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THE MORNING NEWS, I
Established 1850. - - Incorporated 1888. V
J. H. ESTILL, President. 1
CRESPO TO HOLD HIS CASH.
OX OUR ADVICE HE WILL REFUSE
TO PAY AX INDEMNITY.
Lord Salisbury to Re Informed That
the Dispute Over the Boundary
Must Be Settled Before Minor De
tails Are Taken Up President
Cleveland Expected to Return to
the Capital To-day.
Washington. Dec. 12.—Members of con
fess who are interested in the Venezue
lan boundary dispute with Great Britain
said this morning that President Crespo
will be guided in making his reply to Lord
Salisbury by the suggestions of this gov
ernment. Lord Salisbury, it has been re
ported, asked the payment of $60,000 as
a compensation for the arrest of the Brit
ish colonial officers a year ago, an epi
sode which has passed into history as the
"Cruan incident.”
That President Crespo will refuse to
pay this indemnity is certain. That he
will be so advised by Secretary Olney is
equally certain. It is said to-day that his
reply in substance will show the arrest
of Sergt. Barnes and his associates to
have been an outgrowth of the boundary
question, which must first be settled be
fore any of its incidental features can be
considered. Such a reply, it is asserted,
would force Great Britain to meet the
issue without further equivocation or de
lay.
Some of the members of the House in
sist that Secretary Olney has notified
president Cleveland that his absence from
Washington at this time is making him
a mark for unfavorable criticism and it
Is expected that he will return to the cap
ital to-morrow. If this prediction prove
true, there is no reason to doubt that the
correspondence between the United States
und Great Britain having reference to the
ilonroe doctrine will be sent to congress
within a few days. Should it not be sent,
a resolution calling for it will be intro
duced, and doubtless before the last of next
week. , ,
Senor Andrade, the Venezuelan minis
ter, to-night received a cablegram from
his government authorizing him to deny
the published statements to the effect
that an interviewer for a London paper
had obtained from President Crespo state
ments concerning the disposition of his
government on the subject of the Brit
ish “smart money claim," and particular
ly that part of the report indicating that
the boundary question would be treated
distinctly between Great Britain and
Venezuela, and that the Venezuelan of
ficer who arrested the British officers
would be punished for exceeding his in
structions, and that the Englishmen would
be compensated.
The cablegram received by Mr. Andrade
to-night quotes the substance of the fore
going and while denying in toto partic
ular stress is laid upon the fact that Pres
ident Crespo is not to be quoted as making
any statement regarding the intervention
of this country in Venezuelan affairs.
BARBAR VS WORD VERY BAD.
Mie Now Has no Recollection of Mak
ing; a Confession.
New York Dec. 12.—Lawyer House, who
was assigned to defend Barbara Aub, who
was indicted for perjury in the trial of
Walter Langerman, for criminal assault,
had an interview with Miss Aub to-day.
When Mr. House was seen after leav
ing Miss Aub he said she made the follow
ing statement: “I have absolutely no re
collection of having made any confession.
The story I told on the stand at the trial
was the absolute truth. I did not state
that in the relations that existed between
Langerman and myself no force was used.
If I did so state it is untrue. I have no
reason for making such a statement be
cause Langerman- did use force.”
The Princess Viroqua, who, with Miss
Fmedley, left Miss Aub when Mr. House
did, said that Barbara Aub told her that
she had no recollection of ever having
been to Recorder Goff's house or having
made a confession to him.
COTTON BELT'S RATE CUT.
The Ronil Withdraws From the Pas
senger Association.
Chicago, Dec. 12.—The Cotton Belt road
recently withdrew from the Southwestern
| Passenger Association, but agreed to sus
pend its notice of withdrawal for a time
l ending a settlement of the differences
which caused it to step out. This time be
ing up and the differences being still un
settled the road has renewed its with
drawal This probably means the disso
lution of the association. The Cotton Beit
road wanted to pay one dollar commission
in excess of the other lines and also asked
the right to sell tickets one dollar
cheaper.
There was no change in the eastern
freight situation to-day. Several secret
cuts were made as heretofore, but no an
nouncement of an open cut was made, nor
is any now expected for several days at
least.
GERMANY'S REICHSTAG.
Speeches on the Petroleum Ring and
the Gold Standard.
Berlin, Dec. 12.—1n the Reichstag to-day
Herr Zimmerman, anti-Semite, delivered
a speech in condemnation of the American
Petroleum ring and thanked Baron Mars
hall von Bleberstein. minister of foreign
affairs, for the firmness he had shown in
opposing America.
Herr Haussman, a South German dem
ocrat declared that the ministers of all
the South German states would resist all
attempts to meddle with the gold standard.
As regards Asia, he declared that Ger
many had done Russia’s business there,
lie advised the government not to attempt
to modli'y the general secret suffrage law,
which was the only safely valve against
revolution.
Bt'NRAVEN DELAYED.
He Was on the Germanic When She
Was in Collision.
London, Dec. 12.—Lord Dunraven, who
was a passenger on the White Star line
steamer Germanic, which yesterday ran
into and sank the steamer Cumbra near
the- mouth of the Mersey and was com
pelled to put hack to Liverpool, has re
turned to London. The Liverpool corres
pondent of the Central News says that
Lord Dunraven will make anew arrange
ment with the New York Yacht Club rel
ative to his presence at the inquiry into
he charges made by him against the De
fender syndicate.
HASSELL CONVICTED.
He Wits the Arch-Conspirator in the
Graveyard Insurance Cases.
Trenton, N. C., Deo. 12.—C. R. Hassell,
the arch conspirator in the Beaufort
graveyard insurance cases, was convict
'd to-day. Others are on trial. M. A. Mar
shall, an Imisirtant stale's witness, mys
'• rlously disappeared Tuesday night, and
no trace of him can le* found. The opinion
is freely expressed that he is not alive.
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COUNTERFEITERS CAUGHT.
The Prisoners Tarn Out to Be Russian
Nihilists.
Pittburg, Pa., Dec. 12.—A gang of clever
counterfeiters have been run down here
by the United States authorities. Two of
them, George Goodman and Jose Balkelis,
had a hearing before United States Com
missioner McCandless to-day and were
each held in the sum of SI,OOO bail for
court.
Thomas Juscoviski and Jos Ludano
vitz, who made the spurious coin, are
also under arrest and will have a hearing
to-morrow.
Goodman and Balkelis had worked a
considerable amount of the counterfeit
money off in the suburbs of the city be
fore they were arrested. At the boarding
house of Juscoviski the authorities found
as fine an outfit for making bad money
as has ever been captured. On the table
was a complete electro plating apparatus,
consisting of several battery jars, solu
tion jars for holding copper and nitrate
of silver solutions, Jars holding material
for use, piles of broken molds, about 300
in number, about fifty sets of molding
blocks, ladies, metal and all the necessary
tools lor carrying on their work. In the
valises of the men were found hooks de
scribing the manner of conducting the
electro-plating business and many notes
of use in the business. The notes con
sisted chiefly of formulas for mixing met
als, etc. Besides these, there was a great
quantity of literature which indicates that
they are Russian nihilists, in addition to
beng counterfeiters.
Letters found on the men indicate that
they are members of the same gang tried
and convicted in Judge Butter’s branch
of the United States court in Philadelphia
last Friday. When the verdict in that
case was announced, about 300 Polish sym
pathizers of the victims who were in the
court house started a riot, which was sup
pressed with great difficulty.
In a valise owned by Ludanovitz was
found 382 counterfeit silver dollars and 13?
bad halves. The coins were excellent like
nesses and would deceive any one. When
arrested the men were preparing for
flight.
TOPEKA’S BODY SNATCHING.
The Excitement Still Great, Bnt Riot
Averted.
Topeka, Kan., Dec. 12.—There Is still
great excitement her# over the finding of
the body of Mrs. Lillis at the Kansas
Medical College, but there is no further
danger of a riotous attack on the college.
Ex-Chief Justice Horton, one of the trus
tees of the college, this morning served
notice on the faculty that if they do not
clear up the entire affair he would sum
marily withdraw from the board and in
stitute a prosecution for the entire body.
At noon to-day it was announced that
the mystery as to how the body of Mrs.
Lillis was obtained would be ventilated
and that steps will be taken to send the
guilty parties to jail within twenty-four
hours. This assurance has had a quiet
ing effect.
Nothing since the legislative war of
three years ago has so excited the peo
ple of Topeka. Battery B was on the
ground with guns until daylight this
morning, and a strong police force is still
watching the college property. The mi
litia from Lawrence did not come. Their
orders were countermanded just as they
were about to take a special train for
Topeka.
Thfci" is eonMderaJde ifeeling against
Gov. Merrill for calling out the militia.
The members of the A. O. U. W. went
promptly to their homes at the adjourn
ment of the lodges and It is claimed that
the police would have been able to cope
with the crowd about the building. Gov.
Merrill claims he was Justified in his ac
tion.
RATES ON THE RAILWAYS.
Senator Call Wants Congress to
Make Them Cheap.
Washington, Dec: 12.—Among the bills
introduced in the Senate to-day was one
by Mr. Call, providing that passenger
transportation on all railways engaged in
inter-state commerce shall not exceed lc
per mile; it is made lawful for railway
companies to have separate cars for differ
ent races, nationalities and kinds of peo
ple; sleeping car charges are reduced to
$1 for each twenty-four hours of occu
pancy; freight charges are ordered to be
reduced to an amount not exceeding that
necessary to pay the interest (not exceed
ing five per cent) on the present value of
the railroads engaged In inter-state com
merce, estimated upon the basis of the
cost at which such roads could be dupli
cated to-day. A fine of SIO,OOO for each vio
lation is provided, half of which is to be
paid the informer, or by imprisonment for
not more than one year.
STRUCK BY AX EXGIXE.
People on n Street Car Have n Mlrne
nlam Escape From Death.
Toledo, 0., Dec. 12.—An electric car con
taining four passengers had a marvellous
escape this forenoon in this city from
destruction by a locomotive, and where
death seemed inevitable to the half dozen
souls on the car, only one was seriously
hurt. The car was crossing the tracks at
Western avenue of the Clover Leaf rail
road, when a light engine came along at
a high rate of speed. What followed as
tounded the few eye-witnesses of the af
fair.
The engine lifted the car bodily from
the rails and carried it fully one hundred
feet away before coming to a stop. The
motor was badly damaged. Miss Emma
Carling had her back hurt and Conductor
Manson was cut about the head. August
Meyers jumped through one of the street
car windows and tvas horribly cut up. He
bled profusely and is injured seriously.
The others escaped injury.
CZAR REED'S COMMITTEES.
They Are Not Apt to Be Announced
for u Week.
Washington, Dee. 12.—Speaker Reed
will not in all probability, announce his
committees until the very last of next
week. The announcement may be delay
ed till the following Monday if the ad
journment for the holidays he postponed
until that date. Neither is It likely that
the speaker will announce any single com
mittee in the meantime, not even the com
mittee on rules. The House at present is
working under the rules of the last con
gress and while these will he greatly mod
ified when the new committee on rules
begin their work, they are not so objec
tionable as to require undue haste in the
appointment of the committee.
GIOLITTI CHARGED WITH THEFT.
The Documents I sod Against Pre
mier Crisp I His Plunder.
Rome, Dec. 12.—The parliamentary com
mittee to which the matter was referred
will propose that ex-Prlme Minister Gio
lltti be tried on the charge of stealing
the documents that were abstracted from
the Banco Romans which figured In the
prosecution of Blgnor Tanlofigo, the gov
ernor of that Institution. These docu
ments, Blgnor Gioliltl claimed, showed
that Prime Minister Crisp I was Implicated
in the bank scandals.
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1895.
CUBA'S PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
DEVASTATION INSTEAD OF BATTLE
THE PROGRAMME.
Gomes and Macro Avoiding the Span
lull Troops as Mach as Possible.
The Military Tribnnal Desirous of
the Exeeution " 1 Aeebo—The Cuban
Committee in This Country Estab
lishes a Headquarters at Wash
ington. ■
Havana, Dec. 12.—The rebel leaders,
Gomez and Maceo, are still evading an en
gagement with the Spanish troops. They
were encamped upon the Gonzales coffee
plantation In the district of Clenfugos,
but left there this morning when they
heard of the arrival of the Spanish forces
in the vicinity.
The military tribunal are desirous that
the death penalty shall be imposed upon
the rebel leader Acebo, who is a prisoner
in the hands of the Spanish forces.
Advices from Sanetl Spiritus say a Span
ish column, under Col. Segura, has had
an encounter with a band of rebels, caus
ing them a loss of 13) killed and wounded.
Among the killed were a brigadier gen
eral and a captain of the rebel army. The
courage and military skill of Col. Se
gura are highly praised.
Madrid, Dec. 12.—Dispatches from Ha
vana to the Impartial says: "Advices
received from Santa Clara state that the
rebel forces under Gomez and Maceo
have united and arrived on Dec. 9 at
Baez. Their continued advance makes
the situation extremely grave. Gen. Na
varro's column has arrived at Placetas
after a twenty days march. The men are
in a most deplorable condition. They are
without shoes and are so completely ex
hausted that they will need a long rest
before they will lie able to resume active
service. The provinces of Santa Clara
and Matanzas are defended by 12,000 Cu
bans and 3,000 Spanish troops. Gen.
Martinez Campos is reported to have de
clared that the Cuban filibustering com
mittee in New York had instructed the
insurgents in Cuba to pursue the tactics
of devastating the country and avoiding
battle.”
The Spaniards in Mexico recently sub
scribed the sum of 250,000 pesetas to be
used by Spain in meeting the expenses
incurred through the revolt In Cuba. The
amount subscribed was In Mexican sll\Wr,
which the government will recoin.
Nassau, N. P., Dec. 12.—The twenty-one
men who were arrested on Oct. 18 at
lnagua, one of the Bahamas, on the
charge of violating the foreign enlistment
act, It being held that they were Cuban
filibusters, were acquitted to-day. The
Jury was out only ten minutes.
The men were passengers on the Clyde
line steamer Delaware, plying between
New York and Haytian ports, Nicaragua
being one of the calling ports. The Brit
ish gunboat Partridge was lying at lnagua
and when her commander learned that
the twenty-one men who had been landed
from the Delaware were armed, he had
them taken on board his ship by a file of
marines and brought them here for trial.
The men claimed that they were laborers
and had no intention of proceeding to
Cuba. The men made a formal protest
against their arrest before the United
States consular agent at lnagua.
The names of the men Just acquitted are:
Branlio Pena, Eduardo Yero, Pedro E.
Betancourt, Martin Anero, Anton Ruize,
Gabriel Forcado, Vieonto Carillo, Cosme
de la Forriente, Antonio, Rivero, Feder
ico, Munez Palomino, Guavlno Landa,
Bonlfacco Gomez, Pablo Estivez, Carlos
Lima Y. Padilla, Paolo Menocai, Gerardo
Domenech, Eduardo, Rosell Sane, Frank
lin Argtllayo Zeranio, Malvez, Pedro
Mendoza and Jose G. Jova.
Washington, Dec. 12.—The arrival in
this city of Gen. Gonzalo de Quesada, the
well known agitator for the freedom of
Cuba, and the announcement of his in
tention to arrange for the establishment
of headquarters In Washington, have
been matters of much interest to-day
since the facts became known. Other
members of the Cuban committee in the
United States will be in Washington in a
short time. Delegate Palma following
Gen Quesada in a few days, and the cam
paign for recognition of the belligerents
will be vigorously prosecuted here with
out any delay. Several Cubans who call
ed upon Gen. Quesada upon his arrival
last night were made acquainted, as
nearly as possible, with current events
as they are progressing In their army.
Brunswick, Ga., Dec. 12.—Spanish Vice
Consul Rosenda Torras, with headquar
ters at this port, and a highly creditable
citizen, furnishes some very Interesting
information regarding the troubles in
Cuba. It is claimed that the "war news,”
so-called, furnished the press in this coun
try is in some respects unreliable, par
ties furnishing the information not giv
ing due regard to the Spanish side. In a
recent issue of a native Journal trans
lated into English and .secured from the
vice consul, appears an Interesting state
ment from a surrendered insurgent re
garding the present status of the Insurg
ent forces. This one, Don Francisco Gar
cia of Garcia, late chief of a band of in
surrectionists, claims that since Joining
the band last February he was constantly
in action up to Sept. 24, with Amador
Guerra, finally obtaining permission to
operate with his own company with Juan
Vega, another chief, who had become dis
gusted with Maximo Gomez. He says
the Insurgents have no commissary de
partment and nothing approaching to
one; everybody attends to his own private
affairs; the leaders permit cattle to be
driven away upon condition of their
owner paying $3 per head for the privi
lege, money thus obtained being pock
eted by the chiefs. In consequence of
such and like exactions intense rivalry
and jealously springs up between the
leaders, since those who collect little feel
sore on those who get much, while their
followers are beginning to see clearly that
they are merely tools, and food for pow
der. The insurgents in the Camaguey
district are clamoring for peace and
Gomez is suffering from a wound in the
leg which, although it does not prevent
him riding, is very painful. He
claims that Gomez is hated roundly
by his men, but none desert,
owing to their fear of him and re
gard for Alejandro Rodriguez, Gomez'
second in command, who is very popular
by reason of his character, which is the
very opposite of that of Gomez. Garcia
thinks that the war will last as long as
the cattle are in the fields, but the insur
gents are fast exhausting the supply, ana
encouraging the owners to drive them
away, which will result In depleting the
stock in two months, leaving the insur
gents nothing to eat. One thing,
though, he thinks, might delay
peace, and that is the prospect
of harvesting and grinding the cane crop,
from which they expect to derive an en
forced revenue of 30 cents per bag from
the planters, some of whom have agreed
to pay it. It is also claimed that there
is much dissension in the ranks of the
insurgents, those in the eastern district
being incensed with those of Camaguey
and Las Villas for not having assured
the candidacy of Masso and that Raid is
at total variance with Maceo and Gomez
because of the two latter's various dep
redations.
ESCAPE OF THE CINCTNN ATI.
The Captain's Story Coincides With
Tft ft t Already Published.
Washington, Dec. 12.—Capt. Johnson,
the commander of the cruiser Cincinnati,
at Key West on patrol duty, In a tele
gram to the navy department, affirms the
Southern Associated Press dispatches
that the fire in the coal bunkers of the
vessel was discovered Tuesday and that
th" magazines were Hooded to prevent an
explosion. According to the telegram
there was no damage.
SLAUGHTER OF THE ARMENIANS.
A Claim That lOO.rtlH) Have Already
Been Massacred.
London, Dec. 12.—The following tele
gram from Constantinople, dated Dec.
6, and signed by a number of Armenians
in that city, has reached London: “Arm
enia is in her last gasp. The work of
extermination continues. The massacred
people number 100,000. Half a million
survivors have taken refuge in the forests
and mountains, where they, are feeding
upon herbs and roots. Hunger and cold
have begun to ravage greatly in the
name of humanity and Christianity
save us.”
A dispatch from Constantinople under
yesterday's date says Kurds and other
Armenian marauders and pillagers, are
coming into Constantinople in large num
bers for the purpose of disposing of their
plunder.
It is expected that outbreaks will con
tinue throughout Asia Minor, but on a
smaller scale than hitherto.
The Daily News will to-morrow publish
a dispatch from Constantinople saying
that the Kurds and others who are arriv
ing at Constantinople to dispose of the
plunder obtained by pillaging in different
parts of Anatolia are also attracted to
the capital by the hope that they will reap
a further and richer harvest in the event
of the sultan permitting a rising in Con
stantinople. Their talk of successes, coup
led with the display of their plunder, has
Inflamed the lowest class of Moslems, who
are aching with the desire to attack the
bazars and who are ready to seize the
slightest provocation far an attack upon
them.
The dispatch adds that every mall from
Anatolia brings reports of daily massa
cres and pillaging In small, distant places.
The destitute rural Armenians are flock
ing into the towns, where there are no
means of feeding them.
in the Passln district alone 785 Armen
ian house* were entirely plundered.
Treblzond Is filled with fugitives from
Bailiurt and other outlying districts.
One European at Treblzond Is dally giv
ing food to 4,0<)0 people. No news lias
been received from the Zeitoun district.
There are swarms of Bashl-Hazouks on
every path and the roads are guarded
by trocjjs.
Only 150 houses out of 2,000 remain at
Arabklr, where 2,000 persons were killed
or wounded. Those of the population
who are still alive only subsist by digging
among their ruined homes for grain and
remnants of provisions. One thousand
shops were looted in Sivas and 770 in
Erzeroum.
Constantinople, Dec. 12.—There was a
panic to-day among the inhabitants of
Gallatin and Pera, suburbs of this city,
on the north side of the Golden Horn, the
inhabitants of which are mostly European
Chclstians. Many of the shops were clos
ed owing to a false report that disorders
had broken out In Constantinople. The re
port had its origin In a street brawl be
tween two Armenians. When the truth
became known confidence was restored
and the shops were reopened.
The British torpedo boat Dryad, mount
ing six guns, including four 6-pound rap
id firing guns, and the Italian dispatch
boat Arohimedo, also mounting six guns,
passed through the Dardanelles together
to-day. The Dryad takes the place of the
Cokatrice, the British guardship which
sailed yesterday to Join the fleet at Ba
lonlca. , • e
Athens, Dec. 12.—A strong detachment
of Turkish troops on Tuesday attacked
the positions occupied by the Christians
at Vryase, on the island of Crete. Tne
troops lost 35 killed or wounded, while the
loss of the Christians was 6 killed. Out
side of Vryase the Island is tranquil.
Washington, Dec. 12.—The Turkish lega
tion received from the sublime porte the
following telegram under to-day's date:
"The Armenians of Kalb (Bltlls) having
pretended that their belongings were
taken away, during the various disorders,
by Mussulmnns, the imperial authorities
ordered an Inquest, whleh established the
falsity of this assertion, as well as the
fact that these very Armenians had left
to the care of their Mussulman neighbors
all they possessed. The latter have since
restored the goods to their owners.
“The disorders of last month have clear
ly shown that they never had a general
character, for netther the Greeks nor the
Armenian Catholics had anything to suf
fer .from the Mussulmans, whose only ob
ject was to take revenge of the long
planned aggressions of the Armenian riot
ers.”
ITALY’S W AR IN ABYSSINIA.
Patriotism at a High Pitch In the
Land of Snnslitne.
Rome, Dec. 12.—The Chamber of Depu
ties this afternoon paid tribute to the mem
ory of MaJ. Tossellt, commander of the
Italian column in Abyssinia, which was
decimated by a surrounding force of Abys
slnlans, and who was himself among the
killed. After a number of eulogistic
speeches the president of the chamber in
vited the orators of all parties to salute
the glorious dead, and the members of the
body stood up in perfect patriotic accord.
The scene was a touching one.
Gen. Baratierl's account of the battle
with the Abyssinlans at Ambalizi, result
ing in the partial annihilation of MaJ. Tos
selli's force of Italian troops, shows that
the Italians threw their cannons, mules,
ammunition, etc.. Into an abyss. In order
to prevent the enemy from capturing
them.
The government has asked the budget
committee of the Chamber of Deputies
that the sum of 4,000,000 lire in excess of
the 3,000,000 lire already provided for in
the budget for that purpose, be assigned
to the expenses of carrying on Italy's mil
itary campaign in Africa. Three thousand
troops will embark from Naples on Sat
urday to reinforce the Italian army In
Abyssinia.
Much patriotic enthusiasm is shown in
all the towns from which troops have
been ordered to proceed to reinforee the
Italian army in Erythrea. As the troops
start for the ports where they will em
bark on transports the population of the
towns turn out and cheer them and bid
■ them God speed.
Active negotiations are being carried
on between Italy and Great Britain look
ing to the cession by the latter to Italy
of the town of Zeila. on the Somali coast,
or the securing of Great Britain's permis
sion for the passage through Zeila and
the rest of the country thereabouts un
der British protection of the Italian
troops who are going to Harrar and Shoa.
In the Chamber of Deputies to-day
Signor Cavallotti, the radical leader,
asked for information as to the situation
in Abyssinia. Prime Minister Crlspl was
not present and Signor Saracco, minister
of public works, replied for him. He said
that the troops engaged In the battle at
Amhalagi numbered 2,4.7). The govern
ment did not seek to coneeal the truth.
Their troops had been defeated, but they
must act like Romans. Every measure
had been taken to ensure the final victory
of the Italians. Signor Sarraeco's reply
was greeted with enthusiastic cheers.
The budget committee of the chamber
has unanimously granted the request of
the government that the sum of 4 000.00)
lire in excess of the 3,000,000 lire already
provided for In the budget for that pur
pose be assigned to meet the expenses of
carrying out the military qampalgn in
Africa, and has presented its report to the
chamber.
Parliament Prorogued.
London, Dec. 12.—The queen in council
at Windsor to-day formally prorogued
parliament until the middle of February,
when It will meet for the transaction of
government business.
The Germanic Docked.
Liverpool, Dec. 12.—The steamer Ger
manic was docked at 7 o'clock this morn
ing Her forebold was full of water and
her stem Is so badly damagad that it will
be necessary to fit her with anew one.
OHIO'S NOBLEST ROMAN GONE.
ALLEN G. THI RM \\ YIELDS TO THE
INROADS OF OLD AGE.
All the Dead Senator's Family by His
Bedside, Except One Daughter,
When the End tame—The Senator
Gradually Falling for Several Days
I’nst—Gov. MeKlnley Issues a Eulo
gistic Proclamation.
Columbus, 0., Dec. 12.—Ex-Benator Thur
man died at his residence here this after
noon at 1:30 o’clock of the general debil
ity of old age, ending in collapse. He
had been dangerously ill only since yes
terday morning. Since his fall about a
month ago, he had been apparently In his
usual health, but to the experience eye
of his physician it was plain that his
powers were rapidly failing.
Until yesterday morning he was able to
sit up the greater part of the time, and
at times showed keen interest in public
affairs. On bis 82d birthday, Nov. 13,
he was able to dictate a letter to the Thur
man club of this ally In reply to resolu
tions of sympathy with him in his suf
ferings resulting from the fall.
Yesterday morning he was sitting up in
his library reading, when he began to
complain of feeling ill, and shortly grew
so much worse that Dr. Whittaker, hla
physician, was called. He saw that it was
the beginning of the end. and so Informed
the family.
In the afternoon Judge Thurman lost
consciousness and never fully recovered it
again.
When Dr. Whittaker called in the after
noon he found the patient apparently sink
ing. and gave it us his opinion that he
could not survive more than a few houre.
Last night, however, ho was better, but
with the morning hours he began to sink
and When Dr. Whittaker called this morn
ing at 30 o’clock he stated to Allen W.
Thurman that death was a question of
hut a few hours. Death came peacefully
and painlessly. It seemed that ne passed
from sleep into death.
At the bedside were Mrs. Gov. McCor
mack of New York and Allen W. Thur
man, and the members of his family. Ills
other child, Mary Thurman, is in Cali
fornia.
Outside of the immediate family it was
not known that Judge Thurman was 111,
until the announcement of his death came
like a shock. There was universal expres
sion of sorrow, for Judge Thurman had
been looked upon for years as the foremost
citizen of Columbus, and soon the flags
were at half staff upon all the city and
state buildings.
Mrs. Thurman died In 1891.
The following proclamation on the death
of ex-Senator Thurman was made to
night by Gov. McKinley:
Ohio has lost one of its noblest citizens.
Allen G. Thurman died at 1 o'clock to
day. at his home in the city of Columbus,
at the ripe age of 82. He was a states
man whose strudy integrity and exalted
abilities were recognized, not only in his
own state, but in every part of the United
States. Asa judge or the supreme court
of the state, he was a learned and incor
ruptible Interpreter of the law. As United
States senator, he faithfully and with ex
ceptional honor represented the state In
the united Btates Senate. He was a dis
tinguished party leader, and stood In the
front rank with the gentlemen who were
his contemijorarles. After being the re
c'pient of many honors at the hands of
his party and his countrymen, ho retired
to private life with the universal respect
and esteem of the citizens of the republic
and the love of all who had the honor of
kncwlng him. Ills illustrious career Is a
conspicuous example of the possibilities
of American citizenship, and is worthy
the study of the youth of our state. The
people or Ohio, regardless of party, will
be mourners at his bier. Out of respect
to his memory. I hereby order that the
Hag be displayed at half mast over the
state capito) until after the obsequies.
Washington, Dec. 12.—The death of ex-
Senator Thurman caused profound sor
row at the capitol, where a bulletin was
1 circulated this afternoon announcing the
demise of the celebrated democratic lead
er. His former political associates snd
opponents alike spoke In terms of high
respect and admiration of the "Old Ro
man.”
Secretary Herbert said: “Judge Thur
man was the nucleus around whom dem
ocracy rallied at the close of the war,
when the condition of the party seemed
to be hopeless. Amid all the horrore of
reconstruction the people of the south
looked to him more than any otheY man
as the great leader who was directing
the minds and hearts of the people of
the United States to constitutional meth
ods, and the democracy of the whole
country, and especially of the south, owe
to him a debt of gratitude It will never
forget. The news of his death will be
received with unfeigned sorrow through
out the entire country.”
Allan Granbery Thurman was horn In
Lynchburg. Va , In 1813. His father was
a Baptist clergyman and a slave holder
but early in life he became Impressed
with views against slavery, and in 1819,
with his family, removed to Chlllicothe,
O. There the elder Thurman taught
school and his son was one of his schol
ars. Later, young Thurman attended the
college at Chlllicothe. He was proficient
in a!! his studies, but advanced In mathe
matics to such a degree that he was
known among his college-mates a*
"Right-angle Triangle Thurman.” His
mother was a half-sister to William Al
len, governor of Indiana, and was a wo
man of remarkable ability. She did much
toward molding the character of her son.
At the age of 18 young Thurman en
tered the law office of his uncle, William
Allen, and remained with him three years,
when he accepted the position of private
secretary to Gov. Lucas of Ohio, at the
same time studying law at Columbus at
the office of the afteward distinguished
Judge Swayne. After being admitted to
the bar Mr. Thurman returned to Chllli
cothe, and entered into a partnership with
his uncle, with the result that he wis
soon a partner in one of the best and most
lucrative practices in the state, and to
which he succeeded in whole upon his
uncle's entrance Into politics.
In 1844 Mr. Thurman was nominated
for congress by the democrats of his
district, and was elected, entering the
House on Dec. 1, 1845, as Its youngest
member. After his term he declined a
renomination and resumed the practiefc
of his profession. In 1851 he was elected
u member of the supreme court of Ohio
and remained on the bench for four years’
during the latter two of which he was
the chief Justice. In 1867 he received a
unanimous nomination from the demo
cratic convention for the governorship
Rutherford B. Hayes was his opporfent
For sixty-five consecutive days they con
ducted one of the closest and most ex
citing campaigns the state had ever
known. Thurman was defeated, but he
cut down the normal republican majority
from 42,000 to less than 3,000. Although
Mr. Hayes was elected governor, the leg
islature that was elected with him was
democratic, and at once named Mr. Thur
man to be United States senator to suc
ceed Ben Wade. There was at that time
only seven democrats in the Senate. H<-
entered the Senate in March, iB6O, and
at once assumed the position of leader
of the small minority of democrats. I7is
speeches on the Geneva award bill and
the Faclflc railway funding hill ai once
attracted genera! public notice and ap
plause. He served two terms In the Sen
ate, closing his twelve years' service on
March 4, 1181, with a reputation which
stood among the highest for Judicial
fairness and for dignity and strength of
debate, especially upon questions of con
etitutionai law During his senatorial
ocrvlee he was on the judiciary commit
tee and the committee on private land
claims, and did greet work on each. H'
was llte author of th* act to compel the
J'aciflc railroad* to fulfill their obligations
to the government, known as the "Thur
man act,” which he forced through the
Senate despite the powerful Influences of
the Pacific railroad companies.
At the close of his senatorial terms Mr.
Thurman returned to the practice of law.
He was especially prominent In connec
tion with the Hell telephone patent cases,
being on principle opposed to the Bell
monopoly. In I*B>j he was nominated by
the democratic caucus of the legislature
for senator, but was defeated. In 1884 his
name was brought forward for the presi
dential nomination, but with unimpor
tant effect. In 1887 he was offered a po
sition in the interstate commerce com
mission. but declined It. In the demo
cratic national convention of 1888 he was
nominated by acclamation for vice pres
ident, on the ticket with Mr. Cleveland,
but the ticket was defeated hy Harrison
and Morton. Judge Thurman was mar
ried in 1844 to Mrs. Tompkins, horn Mary
Dun. the daughter of Walter Dun, a
wealthy merchant of Chlllicothe.
ANOTHER BROKER SUSPENDED.
J. F. Harris Shat Out f the Oilman
Hoard of Trade,
Chicago, Dec. 12.—J. F. Harris, who
under the name of J. F. Harris A Cos.,
conducts the extensive cash grain busi
ness of Kennett, Hopkins & Cos,, was to
night suspended from the Chicago Hoard
of Trade for two years on the charge of
carrying on outside business with ille
gitimate traders, contrary to the rules
of the board. Harris Is a member of the
Arm of Kennett, Hopkins & Cos. His sus
pension leaves the Arm without a repre
sentative on the Chicago board. It Is
claimed by those best Informed that the
firm can still do business In Chicago pits
by taking in another member, who shall
be also a member of the board of trade.
This member would, of course, be only
nominally u partner In the business.
There Is a rule of the board which would
seem to prevent other members from help
ing out those who have been put under
the ban. It declares that any member
suspended shall not be allowed the use of
the clearing house settlement or deliv
ery room, and that he shall not he per
mitted to trade upon the floor of the
exchange, either through an employe or
a broker. The taking of evidence occu
pied but a short time, Harris conducting
his own case, but offering no evidence.
The prosecuting committee made a hard
fight to get Harris' sentence flxed at five
years, the time given Kennett, but the
board took Into consideration the fact
that the former was the Junior member
of the Arm, and In a certain degree not
responsible for Its actions to the same
extent as the older members, and Insist
ed on the two years’ sentence.
81-METALLIC CONFERENCE.
The Terms of the Principal Resolu
tion* Agreed Upon.
Paris, Dec. 12.—The bimetallic confer
ence, which Is made up of delegates from
the bimetallic leagues of France, Great
Britain and Germany, continued its ses
sion to-day. The conference Anally agreed
upon the terms of the principal resolu
tions, which the British delegates l4ve
been authorized to Induce the American
bimetallic league to accept.
The delegates to-day visited M. Doumer,
minister of flnance, who said the govern
ment could only regard favorably a cam
paign undertaken to check the conse
quences of a monetary crisis, the exis
tence of which none could deny.
Count von Cardoff on behalf of the Brit
ish delegates spoke, the latter saying that
the British delegates would return to
England with complete confidence In the
future of national bimetallism. M. Dou
mer said he rejoiced because of this for
upon the success of the efforts of Great
Britain largely depended the solution of
the question.
Prime Minister Bourgeois received the
delegates after their visit to the ministry
of flnance, and later they visited Pres
ident Faure. The president assured them
of the deep Interest he took In their la
bors.
FREIGHT RATED CUT.
An Agreement Violated Almost Be
fore the Ink Waa Dry.
St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 12.—The contract
entered Into a few days ago between the
officers of the Central Traffic Association
to restore eastbound freight rates Is be
ing violated almost before the Ink Is dry.
According to reliable reports eastbound
rates were Just as badly cut yesterday
as they were before the general managers
had taken action. Several roads are said
to have taken large quantities of provis
ions at a rate of five cents less than the
tariff. The failure to restore rates has
created a rather chilly feeling and some
doubt the ability of the managers of tho
Joint traffic association to secure a strict
maintenance of the rates.
FISHING SCHOONERS LOST.
Four Driven Ashore Near St. Pierre
and Wrecked.
Gloucester. Mass., Dec. 12.—A dispatch
received from St. Pierre, Mlq., says that
a hurricane of great violence pervalls
there to-day, doing tremendous damage
to shipping, and that the schooners Mabel
R. Bennett, Hattie D. Llnnell, B. P. Wil
iam and Jennie Seaverns, belonging to
this port, and engaged In the frozen her
ring fishery, were driven ashore, and were
a total loss. The French cable steamer
Pcurer Quertler was also blown ashore
and wrecked.
The vessels were among the finest pull
ing from this port, and the loss is a severe
one. The crews of all were saved with
much difficulty.
MORE BLACKS FOR AFRICA.
A Colonisation Party to Nall From
Savannah In the Spring.
Little Rock. Ark., Dec. 12.—For several
weeks past a representative of the Afri
can Colonization Society has been quietly
at work among the negroes In Lonoke
county. He has succeeded In getting
twenty families, aggregating 100 persons,
to Join him in the African exodus scheme.
The party will leave on Dec. 20 for Sa
vannah, from where they will sail for
their African Canaan. Others will follow
and on every hand for miles around the
negroes are inflamed with the glowing
promise* and Inducements held out to
them and many hundreds will leave be
fore spring. •
A WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH.
The Day the First Anniversary of
Her Marriage.
Lynchburg. Va., Dec. 12.—Mrs. Malcolm
Guy met a horrible death by fire tn this
city to-day. Her dress caught fire, and
before It could be extinguished she had
received terrible burns over the entire
Hurfa'-e of her body. The accident oc
curred on the first anniversary of her
marriage.
Don't Try t Kill an Editor.
Huntington. W. Va.. Dec. 12 —The Jury
trying John Barham, the pugilist, for an
tt*ault upon Clly Editor Yowell of the
Times, brought In a verdict of guilty of
a felony at noon. The other men charged
vlth e oneplrins to kill the editor will now
be placed on trial.
1 DAILY, *lO A YEAR. |
>• 5 CENTS A COPY. V
1 WEEKLY 2-TIMEB-A-WEEK $1 A YEAR )
LAST DAY OF THE LAW MAKING.
MANY IMPORTANT BILLS LOST IN
THE FINAL RI’SH.
Every Member Apparently Bent on
Getting Local Measure* Through
Without Regard to the Fate of
Mill* Affecting the Whole State.
The Rill to Create the timer of
Llentenunt Governor One of Thou
That Were Lo*t.
Atlanta, On., Dec. 12.—The Anal session
of the legislature last night was more
distinguished for the Important measures
that were killed than for those that were
passed. It seemed that nothing but local
bills had a chance to survive the scram
ble. Many of the members, especially
those who want to come back next year,
had bills lying upon the table that affect
ed their constituents and they were of
paramount Importance. Had there been
plenty of time many of those that were
of general application and Importance to
the state, which met an adverse fate,
would doubtless have been enacted Into
laws, but In the press for time they could
not get a proper hearing.
Among the Important bills that were
lost on account of this impatience was tho
Senate bill to create the office of lieutenant
governor, which the House laid out cold
without giving it hardly a breathing spell.
Another bill that met a similar fate was
that providing for the supervision of coun
ty and municipal chatngangs by the state
penitentiary department and creating the
office of second assistant principal keeper
of the penitentiary to do the work. Some
of the economical members of the House
declared that there waa nothing In the
bill but a desire to create anew office for
someone, like the bill creat
ing the office of pension
commissioner, and although there was
probably never a more undeserved at
tack made upon any bill, It was sufficient
to carry It to the bottom, at a time
when no one would pay any attention to
the explanations or arguments of any
one else.
The hill to allow counties that have ha
chatngangs to hire their convicts to pri
vate parties under strict conditions, also
mot Its death in the House, as well as
the Senate bill gallantly Introduced and
championed to a successful Issus In that
body by Mr. Mercer, Increasing the salary
of the assistant state librarian. Miss El
len Dortch.
The bill exempting the Investment of
endowment property of churches and
schools, so ably defended In the Senate
by Senator N. E. Harris, and passed there,
was also turned down In the House.
The MU amending the law regulating
the sale of fertilisers so that no mora
than one brand may be sold from each
analysts, passed by a narrow margin.
There was strong opposition to It In
the House from Savannah and Augusta,
and ut any other time It would probably
have been killed.
The bill providing for material men s
liens was passed, and the bill amending
the Insurance brokers' bill so as to re
quire the brokers to pay the same llcenss
as regular agents got through with a
slight amendment.
In his farewell remarks to the House
last night Speaker Fleming took occasion
to say that he would not come back to
the next legislature and would not there
fore be a candidate for speaker again. It
had been reported that ne would. This
leave* the present candidates for tha
speakership, Representatives Holfeulllett
of Bibb, and Jenkins of Putnam, with oth
er entries as the next session draws near.
Representative Llttls of Muscogee will
be a candidate for speaker pro tern.
So far as Is known, there are no candid*
ates out for president of the Senate.
FIRST GUnT IN THE TARIFF FIGHT,
Qaluaha Grow Come* to the Front
With a litre for All Our Ills.
Washington, Dec. 12.—The first gun la
the tariff fight In the Fifty-fourth con
gress was fired to-day In the House by
the venerable ex-Speaker Grow, repre.
sentatlve-at-large from the state of Penn
sylvania. At his request tho House wen!
Into committee of the whole on the stata
of the union, and for nearly an hour ha
compared the working of the protectlva
tariff as It existed from IS6I to 1894, with
the result achieved by the present lair,
asserting that the latter had not proved
much or a success. He proposed. Instead
of the retirement of the greenbacks In ex
change for bonds, as recommended by
President Cleveland, that national banka
be permitted to deposit them, and the sil
ver certificates as well, In exchange foe
circulating notes, receiving 1110 for every
SIOO so deposited; the greenbacks and
certificates when deposited to be can
celled. The gold reserve, he contended,
would always prove a source of weaknese
whenever and as long as the government
was compelled to borrow money to meet
Its expenditures.
Several resolutions relating to the cx
e< titlve departments were offered and
passed.
At 1:35 o’clock the House adjourned un
til Monday.
SALISBURY’S TARIFF SPEECH.
Conservative Papers Grniubllng at
III* Utterance*.
London, Dec. 12.—The conservative*
newspapers are grumbling a great deal
at the declaration against protection
made by Lord Salisbury on the occasion
of his receiving a deputation headed by
the Earl of Wlnchelsea yesterday, urging
that the government readjust the duty on
beer In the Interests of the English grow
ers of hops and barley.
James Lowther, M. P., conservative
will preside at the public conference to bo
held in London to-morrow, with the ob*
Ject of urging the adoption of a system
of protection, "In view of the critical con
dition of agriculture and other national
industries.”
AN AGRICULTURAL CONGRESS.
Englantl's National Union In Session
nt London.
London. Dec. 12.—The annual congress
of the National Agricultural Union met
to-dav under the presidency of the Earl
of Wlnchelsea. A large number of con
servative peers and members of parlia
ment were present. It was unanimously
agreed to form an agricultural party in
parliament, the purpose of which was to
urge the government to relieve land of it*
existing unfair share of the public bur
dens. to readjust the beer duty In favor
of British grown barley and hope, and to
Introduce legislation for (he effectual pro
tection of nome products against all
forms of fraudulent competition.
Switzerland's New President.
Herne, Dec. 12.—The federal council this
morning elected Mr. Lachenal, president,
*nd A. Deuecher. vice president. Mr. Lach
enal was formerly minister of foreign af
fair* and Mr Deuscher, minister or agri
culture. Both are radicals.
Plow Work* Hurled.
Monmouth, 111., Dec. 12.—Fire this even
ing completely destroyed the shops of
the Weir Plow Company. The mm# la
Demi, fully covered by Insurance. Three
bundled men wUi l>e tbrvwa out of era*
l ployment.