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STfIE HORNING NEWS. I
ESTABLISH ED 1850. INCORPOUATKDIBBB
J. H. ESTILL, President. )
SILVER MEN SURRENDER,
No further Opposition to Be Made
to Unconditional Repeal.
They Finally Realize That Further
Filibustering: Can Only Delay, But
Not Prevent the Ultimate Passage of
the Bill, and Decide to Give Up the
Fight—The Bill and the Amendments
to Be Allowed to Go to a Vote After
a Few More Speeches Have Been
Made— The Measure Sent Over From
the Senate to Go Through the House
on the Jump.
Washington, Oot. 24.—There was an
easy going and conservative air about the
Senate this afternoon which has not been
.observed in that body since the repeal
bill was taken up for discussion in August
last. The announcement of an agreement
to let a vote be taken had no more than
been made and come to be generally un
derstood than the Senate resumed its
wonted manner of going on with business
without regard to the presence of a quo
rum, and with due concern for the
bodily welfare of the members, as
shown by closing its labors at 4 o’clock.
During the afternoon senators exchanged
pleasantries with one another, for which
many of them have had little time, and
.some of them less inclination, of late,
owing to the strain imposed alike upon
their patience and physical organism.
After Senator Faulkner moved a recess
two hours in advance of the usual hour,
most of the members remained in the
chamber chatting among themselves and
'with those who chanced to stroll in, as if
they had just returned from a long jour
ney aud had not yet had an oppor
tunity to talk it all over,
or as if they had become accustomed to
the long hours, and had become so at
tached to the chamber that they felt
loath to leave it earlier than usual.
When at last they got out and found the
sun still shining, au unusual experience
with them of late, most of them drew a
long breath of relief. They realized ap
parently for the first that the end was
near aud began to make plans for the fu
ture.
ADJOURNMENT OR RECESS.
They asked themselves whether they
were going to adjourn until the time for
beginning the regular session. Appa
rently they had not thought to discuss
this vital question among themselves
while in the Senate chamber and when
there might have been an interchange of
views which would have been of value,
i-eft to himself and with only his per
sonal convenience and comfort to con
sider, each senator would probably de
cido in favor of adjournment immedi
ately after the passage of the repeal bill.
Most of the republicans, populists, and
many of the democrats, said that they ex
pected congress to adjourn early next
week, until the first Monday in Decem
ber.
FAULKNER FAVORS GOING HOME.
Senator Faulkner, who has acted as
Senator Voorhees’ principal aid in the
long battle, which has almost closed, said,
when spoken to upon the subject, that he
believed adjournment would soon follow.
“There is nothing,” he said, “to be gained
by remaining here now. There is no
legislation pressing. The ways and means
committee of the House will not conclude
its labors upon the tariff bill,
aud have it in shape for pres
sentation to tho House before
Nov. 20 if then. I think congress might
as well adjourn and let the committee
continue its work. Most of the senators
came here expecting to remain only two
or three weeks, leaving their affairs at
home in bad condition. Naturally they
wish to return and have a week to put
things in order before taking up the work
of the regular session. It would be hard
work to hold a quorum. Consequently I
think we shall adjourn soon.”
OTHERS NOT SO CONFIDENT.
Some of the older leaders of the Dem
ocratic party, upon whom the decision
will rest, were not quite so confident of
adjournment. Senator Harris said there
was a great deal for congress to do, and
he did not see why it should not proceed
with the work without interruption.
Senators Voorhees and Gorman refused to
discuss the question at all, sayiug it had
not been canvassed.
CONFERENCE OF THE SILVER DEMOCRATS.
The conference of silver democrats held
to-day to decide whether filibustering
should be resorted to was not large nor
long continued, but upon its decision hung
the important question of the possible de
feat of the bill and certainly delay of its
passage. They simply canvassed the situ
ation and concluded that it was not a
wise policy to attempt to make good the
promise they had made yesterday to the
silver republicans of making further op
position by the use of obstructive tactics.
They made that pledge while laboring
tinder a fit of resentment over
ihe defeat of their compromise
measure. After weighing the subject
lull.v they concluded that while their con
stituents would justify them in making as
strong a fight for silver as they could
stake in a legitimate and regular way. the
people would not indorse them in resort
to filibustering methods.
admit a majority against them.
They also recognized the fact that with
"majority in the Senate against them,
aey would be compelled to yield sooner
lat *tr, and that if they should
peered in get ting any eonoes
'°rn whatever, it wouid be of
small consequence. Further
tn™> they contended that if the scttle
livoj u lc question should bo longer de
lin'. e business depression would bo
thee tho dool ' of silver. Taking all
tt n„ SC ,"fliers I' llo consideration, as they
memk tlle Physical condition of the
members of the Senate on both
sieee Yu have been through the long
they concluded to repress their re-
H' ? Cnl and yield immediately. Senator
tn ts was c hosen to carry the message
wards • r jT lu hlicans. linmediatel.y after
iii„ 3 a halt was called upon an incipient
and the long ,fight was practi
(nnf... end - The republican silver men
ro! among themselves briefly and
and in ;" at il w °uld he a waste of time
end f ~*’, ver - v wa.V foolish, because in the
a to coutinuo the fight.
HOW THU POPULISTS STAND.
to ,V'i populist seuators had agreed
? U ‘C decision of the republi
bi 'iutors if ere r ® ailv to go on," said
!' A ; ' ffer and Kyle In unison to an
kavc reporter, and could
with i i , ! iu,hl the light for some time
hir tn assistance, but we are will
lies ,j* 11 wll ; , n both of the old par
longenouth ,? Hsfht ha * gone on
U, shiiu if 1 ; an d has terminated in u way
b'liieUu , 1,1 , "'Tiber of these parties is
•v <j silver. Wo fool badly to have
silver receive this set back, but political
ly, we view the situation with compla
cency. We cannot mourn, for it is not
our funeral. We expect the result to
make millions of votes for tho populists.”
THE REPUBLICANS UNABLE TO UNITE.
The silver republicans and repeal re
publicans made a mild but ineffectual
effort to unite their forces before the
close by bringing Senators Sherman and
Teller together, but they soon found that
they could not unite upon a measure that
would stand any likelihood of receiving
the necessary majority to insure its pass
age. The repeal republicans* expressed
themselves as willing to support a bill
providing for the purchase and coin
age of 2.000.000 ounces of silver per
month until January, 1896, and also
providing for the issuance of #200,000,000
worth of bonds. The silver republicans
did not consider that this proposition of
fered them much more in the interest
of silver than the democratic compromise
measure which was knocked over yester
day. They also said it would be impos
sible on account of the bond proposition
to get the support necessary to pass the
bill from the democrats or the populists.
THE COMPROMISE BETTER FOR SILVER.
Upon being asked to-night whether
he did not think it would have
been in the interest of silver for the
silver republicans to accept the
democratic compromise bill rather
than to refuse that and take in its stead
unconditional repeal, Senator Teller said:
“Possibly it would have been, and prob
ably that would have been done if it had
been in the power of the silver
republicans to control the mat
ter. Such was not the case,
however. That was distinctly a
democratic measure and the agreement
for its support was signed by the demo
crats who did sign it with the understand
ing that if all the democratic Senators
did not attach their names, it was not to
be binding upon any of them. Hence
when eight of the democratic Senatoi-s
refused to give their assent to the com
promise the agreement was no longer
binding upon those who signed. Further,
there would have been no chance of
petting tho bill through, even
if the silver republicans and
populists had accepted it, after
the executive had signified his disapproval
of the bill. It was not only impossible
then to get the additional eight democratic
signatures, but those already obtained
could not be held. If, therefore, all the
silver republicans had allowed them
selves to be controlled by the agreement
the compromise bill would have been no
stronger than, for instance, the free
coinage amendment. Not as strong
even. It would, in that ease,
have had only the support of the
silver democrats ana the silver republi
cans. It would probably not have gotten
any populist support. Asa matter of
fact, however, it would have been impos
sible to hold the silver democrats. Some
of them were only too well pleased to
have the agreement declared off, for they
did not consider the compromise as desi
rable as unconditional repeal.”
TELLER EXHAUSTED.
Mr. Teller is well nigh exhausted by
his long vigil and hard w*ork in the Sen
ate since the silver fight began. He said
to-night that he did not believe that he
could have continued the ordeal for an
other month. He expects to start aw’ay
soon on a recuperative tour and says he
will probably extend his trip to Mexico.
Mr. Teller has not been hopeful for the
silver cause for a month
and he ha3 regarded the end as
neap. A week ago to-day, when the
silver men made their effort to secure an
adjournment in place of a recess, he
found they could master only ten or
twelve votes. He took that poor demon
stration on the part of the silver forces as
evidence that the silver democrats would
not consider it advisable to continue the
fight for a great while.
Senator Voorhees said to-night that he
was hopeful of reaching the voting stage
by Thursday and the opinion is general
that tho bill will be well disposed
of .before the end of the week.
TIIE AMENDMENTS.
It is not believed by any one that half of
the amendments proposed will be regu
larly offered. The silver men will proba
bly discuss some of these amendments
under the live minute rule, but it is not
expected that there will a great deal of
debate on the amendments. There is al
ready talk of future silver legislation.
One of the leading advocates of repeal is
quoted to-night as saying that he will in
troduce a free coinage bill upon the as
sembling of the regular session.
Senator Sherman told an Associated
Press reporter that he was contemplating
the introduction of a bond bill, and that
it would probably incidentally make some
provisions for the use of silver.
Many other senators have financial bills
in contemplation. The outlook is indeed
good that the regular session will be
flooded with financial bills and no one
need be surprised if the fifty-third con
gress should develop a record for financial
discussion almost as important as the ono
now closing.
TEXT OF THE VOORHEES BILL.
There are twenty-seven amendments to
the repeal bill which have been intro
duced in the Senate as “intended to be
offered.” It is not generally believed that
a very large percentage of them will be
offered. Upon this contingency will de
pend the time of the disposal of the bill
after the voting is begun. Following is
the full text of the Voorhees bill, which
will be substituted in the Senate for the
House bill.
That so much of the act, approved July 14,
1890. entitled “An act directing the purchase
of silver bullion and the issue of treasury
notes thereon, and for other purposes, ' as
directs the secretary of the treasury to pur
chase from time to time silver bullion to
the aggregate amount of 4,500,000 ounc es, or
so much thereof as may bo offered, in
each month at the market price thereof, not
exccediug fl for 371 25-100 grains of pure sil
ver, and to issue in payment for such pur
chases treasury notes of the Uuited States,
be and the same is hereby repealed.
And it is hereby declared to be the policy of
the United States to continue the use of both
gold and silver as standard money and to
com both gold and silver into money of equal
intrinsic exchangeable value, such equality
to be secured through internatioa! agreement,
or by such safeguards of legislation as will
insure the maintenance of the parity in value
of coins of the two metals and the equal pow
er of every dollar at ail times in the markets
and in the payments of debts.
And it is hereby further declared that tho
efforts of tho government should be steadily
directed in the establishment of such a Site
system of bi metallism as willamaintaln at
all times the equal power of every dollar
coined or issued by the United States in the
markets and in the puyment of debts.
WHAT THE HOUSE WILD DO.
The democratic repealers of the House
had a meeting this morning in the room
of tho committee on naval affairs. Twenty
or thirty members were present. Among
them were Representatives \\ ilaon, of
West Virginia: Harter. Bynum, Outh
waite. Brown, Hull, of Minnesota: Cobb,
of Missouri: Tracey. Dunphy, Patterson,
Banvig and Buckner, ami others who
had interested themselves in repeal. The
meeting was called when it was practi
cally understood that the compromise
was to be put through tho Senate, and
tho unconditional repeal meu t the
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 25, 181);}.
House desired to consult as to
what policy they should pursue. Tho
fact that conditional repeal was repudi
ated by tho administration left the meet
ing without necessity for action. There
was a discussion of the situation and the
methods which the friends of the repeal
should take when the. bill comes over to
the House. But no.taction by the con
ference ivas considered advisable at this
time, and it adjourned to meet at the call
of the chairman.
There is a disposition among the repeal
ers in the House to concur with tho
amendment to the Wilson bill if it comes
over in the shape that is now known as
the Voorhees bill. Recognized leaders of
repeal say there is nothing in the Voor
hees bill that differs from the Wilson bill
except the declaration at the end. and if
that is satisfactory to tho Senate they
are willing to adopt it.
ATTITUDE OF THE REPUBLICANS.
The repeal republicans say that they
are willing to support in the House any
bill which tho repeal republicans of tho
Senate indorse. There is a disposition in
the House to not delay the passage of the
bill by asking for a conference or disagree
ing with the Voorhees bill. Further than
this, the desire of so many to get away as
soon as possible will have a tendency to
encourage concurrence in the bill. The
Voorhees bill can be taken up from the
speaker's table and acted upon at once.
Mr. Wilson would naturally be recog
nized to move concurrence in it. He
could move the previous question and
then some arrangement might be made
for debate, but not very much time would
be allowed in the House, for members on
both sides of the question realize that
there has been ample debate. The silver
men also realize that any fight by them
would mean defeat in the end and proba
bly will content themselves with voting
against the bill after a short debate.
ADJOURNMENT THE NEXT ISSUE.
After tho silver bill is out of the way,
then comes up the matter of adjournment,
or as some prefer a recess. Adjourn
ment promises to be more popular. The
members of the ways and means com
mittee have control largely of this mat
ter and the majority seem to prefer an
adjournment to a recess. It is not be
lieved that a quorum cau be retained af
ter the repeal bill passes and some re
pealers even now are anxious about a
quorum when the bill comes over from
the Senate. The difference of
opinion over a recess or an
adjournment involves tho question of
mileage. The members have already re
ceived their mileage for tho extra session,
and they think if an adjournment should
be taken they would be again entitled to
mileage for the regular session, while a
recess and a meeting of this session a few
days before the regular session would
prevent mileage beiug allowed. Others
think it would make no difference, and
the mileage for both sessions must be al
lowed. It is one of the influences that is
at work to hurry up an adjournment.
Mr. Oates, who is in charge of tho
bankruptcy bill, says that he is willing
that congress should adjourn, as the bill
will come up the first thing at the regular
session.
Chairman Wilson, of the ways and
means committee, said adjournment ought
to follow, and that the. committee would
be glad if such action is taken, as they
could work to a better advantage. There
seems to be a general desire among the
members of the House to get away, and
the news that the Senate would vote
seemed to boa relief, even to those who
are pronounced silver men.
SENATORS TALK ON THE OUTCOME.
Several members of the cabinet were
seen to-night by a reporter of the Asso
ciated Press in regard to the silver situ
ation, but refused to discuss the matter,
saying that they preferred not to be
quoted. Several senators on both sides
were also interviewed and expressed
themselves as follows:
Senator Palmer, dem., of Illinois —A
vote will probably be reached on the re
peal bill this week, at any rate not later
than next week. A voto will bo taken as
soon as the speeches which are now in
progress are concluded. Senators Teller,
Stewart and Jones have speeches on hand
which were commenced some weeks ago.
and I tiiink that when the senators have
finished, no further attempt will be made
on the part of the opponents of repeal to
filibuster. I think a vote will be had not
later than next week.
Senator Platt, of Connecticut.—A vote
will probably be reached this week or
next. lam not thoroughly posted on the
present situation in the Senate, as it has
been necessary for me to absent myself
considerably during the past week on ac
count of the serious illness of Mrs. Platt.
Senator Cockrell, dem.. of Missouri.—
It is impossible to tell. There are amend
ments which will be proposed, the dis
cussion of which will consume consider
able time. There is no doubt in my mind,
however, that a vote will be reached next
week.
THE END NEAH.
. Mr. Harris, deni., of Tennessee, the
leading silver democrat on the finance
committee. —I am ail at sea, but believe
the end is near. I will not be a party to
obstructive tactics. 1 am anxious for a
vote on the amendments, and would take
it to-day if possible. Then when they are
out of the way, I want to see a vote
taken on the bill itself as soon as possible.
Mr. Aldrich, rep. of Rhode Island.—lt
looks as if the Senate would come to a
vote within a very short time. The re
publicans will bo found where they stood
at the outset, ready and willing to vote
for the bill as reported to the Senate by
Mr. Voorhees.
Mr. Dubois, rep. of lowa, one of
the leaders against repeal.—The silver
democrats having seen fit to abandon the
fight, I hardly think the silver republi
cans will feel justified in resorting to ob
structive methods. They will probably
insist that the debate shall be continued
until all have spoken who so desire; and
also that there shall be a full debate on
the various amendments.
NO HOPE FOR SIfiVER.
Lx-Congressman Bartine, of Nevada,
has been fu Washington the entire fight.
He has, to an extent, represented the in
terest of the west and has made
the best fight he could in hiu
position against the unconditional
repeal. Speaking of the silver situation
to-night he said there was now no hope
for silver. While there was a thread
which we could hold to, we had hopes
that there might at some time be a con
gress or a President and a congress that
would do something for silver. I do not
see how that is possible, it will be a long
time before wu have a congress that
is as favorable as when the Bland law
was passed. I expect to see silver go to
40 cents an ounce. There is only one thing
to prevent it, and that is the shuttiug
down of all the big silver mines. That
result will follow in my slab. 1 . At the
same time J think unconditional repeal
is much bettor than the com
promise which was projiosed,
because with that we would have little
opportunity to go before the people with
any hope of winning a victory.
Now wo may make such strides
toward it in the next election that
vt'cu mi unfavorable an executive as
President Cleveland will be compelled to
do something for sliver.”
MAY MRAN MANDEKSON’S DEFEAT.
Senator Allen, of Nebraska, talked
about the political effect in the west. In
Nebraska, he said, it meant a populist
victory and that Senator Manderson
would bo succeeded by a third
party man. It was supposed
that Representative Bryan was ready
to go in the populist party and make
tho fight against Senator Manderson.
Representative Bryan himself says that
ho thinks that the action of the Senate, or
rather congress, in passiag unconditional
repeal, would strengthen the silver demo
crats. He would not say what he would do,
but mentioned the fact that Mr. Bland
had warned the eastern democrats that
they hud reached the "parting of ways’*
and he would see how they would part.
Senator Allen says he does not see how
there cau be any silver Democratic party
in the west but that they will all come
over to the populist party.
THE SILVER MEN SATISFIED.
The silver men all say very frankly,
that they prefer unconditional repeal to
any such compromise as was agreed on
among the democMts last Saturday. Thoy
have all along claimed that a compromise
that did not continue the use of silver
until 1896 was worse than nothing. They
feared that the proposed compromise
would, if passed, work in the interest of
their opponents, no matter what changes
would occur.
Senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota,
viewed the situation in this way: "If
they should pass that compromise and
good times should immediately follow it
would be polntod out by our opponents
that it was duo to tho fact that wo were
foiug to stop tho purchase of silver,
f times became no better it
would be charged that it was because
there was no immediate repeal. We
stood to lose both ways. Tho compro
mise was a shrewd political move by
Senator Gorman, who hoped to keep the
Democratic party united and not have
the repeal go into effect early enough to
have any effect upon tho congressional
elections in the southern states.”
ENTRY OF CHINAMEN.
The Case Against the Alleged Actors
to be Closely Followed Up.
Washington, Oct. 24.—1n reply to a
complaint of tho Chinese minister in
Washington, Mr. Yang Yu, the state de
partment has made representations which
indicate that the Unitod States will not
accept consular certificates as conclusive
evidence that Chinese subjects presenting
them are merchants or artists, and there
fore entitled to admission to this coun
try*. Recently in New York at the in
stance of Chinese Inspector Scharf,
two Chinese who presented certificates
from the consul at Havanaf that they were
actors and not amenable to the restric
tion imposed upon laborers under the law,
were refused a landing Inspector Scharf
insisted that tho men were laborers and
their certificates fraudulent. The de
tained Chinese took the matter into court,
where it is still pending under writs of
habeas corpus, and further jnade com
plaint to the minister who brought the
matter to*tho attention ot the state de
partment.
GRESHAM POSITED.
Secretary Gresham yesterday called on
Seerotary Carlisle for information and
received a copy of Inspector Scharf’s
report, with an intimation that the in
spector, in the opinion of the treasury
authorities, was acting in the line of his
duty and seemed not to have exceeded his
authority in tho premises.
Secretary Gresham, accordingly, has
transmitted this information to tho
Chinese minister. Tho treasury depart
ment s stand on the question is still
further emphasized by Attorney General
Olney, who has directed the United
States district attorney at New York to
prosecute the cases on which the Chinese
minister’s protest are based. Mr. Olney
gave this direction at the request of Sec
retary Carlisle.
Columbia’s Clearing House Cer
tificates.
Washington. Oct. 24.—Representative
McLaurin, of South Carolina, was before
the committee on banking and currency
this morning. He spoke in reference
more particularly of the clearing house
certificates issued by the banks of Colum
bia, S. C., upon which a 10 per cent, tax
had been threatened. He read a tele
gram showing that (85, 000 had been is
sued payable on Jan. 1. 1804. The discus
sion turned as to w hether the tax should
be paid by the association issuing the cer
tificates or by nil who circulate them.
There was a vast difference of opiuion in
the committee, which led to a hot argu
ment among the members.
Messrs Springer, Warner and Hall
claimed that the tax must be paid every
time the note is passed.
Mr. Brosius combated this idea.
Mr. McLaurin said that it was a matter
of doubt.
The sentiment of tho committee is in
favor of immediately repealing tho bill.
Mr. Turpin, of Alabama, was heard in
favor of his bill to allow the national
banks to lend money on real estate.
A FIGHT OVER A COBPBE.
Two Men Claim the Body of One of
the Victims of the Wreck.
Battle Creek, Mich., Oct. 24.—A sad
mistake has occurred in the identifica
tion of the bodies taken from the wreck
here. Or. Sweetland, of Kdwardsburg,
Mich., editor of the Argus, Identified the
body of one of the victims as that of his
sister. Mrs. Evylin Aldrich, of Edwards
burg and the body was shipped to that
place last night. The coroner has
Just received a dispatch from.T. D. Wood, of
Cato, New York, stating that the body is
that of his wife. She was identified by her
clothing. jWr. Wood asserts that he has
positive proof that the body is that of his
wife and Dr. Sweetland is Just as positive
that they are bis sister's remains. Coro
ner Gillette has telegraphed the circum
stances to Dr. Sweetland andSheriff King
has been sent to bring the remains back
It is feared that legal proceedings will
have to be instil uted before the body can
be recovered.
More Loan Certificates Cancelled.
New York, Oct. 24.- The loan commit
tee of the clearing bouse to-day canceled
(275,000 of loan certificates, leaving a total
outstanding of (1,075.1X10.
The Teutonic, which sails to-morrow,
will take out 4,225,000 ounces of silver.
Exports From New Vork.
New York, Oct. 24. The exports of
general merchandise from the port of New
York during the week amounted to
(8,055,M5. against (7,000,050 last week.
Street Hallway Hands Strike.
Columbus, O , Oct. 24 -The street rail
way employe* struck this looming, and
between 500 and 000 men are idle.
MORE SPEECHES ON SILVER.
Stewart and Jones Hold the Floor
Most of the Day.
Kansas and Missouri Credited With a
Much Higher Average of Intelli
gence, and a Broader Grasp of Publio
Questions Than Any Other Part of
the Country—-Mr. Stewart Aeserts
That Silver Has Been Given No Show
by the Administrations for Twenty
five Years—Mr. Jones Alludes to
Gold as a Metal Constantly Increas
ing in' Valuo, and Therefore a Mone
tary Standard That Works Against
the Toiler.
Washington, Oct. 24.—When the recess
of the Senate expired this morning at
10:30 o’clock it was fifteen minutes later
before any business was transacted, as
the lust senator needed to make a quorum
did not appear until 10:45 o’clock.
After some routine business Mr. Stew
art resumed his speech against the repeal
bill. He said that he had found that
where the slavery agitation was most
violent tho human intellect was most ac
tive, and that in Kansas and Missouri
there was a much higher average of in
telligence and a broader grasp of publio
questions than in any other part of the
country. With this preface Mr. Stewart
read a letter from a gentlemaa in Mis
souri, sustaining his side of the silver
question.
STEWART’S VIEWS ON FILIBUSTERING.
Mr. Stewart, then directed himself to
what he called the charges that those who
opjxjsed the pending bill were thwarting
the will of the majority. This he’ denied.
Who were the filibusterers? he asked.
The administrations had filibustered for
25 years against legislation, allowing tho
will of tho majority to be expressed.
They had used the most corrupt, the most
aggressive, the most outrageous means,
secret at first, public now, to enslave tho
majority. "Let the administration take
off its hands and let the majority express
itself in the Senate,” said Mr. Stewart,
“and we have nearly 3 to 1.”
The absence of a quorum was suggested
by Mr. Power. A roll call developed a
quorum and Mr. Kyle, populist, of Soutti
Dakota, moved that when the Senate
adjourn it be to meet to-morrow at 12
o’clock. By a vote of 12 yeas aud 41 nays
the motion was lost.
The Senate bill authorizing the Chatta
nooga and Western Railroad Company to
construct a bridge across the Tennessee
river near Chattanooga was taken from
the calendar and after amendment was
passed.
VALUE OF THE GOLD DOLLAR.
Mr. Stewart then resumed his speech
and at 1:30 o’clock, without concluding
his speech, yielded tiie floor, and Mr.
Jones, rep., resumed his argument against
the bill. He said he desired a dollar that
kept a parity with a pound of cotton or a
bushel of wheat and not with a metal
that was constantly increasing in valuo.
A dollar which increased in value made
the rich richer and the poor poorer,
whereas if the dollar decreased in value
the slightest bit there would be a day of
Jubilee to the overburdened debtor.
Mr. McPherson, dem., of New Jersey,
thought if gold had appreciated, interests
would have gone up and labor have gone
down, whereas in the past ten or fifteen
years, United States bonds had gone
down from sto 2 per cent., while labor
had gone up in irregular increasing ratios.
If gold had gono up as was alleged. Mr.
McPherson expressed his inability to un
derstand how a country on a gold basis
could stand those conditions.
A rnoop OF THE INCREASE.
Mr. Jones replied that he had shown to
the satisfaction of every man wiio lis
tened to him that one of tho highest
proof of an increase in the value of money
of any kind, and particularly in anew
and unfinished country, was a decline in
the rates of interest. If money were in
creasing in purchasing power, in its com
mand over land, and over the production
of labor everywhere, and if prices were
falling, who wanted to enter into any
business? When money was increas
ing in value, and prices were falling,
money congested in the center, when
there was no demand for it in real, legit
imate business enterprises. The result
was a tremendous contest, and competi
tion to get hold of gilt-edged securities.
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONA!, MONET.
Discussing the relative merits of
national and international money, Mr.
Jones asserted that with the latter there
would be constant oscillation between ad
versity and prosperity. Accordingly as
money wi s sent abroad or was received
from abroad, there would bo contraction
or inflation. All that evil would be
avoided by a money purely automatic and
national, natural, which would not bo
sent out of the country. He denied the
truth of the statement that free coinage of
silver would plaee tho United States
on a basis with Mexico and India. It was
the standard of blood and not the stan
dard of money that made a difference, not
only between this country ami Mexico
and India, but between this country and
all other countries on the face of
the earth. It had been said that
the silver dollar would find ways immedi
ately into the pockets of the laboring men.
He would be glad if it did Certainly the
gold dollar never did. It found its way
into Wall street. The laborer bad made
no such objection to the silver dollar and
no petition had come from the laboring
classes asking for the repeal of the silver
bill of 1800.
THE STAND OF THE PKBSS.
Mr. Jones expressed his regret that the
public press should be so intolerant of
those who were attempting to do their
duty as they saw tit, and that attempts
should have been made by influence out
side of the Senate to railroad legislation
through the (Senate. Without attempt
ing to criticise any of those who favored
repeal, he had never heard ono of them
give a reason why it wanted the purchas
ing clause repeal**!.
Mr. Jones at 4 o'clock said there was no
desire among those on his side of the ques
tion to consume time unnecessarily, but
as he was tired ho would yield the floor
and allow his colleague, Mr. Stewart, to
resume his speech, and he asked the in
dulgence of the Senate to proceed at some
other time.
Mr. Faulkner, being satisfied that the
remarks of Mr. Jones correctly stated the
position of the opponents of the bill,
moved that the Senate take a recess until
to-morrow morning at IX o'clock, which
was agreed to.
Oivcn a Life Sentence.
Mlddleborough, Ky.. Oct. 24. -Georg*
Marler, brother and accomplice of Bob
Marler, who killed Mrs. Mary Boiling on
the BHt lino train, was given a life sen
tence by the Jury to-day.
A BANQUET TO THE RUSSIANS.
Gen. Saussier Expresses Warm
Friendship on the Part of France.
Paris, Oct. 24.—At the supper given at
the military club last night to Admiral
Avclan and the other Russian naval offi
cers visiting Paris, Gen. Saussier, mili
tary governor of Paris, in offering a toast,
said: “I drink with enthusiasm to tho
czar and czarina, whom France loves
and admires. ” lgiter Gen. Saussler
toasted the sympathetic and chivalrous
Russian nation, lu speaking to this
toast, Gen. Saussier suld he was con
vinced that the distance separating Russia
and France would not weaken the friendly
sentiments existing between the two
nations. Admiral Avelun responded and
toasted President Carnot and the French
army and navy.
DYNAMITE ON A TRAIN.
A Belief That it Wae to be Used to Kill
Gen. Martinez Campos.
Madrid, Oot. 24.—A bundle containing
dynamite, and supposed to be ready for
explosion, was found to-day on a train at
I-ogrondo, near Burgos, upon which Gen.
Martinez Campos and his son were pas
sengers. It will be remembered that the
life of Gen. Martinez Campos was recently
attempted by Pallas, an anarchist, who
was sentenced and executed for the
crime.
Cholera’s Ravages in Bilbao.
Bilbao, Oct. 24.—Forty-six new cases
and twenty-two deaths from cholera
have been reported here during the past
four days. The disease is now confined
to the town and has ceased to make its
appearance outside the city limits.
Sentenced for Libeling a Duke.
Berlin, Oct. 24.—A dispatch from Mann
heim says that Herr Mayer, editor of a
newspaper called the Pfalzgau Echo, has
been sentenced for four months impris
onment for libeling tho Duke of Baden.
LAST DAYS AT THE FAIR.
The Attendance Continues Large, But
the Weather Cold.
Chicago, Oct. 24. —The paid admissions
to tho fair yesterday numbered 230,114.
A chilling breoze came off tho lake to
day, and made it necessary for visitors to
pull their coats closely about their chins.
People are realizing that this is the last
week of tho exposition, and it is doubtful
whether they will stay away for anything
less than a blizzard. The patronage of
children keeps up.
Everything now centers on the festivi
ties incident to the close of the fuir. Tho
statement from Washington that tho
President and his cabinet could not at
tend is regarded by the committee as
final, and the programme is being ar
ranged accordingly.
The only popular feature of the enter
tainment during the day will be the land
ing of Christopher Columbus. The noted
mariner will slop aboard the Santa Maria
and cruise around Lake Miohlgan a while.
He will then come ashore opposite manu
facturers building, discover some of Prof.
Putnam’s New York Indians und then the
rest of the world’s fair.
To-day is Martha Washington day at
the fair aud this evening the Martha as
sociation gave a reception in the New
York state building. About 3,000 Invita
tions had been sent out.
A PREMATURE EXPLOSION.
Two Men Hilled and Two Injured -The
Foreman Arrested.
Ran Francisco, Oct. 24.—Two men were
killed, another fatally injured and a
fourth painfully wounded last night by
the unexpected explosion of a blast of
a quarry at twenty-first and Church
Btreets. The blast had been prepared,
but failed to explode. Tho men wore or
dered to draw tho charge, and were
working on it with a tamping iron when
the powder exploded.
A large mass of rock, loosened by the
explosion, fell, burying Charles Nolnn,
whose body has not yet been recovered,
and killed Gus Swansea.
Mathew Deasy had his leg broken and
was injured internally. It is thought his
wounds are fatal.
Michel Kehlerf was painfully wounded.
Foreman Daniel Rone was arrested and
will probably be charged with criminal
negligence.
MADISON SOU ARE BANK.
The Director* Being Arrested for Mis
management.
Now York, Oct. 24.—The police are still
hunting up the directors of the Madison
Square Bank who are under charges of
mismanagement.
Simon Ottcji berg, one of the directors,
was arrested this morning at the office of
his cigar factory on a bench warrant is
sued yesterday by Judge Martino in the
court of general sessions. He was
brought down to tho district attorney’s
office, where he is hold pending the ar
rival of bondsmen.
Joseph Plant, of the Madison Square
Bank, was taken into custody this morn
ing, and later was taken to the district
attorney's office.
The following is a list of the directors
who furnished bail, and were released
to-day: President Plant, (5,000; Freder
ick Uhlrnan, (5,000; Andrew C. Soulard,
(S,(XK); Ronald C. McDonald, (10,000;
Simon Ottenberg, (S,(XX).
The hearing of the case was set down
by Judge Martin for Nov. 4, when all the
accused directors will be examined. All
assert their innoceuce, aud have de
manded a hearing.
A PANIC IN A CHURCH.
The Structure Catches Fire and a
Stampede to Escape Follows.
Monclova, Mex., Oct. 24.—A message
was received here to-day, stating that last
Sunday, Garza Zambrano, bishop of
Coahuila, was about to celebrate mass in
the chapel of the cotton factory of La
Hiberuua. near the Saltillo, when one of
tfle hangings over the altar caught fire,
the flames spreading immediately,
until the entire surroundings of
the altar were in a blaze, including
a handsome image of the Sogrado Cora
iou, which had been put up The church
was crowded, and in the rush which was
made for the door, one child was killed
and several persons, including two other
children, were seriously injured.
A Tragedy In a Restaurant.
Chicago. Oct. 24. -In a fit of Jealousy
Frank Hilbert shot his fiancee. Paulina
Tliocrman, twice today and then com
mut'd suicide The affair took place in
Muellers’ saloon restaurant on State
street, in which both were employed.
The woutsu cannot survive.
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A DEATH AND 31 NEW CASES
No Change of Importance in the Sit
uation at Brunswick.
The Weather Warm- The Physicians
Hopeful That There Will Be No
Increaso in the Ratio of Mor
tality—The Cash Receipts to Date
922,766 —Provisions for the Com
missary Coming in Nicely—No New
Cases at Jesup.
Brunswick, Ga., Oct. 24.—The offi
cial report for to-day is as follows:
Dead—Ernest Stuart George, (white).
There aro thirty-one new cases, as fol
lows :
Whites (B)—Robert Hoagland, Katie
Franklin and William C. McClure.
Colored (28)—Susie Williams, Emmett
Johnson, J. N. Smith, Princo Taylor, Wil
liam Williams, J. Chorous, W. Selby, Ad*
Campfleld, N. Jones, ICato Rockaraok,
Floyd Elkins, Mary Cooper, Austin John
son, Charity Morgan, Mary Purdie, Sadia
Scarlett, Myrtle Scarlett, Mollie Ward,
Mary Willis, J. H. Kelly, Annie E. Hall,
Ralford Knight, Clara Williams, Martha
Cooper and Annio Roberts.
The following patients were discharged)
Whites—Mary Brooks, Isaao Bailey,
Mrs. Goodman, William Rainey,
Charles Thomas, Phoobo Thomas,
E. J. Perdue, Mrs. Perdue,
Thomas Johnson, Mrs. Johnson,
Lewis Walters, J. Ivnlghtingal, W. A.
Ennis and Willie Skipper.
Colored—Sarah White, Mary Howard,
William Stewart, Mann Jesse, Jane Stew
art, R. A. Alston, Lee Wright, Ann*
Lloyd, Ollie Davis, E. Bloodworth, M,
Matthews, Sam Williams, Mrs. McCol*
lough, C. Davis, Arthur Prince, Susaa
Williams, Annie Lamb.
The weather to-day has been noticea
bly warm. The physicians are very
hopeful now, owing to the lightness ol
the type at this juncture and the assured
recovery of several patients who were se
riously ill.
A statement issued to-day by the relief
committee shows tho cash receipts to data
to be *22, 766.57. Q Previsions for the com
missary aro coming in nicely now. To-day
471 orders for 1,429 persons, and 180 order#
for the sick were filled. Joseph W. Smith,
manager of the oommlssury, is out after
an attack of the fever, and has assumed
control again. Clothing for the destitute
poor, to protect them from the winter
cold, is beginning to arrive, and the min
isters are distributing it. Information
from New York states that 50 empty
freight cars aro lying on the tracks rap
idly being filled with supplies of lumber,
food, and clothing for the destitute suf
ferers of Brunswick and the sea islands.
NO NEW CASES AT JESUP.
Jesup, Ga., Oct. 24. —No new cases
were reported to-day. One patient, Mrs.
W. Sarvis, white, was discharged. Only
three now remain under treatment.
It looks now as if tho epidemic hera
Is about over, and if it wore not for the in
tense heat during the day, the authori
ties in charge would almost feel justified
in asking that the quarantine be raised
after the last cases are discharged.
The train inspector on the East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway
created consternation, almost amounting
to a panic, among theemployes of the road
who were on the special train going to
Odum to-day, to receive their pay, by
quarantining the whole company just
outside of the city limits at Camp
Samuel, because they wore unable
to show certificates. When Dr.
Lincoln arrived on the scene they
were about as disgusted a set of men as
one could well Imagine, and when he an
nounced to them that they were released,
as the train moved off there such a wan
whoop as has never been heard in the
woods of Jesup since the days of the
Indians.
THE EAST NURSE SENT BACK.
Dr. Lincoln sends back to Brunswick
to-day the last professional nurse brought
from that place for the use of tho fever
patients here, which shows plainly how
near a close he considers the epidemic.
Messrs. W. S. Alford and D. M. Clark,
well known citizens of the town, hava
rendered invaluable aid to Dr. Lincoln
through their ability as marksmen,
enabling him to supply all of his con
valescent patients with partridges, which
have proved a most welcome change of
diet to the sufferers.
Too much praise can not be given to
Telegraph Operator Julius Wall, who
risked his life by coming to Jesup to sup
ply the place of Operator Rowland, who
has been sick with the fever. Mr. Wall
has generously sacrificed half of bus time
and salary to Mr. Rowland after his re
covery in order to allow him to make part
wages during the balance of the epi
demic.
TENNII.I.E AT WORK.
Tennille, Ga., Oct. 24.—The ladies of
Tennille gave an ice cream social last
night to raise funds for the Brunswick
sufferers. They netted about S7O, which
amout will be forwarded. The colored
people of this place are moving in the in
terest of the colored people of Brunswick
also, and will contribute a mite to help
relieve the sufferers.
MARRIED ON THE FERRIS WHEEL*
An Illinois Couple Bound to Hava
Something to Remember the Fair By.
World’s Fair, Chicago, 111.. Oct. 24.
James D. Hutchinson and Miss Lottie
Zlckler came in from Wuukegan, 111., to
day, secured a marriage license and took
passage on the Ferris wheel. When they
were at the top, the wheel was stopped,
and the couple were married 120 feet in
the air. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. E. E. Hartmun. of Waukegan.
Stevenson’s Son to Marry.
Bloomington, 111., Oct. 24.—1 tis an
nounced that Lewis Green Stevenson,
only son of Vice President Stevenson,
will be married to Miss Helen L. Davis,
of this city, on Nov. 21. Miss Davis is
the daughter of William O. Davis, pro
prietor of the Pautagraph.
Sixty-one Years a Postmaster.
Charleston, W. Va., Oct. 24. —J. 11.
Miller, undoubtedly the oldest postmaster
in the United States, died at Gauley Sun
day nlgat. He was 88 years old, aud was
apiointed in 1882 by President Jackson.
He has been postmaster at Gauley con
tinuously muce.
A Pionesr Wsgon Makar Dead.
Racine. Wl*., Oct. 24.—Henry Mitchell,
Sr , one of the pioneer wagon makers of
the west, died at the age of 84 yeses tw
day.