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( the MORNING NEWS. I
J KBTABI.IBHKDIBSU. INCORPORATED 1888 -
j J. H. ESTILL, President. )
FIFTEEN MORE STRICKEN,
Four Patients Discharged and None
Put on the Death List.
A Total of Ninety-seven Cases Since
the Fever First Appeared Fifty Days
.Ago and Only Ten Deaths—No Let
up in Nei* Cases Expected Until
Frost Appears—A House Inhabited
by Refugees Burned—A Case of Fe
ver at Camp Detention.
Brunswick, Ga., Sept. 30.— Fifteen new
cases of fever were reported to-day and
four discharged.
Whites—R. E. Lamanee, 704 G street;
Ijcna Massy, 210 Reynolds street; Mrs.
Y K. Wood, A. N. Wood, 529 B street;
Mrs. Ford, 1003 Grant street; Mrs. Emma
Bardue, 1005 Oglethorpe street; Ena
Smith, 520 B street.
Colored —Johnnie Burden, corner Al
bany and Gloucester streets; Abe Rich
ardson, 012 Lee street; Priscilla Fisher,
(604 B street; Lon Andrews, 506 B street;
Eliza Rollins, corner Albany and L
streets; Mary Lamar, 523 South Albany
street; Isaac Stevens, 1013 Oglethorpe
street: Eliza Gillet, 412 A street.
Those discharged are: Mrs. F. McC.
Brown, Bussey Everett, Mary Lamar and
Callie Mitchell.
Recapitulation—Cases under treatment
63; discharged 29; died 10; total 97.
One patient recently discharge! is now
suffering a relapse. Miss Rosa Nisi, who
lives over Krauss’ bakery.
Late to-night Surgeon Geddings cor
rected a report that Miss Mamie Casey
lias yellow fever at Camp Detention, and
says a complete diagnosis develops only
malaria. The case was first officially re
ported as yellow fever to Surgeon Gen
eral Wyman. Miss Casey is a sister of a
telegraph operator iu the Western Union
(office at Savannah. During the first
-scare in Brunswick Miss Casey, who was
visiting friends here, was taken Hi, but it
was finally decided that she was suffer
ing from malaria and not yellow fever.
Miss Casey is at the camp en route home.
R. E. Lamanee, reported sick
to-day, is a popular young man and
lias only a light attack.
FEVER IN TOWN FIFTY DAYS.
To-day is the fiftieth day of yellow
jack's existence hero and the thirteenth
day of the epidemic.
('ommissary Manager Smith’s reports
show, as far as tabulated, that over 50,-
000 rations have been issued since the
commissary opened and L6BO ralions is
sued to-day. The commissary has been
open exactly one month to-day, and it re
quires 50,000 rations monthly to feed the
destitute women and children. This does
not include men or boys, nor the people
too proud to visit tho commissary for
food. There are |>oor people in. Bruns
wick to-J ay who from a sense of
delicacy shrink from mingling with the
horde that form in line outside the com
missary, and those people are supplied ns
far as possible by the ministers and indi
vidual members of the relief committee
and health board, who seek them out.
The northeast wind veered this morn
ing to southeast and the weather has
become decidedly warmer, warranting
still further spread of the disease. The
past few cold days gave hope that frost
was near, but Surgeon Murray expects
the epidemic to last six weeks longer, and
has sent, for his family to eoaie down.
A great majority of the cases to date
have been among colored people, who
■usually do not take good care of them
selves, but the gradual spread of the dis
ease will soon envelop all classes, and
only those who liai e their systems in good
shape and receive proper nursing will
escape.
DR. JENKINS’ AID.
The following telegraphic correspond
ence explains itself and demonstrates the
fact that the false rumors circulated in
New York have not stopped Dr. Jenkins
from sending relief to Brunswick:
H. Uurfoni. President Health Board-
Brunswlck, lia.: I have received subserin,
tions in cash amounting to 2.135, which will
be invested in food supplies, together with
supplies of food which have already been
subscribed by the exchange and business
houses, which will approximate #B+o in value,
an 1 please indicate what is most needed and
the present condition of affairs in Brunswick.
I expect to receive other contributions. In
stead of the expense of sending the ship, I
considjr it advisable to invest amount that
would be required for that purpose iu sup
plies and ship by railroad direct, or via
steamship line to Savannah.
lIH. BUBFOBD’S IIEFLY.
Dr. Burford replied:
The situation here is one of growing dis
tress. food products, nutriment, delicacies
and stimlants for the sick are needed, as well
as substantial food for those not sick, but in
want. Kor the latter class meats are most
re ited. iam Informed by the relief commit
tee that the want and distress is likely to eon
t nue ami probably increase until frost stops
'ue epidemic. Any amounts contributed
thankfully accepted. Ship .at your own dis
cretion. *
in addition to tliisvJir. Burford wired
the number of sick, e\c*, given above.
I ue- lav is legal safe any, but the desti
tute condition uf people here and the
absence of the (fftmey controlling classes
v i.l cause the sales to be postponed.
Judge Sweat will probably agree to this
course, Out of thirty-six lawyers only
three remain, Col. Goodyear and Messrs.
Gwen Johnson and Ira Smith.
COUBT BUSINESS STOPPED.
People outside fail to realize the condi
tion of affairs and the absence of parties
, 10 . have fled. No business can
be justly or successfully transacted
through the courts here before
the May term, and outside parties, who
nave claims against the merchants should
appreciate the situation and notendeavor,
a i some are now doing, to force collee
tiuns by process of law. No one here has
an.' money or property that can be real
iz'd on. The two banks cannot conduct
“ | "rough system owing to the environ
uu ots thrown around them. Five cents
*i” l ‘d hardly be borrowed on paper worth
£!' ■ lor 'he money is not here to lend.
hanks have ample funds to pay their
Hl ‘i j'-sitors, but none to lend.
'..User Bros., Brunswick dry goods
-aiers. headed a list to-day for the relief
, Und with #IOO cash. H. B. Claflin &
of New York, followed witli SIOO, and
" r hrms through Kaiser Bros, swelled
urn total contribution to #BSO cash.
'•avannah is sending In several hundred
rs daily. Savannah is giving freely
a,i d often.
•" ason vine has sent over #1.500, At
-1 a nearly #4,iKJO, Augusta, Columbus
■ ■ Mobile #SOO each, and Rome and
other cities are aiding.
(. .“ash received to date amounts to
1,1 days receipts of provisions from
t, M h" s were, city mills, 250 sacks of
, juvltsof meal iKern & Ixn'b, crate of
k'-.' 1 ''-anpiit? mills, .TOOsacks of flour and
sacks of meal; A. L. Boudueaux, one
of hour.
II donations are acknowledged iinm -
)t Jfcttins
diately in the order received. Caretul
records are kept of the receipts, dis
bursements, etc., for future publication,
and when read will tell a tale of generous
help given freely to suffering humanity.
A RESIDENCE BURNED.
Fire to-day destroyed the two-story
home of Mrs. Cornelius Way, three miles
from Brunswick. Five families, com
posed of W. J Way, Mrs. Gains, Mrs.
Sam Cornelius, Mrs. Walter and Mrs. Cor
nelius Way, who had refugeed there, had
all their effects destroyed. Mrs. Walters,
daughter of Mrs, Way, narrowly escaped
death by slippiug down the piazza post.
The fire started in an unused closet on the
lower lioor and spread rapidly. All escape
for Mrs. Walters was cut off until she
climbed down the post. The house was
valued at $4,000. It was insured for
$1,600. There was no insurance on any
of the effects burned. Some families lost
all they had.
The situation in the telegraph office
here is growing perplexing on account of
the sickness of the day operator. Efforts
to-day on the part of Miss Cleuienson, the
manager, to secure operators from Jack
sonville failed. Operator Cater is now
doing day and night work. He is alone
at his key from 4 o'clock until midnight.
His pluck is to be admired, but his system
cannot long stand the strain of such ardu
ous labors. Miss Clemenson works during
the day at the keys to help the business.
The officials are now endeavoring to
secure operators to help relieve the situa
tion.
TREASURER NELSON’S BOORS.
City Treasurer Nelson has requested an
examination of his books and accounts
and leave of absence from official duties
while the examination is going cm. His
request was officially complied with by
the mayor and council and Expert Ac
countant E. R. Mitchell was placed on
the books. The examination dates from
1388 to the present time. A careful inves
tigation of the 1838, 1889, and part of the
1890 accounts by Expert Mitchell fails to
disclose any errors. City Treasurer Nel
son was seen at bis home to-day by the
Morning News correspondent. He was
convalescent from a light attack of ma
larial fever. He said he would be at his
office Monday and help Mr. Mitchell in
any way Mr. Mitchell might suggest. He
said his books were complete and thor
oughly correct, but he voluntarily re
quested an examination as his term of
office would expire with the close of the
ensuing administration.
City Treasurer Nelson’s books are be
ing examined by an expert at the request
of the treasurer, who is recovering from
a mild attack of the fever. The accouuts
appear to be free from errors.
Surgeons Murray and Faget are both
out of Brunswick to-night, Surgeon Mur
ray is on St. Simons to see Miss Orrilla
Dart by request of Dr. Branham,and Sur
geon Faget by request of Dr. H. Burford
has gone to Jekyl to see an isolated case.
JEBUP UNDER SUSPICION.
A Death Probably From Malaria Gives
Rise to a Yellow Fever Rumor.
Jesup, Ga., Sept. 80.—C. J. Warren, a
young white man, died here this afternoon
about 2 o'clock. A short while after his
death Hon. H. W. Whaley received a tele
gram from Mayor McDonough of Savan
nah reading as follows: ‘‘Charlie Warren
reported (lead with yellow fever.
Wire full particulars.” Mr. Whaley
turned the telegram over to Mayor
Steele with the request that he reply.
Mayor Steel replied that the death was
from malarial fever, which is
so declared by the attending physician.
Dr. Eason, and also by Drs. Tuten and
Samuels, the latter the government offi
cer stationed here. Mayor Steele also
wired that if the Savannah authorities
were not satisfied, to send a yellow fever
expert to determine the cause of death
The mayor and aldermen are endeavor
ing to ascertain who reported the
case as yellow fever, and if he is
found out it will go hard with
him. They are also doing all in theirpower
to have an expert examine the body and say
what was the cause of death, and if not
by yellow fever, that all fears may be al
layed. If death was caused by yellow
fever, it is not tne intention of the au
thorities to suimress the fact, but on the
other hamj^ljßPwould want the world to
know it.
There is no'reason to suppose that the
deceased's death was caused by yellow
fever, as he had been in no infected dis
trict for the past three weeks. A tele
gram has just been received at midnight
from Surgeon Murray at Brunswick, say
ing that he will come here. A special
train is being made up here to go for him.
He is expected to arrive about 4 a. m.
SUGAR VERY SCARCE.
The Market Said to be Short 1,000,000
Barrels.
Chicago, Sept. 30. —The Tribune this
morning says: ‘'Sugar is scarce in Chi
cago. so scarce in fact, that a famine
confronts the housewives of Chicago.
They are unable to get the requisite
amount for their daily needs from retail
grocers, and those dealers in town cannot
obtain enough sugar from the wholesale
dealers to supply even half the demands
of their customers. The wholesale deal
ers say the refineries are not turning out
more than enough sugar to supply half
the demand. Representatives of the su
gar trust say the market is short over
1,000,000 barrels of sugar, and that no re
lief can be looked for in the near future.”
RAIDS ON MOONSHINERS.
Three Large Stills Destroyed in Ten
nessee.
Knoxville, Tenn., Sept. 30.—Revenue
Collector C. M. Taylor returned yester
day from a successful raid on the moon
shiners. Two stills of sixty gallons each
were destroyed on Cane creek, in Monroe
county. Near Rural Vale, an eighty gal
lon still was destroyed. This was the
largest contraband still in the state and
its product was disposed of at wholesale
by agents in all parts of the country.
THREE NEGROES DROWNED.
A Sloop Sailing from Charleston to
James Island Capsizes.
Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30. An open
sloop which plies between the city and
James Island was capsized in Ashley
river this afternoon and three persons
out of a passenger list of seventeen were
drowned. Fourteen were rescued by the
tug Otto, Capt. John Joaueili All the
passengers and crews were negroes from
James Island. The names of the
drowned are Samuel Gourdin, Morris
Lemmon and Thomas Davis.
Return of the Detroit.
Fortress Monroe, Va., Sept. 30. Oie
United States steamer Detroit returned
this uiuriiing from her forty-eight hours'
trial trip, which was very salislactory.
Admiral Belknap and the board leave for
Washington to-night.
SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1893.
CONTROL OF THE BALLOT.
Tlic Election Laws Born of the Recon
struction Period.
Patterson, of Tennessee Deprecates
Sectionalism in the Discussion of the
Repeal Bill—The Republican Party-
Credited With a Great History and
Lincoln Held Up as a Friend of the
South—Anglo-Saxon Supremacy a
Necessity—The Australian Ballot
System the Remedy for Existing
Evils.
Washington, Sept. 30.—About fifty
members listened to the chaplain’s prayer
in the House this morning.
Mr. Sayers asked unanimous consent
for the present consideration of a joint
resolution extending until June 30, 1894,
the time for completing the work of the
eleventh census. There was no objection,
and the joint resolution was passed.
There was no result from the call of
the committess and the House resumed
consideration of the federal election re
peal bill, the passage of which was advo
cated by Mr. Patterson, dem., of Tennes
see. He deprecated sectionalism in the
discussion; and he criticised the men who
would endeavor to stir up fraternal
strife by bringing up memories of tho
war. He had nothing to say against the
Republican party. It was a party of
great achievements; it was a party which
had produced great statesmen; but that
the country was peaceful and harmonious
now was the glory of the national democ
racy.
SUBMISSION OF THE CONFEDERATES.
When the confederates laid down their
arms aud returned home they had re
turned submissively. They had returned
with no other purpose than to obey tho
laws. The greatest calamity which had
ever occurred to the southern people had
been the assassination of President Lin
coln. His policy to rehabilitate the
south had been the correct one, and it
had been followed by President Johnson.
He then criticised the reconstruction
acts of congress, which he declared
was not in accord with the views of an
union man, but in accord with the views
of the secessionists. Those laws had
been passed on the principle that the south
was a conquered territory and must be
governed by the laws of conquest. They
proceeded on the idea that the sovereignty
of the southern states was gone.
He then went into a history of the en
actment of the reconstruction measures,
and traced from those measures the pass
age of the federal election laws.
DIXIE AFTER TIIK WAB.
The condition at the close of the war
left the south with two races, one the
sons of the grandest race the earth had
ever seen, the other the most helpless and
most forbearing and the most ignorant.
The superior race should take charge of
this helpless race. He admitted that
tliero had been fraud and violence. No
such revolution could be accomplished
without fraud and violence.
Mr. Henderson, rep., of lowa, read a
letter from a friend of his, whose name,
in advance, he declined to give, mention
ing five counties in Western Tennessee,
where wholesale fraud and violence had
been committed by the democrats in 1883.
Mr. Patterson entered a general denial
of this charge. The republican party as
sumed that every negro was a republican,
and that if his vote were not counted for
the republican party, there must be fraud
and violence. That was an entire mis
take. If there had been fraud, it had its
origin iu these federal election laws.
Those laws were in the south practically
a dead letter.
ANGLO-SAXON SUPREMACY.
The alternative forced upon the white
people of the south had been simply awful.
Even the republicans of the south on
economic questions voted the democratic
ticket. A few days ago a gentleman from
his district came to Washington to argue
before the ways and means committee on
behalf of the republican view of the tariff.
He had asked the gentleman why he was
advocating the republican view, when he
voted the democratic ticket. The reply
had been that it was necessary to vote
the democrat ticket to sustain Anglo-
Saxon supremacy. This was a question,
continued Mr. Patterson, which dominated
any economic question. The Republican
party by its legislation had succeeded in
drawing the color line, and so far as the
white people of the south were concerned
it was a sectional line. The Republican
party would never be able b.v organizing
the negroes into a party to dominate one
of the southern states. As long as that
party kept up the race issue the Anglo-
Saxons would stand as|one man and one
party. As long as the color line was
maintained the white people would main
tain their supremacy.
THE AUSTRALIAN SYSTEM THE REMEDY.
He thought that the remedy would be
found in the Australian ballot box system.
If that were adopted, thousands of ne
groes in the south would vote the demo
cratic ticket, and thousands of white men
who now voted with the democrats,
would be found voting with the republi
cans. Let there be kept away from tho
polls the army, the supervisors, the mar
shals: and let every citizen, whether he
he black or white, go into a booth and de
termine by himself for whom he would
vote.
In response to a question by Mr. Dal
zell, rep., of Pennsylvania, when Mr.
Patterson was advocating an educational
test of suffrage, Mr. Patterson said that
if the alternative were given him of ac
cepting unlimited negro suffrage or limit
ing representation ho would choose the
latter. In conclusion he declared that
the federal election iaw should be re
pealed. [Applause.]
POLITIC* IN TITE MOVE.
Mr. McCall, rep., of Massachuetts, op-
I>osed the bill. He would oppose it at
this time, even if he believed that the
statutes should be wiped out. The con
gress had been called together for a
specific purpose, and he thought this an in
opportune time to send this measure else
where. There appears to be some poli
tica in this move. It looked as if it
was intended to draw the attention of the
people from the silver question.
Mr. McNagny, dem., of Indiana, advo
cated the bill, holding that the judgment
of the American people was that the
federal election laws should be repealed.
Mr. Warner, dem., of New York, asked
in behalf of Now York state that the fed
eral laws should be repealed. They were
absolutely unconstitutional, and almost
as unconstitutional as they were infam
ous. [Applause.] The country was to
day enjoy lug the blessings of a free gov
ernment, handed down to it by the fath
ers of the republic. The only way in
which a government like ours could be
wrecked, was by continued oppression by
tho federal government. The federal
election iaws were the entering wedges
of oppression, which, when it became too
oppressive, could be met only by means
at which every person would stand
aghast.
Mr. Richards, dem., of Ohio, advocated
the repeal of the federal election laws.
The bill was then postponed, for the
day.
Mr. Dockery made a partial report from
the joint committee appointed to investi
gate the laws governing the various exec
utive departments. It was ordered
printed; and then, at3:3o o'clock, the
House adjourned.
A NEW CHIEF CLERK.
Josephus Daniels Promoted From Ap
pointment Clerk.
Washington. Sept. 30.—Secretary Hoke
Smith to-day appointed Josephus Daniels
of North Carolina, chief clerk of the in
terior department. Mr. Daniels, who is
the present appointment clerk of the de
partment, is also the editor and proprie
tor of the North Carolinian at Raleigh.
Ho was several times elected state prin
ter of North Carolina. Secretary
Smith regards him as an excep
tionally. efficient officer, and it
was at his urgent request that Mr. Daniels
accepted the new appointment. His suc
cessor will be John W. Holcombe of
Indiana, the present chief clerk of the
bureau of education, who received his ap
pointment as such early in President
Cleveland's first administration. Mr. Hol
combe was twice appointed superintend
ent of schools in Indiana, aud is believed
to bo well equipped for his new position.
NEW TREASURY NOTES
Representative McLaurin’s Scheme to
Issue $28,000,000 New Ones.
Washington. Sept. 80.—The House com
mittee on banking nnd currency to-day
continued its hearing upon measures
pending on its calendar.
Representative Melmurin of South
Carolina spoke in favos of his joint reso
lution providing for an issue of 825,000,000
of treasury notes, the preamble declaring
that 825,000,000 of previous issues have
been lost or destroyed, and are to bo
charged off on the books of the treasury.
Nominations by the President.
Washington, Sept. 30. —President Cleve
land to-day sent to the Senate the follow
ing nominations:
Robert Charles Lee, to be United States
attorney for the southern district of
Mississippi.
Postmasters—Alabama, John A. Don
ahoo, at Talladega: Georgia, Moses R.
Kirby, at LaG range; A. N. Mcßride, at
Tallapoosa: Tennesseo, W. B. Gibbs, at
Martin; Frank M. Bunch, at Pulaski.
SHOT DEAD FROM AMBUSH.
The Assassination Probably the Out
come of a Feud.
New Orleans, Sf ,*t. 30.—The Times-
Democrat’s Farmesviile.La., special says:
“News has just reached here that J. R.
Carroll, living near the town of Marion,
this parish, was shot and killed from am
bush near his home. The deceased was
on his return home from
Monroe, La., where he had
bceu on business. The murderer
was hidden iu an old corn crib on the
farm of R. M. Alexander on the road
which Carroll had to pass on his way and
he received a full load of shot in his face,
and from which death resulted instantly.
A small negro boy was with Carroll, but
at the time of the shooting was in tho
wagon asleep. The coroner’s jury is still
investigating the matter. A pocket knife
and riding whip were found in the crib
and the murderer was tracked for over a
mile, when his track was lost. The Kill
ing is thought to be the outcome of the
Cox-Carroll trouble, by which two men
have already lost their lives and several
have been seriously wounded, and the
prosecution of which has cost the parish
already over 83,090. Great excitement
and indignation prevail in the Marion
neighborhood, and nothing will be left
undone that can bring the guilty party to
justice.”
CAROLINA'S BOOK SCANDAL.
Superintendent Mayfield Ready to
Reply to Any Accusations.
Columbia, S. C.,Sept. 30.—Superintend
ent of Education Mayfield was to-day
asked about the charge that he had been
bribed in the selection of books for the
public schools. He said: ‘‘Let Mr. Mc-
Mahon hold nothing back. Let it all
come out, then I will know what to an
swer. I don’t want any insinuation. Let
the charges l>e made. I never committed
myself to McMahon’s books. In regard
to the Chicago matter, I am willing for a
full and rigid investigation to be
made and when the specific charges
are presented, naming men and
places, I will reply to those charges
in a general way. Any rumor
that my stay in Chicago was at tho ex
pense of any house, in whole or in part, is
utterly untrue. I would say further that
the rumor that I cast my vote for a cer
tain book when menaced with exjKisuro
by another concern and divided the se
lection between the firm alleged to have
bribed me and the man who made tho
charges is also untrue.”
A PEPOT UNDER GUARD.
Gov. Tillman’s Constables Watching
Freight at Charleston.
Charleston, S. C., Sept. 80.—The dis
pensary constabulary have the freight
department of the South Carolina railway
in a state of siege. Ten constables sur
round the building. Chief Constable
Gailliard drove up to the South Carolina
depot this morning with the intention of
meeting the train from Augusta. lie was
met at the entrance b.v Agent C. N. Wells
and served with a notice that he must
not come inside the depot. Gailliard
asked him if the notice from him was per
sonal or official. The ticket agent said
that it was under official instruction.
Gailliard formally accepted the notice
and refrained for the time being from en
tering the depot. He, however, directed
the attention of the agent to two colored
men who were loafing in the depot, and
remarked that the notice would seem to
be more applicable to such as them. The
governor has been communicated with.
A Suit Against the South Bound.
Columbia, S. C., Sept. 30.—Papers were
served yesterday on the South Bound
railroad agent at North in the case of
Mr. Price, who is suing the railroad for
S3,(XX) on account of injuries sustained in
a fall some months ago from the compa
ny’s platform at North.
Levi Storne 111.
Alhany, Ga , Kept. 30.—Levi Sterne, a
prominent Hebrew of this city, Is danger
usly ill. There is very slight hope of his
ecovery.
WAR ON ENGLAND'S LORDS.
The Rank and File of the Liberals Hot
Against the Upper House.
The Agitation Somewhat Abated Ow
ing to Mr. Gladstone’s Cautious At
titude—The Liberal Leaders Said to
be Afraid to Countenance a National
Movement Against tho Peers—Coal
Made Very High by the Strike.
(Special Cable letter, copyright 1893, by the
United Press.)
London, Sept. 80.—The agitation
against the House of Lords has abated.
This is due partly to Mr. Gladstone's cau
tious attitude towards the subject, and
partly to the absence during tho holidays
of the liberal and radical members
of tho House of Commons. The pause in
parliamentary activity has given the con
servatives time to collect themselves and
make a show of courage. Home rule is
dead forever, say the Tory newspapers.
The liberal leaders rave against the up
per house, but on sober second thought
they dare not menace its existence, nor
countenance a national movement to cud
it.
The assurance with which Tory organs
like the Times and the Standard reiter
ate the assertion, is not however, well
grounded. Impending developments are
preparing within the great liberal or
ganizations throughout the country to
shatter this confidence. Tho quiescence
of the liberals aud radicals is merely on
the surface.
THOUSANDS OF REMONSTRANCES.
Since Mr. Gladstone made his speech
the executive committee of the National
Liberal Federation have received by let
ter, telegram anil word of mouth thous
ands of remonstrances against delaying
or abating the agitation against the
peers. Virtually all the provincial
branches of the federation have made
such remonstrances and the executive
committee consequently have de
cided to call a special conference
to consider the question before the regular
congress of the organization. The Na
tional Reform Union, a liberal society of
great influence in the provinces, has an
ticipated this conference b,v arranging to
make at Manchester, Liverpool, Birming
ham, and other commercial centers, a
series of demonstrations against the
peers. The National Liberal Club in Lon
don meantime will remain probably inac
tive. relying on the early action of
the federation executive committee. The
members, however, are ready to sub
scribe a large fund with which to facil
itate the present movement. To this
club is due tho riso of the national
league, whose avowed object is the aboli
tion of the House of Lords. The initia
tive in forming the league came from the
workingmen’s radical clubs.
THE CLUBS WELL BACKED.
With all their enthusiasm these clubs
were almost without money to help them
spread their ideas. They have now the
assurance of help from the national lib
eral people and know that what
ever money is neoded to make
the league a strong factor In
keeping alive tho fever of the working
classes will not be wanting. With this
backing the league, although but one week
old, gives signs of strougand practical ac
tivity. After the encouragement given
it by tho national liberal club, the main
cause of its vitality is the genuine earn
estness of its members. Their campaign
cry is: “Away with the lords.” Their
guiding principle is that the policy of
waiting is a mere waste of the nation's
time and energy, and an obstruction of
parliamentary progress.
Samuel Story, a radical home ruler sit
ting for Sundoland, will present, iu the
name of the league as soon as parliament
shall reassemble, a vigorous petition, ask
ing for legislation against the dangers
which have resulted from the continued
existence of the House of Lords.
To those behind the scenes the pros
pects of the movements against the peers
have been iu no way darkened by Mr.
Gladstone's attitude. In fact many of
them prophesy that in the early future the
movement will be so accelerated as to
embarrass those liberal leaders who now
show an inclination to hold it back or
mask its significance.
STRIKE OF THE COAL MINERS.
The great coal strike has now assumed
a political as well as a social aspect. The
few mine owners, who profess a willing
ness to compromise with the men, and do
not stand firm on their proposal to reduce
wages 25 per cent., are solely Gladstoni
ans. On the other the Tory, and most
of the liberal unionist mine owners
proclaim themselves ready for war to the
death. Only one liberal unionist has had
the courage to cut loose from his Tory
colleagues. He is Charles Seely, M. P.,
for the west division of Nottingham, and
a large owner of coal in three countries.
He lias given the owners’ federation no
tice of his resignation, and on
Monday will take back 0,000
miners to work at their old wages-
No political clause has been
introduce directly into the conflict, but
none the less the miners have been keen
to observe the political affiliations of their
friends and enemies and will not be
likely to forget the Gladstonian candi
dates at the next general election.
COAL MADE VERY HIGH.
The effects of the strike on the prices of
household coal become more noticeablo
daily. The people of London complain
that they are in the hands of a coal ring.
The coal prices have been in fact pushed
up at every opportunity by a crowd of
speculators who manipulate the quota
tions. At all the great min
ing centers, where some of
the colleriesare still worked, the advance
of prices has been considered, but far
from warranting the appalling figures
quoted here. Some mine owners ever*
deny that they advanced prices even a
fraction until a few days ago. Oblivious
to all this, however, the coal ring con
tinues to make every failure to settle the
dispute an excuse for anew increase of
retail values, and thus is gathering an
unprecedented harvest of profits. The
mildness of the weather has mitigated
the hardship of the crisis for the poor.
Nevertheless men and women are seen in
almost every street, grubbing along after
stray bits of coal and wood. In streets
where the old wooden pavements are be
ing repaired, hundreds fight
daily for the chips. in
the ioal districts affected immediately
by t be strike, the starvation is appalling.
The strike ‘'pay” in the few districts
still able to make it is utterly inadequate
to the needs of the miners' families.
•
tute Tho public, just aroused to a reali
zation of this distress, have subscribed
ireely for soup kitchens, etc.
A PUKE KIFT OUT OF DANOKK.
As noon as parliament shall re-assem
bie there will be a acrvibleto produce
the text of the telegram by which Gen.
Wolsley in 1882 was ordered to place tho
Duke of Couuaught and his guard's bri
gade out of danger in tho battle of
Tel-El-Kebir. At the linn* Gen. Wolsley
said iu his official report that the Duke of
Connaught led his brigade gallantly to
the attack. This statement, however,
was purely diplomatic, chiefly for the ed
ification of the royal family.
In fact, the Guards brigade had
no share in bearing tho
brunt of the battle. The rumo at
both the Duke of Oamuriuge, c r is th e
in chief of the army, anu uu ommand r
secretary of stale lor war, gh Ohilder ß ,
have to take much of the uliu 1882, will
j n g permitted the dispatch ame for hav
jn question, merely out ol of the message
th e Q U eeu's mate aluuxi deference for
coining illegal rupees.
flnw B n P f a i ChC n from Calcutta that the
f ,. b l ’i Sl Ver i° Indla ■* duß partly to
the demands made by the native mints
.md by private enterprises for the illegal
(oinage of rupees. As soon as the decree
fr T e cnina *° ot silver was
illegal coinage of rupees in-
f larmiI 'gly- The government
US n0 mcans abating
The sueoessorship to the vicoroyalty in
I ndla *s.as much in doubt as on the day
when Sir Henry Norman withdrew his
acceptance to the post. After Lord
# rr>i • i * chancellor, tho Earl
oi Elgin Is the favorite candidate. The
. P r, ’ ss remarks seemingly
that Mr. Gladstone has considerable ill r-
Ff if } n i'O'lmg suitable candidates for
the high position. Tho .fact that when
the cape governorship was last vacant, it
was declined by thirteen men seems to
itoi’ 6 beun t l u^e forgotten by tho Toryed-
AN ANARCHIST PAPER SUPPRESSED.
The police have suppressed the Com
mon wealth, the organ of the anarchists
in London. When a moderate socialist
th ® Commonwealth was edited by
William Morris, the poet, at the time of
the trial of the Walsall anarchists, it was
seized and the editors arrested
for their violent attacks on the
police, but eventually they were
allowed to proceed with the publica
tion. Recently it has surpassed Its record
m virulent and incendiary denunciation.
Iho small group of Knglish anarchists
who are now in close sympathy with tho
continentinai dynamiters, are watched
keenly by detectives, but so far no evi
dence connecting them with tho Spanish
or Austrian dynamite plots has been dis
covered.
BARON HERZ’S nEALTH.
At the request of M. Dupuy, tho
French premier, the government has
caused Drs McCarth, Brunton and Fra
zer to examine again Carnoiius Herz, the
Panama lobbyist, and general negotiator,
who hus been ill in Bournemouth ever
since the French government has
desired to bring him into the
courts. The three physicians re)>ort that
Baron Herz is too ill to be moved from
his bedroom. The Paris newspapers in
sist that English perfidy is responsible
for Baron Herz’s detention at Bourne
mouth. They say that he drives out daily,
often delays tennis, and is generally in his
former health.
ESFINA’S LIFE SPARED.
The Government Commutes His Sent
ence to Imprisonment.
Buenos Ayres, Sept. 30.—The sentence
of death passed upon Col. Espina, con
victed by court martial of having incited
two torpedo boats to attack some govern
ment vessels lying in the river here, has
been commuted to twenty years imprison
ment. Col. Espina was to have been shot
to-day. ,
The national guards mobilized at
Rosario and vicinity have been disbanded.
Confidence is returning. i
The rebellion of the radicals is regarded
as crushed.
RIO JANEIRO SAVED.
Foreign Intervention Saves the City
From Bombardment.
London, Sept. 30.—Dispatches received
from Rio Janeiro say Admiral De Mello
intended to attack the fort at the mouth
of Rio harbor to-day and only desisted on
strong representations of the command
ers of the foreign wuflfhips. The British
minister of Rio took an active part with
tl ; other foreign ministers, doing every
thing possible to secure a cessation of hos
tilities. The commanders of the foreign
warships also took a decidedly active part
iu preventing further bombardment.
FRANCE BULLDOZING SIAM.
The Siamese Given 24 Hours in Which
to Accept a New Ultimatum.
Bangkok, Sept. 30.—M. Le Myre DeVi
lers, the French special envoy to Siam,
yesterday presented to the Siamese gov
ernment for acceptance the draft of a
treaty suppressing the convention pre
viously submitted by him. The draft was
accompanied by a written announcement
that it must bo accepted without altera
tion within forty-eight hours. It is un
derstood that the new treaty does not in
clude any conditions which are in excess
of the terms of the original ultimatum
sent by Franco to Siam. M. DeVilers
threatens that if this treaty is not ac
cepted within the time specified ho will
leave Bangkok.
A DEFUNCT PAPER.
The Memphis Appeal-Avalanche Goes
Under Again.
Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 30.—The assign
ees of the Memphis Appeal-Avalanche,
after a journalistic career of one week,
threw up the sponge to-day, and applied
to the Chancery court for a receiver to
wind up the affair* of the
company. W. J. Cha e, a merchant,
and one of the large creditors,
was appointed receiver. Several suits
were filed to-day against the Appeal-Av
alanche by creditors who were paid in
the recent assignment. Receiver chase
is said to be obnoxious to the foraign
creditors, who will make an offort to oust
him. The sufe and furniture in the busi
ness of the paper was attached to-day by
C. J. Mooney.
CORPSES FOR THE COLLEGES.
The Bodies of Three of the Men Hung
at Mt. Vernon Sent to Atlanta.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 30.—The Atlanta
medical colleges reap the spoils of tho
Mt. Vernon haugiug yesterday. To-day
the bodies of three of the five men hanged
there arrived here and were distributed
among the colleges under the state law,
which provides for such disposition of the
remains of condemned criminal*, when no
one claims them. Hiram Jacobs. >Hiram
Brewingtou and Louis Manuel are the
three ghastly guests of the colleges to
night.
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LHANDLER PLAYS CRITIC.
He Attempts to Make a Point Against
the President.
He Accuses Him of Assuming Royal
Manners in Connection With the
Appointment of Commissioner
Blount—The President Also Charged
With Rewarding the Anti-Snapper
Wing of the Democratic Party.
Washington, Sept. SO. —The only inci
dent that marked the day’s session of the
Senate, or gave any spirit to the proceed
ings, was a speech made by Mr. Chandler
on the resolution calling for information
on the subject of the Fairchild committee
that had been holding its sessions in the
New York custom house. He took the
grouud that there was no legal authority
for the appointment of such a committee,
and that the President had assumod the
right to appoint it in order to
reward the democrats who belonged
to the “anti-snapper” wing of the party.
As the commission included an ex-secre
tary of the treasury, Mr. Fairchild, an
ex-eolleetor of the port of Now York, Mr,
Magone, and an ex-representative from
Arkansas, Mr. Dunn, it could not be pro
tended that they were inferior officers of
the United States, and as to all high offi
cers, tho constitution required their ap
pointment "by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate.” No such advice
or consent had been asked. The Pres
ident, Mr. Chandler said, was too much
given to disregard of the express provis
ions of the law and to violate tho language
of the constitution.
BLOUNT’S APPOINTMENT.
He Instanced the case of Mr. Blount's ap
pointment to Hawaii and scoffed at tho
President’s assumption of royal manners
iu designating Mr. Blount as “my special
commissioner,” in saying “his authority
is paramount” nnd in commanding their
excellencies, the members of the provis
ional government, to the wise keeping of
the ruler of the universe.
Mr. Hill was present during the whole
of Mr. Chandler's speech und his atten
tion was called more than once to the
“anti-snapper” points of it, but he took
no part in tho discussion, evidently to Mr.
Chandler’s disappointment.
There was the usual delay in securing a
quorum when the journal was read, but
after a time forty-three senators ap
peared, exactly a quorum, and business
proceeded.
AMENDMENTS TO THE REPEAL BILL.
Two proposed amendments to the silver
purchase repeal bill were sent to the
clerk’s desk and read. The first was by
Mr. Wolcott, and directs the payment of
the tax collected on cotton under the act
of July 1, 1862. to the states concerned.
The second was by Mr. Perkins, rep.,
of California, and it directs the opening
of the mints to the coinage of silver or
proved American production at the exist
ing ratio —90 per cent, to be withheld for
minting or seigno-age. No gold pieces
are to be issued of a less denomination
than |lO, and no bank notes or treasury
notes of less denomination than $&. It
also provides for a committee of live mon
etary experts.
CAMDEN SPEAKS FOR HEPEAL.
The silver-purchase repeal bill was
taken up at 1 p. m., and Mr. Camden
made an argument. He favored the pas
sage of the repeal bill, and argued that
the United States had to comply with
the reasonable conditions of sound finance,
based on the world’s experience. Tho
repeal of the Sherman act did not demon
etize sliver. All the silver money nowin
circulation would be continued on a parity
with gold, but the further purchase
of sliver bullion would be sus-,
pended. While he believed that bimet
allism was impracticable in this
country under existing conditions, he be
lieved that the conditions would chango
bofore the end of the decade, much sooner,
he hoped, that the free coinage of silver
would not only be restored in this coun
try, but iu England and Kurope. He did
not believe that the world could do with
out the use of both metals as money; but
the United States could not afford the ex
periment of free coinage alone.
ADDITIONAL LEGISLATION.
In case the pending bill was passed it
should be followed by additional legisla
tion. He should not now attempt to for
mulate the views he had in his own mind
in regard to it, hut he would indicate tha
following: First, provisions for strength
ening tho treasury; second, to give elasti
city to the issue of paper mouey and to
guard against sudden contraction in tho
currency; and third, provisions for tho
coinage aud use of silver money for do
mestic circulation with specified limits.
The repeal of the Sherman law was tha
proper place to begin giving relief to the
country. Other financial legislation
should folic He did not share the ap
prehension that no other financial legisla
tion, following the repeal bill, could ba
had, or would not La approved by the
executive. He had full faith and confi
dence in the President's wisdom and
patriotism; and he thought that the
President’s recent utterances should set
at rest all doubt upon that point.
Mr. Peffer took the floor and continued
his speech against the repeal bill, which
he had begun last Thursday. He spoke
until 4:30 o’clock, when the Senate ad
journed until Monday.
GEORGIA’S GOVERNORSHIP.
Watson and Stave Clay Looked Upon
as Possibiltiea.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 30.—1 tis reported
here that ex-Congressman Thomas E.
Watson has determined to abandon the
idea of running for congress next year
and will make the race for the governor
ship. His plan is said to be
to make a cross roads canvass
against the democratic nominee,
!as he is Is fact doing already,
1 and at the sumo time putting
out feelers for the United States Senate
in case this should offer the best chances
of success at the final moment.
THE GOVERNORSHIP.
There Is another interesting political
report in circulation here this week—that
Hon. W. Y. Atkinson will give way to
Steve Clay in the gubernatorial race. Mr.
Atkinson was in the city to-day, but has
nothing to sa.v about politics. Messrs.
Clay and Atkinson would draw largely on
the same element for strength, aud the
understanding is that they have come to
the conclusion that for both to remain in
the race means that neither will get the
nomination, besides Mr. Atkinson would
be bitterly op|>osed by the veterans, and
therefore, taking everything else into
consideration the report is that he will
not be a candidate, but throw his support
to Mr. Clay, for which he is to be acujuua
bered iu tho future.