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lit Multan Club Gives
(Maud a Reception.
GREETED WITH cheers
Condert’s Introduction: "No Man De
serves the Suffrages of the People
More Than Cleveland.”
Eatabll*lif*4 HHfl.
ThP T«lcg**X’ f, r °- T
SHORT SPEECH BY GROVER.
s Chief Ambition Is to Give the Peo
ple an Honest Government, Free
From the Corrupting
Spoils System.
-'i A' < *N, t > A.. Ait »\i)A V, 1« )\ !'■ Miii-iU 2\ IMVJ.
SECRETARY RUSK’S REPOn
y iw fork Nor. 20.—The Manhattan
L t R,. foremost Democratic social or-
■niinliea in (he enuntlT,' (rare a brill-
Jl rwplion In President-oledt Clevc-
ml at in splendid club bouse at Fifth
L oe : ,„,i Tlilrtyfourth street last
•ht. The affair waa planued a* a rc-
pdou to both Cleveland and Stcren-
o. hut the vice priiident 'vas detained
Dlinnis by business that demanded
i attention. The club house never had
pvot a throat of Democrat! within
wa lls. The occasion brought almost
rry invited guest aud every dub m«u-
r to the house early. The club had
ide extraordinary efforts to eclipse its
St record in the line of brilliant hos
tilities. It succeeded sell. Outside
building was a rorgeous display of
trie lights, Inside,there was a general
lituliou. The billiard hall, which.
1 turned into a banquet hall for tho
.ption, was beautifully tleoornted.
the west wall was a table at which
reload and many other guests sat.
tty other tables filled the rest of the
it. The display upon tho banquet
all was magnificent Cleveland oil
d at 11:30 escorted by Robert MoLay
Charles B. 1’edt Frederick It.
deft, president of the dub, welcomed
Enthusiastic cheers greeted the
ideat and Itthis waa kevt up until
alert recoiled him through the ap-
crowd and to a flag-covered
tiidow in the itmin reception room,
; C.evciaad took up his petition ic
re the congratulation! of tho M.lli-
iti Club and their guests,
slerick R. Ooudert, president of the
ib, Wioduced Mr. Cleveland “Who
It recentiy achieved a triumph such is
nun bat achieved educe the time of
(stbiaftuii. No man," ho continued,
done as rnudi to deeorvo the suf-
i and affecUoas of a free people
tirovcrlcIvreUud. No utau has hocu
aohiy rewarded th<
I oar triumph has been io great (It
tail hanlly realin it. 1
l.duu Democrats present greeted
ud with an outburst of applause
be ariMf to respond, lie la id In
after thanking the dub:
rltllUM’l Space It.
ince I wu entertained here tea
i ago os governor clout of New York.
«u Meats havo greatly changed.
American people have become mere
wtl, more thoughtful and more watch
man they wero ten years ago. They
coaaidcnog now vastly greater ques-
'.“an they wore then. They are giv-
ttaiertance to party policy rather
party spoil*. The situation must be
net. by those in charge of
party organization. No party can
■npport of the Dues of voters by
A J r T ,>nt ^ .•*«** Cn » na « 1 ro-
i or other nttnbutea of tho spoils
fa/Ihe whoU people wU to Stol
whh nothing less than a rodmptiop
I Iges made to them col B3
tof*-. # S wiM pSSrSS
honest government."
ViLi. T '.??*• Oievdaud
dwheretely, 1 would ncr. .....
J *• 1 w.ldng that the Demo-
BMiar to succeed
>*e situation fairly sml
bo ?“* *b*olutely and
ssJKx-'Ssaa’fiSJs
iSS-SVMK
1 ut « 55*5.*<■"«!• Clave-
were hJH' to 0 *? 1 *?- Al "• ■*
iHtoJxiSro A™**, Henry V.b
I PheWi.2' milL * , * r bo England,
jM? & ‘W
SsKgWiVWES
* rractruL congress.
Mto at Her-
'""■'■"•idr.
JCtei baa^twE? 10 "jf* 1 democrat-
A"Y; ~^fc3‘S5
3wAK6t*3
““S S JS£S''.»
cSsT themselves
Mjaomeut •J lr P ri «- Up to
i»r«d to < US* 1 » in tho
fib *e CnmZ f on J llat between
‘•ideal “•IVoil-
,<|»ly Bavarian
loew that Mhm
2* 11 *fter •Br >‘I> trvwi*
|*U. Iier Wtumlng to their cou-
-
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August
VibL.'Vl 00 ^ fcwHh sine
l t*‘”7 31 *“• it«v-
■?*u a *Zlt “ e b ' r '> °f l. '-ke
1 art «°n»«matlonalist,
ihuiiS ‘ b“- mtiMcS:
»orld Of fishSn k ' lwt 11
lilt U,t Annual iteport Katabllih
Importance of lilt Dsparlmcn
M nshington, Nov. 20.—Secretary
Busk has sought to mako his feurth
and last annual report as head of tho
department of agriculture a valuable
document, and has grouped together
many Interesting facts to show what
a great agricultural people we are. and
'J r,rop<,r B was to mako
tho prime commissioner of agriculture
a cabinet officer. He said that he sent
abroad Last year $200,000,000 1,, pro
ducts more than we had to import
from foreign nations, and &0C per rent,
or these products were agricultural,
lie claims some credit for that, be-
«»u*0 he shows on increase of 40,000-
000 pounds weight of pork sent to
countries which formerly excluded
American pork, and $40,000,000 value
• I'iA'.'.f ln our exports of live cattle.
All this comse from the Increased prt-
cautions to secure healthfulness of the
American food products. The regu-
mUons enforced for tho prevention or
iexas fever nlone have saved cattle
crower, more than throe times the
coat of running tho whole department.
And as to the suppression of pleuro
pneumonia. the secretary grows em
phatic und again declares plcuro-pneu-
monla does not exist In the United
States. He points out that the toal
loss to cattle growers of Great Brl'-
Mn by this dlscaso In death* u |„ne has
amounted to not less than *1500,000,
and that this Is tho only country In
the world where, ltaving gained n
cated. ' * lla been entirely eradi-
Begnriling wheat ho said: “Taking
the world throughout, the lato crops
moro than equalled the lean crops of
loOl, so there was actually more wheat
grown .llils year than in 1801. and the
conditions which have at last over
whelmed the cotton growers now con
front tho wheat growers. While in
sisting that Southern cotton growers
most continue to reduce the acreage
of cotton planted, he has some encour
agement to offer them in tho shape of
new varieties of cotton seed. He lias
undertaken experiments with imported
seed to procure the production of home
grown cotton, which will meet all the
requirements for which Egyptian nnd
other cottons arc now Imported. Ho
also wants tho United Stnt03 to raise
Its own raw silk. Instead of sending
$25,000,000 n y.\r abroad for raw ma
terial, and thinks we might save $07,-
000,000 11 year on imported fibres.
Coni exports for 1800, tho only year
In which they-have equalled those of
the present year, brought the price
dmm tn a fraction under 12 iv-uts a
bushel at tlio * port of shipment,
against a fraction over 55 cents per
bushel this year, the difference aggro
gating on exports the pas: fiscal year
of not less than $10,000,000.
The report Is the first from the cabi
net to rind Its way to the president’s
desk. Secretary Itusk throws cold wa
ter on the raju-makers. Experiments
are being loynlly made, as congr-s ,li-
reeted, but >h.- facts r his pos*.*<!„
do not Justify tho anticipations formed
by the believers In this method of nr-
Uflclnl rain making. As Ids last words
the secremry expresses his profound
appnrlntlon of tho cordial sympathy
and broad Intelligence with which the
president has uniformly, throughout
ills administration, heoded tho needs
of agriculture.
UNCLE SAM TO THE POPE
6 S Columlina Tie
*•?
• Hie Wo 14*<
Rome, Nor. 20.—Mr. Curtis, in the
name of the United States, has j>r._
sonted a letter to Cardinal Ramp '!l i
asking that the people send to tho Chi
cago exposition all the documents and
archives iu the Vatican library relating
to the United States. Cardinal Ram-
pol.a received Cnrtis with the greatest
courtesy. He bad promised to send
copies of some of the documents nnd
photographs of others, but It will be
impossible to send the original, on ac-
cou ntof the susceptibilities of Italian
government, which considers the Vati
can and its contents as national prop
erty. An American gentleman Is to take
charge of the documents.
The holy father bss written a charm
ing letter of felicitation and encourage
ment to Mrs. A. S. Starr, president of
the Queen Isabella Association, at Chi
cago, concerning the work of the World's
rnir. The Vatican journals reflect the
lively pleasure of Cardinals Rampollu
and Ledochowski concerning the Chi
eago fetes. They notice with enthusi
asm the sympathetic welcome with which
Manager satolli has been honored. These
fetes, they say. have piit a definitive
W on the re.ationa of Democracy with
religious sentiment. The phenomenon
was unique in the history of the world
and, say these representatives of papal
opinion, the United States have set
an exampl of high religious and social
harmony. They have given to Europe
a lesson of wisdom and supreme skill
in crowning the work of the nation with
tha glory of light from on high.
These same organs, on commenting on
the vAitness of the Worm s Fair, praise
Americans as great in action, yet men
who hare preserved withal a freshness,
generosity and breadth of sentiment,
who may not have the refined culture
and softened style of the old civiliza
tion, but who have that vigorous health
and that admirable good sense which
Rossult call* the “sorerign merits of.
the human race.” They conclude in
saving* that “from this fruitful alliance
of Democracy with Christianity will
arise the future type of all civiliza
tion. %
IS
KILLED HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW.
A German** Allrmpl la Harder
Fninllr.
Oricaso, Nov. 20-Uorman Sio R ler,
a German, early this moraine began
making preparations for a hunting trip.
Nothing unusual was notloed about
his actions until about 8 o'clock, when,
with gun in hand, he entered the parlor
where his wife and three children were.
One of the little one* began to scream.
Mrs. Sdes, the mother-in-law, hurried
into the room, and an ,be entered Siegler
attempted to elevate the gun as though
he intended to shoot her. She rushed
up to him and threw her arms around
his neck and tried to take the gun from
h ‘ m - Keep away. God Is with me,”
shouted Stegkr. as be pn.hed the aged
’.T~~5 xlaltetaY. Tarn be raised
the shotgnu. and, pointing the barrel
almost dtrectiy against her left breast,
bred. She sank to the floor dead. Mr
.Siegler. in the meantime, had earri.
the children to the house of a nelghb.
and on rctnrning encountered her hn-
band, who fired at her. several of Ihe
«hot taking effe-t in her neck nnd two;
The* anno aroused Mr. Siles and he
- ended into (he hallway. As be si
pci from the lower step Siegler fi’
Business Men Are Awaiting
Tariff Legislation.
IT MUST COME DOWN.
And Sales of Stocks and All Commodi
ties Mill Be Based Gn Changed
Relations.
TRUNK LINES POOL THIER EARNINGS
The Purpose of This Combination 1$ to
Forestall Any Competition During
The Columbian Exposition
At Chicago.
complicated and by no means transparent
oao; pad we therefore recommend to our
fncuds buying on concessions only for
brief turns, until the protqtect becomtst
more distinctly assuring.
HBXKY CLEWS.
New York, N or . 20.-<Spoe!a].)-Dur-
ng the past week the course of affairs
In \\ all street has been somewhat che
quered. The comparative Indifference
to the result of the election which was
8rP S t '*,£ ww * 1 ‘ a * " ln “ materially
mollified. He men of finance are now
disposed a* take a more , er |ous view of
*“ bo » h > 0 »* that must
attend the interval preceding the enact-
uemt of the new tariff, if not also for
sometimes afterwards; and, this week.
,,!* ““ consequently been considerable
Sft-f 7 <ra *r n,rt on'f of the
IndnMna! clasa but also of the railroads,
with consequent declines in prices. This
tendency would probably hare run to
greater length* had it not been that the
owners of “industrials" havo rallied to
hi. r f Uppodt of thrtr propertie*, while
" ‘ H° n<,on * apparently favorably affected
by the result of the eiocUoo, baa been a
comparatively liberal buyer of those of
our stocks fa which that market is es-
peamlly interested.
On Thmsday an Important new factor
unexpectedly came to light in the form
of an agreemeat bdtweon tho Eastern
trunk lins* to once moro try the policy
of pooling their earnings. The compact
appears to be almost identical with that
abandoned a few years ago; and, in view
of the unanimity and even enthusiasm
with which it aroma to have been agreed
.} ’*“®*brd that the managers re-
premi-mg I, r.-r:,■ ■ Iy f,, r •(„.
iting nnd the very low rates
harmony of purpose
f tho
HARRISON'S LAST MOVE.
Two Iowa Mem Given timer to Check'
mat* Dot.c,
Den Moines, la.. Nor. 20.—Two eon-
structlons are placed upon the appoint
ment:* by President Harrison of ex-
Governor and Oungreasman-Elect Gear
to be nsantant secretary of the treas
ury, and of William 3L Stone to be com
missioner of the general land office. In
Republican circle* it is construed to
mean* that Harrison has quickly mani
fested hla appreciation of tho majortiy
Iowa gave hint In tho recent election
by lippointing to Important offices two
popular dtlxens of Iuwa.
The Register, wol -h Is owned and ed
Ited by 11. P. Clarkson, brother of J.
S. Clarkaon, will »ay. editorially:
President Harrison love* Iowa, and
well may he love the date which, amid
tha endrcllng gloom of wrecked ma-
jorities, stood firm by the faith of Ib-
pnbllcanlsm. As n token of his reganl
for this state two Iowa men bare re-
t Tt appointments. Oongrcftsman-Elpot
J. II. Gear as assistant airrotary of tlio
treasury, to succeed GoveroofElpet
Crounze of Nebraska* nnd William M.
Stone, commissioner of the general land
office, to aucceed Thomas H Carter, re
signed. Both Gear and Stone are ex-
governor* of Iowa and worthy of the
honors conferred upon them.”
In Democratic quarters a different
view is taken. Governor Bole* is a pro
nounced candidate for the United
States senate, ami while his friends de
ny the desire on his part to promote his
candidacy for temporary recognition by
becoming a member of Mr. Cleveland's
cabinet, there are others who assert
openly that he wishes ouch appoint-
meut in person or by proxy. In order to
g.vo him power to aid nL* senatorial am
bition. T> anticipate, this, today's ap-
mlntmonts were made. Mr. Gear has
«vn mentioned iui a prominent Repub
lican candidate! for the senate and so
lias Jsmca S. Qarksou and Congness-
man-Kloct William P. Hepburn. Either
of the two laat named will be nomi
nated, and If Clarkson hail anything to
do with today's appointment it it n
certainty that he will return later and
enter earnestly into the fight.
of hi:
eck
fight check being torn away. By this
time quite a crowd had gath-
Officer Simmons
appeared in the
ered.
came up Siegler ... ,„ luo
doorway. The officer drew bis revolver
and ordered Siegler to surrender. The
latter s reply waa a shot from his gun,
bl ,B Jjf ,1 >°I «x> high. Simmons return-
ed the fire and Siegler staggered back
with a bullet in his side. He succeeded
In firing another shot, which slightly
wounded the officer before he was overe
powered. As Siegler was being taken
to the patrol wagon threats of violence
were heard on eret7 hand. Repeatedly
Sieg.er was struck by men whose in-
terferenco could not he prevented by
the police. At the station he made a
statement. Jt was short, incoherent
and indicative of Insanity. Ho was
afterwards taken to the hoapltal. The
extent of bit wounds is not known.
A COLLISION Of TBAIHi.
Throo Lives Lost anil Several person.
Dadly Injured.
Chicago. Nov. 20.—Through a blnnder
of some one a terrible collision of two
heavily laden freight trains on the Holt
Lino railway occurred near Archer sve-
nno crossing this rooming. Three lives
were lost and two men were seriously
injured. The killed are John Bean-
champ, conductor; Richard A. Otto,
brakeman; Louis Ohit*. fireman. In-
n7 d *.,?M ( ^ f 5 *,'? t0d V CT g‘ n "'f. bruised
and scalded badly: John Best, brake-
man. badly scolded.
( ort>e J of the collision was ter-
rale an<l a dozen car* were KMcbed to
kindling wood. The belie* „f Xjcnu-
champ and Otto were taken from the
debris, terribly mangled, and Obits'*
,7■“£”» fo'jn-1 entshesl belwe,"
the boiler head and tender of bis engine.
Immediately after the disaster the
wreckage caught fire, and it was only by
great exertion on the part of the rail
road men that the flumes were prevent-
rc,chln f forty ears of oil which
com Dozed one of tho train*.
“Tho Dllntl Khali Se®.
sion of Berlin is greatly agitatetl bv the
prom'llce of Golam Rader, mi Indian
oculist, who ays be can nukd the blind
M*T 'Kader n be^ e^abBshwl himself In
a room in Fri,sVTichHtrus<,-.and there he
displays himself amid Oriental splendor
*l’P* re l an| l furniture to great crowds
of persons who bring blind friends
The Kom Le« Hurned.
Slomphis, Nor. 29.—The steamer
Ro-a Lee, from Ashport, burned at the
wharf early this morning. An officer
nwakened the passengers tnd all shove
deck and thirty below got out safely.
It is thought four laborers who were
in a state of intoxication were burned
to death. The boat was consumed, all
bat the hull, ln thirty minutes. It is
thought the tire waa caused by one of
the laborers from Ashport dropping a
match among the ootton. The Rosa
Lee was of the Lee line, owned by
''apt. James Leo and son. ,Slu> cost
' ,000 and was In the cotton trade,
a: loss Is complete. Insurance $27,-
O. Her manifest consisted of KU7
bales of cotton and 2,000 sacks of
cotton seed.
lariootCteHofHtan Pallor*.
i, sums, N»v '-it. ( Sp .. ..! i
trht Ji>hti Savage, the ooionsl barber,
1 Turn Htiiue, a worthle-, U. . r r., here,
■imaged la a row. George Bird, the
uurht. watchman, attempted to arrest
wlto r.-sisusi and l>r"ke loose. Mr.
nl stmek Stouo on the head, b<lt (he
Latter ,swap.-d by .imruntii,'i: the w.ivh
Early siv- HKiraing stoos was
otul ileatl in Mr. D. S. ilum-.u's
rd. A coroner's inq.i. st « is h. l.l :i . (
pusttn-.n.-tn x:n: ti.t r i-r-i.r.-1
ladj t ho canto to Lis diath from
rt diseasa.**
for Yr.sV”„, WDO Tw'’ r, . n F bliD ' 1 ^"'1*
for treatment, rhyslciant of the el tv
the police
arrsrt Ktnler as an impostor. In the
meantime he has mWvod fees a* fast
as ho can tuke them In.
The Tin Plate suit Hurned.
Anderson, Ind., Nov. 20.—The tin
plate mill was Imrn.il to the gr tirtil
last night. This Is the factory that be
came so prominent ns a political Issue
during the late campaign. The fin'
was of Incendiary origin, the entire
factory having been saturated with
oil. It was being operated by Clark
& AUcnton. The Ion Is estimated at
$22,000; partially Insured.
A Panama ( anal lehemer 1
Paris, Nor. 20 —Baron Jn ue* de
Reinacb, a financier of considet lie note
Is dead. The esose of death t_* been
carefully ltjrpt a secret. He was mpli-
eateil in the formation Of the Pi wnta
canal aoheme and tc a uTritn extent
was a consplcnoui stoekholdir. It is
rumored he committisl snieide fo' fear
of an Investigation of the eajtal compa-
“V» bnsfaoas hy the goreraroent.
Bsolptwtl y With Venean.la,
NtoP Totfc. Nov., 20.—The cabinet of
te Venezuelan repub'.c bta Ju»t mail®
public its notion as to the rscip-v.ty
treaty with t ih:s country. Cri -p.t ano he
coum-;! are !n sympathy w.th the North
Am r.iaa palley of rec procity and when
wt, VTWMSM Blttamonte, the saw min*
later to this eountry, arrives neat month,
he wiU briug a copy of tie treaty.
S preserved. To all
Mmt Ik» l r '- thttra U m drawback
..... .... a*..*,,,, cuunim mmimioo
ha* entpiutt.-ally lieilarotl against the
I't-.ditj ..f the pooling principle. The
°° ur '' i aware of this,
• .»i. ik* Tiit• tun“ti thrv bare r>*n^-
^1*. ..f UVhTU, f'.r !i
!>f * bc , lI< s-lared pnrposo
of a law of oongrest. kVhat those reas-
k T Tn themselves.
h * T0 oa,1 * e to Lope
If ™°r* would not aup-
d”!* 0 " "I the interstate cont-
aI?mTIi«mJu ,bat "UPPOW tho new
admlaistmtlon may nrovo le*. vigilant
enforcing &ler.l
t?S»"IIo no ? wi, h *tate corporations; or
that. ont of cooaidsratlpn for the demor-
„ < TI dlt te ?f railroad competition,
7“” unchecked bv some sort of regnla-
ITi^-he-Ooromlsafoners may be trusted
to abstain from enforcing the law: or
Sjwl* that they have reason to'hope
1* Induced to modify
Um laact.in their favor, which hope i*
encouraged by the fact that the fnter-
state commission are now considering
whether they shall recommend congre:
to nutboriie pooling.
e n u l 'l!lI , n1iitf. ow,,Ter ' •*!• “*« probable
,1 ?i^. ta, 7i. re ‘ ,on '• ,hat the road*
dratre "> urefit competition during the
•hl*°fli ,°L2* WorW S F* lr - *”d deem
this ttt beat nn-min af doinjr *o, leavinc
tho auhHvnitettt fate of the “pool” to In*
determined according to clreumstatieni.
bven should the federal oommiviouers
LmtHilfiv h b *? l, *7 P r “hlhitioa might be
^Jfd off by legal tactics until after the
close of the fair, and In that way the
-‘““^^oohlcc* might be aeenred. Pro-
^“T'Jhorefore. the now compact means
P™™7 proenremaat of this tran
sient tilvaota-e | an d something more
Ufi™??* 0 * Ji** r H B should prove at
tainable. That this la the Immediate
more Probablo from
It. n'J.iifi 'h« srroagement was made
J* •,„^SfiF*S®* d oonsider measures
for insuring harmony imuding the har-
r "i 'ho rivxt fair traffic and to pre
vent the outbreak at “cutting" whkh
,U oBetnpu at regu-
If* •fv^2EIror ,<an *° ■“ Inglorioui end.
H are prowided they can
h. aTe no force, f nr being illegal
vfof ra"? 0 !. h” onforeeil at law. It can
“o'hing.more than “an agreement be-
rt22.^fVkt n *° ! ' 1” d ••'hough the gen
tlemen In thU cose have had experiences
Slf Ikfhl have d.-eply iin,-i»Sl them
y^'h the Importance of maintaining good
faith, yet the idea of “honor" that pre-
rails among this particular order of gen-
tlenx'n is not worth murh ns a gnaran-
teo of compacts. There is. however, one
good retton for hoping that these en
gagements may be kept fur the transient
I^Liel kero supposed; for st sU the ros.U
will have their full raparity taxed to the
utmost to provide for the million* going
i? a, *2£i.? a i. for *ho increase in high
class freight, there ran be no rational
motive for cutting rates. It is certain
that, if the agreement stands any chance
of proving permanent. It will be of im
mense value to the trunk roads, for their
rrwrnt wm are now out down to ex
travagantly low figures, goods coming
under th« $0 wits rate being extensive
ly earned at 40 to 50 cents.
.ThU news, though incomplete in it*
detail*, had the immediate effect of
strengthen!ay railroad stocks and stayed
the feisinr movement which had arizen
from the foreshadowing of the new tariff
policy U remains to hp teen what ef
fect this action of the Eaatem road* may
have upon the Western. The latter have
been desirous of rmoning to « pooling
ammgi‘meat» but hare not bad the cour
age to do la opposition to the adverse
dectaon of the federal commission. Per
haps the precedent of the Eastern mmm-
gers may «djflEeii their uerre. Iu nay
etetut, the Morlds I'air will be a great
bum t*> the railroads: and that contfder-
ation can hardly fall to ait m an im
portant offset to the tiufaroroble Influ-
ences which are expected to prevail du
ring the period of transition to the new
tariff policy, a nat Wall street tvnstrues
the Utter fnctor as unfavorable to the
value of rauroetd eecnrities rhere can be
no doubt, hi view of the selling move
ment of the last few days, which can be
attributed to no other rouse. That influ
ence may not rouse any immediate Im
portant decline In abxk*, for there are
ononteractmg fzetom in operation; but
it may be expected to at least check ad
vancing teodfodea arising from other
oanae*. The .-ituation, taken tut a whole,
win bear careful wntchhig, for it is a
A SHORT COTTON CROP.
Report* Indicate it Falling Off of About
3,000,000 nnle*.
Charleston, S. C.. Nov. 20.—The latest
New* an<* Courier’s special cotton crop
reports were received last night. They
confirm what has been previously said
In regard to the shortness uf the crop,
r.suiuiito of & t»,(NNl,(NNi bale crop soeuw
fully warranted by figurt»s given from
oflicial sourcesj The Vickiiburg Herald
responds to inquiries of the News and
Courier and says: “The picking is well
advanced and nearly completed in up
land*. and the fields are unu-mally bare
iu lowlands. Cotton is coming forward
very freely. There is not an average
crop anvwhere.”
The Vickubnrg Commercial says:
‘^Opinions hero lean wholly to the bc-
iioi ihmt the t»u... vi the crap ha* been
f athered,. the hill crop almost entirely,
'aanters are not withholding shipments,
•ales being iu no condition tq do so, and
that a larg«? per cent, of the crop has
come into night. The yj.qd * imiscrMl-
iy short in thi« state. Reports from
parishes from north Louisiana if any
thing are more encouraging. It may
be said incidentally me crop in Missis
sippi is variously estimated at from one
to two-thirds of Che average crop, or
from 600,000 to 700,000 bales. All
facts tend to support- this con elusion.“
H. It. Lane, comtuiwioner of agricul
ture of Alalmma, says:
“The Alabama crop Is 68 per cent, of
an average yield. Corn crop 90 per
The cotton gathered and sold amounts
to 03 per cent. The Alabama estimate
is 000,000 bales.”
John K. MbMiugwortb, commissioner
of agriculture of Texas, says:
“The acreage of the cotton crop of
Texas has been decreased 15 per cent,
and is estimated at 1,750,000. Three
fourths of the crop has been marketed.
Tbla is a eoaaervaUve estimate.”
C. F. Poole of New Orleans says:
“Reports received from the most intel
ligent planters are that the outlook for
the canton crop of Louisiana is growing
worse dsiily. Although a v*ry considera
ble proportion of the crop has been mar
keted it U impo««ible to wiy just what
percentage remains in the h.mds of the
planters, for no «tatisties of that nature
are kept here. The beat Informed deal
ers estimate that the yield this year
compared with that of last season will
show a decrease of 45 per cent. Last
year the crop of Louisiana was 740.UU0
bales, and outside figures for this year
are 400,0U0 bales."
McCUNE’S WAIL OF WOE.
CAUSE OF DEFEAT.
White!** RelfT* -Mind Must be Off It*
Hinge*.
New York. Nor. 20.-The Tribune will
ss** tomorrow:
“The politician who attempts to ex
plain the defeat Is crying over spilt milk.
The newspaper which tells how it was
done is “whining." To writ*' a politi
cal obituary wa-» hardly nn enviable
ta*»k. T!i" il* party is mii>ik.v i1
to h«■ *■ • ■ i*’ witli pldloHophi* ;il rfsikM.i: ••
the rcj.M-tion ot' its p-t policies ami wiih
caunncsH of the fntalist tdl himself
thit is, was *to have been.’ The reasons
u for Ux* itikidt
tho
diflV
«■ in th** mind* of tb
To him who 1<H>kiK-nAtidi th«' eurface
Ihero is ample evidence that the defeat
of the Republican party is not mainly
due to the lore which tho people are
said to bear for Grover Cleveland, not
to the McKinley bill, not to any desire
on the part of the people for free trade;
not because free silver la or Is noi
wanted, not through 'superb general
ship’ of tbo Democratic national com
mittee was a victory gained, nor was the
battle lost through the imlamentable in-
competency of the Republican leaders.
The chief cause of Republican defeat
and Democratic victory la the modern
tendency towards socialism. This state
ment by no means implies uiat the so
cialistic propaganda nos taken a firm
hold upon the citizens of the United
States or that its tenet* have been sown
In American soil to bear abundant bar-
vest.”
Defeated l»y Loucks lit* Piny* For a
Sympathetic Following.
Memphis, Nor. 20.—The address ofO.
W. McCune, leader of the withdrawing
faction of the Farmers’ Alliance con
vention, Is ns follows:
“The reason I withdraw* from the Al
liance dates back to tho Indianapolis
meeting a year ago. When Mr. Tnube-
noek and other menfliers of the executive
committee of the People’s party estab
lished a lobby tlifre for the purpose of
dominating ami controlling the Farmers*
Alliance 1 plainly raw tho effw-ts of theit
work io the lobby, but thwarted nnd de
feated nearly every plank they had
made. Next they turned up with the
full executive committee of the People’*
party nt the St. Louis omiferenoe of the
indiudrial organization. Two days afteo
the adjournment of that meeting a St.
Louis paper published nn interview pur
porting to have come from Taubeneclc
n, nd Wnshburne, in which they bragged
or baring run a successful lobby nt In
dianapolis and controlled th*» national
Alliance meeting in the interest of the
Peoples party. They further stated
that they had come to 8t. Louis several
days abend and organized a clique, laid
their plans and successfully dominated
that nm-tlng. This Intorriow was nswl
as a iiKxx-ssful Democratic stocumcnt in
Jit® Sotttlt against the Alliance, anil I
havo never seen any ilntial of tho facto
|itiri>ortnl to he set forth in tho inter
view. Washtmrne tlonleil tile langutlgn
anil <»rris'tinose of the interview, but
has never denied that it stated facts, so
far ns I know. When I enmo to tills
mooting 1 found it currently reported
that the executive eommitteo of the l‘eo-
E le's party was established »t the Gnyoso
nt el as tin notlvc lobby. They bad a
suite of room* on the side uf the ball
lending front the parlor to the dining
room. They hail their tools nnd minions
who. by means of usauberskip in the
order, were capable of securing access
to secret meetings. Titey confiiwvl their
o;>er.uJohs in the hotel lobby for the first
day or two to buttonholing delegates. A
lew knurs before the electron they enme
out boldly on the floors uf tile bull and
gave nn exhibition of the most disgrace
ful wire-pulling nnd log-rolling.
“One responsible delegate stated after-
wardi> to me that tjicy told him be
should forever be politically ostracised
it he dared to vote for ute. It was
stated publicly by J. 11. McDowell, ou
authority, that ho offered to divulge if
any one dared to ask that this 1’eople's
party committee hail held a caucus and
selected a slate. This committee con
sisted of (National Secretory Willets,
Taubenetk, Washburne, J. H. Turner,
Dr. .McLnillii aud Rnuktn. They wero
reported to hart; met in a room anil
made up rite following slate for the of
ficers of the National Alliance: U. 8.
Loucks, president: Marina Butler, vice-
prejdent; J. H. Turner, secretary; War
ner Page, chairman of Hie executive
committee. These were ail the names
that were made public. The thilit of
these reports soon became evident by.
the work that was done. Their lino
of attack was vilification and slander,
and every influence they could p"-sibiv
bring to Iiear, either by promt* -s or
tbn-ats, was u-cd to comps is my de
feat.
“I ha,.- front the very beginning
openly antagonised them and. all others
Alliance a political m
a li.it4 tight tn i'tcr
riM-urting tln*yii
that :liis iinl.T^ r.-if.-r;
t i',11 lit:
ited
Thi
HOMESTEAD STRIKERS YIELD
Homestead. Fa., Nor. 20.—The great
Homestead strike or lockout was
brought to an cod this morning at a
meeting held in the rink, which was pro
dded over by Richard Hotchkiss, tbo
new chairman of the strikers' advisory
board. Secretary IClllgallon. Vice Presi
dent Carney and Treasurer Madden,
notional officers 'of rbo Amalgamated
Association, were presnt.e The lockout
had reached its 144th day. Iu history is
koown the .world over. Tho vote that
the opening of the Homestead steel
works to Amalgamated men stood. 101
ayes to 01 nous. The meeting was a red-
hot one all the way through, awl at
mto time it looked ns if Burges* Hul
ling., head would. have to assert his offi
cial authority to prevent a serious con
flict. Charges and counter charge* were
the order of the day. Newspaper re
porters were excluded, but the informa-
don la reliable that those wishing to
declare Ute mill opt-n barely succeeded
ln carrying their point. No wthat the
agony is over, the men are not back
ward ln expressing tbrir opinions of
ths men who hare posed as leaders, con
fidently promising victory, when they
knew for a certainty that the battle
was hopelessly lost.
When Vice President Carney an
nounced the result the men sat aud
atarod at each other for a few minutes,
then arose awl left the hall. With win
ter upon them. they see nothing in.
store now but a struggle for existence,
which may assume the proportions of a
famine.
EDUCATION BELOW PAR.
Mutt** to Close South
a College.
Columbia, Nov., 20.—Tho “South Caro
lina college must go,” la the burden of a
portion of Superintendent of Education
SlayfitOr* report Jo be submitted to the
legislature this week. Thi» comes in the
nature of a sensation, one that w.ll wake
a Urge part of tbe people
.. the slate, in whose affections this
historical iiumulioii U JvrpJy cuibedded,
aud the prospect is that it will prorcke
a great fight. Super.atendeut Mayfield
today gave to tbe press bis report. In
which he shows the adriMbilitjr of clos
ing the college and converting it into 3
normal ami Industrial college for ma!t*s
and female after the manner of the
Peabody Normal College at Nashville.
ILs conclusion is reached by reason «f
the fact that tbe inatitntiun has at
tracted only seventy stud. :. - during th
last session, while a very large
strong faculty la being maktUin. l
$35,000 » appropriated by the sta:,-. For
the last live years the college has been
a favor in pol.tic* anil two years ago
the administration curtailed it of iu
higher branches and removed tho ncri. .1-
w.i* T>"!'-pnrt ■
and it showed plainly why
they allowed it to pass. They Intended,
if pomibtr, to make It * hollow mockery*
and turn rite order into s mere an
nex of the People’spnrtjr . Thi, I con
sidered fatal, and I lielieved I would bo
a traitor to ilteconfi dene* and trust
impo-i d In me by the thousanils of good,
true nnd honest farmers of the Smith
and West if I did not giro them battlu
to the last exlremity.
“I do not mind lieing sacrificed in tho
fights ' li. oause tho ftutmen, will rally
u> nto in the determination that no jwllt-
ieal party shall ever dominafS Ota Farm
er.,' Alliance, and In that war shorn
Ihtunsvln* from tbe* political dema
gogues. who have sought to make their
political organisation political capital for
their own use. Believing this I decided,
when X measured swords and found tbns
they had two votes majority, to with
draw from that Iffidy anil appeal to the
people. Delegates from tlx states went
out with me nnd fonr other* were ready
and willing tn come, but I gave them all
notice that night that they should nnt
desert or ««rci|p. I requested thvm to
co back into the deliberationa of tho
body and remain to its dose. I havo
sacrificed myself, but iu so doing I havo
freed myself from nil official obligation,
nnd shall notify the people fully and In
d**taii of the conspiracy, leaving them to
d<fide what thi'y will do In tha prem
ises. I believe that tbe people of the
South, and, perhaps, some of tho Mest-
*rn states, will declare that they will
hare no political connection with any
tarty; that they will not submit to dotn-
nation or dictation in any form what
ever fn»m any poll deal party and tha I
delegates from the different states will
come to the next meeting with instruc
tions to withdraw if there is nuy renewal
?f these outrageously corrupt political
practices.
“I think the People’s party has got tho
black eye in their athmipt to dominate
the lan meeting. President Loucks and
Secretary Turner were their two pets.
TTiey especially desired to elect them.
They suco. eded In electing Loucks by
a bare majority of tbe votes cast, wbeti
fully one-third of the members of the
body were not voting. Turner, who has
been secretary of the national executive
committee of the People's party, a can
didate for »*ongreaa on the People's party
ticket an! business manager of the Na
tional .Watchman, on a salary of $2,-
200. paid hy tho Alliance, baa been a
tvilling and most effective tool for them.
They especially desire his re-election
because, ho prostituted bit office entirely
to their plans and scheme*. Rut he was
:«>atcn. It waa a sad blow, to them.
P. C. McCune."
THE CHOLERA SCARE.
ay Ho
Washington, Nor. 20.—Tho treasury
department has been advised by tbo
surgeon general of tbe marine hospital
service that cholera infection is liable
to he communicated by personal and
household effects which do not arrive
with the owners, but are > consigned to
thorn from, abroad. Acting Secretary
.Spaulding not, therefore, instructed
customs officers that tuch effects ar
riving at any port .in fbe United States
from a country in which cholera has
existed at any time during tbep resent
calendar year, ►hall not he permitted
to pass the customs officers until it ban
I. oa thoroughly disinfected by one of
I th pro'V>< -* prescribed by the marine
l “#»rvic»\ The didnl-cin.ii m
m n. > to at the expense of Che owner •
consign.*.* of the effects.
t Q rai ami industral feature* t • CL*:n
college, an institution recently « snb-
llflhed for the fanners. Previous to this
tbe college attendance was about 230
students annually
A bill ewlwdying the ftmtrintendent'j
suggestions will be iutrotluccd In thu
legislature this week.
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