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I THE MORNING NEWS, I
J ESTABLISHED 1861 INCORPORATED 1888. f
1 J. H. ESTILL, President. 1
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NO ERMINE FOR PECKHAM.
The Senate Declines to Confirm the
Nomination.
The Vote 41 to 32—Vilas, Mitchell
and George Speak in Favor of Con
firmation and White and Hawley
Against It—New Names the Presi
dent May Choose From.
Washington, Feb. 16.—The eagles of
victory have again perched on the ban
ner of Senator Hill, while the plumes
and pennons of President Cleveland are
again lowered. By the newly raised
mound, under which is interred the judi
cial remains of William B. Hornblower
is now dug another grave to re
ceive the quandom supreme court body
of Wheeler H. Peekham. They were
lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in
their death they were not divided.
Whether from their fair and unpolluted
flesh violets will spring, and whether
they will ministering angels be, when
David Bennett Hill goes howling on, are
propositions only to be determined in the
dim, shadowy and uncertain future.
Mr. Hill is certainly unique now, as the
only senator who has-ever succeeded in
defeating, or attempted to defeat, the con
firmation of two successive nominees for
the wool sack of the supreme bench, and
in which fray the lines of battle were
squarely drawn between himself and the
President. Criticism here is evenly di
vided between the President and Mr.
Hill. While the latter is vituperated,
there are many democrats who think
that the President should have improved
by the lesson taught by the rejection of
Judge Hornblower and not sent
another nomination, confessedly even
more objectionable to the New
York senators and for no
other purpose than to carry the war into
Africa.
OTHERS WHO MAT BE NAMED.
Should he pursue the policy indicated
he wiil probably name Judge D. Cady
Herrick of Albany, who is “par excel
lence” the “facile princeps” ,of the anti
snappers and poison to Senator Hill, or
possibly Franklin D. Locke, of Buffalo,
one of the President's familiars. The
name of Judge Cullen, of Brooklyn, is also
mentioned.
Speculation is rife as to the nomina
tion going outside of New York, and Sen
ator Gray of Delaware is most promi
nently mentioned. Mr. Gray would be
confirmed immediately. He has led
the administration forces and deserves
any preferment from the executive,
but much as Mr. Cleveland may appre
ciate the services and ability of the Del
aware senator, he may not be willing to
bring his quarrel to an end with Senator
Hill, though it would bring peace and
good will to the democratic side of tLe
senatorial body.
Neither of Georgia’s senators voted.
Gen. Gordon is making a lecture tour, but
was paired in lavor of Mr. Peckam.
Senator Colquitt, though here failed to
vote.
DETAILS OP THE DEFEAT.
By the Southern Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 16.—The Senate has
rejected the nomination of Wheeler H.
Peekham, to bo associate justice of the
supreme court. The vote stood 41 against
32.
There was a grim determination mani
fested in the Senate this morning to push
forward in the Peekham case at the ear
liest possible moment. The contending
leaders were on the ground early, and
there appeared to be little change in the
personnel of the opposing forces.
Mr. Colquitt, dem., of Georgia, who
was classed with the anti-Peckham con
t.ngent, was said to have gone over to the
administration, but the opponents of Mr.
Peekham say they have not counted him
as one of their number.
At 12:25 o’clock the doors of the Senate
w ere closed and the battle of yesterdav
w as resumed.
THE VOTE.
Tho vote was as follows:
For confirmation- democrats, Messrs.
Bate, Blackburn. Brice, Butler, Cafi'ery,
raulkner, George, Gray, Harris, Hunton,
Lindsay, McPherson, Martin, Mills,
Mitchell of Wisconsin, Palmer. Pasco,
Kausom, Roach, Turpie, Vilas, Voorhees
and White of Louisiana. Republicans—
Messrs. Dixon, Hale, Mitchell of Oregon,
Pettigrew, Platt, Proctor, Squire and
Stockbridge. Populist—Mr. Kvle. Total
82. ,
-'Vainst Confirmation —Republicans;
Messrs. Aldrich, Allison. Cameron, Carey,
Chandler, Cullom, Davis. Doiph, Frye,
(taliinger, Hattsbrough, Hawley, Hig
gins, Hoar, Lodge. Manderso.t, Morrill,
I erkins, 1 ower, Shoup, Stewart, Teller,
'Nashburn and Wilson. Democrats:
Messrs. Berry, Call, Cockrell, Coke,
Daniel, Gibson, Gorman, Irby, Jones of
Arkansas. McLaurin, Murphy, Hill, Pugh,
test and White of California. Populists:
Allen and Peffer—Total 41.
This shows 23 democrats, 8 republicans
ana 1 populist voting for confirmation,
and 15 democrats, 24 republicans and 2
populists voting against it.
The pairs were as follows: Mr. Mc-
Mtllin for with Mr. Vance against, Mr.
Morgan for with Mr. Quay against, Mr.
omith for with Mr. Dubois against. Mr.
Gordon for with Mr. Wolcott against,
Mr. Camden for with Mr. Jones of Ne
vada against,.
Messrs. Colquitt and Sherman, both
favorable to confirmation, were absent
and not paired.
'ihe Senate now consists of 85 members,
and this vote accounts for all but 12 of
that number.
The President was informed of tho de
feat of the nomination within a few
minutes after it had been rejected.
A prominent senator sent a telegram to
• i<V* oov a over the w ire running from
the Senate to tho white house. During
the cabinet mooting, which lasted from 11
° ‘‘jock until 2:30 o’clock, the President
and tlie cabinet officers present waited for
some news from the Senate, and it is said
that tho mooting was prolonged in the ex
pectation that something detluite would
t>e received.
Senator Hill refuses to discuss the mat
ter.
VILAS’ SPEECH.
The first half hour of tho executive *ca
sioti was spent in routine business, wiicn
*, j H** took the floor und began a
•peeeh which lasted for more than an
!V lU, \and was in defense of the right of
I resident to ap)toiul whom ho pleased
for this or any other office, qualification
alone to bo considered. He then entered
into a long discussion of the merits of the
case, and read numerous letters from
distinguished attorneys, going to show
that Mr. Peekham was in
every way fitted for the exalted j
place to which he had been nominated.
Mr. Vilas also sought to show that the
nominee’s disposition and alleged ill-tem
per was not as had been represented, but
that, on the contrary, ho was thoroughly i
equipped for the duties of a jurist. Mr.
Vilas also explained the transaction in !
which Mr. Peekham was said to have
telegraphed Judge Caldwell in regard to
a recent decision of his in a certain rail
road case.
THE CHARGES SOT PROVEN.
Mr. Mitchell, one of tho republican
members of the committee, followed iu a
brief speech, in which he said he had ex
amined all of the alleged charges, and
had reached the conclusion that there
was nothing iu them that in any way in
terfered with the discharge of his duty
as a member of tho supreme court. For
that reason he believed it proper that ho
should be confirmed.
Mr. George, a odemocratic member of
the committee, who, it will be remem
bered, opposed the confirmation of Mr.
Hornblower, consumed the time allotted
to him in explaining why he now indorsed
Mr. Peekham. His reason was that the
charges in the two cases were entirely
different, and that in Mr. Peckham’s case
they had been disproved.
ONLY TWO SPEECHES IN OPPOSITION.
It was the intention of the opponents of
Mr. Peekham to have done no talking, but
when Mr. George had finished Mr. White,
of California, dem., and Mr. Hawley, of
Connecticut, rep., spoke perhaps three
minutes each, stating why they could not
assist in confirming Mr. Peekham. Each
of these gentlemen affirmed his belief
that thero was sufficient in what had
come before the Senate to justify its ad
verse action.
The anti-Peckham men discovered early
in the afternoon what they claimed was
an effort on the part of-the administra
tion leaders to consume the time in de
bate and force a postponement of the vote
until Monday. A hasty conference re
sulted and a number of Peclc
ham democrats declared that
they would not countenance
such a proceeding. When it was then
found that the vote was to be reached
during this sitting, the opponents of Mr.
Peekham sought to force the vote after
each speech. The vote was finally taken,
and after some time spent in straighten
ing out the pairs, the Senate at 4:15
o'clock adjourned until Monday.
A NEW SCARE IN HAWAII.
Royalists to Seize the State House and
British Marines to Land.
No% York, Feb. 16.—The Tribune has a
dispatch from Honolulu, dated Feb. 8,
stating that Honolulu was thrown into
intense excitement by reports of threat
ened royalist attacks on the executive
building. The story was that the royal
ists had devised a plan to throw dynamite
bombs into the council chamber, while
President Dole and his assistants were
holding a session. Then a strong armed
force was to fall upon the building, and
take possession at the point of the bayo
net. The moment the royalists were in
possession word was to be telephoned to
Admiral Woaehouse, who would recog
nize the new government and land British
marines, ostensibly to protect British in
terests. Up to 3 o’clock no attempt had
been made to carry out the plot.
JUBAL A. EARLY HURT.
He Falls on a Slippery Pavement and
Serious Results May Follow.
Lynchburg, Va.. Feb. 16.—Gen. Jubal
A. Early had a fall on the ice at the post
office in this city yesterday, and was
painfully bruised. No bones were broken,
and the attending physician stated that
no serious result was apprehended from
tho accident. This forenoon the physi
cian gave it out that the general
was resting quietly, and would prob
able be out in a day or two.
To-night, however, Dr. Terrell states
that he is very fearful that the nervous
shock resultant from the fall will prove
serious.
Gen. Early is 78 years of ago, and re
cently has been in such feeble health that
it was not thought he could live much
longer. It may be that this accident will
hasten his death.
LIKE RATS IN A TRAP.
The Imprisoned Min trs Beyond Hope
of Rescue.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Feb. 16.—The two
rescuing parties at work in the Gaylord
mine, trying to find the thirteen entombed
men, are making slow progress. Rock
and coal continue to fall, and od more
than one occasion they were obliged to
flee from work in order to save them
selves. It is safe to say to-night that it
will take fully a month before the rescue
parties can reach the men where they are
supposed to be.
A Legislative Clerk Missing.
Memphis, Tenn.. Feb. 16.- Frank Cham
bers. assistant chief clerk of the Tennes
see Genate, is supposed to have committed
suicide here yesterday. Chambers wrote
a ni, te to a friend, stating thathe intended
drawing himself in the Mississippi, and
then disappeared. The river banks were
searched and a negro shiftman was found
wno stated that he rowed a man answer
ing Chambers’ description across the
river at a point below the bridge yester
day morning. No further trace of the
missing man could be found. Chambers
was employed on the staff of the Nash
ville Americana year or two ago, and at
the last session of tho legislature was
elected assistant chief clerk of the Sen
ate.
Sunk in the Mersey.
London, Feb. 16.—The British steamer
Falls of Inversnaid, Capt. Wilson, from
Norfolk, Jan. 27 1 ran into and sank the
schooner Chase in the Mersey river to
day. The steamer was proceeding up the
river to Liverpool when tho accident oc
curred. Everybody on board the schooner
was saved.
Murderer Stone Hanged.
Jeffersonville. Ind., Fob. 16. -James E.
Stone was hanged this morning for the
nturuer of the Wrattan family on the
night of Sept. 18, 1803. The family con
sisted of six persons. Mr. and Mrs. VVrnt
tan. their three children and Mr. Wrat
tan’s mother.
Silk Ribbon Weavers Strike.
Now York, Feb. 10 —Tho silk ribbon
weaver*, falling to secure an increase of
pay. struck this morning Before night
at least 700 weavers will have joiued the
strikers, and over 2.000 girls will bo
thrown out of uinploymoub
SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 17, 18!t4.
DA GAMA BOLD AS A LION.
His Attack at Nictheroy Full of Per
sonal Bravery.
Shooting a Colonel of the Government
Forces Hs Mounts the Latter’s Bonn
and Leads the Charge—Every Officer
in His Command Wounded In the
Fight—Peixoto’s Commanders Let a
Big Opportunity Slip Away Unim
proved.
(Copyrighted, 1894 by ths United Press.)
Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 13, via Montevi
deo, Feb. 16.—Tlie insurgent charge at
Nietheroy on Friday Felt. • 0 was notable
for acts of bravery. Admiral da Gama
himself lead the storming party. He
shot Col. Tasso Fragoso, of the govern
ment garrison, mounted that officer’s
horse, land rode ahead. His example
caused wild enthusiasm among his men.
Six sailors obtained horses in a similar
manner and galloped after him. Behind
these seven horsemen the insurgents
rushed to the Piazza.
FORCED TO RETREAT.
There their force was divided and at
tacked by an overwhelming number of
infantry and cavalry. The insurgents
were pushed back slowly, without giving
any signs of panic. Admiral da Gama,
who was the last mdn to embark, was
wounded iu the arm and nock. Neither
wound is severe, and there is no doubt of
his recovery.
Every officer in the insurgent; rm / was
injured in the charge. Tlie total 1 >ss of
the insurgents was 270. The government
loss was little short of COO.
A LOST OPPORTUNITY.
To make the attack the insurgents col
lected every available man who could bo
spared from his post. They lauded 600
men and consequently had loft but eighty
men to guard Cobras island and but
twelve to hold Fort Vfllegatgnon. Tho
government had ut the time 1,000 troops
and hundreds of boats at its command.
A determined attack on either island
could not have failed, yet no attempt was
made to capture either position. Cobras
is never defended by more than 200 men,
and Admiral da Gama lias, all counted,
fewer than 700 men at his disposal.
ADMIRAL MELLO SULKING.
Admiral Millo is suiking at Paranagua.
Gomorcindo Saravas’ insurgent army
in the mountains of Parana numbers only
4,500 men and is held in check by tlie
government forces, which command the
narrow passages, The government fears
nothing from this force. Nevertheless, the
president seems unable to end the war.
Admiral da Gama may continue his bluff
for months, and even win the victory.
HELP FROM THE SOUTH.
An insurgent captain said yesterday
that his friends no longer expected help
from the south. Their only hope now. he
said, was to win by government blunders.
Admiral do Gama had decided not to sur
render to Rear Admiral Benham merely
because he dared not desert those who
were providing tho insurgents with
money. These men now hold Brazil by
the throat, in order that they may save
the money that they have invested here.
BARRACKS FOR THE POOR.
Barracks are building at three race
tracks outside the city. Poor people will
be housed in them during the tremendous
conflict which is expected to rage when
President Peixoto’s 12,000 men shall ba
ready to turn their hill top batteries on
Admiral de Gama's force of 700.
Dr. Alfonzo Penna, the civilian governor
of Minas Geraes, has been nominated lor
the presidency in opposition to Dr. Pru
dente d’Moraes, president of the Senate.
These two nominations of civilian candi
dates entirely destroy the theory that
President Peixoto ha., had tho intention
of joining the presidential contest.
THE FEVER EPIDEMIC.
The yellow fever epidemic has appeared
in the merchant shipping, and the naval
fleet is in such serious danger that it
ought at once to move to an anchorage
outside the harbor. The daily n jmber of
deaths ashore is above fifty.
As this dispatch leaves. Gen. Gomcr
cindo Saravas is reported to be returning
south through Parana, having abandoned
his intention to march on the capital, be
cause Gen. Oscar, with 3,500 government
troops, is coming northward from Rio
Grande do Sul
Admiral daGama’s wounds are said to
have become unexpectedly troublesome
and to be causing his friends considerable
anxiety.
Since landing at Armacao and charg
ing upou Nicthero.y, the insurgents have
been idle.
THE FEVER ON THE INCREASE.
(Copyrighted, 1F94, by the Associated Press.)
Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 16.—Yellow fever
is on tho increase hern. There were sixty
deaths from the disease yesterday, in ad
dition to fifteen deaths from other fevers.
The captain of an Austrian warship in
these waters dipd to-day, and there are a
number of other cases on board the same
ship.
A Portuguese warship here is also in
fected with yellow fever and the situa
tion is growing serious so far as tho
foreigners are i oaeerned.
The American warships only communi
cate with the shore by means of a hired
tug and the greatest precautions are ob
served on board all of the fleets.
Admiral Benham conferred with the
commanders of the American vessels and
nothing will be left undone which can
tend to preserve the health of the Ameri
can sailors.
The British warship Racer and several
of the merchant vessels have some cases
f fever on board.
DA OAMA CAPTURES AMMUNITION.
Buenos Ayres, Feb. 16.—Advices from
Rio de Janeiro say that da Gama's sailors
have captured the stores of guns and am
munitions at Fort Armacao.
THE REPORT CONFIRMED.
Washington, Feb. 16.—The navy de
partment to-day confirmed the report of
yellow feeer on board our fleet at Rio,
which, yesterday, was officially denied.
Secretary Herbert makes public the fol
lowing cable message.
Itio Janeiro. Feb. 14. 1894 —To the Secretary
of the Navy. Washington. D. C One man on
the Newark is ill with vellow fever. 1 have
transferred him to a hospital. 1 shall send
the Newark to Kto de la Plata.
Benham.
Secretary Herbert received this cable
gram to-night:
Rio de Janeiro Brasil. Feb. I#.—As a pre
cautionary measure against fever wilt send
the vessels, except Ihe flagship, juat Inside
the harbor within call. Lvery precaution
has been taken The health of th" off!, ers
and crew is good. Hbnham.
FEVER STILL COKTISt'ES.
London, Feb. 16.—A dispatch received
hero to day from Rio Janeiro states that
yellow fever continue* to spread in that
city. On itu average, forty cases of the
disease are reported daily, and twenty
cases of other fevers. Thu dispatch fur-
ther stat. a that there has been only* one
case of yellow fever on the United States
cruiser Newark. The patient was taken
to the shore hospital. The vessels of the
American squadron except the Newark,
which, as before reported, has gone to
Montevideo, remain off Rio Janeiro.
RALLIED TO SHIELD HENRY.
Brother Anarchists Raided His Rooms
to Head Off ths Poiico.
Paris, Feb. 16.—The anarchists of a
certain group, upon bearing of the arrest
of Henry, tho bomb thrower of tho Hotel
Terminus, raided his lodgings at Belle
ville, the same night, burned all his pa
pers and departed, taking with them, it
is believed, one or more bombs which the
anarchist is supposed to have had in his
lodgings.
The police search of his lodgings seems
only to have been an afterthought. If
they had acted more promptly, it is possi
ble that they might have made some im
portant discoveries and arrests. As it
was, they found in Henry’s lodging some
chlorate, powder, picric acid and some
copper tunes, evidently intended for
use in the manufacture of bombs similar
to those used by Valllant and by Henry,
himself. At the anarchist’s lodgings, the
people of the house smid they recognized
the photograph of H#nry as that of a man
whom they knew as Dubois.
TRIED TO GET INTO A THEATER.
Replying to the examining judge to day,
Henry said that he did not know why lie
selected the Cafe Terminus as the place
in which to cause an explosion. Henry
said that on Monday night he first went
to a leading theater with the bomb hid
den on his person, but he was unable to
obtain admittance, as the theater was
full: otherwise it was likely that he
would have thrown his explosive among
tho people in the theater.
A RAID AT LONDON.
London, Feb. 16.—The ambassadors
from France and Germany to-day sent
notes to Lord Rosebery, secretary of
state for foreign affairs, in regard
to the harboring by England of foreign
anarchists.
iu an interview to-day, a brother
of Bourdin said that he never
had an idea that his brother
was an anarchist. He added that
his brother had been out of work recent
ly, business in his trade being slack, .vet
he always appeared to have money.
When lie worked he made good wages.
The brother declared that he could con
ceive of no reason for Bourdin going to
Greenwich. He had no frinds thero.
A CLUB RAIDED.
The police at 9 o’clock to-night raided
the Autonomic Club and made several ar
rests. Much anarchist literature was
seized at tho club. The police found
many copies of a manifesto printed
on red paper in London and headed
“Mort a Carnot.” Thousands of
similar manifestoes have been cir
culated recently in France. About
midnight all the men arrested at the club
were liberated. The main object of the
police in arresting the A was to examine
them. Impor.aiit information is sqid to
have been obtained from them by the
police.
PEERS CALLED TO TIME.
A Ruling That Thsy Exceeded Their
Righto In Amending the Councils
Bill.
London, Feb. 16.—Henry Fowler, presi
dent of the local government board, di
rected the attention of the House of Com
mons this evening to several questionable
features of the amendments to the parish
councils bill by the pee?s. He appealed
to tho speaker of the House to say
whether the peers had not infringed upon
the privileges of the commons in altering
tho decision of the lower house to pay the
expenses of the parish councils from the
poor rates.
T he House of Lords had been excluded,
he said, from initiating or amending
revenue bills. Their action in tho case in
question seemed to him to be unconstitu
tional.
The speaker ruled that the peers had
exceeded their rights and instructed tho
House to ignore the amendment against
which Mr. Fowler had protested. The
annouui enient of this decision was
cheered loudly.
WANT TO AVOID A CONFLICT.
The Duke of Devonshire, Sir Henry
James, Mr. Jesse Collins and Joseph
Chamberlain were the principal speakers
ala meeting held last night. Sir Henry
James and Mr. Collins both insisted
strongly against any action whiclt would
provoke a conflict between the House of
I.ords and the House of Commons.
Thov said that it must not
tie taken for granted that tho
House of Lords will acquiesce iu the re
jection of their amendments to the parish
councils bill, and added that as far as
could bo ascertained tho bill would again
be returned to tho House of Commons, or
that a conference between representa
tives of tho two houses would be held to
settle the terms of a compromise.
AN EXPLOSION ON A WARSHIP.
Forty-one Men Killed Instantly and
Nine Others Fatally Injured.
Kiel, Feb. 16.—A boiler explosion oc
curred to -day on tho cruiser Braden burg
with fatal results to the crew, and dam
age to the vessel. New boilers had hoen
put in the vessel and steam was gotten
up to-day to test them. Tito officers re
fuse to give details of the disas
ter, but it is learned that
forty-one men were instantly killed
and nine, others fatally wounded. Among
the dead are the three chief engineers,
who were on the vessel to report on tho
work of the boilers, ana several other of
ficers. The vessel wis helpless, but
signals of distress biouglu-nssistaoce and
she was towed back to Kiel.
AN OFFICER'S STORY.
Kiel. Feb. 17, 3 a. m.— An officer of the
Brandenburg said late last evening that
the main pipe of tho starboard engine
burst. Tlie accident occurred between 11
and 12 o'clock yesterday morning
AtuoDg the victims are many dockyard
artificers. The vessel remains in the bay
and it is extremely difficult to get details.
At midnight the statement was given out
that tho number of deaths would not ex
ceed forty.
Lobongula’s Death.
Capetown, Feb. 16—A dispatch re
ceived here from Buiuwayo .confirms the
report that Ixtbengttla, king of the Mata
bcles. had died in the busb. presumably
front tho effects of gout and exposure to
which ho was subjected while fleeing
from the British forces.
Comptoir d’Eseompte Bankrupt.
Paris. Feb. 16.—The tribunal of com
mon e has declared the Comptoir d'E*-
compte bankrupt. At the request of the
Bank of b ranee, the institution was placed
in the hands of a liquidator one week ago,
and Baton Soubt ryan. a director, was ar
csted for dishonest practices.
DAY WASTED IN THE HODSE.
Most of the Time Thrown Away in
Filibustering Over Bland’s Bill.
Boutelle Opens tho Session by Calling
for the Orders Sent to the Naval Offi
cers at Honolulu to Obey Commis
sioner Blount—An Appropriation for
the Recovery of tho Armament of the
Wrecked Kearsarge.
Washington, Feb. 16. —in the House to
day Chairman Cummings, of the naval
committee, reported back Mr. Boutelle’s
resolution calling upon the Secretary of
the Navy for the instructions and orders
issued to the naval officers at Honolulu to
obey Commissioner Blount and his au
thority for issuing them. The resolution
called for the orders issued since March
4, 1893; the committee amended it so as to
call for all orders issued since March 4,
1892. After a brief statement from Mr.
Boutelle of the necessity and desirability
of adopting the resolution, it was agreed
to.
Mr. Blair. rop.,of New Hampshire, in
troduced a bill appropriating #20,000 for
the rescue of tho armament of the steamer
Kearsarge, wrecked recently on Koneador
reef, Caribbean sea.
Mr. Bland endeavored to secure unan
irnoud consent for dispensing with tho
call of the committees, nut Mr. Reed ob
jected. and the list was called. No reports
were made, however.
BLAND’S SEIGNIORAGE BILL.
Mr. Bland moved that the House go
into committee of the whole for consider
ation of the seigniorage bill, and that the
general debate be closed at 3 o'clock.
Mr. Cannon, rep., of Illinois, asked Mr.
Bland if the debate could not bo allowed
to go on uutil to-morrow, and his motion
he then made. He suid lie asked in Rood
faith, for the reason that he himself de
sired to make a few remarks ou the bill,
and there were other gentlemen on his
side who desired to bo heard
Mr. Bland said that he had, yesterday,
gi von notice of his intention to move to
close the debate, and tho gentlemen knew
that.
Mr Hopkins, rep., of Illinois, urged
Mr. Btand to iot the debate proceed under
the present conditions uutil it became ap
parent that all who wanted to speak had
done so. There had beon no delay, he as
sorted ; the time had all been occupied and
to close the debate now would work in
justice to many gentlemen who had pro
pared themselves to speak.
TWO DAYS WASTED.
Mr. Bland said there had beentwoda.ys
filibustering against the bill to prevent
its consideration by tho committee, which
might have been better used in debate.
It was apparent, he said, that the oppo
nents of tho bill were anxious to take up
all the time, and that ultimately the
House would lie compelled to l ake the
step he proposed. Ho was willing that
the gentlemen on the other side should
consult and fix upon some time when the
debate should close. He was not willing,
he said, to unduly cut off any member,
and would agree to any reasonable time
for debate, but he was not willing to go
indefinitely, as at present.
Mr. Reed remarked that it seemed to
him hard that speakers on the republican
side, who had made Justus much prepara
tion as those on the other side, who had
spoken, should bo cut off without an op
portunity to express themselves; that
the House should have before it only the
views of tho gentleman from Missouri.
A PASSAGE AT ARMS.
Mr. Bland made an interruption at this
point, which caused Mr. Reed to exclaim:
"The gentleman from Missouri is so ac
customed to interrupt speakers that he
thinks it is his normal condition.”
Mr. Bland—Well, it is a habit I learnod
from tlie gentleman from Maine.
Mr. Reed—Oh. yos, of course, you
learned it from me. I wish you would
learn some other things from me as well.
Proceeding, Mr. Keed said it was hard
“that the republicans had to bo bound
over to keep the peace in order to get the
right of debate.”
The fact that gentlemen on the other
sido had had the opportunity ta relieve
themselves by the delivery of their
speeches, was no reason why the gentle
men on his side should not similarly re
lieve themselves. There was no call for
coercion.
LEFT WITHOUT A QUORUM.
Mr. Bland insisted upon his motion,
and, on a division of the House tho vote
was announced to be, yeas 99, nays none.
Then followed the usual filibustering
routine—point of no quorum, and a call of
tho House showing a quorum. Another
vote on Mr. Bland’s motion and no
quorum. Another call of the House
Bhowed no quorum. After the fourth
succession of these proceedings a motion
to adjourn varied the monotony, but it
was lost. The hour was then long past
that named in Mr. Bland’s resolution for
the close of tho debate, but tho treadmill
was again set in motion. At the end of
another call of the House Mr. Bland him
self moved to adjourn.
Mr. Martin. dnm.,of Indiana, asked the
effect of the motion, if carried: if it would
not be to do away with tho night session
for the consideration of pension bills.
The speaker pro tern., Mr. Dockery,
dem., of Missouri, said tlie effect of the
motion, if carried, would be to disjtense
with the evening session.
Mr. Martin, who is chairman of tho
committee on invalid pensions, said:
"Then, I hope it will be voted down.”
The viva voce vote was. apparently, in
the affirmative on the motion, but before
the announcement Mr. Eland said he
would withdraw it, not caring, he ex
plained, to jeopardize the holding of the
night session.
Messrs. Reed, rep , of Maine, Gear, rep.,
of lowa, and several others exclaimed:
•‘it’s too late; he can’t do it.”
Mr Biand —Very well, then: if the gen
tlemen object, I will insist upon the mo
tion.
'Hie vote resulted in a tic—B7 on each
side -and Mr. Tracey, dem.. of New
York, thereupon asked unanimous consent
that the House take a recess until 8
o’clock, which, under the rules, would be
taken at 5 o’clock. This was agreed to,
and at 4:15 o’clock the House took a re
cess until 8 p. m., the night session to tie
for the consideration of private pension
bills only.
TIIE NIGHT SESSION.
When the House mot to-night there were
forty-one members in their seats, and Mr.
Brookshire, of Ind., occupied the
speaker’s chair.
Mr. Martin, of Indiana, chairman of the
committee on invalid [tensions, moved that
tlie House resolve itself into committee
of the whole to consider pension bills
Mr. Kilgore, of Texas, suggested that
no quorum was present, and that there
fore, no business could be transacted.
Mr (.’lark of Missouri urged Mr Kil
gore to permit the House to proceed with
the business for which the members had
assembled, but Mr. Kilgore humorously
insisted that it was not fair to devolve
the duty of legislation upon so few mem
bers. He said the bills on the pension
calendar could be passed in the Ua.v time
by unanimous consent, when a quorum
was present.
A member— Let's have unanimous con
sent to pass a few to-night.
Mr. Martin called for tlie yeas and nays
upou his motion, and they were ordered.
The vote resulted: Yeas 44, nays 4.
Mr Bowers, of California, pleaded for
unanimous consent to address the House
for five minutes on the vote just taken.
A member—Can’t you wait until to
morrow (
Mr. Bowers -No, for I can’t get in
then. All the big fellows will be here
and there'll bo no chance for us little fel
lows.
Mr. Martin said that tho vote disclosed
an attendance 131 short of a quorum, and
that it was manifestly impossible to
secure the presence of that number to
night. With the hope that by calling at
tention to the fact, disclosed by tho roll
call, a sufficient number would ’bo in at
tendance then, so that the point of no
quorum would not bo raised, ho moved to
adjourn, and it was ordered at 8:50
o’clock.
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
Very Little Business Transacted in
tho Open Session.
Washington, Feb. 16.—1n tho Senate
this morning, as soon as yesterday's jour
nal was read, Mr. Pugh, dem., of Ala
bama, moved to proceed to the considera
tion of executive business. The motion
was withheld, however, to allow some
routine business to be transacted.
Numerous petitions wore presented and
referred, among them one, by Mr. Brice,
dem., of Ohio, of 25,000 citizens of Cuya
hoga county, Ohio, asking for a continu
ance of the duty ou iron ore.
Mr. Hour, rep. of Massachusetts, of
fered a resolution requesting the Presi
dent to communicate all reports or dis
patches from Mr. Willis, tho present
minister to Hawaii, not heretofore com
municated, and especially the dispatch
communicating a letter from President
Dole, specifying certain charges against
the conduct of that officer.
"Let Hint resolution go over and be
printed,” Mr. Harris, dem., of Tennessee,
objected.
“it merely asks,” said Mr, Hoar, “for
an official communication of a document,
which is in all of tho morning papers
tliis morning.”
“1 withdraw m.y suggestion,” said Mr.
Harris
The resolution was agroed to.
Then Mr. Pugh's motion was put and
carried, and tlie Senate at 12:25 o’clock
proceeded to the consideration of execu
tive business. The doors remained closed
until 4:16 o’clock. At that hour the Sen
ate adjourned until Monday.
Money for West Point.
Washington, Fob. 10.—The appropria
tion bill for tho military academy at West
Point was reported to the House to-day
from tho committee on military affairs.
It carries #400,438.58, a reduction from tho
estimates submitted by the department
of #63,000.
Bland’s Need of Ballots.
Washington, Feb. 10. -Telegrams have
been sent out for absent members of tlie
House, and by to morrow a vote tnay be
taken on the Bland bill, or the day later,
at the latest.
A Postmaster Confirmed.
Washington, Fob. 16.—The Senate to
day confirmed the nomination of J. W.
Gant to be postmaster at Knoxville, Tenn.
TEXAS’ BANK SCANDALS.
A Prominent Financier Arrested for
Embezzlement.
Dallas, Tex.. Feb. 16.—A. M. Britton,
well known In Fort Worth and through
out tho state, especially in the ‘‘Pan
Handle” section, as a banker, cattleman
and general financier, is now in the cus
tody of United States Marshal Hunt.
Britton was a brother-in-law of W. S.
Ixtmax, casitior of. tho First National
Bank of Vernon, who committed stticido
by shooting himself about four months
ago.
The indictment on which Britton was
arrested charges him with embezzling
$65,000 from the First National Bank of
Vernon, making false entries and giving
false reports to the United States bank
controller. Ho was arraigned before
Judge Rector and given a preliminary
hearing. His bond was fixed at #30,000.
His attorneys will, in all probability,
swear out a writ of habeas corpus.
A great deal of testimony was taken in
the T. J. Wood case to-day, all of which
was strongly against him. Tho case
wiil run a week longer.
SMOKES IN EVERY LINE.
Lexington’s Mayor Writes a Fiery
Card in Reply to Two Editors.
Louisville, Ky., Feb. 16.—Mayor Dun
can, of Lexington, who is also the editor
of the Press of that city, is out in a card
this morning that smokes in every line.
The Transcript and leader yesterday
contained editorials criticising the may
or’s conduct in tho matter of awarding a
contract for brick streets, charging that lie
was paid by the attorney of the company
which received tho contract. Mayor
Duncan replies by calling the the editors
of these two papers • malicious liars, cow
ards. curs, renegades,” and everything
else that is contemptible. The indications
are that when the parties meet on tho
street there will be bloodshed, as all have
more or less of a fighting record.
FORESTS OF FLAME.
Thousands of Acres of Timber and
Grazing Lands Burned Over.
Monterey, Mox., Feb. 16.—Extensive
forest fires have been burning|ifor the
past several days in the mountains sur
rounding this city, and tho scone at times
is of the most sublime nature. Thousands
of acres of timber and good grazing lands
have been burned over, und considerable
other | iruperty destroyed. No reports of
loss of life liave been received.
The Trial of Parish.
Dallas, Tex., Feb. 10.—In the John
Parish case his confession was introduced,
in which he told the whole story of the
assassination from start to finish, giving
every detail of his being hired by W. G.
Parish to kill V. M. Langdon.
Blocton’s Mine Fire.
Birmingham. Ala . Feb. 16. The mine
fire at Blocto' is still raging to-day, but
wiil probably soon be under control. No
further casualties have been rcqtctrted.
The loss will be heavy.
Looms Stoppsd at Bomsrsworth.
Salmon Fails, N. 11., Feb. 16.-The
Great Falls Manufacturing Company at
Somerswerth has stopped lUQ loom* This
will throw 350 operatives out of work.
I DAILY, #lO A YEAR, I
1 5 CENTS A COPY. V
I WEEKLY, #1 25 A YEAR. |
ROBBERS WRECK A TRAIN.
The Fireman and a Tramp Killed in
the Crash.
The Express Car Blown Open With
Dynamite and the Money Taken —A
Fusilade of Bullets Kept Up During
the Progress of the Robbery to Ter
rify the Passengers and Train Men.
Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 16.—A special
from Movaje says: “The Southern Pa
cific overland train No. 20 was held up
and wrecked at Roscoo, about twelve
miles west of los Angeles laat night
about 11:30 o’clock. The switch was
thrown and the train run on the spur,
throwing the engine and two cars off.
Engineer Dave Thomas is badly injured,
and Fireman Arthur Masters, and an un
known tramp were shot and killed.
“The robbers blew the express car open
with bombs and robbed it. Tho amount
taken is not known.
“There were three men in the gang,
and they started north on horseback after
the robbery.”
ROIIBBRS ON inn TRAIN.
Another special from San Fernandino
says: “Several men boarded tho train at
Burbank, and at Roscoe their accom
plices ditched it and commenced shooting.
Tlie Wells Fargo express car was blown
open with dynamite and the money taken,
“The fireman was caught under his
engino and only lived about an hour.
THE ENGINEER BLEBS.
‘•Engineer Thomas Jumped and took to
the brush, thougli it is reported he was
injured, and a trump who was stealing a
ride on the pilot was killed.
"It is known that the robbers escaped
with several sacks of gold.
“The tramp who was killed was a
youth named Granger. His body and
that of Fireman Masters wore brought
here several hours after the robbery.”
HER RUDDER DISABLED.
The Paris Obliged to Put Back to Port
After Making 300 Miles.
London, Feb. 16. Tho American
steamer Paris, which sailed Feb. 10 from
Southampton for New York, was sighted
early this morning lying at anchor off
Roche’s Point at the enlrance'of Queens
town harbor. She returned on aooount
of her rudder being disabled.
On Monday last a heavy sea struck the
rudder of tho Paris, snapping the post off
in the trunk. The steamer held her
westward course until Tuesday afternoon,
when it was decided to put her about.
One of her engines was stopped and little
difficulty was experienced in turning her
around.
Tho Paris hail made 800 miles of her
westward voyage when her rudder be
came disablod. It was deemed best to re
turn to Queenstown. She was steered by
Iter twin screws. All arc well on board
and no alarm was caused by tho accident.
Her passengers will be forwarded by tho
Berlin to-morrow.
FRANCE AND PORTUGAL.
A Dispute Between the Countries
Looked Upon as Grave.
Paris, Feb. 16.—A semi-official note has
been issued in regard to tho attitude of
tho Portuguese government in most of
the questions which have arisen between
France and Portugal, especially in regard
to those questions which affected French
investments. Tho attitude of Portugal
in these matters, it announces, lias
caused Premier Caslmir-Perier to re
call the Fronch minister to Portugal
from his post to Paris, in order to confer
with the government upon the situation.
During tho absence of the French minis
ter from Portugal, tho first secretatw will
replace him and will so act until the
present crisis permits the French minis
ter's return. The situation between
France attd Portugal is regarded as being
much graver than is made to appear in
the above announcement.
ROTHSCHILDS IN DANGER.
Placards Threatening a Dynamite
Outrage Posted on Their Bank.
Paris. Feb. 16. —Owing to the fact that
threatening letters have been received by
the Rothschilds’ their offices at No. 21 to
25 Rue Latittee are specially guarded.
Placards declaring that the offices would
be blown up have been posted on the
doors of the Rothschilds’ place of
business.
Thirteen Killed in a Collision.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 16. —A fatal acci
dent has occurred on the railway between
Samara and Slatvousk, in eastern Russia.
Two trainsco Hided near Jelan. Thirteen
persons were killed and several badly
injured.
A TRAMP INCINERATED.
A Oar Load of Slag in White Heat
Dumped on Him While He Slept.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. 16.—A pecu
liar and fatal accident occurred at the
Oitlco furnace to-night. Three young
negro tramps huddled together and went
to sleep on the slag dump. Their presence
being unknown a car containing slag at a
white heat was run on the dump and
emptied upon the tramps; two escaped,
but Buck Porter was buried under the
seething debris. His body was inciner
ated.
BUBNED TO THE WATER’S EDGE.
A Chesapeake Bay Steamer Destroyed
at Her Dock.
Baltimore, Md., Feb. 16.—The side
wheel iron steamer Ida was burned to
the water's edge to-night, and the bull
filled with water and suuk. The Ida has
for several years plied between this port
and points on tho Chesapeake bay in the
passenger and freight trade. She had
just bc+.n docked at Locust Point for
slight repairs. The loss is about #BO,OOO,
with insurance of #ib,ouo.
WEST VIRGINIA’S DEBT.
An Attempt to Be Made to Beach an
Amicable Agreement.
Richmond, Va., Feb. 16.—The Flood
substitute for the Wickham resolution
looking to the settlement of West Vir
ginia’s portico of the debt of the old state,
was adopted by the Senate to-day. It
eliminate* the suit feature from the origi
nal resolution* and provide* for a settle
ment on the basis of an amicable agna
tic nt between couuiwlonar* appoint**!
by the two state*.