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fOXGUESSAGAINATffOIiK
UMILLIN of TENNESSEE BPE AKER
“ pH o TSU. OF THE HOOSB.
He js Warmly Applauded on Taking
tne Chair—A Vessel to Be Chartered
to carry the Groat Donation to Rus
-sla-A Mighty Rush of New Bills Dur
ing the Day.
Washington, Jan. 6. —The House was
mlledto order at noon to-day by Clerk
Kerr, who stated that he regretted to au
nounce the illness of the speaker. He de
clared that the only business in order was
the election c( a speaker pro tem.
On motion of Mr. Springer the honor was
bestowed upon Mr. McMillin of Tennessee,
w ho was warmly applauded on taking the
chair.
On motion of Mr. Springer a resolution
was adopted directing the clerk to inform
the Senate of the election of Mr. McMillin
as speaker pro tem.
Mr Catchings, from the committee on
rules reported a resolution providing that
10-day shall be considered as bill day, when
public bills shall be introduced under the
call of the states and private bills shall be
presented through the petition box. Of the
public bills 500 copies shall be printed, but
of private bills none.
Mr McCreary of Kentucky offered on
amendment to the last clause of the
resolution, providing for the printing of 100
copies of private measures.
Mr. Catchings aooepted Mr. McCreary’s
amendment, and the rosolutiou, as amended,
was adopted. , ,
Mr. Mills was granted an indefinite leave
of absence.
Mr. Wilson, of Kentucky and Mr.
Buchanan of Virginia appeared at the bar
of the House and took tho oath of office.
NEW BILLS.
The states were then called for the intro
duction of bills. Every representative is
fortified with a large number of measure*,
and the prospects are that the call will not
ho completed within two days. The follow
ing were introduced and appropriately re
ferred:
By Mr. Herbert of Alabama—For the
appointment of a special committee to in
vestigate the operation and effect of the
customs administration act.
By Mr. Oates of Alabama—Authorizing
national banking associations to loan money
on real estate security; also to define aud
punish blackmailing; also to regulate im
migration; also to disnose of the interest of
Virginia’s indemnity fund.
By Mr. Breckinridge cf Arkansas—For
the admission of Indian territory as a
state.
By Mr. Caminetti of California—Prohibit
ing aliens from holding an office of trust
under the government of the United
States.
Mr. Blount interrupted the call and asked
unanimous consent for the immediate con
sideration of the Senate resolution author
ing the Secretary of the Navy to employ a
United States vessel to transport food to
the inhabitants of Russia suffering from
want of sustenance.
Mr. Kilgore of Texas objected and the
call was resumed as folio wsi
By Mr. Watson of Georgia—To place
jute bagging, jute, iron ties and binding
twine on the freo list; also to prevent the
payment in advance by the Secretary of
the Treasury of interest on bonds; also to
create an income tax.
By Mr. Cneathnm of North Carolina—To
aid m the support of common Bchools,
Bills were Introduced and referred for
the erection of public buildings nt the fol
lowing points among others; Selma, Ala.,
and Natchez, Miss.
When the call of states was suspended 375
bills of a publio character had been turned
into tho legislative mill aud the clerks were
taxed to the utmost of their working ca
pacity.
bills on Similar subjects.
Bills having a similar object were intro
duced ty several different members. For
example, nt arly all of the California mem
bers presented Chinese exolusiou acts, and
acts for tho establishment of a guu faotory
at Benicia, Cal. Members f: oiuother states
also introduced Chinese exclusion acts. Bills
re.uting to silver coinage came from all
sections of the country. Among the sub
jects covered by the bills introduced were
the income tax, trade-marks, regulation of
express charges, defining, taxing and pro
hibiting trusts,election of postmasters by the
1* pie, equalizing of bounties, free binding
twine, to investigate the pension bureau,
to repeal the sugar bounty, pension bills o f
great variety, providing for uniform car
ciupler,, to investigate the management of
w Chicago exposition, to prohibit usury,
c anging the monetary system; various
HU placing on the free list lumber, tin and
erue plate, salt, and otherwise amend
-8 the tariff laws; proposing
? constitutional amendment prohibiting
lotteries, expressing sympathy witti the ltus
sufferers, to prevent aliens from
uolaing office under the United States gov
nsme!‘V 40 re P ea * the long and short haul
a pooling clauses of the interstate cotn
.„I Cd ao4 i ’Go I to prohibit the opening of
) exposition onjSundav, when appropria
tes made by the United States are ex
sa vs TAgfArdiag woman suffrage, 8-hour
HKW POSTAGE STAMPS.
of North Carolina intro
tho „,„V'P t 0 tao * l > tate exchange through
’5 1 authorizing tho issuance of
. e , nominatioM ot 5 - 10,26 and 60
at .ii’PP. ar!< l W which shall be on sale
taouay* ™ eß aud w b lco shall be deemed
M , cCrear y °f Kentuoky, amend-
h. rules so as to require the various
committees, having in charge the
tort f t ‘ ,n *ral appropriation bids, to re
loua leJ™* w i t!un olglity days during a
sU- fu i' i wuhln forty days in the
•Iso t,. ' n ' after 1110 meeting of congress;
dyr a-iiitL r * KU,at * tho purchase and sale of
Mr o 7"' and olllor ex Plosives.
slight A!a bama introduced, with
tluriiiLr , l ;‘‘;‘ cut ' on -' a bill reported by him
commita (:o,l K r <ss from the judiciary
laws Tho i amo "d the naturalization
tion bv t °i- 8 n P ersons denied uaturaliza
•rchistaPi aliens who are an
grated t P J lygatnists, or who have immi
law ni o Lnited Stateß iu violation of
lioti or'ttKk oanno6 rea( i the conatifcu
telouy or „t°K• ’°. ovor teen convicted of
U/ n„? ther ,lnfamous crime.
•“nt.'i a ! so .introduced the bill pre
ttgmaJ ( ,P n during the last congress “to
l ‘ itl ''rh,ii.,,!P m: ? rat ' ion aQ( I to amend the
Mr. n*!^ 0 ® >“"'sof the United States."
that u n | 1,1,0 introduced a bill providing
W,k; P , taxing national nud state
eut. * association* at the rate of 10 per
ierton ornf' 1Pa aunt m °unt of the notes of any
'•Miaiinn ‘ v '- r , s ‘ a t°baQk or state banking
lic n, 1* lu ._ Ui,e l , them for circula
drmUiA P *s to all notes Issued to
hatkiai * money by corporations or
Nations under the laws of the
m r ‘ n.‘P? **,'“* i locate 1; provided
diior.! 0P .*“ daposltod by such corpn
f*t“i'.3rv the proper safe
S2h<Js of {“tatmshed by the stato solvent
n?r o*v '!* °- •hsh state -qual to
’ k# note,;- *”? aggregate amount of
rutin,, P QS " to t*' J issued by such
JWcu, ; . f ' r “ooiatloD, together with 25
Sstst, ' Th V hn !aw ful money of the United
9 aggregate amount of such
state bank issues shall not exceed $5 per
capita of population.
Mr. Oates also introduced a bill making it
unlawful for any judge, justice or commis
sioner of any court or c mmissioa of the
united Statd3 to sit in any cause or pro
oeiding in which be is interested, or related
to either party within the fourth degree of
consanguinity or affinity, or in which
“®. . been counsel, or in
which is called into question the
validity of any judgpie.it or judicial pro
ceeding in which he was counsel, or the
validity or construction of auy instrument
or paper, prepared or signed by him as
counsel or attorney, without the consent of
tue parties thereto.
The bills introduced iu the Senate covered
much the same ground as those introduced
in the House.
Tho House then adjourned.
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
Steps Looking to the Chartering of a
Vessel to Carry Food to Russia.
Washington, Jan. s.—ln the Senate to
day the usual mass of petitions and
memorials was presented, and a number of
bills introduced.
Mr. Washburn introduced a joint resolu
tion authorizing the Secretary of the Navy
to employ auy United States vessel host
adopted to suob service, for the purpose of
transporting contributions to the inhabi
tants of those provinces of Russia that are
suffering from want of food, and, if neces
sary to charter vessels for that purpose. He
asked for its immediate consideration and
hnd read a telegram received by him from
Minneapolis placing the amount of flour
already pledged at 1,750,u00 pounds,
and tho total amount expected to bo con
tributed at 0,000,000 pounds.
The President’s message on the same sub
jeot was laid before the Senate.
Mr. Harris said that he would not an
tagonize tha joint resolution, but would vote
against it. It was amended by limiting the
appropriation to *IOO,OOO, and was then
passed by a vote of 40 to 9.
THOSE IN THE NEGATIVE.
The negative votes were given by Messrs
Rate, Berry, Chilton. Coke, Harris. Joi.o*
of Arkansas, Kyle, Pugh and Vest; aud
Mr. Carlisle stated that if ho had not been
paired, ho would have voted no. The joint
resolution was then sent to the House for
it* action. Before the vote was taken the
President’s message was read as follows:
The famine prevailing in some of tlie
provinces of Russia is so severe and widespread
as to have attracted the sympathetic interest of
a large number of our liberal and favored
people. In some of the great grain producing
states of the west movements have already
been organized to collect hour and meal for the
relief of those perishing Russian families, and
the response has been such as to justify the
belief that a ship's cargo can very
soon be delivered at the seaboard through
the generous co operation of the transportation
lines. It is most appropriate that the people
whose store houses have been so lavishly flllod
with all th* fruits of the earth by the gracious
favor of God should manifest their gratitude
by large gifts to his suffering children in other
lands. The Score: ory of tho Navy has no steam
vessel at his disposal that could be used for tho
transportation of these supplies, and 1 there
fore recommend that he be authorized to char
ter a suitable vessel to receive them.it a sufficient
amount should be offered, and to seuc them
under charge of naval officers to such Russian
port as may be most convenient for ready dis
tribution to those most in need.
KANBAS’ NEW SENATOR.
Tbe commission by tho governor of
Kansas of B. W. Perkins os senator to sue
ceed the late Senator Plumb was presented
and Mr. Perkins, accompanied by Mr.
Peffer, prceotlod to the clerk’s desk, took
tbe oath of office and subsequently occupied
the seat in the chamber on the extreme left
of the Vice President.
Various additional bills were introduced
and referred, among them (by Mr. Chandler)
a bill to prohibit free railroad passes ex
cept in certain cases.
A resolution was offered by Mr. Stewart
and referred to the judicial committee in
structing that committee to inquire whether
any further legislation is necessary to com
pel the proper officers of tha mint to receive
and coin silver bullion for the benefit of
depositors.
Mr. Vance was sworn in as senator for his
new term aud was appointed on tho com
mittees on contingent expenses, finance,
privileges, and elections and District of Co
lumbia and chairman of the committee on
woman’s suffrage, which places had been
temporarily held by his colleague, Mr. Rau
som.
Mr. Vest’s resolution of Dec. 10, iu refer
ence to the British quarantine regulations
on live cattle imported from the United
States was adopted after a long discussion
which partook of the nature of a tariff
debate. The Senate proceeded to the consid
eration of executive business aud then,
when the doors were reopened, adjourned.
NEW BILLS BY GEORGIANS.
Mr. Batson Presents a Scale of Taxes
on Incomis.
Washington, Jan. 5. —The Georgia dele
gation contributed only a small portion of
the 412 public bills and resolutions intro
duced in the House to-day.
Mr. Watson introduced the following: A
bill appropriating SIOO,OOO for the improve
ment of that part of the Savannah river be
tween Augusta and Savannah, and $40,000
for the improvement of the part between
Augusta aud Trotter’s Shoals; a bill to pre
vent paying Interest on United States bonds
in advance; a bill providing that jute bag
ging and binding twine shall be admitted
free of duty, and a bill laying a grad
uated tax on net inoomos of SIO,OOO
and upward as follows: Three per cent, on
incomes ranging from SIO,OOO to $20,000;
from $20,000 to $40,000, 4 per cent.; from
$40,000 to SBO,OOO, 5 per cent.; from SBO,OOO
to SIOO,OOO, 0 por cent.; from §IOO,OOO to
$200,000, 10 per cant.; from $200,000 to
$400,000, 15 per cent.; and 20 per cent, on
all incomes over $400,000.
Mr. Letter will introduce the Savannah
deep water bill to-morrow. Mr. Livingston
presented tho Augusta memorial for deeper
water at Savannah.
TARIFF RSTALTATION.
The President Preparing a Proclama
tion l gainst Certain Countries.
Washington, Jan. s.— The President is
now engaged in the preparation of a
proclamation of retaliation against those
countries whioh have refused to enter into
reciprocal trade relations with this country
and will probably have it ready
for issue before the ond of the present
week. In this work he is
having tho ussistscco of Oou. J. W. Foster,
who has been the speoial representative of
the United States in all the negotiations
with other countries on this subject. The
President’s action is based on section three
of the McKinley tariff act which provides for
levying duties up >u sugar, molasses, coffee
tea and hides imported from such countries
as do not enter into reciprocity arrange
ments with this country.
Weather Indication Forecasts.
Washington, Jan. 5 -""Tbe weather
bureau issues the following statement:
Hereafter the omission of forecasts of tem
perature will be considered to mean hat
tho temperature is expected to remain
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY (!, 18H2.
FREE lIAW .MATERIALS.
BPRINGF.R TO START OUT WITH A
FREE WOOL BILL.
He Will Have It on the Calendar of
the House In a Week If Possible—A
Conference of the Democratic Mem
bers of the Ways and Means Com
mittee Called for This Afternoon.
Washington, Jan. 5. —A free wool bill
will be on the calendar of the House one
week from to-day, if Chairman Springer is
able to carry out hit plan of operations. He
has called a conference of the ten demo
cratic members of tho ways and means
committee for to-morrow afternoon, imme
diately after the adjournment of the House,
when he will lay before them the bill which
he has prepared, and invite a general dis
cussion of the policy to be pursued by tho
democratic majority during the session. He
has already talked with all the members of
tbe committee except Mr. McMillin
of Tennessee, Mr. Wilson of West
Virginia aud Mr. Turner of Georgia,
and finds them in hearty accord with the
plan whioh he has determined upon. He
believes that these three gentlemen will be
willing to act with him In making wool free
of duty aud remove the compensatory duty
on woolen goods. Mr. Springer proposes
that free wool shall become a part of the
law as soon as the two houses can be induced
to authorize it. He does not propose, how
ever, to abolish the compensatory duties on
manufactured woolens without adequate
notice of the change.
HIS FIRST SECTION.
The first section of his bill repeals nt once
the existing duties on wool, camel's hair
and goats’ hair, while tho second section, re
lating to the compensatory duties, is not to
take effect until Jan. 1, 1893. This section
provides that these duties, whether they are
rated by the pound or the square yard, shall
be repealed at the date named, and only tho
ad valorem duties left in force. The ad
valorem duties are imposed for tho protec
tion of tho manufacturers, and the compen
satory duties have been added simply for
tbe purposa of offsetting the du‘y charged
tha manufacturer on his raw mate
rials. The manufacturers would have
tho benefit of free wool
without any reduction of duty for nearly a
year if Mr. Springer's bill were passed at
o :ce and it would be an interesting experi
ment to discover how thU worked. Mr.
Snringer hopes to secure the concurrence of
his democratic colleagues for the prompt
reporting of this bill next week. If he finds
them harmonious he will call a meeting of
the ways and meaus committee at some
later day this week and give the republic ms
a chanoe to put themselves on record
against the measure if they wish to.
TWO REPORTS.
Both sides will probably prepare reports,
but Mr. SDringer’s report will not ba along
one aud will simply point out tfce tenefits
to American manufacturers of free taw
materials and the benefits to American con
sumers of the lower prices which free raw
materials ought to bring. Mr. Springer is
confident that the bill can Leoarrie J through
the House without danger of embarrassing
amendments aul .that an opportunity
will scon be given the Senate
to decide whether to accept it or reject it.
His free coal, free iron ore, free lumber, free
salt, free ootton ties and free binding twine
bills will be held back for the present.
SEVERAL BILLS ON TUB SUBJECT.
By the Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. s.— The fact that it
is generally recognized to be the policy of
the speaker and of tbe ways and means
committee of the House to attack the
McKinley tariff law by specific bills
abolishing, or greatly reducing, the duties
on separate articles was strikingly shown
to-iiay in the character of the various tariff
bills which wero introduced under a call of
tbe states. Fifteen or twenty bills
were introduced proposing to place
one or more named articles on
the free list. Wool, coal, iron ore,
salt, lumber, tin plates and binders twine
were commodities which were named in tbe
majority of tha measures. Somo members
bunched several of these articles in a single
bill, while others, notably Mr. Andrew of
Massachusetts, who introduced half a dozen
or more bills changing the present tariff
law. included but a single item in each
measure introduced. Several bills proposed
the abolition of tbe sugar bounties, and
two sought repeal of the reciprocity section
of tho McKinley act, so far as it gives the
President rower to reimpose
duties on hides, sugar, molasses, etc.
Representative Andrew in one bill pro
posed the repeal of the sugar bounties,
another plaoed raw wool on the free list, a
third, coal aud iron ores; a fourth, potasoos,
pease and beans; a fifth, tin'plate, and a
sixth repealed the P.resident’s authority to
reunpose duties uudertho reciprocity clause,
Mr. Martin of Indiana also proposed re
peal of the sugar bounties.
Mr. Stone of Kentucky in one bUI placed
all kinds of lumber on the free list and in a
second tin plates, terne plates and iron
plates were ndded to the noa-dutiabie tariff
category.
Another Kentucky member, Mr. Mo-
Creary, in a single bill added to the freo
list tin and tin plate, agricultural imple
ments and edged tools, worsteds for cloth
ing, binders’ twine, blankets, salt and cot
ton ties.
Salt was a free list addition proposed by
Mr. Goodnight of Kentucky, who also in
troduced a me sure which gave free entry
to any import purchased with or exchanged
for agricultural commodities and domestio
animals.
Mr. Bretz of Indiana presented a bill of
less than fifty words which would make
binders’ twine nou-dutiable if enacted into a
law.
Mr. Dockery of Missouri, ia a single meas
ure, placed wool, binding twine and tin
plate on the free list, and reduced to 30 per
cent the duties on woolen goods.
Koroigu stanmps, stamped envelopes,
postal cards and revenue stamps, Mr.
Crosby of Massachusetts provided Bhould
hereafter be free of duty.
The Vanderbilt yacht case was echoed in
a bill introduced by Mr. Cogswell of Mas
sachusetts, oue of tha republican meipbers
of the House. A duty of 15 per cent., the
bill provides, shall be imposed on foreign
built yachts intended solely for pleasure.
It further provides that these yachts shall
have all the privileges of American-built
vessels except an American registry.
HOUSE CONTESTS.
List of the Fights Over Seats Officially
Given Notice Of.
Washington, Jan. s.—Following is a
complete list of the contests for seats in the
House of Representatives for the Fifty-sec
oud congress, notices of which have been
filed in theclerk’sofflce: John A. McDuffie vs.
Louis W. Turpin, Fourth district Alabama;
llonry T. Noyes vs. Hosca H. Rockwell,
Tv. enty-eiehth district New York; John B.
Reynolds vs. George W. Shonk, Twelfth
district I’ennsylvauia; Thomas H. Grevy
vs. Edward Scull, Twentieth district Penn
sylvania; Alex K- Craig vs. Andrew
Stewart, Twenty-fourth district Pennsvl
vanio: Thomas K. Miller vs. William El
liott, Seventh district South Carolina.
MONTT CALL3ON BLAINE.
Rumor That He Has Been Instructed
to Make an Apology.
Washington, Deo. 5. —Secretory Blaine
and Senor Montt, the Chll-au minister, bad
a long conference at the former's residence
to-day. It is rumored that Minister Montt
has received a copy of the report of the
Chilean inquiry into the Baltimore incident
and that be furnished a copy to Secretary
Blaine to-day. but this report cannot be
verified. Another report is that he has re
ceived Instruction liom Santiago to moke a
full apology, but inis also lacks confirma
tion. All that Is known about the confer
ence with Secretary Blaine this morning is
that it was of sufficient length to keep
Secretary Blaine away from tbe cabinet
meeting.
JUDGE RKMY’S INQUIRT.
Washington, Jan. s.—When the Secre
tary of the Navy was tnforme I this after
noon of the arrival of the cruiser Baltimore
at San Franclsoo he sent a telegram to
Capt. Schley, commander of the vevsel,
acquainting him with the purpose of Judge
Advocate General Remy’s mission to San
Francisco and instructing him to aff. rd
that officer every facility for
the prosecution of his inquiries. Judge
Remy was sent to San Francisco to make a
careful and thorough investigation of all the
circumstaucos connected with the assault
ou the crow of tho Baltimore at Valparaiso,
and to that end will examine all the officers
and sailors on that vessel having
any information on the subject.
He left Washington last Wednesday
and Srill probably reaob San Francisco this
evening or to-morrow. The secretary’s tel
egram to Capt. Schlev will have the effect
of detaining all the Baltimore's sailors on
shipboard until Judge Remy concludes his
investigation. This oourse is deemed neces
sary to insure the presence of the men, aud
at the same time guard against the pos-i
bilityof their exciting the citiaens by a
public rocital of their treatment by tho
Chileans.
CRISP STILL IN BED.
Speedy Recovery Expected Ex
presses No Choice as to Hie tututl
tute.
Washington, Jan. s.—The condition of
Speaker Crisp continues to improve, but it
will probably be at least two weeks before
his health will permit him safely to resume
hisduties as presiding officer. Dr. Walsh, his
physician, said that the speaker is now con
valescent with not a solitary unfavorable
symptom, aud that he hoped to have his
patient sitting up in two or throg days.
Within the last few days tbo speaker's a;>-
petite has been steadily growiug better, and
with this ability to assimilate easily diges
tible solid food. Is coming increased
strength. The speaker was consulted as to
his wishes with reference to tho speaker
pro tem. of the House. He said that tho
rules did not give him authority to
name a temporary successor and that he did
not wish to express any preference but to
leave to the members of the House, uninflu
enced by him, the selection of a speaker
pro tem. There was a general feeling on
the part of the democratic members in favor
of the selection of Mr. McMillin, of Tennes
see as presiding officer. There was
an informal mar ting us., the rules
committee this morning which was
attended by sever*! representatives who are
not members of the committee. Mr. Bur
rows of Michigan represented tho republican
minority. Mr. Reed was not preseut. There
was no disposition on the part of tha repub
lican members to take advantage of any
embarrassments arising from the speaker’s
illness and it was docided to permit tho or
dinary details of legislation to proceed with
out obstruction or delay.
NOMINATED BY THE PRESIDENT
Tho Names of the New Interstate
Commissioners Sent In.
Washington, Jan. s.—The President to
day sent to the Senate the following nom
inations: Interstate Commerce Commis
sioners—James. W. McDill of lowa, vice
Thomas M. Cooley, resigned; William M.
Lindsey of Kentucky, vice W. L. Bragg,
deceased; William R. Morrison of
Illinois, reappointed; Fourth Assist
ant Postuiaa’er Qoueral, Ester G.
Rathbone of Ohio; William B.
Hess to be United States consul general at
Constantinople; William D. McCoy of In
diana to be minister resident and oonsul
general to Liberia; Andrew P. McCormick
of Texas, to be United States circuit judge
for the Fifth judicial circuit; Abraham J.
Seay to be governor of the territory of
Oklahoma; Chief Engineer George W. Mol
villo, United States navy, engineer in chief
and chief of the bureau of steam engineer
ing, with the relative rank of commodore.
a iso a long list of consuls, army promotions
and postmasters, the latter of which wero
all published during the past week.
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS.
A Meeting of the Executive Commlttse
Called for Jan. 20.
Washington, Jau. s.— The following
call for a meeting of the executive oom
mitteo of tho National Association of Dem
ocratic Clubs was issued this morning:
Deab Sir—There will be a meeting of the
executive commute*! of the National Associa
tion of Democratic Clubs held Wednesday, Jan.
29. at the rooms of the association, in the Wash,
ingtom loan aud trust building, Washington, I).
C., at 2 o’clock. It is very desirable that every
member be present at this meeting, either in
person or by proxy. Yours respectfully,
William L. Wilson.
Chairman Executive Committee.
NEW YORK’-3 LEGISLATURE.
The Republicans Offer No Obstruc
tion in the Senate.
Albany, N. Y., Jan. s.—Both branches
of the legislature assembled at 11 o’clock
this morniDg. Tho Senate, after the usua
formalities, proceeded to the emotion of
officers and those chosen by tbe democratic
caucus were duly elected, Mr. Edwards (in
dependent) voting with the democrats. No
effort at obstruction was made by the re
publicans. The question of Beating Walker
(democrat) from tbe Twenty-seventh seua
torial district, then came "up, and ho was
declared entitled to bis seat aud was at once
sworn in.
AN ENGINE BUN3 AWAY.
It Plunges 100 Feet From a Trestle
and Kills Three Men.
Richmond, Va., Jan. 6.—A special to the
Dispatch from Asheville, N. C.. save: “To
day on the Murphy branch of the Western
North Carolina railroad, forty miles from
Asheville, the engine of a west-bound
freight, while detached at a heavy
grade, became uncontrollable, and dashed
dowu the track at a fearful speed.
At Dyke Ridge trestle it left the rails and
plunged into the gorge, landing in Scott’s
creek, more than 100 feet below. The fol
lowing men were killed:
“Samuel Francis, engineer, of Ashe
ville.
“Bam Arthur, fireman,
“Rufus Hemphill, and
“A colored band.”
BLAINE STILL A PUZZLE.
HIS ABSENCE FROM A CABINET
MEETING R7-VIVES TALK.
Harrison Said to Be Etill Willing to
Step Aside if the Secretary Wants
the Nomination—Blaine Still Refraine
From Giving Out Any Intimation of
His Intentions.
Washington, Jan. s.— Th? statement
tha: Secretary Blaine was kept from the
cabinet meeting to day by slight illness was
not received to-night by the friends if Pi ev
ident Harrison with that sympathetic re
gret whlbh might have been expected. It
seemed to interest them exceedingly but it
did not seem to grieve them excessively. It
interested them because, Secretary
Blaine’s state of health has kept him away
from tho state department very often since
his return, so that it was not a serious ex
aggeration for a Harrisonian to say to
night: “Half the time Blaine is at the red
house.”
NEVER DETAINED BEFORE.
He was never detained from a cabinet
meeting before. This soeinvd to the liarri
somaus significant, even if tho indisposition
was merely temporary, as was stated to
night, and Secretary Blaine would be out
to-morrow, it seemed so important, be
cause it seemed to justify the expectation,
which is undoubted eutortained by Presi
dent Harrison as well as by his humblest
follower, that Booretary Blaine’s health, or
rather fear of his health, will not permit
him to accpt a nomination, however
unanimous, from tho Minneapolis conven
tion, and that before Juno 7 Secretary
Blaine will mako tbis clearly a id indelibly
understood.
BLAINE BTILL SILENT.
It is cortain that up to this evening Secre
tary Blaine has said nothing either to the
President nor to any one else to warrant
this expeetion, but this does not shnkelt at
all. Tho Harrisonmus hold that Secretary
Blame’s withdrawal is the logic of tbo situ
ation and that sooner or later it must come.
They are carrying on an active campaign
for Harrison delegates on that theory.
They deny that they are opposing Seorotary
Blaine, the great leader of tho party, in
doing this, although they admit that they
are lighting Senator (Juay and other bosses
who are using Secretary Blaiue, they say.
as a stalking horse.
HARRIHON WOULD STEP ASIDE.
If Beoretary Blaiue wanted the nomina
tion and would sav so, they say President
Harrison would willingly withdraw in his
favor, but he has not said so and they say
he will not say so, aud therefore, believing,
as they do, that ho will sooner or later Hay
that he will not be a candidate in any
sense, they are justified in golug ahead to
re nominate President Harrison. They add
that they are in no hurry to have Secretary
Blaine declare his intentions, feeling as they
do, that m his oroseiit attitude he is help
ing President Harrison by keeping other
candidates out of the way. Needless to say
tho Blaine men say all this is all wroug and
that Secretary Blaine will accept the nomi
nation they mean to get for him.
MU3T COIN SILVER.
Senator Stewart Claims That a Law to
That Effect Is in Force.
■Washington, Jan. s.—Senator Stewart
of Nevada added anew feature to the silver
question to-day by the introduction of a
resolution founded on the proposition that
holders of silver bullion are entitled under
an existing law, never repealed, so far as
the senator can ascertain, to free coinage
of silver. The resolution reads as follows:
Whereas, By the fourteenth section of the
act approved Jan. 18, 1887, it is provided that
gold and silver bullion brought to the mint for
coinage shall bo received and coined by tbe
pruper officers for the benefit of the depositor;
and.
Whereas, By an act approved Fob 28, 1878,
entitled “An act to authorize the oolnaee of the
standard silver dollar and to restore Its legal
tender character," it Is enacted “that there
shall be coined at the several mints of tne
United States silver dollars of the weight of
41246 grains, troy, of standard silver, os pro
vided in tha actor Jan. 18,1837, on which shall
be devices ami superscriptions provided in said
act;” therefore, be It
Resolved , That the committee on judiciary
be and It {is hereby instructed to inquire if auy
furthor lrgislati u Is necessary to make It tho
duty of the proner officers of the mint to receive
and ooin silver bullion for tbe benefit of depos
itors.
MEANINO OF THE RESOLUTION.
When asked to-day what was the mean
ing of h!e resolution. Senator Stewart said:
“it is provided in the aoc of 1837, that gold
and silver bullion brought to the mint for
coinage shall be received and coined by the
proper officers for the benefit of the depos
itor. There is i.o other mode or manner
provided for coinage in that act. The
Bland act of 1878 revives the law of 1837
relating to the coinage of silver bullion
for tha benefit of the depositors, Tbe re
quirement that tho officers of the mint
shall coin silver bullion for depositors
provided in the act of 1837 is unequivocal.
That act makes it their duty to do so. The
act of 1837 also prescribes tbe devices auil
superscriptions to be im pressed upon the
silver dollar. The offioers of the mint did
not hesltato to foil jw that act as to such
dovices and superscription. Why they have
not received and coined silver as prescribed
in the act remains a mystery. The omis
sion to enforce this provision of the law is
unaccountable. It appears to have beoD
overlooked by all parties. I, myself, have
hesitated to call uttontion to the law, fear
ing that there might be some other provis
ion repealing, suspending or qualifying it.”
SHERMAN SURE TO WIN.
Foraker Will be Beaten by lO or 12
Votes in the Caucus.
Columbus, 0., Jan. s.—The greatest
senatorial contest that the republicans of
Ohio have ever known is practically at an
end. Every political indication points to tbo
nomination of Johu Sherman to-morrow
by a majority of 10 or 12 votes over J. B.
Foraker, although, of course, this is no*
conceded by the friends of the latter.
Ex-Gov. Foraker’s followers still declare
that he has a chance to win, but
Sherman people consider their victory as
a ready assured and insist that the ex-gov
ernor is now maintaining an appearance of
confidence in the sole hope of keening his
supporters together in order that he may
go down with votes enough behind him to
show how nearly he has come to defeating
Ohio’s greatest senator.
Foster's Trip South.
Washington, Jan. s.— Secretary Foster
is going to mako a trip south in a few days
for tbe benefit of his health, but has cot
yet decided on his itinerary or the date of
his departure. 11. W. Cannon of New
York and several other gentlemen will
probably accompany him.
Merchants and Planters Fall.
Greenville, Miss., Jan. S.—S.W. Loohs
& Cos., merchants doing business at Oakley,
Grace and Duncansby.and who are also largo
planters in Issaquena county, have assigned
for the benefit of their creditors. The
amount of their assets Is not given. Their
liabilities are estimated at $75,990.
RJ*AIN FROM AMBUSH.
A Sherll?and Throe Deputies Victims
of a Kansas Feud.
Liberal, Kan., Jan. h. —At Springfield,
the o untv*scat of Seward county, this
morning the sheriff and three deputies were
killed by a squad of men in ambush. It is
supposed to be the outcome of a plot to
kill Thomas Budkin, justice of the judicial
district. It is all the result of the fatuous
Stevens county feud, whioti began in July.
1888, and baa continued with few interrup
tions sinoe.
a county seat war.
Judge Botkin was to hold court at Spring
field to-day. Seward county before its or
fanization was part of Stevens county.
hero is a county seat war on between
Springfield and Arkalon. A mob composed
of tho old Stevens county faction was §de
termined that Judge Botkin should not
hold court at Hprlngflsld. The sheriff
and bis posse were on thoir way to
escort the judge to his court. When near
the j ridge’s they ran into an ambush aud
Sheriff Dunn and Sheriff-elect Ray Guy
man wero killed. One of the deputies is
missiug. Mrs. Barrabee ran to Judge Bot
kiu’s house and told him of his danger.
He Hew over to Arkalon with his family.
He Ims takon refuge in a house and
his friends ure holding the mob at bay. His
friends are calling on tiiojatile-bodied, law
abiding citizens throughout the oounty to
rally to hiß support.
TROOPB ORDERED OUT.
Topeka, Kan., Jan. 5, 11 p. m. —Adjt.
Gen. Roberts has been ordered by tho gov
ernor to take a company of men ond go to
tho scene of the trouble In Howard county
at once, and if more force seems
neoassary as events develop to
order it to his aid. Adjt.
Gen. Roberts wired Col. Rickseeker to have
Company A Of tho First regiment meet the
regular Rook Island train at Hutchinson
to-morrow at 7 o’clock. Sheriff Dunn, who
was murdered this morning, was subpoenaed
as a witness by the committee who first in
vestigated thechargos against Botkin.
bent on his death.
No damaging evidence was adduced and
ho was afterward called by the defense and
froved one of Judge Botkin’s tiest witnesses,
t is not likely that tho trouble is ended.
The facts in regard to tho con
spiracy discovered by tho judgo
go to show that if tho attack
on him from ambush proved unosuoessful
the mob would go to tho house, or wher
ever ho was and murder him. It is thought
an attempt of this kind will be made to
night.
BULGARIA ANSWERS FRANCE.
It Is Virtually a Refusal to Comply
With France’s Demands.
Paris, Jau. 6. — Tho reply of Bulgaria to
tho noto of France demanding the with
drawal of the decree of expulsion issued by
the Bulgarian government against M.
Chadouine, agent in Holla of the Ageneie
Havas, the French news association, is re
garded in official circles as a refusal of all
Frenoh demands made in connection with
the case. The action of the French govern
ment is eagerly awaited. An exohaugo of
notes botwoen the powers is actively pro
ceeding. It is stated here that Bulgaria has
sent copies of her reply to the Frenoh de
mands to,England, Austria, Italy and tier
many. It has bean learned that Bulgaria’s
note is voluminous. It gives in detail all
the points of Bulgaria’s defense of her
aotion in expelling M. Chadouine
from the oountry. It olaims that tbo con
duct of M. Chadouine, whioh it character
izes as intolerable, was brought to the no
tioo of the French representative, M. Hanoi,
last November. M. Hanoi was then asked
to inform the Frenoh government as to tho
state of the case and as to the intention of
Bulgaria to expel M. Chadouine if he con
tinued in bis objectionable oourse.
PRECEDENTS CITED.
The note cites precedents showing that
several Russians, one Greek aud two
Frenchmen had been oxpelled from the
oountry. Those two Frouohmen, the note
says, were expelled without Bulgaria pre
viously advising France of her action, and
the latter power had made no protost
againvt their expulsion. Tho note conoludes
by declaring that it cannot be ad
mitted that Bulgaria Is bound to
practically abdicate her powers, as she
would have done had she previously com
municated to the Frenoh consul or to M.
Chudouine the order for tho expulsion of M.
Chadouine, thus enabling him to take refuge
in tho French consulate. The noto expresses
a hope that Franoe will be actuated by feel
ings of justice, that she will reconsider her
decision and that she will again establish
friendly relations with Bulgaria.
ATTITUDE OF THE POWERS.
London, Jau. 5. —It appears that the
French government sent to tho different
ambassadors in I'arls a circular asking them
to point out to their governments in
what an exceedingly false light M.
Ribot, the foreign minister, and the whole
French cabinet would up],ear if Bulgaria
Bhould not give satisfaction to the French
government. In such a case, it was pointed
out, the cabinet would be forced to reslgu
under tho reproof that it bad aotod rashly.
Russia, it seems, admitted this view of
the affair, while England and Austria
tacitly agreed that Bulgaria must give
somo sort of satisfaction to prevent France
from being humiliated. Germany and Italy
maintain a reserved attitude. If, is re
ported that M. Ribot is disgusted with tbe
whole affair and is sorry it happened.
RUSSIA'S MISERY.
The Red Cross Society's Funds Mys
teriously Disappearing.
London, Jan. 5.— A correspondent mak
ing a tour of the famine districts of Toula
writes: “The wealthier land owners keep
away from their estates, leaving the entire
hurdon of helping the shiftless peasantry
upon the poorer gentry, who are
little better off than tho starv
ing peasants. Careful lists that
have been prepared of the stores of each
family show many instances where a peas
ant with six children has only 189 pounds
of grain to last through the winter. There
is general fear that the famine will recur,
leaving Russia iu a state of
national bankruptcy. In the meantime,
aid from the zemstvos is visionary. The
chief reliance is placed in the Red Cross
Society. At the first meeting of the local
branch of the society it wai disclosed that
only £llO had been subscribed for a dlstriot
having 83,900 population verging on star
vation. Many million roubles have gone
into the ooffers of the central committees of
the society in St. Petersburg and Moscow,
aud nobody knows'how tho money has been
expended.”
LEO AND THE REPUBLICS.
He Declines to Advise Adherence by
French Catholics.
London, Jan. s.— The Chronicle’s Paris
correspondent says: “The pope has per
emptorily declined to advise French Cath
olics with regard to adherence to the
republic. He declares that with the expe
rience of tho United B'ates before them it
is both rash and offensive to pious ears for
so-called Catholic publicists to claim that
their acknowledged chief should desoend
into the political arena to influence his spir
itual subjects in their choio-."
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UDIORS ABOCTTnE LEASE
AN ATTACK BY Tdß MINORITY
OWNERS HINTBD AT.
Col. Hammond Refuses to Deny ov
Affirm a Report That He Would Fil®
a Bill Attacking the Laasa—Garrard
& Meldrim Said to Be Going to Ac 6
in Savannah.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 5. —To-day a report)
was current here that there would be an
attack on the lease of the Centra! to the
Georgia Pacific, and that pending a decision
a receiver for tbe Central would be asked
for. According to this story tbe applica
tion for a reoeiver is to be filed to-morroW
by Col. N. J. Hammond, who represented a
few small minority stockholders at Savaa
nab yesterday, acting for the minority
stockholders. When seen by a reportef
Col. Hammond said that he was not respon
sible for the reports that were being cirs
culated about the Central road. When
asked whether he would file a bill attacking
tbo lease and nsking for the appointment of
a receiver he said:J“l will neither deny nor
affirm the report. I have nothing what
ever to say."
ANOTHER RUMOR.
Another rumor to the effect that Garrard
& Meldrim of Savannah would file the bIH
in ttavanuah to-day als i went the rounds.
The Central stockholders in Atlanta ar®
very anxious to know Just what will be
clone. It is generally expected that tha
minority stockholders will file a bill attack
ing the loase to the Georgia Pacific and no
one would lie surprised if they asked for th*
appointment of a receiver to take charge of
tho property at the same time.
terminal’s new lawyers.
Capt. Horry Jackson, of tho law firm ol
Jackson & Jackson, will temporarily taka
charge of tho legal business of the Richmond
Terminal line In the south.
Yesterday afternoon lloadley, Lauter
baek & Johnson, general oounsel of th*
Richmond and Danville, by telegram re
quested Mr. Jackson, acting ns ossistanl
general counsel, to temporarily take chargt
of the legal business heretofore managed bjl
Calhoun, King & Spalding, whoso rcstgna*
tion has beeu handed in. Mr. Jackson
should have loft for New York this after
noon, but this tolegram detains him until
Terminal matters are fixed up.
COMNECTI(JUT'S GOVERNORSHIP.
Tho State Supremo Court Sustain®
Gov. Buikeley'a Demurrer.
Hartford, Conn., Jan. s.— Tho su
preme court has unanimously sustained
the demurrer of Gov. Rulkeley, tha hold
over republican governor, in the quo war
ranto suit of Morris, tbo late demooratU
candidate. Tho oourt says that the decla
ration of the result is an indispensable ad
junct to the choice of a governor, as it fur
nishes the only authentic evidence of an
election (Judgo Morris has not been declared
elected by the House), The court says
tbo right to choose a state officer,
Unless the ehoico can be published in toms
wav so as to be obligatory ou the whole
shite, would be no better than mockery.
It would be to give the form of a choice
without reality. Tbe declaration is the
only evidence by whioh the parson elootod
can know that he is o.ititied to the offioe, or
tbe previous incumbent know that his term
has expired. Aud in order that de
claration shall be mado of the
result of ail election foi
governor iu a way to bo obligatory upon
everybody tbe constitution has fixed th*
time and manner. In which the general a*
sembly shall make that declaration. Unles*
declaration Is made in tho way so provided,
tho process of election is not complete. Il
is found in case that there has been no de
claration by the general assembly that th*
relator baa been elected governor, and it ia
not claimed that there has been any equiva
lent act by any other authority. II
follows that the relator, whatever auy fu
ture Inquiry may show, cannot now be said
to have been elected to the office of gov
ernor, and that the respondont remains th*
de jure os well as the de facto governor ol
the statu. It Is, therefore, the duty of all
citizens, of the oourts, of all tbe depart
ments of tho slate government aud of both
houses of tbo general assembly to respect
and obey him accordingly.
EFFECT OF THE DECISION.
The decision oontinues Bulkeley in office.
It does not say that Morris was not elected,
but does say that iu the present situation
Hulkolov is governor de jure and
de facto, thus apparently upsetting
the contention of the Senate,
The court holds that the general assem
bly has not yet lost Its power to act in th*
matter. This decision leaves tbe repub
licans in control of tho executivedeportmenl
of the state government.
ROASTaD ALIVE IN A SMOKER.
Four Italian Immigrants, Two Engi
ne ere and a Fireman Perlah.
Chicaoo, Jan. 5. — Two passenger trairf
on tho Wabash road collided head on at
Aladdin, 111., early this morning. Botk
engineers were killed and one fireman die*i
shortly afterward. Five coaches wer
burned up and four Italian immigrant!
were burned to death in tbo smoker. Tw
express messengers and Beveral passenger!
were injured. The accident was due to ad
almost impenetrable fog.
discovered by another doctor.
Another doctor of Berlin, an assistant lo
a hospital, discovered the microbe of in
fluenza almost simultaneously with Dr,
Pfeiffer. The latter discovered the germ in
sputum, while tbe former found it in bloo<L
This micro-organism strongly resemble*
the common inflammatory microbe, strep
toccus pygenes. Both doctors have raised
it artificially and have inoculated tbe ani
mals with pure culture*. It is not known
however, whether either has obtained a
speciflo cure from the cultures.
STRIKERS ON THE WARPATH.
Tfiey Hold up a Watchman and Dis
mantle 15 Engines.
San Antonio, Tex., Jan. s.—The first
act of destruction and violence on the pari
of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass rail,
road strikers was committed last night al
Yokum, Tex., whore tho division shops ar
located. Tho night watchman at tho round
house was held up by a mob of strikors, wh
dismantled 15 engines aud did othoi
damage.
THROWN FROMA BRIDGE.
A Conductor Crushed to Death Undei
a Oar at Louisville.
Louisville, Ky., Jan. 5.— A train ol
the Kentucky and Indiana Bridge Com
pany while rounding a curve last evening
was derailed at Twenty-nioth street and ran
off the bridge. The last car fell from thi
trestle, thirty-five feet high. Conductoi
1* rang Mahan was crushed to death undei
the car and a passenger named Pa aoon wai
injured. It is not known what caused th
wreck. •
