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J. H. ESTILL, President. \
SI'CIURE DOWN OX HILL.
BB BAYS HE COULD NOT CARRY A
BINGLE NORTHSftN STATE.
Tbe Editor Thinks New York Would
Give the Largest Majority Against
Kim ot Any State lu the Union.
Where the Strength cf Cleveland's
Candidacy Lies.
Charleston, S. C., Maroh 12—
CoL A. K. McClure, editor of
the Philadelphia Junes, was in
Charleston for a few hours to-day, en
roots to Philadelphia la an Interview
with a reporter of the Sews and Courier
he discussed the presidential situation and
the relative standing of Senator Hill and
ex-President Cleveland os follows: "I have
Seen spending several weeks (o the south
for rest and pleasure, and I have not given
sin attention to politics except when the
subject has been pressed upon me.
can’t carry a northern state.
"Wi en the subject has been introduced,
having nothing to conceal 1 have spoken
with frankness and 1 notice, that some of
the Hill men of the south have criticised
my assertion that Senator Hill could not
carry a single northern state. No xuan of
average intelligence who dispasnonately
views the political situation in the
north can hope for a single north
ern state voting for Senator Hill
if nominated at Chicago and the
largest majority against him in any state
would be in New York. This fact will be
very clearly presented and understood at
Chicago, and the nomination of Senator
Hill will not be seriously thought of when
theoonvention meets.
THE ONLY POSSIBLE ACHIEVEMENT.
"The only possible achievement of the
Hill movement is the defeat of ex-President
Cleveland; but it la by no means certain
that the positive choice of fully two-thirds
of the people who will elect a democratic
President, if one shall be elected this year,
can be overruled by the reckless
machine raid of pot-house politi
cians on the presidency. Senator
Hill's political system has many attractions
for a considerable class of men who are
active iu modern politics. It offers plun
der for the venal, place for the ambitious
and flattery for fools, and if his election to
the presidency were possible there would he
ten-fold more disappointments in political
circles of the successful party than there
was under ex-President Cleveland.
WHY CLEVELAND IS STRONG.
"The fact that ex-President Cleveland’s
candidacy doea not appeal to the jobber, or
to tbo vanity of the weak is the chief rea
son why he is the strongest possible candi
date the democrats could present for the
presidency this year and the fact that there
can be a serious movement for Senator
Hill forP resident in any section of the coun
try suggests a measure of degradation In
American politics thut is unexampled in the
history of the republic.”
CAUCUS OF THE DEMOCRATS.
A Congressional Campaign Commit
tee to be Appointed.
■Washington, March 12.—The demo
cratic caucus this evening was but poorly
a f tended. When the hour for its assem
blage, 7:80 o’clook, arrived, thi-re were
not one dozen members present,
and when the chairman, Mr. Hol
man, assumed the gavel at
S o'clock he confronted not more than
forty colleagues. A resolution was adopted
for the appointment of a congressional
campaign committee consisting of on*
democratic member from each state, to be
selected by the state delegations. There
was no division in the caucus and an ad
journment was reached early in the even
ing.
BLAINE TO RESIGN.
He Will Come South as Soon as He is
Able to Travel. .
Washington, March 12.—As was stated
In these dispatches last Saturday, Secretary
Blaine will go south for tils convalesence as
loon as he is able to travel. It is believed
that he will never return to the state de
partment again, but will take the first op
portunity to quietly step down and out of
tbe cabinet, He is quoted as having said
that he would have resigned last summer if
there had not been so much talk about it at
that time. His present purpose is believed
to be to resign, but it may be changed by
circumstances. Meanwhile, John W. Foster,
“ho would probably succeed Secretary
Blaine, is acting as Secretary of State.
It was stated at Secretary Blaine’s house
tonight that the secretary was feeling very
well and would probably be able to leave
the house early next week.
McKinley for
Cleveland, 0., March 12.—The repub
licans of Medina county met to-day, in
“ursedthe McKinley tariff bill and proposed
w°v. McKinley as their first choice for
i resident.
A STRADDLE IN IOWA.
Dks Moines, la. , March 12.—The repub
lican county convention of Polk county to
“ay Indorsed Harrison and Blaine, but re
iused to instruct for anybody.
‘he Plymouth county republicans in
•tnioted their delegates for Harriaon.
A Third Party Ticket in Indiana.
Indianapolis, Maroh 13.—Representa
ie men of the People’s party and prohibi
°wits have agreed that the two organixa
shall amalgamate in this state. It has
.“agreed that they shall act cojointly
“a union of forces is recommended for the
Jr,' congressional, legislative and county
com* 0 *” 8 ' * a proposed to call the state
®fflittee of each party together at an
*n!l day t 0 a call joint convention which
“ h ®ld ab ut May 26, and put a full
"ote ticket in the field.
lowa’s Prohibition Fight.
JJ* S Koines, la., Maroh 12.—1n the
to-day the bill to regulate tbe sale of
o2*Mw liquors was indefinitely post
il by a vote of 43 to 21.
Springer Improving.
tivMarch 12—Representa
*b’p L pr ‘ n E er ’ 8 condition continues favor
•. ud he Improves slowly but steadily.
lynching of the mafia.
c Bwt For Damages Which Makes
9 v@ral Individuals Defendants.
J** Orleans, La.,, March 12.-A suit
, tl3 * B ® f ternoon In tbo United States
. I : u 1 oour t which is also an outcome of
;, r ? h pnson killing, but unllko tbe
ii. s , ui ? before this one includes in
f o ;i,‘. tr defendants, besides tbe city, tbe
ttT'y gentlemen W. 8. Parkerson,
D' '• "®begre, Albert Baldwin, Jr., James
j- Houston, W. M. Bailey. C.
P pu* n nett,. ett , Osorge Dsnegre aud
tt-K„ and calls for damages to
Ann, tIOO.OOa Tbe petitioner is
of th, w >f* of Loretta Comitet, one
ob „ h w ho was shot. The grounds
uetlw., • , ,Ul * is brought Is the alleged
lew i- clt l authorities and tbs al
innocence of Comitei
gWje JHcfning ffetoi.
TERMINAL AND THE CENTRAL.
The Northern Corporation Interested
to the txtant of $8,000,000.
New York, March 12.—“1t Is cow said
that the plan for the consolidation of the
properties of tbe Richmond Terminal sys
tem will probably be modified so as to ex
clude tbe Central of Georgia from the
scheme of unification,” says the Tribune.
“The Terminal company will hold control
of the Georgia Central by stock ownership.
The plan has not been completed and uo
official statement can be or tained regarding
it. The following statement was made by
one of the men Intimately oonneoted with
the Terminal to show that company’s inter
est in the protection of the Central Railroad
aud Banking Company of Georgia:
"The Terminal company oontrola 40,000
shares of Georgia Central stock represented
by securities of tbe Georgia Company,
which is a distinct organization chartered
by the state of North Carolina, whose secu
rities are owned by the Terminal company.
These securities consist of *12,000,000 stock
and $4,000,000 bonds. The Terminal com
pany pui chased all the stock of
the Georgia Company at about
35 in cash and >8,447,0j0 bonds at abont 95
and interest. Thus tbe Terminal’s interest
in tbe Georgia Ce itral represents an ex
penditure of something over *8,000,009. All
of these Georgia Central securities are be
hind the 5 per cent, collateral trust bonds of
the Richmond Terminal Company.”
CHATTANOOGA SOUTHERN.
The Post Faction Claims to Have tbe
Beet of the Oicost Committee.
New York, March 12. —The members of
the Post reorganization committee of the
Chattanooga Soutborn railroad state that
the oppsoitlon known as the Olcott com
mittee baa secured only a small minority of
the bonds, but the Post committee has a
large majority, and will at once proceed to
have Receiver Burke discharged. The first
mortgage will then be foreclosed and the
Post committee, consisting of H. A. V. Post,
Russell Sage, Walter Stanton Henry L.
Lamb and Newman Erb will be elected
directors in the place of the present board.
They will at once ffroceed with the exten
sion of the road to Birmingham. It is not
intended by them to elect Mr. James presi
dent, or give him control of the road.
A CLASH OF COURIB.
The Appointment of a Receiver Brings
It About.
Knoxville, Tenn., March 12.— 1n ap
pointing a receiver for the Charleston, Cin
cinnati and Chicago railroad Judge Howell
O. Jackson of tbe United States court has
sprung on interesting fight between the
state and federal courts. More than a year
ago Sam Tate, Jr.,of Memphis was appointed
receiver for such portion of the road as
lies in Tennessee, about seventy
miles, on suit bre ught by several con.
tractor* to whom the railroad company was
indebted to the extent of $700,000. The
bondholders claim to have a prior lien on
the property and Judge Jackson appointed
H. fi. Taylor of this city receiver, on a
petition filed by their attorneys. The fed
eral receivership will be bitterly fought by
the attorneys for tbe contractors.
INDICTED FOR LIBEL
Reflections on a Judge's Course in a
Lottery Case to be Punished.
New Orleans, .La., March 12—A
special to the Picayune from Baton Rouge,
La., says: “Before the adjournment of
the district court this evening the grand
jury brought in its final report of the num
ber of indictments found. There was
one against Col. John C. Wickliffe
of New Orleans for libel. The
charge is that in a recent article contrib
uted to the Forum on the lottery question
there were certain passages reflecting upon
Judge Bucker’s course in the Stainton case
and onveying the impression that his rul
ings were prompted by improper motives.
On tbe assembling of tbe court last Mon
day tbe matter was brought to the atten
tion of the grand jury with the above re
sult.”
SAN ANTONIO HARD UP.
The City Unable to Pay Eer Employes
and no Money Obtainable.
New Orleans, March 12.—The Times-
Demoerat's San Antonio special says: “The
financial situation of tbo city of San An
tonio is exceedingly critical. For the first
time in ber history she was to-day unable
to pay a single one of ber employes their
salary for tbe past month. The San Anto
nio National Ba: k has refused to honor any
more city requisitions, claiming that as the
city Is already owing tbe bank $306,000,
that tbe amount is as much as can be safely
loaned any one customer.”
THREE DROWNED.
They Lost Their Oara and Were Cap
sized by a Barge.
Charleston, W. Va., Maroh 12.—Three
persons were drowned at Peerless, twelve
inileß above this city, to-day while crossing
tbe Kanawha in a skiff. Their Dames are
Miss Annie Medley, J. A- Medley, an uncle
of Mias Medley, and Felix Burdette. They
lost tbeir oars and drifted against a barge,
which caused their boat to cupsize.
ABSORBED BY THE TRUST.
The Franklin Sugar Refinery Bought
tor $10,000,000.
Philadelphia, Pa., March 12.—The
members oftte firm of the Franklin Sugar
Refinery were seen this evening, but they
all declined to talk upon the alleged absorp
tion of their refinery by the American Su
gar Company. It seems to be the current
belief here among sugar men that the sugar
trust has finally bought the Frabklm com
pany. The nrioe paid for the refinery is
said to be $10,000,000.
Strike of the Machinists.
Indianapolis, Maroh 12.—The general
executive of the board of the International
Association of Mechioiate has officially in
dorsed tbe machinists’ strike m the Penn
sylvania Central railroad shops here, and
the indications point more closely than be
fore to a general strike on tbe whole Penn
sylvania system. The federated trainmen.
Including the conductors, brakemen,
engineers. firemeD and switchmen, have also
indorsed the strike.
A Public Square Fire Swept.
Marshalltown. la., Maroh 12.—Fire at
Bloomfieli last night laid waste tbe entire
south side of the public square, including
tbe opera house and many flue store build
ings. The loss will probably reach $200,000.
A Committee to Escort Bill.
Jackson, Miss, Maroh 12.—At a meeting
last night committees were appointed to
meet Senator Hill at Meridian and aeoort
him to tbe oapitol next Tuesday.
SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 1892—TWELVE PAGES.
LIGHT-WEIGHTGOLDCOIN
A NOVEL METHOD OF MAKING THE
EAGLE SCREAM.
San Francisco’s Chinamen Subjecting
S2O Gold Pieces to a Sweating Proc
ess in an Acid Fmld Charged With
Electricity—Nearly a Dollar Ex
tracted from Each Coin Without Be
ing Noticeable to the Average Hand
ler.
New York, Maroh 12.—Several large
banks in this city, which do business with
California, have been troubled of late at
many light-weight S3O gold piecee, which
are found in almost every shipment of gold
coins that comes. At first it was thought
the friotion of the coins against each other
during the railway or steamship journey
caused the loss of weight, but
soon various suspicious features were
noticed, which make it all but certain that
the coins are subjected to a sweating proc
ess by electricity, which will extract as
much as 75 cents or $1 from each S2O gold
piece without materially affecting the face
of the coin. The treasury experts have
seen so many Bueb light-weight coius during
tbe last few weeks that they can now tell
one almost immediately without going to
the trouble of weighing It.
SEEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING GLASS.
Several such S3O gold plecestbat had come
to the office of Zimmerman & Forsyth, 11
Wall street, were examin and by a reporter
to-day. Under a magnifying glass one
could see that tbo face of the coin had be
come somewhat blurred by a number of in
finitesimal pores which covered the whole
face, while tbe edges were rounded or bev
elled as though by wear. t the same time,
however, the ooins were sc bright that they
looked like new. It was also noticed tnat
special care had been taken by the "sweat
ers" to select new ooins, Done of those tam
pered with dating further back thau 1891.
CHINESE SUSPECTED.
It is believed that this fraud is being
practiced on a large scale in California,
probably by tbe Chinese, who have the
renutation of being tbe cleverest counter
feiters. In a reoeut shipment of SBO,OOO to
one of the largest banks ot the oity which
does business with California, there ware
forty such under wight gold pieces.
NATURE OF THE PROCESS.
One dollar taken out of eaoh S2O piece
means a good profit to be gained by tbe
simple process of suspending tbe coin for a
short time in an aoid fluid charged with
electricity. The “sweaters” naturally prefer
to apply this to the larger gold pieces be
cause more can be gained from each coin,
and because trn at persons, especially in tbe
eastern slates, are less familiar with those
particular coins, and, therefore, less able to
detect tbe fraud by the mere look and touoh
of the gold piece.
THE OFFENSE NOT PUNISHABLE.
The government is powerless, beoause in
stselt the practice of subjecting gold pieces
to electrolysis, be it for gilding purposes or
otherwise, is not a legal offense, so tnat
even if the “sweater” or band of “sweaters ’
were caught in their workshop it would be
difficult to indict them. The legal offense is
only committed by tbe man who passes the
coin, and even then vbe intention of fraud
has to be proven. Nothing can be done,
therefore. In the meanwhile underweight
double eagles keep pouring in, to be re
turned again by tbe treasury with the de
faoing “L" stamped on them.
WORK OF THE HOUSE.
The Senate Amendmentstothe Urgent
Deficiency Bill Rejected.
Washington, Maroh 12.—1n the House
this morning the Senate amendments to the
urgent deficiency bill were non-concurred
in; and Messrs. Sayers, Holman and Ding
ley were appointed conferees.
Private business was then taken up, the
first bill being for the relief of the First
Methodist churoh of Jackson, Tenn. On its
passage the vote stood 81 to 23.
Mr. Dungan of Ohio said that in the
absence of the gentlemen from Texas
(Messrs. Kilgore and Bailey) he could make
the point of no quorum. [Laughter]. On
Mr. Bailey's putt.ng in an appoaranoe, Mr.
Dungan withdrew the point, but it was
promptly renewed by the gentleman from
Texas.
The bill was finally passed—yeas 147, nays
The next bill was one for the relief of the
estate of Andrew J. Dimien, and it was
also passed; but tbe roll call was again
necessary in order to obtain a quorum.
Public business was tbeu suspended, and
the House proceeded to the consideration of
resolutions in respect to the memory of the
late John R. Gamble of South Dakota.
Tbe House then adjourned.
KUHLMAN SUSPENDED.
The Dunne Letter Gets the Priest in
Trouble.
St. Louis, Mo., March 12—Last night it
was stated upon good authority that Rev.
Father Kuhlman, who it was alleged at tbe
time was responsible for tee wide circula
tion of the letter of Judge J 2. F.
Duune recently published, severely criticiz
ing the work of the archbishops in connec
tion with the proposed Cathollo congress of
1893, had been suspended from bis
priestly functions by Bishop Ryan
of Alton, 111., in whose dio
cese Father Kuhlman is. inquiry
brought out a confirmation from an at
tache of Father Kuhl man’s parish. Father
Kuhlman was not In town, but it was
learned that he is making preparations for
a sudden visit to Rome, and this is also con
sidered confirmatory of tbe report.
A FREIGHT SHED AFLAME.
Forty Thousand Bales of Hay and
Other Freight Destroyed.
Jersey City, N. J., March 12.—Firs
broke out to-night in tbe Erie freight shed,
which was filled with freight, principally
hay. The building and its entire oontents,
including 40,000 bales of bay, were de
stroyed along with a great deal of other
property in the shape of cars and buildings
od land, and barges aud boats afloat aiong
tbe docks. The loss is estimated at about
*250,000.
Fruit Hurt by the Cold.
Clinton, Miss., March 12—The ther
mometer ranged down to 80* yesterday. Ice
was formed and the ground frozen. It ia
feared that great barm has been done to
fruit trees, as they are all in full bloom,
and the prospects are for colder weather to
Tbomasville Topics.
Thomasville, Ga., March 12. —There
was a white frost here and some ice this
morning, but the damage to fruit is con
sidered very light.
There was a target shoot yesterday be
tween the Tbomasville Guards and visitors’
team. The score stood at tbe conclusion 74
to 56 in favor of the Guards. W. L. Ball
made tbe champion score of 12 out of a pos
sible 15.
AN OLD LEGACY.
It Was Wiilod to Educate the Negroaa
of tbe Gorrie Estate.
Atlanta, Ga., March 12.—State School
Commissioner Brad well is now engaged in
one of tbe most interesting investigations
that bt has had to deal with during his term
of office. He is going through tbe reeords
to locate the Gorrie plantation or estate,
whioh is somewhere near the coast in Chat-
Lam or neighboring counties. The invest!
gatioo is due to a latter which tbe school
oo umisjioner received to-day from tbe
American consul at Glasgow, Scotland.
The letter was In reference to a legacy
whioh was loft by John MoLean, a
oiturn of Glasgow, who died sixty
years ago, for the education of the
negroes of tbe Gorrie astute iu Georgia.
Before tbe war tbe money could not be used
on account of the law whioh prohibited the
education of negroes end since the war no
claim has been entered for it.
Nab increased tenfold.
It has remained in bank in Glasgow all
these years drawing interest until tbe
original $1,600 bos grown into almost as
tnauy thousands. Recently the heirs ot
John MoLean began legal proceedings to get
poaaession ot the money and information of
this move coming to the notice of
the American oonsul at Glas
gow be put the state school oom
mlssoner In possession! of the facts, at tbe
sarnie time suggesting that he file a claim for
tne mouey and apply it to the purpose in
tended by John McLean when be made bis
w 11. Commissioner Bradwell will get what
information he can and through tbe attor
ney general proceed to lay claim to the
legacy for tbe benefit of negro education.
MEDI3AL MEN IRATE.
The Eclectic College Ignored in the
Appointment of Physicians.
Atlanta, Ga., March 12.—A meeting of
the board of trustees of the Georgia College
of Eclectic Medicine aud Surgery was held
this afternoon to protest against the notion
of the board of trustees of the Grady hos
pital in ignoring that institution in appoint
ing the staff of physicians aud surgeons to
the Grady hospital. The Eclectic
is the largest medloai college
in the city and its faoulty is
composed of well known physicians. It is
charged that tbe other colleges are re
sponsible for tbe slight to the Eclectic and
much ill feeling is expressed. At the meeting
to-day a committee was appointed to confer
with the hospital committee and ascertain
tbe reason of its aotion. If it was an over
sight, the oommittee will ask that it be
rectified, but unless the Eclectic college is
given proper representation on the staff of
the hospital the faculty has determined to
take some further action, though upon just
what line has not been intimated. Ihe
hospital is a publio institution and tbe
Eclectio college claims that it is entitled to
equal rocogmtion with other colleges.
FULTON’S WDIIK REPUBLICANS.
JudgeNeweom fctnera " -he Lone Rock
by the Sea.’’ L
Atlanta, Ga., March 12.—The white
republican mass meeting held at tbe court
bouse here to-night was one of the most
remarkable politioal gatherings that has
ever taken plaoe in this City. Nearly 210
white men. many of them well-known
democrats, were present. The orowd was
attracted bv the fact that "Judge” New
som, a local character, whom everybody
knows, would speak, and also sing his
favorite song, “Tbe Lone Rock by the Sea."
J. B. Scarrait, who worked up the meet
ing. paying for the hall, advertising,
etc., made a few remarks in
whioh he said he was not
drawing money from Washington for bis
work, and then the crowd would have noth,
ing else but "Judge” Newsome. The
“judge” made an unintelligible harangue
amid boisteroua conduct on tbe part of tne
audienoe, and then sang bis song, which
broke up the white republican meeting.
CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT.
A Sewing Machine Agent of Atlanta
Taken Back to Maryland.
Atlanta, Ga., March 13.—Clarence E.
James was arrested this morning for em
bezzlement on a telegram received from C.
A. Little, state’* attorney at Hager.town,
Md. James came to Atlanta last Christ,
mas. He found employment with the New
Home Sewing Machine Company, and he
has been with that company since. James
came here from Hagerstown, Md. In man
ners he was refined, and bis whole appear
ance was that of a young man who had
been reared by highly respectable parents.
Young James denied bis guilt and expressed
a willingness to return to Hagerstown aud
face the charge without a requisition. He
was sent on to-night to Hagerstown in cus
tody of an officer.
Sale of the Sunny South.
Atlanta, Ga., March Vi.—The Funny
South, the leading literary weekly periodi
cal of the southern states, was sola to-day
to Clark Howell, J. R. Holliday and C. 0.
Niohois, who wlli at once push it to tbe
front by making exteusive improvements.
It was established nineteen years aeo by J.
H. Seals, and is reported to have sold for
$40,000. Mr. Howell Is managing editor of
the Atlanta Constitution and Meenrs. Nich
ols and Holliday are its advertising agents.
The purobase wi.l not disturb this connec
tion.
HORTON CONVICTED.
Tbs Jury Out Only Half an Hour—Life
Imprisonment His Fat 9.
Sandkrsvillb, Ga., March 12.—The trial
of William Horton was concluded to-day.
Judge Twiggs occupied the morning in a
masterly effort for tbe defense. He spoke
four hours. His speech was a strong plea for
acquittal aud severe denunciation of the
evidence for tbe prosecution, lie paid bis
respects to tbe railroad (detectives who had
hounded tbe prisoner.
Judge Hines concluded for tbe state this
afternoon, speaking 2)i hours. He re
viewed tbe evidence against tbe prisoners in
a logical and analytical manner, and bis
argument for justice, law and order was
one of the best ever delivered before a jury.
Judge Gamble gave bis obarge, stating
dearlv and concisely the law by which they
must be guided in rendering u verdlot. The
jury retired, and In balf an hour returned a
verdict of guilty with a recommendation to
meroy. which means life imprisonment.
Horten was visibly affected when bit fate
was announced. The verdict meets with
general approval, as nearly everybody
familiar with the case believes that there Is
do doubt of Horton’s guilt.
A Mercantile Change.
Warksboro, Ga. , March 12.—J. W.
Davidson has sold a half interest in his
mercantile business here aud at Waltertown
to Maj. J. M. Spence. The firm name will
be J. M. Spence & Cos. These gentlemen
were associated in business together for a
long time up to last October, when J. W.
Davidson bought out Maj. Spence’s in
terest. Tbe business will now be continued
as heretofore..
TROUBLES OF THE KAISER
Hl3 RECOVERY FROM THE GRIP
RETARDED BY THE COLD.
Reconciliation With the Duke of Cum
berland— The Sequestration of the
Property of the Late King George
of Hanover to be Annulled—The
Anarchists Increasing in Numbers
and Violent Utterances More Nu
merous Than Ever.
(Copyright, 189*, by the .V. Y. Associated Piets.)
Berlin. March 12—The bitter weather
that has prevailed here for the past three
days has retarded the emperor’e recovery
from the cold with which he is suffering.
For a time yesterday a perfect American
blizzard prevailed here. Trafllo on tbe
streets was Imiiedsd for hours, and business
was paralysed. The emperor suffered a re
lapse last night, which caused a postpone
ment of the audiences set for to-day. The
emperor has a slight fever, but continues
his work lu his bedroom.
A reconciliation.
He is highly pleased at the reconciliation
that has been effected with the Duke of
Cumberland concerning the Guelph fund.
The Reichsanzeiger this evening publishes
a communication from the emperor to the
Prussian ministry, aunounoli.g that tbe
time bad arrived to annul tbe sequestra
tion of the property of the late Ki> g George
of Hanover. Iu a letter dated Thursday
the Duke of Cumberland requests the em
peror to give bis gracious consideration to
tbe execution of a treaty dealing
with the property of the late king. The let
ter concludes: “I am pleased to avail my
self of the opportunity of onoe m re dealar
ing that It is lar from ray intention to engage
in any enterprise calculated to disturb or in
any way menace the peace of the German
empire, or the states belonging thereto. I
faithfully and smo.-re love tbe
German fatherland. I would never,
with the resources at my disposal
whether already in my possession or accru
ing to me by virtue of the treaty, know
ingly originate or approve any hostile enter
prises Instigated or promoted directly or
indirectly against your majesty or the
Prussian state."
THE DUKE’B SURRENDER A SURPRISE.
The tone of the duke’s surrendor is sur
prising to his opponeuts and friends
alike. Some adequate declaration was
demanded from him by the government
but nothing more was expected than recog
nition of the German empire with a promise
of friendly neutrality. His abject ienun
ciation of the old principles leads as if it bad
been dictated by the emperor. The friends
of the duke affirm that Queen Viotoria and
the Prince of Wales luduced the mem
bers of the Danish royal family to join them
in bringing pressure on tbe duke to
obtain his conaent to tbe emperor's arrange
ment regarding tbe duchy and Guslpb fund.
The (duke gave way before the combined
family on-laught and to the consideration
of international policy thut influenced the
negotiations. Improved relations between
the emperor and tbe ruling families of
Russia and Denmark are expected to result.
Although the reconciliation bos only been
definitely effected within tbo last few days,
the members of the imperial circle credit a
report that the emperor is already making
arrangements to meet the Duke of Cumber
land aud the czar at Copenhagen during
the early summer.
The Cologne Gazette states that the duke
in engaging a tutor for bis eldest son di
rected that bis education should be purely
German. The history of the war between
Hanover and Prussia In 1866 is to be passed
over lightly. The boy will be fitted to take
any post as a good German.
A MEETING OF THE UNEMPLOYED.
A meeting of 2,500 unemployed people
was held in the Tivoli garden to-day. There
was no disturbance. An addition of thirty
eight officers and 3‘29 agents to tbe polioe
force e. ablet bettor arrangements to be
made towatoh the rowdy contin tent. The
split arnoDg tbe socialists, which is &ow
pronounced, assists the authorities in dis
tinguishing the dangerous anarchist sections
from tho imxlerates led by BeDel, Lieb
knecht and Singer. The anarchist section,
judging from several assemblies held this
week, is increasing in numbers. Fifteen
hundred members of this sectlou held a
meeting at which they denounced tbe moder
ates as “official socialists aud traitors toths
proletariat.” The Vorwaerts, as tbe organ
of the socialistic members of the Reichstag,
was declared to ba no longer tho mouthpiece
of the workingmen. Finally a resolution
was approved affirming atheism as recog
nized by the party, an action which means
that revolution is its method to achieve its
aims
A DISTINCTION DRAWN.
The Vorwaerts, replying to this sec’ion,
drew a distinction between the working
proletariat and the lumpen or canaille pro
letariat, the former vindicating socialism
by parliamentary methods, the latter die
gracing the cause of workingmen by riots,
'the Vorwaerts does not almit that the
anarchists are making any headway, but
ii partial outsiders note the rapid growth of
tbe extremists’ numbers, os well as t he vio
lence of their utterances.
A RAP AT THE EMPEROR.
Two extremists, Aurbach and Biester,
were arrested and placed on trial on a
charge of inciting civil war.
During the course of tho case
Biester referred to the empercr’s
speeches, adding that if he was
condemned for inciting civil war, the em
peror ought to i e also condemned. The
court at once stopped the case and ordered
the arrest of Biester on a further charge of
less majeste. Herr Serbul. an officer of the
Berlin municipal government, who was ex
posing himself freely on the emperor’s
utterances, has also been arrested.
PROSECUTING THE PRESS.
The crop of press prosocutions grows
dally. Even obscure papers published iu
Leipsic, Mulbauseu and Hanover do not
escape the vigilance of the public prosecutor.
A Munich paper announced tbe issue of a
cartoon on a carnival procession, in which
a group presented a pictorial burlesque of
the emperor’s Brandenburg advice to mal
contents to emigrate. Tbe omperor wanted
those who tock part in the proceaaion pun
ished aud the issue of tbe cartoon stopped
by the government authorities. His in
tolerance of criticism approaches a craze.
THE EDUCATION BILL.
Concerning the compromise on tbe pri
mary education bill, the government offer
simply amounts to tho inclusion of several
sects that were omitted from tbe privilege
granted in tbe original measure. Long
conferences have been held between tbe
emperor aud Ministers Miquel and Zedlitz,
but they did not retult in an agreement.
Tbe national liber is will not assent to any
compromise short of recognition of religious
liberty. The government proposes to raise
further sume for tbe German department
at tbe Chioago Columbian exhibition.
Swansea’s Tin Plate Cargo.
London, March 12.—The new British
steamship Massachusetts, Capt. Williams,
sailed from Swansea for Baltimore to-day.
She has a cargo of 4,800 tons of tin plates,
the largest consignment of tin plates from
Great Britain to tbo United States since the
McKinley bill, became a law.
BELGIUM'S HORSOa.
The Number of Men at Work In the
Mine Was 270.
Brussels, March 12—Thara has been
little If any abatement in the excitement in
and a out Charleroi, near which plaoe an
appalling explosion occurred yesterday
morning in the Auderleus colliery. All
night long hundreds of men, women and
children kept their dreary watch at tne pit
m uth, hoping for tbe 1 out, yet almost
knowing that their hope was without rea
son. Many pitiful scones have been wit
nersedas wives end children have recog
nised aruoug the bodies recovered the
fathers of some dear one distorted aud
blackened by the sheet of s orohlng flame
that bad enveloped them. It has
been ascertained that 270 persons
were working in the mine at
tbe time of the explosion. Most of them
wers at work in the two galleries where tbe
greatest damage was dona Oae of these
galleries is 430 and the other 650 yards be
low tbe surface. Mining experts acquainted
with the Anderleui workings say that
every person who was working in the lower
gallery must be dead, and few are expected
Vo be rescued alive from tbe upper gallery,
which it filled with gases. Altogetuer
thirty-three bodies have leeu recovered.
FIRE BREAKS OUT.
Brussels, Marcn 12, U p. m.— Fire
drove out all of the rescuiug party
tills morning, aud eoon after flames shot up
through tbe ventilating shaft, igniting the
mine buildings, which were all de
stroyed. Most of the hoisting ma
chinery fell down the shafts when
the buiidiug was destroyed. An attempt
was made to flood the mine, but the quantity
of water available was so small that it came
up tbe shaft again in steam. There Uuo
longer any question as to the fate of tbe
imprisoned miners. Tbe total ot the death
roll is 215. The calamity has crushed the
entire Charleroi district.
SCARE OF THE CONSERVATIVES.
Tbe Labor Bill Apt to Displace the
Irish Measure.
London, March 12.—The Sunday Sun
reports that the cabinet council neld yes
terday discussed the advisability of bring
ing forward tbe labor bill as a substitue for
tbs Irish local government bill. The Sun
states that the whole election maebino of tbe
mlnLterlallsts is in a panic ns a result of the
London oounty council election and that the
ministers have been strongly urged to take
the step they contemplate.
A BTEAMER ASHORE.
She is Leaking Badly and May Prove
a Total Loss.
Panama, March 12.—The Paoiflo mail
steimer Colima, which left San Francisco
Feb. 18, went ashore this morning In a fog
near La Union, Salvador, on the west coast
of the Gulf of Fbnseoa, and may prove a
total loss, as she is leaking badly. Tbe
Colima is a screw steamer, brig rigged of
2,144 tons and is commanded by Capt.
Austin. No loss of life has been reported.
Oil Works Burned.
London, Maroh 12 —Tin# extensive oil
works of J"hu Eccles at Blackburn were
burned to-day. Tbe Are burned with
frightful violence. Many llremeu had nar
row escapes from losing their lives in tbe
flumes. The lots amounts to many thousand
pounds.
Troops on Russia's Frontier.
Cracow, March 12.—Military transport
trains bearing large numbers ot troops are
c ntinually passing bare eu |route for
tbe western frontier. In the villages
aud towns of Poland 120,000 troops have
been billeted upon the Inhabitants.
DUVAL COUNTY’S BONDS.
The Supreme Court of Florida Affirms
Their Validity.
Tallahassee, Fla., Merab 12— Tbe su
preme ourt to-day affirmed the decree made
by Judge W. J. Young establishing tbe
validity of tbe bonds to be issued by Duval
county to improve tbe St. Johns river in
Duval county. Following is the concluding
paragraph of tbe opinion filed by Chief
Justice Kainey: “We have given to the
questions raised by tbe will the careful in
vestigation and deliberate consideration
merited by their chnraoter and by the in
terests involved, and our judgment is that
the decree dismissing tbe bill should be
affirmed. It will be decreed accordingly."
Gov. Fleming has appointed A. G. Hart
ridge to be councilman of ward 3 In tbe city
of Jacksonville, vioe W. B. Clarkson, re
signed. ,
THE BONDS TO BE 80LD.
Jacksonville, Fla.. March 12.— Tbe
supreme oourt having d-cided that Duval
oouuty’s $300,000 bonds for deepening tbe
St. Johns river from Jacksonville to the
sea were Issued legally, the bonds will be
put on the market in a few days and sold.
Then the work of improvement will begin.
BOSTON BRIEFS.
Mrs. M. G. Stone lU—Frost Damages
the Fruit Crop.
Boston, Ga., March 12.—Mrs. M. G.
Stone, one of Boston’s most hightly respected
ladies, fell twice on the street yesterday
while shopping, caused from brain trouble.
She was carried home in an unconscious
condition aud several doctors were called in
for medical aid. At last acoouute she was
restiug easy.
There was an unusually heavy frost this
morning and some ice. Early melons and
other tender vegetation was seriocjlv dam
aged. The LeCoute pears are In fnll'bloora,
but are thought to be very little damaged
by the heavy frost.
This evening, while tbe streets were
crowded with country people and negroes,
a mad dog made its appearance and tbe
whole place was in excitement moat of the
afternoon. Marshal Higbt, with a shot
gun, went in pursuit of the dog and ohased
it soveral hours before killing it. Fve other
dogs tbat were bitten had to be killed.
AN ATTACK ON SPARKS.
McTlghe & Cos. Ask His Removal as
Receiver.
Macon, Ga., March 12.—A petition was
filed in tbe superior court here to-day by
Hardeman, Davis & Turner for McTighe &
Cos., who were tbe petitioners for the re
ceivership of tbeMaoon Construction Com
pany. This new petition asks for the re
moval of W. B. Sparks as receiver on tbe
grounds tbat he is incompetent to manage
the affairs of the road; that he has not acted
in good faith, aud tbat he has not been im
partial ia his administration. The filing of
tbe petition has created something of a sen
sation, ana further developments are anx
iously looked for.
Eolt Works Burned.
Cleveland, 0., March 12—The works
of Colwell & Collins, the Norway Bolt Com
pany, In thin city, were burned to tbe
ground at ao early hour this morning. Tbe
ices on tho buildings, machinery and stock
is at least SUK),OcO.
1 DAILY, *lO A YEAR, i
4 t CKNTB A COPY. >•
I WEEKLY, *l.*J A YEAR
: STRIKE OF THE MISERS.
THE B G LOCKOUT IN ENGLAND
UNDER WAY.
The Membership of the Federation
About 280,000—The Eight-Hour
Movement to Come Up at tba Con
ference to Be Held at London on
Wednesday Next.
London, March 12.— The great coal
miner*’ strike was inaugurated to-day is
accordance with the plan of the miners*
federation. At 2 o’clook this afternoon the
man employed In tho mine* in Lancashire,
Cneeblre and Yorkshire sopped work and
the poniee were removed from the pita The
only men now at work are tbe surfaoe men,
pumpers, ventilator attendants, etc., wbont
the federatlou has uot o died out. In Dur
ham mining work has ala completely
stopped. Twenty thousand miners in Not
tingham quit work at noon to-day. When
they came out of the pile they broughttbetr
tools with them. Wooden barricade* are
beiDg built around the mouth ot the pits ia
Durham, and none of the miner will be al
lowed lnsid etbe luolosuree. Many of tbe
large Industrial establishments in Leeds
and Manchester, and on tbe Tee side and
Tyne side and other places in the victulty of
tbe collieries damped their fires when the
operatives left their work this afternoon.
This means that work will not be resumed
Monday, tile manufacturers refusing to pay
the extraordinary prices now demands! top
coal
BNOW AT THE MOUTH OF THE PITS.
The weather to-day is stormy and snow
lies several inches deep about the collieries.
This aftornoou delegates from all the col
lieries In tba county of Durham met In tbn
town of Durham and finally decided tbs*
they would submit to no reduction in thelp
wages. Tbe Durham anl Noi thuinberland
miners are not members of the miners’ fed
eration but bare an organization bf their
own, the rati< nal union. This union and
the miners’ federation of Great Britain and
Ireland aro entirely distlnot, and they do
not work together In all things.
CAUSE OF THE STRIKE.
To put the matter of tbe so-called strlka
briefly tbe question at issue between tha
owners and miners is one and the same, but
there are neve al solutions of It. Tbe ques
tion wa* a reduction of wages. In soma
oases tbe owners’ proposal of a reduction
was met by a flat refusal on tbe part of tba
men; lu others it was met by a counter pro
posal to reduce temporarily the number of
weekly working days to five; in otbera
again it was met by a proposal to step work
altogetuer for a certain time. The second
and third proposals were based on the prin
ciple that a reduction of ibe output would,
by oausing a rise in prices, obviate tbe ne
cessity of a reduction in wages. The third
proposal is tbat which tbe federation nas
adopted. ,
MEMBERSHIP OF THE FEDERATION.
The membership of the federation la
enormous. It comp-dsos abnut 280,009
miners, of whom 200,000 aro "bottom
workers.” the remaining 80,000 being
employed on tbe surface, or at tha
“pit tank,” as it is called. Thle vast
number of workers is scattered over York
shire, Lancashire, Derbyshire, Nottingham,
Staffordsulre, Somerset, Gloucestershire,
Cumberland, Ixdcestei snlre and North
Wales. The federation delegates who men
souie|time ago at the Manchester confer
ence represented 175,000 working miners.
Tbe conference to be held on Wednesday
next will lake place in Lo idou. Tbe state
ments that the strike will last a week, aud
a fortnight, are little more than guesses.
THE EIGHT HOUR MOVEMENT.
There is special and immediate reason for
selecting London ns the place for tbe next
conference, namely, the expeoted parlia
mentary discussion of the eight hours bill.
Mr. l’arrott, a leader in the federation, ia
speaking of the demand for an eight-hour
day, said: "The oboice lies between a par
liamentary act and recourse to strikes. Wa
want to avoid the harsh and costly plan of
strikes. In agitating for an eigh*
hours day we are consulting tha
interests of tbe owners os well as our owu .’*
Only an act of parliament cau protect thosa
owners who are willing to try tbe eight
hours day agAinst their rivals who are oji
po-ed to limitation, legislative or other
wise. The other scheme of the federation
le to rescue women from the rongb, de
moralizing and uneconomic labor at the pit
mouth.
THE ISSUE IN DURHAM.
The main question at issue in Durham
and Northumberland was not whether tha
output should be reduced, hut whether tha
men should accept the owners' offer of re
duced wages. To the first offer of a reduc
tion of 10 per cent, the men recited with a
threat of a strike. They were almost unani
mous in rejecting the suggestion of arbitra
tion, and tnelr action to-day shows tha*
they intend to fight the masters with tha
only weapon at tbeir hands, a strike.
DANGER OF A WATER FAMINE.
Hitherto most of the water used by tha
families of tbe miners in tbeir houses ha*
been obtained from the mines, the pumpa
there furnishing them with an abundant
supply. It is now feared tbat a water
famine will follow a cessation of work.
Women aud children are procuring water
from every available source and storing it
In all kinds of receptacles in tbeir houses.
Tbe miners have plenty of coal, as tbe mas
ters hare allowed them to provide them
selves with liberal supplies.
SERVANTS IN TENNIS SUITS.
Guests of a Prunawlck Hotel Fooled
by Bogus Swells.
Brunswick, Ga., March 12.—A good deal
of amusement has been afforded some of
the guest* at the Oglethorpe hotel by tba
discovery that several tennis players, bottl
ladies and gentlemen, have been beautifully
imposed upon by two crack players, who
have rung in tbeir valets as champions of
tbe game. About three days ago two swells
arrived, and II soon became noised around
that they were champion tenuis players.
They dressed in tbe hight of fashion, were
bauds one. and several young ladies soon
arranged a game. The next day, aud every
day sinoe, tbe champions, too tired to exert
themselves, have quietly exchanged tennis
suits with their valets and coolly watched
the young ladies as they innocently batted
the balls with the supposed swells. The im
position was easily worked, as the people
are always going and coming, and new
comers were unable to distinguish tbe swell
guests from the bumble servants who wors
their tennis suits with becoming grace. Tbe
suap was finally glveu away, and those
taken in are greatly chagrined at tbe man
ner they were worked.
Darien's Academy to be Rebuilt.
Darien, Ga., March 12.—Tbe Mclntosh
Academy building will be rebuilt at once.
Over SI,OOO has been raised aud tba insur
ance money amounts to sl,2<X). A few hun
dred is needed yet, which will be forthcom-
Renty Young was up yesterday
charged with arson in the city, by attempt
ing to fire Harry Long's home. W. deR.
Barclay defended tbe case. It occupied tbe
attention of the court for four hours. A
complete alibi was proved, but tue justice
reserved bis opinion until to-morrow.
