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Newspaper Page Text, THE MORNING NEWS. I J EsTABUiHSn 1850. INCORPOHATRDIBBB. > I J. H. ESTILL, President. \ BLAINE NOT TO RESIGN. THE SECRETARY DENIES THE RU MOR AFLOAT. A Persistent Belief la Many Quarters, However, Teat He Will bs Out of the Cabinet Before the Minneapolis Con vention Meets—Wild Rumors Also Re port Wanamaker, Tracy and Noble as on the Point of Resigning. Washington, Feb. 10. —Secretary Blaine bae a premature dislike for the premature publication of his purposes and ha regards erery publication made before he carries out bis purposes as premature. Accordingly when be was shown to-day one of the sensa tional versions of the story current here yes terday and accepted by the well informed as ourreet that before long he would resign irotn the cabinot aud afterward probably go abroad for bis health, he baaame angry and denied the truth of the statement shown him, which was especially aggravating to him because it mentioned his dearest foe, ex-Senator Edmunds, as his probable successor. In spite of Secre tary Blaine’s indignant denial, wbiob is sup posed to apply only to his iutentions for the present and not what be may or may not do a mouth from now, it Is more generally believed tc-day than it was yesterday that it is a mere question of time when he will leave the cabinet and that when ho does retire he will taka a trip for hl3 health. This it the opinion of some of his colleagues iu tbo cabinet. OTHER RESIGNATION RUMORS. The common belief that Secretary Blaine will ieave the cabinet before the Minneapo lis convention meets and the renewal of the talk about the President’s dis satisfaction Secretary Noble and with Secretary Noble’s dissatisfaction with his place has started a sudden growth of cabinet resignation rumors, most of which are manifestly canards, not needing th t denials given them. Every well-informed person hero knows that the circumstances lu Secretary Blaine’s oass—his health, his relations with the President, his feeling that his work in the state dopartmeut is practically done and his attitude to the prasidency—make his retire ment from the cabinet probable at least. So in tho case of Seoretarv Noble,, who has worked with much friotioa for two years. But the rum rs announcing tho resignation of Postmaster General Watia meker and Secretary Tracy because their relations with tho President have become strained are manifestly as absurd as the rumor that Mr. WanamaUer is to resign to accept the French mission. It was hardly necessary for Air. Wauatnalter to have said to-day: ‘‘l have not resigned and do not contemplate resigning. I expect to serve out my four years’ term before retiring from the cabinet. As to tho French mission I would not be offerod it and would not accept it if offered.” HIS RELATIONS WITH THE PRESIDENT. Air. Wanamaker thought it entirely un necessary to talk about his relations with the President. Secretary Tracy thought it entirely unnecessary to talk about his rela tions with the President. As every woll in forme 1 person hero knows, Secretary Tracy and, Mr. Wanamaker aro m closer relations I with President Harrison than any other I member of the cabinet except Attorney I General Miller and nothing has occurred I to rupture those relations, which are per- I sonal and serial rather than political aud I official. Mr. Wanamaker hai riot, os alleged, I stubbornly thwarted President Harrison I in dealing with the email postofllces ad- I verseiy to President Harrison’s interests, I and Secretary Traov has not been rebuked Ibv the President, as alleged, for I incurring the extraordinary ex- I pause of the Chilean preparations I without going through tho usual form of I creating a board of offioers ta pass upon it. I The only person connected with the govern- I f i" t who has made any objection to any of ■ the Chilean expenditures is the second I auditor of the treasury, who threw out a I double charge for tho stenographic report- I m K of the Baltimore hearing. The inti ■ Gmcy between President Harrison, tSecro- I !a r*'Tracy and Mr. Wanamaker was as ■ iviteit at the President’s re ■ ceptioa last night as the nb ■ wee of Secretary Blaine wan conspicuous, ■ ini tho refusal of Mrs. Blaine, who walked ■ '; r u Sfi with Mrs. Dauirosch, to take her ■ place in tho receiving line at Mrs. Hand- I ■' request, was markup. I HLaINR’s EMPHATIC DENIAL. I By the Associated rress. ■ k ASIIIJi(i TON, Feb. 10.-Secretary Blaine ■ *Ma c: nference with President llurrisou ■ inis morning in regard to the trade reln ■ nous with Canada. As he was leaving the ■ wte house a representative of tho Assn. H c , I£le '* Press showed him tho published I l ; a ' <n i ent t ‘ m " P° was about to retire from ■ -'’ cabin t. Ho read it slowly, and then Ht j' deliberation: “It is entirely ■ Mse. There is not a word of truth in it. H ness stories ar being circulated by idle ■ B rs ™“ who Pnvo nothing better to do, and lir ’ • ’ 1 them in the most positive ■ This statement is an infernal lie.” ■I, as to other rumored changes ■ “ e MPinet, Secretary Blaine said: “I ■ s n i ut snow anything aliout them. I have HJ' 1 ’ deny absurd rumors about ■ “ w Pbout giving attention to thoss ■ t ' u "ijung others. I suppose those rumors I to r s ' arteJ Py the same moil who set afloat H rnnr. n:e. There seems to be no ■ uore foundation for them.” P<‘Eul LABOR ON TOP. 4 Wagon Company to Abandon the Employment of Convicts. Leavexvvohth, Kan., Feb. 10.—The u °^ s ®gon Company, that has been outacturing wagons and buggies for the years with convict labor at i J ,. !tate Penitentiary, has announced that *,! i‘ will’employ free, or outside, Wi ; Mu *iely. The company found it ttd, *•* vehicles made by convicts, as Uu,, “P lB to be a growing prejudice daj,* I, farmers against prison made %,! “ vas also found that the oonvicts f°tnaua wast6 f u l with material and hard DjiTaa FROM SCARLET FEVER. Loses Husband and Chll jj a by Befriending a Relative. Fa., Feb. 10.-A special J a . Eej ' 1,1e3 from Easton, Pa., says: "Mrs. tuo residing near Ackeronville, ho, JSe W(it ' il3 ago admitted to her Plaits 8 relative who com 'rove,;. being ill. The patient first Mr u • u ®°ring from scarlet fever. * °a ti,,. cahtracted the disease, and *O4 allrti i r 0!1 ’ five in number, fell ill las , M l!hu ‘ a few days. The blow tbs r e ; af ,l bf : reft rs - Broad of her reason. *’* lß convalescing.” Ha t - 11 urderer Cantured. tr, c -> Feb. 10.-John B. Roy lrof •>' a U ! f ‘ rer r ’f John P. Epps, man hty at s, ,\ 08t ?rn Union Telegraph Com l* I’s‘tintv 1 ’ s ‘tint v v K ’ " as captured in Mar- Jttgbt Carolina, yesterday. Ho >Pnear‘ 6ratel y wben captured, and had lor months UC ° o£ ba7in g lived in the woods &l]c JHafning ikto£. NAVAJOEB ON THE! WARPATH. A Battle In Progress Between the Red e tins and Cowboys. Denver, Col., Feb. 10.—The Navajo Indians of New Mexico have gone on the warpath and they threaten the lives of all white men. A battle between the redskins and cowboys is now in progress nine miles south of Albuquerque. Great excitement prevails. CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE. CoOLtDOE, N. M., Feb. 10.—The trouble arose on account of renegade Indians killing cattle. Chief Mariauo was requested ten days ago to remove the Indians. This was granted, but Tuesday three Indians were found coming down the trail toward Chavez and cowboys ordered them back. They started 1 ack, and on the bluff built signal fires. Soon forty renegade Indians came to their assistance in defiance of the oowboys and their promise not to trespass. There were no cowboys at Chavez at the time, but the Indians claimed that their de serted camp had been burned by cowboys, and they were going to get even. THREATENED TO BURN A RANCH. The Indiana threatened to burn San An tonio ranch, ocoupied by a cattleman named Coddington, and they loft Chavez, going in that direction. Harry Cody, mother and two men were at the ranch. Fifteen armed cowboys immediately left for the ranch, which is sixteen miles distant, arriving at 9 o'clock p. m., but all was quiet. The cowboys remained at the ranch until noon to-day, but could not discover any Indians. Lieut. Wallace, Troop H. Second cavalry, and ten men from Fort Wingate with pack mules passed Coolidge on their way to the San Antonio raucb, with orders to remain there several days and be ready to quel! ar.y hostilities on the part of the Indians. This evening everything is reported quiet at aud in the vicinity of Chavez. A BLAZE AT CINCINNATI. The Valuable Contents of an Auction and Storage House Burned. Cincinnati, 0., Feb. 10.—Fire broke out to-night in tho building occupied by Eze kiel & Bernheim, auctioneers and storage commission dealers, on the east side of Main street, extending 180 feet to Hammond street. Next door north of It are the ware and sales rooms of the American Oak Leather Company, of the same di mensions. The two buildings con stitute a block, and they are five stories high. The fire pretty thoroughly destroyed the portion occupied by Ezekiel & Bernheim, and badly wrecked tho por tion of the building occupied by the Ameri can Oak Leather Company. On Main street next south of Ezekiel & Bernheim’s is the Commercial National Bauk. Next south of the same building on Ham nond street is the Hainmond street police station. The root of the Commercial National Bank has been crushed in, and the roof and walls of the Hainmond street police station have also been crushed in. THE LOSSES. The loss on the buildings is about SOO,OOO. In the Ezekiel & Bernheim building the goods consisted of consignments from all parts of the country. The storage depart ment contained the household goods of 150 families who are abroad. It also contained a large collection of valuable paintings, the property of Henry Moaler. Mr. Ezekiel said to-night that he could not estimate the value of the goods in store aud consignment, but he said all the stores and basement were crowded. Men who have opportunity to know estimate the loss to Henry Mosler at $30,000, at least. One painting in bis collection was valued at SIO,OOO. There are other storages of valuable paintings in small lots. A rough estimate of the loss in the auction and storage build ings is $120,000. It is also estimated that the loss on the American Oak Leather Com pany’s stock is 190,000. The insurance on the auction and storage rooms was made principally by the owners and consigners. A TRAIN ROBBER CAUGHT. He Was Well Supplied With Pistole. Money and Rings. San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 10. —Marion Hedspeth, a noted Missouri desperado, who is wanted in St. Louis for connection with the Glendale (Mo.) train robbery, was arrested at the point of a pistol at the post office here to .day by Capt. Lee and a detail of detectives. Hedspeth was taken to Capt. Leo’s office, where two revolvers, a roll of greenbacks aggregating SBOO, S2OO in gold and a number of diamond rings and ether jewelry were found on him. He took the arrest good-naturedly and said be was willing to return to Sr. Louis without reauisition papers. The de tectives had information that Hedspeth was in town, and suspecting be was in com munication with friends in the east, lay in wait for him at the postoffice with the above result. PHILLIP ERUNO FAIL3. His Seat in the Stock Exchange His Most Valuable Asset. New York, Feb. 10. —The failure of Phillip Bruno was announced on the stock exchange this morning. He has been a member since Mav 8, 1869. His liabilities amount to $400,000, all to personal friends, who were not desirous of pressing their claims, but the publication of the schedules of S. V. White & Cos., showing Bruno iu debt to that firm for about SIOO,OOO, caused the president of the stock exchange to request him to announce his suspension. This he did to-day. It is understood that his assets, aside from his stook exchange seat, are simply nominal. The liabilities referred to are all long stand ing and he has no outstanding contracts on the exchange. Appointees of Thayer Retire. Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 10. —Ex-Gov. Thayer's appointees to the office of warden of the state penitentiary and superinten dent of the asylum fer the incurable of the insane, have withdrawn upon applications of Gov. Boyd’s former appointees for tneir old positions. It is thought probable this programme will be followed by other state institutions. A Planter Slain. New Orleans, La., Feb. 10.— The Times- Democrat’s Greenville,(Miss.,Jsoeoial says: “Duagy Fergusou, son of Geo. S. W. Ferguson, shot and killed James Goodman, a merchant and large planter, yesterday. Goodman’s brother was also wounded. The affray occurred at Lemburg. Miss., twenty miles from here. Virginia’s Debt Settlement. Richmond, Va., Feb. 10. —The legislative subcommittee appointed to prepare a bill to carrv out the provisions of the Olcott debt settlement have completed their labor and to-day presented a bill to the Joint committee for its consideration. Iron Works Assign. Lexington, Va., Feb. 10-—The Rarlg iron works of Buena Vista, \ a., made an assignment to-day with liabilities of $80,(W0. SAVANNAH, GA„ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1892. RUSHING FREE COINAGE. CONSIDERATION OF BLAND'S BILL TO BEGIN. The Chairman Hopes to See the De bate Opened on Wednesday Next. A Bslief That It Will Pass the House by a Majority of 50 to 100 Votes. W ashington, Feb. 10.—The free coinage bill agreed upon to-day by the coinage com mittee by a vote of 8 to 5 and reported to the House is to be considered text Wednesday, Chairman Bland says, under his resolution of to-day, or he will try another plan which be has in mind to bring about its prompt consideration. Prompt consideration, ho says, it must aud shall have. There is reasou to believe that its consideration will not be as prompt as Mr. Bland desires, for delays will be secured by its opponents through the assistance whioh will be given them by men who would vote for its passage, but who do not want to meet that issue for personal or for partisan rea sons. Howevor, sooner or later Mr. Bland will get consideration, and sooner or later, unless something happens, will get a vote squarely on it, and on a square vote it will pass the House by anywhere from 50 to 100 majority. THE SILVER SENATORS. The silver senators propose to wait until it conies over from the House before stir ring up the matter, unless the delay proves too great, and then try to carry it through with a rush. They insist that they can do so. For the presout the Hilt-Gorman-Brico plan of compromising the silver question and tho tariff question by adopting declaratory reso lutions instead of attempting legislation is in abeyance. For the present, too, there is no prospect that a democratic caucus will be held on the silver question. “Democratic caucuses are dangerous to ,the party,” said one of the democratic leaders tc-day when asked about this. a lively eight looked for. By the Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 10.— It is the opinion of many well informed members of the House that a lively fight Is in prospect in the House over the silver question. It is thought likely that there will he a repetition of the filibustering tactics whioh have made interesting more than one parliamentary struggle in the House over some important measure. Tho free coinage men by ■their action in the House to-day, aud by tho prompt introduction of the Bland resolution asking that the silver bill be made the special continuing order by the House, show that it is their intention to vigorously press the bill to a vote. The anti-free coinage democrats are as strongly opposed as ever to the consideration of the hill and will do all in their power to defeat It by any means at their command. efforts to delay it. An effort will be made to delay its con sideration ns long as possible, but it is realized that it must come before tho House before a very great while. When it doeeoome up, unless the question can be settled by the substitution for the bill of an international monetary conference or (Some other meas ure that will fall short of accomplishing tho objects of the Bland bill, it is probable that a filibustering fight will be made on it under the lead of the New England and New York democrats, aided by scattering outside support. It is thought by some of them that the free coinage bill may be beaten. On the other hand the free coinage men are confident of their strength and ability to make a successful winning fight There is a very strong feeling in favor of the speedy disposition of the silver question, and a sentiment favorable to the issue being brought to a close as goon as the importance of the subject will permit FIRST MOVE IN THE FIGHT. The first move in the fight came to-day, when Mr. Bland reportod the bill and moved that It be placed on the Calendar. This motion was opposed by Mr. Dingley, who wanted the bill to go to the committee of the whole, where more time would be taken to reach it than if it wore placed on the calendar. In the committee of the whole-it would be necessary to move to set aside each bill having procedor.ee of the silver bill In order to get at it, and parliamentary taotics might bo advantageously worked In the interest of delay. The speaker, after consultation with his associates on the rules committee and an examination of prece dents, concluded, however, that the bill properly should go on the calendar and ay his direction that was done, thus gaining the preliminary skirmish tor the silver men. There are only a few bills on the calendar, and It would not take a groat deal of time for the silver bill to be regu larly reached. FIXING A TIME FOR CONSIDERATION. During the afternoon Mr. Bland intro duced the following resolution: Resolved. That House bill No. 4,426 for the free coinage of gold and silver, for the issue of coin notes and other purposes, be made the special order immediately after the reading of the journal on Wednesday, Fob. 1~, 1892, and that consideration thereof be continued from day to day until disposed of. “That looks as 1? you meant to press the silver bill at all tunes,” said an Associated Press reporter to the noted free silver chair man of the coinage committee. “Yes, and on all occasions," said Mr. Bland. The resolution was referred to the rules committee. The coinage oommittee will soon be called under the rules of the House and it deemed advisable, Mr. Blaud, when his committeo is called, may move in the House to have a special day fixed for the silver bill and thus precipitate the question. It is the intention of the majority of the committee to give fair and reasonable time for debate, and not to oall the bill up until the members have had an op portunity to get ready, but they intend at the same time to insist on consideration within a reasonable time and until a conclusion is reached. Mr. Bland has his report to accompany the bill in such shape that be can submit it to-morrow, but will probably await the preparation of the minority report. TEXT OF THE BILL. The following is the text of the bill re ported to-day: Resolved. That the unit of value in the Enited States shall be the standard silver dol lar as now coined, consisting of 412)4 grains of standard silver or a gold dollar of 26 810 grains of standard gold. That the stan dard gold and silvor coins of the United States shall be legal tender in payment of all debts public and private. Any holder of gold or silver bullion of the value of $1(X) or more of standard Oneness shall be entitled to have the same struck into any authorized standard coins of the United 3tates, free of charge, at the mints of the United States, or the owner of bullion may deposit the same at such mints and receive therefor coin notes equal in amount to the coinage value of the bullion deposited and tbo bullion thereupon shall become the property of the government. That the coin notes ho issued shall be in denomina tions not less than $1 not more than SI,OOO, and shall be legal tender In like manner and invested with the same monetary uses as the standard gold and silver coins of theß'nited States. Sac. 2. That after the passage of this act it shall not be lawful to issue or reissue the gold or silver certificates or treasury notes provided for in the act of July 14, 1890, entitled “An act directing the purchase of silver bullion and tbe issue of treasury notes thoreon, and forotaer purposes.” That all such certilUatea and treas ury notes when received in the tr. asury shall he canceled and destroyed, and the com note* pro vided for in the first section of this act shall be Issued In lieu of the certificates and Uea-ury notes so canceled and destroyed, provided that nothing herein abali be construed to change, modify, or alter the legal tender character of such certificates or notes issued. Sec. 3. That the coin notes herein authorized may be reissued, but the amount at any time outstanding shad not be greater or lest than the value of the cola and bullion at the coining value held lo the treasury; that said coin notes shal 1 be redeemed in coin on demand at the treasury or any -ub treaeury of the United States, and the bullion deposited shall bo coined as fast as may bo necessary for such redemption. Bbc. 4. That auv holder of full legal te der gold or silver coins of the United Stales to tho amount of $lO or more may deposit tho same at tho treasury or any sub-treasury of the United States anil receive therefor the coin notes here in authorized Sec. 5. That the act of July 14,1890, hereinbe fore Oiled, be, aud the same Is hereby, repealed Seo 6. That so soon as France shall reopen her miuts to free and unrestricted coinage of silver at ner present ratio, namely, lsU pounds of silver to be worth 1 pound of gold troy, it Bhall be the duty of the President of the United States to immediately make public proclama tion of that fact, whereupon said ratio shall be the legal ratio of the United States, and there after the standard silver dollar shall consist of 400 grata of standard silver und the laws relating to standard silver dollars of fl'.’tA grain* standard silver shall be apnliea file to tho new dollar of -100 g:ains start lard silver. That silver dollar* of 41-Mi grains. then in the treasury or thereafter coming Into the treasury, shall immediately aud as fast aa practicable be coined into dollarsof 400 grains standard silver. Any gram or seigniorage arising therefrom shall be accounted for and paid Into tho treasury. Szc. 7. That the Secretary of the Treasury 1* hereby authorized aud required to make such rule* and regulations as may lie necessary to carry into effect tho provisions of this act. TO INSPECT THE FAIR’S SUE. The Congressional Special to Leave Washington in a Week. Washington, Feb. 10.— The arrange ments for the visit of the members of the Fifty-second congress to Ohicugo on Wash ington’s birthday, Feb. 23, for the purpose of inspecting the world’s fair site and build ings in oourse of construction are now com plete and formal Invitations were | to-day issued by Chairman Durborow of the committee on the world’s Columbian exp sition. Similar invitations have been issued to the press representative* at the na tional capital, and lnolude every newspaper man whose standing entities him to admis sion to tiie Dress galleries of the two houses of congress. The'Vtsitors will leave Wash ington by a special train Friday afteruoon Feb. 19, over the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and will arrive at Chicago Saturday afternoon about 3 o’clock. The return trip will be made over the Pennsylvania railroad, leaving Chicago Tuesday, Feb. 23. The world’s fair direc tory and qfllcinls havo no connection what ever with the present affair, which is being conducted exclusively by private but public tninded citizens of the city of Cbioago. GOULD AT WASHINGTON. He is Now In Touch With Wanamaker and the W hole Administration. Washington, Feb. 10.—Two yekrs ago Jay Gould was raiding Reading stock in order to punish Postmaster General Wana maker for pressing the postal telegraph bill to tlie disadvantage of the Western Union for government telegrams ■ Now they are the best of friends, and to-day Jay Gould and bis daughter Helen, his son Edwin uud the rest of the party which came over from New Yotk with him to attend the President's reception were entertained at luncheon by the Postmaster General at his home. Tho social attention shown Mr. Gould and his family by the administration havo quite wett the millionaire’s heart, sojtbat he is row a stanch partisan predicting President Har rison's renomination aud re-eleotion. “HOME, SWKBT HOME.” A Bill forth© Benefit of John Howard Payne’s Heirs. Washington, Feb. 10.— The name of the author of “Home, Bweet Horae," John Howard Payne, was heard in the Senate to day when Mr. Mitchell reported from the olaims committee a bill for the relief of his heirs. Mr. Payne was United States consul at Tunis, where he died on April 9, 1852. Shortly thereafter his acoounts as consul were adjusted in the treasury department and a balance of $205 was found to be due him, whioli is now standing to his credit on the register’s books, but there is no appropriation out of which it can be paid. The committee recommend that an appropriation of the amount named be made for the benefit of his heirs. LAST OF THE TALLAPOOSA. The Warship Condemned land to be Sold at Montevideo. Washingion, Feb. 10.—The United States steamship Tallapoosa, now at Monte video, has been condemned as unfit for further naval service, and will be told at public auctiou to the highest bidder. All her officers and crew have been detached and sailed for home, leaving the vessel in charge of the officers of the Yantio. Tbe Tallapoosa is a relic of the war and has had a rather eventful career. Her 4a*t com mander was Commander James M. For syth. FREIGHT ON STRAWBERRIES. Tbe Interstate Commlßaion Decides the Rising Case. Washington, Feb. 10.—The interstate commerce commission has decided the case of J. L. Rising and others against the Sa vannah, Florida and Western Railway Company and others. The case involves rates on Florida strawberries and is similar to the case of Cnarles P. Perry, the decis ion of which was announced yesterday. The commission rules that the rates on strawberries from Callahan, Fla., to New York should not exceed $3 33 per 100 weight, or $1 66)4 per crate of fifty pounds. Nominated by the President. Washington, Feb. JK>.— The President to-day nominated Walter H. Sanborn of Minnesota to be United States circuit judge for the Eighth judicial circuit; Joseph Buffington, United States district judge for the Wostern district of Pennsylvania; John H. Burford, associate justice of the supreme oourt of Oklahoma. Bland's Bill to Be Reported. Washington, February 10.—The House committee on coinage, weights and meas ures to-day agreed to report favorably the free coinage bill introduced by Mr. Bland on Jan. 21. The vote in the oommittee on reporting the bill to the House was 8 to 5. Crisp Much Better. Washington, Feb. 10.—Speaker Crisp has improved so much in health during the past week that be will not go away, but expects to stick to his post till congress ad journs. DEATH IN TIIE GARROTE. FOUR ANARCHISTS PAY THE PEN ALTY AT XBnEa A Bi? Crowd In the Plaza In Front or the Jail to Wttnesa the Kxecution. One of the Condemned Repudiates the Doctrines of the Anarchists in a Confession—Two Speak From the Fcaffold. Madrid, Feb. 10. —The attempts by a number of prominent persons, including bishop of Cadiz, to secure commutation of the death senteuce passed upon the four leaders of tha auarchlite who led the recent attack upou the town of Xeres, were with out successful result!), and accordingly the prisoners were executed to-day. The plat form upou which the garrotes were fixed was in a plasa directly in front of the jail in which the condemned men were confined and the march from there to the plaoe of execution wns a short one. In accordance with Spanish custom in the case of criminals condemned to death, the four men passed their last night on earth in tHo chapel attaohed to the prison, where they, or at least two of them who professed to be Christians, received religious consolation from the priests in attendance upon them. THE MARCH TO THE PLAZA. Early this morning final mass was said and shortly afterwar i the prisoners escorted by a number of guards and priests, who as they marched before and behind the con demned read the prayers for the dying, were taken to the plaza. Here they ascended the platform and taking seats in the chairs the executioners fixed tho collars about their necks and in an exceedingly short time they had paid the penalty of their crimes with their lives. The in strument of death used in Spain is always, unless shooting is specified, the garroto. This i* a braes coilor which is con tracted by means of a screw in the back. As the screw is turned the collar shuts upon tho neck of tho condemned, and at the same time the sharpened steel paint of the screw enters the spinal marrow whore it joins with the brain, causing instantaneous death. , ANARCHISM REPUDIATE)). One of tho executed anarchists left a con fession, in whioh he saysi “Ready to ap pear at the Judgment seat of God should my clejr conscience set aa example to others. I publicly declare that I have pro fessed to my undoing the sub versive principles of anarohy. The misled anarehist press takes advantage of the ignorance of the working classes to inculcate theories against justice and reason. I desire my comrades to know that the anarchist journals have been wofully deceived. I am convinced that many of those preaching doctrines to us aro perfectly in different to our fate. 1 therefore advise my comrades to repudiate these teachings aud bo honest workers, with faith in God and religion, which teaches that all men are brethren.” SPEECHES FROM THE RCAFFOLD. Two of the condemned men spoke briefly from the scaffold. One declared that ho filed In the cause of the working classes, and he appealed to the crowd not to respond by expressing sympathy. One of the anarch ists oonflned in tha jail at Xeres was found dead In his cell to-day. As the Anarchist agitation was chiefly incited by foreigners, the government has decided to take meas ures to prevent anarchists from entering Spain. A COLLISION AT BARCELONA, A collision between anarchists and the police occurred iu Baroolona to-day. A number of revolver shots were exchanged. Several arrests were made. The houses of the anarohist leaders were searched and a number of weapons, a black flag and copies of an anarchist proclamation wore seized. Three French suspects were arrested aud will be expelled from Spain. A tjomb exploded in Barcelona yesterday was charged with grape shot aud^lynawite. A CLASH IN RUSSIA. Gendarmes' and Emigrants In Confltot Near the Border. Berlin, Fob. 10. —A dispatoh from closo to the frontier, says that a conilict has ooourred between a body of Russian gendarmes and a band of Russian emigrants on Russian territory a short distance from Landsberg. Three emigrants wero killed and ten wounded. A number of emigrants were arrested. '1 he dispatch adds that black small-pox and spotted typhus lever prevail a long the Russian frontier and that the Prussian officials are closely watching traffic enter ing Germany to prevent the spread of these diseases into Silesia. BPURGEON’S FUNERAL. Three Services to Be Held Over Hla Remains In His Church. London, Feb. 10. —The Arst of three services to be held over the remains of the Rev. Mr. Spurgeon opened this morning in the dead minister’s church, the Metropoli tan tabernacle. The edifice was crowded. The children from the Stock well orphan asylum, in which institution Mr. Spurgeon was deeply interested, were present, dressed in mourning and sang hymns. Rev. Mr. Pierson, an American minister who has oc cupied the pulpit of the tabernacle sinoe Mr. Spurgeon’s illness, addressed the congrega tion after singing by the orphans and he was followod by a number of other speakers. GERMANY'S NEW LOAN. Subscriptions for Four Times the Amount of the Loan. Bkhlin, Feb. 10.—The National Zeituruj to-day asserts that the subscriptions to the new imperial loan reach four times the amount of the loan arid that the new Prus sian loan was subscribed to an amount three times as large as the loan. The loans together amount to 140,000,000 marks. The same paper adds that the subscribers to the loans are chiefly investors and that no speculators offered to tako any share of them. GERMANY AN D THE JESUITS. Centnists Withdraw Their Demand That They be Allowed to Return. Berlin, Feb. 10.—Count Ballestreim, a centrist, read a statement in the Reichstag to-day withdrawing She demand that the Jesuits be allowed to return to Germany in view of the government opposition to the demand and the agitation caused by the educational bilL The oentre, he said, main tained its right to demand the recall of the Jesuits, but did not wish to further embit ter party feeling by pressing the question at present. Coal Porters Strike. London, Feb. 10.—Eight thousand coal porters in this city have gone on a striko, In consequence of a dispute with one firm regarding the wages to be paid the men iu their employ. Tdere is much excitement on the harbor wharves, and a heavy extra police force has been detailed for duty there. LOBS OP T3K EMBRIOOB. Survivors Deny That Her Officers Were Killed la a Mutiny. Loudon, Fetx 10.—The British steamer Kuthland, which arrived to day at Havre from Swansea, had on board three of the engineors'and a Greek seaman of the Greek steamer E.nbrioos, which foundered last Friday night ofT St. Martin’s island, one of the Scilly group. When the men were picked U P U'cy had been alloat in a smulffboa- - twenty-eight hours. The weather was cold and the sea was rough.'aud the men, who wero lightly clad, were exhausted. The other men from the steamer, who tt was supposed had been lost, have arrived at Cardiff. RUMORS OF A MUTINY. Sensational stories were circulated yes terday that the loss of tbo steamer was due to a mutiny on board and that the captain and some of tholoflicers were murdered. All those who were uot then accounted for have since arrived at either Cardiff or Havre. The mutiny story is disposed of by Chief Engineer Knowles of the Enibncos, who has arrived nt Liverpool. H denies that there was a mutiny among the steamer’s crew be fore she foundered. Ho says he was the last person to leave the vessel and that per fect harmony prevailed between the officers and crew throughout. LEGISLATION FOB IRELAND. Sexton to Move an Amendment to the Reply to the Queen. London, Feb. 10.—In the House of Com mous to-day Thomas Sexton gave notice that he would move an amendment to the address in reply to the queen’s speech de claring that a majority of the Irish people and their representatives in the House of Commons aro convinced of the inability of the imperial parliament to legislate for Ireland in the manner reauirod by the distinctive in terests of that country. This oouviattnu, the amendment will declare, has been in tensified by the manifest failure of the laud purchase aot to afford a basis for an exten sion of the class of occupying tenants. Sir. James Calrd Dead. London, Feb. 10.—Sir James Caird, an eminent writer on agricultural subjeots, died to-day. A LITTLE TOO THRIFTY. Expenses Charged Up by a Btate Offlcar W-ho T raveled Free. Richmond. Va., Feb. 10.—The bill In troduced a few days days ago making John E. Massey, superintendent of public instruc tion, ex-ofticio member of the board of visitors of the deaf aud dumb institutions ami also of the university, came up to-day. Honator Flood of Appomattox opposed the bill on two grounds, the (list of which was that Massey was an officer to whom the boards made their roports, which untltted him to serve; tho second aud main objec tion was that, though paid SSOO per annum for expenses by the state, Mr. Massey regu larly travelod on free railroad passes and boarded with the profesßois of the educa tional institutions while be charge tho state for railroud faro and hotel bills. Honator Flood read somo of the Utemiced bills making these charges against the state and also a letter asking S7O from Prof. Lomax to defray his (Massoy’si expenses back from Alabama, where ho hud just been married. A committee was appointed to investigate aud report. EHORT OF FIRE ESCAPES. A False Report Made on the Hotel Royal by an Inspector. New York, Feb. 10.—Building Inspector Seton this afternoon confessed that he had perjured himself and made a taise report in regard to the fire escapes upon the Hotel Royal. Over a year ago the owners of the building were ordered to put Are escapes upon the Sixth avenue side of the building and Inspector Seton reported that the ordor had been obeyed. It now transpires that his report was false, and that tbe Are escapes were never put in place. Soton has been diimiased and liis cane placed in tbe bands of the district attorney. According to Landlord Meares’ records five persons have not been aocounted for in any manner. It is supposed that their bodiot have been totally consumed. No additional bodies were found to-day, leaving the total at seventeen. The work of searching has been suspended. AN ELECTRIC CAR RUN DOWN. Half of Ite Twenty-four Passengers Se riously Injured by a Train. CniCAOO, Feb. 10. —Less than a month ego a Pittsburg, Fort VVayne and Chicago fast train came thundering down the tracks on Stewart avenue, collided with and demolished a Forty-seventh street horse car, killing two young women and Injur ing several other passengers. To-day tho calamity was duplicated with added horrors. A car was run down aud demolished at Stewart avenue aed Thirty first street by a fast passenger train, in bound on the Fort Wavne road. Of the twenty-four passongers in the car almost half were injured, several seriously aud two probably fatally. Tbe grade crossing system is held to be the cause of the accident. NEW YORK LIFE’S PRESIDENT. John A. McCall Nominated, But Oleve land’it Name Mentioned. New York, Feb. 10.—At a meeting of the directors of the New York Life In surance Company, this afternoon, John A. McCall was nominated for president. Action will not be taken on the nomination until Monday next. It was rumorod at the hotels uptown that the reason no deflnito action was taken was because plans had been laid to run John McCall through, but the name of Grover Cleveland was mentioned and demoralized the trustees, who wanted two days more in which to arrive at some definite understanding. FATALLY HURT AT A FIHE. A Woman Jumps Out ora Second Sto ry Window to Escape Cremation. Columbus, 0., Feb. 10.— Shortly before midnight Are was discovered at Gay and High streets in the MoCune block, occupied by McCoy Bros. & Waloutt, clothiers, Stettncr & Koch, music dealers, and Fautbabers’ hat store. The upper story is occupied by Dun’s meroantle agency and a number of business office.). Miss Cora Blair, a young womam, jumped from a seoond story window and was fatally in jured. The loss is about SIOO,OOO. The in dications are that adjoining structures will also bum. Tozas Republicans. Waco, Tex., Feb. 10. —The state com mittee of the Republican party have selected Austin as tbe piaoe and March 8 as the time for holding tbe state convention. A resolution was adopted indorsing President Harrison. < DAILY, $lO A YEAR i A 8 CENTS A COPY. V I WEEKLY, sl. JS A YEAR f CANADIAN RECIPROCITY. OPENING OF THS CONFERENCE A1 Washington. Secretary Blaine and Gen. John W, Foster the Representatives of th United States in the Negotiations, The Meeting Merely for a Prelimi nary Exchange of Views. Washington, Feb. Id— The negotiation* between the Urlte 1 States and Canada in regard to reciprocal trade relations wer opened formally to-day at a conferences held at the statu department of representa tives of each government. Secretary ot State Blaine and Gen. John W. Foster rep resented tho United States, while Canada was represented by a commission o insisting of Sir John Thompson, minister of justioe, and attorney general; Hon. Mackenzie Howell, minister of customs and militia; Hon. G. E. Foster, minister of flnanoe; Mr. Parmelee, deputy commissioner of customs, and Mr. Stewart, private secretary. The commission really consists of the throe flrsli named officials, the others accompanying them as attaches. Mr. Howell takes ths place of Sir Charles Tupper, but otherwise the commission is tho same as that whioU visited Washington last spriug. Tho oou ferenoe will last several days. NATURE OF THE NEGOTIATIONS. This series of negotiations is intended bj the Canadian authorities as a preliminary interchange of views for the purpose of as certaining tho nature of the subjects that each sldo will be wilting to discuss and whal form tho discussion shall take. The results that may be reached will not theref ore be flual. The entire movement is Instigated and prossod by Canada, and it Is not, as has been persistently stated, the result of wishes expressed by the United Staten for closes trade relationship. The history of the negotiations, in brief, is ns follows: Early last spring, prior to tho Cauadian elections, Mir Charles [’upper began ojmmunicating with this government in bis capacity of special commissioner for Canada, appointed by tho home government at London, with the view of opening reciprocity nego tiations under the McKinley tariff not, Hecreiary Blaine expressed a willingness te have the subject discussed, but held out no hopes for a satisfactory conclusion. The commission appointed to reprosent Canada came to Washington and after a conference with Sir Julian Pauncefote, met Secretory Blaine. The President was about to start on his southern and western trip and as it was not deemed advisable that so important a subject should be dis. cussed during bis absence. Secretary Blaine requested a postponement, which, of oourse, was agreed io. A date In October was later fixed upon for the continuation of the nego tiations, but when that time arrived Secre tary Blaine was la Maine, and the President suggested a delay until his return. The last request for a conference came some weeks ago from Cauada, aud was agreed to by this government. CONDITION OF COTTON. Monthly Report of tho Department 01. Agriculture. Washington, Feh. 10.—The February cotton report of tho statistician of the ande j partmont of agriculture relates to the pro* portion marked, quality yield of tho lint, close of the picking season, losses by inseoti aud tho price of the seed. The proportion sent from the plantations, as estimated by the reporters and accurately consolidated, is follows: Virginia 80, South Carolina 80, Georgia 93, Florida 03, Alabama 91, Mis sissippi 88, Louisiana 87, Texas 86, Arkansas 88, Tennessee 80, Missouri 88. General average 88.8 per cent. The returns of the comparisons with the crop of last year are: Virginia 78, North Carolina 70, South Carolina 83, Georgia 85, Florida 04, Alabama 93, Mississippi 06, Louisiana 00, Texas 107. Arkansas 06, Tennessee 91, Missouri 90. General average, 94.3 per cent. The returns are remarkably consis ent, as their indicated results varv by less than 1 per cent., indicating a cropol about 600,000 bales short of that of 1800. The Ootober reports of the two years make an almost identical difference. These results are submitted without comment. CLOSE OF PICKING. The estimated average time of tho close ol picking is, by states: Virginia, Dec. 11; North Carolina, Dec. 10; Houth Carolina, Deo. 8; Georgia, Deo. 4, Florida. NoV. 20; Alabama, Deo. 2; Mississippi, Dec. 10; Louisiana, Dec. 12; Texas, Dec. 4; Arkan sas, Dec. 12; Tennessee, Dec. 12; Missouri. Deo. 13. The quality is the highest for many year). The staple is medium or somewhat short, the color excellent and unutually free from trash. The low price of cotton and disappoint ment in monoy returns have led to a large sale of seed to the oil mills at prion somewhat reduced, as follows: Vir ginia 14 cents per bushel. North Carolina 14, South Carolina 14.5, Georgia 14.5, Florida 14, Alabama 13, Mississippi 12, Louisiana 11, Texas 11, Arkausas 11, Ten nessee 13, Missouri 11. On the Atlantic coast the larger use of seed for fertilization makes a relative high price. Tho losses from inseots were not very serious, and were mainly conAned to the gulf coast states. The boll worm was nearly as destructive as tbe caterpillars . GOVERNMENT EMPLOYES. A Grand Total of 247,294 on the Past Bolls. Washington, Feb. 10.—A blue book issued to-day shows that tho total number of employes of the government, exclusive of tho postal service is 02,803, in the postal service 184,431, grand total 247,294. Ex cluding the postotAce department, there are employed in Washington 17,039 men and 0,105 women, distributed among tho de partments as follows; Btats department 86, treasury department 4,089, war depart ment 2,295. navy department 1,507, inte rior department 6,&90, department of jus tice 555, department of agrloulture 519, do partme it of labor 58, government printing office 2.623, government of the District of Columbia 1,888. The romainder are dis tributed among other bureaus and offices. About 1,300 employes are attached to the postoffice department proper in Washing ton. Crushed to Death. Chari, ston, S. C,, Feb. 10.—Another fatal accident occurred to-day in the North eastern railway yard by which C. A. O’Bryan, acting yardmaster, was crushed to death while coapliug ears. The deceased was 22 years old. He will be sent to Beneaths, on the bouth Carolina railway, for burial. A Fight on the Street. Charleston. 8. C., Feb. la— There was a scrap to-day on Washington square be tween Probate Judge McGrath and Mr. Bisselt, a plumber. The difficulty arose out of business troubles, it is said. No weapons were used and the injuries iufleted are not serious.