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MACON, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 2S. 1S94.
IB. CLEVELAND
ON THE TARIFF
^ Gives His Reasons For Not Placing
His Signature to the
Tariff Bill.
It IS NOT in LINE WITH HIS VIEWS
e 5»y* 11 Contains CradlHe* Ineon-
which Oo«nc »ot to
Appear tn any Tntur or
Otbtr Uw»«
duct as fpuld secure to the people QCM ATHD QIITI CD
the benefit of the reduced cost of their Q L. I'l M 1 U It DU I L L H
manufacture and shield the consumer
against the exaddons of inordinate
prelim. It will Ulus be seen that free
raw materials and a Just and fearless
regulation and reduction of the tariff
to meet the changed conditions would
carry to every humble home In the
Janet the bkestng* of increased com
fort and cheaper living.
"The millions of our countrymen
who have fought gravely and well for
tariff reform should be exhorted -to
continue the struggle, boldly challeng
ing to open warfare nud constantly
guarding against treachery under half-
hourtedness In their camp.
“Tariff reform will not be settled
until it Is honestly and filirly settled
in the Interest and to the ben: lit of pa
tient and long-suffering people. Tours,
very truly.
“GROVER CLEVELAND.”
IN CONGRESS.
The Knights of Pythias Pilled the Gal
Ieriea of the House. „
, Washington, Aug. 27.—The Pythian
hosts and their friends now gathered
at the capital were fully reepresnted
Ini the galleries of the house today,
their numbers filling .them to overflow
ing. * They presented a striking ‘con
trast to the floor of the house, which
was occupied by . not more than sixty
or soveury representatives.
Messages wen- received from the
president and from the senate One for
mer announcing Ills signature to sun
dry bills and Joint resolutions,
tieveraj members obtained leave to
, Washington. Aug. 27,-Presldent
Cleveland has written the following
IS?to Representative etching, of
Mississippi, in which he sets forth his
““*1 ^ the new tariff law and gives
1 reasons for not approving the bill:
-Executive Mansion, Washington, D.
C Aug. 27, 1894.—‘Hon. T. C. Catch-
M y Dear Sir: Since ithe. conver
sation I had with you and Mr. Chirk _
of \labama. a few days ago. In regard ! pr i ut remark* In the Record, one of
M mv avion oil the tariff bid, now be- I them to insert a speech on the repeal
fmo roe I have given the subject fur- | or the Sherman law, accomplwhed a
fore me, o I year ago. In the course If the consld-
tlior and more serious consideration. . vratkl]l of requests it developed
The result Is, I am more settled than . ti!.11 .ihe last oopy of the Record for
ever in the determination to allow the i the session would bo published a week
ml to become a law without my slgna- after the day of ad lourunr.-nr, «> that
bill io become a law wunoui my si | (( . my Bpopoh uot iu the fc ., nds of ^
turc. „ , , I printer lu time for tbit publication,
“When the formation of the Jegtsla- i lne | ejve i 0 print, as Speaker Crisp
tloa which It was hoped would embody i observed, will not avail the member.
Democratic Ideas of tariff reform was 1 Mr- Holman, with the prefatory rc-
. , ,i,n „„„„„„ 1 mirk that It had been rainy years
lately entered upon by Hie congress, sln . e j le had asked the house, to con-
HE PYTHIAN3
HAS NO BRIDLE IN WASHINGTON
Unshacklod by Party Pledges, Ha Will
Not Abide the Result of the
Primaries Today.
Camp George Washington a City of
Tonis, All of Which Are Oc-
i cupied By Knights.
KNOCKED OUT BY TILLMANITES OPENING OF THE ENCAMPtvENT
In the First Round, He Will Renew the
Contest In the Regular Elections
In November for Members of
theLeglsIntnre,
ce-Trealdent Stevenson Welcomed tin-
Divisions In Convention Rolls
i The Reception Wes Worthy
of the Ocoaslou*
timely. 'Hie congrats lias adjourned
and tl»e right of way l« youra. The
public bullil.nu's aro open to you. on
every lintol is the gmteful ‘welcome.*
Upom your long line of march n tlioua*
and times your hearts will ho made
glad by the cheering -.voids floating on
streamers from mansion to mart, ‘Wel
come, thrlco welcome, Knights of Py
thias.* ’*
Convention hall, where the reception
was held, was crowded to excess anti
many of the knights afterwards at
tended the National Theatre.
GEORGE PULLMAN
ON THE STAND
He Giyas Hit Side of the Trouble in
the Late Great Strike at
Pullman
SAL LIE WARD DOWNS DYING.
noising was further from my on.-Jcl-
patiun than a result which I ooijld not
promptly and eiKhualatlcully endorse.
“It 1. ‘therefore with afoeling of the
utmost disappointment that I submit
to ill denial of this privilege.
‘1 do not claim to be better than tho
anuses of my party, nor do I wish to
avoid ally responsibility which, on ac
count of the passage of this law, I
ought io bear as a member of the Dem
ocratic organization. Neither will I
permit myself to be separated from my
pjrty to such an extent as might be
1 fmiaied by my veto of the tariff legisla
tion, which, though disappointing, is
.till chargeable io Democratic effort.
But there are passages n the bll v.-blch
are not in the direct line of honest tor-
111 reform, and it contains InccDsh/ton-
cies jOI crudities which ought not to
appeal in tarl laws or laws of any
kmu. /besides, there were, as. you and
1 “tjl "know, Incidents accompanying
the djioage of the bill through the
coUiie-A which muds every siatoere tar-
1 iff rfiof-mvr unnappy, white lUlluences
udvd it in its la'aer stages, and
miJm-rcd with its bnal construction,
u.dcn ou3'i.t not to oe recognized or
to.cra.ted in Democratic tarlri reform
cohucila. y
[And ydr, notwithstanding nil its vi
cissitudes and all the bod treatment it
btelved at the hands of pretended
it presents a vut/c improvement
- cob ring eouaitlous. It will certainly
! 1“"P many a tariiif burden that now
: t f heavily upon the people. It is
“ /“]y a barrier ugalnst tno return
vi clad protection, but it furbishes a
vj:ufige ground from which mast be
sj.Ju IHut.uer aggressive operations
sgaBist protected monopoly and gov-
'•rtiiiivutai favoritism,
"ff lama my place la with the rank
sub tile of tno Democratic patry who
sno w how It Is, and refuse to accept
“■'< results embodied in this bill a3 the
™™ ° f the war; who are not blind
to tile fact that the livery of the Dem-
‘ i ’' 1 * b<h -' stolen and worn lit the
> r.viee of Republican protection, and
*T> have marked the deadly blight of
,, i l »v 0n has blasted the councils
JJ tht brave In their hour of night;
t iie trusts and combinations, the com-
u V f[ ,oa ot tpelf— whose machinations
. ' prevemeri us from- reaching the
sutetess we deserved, should not he for
ty, ten or forgiven. We shall recover
I™ °“/ aatouishinent at ‘.heir exhi
bition of power, ana if then the ques-
alder a private bill, askrel uifanimous
consent for the consideration of a bill
to reimburse Jane and O. R. Cobb, of
Aurora, Jud., for the seizure and de
struction by the government. forces of
certain bonus on the Ohio river in 1863.
Mr. Holman made u brief statement
of the claim and the facts upon which
it was based, showing Hint it had been
before congress since the Thirty-eighth
congress.
Several members Interrogated Mr.
Holman respecting the facts, and
finally Mr. Marsh (Republican) of Illi
nois objected, remarking that he was
surprised that file gentleman from Illi
nois should. In the dosing hours of
congress, ask the house to pass a bill
appropriating over $5,000 of the peo
ple's monejr to pay an old claim of two
constituents of his, whether Just or
not he would unit say, whleh tiro gentle
man (Mr. Ilolmn) says has nor been
submitted to a committee of the house.
Tills was greeted with laughter,which
was increased as Mr. Holman crossed
the able to appeal to Mr. Marsh to
withdraw his objection 1 , and tho hotter
sought the rear lobby to escape his im
portunities. Tbs risibilities of Speker
Crisp were visibly excited by the seen*,
nuU be felt impelled to suggest, in con
nection with his forts to reworo order,
that tlie gentlemen desiring to con
verse would please'retire to the cloak
room.
Mr. Richardson at Tennessee reported
from the committee on printing, With
a recommendation that it pass, a reso
lution providing for the printing of
40,000 copies of the tariff bill, compared
with the rates of previous bills.
Mr. Wilson of West Virginia said tho
comparison was not. In his opinion, of
any great value, for the reason that it
was practically Impossible to compare
Importations and receipts under ad va
lorem and specific rates of duty.
Mr. Bynum said Hi* comparison had
been made by treasury experts wi.h
the clerks of the senate flnanoe commit
tee find with the committee on ways
and means, and he believed It was as
accurate nB anyih!n£_coutd be made,
and that ft had been prepared as all
similar comparisons had been made.
On ’the adoption of the resolution tho
vote was 76 yeas to 47 nays. Mr. John-
eon (Democrat! of Ohio made the point
of no quorum. Tellers were ordered,
but, before the result ws announced,
the point of no quorum ms* withdrawn.
Mr. Haugen (Republican) of Wiscon
sin was recognized and he announced
the death, at his home this morning, of
the Hon. George B. Shaw.
The resolution was then agreed to
and. In accordance therewith, at 1:25
o'clock the house adjourned until to-
t jl ' -- «z*«a jl bum tuxr iiuea- morrow
Fj°b 1* forced upon us whether they
cli submit to the t free legislative
of the people's representartvees, or
dlcta>,e laws which the people
■ observe, we will accept and set-
that issue as one involving the itl-
I lions aU<l BJfely of American liwtltu-
i - 1 'T.' -0 the Principles of true Demoo-
fscy, because they an founded in pa-
frijitin and upon Jutslce nnd fairness
to^aau ail interests. I am proud of
Jny party organization, because It is
jr Jb? enforoemtnc of Its principles.
Therefore, I do mg despair of the ef
forts made by the house of represent
atives to supplement the bill already
la.sed l>y further legislation, and to
have engrafted upon It such mcidlflca-
tlons as will more nearly meet Demo-
ciuno hopes and aplratlous.
“T cannot be mistaken as to the ne
cessity of free raw materials us the
foundation of logical and sensible tar
iff reform. The extent to which this is
r wognized In the legislation already
secured is one of its encouraging nud
redeeming features; but It is vexaJous
to recall that while free'coal and iron
ore have been denied us, a recent letter
of the secretary of the trtisury dis
cuses the fact that both might have
been free by the annual surrender ot
only about $7,OOOOJO of unnecessary
revenue.
. sure that there is a common
habit of undervstomattng the lmportt
one* of free raw material tn iegWa-
uon and regarding them us only relat
ed to concessions to be made to our
manufacturers. The truth is their iu-
lluciice is so far-reaching that, if disre-
a complete and beuefleent
•cnraije of tariff reform cannot be In
augurated .
“When we give to our osinufacturers
‘fee raw materials we unshackle
American enterprise and Ingenuity, and
will open the doom of foreign
'“ffels toube reception of our wares
and (ire opportunity for the continu
ous ana remunerative employment of
American labor. With materials cheap-
by their freedom from tariff
““urges, the cost of their product
®u*t be correspondingly cheapened.
Therefore, Justice and fairness to the
““Umer would demund that the man
ufacturers be obliged to submit to
«jcn n readjustment and modification
of the tariff upon their finished pro-
IN THE SENATE.
Washington, Aug 27.—The senate was
In session today only an hour and a
quarter, and that time was spent be
hind doors In order io expose the fact
that the number of senators In attend
ance was twenty Short of a: qourum,
;m actual but unofficial count showing
the presence of only thirty-three sena-
tom. There were three mittens of a
legislative chaiuetor disposed of while
the secret session lnsleld. These were
the passige of n house bill mutborlxlng
the Kansas City. Oklahoma nnd Pa
cific Railway Company to construct nd
operate a railway through tho Indian
Territory; n house bill for the Inane of
n duplicate check for $10,116 to J. B,
Hathaway & Co., contractors for gov-
i-rnnwnit work at the mouth of the St.
John's river, Florida; a hmur.- Joint res
olution to print the agricultural report
for IS94—6,000 copies of the first port
containing merely business and execu
tive matter, nnd 600.000 copies of th
w-od part, dealing with matters sped-
illy to Instruct and Interest the formers
of the country.
The senate adjourned to 1:15 o’clock
p. m„ the .adjournment being until to
morrow goon, ot which time there will
he exactly two hoars left before the
final dose of this long and exciting
session of comere-s.
FIRED ON THE DEATH WATCH.
A Condemned Murderer's Sensational
Break for Liberty.
St. Paul,' Minn., Aug. 27.—Murderer
Ermlsd), who was lately condemned to
bf'g, unde a sensational break for lib
erty today. He had In some manner
been suppKed with * revolver by un
known confederates, and when allowed
the irberty of the corridor opened fire
on the death watch and turnkeys,
wounding Deputy Sheriff Horde, but rktt
(btMy. Deputy Sheriff Plchxret r»-
.’Jrri'-i the fire, spoofing at the des
perado through the port botes In the
deur. driving him into his ceH, where
he WSS secured and chuckled.
1
CHOLERA.
Bucharest,-Aug. 27.—Cholera is rapidly
spreading in BcssarabM. The sanitary
council demands that the whole line along
IL« Bruth be cordoned by the military.
Columbia, Aug. 27.—A sensation was
created iu this state today by tho an
nouncement that Senator Butler would
not abide by the result of tho primary
election, which' takes place tomorrow,
At this election' members of the legisla
ture will be .nominated who also elect
a successor to Gen. Butler, lu with
drawing fivxn the primaries Senator
Butler leaves himself and friends free
to make a contest lu the general elec
tion, whleh bikes place In November.
It Is a rule in the Democratic party, in
8-,nth Carolina that each candidate
must pledge hiimfeif to support th6
uumlueos of the party, otherwise ho
cannot be voted for. Gen. Butler made
sueh a pledge, but withdrew it today
- In a letter to the secretary of the Dem
ocratic executive committee. lie gavo
no reasons for withdrawing the pledge.
It is understood that thb legislative
candidate^ will ho nominated in Novem
ber, who will support Butlfer. It Is fur
ther said that Gen. Butler, If defeated
by Governor Tillman, will make a con
test before the United States senate
contending that tho registration laws
of the state are Illegal, and that If a
full vote could have Ueeu polled Butler
legislators would have boon elected.
An urdent supporter of Senator But
ler said today: “Butler’s withdrawn I
must speak for Itself. Certain It
however, that :t places Gen. Butler en
tirely independent of the action of the
primary ou the 2Stli. You will know a
great dual before the end of ton days,
and you. can rest assured that Setulur
Butler is still a most active factor In
state uud national politics.”
HOW R150E1VI4D IN WASHINGTON
Washington, Aug. 27.—A special from
Columbia says; Senator Butler, candi
date for re-election, withdrew from the
state Democratic executive committee
his pledge to abide by tho result of tho
Democmtic primaries. This means that
Butler tickets lor the legislature- will
be run ugainst the Tillman candidate*
lu the general elections, and Involves
a wide open split of ,tlie Democratic
party la the state. Senator Butler, In
a telegram to tho Columbia ^Register,
says:
“I beg to say In withdrawing the pa
per filed by me with Tompkins, secre
tary of the DemobraUc executive com
mittee, announcing my candidacy I am
following the footsteps or distinguished
reformers, who aro unwilling to sub
mit tlmlr claims to a primary where
everything from coroner.up has been
cut, dried, packed nnd salted down by
tho ring: when the result Is slated nnd
Unown by the ring before a vote bus
been put In the ballot box."
Several counties havo already taken
action mul nominated candidates op
posed to Tillman, a ad there Is likely to
be a bitter political fight In the state in
consequence of Senator Butler’s action,
anti-toxine treatment.
Alleged Cure for Diphtheria <o B« In
troduced Into New York.
New. York, Aug. 27.—The nntl-toxlne
treatment, alleged to bo a cure for
diphtheria, will 'bo Introdmccd Into this
city 'by the board ol health. Professor
Herman O. UIkks of the health board,
who investigated Koch's methods nt
Berlin, today explained ithe principle of
the treatment. A patient with diphthe
ria doee not die of the disease, but Is
poisoned -by toxlne. which Is ereated In
the system -by the disease. A person
who recovers from diphtheria is not
likely to take the disease again for some
lime, because there has been created In
the ‘body an anti-toxine. nvhlch neutral
izes the poison. Dr. Koch's method It
to Inoculate animals with diphtheria
bacclli and when they ceoover aga4n
Inoculate them. This is kept up for
several months, until the blood is so
impregnated -with untl-tbxlne that they
are impervious to diphtheria bacclli.
The blood of these animals, after the
serum has been separated, in order to
prevent fever. Is injected into the diph
theria patients. Experiments have
shown, it is claimed, that If cases are
treated within thirty-six hours the mor
tality can bo rendered praotically noth
ing. The -present average mortality of
true diphtheria is 27 per cent.
SPEED RECORD BROKEN.
Train on the Coast Line Makes Fifty-
five Miles an Hour.
Washington, Aug. 27,-The Atlantic
Coaxt Line und Plant system Knights of
Pythias special, train, which left Jack
aonville. Fla., yesterday afternoon al
4:20 o'clock, arrived here this morning
at 8:09 o'clock, having made the run in
fifteen hours and forty-nine minutes.
This -lowers all previous records two
hours and forty-on* minutes. After de
ducting strep*, the remarkable speed le
shown of 7*0 miles In 880 minute*, an
average speed for th* entire dkKanc*
of fifty-five and one-half mile* per hour,
The fastest run was made on the North
eastern road from Ashley Junction ta
Florence,. nlnety-elx miles, In ninety-
nin* and one-half minute*. Including
two atop* for water and drawbridges.
Notwithstanding «h* high rate of speed
the track and roadbed were In such ex-
cellent condition that the passengers oe
the grain did not realize that they were
making other than th* average schedule
time.
DEATH OF CELIA THAXTBR.
Boston,' Aug. 27.—A special from the
fetes of (Shoal «avs that Cell a Thaxter,
the great authoress, died there sudden
ly last night and that the funeral ser
vice* will be held Tuesday, afternoon •*
the Appledora house.
Washington, Aug. 27.—Expectation
with Mat'd to the biennial eucOoipmeut
of tlii Knights of Pythias Is beginning
to l>o realized and everything Indicates
not only a magnificent gathering of
the -itniform rank, but visitor* many
thousands lu excess of the number pro-
dieted. So great is tho lnllux of tho
people that tlie reception committees
havo been embarrassed In securing
quartern for all of them.
The knights arc coming In numbers
so «n ally *n excess ot Uie estimated
strong U that :ifiu additional tentS'linvo
been rooted at Camp George Wash
ington on tlie Washington monument
givmnis, making 2,«on, nud nil of them
are m cupied. Tlie representation of
krf.ghts so far Includes oouttngonts
from Tennessee, Ohio, New Jersey,
Mlssmjri, West Virginia, Nebraska,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Arkansas,
Texas, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Illinois,
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Kan
sas and Cornice tlcut.
Tonight was to witness tho formal
opening of the encampment by a re
ception at tlie convention hall, at which
Vice-ITesldrtit Stevenson was to ho tho
central figure, hut tho death of Con
gvessmon Shaw of Wisconsin, a pnst
supreme chancellor of tho order, at bis
home in Kuclulrc, this morning caused
a. change in the programme. A meet
ing of ithe supreme lodge was hold to
take action mi Mr. Slinw’s dentil, and
it was deeded that the reception should
uot tak'u place as a mark of esteem to
his memory. A general order to this
effect y(;ib issued, but later the supreme
lodge amended its decision by agreeing
that the rcecptiuu might be held, but
w.Uiout the sanction of the supreme
officers. Tlie reception was therePoro
hold nud a very brill-,ant dSotr It
proved to be. Addresses of-welcome
wore made by Yloe-Prcsideut Stevenson
and Brestdeut lluss of the board ol dis
trict commissioners. Mr. Stevenson’s
speech was tliu event of the evening,
although It was very brief. He spoke
us follows:
“Tho pleasing ditty 1ms been assigned
me of extending to the repreaeutuLves
of the order of the Knights of Pythias
u welcome to the nation's cuplbil. 1
may bo pardoned for detaining you for
a moment beforo litis formal welcome
is extended. Hour committee illd well
In selecting the city of Washington ns
tho place for this grout cvavoixitlon. In
this selection you hive honored your
selves ns well iis the great city In which
you are assembled.
••In ties cxiraordlnnry gntlieriug it
is literally the coming together of hon
ored representation of a great brother
hood from every state nnd section of
tho Ainerlouu Union. It is Indeed nu
honor to any city to claim ns Its guest
tlie knlghtllest representatives of an
order wli/iso membership falls not fat-
short of half a million, whose living
faith Is the beautiful legend of Damon
and Pythias,. whoso shibboleth Is
‘friendship, benevolence and yhnrlty’
nud ‘the greatest of these Is charity.’
"As It Is uot my good fortune to ho
a member of this great fraternity, I
cannot know to whom future ages will
do honor us Us founder, but Hint ho
‘bullded wiser than ho know’ is evi
denced liy th* fact that what our eyas
now belirald is the growth of less than
a third of a century. I trust I divulge
no secrets which would bring upon my
poor lurid the drend penalty when 1
say that I heard (hat nt each regular
assemblage of tho Knights of Pythias
tho official Inquiry Is made, 'does any
one know of a sick brother or of a
brother’s family i-n distress!' If this
he true then even the wayfaring man
may know whence came tlie Inspiration
that formulaWd tho ritual nuil founded
the order. I cannot but believe that
In Illustrating In deists the sublime ten
ets of your order jour inspiration is
that of the new commandment ‘Hint ye
love one another.' It Is not too much
to say that truly Is ‘religion in action/
"I repeat you did well to select for
your bieonlu convocation tho nation's
capital, tlie city that bears tho honored
name ot tho rather of bis country.
Coming from mul representing every
state, It Is meet that your assembling
Ikj at the popttxd center of this great
nation. It IxMh dot that your nbldutg
places l>c lu tin- Southland, near the
great dm In of lakes, or ‘when* rolls the
Oregon,' you owe nlleginnce to but one
flag; you are citizens of a common
country. In your beautiful ritual til
is oo place lor aught that savors
sectiumillsm or of strife. Whate-
troublous time- years may bring to
state, who cxui rlouht that the knightly
uutl of tills great bflollUBbOod will
stand ns adamant for the prei
nnd pcrptttMtSon of all that I* best In
our civilization—of all It has cost cc'c-
turie* of tireless endeavor to achieve.
Represent Ing every portion of the
l"thl ,-vi-i-y location ami i ailing
life. It is yours to bind by jret stronger
coni* every sc-ahm and state In one
Indivisible, Indestructible union.
“And now It but remain* to welcome
you, Knight* of Pythla*. to Washing
too. I conllally bid jdu wHoome le
the most la-autlful city in the world.
Here Is tlie symbol </t authority, the
grandeur, the power of tho greatest
government known to men. You Mill
And It Indeed ‘no mean cCty.’ You aro
not 'tampers, hut felluw-dtlzens. It
I* your ea ol (al, and you are welcwuio to
) -m father's house. Pour mural re
One of the Most Famous Women of Her
Time In -the South.
Loulavllle, Ky.. Aug. 27.—There lies
on her death bed In this city today one
ot the most remarkable women of 4he
time. She la Mrs. Sallle Ward Downs,
once a famous beauty at Louisville nnd
yet of chaTmlng face nnd flgure.
No hopes of her recovery are enter
tained. Tho last sacrament of tho Cath
olic churqh has been administered and
her only aon. John W. Hunt, night city
editor of the New York World, la at her
bedside.
Mrs. Sallle Ward Lawrence Hunt
Armstrong Downs was bom In Louis
ville 65 years ago. The history of tho
family Is one continued romance. On
the p.rternal side, she could trace hut-
ancestry' back to 1500. when the Flour
noys, an old Huguenot family, were
dampened to fly from France to Geneva,
Italy.
At the ago of 18 years, greatly against
the dtctaitai of her Heart, Uhe was per
suaded fto marry Bigelow Lawrence of
Boston. The Lawrence family was noted
for Its great wealth, as was the family
of Sallle Ward. Yet tho two fnmllka
were extremely opicslte as-pes. Tho
Lawrences were descended from an old
Puritan family, known to -bo very close
whore tho expenditure of money was
concerned, while the Ward family wure
always princely In the lavish expendi
ture of money. Mrs. Lawrence, after
her removal to Boston, found her ex
penses curtailed to suoh a degree 'that
olio found her condition unbearable. She
left'Mr. Lawrence nnd returned to Ken
tucky. Sho ilbtalnod a divorce nnd mar
ried Dr. Robert W. Hu«t ot Kentucky.
At his death, shortly after the war, sho
married Vene Armstrong, who died sev*
oval years afterward. (About ten years
ago she married George Downs, n weal
thy nnd retired merchant of aids city.
During tho gralter -portion of her Ufa
Mr*. Downs, or. as sho avas more fa
miliarly known, Sallle Ward, excited tho
envy of many. Yet she was noted for
her nmlaibllltv. She was never known
to eay an unkind word of anyone,
she could eay no good, she said nothing.
Those uihom she knew she spoke to
kindly nnd lovingly wherever nnd when
ever she mot them. Sho will leave a
fortune ixrdb.vbly of $200,000. Her laces
are alone worth from $25,000 ito $30,000
nnd ere a fortune In themselves.
HE LOST MONEY ON HIS BIDS
2* Order fo Give Kmployment to Ilfs
Men, So He Bays—Tlie Company
Paid Bnorntoue Olvtdende
*
to Stoeltholdere.
STEAM DR QUEEN ASHORE.
Steamer Chllcat Reports the Accident,
But Thinks There Is No Danger.
Portland. Ore.. Aug. 27.—The Port
Townsend steamer Chllcat, from Ju
neau, -Alaska, report* the steamship
Queen ashore on the rock* at Point Gor
don. tho oast .end bt the Cormorant
Islands. Sho went ashore at 11 o’clock
Tuesday nt haif-tlde In a thick fog. On
the Bhove. which is covered with large,
rugged boulder*, tho steamer is In n
sheltered [position nnd la in no danger
of heavy seas. Cant. Carroll said that
the Qtoen was not taking water, but
tho crow and passengers of tho Chllcat
said that the pumps wore actively dls-
chnrglnK• considerable water nnd that
the veHOl’a kcoi is certainly stove In.
Tho Queen hnd been on the rock* for
twenty-four hour* -When the Chile**
came along and her bow was then ten
feet out of tho water. It bolng half
tide. Carroll said tho vessel was resting
easy and In no danger, nnd that she
might get oft nt high tide, and if not
successful then the eteamer City of To*
pelm. which wn« duo down from the
north one day later, would afford nil
tho assistance necessary. Tho Queen's
oxoursibnlsts accepted the situation
good naturodly nnd were nui-klng the
best of the predicament. One of the
passengers on tho Chilean q.ild Chet ho
hnd a few minutes' conversation with
the people on tho Queon, The latter
•were generally nlarmcd for tho safety
of tho vessel, saying .that It w»h Hik
ing water quite freely and that her bot
tom was stove In. Cant. MoAllep of the
Ohllcat says Xhnit the Queen 1* In no
danger und that she will got off unin
jured In n day or two. The Queen has
a big passenger Hat of Alaskan excur
sionist*.
THE TEXAS COTTON PAT,ACE.
It Will Be Opened ot Waco November 8
and Will Bo Orand,
Waco, Tex., Aug. *7.—Preparations
ere nearing complexion for the grant
■Cotton Palace." Texas' pride, which
will open here November 8 nnd continue
until December 16.
This unique tundertnklng is dsatUSA
to nriraot nolle,! to Texas generally,
and to the great cotton bolt particular
ly. It will consist of a beautiful build
ing, situated In n delightful park, nnd
decorated In meat skillful nnd niilaile
manner, chiefly with articles manufac
tured from the products of Texas soil.
The dominant article will he oxtton, of
which nil tho different varieties will be
Shown, nil fashioned irtto shapes and
form* Of wondrous beauty. Then there
will be various fruit* and gniNies, the
Output* of tho mines, the quarries nnd
'Jho forest*; the prize at the relic hunt
er. the rello of the antiquarian.
The -woman’s department Is going to
be a dream of loveliness, ft bewildering
labyrinth of artistic beauty. Everything
that fancy can suggent or genius devtse
will he there to rive* the nttenUon end
pleas* tho minds of those w<ho delight
In high art.
In the magnificent auditorium, which
will be in fact a finished theatre, with
Bp.vclous "tage and handsome scenery,
and comfortable seat* for 6,000 people,
three concert* will be given each day
by the (Incite military band and ortfire-
tra tn th* country.
There will be special exhibit* and at
traction* Orta numerous to mention In
•n article, of this kind and which can
only be appreciated wtion ceen.
COCKING MAIN TRAGEDY.
Five Men Stabbed to Death and Sev-
oral Berloualy Injured.
Saltillo, Mex., Aug. 27.-AI a grand
cocking muln given In the village of
Corauam, •ouihwot ot this city, ot-
tended by Hit mountaineer* for many
mite* around, while th» flfhts between
the bird* wore In progT-sw. trouble
arose between two rival Wrd owner*,
and a general fight took pl«ce. which
resulted In live men being abibbed to
death and several others seriously In
jured. Thor oral guards were eall-.-d
upon to quell kb* disturbance, width
threatened to Involve the whole town.
A urge number of arrest* have been
UT.'iie.
Chicago, Aug. 27.—Edward F. Bryant,
cashier ami manager of the Pullman
Latin anil Savings Bank, was tho first
witness to testify before tlie national
labor committee tms morning. It was
the business uf the bank to transact
ordinary busUiosH us well ns to collect
MDte. Bryant said the accumulation*
of tliveo or four years wove drawn out
timing tho strike. On May 1, 1SU3, the
bank bad bill* to tho amount of $3,Hl)l
to collect from employes. Due year
Inter Ibis amount reached $28,217,
bowing forcibly tho difference made
by tlie out lu wages. August 1 tills
amount reached $68,773. These bills
tlld not represent all owing to the com-
puny. It reported only those placed
iu llic bunds of tho bank fur collection.
George M. l’ullmnn took tlie stand
Immediately upon tho reassembling of
the committee tills ufturnoou. Me
stated the l’ullmnn Palace Car Com
pany was organized July 31, 1807,
wllb'a cupltul of $1,000,000. The town
of Pullumn was established lu 1880.
Cemnrlssloner Wright conducted the ox-
mn-naffun uf Mr. Pullumn. He asked
tho president of tho Pulucu Cur Com
pany to tell lu bis own wuy the objects
of the compauy and why the town was
built.
“The plan was,” said Pullman, read-
lug from a type-written manuscript,
‘•to estnbllsll u community Tor work
ingmen which would euablo them to
live .u harmonious relations with the
company. Tho rclnttoua of the Pull
man company ure, however, simply,
those of a himdlord lu regard to Its em
ployes. which It treat* us tenants. Tho
basis of profit was li per cent, per mi
lium. which at Unit thuo was a fair
profit on tUo Investment. Tho cost ot
esl.'Hillshlug tlie streets and improve
ments was, of course, considered In
umkl-ng this calculation. Tills does uot
Include tho cost of tbo manufacturing
plant.
"Tlio PuUnWt company,” Pullman
Stated, "did not soil propiTty within
tho limits of tbo town of Pullman bo-
Cause the company did not wish ob-
Jectkna! character* to establish them
selves lu tho town. Tliuru wore, In
consequence, no saloons or houses of 111
repute In rulhuuu, as there might oth«
*rvvise havo been.”
l’tilltTi ii then proceeded to explain
the Pull/iMU lease, lie said:
“There Is n clause tn the lease which
provides that either party may termi
nate It by giving ten days' notice for
tho protection of the Pullman Company,
ho that It might exclude all ubjootloni-
blo characters.’’
••What Ih tho capital of tho Pullman
Company?" asked Chairman Wright.
“II Is 136,000,000.”
"It Uim tx-cti stated In the public press
that the Pullman Company has n. sur
plus of $10,000,000?”
“It is more than that.V said Mr. Pull
man. "This represents toidlvdual prof
its and Is ibr the nwst part Invi-sli-d in
"Are the dividends you pay based on
a capital of $36,000,000?"
"They are. The dividends aro 2 rer
cent, quarterly. The compauy has paid
dividends since lts 'beginning. For threo
years It paid 3 per cent, quarterly nnd
for n -while 0 l-2 per cent, annualy.
Later It hss paid 8 percent, onnually.”'
"Han It been tho urnctlco of the com
pany to reduce wages from time to
time, nnd If so will v»«i t“ll ins of such
reductions?" asked Mr. Wright.
“I am not familiar with tho dally
working* of the town of Pullman. I
will have to refer the commlttco to the
second vice president for those details.
I will say.whowevor. that for entire
morffhn we did not have an ardor for a
car. i realized that units* something
done th'ii-c .would be iiuffe.-lng at
Pullman end after a consultation with
Vh-o President Wicke* I determined to
make bids under the actual cost of con-
struotlon. We did tl.ls-and I remember
tho flr*t order was for fifty-five car*. I
put In ii bid tor e irs lit Ci--,rn ll'iO
to $400 below the rost of making them,
rennlvlng to mnk“ thf* contribution
rather than see my mon Idle. 1 bellevo
many other car t/ulldor» In the country
felt the uu way. As *viMw* of this,
the next lowest bid to mine was only
$24 higher than mine. On another oc-
(•.1*1011 I 1>ld for a lot of 250 cor* ot ft
P.ss nt 115 on each car. preferring to da
Uhls rather than soo tho freight shop*
closed. I underbid the next comirttltor
only It a car. It coat us about $50,000
to keen the men at work os long as I
d’d. 1 explained all till* to Mr. Heath-
cole, the leider of the strikers, who
said to rat: ’\V'« want the wages of ’03/
I Infotrnad him that It was Impossible.
I told him It would be a moat unforu-
nste thing If the wage* of 1833 were re
stored, as there -were only six or eight
week* of work here as W wae, and ther*
n< aw In sight at the rata on which
the wages of 1833 were bleed.”
Pullman then said he odd lleitheote
that ua ling ns he remained in the em
ploy of 'the company he could have oc
ean to Ithe hlgheet officials anil could.
even sec the books If he ple-iee-l.
"Wore the books, aa a mat<-.-r of fact,
shown to the strike committee?” In
quired the chairman.
"They were not. because the men
made no effort to see them.”
‘lAre you at the town of Pullman
mu-jh?"
•‘Not a great deal: I ilon'4 have time.
"What ai tc-mpt*. If any. (lid you crtko
for a e.stbifactory ndjuatmtn*. of the
troubles nt Pullman?"
"An answer to that will corns better
from VIC* President Wlckes."
'■It han been stated publicly very free
ly 'that you were anpibMMd by the
etrlkere. who I-vked for a settlement of
the troubles and thst you said j’ou had
nothing to arbitrate."
"I did not us- .-x idly dhuse word*. I
may have told them something ot the
sort."
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