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I THE MORNING NEWS, 1
< EBXABLISHID 1560. INCORPORATED 1888. >
J J. H. ESTILL, President. $
A FIELD DAY ON HAWAII.
Tte House to Take the Reports Up
Next Friday.
The Majority of the Committee on
Foreign Relations to Make No Ad
ditional Report —The Republican
Minority of the Committee to Sub
mit an Aggressive Document At
tacking the Administration.
Washington, Dec. 30.-—'There will be a
field day in the House of Kepresentatives
on Hawaiian matters, on Friday next, in
all probability.
It is the present understanding that the
majority and minority resolutions of the
committee on foreign affairs on the Ha
waiian situation willbe taken up on that
day for discussion and action. There will
be no reports from the majority of the
committee. The substitute for the Hitt
and Boutelle resolutions was agreed to
by the foreign affairs committee on
the last day but one of the session
before the holiday recess. The chairman,
Representative McCreary, of Kentucky,
had no time to prepare a report other
than a mere formal announcement of the
committee’s action, and its recommenda
tion that the substitute be passed. Mr.
McCreary added an appendix containing
a portion of the correspondence upon the
Hawaiian question, including those docu
ments which will probabl_v be most in de
mand in the course of the debase. The
other material which naturally has been
included in the committee’s report, Mr.
McCreary will use in a speech on tho
subject.
KEPORT OF THE MINORITY.
The report of the minority is an aggres
sive document. Prepared by Bellamy
Storer, of Ohio, at the request of Mr.
Hitt, it is also signed by Messrs. Hitt,
Harmer, Blair, Draper and Van
Voorhis, constituting the entire re
publican minority of the eommit
mitee on foreign affairs. Tho report nar
rates the incidents of Mr. Blount’s ap
pointment three days after President
Cleveland's accession to office, while the
Senate was in session, quotes tho instruc
tions given him, and asserts that in this
appointment the President ignored the
plain language of the constitu
tion defining and limiting his
powers. It proceeds as follows:
It is an unwritten but universally accepted
law that no administration of any represent
ative government evor condemns tho inter
national polloy of a preceding administration,
lor in so doing it would attack its own govern
ment. Our attention cannot be diverted
from the question which most pro
foundly atlects our system of government by
attacks, congressional or administrative,
upon acts of the minister of the United States
in January, 1893. While we think it clear
that Minister Stevens'conduct was not only
justifiable and necessary, but praiseworthy
and patriotic, this is not the time to discuss
the subject.
A resolution that the house should investi
gate the occurrences in Huwail in January
so as to hear both sides of the question
before a committee in which both political
parties might be represented, offered by a
member oi the minority, lies unc:msldered.
It has been left for a majority of the com
mittee, in their zeal, to attack the former ad
ministration rather than to defend the pres
ent, to pre-judge without hearing, to vilify
without examination, to ignore a resolution
to investigate, and to condemn without inves
tigating.
ihe people of the United States aro widely
divided in their opinion upon the occurrences
la Hawaii, which resulted in the establish
ment of the present government. We are
confident, however, even upon the ex parte
results of Commissioner Blount’s activity
and zeal, that a vast majority of the intelli
gent thought of this country condemns his
methods and discredits his conclusions.
To charge a minister plenipotentiary of the
United States with fraud, falsehood and wil
ful violation of the law on the strength of
Commissioner Blount s activity and his rec
ommendation alone. Is all that tho majority
of the committee can find in this great sub
ject worthy of their attention.
The matters the minority have commented
on in relation to the present course of events
are not in doubt or question. Nothing has
been considered or oited, but the solemn offi
cial records of the government, and the lan
guage used by the President in person, or
through the Secretary of State. To ig
nore these burning facts and try
to confine the discussion to what
oecured in January, 1893. and try to cover
Trom the eye of the people the violanons
of tho constitution, of law and of precedent
by the present executive is political coward
ice, and if successful would be political
fraud
The republican minority analyze the
situation created by Minister Willis’ in
structions, and say no specific orders were
piven as to Minister Willis* course in case
both parties were willing to abide by the
President’s commands.
It asks, what would the situation be
come in this case !
It then goes on to say:
There is no question here before us ofan
oexation, no issue as to the propriety of
Minister Stevens action, for, as to that, wo
know only one side, prepared by an agent
hostile to the administration of which Minis
ter Stevens formed a part. There is no
rround of debate now as to whether the pres
ent Hawaiian government was rightly
or wrongly established twelve months
J* o r lhe issue directly before the House
whether to approve and commend the course
pr the present administration as disclosed by
Ur 8 ?* a tllo President, without the consent
or the Senate, can send a paramount
Diplomatic officer to supersede a minister,
leaving the latter only routine duties, he may
to it m Great Britain or in Germany, as in
*ne Hawaiian Islands.. That officer, aecord-
JU to the President's apologists, is only the
commissioner. and not
to offloer in the diplomatic ser
f/°f. of the United States. The same
right asserted here to appoint an ambassador
inder the name of a commissioner, would al
•ow the President to appoint any agent of his
,WQ , without conference with any other
j>ranch of the government, to exercise judicial
•unctions paramount to judges already in of
lce by and with the Senate’s consent.'
Jt is a significant fact that thus far no reso
l™ion, in either house of congress, has been
atroduced approving the opinion of the Sec
retary of State or indorsing the President's
iction. If the administrations purpose to
einstate the queen was right, congress must
J r ry it out, for the President has at least
muffled his policy ofT his hands, to be acted
,n by the legislative branch of our
fovernment, When the majority is
prepared to fulfill the President's
v ea f® ** must propose legislation. Until
♦hat is done, the country must take it for
rranted that the President is not to he ap
iroved by his party.
After a review and consideration of the
course of this administration, as appears
rom its own records, the minority of your
ommittee have no hesitation in recommend-
n ~ the adoption of the following substitute
°fjhe resolution reported by the majority:
Whereas. Executive communications to
•ongress disclose that the executive depart
hent has been furnishing to a minister pleni
potentiary of the United States secret in
tructionß to conspire with the representat
ives a deposed and discarded monarchy
or the overthrow of a friendly republican
;. ov ® rnm ent, duly recognized by all the
•lviiized nations, to Which said minister
ras accredited, and to which his public in
•tructions pledged the good faith and sympa
*.v of the President, the government and the
>eople of the United States.
‘Resolved. That it be the sense of this
louse that any such intervention by the ex
‘■utire of the United States, its civil or mili
ary representatives, or officers, without au-
fbe Stettin# l&tojs.
thority of congress, ig a dangerous and
unwarranted Invasion of the rights and
dignities of the congress of the United States,
and a violation of the law of nations: and
further, that tde manner of such attempted
intervention by the executive, and the
methods used, are unworthy of the executive
department of tho United States, while the
confessed intent of such Intervention is con
trary to the rotiey and tradition of the re
public and the spirit of the constitution.’’
A BANK TELLER ABSCONDS.
Hlb Shortage Probably Not Lera Than
$20,000.
Providence, R. L, Dec. 30.—WilllUm
Austin Bennett, teller of the Globe
National Bank, has absconded and a
hurried examination of the books has re
vealed a shortage in his accounts of
SIO,OOO. with a possibility that the amount
will reach twuce that sum. Bennett is 80
years of age, 5 feet 7 inches, and
weighs about about 100 pounds. The
bank is secured from loss by the teller’s
sureties, the North America, of Montreal,
and the American Surety, of New York.
The bank has a large fund of unexpended
dividends.
Bennett’s speculations were pure rob
bery. As for illustration, a bag marked
in Bennett's own hand to contain $4,000 in
gold was found to have S2OO in silver in it.
The cash of the bank and its books
were all right when the examiner went
over the accounts three months ago to
day.
The bank people say that Bennett be
came involved in bucketshop speculations
a month afro, and used the funds of the
bank, and knowing that the next exam
ination would be made to-day, and his
big speculations discovered, he made the
“big scoop.” Had he desired to do so, he
might just as easily have taken $40,000
more in large bills.
THREE SLAIN AT A BALL.
Girls Not Numerous Enough, and the
Cowboys Therefore Fought.
San Antonio, Tex., Dec. 80.—A grand
ball, in celebration of the holidays, was
given at the ranch of Jose Pamerce, in Pe
cos county, near the Rio Grande border,
Thursday night. It was attended by the
Mexican cowboys for many miles
around. There was a great scar
city of young women present, and
there were a number of rows during
the evening among the surplus of 9 young
men as to whose turn it was to claim the
girls for the dances. Liquors flowed
freely, and the ball broke up in a general
fight between the young Mexicans, in
which three young men were killed. The
murderers live on the Mexican side of the
river, to which place they made their es
cape.
RACE HORSES ROASTED.
Ten Flyers Perish in a Burning
Stable in New Jersey.
New York, Dec. 80.—Early this morn
ing in the racing stable belonging to V.
Haller, situated on the Dundee drive, be
tween Clifton and Paterson, N. J., was
tolally destroyed by fire, and ten valuable
racing animals were burned. The names
of the horses are: Buddhis*. St. Patrick,
Monoplist, (imported); Graham, Glen
Island, Vania,Vocalize, Laura F. filly,
by Tremont out of Helen; Imported Mon
telth and Imported Freedom. It is as
serted that the fire was of incendiary
origin and that the stables were not in
sured.
CAN’T PAY THEIR TAXES.
An Extension of Time Apt to Be
Granted in South Carolina.
Columbia, S. C., Dec. 30.—The people of
the state are very muen concerned about
the payment of taxes, hundreds being ab
solutely unable to meet their assessments.
To-day is the last day under the law, and
no extension has been made. Controller
General Ellerbe is absent from the city,
but is expected to return Monday. His
chief clerk states his belief that Gen.
Ellerbe, who, under the new law, is em
powered to make an extension, will grant
an extension for about ten counties, where
it is thought to be most needed. Unless
an extension is granted there will be dis
tress in many hundred homes.
ITALY’S BANK SCANDALS.
Five Leading- Government Officials to
be Suspended.
Rome, Dec. 30.—The council of minis
ters has decided to suspend from office
five of the loading government officials,
who are incriminated in the report of the
committee of the Chamber of Deputies,
appointed to investigate the bank scan
dals. The council, however, reserves
final judgment in the cases of these five
officials. The ministers refuse to approve
the nominations of Signor Ceriano, as
president, and Signor Grillo, as director
of the bank of Italy, which nominations
have been made by the superior council
of the bank.
DROWNED IN THE VOLGA.
Twenty-eight Lives Lost St s Charity
Carnival in Russia.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 80.—A dispatch
from Nijni Novgorod,'States that during a
charity carnival that was being held on
the Volga river the ice broke and a large
number of people fell into the river.
Twenty-eight persons were drowned. It
is thought that some of those who were
rescured will die from the effects of the
shock aud exposure.
A SUIT FOR LIBEL.
Wheeling's Postmaster Sues the Reg
ister for $35,000.
Wheeling, W. Va., Dec. 30.—Postmaster
W. J. Cowden, of this city, to-day brought
suit for $35,000 damages against the
Wheeling Register for libel. The libel
was in the charge printed in the Regis
ter, which is the democratic organ, that
Cowden, as postmaster, bad abstracted
letters from the mails of prominent demo
crats.
A NEW MAN AT THE HELM.
Hon. J. M. Head Elected President of
the Nashville American.
Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 80.—Hon. J. M.
Head, of this city, was to-day elected
president of the American Publishing
Company, and takes control of the Daily
American, having bought a majority of
the stock of the company from D. B.
Cooper, who retires faoin the paper. A
new board of directors was also elected.
James M. Head. John A. Pitts, J. H.
Fulton, S. A. Champion, of Nashville,
and H. A. Palmer, of Murfreesboro, were
elected directors. The policy of the pa
per remains democratic.
Arrival of the Miantonomah.
Fort Monroe. Va., Dec. 30.—The Mian
tonomah arrived here this morning at 9
O'clock.
SAVANNAH, GA„ SUNDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1893.
NO GLOVES ON MITCHELL.
The Governor Still in the Ring With
Bare Fists.
The Two Sluggers and the Whole Club
in Great Danger of Being Knocked
Out—Martial Law May Be Pro
claimed for Duval County if the Gov
ernor Can’t Win His Fight in Any
Other Way.
Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 30—The prize
fight situation remains practically un
changed. No fresh deliverance has comß
from Gov. Mitchell, but his alleged accu
sation made yesterday that the Duval
county authorities were in collusion with
the promoters of the contest, has been a
fruitful theme for discussion in judicial
and sporting circles all day.
Of course, the judicial authorities deny
that they are in collusion with the Duval
Athletic Club in its efforts to pull off the
contest and they are jumping on the gov
ernor for what they call his wanton at
tack on the judiciary. The governor’s
statement that he will regard no decision
as to the law in reference to prize fights,
save that of the supreme court has also
caused much bitter comment from the
officials of the lower courts.
THE PEOPLE SUSPICIOUS.
In spite of the denials, however, of the
governor’s charge that there is no collu
sion in the test case, there is an impression
abroad that there is a “nigger in the
woodpile,” somewhere in tile ccurt pro
ceedings which resulted in the arrest of
Corbett and Mitchell. Just how dark
the “coon” is, or just where he is located,
has not been settled. The opinion is that
the arrest of Corbett asd Mitchell was
part of a well-laid scheme to get a “snap”
judgment on the Florida law in reference
to lights. What effect Gov. Mitchell’s
prompt denunciation of the alleged scheme
will have remains to be seen.
NO WEAKENING BY THE CLUB.
One thing is certain, if tho Duval club
managers are weakening in their determi
nation to have the fight, they do not show
it. Manager Bowden still expresses con
fidence that the courts will decide that no
Florida law prohibits glove contests and
is going ahead preparing the arena. He
says that by Jan. 10 everything will be in
readiness at the fair grounds, where the
contest is to occur, and that long before
that time the courts will have decided in
the club’s favor and the opposition of
Gov. Mitchell will have subsided.
TO ACT IN HIS OWN WAY.
However this may be, it is certain that
Gov. Mitchell will take his own mothods
to stop the fight and that Attorney
General I.a mar will not appear for the
state In the habeas corpus proceedings in
the matter of the arrest of Corbett and
Mitchell, which will take place here next
week. A letter was received here to-day
from the attorney general absolutely re
fusing to appear for tho state in
tha proceedings. It is an open
secret that the opinion of the attorney
general, stating that prize fighting
was prohibited by the Florida law, was
prepared, after a consultation with the
chief justice of the state. It is thought
this is why Gav. Mitchell insists that the
supreme conrt shall pass upon the ques
tion, knowing well that the decision of
that tribunal will be hostile to the fight.
The club people have made much of the
fact that the Jacksonville city council has
passed an ordinance permitting contests
with five ounce gloves, but they have not
mentioned the interesting fact that Mayor
Fletcher has already prepared a veto for
that ordinance. When the veto is sug
gested they say that the council will pass
the ordinance over the mayor’s veto, but
this is by no moans certain, as a two
thirds vote will be required to over-ride
the veto.
MAY DECLARE MARTIAL LAW.
There was a lot of gossip to-day about
how the governor proposed to stop the
fight. It was said that he would declare
martial law in this county and adopt
other heroic methods to prevent the tight.
The truth is, no one save Gov. Mitchell
himself knows what Gov. Mitchell is
going to do. That is what makes the
situation as regards the fight so doubtful
and so interesting. Meanwhile, Corbett
and Mitchell are training away at May
port and St. Augustine, respectively, and
roasting one another whenever they can
get a reporter to listen to them.
THE GOVERNOR’S RIGHT TO ACT.
A prominent man who stands close to
the governor said to the Southern Associ
ated Press representative to-day: "The
governor has announced that he has a
trump card to play, and that he is going
to stop the fight. You have noticed,
probably, that ihe sports are much wor
ried to know what that trump card is. I
will tell you what I think it is. If the
courts sustain the athletic club and de
clare that there is no statute in the law
books of Florida to stop a glovo contest,
the governor will wait until the time is
ripe, and declare martial law in Duval
county. He can do it. He is also the
sole Judge as to what conditions shall ne
cessitate such a course, and having so de
cided there is no appeal. When he decides
upon a course, nothing can swerve him
from it. It is already known that the
governor relies more upon the troops
to stop this contest than upon any
other means, in fact, troops are the only
means. It would be necessary to use
them to back the sheriff.”
The governor is expected here soon,
and those who favor the contest will
exert every possible pressure to have
him keep quiet. Able lawyers here say
that if the circuit court decides in favor
of the match the governor cannot in
terfere.
If the fight occurs it will be between 11
o’clock in the morning and 6 o’clock at
night. The club's officials think it would
be better to have it in the daytime instead
of at night.
INTERFERENCE FROM CONNECTICUT.
New Haven, Conn., Dec. 80.—Rev.
Clarence Grealy, of Mount Carmel Cen
ter, this state, who is general agent of
the International Law and Order League,
savs that body proposes to have the Du
val Athletic Club, of Jacksonville,
Fla., realize that the Law and Order
League will do what it can to
prevent the big fight. Mr. Greeley has,
after correspondence with Gov. Mitchell,
of Tallahassee, and Mayor Fletcher, of
Jacksonville, appointed Attorney W. H.
Cowles, of tho international league, to
assist in seeing that article 11, sections
2412 to 2413 of the revised statutes of
Florida, is respected by the would-be con
testants in the proposed international
fight.
COLORADO NOW OFFERS $40,000.
Cripple Creek, Col., Dec., 30. —' The
offer made by the mine owners and busi
ness men last eveningof $25,000 in Cripple
Creek gold bullion, if the managers Would
adjourn the great prize fight between
Oorbdtt and Mitchell to this place, has
been increased to-day to $40,000.
POLITICS OF THE STATE.
The Tear Juet Opening Expeoted to
Bea Lively One.
Atlanta, Go., Dec. 80.—The dawn of the
new year brings the politicians to the
front. The indications are that the cam
paign will open early and close late, and
that it will be hot from the word go. The
new year will be chock full of politics.
There will be candidates of every grade.
A governor, all the state house officials,
members of the legislature, county offi
cers, congressmen, oue United States
senator, and very probably three supreme
court judges, are to be elected.
The congressional campaign will be in
teresting. It is said by the political
prophets here that there is not likely to
be opposition for the democratic nomi
nation in the First district, represented
by Col. Lester; in the Second, repre
sented by Ben Russell; the Third, repre
sented by Speaker Crisp; in the Tenth,
represented by Maj. Black; in the Sev
enth, represented by Judge Maddox: and
the Eleventh, represented by Mr. Turner.
Tom Watson will probably oppose Maj.
Black and gain, but Maj. Black will bo
the democratic nominee.
In the Fourth district there will boa
determined fight for Mr. Moses’ seat. A
number of gentlemen are spoken of as
probable candidates, among them Hon.
Warner Hilliard, and ex-Congressman T.
W. Grimes will be a candidate for re-elec
tion. It is claimed by Mr. Grimes’ friends
that he can win, if the Uontest is left to
him and Mr. Moses.
In the Fifth district there Is also a
number of gentlemen who desire to oc
cupy the seat occupied by Col. Livingston.
Col. Candler, of DeKulb; C. D. Hill, of
Fulton, unii ex-Gov. McDaniel, of Wultou,
it is suid, will be in the field.
Mr. Ham, of Hall county, has de
termined to tackle Carter Tate In the
Ninth, and probably others will decide to
enter the arena in that district.
In the Eighth, Col. I-awsoo is promised
opposition in the person of ox-Oongress
man Henry Carlton, of Athens.
In the Sixth. Mr. Whitfield has served
notice that he desires to occupy Hon.
Thomas Cabaniss’ seat,and Col. Bob Berne
may also enter the race.
COLUMBIAN LIBERTY BELL.
Gov. McKinney Invited to Be Present
at Its Recaption.
Richmond, 30.—Gov. McKin
ney has received an invitation for him
self and family to be present at the re
ception of the Columbian Liberty bell, at
the hall of representatives, at Nashville,
Tenn., on Jan. 8. The invitation is from
the Ladies’ Hermitage Association, and
the occasion is to commemorate the bat
tle of New Orleans ami to give approval
of the liborty bell as it starts on its mis
sion of freedom and peace around the
world.
Governor-elect Cha-’es T. Q’Rerrall
and family, together with a number of
friends, arrived here this evening from
his home in Harrisonburg under military
escort. The governor-elect received an
ovation at various points along the route.
The party upon their arrival at Rich
mond were met by Mayor Ellyson and a
committee of citizens and escorted to the
Exchange hotel, where the governor-elect
will remain until Monday, when he will
be inaugurated.
GRAVESEND’S ELECTION.
Eleven Indictments Filed Against
Boss McKane.
Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 80.—The extraor
dinary grand jury syhich has been investi
gating the alleged election frauds at
Gravesend was discharged by Judge Cul
len to-day. Eleven indictments were filed
against John Y. McKane. Six of these
charges arc felonies. The other* are for
conspiracy, contempt of court, assault in
the second degree,.oppression and miscon
duct of tho registry office.
Six other persons in Gravesend are also
charged with misconduct.
Of the registry officials, Newton and
Sutherland each have two indictments
filed against them, charging them with
contempt of court and oppression. Jus
tice Cullen fixed McKane’s nail at SBO,OOO,
to be distributed among the indictments,
which would make it a little over $2,500
for oach indictment. For Newton and
Sutherland Justice Cullen fixed the liail
at $5,000 each. All gave the required bail.
A FAILURE AT BRUNSWICK.
The Store of the Btubbs-Greer Hard
ware Company Closed.
Brunswick, Ga., Dec. 80.—The store of
the Stubbs-Greer Hardware Company,
was closed by Sheriff Bcrrie to-night, on
an execution issued by the Merchants
and Traders' Bank. The amount due the
bank is $7,800. *No statement of the as
sets and liabilities of the firm could be
obtained to-night. The members are
looked upon ns good business men and are
well liked in the community, but the un
fortunate circumstances which have ham
pered Brunswick for several months past,
injured them. For several months dur
ing the epidemic they were forced to re
main closed and could conduct no busi
ness of any character.
HUNG HIMSELF.
An Ex-State Treasurer of California
End# His Despondenov.
San Fraucisco, Dec. 80.—Ex-State
Treasurer Adam Herold last night com
mitted suicide by hanging himself writh
a silk scarf to a washstand in the Golden
West hotel. He was a candidate for tne
office of superintendent of the mint,
which was given to Daggett, and has
been low spirited over since. He was
state treasurer in 1880.
A LONG TRIP AT BRA.
A German Tank Steamer Thirty-two
Days in Crossing the Ocean.
Now York, Dec. 80. —The German tank
steamer Burgomeister Peterson, Capt.
B"n!re". with her rudder disabled, passed
in at Sandy Hook at 8:50 this morning, in
tow of tugs. Tlic Burgomeister Peterson
has been over thirty-two duys in crossing
the ocean, and a good deal of apprehen
sion has been felt about her.
Samuel White Baker Dead.
London, Dec. 30.—Sir Samuel White
Balter, the distinguished African explorer,
died this afternoon at his residence at
Newton Abbot, Devonshire, aged 72
years.
Cotton Exchange Transactions.
New York. Dec. 30.—The transactions
on the cotton exchange for 1H93 were
spot 421,420 bales aai futures 00,032,000.
GLADSTONE TO USE THE GAG
The Parish Councils Bill to Be Put
Through by Closure.
The Conservatives Frustrate tha At
tempt of tha Liberals to Reach a
Compromise-The Deficit in the
Budget a Menace to the Liberal Hold
on the Government—Distress Among
the Poor Aoute—Labouchsre Trying
to Down tha Premier-Socialists
Issue An Anarchistic Manifesto—No
Hope for Mrs. Mavbriok.
(Copyright 1893, by the United Press.!
London, Dec. 30.—After the cabinet
council yesterday, the government whips
intimated to the conservatives the minis
try’s desire to arrange a compromise on
the issue of the parish councils bill, with
a view of ending the parliamentary ses
sion about Jan. 20. The negotiations were
opened with Arthur Balfour, tho unionist
leader, and Joseph Chamberlain,
his first lieutenant, but neither
of these gentlemen showed much
inclination to make terms unless
tho government would grant concessions
altering the popular character of the
measure. The difference between the
ministry and the opposition in this case
centers on what appears to be a trivial
question concerning the constitution of
tfie poor low boards and tho control of
the same by the parish councils. The ne
gotiations with the unionist leaders
failed mainly, however, because the op
position mean to wreck the whole bill by
obstruction and to embarrass the govern
ment business for the next session and
foredoom it to failure.
GLADSTONE TO APPLY CLOSURE.
Since all other means have proved vain,
Mr. Gladstone is determined now to
checkmate this plan by applying the
closure by sections as he did in the case
of the home rule bill. There is still a
rhauco that Mr. Bulfour, wheu informed
of this decision, may reconsider his
first plan. If no agreement be obtained
before the meet ing of the House on Mon
day, Mr. Gladstone will announce his
Intentions. Doubtless tlio conservatives
will cry out against the so-called tyranny
of the government in shutting off full
discussion of the remainiug fifty clauses
of the bill. The peers, moreover, will find
In the closure proceedings an
excuse for rejecting or amending the un
debated clauses; but as the extensive
ministerial programme of the coming ses
sion must be carried out before the disso
lution, no other course is open to Mr.
Gladstone than summary disposal of the
parish councils bill in the commons and
the transfer of the wholo burden of its
rejection to the shoulders of tho peers.
The ministers propose to prorogue parlia
ment on Jan. 20, and to resume work on
Feb. 2.
THE BUDGET.
As the third quarter of the financial
year'closed to-day it is now possible to
make a fairly accurate estimate as to the
budget. For the quarter romjilete to
day tho receipts are £59,000,000, aguinst
£00,900,000 in the corresponding porlod of
1892. The next quarter will give the ex
chequer the benefit of the bulk of the in
come tax still remaining to be col
lected. Taking the most favorable
possible view of the receipts in the next
quarter, nobody would estimate the re
ceipts for the whole financial year at
more than £90,000,000. That means a de
ficit of some £1,750,000. according to Sec
retary William Harcourt’sestlmatointhe
last budget. An analysis of the sources
of revenue shows that both customs and
excise receipts arc dwindling, nor does the
depression exhibit tho slightest symptom
of relief. With each passing month tho
dullness of trade becomes more discour
aging. While the revenuo Is thus waning
and the expenditures of the government
Increase, the utter badness and hopeless
ness of the situation, together with the
fact that Mr. Gladstone’s cabinet entered
office pledged to radical tax roformß in
tho interest of the workingmen, keep
alive the reports that the ministers pre
fer a dissolution to facing the necessity
of imposing new taxes.
THE DISTRESS AMONO THE FOOR.
The.distress prevalent among the poor
Of London is shown by the workhouse re
turns for the holidays. On Christmas
day 108,000 names were on the relief roll.
Tii is number exceeds the records of
Christmas, 1892, by more than 10,000. ‘
Henry Labouchere, the radical leader,
and fighting editor of Truth, pursues
without cessation his campaign against
the governornment’s plan of continuing
tho £IO,OOO annual income drawn by
Duke Alfred, of Kaxo-Coburg-Gotlia, in
his capacity as duke of Edinburg. He
has canvassed the radical members of
tho House of Commons to get
signatures to bis protest against
the grant. This protest will be pre
sented to Mr. Gladstone. Mr. Labouehere’s
hostility to Mr. Gladstone is becoming
more evident daily. He has not forgiven
the premier from excluding him from
office. Both in the lobby and in the
press he hints at the advisability of Mr.
Gladstone’s retiring from public life. His
suggestions of this sort, however. haTe
found no echo anywhere in the govern
ment ranks. On tho contrary, they are
resented generally. Although Mr. Glad
stone is failing physically, the liberals
feel more keenly than ever that they
have nobody to take his piaoe, and they
dread the disorganization which would
follow his disappearance from parliamen
tary life.
A DUTY ON SILVER.
Advices from Bombay are to the effect
that an import duty of 20 per cent, is
about to bo imposed on silver. Dealers
arc said to be already offering a premium
to bank* taking the risk on the imposition
of the duty, inquiries at the India office
elicited no positive information, as the
officials were exceedingly reticent, but
the impression was made that no duty
had yot been decided on by lhe govern
ment. London dealers do not believe that
the duty will bo effective, as smuggling
would be done on an enormous scale, de
spite all the efforts of tbe Indian govern
ment to prevent it.
SEAWORTHINESS OF THE RESOLUTION.
Sir Edward James Reed, member of
parliament, who speaks with authority
on naval matters, said to-day in an inter
view on the experience of the warship
Resolution in a aßtrm in the Bay of Bis
cay: “Weneed ndt apprehend any special
perils for battleships of the Resolution
type. The Resolution was handled badly.
She is not unseaworthy, and there |s
nothing risky about her construction.”
AN ANARCHISTIC MANIFESTO.
The social democratic federation hat
given out another manifesto, in which
the torles, liberals, radicals, churchmen
and dissenters are denounced in a bunch
as willing or anxious to butcher the
starving unemployed. Workingmen and
women, says the manifesto, ought to com
bine to convince the plundering classes
that labor cannot be sweated and starved
at pleasure; that they no longer implore
justice, but are hoping for revenge. The
manifesto hus a fierce anarchist tone
which has not characterized the federa
tion's previous utterances.
NO I'AKDOH FOE MRS. MAYBRICK.
The recent revival of the agitation fora
new trial for Maybrick, confined in
Woking prison berauseof haviug poisoned
her husband, has ended In a fizzle. 'JCho
home office denies that it lias the impor
tant new evidence which Mrs. Maybrick’s
friends wore said to have produced. Mrs.
Maybrick is now employed in the kitchen
of the Woking prison when she is not in
Ihe hospital. She will have no chance of
being released until serving tho tenth year
of her term. Her mother’s expectation
that she will bo liberated soon is a mis
take. If the government could release
tho woman without oxciting press coip
ment. It might bo done easier, but unfor
tunately for Mrs. Maybrick her friends
and tho press will not let her case be for
gotten.
GUNS BOOMING AT RIO.
Insurgents Compelled to Give Up a
Seizure of British Cattle.
Rio Janeiro, Dec. 30.—The minister of
foreign affairs, acting for President Peix
oto, authorizes the following Information:
“There has been no firing to-day by any
of tho forts at the mouth of the harbor.
The Insurgent cruiser Almlrante Teman
dalro has been bombarding the govern
ment forts on Governor’s Island and Mo
eangue Island, but her fire has had no
visible effect. Tbe forts replied briskly
and a number of thoir shots struck the
esuiser, but what damage she sustained is
not known. It is certain, however, that
during the engagement one of her officers,
presumably the officer of the deck, was
killed. A lighter, loaded with live cattle
and flying tho British flag, was seized by
the insurgents to day, but they were not
allowed to retain possession of their prlzo
long. As soon us Capt. Lang, of the
Sirius, the senior British officer in these
waters, learned of the capture he de
manded the surrender of the lighter and
the cattle. They were surrendered. An
officer ou one of tho American warships
here says he saw nearly 100 wounded in
surgents ou Enchadas Island.”
Tne Portuguese minister, concerning
whose reported detention by President
Pelxoto so much excitement has been
caused in Lisbon, sailed to-day for Lisbon
on board tho steamship Equator.
HARRINGTON AT THE HRLM.
The Well-known Parnellit Made Ed
itor of United Ireland.
Dublin, Dec. 80 —Mr. Timothy Harring
ton, the well-known Parnellite, who rep
resents the Habor division of Dublin In tho
House of Commons, has been appointed
editor of United Ireland.
He will assume the duties on Jan. 1,
This will not be Mr. Harrington's first
venture in the newspaper field. Though
he is a barrister by profession, he Was at
ono time part owner, with bis brother, of
the Kerry Sentinel.
A New Oommerelal Agreement.
Paris, Dec. 80.—The commercial agree
ment between France and Spain has been
signed. The latter country extends to
France, in 1894, tho benefit of its treaties
with other powers, and France grants to
Spain a minimum tariff and withdraws
her prohibition upon importations from
Algeria.
Fire in an Arsenal.
Venice, Dec. 80.—Fire occurred In tho
arsenal here to-day. The artillery head
quarters were destroyed. Two firemon
were injured.
Mrs. Gladstone Better.
London, Dec. 80.—Mrs. Gladstone Is re
covering from her indisposition. Bhc is
much better to-day.
STEVENS TO TELL HIB STORY.
He Will Go to Washington to Ap
pear Before the Committee.
Washington, Dec. 80.—Senator Frye, a
member of the sub-committee of the com
mittee on foreign relations investigating
Hawaiian matters, has received a letter
from ox-Minister Stevens stating that he
would come to Washington and
appear before the sub-committee.
Mr. Stevens would prefer, ow
ing to tho condition of his
health, that his deposition should be
taken at Augusta, Me., but this is prac
tically lm|>osslble. Since the death of his
daughter, which occurred by drowning,
in Hawaii at the time of tbe revolution of
iast January, Mr. Stevens has been in
poor health, and his advanced age— 74
years—precludes hope of substantial im
provement.
DONJAN NOT INDICTED.
Tbe Prisoner Must Wait for tha Next
Grand Jury.
Washington, Dec. 80.—The grand Jury
of the District of Columbia was dis
charged to-day without having returned
an indictment against Joseph Donjan, tbe
crunk, who wrote threatening letters to
Vice President Stevenson and Senator
Mills.
Tho court officials say this does not
mean a failure of the prosecution, as the
Donjan case came up too late for the cur
rent grand jury to act on it. Tbe pris
oner will have to await the action of the
next grand jury, which assembles some
weeks hence.
A POSTMASTER EXONERATED.
The Charges Brought Up at Charlotte
Not Sustained.
Washington, Dec. 80.—Superintendent
A. W. Machen, of the free delivery sys
tem, returuod to-day from Charlotte, N.
C., where ho made an investigation of
charges preferred against the postmaster
through the civil service commission.
Irregularities of conduct toward letter
carriers was alleged, but an investigation
showed that the dismissals were made
for proper cause, aud consequently the
department will sustain the postmaster's
action. Superintendent Machen’s report
will be submitted to First Assistant Post
master General Jones early next week.
Hogs Dropped From the Service.
Washington, Dec. 80.—Col. J. Hampton
Hope, of Virginia, United States consul
to Amoy, has been dropped from the con
sular service as a result of the investiga
tion of the charges against his integrity.
Secretary Gresham has sent letters to
Senator Daniel and to Col. Hoge, inform
ing them of this action.
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END OF THE BICYCLE RACE.
Shock Wins by Covering 1,600 Miles,
With Waller Second.
The Latter’s Record 1,484 Mile*.
Martin Comes in Third. Albeit
Fourth and Van Bmberg Fifth—The
Others in the Race Fall to Cover th
1,400 Milee Necessary to Win *
Prise.
Now York, Dec. 30.—At4:90 o’clock tha
2-mile scratch race in the bicycle tourna
ment, in which P. J. Berio, J. F. Star
buck and Richard Howell were entered,
resulted In the order named. Tima S
minutes 25,'4 seconds.
The 5-mile race which followed waa
won by Berio, with Prince second and
Starbuck third. Time 14 minutes 23 2-
seconds.
THE SCORE AT NOON.
The score this afternoon at 1 o’clock
stood as follows:
„ . . Miles
Waller 1.40 T.
Martin 1.404.
-4s*ort 1,344.
Van Emberg 1,393.
Golden L 238.
Meixcll 1,181.
Forster 1.04&.
Hoxmer
Barton pel.
Ashinger 879,
As the evening advanced all of the con
testants began to bestir themselves,
Khock wauled to cover 1,000 miles, Mar
tin wanted to roach bis record of 1891,
while tbe others desired to get above the
1.400-mlle murk in order to get the $l5O
fuaranteed to men covering that distance.
he management has guaranteed $1,200
to the winner, SBOO to the second man,
SSOO to third, S3OO to tho fourth, $250 to
tbe fifth and $l5O ouch to the men cover
ing 1,400 miles.
THE RECORD AT 7 O’CLOC*.
At 7 o’clock Schock, amid thunders of
applause, deafening blasts of tin horns
snd catcalls, made the lap which placed
him 100 miles ahead of the world’s rec
ord, made by Martin In 1891. Schock at
that hour was 1,500 and a fraction miles.
Waller was 1,484 miles, Martin was 1,430,
and Van Emberg 1,395 miles.
When Van Emberg made bis 1,875 th
mile there was a pandemonium which
the walls of tho garden have
seldom ever heard. The band
played as ho crossed tho line by a phe
nomenal spurt for one who bad been on
the wheel such a long time.
THE CROWD AT NIGHT.
At 8 o’clock the crowd had greatly in
creased. and if possible, were more de
monstrative. The riders brightened up
in view of the fact that only two hours
remained between them and a long rest
and things were made lively all around.
Albert made his I,tooth mile at 7:25
o’clock and pandemonium reigned for sev
eral minutes.
A TRY AT A RECORD.
Berio oame out on the track and en
deavored on a flying start to beut the mile
record. He rnude the distance In 2:80 2-6,
lacking three-fifths of a second of tying
the record.
It was announced that the winner
would, in addition to the guaranteed sum,
receive 50 per cent, of a quarter of tha
net receipts, the second man 25 per cent.,
the third 12)4per cent., the fourth 8 per
cent, and the fifth 4)4 per cent.
It was Just 9:20 o’clock when Van Em
berg covered his 1,400 th mile. He re
ceived a great ovation.
THE FINISH.
The score at the finish at 10 o’clock was
as follows:
Schock 1,600
Waller 1,484
Martin... 1,430
Albert 1,410
Van Emberg 1,401
Golden .1,313
Meixcll 1.190
Forster 1,015
Burton 1,006
Ashinger 979
Hosmor 969
Three minutes after crossing the 1,400 th
mile, Van Emberg left tho track with
1,401 miles aud 1 lap to his credit.
Schock covered tho I,oooth mile at 9:50
o'clock, walking tho last lap. He beat all
previous records by 148 3-5 miles.
Tho number of hours each man was off
tho track during the six days was as fol
lows:
H. M.
Schock ...31:55
Waller 41 44
Martin 43:03(4
Albert 39:23
Van Emberg 48:54
Golden 83:81
Barton CO: 37
Meixell 66:34
Forster TS:10
Ashinger 82 41
During the last hour and a half of the
show the attendance increased consider
ably. There was a 50-mile contest be
tween eight riders, to bring the show to a
close. It resulted as follows: Starbuck
first; Berio second.; Ashinger third,
’lime, 2:83:53.
A FIGHT AT CAMBROONS.
The Natives Driven from the Govern
ment House After Fifteen Hours.
Berlin, Dec. 80.—The reports of the
seizure by natives of the German govern
ment house at Cameroons, West Africa,
have been confirmed by dispatches re
ceived to-day. The mutineers numbered
100. sixty of them being native soldiers,
and the remaining forty women, carrying
firearms. After driving tho officials out
of tho building they took full possession
and set to work to barricade the doors
and windows. The officials applied to
the commander of the German gunboat
H.yaene and a detachment of sailors and
a few marines were sent to recapture the
building. The natives held out against
the besiegers for fifteen hours, an inter
mittent fire being kept up all tbe time.
Five of the Hyaene’s crew were wounded
before the natives withdrew from the
building and sought safety in flight.
LABENGU LA ADVANCING.
Natives Runners Report Him as Mov
ing on Hie Old Capital.
London, Dec. 30.—A dispatch received
by a news agency In this city from Cape
Town says.-that native runners who have
arrived at Fort Salisbury, report that
King Lobengula, with a heavy force of
Matabeles, is moving back in the direc
tion of Buluwayo, bis former capital,
from which he was recently driven by
the forces of the British South Africa
Company. London papers, however, place
little, if any, credence in the report.
Newberne’s Collector Resigns.
Washington, Dec. 30.—Secretary Car
lisle to-day received and accepted tho
resignation of Robert Hancock, Jr., cot
lector of customs at Newbcme, N. C.