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’ VfiTABUSHED 1860 INCORPORATED 1888, ■
EBTAB i H ESTILLf Presldea t.
A SCARE OVER THE PURSE
Mitchell’s Friends Ask Whether There
Is a String Tied to It.
The Englishman Will Not Enter the
Ring if the Fighters Get Nothing if
the Fight Should Be Stopped-Man
aper Bowden Answera By Saying
That the Pune la in the Hands of the
Stakeholder— The Club Can Declare
the Contest OfT if $20,000 Worth of
Tickets is Not Sold-Goy. Mitchell
May Have the Sluggers Arrested the
Night Before the Fight.
Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 19,—The string
which the Duval Athletic club has tied to
that $20,000 for which Corbett and
Mitchell are to fight, provided the club
tees the way clear to gettiug its money
back from admissions, and the governor
of Florida can be kept in the dark, was
the principal topic in sporting circles to
day.
“Bat” Masterson, who is reputed to be
the best friend of the Colorado under
takers, and Ik6 Thompson, representing
Charley Mitchell, were so alarmed at the
string story that they came over from the
Englishman’s training quarters to-day,
and had a long conference with Manager
Bowden relative to the purse.
Masterson and Thompson told Manager
Bowden that a report was current that
the club would hold on to the purse if the
battle was not finished. They, there
fore, gave Manager Bowden an ultima
tum. which was that Charley Mitchell
and his friends would not move one step
in the direction of the ring if it was true
that the fighters would get nothing if the
battle was not fought to a conclusion.
FATE OF THE TICKET BITERS.
Another rumor which Masterson and
Thompson asked Manager Bowden to
explain was that those who purchased
tickets would get their money back if the
contest was interrupted at any time after
it had begun. They wanted to know in
that event what the fighters would get
out of it. To these demands of the
Mitchell party, Manager Bowden re
plied, with that suavity which gen
erally is effective save when
used on the governor of Florida,
that the club was not responsible for the
statements complained of. He said that
the purse was in the hands of "Honest”
John Kelly, the referee, and that if the
fight was interrupted after it was begun
Kelly had the right to dispose of the
$20,000. Manager Bowden, however,
added that the club retains the right it
has under the articles of agreement to
declare the contest off if enough tickets
are not disposed of to amount to $30,000.
MAT ARREST THE PRINCIPALS.
These statements satisfied Masterson
and Thompson, and there is no doubt of
the Englishman’s coming to time, pro
vided, he is not nabbed by a Florida
sheriff before he oan reach the
ringside. Corbett will be there
too, provided he is not likewise nabbed.
Gov, Mitchell is so bitterly opposed to the
fight that it is entirely possible that he
may have Corbett and Mitchell arrested
at their training quarters and locked up
on the evening before the day set for the
battle.
The other rock on which the fight may
be wrecked is the probability of the club
declaring the tight off if the crowd does
not come up to expectations. The club
people said a good deal about their “pride
being aroused” when Gov. Mitchell sat
down on them so hard, and that they were
determined to have the fight, no matter
what it cost, 'but that talk was all
bosh. The club people are "out for the
stuff,” just like Corbett and Mitchell, and
if the crowd does not prove largo enough
to prevent them losing a big pile, it is an
odds on bet that they will declare the
contest off.
THE OUTLOOK FOR A CROWD GOOD.
The outlook at present, however, for a
good crowd is rather encouraging. Every
train to-day from the north brought in a
goodly number of sports, and those arriv
ing report more enroute. The Southern
Associated Press correspondent talked to
many prominent sporting men to-day and
they agreed that the crowd would be
large enough to prevent the club quitting
a big loser. They estimate that at least
3.000 people will come to witness the mill.
Should that number come the club will
be safe.
ROTH IN THE PINK OF CONDITION.
The general opinion is that the fight
should be a magnificent one, as both Cor
bett and Mitchell are reported in the pink
of condition. A1 Smith, referee of the
Coney Island club, went down to see Cor
bett at Mayport to-day and he says that
the champion’s condition is perfect. "He
is stronger and bigger,” said Smith,
"than ever. I don’t know that he is any
quicker, for he has always been a marvel
of quickness.”
Similar reports as to Mitchell’s condi
tion come to the Southern Associated
1 ress correspondent.
. ‘‘Bat’’ Masterson says he has straight
information that, while Corbett is in
good condition, he is awfully slow. Mas
lerson says this disposes of Corbett’s
chances.
Ihe betting so far has been very slow
here. The odds are still 100 to 60 on Cor
wtt. with few takers. It is said that
-Hitchell people are waiting for better
od ds, 100 to 50 or 100 to 40.
THE SCENE OF THE FIGHT.
\\ hero the battle will be fought, no-
Doay knows save the club people, and
they are at last wearing muzzles. It will
ce near Jacksonville, however, for "Snap
per Garrison, who will be the official
;,. n ' p keeper, said to the Southern Asso
ciated Press correspondent to-day: “The
ngnt will take place on a railroad at a
point within fifty minutes ride of Jack
sonville.”
_Meanwhil e the attitude of the gover
®r, remains unchanged, and if he can get
he “if 11 .? of tbe spot c hosen for the fight,
•—.*}** have troops on the scene and
order Up ttle assemble< * sports in short
CAN’T FIGHT IN DUVAL.
Sheriff Broward returned from Talla
ssee to-day, where he had been to see
T„c? rno . r about stopping the fight,
vrv, j out hem Associated Press corre
t ,^' lent - he said: ‘ The fight will not
n f .t, place i n Duval county. The gover
tn ordered me to stop it and I mean
Troops will be here to assist
in 1 f{, el sure that it will not be held
to De , c °outy. If an attempt is made
it it in the county
sheriff' 111 ~ be stopped.” The
ston o Wo , ul d not tell how he proposed to
den 11 ln the county, but he was evi
irov(.r„Sati*fled wltb the plans he and the
n?5 nbr b, d agreed upon,
tent llas already secured a circus
the -ii , sea t* and camp stools, and on
•Don. i vJ e tip w iH only be given to >be
j,, time for them to catch thetralu.
1 Hopkins, the well known backer
Slje Ulofning ffetos.
of pugilists, who brought out Creedon I
and Tracey, is here. He wants the Duval i
Athletic Club to arrange a match be
tween Creedon and Fitzsimmons. At
present, however, the club has just as
much match as it can digest.
GOV. NORTHEN ON THE ALERT.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 19.—1 tis generally
believed here that the Corbett-MitcheU
fight will take place in Georgia. To-day
the possibility of this has been the sub
ject of a great deal of talk. The view of
the sporting element is that it has been
the purpose of the Duval club all along,
since the relations with Gov. Mitchell
beeanae so strained, to have the fight in
this state, and that the controversy with
Gov. Mitchell has been kept up in order
to distract attention from the real inten
tion. Gov. Northen evidently takes
this view of the situation,
and though he will not talk
about it. be is making his plans to
balk the fighters should they attempt to
have their mill on Georgia soil. When
asked if he would take any steps to keep
this contest from occurring in Georgia he
refused to say, as he thought it would be
improper for him to say what he would
do. It is understood from good authority
that Gov. Northen is notifying the
sheriffs of Charlton, Camden, Glynn, Mc-
Intosh and Liberty counties, to be on the
lookout for the sluggers, and to break up
any fight that may be started. These are
the counties which are nearest Jackson
ville, but other sheriffs will be notified,
and if the fight takes place in Georgia it
will require some sharp work on the part
of the sluggers.
GOV. O’FERRALL DOWN ON FIGHTS.
Richmond, Va., Jan. 19.—Gov. O’Fer
rall was interviewed to-day on the subject
of the pugilistic event at Norfolk last
evening, and said that he proposed to
have the matter investigated and to bring
the participants to justice if possible. The
governor then warmed up and said: “The
term glove contest is a mere subterfuge.
These contests are prize fights in fact, and
in the meaning of the law, and I shall use
all the powers at my command to break
them up, and to punish those who may en
gage in them and who promote them.
"There is a notorious place across the
river from Washington, known as Jack
son City, which is not surpassed in villainy
by any town on the Mexican border, and
if they will only give me the law to reach
it, I will break up the lawless resort if I
have to call out the entire military force
to do it.”
The governor then read the law on thq
subject of prize fights and said he was in
clined to think that all persons who wit
ness such a fight in the eyes of the law
“aid and promote” the fight and may
upon conviction be punished by imprison
ment for a term of three years in the peni
tentiary.
A QUESTION OF JURISDICTION.
A Justice of the Peace Claims Powers
Over Portions of Columbus.
Columbus, Ga., Jan. 19.—T0-night the
jury returned a verdict in the quo war
ranto case of Justice Lennard against
Justice Parmer. Parmer represents an
out-of-town district, but has been exer
cising jurisdiction over town districts on
the ground that the cemetery .part of the
city, was in his district. The county
commissioners met and changed tbs lim
its so as to place the cemetery in the town
district. Justice Parmer continued to
exercise jurisdiction, claiming that the
proceedings of the commissioners were
irregular. Justice Lennard asked the
court-to restrain Parmer from exercising
Jurisdiction in the city. The lury’s ver
dict was in Lennard’s favor. Parmer
says he will carry the case to the supreme
court.
INDICTED FOR AN ASSAULT.
James A. Walker, of Sumter County,
Under a Serious Charge.
Americus, Ga., Jan. 19.—The sensation
of two weeks ago, resulting from a per
sonal difficulty between J. P. Chapman
and James A. Walker, culminated this
afternoon in the finding of a true bill for
assault with intent to rape by the grand
jury against James A. Walker. Just be
fore the personal difficulty above referred
to, Mr. Walker took a young lady from
another state visiting Mr. Chapman to a
party in the country. His conduct before
their return to Mr. Chapman’s residence
was such as to give the lady offense.
Mr. 'Walker was seen on the street only
a short while before the true bill was re
turned, but the officers have not been able
to locate him. He is a son of John H.
Walker, a leading farmer of this county,
and for several years a popular clerk in
this city.
REBELS SEIZE CHIHUAHUA.
They Make a Feint on One Side and
Rush in on the Other.
St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 19.—A dispatch to
the Globe-Democrat from El Paso, Tex.,
says: “A dispatch to the mayor of Juarez
says: ‘Chihuahua is in the hands of the
rebels. The first attack was made by a
detachment of the revolutionists on tho
west side of the town, which called the
federal garrison to that point. Imme
diately insurgents rushed into the city on
the east. The masses of the people being
in sympathy with Santana Prez there was
no resistance from that souroe.’ ”
SBO,OOO FOR CHARITY.
The Late Capt. Babcock Gives Six In
stitutions $5,000 Each.
Richmond, Va., Jan. 19.—Capt. A. G.
Babcock, who died here Wednesday, was
buried with high Masonic honors to-day.
His estate is valued at $125,000. He
leaves $55,000 to relatives, and $5,000 to
each of the following institutions: Lee
Camp Soldiers Home; Retreat for the
Sick; The Sheltering Arms; The Little
Sisters of the Poor, and two other insti
tutions the names of which have not been
made public, and the rest of his estate to
the Masonic Home.
Hanged Before a Big Crowd.
Cando, N. D., Jan. 19.—Albert F. Bam
berger was hanged this afternoon about a
mile from this place in a deep'ravine sur.
rounded by high hills for the brutal mur
der, on July 6, 1898, of six mem hereof the
Kreider family. A tight board fence
about Bix feet high surrounded the scaf
fold, but the execution was witnessed by
thousands of people, who climbed the hills
and watched every detail of the event.
A Murderer Hanged.
Lebanon, Mo., Jan. 19. —Wilson How
ard was hanged m the jail yard here at
9:17 o’clock this morning for the murder
of a deaf mute named .VlcMurchell. The
scaffold was erected just outside of the
Jail building. The execution was wit
nessed by only a score of people.
Ex-Gov. Gaston Dead.
Boston, Mass., Jan. 19.—Ex. Gov. Will
iam Gaston died this morning.
SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1894.
HAWAII TO BE A REPUBLIC.
A Constitution Ready to Be Promul
gatel at the Proper Time.
It Provides for a Government Simi
lar to That of the United States—An
Educational Qualification to Govern
the Suffrage—lts Promulgation Will
be Withheld Until All Chanoe of Po
litical Union With the United States
Has Vanished.
(Copyrighted 1894, by the United Press.)
Honolulu, Jan. 13, via San Francisco,
Jan. 19.—Per steamer Monowai —No im
portant change in public affairs on the
island has occurred since the advices car
ried by the Australia.
Strong remonstrances have been ad
dressed to Minister Willis by President
Dole in regard to his “menacing attitude
toward the provisional government.”
It is privately learned that anew con
stitution is already to be promulgated at
the proper time.
Chinese laborers are to be imported un
til Japan is ready to continue the supply
on satisfactory terms.
It seems to be definitely ascertained
that for several weeks past and prior to
Minister Thurston’s visit the provisional
government has been working out a form
of constitution for the independent Ha
waiian republic, which is now substan
tially settled upon. Its form is like those
of the states of the union, with a presi
dent and vice president and upper and
lower houses of the legislature. For voters
for tho lower house, the chief qualifica
tion is the ability to read and write the
English language, which will exclude
more of the Japanese. In this House the
native and half white vote will greatly
predominate.
THE UPPER HOUSE.
For the upper house will bo required of
voters a considerable education and prop
erty qualification sufficient to secure a
predominance of intelligent white citi
zens, who will also control the choice of
the executive. Certain special powers
will he conferred upon the executive and
upper house according in concert, which
will enable them, when well agreed, to
prevent the obstruction! of necessary leg
islation by the lower house.
Under the constitution the native
element will possess all the share in leg
islation which it has ever done, while the
royal and executive power will practi
cally be transferred to the control of the
more intelligent and capable white pop
ulation. The government will not pro
claim this constitution until after learn
ing from Minister Thurston tha; there is
no present prospect of any form of polit
ical upion with the United States.
SURE TO BE WELL RECEIVED.
There is no doubt whatever but that
such a constitution will be heartily ap
proved by the rank and file of the sup
porters of the provisional government,
who will gladly forego, if necessary, some
voting privileges in order to secure re
sults of the revolution for which they
have for years faced bo rauoh danger
together.
To make the right of suffrage unlimited
would be simply to throw away all they
have worked for. No constitution in
Hawaii has ever been submitted to a vote
of the people, but simply proclaimed by
the executive authority, which prece
dent is likely to be 10110 wed in the next
case.
THE COMPLAINT ABOUT WILLIS.
The correspondence still continues be
tween President Dole and Minister Wil
lis. about the latter’s "menacing atti
tude,” as the former has expressed it.
Minister Willis’ last letter made complaint
of the allegations as offensive and dispar
aging to his government, and demanding
specifications and evidence. To this the
president responded this week by an
extended statement reciting all the
ways in which the community and gov
ernment were systematically caused to
believe, especially after the arrival of the
Corwin, that the minister was about to
land the naval forces to restore the queen.
His repeated refusals to say anything to
remove this belief are specified. President
Dole recounts the evils of this distressing
state of anxiety and alarm and the injury
to business and to credit, and to the au
thority of the goverment. This cor
respondence will probably not soon be
given to the Honolulu public.
A NATIONAL HOLIDAY.
The coming Jan. 17 is the first an
niversary of the abolition of the Hawaiian
monarchy, and the provisional govern
ment has ordered that the day be ob
served as a holiday.
Planters oppose this, however, as in
terfering with their labor in the busy
season. In any case, it will be generally
observed by the friends of the provis
ional government and most of the stores
will be closed. The military quartered
ln the judiciary building are preparing it
for illumination.
MILLIONS GO FOR $56,000.
Boom Towns ln Tennessee Sold Low
Under the Hammer.
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 19.—A dispatch
to the Commercial from Chattanooga,
Tenn., says: “Sixty-four thousand acres
of valuable mineral lands and town site
plats. Including Kimball, in the Sequaehee
valley, the property of the New York and
New Orleans Coal and Iron Cos., were sold
yesterday at a receiver’s sale for $65,000.
The company was capitalized at fabulous
millions and claimed to have English capi
tal at their disposal, which, however, did
not materialize. Maj. Hoots, of Little
Rock. Ark., and Col. Edward Richard
son, of this oity, the largest bond holders,
bid in the property for the Roots and
Richardson estates.”
Kimball was one of the famous boom
towns and was projected by H. L Kim
ball, of Atlanta.
Chicago's Mayoralty Fight.
Chicago, 111., Jan. 19.—Attorney John S.
Miller, representing the Republican party,
announced to-day that unless some un
foreseen circumstance prevented, the
formal contest of Hopkins' election as
mayor will be commenced to-morrow in
the county court.
Hanged for Killing a Child.
Joliet, 111., Jan. 19.—The execution of
Earnest Lacore for the murder of little
Nellie Byron, on Aug. 6 last, in Wesley
township, took place In a shed adjoining
the jail this morning at 10:oQ o’clock. His
nerve never weakened. There were no
sensational incidents.
George W. Childs Unwell.
Philadelphia, Jan. 19.—The condition of
George W. Childs, who was seized with
an attack of vertigo yesterday, was im
proved this morning. Mr. Childs rested
well last night, and no serious result is
apprehended.
GEN. LEE’S SURRENDER.
The Story From the Confederate
Standpoint Told for the First Time.
Baltimore, Jan. 19. Not since the
foundation of the Maryland Confederate
Society has there been such a notable
gathering at their annual banquet as was
present at the Carrollton hotel to-night.
The occasion was of the greatest historic
interest to all living participants in the
civil war.
Some of the guests of the evening were:
Senators Eppa Hunton, of Virginia, and
Berry, of Arkansas. Congressmen Charles
E. Hooker, of Mississippi, Stephen R.
Mallory, of Florida, son of the confeder
ate Secretary of tho Navy. Speaker
Crisp, Gen. Wade Hampton, of South
Carolina, Catchings, Patterson and Tal
bot.
The society i3 one of the largest and
most enthusiastic organizations of its
kind in the country, and embraoes in its
ranks the two highest living officers in
the confederate troops of Maryland, Maj.
Gen. George H. Steuart and Brig. Gen.
Bradley T. Johnston. Every year, the
society and its friends listen to an ad
dress from some conspicuous personage
who was identified with the lost cause,
and afterwards regale themselves with
the pleasures of the table and oratorical
tributes.
THE LECTURE A NOTABLE ONE.
The lecture to-night, which preceded
the banquet, was notable because for the
first time the story of Geu. Lee’s surren
der was told from the confederate stand
point, and no better orator could have
been selected. Col. Charles Marshall,
C. S. A., one of the most prominient mem
bers of the Baltimore bar, was a witness
of tho closing scenes in Wilmer McLean's
house at Appomattox. As the military
secretary of Gen. I/ee, he accompanied
his ohief at the meeting with Gen. Grant
to arrange the terms upon which the army
of Northern Virginia, was to be sur
rendered. Col. Marshall was Gen. Lee's
adjutant general, as well as his military
secretary. Gen. Lee was born eighty
seven years ago to-dmy. Virginia and
Georgia set the day apart as a holiday in
memory of the occasion. Marylanders
honored the great leader in warm words
of praise. The lecture was delivered in
the concert hail of the Harris Academy
of Music. Many noted men, representing
both sides of the greati controversy,
heard it.
Cardinal Gibbons occupied a seat on
the stage surrounded by the senators and
congressmen who came over from Wash
ington. The Hall was packed and hun
dreds were turned away.
Gen. Bradley T. Johnson introduced
Col. Marshal.
At the conclusion of the lecture, the
veterans and their guests formed a line,
and preceded by the Fifth regiment vet
eran corps band, marched to the Carroll
ton hotel, where covers were laid for 250
persons.
THE TOASTS.
The toasts were:
"Our Infantry,” responded to by
Speaker Crisp. "Their jackets were rag
ged, but their hearts were true; theirfeet
were bare,but their bayonets wore bright,
and on them they carried for four years
the fortunes of a contest f r the same
principle their ancestors fought for in
1775.”
“Our Cavalry,” was responded to by
Gen. Patterson—" The eyes, ears and
sword arm of Lee.”
"Our Artillery,” met response by Gen.
Berry, United States senator from Ar
kansas. “The reverberation of its guns
will carry to the remotest time the story
of the chivalry and gallantry of those who
served it.”
“Our Navy/’ responded to by Hon. S.
Mallery, of Florida, son of the secretary
of the navy of the confederate states.
"The meteor that flames around the
world, the cross of stars.”
"Our Dead,” responded to by Gen.
Hooker. “Who knew no fear, who met
their fate with the serene faith of gentle
men. of Christians and of confederate sol
diers.”
Misses Ethel and Anabell Hood, twin
daughters of Gen. John B. Hood, of New
Orleans, were especially honored and the
only lady guests at the banquet.
A BANQUET AT NEW YORK.
New York, Jan. 19.—The fourth annual
dinner of the Confederate Veterans'
Camp, of New York, in memory of tho
birth of Gen. Robert E. Lee, was held in
the Scottish Rite hall to-night. About
150 members and guests were present.
The four sides or the spacious hall
were festooned with American flags,
and a life-sized picture of Gen. Lee,
draped with the American (lag,
camp colors, etc., occupied a prominent
position on the stage. Muskets with can
teens and knapsacks were stacked about
the stage The toasts were, address by
the president, Dr. G. Harrison ; “The Day
We Celebrate,” Hon. John R. F’ellows;
“The City of New York,” Col. George
McClellan; “The Confederate Veterau
Camp of New York.” Col. J. B. Wilkin
son; “Woman,” James Lindsey Gordon.
LEE’S BIRTHDAY.
The Richmond Howitzers Parade and
Fire a Salute of Nineteen Gune.
Richmond, Va., Jan. 19.—Gen. Lee’s
birthday was celebrated here by a parade
of the Richmond Howitzers and a salute
of nineteen guns was fired by that organi
zation and by a “camp-fire” on the part of
the Lee Camp of Confederate Veterans, of
which war reminlscenses and songs were
the chief features. The day being a legal
state holiday, all the banks and state and
municipal offices were closed.
ATLANTA AND WEST POINT.
A Belief That the Intention to Change
the Management Has Been Aban
doned.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 19.—A further post
ponement of the stockholders’ meeting of
the Atlanta and West Point and Western
Railway of Alabama, which was to have
been held on the 34th Inst., was an
nounced here to-day. The date now set
is March 21. According to reports in
railroad circles the management of tho
West Point was to be changed at the
meeting, through the influence of Re
ceiver Comer. Under this plan Maj.
Shellman was put down as General Man
ager Tyler’s successor. This latest post
ponement of the meeting Is taken by rail
road men here to indicate that Receiver
Comer has about abandoned the proposed
change in the management.
Not in It With Savannah.
Wilmington, N. C., Jan. 19. The
British steamer which cleared
from this port to-day for Bremen, carried
the largest cargo of cotton ever shipped
from Wilmington, consisting of 19,612
ales.
Dice Send a Negro to the Gibbet.
Cincinnati, 0., Jan. 19 —John Hardy
was banged at Welch. W. Va ,at 2:09
this afternoon for the murder of Thomas
Drew. The killing took place over a
game of dice. Both were colored.
DALZELL ON FREE RAILS.
His ISpeech Largely An Attack on Mr.
Johnson.
Chairman Wilson Opposes the Johnson
Amendment as Too Radical a Change
But Says the Committee May Make
the Duty Lower Than Proposed In
the Original Bill Mr. Clark Makes a
Humorous Speech.
Washington, Jan. 19. —There was a
larger number of members present when
the House met this morning thau for
some time past. The usual crowd was in
tho gallery. At 11:10 o'clock the House
went into committee of the whole to con
sider the Wilson bill, with Mr. Richard
son, of Tennessee, in tho chair.
An agreement was then entered into,
whereby tho three hours immediately
after the House goes into committeeof the
whole next Monday will be given to de
bate on the sugar schedule, and the vote
will then be taken on any amendments
which might be offered.
Mr. Dalzoll, republican, of Pennsylva
nia, opened the debate by resuming his
attack, begun yesterday, upon the John
son free steel rail amendment and upon
Mr. Johnson himself His speeoh was
principally a personal attack upon Mr.
Johnson, to which the latter replied in
good humor and with sarcasm.
WILSON OPPOSES THE AMENDMENT.
Chairman Wilson appealed to the dom
ocratic members not to adopt the John
son amendment. Tho bill, ho said, had
been drawn up carefully and conscien
tiously, and he did not think it would bo
a wise thing to take such an important
article as steel rails from the tariff bill
and put it on the free list. It would be
unwise to make such a sweeping change
w'ithout due deliberation: but, if it
seemed apparent in view of the new light
which had been turned on the question,
that the committee had put too high a
rate on steel rails, the committee would
reconsider tho matter and lay the result
before the House.
TIIE NEW RATE.
Under the present law, the tariff on
steel rails was $18.44 per ton, while the
proposed tariff was 25 per cent, ad
valorem, which, at the present price of
steel rails, was equivalent to $6.41 per
ton, a reduction of more than two-thirds.
If the committee had not gone lar enough
in that matter it was witling to take it
under further advisement, but if steel
rails were put on the free list there was
just as much reason for putting pig iron
and everything else in the iron schedule
on the free list. He wanted to draw the
fangs of the steel rail serpent, but he did
not want to iujure the industry.
After several other gentlemen had
taken a share in the debate, Mr. Hopkins,
rep., of Illinois, offored as an amendment to
the Johnson amendment, the rail clause
of the McKinley bill. This was voted
down.
The vote was then taken on the John
son amendment, and it was lost, on a vote
by tellers, of ayes 74, nays 100.
THE AGRICULTURAL SCHEDULE.
Mr. Henderson, rep., of lowa, offered as
an amendment to the agricultural sched
ule of the Wilson bill, the corresponding
schedule of the McKinley law. Upon this
arose another debate on party lihes. Mr.
Henderson’s opening was largely directed
to replying to Bourke Cockran’s recent
speeches, and ridiculing his pretensions as
a reformer and liberator of the people
from the thralldom of tho tariff
The debate drifted along in a desultory
way for some time, and was taken part
in by Messrs. Hall, rep., of lowa, Spring
er, McKeighan, ind., of Nebraska, Blair,
rep., of New Hampshire and Hutcheson,
dem., of Texas.
Mr. Tawney, rep., of Minnesota, ad
dressed the committee on the subject of
barley, arguing that the existing rate
should be inserted instead of that pro
posed in the pending bill.
This injected a little more spirit in the
debate and some acrimony, several re
publicans from California and the north
west upholding Mr. Tawney’s proposition
and Mr. Lockwood, of New York combat
ting it.
OF ADVANTAGE TO THE FARMER.
Mr. Bryan, dem., of Nebraska, be
lieved that the pending bill would bring
more advantage to the farmer in the re
duction of duties on things which they
had to buy than disadvantage to them
from a reduction of duties on the things
which they had to sell. In tho great ma
jority of articles which the farmer pro
duced, a tariff was actually of no conse
quence. Mr. Bryan submitted to numer
ous interruptions from republican
members; and so much of his time
was occupied by these interrup
tions that his time had to be
extended two or three times. These in
terruptions made the debate general upon
the subject of the tariff and brought in
Messrs. Boutelle, Wanger, rep., of
l’ensylvania, Compton, dem, of Mary
land, McMillin’ Hayes, dem. of lowa,
Shaw, repn., of Wisconsin, Hall/dem., of
Minnesota, Bynum, Dingley, Brookshire,
dem., of Indiana’ and Warner and Chlck
ering, of New York.
CLARK MAKES A LITTLB FUN.
The funny speech of the day was made
just at the close of the day’s sessiono by
Mr. Clark, dem., of Missouri. The farm
ers in this country, he said, were not
fools. They knew that the McKinley bill
was a sham and a fraud. Its authors had
“gone to the country,” and no politicians
had ever got such a trouncing as they lmd
got. There had been scarcely enough of
them left for seed. Any Industry that de
pendcil en a protective tariff for suecoss
was a pauper industry. God Almighty
never intendod men to “hog” at every
thing. If he had, he would have made
them with snouts. God saw that it was
not good for man to be alone; and
it was the same with nations. He
might have made the world with tho
same climate from pole to pole, so that
each country could be independent of
every other country. But he had not
done so. He had made the world so that
every nation had to depend on every other
nation for something, In order to increase
friendship and kinship among the nations
of the earth. He wns in favor of quitting
the idiotic performance of undertaking to
make or raise In this country anything
that could not be made or raised in fair
and open competition with all creation.
HOI HOUSE BUSINESS.
“Lotus,” he added, “quit this unnat
ural hothouse business and return to the
rules of sanity.” [Shouts of laughter.]
Then, returning to the republican side
of the House, he said: “Whom the gods
would destroy they first make mad.” And
that is the predicament of the protec
tionists of this House. You refused the
moderate reduction proposed in the Mor
rison bill. You refused the mild provis
ions of the Mills bill. You are kicking
against the moderate reductions in this
bill. You propose to beat this bill by the
combination of republicans and assistant
republicans. You may do it. Treason did
not go out of fashion with Iscariot and
Arnold. If you defeat this bill, you will
buildup a free trade party in this coun
try; and men with brain in their heads,
courage in their hearts, and love of hu
manity in their souls, will rend the temple
of protection till not one stone shall he
left on another in that robber's rooat.
[Shouts of democratic applause/ A
tariff reformer is a rudimentary free
trader. He is the germ from which the
free-trader grows, the egg from which he
is hatched. Aud you protectionists in
this House are acting the part of an in
cubator.” [lgtughter and applause).
REVOLUTIONS MOVE FORWARD.
“You may make mouths at him, but
you cannot disturb his equaminity for he
knows that the coming years are his.
| Applause. | Revolutions do not go back
ward. They move forward, resistless as
tho car of the juggernaut; aud those gen
tlemen who do not wnnt to get ground to
|iowder had better get out of the way of
the cyclone. The protectionists in refus
ing the moderation of this bill are cut
ting for their own heads a club bigger than
that of Hercules: and when the people
get to work there will be a terrible mash
ing of protectionist skulls. |ljiughter
and applause ] They will bo in a worse
condition than were the foxes when
Sampson set their tails on fire.” (Con
tinued laughter and grent applause.)
Following the tempestuous speech of
Mr. Clark, came the equally breezy one
of Mr. Bowers, rep., or California. Ho
took as his text the remark of Mr. Clark
that there were not enough republicans
left for seed, and asserted that it did not
roqutre a very largo sowing of seed to
produce a magnificent crop of republi
cans, as witness tho recant elections in
Pennsylvania, Ohio and lowa. [Republi
can laughter and applause.]
At the close of Mr. Bowers' remarks,
as it lacked Just five minutes of the usual
hour of recess, tho chairman announced
that a recess would bo taken until 8
o'clock to-night.
BELL ON THE WAR PATH.
There was a good attendance In the
galleries and a noticeable lack of attend
ance on the (ioor w hen the House met for
the night session.
Mr. Bell, pop., of Colorado, was the
first speaker who addressed the
committeo. Mr. Bell was very clear
as to what not to praise, but
was not so explicit as to what
he could praise. The McKinley
hill was infamous, according to Mr. Bell’s
populistic ideas, while the Wilson bill
was "rotten.” Just what .kind of a bill
would meot with his approval, was not so
easy to discover.
Mr. Shaw, rep., of Wisconsin, then
characterized the pending bill as irregu
lar and section ill, when it put wool on the
free list, and protected peanuts with n
tariff of lb] cents per pound.
Mr. Morgan, dem., of Missouri, fol
lowed Mr. Shaw and devoted himself to
the subjects of lead and zinc. Although
his district produced more than half the
zinc produced in the country, yet he was
willing to sacrifice his Interest in a tariff
on zinc in return for a reduction of tho
duties on the necessaries of life.
Mr. Childs, rep., of Illinois, was the
last speaker of the night. He opposed
any change in the economic policy of tho
country, holding that it was "better to
bear the ills we have, thnn fly to those
we know not of.”
At 10:45 o’clock the House adjourned.
INTERNAL REVENUE LEVIES.
The Schedule to be Laid Before the
Full Committee on Monday.
Washington, Jun. 19.—The democratic
majority of the ways and means commit
tee held a session to-night, lasting about
three hours, in the rooms of the assistant
treasurer of the United States, treasury
building. At the conclusion of tho meet
ing it was stated that the internal revenue
features of the tariff bill, including the
income tax, would be reported to the full
committee on ways snd means of the
House of Representatives on Monday
morning. It could not be ascertained to
night whether any changes in either the
internal revenue schedules or tho income
tax schedules were made at to-night's
meeting, but it is believed that all the
schedules as previously reported, were
left unchanged.
WALTHALL’S VACANT SEAT.
The Men Who Are Mentioned ln Con
nection With ths Position.
New Orleans, La., Jan 19.—A special to
the Times-Democrat from Jackson, Miss.,
says: "When Senator Walthall’s letter
reached her, announcing that he resigned
his present term ending March 4, 1895,
and that he would leave future circum
stances to govern him as to the long term,
a sensation was created almost equal to
that following the announcement of his
resignation. It demoralized the candi
dates aspiring to succeed-him.
"Gov. Stone says he will not be a can
didate, that he prefers remaining in the
governor’s chair till the expiration of his
term, which ends Jan. 1, 1896, than to fill
the unoxpired senatorial term; that he
feels he can better serve the people in
this way.
“Hon. Charles E. Hooker, ex-Attomey
General T. M. Miller and Hon. R. H.
Taylor are spoken of as por.sible candi
dates.
THREE CANDIDATES ON THE GROUND.
“The only candidates known to bo ln the
field and who are on the ground are Judge
Campbell, ex-Gov. Lowery and Hon. A.
J. McLaurln.
"It Is understood that the election will
take place on the 80th, inst., that being
the second Tuesday after the legislature
received information of the vacancy, as
fixed by law.
“A call for a democratic caucus for
Monday night next, to nominate a candi
date, is being circulated for signatures.
It is more than probable that the caucus
will'be held.'
"Hon. John M. Allen, it is said, will
reach here Monday, and vigorously
enter the race.
"Friends of Representative Catchings
assert that he will not enter the race.”
VIRGINIA’S COURT CLERKS
A System for the Collection of Pees to
Be Decided On.
Richmond, Va., Jan. 19.—The outcome
of the convention of Virginia
court clerks here is that a com
mittee of seven has been ap
pointed to look fully into the matter of
fees and a system for their collection,
snd to report at a similar meeting of the
clerks of the state to be held on Dec. si
next. Th convention adjourned at o 5
o’clock to-day.
A Run on a Rome Bank.
Rome, Jan. 19.—There was a serious
run on the State Savings bank to day.
There was no cause for it and the de
mands of the depositors were met fully
and promptly.
1 DAILY, 110 A YEAR, I
- 5 CENTS A COPY >
I WEEKLY, *1 U A YBA& |
A FIGHT OVER THE BONDS.
Knights of Labor May Try to En
join Their Issne.
Ths General Master ’Workman In
structed to Begin Proceedings at
Once—He Would Do So If Such Ac
tion Would Have Any Standing In
Court. The Number of Offers to Buy
the Issue Surprisingly Large.
Philadelphia. Jan. 19.--The Knights of
T-abor, after consultation among the offi
cers present at a meeting last night, sent
the following dispatch:
To J. K. Sovereign, General Master Work
man. lies Moines la.: Secure counsel and
go before the United States supreme court
immediately.
Enter Injunction proceedings against Sec
retary <'arllsle. restraining him from issuing
fifty millions of bonds. The Interests of tha
people, upon whom the burden of all taxation
to pay tho Interest and principal of these
bonds fall, require that you should imme
diately take this step against tho Secretary
of the Treasury, enjoining him from incurring
any further debt while the resources of the
government, if properly applied, are suffi
cient to meet all needful demands.
John W. Hates.
Q moral Secretary Treasurer.
To-day the following telegram was re
ceived by Secretary Ilayca :
Gase submitted to counsel, ft there is
reasonable ground on which to force stand
ingdn court, injunction proceedings will be
gin at onoe. J. K. Sovereign,
Gen. Master Workman.
DESIGNING THE RONDB.
Washington, Jan. 19.—Mr. TjOW, ths
new designer employed by the bureau of
engraving and printing, treasury depart
ment, began work to-day. He will touch,
up the old plates which will he used for
printing the new bond issue, and will
sketh anew plate for printing bonds of
tho denomination of SSO, tho plates of the
old 5 per cent, issue not beiug of so low a
denomination.
During tho day the number of offers td
bu.v bonds has been surprisingly large.
Hitherto these offers had come from the
east, but as the western mails come in,
Chicago and other western cities urn
heard from. Many telegrams are dally
received announcing that formal offers by
mail to buy bonds are on the way.
Most of the offers come, of course, from
banks, but many come also from individ
uals. A pensioner in Ohio writes that ha
has accumulated SB,OOO, and desires a safe
investment. It is stated that the bonds
will bo ready for issue about Feb. 5.
CARLISLE’S BOND ISSUE,
Representative Bailey’s Adverse
Resolution Goes Over.
Washington, Jan. 19.—The Housf com
mittee on the Judiciary to-day discussed
and postponed till Wednesday next final
action on the resolution of Representa
tive Bailey, of Texas, reported favorably
from the subcommittee, declaring that
the Secretary of the Treasury has no
right to issue bonds to supply the present
deficiency. This action was taken on mo
tion of Representative Goodnight, who
wanted the matter to go over until Secre
tary Carlisle could be heard. He will ad
dress the committee on Wednesday next.
More Gold Drawn Out.
Washington, Jan. 12.—A loss of $750,000
in gold since yesterday is shown in tha
treasury gold to-day, the figure being
$69,077,847.
The currency balance is stated at $21,.
600,987 less $7,119,984 paid on account of
interest and bonds.
FEIXOTO SUSPICIOUS.
The Commander of Fort Santa Crua
Removed.
Ix>ndon, Jan. 19.—A dispatch received
from ltio Janeiro this evening says;
“President Peixnto has removed theoom
mander of Fort Santa Cruz for allowing
two insurgent torpedo boats to re-enter
the bay. and for permitting a quantity of
stores and arms to reach the insurgents.
“Admiral do Gama reinforced the gar
rison on Conceicao island, and afterward
repulsed a hostile attack Admiral do
Gama has occupied and strongly fortified
a position commanding the railway of
Petropolis and tho Nietheroy gas works.
“Mercantile circles are affirmed. Bank
notes issued by the empire, and believed
to have been destroyed,! have now reap
peared.”
ALL SPEEDY ON THEIR TRIAL.
The New Oruissr Montgomery Makes
a Record of 19 Knote.
New London, Conn., Jan. 19. Tho
Montgomery is queen of Uncle Sam’s
2,000 tonners. On her trial trip here to
day, she proved herself speedier than the
Detroit or Marblehead, and capable of
doing nearly two knots more than her
contract culls for.
ln a northwest wind that stirred up the
white caps on Long Island sound and
kept the forecastle wet with spray, and
a strong tide over the course on her out
ward run, but favored by u tide of lesa
forco on the return, the Montgomery
made 18.85 knots. Tidal corrections will
increase this to 19 knots, in which case
the contractors will be entitled to
premium of $200,000.
SMALLPOX IN VIRGINIA.
Forty-one Cases Reported at Glade
Springs and One at Osceola.
Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 19.—The g'tate
board of health to-day received a letter
from the health officer of Johnson county,
Tenn., saying he was reliably informed
that there were at Glade Springs, ,Va.
forty-one cases of small-pox, and one at
Osceola, Va. Glade Springs is twenty
five miles from Mountain City, and Os
ceola Is twenty miles. So far no cases
have occurred this side of tho Virginia
line. '
AN OHIO BANK FAILS.
Its Cashier Accused of Wrecking It by
High Living.
Ottawa. 0., Jan.Jl9.—The Ottawa Ex
change Bank assigned to-day. Its assets
are about $70,000. The bank can pay
about 40 cents on tho dollar and the real
estate may raise It to 75 cents. It is the
oldest bank in North western Ohio. TTie
cashier, Ben. F. Denniston, who is in New
York, is charged with being the wrecker,
due to high living and injudicious in
vestments.
Vaillant’a Execution a Party Issue.
London, Jan. 19.—The Paris correspon
dent of the Standard says that without
the slightest doubt Vaillant’s execution
will be made a party issue on which the
revolutionists will combat the opportun
ists.