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J. H. ESTILL, President. f
good times hinge on gold.
a YEAR OF MARVELOUS PROSPER
ITY 1\ EHCIAYD.
rjh e Credit of the Country Never so
High and the People Never More
Prosperous—The Position of the
Working; Classes Never Before so
Satisfactory— Agriculture the Only
Line Making; n Poor Showing.
London. April 16.—1n the House of Com
mons this afternoon Sir Michael Hicks-
Beach, chancellor of the exchequer, rose
amid conservative cheers, to deliver the
speech introducing the budget. He began
by saying that despite the fact that the
expenditure of the last fiscal year had
been larger than that of any year since
the last great war, the surplus in the
treasury was the largest that had ever
been known and the credit of the country
was never so high. The yield of consols
to the purchasers, he said, was just about
half what it was a century ago and a
larger sum had been applied to the reduc
tion of the national debt than had ever
before been applied to that end within a
similar period. The deposits in savings
banks and permanent accounts in ordinary
banks had mounted to an unprecedented
point, and the production of gold through
out the world had been the highest ever
known. The amount of bullion in the
Bank of England was £49,000.000 and the re
serve fund in the bank in proportion to its
liabilities was the highest on record.
Continuing, Mr. Beach said the position
of the working classes had never been so
satisfactory as at present, but he feared
that the condition of the agriculturists is
worse, and the issue of produce stamps
supplied the best possible measure of as
certaining that business transactions had
never reached so great a volume. Alto
gether, he said, the past year had been a
wonderful one.
The great triumph of a chancellor of
the exchequer, he said, was when the re
ceipts and estimates equal to the fig
ures of this year, became remarkable in
respect of the receipts exceeding the es
rtimates. Everything, he declarer!, had
had an upward tendency, especially dur
ing the latter half of 1895. The increase in
the value of exports, imports, railway
earnings and bankers and clearing house
returns showed a continuous expansion
of trade. The revenue for the fiscal year
had been £101,974,000, while for the year
1X94-95, the revenue had been only £94,-
684,000, showing an increase of £7,290,1810
and making an excess of £5,812,000 over the
estimates. A great feature had been in
the increase of the revenue from to
bacco, wine and tea, the latter having
steadily driven coffee out of the mar
ket. British and Irish spirits had also
driven foreign spirits out of the market.
The Import of spirits had declined 19 per
cent, and the popular taste for rum was
greatly lessening. Tea had yielded £120,-
UtO over the estimate, implying an increas
ed consumption of 10,000,000 pounds of that
commodity. In connection with this, he
added, there was a large and welcome
transfer of the tea trade from China to
British India and Ceylon.
The receipts from wines, he said, had
been £12,256,000. This seemed to be large
ly due to an Increased consumption of
vinous liquors by members of the stock
exchange and speculators, who, It ap
peared, consoled themselves in non-suc
cess, ,'uid reiolced In success in the con
sumption of champagne. In this way he
accounted for the dealings in 1,200,000 ex
tra bottles of champagne.
After referring to the great increase in
the excise and death duties the chancellor
turned to the expenses of the government,
which, he said, had reached the total sum
£7,764,000, leaving a surplus of £4,208,000
which would 'be applied to the national
defences, as explained in the naval works
•bill.
During this year, he continued, the na
tional debt has been reduced £8,134,000, the
largest reduction on record excepting the
reduction during the year 189i-95.
The unfunded debt stood at the lowest
point it had reached in twenty-one years,
and the funded debt had not materially
increased since the Crimear\ war. In
thirty-nine years, he explained,£l9o,ooo,ooo
of debt had been paid off, £100,000,000 of
which had been paid in the last thirteen
years. (Cheers).
Some persons, he said, had denied the
wisdom of this, but it was his own opinion
that by this self-denying course, the coun
try had raised up a reserve of incalcul
able importance. If a time of need should
come when the country would again have
to fight for its life, the reserve would en
able it, without imposing a penny of tax
ation to raise £200,000,000 for defense with
out imposing an atom more debt upon the
people than the nation had borne in 1857
without a murmur. (Cheers).
The total deposits in the savings banks,
Sir Michael stated, were now £144,000,000,
which was a matter for congratulation as
far as it was due to the thrift of the work-
He did not think, however, that a large
proportion of the deposits in saving banks
belonged to the wage-earners, and he did
not see why the state should undertake a
hanking business for persons who were
able to take care of their own deposits,
and he especially could not see why the
state should pav 2V4 per cent, for saving
bank deposits while money could he pro
duced for less.
Before long, he said, there might be an
alteration in the law, which would reduce
the interest on large amounts.
The country, Sir Michael said, might be
proud of the enormous revenue, but it was
in his Judgment, a grave question whether
the expenditure was not increasing faster
than the permanent capacity of the na
tion could bear. (Opposition cheers.) If
the expenditure increased while the reve
nue was unelastic, the country would be,
within a measurable distance, of having
to choose between putting an end to the
reduction of the national debt and an in
crease bf taxation. Coming to the re
ceipts and expenditure for the ensuing
year. Sir Michael stated that the estimated
expenditures were £100,047,000, and the es
timated revenue £101.755,000, leaving an es
timated surplus of £1,708,000, which it was
proposed to apply to the reduction of the
maximum rate on land from four shilling
in the pound to one shilling. It was also
intended to increase the grants for edu
cation.
In conclusion, the chancellor of the ex
chequer proposed to allot the sum of £975,-
WO to the reduction of agricultural rating
'>nd £433,000 for educational purposes, leav
ing a moderate surplus for any contingen
cies that might arise.
DEATH OF THOMPSON’ DEAN.
He Was Once a Widely Known Busi
ness Man In the Southwest.
N'ew York, April 16.—Thompson Dean
<l>"d at this city to-day. He was, at one
Hme, the most widely known business man
of the southwest, being engaged in nu
merous enterprises at Cincinnati, Mem-
Phis, Galveston and New Orleans. He
hud: and operated numerous lines of Ohio,
j'l ssissippi and tributary river stcam
which for many years did an extcn-
J, ■' passenger and freight business from
: ucinnati to Memphis and New Orleans
, uore the competition of railroads nn
water transportation unprofitable.
H' owned and condueted the .Memphis
: works, and for a number of years was
{•■• -odent and principal owner of the Mu
"■ Gas Company of Detroit, Mich. He
- irvlved by a widow, two sons and a
B * u gn ter.
Gold Reserve of (lie Notion.
r. '' ‘"hlngton. April 16.—The treasury gold
've aI the close of business to-day,
St a5.a,751. Th withdrawals for
‘ nt were *2li,D.
SHje JUtettitts iXctoa.
QCAY AS A CANDIDATE.
Am ESorl to (onrentrme on Him the
Opposition to McKinley.
Washington. April 16.—Senator Matthew
Stanley Quay’s presidential boom appears
to have more practical strength to sustain
it than any of the other McKinley projects.
It begins to look, as though Pennsylva
nia's “favorite son” may be in a position
to say to opponents of McKinley: "You
may com e to me, but I cannot come to
you. and bring with me the Pennsylvania
delegation.” The Quay movement took a
fresh start at the capltol to-day when it
was discovered that a meeting of the anti-
McKinley men was held to consider the
advisability of concentrating the strength
of all of the favorite sons upon Senator
Quay. It was urged that the managers of
the McKinley movement appear to have
a monopoly of the sinues of war collected
from the friends of protection, and, in
order to offset that all-powerful factor,
"boodle,” it was suggested that Senator
Quay might make a raid upon the protect
ed Industries, in return for his valuable
services in connection with the Gortnan-
Wilson tariff bill.
Joe Manley has, it is understood, been
designated to make an Impartial survey of
the situation and see if it is possible to
concentrate the anti-McKinley forces upon
Senator Quay, If Reed and Allison do not
show greater improvement within a few
days. Those who are pushing the Quay
boom contend that it is impossible to ob
tain sufficient funds to properly conduct
a successful campaign against McKtnley.
Speaker Reed, who was regarded as the
most formidable opponent of McKinley,
does not appear to have the same kind or
the same quantity of financiaj backing
that is behind McKinley. Allison is also
deficient in the same department, nnd Cul
lom and Ttradley are similarly situated.
Gov. Martin has a large individual fund
at his command, but he is not going to
Sut it on tap, unless the prospects grow
Tighter in his immediate neighborhood.
It is this peculiar condition of affairs
that causes many of the "anybody-to-beat
McKinley” men to turn towards Senator
Quay. They say that he has sixty-eight
votes behind him in his own state. He can
hold them so long as he remains in the
race, but should he drop out the Keystone
vote would unquestionable go to McKinley.
Not because of the latter’s personal popu
larity in that state, but because of the
protection sentiment he represents. It is
claimed that Senator Quay is stronger on
the sound money question than McKinley,
and he is a better and a more practical pro
tectionist. He has at his back the com
bined protection interests of the country,
who recognize in him a more successful
and a more consistent advocate of pro
tection than McKinley. They point to his
magnificent record when he battled, al
most single handed, for protection, during
the fight over the Gorman-Wilson bill In
the Senate. It is a matter of history that
he held up that bill, and forced certain
changes in the woolen and metal sched
ules by constantly threatening to read an
almost endless tariff speech. The humor
in connection with that still unfinished
speech Is fresh in the minds of senators
and those who followed the memorable
proceedings In connection with the recon
structed Gorman-Wilson tariff bill.
It is claimed that Senator Quay not only
has amply means to make a vigorous cam
paign, but he could combine skillful man
agement with all the other conditions that
enter into the pending contest. The bat
tle is to be waged on a purely business
basis, and business interests are involved,
and therefore sentiment will cut but lit
tle figure in the St. Louis convention.
Although the McKinley men refuse to
recognize the formidable proportions
of the Quay movement, they are not blind
to the fact, that when it comes down to
practical politics and strictly business
principles, Senator Quay is worth watch
ing. Representative Grosvenor was sound
ed on the proposition to combine against
McKinley, and he quickly indicated that
he was not ignorant of the movement to
concentrate upon Senator Quay. The first
report of the day w'as to the effect that
the opposition to McKinley was trying to
concentrate upon Senator Allison but Gen.
Grosvenor says Senator Quay and not Al
lison is to he the rallying point of the op
position. He was advised of the meeting
at which Joe Manley was selected to make
a secret Investigation of the actual
strength of Senator Quay and he also ap
peared to be fully Informed as to the In
genious argument employed to render
plausible and hopeful the Quay boom. His
confidence in McKinley’s ultimate success
does not appear to be weakened in the
least. On the contrary, he declares that
no combination that can be formed will de
feat McKinley’s nomination, and he points
to the fact that the McKinley men will
surely have a majority in the convention,
and they know enough about politics not
to permit the minority to seat all the
contesting delegations and override the
will of the majority in the preliminary
organization of the convention.
AMERICANS IX CUBAN CELLS.
They Are Accused of Having Com
promising Papers.
Havana, April 16.—Alberto Jesus Diaz, a
Baptist preacher of Havana, and his
brother, Victoriano both American
citizens, have been arrested on the charge
of having in their possession compromis
ing papers referring to the insurrection.
The American consul general has reported
the case to the state department at Wash
ington.
Gregorio Borgas, Jose Bacallae and Es
teban Hernandez will be shot to-morrow
In the Cabanas fortress. They were ac
cused of the crime of rebellion, tried by
court martial and sentenced to death.
Thirty-two political prisoners have been
arrested and placed in Morro castle.
Nineteen persons, mostly women and
children, belonging to the family of Peri
3uito Perez, have been taken to Santiago
e Cuba and placed in Jail there.
Maceo, the rebel commander, still re
mains west of the trocha or military line
extending from Mariel to Majana.
Slight attacks at different points are re
ported.
Atlanta, Ga., April 16.—A telegram was
received to-day from Havana, by Dr. T.
F. Tichenor, corresponding secretary of
the home mission board, informing him
that the Rev. A. J. Diaz, an American cit
izen, and superintendent of the missions
of the Southern Baptist convention ia
Cuba, has been imprisoned.
SOCIALIST LABOR PARTY.
National and State Tickets to Be Put
in tlie Field.
Boston, April 16. —The national commit
tee of the socialist labor party has been
directed by a vote of the membership of
the party In the country to call a national
convention in New York city to nominate
candidates for president and vice presi
dent. Besides having electors in each of
the New England states the party will
have a ticket at the coming presidential
election in New York. New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Kentucky, California, Nebraska,
Illinois. Wisconsin. Maryland, Minnesota
and a few other states.
TOBACCO TRUST'S TRIAL.
Tlie Company’* Vice President on
the Stnml.
Newark, N. J., April 16.—Vice President
Butler of the American Tobacco Company
was the principal witness in the case of
the state against the cigarette trust to
day. He said that his company simply
protected its Interest in cutting off sup
plies from Jobbers who pushed the brands
of rival manufactures. If the testimony
of the complainants Is finished this week.
Vice Chancellor Reed announced this af
ternoon, that the defense would not be
heard unt.l June 22.
SAVANNAH, GA„ FRIDAY, APRIL 17, ISSKJ.
HILL AND CARLISLES HONOR.
THE SENATOR POURS HOT SHOT
INTO THE BOND RESOLUTION.
PelTer and tlie Other Populists Sub
jected to a Fire of Withering Sar
casm—'l'lie ltequeat for an Investi
gation Not Based on n Definite Al
legation of Wrong-Doing and the
Inquiry Would Be Merely for the
Purpose of Gratifying Public Curi
osity.
Washington, April 16.—After the routine
morning business, Mr. Morrill addressed
the Senate to show the necessity of anew
building for the* national museum.
At the close of Mr. Morrill’s remarks
the bill for the new museum building
was placed on the calendar.
A suggestion was made by Mr. Hoar to
compliment the senator from Vermont by
the immediate passage ot the bill, but Mr.
Morrill preferred to have it placed on the
calendar, saying that he would offer It
as an amendment to the sundry civil ap
propriation bill.
The Dupont election case was taken up
and Mr. Gray continued his argument be
gun yesterday against the claim of Mr.
Dupont to the vucant seat in the Senate
from the state of Delaware. The whole
drift of the argument was that as the
Senate of Delaware had recognized the
right of Mr. Watson to exercise his legis
tive functions as speaker of the Senate at
the same time he exercised the duties of
governor, its judgment in the matter was
final and conclusive; and no right to re
view that Judgment existed in the Senate
of the United States, or In any other
body. Mr. Watson's vote counted, Mr.
Dupont had not a majority and was, there
fore not elected a senator of the United
States. Mr. Gray Closed his speech at 2:20
o’clock, and the election case went over
without action.
Mr. Peffer claimed the right under the
unanimous consent given yesterday to
have his resolution for an investigation of
the recent bond issues taken up for consid
eration.
Mr. Cullom asked Mr, Peffer to allow
the Indian bill to be acted upon. He said
that if congress expected to adjourn this
summer the appropriation bills would have
to go through pretty soon.
Mr. Peffer suggested that this was the
long session of congress and that as the
senators were paid yearly salaries the
public business should be fully disposed
of before adjournment. He knew that the
presidential campaign was impending, hut
there was time enough to do all the busi
ness before the Senate in a reasonable
time; and he regarded the bond resolution
as a very important matter.
Mr. Hale suggested to Mr. Cullom to
move to lay aside the bond resolution and
take up the Indian appropriation bill, say
ing that the unanimous consent was car
ried out as soon as the resolution was laid
before the Senate.
The resolution having been laid before
the Senate, Mr. Peffer stated that the
friends of the resolution did not Intend to
expend any more time In its discussion.
Mr. Hill called for the reading of the
resolution and it was read in full.
Mr. Allison, chairman of the appropria
tion committee, asked unanimous con
sent t'hat the resolution be laid aside for
■the time being and that the Indian ap
propriation bill be proceeded with. Mr.
Peffer objected.
Mr. Hill opposed the resolution. He
commented ui>on Mr. Peffer’s remark that
the friends of the resolution did not pro
pose to discuss it any further. It was, he
said, a populistic resolution. It had its
inspiration in the populist party. Investi
gation was pressed without formal charg
es, without specifications; with no alle
gations of wrong doing, of irregularities
or corruption. The only reason assigned
for it 'by tho senator from Kansas was
“public curiosity.” The resolution was to
be passed In the dark. It was to be pass
ed, if at all. not because of specific alle
-1 gatlons against the honorable Secretary
of the Treasury, tout because public curi
osity was to be gratified. The extraor
dinary character of the proceedings should
■therefore be commented upon at the out
set. They were to have the spectacle of
a congressional investigation with no one
responsible for any distinct, definite alle
gation of wrong doing. It was to be an
investigation for the novelty of it, for the
fun of it, for the mere sake of having
something to do in the neifr future. The
resolution did not charge wrong doing, but
insinuated it. The "farmers” of the Sen
ate—the senators from Kansas, Nebraska
and South Carolina—Peffer, Allen and Till
man—had at various times denied tihe au
thority of the Secretary of the Treasury
to issue the bonds under the act of 1870.
There was no question to be investigat
ed. 'Everybody knew what bad been done
and that It had been done in pursuance
of law) The annual reports of tho Sec
retary of the Treasury showed what had
been done. Special reports had been made
from time to time, detailing all the opera
tions of the treasury. Therefore it was
silly, it was undignified, it was unworthy
of the Senate to appoint a special investi
gating committee to determine facts which
every senator was absolutely familiar
with.
iMr. Hill commented upon the resolution
in detail. One of the points to be inves
tigated was, he said, whether any officer
of the government had received a commis
sion or a personal reward in connection
with these bonds. "What senator?” he
exclaimed, "dares to rise in his place
and make tho allegation? No one. Has
anybody made an affidavit to that effect?
No. Where is the senator who rises in his
place and says he expects to prove that
Mr. Carlisle or any subordinate gained
one dollar of advantage? I pause for a
reply.”
Mr. Allen—That is not the question at
all.
"The senator from Nebraska," said Mr.
Hill, ’’another populist, says that It is
not the question. What is the question?
Mr. Allen referred to a statement made
in a New York newspaper to the effect
that 818,000,000 had been made by a syndi
cate out of recent bond Issues, and asked
him whether that was not worthy of in
vestigation.
Mr. Hill replied that if the Senate was
to investigate all the insinuations con
tained from time to time in the New York
newspapers, it would have its hands full.
Mr. Allen spoke of Mr. Hill getting "as
mad as a Massassagua snake in August,”
when a question of this kind was ap
proached.
Mr. Hill asserted that the resolution had
been got up in aid of a speculative law
suit against the Secretary of the Treas
ury. The House of Representatives, he
said, was open to have impeachment pro
ceedings begun against the Secretary of
the Treasury if he had violated the law
in any particular, but the trouble was that
the resolution was only a part of the clap
trap of the times. It was a part of an en
deavor to get up a scandal in order to
efTect a political question. He referred
to the populists in the Senate as having
been recognized as belligerents, though
no one could tell on what side they would
train on any subject. What would the
government have done, he asked, if the
present Secretary of the Treasury had not
Issued (law or no law) government bonds
last year? The Secretary of the Treas
ury Mr Hill declared, deserved the thanks
of the Senate for his steady purpose in
maintaining the credit of the country.
Senators might differ with Air. Carlisle.
They might think that he had erred in
the discharge of a portion of his duty.
That was one thing and It did not follow
that it was proper to Investigate under
the insinuation contained in the resolu
tion whether some of the money might not
have stuck to his fingers.
Mr. Stewart, pop., of Nevada, asked Mr.
HIU whether the administration was op
posed to the Investigation.
"I am not authorized to speak for ths
administration.” Mr. Hill replied, “I have
never exchanged & word with any officer
of the administration, high or low. on this
subject, and I do not propose to. I op
pose it as I would oppose any foolish,
silly, unnecessary investigation, which can
only (in my humble Judgment) add dis
grace to the Senate. I would oppose it
whether the Secretary of the Treasury
was a democrat or a republican. If this
resolution shall pass, the men
who instituted the investigation will
be covered with humiliation and shame,
and will deny that they ever charged any
thing wrong against Mr. Carlisle and his
subordinates."
Mr. Hill went on to analyse Mr. Peffer’s
speech In support of the resolution, and to
ridicule the pretension that Mr. Peffer
and his populist friends were the repre
sentatives of the people, and he compared
that pretension with the proclamation of
the "Three Tailors of Tooley Street,” be
ginning: “We, the people of England.”
He characterized the populistic senators
as deserters, and as having offered to sell
or exchange their votes on the tariff ques
tion. They had no settled, fixed purpose.
"And this Benate,” he said, "is deliber
ately to agree to this populist resolution
of Investigation on the eve of a presi
dential election, so as to enable these men
to throw mud at the democratic party and
at the republican party. It is about time
for the senators who represent states In
terested in this question to act together.”
At this point Mr. Stewart sought to In
terpose a remark.
"I knew you could not keep your word,”
said Mr. Hill. (Alluding to Mr. Fetters
opening remark that the friends of the
resolution did not propose to discuss it.)
”1 knew you could not keep your word.
You cannot trust one of these populists
five minutes at a time.” (Laughter.)
"The object of the resolution, Mr. 11111
continued, "is to dissrmlnate scandal. The
populist party lives and thrives on dissem
inating scandal against the two old par
ties.”
Mr. Hill then went on to comment upon
the sugar trust Investigation as another
remarkable Instance of silly Investiga
tions. He described the humiliation of
senators in having trailed up stairs to tho
committee room and in being put through
a lot of questions as to whether they had
speculated in sugar stocks.
"And under oath, too.” Mr. Hawley, rep.,
of Connecticut, suggested.
“Of course under oath,” Mr. Hill replied.
"They would not take a senator's word.
Ami what was the result. They found one
senator who came before the committee
and said: ‘Yes, I did buy some sugar
stock. I should do It again. 1 have a
right to do it. What are you going to do
about it?’ And to-day that distinguished
senator (Mr. Quay) is the candidate, the
favorite son of the leading republican state
in the union, for the presidency and he has
got*as many and as warm friends as any
man who is a candidate for the presi
dency."
In that connection Mr. Hill created
amusement by referring to Senator Mc-
Pherson’s maid and Senator Ransom's
sons ns other speculators in sugar stock,
the latter having invested $lO or $25 in
a bucket shop speculation. And that, he
said, was the best result of that great in
vestigation which had been got up on ac
count of newspaper clamor.
He mentioned this, he said, simply to
show that senators may belittle them
selves in the eyes of the people by ordering
Investigations without sufficient cause.
And he asked the senators to pause before
entering on any such ridiculous proceed
ings again.
Without concluding his speech Mr. Hill
yielded for a motion to proceed to execu
tive business, and at 6:SO o’clock the Sen
ate adjourned until to-morrow.
REPUBLICANS OF JERSEY.
An Effort to Have the Delegate* In
structed 'Defeated.
Trenton, N. J., April 16.—The republi
can state convention to elect delegates to
the St. Louis convention, convened in
Taylor's opera house, in this city, to-day.
It was called to order at 12:30 o’clock, by
Chairman Franklin Murphy of the state
committee. The appearance of Gov.
Griggs in one of the boxes was the signal
for an enthusiastic outburst of applause.
A prayer was delivered by Rev. Dr.
Dixon of Trenton. It embraced an elo
quent invocation In behalf of the strug
gling Cubans.
After the reading of the call and other
preliminaries, Senator Edward Stokes of
Cumberland was named as temporary
chairman of the convention.
The allusion by Senator Stokes to Mc-
Kinley brought down the house, as did
mention of Hobart as a candi
date for vice president. .Repeated cheers
were given for both men.
A temporary organization was effected
and a recess was taken until 2:30 o’clock.
At that hour work was promptly begun
The delegates-at-largc to the national
convention are Senator W. F. Sewell, Gar
rett A. Hobart, Franklin Murphy and
John R. Kean.
The following is the utterance of the
platform on finance: "The standard of
value in this country and in the other
principal commercial nations of the world
is gold. Wages and prices have been fixed
in accordance with this standard and the
welfare of the people demands that it
should be maintained. We regard the ag
itation for the free coinage of silver as
a serious obstacle to our country's pros
perity.
Congressman Mcßwan moved that tho
resolutions be amended so as to embrace
instructions to the delegates to support
McKinley. He created some excitement
by pressing his point.
Senator Sewell moved that the resolu
tions be. adopted as read. His motion was
carried.
Several other efforts to secure Instruc
tions to the delegates failed.
The platform endorses reciprocity, pro
tection and the Monroe doctrine. The
convention adjourned sine die.
REPUBLICAN HOWS.
Splits In the Third mid Fifth Dis
tricts in Alabama.
Montgomery, Ala., April 16.—Republican
conventions were held In the Second, Third
and Fifth congressional districts of this
state to-day.
In the Second district there was no
trouble and Nathan Alexander and Frank
Simmons were elected delegates to St.
Louis. They are both for McKinley.
In the Third district there was the
usual wrangling and the usual two con
ventions. One convention selected D. L.
Prentice and G. M. Murphy. They are
uninstructed, but are opposed to McKin
ley. The other convention elected S.
ltooth and John Harmon, both for Mc-
Kinley.
In the Fifth district It was but a repe
tition of the Third—two conventions and
a contesting delegation. B. W. Walker
and H. A. Carson represent one and are
for Allison, while Douglas Smith and H.
A. Carson represent the other and are
for McKinley. Carson is on both tickets,
and for Allison and McKinley. It is im
possible to tell wnich is the regular and
wnich the bolting delegation.
PRICES OF WIRE NAILS. v
The Mnnnfnelnrers Believed to Have
Formed a Pool.
Cleveland, 0., April 16.—The wire nail
manufacturers concluded their session yes
terday and left for their homes. The only
announcement they would make Is that
they had partly succeeded in their object,
which was to maintain the prices at card
figures and provide themselves with such
safeguards as will protect them from the
newly formed steel pool.
J. B. Havage of the American Wire Com
pany sgys that the meeting was not of
steel rod manufacturers, but of wire nail
makers and that no attempt whatever
was made to form a steel rod pool, as such
a pool Is already in eaistenua.
EVANS OPPOSED BY AN EDITOR
MR. GON7. (I.EX STIRS UP THE SPAR
TA N ill RG CONVENTION.
The Scribe Raised a Little Objection
to Making the Chief Executive
President of the ChlcAgo Conven
tion Association lie Explains
That Polities Was Not the Cause
of His Objection, Hut the Conven
tion Stood by the Governor.
Spartanburg. S. 0., April 16.—The busi
ness convention that met at Spartanburg
last night rounded off its work this morn
ing. The delegates, who represent the best
interests of the state, are determined to
have South Carolina take first honors at
the Southern States Exposition, as she
did at Atlanta. The delegates appreciate
the opportunities of the Chicago show and
want to let the west see something of
the resources and development in the
state. At last night’s session a commit
tee was appointed consisting of J. C.
Hemphill, chairman; A. C. Shaffer, Will
iam A. Courtenay, W. B. Smith Whaley,
A. H. White. W. D. Evans, H. W. Fin
layson and Altamont Moses to prepare a
plan on which the proposition to have a
creditable exhibit might be carried out.
By way of preface to the report of the
committee, Maj. J. C. Hemphill stated that
the committee had not done all that it
desired, but that the plans were ample
for active work. He hurriedly related the
Importance of having a good exhibit at
Chicago and emphasized the talk by re
ference to the settlement at Fitzgerald,
Ga, The people in tho west were hunting
better climate, better soli and more prof
itable investments, and there was no place
where these could be better found than
in South Carolina.
Chairman Hemphill then, on behalf of
tho committee submitted the following
plan; "Fog the purpose of making a
complete nnd representative exhibit of the
resources of South Carolina at the South
ern Stutes Exposition to be held In the
city of Chicago, beginning Aug. 15 next,
tlds convention provide for the organiza
tion of a South Carolina Ezposltlon Com
pany. This committee shall consist of del
egates to this convention and others to
be appointed. The officers of this com
pany shall be a president, vice president,
commissioner and a finance committee to
consist of three members. The headquar
ters of the company shall be at the state
capital. The president, vice president,
commissioner and members of the finance
committee shall constitute an executive
committee, three of whom shall make a
quorum.
"That this convention designate an ac
tive, progressive man from each county us
county commissioner, who shall associate
with him such persons as he shall deem
expedient to promote the work.
"Thut the commissioner be given power
to fill vacancies occurring and make re
movals.
"The urgent necessity of funds (for
which purpose about SIO,OOO will be need
ed) being raised at once to make a proper
representation of the resources of ths
state of South Carolina, believing as we
do, that it can be made to lead the south,
that the commissioners be Instructed to
organize their respective counties with
out delay and report to the state commis
sioner the amounts their counties will con
tribute to the exposition fund and collect
the same, and forward as fast as collect
ed to the chairman of the finance com
mittee.
"That the convention Invite the active
co-operation of the manufacturing, me
chanical, agricultural and all other indus
trial interests of tho state.
"The eo-operation of the owners of are
able, timber and swamp lands, undevel
oped water power and mining properties,
that they may have for sale or lease. Is
also asked toward making the state ex
hibit at Chicago a success.
"Appreciating tho very great Interest
already manifested by the railroad com
panies of the state in promoting the suc
cess of this enterprise, us evidenced by
the free transportation furnished to the
members of this convention and the pres
ence of representatives of railroad corpo
rations in this body—the convention Invite
a continuance of this interest and such
further aid as they shall be able to ren
der.
"The committee recommend further,
that his excellency, the governor, be made
president of the company, and that tho
Hon. William A. Courtenay be made vice
president, and that Mr. E. L. Roche be
commissioner for the slate, and those
three designate the finance committee.
’The committee further recommend that
the press of the state be requested edito
rially and otherwise, to bring this matter
to the attention of the citizens of the
state, and to urge upon them the necessity
for contributing to the fund and the ad
vantage to be derived from this exposi
tion to communities, as well as individ
uals.
"Respectfully submitted.
"J. C. Hemphill, Chairman.”
The only proposition to change the plan
was in so far us the president of the com
pany was concerned. The committee rec
ommended that Gov. Evans be made pres
ident of the company. Editor N. G. Gon
zales said that while he hesitated to op
pose the plan In any way, he felt that the
convention itself ought to select the pres
ident, and that the selection ought to be
made entirely without reference to poli
tics, and that the appointee should be se
lected from business reasons alone. He
moved that the convention proceed to the
naming of commissioners from each coun
tv, and that these commissioners select
the officers with a view to rheir business
capacity. He said he did not make the
motion with any political intonton or be
cause any one man was named for presi
dent, hut Insisted that the convention
should select a business man for the place.
Mr. Tiilinghast made the chief argument
bgalnst such proposition and said that as
a member of the political faction opposed
to Gov. Evans he would not cast such a
"slur” on the governor. He said that the
committee had with due consideration
made the selection and it would not do
to ignore it. The governor was, he said, an
influential official and citizen, and could
do the undertaking more good than an
outsider could, and that there may be an
emergency in which no one else could
help out the enterprise, as was the case
in the Atlanta arrangements. He in
sisted that no one had a right to question
lanotlV'r's politics ,and that he would
vote against any changing of the com
mittee on what he deemed purely busi
ness grounds.
Mr. Gonzales in reply said that he ques
tioned no man’s iwlitlcs and said he
would make the same objection to plac
ing any officer at the head of the move
ment. What he wanted was a business
man and a man who could hold the peo
ple together. The delegates themselves,
he urged, should select the officers.
Mr. Coffin of Florence had announced
that the idea of politics In the Atlanta ex
position organization prejudiced people
against it.
Maj. Boyle of Charleston said that in the
name of Charleston and in behalf of
Charlestonians, he hoped the original re
port would be adopted with Gov. Evans
as president of the company.
Bright Williamson or Darlington said
that his county wanted to let the organi
zation stand as reported.
Mr. Moss of Orangeburg said that he was
sorry that a word of politics had entered
the convention, which was so thoroughly
business like, and he moved to table the
suggestion of Mr. Gonzales, and the mo
tion was carried by u decisive vote.
The report waa then adopted as a whole
as reported, wlfh the exception of chang
ing the amount of money needed from
115,000 lo llu.ixjo, which Mr, Hemphill, who
was in charge of the report, raid the com
mittee thought would be ample.
The convention then made up the list of
county commissioners as follows:
Abbeville—Wyatt Aiken.
Aiken—H. M. Dibble.
Anderson—D. K. 'Norris.
Barnwell—J. P. Folk.
Beaufort—W. 11. Lockwood.
Berkeley—J. B. Morrison.
Charleston—George H. Tucker.
Chester—lt. A. Love.
Chesterfield—R. T. Casten.
Clarendon—D. J. Bradham.
Colleton—B. 11. Padgett.
Darlington—W. E. James.
Edgefield—George B. Lake.
Fairfield—J. E Coan.
Florence—Smiltc A. Gregg.
Georgetown—W. I). Morgan.
Greenville—A. H. Dean.
Hampton—W. S. Tiilinghast.
Lancaster—Leroy Springs.
Marion— E. 11. Gasque.
Marlboro—T. B. Gluson.
Newberry—E. H. Anil.
Ocopee—L. W. Jordan.
Orangeburg— H. 11. Moss.
Pickens—J. E. Boggs.
Richland—W. B. MoSloane.
Spartanburg—A. H. Twitchell.
Sumter— It. I. Manning.
Saluda—W. S. Allen.
Union—J. A. Fant.
Williamsburg— F. Barren Grier.
York—W. B. Moore.
This altotil finished up tho work of the
convolution. (State Senator Moses of
Sumter offered the following resolution,
which was unanimously adopted: Re
solved that the thanks of this convention
lire due. and they are hereby tendered to
the citizens of the city of
Spartanburg for tihe cordtsl wel
come and attention shown to the
delegates while In their midst.
“Resolved, that the thsnks of this con
vention and of the state of South Carolina
are due to the Hon. Patrick Walsh for
his patriotic action and for his eloquent
address delivered before this body.
Resolved that the thank* of this con
vention are tendered to the railroads in
the state in jwtsstng the delegates to and
from this convention."
Tho convention adjourned in time for
must of tho delegates to leave tho city
on tho midday trains.
Commissioner Roche, who Is In charge
of tho Chicago exhibit, waa the mainstay
of the committee that preparisl the exhibit
for the Atlanta exposition for this state.
A NEW BATTLEFIELD PARK.
Steps Taken to Have One Estab
lished In Virginia.
Fredericksburg, Va., April 16.—A large
and enthusiastic meeting of citizens of
this city and tho surrounding countries
waa held here to-night at the opera house
In the interest f the movement to es
tablish a national battlefield park on the
battlefields here. There were thousands
of persona present and music was fur
nished by Bowerlng’s band.
Mayor Rowe presided over the meeting,
and ringing and patriotic resolutions were
offered by Judge James It. Sener, who
also introduced the speakers. On the plat
form, among others, wore Judge A. W.
Wallace, State Senator William A. Set
tle. “x-Mayor M. Slaughter, Gen. Danlol
Buggies and Lieut. M. Barton, the mem
bers of the etty council, Maj. J. Horace
Lacy, Maj. Morris, ex-Lieut. Gov. Marye
and Hon. H. F. Crismond.
Splendid speeches were made by Con
gressman Jenkins of Wisconsin, James
N. Walker and William A. Jones of Vir
ginia
The resolutions call for the establish
ment of u national battlefield park here
on some of the great fields of Freder
icksburg, Snottsylvanla Court House.
Chan 'ciloravlllo or the Wilderness, and
earnestly urge the cordial co-operation
of the Grand Army of the Republic and
the United Camps ot Confederate Veter
ans because their valor made those fields
famous. A commission of eleven promi
nent citizens of this city and the sur
rounding counties was appointed to take
charge of the matter.
THREE SLAIN IN FIVE MINUTES.
An Old Fend Break* Oat 'Afresh at u
Murder Trial.
Bean Station, Tenn., April 16.—George
Jackson, William Dootson and George
Green were killed yesterday morning
about fifteen miles from here in Hancock
county.
The trouble arose at tho trial of Marlon
Hatfield for the murder of Jones Trale, as
a result of (in old fued between the Greens
and Hatfields.
Inside of five minutes from the beginning
of the trouble the three men were dead.
Jackson was a constable and was acting as
a peacemaker. No arrests were made at
the trial.
Hatfield confessed that Trale had been
killed by Charles Collins for the purpose of
robbery, but that he was left out of the
deal.
Officers are after Collins and he will be
lynched if caught.
A CYCLONE IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
Two Person* Killed and Several In
jured During the Blotv.
Faulkton, S. D., April 16.—A tornado
passed through Faulk county from north
east to southwest yesterday, resulting in
two deaths and several persons injured.
Considerable damage was done at Cres
bard, Millard and Burkmere. Several
houses were blown away.
The residence of E. T. Evans, near Cres
bard. was completely destroyed, his two
children killed and Evans and his wire
badly hurt.
At Burkmere the Winona mill elevator
was demolished.
At Cresbard a church was moved from
its foundation.
PUT A BULLET IN IlfS HEART.
A Woman Kill* a Barber Who Was
Trying to Enter Her llnnie,
Raleigh, N. C., April 16.—At Beaufort,
N. C„ late last night, William Rice, a
young white barber, was shot by Miss
Belle Beveridge, a mlddle-ageu woman, as
be was trying to effect an entrance into
her home. His purpose was evidently
other than robbery. The weapon used
was a pistol. The ball entered near Rice’s
heart. His condition is so critical that
the bullet cannot be extracted.
BARON DE GRIMM DEAD.
The Well-Known Contortionist Car
ried Off by Pneumonia.
New York, April 16.—Baron Constantin
de Grimm, the well known cartoonist,
died shortly after noon to-day at his resi
dence in this city. He suffered from pneu
monia. and a complication of kidney dis
eases.
The baron was born in Germany about
forty years ago and was well known in
newspaper circles.
A BEDFORD CITY BANK FAILS.
its Capitol and Surplus gffi.ooo and
It* Liabilities $133,(810.
Washington, April 19.— The Firzt Na
tional Bank of Bedford City, Va., failed
to-day. Its capital stock, was *50,000, and
Its surplus and profits 123.000. Its Individ
ual deposits amounted to $78,000, and the
bank owed $55,000 borrowed money. Hank
Examiner Burgwln has been placed in
t’berce of the bank.
I DAILY. *lO A YEAR. i
■( S CENTS A COPY. >
I WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WKEK *1 A THAR t
ATKINSON SOUNDS AN ALARM.
A JUNE PRIMARY FULL OF PERIL
TO THE PARTY.
The Apathy Which Would Result In
October Would Probably Meat* Do
feat of the Democratic Candidate*
In Many Cos unties—On the other
Hand a Primary on the Senator
ship In Connection With the Stale
Election Mould Bring Out the Fail
Democratic Vole.
Atlanta, Qa„ April 16.—Gov. Atkinson
to-day gave to the press a letter written
to Chairman J. W. Harris of the Bartow
county executive committee, taking tha
same position as Chairman Clay In oppo
sition to the holding of a senatorial pri
mary on June 6.
The governor urges several additional
grounds against action, in June, calling
especial attention to the fact that tho
new registration law is to be tried this
year, and it will be hazardous to depart
from party usuages until it has been
tried.
“In Fulton, Chatham, Bibb, Musoogee.
Coweta,, Troup and other like counties,”
said the governor, in giving the letter oul
for publication to-day, the populist party
has not strength enough to stimulate tha
democrats to register in order to vota in
tho state election, because they feel that
their ticket is safe in the county, and
there Is no use for them to exert them
selves. These conditions existing in thesa
counties, it is certain that the registra
tion there will be small unless something
is dono to encourage the people to reg
ister. if In October wo have the vote toe
United States senator and none are al
lowed to vote save those who vote In tho
general election. It will largely Increase tho
vote for the ticket In these counties and
others similarly situated. In my opinion
in the counties named alone the vote for
United States senator, if taken In Octo
ber, will Increase the vote for the stain
ticket at least 6,000.”
The governor in Ills letter to Judge Har
ris says: “In my opinion June primaries
on tlie United States sniatorshlp will re
sult In great Injury to the party, possibly
imperilling the success of the state ticket
and certainly defeating legislators ami
county officers In quite a number of coun
ties. When we remember that we are t®
hold the first election under the new reg
istration law, that it cannot now be know®
how tt will effect the strength of our par
ty, that we are threatened with a fusion
of the opposing forces, and that the log*
on change of lUO votes on the basis of thi*
returns of two years ago will lose quite a
number of counties, it should serve to
make us slow to revolutionize well estab
lished party usage, or to precipitate such
hasty action as to give any number of our
pnrty brethren Just cause of complaint. I
am convinced that If no June primaries
are held, but all postponed by counties de
siring to hold primaries on the senatorshlp
until the day of the October election, it
will save many counties to the democracy
and largely increase the vote of the state
ticket. Under this plan there will be no
sore or disappointed democrats, no cause
for charging that any portion of the party
has been unfairly dealt with, or that snap
Judgment has been taken by anyone, but
all shades of opinion within the party will
feel that they have been fairly treated by
their party associates and will continue ac
tively at work for the success of democ
racy until tho polls close In October.
“Octotx r primaries would have the ad
vantage of being a fuller expression of the
people made after all the discussion of
the campaign, and after the action of the
state ami national conventions, and would
a,M In preserving the unity and strength
of the party. I feel a deep interest in
the success of the county Uckels, as well
as the state ticket, and hope to see more
conservative action than is now threaten
ed. Tho real contests in which we are to
engage are the elections for the county
and state officers In October, and elec
tors and members of congress In No
vember, and to be successful we must b®
fair, considerate of the rights and feel
ings of others and considerate of party
usage.”
POP r 1.1 STS OK NORTH CAROLINA.
They Hefnae to Fuae With the Rea
publicans on on Electoral Ticket,
Raleigh, N. C., April 16.—T0-day the pop
ulist state committee met here to con
sider the question of fusion with the re
publicans. Senator Butler presided. Sev
enteen members of the committee wero
present. There were also present many
other populists, embracing nearly all of
the prominent leaders of that party. In
cluding Congressmen Skinner and Shu
ford. Twenty-four populists, not commit
teemen, spoke as the roll of districts waa
called and these gave reports as to the
wishes of the people regarding fusion,
to all of which the committeemen lis
tened without making any speech. It waa
the overwhelming sentiment that thera
should be no fusion in the electoral ticket,
but that there should be on/the state and
local tickets, provided that the populists
are allowed to name the candidate for
governor. They declare they will adhera
to this demand and that the republicans
will concede It.
The republicans, through their stata
chairman, say they will not concede It.
The committee againt met to-night. Its
sub-committee and that of the republi
cans will meet to-morrow, and try to ar
range terms of fusion.
WANT A FREE SILVER CANDIDATE*
The Democrats of XYashlngtoni
Choose Delegates to Chicago.
Tacoma, Wash.. April 16.—The demo
cratic state convention yesterday fought
ail day over the question of a free silver
platform, and Instructing the delegates
to vote for a free silver candidate for
the presidency. A free silver resolution
was adopted, but the delegates go unin
rtrucled. They are: Hugh C. Wallace of
Tacoma, R. C. McCrosky of Whitman. W.
H. White of Seattle, J. E. Fenton of
Spokane, J. F. Glerton of Cchalis county,
Thomas Maloney of Fort Angeles, J. L.
Sharpsteing of Walla Walla, and Charles
A. Darling of New Whitcom.
President Cleveland’s administration
was endorsed.
Mr. Wallace, who heads the delegation,
is a son-in-law of Chief Justice Fuller of
the supreme court of the United States,
and it is said that he secured the endorse
ment of the national administration, and
prevented the delegation from being in
structed.
VIRGINIA'S SIXTH DISTRICT.
The Delegates to St. Louis Instruct
ed for McKinley.
Roanoke, Va„ April 16.—The republican
convention of the Sixth congressional dis
trict eleoted James McLaughlin of Lynch
burg, and Everett ftprut of this city to
the Si. Louis convention to-day. Tha
resolution* Instruct for McKinley and In
dorse Lamb for stale cnairtnan. Brack
Ktovall was nominated for elector.
Made a Heaerve City.
Washington. April 18.—The controller ot
the currency has approved the application
of the city of Houston, Tea., to U> toads a
reserve city.