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, the MORNING NEWS. 1
1 ESTABLISHED 1850. INCORPORATED 1888 V
j J. H. ESTILL, President. )
ONLY EIGHTEEN NEW CASES
Four of the Number Whites and the
Others Negroes.
A Total of 358 Oases to Date, With
216 Now Under Treatment—A Storm
Raging and an Increase in the Num
ber of Cases Expected To-Day—Two
New Cases at Jesup—People There
Mystified by an Order From Surgeon
Murray-
Brunswick, Ga., Oct. 12—New cases of
fever were reported to-day as follows:
Whites —J. M. Hendrix, J. H. Craig,
Katie Niles and Conrad Winkler.
Colored —Cora Davis, Ethel Davis, Katie
Young, Alice Raford, Annie Hardie,
Martha Pinkney, Arthur Benton, Henry
Blue, Evlyne Mcßae, Adline MeCally,
Malinda Kile, George French, Lizzie Hep
pard and Fannie Deloach.
Discharged—Amelia Armstrong, Rosa
Waywood, Ernest Massey, William
Fleece, Emma Young, Clarence Young,
Stanley Winchester, Jimmie Abrams and
Ernest Brock.
Deaths—Mrs. C. Perrin.
Recapitulation—Cases under treatment
216; discharged 128; died 19; total 358;
ratio of mortality 5.3 per cent.
It rained hard all last night and to-day
the storm has been driving. To-night the
elements seem to have broken loose and
the storm is raging with blizzard-like
fury and cold has set in. it is feared
that the rate of mortality will increase.
TWO NEW CASES AT JESUP.
Jesup, Ga., Oct. 12.—Two new cases of
fever were reported to-day, John Allen
and Frankie Bowles, negroes.
One patient was discharged, Dr. J. G.
Tuten.
Surgeon Murray left for Brunswick
this morning. Before leaving h'e wired
Surgeon Garter as follows: “Jesup is
doing well. No physicians are needed.
Call Dr. Lincoln out.” Tho people here
are very much wrought up over the
matter by the construction they place
upon it. They think that Surgeon Mur
ray wishes to have Dr. Lincoln removed
and in his stead place an inexperienced
doctor. If that be what he means by his
telegram the guards will resign and peo
ple will leave here regardless of any order
to the contrary. Groups of men are on the
corners talking over the situation and
their determination to have an experi
enced physician if the town has to meet
the expense. Some construe the tele
gram in another way. Several days ago
the work was almost too much for
Dr. Lincoln and it was sug
gested that he be given help. The
patients doing well and the work get
ting lighter on the doctor, it is thought
Surgeon Murray meant that there was no
need of another doctor and that Surgeon
Carter might call him out of tho line to
confer with him on the situation. A full
explanation from Surgeon Murray would
do much towards allaying the feeiing now
existing.
Mayor Steelo is supplying the wants of
all that apply for assistance. The town
docs not need outside aid yet. Tnc people
appreciate the many kind offers of assist
ance, but refuse oto accept as long as they
have a dollar.
It iias been raining steadily since this
morning and the weather is much cooler.
Dr. Lincoln thinks it will have a beue
fieial effect. The people are very much
pleased with Dr. Lincoln and will have
him remain through the epidemic if he
has to bo paid by private suoscription.
DAIIIEN HOPEFUL.
Darien, Ga. Oct. 11.—As every day
passes by our people breathe easier and
freer, realizing the fact that the
close of each day is that much nearer to
the close of the yellow fever season.
Darien is well quarantined and tho stores
close at 6 p. m, to keep crowds out of the
town and to enable the guards to do more
effective service.
ATLANTA TO THE RESCUE.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 12,—T0-day's sub
scriptions to the Brunswick relief fund
amounts to over $1,200. All day subscrip
tions have been coining in steadily to the
newspaper offices and the relief commit
tees.
H. L. Schlesinger, wholesale candy
manufacturer, by his individual solicita
tion. placed $782 to the credit of the fund.
To-day he loaded a car with provisions
bought with his collections and sent it ou
to Brunswick.
1 ’resident Oglesby of the chamber of
commerce, acting for the press fund, also
forwarded a half car of supplies to-day.
He still has in his hands about SSOO to be
6t*nt on call.
A number of SIOO and SSO subscriptions
nave been made and hundreds of dollars
bi’-ve been received from business houses
ail over the country through Atlanta
lious. s who deal with them.
'he work of collecting subscriptions
a! "t raising funds by benefit entertain
ments will continue to be pressed as long
?, s ‘he cry of distress comes up from
Brunswick.
LOUIS VILLE23NEW STOCK.
The News That it is to Control the
Georgia Reaches Baltimore.
Baltimore. Md., Oct. 12.—The issue of
$5,000,000 extra stock by the Louisville
and Nashville railroad is believed by the
holders of Georgia railroad securities in
this city to be partly for the purpose of
upturning a line to Charleston or Port
tui.val. S. C.. or both points. The Manu
facturers’ Record has information that
pieties representing the Louisville and
- ashvilje bought bonds of the South Car
-0-ll! l railway in New York last .June with
? ' ,ew of bidding in the road, which had
j” n ordered to be sold at auction by the
ii ti'd States circuit court of appeals on
a date soon to be decided.
lie South Carolina road extends from
s' .irusta to Charleston. The Louisville
tV Vnshvillo reaches Augusta by way of
;‘ ' i corgi a railroad, of which it is joint
' s -ee with the Central railroad of Geor-
B :s slated that the Louisville and
• ishyille will secure entire control of the
; 'B'ia road with the stock to be issued.
‘ s will give the Louisville and Nash
*’ hues of its own to export [mints on
. “ Atlantic seabord which at present it
jj "knout, and make Charleston and
' Royal the eastern terminals of its
* stem.
To Run a Cleveland Ticket.
Buffalo, K, Y., Oct. 12 —Tlie Cleveland
I in this county have decided to
f : '' lll nomination senatorial andnssem
-1 andidates in opposition to the "ma
!l, ‘ or Sheehan I'andldales. There is
a llv, uy fight in view.
Cotton Kills Burned.
I rt Wurth, T. x . Oct. 12. The Mnn
j ' * t * r cotton mills, about 8 tulles west of
l ’ "ere burned this morning The
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fhe Motnm
ONLY A BABY BLOW.
No Damage Done by the Wind at
Jacksonville or Charleston.
Jacksonville. Fla., Oct. 12.—The storm
reached its highest velocity in this city
this afternoon at 2:15 o'clock. 88 miles an
hour. Little or no damage was done.
THE BLOW AT CHARLESTON.
Charleston. S. C., Oct. 12.—The West
Indian cyclone is on here. Wires are
going down to the southward and are in
trouble to the northward. At this writing
tho wind is blowing in great gusts at from
forty to forty-five miles an hour. There
is as yet no damage except the wrecking
of telephone and electric light wires.
Three tides have been banked up, and at
midnight it is expected that unless the
wind shifts around to the southwest, the
eastern, southern and western portions of
the city will be under water.
Neither of the Clyde steamers due to
day has arrived.
At 7 o’clock to-night it looks like a repe
tition of the cyclone of August last.
RAINING AT AUGUSTA.
Augusta, Ga., Oct. 12.—A heavy rain
fell in Augusta this afternoon and contin
ues to-night. The signal service predicts
that the storm will not reach Augusta
until morning.
WENT TO 64 MILES.
Charleston, S. C., Oct. 12, 11 p. m.—
The worst of the storm is over. The
maximum velocity of the wind was sixty
four miles at Bp. m. The damage to this
city is comparatively slight as near as
known. Ali the telegraph, telephone and
electric wires are down.
A FAKE STORY OF THE BLOW.
Louisville, Oct. 12. —A Courier Journal
dispatch from Jacksonville, Fla., says:
“One of the most terrible wind and rain
storms ever known is raging along the
Florida coast, extending inland about
fifty miles. The storm is a regular West
Indian cyclone, aud has been felt in this
vicinity during the last two days, but
gradually increased in severity.
“Reports received to-day from Key
West state that the storm passed over the
city Tuesday and Wednesday, doing
much damage.
“Reports from Titusville say the storm
passed over that place in a north
westerly direction, blowing 60 miles
an hour. All communication with
places south of here has been cut
olf by the wires having blown down.
Fears are entertained that Titusville
and many other places on the coast will
suffer greatly from loss of life.
“Reports from St. Augustine are to the
effect that the city is partly submerged
by the water backing over the sea wall.
Full particulars cannot be ascertained.
“Pablo Beach,Mayport and other places
near are in great peril, and especially the
first two, which are most exposed to the
sea.
• Trains on the Jacksonville, Mayport
and Pafio, and Jacksonville and Atlantic
railroads have been stopped by the heavy
rains.
“In this city the wind was blowing forty
miles an hour all day, and is gaining in
severity at intervals at the rate of fifty to
sixty miles an hour. Telegraph wires are
down in all directions.
“A heavy rain has accompanied the wind
and it is feared the orange crop will suffer
greatly, as the fruit is in a condition to be
easily shaken off the trees.”
WATCROSS APPREHENSIVE.
Waycross, Ga., Oct. 12.—There are in
dications here of an approaiching storm.
The velocity of the wind is about twenty
six miles per hour, with a driving rain.
The indications here seem to forebode
disaster. The railroad authorities here
are on the quivive and expect trouble if
the storm center passes this section.
MILLEDGEVILLE AROUSED AGAIN.
Milledgeville, Ga.. Oct. 12.—At a mass
meeting here to-night S2OO was contribu
ted for Brunswick and the amount will go
to SSOO by Saturday night. Two hun
dred dollars had been sent before.
A SAFETY BOX LOCKED UP.
The Renters Believed to be Trying to
Defraud Creditors.
Louisville, Ky., Oet. 12. —The German
Security Bank has brought a suit in
equity which presents an unusual and
sensational feature. The defendants are
Moses Schwartz, Jennie Schwartz and
the Columbia Finance and Trust Com
pany. It is alleged that shortly before
Moses Schwartz made his assignment a
box was rented in the Columbia's safety
vault in the name of Jennie Schwartz,
who is the wife of Moses Schwartz.
It is believed that bonds, notes, and evi
dence of debt and other property of Moses
Schwartz have been placed in that box
for the purpose of defrauding his credi
tors. Judge Field granted an injunction
to prevent the defendants from having
access to the box. The bank holds eleven
notes discounted for Moses Schwartz ag
gregating $18,948.45.
MARITAL RELATIONS MIXED.
A Divorced Woman Marries a Brother
of Her Former Husband’s Bride.
Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 12.—A strange
complication of marital relations has
been ultimately adjusted. The sequel to
the trouble between Mr. and Mrs. Charles
McAlister, which was commenced at Bar
Harbor last summer, was furnished
yesterday afternoon by the New
Jersey' court of appeals, which
granted a divorce between
Mr. McAlister and his wife and was
ended last night by the marriage in Balti
more of Mr. McAlister to Miss Olive
Wilkinson of that city and the marriage
in Paris almost at the same hour of Mrs.
McAlister and Mr. Walter Wilkinson,
the latter a brother of Mr. McAlister’s
new wife.
WRECKED BY A COW.
Several Passengers Injured on an
Electric Car Near Memphis.
Memphis, Oct. 12.—An electric car ou
the Memphis and Raleigh Spring railroad
was thrown down an embankment and
wrecked eight miles from Memphis last
night. Four passengers were injured.
Some are in critical condition. The in
jured are;
Miss Ashe, stenographer and type
writer, injured internally: may die.
Thomas Crenshaw, deputy county court
clerk, mangled and bruised.
Thomas O’Neill, injured internally.
The motoruian s leg was bruised aud
his hand crushed.
The accident vras caused by colliding
with a oow.
Bryan and Immigration.
Chicago, Oet. I*.-Hon. M T. Bryan of
Tnnmwittf was to-day unanimously re
elected president of the Southern inter
state immigration Association.
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1893.
A BATTLE TO THE DEATH.
Voorhees Still Leading Ilis Forlorn
Hope in the Senate.
The Sitting Unbroken Since the Open
ing on Wednesday—The Silver Men
Taking it Easy, While the Adminis
tration Forces are Wearing Them
selves Out Under Continuous Duty.
The Silver Men Prevent Mr. Voor
hees From Securing a Recess From
1 O’clock This Mornfng Until 11
O’clock.
Washington, Oct. 12,11:45 p. m.—The
weary struggle in the Senate goes on and
little progress seems to have been maao
towards a settlement.
The silver men still seem to have the
upperhand and control the situation.
The first intimation of the weakening of
the repeal forces was the decision of Mr.
Voorhees to move for a recess to-night
from Ip. m. until 11 a. m. to-mprrow. He
reckoned, however, without the silver
men, who announced that they would not
yield the floor to Mr. Voorhees to make
the motion, and thus he was obliged to
abandon his plan.
Many stories of compromise were in the
air to-night, but the unqualified sate
ment of both sides is that the fight now in
progress must be decided before any com
promise can be broached with success.
Secretary Carlisle was again at the
capital in consultation with the demo
cratic senators in order to keep himself
well informed of the situation.
The hours dragged along until at 8:80
o’clock, Mr. Voorhees, chafing under the
continued roll calls, petulantly arose and
demanded to know of Mr. Frye of Maine,
who was in the chair, to what extent the
privilege of calling for a quorum could be
abused.
A BRILLIANT SCENE.
The scene was a brilliant one. The
setting of the fierce struggle in progress
on the floor in tho dazzling glare of
the artificial lights, was one to impress
the mind and fascinate the eye.
The galleries were banked to the doors.
In the reserve galleries were many ladies,
their bright dresses adding color to the
scene. The press gallery overhanging tho
Vice President’s chair was crowded with
busy correspondents scratching away
with persistency. Below, on the floor,
was the wreck of a great parliamentary
battle, then thirty-two hours old. The
venerable Senator Stewart, looking like
a patriarch, with his long white beard,
was grinding monotonously away, while
the haggard faces around him betokened
the long strain to which the attempt to
force the silver men to yield by a test of
brute strength had subjected the Senate.
Mr. Cullom sat listlessly in his seat.
Behind him, Mr. Hoar was pegging away
at some correspondence. Mr. Turple and
Mr. Bate were talking wearily and Mr.
Lodge, the student senator from Massa
chusetts. tall, erect and uudaunted, stood
aimlessly in the aisle.
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE TAKING IT IN.
In the rear of the chamber were rep
resentatives from the other house, con
spicious among whom was "Silver Dol
lar” Blaud, who was talking earn
estly to Mr. Teller. Over in the
comer, Mr. Gorman was the center of an
interested group, composed of Messrs.
Hill and Murphy of New York and Faulk
ner of West Virginia.
HELPLESSNESS OF THE MAJORITY.
No more perfect demonstration of the
helplessness of the Senate under the pres
ent system of rules has been given than
by the events that followed Mr. Voor
hees’ inquiry.
“Mr. President, my inquiry,” said Mr.
Voorhees, with head erect and defiant,
“is whether there is any limit or restraint
on the rule permitting senators to make
the point of no quorum?”
“In the terms of tho rule,” said Mr.
Frye, who" was presiding, “there is no
limitation, and the chair knows pf no
power in the presiding officer to place a
limitation.”
Mr. Voorhees sank back in his seat,
angry, but with no further word of pro
test. The roll call brought forty-four un
willing victims into the chamber.
QUAY POINTS OUT THE SITUATION.
As soon as the announcement was made
Mr. Quay, of Pennsylvania, got to his feet
and suggested the absence of a quorum.
He did it, he said, because the decision
of the chair put it adsolutely
in the power of any one senator to block
legislation.for as rapidly as a computation
was made a senator could suggest the ab
sence of a quorum and the roil would
have to be called.
“The Senate of the United States,”
said Mr. Frye slowiy, and with a gravity
that caused the galleries to titter, “is the
most dignified legislative body in the
world.” Here he paused. “And,” he pro
ceeded, “the framers of its rules did not
suppose that any senator would violate
the proprieties or the decencies of the
Senate. Therefore the rule is made
without any limitation upon a senator ex
cept his own sense of right.”
THE SENATE PAH PROM IDEAL.
“The theory of the constitution,” said
Mr. Quay, disgustedly, “may be as stated
by the chairman, but our recent experi
ence has shown that the Senate is very
differently constituted.” He then with
drew his suggestion of the fact of a quo
rum not being present, when, to the as
tonishment of all, Mr. Carey of Wyoming,
who evidently desired to show the coun
try exactly how powerless the Senate
was, repeated it.
THE RULE READ.
The chair had the rule read. It pro
vides that if at any time any senator raises
a question as to the presence of a quo
rum, the presiding officer shall forthwith
direct the roll to be called.
Mr. Aldrich, rep., of Rhode Island, said
it was plain that that rule, carried out as
the chair had ruled, would destroy all ac
tion by’ the Senate at the will of any one
senator. He thought a correct interpre
tation of the rule required the interposi
tion of some business between one call of
the Senate and another.
Mr. Faulkner in the same line sug
gested that there should be a reasonable
interpretation of the rule, aud that the
chair should not entertain a suggestion
of the absence of a quorum immediately
following an official announcement from
the chair that a quorum was present.
The presiding officer suggested that the
Senate could give construction of the
rule by an appeal from the decision of the
chair
• There is no decision to appeal from,”
said Mr. Stewart, aud Mr. Frye having
no alternative directed the roll to be
called.
WOLCOTT HAS IT CALLED.
Forty-five senators redounded
A few minutes later, Mr Wolcott, who
had been eating dinner in the restaurant
below, mm in, flashed bis eye about the
chamber and observed that only twenty
two senators were present.
Again the cloak rooms were deprived of
their occupants. Forty-eight senators this
time answered “here.”
DETAILS OF THE DAY’S PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, Oct. 12. —The night ses
sion of the Senate was a peculiar one.
Seuator Allen took the floor at 5:15
o’clock in the afternoon, and without any
interruptions except such as were purely
incidental, had the floor all night. He
proved himself an able and indefatigable
talker. At no time did his voice fail him,
and even when the clerk was calling the
roll to secure a quorum he stood erect and
ready to proceed with his remarks. H e
concluded his speech on the stroke of 8
o’clock, having been on the floor fourteen
and three-quarter hours. When he fin
ished his eyes wore as clear, his voice as
strong and liis gestures as vigorous as
when lietook the floor. His speech breaks
all previous records, and his powors of
endurance won for him the admiration of
those opposed to his tactics.
At the conclusion of Mr. Alien’s speech
Mr. Voorhees moved to lay the I’offer
amendment on tho table.
Mr. Wolcott suggested that there was
not a quorum present, but forty-six sena
tors were found to be in the hall.
Tho vote resulted: Yeas 27, nays 12. No
quorum.
A call was ordered, and 45 answered
“Here.” The vote on laying the Peffer
amendment on the table was announced
as: Yeas 38, nays 17. So it was laid on
tho table. Following is the vote in detail:
Yeas—Messrs. Cattery, Camden,Can ey, Fol
ium Davis, Dixon, Dolph. Faulkner. Frye,
Gailinser. Gordon, Gray. Hale, Hawley, Hill,
Hoar. Lindsay. McMillan. McPherson Man
derson. Mills. Mitchell of Wisconsin, Murphy,
Platt, Proctor, Quay, Runsom, Sherman.
Smith. Squire. Voorhees, Washburn aud
White of Louisiana—33.
Nays—Messrs. Kale, Berry, Blackburn.
Butler. Call. Camerou, Coke. Daniel, George,
Hunton, Irby. Martin. Morgan, Pasco. PefTer,
Vest and Walthall—l7.
A F({EE COINAGE MEASURE.
The amendment thus defeated was a
complete free coinage act in itself. It
was intended to supplement the repoal
paragraph of the Voorhees bill. The
amendment prescribed the proportions,
and weight of gold and silver coins to be
coined hereafter, and the nature of tho
alloy, and provided the necessary ma
chinery for the execution of its purpose,
namely: Free coinage of both gold and
silver.
The vote having been announced, Mr.
Voorhees remarked that the only other
amendment pending to the House bill was
the amendment reported from the finance
committee.
“What has become of all the other
amendments that have been offered?”
Mr. Butler inquired.
“There have been no others offered,”
Mr. Voorhees replied.
“There have been notices of amend
ments given.”
Mr. Martin then addressed the Senate.
There were two calls of the Senate,
one at 10:45 o’clock and one at 11:80
o’clock. On the first call forty-throe sen
ators responded. On the second call for
ty-seven senators responded. There was
another call at 12:05 o’clock and only
thirty-nine answered and the sergeant-at
arms was sent out to coax in four more.
He succeeded at the rate of one per min
ute and at 12:15 o’clock the forty-third
senator (Mr. Hill) appeared. Mr. Mar
tin then continued his speech.
VOORHEES SAVING HIMSELF.
Mr. Voorhees is taking advantage of
every opportunity offered to secure rest,
so as to conserve his powers as far as pos
sible. There has been some comment
upon the fact that he was absent at two
or three roll calls last night, and it was
asserted that he had made an agree
ment with the silver men not
to attempt to reach a vote during the
night. With Mr. Allen constantly on the
floor, there would have been no chance
to get a vote, if he had been present all
the time. It also appears that the at
tendants at the senator’s room, when
they found him there, muffled the call
bell, and thus prevented his being dis
turbed. At noon there was no per
ceptible change in the Senate.
As the steam whistles and huge bells
scattered over the city announced the
hour of midday Senator Martin still had
the floor. Of the forty-seven senators
who responded to the Fall at 11:80 o’clock
but eight were present. In the galleries
the night audience had disappeared and
new faces were seen. The Senate wore a
disordered look.
A JOKE ON HARRIS.
When a quorum was secured, Mr. Har
ris, of Tennessee, moved that the order
made after a prior roll call directing the
sergeant-at-arms to request the presence
of senators be rescinded.
The presiding officer (Mr. Faulkner of
West Virginia) being in the chair in
putting the question, inadvertently re
ferred to Mr. Harris as the senator from
Mussachuetts.
“From where?” asked Mr. Harris, in
dignantly.
“From Tennessee,” apologetically said
the chairman, and the occupants of the
galleries joined in the laughter which
the incident provoked among the sen
ators.
Mr. Martiii then resumed his speech,
directing himself to a critical
analysis of the democratic plat
form on the financial question.
There was another call of the Senate at
12:50 o’clock and, 44 senators responding,
Mr. Martin resumed hi3 speech.
After the lapse of exactly thirty min
utes, Mr. Powers, rep., of Montana,
rose, and apparently tiring of suggesting
the absence of a quorum, simply said:
“Call the roll.”
VOORHEES SHOWS HIS TEETH.
When the result was announced, forty
throe senators having answered, Mr.
Voorhees, dem., of Indiana, arose and
said: “Mr. President, it is obvious that
there is to be a call of the Senate every
fifteen or twenty minutes, at
most thirty minutes, with the notable
absence of certain notabilities opposed to
this bill, the object doubtless being to
compel an attendance on the part of the
friends of the bill all day, while they are
sleeping for to-night. Now X give notice
that on every call for a quorum
of the Senate from this time on, 1 shall
insist on having the names of the ab
sentees called and to compel their attend
ance. If wo are to sit here all the time
subject to a call every fifteen minutes,
they shall do tbe same us far as it is in
our [lower to secure it.” Mr. Martin
theu continued bis speech.
THE THREAT FALLS ELAT.
Mr. Voorhees' statement apparently
had no terror for the opponents of repeal,
and at 1:80o'clock, Mr Jones of Nevada
called attention to the lack of a quorum
The senators from the silver sis lev did
not answer to their names. A quorum
was secured, nevertheless, sod Mr. Mar
tin proceeded with his speech.
There was another call of the roll at
2:15 p. m. and 45 seas tors responded
Mr. Martin d-iare<l bis iieiief that it
the question of ti/e oiriitional repeal of j
the Sherman act were submitted to the
people of the United States there would
be a majority of 10,000,000 against it.
He apologized for having allowed
himself to bo diverted from the logical
order of his argument for an hour or so,
aud said he would now return to it and
proceed in a quiet, orderly aud methodical
way for the next twohours. (Laughter.)
Another call of the Senato was had at
8 o'clock. Forty-eight senators answered,
and Mr. Martin continued.
At 4:05 p. in. Mr. Martin said he would
close his speech for the present, with the
hope that he might continue the discus
sion at some future time, as there were
many important phases of the question
to which he had not alluded.
ANOTHER AMENDMENT.
Mr. Morgan of Alabama, gave notice
of an amendment to the repeal bill, pre
pared, he said, by Representative Turpin
of his state. Tho amendment provides
for the coinage of silver dollars of
grains, which together with all silver
dollars of liko weight and fineness are
made legal tender, except where otherwise
expressly stipulated. The Secretary of
the Treasury is directed to purchase sil
ver bullion at the market price, to be
paid in silver dollars and have it coined
into silver standard dollars to an equal
amount monthly and yearly, with the
gold dollars coined.
Mr. Morgan said that tho only provis
ion of the amendment which did not have
his approval was that excepting the legal
tender quality in cases where otherwise
stipulated.
TELLER TAKES TUB FLOOR.
Mr. Teller then took the floor and re
sumed the speech against the bill which
he began last week.
At 6:20, Mr. Teller said ho had an im
portant appointment, which be was de
sirous of keeping and if agreeable to tho
Senato he would now yield the floor with
the understanding that he could resume
to-morrow. To this there was no objec
tion, aud Mr. Stewart was recognized.
Before ho proceeded, however, Mr.
Dubois suggested the absence of a
quorum.
The roll was called and forty-six sena
tors responded.
Mr. Stewart then proceeded. He said
in his own experience he could recall sev
eral important questions which had been
reserved in the Senate, which if they had
been decided hastily under the previous
question would have brought untold mis
ery upon the country.
At 7:05 p. m. Mr. Power interrupted
Mr. Stewart, to call attention to the lack
of a quorum, there being but two sena
tors on the democratic side and not more
than six on the republican side. When
tho roll was called, 42 senators, one less
than a quorum answered.
ABSENTEES HAVE A CLOSE SHAVE.
The repeal forces were about to carry
out the programme announced by Mr.
Voorhees earlier in the day of having the
names of the absentees read preparatory
to compelling their attendance, but sev
eral senators appeared immediately after
the Vive President announced the result
of tlie call and Mr. Faulkner did not press
a request he had made that the names of
tho absentees be reported.
Mr. Stewart had but expressed his re
gret at the lack of conception on the part
of the administration and administration
senators as to what bimetallism was
and how to maintain the parity of the
two metals, when Mr. Shoup interposed
with the usual suggestion of the lack of a
quorum.
The presence of forty-three senators
was temporarily secured through the in
strumentality of the lately much invoked
roll call, and Mr. Stewart resumed his
speech. He asked to have read a news
paper article because it bad something
of the American spirit about. It may
not, being from the higher ciassj said Mr.
Stewart, because it is not fashionable to
be American. [Laughter.]
That is alleged English, dontcher know.
[Laughter.]
Mr. Stewart spoke from Senator Col
quitt’s seat, the first in the front row of
the democratic side. Beside him sat his
clerk, woo every now and then furnished
him ammunition in the way of newspaper
articles or books.
At 9:45 Mr. iDubois blandly suggested
that only seventeen senators were pres
ent. Forty-six senators appeared.
nARRIS PRESENTS AN AMENDMENT,
Before Mr. Stewart proceeded, Mr.
Harris of Tennessee presented an amend
ment which he said he would offer in due
time. The amendment provided:
First, for the coinage of all the silver
bullion in tim treasury, representing the
government seigniorage, into full legal
tender dollars at the rate of $3,(XX),000 per
month.
Second, when this seigniorage shall
have been coined, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall purchase each month bul
lion sufficient to coin $ and to coin
the bullion into legal tender dollars.
Third, that all paper notes or certifi
cates of less denomination than $lO shall
be. redeemed and not be reissued, and
that national bank notes of less
denomination than $lO shall be
redeemed and the national banks required
to substitute notes of that denomination.
Fourth, that the $2.50 and $5 gold
pieces shall no longer be coined, but when
received at the treasury shall be re
coined as eagles and double eagles.
Fifth, that the holders of standard sil
ver dollars shall be able to exchauge such
dollars on presentation for notes of the
same legal tender qualities as such silver
dollars, which shall be held for their
redemption.
MUCH INTEREST IN THE AMENDMENT.
This amendment created much interest,
it being naturally assumed that it fur
nished perhaps the first concrete and
specific compromise proposition growing
out of the continuous session.
Mr. Allison remarked that the amend
ment coming from such a distinguished
member of the finance committee was ex
tremely significant. He wanted to know
whether or not the omission of the sec
ond section of the amendment as to the
number of dollars to be coined was not
unintentional,
Mr. Harris replied emphatically that
it was not. The amendment had lieen
left blank in order that he, Mr. Allison,
or any other senator, might have an op
portunity to test the sense of the Senate.
it seems that Mr. Harris for the
democratic free silver senators and Mr.
Teller for the republican silver men have
been circulating tiiis amendment as a ba
sis for a compromise, but with what suc
cess cannot lie learned.
Just before the amendment was intro
duced, Mr. Harris talked with Secretary
Carlisle, who came to the capitol
an hour ago and has since been
conferring with the democratic
re|>eal leaders in the appropria
tion committee room Messrs Gorman.
Gray, Faulkner, Camden, Cock red and
Ransom were present It is understood
that Secretary Carlisle is not satisfied
that the repeal men would have to capi
tulate aud urged them to continue the
tight He was willing, however, that an
amendment should he introduced in
case a compromise should
become the ouly alternative
•auept defeat In this direct way, it
would seem the administration, so far as
Mr. Carlisle speaks for It, showed tho
first sign of weakening.
At 10:15 p. m. Mr. Wolcott called for a
quorum.
Only thirty-nine senators replied to
their names and on motion of Mr. Voor
hees, the sergeant at arms was directed
to compel the attendance of absent mem
bers. But before it became necessary to
act on the order four others came into
the hall, thus makiug the quorum, and Mr.
Stewart continued.
Mr. Wolcott allowed his opponents just
half an hour respite before he announced
that “there was a conspicuous absence of
a quorum,” and asked for a roll call.
Thirty-nine senators replied, and then,
by request of Mr. Voorhees, the names of
the absentees were read.
THE BEOtNNINO OF THE ENn.
Washington, Oct. 13, 3:10 a. m.—On
motion of various senators, Messrs.
George and Walthall of Mississippi, Gib
son of Maryland, Stoekbridgo of Michi
gan, Colquitt of Georgia, Dolph of Ore
gon aud Vauoo of North
Carolina were excusod from
attendance on account of illness,
and fatigue. The loss of a quorum for
this length of time was generally believed
to bo the beginning of the end. Tho
quorum was broken by the refusal of cer
tain southern democrats to vote
Another call at 11:55 p. m. only brought
four senators to the chamber.
An hour passed and still the Senate was
without a quorum.
□ Mr. Gallinger then arose. He stated
that ho had been continuously in attend
ance since Wednesday morning without
obtaining any sleep. He now found the
Senate without a quorum and without the
likelihood of getting one. He asked Mr.
Voorhees what the outlook was.
Mr. Voorhees replied at length, ex
plaining that ho was aware of the suf
fering, but thought a quorum would ap
pear. He was willing to take a recess,
but did not wish to break the continuous
session by adjournment.
At t :05 a.m. Mr. Blackburn came in
and completed tho quorum and the ven
erable senator from Nevada resumed his
speech.
At 1:25 Mr. Wolcott made the point of
no quorum.
At 1:40 a. m. the sergeant-at-arms re
ported that two senators were absent
from the city, twelve had been excused by
the Senate, four answered the summons
by the statement that they were too ill to
attend, nine in the capltol made no
answer, and sixteen were reported us
absent from their residences and could
not bo found.
Mr. Voorhees immediately arose and
said: “Mr. President, I foel that I have
done my duty in this matter, and without
comment I now move that the Senate ad
journ.”
The motion was unanimously agreed to,
and in an instant the Senate chamber was
deserted, after a continuous session of 88
hours and 40 minutes.
A DULL DAY IN THE HOUSE.
A Little Talk Over the Reports of the
Tariff Bill Hearings.
Washington, Oct. 12. —There were indi
cations this morning that some members
of the House had “staid up” with the
Senate a part of last night, as there was
plainly no quorum present, but no point
was made.
The amendments of the Senate to the
House joint resolution, allowing the state
of Wisconsin to place a statue of Here
Marquette in the eapitol were agreed to.
Mr. Meikeljohn, or Nebraska, called up
the bill applying the laws of March 3,
1891, to that portion of the Sioux reser
vation which extended into Nebraska and
the bill was passed.
The House passed the concurrent reso
lution authorizing 2,(MX) copies of the
hearings before the committee on ways
and means for the use of the House, but
not before Messrs. Burrows of Michigan,
Hopkins of Illinois, Dingley of Muine,
and Dalzell of Pennsylvania, had made a
fight for an increased number.
Mr. Wilson stated that tho House
would not bo justified in printing more
than 2,000 copies. The statements were
all on one side, and by persons who are
interested in maintaining the present
tariff rates, or against any changes in ex
isting tariff laws.
Mr. Dalzell asked if all persona were
not invited to present their views.
Mr. Wilson replied that It wss true,
but so few persons were asked as to make
his statement practically true.
After further discussion by Messrs.
Pickier and Simpson in regard to the
timber bill protecting the forests of the
west, the House, at 5:45 p. m., adjourned.
COLUMBIA’S CANAL.
Oov. Tillman Will Try to Force the
Syndicate to Finish It.
Columbia, S. C. Oct. 12.—The legisla
ture of this state transferred the Colum
bia canal to the city of Columbia several
years ago, reserving 500 horse power for
the use of the state free and absolute.
The city transferred the franchise to the
Columbia Water Power Company, a Bos
ton syndicate of which Aretus Blood is
president. The state has leased
a part of the power reserved
to it to the Columbia Electric
Street Hallway Company. The Water
Power Company has commenced suit
to set aside the lease to the Electric
Company. This is in effect a suit against
the state. Gov. Tillman to-day notified
the Water Power Company to discon
tinue proceedings at once, and will force
the company to complete the canal under
the contract with the state. The canal
lacks two miles of being completed.
Under the grant the right of the state,
the use of the power reserve is free and
absolute. Gov. Tillman has taken a firm
stand in the matter.
MURDERED IN A CAB.
An American’s JJody Found ip a Side
Street at Birmingham, Eng.
London, Oct. 12.—Ttaos. C. Crap, re
ported to be a citizen of Chicago, who has
been traveling in England for some time
past, was found on Mondny dead, with
bis skull fractured, in a by-street of
Birmingham When found, Mr. Crap’s
pockets were empty, and it is supposed
that he was murdered in a cab and his
body thrown where It was found. Mr.
Crap, when last seen alive, had drawn a
large sum of money from the bank.
TWO BANKS CLOSE.
They Are Located at Provldenoa and
Wore Considered Very Strong.
Providence, It. 1., Oct 12 --A great
sensation was crested In lain king circles
this morning by the suspension of Wil
bour, Jackson A Cos., and Hheidon 4 Mo
ney, 'These concerns were classed as
among the strongest In New England, the
house of WiJbour, Jsrjfrr i
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DEADLOCK jIFTHE SENATE.
Repeal Said to Be Impossible, and
Cleveland Won’t Compromise.
The President Reported as Desiring
Congress to Adjourn If the Senate
Refuses to Agree to Unconditional
Repeal of the Shopman Law—The
President’s Supporters Not Numer
ous Enough to Tire Out the Sllvei
Men by the Continuous Session
Scheme.
Washington, Oct. i2. —A congressman
who saw Secretary Carlisle this afternoon
Is authority for the statement that all
hope of unconditional repeal has been
given up by tho department and that it is
very doubtful whether I’resident Cleve
land would sign a compromise bill If it
were sent to him. If the Senate will not
repeal the Sherman law unconditionally
President Cleveland wants congress to
adjourn or take a recess.
It Is reported at tho eapitol that Presi
dent Cleveland said to certain parties
that if the Voorhees bill was not passed
he would adjourn congress. Just what
such a statement means is doubtful, as
there is no authority in the President to
adjourn congress until there is a dis
agreement between the two Houses as to
the date of adjournment, one House
fixing one date and the other another.
CAN’T TIRE OCT THE SILVER MEN.
The President has been notified bv the
repealers that it will be impossible for
them to tire out their opponents, since
only a few of the latter would have to re
main In the chamber and could be re
lieved, while at least forty-one repealers
would have to be present all tho time to
keep up the proceedings. Therefore it
would be impossible to reach a vote by
this method. Ho was also told that nei
ther the silver men nor the republicans
would offer a compromise, and the repeal
ers would not without authority from
him, and the only way to get a compromise
would be by his suggestion. Their object
was to get the President to relieve the
situation by a suggestion of his own, but
St failed utterly, and both sides are now
pledged to nothing but fight. The re
pealers who were trying to get a favor
able compromise have made the President
suspicious that they are unfaithful or in
sincere in their efforts to secure uncondi
tional repeal. If this feeling of stubborn
ness continues, the only termination of
the session in sight is the breaking of the
quorum.
NO SUB-TREASURY FOB ATLANTA.
Acting Secretary of Treasury Curtis hae
reported to the ways and means commit
tee adversely to establishing a sub-treas
ury in Atlanta. He gives as his reason
that Atlanta does an annual business of
less than $5,000,000. He seems to think a
sub-treasury would be for the benefit of
Atlanta alone, and does not understand
that it is needed for several states. The
entire Georgia delegation will go before
the ways aud means committee next
Tuesday and show tho importance of
having a sub-treasury in the cotton sec
tion. They will also argue the matter
before Secretary Carlisle.
Several Georgia 'congressmen have
called on Secretary Herbert and recom
memended Robert Lee Uusscli of Athens
for an assistant paymaster in the navy.
Randolph Kidgely of Waynesboro is also
an applicant. No paymaster or assistant
has been appointed from Georgia in forty
eight years.
Lorick Pierce of Columbus, who has
been appointed chief clerk of the
bureau of education, is expected here this
week.
Speaker Crisp has secured the pro
motion of Nat Stewart of Taylor coun
ty to a $1,400 position in the treasury.
Miss Eva Wiggins has been appointed
postmaster Buena at Vista and C. P. Glow
er at Graniteville, vice Sea well, removed.
MEMPHIS DIVIDED.
Friends of Silver Hold a Counter
Demonstration to the Exchanges.
Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 12.—Theaetionof
the merchants and cotton exchanges last
week in denouncing Senators Harris aud
Bate for their courso,and the Senate for its
fuilure to pass the bill repealing the pur
chase clause of the Sherman act, met with
so much criticism that a largely-attended
mass meeting was held last night for the
purpose of indorsing the Tennessee sena
tors in the stand they have taken in favor
of silver. The meeting was aduressed by
ex-Congressman Casey Young, K. W. Car
mack, editor of the Commercial, and a
number of others. Some of the speakers
were especially bitter in their denunciation
of President Cleveland, who was char
acterized as a slave driver cracking his
whip over the backs of the senators and
representatives in congress. The meet
ing was composed almost exclusively of
democrats.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
A committee consisting of Ex-Congress
man Casey Young, Col. M. C. Gallaway,
E. W. Carmack, Holmes Cummings,
Thomas Holman. H. D. Geer and J. J.
DuPuy was appointed, who submitted
lengthy resolutions euiogistioally indors
ing the senators named and commending
them for their faithfulness and
firmness in the defense of silver.
That the present financial depression is
wholly chargeable to the purchasing
clause of the silver bill is denied; that its
repeal is necessary is controverted, that
its repeal is expedient is conceded, but
only when accompanied by legislation
perpetuating bi-metallism and protecting
silver as a money.
'The second resolution reads:
That w e hold to the uso of both gold and
silver, without discrimination against either
metal, an 1 In the present condition of our
people, a large majority of whom are debtors
we favor the coinage of the largest amountof
American silver that can be kept equal in
purchasing power and monetary value with
gold, and therefore respectfully appeal to the
.--etiate of the United States to enact such leg
islation as will attain these ends and thus in
sure the prompt repeal of the Micrman act
and the Bpeedy restoration of the linanctsl
confidence and public credit.
Fire st a Coal Mine.
Pottsville. I'a.. Oct. 12.~-Flre broke out
in tbe engine room of the New Boston
colliery shortly after 8 o'clock this morn
ing, communicating to the breaker aud
in an incredibly short time the entire
structure, valued si ssU,ixxi. was burned
to the ground. Three hundred ar.d fifty
men and boys were employed, and 160,UW
tons of coal was the annual output
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