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J ESTABLISHED 18"i0.InCORPORATED1888. V
1 J. H. ESTILL, President. j
BLAINE WANTS TO HUN.
NO PROSPECT OP A LETTER OP
WITHDRAWAL.
He Feels Confident That the Minneapo
lis Convention Will Be for Him and
That Ee Can Be Elected—The Ear
risonlans Still Asserting Teat the
Premier Will Step Out of the Presi
dent’s Path.
Washington, Feb. 6.— Secretary Blaine
has not written a letter with
drawing bis name from the con
sideration of the Minneapolis con
vention, so says Senator Washburn, so says
Benator Hale, so says Senator Quay, who is
more interested iu Secretary Blaine and in
i,is intentions than almost any one else in
Washington except President Harrison.
Keretary Blaine has not told any of his
friejds yet in set terms what he proposes to
do, but they all insist that he will take the
S mination if it is offered to uim. They say
that the rumor that he would write a letter
cf withdrawal is simply the same old rumor
revised, and that it ties no more to stand on
now than it had in November.
INTENDS TO REMAIN SILENT,
They say that Blaine has no intention of
ieclaring his intentions, but will wait for
the convention to act. If it nominates him
with substantial unanimity, a result which
they admit they are hopeful of bringing
about, ho will, they say, accept the uomi
natiou. He will not be put iu the position
of having sought the nomination, or of
having declinod it in advance. “ Secretary
Blaine knows very well,” said one of them
to-night, ’’that the Minneapolis convention
will tie a Blaine convention, and that
it will tender the nomination to him;
why should he withdraw when,
as we believe, ho wants the nomination?
He believes that his health will revive; he
believes that he will be elected, and that he
Is the only republican who can be this year.
Why then should he withdraw?”
CLAIMS OF TnE HARRISON IANS.
The Harrisonians, on the other hand,
claim that Secretary Blaine is certain to,
withdraw. The only question is as to the
tune and manner of it. They believe that
his health will compel this, and also that hiß
fears of defeat will oonrtrain him. Still,
they keep on praising the forbearance of
President Harrison in not removing
from his cabinet the premier
who, desirous of being foroed to resign so as
to appeal to the people, apparently to se
cure his nomination and election, has tried
the patience of the President sorely, as one
of them said to-night: “When the secret
hist ry of this administration is known, the
country will stand amazed at the forbear
ance and fortitude of President Harrison in
his dealings with Secretary Blaine. It will
sou tnat President Harrison has proved him
self to he a great statesman and Christian
gentleman in most trying circumstances.”
A STEAMER RUNS ASHORE.
The Polynesian Strikes Shore Near
Cape Henry.
Norfolk, Va. , Feb. 6. — At 1:30 o’clock
this morning the British steamship Poly
nesian of the Allan line, plying between
Biltimore, Liverpool and Halifax, ran
ashore a quarter of a mile south of the
light house at Cape Henry, being bound
to Baltimore with an assorted cargo,
and out from Halifax since Feb. 2.
She Is lying easy 1,500 yards from the beach
with her craw all safe. The vessel is nearly
low on, with the lowest depth of water
thirteen feet amidships. Her bow and
stern are afloat. The mean draught of the
vessel is twenty feet. The Merritt steamer
Rescue, with barges, cables, anchors, etc.,
has gone to her. When she struck the
weather was clear and the wind blowing
about sixty miles an hour from the north
cast.
BEER KOT SPIRITUOUS.
Decision of the United States District
Judge of f/ontana.
Helena, Mont. , Feb. 6. —Beer is not a
spirituous liquor according to a decision
rendered here by Judge Knowles, the
United States district judge. This is an
original ruling by a federal couft on this
subject. Of the state courts that have
PMsedupon the question those of Netv
Hampshire, West Virginia and Tennessee
tave agreed with tbo judge’s ruling, while
the court of North Carolina and one in New
iork have held the contrary. The case on
trial was that of a man who sold bottled
beer to an Indian on the Crow reservation.
He was discharged. The federal statutes
provide a penalty for selling spirituous li
quor or wine to an Indian on a reservation.
LEONARD KICKS.
He Declines to Co-operate With the
State Republican Committee.
New Orleans, La., Feb. 6. — The follow
ing letter from Hon. A. H. Leonard, the
republican nominee for governor, explains
itself;
New Orleans. Feb, 6, 1892.
“p • A, Gage, Chairman State Central
R ' um ”Hhee, Republican Party uf Louisiana:
we—Tog campaign committee whioh you have
islet is not, in my opinion, in harmony
thin 6 Bei 'timents of the state convention of
™ Hepublican part}’, ibelieve that the con
arVn m . Bau t what it said, at all events, so far
m ra F joice in it went, I meant what I said. I
, tlle refore, decline to co-operate with that
l,„;‘ n i lt . , ei Back of ail the leaders stands the
puuucan party, to the party 1 appeal. Let
•'.i-nie that the party will take such action as
acceptable to all republicans. Very
A. H. Leonard.
m AIL, CARRIER'S SUSPENDED.
frsy Issued a Circular Criticising the
Department.
Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 6. Three
Mer carriers, Francis P. Bracoland,
rrdn * £ Hoguet, and James O’Sullivan were
to “dy by Postmaster John
'Mfor the issuance of a circular letter
a meeting of the Philadel
tnr carr ihrß to-morrow for the
if protesting against
r .“ l bpy term the “departmental con
"hth °s of t '‘° * etter camera’ 8-hour law,”
they state deprives the carriers of all
" advantages they heretofore enjoyed.
;l ' ° P°per is couched in decidedly war-<
f r ;“ !!d defiant terms, it was impossible for
Field to overlook it.
FREIGHT trains COLLIDE.
Both n,
engines Badly Damaged and
Several Cars Derailed.
o ..‘‘ ,1M Ni>, V a., Feb. 6. —A bad collision
, v and thi. evening on the Norfolk and
s* . fn ra Nrod,* three miles below Black
ftL'i J letW(H!n a material train and local
a. | k ‘ ’ Hoth engines were badly injured
cars derailed. All regular pns-
Ho.tr V" in delayed, It Is impossible
learn whether any one was injured.
' d “ Aboard the Venezuela Landed.
feii r 4 '7 IC c,Tr - N. 1., b. 6.—The pas
*er- ni it tho stranded stei tiler Venezuela
tom,' 111 * ai 'ded to-day by means of surf
tast'ior B opinion is expressed that at
Bred C, tons of the cargo must be light
etore the steamer will float.
tpje Jttof'nittji ffrtarfl
MURRAY BILL'S DEMOCRATS.
A Circular to the Opponents of the
February Convention.
New York, Feb. 6.—The following has
been issued by th| committee of members of
the Democratic party who are opposed to
the calling of the party convention in Feb
ruary :
Dsab Sib—The state committee has called its
convention for Feb. 22 for the manifest purpose
of torestalling public opinion and of influencing
the political action of otner si aies by an appar
ent unanimous delegatiou of New York in favor
of the preferred c&nJidate of a majority of the
committee. This action of the i-tate committee
we have opposed and shall continue
to oppose to the end that all the democrat.o
electors of the state shall have full opportunity
to be represented and heard. In answer to let
ters constantly received by tbe committee from
many parts of the state approving of our move
ment and asking what action can be taken to
make it effective, we reply:
1. Call meetings in each county of the state
of ail democrats who are opposed to the mid
winter freeze out convention.
2. Bass resolutions at tn- meeting* 60 held
condemning the action taken by the state com
mittee as unjust, ili-considered and gravely
prejudicial to the interests of the Democratic
party and demanding that the call for the con
vention be revoked.
3. Appoint in each county a committee with
full power to co-operate with otier committees
appointed in other counties to the end that
such proceedings may be had that the state of
New York may be represented at the national
convention by a delegation of democrats, who
shall fully express the sentiments of the state.
The action above indicated should be taken
generally throughout tbe state. In our judg
ment. you should fl-ht at the primaries to elect
delegates who regard the “snap" convention as
detrimental to the true interests of the party,
and who, in taking the ! r seats, will move that
the convention dissolve without taking any ac
tion at all. The fact that you have attended
the primaries is no reason for your abstaining
from taking part in the meetings we advise you
to hold. Above all, we counsel
constant and earnest devotion to
the great issues which carried the party to
victory in 1890, and absolute loyalty to the
candidate who shall be declared by the national
convention of the party to be tbe best and
truest representative of those principles
K. Ellery Anderson,
Chairman.
OSWALD OTTENDORFER,
E. X. Norton,
Henry 0. Baldwin,
Charles S. Fairchild,
Edward B. Whitney,
Charles J. Canda,
Stephen A. Walker,
Wallace JlacFarlank,
Reginald D. Woodward,
Peter It. Olney,
James Byrne,
W. E. Curtis,
C. C. Baldwin,
P. C. Anderson,
J. Rockwell Fay,
Robert Grier Monroe,
George Tucker Harrison,
Orlando B. Potter,
Charles H. Marshall,
Cyrcs L Sulzberger,
James G. Johnson,
Isinoß Strauss,
Wm. F. Owens,
Richard H. Clarke,
Charles D. Bcrrill,
Committee.
MATCHES AMONG COTTON.
A Consignment From Savannah
Causes a Stir in New York.
New York, Feb. 6. —While men were
transferring the cargo of 650 bales of cotton
from the Savannah line lighter Louisiana
to the stoamship Lepanto this afternoon, a
number of matches were found between the
tales. The Lepanto was loading at Wilson’s
pier, Hoboken, and the agents,
Sanderson & Son, were immediately
notified. They sent word that
the cotton must not be loaded. Further
investigation Bhowed that many matches
were distributed among the bales. Sander
son & Son sent word of the discovery
to the maritime exchange, say
ing the matter would bear a
thorough investigation. Mr. Sanderson,
the senior member of the firm, this after
noon said that he knew that matches were
found and that the cotton had been shipped
by the Savannah line from Savannah.
GEN. SORREL’S OPINION.
At the general office of the Savannah line
at Pier 35, North river, General Manager
Sorrel professed ignorance of the matter.
He thought it was not serious. “I think,”
said he, “that someone must have dropped
a few matches from his pocket by accident.
Sanderson & Son were perfectly right in re
fusing to receive the cotton until an investi
gation was made. This investigation is
now being made, and is directed by Mr.
Walker, superintendent of the company in
person.”
Tho cotton was to be sent to Antwerp by
the Lepanto, which sails to-morrow morn
ing. At tho Savannah line office It was
said that the cotton had arrived within tho
last woek, but no one knew by what steam
ship it bad arrived. Gen. Sorrel thought it
was not one consignment. He did not
know, however, where the lighter was
loaded or where it* has been since its ar
rival at this port.
FELL DEAD AT A DANCE.
A Society Girl of Pittsburg Dies While
Waltzing.
Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 6.—Miss Kittie
Shaw, daughter of a prominent physician
of this city, dropped dead at 3:30 o’clock
this morning while dancing at a reception
given by the Pittsburg Club in honor of the
reopening of their club house. Socially
the Pittsburg Club is the foremost
organization of the city, and last
night’* reception was the B cial event of the
season. Miss Shaw had danced frequently
during the night, and was taking a final
waltz when she suddenly tnrew uo her hands
and fell. A coroner’s inquest has not yet
been held, but it is supposed that death re
sulted from heart disease.
OCT TO DEATH BY PUS SPOUSE.
A Woman Avenges a Husband’s Kick
by Use of a Razor.
St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 6.—A special to
the Post-Dispatch from Milan, Tenn., says:
“la Curroll county Charles Travis and his
wife have been having domestio troubles
for some time. Few days ago Travis kicked
hi> wife from the door, and she swore to
kill hint, and last night while he was sleep
ing she procured a razor and slashed and
cut his face and throat in a dozen places,
deatli following in a few minutes. When
help arrived the woman was c vered with
blood, and was in the act of shooting her
self. She is now in jail."
Kansas’ Democratic Delegates.
Kansas City, Kan., Feb. 6.—The demo
cratic slate central committee of Kansas
met here last night and decided to hold the
state convention March 5 at Leavenworth,
Kan., to elect delegates to the democratic
national convention at Chicago.
To Stand By Prohibition.
Dks Moines, la. , Feb. 6.—By a caucus
of tho republican members of the House it
has been decided to stand by prohibition,
the only two member* regarded as “Bhakv”
having made speeches favorable to the law.
One of Grant’s 306 Dead.
Decatur, 111., Feb. 6.—Hon. James W.
Haworth, one of the 306 Grant delogates
and a leading manufacturer and citizen, is
dead. He was 56 years old.
SAVANNAH, GA„ SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1992—TWELVE PAGES.
LOSSES BY COTTON FIRES.
NEW ORLEANS GIVES FIGURES TO
KNOCK OUT A FALLACY.
Out of 20,000,000 Bales Received In
the Crescent City In Ten Years Only
35,000 Were Partly Damaged by
Fire —The Fire Losses Since 1882
Only $1 In $2,000.
New Orleans, Feb. 6. President
Walter C. Flower of the New Orleans Cot
ton Exchange has addressed a letter, which
will be published to-morrow, to the col
lector of the port of New Orleans in answer
to a circular letter of the treasury depart
ment sent to all cotton ports, calling atten
tion to the improperly baled cotton and
losses by cotton fires and direoting that a
report be made for prosecutions of aii
viotaters of the law. President Flower
shows that out of 30,000,000 bales of cotton
received at New Orleans in ten years, but
35,000 bales were partly damaged.
A TRIFLING LOSS.
He says the cotton fire losses from all
causes since 1883 were only $509,000 out of
$1,000,000,000 of total Talue—equal to $1
in $2,000. “If,” says the letter, “we take
the shipping or export value of the 19,610,-
963 bales received it will not
vary materially from $1,000,000,000.
A loss of $500,000 on that value
would be only one-twentieth of one
per cent., and this in the face of Ed word
Atkinson’s statement, quoted by the British
minister and the Secretary of the Treasury
at Washington, that ‘American cotton is
treated more dangerously than any other
great staple of any kind or any other cotton
in the world.’ You will observe that 1 have
given tho above fire losses in this port on
cotton from all causes.
BROUGHT LOWER STILL.
“Now, if we separate from the total losses
in warehouse and pickeries ($230,335) and
casualties at railroad depots from sparks,
etc. (#82,780), we have left as losses on ship
ping and landings but $196,016, or in rouud
figures, $300,000 out of $1,000,(100,000 of
ootton shipped; equal to butsl in #5,000,
and say one-fiftieth of 1 pier cent. Examining
further iuto particulars I find lhat of *196,-
016 of losses on shipboard and landings.
$45,140 were during tbe calendar year 1883,
and $72,689 were In tbe year 1889, leaving
for elghtyears outof ten but $78,187,0r say to
use round figures, SBO,OOO out of a total
valuation of about $800,000,000, equal to $1
loss in every SIO,OOO, or to say one one
hundredth part.
LESS LOSS THAN ON ANT OTHER CARGO.
"Is there any other known produce sub
ject to insurance that will show such ro
sulta? In truth lam justified iu claiming
practical immunity from fires on shipboard
and landings in the port of New Orleans,
and this is not only true as to the nearly
11,000,000 of ten years’ receipts handled in
our own warehouses and compresses, but
even with 9,000,000 ‘through’ cotton added.
These faota not only relate to New Orleans
as a cotton port, but cover nearly
per cent. of the aggregate
crops of tbe past ten years. For an
article not treated more dangerously than
any great staple of any kind, or than is any
kind of cotton in the world, and as far as
New Orleans is couozrned I think I am jus
tifie i in saying that the facta make a most
wonderful showing, and that while your
official letter to the New Orleans shippers is
evidently under instructions from the treas
ury department to notify all shippers and
ports alike, it cannot apply to New Or
leans."
THE COMPRESSING.
Referring to compressing. President
Flower says: “In handling such an enor
mous quantity of so bulky an article it is to
he supposed that there are more or less
exceptions to general good order, but lam
confidant that we can 6afely state that
nowhere in the world is cotton better com
pressed and prepared for shipment than in
the port of New Orleans.”
The letter concludes with a statement
that even with special men having police
powers under the auspioes of the exchange
stationed on the landings night and day
and in the warehouses and compresses, as
has been the case for many years past, no
effort Is being tnado to improve on tho pres
e t excellent showing aud asks that the
doou.ment be forwarded to tho Secretary of
the Treasury at Washington, with a sug
gestion that those who havo endeavored to
raise a hue ar.d cry about fire losses ou
cotton should trace such losses to tbeir
proper sources, for by that means only can
such evils as exist, where adequate protec
tion is not afforded, be coircctod or stamped
out.
A PACKING HOUSE BURNED.
The Loss $30,000, But the Insurance
Sufficient to Cover It.
Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 6.— Last night
at 6:30 o'clock the Tennessee Packing Com
pany’s packing bouse and it contents was
burned to the ground. The fire is supposed
to have caught from tho smoking room.
An ice machine with u oapaeity of ten tons
daily aud costing $9,000; sausage machin
ery and a lard refinery valued
at #5,000, a stock of boef.
sausages, lard and bacon estimated
at $5,000; and the boilers and engines are
all a total loss. Tbe building was 50x140
feet, two stories high, and was valued at
SB,OOO. Other losses run the total to $30,000.
The loss is fully covered by insurance. The
shed aud stock barn were saved by the fire
department by strenuous efforts, with
buckets. Steamers could not be used be
cause the building was beyond the water
limit.
FOUGHT AFTER A DANCE.
A Family Feud Buds in One Death and
Three Fatally Wounded.
Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 6.—Near Silver
Point, in Putnam county, a oountry dance
Wednesday night was followed by *n out
break of a family feud that has long
existed between the Carrs and Wal
laces. The latter, it is said,
were attacked on their way home
and later they assaulted the Cart s at their
homo. Miss Carr was shot through the
head. Of the other side, Wallace and two
friends named Anderson and Tucker were
all fatally wounded and a number of others
seriously. The Wallaces were repulsed
after fifty shots had been fired. Trouble is
feared.
All About a Chorus Girl.
Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 6.—Hugh M.
White, a young lawver, this afternoon at
tempted to shoot Thomas M. Persee, the
tenor of the Grau Opera Company, now
playing here. A chorus girl was at the
bottom of the trouble. A bystander
knocked up tho pistol and tbe bullet entered
the ceiling.
Sent Back to Europe.
New York, Feb. 6.—Forty-eight con
tract laborers were returned to Europe to
day from the immigrant station at Ellis
Island. The total number returned during
tbe week was 124. Most of them were lra
roig.aots bound for Pennsylvania coal
mines.
CHANGES IN COMMANDERS.
New Officera Ordered to the Cruisers
Baltimore and Charleston.
Washington, Fkb. 6.—There were some
Important orders Issued from the navy de
partment to-day, interesting in view of the
recent prospect of a Chilean war. Capt W.
8. Schley is relieved from tbe command of
the cruiser Baltimore, which has occupied
such a lai gMhare of public attention, and
is placed orrnuty in chargj of the third
light house district, with headquarters at
Staten Island, N. Y., relieving Capt. H. K.
Picking, who is ordered to command the
cruiser Charleston, which figured so promi
nently in the Itata incident.
Capt. George C. Remy is relieved from his
command and granted two months leave of
absence. The Baltimore is to le com
manded by Capt. William Whitehead, who
Is at present on duty at the Boston navy
yard. He will leave that post on Feb. 13,
and will take oommaud of tbe vessel as
soon as he can make tbe journey across the
continent. Both the Baltimore and Charles
ton are at Ban Francisco.
REASON rOR TUB CHANGES.
It was stated at tbo navy department this
morning that these rdors bad no bearing
oa the Chilean episode, as the relief ot
Capts. Schley and Kamy is a matter of rule,
those officers having already served more
than tbe regulation time as commanders of
of vessels. Their time expired some weeks
ago and it was at their urgent
request that no changes were
made as long as there was a
prospeot of trouble. Their relief from their
vessels during such a period would have
boon regarded as rat uer severe unless there
were some specific reason for tbo change.
Capt. Bradford was selected some weeks
ago to succeed Capt. Mebley in c minand of
tho Baltimore, but hkt death at Portsmouth,
N. K., made it necessary to select another
officer for that duty.
FREE SILVER’S FRIENDS.
Bland and Hla Fellow Committeemen
Hound to Keport a Bill.
Washington, Feb. O.—A meeting of the
free silver members of the House oommitteo
on coinage, weights and measures was held
to-night at the residence of Representative
Bland, chairman of the committee. Be
sides tbe chairman there were present Rep
resentatives Williams of Illinois, Kilgore,
Robertson, Pierce, Epee, McKelghun aud
Bartme.
Five members were absent: Taylor of
Illinois. Tracy of New York, Johnson of
North Dakota, V/iliiams of Massachusetts,
and Stone of Pennsylvania, the anti-free
silver men of the committee. It is under
stood that there was absolutely no difference
of opinion as to what course should be pur
sued la reference to the silver question, and
that it was unanimously decided to report
favorably a free and unlimited coinage
measure at an early day.
EULOGIES ON LEE.
The Bouse Pays a Tribute to the
Dead Virginian.
Washington, Feb. 6.—The House did
not meet until 12:45 o’clock to-day. The
attendance of members was hot large, as
the day was devoted to the delivery of eulo
gies. The minister of Chile occupied a seat
on the floor. At 1 o’clook resolutions ex
pressive of tho sorrow with which the
House had heard of tho death of its esteemed
member, Mr. Lee of Virginia, were pre
sented by Mr. Meredith of Virginia.
Eulogistic addresses were delivered bv
Messrs. Meredith, Edmunds, Tucker,
O’Ferrall, Wise, Herman, Washington,
Herbert. Wilson of West Virginia, Cum
mings, Cowles, Elliott. Breckinridge of
Kentucky ar.d Culberson. The resolutions
were then adopted and the House, out of
respect to the memory of the deceased, ad
journed.
QUAY’S TRIP TO FLORIDA.
The Benator to Start Thla Morning.
His Political Hopes.
Washington, Feb. 6.—Senator Quay
6aid to-night that be should leave early to
morrow morning for Florida, where, iu
two dayß, he would shake off the cold which
has been hanging to him. He did not go
out to-day, although the evening paper an
nounced that he had called at the white
hoase, and thus set the gossips to imagining
all sorts of sensational things about the in
terview he was supposed to havo had with
the President. Senator Quay expects to re
turn in two weeks. Meanwhile tho fight
which he has begun for delegates to the
national convention and for his own re
election to tbe Senate will be kept up by his
lieutenants. He is confident that the whole
Pennsylvania delegation will be anti-Har
rison and that he himself will be re-elected.
SPOKE LIKE A PATRIOT.
Editor Collier Ccngratulates repre
sentative Cummings on a Speech.
Washington, Feb. 6.—ln the House to
day, when Representative Amos J. Cum
mings, who was a federal soldier during the
war. closed bis eloquent tribute to the
late Representative Lee of Virginia, W. A.
Collier of the Memphis Appeal-Avalanche,
who was on the floor at the time, ap
proached Mr. Cummings, and grasping him
by the hand, thanked him warmly for the
noble and patriotic sentimouts he had ut
tered. Mr. Collier was a gallant soldier of
tho confederacy and served with distinction
under Gen. Forrest.
NEW MONEY ORDER OFFICES.
All Offices Which Pay Postmasters
S2OO Now on the List.
Washington, Feb. 6.— Postmaster Gen
eral Wattamaker has issued an order giving
money order facilities to all postuflices
where the compensation of the postmaster
reaches S3OO per annum. Tho expense of
carrying this order into effect is trifling and
tbe offices already established under it are
doing on amount of business greatly in ex
cess of the anticipations of tho department.
SCHNEIDER’S FATAL SHOTS.
His Wife Dies From the Wound In
flicted When Ha Killed Her Brother.
Washington, Feb. Mrs. Bchneidor,
who was shot Sunday night by her husband,
Howard J. Schneider, died this afternoon.
Her brother, young Hamlink, was instantly
killed at the same time she was shot.
Young SchDeider is in prison awaiting the
action of tbe grand jury upon tho killing of
Hamlink.
Money to Aid Russia.
New York, Feb. 6.—J. Pierpont
Morgan, treasurer of the chant Iter of com
merce Russian relief fund, received in vari
ous subscriptions to-day $1,300. There was
previously received $4,800, making a total
of $6,000.
A Brick Plant P.urned.
Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 6.—The Coal
dale Brick and Tile Company's pln.lt was
burned tbif morning. Tbe loss is $30,009.
Tbe insurance is $15,000.
PRUSSIA’S SCHOOL BILL.
THE POPULAR OPPOSITION STILL
LIVELY.
The Clerico-Oonservatlv# Majority Not
Inclined to Ee at All Conciliatory.
Tho Heavy Additional Expense to Be
Raised From the Income Tax Makes
the Conservatives Wince, However.
( Copyright , 1892, by the X. Y. Auocintrd Prtu.)
Berlin, Feb. 6. —Whatever may the ln
toutions of tbe ministry regarding the
modifying of the Prussian elesientary edu
cation act, the proceeding* in the commit
tee show that the clerico-oocservative
majority are not disposed to assume a con
ciliatory attitude. The clauses containing
the nioet arbitrary provisions have already
been passed by a vote of 16 to 12. By an
unaltered majority tho house
rushed through the successive para
graphs of tbe act. heedless
of protests by the liberals. The stories pub
lished iu the papers about direct interven
tion of the emperor anil relative to bis
promising Herr von Bennigscn, a member
of the nationalist liberal party, to so she; e
the bill as to prevent Herr Miquel, the
Prussian minister of finance, and other
ministers from resigning, seem like so much
gas. The committee has asked Herr Miquel
fra detailed statement of the annual ex
penditures under the measure.
MEANS A HEAVY EXPENDITURE.
The conservatives got a thorough set
back when thov found that the now educa
tion law would involve ait increased outlay
of 9,000,000 marks annually, which it is pre
ssed shall be raised on the iuoome tax.
Tbe opposition bold that this estimate is
not sufficiently large, ns the provision en
abling any sixty families living in one dis
trict who may claim the right to make a
separate school at the oost of the state,
will multiply the schools and burden tbe
treasury, Tho conservatives have almost
decided to drop the measure, unless the
financial clauses of the bill are molded to
suit them.
FIGHT OF THE LIRRHALS.
In the meantime the popular agitation Is
spreading throughout the empire. The
liberals in every state, recognizing the fact
that a victory of the clericals iu Prussia
will enable them to triumph elsewhere, are
organizing demonstrations against the pro
posed new law.
The Berlin municipal council have voted
to postpous tbe building of oommunal
schools pending the decision as to the fate
of the bill.
The court theater at Stuttgart was re
cently the scene of a popular manifestation.
During the performance of Schiller’s “Don
Carlos,” when the actor playing “Marquis
de Posa” said: "Sire, give us liberty to
think,” the audience rose and burst into
prolonged cbeers.
On tho other side, at a conference of
Catholic bishops held at Fulda, a resolution
was adopted approving the proposals and
tendering the congratulations of the confer
ence to the government upon its action.
SOLDIERS ILL-TREAT Kit.
The Saxon military plenipotentiary, Col.
von Schlieben and Gen. von Dossier of the
Prussian army have admitted beforea com
mission app tinted by ttiu Reichstag to in
quire into the oharges that certain non
commissioned officers liad bean guilty of
treating meu under them with brutaljty,
that tho allegations are founded on fact.
Gen. von Dossier stated that the position
of tho men had been greatly improved
recently under special instructions issued to
nen-oommtisloned offloers. He had caused
regular reporte to be sent to him of the
punishments to which the men were sub
jected. He declared that the soldiers would
be better treated if the non-oomu issloned
officers were of better social material. Iu
a subsequent debate in the Reichstag on the
subject, Herr Richter ridiculed the remark
of Deputy Ltngens (clerical) that a soldier
ought to obey his officers as representatives
of the deity.
Herr Slugger announced that he would
call attention to the sytematio degradation
of tho soldiers in the plenary Bession of the
house.
All the speakers oonourred In expressing
sympathy with the men, and finally a mo
tion was passed advising that greater pub
licity be given oourts-martial and that freer
access be afforded to privates who desired
to lay complaints before their superior offi
cers. The liborals hold that stronger meas
ures are necessary for the protection of tbe
men.
ACCIDENT INSRUANCE.
Her von Boettichsr, secretary of the im
perial home office, has announced his in
tention to introduce at the next session of
tbo Reiobstag a bill extending tbe accident
insurance system to artisaus, fishermen and
employes of commercial houses. Herr von
Boetticher denied that the workmen’s pen
sion act was a failure, and said that the law
only needed to be amended in some particu
lars. He usked ail sections of tbe house to
assist in amendiug tbe law, the rescinding
of which he declared to tie impossible.
BULGARIA’S ARMY REORGANIZATION.
According to the Tageblatt a number of
Bulgarian officers have received permission
to attend the Berlin military academy.
The Bulgarian government has decided to
remodel its forces after the pattern of tho
German army. The number of cavalry
will be reduced and the infantry and
artillery divisions increased. War mate
rials will be drawn from German manu
facturers. The emperor’s approval of these
arrangements marks a distinct departure
from the old policy of non-intervention in
the Balkans.
COUNT BTIRUM PUNISHED.
The trial of Count Limburg Htirum.a
pensioned member of the diplomatic corps,
for publishing in tbe Kreux Zeitung a se
ries of violent articles against the commer
cial treaties opened to-day in the disciDlinary
court. Tho trial is hoiug held in private.
The count conducted bis own dofense. He
contended that he was guilty of no breach
of the official rules, but the court never
theless sentenced him to dismissal from the
public service aud decreed that he should
lose bis pension and be deprived of his dip
lomatic rank. The sentence of the court is
publicly regarded as being due to the influ
ence of the emperor’s desire to give a lesson
to I’rijce Bismarck.
BRUNS GOES TO PRISON.
The socialist agitator Bernhard Bruus,
In a lecture delivered a short time ago upon
tbe chartist movement in England in 1868,
described tbe measures taken by the noted
physical force Chartist Stephens to arm
his followers. Tbe lecturer In his dis
course quoted tbe saying of Stephens,
“there is a weapon against which rifles and
bayonets are powerless blazing oottou
dipped in tar." Bruns added: “See how
the English proletariat was armed to resist
the government.” For the suggestion of in
cendiarism contained in his lecture Bruns
was arrested and to-aay he was sentenced
to a month’s imprisonment at hard labor.
A COTTON FIRM IN TROUBLE.
The recent failure of Jones Bros, of Mem
phis, it is alleged, has involved a ootton firm
at Bremen, which. It is said, purchased
10,000 bales of cotton through Jones Bros.’
local agent. It is apsyted that drafts on
American banks, given in payment for
this order, have been protested.’
SPAIN’S BOBGET.
It Bhowe a Deficit of $1,002.600-A
Good Effect on the Bourse.
Madrid, Feb. 6. —The budget was pre
sented in the Cortes to-day. It show a de
ficit of $1,903,600, based on an estimated re
duction in expenditures of $1,380,000, and
an inorease of $5,250,000 from new taxes
and a reduction of 10 per eont. in the
salaries of government officials. It is an
nounced that tho tax on treasury payments
will not be applied to the payment of the
interest on the external debt. The budget
had a favorable effect on the Bourse.
Carvalho’s Dismissal.
Lisbon, Feb. 6.— The action of the cabi
net yesterday in dismissing from his posi
tion Senor Pieto Carvalho, administrator
general of customs, one of the most impor
tant offices in tbe kingdom, was due to that
official concealing from the government the
fact that transit dues amounting to 93 con
tos of reis, owed to the state by the Royal
Railway Company, had not beou paid.
A Steamer Lost With Nine Lives.
London, Feb. 6.—The Greek steamer
Emblricee, bound from Cardiff for Malta,
has been lost on one of the ficilly Islands.
Fifteen of her crew were saved, nine are
missing. Hor captain, mate and engineer
are among the lost. lhe Kmbirices was
formerly the British steamer Horrowdale.
Russian Peasant Holdings.
Bt. Petersburg, Feb. 6.—The council of
the empire has approved measures to render
land held by [toastnta inalienable and to re
establish the relief and [tension funds.
ELMEH BECK CONVICTED.
Ho Forged a Check for $12,000 and
has Mors Crimes to Answer For.
Denver, Col., Fob. 6.—Elmer Book,
alias J. K. Stratton, was convicted in the
criminal court here to-day of having forged
a sl2,ooocheck. Stratton is one of the fa
mous gang of street letter box robbers who
have operated in nearly every city
in tho United States and who
wore arrested at Atlanta, Oa., In October
last. Stratton escaped from jail at Chatta
nooga and came west. Thomas C. Bolan,
another of the gung, assured from the
Nashville jail aud is still at large.
Harry Armstrong ond Charles Hubbard,
the rest of the gang, are in jail, tns former
at Indianapolis and the latter at St. Louis,
awaiting trial. Stratton has four more
charges of forgery aud burglary against
bint,and by the time he gets through he will
have time enough to servo to take up the
balance of his life. He is also wanted in Lh*
east. Inspectors J. E. Jacobs and A. M.
Spencer of Washington, Paul K. Williams of
St. Louis, and deteotivo Couch of Atlauia
appeared against him here.
SUFFERING FROM COLD.
New Settlers In Oklahoma Undergoing
Severe hardships.
Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 6.—A special to
the Star from Guthrlo, O. TANARUS., says that tho
recent cold weather has cause 1 great suffer
ing among the new settlers in the Indian
oountry. Three deaths have already oc
curred and several settlers arc now in a
precarious condition. Mrs. Tolford ond
Mrs. Warner, living in a tent neur
Purcell, In the Potawattomie country, were
found dead this morning. Thoy had died
from exposure and insufficient clothing and
food. E. J. Daniels, from Western Kansas,
died from thosamo cause near Chandler, in
the lowa country. He leaves a wifo and
five children, tbe youngest being only 5
weeks old and the oldest 11 years. They are
all ill and in a most destitute condition.
RUN DOWN BY A FREIGHT.
A Woman Caught on a Platform and
Fatally Injured.
Ota aha, Neb., Feb. 6. —A special from
Beatrioo, Neb., says: “A disastrous wreck
ocourred on the Burlington this afternoon
near Wymore. A Bt. Louis and Denver
passenger train bad stopped on a curve be
cause tho engine had blown out a cylinder
head. Before a flagman could bo sent
back a fast freight train crashed into the
rear coach. AU t .e passengers had gathered
on the platform to aeo the cause of the ex
plosion of their engine and all but one
woman jumped and esoaped before the
freight struck the coach. The woman,
whose name Is unknown, was caught in the
wreck and probablv fatally injured. An
unknown tramp riding on the first oar of
the freight was iustantly killed.”
A Farmer Assassinated.
Macon, Miss., Feb. 6.— J. L. Hambrick,
a prominent farmer and stock raiser of this
county, was assassinated last night at the
house of his relative, E. R. Conner, while
sitting by a fire. A negro who is thought
to bo implicated was arrested.
A BALE BET ABIDE.
Fraud Alleged In Connection With
the Transfer of a Stock of Goods.
Thomasville, Ga., Feb. 6.— There was
a sensational failure here lost Thursday
night. L T. West sold out his stock of
clothing and gents’ furnishings to A. IStey
erman. About midnight hands were put to
work moving the stock nud fixtures to one
of Bteyerman’s stores, tbo job of moving
being about completed at 111 o'clock yester
day morning. It appears from the best in
formation attainable at present that
West's liabilities amount tobetweeu f 11,000
and $13,000 and his assets to some leas.
As the result of legal proceedings charging
fraud, the sale was, later In the day, set
aside, and R. F. Doss was appointed tempo
rary receiver. The sherill was soarching
for West yesterday afternoon to place him
under arrest, but he could not be found,
Taylor, West’s clerk, says West told him
early yesterday morning that he had sold
for $7,000. West has since said he got no
money. Bteyerman, the purchaser, refuses
to talk. The case is very ugly, and some
body is in danger of following Steve Ryan.
Wost did not leave the county as,was sup*
posed. He has given a bond for $5,000 not
to leave and will remain and fight It out.
Bo far he is ou top.
Georgia Editors Going to Mexico.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 6. —Secretary
Barker of the Georgia Weekly Press Asso
ciation la engageiFin arranging for the next
excursion of the Association, which will be
to the City of Mexioo. The association
will meet at Rome tbe second Tuesday in
July and leave that city for Mexico ou the
day following. The association now num
bers 175 papers, and new applicants are in
that will swell tbe number to 200.'
Mclntosh Dragoons Show Up Well.
Darien, Ga., Feb. 6.--The Mclntosh
Dragoons were inspected to-day by Lieut.
Batterlee and Col. Gordon. The company
made a fine appearance, and went through
many of the field movements. The arms,
eta, showed up well, and Col. Gordon was
quite proud of tbe Fifth Georgia and spoke
in the kindest terms. A large crowd wit
nessed tbe inspection.
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WHEAT DEALS ON MARGIN
A WESTERN BUYER DECLARES
OPTIONS A NECESSITY.
Heavy Buyers Obliged to Purchass
Options on the Exchanges In Order
to Guard Against Possible Losses in
Elevators—Mr. Aldridge Denies That
short Belling la Reeponetble for Low
Prices.
Washington, Feb. 6.—A. J. Sawyer ol
Minneapolis, who was before the House
committee on agriculture two days ago in
opposition to the anti-options bill, to-day
continued his statement to tbe committee
respecting the system of buaiuess practiced
by large wheat buyers of tbe northwest an{
defending the oustom of buying options <0
the exchanges to cover the possibility o.'C
loss on wheat in elevators.
Mr. Moses said that cotton Brokers some*
times lo t money through spot cotton going
down while futures were going up, ano
asked Mr. Bawyer if be was not liable U
loss in this way.
Mr. Sawyer admitted that he was, anq
said that he had to take that risk in bush
ness.
EFFECT OF HELLING SHORT.
H. H. Aldridge ot the Chicago Board ol
Trade was then given an opportunity to fin
ish tbe statement ho had heretofore made.
He said that yeeterilay a statement had
been made that any other explanation ol
the decline in prices of cereals than “shorl
selling” was childish. It was per
haps worth coming to Washington td
hear that Edward Atkinson, David A. Wells
and tho expert of the department of agri
culture were children, and he read from
articles by those men to the effect thal
prices in years past had been regulate*?
strictly by the law of supply and demand
throughout the world. “.Short” selling to
his personal knowledge was very common
twenty-two years ago.
FUTURES a necessity.
Mr. Hatoh asked if there would not he a
healthy demand all the year around if thi
system of buying futures were abolished.
Mr. Aldridge replied that possibly that
might be so, nut tho millor who made Isis
European flour contracts six months ahead
could uot without the future system agres
to deliver flour abroad, because he did uot
kuow the price of wheat six mouths heuoe,
The time given Mr. Aldridge having ex*
plred he filed articles he had quoted from.
HATCH GOES FOR DODGE.
Mr. Hatoh said that the members of the
oommittee who knew that the expert of tbs
agricultural department who had been
quoted was Statistician Dodge would know
what weight was to bo given to his stats
meats. Every tobacco dealer remembered
that his report several years ago upon thi
tobacoo crop (which report ho published is
advance of the orop) bad cost the tohacct
growers of Kentuoky, Virginia, North
Carolina and other states 25)per ocut. of th<
value of their crop, and Mr. Dodge wai
compelled two or three months aftorward
to take back tho report after the farmers
had been robbed of a large part of tbeil
crop.
Mr. Funston of Kansas—lt you want to
impeach Mr. Dodge you had better gtv*
him a hearing.
Mr. Hatch—l will be very glad to do so
the gentleman from Kansas is familiar with
the facta, aud they ate us I have elated
them.
Mr. Funston--I would prefer to try Mr,
Dodge before wo hang him.
FUTURES AS WIND SELLING.
H. Mattullath of Indianapolis next at*
tacked dealings in futures os "wind selling*
that injured the producers. This gentle
man concluded his argument with a criti
cism of the old Hutterworth anti-optioni
bill, and laid before the committee u Eras
ure he had framed. It was iu its main featuri
similar to the options bills now before thi
committee. It requires that sellers of fartt
products must prove that they own tbs
things they sell; that sale* shall be recorded
by tbe government, aud federal supervision
exercised over the business. Heavy penal*
ties ore provided for violation of the law.
STILL AFTER GARZA.
The Old Story of More Vigorous Efforti
to Capture Him.
Washington. Feb. 6.—The Garza move
ment along the Mexican border is glvin|
tbe officials of the war department consider
able trouble just at present. No secret il
made of their disappointment that Garza U
still at large In American territory, and
that his operations cannot be confined ex
clusively to Mexicau territory. Garza and
bis followers are known to have receives
oid and sympathy from Mexican wmdenti
in the vicinity of Rio Grande, and tbe faci
tnat tho United States troops are unabli
to capture the revolutionists is ic
a large measure attributed to the deception!
practioed upon them by those people. Gap
Grant, Acting Secretary of War, and Gen.
Schofield bad a conference with the Pres!
dent on this subject to-day, arid It is under
stood that it was decided to take vigoroui
action to capture Garza aud his unmediau
followers, or to drive them out of this coun
try. Benor R. mero, tbe Mexican minister
also bad a talk with Secretary Blaine on thi
same subject to-day and was assured the
this government would do it* utmost U
preserve the neutrality law*.
TROOPS NOT TO CROSS THE BORDER.
The President of Mexico has withdraw!
the suggestion recently made by him, the
Mexican troops in close pursuit of thi
revolutionists ba allowed to oross the Ric
Grande at points where tbe exact line ol
division of the two countries is as yet unde
fined, like privilege to be co
ceded to United State* troops unriei
similar conditions. It is understood thal
this action was taken at the suggestion ot
this government on the ground that tbi
presence of armed troops on foreign terrl
tory might result in dangerous complies
tiuns. The two governments will continue
to co-operate, however, in the strict ek
fcrcomont of the neutrality lawa
TO BE LEFT TO DETECTIVES.
New Orleans. Feb. 6.—A special to th
Picayune from Alicia, Tex., says: "Capts,
Hanhe and Hunter of the Third cavalrj
U. 8. A. are on their way to their respect)
ive posts, the former Rio Grande Citj
aud the latter near Loe Angeles. Bote
troop* have been in the saddls
since tho Glover killing aDd have
worked faithfully to avenge the death of
the late scout. They finally concluded
that detective work would act far better in
a case of this kind than a body of troops,
hence the return to their quarters. Capt
Chase has bis entire command near Benn
vides. He has left Patio Blanco, the home ol
Garza, and changed his quarters ti
Benavides. Capt. McNeill’s rang
ers are scattered throughout Encitia
county, and they expect to tract
the murderers and nd this part of the coun
try of the noted bandits who are safelj
harbored in the chaparral. Capt. Brooki
has his command stationed near Loi
Angeles. Gen. Mabrey and two rangen
are en route to Austin to-day. (Sen.
Mabrey reports that tho Glover killing
will act as a quietus in Garza circles for *
few weeks at least, and when spring openi
and grass is plentiful tbe campaign will
begin in earnest."
