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J K.FTABLIBHKD 1880. INCORPORATED 1888. V
J. H. ESTILL, President. J
MME. COTTU’S SENSATION
THE EXCITEMENT OVER TESTI
MONY NOT ABATING.
8b Was Actuated by a Desire to
Tell the Truth—Dismissal of a Police
Official—The Government to Ee In
terpellated The Cabinet Beyond
Hope of Despair by PatchworE—De
Lesseps’ Successor.in the Sues Canal
Directorate.
Paris, March 12.— The sensation caused
by Mme. Cottu’s testimony yesterday does
not abate. The attempt to propagate the
opinion that she was animated by a desire
to avenge the sentence of her husband
when she gave her evidence against the
government has failed completely The
Gaulois publishes on Interview with her, in
which she says she was actuated merely by
a determination to tell the truth regardless
of personal interests or domestio affections.
M. Soinoury, the police official who tried to
get from Mme. Cottu documents com
promising the royalist deputies, has resigned
from the directorship of the penitentiary
department. Police Commissary Niooile,
who arranged the interview between him
and Mme. Cottu. will be dismissed.
Deputy DeSpres has given notice
that he will interpellate the government in
the Chamber of Deputies as to Mme.
Cottu’s evidence. In the Senate M. Moris
will m ike a similar interpellation.
BEYOND HOPE OF REPAIR.
The cabinet crisis inaugurated by the
resignation of M. Bourgeois has been shown
to-dav to be beyond hope of repair by
patchwork. At the cabinet meeting this
morning the ministers agreed that every ef
fort should be made to induce M. Bourgeois
to reconsider his resignation, and iu the
hope that the effort would be successful It
was decided that no new minister should be
appointed until M. Bourgeois should have
given evidence in the assize court and
should have explained to the deputies his
position. If Minister Bourgeois should still
insist, then, upon his retirement, another
minister should be appointed, but this wa3
regarded as an improbable event of the
crisis.
This afternoon several ministers called
upon M. Bourgeois, but when the cabinet
reassembled this evening M. Ribot an
nounced that M. Bourgeois
HAD BEEN DEAF
to all argument and bad insisted that be
would not return to office.
Subsequently, at M. Ribot’s request,
President Carnot signed a decree giving to
M. Develle temporarily M. Bourgeois’ port
folio.
Henry Brisson insists upou his retirement
from the presidency of the parliamentary
commission of inquiry into the Panama
scandal. His principal reason for resigning,
he repeats, is the weakness of his health.
de lesseps’ successor.
Cairo, March 12.— M. Chevalier, of the
department of public debt, has been chosen
to succeed Charles de Lesseps, as a director
of the Suez Canal Company.
to day’s developments awaited.
The ministers are awaiting with intense
anxiesy the event of M. Bourgeois’ appear
ance on the witness stand iu the Panama
trial to-morrow. The general conviction is
that M. Soinoury would never have taken
the step he did without the cognizance of
the cabinet, and perhaps of M. Carnot. The
developments of to-morrow are awaited
with feverish expectancy. The excitement
to-day has not been exoeeded since the be
ginning of the Panama disclosures. It is
thought only good luok can save the Ribot
ministry.
SPAIN’S ELECTIONS.
How the Opposition Will Stand in the
Nekt Congress.
Madrid, March 12. —Official election re
turns shows the opposition in congress will
consist of 48 conservatives under Canovas
del Castillo, 15 conservatives under Senor
Silvela, 23 advanced republicans and 0 car
lists. The government has the support of
322 deputies. Several changes in the cabi
net are impending.
TO REMOVE THE CAPITAL.
The California Legislature Pass a Res
olution to That Effect.
Sacramento, Cal. , March 12.—The state
legislature last evening passed through
both houses a resolution to submit to the
people a constitutional amendment remov
ing the oapita! to San Jose, providing the
latter city shall deed to the state ten acres
of land and a bonus of $ 1,000,000. Tho
occion, though hasty, appears to have been
earnest. The immediate animus of the res
olution was an article in the Sacramonto
evening paper headed ‘‘Thank God, the
Legislature Will Soon Adjourn,” and pro
fessing to recite various misdeeds and mis
takes of the legislature, l'he article was
read in the Senate and the resolutions
promptly passed. Being transmitted to the
Assembly it first failed of the necessary two
thirds majority,but a call of the House was
ordered. The doors were closUd and the
sergeant-at-arms dispatched to arrest ab
sentees. A number were routed from t ed,
brought to the Assembly chamber and re
quired to vote.
SALE OF VAGRANT NEGROES.
One to Be Put on the Block at Kan
sas City Tuesday.
Kansas Citt, Mo., March 13. —A special
to the Times from Fayette, Mo., says:
‘'Next week Howard county will witness
the second sale of vagrant negroes within
her borders since the war. The victim this
occasion is George Winn. Tuesday rest,
•'aroh 14, at the south front door of the
court house, between the hours of 9 o’clock
iu the forenoon and 5 o’clock in the after
noon, he will be sold at public outcry for
rash in hand for a term of eix months to
the highest binder. Judge Boyd McCreary
will most likely be the auctioneer ou this
occasion. The first public sale of negroei
b'ok plaoe here Monday, March 28, 1592.
The sale was extensively advertised and
named much comment pro and con.
A BIG SUIT.
The Houston Heirs After a Block in
Houston Valued at $600,000.
Houston, Ten., March 12.—The heirs of
Sam Houston, “father of Toxas,” after
whum this town is named, entered suit yes
terday against the holders of a block of
of ground fronting the markot, one of the
m"t valuable blocks iu the city, worth
*!’ 0,000. The suit also includes accrued
rentals of $300,000 more. None of the Hous
r? n “® irs hve in this city. His son, ex-Sen-
Tempie Houston, is managing the case
*or the heirs, some twenty in number.
STRIKE OF THE ENGINEER?.
It Will Likely Be Declared Off at
Toledo To-day.
New York, March 12.—J. M. Ashley,
Jr., vice president of the Toledo,
Ann Arbor and Lake Miohigan
railway, on which road a strike
of the engineers is in progress, was in the
city to-night. He received two very im
portant telegrams from the scene of the
trouble to-night, which Indicate that the
strike will be speedily adjusted. One of the
dispatches was to the effect that the United
States court had decided that all railroads
in the territory of the Ann Arbor
roed must accept freight from
the Toledo, Ann Arbor and
Lake Michigan, and that an order to that
effect would bo issued by the oourt to-mor
row morning. Another telegram was from
ex-Congressman Ashley of Ohio, president
of the road, and staled that the strikers,
through Chief Arthur, were willing to de
clare the strike off if the road officials
would meet their employes as Individuals
and listen to their grievances. Vice Presi
dent Ashley, after relating these facts to a
reporter, said that he agreed to these terms
and would start immediately for Toledo to
treat with the employes. He said it could
be stated authoritatively that the strike
would be declared off at noon to-morrow,
DRAFTING IN DETECTIVES.
Toledo, 0., March 12. —The drafting in
by the Ann Arbor company late last night
of twenty-five special detectives has added
anew feature to the strike situation, which
is hourly becoming more serious. These
detectives were sent here from the Detroit
agency and are under direction of W. H.
Boyd, who was prominent in the
railroad troubles at Buffalo last
fall. Iu a very inflammatory interview
Boyd Eoundly berated the strikers and more
particularly the leaders, who, he said, were
the men who went around tho country in
citing disorder and violence. Boyd was
seen this morning by Mayor Emmiok and
the chief of police and a stormy meeting
ensued, in which the mayor told the detect
ive leader that his men would be arrested
on sight if they attempted to act. Boyd
replied that he would state what his men
were likely to do after he had a conference
with Manager Ashley of the Ann Arbor.
This conference is to take plaoe to-morrow
morning.
It is an assured faot that some of the de
tectives will be sent to Owosso, Mioh.,
where there has been some trouble between
non-union men and the strikers. The most
important developments to-day are to the
effect that there is a centraliza
tion of railroads in Toledo to
prosecute the weeding out of dissatisfied
employes, and if possible to settle the
threatened upheaval before the opening of
the world’s fair. This centralization is said
to be partly responsible for the bringing of
the special detectives.
CHICAGO’B SWITCHMEN.
A Majority of the Men Vote Against
Ordering a fetrike.
Chicago, March 12. The Chicago
switchmen will remain at work for the
present at least. This deoision was reached
at a meeting of the grievance committee
this afternoon. Every one of the thirty-two
Chicago roads was represented, and a ma
jority of the members voted against order
ing a strike. A mass meeting of switchmen
will be called for one day this week, at
which the deoision of the grievance oom
mittee will be presented and the whole mat
ter discussed.
Grand Master Wilson, of the Switch
men’s Aid Association, is much pleased with
the outcome of to-day’s meeting, as he be
lieves a strike at this time would be an in
judicious move. He declines, however, to
discuss the probability of a walk-out at
some more opportune time in the future. A
portion of the new men who had been
secured in anticipation of a strike will be
given employment during the world’s fair
rush. The others will be given transporta
tion home as soon as the railroad managers
are convinced that all danger of a strike is
past.
TREACEY VB. O’FARRELL.
Services Held Yesterday by Both the
Church Factions.
Swedesboro, N. J., March 12. —The ma
jority of the parishioners of St. Joseph’s
church, and especially the German ele
ment, responded to the call of Father Leahy,
the rector appointed in place of Father
Treacey.who was removed by Mgr. Satolli,
and assembled in Howell’s hall at 10 o’clock
this morning, where he gave them full ex
planation of affairs. He also read letters of
the apostolic delegate, Satolli, and
Bishop O’Farrell. Printed copies
of the letters were distributed
among the parishioners on the streets.
Father Treacey celebrated mass at the
home of Miss Julia Monahan to about one
third of his former congregation. Both
meetings were conducted in a quiet man
ner. Deputy Sheriff A. C. Garrison, in
whose hands the keyß of the church were
placed on Saturday, stood guard over the
church.
* IN3DBANCE LEGISLATION.
Tennessee to Require Deposits of
Bonds or Other Securities.
Chattanooga, Tknn., March 12.— The
Tennessee legislature has an important
measure to insurance companies before it.
An act has already passed two readings re
quiring a deposit of state bonds with the
state treasurer by insurance companies
doing business in the state. The act was
before the Senate on the third readipg
Saturday and provoked much discussion. It
wa-> finally referred back to the finance
committee, to submit the act amended so as
to require A deposit in state bonds or some
other Tennessee investment.
A KNIGHT OF HONOR SUIOIDfIa.
He Leaves Nothing to Indicate the
Cause of the Act.
Birmingham, Ala., March 12.— John G.
Hastings of Port Gibson, Miss., committed
suicide this morning at the Metropolitan
house with a revolver. Ho was organizer
for this district of the Knights of Honor,
and had been here several days on that
business. He left nothing to indicate the
cause of the deed. He was nearly 0 years
old, and left a wife and several children.
Ex-Treasurer Hyatt Dead.
Norwalk, Conn., March 12.—James
William Hyatt, United States treasurer
under President Cleveland’s former admin
i tration, died of a complication of Bright’s
disease, gout and other diseases, at his resi
dence on West avenue, shortly after 3
o’clock this afternoon, after a very long and
painful illness. He was aged 65.
A Coal Breaker Destroyed by Fire.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., March 12.—The
West End breaker at Mocanaqua, operated
by the West End Coal Compauy, was de
stroyed by fire this morning. Nearly 300
men and boys are th: own out of employ
ment for an indefinite time. The origin of
the fire is supposed to be incendiary. The
less is estimated at $40,000. It was par
tially insured.
SAVANNAH, GA„ MONDAY, MARCH 13, 189.:.
THREATENED BY FLOODS.
PENNSYLVANIA’S BTRBAMB BTILL
DANGEROUSLY SWOLLEN.
The Town of Port Deposit, Md., Inun
dated—Eight Feet of Water in the
Streets and Houses—Outhouses and
Everything Not Securely Fixed
Swept Away.
Philadelphia, Pa., March 12.— Reports
received to-night from various sections of
the eastern part of the state threatened by
floods show an abatement from the danger
of freshets In some places, and in others the
condition of the swollen rivers remains dan
gerous and in one instance the waters
burst their banks and inundated the town.
From Port Deposit, Md., comes the story
of a night of anxiety followed by a day of
flooded streets and houses. All yesterday
the people of the little Maryland
town watched the muddy waters of the
Susquehanna as they swept by and hourly
expected the river to overflow its banks and
find a channel for itself through the streets.
An ice gorge at Uonowingo, a few miles
above Port Deposit, was holding in chock
the great volume of water. The breaking
of this gorge was dreaded and when night
came on hundreds of people thronged the
banks of the river and watched and waited
for the coming torrents.
THE GORGE GIVES WAV.
At 2 o’clock the gorge gave way and the
flood, let loose, swept down, leaping the
banks and spreading through Port Deposit.
For a time the inhabitants did not know
whether or not the town would be carried
away and themselves drowned, but when
the waters had reaohed the bight of 8 feet
in the streets aud bouses it ceased to rise.
To-day tho flood has remained at the same
hight, and outhouses and everything not
securely fixed has been swept off.
The tracks ot the Port Deposit and Co
lumbia railway are covered for over a mile
and it will be several days before traffic can
be resumed.
No services were held in any of the
ohurohes to-day on account of the flood.
The situation is unchanged to-night. The
loss so far is $50,000.
15 FEET ABOVE HIGH WATER MARK.
Grand Rapids, Miuh. , March 12.
Grand river is 15 feet above high water
mark, and lacks but 10 inches of reaching
the point made in 1883, when the Dig log
jam took out every railroad bridge across
it. It rose all day to-day at the rate of 0
inches per hour, and at 10 o’olock to-night
the water became stationary. At 5 o’olock
this morning the first ice of the gorge at
Muir put in an appearance. The
abutments of two highway bridges have
been weakened by the ice aud logs. At 8
o’clock this morning the booms confining
the logs at the Michigan gbarrel factory
gave way and 2,000,000 feet of logs started
for Lake Michigan. The fiats and island
are Inundated, and it was with difficulty
the stock in the barns were rescued.
THE WRECK AT LONG ,BRANCH.
Ten Thousand People View the
fcteamer from the Shore.
Long Branch, N. J., Maroh 12.—Fully
10,000 people were to-day at the scene of
the wrecked steamer Wells City, at Bristol,
whioh went ashore here last night in a
heavy fog between Seabright and Long
Branch, and whioh lies in a good position
about 150 yards from the beach. When
the vessel struck about 7 o’olock the sea was
running very high and pounding hard
against the broadside of tno vessel. The
last man to leave the steamer was Capt.
Savage. He was taken off about 11 o'clock
by life savers from stations 3 and 4, which
are located near where the boat came ashore.
Nearly every member of the crew, wheu
taken off, was in an exhausted condition.
Capt. Savage said to-day that the weather
was the severest be had experienced iu a
number of years. On the day tho vessel
ran ashore the fog was thick and heavy. “1
consulted my charts frequently,” said Capt.
Savage, “but oould not determine where I
was. I had seeu no sun for several
days, and this bothered me. Soundings
were taken regularly, but I never ex
pected that we were so near tho shore.”
VIENNA GOWN3 THE RAGE.
They Are in Strangely Named Colors
Very Hard to Describe.
Washington, March 12.—Vienna gowns
are quite a fad here this spring, the young
women of the ultra fashionable set claiming
that they are much more swell and hand
somer than those from Paris. Some of the
new oolors are rather puzzling to the un
initiated, for instance to understand what
tints are meant by absinthe and oharlotte
russe. especially the latter, which may be
either green or yellow.
Then champagne is a color which would
puzzle any one to define, but the dress
makers say something like pink topaz with
a dash of orange in it describes it as well as
possible. Eminence is violet with a dash of
deep red. Lie de vin is a brownish crimson
and apricot has become a perfect sunset
pink. Jade green is quite the most de
sirable oolor at present.
THINNESS EE’S COAL AND IRON CO.
Deßardelaben to Succeed ex-Senator
Thomas C. Platt as President.
New York, March 12. Ex-Senator
Thomas C. Platt confirmed the report to
night that he is soon to step out of the
presidency of the Tennessee Coal and Iron
Company. Henry Deßardelaben will be
elected president at the annual meeting of
the compauy. The arrangement, which is
entirely amicable, was decided upon a year
ago, when tho Deßardelaben Iron and Steel
Company joined hands with the Tennessee
Coal and Iron Company. The directors of
the company will meet to-morrow and com
plete arrangements for the buildiog of a big
steel plant In Birmingham, Ala.
DAUGHTERB OP THU REVOLUTION.
The Statement That They Will Exclude
Collateral Descendants Premature.
Washington, Maroh 13.—The statement
that the Society of the Daughters of tho
American Revolution had voted to exclude
collateral descendants is at least premature.
The question is to be submitted for dis
cussion to all chapters during the present
year, and a final vote will be taken at the
next in February, 1894. During
the coming year ail such applicants wilt be
accepted as they have been heretofore.
The Georgia Offices-
Washington, March 12.—A1l efforts to
?;et the Georgia delegation together on the
Georgia offices have failed. Senator Gordon
feels confident that Mr. Trammell will be
appointed collector of internal revenue at
Atlanta and Ortis is to be his deputy. CaDt.
Wheaton has arrived.
BAN KER CLEWS' VIEWS.
The Financial Outlook as Seen From
Wall Street.
New York, March 11.— In our last
weekly review of the situation in Wall
street, we indicated an improvement in
symptoms and a tendency toward a calmer
feeling. This drift has been without inter
ruptions, however, which shows that the
recovery is not yet complete. (>ur relations
with foreign markets exhibit a very diatinot
improvement. There Is less desire on the
part of European banks to force remit
tances of gold from this oouutry irrespect
ive of what may be required by the com
mercial movement. The Bank of France
seams to have satisfied its desire to accumu
late gold, and nothing further is heard of
efforts bv the Austrian government to aug
ment its suppiv of that metal. This indi
cates an abatement, it not a suspension, of
one important cause of the last two months'
drain upou our stook of gold, which
amounts to an important relief of the local
situation.
Another evidence of improvement has
appeared iu the shipment of quite impor
tant amounts of stooks and bonds to the
Loudon market. This is to be weloomed
not merely for the sake of Its increasing the
supply of bills in London, but still more as
evidence tbal the failure of congress to re
peal the Sherman silver act has not so
much disturbed foreign confidence in our
investments as had been feared. No doubt
the bulk of these purchases have been of
gold-bearing securities; but that discrimi
nation implies that th misgivings among
foreigu investors apply principally to
obligations that might, under certain
circumstances connected with silver, be
oome payable in that metal. We cannot
expect foreigners to take freely the latter
class of Investments until the country has
protected itself against the possibility of in
curring further commitments to the Bilver
danger; but it is something to bavo these
evidences of a willingness to take securities
legally payable in gold; for, after ali, the
bulk of our corporate mortgages are made
oxpressly payable in that form of money.
To this extent, we are protected against in
ordinate returns of securities to the home
market, and are assured of an outlet for
them in periods of depression or disturb
ance on this side the Atlantio.
Auother point of improvement iu the sit
uation has arisen from an iucrease in the
exports of products. Tho late large ship
ments of gold have bean largely oaued by
the lightness of the exports of produce
since Jan. L The decrease, however, has
not been due to any lack of surplus com
modities for Bbipment; on the contrary, tho
“visible supply” of wheat aud corn exceeds
that we held at the same season following
the unprecedented crops of 1891. The aa
cumulation ot grain is due to our market
being he ld by speculation above the Euro
pean level. Ibe export of cotton lias been
restrained by similar caused. It is only a
question of time when speculative holders
must be compelled to accept tho Kuropoun
range of values; and the stringency in
money and the caution among lenders may
be expeoted to apply that compulsion at no
distant day. While, therefore, it
must be expeoted that for the
next few weeks we shall Btand
exposed to the export of more gold, yet it
seems reasonable to expect that such ship
ments will be materially lessened by ex
ports from this extraordinary surplus of
products. Under ail the circumstances,
therefore, it is likely to turn out that the
unusual exports of specie during the last
two months were in a large measure an
ticipatory of what invariably takes place in
the spring months. The marked falling off
in the export of gold during the last two
weeks has been due principally to the cessa
tion of the direct and special dernaud from
France, to tho export of securities to Lou
don, to the revival of the shipments of
produce, and to tho advancing rates of in
terest on this market having mado it more
profitable to employ foreign balances here
than to send them home.
Alt the forementioned factors show that
the period of violeut disturbance has passed
its climax, and that a reaction has set in
toward more normal conditions; aud these
changes will soou warrant the recovery in
tho tone of the business at the stock ex
change. There are, however, factors yet un
determined which may be expected to hold
the improving tendency in restraint more or
less for an indefinite period. Aindhg these
wo may mention tho uncertainty as to
whether congress will be convened in extra
sossiou before the regular period to deal
with certain SDecially urgent questions, and
the absence from president Cleveland’s in
augural address of unv definite intimations
as to what measures he would favor or con
demn in respect to silver, bank ourrenoy,
the treasury gold reserve and the tariff. It
may be presumed that the President deemed
such specific references as suitable for an
address to congress rather than in a declara
tion to the people at large; but it is never
theless something of a disappointment that
no.light has come from the obief magistrate
as to what form of legislation may be hoped
for under the present disordered oondltion
of large material interests.
The curreut free efflux of curreuoy to the
interior has not been generally expected,
and causes some uneasiness among large
speculative holders of stocks. The curreut
rates of exchange at the west show that the
outflow is due to legitimate trade causes,
however, unusual for the season; and tho
iucrease iu the export of grain on account
of interior owners may in part acoount for
tho change. While remittances to Boston
are probably due to large transfers of New
England securities in connection with cur
rent railroad deals. It can hardly be ex
pected, however, that these irregular
movements will be long continued. For
the immediate future, however, we may
not expeot aa easy money market.
D. B. HILL'S wBSEQUIHS.
H’.a Popularity Attested by the Large
Number In Attendance.
Americus, Ga,, Maroh 12.—D. B. Hill’s
great popularity wi fully attested this
afternoon by the i6rgo number who at
tended the funeral s rvioes at the First
Methodist church and followed the remains
to (Jak Grove cemetery. The burial service
at the grave was conducted by the Uniform
liank Kuightsof Pythias. Mr. Hill joined the
Methodist churoh Friday night. It is now
known that bis financial troubles were
only a temporary embarrassment, his assets
being largely in excess of his liabilities. He
leaves a wife and six children, who are
amply provided for. Ills wife has con
siderable property and his life insurance is
for $35,000.
Tho Assistant Secretaryship of the
Treasury.
Boston, Maroh 12.— The Herald states
on the authority of Assistant Seoretriry
Quincy that there is no doubt whatever that
Charles 8. Hamlin will be made Assistant
.Secretary of the Treasury. Indeed, Mr.
Quincy would not accept his own appoint
ment exoept on condition that his selection
would not Interfere with Mr. Hamlin’s pre
ferment to tho position whioh he Is so fitted
to fill acceptably.
Tho Rush Awaiting Ordara.
San Francisco, March 12,—The revenue
cutter Rush is lying in the stream with
banked fires ready to sail. It is reported
that she has been ordered to abandon the
proposed trip to San Diego and prepare for
two months’ voyage Immediately. Her
destination is surmised to be Honelaiu.
THE APPOINTING POLICY.
WHO IS THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY
FOR ITS ADOPTION.
Hughes East's Letter to President
Cleveland Advocating a New Deal.
Editors and the Offices—Why Post
master General Btsseli Will Not Ap
point Them to Postmaatershlpa.
Washington, March 12 —The responsi
bility for suggesting the reappoiutinent
policy announced by President Cleveland is
boldly avowed by Hughes East, a Booster
uutil tho first Clovelaml administration
made him a land officer at Yankton, 8. 1).
When President Harrison appointed his
successor he remained in tho west. He is
now in Washington, principally engaged iu
having fun with the boys wbo wont to get
back into tho places they formerly occupied
under President Cleveland. “.Yly letter of
congratulation to President Cleveland," he
said, “after the election was per
fectly honest and sincere. 1 told
him I had been opposed to his
Domination, fearing tbnt the apparent lack
of support in ray state, and his want of
sympathy with western sentiment upon tho
silver question, would make his nomination
an unwise one, go I endeavored to prevent
the convention from naming him as the
siandard-bearer of the party. But his
election by an overwhelming majority, 1
told him, thoroughly gratified me. There
was nothing selfish or hypocritical about
this, for I didn’t want an offlae, and went
on to tell the President that when he en
tered upon his second administration he
should seek now men to aid him iu carrying
it on , that he should not commit himself to
any of the old crew, if possible, and have a
now deal all around, and ‘by dock’ ]Mr.
Lasts’ favorite expression], he’s taken me at
my word.”
EDITORS AND THE (IFFIOICS.
By the Associated Brest.
Washington, March 13.— Tho Post
prints tho following: "Tho assertion that
editors are not generally to be recognized by
the now administration la true. President
Cleveland believes that his predecessor suf
fered through the charge of having sub
sidized the press, and he does not intend to
run the same gauntlet. The decision is also
to bo mado particularly applioablo to news
paper men wbo desire to lie postmasters in
their towns. Mr. Bissell lias had the names
of some country editors presented to him m
commotion with various postollioes, but has
uniformly declined to give any encourage
ment to the oflioe-seokers. lie lays down
the principle that in small towns ail utter
ances of a newspaper over which the post
master-editor presides will be regarded as
the views of the administration, while, on
the other hand, all praise of President
Cleveland’s acts wiil be discounted because
it emanates from tho recipient of official
favor. Therefore, Postmaster General Bis
sell does not propose to appoint any editors
to postmaaterships, and the President will
observe the same rule in disposing of the
higher offices.
TO-DAY IN THE BENATHI.
The Session to Be Confined to the Re
ception of Nominations.
Washington, Maroh 1:3. —The session of
the Senate to-morrow will probably be
brief, and bo confined mainly to the recep
tion of nominations from the President.
Within a day or two following, however,
the committees will be appointed and the
body be in thorough working order, so far
as the business for which It is called is con
cerned. Reports of committees upon nomi
nations will begin to oome in Immediately,
arid the Menata will be occupied with them
until the end of the special session.
Aside from this business is the considera
tion of the legal questions Involved in the
appointment of the three senators by the
governors of Montana, Wyoming and
Washington. The members of ttm oom
mittoe on privileges and elections have al
ready been devoting their attention to the
study of precedents and the law aifeotlug
such appointments, aud will doubtless be
ready to make reports soon after the cre
dentials are taken up. It happens that the
decision of q uesturns involved iu those cases
can be made without affecting the political
complexion of the Senate, and it is
the Intention on both sides of the chamber
to endeavor to consider the oases
purely on their merits and without respect
to politioal considerations, and thus estab
lish a precedent that will he likely to stand
horeaf tor. As the points involved are many
and the question itself complex, it U ex
pected that the debate will ousuo In the
Senate upon the presentation of the report
of the committee that may occupy several
weeks.
WYOMING'S SENATOR.
Reliable Information at Cheyenne
That He Will Not Bo Seated.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Maroh 1)3. Reliable
advices from Wyoming democrats in Wash
ington to-night are to the effect that the
senator appointee, A. C. Beckwith, will not
be seated. Both the law and precedent are
against him, and likewise political expe
diency. It is claimed here by those high in
the councils of the Wyoming democrats
that Gov. Osborne will ho advised to call an
extra session for the purpose of electing a
successor to Senator Warren. The best in
formed lawyers in Cheyenne question the
constitutional right of the governor doing
this.
WILL NOT BE HEATED.
Seattle, Wash., March 12. —A demo
crat of prominence in this city announced
to-day that he was in receipt of a letter
from Seuator Gorman of Maryland, stating
that the democratic Senate would not seat
any senator appointed by the governor of
any state. This would prevent ex-Senator
Allen, recently appointed by Gov. MoGraw,
from taking his seat and the state of Wash
ington will have only one Cnitod States
senator for the next two years.
OUT FOR A'DRIVE.
President and Mth. Oteveland Not at
Ohurch Yeatorduy.
Washington, March 12.—President
Cleveland did not go to church to-day, A
little after 3 o’clock Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland
went for a drive and for more than an hour
enjoyed the beauty of a day that was per
fect.
Vice President Stevenson, accompanied
by Mrs. Stevenson, atteuded morning
service at the -New York Avenue Presby
terian church, which is the same they at.
tended during the previous democratic ad
ministration.
Blount as Minister to Chile.
Washington. March 12.—The fact that
ex-Representative Blount, who left for
Georgia last week, has 1.-een summoned
hack to Washington by a telegram said to
have been suggested by President Cleve
land, renews the report that he is to be sent
as minister to C'hils. Ex-Representative
McKenzie of Kentucky is slated for minis
ter to Peru.
THE PACKWOOD MURDER
Mcßea Safe In Orange County Jail and
Danger of Lynching Over.
DkLand, Fla., Maroh 12.—Sheriff Kurts
returned to-itay from Orlando, where he
delivered Bill MoKea last night to the
sheriff of Orange county for safe keeping,
and all danger of a lynching at DeLaud
seems to he over. Many of the oitizens,
however, expected to see the three alleged
murderers of the t’uokwood family swing
ing from the same historic live oak tree i u
ltioh avenue, from which one bright Sun
day morning. In August, 1((U1, suspended
the cold form of Lee Baily, the mulatto
uegro, that raped an estimable lady of this
plate the night previous, her husband being
in the north on a business trip, and
llrst reading the particulars of the assault
upon his wife, in an Albany paper
while on an Albany and Boston train. l)r.
i>. J. McKee, the venerable father of Will
iam MoiLia, was here yesterday and is
bowed down with grief over bis sou's mis
fortune. believing, however, in the inno
oence of his boy. He is an old and promi
nent physician of Hanford, ami he and
family stand wallsooially and politically. A
Piece of heavy crape covered the band of
ids hat, u mark of respect to lus
wife, who diod about three weeks
ago, and grief, it is said, was
the indirect cause of her death, as she had
been aware of the strong suspicion that was
fastened on her son as the principal in the
l'aekwood murder, nothing had been re
ported against the general character of
Bill Moltoa except whisky and women. The
belief of his successful or attempted assault
upon Miss Bruoe a few hours preceding the
tragedy, has already been given the public.
The Molten family have retained Judge K.
Foster of Orange to defend Will Meltoa,
and the Volusia county commissioners have
retained Maj. Bt. Clair Abrams of
Lake to assist State's Attorney
Hoggs in the prosecution. These lawyers
stand at the head of the criminal bar of
Florida, while Hoggs Is oonoeded to have
no superior among the state’s attorneys of
the nine circuits. The case will be tried at
the September term of the Vousia oourt
unless a change of venue is granted. It is
reported that MoKoa’s attorneys will ask
for a transfer of the case to another county.
LON STEPHENS IN LIMBO.
He Attompts to Shoot His Captors.
His Winchester Hange Fire.
Fort Valley, Ua., March 12.—The
negro arrested by Marshal Cooper near
Powersvllle yesterday confessed being
Lonnie Stephens and said he was the chap
wanted for shooting at someone in Colutu
bus a few days ago. As eoon as Stephens
saw Marshal Cooper he raised his gun and
fired at him before a word wsi spoken,
taking the marshal atnl his friend by sur
prise. Cooper was between his assistant
and the negro, and it was necessary for him
to run round Cooper to fire at him. This be
did as quickly as possible,Mud the re
sult was two buckshot in Steohens’
leg and thigh from a double
barrel shotgun. After being shot Stephens
jumped upon a projection so he ooulil see
his assailants good and did his best to shoot
them again, but hi* Winchester bung Bre.
Cooper and his deputy advanced ou him.
Bring a blank cartridge. The buoksbot In
Stephens' guu having spilled out, there be
ing only a thin wad on them, caused him to
throw up his hands and surrender. Hr. J.
W. Mitoheil of tide plaoe dressed his
wounds, but be could not walk this morn
ing.
TAKEN TO COLUMBUS.
Marshal Cooper oarrled him to Columbus
on the noon train and will deliver him
there, claiming all the rewards offered for
him.
The sheriff of Butts oounty says he Is
wanted there for cutting a white man to
pleoes and It is reported that there U a
state reward of $l5O for him for catting
his wife’s throat.
Columbus officials did not seem anxious
for this desperado after thoy, knew he was
caught and did not answer the last telegram
sent them. Your correspondent talked with
Stephens and is convinced that he is a des
perate criminal, mean enough to commit
any deed, and Marshal Cooper will not de
liver him until the rewards are settled, as
he and his friends are ontitled to it all for
the dangers they faced in trying to secure
this villain. Stephens says he has boen
roving for years and always went well
armed, and that bo knew there were men
after him is why he shot at them so quick.
His wounds will keep him from walking for
some time but he will be wall in time to
commence work la tbo chain-gang after he
is sentenced.
KEDWINE’S DEFALCATION.
The United States Court Grand Jury
to lake It Up To-day.
Atlanta, Ga., March 12.—The grand
jury of tbo United States district court will
meet to-morrow and take up the defalca
tion of Cashier Red wine of the Gate City
National Bank. Horace Owens aud H. H.
Black will also be indioted as accomplices
in the defalcation. Rod wine will be given
an early trial, and it is now believed that
he will make a full oonfesslou of his defal
cation, instead cf taking his sentence in
silence. Strong pressure has been brought
to bear on the downfallen cashier to induce
him to make a complete state
ment before the court, in order
to clear some of his dose
friends, who are now unjustly suspected of
complicity. On the other hand, he has been
loath to make public the names of those sup
posed to have assisted in squandering the
hank’s money, hut it is said that Kedwine
has determined to
TELL ALL HE KNOWS
when the proper time arrives, in order to
lift suspicion from innocent friends and
place the responsibility where it should be
borne. He is especially anxious to clear the
bank management of ail blame, having be
come strongly attached to President Hill,
it has been reported that Red wine bad com
pleted a written statement or confession to
be used on the trial,|tmt this is denied by
his attorneys. It Is not denied, however,
that he has determined to confess the de
tails of the defalcation. In connection
with the investigation of the Redwine de
falcation by tht) grand jury and the Cobb
Jackson suiolde, which two sensations are
insuperably linked, the story has come out
that the last time Jackson’s young wife
saw him alive was when bo was in the act
of purchasing the pistols with which he
killed himself. Mrs. Jackson was driving
to her mother’s home on Peachtree street
the afternoon of the tragedy, and as she
paused the door of Clark’s hardware store
she saw her husband inside loading the fatal
pistols.
A Telegraph Operator Found Dead.
Atlanta, Ga, , March 12. —G. L. Callao
hau. a young telegraph operator of Car
tersville, was found dead in the Western
and Atlaritio railroad yards to-day. Ilia
body was cut completely in two pieces. He
was seen drunk last night and is supposed
to have fallen under a train. Five oars
passed over him.
A Famous Mlnetrel Dead.
Cincinnati, March 12.—Luke Hchool-
I’ratt, the famous minstrel, died to-day.
Heart disease was the cause.
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( WEEKLY *1 29 A YEAR. J
CROSSING OF THE JORDAN
TALMAOi TELLS OF THE GREAT
DELIVERANCE.
One of the Lessons Taught Is That
Difficulties Hava Only to Be Touched
to lie Overcome-A Beautiful Legend
Handed Down by the Indians—Every
thing That God Does Complete.
Detroit, March 12.—Itev. Dr. Talmsge,
who Is now visiting this city preached to
day In the Fort Street Presbyterian churob,
of whloh llev. Dr. Kadollffe is pastor, to a
large and Intensely Interested audience on
the Crossing of the Jordan by the Children
of Israel, the text being from Joshua ill,, 17:
“And the priests that bare the ark of the
covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry
ground in tho midst of the JordaD, and all
tae Israelites passed over on dry ground,
until all the people were passed clean over
Jordan.’’
Washington croesed the Delaware when
crossing was pronounced impossible, but ha
did it by boat. Xerxes crossed the Helles
pont with two millions of meu, but he did
it by bridge. The Israelites crossed the lied
sea, but the same orchestra that celebrated
the deliverance of the one army, sounded
the s.rangnlation of the other. This Jor
damo passage differs from all. There vras
no sacriffre of human life —not eo much as
the loss of a linchpin. The vanguard of
the host, made up of priests, advanced until
thoy put their foot at the brim of the river,
when immediately the streois of Jerusa
lem were no more dry than tho bed of
that river, it vras as if all the water had
been drawn off, and then the dampness
had tieeu soaked up with a sponge, and
then by a towel the rood had been wiped
dry. Yonder goes a great army of lsiaelites,
the hosts in uniform, following them the
wives, the children, the Hocks, tho herds.
Tho peoplo lo >k up nt the crystalline wall of
the Jordan as they pass, and think what an
awful disaster would curie to thorn If, be
fore they gut to the opposite bank of that
Ajulon wall, that wall should fall on them,
and the thought makes the mothers bug
their children close to their, hearts as they
swiften their pacn. Quick, now; get them
all up ou the hank), tho armed warriors,
the wives und children, (looks and herds,
and let tills wonderful Jordanlo passage be
completed forever.
Sitting on tho sholved limestone, I look
off upon that Jordan where Joshua crossed
under the triumphal aroh of the rainbow
woven out of the spray; the river whloh
afterward beoame tho baptistry where
Christ was sprinkled or plunged: the river
wheietho ax—tbo borrowed ax—miracu
lously swam at the prophet’s order; the
river illustrious In the history of the world
for heroic faith and omnipotent deli verance
and typical of scenes yet to transpire in
your life and mine-scenes enough to make
us, from the solo of the foot to the crown
of the bead, tingle within Unite gladness.
Standing on the scene of that affrighted,
fugitive river Jordan, I b arn for myself
and tor you, Brat, that obstacles, when they
are touched, vanish. The text says that
whou these priests came down and touched
the water—the edge of the water with their
feet—the water parted. They did not wads
in ohm deep, or waist deep, or knee deep, or
ankle deep, but as soon as their feet touched
tho water It vanished. And it makes me
think that almost all the obstacles of life
need only be approached in order to lie
conquered. Difficulties but touched vanish.
It is the trouble, the difficulty, the obstacle
far in the distance that seems eo huge and
tremendous.
The Apostles Paul and John seemed to dis
like cross dogs; for the Apostlo Paul tells us
in Philippian*: “Beware of dngs;”and John
seems to shut tho gate of heaven against alt
the canine species when he says: “Without
are dogs.” But I have been told that when
those animals are furious If they oome at
you, if you will keep your eye on them and
advance upon them, they will retreat.
Whether that be so or not, I cannot tell;
but. I do know that the vast majority of the
misfortunes and trials and disaster* of your
life that h und your steps, it you can ouly
get your eye on them, an l keep your eye
on them, and advance upon them, and cry
“Begone,” they will slink and oower.
There in a I eautlful tradition among the
American Indians that Manttou was travel
ing in the Invisible world, and one day ha
came to a barrier of brambles and sharp
thorns, which forbade his going on. and
there was a wild beaot glaring at him front
the ttiickst; but, a he determined to go on
IBs way, he did pursue it, and those
bramble* were found to be only phantom*,
and that beast was found to be a powerless
ghost, and the Impassable river that forbade
him rushing to embrace the Yaratilda
proved to be only a phantom river. Well,
my friends, the fact is there are a great)
many things that look terrible across our
pathway, which when we advance upon
them, are only the phantoms, only the ap
oarltlons, only the delusions of life. Diffi
culties touched are oonquered. Put your
feet into the brim of the water, and Jordan
retreat*. You sometimes see a great duty
to perform. It is a very disagreeable dnly;
you say, "I can’t go through It: I haven’t
the courage, I haven't the intelligence, to
go through It.’’ Advance upon it, Jordan
will vanish.
I always sigh before I begin to preach, aft
the greatness of tbo undertaking, but aa
eoon as I start it becomes to me an exhila
ration. And any duty undertaken with m
confident spirit becomes a pleasure, and the
higher tbo duty the higher the pleasure.
Difficulties touched are conquered. Thera
are a great many people who are afraid of
death in the future. Good John Livingston
once, on a sloop coming from Elizabetbporft
to New York, was dreadfully frightened,
because he thought be was going to be
drowned as a sudden gust came up. People
were surprised at bita. If any man in all
the world was ready to die, it was good
John Livingston. So there are now a great
many good people who shudder in passing
a graveyard, and they hardly dare think of
Canaan because of the Jordan that inter
venes; but onoe they are down on
a siok bed, then all their fears are
gone :|.|*the waters of death dash
ing on the beach are like the mellow voloe
of ocean shells—they smell of the blossoms
of the tree of life; the music of the heavenly
oboirs oome stealing over the waters, and to
cross now is only a pleasant sail. How long
the boat is coming! Come, Lord Jesus,
oome quiokiy. Christ the |prlest advances
ahead, and the dying Christian goes dry
shod on coral beds, and flowers of heaven,
and paths of pearl.
O, could wo make our doubts remove—
Those gloomy doubts that rise.
And view tbe Canaan that we love
With unbeclouded eyes!
Could we but olimb where Moses stood,
And view tbo landscape o’er.
Not Jordon's stream, nor death’s cold flood.
Could fight us from the shore.
Again, this Jordaaic passage teaches ma
tbe completeness of everything that God
does. When God put an invisible darn
across Jordan, and it was halted. It would
have been natural, you would have sup
posed , for tbe water to have overflowed the
region all around about, and tnat great de
vastation wouid have taken place. Baft
when God put the dam in front of the’river,
he put a dam ou tbe other side of tbe river,
so that, according to the text, the water
halted and reared and stood there, and doc
overflowing the surrounding country. O,