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' FSTASLI3HED 1850. INCORPORATED 1888. V
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BTIIE REALM OF THE OUEEN
Ibe Parish Councils Bill Mangled by
the Lords.
The Change* of Such a Crucial Char
acter That the Liberals Cannot Ac
cept Them-A Possibility That the
Split Will Precipitate Dissolution.
New Facts About the Rumor of Glad
stone’s Resignation—A Boodle Bub
ble Bursts.
fUnerial Cable letter, Copyrighted, 1894, by
(sp the United Press.)
London, Feb. 3.—ls dealing with the
parish councils bill, the House of Lords
hare destroyed in two nights the con
structive labors of the House of Commons
in forty sittings. The measure is now
so mangled that It is impossible for
the government to accept it. Nor ia there
any hope of a compromise unless the tory
peers abandon their leading amend
ments—a course which would brand them
with greater imbecility and vacillation
than they have yet shotvn. Lord Salis
bury has been described as a lath, painted
to look like iron, but he would show him
self to be a mere reed if he should bow to
the government, who will not accede to
any one of the principal conservative
amendments.
A SYNOPSIS OF THE CHANGES.
The crucial character of the tory
changes in the bill is evident at first
glance. One new provision is that, in
stead of creating a council in every
parish of 200 inhabitants or more,
the bill's operation shall be
limited to parishes of 500
or more. Such a change would make
councils impossible in some 4,500 parishes
contemplated by the bill. The mass of
the agricultural laborers would be dis
franchised. moreover, by the creation of
a rate paying qualification. The use of
school rooms for meeting to dis
cuss allotments or elections,
would be forbidden according
to the decision of the peers, and the pub
lic houses would, therefore, be made the
centers of political activity in rural life.
The acquisition of allotments would be
hampered b.v the transfer of the control
from the district to the county councils,
where the influence of the landlords
is much stronger. The public chari
ties would be removed from the
control of the parish councils,
and it is said Lord Salisbury Intends to
put the apex on this pyramid of folly by
eliding the clauses reforming London's
vestry system. The peers seem blind to
the fate which their incessant provoca
tion of trouble with the commons must
eventually prepare for them. Some
unionist journals express astonishment at
the fatuity of the upper house,
and the only gleam of common sense
shown in that body came from
the liberal unionist leader, "The
Duke of Devonshire, and a few of his
colleagues, who voted with the govern
ment against the proposal to deprive the
bulk of agricultural laborers of their
franchise. The most discreditable ex
hibition in the debate was made by the
bishops, thirty-two of whom voted to ex
clude parish meetings from school rooms
in the face of proof that such a course
would drive the men to the public houses
on all political occasions.
MAT PRECIPITATE DISSOLUTION.
Will the conflict between the two
houses in parliament precipitate the dis
solution ; The conservatives are confident
that it will. They are already in a flurry
of campaign activity, and the liberals
also have quickened their preparations
for an appeal to the country. Premier
Gladstone's nebulous denial that
he was about to resign, is
regarded as leaving the cabi
net free to dissolve immediately
after the action of the peers renders
hopeless the passage of the parish coun
cils and emplo i er’s liability bills. Never
theless Edward Alaioribanks, the leading
government whip, declared in a speech to
his constituents last evening, that the
cabinet would not dissolve before passing
11 ir u l )ro t- ,ramine of reforms through
the House of Commons, no matter
what might become of the bills
e!se, ''here. If the House of Cords should
challenge the government to deadly con
hc’ ! le sa * d ’ the government would not
shrink. The majority In the Commons
would fhrht it out. Campbell-Bannerman,
secretary of state for war, exclaimed in a
speech last evening: “The House of Lords
“re mad. The patience of tho people is
exhausted. How long is this to last!"
the HCMOK ABOUT GLADSTONE.
The report that Mr. Gladstone was
aoout to resign is understood to have
originated in a conversation between Mrs.
'f, stone and an intimate friend in Biar
y~.\ -'its. Gladstone spoke with much
eelmg of the desirability of freeing her
us band from his public burdens. Just
oefore going to Biarritz. Mr. Gladstone
'r*™ with several cabinet ministers
oo.ut his growing infirmities and. despite
neir earnest protestations, insisted ran-
P atu ally that he had iost much of his
a leader. The Pall Mall Ga
f ' .had, without doubt, sound reason
or circulating its report concerning him.
A BOODLE BUBBLE.
Src o? procce< ?i nKS * n bankruptcy of the
" American and Mexican company
’ „ a oss of more than i11.000,000. The
transactions in “boodle.” The
an ;„ anv was started by the trustees of
r :_, h'shhance corporation, and the Mur
ni*in S i nn tbe stock exchange was called
Th ij tbe Murrietas relief fund.”
man„ evic v Dce bas Proven that Galindez,
rnn Pr for the Murrieta, was allowed a
of £60,000 on a loan
lai.' KW ' Se v rral directors borrowed
ana „, an J oUn , tß from the company's funds,
eno h acle a.bogu* disposition of shares,
aid m s- n AI.OOO worth to his house's
t • Powers, chief promoter of the
c ' i l< Juiitted candidly that ho dis
,vv‘th another director a plan to
in),, 'hate boodle” amounting to £IOB.-
Hr- i ll he men involved in the scandal
city 6Q rormerl y good reputations in the
Aniii ereat tnissionary conference of the
aS* and church will open on May 29.
IWO.JT and co'onial bishops are ex
tivr'va 0 “ conspicuous part In its
' e *' e sessious.
Striker* Win a Vlotory.
Pa ’ Feb - 3 —The Pioneer
tf-r.i v v >°mpny,of Wellsville, 0., yea
st to the demands of the
•in k and work will bo re
-00, hima, j lO old wa gcs Immediately,
idT*'d and fifty men are employed.
Flour Mills Burned.
live hour ~?n' Feb - B—The exten
ftroilnJ.. i ll#of Will*® and Bon,
mill, w k, *; j wn as the Brandy Wine
lug j ( erp destroyed by fire this morn
•bout i'l. ‘'jO.oou to 175,000. Insurance
1 fourth*.
JHufniitg ffetawl
COTTON IN A BLAZE.
A Narrow Escape From a Big Fire at
the Gordon Frees.
About 2 o’clock this morning fire was
discovered in one of the cotton compart
ments of the Gordon press, the blaze being
in the middle of a collection of 500 or 600
bales. Engine Company No. 2, responded
to a telephonic summons and put out the
fire, confining the damage to about 20
bales. A stiff breeze was blowing at the
time, and hut for the prompt work of
Chief Puder and his men, the blaze would
have been a big one, as the yard was full
of cotton.
A BUILDING CAVES IN.
Bulging Walls Warned the Occupants
in Time to Escape.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. B.—The 4-story brick
building at the corner of Peachtree and
Marietta streets, owned by Hon. Jona
than Norcross and occupied by Jos.
Jacob's drug house and other offices, col
lapsed a few minutes past I o’clock to
day.
A number of persons escaped death In
the ruins only by a few minutes.
The building and its contents are com
pletely ruined. On Jan. 9 the roof was
burned off the building, which has been
standing since just after the war, and the
top floor was gutted.
Repairs have been in progress, how
ever, and the owner notified his tenants
that it was safe and ready for occupancy
a week ago. Kmployes of the drug
house were at work in the building to
day until a few minutes before the col
lapse, when they ran out at the warning
of a passerby, who saw the Peachtree
street wall settling. During the early
morning this wall had bulged out and
several big cracks were noticed, but the
building inspectors thought it safe, and
the occupants of the building did not
vacate until the warning just a few min
utes before the collapse. Thirty thous
and dollars is the amount of the
loss exclusive of the building, which has
not been valued.
CARLISLE’S BONDS ALL TAKEN.
The Secretary Accepts All the Bids
That Meet the Requirements.
Washington. Feb. B.—Secretary Car
lise to-day authorized the following state
ment regarding the allotment of the
bonds: •‘The Secretary of the Treasury
has considered the proposals submitted
for the new 5 per cent loan and has ac
cepted all bids naming a higher price
than 117.223. The proposals submit
ted >at the upset price have been
scaled down 5.381 per cent, and the
amount of bonds allotted under this redcu
tion, together with the subscriptions ac
cepted in full, is $50,000,000. A notice
-vriH-bersentto ea<k subscriber advising
him of the acceptance of his subscription,
informing him when the bonds will be
ready and stating the amount to
be deposited in payment of the principal
and premium. The accrued interest to
date of deposit at the date of interest re
alized by the subscriber will be added by
the assistant treasurer, with whom the
deposit is to be made. The bonds will be
delivered by the department, after pay
ment is made, to the address given by
the subseriber.or they may be sent to the
assistant treasurer with whom the de
posit is made for delivery. There were
several bids which were not considered,
some of them not having been received in
time, some were irregular and others
were conditional.”
THE PAYMENTS AT NEW YORK.
New York, Feb. 3.—The total payments
into the sub-treasury to the close of busi
ness to-day on account of the new govern
ment loan, amounted to $20,229,000, of
which $7,729,000 were paid in to-day. Of
to-day's payments $4,379,000 was in gold,
and the remainder in legal tenders and
treasury notes.
COINAGE OF THE SEIGNIORAGE.
Bland Makes a Favorable Committee
Report on Hie Bill.
Washington, Feb. 3.—The silver ques
tion again presented itself to the House
to-day, when Representative Bland, chair
man of the House committee on coinage,
weights and measures, made a favorable
report on his.bill to coin the silver seigni
orage in the treasury. At the same time
Charles W. Stone, of Pennsylvania, pre
sented an adverse report from the minor
ity of the committee.
Mr. Bland’s proposition is advanced
with a view to supplying the treasury
with $56,000,000 of silver, or silver certifi
cates, to meet current expenses. It was
originally intended that the coinage
of this amount of seigniorageawould pre
vent Secretary Carlisle from issuing
bonds. The report was voluminous, and
deals with the silver question broadly, as
well as its relation to the seigniorage and
bonds. ___________
ALBANY’S BURGESS CORPS.
The Company Entertained by the Citi
zens of Raleigh.
Raleigh, N. C., Feb. B.—The Burgess
Corps, of Albany, N. Y., arrived here to
day at 12: 30 o’clock on a special vestibuled
train, en route for New Orleans. The
party stopped here three hours and were
entertained at the Yarboro hotel by the
citizens of Raleigh. An elegant lunch
was served and speeches were made by
members of the visiting party and citi
zens of Raleigh. The party was enter
tained this afternoon at Southern Pines,
where a barbecue was served.
THE CORPS AND THE TIGER.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. B.—Richard Croker,
the Tammany chief, passed through here
this afternoon, on his way to the Mardi
JTie Albanyßurgess Corps came in about
midnight on a special train. This organ
ization iq also bound for New Orleans.
De Gama Expected to Open Fire.
Washington, Feb. 3.-There were ap
parently no new developments in the
Brazilian situation to-day. Secretary
Herbert received a telegram from Rear
Admiral Benham, stating that there was
no change in the condition of affairs at
Rio. The state department and the navy
department are in expectation, almost
hourly, of offlcial information that Ad
miral De Gama has given notice of his in
tention to bombard Rio.
PEIXOTO SEIZES A. TUO.
[Copyrighted, 1894. by the Associated Press.]
Rio Janeiro, Feb 8.-The British tug
Cardiff was yesterday seized by order of
President Peixoto, on the ground that
she hud been smuggling dyn*mite W tho
insurgents. A Urge qu.utity of dynam te
was found on the vessel. The affair has
caused a sensation scarcely less than that
caused by Admiral Bonham s action.
SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1894.
FLORIDA AND THE LOTTERY
Senator Pasco Thinks It Will Be
Driven Oat of the State.
If There Ia Not Sufficient Power in the
State Re Will Bring the Natter
Before Congress—The Senator Thinka
the Existing Statutea of the State
Are Sufficient to Oope With the Evil.
Washington, Feb. 3.—The alleged at
tempt to re-establish the Louisiana Lot
tery tinder a nominal Honduras charter, at
Port Tampa city, Ha., was not unknown
to Senator Pasco, who has been interest
ing himself in the subject the last few
days and looking into the law. with the
end in view of doing all he can to remove
the evil from the state. If there is not
sufficient power in his own state, Mr.
Pasco says he will bring the matter be
fore congress.
‘•The Florida constitution contains a
prohibition of lotteries,” said the senator
this morning, ‘‘and our laws have hereto
fore been in harmony with the constitu
tion for their suppression. A law passed
by the last legislature modified the exist
ing statute, but the general impression
was that instead of making It less severe,
the change made the law stronger. Ru
mors have existed for some time that
some change tnad in the law rendered it
possible for lotteries to carry on their
work in that state.
‘‘l have not been able to ascertain upon
what that idea rested. I have taked to a
number of members of the legislature,
and they all say there was nothing of the
kind done. Still, there are buildings
going up at Port Tampa, and it is mani
fest that they are connected with some
lottery scheme.
A.POINT IN THE LAW.
“In some portions of the law, instead of
prohibiting lotteries generally, thelegisla
ture added the words, - in this state,’the
inteiuion of those who put the law,
through,no doubt,being to make the olaim
before the courts that only Florida lot
teries were permitted, and that lotteries
in other states or foreign countries
might carry on their operations, or
some of them, at least, without violating
the laws of Florida. It is evident that
this law must have been introduced and
carried through the legislature by some
person in the secret, although it was un
known to the great body of men in the
legislature, and the governor who ap
proved the bill. I have not yet
examined the law critically, and
do not pretend to pass my opinion
thoroughly, but my impressiou is that
the first blause of the law in which It
prohibits the people) from permitting or
conducting lotteries, will check, in a great
measure, the plans of those who expect
to carry on these operations. My impres
sion is that the first of the law
makes a distinct offense and the clause
which follows and is connected by
the word or, makes another of
fense. It is this second clause that has
been modified. Another law prohibits
the sale of tickets of any such lotteries as
are mentioned in the first section, and
under the law I am sure our courts can
find the opportunity to check the evil, if
not to prevent it entirely.
SENTIMENT AGAINST IT.
“The governor of the state and the
leading lawyers from yarious parts of the
state and public men generally,” said the
senator, “with whom I have talked, have
expressed their views, and a very general
disposition exists to check this evil and
break up the operations of this organiza
tion. If there is not sufficient
strength ir. present laws, I feel
sure that the next legisla
ture will carry out public senti
ment, which is against the lottery. Un
der existing law, whether the real head
quarters are in Honduras or in Florida,
the concern will not be able to use the
United States mails. They will be pre
vented from this by the present law,
which the supreme court has held to be
constitutional. IfQ additional .national
legislation should bfeoome necessary it
will undoubtedly be had, so far as the con
stitutional power exists in congress to
legislate against the lottery evil.”
GEORGE W. CHILDS DEAD.
A Sketch of His Career as Editor and
Philanthropist.
Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 3.—George W.
Childs, editor and proprietor of tho Pub
lic Lodger, died at his homo. Twenty
second and Walnut streets, at 3:01 o’clock
this morning.
At 10 o’clock last night his respiration
became etnban assed and the physicians
at the bedside saw that the end was close
at hand. At midnight the patient's pulse
was flagging, and he sank gradually, but
steadily, until death came to put an end
to his long struggle for life. Mrs. Childs
and Drs. DaCosta, Leidy and Mills were
In the sick room at the end.
The death of Mr, Childs will not alter the
policy of the Public Lodger, nor will any
changes be made in the management of
the paper. By an agreement entered into
by Mr. Childs and the late
Anthony J. Droxel. and in accor
dance with a provision of the latter’s will,
the Drexel estate will now purchase from
Mrs. Childs the interest Mr. Childs held
in the Ledger, and will accordingly own
the paper absolutely. The four surviv
ing children of Anthony J. Drexel—John
R. Drexel, Mrs. John R. Fell, nee Sarah
Drexel, Anthony J. Drexel and George
W. Childs Drexel—will hold equal shares
in the property. George W. Childs Drexel
was installed as publisher of the Ledger
early in Obtober last, and he will con
tinue in this capacity and have sole
charge of the plant.
TELEGRAMS OW CONDOLENCE.
Telegrams of condolence were received
during the day b.v Mrs. Childs from Presi
dent Cleveland, ex-President Harrison,
Secretaries Gresham, Carlisle, Herbert,
I-amont and Morton and Postmaster Gen
eral Bissell, Gov. Pattison, Senator
Joseph Hawley, of Connecticut, of ex-
Postmaster General Thomas L. James,
Senator Gorman. of Maryland,
Hon. Seth Low, Bialiop W r . F. Nichols,
of California, Joseph Jefferson,
Congressman Bingham. Robert Garrett,
Senator Gordon of Georgia, Mrs. Julia D.
Grant, Col. Fred D. Grant, Senator Mor
rill of Vermont. Hon Abram S. Hewitt,
Senator Higgins of Delaware, Phillip D.
Armour, John F. Harjes of Paris, Clem
Studebaker, K. Rosewater of Omaha,
Neb., Col. John D. Cockerell, Senator
John K. McPherson of New Jersey,
Bishop I. F. Hortsmann of Cleveland,
Mrs. Samuel J. Randall, Gen. Felix
Agnus. Mrs Cyrus Hall McCormick of
Chicago', Bishop W. C. Doane of Albany,
N. Y., Hon. Thomas B. Reed, Murat Hal
stead, Senator 3 H. Oalllnger of New
Hampshire, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Parke
Godwin, Bialiop Henry O. Potter, John
li. McLean of Cincinnati, Congressman
William McAleer. ex-Gov. Beaver, Mrs.
M. Cary Thomas, dean of Bryn Mawr
(Pa.) College, and . the typographical
unions of Philadelphia, 3oston and Des
Moines, la.
Mr. Childs was 65 years old. He was
born in Baltimore. He was educated at
private schools in his native city, and at
the age of 14 removed to Philadelphia.
Shortly afterwards he became a clerk in
a took store, and four years later opened
a small book store of his own in the old
ljedgcr building. At the age of 21 he was
at the head of the book publishing firm of
Childs & Peterson. He was successful in
his business. In 186 !he retired from the
book publishing firm, and the next year
became the proprietor of the Philadelphia
Public Ledger. When he acquired the
property the paper's circuiatiou was small
and its business unromunorative, but soon
it sprang into public favor and became
the most profitable newspaper in Phila
delphia. To-day the property is possibly
worth considerably more than $2,000,000.
Mr. Childs was always liberal in the
use of his wealth for benevolent purposes.
At his own expense he raised a me
morial In Westminster Abbey to the poets
Cowpcr and Herbert, caused a monument
to be placed over the grave of Leigh
Hunt, to the memory of Edgar A. Poo, be
sides erecting and assisting in the erection
of a number of other monuments to poets,
scholars, discoverers, etc. Oneof his latest
works in this line was the erection of
a monument, the “Prayerbook Cross,” on
the Paeitic coast during the present year.
The cross commemorates Plzarro and his
discoveries.
■yiß FRIEND OF THE PRINTERS.
Mr. Childs was especially the friend of
the printing craft, and no people will
more sincerely regret his death In 1868.
he gave to the Philadelphia Typographi
cal Society a printers' cemetery. Later,
ho and his friend, Mr. A. J. Drexel, gave
the International Typographical Union
several thousand dollars as a nucleus for
a fund for the eroction of a home at Colo
rado Springs, Col., for aged and infirm
printers.
He was always regarded as a model em
ployer, and commanded the respect and
love of all in his service. It was his pride
to assist men of family In his employ to
own homes of their own, and in many
ways he advanced them money to pay for
buildings. Besides paying the highest
rate of wages, Mr. Childs established a
pension system for the benefit of his em
ployes, and there are in Philadelphia to
day a number o'f'men who have grown too
old for active service at the printer’s case,
are living in fair circumstances provided
through the munificence of their former
employer. As might be supposed, the re
sult was that (position in Mr. Childs’
newspaper office were always eagerly
sought after, and ho was enabled to com
mand the services of the very best men in
the several branches of the office for
which they were wanted. His employes
were devoted to him with the loyalty of
love.
wtaEN THE LEDGER WAS BURNED.
An incident showing the high esteem
in which Mr. Childs was held in Phila
delphia, occurred in the neighborhood of
a year ago. Tke Ledger building was
swept out, by fire: The presses,
paper stock and all machinery were de
stroyed. But while yet'the building was
burning every newspaper publishing con
cern in the city rushed to Mr. Childs and
placed their establishment at his com
mand. Some of them even went so far in
pressing Ufton him the acceptance of their
offices as to assure him that his paper
should have precedenceof their own in the
composition rooms and press rooms. All
thought of business rivalry was
sunk in their efforts to honor
and oblige their honorable friend.
The fire, furthermore, afforded a splendid
illustration of Mr. Childs' remarkable
executive ability. For before he slept
that night, he had perfected plans for the
restoration of the office, given orders that
the plans bo carried out and seen that the
ledger would not only come out on timo
the next morning, but would contain as
good a description of its own disaster as
any of its contemporaries.
AS A WRITER.
Mr. Childs was not a great writer. He
has sometimes been referred to as the
“obituary poet” because he possessed the
faculty of putting his tenaorest thoughts
concerning his dead friends into words
when he came to pay them a tribute of
respect in tho newspaper columns. But
the term was applied more in a good
natured jest than otherwise. On the
topics of the day he expressed himself
clearly and forcibly, but he did not rank
as a writer with Greeley, Raymond, Dana
and other of his famous coutcmporaries.
He is, however, the author of two books,
one upon “Home Recollections of Gen.
Grant,” and the other containing some of
his personal “recollections.” inasmuch
as Mr. Childs probably entertalnsd at his
hospitable home more prominent persons,
both of this country and of Europe, than
any other Amerean citizen, his personal
“recollections” abound in interesting and
instructive reminiscences.
HIS HOUSES AND COLLECTIONS.
He maintained establishments rfbar
Bryn Mawr and Newport, besides his
residence in Philadelphia, but at neither
place was to be seen the gaudy show of
wealth which, unfortunately, too many
rich men of the day affect. Mr. Childs’
houses wore all chaste and simple as to
exterior architecture, and filled with such
objects as denoted culture rather than
riches. Ho was an ardent collector of his
toric relics and art works, and at his
houses and his office at tho Ledger build
ing had probably tho finest collection of
armor, bronzes, etc., to be found in this
country. Ho had a penchaDt for collect
ing unique clocks, and his private office
contained specimens from almost micros
copic size to the enormous hall clocks of
Old England. Loving art himself, he
loved to place It before others, hence his
frequent and splendid gifts to the Drexel
Institute of Philadelphia, of which he
was one of the most liberal patrons.
JEWS RAISE A RIOT.
Police Drive Them from in Front Of
St. Paul’s Cathedral.
London, Feb. B.—A sharp encounter
took place to-day in front of St. Paul’s
cathedral betwoen police and a body of
unemployed Jews. About 250 idle Jews
marched to the cathedral this afternoon
and attempted to enter it. The police
drove them back. The crowd resisting,
the police were compelled to use their
batons, and twelve of the riotous crowd
were injured to such an extent that it
was deemed best to send them to hospi
tals. Alter the repulse at the cathedral
the crowd proceeded to Trafalgar
Square, where an impromptu mooting
was held Three of the speakers who
addressed the crowd had blood-stained
bandages about their heads.
A Protectorate for Uganda.
London. Feb. B.—lt is reported that a
serious split exists in the cabinet over tho
report of the late Sir Gerald Portal, fa
voring a protectorate in Uganda. Karl of
Rosebery, secretary of state for foreign
affairs, is said to be In favor of a pro
tectorute i render Gladstone and a ma
jority of the cabinet are said to oppose it-
PARTY LINES OYER HAWAII.
Hitt Asserts That the Revolution Was
Bound to Come.
Rayner Declares Himself Convinced
That Minister Stevens Was an Ac
tive Participant In the Overthrow
of the Gueen—Boutolle Works Up a
Little Buncombe About the Flag In
cident.
Washington, Feb. 3.—ln the House this
morning, after the reading of yesterday’s
journal, and the transaction of some
routine business, Mr. Money, of Missis
sippi, offered the following resolution:
Resolved—l hat the House of Represents
lives of the United States of America re
gards with pleasure aud satisfaction the
prompt a tion of Hoar Admiral Henhtim on
the 27th. ultimo in the harbor of Rio do
Janeiro In his efforts to protect the citizens
and commerce of the United States.
In connection with it he had read the
dispatches from Admiral Benham and
Minister Thompson.
Mr. Money asked unanimous consent
for Its immediate consideration, but Mr.
Simpson, of Kansas, objected.
C Mr. Money appeared very much an
noyed at this action, and called attention
to the fact that the objection did not
come from a democrat.
“But it comes from one who stands very
near the Democratic party,” replied Mr.
Reed.
THE RESOLUTION ON HAWAII.
At 12:20 o’clock the morning hour ex
pired and the special order providing for
the consideration of the Hawaiian reso
lution was read and Mr. Hitt, of Illinois,
was recognized to continue his speech,
which was interrupted by the adjourn
ment of the House yesterday. He re
ferred caustically to the action of a demo
cratic member In Introducing this morn
ing a resolution commending admiral
Benham for firing upon a Brazilian ves
sel, while there was already pending in
the House a resolution to blacken the
name of an American officer who never
fired a gun and who declared that his
sole aim was to protect American life and
property.
In answer to a question from Mr.
Springer. Mr Hitt said that the men at
the head of the revolution of 1808 had
done the same thing twice before, and
they would have done it again if the
American troops had been a thousand
miles away.
Reverting again to the question of the
restoration policy, he said it was revolting
to think of our government trying to sub
vert a Christian republic for a heathen
monarchy. It was revolting to our every
nature that our forces should be per
verted and turned aside to attack our
own flesh and blood. [Republican ap
plause.]
As Mr. Hitt took his seat a warm burst
of republican applause greeted him
MR. RAYNER SUPPORTS THE RESOLUTION.
The speaker then recognized Mr. Kay
ner, dem.. of Maryland, a member of the
foreign affairs committee,.who supported
the committee resolution. Mr. ltaynor,
after a few words of introduction said:
“My opinion is this: In the first place, I
am convinced beyond all manner of rea
sonable doubt that Mr. Stevens, tho min
ister of the United States, was an active
participant in the overthrow of the
monarchy in the kingdom of Hawaii,
and in the second place,
the President having submitted
tho matter to congress, I am sat
sifled that, according to the usages and
principles of international law, we have
no right, by the use of arms or force, to
remedy the wrong that has been commit
ted. and that all efforts for a peaceable
solution of the matter having terminated,
we have no further right to intervene,
and that it is our duty for the present to
recocrnize the de facto government that is
now in charge, and our duty in tho future
to recognize such form of government as
may be determined upon by the wishes
and suffrages of tho people of tbs islands.
OVERTHROW OF THE QUEEN.
“Now, as to the proof that themonarch
ical form of government was overthrown
by the armed forces of the United States,
and that tho said government would not
have been overthrown but for such un
lawful intervention upon our part, there
is no difficulty about this branch of the
investigation whatever. No one can
come to an honest conclusion until he
reads the testimony and impartially ana
lyzes the facts that have been submitted.
We could not select a stronger case in
favor of the proposition than that it is
now asserted that the abdication of the
queen was not to those who constitute tho
provisional government, but was made to
the forces of the United States and no
one else ”
One of Mr. Rayner’s sentences miscar
ried. In adverting to the incident of the
raising of the American flag at Honolulu,
he, said : “Mr. Stevens and his flag was
like an Irishman and hi* shillalah; when
ever you see a head, hit It; and whenever
you see a place to raise a flag, run it up.”
[Loud republican applause and cheers
greeted this sentiment.]
•■That is the first patriotic sentiment
he has uttered,” said a republican mem-
Then Mr. Kayner turnod his attention
to Mr. Boutelle, and said that he had
been talking about nothing but the flag
for twenty-five years. “No, and I never
shall,” said Mr. Boutelle, amid republi
can applause.
“He talks about it all day and dreams
about it all night, and thinks about it all
the time.” [Republican applause.]
When, in alluding to the queen, he said
ho had no commiseration for her, for sho
had placed herself beyond the pale of
civilization, he was greeted with repub
lican applause.
BLAIR TAKES THE FLOOR.
Mr. Blair, rep., of New Hampshire,
was granted an extension of time, if he
should need it, before ho began his re
marks in opposition to the resolution of
the foreign affairs committee. It could
not be said that the minority had boon
lacking, he said. It was not its province
to do anything until the majority had
brought charges against an administra
tion which had passed into historv. It
was supposablo that the friends of the ad
ministration on the Benate investigating
committee would do all in their power to
shield the administration from the charges
which would be brought arainst it in the
tribunal ofhistory; yet from what could
be learned of the evidence given there,
the finding of tho committee would be
very different from that which would be
necessary to support tho resolution of the
foreign affairs committee.
STEVENS AND WILTS* DEFENDED.
He went over every step in the revolu
tion and discussed thorn seriatim to show
that neither Minister Stevens nor Capt.
Wilt**’ had exceeded their instructions
or their legal authority. Some Interest
was excited b.y his statement that the
first action of Commissioner Blount on
arriving at Honolulu was to give an order
to "haul down the American ensign ”
“Why,” ho said, “I had grown iuto the
idea that the American ensign could not
hauled down. [Applause.] In times'
past an order had been given, under
other circumstances, 'to shoot any man
who attempts to haul down the flag.’”
[ Applause, j
He advocated annexation because Ha
waii was nocessary to the dominion of the
United States in the Pacific, ,and if wo
allowed It to fall into the hands of an an
tagonistic military power it could control
our entire Pacific coast and could inter
fere with our Pacific commerce.
As Mr. Blair finished his remarks, Mr.
Johnsou, rep., of Maryland, asked that,
as the inombers of the foreign affairs
committee were consuming all the lime
for debate, the House should hold an
evening session to-night in order to give
other members a chance to speak.
STONE GOES FOR STEVENS.
Mr. Stone, dem, of Kentucky, objected,
however, and Mr. Money, dem of Missis
sipi, was recogn x and. While he and and n >t un
dertake to Helena the moral character of
the queen, he declared that had nothing
to do with her right to rule. Ho believed
that Mr Stevens was not only a party to
a plan to overthrow the queen, but that
the plan was most carefully laid. The
minister knew that he had no right what
ever to laud marines except at the re
quest of the government, for he had so
admitted before; yet ho landed troop
from the Boston at the request of a self
appointed eommitteo of safety.
Touching the legality of Mr. Blount's
appointment, Mr. Money said he had a
list of 100 precedents, a few of which he
quoted; and then, referring to the flag low
ering Incident, he said Mr. Blount had
the same right to haul down the Ameri
can flag as he had to haul It down from
the mast of a pirate.
A SHARP DISCUSSION.
A sharp discussion occurred between
Messrs. Money and Pickier, rep., of South
Dakota, in the course of which the latter
asked whether Mr. Money indorsed the
action of the administration In persisting
in its policy of restoration after it had
learned that the queen threatened to ex
ecute all those who wore engaged in the
revolution. Mr. Money replied that the
administration had uot persisted in Its
course to restore the queen, but speciflc
ally stated that it could not
continue Its mediation unless she
agreed to the condition imposed.
"But do you indorse the course of the
administration in boiug willing to restore
the queen, oven though she accepted the
terms, after learning what a blood-thirsty
woman she was i” persisted Mr. Dlcxler.
“I endorse the course of the admlnlstra
tion." said Mr. Money, slowly, as if
weighing his words carefully, “In persist
ing In its friendly mediation.”
Mr. Pickier continued to press his
question, but in a slightly different form.
“Do you endorse the course of the admin
istration in trying to put such a woman
over American citizens I” he asked.
Mr. Money said that the question was
irrelevant, and unless tho gentleman from
South Dakota confined himself to the sub
ject under discussion he would have to
decline to yield further.
Mr. Money’s time expired shortly after
ward and he was warmly applauded.
AN ANNEXATIONIST ARGUMENT-
Mr. Draper, rep., of Massachusetts,
spoke In opposition to the administra
tion’s Hawaiian policy. He was an annox
ationist.
Mr. Draper yielded a portion of his
time to Mr. Morse, of Massa
chusetts, who also opposed the commit
tee’s resolution.
At tho close of Mr. Morse’s remarks,
Mr. Johnson, dem., of Indiana, asked
unsnimous consent for demanding that
the previous question on the Hawaiian
resolution he extended from 4 o’clock
Monday until the same hour Tuesday.
This was in order to give time for speak
ing on the Hawaiian resolution
Objection was made and Mr. Mc-
Creary. dein., of Kentuoky, moved that
when the House adjourn to-day it be to
meeet at 10 o’clock Monday.
Mr. Boutolle said that application had
been made to consider his privileged res
olution immediately after the pending
question, and he suggested that the vote
on the pending resolution aud his privi
leged resolution be taken at the same
time.
It was finally decided to take tho vote
on both resolutions on Tuesday at 8:30
o’clock and that the House should meet
at 11 o’clock on Monday and Tuesday.
The House then, at 5:85 o’clock, ad
journed.
MISS POLLARD'S SUIT.
It May Come Up for Trial Within the
Next Few Weeks.
Washington, Feb. B.—Contrary to ex
pectations, it is now probable that the
suit of Miss Madeline V. Pollard against
Representative Breckinridge, of Ken
tucky, in which the plaintiff sues for
$50,000 damages because of alleged seduc
tion and breach of promise, will come up
for trial within the next few weeks.
Ttie court calendars were taken up at
the beginning of the present term, where
the trial ceased at the close of the pre
ceding term. Hitherto it has been the
practice to go back to case No. 1. This
change, it Is thought, may bring the case
up for trial during the present month.
KEY WEST’S NEW CUBANS.
The Warrants for Their Deportation
to Ba Forwardad To-morrow.
Washington, Feb. 8. —Supt. Stump, of
the bureau of Immigration, is confined to
his residence by an attach of rheumatism.
His illness will delay the sending of war
rants to Key West, Fla., for the deporta
tion of the Cuban cigar makers. Already
154 are Ailed in with the names of those
to be sent back to Havana. The warrants
in any event are likely to be forwarded on
Monday next.
BALANCE OF THE TREASURY.
An Increase of 53.000,000 in Gold and
a Doss of 94,000,000 In Currency.
Washington, Feb. 8. The national
treasury balance to-day decreased nearly
$1,000,000. At the close of business to
day the gold holdings stood at $08,411,050,
and the currency at $14,531,038. This
shows an increase in the gold of nearly
$3,000,000, and a decrease of nearly
$4,000,000 in currency.
STABBED HIS FATHER.
Tbs Blade Enters Just Below the
Heart and Makes a Fatal Wound.
ClarUesville, Tenn., Feb. 8. —Last night
at an entertainment at the home of
George U. Swift, in district No. 14 of this
(Montgomery) county, Swift and his
grown sen, Joseph K. Swift, had an alter
cation over some trivial matter, when the
latter drew a knife and stabbed his father
fatally just below the heart. The mur
derer was jailed here.
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RALLY OF THE BOYS IN BLUE
Atlanta’s Effort to Get It Heartily
Endorsed.
Letters From Many Prominent Edi
tors of Leading Papers in the North
and West Approve the Suggestion-
Extracts From a Few of the Bright
est of the Epistles.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 3.—'Tho Constitution
will publish to-morrow letters from many
prominent editors of leading papers, re
publican and democratic, in the north and
west, most heartily approving the invita
tion which lias been extended by tha
city of Atlanta to the Grand Army of tha
Republic to hold Us annual reunion ia
1895 in this city. The expressions are
unanimously In favor of the idea, and all
comment on the fitness of holding a re
union of the grand army at the great
center of the battle fields of the south be
fore the ranks of the grand army become
thinned by age and death.
HEARTY ENDORSEMENTS.
Hearty letters of indorsement of tha
suggestion have been received from Mu
rat Halstoad of the Brooklyn Tlmea-
Union. Frank Hatton of the Washington
Dost, tho Philadelphia Times, Mr. Kee
nan of tho Pittsburg Press, Bradford
Merrill of the New York Press, Mr. Kohl*
saat of the Chicago Inter Ocean, Robin
son Locke of the Toledo Blade, Mr. Rose
water of the Omaha Bee, Col. Oockorlll
of the New York Advertiser, Col. Cowar
din of tho Richmond Dispatch. Gen. Felix
Agnusof the Baltimore American, George
E. Mathews of the Buffalo Express, and
many olhers.
The communications are all enthusias
tic, and show the unanimity with which
the idea has been adopted by the men who
represent grand army seiitiinenUon the
question.
HALSTEAD HUMOROUS.
Mr. Halstead, in speaking of the Invita
tion, says: “I fane.y tho invitation will bo
accepted as heartily as it was given. Tho
interest in such an encampment would bo
unparalleled. Ho far as 1 have been abla
to consult the veterans, they feel greatly
attracted by Atlanta’s invitation, if you
do not want 200,000 of them down there
again, you had better not continue to urgo
them to come.”
AN INNOVATION.
Mr. Hatton, of the Post, says: "It
would be an innovation upon past pre
cedents. but there is no reason why tha
innovation should uot be made. It is tha
Grand Army of tho Republic, Is it not?
Then, why should they confine their en ■
eamjiment to any particular geographical
section? A second invasion of the south,
in the name of peace and brotherhood,
would be an ovent in grand army annala
worthy of immortal commemoration and
honor.”
A GOOD TltlNO FOR ATLANTA.
The Philadelphia Times says: “Can
you doubt what the Times will say to tha
invitation to hold tho Grand Army en
campment of the Republic to hold its next
encampment in Atlanta? It jvould be a
good thing for Atlanta;it would be a bet
ter thing for the grand army.”
Mr. Keenan, of the Press, says: “Most
of them would gladly revisit the stirriug
sceues of the war, and kindle upon their
old battlefields peaceful camp-fires,around
which the campaigning tales and re
miniscences would derive anew zest aud
piquancy from the contributions of tha
men who once wore tho gray.”
Mr. Bradford Merrill, of the New York
Press says: “If I were a citizen of At
lanta 1 should extend such an invitation
and if I were u veteran I should cordially
accept it.”
CHICAGO FAVORS IT.
Mr. Kohlsaat, of the Chicago Inter
Ocean, says: “I, feel that I express tho
sentiment of the Union veterans of Chi
ougo in giving hearty approval to tho
proposition to hold tho national encamp
ment in Atlanta in 1895. It seems to mo
peculiarly appropriate that a great reun
ion of the soldiers who served under
Grant and Sherman and Thomas should
be held at the point about which they
strove and struggled for so many months.
Mr. Ixicke of the Toledo Blade says:
"The spirit of union that gave birth to
the happy idea should touch a responsive
chord in the hearts of all the boys In blue.
By all means hold the next encampment
In Atlanta.”
wants it indorsed bt all.
Mr. Itosewater of the Omaha Bee says:
•‘ln view of the fact that this may be tha
last opportunity which the men who wora
the blue shall have of revisiting tha
scenes of their young manhood's struggles
for the preservation of the union, I trust
that the proposal to pitch their tents
light their camp fires in Atlanta will ba
indorsed by every grand army post in tha
country."
Col. Cockerill, of the New York Adver
tiser, says: “I hail with delight the
attitude of generous, historic Atlanta,
and trust that the bugles of the grand
army ma.v be heard ringing in her streets
next year.”
(leu. Agnus, of the Baltimore American,
says: “The veterans of both sides, as
they fraternally march through your
streets, may the old war sougs mingle in
loud and ringing anthems of jieace and
f;ood will. May ‘Maryland, My Mary
und’ go ‘Marching Through Georgia.’ ”
A BIG STORE CLOSED.
The Assets Ample, But the Firm Un
able to Realize Cash.
Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. B.—-Liebman
Bros. & Cos., dry goods and furniture
dealers, with a large store on Fulton
street, this city, failed this afternoon.
They were closed down this morning by
Sheriff Buttling on an attachment issued
by Justice I-aw re nee of the supremo court
of New York on Judgments for #75,00).
The firm could not collect from its debtors
and could not extend its notes. The firm
was reorganized on Aug. 36 last, with a
capital of $0)0,000. The assets are put at
$0)0,000, and the liabilities at $400,000.
The firm employed 380 persons. It was
one of the largest houses of the kind in
Brooklyn.
Arrested for Murder.
Nashville. Tenn.. Feb. 3.—William
Baker has been urrested for the murder
of old man Brackett, which occurred in
ltussell county, Virginia four years ago.
The murder has remained a mystery
until now, when a woman in the last
stages of consumption has confessed that
she witnessed the deed. Baker killed
the old man for his money and hid tiio
body in a cellar.
Gen. C. J. Stolbrand Dead.
Charleston, S. C., Feb. 3.—Gen. Carlos
J. Ktolbrand. who was chief of artillery
in John A. I-ogan's corps, and who served
with Sherman on his march to the sea,
died suddenly this evening in this city.