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< THE MORNING NEWS. i J Establish sol HM.lNoonpoßATrDl 88? > 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.