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( THE MORNING NEWS. I
J established Ifso Incorporated 1888. >
J. H. ESTILL, President. I
CRIPPLE CREEK MORE CALM.
Gen. Brooks Stops the Deputies From
Attacking the Miners.
The Sheriff’s Men Overtaken Jußt in
Time to Prevent a Bloody Battle.
They Had Rallied at the Root of the
Mountain in Readiness for a Three
sided Assault on the Intrench
ments*
Cripple Creek, Col., June B.—The long
strike in Cripple Creek is ended, and the
settlement has been effected without
Bloodshed. At 10 o’clock this morning
such a consummation seemed among the
most improbable things that were liable
to happen. About 9 o’clock the deputies
began leaving camp in squads of a hun
dred or more, ostensibly for the purpose
of scouting, but really to make a con
certed attack unknown to the militia on
Bull Hill. Fully two-thirds of the
entire force had thus got out of
camp before the suspicions of Gen.
Brooks were aroused. Then he gave or
ders for all of the militia to fall in,
and in a few minutes the latter was in
hot pursuit. The deputies had arranged
to make the north side of the mountain
their main point of attack, and with this
in view had drawn up the bulk of thoir
force on the Colorado Springs road at its
base. The movement against this point,
however, was to be supported by sorties
from three other sides and the balance
of the force was distributed accordingly.
STOPPED BT TUB THOOPS.
Preparations were almost completed
for the attack when the militia came
down upon the main body of deputies,
who were ordered by Gen. Brooks back
to camp. The deputies were not inclined
to obey the order, but being assured that
the governor’s instructions to the general
were to turn his cannon upon them if nec
essary to protect the miners from attack
they withdrew and ordered in their aux
iliary detachment. They are now all in
camp at Gillet.i
Meanwhile Gen. Brooks continued to
march to Bull Hill, where he found the
miners drawn up to receive him. He
made them a speech, in which ha assured
them of the protection of the militia, and
asked them to submit to the service of
warrants by the sheriff. It was agreed
that the sheriff and two deputies
should go up the hill to-morrow
unarmed and arrest the parties
for whom the former have warrants. A
great number of these left last night for
parts unknown and all the others who
consider themselves seriously criminated
have preparations coniplcto for loaviug
to-meht. The militia are camped to
night m Altman. The minors have all
laid down their arms, and the labor
trouble is considered practically at an
end.
TROOPS HOLD THE TRACKS.
AjNarrow Escape From a Bloody Bat
tle In Ohio.
Columbus, 0., Juno B.—ln f a telegram to
Gov. McKinley to-night Adjt.-Gen. Howe
recounts the most stubborn resistance to
the troops on the part of the striking
miners yet experienced. After driving the
miners from the Baltimore and Ohio road
at McClain’s cut, Gen. Howe took his
command to Wheeling Creek, on the
Cleveland, Loraiue and Wheeling railway,
in Belmont county. There 700 strikers
held the railroad and refused to with
draw. The regiments were drawn up
in lino of battle. This en raced
the strikers, and they started toward
the militia. The latter was at the same
time ordered upon the strikers. The
latter faltered, but held their ground.
I hey did not offer to assault the soldiers,
but they stubbornly held their ground
and had to be pushed from the railway
property by the troops. The strikers
cursed the soldiers, but only one stone
was thrown. Gen. Howe stated
that the troops are now
surrounded by strikers, who are on the
hills, and every precaution has been
taken to prevent an assault during the
night. Gov. McKinley is very anxious
about the safety of the troops, as the
region contains a large number of unem
ployed miners—mostly foreigners. The
.Sixteentli regiment arrived here from
Toledo to-night and awaits orders.
MOKE TItOOPS SENT FORWARD.
Columbus, 0., June !), 2 a. m.—At Mid
night Gov. McKinley received a telegram
from Gen. Howe, at Wheeling Creek, say
ing that in conference witli hisofllcors to
night it was decided that, owing to the
great numbers of strikers surrounding
them, their defiant attitude and threats,
more troops were neoded at once.
Gov. McKinley immediately ordered
Col. H. S. Bunker to pro eed east with
the Sixteenth regiment, the Toledo Ca
dets and Battery “D,” of the First Light
Artillery, which arrived this evening
from Toledo, to report to Gen. Howe, at
Wheeling Creek. He also ordered a part
of the Third regiment at Dayton to re
lort here at once, to form a reserve force
to be held here.
Speaking of the situation at AVheeling
Creek to-night. Gov. McKinley said ho
regarded it as very critical. Twenty
four hundred troops are now in the field.
1 lie Sixteenth regiment left on a special
train at 1 o’clock a. ni.
A UNITED STATES JUDGE DEFIED.
Cincinnati. June B.—Upon the applica
tion of tho Cleveland, Loraine and Wheel
ing railroad. Judge Taft, of tho United
States court, issued an injunction re
straining the striking miners from inter
ferine with trains in and around Bellniro.
When the marshal served the writ, he
was laughed at and his warnings posted
in conspicuous places were torn down,
after which the next train was stopped.
To-day Judge Taft issued warrants for
the arrest of the leaders and directed the
marshal to summon any force he deemed
necessary to carry out the order
of the court. It was this
order which gave rise to false
rumors here to-day that United States
troops had been ordered from Fort
Thomas, just across tho river from here,
to assist tho marshal. Judge Taft does
not anticipate the necessity of asking for
regulars, but his well-known determina
tion to uphold the law at any cost makes
the situation extremely critical.
Troops Ordered Into Camp.
Baltimore, Md., June B.—Gov. Brown
lias ordered theMuryland troops at Frost
burg to go into camp for an indefinite
period. This will breuk the backbone of
tile strike. Those willing to work were
airaid to resume because of threats of
harm to come as soon as tho troops were
withdrawn.
fpje JUitfning Ifotoi
MASSILLON’S MINERS.
The Mob Still Prevents the Running
of Trainß.
Massillon, 0., June B.—The Cleveland,
Lorain and Wheeling railroad made an
other nominal effort early this morning to
send out two trains from Wheeling Creek,
with twelve United States marshals on
board. Both trains were forced back to
Bridgeport. Supt Bruner says the only
thing to do now is to bring on the troops,
which are concentrated within easy
reach of Wheeling Greek, and fight ttie
trains through. One of the bridges just
out of Wheeling has been burned.
Yardmaster Dunbar, at Massillon, has
orders to be prepared to leave with his
crew and ail available passenger coaches
to transport malitia. The New Phila
delphia militia company is still sur
rounded by miners at Canal Dover and
prevented from joining its regiment at
Cambridge.
The Wheeling Crook miners have
posted notices warning the public to re
main aw ay and threatening newspaper
reporters with a ducking in the river.
They are organised into three watches,
have small arms, and UK) pounds of
dynamite.
BRICE NOT IN ON SUGAR.
The Senator Denies That Ee Specu
lated on His Information.
Washington, June 8. —The sugar scan
dal investigating committer spent a pretty
busy day hearing tho testimony of people
whose names have been mentioned either
in newspaper articles or in the course of
the committee's examination.
Elverton K. Chapman, of the firm of
Moore & Schley, of New York, testified
that he had no knowledge of the itate
ment in the Philadelphia Press letter
that "Senator Brice’s brokers, Moore &
Schley, had a copy of the amended tariff
bill, and the privilege, which was de
nied even to the chairman of the finance
committee, of reading it,” and, so far as
he knew, no member of that firm, and no
one in their employ, had an ad
vance copy of these amendments.
The statement of tho Press
correspondent that the brokers with
whom Senator Brice had been accus
tomed to commit his speculative interests
have been lurgo purchasers of sugar was
read to Mr. Chapman, and he was asked
if that statement was correct. The wit
ness declined to answer any question con
cerning the business of his firm until he
had consulted counsel.
A LETTISH FROM BRICE.
The chairman then read this letter:
Senate Chamber, Washington. D. C.. June
8. 1804. —Hon. George Gray. Chairman United
States Senate Cimmittea of Investigation.
Sir: It is stated la tho newspapers that
1 rollers and other witnesses as lo transac
tions of senators in Industrial stocks or se
curities. sugar aud others, have been sum
monad by your committee. In ease any of
them claim any privilege this Is
to say to them severally that they are au
thorized and requested to answer as lo any
transaettohs for mq or my family, secretaries,
clerks, agents or employes as to any trans
actions in sugar or any other Industrial stocks
since Mifroh I. IbJI. when I entered the Sen
ate. During that period I have
not been Interested. dtreety or In
directly. alone or with others,
either for investment or speculation, or in
the results of either. tn any sugar or other in
dustrial stock or security of property, and in
case r.n , T allegation Is made by any ouo as to
me. all accounts of mine, or with which I am
in any way connected, including my private
accounts in my own charge, and in those of
my clerks, viz: (4. id. Oillet, at
Washington. Samuel C. Hartridgo and
W. E. Tindall. 80 Broadway, N. i., and
C'hurles -M. Hughes. Lima. o..andlben;-
counts of my brokers in New York. Messrs.
Work Strong A Cos., Moore & Schley and
Latham. Alexander & Cos., and of any other
broker or brokers are open to you. or to any
one authorized by you to exxmine ihem. and I
herehy require and request each of them to
answer fully. Calvin S. Brice.
HARCOURT’S BUDGET.
Lord Salisbury Attacks It and Makes
Bold Promises.
London, Juno B.—ln a speech in London
this evening Lord Salisbury' made a
strong attack on Sir William Harcourt’s
budget. The deals proposed to the
duchess by tho chancellor of the ex
chequer, he said, provided the English
brethren in the colonies with the rod of
offense. They had caused the first serious
difference of opinion between Australia
and England.
Concerning home rule, Lord Salisbury
said that the crisis whkzh had endan
gered the integrity of the empire was not
passed. He was convinced that in the
next general election the people would in
dorse the action of the lords in rejecting
the home rule bill.
Among tho many problems that were
pressing for solution, the labor problem
was perhaps tho most conspicuous.
The liberals had done nothing toward
smoothing the way to the ad;ustment of
class differences, but had incited class
against class. The conservatives, how
ever. hoped to preserve the mutual har
mony of the classes, and they would un
dertake the solution of the formidable
social problems.
A COLLISION NEAR ATLANTA.
A Negro Fireman Killed and Two En
gineers Badly Injured.
Atlanta, Ga., June B.—A Georgia Pa
cific passenger and freight train had a
head-end collision to-night seven miles
west of tho city. One man, whoso name
is unknown, was killed. Both engineers
were badly hurt.
The passengeV train was coming cast.
The freight train was to wait at Nioka-
Jack, but for some reason the engineer
pulled out. His conductor saw the mis
take, but before he could get a signal to
the engineer, the passenger train came
up and smashed into it. Neel.v, q negro
fireman on tho freight, was killed. En
gineers Dunlap and Warrack were both
badly injured. Several passengers were
injured, but none dangerously.
FRANCE’S FOREIGN POLICY.
The Press Unanimous in Approval of
M. Hanotaux’s Position.
Paris. June B.—The French Press arc
unanimous in their approval of the
declaration of M. Hanotaux in the Cham
ber of Deputies yesterday that the rights
of France will be defended at all haz
ards, and declare that the pursuit of the
foreign policy thus outlined cannot fail to
strengthen the hands of the new minis
try.
Mrs. Cleveland at Buzzard’s Bay.
Buzzard’s Bay, Mass.. June B.—Mrs.
Cleveland arrived at Gray Gabies this
morning after an exceedingly pleasant
sail from Greenwich in K. G. Benedict’s
steam yacht Oneida.
Meyer Sent Up for Life.
New York, June 8. —Dr. Meyer, con
victed of poisoning Ludwig Brandt, was
sentenced to life Imprisonment at Sing
Sing this morning.
SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY, JUNE 9,1894.
SHEKELS OF THE SENATOR.
The Senate Not to Meddle With the
Claim Against Stanford.
Hoar’s Resolution Defeated By a Vote
of 24 to 19—Cullom Delivers a Pre
pared Speech Against the Tariff BUI.
The Rice Paragraph in the BUI
Faased—The Charge That the Bill Is
Drawn on Sectional Lines Repeated.
Washington, June B.—The resolution
offered yesterday by Mr. Hoar in refer
ence to relinquishing the claim of the
United States against tho estate of
Leland Stanford, of California, was laid
before the Senate this morning, and Mr.
Hoar modified it so as to simply instruct
the judiciary committee to inquire and
report, as soou as may be, whether it is
expedient that the claim be forthwith
relinquished and put at rest.
In the course of the debate which fol
lowed, Mr. Berry said that the resolution,
to a certain extent, committed the Sen
ate to tho idea that it thought tho claim
of the government against the Stanford
estate ought to be relinquished, and he
did not wish to commit himself to any’
such proposition.
Mr. Hoar said that he did not under
stand that the resolution committed tho
Senate to anything. It was purely a
resolution of inquiry.
Mr. Allen, pop., of Nebraska, moved to
lay tho resolution on the table, and that
motioy was agreed to—yeas 21, nays 19.
as follows:
Yens- Messrs. Allen, Berry, Blackburn,
Cockrell, Coke, Daniel, Faulkner, George,
Harris, liunton, Jarvis. Jones of Arkan-nx,
Kvle. Mcl a rln. Martin. Mills. Mitchellof
Wisconsin. Murphy. Pas.o, Fcffer. .smith,
Turpie, Vest and White—24.
Nays- Messrs. Allison. Carey, Chandler,
Culloru, Davis, Dixon. Dolph. Dubois. Frye,
Hawley. Higgins. Hoar, McMillan, Perkinz,
Platt, .xhoup, 'feller, \ocrhees and Wash
burn—l 9
THE TARIFF TAKEN UP.
The tariff bill was then tunen up, and
Mr. Cullom, rep., of Illinois, delivered a
prepared speech against the bill as a
whole. Mr. Cullom closed his speech at
noou, and then for some time a desultory
political debate ran along, which was
ended by Mr. Washburn, with the re
mark that there was a great loss of time
iu making speeches on the general- prin
ciples of protection and that he would
liko to see it brought to a reasonable
termination. He therefore asked that
the further debate on the agricultural
schedule shall bo under the five minute
rule. There was no objoction and it was
so ordered.-
Mr. Harris gave notice that ho would,
at a covenient time, ask to have the same
rule applied to the succeeding three sec
tions of tho bill, down to the wool sched
ule.
Tho Senate then came to the practical
question, of.voting on the bill by para
graphs. the first question being on para
graph 190 as follows: "Buckwheat, corn
or maize, corumeal, oats, rye. rye flour,
wheat and wheat flour, twenty per cent,
ad valorem, and oatmeal 15 per cent, ad
valorem, but each of the above products
shall be admitted free of duty from any
country which imposes no import duty
on the like product when exported from
the United States.” Agreed lo —RS to 25
after soveral amendments had been re
jected by tbo same vote.
THE DUTY ON BARLEY.
The next paragraplt was No. 191, “Bar
ley and barley pearled, patent or hulled,
25 per cent, ad valorem; barley malt. 85
per cent, ad valorem.” The amendment
of the finance committee was to increase
those rates to 90 and 49 per cent.
After remarks by Messrs. Higgins,
Washburn and Chandler an amendment,
offered by Mr. Washburn, to restore tlic
rales on barley to those under the exist
ing law was rejected—,voas 21, nays 2?—
and the committee amendment was
agreed to.
The next paragraph was 193 —“ma -a
roni, vermicelli, ami all similar prepara
tions. 25 per cent, ad valorem.” The com
mittee amendment was to make it 20 per
cent.
Mr. Chandler moved to make it 2 cents
a pound—the present rate.
This was rejected— yeas 24. nays 34
and the committee amendment was
agreed to.
THE RICE SCHEDULE.
The next paragraph was No. 193, as to
rice. The bill, as it passed the House
and as it was reported from the finance
committee, made the duty on cleaned rice
I cents a pound, on un leaned rice 1
cent, and on ric - flour and rice meal one
fourth of a cent a pound, and ou paddy
three-fourths of a centapound. Mr. Jones,
who had, on behalf of the finance com
mittee, ofTered an amendment reducing
the rate of uncleaned rice throe-fourths
of a cent per pound, and on paddy to one
half cent a pound, withdrew that amemi
meat, which was thereupon renewed by
Mr. Allison, rep., of lowa, who explained
and advocated it, and was followed in tho
same line by Mr. Perkins, rep., of Cali
fornia. Arguments in favdr of the
amendment were also made by the two
New Hampshire senators, Messrs.
Gallinger and Chandler.
The amendment was rejected without
division.
Mr. Allison made an argument against
tho rice duties, as being too high. He ad
mitted that they wore lower than tho
rates in the McKinley act, but still, as
compared with the other articles in the
agricultural schedule, the rates were
nearly double.
A CHARGE OF SECTIONALISm.
A suggestive question put by Mr. Hale
brought from Mr. Allison tbo statement
that the high duties on rice in the Mc-
Kinley act had been put in at the request
of southern senators, “And yet,” he
added, “the senators from Louisiana havo
steadfastly voted against any amendment
to the agricultural schedulo that would
give increased protection to the produc
tions of northern farms. Hut when the
two products of sugar and rice are
roached—products oi southern states
—we find exhorbitant duties sus
tained by [[them and by all the sena
tors on the other side ” Mr. Hale also
made some bitter comments upon the
••mendicants” from Louisiana and other
southern states, who had voted to
put lumber on the free list while sugar
had to be highly protected a product
that was "surrounded b.y an atmosphere
of contamination and corruption.”
Mr. Manderson pointed out the sugges
tive comparison, although comparisons,
he said, were not only odious but odorifer
ous.. of the 83 per cent, duty on rice, 30
percent, on barley and DOthing on wheat.
HALE’S REMARKS RESENTED.
Mr. Blanchard resented Mr. Hale’s re
mark as to southern senators being “men
dicants” for high rates of duty on rice
and sugar. The duty on rice, he said,
had been under the law of 1883. $2-5 per
hundred pounds: under theMcKinley bill,
as it passed the House, it was 81.50.
Mr. Dolph of Oregon, moved to apply to
rice the same provision as was applied to
wheat, oats, etc., admitting it free of
duty from countries that do not impose
an import duty on rice from the United
States. He argued that if such a rule
was good for wheat it was also good for
rice and sugar.
Mr. Hale regarded Bolph’s amendment
as bringing the Senate face to face, so
that no senator could wriggle out of it or
squirm out of it, with tho difference be
tween the treatment of a northern indus
try, purely .agricultural. and of a southern
industry, purelyjagrieultural. He chal
lenged the democratic senators to explain
why there should be such a discrimina
tion.
Mr. Dolph’s amendment was rejected
yeas L i Peffer). nays 54.
HALE HEARD FROM AGAIN.
Mr. Hale read the names of tho demo
cratic senators who voted "no” on Mr.
Dolph’s amendment, and the names of
the same senators who voted “aye” on
exactly the same provision in the para
graph as to buckwheat, oats, etc.
Within twenty-four hours, ho said, these
senators had, every one of them, "turned
tail" and voted the other way. The peo
ple of the north, he said, would
take account of that matter. The
senators on the other side were
renewing tho old story of thirty-live
years ago, and were driving the northern
people to a point beyond which no more
could bo borne. The day of final reckon
ing was not here; it was somewhere else.
The people of the north wouhj taken
stern account of the matter, and would
bold the Democratic party to a severo
reckoning.
Mr. Mills replied to Mr. Hale. He had
listened with groat interest, he said, to
the cry thrown across the chamber of sec
tionalism. When ever that cry was raised
he regarded it as the cry of ’stop thief.”
It was always raised by someone who
was fleeing before the police with stolen
goods under his shirt. |l.aughier. | The
republican senators ought to havo said
something about it the other day when
they were voting from 80 to 100 per cent,
on Sumatra tobac o for the benefit of the
tobac o growers of Connecticut and Penn
sylvania.
Both tho duties on Sumatra tobacco and
rice were too high. They were neither
of them revenue duties. Both of thorn
ought to be reduced. I hey ought not lo
exceed 25 or 30 per cent. ’ But mo demo
cratic senators had to take tho bill as
they could get it, doing the best tiioy could
with it. Tho bill was not simply a hill to
reduce duties on rice, it was n bill to re
duce duties on woolen and cotion goods.
And in order to do that the democratic
senators had to submit to some high
duties—like those on Sumatra tobacco
and rice.
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL ATTACKS.
For the remainder of the day’s session
there was a constant interchange of poli
tical and .personal attacks between sena
tors on opposite sides of the chamber,
which caused much amusement to tho
galleries. Mr. Hale offored his condol
ences to Mr. Mills for the “humiliating
and exasperating condition" in which the
scuutor irom Texas found Sfmsclf.
'fihe Democratic party, tic said, was
under indictment. It was be
ing “hunted” liko a fugitive
from justice: it was appealing to tho re
publican side to ’net up” on it, to let it
alone. But lho democratic senators
would have to understand that they
belonged to a hunted party; and the re
publican side of the chamber would not
stay its hand one moment until the other
side had got much more tired than it was
now.
Mr, Berry made some bitter remarks
about Mr. Hoar having, in violation of
the unanimous consent, spoken twice to
lhes:in:e amendment, anu Mr. Hour re
sented it and said that it showed "the
sheer and gro?s ignorance of the man that
talked in that way.” Then Mr i erry
r nuwed ills charge that tho Massactiu
sjtts senator "deliberately, willfully atii
knowingly” violated the agreement.
DOWN TO BUSINESS AGAIN.
After some more of this sort of enter
tainment tho Senate began to take some
action on the bill. The rice paragraph
was agreed to; aud then came paragraph
194. "Butter and aubstitues therefor.”
The House fixed it at 4 cents a pound;
and the finance committee agreed to
loave it at that. It so remains.
Cheese, in the next paragraph, 195. was
changed from 25 per cent, ad valorem to
4 cents a p ound.
•Mr. Jones had reported an amendment
to insert as anew paragraph, "milk 3
cents a gallon." bit ho withdrew it.
The paragraphs on milk, beans, otc.
(195, 197 ana 108), were severally agreed
upon, Mr. Jones withdrawing his pro
posed amendment putting dutieson broom
corn, cabbages, cider and eggs.
Mr. I lutt, of Connecticut, moved to put
eggs on the dutiable list at thß rate of 3
cents a dozen.
Mr. Platt’s amendment was rejected,
and at tj; lft o’clock the Senate adjourned
till to-morrow at 10 o’clock a. m.
GERMANY AND OUR TARIFF.
Tho Fatherland Threatens to Retali
ate If tho Sugar Schedule Stands.
Washington, Juno B.—The back of the
sugar trust is to be broken. It will bo
broken, too. by outside influences.
Germany to-day notifled this govern
ment through its representative, that if
the oue-teuth of a cent a pound, the dis
crimination placed by the Senate on su
gar, Is permitted to become a law, that
Gormany will place a retaliatory duty on
all imports from the United States, on
pork, lard and other food products.
From authentic sources the Morning
News correspondent loarns to-night that
Secretary Carlisle lias written a letter to
the finance committee suggestion an
elimination of that provision In the bill
which imixisis a discriminating duty
against any government which allows a
bounty on the refinement of sugar. Ger
many. of course, is the only great com
pote or of the sugar trust in this country,
and it applies almost solely to that coun
try therefore.
Once the backbono of the trust is
broken the House will readily make way
with the rest of the spinal column when
tho bill gets there.
AN OUTLAW KILLED.
He Had Been Identified With at Least
a Dozsn Murders.
Washington, June B.—A special from
Knoxville, Tenn., says: "Pat Cox, a
noted outlaw of Southwest Virginia, was
killed Wednesday night near Wise Court
House, while resisting arrest. He had
been a terror of the people of Kentucky
and Virginia for years, and was identified
with at least a dozen murders. A few
weeks ago he killed one of his own cousins
and fatally wounded another. He went
lo Mexico, hut was located there ahd
driven back. Wednesday Deputy Sheriff
Grear, with a posse, surrounded him near
an illicit still. 'Hie outlaw at once
opened fire on bis pursurers and seriously
wounded two before being shot and
killed.”
BAP MR IN THE HOUSE WINC
Shell Objects to Spending S7OO a
Month to Keep It Pure.
Weadock, of Michigan, Speaks on De
nominational Influence in the Indian
Schools and Denounces the Ameri
can Protective Association—Charges
Made Against the Schools Pro
nounced Unfounded.
Washington, June B.—The resolution
introduced yesterday by the committee
on ventilation aud accoustics, providing
for the adoption of a temporary change
in the methods of ventilation of the
House wing, involving an expenditure ,of
♦7(H) a month, was called up by Mr. Shell,
deni., of South Carolinn, chairman
of tho committee, and the House
went into committee of tho
whole over the objection of tho
members of tho committoo on Indinn
affairs for its consideration. Mr. Shell
explained the condition of the vaults and
basement of the capitol as by the
committee aud reported a tew days ago,
which in brief is that it is dangerous to
the life and health of the occupants of tho
halls of congress. Architect Clark, in
charge of the capitol building, came in for
a good deal of sharp criticism in tho
course of the debate.
Mr. Walker, of Massachusetts, de
nounced him as thoroughly incompetent.
Mr. Holman’s opposition to the resolu
tion upon tho pica of economy also came
under Mr. Walker’s criticism, and that
provoked a sharp retort from Mr. Hol
man.
Finally, the resolution was reported
favorably to the House ami agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Martin, dem., of
Indiana, chairman of the committee on
invalid iiensions, it was agreed that the
limitutiqp upon the length of the Friday
tiighl session, requiring adjournment at
10:30 o’clock, be suspended for this (late
and that it might be continued us long ns
the House should determine.
Mr. Bunn, dem., of North Carolina,
moved that the Houso proceed in commit
tee of the whole to consider bills on the
private calendar.
Pending thut motion, Mr. Lacey, rep.,
of lowa, moved that when the House ad
journed to-night it he until Monday.
On this the yeas and nays wereordored.
This resulted yeas 99, nays 108, So
the motion to adjourn over to morrow
was lost.
THE INDIAN SCHOOL WRANGLE.
Then Mr. Bunn's motion was defeated,
und the House went into committee of the
whole on the Indian appropriation bill.
Mr. Weadoek, dem., of Michigan, re
plied to the arraignment of the indiun
Dureau and the system of contract schools
made ycsietday by his colleague, Mr.
Linton. Ho said that the speech, while
it ostensibly came from a member of the
House and was seemingly directed to
some provisions in the Indinn appro
priation bill, .vet it was mani
fest that the real intention was not
to speak to tne provisions of that bill,
but to bring in entirely extraneous mat
ters to the attention of tho House. For
himself, he should be perfectly content to
leave the administration of Indian affairs
to the Secretary of the Interior anil the
commissioner of Indian affairs, as well as
lo the n embers of tne committee on In
dian affairs of tho House. He thought
there was no warrant, and there
certainly was no occasion, for
much that was said in reference
to that particular matter yesterday. F’or
instance, it was sought to fie brought lo
the attention of tho House that informa
tion had been naked from th 6 commis
sioner of Indian a lairs upon the subject
of the Indian schools, which was ob
tained wth very great difficulty, whereas
the facts were that the very information
which Mr. Linton laid before the House
was contained in the report of theiom
inissioner of Indian affairs, dated last
September and printed lust December,
and accessible to every member of the
House.
DISPROVED BY FACTS. <
Mr. Wcndock said he had at hand tho
report of the commissioner of Indian af
iairs containing a report us to the very
schools which Mr. Linton undertook to
talk about, and, remembering that ho
said that those contract schools were not
up lo the standard and were not effective,
he should call attention to a few extracts
from that report, showing that they were
in ail respects equal, and in some supe
rior, to tho public schools.
Mr. Weadock said the reason why
there were more Catholic contract
schools was that tho Catholics fostered
them, and consequently they had more
than any other denomination.
Turning from these documentary evi
dences in favor of the system of contract
schools. Mr. Weadock said the speech of
Mr. Linton yesterday was that of a rep
resentative of a secret organization, the
American Protective Association, nnd ho
proceeded at length to show the methods
of this society. He had read numerous
circulars issued by the American Pro
tective Association in the course of
tho last campaign, and referred
to the inquiries made of the Colts Arms
company by a clergyman as to the cost of
securing a shipment of weapons. Jn fair
ness, Weadock said, he must say that
while the American Protective Associa
tion generally actod with the republicans,
it sought once inn while to ally itself
with tho democrats It was not, he said,
a question of politics with him, but of
the integrity of the institutions of the
country mid of the preservation of the
rights of the people under them.
A DANGEROUS ORGANIZATION.
In conclusion, Mr. Weadock said:
“This is not a question of Catholic or
Protestant. This is not a question of
party whether republican or democrat.
I'his isun organization, which'under the
absurb guise of patriotism, relying for
its success upon ignorance and fraud and
forgery and moral perjury, seeks to set
one class of people In this country against
another, and 1 havo spoken to-day for the
purposo of putting these facts
before the American people,
believing that if there is
anything wrong, anything illegal, any
thing un-American, the best and quickest
way to show it up and to kill It is to turn
upon it the bright light of public discus
sion. 1 believe that this country cannot be
maintained in peace and prosperity with
any one class of people set against an
other. We should all be united, whether
we belong to this or that church. What
ever our religion or our politics may be
let us be united for the purpose of main
taining this government in ull its institu
tions and all its integrity.
THE FLAG INCIDENTS.
"The gentleman," [Mr. I.inton] talks
about a foreign flag. There is no man
who thinks as I do that is in favor of any
foreign Hag The gcntlcmah might us
well attack a circus pro cssion for having
a flag of this or that country over its tent
as to find fault because, in some public
procession as a matter of courtesy, the j
flag of this or that country is displayed. 1
if there is a man here who was at Aatio
tam or at Fredericksburg, I will leavo it 1
to him to say whether ho was not glad to
see the green flag coming to
the aid of tho beleagured
union forces. No mutter on what
battlefield, no matter iu what arena, in
public life, on the bench or at the bar, we
are willing to take our lot and part with
you. We are American citizens. This is
our country; we helped to maintain it,
and God wiliiug, we shall always help to
maintain it, and if every mun in this
country, in this organization or any other,
will go as far as we will In defense of its
institutions, you will never have any
union of church and state, and destruc
tion will never come upon this, the great
est and the freest and the boat country ou
earth. Now lot us unite to keep it so, and
frown down such organizations as this
that seek to make it otherwise.” [Pro
longed applause. |
Mr. Sickles, dem., of New York-—I am
with you on the green flag; I saw it there.
The discussion theu came down to the
provisions of the bill. Ponding an unsuc
cessful attempt to reach an agreement re
siieoting tho limit of tho debate upon cer
tain matters in the bill, the chairman
having directed that the reading of the
hill by paragraphs for amendments and
discussion under the five-minute rulo be
proceeded with, the committee rose, and
at 4:.V> o’clock took a rneess- until 8
o’clock, tho evening session to be for the
consideration of private pension and re
lief bills.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
The suspension for this date of tho re
quirements that the night session of tho
House should expire b,v limitation at 10:80
o'clock, putting it within tho power of
the House to sit until tho presouce of u
quorum could be secured if desired, had
no apparent effect upon the attendance
when tho House reassembled after the
recess. There were less than three score
members present. On tho first bill
brought to u vote the result by tollers
was 59 to 25. There being uo quorum a
call of the House was made under the
rules. This disclosed the presence of 118
members. The names of absentees wore
reported to the House. Without attempt
ing to enforce the attendance of absen
tees. the Houso at 10:20 o’clock adjourned
until to morrow, having accomplished no
business whatever.
FLIGHT OF THE EZETAB.
The Ex-President and the General
Encape With Their Lives.
Washington, June B.—Tbo stute depart
ment has received a cablegram from
Consul General Vifuruin, at Panama, an
nouncing tho nrrival at that port this
morning of Ezeta, the refugee president
of Salvador.
Tho navy department about the same
time had a cablegram that Gen. Ezeta,
vice president, and brother of the presi
dent. is on board the cruiser Ben
nington, where he was granted
an asylum. He arrived on the
coast badly wounded, nnd Com
mander Thomas decided with the np
proval of the department to save him
from tho rebols, who would
have killed him in spite of his
condition. It is not thought
that Gen. Ezeta will live, although he is
receiving the best of surgical treatment.
Several other generals accompanying the
vice president were also granted asylum,
and ns soon as the Bennington can safely
leave Lu Libertad she will take the party
to Panama. Gen. Kz.eta was reported
dead thixff! weeks ago, but was hiding on
account of his wounds.
HOUK’S NOMINATION.
Tho Republican Congressional Com
znitloo Declares It Regular.
Washington, Juno S.—The national re
publican congressional committee sus
tained the action of tho local congress
ional committee in the Second Tennessee
district, declaring the nomination of J.
C. Houk to be regular, und recognizing
him ns the regular nominee. Senator
Manderson and Representatives Hitt and
Hooker prepared the report, which was
unanimously adopted.
SHOT DEAD IN HIS CELL.
Three Hundred Men Raid a Jail After
a Gang of Murderers.'
Cape Charles, Va., June B.—-About 300
men enteßpd the jail at Princess Anne
Md., this morning about 1:30 o’clock, and
demanded tho twelve negroes who mur
dered Deputy Sheriff Ned Carver.
The leader of the negroes was
found in ono of the front cells,
and after being fully recognized his body
was riddled with bullets, one ball passing
through his heart. Not being able to
identify the other negroes, tho mob left
Jail. Great excitement prevail* through
out the county, and it is feared another
attempt will be made to-night to get the
remainder of the gang from the Jail.
A SPLIT IN THE RANKS.
Two Democratic Tickets in the Field
in a Florida County.
Callahan, Fla., June 8. —A factionof the
democratic voters of Nassau county, that
are opposed to the ticket selected at this
place on June 2, held a mass meeting at
Y ulee to-day and selected the following
candidates to be voted for at the July
primary: W. W. Farmer, senator; Drew
and Frasier, for representatives ; Priest,
of Chester, for tax collector; W. H. Gar
land, for tax assessor, and W. O. Jeffreys,
for treasurer.
The dinner and refreshments were
served in the grove near Jack Hughes'
place. The voters present numbered 100.
All who attended report having enjoyed
the occasion.
KELLEY LEAVES CAIRO.
Citizens Donate Provisions on tbo
Stipulation That He Depart.
Cairo, 111., June B.—The citizens of this
city have donated Gen. Kelley provisions
sufficient to last two days on the stipula
tion that he break camp at once. Kelley
hns accepted tho proposition, aud at 3
o’clock this afternoon started on an over
land march to Paducah, Ky. The com
mouwealers are disgruntled at the pros
pect of marching and are rapidly desert
ing. Tho roll-call this morning showed
nearly 200 desertions in the past forty
eight hours.
Fire at Amerfcus.
Americus, Ga . June’ 8. —The handsome
residence of Gapt. P. C. Clegg, on Lee
street, caught fire at 8 o'clock to-night and
was enveloped in Humes before any alarm
was given. Tho fire department re
sponded promptly, but little was savod.
DAILY' $lO A YEAR I
5 CENTS A copy. I
WEEKLY 8 TIMES A WEEK, $1 A YEAR. I
PHOSPHATE FAILS TO PAY.
Bills for Receivers lor Two Carolina
Concerns.
The Xtiwan Company Alleged to be
Insolvent ae the Result of Its Ina
bility to Collect a Claim of 9180,000
Against Another Company—A Bill
for a Receiver for the Latter Con
cern Also Filed.
Charleston, S. C.. June B.—A bill was
filed yesterday by Alfred S. Malcomson,
of the city of New York, against ths
Etiwan Phosphate Company, in the
United States circuit court. This bill
sets out the insolvency of tho Etiwau
company, brought about chiefly by tho
failure of the Walton and Whann com
pany, which is debtor to the Etiwun
company In tho sum of SIBO,OOO, and Is
also its principal stockholder; that it is
necessary that a receiver should be ap
pointed and the assets of the company
marshaled and divided among the < Ted Iv
ors. Tho bill was fixed by Messrs.
Smytho & Lee for the plaintiff.
On thoir motion Judge Simonton signed
a rulo to show cause, returnable on tho
18th, inst., why tho receivership should
not bo mado permanent, nnd in the mean
time appointed Mr. C. O. Witte, receiver
of all the property nnd effects of the
Etiwan Company, with the usual powers
of receivers. Mr. Witte is directed to
file a receiver's bond in tho sum of $25,000,
and also to make out the usual inventory
of tho property of the company.
ANOTHER BILL FILED.
A bill was also filed in tho United
Statos court yesterday oil behalf of Mar
cellas 10. Wheeler, of Vermont, against
tlio Walton A Waim Company. This bill
sets out l liat tho Wallen A Wann Com
puny is Insolvent; that an original bill
hud been filed in the United States court
for tho district of Delaware, in which
Messrs. James P. Winchester and
Francis N. Buck had been ap
pointed receivers; that the company
owned property tn South Carolina and
that It was necessary to have unclllary
proceedings in this jurisdiction in order to
extend the receivership here. The bill
was filed by Messrs. Hrnytho A Leo as
the complainants’ solicitors. On their
motion Judge Simonton filed an order ex
tending the receivership into this juris
diction.
NO BATTLE AT BLUB OREBK.
The Soldiery Failed to Find Armed
Strikers Ready for a Fight.
Birmingham, Ala., June B.—The ex
pected trouble did not happen at
Blue Crook as was anticipated
at an early hour this morn
ing. A special bearing 800 soldiers,
a galling gun and Alabama’s chief ex
ecutive arrived near tho scone w here ths
supposed trouble was to have been. With
the exception of one company, left to
guard the train, the others, headed
by Gov. Jones, Col. Prince Williams
and I.lcut. Irwin. United Statos
troops, made a still hunt through
tho woods for armed men. The
search was kept up for two or
ttiree hours, but no men were found. A
body of 500 men, armed and acting in a
suspicious manner, bud been seen last
night by the deputies on guard and tbls
caused tho surmise thut troublo would
occur lust night. Those men had disap
peared, however, and all whs quiet at the
mines when the troops arrived. The
troops returned to camp Forney this
morning and at this time no trouble is
anticipated. The output of cost at the
mines is on the increase and no scarcity of
coal is apparent at tills timo.
SFILLER SWUNG.
He Died for the Murder of a Girl la
the Suburbs of Staunton.
Staunton, Va., Juno 8. Lawrence
Splllor, convicted of tho murder of Lottie
liowe on April 22, In the suburbs of
Staunton, was hanged at 8:25 o’clock this
morning. The drop was only four feet.
There was a plunge, tho head dropped to
one side, and the body slowly swung
around and came to rest. Death seemed
instantaneous. The doctors declared the
neck broken. Respiration ceasod in
stantly and the heart ceasod to beat la
nine minutes. Spiller was visited In his
cell at 7:30 o’clock this morning by news
paper men, who remained in tho room
twenty-seven minutes. He looked very
bright and cheerful and told the report
ers he was perfectly reconciled to go. A
number ef colored friends and ministers
and whlto persons interested in him were
also present. Thore was almost continual
singing and praying. Spillerute a hearty
breakfast this morning with evident en
joyment. His confession was published
lu extras immediately after the hanging.
TRIAL OF M’CANDLESS.
Judge Newman Orders It to Begin on
the 18th Inst.
Atlanta, Ga., June B.—Judge Newman,
presiding In the federal court, to-day is
sued a ruling ordering the trial of G. S.
McCandless to be proceeded with on June
18. the date set sometime ago. Mo-
C’andless was cashier of the Gate City
National Dank, and was indicted for aid
ing and abetting Lewis Kedwine, the de
faulting assistant cashier. He went be
fore the court Just after Kedwine’s trial
and conviction and made a formal
demand for immediate trial, but the dis
trict attorney was not ready and the case
had to go over. Yesterday Gapt. Harry
Jackson, special attorney in
tho case, made a motion to have tho trial
postponed until tho prosecution can pro
cure certain new anil important evidence.
AUGUSTA’S BELT LINE.
Several Judgments Taken and a
Lively Scramble Ahead.
Augusta, Ga., June B.—Several judg.
ments have been taken against the Belt
Line railroad, which was extended to
Murray Hill, a suburb about seven miles
from the city, and quite a fight between
the creditors will take place in the
Uuitod States court before Judge Speer.
There are not enough assets to go around
ami there will tie a lively scramble be
tween the creditors to avoid getting left.
It is said the property will be bought at
the receiver’s sale by a syndicate, who
will carry out tho original plans for the
railroad and Murray Hill.
Two Nominated For Postmasters.
Washington, Juno S.—The President to
day sent to the Senate tho following nom
inations for postmasters: F. G. Kent at
WytbeviUe, Va., aud W. K. Spiller at
Bridgeport, Ala.