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j J. H. EBTILL, President. )
SILVER IN THE SENATE.
SENATOR MORGAN BRINGS THE
ISSUE TO THE FRONT.
He Expresses the Determination to
Make the Woul£-3e Dodgers Face
the Music —He Makes a Speech on
the Way Bullion la Piling Up In the
Treasury and Lays the Blame on
6enator Sherman.
Washington, April 4. — Candidate Hill
and Candidate Gorman were conspicuous
by their absenoe from the Senate to-day
while the Inquisitive Senator Morgan was
bolding the floor with the silver question In
his hand. They will breathe easier when
they read to-morrow morning that the Vice
President has rushed Senator Morgan's res
olution back on th ealendar until they
read that tbe wioked Senator Wolcott
threatens to bring them off tbe calendar
on Wednesday. Candidate Carlisle
and Candidate Palmar sat as solemnly
through it all as Candidate Sherman aud
Candidate Allison or ex-Candidate Cullom.
Senator Stewart was restrained with
difficulty from bringing up hie
free coinaga bill to-day, as he
bad threatened, by an urgent telegram
from Senator Aldrich, which did not want
auy of the republicans of the Senate to
bring forward that bill on the eve of the
Rho le Island election. But this natural
desire of Senator Aldrich to save appear
ances in Rhode Island, did cot restrain
Senators Stewart ana Toller from ignomin
ousiy declaring their purpose to press the
free coinage bill. There is no reason to
believe that it can be gotten serious con
sideration in either house again this ses
sion.
The free coinage men in the house who
were asking for a closure rule have
now gotten down to the point of asking
a simple rule of consideration
from Speaker Crisp, which they argue will
only put the bill where it was when, upon
his assurance that a oloeure rule should be
forthcoming, they permitted an adjourn
ment of tbe House that fateful Thursday
eight. But they are not likely to get
sitber.
DISCOMFITTED THE SILVER MEN.
The silver senators, who had counted on
prolonged discussion of the silver question
in tbe Senate upon the basis of Senator
Morgan's resolutions of inquiry, were some
what discomfittod when Senator Sherman
called attention to the fact that the rules
of the Senate required the resolutions to
take their place upon tbe cale dar at
the expiration of the morning hour. The
eiTect of this construction of the
rules would be to place the resolutions prac
tically out of reach of the silver men, un
less they have a majority willing to vote to
go to tbe calendar to-morrow aud take
them up for consideration. Consequently
the programme for discussion on the basis
of tbe Morgan resolutions has failed in exe
cution, and Senator Morgan himself could
not have continued his remarks to-day after
the hour of 2 o’clock except by courtesy of
the Seuato.
A NEW PLAN HIT UPON.
The silver men, however, a- e determined
to have ample discussion of the silver bill,
and have hit upon another plan to carry
out their idea. According to the last pro
gramme Mr. Teller will, withiu a day or
: wo, call up his joint resolution providing
for an international monetary conference.
This measure Is now on the calendar of the
Beuate, accompanied by a favorable and
unanimous report from the commit
tee on finance. The silver men
do not see how any of their op
ponents can vote in the negative
when the question is put (and even Senator
Sherman is on record as voting In its favor),
■‘Shall the joint resolution be taken up for
consideration J” and of course the vote upon
this question oould not commit any Bena-or
for or against free silver coinage. 'Onos be
fore the Senate the joint resolution oould be
kept pending as tbt unfinished business for
such time as individual senators cared to
Bpeud in its discussion. Meanwhile Senator
Btswart’s motion, of which he gave notice
la>t week, to take up the free silver coinage
bill, is to be held In abeyance.
J MEETING OF THE SILVER COMMITTEE.
The executive committee of the national
silver committee has issued a call for a
m-eting of the national silver committee to
consider among other things the propriety
of calling another national silver conven
tion with a view to more thorough organiza
tion of all who favor the rest u ation of free
bimetallic coinage in the United States.
The meeting will be held in Washington.
April 30.
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
By the Associated Press.
Washington, April 4.— The expectation
of an interesting dijeusaion on the silver
question tiased upon Mr. Morgan’s resolu
tions Instructing tha committee on finance
ti examine into aud report upon certain
phases of the subject seemed to have no par
ticularly attractive power on the general
Public, for the Senate galleries had even
k'i than the usual number of spectators
*hsn the session of to-day began. T here
* lB a fair attendauce of sona
*ors, but Mr. Morgan’s own seat
” il occupied. The Vice President
Mdng mq betore the Bena e Mr. Mor
n's resolutions, that senator expresse 1
“s willingness to let them go over till to
morrow, so as uot to stand in tho way of
“e Indian appropriation bill, on condition,
t-r-Bvcr, that he should be allowed to call
t ®up to-morrow, and to address the
estate.
J ir. Sherman remarked that when the
™qusslon was interrupted at 2 o’clock the
"Solutions would have to go on the oalen
ar - and could then only be taken up on
“ hon. That was the rule, and if the sen
tor from Alabama asked that byunani
in tl* CcnseDt 'h® resolutions should stand
l‘ “ 9 w y of other morning business, so
? 3 any Jsenator desired to speak on the
Prolific topio of silver, he had respectfully
K object.
V . M ;- Morgan—l most respectfully object to
L? r , taking me off the floor so as to got your
L r before the Senate. (The bill wbloh Mr.
_-®rrn an had asked to have taken from the
f w oa< &r anc * acted on was that for a uni
0| ™ sttt ndardof classification and gr iding
V o' corn an d oais. barley and rve.)
—The bill whic i I ask the
Mte to tako up is one to which there is
y'bjectton.
d.iT • Stow urt—l object to your cutti :g off
ussion on the silver question.
th(.- r Uawea —I do uot desire to stand In
S 6r ,.W of the universal courtesy of the
tan 1 ther ® f ore. if the senator from Ala
his r' | res to go on with the discussion of
In A°‘ ution no *i I will not interpose the
appropriation bill.
ai' l , Jt ' Kau thereupon took the floor to
W 0 , tt>o Senate, but yielded to Mr.
*fMr, w h° gave notice that he would
lY(va SS , Senate on the Bllver question on
Mr w“ y next '
that V 1!?°“ °hjected to any arrangement
tLs i d interfere with consideration of
Mr u° n the calendar,
hot p ' alor kan informed him that ho was
m cn . o P°'>ng to speak under any arrange
lie i[L. ;ut , u dor the rules of the Beuate.
6t ruc ‘. thut the subject was one which
“ e a - l e:ition of tbe senators in an
alarming way be on use tha people of the
United States were very earnest in their de
sire to hare some relief from the existing
financial conditions and embarrassment. He
knew that the behest of party stood in the
wav of free expression of opinion in the
Senate on tbe question of free coinage of
silver. He proposed to strip tbe mask off
tha faces of these party men and to make
them look the matter dead iu the face.
BIT TING BUT NOT COINING.
He had written a letter to the director of
tbe mint last Saturday asking him some
questions as to the action of the treasury
under the silver bullion purohase aot of 1890
and had a letter In reply, iu whiah a state
ment was made, in substance, that the coin
age of silver bullion purchased under that
aot was disoretionary with the Secretary of
the Treasury. The ooiuage of silver dollars
had, in fact, Mr. Morgan said, stopped, and
the Idea was repudia'ed iu the treasury that
oongress, in tho act of 1890, did anything
more than merely grant discretionary per
mission to the Secretary of the Treasury
to coin as much of the bullion
purchased under that act as he
might consider neoessary. The provision
for the redemption of certificates used in
purchases under that act meant, on Its face,
as construed falrlv and properly, and as un
derstood at the time of its passage , that to
provide for the redemption of tbe dollar
note there must be u silver dollar coined aud
made up ready for redemption—and so
with the millions. But the Secretary of
the Treasury, in practice and in theory', bad
adopted a rule in his department by whioh
it wa held that it was entirely discretion
ary with him what amount he should e xiu,
and when he should coin it. The object
of the act of 1890 had been expressed
in these words: “It being the es
tablished policy of the United
States to maintain the two metals on
a parity with eaoh other on the present legal
ratio.” What did congress mean, he asked,
by putting than language in the act?
PILING CP THE BULLION.
Mr. Butler—ls it true that the monthly
purchase of silver is still going on, and that
the bullion is being plied up in the treasury?
Mr. Morgau—Yes, $50,000,000 worth a
year. 1 want to know what we are going
to do with the bullion when there gets to be
$100,000,000 worth in the treasury.
Mr. Shermiu suggested chat as long as
silver bullion was purohasod certificates
would continue to be issued against it.
“When does tho senator from Ohio pro
pose to stop this piling up of silver bullion
in the treasury ? Where does he propose to
put the limit of accumulation of silver
looked up and Sept within prison bars and
out of competition with gold ? What dispo
sition will ho make of it?”
Mr. Morgan argued that the plain inten
tion of ths law of 1690 was that- all the sil
ver purchased by virtu# of its provisions
should be coined. Iu the oourse of his argu
ment Mr. Morgan remarked incidentally
that one of the consequenoet of the
defoat of free silver legislation would
be the nomination of ex-President
Cleveland, but Mr. George interposed the
remark that he had his doubt about that.
He also reterred to Mr. Bherman as being
in the lead of a large faotion of the Demo
cratic party of the United States as well as
of the Republican party.
At 3 o’clock the unfinished business wm
laid aside, and Mr. Morgau was allowed to
proceed with his speech. In the course of
it he referred to Mr. Cleveland as having
come to the presidency with a sort of Wall
street congestive chill on him. as commenc
ing to prophesy evil, and as throwing tbe
whole weight of his administration against
silver, beginning with a letter which he ad
dressed to the members of congress before
his inauguration, in which he begged them,
by all the saints in the calendar, to suppross
and destroy silver ooinage.
SHERMAN FAILS TO ANSWER.
He agaiu brought up the charge that Mr.
Bherman was responsible for tho demon
etization of silver in 1873, hut Mr. Sherman
wae probably not in the chamber at the
time, at all events ho paid no attention to
the so often repeated and so often denied
charge. Mr. Morgan, in conclusion, said
that he would let the act of 1890 stand, but
he would make it compulsory on the Secre
tary of the Treasury to coin the silver
bullion purchased. If the senators
could only forget ex-President Cleveland
and Senator Hill and Senator Carlisle and
Senator Cullom and Senator Allison and
the other great and good men who were
aspiring to the presidency of the United
States and the honorable senator from
Ohio (Mr. Sherman), if he had not discarded
all such pretensions, if the senators could
discard their friendliness for these aspira
tions and .would come together and lock
their hands on the silver question and say
they would do all that wisdom aud devoted
love of country suggested, there would be
no more trouble about the silver question.
Mr. Morgan spoke for three hours.
SHERMAN MOVES TO TABLE.
As soon as he resumed his seat Mr. Bher
man rose and said that he did not intend to
enter on a discussion of the silver question,
but he wished to have the sense of the Sen
ate whether the senators were to have a
silver debate; and in order to have that
question settled definitely he proposed to
move to iay the resolutions on the table.
Mr. Teller —The senator can hurdly take
advantage of us in that wav.
Mr. Sherman—l do not propose to take
any advantage.
Mr. Allison asked the Vice President as a
point of order whether the resolutions had
not parsed from consideration of the Senate
and had not gone to the calendar at 2 o’clock,
the senator from Alabama having been al
lowed, by courtesy, to proceed with his re
marks.
The Vice President expressed the opinion
that under the rules the resolutions had
gone to the calendar.
Mr. Bherman —Then they cannot be taken
up except on motion.
THE SILVER MEN DETERMINED.
In a colloquy following, Mr. Teller de
clared that Mr. Sherman could never pre
vent discussion of the silver question in the
senate unless he secured a clotsure rule,
which he had failed to do last year and
would fail to do again it he renewed tho at
tempt. The stiver men proposed to address
the Senate, aud would ao it, if not on Mr.
Morgan’s resolutions, then on any other mo
tion or business that might come up.
Mr. Sherman spoke for half au hour in
reply to Mr. Morgan’s argument. He de
nied any desire to limit tbe debate on the
silver question, but he insisted that tho
Senate should observo due order In its pro
ceedings. The Senate had other important
business on hand and the question was
whether It should all be laid aside to take up
this question. Referring to Mr. Morgan’s
closing remarks that he would uot do away
with the act of 1890 Mr. Sherman said he
believed, after all, that the law of 1890,
although misconceived by the gold men and
by tue silver men, may be made the basis of
a firm financial structure which will give
us monev equal in purchasing power, not
only in every part of the United States, but
in every part of the habitable globe.
Mr. Htewart quoted from Secretary Fos
ter’s New York speech, condemned it in
strong torms and then made a sp-ech on tho
general subject of silver. At the close of
his remarks the matter went over, Mr.
Morgan’s resolutions being placed on the
oalendar under the rules. They can be
called up when any senator asks the privi
lege of speaking upon them, and will be
taken up on Wednesday, when Mr. Wolcott
proposes to address the Senate.
After a brief executive session the Senate
adjourned.
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, ABRIL 5, 1892.
EXCLUSION OF CHINESE.
THE HOUSE PASSES THE BILL BY
A VOTE OF 170 TO 43.
Chairman Springer Enters the Cham
ber for the First Time Since His
Illness Representative Bryan of
Nebraska Heads the Chairman’s
Bpeech on the Free Wool Bill.
Washington, April 4. —The most sweep
ing of all the Chinese exolusion acts was
pressed through the House to-day and is like
ly to bo passe 1 through tbe Senate,this being
a presidential voar and both parties being
afraid of it. It will simply, it it beoomes
a law, and it is fully expeoted that I’resl
dent Harrison will not veto It, canoel all
our treaties with China aud suspend our
diplomatic relations with that country. It
will not only shut Chinese out of America,
but Amerioans out of Cbiua. Missionaries,
merchants, travelers, all classes of Ameri
cans will be excluded by the retaliatory
measures which will be taken by
tho Chinese government before thirty
days have elapsed from the time
tbe bill becomes a law, tho Chinese legation
being promptly withdrawn from Washing
ton. The Chinese government, through its
minister, has protested officially through
Secretary Blaine to the President, and un
officially, through the newspapers, to con
gress, against the violation of our treaty
obligations, and has plainly warned this
oountry of the Inevitable consequences. No
one expects war between tho two oountries
as a direct result of tbe passage of tha ex
clusion act, but indirectly it may very well
result, either from the ensuing complications
or friction, if not from a deliberate attempt
on our part to force our way Into China.
The passage of the bill by the House was
deplored to-night by meu who vote l for it
under tbe stress of polltioal necessity,
THE VOTE ON THE MEASURE.
By the Associated Press.
Washington, April 4. —In his prayer
this morning the chaplain of the House In
voked the divine protection upon those fam
ilies which had been rendered homeless by
the tempests in the west and by the fire in
New Orleans.
Mr. Geary of California moved to suspend
the rules and pass the bill to absolutely pro
hibit the entry of Chinese persons into the
United States.
A second to Mr. Geary's motion was or'
dered by a vote of 153 to 14. Mr. Hooker
of Mississippi and Mr. Hitt of Illinois op
posed the bill, and Messrs. Hermann and
Gseary and Cutting of California advocated
its passage.
A motion to suspend the rules was agreod
to, and the bill was passed by a vote Of 179
yeas to 43 nays. The negative vote was
cast by Messrs. Alexander, Andrew, Bee
man, Belknap, Beltzhoovar, Burger,
Bro-tns, Buehnell, Chatham, Coburn,
Coolidge, Craig of Pennsylvania,
Culberson, Curtis, English, Pipes, Flick,
Grady, Oreenleaf, Harter, Heard, Hemp
hill , Henderson of Illinois, Herbert, Hitt,
Hooker of Mississippi, Hopkins of Illinois,
Johnson of Indiaua, Johnson of North
Dak da, Lawson of Georgia, Little, Lodge,
Miller, Perkins, Post, Powers, Randall,
Robinson of Pennsylvania, Stevens, Stock
dale, Btorer, Stout and J. D. Taylor—43.
Mr. McMillln of Teunessee arose and
moved that tho House go into oommlttee of
the whole for consideration of
the free wool bill. But be
fore that motion was put he
wished to ask the favor of the House. As
was well known, Mr. Springer, the chair
man of the ways and means committee,
had been stretched upon a bad of sickness,
and had been unable to attend the sessions
of the House. Tho general debate had been
closed, but he did not think that there
would be objection toallowing Mr. Springer
to proceed for thirty or thirty-five minutes.
Of oourse there was none, neither was there
any to the courteous request made by Mr.
Burrows of Michigan, that Mr. Springer
proceed without limit. Mr. MoMilliu's mo
tion was agreed to, and Mr. Blount of Geor
gia took tho chair.
MR. SPRINGER ENTERS.
Then from the lobby door to the right of
tbe chair entered Mr. Springer, weak and
feeble, but looking better than many of his
colleagues expected. With firm step he
ascended to the speaker's desk where be was
cordially greeted by Mr. Blouut, while
round after round of applause from both
sides of the House evinced his personal
popularity. Leaning noon the arm of Mr.
Bryan of Nebraska he descended from
tho rostrum and took his seat behind
a magnificent array of floral tributes which
kind friends had sent to manifest their
ploasnro at his return to tbe arona of use
fulness. After a few moments of congratu
lations had passed Air. Springer arose and
said that he bad intended to make extended
remarks upon the tariff question, but that
bis physician hud absolutely prohibited his
doing so. With the indulgence of the House
he would ask tho gentleman from Nebraska
(Mr. Bryan) io read a tew statements he
had prepared. Mr. Brvan then, in a clear
voice, read the speech Mr. Springer would
havo delivered had he t een able. The speech
was warmly applauded.
BUT LITTLE DIFFERENCE IN PRICE.
Mr. Springer argued that tho price* of
American and corresponding grades of
foreign wool are so close together in the
markets of the United States and Great
Britian that the American producer of
wool cannot sell abroad at a profit aud he
must await the pleasure of woolen
manufacturers, who are his sole patrons,
and taka such price* as may be fixed
iu the home market, which prices will
always be determined by tho demand and
supply. iJomestio wool therefore Is con
rtnod to a limited market. Its only pur
chasers ore American manufacturers. They
purohase only what they cun use to ad van
tag'. The remainder is left in the market or
in the hands of the producers, and if there
is a large yield prices must of ne
cessity be depressed. The high pro
tective tariff on wool has a direct
effect of limiting the demaud for
American wools for tho reason that under
such tariffs neither domestic wools nor do
mestic manufactures of wool can be ex
ported and sold at a profit; and that amount
only of domestic wool will ba purohasod
ana consumed which will be required to
mix with foreign wo I, which must housed to
produce the required quality and quantity
of goods to supply the home market.
don’t compete.
Thus it will be seen that tho foreign wool
used In this oountry by manufacturers does
uot coine int - competition with domestic
wool. One is a complement of the other,
just as wood and iron in vehioles are com
plements of each other, a given amount of
each being required to complete the finished
product. That which most competes with
domestio wool is shoddy, every pound of
which used in the manufacture of woolen
goods displaces one pound of sooured
wool and three pounds of wool (a the grease.
Mr. Springer quoted from an artlolo by
Charles F. Avery, published in the bulletin
of tbe National Association of Wool Manu
facturers of December, 1891, and from
statistics and arguments used by 8. N. D.
North, who is not only a special agent of
the census offioe in charge of the statistics
of wool manufactures, but also secretary of
the National Association of Wool Manu
facturers, whose principal office
is at Boston, to support his
contention that the prioe of wool in the
United States varies not in accordance with
the tariff on wool, but in sympathy with
the prioe of wool in the markets' of the
world. that it* value here is determined
primarily by its value in those market*. A
large part of Mr. Springer’s speech consist*
of quotations from the authori
ties above named and other
protectionist publications, aud from these
ha demonstrates that the pending bill is iu
tbe interest of the wool grower as well as
the wool manufacturers, but it it especially
in the interest of the American consumer.
increases the consumption.
In conclusion Mr. Bpringer said:
Mr. Chairman: I desire to call attention to
the fact that the plaoiug or raw sugar on the
free list and the corresponding reduction of
duty on rellned sugar by the act. of oct. !, 1890,
caused an increased consumption of sugar to
the amount of 23 90-100 per Centura during the
year 1891, tho first year after its passage The
passage of the pending bill will havo a similar
effect. It will cause increased consumption of
woolen goods to an equal amount. Such an
increase in consumption of woolen goods
would, during the first year after its passage,
cause a demand tor 597 more woolen establish
ments and cause 971 establishments, which were
idle during 1890, to lie started up again. It will
demand anlnornase of capital in such estab
lishments to the amount of $74,000,000; an In
crease in the materials to be used to the
amount of $48,000,000; an increase of $80,000,-
000 in the product of woolen goods; a demand
for 61,000,1100 pounds more of domestic wool,
aud for 97,000,000 pounds more of foreign wool.
It will give employment in woolen factories to
52,000 more hands; and will increasethe amount,
of wages to be paid to such hands to the
amount of $18,000,000 With the Increased de
mand for wool, the prices of wool will increase
and with tho increased demand for lab nr, vragrg
will also increase. Boss this bill and thousands
of feet, heretofore bare, and thousands of limbs
heretofore naked, will he clothed in suitable
garments, and the condition of all the people
will be improved. Those who favor its passage
may be assured that they have done something
to promote tbe general weal, something to
scatter plenty over a smiling land.
Tbe general debate being rinsed the com -
mittee took up the bill by paragraphs for
amendment and alscuseion under the
5-miuute rule,
Mr. Burrows of Michigan moved to strike
out from the first paragraph the provision
which places "all wools” on the free list.
Tho discussion was continued by Messrs.
Breckinridge of Kentucky, McMillin,
O'Neill of Missouri, and Soott in opposition
to the amendment, and by Messrs. Dingley,
Mllllken and Doan iu its advocacy.
There was au unusually large number of
members in attendance, but they paid little
or no attention to the debate. The oonfu
sion was very great; so great, in fact, that
at one lime Mr. Burrows suggested that the
committee nse and tbe House adjourn in
order to enable tbe members to carry on
their conversation wltnout being inter
rupted by the speaker.
Without taking a vote upon Mr. Burrows’
amendment the committee rose aud the
House adjourned.
CONSPIRACY CASES.
The Supreme Court Affirms a Decision
From Texas. 4
Washington, April *4.—ln the. United
States supreme court to-day the conspiracy
case against Waggoner, Waliaoe and Logan,
from Texas, was decided against the three
named defendants. They formed part of a
lynching party whioh attempted to take
from United States officers four brothers
named Marlow, who had surrendered to the
officers and who wore being tronsferred
from one county to another for safer cus
tody. Although the Marlows were manacled
they showed fight to such good purpose
that they wrested arms from their assail
ants and drove them off. Two of the Mar
low brothers were killed and the other two
wounded, and several of the lynobers were
left ou the battle field.
INDICTED FOR CONSPIRACY.
Waggoner, Wallace aud Logan, with
others, were indicted for conspiracy aud
convicted under the seotion of the Revised
Statutes providing that if two or more per
sons conspire to intimidate any citizen in
the free exercise of any right given him by
the constitution they shall tie liable to trial,
and, on conviction, to punishment by a fine
of $5,000 and imprisonment for not exceed
ing ten years. Tho maximum penalty of tbe
law was imposed. The case came before
the supreme court on an appeal from the
United States court for the Northern dis
trict of Texas. The main question was
whether or not the right of a citizen of the
United States in custody of a United States
marshal to answer an Indictment against
him to be protected against lawless violence
is a right secured to him by the constitu
tion or laws of the United States. The
court, in an opinion by Justioe Gray, an
swered the question in the affirmative and
affirmed the dooision of the district oourt.
Justice Lamar dissented.
A CONSPIRACY CASE FROM GEORGIA.
The court also pag*ed upon tho case of tho
United States, plaintiff iu error, vs. George
Manges, Dennis Alexander, Isaac Smith aud
Charles Porter, brought here from tha cir
cuit court of the United States for the
Northern district of Georgia. This was
also a conspiracy case, the men named
being oharge i with o nsptriog to prevent a
man named Joseph Wright from testifying
in a “moons line" case a id with murdering
him after he had testified. The appeal
taken by the United States was dismissed
on the ground that no right of appeal ex
isted iu the form in which the case came
P-
BECHETS OF THE SENATE.
No Foundation for tho Charge Against
Clerk Young.
Washington, April 4.— ln executive ses
sion of the Senate to-day there was brief
reference to the case of Executive Clerk
James R. Young, who was accused of be
traying executive secrets. A majority of
the Senate appears to have reached tho con
clusion that Mr. Youug w as wrongfully ac
cused, and tbe proposition to in
vestigate the matter came to
naught when it was ascertained that no
senator was able to make a oharge with
even tbe faintest probability as a founda
tion. Neither of tbe Pennsylvania senators,
who are particularly interested In the case,
were present when the subject was broached
this aiternoon, so no action was taken and
tho session wa3 devoted to the consideration
of nominations.
Naval Appointments.
Washington, April 4.— The President
to-day nominated Medical Director John
Mills Browne to be surgeon general and
ohief of the bureau of medicine and surgery
i.i the navy with the rank of commodore;
Commodore James A. Greer, to be rear ad
miral; Capt. Henry Erben, to be commo
dore.
Purchases of Bllver,
Washington, April 4.—The offers of
sliver at the treasury department to-day
aggregated 886,000 ounces. The amount
purchased was 494,000 ounces at .8783 cents
@.8785 cents.
The Anti-Options Bill.
Washington, April 4.— The anti-options
bill was to-day reported to the House from
the committee on agriculture aud was
placed on the calendar.
GEORGIA’S LUMREIITRUST
ALL BUSINESS TO BE DONE
THROUGH AN EXCHANGE.
All the Mills In the Combine to Bind
Themselves Not to Undersell the
Price Fixed by the Executive Com
mittee Overproduction to be
Guarded Against by Closing Down
Mills.
Macon, Ga., April 4.—-The! Georgia
Lumbermen’s Association met in Maoon to
day and organized a lumbermen's exchange,
which is in reality a gigantic trust, to have
its headquarters iu Macon. Forty-five of
ttie most prominent milllug interests in the
state aud $30,000,000 of invested capital
were represented. 8. li. Weston of Albany
was in the chair, with Merritt W. Dixon of
Savannah as secretary.
A committee was appointed to draw up a
plan for the organization of the exchange,
and reported at the afternoon session, ad
vising the organization of local branches,
each with an executive committee, which,
combined, will form a general oommlttee
who shall elect a secretary, with an offioe Iu
Macon.
to transact all business.
Through this executive committee and
secretary the entire lumber business will be
controlled. The report was approved.
Tbe general executive committee will
meet in Maoon April 19, aud will
eleot a president, six vice presidents and a
secretary. Tne plan proposed is that all
orders come to the secretary, who is to dis
tribute them impartially, the prices to tie
uniform and fixed by the executive commit
tee, each mill agreeing not to undersell the
fixed price. The combine thus formed is
intended to eliminate the commission men,
all mills cutting for the exchange and thus
throning the middlemen out of work.
what a lumberman says.
A prominent lumberman said to-day:
“This will be tbe saving of our business.
Heretofore the supply cut lias been more
than the demand. Four hundred million
feet of lumber are cut annually, glviug
employment to 20,000 hands. In the future
the mills will shut down when the supply is
too large, tho central committee to deoide
which mills are to shut down and at what
loss. The other mills will be assessed pro
rata, according to their size, to make up the
loss. The central office will probably bo
in’operatlon by May 1."
MILTON NEARLY WIPED OUT.
Fire Destroys Nearly Every House in
the Place.
Mobile, Ala., April 4. Yoaterday
morning early firs destroyed nearly every
house in Milton, Banta Rosa county,
Florida. The (lames originated in the resi
donee of R. R. Shepard. There was no ap
paratus for staying the conflagration. The
Creary store, oourt house aud adjoining
property wore saved. The burned buildings
wore those of George A. Creary, 8.
F. Curtis, oonftfctioner; H. A.
Sweeting, jeweler; S. J. Htewart & Cos.,
general merchandise; J. J. Wainlz, general
merohant; J. A. A. Chaffin, general mer
chant; C. E. McDougal, drugs; Harris &
Nicholson, geuoral merchants; L. L. Blake,
undertaker; D. F. Williams & Cos., general
merchants; George it. Newman, R. 8. Rob
ertson & Cos .( confectioners; John Rob
ertson, camp supplies; L. J. I'errio
not, lawyer; Allen & Johnson, drugs;
I)r. C. O. Chunn, James Amos, Mrs. Mary
Milligan, hotel; John Oarlowltz, postofflee;
F. aud A. M. Library, public library, Good
Templars lodge, C. E. Weeks, John
Klumpor, photographer; Mrs. M. D.
Jernigan, James Allmger, Mrs. M. D.
Monroe. The total damage It estimated at
$85,000. The insurance is $33,400.
A TORNADO IN KANSAS.
Two Persons Killed and Blx Houses
Demolished at Cherryvale.
Kansas City , Mo., April 4. —A special
to the Star from Cherryvale, Kas. ,says the
country a mile east of Cherryvale was
struck by a tornado about 10 o’clock last
night aud half a dozen houses were demol
ished, two people, names unknown, lielng
killed. In Cherryvale a woman was killed
by lightning, but the wind did not touch
the town.
Dexter, in Cowley county, is also re
ported to have suffered from the wind.
The Western Union wires are down. The
Indications point to the probability of an
other wind storm before night. The barom
eter is steadily falling, the sky is brassy and
a strong south wind is blowing. An Inky
black cloud is said to be hanging over the
section southwest of Arkansas City and the
local weather bureau predicts more storms.
Two additional deaths have occurred at
Towanda from Injuries received in Tuesday
night's storm.
AN ILLINOIS TOWN WIPED OUT.
Fairfield. 111., April 4.—A report has
just reached here that tbe town of Barnhill,
seven miles south, was almost entirely
washed out by a cyclone this after
noon. It is thought no one was fatally In
jured, though several were eald to be badly
hurt. No further particulars have been re
ceived.
BEHIND SEA'S SEASON.
A Conferonce Between Harrison,
Blaine and Foster.
Washington, April 4. —Secretary Blaine
and Gen. Foster had a conference with
President Harrison this morning in regard
to the arrangements for a closed season in
Boring sea this year, and the President de
voted a groat part of the day to considera
tion of that subject, denying himself to all
other visitors. It is understood that the
negotiations for a modus vivendi are neor
a conclusion and that when the compact Is
signed arrangements will be made to ex
change the ratification of the arbitration
treaty.
District of Columbia Kxpenaea.
Washington. April 4.—The District of
Columbia appropriation bill was reported
to the Senate to-day from the appropria
tions committee. It calls for $5,343,661, of
which one-half is payable by the United
States and one-balf by the tax payers of the
District of Columbia,
Postmasters Confirmed.
Washington, April 4.—The Senate to
day oonfirmed the nominations of the fol
lowing postmasters: A. 8. Hardman, at
Leesburg, Fla.; A. F. Holt, at Val
dosta, Ga
Canada's Cotton Combine.
Montreal, April 4.—The company
which has just completed the purchase of
all tbe cotton mills in Canada proposes to
curtail tbe production somewhat aud also
toobeapenthe cost, if possible. It L be
lieved that some of the mills will be closed
down for a time.
DYNAMITERS AT MADRID.
Two Mon Arrested When About to
Blow Up the Chamber of Deputies.
Madrid, April 4. —The police here hod
warning that an attempt would be made to
blow up tbe Chamber of Deputies and
watohed tho men suspected. To-day at 4
o’clock both conspirators left their
house, each carrying uuder his
eriu a small parcel of the
shape of a bottle wrappod in paper. The
polioe shadowed them until they reached
the Cortes building, whore both
were seen to place themselves
before the door leading to the
Chamber of Deputies, by which the presi
dent and oliamboraud Brainier Canavosdel
Castillo usually entered. The polioe then
arrested the plotters.
fought like a demon.
One was a Frenchman of herculean
strength. He fought hard, but was finally
knocked down and overpowered. Both men
were immediately handcuffed. When
eonrehed they were found to have in their
posbessicn conical bombs inclosed in cast
iron cases eight inches long by
three broad. A yellow fuse simi
lar to that used by smokers was
attached to the bombs, which were bound
tightly compressed by steel wire for tho
purpose of increasing the strength of the
explosion. The bombs eaoh weighed eight
pounds. The fuse was so adjusted as to
burn three minutes before exploding tho
charge. Tbe bomos have uot been care
fully examined ns yet, but tliev appear to
be loaded with enough dynamite to blow up
the whole Cortes.
LOOK LIKE WORKMEN.
The two prisoners have the apiiearance of
workmen. Immediately upon being ar
rested they were convoycd to the ministry
of the interior, whore they underwent a
most searching examination. A document
was found on the prisoner* containing a
draft of the plan of action of the Cosmo
politan Society, aooording to which the
oouspirators were to blow up the Chamber
of Deputies, senate, law courts, council of
state, ministry of war, royal palace, and
bank of Spain. All this work was to be
completed before Mayday. The prisoners
are confined in separate cells. Each has
made a confession.
DURHAM’S MINE STRIKE.
Disastrous Mercantile Effeots Feared
in tha North of England.
London, April 4.—The effects of the
strike of the coal minors In Durham threaten
to be more deplorable tiian was anticipated
by any one who hus examined into the
trouble. The stocks of fuel in the large fac
tories are almost gone, and it is probable
that in a few weeks a number of heavy
failures will be announoed. There has never
been so grave a crisis in tbe history of the
trade and industry in the north
of England. All berths on the
Tyne are occupied by vessels made idle
by the strike, ami firms with a European
reputation are in jeopardy. Huge ooal
yards, formerly tha scone of the busiest ac
tivity and on whioh entire communities da
pended for their existence, are now idle.
The strike has alroadv done more harm
than any modern strike and its effects be
come worse daily.
A meeting of 30,000 Durham miners to
day adopted, with acclamation, a decision
to stand firm against a reduotiou of wages.
WALSALL’S ANAh.CH.STB.
Throe Given Ten and One of Them
Five Years’ Imprisonment.
London, April 4.—The Walsall anarch
ists, Frederick Charles, V.ctor Cailes,
Joseph Thomas Deskin and John Battola
were to-day found guilty at the Stafford
shire assizes of unlawfully and knowingly
having in their possession, or under their
control, certain explosivo substancos, under
such circumstances as to give rise to a
reasonable suspicion that they did not have
them iu their possession or under their con
trol for any lawful purpose.
John Wesley and William Ditchflald, who
were also tried on the same charge, were
acquitted.
Battola, Charles and Cailes were eaoh sen
tenced to ten years’ and Deakln to five
years’ Imprisonment,
MRS. MONTAGUE OONVIOTED.
she is Sentenced to Serve a Year at
Hard Labor.
Dublin, April 4.— Mrs. Annie Montague
of Cronmore ohuse, Londonderry, who
was tried here to day under the indictment
for causing the death of her 8-year-oid
daughter by cruol punishment, and for
cruelty to her three other children under
14 years at ago, was to-day oonvloted
of manslaughter, and sentenced to Im
prisonment for ono*yer at hard labor. The
oaso has become noted because of the con
spicuous family Involved, aud beoause it
has entered into the religious and polltioal
controversies in Ireland. The ease for tbe
oriwn consisted entirely of the -evidence
presented at the coroner’s inquest.
BUKNOB AYHK3 MORE QUIET.
Tho Fears of an Uprising Now Nearly
Dispelled.
Buenos Ayres, April 4.— The excite
ment that has prevailed here for some days
past in consequence of fears that the radi
cals wero about to attempt to overthrow
the government is quieting down, and It is
believed that the deolsive action of the
authorities in orderlug to tbe city large de
tHOhments of artillery and cavalry hus bad
the effect of putting a damper on any revo
lutionary ideas entertained bv the radicals.
To-day telegraphic and postal communica
tion is restored, and, save for the unusually
largo number of soldiers about tbe streets,
tho city wears its normal aspeot. It is be
lieved that no further trouble need be an
ticipated.
Lost With Two Hundred Lives.
Bt Petersburg, April 4.—lt Is reported
here that a steamer bound from the Persian
coast for Baku in the Black sea, with 200
passengers and a cargo of cotton, has been
lost with alt aboard. It Is said that tho
disaster was due to tho fact that the steamer
was greatly overloaded.
Porto Novo in Danger.
Paris, April 4.—Tbe government has re
ceived au official dispatch from Porto Novo
stating that the Dahomans continue to ad
vance toward the ooast and that they are
gaining large reinforcements to their ranks.
Tbe dispatch adds that it is expeoted they
will attack Porto Novo to-day.
Parish Councils.
London, April 4.—The House of Com
mons to-day, by a vote of 175 to 151, re
jected a motion in favor of the creation of
popularly elected parish oouncils to carry
out the provisions of the small holdings bill.
A Lockout in Staffordshire.
London, April 4.—The Staffordshire pot
tors and otiier manufacturers have decided
to lock out 25,009 workers, the latter refus
ing to submit their disputes with their em
ployers to a board of arbitration.
< daily, $lO a yea*,
■{ 5 CENTO A CUB Y. f
J WEEKLY,3I.2S A YEAR.
LIVINGSTON REPUDIATED
THE ALLIANCE FARMER THROWS
HIM OVERBOARD.
A Claim That the Men Who Wera
Moat Bitter m Denouncing Him Two
Years Ago Are Now Backing Him-
The Atlanta Herald Warns Demo
crats Against Him.
Atlanta, Ga., April 4. —President Liv*
iDgston of the alliance will bo officially re
pudiated by the Alliance farmer in it*
issue to-morrow. In an editorial on the
coming Douglasville meeting the paper
says:
It is announced that Col. Livingston wilt
make his opening speech here to the democracy
of the Fifth and will give the reason* for ties
position he now oecupio*. Two years ago OoL
Livingst n and .ledge Stewart appeared befor®
the same people. Upon one side eupportinjg
Col. Livingston was the combined power and in
fluence of the alliance, upon the other side sup
porting Judge Stewart were the enemies of th
alliance and the great reform movement, met*
who fought every Inch of ground coniested for
by this great order and who could not Ami
words strong enough to express their Condem
nation of the movement and tho principles it
advocated. Bo bitter was the light on tha
alilane# that it was expected that bloodshed
would result from the meeting. So bitterly
were these parties opposed to 001. Livingston,
that they did everything possible to get out atj
independent against him, aud when they tailed
fit this effort many of them supported the re
publican candidate, before they would vote fol?
Col. Livingston. Not only was this the case in
the Fifth, nut In other districts iu Georgia.
What are tho conditions under which tha
present sneaking will occur* Where arethia
men who were standing shoulder to Shoulder
with Col. Livingston then!- Are they baosniß
him now, and will they shout at his appearance t
Th > conditions havo changed. The men who
were willing to vote for a republican or any
body before Col Livingston are grooming hiug
now and it will lie under the wing of theßn mend
who oould not vilify him enough two years ago#
that ho will appear on April 13.
The Alliance Farmer .also publishes a
resolution indorsing the People’* party by
the alliance of Newtou county, Col. Living-*
ston’s home.
Congressman Livingston is in vory hard
luok just now. In addition to being thrown
overboard by the organ of the state alliw
anoe, the Herald, this afternoon iu a ring
ing editorial demands that the democrats oj
the Fifth district drop Col. Livingston and
place some other candidate iu the field for
congress, no mattor who, just so he tssworti
to be a democrat—or the third party or row
publican candidate will be elected.
HO WELL’B SECOND TRIAL.
The Slayer of McGrath Again Before
a Warren County Jury.
W xnKF.NTON, Ga., April 4.—The second
trial of Ashley Howell, charged with the
murder of Capt. W. J. McGrath here on
June 11 last, was oalled In tho superior
court here to-day. Not as many people
wero in attendance ns at the former trial.
The jury was secured in a short time, to
the surprise of all present. Tho jury con
sists of twelve steady and intelligent look
ing farmers.
The case was opened about 3 o’clock.
The same evidence as was given in the firs#
trial is being gone over ag xin. The staff*
will show tlie killing of McGrath by Howell
and the actions of Howell previous to the
killing.
CLAIMB OF THE DEFENSE.
The defense will show the attempts of
MoGrath to communicate with Mr. Howell
and the giving of preeents by him. Howell
mads a statement to the jury which was, in
sutwar.ee, that in killing McGrath bo had
sought to protect the honor of hit wife,
whom he thought to be as pure and guilt
less as a babe. The letter which McGrath
wrote, and which was tho direct cause of
tho killing, was identified as in McGrath’*
handwriting. The state introduced Mrs.
Howell’s lottera to Capt McGrath, whlcU,
wore vulgar in the extreme, reciting nu
merous times and places where they had
bad private meetings. The court adjourned
until to-morrow. Howell is looking welt
after his ten months’ confinement in th®
Richmond oourity jail and i* hopeful of an
aoqulttal.
GIRLS AS STAGE ROBBERS.
A Man, Hla Wife and Six Daughtorv
Under Arrest.
Salmon, Idaho, April 4.— Suspicion fop
some time has been directed against a fam
ily named Harvey as being the perpetra
tors of a number of stage robberies. Tha
faintly consisted of Harvey, his wife and sis
daughters. A trap was laid into which tha
stage robbers fell aud all were captured,
proving to be Harvey’s six daughters in)
men’s olothos. When the arrest was mad®
one of the girls weakened and told tb
whole story. She said she never liked tha
work aud was glad they were caught.
They were trained to it by their father and)
mother, and the proceeds were shipped east
for Bale so as not to excite suspicion iu the
country. Their show of force had always
made violence unnecessary and uone wa*
ever used.
DEATH IN THE RIVER
A Leaking Boat Ocats Three Faip
Females Their Lives.
Richmond, Va., April 4.—A speoial to,
the Dispatch from Abingdon says; “Yes
terday at Hal tv file, in the upper end of th®
oounty, two daughters of Worley Mussel-,
whlto, Misses Carrie and Nettie, aged 34!
and 17 respectively, and their littl*
4-year-old niece. May Musselwhit*, wera
drowned In the north fork of Rols
ton river. They wore attempting to cross
the river to visit friends. When about half
way across the boat began to leak and went
down before they could reach the bank.
The family is prominent aud extensively
connected in the oounty.”
NEW ORLEANS’ BIG FIRB.
The Lose of Cotton Now Estimated at
30,000 Balea.
New Orleans, La., April 4.—The ohief
supervisor of the cotton exchange reports
the total loss by yesterday's fire as 30,000
boles and in addition 4,000 bales are badly
damaged, but the extent of tho loss on tbe
latter 1* yet uncertain. No change will be
made in tbe stock total here on account of
tbe fire until an actual approximation, if
not actual figures, of tho entire loss can be
obtained.
Three Killed on the Rails.
Cincinnati, April 4.—A Charleston (W.
Vo.) special say*: “A freight tram on the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad struck a high
rock which had fallen on the track near
Roocevert Sunday morning. A dozen
freight cars were completely demolished
and the engine throwu into the river. En
gineer Buohanan, Fireman Browu and
Brakemau Clarkson are reported killed.
Paying Up Their Taxes.
Charleston, 8. C., April 4.—The rail
roads are paying up rapidly. To-day the
clerk of court received $37,000 taxes—
sl9,ooo from tho Northeastern and SB,OOO
from tbe Three C.’s road—making the total
payments to date (97,000.