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i THE MORNING NEWB.
J ET*eUH*I)IBjO.IiCORPOBiTEDIBBB. V
j J. H. ESTILL, President. (
YOUNG BLAINE’S DIVORCE;
his father issues a statement
TO THI PUBLIC.
The Divorced Wife Put In the Posi
tion of Havinsr Roped the Young
Han Into the Marriage When He
Was Inexperienced and Not of Age.
A Denial That the Family Tried to
Bring About a Separation.
Washington. Feb. 38.—The Blaines have
at last broken their silence respecting the
marriage of Jatnei G. Blaine, Jr. The re
markable statement defending his wife and
telling the Blaine side of the story, which
Secretary Blaine, moved by the reflections
of the Sioux Falls judge in granting the di
vorce, gave out to-night, will be read to
morrow with only less interest than the
Clarkson letter, which he gave out four
weeks ago to-night. It will be especially
interesting to Washington, for young
James G. Blaine and his former
wife are as well known here
as any of the older mem
bers of their families. Youug Blaine,
as his father’s youngest son, was more petted
than punished when a boy. He did not
take to bookß as his father had done, and
was not compelled to improve the educa
tional advantages which the preparatory
schools of Washington afforded. He knew
nothing of his father’s struggling days.
Bis father bad attaioed both wealth and
social position before be was old enough to
know anything about either.
LED A GAY LIFE.
Fond of gayety, engaging in manner and
entertaining in conversation, he lived the
life which so many young men here in
Washington with money and social position
live. He must have been mature, and
must have lived more rapidly than
others, because his old friends here
will be surprised to learn from his
father’s statement that he was
only IT when ho married Miss Nevins. He
se.med at least that old when in 1881 ho
used to acoompany his father to the House
committee on foreign affairs and the pen
sion investigation. Certain it is that no one
who knew him thought that be was so
young as to be ignorant of what is called
•'the world.” Young Blaine has
been here muoh of the time since
he left his wife, holding, during the last
congress the very responsible post of clerk
to the House committee on foreign affairs
by the appointment of his father’s friend,
Chairman Hitt. Although in the employ
of the Pennsylvania railroad in Philadel
phia, he has been here a good deal this
winter. His social performances this
winter have been of a different character
from those which attracted so muoh atten
tion last year.
MISS NKVINB’ POSITION.
Miss Nevins visited prominent people,
forme - Pennsylvanians and others and had
some individual prominence in amateur
theatric Is at different times, so attracting
young Blaine’s attention. She had, and
has, at least as many warm triends hero as
her husband. All Washington ha* known
generally the view the Blaines took of the
marriage, but to all but a few
intimate friends the secretary’s statement
will ourns as a revelation. The family
pride, whioh is one of Secretary Blaine’s
characteristics, has kept them silent on this
subject. F.veu now he has only intlmatod
the bitter feelings of disappointment, indig
nation and mortification of which his inti
mates nave caught glimpses. Probably no
one outside the Blaine family could appre
ciate the untold agony which this unfortu
nate marriage lias cost all its members.
There can be n > doubt that it had much
to do with t o death of Walker Blaine as
well as of Mrs. Coppinger, and that it is
also responsible for muoh of the ill health
of Secretary and Mrs. Blaine. ‘'They
are afraid to piok up a newspaper,”
said one of their oldest friends
recently in alluding to this subjeot.
Directly, as well as indirectly, it influenced
the writing of the Clarkson letter. Only
those who know at once how sensitive and
how proud Secretary Blaine is, oan realise
how volcanic the forces must have been
which threw out the extraordinary state
ment of to-night.
text of blaine’s statement.
By the Associated P)'ess.
Washington, Feb. 28.— Secretary Blaine
has furnished the Associated Press to-day
for publication the following; under the
heading of “A Personal Statement:”
"Since the separation of my son and his
wife, three and a half years ago, my family
l ave silently borne every misrepresenta
ti n, every slanderous attack, every news
paper interview which it has pleased
his now divorced v.ife to in
spire. One cerson aimed at
has been Mrs. Blaine, and wo have
perhaps been at fault in allowing the horror
of public discussion of private matttfrs, com
bined with regard for the future of my
grandson, to permit so much calumny to go
unanswered. The last outrage of the kind,
unbodied in the decision of the judge at
Beadwood, Dak., assumes an official
character which makes it impossible to
remain loeger silent. To remain silent
would be to aocept and perpetuate
a great wrong to my wife and a greater
wrong to my grandson than even the publi
cation of the truth can inflict upon him.
It is necessary in speaking that I should
give a summary as brief as possible of tho
u.arriHge and incidents whioh followed it
and led to the separation.
A LETTER TO THE CLERGYMAN.
"A letter which I addressed to Rev.
- homas 1. Ducey at the time of the mar
riage will distinctly state important facts
hearing upon that event:
, “Augusta, Mk,, Sept. 13. ISP-8.
to Bev. Thomas I. Durey, Becior St, Idea's
V u,' ch, ifi iust Twenty ninth Street, yew
To rk City:
“SiR _On Wednesday morning lost, the Bth
ust my youngest son. James G. Blaine, Jr.;
shocked me by the announcement that on the
preceding Monday ne had neen united in mar-
, !1 -'" with Miss Marie Nevins, that you had pec
, ,r " "and the ceremony in yourown rectory; that
,ny , ecu and Miss Nevins were unaccom
lanied by friend or relative, and that two of
)'*r hous hold servants were the sole wit-
r e ' fe °s- My son's announcement gave the first
ni-wi dgetliat 1 or any member of my family
v a 1 • his marriage, or even his attachment to
N -vlns, whose character, I wish to say at
-'•outset, is not at all in question and of
hotn, hut for this rash marriage, I have never
card a breath of censure.
y son was born Oct. IS. 1868, and Is not
. '‘Tclore 18 years old. Ho was living hero in
, 1 h home. In the house where he was horn,
r " /led by neighbors who had known him
■ • - life, under the daily care of a tutor who
“Setting him for college, which lie hoped to
. l ; r u >>* autumn To tadiiate his preparation
sired to remain here during ilia summer,
1 '* other members of the family were
y hof tho time at Bar Harbor. As I have
j ■ learned. Miss Nevins, In comiany with
v „*i' iu ' r and her father, came to Augusta,
j'' ,nß ay. Aug. IC. On Friday Bept. 3, In eighteen
n s alter her arrival In Augusta, iny son,
, , al never seen her or beard her
,i n ” until site came here, left
'"'ne without iiermission and without
n ‘-"osledge of any member of his family
t ' "Uipnnied Miss Nevins anil her sister to
4 ;, 1 n ther In Sew York. On Saturday, the
sil'', ** lwo young persons presented them
,„v " !l you tor marriage. Through
wri son. Walker Blaine, who
tl ‘ I '' New York as soon as I heard
~,, ! Ull ‘‘®l'l , y tidings, I learu that James
he i, "’eht' and hu age to you slating that
“within a month or two of it 1 ., But he
Ihr {Horning |J,rts.
did not (according to your own narrative to my
■ >n Walker i conceal from you the vital fact that
be was a mmor, die did not conceal from you,
but openly avovaid, that I had no knowledge i
whatever of hi* intention to be married and
that Lis special design was tokeepall Knowledge
of it from me. In this concealment he sought
your aid and abetment, and you held his secret
under consideration from Saturday until Mon
day—agreeing i with my son not
to advise jny member of my
family of hia raah purpose. You took him to
the archbishop, in or.ier that diapenaation might
be secured td enable Mias Nevins. who was
reared a Catholic, to marry my son, who was
born, baptised and reared a Protestant. You
knew chat during the long interval in which you
were making these preparations I was within a
moment's reach by telegraph, and yet you never
gave the (-lightest intimation to me, the most
deeply interested and responsible party.
• In defense of thlsoonduct you alleged to my
son Walker the confidence reposed in you as a
priest by my son. The confluence of the con
fesaional is always respected; but by your use
of confidences reposed in you outside the con
fessional. even by those not of Catholic oom
munlon, you perforce become an accomplice
before the act of any crime or any imprudence
to which you may listen. It is not
for me to advise a minister of
ynur Intelligence that your position is
absolutely untenable, would be dangerous to
society and would not be respected by any
court of the laud. You further alleged in justi
fication of your action that if you had not per
formed the ceremony someone else outside
your communion would have done it. This is a
common defense of evil-doers and is unworthy
of a priest and a man. You might as well jus
tify your murder of a man by ohloroform on
the ground that otherwise someone else would
murder him with a dagger.
” A week ago my boy was under my pro
tection—the most helpless, least responsible
member of my family; erratic, but controllable
through his strong alTeetions: an object of con
stant watchfulness to his parents, his brothers
and his sisters, a source of constant anxiety but
not of despair, because he is of good abili
ties. as readily influenced to right as to
wrong, and because the patience of love can
never know weariness. To-day, through your
agency, this boy In years, in experience, in
judgment, in practical capacity, leaves my
home and my care burdened with tho full re
sponsibilities of a man, with the welfare of a
woman iu his keeping.
“lain powerless. I cannot question the
legality of the marriage. I shall at a distance
and at every disadvantage endeavor to guide
my eon. But, as a father living under the di
vine Institution of family, as a citizen living un
der the divine order of society, I protest against
your act. Asa servant of God, to whose minis
try you are ordained, I call God to witness be
tween you and me Of whatever evils resulting
from this deplorable marriage my son may be
the author or victim, the guilt be ou your head.
“James G. Blainb.”
MISS nevins’ responsibility.
“ Wbon I wrote this letter I believed that
Miss Nevins had no other responsibility in
the marriage than in consenting to my son’s
appeal and was blameworthy for this alone.
Since then I am prepared to say
that the marriage was arranged by
her far more than by my eon;
that she did everything to promote
it; suggested every arrangement; antici
pated and provided for every emergency,
and that, in fact, but for her personal, ac
tive aud untiring agency the marriage
would never have taken place. In this she
showed knowledge and forethought not to
be expected iu a woman of 21 years.
“Within ten days after her arrival in
Augusta, within ene week from tbe day she
first met my son, she was adjuring him thus
for several successive days:
“* Write nothing * * * * until I see you.
Let me know at onoe about the law (of
marriage), I can’t wait to hear. It makes
mo ill.’
" ‘Can you come to me a moment? lam
alone. Do not send up your card.’
*' ‘Did you see about the laws? Do not
keep up suspense.’
“ ‘The Bar Harbor house is perfect, but I
love the dear old place here better.’
URGED TO BE CAUTIOUS.
“ ‘Don’t ask any questions that may lead
people to suspect anything. Remember
* * * * that we are in the mouths of
every man, woman and ohild in Augusta.
Every word you speak is repeated and mis
construed. Every look of yours, every
Hush of your face is talked of. Look
into the laws only to-morrow, and
perhaps one question at bank (where
he obtained money for his marriage
journey on my account by inducing the
cashier to advance him fund* on his memo
randum, a thing he had never learned to
do before he met Miss Nevins. Ail else can
wait. O, do bo careful. I feel now all
sorts of dreadful things are said of us. You
do not know how vile the world is. Do
look up the laws. Let the rest keep.’
“ ‘Did ycu look into the laws of Massa
chusetts and New York? I am sure not.
Answer this to-night.’
“ ‘I have at last thought of the only mau
on earth whom we can both trust for a
witness. He is a man I can telegraph for
to come to Boston if we find it necessary.
He is a man and he adores every member
of my family. * * * * I have known
him since I was a child. He would go any
place with us and none know. He never
would breathe it as long as he lived. If
you say so I will give him a gentle hint
that I will need his services for on
emergency, but not tell him for what.’
•• 'Do write me at once what the New
York law was, and the forfeit. * * * *
Answer at once.’
"When they reached New York after
they had fled from Augusta she cautioned
my son not to ‘forget the S2O-gold piece in
the little box for Ducey,' and to ‘look in the
pocket of your gray cfothes for the ring.’
In short, she took charge of every matter
and directed all the proceedings to the last
minute.
LED TO THE ALTAR BY A WOMAN.
"It was thus that a boy of 17 years and
10 months, in some respects inexperienced
even for his age. was tempted from his
school books and bis tutor and blindly led
to the altar by a young woman of full 21
years, with entire secrecy contrived by her
self and w ith all the instrumentalities of
her device complete and exact.
"When my eldest eon, Walker, went to
New York, as I have related in the Ducey
letter, his object was to see whether this
marriage of my youngest son might not be
invalid or could not be annulled,
bv reason of his youth. He
was met with the assertion that it
was too l/ys for any proceedings
to set aside the marriage, because after the
marriage the bride, instead of returning to
her mother, had taken passage for Boston
with the groom on one of the night steam
ers on Long Island sound. She returned
from Boston to New York, the following
day, and be came on home to Augusta.
This fact wa< learned for the first time by
Walker, the btyt’s modesty having pre
vented my son James from bringing It to
my knowledge.
breaking fp of the marriage.
"I purpose next to show by a somewhat
minute statement of facts and dates the
falsity of the assertion that Mrs. Blaine
broke up the marriage relations of my son
and his wife. She did not see her daughter
iu-law until May. 1887, eight months after
the marriage, wnen being in New York the
latter called upon her twice during hr
two days’ stay. The next time she saw her
was u month later. When about to sail for
Europe on Juno 8 she was a single day iu
New York, and saw the young woman on
taking leave. At the end of fourteen months
we returned from Europe and stopped two
or three days in New York. We found that
in our absence my son bad not only spent
his enure allowance, but that he was deeply
ill debt. It was then arranged that both
my son and his wife should come down to
Augusta aud bavo their future determined
at a family oouncll. They arrived in Au
gusta Baturdav, the 18th of August. Mrs.
SAVANNAH, GA., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1892.
Blaine was absent from home on a visit and
returned Monday nfterno m, the 30th; so
that she saw James’wife for the first time
in Augusta on the evening of Aug. 20.
THE FAIR CALLED TO AUGUSTA.
"Within two or three days I learned the
details of the dismal failure of their New
York life,and after full consultation with
Mrs. Biaine, and with her free approval, I
proposed that they should come to live at
Augusta ad oocnpv our old home. I had
a summer home at Bar Harbor and as I in
tended to spend ail my winters in Washing
ton this house would bs vacant if they
did not occupy it. The house being
large I proposed paying for the
fuel and llgnt aud the wages
of a man servant; and I would furnish them
with a horse and carriage. I also assured
them in addition the sum of (3,500 a year
until my son should be able to earn an in
come <it that amount. I made the proposi
tion while we were sitting on the lawn with
my son’s wife but a few feet distauk Mv
eon went immediately over to her, and I
know that be told her in detail just wbat
my offer was. Her reply was that she
would not stay in Augusta on any con
sideration.
YOUNG BLAINE CONFESSES UNHAPPINESS.
“He was very much disconcerted by her
decision and for the first time informed bis
mother and myself of his discontent and
unhappiness, a fact which was not before
known, but whioh was not received with
surprise. We then learned that during our
absence in Europe he had become gradually
estranged from her, and her refusal to ac
cept the residence in Augusta was merely
the last of a long series of disagreements
which threatened to make their united life
Impossible and which led finally to a
separation. The disaster is only a
legitimate conclusion of such a mar
riage. During the two woeks that
my son’s wife staved at Augusta it became
evident to every member of my family and
to every visitor, and to no one more than
myself, that separation was the least disas
ter to be dreaded. The immediate occasion
of her departure was my son’s going to Ban
gor, at my request, Friday, Aug. 31, with
some documents for whioh I tele
graphed (I was oooupied with the
campaign of the state) and he
continued with me to Ellsworth, where I
was to sjxiak on .Saturday, Sept. 1. There
being a vi lent rain storm the meeting at
Ellsworth was postponed to Monday, Sept.
3. James spent the interval at Bar Harbor
and I remained at Ellsworth. Ou Monday
after the meeting James returned with me
to Augusta, aud arrived at 11 o'clock p. m.,
only to learn that his wife had gone to New
York at 3 o’clock p. m., eight hours before.
She know well James would be home that
night.
URGED TO REMAIN BY MR3. BLAINE.
“Mrs. Blaine had strongly disapproved of
her departure, and had earnestly urged her
to remain. She did not then dream that
our son would not follow bis wife or that
imminent final separation would oome so
soon; but she deprecated the angry and, to
uat least, sudden departure and journey
to New York alone with her infant and
nurse. She did not, however, suspect that
the young woman left with any less friendly
feeling toward herself than toward every
otner member of the family, except my
son Janies. Finding the young woman de
termined to go, and foreseeing the dlffioul
ties in their path since my daughter-in
law utterly declined the provision
I made for thoir support, Mrs. Blaine re
peatedly told her that she would at any
moment receive the child for any length of
time—for one year, or three years, or ten
years, or for life; that he should receive—as
all who know my wife will believe—the very
best oare and attention; that she would put
his mother undor no conditions whatever,
and that whenever she wished the child to
be returned to her he should be sent.
The offer was not accepted, but it
was not declined. It appeared to be re
ceived in the same friendly spirit in which
it was given. Thus my daughter-in-law
left my home—the only home whioh my
son could provide for her.
THE WIFE’S FAREWELL NOTE.
"She left behind her for my son a note,
whose temper and tono are sufficiently in
dicated by a single extract: ‘You knew
when you left what the consequences of
your trip to Bar Harbor (would be). What
business had you at Bar Harbor? * * *
Wbv did you not telegraph mo and not let
me lie awake until nearly 4 o’clock. You
shall live to regret all this. You have
broken tho greater part of your promisos
thus far and until you learn to be truthful
you need not oome near me. lain not here
to have my affairs discussed among neigh
bors. If you desire to have auy communi
cation with me you can address
the New York hotel.’ It was
signed simply ‘Mary Nevlus BUine.’
On reading this note my eon declared: ‘I will
not follow her, and I told her I would not
when I made the threat.’ -Just forty-four
days after this willful departure, she re
turned to my house, accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. Nevius, my grandson and his
nurse. At the moment of tbeir arrival
there were in the house only Mrs. Blaine,
who was ill, and the servants.
A CHILLY MEETING.
“Mrs. Blaine at once arose, dressed and
went downstairs, bavmg previously In
structed her maid to do everything required
for their comfort. This was the only time
she evor met Mrs. Nevins. Neither lady
lady advauced to greeet her. No hand was
extended to her, but from Mrs. Nevins,
seconded by her daughter, came charges
against her son and herself so insulting and
so violent that a servant was called in for
tho purpose of acting as a restraint upon
the elder visitor.
"On this brief stay of two weeks with us,
and on this one last visit of two hours, rests
all the substantiations of the statements of
the judge at Dead wood. Before leaving tor
the west I had advised with Mrs. Blaine in
the event of return of her daughter-in-law
and she acted upon my advice. Not a word
since the separation has been written by
her, nor has she seen my son’s wife except
on the street in New York, when not a
word was exchanged between them. My
son was entirely free. No restraint was at
tempted, or desired, —or needed to
insure the separation. On the
day of his wife’s departure
he’was strongly determined as on the day
of her divorce not to resume bis relations
with her. Far be it from me to hold my
son blameless; though when his youth, bis
uncompleted education, his separation from
the influenoe of home, an exobange of a
life full of hopee and anticipations for
p: emature cares and uncongenial com
panionship are considered, I hold bun more
sinned against chan siuniug. But his
mother, at no time, in thought or word or
deed, attempted to separate this man and
his wife. On the contrary, she did not fail
by liberality, by consideration and by
extenuation to foster in every practicable
way their happiness—if happiness to them
had been possible. James G. Blaine.”
BUHNBD TO DEATH IN BED.
Horrible Fate of the Venerable Ex-
Gov. Conway of Arkansas.
Little Hock, Ark., Fob. 28.— Ex-Gov.
Elias N. Conway was accidently burned
to death in his own resideoos this
morning. It Is supposed be was asleep at
the time. He was very old and feeble,
quite eccentric aod lived alone, not allow
ing any oat else to sleep ou the promises.
THENEWTARTY’STICKET
THE MEN LIKELY TO GET THE
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION'.
Gen. Weaver of lowa Seems to Gave
the Call Just Now—Great Strength
Developed by Ignatius Connelly at
the 6t. Louis Convention—T. V.
Powderly’a Name in the List.
Washington, Feb. 28.— The echoes of
the St. Louis convention have scarcely died
away ere the rank and file of the allied in
dustrial organisations have begun to discuM
the possible presidential candidates of the
National People's party. The convention
for the nomination of candidates for Presi
dent and Vioe President will not be held
until July 4 at Omaha, and as both of the
other leading (lartles will have made their
nominations by that time, the Peo
ple’s party will be in a position to
make the strongest possible nominations
for the purpose of cerrying the doubtful
states in which their organizations have in
the past manifested the greatest strength.
James B. Weaver of lowa, onoe the candi
date of the Greenback party for President
of the United States; Hon. L. L. Folk of
North Carolina, now president of the
national farmers alliance; Hon. Ignatius
Donnelly of Minnesota, United Stats Bou
ator Leland Stanford of California, T. V.
I'owderly, general master of the Knights of
Labor, and Hon, Alson G. Streeter of Illi
nois, late candidate of the Farmers’ Mutual
Benefit Association for United States sena
tor from Illinois, are a few of those now
being di-cussed os possible presidential and
vice presidential candidates of the people's
party.
WEAVER APT TO BE THE MAN.
“In my opinion,” said Representative
Jerry Simpson of Kansas to-day, “Gen.
Weaver of lowa will most likely be the
People’s party candidate for the presidency.
At any rate he has, up to this time, been
the man most dizousaed in that connection.
But I would not be surprised
if the sentiment in favor of Ignatius Don
nelly assumed formidable proportions. He
developed great strength out at St. Louis,
and the preamble to the platform, which
was written by him, is, In my opinion, one
of the most vigorous, and at the same time
most classic, productions of modern litera
ture. 1 think there is no question but that
President Folk of the farmers’ alliance will
be the candidate for Vice President.
WATSON APPROVES THE CONVENTION.
Representative Watson of Georgia, the
candidate of the People’s party representa
tives in the House for speaker, was com
pelled to remain in Washington to look
after the legislative demands of bis party,
and did not attend the St. Louis conven
tion. He is earnest in his approval
of what was done at St. Louis,
however, and thinks that tho various
industrial organizations are now
fairly united on a common platform and
into one political party. "The result of
the St. Louis convention,” said he, “has
been a revelation to the old-time politicians
of the oountry. They have beeu predict
ing for weeks how we were to meet at St.
Louis, fight like Kilkenny cat*, nod then go
to pieces and retire demoralized, but not
a single • one of their predic
ions has been realised. With loes
friction than is encountered in the
unsual national conventions of either
of the old parties, our people, representing
almost a soore of different Industrial and
reform organizations, have inet at Bt. Louis
and agreed upon a platform and declara
tion of principles which are agreeable to us
all and upon which a fight will be con
ducted all along the line and iu every state
in the union in the coming campaign.
I take it that the Omaha convention will
merely reiterate the declarations of the St.
Louis convention and that our platform
may be said to be even now practically be
fore the people.
CANDIDATES OF THE PARTY.
“As to who the candidates of the People’s
party will tie,” continued Representative
Watson, “I really cannot say. but I think
the oandidate for the presidency will be
some man who has been well identified
with the great revolt against the existing
state of affairs, some man who has made
sacrifices for it, who is known for the
fidelity with which be has served
in this cause; and I think it Is quite un
necessary that suoh a man should have a
barrel. I think the only question should be,
‘ls he indentified with us ? Is he a man of
good standing, and is be a man of broad
ability, fitted to lead the campaign as a
presidential candidate. I do not think
that our success depends on the
amount of boodle that we can put in
the campaign. We are not the party of
boodle and corruption. I believe that our
strongest plan of campaign would be to ap
peal straight and frankly to the sense and
oonscience of the people, and to avoid as far
as possible the machine methods of boodle
politicians, against whom we have raised
tble revolt.”
GARZA’S FOLLOWERS KICK.
The United States Troops Charged
W ith Bad Conduct.
New Orleans, La., Keb. 28.— A special
to tbe Dicayune from San Antonio, Tex.,
says: “The Garza episode appears to have
bcoome an issue between tbe people and the
United State* troops, with the search for
tbe revolutlonlit chief merely as a side
issne. Since tbe arrest of Senor Gonzales,
Garza’s father-in-law, yesterday, and the
counter charges made by him against
tbe troops, Senor Gonzales’ griev
ance has been backed up by
a still more serious affidavit made by J. H.
Uroeter. a justice of the peace of precinot
No. 5, Neuoes county. Broeter alleges that
various complaints are being made by
many of the best law-abiding oitizeas in
this portion of the state regarding the
conduct of the troops of tbe United
States army and oertain persons who
claim to be scouts and guides, that Capt. J.
G. Bourke, the commanding officer, has
been especially oomplained of os having
mode promiscuous arrests of good citizens
without apparent cause of reason, following
suoh arrests with aots of cruelty and at.
times practising and permitting acts of in
dignity toward sucb persons while held as
prisoners; that houses l ave been entered at
the dead of night without tbe
exhibition of warrants or authority for tbe
same, aud troops stationed on private prop
erty jwithin the iuolosures of the owners
without consent or authority. Much feel
ing exists among the people and some ex
citement has been occasioned in army cir
cles An official investigation will pro
bably be ordered
SP.-iINOEH’S ATTACK OF GRIP.
It May Cause Deiay m tne Reporting
of the Torlff Bills.
Washington, Feh. 28. —Chairman
Springer’s attack of the grip, although not
severe as yet, will make it dangerous fur
him to come out to-morrow if tbu weather
continues bad, but his oi.hobos need not pre
vent the three tariff bills from being re
ported. If, however, bis Ulues* should de
velop seriously it may causa de.ay iu tbu
preparation of tbe otbor b:Uf andah>o in the
Die consideration of the question iu tbe
House.
JUDGE DONNA'S LETTER.
Bishop Foley of Detroit Bits the Writer
Some Hard Raps.
Baltimore, Ma, Feb. 28.—Bishop Foley
of Detroit, who is making a short visit to
his brother, Daniel J. Foley, speaking to
night to a representative of the Baltimore
Nun regarding the letter of Judge Donne
on the Catholic congress to be held In Chi
cago, stated that he had read the letter of
Judge Dunne, and that he was not
a little surprised at its eontents
and glaring (naccura les. Judge Dunne wns
not present at the St. Louis meeting. As
a member of the committee he (the Ltshopl
could testify that it was entirely foreign to
their intention to exclude either the ques
tion of temporal power or the school ques
tion. As to placing the oongress under the
supervision of the episcopal oommlttee. the
bishop remarked that he regarded this very
letter of Judge Dunne as a most striking
evidence of <he wisdom of such action.
NATURE OF THE CONGRESS.
lie continued: “If a congress is to bs
held it is to be a Catholic congress, not a
congress for the promotion of individual
notoriety Or to give an opportunity to venti
late the vagaries of ohronlo soreheadx
As to the attack made In the letter
upon some of the episoopaev, and
more especially upon the Illustrious
archbishop of St. Paul, it is needless to say
much. Tho Most Rev. Dr. Ireland’s record
as a faithful archbishop and true oitizeu is
too well known to be dimmed by such
peaty and ill-founded suspicions. The
translating of the letter into Italian
and the ditributlon of it in Rome without
verifying its accuraoy, is strong evidence of
ill will and want of good faith iu those who
did it. In a word it looks like Cahensleyisni
continued.” Bishop Foley is a member of
the oommittee of the episcopaoy.
SENATOR M'DON ALP’S WILL.
A Brother and a Brother’s Children
Contest the Instrument
Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 27.— A suit to
contest the will of the late Joseph E. Mc-
Donald la filed In the circuit court, the
plaintiff being his brother, Malcolm W.,
with Joseph E. and Jessie C., children of
Ezrkiel McDonald, a son of the decerned.
Mrs. Josephine E. McDonald, widow of the
senator, aud Theodore!’. Haughey, adminis
trator of the estate, are made 00-defendants.
The plaintiffs claim that the will probated
June 26, 1891, is not the last will Senator
McDonald executed Aug. 20, 1890, and that
uriduo influence was used in procuring the
making of the will by Mrs. McDonald.
Tbev also claim that the will probated is a
mutilated edition of the ex-senator's will;
that at the time indicated by the date of tho
last page of the will aud before tho wit
nesses were named on the page the
senator executed a last will, consisting
in part of this last page, whioh Is now the
second page of the probated will. The other
pages give Mr*. McDonald a life interest in
all bis property, including the homestead
and Washington street property. The
plaintiffs allege that this laßt page was de
tached without the testator’s knowledge,and
that other pages were destroyed or con
cealed.
A STORMY SUNDAY.
The President Spends a Quiet Day,
But Goes Duck Hunting To-Day.
Virginia Beech, Va., Feb. 28.—Presi
dent Harrison has spent Sunday in absolute
quiet and rest. Owing to the stormy north
wester that has prevailed, there were no
services in Princess Anno chapel and the
presidential party had no public religious
services to attend. The President appenrs
to be in excellent health and spirits. He
has accepted an invitation from the Ragged
Island Gunning G lub. whose club house is
twelve miles below this placo, aud will
leave at 6 o’clock In the morning. The
marshes and waters of the club are noted
for canvas-back duck, and tho members of
the olub have made every arrangement to
give the President some fine sport. He will
return here Wednesday morning, and if the
shooting is tempting enough and nothing
happens to prevent it, he mav return for
anothor day’s shooting later in the week,
FREE SONS OF ISRAEL.
The Grand Lodge of the United States
in Session.
Philadelphia, Pa.. Feb. 88.—The
United States Grand Lodge of the Inde
pendent Order of Free Sons of Israel con
vened in Horticultural hall this morning
for the first time in eight years. One hun
dred and seven lodges were represented out
of a total of 111. David Keller of New
York was elected president of the convention
W. Kohti of Louisville, Ky.; 8. Stein of
Cincinnati, and M. S. Meyerhoff oft his city
were elected vice presidents. The annual
and farewell message of Grand Master
Isaac Hamburger was read by William A.
Gan>. it showed that the order numbers
over 15,000 members and has a working
capital of $1,000,000, with a reserve fund of
$500,000.
A PLEA TO PLANTERS.
High JPrlces Predicted If the Cotton
Acreage is Cut Down.
Galveston, Tex., Feb. 2a—The execu
tive committee of the Texas Bankers’ As
sociation has iisued an address to the
farmers and business men urging a reduc
tion of the cotton acreage 15 per cent., giv
ing as their opinion that the effeot will be
to raise the price 30 por oont. They cite an
increase in prices of 10 per cent, in 1871 by
a decrease of acreage of 15 per cent, and
refer to the example; ofjthe Brazilian coffee
planters raising the price of coffee from 7
cents to 24 cents in 1880 and up to 1886 by
reduced acreage.
A New Base Ball League.
Columbia, 8. C.. Feb. 28.—A movement
is on foot here to establish the Southern
Interstate Base Ball League, with the fol
lowing cities: Savanuah, Charleston, Au
gusta, Columbia, Greenville and Charlotte.
Circulars were to-uigbt sent to base ball
men in each of these cities requesting that
one or more delegates be sent to a meeting
in this city on March 10 to form the league
and arrange a schedule.
Marble Works Burned.
New York, Feb. 28.— The large marble
works of Batterson & Cos., Nos. 427 and 429
Eleventh avenue, was gutted by Are to-day.
The loss is $140,01X1. The property was in
sured. Henry Phillips, a manufacturer of
bronze statuettes in tho same building, suf
fered a ion of $50,000, on which the insur
ance is $75,000.
Arkansas Republicans.
Little Rock, Ark., Feb. 28. —The re
publican central committee has Issued a cell
for a state convention to be held here April
7 to select delegates to the national conven
tion. A resolution indorsing the Harri on
administration was unanimously adopted.
John T. Rbett Dead.
Columbia, 8. C., Keb. 2h.~Ex-Mayor
John T. Kbett died to-day, after a liugor
li g illness of oue month. Ho wus stricken
with paralysis on Jon. 31.
THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS.
The 811 ver and Tariff Questions Ex
pected to Gome Op.
Washington, Feb 38. -The
in congress during the present week promise
to be of more than usual interest, for it is
expected that the two leading issues of the
day, silver and the tariff, will figure in one
or both houses.
The Senate will resume the cqMMderation
of the pending Idaho election cam to-mor
row, and Mr. Claggett, the contestant, will
be allowed to conclude his argument begun
Saturday. Inasmuch as Mr. Claggett has
already made a presentation of his case
that will require an auswer from the com
mittee on privileges and elections, it is
probable that the discussion will last several
days.
Senator Call has given notloe that he will
interrupt the regular order Tuesday to
deliver some i emarks upon bis resolution
providing for an inquiny into the alleged
interferencejof railroad companies in Florida
senatorial elections.
A DEBATE ON RECIPROCITY.
It is understood that leading exponents
of the protection and tariff reform theories
intend 10 address the Senate during the
week on the subject of reoiprooity. This
programme is conditioned upon the return
of Senators Allison aud Aidrioh to Wash
ington from New England, but it is safe to
assume that when the subject is once more
before the Senate its discussion will be
broadened ao az to include a general attack
upon and defence of tho McKinley law and
the whole system of the protective tariff.
Fart of Friday will be devoted to the
dolivorr of eulogies upon the late Represen
tative Lee of Virginia, and if opportunity
offers during the week Senator Paddock
will call up tne purs food bill now oil the
calendar.
In the House.
There is some uncertainty as to the course
of business in the House during the week,
owing to the illne.s of Representative
Springer, chairman of the ways aud
means committee, whioh may possibly ro
sult iu the postponmeut of tbe tariff dis
cussion that was booked to begin Tuesday,
with the wool bill os the special measure
under oons'deruti in. If the tariff bill Is
taken up Tuesday, its oousideratiou will
occupy the remainder of the week,
DISTRICT DAY.
The District of Columbia appropriation
bill is almost completed by the appropria
tions committee, and wlil occtipv several
days of the week in tho event that Repre
sentative Springer's illness becomes so seri
ous as to delay the tariff debato.
To-morrow is distnot day, aud matters of
local interest are expeoted to take up all tbe
session.
An informal agreement has been reached
by the majority of the committee on rules
to report a resolution to-morrow making the
Bland silver bill a special order of the House
for the latter part of March, hut it Is not
intended to call up tho resolution for action
on the part of the House for some days after
it is reported.
IMPORTANT DECISIONS.
The Supreme Court to Make the An
nouncements To-day.
WAHniNOTON, Feb. Si—The supreme
court is expeoted to announce to-morrow
several important deolzions, among whioh
are expected to be those In the cases raising
tbe question df constitutionality as to the
McKinley not and os to|the IJingley woolen
and worsted resolution, the latter turning
on tbe quorum counting of Hpeaker Heed,
by which that resolution was passed. Tbe
McKinley act case turns on tbe legislative
power given the executive in the reciprocity
clause and the accidental omission of a sec
tion of the bill in enrolling. The opinion
in tho Bering sea oase is also
ready, it is understood, but may
not be delivered until the Bering sea com
missioners have concluded their labors,
whioh have advanced somewhat, it is said,
since the bauquot given by tbe American
commissioners Friday night, which has pur
posely or accidentally been kept out of tbe
newspapers.
REED’S CONFIDENCE.
Ex-Hpeaker Reed has gone out of his way
to announce several times, publicly on
the floor of the House and elsewhere, this
winter, that the supreme court would un
doubtedly decide the Dingley case la favor
of his quorum counting. He does not, of
course, claim to have received a tip from tbe
court, but inferred from the remarks of
individual members of It during tbe argu
ment of the oase how they would vote on
the question raised. At the department of
justice Speaker Reed’s view of the probable
outcome of the oase is taken, and it is also
believed that the court will sustain the
McKinley act, and that whenever the Ber
ing son opinion is handed down It will be
found to nflirm the doctrine that the ques
tions uuhmitted are questions for the execu
tive and not for the judicial branob of the
government to consider.
BERLIN TRANQUIL.
Crowds on the streets, but the Rioters
Fall to Rally.
Berlin, Feb. 28.—The situation here has
greatly improved. The police have com
pletely regained the upper hand. Although
a large crowd continues to collect before
the imperial palace, the polios have little
difficulty in keeping them in motion. Strong
detachments of mounted police patrol
the disturbed quartors. Iu view of the
more extensive measures taken to repress
disorder, the alarm of the general public
has abated. Of 100 persons arrested yester
day on charges in connection with the riots
only twonty-three have been detained in
custody.
crowds on the streets.
The streets, however, presented an ani
mated appearanco during the afternoon.
The Unter den Linden and the approaches
to the Thiergarten, wero thronged with
sight-seers and preraeuaderti groups of
roughs being absent. A few* 'mobs led by
tnen carrying i akod swards gathered
last night but were so quickly dispersed
that comparative quiet settled down over
the city by 9 o'clock. Two persons received
dangerous saber wounds and wre taken to
the hospitals. The official report says a
dozen policemen were injured.
THE EMPEROR RIDES OUT.
The emperor, accompanied by the mem
bers of his family, took his nsual drive iu
the Thiergarten to-day. He was heartily
cheered by the populace all along the route.
PORTUGAL'S BIQ STORM.
The Loss of Life Probably In Excess
London, Feb. 28.—The Times’ Oporto
correspondent gives details of the frightful
storm reported from there yesterday. He
says: "It is reported that thirty boats were
lost and 300 persons drowned. The loss of
life is probably underrated. The steamer
Kibe made three futile attempts to leave
Leizos harbor yesterday, and a fourth
attempt to day, which succeeded. W hile
out she saved a boat load of twenty men
aud has now returned up the c >ast to Vigo,
where some boats, it is reported, have takiu
n-fuge. The trm did not affect the ship
plug in Leizos harbor."
( DAILY. 819 A YEAR. I
■j S CENTS A COPY. V
I WEEKLY, $1.35 A YEAR. 1
IMPORT DUTIES ON WOOL
THE TWO REPORTS WITH THS
SPRINGER BILL.
The Majority Point Out tbe Unreason
able Rates Imposed By the McKin
ley Bill—The Goods Worn By the
Poor Taxed Higher Than the Better
Ones Used By the Rich.
Washington, Feb. 28.—The report of
the majority and minority of the House
oommittee on ways and means to accom
pany the Springer wool bill have been pre
pared and will be presented to the House
to-morrow. Tbe majority report was pre
pared by Chairman Springer and the mi
nority report by Representative Burrows of
Michigan.
Tbe majority report says the McKinley
bill was passed with enormous rates of
duties, many of them prohibitory and all
of them unreasonably high. “ There oau be
no good reason,” says tbe report, “for
maintaining high taxes upon articles
which are so necessary to the
health and oomfort of the people. A
peculiar feature of those rates is, that owing
to the high rates tier pound ant par square
yard added to ad val rein rates tbe duties
were higher upon the cheaper grade* of
goods worn bv the masses of the people and
lowest upon tne high priced goods worn by
those iu tietter ciroumstauces."
HATES OF THE NEW HILL.
The rates proposed in the hill submitted,
the repott says, are fixed with due regard
to labor, cost of production,' and to the
necessities of the consumers. Tho lowest
rates are placed upon the goods upon which
the least labor has been bestowed and which
are consumed by the greatest number of
I>eople. Statistics are printed in support of
this state cent. As all persons are com
pelled to use woolen goods all
are o impelled to pay the increased
cost by reason of the tariff, whatever it
may be. The exaction U taken from thj
many for tbe benefit of the few. Notwith
standing the high protection accorded man
ufacturers of woolen goods, the quality of
suoh goods has deteriorated from year to
year sinoe the discovery of maohiuery for
converting woolen rags into substitutes for
wool.
EFFECT OF A HIGH TARIFF.
A high protective tariff ou wool has the
direct effect of limiting the demand for
American wools, for tho reason that under
such tariffs neither domestic wools nor do
mestic manufactures of wool oan be ex
ported and sold at a profit, and
that amount only of domestic wool
will be purohoted and oonsiunad whioh
must be used to produce the required
quality and quantity of goods to supply tho
home market.
A* free sugar hes increased the consump
tion of sugar in 1891 over 1890 2 per oent.,
the report looks for at least an equal in
crease In tbe consumption of woolen goods'
if the bill paswu.
THE MINORITY REPORT.
The minority report says that from both
wool growers and wool manufacturers there
comes up to this congress an almost unan
imous sentiment that the law maybe per
mitted to staud as it is. Within (he year
that has passed sin'-e the present law was
enacted the flocks of the United States have
increased more than 1,500,000 sheep,
and under any assurance of its per
manence, this increase will continue rap
idly. The number of woolen mills in
tbe country has also increased; a great
amount of idle machinery has been started
up to supply the new market created by
tho curtailment of $22,100,000 In imports of
foreign woolen goods: old mills, long idle,
have been re-equipped, a large numbers of
operatives havo boon given employment,
and new Industries, never before suooees
fully undertaken in the United States, have
been inaugurated.
THE WHOLE PEOPLE BENEFITED.
Not only are tbe wool growers and wool
manufacturers encourage 1 and benefited by
the law, but the great body of the people,
tiie consumers, have shared in its benefits.
The people of tbe United States
find themselves ablo to seoure
all the woolens they require at
a smaller oost than ever before in their ex -"
perlenoo. If cheapness is the one thing to |
be desired, it (has certainly been achieved
under a tariff which enables a dollar to
purchase a larger and better quality of
woolen goods than was possible under any
previous tariff.
WOULD KILL THE INDUSTRY.
The committee's bill, the minority lays,
proposes to deprive the wool growing in
dustry In the United States at one blow of
the entire tariff protection it has enjoyed
under every tariff act sinoe 1816. It can
have but one effect—complete and final
abandonment of the effort to produoe in the
United States tbe supply of wool needed for
tbe olotbtng of our people. Knowledge of
the peculiar condition of the wool growing
industry throughout the world in
the last few years fully
demonstrates this truth. The bill may be
characterised as one not only to destroy our
domestic wool industry at a blow, but alto
to build up, on British soil, anew and im
portant industry to supply the United States
with sooured wool at the expense of a large
class now engaged in the occupations of
wool sorting and wool soouring.
CHARACTERIZED AS A DISCRIMINATION.
The assault on the woolen goods schedule
is denounced as violent discrimination
against a particular manufacture indefens
ible on any ground, and condemned by its
Injustice alone. The report says: “The sud
denness of the blow aimed at this single!
manufacture is softened, acoordiug to the
majority report, by the boon of free
wool. What a snare and delusion
this boon is cau be realized from
the fact that the woolen duties are reduced
far below those found necessary in the
cotton and silk industries, both with tree
raw materials and the further fact that no
duties are disturbed upon auy of the other
materials necessary to wool manufacture."
BROOKLYN HAS A BLAZE.
A Lobb of Over Half a Million Dollars
on Business Property.
New York, Feb. 28.—Flro this afternoon
destroyed the large clothing establishment
of Smith, Gray & Cos., at Fulton and Flat
bush avenue aud Nevins street, Brooklyn.
Tho upper stories were occupied by the
Flatbush Storage Company and filled with
household goods.
The building was valued at $200,000, and
insured for $175,000.
The stock of Smith, Gray &,Co. was in
sured for $150,000.
The storage portion of the building was
divided into 400'rooms, 300 of whioh were
occupied. Tbe loss here is $200,u00, but it
is largely oovered by insurance.
The fire extended to the 8-story brick
building ou Nevins street, owned by Joseph
Jefferson, the actor, and occupied by J. W.
Tillatsou, as a boarding and livery stable.
This was gutted, entailing a loss of $30,000
on tbe building and SIO,OOO on its contents.
On the other side of Fulton street one
building was destroyed and others dam
aged.
Senator Cameron 111.
Washington, Feb. 28.—Senator Came
ron is confined to Ins room with a severe
oo Id.
