Georgia Historic Newspapers

    THE MORNING NEWS.
J ESTABLISHED 1860. INCORPORATED 1888. •
| J. H. ESTILL, President.
A NEW MOVE IN THE FIGHT.
He Club Asks the Circuit Court for
an Injunction.
Judge Call on Record as Declaring
When Solicitor That There Was No
Law Against Glove Contests—A Be
lief That the Governor Would Ignore
the Injunction and Declare Martial
Law— Mitchell Anxious to Have a Go
at Corbett.
jacesonville, Fla., Jan. 22.—The Duval
Athletic Club is making a last desperate
effort to pull off the Corbett-Mitchell mill
in the arena which has been built in this
city, despite Gov. Mitchell, Sheriff Bro
ward and the battalion of state troops
whii b "ill reach here to-morrow or Wed
nesday.
That effort was made this afternoon,
and is in the shape of an application to
Judge Call, of the state circuit court,
for an injunction to restrain the sheriff
from invading the property of the club,
or in any way interfering with the pro
posed so-called “glove contest.” The bill
was filed in the circuit court late this af
ternoon by Col. Cockerill, attorney for
the club, and Judge Call agreed to hear
arguments upon it at 11 o’clock to-morrow
morning.
Sheriff Broward has been notified to
be present, as have also State’s Attorney
Hartridge and County Solicitor Christie.
As soon as State’s Attorney Hartridge
was notified of the proceedings he wired
the test of the hill and asked for instruc
tions. This procedure practically puts
the settlement of the case in the hands
of Judge Call, and if he refuses the in
duction, it will prove a knock out blow
for the club.
WON’T STOP THE GOVERNOR.
If. however, he grants the injunction, it
will strengthen the club’s hands, but not
necessarily down the governor. The gov
ernor has said time and again that he will
respect no decision of the circuit court as
to the prize fight, but has urged the club
to get a decision from the supreme court.
The club refused oto go to the
supreme court because it knew it
would lose. If Judge Call grants the in
junction, Gov. Mitchell will have an op
portunity to do what he has repeatedly
said he would do, namely: disregard the
circuit court’s decision and declare mar
tial law in Jacksonville and Duval coun
ty. Those close to Gov. Mitchell say that
is what he will do in case Judge Call
grants the injunction the club asked for.
COCKERILL TALKS.
Col. Cockerill, who filed the bill for the
dub, said to the Southern Associated
Press correspondent: “Yes, a bill has
been filed setting up the declaration of
Sheriff Broward of his purpose to take
possession by an armed force of the club's
arena, where a scientific contest is to be
held. The bill sets up, also, that these
declarations of the sheriff have interfered
with the sale of tickets and the success
of the enterprise. The articles of agree
ment between Corbett and Mitchell and
the city ordinance legalizing glove con
tests are made parts of the bill.
WANT IT MADE PERPETUAL.
“To-morrow,” concluded Col. Cockrell,
we will ask to have the injunction made
perpetual, restraining Sheriff Broward
from taking possession of the arena or in
terfering with the entrance of any person
therein either as a spectator or a partici
pant in said exhibition.”
"But,” asked the Southern Associated
Press correspondent, “in the event the
injunction is granted, would not the gov
ernor declare martial law?”
“What? declare martial law because a
court happens to differ from his opinion?
Oh, no.”
Col. Cockrell here refused to discuss
the matter further.
THE CLUB PEOPLE JUBILANT.
The club people are feeling jubilant to
night. They are asserting that Judge Call
will grant the injunction and that the
fight will occur in the arena in Jackson
ville. They are banking largely on the
fact that Judge Call, when county solic
itor under the administration of Gov.
lieming, practically declared that
there was no law in Florida
acainst "glove contests.” At that time
there was a so-called glove contest at the
opera house, and one of the principals
was knocked out. The moral element
urged Gov. Fleming to act, and the gov
ernor instructed Judge Call as county
solicitor to prosecute. The principals
were indicted and arrested. Judge Call
examined the law and when the time
came for trial, advised Gov. Fleming that
he could find no statute under which the
fighters could be convicted. Gov. Flem
ing then looked up the law and consented
tor Judge Call to dismiss the indictments.
WILL CALL REVERSE CALL?
After that time “glove contests” were
of rather frequent occurrence. The club
now hopes that if Judge Call refuses the
injunction, he will, in dismissing the bill,
state that no violation of the law is con
templated by the proposed contest. The
question is, will Call, the judge, sustain
Gan. the county solicitor, in the latter’s
opinion rendered several years ago, that
vloye contests” are not prohibited by
Florida law. If Judge Call should sus
ain his opinion as county solicitor, then
ine only resource left Gov. Mitchell is to
oeclare martial law. As has been stated,
doit 6 c ose 10 G°v. Mitchell say he will
, IJ 1 ® governor does declare martial
Ja ! r j he olub will have to take to the
®°d s ' an d a rather narrow neck of
woods at that.
trouble with the railroads.
out here ,his evening that the
luo has had trouble in securing railroad
pu 0 1 llnodations ' ** is said that the
s ' stem . the Flagler system, and
, -vionda Central and Peninsular s.vs
ra are backing the governor, and have
r,u U , Se< V^ e Propositions of the club peo-
L trains to carry the crowds
I fi hght. This leaves the club dcly
1 _ h ro ? < j: 'he Jacksonville and Mavport.
, running to Corbett’s training
J "ten. If it be true that the fight will
mil/ 5 ta h e place along this twenty
es .°* read, interference by the authori
-3 almost a certainty. The troops
coni i ,™ ar ch the twenty miles, if they
fight 1 g6t 3 train ’ in time 10 st °P the
tho*'i ny here, however, discredit
a.on 1 ° r i that t he big roads have refused
and assert that these
of tv? 3 llle °* injunction are part
thririo c * ub .’ s scheme to blind the au
fight Ba * t 0 tbe real point chosen lor the
kelly’s demands satisfied.
Kr i, ec l ubhas a > ceded to “Honest” John
■vi >i det pand in regard to the purse,
0’,,-- s tbal l h e money will be paid
tkoritvf hin ?. to m °rrow. Kelly is au-
TniV for this statement.
eti>'nin~ ret . urne< * from St. Augustine this
,la g, where he had been to see Char
ibc Utetiittfl ffetosi.
ley Mitchell. He reported that Mitchell
was ready to fight. Kelly quotes Mitch
ell as saying that he is ready to meet
Corbett in the presence of twelve men
and without any purse, if the fight can be
had in no other way. “But,” naively
added the Englishman, “I want the purse,
if possible.”
MITCHELL IN FINE CONDITION.
The story sent out by special corre
spondents last night that Mitchell had
sprained an ankle, was a rank fake.
Kelly reports the Englishman in the pink
of condition.
The threatened proceedings against
Corbett for forcibly entering a house at
Mayport mentioned in these dispatches
last night, did not materialize. Brady
got wind of the matter and arranged with
Mr. Meyer, the owner of the house. The
arrivals are picking up. About 300 sports
got in to-day from St. Louis. New Or
leans, Memphis and other points. John
J. Mason, well-known in sporting circles,
headed the Memphis delegation.
The club people are hopeful that enough
people will arrive to justify them in going
on with the fight.
The betting is still two to one on Cor
bett.
It was learned late to-night that the
club tried to get the matter into the fed
eral court, but that it loarnod that Judge
Swayne, of the United States circuit
court, would grant no injunction against
the state authorities.
KELLY SUSPICIOUS OF THE CLUB.
A special to the Time-Union, from St.
Augustine says: “John Kelly, who was
over here to-day, says: Everything wili
be satisfactory if Duval club comes to
time and there’s no Georgia business in it.
Mitchell apprehends monkeying on the
part of the club, but no matter what turn
things may take he will present himself
on time for the club’s disposal.
The sports here think Corbett and
the club have an underground telegraph
and that the two are working Mitchell.
Mitchell was asked: ‘Why don’t you
write a letter, like Corbett, assuring the
public that the contest will certainly
come off as advertised.’ He replied: ‘I
didn’t twice leave my business in England
for any other purpose than to fight Cor
bett, It is the club’s placo to arrange
everything for the contest. The club
need not concern itself about me.’
MITenELL CAN’T AFFORD TO FLUNK.
‘“Why Charley’s got everything at
stake,’ said Billy Thompson, ‘did he
flunk, as he walked the streets with his
wife and children all the boys would Jibe
him. He couldn’t afford to back out and
he won’t.’
“Mitchell's friends here say he made a
mistake in accepting the amended agree
ment, as equity would compel the Duval
club to live up to the first contract or
forfeit. Only Mitchell’s determination to
meet Corbett led him to include St. Johns
county, and Mitchell told Kelly that,
should the contest not come off. he would
put #IO,OOO up and fight Corbett privately.
Mitchell has gained the esteem of the
people here for himself and party by his
good deportment.
“Hackett and Knowles, of the World,
Jim Kennedy, of the New York Times,
Ike Thompson and Dr. Robinson, of Phila
delphia, and correspondents attest to the
excellent conditkmutf Mitchell."
LILLIAN LEWIS BETS #SOO MORE.
Charleston, S. C., Jan. 22.—Draft No.
491,1(55, for #SOO drawn by the First
National Bank, of Charleston, on the
National Park Banki of New York, was
posted here to-day by Miss Lillian
Lewis, against #BOO of local money
on the Corbett-Mitcliell contest, Miss
Lewis betting that Mitchell would come
out first best. The Lillian Lewis Company
do not play Jan. 25, the day of the fight,
but lay off in Jacksonville. In Atlanta,
Miss Lewis placed $1,200 the same way.
It is reported that the Duval club has ar
ranged so that Miss Lewis will be one of
the spectators in the big glove contest.
NO APPLICATIONS AT ST. AUGUSTINE.
St. Augustine, Fla., Jan. 22.—There is
no foundation for saying iu Jacksonville
that the Duval club had applied to the
courts of St. John’s county for an injunc
tion. Judge Cooper says no application
has been made. Neither has an applica
tion been made to Judge Swayne here to
night for an injunction.
CHICAGO SENDS NO SPECTATORS.
Chicago, Jan. 22.—The Big Four special
train which was to take the sporting fra
ternity of Chicago to Jacksonville, Fla.,
pulled out of the depot this morning
without the excursion cars, and not a
Chicago man went to see the fight.
BLOCKING THE FIGHT.
Measures to Prevent It Taking- Place
on Georgia Soil.
Waycross, Ga., Jan. 22.—This morning
Sheriff Miller was called to Brunswick to
confer with the sheriffs of Glynn, Cam
den, Charlton, Pierce and Clinch coun
ties in regard to perfecting plans to pre
vent the Corbett-Mitchell contest taking
place in this state. While the sheriff
would not admit it, it is understood here
that the sheriffs of the border counties
will meet the state attorney general to
night and receive private instructions in
reference to their duty in preventing the
pugilists from crossing the St. Mary’s
river Jan. 24 and 25. Mr. Miller said that
the state would certainly provide a suf
ficient number of troops along the lines
running into this state from Jackson
ville.
W. H. FECKHAM FOB JUSTICE.
The President Sends in Another Name
in Hornhlower’s Plaoe.
Washington, Jan. 22.—President Cleve
land to-day sent to the Senate the nomi
nation of Wheeler H. Peckham, of New
Y’ork, to be associate justice of the su
preme court of the United States.
Wheeler H. Peckham is a brother of
Judge Rufus Peckham of the New York
court of appeals. He was appointed dis
trict attorney by President Cleveland
when he was governor of New York, but
subsequently resigned. Although the
New- York senators decline to talk it is
understood that the nomination is dis
tasteful to them, but that they would
have been glad to have seen the name of
the brother sent in for the place. The
indications seem to be that the Horn
blower struggle will be renewed against
this nominee.
FIGHTING IN MEXICO.
Lujan’a Band of Revolutionists
Routed and the Leader Killed.
Washington, Jan. 22.—Senor Romero,
the Mexican minister, this afternoon re
ceived the following cablegram dated to
day at the City of Mexico:
Col. Lusane Ortiz, of the federal army, tele
graphed to mo yesterday from Arroyo del
■Manzane. C’hiuuahua. as follows: “I over
toon at 4 o’clock a. m Lujan s hand and de
feated It after some lighting. All their
horses, saddles and ammunition are In my
possession. They lost twenty six killed, and
among them Is Lujan, the leader At the be
ginning of the engagement Ochoa escaped
with three men. The federal troops and the
armed citizens accompanying us rre pursuing
the flying enemy. Poßrmo Diaz.” i
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1894.
MORE NEWS FROM WILLIS.
The President Transmits the Corre
spondence to Congress.
Vice President Hatch Resigns, Owing
to the Necessity of Leaving the
Country—W. C. Wilder Eleoted to
the Vacancy—A Petition From the
Hawaiian Patriotic League.
Washington, Jan. 22. —The President
transmitted to congress to-day some au
dititional Hawaiian correspondence, but
it was not of a sensational character.
Minister Willis, under date of Jan. 6,
reported the resignation of Vice Presi
dent Hatch, “under the necessity of going
beyond the limits of the country,” and
the election of W. C. Wilder to the va
cancy, and the separation of the office of
minister of foreign affairs from the presi
dency, as previously reported in the
Southern Associated Press dispatches.
Under the same date, he says: “I send
herewith the petition ot the Hui Aloha
Aina, Hawaiian PatrioticoLeague, an as
sociation which claims to represent over
8,000 legal voters. The petition was
brought here last night by Hon. J. A.
Cummins, the honorary president of the
association, and Mr. A. Marques, a mem
ber of its executive council, who state that
they were a committee for that purpose.”
The memorial, which is addressed to
the President starts out by saying
“The Hawaiian people are moved
with the deepest concern in view
of the delayed and uncertain condition of
affairs in Hawaii, and also of the active
hostility that seemed to have suddenly
developed in the United States against
the policy of your excellency and the
American Administration regarding our
unhappy little country, and the just re
storation'of'our national monarchy.” It
then “reproaches the newspapers of
America for their unchivalrous and un
truthful abuse of our queen.” It asserts:
1. That through Minister Stevens’
conspiracy the Hawaiian people have
been deprived of their political rights.
2. That the.lnhabitants of Hawaii are
now living under an arbitrary rule.
3. That the people have lost all confi
dence in the administration of justice, as
the supreme court is now filled with ad
venturers.
4. That the public funds have been
squandered for the maintenance of an un
necessary large army composed entirely
of aliens.
5. That all the native and foreign roy
alists have been disarmed.
6. That foreign clubs and leagues, com
posed mostly of Germans, Portuguese
and Scandinavians, have been called into
existence for the support of the revolu
tionary government.
7. That these clubs have threatened
murder, violence and deportation against
those not in sympathy with them.
The memorialists say that although the
principle of monarchical government may
be distasteful to the radical democracy of
America, it is the ehoSetvthd preferred
form of the Hawaiian people.
8. Therefore they say in conclusion:
“We now pray the God of a common faith
that justice and honor prevailing,
Hawaii, our home and country, be again
allowed to enjo.v the blessings of an inde
pendent autonomy and constitutional re
gime which was so infamously subverted
on Jpn. 17, last.”
This is signed by J. A. Cummins, hon
orary president; Josef Nawahi, president,
and seventeen others, including John E.
Bush.
PROHIBITION IN IOWA.
A Supreme Court Decision Makes It a
Dead Letter.
Des Moines, la., Jan. 22.—The supreme
court to-day decided the famous case of
J. A. Harvey vs. W M. McFarland,
secretary of state, involving the constitu
tionality of the prohibitory amendment to
the state constitution adopted in 1882.
Ten years ago the supreme court decided
that owing to certain errors in the
journals of the general assembly the
amendment was not constitutionally
adopted and therefore void. The state
temperance alliance found that
these errors were in the jour
nals only, and that all the
constitutional requirements were com
plied with. This .action was brought by
mandamus proceedings to compel the sec
retary of state to furnish the plaintiff a
copy of the amendment, the alliance hop
ing thus to get the old question before the
supreme court. That tribunal,
however, refuses to reopen the
question, and holds that Secretary
McFarland “cannot be compelled
to decide as to the legal effect
of any of the records in his custody, and
he is just as much bound by the decisioa
of this court that the alleged amendment
was not legally adopted as any other pub
lic officer or private citizen of the state.”
This decision puts a final quietus on
constitutional prohibition in lowa, and
leaves nothing of prohibition but the
■statute, which will probably be repealed
by the present legislature.
COLT NOT A SUICIDE.
His Death Due to Heart Failure
Brought on by the Grip.
Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 22.—A special
to the Times -Union . from Hotel Punta
Gorda, Fla., says: “There is absolutely
no truth in the rumor current in the
north that Commodore Colt, of the New
York and ’Larchmont yacht club, com
mitted suicide. He died surrounded
by his friends, of heart failure,
superinduced by an attack of la
grippe. He was up Sunday morning, and
it was thought he would recover, but he
frew weaker during the day and died at
:10 o’clock in the evening. The commo
dore would have recovered had not he
been almost a physical wreck. His en
feebled frame could offer no resistance to
the disease. He was very popular here
because of his many generous deeds. The
remains left at noon to-day by rail for the
north."
KILLED WITH A HOE.
Fatal Quarrel Between White Farm
ers in South Carolina.
Columbia, S. C., Jan. 22.—A fatal row
occurred at Madden’s station on the Port
Royal and Western Carolina road, in
Laurens county, early this morning be
tween two white farmers, Matthew Cun
ningham and Wilson Boyd, about (50 and
50 years old respectively. No one wit
nessed the fight, but parties outside the
gin bouse heard Cunningham say “Go
way, I don’t want' a difficulty with
you,” and later, “I ain’t bluffing you.”
They heard a blow and found Boyd bleed
ing on the ground from a blow inflicted
with a hoe,- Cunningham disappeared.
This afternoon Boyd died and the sher
iff is after Cunningham.
DISARMING THE SICILIANS.
The Government Meeting With no
Resistance in the Work.
(Copyright. ISM. bythe United Press.)
Rome. Jan. 22.—Dispatches from Pal
ermo state that the disarming of the
workingmen and peasants of Sicily is pro
ceeding in an orderly manner.
The Sicilian senators held a meeting in
Rome yesterday, and debated measures
for the relief of the island. They con
curred in the opinion that the govern
ment ought to take decisive action, for
the reason that after the decree
establishing a state of siege in Sicily is
annulled, many of the land owners who,
under fears of revolution, had modified
their contracts with the peasants, will re
fuse to stand by the modifications they
made.
ALL QUIET AT CAKItAKA,
Everything is quiet to-day in the Car
rara district.
Altogether about 300 anarchists have
been arrested there.
At there-opening of the Chamber of
Deputies Prime Minister Crlspi will not
wait for interpellations to be made, but
will at once report to the chamber the
exceptional measures that have been
adopted by the government to meet the
danger of insurrection. He will state
that the preparations for a rising were
made some time ago and will produce th e
documents proving thai such prepara
tion had been made. <
Searches made in the public gardens at
Catania, Sicily, have resulted in the dis
covery of three cases of dynamite la
belled with the name of a foreign anar
chist committee. A box of fuses was also
found in the same place.
FRANCE’S MINIBTRY SHAKY.
Dissensions Said to Have Broken Out
In the Newly Formed Cabinet.
Paris, Jan. 22.—Rumors of dissension
in the cabinet were published to-day by
La Presse. Admiral Lefevre, minister
of marine, is said to think of resigning in
consequence of the approaching inquiries
into the methods of the naval adminis
tration and the condition of the navy.
M. Marty, minister of commerce, and
M. Raynal, minister of the interior, are
reported to be opposing vigorously the
proposals of M. Viger, minister of agri
culture, for an increase of the corn duties.
In any event, it is said, the minister
will not accept the sliding scale, which
the majority of the ministers fear would
favor principally American syndicates.
JUMPED INTO THE SEA.
A Passenger From New York to
Charleston Commits Suicide.
Charleston, S. C., Jan. 22.—Tho passen
gers of the Clyde steamer Seminole, Gapt.
Chichester, which arrived last night near
the hour of midnight, were full of the
news of a sensation which marked the
trip of the steamer from New York. In
state room No. 16. on Sunday morning,
which had been taken for the passage by
Henry Scheldt, a note was found, which
read:
Dear Sir—Please tell the oaptain I jumped
overboard at 7:25 and oblige.
Henrt Soheidt,
98 Wythe avenue. Brooklyn, N. Y.
This note was found pinned to a copy
of the New York Sun by Scheldt's room
mate, William Stephens, of Sayre, Pa.
Scheldt had been using the drug iodo
form which was quite preceptible on him
by the smell. He entered the smoking
room on Saturday night and one of the
passengers remarked rather brutally:
“Someone stinks of iodoform; whoever it
Is ought to jump overboard.”
Scheldt was about 42 years of ageiand
said he had a wife and family in Brook
lyn.
To passengers the unfortunate man had
stated that ho was a coffee buyer for
some New York house and was bound for
South America. He appeared to bo in
good circumstances and wore a diamond
and a heavy gold watch and chain.
At 7:20 Saturday night the boat was off
Hatteras. A search revealed that the
announcement in the letter was no hoax.
Capt. Chichester took charge of his ef
fects, a derby hat, overcoat, valise, etc.
Another passenger, a correspondent of
the Providence Journal, bound for the
Corbett-Mitchell fight at Jacksonville,
took an overdose of a composition, in
which choral is an ingredient, and was
found unconscious by one of tho porters.
He said he took it for seasickness. He
was brought too and recovered after a
day.
LYNCHERS ON A HUNT.
A 12-Year-Old-Girl Dragged Into
the Woods by two Negroes.
Aurora, Mo. Jan. 22.—A 12 year-old
girl, daughter of Mr. Javuin, of Vernon,
Mo., was dragged to the woods, tied to a
tree, and assaulted by two burly negroes,
and was not found until 4:30 o’clock yes
terday afternoon. The fiends were
making towards this city and parties
were soon out in all directions with
Winchesters and shotguns.
The sheriff of Lawrence county and a
posse of several hundred citizens have
been hunting all last night and to-day for
the negro. Early last evening a sus
pected negro was traced to a tramp camp
ing ground near Billings. Some of the
tramps recognized the negro as the sus
pected perpetrator of the outrage and in
formed the citizens. A farmer at once
went to the camp and tried to shoot the
negro, but his revolver missed fire. The
negro then made a desperate fight to es
cape. threw off his assailants and dashed
into the timber, where he is now sur
rounded. He cannot escape, and the
posse are surrounding him. He will
surely be captured before night, and his
fate will probably be a horrible one.
BOYS MAKE A BREAK.
Twelve Escape From the Reformatory
Near Richmond.
Richmond, Va., Jan. 22.—Early this
morning some twelve of the boys con
fined in the reformatory at Laurel, a few
miles from the city, made their escape.
The institution referred to is conducted
by the Prison Reform Association of Vir
ginia. and to it, in the discretion of the
courts, boys may be committed in lieu of
being sent to the penitentiary. The dash
for liberty was a bold one, the guards
being taken completely by surprise! The
whole altair was evidently preconcerted.
CHOKED TO DEATH BY CONVICTS.
Two Negroes Kill a Jailer in Making a
Break for Liberty.
Raleign, N. C., Jan. 22.—A special from
Roxboro, N. C., to the News-Gbserver-
Chronlcle says: “Two negroes who were
in jail here. Logan Medows and James
P. Robertson, escaped from Jail yester
day morning by choking Jailer Willis
Royster io death. Both negroes were
soon afterward captured and narrowly
escaped lynching.”
SUGAR GIVEN AN INNING.
The Louisiana Men Get One Hour Out
of the Three Given the Schedule.
The House Adopts Mr. Mcßae’s
Amendment Abolishing the Bounty
and Putting Sugar on the Free List.
Boutelle Again Dances a Jig on the
Hawaiian Question.
Washington, Jan. 22.—There was a very
slim attendance of members on tho floor
and of visitors in the galleries when the
third and last week of tlje tariff debate in
the House opened. It. took but eight min
utes to dispose of the routine business,
and at 11:08 o'clock the House went into
committee of the whole to consider tho
tariff bill.
Mr. Richardson, of Tennessee, took tho
chair, and then pursuant to the special
order adopted last Friday, the sugar
schedule was taken up.
Mr. Blanchard, of Louisiana, and Mr.
Robertson, of Louisiana, tried to come to
some agreement concerning the distribu
tion of the three hours to be given to the
consideration of the sugar schodulo.
Pending this Mr. Hitt, of Illinois, in
quired as to what had become of tho
amendment relative to reciprocity with
Canada, offered by him lato on Saturday
and which was still pending when tho
House took a recess. He suggested thut
it be taken up with the general coal
schedule to-morrow, but subsequently
withdrew his amendment altogether.
LOUISIANA. GIVEN AN HOUR.
Mr. Blanchard then asked unanimous
consent that the Louisiana delegation be
allowed one hour out of three, and that
the chair should control the other two,
and it was so ordered.
Mr. Mcßae, of Arkansas, presented the
amendment outlined in Saturday’s dis
patches, abolishing the bounty on sugar
and putting sugar on the free list. He
declared himself an advocate of free
sugar and no bounty.
Mr. Meiklejohn, rep., of Nebraska, of
fered an amendment to the pending
amendment, which proposes a bounty or
from l ß i to 2 cents per pound on sugar,
according to its cnnracter and quality.
This amendment provides for the substi
tution of the corresiionding sections of
the existing law for the sugar clause of
the Wilson bill.
Mr.Gear, of lowa, offered an amendment
providing that the decrease in tho bounty
on sugar should begin July 1, 1898, iutsead
of 1893.
HAWAII AND BOUTEI.LK.
At 1.55 o’clock on motion of Mr. Tur
ner, of Georgia, thecommittee rose and the
spoaker laid before tho House the Presi
dent's message transmitting the Ha
waiian correspondence, it was referred
to the committee on foreign affairs.
Mr. Boutelle arose to a questiou of per
sonal privilege. The correspondence
showed, he said, that the government of
the United States and its ministers
abroad were still engaged in an attempt
to incite insurrection in a country with
which we were at peace. And the duty of
cougress in the matter was so obvious
that he could not conceive that tho speak
er would any longer persist in interposing
his will against an expression by the
House in tho matter. He would, there
fore, call up his privileged resolution,
which was reported to the House some
time ago.
The ispeaker tried to call Mr. Boutelle
to order, and there were cries from tho
democratic side for the regular order, and
Mr. Hatch called the speaker's attention
to the fact that tho gentleman from
Maine was violating the rules of the
House in not taking his seat when called
to order.
Mr. Boutelle said he would be iu order;
but be did not take his seat.
CRISP IN A TILT WITH BOUTELLE.
The speaker remarked that the gentle
man waa violating the rules, even when
he said he was obeying them.
Mr Boutelle—l rise to a point of order.
The speaker—The gentleman cannot rise
to a question of privilege and violate the
rules.
Mr. Boutelle—Am I not allowed to
speak?
The speaker—The sergeant-at-arms
will request the gentleman to take his
seat.
The sergeant-at-arms appeared, bearing
the mace, and Mr. Boutelle took his seat,
for the time being. 1
The speaker then put the question
upon Mr. Wilson’s motion that the House
resolve itself into committee of the whole,
and as the republicans refrained from vot
ing, and only 160 democrats voted in the
affirmative, Mr. Boutelle made the point
of no quorum and asked for tellers.
The speaker appointed Messrs. Wilson
and Boutelle as tellers, whereupon Mr.
Boutelle inquired whether ho was quali
fied to act as a teller.
The speaker replied: “The chair will
regard that as a declination and appoint
the gentleman from Illinois, Mr. Hopkins,
and the gentleman from West Virginia,
Mr. Wilson, tellers,’’ adding: “Tne gen
tleman will gain nothing by such tactics.”
A quorum of democrats appeared and
the speaker announced the vote us being
180 in the affirmative and none in the
negative, and the House, thereupon, re
solved itself into committee of the whole,
and Mr. Richardson resumed the chair.
Short speeches were made by about
twenty members, but tho debate was not
of a striking character.
VOTING ON THE SUGAR SCHEDULE.
The amendments and substi
tutes presented to the sugar
schedule were then read, prior to
taking a vote upon them. The first
amendment was the one offered b,v Mr.
Mcßae, suspending the bounty on sugar
and putting sugar on the free list To
this amendment Mr. Meiklejohn. rep., of
Nebraska, offered an amendment substi
tuting the provisions of the existing
law.
Mr. Harter, dem., of Pennsylvania, of
fered a substitute, abolishing the bounty
on sugar and putting a discriminating tax
on all sugars raw and refined.
Mr. Price, dem., of Jeuisiana, offered
an amendment to the substitute providing
for a tariff tax on sugar
Mr. Meiklejohn’s amendment was first
voted on, and was defeated; yeas 82, Bays
158. Among those who voted for this
amendment were the followingdemocrats:
Messrs.' Davy, Robertson. Meyer, Price
and Blanchard, all of Louisiana.
Mr. Price s amendment was also de
feated : yeas 19, nays 149. The following
democrats voted for the amendment:
Messrs. Boatner, Price,Blanchard, Black,
of Illinois: Bailey, of Texas; Davy and
Meyer.
The Harter amendment was lost on a
viva voce vote.
M’RAB’S AMENDMENT AGREED TO.
The vote was then taken on the Mcßae
amendment, and it was agreed to on a
vote by tellers by: Yoas, 135; nays, 89
Among those who voted for the amend
ment were the following republicans:
Messrs. Grosvenor, Dalzell, Ellis, Moon,
Keifer, McCall, Cannon, Wilson of WasliJ
ington; Lacey, Hopkins, Haughon, Mi-
Dowell, Settle, Scranton, of Mnssachu
setts, Doolittle and Funk.
Mr. Robertson, of I-ouisiana. offered
an amendment providing for a tariff tax
on sugar. To this amendment Mr. War
ner, dem.. of New York, offered an
amendment putting refined sugar on the
free list.
Mr. Breckinridge, of Kentucky, offered
a substitute providing for a duty of 1 eeut
per fioimd on molasses, syrups, and all
raw products of cane Juice, beet Juice,
tank bottoms, sugar sweepings, etc.
Mr. Warner’s amendment was first
voted on, and was agreed to by a vote of
137 in the affirmative to 52 in the nega
tive, nearly all the republicans voting iu
the affirmative.
The Breckinridge amendment was then
lost by a vote of 67 to 144.
The committee then rose, but immedi
ately resumed its sittings, in tho hope
that the Robertson amendment might bo
passed; but tho committee could not
agree, and at 5:40 o’clock it again rose,
and the House took a recess until 8
o'clock.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
There was a full attendance in the gal
leries and the usual meager attendance
on the floor when the House met to
night.
Mr. Brookshire, dem., of Pennsylvania,
was the first speaker of the evening, and
was followed by Mr. Broderick, rep., of
Kansas.
Mr. McCreary, dem., of Kentucky, was
recognized when Mr. Broderick had
taken his seat. He was in favor of re
pealing the sugar bounty at once and en
tirely He regarded it as a fraud and an
outrage.
Mr. McCreary was followed by Mr.
Hilborn, rep., of California, who took up,
seriatim, the articles of California pro
duction, in which California would lie in
jured by the passing of the Wilson bill.
Mr. Goldzier, dem., of Illinois, briefly
defended the Wilson bill, uud was fol
lowed by Mr. Avery, rep., of Michigan,
who spoke in opposition to it, after which
the House adjourned.
TAXATION OF INCOMES.
The Bill Approved by the Democrats
Laid Before the Full Committee.
Washington, Jan. 22.—The incomo tax
bill, as approved by the democratic mem
bers of the ways and moans committee,
was laid before tho full committee at this
morning’s meeting. It was read in part,
but the committe adjourned before tho
reading was finished.
The bill provides a tax of 2 per cent,
upon all incomes of citizens of the United
States, either at home or abroad, from
any kind of property, rents, interest,
dividends or salaries, on all amounts over
and above #4.(XX). The bill is to go into
effect Jan. 1, 1895.
ESTIMATING INCOMES.
In estimating incomes these shall be in
cluded, notes, bonds auu other securities,
except such United States bonds us are
exempt from federal taxation. A tax is
laid on profits realizing within the year
from sales of real estate purchased
within the year or within two years
previous to the year for which the in
como is estimated, also on sales of live
stock and farm products generally.
In addition to the #4,O<X) exemtlon all
national, state und county taxes, paid
witliiu the year, losses sustained during
the year from fires, shipwreck and other
causes not covered by insurance and com
pensated for and worthless, will be de
ducted. Every person having an incomo
exceeding $3,500 shall make return to the
deputy collector of his district of the
amount of his income.
The tax shall be collected on or before
the first day of each July and an addi
tional tax of 5 per cent, shall be laid on
payment after that date, and interest at
the rate of 1 per cent a month upon the
amount of the tax.
THE TAX ON CORPORATIONS.
Section 11 relates to corporations. It
requires them to mane return before the
tenth day of tho month following the dec
laration of dividends, under oath, by the
principal officer.
Section 12 requires corporations to fur
nish, beginning with 1895, on or before
the first Monday of each year a
statement showing the gross profits, ex
penses, exclusive of interests, annuities
and dividends, not profits without allow
ance for the same, amount paid on ac
count of interest, annuities and dividends
and amount paid for salaries of employes,
above and below #4,(XX).
Section fourteen lovies taxes upon cor
(Kiration dividends, interest coupons and
annuities, wherever and whenever pay
able. to all parties whatsoever, and the
corporation may deduct or retain from all
payments made on account of such divi
dends, etc,, a proportionate share of the
tax so paid.
PLAYING CARDS AND SPIRITS.
The bill provides for a tax of 2 cents
per pack on playing curds; and on and
after the second calendar months after
the passage of the act, on all distilled
spirits produced in the United States, on
which a tax is not paid before that day, a
tax of $1 per proof gallon, to be paid by
the possessor on or before the removal
from the warehouse within eight years
from the date of the original entry for
deposit in any distillery or bonded ware
house, except in cases of withdrawal
without payment of tho tax, as now au
thorized by law.
KEY WEST’S OIG ARM AKERS.
A Hearing Before Official* of the Gov
ernment at Washington.
Washington, Jar.. 22.—Secretary Car
lisle, Attorney General Olncy and Supt.
Slump gave a hearing this morning to
those interested in the Key West, Fla.,
labor troubles. Those present were
Mayor Perry, of Key West, Fla., Col
lector of I’ort Brown and Mr. Seideuberg,
representing those who favor allowing
Spanish cigarmakers to beiimportod to
work in the Key West factories.
Mr Rubens appeared on behalf of the
labor organizations in opposition to im
porting laborers from Cuba to work in tho
factories. He contended that it was a
palpable violation of the alien contract
labor law The other sido contended that
the material interest of Key West was
involved In the issue, as the cigar facto
ries would be closed unless outside labor
could be obtained. The decisioa was re
served.
A 91,500 Fire.
Willacooehec, Ga., Jan. 22.—The com
missary of L. Carter & Cos., naval store
manufacturers, seven miles south of this
place, was burned last night. The loss
was about fI,S(K). There was no insur
ance. The fire is supposed to be tho work
of an incendiary.
A Chair Company Resume*.
Marietta, 0., Jan. 22.—The Marietta
Chair Company resumed operations this
morning, giving employment to almost
(XX) hands. Tho employes are to worn 10
hour* lor 8 hours pay‘
1 DAILY. *lO A YEAH, f
5 CENTS A COPY. I
I WEEKLY, 41 25 A Yi&AJL |
DIVISION OF THE OFFICES.
Senator Berry Opens Fire on the
Civil Service Law.
He Expresses the Opinion That It 1m
u Party Machine to Keep Republl
cans in Office- Senator Wolcott De
fends the Law—Senator Peffer Talk*
Against Issuing Bonds.
Washington, Jan. 22.—Theusual gristof
petitions and memorials against tinker
ing with the tariff, was poured into tha
Senate hopper this morning.
A remonstrance from the Knights of
Labor against an issue of government
bonds was also presented by Mr. Hoar.
The resolution offered last Thursday by
Mr. Call instructing the committee on
tho civil service to examine into the cohn
dition of the civil service law. and tha
expediency of its retrenchment or in
crease, was laid before the Senate, and
an amendment offered to It by Mr. Berry,
directing tho committee to report also
the number of persons employed in tha
classified service from each state and
territory and, as far as possible, tha
political party to which they belong.
A PARTY MACHINE.
Mr. Berry remarked that the law had
been callod non-partiran, but ho believed
that it was a regular party machine
which was used to keep republicans in
office. It was alleged, he said, that five
out of every six persons employed in tha
classified service belonged to the Repub
lican party, and that was unfair and un
just. He did not know whether the law
could .be repealed or not: but he believed
that is should bo modified and its opera
tions restricted.
Mr. Cockrell asked whether the re
sponsibility for tho retention of republi
cans in office was in the law or the execu
tive.
Mr. Berry said that he did not know*
whore the responsibility lay, but he did
know that the civil service law and rules
were not carried out in a non-partisan
way, aud that some of the most extreme
republicans were holding office under a
democratic administration. lie believed
that a democratic Presldent'ought to be
surrounded by political friends and nob
by those who wore continually doing
what they could to muko his administra
tion a failure.
WOLCOTT DEPENDS THE LAW.
Mr. Wolcott moved to strike out of Mr.
Horry's amendment tho part that requires
the polities of employes to bo reported.
Who, he asked, could toll tholr politics?
There were men who, six months ago, en
tertained certain political views, and
who had since changed those views radi
cally. The best test of the fitness of tha
civil service commission was that tha
members of each political party found the
most fault with It, when their own party
was in )*iwr. He agreed with Mr.
Berry that the President should be sur
rounded by his political friends; but it
was not always the fault of his political
friends that ho was not so surrounded.
[Lauglitor.j
Mr. Cockrell suggested that the dates of
appointment should bo reported, as such
dates would indicate very clearly the po
litical party to which tho appointees be
longed, and Mr. Wolcott adopted the sug
gestion.
After further discussion, Mr. Wolcott’s
amendment was agreed to, Mr. Berry's
so amended was agreed to, and the reso
lution was adopted.
The credentials of Senator Martin,
dem., of Virginia, for tho term beginning
March 4, 1895, were presented and placed
on file.
PEFFER AND THE BONDS.
The resolution offered last Thursday by
Mr. Peffer on the subject of tho notice of
the fssuo of bonds, declaring that the
Secretary of tho Treasury had no lawful
authority for issuing or selling such,
bonds, was laid before the Senate, and
was discussed for nearly three hours. Mr.
Peffer held tho floor most of the time,
yielding, however, to other senators to
interpose remark*. One of the most
pregnant of these remarks was made by
the populist senator from Nebraska, Mr.
Allen, and had reference to the proposi
tion on the part of the Knights of Labor
to apply to the courts for an injunction to
prevent the issue of bonds. Mr. Allen
suggested that tho courts might decline
to interfere with tho executive branch of
tho government, and that the best way
would be to allow the bonds to be issued,
and then to enjoin their payment.
The resolution went over withoutaction
until to-morrow, when it is to be further
discussed by Mr. Stewart.
Then there was a short executive ses
sion, and afterward, at 4 o’clock p m.,
the Senate adjourned until to-morrow.
The executive session was confined to
the consideration of routine business.
The nomination of Mr. Peckham to the
supreme bench, under the rule, was re
ferred to the committee on the Judiciary,
which committee will not meet until next
Monday.
NEGROES ON A STRIKE.
They Refuse to Accept a Out in
Wages and Won’t Let Others Work.
Charleston, S. C., Jan. 22.— The ne
groes employed in several of the fertil
izer works around this city, have gone
out on a strike in consequence of a reduc
tion of wages from sl. to 75 cents a
day. The mills have no trouble in get
ting labor to supply the places of the
strikers, as there ure thousands of idle
negroes around tho suburbs from the sea
islands. These are called cycloDerefugees.
But the strikers will not let them work
and there lias been trouble all day in the
vicinity of the mines. A squad of
mounted police was sent to the scene and
made a number of arrests to-night. It is
feared the trouble wili assume a serious
character to-morrow.
TRIED TO KILL HIS WIFE.
The Man Already a Fugitive From the
Law for the Same Offense.
Milled geville, Ga., Jan. 22. Will
Mintor, a notorious character, attempted
to kill his wife last night. He broke in
her house on C. Harper’s plantation and
tired at her with a shotgun, but missed.
Ikitcr In the night he waylaid a negro
named Good son and tilled bis face and
shoulder full of birdshot.
Minter so far has elluded arrest. He
was in jail sometime ago for trying to
kill his wife with an ax. but with several
other prisoners escaped, and has now
been heard from for the first time.
Arrested For Homicide.
Offerman, Ga., Jan. 22.— Capt. Tucker
Asplnwall ha* been arrested for
firing the ball that caused the death of s
young man who was tramping his way
through Patterson, und died at Jesup.