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THE MORNING NEWS, i
Established 1860. . . Incorporated ISSt -
1. H. ESTILL, President,
HOUSE FAVORS GOOD HARBORS
APPROPRIATION bill passed
OVER THE PRESIDENT'S VETO,
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The Vote 220 to 60—Thirty-Nine
Democrats Recorded in Favor of
Passing: the Measure Despite the
Adverse Action of the President.
Stosvd of North Carolina the Only
Populist Who Voted In Favor of
Passing: the Bill.
Washington, June 2.—ln the House to
day Mr. Henderson reported from the
committee on rules an order making the
hours of meeting for the remainder of
the session 11 o’clock. It was agreed to.
In this connection Mr. Dingley, chair
man of the committee on ways and means,
called the attention of the members to
the necessity of maintaining a quorum
in attendance in order that the business
of the House might be successfully prose
cuted. Seven of the appropriation bills,
he said, were still in conference, with
ssveral matters of difference between the
two houses, likely to cause friction, and
upon which yea and nay votes would
doubtless be demanded before they were
settled. In order to close up the business
of the House he warned members pro
posing to leave that the presence of a
quorum was absolutely necessary. If a
quorum be broken, Mr. Dingley said, ho
desired to warn members that it would
be necessary to send for theii.
Mr. Cannon, chairman of the commit
tee on appropriations, state that, in his
Judgment, there was no possibility that
the present session of congress would end
before Wednesday of next week, and
probably not before Friday or Saturday.
Mr. Henderson—That depends upon a
quorum remaining?
Mr. Cannon—Oh,, yes; certainly. With
out a quorum the session would run along
for a month.
The Speaker—The speaker expresses the
hope that the quorum-keeping will be
gin promptly at 11 o'clock.
Tile report of the committee on rivers
and harbors recommending the passage
of the river and harbor appropriation,
"the objections of the Pres,dent to the
contrary notwithstanding,’ was presented
by Mr. Hooker, rep., of New York, chair
man, and- read. The report states that
of the 417 Items of appropriations con
tained In the bill, all except twenty
seven are for projects contained in bibs
which have heretofore become laws, and
which have been for years in process of
construction by the government. No new
projects were added to the bill of 1894. It
will thus be seen, the report states, that
the principal work of the committee has
been the Investigation and examination
of improvements to which congress has
repeatedly committed itself. The river
and harbor bill of 1890 appropriated $25,-
000,000, and placed certain works under
the contract system, which Involved the
additional expenditure of $15,0(10,000. It
appeals, therefore, that by far the great
er number of the projects appropriated
for In this blli were also appropriated for
in the bill of 1890, and which are not yet
completed. .
The report explains that that bill was'
referred to Gen. Casey, then chief of the
United States engineers, who reported to
President Harrison that only eight of the
Items seemed to be of limited or local
benefit. The gross amount appropriated
for these items was $72,000. From this it
will be seen, the report continues, that
the larger part of the projects contained
in the present bill, passed the scrutiny
and received the approval of Gen. Casey,
and have gone unchallenged until now.
The bills of 1890 and 1802 were approved by
president Harrison, and the bill of 1894
was permitted by the present executive
to become a law by limitation.
The committee impeach the President’s
declaration that many of the objects for
which the money is appropriated are not
related to the public welfare. They as
sert that the bill was carefully prepared
after exhaustive hearings, and that they
scrupulously avoided making appropria
tions not in the interest of commerce.
Referring to the President’s criticism
that not a few of the improvements have
been so improvidently planned and prose
cuted that after an unwise expenditure
of millions of dollars, new experiments
for their accomplishment have been en
tered upon, the committee say that it
has often occurred after a project has
been adopted in accordance with certain
defined plans, submitted by the engineers,
that the interests of commerce required
that a greater and more effective im
provement than that first contemplated
should be made. In such cases it had long
been the custom of congress to order from
time to time new estimates to be made
with a view to enlarging the scope of
these projects. In making appropria
tions for these enlarged projects, the Dili
often directed that the money appropria
ted should be expended in accordance
with the modifications of the engineers.
The committee believe, therefore, that
the President may have inferred from the
language so used that the original plans
had been improvident and ill-advised and
the money wasted, when the money ex
pended upon the original plans was ju
diciously expended and would have been
expended even If the modified plans had
been originally adopted, instance of
these modifications is found in The case
of harbors at Baltimore, Portland, ><ew
York. 'Wilmington, Del., SaVannah, and
A careful re-examination of the bill war
rants the committee in asserting that there
is no foundation for the President s state
ment that the bill carries appropriations
for work which private parties have act
ualiy agreed with the government to do
in consideration of their occupancy of
public property. , . ._
Referring to the President's further
criticism that the bill contemplates an
immediate cash expenditure of nearly
317,W0,000, including $3,00.1,000 carried in the
sundry civil appropriations bill for con
tract work, the committee asserts that the
President is in error, and only $12,621,000
are to be exoended during the two fiscal
years ending’June 30, 1898. The statement
is also made that the bill does not appro
priate $62,000,000 for contract work, but
only $59,016,000.
It is also shown that if all the contracts
authorized by the bill are promptly enter
ed into by the Secretary of War, the max
imum amount that can be expended in
any one year is $16,512,000 and not $20,000,000,
as’the President asserts.
Referring to the President’s further crit
icism that the appropriations for the
smaller schemes not covered by con
tracts which will fall due two years hence,
will not be less than $30,000,000,' the com
mittee say that the next river and harbor
bill will only cover the cost of prosecut
ing these smaller works for the two fiscal
years ending in 19u0 and that no addi
tional appropriations for the .smaller ones
will be made for the year 1898.
Passing to the President’s accusation
of extravagance, the committee shows
that the average appropriations for the
past six years have been $16,700,000 a
year, while, including the present bill
and the two others for the remainder of
this century, the total amount for those
six years will only average $13,000,000 a
year. This is based partly upon the ground,
that the committee’s experience with the
ontract system in the past, together with
1 iher knowledge, Justifies the belief that
the contract work, which will be distrib
uted over a period of six years, and which
amounts to $59,000,000, will be completed
*or at least 30 per cent, less than ’he
amount stated, or, in other words, the
$12,900,000.
The report repeatedly emphasizes the
■ommittee's approval of the contract sys
u m as being less expensive to the gov
ernment. ami securing more prompt and
She Piofniitfl
satisfactory results. This system Is the
distinctive feature of the bill, and the
committee strongly recommends its con
tinuation.
The reports adds that no good reason
has been assigned by the President why
the House should recede from Us action
with regard to the measure.
"It must not be forgotten,” the report
concludes, “that if this bill should fail,
there are hundreds of useful projects of
improvement that have been in process of
completion for a number of years and
against which the most captious critic
could urge no objection, which would be
suspended, whereby great waste would
be incurred and great loss sustained. Not
withstanding all that has been said against
the bill your committee assert that if it
should become a law It wouid yield most
actual substantial benefit to the farmers,
the producers, the consumers, the mer
chants and the business interests of the
country and contribute largely to its pros
perity.”
There was an unusually large number of
members In their stats, and they listened
to the report with close attention,
and applauded it warmly.
Mr. Hooker stated that in the opinion of
the committee the President's veto raised
every possible objection and it was the in
tention of the committee by its report to
answer them. He said that many gentle
men had spoken to him about discussing
the veto and if he had consented to glv •
them all the time asked for, it would
run over three or four days. The mat
ter was one for the House to determine;
if It wanted to engage upon a general
debate, well and good. In order to test
the sense of the House on ine question,
and without expressing an opinion as to
the desirability of the course Indicated,
he would ask the previous question on
the motion to pass the bill. (Applause.)
Mr. Dockery, dem.. of Missouri, and
several other members were on their feet
demanding recognition. The former, with
great vehemence of manner, denounced
the course of the gentleman from New
York (Mr. Hooker), shouting; "The gen
tleman agreed with me yesterday that
there should be opportunity for debate.
It is unjust, unfair and unmanly to cut us
off this way.”
Mr. Hooker seemed about to yield to
Air. Dockery’s demand, but many mem
bers Interposed with cries for "the regu
lar order, and the vote on ordering the
previous question was taken. It resulted:
Ayes, 179; noes, 60. Mr. Dockery de
manded the ayes and navs, but could
muster only forty-six members to second
his demand—not a sufficient number—and
that announcement was greeted with de
risive cries of triumph from the friends
of *he bill.
The speaker put the question: “Upon
reconsiueratlon, will the House pass the
bill, the objections of the President to
the_ contrary, notwithstanding?”
\\ hereupon Mr. Dockery mado another
effort to secure a hearing, so mildly a-s
to be almost pathetic, he inquired: 'Tpon
the question of passing a bill over the
President's veto, there can be no debate
under the course pursued by the gentle
man In charge?”
The Speaker—When the House of Rep
resentatives has so voted, there can be
no debate. (Applause.)
Mr. Dockery—And it has so voted. Sti
fled debate.
And he sank into his seat amidst gen
eral laughter.
’ r he--vate was then taken on the passage
of tho bill over the President’s veto, the
constitution requiring that it should be
done by yeas and nays. There were 220
yeas and 00 nays, more than two-thirds
having voted in the affirmative, the bill
was declared to have passed.
The following democrats voted to pass
the bill over the President's veto:
Messrs. Bankhead, Berry, Fuck, Catch
ing*, Clark of Alebama, Cobb, Cooper of
Florida, Cooper of Texas, Culberson, Cum
mings, Denny, Dinsmore, Ellett, Elliott,
Fitzgerald, Kendail, Kyle, Latimer, Les
ter, Little, McCulloch, McMillan, Mcßae,
Meyer, Money, Ogden, Owens, Price, Rob
ertson, Sparkman, Strait, Talbert, Terry,
Turner of Georgia, Tyler, Underwood,
Washington, Williams and Wilson of
South. Carolina—39.
The negative vote was made up of the
following:
Democrats—Messrs. Allen of Mlsslb
sippi, Bartlett, Bell, Black, Clarity, Cock
rell, DeArmond, Dockery, Erdmun, Hall
of Missouri, Harrison, Hart, Hendrick,
Jones, Kleberg, Layton, Maguire, Mc-
Clellan, AlcDearmon, Pendletcu. Richard
son, Sayers, Shaw, Sorg, Stallings, Sul
zer, Tate, Tucker, Turner of Virginia and
Walsh.
Republicans—Messrs. Allen of Utah,
Anderson, Andrews, Baker of New Hamp
shire, Browrt, Caiderhead, Connolly,
Grout, Hager, Hainer, Hepburn, Leighty,
Long, McCall of Tennessee, AlcClure, Alc-
Ewan, Pearson, Pitney, Scranton, Settle,
Shafroth, Sherman, Tracewell and Upde
graff.
Populists—Messrs. Baker of Kansas,
Bell of Colorado, Kem and Skinner.
Mr. Strowd of North Carolina was the
only populist who voted for the bill.
There were comparatively so few votes
in the negative that It was found impos
sible to pair absent members in favor of
the bill.
The rest of the session, mainly, was
taken up with the argument on the con
tested election case of Mitchell vs. Walsh
from the Eighth New York district, and
voting upon it. The report of the ma
jority of elections committee No. 2. recom
mending the seating of .Mitchell, rep., in
place of Mr. Walsh, dem., was agreed
to—yeas, 162; nays, 39.
By this action the democratic strength
of the House was reduced to 97, and that
of the republicans increased to 249.
Conference reports on the naval ap
propriation bill and the bill making ap
propriations for fortifications and coast
defenses were presented and the former
agreed to.
The latter was the final report of the
conferees, and provided for the expendi
ture of $7,377,888, and authorized contracts
to the amount of $4,195,070.
The lack of a quorum prevented the
adoption of the report, and at 5:40 o’clock
the House adjourned.
GREECE WANTS TO ANNEX CRETE.
The King Mast Abdicate or Yield to
the Popular Will.
London, June 2.—The Vienna corres
pondent of the Daily News telegraphs that
he learns from Atnens that the Greek na
tion, the government and the crown prince
all favor the annexation of the island of
Crete by Greece. Such a favorable chance
as the present one Is not likely to recur.
The king, however, would do anything
rather than to offend Russia, hut never
theless he cannot long resist the will of
the nation. His abdication is hinted at.
The prime minister and the minister of
foreign affairs were closeted with the king
for hours to-day. There are many indica
tions that the recent inaction of the gov
ernment will be abandoned.
The Daily News has also a dispatch di
rect from Athens, which gives further de
tails of the critical situation in Crete. It
says that the Turks are pillaging and
burning the villages in the vicinity of Re
timo. It is stated that seventy-five Turk
ish soldiers were killed and forty wound
ed in the recent fighting at Tsavaro and
Vamos.
A SPLIT AMONG REPUBLICANS.
Two Candidates for Congress In
Virginia's Fourth District.
Richmond, Va., June 2.—The republican
congressional convention for the Fourth
district, which met at Farmville to-day,
was a perfect riot. Before the body was
regularly organized, the Brady and the
Thorpe factions separated into two con
ventions and began proceedings in the
same building, the chairman of the two
factions occupying the same ro3trum.
The Brady faction nominated Charles Gee
of Prince George county for congress,
and the Thorpe faction nominated
Thorpe. Each faction also elected op
posing members of the state committee.
Both Gee and Thorpe declare that they
are In the field to stay,
SAVANNAH, GA„ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 189(5.
POPULIST BOND BILL PASSED.
THE SENATE PITS IT THROUGH BY
A VOTE OF 32 TO 25.
Senator Morrill Accuses the Demo*
crude Senators of Going Over to i
tbc Popnltsts—Senator* Urown of
Utah and Teller of Colorado
Speak In Advocacy of the Bond
Bill and Allison and Chandler
Against It.
Washington, June 2.—An eight-hour ses
sion of the Senate was wound up by the
passage of the bill to prohibit the issu
ance cf Interest bearing bonds without
the consent of congress. All the amend
ments, with a motion to postpone, were
voted down by a majority of 7, and the
bill was passed by a like majority—32 to 25.
A speech was made earl£ In the day by
the chairman of the finance committee,
Mr. Morrill, rep., of Vermont, on tho
Dingley emergency tariff bill. In bis re
marks he intimated that democratic sen
ators were so much afraid that the popu
lists were going to get the better of them
that they hurried to become populists
themselves by voting for the free coinago
substitute in the Dingley bill. Tnis sub
stitute he characterized as a “legislative
whim,” Illustrating the old apothegm that
"men are but children of a larger
growth."
The conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill (as to Indian citizen
ship) was discussed from the close of Mr.
Morrill's speech until 1 o’clock, when the
morning hour expired, and the bill to
prohibit the Issuance of bonds without the
consent of congress was taken up. To
that bill an amendment was offered by
Mr. Aldrich, rep., of Rhode Island, to
add the word3, "unless in case of an
emergency, It Is necessary to preserve the
public credit."
The bill was advocated by Senators
Brown, rep., of Utah, and Teller, rep., of
Colorado, and was opposed by Senators
Allison, rep., of lowa and Chandler, rep.,
of New Hampshire. Mr. Cannon de
clared that the great beating heart of the
Intermountaln states was for the free
and unlimited coinage of silver, and took
for its leader Henry M. Teller of Colo
rado, not John Sherman of Ohio.
Mr. Allison characterized the risk of a
relapse into the conditions which pre
vailed between 1861 and 1879, as a most un
wise and unjust thing, and said that no
part jf the people of the United States
could be benefited by such a relapse.
Mr. Chandler appealed to the demo
cratic senators not to vote a want of
confidence In the President of the United
States and the Secretary of the Treas
ury, who were men of their own party
and of their own choice.
Mr. Teller said that he did not believe
that the gold people need have any, or
had any, fears or McKinley, or or his
attitude on the money question. Speeches
against the bill were also made by Sen
ators Burrows, rep., of Michigan and
Palmer, dem., of Illinois. Tnen the vot
ing began. All the amendments were
voted down.
The bill was passed, and the Senate, at
7:10 o'clock, adjourned until 11 a. m. to
morrow.
The following is the vote in detail on the
bond prohibition bill:
Yeas—Messrs. Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry,
Biown, Butler. Cannon, Chilton, Daniel,
Dubois, George, Hansbrough, Harris,
Jones of Arkansas, Jones of Nevada,
Mills, Mitchell of Oregon, Morgan, Pasco,
Peffer, Pettigrew, Pritchard, Pugh, Stew
art, Teller, Tillman, Turpie, Vest, Walt
hall, Warren, White and Wolcott—32.
Nays—Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, Brice,
Burrows, Caffery, Chandler, Cullom. Da
vis, Faulkner, Galiinger, Hale, Hawley,
Hill. Lindsay, Lodge, Mcßride, Mitchell of
Wisconsin, Nelson, Palmer, Platt, Quay,
Smith, Vilas, Wetmore and Wilson—2s.
, Tho bill provides that “the issuance of
Interest-bearing bonds of the United
States for any purpose whatever, without
further authority of congress, is hereby
prohibited.”
Mr. Allison, rep., of lowa, moved to pro
ceed to the consideration of the filled
cheese bill, and that was antagonized by
a motion to adjourn, which was voted
down.
Mr. Allisons’ motion was then agreed
to and the filled-cheese bill was taken up
and made the unfinished business.
The declaration of adjournment was ac
companied by an exclamation of "God save
the country!” from Mr. Hill. „
A WEDDING AT WASHINGTON.
Vice President Stevenson’s Daugh
ter the Bride.
Washington, June 2.—At 8 o’clock this
evening, at the New York Avenue Presby
terian church, the wedding of Miss Julia
Stevenson, daughter of the Vice Presi
dent of the United States, to the Rev.
Martin D. Ilardln of Danville, Ky., was
solemnized by Rev. Dr. Katcliffe, pastor
of the church. In the presence of a com
pany including the President of the
United States and Mrs. Cleveland the
members of the cabinet and Judges of
the supreme court of the United States;
the diplomatic corps, and many others
prominent in official and social circles in
the capital. The wedding cermony was a
type of simplicty in all its details.
The bride entered on the arm of her
father, the Vice President, who gave her
away at the altar. Following the wed
ding, a reception was held at the Hotel
Normandie at 10:30 p. m., after which Mr.
and Mrs. Hardin departed for their home
at Bowling Green, Ky.
The wedding ceremony was one of the
simplest and least ostentatious of the
many that has happened In prominent
Washington social circles for many
years. The guests of the occasion
were in the main personal friends of the
united families. Those from a distance in
additon to Mr. Hardin’s immediate fami
ly. included ex-Gov. and Mrs. Knott of
Kentucky and Judge and Mrs. Charles A.
Hardin of Kentucky.
KILLED ON THE STREET.
Father and Son Shoot n Man anil
Then Cut His Throat.
Nevada, June 2.—John E. Blair
and his son, Alva Blair, attacked the
former’s son-in-law, Henry Anthony, on
the street yesterday afternoon, with re
volvers and knives. Over twenty-five
shots were fired at Anthony and seven of
them struck him. Anthony ran down into
the business part of the town, and the
Blairs overtook him and cut his throat
in the presence of 200 people. Both the
Blair’s at once gave themselves up to the
sheriff and are in jail.
A RICH BANKER DEAD.
Neuralgia of the Heart Carries Him
Off at 71 Y ears.
Louisville, Ky., June 2.—Thomas L. Bar
rett, president of the Bank of Kentucky,
and the greatest banker in the state, died
shortly after noon to-day. Mr. Barrett’s
death was caused by neuralgia of the
heart. He was ill only four days. He
was 71 years old, and had been president
of the bank since 1865. He was one of
the richest men in the state.
A Cycle Company' Assigns.
Chicago, June 2.—The Marsy-Davis Cy
cle Company has assigned. The assets
are $60,000, aud the liabilities $70,000,
TENNESSEE’S CITNTI'.N M VL.
Another Military Parade—Exercises
on the Grounds.
Nashville, Tenn., June 2.—The second
and closing day of the Centennial cele
bration passed off with mu h eclat.
At noon a sp'endtd military pageapt,
with nearly 2,000 t In line, took up
a line of march through the city, thenco
to the centennial grounds. The troops
were under the command of Gen. Guy V.
Henrv, Third U. S. cavalry. Missouri, and
the Tennessee National guar ’ were com
manded by Gen. Taylor of Memphis. The
troops turned back at the gate, returning
to camp.
Possibly 75,000 people wltnf **<M the pa
rade. Immediately after the display th<x
crowds flocked by the thousands to tho
Centennial grounds, where about 6,000 per
sons filled the auditorium ard heard tire
exercises held under the auspices of the
Tennessee Historical Society. Judge
John M. Lea, president of the society,
presided.
Hon. Alf Taylor, from West Tennessee,
delivered an able uddress on "The Future
of Tennessee.” It was a masterly effort,
in which he pictured the grand possibili
ties of the state in her department of in
dustry.
Hon. E. W. Carmack, late editor of the
Memphis Commercial-Appeal, a promi
nent democrat from East Tennessee, fol
lowed In a speech equally as noble cn
"The Early Days of Tenne.-- e." It was
a comprehensive undress, replete with
historical Incidents and facts splendidly
set forth.
In the afternoon Mayor G. G. Helskell
addressed the woman 8 department on
“Woman and Her Work." This afternoon
a grand sham battle was fought at Camp
Thomas, Just across the river. Fully CO,-
000 people witnessed the spectacle.
Never before in the history of the city
has such a mass of people gathered on
her commons.
The visiting military leave to-morrow
for their respective homes.
The Washington correspondents left at
midnight, via Chattanooga.
OREGON'S ELECTION.
The Ticket* Uitilly Scratched and
the ltcHnlt In Douhl.
Portland, Ore., June 2.—Never have been
tickets so scratched as they were at yes
terday's election. The count Is progress
ing phenomenally slow' throughout the
state. The only things certain are that
the republicans have elected Bean su
premo judge, and been successful In tha
counties with the looal officers, hut as the
scattering figures are received the result
appears greatly mixed owing to tho local
issues. It is impossible as yet to deter
mine whether the republicans will control
tho next legislature or whether It will bo
in the hands of the populists and demo
crats. The populists show great gains In
some of the districts. In the Second con
gressional district, the Indications point to
the election of Ellis, rep., while Quinn,
pop., seems to be leading Norlhup, inde
pendent republican, In the First district.
Portland. Ore., June 2, 11 p. m.—The
next legislature of Oregon will be over
whelmingly republican. The candidates
of that party In nearly every county have
majorities or pluralities. Up to this eve
ning the returns show that only two dem
ocrats have been elected arid they are
democratic-populists in Clatsop county.
In Lane ana Llrin counties of the Wil
lamette valley, some populist representa
tives and senators are elected, due to the
defection of the democrats.
In Portland the result Is thus far con
siderably mixed. There are In all 312 can
didates and the counting Is very slow.
Jonathan Burne, Jr., the leader of Sen
ator Mitchell's campaign, Is elected to the
lower house, while one or two antl-.MJtch
ell men are elected. It Is likely that the
two democratic nominees for the state
senate are successful. It will be Impos
sible for some time yet to tell accurately
Senator Mitchell's chances for re-election.
iMost of the republicans are for silver, but
many of them do not favor Senator
Mitchell. _
FOR REED AND SOUND MONEY.
Tim Repnlillean Convention of
Maine Held at Uangor,
Bangor, Me., June 2.—J. 11. Manley,
chairman of the state committee, called
the republican state convention to order
at 2 p’clock this afternoon. Mr. Ivl.fflley
introduced Hon. Harold M. Sowall of Bath
as temporary chairman.
Mr. Sewall was also made permanent
chairman.
Sound finance, protection and Reed for
president formed the topics of Mr. Sewall's
speech. His reference to Reed raised a
storm of enthusiasm.
The platform opens with a protection
plank. It then says: "We are opposed to
the free and unlimited coinage of silver,
except by international agreement, and
until such agreement can be obtained we
believed that the present gpla standard
should be maintained.”
The closing paragraph declares: "Un
swerving loyalty to that great champion
of protection and sound money, the Hon.
Thomas B. Reed, in the hope that the
coming national convention will recog
nize the urgent demand of the business In
terests of the country for his nomina
tion.”
Llewellyn Powers of Houlton was nomi
nated as the candidate for governor by
acclamation. This was the only nomina
tion to be made.
The convention then adjourned.
CHARLESTON'S NEW LINE.
The Banker* Favorably Impressed
With (he Project,
Charleston, S. C., June 2.—The bankers’
association of the city held a meeting lo
uay and adopted resolutions recommend
ing the bonds of tho proposed Charles
ton and Macon road as a good and sound
Investment. All of the hanks of the city
have called meetings of their directors for
to-morrow to determine how many of
the bonds each Institution will take. It
is believed that the banks of the city
will subscribe for nearly, if not all, of
the entire issue of $320,000. T)ie construc
tion company is very confident that the
proposed road will be built, and that the
new railroad system will be formed.
LYNCHERS AFTER A NEGRO.
He I* Wanted for an Assault on a
White Woman.
Montgomery, Ala., June 2.—A special to
the Advertiser from Edwardsville, Ala.,
says: "A posse of citizens of this county
are anxiously looking for a negro namd
Henry Mcßurnott, who Is wanted for an
attempted assault on a white woman
about eight miles from here yesterday
The woman’s screams attracted help ami
the negro escaped. As soon as the alarm
was given, dogs were put on his track,
but the trail was lost at Frulthurat. If ho
is caught the trial will be a short one.”
LAVIGNE'S VICTORY!
The Pall Mall Gazette Say* He Is a
Much Belter Man Than Bnrge,
London, Juno 2.—> The Pall Mall Gazette,
In Its comments on the glove contest be
tween R‘.d Lavigne and Dick Burge before
the National Sporting Club last- night
says it was the best fight that has ever
been seen in the arena of the National
Sporting Club. Lavigne, the Gazette
says, showed himself to be a far better
man than Burge, - _
BONES ON TRIAL FOB LARCENY
THE CASE LIKELY Tl GO TO THE
JURY TO-DAY.
Frank E. Fleming of the Interested
Banking Firm (lie Only Witness
Introduced for the Prosecution.
No Witnesses Called for the De
fense and tlie Accused Called on
for a Statement in Ills Own Be
half.
Augusta, Ga., June 2.—Tho John P.
Bones ca.se advanced to the stage of ar
gument to-day and will be finished to
morrow. Tlie prosecution Introduced only
one witness, Frank E. Fleming, of ths
firm of Fleming, Thomas & Cos., bankers,
besides a lot of documentary evidence,
books, accounts, receipts, etc., and the
defense only had the prisoner to make a
statement.
The evidence adduced does not differ
materially from that reported In the pre
liminary hearing. It was shown that
John P. Bones was a cotton factor, who
did ills business on money advanced him
by Fleming, Thomas & Cos., bankers; that
Bones deposited with the bank the noton
of his customers, warehouse receipts and
Ids Individual note. On Dec. 19 the amount
which ho had borrowed from tho bank
aggregated about $31,000 and the bank
proposed that the whole be consolidated
in a single note, and that Bones give a
warehouse receipt for a sufficient number
of bales as collateral. This was done,
and the marks, weights, etc., of 801 bales
of cotton wen- attached to the note, to
gether with a receipt from Bones, read
ing, "Received from Fleming, Thomas &
Cos., 801 bales cotton, etc.”
The proceeds of this cotton, whi n sold,
wus to he applied to the liquidation ot
the note. A large portion of the cotton
wus soTil, and from Dec. 11l to 28 übout $19,-
UW were deposited with the bank by
Bones, but .Mr. Fleming testified that It
was checked out by Boms hr
fast as deposited, and that his account
was overdrawn the entire time. That this
money, as fust as drawn by Bones, was,
without the knowh dge of Fleming. Thom
as & Cos., used in speculation. That on
Dec. 28, Dones left Augusta, ostensibly to
cull on some of Ills country eustoiners
and collect money, but In reultty he went
west, and was arrested at El Paso, Tex.,
in answer to a reward of s3oo offered by
the bank.
The stale claims that the warehouse
receipt showed a transfer of the cotton
to tho bank and was a receipt for Its
transfer back to Bones to be sold for the
bank, and that he Is responsible to the
bank for the 801 bales, and In not paying
over to the hank on the SJI,OoO note the
money he received for the cotton he was
guilty of larceny after trust. The de
fense claims that nearly all the cotton
covered by the receipt belonged to Bones'
customers and that lie could not transfer
It to the bank, thnt for the few bales
that were In fact the property of Bones
and for the conversion of the proceeds
of which he might be criminally liable,
Fleming, Thomas & Cos. had received an
amount greater than the value of the cot
ton Involved. Bonos had left a letter In
his safe for his bookkeeper when he went
away in which ho was instructed to turn
over everything to tha bank. That the
bank had received mare than the value
of the number of bales that were the
property of Bones, and Included In the
warehouse receipt to the hank. That
when Fleming, Thomas to Cos. made a de
mand upon him for payment in acrordanee
with the terms of the statute, Bones had
tendered an amount In settlement equal
to the number of bales that were really
his and that it had been refused.
Iri his statement Bones said that friends
of Ids had raised SO,OOO ami tendered It to
the bank In settlement, but this also was
refused. The defense has not sought to
Justify Bones’ course and there Is no issue
on the facts and the amounts. Tho de
fense is that Bones’ offense, if there be
any under the law, does hot make up the
offense of larceny after trust.
United States District Attorney William
T. Gary made the opening speech for the
defense and Hon. J. R. I, iritar was speak
ing for the prosecution when one of tho
jurors was taken sick and a recess hud to
lie taken until to-morrow morning, when
Mr. Lamar will finish his speech. Hon.
William H. Fleming will conclude for tho
prosecution and Boykin Wright for the
defense. The statement of the defendant
was rcAT? from manuscript, but contained
no new material facts. Mr. Bones admit
ted in the statement that he had lost the
money in speculation and feeling there
was no future in Augusta for him had
gone west in the hope of recouping his
fortunes.
The case attracts great Interest In the
community because of the prominence of
the parties involved.
FLIGHTS OF FILIBUSTERS.
Jem of a Successful Expedition
Just Lenka Out.
New York, June 2.—The fact leaked out
In the federal building- to
day that a largo party of
Cubans and a consignment of arms
and ammunition for the Cuban army left
Pier 8., Jersey City, on May 9, last,
unknown to the government. The mm
and war material left on the steamship
Flamborough, which runs to British Hon
duras. and were transferred to another
vessel Ecmt where between here and that
port. One of the men who sailed on the
Flamborough and who was transferred
was Capt. Samuel Hughes, who was tried
and acquitted in connection with the first
attempted fniban expedition Of the Ber
muda. It Is learned this afternoon that,
at the Instigation of the Spanish author
ities In this city, active watch was be
ing kept upon several vessels now In this
harbor, one, or all, of which is believed
to have been chartered to take out a
Cuban expedition.
Mobile, Ala., June 2.—The Cubans who
were on the Bermuda expedition to Cuba,
and who came here on the steamer Clear
water ten days ago, via Honduras, left
for Tampa on the steamer Algiers to-day.
They were well clothed and showed that
they had been well treated by the Cuban
sympathizers here. The report that they
are to transfer to a steamer waiting for
them outside is not credited.
Flltliugh Lee at Key West.
Key West, Fla., June 2.—Gen. Fltzhugh
Lee arrived at this city to-night on the
steamer Mascotte, en route to Havana.
On the arrival of the steamer at the dock
a committee of citizens, headed by Mayor
Waddell, called on Consul Lee and paid
their respects.
A Protest by Semir lie Lome.
London, Juno 2.—The Morning Post will
to-morrow publish a dispatch from Mad
rid saving that Senor de Lome, the Span
ish minister, has protested to the Ameri
can government against the parading of
the Cuban flag in a procession In New
York on May 30.
A LONG DROUGHT BROKEN.
Jackson Visited hy a Terrific Thun
der Storm.
Jackson, Miss, June 2.—The longest
spring drought In the history of this sec
tion was broken last night by a terrific
thunderstorm. The rain poured down In
torrents, lightning flashed and thunder
rolled several hours, but there was little
wind. The streets and the gutters were
overflowed. The only damage reported is
that tall corn is fiat on many, farms.
ST. LOVIN' SUFFERERS.
Tlie City Connell Vote* ffor
Hellef l'nrptiwt-fi.
Bt. Louts, Mo.. June 2.—The lower house
of the municipal assembly to-day passed
the bill appropriating 1100,000 for the re
lief of the tornado sufferers. The general
fund footing to-night 1129,000.
Mayor W&ldbrtdge has not refused to
areept moneys sent from outside cities
and naa turned over $15,000. thus secured,
to the relief committee. The mayor, how
e\o;r. believe* that St. Louis should be
equal to the task of earing for the af
flicted.
The Individuals of the police force who
were not sufferers from the storm, have
each contributed ono day's pay to tho
general fund.
The fli. Louts Fair Association turned
Into the fund the net profits of yester
day’s racing, about $1,9U0.
James Campbell, l>an Callln. NV. J.
Lemp. Charles Parsons and other capi
talists to-day took Initial step* to raise
$230,0n0 to lend to the tornado sufferers
at low rates of interest to rebuild their
homes. Mo interest will be charged for
twelve months. At the Noonday Club
$55,000 was raised to-day for this purpose.
\ • .
William Hartlgan, a wealthy Iron
minor of Birmingham, Ala., Is
beneath tho debris of tho
wrecked building*. Hartlgan. who
owned several mines and a large furnace
near Birmingham. Ala., came to St. Louis
two days before the tornado to purehaso
machinery. Wednesday he went to the
fair ground*. Since then nothing has been
seen of him.
The sum shone but ten minutes to-day
and frequent showers and falling tomper
ature kept up the strain of misery among
the unfortunates. At all the relief sta
tions long lines of men and women stood
waiting their turn to receive tho dally al
lotment of food.
The county supervisors In East Bt.
Isiuls, In resp6nst< to an appeal from the
city council, to-day voted an appropria
tion of $25,000 to relieve the Immediate suf
fering.
Tho destitution In East Bt. Louis Is
hourly Increasing. The ladles' relit f
comm It toe mado a tour of the territory
to-day and report 570 families absolutely
homeless and destitute. Two thousand
five hundred people were breakfasted by
iho committee to-day. t>no hundred
families, who found homes In freight cars,
were turned out In the rain to-day.
A committee of Islanders jnade an ap
peal to Mayor Bader for tents. He Im
mediately telegraphed the governor for
100 canvasses. Those able to move made
a rush for the suburb of Denverslde, where
seventy tents are standing. The militia
were compelled to drive back many of
the new-comers to prevent a panic.
The fight for the necessaries of life Is
a desperate one. The relief commltteo
are having a hard time controlling the
poor and making equal distribution. At
present they are expending about SI,OOO
a day for food, clothing and dots. They
need SSOO a day more, but tho capital Is
limited. .
MONEY FOR THE NAVY.
The Conferees Settle a Few More of
the Disputed Points.
Washington, June 2.—The conferees on
the naval bill reached another partial con
clusion this afternoon, but the questions
of the number of battleships and the limi
tation of the price to be paid for armor
plate to $.150 a ton are still In dispute.
The House conferees, however, agreed
to the changes In tho number and class
of the torpedo boats, the Senate having
substituted three torpedo bouts of not less
than thirty khots speed, for the five with
a twenty-sfx-knot speed, provided by the
House, and reducing tjio appropriation
from $875,000 to $800,000; also the substitu
tion of not to exceed ten torpedo boats,
not to cost exceeding $500,000, to have
the highest speed of their class for the
House provision for ten or more such
boats, to cost not exceeding SBOO,OOO.
The Senate recedes from Its amend
ment providing that one of the alx of tho
light draft composite gunboats author
ized by tho Inst naval bill shall be equip
ped for a training ship for tho naval
academy.
The disputed amendment relative to the
pay of the navy Is compromised by the
Senate restoring what It struck from the
House hill and the House accepting what
the Henate added. As it now stands, all
officers who have been, or who may be
appointed to any corps of the navy, or
to the marine corps, shall have all the
benefits of their previous services In the
same manner us If their appointments
were a re-entry Into the navy
or marlno corps; also grant
ing to surgeons not In the line
of promotion, who may have been ap
point to that position for meritorious
services, during yellow fever epidemics,
the benefit of previous service; and pro
viding that hereafter no payment shall
he made to any officer In the navy or
marine corns on the active or retired
list If such officer Is employed, after
June 30, 1897, by any person or company
furnishing naval supplies or war ma
terial to the government, and distinctly
making such employment tjnlawful after
the date named.
I*. D. ARMOUR ON THE HACK.
He May He Expelled From Chicago's
Hoard of Trade.
Chicago, June 2.—P. D. Armour’s trial
before the directors of the Chicago Board
of Trade on the charge of uncommercial
conduct In the alleged act of Issuing
‘•short" warehouse receipts for grain In
storage, his elevators having been declar
ed Irregular, began this afternoon. At a
late hour to-night the directors ha 4 not
reached a vote, the result of which may
mean the expulsion of the member, whose
fortune is put at $50,000,000.
Twenty-five witnesses, mostly to give
expert testimony, were summoned by the
board, and the big packer had many of
his employes and lieutenants on hand to
defend the Interests of tho firm. The
trial created a lively Interest among board
of trade men, who gathered In the ante
rooms expecting an early verdict. Many
members said Sir. Armour was too Im
portant a member to be convicted, and
that the grain inspection department will
be blamed for making “mistakes."
WALLING ON TRIAL
Companionship With Jackson on
flic Night of the Murder Proven.
Cincinnati, 0., June 2.—Tho trial of
Alonzo Walling for the murder of Pearl
Bryan was resumed at 9:30 o’clock this
morning. The first witness was Druggist
Foertmyer of Bellevue, I<y„ who Identi
fied Walling as being the man who visited
his drug store In company with a young
lady during the last week In January, he
thought, on Friday of that week.
The other witnesses were Allen Johnson,
the colored porter at Wallingford's saloon
where Pearl Bryan, Jackson and Walling
met on the fatal Friday night, and where
the -girl drank a glass of sarsaparilla,
which Is supposed to have contained co
caine; Wallingford, the saloon keeper-
Chester Mullen, a livery stable keeper;
Mrs. Weeks, the spirit medium and sev
eral others.
The testimony of all these went to show
Walling's companionship with Jackson
prior to and on the night of the murder.
Their testimony, so far as it went, linked
Walling. Jackson and the girl together.
St. Paul for Sound Money.
St. Paul, Minn, June 2.—At noon to-day
the democrats of St. Paul selected eighty
seven delegates to the state convention,
which Is to assemble htlre June 11. The
delegation is solidly for tne gold standard.
I DAILY. sl9 A YEAR.
< 5 CENTS A COPT.
< WEEKLY 2-TIMES- A-WEEK $1 A TELB
CHICAGO SHY WITH ITS fiASH.
CONVENTION GUARANTEE FUND
NOT RAISED YET.
Tlte Local Committee $lll,OOO Short
in Its Coliertlon*—The Guarantors
to Muke Up the Amount if the Sub
scribers Fall to Con
vention Hull to Have Seats for
15.000 Persons.
Chicago, June 2.—The democratic na
tional sub-committee concluded the busi
ness of Its present session to-day and ad
journed to meet at the Palmer house
June 13. All the members are on the
road to their home to-night. The local
committee is short $14,000 of the guaran
teed subscriptions, $25,000 of the promised
$40,000 only having been paid to the na
tional committee. Twenty-five thousand
dollars was paid at the last meeting of
the sub-committee, and SI,OOO only was
paid to-day by tho local treasurer, al
though the statement had been published
yesterday that Chairman Donnersberger
of the Chicago committee had In hand all
tho money due tlte national committee
which It had come to Chicago to get.
Thero is no fear, however, that the
money will not be forthcoming from the
guarantors. If not from the subscribers,
and tho local committee was not pressed
to muko good the financial contract.
Chairman Sherley presented the bldg
from his commltteo on music and deco
ration and tho matter of letting the con
tract for the convention band was referred
to the local citizen's committee. That
body recommended that the Seventh Regi
ment, Illinois National Guard Band cf
sixty pieces, bo given tho contract The
signing of the coutract was left to Chair
man Sherley.
In regard to the decorations, Mr. Sher
ley reported that numerous propositions
had been received, but nearly all tho
bidders had confined themselves to de
scribing their schemes.
As soon as tho full plans of the Interior
arrangemenis aro finished, Mr. Sherley
will sign the contract for the decorations.
Mr. Canda of Now York, who acts as the
national committee's architect, and a S.
Utman, tho local committee's architect,
submitted a plan of the seating arrange
■nents, which the committee adopted.
There will bo 15,000 seats In the part of
Coliseum which Is to be used for the con
vention. The speakers' platform with the
accompanying seats for the press, will bo
on the east side of tho hall, midway.
On each side and In front will radiate,
In amphitheater form, with a gradual rise,
tho thousands of seats for delegates and
spectators, extending to a line level with
tho galleries. Only a few seat* are to ba
put In the galleries because the committee
considers 10.000 a big enough audience to
handle, considering the animation which
is expected to permeate the dellooratlous
of the democratic host.
DEMOCRATS OF KENTUCKY.
Nearly All tile Delegates on llnag
for the Convention.
Lexington, Ky.. June 2.—Nearly all the
democratic delegates to the state con
vention, which meets here to-morrow,
have arrived. They were hard at work alt
the afternoon agreeing on a policy to pur
sue to-morrow. Tho silver men scored a
greater victory than they anticipated, and
at first they were very aggressive, but
Senator Blackburn counseled moderation.
Ho finally decided to call a meeting of hlB
supporters.
Accordingly about fifty silver leaders
assembled In Senator Blackburn's head
quarters, and for two hours the discus
sion was kept up. After two hours' de
bate the conference decided not to cen
sure President Cleveland and Secretary
Carlisle by name In tho platform, but to
condemn the national administration In
as strong language as possible. They
agreed that on the money question tha
resolution should Instruct the delegates
to support a free silver advocate for tho
democratic candidate for president.
Tho biggest jlght will be over tho elec
tion of the now democratic state central
commltteo. Many of Senator Blackburn's
friends are gold standard men and It
seems that Senator Blackburn Is In favor
of recognizing them by placing several of
them on the committee. It Is given out
to-night that Senator Goebel, one of Sen
ator Blackburn's strongest supporters,
and a sound money man, will be pushed
for chairman of the committee. John G
Carroll of New Castle, will, In all likeli
hood, be permanent chairman of the con
vention, while Congressman Goodnight
will be temporary chairman.
A TARIFF CONVENTION.
A Government Trade and Commerce
Department Favored.
Detroit, Mich., Juno 2.—dTha delegates to
the tariff commission convention, which
opened here to-day were not as numerous
as expected, less than 190, representing
fifteen states, being present when the first
session was called to order In the chamber
of commerce hall this afternoon. J. H.
Brigham of Ohio was made chairman and
8. B. Archer of New Jersey secretary.
After Chairman Brigham had explained
the objects of the meeting, the aim being
to form a commission to handle the tariff
schedules on a business basis and use the
consular service to Increase foreign trade
standing committees on future organiza
tion, tariff, consular service and commerce
were appointed.
The sentiment among the delegates is In
favor of a commission to regulate the tar
iff. They believe that congress should
create a department of "trade and com
merce,” the head of the department to ba
a member of the President's cabinet Oth
er reforms will be presented to all of the
political parties as this Is not a third
party movement. A permanent organiza
tion will be effected to-morrow when a
large number of delegates are expected to
be in attendance.
TREASURY OF THE NATION.
The Gold Reserve—A Decrease Id
the Circulation.
Washington, June 2.—The treasury gold
reserve at the close of business to-day
stood at 2106,932,261. The day's withdraw
als were 261,700.
The treasury official statement to-day
shows a decrease of all kinds of money
In circulation during May of $lB 122 799
and since June 1, 1893, of $83,000,000. The
per capita circulation is stated at 221.33.
New York. June 2.—lt is now stated that
the depository banks yesterday turned
Into the sub-treasury 22,500,000 in green
backs, which completed their payments
on this call. There are still about 21.000 -
000 to be paid In by the banks and this
amount will probably be called about
July 15.
A Grocery Firm Falls.
Memphis, Tenn., June 2.—The assign
ment of the Sehoolfleld-Hannauer Gro
cery Company was made in this city to
day. The firm was one of the oldest
wholesale grocery firms in the city. The
nomine' assets are 2100,000, and the liablU
ltles will reach the same amount.