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, THE MORNING NEWS. .
’ Established 185 c. - - Incorporated ISBB. V
I J. H. LSTILL, President. j
CRESCENT CITY’S CARNIVAL
rHOt’SAXDS OF STRANGERS AT THE
MEKRV MAKING
•
The Day Parade of Kina Re* In the
Chronicles of Fairyland a Contin
uous Ovation—A Mturnlliernt Pa
t;ennt Given at Night By the M>stic
Krewe of Comas-The Som of
Long l*o Beautifully Illustrated
on Twenty Floats.
New Orleans. La.. Feb. 26.—New Or
leans is enjoynls what the Cockney calls
"queen's weather”—that is sunshine ga
lore! with no mud to speak of, and the
prospect of a continuance of these atmos
pheric conditions for the next twenty
four hours.
After that sack cloth and ashes will
tit in well with a drizzle of rain. The
crowds are simply enormous. For
those who are delegated to write up the
street scenes at carnival time have been
pushed to considerable straits to find
words adequate to truthfully describe
the density of the multitudes that flock
to New Orleans to do honor to his majes
ty, Rex. The throngs of the year 1895
will go down on record as among the
great audiences that have waited pa
tiently to greet the king. Yesterday's at
tendance was not a marker to that of
to-day. Our country cousins are out in
force, and the man with the lunch bas
ket and his wife are also In strict evi
dence all along the line. There seemed
to he no diminution In the interest taken
In the function, and men, as well as
women, who have witnessed a score
of previous carnival demonstrations, were
as eager to-day to get what they
called "good places,” as the fellow with
his best girl that had come to the city
for the first time In hfs life to have a
look at the famous sights of the Crescent
City, and take In the carnival of 1895.
Indeed the sight on the public streets
never more fitly illustrated what was
meant by the psalmist saying "young men
and maidens, old men and children."
They were all their In good shape, feel
ing splendidly and determined to have a
royal good time.
When the king appeared he was greeted
by the vast crowds with that applause
that was to be expected from so loyal
a community as the citizens of the car
nival city and their thousands of visitors.
The procession of his majesty was a con
tinual ovation from start to finish. The
subject chosen by Rex this year Is Fer
gus Humes “Chronicles of Fairyland,”
and it offers exceptional opportunities for
brilliant and artistic treatment. The dif
ferent floats are tableaux taken from the
principal scenes of the story! The Water
Witch, the Red Elf, the Golden Goblin,
Sorrow Singing and the Enchanted
Princes*.
The parade as usual was preceded by
the “Boeuf Gras” In a handsomely deco
rated float, and the second was a gorgeous
title car.
Rex followed on a bewildering-ly beauti
ful float'and a superb costume. Float No.
4, was Introductory and was a splendid
creation of Jewels and mountain treas
ures. The other floats were as follows:
King O’Beron’s library, the Salamander,
the Water Witch, continued on four floats,
the Rose l’ryio-.iM; Muon Fancies, on two
floats; the Golden Goblin; Sorrow Singing,
on two floats; the Red Elf, on two floats
and Anally the Enchanted Forest, making
twenty gorgeous and brilliant cars and
one of the finest pageants Rex has ever
treated his subjects to. The parade com
pleted its route early In the afternoon.
To-night his majesty is holding a grand
reception at Washington Artillery hall,
and will bo visited by both Comas and
Proteus and their queens.
The Mystick Krewe of Comas pageant
to-night was equal, if not superior t 6 any
whicli has been displayed heretofore.
Promptly at 7 o’clock it started, but was
delayed somewhat on St. Charles avenue
near its starting point by a perfect Jam of
vehicles of all descriptions and a dense
mass of humanity. As soon as these ob
structions could be removed the spectacle
moved on without further hitch. The sub
ject chosen was the "Songs of Long Ago,"
and they were most beautifully illustrated
on twenty floats.
No. 1 was Comus, seated on a lyre shaped
throne, holding in his hand his favorite
cup. before him playing on pipes, harps
and cymbols were three gay dancing at
tendants and behind him the golden notes
of harmony vibrato in a scintillant veil.
No. 2. The Songs of Long Ago. Against
three half-rolled sheets of music lies a
huge mandolin. The pendant ends of a
how of golden ribbon encircle the car,
and on it is written the title. Two laurel
wreaths rest over all.
No. 3. The origin of the song is taken
from Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poem
called "A Musical instrument,” which
tells how music was flrst made. Pan was
the creator, or God of Music. Pan play
ing on his reeds Is shown In the tab
leaux.
No. 4. Landlord, fill the flowing bowl.
No. 5. The Mistletoe Rough.
No. C. Coming Through the Rye.
No. 7. Listen to theJSf ticking Bird. This
was one of the most striking of the scenes.
Gathered around in attitudes of intense
listening, the various denizens of the
woods gaze toward the boughs of a tree
where rests a mocking bird, trilling with
Jubilant notes its exquisite roundelay. A
grave and revered owl stands directly in
front. In the rear two bunnies with up
lifted paws gaze in rapt attention, and a
huge snake stands transfixed with de
’ight in graceful spiral attitude.
No. 8, A Hunting NVe Will Go, an old
English song. It dates back probably 400
or 500 years.
No. 9. The Indian’s Death Seng.
No. 10. The Wear in’ of the Green. An
aged minstrel with flowing white hair sits
enthroned amidst harpers, while two
fairies keep time to his melodies. In the
front a sturdy looking Irishman, with a
■rmldable shlllalah dance, with nimble
'■ et, to the time of the music.
No. 11. The SpOder and The Fly. Very
f‘ w have any idea how very ancient th.s
apparently up to date song h. It was writ
", by William and Mary Howett in the
f-’st part of this century, for the amuse
ment and edification of their children: A
' re black spider is represented in the
tableaux spinning away with ceaseless ae
ti :ty its golden webs to catch the thought
-1 -and siliy flies that are caught with
honeyed words and gilded looks.
No. 12. Stars of the Summer Night.
No. 13. The Last Rose of Summer.
No. 14. Shells of the Ocean.
These two last are so well known as to
require no comment. They were exquisite
ly depleted in the tableaux.
Ko. 15. In the Merry Month of May. |
fpje iMofning lta)£
This another early English song, probab
ly of the Elizabethean era, and a favor
ite from that time to this. It is probably
the beginning of the now elaborate ger
man.
No. 16. Gaily the Troubadour. The trou
badour lightly touches his guitar, but
•"She for the troubadour hopelessly wept.”
No. 17. Dixie. As this tab
leau came Into view preceded
by a hand playing the air, roar
of delight went up from the vast
throng and was repeated over and over.
At the top of a cotton bale a dusky dam
sel is listening intently to the musical
strains of a banjo picked by a dusky suit
or. Rehlnd them rises a mound covered
with the purple stalks of the stately sugar
cane, amid which stand the presiding
genius of the Industry. On oue side a
nymph garlanded with flowers: on the
other Rice with her golden robes, and at
the end an orange laden creature of
graceful bearing. This was perhaps the
most isjpular of the scenes.
No. 18. I’d Bea Butter Fly.
No. 19. A Song of Other Days. This was
a poetical rendering of Oliver Wendell
Holmes' once well known words.
No. 20. Homo Sweet Home. A fitting
closing to a glorious parade Is this. With
in a bower of sheltering rose vines sits a
mother rocking a cradle, stopping every
now and then with busy fingers to u. tang e
the knotted skein from her distaff, and as
she works she sings. Two huge wings en
circle proteetingly the bower of roses, and
over all an angel stands with watchful
eye, guarding the charmed circle. This
beautiful scene also captured the crowds
and divided the popularity with Dixie.
The parade brings the carnival pageants
to an end, and the exclusive Comus bail
at the French Opera house to-night Is a
brilliant closing function of the fete days,
and a proper ushering in of the season of
sack cloth and asliej*
MOBILE'S MVSTirS.
Two Organisation* Parade By Day
and Two at Night.
Mobile, Ala, Feb. 26.—The carnival In
Mobile was a decided success this year,
and the crowd of visitors larger than ever.
The Bjirades were on a grander scale
than ever before attempted. Nearly ev
ery one of the 40 floats were mechanical,
and as they passed through the streets
they moved like things of life, making a
display the most realistic ever seen here.
To-day parades were given by the Comic
Cowboys and the nights of Revelry. The
former was a satire on local events of
the past year and was entitled "Mobile
Through a Telescope.” There were six
floats, as follows: "Mobile, See How We
Grow;” "Stella and Her Nanny;” "Noah's
Ark;’’ "A Mobile Novel;” "Schooners
That Go Down on the Ear;” “Mobile
Grain Elevator and Match Factory’;” "Ice
Cream Reception Day Aboard the Cruiser
Montgomery.”
The subject of the Knights of Revelry
was "The Signs of the Zodiac” and the
floats were gorgeous and the costumes
were magnificent. The floats, twelve In
number, were: The Ram. the Bull, the
Twins, the Crab, the Lion, the Virgin,
the Scales, the Scorpion, the Archer, tho
Goat, the Water Bearer and the Fishes.
At night the combined parade of the
Order of Myths and the Infant Mystics,
was given In a blaze of colored fire. The
parade beggars description. It had to bo
seen to be appreciated. The Myths Joined
with the Infant Mystics on account of the
death of the former’s artist, and the com
bined efforts of tile two —-letlea was a
crowning event In the history of Mobile
mysticism. Tho subject was "Legends of
Charlemagne,” and was deputed on
thirteen floats, as follows:
Emblem; Title float; Klvaldo in the En
chanted Barge; the Bridge of Oblivion;
Manicardo and the Serpent; the Fountain
of Love; Byadamanteand Atlantes; Astol
pho’s Trip to the Moon; Astolpho in the
Moon; the Water of Oblivion; Astopho's
Army; KaJagigi and the Evil Spirits; O
gier's return to France.
The weather was perfect, the sun shone
brightly and altogether it was an ideal
southern day.
APT TO DIE OF IIIS WOUND.
The Identity of tlie Council Bluffs
Hank: Robbers Established.
Council Bluffs, la., Feb. 26. Deputy
Sheriff O’Brien, who was shot by the
Griswold Bank burglars last night, is very
low. and but slight hopes are entertained
of his recovery. The authorities have iden
tified Smith, the wounded robber cap
tured. He is Cad Maguire of Omaha.
Riley, the robber who shot O’Brien and
then escaped, is the son of O'Connor of
Omaha, his right name is Charley O'Con
nor. The authorities are hot on O’Con
nor's trail and expect to capture him
before night. The postage stamps stolen
were shipped by White to a man named
Davis, In Chicago.
Chicago, Feb. 26.—The police authorities
this morning received Information from
Council Bluffs, la., to look out for a valise
consigned to Mark Davis, a South Water
street saloon keeper, and supposed to con
tain $6Ju worth of postage stamps, part of
the proceeds of the robbery of the First
National Bank of Griswold county, lowa,
early yesterday morning. Detectives went
with the express messenger and after the
delivery of the valise to Davis, they ar
rested the latter and his bar tender, John
Walmartln. Tho men, with tie valise,
were taken to the Central station, where
the latter was opened and found to con
tain four lrrge packages of stamps, worth
a little over S6OO. Davis is well known to
the police in Chicago and almost every
large city in the United S ates.
MORGAN S TRIAL.
W. S. Thomas Opens the Argument
for the Trosec:i tl on.
Staffer 1 C. H., Va„ Feb. 26.—1n the
trial of Morgan to-day tho defense intro
duced four witnesses to rontradict certain
portions of Searcey’s testimony, by prov
ing that he made contrary statements
to them.
Then the court took up the matter of
instructions, which have been practically
agreed upon.
The court gave eight Instructions for the
defense. The prosecution asked for one,
but was refused.
VV. S. Thomas opened the argument for
the prosecution, and was speaking at the
hour of adjournment.
AJUfeg-reSH Shoots Her Husband.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 26.—William JemMngs,
a respectable negro of Oglethorpe county,
was shot yesterday by Ills wife. She gave
him no warning, and as he sat in a chair
she pulled a large pistol from under her
apron and fired. Jennings l re ortcwl to
be dying. The woman,wanted to be rid of
him.
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1895.
ENGLAND’S POLICY ON SILVER.
A LIBERAL SPRINGS THE IWE IT
PARLIAMENT.
Tht House of ('ominous Adopts a Hrs
olution E\ njt Apprehension
Over Im* Countuut Fluctuation unit
(■rowing l)ivrru;‘ncc in tho Values
of Goitl and silver-—The Action
i/ooked I pon An Assuring An In
ternational Monetary Conference.
London, Feb. 26.—1n the House of Com
mons to-day Robert L. Everett, liberal
member for the Woodbrldgc division of
Suffolk, introduced the following motion:
“That the House regards with increasing
apprehension the constant fluctuation and
growing divergence of the values of gold
and silver, and heartily concurs in the
recent expressions of opinion of the gov
ernments of France and Germany in re
gard to the serious evils arising there
from.”
Speaking to the motion. Mr. Everett ap
peal, and to Sir Wi li m Harcourt to give heed
to the real position of the question, put
aside theorizing and open his eyes to the
enormous revolution of values, which
has not been brought about by natural
causes, but by legislation. He expressed
hope that the government would co-oper-
with the other powers in an effort to
bring back the happier state of things
which existed the two metals stood
upon a common ratio.
It was a German delegate who made
the first declaration of the kind, say
ing that Germany was satisfied with her
present monetary system and did not in -
tend to altar it. (“Hear! Hear!’’) He also
said that Germany recognized tho fact
that the continual oscillations of silver
values were regretable from an economi
cal point of view, and it was therefore
desirable that the question should be
considered. The representatives of France
and the other powers were not so direct
ly opposed to the question, but \ver® rather
disposed to criticise than to co-operate,
so the United States delegate’s resolution
had to be abandoned. After this Al
fred Rothschild, a British delegate, had
made a practical proposal for the en
largement of the me of silver and this
was defeated by the action of Russia and
the lattln union. It was clear therefore
thut as far as the objects of th© United
States were not concerned, no blame
could be attached to the British delegates
for the negative result© reached.
Recurring to th© possible action of Ger
many in promoting another conference,
Sir Harcourt said the government had re
ceived no official communication on the
subject, but he had no hesitation tfi saying
that as far as he himself w r as responsible,
such a communication would be met in
the same manner as the proposal of the
United States was received (“Hear! hear!”)
To concur in proposals to confer upon
subjects of common interests was what
belonged to international courtesy. He
would suggest that if another conference
wore held it should be understood that it
was not for mere academic discussion, but
that the delegates ought to be empowered
to make definite proposals embodying their
view’s. The respective ministers fully rec
ognized the magnitude of the currency
problems. The interests of the country,
as the greatest trading and monetary cen
ter of th© world, were bound up in the
soundness of her currency and it ought
to be borne In mind that England con
ducted her trade realtively upon the
smallest basis of any country. She did
so because she had the largest credit.
(Hear! hear!”).
England, Mr. Everett said, was rich, but
that waa r.o reason why she should un
justly Increase the burden of other states.
Surely, he said, she was not interested in
the bankruptcy of other nations, which
were owing her money; but that was ex
actly what w es going on, and which would
continue unless something were done to
check it.
Right Hon. Henry Chaplin, conservative,
in seconding the motion, said that the
government had aimed blow after blow
at silver; had closed the mints of India,
depriving silver of its last great market
and afterwards had imposed a duty upon
the silver imports of India. The constant
fluctuations of the metal, he said, were di
rectly traceable to the iHbnetary laws of
England. He charged Sir William Har
court with having misjudged the views of
France and Germany on the question, and
predicted that, although the opposition to
bi-metallism was now hitter, that system
would, at no distant date, be victorious, be
cause it had upon its side experience and
scientlllc truth.
Sir William Harcourt said he had never
denied the existence of evils in conse
quence of the growing divergence of the
value of gold and silver. When other
countries had desired a monetary confer
ence the government had not refused to
Join. The last conference at Brussels had
shown that a majority of the European
countries declared in favor of a mono
metallic currency. He <lld not thirtk that
Germany had changed her opinion. When
a proposal from Germany or any other
country reached the government It would
be time enough to consider the question
of England's joining in another confer
ence. A misconception, he said, exlßted
in regard to the cause of the failure of
tho Brussels conference. The government
of the United States, In proposing that In
ternational conference, expressed a wish
that it be held with a view to establish
the ratio values of gold and silver by the
leading nations, by means of the free coin
age of Giver in their respective mints.
England, he sad, could not accept an Invi
tation couched in such terms and could
not enter into a matter which impeached
the first principles of England's currency.
("Hear, hear.")
The United States government there
upon proposed that the conference con
sider what measures, if any, could lie
taken to Inc rease the use of sliver in the
currency system of the nations. When
the conference met a representative of the
United States proposed a general resolu
tion hat in the opinion of the conference
It was desirable that a method should be
found which would increase the use of
Silver. This resolution was supported by
the British delegates. It had been alleged
that the failure of tho conference was
due to a premature declaration on the
part of Sir Charlefc Rivers Wilson, a Brit
ish delegate, against bimetallism. This
statement was absolutely unfounded.
Leaving international consideration of
the national aspect of the question he j
contended that there ought to be a con
tinuity of the currency policy which the
rations had attained. Though hoping lit
tle from an international monetary con
ference, Inasmuch as a motion had been
brought forward on common grounds, de
claring that evils existed* which the gov
ernment admitted, and as he had only
been invited to co-6psrate with the pow- j
er% on the subject he had decided not
to oppose the resolution. tTheers.)
The debate on the Mr. Everett’s motion
continued until midnight, when the mo
tion was agreed to without division.
The parliamentary bimetallist commit
tee, immediately after Sir William Har
court had announced his acceptance of
Mr. Everett s motion, telegraph* 1 to tho
Berlin Bimetallist League, asking it to
urge upon Prince Hohenlohe, the Ger
man chancellor, the expediency of open
ing negotiations for a monetary confer
ence at Berlin. The league responded
with a telegram congratulating the En
glish bimetallists upon the success of Mr.
Everest’s motion. The opinion prevails
in the lobby that an international con
ference on the subject is assured.
Tho Daily News to-morrow will say
that it greatly regrets the decision of
the government to accept Mr. Everett’s
proposal In regard to the monetary ques
tion. Believing that bemetailism would
be injurious, if not fatal, to IJritl. h com
mercial supremacy, it cannot help ferr-
Ing that the acquiescence of the ministers
means a renewal of negotiations from
which no useful result can be expected,
and which may stimulate and encourage
a fallacious and pernicious movement.
Nevertheless, the News rejoices that Sir
William Harcourt made it plain that the
cabinet adheres to the settled financial
policy of the United Kingdom.
The Standard to-morrow will sav: “We
are absolutely bound not to swerve from
the principle of the gold standard, nor
can we afford to give the smallest color
to the supposition that we are likely to
relax the wholesome rigidity of this rule.
But as far as can be accomplished with
out tho impairment of this principle it
Is urgently our Interest to promote
steadiness In the comparative value of
the two metals. Sir William Harcourt
therefore wisely spoke in sympathy with
the projected conference. Nothing Is like
ly to result from it, but it would have
been ungracious and impolttio to exelude
any suggestion offering the faintest glim
mer of hope.”
PRINTING THE NEW RONDS.
The First Hatch to He Ready for De
livery Tn-Dny or Tu-llorrotv,
Washington, Feb. 26.—The last process
in the printing of the new bonds, that of
numbering them, was begun to-day at
tho bureau of engraving and printing,
and the first batch will be ready for de
livery to the treasury to-morrow or Thurs
day. Under the terms of the contract
the treasury bears the expense of their
delivery to all points within the United
States, but not beyond the limits of the
United States. So far the syndicate has
not indicated when they desire the bonds
delivered or where, and they will bo re
tained in tho treasury until such instruc
tions are received. Whenever the syndi
cate indicate their desire, accompanying
their instructions with the certificates of
the gold they have deposited, bonds—
registered or cfcfocm- -and of the denomi
nation asked he forwarded where
they desire. New York will probably re
ceive tho first batch of the new bonds
this week. It is probable also, that the
treasury will be asked to deliver the
European allotment of the new bonds,
transmitting the bonds direct from Wash
ington to London, the syndicate paying
the expense of th** ocean transit.
The treasury gold reserve has reached
176,177,813 by reason of the gold received
from the recent bond sale being taken up
in tho treasury cash accounts. The reserve
Is thus *35,000,000 greater to-day than it
was on Feb. 12, on which date It reached
the lowest point since specie payments
were resumed in 1879.
So far the treasury has received from
the Belmont-Morgan syndicate 836,908,124
in gold and issued to it
certificates to the amount of 835,319,191.
The amount actually carried to the treas
ury gold reserve fund was paid in as
follows: Baltimore, 3101,494; New York,
819.5W.872; Philadelphia, 8104,494; Boston,
3615,731; San Francisco, 81,386,229; banks,
312,849,580.
MISS GIXC’S Q( BEA LOANS.
Most of the Money 9ccured for lfuy
xvnrd to I xe in tin in hi lug.
Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 26.—The Hay
ward trial was carried on to-day without
the presence of the, county attorney. As
sistant County Attorney Hall took up the
cross examination. The witness (Hay
ward), stated that at the time he loaned
her $5,000, Miss Ging was raising money
to loan to Jones & Sons.
"Did It not strike you as strange that she
should discount one loan to make anoth
er?” asked the attorney.
The witness was not sure that the dis
count was made until afterwards.
“Well, if you knew she was securing this
money from ) ou to loan, why did you make
it payable on demand?"
"Well, I did not suppose I was lending it
for years and years 1 thought she could
put her hands on that amount at any
time."
"Well, who else did she lend money to?”
"What’s the use if hollowing their names
right out here? Why can’t you And out
some other way? I don't want to mention
this one man's name here. He might he
a friend of yours or mine."
“Do you know of uny other people to
whom Bhe was lending money?”
“Yes, sir; but not at that time.”
"As far as you know you are the only
person whom she was loaning money to
gamble?”
"Yes, sir; as far as I know.”
Under the probing of Attorney Hall Hay
ward recounted a long scries of queer
financial transactions between himself un i
Mias Ging, and between Miss Ging and
other persons, the ultimate object of which
semed to be to raise money for Hayward
to gamble with, either on his own account
or upon joint account with Miss Ging.
These Included pawning valuables, dis
counting notes, borrowing upon real es
tate, and sales of real estate.
HALL t l.i n*< t OMIKQ BOLTS.
The “lew York nml Brooklyn Teams
Booked for Savannah.
New York, Feb. 26.—The members of
the New York base ball club sailed this
afternoon on the st-amship Tallaha see
for Savannah on route to Jacksonville,
Fla. After three weeks of active train
ing In Jacksonville, the teem will begin
to work home, playing exhibition games
in all the principal oitles of the south, up
to Norfolk, Va„ where they will take the
Old Dom.nlon steamer for home. The
Brooklyn base ball am leaves for Sa
vannah and the south on Tuesday, sailing
on the steamship Nacoochee.
DIXIE AND THE COTTON MILLS.
FALL RIVER SI'INNER* TRY TO CRY
DOWN THE EXODIS.
They Send a ?,lawyer He fore (lie Leg
islative t'ommlltee U !* Mntii|i the
Competition of (lie South an it lltij£-
henr— lie Intimates That the Mnnu
faetnrers Are Snsplelously Eager
to (rente a Hig Score Over the
Threatened Reutova I of the Mill*.
house this morning the legislative com
mittee on mercantile affairs continued
Its investigation Into the causes of re
moval to other states of textile corpora
tions. The committee heard a different
story to-day of the condition of manu
facturers and employee In Massachusetts
from that given at tho previous session
of the inquiry. Tin* competition of the
south was stamped as a bugbear by ex-
Senator Robert Howard of Fall River,
who appeared as tho representative of
the Fall River Cotton Mule Spinners’ As
sociation.
Mr. Howard said In brief: “I have
noticed during the past few months that
tho comparatively few manufacturers who
are contemplating the building of mills
in tho south have spared no pains to ob
tain the widest publicity for their views
on tho so-called 'southern movement.’
The bugbear of southern competition has
been rung in the ears of the people
throughout the length and breadth of the
New England states, nml Massachusetts,
particularly. It seems to re that those
who are doing the most talking possess
more of a theoretical than a practical
knowledge of cotton manufacturing. The
majority of the manufacturers of Massa
chusetts depend more for success upon
skilled operatives and climatic conditions
In the line of gouds they are engaged in
than proximity to tho cotton Helds.
“Short hours are not driving the cotton
trade away from Massachusetts, for no
state in tho country has made such won
derful progress In cotton manufacture as
this state since 1874, when the hours of
labor were reduced to ten dally. Carroll
D. Wright says that Massachusetts made
a gain in rpindles between 1870 and 1880
of 1,517,236 and 30,711 in looms.
“If tho cotton trade Is leaving Massa
chusetts, as some persons wish to Impress
upon the committee, how can you account
for tho great, increase In spindles and
looms? In 1880 there were 4.236)034 spindles
in the state. The latest returns show 7.-
160,480, or an Increase of 2,834,396 in the past
fourteen years. Fall River, at the time of
the pussage of the 10-hour law,ln 1R74, had
in Its factories 1,258,508 spindles, and it has
now about 2,700,000. New England has 7o
per cent, of the spindles of the country.
“The south to-day has 33 mills stripped
for sale, \ln receivers’ hands. It would
be difficult to find three idle cotton mills
In Massachusetts.
“As fast as skilled laborers get to the
south, you will hear the petitions for Just
such labor legislation ax the people of
Massachusetts have sought during tho
past few years.
“There are but few using that bugbear
of southern competition. It has been
stated that raw cotton is taken by south
ern railroads as fifth-class freight, while
northern roads take It as only second or
third-class freight. This statement Is er
roneous, since cotton is not only shipped
from the south to Massachusetts, and, pre
sumably, to all New England as fifth
class, but it can be reshlpped from one
point to another in N< w England In car
load lots as fifth-class freight.
“Something has also been said about
coal. The two states which are recog
nized as the most progressive In the south
are theCarollnas. Investigation has shown
me that the Carollnas are a* fur from the
coal fields as the manufacturers of Massa
chusetts, and wlmt Is more, the facili
ties for its transportation are greater
hero, since we are not dependent merely
on the steam railroads, but have the sea
board.
"Now the mills In the so-called Pied
mont district in the south are situated
in a cotton belt in which Is raised cot
ton sultatdo only for coarse goods and
yarns, and unfit for the product of tho
average Massachusetts mills.
"1 thing satieties show that Massachu
setts has In reality little to fear from
the competition of tho south."
"I believe that every atop that Is taken
In tho Interest of the employes to lighten
his burden will return something to the
manufacturer and the state. Massachu
setts manufacturers have always In the
past and will Is- in the future competent,
owing to the skill and Intelligence of their
operatives, to hold their own against ail
competitors. In proof of this, since the
passage of the ten-hour law vve have seen
great factories built, large fortunes made,
and rich families multiplied. I believe that
to-day Massachusetts is raising a class of
mechanics who are destined to become a
source of strength to and the prop and
mainstay of our American republic.”
Representative Ross of New Bedford
thought that the small increase In tho
number of mills In th'i south during forty
years was a strong proof that New Eng
land, and especially Massachusetts, had
nothing to fear from her competition. La
bor legislation had nothing to do with
the removal of any textile corporations.
The same legislation was even now being
sought In the Carolines.
Mr. Boss said he knew that a Chicopee
corporation which had been granted per
mission to build In the south had gone
directly to Alabama, where there Is an
eight-hour labor law. He failed to see any
Inducement to go south except to make
coarse goods, which do not compete with
the mills of this state to any extent, as
most of the work done here Is of a finer
grade.
"In the south," said Mr. Rons, taking
the thirteen states, there are less male
spinners than In one large corporation In
New Bedford. This talk of an Increase
there Is not borne ou! by facts. In 1 c ;93
the south Increased Its business more than
the north. It Is true, but there was very
little increase by cither.
"The tariff agitation affected our finer
goods for export more than it did the
coarse southern goods, ami that Is why tve
lost ground. In 1850 the south had 150
manufactories, and there are only 235
now.”
The speakers also claimed that It cost
*2l per spindle to build a southern mill,
while in this stdte It costs about *l3. One
operative runs forty spindles there, while
h re there Is only one to eighty spindles.
William Kershaw' of Fall River, a life
long weaver In cotton mills, and A. A.
Carleton, representing the Boston Centra)
Labor Union, spoke briefly, after which
the hearing was continued to March 8.
LOSS OF THE EI.IE.
The Coroner** Inquest Into th© Dls
■ Mfr Ilfßun.
London, Feb. 26.—Th© coroner’s inquest
upon tho bodies of th® Elbe victims
brought ashore by fishing boats was re
sumed at Lowestoft this morning. Miss
Anna Boeclcer, th© only woman survivor
of the Elbe, and Mr. Greenham. the En
glish pilot of the Elbe, and th© crew of
the steamer C rat hi© were present. Capt.
Donner was In attendance on behalf of the
German government and lawyers were
present representing the owners of th©
Elbe and Orathte. Capt. Gordon of the
Crathie wan also present.
Idiot Greenham testified that after the
catastrophe he saw- attempts to (dose tho
water tight doors of the Elbe. When he
got to th© deck ho snw that
the Elbe had lost her port
rockets, but her blue lights burned and
her syren was blowing. Capt. von Goes
sel was on the bridge till the lust. Tho
captain ordered the boats got out, but
the ropes were frozen and had to be
chopped away. The orders given by th©
captain were obeyed and there was no
confusion. When Pilot Greenham got In
to th© boat he saw a green light and
white stern light, which he believed to be
tie* lights of tho colliding vessel. These
lights disappeared to the southward. Pilot
Greenham said th© speed of the Elbe at
the time of the collision was sixteen miles
an hour, and she would consequently go
some distance before she ran her way off
after her engines were stopped. The
steamer he had seen stopped at the time
of tho collision, hut until after daybreak
it was lm|>osHthle for those aboard to see
a lifeboat without a light.
Mr. Greenham said he burned tho paper
In the boat In order to attract th© atten
tion of th© colldlng vessel, and expressed
his belief that If the Crathl© hod kept
a lookout ho would have seen It burning.
Capt. Gordon, commander of th© Cra
thie, took the stand and testified that when
the wreckage wu.s cleared away from the
Orathte tho "hip was turned 'around
to go after th© Elbe. This was about
three quarters of an hour after th© col
lision, but the Ell)© had steamed away.
It has been decided to limit the In
quiry to events occurring subsequent to
the collision. No Investigntlon was mad©
Into th© cause of th© disaster In view of
tho proceedings in that direction which
or© pending in Rotterdam.
Both tho captain and th© chief engineer
of th© Crathl© deposed that the vessel’s
telegraph was frozen at. the time of the
collision. Orders were given to the look
out man, who shouted th* in to th© engine
room. Th© engineer admitted that he had
not looked to see whtether tho telegraph
was all right when th© vessel sailed for
Rotterdam.
On th© conclusion of the engineer’s tes
timony th© coroner Intimated that the
Inquest would b® adjourned until March
26. Th© solicitor for th© captain of the
Crathl© objected to this proposal and
asked that th© Jury render a verdict. It
would be cruel, ho said, to let the matter
hang fir© over th© captain’s head for a
month. Tho coroner opposed the render
ing of a verdict at th© present time, and
tho inquest waa adjourned.
ARCHDI KB ALBERT 111 HIED.
The Emperors of Austria rind Ger
many Midi* l.v Aide at tlie Ennernl.
Vienna, Feb. 26.—The funeral of Field
Marshal Archduke Albert took place to
day. The streets were thronged with peo
ple, and enormous crowds gathered at
every fuvoruble point of observation. Tho
hearse, which was drawn by six white
horses, was followed by Emperor Francis
Joseph, at whose right was Emperor
William of Germany In the uniform of
tho Austrian Hussars. Following the
two emperors were tho Grand Duke
Vladmlr cf Russia, the Duke of Aosta,
representing the King of Italy; the Uor
man princes, the Auslrlan archdukes,
Marshal Martino* do Campos of Spain,
the military attaches of the various em
bassies and legations, deputies, from Ger
man and Russian regiments, most of the
Auslrlan generals and a long line of offl
cers of lesser grade. The procession oc
cupied several hours In reaching the Ca
pucims church, the burial place of the
Hapsburg family, where the cortege wua
awaited by the foreign ministers and am
bassadors, and the municipal authorities
of Vienna. At the conclusion of the fu
neral ceremonies the body was deposited
in the vault beneath the church. A num
ber of persons were Injured by being
crushed Jr thrown down and trampled
upon by the crowd.
KILLED BY A STONE.
A Negro Found Dead In Bed As the
Result of n Blow on the Head.
New Orleans. La., Feb. 26 —Jerry White,
a negro, was found dead In bed this morn
ing at his home at No. 290 South Franklin
street, and it Is very probable that a
charge of murder will be the result of his
-decease. It appears that yesterday White
was driving a wagon past the corner of
Julia and Rampart Streets, when ho was
struck on the head with a rock thrown
by another negro named Leon Dorsey.
White did not appear to be badly hurt,
end did not feel very much the effects of
the blow last night when he retired. It is
thought that his death was caused by the
blow, and the coroner has been notified,
and Dorsey Is being sear cod for by the
police.
A FUGITIVE SHOT DEAD.
ll** Wax Armed Only With n ScuOt
tilia —His Slayer Arrested.
Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 26.—A special
to the Age-Herald from Greensboro, Ala.,
says Curby Inge, wanted In an adjoin
ing county for grand larceny, was killed
In an attempt to re-arret him near this
place to-day. Inge had been arrested by
the sheriff’s deputy, T. Douglass, and
while eu route to Jail made a break for
liberty. A posse started after him and
when he saw capture was imminent he
turned on his pursuers with a scantling,
threatening them. Mark Jones, one of
the pursuers, fired on him. killing him in
stantly. Jones was arrested for murder.
Lively Times In Inillnnu.
Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 26.—The Nichol
son bill, Which deals a terrific blow to
the saloons of Indiana, passed the legis
lature to-day by a vote of 75 to 20.
The Senate democrats have decided to
resign If necessary to prevent the repub
licans from passing an apportionment
act. The action would rob the Senate of
a quorum.
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NO EXTRA SESSION WANTED.
THE LEADERS OF ROTH PARTIES
A > Viol S TO AVOID IT.
All llnnd* Working to Ranh Through
ilm* Appropriation Hills and Ad-
Jntirii—The Representative* Con
vinced That They Could Not Ao
roiii|>li*il Ait) thing In the Way of
Financial or TnrlfV Leglnlatlon at
An Extra Session.
Washington, Feb. 26.—There Is some cu
rloelty In congressional circles to know
whether the President will come to the
rapltol and remain there during the clos
ing hours of the present congress. Here
tofore he has refused to follow the prac
tice of his predecessor 4n that regard,
but has remained at the white house and
required all legislation to be submitted
to him there. He hua also insisted that
he should be given ample time to give
each measure presented to him fair and
reasonable consideration. In the present
condition of affairs he may be induced to
recode from his former attitude on this
subject in order to stave off an extra ses
sion. It is well known that the President
desires to avoid an extra session, and he
w ill make any reasonable concession* to
expedite the passage of the annual appro
priation bills.
The democrats do not want an extr®
session called, for of them will suf
fer personal Inconvenience by a reorgani
zation of the House and Senate before
next December.
A majority of the republican lenders
In the House and Senate are equally de
sirous of avoiding an extra session, b
causs they realize that nothing substan
tial in the way of financial reform ov
modification* in the tariff laws can ho
secured right on th© heels of the Fifty
third congress.
Under th© circumstances there Is a gen
eral disposition on the part of the leaders
of both parties to push the appropriation
bills through with all th© expedition pos
sible under existing conditions. Some of
the republicans In the Senate do not agree
to the carrying out of such a programme,
for they contend that the sooner the re
publicans have control of the organisa
tion of the legislative branch of the gov
ernment tho better It will be for the busi
ness Interests of the country.
Such views are entertained by men
like Me on. Chandler, Lodge, Platt of
Connecticut, llal** ami a few other ex
treme partisans In th© Benat©.
Some of the republican mcmbers-elect
are as anxious to take up their congres
sional honors as early as possible, and
many of them ar© already In Washington
looking th© field over, and others are on
their way here, hoping that an extra
session may be called immediately after
th© death of the present congress. It is
said that the democratic leaders will en
deavor to suppress any radical legisla
tion that may be Injected into the pro
ceedings outside of the general appro
priation bills. It Is predicted that th© va
rious financial suggestions that have been
proposed a;* amendments to the money
bills will not b© pressed if they endanger
the final passage of their measures. There
Is one appropriation bill that Is likely to
fall, but ft is not of sufficient Importance,
In the estimation of tho leaders, to require
an extra session. The bill referred to Is
the fortifications bill. It passed the House
and Senate some time ago, but th© con
ferees on the part of the Senate do not
seem disposed to meet th© conferees on
th© part of the House, with a view to
adjusting the difference existing between
the two houses. This hill has been killed
In a similar way during the expiring hours
of former congresses, when there was
danger of mnkng too heavy a draft on the
treasury.
IIROOKLYV* ( ri f HALL ABLAZE.
The (Tipoln Humid and Hie llnlld-
Imk Flooded Will) Hitler.
Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 26.—Fire started
shortly before 8 o’clock this morning on
the third floor of the city hall, and before
It was gotten under control the tower sur
mounting the building had been destroyed,
the third floor badly scorched and tho
rest of tho building flooded with water.
The lire began among waste paper under
the stairs on the third floor. Tho cupola,
tho white statue of Justice, and the big
bell In the tower were destroyed before
tho flumes could be subdued. The half
story above the third floor, which Is occu
pied by tho keeper, was also badly dam
aged and the furniture destroyed. It Is
not believed that any of the records, eith
er in tho comptroller’s department or in
tho city olork’s office, have been destroyed.
Tho mayor's private office was flooded
with water, but some thoughtful person
had thrown rugs over the books to protect
them from tho flood of water which was
coming through tho celling from above.
Mayor Schlercn left here for Baltimore
yesterday and Is not expected to return
before Thursday.
The total loss Is estimated at $40,000.
WRMKT to re higher.
The Trust Expected to Advance the
Price This Week.
Chicago, Feb. 26.—Unless the price of
corn declines materially before that time
another rise in the price of whisky will
be announced by the new distillers’ or
ganization next Saturday. The Increase
will not be over three-quarters of a cent.
Tho members of the reorganization com
mittee are expected to arrive here to
morrow and renew tlielr work on the
plan to rehabilitate the whisky trust.
While they make public their Ideas
before that time It will be at least a
month before any plans can be put Into
operation. The question of how the neces
sary money is to be raised without jeap
ordizlng the assets of the trust Is the
most serious to be considered, as It may
result after all in a Judicial sale.
A NEGRO TREACfIF.It FIRED ON,
He Has Been railing (he Sisters
Sheep and Goats, v
Fayetteville, Tenn., Feb. 26.—Rfev. J. M.
W. Deshong, a colored preacher, was fired
on while sitting in his room last night by
someone who stood In the dark outside.
Recently Rev. Mr. Deshong ha* been en
gaged in the work cf classifying the women
of his flock as “sheep and goats." and
publishing the lists from his pulpit. Some
of tho sisters set down In the latter class
became very much incensed and a bitter
church war was the result. The attempted
assassination Is supposed to have grown
out of this disturbance.