socrot orders, it is said, are due the
official denials of the pope's illness.
RUSSIANS G >INO TO FRANCE.
The Czarina to Accompany Her Son
to Paris.
St. Pbtkrsburg, Deo. 33.— 1 tis stated
that the czarina has decided to aocompany
her son on his coming visit to Paris. She
will be conveyed to Brest on the royal
yacht, and will be eaoorted by several men
of-war. Thence she will go direct to Paris,
where she will make a abort stay prior to
her trip to Nice. She will be fetod through
out her visit to France, and the indications
are that her journey will be one long ova
tion,
Brazil's Fever Epidemic.
London, Deo. 28.—Advice# have beon
received here that the ruvagee of yellow
fever aro growing heavier dally. The
people at the various ports Are well accus
tomed to tho presence of the disease, but so
severe and fatal are its attacks now that a
widespread panic has seized upon them.
AU those who are able are fleeing to the
mountains for safety.
Tbe Czar Displeased.
London, Dec. 28, 3 a. m.— The Berlin
correspondent of tbe A ct os says the ozar is
displeased at tbe Chadoeln affair as tending
to hurry Turkey into the arms of the drie
bund. The Russian government, it is fur
ther said, is trying to Influence M. Kitiot,
the French minister of foreign affairs, to
adopt a milder policy in the matter.
Jules Simon Dying.
Paris, Dec. 83.—Jules Simon, the dis
tinguished French statesman and author,
who bos been critically ill for some time
past, is dying. His last appearance in a
public capacity was as president of the In
ternational emigration conference recently
held in this City.
Rio Grande Do Sul’s Uprising.
London, Deo. 23.—A dispatch from
Buenos Ayres says reports are current tbore
that tbe political trouble in tbe Brazilian
state of Rio Grande do Sul has broken out
again.
Daniels Granted a New Trial.
Atlanta, Oa., Deo. 23.— Peter Daniels,
the condemned negro now oonfloed in Ful
ton county jail, who aroused so muoh sym
pathy among many of the best citizens and
was reprieved by the governor, was granted
anew trial to-day.
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LOSS OF THE ABYSSINIA.
A PANIC AMONG THE PASSENGERS
AND CREW.
The Captain Finally Restores Con
fidence—Two Bailors Jumped Over
board and One Was Drowned—The
tpree Hove in eight During tbe
light of tbe Panic.
London, Deo. 28.— Efforts were made tot
day to gather tbe detail* of tho fire from th<
officers and crew of the steamer Abyssinia,
but none of them, with the exception of tit
third offioer, was inclined to say anythin!
regarding the loss of the steamer. TU
third officer says that after the Abyssinia
left New York on Dec. 13, everything
proceeded aa usual until Friday!
Dec. 18, at three bells, 1:30 o’olcok. Bmoka
was thea noticed Issuing from Jbsneath thu
hatches of the third hold in wuioh the cot
ton was stowed. An investigation revealed
the fact that the cotton was on fire and th
flames had gained suoh headway that all tbs
effort* made to subdue them or oven to hold
them in ohook wsro of no avail. The firs
was fought as long as a single hope of savv
ing the steamer remained, but finally
Capt. Murray deoided that if tbs
passengers and crow were to ess
cape with their lives they would
have to leave the stoamur to her fate. Tbe
boats were lowered, water aud provisions
placed in them and all hands left the vessel,
but the boats remained close by and In e
short time the Bpree appeared aud took all
on board.
A FASSINOICR’S STORY.
A passenger on the Abyssina narrate* a
Story that doe* not agree in some of Its dot
tails with tho foregoing. The passengeS
says that tha flames spread with suoh rapid*
lty that every one knew that the steamei
was doomed. When it becarot
known that there was no pos
sible hope of saving the vessel
most Intense excitement prevailed. A num
ber of the orew became panic-stricken, and
two of them Jumped Into the sea. One was
rescued, but tbe other was drowned. Capt;
Murray preserved his oalm demeauoi
throughout tbs whole exoitiug scene and ha
restored the panic-stricken members of tbs
crew to a state of perfect discipline.
ARRIVAL OK THE RPRXN.
During the excitement the Spree woi
seen in tbe distance and the fact that tbs
was beading for tho Abyssinia tended
greatly to calm the excitement.
When tho Hpreo neared tho Abys
sinia tho sent two of her boats
to help take off the people of the burning
steamer. Bomb of the latter's boats were
utilized In this search and all hands, pas
sengers and crow, were transferred to tha
German steamer. All tha passengers’ lug
gago and every bit of the cargo was lost.
In two and a half hours aftor tho fire was
discovered, the vessel was aflame from end
to end.
Thu owners desiro to deny the state
ment that two of tho Abyssinia’s
orew jumped overboard and that one
was drowned. There was no loss
of life. The mistake In the pasiouger’a ac
oouot arose from the foot that tho Spree
picked up a boat containing two men who
hod put out from the steamer lona to ask
assistance, one of whom was drowned.
HEMPHILL—Hit NRV.
South Carolina’s Congressman Mar
ried at Washington.
Washington, Deo. 83.— The marriage of
Representative J. J. Hemphill of Soutb
Carolina and Miss Elizabeth S. Henry took
plaoe at the Churoh of the Epiphany at 8
o’clook this evoning in the presence of a
large and fashionable gathering. Rev. Dr,
Addison officiated, assisted by Rev. Dr.
McKiun. Ur. 7. .chary was best man and
Miss May Cox maid of honor. Tho ushera
wore CoL George Johnston, Walter
Davidgo, Jr., 8. flbrbort Qlesy, Alexander
Legare, Ryder Henry and Clement Henry.
The bride wore a full bridal toilet of
white silk with a tulle veil. She is tbs
second daughter of Ilyder Henry of Cam,
bridge, Md., and on her mother's side it
descended from the Sullivan family of Mis
sissippi. Her great grandfather, John
Henry, was a member of the oolonal con
gress, first United States senator from
Maryland, and at the time of bis death woe
governor of that state. After the wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Uomph ill held a short recepti n
and then started south far tbe purpose of
spending their honeymoon with relative* of
the groom at Chesier, S. C.
PAIN 11 NOS SEIZED.
Custom House Inspectors Believe
They Were Smuggled In.
Nxw York, Dec. 28. —Inspectors Brown
and Donohue to-day brought to tbe seizure
room of the custom house five valuable
paintings, suspected of being smuggled Into
this country by CoL A. Gross, for whose ar
rest Special Agent Prittner got a warrant a
woek ego. Gross was warned and disap
-1 oared. No tidings as to his whereabout*
Lave Binoe been received by tho custom
bouse people. The fine paintings seized
were boxed up as when imported
some time ago. Oue was a
painting about 6 feet square and the other*
are 4 foot square. The boxed painting*
were addressed, "CoL A. Gross, 4 West
Twenty-second street, Now York.” They
were found concealed in an unoccupied
house on Thirty-seoond street, near Broad
way. last night. Tbe paintings aro said to
bo very valuable and will strengthen the
case of smuggling against the colonel. The
present selxure Is the outcome of a seizure of
paintings at Detroit ten days ago.
Walt Whitman’s Condition.
Philadelphia, Dec. 23.— Walt Whitman
to-night is reported growing steadily we lt
er. The doctors say they are waiting
the end, which may come at any hour, or
which may be delayed for several day a, ow
ing to the vitality of the aged poet. He takes
but little nourishment aud does not display
any Interest In what is transpiring around
his bedside. No one is allowed to see him
except his pbyiloians and nurses.
A Scale Factory in Flames.
New York, Dec. 33.— Fire occurred early
this morning In John Chatillon & Sons'
scale factory. Nos. 85, 87 and 89 Cliff street.
It broke out in the paint shop on the third
floor, and running Dainta and oils commu
nicated the flames to the other stories in
quick order. The building was damaged
about $40,000. The loss on the stock is put
at $75,000. Both building and stock were
fully insured.
A Blaze at a Mill.
Dbtroit. Mich., Dec. 23. One of the
recent additions to the old Union mills on
River street, between Eighth and Tenth
streets, owned by F. L. Kidder & Cos.was
burned this morning. The damage will be
about SIOO,OOO, with SBO,OOI insurance.
Michigan'* New Secretary.
Lansing, Mich., Dec. 23. —Robert B.
Blacker of Manistee was to-day tendered
and accepted the office of secretary of
state, mado vacant by the resignation of
decretory Roper.
