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) THE MORNING NEWS. I
EsTABU*HEDIS.V).I!tOORPOiUTEOIBBS. V
J. H. KSTILL, President. I
MIINLEY’S law is valid
THE SUPREME COURT ANNOUNCES
XIS DECISION.
a
Tbe Signatures of the Presiding Offi
cers of t.ie Two Houses of Congress
and the President Complete Au
thentication of a Bill—The Rscip roc
ity Section Not a Transfer of Legisla
tive Powers.
Washington, Feb. 29.—Three casos In
which importers sought to test the con
stitutionality of the McKinley tariff sot
were to-day decided hy the United States
supreme court. The title of these cases are:
Boyd, Button & Cos. and Herman Stern
bacb & Cos., each vs. the United States; and
Joel B. Erhardt, collector of the port of
Serf York, and Marshall Field & Cos., vs
Clark, collector of the port of Chicago.
Tbegroundson which it was maintained
that the tariff was unconstitutional
ars that the tobaooo rebate
section of the bill bad been
omitted in its enrollment after Its passage
bv congress, and therefore that the bill
signed by the President was not the bill
Dassed by the legislative department of the
government; that the reciprocity feature
was a trausmission to the executive of law
making power and therefore void, vitiating
the whole act; aud, lastly, that the act was
void because of the sugar bounty provision.
The oourt affirmed the judgment of the
New York and Illinois cirouit court of
the United States in favor;of the constitu
tionality of the act.
HARMS READS THE OPINION.
Justice Harlan read the opinion of the
eourt. He said that the court had given
most careful and deliberate attention to the
question now raised for tbo first time as to
the court’s determining whether an net
signed by the President was actually the
law passed by congress. The object of the
journal required to be kept by congress, he
said, was not that it might be oansulted to
determine the authenticity of an act of con
gress, but that there might be publicity of
tbo proceedings. The signatures of the two
presiding officers and or the
President also was complete au
thentication of a bid, provided
the forms required had been complied with.
The suggestion that there might be a delib
erate conspiracy between the presiding offi
cers and the President to make a law not
passed by congress, the court said, could
not hold. The enrolled act, the court held,
was conclusive.
THE RECIPROCITY SECTION.
As to the reciprocity section the court
says: Various decisions of the oourt and the
practice of years establish the right of oon
gress to give the President power by
proclamation at a future day to revoke or
modify certain clauses of the act. It holds
that it wns not a transfer of legislative
power, but simply gave the President powbr
to determine whether the time had arrived
when the requirements of congress as to
the act taking effect had arrived. The
President, the court says, is not vested with
any real legislative power. Congress pre
scribed the conditions under which the
President should act. AU he had to ascer
tain bi that a particular fact existed and
then it was directed that ho should execute
the act. The President was a mere agent of
the law-making power.
THE SUGAR BOUNTIES.
With respect to the sugar bounties, the
court says the argument that the validity of
the whole act is involved in the question as
to whether or not this clause is
valid is so obvious an error
ae not to warrant much argument.
There is no such connection between this
part of the act aud other sections as to war
rant the court in assuming that the test of
the act would not have been adopted but
for the adoption of the bounty system.
They are entirely separate in purpose.
Justice Lamar and Chief Justice Fuller
concurred in the findings of the eourt, but
dissented from that part holding the recip
rocity section constitutional. They held
that it was a transfer of legislative power,
but concurred in the conclusion reached on
the ground that there was not a vital connec
tion between the reciprocity section and the
tariff portions of the act.
GILMER ON THHS STAND.
The Wronged Husband Tells of the
Visits of Dr. Baker.
Abingdon, Va., Feb. 29.—1n the Baker
trial to-day, Wyndham Gilmer, the
wronged husband, stated that Dr. Baker
attended him when sick two years ago when,
it is alleged, he was poisoned; that one night
he took some liquids by spoonfuls; that one
particular night two capsules were
given him; he become restless,
and another was administered whiob made
him vomit and purge. Ho experienced
numbness of the limbs, twitohings of the
nesh and a burning sensation in the stom
®ch- Dr. Baker called the next morning
and told him if he had taken another cap
sule ho would have been a dead man; that
he had seen actions between the doct r oDd
-lrs. Gilmer that he considered improper,
but nothing that induced him to believe
mat criminal relations existed; that
, oid not want Dr. Baker
lo treat him, but bis wife came to bis bed
and cried and askod him to permit it; that
™ had heard reports of Dr. Baker and told
‘jm to bo prudent and visit bis house as
aner gentlemen; that be had driven him
/? m bis house aud told him that ho
J 1 * 9 breaking a stick over his
•oc doctor’s) head. He further testified that
nee the other trial he had lived with Mrs.
J,?® 88 his wife and continued to do so
MU she testified here the other day; that
i, is ? ot - 80 hviug now because she wrote a
ler to Dr. Baker a few days ago.
CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH.
Satisfactory Report at the Annual
Meeting of the Stockholders.
Charleston, S. C„ Feb. 29.—A meeting
the stockholders of the Charleston and
svannsh railway was held to-day and the
‘ officers were re-elected. The annual
Jitement shows gross earnings of $719,377,
*516.551. leaving net earnings of
deducting taxes, fixed
rli ? ee .V etc - 8 balance of *62,108 was car
denH # a hf'jflt' an A loss account. A divl
hi,, ° r [‘ P 6l, oeut. on the first preferred
Theffi hnids was declared payable April 1.
tod i yettr °* *he company waschauged
ttpei* 0 . l ne ont * 08c k Bnnu “l meeting of
°^ er ® wl " hereafter be held Id
r 0 ,^ m h er - B- Plaut it president of the
-BCKIenbURQ’3 CELEBRATION.
Castors Hill, Vance and Ransom to
be Invited to Speak.
h RU)TTE . N C - Feh - 29-—A pnblie
j, e . l °* citizens has been called to Invite
Vl < B. Hill to be present and deliver an
and re ' h 8t ‘be celebration of May 20. Tble
y >• always oelebrated in Charlotte as tb.
burv *a* ,l °‘.‘be signing of the Meoklen-
I'f acs i • rulion ot ‘nUependenca It i
i,m y?“ r 10 have addresses by
'f iUee i ' Cauce and Hansom. A ootn
cti s.n 1 ,' “*mt to Washington to wait
* B tor . .iu
The morning News.
B L AIN E'B STATE ME NT.
All the clubs and Drawing Rooms of
Washington Discussing It.
Washington, Feb. 39. Secretary
Rlame’s statement was talked about more
than anything else in Washington to-day
at the capitol, in the clubs and the drawing
rooms. It was the chief topic in all its as
pects, for it was held by many to have a
political aspect, indicating more plainly
than any direct statement could have done
that Secretary Blaine will never again be a
candidate for the prtsidenev. Of course
the Blaine extremists and ultra anti-Harri
son men, who still talk of nominating Sec
retary Blaine In spite of himself, took no
such view of it. Opinions differed
on the actual merits of the case
apporonllyos much after the statement hud
been read ns before. Of course it was no
more possible to obtain interviews for pub
lication on this phase of it than on the
political phase, but while the statement did
secure sympathy for the Blaines, which
their sileuce had repelled, it did not seem to
diminish the volume of sympathy for Mrs.
James G. Blaine, Jr. Her friynds found it
as difficult to recogulxe the portrait drawn
of her by the secretary as they did to recog
nise the portrait drawn by him of her
husband.
fatheb ducky’s lbttkh.
A reporter to-day asked Secretary Blaine
for a copy of the letter from Father Ducey
in reply to Secretary Blaine’s letter censur
ing him for the part he took in the secret
marriage of J. O. Blaine, Jr., to Miss
Nevins. Secretary Blaine replied that he
had no objection to tbe publication of tbe
letter, but that he would not give it out
himself. It was Father Duoey's privilege
to publish it. He added, casually, that the
letter did not amount to anything.
YOUNG MRS. BLAINE TO REPLY.
Sioux Falls, 8. D., Feb. 29.—The per
sonal statement of Secretary Blaine, with
reference to his son’s marriage aud divorce,
was not seen by Mrs. Blaine, Jr., uor her
attorney until after boon to-day. Secretary
Blaine's letter was this af terno xn read to
her counsel, Judge Palmer. He listened
attentively to every word, and at the con
clusion expressed surprise that Secretary
Blaine should have writ.teu snob a letter.
“Have you any reply to make?” was asked.
“Avery complete answer oan and proba
bly will bo made,” said the judge, "but I
sball advise my client to say nothing iu
haste and without due consideration. W hat
reply she makes will be as carefully pre
pared as the letter of Secretary Blaine
was.”
This afternoon Mrs. Blaine declined to be
interviewed, saying that for the present she
did not care to make any statement to tbe
public.
SPRINGER'S ILLNESS.
His Features of a Purple Hue and
Swollen Beyond Recognition.
Washington, Feb. 29. Chairman
Springer of tbe ways and means committee
is suffering from acute erysipelas, compli
cated with nervous prostration and a se
vere cold, and is unable to see any one but
the immediate members of his family. His
features are swollen almost beyond recogni
tion and have assumed a purple hue, yet he
has never lost consciousness and his mind is
apparently perfectly clear. His physician
has imposed perfeot quiet, and says that for
at least a week to come he must not be per
mitted to know tie daily occurrences of
the House or oonverse or be informed on
any other matters of speoial Interest to
him.
THK EFFECT OF NERVOUS PROSTRATION.
This serious illness is’said by his physician
to be principally the effect of nervous pros
tration, induced by oonstant work and
anxiety in the preparation of his tariff re
port and the incessa it calls of visitors to
which the chairman of the ways and means
committee has been subjected. Mr. Springer
to-day communicated to Mr. MoMillin of
Tennessee a request that he assume charge
of the tariff bills in the House during the
chairman’s illue93 and make the opening
speech in the coming discussion.
Mr. Springer hopes to be sufficiently re
covered to make the last speech and close
the debate before the final vote is taken.
HILL’S TRIP SOUTH.
He May Come to Savannah to Deliver
a Speech on March 17.
Washington, Feb. 29.— Senator Hill
said that he expected to go south next
month, provided the Mississippi legislature
remained in session until March 15. He
was Invited originally to address the Mis
sissippi legislature on March 5, which was
expected to be its day of adjournment, but
huding that be could not get his address
ready by then, he has written that if the
legislature, which he understands will not
bo able any way to adjourn on March 5,
will remain in session till March 15, he
will come to address It on that
day. He seems to think it likely that the
legislature will willingly wait for him, and
states that in that event he will go to Savan
nah on March 17, returning here at onee,
but possibly stopping on route going and
coming at other places from which invita
tions are expected.
Mills’ Grip Returns.
Washington, Feb. 29.—While Chairman
Springer’s grip is aggravated by erysipelas
in the bead, which will keep him in bed for
two weeks yet, Representative Mills’ grip
has returned, bringing with it severe ery
sipelas in the right foot, which will keep
him laid up for days.
GOULD COMING SOUTH.
Miss Helen Gould and Dr. Munn Ac
company Him on the Trip.
New York, Feb. 29.—Jay Gould, bis
daughter, Mies Helen Gould, and bis medi
oal adviser, Dr. Munn, left Jersey City this
afternoon at 2:IS o’clock in a special oar
over the Pennsylvania railroad for the west.
The utmost secrecy was used in his depart
ure. and bis destination or first stopping
place is not kAowu, although it is supposed
that the party will first stop at Pittsburg
and afterward go south, presumably to
Asheville, N. C., for the benefit of Mr.
Gould’s health.
TABHEBL TANGLEFOOT.
A Oaee Involving the Rights of Every
Ealoon in the State.
Charlotte, N. C., Feb. 29.—The superior
court oonvened this morning and manda
mus cases tooompelthe county commission
ers to grant licenses to Roosler to retail
whisky in Charlotte, began before Judge
Bynum. Booster's counsel demanded a
jury trial and the case is now progressing.
The whole state is watching the result with
interest. If the commissioners are sustained
it will be in the power of the boards of com
missioners to close every saloon in North
Carolina.
Sales of Leaf Tobacco.
Danville, Va., Feb. 29.—The sales of
ieuf tobacco here In February were 3,300,-
UOO pounds. The sales for tho first five
months of the tobacco year were 14,715,42s
pounds, a decrease of 1,500,003 pounds os
oouipared wilt the same period last year.
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1892.
REED'S SILENT QUORUM.
THE 6UPREME OOURT UPHOLDS
TEE EX-SPEAKER.
The Decision Incident to an Attack on
the Dingley Worsted Act—The Oourt
Upholds the Right of the House to
Make Rules for Its Government.
Washington, Feb. 29.—The "no quorum
cava,” in which tbe legality of the Dtngley
worsted act, was attacked by Railing,
Joseph & Cos., importers, was to-day de
cided by the United States supreme oourt.
The worsted act was passed through the
aoiion of Speaker Reed in counting a quorum
when there was a quoi urn of members pres
ent but not voting. The importers main
tained that Speaker Reed’s aotion was in
violation of tbe constitution, and that the
act passed in this manner was void. Tbe
United States circuit court for the Southern
district of New York decided against the
United States and in favor of the importers
on this ground, so that the case came before
tbe United States supreme oourt adverse to
the constitutionality of tbe "nd quorum"
method of parliamentary procedure. The
oourt, in an opinion by Justice Brewer,
bolds that the “no quorum” rule was valid,
and that the House of Representatives had
a right to make such a rule.
THE POWER TO MAKE RULES.
The court aiys the ronstitunion provides
that each house may determine the rules of
its procedure, and the question Is as to the
validity of '‘rule 15”., authorizing a count
of non-voters present, and nut what math
<ds the speaker may adopt to
determine the presence of a quorum
or what he may place upon
the journal. Neither do the advantages or
disadvantages, wi-dom or folly of such a
rule present any matters for judloial con
sideration. With the courts, the question is
only one of power. The constitutiou em
powers eaoh bouse to determine tbe rules of
it proceeding* It may not by
its rules ignore constitutional re
straints or violate the fundamental rights,
and there should be a reasonable relation
between the mode or method of procedure
established by the rule, aud the result which
is sought to be attained. But within these
Uml tations all matters of method are open
to the determination of the House, and it
may uot be impeachment of the rule to eay
that some other way would be better, more
accurate or evsu more just. It
is no objection to the validity
of a rule that a different
oca bus been prescribed and in force for a
length of time. The power to make rules
is not one which onoa exercised is exhausted.
It is a continuous power, always subject to
be exercised by the House, and within the
limitations suggested absolute and beyond
the challenge of any other body or tribunal.
THE PRESENCE OF A MAJORITY.
The constitution provides that “a majority
of each house shall constitute a quorum to
do business.” In other words, when a
majority are present the House is in a posi
tion to do business. In capacity to transact
business Is thon established, created by the
mere presence of a majority, and does not
depend upon the disposition or assent or
action of any single number or fraction of
the majority present. AU that the consti
tution requires is the presence of a
majority, aud when that majority is pres
ent the power of tbe House arises. The
constitution has prescribed no method of
ascertaining the presence of a majority, and
it is therefore clearly within the competency
of tbe House to prescribe any
method that shall be reasonably cer
tain to ascertain the fact. There was
a quorum present when this bill passed, and
the quejtiou is whether a quorum being
present, the bill received a sufficient num
ber of votes, land the general rules of all
parliamentary bodies is that when a quorum
is present, an aot of tbe majority of the
quorum is the aot of the body.
AN OIfISSION OF THK CONSTITUTION.
In the United States constitution there is
no such limitation as is found in certain
state constitutions, that a majority shall be
present necessary to the passage of a bill,
and, therefore, the general law of
such bodies obtains. The principle is the
same in respect to directors and
trustees’ meetings, which are legislative
bodies representing larger constituencies.
Humming up this matter this law Is found
In the Secretary of the Treasury’s office,
properly authenticated. If we appeal to
the journal of the House we flud that a ma
jority of its members were present when
the bill passed, a majority creating
by the constitution, a quorom with
authority to act upoa any measures; that
the presence of that quorum was deter
mined in accordance with a reasonable and
valid rule heretofore adopted by the House
and of that quorum a majority voted in
favor of the bill. It, therefore, legally
passed the House, and the law, as found in
the office of the Secretary of the Treasury,
is beyond oballenge.
The second point made by the importers
and sustained by the lower court —that the
act provides for classification (of goods) in
direct non-conformity with the faots—this
court dismisses with a statement that the
direction for the classification of the goods
named was mandatory and left no discre
tion to the secretary.
BARKS STINES RUN AGROUND.
One of Them Strikes After Being Badly
Buffeted by a Storm.
Norfolk, Va., Feb. 29.— The barkentine
Jessie MacGregor, from Cuba with sugar
to Delaware Breakwater with orders, en
countered a heavy gale during her voyage
and lost her jibboom, all of her headgear
and sails attaobed. Hhe bore away for Nor
folk, struck three or four times on Hog
Island shoals, and also struck on Middle
ground coming in which caused the vessel
to leak considerably, and the ohaaoes are
that she will be discharged here. Her cap.
tain noted a protest to-day.
The American barkentine William Phil
lips, Capt. Potter, from Chile, with a cargo
of nitrate of soda, for Hampton Roads for
letters, went ashore at 2:40 o’oiock this
morning almost half a mile south of the
United Htates signal station at Cape Henry.
The captain and her orew abandoned her at
7:25 o'olock this morning by moans of two
of her boats and landed on the bay
side of the cape. Hhe is in the
middle of the breakers, in bad condition,
with her mizzen rigging gone. The Mer
ritt Wrecking Company’s steamer arrived
there, but could not work on account of the
weather aud sea. The steamer went ashore
on the coast between life saving stations
Nos. 3 and 4 last night, hut she floated and
sailed this morning.
Losses by Brooklyn's Big Fir*.
Nkw York, Feb. 29.— The latest esti
mates of losses on the Brooklyn fire are: On
Smith, Gray & Co.’s building $175,000,
•took $130,000; goods on storage with the
Fulton & FUtbush Storage Company
150,000: buildings No*. 540. 538 and 530
Fulton street $45,000; tenants in the same
*45,000.
Gold Coin for Europe.
New York, Feb. 29.—G01d com to the
amount of *1,030,000 bus been ordered to
day at the sub-treasury for shipment to
Europe to-morrow. Toe total ord.redlinos
Feb. 19 Is *3,780,000.
WAR ON THE WHISKY TRUST.
All the Officers Indicted by the Fed
eral Grand Jury at Ronton.
Chicago, Feb. 29,—1t is at last definitely
known that the federal grand jury at BAs.
ton, on Feb. 11, indicted all of the officers
and directors of tbe Cattle Feeding and
Distilling Company, better known as the
whisky trust, for violating the Sbermau
anti-trust law. To-day United
States Marshal Hitchcock's depu
ties! were serving warrants
for tbe arrest of the following persons:
Joseph B. Greenhut of Peoria, president of
tde trust; Herbert L. Terrel of New York,
vioe pres dent; William N. Hobart of Cin
cinnati, (J., treasurer; Warren H. Corning
aud Julius E. French ot Cleveland, 0.,
Lewis H. Green of Cincinnati, 0., Nelson
Morris, George J. Gibson aud Peter J. Hen
neey of Chicago, direotors. Mr. Henuesy
Is also secretary. He was arrested this
morning. Other warrauts issued in this
district are lor Messrs. Greenhut, Gibson
and Morris. Mr. Gibson is supposed to be
in this city. Mr. Morris is in Califor
nia. Mr. Greenhut was arrested this
morning iu Peoria, where he gave
(1,000 hail for his appearance before the
Unlted .Status court in B JSton next Mondev,
where it is understood tbe cases are all to be
tried. Mr. Hennesy appeared before the
United S ates commissioner this afternoon
and was released on (10,000 bail. Mr. Gib
sou was not at nis place of business when
the officers went there with tbe warrant and
was not arras toil. It was decided to muke
the arrests at this time, as Mr. Greenhut
contemplated going on a visit to Europe
within a day or two.
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY TALKS.
Late this afternoon District Attorney
Allen 6tated that indictments had been
found charging the officers ot the trust with
violation of the Sherman anti-trust law.
District Attorney Allen also added his
belief that never in the history of the oourts
had there been a case presented where s >
much preeture was brought to bear upon
the district attorney not to prose
cute as in this particular
instance. He further stated that
the Indiotments were reported Feb. 33 and
placed at once on tbe secret files and the
str.ctest instructions given to the clerks of
the court not to divulge the fact of the find
ing of tbe iudiotmeu'te lest the newspaiters
should publish the fact aud the persons pro
posed to be arrested escape. District At
torney Alien. In reply to an inquiry by a
reporter, said that he know that some of
the office™ bad Intended to leaye tho
oouatry.
HOBART AND GREEN ARRESTED.
Cincinnati, 0., Feb. 29.—Treasurer
William N. Hobart aud Director L. H.
Green of the Cattle Feeding and Distill
ing Company, were nominally arrested here
to-day by being requested to appear before
Commissioner Hooper. Tho warrant
requires their appearance at Boston
forthwith. They are using the telegraph
to-day with a view of going in a body if
that it necessary. Mr. Hobart says some
dealers tn Boston who handled some rebate
have also been indlotsd. The indictment
is of an omnibus character, making Its
charges against the officers and directors in
a body.
M A N UF A OIU RD ,60 L D
Tho Editor of tbe Forum One of Its
Purchasers.
Baltimore, Md., Feb. 29.—The Manu
facturer.? Record was sold to-day by R. 11.
& William H. Edmonds to Walter H. Page,
editor of the Forum ot New York,
E. H. Sanborn of Phtladelnbla and
Thomas P. Grasty, who haa been for three
veers chief southern correspondent of the
Manufacturers’ Record. The Record was
established nearly ten years ago by the
Edmonds Bros., and has been always an in
defatigable advocate of the south, its mis
sion being to press upon the nttentioa of
the world the Routb’s resources and indus
trial capabilities and to chronicle its indus
trial progress. Financially it has been one
of the most prosperous newspaper proper
ties In the country.
A NEW COMPANY ORGANIZED.
Articles of incorporation of the new com
pany, to be oalled the Manufacturers’ Rec
ord Company, with a paid up capital stock
of (200,000, were filed here to‘-day. All the
men who will enter the new management
have been special students of south
ern industrial problems. The polloy
of the paper will not be mate
rially changed. E. H. Sanborn will
be tne new editor. Among the directors of
the new company will be Mr. Page, Mr.
Grasty and F. S. Presbey, now manager of
the Public Opinion, Washington. The
Messrs. Edmonds will make their homo in
tbe future somewhere in the south,
and after a period of much
needed rest, they will engage in
some uudartaking connected with southern
development. It is understood that Messrs.
Page, Grasty and Sanborn have associated
with themselves a number of prominent
and wealthy men from both the north and
south, whose names and co-operation are
well calculated to lncreaie the prestige and
power of tbe paper.
ABANDONMENT OF THE AKABA.
Tbe Captain of tbe Saturn Declines to
Give Any Information.
Norfolk, Va., Feb. 29.—The captain of
the steamer Saturn, now at Newport News,
declined to give any information about the
abandoned vessel Akaba. As near as can
be ascertained from the hands on the Saturn
and other squrces the reason for abandon
ing the Akabs after towing her for six
days through a heavy gale of wind was that
the hawser broke and owing to the rough
ness of the sea they were unable to secure
her again on acoount of her nearness
to tbe shore, without seriously endangering
the safety of the Saturn. When last sighted
by the Saturn, tbe Akaba wae within about
twenty fathoms of water, drifting toward
shore. The captain, in all probability, made
use of his anchor, and the vessel may pos
sibly ride out the gale until assistance
reaches her. One of the hands ot tbe steamer
Yedmandale reported that they sighted a
steamer asbare off Body Island, which, be
thinks, may be the Akaba.
A BLAZE AT ALBANY.
Oil in the Cellar of a Grocery Makes It
Lively for the Firemen.
Albany. N. Y., Feb. 29.—Fire broke out
among some oil barrels in the store house ot
Marther Bros., wholesale grocers on Broad
way and Deane streets about 9:30 o’clock
to-Dlght and at midnight bad destroyed
about a quarter of a million dollars worth
of property. When discovered the blaze
was burning briskly in the oollar iu
the Deane streot end ot tbo store
bouse, but it burned like powder aud
when tbe department arrived tbe cellar
and whole first floor was a regular furnace.
The barrels of oil burst as names reached
them and the blazing oil scattered tbe fire
at au appalling rate. At 11 o’clock the flre
ineu succeeded in advancing their line of
hose od the roofe of adjoining buildings and
making an entrauoe from Broadway and
began to fight tbe fire at close quarters,
keeping it wlthiu the building in which it
started and the Kansou Iron building, which
forms the Broadway half of Mather Bros.'
•tore.
IA BIG STRIKE OF MINERS.
HALF A MILLION MEN TO STOP
WORK IN ENGLAND.
■ •
The Fight Made Against a Reduction
of Wages—At Least a Million Men
to Bea treated by tbs Trouble—The
Miners Offer to Combine With the
Employers to KeeD Up the Prices of
Coal.
London, Feb. 29.—1 tis now estimated
that 480,000 miners will cease work in a
fortnight in tbeir efforts to prevent the
masters from putting into effect their
scheme to reduce wages.
A MILLION TO FEEL THE EFFECTS.
The only miners who stand aloof from
the movement are those employed in South
Staffordshire and East Worcestershire.
Should the threatened strike aotually occur
it is estimated that close to 1,000,000 men will
feel the effects of the miners’ struggle. The
agitation is due to the aotion of the mine
owners in Wales and Cumberland who gave
an iutfmatlon of tbeir intention to reduces
wages on tbe sliding scale principle owing
to the decline in the prices of coal. The
men refused to accept the reduction and
declared that tho mine owners must make
the consumers pay.
OFFERED TO FORM A RING.
The men offered to form a ring of miners
and mine owners to maintain rates. The
mine owners’ association declared that this
would be impossible as the mine owners
outside tho association are cutting rates.
The men then offered if the present rate of
wages were maintained, to strike in ail the
collieries where the prices were reduced
helow the rates of the coal mine ownors'
association. The miners’ federation de
clares that since 1888 it has forced up wages
40 per cent, by hard fighting, and that It
does not intend to have them drop any. The
price of coal in London is 8 shillings higher
tc-day than Saturday, and by the end of
tbe week it is probable that prices will be
doubled.
The men will stop work on March 12 and
will remain idle for two weeks. This action
ot the miners is due to their desire to re
strict the output, aud thus advance values
and afford the masters no grounds on whiob
to reduce wages.
AN OUTBREAK IN TRIPOLI.
The Arabs Excited Over Being Made
Liable to Conscription.
London, Feb. 29, —A dispatch from
Tripoli announces that there has been seri
ous rioting there growing out of the issuing
of a firman by tho saltan making natives
liable to conscription, from which they have
hitherto been exornpt. Wbile an official
was reading tbe firman to tbe publio in the
market place he was attacked and beaten hy
a mob aud tbe document was torn up. A
detachment of cavalry had to be called out
to disperse tbe mob. Soon afterward thou
sands of Arabs assembled outside the walls
of the city and advanced to tbe gates, de
manding the withdrawal of the firman.
The Arubs have already had an encounter
with tbe troops, several being killed and
many wounded. Europeans living tn the
violnity have taken refuge in the city.
Business Is entirely suspended.
LONDON'S TRAMWAYS.
A Bill to Connect Them Nearly Causes
a Conservative Defeat.
London, Feb. 29. —In the House of Com
mons to-day the jail promoted by tbe Lon
don county counoil proposing to connect the
tramways of South and North London, was
opposed by the conservatives os putting in
practice socialist principles held by a ma
jority of tbe council. The liberals supported
the bill. After a long debate tbe
measure passed its second read
ing by a vote of 160 to
158. Tho announcement of the vote was
greeted with opposition oheers, although it
was not a government defeat. The division
was conducted with the knenost interest.
Tuere was a whip-out oa each side. The
result was tantamount to a liberal viotory.
Mr. Gladstone appeared in the House
this afternoon.
BERLIN TRANQUIL AGAIN.
Twenty-five Persons in the City Hos
pitals With Serious Injurioe.
Berlin, Feb. 29. Bince Saturday night
the city has been perfectly quiet end there
has not been a single disturbance that
called for armed police interference. It 1
believed that the disorderly movement baa
spent its force and that no further trouble
is to he apprehended. Perfeot tran
quillity prevails evou in the dis
tricts in which the disorders were
most noticeable. Reports from hospitals of
the city show that twenty-five persons ad
mitted to those institutions during the riots
of last week remain under treatment. Their
injuries consist of Droken legs,
broken arms, saber cuts, eta One
lad Is dying of a fracture of
the skull. Burgomaster Forockenbeok is
organizing measures for the relief of the
unemployed. He proposes that public works
be Btarted on a large scale, including the
building of bridges and docks, which will
give employment to many thousands of
workmen.
DYNAMITE FOR A PRINCESS.
Two Tubes Exploded by a Servant
Who Was Sweeping:.
Paris, Feb. 29.— There was an explosion
this morning at the residence of the Princess
of Sagon, believed to have been the work of
anarchists. A servant was sweeping out a
doorway, when the broom struck two
tubes, supposed to contain dynamite. There
was a dash and a tremendous report. The
windows of the princess’ residence and of a
number of adjoining houses were blown to
atoms, but otherwise no damage was done.
China's Rebellion.
Shanghai, Feb. 29. —We1l informed
Chinese assert that the aooounts of the suc
cesses of the government forces in the north
are grossly magnified, that winter weather
has prevented the carrying on of opera
tions, and that the rebels, who are 20,000
strong, are still secure in the mountains,
resdy to renew the rebellion when the
weather becomes mild.
Kills Bie Four Children.
London, Feb. 29.— A crazy shoemaker
named Kevell, who resides at Broadswortb,
near Doncaster, killed bis four children yes
terday by cutting their throats. He then
attempted to kill himself, and though he
did not iudict wounds that were instantly
fatal, he is in a precarious condition.
A Big Fire In South Dakota.
St. Paul, Minn.. Feb. 29.—A special
from Hot Springs, H. D. says: “A de
structive conllagratioti visited Hot Springs
yesterday. Fifteen business bouses m the
southern pert of the city, including the
new symli ate stone block, in which the
post flice was located, were burned. The
total loss aggregates $75,900 and the insur
ance $29,000. ’’
CLEVELAND'S STRENGTH.
An Address From the State Central
Committee.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 29.—The state cen
tral committee of the Cleveland campaign
organization, which was j■erftided in tbie
city recently, to-day issued its address to the
people of the state. The address says: “The
voice of tbe people must not be throttled by
shrewd political process, nor must the peo
ples’ will be sacrificed on the altar of parti
san selfishness. The love of fair play is not
loss strong with the American people than
tbe spirit of home rule, and whenever these
oompaulon principles are overridden dem
ocracy hoc* uas a by-word and public offloe
a mere name.
NBW YORK’S CONVENTION.
“The unfair and undemocratic action of
the maohlne in Now York indicates a pur
pose to make the will of the people subserv
ient to the greed of tbe politician. We,
therefore, believe that the time has come
for the active and resolute organisation of
the democratic masses ia Georgia, lest the
sentimeut of the people in thia state, as m
New York, find expression through the
machinations of political intrigue
“Grover Cleveland is undoubtedly the
choice of the democrats of Georgia for the
next president. His strongth ts among
the people. If there ia a resolute massing
of this strength nothing oan stand in the
way of a solid delegation from this state
pledged to his support. But there must bo
thorough organization in every county.
THK CAUSE OT THE rgOPL*.
"Fighting the cause of Cleveland Is
battUug for the rights of the people. He is
the nouudest exponent of popular rights this
country Ims ever seen. Ha has so impressed
his individuality upon the general govern
ment that he stands pre-eminently the
groatest American of the day. It
was Cleveland, who, in office, gave
now strength and dignity to official
place by deolaring end practicing that
‘public office is a publio trust,’ and It is ha
who in private life takes isr.ue with the lat
ter-day politician, and with burning em
phasis Buys to tbe citizeus, 'The mentorship
of a pure heart and good conscience is neo
essary to tbe faithful discharge of public
duty.’
" This is the character of man that wo
commend to you. believing that his strong
Individuality will carry the domocratio
banner to victory.
"When Kichard Crokor, Tammany’s
chief, though pledged to another, says that
'Cleveland oan carry New York ,’ he states
a truth which paralyzes a claim made with
the view to catoh the support of those who
follow blindly the ends of expediency.
“Cleveland oan not only carry New York,
but be oan sweep the country. Organize
and save your party from dofeat. The suc
cess of Cleveland is tbe triumph of the peo
ple.”
New York's Republican Copvention.
New York. Fob. 29.—The republican
state convention for the oboloe of delegates
tome national convention has been called
to moot at Albany April 28.
BTRIKBRB IN AN UGLY UOOD.
Policemen and a Reporter Assaulted
at Indianapolis.
Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 29. At 10:10
o’clock this morning two spoolal policemen
were assaulted by a mob of 2,000 people.
They were pumnieled over the brad and
bad to seek shelter.
Five bundred special police were sworn
In this morning. The oather was very
wet, but that tiad no effect, for the streets
in the disturbed sections of tho city were
paokud with people. A reporter for an
evening paper that has assiduously opposed
the strike went to the Shelby street stables
this morning. His Identity soon became
known and he was set upon by tho
mob oollected there, but be Anally succeeded
in escaping in a cab. Charloe Deer, a
machinist employed In the Can Handle
ebopt, while going to work this morning was
assaulted by striking machinists and almost
killed. Tho railroad company has declared
its |intention of taking ths case into tbs
federal court.
HARRISON DOCK SHOOTING.
Tbe Day a Disagreeable One but tbe
President Enjoys It.
Norfolk, Va., Feb. 29.—After a 5
o’clock breakfast this morning President
Harrison left the hotel at Virginia Beach
for the Ragged Island Gunning Club duck-
Ing grounds, accompanied by several mem
bers of the club. Tho northeasterly
storm was still prevailing, but
huntsmen predicted better weather
as the day advanced. This
forecast proved accurate, nnd tbe weather
while cloudy and at times rainy has been
fine for duck shooting on tbe marches along
tbe coast. The party drove along the beach
a distance of twelve miles in carriages and
arrived at the olub about 10 o’clock.
THU STORY OF HIS TRIP.
F. HI. Crittenden line received the fellow at
telephone* message from tbe Ragged Island
Tlub bouse: “Tbe President arrived safely
at 10:30 o'clock this morning and as com
fortably ns the high tide would permit. He
remarked that it was the first time he bad
ever been at sea iu a wagon. After a short
stop at Henley 's and a quick sail across the
bay in tbe otub’s sloop, tbo club bouse was
reached, where a warm greeting awaited
him. Almost immediately lunch was served
and a start mails for tbe marshes. Tbo
president of the elub selected John’s
Island for President Harrison to shoot
from, where be shot from 1:80 to 0 o’clock,
killing a number of cauvass-back ducks.
He showed that be was an excellent and
sure shot. Tbe weather was disagreeable,
raining most of tbe time. Thi President
showed no signs of fatigue, but enjoyed tbe
sport amazingly. The prospects are most
favorable for to-morrow's shooting, and the
President appears delighted with his
outing.”
DIED BY HIS OWN HAND.
Capt. John O. Mason Found Dead With
a Revolver in His Band.
Fredericksburg, Va., Feb. 29.—Capt.
John G. Mason, ex-commonwealth’s at
torney, of this city, was found dead Ju his
room to-day with a bullet hole in hit head
and a revolver grasped in his hand. No
cause is assigned for the deed. He was an
aide de camp to Geo. 8. H. Maury during
the war.
Ryan Unable to Fight.
New Orleans, La., Feb. 28. —At 6:30
o’clock to-night President Gensburger an
nounced that the Ryan-Needhain tight hal
been indefinitely postponed on account of
Ryan being physically unable to appear on
account of tonsil troubles of the throat.
Dr. Hunter’s certificate to that effect was
read.
Hectors Not Imported Laborer*.
Washington, Feb. 29.—1n the caeo of
the Church of the Holy Trinity of New
York, to test the question of its right to im
port a rector, the I Lev. Mr. Warren, the
United .States supreme court to-day
reversed the action of the lower oourt and
decided in favor of the church and Mr. War
ren.
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LIVINGSTON GIVEN' FITS.
THE THIRD PARTY MEETING AT
ATLANTA AGAINST HIM.
Benator Ellington Fat's to Kaep His
Engagement to Speak—Only Forty
three Men in Attendance—Other
(speakers Assert That President Llv*
Ingston Gould Not Poll a Corporal’*
Guard If Be Was to Run Now.
Atlanta, Oa., Feb. 8& In point ol
□timbers the third party meeting held bars
to-night for the purpose of ratifying the
action of tbe BL Louis convention was not
a success. There were forty-three men
present, including the president, chairman
and secretary, the majority of them farm
ers' allianoemen. But the meeting was
red-hot with third party fire. Nearly
every one present wanted to make a speech,
some two*peaches, and it was nearly mid
night when the lights were turned out.
Ex-Senator Ellington, who was expected to
address tbe meeting, did not arrive, but a
letter of regret from him was read and ap
plauded.
DOWN ON LTVINOSTON.
The particular feature of tbe meeting was
tbe sentiment expressed bv the alliancemen
toward President Livingston. If the word
of President Taliaferro of tbe Fulton
county alliance and CoL Jones of Clayton
oouuty, with several other allianoemen who
spoke, oan be taken as the sentiment of tbe
organization in this district. President Liv
ingston could not poll a oorporal’s guard
among allianoemen in any section. Both
President Taliaferro and Col. Jones declared
that the alliance of their counties havt re
pudiated President Livingston utterly since
his notion at the Bt. Louis convention and
his subsequent speech at Covington last
Saturday.
BITTERLY ARUHCD BT ALL.
He was bitterly abused bv all tbe speak
ers, including tbo state organizer of tbe
Knights of Labor, who said if the laboring
men bad known during the oampaign what
they do now of President Livingston’s polit
ical principles he would never have been
elected. Alliancemen and labor representa
tives both said their friends would vigor
ously fight President Livingston, and that
he had betrayed thorn.
President Taliaferro also said tbe Fulton
eounty alliance was out and out for Inde
pendent action.
Delegate Parker, who attended the 8L
Louis convention, addressed the meeting,
claiming that President Livingston's speech
at Covington, in which be stated that the
oonvention had cheated the negro Graves
out of his sea*, meant that the Ylemooratlo
party would bid for the negro vote to defeat
the new movement.
TO MARRY A DUKE. j
A Charleston Lady to Become Allied
to Italy's Royal Family.
Charleston, a C., Feb. 29.—There it a
bluster of excitement among tbe Four Hun
dred of Cbarletton.cnused by the rumors of a
marriage in very high life which is put down
for an early date. Several months ago tbs
Duke de Letta, an Ital'an nobleman of the
highest rank, and who is related to the
reigning family In Italv. cams to Charles
ton and settled here. He was accompanied
by his private secretary, an Englishman
named DeGrath. Tho duke engaged
rooms at the swell hotel here and soon made
acquaintances. He is a pleasant, aima
ble, genial gentleman with very lit
tle nonsense about him. He
entertained royally and was entertained in
return by several societies, including the
Masons. He fell in with the newspaper re
porters, whom be treated well and had no
hesitation in granting Interviews. His
grace has been here for several months,
and people began to inquire the cause of bis
prolonged visit. Then tho rumor got out of
the impending marriage. The alleged bride
is said to be the charming daughter of a
merchant prince of this city, who, some
years ago, married a Charleston man, but
who was separated from him. Society m
now agitated over the prospeot of a Charles
ton belle becoming allied to a royal family.
The duke is well known in New York, Bt.
Louis, Washington and other cities.
A PRKAOHBR IN TROUBL&
A Motorman Catcbee Him Kissing
Hla Wife and the Fur Flys.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 29.—Rev. W. W.
Brewer Is pastor of one of the missionary
Baptist churches in this city and John
MoCord is a motorman in tne employ of
the street railway company. The preaoher
and motorman live in adjoining houses ami
are very intimate. The intimacy has been
especially marked between Parson Brewer
and the wife of the motorman. MoCord i*
trustee of the church of which Rev. Brewer
is pastor, but was slow about creating a
disturbance, a week or more ago when,
he says, he surprised bis friend, the parson,
kissing his wife. To-day, however, hi*
anger got the better of him when he wens
home rather unexpectedly, and be sailed
into the preacher with a scantling. The
parson met the attack with a hatchet, and
when the two finally drew away the motor
man was considerably chopped up about
the head and face and the preaoher's benrd
was scattered abcul the premises, while hie
chin bled profusely. At the preacher’s re
quest a warrant was issued for the irate
motorman, whose pretty wife caused the
trouble, and be was bound over for assault
and battery.
ALL ABOUT AUGUSTA
Mias Wilkinson Found—A Union Cot
ton Warehouse.
Augusta, Ga., Feb. 29.—Miss Isadora
C. Wilkinson, who disappeared from her
home last Wednesday night, has been
traced to Toomsboro. She is a religious
enthusiast aud is working her way toward
Texas, where she says she has a God-giveu
missiou to perform. Hr father, T. J. Wil
kinson, telegraphed the Toomsboro marshal
to hold her until he came for her.
There seems to be little doubt that Au
gusta will have a union warehouse in which
all her cotton men will store their cotton
next season. The cotton men have agreed
to go into it and the money for building the
union warehouse is available. Tnis will
move Augusta’s cotton business from tbs
river across to the southern side of the oity
on the railroads aud near the compresses.
The graduating exercises of tbe medical
college take place to-morrow and an alum
ni society will be organized. J. M. Chris
tian of Hartwell is the first honor man. Dr.
A. N. Talley of Columbia, S. C., will be or
ator of tbe day.
More Typhus m Gotham.
New York, Feb. 29.—Thirteen new cases
of typhus fever have developed within tbe
lust twenty-four hours. All the patients
have been removed to the Riverside hos
pital . _________________
Virginia's Aid to the Soldiers’ Home.
Richmond, Va. , Feb. 89.— The bill to
sppropi iute (30,000 annually to tbs soldiers
borne passed the House to-day with amend
ments.
