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iTHE MORNING NEWS. I
ESTABLISHED 1850. INCORPORATED 1888 V
J. H. ESTILL, President. 1
BRUNSWICK’S DARKEST DAY
Four Deaths and 49 New Cases oa the
Official List.
All the Dead Whites—Seven of the New
Patients White Residents of Bruns
wick and Three on St. Simon's.
Thirty-Nine of the New Patients
Negroes—Another Death Reported
After the Publication of the Official
List —One Death That Occurred on
Wednesday Last Not Yet Included in
the Official Report—Three Additional
Deaths Hourly Expected.
Brunswick, Ga., Oct. 21.—There were
officially reported to-day 4 deaths and 49
new cases, the record breaker of the epi
demic.
The dead on the list aro:
Whites —Burr Winton, Herman Grundy,
Alex. Pritchard and Mrs. Oberlauter.
The new cases are:
Whites, in Brunswick, 7—Hilda Paul
sen, Bessie Firth, Samuel Silverstein, W.
A. Line, Thomas Mulligan, T. McC.
Brown and Mrs. Currie.
Whites, on St. Simons, 3—Thomas
Lambright, Monroe Lambright and Mrs.
Taylor; making the total new cases of
whites, 10.
The new cases among the colored peo
ple (39) are: William I.indsey, relapse;
Missie Seven, relapse; Rosa Coleman, re
lapse; Willie Stewart, relapse; Annie
Walburg, Lula Jones, Willie Jackson,
Rebebca Bell, Susan Francis, Margarus
Haggett, C. Clayton, A. Williams, Jesse
Barnes, JiriW Robinson, Anna Tumlin,
Florid Parker, Mary Williams, Asbell
ltosa, Susan Pinkney. Eliza Hamilton,
Mary Uixon, Will Irwin, Phil Johnson,
Jane Massey, Joseph Coburn. Rebecca Wil
liams, Albert Houston, Harrison Ashloy,
Houston Miller, Anthony Williams, Lewis
Hardy, Eda Carter, Eva Wilson, Lillio
Hardy, Rose Payne, Jas. Miller, Anna
Pender, Lula St. George, and Charles
Robertson.
The following have been discharged:
Whites—M. J. Egan, Mrs. M. A. Slason,
Mr. F’ortune, A. J. Lyles, Richard Walker,
Annie Dempster, and Miss Emma Little
lield.
Colored—Susan Ashiey, Elias Deloach,
Will Knox, James Knox, Ollie Knox,
Titus Randall, Jeff Harris, Igen Baker,
Walter Tyler, Wm. Nance, Sam
Hinton, Miller Wilson, Matilda Mil
ler, Lueretia Paris, Will Stewart,
Rachel Axon, Lizzie Collins, Willie
Jackson, Rebecca Bell, M. Stiles, Susan
Francis, Margaret Haggett, Estella Wash
ington, Hanna Middleton and Carrie
Rosa.
ANOTHER PEATH.
To the official list of deaths should be
added one that occurred this afternoon,
Lytt n Hazelhurst, a negro boy on North
Amherst street.
Besides this, a negro child, Pinkie Wil
son, died, and her death certificate, is
sued Oct. 18 by Dr. Robert Hazelhurst,
reads: Cause of death, yellow fever; dead
before physician reached her. This death,
although occurring three days ago, has
never been reporte'd. The Morning
News correspondent will inform the
health board of it to-morrow. This makes
a total of seven yellow fever deaths that
should be counted to-day.
Three others are hourly expected to die,
William C. Weed, Ernest George and
Adolph Levine. There is no possible hope
for them. Two other deaths occurred to
day, Essie Beckman, a negro child, and
Mrs. Scranton, neither from yellow fever.
The warm weather, following the few
days rain and cool spell has brought the
disease rapidly to the front. Thereare no w
258 under treatment, 60 whites and 198
colored. The outlook is not cheering for
twenty-five days yet. When the dread of
famine seems to be disappearing and the
people are breathing easier, deaths roll up
and the fever increases alarmingly.
DISFIGURED, BUT STILL IN THE RING.
Yesterday Brunswick had a great de
crease in new cases, one death from yel
low fever and one murder, the victim be
ing a worthless negro. Then tilings
looked bright. To-day Brunswick had a
great increase in deaths and new cases
and one mad dog running ramparft on the
streets and snarling at every one. but it
was shot and killed by Policeman Elling
ton before anybody was bitten. Then
matters looked bad. Brunswick and St.
Simon’s have now had yellow fever,
famine, diphtheria, rumors of smallpox
and cholera, one murder and one mad dog
—all in one epidemic. The trouble
may all cease some time, but
these are the pluckiest people on God's
green earth, and if these misfortunes
ever let up deep water, sanitation and de
termination will pull Brunswick through
and put her on the top round of the lad
der. Brunswick is badly downed now,
but with a lighting chance she will come
out ahead.
Mrs. Scranton, who died to-day, was 78
Soars old, and the mother of "Mrs. N.
Dixon and Mrs. William Blain. The fam
ily is an old and highly honored land
mark, and her death will be generally re
gretted.
Ur. Knott left to-day for a ten days
stay at Camp Detention. XTience he goes
to Atlanta. While here he observed the
situation.
the odd fellows.
The Odd Fellows’ lodges here are sadly
m need of help from their brethren.
Heath has reduced the original relief
committee by two, Burr Winton and T.
U Waff, and only two of the original
members are left, C. M. Tilton and W. E.
Porter. They re-organized to-day and O.
' Barkuioo, the lodge treasurer, was
made chairman, W. E. Porter, secretary,
C. M. Tilton, treasurer, and Kev. • Ed
f- took. They meet every mom
mpf at 8 o’clock and are do
mg much to alleviate the suffering
among their brethren and pay the deth
.'Tents. The lodges in Georgia have
oc n liberal in their aid to them, and now
tne northern lodges are aiding. Tho
'-rand 1-odge and Grand Encampment of
Connecticut have wired $59 each. Ef
forts are being made by the remaining
members to secure release from dues and
''jb be waived temporarily. Tho
■land Lodge has been appealed to and
•ii respond,
i tie Knights of Pythias and Masons
i ' sending relief to their afflicted
jjrethren, which is being judiciously
I lie colored Odd Fellows, Masons and
'nights, of Pythias also need help, nrul
appealed to their Grand Ixidge.
“* y are being responded to.
the general relief.
I In relief for the general i>oor is arriv
i npidly and want seems to bo on tiie
1 “bsolule banishment. With the
ti ,'.“ 1 ion * being sent In and gathered over
„ ' 1 '* "try for shipment to Brunswick It
. ' ' * neve all the distress The uews-
Vl*? Of the country hive saved limns
I ** people from starvation- All bsve
lent a helping hand and the distress has
been relieved.
Two refugee citizens of Brunswick are
standing b.v their people. . Edwin Brob
ston is in Morgan county working among
his friends and to-day sent the correspond
ent an invoice of provisions from citizens
of Morgan county.
James S. Wright, a prominent mer
chant, now in Gainesville, to-day wrote
the Morning News correspondent to goto
his store and get clotbing for the desti
tute boys.
Both of the above gentlemen knew of
the distress here, and, unable to leave
their families to come back, are working
to help. W. E. Kay, W. G. Brantley,
Hiram J. Read. Courtland Simms, and
other prominent citizens are sending in
contributions from their friends and help
ing all they can personally-. All mentioned
are true friends of Brunswick, and have
helped their afflicted people.
WILLIAM C. WEED DEAD.
Brunswick, Ga., Oct. 21, 11:30 p. m.—
At 9:3oo’clock to-night, William C. Weed
diod. He was a victim of imprudent
pursing. His nurse through feeling for
the man begging for food, like all yellow
fever patients do, gave him, against the
physician's orders, some nourishing food.
He might have been saved had this not
been done.
ONE NEW CASE AT JESCP.
Jesup, Ga., Oct. 21.—One new case of
fever is officially reported to-day—R. W.
Tindall, Jr., white.
The following were discharged: Mr.
Warren, white; A. B. Fish, Jim Taylor
and Louisa Washington, negroes.
Recapitulation:
White. Colored. Total
Number cases to date 18 ti 24
Discharged 9 6 15
Died 3 3
Six under treatment.
This morning Mayor Steele received an
other letter from the governor, indorsing
an ill-written and ill-spelled letter pur
porting to come from seven negro women
of some prominence among the colored
population, complaining that they were
totally without food, and were
being employed by the city au
thorities without any prospect of
payment. He immediately had warrants
issued for the arrest of the whole number
and had them brought before him at
once. Upon investigation it was proved
that they were totally innocent of the
whole affair and that the letter was a
forgery originating from a party of negro
men who had held a meeting some time
previously. As it was perfectly evi
dent that the whole thing had been con
cocted and carried through by these par
ties in a spirit of malicious mischief
and with the intention of causing
trouble, the mayor had warrants issued
for the arrest of the conspirators and
further developments may be looked for
on Monday, when they are brought before
him for trial. The affair has caused con
siderable excitement among the white
imputation, and unless the negroes are
more circumspect in their conduct and
cease writing mischievous letters to the
governor, there may be some white cap
work done here. There is absolutely no
ground for complaint. As from the testi
mony of those arraigned ta-day, they were
all faring > better and making more money
than in ordinary times.
A refugee caught.
Lawrence Walker, the negro who was
one of the three who escaped through the
quarantine lines yesterday, has been cap
tured at Johnson's by Sergeant Nydegger,
and is on his way back here under guard,
where he will be kept in strict confine
ment until the quarantine is raised, when
the case can be tried before the United
States authorities. It is hoped that the
capture of the other two will shortly be
accomplished in order to prevent any
spread of the infection.
The performance of all the duties be
longing to the office of chief of police,
together with many added troubles
which have accumulated upon the office
during the epidemic, have been carried
out by the incumbent, J. N. Goodbread,
in a manner beyond all praise. He is to
be found at his post both night and day,
showing no fear of the disease in any way.
At the interment of the three patients
who died of the disease he rendered him
sei invaluable, performing all the duties
connected with such cases when no other
person could be found to undertake them,
ali others being deterred by fear from as
sisting.
Dr. George W. Drawdy is so far recov
ered as to be able to make his appearance
upon the streets, m uch to the pleasure of
his numerous friends and admirers.
Dr. Lincoln received a card from Sur
geon General Wyman to-day regretting
liis inability to call upon him. but which
lie would have done if he had had the
time to spend ten days with him, which
would have been the penalty imposed if
he had entered Jesup. He also sent him
kind remembrances from his old college
mate, William E. Curtis, Assistant Secre
tary of the 'Treasury.
ABBEVILLE HELPS OUT.
Abbeville. Ga., Oct. 21.—The amateur
dramatic performance at Beaton’s hall
Thursday night, for the benefit of the yel
low fever sufferers of Brunswick, was
highly successful. A neat sum was real
ized, which will be invested in supplies
and forwarded to the relief committee at
once.
ROBBED HIS CLIENTS.
An Insurance Agent Sells Houses and
mortgages He Doesn’t Own.
New York, Oct. 21.—William Freuden
thal, an insurance agent, was held in $15,-
000 bail in the Yorkville police court to
day on a charge of larceny to the amount
of $87,000, made by Albert and Kate Wag
ner. Mr. and Mrs. Wagner are very
wealthy, and sailed for Europe on May 7,
leaving their property in charge of 1- reu
denthal. They gave him a power of at
torney, and on coming back on Oct. 1,
found that he had sold two of their houses
for $87,000. taken mortgages on other
property, sold them, speculated in stocks
and lost nearly all the money.
AN EXPRESS PACKAGE MISSING.
It Contained 83.000 Sent to a Rail
road’s Depository.
Lima, 0., Oct. 21. —An express package
containing $3,000 was lost in transit be
tween this city and Fort Wayne, Ind., a
few days ago and no clew to it can be
found. The package was sent by Agent
Oyler. of the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne and
Chicago railroad to the company's depos
itory at Fort Wayne, and nothing has
been heard from it since the money was
deposited in the care of the Adams Ex
press Com pany here.
A New Factory for Memphis.
Memphis, Term . Oct. 21.—The Litch
field Cur Works, of Litchfield, 111., has
closed a deal lor the removal of the en
tire plant to Memphis, where better
lumber facilities can be secured than at
the present location A large tract of
laud has been purchased, and tho new
suburb will be named lliugliamptoit The
jai Lory will nave a capacity of I.WJ cars
per week, and will employ auoul I.UWi
men.
SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1893.
PATHOS OF THE BIC HORROR.
Thonsands of Persons in Suspense as
to the Fate of Friends.
A Constant Stream of Inquiries Pour
ing Into the Telegraph Office From
People in the East Who Had Friends
or Relatives on the Way to the Fair.
Another Name Added to the Death
List.
Battle Creek, Mich., Oct. 21.—F. 11.
Smith’s death at the Nichols home last
evening will probably be the last as a re
sult of the horrible accident on the Grand
Trunk railroad yesterday. This morning
found all the injured doing well. Even
in cases where the injuries were com
paratively slight the railroad physicians
will endeavor to keep-their patients until
they will suffer no fatigue from traveling.
J. S. Archbell, Thomas J. Monroe and W.
A. Ryers have left for homo, but it is not
likely that any others will be permitted
to leave before Monday.
A specially pathetic feature of the
wreck is that many persons in the east
who had friends or relatives going to the
fair via the Grand Trunk yesterday can
not for some time know whether they
have been killed or not. A constant
stream of inquiries has poured into the
telegraph office here since the wreck oc
curred.
Thousands and thousands will not know
the fate of friends until they return
home. In cases where friends never re
turn it can only be surmised whether
they were burned or not, as identification
cannot be made.
WHERE THE RELICS ARB.
The scene of all attempts at identifica
tion has been changedfrom the morgue in
the basement of F'arley & Rangers’ under
taking establishment to the office of Dr.
G. Gillet, the coroner. In a little back
room of bis office are the relics of the
wreck that are apt to have anything par
ticular to do with those who have per
ished. In one corner of this little room
are twenty-six sacks. Each one of
these sacks is labeled and neatly
tied. In some cases small paper
boxes are employed iustead of paper
sacks. On a tabic in the center of the
room are a number of charred relics that
were found in the ruins that were on no
particular body. It is thought that these
may bo able to satisfy those who have
friends missing that they were in the
wreck.
ANOTHER BODY IDENTIFIED.
One of the mangled bodies, numbered
25, was identified by a friend to day as
that of E. R. Stringer, of Port Colbourne,
Ontario
L. Wilson, of Evanston, 111., whose
scorched handbag was found in the de
bris, and who was supposed to have per
ished, telegraphs from home that he has
arrived there with no further injury than
a sprained foot. He left tho car in which
he was traveling before it was iwrecked
and so escaped death.
THE CACHE OF THE EIRE.
Detroit, Mich., Oct. 21. —A News speci
al from Lansing, Mich., says: ‘•Rail
road Commissioner Bollings is going to
order an investigation of the Battle
Creek wreck at once, with special refer
ence to the question: What set the cars
afire? He thinks the car stove
is largely responsible for the
fire and the terrible loss
of life. The statutes of tho state provide
that the railroad companies are to heat
their cars by steam, by germinating the
heat for warming the cars outside, and
independent of tho cars by use of said
heaters in the car, so constructed that
in case of an accident it will be practi
cally impossible for the steam to escape
from the stove, or heater to set fire to the
cars, or provided with automatic or
quickly and easily operated provision
for extinguishing tho fire, and when
the heat is generated outside of the cars,
heaters constructed as provided for in
this section may be retained within, for
use in case of emergencies.” Tho rail
road commissioner has power to order re
moved any heating device that he be
lieves dangerous. Mr. Billings condemns
Conductor Scott and Engineer Woolley
severely. He believes them both to blame
for the collision.
THE GOVERNOR’S OPINION.
Gov. Rich expressod himself very
strongly on the collision at Battle Creek.
Said he, “I have no doubt that responsi
bility lies with the engineer and conduc
tor of the east-bound train.”
LONDON AND THE FIGHT.
The Manager of the Sporting Club Un
able to Say What It Will Do Yet.
London, Oct. 21—Inquiry at the resi
dence of the manager of the National
Sporting Club to-day elicited the fact that
he was confined to his room suffering from
lumbago. The manager when asked if the
club would take any interest in the New
York cablegram, asking what purse would
be offered hs an inducement for Mitchell
and Corbett to fight in this city, said he
was unable to say definitely what the
club would door what it would offer,
without consulting the directors Ho
added that the meeting of the board
of directors which was to have been held
to-day had been postponed until to-mor
row on account of his sickness, when the
telegrams received from Dave Holland,
the New York sporting man, will be
taken up and acted upon. The manager
admitted, however, that he had cabled to
Mr. Holland that all arrangements would
be kept secret, as the club does not want
the police to interfere with its negotia
tions for a match between the two pugi
lists.
MITCHELL BOASTFUL.
Pittsburg. Pa , Oct. 21.—Charles
Mitchell does not intend to relax his ef
forts in training in the least in conse
quence of the movement to prevent his
proposed encounter with Corbett. Yes
terday,Mitchell ran about fifteen miles at
ex|iosition park and had a plunge bath at
the Natatorium. Besides his running ex
ercise he daily works very liard
with the dumb bells, clubs,
etc. During a conversation this
afternoon he said: “I mean to stick to
my training, as i mean to bo in first-class
condition next December, ff 1 can. This
contest must take place, and I am willing
to go Into it with only five spectators on
a side if no other way can be discovered.
This movement to stop our meeting in a
club building will show which is the
garner man. 1 leave for New York thin
evening.”
A. J. Drex*l, Jr. Retires.
Now York, Oct 21.—Anthony J Drexel,
Jr., to-day retires from active business,
snd withdraws livm the firms of Dr-xel
& Morgan of .New York, and Drexel,
Uuijt-a A Cos , of Paris.
JUBILEE OF SAXONY’S KINO.
The Fetes at Dresden to Last All the
Week.
Berlin, Oct. 21. —There will be a nota
ble gathening at Dresden to-morrow at
the opening celebration of the jubilee ser
viceof King Albert, of Saxony in tho army.
King Albert was born at Dresden on
April 23, 1828. and is chief of the first reg
iment of the Saxon grenadiers, commands
a regiment of cavalry of the guard, a reg
iment of hussars, a regiment of
camp artillery, a regiment of Prussian
dragoons and another regiment of Bava
rian infantry. The fetes will extend lor
several days, and Emperor William will
be among those present at the festivities.
Emperor William arrives at Dresden at
6) o'clock to-morrow evening, and Arch
duke Albrecht, of Austria, loft Vienna
to-day in order to represent the emperor
of Austria at the king of Saxony's mili
tary jubilee. The king of Saxony has
been a great number of years iu the army
and lias been an almost regular attendant
at the Austro-Hungarian army maneuvers.
King Albert has received a thorough mil
itary education and took an active part in
1848 in the Danish war.
A CREDITABLE WAR RECORD.
The Saxon king also fought on the side
of tho Austrians in the battle of Sadowa,
which first gave Prussia a definite idea of
her own strength and probably led up, to
some extent, to the fateful campaign of
1870-71 against the French. In the opera
tions against Metz during the Franco-
German war and in the oper; tions which
led to the surrenderof Napoleon at Sedan,
as well as in the skillful investment of
Paris. King Albert was prominently to
the front. In the latter movement of tho
Prussian army ho held tho right hank of
the Seine against the French forces.
When peace had been concluded and the
German empire firmly established, King
Albert of Saxony was made field marshal
and inspector general of the army.
A GUEST or THE EMPERORS.
During the autumn maneuvers of the
Austrian and German armies King Al
bert of Saxony has repeatedly been a guest
of tho two emperors and has joined with
them in hunting expeditions. In Saria,
King Albert has frequently hunted with
the Austrian emperor and it is admitted
that he is better acquainted with the good
points and bad points of the Austrian
army than any one else.
A SPECIAL COMPLIMENT.
In Germany it is considered as a special
compliment to him as a soldier that tho
Emperor sent Prince Albert Victor to rei>-
resent him. A deputation of officers and
men of the third regiment of Austrian
dragoons, of which King Albert is honor
ary colonel, has arrived at Dresden, com
missioned to present the congratu
lations of their chiefs at the jubilee of the
king of Saxony. The delegation from the
Austriau dragoon regiment, itis expected,
will be joined to-day by F'ield Marshal
Count Pelican. Col. Count Auersperg,
Capt. Kiucount Thurn and three officers,
who, in 1886, were appointed in atten
dance on the Crown Prince Albert.
Among the other personages to be present
are Hie stand duke of Saxony, Prince
Leopold of Bavaria, and several dukes.
A PRESENT FROM THE EMPEROR.
The emperor will personally present
King Albert with a valuable souvenir.
Arch Duke Albrecht at the conclusion
of the jubilee festivities will proceed to
Berlin in order to thank Emperor Wil
liam for conferring upon him the rank of
a Prussian field marshal.
The emperor has been greatly bene
fited by his stay at this secluded hunting
lodge at Huberstock, where lias been fa
vored with excellent weather. The em
peror was up early in the morn
ing and went out shooting
before breakfast. He was always
accompanied by an attendant who loads
and hands him his gun in a vertical posi
tion so that tho emperor when firing and
using liis right hand, lowers the gun
gradually until he lias sighted the object
and then fires.
When deer shooting, an attendant
makes a kind of rest with his staff on the
ground, which he holds at arm’s length;
the emperor theu rests his gun upon his
attendant's arm, takes aim and lires.
Tiie empress often accompanies tho
emperor on the afternoon excursions.
During the remainder of the day the em
peror is immersed in state business, re
ceives the minister’s reports, dictates let
ters, and attends to a great amount of
routine business.
Postman Scheel, who was recently con
demned to death for the murder of his
wife, a small landowner at Schaer, was
executed at Keil to-day.
A woman from liixdorf was brought to
tho Koch Hospital to-day suffering from
cholera.
CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.
The Net Gold on Hand Reduced to
$31,700’049, Since the First of the
Month.
Washington, Oct. 21.—The net gold in
the treasury to-day is $81,700,049, a de
crease of nearly $12,000,000 since the first
| of the month, when it was $93,582,172.
• The currency balance to-day is $21,645,-
047.
The national bank notes outstanding
to-day amount to $209,344,402.
The hational bank notes issued during
the past six days aggregated $839,110 and
thoso destroyed during tho same time
foot up $828,168.
The receipts of the government for the
fiscal year up to date amount to $18,225,-
060 and the expenditures to $20,626,000.
VISITORS ON THE FLOOR.
An English Member of Parliament and
Gov. Russell Received.
Washington, Oct. 21.—Charles T. Shaw,
member of parliament for Stafford bor
ough, was on the floor of the House this
morning.
Gov. Russell, of Massachusetts, was on
the floor of the House to-day and received
marked attention. He also spent some
time on the floor of the Senate, whore he
was introduced to many of-the leading
members on both sides of the chamber.
LORD VIVIAN DEAD.
He Was the British Ambassador to
Italy.
Home. Oct. 21. —The British embassa
dor to Italy, Lord Vivian, died at 7 o’clock
this morning, of pneumonia.
1-ord Vivian was appointed ambassa
dor at Rome in I*9l. King Humbert,
yesterday upon hearing of the ambassa
dor’s sickness, sent Admiral Brin, minis
ter of foreign affairs, to make inquiries as
to Ixird Vivian’s condition and to express
sympathy with him and his family in his
sickness. It is believed that the death of
the ambassador will put a atop or gi tatly
curtail the elaborate fetes u upped out nl
hjev/ia. to honor of Die British squadron
i s|axpd there today,
A COMPROMISE BILL DRAWN
Under It Purchases ol Silver Will
Cease Oct. i, 1594.
The Silver Now in tho Treasury to Be
Coined and All Papor Currenoy, Be
low $lO, Except Silver Certificates,
to Be Retired—The Republican Silver
Men and Populieta Displeased With
the New Measure—lt Will Be Intro
duced As an Amendment to the Pres
ent Bill Within a Day or Two.
Washington, Oct. 21. —The democratic
steering committee virtually completed
its labors on the compromise question bill
for the repeal of the Sherman act today.
The members of tho committee admitted
generally that they had virtually agreed
upon a bill.
It extends the provision of the special
silver purchasing law until Oct. 1, 1894.
It provides for the coinage of the silver
now in tho treasury, and also tho retire
ment of all paper currency, except silver
certificates, below $lO.
There is no referenco whatever in tho
bill to the boud question.
Copies of the proposed bill were or
dered for tho use of members of the
.Senate on both sides of the chamber.
TIME OF ITS INTRODUCTION.
Opinions differ as to when the bill will
be formally presented in the Senate.
Some of the senators say it will be Intro
duced before Tuesday next. but. if it
should appear upon inspection that it
will prove acceptable to a majority of tho
Senate, it may be handed iu at once, at an
earlier date.
An additional feature of the bill agreed
upon by the democratic managers is a
provision for tho coinage of silvor to
be purchased in the future.
The republican silver men aro dis
pleased with the short limit as to tho
time that the Sherman law will continue
in force and will probably oppose the bill
almost to a man.
The populists are also displeased with
the measure for the same reason. Tho
bill will come in as an amendment to the
present law. ,
HOW IT IS RECEIVED BT THE HOUSE.
The terms of the,proposed compromise
were the subject of a great deal of dis
cussion by the members of tho House
this afternoon. The fact that an authori
zation for bonds was not a feature brought
relief to many of the southern and west
ern democrats. The democratic leaders,
Speaker Crisp, Representatives Latch
ings, Outhwaite, Sayers and Culberson are
in favor of Immediate action on tho bill
when it comes back from the Senate, and
should it appear in the House before the
consideration of the bankruptcy bill,
which is made a continuing order begin
ning on Monday, is completed, they would
favor vacating that order to give the
compromise the right of way.
THE DEMOCRATS SATISFIED.
The democratic leaders express very
general satisfaction with the proposed
compromise and do not seem to feel that
there is much doubt but that any propo
sition that will prove acceptable to both
wings of the party in the Senate will pass
the House. The ultra-silver democrats
of the House, like Representative Bland,
have no opinion to express for publica
tion, but the prevailing opinion is that iu
view of the necessity for a show of party
harmony, they will coutent themselves
with voting against the measure. A good
ly portion of the silver democrats will
probably, however, vote for the compro
mise if their votes aro needed to secure
its passage.
THE REPUBLICANS.
The republicans have not yet decided
as to the course they will pursue. They will
be governed largely by what their political
brethren in the Senate do. There are two
features of the compromise to which they
object, the failure to provide for a bond
issue and the coinage of the seignorage in
the treasury. The coinage of the seign
orage would replenish the Treasury to
the extent of $50,000,000 and tide the ad
ministration over for the next year if the
deficit should not lie larger than is at
present estimated. Mr.Dingley said there
could be no seignorage. The object of this
coinage of the alleged seignorage was, ho
said, to make up the deficit.
AN IMFKOBAHLE COMBINE.
Should the republicans, free silver dem
ocrats and populists unite in their opposi
tion to the terms of the compromise they
could defeat it, but this is not anticipated.
When the bill reaches the House it will
go to the committee on coinage, weights
and measures, unless there is an indica
tion that an attempt will be made to hold
it in this committee for too long
a period, in which case a mo
tion to concur in the Senate
amendments could be made without its
reference at all. The concensus of opin
ion, however, is that it will be referred
under tho rule and reported back to the
House within two days at most. Four
days after the bill reaches the House it is
expected that it will have passed and
congress will have taken a recess for two
or three weeks.
WORKING FOR VOTES.
The democratic managers of the Sen
ate, having agreed upon a bill, arcnowitc
voting themselves to the end of seeing
that it shall be passed. When the com
mittee ceased its sittings to-day, thirty
seven democratic senalors had signed a
pledge that they would support the meas
ure prepared by the committee, and the
managers felt assured when the Senate
adjourned to-day of a sufficient number to
bring the number up to forty-one, leaving
only two more necessary to- insure the
passage of the bill by democratic votes.
TIIE SENATORS HOLDING OUT.
The senators who are holding out
against the bill are said to 'be Messrs.
Mills and Vilas of the repeal side, ami
Mr. Irby of the silver men. There are
some senators absent from tho city,
Messrs. Danicfand White, of California,
for instance, of whose support of tiie bill
they entertain no doubt. ’There are
ottiers of the ultra-repeal men who have
not yet actually attached their names to
the pledge, upon whom the committee
count with certainty. The managers ex
press themselves as anxious to secure tho
names of all the democratic senators, arid
will do so if possible, with the hope of
putting the bill through us u party
measure and without calling upon tiie re
publicans for any assistance whatever.
ATTITUDE OF TIIE REPUBLICANS.
Most of tin- republicans arei-qually
anxious that the democrats should suc
ceed in this, for the will Is one which
does not commend itself to either the re
peal or the sliver faction in republican
ranks Tho repeal men an- pleased with
only the one provision. limiting the silver
purchases to a year, while the silver men
find in this liiniuuioii ground for the se
verest condemnation Tucy regard the
Dili as better than unconditional repeal
in that lu ail its provisions, except that
of fixing a time for ceasing the purchase
of silver bullion altogether, it provides
for an increased use of silver as money,
but say It is by no means what they
should have received. The committee’s
recommendation will bo put in tho shape
of an amendment to tho Voorhoes bill,
and will probably receive the support of
most of the silver republicans as an
amendment, whilo the bill will, as
amended, be opposed by them.
LIKELY TO BE PASSED.
This course will probably guarantee
the passage of the bill, for while the re
publican silver men will vote for tho
amendment aud against the bill, the ul
tra-repeal democrats will probably vote
against the amendment and then for the
hill as the test they can get. There are
some conservative republicans of both tho
repeal and silver factions who may sup
port the measure. The major
ity of the ultra-repeal republi
cans would probably accept the
bill if it made provision for a bond issue,
hut as it docs not contain this provision
they loci very little interest iu it and may
oppose it as a party. It seems most prob
able that unless the democrats get the
concurrence of their entire party in the
Senate, the republicans may make no
effort at united action. The silver men of
all parties are pleased that the bond issue
is not to be touched upon in tho amend
ment.
FICHT OF THE SILVER MEN.
The silver democrats made a very
strong effort to extend the Sherman law
to n time beyond the next congressional
election, but found It impossible to securo
executive approval for a date later than
that chosen. In fact, this date, Oct. 1,
1894, is a compromise within a compro
mise, July 1, 1894, aud Jail. 1,1895. It is
understood that the treasury
department took the position that
it would bo Impossible to preserve
the gold and silver parity without bonds
if the Sherman law should remain iu
force to exceed a year longer, and that it
was this argument which induced the
silver men to yield, as they did most re
luctantly, the extension until Jan. 1, 1896.
As at present arranged tho law will ex
pire in tho midst of tho next congres
sional election and it is going to be very
difficult to keep it out of the campaign, as
it is. There will probably be an effort to
amend the amendment in tho Senate b.v
increasing the purchasing time a year, and
the silver men think It possible that they
may get republican support to put this
through, but, all the circumstances con
sidered, this is hardly probable, Ono
other advantage which the silver meu
find in the committee's amendment over
tho original bill, is that it gives them
ground to stand on while the silver fight
shall bo prosecuted in the future. They
say that the silver fight has in reality
only begun, that the present bill is only a
stipulation for a brief time, und that it
wili be prosecuted vigorously in the regu
lar session.
Senator Irby of South Carolina, with
Senators Peffer, Martin, Allen and Koacli,
held a caucus and decided to filibuster
against the proposed compromise. Sen
ator Irby refused point blank to sign tho
agreement to support tho bill when
offered.
A STORY OF AMERICAN PLUCK.
It Recalls the Battle in Which a Brig
Whipped Three British Warships.
Washington, Oct. 21. Secretary
Gresham has for some time had under
consideration the question of a final set
tlement of the claim of Samuel Chester
Heid, the surviving son of the commander
ofjthe privateer brig Gen. Armstrong,
for the residue of the money appropriated
by congress us a reward for the service
done by tho privateer.
The battle between the Armstrong and
three British ships occurred in the har
bor of F’ayal in the Azores. After a two
days’ battle, Capt. Reid defeated tho
three English ships, which were part of
an expedition concentrating at Jamaica
to join Admiral Cochrane before New Or
leans, and Capt. Keid's stand detained
them until too late to bo effective in fight
ing Gen. Jackson.
SAVED NEW ORLEANS.
This detention, it is claimed, saved
New Orleans and Louisiana from British
conquest.
The Portuguese government refused to
honor a claim made by tiie United States
against that government for indemnity in
allowing a British vessel to fire on an
American ship in ono of its harbors, but
congress in 1882 appropriated $75,000 for
the benefit of tho owners, officers and
crow of the Armstrong, and the present
claimant, Samuel Chester Reid, securtid
counsel fees and his father’s share,
amounting to about $40,000. Some of tho
claimants did not appear and Mr. field
contended that the $16,000 set aside for
their share should be given to him.
Secretary Gresham, however, it is said,
has conclud' and that he has no authority to
dispose of it arid the matter will proba
bly be sent to congress for action. It is
said that William Crane’s play “The Sen
ator,” is founded on the Armstrong case.
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WEEKS SURRENDERED.
The Absconding New York Lawyer
Given Up by Costa Eica.
Washington, Oct. 21.—Francis H.
Weeks, the absconding New York law
yer, who sought an asylum in Costa Kica,
has been surrendered by that government
to the United States authorities. The
state department received a message to
this effect last .night from the United
States consul at San Jose. The dispatch
further sa.ys that Weeks will leave for
New Orleans in charge of an officer next
week on board the steamer Foxhall.
The state department received a dis
patch to-day from M. Cearalta, minister
to the United States from Costa Kica,
who is now in Chicago, confirming the re
port of the United States minister at San
Jose regarding the surrender of Weeks.
Ordered Home From China.
Washington, Oct. 21.—Tho United
States steamer Lancaster has been or
dered to return to the United States
from the Chinese station.
The navy department is informed of
the arrival of the United States steam
ahip Baltimore at Alexandria, Egypt, and
of the Monongahela at Funchal.
Chancres in the Cuctoms Laws.
Washington, Oct. 21.—A subcommittee
of the ways and means committee wus
this morning considering the administra
tion customs laws with reference to
changes which had been suggested by tho
treasury und importers.
New Mexico’s New Justice.
Washington, Oct. 21.—The President
has nominated Needham C. Collier, of New
M-'Xlco, to be associate Justice of the
supreme court of tho territory of New
Mexico.
Appointed a Postoittco Inspector.
Washington, Oct. ill Robert It. Mon
nsi was to-day appointed it postoftlee ln
spoctor-iii charge of tiie Kan Francisco
divis.cn, vied D. G. Heiibolt, resigned.
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DR. PETERS AIRS HIS VIEWS
He Gives His Impressions oi Our
Cities and Negroes.
The American People Not Yet a Na
tion, But a Mixture of Different Peo
ple—New York Pleased Him and
Boston Reminded Him of an Old Eng
lish Town—Chicago Only an Amer
ican Upr.hot and Only Good as
Place to Spend a Couple of Days In.
The Doctor a Negro Hater, and Par
ticularly Severe on the Sleeping Ca*
Porters.
New York, Oct. 21.—1n an interview
with Dr. Carl Peters, imperial commis
sioner of German, East Africa, last night
he said: “The American people," look
ing intently at the tips of his fingev
nails, "are not yet u nation. You are a
mixture of different people.”
“Tho cities,” tie continued, lifting hia
eyes—“ Now York is pretty. Broadway
reminds me of tho Friedrich strasse.
Other streets, where there are green
trees and squares, remind me of north
German towns. Tho hotels aro comfort
itself. Boston is an old English town.
Chicago.—”
“What of Chicago,” interposed the re
porter.
“Chicago,” he said with tho air of a
corporal reprimanding an awkward squad,
“is not yet a city, it is an American —how
do you say! An American upshot. The
buildings there aro too tall. The people
there are children. When one man has a
tall building, Ills neighbor wants one
higher. It is a good place for a halt of
two days, but not longer.”
HIS IMPRESSIONS OF TnE FAIR.
“What do you think of the fair?” asked
the reporter.
“Tho exhibition is interesting,” he
said. “The buildings have a grand effect.
But they r.ro a sham, and they are falling
to pieces. ] was a commissioner to the
ethnological congress. I did not lose
much time there.’’
The reporter asked why.
Dr. Peters relaxed the strain of hi*
body a little and said:
“1 do not liko to hear lectures. I pre
fer to read the papers after they are
read. Ido not like to see pots. I pre
fer to see the natives who make them
carry thorn on their heads to springs aud
fountains. I saw humuu beings at llio
Midway Plaisance—or as they call it
tiioro ‘Playsonso,’ and only pots at the
congress.
AMERICAN CIVILIZATION.
“A telegram from Berlin said that you
regarded America as between Africa and
Europe in civilization,” the reporter said.
“I did not mean,” lie replied, lift
ing hia bund at present saber,
“that tho Americans were less civilized
than the Europiums. 5 pur barbarians
are Europeans. It was a letter to a friend.
I may huvo misled him by m.v phrase,
which was hurried. 1 meant that there
were parts of America which werea wild
erness arid others which were like Europe.
But your negroes—”
“What of pur negroes!” asked the re
porter.
“I understand that they vote. Now
who could make such a blunder as to
grant citizenship to them! 1 suppose
that having granted this citizenship you
cannot take it back. You make an educa
tional test, but ho will not learn
enough to pass examination. What a
terrible mistuke for so intelligent a coun
try to have mado.”
LIKE THE CONGO NKORO.
The reporter asked why, rneel ly.
“Because,” he said, advancing in three
steps to the reporter’s chair, and placing
his right hand over his ieft hand at
parade rest. “The negro is of an in
ferior raco, and the American negro is
very like the Congo negro. I don’t think
he can ever lie otherwise.”
The reportor asked what was the doc
tor’s scientific opinion.
“1 do not mean,” lie replied, “that he
cannot become intellectual. 1 know eth
nologically that he is morally infe
rior. Ho will always lie and steal; he
will always lack conscience."
THE TRIBES OF AFRICA.
His imperial majesty’s commissioner to
East Africa became enthusiastic. “I
know in Africa,” ho continued, “tribos
that are haughty, tribes that arc martial.
They are far above the negro tribes that
are here and yet they are thieves and
liars.”
‘•Possibly,” tlio reporter suggested,
“your European invasions would not be
resented by them otherwise.” .
“They are a thousand to one of us,” hd
replied. “I saw only one negro in Africa
who approached fairness in sentiment.
He was the king of his tribe. He was in
telligent and 1 might have counted on his
word, But the rest!”
NO EVOLUTION.
“Perhaps you are Judging tho Ameri
can negro by his African ancestors,” the
reporter insinuated.
‘ There is no evolution,” he replied,
with his feet and arms at attention,
while his little linger touched tho seam
of his blue striped trousers. "1 have
seen the negroes hero: they are ignorant,
insolent and unbearable. I have traveled
much, but I have never seen sleeping car
porters as iusolent as those who have
served me here.”
RESERVATION OF THE YUMAB.
A Commission to Treat With Them for
Throwing Open Part of it.
Washington, Oct. 21.—The Secretary of
the Interior has appointed a commission
to treat with the Yuma Indians for the
throwing open of a portion of their reser
vation to the public settlement. The com
mission consists of W. J. H. Houston, of
Atlanta, Ga., John J. Gorman, of Penn
sylvania. and Peter Brady, of Arizona.
The portion of the reservation which it is
projxised to open to settlement lies on the
west bank of the Colorado river, opposite
the town of Yuma, Ariz., and is a part of
the Colorndo desert of southern Cali
fornia. The Indians have petitioned for
the change on the condition that they
shall have water for the irrigation of the
lauds which they retain.
NEW YORK’3 CUSTOMS RECEIPTS.
A Falling Off so l'ar This Month as
Compared With Last Month.
Washington, Oct. 21.—Tho receipts from
customs at New York comprising fully
three-fourths of those of the entire coun
try, during the first twenty days of
October amounted to $5,038,258, us cotn
pared with receipts amounting to *5,597,-
571 during the first twenty days iq Sep
tember, There is also an increase in the
payments by silver certificates from 12.9
jier cent, for the ff.-st twenty da.v s lu Sep
tember U> 25.4 per cent, for the first twenty
days in October.