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Newspaper Page Text( THE MORNING NEWS. 1 , EsTisusiiin 1 K>o. IncorporvtedlSßß. V | J. H. ESTILL, President. | BLAINE STILL A PUZZLE. MANY think he is still, a pres idential PROBABILITY. Hl9 Failure to Explicitly State That He Would Not Accept if Nominated Looked Upon With Suspicion—Bla Chances, However, Undoubtedly Greatly Hurt By His Letter. Washington, Feb. 8. —Secretary Blaine’s letter was the topio of the day, not only at the oapitol and in the departments, but at luncheons, receptions, teas and dinners. Most people saw it first in the morning papers. It was read and reread with the closest interest by all the public men who had not seen the newspaper copies of it last night. Its very brevity made It even more interesting to them apparently than was the Florence letter, whloh was recalled to every mind by the first words, which seemed almost a quotation from it. In 1893, as in 1888, Secretary Blaine is a delpbio oracle and hisjoutgivings are sufficiently ambiguous to permit at least two interpretatioos. The letter was therefore disappointing in a sense to everybody. The Blame men, especially the anti Harrison Blaine men, and the anti- Harrisoniai s generally, were undoubtedly as disappointed os they were surprised by the publication of auy such letter a tail. RAISES A DOUBT. However, its vagueness and the absence of a declaration that Secretary Blaine would not accept the nomination, if offered to him, enoouraged many of them to believe that Secretary Blaine might be nominated yet, and if nominated he would accept. The absence of the clause, “I will not acccept the nomination if offered to me,” was a disap pointment to the Harrlsoniaos. Only less disappointment to them was the omission of any allusion to the republican President and his administration, or the Republican party and its principles. As one of them said to-night, disgustedly, "That letter might have been written bv a mugwump,” which he meant to be the severest con demnation. However, the Harrisonlans are glad, on the whole, that Secretary Blaine has been induced by the adroit Elkins to show his hand, even if it does not directly enoour ago President Harrison, and do >s in directly encourage all the other candidates and possible candidates, DON’T HELP HARRISON. One thing seems certain, and that is that Secretary Blaine does not help President Harrison by publishing that letter, although he was induced by one of President Harri son’s new found friends to declare his inten tion against the strenuous opposition of Secretary Blaine's friends and President Harrison's enemies. If Secretary Blaine had thought of helping President Harrison, he would long since have told President Harrison so and would also have confldod to him In advance that he proposed to pub lish the letter given out Sunday night, eyen if he thought that strict propriety forbade any allusion to the candjdaoy of his chief in the letter. But President Harrison learned first of the latter, just ns auy other public man might have done, from the newspaper men lust night. Secretary Blaine did not talk with him before, and he has not talked with him about. It since. NOT PARTICULARLY FRIENDLY. The President was in his office alone most of to-day (Monday being his private duy), but Seorelary Blaine, who was at his office in the state department, did not stop at the white houso to talk with him, coming or going. The fact seems to be that the relations between the President and the premier aro purely formal now, and that the former expects opposition and not assistance from the latter. The hopeful thing for the Har risoniaus so far as Secretary Blaine is con cerned is that he is more anxious to pre vent tho nomination of Gov. McKinley than he is to prevent tho nomination of 1 resident Harrison, and that he may use his influence in Ohio and Maine to help President Harrison for that reason, getting Harrison, for example, the Maine delega tion. It was in some way this dislike of Gov. McKinley and Speaker Reed which moved Secretary Blaine strongly to publish his letter at this time. NOT APT TO BE NOMINATED. However willing Secretary Blaine may be now, as in ISSB. to accept, in spite of his letter, a nomination to be secured for him with substantial unanimity by his friends in the convention, it iB regarded by the ablest ®en of both parties as practically certain tt.at Secretary Blaine will have no oppor tunity to acoopt such a nomination. They thmu that the conditions now are so differ ent from the conditions in 18S8 that Secre *• y Blame has much less chance of it now t an then. Then he was in a peculiar sense the unrivaled leader of his party, who was to be vindicated by a triumphant election over the democrat w':o had been elected over him by trickery or accident in 1884. He was, iu fact, the only candidate seriously considered by most of bis party. Now he “** a rival in the President, his official c-lef, powerful in bis position and in his record as bead of the ad ministration, already the first choice of a large section of his party in preference to .Secretary Blaine. *!° doubt the latter, if he bad resigned from tue cabinet and fought for it, could have received a practically unarninous nomina tion, but whether he had written a letter or not he could not, by silently remaining in the cabinet until June 7. have prevented he election of enough Harrison delegates o prevent anything like a unanimous blame nomination. TBE O,I Y WAY HE CAN BEAT HARRISON, bv resigning now from the cabinet and penly fighting President Harrison's re wmnation. Secretary Blaine might pre ‘ri Hut lie can hardly afford to resign th down in the struggle now any more he could before he declared himself, mess President Harrison gave him good which President Harrison of course ‘‘ hot. If Secretary Blaine remains ? ul “‘ly in the cabinet, be will not be able ti P r6Tent President Harrison’s nomina , ?> 110 matter how active be is in advance in ik° matter how many friends he has tr convention. The quiet acoept by most public men to-day as a fact tne theory that Secretary Blame’s with aal meant President Harrison’s nomin ‘ n , whether Secretary Blaine wanted it ™t, was significant of the feeling in the 8000 to be reflected in the election "‘delegates. LOOKS LIKE 11 AItUISON 8 U HE. hloubtedly Boss Platt, ex-Oov. For r>„ 1 Senator Quay and other anti-Harrison jd'i With or without Secretary Blaine’s (, s ? ® . ar 'd assistance, may combine on Privu ger or on somebody else to prevent Inet i Harrison’s nomination as the Ptil.si °. donator Quay’s delegates in l it “ddphia, for example, are said to be Cui fto t 0 President Harrison, Senator py o 111, Uov. McKinley, Senator Sherman, the P ,l aker Heed, Senator Allison and all their b6r men hientioued, with or without * thm D,ent - Bs possible candidates are at 0 f ti “ ust ,lark horses. This is especially true who” tWO other members of tbe cabinet Husk”*!? tnonti dhed—Secretaries Tracy and dent ih' 1 ' 1 w hom hove assured the Preei hatuwi i the y wlll notallow theu.e of their Homin'./ 11 tbe evmit of President Harrison's aatton and an unwilliuguess on Vice President Morton’s part to take second place again or a determination on Preeident Harrison’s part that it would be best not to have him on again, Secretary Tracy is very likely to be President Harrison's candidate for the vice presidential nomination. It is obvious that Secretary Traoy would greatly Strengthen the ticket. ENGLAND HAS NO LOVE FOR BLAINE. London, Feb. B.— The Globa to-day in commenting on Secretary Blaine’s letter, in which he declares that be is net a candidate for the presidential nomination, attributes his withdrawal to the knowledge that he would not be successful, and that his course In the Chilean af fair has destroyed his whole foreign policy so far as the American continent is concerned. It adds: "To pretend that there is any regret felt in England because of Secretary Blaine’s failure would be absurd. He is an enemy of our friends and a friend of our enemies. He has never disguised hie wishes to annoy England and he has had recourse more than once to most potty and undignified means to effect this object. INVESTIGATIONS BY CONGRESS. The Propositions Before the Com mittee on Rules. Washington, Feb. B.— During the ill ness of Speaker Crisp, and since then during the consideration of the new rules, a num ber of resolutions, chiefly proposing investi gations of one sort or another, have accumulated in the rules com mittee. To-morrow morning the com mittee will hold a meeting and perhaps, to some extent, clears its docket. Should the greater part of these resolutions be adopted by the House, there would be enough investigations in progress to last for some time and keep matters lively. All of the proposed resolutions do not aim at an investigation of someone of the bureaus of the government, the tariff being the object of attack in several of them. THE PENSION BUREAU UNDER FIRE. The pension bureau it assailed in two resolutions, proposing a thorough investiga tion of its management. These are offered by Messrs. Enloe of Tennessee and Cooper of Indiana. They differ in that the latter besides proposing an investigation of the conduct of the pension office, proposes also an investigation of the connection of the commissioner of pensions with certain al leged worthless concerns. The Spring Garden and Keystone Nation al Bank failures resolution introduced by Mr. Mutohler of Pennsylvania directs that the failures shall be investigated by the committee on banking and currency. Mr. Alderson of West Virginia has a reso lution before the committee for an investi gation of the census bureau. A TARIFF INQUIRY. Mr. Houk of Tennessee desires that the committee ou interstate and foreign com merce investigate the effect of the tariff upon our foreign commerce and Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts wishes the committee on manufactures to make a similar investiga tion os to its effect on manufactures. Mr. Harter of Ohio also aims at the tariff in a resolution directing an investigation and report with reference to the plau for the destruction of trusts. One of the most comprehensive of all the investigations proposed as embodied in a resolution offered by Mr. Livingston of Georgia, which seeks-information as to the financial system sf tho government and its various kinds of money and circulating medium. COLLECTION OF THE REVENUES. "Collection of the revenues at the port of New York’’ is the title of an investigating resolution offered by Mr. Cummings of New York. Mr. Mimpson of Kansas asks that the agricultural department be investigated, and Secretary Rusk has stated that he would welcome any investigation which would inorease congressional knowledge ot the workings of his department. Mr. Davis of Kansas has before the com mittee a resolution supported by the affi ance members, which has for its aim the investigation of mine disasters in Indian Territory with; a view of legislation that will prevent a recurrence of like disasters and protect the lives of miners. BUNT ING THE SEALS. The Subject to Be Investigated by the Baring Sea Commission. Washington, Feb. B.— The Bering sea joint commission, consisting of Sir Badon Powell and Dr. Dawson of Great Britain, and Profs. Mendenhall and Merriatn of the United States, met for the first time this afternoon at the Arlington hotel and made preliminary arrangements for a series of sessions on the general subject of the seal hunting industry. These meet ings will be held at the state department beginning Thursday and will be secret. These meetings are for tho purpose of com paring the results of the investigation made by the commissioners independently last summer with a view to the formation of the joint report which may be accepted by tho board of arbi trators, when appointed, as final on all questions touching tho character and extent of the sealing industry. Meanwhile ar rangementa are being made for a settlement of the question of jurisdiction over the Bering sea by arbitration and it is expeoted that a treaty to that effeot between Great Britain and the United States will be in shape for submission to the Senate for ratification next week. MERRICK’S SILVER BRICK. The Court Refuses to Order tbe Treasury to Coin It. Washington, Feb. B.— Justice James of the supreme court of the District of Co lumbia this morning delivered the opinion of the court in the silver brick case. The petition of Merrick, Morse and others for a mandamus to compel the Secretary of the Treasury to receive and coin into dollars a silver brick tendered him by the petitioners was denied. Chief Justice Binghams dis sented from some of the views of the ma jority, but agreed with them upon tho main quest ions. CHICAGO’S CONVENTION. Col. Richard J. Bright of Indiana to Be Its Sergoant-at-Arms. Washington, Feb. B.—The democratic national committee has appointed Col. Richard J. Bright of Indiana sergeant-at arms at the democratic national oinvention and F. E. Canda of New York agent for the committee. S. P. Sheerin of Indiana, secretary of the committee, together with Messrs. Bright and Canda, have been charged with tbe duty of proceeding to Chicago and making all tho necessary preparations for the con vention. Purchases of Silver. Washington, Feb. B.— The silver offered to the treasury to-day was 587,000. The purchases foot up 4(50,000 ounces at 90% @9l cont3. Shenandoah’s New Postmaster. Washington, Feb. B.— The Senate to day confirmed the nomination of J. W. Coveretone as postmaster at Shenandoah, Va. SAVANNAH, GA„ TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1892. SING SING’S FATAL CHAIR MURDERER M'ILVaINB KILLED BY ELECTRICITY. Two Contacts With the Current Nec essary to Render Life Extinct—Tbe Duration Forty-five Seconds In Bach Instance—A Gurgling Exhala tion After the Current Was Bhut Off the First Time. Sin* Sing, N. Y.,Feb. B.—Charles Mc- Ilvaine was shocked to death Id prison here to-day, the first contact being made at 11:13 o’clock this forenoon. The duration of tbe contact was forty-five seconds. In a few seoonds after the current was cut off by or der of Dr. MacDonald, froth issued from the mouth and almost simultaneously there was a quick gurgling exhalation and as quick a recovery, like a person strangling from water going tbe wrong way. The current was at once reanplie 1 and continued torty-flveseconds. When tbedoo tors examined the wrist and jugular vein for pulsations there were none, and after an examination by all the doctors present the subject was declared dead—wliioh Is to say all consciousness was dead and that all mus cular reflexes had ooaaed. Mollvaino came into the chamber with priests, carrying be fore himself a crucifix an l murmuring prayers. The chair used was one never be fore employed. HIS HANDS IMMERSED IN SALT. On each side at the arms was a jar into which the bands were immersed in a solu tion of salt. Tbe arms were strapped at the elbows and wrist and the oontact at the head was made on the forehead. An elec trode, as in the previous case here, was pres ent for use ou the leg in case of failure or mishap at the other points of contact. The first contact was made through the bauds and head, and the seoond through the head and calf of the right leg. Rubber sacks of warm water hung aloft with rubber tubes to the electrodes for automatic wetting of the sponges. The doctors, with one excep tion, believe that life and consciousness were destroyed the same instant. As compared with the Kemmler killing, that of Mcllvaiue was much less distressing. NO SIGN OF INSANITY. The autopsy, which was begun soon after lunoh, has disclosed to Dr. MacDonald no evidence of imbecility or insanity, ns was asserted might be tho case, when Mcllvaine was on trial. The defense at that time set up that the prisoner’s mind was not normal because of disorder resulting from lodgment of a bean in bis ear while a youth. The autopsy proves shat this claim was groundless. No foreign anl stance was found in either ear or tbe brain. Dr. MacDonald affirms that the examination of tho brain demonstrates that Mcllvaiue was thoroughly sane, the sub stances and tissues being entirely normal. The execution of MclLvaine is the only one save that of Keinm ler which has been witnessed by news paper representatives. At the execution to-day the correspondent of the Associated Press was the only reweoaper man present who also saw tbe taking off at Auburn prison. COMPARED WITH KEMMLKR’S EXECUTION. Some comparisons and conclusions may be made, based upon observation of the first electrocution (Kemmler’s) and the seventh (that of to-day). Five and one-half minutes elapsed from Kemmler’s entrance to the instant of the first oontact, which lasted seventeen seoonds. In Mollvaine’s case only two minutes elapsed between his entrance and the first oontact, whioh lasted forty-nine seoonds. At Auburn, one min ute and forty seconds elapsed between the end of the first oontact and the first evi dence of respiration; reflex action was ob served about thirty-five seoonds after the first contact; and just at this point arises an interesting comparison between the post-contact movement of the subject at Auburn and that in Mollvaine’s case. The sputa was exuded with more force from Kemmler’s lips. There was not only an exhalation of the air pent up in the lungs at the time of tbe shook, but that was followed by inhalation and exhalation dur ing, a period of (one minute and forty seconds. It was this continued and louder growing respiration that led Dr. Shrady, who was present at Auburn, to concede that the first shock had not destroyed at the nerve center that system or brain of nerves which con trol respiratory action. THE SOUND IN M’ILVAINE’S CASE. In Mcllvaine’s case the post-contact action differed sharply. The sound was that olearly following exhaustion or escape of pent up air from tho luDgs. Then there was a flabby, chucking sound in the throat. It was obviously just what Dr. Mac- Donald claimed that it was, viz: reflex action, which was not accompanied by any impulses from the nerve center comrolling respiration. The deduction is that Kemmler might, as I)r. Shrady believed,have been resuscitated by hypodermics of brandy after the first period of contact. In Mcllvatnes case the nerve centers were destroyed at the first contact. The second contact upon Kemm ler was of two and one quarter minutes duration, broken twice quickly. That upon Mclivaine was only 36 seconds by the doctors’ record. The voltage at Auburn was said to be 1,700, though none of the invited guests were permitted to examine tbe switch board. At that time no incandescent lamps were loft burning and thus drain upon the circuit, about 50 volts for each. Allowing besides for loss by friction on the wires, aud for loss at points of oontact it has been thought that not more than 600 volts actually entered To-day twenty test lamps were kept burn ing at the time of contact, but were not "In tho train,” so that less voltage was expended on thorn. Fifteen per cent, of the electric motive force is believed to be lost at points of contact, and to-day deductions for losses and burning lamps probably left a voltage of 1,500 applied to the subject. Keinler’s was tho first and the experience then and subsequently has prompted and secured more ready action and more effective pre cautions and appliances. To institute a comparison would be obviously unfair, were it not that I’rof. Landy of the Columbia school of mines condemned the Auburn plant before it was employed to kill Kemmler. Tbe belt at the dynamo is said to have been held on to the pulley or the shafting with sticks in the hands of the attendants while the current wa3 being made that was discharged into Kemmler. To-day all was steady and thoroughly tested. ’The result to-day from the standpoint of a layman, who in each instance observed that he saw, is, vastly more satisfactory. Possibly Kemm ler might have been resusticated after the first contact, while the possibility of resus citating Mcllvaine after the first contact seems equally improbable. m’ilvaine a bad one. Mcllvaino was scarcely more than 20 years of age, but up to the time of his giv ing up all hope of having his death post poned be bore tbe name of tbe toughest man in Bing Sing. He was sullen, ugly and defiant, aud when be first entered the prison was openly rebellious. One day he broke his bedstead and when the keeper entered tho cell, the murderer knocked him down with one of tbe iron legs to the bed. It took three mon to subdue the mau and as a punishment he was keot in a dark cell for several days. He has had several quarrels with the guards and keepers, as well as his fellow oonviots. When Woods, who was hanged last July, passed Molvaine's cell, on his way to the death chair, Moll vaine cried out to him: "Good by, you U ba in hell before I am.” SOFTENED IN THE FACE OF DEATH. There came a change in Mollvaine’s de meanor after bis last hope vanished. He became subdued and gentle and spent much of his time during the last few days in reading his Bible and talking with Father Credan, his spiritual adviser. His crime was peculiarly atrocious. With two companions he started out to find a plaoe to rob. Mcllvaine entered the grocery store of a man named Luca in Brooklyn. The proprietor caught him in the act ami Mcllvaiue stabbed Luca fourteen times. The murderer was caught red-handed. A BIG BLAZE AT MEMPHI9. Flames Lick Up $1,000,000 Worth of Business Property. Memphis, Tenn., Feb. B.—At 8:30 o’olock to-night the building N0.230 Main street, oc cupied by the Bruse-Kero Hat Company deal ers in hats, caps and straw goods, was dis covered to be on fire. The entire rear portion of the 6-story building, from tho basement to the top, seemed to be ablaze in au Instant. The fire quickly communicated to the front portion and by 10 o’olock the firemen were forced back from the roaring furnace of hats and straw goods and di rected their efforts to saving the trunk fac tory of H. Levy, adjoining tho hat store on the north. THE HAT STORK COLLAPSES. At 10:15 o’clock the building occupied by the hat company collapsed and into the space formerly occupied by it crashed the building of the Langstaff Hardware Company, whioh adjoined It on the south. The firemen were utterly unable to cope vi ith the flames'and at 10:30 o’olock tho Levy trunk factory was a total wreck and Leuhrman’s, probably tho finest hotel south of the Ohio river, was in flames. At 11 o’clock Leuhrman’s hotel was a total loss. STILL SPREADING. Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 8, 11:45 p. m.— The fire is spreading. The Ruby saloon and a large harness factory aud unother building aro now burning and will probably boa total loss. It is thought that no lives were lost in the Leuhrman hotel ns the guests had ample opportunity of escaping before the fire communicated to the hotel. The loss cannot be approximated at this hour, but it will foot up in the hundreds of thousands, as the burned portion of the city contained some of the finest buildings in town. THE BURNED HOTEL Memphis Feb. 9, 1:30 a. m.—The mag nificent 5-story hotel at the corner of Mam and Monroe streets was splendid food for the flames, and in less than one hour was totally destroyed. The hotel was magnificent ly furnished and had but reoeutly added a splendid bar outfit of tbe most costly de sign. Tho loss to the hotel will be SIOO,OOO. At this juncture a breeze arose aid changed tbe course of the fire and it began to sweep eastward. The firemen were forced back at every point by the resistless fury < t the i.aaies anti in a short time the Ruby salooa and tbe saloon of J. G. Mayer, adjoining buildings, were destroyed. Eastward and to tho south of wnere the blaze started the lire went on. Soon Lemmon & Gates’ wholesale drygoods store was a mats of ruins. H. Wetter’s hardware store and William Jack’s chiyn store wai the next to be de stroyed and W. N. Wilkorson’B wholesale, drug store was next reached. It was thought that this splendid structure with its well-known fire-proof walls would prove a barrier to the flames, but the fire crept in upon the stock of inflammable drugs from the side and rear and it was soon blazing fiercely. THE FIRE ENTERS SECOND STREET. Again the wind veered to the west and tho fire started eastward to Seoond stieot. John Huehn & Co.’s printing establishment was burned to ashes in a short time. The Lilly Carriage Company on (Second street next caught nndutbe roar portion of their factory with part of the stock was destroyed. The firemen on Seoond street meanwhile gainod a foothold and began to kejp the lire within the blook. The wind died out about this time, which probably saved W. H. Bruce’s carriage factory aud one or two smaller buildings, which alone were left in the block. The block destroyed is bounded by Main, -Union, Second aud Monroe street*, and is in the heart of the dry goods district of the city. The loss will resell $1,000,000. The Peabody hotel, on the northwest corner of Main street and Monroe, and the Louisville and Nashville ticket office on the opposite corner were on fire several tirpes. but by hard work on the part of the hotel em ployes, guests and by-standere pres sed into service to aid the fireman, were saved. The Are at 1 a. m. is burning fiercely, but Is under control. As far as known at this hour, no lives were lost. RAIDED BY TROOPB. A Mexican Complains Against Bourke’a Command. San Antonio, Tex., Feb. B.— ln a letter addressed to Gen. Stanley, Agnacio Romoroz of Camargo, but having a ranch in Texas, charges that Capt. J. G. Bourke.in his recent expeditions, on Jan. 34, visited his ranch, where hi3 wife was inado to open the house, after which all the household effects were gone through. Romerez says his wife, w ith her baby in her arms, oomplained to the soldiers and was further terrified by Capt. Bourke threatening to burn the hou3o. Romerez claims that they were taken in custody and treated like prisoners, and placed in a guard house infested with ver min. He says he intends to bring his caso before the state department through the Mexican government. HARRIS TO BE ELECTROCUTED. Ho Is Sentenced to Dio Within the Week Beginning March 21. New York, Feb. B.—Carlyle W. Harris, tbe medical student, who was oonvictod last Tuesday of murdering his young wife by morphine poisoning, was sentenced to death by Recorder Bmyth in tbe court of gen eral sessions this morning after a motion for anew trial had been denied. Recorder Bmyth, in passing sentence, ssid that no other verdict coaid have been rendered ac cording to the evileneo. Harris Is to die within the week beginning March 21. His counsel gave uotice of an appeal. A Moorhead Bank Closed. Minneapolis, Minn. , Feb. B.—A special to tbe Journal from Moorhead, Minn., says that tho Merchants’ Bank of that oitv closed its doors this morning with SI7S,(KX) on deposit, including considerable of the county funds. A Fine Business Blook Burned. Lsrned, Kan., Feb. B.— Fire yesterday destroyed one of the best business blocks in this city, causing a loss of $135,009. The loss is about half covered by insurance. A BAD DEFEAT FOR HILL. THE SENATE CONFIRMS ELMIRA’S NEW POSTMASTER. BUI Wanted Action Further Post poned Until After His Snap Conven tion in New York—Several of the Democratic Senator* Inclined to Re sent Ilia Bequest—The Vote Far From Close. Washington, Feb. a— Senator Hill was routed in the Senate to-day, hone, foot and dragoons. His opposition to the President’s nominee for postmaster at Elmira did not even seoure a roll call and “senatorial courtesy” was of no avail to keep the case open. Senator Hill was not present in ttis Senate, being busily engaged at Albany in scheming for tbe New York delegation to the democratic national convention. The Elmira case, where tho I’resideut has nomi nated Louis G. Rathbun as successor to Postmaster Flood, came up some weeks ago, but successive postponement* have been made for Senator Hill’s benefit. A CHEEKY REQUEST. When the case came up to-day Senator Colquitt of Georgia, a member of the dem ocratic minority of the committee ou post offices , rose ana said that Senator Hill had roqhosted that the subject be hold open until Fob. 34. This was too much for the gravity of the senutors on either side. Senator Hill’s snap convention is called for Feb. 22, and with the proceedings cut and dried, it was evident to everybody that thn governor expected to rush through a Hill slate in a single (lay, and take the train the next day for Washington. The senators did not seem disposed to fall into Senator Hill’s plan of making the Senate moro ten der to tbe Hill machine in New York. Ono of tho republican senators made the point that if Senator Hill objected to the new postmaster because he wai personally offensive senator ial courtesy must compel his rejection, but Senator Hill had repeatedly Baid that bis objection was not, to Mr. Kathbun, but to the manner in which Mr. Flood Was driven from tho service YOORHEKB against hill Senator Voorhoes of Indiana, who is about as strong a democratic partisan as there is in the Senato, rather surprised some of his associate-a by taking ground against Senator Hill. He had in mind, perhaps the annoy ance to which a democratic President might ba subjected a year heuoo if tho precedent set up by Senator Hill prevailed. He said that it was not the business ot the Heuate to inquire into the motives of the president in nominating candidates for office, unless tho men were objectionable. It did not lie with tbe seuatois to attempt te shape the mind of the President to their wishos. UISCOCK DEFENDS RATHBUN. Senator Hiscock of New York referred to the effort whioh had been made to injure Mr. Rathhuu by representing him as labor ing to secure the removal of Postmaster Flood. The fact was, Senator Hisoook said, that Air. Flood had been so conducting him self that Mr. Rathbun, who was on his bond, thought it prudent to be relieved. Hie re quest to be taken off the bond probably led the pustofficu officials to begin their investi gation, but this was all the part that Mr. Rathbun had in tbe matter and bo was not a seeker for tbe place to whioh the Presi dent had nominated him. After this ex planation Mr. Rathbun was confirmed by a viva voce vote and none of Senator Hill’s friends bad tho courage to call for a count. TOOK AN HOUR AND A HALF. 111/ tbe Associated treat. W ashington, Feb. 8. — The Senate has confirmed the nomination ot Louis (). Rath bun to be postmaster at Elmira, N. Y. It required an hour and a half of the time of the Senate to accomplish this result, not that the contest was close, for tho oppon ents of the nomination realized from the beginning that they were beaten, but the usual length of the time spent in its consideration was diversified with much discussion of "sena torial courtesy” and by some political references. Senator Hill, who first lodged an objection to Mr. Rathbun’sconfirmation, was absent and Ills fight was made by Sena tor Colquitt, who is a member of the post office committee. The subject camo up immediately after the Senate, on motion of Senator Hiscock, bad gone into executive session. Senator Hiscock recited tbe fact that be had given due notice of nis intention to ask the Senate to act upou the nomination to-day, after it had been postponed for many days at tho request of the gentlemen who had stated that they wished an opportunity to ex amine the oase. This statement led to a long discussion of the propriety of passing upon a nomination in the absence of a sena tor who was directly affected by it (Mr. Rathbun’ office is at Senator Hill’s home), and also upon the propriety of an inquiry by the Senate into the President’* reasons for removing Mr. Flood, the old post master. CULLOM DEFENDS THE PRESIDENT. Senator Cullom defended the President’s course aud found an able assistant in the person of Senator Teller. Not a few of tbe democratic senators also were of the opin ion that the Senate should confine itself to an inquiry into the character of tho nominee and should not undertake to question the President’s action in removing Mr. Flood, inasmuch as no reasuns were assignod by him for tbe removal. This sentiment was so strong that when tbe question was put to a vote the nays were so few in number that there was no call for the yeas and nays and the nomination was confirmed with un expected ease. Inasmuch as the President bad not been notified of the action of the Senate, the fact of tbe confirmation was not officially made public with tbe othor confirmations announced to-day. BESES PENSIONED. He Retires from tho Presidency But la to Have $25,000 a Year. New York, Fete B.— At an adjourned meeting of the trustees of the New York Life Insurance Company, this afternoon, William H. Beers tendered hie resignation as president of the oompany and it was unanimously accepted, to take effoot Wed nesday, Feb. 10. Mr. Beers, pursuant to tbe arrangement made by which he gives up the presidency of the company, retires on a life pension of $25,000. The board of trustees passed a resolution that tho board authorize an agreement to be made with Mr. Beers to secure his services during the remainder of his life, in an ad visory capacity upon half pav, "namely, an annual salary of $37,500, in the form recom mended by the special committee, appointed at thespocial meet mg of this board. Held on the 35th day of January, 1893, and pre sented to this board with tbe report of the said committee this day.” • Church and State in France. Paris, Feb. B.— Tbe pope, in another letter to the archbishop of Paris, enjoins the immediate withdrawal of electoral catechisms, an l declares that any political exhortations on the part of the clorgy are distinct encroach merits on tbe province of civil power, whether monarchical or re publican. RPB3IA’B FAMINg. The Roads In Good Condition for the Transportation of Grain. Bt. Petersburg, Feb. B,—Little ii now beard hers of ths famine. The condition of the roads has been such that no matter how large the supply of grain the government had at its disposal it could not be distri buted owing to the impossibility of convey ances of any kind reaching the plaoes where the distress prevails. This is changed now. Heavy snows have fallen, a strong crust has formed aud goods and grain may be con veyed In sledges to any part of the empire. Much grain has already reached the famine stricken provinces and according to reports received here the condition of the sufferers has much improved. won’t break the ice. Gen. Annckoff, a member of the famine relief committee, in charge of the transpor tation of supplies, has abandoned his proj ect of breaking the ioe in the Volga rivor to allow the veisels being used t > convey groin to porta along the river. It is the general opinion here that tho distressed provinces will now be enabled to hold out until spring. The government has aban doned its intention of rapidly pushing the trans-Siberian railway to oompletlon. I'EASANTR not to be given work. One of the propositions made to relieve the famine sufferers was to employ thou sands of peasants in the work of building this road, and the abandonment of the plan is taken to indicate that the government believes tho famine situation has beeu so much relieved that it will not be nocesiary to furnish this work to aid the peasants. Tho sections of the road already commenced will bo finished without any extraordinary haste and with the usual force of men. To carry out this work tho sum of 1,500,000 rubles Is annually required. BPURGEON’S REMAINS. The Body Arrives In England Prom France. London, Feb. B.— The body of Kev. Spurgeon arrived at New Haven from Men tone at 5 o’clock this morning. Notwith standing the early hour there was a large assemblage on the quay awaiting the arri val of the ohunnel stoamor which brought the body from France. Many persons went to New Haven yesterday from London and some of them had remained up all night so as to bo sure to he at the quay when the steamer came in. The ooftln was inclosed in a wooden case and before it was taken to the train that was to convoy it to Londoti this case was taken off aud broken into small pio'ass. The crowd eagerly seised upon the, to them, p iceless piece* of wood and carriod them off to be pre served as relici of the occasion. All tho deacons and elders of tho Metropolitan tab ernacle, Kev. Hpurgoon’schurch in London, were g .thored at tho Victoria station here when the train hearing the remains arrived and an enormous crowd was in the station and about tho entrance. A long lino of mourning coaches wore waiting at the gates of the station and followed the coffin to the tabernacle. TWO MONTHS FOB LIBEL. Tho Editor of on English Financial Paper Sentenced. London, Feb. 8. —Charles Wllbraham Perryman, proprietor of the Financial Ob server and Mining Herald, who was found guilty on Jan. 21 last of libel ing Mr. Pulbrook, a solicitor, was to-day sentenced to two mouths' imprison ment. I’orrymau charged Pulbrook with bribing tho Financial News to support a scheme that was dishonest, aud with ob taining £SB,(XX) as “promotion plunder” in connection with the olty of Hrltimore breweries, the Fletcher miiis of Providence, K. 1., and tho Sykes iirewery Company. Mr. Pulbrook is a member of tho law firm of Bonnard, Deaklu & Pulbrook. England’s parliament. Chamberlain Elected Leader of the Liberal-Unionists In the House. London, Feb B.—Joseph Chamberlain was to-day formally elected liberal-unionist leader in the House of Commons, to succeed the Marquis of Hartiugton, who la now the Duke of Devonshire. Lord Salisbury and Secretary Balfour gave dinners to their prominent supporters this evening as is customary on the eve of the ro-oponing of parliament. The queen’s speech, which was outlined In Friday’s dis patches, was road to the guests. Lord Derby and the Duke of Devonshire gnvo dinners to tho dissident leaders and Sir William Vernon Harcourt entertained the principal liberals. FOUR TO BE GARROTED. Anarchists Who Led the Attack on Xeree to be Executed. Madrid, Feb. 8. —Foar auarchista sen tenced to death by court-martial for lead ing the mob in the attack made a short time ago upon the city of Xerer will bo garroted there Wednesday. The executions will bo public and a majority of the shops will be closed. The workingmen’s associations are agitating for a genoral suspension of work on the day of the executions. The trials of all the prisoners have not been concluded yet. It is expected that three others will be sentenced to death. . There is groat ex citement in Xeres. YELLOW FaVSR IN COSTA RICA. Several Genuine Cases Reported at Puntarenaa. PUNTARRNAS, COSTA KICA, Feb. B. Several genuine cases of yellow fever Lave occurred, two or three with fatal termina tion. The best physicians from the Interior have acknowledged the diseace as unmistak able and believe it to have been brought to this port from South America. The govern ment has taken prompt measures to stamp out tho plague. The strictest quarantine will be enforced. On the Atlantic side at Port Liman there is no sickness, not even ordiuary coast fever. Argentine Radicals Defeated. Buenos Ayres, Feb. B.—The provincial elections bold yesterday resulted in a triumph for the conciliation party, whioli is composed of supporters of Mitre and Roca. The radicals were everywhere defeated. Pope Leo at Services. Rome. Feb. B.—Tho pope attended serv ices in the Sis’ins chapel to-day, in memory of Pope Plus IX. Ho prououuced absolution in a loud and clear voice. The Circuit Judgeships. Washington. Feb. B.—The nominations of tho circuit judges are still hung up in the Hecate judiciary committee, because Chairman Hoar is confined to his house by illness. Stephen D. Poole Dead. New Orleans, La., Feb. B.—Stephen D. Poilo, one of the managing editors of the Timea-Vemoorat, died \o-night of pneu monia. I DAILY. SlO A YEAR t < 6 CENTS A COPY. > f WEEKLY, $1.25 A YEAR l GOTHAM’S BURNED HOTEL ELEVEN BODIES SO PAR RECOVs BRED PROM THE RUINS. That of Clothier Levy the Only One Identified aa Yet Nearly All the Others So Badly Burned as to Be Almost Unrecognizable—A Woman and a Man Brought to Light Early In the Morning. New York, Feb. B.—At 6 o’clook th’< morning there came a babble of approach lug voices and there appeared upon ths scene of the flro at Hotel Royal 125 Italian laborers, each bearing a piok, crow-bar ol shovel and the day's work of searching foa the dead was begun. There had already assembled outside the lire lines large num< bers of spectators, many no doubt drawn thither by Idle curiosity; but others whd were friends or relatives of persons missing from their homes, aud who it was feared might be viotlms of the fire, watched tbs work begun by the laborers with strained and eager eyes. THE FIRST FIND. The first body found at 9 o’olook on tha fifth floor was very badly burned and could barely be identified as that of a woman, Thore was nothing on the body by which if could be Identified exoept a chased gold ring on a finger of the left hand. While an exi tension ladder was being placed In positioa for the removal of the woman’s body s workman took hold of wbat seemed to b the charred end of a piece of wood bu| stai tod back, with a cry of alarm. THE LEG OF A MAN. The seeming piece of wood was tha| oharrod leg of a man, protruding through, and above the debris. The bodv was fount] to bo lying head downward, where it had evidenly fallen with tho upper floors. It wag jammed so tightly in the timbers and mortar that it took over an hour to remove it. Then it was found to be that of a man about 39 years old, 5 feet 7 inches h gb, with dark, hair an] mustache and dressed in (lark clothing. On him were found a gold watcb and chalnaml a triangular gold emblemf on which was engraved tin words, “Life, Love aud Truth.’* This body, which was the seventh found! was taken to tho morgue with that of ths woman found at 9 o’clook. ANOTHER WOMAN FOUND. At 11:80 o’clock tho eighth body was found about ten feet from the spot where the seventh body was disooveretf. It was that of u woman without clothing, about 25 years old and 5 feet 2 inches in bight. He. neath the body was found a black oambri< skirt, a bunch of koys, a small bottle of oologne In a case anil a check Jboard, on which was written the name: *‘C. A. Huffy, Phila.” Near by were a pair oi lady's shoes, a leather trunk and a valise. ELEVEN BODIES FOUND SO FAR. Bodies of people who lost their lives ID the Hotel Hoyal 'lre continue to b taken out of the ruins Six in all wore taken out to-day, making eleven so far, of whom only one has been positively identified; that ol l.ovy, which was Identified yesterday) From present appearances it will tqke thre days to clear away the wreckage and roach a conclusion as to bow many lives were lost. THE TWELFTH BODY FOUND. New York, Feb. 8, 11 p. m.—Twelve bodies have now been taken from the ruins of the Hotel Koynl. Two bodies of women have been identified, Miss Bogley, house keeper of the hotel, and;Mrs. Lewis, wife ol a bookmaker. Miss Etta Green, a clerk who jumped from a window is dying. GEORGIA FOR CLEVELAND. A Cleveland Club Organized By the Democrats of Atlanta. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. B.—The democratl of Atlanta to-night declared themselves fol the nomination of Grover Cleveland, in un> mistakablo tones by the organization of s Cleveland Campaign Club amid the bighis' enthusiasm. Eight hundred democratl turned out to the meeting through a drenchi ing rain, filling the court house until ii would admit no more. Capt. W. D. Ellii was mado president of the club, which will work with might and main to see that Georgia £at least sends a solid Cleveland delegation to tho Chicago convention. King ing spoaches were made by J udge Georgs HiUyer, Hon. Hoke Smith, F. H. Richard* son, editor of the Journal, B. \V. Black burn, editor of the Herald, and other well known democrats. THE RESOLUTIONS. The following resolutions were adopted, marking the opening of vigorous work in tho campaign of 1892 in Georgia: We, os democrats of Fulton county assemi hied, do hereby renew our pledges to the prin ciples of the Democratic party and express out unwavering adherence to tariff reform, as ths great overshadowing issue now before th country, and to Grover Cleveland as its sound est exponent; therefore be it h'etolved, 1. That we favor the nomination ol Mr. Cleveland for President of the United Statoi because we oonsid :r him the ablest and mosl available leader of the Democratic party. ti That we give our fullest indorsement to his superb administration and recommend him to the (wrty throughout the country as the leader, who above all others is entitled to its confidence a::d support. 3 That we rec wni/.e in him not only a model citizen, a loyal democrat aud a faithful public servant, but a leader whose broad statesman, ship qualifies him in an exceptional degree fn| the highest office In the land and one whose whole public career will bear the closest scru tiny of ills enemies and challenges tho ap proval of fair-minded citizens of all parties. •t. That in organizing in tho capital of Geor gia a Cleveland club, we appeal to ths democratic masses throughout the state an I the union to see to it that their conviction, that Grover Cleveland is the man to lead the party to victory In 1882. shall not,bo swerved or thcil wishes thwarted by the manipulation of political machinery In New York, or elsewhere, that seeks to put an objectionable candidate on the country. SOUTH CAROLINA RAILWAY. Meeting of the Committee in Charge] of the Reorganization. New York, Feb. B.—A meeting of the committee havihg charge of the reorgani zation of tho South Carolina railway was held here to-day. They reported that tha stockholders are depositing their securities with the company, and as soon as enough bonds have been turned in to insure the suc cess of the reorganization, new second mortgage 6 per coat. 20-year gold bonds will bo issued. Nominated by the President. Washington, Feb. B.—The President to day sent to tho Senate the following nomi nation: Edward C. O’Brien of New York to be commissioner of navigation, vioe William W. Bates, resigned. An Address on Silver. Washington, Feb. B.—Francis G. Now lands to-day addressed the House commit tee ou coinage, weights and measures on the international monetary oonferenoe phase of the silver question, opposing the proposition.