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t the morning news, J ESTABLISHED IPSO. INCORPORATED 1888. j J. H. ESTILL, President. HEARING TALES OF HAWAII Be Senate Committee Again in Session. All the Witnesses Before It In Favor of the Provisional Government and Annexation— Nothing’ New or Start ling Brought Out—Blount’s Power Over the Naval Force May Be Made An Issue By the Republican Mem bers. Washington, Jan. 2.—The second day’s proceedings of the Senate sub-committee on foreign relations, now engaged in the Investigation of the Hawaiian matter un der the resolution of Senator Morgan, were begun under conditions quite differ ent from those that prevailed when the committee first assembled on Wednesday of last week. To-day a messenger stood guard at the outer door of the committee room, and no one was permitted to enter who had not been bidden to appear before the committee. As soon as these gentle men did appear they were hurried inside the ante-room and kept there until they had given their testimony and then dis missed, with a caution to say absolutely nothing about their testimony or the ques tions asked by the committee. Senator Morgan, the chairman, was the first committeeman to arrive, but he was not prompt, and wa3 soon followed by Mr. Frye, and later on by Mr. Gray, the special friend of the administration on the committee. These three senators comprised the whole sub-committee at the session to-day. If first impressions amount to anything, the evidence being adduced before this sub-committee cer tainly will have a strong leaning toward the provisional government, for all that has been delivered up to this time has been from the friends of the existing government of Hawaii. THURSTON’S SECRETART. A bout. 15 minutes after 10 o’clock, Mr. Hastings, secretary of the Hawaiian leeation and charge d’affaires during the absence of Minister Thurston, reached the capitol, accompanied by P. C. Jones and C. Z. Spaulding, two new witnesses, whom he desired to present to the com mittee, and Rev. O. P. Emerson, who gave his testimony at the last meeting. It is not at all prooable that the commit tee will-request Mr. Hastings to give his testimony, as such a proceeding would be without precedent, the statements of the representatives of a foreign government being always conveyed to this government through the medi um of the Secretary of State. Mr. Emerson’s testimony had, during the interim since the last meeting of the committee, been reduced to writing, and after being asked one or two unim portant questions, he was requested to sign his evidence, which he did before leaving the committee. To-night he starts for Boston. This will illustrate the care with which the committee appears to be handling this subject, for n is un derstood that each witness will, in addi tion to being sworn before going on the stand, be required to subscribe to their testimony after being written out, under oath and duly certified. THE INTRIGUES ON THE ISLANDS. The testimony of P. C. Jones was of an important character and gave to the com mittee, from the standjxiiftt of a friend of the provisional government, at least a full and complete history of the intrigues on the islands and the events that led up to the deposition of the queen. Mr. Jones is a resident of Boston and a mem ber of the firm of Brewer & Cos., which has a large branch house in Honolulu, Under the management of Mr. Jones. He is said to be as largely interested finan cially in the islands as any American there, and among his interests, is that of the purchase and handling or sugars in larger amounts. Mr. Jones was minister of finance i in the so-called Wilcox cabinet, from Novem ber 18J2, to the following January. He has always been an annexationist and W3s a member of the committee of safety and a member of of the first cabinet, hold- M portfolio of finance, that now held by Mr. Damon. He left the islands lor America last month and came east . b ' s °bj ect in coming being to ook afLerisome business af.airs and to do wuat he could to present from his point ot view the facts concerning the estate usnment of the provisional government. Lrui'y for many years on the n-wu .1’ aIK * being personally acquainted “ tbe People. Mr. Jones felt that he - e to £ lve tb e committee much in .idTii and especially to throw some iMtSi 1 ® • up .°n the present and past con d °“..° f affairs among the people of inn™? 11 ' “ e . w as before the committee a in™ ,? me ? n . his examination was search ti,™ llle c.hsirman and other members of ali t‘i, o^ muttee expressing a wish to learn hat was possible touching the matter. °OL. SPAULDING ON THE STAND, in* 8 was followed by Col. Spauld the’<T? ° w ,e nt . t 0 Honolulu shortly after was a? t' h „ D ? nn F the war Col. Spaulding whern h l6 j of an Ohio regiment, s T' ed Wltb distinction. Under luli. n, ■, Se J war<l he w ‘i ß sent to Hono rs,? 8 ,, h? Ue l? I ? tee.consul. After the ness 8 oUlchtl career he entered busi men nn H 00n , bec ? me oneof the wealthiest of its s,,Jl e Is , ands an d one of the largest oßkiai U n? r ?- ante [ s ' He never held any troublps P ° Sltlon ’ but w hen the recent one of tv, Came he was elected as SDaukii,,™. conimi ttee of safety. Col. and snpabi 8 an ardent annexationist, on the island ° f the conditions of things iairef ls ‘ and ’ m general, but with spec eaid if 2’° lhe labor Problem, he United lslands were taken into the would under its protection, he If the is?-^j 1111? t 0 take his chances. country fVU d "Td made P art of this labor nroh? ' Spau ! dln * said , the “coolie” that too b with C °? ? easliy he solved, and <ot SetSstar* 10 the inter ' Rptlw I ® S, E W ‘TH MR. BLOUNT. pnted thp a nlding and Mr. Jones dis- Blount 8 a t ? t “ n ' eulf ’ of Commissioner on the J' 0 feelin ? of the people took uf “nnexation, and they relative to 116 wlb him as to the facts assertj,,™ .'he overthrow of the queen, Sevens was nit 1 16 0011,11101 of Minister Atntrh -n? 8 notcensurab le, and that the serve the „p, p3 ' vore landed only to pre -I’ropertv nf .ni , and Protect the lives and They denioJ Vn Americans on the islands. totl'ie revolution! the,V bad taken any part again to-mor -81 which regular meeting day, Ve .vor ceneraf.S 1 ??' the sur #f the w it^ ogf 0 g f islands. will be one eTerai N nf S tn° WER OVEM ' the committepn republio an members of Sftion to ha*ve th- fixprossed a determi thcMUesUua of u? B n m “ lttce Pass upon * or the President's authority SPbe JHofnina ffctoft, in delegating his constitutional preroga tive as commander-in-chief of the army and navy, which they claim has been done in the letter of the secretary of the navy to Admiral Skerrett, placing Com missioner Blount in command of the forces under that naval officer. Whether the missing letters from ex- Min is ter Stevens and Minister Willis to the state department, withheld from the communication sent to congress, have been supplied to the committee, is not known, but the indications are that the committee is still in ignorance of the sub ject matter of those documents. BOSTON’S BIG BLAZE. The Globe Theater in Ruins Before the Fire Was Put Out. Boston, Jan. 2.—Four alarms, the first one at 1:15 this morning, were rung in rapid succession for the fire in the Globe theater, on Washington street. It was said to have started in the coat room on the north side in the basement. It was burning vigorously inside when the fire men arrived, and the flames, reaching the Interior of the theater itself, had shot up through and along the balconies and were bursting through the roof. Several heavy explosions took place between 1:40 and 2:15 o’clock, whether of gas, calcium light tanks or of chemicals, said to be used in the performance of Hanlon’s “Superba” company, which had been playing an engagement there, is not known. The whole theater, basement to the gallery and flies, from lobby to stage, was soon afire and doomed. At 3 o'clock the entire center of the playhouse was fairly burned out. ADJOINING BUILDINGS SAVED. A large 6-story, Buffalo-brick building, owned by the-Harvard College trustees, on the northwest corner of Washington street and Harvard place; the building occupied by the Bryant & Stratton com mercial school, on the other side of the theater, on Washington street, and R. T. Almy & Co.’s retail clothing house, on the corner of Washington and Essex streets, were for a time in imminent danger. The only oue, however, in which the flames gained a footing was the 4-story brick structure adjoining the scenery room of the theater, formerly occupied as a resi dence by John Stetson, and which is now occupied by the Globe Theater cafe, Ham rock, proprietor, and the club room of the Massachusetts Yacht Club. The building was badly damaged by fire and smoke. The roof of the theater fell in at 1:45 o'clock. The work of the firemen was im peded for a time by the trolley wires, which, however, were soon cut. The loss is roughly estimated at $850,000. It is estimated that Hanlon Bros, will lose about $25,000. SHB SCORNS THE PRESIDENT. Mrs. Luci Says She Would Go Out of Her Way to Avoid Him. Washington, Jan. 2.—Mrs. Luci, the woman who called at the white house yesterday to take possession until the President paid the money she claimed he owed her, was examined by physicians to-day and pronounced demented but harmless. She will probably be sent to her son, who lives in Camden, N. J. Mrs. Luci says she did not go to the white house to see the President. She scorns the idea of having any communi cation with him, and says she would walk block s out of her way to avoid meeting him. This was not her first visit to Wash ington. Mrs. Luci came here last May. People in her boarding house regarded her as an eccentric person of no danger ous propensities. She paid her bills reg ularly and explained that the money was furnished by her son. The Fight for the Central’s Sale. Washington, Jan. 2.—The Central rail road case, pending before the supreme court for its sale, will be heard here be fore Justice Jackson on Jan. 4. Receiver Comer’s attorneys will argue to prevent the sale of the road, and the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company, holders in trust of the tripartite bonds, will ask for the road to be sold. SOLONS OF KENTUCKY. Gov. Brown Proposes to Make it Hot For the Railroads. Louisville, Ky., Jan. 2.—The general as sembly was organized for work at noon to-day. The first business before it came in the shape of the biennial message from Gov. Brown. The documentissignificant, chiefly on account of the bold stand taken by the governor against the railroads. He asks for the passage of a law empower ing the railway commissioners of the state to adjust freight and passenger rates, and as for the proposed absorption of the Chesapeake,Ohio and Southwestern property by the Louisville and Nashville, the executive announces that he will fight it to the last ditch. Cheaper coal, re duced taxes and new management for the penitentiaries are other reforms he advo cates. Mr. Carroll was elected speaker amid much enthusiasm and all the other Demo cratic caucus nominees were confirmed by a strict party vote. The time for the election of a United States senator has yet to be agreed upon. Senator Lindsay is without opposition, except such feeble resistance as the re publicans will be able to make. NEW YORK’S LEGISLATURE. The Session of 1894 Begun. With an Election of Officers. Albany, N. Y., Jan. 2.—The New York state assembly of 1894 was called to or der at 11:25 o’clock this morning by Charles R. Defreest, clerk of the last as sembly. Bishop Doane offered prayer and then Mr. Defreest called the roll. A quorum being present, he declared the House in session. Ballots were taken to fill the different positions for which nominations were made in the caucus last night, each mem ber rising in his place and naming his choice for tho different positions. The nominees of the republican caucus last night were duly declared elected from speaker down to the minor positions. The first ballot was for speaker. George R. Malb.yand Speaker Sulzer were put in nomination by their respective parties. The vote was: Malby 67, Sulzer 50. Malby was declared elected. Carnegie’s Homestead Works Resume. Homestead, Pa., Jan. 2.—The Homestead plant of the Carnegie Steel Company re sumed operations in every department to day. About 2,500 men were given em ploymerit. it is understood that the com pany has orders sufficient to insure op eration until April. Orlando B. Potter Drops Dead. New York, Jan. 2.—Orlando B. Potter, the well-known New Yorker, dropped dead to-night at 9:20 o’clock in front of tho Buckingham hotel. SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1894. A VICTORY FOR MITCHELL. The Criminal Court Dodges Construing the Law. The Proseouting Attorney Abstained From Prosecuting the Case on the Ground That No Information Against Them Had Been Filed—This Leaves the Governor Unhampered by An Adverse Decision-Mitchell Declines to Agree to a Change in the Looation of the Fight and Is Accused of Cowardice in Consequence. Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 2.—ln the crimi nal court of record this morning the at torneys for Corbett and Mitchell ap peared, and confidently expecting that Judge Phillips would decide thq case against them, had their clients in the cir cuit'court, where arrangements had been made for a hearing by Judge Call to-mor row, on motion that writs of habeas corpus be issued and the men released. But as soon as the criminal court opened J. B. Christie, the prosecuting attorney of the court, arose and said no Informa tion against Corbett and Mitchell had been filed with him or with the judge or clerk, and he saw no reason, therefore, why they should not be released, and their bondsmen be relieved of any fur ther responsibility. The judge so or dered, and the case was ended then and there. This is a triumph for Gov. Mitchell, and the opponents of the Duval Athletic Club, for it shoved the case out of the circuit court, and thus prevented the rendering of tho favorable decision which the club had hoped for. It is said that the governor put the screws on Solicitor Christie and forced him to this course. Good lawyers say that the record of the case in the county court and the binding over of the accused to the criminal court was sufficient “information for Attorney Christie to have prosecuted the case upon. AN ATTACK ON MITCHELL. Charley Mitchell, tho alleged boxing champion of England, and self-styled champion of the world, has shown the white feather, or something that very much resembles that article despised by all lovers of the prize ring. Despite his alleged consuming desire to face Corbett in the arena, the developments of to-day seem to indicate that the Eoglishman is ready to squeeze through any loophole to escape meeting the cham pion of America. That, and not the alleged knockout of the Duval Athletic Club by Gov. Mitchell in the courts here this morning, is the real sensation of the day in sporting circles. It all came about in this way: After Solicitor Christie, under coercion from the governor, re fused to have anything to do with the test case brought by the athletic club, by which the promoters of the con test hoped to have the Florida law relat ing to prize fights settled, so as to pre clude the possibility of any interference on the day set for the fight, the mana gers of the club began casting about for ways and means to “pull off” the affair in spite of the governor and courts. WON’T SIGN A NEW AGREEMENT. Accordingly, Manager Bowden, of the club, sent Harr.v Mason over to St. Au gustine to see Mitchell and induce him to sifm amended articles of agreement. The original articles, at Mitchell’s suggestion, provided that the fight should occur “within two miles of the city of Jackson ville.” The club to-day wishes to change this clause so as to have it read that the fight should occur “within the state of Florida.” The purpose of the club was that it might have the freedom to select any place in the |state for the contest where it was least likely there would be interference on the part of the authori ties. When the situation of affairs was explained to Mitchell and he was asked to affix his name to the amended articles of agreement that worthy flatly refused to sign. He said that he would never put his name to the paper unless the site for the contest was definitely fixed. Harry Mason urged and expostulated with the Englishman, telling him that the change was simply one of precaution in view of the governor's hostile attitude, but to no avail. Mitchell absolutely re fused to sign and Harry Mason returned to Jacksonville, staggering under a load of disgust. It should be remembered that the original articles stipulated that the fight should occur “within the state of Florida.” This was changed to “within two miles of the city of Jacksonville,” at Mitchell’s suggestion. ATTRIBUTED TO COWARDICE. It looks now as if Mitchell never really desired to go up against the American champion, and is taking advantage of the difficulties under which the club is labor ing, owing to the hostile attitude of the state authorities, to “crawfish.” The managers of the athletic club are in a state of mind to-night, and are ' roasting” the Englishman in sulphurous style. Manager Bowden said to-night to the Southern Associated Press correspondent that he would go over to St. Augustine to-morrow, taking along representatives of tho Press Association and force Mitchell to sign the amended ar.icles or brand him to the world as having shown the white feather. WHY CHRISTIE GAVE IN. The second sensation of tho day in sporting circles was the action of Solici tor Christie, representing the state, in re fusing to proceed this morning in the cases against Corbett and Mitchell. It is well known that Christie was forced to this action by Gov. Mitchell, at whose will he holds office. The governor charged “collusion" on the part of the Duval county authorities when the cases were brought, and it is said that Solicitor Christie had received an intimation from the executive that if the cases were not dropped he (Christie) would lose his offi cial head. Christie did not have enough sporting blood to stand the gubernatorial gaff, and so he dropped the case. THE CASE THROWN OUT. Solicitor Christie’s announcement in court that no information bad been filed against Corbett and Mitchell meant prac tically that the case against them had been nol pressed. It knocked the pins from under the club so far as settling the law in relation to prize fights is concerned. The club had depended upon this test case to put the fighters beyond arrest. Asitisnow the fighters ; can be arrested at the last moment, and of course everybody knows that an arrest at that time means that the fight shall not take place unless the club ties the hands of the sheriff so that he can not touch them. THE CLUB STILL GAME. The members of the club, however, in spite of the falling through of the test case, are showing no signs of weakening, and say that if the Englishman can be induced to sign the amended articles, they will yet pull off the contest in Flor ida. Just what the coursfe of the club will he, no one seems to know. Some say that their next step is to secure the arrest of the principals by some justice of the peace in order to have the habeas corpus proceedings gotten before the circuit court. Those proceed ings, which were to come off to-morrow, are done with, inasmuch as the princi pals are out of custody, but the question is whether a justice of the peace will be found to go where the county solicitor fears to tread. BOWDEN THINKS IT A VICTORY. Manager Bowden, of tho Duval Ath letic Club, was found shortly after the adjourning of the court and informed by tho Southern Associated Press corre spondent of what had been done. When asked what the club’s next action would be, Mr. Bowden answered that he was not at all prepared to say, save that it looked very much as if the officials were afraid to give the case a fair test and allow the club to find out whether or not the contest was within the law. Continuing Mr. Bowden said: “The action of the solicitor is a practical victory for the club. It shows that tho governor is afraid to let the courts pass on the law in regard to prize fights. He knows that the decision of the courts would be favorable to us, and he wants to keep the question open so he can inter fere without running counter to a court, decision. You may say,” added Bowden, “that if the Englishman sticks we will have this fight in Florida. We know that there is no law against it, and we intend to go right ahead arranging for the con test, always provided Mitchell signs the amended articles.” THE CLUB NOT*WEAKENING. When questioned regarding the dis patch from Chicago, concerning the weakening of the club and its intention to sell the right to hold the contest, Manager Bowden said: “You may simply stato. and state it as emphatically as you please, that the club has not weakened, and does not intend to. As far as our endeavoring to sell the fight goes, that is the rankest newspaper poppycock, and utterly without foundation. cordett’s manager talks. William A. Brady, Corbett’s manager, whon asked what he thought about tho criminal court business, said “I really have not thought about it. Of course, Corbett has come to Florida to meet Mitchell in a glove contest, and both he and I are anxious that the match should como off without a hitch, but we look to the club and have nothing whatever to do with its legal matters. Corbett was pre pared to come up to-morrow, but if there is no necessity for his presence, why, he will not be here. It would make no difference to us if every man, woman and child said that the match was off. Unless officially notified to the contrary by the Duval Athletic Club. Corbett will train until Jan. 25. and will then be at the club’s disposal to meet Mitchell at any place they name.” The sports say that the Cripple Creek people mean business, and propose to get the CorbeU-Mitc.hdU fight if money can get it. COLORADO'S BID Relative to the reports that the contost was liable to take place in Colorado, Mr. Brady said: “It is true that I have re ceived telegrams from Colorado, as I have from many other parts of tho country, making offers for the contest. The one I received from Cripple Creek or Durango was signed by both the mayor of the city and sheriff of the county and guaranteed $40,000, but to this as to the others the answer was the same, that we are bound by our contract, and as long as that is in force Corbett is entirely at the disposal of the Duval Athletic Club.” THE MAYOR’S VETO OVERRIDDEN. Another sensation of the day was the “Monkey and Parrot” time in the Jack sonville city council to-night over the ordinance which was passed some time ago, permitting contests with live ounce gloves. Mayor Fletcher sent it back with a veto mes sage in which he denounced the ordinance as an attempt to legitimatize “brutal and degrading prizefights.” The mayor said that the phase “glove con tests” was mere a euphemism for an in human exhibition, and those who passed the ordinance knew It. The mayor’s strong language stirred up the support ers of the ordinance, and they replied in no polite terms. The ordinance was finally passed over the veto, only three couneilmen voting to sustain the mayor. There is a story current thrt, if the club can induce Charley Mitchell to sign the amended articles, they have a place in view in Florida, where the fight can be pulled off despite the governor. At present the Englishman seems to hold the key to the situation. NORTH CAROLINA’S MASONS. The Grand Lodge To-Day Begins Its Annual Session. Wilmington, N. C., Jan. 2.—The grand lodge of Masons of North Carolina met here to-night. Peculiar interest is attached to this meeting as it is the first time tbe grand lodge ever met outside of the capi tal of the state. It comes hero this year on account of the celebration of ‘ the hundredth anniversary of St. Johns lodge of this city, which takes place this week. Addresses of welcome and responses, a small amount of committee work and re ports are the only features to-night. The regular business sessions begin to-morrow. A WATCH COMPANY HARD UP. Sureties Upon *60,000 of Its Obliga tions Secure a Receivership. Columbus, 0., Jan. 2.—Last evening the Columbus Watch Company's property was placed in the hands of Philip H. Bruck, as receiver, upon application of C. T. Pfaff and Louis Liudenberg, who say they are sureties upon about $60,000 of obligations the company must soon meet, and it has no funds to meet them with. The total assets of the concern are about $400,000. The liabilities are $250,- 000. MINISTERS KNOCK OUT A BALL. They Raise *I.OOO as the Result of An Offer to Abandon It. Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 2.—There is great excitement in social and church cir cles. A charity ball has been arranged for to-morrow night. Some ministers de nounced it. The ball committee proposed to one of the ministers to abandon the ball and pay SI,OOO to charity if he would raise a similar amount. The ministers combined this morning and raised the money before 10 o’clock. Three Killed by An Explosion. Boston. Jan. 2.—Three were killed and several injured by the premature ex plosion of a blast at Townserfd and Wash ington streets in the Koxbury district this morning. TOWNS FIRED BY RIOTERS A Third of Campo Bello, in Sicily. Laid in Ashes. The Prisoners Released By the Mob During: the Progress of the Fire—All the Fublio Buildings Except the Town Hall, and Many Private Dwell ings Burned—Half a Dosen Build ings Burned st Salemi. Home, Jau. 2.—Dispatches received from Sicily to-day show that the anti-tax movement has made groat progress in the province of Trapani. Several days ago, the discontent in Campo Bello, a town of 6,000 inhabitants near Trapani city, had become so threat ening that the town council passed a res olution abolishing the wheat octroi. As a protest against this action the millers refused to reduce the price of flour, and the bakers announced an increase in the price of bread. A MOB ON THE MARCH. When these measures became known yesterday morning, about 1,000 men and fifty or more women of the working class gathered from the town and the surround ing country and began marching through the streets. The police who tried to dis perse them were put to flight. The riot ex’s set fire to all the public buildings ex cept the town hall. From these build ings the fire spread to private houses. While a large district was in flames the mob left the owners and officials alono to fight the fire, marched to the prison and took it by storm. All the prisoners wore liberated. The’soldiers, who had been confined in their barracks, were driven out by the fire and then turned their attention to saving the rest of the town. They were very forbearing and did not fire or use their bayonots upon the mob. A THIRD OF THE TOWN IN RUINS. Nearly a third of the town is now in ruins. Many families that were burned out walked the streets all last night. The whole town looks as if it had suffered from a bombardment. Among the build ings destroyed were every mill and every miller’s house in the place. At Salomi, a town of 15.000 inhabitants, in the same district with Campo Bello, tires were started by anti-tax rioters shortly before dark yesterday, and a half dozen buildings were burning by 9 o’clock. FIRES IN OTHER TOWNS. Fires were set by rioters in several smaller towns also, and in the early even ing the whole district %eemed ablaze. The troops, although provoked by the rioters repeatedly in Salemi, did not fire. Several rioters were arrested after a struggle. A private was shot in the cheek and a captain In the stomach. FIVE RIOTERS KILLED. At Pietra Persia, a town of 11,000 in habitants, near Caltanisetta, an anti-tax mob set fire to three public buildings and tried to get at the rest, but was pre vented by troops who had been called out to protect them. The rioters made such determined uttucks on the military in their efforts to reach the buildings that eventually the order to fire was given. Five persons were killed and many were wounded by the first volley. The second volley, fired over the heads of the rioters, was followed quickly by the dissolution of the mob. THREE KILLED AT MARINEO. The town council at Marineo. near Palermo, abolished the wheat octroi on Saturday, but the millers ami bakers, like thoso in Campo Bello, refused to re duce their prices. The people rose yes terday and tried to destroy the town buildings, but were driven off by the troops after several stubborn fights, in which three rioters were killed and sev eral more were wounded. Troops contin ued to guard the houses of the millers and bakers and the public buildings through out the night. The communal councillors of Syracuse have taken steps to quiet the populace by lowering the wheat tax. The announce ment of this policy yesterday morning was received with joy throughout tho city, and the governor was received with tremendous enthusiasm when he entered the theater last night. READ TO THE CABINET. The digpatchesfrom Trapani giving de tails of the rioters in Cam po Belle arrived during a cabinet council this morning. They were read first by Premier Crispi, who at once communicated them to his colleagues. All the ministers pronounced the situation in Sicily to be graver than at any previous period of tho anti-tax agitation. Several ministers expressed the opinion that the communal councils, whose administration had caused the disorder, ought to be dissolved by tho government. The appeal of the military commander of the islands to the patriot ism of the people is considered in the ministry, as well as among the people at large, to be proof of the desperate condi tion of Sicilian affairs. DEPUTIES GOING TO THE ISLAND. Several Sicilian deputies, who have great influence with the people of their districts have started for the island to help in the work of pacification. Pre mier Crispi. expected until this evening to go, but the alarming reports received in the last dispatches caused him to change his plans. He will not visit Sicily for the present, as he deem his presence in Rome as indispensable. A mass meeting of all classes at Palermo last evening appointed a deputa tion to report formally to the government what reforms were most needed in Sicily, as the government was but ill informed by the officials representing it on the island. MANY REPORTED KILLED. Rome, Jan. 8,8 a. m.—Five leading news papers, in their latest editions, contain serious news from Sicily, and the Osserv atore Romana says that many have been killed, both among the troops and the peo ple. The Tribuna says: “It is absurd to de lude ourselves. No government can hold terms with disorder. Repression having become a necessity, it will retard the dawn of those reforms which we ail in voke, but which will never be brought by fires lighted by a furious crowd.” A TAX COLLECTOR EXECUTED. London. Jan. 2.—A dispatch from Rome to the Central News says: “The peasants in a village in the province of Trapani, seized a tax collector this morning and arraigned him before a mock tribunal. They convicted him of oppression and ordered that he be shot, the community applauding. The sentence was executed. Troops have been sent to the village.” Bishop McNierney Dead. , Albany, N. Y., Jan. 2.—Bishop McNier ney, the well known Catholic prelate, died here to-night at 8:45 o’clock. BRITISH SHIPS AT RIO. Gladstone Says They Have Been as Well Guarded as Any Others. London, Jan. 2.—ln reply to s question asked in the House of Commons to-day by Arthur Forwood, who is a prominent ship owner, Mr. Gladstone said that dur ing the operations at Rio Janeiro, tho government had been in constant com munication with the British minister to Brazil and the senior officer of the British fleet at Rio. British ships had received from the British representatives the same protection that had been accorded the ships of other nations by the representatives of the several powers. The Brazilian in surgents were not recognized as belliger ents by Great Britain, and the govern ment could not undertake to any way in terfere with tlie quarrel iu progress in Brazil. Mr. Gladstone concluded by de claring that he was surprised that such a question as had been put by Mr. Forwood should have been asked. DE GAMA’S NEW MANIFESTO. (Copyright 1801, by the United Press.) Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 2. —Admiral de Gama, commander of the insurgent fleet in the harbor, published yesterday a manifesto which was intended to counter act the effect of his celebrated declara tion of a month ago in favor of the mon archy. His declaration has weakened tho cause of tho insurgents greatly in the last threo or four weeks, and has alienated from Ad mirals Mello and de Gama several officers, who, before its appcarauce, had been their trusted friends and allies. Among the people at large its effects have been still more unfavorable to the insurgent cause. Consequently, in his manifesto yesterday, Admiral de Gama assorted that his former declaration was not a monarchist document. This declaration,as well as other papers attributed to him, he said in the manifesto of yesterday, had been altered and printed in falsified copies. He had not declared for the monarchy, but had intended merely to ask the people of Brazil what form of republican govern ment they wanted. Other interpretations of his declaration had not been made in good faitb. This last manifesto has fallon flat. The friends of tho republic regard it as a passing maneuvre to win support to the insurgents’ cause. While not gaining for the insurrection any new republican friends tho manifesto has disgusted many of its former supporters, as the monar chists are thoroughly disgusted with de Gama’s backdown. It is quiet and orderly here at present. There is no shooting in progress. BP AIN’ 8 AN AROHIBTS. The Two Who Tried to Blow Up the Parliament Buildings Sentenced. Madrid, Jan. 2.—Juan Marie del Boche and Manuel Ferreira, anarchists who plotted to blow up the parliamentary buildings in April, 1892, and the alleged police agent whom the police disavow, were found guilty to-day and wore con demned to seven years, penal servitude each. Their trial began ou Deo, 27. THE LYCEUM EXPLOSION j Santiago Salvador, an anarchist, who was arrested to-day in Sarragosa, con tends that he was the sole author and ex ecutor of the plot to blow up the Lyceum theater and kill most of the audience. He says that he, alone, and unaided, in any way, made the bombs and threw them, not from the gallery, but from the pit. He escaped In the fmnic, he asserts, hid twenty days ii a house near the principal cemetery in Barcelona and then went to Toruel, Ara gon, where be publicly told the story of his deed. Everybody regarded him us tn sane, he says, and did not hood his words. After repeated examinations by the police, Salvador reiterates this story as he first told it. BANK OF ENGLAND SOANDALB. A Crisis Predicted Unless Thera la a Change in Its Methods. London, Jan. 2.—The Investor's Review publishes an alarmist article on the Bank of England, in which it makes a some what severe attack on the governor and court of the bank. It predicts that un less a change is make in the bank’s meth ods of business a financial crisis will be brought about, compared with which, the recent Baring failure will be as of small importance. The article attacks the bank with reference to its discount business. It says that after years of ob servation the conclusion hus been reached that the bank does not abide by the rate of discount fixed by the court, and there by sustains, at times, some bad losses. In support of this contention the paper points out the manner in which the bank was entangled in the Murrietta failure. The article more than hints that the secret facts in connection with the man agement of the bank are worse than any yet made public. MIGUEL’S SCHEME GIVEN UP. Its Abandonment Will Reduoe the Budget 40,000,000 Marks. London, Jan. 2.— A dispatch to the News from Berlin says: Asa result of the conference of the emperor with Chancel lor von Uaprivi, Dr. Miquel, minister of finances, and Gen. Kchellendorff, minis ter of war, Dr. Miquel's financial reform scheme has been partly abandoned. Dr. Miquel will postpone the reorganization of the Matrlcular contribution system, and 40,000,000 marks less will have to bo raised. This will enaDle the government to reduce the pro posed taxes, especially on tobacco and wine, which releases Chancellor von Caprivl from his difficult position in re gard to the conservatives. Cholera In a Seminary. St. Petersburg, Jan. 2.—Cholera haa broken out among the students boarding at Nicholas seminary. Yesterday the girls attending the seminary were dis missed and sent to their homes. PLUNGER WALTON ASSIGNS. He Gives Preferences Amounting to *200,000. New York, Jan. 2.—F. P. Walton, known as “Plunger” Walton, assigned to-day to his brother, Charles Walton. He gave preferences amounting to $200,- 000. He has been running the Grand hotel on Broadway. The preferred creditors named are Peter A. B. VVidener, Charles E. Warbur ton, Thomas Dolan, Allen K. Rorke, John Betz. Guarantee Trust and Safe Deposit Company of Philadelphia, B. S. Curtis, of Cape May, N. J., Stafford A Whittaker, Park A Tllford, A. A. Robert A Sons, estate of George Kemp, the John Sim mons Company, and Hugh Getty of this city. 1 DAILY, $lO A YEAH, I S CENTS A COPY. > I WEEKLY, $1 25 A YEAR. \ INCOMES MUST PAY A TAX The Committee Fixes It at 2 Pet Cent, on All Over $4,000, An Additional Tax of 10 Cents a Gallon on Whisky and 3 Cents a Paok on Playing Cards De cided On—The Vote In the Com mittee Stood Six to Five. Washington, Jan. 3.—A 2 per cent, tax on incomes above $4,000; an additional tax of 10 cents a gallon on whiskey and a tax of 2 cents a pack on playing cards was the decision reached by the democratio members of the ways and means commit tee to-day. This conclusion was not unexpected, in asmuch as tho committee have been known for some time to be evenly di vided on the proposition to tax incomes, with Representative Turner, of Georgia* occupying the only position of doubt. The committee met at the treasury de partment this afternoon at 4 o’clock, de termined to settle the question of an its come tax before adjournment. TO YIELD $80,000,000. It was represented by such of the gen tlemen as favored the proposition that a general income tax would yield the government an annual revenue of $30,000,000, that, makiug the ex emptions 14,000, would limit the tax to a class amply able to afford it, and that in view of the largo doficit that will be caused by the reduction in customs duties there was no alternative but to adopt it. Some of tho gentlemen who opposed the tax argued at length that the political effect would be fatal to the Democratio party and that it would bo better to limit the tax to corjiorations only and raise the additional revenue necessary from other sources. Mr. Coekran, of New York, insisted that an income tax ought to be laid upon all incomes, whether large or small, and that any other course was unwise and un democratic in that it did not fall on all alike. THS VOTE 6 TO 8. When Chairman Wilson put the propo sition to a vote six of the eleven represen tatives present voted aye. These were Messrs. McMillan, Bynum, Tareuey, Whiting, Bryan and Turner and it wm carried. The tax applies to the net earn ings of corporations as well as to private incomes. It does not, however, apply to inheritances, although that suggestion was one of the earliest advanced When the matter first came up for considera tion in the committee a month ago. THE TAX ON WHISKY. The additional tax of 10 cents a gallon on whisky includes whisky now in bond. With a view to make the tax fait as lightly as possible upon the owners of this whisky, it was decided to extend tho bonded period to eight year*. It is now three years. It was derided that the al lowance for “outage” shall be limited to six years. The term “outage" is techni cally used to express the liquor that U dost by evaporation and other causes after its manufacture. The large revenue arising from the in 'come tax caused the committee to recede from the tax of 6 cents a pack on playing cards and reduce It to 2 cents, the more especially as it wus felt that that maxi mum tax would prove an embarrassment to the manufaoturers. The tax of $1 60 per thousand on cigar ettes upon which the committee agreed several weeks ago, was allowed to stand. TO BE OFFERED AS AN AMENDMENT. Mr. Wilson, chairman of tbe ways and means committee, will not present these revenue features, agreed upon to-day, formally to the House. He will announce to-morrow the conclusions reached by the committee, and will offer the items as an amendment to the tariff bill when tho latter comes before tho House. Mr. Wil son will call up the tariff bill at the con clusion of tbe morning hour on Wednes day, and will make a short speech in ex planation. Tho chairman is so exhausted with th labor wliioh the preparation of the bill has imposed upon him that he is in no condition of body or mind, as he expressed it to-uight. to debate the subject. He is unwilling that the discussion should be delayed, however, and it is for that rea son that he will bring it up to-morrow with a view of disposing of it as quickly as possible. WANTS A VOTE ON JAN. 17. While there is no disposition on the part of either Mr. Wilson or the demo cratic majority to prevent the republi cans from debating the matter fully, it is the chairman's intention to reach a vote on tbe bill on Jan. 17. Deducting Sundays, this will leave the bill before the House thirteen legislative days. It Is Mr. Wilson's intention to limit gen eral debate to five days. The remainder of the time will be occupied in consider ing the measure under the five-minute rule. Night sessions will be held in order that members who desire may have an opportunity to speak, but unless tbe pres ent programme is changed all debate will be closed on Jan. 17. At the conclusion of Mr. Wilson’s re marks to-morrow, Mr. Burrows, of Michigan, one of the leading republican members of the committee, will speak in opposition to tbe bill. A STREET RAIL WAT HASS UF. Reorganisation or a Receivership m Necessity With the Corporation. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 2.—The Atlanta Con solidated Street Railway Company, own ing nearly all the valuable franchises of tbe city. Is in a financial strait that will more than probably push the property to tbe wall. A default on the January in terest on $1,833,000 of bonds has been de clared, and the bondholders and stock holders testified that the acceptance of a plan of reorganization ia tho only hope of saving the company from a receivership. Tho bonds are held mostly by eastern parties, for whom the Old Colony Trust Company of Boston is trus tee. They bear 6 per cent, interest. Under the reorganization plan offered it Is proposed to give the bondholders 8 per cent, for 1894 and 1395. and then 5 per cent. Eighty per cent, of the bondholders have agreed to the plan, but 90 per cent, is req aired to make it ef fective. President Hurt believes that the other 10 per cent, will be secured. The Consolidated is now running at a loss of S2OO per day. and has been doing a loosing business for months past, owing to the general stagnation of business, which has shut off revenue because of the suspension of many manufacturing industries. Florida’s Methodist Conference. Jacksonville, Fls., Jan. 2.—The B’lorida conference of the Methodist Episcopal church south, meets in Palstka. Fla., to morrow. Bishop Atticus G. Haygood, of Georgia, will preside. The election of delegates to the general conference is tka most important matter to come up.