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EsTUBUSHEr. lHso.lsrortpoß.rsDi6Bß V
I J. H. ESTILL, President. |
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the story of A correspondkn V
AROCSaS HIS 188.
The Newspaper Mao Reported the
senator as Offering to Hein Defeat
judtre Dallas in Exchange for Votes
Against Judge Woods—Other Sena
tors Stand by the Senator From
Indiana-
Washington. Feb. 2.—ln tho Senate to-day
Senator Voarbees, tlsing to?a personal ques
tion sent to tt> merit’s desk and had read a
Washington dispatch to the Philadelphia
Press, with ths beading. "The Senate wast
ing time in obedience to senatorial cour
iov." "Vorhees fails to sustain his cbarg
gj,” “Hi* scheme to defeat Judge Wood*’
n iniuation not supported by tbe repub
lican* b# had counted upon."
The dispatch went on to state that the
Senate judiciary committee had wasted
another session out of "senatorial courtesy”
to Senator Voorhoes; that the attempt of
Senator Voorbees to form a coalition with
the republican* was a llat failure; that some
0 f tie republicans, like Senators Quay,
Cameron and Higgins, were op
posed to the nomination of
(}i>. rge M. Dallas of Pennsylvania, and
that Senator Vi orliees ban proposed that
“if those disgruntled republican* would in
duce enough of their party to aid
the democrats tu defeating Judge
Woods' nomination the democrats would
reciprocate aud aid in defeating Dallas,"
The dispatch eud.* with a statement that
the plan would not work, aud that it was
new reasonably oartain that all tho nomina
tions would be confirmed next Monday
without a dissenting vote among tbe repub
licans.
TFIK SENATORIAL COURTESY.
Mr. Voorhees'remarkod that as to the refer*
eneas to "senatorial courtesy" ho had
nothing to say and nothing need bs said.
The "senatorial courtesy” sneered at by
hlackguards and scouudrellv people out
line was simply observance of the decencies
of life, which obtained among
gentlemen, Borne of it bad
been extended to him by the
judiciary committee, for which he mods
his profound acknowledgments; but the
delay was not more than a week or ten days
at the outside. He had nothing to say
about the case of Judge Woods. It was
still under investigation, and witnesses had
vet to be examined. It [losses his under
standing how "this mon” (the correspon
dent) knew w hat the decision of the com
mittee would be.
AN OFFER TO TRADE DENIED.
Ilis principal object, however, in having
tbe article read rolatad to the lust para
graph, where the statement wns made ex
plicitly aud unqualifiedly that he had made
n proposition to certain senators that for
their assistance in the defeat of Judge
Woods’ confirmation he would favor a
movement on the democratic side of tho
chamber to defeat Judge Dallas of Phila
delphia. A grosser lie than that it would
he hardly possible for bis satanio
majesty to conceive. Such a wish, or
thought, or suggestion bad never entered his
mind or emanated from his lips. On tbe
c ntrary, had as he thought the appoint
ment of Judge Woods was, improper and
unfit as he conceived and knew that Judge
to be for a judicial position, be would feel
himself dishonored and disgraced beyond
redemption if ho received, lot alone made, a
suggestion to defeat an honest and eom
tpiu man like Judge Dallas for the ssko of
pitting clear of the appointment of a man
like Woods.
GOING FOR THE CORRESPONDENT.
Senator Voorhoes called the attention of
the committee on rules to the publication as
b most outrageous net. Hp would oiler no
resolution on tho subject because it was per
soiml to himself, but it created a question in
every mind how long and bow far the Son
ata would tolerato such business. They bad
seen men put in prison yesterday for libel
ing a member of the Senate, mid if tho
same rules wore put in operation against tho
man who could pen a thing of that kind
and publish it in such a widely circulated
paper as tho Philadelphia Press, it would
1> better for pubho morality and better for
the decency and honor of tne country. He
simply wanted to brand that miserable con
e ction of a dishonest heart and brain as he
tad done.
CAMERON ALSO DENIES IT.
Senator Cameron said that so far as his
name was connected with tbe subject the
Rateinent was a lie from beginning to end.
collator Voorhees had never spoken to bun
m tbe subject of the confirmation of Judge
hoods or Judge Dallas.
Senator Quay confirmed the statement of
his colleague as to the absolute falsity of
the charges made in the dispatch. It was
utterly falsa and without foundation. He
had never heard such a suggestion from the
•ecator from Indiana, and the fact was that
he (Quay) had beou alw.fvs in favor of the
confirmation of .) udge Dallas.
Senator Higgins declared, for his part,
ttiat there was no truth iu the dispatch and
“t> Justification for its publication.
Senator Wilson, a member of the judi
(ary committee, stated that that Dolomit
es, in the treatment of the Woods cans bad
ot departed from its usual oon
evative course and would not de-
P s,t from it. The cave would
® * rea ttd as it should lie, aud a
port would be mado iu due time, without
bs P r 6vio “ disclosure of what it was to
“y reflection on the committee e.s to
*h ii - n ® an F secret in the case was
uily without foundation. Nothing more
' P S said or done on the subject, tho Sen
eud !>!iSi ' 3t^t 0 ttla consideration of the cal-
PI RSf TERM OF THE COURT.
Cpenln * of the Circuit Court of
appeals of the Fourth Listrict.
Richmond, Va.. Feb. 2.—The first term
■e United States circuit court of ap
” dig rict, begun hero this after
.j 1 ': hief Justice Melville W. Fuller
Julpe ii. L. Rond of Maryland, in the
ilfT 6 of dudgo Goff of West Virginia,
dud go Robert W. Hughes to
r e l •' * vlt! *noy pro tem. The chief justice
ViTr v or B PP°i*>ting Samuel A, Blatcb
'-*<>/■ ew . or * c BS official reporter of
Tj lf , • cases were on the docket,
ife ‘^ st c,lso called was an admiralty case,
liljj' 1 ,al fr , m the circuit court of Mary
-4 ’VOMAN FATALLY BURNED.
6 !f de a Vain Attempt to Put Out
toe Fire by Rolling in Led.
Adv- MlllA ’ C„ Fob. 2.—Mrs. Dempsey
*l,, ft w ilow about 05 yours of age,
t),,'r iu county, was burned
„ * She was iu (be house
>dc 0a h6r dre “ oau lfht dre. She rau
by ’tin‘ ire<l h,,rß( df up in the bed thinking
she ' ,ne *ns to smother the flames, but
f 'uld r „ l ’ Jrll °d so badly before assistance
er tbat died a few hours
f'B ' a6t t ' ar Stables Burned.
tti 8 *j ) '' n 0 i TT KSviu,K, Va., Feb. 3.—Fire
f -s- a „d o , 8 consumed the staides, four
•ktet railway mule * of lbe Charlottesville
The morning News.
WRECK OF THE KEYSTONE BANK.
Henry H Yard's Overdrafts Estimated
as High as $350,000.
Philadelphia, Pa.. Feb. 2.—At the
hearing to-day of Henry H. Yard, who was
involved with ex-City Treasurer Jonn
Bardsley aud President Gideon W. Marsh
in the wreck of tbe Keystone Bank, some
evidence was introduced by United
States District Attorney Bead which
created* decided sensation and promises to
unravel the mystery of the disappearance of
the bank's entire capital.
yard’s overdrafts.
Government Expert A. K. Barrett testi
fied from his examination of the bunk books
that Yard’s indebtedness at the time of its
closing in March last was *493,785, In
cluding overdrafts of $'27S, 111. Of the re
mainder there are fourcertificates of deposit
amounting to |5,0i)0 each issued to Yard
without Doing charged against him, action
on which is barred by the statute of limita
tions, the notes outstanding at the time of
ttie closing amounting to $110,273. A $lO,-
(XX) certificate of deposit issued like the
others to Yard, and others amounting to
$65,900, some of which are charged against
Yard on tbe books, although in no instance
did the latter make a deposit to meet the
certificate.
PAID WITH ITS OWN FUNDS.
The SIO,OOO check was not charged to any
account of Award’s, but on tbe following day
ha turned it over to the bank again, with
SIS,(XX) of foreign checks, receiving in ex
change a clearing house due bill for *25,000,
thus paying the bank with its own funds.
Tbe duo bill in question was shown to havo
been turned over to tbe Spring Bake and
Sen Girt Company, of which Yard was
president, and used to meet its obligations.
The certificates were Issued directly,to
Yard, except in one or two instances,
when the name of W. 8. Jackson is used
"per Yard.” Tho ledgers of tho hank for
1888 and 1889 were produced and the leaves
found to be torn out, where Ynrd’s indi
vidual account would have explained had
any been entered. Tho false certificates
given Y'ard were issued between March,
1889, aud June, 1890, when his overdrafts
ranged from $159,000 to $250,090. At the
'.onciusion of the hearing Yard was held in
$20,000 bail for trial.
Flames in a mission.
Firemen Rescue Sisters and Children
Through Dense Smoke.
New York, Feb. 2.—Fire was discovered
shortly after 9 o'clock this morning In the
Trinty church mission house, No. 221 Ful
ton street, a 6-story briolt building. On
the second and third floors were twenty
children, all girls, In charge of several
sisters. The fire broke out in the basement
and was caused by a defective fine. Before
its presence was known Bmoke and flames
filled the tower portion of the
building, seemingly cutting oft
from escape tbe children and
sisters above. A panic seized
the children and they rau to the win
dows screaming for helo. Hook and ladder
company No. 10' engine Is but a few doors
distant from the mission and the firemen
were proraotlv on the scene. Fireman
Argue covered his head with his coat and
rushing upstairs through the smoke returned
with five little girls, lie went back again
and brought out five more children. Other
firemen followed him aud the children and
siiters were taken out in safety The fire
was soon extinguished and the damage will
probably not exceed $2,000. Tho mission Is
owned and conducted by the Trinity church
corporation.
DEATH FROM HYDROPHOBIA.
A Patrolman of Baltimore the Victim
of a Dog Bis Boy Had Befriended.
Baltimore, Md., Feb. 3.—Patrolman
Peter Chandler, who was bitten by a beagle
hound Dec. 17, died this afternoon of hydro
phobia. The dog was an estray which Of
ficer Chandler’s little son had found in the
street and taken home. Officer Chandler
fed the dog, and while doing so it bit him
through the ear. The wound healed and the
incident was forgotten. Saturday night
Oflloer Chandler became ill and continued
to grow stoadily worse until Sun
day afternoon, whon re him
self realizeil his condition aud
sent for some of his brother officers to pre
vent him from harming others. He was
handcuffed and strapped down in a manner
practiced with violently insane patients.
Spasms soon set in and continued at 3-
minute intervals until death relieved him.
A COURT HOUSE BURNED.
The Records of Appomattox County
. Destroyed.
Richmond, Va„ Feb. 3.—The historic old
Appomattox court house building was de
stroyed by fire yestordsy. Ail of the county
records aud the court house furnishings
were entirely consumed. Surrounding
bouses also caught fire but were saved. The
library of the clerk's oitlce was said to be
one of the best arranged in Virginia, and
tlio loss of the records leaves the county in
strait. The MoLoyan house, in
which Gan. Lee signed the terms of surren
der to Gen. Grant, was at one time threat
ened with destruction.
AN INFANT KILLED.
Its Mother Suspected of Crushing Its
Skull.
Thomasvili.f, Ga., Feb. 2.—Mary Jane
Coleman, a negro woman living near Mc-
Donald in this county, gave birth to a strong
healthy bate last Thursday night. On Sat
urday the infant was found dead, badly
bruised about the head, though still warm.
The mother declared that it had died during
the night. The post mortem at the ooroner’s
inquest showed that its ssull had been
crushed, and various suspicious ciroum
stances pointed to the mo:her as the perpe
trator of the crime. The jury brought in
a verdict of murder by the babe’s own
mother who is now in custody in her own
home, being still too ill to move.
Crawford’s Suit Dismissed.
New York, Feb. 2.—The demurrer of
the Georgia Pacific Railway Company and
tho Richmond aud Danville Railway Com
pany, to the complaint of Waltor V. Craw
ford having been sustained, final decree
was entered to-day dismissing the suit.
Burned to Dsath.
Thomasville, Ga., Feb. 2.—An 18-year
old daughter of Richard Singletary, who
lives in the Seventeenth district of Thomas
countv, was burned to death last night. Her
clothing caught fire aud waa outirely burned
from her body.
Killed by an Explosion.
Newark. N. J., Feb. 2.— The explosion
of a patent alcohol condenser machine in J.
Rummol & Co.’s hat factory to day killed
three men and damaged the building to the
amount of 31,000.
Email's War Minister Resigns.
Rio Janeiro, Feb. 2.— The minister of
war has resigned. The minister of marine
has been appointed to succeed him, end will
bold both portfolios ad interim.
SAVANNAH, GA.. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1892.
FREE SILVER FIGHTING.
AN ADVERSE REPORT FROM THE
SENATE COMMITTEE.
Representative Harter Abandons His
Intention to Have a Democratic
Caucus Called for Saturday Night.
Be Thinks Free Coinaao is Losing
Favor in the Party and Would Be
Bulcldal in the Face of the Coming
Election.
Washington, Feb. 2.— The Senate com
mittee on finance has at last resolved to
grapple with the subject of free coinage of
silver. At a meeting of the committee this
morning it was decided that the issue had
better be met at once so that the committee
oould not be ebargod with smothering bills
relating to free coinage. Accordingly it
wa3 resolved that at the meeting next Tues
day the Stewart free coinage bill should be
taken up aud reported to tbe Senate. There
U little doubt as to the nature of the report,
for the discussion this morning showed that
two democratic senators would probably
join with the republican majority in recom
mending adverse action upon tbe bill.
FREE SILVER LOSING GROUND.
The demooratic caucus which was to have
been called for Friday evomng next has
been abandoned, for the present at least.
The democratic caucus Saturday night
passed a resolution increasing to thirty-tiv e
the number of signatures necessary to secure
the issuance of a caucus call. Mr. Harter
otjuhieat first thought of securing the num
ber of additional signatures thus rendered
necessary, but after consultation decided to
abandon tbe effort for a caucus, as bo be
lieves the free silver cause is losing ground.
DEMOCRATIC OPINION CHANGING.
Mr. Harter, who was the leading spirit in
circulating tho call, to-day said; "1 have
decided uot to push the silver caucus for the
reason that democratic opinion Is changing
very rapidly, not only upon the wisdom of
passing a silver bill, but upon the merits of
tbe uuestion. While last Thursday nine
out of ten mon would have predicted that a
free silver bill would pass the House, to
day I venture tc express Che opinion that no
bill providing for free and unlimited coin
age of silver will pass this session. The
most intense, honest and earnest of tho free
silver people recognize tbe fact that a free
silver plank in the platform would break
the party in twain and that we would have
to say good-by to New England, to the
middle states and to such states as Wiscon
sin, Illinois, lowa and Miohtgan.
WARNED BY THE GERMANS,
“Leading German payors iu the United
States have served notice upon us that the
German vote in a body will leave us on that
issue and go to the republicans. Altogether,
the question presents dangers not before con
sidered, aud from this time on the active
opposition of the democratic newspapers
will probably increase. The most influ
ential class of papers in the party are
now opposed to any action at this session,
aud they are being recruited in numbers
and influence every day. Under those cir
cumstances I bslleve the delay in calling the
caucus will prove that all need of it may
pass long before any danger of such suicidal
legislation as free coinage makes itself felt.
CAUCUS ACTION EXPECTED.
"There will be caucus action, but I really
believe we have passed tho danger line, and
that no considerable body of men in the
party will take the responsibility of forcing
legislation through the House which will
wreck the party. We expeot to sweep the
whole country if a fight is made on
the tariff, but it would be hard now to
gather seventy-five men in the House who
would go upon record as believing a demo
crat can ba elected President of the United
States in 1892 upon a platform which would
give tho citizens of Colorado 100 oents worth
of property or the services of everybody
else in tho land for what is supposed to oost
them less than 14% cents.”
BLAND STICKS TO SILVER.
Mr. Bland, when told of the decision to
abandon the proposed caucus and Mr. Har
ter’s reason therefor, said: "Mr. Harter
was the chief promoter of this caucus. lie
has ascertained to his satisfaction that the
Democratic party cannot be bulldozed by
national bankers nor ths money power of
this country, and that if tbe caucus were
called, he wohid be in a woeful minority.
The democrats understand that we are
not proposing to build a national platform
here, but simply to carry out pledges
to our people. Four-fifths of the democrats
who came here came pledged to free silver.
Instead of there being a change against a
free coinage bill the changes are all the
other way. The party sees now that if wa
do uot pass a free silver bill we will be
stultifying ourselves and our record in tho
last congress, aud that v. e will be acting the
part of cowards.
WOULD HELP THE REPUBLICANS.
“The Republican party willjcha’ ge that
we are incompetent to pass the legislation
that we are sent hero to pass; that they,
the republicans, dared to pass a bill giving
free coinase to nearly all the American
product. Tho republicans would step in as
the friends of silver and defeat democratic
members in enough congressional districts
to give the republicans control of the House.
The Democratic party in 1888 ignored
the silver question in the interest of
i J resident Cleveland, who was known to bo
hostile to silver and whoso administration
had been against it. The Republican party
in their platform denounced Fresident
Cleveland’s administration for his hostility
to silver. They courageously announced
themselves as friends of silver and beat
President Cleveland in his own state, so
that wbat the democrats got by cowardice
on this question was ths loss of tho presi
dency and tho loss of the House of Repre
sentatives. Thoy were driven from power.
MEANS DEFEAT AGAIN.
“If they again act the part of duplicity on
this question and pormit the republicans
again to steal in front of them, they will
lose not ODly the nreddenev but, beyond all
question, the House, which is a more im
portant body. This House,” said Mr. Bland
In conclusion, decisively and earnestly,
“will po3s a freo coinage bill, and the
country can rest assured of that.”
There has been some talk to the effect
that although the coinage committee would
probably report a free silver bili to the
House, uo opportunity would be given for
the bill to come up in the House for action.
The silver men say that they believe
that they can get the bill up without
any special rule, but some consideration has
been given to the question of the introduc
tion of a resolution requesting the rules
Committee to report a speoial rule making
the silver bill a special order and settiug
apart a time for its consideration. Such a
resolution would have certain special privi
leges on parliamentary procedure.
THE OUTLOOK.
Special to the Morning Ifetol.
Washington, Feb. 2. —The free coinage
bill will probably be reported to the House
favorably on Wednesday of next week, and
on the day beforo it will probably be re
ported unfavorably to the Senate. Delay
wili probably follow in both houses now
that Friday night’s caucus has boon aban
doned, and it becomes more and more ap
parent that a declaratory resolution rather
than a free coinage bill will be the outcome
of the matter.
DEEPER WATER A CERTAINTY.
Recognition of tbe Project by the Com
mittee Assured.
Washington, Feb. 2.— Representative
Lester has received assurances from his fel
low inembers.of tbe committee on rivers
and harbors which indicate that Bavannah’s
harbor and all the Other Georgia and Flori
da projects will be satisfactorily troated in
the river andliarbor bill. The committee
has goDe over,tbe bill once and will go over
it again for revision and reduction. But
Savannah harbor will get all that is needed
for the coming fiscal year, if not in this bill
iu one of several appropriation bills, with
full recognition Of the deep water project.
INDEMNITY FOR REGGIN.
A Claim Mads by the Dead Sailor's
Brother aud Slaters.
W ASHINGTG |tf*#2. —W. W. Kere, late
Assistant Att<®iey General of the United
States, to-day presented at the department
of state a claim for indemnity from tbe
Chilean government for the murder of
Reggio, one of tbe Baltimore’s sailors, at
Valparaiso.
Toe claim is presented on behalf of the
brother and two sisters of lteggiii. The
petition is addressed to the Secretary
< f State and represent* that Charles
William Reggio, on Oct. 16, 1891,
was killed and murdered in one of
the public streets in the city
of Valparaiso, in tbe republic of Chile;
that the said killing and murder was done
and committed during the daylight on said
day by a mob composed of soldiers of the
army of the said republic of Chile sailors,
of the navy of the said republic and po
lice and civilians, and that the persons en
gaged m the said killing and murder
wero citizens of and residents of said re
public of Chile.
ALLEGED GAUSS OF THE ATTACK.
That said Charles William lteggin at the
said time was a citizen of the United States
of America, was in the naval service of the
said United States, was a boatswain’s mate
"f the United States steam cruiser Balti
more, whioh was then in the harbor at said
city of Valparaiso; was Jn the uuiform of a
sailor of the United States navy, was
unarmed, and was peaceable and quiet,
and that he was so killed aud mur
dered for the reason that he
was dressed in the uniform of a
sailor of the navy of said United States, and
because of the malice and hatred borne
by tbe said citizens of said republic of Chile
toward the government, the navy and the
citizens of tbe Slid Unitod States. That
said killing and murder of the said Charles
William Reggln aud the faots aud circum
stances of the game havs been oltioially no
ticed and fully set forth in a message on
Jan. 25, 1892, sent and transmitted by
His Excellency the ITesident of the United
Stutes to the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives of said United States. The peti
tioners invoke the aid of the government of
the United States to secure to the petition
ers from the ropublio of Chile, the payment
of the reasonable compensation to whioh
tbe petitioners are entitled.
j~ M - - |
PINK BATON'S LITTLE ARMY.
Representative Watson’s Resolution
Recommitted to the Committee.
Washington, Feb. 2.— Representative
Watson’s resolution calling for an investi
gation of the Pinkerton system which has
caused considerable agitation, especially in
farmers’ alliance circles, has, at the request
of Representative Oates, chairman of the
subcommittee which reported the resolution
adversely to the judiciary oommlttee of the
House, been recommitted to the
subcommittee for further consid
eration. This aotion was taken
by tho committee to-day. Representative
Oates says that he has been going slow in
tbe matter for the reason that he wishes to
ascertain whether or not congress has
jurisdiction. If from the nature of the
corporation it should be found that congress
can legislate with respect to %b Pinkerton
system and that it is not a matter
with which the states and municipalities
alone can deal, he says there may be
reason to recommend an investigation, but
that unless congress has power to legislate
and remedy the abuses it may find to exist.
It is not its business to make an investiga
tion. Representative Ootes asked Repre
sentative Watson to produce the charter of
tbe Pinkerton corporation, but that gentle
man was unable to do so. Representative
Oates tins since obtained a copy of the char
ter and it Is now under examination by tho
committee.
M'GAHRAHAN’S OLD CLAIM.
It Antedates the Mexican War, but
Eobs up Again.
Washington, Feb. 2.— The celebrated
McGarrahau claim to Rancho Fanoche
Grande, in California, has made its re
appearance In this congress The
claim anteidates tho Mexican war
and has figured In congress for
thirty years. Its consideration by
the committee on mines and mining, to
which it was referred in tho Hou-e. was
begun this morning and Chairman Cowles
expects the committee to take early action
upon it. McGarrahau simply asks that tho
claim be referred/to the court of cihtms,
which is to determine the validity of the
grant.
RIVEHB AND HABBOm
Delegations Appear Before the Cum
mittae to Boom Their JFroJects.
Washington, Feb. 2.— For five hours to
day the House committee on rivers and
harbors listeued to delegation after delega
tion which came to present reasons why
improvements it advocated shonld of all
others be provided for, aud an appropria
tion made iu the river aud harbor appro
priation bill. Tho army engineers did the
principal talking with respect to most of the
works. Delaware breakwater, Philadelphia
harbor,Sauit Ste. Marie, Superior City and
otner places wore heard from.
BLOUNT OOMPLIMENTHD.
His Course in the Chilean Matter
Highly Praised.
Washington, Feb. 2.— Representative
Blount, as chairman of the committee on
foreign affairs, and Mrs. Blount were guests
at the dinner which the President and Mrs.
Harrison gave to-uigbt to the loading mem
bers of the diplomatic corps. The President
took occasion to compliment Representative
Blount on the course ho took during the
Chilean affair in the House as highly patri
otic uud high minded. Representative
Blount has received many similar compli
ments from other puhllomen.
Our New Treaty With Germany.
Washington, Feb. 2. —The President
has Issued his proclamation promulgating
t .e modifications of the tariff agreed upon
by Germany In the acceptance of the re
ciprocity provisions of the McKinley tariff
act. The tariff modifications took offect
Feb. 1. They have - been published
heretofore.j
MEXICO READY TO REBEL
THE PEOPLE TIRED OF TBE UNDER
OFFICERS OF DIAZ.
Diaz a Lover of Blood and the People
Keeping Quiet Only Through Fear of
Personal Violence-Cattle and Min
ing Barone fcaid to ba Back of the
Revolutionary Movement.
Laredo, Tkx., Feb. 2.—Advices from
the city of Puebla, tbe capital of the state
of Puebla, seventy-six miles south
east of tho City of Mexico,
say that a financial and commercial
crisis prevails there aud many business
bouses have closed their doors. Aluch dis
satisfaction is expressed with the looal and
federal authorities.
The clerical party, which is in a largo ma
jority in Puebla, are still sore ovor tho late
attempt to drive the monks from their clois
ters, and it is said that if the bishop bad not
advooated prudence the people would have
risen en masso aud overpowered the troops
aud authorities. It is an undoubted fact
that If ever a revolution starts in Puobla
the people will Join it.
ENTEUi’HIBK DORMANT.
It is a known fact that many foreign en
terprises are at a standstill, and not a few
foreigners are trying to sell out and leave
the country, fearing for their safety as well
as their property. The attempts that are
made to deny that Mexico is In bad straits
are made by people who are not trying so
much to defend the country as to protect
the value of their investments. There is
no revolution yet, nor is it be
lieved iu Puebla that Garza is
the man to bead one, but no fronuor news
is published iu Puebla uowjpapera, their
owners not daring to antagonize the
goverumout. A correspondent who has
been traveling through Northern Mexico
says that he found small detachments of
men, who, at a given signal, will unite at
some designated spot on tho Mexican side
of the Rio Bravo, and join the Garza
standard. In the meantime they are at
work among tho ranchmen, who are their
friends.
GRIEVANCE OF THE REVOLUTIONISTS.
The correspondent adds; "Speaking to
one of their leaders, a man higher than
Garza, he told mo that the grievance of the
revolutionists is not so much against Presi
dent Diaz as against the moa he has placed
in power like Garza Calan, governor of
Coahuila, and others of bis stamp. Tho
revolutionists hold President l)iaz responsi
ble for tbe acts of his subordinates.
They will await their time. They have plenty
of money and kuow where they can get
moro when they need it. They are uot
backed by any one party in Mexico, but
have good frlonds among all parties and
will fight to the bitter end to secure
reforms—the same reforms for whioh Presi
dent Diaz aud bis party fought, and whioh
after obtaining they abandoned. They
count on the general bad state of business
and the failure of the crops to aid their
oause, and they say if they pursue
no operations now it will only
break out anew in the spring, when their
agents will have convinced the United
Slates government of tho necessity of re
maining neutral, as they want to be on good
terms with that country. Asked if they
counted on money and aid from Americans,
they would not speak.
AGENTS IN EVERY CITY.
“He said, tho revolutionists have agents
in every city of importance in Mexico
working for the cause, and in every Mexican
military body creating dissatisfaction; and,
he added, President Diaz dhl not succeed In
his first revolutionary attempt, either. Toe
revolutionists, he said, are determined to
try again. Many of tho frontier people
who are considered loyal to the government
and even some who nre holding office, are
waiting to so* if there is the least turn in
the tide against President Diaz to
abandon him. Many would have done
so ero this had not the United States
interfered in favor of President Diaz. The
feeling on the frontier is anti-Diaz,” though
in tbe opinion of the correspondent, be is
too strong in power to be upset. The rebels
also claim that at tho proper time promi
nent leaders will come to tbe
front. When askod whether those
leaders would be Gonzales or
Trevino, they laughed, and said that tho
former is making too much money as satrap
of Guanajuato aud under the influence of
President Diaz, aud the second that his
blood turned to milk when ho married ‘La
Gringa,’ Gen. Ord’s daughter. They added
that they had abler, bettor aud braver meu.
WHERE THEIR MONEY COMES FROM.
"The money of the rebel* is evidently com
ing from a ring undoubtedly composed of
cattle barons and mining kings of {Northern
Mexico, whose headquarters are In New
York and Washington, and gorno of those
membors are prominent In politics and
finance in the Unitod States.” All the bands
the correspondent saw were well armed,
with an abundance of ammunition, but
poorly mounted. When asked about horses,
they said: “Horses would bother us just
now, but he have herds to supply us and
when the time comes we will bo well mounted
and our next attack wiil bo on the largo
cities of Mexico.” Wheu asked what they
thought of American troops trying to stop
them they said: "They are deluded by
l'resident Diaz’s agents, who have deosived
the American government, the press and
people. The military have no heart in this
work In favor of President Dina." They
added: “Does It not seem strange to you
that all the United States soldiers
hero have so far been un
able to catch Garza, knowing
him to be within ten or twelve miles Irnm
them?” Many prominent ranchmen ex
pressed wishes for the success of the revolu
tion, which, they say, must come, and when
shown the strength of the preseut president
the answer was generally a shrug of the
shoulders and "Who knows! It Is better to
die lighting than starving.”
DIAZ LOVES BLOOD.
It may safely he said that the greatest
dissatisfaction exists against President
Diaz, who only rules through the fear of
personal violeuce the people entertain to
ward him, for President Diaz is known to
lovo blood.
The business of the whole country is at a
standstill. The prices of prime articles of
food have risen so high us to email great
suffering on the poorer classes who, while
not starving, ifur these people live on little
or nothing) still are suffering greatly. The
people of Durango will be the next to move,
and President Diaz and bis companions are
guarding the dams on the river Nazas, to
prevent the peoplo from destroying them.
These dams hold the water at the disposal
of the Clabualiol* company, of which Pres
ident Diaz is president, and have made
thousands of acres of land useless, and as
these lands belong to the poor, they are in
dignant, and sooner or later will rise. The
government is moving troops to the dissat
isfied districts, and vagrants from all the
larger cities are being sent to the barracks
to fill up the regiments.
Convicted of Poisoning His Wife.
New York, Feb. 2.—The trial of Carlyle
W. Harris, charged with having poisoned
hi- wife, Helen Potts, resulted to-night in a
verdict of guilty of murder in the first de
gree.
SALISBURY TALK-i POLITICS.
An Effort to Keep Ireland to the
Front as a Unionist Issue.
London, Feb. 2, Lord Salisbury spoke
to-day at Exeter, where be met with an
oration from the Devonshire conservatives.
Hla speech was made in a temporary struct
ure especially built for tbs occasion. Teu
thousand [lersons, including the so
leot ropreeentativee of the electorate
of the oounty, were assembled.
Lord Mnlisbury criticized the liberal
programme aa being obscure, indefinite and
full of empty promises. The radicals, be
said, were specially ready to atsuro the
voters Hint they could obtain measures at
the expense of their neighbors and the
eighth commandment. The liberals ap
peared to roly on the creation of parish
councils as a mean* to improve the condi
tion of laborers by adding Interest to vil
lage life.
NOT A GOVERNMENT PUTT,
It was not the duty of the government, the
speaker declared, to take euro of the amuse
ments of iho citizens, and if it were, there
were other and more effectual ways of
accomplishing that end. He would not
himself select a parish council as a sphere
of amusement. [Laughter.]
The evil arising from multiplied looal
bodies was overlooked by the advooatos of
parish councils. He had himself assisted in
the work of creating comity councils and
probably would ha reipotisible for the form
ication cf district councils, but ho oould
not approve of a council in each phrish.
OLD AUK INSURANCE.
He coinraouted on Mr. Chamberlain’s old
age insurance measure and said he was
hopeful that this scheme would remedy the
distress prevailing among the workiug
classes. It would be effective, however,
only when carried out on sound business
principles. It must not impose serious bur
don* on the rest of tuo community,
nor involve presents of public
money. The government would as
sist the schema if in detail
it was found to be practicable.
Another remedy for relievlug distress was
the creation of smull rural holdings, whioh
the government trusted would c infer great
advantages by relieving the sufferings of the
poorer classes. The existence of small hold
ings would provide the strongest bulwarks
against revolutionary ohargos,
IRELAND STILL AN ISSUE.
Ireland, however, remained tho burning
question of tho hour ou which would rest
the issue not only of the next election, but
perhaps of others, and he appealed to the
country to uphold th* union.
Lord Halisbury ascribed the results of the
recent Mouth Molton and Kosendaie elec
tions solely to losi of personal iuflueuoo, add
ing that if the uniou vote increased every
where as there, a unionist majority might
be secured, Possibly the manifest luke
wurtnness on the hmio rule question was
due to the radicals fostering a notion that
its advocates only used the Irish voto as a
tool to secure oflioe, without intending to
grant home rule.
AFTKII KXTIIRME CONCESSIONS.
The spoaker then said ho must beg his
audience to observe, however, that the
Irish quarreled among themselves and vied
with each other to obtaiu most extreme
ooncessioos from Mr. Gladstone. “The
first step in the concession,” declared Lord
Malisburv, “will soon lead to others and
eventually place the protectionist, impecu
nious island in the hands of tha
priests, who, in ail our quar
rels with .Spain, America and Franco,
invariably fought agulnst us. What could
the world think of us if we displayed such
weakness? If we fail in this hour of our
trial tho flowers will bo plunked one by one
from our diadoin of empires and we will
slowly recede from the great position
hauded down to us by our fathers. I appeal
to you to make every effort to avert such a
crowning calamity and disgrace."
A VOTE OF THANKS.
Lord Salisbury resumed Ijis soat amid a
burst of enthusiastic cheers, which were
prolonged for some time. In responding to
a vote of thanks whioh was passed imme
diately after the oouclusion of his speeoh.
Lord Halisbury renewed his earnest appeal
to the conservatives. He said that if ho
was still able to influence them to devote
their whole energies to the burning question
of the integrity of tho empire, he would
leave other matters upon whioh there was a
divergence of views until a more fitting oc
casion.
EGAN ISOLATED.
Tho Chileans Said to Be Leaving Him
Severely Alone.
London, Peb. 23. —The Santiago de Chile
correspondent of the Times telegraph as
follows: "Reports which were recently
circulated in the United States to the effect
that Patriok Egan, the American minister
here, had been assassinated, were utterly
without foundation. Chileans hold him
responsible for the continued war against
tho constitutional government of Chile, but
their only aetiou in the matter Is to loave
him entirely isolated. There is a marked
Improvement here toward the United Htatos
government.”
NO HOPE FOR THE EIDER
The Crew Taken Off and tho Vessel
Left to Her Fate.
London, Feb. 2.—The wind and sea got
up so high last night that all hope of saving
the steamer Elder was abandoned and such
of the crew as remained on board wore
taken off this morning by lifeboats with
difficulty. They brought with them one
case of gold. The remainder oF the specie,
about $300,000, remains on board. The
Eider’s propeller was wasbsd away last
night and water is running in and out
of the afterhold, while tho forebold is high
and dry. The steamer 1s not insured.
ITALY MOKE FRIENDLY.
A Rumor That She Will Soon Resume
D'plomatlc Relatione Wltn Us.
Rome, Feb. 2. —It is reported that the
government of Italy is about to resume full
diplomatic relations with the United States.
Baron Fava, It will be remembered, quit
bis post ou an iudefiulte leave of absence at
the time of the controversy t etween the two
governments arising from the shooting of
Italians in the New Orleans jail by a mob.
It is now reported that Baron Fava will be
appointed minister toDenmark, vice Senior
Catali, who will bo sent as minister to
Washington.
Four Sailors Drowned:
Dublin, Feb. 2.—A boat containing a
number of sailors belonging to the warship
Belle Isle was capsized in the harbor here
last night and four of the sailors were
drowned. They had been on liberty and
when they sought to return a gale was
blowing.
Murder at Social Circle.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 2.—A telegram was
received by the police this evening stating
that Marshal Anderson of Social Circle had
been shot and kill'd by negroes named Clay
Thomas and Dan Young. The police were
a-ked to be on the lookout f< r and arrest
the men. No particulars of the tragedy
were contained in the telegram.
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CLEVELAND AT ATLANTA.
TEN THOUBAND PEOPL3 AT THE
DEPOT TO GR3BT HIM.
Oov. Northen and Other State Officers
Turn Out to Meet Him—The Ex-
President Compelled to Make a
Short Hpeach in Answer to the De
mands of the Crowd—A Talk With
the Morning News Correspondent.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 2.—Ex-President
Grover Cleveland was in Atlanta to-day fo
a half hour, and never before was there
such a reception given to a loader of tha
people by the democrat! of Georgia’s capL
tal. Ten thousand people greeted him at
the depot amid the tiring of cannon, blow
ing of whistles and the enthusiastic cheers
of the banner democracy of the solid south.
When President Cleveland visited Atlanta
In 1887 the people gave him a grand ova
tion. The reception to-day was no lees
grand. Upon bis first visit the people paid
homage to the democratic President of the
United States; to-day they boa.
orsd him as a democratic!
leader and a statesman whom
the people of the country admire and
trust. When the train stopped in tbs
uniou depot and Mr. Cleveland appoaied
upon the platform of the sleeper, the people
fairly wont wild. Governor Northen and a
committee of state houso olHoials Loaned
tho oar when it stopped, and after a few
words, ths governor introduced Mr. Cleve
land to the crowd in these words: “It gives
ine | rofouud pleasure, my countrymen, to
present to you ex-Preeldent Grover Cleve
land of Now York, a democrat who puts
principles above policy, a statesman who
has convictions and dares to assert them.
He declines to speak, but will bo glad to
■'shake hands with the vast multitude. Lei
us give throe cheers for Grover Cleveland.”
THK HANDSHAKING.
As soon as Gov. Northen oo .eluded bis
remarks Mr. Cleveland took a position upon
the lower step of the coach where all oould
see him and held out his hand. In au
instant a thousand bauds werg held up tc
grasp the hand of the champion of tariff
reform. Of course all could not shake
bauds, mid there was an indescribably
enthusiastic rusti and a push. Mr. Cleve
land never looked better than be did as hs
took off bis hat to the dense mass of peopls
that surrounded Ins car to-day since be li*s
been In public life. His complexion Was
bronzed by the sea winds which he has been
buffotting during his hunting trip
in Louisiana, and there was a
general sturdiness about bis whole appear
ance that added to the general idea formed
of him us the embodiment of backbone.
Within forty minutes Mr. Cleveland, stand
ing upon the steps of bis car, shook hands
with nearly 5,000 people. One of the par
tioularly interesting events of tbe ox-Preei
dent’s thirty-minute stop was when, as he
stood ou the steps of the car, hs discerned a
woman bearing a child in bar arms forcing
her way toward him.
A HAND 81IAKB AND A KISS.
The grey eye flashed across the soa of
faces, the great commoner stepped from tha
car, tbe people divined his purpose, th*
crowd opened a pathway, and Mr. Cleve
land shook hands with that woman and
kissed the baby. All this time the people
were clamoring for a speech, and Gov.
Northen pressed Mr. Cleveland for a few
words at least. "I can’t do it,” said Mr.
Cleveland, "that, you know, would bo ths
opening of tbe ball, and I don’t want to do
that." Tbe people would have a speech.
Stopping down to tbe platform, so that h*
was on an equality with them, Mr. Clevo
land spoke. He finally consented, when ha
saw that nothing else would satisfy, and
stepping down from tbe car platform, hs
said:
Gbntlbmkn—l have refused your trover nos
and every otner application which lias Leon
made to me to address you, but it lakes a mac
with more backbone than I am said to possess
to stand your demand*. I cannot lot this cop
dial greeting and tins manifestation pass with
out expressing to you my tlianSs and apprecia
tion of your hospitality. I started on a trip fo(
pleasure, and ipy movements have bean as pri
vate as possible, but your abundant expression*
of cordiality surprise me, and I shall goto iny
northern homo more than ever impressed with
tho knowledge that you indorse such of iny
public aots as have affected you. If I should
speak longer to you I should trench upon pub
lie questions, and as such a discussion would be
out of place here, I bid you good-by
After ttio speaking the train, which had
been held thirty minutesiu order to allow
tho poople to receive Mr. Cleveland, began
moving and until the rear coach with Mr.
Cleveland waving till hand back was en
tirely lost to view the cheers for Cleveland,
tho next President, and baby Huth con
tinued.
A TALK WITH THE MORNING NEWS.
In speaking to tbe News correspondent
while the train was leaving, Mr. Cleveland
said: “I do not care to express myself on
anything political, nut tbe party will he apt
to uo the right thing at the right time.”
"Will the next presidential race ba
fought on the tariff?"
“I don’t suppose there is a question of
this,” was his reply in a convincing tone.
“And you look for victory?"
"1 have always been confident of it.”
Mr. Cleveland was asked about tho New
York situation. "I know of no diversion
in tho party there,” he said. "Avery early
convention has been called; Feb. 22 I be*
lieve. That is a trifle early, it seems.”
"Will the executive committee yield to
the popular clamor for fixing another
(late i”
“I don’t know. You see a great many
things can happen in a short time, espe
cially when one goes away from home. I
haven’t been able to keep up with tbe mat*
tors that have occurred ou this trip. I no
tice one thing, though, that has amused me.
It was that a writor iu the New York
World has practically withdrawn me from
the Presidential race. Mince he has gone
this far, I suppose he might as well write
the formal letter.’’
"Hut the people of Georgia and the sonth
will not accept such a letter if itis written.”
“Is that so? why, I hear from some news
paper reports that the people of Georgia,
who have always seemed to have so much
confidence in me, are growing lukewarm
in their support of me.”
Mr. Cleveland was very much gratified
when assured that this was bosh and ex
pressed much satisfaction at the many
evidences of good feeling whioh be has met
with during his trip.
A Finger Pulled Off.
Thomasvillk. Ga., Feb. s.—Ed. Ste
phens had one of his little fingers tern off
at the first joint yesterday. He had tied
the halter of a horse to his finger aud the
horse pulled off with the above painful re
sult. Tho remainder of the finger bad to
be amputated at the second joint.
A freight train wreck at Boston yester
day delayed all trains here till 12 lost night.
A Farm House Burned.
Quitman, Ga., Fob. 2.—Mr. F. M. Ren
froe, a well known farmer of this county,
had the misfortune to have his house and
everything in it burned last night. The
lire originated in bis smoke house, which
with quite a quantity of meat was also
destroyed. Everything wus a total loss,
there beiug no insurance on any thing.
