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J J. H. ESTILL, President. f
PUSHING FREE COINAGE.
PETITIONS ISFiVOB OP BRINGING
THE EILL UP.
Tbe Proposition to Confine It (to the
American Product Not Favorably
Received—The chances for Brin gin a
the Matter Up Soon Promising.
Senator Teller Among Those Op
posed to Giving the Home Froduot
a Monopoly.
Washington, Feb. 12. —Tbe silver men
have eight or ten petitions in circulation on
the democratic side of the House urging
that the silver bill be made a special con
tinuing order, and, it is said, had early to
day secured about 100 signatures. Some
doubts are entertained as to the expediency
of the petition movement, but the silver
men mostly believe that it may advance
consideration of the bill, and are doing
what they can to bring the matter to an
issue early in the session. The
resolution introduced by Mr. Bland
the day he reported the bill
fixed Feb. 17, which is next Wednesday, as
tbe day on which the silver bill should be
taken up, but it is not expected by the silver
men that they will succeed in getting it up
so early, and they will probably be content
if by that time au order can be secured
naming a later date on which the bill shall
be taken up. There is very earnest work
being done on both sides of this question, but
at the present time it is in a quiet way.
The anti-silver men are urging
delay and are working to that end
in the hope that there may be developments
which will aid their cause and enable them
to find some way out of the difficulty. The
free ooinage men ore in favor of speedy
action, and say that ou political grounds
alone, aside from the monetary principles
involved, the sooner the issue is met the
better.
THE RULES COMMITTEE.
The rules committee has not yet taken up
the subject. No meeting has been held
since tbe resolution was offered, and it is
understood that there are several other
matters which have been before the com
mittee for some time, likely to be acted
upon in advance of action upon the silver
resolution. The People’s party in the House
of Representatives has joined with the free
coinage people generally in demanding
prompt consideration of the Bland bill. In
a separate petition to-day addressed to the
speaker as ex oificio chairman of the com
mittee on rules, the nine reg
ular People’s party representatives peti
tioned the committee ou rules to set
an early day for the consid
eration of the Bland free coinage bill.
This jretltion is independent from the one
circulated by the freo coinage members of
tbe C'lmmiLtee on ooinage, weights and
measures, and is intended as the official
utterance of the People’s party as repre
sented in the House.
THE TALK OF A COMPROMISE.
Yesterday Seuator Teller, in view of the
talk last year (which has been, to some ex
tent, renewed this year) about a oaoipro
mise of the silver question on the basis of
free coinage of American silver product,
saw a number of leading senators with a
view of ascertaining the feeling on the Senate
s.de. He found that many leading repub
licans were opposed to it, and that it had
very little support from the men
opposed to unlimited free coinage.
Senators Sherman, .Morrill and Allison,
members of the finance committee, author
ized the use of their names as more opposed
to this proposition than to absolute free
coinage. Speaking on the subject, Senator
Teller to-day said: ‘‘Not with any idea on
my part that they would agree to it, nor
that I would agree to it If they did so, I
talked with a number of anti-free silver
senators for the purpose of ascertaining
their views. They were very frank in
their opposition to tbe American free
coinage proposition, and Senators Sherman,
Morrill and Allison saul they would infi
nitely prefer unlimited coinage of silver to
the free coinage of the American product.
The reasons of these senators for taking this
position, ho said, he preferred they should
themselves state.
teller’s opposition.
Senator Teller stated his own opinion as
follows: “It is perfectly illogical. No
theory of silver money Would justify us in
taking part of the amount of silver offered
and giving that free coinage and denying it
to the rest In order to give silver its own
status, it must be treated in all respects a3
gold is, and to say that only American
silver shall be freely coined would
not be equivalent to that. Theu
Buch a measure would appear to everybody
outside of the silver states as simply a bill
to give the silver producer an extra price
for his silver, and we have never made this
fight on the ground of enhancement of the
price of silver, but beoause there was a de
mand for more mo sey and to provide a
metallic basis on which papyer money could
be safely issued to supply the need of an in
creased circulating medium.
UTTERLY IMPRACTICABLE.
“The scheme is|utterly impracticable and
would not receive any considerable sup
port from the free silver or gold men. I
nave every reason to believe President Har
rison would be quite as hostile to that
proposition as to free coinage. If his op
position to free coinage is based on any in
telligent appreciation of the dangers sup
pose 1 to be feared, he ought to be more
opposed to free ooinage of the
American product than to unlimited
~6 9 coinage.” Senator Teller expressed
too opinion that the tree silver bill would
Pass the Senate wheu brought to a vote.
■ peaking of Seuator Palmer’s opposition to
over, he said that if it had not been un
■■ stood that he was a free coinage man he
never would have received the two alliance
etes which elected him.
ALLISON’S OPPOSITION.
Senator Allison stated his reasons for op
iws 8l ie produot plan as fol
‘k® free coinage of American silver
liter Wou ri °t advance the price of silver
w uu, ° n outside of the United States, and
° u .o retard an international agreement,
- no a great temptation and induce
eul to owners of silver bullion outside of
tar !uto< l states to introdu e it here and
B jt coined as American silver, making
r °nt equal to the difference m price be
>*n silver bullion in other countries and
Rvalue here. This coinage would
here iF ive ownnrs and producers of bullion
'no difference between the bullion
treasu °° * ya * ue ’ no7r 8 0L 'S into
of the rules committee of the
se said this afternoon that there was no
fstirriii n 00 t *’° P art of the committee to
fion ° ' l6 eon, *d e ration of the silver ques
lC i]that the committee would be
c-,. !, 'hsposed to bring the matter to a
;. e . , *nn in the House, and he personally
tint 8 o P‘ n ion that it would be found
■ here would be no filibustering.
a HULKS COMMITTEE WON’T OBSTRUCT.
... Special lo the Morning News.
°uoti SHIxOTOW . 12.—Speaker Crisp is
tile ~ . as B *ying to-day that a majority of
f be WR im i ttee oa mles would not stand in
f tee r , ° f tbo consideration of the Bland
tio n f J ' r Y l K e hill, and that that was a ques
crjtnm,,, 9 House itself and not for the
the Inoli,* 0,1 r ules t 0 determine. Whether
fcl&url t , Sft *H just this or not Chairman
‘eels confident from his inquiries of
iHjoftting Jfcto£.
the democratic members of the committee
on rules that he will meet no obstruction In
the committee on rules. He may not get
consideration for the bill on Wednesday
next, in spite of the fact that he and
his assistants have secured 100
signatures to the copies of the
appeal to tbs committee on rules to fix that
day which they have been circulating. The
fact seems to be that unless the unexpec’od
happens the free coinage bill will pass.
Spine of its opponents seeing this are begin
ning to think that since it is to be done it
were well to do it quickly aud with as little
discussion as possible so that the atten
tion of the country may not be greatly at
tracted and so that the effort of passing the
bill may be more easily removed by tho
tariff discussion to follow. Gen. Fred Will
iams Is not one of these. He will fight it to
the end most vigorously.
REED AS A DELEGATE.
Tbe Ex-Speaker Would Like to Head
Maine’s Delegation.
Washington, Feb. 12.— 1 tis said that
ex-Speaker Reed would like to head the
Maine delegation to Minneapolis, He has
never had the honor of representing Maine
In a convention os a delegate at large, and
Is said to covet it. Of course he would not
want it if the delegation was going to pre
sent the name of J. G. Blaine, for it is well
known that neither wants to see the other
nominated for the presidency. Indeed, the
ex-speaker would hardly want to go in
structed to vote for any candidate, but as
the head of an uninstructM delegation, it is
said, he would like to display bis powers in
anew arena.
MIGHT COMB IN AS A DARK HORSE.
It is thought by Representative Reed’s
friends that if he should go to Minueapolis
in that way. that in case of a dead-lock his
eloquence might capture the nomination,
just as President Garfield did in 1880, not of
course, that Representative Reed has any
designs upon the nomination, or would treat
Instructions, if he had any, as President
Garfield treated the instructions given him;
but it is extremely doubtful whether Rep
resentative Reed oan go if he wants to.
Secretary Blaine is still more powerful than
Representative Reed in Maine, and Secre
tary Blaine would not let Representative
Reed’s wishes be gratified if he knew it.
Secretary Blaine is expected to name the
whole Maine delegation, and is not ex
pected to name Thomas Brackett Reed at
the head of it.
AGRICULTURE’S DEPRESSION.
Senator George's Resolution for an
Inveet gation to Be Reported.
Washington, Feb. 12.—The Senate com-,
mlttee on agriculture to-day considered the
resolution of Senator Georgo relative to the
appointment of a committee to inquire into
the cause of the low price of cotton and the
depressed condition of agriculture in the
cotton raising states, and agreed to report
back to the Senate au amendment in the
nature of a substitute,authorizing the com
mittee to make a general investigation for
the purpose of ascertaining the present con
dition of agrioulture in the United States,
and the present prices of agricultural prod
ucts, and if there be aDy of which the
prices are depressed, the causes of
such depression aud the remedies therefor.
The line marked out by the oommitteo is to
appoint a subcommittee to investigate jthe
agricultural conditions of the cotton states
and to inquire also into tho present state of
agriculture in the grain and meat produc
ing states and territories, the aim being to
cover the whole subject of agriculture with
a view to determining what legislation, if
any, is neocessry for the relief of the far
mers of the country. Tne resolution will
be reported to the Senate Monday.
CLARKSON’S ALLEGIANCE.
A Belief That tbe Chairman Will Sup
port the President.
Washington, Feb. 12. Chairman
Charkson of the republican national com
mittee was here to-day and in spite of bis
rheumatism managed to see all tbe people
he wanted to see. They were mostly anti-
Harrison people and more particularly
Alger people. Maj. Hopkins, collector of
Detroit, to whoia.Gen. Alger addressed his
letter explaining his discharge from the
army is still here representing Gen.
Alger’s interest, but Gen. Alger’s
explanation does not strike even
bis friends as really explaining,
aud it has not altered the general impres
sion that Gen. Alger has been damaged
beyond repair. It is regarded as entirely
probable that Chairman Clarkson, whose
personal relations with President Harrison
are so pleasant that he is asked to dine at
the white house, will make term3 with
President Harrison under which he will
support President Harrison’s renomination
and to help to induce Senators Platt and
Quay to do so.
WHEELER PROPOSES A CUT.
He Would Reduce the Salaries of
Government Officials.
Washington, Feb, 12.— Representative
Wheeler of Alabama has introduced in the
House to-day a bill proposing that the
salaries of all government officials, amount
ing to $5,000 or more, be reduced 20 per
cent., and all salaries exceeding SBOO be re
duced 10 per cent. The preamble to Mr.
Wheeler’s bill recites that congress is deeply
impressed by the evidence before it of the
financial distress which prevails iu the rural
districts of our land, and that the Incomes
of our citizens are much less and the oost of
living is much more than at the time the
salaries of the officials were fixed by law.
DOWN ON OPTIONS.
The House Committee on Agriculture
to Report a Eill.
Washington, Feb. 12.—The House com
mittee cn agriculture is reported to be
unanimously m favor of reporting some
measure to end speculative dealings in op
tions and futures. The members have been
strongly impressed, however, by the argu
ments made during the past two weeks by
the business men, and may not take such
radical action as they would have done
without this sobering influence.
WEST POINT ACADEMY.
The Total Amount Voted by the
Hou36 $396,685.
Washington, Feb. 12. —The military
acadomy bill as reported from the commit
tee on military affairs, appropriated $465, -
795. After passing through the ordeal of
tbe committee of the whole, the amount
was reduced to $396,665, and at this figure
It was passed by tbe House. This Is $5,390
less thau the amount carried by the bill for
the current fiscal voar.
A Bank President Arrested.
Moorhead, Minn., Feb. 12.—H. A.
Bruns, president of the failed Merchants’
Bank, nas been arrested on a charge of de
frauding depositors out of #BO,OOO. The
complaint is made by Robert Enegren, who
has been the bank’s bookkeeper for about
eight years.
SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1892.
DEATH IN TUK CIGARETTE
THE GOVERNMENT ASKED TO PDT
ON A PROHIBITORY TAX.
Three New Tors: Congressmen Asked
to Introduce Bills on the Subject—A
Statement Sent on Showing the
Number Who Have Died or Become
Insane as the Result of the Cigarette
Habit.
Washington, Feb. 12.— The ways and
means committee of the House of Repre
sentatives will be petitioned to prepare a
bill invoking the paternai condemnation of
the government upon the cigarette habit.
Representatives Cockran, Cummings and
Stahlnecker of New York, all have in their
possossion bills which they have been peti
tioned to introduce, providing for the sup
pression of the cigarette manufacture by
imposing an internal revenue of #lO per
1,000 on all imported or domestic ci
garettes sold in this country.
A CAUSE OK DEATH.
Accompanying tho memorial is a state
ment whioh says: “Clippings takes from
papers throughoutthe United Htotes show
that during the past year there have been
about 100 deaths of young men, mostly
under 16 years ot age, from the effects of
smoking paper-wre.pped cigarettes j iu some
cases there has been an analysis of tbe
stomach, and in most issuances there
been found acid, phosphorus and arsenio,
which is largely usod iu the manufacture of
cigarette paper.
DRIVEN INSANE.
•‘Also the name clippings will show that
about 100 men have been consigned to in
sane asylums for the same cause. There
has been, in about forty different states, a
law passed prohibiting tho 6ale of paper
wrapped cigarettes to minors under 16 years
of age. There bas never yet been a chemist
of any responsibility who has examined
paper-wrapped cigarettes who has not most
decidedly pronounced them injurious. The
internal revenue tax is now 50 cents per
1,000 paper-wrapped cigarettes, for less
than 3-pouuds weight per 1,000 cigarettes.
A TAX PROPOSED.
“To accomplish what the different Btates
have, and are attempting to do—protect
young people by prohibiting their smoking
paper-wrapped cigarettes—a law should be
passed this congress making the internal
revenue tax $lO per l.OOOion all paper wrap
ped imported or domestic cigarettes. This
would place them at a price that children
could not pay and go further
than any state legislation can do and meet
with the approval of every man and woman
in tho country.” Following the memorial
are the names and former address of over
200 people of various sections of the United
States, who have during the past year, died
or grown hopelessly Insane, as the effect of
the cigarette habit.
Representative Cockran will file his bill
with the ways aud means committee, of
which he is a member, for such action as
that committee may deem proper.
NEW YORK’S CONVENTION.
A Meeting of the Local Committee of
Twenty-Five and Outsiders.
New York, Feb. 13.—After the anti
premature convention gathering at Cooper
Union last night, there was a meeting of
the members of the committee of twenty
five with gentlemen who had represented
other counties of the state at the mass meet
ing. Representatives were present from
New York, Erie, Genessee, Orleans,
Livingstone. Chautauqua, Cattaragus,
Orange and other counties. It was
determined that for tho present the
headquarters should be the office of the
committee of fifty in this city, and that
steps should be taken to have representative
committees from other parts of the state
meet the committee of fifty at Albany ou
Feb. 22 to co-operate with it in carrying out
the policy of the resolutions adopted by the
mass meeting. Letters continue to oour
into the headquarters of the committtee, all
iu favor of the movement and from all pans
of the state.
THE COMMITTEE OF FIFTY.
The committee of fifty has been appointed
in accordance with tbe resolutions of tho
meeting at Cooper Union.and is constituted
us follows- E. E. Anderson, Oswald Otteu
dorfer, C. S. Fairchild, C. J. Canda,
Charles H. Marshall, Charles P. Daly,
Orlando B. Potter, James Swan, John
Crosby Brown, Henry F. Spaulding, Peter
B. Olnev, William R. Grace, William E.
Curtis, IV. R. T. Woodward, Oscar S.
Straus, Charles M. Fry, Stephan A.
Walker, Heury R. Beokman, Charles
Coudert, Edward F. Randolph, George
W. Van Slick, Oliver P. Buel,
Charles H. Woodbury, Edward Cooper,
Henry S. Cbauncey, Josenh L. Robertson,
Cyrus L. Sulzberger, E. D. Noustadt,
Charles MeK. Loeser, Joseph Larocque,
Wallace McFarlane, Robert G. Monroe,
Edward B. Whitney, H. do Baldwin, R. D.
Woodward, Robert W. Chapin, John A.
Beal, Henry K. Pomeroy, William F.
Owens, Frank K. Pendleton, Wilson God
frey, J. RockwelßFay, F. James Byrne, R.
W. Gwalhney, James Metcalfe, Dr. George
T. Harrison, Julius J. Frank, Lawrence J.
Sexton, Jacob Bamberger.
BROOKLYN PROTESTS.
Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 12.-*-A mass
meeting of protesting democrats was held
in the Criterion theater to-night, where a
series of resolutions were adopted in har
mony with those of the Cooper Union meet
ing in New York last night.
MRS. BLAINB/8 DIVOROE.
The Defendant Called on to Make An
other Answer to the Court.
Deadwood, S. D., Fob. 12.—-In the
Blaine divorce case Judge Thomas has
entered an order on motion of the plaintiff’s
attorneys for an order on the defendant,
James G. Blaine, Jr., to show cause why
his answer to the complaints should not be
stricken from the files and records of action,
as for contempt of court for having ignored
and disobeyed the orders of the court here
tofore, made and also to show cause why the
case should not be set down for immediate
triaL The order is returnable Feb. 16.
TWO STORES BURNED.
One Firm Loses $ 13,000 and the Other
Losses SIO,OOO.
Birmingham, Ala. , Feb. 12.—The paint
and wall paper establishment of George W.
Harris on Twenty-first street, and the Hop
kins stove and tinware store adjoining, were
burned this morning. Harris’ loss on stock
is aboufsß,ooo and on building $5,000. The
insurance is SIO,OOO. The Hopkins Tinware
Company’s loss on stock is $6,000 and their
insurance $7,000. The building belonged to
F. C. Whitney, whose loss is S4,(WO, whioh is
covered by insurance. The origin of the fire
is unknown.
Purchases of Silver.
Washington, Feb. 12.—The offers of
silver to the treasury department to-day
aggregated 714,090 c umee. The amount
purchased was 159,000 ounces at .9050
@.9080 cents.
BEERS’ SUCCE3SOR.
John A. McCsll Elected by a Unani
mous Vote of the Trustees.
New York, Fet. 12.—John A. McCall,
controller of the Equitable Life Assur
ance Society, and formerly state su|>enn
tender t of insurance, was duly and unani
mously elected president of the New York
Life Insuranee Company at the meeting of
the trustees to-day. The meeting was
brief and harmonious. The conditions
en which he intimated he would aocopt
the position were agreed to by tbe trustees.
The trustees created anew office, that of
vice president. This was done In order to
promote George W. Perkins, inspector of
agencies for the oompanv, whose services to
tho company iu creating $48,090,000 of new
business gained for him the title ot
“Bispiarck” of the oornrany. Ac the ad
journment of the meeting President MoCall
attended a meeting of the agents aud man
agers and delivered au address to them.
AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
The following statement was given out
by the board:
New York, Feb. 12, 1892. At an adjourned
meeting of the board of trustees of the New
York Life Insurance Company-, held at the
home office this day, Hon. John \ McCall was
unanimously elected president of the
company, vice William 11. lleers, resigned.
Rufus W. Weeks, Robert R. Collins and Ed
ward Martin tendered their resignations as
members of the board of trustees, which were
accepted. Rufus W. Weeks was thereupon
unanimously elected secretary of tue board.
Charles 8. Fairchild, Woodimry Langdon, iu. D.
Randolph and William O. Whitney were nomi
nated to fill the vacancies in the board of
trustees. Tho nominations He over until the
next stated meeting.
ELECTION SUPERVISORS.
Gains Made by the Republicans in the
x Contests In New York.
Albany, N. Y„ Feb. 12.—The Journal
has compiled the results of the elections tot
supervisors of elections on Tuesday. In
twenty counties 363 supervisors were
chosen. Of these 248 are republicans and
114 democrats. At the 1891 election
199 republicans and 163 democrats wore
chosen. The republican majority of C 6 in
1891 was increased to 144. Fifteen counties
report republican gams: Broome 8 supervi
sors, Chenango 4, Corlluud 3, Cattar
augus 1, Delaware 1, Franklin 4,
Herkimer 2, Madison 4, Montgomery
2, Onondago 8, Steuben 8,
Schoharie 8, St. Lawrence 1, Tioga 3,
Washington 2. Two counties made demo
cratic gains—Chemung 4, Schuyler 1. Three
counties made no change—Otsego, Putnam,
Seneca. The republicans captured the
democratic boards In Broome, Chenago,
Cortland, and Steuben and virtually seoured
Montgomery and Ououdaga, where full
boards have not been chosm. The demo
crats captured the republican board in
Chemung county.
AN EPIDEMIC! OF TYPHU3.
Hebrew and Italian Immigrants at
Now York tho Victims.
Nf.w York, Feb. 12.— An Investigation
by tho health officers has developed the ex
istence of an epidemic of typhus fever
among recently arrived Hebrew and
Italian immigrants who came here by the
steamer Manilla Jnn. 80. The Hebrews
came from Odessa aud were shipped at Mar
seilles. The Italians were shipped at Naples.
AU were extremely poor, and the Hebrews
suffered great iiri'vations before reaching
Marseilles. They were among those
driven from Russia. They had a stormy
passage and were iu bad physical condition
ou arriving, but typhus did not develop
among them until some time after they
lauded. It has increased aipong the immi
grants and those among whom thov have
been living until the condition of affairs
became alarming. Eighteen new cases
were discovered to-day and about fifty had
previously been reported. Ail the typhus
patients are being removod to the hospital
at North Broad Island as fast as possible.
ROANOKITS REVENGE.
The Negro Who Assaulted a White
Girl Lynched By a Mob.
Roanoke, Va., Fob. 12,-Wili Lavender,
a colored man who attempted to assault
Alice Perry, a white girl. Monday night,
was taken from tbe officers about 1 o’clock
this morning and hanged to a tree. He was
captured near the city about 3 o’clock yes
terday afternoon aud was taken to the sta
tion house. He was removed from there to
a policeman’s house aiiout 8
o’clock. He confessed to a
Times reporter that lie was tho man who
committed the assault. A mob numbering
150 people searched the city ever and finally
located the man. He was guarded by three
officers who would not let the party in th,e
house. They brake open the door and took
him from the officers. The negro was car
ried to the river and hanged to a tree. He
made a foil confession, Tho crowd was very
orderly, and no firing was indulged in.
danger op a strike.
The Mqn on the San Antonio and
Aransas Pass Road Dissatisfied.
New Orleans, Feb. 12. —A special from
San Antonio to the 1 inies-Democrat says:
“There is a prospect of a recurrence of the
trouble on the San Antonio and Aransas
Pass railroad. The men aay that some of
the old employes, reinstated when the late
strike ceased, have been discharged without
cause, and that it is the manifest desire of
tho management to get rid of all the men.
The men say that their grievance will be
laid before tho chiefs of tho various orders
and that If they get the support of the em
ployes of connecting lines they will strike.
Supt. Bams it at Yoakum now.”
Two Nesrrooa Killed by a Boy.
Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 12.— News
ooraes from Butler oouuty of a double kill
ing near Monterey, twenty miles west of
Summerville. Tom Traweek, a 16-year-old
white bov, shot and killed two nogroes
named Bill Thomas and Jim Jackson. One
negro had assaulted Traweek’s 4-year-old
brother with a shovel. He came to the de
fense and was also attacked, when he
opened fire with a double-barreled gUD, kill
ing both of his assailants.
No Fight With the Navajoea.
Coolidge, N. M., Feb. 12.—There Is no
truth in the reports, sent from this vicinity
that cowboys had a fight with the Navajo
Indians and killed three of them. Every
thing is quiet now and it is probable that no
serious trouble will occur. Whisky was at
the bottom of the whole affair.
Bank Creditors Settle.
Greenville, Miss., Feb. 12.—At a
meeting hereof the creditors of tbe Bank
of Greenville, which failed recently for
$1,000,000, a settlement was effected where
the creditors accepted notes for their doling,
payable in one and toree years, and bearing
interest at 6 per cent from Jan. 1, 1892.
Members Must Pay Fare.
Boston, Mass., Feb. 12.—1n thd House
to-day the bill prohibting free railroad
passes for members of the legislature was
passed to be engrossed by a vote of 128 to 3a ,
BALFOUR'S IRISH BILL.
IT IB AN APPLICATION OF THE
COUNTY COUNCIL ACT.
The Measure to Be Introduced on
Thursday Next—The Councils to
Have Control of the Foltoe, Licens
ing. Administration of the Poor Law,
Asylums, Industrial Schools aud
Prisons.
(Copyright, 1892, by the -V. Y. Associated Press.)
London, Feb. 12.—Until Secretary Bal
four introduces the Irish local government
bill on Thursday next the proceedings in
parliament will be mere party skirmishing.
Many members will not aopear till the
leader of the House of Commons
explains ttie uature of the measure on which
the government is expected to ap
peal to the country. Though the ministers
decline to satisfy politicians who crave to
know the gist of the Irish proposals, the
draft of tho bill whioh is now in type is
known to contain a host of clauses rivaling
In complexity Secretary Balfour’s
land act. A high informant de
scribes it as in substance an
application of the English county council
act, without adhering strictly to the exist
ing county areas. With a view to protect
the minority, that is the conservative
strength, in tho districts where the national
vote is also strong, arbitrary electoral
boundaries are created.
THE ELECTORS.
As in England, three-fourths of the mem
bers of each eouucit are to be elected by the
rate payers, a portion of the rest by the
councilors, and a certain number by the
Irish exeo.itivo. The councils are to have
control of the local police, excepting the
appointment of tbe chief constables,
tbs control ot licensing, administration
of the poor law, asylums, industrial
schools and prisons, excepting stated gov
ernment prisons aud roads aod public
works. The imperial police are to be main
tained in liwsoned force. Ae an appendix
to the bill is another measure transferring
Irish private bill business, now heard at
Westminster, to the'local court*.
a blow at the priests.
A conference of Irish landlords recently
sent to Secretary Balfour, through the
Duke of Abercorn, a demand that Clergy
men be excluded from the county boards,
tho aim being to deprive priests of influ
ence. Becre:ary Balfour declined to comply
with the wishes of the landlords.
Mr. Gladstone to-night wired that he will
reappear in the House of Commons on Feb.
23 in time for the debate on the second
reading of the measure.
Tho Irish leaders of both groups declare
tbeir readiness to adopt what they can of
Secretary Balfour’s proposals, hut they also
concur that the bill will bo found in the
main impossible of acceptance. An early
result of the combined attack on this bill
will be the reunion of the Irish party, when
both groups will co-operate for a common
oud and the factions will disappear. The
decision of the Parnellito section not to ap
p int a recognised leader show? that they
feel that the time for reunion is near.
chamberlain's speech.
Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain, the Duke of
Devonshire aud the Earl and Countess of
Dudley and a host of persons of high rank
and title were in tho gallery of the House of
Commons yesterday evening to hear Mr.
Chamberlain, wlio achieved a distinot tri
umph in his brilliant arraignment of the
liberals. Tho pungency of his attack
drew frequent cheers from the con
servatives. liis allusions to the alliance
between thejMcCartJiyitos and Gladstonians
seemed to delight the little band of Par
nellites. His answers to Sir William Ver
non Hareourt’s chargo that Lord Salisbury's
Exeter cpeech was au insult to the Catholics
was most effective. Mr. Chamberlain
quoted a passage from Mr. Gladstone’s
writings, which says: “To secure rights is
the aim of Christian civilization; te destroy
them end establish the resistless domineer
ing action of purely central power is the
aim of tho Roman policy.” Mr. Chamber
lain also quoted a similar
passage from Mr. Morley’s writings.
The i, ho asked, “is it not strange that the
Gladstonians may steal a horse when wg
cannot look over the hedge*” Mr. Morloy,
iu bis reply, did not add to his reputation.
His speech was angry in tone, and he was
evidently unprepared for the attack. He
made some good points in tho early part of
his speech, but soon became dull and con
fused.
Whdeho was speaking tho number of
members in tbe House gradually dwindled.
gathering of the squadrons.
There ;is something portentous in the
simultaneous assembling in the Levaut of
tho fleets of the great powers. Since it be
came known that the French and Russian
squadrons in tho Mediterranean are going
to Alexandria, orders have been sent to the
Austrian Admiral Rohrscheidt, now at
Smyrna,to sail with hi* five warship* for the
Piraeus, where bj* squadron will be joined
by two Italian iron-olads and a division of
tho German squadron. Within a fortnight
the united squadrons of the dreibund will be
within 00-operating distance of the English
fleet at Alexandria. If France’s design is
to impress the kbedive by a naval demon
stration, England aud hor allies are ready
to make a more impressive demonstration.
AN IRON-CLAD GROUNDED.
The British ironclad Victoria wa* docked
at Malta to-day. Lord George Hamilton,
first lord of the admiralty, announced in
the House of Commons that the accident to
the Victoria was the subject of inquiry by
a court martial, but he refused to give the
details. Tne Associated Press representa
tive learned, however, that the accident
was entirely due to carelessness. A boat*
crew was sent out to mark with a
buoy a shoal, the existence of which
was perfectly known to the officers. The
shoal is very narrow and extends from the
shore. Tho crew were instructed to pro
ceed along the shoal from the shore until
ten fathoms of water was reached, and then
mark the spot witn a buoy. Wnen within
100 yards of the end tbe boat got off the
shoal, and as tbe next sounding showed over
ten fathoms of water, the crew
supposed that all was right,
and placed the buoy there.
The Victoria then came along at a good
speed at right angles to the shoal to take a
position for torpedo practice and passing well
outside the buoy, suddenly strqck the shoal.
Hon. Maurice Burke, who, with the navi
gating officer, is held responsible for the ac
cident, is a great ouutn of tho Duke of Ed
inburgh, having served with him in Malta
aud having visited Russia with him.
GOING TO AUSTRALIA.
The Prince of Naples will soon go on a
tour of Australia. He will be acoompaoied
by an official charged to report on Australia
as a field for Italian emigration, the United
Matos having fallen into disfavor and the
Argentine Republic complaining that
Italian emigration has been overdone
there.
STRIKE OK THE PORTERS.
The big strike of coal porters in this oity
is now ended. The trouble was caused by a
dispute with one firm in regard to the wages
to be paid their employes, and 8,000 men al
together went out. The merchants inter
ested In tho matter held a number of meet
ings, and conferences were held with the
| loaders of the strikers. The result of these
deliberations was that the merchants agreed
to withdraw their circular boycotting the
labor unions aud leave the Camerons
to fight their own quarrel with the
men. It was between the Camerons
and their employes that the dispute arose
w hich originated the strike. The mer
i chants mot the union council at a lato hour
tuatiigh: and accented all tho terms offered
by the strikers. The merchants agreed to
reinstate all their old bands, to pay union
wages to their employes aud to employ all
of the men who left the Camerons for
whom they oould possibly And places. The
striker* have gained a comple victory in
their contest with their employers aud
there is much rejoicing among the niou.
The debate was concluded on John Red
mond’s amendment to tho address in seply
to the speech from the throne, in favor of
releasing the troason-felonv prisoners. The
amendment was negatived by a vote of 163
to 97. The announcement of the vote was
greeted with loud cheers by the minority.
Thirty-one liberal members, including
John Henry Maden, who was recently
elected to succeod Lord llurtlngtou
as member for the Hosendals di
vision of Lancashire, supported the amend
ment offered by Mr. Redmond. Sir Will
iam Vernon Haroourt and John Morley
(liberals) voted with the majority, which
oonsisted mainly of unionists.
PENZA’B STARVING! PEOPLE.
The Weather bo Gold That Men Are
Freezing to Death on the Roade.
London, Feb. hi—A dispatch from
Penza, capital of the government of that
name in the southwestern part of what is
known as Great Russia, is published in the
Chronicle to-day. The dispatch says the
thermometer registered 58' bolow zero and
terrible suffering prevails among the peas
ants. A number of men wore frozen to
death on tho high roads, and so intensely
cold is it that birds drop dead
from the trees iu which they
have sought shelter. None of the children
in Penza are ullowed to go to school, A
quantity of grain for the famine sufferers
has arrived in Penza, but It is impossible to
distribute it among the peasants in tho sur
rounding country, owing to tho fact that
nearly all the horses have beou killed for
food or sold to procure money with which to
buy the necessities of life.
KIVB THOUSAND HOUSES KILLED.
Five thousand horses wore killed in l’enza
alone and it is estimated that several mil
lion draught animals have been killed
throughout the empire since the autumn.
Typhus fever, smuil-pox aud diphtheria are
decimating tlio inhabitants. Around Penza
300 of the peasants have died of these dis
eases. Tho dispatch adds tliutiu the govern
ments of Surnsrs, Saratov aud Nijui Nov
gorod the conditions are far worse
than in Penza. In thote three governments
thousands of peasants have fallen victims to
hunger, typhus and other epidemic diseases.
In the government* of Charkov and (Gazin
typhus fever ip espeoislly terrible in its
ravages. Tho inhn'iitanln are dying off by
huudreds. Whole families stricken by the
disease have died, not a single member re
covering. The records show that in the
vicinity of Penza 17,986 persons—men,
women aud children—are daily fed by
charity.
POPE LEO AND THE FAIR.
He Will Send an Exhibit and Land the
FalrHia Influence.
Rome, Feb. 13.—The pope gave a special
audience to-day to Thomas B. Bryan and
his son, Charles P. Bryan, the Chicago
world’s fair commissioners. He said he
would le delighted to lake part iu the ex
position and would contribute as far as pos
sible to tho success and eclat of the undorr
taking. He assured the commissioners that
ho was moved in the matter because
of bin special love and ad
miration for the American people. Mr.
Bryan suggested that ha issue a pontifical
letter embodying the sentiments ho had ex
pressed. and said that such a document
would boa powerful aid in enlisting Eu
ropean co-operation in the fair. The poDO
promised to comply with the request. Mr.
Bryan afterward i.ad a conference with
Cardinal Rampolla, in which arrangements
were made in regard to tho details of tho
exhibits which the holy soe will send to
Chicago.
GERMAN SOCIALISTS.
A Heated Debate Over Their Dismissal
from the Government Workshops.
Berlin , Feb. 12.—There was a lively
bcouo in the Reichstag brought shout dur
ing tbo discussion of the railway estimate!.
Herr Sturm, the imperialist, supported the
government in dismissing the socialist agi
tators from the state workshops. Herr
Rebel, the socialist, violently denounced
Herr Sturm’s views, and a heated debate
followed.
Herr Kardofl demanded more stringent
laws controlling newspapers, clubs aud pub
lic meetings in order, he said, “to preveut
the state from falling into the bands of the
socialists.”
llerr Harth said it was clear that the
members of the right wanted to “provoke
a conflict probably leading to civil war.”
At this juncture the debate was ad
journed.
KILLED BY NIHILIBT3.
The Death of Gen. Von Hafsord Now
Attributed to An Assassin.
Paris, Feb. 12.—Several newspapers of
this eity to-day published a rumor that the
Russian general Von Hafsord, who it was
said yesterday bad shot himself through the
head with a revolver in the Hotel Louvre,
was a victim of the nihilists. Rumor has it
that he had incurred the enmity of the ni
hilists and that fora long time they had been
waiting an opportunity t 0 revenge them
selves upon him. Yesterday the oppor
tunity came and ho was assassinated by a
man wno had been watching bis move
ments for some time past.
A BOMB EXPLODED AT LISBON.
The Spanish Consulate the Object of
the Attuck.
Lisbon, Feb. 12.—A short-lived but tre
mendous sensation was caused in this oity
this morning by the explosion of a dyna
mite bomb in front of the Spanish consu
late. The noise of the explosion was ter
rific, but no damage beyond the smashing
of windows in the consulate aud in a few
houses near-by was done. Nobody was in
jured. The outrage is supposed to have
been the work of some sympathizer with
the anarchists executed at Xeres, in Spain.
The police are searching for the author of
tbo outrage.
All Quiet at Montevideo.
London, Feb. 13. —A dispatch received
here from Montevideo states that the report
that the troops in the garrison in that city
had revolted is without foundation. There
are and hare been no disturbances in
Montevideo.
Monmouth's Fire.
Monmouth, 111., Feb. 12.—1 tis now
estimated that tho total loss by the tiro iu
the opera bouse block last night will reach
$160,000. The iusurauce is SOO,OOO.
( DAILY. $lO A YEAR 1
a 6 CENTS A COPY. I
I WEEKLY,SI.2S A YEAR, f
TRIAL OF MRS, OSBORNE.
THE DEFENDANT’S HUSBAND B!
HER SIDE.
Officers Brins Her From tho Jail ti
the Polios Court—A Most Pitiful Ap
uearance Presented by the Weeping
Woman—The Court Room Crowded
With Friends of the Two Families.
London, Feb. 12. —Mrs. Florence Ethel
Osborne was this morning brought front
Holloway jail to the Bow street police or.urtt
where she was arraigned before Magistrate
Sir John Bridge, to answer a charge o|
perjury made against her in connection
with the libel suit she brought against bet
former friend, Mrs. Hargreaves, who ha<J
charged her with the theft of a quantity at
valuable jewelry. The police court room wt|
literally packed with the friends of the Os-<
bornei and Hargreave and with many wh<(
were attracted merely by curiosity. Mrs,
Osborne was brought from the jail by >*l
fleers, but sho was attended by her bust
She presented a most pitiful appearanotl
She was dressed entirely in black, and when
she was placed in the prison dock she wep|
bitterly, bowing her head in her hands si
her face oould not be seen.
HER FAITHFUL HUSBAND.
Capt. (isborne stood beside her outiide thl
dock and held ono of her bands in his ow|
and strived to infuse her with courage t
face the terrible ordeal before hen
It could readily bo seen that the svtnpoi
thy of nearly every one was with tho unj
fortunate prisoner and her more unfortunati
husband, who has done everything in hij
power to alleviate toe sufferings of thl
woman who lias brought such disgracp upos
her mime. His friends insist that uo dim
grace should attach to him for the acts o<
his wife, and though society decrees that ha
should suffer fora crime of whioh he knew
nothing they express their determination td
stick by him.
FORMAL EVIDENCE OF PEH.IURT.
C. F. Gill, the well-known solicitor, up,
peered for the treasury to prosecute ti.l
charge. Ho produce 1 formal evidence ol
the perjury, as shown by the records oi
higher court, asd then called ns a wltnesj
Mrs. Hargreaves.
Mrs. Hargreaves repeated the evidence
she had given on the oocasion of the trial ol
the libel suit. She went on to say that tha
jewelry had boon restored to hsr and that
nil the oosts incurred by her in defending
the libel suit had been paid back to hen
The witness was then risked if she had seer
Mnt Osborne since the latter had returned
*9 England and given herself up to the poi
lice. With every evidouoe of deep emotion
Mrs. Hargreaves said that she had visited
her at the jail yesterday.
Mr. Spink, the jeweler, was then called
to give evldenoe regarding the purchase ol
the jewels. He Identified Mr*. Osborne ai
the lady from whom he had bought thl
jewelry. Aftpr further evidence by Mr.
Spink and from a witness from the Bauk ol
England regarding the notes signed
by tho prisoner, which it is admitted
she received in exchange for tha
gold paid to her by Messrs. Snink, ths
magistrate asked Mrs. Osborne if she had
anything to say concerning the charge!
against her. Hho, in a very faint voica
answered, “No.”
The prisoner was then formally oom
mittod for trial. It was developed to-day
that the treasury prosecution of Mrs. Os<
borne is based on a charge of larceny as well
as perjury.
PBAHSON ACQUITTED.
The Prosecution Fails to Make Out
Case.
Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 12.—Ex-Mayoi
Richard T. Pearson of Allegheny, who wai
oharged with embezzlement while in offloei
was aoquittod this morning. The prosecu*
tion failed to make out a case, and the jury
brought in a verdict of not guilty. Ths
oosts were placed on the oounty.
Mayor Wyman, who was convicted you
terday of extortion, was at bis office to-day
exercising all his prerogatives. Under ths
law the office is declared vacant if the offis
clal is convicted of misdemeanor, but that
the city controller stiii recognizes him as
mayor was shown this morning, when bs
had him sign a warrant, it is believed that
the charges of embezzlement pepdina
against Wyman will fall through, now that
ex-Mayor Pearson has been acquitted.
FIREWORKS BURNED.
Explosion After Explosion Occurs Dun
ing the Fire.
Richmond, Va„ Feb. 12.—A special tj
the Mispatch from Petersburg, Vs., says!
“Fire broke out about 7 o’clock to-night in
the trunk factory of Romaino Bros., la
on ted In the Blaudford portion of the cityi
totally destroying It, together with frauu
dwellings occupied by colored people!
In the rear of the buiidingS
was the fireworks establishment
of Charles ltomaine, which contained a
quantity of flreworks in different slages ol
completion. These took fire and explosion
after explosion ooaurred, creating consten
nation among the crowd in attendanoei
The loss is estimated at $.'?2,000 and the in!
surauce at *15,000.”
INGENDIABISM LYNCHED.
A Mob Takes Them From Their Guard*
and Hangs Them to a Tree.
Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 12.—Last Morn
day night at Romulus, Tuscaloosa
two negroes broke open D. H. Robertson’l
store, robbed it and burned it w
the ground. They were arrested and
tried before a justice and committed t
jail. On their way to Tuscaloosa
a body of masked and armed men took tha
negroes from the guards and swung them
to tho nearest tree. The bodies were left
banging until yesterday. Public sentiment
hud become aroused by the frequent oc
currence of similar crimes in that neighbor*
hood.
SENTENCE OF THE EDITORS.
The Editorial Association Declares II
Too cevere.
Harrisbcro, Pa., Fab. 12.—At a meet
ing of the officers of the State Editorial
Association, to-day, the Quay libel suit
against the Beaver Star was considered and
it was generally agreed that the sentence of
of the court was too severe. A movement
will be inaugurated looking to the pardon ol
the two men.
Threats of the Miners.
Chattanooga, Tbnn., Feb. 13. A
special to the Times, says Lincoln’s birthday
was celebrated to-day at Coal Creek, and
speeches were made by the labor leadori
threatening the troops if a free miner wai
killed.
A Station Agent Dead.
Ocala, Fla., Feb. 12.—YY. Harry O’Neil,
station agent at Candler for the po3t six
years, died this morning of consumption of
the stomach. He was Hu years old, unmar*
ruxi ami a good citizen.
