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< THE MORNING NEWS,
} Established ISM. Incorporated 1888.
| J. H. ESTILL, President,
SAVED BY A CLOSE SHAVE.
He Tariff Bill Sent Back to Confer
ence by the Senate.
The Vote on the Retention of the Dif
ferential Duty on Sugar a Tie—The
Republicans Had Staked Their All
On the Fight Over Sugar, and Threw
Up the Sponge After Their Defeat.
The Three Populist Senators Vote
With the Republicans—Hill Paired
With Irby.
Washington, July 27.—The struggle
ended in the Senate to-day and the tariff
bill went back to conference. It was a
close shave, however. The sword of
Damocles was above, hanging by a thread.
Upon the retention of the one-eighth dif
ferential on sugar, which the sugar sena
tors and Senator Smith of New Jersey
insisted upon as the price of their sup
port, and the loss of which, meant tne in
evitable defeat of the measure, the vote
was a tie. The absence of Vice I’resi
dent Stevenson was almost fatal. By
dint of hard work, the republicans
succeeded in mustering the votes of the
populists, Senator Hill of New York and
his Files, Achates. Senator Irby of South
Carolina, who ran away from the fight,
leaving Senator Hill to pair him. They
bad thirty-two votes in favor of striking
out the differential. The democrats, with
the excepations named, stood manfully to
the caucus agreement and cast thirty
two votes against their opponents. A tie
was the best the opponents of the bill
could do, and a tie, parliamentarily
speaking, loses, so the differential and
the bill were saved. The republi
cans who staked their all
on the cast of the sugar
die, then threw up the sponge, and
allowed the bill to go to conference with
out further ado. The conferees will get
together, and before the end of next week
the chances are the bill will be a law.
On the three points at issue the Senate
will win two and the House one. The
sugar duty will be “flat” and the duty on
coal and iron will remain as it is,
with a reciprocity proviso—virtually as
good as free coal and iron.
An absurd rumor is afloat to-night that
President Cleveland will veto the bill.
He will sign anything that comes to him.
If any man wants to win money and can
get a bet on a veto it will be like finding
greenbacks on the street.
DETAILS OF THE DAT IN THE SENATE.
Hy the Southern Associated Press.
Washington, July 27. —There were very
few people in the Senate galleries to-iiav
and the attendance on the floor was also
slim. Mr. Harris occupied the chair.
The reading of yesterday’s journal was
dispensed with, and the usual routine
business proceeded. Then the confer
ence report on the army appropriation
bill was taken up.
In explaining the appropriations Mr.
Bluckburn, dem.. of Kentucky, said the
bill, as it passed the House, appropriated
823,586,924; and as it passed the Senate
$23,611,384: and that as agreed to by the
conferees the bill appropriated $23,592,-
The paragraph referring to the Indians
at Mount Vernon barracks, Ala., pro
voked some discussion, but the report as a
whole was finally agreed to.
THE TARIFF BILL TAKEN UP.
Then, at 1:15 o’clock, the House mes
sage, asking further conference on tlie
tariff hill, was laid before the Senate,
the pending question being the point of
order made yesterday against tlie motion
of Mr. Washburn, rep., of Minnesota, to
instruct the Senate conferees to recede
from the differential duty of one-eighth of
a cent a pound on sugar, the point of
order being that it is not in order to give
instructions in a “full and free confer
ence.”
Messrs. Manderson and Platt argued
against the point of order.
The decision of the presiding officer,
Mr. Harris, was in favor of sustaining
the point of order and excluding the
amendment.
The decision was appealed from by Mr.
Washburn, and the motion to lay the ap
peal on the table was mado by Mr. Faulk
ner, dem., of West Virginia.
A TIE VOTE.
The vote was taken amid great excite
ment arm it resulted in a tie—yeas 32,
nays 32. The three populist senators,
Messrs. Allen, Kyle and Peffer, voted
with tho republicans; so did Mr. Hill,
and the vote of Mr. Irby was paired with
that of another democrat, Mr. Smith of
2>e\v Jersey. The only senator who, not
being paired, did not vote was Mr. Stew
art of Nevada. He was present in the
chamber, but refrained from voting, The
ict result was that tho motion to lay on
tlie table, not having a majority, failed.
THE VOTE.
Following is the detailed tie vote:
lias Messrs. Hate, Berry. Blackburn,
etanchard, Brice. Call, Cockrell. Coke,
Daniel, Faulkner. George, Gibson. Gorman,
Cray. Hunton. Jones ol Arkansas. Lindsay,
M' l.aurin, Martin, Mills, Mitchell of Wis
cuu.sin, Murphy, Palmer, Pasco, Push, Kan
s *m. Koueh, Turpie, Vest, Vilas, Walsh and
'v liitc— 3V.
bays—Messrs. Aldrich, Allen. Allison, Ca
rev. chandler, Cullom, liavls, Dixon, Uolph,
1' iiiois, Frye, Gallioger, Hale. Hansbrough,
Hawley. lllKClns. Hill, Jones, of Nevada,
*" I, !.(idye McMillan. Mamlerson. Mitchell,
of Oregon. Patten, Pelftiv Perkins, Platt,
Proctor, Slioup. Squire, Teller and Wash
burn- 3b.
I'airs were announced between Messrs.
Butler and Cameron. Cattery and Power,
Paindcn and Pettigrew, Gordon and
Wilson, Harris and Sherman, Jarvis and
Four, McPherson and Morrill, Morgan
bud <Jua,v. Smith and Irby both demo-
C|, ats; and Voorheesand Wolcott.
Mr. Stewart was present, but did not
JMlc ; nor was he paired. This accounts
. ,V le whole number of senators.
I hen came the question whether the
<•' ision of the chair should stand as the
dgmentof the Senate: and it was also
derided in the negative, in the same way
Uie vote being identically the same as
la the 11 rat Instance.
" AMIIUTI.N'S MOTION NOT AORKKb TO.
Ihe next vote was on agreeing to Mr.
■' ">hburn'* motion: and it also faile<l
o in the same cause tlio lack of a
I ■* ority the vote U.'lpg for tbe third
' ' to <W, but ibis time the rcpubli
‘ uii senators and their allies voted aye
‘b i tl,edemocratic senators voted no.
! 1 b Senator Gray s original motion,
II insist and agree to a further coufer
-1 ■ ss agreed to without division;
■ tint same seven t onf' r* s wen* up
Pbled
‘ oil] jxsssed was tbe Kenalr bill to
certain part* of tbe t ort Jupiter
*' *‘ ll, *-ri i eoervatlon, In i lor el a. to entry
’ r the homestead law the two
4 wt. da M-naiers slating that they had
reconeiled their differences and made I
amendments in the bill.
Some dozen bills on the calendar were
passed, after which, at 3:50 o’clock, the
Senate adjourned till Monday.
DEBS PUTS IN A DENIAL.
A St. Louis Man Asserts That He
Never Expected to Win the Strike.
St. Louis, July 27. —A morning paper
quotes Albert Smith, one of the local
leaders of the late railroad strike, and a
friend of Eugene V. Debs, president of
the National American Hallway Union,
assaying: “At the beginning of the re
cent strike President Debs told me that
he did not expect to win the strike. He
had a purpose in having the strike or
dered. lie believed that a strike at the
time that the American Railway Union
was called out was the only way by
which the laboring classes could be
brought together. They could do nothing
for themselves as long as they were not
politically organized. The strike, he
thinks, will bring about this organization,
causing the men to break away from the
old political parties.’’
Mr. Smith says that President Debs
will be a candidate for some office, prob
ably congress, and that the work of or
ganizing political bodies will be begun
soon.
DEBS DENIES THE STORY.
Terre Haute, ind., July 27.—President
Debs denies the dispatch sent out from
St. Louis in which he is quoted as stating
to Albert Smith, a strike leader, that he
(Debs) from the beginning had no hope of
winning the strike, but that he had a
purpose in having the strike ordered.
“I do not know this man Smith,” he
said, “and never made such a statement
in my life. The whole dispatch is false.
I atn seeking no office and will accept
none.”
President Debs will address a meeting
of citizens at the opera house Sunday
night.
A PLOT TO KILL HEUREAUX.
The Ring Leader Killed and the Other
Conspirators Set Free.
New York, July 27.—The steamer
Saganaw, from San Domingo, bring news
of a plot to assassinate President Heu
reaux of San Domingo hy a party of
young men. The conspirators were not
sufficiently cautious about their plans
and the president was fully informed
of the dangers menacing him before the
arrangements were completed, and he
put the machinery of the law in opera
tion against them, and eleven conspira
tors were arrested and brought before
the courts. The ring leader, a young
man named Broadhill, was condemned to
death and shot, and as President Heu
peaux considered tne example sufficient
the other ten were set at liberty. It is
said the plot was betrayed by indiscreet
friends, and t hat the president had been
posted in regard to it since January.
A SPLIT IN THE A. R. U. ,
The West Oakland Lodge Declares the
Strike Off.
West Oakland, Cal., July 27. —The
local branch of the American Railway
Union voted last night to declare the
strike off.
A resolution to that effect was passed
after a heated debate, the vote standing
187 for aud 140 against. The meeting
lasted until midnight, and was very
stormy in character.
Both sides battled with energy and de
termination. Asa result some ill feeling
was aroused.
After the division an exciting scene en
sued. Cheer after cheer broke from the
opposing elements. Chairs and benches
were upset and general confusion pre
vailed.
NORTH DAKOTA’S DEMOCRATS.
The Ticket Nominated by the State
Convention at Grand Forks.
Grand Forks, N. D., July 27. —The
democratic state convention nominated
the following ticket:
Congressman—N. G. Larimore.
Governor —F. M. Kinter.
Lieutenant Governor —E. A. Euland.
Secretary of State —George Slette.
Superintendent of Public Instruction—
Mrs. Elsenhuth.
Auditor—A. W. Potor.
Treasurer —Knutt J. Newland.
Commissioner of Agriculture—George
Kurtz.
Insurance Commissioner—James Cud
ahie.
DIDN’T OWE ENO $450,000.
New York Brokers Exonerated From
a Charge of Fraud.
New York, July 27.—A report of Daniel
G. Rollins, referee, filed to-day in the
supreme court dismisses the action
brought by Broker Arthur Dyett on an
assigned claim of John C. Eno against the
latter’s former brokers, J. M. Seymour,
J. A. Baker and L. A. Seymour for $450,-
000. Eno, who had been president of the
Second National Bank of this city, when
lie had to fly to Canada because of misap
propriating the bank's funds, claimed
that his brokers had fraduleutly with
held $450,000 of his money. Referee
Rollins finds that the brokers were not
guilty of fraud.
McKane Refused a New Trial.
New York. July 27.—Tile general term
of the supreme" court in Brooklyn this
morning handed down a decision refusing
anew trial to John Y. McKane, who is
undergoing six years sentence in Sing
Sing prison for his share in the Gravesend
election frauds last November. McKane's
counsel says he will at once take the case
to the state court of appeals.
A Negro Murderer Hanged.
St. I.ouis, Mo., July 27.—William Henry
Harrison Duncan, colored, was hanged in
the hallway connecting the jail and court
bouse in Clayton, St. Louis county, this
morning for the murder of Police Officer
James Brady on Oct. 0, lßilO.
Mtij. 8. L. James Dead.
Baton Kouge, Im , July 27.—Mat. S.
James, lessee of the slate penitentiary
and one of the beat known men in the
stale, died suddenly at his Angola plan
tation, In West Feliciana parish, to duy,
aged HO years.
Another Regiment Believed.
Chicago, July 27. Tbe Seventh in
fantry of the National Guard, dim
strong, was relieved from strike duty to
night. 'l'liis now leaves hut three in
fantry regiments on duty.
A Hanging In Jierkalsy.
Charleston, F C'.. July X 7 llb-k Green
was hanged si Mount Pleasant, ikg Sony
noting/ Uu-duy for tin murder of .Mumy
li>) ton IU April boat Both werenegioaa.
SAVANNAH, GA„ SATURDAY. JULY 28,1894.
BUSINESS A_BIT BETTER.
Geld Exports, Strikes and the Tariff
the Only Drawbacks.
The Outflow of Gold Attributed to
Hostile Legislation Which Has
Caused a Lack of Confidence Among
Foreign Lenders—A Decided Im
provement Reported in the Textile
Industries-The Iron Mills Still
Short of Orders.
New York, July 27.—R. G. Dun & Co.’s
weekly review of trade to-morrow will
say: “The heavy outgo of gold, the fall
of the treasury reserve and the price of
wheat to the lowest point on record, and
the increasing uncertainty about the
tariff have entirely overshadowed other
influences. Business delayed for months
by two great strikes now crowds the rail
roads aud swells the returns and gives
the impression of a revival in business,
but it is not yet clear bow far there is an
increase of new traffic, distinguished
from that which has been merely block
aded or deferred. In some branches
there has been more activity, but in
others less, because events early this
week led many to infer that no change of
the tariff would be made. The internal
revenue receipts on whisky have sud
denly dropped more than half, and sales
of wool have greatly increased. But the
uncertainty is not removed, and much of
the business done seems to be in the
nature of insurance against possibilities.
THE EXPORTS OF GOLD.
“All the year it has been argued that
gold exports have practically' ended, but
the outgo this week has been $5,300,000,
making the net outgo for the month
about $10,000,000. Of all explanations
given only one is based on facts. With
wheat at the lowest point ever known,
and moving frofti the farms very freely
while imports are still restricted by
doubts about future gold duties, could
not go out if there were the ordi
nary confidence iu the future of
enterprises here. But much was done to
prevent that confidence by legislation hos
tile to lenders iu western and southern
states, and many millions have doubtless
been called in by foreign loan companies
and taken away. Still more lias been
done by the strikes, the depression of
manufactures, the loss of railroad earn
ings and the rapid decrease of treasury
balances.
THE TEXTILE INDfSTRIES.
“The textile industries have been per
ceptibly stimulated, according- to dealers,
by disagreements which many suppose
may prevent a change of the tariff, and
there has been more buying of cotton
goods, with slightly higher prices for a
few. notwithstanding the closing of some
important mills. The stock of such goods
is, on the whole, quite large.
"In woolens, the goods famine which
clothiers prepared for themselves bv de
ferring orders is such tftat imperative
necessities now keep most of the mills at
work, and the purchases of wool for im
mediate use are large. But there is no
change for the better as respects oiders
running into the future, and indeed some
concerns have withdrawn spring samples
on which low prices had been lixed, and
will make no effort for trade at present.
The sales of wool have been greatly
swelled by speculation, in the belief that
wool is not likely to decline in any event,
but may advance sharply if tariff changes
fail.
A MONO THE IRON MILLS.
“While a scarcity of coke delays resump
tion of work in many central and western
iron mills, the light inquiry ior finished
products at Chicago and the disappoint
ing demand at Pittsburg raises doubt
whether a material increase can be ex
pected until the tariff question is out of
the way. The demand for sheets is bet
ter at Chicago, and there are numerous
small orders for structural work at Pitts
burg, with a rather better demand for
bars, but nothing like the expected rush. -
At Philadelphia the tone improves and
prices are steady, but foundry business is
much depressed and sharp competition
prevents an advance in finished products.
“The failures for the three weeks of
July compare well, of course, with the
panic period last year, commercial liabili
ties being 8t>,417,1599, of which $3,588,988
were of manufacturing and $2,883,011 of
trading concerns. Commercial loans are
expanding but little, and great caution
still maintains soundness.
“For the week the failures have been
249 in the United States against 380 last
year, and 39 in Canada against 23 last
year”
NO NET GAIN.
Bradstreet's to-morrow will say:
“Leading influences affecting the course
of general trade throughout the United
States within the week have not resulted
in a net gain. Prolonged drought and hot
winds have damaged corn and other crops
in Nebraska, and tears are entertained of
like losses in Kansas. Without early
rains the reduction in the yield of Indian
corn is expected to be considerable. The
outlook for the yield in the spring wheat
states is regarded as unfavorable, which
re acts on country merchants and checks
demands.
Several thousand striking miners in
Ohio, Indiana and Alabama refuse to re
turn to work at the rates agreed upon in
conference, and this continues to depress
business throughout the tributary re
gions.
• iron, steel aud other industries are
hampered throughout the Pittsburg dis
trict for lack of coke, which restricts
production in the face of a mildly improv
ing demand, and keeps the price of spot
bessemer pig and billets about $1 higher
than quotations for future delivery.
“Continued exports of gold from New
York are regarded as an unfavorable in
fluence, and there are more unfavorble
reports as to mercantile collections. More
serious in its disorgaiii/.aiiig effects on
general business is the continued delay in
tariff legislation, few merchants caring
to try (to provide for prospective wants
in view of the uncertainty.
W HAT tlt E REPORTS SHOW.
“The other side reveals reports of mod
erate improvement in general trade at a
larger number of southern cities than
last week : improvement in the outlook
for the Uoiuiuhus river salmon cunning
pack : increased activity ill leading lines
m Sail l rani'iM-o, full and regular fruit
shipments east from the Pacific coast,
ami nu Improved demand for iron
itisi ut st Louis, Pittsburg,
ami other centers; practically complete
restoration of the railway freight service
throughout the country ; a tendency to
buv very sparingly for fall delivery ut
Philadelphia, Baltimore, New Yora and
Boston ; excellent crop prospect* in most
soul horn slates, and increasing orders
among I'ruiideuc* manufacturers of dry
goods, specialtie s aud novelties in jew
dry.
• J im spurt In Urn dcanaud for wool at
Boston and at Philadelphia is attribute l
on tin- one hand to the expectation of the
of tariff legislation, and on the
other to demand b.v speculators, who be
lieved the wool prices had touched ttie
lowest possible |ioint.
“Heavier shipments of merchandise
from Baltimore to southern points were
caused b.v the announcement that freight
rates would advance on Aug. 1.”
in the Form.
“From the south Memphis. Nashville,
Charleston, Augusta. Atlanta. Chatta
nooga, Savannah and Galveston report a
slight improvement within a week, the
South Carolina and Texas ports adding
more favorable repot"s as to crops and
the fall outlook. Atlanta manufacturers
arc fairly busy, while at Savannah naval
stores are quiet and stocks accumulating.
There is no change at Jacksonville, but
fall prospects are regarded as favorable,
while at Birmingham prolonged labor
disturbances depress trade. At New Or
leans jobbing is dull, but building trades
are active, furnishing employment to
many who should otherwise be out of
work.”
OUT A DASH AND FLED.
Clarence Wilmot Formerly of Savan
nah on a Lark in Canada.
Montreal, July 27.—Some weeks ago a
dashiug young fellow who gave his name
as Clarence Wilmot, and his natal, place
as Savannah, Ga., arrived in Montreal.
Ho received entree in Montreal society
and soon cut a dashing figure. He spent
money lavishly and gave out that his
mother was a millionaire, half a dozen
times over.
A few days ago Wilmot announced to
his friends that he intended to marry
Miss Marler of Three Rivers, and ho pro
posed to do it ia grand style. He char
tered a big steamer and issued over 300
invitations for the trip down the river,
which was to have taken place Saturday
evening. Great preparations were made
for the trip. Champagne galore was or
dered, and many prominent people were
invited.
To-day there was wailing and gnashing
of teeth wnen it was found that Wilmot
had disappeared, and that the grand
festivities were declared off.
Miss Marler is unknown in Three
Rivers, aud now the people who acquired
the acquaintance of the swell southerner
are wondering who and what he is.
NEGROES ON THE WARPATH.
Payday Marked by Drunkenness and
Bloodshed in the Coko Region.
Connellsville, Pa., July 27.—Yesterday
was payday at the surrounding coke
works and the imported negro workmen
fairly made things howl. They came to
town in squads of fifty, and after making
a few purchases spent the balance of
their money at the saloons. In New
Haven tho colored men practically took
possession of the town.
At Troller the men fought throughout
tho whole night, and the deputies were
kept busy making arrests. This morn
ing six of the negroes are confined there,
iiundcuffcd together.
At the Davidson works a fight occurred
about 4 o'clock this morning. One of the
men was badly cut with a razor.
It is reported that a negro woman was
killed at Vanderbilt in a general light
late last night, and that the murderers
threw her body into a coke oven to con
ceal their crime. The story is not cred
ited.
Another attempt at dynamiting was
made by the strikers early this morning,
near the Troller works. A bomb was
thrown at the home of John Bailev, a
non-union coke worker, the missile strik
ing a tree in front of the house. It ex
ploded with a deafening report, shatter
ing the windows and splintering the tree.
Had tho bomb struck the house a number
of lives would have been lost, as all the
Bailey family were at home and asleep.
There is no clew to tlie perpetrators.
FELL FROM A CAR WHILE ASLEEP
The Train Sunning 40 Miles an Hour
and the Man Unhurt.
Jackson, Miss., July 27.—Last night
three miles below here while dozing in
his chair, Express Messenger Edward
Stevens of Water Valley fell from the car
door. He was not missed until Canton,
25 miles above here, was reached. A
message was sent here that he was mis
sing and must have fallen from his ear.
A handcar was rigged up and several
gentleman started down the track hunt
ing for him. Three miles below they
found him lying within two feet
of the track soundly sleeping. He awoke
as soon as they touched him and asked
what was wanted. He says he has no
recollection of falling and imagined him
self asieep in his bed at New Orleans,
when the rescuing party found him. The
train was running forty miles an hour
when he fell off, and that he was not
killed is a miracle. Aside from a few
minor bruises he is not hurt.
STRIKERS SENTENCED.
Two Santa Fo Man Given Forty Days
in Jail for Contempt.
Chicago, July 27.—Richard Lawrence
and Edward Rhodes, the first of the
strikers to be punished here for lawless
ness growing out of the Pullman boycott,
were sentenced to forty days in jail by
Judge Crosscup of the United States court
to-day. The men were Santa Fe strikers at
Chillicothe. 111., and were charged with
contempt of court in interfering with traf
fic of a road in the hands of government
receivers.
CRLINA SWEPT BY FIRE.
It Started In Two Barns and Then
Reached the Business Section.
Celina, 0., July 27.—Fire started last
night in two barns and quickly communi
cated to others, aud then to the business
portion of the city. It destroyed Met/.ner
& Pufer's machine store, the National
hotel, tho pottofflce. the Citizens and
Commercial batiks, Wyckoff's drugstore
and a dozen other business houses, caus
ing a loss estimated at $150,000, witli about
$30,000 insurance.
Uncle Sum Loses Mora Gold.
Washington, July 27. The treasury
again to-na.v lost a largo quantity of gold
>;i,mid,Odd. r2,sod.<**) for European cx
|iorl, and *#*),ooo sent from Canada This
reduces tho gold reserve to #55,173,n0n,
nearly #10,000.000 lower than when the
bond issue of #50,000,000 was made in
February last
To Bridge ths Perdido.
Washington, July 37 The House corn
n.*ic committee to-dsy ordered favora
bly reported the bill of Itepreseutalive
Msllory of I- Wills, authorizing a bridge
acres* ths Perdido river, between Florida
and ,ilab -mo
CHINA’S LOST TROOP SHIPS.
The Japanese Opened Fire on the Ves
sels From the Shore.
The Oruieers "hen Steamed Up and
Joined in the Bombardment on the
Transports The Japanese Residents
of Shanghai in Peril—The bhiueso
War Officials Mobilizing Their Army
With Great Rapidity—Oorea's King
to Be Hold as a Hostage.
Shanghai, July 27. The statement that
war has been declared between Japan and
China is generally accepted here as cor
rect. The Japanese victory, wherein a
number of Chinese transports were sunk,
was gained Wednesday. The Chineses
loss of life was very great.
The transports were sunk off the
Coreau coast aud belonged to the fleet of
eleven steamers which sailed from Taku
on Friday, July 20, with 12,(MX) troops.
The fleet left Taku under escort of eight
gunboats. The majority of the transports
proceeded slowly witli the gunboats,
while the faster ones steamed at full
speed, so as to land their troops as soon as
possible. On the transports which
arrived first at the Corean coast were a
few hundred soldiers from the army of
the north. Most of the force, however,
consisted of coolies with inferior fireirms
or rnorely bows and arrows.
THE ATTACK.
Tho attack upon the steamers from the
Japanese guns is described briefly in a
dispatch received this evening. The
firing was begun by a Japanese battery
on the shore, while tho Chinese officers
were trying to debark their men
from the first steamer. Tho cruisers
then steamed up and opened fire on all
tho transports which were lying to, wait
ing to discharge the men. The Chinese
were unable to inako any effective re
sistance. They were thrown into great
confusion and many jumped overboard to
escape the hot tiro, under which the
transports suffered severely.
The Chinose officials here do not con
firm these dispatches. They are exceed
ingly reticent as to every report concern
ing hostilities in Corea. The beginning
of hostilities hud caused keen excite
ment among all classes here. Business
is virtually’ suspended, although many
smaller firms have made desultory efforts
to sustain their trade.
JAVANESE IN SHANGHAI IN PERIL
The position of tho Japanese residents
is precarious. For weeks the more pros
perous Japanese have been leaving the
city, but many of the poorer and middle
class still remain. The Europeans best
acquainted with the city think that the
Sikh police will be strong enough to pro
tect them from the Chinese fanatics.
The viceroy is confident that the north
ern army is sufficiently strong to cope
with the Japanese force and he does not
intend to employ the southern army ex
cept in case of extreme necessity. Tho
mobilization proceeds rapidly ami the
preparations to embark large bodies of
troops are making with unexpected
energy. The Chinese government bought
two large steamers yesterday, and nego
tiations for others are in progress.
The Japanese announce that they will
hold the King of Corea as a hostage until
tlie internal reforms demanded by them
shall have been satisfactorily guaranteed,
in Seoul excitement is at white heat.
There has been considerable disorder, and
an uprising of tiie people may coine at
any moment.
WARSHIPS IN HATTI.E.
Yokohama. July 27. —Cable communica
tion between Japan and Corea is inter
rupted, but it is rumored here in semi
official circles that a Japanese warship
has fired upon a Chinese warship at Ka
san upon receiving hostile provocation.
TUB NEWS CONFIRMED.
London, July 27.—A special to Lloyds
from Shanghai confirms tho Central
News’dispatches lliat war has been de
clared between China and Japan.
Telegraphic communication with Coroa
is interrupted and the wildest rumors are
in circulation.
Hugh Malhieson & Cos., the Chinese
government agents in England, to-day re
ceived a cable message which also con
firms the announcement that war has
boon declared between China and Japan.
Neither the British government nor the
Chinese nor Japanese legation lias any
official advices of the declaration of war.
WAR NOT OFFICIALLY DECLARED.
London, July 28, 4a. m.— Several morn
ing dailies print this morning the follow
ing dispatches from Tien-Tsin: “War has
not been declared officially either in Tokio
or Pekin. It is believed in gov
ernment circles that it will not
be declared for several days. If
the exchanges of notes now proceeding
result amicably, the collisions that have
already taken place will be mutually dis
avowed ; otherwise they will be regarded
as casus hello. The transport which was
sunk by the Japanese was the Kow-
Shung, owned by Malhieson A Cos. It is
reported that all were lost. The
Mathiosons have taken over a number of
Chinese coasting vessels. Hereafter
they will sail their steamers under tho
British Hag.
“Telegraphic communication between
Japan and Corea has been stopped, there
fore no direct information can beobtained
in Yokohama, where nothing is knowuof
a declaration of war The Japanese au
thorities stopped on Sunday the Nagasaki
mail steamer bound for Shanghai.”
AMERICAN MARINES LANDED.
Washington. July 27. Tho Corean king
has been taken prisoner by the Japanese,
and marines have been landed from tho
Baltimore to protect the American lega
tion at Seoul. This information was con
veyed in an official cablegram dated yes
terday to the Secretary of the Navy from
Capt. Benjamin F. Day. commanding the
flagship Baltimore at Chamuljio.
Up to the close of office hours the state
department was without any formal no
tice of a declaration of war between
China and Japan, and so far as could be
learned the only telegrams bearing on tho
situation in Asia was the cable from Capt.
I lay. of the Baltimore. Seoul is distant
about twenty-five miles from Cliemuljio,
where the Baltimore lies, anil as there is
only a narrow footpath and no railroad,
the marines must havo marched the
distance.
FRANCE AND TIIE REDS.
Floquet Becomes 111 In tho Midst of a
Hpeecfi In the Senate.
Paris, July 27. In the senate to day a
report was rend, favoring tho adoption of
the auti-unarchist bill, which passed the
chamber of deputies yesterday without
alteration.
M. Floquet protest* and against such no
tion saving tl.o action was worse than
modi'** The/,, vj.e, no danger that
could exceed the r* suit* of the ililrottUr
lion of arbitrary a* turn lu a In* state.
The Util demanded prim I Me* that
would strike at any cuizcti. n
was similar, he declared, to
the detest,.si measure, surete generate,
which followed Orsin s attempt to assas
sinate Emperor Napoleon 111. A jury, ho
said, was the only rightful judge of the
so-called incitement mentioned in tho bill,
llere M. Floquet stopped and began turn
ing his notes, apparently having lost the
thread of his discourse. Senators began
crying, “Speak,” “speak." And then
there was an embarrassing silence.
M. Floquet, who was obviously ill,
turned appealingly to President Chal
letnoi. who, seeing that M. Floquet was
unable to proceed, suspended the sit
ting. After an interval the silting was
resumed, but, as M. Floquet was still un
able to continue, M. Beaumanoir spoke in
opposition to the bill aud M. Dupuy re
plied.
M. Dupuy said the bill was in no sense
anti-republican, but bad been defined to
establish a line of demarkation botween
republicanism and disorder.
M. Arago argued that the bill would bo
jsnverless to suppress anarchy. All ex
perience should show it, as such a system
of repression was a failure, and that it
violated tho principles laid down in 1848.
The best remedy for anarchism, he said,
was a free democratic government.
The whole bill was passed by a vote of
205 to HA.
Tno Senate approved all nf the articles
of the bill. Before taking a final vote on
the passage of the bill, M. Verninae
moved to limit tho duration of the act.
The motion was rejected by a vote of 198
to 63.
The chamber will be prorogued to-mor
row
The radical and monarchical newspa
pers, in their comments on the passage of
tho anti-anarchist bill by the Chamber of
Deputies, concurred in the opinion that
the bill w as designed more with a view of
crushing anarchism than with the pur
pose of abridging the freedom of the
press.
HOPE FOR WELLMAN.
A Norwegian Sealer Reports Having
Spoken the Explorers.
London, July 27.—Carl Sciewers, tho
Norwegian Arctic enthusiasts, to-night
received a telegram from the Captain of
the Krling, a Norwegian sealer, which
arrived to-day at the island of Tromsoe,
Finmark, Norway, reporting that he had
spoken the Kagnvnld Jarlin latitude 84°
north, with all well on board. The Kagn
vald Jarlin was then free of|tbe puck lee
and should now be well on its way to tho
north pole. No date is given, but this is
definite news of the safety of tho Well
man expedition. The party wished to be
reported all well and full of hope.
Dersclianel Wounded in the Cheek.
Paris, July 27.—A duel between Depu
ties Ciemenceau and Derschanel was
fought with swords this morning at 10: so
o’clock in a secluded spot at Roulogne-
Sur-Seino. Two rounds were fought, in
the second of which M Ciemenceau
pierced tlit) right cheek of his antagonist.
The wound, though painful, is not con
sidered serious.
A Steamer Sinks a Ferryboat.
St. Petersburg, July 27.—A large
steamer came into collision with a ferr
boat near Grodno to-day, sinking the la
ter. Fourteen of the ferryboat’s passen
gers were drowned, and one was fatally
injured by being crushed when tho boats
came together.
Death Spread by Earthquakes.
Belgrade, July 27.—Earthquake shocks
have been felt in Macedonia, Old Servia
and Eastern Bulgaria. Many houses at
various places are damaged and a number
of people have been killed.
MUTINY AMONG CONVICTS.
A Deputy Wardon and a Prisoner
Killed at Tracy City.
Nashville, Tenn., July 27.—Theconvlcts
at Tracy City are in a state of mutiny,
and as a result two men are dead and two
others are suffering from slight wounds.
This afternoon tho convicts loaded a
pipe with explosives, placed it in a coal
car and attached a slow fuse to it.
Deputy Warden Nelson and his assist
ants were passing along another entry to
bring tiie convicts out for the night; when
they arrived opposite it the bomb
exploded. Mr. Nelson was in
stantly killed and Guards Ter
rell and Thurman were slightly
wounded. A negro convict named Pete
Hamilton was killed by a volley from the
other guards. There were 115 convicts
in tho mines at the time, and all but sev
enty surrendered. These remained in
side, and swear thoy will not come out.
Mr. Nelson was a member of tho last gen
eral assembly from Maury county.
The state officials here were at once
notified and they in turn telegraphed
Superintendent of Prison Kork to go at
once to Tracy City. Telegrams to-night
say it is hardly necessary to send troops,
as tho convicts will probably surrender
before morning. Escape was the object
of the mutineers.
BOWDEN HORSEWHIPPED.
A Conductor Accuses Him of Insult
ing His Wife.
Jacksonville, Fla., July 27.—J. E. T.
Bowden, who achieved notoriety as the
manager of the Duval Athletic Club,
which organization pulled off tho Corbett-
Mitchell fight here last January, was
horsewhipped in an inch of his life to-day.
Bowden’s assailant was one Brunson, a
Pullman car conductor, and the cause
was an alleged insult to Mrs. Brunson.
Brunson met Bowden in a saloon,
covered him with a pistol and
then proceeded to wear out
a buggy whip on him. Bowden begged
for mercy, but Brunson was implacable,
and when lie finished Bowden was in a
pitiable condition. His face was a mass
of bruised and quivering flesh and his
clothing was cut to shreds. Brunson is a
six-footer and weighs over 200 pounds.
Bowden is about five feet high and weighs
about 95 jtounds. It is feared that further
trouble will follow. Bowden denies that
he insulted Mrs. Brunson.
Suppression of tho Lotteries.
Washington, July 27 The House Judi
ciary committee to-day rejiortcd favorably
the Senate "anti-lottery ' hill for the uj>
preion of lottery traffic through na
tional and International commerce and
the postal service, subject to tho jurisdic
tion and laws ol the United Stales.
Government Battlement of Strikes.
Washington July 27. The House labor
romuduco to day ordered a favorable re
port on the Springer bill creating ans
tional board of arbitration for the settle
mint of ail labor troubles, strikes, etc
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REMOVAL OF THE APACHES.
Protests Against the Transter Made in
Vain in the House.
Representatives From Oklahoma and
Arizona Predict a Renewal of Atroci
ties if the Redskins Are Removed
From Mount Vernon Barracks -Vig
orous Opposition to the Bill to Settle
Florida’s Indian War Claims.
Washington, July 27 —ln tho House to
day, after the passage of a few private
bills under unanimous consent, Mr. Outh
waito presented the conference report on
the military appropriation bill. The
adoption of the report was earnestly op
posed by Mr. Flynn rop., of Oklahoma
and Mr. Smith dem., of Arizona, for the
reason that the bill authorized the Secre
tary of War to transfer the Gerronimo
band of Apache Indians, now confined in
Mount Vernon barracks. Ala., to military
reservations. It also carried an appropri
ation of SIS,(MX) to buy them household and
agricultural implements. Mess’rs. Flynn
and Smith protested against the transfer
in tho name of the murdered settlers, tha
victims of tho Indian atrocities in former
years, and stated that whatever distance
separated them after they had once
passed tho Mississippi river would be as
nothing to them, and they would soon get
together again in their old haunts of mur
der aud blood in the White mountains,
and enter upon their career of slaughter
and destruction.
Messrs. Outhwaite and Hull, rep., of
lowa defended the report. They said it
was not tho intention of the Secretary of
War to move those Indians at Mount Ver
non for tho commission of crimes; but it
was intended to give the women and
1 children the samo chance that other hu
man beings have to do for themselves.
Neither the government nor tho people of
the country, they said, desired to keep
200 women and children in prison all their
lives for the sins of their fathers.
The report was agreed to.
NEWS FROM THE SENATE.
At, this point the flow of returning
members, who had been attending upon
tho session of the Senate, set in, and in a
few minutes the action of that body upon
the request of the House for a further
conference ou the tariff bill became
known on tho lioor, and was actively dis
cussed.
it was 3:15 o’olock when Secretary Cox
appeared at the door to coinmunioute tha
action officially to the House. This hav
ing been disposed, of the House proceeded
to t lie further consideration of bills.
The House wort into a committee of tha
whole, with Mr. Bailey in the chair, uixm
the bill to authorize the Secretary of tha
Treasury to settle tile account be
tween tho general government and tha
state of Florida, under the authority of
the act approved March 3, 1889, known as
tho deficiency act, aud to pay the balance
found to be due. The amount Involved is
about ♦600,000 for expenditures made by
Florida during the Indian war of 1856-SH.
It wns advocated by Messrs. Mallory and
Cooper of Florida.
Mr. Davis, pop., of Kansas opposed tho
passage of the bill, aud alleged that tha
hostilities grew out of attempts by tha
slave-holders to suppress the sentiment in
favor of liberty among the Indians and
negroes.
COUSINS OPPOSES THE HILL
Mr. Cousins, rep., of lowa, who made &
minority report adversely to the bill,
spoke against its passage. He usaed his
objection mainly upon the ground that
the troops for whose services it was
sought to recompense Florida did not
come within the constitutional require
ment governing the enlistment of troops
by a state. He said that at that time thera
were but 98 hostile Indians, while tha
United States had nearly 3,000 regular
and volunteer troops in the field. Ha
looked upon the claim as a huge joke, and
as ft manifestation of tho habit that Flor
ida had fallen into of having a claim
pending in congress to reimburse her foo
expenditures on account of the Indian
war.
The bill was further opposed by Mr.
Bartlett, dem., of New York, which car
ried tho session to 5 o’clock, when, undeg
the rules, a recess was taken.
At tho evening session eight pension
bills were considered and favorably re
ported. At 9:45 o'clock the House ad
journed. _____
LAYING OF THE NEW CABLE.
The Final Splice Made At Heart's
Content Yesterday.
Heart’s Content, N. F., July 27.—Tha
final splice of tho Anglo-American Tele
graph Company's new cable was made at
11 a. m., Greenwich time, and the laying
of the largest cable across the Atlantia
was then successfully completed.
The time taken iri laying the new cabla
was the shortest ou record. Tho expedi
tion left Heart's Content, Newfoundland,
July 15 in the afternoon, and the final
splice was made on the morning of the
37th, or less than twelve days. The total
time taken was inside of two weeks.
Avery remarkable coincidence in con
nection with its completion is the fact
that the final splice was made on the an
niversary of the day on which tho first
successful cable was landed at Heart's
Con lent in 1860, twenty eight years ago ;
and not only the same date, but on tha
same day of the week. The new cable is
laid botween Heart's Content, N. F., and
Valentia, Ireland. This cable has a
larger conductor than any cable ever laid.
LOAN ASSOCIATION LEAGUE.
The Chattanooga Convention Ad
journs After Electing Officers.
Chattunooga, Term., July 27. —Tho
league of Building and l.oan Associa
tions which has been in session here for
the past three days, adjourned to-day
after electing the following officers:
J. Hanson Kennard, president, New
Orleans (re-elected).
J. T. Kllyson, first vice-president, Rich
mond.
J. J. Ormo, second vice-president, At
lanta. Gu.
George W. Winstead, third vice presi
dent, Knoxville, Tonn.
Burl M. Robinson, secretary and treas
urer, Bristol, Tenn.
Legislative Committee Burt M. Rob
inson, J. T. !• Hyson, W. 11, Russel of
Chattanooga, W. H. Raymond aud W. A,
Winiblsh.
1 1 was decided to take sUq s to wart ex
tending the orgsnziatiuu into a national
league. _ _
Nlcol ttulte ths Police.
New York. July 37. Delaney -Nicol to
day declined to act f urlher as cuuussl for
the accused police off-cels.