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i Ji. ESXILU President. 1
PRANCE now under fame.
Be is Elected President on the Second
Ballot.
Bryson's Defeat Due to His Radical
Tendencies— He Was Second in the
Balloting- Socialist Deputies Indulge
in a Little Shouting During the Bal
loting. But the Day Not Marked by
Disorder Outside of the Chamber—The
Eriseonites and Other Malcontents
Raise a Terrible Howl in the Chamber
After the Result of the Election Be
comes Apparent
Fans, Jan. 17.—Francois Felix Faure,
member of the Chamber of Deputies for
Eeine-Inferieurc, was to-day elected presi
dent of the French republio to succeed
31 Casimir-Perier, whose resignation was
read in the chambers yesterday.
The nation’s fateful day opened quietly.
Nothing in the appearance or demeanor
of the people either here or
to Versailles indicated that the
country was on the verge of an elec
tion to fill the highest office in the nation,
whrh had been voluntarily vacated by a
preiident elected a little more than six
months ago. With the exception that a
for< f of soldiers was massed at each of the
railway stations and four sappers and
miners were guarding each railway bridge
and giade crossing between Paris and
Versailles there was nothing to show that
h / thing extraordinary was going on, or
that anything unusual was even con
templated. Each regiment of soldiers at
th • station and each guard of sappers and
miners at the crossings was surrounded
I y a group of admiring small boys, but be
v nd this no interest was publicly evinced
in the event of the day.
Very few persons arrived at Versailles,
More noon, but after that hour every
train arriving there was packed with sen
e’ rs and deputies, newspaper reporters
and sightseers. A small crowd, number
ing perhaps 400, stood opposite the en
nui e to the palace through which the
senators and deputies passed and watched
th-m enter. There was no demonstra
tion of enthusiasm at the station or palace.
At 11 o'clock a number of telegraph
clerks with their apparatus were in
mlled in the palace and printing presses
v re made ready to record the official re
port of the proceedings of the national
assembly.
Small groups of spectators were assem
bl'd at the approaches to the palace and
railway stations as the first of tne sena
tors and deputies began to arrive.
Upon his arrival tit Versailles. M. Chal
lemel-La tur, who, as president of the
biuiate. (resides over the national as
sembly. was conveyed to the palace in an
open i irrlage.
Workmen had been engaged all night in
Filing up the hall in the palace In which
i ational assembly was to sit with
the furniture and hangings from the Garde
Jfeuhie. A force of 500 detectives from
this city arrived in Versailles early in
the morning, and the strength of the
regular police force was greatly increased,
being feared that the anarchists might
feize (he opportunity afforded by the crisos
to indulge in bomb-throwing and other
pastimes peculiar to the sect, but the fears
were groundless, and nothing worse than
socialistic vaporings occurred throughout
the day.
The investure of the new president
with his official powers took place in the
library of the palace at Versailles. It con
sisted merely in M. Challemel-Lacour
reading to him the minutes of the assem
bly.
M. Faure was met at the St. Lazare
station by Gen. Mercier, minister of war,
and M. Hanotaux, minister of for
eign affairs, and was accompanied by
them to the Elysee. The palace was
brilliantly lighted and ushers in gala liv
ery stood at the doors. M. Casimir-I’erier
welcomed and nongratulated his suc
cessor. Premier Dupuy then presented
the resignation of the cabinet. M. Faure
returned to the ministry of marine for
the night.
The crowd outside the ministry cheered
with considerable fervor when Mr.
Faure was presuaded by his friends to
show himself on the balcony. He was re
ceived for the first time to-day with gen
uine enthusiasm. Everybody shouted
"Hurrah for Faure!” and every bow or
fmile from the president was the signal
for anew demonstration. When the
president re-entered the salon he said
to his secretary: “I have passed the most
precious moments of my political career
in this building.”
To-morrow the president will receive
the officers of the staff.
M. Faure is a tall, imposing figure, whose
lines show the training he got in early
life as a mechanic. Although a million
aire ship owner, he has simple tastes. His
election is a blow to the protectionist
tarty. The substitution of reciprocity
treaties for the Moline tariff is only a
question of time. M. Meline’s newspaper
nrran. La Republique Francais. admitted
yesterday that M. Faure’s election would
nu n the same as tariff reform. The re
mit of the election is received enthusiasti
cally in Lyons.
Early this evening, the United Press
correspondent saw a copy of the letter
ecru by the Duke of Orleans to Senator
Buffet. It was mailed at Dover last eve
r - It was virtually a manifesto, de
claring that at best the republic in France
can he only provisional and he stands
rca ly to step in and help the people the
r: -went they call him. The letter is gen
erally ridiculed.
1 lie police seized shortly before mld
rucht a special edlton of the Soliel whleh
contained the letter. The effort was su
perfluous, as nobody was buying the paper
and the boulevards were as calm as the
r 1 of the city. A dispatch from Dover
mi s that the Duke of Orleans will return
to London to-morrow morning.
\ < rs.ailles, Jan. 17.—The national assem
*convoked in the palace of Versailles for
purpose of electing a president to slic
ed M. Casimir-Perier, wag called to
order by M. Ohallrmel-Lacour, president
. 'be Senate, this afternoon at 1:10
ol l°ck. it. Challemel-Lacour, in a brief
fp ‘ n announced the resignation of Fres
-1 m Casimir-Perier and read the text
r,f ’be articles of the constitution regulat
ing the election of a president.
As soon as the presiding officer ceased
M akmg M. Michelin, socialist, sprang to
is ftet and flourished a copy of a motion
r a . revision of the constitution, shout
ing We ought not to have a president.”
_ ■ Baudry D’Arson, legitamist, de
hnderj a right to be heard, and in spite
■ a storm of protests from all parts of
, hall, insisted upon speaking from
■ ’ Place. While persisting in speaking
"avert aloft a document which he de
i -Vi. conta tned a proposal to re-estab
eft the monarchy. The protests had in
She i® Baiting
the meanttrr become so vehement that
they rend* and M. RRUdry P’Asson’s
remarks inaudible and later repeated vain
attempts to make himself heard, he finally
deposited the document on the table, but
It was contemptuously pushed aside by
M. Challemel-Lacour, while the republi
cans in the center made the hall ring
with cheers.
Nothing daunted M. Baudry D’Asson.
and he produced a volume con
taining the rules governing the proceed
ings of the national convention and de
manded a hearing respecting a breach of
the regulations which had been commit
ted.
The president remained obdurate and
the fiery legitimist, seeing that his ef
forts to make a speech were hopeless, fin
ally subsided.
At 1:17 o’clock lots were drawn for thirty
six scrutators to supervise the balloting.
Then came the drawing of lots to see
what letter the voting should begin with.
Precisely as was the case last June, the
letter L was drawn, and M. Laharthe,
moderate republican, was enabled for the
seepnd time to begin the balloting for
president, he having begun the voting
when 11. Casimir-Perier was elected last
June.
After this Interest focused in the lobbies,
where the members of the right w ere hold
ing a caucus. The result of the caucus
was a decision to support M. Waldeck-
Rousseau.
When the name of M. Mirman, socialist,
was called there was no response, that
deputy being a soldier, garrisoned at Vin
cennes, and the colonel of his regiment
having refused to grant him a furlough, in
order that he might be present in the
assembly. The socialists raised a tremen
dous uproar because M. Mirman’s vote
was not recorded.
Another cause of socialist fury is the
refusal of the government to temporarily
release Gerault Richard, who is in prison
for insulting President Casimir-Perier and
was elected a deputy while in prison.
Deputy Carnaud, who was arrested In
Roanne on Tuesday, was released to-day
and voted in the assembly, as did also
M. Rouant and M. Jaures, recently ex
pelled from the chamber.
When M. Toussaint, socialist, deposited
his vote in the urn he cried: “Vive la social
revolution,” and when the name of M.
Avez. social revolutionist, was called, he
refused to vote, but shouted from ht3 seat:
“Abstention means dissolution. Down with
the presidency."
MM. Brisson and Waldeek-Rousseau
both voted, and the venerable Pierre
Blanc, union republican, father of the
Chamber Of.. Deputies, received an ova
tion as he walked to the urn and deposited
his ballot.
The voting was a slow process. It was
conducted precisely as upon the occasion
of the election of M. Casimir-Perier last
June, each deputy and senator In response
to hts name walking to the platform, de
positing his ballot in an urn and return
ing to his seat. While the voting was in
progress the members of the assembly in
dulged in electioneering for their respect
ive candidates. The balloting began at 1:20
and lasted until .LUO o’clock. The count
ing, revising, etc., of the votes required
another hour, and the result was officially
announced at 4:20 as follows:
Brisson 838
Faure 1 24!
Waldeek-Rousseau 104
Scattering 88
Total number of votes cast, 794.
Necessary to elect, 398.
The scattering votes included six for
Meline, four for Dupuy, two for Cavaig
nae, two for Loubet and one for Henri
Rochefort.
When the result of the vote was pro
claimed the members again fell to elec
tioneering and speculating on the outcome
of the second ballot, M. Brisson having
fallen sixty votes short of a sufficient
number to vote to elect him.
The open advocacy of the candidacy of
M. Brisson by the socialists hurt that gen
tleman’s chances very much. Over 100
conservatives, senators and deputies, di
vided their vote between M. Faure and M.
Waldeek-Rousseau rather than cast them
with the socialists, whereas these votes
might for the greater part have gone to M.
Brisson.
M. Millerand handed to President Chal
lemel-Lacour a letter addressed to the
president of the national convention and
signed by Deputy Mil-man protesting
against his detention in the barracks at
Vincennes and thus being prevented from
casting his vote for president, which he
was entitled to do. M. Miram character
ized his treatment as contrary to all fire
cedents and declared that it was uncon
stitutional.
The figures generally known were then
only approximate—Faure 4:50 and Brisson
381—but they sufficed to show that Felix
Faure was the next President of France.
The scene was absolutely devoid of sol
emnity or dignity. The Brissonites, who
had not ceased howling, were joined by
other malcontents and the windows were
fairly shaken by the indescribable tumult.
The radicals mounted chairs and benches,
shouting "Down with this president-elect
by the Right.”
The socialists ran up and dowh the
aisles howling: "Down with the thieves,"
"Down with the Congo adventurers,”
"Down with the Panama scoundrels,”
Occasionally when the din subsided for
a moment the socialists would yell in an
ear-splitting chorus: "Hurrah for the so
cial republic,” "Hurrah for the social
revolution.”
Baudry D’Asson, the Orleanist, had got
a conspicuous place near M. Challemel-
Lacour, and, with purple face and wav
ing arms, proclaimed a hundred times that
the presidency was useless and the re
public must end. lie eventually mounted
the rostrum, but only to be met there by
the socialists Baudin, Viviani, Michelin
and Toussaint, who. in defiance of him
and the president of the assembly, pro
tested against the exclusion of Gerault,
Richard and Mirman.
The crowd outside was in strange con
trast to the assembly. It was neither ex
cited nor enthusiastic. It waited without
eagerness for the coming of the new- pres
ident. The carriage which carried M. Cas
imir-Perier back to Paris some six months
ago stood in the court yard with The artil
lery escort near by. The big palace clock
struck 8 as the new president, who had
been *e riving official congratulations,
passed through the Salle I>cs Toubauz
between lines of soldiers w'ith fixed ba>o
nets He was preceded by ushers and
was followed by the cabinet ministers.
The crowd heard the beating of drums and
saw the president come out, bowing right
and left, but it gave no sign of welcome.
There was an occasional hurrah, hut no
attempt to raise a hearty cheer. Two men
even shouted "Long live Brisson.” Mount
ed lancers surrounded the carriage after
M Faure entered it and escorted him to
the station. At the station, outside the
palace, there were half a dozen cheers
for m! Faure and two or three for M.
Brisson when the president entered the
train. The train was a special one and
very slow. It reached the St. Lazare
station in Paris at 9:05 o’clock. By that
time the news of the election had spread
far and wide, and a vast throng had
gathered in the Fiaee Du Havre outside
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, JAN VARY IS, lS9r>.
the station. The president was received
with a few cries of "Long live Felix
Faure,” but there was no enthusiasm.
He drove directly to the Elysee palace.
Francois Felix-Faure was until this
evening a member of the Chamber of Dep
uties for the department of Setne-Inferl
eure. He was born in Paris on Jan. 39,
1841. He was under secretary of state
for the colonies in the ministries of Gam
betta, Ferry, Brisson and Ttrard, mid
was or.e of the vice presidents of the
Chamber of Deputies preceding the pres
ent one. He has been a republican deputy
for about fourteen years, and has served
on several of the most important com
mittees of the chamber. M. Faure has
made a legislative specialty of business
questions, particularly those concerning
the French merchant marine nnd foreign
.commerce. He served In the Franoo-
Prussian war as chief of a battalion of
the Garde Mobile, and was made a chev
alier of the Legion of Honor on May 31,
1371.
When de Baudry D’Asson voted he
shouted "Vive Catholic France! Vive le
roy.
The "rallied” republicans at a meeting
Just prior to the convening of the as
sembly, decided to vote for M. Faure. The
center held a meeting, but did not decide
upon any candidate.
After the announcement of the vote It
was nolsed about that M. Waldeek-Rous
seau would withdraw his candidacy in
favor of M. Faure and M. Cavaignao set
on foot a movement designed to deprive
M. Faure of some fifty votes, which, if
successful, would, it was believed, elect
M. Itrisson. Accordingly, at the Instiga
tion of M. Cavaignao bulletins were dis
tributed in the lobbies in behalf of Istmself
in the hope of making the running clear
for M. Brisson by taking the wavering
supporters of M. Faure, It was the belief
of M. Cavaignao that he could secure per
haps fifty voles which had been given to
M. Faure because of M. Brtsson’s radi
cal tendencies. Had he succeeded In his
scheme, M. Brisson would have carried off
the presidency.
Pending the preparations for the second
ballot the time of the members was spent
In exchanges of opinion. The second bal
lot was taken In semi-darkness and the
galleries were in consequence almost emp
tied. The hall was wretchedly lighted and
many of the spectators, ns well as a num
ber of senators and deputies, sought the
better lighted lobbies.
The announrment of the second ballot
was made amid a terrible din. The Bris
sonites were so busy groaning, cheering
and reproaching their neighbors that they
paid no attention to M. Challemel-Lacour
when he rose to rrad the figures. The
president’s voice was quite inaudible, and
his hands trembled violently. It was five
minutes after he spoke before all the
members of the assembly knew the result.
RAIDS ON THE MOONSHINERS.
Four Stills and Their Apparatus De
stroyed in Alabama.
Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 17.—The revenue
officers have recently made a
most successful raid against il
licit distilleries in Randolph and
Cleburn counties, and, as a result,
four stills with complete apparatus
were seized and destroyed, the officers
finding it impracticable to remove them.
Near Cedron, In Randolph county. Dep
uty Collector J. R. Caldwell and Deputy
t’nited States Marshal Tom Pelham on
tho 18th inst. seized and destroyed a sixty
gallon copper still, with a complete outfit
and 1,500 gallons of beer. No arrests were
made.
On the same date near Stonehill, Depu
ty Collectors J. F. Green and J. R. Cald
well and Deputy United States Marshal
Barker seized a fifty-gallon copi>er still,
wooden cap, a copper worm and ferment
ers, 1,500 gallons of beer, five gallons of
low wines and other articles, all of which
were destroyed. No arrests were made.
Deputy Collectors Green and Caldwell
and Deputy Marshal Barker destroyed a
fifty-gallon copper still, 1,000 gallons of
beer, live fermenters, a copper worm and
a small steam boiler.
The same officers went out near Stone
hll! and destroyed a sixty-gallon copper
still with complete apparatus and 2,000
gallons of beer. James M. Cook, to whom
the still is supposed to have belonged, was
arrested by the officers and detained un
til they had gotten out of the vicinity,
when he was discharged, there being no
deputy marshal from the middle district
rqady to take charge of him.
ALABAMA STEEL MILLS.
The Debardeleben Company Buys the
Fort Payne Plant.
Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 17.—The first
of tho present week it was announced
that the Birmingham Rolling 3lill Com
pany would build a steel mill in this
city and that work on the construction
of the same would commence within three
weeks.
Following that announcement now
comes one that the Debardeleben Steel
Company have purchased the Alabama
Steel Company’s mill at Fort Payne,
and will at once remove it to Bessemer,
twelve miles front Birmingham, and put
it in operation. The capital stock of the
Debardeleben Steel Company is 31,000,000,
and it has the backing of the Bessemer
Land and Improvement Company. H. F.
Debardeleben, who is at the head of tho
steel company, has been the greatest de
veloper ever in this sctlon, and he will
make the steel mill as great a success as
he did Iron making.
A ROW OVER A RIGHT-OF-WAY.
The Louisville and Nashville Stirs up
New Orleans.
New Orleans, Jan. 17.—A recent decis
ion of the United States supreme court,
affirming the title of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad to the right-of-way on
Claiborne street in this city has aroused
intense feeling among the residents on
that street. It is expected that the rail
road will take advantage of the decis
ion and run a belt line through the
street.
All kinds of arguments are advanced
liy the people against any such move on
the part of the railroad, and if any at
tempt is made to put such plans into exe
cution there will be trouble.
An indignation meeting of citizens and
property holders is tailed for Saturday
night.
Rev. Samuel Graves Dead.
Grand Rapids, Mich.. Jan. 17.—Rev.
Samuel Graves, D. D., late president of
the Baptist Seminary for colored people
at Atlanta, Ga.. suddenly died in this city
to-night. He was suffering from rheir
matism. which attacked his heart. He
was 75 years of age
A POOR SHOW FOR RELIEF.
The Chances All Against Financial Leg
islation at This Session.
A General Belief That There ia No Sig
nificance Behind the Bill Just Intro
duced By Senator Sherman- The Free
Silver Leaders Distrustful of Any
Logislation Proposed By the Ohio
Senator -The Bill Introduced By Sena
tor Pugh Also Without Especial Sig
nificance.
Washington, Jan. 17.—There is a differ
ence of opinion among those who are in
terested in the fliiHiitiHl question, as to
whether there Is any special significance
behind the measure Introduced by Sena
tor Sherman to-day. Those who have faith
In the financial wisdom of the distin
guished sanator from Ohio claim that he
Is sincere in his efforts to help bring for
ward a proposition that may afford im
mediate and substantial relief to
the government, and further, that
ho is acting In accordance with
what he believes to be the
wishes of a majority of the Senate, without
regard to party affiliations.
On the other hand. Senator Teller, who
is the accepted leader of the advocates of
the free and unlimited coinage of silver,
or no financial legislation during the pres
ent session, denies that there is any signifi
cance In the Introduction of the Sherman
bill. When questioned on the subject to
day, Senator Teller said he was not aware
that Senator Sherman had been author
ized by his republican colleagues In the
Senate to prepare and Introduce such a
bill as ho presented to the Senate.
It will he remembered that Senator
Teller and Senator Sherman are almost
as wide apart, personally, as are Sena
tors Hill and Gorman. During the debate
on the repeal of the Sherman silver act,
Senator Teller was very severe in his con
demnation of Senator Sherman's course
in dealing with previous financial legisla
tion. Personalities were indulged in on
both sides, and the friendly relations be
tween the two senators have never been
restored.
Senator Teller and other leaders of the
free stiver movement Hre disposed to look
with distrust and suspicion upon any
financial proposition that may emanate
from Senator Sherman, hence It is not
probable that any practical result will fol
low the rtew Sherman bill.
Senator Hill was questioned as to the
Flgnilicance fit fhe financial bill proposed
to-day by Senator Pugh of Alabama. The
New York senator says he does not under
stand that Senator Pugh was authorized
by the members of the finance committee
or any one in authority to introduce such
a bill. It is supposed to be simply an in
dividual act upon the part of the senator
from Alabama, which does not appear to
have many advocates on either side of
the chamber.
Senator Platt of Connecticut, while en
tertaining views on the financial question
different from those of Senator Teller,
agrees with the Colorado senator that
there is no significance in the bill intro
duced by Senator Sherman. Senator Platt
says Senator Sherman was not Instructed
or requested by the republican senators
to offer any solution of the pending prob
lem, and the Introduction of his bill to
day was an individual act.
Under the existing rules in the Senate,
the silver men have the power to defeat
any proposition that is not made satisfac
tory to them, and they declare they will
use that power to the best of their ability
and physical endurance. Thus, as has
often been said in these dispatches, there
Is little prospect of any financial legisla
tion during the present session.
On the House side, this impression grows
stronger and stronger dally, and Repre
sentative Patchings, chairman of the com
mittee on rules, stated again to-day that
there Is no hope for any financial legisla
tion In the House. The balance of the
session will bo devoted to tho passage of
the general appropriation bills, which are
nouv far behind.
INCOME TAX AGENTS.
A Rush to Secure Appointment to
Uncle Sam’s New Berths.
Washington, Jan, 17.—This morning, be
fore congress convened, the office of the
commissioner of Internal revenue was
filled with democratic representatives In
terested in the selection of the ten special
agents to be appointed In connection with
the enforcement of the Income tax. There
is a provision in the act for the appoint
ment of ten special agents, to assist in
the collection of the tax. They are to be
appointed by the Secretary of the Treas
ury, upon the recommendation of the
commissioner of internal revenue. These
officials are to receive a compensation of
$2,600 and actual traveling expenses. Tho
urgent deficiency bill, which is to provide
the means for exeeiitlnft the law, has not
rome from the rnriferenre committee, as
it only passed the Senate yesterday, yet
those congressmen, who have friends who
desire to become special agents, have been
haunting the treasury department ever
since congress assembled, last December.
Commissioner Miller might have easily
fancied that a democratic caucus was be
ing held in his o(ti< e to-day, so numerous
were hts congressional visitors. The large
army of deputy collectors to be appointed
under the act, arc recommended by tho
Internal revenue collectors In tiie various
districts, but it is unde'rstood that the ap
pointments will be made a‘ the Instance
of favored congressmen, with the approval
of the commissioner of Internal revenue.
Confirmed By tho Senate.
Washington, Jan. 17.—The Senate to
day confirmed the nominations nf A. G.
Ware, postmaster at West Point. Va.,
and Thomas P. Smith of New York to
he assistant commissioner of Indian af
fairs.
DEFENSE OF THE CUP.
Vandarbilt, Morgan and laelln to Pay
for the American Yacht.
New- Y’ork, Jan 17.—William K. Van
derbilt, Commodore E. D. Morgan and C.
Oliver Iselin of the New Y'ork Yacht
Club to-day derided to build a yacht to
defend the American cup In the coming
yacht races between the New' York Yacht
Club and the royal British squadron.
Mr. Iselin will be placed in charge ot the
cup defender.
BROOKLYN’S CAR BLOCKADE.
One of the Lines Comes to Terms With
Its Men.
Brooklyn, N. Y„ Jan. 17.—The great trol
ley strike I* still on, but there are indi
cations that it will be ended soon.
One company, that which operates the
DeKalb avenue line, came to terms with
its men and Its cars were In full operation
to-day. Another company, that which
operates the Williamsburg lines, opened
negotiations with its employes through
the state board of arbitration and an
early settlement is expected. This much
the men have gained.
On tiie other hand the other companies
have operated the three lines which wore
opened yesterday, the Flat bush, Fifth
avenue and the Court street lines, and
added the Putnam avenue and llalsey
street lines to the list. Cars were run on
the last line under great difficulties this
afternoon from 12:30 until 5 o’clock, when
tt was thought best to stop them, as a mob
of over 1,900 persons surrounded the com
pany* stables.
Not a car was moved in the eastern or
southern part of the city. Same forty lines
Hre still tied up,and at nightfall cars were
stopped on all the lines except the DoKalh
avenue and Jay street lines, which were
tho only lines operated without pollee
protection throughout the day.
There were more Instances of interfer
ence with the cars by tho strikers than
on any day since Monday and the police
had their hands full. Cars were held
up, windows smashed and green motor
men and conductors were assaulted. The
police used their clubs freely and captured
half a dozen men and one woman from the
mohs of stone-throwers.
Mayor Sehieren was appealed to by the
executive committee representing the
strikers and asked to compel the com
panies to operate their roads or forfeit
their charters. He heard their ease, sent
for the corporation counsel, amt summoned
Presidents Lewis and Norton. After a
conference with the men. In which they
refused to make any concessions to their
striking employes and refused to sign any
agreement whatever with a labor organi
zation, the mayor said that he had not
accomplished anything, but would devote
his energies to finding some way of set
tling the strike In the Interest of the pub
lie.
This evening a mass meeting of citizens,
called by the Fulton street merchants,
whose business Is seriously affected by
the strike, was held at the Athenaeum, and
the action of the railroad companies in
refusing to make terms with their em
ployes was denounced.
BALLOTS FOR SENATORS.
Idaho’s Republicans Refuse to Vote for
Sweet.
Washington, Jan. 17. -Ballots for United
States senators were taken to-day with
the following results:
Idaho—The vote for United States sen
ator in the legislature stood: Swept 21,
Bhoup 15, t’laggett 15, Browne 1, Hey
burn 1, Regan 1. It was thought that the
populists would splH to-day, but they
voted solidly for their man. They will
never vote for Sweet, although they may
Mote fol- some other republican. Tiie
dead-lock is liable to continue for some
days. The House passed a resolution to
submit the woman suffrage question to
a vole of the people. It has already been
passed by the Senate and will become a
jaw.
Delaware—Two more ballots Were
taken for United States senator
in joint session to-day. On the first
ballot Senator Higgins received
10 voles; J. Edward Addleks, 8; George (*.
Massey, 3, James L. Wolcott, dem., 9, and
E. B, W. Tunnell, dem., 1. The second
ballot resulted likewise. Sixteen votes are
necessary to elect. Both sides claim they
will hold out even If no senator Is elected.
Oregon—The republicans In caucus
last night nominated Senator Dolph to
succeed himself In theTJnlted Stales Sen
ate.
Illinois—The republican legislative cau
cus to-night nominated United States
Senator Shelby M. Cullom as his own suc
cessor.
A RUBBIAN BANK LOOTED.
The Treasurer Commits Suicide After
the Discovery of the Defalcation.
Vilna, Jan. 17.—An unexpected examina
tion was recently made of the affairs of
the Credit Bank In this city, as the result
of which defalcations aggregating 300,000
roubles were discovered. Treasurer Hit
ton of the bank, shortly after the investi
gation was concluded, committed suicide
by poison.
FIRST HEAD TO FALL.
Atlanta’s Market Inspector Removed
From Office.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 17.—Tho first head fell
In the basket to-night. After Investigat
ing the charges of bribery against Market
Inspector Ray, the board of health dis
missed the inspector. They did not sus
tain the bribery charge, but removed him
on other grounds brought out by the In
vestigation.
Wages Out at Augusta.
Augusta, Ga., Jan. 17.—The Sibley eotton
mills has made a cut of wages In the
weaving room. The reduction Is 2 cents
on plaid goods and city mill style of cloth.
On other white goods wages are lowered
from 1 to lli cents. This will the
daily wages of the weavers from 8 to 12
cents per day. The weavers have not
taken kindly to the cut, and they consider
it a violation of the agreement made years
ago during the strike.
A Street Affray Settled.
Waycrcss, Ga.. Jan. 17.-The difficulty
between Gapt. J. D. Smith and Judge
11 j. Brewer yesterday was the most Im
portant matter before Mayor Knight thtH
morning. Capt. Smith arid Judge Brewer
met yesterday morning, and after a few
welds, the*, captain struck the Judge three
times on the head, while the latter, being
unarmed, simply resisted by warding off
the blows. Capt. Smith was lined $25 by
the mayor.
A Manufacturing Industry.
Waycross, Ga., Jan. IC. —A
movement has been begun here to
establish a $20.(100 wagon and carriage
factory. The capital stock will be equally
divided between business men of Way
cross and Cincinnati. That the factory
will be built there is no doubt, and In
a short time active work will be begun
on it. ’
SLAIN BY AN ANARCHIST.
An Official of the Province of Milan
Killed In Hie Office.
Rome, Jan. 17.—Signor Celli,
attorney general of the prov
ince of Milan, was stabbed
to death In hts office to-day. Tho as
sassin , who was captured by a police
man on guard at the door. Is an anarchist.
The doorkeeper says that he gained ad
mission by professing to have legal bus
iness with, tho attorney general. The
motive of the assassination Is clear. This
whole district has been for years a hot
bed of anarchistic and socialist conspir
acy, and there* has been no end of trials
for sedition. Many revolutionist* arc* now
awaiting trial. Among the* agitators,
Celli is known as the “Anarchist-killer.”
At the opening of the Judicial year he de
livered an address denouncing the an
archists and pledging himself to bring as
many as possible to justice. After mak
ing this speech he received many threat
ening letters.
BUTTE’S MUTILATED BODIES.
Forty-nine Persona Killed Outright and
Sixty-five Icjurod.
Butte, Mon., Jan. s7.—The dead re
ported this morning as tho result of the
powder explosion, number 49 and the in
jured sixty-five. ‘J’lie bodfis of four of
tho firemen have not been recovered.
They lire Samuel Ash, David Moses, Ed
ward Sloan and P. J. Norland. Their
j bodies were undoubtedly blown Into frag
ments. The Inquest began tilts afternoon.
Coroner Richards had Impanelled a Jury
but County Attorney Wines discharged
them and ordered another of representa
tive men. The investigation wilt he a
searching one.
GORDON'S WORK FOR GEORGIANS.
The Senator Secures a Panalon and In
troducea Several Memorials.
Washington. Jan. 17 Senator Gordon by
unanimous consent of the Senate to-day
! secured tho passage of tiie bill pension
j Ing Mrs. Mary Levans of Cnrroll county,
j Georgia, who Is a widow of a soldier of
the Seminole war, and who la now In the
poor house of Carroll county.
Senator Gordon also Introduced memo
rials from the Brotherhood of Locomotive
j Engineers of Brunswick, Ga., relative to
the Inhor question; from Col. W. W. Hal
bert of Atlanta, Ga., relative to legisla
tion against trnln robbers; and a protest
from the liquor dealers association, of Au
gusta, (la., against the proposed Increase
of the tax on beer.
Tho court ofi ulalms to-day recom
mended to congress the payment of tho
war claim of John A. Carter of Georgia,
for stores and supplies furnished tho un
ion army in 1881. The original claim was
for $1,933, but the court of claims reduced
the amount to $730.
Among the fourth class postmasters ap
pointed to-day were the following:
Georgia—O. O. Books, Broughton, Mor
gan county; Mrs. J. A. Cox, Cogburn,
Dawson county; W. L. Burkett, Dry
branch, llllib county.
STRYCHNINE AFTER A SHOT.
An ex-Convict Kills His Wife and At
tempts Suicide.
Atlanta, Ga.. Jan. 17.—John Quinn, an
ox-convict killed his wife at Dalton last
night and then swallowed strychnine.
The dose was so large that It saved his
fife. He went to a neighbor's barn to die,
hut his agonized groans aroused tho
fanner, who went out and found him.
Quinn was conscious and told what he
had done. Neighbors found his wife's
body on the door of their home and the
Infant child was curled up on Its mother's
bloody body. Quinn was sent to Jail,
Where doctors have worked over him all
day. They say he will recover, lie is
conscious Hnd has given the details of the
tragedy. He says that there was no qusr
rel, but he was tired of life and deter
mined to commit suicide. He did not
want his wife to survive him. Quinn was
formerly employed on the Georgia I’u
citlu railroad as a train hand.
IN A RECEIVER’S HANDS,
Two Big Window Glass Plants in
Charge of the Courts. •
New Albany, Ind., Jan. 17.—The Fidel
ity Trust Company of Louisville was to
day appointed receiver of tho W. C.
Depauw Company, manufacturers fit
window glass, at Alexandria, Ind., and
this eity. The plants are valued ut $1,000,-
000, three tlnus the Indebtedness of tho
eompsny. The step was taken owing to
the Citizens’ Hank of Salem, Ind., levy
ing on the works at Alexandria, and
stopptng operations.
A CYCLONE IN MOBILE BAY.
Five Houses Blown Away On Dauphin
Island.
Mobile, Ala., Jan. 17.—A cyclone struck
Dauphin Island, thirty miles south of
Mobile, Tuesday night about 9 o'clock.
Five houses were blown away and four
persons slightly Injured. Battle's wharf,
Montrose and Point Clear were also visi
ted and several residences demolished.
The Grand hotel at Point Clear was dam
aged to the extent of several thousand dol
lars. The total damage to property and
oyster beds will reach about $40,000.
A BREAD WAR AT INDIANAPOLIS.
The Price Cut to 3 Cents a Loaf as a Re
sult of a Boycott.
Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 37.—As the re
sult of a boycott on one of the bakery
firms here, a bread war was begun to
day. The retail price has gone down to
3 cents a loaf and the wholesale price
to 1 cent. The tight was Instigated by
the American Baking Company, known
as the cracker trust, and the trouble
threatens to bring about some serious
complications.
Miss Stevenson At Death’s Door.
Asheville, N. C„ Jan. 17.—Miss Stevenson
has grown steadily weaker and at 19:30
o’clock to-night It appears impossible that
she can live through the night.
Repeal of the Anti-Jesuit Law.
Berlin, Jan 17 —ln the Reichstag to-day
the motion of the centrists for the repeat
of the anti-Jesutt law passed Us second
reading.
I DAILY sl9 A YEAR, I
__ 5 CENTS A COPY >
WEEKLY, 8 TIMES A WEEK. U A TEAR, f
BAKER .NOT TO BE BOUNCED.
ILc Investigation Results in His Ex
oneration.
An Investigation of the Detective De
partment Next on the Tapis—A Claim
That It is Corrupt to the Core and
That the Police Commission Will Also
Be Shown Up in a Very Bad Light.
Tragic Encounters Looked for, But
They Have so Far Failed to Ma
terialize.
Atlanta, Jan. 17.—Tho Bell committee's
Investigation of the charges against Capt.
Amos Baker, clerk of the police court
was finished thi afternoon. Col. W. C.
Glenn spoke in support of the charges
and In defense of tho detectives who
made them.
Attorneys B. H. Hill and L. Z. Rosser
argued for Capt. Baker, and gave tho
detective* a most unmerciful roasting.
In this conn ter-investigation thers hao
been so much damaging evidence of cor
ruption against Detectives Wright, Cason,
and Looney, that Chairman English of
the police commission, the champion of
the detectives, has announced himself Irx
favor or a searching Investigation of
the police department. This Investiga
tion lias not yet been provided for, hut
It will he begun without unnecessary
delay. Those who ought to know claim
that the department Is rotten through
and through, and that the police commis
sion Itself will he caught In tho tnlre.
Another sensational turn taken hy tha
Investigation la against the city court
officials. Dives werp accused of being lit
collision with the officials, working up
gaining eases for the benefit of Solicitor
Thomas' insolvent costa and doing %
generally disreputable business for that
court.
There were several sensational Inci
dents during the session of the commit
tee to-day, although the testimony Intro
duced was pretty mueh of tho tarns
character as already given.
The first sensational occurrence was tha
Imposition ot a fine of $lO upon W. 11.
Barnes, son of Sheriff Barnes, because
h l ' refused to obey a witness subpoena.
Barnes was brought In by a bailiff un
der attachment. Later he apologized to
the committee and the fine was remitted.
Fred Cooper, tho witness for the de
tectives, who gave the Inside work
ings and history of tho National hotel
■ live, where he worked and loafed be
fore he reformed, was put back On the
stand to rebut the statement of BUI Hall,
•he proprietor, that he never practiced
the “film flam” tri k there.
While on the stand Cooper appealed to
the committee to protect him from the
sarcasm of Lawyer Rosser. A contro
versy arose between tho lawyer and
Cooper, Hie latter exclaiming to Mr.
Hosier; “Yes, sir; nnd you have said
tilings here that were not true.” Mr.
Rosser replied to the effect that he would
say what he pleased, at which Cooper re
torted, ns he was leaving the stand:
"And If you do I’ll ho outside waiting for
you. too.” Everybody expended to pee a
fight between the two after the session,
hut when Mr. Rosser loft tho chamber.
Cooper was no where In hlght.
When 1101 l was put up lie pronounced
CAoper’s statement about the “film flam”
game an Infamous lie. Cooper and Hall
are botti regarded as dangerous charac
ters, and wlien. the latter went up Pryor
street in tho direction Cooper had taken
a few minutes before, Ihoiding some
tiling In his hand in his pocket, presuma
bly a pistol, the crowd followed, expect
ing to see blood spilled, but up to data
Cooper and Hall have not come together.
The keejieis of nearly all the notorious
houses In town were summoned as wit
nesses against the detectives to-day, but
they were not put on the stand.
The Hell committee made up Its report
of the Baker ease for the city council at U
o’clock to-night. The report exhoneratea
Capt. Baker and recommends the appoint
ment of a eommitteo of five from the coun
cil to rnako a sweeping Investigation oC
tho whole police department. Fending
this investigation. It Is reemnmendod that
Chief Detective Wright and Detectives
Looney and Cason ho suspended from of
fice. The fact that tho council Is asked
to make the investigation Is a sensational
reflection on the board of police commis
sioners and Indicates that that body will
have to face trouble.
SENDING GOLD TO NEWYORK.
A Big Shrinkage in the Government’g
Supply At the Metropolis.
Philadelphia, Jan. 17.—1 t wan announced
to-day that, ns a result of the shrinkage
In the supply of gold at the New York
sub-treasury, $500,080 had been shipped
there from this city, by order of Secre
tary Cat lisle. A similar amount haa
been transferred from Baltimore to Newr
York. Sub-Treasurer Bigler stated thla
afternoon that he would probably be or
dered to send more gold to New York to
morrow, as it Is expected a very larga
amount will be exported on Saturday.
A MISSING TICKETAGEST.
• ——————
He Turns Up at Denver and Is Said to
Be $2,000 Short.
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 17.—Howard Jolly,
the missing ticket agent of the Chesa
peake and Ohio railroad, whose accounts
are raid to be short $2,000, has been lo
cated at Denver. A telegram was re
ceived from him to-day stating that ha
would return on next Saturday. In casa
Jolly is unable to repay the money to tha
railroad company hts friends and bonds
men will make the amount good.
HANLEY S FLOODED COAL MINE.
No Hope of Saving Any of the Men
Still Entombed.
London. Jan. 17.—The rescuing parties
which have been at work In the Diglake
colliery at Hanley since the mine was
overflowed hy a rush of water from the
old workings, have met with fresh and
insuperable obstacles, and have conse
quently abandoned their efforts to reach
the unfortunate men who were entombed
alive. It is Impossible that any of the
miners, whose escape was cut off by tha
Hooding of the mine, can still survive.
Fined For Printing On Sunday.
Toronto, Ont., Js.n. 17.—W. F. McLean,
M. P.. proprietor of the Toronto World,
was to-day fined $1 and costs for pub
lishing on Sunday, Jan. 6, a newspaper
containing a report of the Globe fire.
Several boys, charged with selling the
paper, were discharged.