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senators wax satirical.
i Lively Passage-at-Arms Between
Messrs. Hill and Gorman.
Witty New Yorker Characterizes
t v ; e Recently Adopted Tariff Law as
,v Gorman-Smith-Brice-Wilson Ar
Cr The Income Tax. Its Mer
its and Demerits, Ablv Set Forth in
Str?kinfir and Forcible Terms.
W i • ngton, .Tan. 14.—T0-day’s d®-
between Senators Gorman and
IP \ oyer the income tax provision in the
■ : . C rfificiency hill, was the star por
ter in e of the session. It is well known
t r Hill is envious of Gorman s promi
r*n e and influence in the Senate, and
Gerrran has no love for the crafty New
Yrk -n.it or.
Tf- parliamentary slugging match he
tseen these two political heavy-weights
•r t i a large and interested crowd to
t • Senate, and furnished a fruitful topic
; :> u>sion in political circles.
S- nator Gorman, i:i the course of his re
•varks coupled Hill and Quay together and
arraigned them for trying to further em
ban.i >s the treasury by opposing the ap-
I't- t r ation for carrying into effect the
pr visions of the income tax. Gorman was
r. - r severe on Hill, and the latter, as
vr - t .- he could obtain the* floor, retaliat
* : wiili .*.ll the vigor and adroitness at his
command. Gorman was cool, collected and
dignified throughout the battle, and he
hal the spectators with him. Hill was
fp-.rless and scathing in his retort and
:. v sustained his reputation as one of the
tf ! rouglf and tumble debators in the
Sf-nrv Gorman arraigned him for his
. r :rse in trying to defeat the present tariff
law. under the pretext of opposing the in
<r,m tax, and Hill accused Gorman of be
ing responsible for the defeat of the Wil
son hill and inflicting the Democratic
party with the Gorman compromise bill.
rHiring the encounter between th** two
deitiooratic giants, the republicans sat
quietly in their seats and enjoyed the
hair pulling” match. It was fun for
th m, but exasperating to many of the
democrats, have no patience with
the?- so-called leaders, who are contin
ually washing the soiled linen of the party
in public.
No.’her of the participants in to-day’s
debat* added to their laurels as democrats
or ‘farogmen, and the breach between the
German and Hill factions was perceptibly
* bned. The weakness of Gorman’s posi
’ • was his failure to propose some relief
: r the treasury. He had a brilliant op
portunity to bring forward the Jones plan,
: w hich he is supposed to be interested,
but he disappointed all present by admit
;rg that he had nothing at present to sug
**?t but the prompt passage of the pend
ing deficiency bill.
Washington, Jan. 14.—After the routine
morning business the urgency deficiency
bill was taken up—the question being on
Mr. Hill’s appeal from the decision of
hair ruling out the amendment of
f-r. and by him to authorize United States
courts to hear and determine questions
as *o the constitutionality and validity
of the income tax.
Mr. Stewart took the floor and con
flu led his speech begun Saturday—a free
silver speech.
Mr. Gorman next addressed the Sen
*e. The pending proposition was, he
***!<!. a simple and plain one. An appro
priation bill was before the Senate pro
'iding for deficiencies, among them one
to enable the Secretary of the Treasury
to carry out the law for the collection of
an income tax.
i'But what the senator fiom New York
dtsres,” Mr. Gorman continued, “is a
provision, separate and distinct—excep
* onal in this" case—a provision that would
-r.able any tax payer to suspend the in
'n>* tax; by injunction to reverse the
r ‘ • and to prevent the money coming
:n:o the treasury until every question
tout might be raised by every unwilling
lax power should be decided by the su-
court of the United States.” Such
afempt, Mr. Gorman declared, would
w rong, would be beyond the power of
Senate, and would be destructive to
:r /; -rests of the treasury.
1 cannot eliminate a single pro-
Wsr.v 0 f the tariff law which brings
•' u. c into the treasury without sub
r ? something in its place that will
K'.; an equal amount of revenue.
, n 1 * repeat that there is no jurisdic
;* 0n or excuse for any senator who pro
*, vSfcs tc make a reduction, unless he can
’hat this body can legally add to
~.. e , r ‘ v ’ enue an equal amount by other
uovisiens;— and that cannot be done.
was a more hazardous un
|. , than that cf revising the tariff
at the time the Democratic party un
jc-k it. The bill was a compromise
‘itid no bill could have passed
n- v u enate exce Pt by a compromise to
♦ k "‘ ’ v ®ry democratic senator except
aJJ ft ? ? ator from Xev/ York (^ r - Hill)
U'AV *^ s a whole, and as it stands to
<■ ’ dr tff law is the act of the Dem-
Tarty; and it is the best tariff
; has been on the statute book
y';u jr:v years. The senator from New
.. r ‘ '' ; not a party to that compromise.
Y.,.; ' something in the atmosphere of
" : York which, it seems to
tro'-o^'f X '"' S >t impossible for a statesman
Jhat section ever to compromise,
y ' r ' Y he question then was—the
act or pending bill; but
y-.. . or fr om New York told his col
i''.,'. ' r this side of the chamber:
me rry way or you shall
*>. . : ' the bill. * * Tn that compromise
p s ' Jhis income tax. Now, l might
from New York from
'.’y z ' nsi This provision If it were
$. t that whilst we were con
rv, Tariff bill he not only op
tax of it, but he
all the extreme tariff reform
:i 4 -‘. ' wanted to cut down the reve
v :f oms. If that senator had
• V? lIP ' v cull Jiave had.5500,000,-
• issue in order to pay the
U t6n i.'/ r "; n .‘ a s of the government be
wirat aiiC j |gc,7 e j could never
follow a leader who would deliberately
put this go v rurnent in a pos ; tion to in
creas - the rational (j,q. r t , pey , t? cur .
rent expenses. I do no* belie\e that a
n'ir-aL debt i a national blesstmr. 1
have no sympathy with the men who pro
*'ia.ni themselves advanced reformers
and who, under guise ?f refc.rm, wart to
increase the national debt.
Mt Gormnn said that under the exist
ing tariff law the larger part of th** r**v
enue came, not from customs, but from
internal revenue taxation. The customs
di l not furnish revenue enough to pay the
p nsions. “Can we." he asked, “reduce the
expenditures? I answer, no. You cannot
reduce the expenditures materially.''
The general expenses of the government
will grow, rather than diminish. Indeed,
the Secretary of Treasury puts the ex
penditures for 18% some millions higher
than those for Is?.’; and he is quite right in
that estimate.
Appealing directly to the repub!! an sen
ators. Mr. Gorman said: “You come into
power on the 4th of March next, under bet
ter conditions than wo did on the 4th c f
March, IMG. We have removed from your
pathway many obstruction®. You have,
us compared with our work, little to do.
You come with a majority in the other
House as great as we had there. You
have in this body a majority equal to, if
not greater than that which we have.
The responsibility will be. then, on joti.
And l say to the senator from Pennsylva
nia (Mr. Quay) that I. for one. will treat
him and his friend® in a spirit different
from that which he has manifested to us.
In any question that affects the finances
of the government, or that is necesary to
prevent the bankruptcy of the treasury,
or that is necessary to reform the curren
cy 1 will help you and you ought to volun
teer to help us now. ’
Mr. Hill replied to the speech of Mr.
Gorman. He wished, he said, that Senator
Gorman had confined himself to a vindi
cation of his own course, instead of try
ing to put other senators in a false posi
tion. That senator had been with him
(Hill) In his fight against some of the pro
visions of the tariff Hill. That senator had
not been alone in his predictions of the
failure of revenues under the bill. He
(Mr. 11111) had also made a like prediction.
He had not voted for the tariff bill, which
he again alluded to facetiously as “The
Gorman-Smith-Brice-\Vilson-&-Co. Bill,”
and he declined to be held responsible by
Mr. Gorman or anybody else for any of
the evils which it had inflicted on the
country. He supposed that the men who
voted for a bill should be held responsible
for it—not those who voted against it. The
senator from Maryland, instead of com
plaining of the amendment offered to the
urgent deficiency bill, should have been
glad of the opportunity afforded him to
vindicate himself. That was an oppor
tunity which the senator doubtless long
sought. He (Mr. Hill) did not propose now
to enter into any discussion about the
propriety’ of the income tax. The distin
guished senator from Maryland had been
w ith him (as he supposed) when he made
the attack on that provision of the bill,
but on one day—after he (Mr. Hill) had
been absent in the north, he returned to
the Senate chamber and—presto change,
the senator from Maryland was for the ob
noxious and iniquitous income tax—(sar
castically) “for a period of live years.”
(Laughter.)
Then Mr. Hill drifted into a reference
to his attempt to have the rules of the
Senate changed, in the line of closure, and
accused Mr. Gorman with having opposed
such a change, which would, Mr. Hill
said, “have enabled us to provide the
necessary revenue for the government. I
know,” he continued, “that it is utterly
impossible for us to legislate unless these
rules are changed.” and he referred con
temptuously to “the exhibition which
the senator from Maryland made to-day,
turning round to his republican friends and
appealing to them, in a piteous manner,
to come and save this side of the cham
ber. (Laughter in the galleries.) I do
not,” Mr. Hill continued, “join in any
such appeal. I would appeal rather to
our own friends here—if we are in the
majority. The appeal of the senator
will be in vain.
“Our friends on the other side opposed
this tariff reform bill, and they do not
propose to help us out of our difficulties.
That is natural. The patriotic appeal
which the senator made to them will not
find any response on that side of the
chamber.”
In the course cf further remarks, Mr.
Hill referred to a recent democratic sen
atorial caucus, and said that it had done
nothing on the subject of currency re
form.
Mr. Pugh, dem., of Alabama—That was
one of the specific subjects before the cau
cus. r
“What has become of it?” Mr. Hill
asked, contemptuously. “Is it up in the
air, or where is it?” (Laughter.)
“The finance committee,” Mr. Pugh re
plied, “did not consider it its due to act
on that subject till it is disposed of by the
House. After action by the House I take
it for granted that a committee of this
body will consider it and bring it before
the Senate. I understand that the finance
committee is now pondering—”
“Pondering is good,” Mr. Hill inter
rupted with a sneer.
"Pondering with great care,” Mr. Pugh
continued, with quiet disregard of Mr.
Hill's remark, “and with a sense of the
responsibility’ which the senator himself
recognizes, because the question is full of
complications and difficulties. No party
has ever had the responsibility w hich is
now resting on the Democratic party, and
no party had ever been able to deal with
it without the trouble which now sur
rounds us.”
In the further course of his speech, Mr.
Hill said: “I do not propose to-day, or in
the immediate future, to übmit a financial
measure. I have my ideas of what ought
to be done, but unless we have the rules
amended so as to be able to pass our legis
lation, it is practically’ useless to present
any measure.
Mr. Gorman made another short speech
in reply to Mr. Hill, denying that he had
made any “piteous appeal” to the republi
can side of the chamber, and asserting
that no change of the rules was necessary.
“There never had been,” he said, “a
measure pending in the Sen&t * looking to
the amelioration of the condition of the
country or to advancing its interest and
honor/ at home or abroad, which had
not been acted upon under the existing
rules.
Some remarks were made by Mr. Call,
and the Senate, after a short executive
session, adjourned at 5:30 o'clock p. m.
In executive session this afternoon the
Senate agreed to take up the Japanese
tr'atv next Friday afternoon. It is
thought that owing to the absence of any
opposition to this convention it can be
acted on at this one session.
On the 10th cf this month the Senate
confirmed the nomination of Herbert Wol
cott Bowen of New York, consul at Bar
c->'ona Spain, to be consul general at the
same place. This afternoon Mr. Platt
stated that he had received certain tele
grams making charges against Mr. Bowen
and at his request the confirmation was
held up until the matter could be investi
gated
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, JANUARY la. IS<V>.
THE FILIBUSTERING FLEET.
Peaceful - Planters” Who Bought Win
chesters and Ammunition by the Case.
Th* Suspicious Craft Narrowly
Watched by United States Officers- A
Search of N. B. Borden's Warehouse
at Fernandina and What It Revealed.
Dredgers in the Bay Bring Up Three
Cases of Guns Winchesters. Reming
tons and Colt's Revolver® Known as
“Plantation Supplies.”
Pernandinn, Fla., Jan. 14. The latest de
velopments in the filibustering affair are
the arrival of Unite.l States Inspector An
derson from Jacksonville and the subse
quent finding of a quantity of firearms
in the warehouse of N. 14. Borden. Al
though Borden has persistently denied any
connection with the affair, except in the
capacity’ of ship looker, an examination
of his war®hou.-e rev alt and the following
formidable lot of “plantation implements:”
One hundred Winchester rifles, 200 Rem
ington rifles and 1"0 Colts’ revolvers. These
arms were probably Intended for shipment
on the steamship Baracoa, which vessel
is lying in the harbor, closely watch -d by
the authorities.
The LaGonda has been formally seized
in the name of the United States, and if
the Amadis turns lip here she will also
be seized.
It is stated on good authority’ that the
charter of the liaraeoa calls fur the trans
porting of several hundred laborers be
tween West Indian ports, and it is sup
posed that they were to be landed at some
port in Cuba. The register of the Kernan
dina Club shows that the following wHI
known Cuban revolutionists were intro
duced by N. B. Borden some time ago:
Wiel Marti, G. Dominguez and Julio Sun
guily’. Mr. Borden continues to act as
consul for the following countries: Spain,
Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, Uru
guay’ and Brazil. One hundred and forty
cases of contraband stuff are known to
have been shipped to this place, and only
about 120 cases have been found here.
Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 14.—Special
United States Instructor Anderson of
this place went over to Fernandina to
day’ and searched the warehouses of N,
B. Borden, to whom the yacht La Gouda,
now’ under detention, was consigned. He
found 150 cases of arms and ammunition
in the ware 'house. The bay was dredged
in the neighborhood of the suspected fil
ibustering yacht La Gonda and three
cases of guns were brought to the surface.
While Borden & Cos. endeavor to treat the
affair as trivial, they have engaged the
services of Baker & Drew’, the most prom
inent law’ firm of Fernandina, to look af
ter their interests.
Mirandi and Martell, who pretended to
leave Jacksonville for Fernandina, are
still suspected of being in hiding in the
house of a Cuban patriot sympathizer.
Two houses are being watched by’ United
States marshals, with instruction® to de
tain them if they attempt to leave and
it is rumored among the Cubans in Jack
sonville that Marti, the leader of the
insurrectionary movement, is in Savan
nah.
Beaufort, N. C., Jan. 14.—The yacht
Amadis has just left, bound south, and
will probably stop at Charleston, S. C.
The captain said he was bound for Sa
vannah, whore he would fit out, and the
owners would come aboard and then go
to the West Indies. He had coal sufficient
to make Charleston stowed on deck in
bags. The crew r numbered about nine.
All was very quiet. Close observation
failed to disclose arms or cargo. The
yacht will encounter head winds and
sea to-day and will probably not reach
Charleston until to-morrow evening,
even if it does not stop at Southport.
Charleston, S. C., Jan. 11.—The stoam
yacht Amadis, suspected of being con
cerned in a Cuban plot, and supposed to
be on route for Cuba, with arms, etc., for
Marti, was expected to arrive in Charles
ton harbor to-day, but failed to put in
an appearance. The collector of the port
Is on the lookout for her and she w’ill be
detained if she turns up.
Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 14.—There are no
new developments in the LaGonda and
Baracon yacht affair. United States Dis
trict Attorney Clark leaves the city for
Fernandina to-night, to make a final In
vestigation.
Washington, Jan. 14.—J. Emmett Wolfe,
United States district attorney for the
northern district of Florida, has been in
structed by Attorney General Olney to
enquire and report all the circumstances
attending the arrival of the steam yacht
La Gonda, suspected of having on board
arms for revolutionists or intended revo
lutionists somewhere in the West India
Islands.
The Spanish minister to-day’ officially
asked the United States government to
look into the matter. Beyond some sus
picious movements of the vessel, no ‘evi
dence of its being engaged in an unlaw
ful enterprise is yet in possession of the
government.
NORFOLK'S COTTON FIRE.
Large Saving Effected by Using Steam
Instead of Water.
Norfolk. Ya., Jan. 14.—Seventeen hun
dred bales of cotton have been taken out
of the British steamship Matadl an;] the
fire has been entirely extinguished.
Steam was used, thus saving a large
amount of damage, which would have re
sulted had her hold been flooded with
water, ('apt. Hannay now’ awaits or
ders here.
CAUGHT FROM AN OPEN GRATE.
A Young Woman Burned Near Clarks
ton, Ga., With Fatal Results.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 14.—Miss Ellen Carter,
IS years of age, was fatally’ burned near
Clarkston, Ga., to-day. Her dress caught
from an open grate, near which was
standing. Her brother, C. C., and her
father, William H. Carter, were seriously
burped in trying to save her. The father
may die from his burns.
A RAVISHER SLAIN.
Assault on a 7-Year-Old Child Avenged
by the Father.
Kissimmee. Fla., Jan. 14.—Yesterday at
Buckle’s mills, five miles south of here,
George Hay, white, shot and fatally
wounded George Hardy, colored, whom he
charge*; w.th criminal assault on his 7-
year-old daughter. Hay will give up.
Hardy is still alive.
SUGARS FROM SPAIN.
Disputed Points as to th® Duty on Prod
uct From Spanish Colonies.
Washington, Jan. 14. Telegrams rail * 1
upon the treasury department to-day from
both official and unofficial sources asking
an explanation of the letters sent Cell* -
tor Kilbreth on Saturday as to sugars from
Spain and her colonies upon which a
bounty was paid on export, being subj- t
to a discriminating duty of l lh of 1 per
cent, on import into the United States.
Collector Kilbreth was to-day instructed
bv wire to assess the duty upon refined
sugars only’ for the present.
Sometime ago It be, amA known unof
ficially to the treasury department that
Spain paid a. bounty on exported n fined
sugars, the product of that country or of
her colonies. Spain herself proiu< s, it
is said, but little, if any. sugar, but her
colonies, Cuba and Potto Rico, are large
producers. Spain, It Is understood, too.
imports largo quftn'ities of raw sugars
from her colonic® for refining purpose*
and upon this sirgß/, wh n refined, she al
lows ior wharfage dues and waste an ex
port bounty of 20 per
paid for the raw sugar. This unofii T 1
information, at tho instance* of .Secret ai y
Carlisle, was oommuni- at. <| by Heeivtury
Gresham to Mr. Haunts Taylor. United
States minister to Bpain. He hud an in
terview with the Spanish minister of
finance, who stated that Spain allow* Ia
bounty on exported sugars, the product of
Spain and her colonic -.
When tho informal ion reached here last
week, tho instructions contained in tin e
dispatches last Saturday ware sent to
Collector Kilbreth for his guidance.
The treasury department, as shown by
Secretary Carlisle*® telegram of to-day, is
not entirely clear as t*> whether the Span
ish government allows a bounty only on
r dined sugars exported, or whether it also
allows a bounty on raw sugars exported.
As far ns the treasury department Is
officially advised there are no Mnriir re
fineries In either Cuba or Porto Rieo; su
ghrs exported from these countrh < must
necessarily be In tin* raw state, if there
are refineries there, then the law requires
that each invoice of sugar sent out must
bo accompanied by a certificate setting
forth the fact that tho exporter received
no bounty on that particular cargo of su
gar; otherwise by law it would be sub
ject to the differential duty*. 'This certitl
•it would have to b made before the
proper Spanish custom officer and it
would also have to be attested by* the
United States consul at the port of ex
port. Besides the annoyance of this pro
• ding, consular fees would have to be
paid.
Until Secretary Carlisle can re* elve def
inite information on the points not yet
cleared up, his telegrams quoted above
to Collector Kilbreth will be the guide of
the treasury officials in assessing duty on
sugars from Spain her colonies.
District Attorney Appointed.
Washington, Jan. 14.—Attorney General
Olney has appointed H. 11. Huckman, of
Jacksonville, Fla., as assistant United
States district attorney for the southern
district of Florida.
DAKOTA S STAR DEFAULTER.
He Is Believed to Be in Hiding in the
Purlieu® of Chicago.
Chicago, 111., Jan. 14.—From the move
ments of certain of Taylor’s bondsmen,
who are in this city, it Is believed that the
defaulting treasurer of South Dakota is
either in Chicago or in the immediate
vicinity thereof. Early this forenoon ex-
Gov. Mellette left his hotel In a carriage,
accompanied by r his son. Soon afterward
J. T. McChesney and two other men, sup
posed to be Taylor’s bondsmen, followed
In another carriage. It Is said that the
party were driven to a hotel on the out
skirts of the city, and that Taylor was
there. It is also said that a conference
was held and that the result will be a
settlement of Taylor's defalcation.
Several of Taylor’s bondsmen are In
town, and as they are all stopping at the
same hotel, their presence cannot be acci
dental. Nothing positive can Te stated as
to Taylor’s whereabouts, but remarks
dropped by members of the party furnish
ground for the assertion that the bond
men know* where to find him.
“If I were hunting for Taylor,” said one
of them to-day, “1 should not go outside
of Chicago to find him.”
Ex-Gov, Mellette himself also admitted
last night that he thought Taylor was in
the city, and the carriage expedition of
this forenoon is believed to settle the fact
that the missing treasurer is within hail
ing distance of the Great Northern hotel.
C. H. Vinton, another of Taylor's bonds
men, arrived this afternoon.
MET AND WERE BOUNCED.
Ironmaster Carnegie’s Summary Dis
missals Create Consternation.
Homestead, Pa., Jan. 14. —There was
great excitement in the Carnegie steel
works plant this morning and much dis
cussion among the men over yesterday’s
public meeting In the rink. Supt. Schwab
called about twenty of the most promi
nent workmen to his office ami asked why
they had attempted to hold a meeting.
Their answer being deemed un
satisfactory, they were promptly
discharged. The company, it seems,
had detectives at the meeting,
and the workmen are greatly exercised,
not knowing who will be the next to go.
The men dismissed this morning were the
most prominent in the company’s employ
—one being a head roller in the finishing
mill. It is expected that many others will
be dismissed.
SUFFERING RAPIDLY RELIEVED.
Quick Work of the Charitable People of
Clev land, O.
Cleveland, 0., Jan. 14.—Mayor Blee was
notified from Columbus of the condition
of the Hocking Valley miners this morn
ing and he at once called a meeting of his
cabinet. In five minutes enough money
was raised to purchase 100 barrels < f
flour and within an hour it was loaded
and shipped. The city council and cham
ber of commerce will take action to-day.
HORRID DOUBLE MURDER.
Ghastly Discovery in a Sod House on
the Western Prairies.
Payton, Neb., Jan. 14.—John Paxton .and
his wife, Ida, were found in their sod
house, near here, to-day with their throats
cut from ear to ear. A letter discovered
near the bodies stated that the couple
xvere driven to desperation through want.
Illness and suffering, and that death
seemed to be their only means oi escape
from the torture.
SLAIN BV A BI ACR THIEF.
A Street Shouting Affray Results l'a
tally at Colnmbas.
A Mysterious Killing J- Thomas Jar
rett the Victim Ho is Supposed to
Have Caught Two Negroes in the Act
of Robbing a Liquor Saloon, and to
Have Drawn His Pistol to Stop Them.
A Rapid Exchange of Shots Ensued,
Followed by the Flight and Escape of
the Negroes.
Columbus, Gi . Jan. 11 A bog* f. :>
o’clock to night a terrible i tr.of trap* dy
was enacted in Columbus, which threw the
community into a state of great excite
ment. ani brought large crowds from
every direction.
People passing along Broad street, op
posite the Georgia Home Insurance build
ing, the most conspleiiotis portion of the
business section of the city, wi re startle*!
ly the reports of pistol shot® being rapidly
fired, an*! a young man with a smoking
revolver hi his hand, staggered into Han
non Carson’s drug store, throwing his
weapon on tin* counter, fell to the floor
and expire*! almost instantly, with great
streams of blood issuing from his mouth
and ears.
The affair was so sudden that few of the
hundreds on the streets in the vicinity
at the* time had any conception of what
had occurred, or understood the fatal re
sults.
'lll** report that a man had been killed
was soon started, but no one saw the fatal
shots tired, ami It was difficult to get par
ticulars.
The young man killed was J. Thomas
Jarrett, who kept a small merchandise
store and was also a member of a detec
tive ngeney. He had ferreted out a rob
bery of a saloon and encountered two ne
groes, whom ho had seen in the act of
stealing from the saloon, which is located
on Broad street, and attempted to arrest
tlnni.
It is supposed the negroes resisted ar
rest, and Jarrett drew his pistol to de
fend himself, when a ! hot was tired,
and four more followed immediately.
Tho two negroes broke and ran in differ
ent directions, and Jarrett staggered into
a store, as above stated, and fell dead.
Ho was shot in tin* left breast, Just
above th** nipple*, receiving' a mortal
wound, it is believed both negroes were
slightly wounded. Notwithstanding tho
early hour and the number of people on
tho street, the controversy was so quiet
and the fatal results so sudden, that the
negroes succeeded in getting away before
the people recover*! from their surprise
or the police appeared.
Late to-night a negro was arrested and
lodged in the barrack® on suspicion of
being one of the parties.
Tho body of Mr. Jarrett was carried
to the undertaker’®, where It now is. The
coroner will hold nn inquest in the morn
ing. Jarrett was a well known and pop
ular young man, well connected, 28 years
of age, and married.
NEWB OF THE CRUISERS.
The North Atlantic Squadron to Ren
dezvous in Hampton Roads.
Norfolk. Vn., Jan. 11— The United States
cruiser Columbia Is at the Norfolk navy
yard, wh re she will undergo repairs,
preparatory to Joining the North Atlan
tic fleet, which is to rendezvous In Ham
ton Roads this week. The Columbia is
Just from Blueflelds, Nicaragua. Her of
iieors are reticent concerning the condi
tion of affairs on the Mosquito coast,
but say that nothing Important has oc
curred which lias not been covered by
the United Press dispatches.
The cruiser New York has arrived In
Hampton Roads, with Capt. Robley D.
Evans in command. She also files the
pennant of Rear Admiral George Meade,
who is In command of the North Atlantic
squadron.
MAY BRING THEIR PROOFS.
President Boatwright Will Face All and
Any of His Accusers.
Richmond, Vn.. Jan. H.—The board of
trustees of Richmond College met here
this evening, and after a long discussion
adopted resolutions providing for a special
meeting of the board at noon to-morrow,
at which all persons having charges to
make against the personal character of
President Boatwright, recently elected,
are invited to attend with their proofs.
HER CONDITION MOST SERIOUS.
Miss Stevenson’s Death Expected With
in a Day or Two.
Asheville, N. C., Jan. H.—To-night It
seems almost impossible that Miss Steven
son can survive more than a day or two
at most. The latter part of last night
h. r condition was very serious, and to
night it is not more hopeful. Dr. Battle
Is almost constantly In attendance upon
the sufferer.
Voting for Senators.
Austin, Tex., Jan. 14.—At u democratic
caucus of the Senate to-day It wai decided
to make Horace Chilton the nominee of
the Democratic party for United States
senator at the election to be held here
Jan. 22. John A. O’Connor of Sari Antonio
will be his opponent, running on the popu
list ticket.
Treton, N. J.. Jan. 14.—Gen. W. J. Sew'ell
received the republican caucus nomination
to-ntght for United States senator.
Dover, Del., Jan. 14.—A repub
lican caucus was he’d at mid
night with but eleven of the nineteen re
publicans present. A ballot resulted:
Higgins, 8; George V. Massey, 1. and two
blanks. ’ A second ballot was tatyen and
Higg.ns got the full vote of the caucus—
eiev>.n members. If h- can get one of the
bolters’ votes he will will.
A.n Iron Company in Trouble.
Roanoke, Va., Jan. 1! Mens, mostly on
supplies, have been filed in the circuit
court against the Roanoke Iron Company,
whh h operates a blast furnace and rolling
mill In this city, amounting to about SHK),-
(Xxi. The Mill Creek Coal and Coke Com
pany is the largest claimant, and also the
largest stockholders. A motion will be
made Friday to secure claims of this com
pany for $62,000. The property will prob
aldv go Into the hands of a receiver and
resume operation*.
Denied Upon Authority.
Berlin, Jan. 14.—The report that Count
Herbert Bismarck has been appointed
German ambassador to Washington is
denied upon authority. I
THE TENNESSEE TANGLE.
Senate Democrats Pressing a Resolu
tion of Inv* stigation.
Nashville, Term.. Jan. 1* The House of
Representatives has been engaged all
•l*> in arguing the Senate resolution to
investigate the gubernatorial election be
fore announcing the result. The adop
tion of the resolution is a foregone eon
clu; ion, but ihe republicans are delaying
action tn the hope of reversing public sen
ttment.
‘omething of . stir was created in the
Senate to day, when Mr. Bate, by request,
j introduced a petition from a number of
' democrat® f Hamilton county. Evans'
i homo, asking that no investigation be
| made, as the face of Go* i* turns show
; that Evan® has a plurality. It is con
tended that if Evans is counted out be
* ausc ol tlic fact that certain voters
lulled to pa> I heir pell tax. it will be iti
| iurtous to the party, the state and the na~
I tlwii.
The House of Iteprcscniaiiv, * spent
I another session to-day in discussion of
ihe Senate resolution providing for an ti -
I vesication of tin* gubernatorial election.
At tin* afternoon session the democrats
j adopted a motion to limit the spec lies
to lift eon minutes, and to take a vole on
i tho question at II o'clock to-morrow.
' Gov. Tunny's term expires at noon to
morrow, but according to the policy G• -
j elded upon by tin* democratic majority
lie will hold over un-til after the inveatiga
; tion is completed, which will require at
! least sixty day®. . #
Hon. ('lay Evans arrived In the city
j to-night and Is ready to take the oath
! of otic • to mori ow, If permitted to do so
| by tiie legislature.
The republican member® c.f the general
assembly held a caucus to-night and de
<id l to \ote for E. J. Hanford of Knox
ville for United States senator next
Tuesday.
REPUBLICANS TO THE FORK.
Exit Kanoa® Populism, Unwept, Un
honored and Unsung.
Topeka, Kan., Jan, 14. At noon to-day
tho “First Peoples’ party government on
earth” passed out of existence and the
republican® again took possession of tin*
Kansan state bouse. Office seekers brought
a strong pressure upon Governor-elect
Morrill to induce him to take tin* oatli
*>f office at 8 o’clock this morning and thus
prevent Gov. Lewelling from appointing
any more populists to office and having
his appointments confirmed by the popu
list senate, but ho declined to break the
custom which has been in vogue ever
since tho organization of the state. As
a result the senate was in executive ®-®-
j sion during tho entire morning, acting
; upon Gov. Lewelling’s appointment®. The
1 governor-elect and retiring governor were
esc oiled to the stato house by u civic
and military parade. The oath of office
was administered by Chief Justice Hor
ton, immediately after the farewell ad
dross of Gov. Lewelling was delivered.
The city is crowded with visitors and
tho entire day and night has been given
up to a celebration of the* return of the
republicans to power.
CARTER AND THE CATHOLICS.
An A. P. A. Address Denouncing & Sen
atorial Candidate.
Butte, Mont., Jan. 14.—A committee of
t welve from four local American Protect
ive Association lodges left for Helena this
morning with an addles® Issued by State
President J. D. Caldwell to the members
of the legislature protesting against the
election of the republican national com
mittee chairman, lion. Thomas Carter, a:;
United Btute® senator.
A printed copy of tho address will bo
laid on the desk of every legislator and
read by the clerk of tho House. Carter
Is a Catholic, and tho address contains a
violent denunciation of alleged papal in
terference with civil and political af
fairs In this country and warns the
legislators in th** name of the American
Protective Association, not to elect a Rom
anist to tho Senate on penalty of political
death. The address created a tremendous
sensation and it is behoved if the Ameri
can Protective Association members In tho
legislature obey orders it may defeat the
republican caucus nominee for senator.
The balloting begins to-morrow.
A BATTLE ItOYAL.
North Carolina Legislator® Wrangle
Over Public Printing.
Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 14.—The proceed
ings In the lower house of the legislature
were of a local nature, but a hot fight
was precipitated over the public print
ing, which took up the session of the
House. The debate brought out the
close combine of republicans and popu
lists which still continues unbroken, but
which is expected by the democrats to
be loosened after the United States sen
ators shall have been named.
This was a day of record making In
the Senate. Jri this branch the populists
have a majority. instruct
ing senators and representatives in con
gress to endeavor to secure the repeal of
the internal revenue system, and the pas
rage of a bill for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at a ratio of 18 to 1,
W’ere pigeonholed by reference to commit
tees. A resolution favoring the repeal of
the 10 per cent, tax on state banks was
defeated. Sundry bills of mino- Impor
tance were introduced and passed their
several readings.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS NOMINEE.
J. C. Pritchard Named to Succeed Sena
tor Vance of North Carolina.
Raleigh, N. C\, Jan. 14.—The republi
can caucus to-night nominated Jeter C.
Pritchard of Madison county as Senator
Vance’s successor in the United States
Senate. The nomination was made on the j
first ballot by a vote of SS to 21 for A. E.
Holton of Yadkin county, chairman of the
state republican executive committee.
Mr. Pritchard is a native of Tennessee,
served his time it) a printing office, be
came a revenue officer, r* ad law, was ad
mitted to the bar. served in the legisla
ture; was the republican candidate for
governor In 1W C , and for congress, both
times, being defeated. He is 12 years old,
and a .strong aggressive republican parti
san.
A Republican Seated.
Charleston, W. Va . Jan. 14.—A. Zefiford,
republican, from Raleigh county, was
seated by the republicans in tho House
to-day over 1. C. Price, democrat, of (he
name county. The whole day was ccn
cumei in discussing the question.
JPATLT fid A YEAH, I
** ' *Ts A ropy >
WEEKI.Y, * I.MUS A WEI K.II A TEAR, f
MUTED ttllH A RAWHIDE.
A Yuiin!* Woman Lashes a Former Be
trothed With Tongue and Whip.
AUeßt'd to Be the Author of Numerous
Insulttnv Anonymous Letters, the
Mun Bho Hsit Once Promised to Msrrjr
Is Given a Bound Sfournln* AObar
lotte Jf. o.t ‘‘.Racket*’ the Scene
of the Encounter A Breach of Prom*
lee Suit Once Threatened and the Casa
Will Como Up Before the Mayor To.
day.
Charlotte, N*. <\, Jan. 14. ,y very pretty
and neatly dr* - *.i-d ynunjp unman sent Intel
tin- la. k< 1 start of Williams. Hood Ar. C*>
here to day and inquired for John l>e
hiiic, a dork in ihe establishment. Con.
front ins him In Ihe presence of several
i traveling men, she produced an nnony-
J mono letter of un Insulting.nature, whirl,
‘ :he a, list I 111 lane of writ In*. At lh
1 name time she took a cowhide from
a bundle she . nrri, I and applied several
.'limit and yiynrous blows to the younjr
: 1111111 s to ad Is fore ho made his escape
Jumping over a dry itoods box.
lie* toiiKUe-lnsiting the young clerk re*
eeiy.d Is des. rlhe.l as being tnoro never#
than the eowhldlng.
The young Indy was Mi-s May Illrt, for.
merly f> f Charleston, S. f., at winch cltyt
Mr. Octane ne t her and became cnaagc.i
to her. Bho followed him to Charlotte*
her family routing along with her. llet.,
•he engagement wan broken off by Mr.
Oelune, and at one time tho young buiyi
threatened to bring a breach of pronils#
suit against him.
The clouds, however, rolled by an<l
everything seemed sereuo until Ihe and.
den storm which burst In such fury to.’
■ lay in Ihe racket store. Miss Illrt accuse#
Mr. Oelune if Milling many unslgneifc
Insulting lettein to her, which, however,
lie strongly denies. Miss Illrt caused Ihe
arrest ol Mr. 1 >*■ Ia lie, accusing him oC
writing Ihe slanderous letters, and th#
mayor will hear the ease to-morrow.
A Dlif AULTER'S DEATH.
A Guilty Bank Cashier About to Be Ar
rested Blown His Brains Out.
Dover, N. H., Jan. 14 lsaac b\ Abbott,
cashier of the Dover National Rank, la
a defaulter, and IJIO amount of tho de
fnicatlon Is estimated lo be uhout 180,000.
The discovery of tho defalcation was
made by Hank Examiner Dorr of Born*
ersel, who began an examination of thw
'hank last Friday, Me asked Mr. Abbott
certain question*, which the cashier said
he would explain next morning. Who,,
tile txitmlner came in again Saturday,
morning 11 wa ; found that the safe had
not been opened, and Abbott failed to ap
pear. He was at home and said that ha
would explain all Monday. The refusal
of the cashier to say anything was brought
to tho intention of the bunk officials, and
Examiner Dorr at once declared Abbott
a defaulter.
When the vault was unlocked. Rank
Examiner Dorr posted a notleo that tho
bank had suspended business until Its
affairs could be straightened out. Mr.
Abbott was also cashier of the Five Centq
Havings Hank, and was city treasurer.
The depositors will lose nothing, but theln
money Is tied up.
Htate Hank Commissioners I.yford and
Hatch arrived to-day anti took charge 00
the savings bank. They make the state
ment that that bank Is all right.
Defaulter Abbott of the Dover National
Hank, who committed suicide Just beforn
he was to be arrested Ibis afternoon, left
In his brother's possession a statement oC
his defalcations, In an envelope addresse.|
to Examiner Dorr. That gentleman prom
bel tu make the statement public, bug
said, after due consideration, he would nob
give It out. lie said, however, that thu
Statement was not detailed, hut only lefg
clues for him to follow. He would notj
stale the amount of the shortage, but 18
Is staled by some Insiders that the nmounß
Is not far from SBO,OOO. It is hinted thaß
Abbott has not b#*on a thief In the common
sense of the word, but made his llrst In*
toad on the money belonging to the bsnld
to help out a friend, fie would not statd
who that friend was. There Is every roa
son to believe the true facts will come i
light before the examination Is over.
The llrst suspicion that Mr. Dorr har|
of the defalcation was the discovery of r
note for SIO,OOO among the bank’s re
sources, signed M. Nelson. This led to th*
questioning of Mr. Abhott on Friday!
night, with the result that he locked the
vault, with everything inside, and adjusted
so that it would not open until to-day. The,
names of Mr. Abbott’s young housekeeper!
Is Miss Mortle Nelson, and It was her sig
nature, It Is alleged, that Is on the note.
Mr. Abbott was born In Dover, and ha.<*
been cashier nearly twenty years. He wag
clerk In the bank beforo that. He hai
an elegant residence here. The Dovoi!
National Bank Is quite an old institution.
K. V. Brewster Is president. The capital
stock is SIOO,'XJO, and the surplus Is Sa),OUO.
At a meeting of the directors held iasg
week Abbott was himself elected a di
rector.
At 3 o’clock this afternoon, Just before
United States Marshal Campbell
at the house of Abbott to arrest him, a!
brother of Abbott heard the report of v
pistol anti rushing to his brother’s room
fount! him lying on the floor with hi*
face shattered and covered with blood.
Life was extinct.
ENGULFED BY SUDDEN FLOODS.
Probably Fifty Lives Lost at the Dig
lake Colliery.
London, Jan. 14—The Diglake colliery
at Hanly was flooded this morning w hile
about 210 miners were at work. The water
came from a part of the mine which had
been closed for some time. It swept
through the workings with tremendous
force, carrying with it timbers, cars and
tools The men nearest the shafts were
rescued and others fled to remote work
ings, where they would be above the level
of the flood although cut off from the
shafts. It is thought HO of the men were
saved and that, the rest were drowned.
The estimate is only approximate as no
body know# how many of those below are
still alive. Engines have pumped up water
for hours, and the flood tn the mine had
subsided greatly at 11 o'clock.
Nominated by the President.
Washington, Jan. 14—The President
to-day nominated Thomas R. Snmh
of New York to be assistant
commissioner of Indian affairs, vice
Frank C. Armstrong, resigned; and A. a.
" are to be postmaster at West Point, Ya.