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t tiE MOpNINO NEWS, )
. FSTABLISDEDIffiO. lItOOBPOKATEPIBBB. V
I ' J.H. ESTILL, President. (
THE WORKINGMEN’S OUTING
Yesterday’s Labor Celebrations all
Along the Line.
An Ideal September Day, With Gor
geous Sunshine and Yet With-Gentle
Breezes—Labor Day Commemorated
and Enjoyed as Never Before—Bar
becues, Picnics, Sports of all Kinds,
Addresses, Concerts and Parades
Make the Day and the Night Vie in
Affording Entertainment for the
Men Who Toil—The Occasion Every
where Without Mishap.
New York. Sept. 4. —Perfect weather
characterized labor day in New York.
All the big manufacturers shut down, all
the wholesale establishments, business
exchanges, down town offices, most of
the retail shops closed. Up town, the
holiday was not so generally observed.
Most of the places of business tliore are re
tail shops, and they were open this morn
ing. The state courts and courts of
general sessions were open for a few min
utes only, business being put off until to
morrow.
IMPOSING LABOR PAGEANT.
The labor parade moved from Cooper
Union, at Eighth street, to the battery.
The labor leaders calculate that 10,000
men were in line. No disturbance of any
kind has been reported.
In Brooklyn the parade was one of the
largest ever held. The most impressive
feature of the demonstration was,perhaps,
its peaceful character. Several anarchists
were marching in the ranks, but they
had to act like the sober-minded working
men around them, and they were not even
allowed to carry their flags in the main
parade. By special orders, the leaders
prevented any flag from being carried
except the stars and stripes and tho trade
banners.
LABOR DAT AT COLUMBIA.
Columbia, S. C., Sept. 4.—There
was a grand parade of tho trades
unions and citizens through the streets,
music being furnished by the naval bat
talion band of Charlotte, N. C. The ex
ercises consisted of addresses, bicycle
races and other sports and a big barbe
cue.
THE PRINCIPAL ADDRESSES.
The chief feature of the day was the
address by Hon. Edward Feeney, com
missioner of arbitration, of New York.
Addresses also were delivered by Col.
James Armstrong of Charleston and
several others. The exercises were at
tended by an immense crowd of people.
There was also a great celebration of
Labor day at Florence, S. C.
BIG BICYCLE RECORDS MADE.
The bicycle races were unusually pro
ductive of good racing. Fred Swaffield
made the 2-milo handicap in 5:47,
which beats the record on a southern
dirt track and which is only 34 seconds
behind that made on the cement track in
Jacksonville. Swaffield was also first in
the five mile race, making it in I5;0G,
which is also ahead of the southern dirt
track re, ord. ltoach made a quarter of a
mile in 30% seconds, which eclipses by
0 , seconds the cement track record iiu
the south.
LABOR DAT AT THE CAPITAL.
Washington, Sept. 4.—Labor day was
observed in Washington by an excursion of
the Bricklayers’ Association to Bay Ridge,
•where the excursionists were joined by
the Electricians’ Assembly andtheHorse
slioers' Associations. The only parade
consisted of the march of the Bricklay
ers’ association from its headquarters to
the depot, accompanied by a hand of mu
sic. A large number of individuals from
the other organizations of the city joined
the Bay Ridge excursion party, and a
great many more took advantage of the
beautiful weather to get short outings
into the country by the various lines of
boats and cars.
LABOR DAT AT CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati, Sept. 4.—To-day’s Labor
day procession was ahead of those of any
previous year. The parade was the
great feature of the morning. The
various unions gathered at the Garfield
statue, and, with flying banners and gay
badges, marched through the principal
streets, disbanding at the city hall.
A FINE, PULL TURNOUT.
About 6,000 men were in line. After
tho parade the men separated for the
panics, which had been arranged at the
various pleasure resorts surrounding the
' tty The day was generally observed
among the manufacturers, a few business
houses being closed also.
LABOR DAT IN ATLANTA.
Atlanta, Ga.. Sept. 4. —Labor day is a
local holiday in Georgia, but beyond the
{■losing of banks and offices, there was no
external indication of it here during the
day. To-night exercises were held and
speeches made.
LABOR DAT AT CHATTANOOGA.
Chattanooga, Sept. 4.—Two thousand
r ‘: !U ' u line marched through the crowded
strn t s to Electric park where Labor day
{' as appropriately celebrated. Every one
na<i a pleasant time. The weather was
llle - No other demonstrations.
LABOR DAY AT LOUISVILLE,
Louisville, Sept. 4.—The Labor day de
jnoimtration here was the biggest in the
uis ory or' the city. Between ten and
mtoi ri thousand were in line. The
weather was beautiful.
labor day in charleston.
Uharlcston, S. C., Sept. 4.
j-n.i'r day was spent hero in hard
~' ol y A committe was appointed for re
'\m".tlle storm sufferers on the islands,
1 : they are pushing the work with
,'m id results. Dispatches to-day
''in Beaufort announce the arrival of
.‘''.tirst train load of provisions, and say
m ( ratified the hungrry were for
mrieston’s generosity. The committee
J. T. another train load of provisions
1 1, for shipment to-morrow, and to
■ a ‘ r -°ad of clothing and bedding
ton 1 °ntributed by the people of Charles-
LAROR DAY AT JACKSONVILLE.
br Sept-4.—Jacksonville cele
,' labor day by a game of baseball
i- , ? ! 11 .he home team and Gainesville,
the latter won by a score 14 to
cr„„ i"' asan exciting game and a large
in '" as present. On account of dark
in-:,/' he game was called on the eighth
' L '- the first half the score
l, , to It. To-night a magnificent
•■Li ir j c ex hibltkm was held at Villa
Rhodg island Mills Eesume.
6,1 ;'!‘ 1 ‘ nc e. K. 1.. Sept. 4.—The two
tick t*. i e Quidnick Company, at Quid-
I! .'.‘Aft'-d up tlus morning. Several
ri - me nulls announce that they will
loop'„‘Sr' 0 £ “*** Monday. Nearly 300
start,, t Va >ley Falls mill were
tk w ,. , morning-. The rolling mill
Brow to-morrow. Keeeh &
’°* Mley Falls, started up to-day.
Iftjj t JKtfuitid
READY FOR BUSINESS.
Wharves Have Been Repaired and
Trains Are Running.
Charleston, S. C., Sept. 4.—Charleston
wishes to anounce to the world that she
is ready for business again. A sufficient
number of wharves have been repaired to
accommodate all the ships in port, and
all the railroads are running trains on
regular schedules. Telegraph communi
cation has been restored to all parts of
the country, electric lighting and tele
phonic service are working without a
break, and the streets have been cleared
of all wreckage of the storm. The city
health officers say that the community is
remarkably free from sickness, and the
streets and exchanges have assumed the
usual appearance. Everybody is at work.
There are no unemployed here, except
those who will not work. Merchants
speak cheerfully of the situation and
prospects of recovery and feel that the
recovery from the paralysis of the storm
has been as quick and thorough as was
the destruction. •
help from many points.
There will be many car loads in a day
or two for shipment. Every one in
Charleston has gone to work in earnest.
Subscriptions to-night of money, provis
ions and clothing aggregate about $5,000,
and the canvassing is still going on.
To-day Mayor Ficken received an offer of
a car load of clothing from the mayor of
Kansas City. Other offers of aid from
distant places and from points in this
state have been received and have all
been accepted. And yet what has come
and what is on the way is only a drop in
the bucket. There are from six to ten
thousand people without anything to eat
or wear. The destitution is absolute,
and stories from sea islands are most
pitiful.
TTNiaUE ASSEMBLAGE.
Pan-American Medical Congress As
sembles in Washington To-day.
Washington, Sept. 4.—The first Pan-
American medical congress will assemble
to-morrow morning at 10 o’clock in the
Albaugh opera house. Dr. William Peper,
of Philadelphia, president, will call it to
order and prayer will be offered by Wil
liam Par. Protestant Episcopal bishop of
Maryland. President Cleveland will wel
come the delegates to the United States;
Hon. W. J. Ross, chairman of the board
of directors, will extend a wel
come to the city of Washington,
and Dr. Peper will make the address of
welcome on behalf of the physicians of
the United States. To those addresses
responses will be made by several of the
delegat s from Central and South Amer
ica. The meeting to-morrow morning is
of the general session of the congress pro
vided for in the programme. At 3 o’clock
in the evening, and every day during the
time the delegates will be together, they
will assemble in twenty-one separate sec
tions and listen to papers and discussions
devoted to the several specialties of the
profession covered by the selections in de
tail.
MUCH EXPECTED OF THE ASSEMBLAGE.
The congress promises to be a pro
nounced success of the first order. At
5:30 p. m. eighty-five delegates had regis
tered and 1,200 to 1,500 are expected.
They represent the important countries
of the three Americas. Every delegate
in the section is a specialist in his call
ing. The foreigners were appointed by
their respective governments. The invi
tations for the congress were issued in
the name of the President of the United
States of America. Special and novel
feature of the congress will be the pres
ence of 300 delegates named by the gover
nors of the states of the union. They are
here solely to attend the sections in hy
giene and quarantine, or public health.
JERSEY’S SCARE ENDED.
Cholera, Like Yellow Fever, a Difficult
Disease to Diagnose.
Jersey City, Sept. 4.—The bottom is
not only dropping out of the cholera
scare in this city, but the cases them
selves are dropping out one by one. The
only one now remaining is that of Marty
Crowe, who died at the city hospital. I t
was assumed that he had contracted the
disease from Mrs. Josephine Mitchell, of
State street, who died twenty hours be
fore Crowe, and whose symptoms were
very similar. Her remains were ex
humed, and examinations by three ex
perts working independently of each
other, demonstrated that she died of
cholera morbus, and therefore Crowe’s
case stands alone.
RAISING TnE BLOCKADE.
The quarantine at State street will be
raised at midnight. This street is the
only one remaining under quarantine, but
the sanitary supervision both of State
street and Culver avenue will be main
tained until the end of the week. To.
morrow the health inspector, Benjamin
Wcindeave, will endeavor to trace the
movements of Crowe with a view to ascer
taining where he contracted the disease;
but as he had no home it will be exceeding
ly difficult. He wandered about from place
to place, doing odd jolts and sleeping
where night overtook him, and when he
got money enough he went on a protracted
spree. It was when he was recovering
from these sprees that ho went to the
hospital.
THE DEADLY DECOY.
A South Carolina Postmaster in a
Pretty Bad Fix.
Columbia, S. C., Sept. 4.—Postmaster
Talbert of Ninety-Six, Abbeville county,
is in the toils. Postoffice Inspector Peer
swooped down on him to-day, and to-mor
row he will be taken before the United
States commissioner at Spartanburg to
answer to the charge of withholding let
ters and, probably, t® a charge of short
age. as his books are in a tangle. A. M.
Turner had been appointed to succeed him
three months ago, but his bond, which he
filled out, failed to roach Washington
after having been mailed at the postoltiee.
Seveial official letters to Turner likewise
failed to reach him.
HOW HE WAS CAUGHT Ur WITH.
To-day Peer mailed two decoy letters to
Turner, and reached Ninety-Six on the
same train. Finding that Turner's mail
did not contain theso letters, he sent
Turner to ask for them. Talbert said that
they had not come. Peer then went to
Talbert and succeeded in making him
■•show up.”
INGALLS' REBOUND.
He Will Run for Governor and
Then for United States Senator.
Kansas City, Sept. 4.—From one of
John J. Ingalls’ closest personal and
political friends comes the statement
that the ex-senator will be a candidate
for the United States Senate in 1896, to
succeed Mr. Peffer, and that as a step
ping-stone to the place proposes to be
come a candidate for governor of Kansas
at the next election.
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1893.
GRAVES’ SUICIDE.
His Widow Will Not Believe That the
Doctor Killed Himself.
Denver, iSept. 4.—The attorneys and
personal friends of Dr. T. Thatcher
Graves, the famous prisoner who killed
himself in his cell in the county jail yes
terday by taking some subtle, unknown
poison, had a conference this morning.
It is hinted that Dr. Graves ended his
own life with some mysterious drug or
combination of drugs which could only
have bei u prepared by an expert chemist,
and those who believe him guilty of the
murder of Mrs. Barnaby are aflid to be
contemplating connecting the poison by
which the doctor ended his own trouble s
with that contained in the mysterious
bottle of whisky sent Mrs. Barnaby
from ‘ - her friends in the woods.”
It is hinted that the strange poison is
very likely the same. The physicians
who were to hold the autopsy declined to
do so until the county commissioners will
guarantee a fee commensurate with the
importance of the case.
SKEPTICAL AS TO HIS SUICIDE.
Mrs. Graves, the doctor's widow, is
stoutly opposed to the autopsy and in
quest. She said that after the letter he
left there is no need of investigation. Her
husband was persecuted to death, she
says, and that is all there is to it. She
is not yet satisfied that the doctor com
mitted suicide, and does not believe liis
letters were written while in a suicidal
frame of mind. She thinks he simply
had prepared them in anticipation of
death from some sudden shock, and she
believes that he died from heart failure
due to the publication of the last fusilade
from the prosecution containing its prom
ise of positive new evidence, etc.
DOUBTLESS GRAVES KILLED HIMSELF.
Dr. J. W. Huffakers, Mrs. Graves’ phy
sician, saw her early this morning. At
9 o'clock he reported that she passed a
good night and was perfectly rational and
ner mind was clear. He conducted her
to breakfast. She ate a little. The doc
tor’s attorneys. Judge Macon and his son,
will take legal steps to oppose an autopsy
and inquest. Everybody except Mrs;
Graves is satisfied as to the fact of sui
cide, but her friends will not attempt to
change her opinion at present, as they be
lieve it would only be a useless blow to
her.
COLUMBIAN ATHLETIC CLUB.
Prize Fighting Interrupted Without
Gov. Matthews’ Gatling.
Crown Point, Ind., Sept. 4.—At Ham
mond, Judge Gillet, on the petition of
Judge Elliot of Indianapolis and Prose
cutor McMahon of Luke county, has ap
pointed Benjamin Hayes receiver of the
Columbian Athletic Club of Roby, and
Sheriff Frederick was instructed to place
himself in charge at his peril. The re
ceiver was also instructed not to permit
anv more prize tights ar allow a transfer
of the property. Hayes is a deputy sheriff
of Lake county, Indiana.
THE SHOW roBTRONED.
A few moments before the time adver
tised for the departure of the Lake Shore
special trains to-night tor liob.v, the man
agement of the Columbian Athletic Club
announced that they would not run, and
that the contest advertised would not
take place. In view of the action taken
by the governor and Indiana authorities
it was deemed prudent by the club man
agement to postpone the exhibitions for
three weeks and thus avoid trouble of a
serious nature. The club’s decision was
brought about by the steps taken early
this morning by Judge Gillett of the
Lake county circuit court, prime mover
in the agitation against the club.
CLUB’S ATTORNEYS DU M FOUND ED.
The club's attorneys were on hand at
the opening of court to servo notice that
in case of action against their client, as
contemplated, the latter desired to be
heard, hut the lawyers were greatly sur
prised to learn that without going
through the strict forms of open court
Judge Gillett had already granted a rep
resentative of the state a writ of quo
warranto to annul the club’s charter and
for the'appointment of a receiver, asked
for on the ground that the club was con
ducting an illegal business.
IN THE SHERIFF'S HANDS.
Benjamin Hayes, chief deputy sheriff
of Lake county, was appointed receiver
in bonds of $50,000, and took possession of
the property. An injunction, restraining
the club from going ahead with to
night’s entertainment, was also granted.
The writ was made returnable Friday,
when a hot fight between the club and
the state will begin. President O’Mally
stilt claims to be confident that tho club
will win.
BIG WORKS START UP
Pittsburg’s Great Mills Chorusing the
Hum of Resumption.
Pittsburg.Pa., Sept. 4.—The largo plant
of the Oliver Iron and Steel Company,
on 18th street, south side, and the Hannes
worth Steel Company, corner of 27th and
Smallman streets, were placed in opera
tion this morning with non-union forces
sufficient to operate every department.
The refusal of the Olivers to sign the
amalgamated scale, and their declared
intention to operate the two above named
plants independent of that organization,
was well known.
SPECIAL OFFICERS PRESENT.
To guard against any possible interfer
ence on the purt of the old employes, de
tails of special officers were assigned to
both mills. Large crowds of union work
men surrounded the mil! entrances, but no
serious disturbance occurred. At noon,
Messrs. Oliver said everything was work
ing smoothly: that they had four appli
cants for every job, and expected no
trouble.
Howe, Brown & Co's, steel mill on Six
teenth street, started to-day, giving em
ployment to 200 men.
CARNEGIE’S STEEL PLANT STARTS.
Every department of the Carnegie steel
plant at Homestead was started this
morning, giving employment to about
2.000. About 5,000 are yet Idle. They will
also be provided with work within a few
days.
About 700 men were given employment
in the Braddoek wire works, which re
sumed operation to-day. No wago re
duction was offered, as had been antici
pated.
Shut Down Indefinitely.
Springfield. Mass, Sept. 4.—Mills No. 5
and 6 of the Dwight Manufacturing Com
pany. at Chicopee, shut down to-day in
definitely, and 050 persons are out of em
ployment. Anew schedule of wages, with
from 7 to 8 per cent, reduction, was to
have gone into effect this week, but the
help expressed dissatisfaction, and the
company was very willing to shut down
until such time as work may he resumed
on a permanent and profitable basis.
Jerome Bonaparte Dead.
Beverly. Mass., Sept. 4.—Jerome Bona
parte died at his summer home, Brides
Crossing, at 9:30 o'clock last night.
FINANCIAL RELIEF CERTAIN
Two Measures Wliicti Arc Named as
Being Incubated.
Repeal of the State Bank Tax and
Pushing Government Work, in Order
to Stimulate tho Circulation, Con
sidered Effeotive Means to the Much-
Desired End—The Government Can
not Issue Aid Direct; it Can Assist
Only by Employment—Senator Irby
to Oppose a Postmaster’s Confirma
tion Because He Supported Mr.
Cleveland's Nomination at Chicago.
Washington, Sept. 4.—Two measures of
financial relief are now regarded as very
probable in the near future. Secretary
Carlisle and a number of tho leaders of
both houses of congress desire the passage
of a bill repealing the state bank tax, and
President Cleveland is understood to ap
prove the measure. There is no question
about the matter having been talked over
between congressmen and representatives
of the administration, including Secre
tary Carlisle. This will materially
weaken the opposition to the repeal bill
in the Senate.
ANXIOUS TO COIN THE BULLION.
Mr. Carlisle is also very anxious to coin
the silver bullion now iti the treasury and
wants congress to authorize him to do so.
These two propositions will probably bo
combined and be recommended to con
gress for its action, or in some way the
leaders in congress will be given to under
stand that the administration would ap
prove such a measure. Secretary Car
lisle would like authority to coin all the
bullion in the treasury, but thinks the
coinage of the. seignorage alone would af
ford considerable relief.
Another idea is to push forward the
public works already authorized by con
gress and to hasten tlreir completion, in
stead of letting them drag along for
years, as has been the custom.
PRACTICAL INCREASE OF CIRCULATION.
Besides hastening the public improve
ments. this would put the money out in
the best way possible at a time when most
needed. If authority be given by con
gress, certificates against the fifty odd
millions of seignorage could be issued at
once, and stop the drain now being made
on the gold reserve. Afterwards, other
bullion could be coined as rapidly as the
mints could do the work.
now AID MAY BE GIVEN.
Jacob E. Dart of Brunswick is here to
try to get the government to aid the
helpless poor in that city. Judge Turner,
aided by oth'er Georgians, will renew the
effort to get an appropriation through
congress or aid from the navy depart
ment. Secretary Herbert told Senator
Butler the navy department had no au
thority to grant aid direct, but could le
gally give employment to large numbers,
repairing docks and harbors, etc. He
lias already issued orders to that effect
on the South Carolina coast, and will do
the same for Georgia as soon as applica
tion is made in proper form.
WE’LL SEE WHAT WE SHALL SEE.
Senator Irby is going to make a fight
against the confirmation of Bob Harris,
who was appointed postmaster at Union,S.
C. Harris is on the Tillman audlrb.v black
list. The ground of their opposition is
that he went to Chicago pledged to vote
with them and voted for Cleveland.
Representative Oates had a long inter
view with the President to-day. He says
he knows positively that the administra
tion is not opposod to the repeal of tho
state bank tnx. and he believes a bill to
that effect will be introduced soon. Ho
says the government can throw such
safeguards around the state banks as to
insure a sound ami stable currency.
MISCELLANEOUS.
George ,T. Willis of Butler is here, seek
ing appointment to a consulate. He is
backed by Speaker Crisp.
Judge Maddox has secured a position
in the sergeant-at-arms’ office for Fulton
Knight of Cedartown.
Rumor now connects Minister Blount's
name with the first assistant secretary
ship of state if Mr. Qurncy resigns, but
it is certain he would not accept it.
Postmasters ia South Carolina—Cy
press, J. A. Dubose, vice L. S. Pate, de
ceased; Enterprise, C. W. Cox, vice If. C.
Lancaster, resigned; Samaria. Elizabeth
Westmoreland, vice William Westmore
land, resigned.
Col. I. W. Avery is here, hammering
away at direct trade. He had a long ini
terview with Secretary Gresham this
afternoon. Direct trade Is as great a
hobby with the Secretary of State as it is
with Col. Avery.
GERMANY’S AMBASSADOR.
The First Ever Accredited to This
Country Presents His Credentials.
Washington, Sept. 4.—Germany’s first
ambassadorto the United States, Baron
Von Saurina Jeltseth, presented his cre
dentials to the President shortly after
noon to-day, and the customary speeches
of mutual good will were exchanged. The
ambassador, accompanied by the secre
tary of the German embassy. Baron Ket
tler, called on Secretary Gresham at the
state department, and the three, with
Assistant Secretary Adee, went to the
white house together.
IN GILT AND TINSEL.
The two diplomats were resplendent in
gold lace and carried swords. Secretary
Gresham presented tho new diplomat to
the President. The speeches of the
German ambassador and President Cleve
hftid’s reply were unusually brief, but
very direct and cordial.
WILL ASK 3200,000.
Representative Murray Seeking an
Appropriation for His People.
Washington. Sept. 4. —The South Caro
lina delegation had a meeting this after
noon and decided to offer resolutions in
congress asking for relief for tho cyclone
district in South Carolina. Congressman
Murray, the colored member, lias drawn
up a joint resolution, which lie will offer
on Wednesday, asking for an appropria
tion of $200,000.
UNCERTAINTY AS TO ITS PASSAGE.
As it is asked for the colored people,
and the south comes forward indorsing
the resolution, it may pass, though there
is no precedent in su li cases and some of
the members of the House think it dan
gerous to establish one. Still the condi
tion is so serious that congress may find
some way to give succor.
A Prominent Physician Dies Suddenly
Roanoke. Va., Sept. 4.—Dr. J. V. Mus
grovo, aged 60 years, a prominent physi
cian of Norfolk, Va., died to-night in a ho
tel in this city, where he has been visit
ing since Au£. 11. of Bright’s disease.
He leaves a wife and four grown children.
TARIFF HEARINGS.
Programme Somewhat Modified, but
Several Persons Heard.
Washington. Sept. 4.—The tariff hear
ings before the House committee on ways
and means have not followed the pro
gramme outlined for the first day. The
first person scheduled to be heard was
Representative Harter of Ohio. He was
unable to appear this morning, owing to
illness in his family, but will be given an
opportunity to be beard later, and will
advocate the' placing of agricultural im
plements and flour on the free list, or in
cluding them within the reciprocity
treaties that ar> made.
LOWER DUTIES ON VECiETAUI.ES.
Thos. J. Woodson and Samuel A. Mas
ters, members of the Bermuda house of
assembly, are delegates to present to tlio
committee the arguments of the produe
ern of the island in favor of the abolition
of the duty on vegetables imported into
the United States, and discharged their
duty faithfully. As shown by statistical
tables, these products paid duties in 181)2
greater in amount than the entire cus
toms revenue of tiie Bermudas. They
argued that a reduction of duty on vege
tables would not injure the inter
ocst of the southern farmer United
States, because Bermuda products
were two months earlier than our south
ern products and did not com|iete with
them. When our southern crop began to
come in, the Bermuda crop stopped.
OTHER HEARINGS AFFORDED.
J. C. S. Davisof Philadelphia was toad
dress the committee in connection with
the oilcloth schedule, but he did not ap
pear.
E. Li. Goodsell of New York favored
the reduction of the duty on the Almeria
grape, better known as the white or
Malaga grape. He, like the Bermuda
men. held that in the case of their goods,
the producer, not the consumer, paid the
duties, and he demonstrated that his
goods came upon the market at a season
when they did not come in competition
with any domestic product.
CHINA’S DIPLOMAT.
Yang Yu Has a Pleasant Chat in the
White House Blue Room.
Washington, Sept. 4.—At 3 o’clock this
afternoon the conduct of the case
of the Chinese negotiations over the
exclusion law was officially taken charge
of by Yang Yu, the new Chinese minister,
whose rank in his own country is so high
that it is only four degrees below that of
emperor of the Celestial kingdom. The
minister presented his credentials to the
President at the hour named, and was
formally recognized by the latter as the
diplomatic representative of China to the
United States.
HE CALLS ON SECRETARY GRESHAM.
Yang Yu, with four attaches of his le
gation, met Secretary Gresham at the
state department by appointment a few
minutes before 3 o’clock, and the party,
with the addition of Assistant Secretary
Adee, were driven to the white house anil
ushered into the blue room. The minis
ter and his attaches were attired in silk
robes, the blouses of black and the skirts
of bluo. Each wore a bat of red and
black, adorned with plumes of horsehair.
Strung around the waists of the minister
were the insignia of the order of the
Eight Banners, while the other diplomats
wore minor decorations similarly ap
pended.
AN INTERCHANGE OF CORDIALITIES.
When Secretary Gresham had made
the presentations the minister made a
brief speech. The reply of the President
was also brief. Both abounded in ex
pressions of good will, personal respect,
and desire for future relations between
the two countries upon a basis of comity
and regard for international organiza
tions. ~~ ,
THE CAPITOL’S CORNER-STONE.
The President Will Make an Ad
dress on the Anniversary.
Washington, Sept. 4. —The President
was invited to-day by Messrs. Lawrence,
Gardner and E. B. Hay of the citizens’
committee, to attend the centennial anni
versary of the laying of the corner-stone
of the United States capitol building, on
Monday, September 18. Mr. Cleveland
said ho would attend, and also promised
to make an address.
Inquiry at the postofiice department
elicits the Information that during the
last fqw week., the train service in the
west and south has been reduced on
about eighteen miles of the railroad
mail routes from six and seven times
a week to not oftener than three times a
week.
CAUSED IIY RAILROAD CURTAILMENT.
The curtailment of the railroad service
has made it necessary in some Instances
to substitute star service over railroad
routes, and in some cases the department
is organizing hand-car service over the
railroads on off days, in order that a daily
service may be maintained. This condi
tion of things is found to lie the result of
business depression caused by the present
money stringency.
CIRCULAR ORDER.
Life Saving Stations to Assist the
Marine Hospital Service.
Washington, Sept. 4.—Supt. Kimball of
the life saving service issued an important
circular to-day to all keepers of life sav
ing stations on the Atlantic seaboard, and
especially those in and about New York.
The circular instructs the officials of the
life saving service to co-operate wit h the
officers of marine hospital service in
preserving a strict quarantine on infected
ships. To this end the surfmen are in
structed to keep a lookout for all matter,
such as bedding, cloth es, vegetable mat
ter, etc., which may wash ashore
HANDS OFF OF PERSONAL WRECKAGE.
This matter they are directed to handle
with rakes only, and to dry and burn it.
They are also instructed to see that no
persons who may escape from ships de
tained at quarantine are permitted to
land. In a general way, the life-saving
service will fissist all in its power to
maintain rigid quarantine, when it is es
tablished, so as to lessen the chances of
Infection to this country through the
means of diseased clothing and other
articles.
Attack on a Catholic Mission.
Shanghai, Sept. 4.—A native mob re
cently attacked the French Catholic mis
sion in Lichuen, province of liu-Peire.
The priests fled over the mountains to E-
Cliaug. Tho mission building was sacked
by the mob.
Congaree Cotton Kill Sold.
Columbia. Sept. 4.—The Congaree
cotton mill of this city was sold to-day.
Mr. Arrott, of Philadelphia, who owns
a majority of the bonds, liought in the
property In the interest of the bondhold
ers.
EMIN SURELY DEAD.
First Decapitated, He and His Follow
ers Were at Once Devoured.
London, Sept. 4.—Rev. Mr. Swann, a
missionary, who lias just returned from
UJiji, on the east shore of Like Tan
ganyika. says that it is impossible to
doubt honestly that Emin Pasha is dead.
“The most circumstantial reports to mo
from four independent sources,” said Mr.
Swann, “all agree as to details.” The
Arabs everywhere In Africa are Jubilant
over his death.
EMIN PASHA SURPRISED AND BEHEADED.
Accord in ig to reports received by Mr.
Swann, Emin had arrived at the resi
dence of Se.vd Bin Abed, in the country
of tho Mnnyeinas, in the eastern part
of the Congo state. A party of Arabs
approached and asked Emin; “Where
are you goingi” “To the coast,” was
Einin’s reply. The leader of the Arabs,
who was armed with a scimeter, then
stepped up to Emin and said: “You are
Emin Pasha, who killed the Arabs at
Victoria 'N.vanza.” Without waiting for
an answer he struck off Emin's head with
the scimeter.
HE AND HIS FOLLOWERS EATEN.
Emin's body was thrown to the Manye
mas, who ate it. Subsequently the
Mauyemas murdered Emin’s Nubian fol
lowers, aud ate them. Mr. Swann says
that these details have boon so often re
peated, that in Ujiji nobody lias the
slightest doubt as to their correctness.
IN THE COMMONS.
Gladstone’s Resolution to Give the
Government the Remaining Time.
London, Sept. 4.—ln the House of
Commons to-night, Mr. Gladstone moved
a resolution to give the government the
whole time of the House for the re
mainder of the session; to suspend the 12
o'clock rule and appoint Saturday sit
tings. In making the motion, the prime
minister announced tiiat the government
only hoped to bo able to deal with the
employers’ liability and tho parish coun
cil bills at tho autumn session. Ho said
ho would not deny that the resolution
was a stringent one, but the cause was of
urgent necessity. The commission, ho
said, would be simplified in the suspen
sion of tho 12 o’clock rule.
PROTEST FROM BALFOUR.
Balfour protested that an autumn ses
sion would overburden the legislative
machine. Ho hoped tho resolution would
be modified so as to limit tho Saturday
sittings to the time devoted to the supply
bill.
Sir Charles Dilke expressed strong ap
proval of the government's policy. Cham
berlain warned tho government that its
opponents would lie compelled to follow
its example in the future.
Gladstone’s resolution was carriod by
the application of the closure rule.
ANNUAL CONGRESS.
The Trades Unions of Great Britain
and Ireland Convene at Belfast.
Belfast, Sept. 4.—The 26th annual con
gress of tho trades unions of Great
Britain and Ireland was opened this noon
in Ulster hall. Some 400 delegates were
present. After the election of officers the
congress adjourned.
Tlie congress is estimated to represent
about 100,000 workingmen. Last year,
when held in Glasgow, It was attended
by more than 600 delegates. The cou
gress will discuss resolutions in favor of
salaries for members of parliament, ap
pointment of female factory inspectors,
legal limitation of working hours to 48
per'week, and the adoption of a strictly In
dependent and uncompromising course by
labor members of the House of Commons.
Bismarck's Rheumatics.
Berlin, Sept. 4—A dispatch from Kis
singen says that Prince llismarck's rheu
matism is growing worse. To-day he suf
fered keenly.
FOR AUGUSTA.
Formation of a Young Men’s Bus
iness League Last Night.
Augusta, Ga., Sept. 4.—To-night thero
was organized in Augusta a young men’s
business league. Tho meeting was held
at Masonic hall, and more than a hund
red of the loading young men of tho city
were present. Enthusiastic speeches
were made, and the following fine list of
officers was elected: President, ,f. R.
lat mar; vice presidents, D. B. Dyer,
Charles S. Hoard, L. L. Fleming, John
I). Sheahan, John F. Harty: directors,
Charles F. Began, Augustus Beall, Hugh
Middleton, Victor Dorr, James U. Jack
son, J. L. Wilson, T. it. Gibson, E. J.
Costello, Paul Mustin, P. H. Rice; treas
urer, E. S. Johnson,
OBJECT OF THE LEAGUE.
This board of officers is charged with
the duty of selecting tho secretary, who
will be tho only salaried officer, and who
will be selected with groat caro. They
will also proceed at once to draft a con
stitution and by-laws ami procure a char
ter. The league will be in the nature of
a chamber of commerce and bureau of in
formation, and its object is to band to
gether the young tuen of Augusta in
united work for the city. It begins under
most favorable auspices.
TICKET OFFICE ROBBED.
Masked Men Run Off the Night Opera
tor and Grab the Cash.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 4.—Between 2 nnd
3 o'clock this morning two masked men
put night operator Thompson to flight at
the muzzle of a pistol and then helped
themselves to money and tickets in tho
Central railroad office at East Point, six
miles from Atlanta. Thompson took
refuge in an adjoining room while the
robbers went through the cash drawer
and ticket rack. They socured about $5
and S2OO worth of tickets. No arrests
have yet been made.
MACON S MILLS.
They Will Start on Half Time Wednes
day Morning.
Macon, Ga., Sept. 4.—The two mills of
the Bibb Manufacturing Company in this
city will reopen on Wednesday morning,
and will run on half time. Mr. J. F.
Hanson, the manager of the mills, says
that they hope to be able to keep the
mills open from now on, aud soon be run
ning full time.
The Strike Called Off.
Cincinnati, Sept. 4.—A dispatch from
Evansville. Ind , says that a meeting of
the trainmen of the Henderson and St.
[jouis division of the IxiuisvUle and
Nashville ioc place to-day, ana it was
decided to call off the strike and to ac
cede to the ten per cunt., reduction. Tho
Louisville aud Nashville officials were
notified.
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LABOR DAY IN TIIE SENATE.
Mr. Voorlices Thought to Work WdS
to Do it Honor.
Secretary Carlisle Has Not Time to
Pay to the Various Dally Newspaper
Rumors - Miscellaneous Business
Occupies the Senate -But at Last it
Got Down to the Purchase Clause
Repeal Bill and Was Addressed. For
and Against By Several Speakers.
There Was No Session of tho House,
Which Was Celebrating the Labor
Anniversary.
Washington, Sept. 4.—Secretary Car
lisle this morning declined to either af
firm or to deny the statement, widely
published, that tho administration is
favorably considering a plan to abolish
national banks and substitute in their
stead state banks under government su
pervision. He said his time would be
almost wholly occupied if he undertook to
pass on the various articles appearing in
the newspapers which wero alleged to
forecast what >the administration was
considering or going to consider. Tho
only affirmative fact that can bo ascer
tained at tho treasury department was
that Speaker Crisp and Congressmen Hall
and Warner did have a talk by appoint
ment with Mr. Carlisle at tho treasury
on Saturday. Tho statement that ha
went secretly to tlio treasury anu was a
party at the conference is, of course, not
true.
Chairman Springer, of the banking and
currency committee, called on Secretary
Carlisle this morning, presumably in con
nection with the rumored conference, the
subject matter of which would naturally
have to come before his committee,
ONE THING AT A TIME.
A cabinet officer is authority for the
statement that the administration at this
time is preparing no currency measure to
tx'•presented to congress. It is interested
only in the passage of tho repeal bill now
before the Senate. After the measure is
passed it is said that a general measure to
carry out tho democratic platform as to
currency relief, will be considered.
MH. BLOUNT’S SUCCESSOR.
Minister Blount called on Secretary
Gresham this morning and had a short
talk with him on the Hawaiian question
in regard to fixing a date for having a
conference on the subject with tho Presi
dent. Later Mr. Blount called at the
white house in connection with the same
matter, but failed to see Mr. Cleveland.
Secretary Gresham declined to give any
information on Hawaiian matters to-day.
He said it would be improper for him to
discuss the selection of a successor to
Mr. Blount whilo that question was being
considered.
THAT WHARF AT WAKEFIELD.
Secretary Gresham has received an
opinion from Attorney General Olney in
which lie holds that under the law the
work of building a government wharf at
Wakefield, Va., the birthplace of Wash
ington, cannot be begun without further
legislation. Congress appropriated $lO,-
000 for the construction of a wharf there,
but inserted in the act certain conditions
as to lumber to be used, plan, etc. Gen.
Casey, chief of engineers of the war de
partment, reported that the wliurf could
not be constructed under the conditions
imposed for tho amount of money numed
in the appropriation.
NOT MONEY ENOUGH TO BUILD IT.
Under these circumstances the matter
was referred to the Attorney General,
and his opinion has Just been forwarded
to tho state department, under whose
control the work commemorating Wash
ingtod's birthplace was to be executed.
The House was not in session to-day.
In the Senate the House joint resolution
to make tiie 18th of September, 1893, a
holiday within the District of Columbia
(tho hundredth anniversary of the laying
of the corner-stone of tho capitol of the
United States), was laid before the Sen
ate and passed.
Among the numerous petitions pre
sented for and against the repeal of the
Sherman act was one by Mr. Harris, who
described it as “Tho stereotyped, printed,
Wall street form of petition.”
- PENSION SUSPENSIONS.
Mr. Gallinger, rep., of New Hampshire,
introduced a bill supplementary to the
pension act of June 27, 1890, aud asked
that it be read in full aud ho be heard
briefly in explanation of it. The bill was
read. Its important provision is that, ex
cept in cases of established fraud, no pen
sion shall be suspended or withheld until
after a notice of ninety days has li'ru
given to the pensioner, and after a full
and impartial investigation. Mr. Gallin
ger’s remarks were addressed particu
larly to that feature of the bill, and at the
close of his remarks tho bill was referred
to the committee on pensions.
Mr. Butler offered an amendment to the
bill repealing tho Sherman act, and had
it referred to the finance committee. It
provides for tho repeal of the 10 per cent,
tax on state bank circulation, provided
that such circulation be secured b.v coin
or approved state or municipal bonds.
MOTION TO ADJOURN DEFEATED.
At 12:50 o’clock Mr. Allen, pop., of Ne
braska, offered the following resolution:
Whereas. It is due that congress take cog
nizance ot the labor organizations and the In
dustrial interests of the nation by observing
this day, commonly called Labor Day. There
fore.
Resolved, Asa mark of respect for the
labor organizations and Industrial interests
of the nation, the Seriate do now adjourn.
Mr. Vouchees opposed the resolution,
nnd said: “I am in favor of ail the jubi
lees and holidays for labor; I was born in
the ranks of labor; und I think that the
best tribute we can pay to labor is to go
on with the business of the Senate, as
rapidly as possible, to its conclusion. I
know of no other way in which we can .
contribute to the interests of labor in the
present situation of affairs.
The resolution was rejected—yeas 8,
nays 41. The senators voting for the
resolution were Messrs. Allen. Irby, Pef
fer, Pettigrew, Power, Shoup, Vance, and
Vest.
CONUNDRUMS FOR TIIE SECRETARY.
Mr. Allen also offered a resolution
(which was referred to the finance com
mittee) calling on the (Secretary of the
Treasury for information on the following
points: Whether the treasury depart
ment has at any time redeemed any por
tion of the silver or coin certificates in
silver coin, as provided b.v the act of July
14, 189 b? If so, when, and what amounts,
have been thus redeemed; and what
amount, in coinage value, of tho silver
bullion purchased and subject to coinage
in the discretion of the Secretary of tho
Treasury remains uncoined; and why
such silver bullion has not been coined
and paid out in accordance with the pro
visions of the act; and whether any part
of tho paper money redeemed in gold by
the treasury department siuee March 4,