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Jfstablished IKSO. Ikoobp., hated 1888. r
| J. H. ESTILL, President. )
butler blackguarded.
Attempt to Howl the General Down at
a Political Meeting.
the Attempt a Fai’ure, but It Nearly
Brought on an Old Fashioned Fight.
Spicy Dialogue Between Messrs.
Butler and Tillman—Some Sharp and
Pertinent Questions and Answers
Evoked by the Discussion—Almost a
Fight in a Pullman Car.
Charleston, S. C., July 31.—An attempt
of Gov. Tillman's friends to how down
Senator Butler at Union to-day caused
considerable excitement and some of the
crowd became very boisterous and broke
down the fence around the speaker’s
itand. Gen. Butler, however, was cool,
calm and collected. He scored the ruf
fians who tried to prevent him from
speaking and made a long and eloquent
speech The cause of the assault on Gen.
Butler was his caustic showing of Till
man's mismanagement of the dispensary.
BOTH IN BAP BITMOH.
When the senatorial candidates left the
stand they were both in a bad humor.
Gen Butler dined at the railway station
house and Gov. Tillman went to Judge
Townsend's. Gen. Butler announced that
he intended to see Gov. Tillman about the
matter. They did not meet again until
after the train for Spartanburg had
started. Gov. Tillman had gono into the
Pullman and was sitting with Mr. Stan
jarne Wilson. Gen. Butler took his seat
in the first-class coach, aud soon after the
train started began looking for Gov. Till
man.
NEWSPAPER MEN' ON THE AI.ERT.
The newspaper men had an idea of what
was up and were all close behind him.
After them came Gen. Kichbourg, Mr.
Ellerbee, Col-. John Gary Watts, Mr.
Yekiell, Col. Caughman aud Gen. Butler’s
i brother. That was the fi-st contingent.
After going through the regular train the
partv went through the Pullman. There
on the front seat sat Gov. Tillman and
Mr. Wilson in conversation. Gen. Butler
addressed Gov. Tillman and asked him
whether he did not know the article
about the dispensary had been prema
turely published ia the News and Courier
through accident. Gov. Tillman remained
seated and replied that lie “understood”
from Mr. Kohn, corresponent for the
News and Courier, something about the
matter. Gen. Butler insisted if he did
not know, it wss an accident.
Gov. Tillman replied that had he
been in ; -on. Butler s place he would
have made a personal explanation as he
came up on the train with him from Co
lumbia. he had no right, he said, to look
to Mr. Kohn for any explanation. Gen.
Butler insisted and called for a more spe
cific statement. They split words for
a minute. Gen. Butler called on the
correspondent to explain what he
had told Gov. Tillman about the
matter The reporter said that Gov.
Tillman had rung him up on the tele
phone and asked him what the dispen
sary publication meant, as it was not de
livered. He explained that copies had
been given out and mailed and that he
had telegraphed the News and Courier
that the matter should not be published,
as it was not delivered at Laurens. This
6eemed to leave things as uncertain
as ever with Gen. Butler and Gov. Till
man. Gov. Tillman held that the matter
should have been explained to him by
Gen. Butler and that the News and
Courier was no friend of his. After hum
ming and hawing the Hood broke loose
when Gen. Butler said: “All that has
nothing to do with it. and I want to say
that you perpetrated a deliberate fraud
to day. 1 have come to tell you that these
matters must be settled personally and
I’ll meet you anywhere.”
Governor Tillman —I did not know if
you were responsible or not.
(ten. Butler—You knew It perfectly
well and you perpetrated a deliberate
fraud, and you ought to have come to me.
and 1 denounce what you have done as a
deliberate fraud, and .you know where to
find mo. •’
Govrrnor Tillman—l know.
Gen. Butler—You know you put these
hoodlums up to howling me down and
you know that you perpetrated ad- and
fraud and a lie when you did so.
Cal Caughman interjected: “Yes, he is
a liar, g and d—-n him,” and with this
made a move towards his hip pocket. Ho
was talkative and was crowded to one
side in the commotion.
* '<>\ Tillman at this juncture arose and
| looked Gen. Butler in the eye. The two
were speechless for a second or t wo.
Gov. Tillman said: Now. Gen. Butler,
you arc old and one legged.”
Gen. Butler—And you're one eyed.
Gov. Tillman—That doesn’t hurt my
physical power. You know I’m not
Afraid of you.
A passenger came up and asked If they
had political meetings in Pullman cars in
Carolina.
Gen. Butler went on: “I don’t sup
pose you are, but you can fiud me at any
time.”
Gen. Butler made some reference to
Dla.'kguards howling him down.
Gov. Tillman promptly replied, shaking
ulsUnger in Gen. Butler’s face: "Yes,
olarkeuards have full swav in this state
tow, and you are one of those who helped
to enact the anti-duelling law about fif
teen years ago, and a gentleman can no
■otiger obtain satisfaction for an insult.
* ® not afraid.”
~G'n Butler—That don’t make any
. 'erence, I’ll meet you anywhere aud in
toy way.
Cal Caughman was taken in charge by
conductor Dawkins and Mr. Ellerbee and
“oved along. That was the beginning of
joe end. The two principles kept up a
1,.. I a ttt'nute or two, when (ien. But
fsani: “Damn it,” he did not intend
’ stand any more insults about his not
U.wnq his debts, and said when Gov.
■Unan had anything to say he knew
here to find him. Gen. Butler said:
„}.? u tmtde reference to my debts, and 1
1 • say that I’ve heard that you paid a
Gh.h in mortgage.”
,l^. ov - Tillman—Why don’t you state
that on the stand?
wn. Butler— Because I did not choose
. Gov .Tillman—' You know it is not so.
11 a lie.
Uuiler—l just want to repeat to
i “ uot t° Presume on my age or infirma
at... * , to te, l you that I will meet you
“by Place or any time.
•v. Tillman-I am simply defending
tlon! 011 have been making insinua
ks tU " P®P er *> and l' m tired of your
D,!.’” 1 Sutler—J want you to understand
th'i„ Poß \ti° n . 1 have not insinuated any
®bont you. Why don't you deny
Alit 1 charged and not go into persori-
Gov i f ,,- vou won’t f'ght, say so.
you J illman—l don’t want to fight
hi 'an' u tler— Well, refratn from mak-
Gov' V rornnr ks about mo.
a.t. ' ' dimao—You have no right to
un y insinuations us to my public
I;ge Po#nmo
life. You can't separate my public rec
ord from m.v public character for honesty.
Gen. Butler -I don’t make any insinua
tions There's no use talking any more.
v\ hen you have any thing to sav come to
me first.
Gen. Butler referred .to the howlirg
down.
Gov. Tillman—l had no more to do with
that than you did.
Gen. Butler l want it understood that
I’m going to have my free speech if I have
to light for it. But don't nut these G—d
and n hoodlums on me.
Messrs. Butler and Tillman kept up
their fire for a few minutes longer, and
Gen. Butler repeated that he did not want
his one ieg considered, and that he did
not want any innocent people brought Into
any trouble. Gov. Tillman said he had
no right to make his insinuations.
By this time Conductor Dawkins had
worked his way back Into the oar and
peremptorily ordered the discussion to
step.
He appealed to the participants to be
quiet, as he would lose his job if he per
mitted such things in his car.
TILLMAN’S DESPERATE TILT.
To Move Heaven and Earth to Estab
lish the Dispensaries.
Columbia, S. C., July 31.—The state ad
ministration is making every effort to get
a favorable decision on the dispensary act
of 1893, under which Gov. Tillman will
open tile dispensaries throughout the
state to-morrow. Attorney Brunson, for
Silver, the man accused of selling liquor
without a license, appeared before
Federal District Judge Simon ton on last
Thursday and asked for the release of
his client alleging the unconstitutionality
of the act. and the violation of a treaty
between the United States and Russia.
Judge Simonton reserved his decision,
but it is generally believed that be
will sustain the act, as in
a similar case last year he sustained the
act of 1898.
Ex-Sheriff Holley was appointed chief
state constable to-day and left for
Charleston this afternoon, where he will
be at the opening of the dispensary to
morrow Constable Holley wore his
badge of office on the lapel of his coat,
and expresses himself as determined to
enforce the law, but he says'that milder
measures will be used than before, and
that there will be none of the barroom
raids by an armed constabulary unless
the enforcement of the law absolutely re
quires it. All bars are expected to close
to-night throughout the state. There is
not the least excitement anywhere, and
no immediate trouble is expected.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
List of Officers and Agents of the Com
pany in the Bouth.
Washington, D. C. July 31.—The follow
ing officers and agents of the passenger
department of the Southern Railway
Company in the south were announced in
the general office of the company here to
day.
S. H. Hardwick, assistant genera! pas
senger agent, Atlanta, Ga.; L. S. Brown,
general agent passenger department,
1300 Pennsylvania avenue, Washington,
D. C.; John M. Beale, traveling passenger
agent, liicnmond, Va.; J. C. Horton, city
ticket ana passenger agent, Lynchburg,
Va.; C. L. Hopkins, traveling .passenger
agent, Charlotte, N. C.; W. H. Taylor,
district passenger agent, Kimball, House;
A. A. Vernoy, passenger agent, Kimball
House; C. K. Sergent, passenger and
ticket agent, Kimball House; K. W.
Hunt, traveling passenger agent, Augusta,
Ga.: F. R. Darby, city ticket ane pas
senger agent, Asheville, N. C.; M. R.
Powers, district passenger agent, New
Orleans; James M. Means, traveling pas
senger agent, Houston, Tex.; John Met
calf, traveling passenger agent, Mont
gomery. Ala.; E. B. Wells, traveling pas
senger agent, Jacksonville, Fla.
Western System—C. A. Benscoter.
assistant general passenger agent, Knox
ville ; J. J. Farnsworth, district passen
ger agent, Atlanta; L. A. Bell, district
passenger agent, Selma, Ala.; J. C. An
drews. geueral southern passenger agent,
New Orleans. La.; J. M. Sutton, travel
ing passenger agent, Chattanooga; J. L.
Millow, traveling passenger agent, Knox
ville: J. C. Beam, traveling passenger
agent. Jacksonville, approved; J. W Culp,
traffic manager. The northern and
eastern officers have in no way been
changed.
AN ENGLISH FARMERS’ PARTY.
Candidates in. the Coming Election
Pledged to Agricultural Interests.
London, 'July 31.—Lord Winchelsea, pre
siding at a meeting of tho Agricultural
Union, to-day said that tho candidates in
the coming election were pledged to sup
port the union and that fifty-six others
partly supported the organization. This,
he said, promised a strong party in the
House of Commons independent of ordi
nary party lines and caring solely for the
farming interests.
THE SIEGE DECLARED OFF.
The Military Governor of Sicily go Be
Decorated and Promoted.
Rome,. July 31.—The ministry has de
cided to raise the siege in Sicily, and the
necessary decree will soon be issued.
Gen. Morrardi Livrano, who was ap
pointed military governor of Sicily when
the state of siege was proclaimed, will be
rewarded for his services with a high
decoration, and will bo given the com
mand of the Sixth army corps, with head
quarters at Bologna.
Cholera News Suppressed.
London, Aug. I.—The Chronicle’s Vi
enna corresjiondent sa.\s: “Cholera has
been raging for a week in several dis
tricts of tho duchy of Bukowina. The
authoritiers who are responsible for the
secrecy will’lie prosecuted.
“Yesterday there were twenty five
new eases at Saybusch, and eighteen at
Burae. The disease is spreading rapidly
in Poland.”
Treaty of Arbitration Favored.
London, Aug. I.—The Standard says
that tho arbitration party in tho House
of Commons believe that the government
favor and that the prospects are liopoful
for the adoption of a twenty-five years
treaty of arbitration between the United
States and Great Britain.
Unionists and Evicted Tenants.
London, Aug. 1. The Standard says
that tho Cnionists members of the House
of Commons will abstain from taking
part in the committee report stage of the
evicted tenants bill.
Fatal Collapse at Dallas.
Dallas, Tex., July 31.—Two larpe brick
buildings on Kim street, by_ the
Wells-Fargo Company and L. C. Crad
dock’s grocery, collapsed at 11:30 a. in.
to-day. A number of persons are buried
in the r\iius. One uuu has beou taken
out dead.
SAVANNAH, GA„ WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 1,1H94.
MORE THAN ONE DEADLOCK.
Decided Differences of Opinion on the
River and Harbor Bill.
The House Flatly Refuses to Author
ize the Enormous Expenditures
Made Jby the Senate—Facts and
Figures Showing the Changes
Made by Each House-The Origi
nal House Bill a Fair and Liberal
Measure—Tariff Outlook Growing
Brighter.
Washington, July 31.—The tariff bill is
not the only measure over which there is
a dead lock between the two houses of
congress. The river and harbor bill which
is now in conference is not only dead
locked, but it was intimated this morning
that it may either fail altogether or its
further consideration be postponed until
next winter. Tho conferees on the part
of both houses are, as usual, reticent
about what occurs in the committee room,
but the fact has leaked out that tho
House conferees have taken a determined
stand, and flatly informed their senatorial
associates that they will not consent to
the enormous increase made in the bill by
the upper house.
AS IT PASSED THE HOUSE.
The bill as it passed the House carried
an appropriation of $9,500,000, in addition
to the $3,500,000 provided for in the
sundry civil bill to continue work under
contract. This made the total river and
harbor appropriations for tho next two
years $18,000,000 in round numbers. The
Senate increased the appropriation s3,*
500,000. The bill has now been in con
ference for some days, aud thus far
the Senate conferees have yielded
only $055,000. This is not
nearly enough to satisfy tho conferees
of tho House. They insist that the bill
as it passed the House, was as liberal a
measure as could have been expected,
considering the depleted condition of the
treasury; that the increase on the part of
the Senate is not only unwise when the
strained conditions of the national
finances is remembered, but that these
increases have been made with a
desire to please individual senators and
not because the necessities of the case de
mand them. The House bill, it is con
tended, is an harmonious, well-rounded
and well-considered measure, while that
of the Senate is not. If an agreement
cannot be reached, the House conferees,
it is understood, may retire from the con
test and leave the whole matter in the
air until the next session.
TARIFF OUTLOOK BKIOIITER.
The prospects of an agreement on the
tariff were much improved to-day. For
the first time in many days the House
democratic conferees camo from the
meeting with the statement that previous
irreconcilable differences were in process
of amicable adjustment. With much
satisfaction, the House members stated
to-night to their associates that the sen
ators had shown a disposition for tho
first time, to meet the House half
way. As to when a full agree
ment would bo perfected there was some
difference of opinion. One House con
feree said it would probably be this week.
Another thought it would be “soon.”
Chairman Wilson would not even admit
that tho understanding had rone far
enough to warrant the prediction of a
speedy report. He said, however, that
the conferees had at least done business
and made progress to-day, which was
more than could have been said of past
meetings. The Senate conferees came from
the meeting without showing the hope
fulness of tho House members. They
said the conference was as far from an
agreement as it had been. While thero
was this conflict among those thoroughly
informed of tiie inside workings of the
conference, the general belief prevailed
that the hopefulness of the House con
ferees had some substantial foundation.
One of the conferees said that while no
final agreement had been made on iron,
coal and sugar, yet that sufficient
had boen developed in the
conference to show that an
agreement could be reached on these
three most important items, which
would be acceptable to the Senate and
House conferees and to the House of Rep
resentatives. Whether it would be ac
ceptable to the full Senate this conferee
expressed some doubt. In this connec
tion it had developed to-day that Senator
Caffery of Louisiana, who has been most
active in the sugar question, had long,
aud it is said satisfactory, conferences
yesterday with Speaker Crisp nnd Chair
man Wilson.
While the House conferees wero so
pleased at the bright outlook, their sena
torial colleaguas contented themselves
with saying that while they were hopeful
of reaching an understanding, nothing
had transpired in conference to base tilts
hope upon. They declare that on the es
sential items of disagreement, the con
ferees are as far apart as they ever were.
An increased hopefulness that a bill will
be agreed upon is noticeable, however,
Uj on tho part of democratic senators who
are not members of the conference.
One of the leading conservative
senators said as he was leaving
tiie Senate chamber to-nlcht that the
tariff bill would be finally agreed upon by
next Monday, and he added that the bill
would be virtually the Senate bill. To-day
developed the possibility of a report of
partial agreement, and while the report
at first appeared as a vague rumor, Us
probability was afterwards confirmed by
senators not members of the conference
committee. The fact that the conference
had the schedules, other than those re
lating to sugar, coal and iron ore, under
consideration to-day, is one fact in con
firmation of the report.
FATE OF THE TARIFF BILL.
A Much Brighter Outlook Apparent in
Washington.
Washington, July 31.—There are unmis
takable evidences that the Senate is about
to yield to tbo House on the vital points
of dispute between tho House and Senate
on the tariff. The firm attitude of the
House conferees, backed by Speaker
Crisp and President Cleveland, has dum
founded the Senate conferees, aud they
realize now that they must mako conces
sions or take tho responsibility of defeat
ing all tariff legislation. They dare not
accept the alternative aud they are to
night prepared to yield tho form, if not
the substance, of the contention.
The Senate conferees have de
fended their position on tho
ground that nothing but the Senate
bill could pass the Senate. The House
conferees have said to them in words
"You say nothing, but the Senate bill
can poss. Ixit us modify it in the par
ticulars necessary to meet the approval of
the House. Report it back to the Senate
in that form. If the democrats of tho
Senate pass it in that form we will take
the credit. If they pel use to pass it we
will take the responsibility"
Such logic the Senate conferees cannot
resist with honor to themselves. They
must call the “bluff,” if bluff it is. anil
calling it, all the indicat ions are that not
enough democrats of the Senate can be
found who will lie willing lo defeat nil
tariff legislation for the sake of a dif
ferential duty for the benefit of the sugar
trust. The vote of the Louisiana senators
will be secured by a -‘flat'' -1,5 per cent,
duty on sugar. Gorman and Brice dare
not vote against the bill in any form, for,
as Dick Dead Eye said “They themselves
have said'' they would vote for any bill.
Smith of New Jersey is the only demo
crat whose vote might be jeopardized,
ana his close friends su.y he will not vote
against any conference report. There
may be backing and pulling fora week or
more, but in the end the Senate will
yield, and tho bill will pass, modified to
meet tho approval of tho House.
CONFERENCE OH THE TARIFF.
Members Meet but Accomplish Lit
tle or Nothing.
Washington, July 81.— The demo
cratic members of the tariff confertaice
committee did not accomplish anything
at their first meeting to-day. Chairman
Yoorhees of the Senate conferees and
Chairman Wilson of the House conferees
were both absent on account of illness
Senator Jones was also absent. The
meeting was purely informal and very
brief, and when it adjourned it was un
derstood that the meeting would pet to
gether again at 1 o’clock for the purpose
of renewing the efforts to coma to an un
derstanding.
PASSES THE COMMITTEE.
No Opposition in the Senate to the
Fund for the Cotton States Exposi
tion.
Washington, July 81.—The appropria
tion for tho Cotton States and Interna
tional Exposition passed tho committee of
the whole in the Senate to-day. and to
morrow will he reported bark to the
Senate and passed. Tho Georgia senators
and representatives feel greatly elated
that such succesa has crowned their
efforts.
Benator Voorhees Better.
Washington, July 31.—Senator Yoorhees
rested well last night, and his condition
is slightly improved this morning.
A NORFOLK NEGRO’S END.
He Pays tho Penalty of His Crime
Without* Tremor.
Norfolk. Va., July 81.—Tho first execu
tion in Norfolk for fifty years took place
at noon to-day. Madison Brown, colored,
was hanged for the murder of John Dol
lard. Tho execution was witnessed by
about sixty persons aud went off without
a hitch. Brown was decidedly tho coolest
man In the crowd. Ho ascended ’ tho
steps of the scaffold at 11:60 o’clock with
out a tremor and maintained himself in
like manner throught the ordeal. Re
ligious ceromonies were conducted by a
Catholic prlost, at the close of which, the
drop fell. Death was caused by strangu
lation The condemned niau made no cou
fessson on the scaffold.
On the morning of April 7, 1893, about 1
o’clock, several pistol shots were heard in
the vicinity of Queen and James streets.
Residents of the neighborhood wero
aroused, and soon it was reported that
John Dollard, a member of the select
council, a prominent and wealthy citizen,
had been killed by burglars, who were at
tempting to rob his store. About ten
days after the murder detectives dis
covered a clew, and on April 18 their
efforts were rewarded by the capture of
Madison Brown and Alex Boush.
Boush was convicted of murder in the
second degree and sent the penitentiary
for eighteen years. Brown, it was proved,
fired the fatal shot, for which he paid the
penalty to-day.
THE DEADLY WINCHESTER.
A Desperate Battle Between Negro
Miners in a Low Dive.
Pittsburg, Kan., July 31.—This after
noon at a mining camp named Yale, seven
miles east of Pittsburg, a row started iu a
saloon run by Tom f loss, a colored tough
from this city, where a lot of negro min
ers had congregated prior to going out to
try some new Winchester rifles they had
purchased. Doss was killed and several
wounded there, and the fight continued
outside, drawing into the battle men and
women alike. Officers from this oily left
for the scene, but have not yet returned.
A report has just reached here that six
men were killed outright and seven men
and eight women wounded, some of them
mortally. The row was among the Ala
bama colored miners imported here last
year to take the places of the strikers,
among whom are ex-convicts and criml
nais of vicious character in that state.
They have been a disturbing element ever
since they came to Kansas.
MISSIONARIES MENACED.
Grave Unrest in China and Outrages
Already Reported.
San Francisco. July 81.—Reports from
Hong Kong show unrest both in Northern
and Southern China, and the outlook for
foreign missionaries is bad. Anti-mis
sionary disturbances are reported from
Kiang Yon, on the Yang-Tse-Kiung,
but a far more serious af
fair occurred at Shek Lung, near
Tung Kun, on Pearl river, Juno
90. In this instance the American
Presbyterian church was demolished b,y
a mob and one Christian, whether for
eign or native not ascertained, was killed.
The Roman Catholic church is well
guarded by Chinese soldiers nnd it is a
fact worthy of notice that hero ns, at
Kiang Ton, tho Catholic missionary es
caped scatheless, while his Protestant
brethren suffered hcaviiy.
Western Strikers In Court.
Prescott. Ariz., July 31.—John Murphy,
an Atlantic and Pacific striker, was sen
tenced to sixty days in jail for contempt
of court, In attempting to prevent men
from working In the company’s shop at
Winslow. T. A. Brophy, ex-conductor,
and John Lyons, a former engineer of the
road, wore given the alternative of sixty
days in Jail or giving *6OO bond to keep
the peace and refrain from interfering
with preseut employes of the compuny.
Virginia Republicans in the Field.
Petersburg, Va., July 81.—The republi
cans of the Fourth district held a conven
tion at Burkeville to day, and nominated
R. T. Thorpe of Mecklenburg county for
congress. This is contrary to the plan of
Mahone. who opposed making a nomina
tion. The Fourth Is the district in whuili
he lives.
GRIM VISAGED WAR.
Belligerent Japan States the Cause of
Present Hostilities.
A Chinese Ultimatum Sent and a Gen
eral Advance by Land and Sea
Threatened Japanese Cruisers on
the Sharp Lookout for Chinese War
ships-Charges of Brutality Dis
claimed by the Japanese in the
Sunken Transport Incident.
Yokohama,. July 31.—The following
statement of the difficulties between
China and Japan, which led to tho out
break of hostilities between those two
eountries, has been issued by the Japa
nese government:
“Japan and Chinn wero approaching a
settlement of their difficulties, when
China suddenly requested Japan to with
draw her fleet from Corea and to
give a formal compliance with the
Chinese demnnds by the '-'oth, otherwise
the whole Chinese forces were to land
and a sea advance upon the part of Chinn
was to be made. Tho Japanese regarded
this as an ultimatum, but acting under the
advice of the friendly powers they agreed
to the proposals in principle In an
amended form, at tho same time declar
ing that if tbo threatened Chinese ad
vance were made on the 90th It would lie
regarded as a menace to Japan.”
OPENED FIRE ON SUSPICION.
It is conjectured that tho Japanese com
manders were instructed to bo on tho
qui vivo for the Chinese warships, and
seeing the latter advancing on July 97
they opened fire. Tho Japanese do not
believe that the Kow Shung. tho Chinese
transport sunk by a Japanese cruiser,
was flying the British flag, but in any
case they regard it, if true, as being a
ruse de guerre.
BKt'TALITT DISCLAIMED.
The Japanese indignantly deny the
charge of brutality brought against tho
officers and tho crew of the cruiser which
sank the transjiort. No official report
has been received at Yokohama of tills
engagement.
A CHINESE lIATTI.ESHIP SUNK,
Tien-Sien, July 31. —A naval battle was
fought yesterday between the Chinese
and Japanese fleets. The Japanese sunk
tho Chinese battleship Chen-Yuen, and
two large crusers, supposed to be vessels
built for China by the Armstrongs, wero
captured or destroyed by tho Japanese.
AN ACCOUNT FROM SIIANOHAI.
Shanghai, July 30 10 p. m.—News is
just received here of n desperate battle
between the fleets of Chinn and Japan, In
which the Chinese were aefented, and the
Chen-Yuen, the largest battleship hut
one in the Chinese service, was sunk, and
two othor large Chineso vessels, said to
be first-class cruisers, were captured
or destroyed. The bottle was hotly con
tested, but tho Japanese appear to have
handled their guns, ships and torpedoes
with more skill than tho Chinese.
Tho Chineso Hoot engaged carried
nearly 1.000 men nnd a largo number are
reported to have been killed or drowned.
Later dispatches say that few if any of
the Chinese engaged in battle escaped.
Two German officers in command of tho
Chen-Yuen, are reported to have mot
death with tho crow of that vessel.
A DETAILED REPORT WANTED.
Ixjndon, July 81.—Ikird Kimberly, sec
retary of foreign affairs, has telegraphed
to the British consul at TeiH-Tsin for a
detailed report of the sinking of the Kow
Shung. The British government will
probably ask the French government to
got the commander of the French gunboat
1 .ion to report on the affair. The officials
of the Japanese embassy hero have tele
graphed to Tokio for an explanation of
the Chinese charges that an unrosistlng
transport was blown up.
NO CONFIRMATION RECEIVED.
The Chineso embasav here has re
ceived no confirmation oTthe report of a
naval engagement on the 30th inst. Some
of the dispatches reporting the engage
ment are dated from Tien-Tsin, via
Shanghai. Tho embassy officials say
that telographic communication with
Tien-Tsin is interrupted.
MERELY A LONDON EMANATION.
The Central News says that tho al
leged official statement of the Japanese
government regarding the differences
which led to the rupture with China is
merely a statement emanating from the
Sapanese embassy in London.
IN BRITAIN'S PARLIAMENT.
Closure Asked for on the Evicted Ten
ants Bill.
London, July 31.—1n tho House of Com
mons to-duy Sir William Harcourt, chan
cellar of the exchequer, the government
leader, moved the close of the debate on
the evicted tenants bill and to apply the
guillotine to certain sections in order that
the business of the session might be
finished by Aug. 9.
A. J. Balfour, the conservative leader,
protested against what bo classed as
•‘unprecedented gagging,” and moved, as
an amendment, that the House regretted
the adoption of methods which deprived
the minority of Its Just rights
The motion and the amendment caused
high feeling in the lobbies uf the House.
The Irish members wero not pleased, and
they expressed a fear that tho course
pursued by the government would fur
nish the lords with a reason to rejoct tho
MU.
Balfour’s amendment was rejected by
a vote of 917 to 174. Harcourt’s motion
was then agreed to without division.
Jn the debate Mr. Balfour spokq. with
great warmth and predicted that tho
House of Lords would certainly reject tho
bill. He also referred to the Irish public
us the suffering dupes of their representa
tives in parliament, who only desired a
quarter of a million of British money to
eke out the Haris funds. Tho speech was
continually greeted with cheers aud radi
cal cries.
Mr. Morloy followed Mr. Balfour, hut
the confusion became so groat while ho
was talking that his voice could not be
heard.
Mr. Courtney, who was in tho chair,
finally restored order, and made a digni
fied appeal for compromise nnd concilia
tion. blaming txjth sides for their irrecon
cilable attitude upon an urgent question.
Mr. Ikibouchere described thu debate
as an exhibition of fireworks. He said
that Irishmen wore dissatisfied with the
turn of events, which, he declared, would
nullify their amendments.
-it is probable that the effect of tho
adoption of Sir William Harcourt’s mo
tion will bo to shorten the dehato on the
bill in committee of the whole by a week.
The guillotine flops not apply to the de
bate on the third reading of the measure
aud the conservatives arc resolved to chal
lenge them the final decision. The whole
of the Irish party supported the govern
ment in tho division on Mr. Balfour’s
amendment.
Mr. Courtney abstained from voting on
tho amendment.
MICHIGAN REPUBLICANS MEET.
Nominations Effected, but a Bolting
Movement Considered Certain.
Grand Rapids, Mich.. July 81.—The re
publican state convention met here to day
w ith 999 delegates in attendance nnd 5,000
people in tho audience. Gov Rich was
renominated on the first ballot Wayne
county gave Rich 4 nnd the other 100
voted blank. This is tho Detroit delega
tion. Tho vote was: Rich, 710; Bliss, 98;
Blank, 191. Alfred Milner was nomi
nated for lieutenant governor, James \l.
Wilkinson of Marquette for state treas
urer, and Rev. Washington Gardner of
Albion for secretary of state. The blank
votes of the Detroit delegation are held to
indicate that Mayor Pingree of Detroit
will run on a "bolt'’ ticket against Rich.
Pingreo’s friends say this bolt Ims been
determined upon.
The remainder of the ticket is as fol
lows: Auditor general, Stanley W. Tur
ner of Roscommon; attorney general.
Fred A. Maynard of Kent; laud commis
sioner, William A. French of Presque
Isle; superintendent of public instruction,
H. R Pattenglll of Inglmm; member
board of eduacation, P. F. Powers of
Wexford.
Pingree men to-night continue to de
clare that the Detroit mayor's friends
will have an opportunity to vote for him
for governor. They say tho plan to bring
him out ns an independent republican cun
(lidute, substituting liis name for that of
Rich at the head of tho ticket
made to-day would be car
ried out. Some of thorn have fixed the
date of the independent convention for
Aug. 19
Following Is tho financial, plank of the
platform "Wo bolievo in the
use of gold and silver as money
metals, to be maintained in cir
culation on a perfect equality and inter
convertibility. We recognize the so-called
silver question as one of the paramount
issues of tho day, and believe
that tho people of this state and country
can, and do look to the Republican
party, the party of ability and progress,
as tho only party that can give a wise and
adequate solution of this problon’.. We,
therefore, pledge the Republican party of
Michigan to use every effort iu its power
to restore to silver Its historic position In
the (Jniteii States as a money metal. Wo
pledge this In the belief that permanent
prosperity will not bo assured or Justice
done till silver takes its place side by side
with gold as one of the two great uionoy
metals of the world.
Upon the tariff the platform says :
“Wo reaffirm our adherence and in
creased devotion to the American doctrine
of protection. Wo believe that the pres
ent unhappy industrial condition of our
country is in great part, duo to the throat
and purpose of tho Democratic party
to destroy tho American systom of pro
tection.
“We believe that all articles which can
not bo produced in tho United .States, ex
cept luxuries, should be admitted free of
duty, aud that on all imports coming in
competition with the products of Ameri
can labor, there should bo dutia* levied
equnlto the difference between wages
abroad and wages at homo.
“We believe that tho doctrine of re
ciprocity as advocated by that match
less statesman, Janies G. Blaino, should,
under our protective system, be the policy
of our government nnd applied in our
trade relations with other nations.”
DEADLY DYNAMITE’S VICTIMS.
Detailed Account of the Disaster aud
Its Causes.
Chicago, July 31.—One man was killed,
two futally and soveral others seriously
injured by au explosion of dynamite at
tho quarries of Doles & Shepard at
Hawthorne just before noon to-day. A
crowd of workmen wero gathered at one
side of the quarry where experiments
were being made in crushing stone with
dynamite. The dynamite in some way
was exploded, blowing up the boilers in
the house near by. Two of the injured
are on the way to the hospital.
The dead are: Frank Corbin, 23 years
old; Scott Clark, 48 years; Richard
Clark, 20 years, son of Scott Clark, killed
instantly.
The injured are: It. H. Rudd, scalp
wound and badly bruised and cut about
tho body; will recover; William Kerr,
slightly injured about the hoad and
body.
Ail of dead and wounded were employes
of the Western Electric Company. They
had been engaged fn blasting rock, in tho
Doles A Shepard quarries for nearly
two months. This morning. Rudd
who was in charge of the men brought a
new invention for blasting purposes to
tho yards und announced that he
would make an experiment at
noon. His men wero standing
about him when a charge of
giant powder was placed in a hole which
had been drilled into tiie rock. In some
manner unknown the powder became ig
nited, ami a terrific explosion followed.
The explosion was heard for nearly two
miles around, and in a very short time
hundreds of peoplo crowded into the
quarries.
Frank Corbin, one of the dead men,
was terribly mangled. A portion of his
left leg was torn from the body, and was
found nearly a hundred feet /row where
his body lay.
Scott ( lark and his son Richard were
found lying near togethor. The elder
Clark suffered intensely before his death,
which occurred on the way to the hospi
tal. Richard Clark was killed instantly.
A large gash on his forehead was the only
wound found. It appears that he was
struck by flying pieces of stone. The ex
plosive was an invention of Rudd’s, which
ho called ruddito.
BAD BLOOD AND BULLETS.
Oltfzons Prominent In Louisiana Poli
tics and Society Exchange Shots.
New Orleans, La , July 31. —Mr. W. G.
Randolph, parish treasurer of Last Baton
Rouge and one of the most prominent
men in |>olitics und society in that parish,
was shot and mortally wounded yester
day afternoon by Dr. King Holt, city phy
sician. who stands equally high in the
community of the capital. Holt received
a bullet through the lug. Randolph died
at 4 o'clock this morning. Bad blood had
existed between the men for some time.
TO DRINK OR NOT TO DRINK.
“ Wets” and “Drys” of Mississippi
Kettle Differs no-is With the Ballot
Jackson. Miss.. July 81.—At tho local
option election In this (Hyndsi county to
day Jackson gave 138 majority wet. Un
offiela’ advices from the country indicate
that the dry ticket has won. The vote
was light. There was a complete ab
sence of bitterness of former local option
elections. If the county has gone dry It
only leaves six counties In Mississippi
where the sale of liquor is legalized.
DAILY $lO A YEAR, I
8 CENTS A COPY V
WEEKLY, t TIM ES-A WEEK, $1 A YEAR. j
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
Stagnation and Dullness the Order ot
the Day (iencrally.
The Monotony Interrupted, but Not
Enlivened, by the Introduction of the
Annual Scheme to Purchase a New
Bito for the Government Printing
Office ■ Considerable Other Matter a
but All of Petty Importance.
Washington, July 31.—Tho stupefying
dullness of the Senate proceedings to-day
was Interrupted, but not enlivened, by a
repetition ot the discussion which comes
up every year on tho subject of a site for
anew building for the government print
ing office. For several years past there
have been three rival propositions pressed
with about equal pertinacity.
Tho project which has had heretofore
the most numerous partisans, including
Senators Sherman and Teller, is the acqui
sition of the square known as thu "Mabone
lot," not far from the present building.
The next in point of number of support
ers, including the chairman of the com
mittee on printing in the last congress,
Mr. Mandcrson.is the proposition to pur
chase tho square known as tlio “Baseball
lot,” and the third, of which tho present
chairman of the committee on priutlng,
Mr. Gorman, is tho chief advocate, U tho
retention of the present building and the
acquisition of adjoining property sufficient
to erect an addition that will meet all the
requirements of the government in tho
way of public printing aud binding.
CONFLICTING I'ROFOSITIONS.
In the sundry civil appropriation bill,
which came before the Senate to-day, an
amendment had been presented lookiug
to the purchase of the "Mahone lot,” al
though the chairman of the committee,
Mr. < o kri 11, declare ! himself opposed tel
It, and in favor of Senator Gorman’s plan.
A motion to substitute the “baseball
lot," was made by Mr. Mandersou and
was reject-d yeas 13, nays 34. Amotion
to acquire an addition to tho site of tho
existing building was also rejected—yeas
13, nays 2), and the amendment reported
by the committee on appropriations for
the purchase of tho Mahone lot was
agreed to without division. Tho bill
went over without final action.
The conference report on the Indiaii ap
propriation bill, showing agreement on
some am* ndments and disagreement on
others, was presented and adopted and a
further conference was ordered. Tho
geueral deficiency bill was reported aud
placed on tho calendar, and so was the
House bankruptcy bill, which is to be
taken up for consideration on Monduy
iiext.
Home half dozen bills wero taken from
the calendar and passed. The House bill
to prevent interference In tiie collection
of state, county and municipal taxes as
sessed against corporations and corporate
jiroperl,y was taken up und explained by
He said It was Intendod to apply to rail
roads which were in the hands of receiv
ers it having been held that all power
on the part of the states to collect taxes
from such railroads was withdrawn. Tbo
passage of tho bill, he said, was abso
lutely necessary, iu order that state reve
nues might sufternodimlnution. The bill
lind been reported unanimously by tho
Judiciary committee, but on objection by
Senator Mitchell of Oregon the bill weut
over until to-morrow. Adjourned.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE.
Little Business of Importance Trans
acted Yesterday.
Washington, July 31.—The House trans
acted considerable business in the three
and one-half hours It was in session to
day, but little of it was Important. Most
of tti ebills passed were reported from the
committee on naval affairs, and one only
was of general interest. It authorized the
Secretary or the Navy, under proper reg
ulations, to loan to tho states applying
for them, such ships as can be spared for
tli at purpose, to bo used for the instruc
tion'and improvement of the naval mil
itia of the states.
Mr Hatch reported the result of the
conference on the agricultural appropria
tion bill an agreement on all items ex
cept the one appropriating $1,000,000 for
tho extirpation of the Russian thistle in
the northwest, added to tho bill in the
Senate.
After discussing tho conference report
for an hour the House voted —yeas 170,
nays 59 —to insist upon its disagreement to
tho Benate amendment, and to agree to
the conference asked by the Senate, and
Messrs. Hatch, Forman and Waugh wero
named as managers on the part of the
House.
Mr. Outhwaito asked unanimous con
sent to withdraw tho order from the com
mittee on rules for the consideration of
the bill, to protect the public forest reser
vations, which was pending when the
House adjourned yesterday, and it was
agreed to.
At the conclusion of the morning hour,
at 3:20 o'clock, the House adjourned until
to-morrow.
ALLEGED MUKDEREK CAUGHT.
Brunswick Officers Capture Johnson,
Charged With Killing Curry.
llrunswick, Ga., July 81.- Moses Hirst'll
and Officer Skipper to-day captured K.
Johnson, white, who arrived from Darien
Saturday night, and is said to be a mur
derer with S3OO reward ou his head.
About a year and u half ugo Julmaou
kilb'd William Ourry at Chauuoey, aud
claims that it was in self duiense. From.
Chauncey lie went toChicagoand Gtuiada,
nnd finally hack to Georgia: thence to
Mexico and back again to Georgia.
Johnson looks like a peaceable citizen,
nnd claims lie will have no trouble in
proving that his killing of Curry was an
act of self defense.
POPULISTS IN WASHINGTON.
Thoy Are Reaching Out After the Re
publican Vote.
TennlUe, July 81. -The populists held a
county meeting here Saturday last to
select delegates to their congressional
convention. They had about twenty-five
present. They nominated two whito and
one colored delegates. The party in Wash
ington countv who voted for Mr. Watson
did It because they recognized him as a
leader of their ideas, but they are not
willing to affiliate with the republicans.
By the Rope Route.
Canton, Miss., July 31. The two Scott
brothers, negroes, were haugwl In the Jail
yard here at daylight this morning for
the murder of Norman HopsonluOctober,
MM2.