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JesIAKUOIISB IW). INCORPORATED 1888. V
| j h. ESTILL, President. I
A CARNIVAL OF LYNCHINGS
Eight Blacks Strung Up In One Parish
In a Week.
The Last Four Swung Off Simultane
ously Thursday Night-They Were
Implicated in the Assassination of
Boyoe. a Few Hours More and They
Would Have Been Safe in Missis
sippi-
New Orleans. La., April 27.—Nine men
h*ve met violent death in Madison par
j' h ; ast week, and eight of these
A.v ; . n lyncfied by infuriated citizens.
Tho last four were hanged last
. 'lit The news has just reached
this city. Yesterday the Boyce as
king were hunted down by blood
„|S, and finally located in
•he Buckhorn woods. Sheriff McClel
hud SPI )t for volunteers to increase
lis posse, and a force of 200
nien finally treed the assassins in
aneirro cabin. The fugitives were just
preparing to cross over the Mississippi
Ime, where they would have been com
paratively safe. The posse surrounded
the house and called for the owner to
make his appearance, but he refused.
The posse then fired into the build
ing which brought the negro owner to the
door.
TIIE NEOROES FOUND.
He denied that the fugitives were in
his place, but the posse made a close sur
v,.vof the premises and finally found the
foiir rv - rnes huddled tip in the loft of a
small crib in the rear of the cabin. The
four were Pomp Claxton. the leader of
the assassins, Shell Claxton, Scott
Uarvev and Tory McCoy. They were
~n , ,nptlv placed under arrest and Sheriff
McClelland detailed a party of twelve to
take them to Tallulah, while the sheriff
and the rest of tho posse started out to
try to eapture Tom Griffin, who had sep
arated from the others.
SEIZED BT A MOB.
As the deputies with the four fugitives
got near Milliken s Bend they were met
by a mob. which made an effort to take
the prisoners from them. The guard re
sist! and and succeeded in holding on to tho
prisoners. The guard pressed on with
the fugitives until they reached
the Shaby place, two miles from
Tallulah. Here they were met by
a crowd of 200, who over|iowered
the guard and captured the four prison
ers. The j risouers were escorted to the
Orescent place, where there fiendish mur
der hud been committed, and there strung
up to the limbs of several trees. Their
bodies were found this morning. If
Griffin is caught he will also be lynched.
There are seventeen negroes in jail, all of
whom will bo given a regular trial, and
most of whom, it is thought, will be con
victed.
TWO RAVISHERS hanged.
They Spent Most of the Night on the
Floor Under Their Cots.
Alexandria, Va., April 27.—Ben White
and Jim liobinson, both colored, were
hanged in the jail yard at Manassus, at
1 32 o'clock this morning, for criminally
assaulting two white women near Manas
s s. late on the night of Jan. 13 last.
The two men. who had been confined in
.ail in tliis city since their conviction,
were taken to Manassas Wednesday
m -ht and kept in jail there till this
morning. They slept but little
last night and spent most of
the time on the floor of their cells under
thor cots. This morning they ate no
breakfast, and after prayer in their cell,
wa.kut with firm steps to the gallows in
thejard. A force of twenty deputies,
armed with guns, was present, but no dis
r occurred. The hanging was wit
nessed by about fifty persons. On the
■ after the knots had been ad
•ct' I, White asked to be given a few mo
ment,- to pray, and while engaged in
prayer the drop fell. The necks of both
mm were broken, and life was prnouneed
extinct bv the doctors in eight minutes.'
A NEGRO BANGED.
Washington, April 27.—Thomas Crump
m, a negro convicted of the murder of
cr negro in a drunken quarrel, was
hanged in ttie district jail this morning,
ihe drop fell at 11:12 o'clock. •
MRS. DAVIS’ PENSION.
A Correspondent Gives a Sensational
Story About It.
Now k ork. April 27.—A Birmingham
1 special says: “One of the sensa
'miis. f the great confederate reunion he
me held here is the cold shoulder which
et u given to the widow of Jefferson
One of the purposes of the asso
-1 on was to see that each southern
e lentnbutod a pension of SSOO for
tl j s ‘I 11 The committee in charge of
„ ' •‘’ •a e t. in reporting that tho inonu-
M,-s n be dr °PPcd, Stated that as
for 1,, .' s h , ad sel °<’ted New York state
she thereby lost her
in ~ ' lth , tho southern states. This
U -,i vs adopted and Mrs. Davis’ name
ti ua •/ * stric ‘k°n from all future considers-
SMALL-POX AT GADSDEN.
eOl t h® Patients a Physician in the
Heart of the City.
■iirmingham, Ala., April 27,-A special
.tT V Herald from Gadsden, Ala.,
e „ 1 cases of small-pox have been
l)r" u Vr 1 * n ' " a dsden. The patients are
■bins and John B. Shropshire,
tia'. hnlg 1 iives within a few blocks of
shit,. ,v ss P ;lrt °f the city and Shrop
the, , at lhu car works, a mile from
('i.e,, f• j \ house. Three physicians, and
R ,u,’.ufhe county physician, have
, te and .lie disease small-pox. How
Win - ls unkn°w n , the patients not
, - ••ware of having associated with
bmal|.„, lv r ”™. “uy. Idace affected with a
““ pox epidemic.”
S IJ ‘CH SOCIAL GOVERNMENT.
“ A “en<imen t to the Bill Offered by
- mrles Renshaw Accepted.
Con i, " 27.—1n the House of
tn r : , , S to da - v tllc Scotch local govern
-0 -i-" nas introduced by Sir George
The ' secretay for Seoctland.
kithr i',in'‘‘2 ent . a '’repted an amendment
c -v-r hy Charles Kensbaw,
Con ,- V , ' ": hich provides for tho solec
ttit',.,. ■ Hoteh members of thecom
kt: r. a *. m being to create a comrnit
-9;ai„.,. , , n , UI ' K as closely as possible. the
•Sir iPur ties of tho whole House,
ai! ib, s , | cevelyan’s motion to include
l, a.s , ujemlairs in tho committee,
too;.. u wdt h Mr. Henshaw’s axnend-
TOLUOA DODGES TROUBLES.
The Mines. Closed Down to Avoid an
Attack on the Men.
Minonk, 111., April 27. —Two hundred"
miners left here this morning at Oo’clock,
to march to Toluca. They carried Ameri
can flags. Each man was armed with a
four foot maple club. They will join the
main body of men marching from I-asalle,
Peru, Streator, Spring Valley, 2,600
strong, at Butland. Five negro miners
from Toluca arrived late last night and re
ported the men leaving in squads. They
say the miners at Toluca are badly
frightened over the report that the ad
vancing miners would lynch every man
caught at work.
TROUBLE AVOIDED.
Toluca, 111., April 27.—Acting Gov. Gill
and J. W. Crawford, president of the Illi
nois Mineworkers’ Association, arrived
here at 8:50 o'clock this morning. At a
private conference held with Manager
Devlin, protection was furnished him by
the governor, and if the men desire to
work they will be allowed to do so, if the
militia must bo called out to protect
them. There were 4,000 men here, all
armed and determined, but the mines
were closed to avoid trouble.
The meeting of the miners finally broke
up peacefully and no violence was at
tempted. This wasmainly due to the pre
caution taken by the authorities in clos
ing the mines and in dispersing the
4,000 miners who assembled by providing
free transportation to their homes.
STATISTICS ON THE STRIKE.
Prisldent Mcßride Claims That 152,-
000 Miners Are Out.
Columbus, 0., April 27.—The following
revised estimate of the number of miners
now out in the strike, given out by Presi
dent Mcßride to-day shows that the
miners are gaining strength :
Alabama % 8,000
Tennessee and Kentucky 6,000
Indiana 5.000
Ohio 26,700
West Virginia 4.500
Illinois 28.500
lowa 1.300
Indiana Territory xOO
Mobile 4,500
Pennsylvania 65.500
Colorado 1.500
Michigan.. 300
Total 152 010
This estimate, President Mcßride
says, does not include the accessions in
the Indiana block field, and in Illinois,
indicated in the morning dispatches.
The principal addition is made in Penn
sylvania, where he estimates that 05,000
men are now idle.
J. A. Crawford telegraphs from Illinois
that “Not a wheel is moving from St.
Louis to Cairo,” and President Mcßride
predicts that Illinois will be out solidly
by May 1. That 250 men went to work at
Benwood. W. Va., yesterday, he does not
regard as significant. They mine coal
only for a steel plant there. Still, they
would try to prevent these local settle
ments. On the whole. President Mcßride
thought the situation to-day very encour
aging to the miners.
OUT ALL ALONG THE LINE.
The Great Northern Strike Now on
From St. Paul to the Pacific.
St. Paul, Minn., April 27.—At high noon
to-day the Great Northern strike went
into effect at St. Paul and Minneapolis
and at all points on the line from this
city to the coast. The Eastern Minnesota
is also involved. Within five minutes
after the committee had arrived at
the division to call all the men out
that order had been sent out by
President Debs, and the fight is
now on in dead earnest. The company
claims that it has sufficient men now in
its service, who will remain at work,
while the American Railway union as
se.rts lust the contrary. “The committee
takes tho ground,” said President Debs
in an interview, “that having appeared
against a wrong that was inflicted upon
them, the men should not be asked to ar
bitrate. A positive and definite injustice
has been done, and they ask to have it
rectified. It does not admit of arbitra
tion.”
PRESIDENT BILL CONFIDENT.
President Hill was called on immedi
ately after the order for a general strike
had been promulgated. He stated that
the company proposed to operate its road
independent of the American Rail
way Union “I do not think,” said Mr.
Hill, '‘that any great proportion
of the men will obey the order, and 1
do not anticipate any difficulty in getting
men to operate the trains. 1 intend that
every wheel on the line shall be running
in as short a time as possible, and this
latest move of the committee does not
seriously alter the situation, so far as tho
company is concerned.”
It was learned to-night that unless the
strikers beeomo riotous and commit dep
redations other than interfering with the
running of trains state troops will not be
called out. In calling on the United
States authorities lor protection and
placing the trains in the care of tho
United States marshals the state authori
ties appear to believe that the Great
Northern management has placed the
matter in the hands of the federal gov
ernment, and if the marshals are not
able to cope with the strikers. United
States troops will be called to their assist
ance.
It is stated that the Third Infantry at
Fort Snelling is being held ready to hiove
at a moment's notice lo any place where
there may be trouble.
Tho through freight train which started
for the east last night is at St. Cloud, un
able to secure a fireman to take it over
the Fergus Falls division.
Atlanta’s Move for an Appropriation.
Washington, April 27.— Representative
Ifivingston has arrunged for the Atlanta
delegation, representing the Cotton and
International Exposition, to appear before
the committee on appropriations on
May 15 at 10:30 o’clock in the morn
ing. Mr. Livingston feels sanguine of
success before the committee. The com
mittee eheorfully granted the hearing
without objection. The members of the
Georgia delegation are actively at work
in the interest of the exposition among
the members in the House.
Knoxville’s Public Building.
Washington, April 27. -Representative
Ilouk. rep., of Tennessee, introduced in
the House to-day a bill appropriating
SIOO,OOO for the construction of an addi
tion to the Knoxville, Tenn., public build
ing.
An Impeachment Trial Postponed.
Montgomery, Ala., April j 27 .—Tho im
peachment trial of Judge John B. lal ,v,
of tho Ninth district circuit court for Ins
connection with tho Skelton munler cases,
was to-day postponed until Moud.ij.
SAVANNAH, GA., NATU.K DAY. APRIL 2S, is<)4.
BIRTHDAY OF GEN. GRANT.
*
Secretary Herbert Speaks at New
York’s Annual Dinner.
Birmingham’s Magic Growth aB the
Result of the United Enterprise of
Men of the North and South—The
Grand Characteristics of the Ameri
can People Illustrated by the Condi
tions of the City’s Growth-No
Thought of Disloyalty at the Recent
Reunion of the ex-Oonfederates.
New York, April 27.—The annual din
ner in celebration of the birthday of
Gen. U. S. Grant, arranged by a commit
tee consisting of Gen. GranvilloM. Dodge,
Gen. Horace Porter, Gen. Charles H. T.
Collis and others, took place at the
Hotel Waldorf this evening. About 120
persons were in attendance. Elihu Root
presided, and Secretary of the Navy Her
bert delivered the principal address. He
said in part:
Away down south, in Alabama nestling in
the lap of the mountains, is Birmingham. It
was founded after the great American conflict
had passed into history, by men who had
fought under Lee and Jackson and Johnson.
Then came, to help them, men who had fought
under Grant and Sherman, and union men
and ex-confederates, together, bullded the
magic city, a city that is already
known fur and wide as the coming rival of
the great industrial centres of the world.
Thatcity, with Hs furna.esr aglow hy uight
and by day. and with its railroads stretch.ng
out to the north and the west, is an object
lesson teaching not only the material value
of the union of all these states, hut
illustrating also, hy tho conditions
of its growth, the grand charac
teristics of the American people, who fought
each other with a courage that was never
surpassed, and then threw down their arms
and clasped hands to light together the bat
tles of peace with a unanimity that has never
been equalled.
THE CHANGE IN SENTIMENT.
The material advancement of the southern
states in recent years, of which the growth
of Birmingham is a type, is something won
derful. but the change in public sentiment
that has taken place in that section has been
more marvelous still. During this present
week, there has leen a gathering in that city
i of those who fought against the union of
these states, 'they met to do honor to
the virtues of those who had died by
their sides, to rekindle the friendships that
were formed around the camp tires and
cemented on the battle field, and to devise
means to relieve as they might the sufferings
and wants of such of their comrades as were
in need of help. T hey have not ceased and
they never will cease to do honor to the me
mory of the brave men who fell by their
sides.
And, yet I say to you gentleman what I know
to tie true, that in all this gathering of ex
confederates there was uot one lingering senti
ment of disloyalty to the flag of the union that
floated over their heads as they deliberated.
I say to you. further, that there
was not one at that meeting who,
when he was a soldier thirty years before,
under the confederate Hag, could have for
a moment believed that the change of feeling
that has taken place in his heart toward the
union of these states was among the possibili
ties of the future: but so it Is. that which
was seemingly impossible lias now become
an accomplished fact. Verily the facts of
American history arc stranger than any fie
tion that was ever conceived by the brain of
man.
NOT CONriNED TO THE SOUTH.
And this mighty revolution of public senti
ment has not been confined to the south.
From the very beginning of our government,
from the days when North Carolina hesitu ed
for months and Rhode Island deliberated for
nearly two year,s before agreeing toeomeinto
the union, down to the opening of the
war for the secession, the value of that union
was freely questioned and oiten debated. At
different times great conventions of excited
men, now in New England, and then in the
south, and statesmen, in congress and on the
hustings, discussed it. Whether a state had
the right to sever its relations to the
union was an • open question till
it was settled by the arbitra
ment of war. Since that great tribunal en
tered its judgment, and adjourned without
day. more than a quarter of a century has
elapsed: and from that moment up to this
hour, not a state legislature or a state con
vention or a county convention, or even a
school boys dobating society has taken up
that question for discussion.
TO BE ONE NATION.
We are not to be two nations of Anglo-
Saxon people lying side by side, each like
the unhappy nations of the old world, armed
to the teeth on land and sea against its neigh
bors. We are to live under one Hag, and
this is to he the guaranty to us of peace and
prosperity: and we are to constitute all to
gether, north, south, east and west, one gov
ernment.
The secretary then spoke eloquently of
Gen. Grant, dwelling at considerable
length on his ability as a commander of
armies, of his patriotism, of his innate
nobility, and especially of his magnanim
ity.
Among the other speakers were Presi
dent Seth Low of Columbia College,
Joseph H. Choate, W. D. Guthrie, Senor
Romero, the American minister to Wash
ington, and Gen. O. O. Howard.
OREEDON KNOCKS OUT MOORE.
Nine Rounds Settled the Fight for
Middle Weight Belt.
Minneapolis, Minn., April 27. Dan
Creedon knocked Dick Moore out to-night
in the ninth round in a fight for the
middle weight championship of America.
Both men had done some hard training
and each appeared during the day to be in
the pink of condition. Creedon. however,
was the.favorite. and what money changed
hands was at 3 to 1 in his favor.
Creedon weighed in after supper at 160,
while his opponent toppled the beam
three pounds lighter. The men met in a
twenty foot ring and three and a half
ounce gloves were used.
Thomas'i racey, of Australia, “Shadow”
Maher and Prof. Frank Lewis, of tho Co
lumbia Athletic Club, were behind Cree
dou; while Bobby Dobbs, the hurricane
light weight, of Denver, Billy Needham
and D. H. Benton (Rob Roy), of Boston,
tho latter being Moore’s backer, did
similar service for the Boston boy, and
Col. L. T. D. Hopkins, of New York,
Creedon's backer, with a party of friends,
watched the proceedings from a box.
Sandy Griswold, sporting editor of the
Omaha Bee, was tho referee. They
fought in hurricane style from start to
finish. Moore was no match for Creedon,
but he surprised even his friends by his
staying powers.
DEATH’S PALL AT COLUMBIA.
B. B. McCreary, a Gallant Confederate
Soldiir, Passes Away.
Columbia, S. C-, April 27. —Maj. B. B.
McCreary, one of the most prominent
business men in the state, died here to
day, aged 58 years. He was a native of
Londonderry. Ireland, and came to this
country when a boy. His gallantry in
the confederate service caused his promo
tion on a number of occasions.
Ex-Governor Berry Dead.
Bristol, N. H., April 27.—Ev-Gov. Berry
died tnis moruing.
HEPBURN NOT IN THE HOUSF.
No Aye and Nay Vote on the Journal-
Private Bills Passed.
Washington, April 27.—Mr. Hepburn,
rep., of lowa, was not in his seat in the
House to-day. and there was no vote by
yeas and nays upon the approval of the
journal of yesterday's proceedings. It
did not go through tho parliamentary
channel entirely without obstruction,
however. Mr. Pickier, rep , of South
Dakota, interposed an objection to formal
approval, pending which he made a re
quest for unanimous consent that the
first hour to-day after the call of the coin
mittee for reports be given to the eonsid
eratlon of private pension bills reported
from the eommittoe of the whole at Fri
day night sessions. This was agreed to,
and then the journal was approved, Mr.
Pickier withdrawing his objection. <
Under the order previously made an
hour, or so much as was necessary, was
then devoted to tho consideration of
private bills on tho calendar, with a
favorable report from the committee
of the whole. But half an hour
was required to dispose of all
the bills of this class on the
calendar There were eighteen bills
passed granting or increasing
pensions; one to repeal an act granting a
pension; one to remove the political disa
bilities of Caleb Ltfto, a resident of Ala
bama : two to correct military records by
removing charges of desertion; two pen
sion bills were laid on the table under ad
verse reports; and one was laid on the
table after an explanation hy Representa
tive Taylor, dem., of Indiana, that the
beneficiary, Rebecca Histley. widow of a
soldier of 1812, had died since the bill
was acted on in committee.
THE PRIVATE CALENDAR.
The House then went into a committee
of the whole on the prlvute calendar
Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, was iu the
chair. The bill that was pending when
the committee rose last Friday was called
up. This was the bill to restore to cer
tain residents of Tennessee the amounts
of military tax assessed against them
by Gen. Sullivan, the total being about
$22,000.
After some further discussion of the
bill, by unanimous consent a vote was
taken on the motion by Mr. Storcr, rep.,
of Ohio, mado last week, to recommit the
bill with instructions to reduce tho
amount to be paid tho contributors, by
the sum heretofore appropriated by con
gress on account of this maim about $7,-
800. This resulted: Ayes, 83; nays. 73.
No quorum having voted, the roll was
called, showing 210 meinners present.
Another vote was taken by tellers, re
sulting; Ayes, 98; nays, 85. So the bill
was recommitted.
A CLAIM FOR SEIZED COTTON.
The next bill considered was one in fa
vor of the heirs of Dr. Nathan Fletcher,
of Mississippi, directing the payment of
$23,000 for 32 bales of cotton seized in
1864. A colloquy occurred iu the course
of the discussion on the bill, octwoeu
Messrs. Kilgore and Enloe. The former
said he should oppose the bill because Yie
desired general legislation. aproposed by
his colleague, Mr. Culberson. for a -distri
bution of tho abandoned property fund
pro rata among claimants who succeed in
proving their right to an interest therein.
“If these special bills are passed,” said
Mr. Kilgore, “when congress passes such
a general bill the fund will have disap
peared.”
“Can the gentleman from Texas tell us
when congress will pass such a bill?” in
quired Mr. Enloe.
“I do not know that I can,” answered
Mr. Kilgore, “but 1 know it will never be
as long as individual bills like this one
are passed.”
A HAP AT THE REPRESENTaYiVRS.
“Well, I want to say,” responded Mr.
Enloe, “that no such bill shall be passed
until there is an entirely different class
of representatives sent here; representa
tives who are willing to vote to pay the
honest and just debts of the government.”
Mr. McNagny, dem., of Indiana, pro
posed a substitute referring the matter to
the court of claims, with directions to in
vestigate the case and report its findings
to congress. This was accepted by the
committee, and Mr. Goldzier, dem., of
Illinois, moved that the bill be laid aside
with a favorable report.
A brief discussion followed, which at
one time degenerated into an animated
conversation among several members di
rectly in front of the clerk’s desk.
Mr. Enloe asked recognition, where
upon Chairman Hated remarked: Three
gentlemen already have the floor; it is
impossible for the chair to give it to an
other.”
Without action on Mr. Goldzier's mo
tion, the committee rose.
In the House the recommendation of
tho committee that the bill for tho re
lief of Mr. Johnson et nl. be recommitted
with instructions to the committee on
war eluims, was nizocd to.
At 5 o’clock the House took a recess
until 8 o’clock, the evening session being
for the consideration of private peusion
and relief bills.
Before the recess Mr. Bynum made an
unsuccessful attempt to secure an ad
journment over Saturday.
A RAIL RECORD SMASHED.
The Florida Central Beats the Best
Tims to New York.
New York, April 27.—The “hotel spe
cial” which left Jacksonville at 10:35
o’clock yesterday morning on the Florida
Central and Peninsular road arrived in
Jersey City at 12:03 o’clock this noon,
making tho run of 1,000 miles in 25 hours
and 27 minutes, and beating ail provious
records by nearly six hours. The actual
running time of the train was 22 hours
and 38 minutes, 1 hour and 47 minutes
having been lost by stops {pr water and
exchanging engines, The time from
Jacksonville to Washington was throe
hours less than the fast mail schedule.
Field Day at Athena.
Athens, Ga., April 27.—A large crowd
witnessed the university field day exer
cises in the campus to-day. The records
broken were: Putting shot, 35 feet, by
Henry Brown; standing broad jump, 9
feet 9 inches, by Henry Brown : standing
high Jump, 5 feet, by E. E. Dougherty.
Suicide in a Hotel.
New Orleans, April 27.—George Fair
banks committed suicide this morning at
the hotel Do Louisiana. Ho has been
here only a short time with his wife and
two children. Little is known of the
family, but they are said to be from Cot
lumbus. O.
Brasilian Insurgents Escape.
London, April 27.—A dispatch from
Buenos Ayers says all the Brazilian in
surgents. including Admiral da (lima,
who were detained on board the Portu
guese warships, have succeeded in escap
ing.
ALDRICH MARES A BLUFF,
The Democrats Call Him Down and
He Takes Water.
He Practically Challenged the Party
to Permit a Vote to Be Taken on the
Passage of the Wilson Bill and Its
Amendments Yesterday Afternoon.
When Mr. Harris Called for Unani
mous Consent to Accept the Proposi
tion Mr. Cullom Objected.
Washington, April 87.—Senator Lind
say, of Kentucky, to day smoked Senator
Aldrich, tlio leader of the anti-tariff re
formers, out on an exeedlng high limb.
Senator Harris then proceeded to saw the
limb off, and the republicans refused even
to spread the blanket to break the fall of
the Rhode Island leader. It was the
hardest thump that gentleman ever got.
and it has about shaken him out of tho
leadership of the republicans in this
light. His side of the chamber repudiated
the bluff he made when he chal
lenged tho democrats to a vote
and chagrinned and mortified the
erstwhile champion of protection
slunk away before the taunts of the
Kentucky mastiff, and the Jeers of the
raw-boned Tennesseean. The debate to
day proved what was stated in these dis
patches recently: that- the democrats
have gotten together and are ready to
vote, and that all tho delay comes from
tho republican camp. At the close of
the session Senator Aldrich said to
Senator Smith, who it was expected
would refuse to vote on the bill at the
call, and who made no objection to the
vote being taken at 3 o’clock: “Look
here, Smith, what does this meant”
“it means," said the New Jersey sena
tor, “that peace reigns and tho demo
crats stand ready to vote.”
It is now only a matter of how long the
republicans ran hold out and talk. Ixits
of wind was taken from their sails to
day, and if they can keep afloat for an
other fifteen days it will be by faulty
steering and tactics of the democrats.
DETAILS OK THE HK.NATK.
By the Southern Associated Press.
Washington. April 27.—Tho Senate met
under its new rule at 11 o’clock, but it
was 11:15 o’clock when a quorum was
present, and tho reading of the journal
was concluded. Immediately afterward
a motion to proceed to the consideration
of the tariff bill was made by Mr. Harris.
An inquiry was put to the presiding
officer by Mr. Allen, pop., of Nebraska,
as to whether his resolution about tiie
right of Coxey and bis followers to
assemble in Washington was not tho un
finished business in the morning hour.
He was informed by the Vice President
that there was no such thing known to
the rules as unfinished business in the
morning hour, and that his resolution
had been displaced yesterday by the
tariff bill, and had gone to tho calendar.
Mr. Dolpli called for tho yeas and nays
on Mr Harris’ motion to take up the
tariff bill, The vote resulted: Yeas'JH;
nays lfi, as follows:
Yeas - Messrs. Allen, Onto. Berry. Black
burn, Blanchard. Gallery. Coke. George, Gor
man, Gray, Harris, Hunlon. Jones, of Arkan
sas. Kyle. Lindsay, McPherson, Martin,
Mills, Mitchell, of Wls onsin. Murphy,
Palmer. Pasco, Pugh, Roach. Smith, Vest,
Voorhees, Walsh and White— 29.
Nays—Messrs, tamcron. Gullom, Dolpli.
Dubois. Frye. Ballinger, Hale. liansbrough,
Hawley, Morrill, Perkins, Platt, Sherman,
Shoup, Teller and Washburn—ld.
LINDSAY GETS TUB FLOOR.
Mr. Dolph took the floor to continue his
tariff speech, but yielded to My. Lindsay,
of Kentucky, who addressed the Senate
in favor of the pending tariff bill. Mr.
Lindsay was soon drawn into a colloquy
with Mr. Aldrich, in the course of which
Mr. Aldrich asserted his disbelief that
“either the senator from Kentucky or the
senator from Texas can tell us at this
moment what Democratic party is in
favor of.” [Laughter on the republican
side and in the gnlleries|. “If the re
publican side of the ehnmbcr,” Mr. Lind
say replied, "will give us the oppe-tu
nity of calling the yeas and nays
on the passage oif this Dill this afternoon,
the vote will disclose exactly what the
Democratic party is in favor of." [ Ap
plause on the democratic side.]
“This side of the chamber will con
sent,’' said Mr Aldrich, i.. acceptance of
the challenge, "to take the vote at 8
o’clock this afternoon on the bill as it
came from the House of Representatives ”
(Renewed applause on the republican
side and in the galleries. ]
“Why.” asked Mr. Lindsay, “exclude
the amendments reported by the finance
committee!”
“You say." replied Mr. Aldrich, “that
the Wilson bill is a democratic measure.
If it is will the other side submit it to the
vote of the Senate f”
LINDSAY EQI'AI, TO THE OCCASION.
“It is a democratic measure,” Mr. Lind
say answered, “in the same sense that the
McKinley act, when it came from the
House was a republican measure, it came
from the House, without reciprocity, and
l the great leader of the republican party,
Mr. Blaine, declared that it was art out
rage.”
will make another proposition,” Mr.
Aldrich persisted. "Will you agree to
take a vote at 8 o’clock on the bill as it
now stands!”
"I will agree to that,” Mr. Lindsay re
plied.
“But will the w'hole of the other side of
the chamber agree to it?” Mr. Aldrich
demanded.
••Without consultation I cannot speuk,”
was Lindsay 's answer.
“I would be very glad to hear from the
senator from Tennessee, who has charge
of the bill, whether bo will consent to
it!” said Mr. Aldrich persistently. This
dosed art episode which might have led
up to a prompt disposition of the tariff
bill, but which had no sucli result.
Mr. Lindsay then proceeded with his
speech.
HARRIS MEETS TIIE CHALLENGE.
As soon as Mr. Lindsay took his scat
Mr. Harris arose, holding in Ids hand
some pages containing the official report
of the (olloquy between Messrs. Linasay
and Aldrich, including Mr. Aldrich's
challenge to the democratic side of the
chamber to take a vote at Do’clock on the
bill as reported by the finance tominit
tec. Having read the report, Mr. Harris
said in ills usual emphatic manner:
"Whilo I have not the vanity to assume
that I represent anybody hut myself on
this floor, I beg to assure the senator
from Rhode Island that, so far as 1 ant
concerned, or so far as I can control it, 1
accept his proposition, and we will pro
ceed at a o’clock on tho amendments re-
ported by the eommittoe on fltinnco, and
then on the final passage of tho bill.”
A chorus of democratic senators —Wo
will all agree to it.
Mr Harris (continuing) This thing
can only be done by unanimous consent,
and I go one step farther and now ask
unanimous consent that this proposition
he accepted and acted upon.
The presiding officer, Mr. Ttirpio. of
Indiana—The question no\y is for unani
mous consent. Is there any objection!
Mr. I'ullorn, rep., of Illinois—l object.
Mr. Aldrich stated that his proposition,
and the only one lie had made, was to
take a vote ution tho bill as it came from
tho House, lie had usked tho senators
on the other side if they were ready at 3
o'clock, but that had been a question, not
a proposition.
Mr. Aldrich was here informed from
the democratic side that his question wus
now answered affirmatively.
ALDRICH ON THE AMENDMENTS.
"I do not plead the statute of limita
tion,” Mr. Aldrich added. “But I have
been told on what I believe to bo good au
thority, since 1 asked that question that
last night the democratic members of tho
finance committee agreed to more thnn
300 amendments to the pending measure.
I have every reason to believo
that before the hour of 3 o'clock
will lie reached to-day more
than a hundred other amendments will
be made to the pending bill. Now 1 do
not intend to commit myself or anybody
else to voting on a measure about whose
provisions 1 know nothing. If the sena
tors on the other side will submit a propo
sition to the Senate to vote on tho House
bill at sonic hour to lie fixed early next
wees, ! believe, although ! cannot speak
positively, that that proposition will bo
accepted.”
Mr. Teller objected to Mr. Harris’ re
quest for unanimous consent, basing his
objection on the argument that no matter
in what shape the bill might be passed by
tho Senate, it would bo modified in con
ference to meet the objections of the
democratic senators, who were now dis
satisfied. “If we are not told an un
truth,” he said in tho course of his re
marks, “a bill will come hero in u few
days that will meet tho views of the ex
ecutive side of the government and that
will boa protective bill, and uot a revenue
bill at all.”
•VOORHEES DENIES THE STOItY.
Mr. Voorhees broke in with tho decla
ration that, so fur as he knew, there was
uot a particle of authority for the state
ment or a word of truth in It, that anew
bill wus in process of preparation, or
would be offered in a few days or weeks,
or months. “This bill,” ho uddod, with
much emphasis, “will take the usual
course of measures of legislation. It will
be subject to amendments, doubtless, but,
beyond that, all this talk is without foun
dation. 1 will state another thing,” ho
added. “The statement made hy the sen
ator from Rhode Island, awhile ago, that
last night “(HI or iifiOor two amendments
or one amendment were agreed upon by
the linuuce committee is utterly without
foundation.”
“There is no übc in denying tho fact,”
Mr. Teller declared, with equal emphasis,
“that outside of this chamber and out
side of the finance committee there is an
effort being mado to secure a biil- not a
new bill, of course, but amendments that
will materially change the features of
this bill and modify it in various particu
lars. Whatever others may do, I ob
ject.”
“1 do know." said Mr. Aldrich, "from
sources outside of tho committee, and
outside of the chamber, that numbers of
umcndmeuls to the bill have been sub
mitted and agreed to; anil, in confirma
tion, I will await tho events of the next
few days.”
VOORHEES GROWS WARM.
“I sav here," exclaimed Mr. Voorhees
with some little show of excitement, “that
the statement of the Senator from Rhode
Island is not true.”
“What statement?” Mr. Aldrich askfxj.
"The statements that amendments have
been agreed upon to the pending bill,”
saiil Mr. Voorhees. “The effort hero is
to make the implication that n new deal
is being prepared. The senator from Rhode
Island taxes the senator from New
Jersey as being destitute of knowledge
of what is going on in the finance commit
tee The senator from Rhode Island is a
striking exatnpleof a man talking without
any knowledge at all on the subject lie
speaks of. | Laughter on tho democratic
side.) I say this without intention to
give personal offense; but I repeat, with
all emphasis, that the statement made by
the senator from Rhode Island, directly or
Impliedly, is without truth.”
ALDRICH STICKS TO HIS CLAIM.
“The chairman of the finance commit
tee,” said Aldrich, “says it is not true
that certain amendments have been
agreed to. Ido not know what he means
by that. It is undoubtedly true, of course,
that they have not been formally con
sidered by the committee, but it is true
that amendments have been considered
and practically agreed to between parties
in interest, in the formation or reforma
tion of the measure now before the
Senate.”
“That is wide of the truth,” Mr. Voor
hccs exclaimed.
"I will leave that question to bedecided
by the events of the next thirty days,”
said Mr. Aldrich.
After this episode, in which the Senate
and the galleries showed a lively interest,
Mr. Cuilom addressed tho Senate in op
position to the tariff bill.
Mr. Dolph followed Mr. Cuilom with
the fifth number of his speech against the
democratic tariff bill.
After a short executive session the
Senate at 5:25 o'clock udjourned until to
morrow at 11 o’clock.
In executive session to-day the Senate
confirmed the nominations of James Yeo
mans. to bo interstate commerce commis
sioner. and the following Baltimore ap
pointments: Orinaud Hammond, to be
assistant treasurer of the United States;
F. T. Shaw, collector of customs; Bar
nard Compton, naval officer, and C. Rldg
ley Goodwin, to be surveyor of customs.
The injunction of secrecy was notremoved
from any of these nominations.
Citizen Train in Police Court.
Washington, April 27, —George Francis
Train is under urrost. Mr. Train nrrived
here yesterday and delivered a lecture last
night on the Coxey movement. He was
arrested this morning for lecturing with
out obtaining a license. He demanded
to jie taken to a police cell and incacerated.
His request was refused and the police
took him to tho ixiliee court, which was
in session, to await his turn for trial.
Mr. Train said it man named Searle
had charge of tho affair, pleaded not
guilty and was released.
Confirmed by the Senate.
Washington, April 27.—The Senate has
confirmed the nomination of Charles R.
Bisbee to be collector of customs for the
district of Kt. Johns, Florida, and the fol
lowing postmasters:
Virginia H. It. Smith at Petersburg.
North Carolina—Amanda E. Morris at
Henderson viiie.
DAir.Y, $lO A YEAR, 1
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WEEK GY, tl 25 A YEAR |
PEACE REIGNS IN ALABAMA
The Governor in Conference With a
Committee of Miners.
The Committee Promises That ths
Miners Will Stop Their Warllks
Drills—The Reports of Large Pur
chases of Arms by the Miners Pro
nounced Unfounded The Governor
Warns the Miners That He Can Mus
ter 3,000 Soldiers if Necessary.
Birmingham. April 27.—Gov. Jones,
who is still in Birmingham, this afternoon
had a long conference with a committee
from the miners of this district, consist
ing of J. 1). Thompson, of the Pru£s
mines; John Lamont, of Cardiff; T. D.
Roberts, of Bloc ton, and Frank Founier,
of Wylam, hut declined to give
any of the particulars of what
transpired, but took occasion, how
ever, to say that many of tits
dispatches being sent from this district
were viciously sensational and givo rise
to tho most unfounded and unjust opinions
of the attitude of the bulk of the minors;
that while the situation was somewhat
strained, he felt confident the majority of
the strikers aro not in sympathy with
any purpose to win the strike except hy
lawful means.
TIIK DRILLING OP TIIE MINERS.
His attention had b>-ms called to the re
ported arming and drilling of tho miners,
which he had called to the attention of
the committee), advising them that it was
contrary to the law, and they assured
him they would discontiuuu it. stutiug
that the number of meu who hail partici
pated in it was insignificant, and that
their purpose had been misapprehended.
The governor further said that he had
investigated tho reported large purchases
of arms by the miners, ami had ascer
tained that there was no foundation for
the rumor, and that their purchases had
not boon more than usual.
At a former mooting with tho commit
tee the governor explained to them that
as governor, while lie regretted any dif
ference of opinion as to wages which re
sulted in so many men being unemployed,
he had nothing whatever to do with the
strike as such, that ins business was to
preserve the peace, 'aud that would bo
done at ail hazards.
COULD MUSTER 3,000 SOLDIERS.
The governor said that no
troops hud been put under
arms, bc.auso in his opinion, it
has been unnecessary to do so; that ho
still maintained tho same implicit confi
dence iu the minors’ obedience to the law
and controlling their hotheads as he did at
the muss meeting on Monday last, which
passed off so peaceably and in a
manner which reflected great
credit on them; that iu tho event It
became necessary, 3,000 troopß could
bo concentrated here in loss than twenty
four hours, but he trusted no such neces
sity would arise. From what eould bo
learned, it is generally understood the
governor was very emphatic in impress
ing the committee with the idea that no
lawlessness would be tolerated, and that
they had as well rim against a buzz saw
as to come lu eoufiict with the state au
thorities.
GREECE AGAIN SHAKEN.
Earthquakes Add to the Destruction
Wrought by Previous Quakes.
Athens, April 27i—A heavy shock of
earthquake was felt here to-night at9:2o
o'clock, it lasted fifteen seconds. Tho
weekly Epitaphian procession was
in progress and tho cathedral
was crowded. Tho windows of
the cathedral rattled ominously and
several objects fell to the floor. Some
body shouted that the building was fall
ing A terrible panic was averted only
by Brainier Tricoupi's presence of mind.
He addressed tho congregation calmly,
saying that there would be no danger if
they would only leave tho cathedral
slowly. The congregation dispersed with
out disorder.
PESTHITfTION IN TnE TOWNS.
Dispatches received up to 11:30 o’clock
indicate that the earthquake was felt
throughout Greece.
The town of Atalanti. 3,000 inhabitants,
which had been but slightly injured by
previous shocks was nearly leveled to
the ground. Two thirds of the buildings
were reduced to heaps of ruins and tho
rest were badly damaged.
The destruction of Thebes was com
pleted and not a house iu the town is left
standing.
Lnimi suffered less, although scores of
houses were damaged so badly as to bo
uninhabitablo. Bart of the prison col
lapsed and about sixty convicts wero
caught in the wreck. The number of
dead ami injured is not known. Many
prisoners, however, escaped unhurt.
Larrisa, Volo, Chalcis and Batros were
shaken more severely than Athens. Stone
walls were split and roofs were rent in
hundreds of buildings in the four towns.
TERROR ON THE ISLANDS.
Terror reigns on the islands of Svnv
and /ante. Repeated shocks have been
felt there in the last two days. Small
villages have been half ruined and hun
dreds of families have been driven
to live in tbs fields, unsheltered and un
derfed. The towns of Zante and Syra
have not been greatly damaged, although
buildings iu each wore partly destroyed.
Although all the deaths caused by tho
earthquakes were supposed to be known
two days ago. the list is still
growing.i Three hundred persons had lost
their lives before the shocks of this even
ing, which have probably swelled the
number. Tho destruction of life and
property lias been far greater than iu
/ante lust year. The sufferers are hoping
for aid from abroad, as the provision
mado hero for them is entirely inadequate.
At Atalanti tho suffering will be espe
cially severe.
It is raining this evening and as on the
previous nights of the week tho air is
raw.
The exceptional coolness of the
weather has done much to increase the
miseries of the people.
Socialists Suspected of Incendiarism.
Budapest. April 27.—A destructive
fire occurred in l’eaco de Lignelast night,
involving a loss of 500,000 florins. It is
asserted that the fire was tho work of
socialist incendiaries.
Charleston’s New Postofflos.
Washington. April 27.—The contract
for lathing, plastering, etc., for tho pub
lic building at Charleston, S. C., was to
day awarded to Lennox & Haideman, of
Chicago, at $9,730.
Nominated for Postmaster.
Washington, April 37.—The President
to-day sent to tho Senate the nomination
of Mary H. S. Long for postmaster at
Cbarlottsville, Va.