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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING NEWS. I ’ V-TABUSHSI) HV).IKCORrOATEIi:SaB. e I j. IL ESTII.L. Ifesideot. | CHILE MAY SHOW FIGHT. BCMOB3 THAT SHE IS PREPARING FOB HO'TILITIBS. Elaine Called On by Five Members of s v a House Committee on Foreign Affd irs-Isßtead of Talking of Chile He Tries to Boom the Nicaragua Canal Project. Washington, Jan. 16.—Five of the mcm {yrs of the House committee on foreign a-Istrs called at the department of state lust lefore noon to-day, to pay their re in pursuance of long established custom whereby at the beginning of each congress )hecommittee of the House which has to do with foreign relations calls upon the • gecrttary of State. Usually these visits are *:rely formal, and particularly is this true wfcsn the majority of tbe House is politi cly opposed to the secretary. THE NICARAGUA CANAL ADVOCATED. But the call made by the committee to day was awaited with much interest, for it was expected that the strained relations between this country and Chile would be touched upon by tbe secretary. The five members of the committee were Chairman Blount, and Messrs. Hooke.-, McDonnell and Mariner, and accord inz to ’their statement Secretary Blame did ut) j niaiie a single direct allusion to our re lations with Chile. To the surprise of the committee be did call to their attention its necessity for speedy action by oougress upon tho Nicaragua canal project. A KUSILADE OF FACTS. The secretary was fully equipped with facts aud figures to support his reasoning, s „d very fluently he described the political importance of the canal, the volume of traffic which would probably pass through it, and the advantages to accrue from re tention of its management and control in American hands. Incidentally It was made dear to tbe committee that the possession of such a waterway between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans would be of ouormous strategic ad vantage if it should be necessary to transfer our uaval vessels from one side of the country to the other. But of the Chilean trouble the secretary said not u word directly. It cannot be learned that | ary communications have passed this moru- I ing between the state department and Mlu- I liter Egan, nor was Seuor Montt, tbe Chil- I eau minuter, at the department. | WANTS CHILE SPANKED. Several senators and representatives called upon Secretary Blaine during; the forenoon. One of tho former, who is from aa interior western s; n to, said that he had hoard nothing directly from the secretary relating to Cbiie, but he did feel that the oountry should now assert its dignity sad spank the bumptious little South American republic. The reported preparations of the Chilean government for war, though lacking official confirmation in all the details as yet, is vie n ed with deep concern at the navy department. The re ported shipment of torpedoes through Mon tevideo to Chile has had the effect of warn ing the naval otil :ers that in the event of war they are to be met by a foe urmod with the latest modern weapons. OTHF.R EVIDENCES OF DANGER. Other unmistakable preparations are to b'disc-rncd, it is said, snob as the reported dispatching of a (loot of threo Cruisers and a torpedo boat from Valparaiso under bile! irders, which was reported from Chile through private sources yes ter day. it is the prevailing opinion at the navy department that this 9t is bound for the Straits o! Magadan, which may be regarded, to a certain extent, as the gateway to Chile. A comparatively email number of well-armed Visseis advantageously placed in these straits could, in the opinion of naval experts, hold that important passage aia.cst a large fleet. To be sure this would tu.necessarily prevent the ultimata round lag of Cape Horn by an American squad ron bound for Chile, as two days’ steaming atmost would carry the ships into the Ra cific by an outside route. CHILE’S COALING STATION. The theory is, however, that it is the pohev of the Chilean goveraiuent to afford affip.e protection to its important coal aad jjWy station at Porto Capello, in the itrsits. Tiie capture of this station would a serious blow to Chile and might ulti 'ji' y be made an object of a campaign in Bthe m waters in oa' eof hostilities. As it . , Chileau vessels, supposing the *is to be their destination, cau w,7 re,ch that point before Admiral * r ' wti ’ I* QOW t Montevideo with the e . Atlanta and Bennington. The Tr-.u 13 s,so on her wa ” to Montevideo. vessels, on the Pacific are sta- Vir follows: The Yorktown is at siparaiso, tlio Boston is at Callao, Peru, IlJ arle ,* toa a,,l \ htan Francisco at San Bwni, an ,r ttle Baltimore at Bail Francisco. . these now ships there are the Es \ antic at Montevideo. * c fIWTY OK THE NAVY DEPARTMENT. I bSE? 7 T raoy ' Ta5 office all the ■ cthnr neeing members of c > ogress nnl I SSL^f* 1 raa P*y department wa, ia I thentr!l lßl, ‘traphic communication with I Pare / yar< i* a! 'd the naval stations in ail I tttht Th CoUlltr y f° r several hours last I Waeh'ini, Bre are now completed at tho I hße rV >n <®' an foundry twenty 6-inoh I cslL, I t ixt * 9n of the 8 and lu-iuch I six . lnK a P reSo nt .stock of thirty - I ■(*..„„ 1 ,, ra,, st modern patterns that I UnjiiDh,. o ?'7 aTa *' a hle for immediate use. I hours a ,'h t ake * about fifty days of eight I ft, 24-h. W n>ake B *>inch nun, but when I 'in Dcrir.s f By is put into operation I toemijy, C t U out l f° vvn 40 about seven ■ Pleted /t gun rooentlycom ■ Cr th4', ilu,' 6 " avy y ar d for the Monterey ■ hewed acc °rding to the llnal reports ■ labor , We navy department. The |Nb. loimm* 6 oeo - Tho gun P°unds, and thus cost Hweraw, ‘ l t ß a pound, or nearly half the ■ throat . Runs of the same size ■ . . :ls is regarded as an excellent Ih nvv u tle foundry. It is denied at ias,i,J i * > ? rtnlent that any order has ■ 'nil 1,. i' av f, yard. Much an order ■ ’^itwn,ee e i only in the event of war. ■ hit.' u -u be necessary to protect tho ■ &i t u I;,TERHST OF CONGRESS. ■ tttder^ 0 ' r " I ''K r o3s are awaiting with “'..‘nterest the proclamation of ■ ?^H;„L C ' f rrPS P ~ndnn ce. The members ,,j rigu affair* oomuutte nave m, ‘ttt;r closely, hut generally ■ Corel. - t0 Kuido them in form ■V- i , B ,‘" as '*eept the puhii newspapers. There is by gome members who 817 il ! L ‘ developments w ;th more .> I'Oteiiesg and interest that a the trouble will he am, : r. t ' thosituatlon is grave, war ttai" Ju‘ ’* understood at tho ■ * ' n " P sition assumed by the BHv tv''*" an apology must bo BHim '-ten .?• and that there " , '“How a (luestion uf the sailors iujnre.l Wm < ... c;i-w of the lialtim to, BHv'i ’ 1 hi ii in that atn •. BH.VI, ['-•' ,! " nr r- preientativi-s that BH "I'dgothe wrong dene Wm * ly making an apology, fbf JHofrang sto£. and that her delay In this respect is to be found in the disproportion lu the strength of the two countries. It Is expected that Chile j.after asserting her dignity- by suf ficient delay toshow that, though an un equal combataui ih the event of war, she will not tie hurriedly foroed into giving way, will make the emends due to tbe United States. Then will ari>o the question of indemnity, and arbitration Is looked forward to as the probable outcome of this phase of the case. It is pointed out by members who have made a stuiy of diplomatic affairs that, an apology having previously beeu made, this would not be an arbitration of tbe question of honor, but merely a settlement of the damages to be awarded. HISTORY’S PRECEDENTS, History, it is said, is full of instances of resort to arbitration in cases where previous utterances or actions of nation* had appar ently estopped them from invoking this method of settling d.sputes, and of cases in which, whore rations themselves could not take the initiative in pro- P’iig arbitrator, they have ac quiesced in the suggestions of a friendly third power that arbitration take the place of bloodshed as a means of settling a dis pute. Some fear is entertained that Chile in asserting her independence and freedom from outside pressure may by procrastina tion bring about a state of things which will terminate In a rupture of the relations between the two countries and that hostilities may then ensue, though this latter is regarded as unlikely and improbable. Members who express themselves in this pacifio manner also inti mate very plainly, however, that they will not be backward in upholding the admin istration in the steps necessary to the main tenance of the national dignity aad self respect. CHILE’S INTENSE PRIDE. One senator called attention to the In tense national pride of the Chilean people as accounting for the delay of the govern ment in making reparation. He said that President Montt was in a position beset witb difficulties. No doubt his disposition was to make amends for the Baltimore out rage, but to do so without leading his peo ple to believe that lie was not sacrificing the national dignity would bring down upon his administration the wrath of the excit able aDd sensitive people, and might cause another revolution. ‘‘They have to talk to the galleries down there just as we do bore,” said the senator. In this relation be recalled the fact that a President of the United States bad made himself very unpopular with a certain over-sensitive olass of peoDle by making an apology to Great Britain for tho seizure of Mason and Slidell, altnough sober second thought justified the propriety of his ac tion. “So it is,” said he, “that President Montt probably has before his eyes tbe resentment he must encounter when he tenders an apology to the United States; and is merely tuking such time as is necessary to reason this sensitive element of his people into line with his proposed apology.” SAN FRANCISCO’S DEFENSES. Diligent inquiry at the war department fails to disclose any warlike preparations on the part of the army. Men are at work on the fortifications around Ban Francisco, but this work was begun last spring, before there were any suggestions of war with Chile. For the comfort of Californians, who have been represented as defenseless, it may be stated on the authority of the ordnanoe officers that the Golden date is defended by some 15-inch guns, which, though smooth bores, are yet most formidable weapous. Experiments made at Bandy Hook with guns of this type have shown that the pow der charges may be largely increased as compared with what were regarded as safe ciiarges during the war. Improvements in slow burning powders have made this possible, and now a 15-inch smooth bore with a oharge of 180 pounds of powder, will throw a projectile weighing 450 peunds a distance of nearly four miles. At 1,000 yards, the usual naval fighting distance, this heavy shot will penetrate ten inc ns of arinar, and the Chileans have as yet no vessel that could withstand such a projectile. AN OLD AGREEMENT. A ouriousoutoum3 of the present agita tion was too publication to-day by the war department of a convention framed as long ago as 1504, to which the United States ami Chile have since signified thoir adhesion. In view of the allegations that bare been made to the effect that the Chileans practice inhuman barbarities in war, 6uch at massa cring prisoners and wounded men and niutiiattug doad b-dies, it may be reassur ing to our soldiers to know tuat this is a convention “for the amelioration of the wounded in the armies in the field.” By some oversight tho convention was never before officially published. It guarantees the neutrality and protection of the ambulance and hospital corps and provides that wouudod or si :k soldiers shall be entertained and taken care of without regard to nationality. It also contains ample provision for succoring of wounded or wrecked sailors aad in brief throws around combatants every possible guarantee of humane treatment in theoveut of their being wounded or captured. FIXING UP OLD MONITORS. Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 16.—Orders havo been received at the League island navy yard to put In proper condition and get ready for sea the monitor Montauk, which has been “laid up in ordi nary” on the Delaware rivsr front, moored to the monitor wharf since 1883. The Montauk was built during the war. She has a single revolving turret, iu which are mounted two l.>lnch rifted guns, whioh are formidable weaDons for use in coast and harbor defence. The first thing accessary will be to place the Montaufc on the dry dock, and preparations for doing eo will be begun to-morrow, Sunday. There are two other monitors at League Island, the Nahant and the Jason. They are similar to the Montauk in construction and armament. They have both been recently docked and had their bottoms cleaned aud painted. It is under stood that as soon as the Montauk ■ ma chinery has been connected and made ready for operation similar work will be done ou the Nahant and Jason. THE COAL SUPPLY. Ban Diego, Cal., Jan. 16. Admiral Brown was interviewed last night for an opinion as to the report that a vessel had been chartered by the government to take a cargo of coal from Nanaimo to Chile. Ho said he did not believe a word of it; that the government would not take coal there except under stress of circumstances. ••We enu go: all the coal wo want at Aca pulco aud in Peru,” he said, “and it is ab surd to thirik tho government wou.ago way up to Nanaimo.” FLAME* IN A CHURCH. One of the Handsomest Edifices In Washington Damaged. Washington, Jan. 16. —The Ghuroh of the Covenant (Presbyterian), at the corner of Eighteenth street aud Connecticut ave nue one of the finest Protestant churches in the * city, was damaged to-day by fire smoko mid water to tho amount of about *o(K) The tire broke out m the base fneiTunder the wing of the churchy tainmg tho Sunday school aud lecture ISprobably from the heating apparatus and the flames were confined to that pa of the building. SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 1892-TWELVE PAGES. A TARIFF REFORM FEAST. EX-82CRETARY VILAS OPENS THEI SPEAKING. The LoftF Alma of the Democratic Party Set Forth in Words of Burn ing Eloquence—Chairman Springer Spaaxs on tho Work Before the Dem ocracy in Congress New York, Jan. 16. —The annnual din ner of the Reform Club catne off to-night at Sherry’s. The banquet ball was taste fully decorated and the menu was all that could be desired. In his opening remarks President Anderson eaid: “The rank and file of tbe democracy in this state ara true to the principles of tariff reform. They are absolutely opposed to the exercise of all unconstitutional or arbitrary powers. They are profoundly in earnest in their demand for honest ourrency of the preoious metals, every dollar of which shall be of the same intrinsic value as all dollars which issue from the mint. They do not limit tariff reform to the repeal of the McKinley bill and they do not believe that equality in lntriutlo value be tween gold and silver dollars can be at tained by glvitig to both the privileges of free coinage." President Anderson then spoke of an alleged attempt that would be inane by tbe democratie state committee at the state convention for the naming of tho New York delegates to the national convention to arbitrarily refuse seats to delegates not willing to obey its commands. Tbe speaker urged tbe electors and press to do all in their power to make suoh action impossible. VILAS ON HOW TO WIN. Chairman Anderson then introduced William F. Vilas, senator from Wisconsin, who responded to tbe toast of “The Presi dent In 1892; how the Democratic party can secure it.” Ho recommended organization, use of all proper means, enlistment of all justifiable Influence. He deprecated im practicable methods and said that the dem ocrats always would be outmatched in fraud ulent arts by tho republicans. [Applause.] * * * Tariff reform and free silver coin age are not twin brothers. [Prolonged cheers.] Ido not think in our good Btate of Wisconsin the Democratic party, with all they have to prove the seeming paradox, that they can be made to see in 75 cents’ worth of silver, even with the mint stamp upon it, a dollar of our wheat or corn or labor any more than gold. [Cheers.] “Hut, if, m fact," oontinued Mr. Vilas, “there are convincing arguments in store for free coinage, as claimed by the president of the silver mine class, we cannot possibly afford now to listen to this silent silver mine voice to be lured from the greater object and path of duty. [Cheers.] Whether saint or Satan, we cry aloud to the siren silver,‘Get (hse behind us, now.’ [Applause.] Aud I tbiuk I may add soma, thing more with reference to this contro versy on tariff reform, and that I may add for tbe democracy of the northwest, in the pregnant vernacular of the street, ‘They mean business.’ NOT A MKItB PARTISAN OBJECT. “They are not fighting this cause for mere partisan success. They do not look on the Democratic party as being all and the end of all endeavor, but as the great instrumen- of achievements of benefits for our countrymen. They wnnt no platform for sake of words. They do not care to formulate a policy merely ti win an election, but they would wiu an election to execute a wise polioy. [Applause.] They want not only no steps backward but strides forward. * * * I believe, I feel that we shall not lose it. Patriotism and determination will subdue the difference, repress ambitions, guide our obvious counsel, and wo may justly hope to sea tbe Demo cratic party true to its name and origin, sincere in heart and strength, in purpose wisely gathered, in harmonious co-operation behind a loader loved and trusted by tho oeopis to go forward, (cries of “name”) to the deliverance of labor, pro motion of our true prospe: ity, the country’s honor and glory by the establishment of justice and equal rights for all [cries of "Cleve la d”] and we shall see the fifth century of the new world to begin with Arm advancing steo by the great republic in thut path of human progress where, with flashing orbs, the queen snail head the grand procession around the world." At the conclusion of Mr. Vilas’ speech there was great applause and continued calls of "name,” “name,” intermingled with cries of "Cleveland,” "Cleveland.” Three cheers were given at the suggestion of the chairman, and then tbe next toast was given. SPRINGER ON THE TARIFF. Hon. William M. Springer of Illinois, chairman of the House oommlttoe of ways and means, responded to the toast “The committee of ways aud means of the House of Representatives." Mr. Springer said: I have no authority to speak for the ways and means committee ai to tho purposes anil opin ions of its democratic members, nor can I state what measures will be reportei by the commit tee hereafter. No definite action has been taken by the majority of the committee up to this time. They will at an early day bring forward for consideration of the House such measures iu reference to the tariff as will in their judgment bert meet the requirements of tho situation, and respond to the demand of the country for genuine reform of the tariff, the solution of which is especially imposed upon the demo cratic members of the ways and means com mittee. The question is what can be done during this session which will improve our chances of success and if possible bring seme immediate relief to the people. It is :ny opinion, and I speak for myself alone, that much good can be accomplished by the intro duction and passage through the House of sep arate bills having for their object the enlarg ing of the free list, the securing of free raw materials, and the cheapening ot many of the necessaries of life to the great mass of con sumers of the oountry. THE QUESTION OF RECIPROCITY. Someting B’iould be proposed also which would more clearly define the position of the Democratic party on the subject of reciprocity. Our party Is In favor of that kind of reciprocity which will bring reciprocal benefits. if free trade in some things with some countries, or lower duties up n some articles of commerce is desirable, why not extend the principle to all countries alike situated and where important results may be anticipated? I would favor the admission into this country of all the products of the soil a.d mines of Canada and Mexico, and ali products manufactured in either country from products of such country, or of the United States, or of materials which might be Imported into the United States free of duty, if similar products of the United States could be admitted into those countries. 1 do not know what position will bo taken on this subject by the committee of ways and means or by the House itself, but I am confident that some measure will be proposed which will he more in harmony with the views and policies of the democrat* generally than that which is contained in sec tion 8 of the McKinley act; nor can I state wbat measures generally will be adopted by the committee and reported to the House for its consideration. A FAITHFUL COMMITTEE. Every member of the committee in my judg ment earnestly desires to do that which will bast promote the public weal They are all genuine tariff reformers and will do that which they may deem beat to promote this great re form. They may differ among themselves arid with others upon methods, but there is no difference among them, so far as I know, upon the great question which has become a cardinal principle of dem ocratic faith. Hon. Ciifton R. Breckinridge of Arkan sas responded to “Tariff reform and tho elections of ISA) and 1891.” Hon. Michael D. Harter of Ohio spoke in response to “The Democratic parly and tho silver question.” Hon. De Witt Warner of New Y'ork spoke on "The effect of tbe tariff o the distribu tion of the products of labor.” DEMOCRACY'S OONVBNTION. New York or Chicago Most Likely to Carry Off the Prizs. Washington. Jan. 16.—Senators Hill, Brice and Gorman are all credited witb a desire to have tho national democratic con vention held in New York city. It is proba bly true that their personal preference runs that way. but they are not disposed, it is said, by a member of the national commit tee, to force their preferences in this matter upon the committee at its meeting next Tuesday. They will send the eouveutlon to New York if they can do so easily; if not they will plan to send it to Chicago. Kansas City and st. Paul are not in their calcula tions at all. They may, however, find that in this matter they willhave to reckon with the western members of the committee. NEW YORK’S CANVASS. New York will undoubtedly make the most noisy effort to get the convention, but the noise which grand sachem Crokci,? 1 0 Tammany braves will make when they ar rive next week is not likely to help New York much. Chicago will make little or no publio effort, but there is no doubt that at the present writing Chicago is regarded as more likely to get it than any other place. Chairman Brice said to-night. The selection of the convention city will have siguitioance os to candidates that depend on the city selected. The selection of New York just now would be an expression of a preference for Senator Hill or Senator Gor man on the part of the national committee at leaet. SONS OF THE REVOLUTION. A Banquet at Washington Celebrating the Battle of Oowpena Washington, Jan. 16.—Tho Washington Society of the Sons of the American Revo lution gave a banquet to-night at the Coch ran hotel in celebration of the anniversary of the battle of Cowpen*. About 120 mem - hers of the society, including many promi nent in official and social circles, partici pated. The toasts were responded to by H-nator Vance of North Carolina, Hon. Hugh B. Thompson of South Carolina, member of the civil service commission; Gen. D. B. Henderson of lowa, Senator Higgins of Delaware, Gen. C. K. Mauderson of Nebraska and others. WOMAN BUFFKAQB. The Annual Convention Opened at Washington. Washington, Jan. 16.—The 24th annual convention of the National American VV oman Suffrage Association begun in this city te-day and will continue until Thurs day of next week. The session today, however, was confined to a meeting of tho executive committee. The plan of opera tions for the coming year was discussed. It is proposed to devote special attention to the southern states and one or two of the west ern states where the conditions are most promising. REBATES ON TOBACCO- Claims Amounting to $1,260,000 Paid by tho Treasury Department. Washington, Jan. 16.—The treasury de partment has paid claims for rebate of the tobacco tax under the McKinley aot amounting to $1,250,000 and tho first con troller has recommended thet the clerical foroe or his olßce be allowed $2,068 extra pay for services performed in the examina tion of these claims outside of their regular office hours. Llndsley Declines. Washington, Jan. 16.—Judge Lindeley of Kentucky has declined the office of inter state commerce commissioner, to which lie has beau nominated and confirmed. His personal Interests compelled this oourso. GA'r.ZA’B FRIENDS IN FOR IT. Warrants Issued for People Who Fur nished Him With Supplies. New Orleans, La., Jan. 16.—A special to the Times-Democrat from Laredo, Tex., eays: “S. T. Foster, United States commis sioner at this place, issued a number of war rants yesterday and to-day for resident* of the counties of Enolnal, Zapata and Starr, in which they were charged with violating the United States neutrality laws by furnishing Mexioan bandits under Garza, or bis lieutenants, with beef and mutton. Many of these parties are promi nent ranohmen and wealthy citizens of their counties. They may have been ignorant of tho fact that they were violating toe law, but in this case it will profit them very little, as they will be vigorously prose cuted by the United States authorities. It convictions fellow the residents of these ooanties will take mors oare In the future how they aid movements against a friendly natien. From a scout who came up from Capt. Hardie’s camp of Company G, Third United States cavalry, it was learned that Capt. Hardie has changed his base of epera tious from Saleno, in Starr county, where tie sea stationed iast week, to the Renando ranch, or settlement, in Zapata county. Renando is known at ono time to have tioen the headquarters for a portion of Garza’s followers, but none of them wero found there when Capt. liardie's troops ar rived." BITTER COLD IN THE WEST. The Mercury Uncomfortably Close to the Bottom in Illinois. Chicago, Jan. 16.—Specials from various portions of the state indicates that the pre vailing cold wave is one of the most severe of any in reoent years. At Vandalia the thermometer stood at 16° below zero, lower than for eleven years. Monticello reports 17“ below, Danville 16" and Fairbury 13". At Fneport, in the northern part of the slate, the mercury went down to 30°, and at Belvidere, another northern city, 22° was reached. Dixon reports 21° below, with no Immediate prospeot of a change to warmer weather. From several points an alarming increase of Influenza is reported as one of the results of the odd snap. Singularly enough there have been no fatalities reported on account of the extreme cold. The death reto from the grip, however, seems greatly increased, espeoiaily amoDg the more age l persona Knoxville's Election, Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 16.—M. E. Thompson, dem., was elected major to-da7 by a plurality of 403 over Kein, dem.. and Uorches, rep. The board of aldermen stands 9 democrats to 1 republican, but there was no politics in the race. A WAR SPECK IN EUROPE. BULGARIA AND 83RVIA LIKELY TO FIGHT. Bulgaria Looks Upon the Time aa Op portune for Settling her Differences With Servta—Objection to the Gather ing of Bulgarian Refugees on the tervlan Frontier—Tbe News of Ger many. Berlin, Jan. 16. —The foreigu office here expeots a crisis shi rtly that will probably lead t > war between Servia and Bulgaria, but no fear is entertained of active Russian intervention. The Bulgarian government considers the time opportune for bringing the differences between Bulgaria and Ser via to a climax. 8o it has opened the ques tion again by notifying Servia that it will no longer permit tho gathering of Bulgarian refugees in the frontier fort at Pierot, Nisch and Velika Plana. M. Stambuloff, tbe Bulgarian prime minister, intimated to the German and Austrian g vernments the necessity of Bulgaria taking military measures on the frontier to protect the country from a sud den attack. The Austrian agent at Bel grade warned the government that Borv i a would be held responsible for breaking the peace of Europe unless tbe demands of M. Stambuloff were complied witb. The reply of the Servian government offers to expel the refugee-i if It is proved that they are conspiring to niaka a raid upon Bulgaria. This response is held to be unsatisfactory, and the Bulgarian preparations are being accelerated. Tho best ohanceof preserving the peace lie* in the woakened state of Russia, which Is eausiug Servia to disband and expel from the country groups of Russo Bulgarians still supported by Russian mouey. PRUSSIA’S BUDGET. Tbe deficit in the Prussian budget an? uounood yesterday by Herr Miquel, minis ter of Uuance to tho Landtag, is chiefly due to the state railway's account, in which there is n deficit of 43,000,000 marks below the estimated returns. Herr Miquel pro poses to enforce stricter economy in the railway administration, and less mouey will be spent on publio buildings. He also hopes through the new income tax to Increase the revenue 7,000,- 000 marks. The disclosure of the bad Bhaiicial situation has made a disagreeable impression. Herr Miquel is not blamed ex cept by the opponents of his system. Rigid economy is now extending to all the da partinents depending upon the finance ministry. Workmen have been discharged from tbe railways and a large number of other men who are suffering through the limitation of expenditures are making an outcry, hut a majority of the members of the Landtag support the minister of finance, whose in tense business activity and foresight and financial dexterity can be relied upon to make the national account balance. THE EDUCATION BILL. Minister Seidlits’s education bill has been presented to the Landtag and confirms tbe worst fears of the Freisinuige party as ex tending the clerical control of the schools. Tbe centrist section aud eonvervatives wel come the measure, and there is a strong probability that it will puss. The Kreuz Zeitung says that the center party aud the orthodox Protestauta canaot wish for a better bill. Tho collapse ef the printers’ strike is ab solute. This was partly due to an influx of 1,000 foreign compositors. Tha loss ta the strikers amounts to 750,000 marks, while the total to men and masters is over 3,000,- 000 marks. IRON MANUFACTURERS AND THE FAIR. In the course of the discussion in the Reichstag to-day on the question of a grant for a German exhibit at the Chicago Colum bian exposition in 1893 Herr von Rotten burg, secretary to the ohaucellor, said that while a large number of manu facturers in seme trades, each cut the silk and leather trade, would be represented at the fair, others, notably the owners of iron works, had refused to send exhibits. This, Herr von Rottanhurg said, was a wrong polioy, espeoiaily lu view of German interests in the South American trade, which trade the United States gov ernment is aiming to obtaiu under reciproc ity treaties as part of the principles of the Monroe doctrine. German manufacturers, he declared, would best consult their own iuteie.ts by Jteuding exhibits to Chicago, where their products would be seen by South American and other traders throughout the world. The ill feeling entertained against America on account of the McKinley bill was wrong. Every state had a right t protect its own interests. Other speakers took similar views and the grant was passed unanimously. > A GERMAN EXPO SITION. The house then proceeded with the de bate on the budget. Dr. Witte said he hoped the government wouldoome to a de cision at au early date concerning the pro jected international exhibition in Berlin. Herr von Rotteuburg vaguely promised that the government would favor the or ganization of a general exhibition. The nebulous the project prevented him from making any more definite responses. The industrial associations differs as to whether the exhibition should be national or international. Some oppose any exhibi tion at all, while others are totally indiffer ent. The promoters of the internatioi al scheme have baen strengthened by tho no tion of tho Berlin Chamber of Commerce in declaring in favor of an international exhi bition to be held in 1896. Emperor William also supports the international sebein?, and thus reinforced its promoters look forward with confidence to Berlin succeeding Chicago as the placo of the holding of the world’s fair. The date first proposed for holding tho ex hibition, 1894, was considered to enoroaoh upou Chicago’s date and it is believed that 1896, the date now proposed, will allow of the lapse of a prudent interval. SWITZERLAND AND FRANCK. The note of the Swiss government reject ing the French proposals for a commercial treaty says that France, while asking con cessions similar to those which Switzerland has accorded Germany and Austria, ignores what those countries have accorded iu re turn. France, the note says, only offers the raimimum rate of the prohibitive tariff on 8 visa products. In a note Switzerland gives Frauce time to modify her attitude in regard to the minimum tariff. Switzerland pleasantly confirms ths official expectations here that Fi ance will not he able to con clude the treaties which she requires to face general war tariffs iii Europe. The United States legation is busy with the military cases of the German-Americans who have got into trouble by returning to this country. These meu ought to under stand that all of them leaving Germany after having been recruited are liable to flue and imprisonment. Only those emigrating before becoming militarpflinchtig can re turn for a short time without being molested. ENGLAND'S DEAD DUKE. The Statements Regarding the Queen’s Health Exaggerated. London, Jan, 16. —Preparations for the funeral of the Dake of Clarence and Avon dale are being ma le on all sides at Sand ringham by tha railway companies and at Windsor oast la. It is believed that the statements regarding the condition of the queen’s health are grossly exaggerated. A* has before been stated she Is greatly affected by the death of her favorite granJson, aDd her depression would naturally tend to make her liable to an attaok of the prevail ing epidemic of the influenza, hut that she is seriously or at all uuwoll is not shown by the arrangements that have been made for her pressnoaat the funeral oeremouiea. HUH PLANS. As has now been decided, her majesty will remain at Osborne house until either Monday night or Tuesday morning. Bhe will then proceed on the roval yacht to Portsmouth, from which place a special traiu will convoy her to J-oudou. She wiM arrive at Windsor castle early Tuesday. The body of the duke will bo oonveyed from Sandringham, and will arrive at Windsor castle on the same day. All the details of the funeral have not boon arranged, but it is announced positively that tbe interment will take place at noon Wednesday. Tho body will lie plaoed in the crypt in St. George’s chapel. TUB QUEEN PERFECTLY WELL Tho following dispatch has been received by tho representatives of the Associated Presi in this city, in reply to an Inquiry concerning the health of the queen: “Osborne House, Ihl* of Wioht, Jan. 16, 4 P. M. —The queen Is perfectly well. “ PONSONBT.” Rt. Hon. Sir Frederick Ponsonby, O. C. 8., is private secretary to her majesty anil keeper of the privy purse. ARRIVAL OF THE KHEDIVE. British Warships Thunder Out a Wel come at Alexandria. Cairo, Jan. 16. —Prince Abbas, the new khedive, this morning entered tbe harbor of Alexandria, from Trieste, on board n steamer. The steamer was accompanied by a number of British warships, which, as they entered, thundered forth the royal salute. Egyptian vessels took up the re frain, and from their guns belohed (lame anil smoke a* thoir youthful ruler came to take possession of the throne of his father. All tbe vessels wore bedecked in rainbow style, aud the sight was very pretty. All the members of the Egyptian cabinet, Gen. Grenfell, sirdar of tho Egyptian army; Justice Boott, Egypt’s judi cial advisor. and Priuo Hussein, boarded the steamer and weloomeJ the khedive. Moukhtar Pasha, high commis sioner of the sublime ports to Egypt, bad intended to take part in receiving tho khedive, but is suffering from an attack of influenza and hail to forego his intention. At 8:20 o’clock the khedive landed from the steamer and was reosived with greatenthu siaam. He was mot by tho principal oivil and military officials and a guard of honor composed of British and Egyptian troops. At 10 o’clock he took a special train and proceeded to Cairo. ABB AN INSTALLED. 1 Cario, Jan. 16.—Abbas Pasha, son of tbe deceased khedive, arrived here to-day and was installed ns his father’s successor a* Chedive of Egypt. MhXIOO HAS THE GRIP. Three Hundred Deaths In tha Capital City Within Three Weeks. City of Mexico, Jan. 16.—There are many oases of grip in this city. It has pre vailed for a month past and 300 deaths have resulted within the past three weoks. In the states of Oanaoo, Vera Cruz and i’uehla the epidemic is very severe, and in the city of Orizaba the schools have been dosed ana many deaths occur daily. The common people are the worst sufferers, and in the mountainous regions the malady is most severe. The fntalities among 1,200 Chinese laborer* employed on railroad construction and coffee plantation* in tho stat* ofOanaco have been alarming. The epidemic i* spreading rapidly to the northern part3 of th* re public. Guatemala's Now President. City of Mexico, Jan. 16.—Dispatches have been received here from Guatemala to the effect that Dr. Lainfesta has been elected president. Manuel A. Saborio, a Guatemalan exile in this country, will be made secretary of the treasury. He will leave for Guatemala in a few days. RISE OF THE ALABAMA. Tb® River Begins Falling—No Loss of Life Reported. Montgomery. Ala., Jan. 16.—The Ala bama river at this point reached Its extreme bight at 5 o’clock this morning. This was 55 feet 5 inches above low water, whioh was within three feet of the high water mark of 1886, the highest on Record. To-day the river has been falling very slowly, about six inches duriug the entire day. No dam age of onsequeuoe was lone in this city. though a rise of a foot inure would have flooded the gas, electric light and water works. NEGROES ABANDON THEIR HOMES. Many negroes moved out of their houses In the lower parts of the city, somo of which are inundated. No loss of Hfe is re ported from any direction, and little of stock, and this is doubtless due to the pre cautions taken in consequence of the expe riences of 1886, so fresh in the people’* minds. The worst damage has been to the railroads, and all entering here have been affected except the Georgia Contral leading to Eufauia. The lines to Mobile, Selma and Atlanta were reop-nod fir business lest night and will probably remain so, but the Louisville and Nashville to Birmingham and Nashville abandoned iu trains last night because the water was over the track forja considerable distance a few miles above the city. It is expected that all trains will be running to-morrow. WAGES RAISED. The Penneylvanla Road Voluntarily Makes Its Employes Happy. Jersey City, N. J., Jan. 16.—The Penn sylvania Railroad Company has raised the wages of all its employes. Conductors will now get *3 per day, instead of $2 75; brake men $1 80, instead of $1 65; parlor car con ductors |2, instead of 1175; through bag gagemen $ 1 95. instead of $1 85, and local baggago men $1 85, instead of $1 65. A Big Heal Estate Deal. Huntsville, Ala., Jau. 16.—Yesterday the North Alabama Improvement Com pany sold and transferred all their property to the Northwestern Land Association of Pierre, S. D. It was the largest deal made in the south for some years, involving the transfer of upward of $0,000,000 worth of property. ( DAILY. sli> A YEAR. I y 8 CENTS A COPY. V I WEEKLY, *1.25 A YEAR. S CRISP IN CONFERENCE. MEMBERS OF TWO COMMI.TSSS _ CALL AT EIB ROOMS. The Democrats of the Appropriations Committee Want Power to Put 1 eg'.elattve Rldera on the Apprcpr atton Ellla In the Interest of Econ omy—Probable Changes In the Rules Washington, Jan. 16.—The democrats members of the appropriations committee and the speaker had a conference on the subject ef the code of rules for tbe Fifty second congress this afternoon, at the rooms of Speaker Crisp in tbe Metropolitan hotel. The speaker's health has improve! sufficiently to permit him ti consult with h a ass elates for a brief interval without too mush fatigue, aud this morning be made an engagement with the oommßtee to give them a hearing this afternoon. Later In the day the democratic members of the rules committee alto had a conference with tbe speaker. LEGISLATION ON APPROPRIATION BILLS. The democratic members of the appro* priations committee arc anxious to have authority conferred on them to legislate on appropriation hills in tha interest of won. my. They were Invited to sat forth their views to tho speaker and did so in a conference begginning at 4 o’clock. Sometime was spent iu an exchange of vices with reference to the rules. The code of the Fiftieth congrtss has been referred to tha rules committee by tha House, and will with some changes and additions be included in the rules of this e mgresti. The members of the commlttao are h ipeful of completing their task iu time to make a report to thd House next woek. The principal modifications of the rules of the Fiftieth congress which find general favor with the majority side of the House propose a return to tho practice in wogue prior to tho F ;rty-ninth congress, under which legislation wag permitted on appropriation bills when in the interest of retrenchment in tbe expenditures, and the adoption of a rule carefully framed and no# liable to criticism as a gag on the House, but which will effectually prevent prolonged filibustering. CINH OF TUB CHANGES. One change in the rules under considers tion, having in view the checking of fili bustering tactics, seeks the abolition of tha practice of defeating msasures on “suspen sion Monday” fas days on which bills may be passed by u two-thirds vote are kuowu) hy introducing long bills and calling for tlieir reading in full, the purpose lielng, of oourse, to consume the day with introductions of bills. This in former years was a favorite method with Mr. Anderson of Kansas, who led tbe opposition to all railroad bill*. Another proposed modification is tha adoption of the Reed rule constituting 100 quorum of the oommittne of the whole, but it is an open question whether or not this change from the rules of the Fiftieth oon gress will bo recommended. Thera will also be some definition of what motions shall be considered dilatory mo tions. The praotioe of counting a quorum wIU, of course, find no place in tbe new rules, CHICAGO'S FAIR. Colored Men to Protest Against a Government Appropriation. Chicago, Jan. 16.—The oolored men ol tha United States have been engaged fot ome tim* in preparing a protest against a loan or appropriation of $5,000,000 by ths government in aid of the world’* fair. Tbli pr test wifi he presented when the matte* coma* op before congress. R. A. Dawson of this city, who was at ono time a member of the Arkansas legislature, has ths matter in oharge. He said to-day: ‘ ‘The fair is run as u dose corporative, and wo are prepared to prove it. We ware refused representation upon the board of directors and national commission. We will no# stand such treatment.” the exhibits department. Aeoordiug to President Baker of th® world’s fair directory, that body i* going to run the exhibits department of the exposi tion , Which have heretofore been supposed to be under control of the national commissi on. President Baker’* an nouncement is confirmed by n director, who said that the work among the exhibitors had practically hen n at a standstill for a month because tho president had stopped the preparation of rules governing the exhibits whioh were being printed by the chiefs under instruct tions from tho national board of control. Tne director general, Mr. Davw, doclines to discuss the matter for publication. DEATH IN THE FLAMES. Two or More Workmen Perish in a Grain Elevator. New York, Jan. 10.—Van Tassel’s big grain elevator and warehouse, corner of Thirteenth avenue and West Eleventh street, was destroyed by tire this morning, together with th* old stable* of the Knicker bocker Ice Company at N is. 186, 188 and 19# Bank street, and Nos. 4, 5 and 6 Thirteenth avenue. Involving a loss of about *300,000. It i* known that two workmen perished iu the flame*. Henry Kopp, a carpenter, who lived at Hudson City, N. j., was burned tc death on the fourth floor. John Kinsley, also a carpenter, is missing and ie suppose* to have been burned. Van Tassel’s elevator was burned fiowa just a year ago, and the new elevatof and warehouse were completed only a short time ago, and me| were still at work putting in the machinery. Six men were at work on the seventh floor. Four of them escaped by sliding down ropes outside the building, but the two mentioned were burned to death. THOMAS W. HUMES DEAD. £s® Wan Ex President of the Cnlver ally of Tenneeaee. Kxoxville, Tenn., Jan. 16.—Thomas W. Humes, D. D., for many years president of the University of Tennessee, and an Epi*. copalian minister of renown, died at his residence in this city this morning at tha age of 77. Three years ago he wrote and published a book entitled “Loyal Mountain eers,’’ which had a large sale throughout the north. He was, from his youth, an ardent abolitionist. He was of such prom inence at the leading address at the Knoxville Seminary centennial flfiy years ago. HARRISON DELEGATE? CHOSEN. Action of the Republicans of the Fifth ' Louisiana District. Delta, La., Jan. 16.—The republican* of the Fifth Louisiana congressional district convention here to-day elected J. D. Donnelly and Kev. David B. Young, both pronounced Harrison men as delegate* to the national convention, the former after a bitter fight. Fully one-fourth* of the delegate* were whites, the largest proportion noted in years. Thirteen parishes were represented, neither Morehouse nor Claiborne sending delegates.