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( THE MORNING SIWS. I
J ScTABLJBaiDIBSO.IjfOOaPOBArKDISBB. y
} J. H. SBTILL, President. \
HEIRLOOM OF MR. BLAND.
MU. STONE MAKES A HUMOROUS
TURN ON THE SILVER BILL.
Colonial Days In Virginia When Cur
rency Was Asked on Deposits of
Tobacco In State Warehouses—The
Lines of Both Parties Broken on the
Pending Measure.
Washington, Maroh 21—The silver de
bate in the House of Representatives to-day
stowed the intensity of the publio Interest
In that great question whioh now faces
congress for solution, and threatens to be
oome s political issue in the presidential
campaign of the autumn. The speeches
were all of a positive character. They were
the arguments of men who have stern con
victions upon the sides which they respect
ively represent and who are uncompromis
ing in their declarations of the polioy
which should be pursued. Gradually
the conviction is forcing Itself upon the
members that it is to be no drawn battle,
that the issue is one wbicn cannot be averted
and that the day is near at hand when the
House of Representatives must declare on a
yea and nay vote its position on the great
question of free coinage. The gentlemen
who pinned their hopes on the chances of a
compromise at the last hour by toe substitu
tion of a bill providing for au international
monetary congre-s are losing oourage to
day, and even the indomitable Mr. Tracey of
New York concedes that the free coinage
bill will have a clear majority, if a dual
vote is ever reached upon its passage.
FILIBUSTERING ANTICIPATED.
The free coinago men anticipate that their
opponents will resort pi filibustering and
nro prepared to invoke the aid of the oom
m ttee on rules at the very outset in that
event. Mr. Tracey announced that the tint
motion to be made by the opponents of the
bill at the conclusion of the debate, and be
fore any disposition to dlibuster is mani
fested. will be in the form of a resolution
recommitting the bill to the coinage com
mittee, with instructions to report a substi
tute bill providing for nn international
monetary congress for tho adjustment of
tne entire silver problem. If it is defeated
ali the resources of parliamentary rules will
be invoked to tire out the friends of the bill
and prevent a final vote upon its passage.
The galleries were crowded when the
speaker’s gavel rapped the House to order
at noon to-day, and there was no abatement
from the great interest manifested at the
opening hours of the debate yesterday. The
floor and lobbies of the House, too, were
well crowded with ox-members and sena
tors, ami on the sofa in the rear of the ball
was seated A. J. Warner, well known as
one of the fathers of the free coinage move
ment. In the galleries were seated many
hankers and financial experts from
all over the country, and the West
srn Union wires on the outside
were busy bearing hasty messages that
flashod to the country of the progress of the
discussion and conveyed to the great finan
cial centers every indication that appeared
in the political atmosphere. After some un
important routine proceedings, the silver
bill was taken up.
“I desire to give notice,” said Chairmau
Bland at the opening of the debate, "that at
2 o’clock to morrow I shall demand the
previous question on the silver bill and the
pending amendments.” This means merely
that the goneral debate will close at 2
j'olock to-morrow, and that the final vote
will then be taken on the bill and its amend
ments unless its opponents inaugurate a
series of filibustering tactics.
PIERCE SUPPORTS THE BILL.
The first speaker of the day was Repre
sentative Pierce of Tennessee, the able
young lieutenant of Chairman Bland on the
coinage committee. “In the discussion of
the pending measure,” said Mr. Pierce, "if
1 did not believe that free and unlimited
coinage of silver was for the best interests
cf the whole people of tho country I should
cot so warmly support this measure. It is
July by going back to the past upon this
question of bimetallism that wo can prop
fly understand this groat question, for the
question of to-day is whether we shall have
amietallism or monometallism. Going
tack to 1861, beginning with the action
>f the great nations of the world
ipon this question, we find that great in-
Lstrial England was prosperous aud happy
wtil she struck down silver aud discarded
it as one of her coin metals. The voice of
bor then as now was unheeded, and the
•(suit was that the next three years wit
nessed a period of depression, distress and
raftering hitherto unknown in the kingdom
tf Great Britain.
GOLD ONCE IN DANGER.
Mr. Pierce quoted from tho financial his
•pry of England and other countries at the
lime of the great increase iu the outout of
10:d following the disooverles in California,
is showing that these discoveries resulted
0 a burst of prosperity due to an
ixpausion of the currency, and that
1 waß then proposed to demonetise
laid and adopt a single silver standard. The
lentiment whioh sought the deinonetlization
a gold then was tne sune which to-day
jougbt Bilver’s|demonetlization. It was the
loctrine of greed which wanted money to
* scarce in order that capital might get big
‘•turns. It was proposed then to demonetize
t°ld as, in 1871, the increase in the produc
iion of silver resulted in a movement to
‘trike down silver in order to make money
‘•ar. Prosperity bloomed and blossomed
kuong the industrial aud agricultural classes
\ evr y country, but the financial interests
•aioh dominated affairs said we were got
“og too muoh money and oapital was not
letting the profits it should have. After
a °t of 1873 depression had swept over
■J® country bringing ruin and distress to
“iousands of our people and especially
wtresi to those engaged in agriculture. A
'ingle gold standard was in the interest of
bankers and monoy changers. This was
■te evil, and to the root of the evil the
Ntnedy must be applied. The hour was at
wa when tbe American people were de~
“BQding that the wrong done in 1873
®tuld be righted, that in some measure
Wi-e should be done. Would tho repro
"ratatives of the people respond to the de
mand of the great laboring olasses?
THE TWO ROADS.
as ? gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Ray
b/r haa Baifl *kat congress was confronted
> two r< ads, over one of whioh it must
•h Ve ' 4 e8 ’ were two roads; one was
road of honor, of principle, of justice,
.tight; the other was the road of
gv’bction, of wrong and of infamy.
th h roßl * would the representatives of
I P*°ple tread 1 What reason was there
h demonetization of siiver in 1813,
l r h* Iro,n I®** until that date a silver dol
gw never been worth less than 100 cents?
i ula ibis demonetization go on, or should
an tv* 1 !? 1)8 “PPUodl The Democratic party
t , °° r through its representatives ad
uwd an honest dollar. It asked nothing
'*• It was by acts of law that honest or
•as*? were made. By law silver
l, r niade what was termed a dishonest dol
v by law it could be made an honest
jM k j Ver bad never depreciated, but
ii., ?•*} appreciated. Silver was to-day
Bon 1*“ 6Ter , *’OU, the money of the oom
iut k , 11 '! 0 a,l( * * l bad uever fallen in value,
i.. 7* “'ways kept apace with the prod
ism,,bor. Nature had planted in the
u- * :®i* money for the benefit of the labor
s u a , i. Lei congrats give il back to those
elje iHflfning sfeto£.
to whom it justly belonged. Let congress
rehabilitate it, “render unto Caesar the
things that are Csssar’s.” Mr. Pieroe pro
ceeded to argue that the remonetisation of
silver would not result in the flooding of the
oountry with the silver of the world. That
bad not been the experience of Prance. He
would have the United States, like Franoe,
remonetize silver and pat It on an equal
footing with gold.
CARLISLE'S POSITION.
As showing the policy of the Democratic
party aud the views of its leaders, be quoted
from a speech made by Senator Carlisle in
the House in the Forty-fifth congress in
whioh he said that the demonetisation of
one-half the metallic money of the world
was a moat gigantio crime, and would ulti
mately entail more misery on the human
race than all the wora, famines or pestilence.
He (Mr. Bierce) agreed with Mr. Carlisle all
along the line. Quoting further from Mr.
Carlisle, he oalled attention to the utter
ances of the Kentucky senator to
the effect that the act of 1878
was the first victory of the people,
and that he trusted the fight would be kept
up. The representatives of the people here
to-day proposed to take up what the sen
ator said in the Forty-fifth congress and
push tt to a finish.
Mr. Pierce next quoted from a speech
made by Mr. Mills in the Forty-ninth con
gress in support of silver legislation. To
that language he said “amen” over and
over again. With those two distinguished
leaders of democracy he stood in favor of
the remonetization of the people’s money.
Mr. Pierce again quoted from Mr. Mills’
speech during the last congress, and, a re
publican querying whether Mr. Mills
would vote for free coinage now, Mr. Pieroe
exclaimed: "I know that he will vote tor
free ooinage this fall, as he has always
done.” [Applause.]
NEW ENGLAND’S THREAT.
In conclusion Mr. Pieroe said: “There
are gentlemen of New England who
say to us that if we pass a
fres silver bill in this House, New
England will send an unbroken body of re
publican representatives to this hall, and
that they will give us the foroe bill. I
want to say to you, gentlemen from New
England, that alt democrats of the south
and west measure our action by democratic
rule, and Thomas Jefferson, the father of
democracy, having said that a cardinal
principle of the democracy was submission
to the will of the majority fairly expressed,
we in the south aud west, when the major
ity speaks, bow to it and support the nomi
nee and platform that the majority present.
[Applause.] That is our kind of democracy.
We do not recognize as a democratic expe
dient this new remedy which, I believe,
they call the 'gold cure’ remedy, whioh, it
appears, is lately killing so many people
who are undertaking to save them
selves by it, and I tell you
the ‘gold cure’ which you are proposing to
take will kill you as effectually as the
Keeley ‘gold cure’ is killing some others.
When the force bill passed this House and
went to the Senate gloom settled over this
country from one end of it to the other.
Especially did dark clouds lower over our
beautiful south land. An intimation had
gone abroad that the foroe bill was to be
put upon us. Expectancy was deepening
into a certainty. The press of the country
informed us that President Harrison had
pledged himself to approve and use his offi
cial influence to carry through this measure
which proposed to strike down the last ves
tige of personal and civil and political lib
erty in this oountry. But, sirs,
the lowering clouds that hovered
over our land Began to break away;eaoh
rift had a silver lining, and through the
rifts we saw the grand, glorious, brave aud
patriotic republican senators of the west
standing between their party and the liber
ties of tne people. By their votes the force
bill was defeated. I want to say to you,
gentlemen from New England, that the
same grand, brave, glorious and honorable
men stand there to-day as a bulwark be
tween the Republican party and the inter
ests of the people of this country. They
are men who we know will again interpose
to save the liberties of these people. With
this reliance we do not fear the force bill.
We have no fears of anything of that kind
that the Republican parly may undertake
to impose upon the country, but we de
mand that this House give to the people its
full measure of redress for the wrong done
in 1873. [Loud applause on the democratic
side.]
NEW YORK’S OPPOSITION.
Mr. Fitch of New York said that he was
earnestly opposed to the passage of the bill.
He had intended to give his reasons for that
opposition, but he had presented to-day a
petition from the New York Chamber of
Commerce against the measure which stated
with accuracy and dearness reasons why
the bill should not pass. He felt that there
was nothing to add. He had never known
such a unanimity of opinion among all
classes of people as existed in the state of
New York in opposition to this bill, and it
was a source of gratitude to the opponents
of the measure that the New York Cham
ber of Commerce, which for 124
years had voiced the sentiment of
that state, had spoken as clearly
as it had on this occasion. The gentleman
from Illinois (Mr. Taylor) hod said that the
Democratic party hod shown Its ability to
f:et on both sides of this question. The
lemocratic pnrtv had no monopoly in this
regard. [Laughter], The republicans iu
the Senate bad also managed to get on both
sides. In the coming campaign Mr. 111s
cock would ask for votes for his party
because he had voted against the bill; Mr.
Stanford would ass fur republican votes
because he had voted for the measure; Mr.
Hoar would say tbat the bill should have
been defeated, and Mr. Sanders would tell
his constituents how bravely he had voted
for free coinage. The arguments with
which the gentleman from Missouri (Mr.
Bland) aud others had presented the bill
yesterday were taken from the speeches of
Messrs. Stewart aud Jones, who had fur
nished for years the brainsjof this agitation.
The republicans were not op
posing this bill on the ground that it
would prove detrimental to tho people but
for the purpose of obtaining party capital.
“We will put the democrats into a diffi
culty," was their oommon expression. Who
made the real fight against the bill? Nobody
but the democrats from New England and
New York. Where did the literature come
from in favor of free coinage! From the
sliver states represented by republican
senators, who were not generally believed
to have been plunged into poverty by their
connection with silver mines.”
AN HEIRLOOM OF THE BLAND FAMILY.
Mr. Stone of Pennsylvania denounces the
pending bill as being not a bill for free coin
age of gold and silver but a bill for an un
limited issue of paper money. Ho had a
suspicion chat this bill is an heirloom to the
Bland family. [Laughter.] In reading the
history of his country he discovered that one
Richard Bland was a leading member of the
bouse of burgesses of Virginia in 1748. He
was a man of patriotism aud ability, but,
like his distinguished namesake of to-day, he
seemed to labor under tbe Idea
that the economlo aud financial
system of his days needed tinkering with.
[Laughter.] In those days the currouoy of
Virginia seems to have been tobacco in
hogsheads of MO pounds. [Laughter.] The
inconvenience of carrying around the legal
tender of the day uaturally aroused a desire
ou the part of the people of tbe day to devise
a more convenientsystem of ourrenev. This
desire took shape in the Bland bill of 1748.
[Laughter. J Thu bill was almost a oounter-
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1892.
part of the bill of to-day. It provided for
tbe establishment of government ware
housee and the appointment of government
Inspectors in charge of them. The Bland
bill of to-day provides for the use of tbe
mints already erected. Tbe bill of 1748
provided for tbe deposit of any amount of
tobacco, by any person, and the issue
of "tobacco notes,” the notes to be accepted
as legal tender and bo receivable for debts
and dues of tbe government. The bill of
to-day provides for the deposit of silver
bullion, 'whether owned by an inhabitant of
England or Afrioa or America, and the
issue therefor of coin notes as legal tender
receivable for the debts aud dues of the gov
ernment. [Laughter.]
A BILL FOB UNLIMITED PURCHASE.
This bill is not a bill for free and unlimited
coinage of silver, but a bill for unlimited
purchase of silver bullion. There wore
nine bills before the committee tbat did pro
vide for free coinage, but they were all laid
aside and this bill was reported in their
stead. The effect of the bill by repealing
the act of two years ago, tbe act of 183 U,
would be to restore the act of 1878.
“Does tho gentleman take the position,"
inquired Mr. Bland, "that to repeal the aot
of July 14, 1890, would revive the force of
the previous act thereby repealed!”
"Yes, sir.”
“That is a position contrary to all the
principles of law that I ever beard of,” said
Mr. Bland. “The aot of 1890 repeals a
portion of the act of 1878. Now, this bill,
in repealing the aot of 1890, does not restore
the aot of 1878 at all.”
Mr. Stone persisted that Mr. Bland was
wrong and that tbe passage of the pending
bill would be to revise the act of 1878 pro
viding merely for compulsory coinage of
$3,000,000 per month.
AN EXTENSION OF TIME ASKED.
At the conclusion of Mr. Stone’s remarks
Mr. Bland asked consent that the debate
on the free silver bill, which would expire
to-morrow night, be extended until
Friday afternoon at 5 o’clock, but Mr.
Simpson of Kansas objected on account
of the failure of the friends of the bill to
make any allotment of time to the repre
sentatives of tbe People’s party.
Mr. Warner of New York, a democrat,
spoke in opposition to tbe bill. He did not
believe in the right of the government to
enoourage or discourage the use of either
guiu or silver by enforcing an arbitrary
ratio between the two metals. He thought
the duty of the government should end
when it placed upon its silver coin the
stamp of the government citifying to the
amount of pure metal in the coin. "If this
was an aotual free coinage bill,” said he, "it
would receive my support; but it it a
proposition that every bullion owner in this
country shall be allowed to bring his bullion
to the mints and the government
stamp It with an assertion that
every 70 cents worth of it
is worth a dollar. Every man is
then compelled to accept silver at 40 per
cant, premium in violation of all obliga
tions contracted for the payment of debts
in honest money. It is not a free ooinage
bill, but a farce currency bill.
Mr. Brawley of South Carolina opposed
the bill, contending that its passage would
prove detrimental to tbe business interests
of the country. The ratio fixed in the
measure was not the ratio fixed by the
markets of the world, os Jefferson anil
Hamilton both said it should be. The ratio
should be fixed by the ratio of the relative
prices of the two metals. So this question
would have been treated if it hod not been
for the sliver kings, who, encouraged by
the practice of subsidies and protection in
this oountry, wished to palm off their
produot on tbe government at a price great
er than its market value. One interest after
another had been protected by this govern
ment at tbe expense of the people, uutil
they stood like barons in those castles in
medieval Italy and Germany upon every
precipitous hill and crag, whence they
dominated the subject land, levying tribute
and extorting ransom. It would poison the
source of prosperity to depart from that
standard which had unvarying equivalence
with the money of the world.
NOT A DEMOCRATIC MEASURE.
Mr. Hall of Minnesota, in opposition to
the bill, said that it should have ema
nated from the republican side of the
House. It was a plant of such delioate
fiber that only the rich soil of republican
ism could be expected to bring it to fruition.
The bill was not for free coinage. It was
honeycombed and saturated with McKin
leyism.
Mr. Lynch of Wisconsin opposed the
measure, declaring that its chief aim was
to make something out of nothing: its chief
purpose to make 70 cents worth 100 cents.
Mr. Stout of Michigan also raised his
voice iu opposition and argued in favor of
an honest dollar, which would be worth 100
cents.
Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts, Mr. Beltz
hoover of Pennsylvania aud Mr. Perkins
of lowa opposed the bill. Mr. MoKeighan
of Nebraska, an independent, spoke in favor
of it. and Mr. Bushnell of Wisconsin spoke
in favor of the proposed amendment, pro
viding that hereafter the silver dollar shall
contain one ounce (troy) of pure silver.
Tbe House then took a recoss until 7:30
o’clook.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
When the House met after tbe recess
there were not a dozen members in attend
ance, although the galleries were filled with
spectators. Mr. Perkins of lowa concluded
his speech with an attack upon the Demo
cratic party.
Messrs. Coombs, Baoon and Chapin of
New York, Page of Maryland, Brosius of
Pennsylvania, Hayes of lowa, Geisseuhalner
of New Jersey, Walker of Massachusetts
and Bunting of New York opposed the bill.
Messrs. Abbott of Texas, Townsend of Col
orado, Whiting of Michigan and Layton of
Ohio advocated it.
Mr. Livingston of Georgia, in advocating
the bill, said that if congress did not now
hear the voice of the people, the time would
soon come when that voice would be heard.
Tbe cry was for relief. The people had
bung their banners on the outer walls and
had exclaimed: "Lay on Macduff, and
damned be he who first cries : ‘Hold,
enough!’ ” The gentlemen from Massa
chusetts. who represented democratic con
stituents, opposed this bill because they
thought that it might endanger democratic
success in the next election. Ninety-nine
times ojt of a huadred right, was the best
policy—truth was tho best policy, eithor in
politics or out of politics. To-day there
was the contest in the state of New York.
Hill and Cleveland meant nothing more or
less than silver and anti-silver. That was
all there was in it. The fight was on. It
would be bitter and severe. But be trusted
in God that in the end the people would
win.
Mr. Harter of Ohio—May I ask one ques
tion! Do you mean to say tbat Sonutor
Hill is in favor of free coinage? [Laughter. ]
Mr. Livingston—Well, now [laughter], I
want to ask you this question: Will you
vote for Senator IIUI if be is? [Laughter.]
"No, sir,” replied Mr. Harter, with em
phasis, amid appliuse and laughter.
“Now. gentlemen.” resumed Mr. Living
ston, "there is a demonstration of just what
I said. All the democracy that is In that
crowd means Cleveland against tbe world
or a republican or a mugwump. You can
take them in your hand aud squeeze the
whole of them and you cannot squeeze an
ounce of democracy out of the whole
crowd. [Laughter.]
HEMPHILL FAVORH THE BILL.
Mr. Hemphill of South Carolina favored
tbe Utl because he wae opposed to lbs ptvs-
ent law. That law required the storing in
the treasury of silver coin. He believed
that the proposed legislation was far prefer
able to the existing law. No nation on earth
could bold within its vaults one of the
metals from which the money of civilized
nations was made. He advocated an
amendment which would provide that
the silver dollar should be com
posed of 525 grains instead of 4l2[g
so as to make the market value of gold and
■liver practically equal. If that, amend
ment was voted down he would offer an
amendment authorizing the Secretary of
tbe Treasury, at the end of three months
from tbe approval of the bill, to increase or
diminish the amount of bullion put into the
silver dollar, so that it would equal in value
tbe amount of gold put into a gold dollar.
The House then adjourned.
SILVER AND THE TREASURY.
Secretary Foster Sends Information
to tbe Senate.
Washington, March 23. —In answer to a
resolution calling upon him to inform the
Senate of the amount of treasury notes is
sued under the provisions of the act of July
14 1890, the amount of silver dollars coined
and the amount of silver bullion iu the
treasury purchased under the provisions of
that act. aud also whether the silver dollars
coined ware available for the expenses of
the government, Secretary Foster to-day
sent a letter to the Senate, giving the In
formation asked for. Secretary Foster
says that there were purchased and received
at the mints under the act of July 14,
1890, from the date when it took effeot,
Aug. 13, 1890, to and inoluding Feb. 29,1892,
84,500,363 fine ounces of silver bullion at a
cost of $85,467,892, in payment of whioh
there was issued within that period treasury
notes authorized by tbe act to the amount
of $85,236,312, leaving a balance of $231,680,
wbicn represents tbe amount of purchases
of bqjllon made at tha mints of San Fran
cisco, New Orleans and Carson City, late In
February, reports of which reached the de
partment after the olose of that month.
THE COINAGE.
There were coined, says the letter, under
the aot within the period mentioned,
28,939,475 standard dollars with a wantage
of $28,935 not yet adjusted; and there were
held in the treasury at the close of business
on Fob. 28, 62,089,503 fine oimoes of silver,
which cost $61,487,330. Of the silver dollars
coined under tbe provisions of that aot,
$24,001,626 are bsld intbe treasury for tbe
redemption of treasury notes; $4,380,000
have been covered into the treasury ou
acoount of seigniorage and so have become
available for the ordinary expenses of tbe
government, and the remainder, $557,848,
are held in the treasury unoovered, await
ing adjustment of the seigniorage account.
When this last mentioned amount or so
much of It as may be ascertained to be net
seigniorage is oovered into tue treasury, tbe
amount so covered will also be available,
Bays tbe letter, for the ordinary exp eases of
the government.
Respecting redemptions or exchanges of
silver dollars, Secretary Foster says that
tbe department has not redeemed silver
dollars or stiver certificates in gold or gold
certificates; nor has it exchanged silver
dollars or certificates for gold or gold cer
lfleates. Concluding, Secretary Foster
says that silver dollars and silver certifi
cates that are received for publio dues are
used freely in tbe discharge of all govern
ment obligations.
ALLEGHENY ROBBED.
A Deficiency of $350,197 Discovered
in the oity’s Accounts.
Pittsburg, Pa., Mareh 23.—R. H. Gill
ford, chairman of the auditing committee
of the Allegheny counoil, to-night reported
the result of an investigation into the ac
counts of the oity officials. The report says
the aooounts of the mayor’s office, market
dork, superintendent of the water works
and health olfioe have been audited, and a
deficiency discovered of $350,19720.
In many Instances It was not possible to
find any acoount books whatever, aud in a
few Instances the auditors were able to find
clews whioh enabled them to trace Items
which should have been inoluded in the
regular acoount books, and in almost every
instance it was found that
the city had beea defrauded. The
chairman places the responsibility on the
city controller for not keeping a closer
watch on the other officials, and character
izes the disclosures as a shameless record of
dishonesty, inefficiency and disregard of
duty. The investigations, so far, have re
sulted in the imprisonment of Mayor Wy
man and Market Clerk Hastiugs for em
bezzlement.
MILLS’ ELECTION.
Tho Two Houses of tho Legislature
Meet in Joint Session.
Austin, Tex., March 23.—At 13 o’clook
to-day the two houses of the legislature met
in joint session in the hall of the lower
house to canvass the vote for United States
senator. The record of the House vote in
detail was read and then tbat of the Senate.
Speaker Milner then announced the vote as
follows:
Mills 123
Bailey 4
Chilton , 3
Gibbs 2
Culbersdn ..... 1
Jones j
Sayers ’ 1
Speaker Milner then said: "I declare
Roger Q. Mills duly and constitutionally
elected United States senator to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
John H. Reagan.” The announcement was
followed by prolonged applause, alter
which the joint session dissolved.
A FIGHT >Y IT ii OYSTERMBN.
Several Wounded The Poachers
Finally Put to Flight.
Richmond, Va., March 23.—A special to
the Despatch from Tasley, Acoomac county,
describes a pitohed battle between about
seventy Tangier Island oystermen and the
Virginia oyster police boat Tangier, which
was protecting some dredges on the oyster
reservation. The captain of one of the
protected dredgers, Mills, was shot by the
Tangier islanders and several oystermen
were wounded. Tbe islanders challenged
tbe battle and forced the fight until driven
off by grape and canister from the police
boat. The entire population of Tangier
Island, about 1,000 in number, watched the
fight from the beach,
G. a. R. Vets Invited to Richmond.
Richmond, Va., March 23.—At a meet
ing of Lee camp of confederate veterans
last night a resolution was unanimously
adopted inviting tbe members of the G. A.
IL during their national enoampment at
Washington to visit this city, assuring them
a hearty welcome on the part of the people
generally, aud the 00.. federate soldiers es
pecially.
Two Fights With Garzatt-e.
San Antonio, Tex., March 83,—Two
lights between parties of raagurs and sup
posed Garza men occurred within three
miles of Ban Antonio yesterday. A man
uornrd Doughty, aoting as a guide for one
party of rangers, was killed. In the tsoond
tight one of tbe sheriff’s posse was sbt in
the thigh and two of tbs robbers wars killed.
STANDING BY THE SEALS.
SALISBURY'S LAST NOTE AS FULL
OF BLUFF AS HIS OTHERS.
President Hrrrison Writes Him a Spir
ited Reply—The Army to Be Oalled
on to IProtect the Seals if Necessary.
The Senators Indorse the President's
Bold Btand.
Washington, March 23.—Among the
President’s earliest callers this morning
were Gen. John W. Foster, who is assisting
him in the Bering sea negotiations, and
Mentor Sherman, chairman of the Senate
committee on foreign relations. One of the
questions under consideration was the ad
visability of the prompt transmission to
the Senate of the correspondenoe that has
passed between this country and Great
Britain sinoe March Bin regard to the pro
tection of tbe seal herds [lending a settle
ment by arbitration of the jurisdictional
rights of the United Rtatea in Bering sea.
It is said that tbe attitude of Great Britain
on this point will hare a most important
bearing on tbe Sonate’s action on the pending
treaty of arbitration. It is broadly inti
mated that the implied disposition on Great
Britain to resent any interference by this
government with vessels flying tbe English
flag engaged in pelagio seaiiug iu Benug
sea wouldundoubtedly result in the rejec
tion of the treaty in its present form. The
corresqiondenoe consists, it is understood, of
two notes, the first being Lord Salisbury's
oabled note of March 19, and (he reply from
the President, dated yesterday. Neither of
the notes is of great length. The corre
spondence was subiequently sent to the
Senate.
BEFORE THE HENATK.
The President’s message transmitting
Lord Salisbury's reply to the lost note from
this government relative to tbe modus
vlvendi wai laid before the Senate In execu
tive session at 1 o’olook. Lord Ballsbury’s
reply, as already stated, is a virtual reitera
tion of his deolination to renew the modus
vivendi on the same terms as existed last
year. After half an hour’s dismission the
correspondence was referred to tbe oommit
tee on foreign relations and the doors were
reoperiod. The correspondence was not
made public. The President in bis letter
announced that he had made a rejoinder to
Lord Salisbury’* reply. Lord Salisbury’s
note may lie described as a synopsis of
the detailed reply to the state department
note whioh is to follow by mall,
His refusal to consent to a renewal of the
modus vlvendi is accompanied with several
counter propositions, the reading of which
was received with ill-suppressed Irritation
by the Senate. The general oharacter of tbe
note is described as evasive and equivooa
tieg.
THE PRESIDENT’S REPLY.
The President’s rejoinder was also trans
mitted to the Senate. It is a pungent com
munication, In which th? President broadly
put in diplomatic language hints that Lord
Salisbury has not met his overtures in a
straightforward, businesslike manner. The
President insists upon a renewal
of the modus vivendi without
reference to indanificant or irrelevant
conditions, and closes his note with a stir
ring assertion that if the government of
Great Britain declines to assist in the pro
tection of seals during the arbitration of
the claims of the United States he will pro
ceed to enforce the laws and exclude poach
ers from Bering sea, if the military force of
the United States is required to accomplish
it. Tbe note oreated a sensation in tbe Sen
ate.
THE SITUATION GRAVE.
The gravity of the case has led to a re
newal of the strongest efforts of tbe senators
to prevent the publio from being made
acquainted with the facts until tbe corre
spondence has progressed further. There was
no expression of opinion by the President
in bis letter of transmittal, but this was nut
needed In view of the clearly defined posi
tion assumed by him in his rejoinder to
Lord Salisbury, which appeared to meet
with the unanimous approval of tbe sen
ators, although the debate itself was too
short to disclose officially their standing.
Although there has been nothing in the
nature of a direct vote upon the treaty of
arbitration, aud there is well defined oppo
sition to it as a surrender by tho
United States of her rights acquired by
treaty from Russia, it can be stated tbat
the treaty will soon be ratified by tbe Sen
ate, tut a resolution will impany It,
reciting tbat there does not appear to be
any sufficient reason for the abatement by
tbe United States of its claim to jurisdic
tion pending arbitration, and authorizing
tbe President to use all the force of tbe mil
itary of the government to secure protec
tion of the rights of the United States.
SALISBURY’S DIPLOMATIC PHRASE.
As intimated above Lord Salisbury does
not in his note refuse to enter into a modus
vivendi of some kind; he does not flatly
refuse to be a party to some arrangement;
but, diplomatically speaking, he "fails to
consent” to the proposition made by this
government. Inasmuch as the Senate has
refused to make the correspondence public,
it is exceeding difficult to get a clear state
ment of tbe exact idea intended to be con
veyed in the diplomatic language of such
correspondence os that laid before the
Senate to-day, but undoubtedly tbe
Impression generally oonveyed by reading
it wus tbat Lord Salisbury has refused to
renew the arrangement of last year. It
can be stated that there Is nothing in the
nature of an ultimatum on the part of either
government Id tbe correspondence laid be
fore the Senate. Tbe correspondence is
still considered incomplete and the way is
still open for further letter-writing in the
line of an endeavor on the part of each side
to show how far the other party is m
the wrong. Underlying the formal phrase
ology of diplomacy, however, is au evident
intention on the part of this government
to bring tbe matter to the point of definite
determination before the sealing season is
far advanced, and the President’* reply, it
is thought, will greatly tend to tbe attain
ment of the desired result.
ENGLAND SENDS A FLEET.
London, March 23. — The Graphic says:
“The disuatch of a portion of the Pacific
squadron northward shows that Lord Salis
bury Is not disposed to recode from his posi
tion. Happily there is plenty of time for
further negotiations. President Harrison
has apparently taken Lord Salisbury’s
complaisance for irresolution, hence his
swaggering rejoinder. A little more cor
respondence and reflection will show him
bis mistake.”
ELECTION GLAMOR.
London, March 24, 3 a. m,—Tho Morn
ing Dost says: "It is impossible lo believe
that whin the glamor of the elections is
removed from tho eyes of American states
men they will fail to reoognizs the inherent
fail new, of Lord Salisbury’s proposition.
Ho small a matter cannot produoe serious
friction between two great nations allied
by blood.”
The Daily Newt lays; “If statesmen
and diplomats on both side* do not soon find
nine modus vivendi, arbitration will me>a
be no more than one of those good inten
tion* • certain plane is paved with. As ap
psaraucus go. President Harrison will not
necessarily score at all points.”
Tin, ChrunleU says: "Tbs Boring seaoate
looks ilk* a dangsrou* dsad-iuafc. Through
out tha tedious irritation of tha .liaoussion
it has been apparent that Amerloa's
view of arbitration meant that England
should be persuaded or coerced into full
acceptance of the American demands. The
diplomacy of Presideut Harrison's reply ■■
hard lo grasp, particularly coming from a
nation that, however young in the usage*
of diplomacy, is at least a great profaned
admirer of peace.”
The Telegraph says: "We hesitate to
qualify the news as alarming, but it is oer
tainly troublesome and disquieting. We
can only hope that President Harrison’s
threat of military coercion is inacourately
reported. It is always well to remember in
dealing with American bravado of
this description tbat the elec
tsons J afford an excuse of pallia
tion of language whioh in (quieter
times would be considered outrageous. Still
we canuot abstain from the hope that tha
expression is exaggerated. Neither oon we
imagine that such an attempt to embroil
the nations will assist President Harrison m
the election. He may rest assured that we
are not likoly to believe in the virtues of tbe
modus viveudl because rendered at tbe
sword’s point. Therefore we are glad to see
the I’aciflo squadron going northward.
History has always proved that tbe easiest
mode of securing peace is to show prompti
tude iu preparing for defense.”
* VON OAPRIVI’S retirement.
Oount Eulenberg Mentioned as His
Probable Successor.
Berlin, March 23.—1 tls reported in par
liamentary circles that Chancellor von
Caprivl visited Emperor William in order
to reoommend Count Eulenberg for the
chancellorship as well as the
Prussian premiership. It is gener
ally believed that Chancellor von
Caprivi's final retirement is only a
matter of a few mouths. The entire press
opposes separation of tho functions of the
chancellorship and the Prussian premier
-1 ship, 'and declares that Chancellor von
Caprivishould either retain the dual posi
tion or retire altogether. Count Kulenberg is
capable and eloquent and is not likely to
remain a mere nominee of Chanoellor von
Caprivi. He would probably exert as
premier a personal Influence that would In
evitably lead to friction with tbe chan
oellor.
ILLNESS OF TRB KAISER,
Bmphysoms of the Lungs Alleged by
tbe Tageblatt.
Rerun,March 23.—The Tageblatt reports
that Emperor William is suffering from
emphysema of the lungs. This malady,
say* the Tageblatt , was contracted on hi*
recent excursion to Grunewaldina, and pro
duced a slight asthmatic attack, and his
doctors at ouoe advised him to go to the
thinner atmosphere of llubertustock in or
der to secure prompt recovery. No other
paper, in discussing the emperor’s
case, mentions emphysema. Nothing is
known iu well Informed quarters confirma
tory of the Tagrblatt't report. According
to an official statement, the emperor is
suffering from au attack of a kind Of in
fluenza and needs fresh ulr and quietude.
The emperor is not even attended by his
body physician, l)r. Ixiuthold, the latter's
assistant being the only (footer in attend
ance.
EIGHT HOURS KNOCKED OUT.
Tbe House of Commons Defeat tbe Bill
of tbe Miners.
London, Maroh 23.—1 u the House of
Commons to-day, Robert Leake (liberal)
moved second reading of the miners’ 8-hour
bill. He said the measure would affeot
531,000 men. AU the miners in' Great
Britain, excepting those in Durham and
Northumberland, favored the bilL Tbe
bill was rejected by a vote of 272 to 160.
The majority Inoluded all the ministers, the
bulk of the conservatives, and among the
liberals, Mr. Morley, Sir Lyon Playfair,
Messrs. Haldane. Illlngswortb and Howell
and Sir John Lubbock. In the minority
were Lord Randolph Ohurohlli, Sir Will
iam Hsrcourt, Sir Charles Russell, Jesse
Coiling! aud Joseph Chamberlain.
A BOMB FACTORY.
A Startling Discovery In the Bt. Danis
Quarter at Paris.
Paris, March 23. —Tho police to-day dis
covered a regular bomb factory iu an an
archist dwelling situated in the St. Denis
quarter. AU the articles used iu the manu
iacture of explosive machines were
found, including a quantity of
dynamite and powder, and a number
of fuses and bomb casings. Several arrests
in connection with tbe soizure of explosives
have been made, and it is supposed that tbe
persons taken into custody are tho perpetra
tors of tbe dynamite outrages which have
oocurred recently.
Queensland's Unproductive Railways.
Brisbane, Queensland, Maroh 23.
Tho authorities to-day relloved 500 destitute
persons. In an interview the mayor said
that the distress in Queensland, which is
widespread and severe, ie greatly due to the
reckless expenditure of unproductive rail
ways and bad leadership in the recent
strike. A majority of the people, be said,
favored the government proposals for the
introduction of Polynesian labor.
Oporto’s Financial Panic.
Lisbon, March 23.—The financial crisis
in Oporto continues. Heveral banks have
been embarrassed by depositors withdraw
ing their money. Tbe government has asked
the Bank of Portugal to assist tbroo banks
tbat have suspended payment. The gov
ernor. fearing an outbreak, has reinforced
the Oporto garrison. Tbe Banoo Lusltano
of Lisbon has obtained three months' mora
torium.
Prussia's Council.
Berlin, March 23.— The report that
Count Eulenberg had been offered and
accepted the presidency of the Prussian
council is confirmed.
Chancellor von Caprivi gave an official
dinner this evening. Among tbe guests
were several members of the cabinet, the
principal diplomatic representatives aud
some members of the Buudesrath.
Tbe Rducution Bill Abandoned.
Rome, March 23.— U is reported at the
Vatican that the German emperor has
abandoned the Prussian socturian education
bill because the pope declined to make
Bishop Eopp a cardinal. It is feared that
tho crisis will lead to a reuewal of the
kulturkampf.
Father and Son Drowned.
. Tullahoma, Tenx., March 23.—A north
bound Nashville,Chattano ga and St. Louis
road train to-day threw J. W. Alliston and
bis two children, Charles and Bessie, Into
Garrison river from a bridge. Thu girl was
rescued some distance down tbe stieam, but
tbe man aud boy were drowned, and their
bodies have not been recovered.
Field to Qo to Buffalo.
New Yore, March 23.—Judge Van Brunt
decided this morning to send Edward M,
Field to tbe Buffalo state hospital.
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MEXICO A.VD FREE TRADE
A RECIPROCITY ARRANGEMENT
COMING SOON.
It Will Be Upon Much Broader Line*
Iban Those of tbe Clause in tbe
McKinley Act—Agriculture the Most
Promising Field for Profit In the
Sister Republic.
Washington, March 23—Reciprocity
with Maxioo is likely to be arranged in the
near future upon much broader lines than
those of tbe reciprocity section of tbe Mo
Kinley act. The Mexican government, in
response to proposition* from the United
States, offered oonoeasions Iu return for tbs
trifling favors granted in the MoKinley act
whioh were very favorably regarded at tbe
state department. Secretary Blaine, how
ever, hung up the whole matter because ha
thought it better to await an opportunity for
reciprocity upon broad lines than to take it
in tld bita.£Thi* is the existing situation in
regard to the matter. Tbe Mexican gov
ernment is not taking the initiative, because
it does not oare to be again treated os It was
whan the Grant-Romero treaty was nego
tiated. The progressive party in Mexico,
however, is warmly in favor of the broadest
reciprocal relations with this oountry. and
any proposition for a conference will be
promptly accepted.
favored BY DIAZ.
President Diaz and the conservative
party are declared by business men, who
keep Informed on economic discussion* in
the Mexioan cabinet, to be nearly ready to
deolare themselves for absolute free trade
across the Rio Grando. The thoughtful
leaders have been studyiug tbe effects of
such a system for some time. They realize
tbat the abolition of custom houses would
mean a serious loss of revenue, which
Mexico would have to meet by imposing a,
tax in a different direction. They are pre
pared for this, and are working upon a plan
which, in their opinion, will at onoe afford
tho necessary revenue aud give new develop
ment to the agricultural resources of
the country. The proposition is being
seriously discussed to levy a heavy tax upon
all uncultivated land, upon mines and upon
oity lots. This polioy will leave exempt
from taxariou -laud under cultivation end
will offer a direct premium to increasing
the quantity of suoh land. Mexioan states
men who have studied aloeely the indus
trial possibilities of their oountry believe
that her greatest future development lies
along the line of agriculture rather than of
mining or raising atook. The mining they
regard as largely a speculative enterprise
and the raising of stock ou subject to limi
tations.
Vart areas uncultivated.
Vast area* of fertile land lie uncultivated
all over the republic and if brought under
the plow would make Mextoo one of the
greatest farmlug countries of tbe world.
The progressive leaders believe that in this
field, along with a reasonable development
of necessary manufactures, lies the future
prosperity of Mexico. Such a system of
taxation would aooomplish a political ob
ject us well as au Industrial one. It would
drive the absentee landlords, who revel in
luxury in Fans or Madrid, from the
amide proceeds of the cultivated fractions
of their great estatea, to either increuse the
area of cultivation or throw their lands
upon the market. This evil of absentee
landlords is a serious one in Mexico, and tbe
absent landlords are in nearly all cases mem
bers of the reactionary party, which wel
oomed tha empires of Iturbide and Maxi
milian and the Frenoh protectorate and re
fuse to live at home under the government
of tbe republic.
A TRAIN RUN DOWN.
Many Passengers Injured But No One
Killed Outright.
Cincinnati, 0., March 23.—An Ohio
and Mississippi train from St. Louis, due
here this morning, arrived severed hours
late owing to a wreck at Odin, 111., where
the Illinois Central crosses the Ohio end
Mississi ppl. W bile the Ohio and Mississippi
train was crossing the Illinois Central tracks
a freight train on that road tore through it.
carrying away the day coach and the frout
end of a sleeper. There were seventeen
passengers in tbe day coach, all of whom
were injured, but none killed or fatally
hurt. The engineer of the Illinois Central
had tbe presence of mind to put out his fire
and thus prevented a conflagration. The
injured who were not able to travel were
oared for at Odin, but most of them con
tinued their journey.
A LUNATIC IN A LEGISLATURE.
Ho Puts tho Members to Flight ond
Raises Cain.
Jackson, Miss., March ‘23.— When the
legislature was assembling yesterday a
crazy man named Bryant took possession of
the state bouse for au hour and ran things
to suit himself. Several officers came to
arrest him, but with a big knife iu eaoh
hand he defied them and furiously cursed
the legislature. He finally ran down tha
steps and into the streets with hundreds of
people, including legislators and state
officials, fleeing before him. After getting
out of the crowd three policemen knocked
him down and landed him in Jail. He was
recently discharged from an asylum as
cured, but will be returned.
An Exodus of Negroes.
Mkmphis.Tknn.. Maroh 23.—A meeting
was held last nlqnit in Zion hall by about
2,000 negroes, who passed resolutions con
demning the lynching of Moss, Stewart
and McDowell on March 9 as a foul and un
justifiable murder and an outrage. Ne
groes are leavlug this locality in large num
bers for Oklahoma and other points, and •
general exodus is apprehended.
Colored Judges of Elections.
Hiawatha, Kas., Maroh 23.—For the
first time in tbe history of the city, and
possibly for tbe first time in Kansas, colored
men have bean appointed judges of elec
tions. Mayor Brewster has selected four
colored men, one from each ward, to serve
on election boards.
Canadian Pacific Strike Ended.
Montreal, March 23.—Tha great strike
.on the Canadian Pacific railway Is ended.
AU the men are to ba reinstated at once
and the wages in dispute are to bo referred
to a 00m mi ttee from the Brotherhood of Lo
comotive Engineers, who will decide what
tbe men shall be paid.
Grain Daalers Embarrassed.
Memphis, March 23. —E. C. Buokhan &
Cos., grain dealer* of this city, to-day filed a
deed of trust to John K. Hpeed and Lewis
Er e. Their liabilities are $106,363. Their
assets, oousistiug mainly of wheat, corn,
oats aud hay, amount to $56,280.
Suicide of a Lawyer.
Danville, Va.. March 23.—A private
telegram from Mot Springs, Ark., states
that liunry K. Barksdais, one of the most
prominent lawysrs of DauvUls, suot and
killed himself there to-dtqy,
