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SEALS MAY KICK UP WAR
CONSIDERABLE JINGO TALK
AMONG THE SENATOR3.
Even the Cautious Sherman Indulges j
ta a Severs Attack on Canada and
Inflections on Lord Salisbury—Sen
ior Morgan Looks at the Incident
Through a Magnifying Glass.
IVASHINGTON.Maroii 9. —There were war
like speeches in the executive session of the
Senate this afternoon, and much war talk
,11 around the capitol over the Bering sea
situation. So cautious a senator as Mr.
Sherman, chairman, too, as he is, on the
committee on foreign relations, indulged iu
some severe attacks os Canada, and also
reflected on Lord Salisbury in a lively
fashion. He quoted Lord Salisbury as
baring 6aid, apparently, in the convention,
that be knew that the Canadians were poach
ing on the seal preserves of the United
States, but that he did not know how to
keep them from doing it.
Senator Morgan of Alabama, whose judg
ment is not always to be reliedupon, remark
ed that this was the mosts )rious crisis he bad
known in our foreignxelations. He, like
Senator Frye, was for a commercial war by
means of retaliation in the line of hia bills,
cue of which went in to-day, to stop tho
tranaportation iu bond traffic over tne
Canadian Pacific.
Senator Voorhees, who seems to have been
personally excited, attacked the administra
tion, holding it responsible for the present
condition of affairs. Nevertheless it is prob
able that the arbitration treaty will be rati
fied end so it is as yet not probable that any
retaliatory legislation will be passed. If it
should be pressed it would meet with stout
resistance from the northwestern senators,
and it is hardly probable that the other New
England senators will join Senator Fye in
advocating it.
THE RECENT CORRESPONDENCE.
By the Associated Press.
Washington, March 9.—Tne Senate
committee on foreign relations to-day spoilt
sn hour iu cousideratiou of the Bering sea
arbitration treaty. While it was practically
decided that the treaty should be reported
to the Senate, with a recommendation that
it be approved, no formal aotiou of that
neture was taken, as the committee be
lieved that the prudent course would be to
await tho reception by the President of
Lord Salisbury’s reply to his last proposi
tion looking to a renewal of the modus
vivendi. It is learned that many senators,
without regard to party lines, have de
termined that some provision must be
made for the renewal of the
modus vivendi, as a condition
precedent to the consummation of a treaty.
It was made plain to the senate yesterday
by a prominent western senator, who ap
peared to be thoroughly informed upon the
subject, that the proposition made by Lord
Salisbury for the establishment of u small
protected zone around the Pribylov Islands
would be without efficacy in the pro
tection of seal life, and that the 6eal fisheries
would be absolutely destroyed if the mo
dus vivendi is not renewed upon termii simi
lar to the present arrangement. Arbitra
tion respecting our claims to the control of
the fisheries, he said, after the destruction
of the fisheries, would be ridiculous.
THE TREATY UNOBJKCTIONBALE.
The treaty itself, it is said, is unobjection
able, being perfect in form and an admir
able production from a diplomatic stand
point, but to meet the evil which now im
pends it is proposed by a number of sena
tors to accompany the resolution of ratifica
tion by a resolution directing the President
to withhold an exchange of ratifications
until the government of Great Britain con-*
6ents to renew the modus vivendi. The
adoption of this course, it is urged
by some senators, would place upon
Great Britain the responsibility for tho suc
cess or failure of the arbitration treaty just
as effectually as tbe incorporation iu the
text if the treaty itself of an amendment
specifically providing for the same object,
while it would also save valuable time in
the negotiations and be more in conformity
witn diplomatic practice. The action of
the Senate upon the treaty will be, of
course, subject to the construction given to
the correspondence by individual Senators,
and in view of the intense interest in the
subject manifested by tbe public an effort
"ill probably be made to have the proceed
ings of the Senate in executive session con
sidering the treaty given to tbe public. The
“resident to-day sent to the Senate tho cor
respondence in regard to the Bering sea
junction, covering the period from April 20,
ISM, to data
THE RECENT CORRESPONDENCE.
Of the recent correspondence the most
important letters ore two from Sir Julian
bauueefote, under the dates of Feb. 29 and
March 7, end the reply sent yesterday. In
"is note of Feb. 29 Sir Julian Informed Sec
retary Blaine that Lord Salisbury does not
as previously indicated by Secretary
ihaine, that tho delay has been greater on
he part of Great Britain than on that of
'he Lnited States. He says that the British
commissioners have reported that there
ls 110 danger of serious diminu
tion if the seals, and, therefore
'he necessity of a modus vivendi is not ap-
Wnnt. Still he would not objeot to prohi
bition limited to a zone not more than
ulrty miles around the Pribylov Islands
Provided the catch on the islands be limited
0 in his note of March 7, Sir Jul
au presents an argument in support of Lord
r*“bury’s refused to accede to another
, us vivendi. He says the first was
jretd to under tho stipulation that the
‘assure could not be repeated and that
nereis no apparent danger to the seal
. ecics, He adds that the zone proposed is
k* re ® xteUß ive than that mentioned
if it,® notary Blaine on March
fil, nn d that the anticipation of con
i'. considered in the note of May 4,1891,
in- <en rnrjt by tbe provisions of the Ber
£ sea act of parliament and orderod iu
council.
b, l " a response sunt yesterday Assistant
jo., T Wharton states that the I‘resi
d i‘t '‘o'icos with the deepest regret the in
t sition of her majesty’s government to
.. ™ u Pou nn effeotive modus for the pres
asito of s, 'al* in Bering sea pending
twn ement the respective rights of the
tur RoTern '"etß iu those waters and In the
6ial fisheries therein. He calls
“7“°n to the fact that
o n i- of arbitration awaits
w Rt j fction of the American
(f,,. 6 flat the judgment of tbv srbi
*Atr i n ” UU ** c * Mny * b* staled in time to
lh-- r l * 19 conduct of tbe sealers during
•ay,’ 1 reason. An urgent question, he
of ijJ. 8 w|l “t doe* good fsltb, to ear nothing
~ National comity, require of th.i par
ht a , “ r -'’.ration! Wu !t ever beard before,
er* v , 0110 party to suoh a oontro •
•Ppr.j’r- ■ < *^ ,r * ustlon or Individual, could
come ' . ‘k* whole or sny part of the in
to i.J ll ‘i Profits, much Ist* tbe body of
WithLf Property, pending litigation,
siirg ’ ro, 'h'i Lability I It .la no answer for
'•'iti W* '* ® Jn '"lej, tossy that the
n<x t %, 1 ‘ bav* an -indimliilsWl harvest
and iu'ru ' l ”' yssr’e harvest wav bis also,
| ,T . this government- has already
*'' „ii *“ 'k’* l Great Britain ropudi
tts (•* obligations to Indemnify
of "iui i for any invusion
Stsi, J ''diction or any injury done to ns
* I'fvpurty by CanoUiau seniors. Iu
The morning News.
conclusion, it is stated that this government
will honorably abide the judgment of the
arbitration tribunal which has been agreed
upon, whether that judgment is favorable
or unfavorable, end will not seek to ovoid
just responsibility for any of its acts which
by that judgment are found to be unlawful,
but certainly the United Staten cannot be
expected to suspend the defense by such
means as are within its power of tbe prop
erty and jurisdictional rights claimed by
it, pending the arbitration, and to oonsent
to receive them from that tribunal, if
awarded, shorn of much of their value by
the acts of irresponsible persons.
It is learned tuat tho illness of Secretary
Blaine prevented any consultation with him
in regard to Lord Salisbury's note opnosing
a renewal of tho modus vivendi of last
year, and that the reply thereto daiel
Maroh 8 and transmitted by Mr. Wharton,
was in fact written by the President.
CONSIDERED BY THE SENATE.
The Senate spent nearly three hours this
afternoon in consideration of the Bering sea
seal fisheries questions. Ths subject came
before it through tbe presentation by tho
Vice President of the President’s messnge,
transmitting the correspondence on tho sub
ject since May 4, 1891, between this govern
ment and tho government of Gre't Britain.
Muoh of the time was consumed in reading
the voluminous correspondence. On tho con
clusion of the reading another debate, very
similar in character to that which charac
terized yesterday’s proceedings, was begun.
The same speakers ocoupied tbe floor.
Chairman Sherman, of the foreign relations
oommittee, held to the opinion that if there
was a failure to secure a renewal of the
modus vivendi agreement, the President
could be relied upon to execute the laws and
seize all offeuding vessels. Mr. Allison
took similar grounds, as did Mr. Morgan,
while other democratio senators declared
their intention to support tbe President in
any patriotic movement of the kind. At
the conclusion of the debate it wqs ordered
that ail of the documents should be printed
and then made public. It was the
common understanding that the treaty
should bo kept before tho Senate until tho
correspondence bad progressed sufficiently
to enable the senators to form an idea as to
the attitude which Great Britain intends
finally to assume id respect to the modus
vivendi.
AN OUTLINE OF THE TREATY.
The preamble to the arbitration treaty
submitted to the Senate by the President
yesterday, recites the desire of the govern
ments of the United States and Great
Britain for an amicable settlement of the
questions arising between them concerning
the jurisdictional rights of the United States
in Bering sea, -and also concerning the
preservation of the fur seal in the sea and
the rights of oltizens or subjects of either
country as regards the taking of seals in
these waters. Therefore they have resolved
to submit the questions to arbitration and
plenipotentiaries. Secretary Blaine and Sir
Julian Pauncefote have agreed to the treaty.
The first artiole of the document recites
that the questions mentioned in the pream
ble shall be submitted to a tribunal of arbi
tration, to be composed of seven arbitrators
—two to bo named by the President of the
United States, two by her Britannic
majeity; the President of the Frenoh
republio is to be requested to name
one, the King of Italy to name one,
and the King of Sweden and Norway to
name one. The seven arbitrators ore to be
jurists of distinguished reputation in their
respective countries. In the event of the
failure of the three last named persons to
designate arbitrators within two months
after the request, then the vacancy is to be
filled in such a manner as the high contract
ing parties shall agree.
TO MEET AT PARIS IN TWENTY DAYS.
Article 2 provides that the arbitrators
shall meet in Paris within twenty days
after the delivery of the oounter-oasa men
tioned in article 4; all questions, including
the final decision, to be determined by a
majority of the arbitrators. Each of the
contracting parties is also to name one
person to attend the tribunal as its agent.
Article 3 provides that the counter—ease
of the two parties shall be delivered in du
plicate to each of the arbitrators and agents
within three months of the date of the ex
change of tho ratification of this treaty.
Article 4 provides that within three months
ollowiug eicb party may likewise deliver
he counter-case and additional evidence in
epiy to tbe other party. An additional al
owanee of sixty days time may be granted
upon application.
Article 5 requires the agents within one
month after the delivery of the counter
cases to delivor printed arguments to the
arbitrators, and either party may support
the 6ame by oral argument by oounsel.
Artiole 0 names five points whioh shall
be submitted to the arbitrators in order that
the award shall embrace a decision upoi
each of the points. These points are as fol
lows:
1. What exclusive jurisdiction in the sea
known as Bering sea and what exclu
sive rights iu the seal fisheries therein did
Russia assert and exercise prior and up to
tbe time of the cession of Alaska to the
United States!
2. How far wore these claims of jurisdic
tion as to the seal fisheries recognized aud
conceded by Great Britain?
3. Why the body of water now known as
Bering see, included in the phrase “Pacific
ocean” as used in the treaty of 1825 between
Great Britain and Russia, and what rights,
if any, in Bering sea were held and exclu
sively exercised by Russia after said treaty?
4. Did not all tbe rights of Russia as to
jurisdiction aud as to the seal fisheries in
the Bering sea east of the water boundary
in the treaty between the United States and
Russia of March 30. 1867, pass unimpaired
to us under that treaty?
5- Has the United States any right, and
if so what right, of protection or property
in the fur seals frequenting the islands of
the United States in Bering sea, when
such seals are found outside the ordinary
3-mile limit?
PROTECTION OF THE SEAL.
Article 7 provides that if the determina
tion of these questions shall leave the sub
ject in such a position that the concurrence
of Great Britain is necessary to the estab
lishment of regulations for the protection
of tbe soul, the arbitrators shall determine
what concurrent regulations are necessary
and over what waters they shall extend, on
whioh point they may consider the report
of the joint commission. Both parties
agree to co-operate to secure the adhesion
of the other powers to such regulatio s.
Artiole 8 recites that tho parties have
been unable to agree upon reference of the
question of liabilities for the Injuries sus
tained in connection with claims presented
and agree tbat in order to delay tbe arbi
tration they may hereafter submit to the
arbitrators any question of fact involved in
such olaims and ask for findings thereon,
tbe question of liability to bo the subject of
furtner negotiation.
Article 9 recites the agreement by the
parties to appoint two commissioners (who
have already completed their work) to make
tho !uve:(gallon contemplated in article 7
and includes the terms of agreement on that
point. From this agreement it appears that
the reports of those oomnn-siouera ore not
to tie made public until they shall bo sub
mitted to (he arbitrators.
PAYMENT OF THE EXPENSES.
Article 10 provides tbat each government
shall pay the xpen*os of its o mailsaloners.
Article 11 sMpulaios that tbod cldoa of
the tribunal -hail, it possible, ba mads with-
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1892.
in three months from the close of tbe argu
ments on both sides.
Article 12 provides that each government
shall pay its own agent aud the expenses of
the oounsel and arbitrators appointed by it.
The other expeuses are to be divided equally
between them.
Article 13 requiresdhe arbitrators to keep
a record of their proceedings and employ
the necessary officers.
Artiole 14 binds the high contracting par
ties to consider the proceedings of tbe trib
unal as a full, perfect aud final settlement
of all the questions referred.
Article 15 (the last) provides for the rati
fication of the treaty by the President (by
and with the advice and consent of the
Senate) and the queen, and the exchange of
ratifications at Washington, or London,
within six months from its date, or earlier
if possible.
HILL NOT COMING HERB.
He Will Oo to Jackson and Back to
Washington.
Washington, March 9.—lnvitations still
continue to flow in upon Senator Hill to
visit southern cities and address southern
audiences on the occasion of his coming tour
through the south. The senator’s friends
sav that sufficient invitations have already
been reoeived to consume more than a
week's time in case they should ell have
been accepted. Representative Pierce of
Tennessee has called upon Senator Hill in
bobalf of the Hill Club of Humboldt, Tenn.,
and presented him with rsjolutions
and invitations to visit that
city during bis trip south. The
club guarantees him au audience of 10,-
000 people on two days’ notice in case ne
finds it possible to accept the invitation.
AN INVITATION FROM JACKSONVILLE.
The following telegram was received to
day from Jacksonville, Fla.: “The Jackson
Club of Jacksonville, Fla., in regular meet
ing to-night passed resolutions unanimously
as follows:
Be it resolved. By the Jackson Club, that
Hon. David B. Hill be respectfully invited and
earnestly requested to visit this city os the guest
of the Jackson Club, and deliver aa address
upon the political issues of the day at a time
to be named by him.
liesolned. That upon the acceptance of
this invitation the executive committee of this
club issue to a large number of representative
democrats from other seoiions of the south, in
vitations to be present cn the occasion of the
address.
THE SENATOR’S PROGRAMME.
This evening Senator Hill finally deoided
that it would be Impossible for him to at
tempt to visit all che cities and states from
which invitations have been received, and
announced his programme as follows: “I
will leave here Sunday night via the Nor
folk and Western and East Tennessee rail
roads, aud proceed direct to Jack
son, Miss., where I have accepted
an invitation to address the Mississippi
legislature on next Tuesday, March 15. On
my return I shall stop off a short time on
Maroh 16 at Birmingham, Ala., whioh is
on the route. I shall not be able to go to
Savannah. Ga., and shall be likewise com
pelled to decline all the other invitations I
have received. I regret this very much, but
it would have taken too much time to have
accepted them all and I did not like to dis
criminate. So I have decided not to depart
from the direct route from here to Jackson,
and return.”
ILLINOIS FOR PALMER
Judge Goudy Saya Hill Has No Follow
ing in the West.
Washington, March 9.—Judge W. C.
Goudy of Chicago, well known a9 the most
influential private citizen in the Democratio
party in that state, told an interviewer
here to-day: ‘‘The Illinois state conven
tion will instruct its delegates to {vote for
for Gov. Palmer for President.”
“You mean Cook county has done so,
don’t you, judge?” interrupted the inter
viewer.
“Certainly not. I mean just what I said;
the state will instruct Us delegates for Gov.
Palmer for the presidency.”
With that the judge settled back in his
chair and dictated slowly so that the inter
viewer might have no further cause for
such inquiries.
THE LEADER IN HIS STATE.
Continuing he said: ‘ ‘Gov. Pal mer is the
most conspicuous democrat in Illinois to
day. The only opposition to him comes
from CcL Morrisou and some of his friends,”
the judge’s eye twinkled as he completed the
sentenoe, “but it will not change the result.”
“Illinois is not committed to Gov, Palmer
in snob a manner as to prevent its joining
with the other states in the support ef an
other candidate.”
In speaking of other candidates he said:
“There is practically no support for Gov.
Hill in that or any other western state. On
the contrary, there is a feeling of resent
ment because it is believed he defeated
President Cleveland in 1888, and has now
defeated his nomination when he was the
only candidate who had any certainty of
election. ”
On the republican leadership Judge
Goudy said : "President Harrison, since
Secretary Blaine is out of the way, seems
to be the choice of all the republicans in tbe
northwest.”
Resubmission in lowa.
Des Moines, la., March 9.—To-day in
the lower house of the legislature, resub
mission of prohibition to a vote of the
people was carried by 52 to 46, a striot party
vote.
A GLASS FACTORY BURNED.
The Property Valued at $250,000 and
Insured for $105,000.
Pittsburg, Pa., March 9.—George B.
Duncan & Sons’ extensive table ware glass
plant on Tenth street, South Side, caught
fire In factory *D” at 1:15 o’clock this aft
ernoon, and in less than an hoar the entire
establishment was totally destroyed. The
flames spread so rapidly that the entire fire
department, excepting the east end district,
was called out, and surrounding property
was saved with difficulty. The plane aud
its contents were Talued at $250,000, on
which 8105,000 insurance was carried. The
works were under control of the combina
tion known as the United States Glass Com
pany. The origin of the fire is unknown.
An Indian Kills Himself.
Mobile, Ala., March 9.—Corpl. Larry
Fan, one of tbe enlisted Apache Indians at
Mount Vernon barracks, Mobile county,
Alabama, yesterday afternoon, in a fit of
jealousy, shot his wife, inflicting a serious
but not dangerous wound in the shoulder
and then blew out his brains. He used a
rifle.
An Explosion in a Mine.
Wilkesbarrk, I’a., March 9. —A terrific
gas explosion took place in tho Alden mine,
eight miles from here, tills afternoon. Two
man wore instantly killed and three others
badly Injured. Tho mine was considerably
damaged.
charlotte Air Line Directors.
New York. March 9. —The stockholders
of tbe Atlantic and Charlotte Air Line rail
way to-day re-elected the old board of direct
ors Eugene Kelly was re-elected president
of the company.
A LYNCHING AT .MEMPHIS
THREE NEGROES TAKEN OUTAND
SHOT TO DEATH.
Tbe Jailer Called to the Door and
Overpowered Members of the
Masked Mob Then Rushed In and
Secured the Prisoners They Wanted.
Less Than a Hundred In the Mob.
Memphis. Maroh 9. —Three negroes were
taken from the jail here at 3:25 o'clock this
morning and hurried off by a mob, whioh
was not large. There were twenty-seven
in the jail charged with an assault with in
tent to kill, for ambushing and shooting
down the four deputies who triad to arrest
a negro Saturday night at the curve for
a minor offense. There were but seventy
five in tbe mob, all being masked. Tbe men
rushed in the jail and secured Calvin
lloDowell, Thomas Moss and Will Sluxrt,
the leaders of the negro gang, and taking
them out of jail quickly disappeared with
them. Daylight disclosed the dead bodies
of the three ringleaders about a quarter of
a mile north of the jail. Tho mob passed
entirely through the yards of the Chesa
peake and Ohio company and taking the
negroes up Wolf river, near the old water
works, shot them to death.
HOW THE MOB GOT IN.
The mob gained admission by the old
trick of two men ringing the bell and
answering the challenge by giving the name
of a well known officer, Hugh Williams of
White Haven, and saving they had a pris
oner for the jail. 'Watchman O’Donnell
opened the outer door and the two men
pushed in. When O’Donnell saw that they
were masked and attempted to draw apist 1
they seized his arms, and immediately others
of the party came through
the gate. O’Donnell was bound
with a rope and two men
left to watch him, the others making their
way through the Jail. The men wanted
were soon found. Nobody else was mo
lested. The negroes were gagged and
bound.
THE KILLING.
When they reached an open field near
Wolf river the gags wore removed and for
the first time they were allowed to speak.
As tho gags were removed Moss said: “If
you are going to kill us, turn our facos to
the west” The words were scarcely out of
his mouth when the firing began, and the
negroes were shot to pieces. The mob turned
about as soon as it had completed its work
and at the first crossing separated and dis
appeared as quietly as it had assembled.
The bodies of the dead negroes
were brought to Walsh’s under
taking establishment about 7:30 o’clock
this morning. In less than fifteen minutes the
place was surrounded by about 200 negroes.
All were afraid to tajk, however, on ac
oount of the near proximity of tho whites,
but on the edge of the crowd were beard
many mutteriugs and curses. One negro
aptly expressed the feeling of a majority of
his race by saying: "If those niggersstand
this, we's done up, suah,” The inquest was
held at 10 o’clock this morning and the
bodies were then sent to their Romes at the
curve. At 10:15 o’clock word reached the
city that the negroes were assembling in
Dirge numbers at the curve. Judge Dubois
immediately equipped 150 men with Win
chesters and they left for the locality.
STORY OF THE SHERIFF.
Sheriff McLendon was seen this morn
ing in his office. Ho said: “Yesterday aft
ernoon and again last night I was out in
the curve neighborhood, with some of my
deputies, seeing what I could find out and
looking for some negroes implicated in the
trouble. I did not get home till 13:30
o’clock last night."
"Had you heard no rumors of trouble
being expected?” asked the reporter.
“Not a word. I was at tbe jail late last
night, but 1 never gave a thought to any
thing like this. It iy>ver entered my mind.
If it had, this thine would not have hap
pened. My oath of office compels me to
protect the prisoners under mv chargo and
I have always done it.”
WILL TRY TO ARREST THE LEADERS.
“Are you going to take any steps toward
arresting tbe ringleaders of the mob?"
“X suppose so. Yes, of course; my oath
of office demands it. and I will take a posse
out and do all I can.”
The following verdict was rendered by
the coroner’s jury: “We find that tho de
ceased were taken from the Shelby countv
jail by a masked mob of men, the men be
ing overpowered and taken to an old field
and shot to death bv parties unknown by tbe
jury.”
All has been quiet at the curve to-day, al
though the city was full of alarming rumors
to the contrary.
A BLIZZARD IN THE WEST.
Loss of Life and Heavy Damages to
Property Reported.
Washington, March 9.—A combination
of blizzard and cyclone is reported prevail
ing to-day from Wisconsin west to the
Dakotas and south to Kansas, with all the
accompaniments of deranged telegraph
service, snowdrifts, stalled railroad trains
and schedules abandoned. Throughout nil
that territory the weather yesterday was
miid, bright and pleasant.
FRIGHTFUL SEVERITY.
Chicago, March 9. —A frightful post
winter blizzard from Lake Michigan to
Montana, the worst in years and unex
ampled at this season, is raging to-night,
according to fitful advices obtainable over
the telegraph wires, iced and snapping
asunder as soon as patched. Fifty
degrees fall in the temperature,
a whirling cyclone of snow and sleet, and
reports from all sides of destruction to prop
erty arul life are features of the extraordi
nary visitation. Individual cases are in
stanced of people freezing to death. All
trains are delayed, says a dispatch from
Dubuque, und the wind is blowing
at a 40-mile rate, with the mercury at zero
aud rapidly descending.
At Waterloo, la., many oars along the
Illinois Central are reported blown from the
tracks.
The roof of the Ketcham wagon works in
Marshalltown were lifted away by the gale.
Gotham’s Typhus Epidemic.
New York, March 9.—No new cases of
typhus fever were repor:ed to-day. Binco
Feb. 11, when the epidemic broke out, there
have been 153 cases of the disease, and thir
teen deaths have occurred. There are still
eighty-two patients in the hospital. Up to
to-day fifty-eight had been discharged as
ourod.
Puts and Calls Ruled Out.
Chicago, March 9.—The board of
directors of the board of trade to-day issued
nn order forbidding all dealings, either
directly or indirectly, in put* and calls, de
claring such business dishonorable and sub
ject to the penalties prescribed by the board
for dishonorable conduct. The announce
ment was received with cheers.
Nprlnger Cut of Danger.
Washington, March 9.— Representative
Springer is now considered practically out
of danger, I)r. Vincent, bis Illinois phy
sician, weat home to-night.
SCHOOL CF TECHNOLOGY.
Mechanics Complain that It lea Com
petitor.
Atlanta, Ga., March 9. —A oommittee
of shop-owners and mechanics has for
mally complained to the board of trustees
of the Georgia School of Technology that
the maohine shop of the school of tech
nology has been and is competing with them
in bidding for mechanical work in this city,
and that such a competition is unfair. The
founders claim that as they have rent to
pay, labor to hire and tools to buy ihe tech
nological machine shop, with its free labor,
free tools aud no rent, can underbid
them, and it is not fair that it
should be allowed to enter into
the competition. 3. M. Inman, chairman
of the board of trustees of tho technological
school, when interviewed on the situation
said: “Yes,-the committee of the shop
owners called on the trustees with this oom
wlaint and we asked them to show wherein
Ite school shop oompeted with and under
bid them. We asked for the instances.
They could give none. A day was appointed
for a conference with them and they failed
to appear. This was several days ago. Since
then we have heard nothing more of the
complaint. It is the plan of those who
direct the technological school to follow if
possible the same modo of management as
is pursued by the Worcester free school,
i hat institution makes its own expenses by
the work of its shops. Ido not think the
technological sohool doos a class of work
that competes with the ordinary maohine
shop. Tlie sohool does not try to enter into
a competition that will injure any estab
lished business, but on the other band avoids
doing so. At the same time it endeavors to
make a self-sustenance through its shops.
STATE ROAD RETRENCHMENT.
A Falling Off in Receipts the Cause
of the Discharges.
Atlanta, Ga. , Maroh 9.—ln speaking of
tbe policy of the lessees of the Western and
Atlantic road, who are being heavily kicked
against on account of the reduction in the
shop force here, and for other reasons, Col.
J- M. Thomas, president of the Nashville.
Chattanooga and St. Louis road, sniil to
day: “When the Nashville, Chattanooga
aud St. Louis took charge of the Western
and Atlantic iu January, 1891, there were
168 men employed in the shops; in the
month’s of February, 1892, there were 96
men employed. In January, 1891, the re
ceipts of tne company amouuted to
8160,000. Last January the receipts
amounted to $116,000, a falling off
of $45,000. Of course we had to reduce our
force to meet this heavy lost in business*.
Our receipts on tbe Nasnville end have been
considerably less than they were last year
nnd we have been conn elled to reduce our
force there 140 men. The Western and At
lantic has been in our bands just fourtern
mouths. In that time our receipts have
been about $2,000,000; all of this
we have spent in improving
tho line, and the rental we have paid out of
our own treasury'. The men here have been
let off on account of tbe fulling off in busi
ness. As soon as business gets better we
will put them back. About buying supplies,
tbe puroh&sing agent in Atlanta ba* insti uc
tioos to purohase everything in Atlanta, at
a cost of 10 per cent, morn than the same
material would cost us in Nashville.
MSB. BLECKLEY DSAD.
Life Cut Off When It Was Becoming
a Pleasure Again,
Atlanta, Ga., March 9.—Mrs. Clara
Caroline Bleckley, wife of Chief Justioe
Logan E. Bleckley of the Buprerae court of
Georgia, died at her home in this city, at
noon to-day. Pneumonia was the cause of
her doAh. For nineteen years llrs. Bleck
ley has been confined to her room and only
a few week* ago her health and strength
was restored so as to enable her to wulk.
After all these years of confinement,
through the skill of physicians, she was
just Degiuning to enjoy life again, when she
contracted a cold which rapidly developed
pneumonia and cut off her life.
Hugh Haralson of LaGrange, and a sister
Mrs. Bleckley was born in 1835 and was
marrnxi in 1857. She was a daughter of Gen.
of Mrs. Senator Gordon, Mrs. Pace of Cov
ington, and -Mrs. E. 8. Overby. She loaves
four children: Paul Bleckley, Mrs, Hubert
Culberson, Logan Bleckley and Haralson
Bleckley. Senator and Mrs. Gordon ar
rived this afternoon and the funeral ar
rangements will be decided on to-morrow.
HANDED AN INFERNAL MAOHINE.
A Man’s Hand Blown Off by a Pack
age Given Him by Two Negroes.
Atlanta, Ga., March 9.—-Tbe city polios
are scouring the woods for a pair of dyna
mite flonds to-night. This evening Will
iam Karny, a railroad man, while on his
way to church was stopped by a couple of
negroes who handed him a small package
with the remark that they had been sent to
him with it. At tho same moment one of
tbe negroes struck jgja match ani
applied it to tbe package, both wheeling
and making away. As they did so au ex
plosion followed, tearing the man’s rand
off. The package was an infernal machine
and the police now want the two negroes
very badly. What prompted ti e act Kar
ny says he does not know.
GOV. NORTHEN CAN’T COME.
Previous Engagements Will Keep Him
From the Hill Banquet.
Atlanta, Ga., March 9. —Mayor Mc-
Donough, accompanied by a delegation
from Savannah, called on tho governor to
day to ask him to be present on St. Pat
rick’s day as the guest of the Hibernian
Society and respond to tbe toast “Georgia.”
Gov. Northen stated late this evening that
it would be impossible for him to accept the
invitation on account of previous engage
ments. He regrets this exceedingly, ns he
would like very much to visit Savannah,
and especially at tbe time of Senator Hill’s
reception there.
TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE.
The Instrument In Favor of the Wife
of One of the Proprietors.
Atlanta, Ga., March 9.—A mortgage of
$17,000 on the stock of Lcuis A. Mueller &
Cos., china aud glassware dea’ers, will
be foreclosed to-morrow. Tho mortgage is
in favor of the wife of the principal pro
prietor. Tbe liabilities and assets are es
timated at $4U,00 each. The chief creditors
are residents of New York.
A Heavy Verdict.
Atlanta, Ga., March 9.—ln the case of
Beil Martin vs. the Central railroad, in
which the plaintiff obtained a verdict for
$11,375, Judge Clarke granted anew trial
this morning. The plaintiff's husband was
killed in the wreck in September, 1889, near
Lost Point, with several others. The de
fense of tbe railroad was that a crosstie had
been put on the track by some uuknowu
persons.
A Storm in England.
London, March 9.—A heavy storm pre
vails tins morning in Loodou and many
other parts of tbe United Kingdom.
NEW WATER WOSKS FOR ATHENS.
The City to Vote To-day on the Ques
tion of issuing Bonds.
Athens, Ga.. March 9. —Athens votes on
the water bond question to-morrow,and from
present indications a full vote will be polled.
An enthusiastic meeting was held to-night
at the opera house, where speeches were
male bv Mayor Tuck, Clerk Mitchell,
Thomas Mell, Dr Benedict, Cant. C L.
Talmadge, B. H. Noble. Thomas Heed,
Capt. J. H. Hooker nnd others. It seems
that the contract with ths present water
works company ws to furnish to the city
an ample supply of pure water, with power
enough to force tivo streams sixty-five feet
high through fifty feet of hose. It is
claimed now by the council that the supply
is inadequate and the water is so objection
aide as to be prohibited for drinking pur
poses in the public schools, and
that one stream of the required
bight was not thrown through
fifty feet of hose at the Inst test of power,
and that numerous buildings in the city
have beeD destroyed by fire on account of
tho poor pressure, and besides the water
now furnished for drinking purposes is not
pure according to contract. The council
has, therefore, decided thnt with the ap
proval of two-thirds of the citizens. Athens
shall issue $125,000 worth of water bonds,
and that anew and complete system shall
be built. The last registration showed 060
voters. It will, therefore, be necessary to
poll to-morrow 640. Bonds are all the talk
on the streets at midnight, aud the eleotion
to-morrow is considered one of the most im
portant events in the city’s history. It will
be hard to get the voters out, yet a desper
ate canvass of the city will be made. This
step on the part of the city to build her
own works has attraotod muoh attention
over the state.
TRIAL GF THE HORTONS.
A Jury Secured and the Taking of
Evidence Begins To-day.
Sandeiisville.Ga, March 9.—Washing
ton county superior court convened Mon
day. Judge R. L. Gamble presiding. After
trying a number of civil cases and passing
others on account of the absence of counsel,
the orimlnal docket was takeu up vestor
day. Several minor cases were disposed of
and, at 2 o’clock to day, the case against
William and Fred Horton, charged with
burning trestles on the Central railroad
last October, was called for trial. The
afternoon was consumed in obtaining a
jury, over seventy-five names being nailed
before a jury was announced ready. Court
then adjourned until 8 o’clock to-morrow
morning. William Horton will be tried
first. Tho evidence is strong against the
boys aud a stubborn fight will be
made tc fasten the crime upon
them. I‘ublio opinion is against them,
and unless they can bring to light evidence
iu their favor whioh has not yet been dis
closed the case ia sure to go against them.
Tho crime is punishable with death uuless
the jury recoinmeuds mercy. B. F. Harrel
of Lumpkin, Harris and Harris of Macon,
H. D. Twijgs of Augusta and J. A. Rober
son represent tho defense. J. K. lliues of
Atlanta,B. D. Evans, Sr., Harris and Raw
lings and Solicitor General Evans represent
the prosecution. Largo crowds are in at
tendance on court aud interest is fait in the
case.
FLORIDA’S KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
The Officers Elected by the Grand
Lodge at Ocala.
Ocala, Fla., March 9.—Tho Grand Lodge
of the Kuights of Honor of tbe state held a
very interesting meeting to-day and closed
tho afternoon's work by electing the follow
ing officers:
Orand Dictator—J. M. Hilliard of Pensa
cola.
Grand Vice Dictator—W. H. Garkand of
Fernandina.
Grand Assistant Dictator—Robert Cairnes
of Palatka.
Grand Reporter—A. H. D. Alemnerte of
Pensacola.
Grand Treasurer—J. H. Ancrum of
J asper.
Grand Chaplain—George 8. Hallmark of
Pensacola.
Grand Guide —T. E. Wells of Pensaoola.
Grand Guardian—T. Miller of Micanopy.
Grand Sentinel—Robert Kniokmeyer of
Apalachicola.
Grand Trustees—C. P. Zoek of Pensacola,
H. J. McCall of Madison and J. W. Flem
ing of Inverness.
Supreme Representative—R. W. Will
iams of Tallahasseo. Alternate, Angus
Patterson of Madison.
State Medical Examiner—Dr. J. E.
Fernandez. The statistical part of Grand
Reporter A. 11. D. Alemberte's report said
there are 30 lodges in the state, with a mem
bership of 1,385, an increase for 1891 of 120.
The average duration of membership is six
years aud some odd days. Tho average
amount paid by the deceased is $166 73.
The total amount paid into the treasury
by the 18 dead members was $3,001 10.
The tolal amount paid into the sunreme
lodge treasury by the state lodges
during 1891 was $37,526 20. There was
drawn out by deceased members during
1891 $36,000. There iias bueu paid into tbe
supreme lodge treasury by Florida since
the organization of the order, on July 19,
1881, $172,536 29. The amount drawn out
by 77 deaths. $2,000 each, Is $151,090.
The subordinate lodges of the state have
paid in sick benefits, besides the above, over
$1,200. Tbe order is strong financially and
numerically.
Tbe grand lodge will get through with its
labors to-night and adjourn.
Savannah’e Chain-Gang aa a Model
Charleston, 8. C., March 9.—Aldermen
Murphy and Kroog left here this afternoon
for an official visit to Havannnh, on iuvita
tion of Mayor McDonough. They consti
tute a special committee appointed by the
city council to examine tbe workings of tbe
Havannah chain-gang, and will spend sev
eral days In that city looking into tho mat
ter, with a view of drafting a plan to put
the system in operation in this city.
Killed By a Boiler Explosion.
Raleigh, N. C., March 9.—This morning
the boiler of tbe steam saw-mill of Col.L.
D. Stephenson, seven miles from Raleigh,
exploded. Tbe boiler was hurled 150 foot
across the ereex.
John Stephenson, son of the proprietor,
was thrown seventy yards through the
trees and killed. He was terribly mangled.
Fireman Joses was blown about twenty
feet but was not fatally injured.
iamoa and the Treaty.
Sydney, N. S. W., Maroh 9.—Samoan
advice* are to the effect that the various
meetings held throughout tho islunds have
declared that an amendment of the Berlin
treaty of 1889 is necessary and petitions to
tbat end will be addressed to the govern
ments of tbe United States, Great Britain
nnd Germany.
Vienna's Free Food Supply.
VtE.k.NA, March 9.—Sinoo the free distri
bution of bread to tbe destitute, under pri
vate auspioos was stopped, tbe relief fund
tins grown to 240,000 florins (sloo,tXjO). Do
nations to tbe poor can now bo distribute 1
Iu nineteen appointed districts of the ci r y
under police supervitiioa.
i DAILY. $lO A YEAR.
J 8 PENTB A COPY.
i WEEKLY, $1.29 A YEAR.
JIKS.OSBORXESENTENCED
SHE IS GIVEN NINE MONIH3 AT
HARD LABOR.
Mrp. Hargreaves Appeals to the Court
for Mercy in Behalf of the Prisoner.
The Judge Could Have Given Her
Seven Years -Mre. Osborne Led to a
Cell in Pitiable Distress.
London, Maroh 9.—Mrs. Florence The!
Osborne, against whom the grand jury a
few days ago returned a true bill for larceny
and perjury, was arraigned for trial in the
Old Bailey to-day. She pleaded guilty to
the charges against her and was sentenced
to nine months im; risonment at hard labor,
the labor to be such as the prison dootor
should permit This ends, so far as the pub*
110 is concerned, a case that bos excited
world-wide comment
MRS. HARORBAVES APPEALS FOR MERCY.
While Sir Charles Russell, counsel for
Mrs. Osborne, was addressing the ooart in
appeal for mitigation of the sentence, Mr*.
Hargreaves rose from her seat at the solici
tor’s table and speaking with great emotion,
said:
“My lord, as I and my husband are the
chief sufferers—^”
Tbe judge interposed, saying: "I don’#
think I onri listen to you.”
Mrs. Hargreaves, however, was no#
daunted by tnis rebuff. She persisted ia
finishing what she had to say, and continu
ing she said: “I am going to plead for
mercy for the accused. lam perfectly oon
vi-ceil that Mrs. Osborne was not in her
right mind when sho took the jewels. I beg
of you to deal ns leniently os possible with
her. I have known and loved the prisoner
all her life.”
MRS. OSBORNE IN TEARS.
During Mrs. Hargreaves’ remarks Mrs.
Osborne showed the deepest emotion. She
wept bitterly, and her sobs were audible la
every part of tbe court room. It wns
thought that she would faint and a second
female warden stepped quietly to her side
to help support her should she fall.
Everybody in the court was much affected.
Many of tho women were crying, and the
scene was ‘most painful to everybody.
Even the oourt attendants, who have seen
many persons in the dock at Old Bailey
when sentence wus passed, were visibly
directed by the utter misery of Mrs.
Osborne, which seemed to be added to by
the noble appeal for mercy in her behalf
made by tho woman she had wronged.
The painful soene was added to when tbe
clerk of the court, turning to the prisoner,
said. "Florence Osborne, have you any
thing to say why the court should not pass
judgment on you?”
Mrs. Osborne, sobbing violently, replied
in a whisper, "Nothing.”
SENTENCE PRONOUNCED.
The judge then proceedod to sentence the
prisoner. He recited all the facts in the
case and made no attempt to gloss over any
incident of her oonduot. He said: “You
stole those goods from your friends when
visitiug them. You converted the jewels
into money, which you appropriated for
your own use. When you wore suspected
of the theft you commenced an action for
llbei, and Bat by tho side of your counsel for
days suggesting to them that your friends
were the culprits. Had you succeeded bv
your willful fierjury the Hargreaves would
have left tbe oourt with an indelible statu
upon them.
COULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN BE VEN YEARS.
* ‘The maximum punishment of your crime
ls seven years J (this remark caused a sensa
tion in the court room), but I am not going
to pass such sentence on you. lam taking
all tbe circumstances of your case into con
sideration, notably the appeal just made for
you by Mrs. Hargreaves, and I decide that
you be imprisoned at such hard labor as
your condition and frail health permits for
nine months. In prison you will be attended
by doctors.”
Mis. Osborne wa3 seated in tbe dock
while tho judge was sentencing her, and
upon the conclusion of his remarks she
would have fallen from her seat but for the
warders, who raised her gently, each of j
them taking her by an arm and leading her
away to a cell.
GERMANS IN RUSSIA.
Departure From the Country Their
Only Hope.
London, Maroh 9.—The special cor
respondent of Reuter’s Telegram Company,
now visiting the famine-stricken portion*
of Russia, writes from Saratoff that from .
bis personal observations he has come to the.
conclusion that the only way to rescue
the starving German colonists from their
present helpless condition is to asust them
to emigrate. There are 300,000 of them.
If 100,000 could bo got over to Canada or
the United States the others would follow. 1
All the relief that may be administered to]
to them hero will only be palliative. The
land is exhausted.
The Volga is settling up, the climate 1*
changing and the only hope of salvation for
this fine race of German colonists lies in
their removal from this inhospitable couu*
try.
ENGLAND’S LABOR PROBLEM.
A Bill on the Subject to Be Introduced
by the Conservatives.
London, March 9.—The St. Janie t
Gazette, conservative, says to-day tbat ia
response to representations that have been
going on for some time and which have
grown In vehemence since the eleotion for
members of the London county council, the
conservative leaders contemplate the in
troduction in parliament of a bill deal
ing with the labor question. Several con
ferences on tbe promised measure have been
held this week. The St. James Gazette
adds tbat it the bill ls introduced the gov
ernment may possibly drop the Irish looal
government bill.
ANARCHISTS OF XERES.
Convening of the Court That is to
Try Them.
Cadiz, March 9.—The oourt-martial con
vened to try the remaining men charged
with complicity in the attack made by
anarchists on the town of Xeres on the night
of Jau. 8 last, met in this city to-day. The
mob acted iu a riotous manner aud shouts
of "long live anarchy” were frequently
heard. The crowd finally became so dis
orderly and threatening that the polioe at
tacked them and the mob scattered. Several
of the more violent of the loaders were ar
rested.
Guatemala's New President.
City of Mexico, March 9.—A Guate
malan dispatoo says tbat the election of
Gen. iteiua Barrels as president of Guate
mala is officially published, oougres* having
decided in ins favor against Lalufeeta,
whose friends swear vengeance.
Deacon Admitted to Bail.
Cannes, Maroh M.— Edward Parker Dea
con, who was under arrest at Grass* tor
shooting and killing M. Abeiile, hi* wife’s
uiamour in the Hotel Kpionilide here, has
bee i released oa 19,900 francs ball.
