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Newspaper Page Text. the MORNING NEWS. | ' Vt.RUSUZD ) JH. E3TILL, Presided. \ RUSSIA’S AWFUL MISERY ._. E number of people wi:h --1 OUT FOOD OVER 14,000,000. Tie Area Affected by the Famine Oue tbird Larger Than the Whole of Ger cary-The buffering From the Eltter Cold of the Winter Also Intense—The Need of Aid. Washington. Feb. I.—ln response to ny sympathetic inquiries and proffers of j received from friends in the United •lutes the department of state has received (r m Minister Smith at Bt. Petersburg an interesting report of the actual condition of tie etricgen districts of Russia, prepared p m the evidence of eye-witnesses and n st trustworthy sources, of which the fol ding i S an epitome: The territory affiiofed . thedrought comprises thirteen provinces of European Russia where the famine Is eral viz: Kazan, Niji-Novgurod. Uren- Oufa, I’ensa, liaison, Samara. Saratnf, Simbire-, Toula, Tamboff, Viatka ‘ j Voronege. In live other provinces the faunae prevails in part, viz: Kursk, Olentz. n re l Perm and Tauride. One or two oth ers like Karzov, have suffered to some ex tent but are not included in the official re port. •raim AB® A shown by comparison. The list thirteen provinces in area are oßMhird greater thaD all Germany. They c ver an area equal to the states of Maine, Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Isiand, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Fe nsylvauia, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina. South Carolina, Georgia and Kentucky, all toieiter. The population is aoout equal, or 27000,000. The five other province* above Mined, i* included in the cotnpari- B ou, would equal the combined urea of Indisna, lowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, North and South Dakota. Nebraska, Kansas and half of Ohio. The total population of these lost five provinces is nearly doub'o that of the (leven states last named. This vast section is agricultural, and the richest and ordi narily the most fruitful soil of Russia. The destitution is not universal, as there are those whose accumulations have savrd them from want, and there are some spots preserved from blight by irriga gation where a good harvest was reaped, tut at the best estimate the proper tio uof suffering is enormous. 14,000,000 IN NEED. An official estimate of the number of those without food or means of support who re quire aid Is given as 14,000,000 parsons, and this is probably below the true number. For three years the crops have falleu short of the average and the deficiency of the past season left the store houses well nigh empty, and through the increased failure of this year it is evident. Minister Smith odds positively, that unless adequate relief can be supplied the great present destitu tion and suffering will grow worse as the season e ntinues. The greater portion of the peasantry is not provident. The peas ants make no saving) generally, but live wholly dependent upon yearly crops, hence a long continued and widespread drought leaves them subject to outside relief. The scarcity of provisions is not the only misery of this people. The crops are the founda tion of their whole economic structure, "hen their crops fail, various evils follow. The government lose* the revenue and the peasants lack all the neces saries of lire. Clothing, fire a ood, farming implements, subsistence of horses and cat tle, ail depend on this one source—the crops, iaies and rental continue, and it is as diffi cult to get fuel as food in some sections. SUFFERING NROM COLD. Cold ns well ns hunger cm uses terrible iraering. In some neighborho da large lunnersof persons huddle together in some souses most eouducive to warmth. Barns isre teen torn down and the boards used lotßrewood, even thatched roofs are torn olf ia! straw made to feed the dying embers; to I Kis given away for broad; horsrs iod cattle are saoriliced at a tithe of thoir ■* as; fodder is as scarce ashuman food and t tome cases horse Utsb has boon sacrificed lor sustenance. UutU'K the wiuter there is M work, and frequently fathers havo left oe.r wives and children to light the battle “i want alone because they could do noth tg, and their nbsouce would leave fewer °uttiß to feed at home. The bread which aro atmg is ooinposed of wild ar -M.Mat.es, chaff and leaves, and these ‘‘ bb l®™>nditions inevitably produce dis ,h„ ,l'' n 8 radius of one mile, ; ™ lB ! '- u coses of typhus feyer. I’esti .ce and hunger are daily gaining ground. Tr- h'-sttleuce is deciminating the people. ,v ue j January. February and March, iW.is s 11-I 1 -' 11 be f?°°d and all energies 89 directed to inuring provisions nr), fr e su ff ftr ing provinces. The rivers i„ to r ' v <‘ or three railroads run arp e ,‘ amin 6-stricken region- hut there Dfni- ailcbes of theso railroads and all diita’i mu9t be carr *Bd for a long l owt 011 sb'dges The problem i3 mo-th a arry enou g b during the next three but ai' for the immediate use, ' ot . ideoTer,hß period until the bui, | , 6<t B ‘'all be realized, which should fimo'fAl--i In . the middle of March, or rovu r .‘ ■ wiuter will break up, and tho horse, "‘“'“come heavy or difficult. The 'iilhnrJs , UTa *lable for transportation he needed for spring farming. j T -'t* AN IMPORTANT FACTOR. o r4 m ,‘’V n / ,St important factor in the hundred „„, ' 6V ry week is vital. One ,r neeM.o millions pounds of food ne errv' ,tty carloads should ar hut onlv 1,1 these stricken provinces, CbrwmL Csrs l ’ Br day were received tasuotbL, o^- ~T b. B emergency pending fte specter and / unfortunately, but •Verycrj. Jf famine lies overshadowed drained ,g ' au< * every energy must he ft* imnano! ‘"ifiKate the calamity, presea- .- R° v o. nment has up to the roubles i ,l appropriated 85,000,000 try fw the'jS 00 ! 000 ) fr °m the publii tr<W *m m . n relief. But tho work •mount to a ,° a ’ expenditure must ** # mnem?k C * 1 h'Kber eurn. The Hus ttoailv 1,,.a ’ Personally given euor >s?v, their c *ase are giving aooord aerev ei „i. oar - The loss to thegovern faubles |' k * bo at least 2.10,000,000 *in6e rTa .i'. ?!'0.000,000) or more, while lii v:-L e8 ‘ U , ni4H> °f the loss to Kus f,Placed ar n-n ot . al * the consequences 85 t , ha,1 1 1.000.000.000 rou i' r “ tave w„ , Lp to the present time iM, but th ~ tn * ew contributions from f f.asjia ap . government and the people Shoffar,?k e ?L y “cuaihle of the spon ** Parts 1 i? Ve b< ‘ un made in var ‘hperor’s, m ..iH O nb ®d States, and the JWfeitad m !i er . a8 well as others have **l to Minister Smith in , 10na °f appreciation. p^h 1 1° TO SAMAnA numK *'~'J^ US3 ian advices show MTivimr sf 0f Carving peasants are foment of m Samora , the capital of the inhabitant** ■l?' 11 "- a city of about r° r f or Proem- "i They aro unable to find u p being n’.a i° , and many of them b> r - Hobbe r l eßp , erato b y the pangs of r..-5“ n S frc, mp L f Sh .°Pf> houses, etc., is Lv' "?* an< l instances where ,t_ J ® s ?Sra often r ls U3s *d *o procure food or n UD ythiiiir.. eporte d. The suffering poor brini tf tan lay their hands on We taken tem money, even brass ‘ from the doors of houses The morning News. and door handles. Many of the famine stricken wretches have been attacked by typhus fever and they are dying in large numbers. Samara is one of the govern ments in which it is reported the czar is about to re-estnblish the system of serfdom. It was said a few days ago that the Russian government, with a view to avoiding a repetition < f the famine, had deeided to make experiments in co-operative farming. It was proposed to allot ground for this pur pose to communes lu Samara and Baratoff, and if the experiment proved successful to allot plots In other provinces. These plots will be cultivated by all the inhabitants, '▼hilo the yielii will be devoted to refilling communal stocks and the proceeds of the surplus be applied to the repayment of the local public debts. It is though by some persons that this inten tion of the government Is the' basis of the reports of the re-establisbmerit of serfdom as it existed prior to 1861, in which year Alexander 11. made the serfs freemen and alloted to each “feeder” three and a half dessvntir.s of land, which was leas than they bad under the old ordor of things. Work od the Petrovosk railway, which will connect the grain districts of the Caucasus with the European system. Is being rapidly pushed. Temporary stations and wooden bridges are being constructed so as to enable traffic to be carried on before the end of the year. Pennsylvania’s help. Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. I.—ln response to an urgent appeal from the Russian fam ine relief committee of the United State j, Gov. Pattison to-day issued a proclerration recommending the citizens of Pennsylvania to put themselves in communication with the famine relief committee at Washington which is acting iu harmony with the Red Cross association. CLEVELAND AT NHW ORLEANS. The Ex-President Warmly Received in the Crescent City. New Orleans, Feb. I. —Ex-President Cleveland arrived this morning by the Southern Pacilic railroad. He comes from the magnificent plantation of Joseph Jeffer son, situated near New Iberia. The ex- President has been spending two weeks in Central Louisiana, one of the most piocur esque spots iu the 6tate, in fishing and huuting, and, it- is to be presumed, has had an enjoyable time. Mr. Cleveland and bia party were mat at the passenger depot by Hon. Thomas Semmes, president of the National Bar Association, and a party of prominent gentlemen com posed an informal reception committee. The distinguished democrat was driven to the handsome residence of Mr. Homines, whose guest he was to be dnring his brief stay in the city. breakfasted by friends. Mr. Cleveland was broakfnsted by some friends at the new Pickwick Club, took a drive around the city with Judge Thomas J. Semmes, and was given a fashionable luncheon by that gentleman. In the evening he held a public reception at the city hali and shook 5,000 hands in less than two hours, including that of Gov. Nicholls. Salutes for Cleveland, Mrs. Cleveland and Baby Ruth were tlrel by the Louisiana Field Artillery. Mr. Cleveland left-to-night by the Louisville and Nashville road for New York. He would not talk politics and was delighted with his trip. SHOT DEAD IN THE ROAD. A Quarrel Bs tween Drunken Men Ends in a Murder. Charleston, S. C., Feb. 1. —A dispatch to the Sewt and Courier says: “A drunken quarrel bad a tragic and fatal ending near Darlington, in this state, to-day. Henry Jones and George Moody were in town, both drinking too much. Words passed be tween as to which was the best man physi cally. Shortly afterward they parted, apparently satisfied. Jones left town with bis wife but they were overtaken two miles away by Moody, who immediate ly renewed tho quarrel. .Mrs. Jones tried to prevent her husband from leaving the buggy, hut Moody heid her with one band while with the other he shot Jones with a pistol, the ball entering his brain through the right eye and killing him instantly Moody fled immediately and ha3 not yet been" apprehended.” SHOT BY A GARZA BAND. One of a Posse of Deputy Marshals Slain While Scouting. San Diego, Tex., Feb. I.—Justice of the Peace Andrew B. Valles, at Bellavljes, seventeen miles south of the Mexican Na tional railway, wires that a scouting party of deputy marshals. Leon Cullaer, Juan Moreno, Buffos Glover acting as scouts, were attacked yesterday by Garza’s men, as is supposed, and Glover was killed. Moieno’s horse was killed. Cullaer knows nothing of Moreno’s whereabouts and he also may be killed or captured. Deputy marshals left this morning with a posse bound for the hills where the lighting oc curred. SETTLEMENT OF A bTRIK®. Decision of the Arbitrators in the Indianapolis Trouble. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. I.—Bishop Chathard, Hon. Hugh Hanna and Judge Howe, constituting a board of arbitration, this morning rendered a decision in the late street car strike. It was substantially that the street car company had a right to rocali the free ride badges held by the men, but that in this contingency the oompanv should compensate ttie men for extra service In reporting accidents. hat this coinpeusa tion shnuld be the board declares it has not the right to doterraine. The decision is satis factory to both sides. DR. BASIL MANLEY DEAD. He Was a Professor in the Baptist Seminary at Louisville. Louisville, Ky„ Feb. I.—Dr. Basil Manley, professor of Old Testament In terpretation and bibical introduction in the Southern Bap .ist Theological Seminary ,died here last night. He had been sick several weeks with pneumonia resulting from the grip He was born Dec. lit, 1825, near EJgofleld, 8. C. He was a sou of the late Basil Mauley, president of tho University of Alabama. Ho was one of the founders of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. BLINDED BY ELECTRICITY. Narrow Escape From Death Between i Two Dynamos. Toronto, Ont„ Feb. 1. —F. TV. Martin, electrician of tho Toronto Electric Light Company, while passing between two dynamos completed a circuit between them a-d was rendered unconscious and possibly fatally injured by the shock. When be re covered consciousness it was found that he way blind. Col. Hernandez Shot. City of Mexico, Feb. lICoLI I CoL Hernan dez who was recently c mdemned to death by court-martial at Monterey for sympa thizing with Garza, yesterday made an at tempt to escape and was shot by the guard. SAVANNAH, GA.. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1892. B0V1) TO r>E REINSTATED. THE SUPREME COURT DECLARES KIM A CIIIZBN. The Court Considers the Citizenship of Boyd’s Father Established, Notwith standing His Failure to Obtain a Record of His Naturalization—Col lective Naturalization of All the Citi zens of Nebraska. Washington, Feb. I.—The United Btatea supreme court to-day deoided in favor of Gov. Boyd in the Nebraska governorship case, All the justices except Justice Field concurred in the conclusion of the court that Gov. Boyd is a citizen of the United States and entitled to the office of governor of Nebraska. Justices, Harlan, Gray and brown concur in that pari of the opinion which holds that Gov. Boyd is a citizen, because from the record in the cose it must be considered os es tablished that Gov. Bovd’s lather, having exercised the rights of a had, in fact, m 1854, taken out his final naturaliza tion papers, notwithstanding that he did not have a record of such final naturaliza tion papers. The court also hold that there was such a thing as collective naturaliza tion of all the inhabitants of Nebraska at the time of its admission, except such as desired to retain their foreign rights, and that Gov. Boyd’s exercise of various offices showed his intention to become a citizen. The opinion is by Chief Justice Fuller. The oourt reversed the judgment of the supreme court of Nebraska, and ordered it to take further proceedings in conformity with the decision that Gov. Boyd is a citizen, BOYD’S REINSTATEMENT. Unless the Nebraska courts should of their own accord depart from the usual custom. Gov. Bovd will not be reinstated in office before March, at the earliest. Ex-Attorney General Garland asked for a mandate from the court this afternoon, but Chief Justice Fuller said that the court could not depart from its usual custom and w ould not issue the mandato before the usual term unless notice of an Intention be giv6n to the other side. Tue motion of Mr. Garland was therefore denied. As the court to-day adjourned until Feb. 29, this action of the oourt will have the effect of delaying the issuance of the court’s ordor until after its reassembling. ANTI-LOTTERY LAWS VALID. The United States Supremo Court Hands Down a Decision. Washington, Feb. I.—The United States supreme court to-day upheld the con stitutionality of the recent anti-lottery act of the last congress, affirming the decision in the case of Dyne & Rapier, publishers of the Now Orleans States, and the Mobile Register, who were indicted on charges of sending through the mails newspapers con taining lottery advertisements. By common consent the cases were made test suits as to the constitutionality of the law. Chief Justice Fuller announced that, owing to the death of Justice Bradley, to whom the writiug of the opinion, an the anti-lottery ca-es had been given, the court would postpone aDy elaboration of its views and confine itself to an expression of the general ground on which the decision pro ceeds. The court then said that the opinion in ex parte Jackson held that the power vested in congress to establish postoffices and postroads embraced regulation of the entire posral system of the country, and designated what may and what may not be excluded. The power granted by congress was complete and carried with ft power to forbid the use of the mails in aid of the epr petrating of crime or immorality. The court says there is no distinction notweon mala prohibita and mala in se and that it must be left to congress in the exercise of sound discretion to determine what what shall be excluded. There is no abridgement of the freedom of the press, for the reason that the government does not prohibit communication by other means but simply through the government agencies which it controls. A NEW SOLDIERS’ HOME. An Effort to Have One Located Near Chattanooga. Washington, Feb. L —Representative Snodgrass of Tennessee to-day introduced a bill directing the board of managers of homes for disabled smdiers to establish a branch of the soldiers’ Jhome upon the Chickamauga and Chattanooga military park in Tennessee. An appropriation of $120,000 is made for the erection of a build ing and improvement of the site selected therefor. The preamble to the bill recites in effect that the south ern states furnished over 300,000 soldiers to the federal army in the late war who have not the benefits of homes as have the soldiers from the north, without travel ing long distances and separating them selves from their familios and necessitating a radioal change of climate, whereas the same privileges as to the convenience of homes shoul<fte afforded all soldiers re • gardiess of section. DEBT OF THE NATION. A Decrease In the Bonded Debt of $1,995,652 During January. Washington, Feb. I.— The publio debt statement issued to-day shows: Net decrease in the cash balance in the treasury duriug January $ 3,205,663 Decrease of the bonded debt 1,205,652 of the public debt, in cluding gold anl silver certili cates and treasury notes 1,570,409,*03 Gold c jrtifleates outstanding 130,665.769 Si.ver certificates 326,354.613 Currency certificates 16,850,000 Treasury notes of 1690 (.bullion pur chase notes). 81,553,000 Total cash in the treasury 778,790,671 Net cash balance 31,368,459 WEST INDIAN RECIPROCITY. The Changes Agreed Upon Already Voted by Several of the Islands. Washington, Feb. 1. —Official notice has been received at the state department from the British minister that the tariff ohanges agreed upon in the reciprocity agreement for the British West Indian colonies have already been voted by Jamaica, the Barba does and Trinidad, and that from Feb. I the reciprocity arrangement will ba in full force in these colonies. A few days delay only is anticipated in putting tho arrangement into operation also in the Leeward and Windward islands. CALL KEEPS THE SEAT. The Senate Committee Ignores the Appointment of Davidson. Washington, Feb. I.—The Senate com mittee on privileges and elections to-day reported in favor of Senator Call, in the Davidson-Call contested election case. The committee was unanimous. It is of the opinion that tho appointment of Mr. David son by the governor was made under tho erraueous suDposition that a vacancy existed, and that it was an act of mere irrelevancy. HOF BBS FROM THE CZAR. Senator Stanford Agrees to An Ex change. Washington, Feb. L—Three fine Russian horses will soon be iu the possession of Senator Stanford of California, in return for three American mar s. The senator recently received a communication from the czar stating that he would be glad to send three high-bred Orloff stallions if Gov. Stanford would eend him an equal number of tho ough-bred Amerieau mares. The proposition came through the Russian consul general at New York from the czar’s master of the horse and is vary agreeable to Senator Stanford. He says that the Orloff horses are large thorough-breds who travel easily a:.d whose qualities are greatly appreciated in Russia. He had an oppor tunity of observing then nben ho was there two years ago. Their average bight is from Iff to 16X hands and they can usually trot a mile inside of the 3 minute limit. The breed runs very oven, so that it is easy to match them perfectly. As trotters, however, they will not compare with the American horses. AMERICAN HORSES THE BEST. "There are no horses in the world," said the senator to the News correspond ent, “comparable with ours for speed. These Orloffs, however, are pos sessed of very speedy qualiiius. I saw one harnessed to a heavy cart on a race track at St. Petersburg trot a mile iu 2:31. This was, of course, quite a handicap and I have no doubt that under favorable raoing conditions he could have made the mile la 2:20.’’ "When 6hall you ship your mares to St Petersburg*” I asked. “Not until I return to California, prob ably in June next. The Ru-sian consul general remarked that I should select tne fillies myself and I shall not return home until early in the coming summer. 1 think 4-year-olds will perhaps best meet the re quirements. They are to be used for breed ing purposes and that I should regard as the most suitable age." “When will the Orloff stallions arrive?" asked the News correspondent. “I do not expect them until after I have shipped my fillies to St. Petersburg. I don’t know what the czar's master of equerry proposes doing with my horses. It is possi ble that he may desire to mix the breed, or that he may wish to raise some thorough bred American horses. So far as lam con cerned , I object as a general proposition to mix the breed. I shall probably send for some Orloff mares after mine arrive and see wbat I can do with them In this country. I may also, just as a matter of ex periment, mix them, though not to any great extent. I was ve’-y much gratified to find how entirely familiar they were, not only in the czar’s kingdom, but in Austria-Hungary and in other countries that I visited with our breed of American horses. When I visited the Jczar’s stables at St. Petersburg I was surprised to ffnd that not only were the people in charge thoroughly posted regarding our horses and their records, bat that they seemed to be equally well versed so far as my own stables are concerned.” JAILED ASA THIEF. The Night Hostlor of the Central at Albany Held for Stealing $25. Albany, Ga., Feb. 1. —Last Saturday morning, during the fire on Jackson street, Parker’s news Btand and restaurant at the depot was burglarized of $25. The thief broke into the window and took the cash from the money drawer. B. B. Vaughan, night car inspector, saw the man when he oaine out of the low window, but thought nothing of it at the time as the window was often used for ogress. When Manager Harman complained of the robbery Vaughan told him that he knew who did it. and told him what he saw. Manager Harman went before Justice Greer this morning and swora out a warrant against W. D.Wilkinson,the night hostler at the Central yard, and Deputy Marshal Will McLarty made the arrest. The matter has created considerable excitement in railroad circles and all express indignant surprise and sorrow for the man. He sleeps in jail to night, while bis innocent wife and chil dren mourn his downfall. ALICE MITCHELL IN COURT. She Makes No Reply When Asked to Plead—lnsanity Claimed. Memphis, Tenn., Feb. I.— Miss Alice Mitchell, murdorossof Freda Ward, and ner friend, Miss Lillie Johnston, were ar raigned before Judge Dubois in the criminal court this morning. Dep uty Clerk Hunter read the indict ment and the accused were called upon to plead to it. Miss Johnston said: “I am not guilty,” but Miss Mitchell was im movable. Not a sound escaped her. Col. Gantt, of the counsel for the defense, in terposed on her behalf, saying: "Your honor, we plead not guilty as' to Lillie Johnston and present lusauity as to Alice Mitchell.” The prisoners were then re turned to jail. The defense will present their plea in Miss Mitchell’s case in duo form some time this week. FIRE IN A TENEMENT. An Infant and a Young Girl Fatally Injured. New York, Feb. I.—Fire broke out in a 4-story rear tenement at No. 87 Hester street to-night. The fire escapes were crowded and some of the inmates sprang lor their lives and others were knocked to the stone covored yard below from the fire escapes. Lewis Kauffman, 18 years old, was fatally injured. Frieda Goldstein, aged 18 months, sus tained a compound fracture of the skull and will die. Fanny Levy, aged 18 years, had a leg broken in three places. Immanuel Grille, aged 23 years, and Sam uel Grille, aged 33 years, were injured in ternally. Solomon Zalinsky had a leg broken. DEMOCRATS AND SILVER. A Caucus to Outline the Party’s Policy to Be Held Friday. Washington, Feb. I.—The caucus held Saturday night by the House democrats was not for the purpose of considering sil ver legislation at all, and as a matter of fact that subject was not mentioned. Tho silver oaucus will be held on Friday night, and the prospect still is that it will deter mine to settle the question by adopting resolutions on it. It is well understood, however, that its decision will not be bind ing, so that it will only have the support of ns many as it suits, and the caucus w 11 only have the value of aligning the contending forces. Purchases of Sliver. Washington, Feb. I.—Tho treasury to day purchased 409,000 ounces of silver at ,9090tfZ.9115c. The amount offered was 1,234,000 ounces. EDITORS TO GO TO JAIL. SIX MONTHS AND S6OO FINE IHE COST FOR LietLING QUAY. The Cost of the Prosecution Also to Be Borne By the Newspaper Men. The Judge Severe on Them for Pub lishing Chargee With No Evidence to Support Them. Beaver, Pa., Feb. I.—John 11. Mellon, proprietor, and William H. Porter, editor of the Beaver Star, recently convicted of criminal libel upon Senator Quay, were to day sentenced to six months in jail and to pay S6OO due each and the oosts of tho prosecution. In imposing the son tinea Judge Wiok ham said a brief reference to the facts of tho case would not be amiss. Among other things he said: “John Bardsloy misappro priated over $1,500,000 of publio money. No Pennsylvanian was ever before charged with such an enormous em bezzleknent. The enormity of Bards ley’s crime In degree at least, measures the offense of malioiously connecting the name of an innocent mau therewith. no ground for the charge. "Witbout any more apparent cause than would exist in the case of any one of the thousands who honestly reoeived checks from Bardsley during his official career, you boldly and sensationally charged the prose cutor with being an accomplice of the great defaulter and a sharer in his plunder. Before the publication you had in your possession, the prosecutor's denial, if any were needed. In his sworn information, he again averred the falsity of the published charges. Had your arrest been followed by retraction or even by silence it would have been possible to infer that no actual malice instigated the original publication; you seemod to lie determined, however, to leave no potclble room for such an inference. KEPT UP THE ATTACK. "Insinuations, innuendoes, new libels and indirect repetitions of old appeared in the editorial columns of the Star up to and in cluding the first day of tho trial. From one of the e libelous editorials published only a weak before the trial began, it would seem that you were acting on the amazing theory that if a newspaiier ar cuses a man of crime he is conclusively presumed to be guilty until he proves his innocence in a court of justice, and that even there, his own denials are eutitled to no weight. At the trial, even after the prosecutor proved his innocence, you conceded nothing fully, although unable to'oller a scintilla of evidence to establish 'the truth of your charges, and not more than a scintilla to disprove malice. THE POST’S BACKDOWN. "It would have been hatter to have frankly admitted the falsity of the mattei publishod, as was done in a manly war by the parties tried for printing a similar libel in the Pittsburg Post. The case was so clear ns to make it absurd to suppose that any twelve men who oiuld have beeu selected from tho jury panel would have acquitted you. “Nearly two weeks have elapsed since your conviction, yet not one word of explana tion, retraction or apology has appeared in your newspaper. Under the circum stances, to make the sentence unduly light would be to turn the proceedings heretofore bad in this court into a mockery and to judicially oondemu and abrogate the law It self. For your own sakos, and indeed for my own, I am pained that you have left the court without the shadow of a pretext for being largely merciful, in conclusion I may add that if you bid libeled the humblest man in Beaver couuty to the same extent that you have traduced the prosecutor, the same sentence that is here imposed would be inflicted." The sentence occasioned some surprise. It was supposed that Senator Quay would be satisfied with a nominal fine and perhaps one day in jail. There was a large orowd present in the court. TAKEN TO JAIL. After sentonce had been passed, Messrs, Mellon and Porter were taken to the couuty jail to servo their term. It is said that after a short incarceration an application will be made to the hoard of pardoHS for their re lease. It is also rumored that their fines will be paid by the deinooratio state com mittee. HILL’S OPPONENTS. The Opponents of n Snap Judgment • Liard at Work. New York, Feb. 1. —The committee ap pointed at (the Murray Hill hotel in this city, on Saturday, to make arrangements for a movement protesting against the methods of the democratic leaders, and to record their dissent to what they term a snap convention, met again to-day to per fect their organization. Committees were appointed on finance, meetings, speakers and resolutions. On speaking of the subject of organiza tion after the meeting. Chairman E. E. Andersou said: "A constant stream of letters expressing approval of the move ment and a desire to unite with it by ap pending tho signatures of tho writers are lemg received from all parts of tho state. Our feeling is that the question of David B. Hill's candidacy for President of the UnltedStatos should have hen fairly sub tnitted to the people for discussion and confer ence. There are many considerations which render uncertain the carrying of the state of New York. These relate to his position on the silver question and the attitude he has taken with reference to tariff legisla tion. We feel that the people should have had on opportunity to pass on these ques tions and that the effort to force his nom ination is wrong to the Democratic party. It has long Leon assorted that w e are ‘con ditional democrats.’ We are simply fight ing to preserve the democratic issues intact.’ 1 STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS. Col. John T. Rhett of Columbia In Serious Physical Condition. Columbia, S. C., Feb. I.—Col. John T. Rhett, ex-mayor of Columbia, was stricken with paralysis to-day. shortly after ha had transacted some business iu the oity clerk’s office. The clerk walked out in the oorridor and found him lying there in a helpless con dition. When he was able to gpea c hisfir-t words were “Doctor, my career is ended.” This unfortunate occurrence removes the chief factor in the oomiug ia-e for the may oralty, as it is highly probable.thut other wise Col. Rhett would have again been elected to the office he held for three torrrts. His physicians confirm what Col. Rhett says about himself, and state that there have been indications of a softening of bis brain for tho last year. It is feared that he will never recover. Col. Rhett Is a representa tive of one of tho most distinguished South Carolina families, and is a geutloman of scholarly attainments. Woods’ Fate Still in Doubt. Washington, Feb. I.—The Senate judi ciary oommitteo did not report to-day upon the nominations of Judge W oods and other circuit judges, because of the absence of Seuator Hoar. The matter will probably not be called up again until Senator Hoar can be present. ASHORE OFF ISLE OF WIGHT. The Elder's Passengers Landed. But the Crew Will Try to Float Her. London, Fob. 1. —a dispatch from Bin gal, a sta ion at Bt. Catherine’s Point, tho southern extremity of the Isle of Wight, stab* that the North German Lloyd steamer Eider, from New York Jan. 23, for Bremen, stranded near that point at 10 o’clock last night. A heavy tog prevailed, but it ik not known how she came to he so far off her course or how she took bottom before the officers found she was in shallow wa er. A lifeboat crew has gone to her assistance. She is lying on Atberfleld ledge. She lies with her bos aed • tern iu comparatively deep water, her midship section resting on a ledge. Tugs have been dispatched tj get her off if pos sible on the tide. TWELVE PASSENGERS LANDED. London, Feb. 1. 2 p. in.—A dispatch timed 1:30 p. in. has been received from St. Catherine’s Point, saying that the tugs sent to take off tho passengers of the Eider and to the relief of t:e vessel herself had not been sighted up to the time of sending the dispatch. Twelve passengers have been landed by the Atberfleld lifeboat. Two other lileboatg have reached the stranded steamer and are giving all tho aid possible. Oil shore the rocket apparatus has been made ready for use in the event of It be coming necessary to tako off the passengers and crow by means of the breech’s buoy. Tho passengers who have already reached shore in the lifeboat from Athortleld report that the Elder Ims sustained no damage. A strong, southwest wind is blowing. 300 PASSENGERS LANDED, London, Feb. 1, 8 p. m.— A dispatch from St. Catharine’s Point at 7:30 o’clock to-night says 200 passengers have been landed frompthe steamer Eider, aud also all her mail. The water is rough, but not enough so to cause the vo-sel to pound. ALL THE PASSENGERS LANDED. London. Feb. 1, 11 p. m.—A dlspatoh sent at 10 o’clock p. m. savs: “All the passengers and the rest of the mails have been safely landed. The orew remain aboard, preparing for on attempt to tow the steamer otf. ihe attempt will be made at 1 o'clock in tho morning. The last boat load of passengers was landed amid the re joicing of a large crowd on the beaoh. The rescuing crews received an ovation. The specie remains aboard the ship. Tho captain thinks the vessel will oume to no harm (lur ing the night. The weather is finer than during tho day, the night being clear and star-lit.” SAFE CJNDUCTS GIVEN. Seen Failed to Inform tho Department of State of tho Fact. London, Feb I.—The Santiago de Chile correspondent of the Times, in a dispatch to his paper, remarks on the disappearance of one of the groutids of complaint which the Uuited States government had against Chile, caused by Secretary Blaine’s recent dispatch showing that Minister Egan never informed the officials at Washington of the important fact that ho reoeived safe conducts for the refugees who had sought an asylum at the United States legation. This dispatch, the Timet correspondent adds, has caused considerable surprise in Chile. AFGHANS DOWN ON ENGLAND. The Defeat of the Tobacco Monopoly in Persia Hailed With Joy. London. Feb. I.— The Vienna corre spondent of the A'ctos says: "Advices have been received from Herat to the effect that the Afghans are beside themselves with joy over tho defeat of the English tobacco monopoly In Persia. In most of the Afghan cities anti-English demonstrations followed the reading of the news in the pulpits. Russian merchants declare that they never before were so popular or sold goods so quickly and so profitably." SaMOA at PEACE. Mataafa’a Followers Abandon Their Cause. Auckland, N. Z , Feb. I.—Advices have been received from Samoa to the effect that Mataafa’s followers have abandoned their cause and the danger of civil war Is now over. The protecting powers intend to make a demonstration iu favor of Malietoa. Baron Piisach has withdrawn his resigna tion of the presidency of Apia oounoil. France’s Now Tariff. Paris, Feb. I.—Parisian tradesmen are already taking advantage of the new tariff law by effecting a general raising of their prices even on French goods. Certain newspapers invite the publio to impart to them the name! of tradesmen who have ad vanced prices on all their goods, with a view to stopping the practice. Berlin Police Raid Anarchists. Berlin, Feb. I.—The polloo of this city made a number of domiciliary visits to-day and seized a quantity of anarchistic litera ture, besides arresting twenty persons. FIRED ON THE CONDUCTOR. The Bullet Passes Through His Trous ers and Wounds a Passenger. Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. I.— When the cannon ball express of the Florida Central and Peninsular railroad pissed La Villa Junction this afternoon about a mile from the city aud had slowed down to enter the city, Conductor Bryan Vickery drove three negroes from the baggage car, who had jumped on either for premeditated assassination or a ride. After the conductor drove the negroes off they caught on to the rear end of the last Pullman. The conductor hastened back to drive them off again. While the conductor was on tho platform one of the negroes, a mulatto about 2U years of age, fired at the conductor at such cl se range as to set bis coat tails on fire. The bullet went through tho Boat of the conductor’s trousers and lodged in the left knee of John E. Wood ing, a young Georgia carpenter, en route from Maceienuy to Brunswick, inflicting a painful wound. Tho negroes, after the shot was flred, disappeared into the bushes. The fact that Conductor Vickery was engaged in the affair at Baldwin a few weeks ago, wherein a desperate negro was killed, gave color to the rumor that to-day’s incident was an attempt at assassination, the out growth of tho Baldwin affair. Tills is not generally credited here. Bide tor the Encampment. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. L —At 12 o’clock to day the time for receiving bids for the mil itary encampment expired. At that hour the following bids had been received: Grif fin, Macon, Warm Springs, Chickamauga, Joe Thompson. The bids will not be opened until Fob. 3; next Wednesday when the board meets. Fell Eight Stories to Death. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. I.—Thomas Moore head, a negro workman on the new Equit able building, fell from the eighth story this morning and was instantly killed, being mashed to an almost unrecognizable mass. He was working on a scaffold when his foot ■lipped. I DAILY, in A YEAR. 1 ; CENTS A COPY. V | WEEKLY, $1.25 A YEAR. 1 FINANCIAL LEGISLATION. SOME OF THE BILLS INTRODUCED ON THE SUBJECT. Representative Cox Proposes an Ex change of Interest-Leading Bonds for United States Notes, With the Right to Redeem the Bonds—Representa tive Blmpeon Advocates Government Loans on Farm Lands at 2 Per Cent. Washington, Feb. I.—The following are samples of the financial legislation propoeed to-day: “To increase the circulating medium by the deposit of United States bonds” is tha title of a bill Introduced In tho House by Representative Cox of Tennessee. It pro* vhlesfor the exchange with the government of unrnatured Interest bearing bonds or obli gations uf the United States by the holders thereof for United States notes in an amount eqnal to the par value of such bonds or oblL gallons, interest on which shall cease whils the circulations thus obtained remains. Tbs outstanding bonds or obligations may bs again obtained from the treasury by ths former holders by paying hack the sams amount of United States notes received foi them. GOVERNMENT LOANS ON LAND. Mr. Simpson of Kansas introduced a bill which provides that auy citizen owning not less than ten and not more than 320 acres of land, one-half of which is In actual culti vation , may be entitled to receive from tbs United States treasury a loan in amount not to exceed one-half the assessed valueof the laud improvements, all loans to bs for not less than five nor more than ten years, and to bear Interest at the rate of 3 per cent. To curry this plan into operation "a bureau of loans" is to be established in the treasury department, under the charge of a commissioner, at a salary of $2,590 a year. It is provided, however, that the lauds must be kept free of mortgages and claims and in good oondition. Loan ag -nts are provided for each local con gressional district to examine Into tho titia nnd assessed valuation of tho land upon which a loan is asked, and upon investiga tion of these facts shull notify t! e treasury commissioner, who shall remit to tha owner of the land the amount asked for on his property. Interest on these loans must be paid yearly at the office of the loan agent, and he shall transmit tha same to the United States treasurer. Upon failure to pay Interest on the loan for two consecutive years tho government mortgage is to he foroclosed and the lands are to bs included in the publio domain. a|Jbill to reduce taxation. Representative Terry of Arkansas in troduced a bill to reduce taxation, increase tho volutno of the currency, encourage American ship-buildingjand extend Ameri can oommeroe. Tho hill provides that all goods importod into the United States upon any ship, built registered, and sailing un der the United -States laws, which ha s been taken in exchange or bought with the proceeds of sale of any cargo of American products, exported to foreign countries, not exceeding in value the market value, without duty, of such Ameri can cargo, In such foreign country, shall be entitled to a rebute of 50 per cent, of ths import tariff duties at all United States ports. Upon certification of the value ol articles landed from abroad fthe trousuret of tho United Htatoi shall pay to the owuen or assignees, in full legal tender notes, 50 per cent, of the amount of the import duties paid on the goods. TERMINAL’S L AWYERS, Capt. Harry Jackeon to Look After the Business In Georgia. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. I.— When Calhoun, King (V Spalding, general southern counsel for the Riohmond and Danville system, re signed during the recent upheaval In the Terminal affairs, Capt. Harry Jackson was temporarily placed in charge of the logoi business surrendered by that firm. To-day Capt. Jackson reoeived an official order from the Richmond and Danville Railroad Company appointing him regularly assist ant general counsel of the road with the entire management and control of all the legal business in what will be known as the Central division. This division includes tha Terminal railroad property In Georgia, Ala. bama and Tennessee, embracing the portion of the Richmond and Danvilla property m Georgia, the Central railroad, the Savannah and Western and the Georgia Pacliio. Capt. Jackson will have the power to appoint as muuy assistants as he may deom necessary and will recommend the counsel for Mississippi. He wilt beooms the general adviser in the Central division and whon important cases arise will assist In other divisions. Capt. Jackson’s son, Thomas Cobb Jackspn, who ls now in Europe, will be associated with him. Judge James S. Cothran will represent the system in South Carolina, Judge David Schenck in North Caroliua, Gen. William Payne in Virginia, and Linden Kent in the oity of Washington. All the assistant genera) counsel will report to the general counsel, Hourly, liauterbach & Johnson, at New York. Capt Jackson’s appointment took effect to-day. WOMEN RESCUE A PRISONER. Both Were Deaf and Dumb, But Gritty to the Core. Atlanta, Ga. , Feb. I.—Deputy Marsh Vi Burrell and Reynolds reacned Atlanta to day after a successful raid In Rabun coun< ty, and bring with them a story that has • genuine touch of romance in it. Sever moonshiners were captured and while on the way from the place of capture Deputy Burrell followed some distance behind Deputy Reynolds. Deputy Reynolds had four moonshiners in charge and Deputy Burroll had three., Two of Deputy Bur rell’s prisoners were handcuffed together, while the third, John Lovell, marched in front. Suddenly two women sprang out from the bushes. One was aged, while tha other aopeored to tie not over 18 years old. They were the deaf and dumb mother and sister of Lovell. Mrs. Lovell quickly grasped Deputy Burroll around the body, pinioning his arms to his side, and seeing the timely aid being rendered by the women, Lovell, who was not handcuffed, rail from the woods. The marshal shook Mis. Lovell off finally, and would have fired at the retreating moonshiner hod nol the deaf and dumb sister sprang directly between them. Lovell has not been re captured. A Lady Probably Fatally Injured. Wadlky, Ga., Fab. I. —Near here this afternoou, Mrs. Calhoun, wife of W. H. Calhoun, a merchant of this place, was out driving, when the mule became frightened and ran away, throwing the lady from the buggy uud hurting her, it is thought fatally. As she fell from the bugy, her broast struck a tree and it is thought shs sustained serious interna! injuries. Rawles’ $1,600 Clerkship. Washington, Feb. I.—Ex-Congressman Morgan Rawles was sworn into Ills sl,6:i< House of Representatives clerkship to-day