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THE CAMPAIGN
AGAINSTTHE PEERS.
WILL GLADSTONE OPEN IT DURING
THE COMING WEEK?
fI!E VIGILANT’S VICTORY HALF-WAY
CONCEDED ABROAD.
GUditono In a Quandry Over the Gover
nor-General of India.
(Copyrighted 1893 by the Southern Ass
ciated Press.)
London, Sept. 24.—The question dom
inant at the moment is whether Glad
stone will make his speech, before tne
Midlothian constituents in Edinburg next
week the opening of a campaign against
the existence of the House of l*ords.
The executive committee of the Liberal
Federation keenly desired that he should
declare war against the lords, but they
don’t expect any definite utterance from
liiin within the next few mouths, v hile
Assenting in private to the Federation s
recent manifesto against the lords. Glad
etone infromed the executive committee
two weeks ago that he intended to con
fine his action to the measure for the
disestablishment, “one man, one vote,
nnd the better regulation of relations
between landlords and tenants in Lon
don. In ministerial circles, therefore,
no especially hostile reference to the
lords is expeett'd from Gladstone nt
Edinburg, although the whole statement
of his policy will be directed against
them. The Liberal campaign against
the peers will open in earnest at the
next congress of the National Liberal
Federation. This congress will adopt
ns a permanent plank in the party plat
form a demand for the reform or aboli
tion of the upper house.
The Earl of Roseberry, secretary of
state for foreign affairs, advocates the
creation of a single senate in which the.
hereditary element of the house of lords
shall be preserved as a subordinate ele
ment. lie had a conference on the sub
ject with Gladstone at Black Craig castle
yesterday and afterward went to Bal
moral to consult with the queen. It
is not probable that he took to her the
intelligence of any new plans of Glad
stone against the peers. Such <i declaa
tion combined with the Gladstonian. pro
gram of disestablishment iu Wales and
Scotland, would undoubtedly have strain
oil to the utmost the relations between
Her Majesty and the prime minister.
The approach of the campaign against tire
lords has caused several English Bishops
to propose to the leaders of the church
in Scotland that they join an offensive
and defensive alliance to fight dises
tablishment nnd the reform of the upper
house. The Scotch clinrchmen. however,
received the proposals so coldly that the
project of an alliance has been aban
jit.-lcrx.fy. The Scotch clergy seem to re
land hate as inevitable p*d
b y;tifiable. They don’t wish to
done n^ te 2church. iu.<ales with
not mean t e JfurcrTfn Scotland.
_ bkp U-•*—dre
Politics arc at the lowest ebb in Txvn
don just now. All the cabinet minis
ters are out of town and the clubs are
deserted. Among the Irish members
of Parliament who will take advantage
of the recess to Make American tours
are Florence Driscoll. anti-Pamol'ite for
South Monoghan. and Arthur O'Connor.
anti-J’arnellite for East Donegal. Wm.
Redmond. who helps his brother lead the
Parnellittes, has gone to Australia. Jno.
Dillon, Timothy Healy. Thomas Sexton,
Wm. O’Brien and .Tustin McCarthy have
hem invited' to visit the continent, but
have been detained at home, partly
through the dispute over the Paris bank
ers. Michael Davit writes that the real
difficulties in the way of money are duo
not to dispute with the party but uro
caused most entirely bv Paris bonkers
(Munroe & Co.) who held the fund. Ho
says they are acting in a frivolous and
abitrary manner. This statement has
not as yet elicited the expected response
from Messrs. Munroe & Co.
The Brazilian secretary of legation
here said in an interview this moniins
that the official advfrx-s from Rio Janeiro
although meagre, contradicted many of
the sensational reports unfavorable to
President Peixoto. The telegraphic ser
vice of the country, he said, was still In
the government’s hands. The legation,
he added, had reason to believe the
alarmist cablegrams of successes along
the Brazilian coast as manufactured
matter sent out by rebels. Decisive
news is expected by the legation to ar
rive in a few days. The secretary ex
pressed sanguine views o f President
Peixeto’s position. He denied emphati
cally that there was a business panic in
Bio. The banks, he said, continued to
■transact business and Brazilian securities
had not declined notably on the Europ
ean bourses. Such official opinions, he
averred, hardly ever agree with the
tenor of p-ivate despatches. These
show that business in Rio is paralyzed.
The comparative strength of Brazilian
securities is due to the belief of large
financial houses in Paris that the revo
lution will end with the restoration of
the monarchy and the establishment ot
affairs on a solid basis. The British
consul is of the opinion that the days
of the republic are numbered. Mail ad
vices from Rio concur that Admiral
Mello, commander of the revolutionary
squadron, is an ambitibus schemer whose
greatest desire is to secure Fort Nay
-and at the same time for himself a pre
dominant influence over national affairs.
Sir Henry Norman, who was appointed
governor general of India early in this
month, book two weeks to reconsider his
acceptance of the office. The alleged
reason for his withdrawal was that, at
his advanced age, he feared he would
not be equal to the burdens of the nlace.
This excuse is ridiculed in official cir
cles where Sir Henry is known to have
a magnificent physique almost untouched
by age. He is said to have a frame of
iron inured to health and hard work.
The real reason for Sir Henry’s refusal
was undoubtedly the hostility of the
members of the Indian counsel. They
let it be understood plainly they could
not be expected to work with him with
out friction. Gladstone is now in a
quandary. He wishes to appoint Lord
Herschel with his Fabian policy towards
Russia in Asia. The Earl of Roseberry,
however, favors Lord Roseb“try. who
is firm, if not aggressive. Sir IVm. Har
court. chancellor of the exchequer, is
anxious to have Lord Brassey named
for the place.
In a leader on the coming roue for the
American cun Field says: We should
not be surprised if the Valkyrie should
be beaten in the event of anything like
a heavy wind and sea. if the Vigilant
is a more powerful boat than the Nava
hoe. The Valkyrie was not tried at
home in anything like a heavy sea. In
.the sturdy blow of August she sailed
around the royal yacht squadron course
with house ton mast and reefed main
will astern of the Britannia. It was all
reaching and nobody knew much about
the Valkyrie's merits by the wind in a
reef sail breeze and sen. Anyway, if
the Valkyrie wins it will be in a mod-
AUGUSTA, GA.. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 27. 1893.
erate breeze. It Is astonishing to see
betting odds in New York no longer in
favor of the Vigilant. Lieut. Henn,
owner of the Galatea, which was de
feated by the Mayflower in the race for
the American cup in 1880, has saihsl
for America in order that he may see
the match between the Valkyrie and
Vigilant.
While in the United States the Earl
of Dunraven will meet the heads of
the immigratiou and labor bureaus to
learn Prom them the American methods
of dealing with aliens and the unntur
ployed.
Baron Hirsch has sold Italian rents
■to the amount of one million sterling
and has invested the money in Ameri
can railroad securities, including some
hnv priced stocks which pay no divi
dends. The Statist remarks sagely:
"Baron Hirsch knows his game.”
The Siamese government sent a special
envoy to Pekin to ask whether Chinn
will help Siam in the extent of new
demands from the French government.
In Bangkok the people claim that Chinn
will supppont Siam with heir navy.
Through private subscription the In
dia council has succeeded in placing
' "85.00(t pounds sterling in debentures.
This issue provides all the funds neces
sary for the present year and enables
the council to await an active demand
for drafts. Between June*26 nnd yes
terday shipments of silver to India
amounted to 1.335,500 pounds sterling,
against 1.846.000 during the correspond
ing period of 1892. Thus, although free
mintage in India is suspended the coun
try continues to absorb silver, either
for use in replacing either coin or for or
nament.
A BOMB BOKSIS ATBARCELONA
An Attempt Mailn Upon the Captain Gen
eral’s Lire.
Barcelona, Sept. 24.—A.n anarchist
tried to kill Captain General Martinez
Decan yesterday, with a bomb. There
had been a review of all the troops in
thljs district early In the morning.
Shortly before noon the Captaiji Gener
ial and his staff took their places on
the side of the Leige Square, near
the middle of the city, and the march
past began. A large crowd, had gath
ered near the officers, Lut no trouble
was thought probable while the mili
■ tary filled the streets, and only geti
l darmes were at hand to preserve or
! der. The head of the column had
i hardly passed the Capitain General
I when a bomb tin own from the
crowd. It struck near the Captain
General, and exploded with tr. .<ien
dous force. The staff was thrown Into
confusion, and the military broke from
the lines. A few seconds later anoth
er bomb came from the crowd. It
struck among the staff officers and
exploded almost directly under the
Captain General’s horse. The Captain
General was thrown to the ground, and
his horse, with its legs shattered, keel
ed over beside him. The chief of -staff
also fell wounded from his horse. A
soldier of the guard was killed instant
ly, and five others were Injured so
severely by pieces of shell that they
pvitbsbly will all_dle.
The march past srdpf.tG,' arii most
of the soldiers broke ranks. The cap
tain General’s last order, however, as
he was carried to a house near by,
was that the parade should be con
tinued. A physician hastily dressed
a wound In his thigh and a bad bruise
on his shoulder, on which he fell, and
several concussions of the leg. The
Captain General then returned to his
staff, and witnessed fron a carriage,
the rest of the parade. Afterward he
telegraphed to Queen Regent Chris
tina, the details of the attempt on his
i life, and the assurance that he had
no dangerous injuries.
The man who threw the bombs was
caught by the crowd and was deliver
ed to the police. He is said to have
confessed during the night. He belongs
to the gang of anarchists who have
caused many explosions here in the
last year.
The name of the anarchist who
threw the bomb is Palas. He glories
in his deed. He says he intended to
kill Martinez de Campos and his
whole staff. He will be courtmartial
ed at once. In his house last night,
the police found great quantities of
the most violent revolutionary litera
ture. Two men who had lived with
him, and evidently had helped make
the bombs have been arrested. Each
of the bombs thrown yesterday was
a hollow iron sphere, charged with
dynamite. All the windows near the
scene of the explosion were shattered,
and Large holds were du(g In the
ground where the bombs struck.
It was learned this evening that Gen.
Buestos and Gen. Molins, who were
with the Captain General’s staff, re
ceived serious injuries. The names of
the five spectators who were wounded
by fragments of the bombs have also
been reported. The city is intensely
excited tonight, and the military pa
trol the streets.
Madrid, Sept. 24.—News of the at
tempt to kill Martinez de Campos and
his staff, was received from Barcelona
last night. The order for a grand re
view of troops was today revoked. The
people are greatly excited. Crowds
are awaiting in the streets the arrival
of the latest news. A strict watch is
kept by the police on all Madrid anar
chists.
GOOBER GRABBING JOKE.
It Results In the Letting of Blood In Me-
Lennan.
Moody, McLennan Co., Tex., Sept. 20.
A stabbing affray occurred early this
morning on the farm of T. H. Saxon, four
miles north of there. P. H. Dillard recent
ly arrived here from Georgia and he and
Lon Rldly were engaged in picking cotton
on the Saxon place. Rldly had been joking
Dllllard about goober grabbling, which on
being renewed today resulted,in a fight,
during which Rldly was cut across four
ribs on the left side and received a gash
on the right side of the back. Neither cut
is dangerous. Dillard came to town aud
surrendered to Constable Tilly and was
placed under a S2OO bond for appearance
for aggravated assault.
Russian Monitor Wrecked.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 24.—The iron moni
tor Roosalka, of the Russian navy, is be
lieved to have gone down in a storm in the
Gulf of Finland while on her way from
Reval to Helsingfors. Much wreckage, ap
parently from her, has been washed ashore,
and the body of a Russian marine was
picked up today on the coast almost oppo
site the point where she must have been
during a high gale several duys ago. The
Roosalka put to sea with twelve officers and
11'6 men, all of whom are believed to be
lost. She was built twenty-five years ago.
IS IT NOT fl
BOARD OF ABUSE ?
BRUNSWICK AUTHORITIES IN AN
UNDIGNIFIED LIGHT.
THEY ASK THE PUBLICATION OF BE-
Brunswick, Ga., Sept, 24. —Two new
cases of fever were reported today—
Mis. J. It. Mullin and daughter, who
(were reported as suspicious cases yester
day. Ono death was reported—J. R. Mul
lin. Mr. Mullin was a good-hearted gen
i tieman and was liked by everybody in
Brunswick. His death is greatly regret
ted. Four cases were reported well and
discharged. They'are Charles Sullivan, 1
Charlotte Turner, Airs. Brock, and Ward
Lang.
I Before the physicians’ reports were i
handed in, the health board anil relief.
association met in joint session, with the
full menibcrship of both organizations
prosent- A letter from a private citizen of '
Marietta to a private citizen of Bruns
wick was read, containing the informa
tion that Dr. J. M. Madden, a Bruns
wick refugee now there, was circulating
a report that Brunswick was not in need
jof assistance in any way; that there was
no suffering whatever there among the
poor and no scarcity of provisions iu the
I town. On motion of Mr. J. E. Dart, the
jmeipbers unanimously pronounced such
i statements untrue and the author un
i worthy of belief. The officials authorized
and requested that the statement be giv
len to the press, that Dr. Madden fled
I from Brunswick when the fever wa
first announced this year and returned;
and when quarantine was raised was
chairman kvf tho indignation meeting
that denounced the marine surgeons, lo
cal physicians and officials; endeavoring
by his leadership to incite tin- people to
i violent action and Inter endeavored to
recall his action, acknowledging it was
! wrong, and when the epidemic was an
mounced fled from Brunswick the second
time. Dr. Madden is an aiderman, pres
ident of the Merchants and ' Traders
bank, and is thought to have mayoralty
aspirations.
A motion was made and carried that
C. W- Deming be thanked for his fair
and just reports to The Morning News
and the Associated Press, also to J. R.
Thompson, of The Atlanta Journal for
true reports.
I A motion was made and unanimously
carried amid applause that Mike Eagan.
• correspondent of The Savannah Press,
ibe excluded from all meetings. A motion
was made and unanimously carried that
any reputable person claiming to repre
sent the Savannah Press be admitted
I to meetings and given all information.
A telegram dated yesterday from The
I Savannah Tress was read which stated
; that the Press declined to disenarge
Eagan as their representative for the
jfllosent; that Edgar Dart, canvasser,
was a nephew of Jake Dart and the two
organizations had whitewashed Edgar
Dart. Considerable discussion fnWcd,
this. Jacob Dart denied that he is the
uncle of Edgar. Rev. J. A. Thompson
expressed his surprise at the attitude of
The Savannah Press in upholding Eag
an and imputing that the organizations
ihad acted dishonorably. Rev. Cook and
iD. Watson Winn endorsed Dr. Thomp
son’s utterances. A motion was carried
I that the correspondents announce who
| compose the board so that the world
iwould know who they are. Rev. D. Wat
son Winn, Rev- Air. Perry. Rev. 11. B.
i Stuart Martin and throe Episcopal cler
gymen, Rev. Father Hennessey, Catho
dic priest, Alayor Thomas W. Lamb,
Rev. Dr. J. A. Thompson, Rev. Ed F.
i Cook. Methodist ministers, Rev. E. G-
P. Dodge, Episcopal minister, Hon. Jac
job E. Dart. Hon. C. I’. Goodyear, Drs.
i.I. A, Butts, J. A. Dunwoody, Hugh
| Burford, R. E. L. Burford, R. Hazle
hurst, S. Davis, Messrs. AV. F. Symons,
i Al. .!• Colson, S. C. Littlcviled, and C.
,G. Moore, are the men whom the Savan
i nah Press has impugned-
A motion was made and unanimously
'carried, that a committee consisting of
Alayor Lamb, Cook, Thompson, Hugh
Burford, Littlefield and Colson form a
I joint committee to meet tomorrow and
' thoroughly and personally investigate
Eagan’s affidavits and furnish tho edi
:tor of The Press with the full histogy of
the case. Eagan has wired the United
States marshal for protection.
Surgeon Alurray reports about ISO
people at Camp Detention, exclusive of
officers and help.
Postmaster Aießrown and a depletisl
force of carriers are now running the
.postoffice, the assistant postmaster, the
clerk, nnd some carriers left the
i city on account of the scare. The post
; master’s wife is sick, but he is discharg
ing his duties nobly under the trying cir
cumstances.
Dispatches received today announ'-e
the death of a daughter of J. J. Con
nelly, a Brunswick refugee, at Eaton
ton, Ga.
I The Aforchants and Traders bank
Ihas moved from St. Simons back to the
city.
AGED COUPLE MURDERED.
No One Knows Why, as They Were Very
Poor.
Newtown, Pa., Sept. 24.—An old couple
Samuel Rightly, aged 84, and his wife, two
years younger, who lived alone on their
farm in Northampton township near this
place, were, foully murdered some time
last, night. The perpetrator of the deed
afterward set fire to the house to Cover
up his crime. Early this morning a neigh
bor discovered that the bouse of the
Rightly’s was on fire. With the assistance
of other neighbors he extlngsaished the
flames. The Charred remains of the aged
couple were found lying on a bed in a
room: on the first floor. Mr. Right ly’s
skull had been fractured by a hatchet Or
axe and Mrs. Rightly’s head and face
were cut In several places. Nothing is
known as to the motive of the murderer,
as the old people were known to bo in
indigent circumstances. An Inquest will be
held tomorrow morning.
New* from Sparta.
Sparta, Ga., Sept. 24.—(Special.)—Tn a
Democratic primary election held for treas
urer of Hancock county, A. H. Birdsong
distanced all competitors.
John Amoss, an energetic young farmer
of this county, had his hand and arm caught
in a gin, and so badly mangled as to necessi
tate amputation. His life is despaired of.
Willie Rhodes, another young farmer of
this county, bad his hand badly mangled in
a running gin on yesterday.
Cotten is coming in pretty lively and
trade is looking up.
THEY SAY “0 FOR A
THOUSfINDTONGUES.”
ANOTHER WEARY WEEK OF WORDS
BEFORE US.
THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS LAW
COMES UP TOMOBROW.
Nothing Will Bo Allow* <1 to lutorforo With
It* Disposition.
Washington, Sept. 24.—There is a’
roasoiuible certainty that Congress will >
spend the entire week in debate. The
first business in the Senate will be the|
resolution offered Saturday morning by
Senator Stewart dectariug for the in
dependence of tho three great brunches
of the federal governnieut. This comes
up hi the morning hour tomorrow and
Air. Stewart will take it as a text
an attack upon the administration on
the ground that the executive trespassed
upon the constitutional powers of the
legislative branch of the government in
the rase of the pending repeal bill.
Notice of formal speeches have boon
given by Seimtor Bate, of Tennessee.,
for Monday after the morning hour; by
Senator PerkitiN. of California, for j
Tuesday; by Senator Pasco, of Florida,!
for Wednesday, and Senator Dußose, of,
Idaho, for a later date in the week. ■
These speeches will not fill in ail of
tlu\ time as the lengthening of the ses
sions by tile addition of an hour will
give seven full hours for debate each
day. But before Monday evening the
list of speakers will doubtless be in
creased and there are half a dozen sen
ators who stand ready to talk at tiny
moment they may be called upon to do
so.
Tho House will, on Tuesday next, the
26th instant, enter upon the two weeks
debate of the bill to repeal ‘'all statutes
relating to supervisors of elections and
special deputy marshals,” reported by i
Mr. Tucker firouii the Committee on'
the Elef’if f President mid Vice Pres-i
ident al / Jsentaitives in Congress. '
the terms of the order re-'
ported by the Committee on Rules, the;
House will proceed to its consideration I
<>n that day immediately after ■ the J
second morning hour, or if said second
morning hour shall not have sooner end-1
ed, then at the hour of 2 o’clock p. in. :
on said day.” Arid it further pro
vides “thiat the consideration of said
bill sh<l be resumed immediately after
the second morning hour of each legisla
tive day, thereafter up to and including
the 9th day of October next. That at
the hour of adjournment on said last
named day the previous question shall
be considered ordered on nil pending
amendments of the bill to its engross
ment and third rending and to iis final
passage. That on the next legislative
day, to-wit, the 10th day of October
nexU >vt the hour of 1 o’clock p. m..
the House shah Ti-rtJine considera-tke: I'.*!
isaid bill and shall proceed without furth
er debate nnd without intervening mo
tions, to vote, first on the pending iimend
' meats, if there be any, then on the e.n
--' grossmeut and tliiisl reading of the bill,
then on the final passage thereof and
then on motion to “recoiisidei* and lay
on the table,” should such motions be
made.
If from any cause this order wluiH
not be fully executed on the last day
mentioned herein, then this order shall
continue in force and be operated each
legislative day thereafter, until said bill
shall lie fully disposed.”
Mr. Tucker, whose name is attached
to the measure «i the calendar, will
open the debate in support of the bill and
he has given, notice that in the course of,
his remarks, he will have something to
say about the evil of executing the laws
sought to be repealed and especially the
latlowance made to John I. Davenport,
the chief supervisor of elections in New
York.
Mr. Deairmond and Air. Lawson, mem
bers of the committee, will follow Air.
Tucker on the bill, but further than this
no details of the debate on either side
have been arranged. Doubtless some
of the New York members will speak
more fully 'than Air. Tucker of Daven
port’s connection with the election ma
chinery in that city. In
opposition to the bill Air.
Dolliver, of lowa, will have tho
opening, followed by Air. Johnson, of
Indiana. Both of these are compara
tively young men and now memberM but
they are the most aggressive political
debaters on the Republican side and it
is expected that much vigor will mark
their speeches. They are loading them
selves with extracts from Southern news
papers of recent date which they will
use to demonstrate the necessity for the
continuance of the election laws on the
statute books and before the voting stage
is reached a red hot political buttle will,
doubtless be raging.
There are several bills on the calendar j
which may occupy the House in the I
morning hour each day prior to the!
election bill debate. Among these isj
the bill reported by Air. Oates from the;
Committee on Judiciary to repeal a por
tion of the laws covered by the Tucker'
bill, and which in a general way may be J
said to represent the views of the con
servative members of the majority.
They believe that certain provisions
sought to be repealed by the advocates
of the Tucker bill should remain in force,
but they will doubtless vote for that
measure although preferring the Oates I
bill. However, the consideration of any
other bill than that set forth in the
pending measure will be desultory and
final action is not anticipated on any
one of importance until the election re
peal bill is out of the way.
The Senate has confirmed the nomina
tions of George J. Willis, of Georjffii, to
be United States consul at Port Stanley
and St. Thomas, Canada, and S. D.
Ellis, surveyor of customs at New Or
leans.
Representative Oates, of Alabama,
yesterday submitted to the House the
Reports of the Judiciary Committee, re
commending the passage of his bill sus
pending the operation of statutes re
quiring proof of loyally in pension cases.
Tho report states that soon after the re
bellion the names of all persons resid
ing in the seceding states who were re
ceiving pensions were dropped from the
rolls on account of their supposed dis
loyalty, as they were citizens and resi
dents of a territory over which the re
bellion extended. These formiT pension
ers are now very few in number and are
from 70 to 90 years old. Such of them
as could make the quantum proof re
quired were restored to the rolls with
back pay. Veiy few could make such
proof, because one of the sections re
quired that fhe-proof must establish open
acts and affirmative declarations of loy-
alty during tho war. They require proof,
continues the report, of acts which, had
they been performed nearly anywhere
within the limits of the then Confeder
ate government, would have almost cer
tainly insured tho iniprisoument of any
one who thus manifested his loyalty.
Some of these store Union men at heart
who were prudent enough to be quiet
and trusting.
These were unable to make the proof
required by these sections, as those who
were disloyal, while others classed as
disloyal were mere smypathizors with
the Confederacy or aided and assisted
their kindred who were in the army.
Tho hill proposes to relieve these of the
proof of affirmative acts of loyalty nnd
to allow them in their old age and de
crepitude to be restored to the pension
rolls, but gives no back pay.
' Tho subject of two hours executive ses
sion yesterday afternoon was hinted at
when Jones, of Arkansas, chairman of the
committee on Indian Affairs said byway
of argument in favor of the session and
to induce others inclined to be antago
i nistic to agree with him, that there was
some business in t'he Senate upon which
one of the executive departments de
sired as s]M>ody action as possible. It was
noted, however, that when the session
! was concluded speedy action had been
denied. The subject before the Semite
was the appointments made to Indian
1 Agencies by the President in the
istates of Alinnosota, Nevada, North I)a-
I kota, and Idaho. The struggle that has
'been going in committee was merely
j transferred to the full Senate but with
'poor success. Alany of these appoint
ments are those of men who don’t re
side in the states where the agencies are
located and Republicans have •ail'd at
tention to the fact that they are iu vio
lation of the home rule plank of the
Democratic platform and the arguments
are made on the floor that these uomina-
Itions should be in accordance with that
platform.
; Republican senators laid particular
j stress upon the fact that all these
, changes had been made in Republican
states where the Republican officials had
been removed without cause before their
! terms expired ami their successors had
I been men from without the state. The
Icommittee on Indian Affairs is composed
lof 11. members, five of whom are Deino
i crats and five Republicans. The eleventh
jman 5s Stewart, of Nevada, who has al
lways been a Republican but is, by eom-
J mon consent, now placed as a Populist
j and recognized in the assignment, of com-
Imittees by the majority sis not being an
active Ripublican- In this matter, how-
I ever, he is credited with haring joined
[the Republicans, which gave them u uia
! jorlty of the committee. A number of
j speeches are said to have been made hi
I which Democratic senators defended the
j right of independent action on the part
!oif the executive an regard to his party
; platform, while, on the other hand this
'right was vigorously assailed "by Repub
iHeiin senators whose states were affected.
-After discus-l-i. ai.-.t continued fur some
time, it became evident that definite ac
tion could not be hail and after
confirming a batch of nominations, the
Senate adjourned.
- • , .
WILL REMAIN A REPUBLIC)
Whatever May Be the Result of the Revo
lution.
Wakhingtonl Slepft. 31.—Whbn Secre
tary Gresham! returns from Washing
ton It is possible that full and
reliable information regarding tihe
revolution in Brazil will be given to
the public. Minister Medonciu, who re
turned to Washington several days ago,
intends to have a conference with the
secretary immediately on bls arrival. The
minister said tonight that he was fully
informed upon the situation at Rio, being
in daily receipt of cablegrams from Iris
collegues in Loudon, who were in direct
communication with tihe officers of tffe
home government. Ho persistently re
Trains from imparting any information
to tihe public, however, until he has had
a conference with Secretary Gresham.
While he is at liberty to make known
Ms private Information on the affairs of
Brazil, he believes it would be Impolitic
to do so, as the information is intended
to be conveyed to the government of the
United States. He said that the reports
sent out from London that a new form of
government would be estabished in Brazil
was not warranted by the facts iu bis
possession.
“X wish you would state in the most
emphatic language,” said the minister.
"That whatever may be the result of
the preseht trouble, there is one thing cer
tain; that Brazil will remain a republic
and her Institutions will not suffer.”
New York, Sept. 24.—The Red *‘P"
steamship Hilderbrand arrived here to
day from North Brazilian ports. She left
Ceara Sept. 2 and Para Sept. 12. First
Officer Evans says that a few days before
she left Para, cable communication with
the south was interrupted. Every one
know that the army and navy were at
loggerheads, but no one had definite de
tails. The government laid an embargo
on all Brazilian boats for several days
and several steamers filled with passen
gers were detained at Para. Foreign ves
sels were not interfered with *nd the day
the Hilderbrand sailed the embargo was
removed from Brazilian ships. There was
not much excitement in that part of
Brazil. One gunboat Igy In the river but
made no demonstrations, although sup
posed to sympathize with the rebels. In
dians and negroes predominate in the
north and make up the army which is loyal
to the present government.
There Is much grumbling over the high
price of merchandise and the depreciation
in value in milrles. This coin, which was
worth about 50 cents under Dorn Pedro,
is now worth only 20 cents. There are.
many rumors of attempts brewing by
the Comte D’Eu, son-in-law of Dem Pedlo,
to restore the empire.
Another Panama Scandal.
New York, Sept. 24. —The World’s Pan
ama special says: Bogota is greatly excited
over a discovery by the Santiago press re
vealing bribery and general corruption
among some of the highest dignitaries of
the United States of Columbia. These pa
pers show that the Antioquia Railroad
Company has purchased favors from the
government at a cost of $500,000.
The Record of Failure.
Washington, Sept. 24.--Statistics com
piled from official data show that from Jan
uary to September this year 560 state and
private banks in the United States failed,
and that 72 have resumed business. In the
same time 155 national banks have failed,
70 of which have resumed.
RANCHMEN MOVING.,
San Antonia, Tex., Sept. 24.—Cattle arc
being driven out of Uvalde county by the
thousands. The range has at last suc
cumbed to the long continued drouths.
Stockmen in the vicinity of Sabinal who
have been ranching there for forty years
and never before had to move their cattle
on account ot the scarcity of grass and
water, are now compelled to take them
to places th** have been With
rain*
TERMS $1 PER YEAR.
OVERTURES MADE
TO BISMARCK,
BUT SO FAR HE HAS ACCEPTED NONH
OF THEM.
HE DISLIKES TO BE REGARDED AS A
DYING MAN.
It Is I’robub'.o That He Will Yet Live tr
Cnuao William Trouble,
(Copyright 1593, by Southern Associat
ed Press).
Berlin, Sept. 24. —The arrival of Count
Herbert Bismarck, and Count Rant
rum, his brother-in-law, in ' Kissingen
yesterday, is not expected to help
much in bringing the Emperor anti
Prince Bismarck together. Many hope,
however, that the reconciliation will
soon be accomplished.
Emperor Franz Joseph and the King
of Saxony have sent to Kissingen sym
pathetic inquiries after the ex-chancel
lor's health, and have suggested tho
desirability that Prince Bismarck may
meet the advances. The Grand Duke
of Baden, and the Hing of Wurtem
burg, are working with energy to the
same end. Still, Bismarck holds back,
seemingly reluctant to answer the Em
peror’s advances before extorting such
homage as no sovereign has ever paid a
Subject.
Telegrams from Kissinger, represent
him as irritated and suspicious. He
is said to regard the attentions now be
stowed on him by crowned heads as to
ostentatious. They are suggestive, he
thinks, of a plan to extinguish him en
tirely as a political factor. He is re
covering his strength quite rapidly
now, and is sensitive about being treat
ed as an honored memory. He means
to reassert himself as a powerful ele
ment in German politics. This is tha
sentiment on which his son and son-in
law, with others of their circle, rely
to keep him on tho old lino of oppo
sition to the government.
It will bitterly disappoint the whole
country, regardless of party, if they
succeed, and the Empercr’s overtures
be rejected. The newspapers of all po
litical tendencies praise the Emperor
for having taken the initiative, anil
agree in hoping that the Prince will
not deny the nation the pleasure of
witnessing the end of the feud between
Berlin and The Hu
niei-Allegemlne Zeltunk,- Bismarckian,
says: - \
“Germany has not had svOifc a joy
ful surprise for '’’many yearek Tb°
people will never forget that
peroi took the first step toward liftw
ing a load from the hearts of all pa
triots.”
The Versisicha Zietung makes this
comment: "The Emperor’s action was
a -necessity. Out. of respect for nation
al reputation, Prince Bismarck should
not be allowed to descend into his
grave without receiving a mark of
sympathy from the Emperor. History
might have accused Germany of send
ing Prince Bismarck to the tomb with
the Ingratitude of his fellow country
men. The Emperor has drawn the
sting from such a charge.’’
Opinions of this kind might bo quot
ed at any length. They are not cal
culated to soothe Bismarck’s resent
ment of being treated as a. dying man.
There is, in fact, little chance for his
submission to the Emperor for better
or worse, and any plan of reconcilia
tion with this end in view will sure
ly miscarry.
The Emperor's kind message should
result in soothing the Prince and in
duce him tv moderate the bitterness of
his attacks on the govrnment, no more
can be expected. The official newspa
pers here, however, affect to expect
more. The official journals in Austria-
Hungary. which were quoted here gen
erally yesterday, also try to attack in
advance the stigma of shocking ingrat
itude to the Prince’s action in case he
should not accept the position of aven
erated but worn out statesman. The
Pestermoyd says:
“If, after the Emperor’s magnanimi
ty, Prince Bismarck renew his hostili
ty to the government, it would sink
him forever in the estimation of the
public.”
In view of this line of comment it
is not surprising to find Bismarck’s
friends dubious whether the approaches
to a reconciliation, which are known
to have been offered by Chancellor von
Caprivi are not inspired partly by a
desire to weaken Bismarck’s criticisms
of the government’s economic policy
ms it is about to be developed in the
Reichstag. According to the last dis
patches from Klssingen, the text of
Bismarck’s reply to the Emperor’s
message remains unpublished. Its gen
eral tenor is believed to Indicate that
the efforts to reconciliate the two men
will be futile.
The German correspondents who
have arrived from Guens, give an in
sight into the manoeuvres hardly in
accordance with the eulogistic tele
grams of last xyeek. Southern Asso
ciated Press correspondents, say that
the greatest obstacles were their be
ing opposed to anything like independ
ent reports. The strongest censorship
was exercised by the military bureau,
and if any fact of an unpleasant char,
acter was found in a correspondent’s
dispatches, he was summoned to Col.
Auspltz, chief of the press bureau, and
informed that he must leave out the
objectionable passage, or give up his
passes. Among the incidents thus
kept out of print was a block in the
inanoeuvering on opening day. The
commanders of the army of the north
had developed operations so unfortu
nately as not to unfield and deploy the
whole strength. The army got fixed
between the two woods and had to
retreat eventually, without being able
to bring forward a division, which was
therefore condemned to observe in
idleness the discomfiture of the others.
The retreat was made in confusion, to
the chagrin of the officers in command.
At another time the line of carriages,
containing ministers, ambassadors and
many members of the court, got in
the way of a regiment of sharp-shoot
ers, who were facing a cavalry attack.
Emperor Franz Joseph, in a passion,
rode up to the officers of the regiment
and shouted: