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IN CONGRESSIONAL HALLS.
My Routine of Botb Houses of the
Fifty-Second Congress.
Measures Discussed and Bills Passed
By Our National Law-Makers.
THE SENATE.
In the senate, Tuesday, Mr. Sherman
reported back from the committee on fi
nance the amendment suggested by him¬
self some days ago, in reference to the
issue of the United States 3 per cent
bonds. The committee decided it to be
affixed to the sundry civil appropriation appropriation bill
bill. The sundry civil bill had
was taken up. Nearly half of the arrived
been read through when 2 o’clock
and then Mr. Allison said he would let
the bill go over until Wednesday, so that
the senate might proceed with the Nica¬
ragua canal bill. This bill was then
taken up and a statement was made by
Mr. Sherman in explanation, he said, of
some points which seemed to puzzle the
senators. His statement was io the effect
that under the bill contracts now sub¬
sisting between the Maritime Canal com¬
pany and the construction company were
abrogated; that the government of the
United States would start in the work
with a ‘‘clean table;” that it would
own eighty millions of the $11*0,000,000
of stock, and would have ten directors,
the Maritime company becoming a mere
agent of the government. The bill was
again laid aside and consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bill was re¬
sumed. All but twelve pages of the bill
were disposed of. Amendments recom¬
mended by the committee on appropria¬
tions were agreed to, except some that
were reserved, and these included the
world’s fair items and river and harbor
improvements. At 1:40 o’clock the sen¬
ate adjourned.
The conference report on the army ap¬
propriation bill was presented by iaid the
Wednesday, read and then
until Thursday. Consideration of
the sundry civil appropriation bill was
proceeded with. The reading of the
bill having been finished, reserved amend¬
ments were taken up, the first being the
series in reference to the world’s Colum¬
bian exposition. Mr. Quay offered his
amendment making all appropriations Sunday
for the exposition conditional on
closing. Mr. Allison hoped that Mr.
Quay would not press that amendment.
It was only a reprcdvcJ J oh ^f part of the
legislation of fast year, fvery provision
of which had been complied with.
With that assurance, Mr. Quay withdrew
bis amendment, and then all the com¬
mittee amendments as to the world’s
fair were agreed to. The next series of
reserved amendments were those for the
improvements of the rivers and harbors.
At 2 o’clock p. m, unfinished business,
the Nicaragua canal bill was laid before
the senate; but at the requestor" Mr.
Gortnau it was laid aside temporarily
and the consideration of the sundry civil
bill proceeded progressing with.
While the discussion was
cue of the secretaries of the president the of
the United States appeared as reached bearer
of a message. As soon as it
the vice president, Mr. Sherman,,
knowing that it related to
Hawaii, moved to proceed to agreed ex¬
ecutive business. The motion was
to, the galleries were cleared the doors
closed, and the senate was left to discuss
the Hawaiian question in secret The
doors were reopened at 4:15 o’clock and
then the business of the senate was sus
ndghTbe*madeV/tlie McDonald,of rlw.ry’S New thebte Jersey,
Representative the 5th of November last.
who died on
The usual resolutions of regret were of
fered by Mr. McPherson and agreed to,
and the senate at 5 o’clock p. m., ad
journed. again took the sundry
The senate up
civil appropriation bill Thursday, the
pending question relating to thePhila
delpbiaharbor improvements. Thearnend
meat reducing the Philadelphia harbor
item from half a million to $300,000 was
defeated. The amendment reducing in
like proportion the Hudson rivrr, New
York, item was also rejected. sundry The civil sen- bill
ate incidental to the
discussed in open session the Hawaiian
treaty. Mr. Vest vigorously attacked the
annexation. The discussion re
verting to the sundry civil bill, the
committee’s amendment to reduce the
item for improving the Mississippi river
from $758,000 to $058,000, from the
mouth of the Ohio to the mouth of the
Missouri, and from $866,600 to $736,000,
from the mouth of the Missouri to Minne
apolis, whs rejected. The following
amendments proposing reductions of
appropriation were disagreed to without
disvision: For Charleston harbor,
South Carolina, from $750,000 t<>
$650,000; for Savannah, Georgia, from
$1,000,000 to $750,000; for Mobile,
Alshams, from $500,000 to $450,000;
for the Mississippi river from the head
of the passes to the mouth of the
Ohio river, from $2,665,000 to $2,000,
000; for the Missouri river, from $750,
000 to $650,000. The amendment pro
viding that not more than three-fourths
of the appropriations for internal ini
provements shall be expended during
Tfce next fiscal and" year, Missouri*rivers excepting as and to the
Mississippi Hay
lake channel, was agreed to, this being
the last of the amendments in relation
these works. The next
was one striking out
provision that no money
be used for warrants or arrests
prosecution nnder the internal
laws, works, or laws relating to the
tion of members of congress.
brought on a lively political debate.
action was taken on the
Mr. Faulkner gave notice that in
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VOL. I.
orial services for Mr. Ivenna were post¬
poned from Saturday till Monday 27th
of February at 3 p. m. o’clock. The sen¬
ate 6:10 o’clock adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
Tuesday morning Mr. Mutchler moved
that the house go into a committee of
the whole for consideration of the inva
lid pension appropriation bill. The re¬
publicans began to filibuster over the
limitation of "debate. Again the demo¬
crats were obliged to yield to the repub¬
lican demand th. .x hours’ debate be
accorded to the minority, and it was
agreed that the geueral debate close
Wednesday at 3 o’clock. Mr. Hatch in¬
cidentally bill gave notice that disposed if the appro
priation was not of in a
reasonable time he would ask for
consideration of the anti-option bill.
The house then resumed consideration of
the pension bill.
In the house, Wednesday,on motion of
Mr. Wheeler, the bill authorizing the
construction of a bridge across the Ten¬
nessee river at Sheffield, Ala., was pass¬
ed. Mr. O’Ferrall called up, and the
house adopted without debate, the reso
ution relating to the contested election
case of Reynolds vs. 8honk, from the
twelfth district of Pennsylvania. The
resolution confirms the title of Shonk, re¬
publican contestee, to his seat. The
house then resumed, in committee, the
consideration of the pension appropria¬
tion bill. After debate general discus¬
sion was closed and the bill was read for
amendments. No action was taken on
any of the committee amendment*, and
at 5 o’clock the house adjourned. resolved
The house of representatives The
itself into a prize ring Thursday. the ring
contestants for honors in were
Representatives Turpin, of Alabama, and
Waugh, of Indiana. The fight was the
result of a discussion over the pension
appropriation bill. Mr. Turpin arose to
ask Mr. Morse a question. He wanted
to know if it was not‘true that there was a
clerk in the pension office drawing deafness a pen¬
sion of $30 a month,for total who
ceived a salary of $1,800 a year for ans¬
wering inquiries over the the telephone.
Of course this created general laughter,
when Mr. Waugh, of Indiana, jumped to
his feet and dec!ared that the statement
was untrue and that there was no such
clerk in the pension uttered office. before But the
words were hardly Mr.
Turpin bounded across the open space in
front of the speaker’s desk, and grabbed
the Indianian by the throat with his left
hand ami proceeded to pound him In th»
face with right. Mr. Waugh fought
back, and the pummeling became lively.
Members from alt parts of the house
rushed down the aisles to join in to stop
the fight. The republicans took the side
of Mr. Waugh while the democrats were
ready to assist Mr. Turpin, though all
were anxious to stop the fight. Speaker
Crisp happened to be on the floor near
the desk when the fight occurred, and,
although the house was in committee of
the whole, the speaker rushed to the
desk and assumed charge, rapping for
order and ordering the sergeant-at-arms
to quiet the disturbance and arrest >be
disturbers if necessary. In a few mo¬
ments order was restored. Mr. Waugh
was cairied out one door and Mr. Turpin
from another. The house then immedi¬
ately adjourned.
CAPITAL GOSSIP.
A Washin gton special of Monday says:
Q r j t j c j gm j s diminishing and indorsement
ig increagin „ in re „ ard to the Gresham
apj)0 i ntmeD t.
The Miller vs Elliott contest for the
“A™ ^ring” or black district of South
Carolina was to have come up for deci
sum Thursday in the house committee on
elections, but a quorum, did not appear,
Four republicans and two democrats were
present,
The senate, Thursday, refused to cou
cur in the report of the committee on
the sundry civil bill cutting down the
appropriation for Savannah harbor. The
million dollar appropriation made by the
house was reinserted in the bill, audit
will go through the eenate iu this way,
though there is an amendment pro
viding that not more than three-fourths
of the appropriation shall be expended
during the next fiscal year,
To Prevent Clash of Authority.
The unusual number of railroad prop
erties in the south in the hands of receiv
e rs has made additional legislation against nec
essary as respects service in suits
these companies, and, on Tuesday the
house judiciary committee ordered a
favorable report on the bill introd uced
by Mr. Turner, of Georgia, to cure de
fects in the judiciary act of August 13,
1888. By this act suits were authorized
to be brought in certain cases in state
courts against receivers appointed procedure by
United States courts. By the
of most states, service may be made on
railroad companies through their local
agent in place of a suit. It is now nec
essary, however, where roads are in the
hands of United States court receivers, to
serve process in suits on receivers.
The Canal Bill.
The Nicaragua canal bill discussed in
the senate Monday provides that 3 per
cent bonds of the company, to an amount
not exceeding $100,000,000, shall be
guaranteed “principal and interest,” by
the government of the United States,
these bonds to be issued according as
money is actually paid out construction and expended
by the company in the
the canal. The government is then to own
the capital stock of the company with
the exception of twelve millions of it,
which is to be retained by the company,
and except shares to be delivered to the
governments of Nicaaaugua and
Rica. The importance of this guarantee
by the government was demonstrated in
a speech by Mr. Frye, of Maine, who
STATESBORO, GA , THERSDAT, FEBRUARY 23,1893.
undertook to show that the work would
with a guarantee, be fully completed its fixed at
■ cost of $700,000,000 and that
charges would be only $5,000,000 a year,
outside of the sinking fund, whereas,
without a guarantee, the cost would not
be less than $200,000,000, and its fixed
charges $14,000,000,
Colton Tax Bill Reported Favorably.
The Oates cotton tax bill secured
a favorable report from a majority of the
house committee on judiciary, Tuesday. collected
The bill provides that the tax
by the United States during war times
on raw cotton shnll be refunded in the
event that the United States supreme
court holds the laws under which the
tax was collected to have been unconsti¬
tutional, The bill authorizes any
person who paid cotton tax duty of
to bring suit in the court
claims agaiust the United States for
recovery of money, right of appeal being to
the United States supreme court
given to each side to suit. One test case
is to be made, and no other case tried
unless the supreme court decides the
taxing act to have been unconstitutional.
If the act should be declared invalid, the
court of claims will try every cotton tax
suft commenced within one year after the
decision of the United States supreme
court.
Mr. Bynum will put in a minority re
Dort, and will probably be joined The by
other members of the committee.
refunding of the cotton tax would cost
the government some millions of dollars,
and this fact alone, doubtless, will be
sufficient to prevent the bill passing con¬
gress at this session.
COTTON FIGURES.
Estimates as Sent Out by th« U. S. Ag¬
ricultural Department.
The A Washington dispatch of Friday says:
February returns to the department
of agriculture which relate to cotton give
the country estimates of the crop com¬
pared with that of last year, the propor¬
tion that has left the plantation, the av¬
erage date of the close of picking, insect
losses, etc. The consolidation of the
returns of the comparative crops make
the following state percentages: Vir¬
ginia, 55 per cent; North Carolina, 73
per cent; South Carolina, 75 per cent;
Georgia, 74 'per cent; Florida, 60 per
cent; Alabama, 65 per cent; Mississippi,
60 per cent; Louisiana, 55 per cent;
Texas, 84 per cent; Arkansas, 58 per
cent; Tenne'see, 64 per cent. General
average, 69.2 per cent.
No allowance is made for underesti
mate of the crop or . overestimate
tribution. The proportion of the crop
received at ports, in the stocks of interi
or towns, in the hands of merchants un
reported and enroute from plantations is
thus stated, as reported by county cor
respondents: Virginia, 86 per cent;
North Carolina, 85 per cent; South Car
olina, 87 per cent; Georgia, 89 per cent;
Florida, 89 per cent; Alabama, 89 per
cent; Mississippi, 88 per cent; Louisiana.
89 per cent. iexas 8 87per cent; ^ rk &n
r,s 87 per cent; lennesscc, 86 per
cent General average, 87.9 per cent
Th q a e! ty 18 f ^ r 'y 7;° od as a rul ®‘ al '
though ♦n E better K on the Atlant.c coast and
lexas than in the interior areas. In the
latter picking cotton was much decolor
ed by the frost. In most of the states
the average yield of lint is reported at
32 per cent. I he average dates of the
close of picking are as follows; \ir
gima, November 30th; North Carolina,
December 1st; South Carolina December
1st; Georgia, November 27th; Florida,
November loth; Alabama, November
28th; Mississippi, December, 3d; L r >uis
iana, December 4:h; Texas December
15th; Arkansas, December 16th; Tea
nessee, December 5th.
The losses from insect depredations are
relatively small. No losses were reported
north of Georgia and the Gulf States,
except in Arkansas The boll worm did
more damage than the caterpillar mainly
m Mississippi and the states west of the
river. The caterpillar was especially large in
junous m Alabama. * relatively
proportion of the seed ha* -een sold to
oil mills on account of the small size of
the crop and high price of oil in sym
pathy with the advance of lard. The
reported price varies according to - >o
accessibility of mills from 15 to 2o cents
per bushel. In some sections the plant
ers have been induced to sell by liberal
payment in fertilizers.
THE INAUGURATION.
Preparations for the Event Going on
Satisfactorily.
A Washington special of Sunday says:
The work of the committee having charge
of the ceremomies incident to the inau¬
guration of President-elect Cleveland is
of progressing satisfactorily. Thegovernors
the following states have already no¬
tified the committee that they will be iu
line accompanied by members of their
staffs: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachu¬
setts, Maryland, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Virginia, Ohio, Louisiana and
Wisconsin. There is every probability
that the inauguration of March 4, 1893,
vill surpass all its predecessors.
THE HOMESTEAD RIOTERS.
Hugh (FDonnell, Chairmun of Advis
ovy Board, on Trial.
The case of Hugh O Donnell, first
chairman of the Homestead’s famous ad¬
visory board, was called for trial before
Judge Stow at Pittsburg, Pa., Monday
morning. O'Dour.tli was charged with
murder during the not of July 6th. His
is. perhaps ihe most important of all
♦he cases in connection with that event.
The criminal court whs fairly packed
long before the court officers made their
appeal ance.
THE MILITIA CALLED OUT.
Warlii the Kansas Legislature Betweeu
j Republicans and Populists.
The Boors of the State House Battered
Down With Sledge Hammers.
bloodless A Topeka, Fansas, special says; place A
but exciting battle took
between the republicans and the popu¬
lists’ house at the entrance to the repre¬
sentative hall Wednesday morning. The
populists, who have had possession of
the hall in the afternoons, adjourned
Tuesday uutil Wednesday afternoon,
and, as been the custom since the begin¬
ning of the session, the republicans morning ex¬
pected to hold their regular
session in as usual, but the populists sergeants-at swore
a large number of assistant and the
arms, who were placed on guard
doors and entrances to th« hall were
locked. * *
No one was admitted to the hall ex¬
cepting the populists and members of the
press and they were required to show a
pass and run the gauntlet of a dozen
guards. The republicans were fully in¬
formed of all these preparations to ex¬
clude them from the hall, and a hundred
men were sworn in as officers of the re¬
publicans, and at 9 o’clock the members
of the republican house, with their offi¬
cers, started from their headquarters for
the statehouse.
MET WITn WINCHESTERS.
The march through the long corridors
leading to the representative hall was
unimpeded. The little columu forced
its way through the line of guards sta¬ the
tioned at the foot of the stairs iu
west wing and started upstairs. On the
first landing was a crowd of populist Adju¬
bouse officers under command of
tant General Artz. They were armed,
and the advancing republican crowd
were met with piuzzles of revolvers and
Winchesters.
The adjutant general commanded them
to halt, but no stop was made and the
advance guard pushed into the crowd of
populists. Three or four of them suc¬
ceeded in passing tne doorkeeper after a
brief struggle, and getting into the hall,
but the populists succeded in closing the
dbJr ana barring it.
TUE ffEAKEB USES A SLEDGE HAMMER.
The republicans on the outside de¬
manded admittance, and when it whs de
large p^rd slcdge themXjSjjietfker hshimert soft Douglass begmtt {o swung batter
the heavy doors leading from the cloak
room. It took many blows to beat a
passage way through, but the doors fin
ally gave way, and the republican legis
lators surged in with a loud shout. The
populists promptly retreated, and the
republicans
were in complete control.
Ever since the opening of the session
t h c populists have had the committee
roomg ’ the sergeant £, at-arms mom and
the c hief c]er g room Xhege were
nil locked and guarded on the inside,
but after the bouse bad been ca u e d
t0 order tbe republicans battered down
^ doorg took possesgion of
them witbout encountering any resist
ance At 1Q 0 . c | ock there wen! a few
puligtg in the repres eutative hall and
the republican house bad settled down to
th e reguiar order of business, as if noth
. UDUSua l had happened. Assistant
ser ^ g eants . at . am8t eacb wear ing a bright and 1
ribboDi promena d £ d the aisles
} 0 K|T| eg *
both sides swearing, in officers.
The republicans and populists are both
swearing in officers us fast as possible to
be in readiness for an emergency,
recruits for the republicans.
A ^ ^ O , clock the republicans J added
, hi * or f recruit8 t( the k force, »s
^ ser ^ geant-at-arms cadets, of Wash
burn collc appearing in 'he hall ami
taki lh( T oath before the sergeant-at
The populists’ £ janitor f undertook
tQ freeZ(J on{t repub icats9 atld 8 , ut ( ,ff
the steam fr0!Q the hall. The following
dtdivi;rcd by Adjutant-General
Ar(z tQ Co , j w F . Hughes: °
, . . . . ,
ofallofficere and me n ot' the Kansas National
Guards assembled in Topeka and around the
statehouse. By order of
L. D. Leuelling, Commander in Chief.
The republicans during the afternoon
appointed a committee consisting of
Messrs. Sherman, Warner and Cubbison
to visit Governor Lewelling and agree
upon, if possible, a .'Uspension of hostili¬
ties. They proposed that both houses
agree to adjourn until a case could be
made in the supreme court and finally
adjudicated.
MORS TROOPS CALLED.
Governor Lewelling issued a proclama¬
tion at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday after
noon stating that as the malitia now in
Topeka was not sufficient five piovision
al companies would be organized, com
posed of volunteers Only three com
panies, however, has been organized and
they are of thirty men each. D M Scott,
republican member from Hodgeman
county, who happened to be in
telegraphed that he would be in
with 300 armed men on the first train
D. S. Anthony telegraphed that
men i would come from Leavenworth.
lumbus telegraphed that 400 men would
come from there at the command ot
speaker Douglass. informed the
Sheriff Wilkinson gov
ernor at midnight Wednesday night
he was a peace officer, and demanded
that the latter turn over to him the situ
ation. Colonel Hughes, m command
the state militia, went into the repub, ic
an hall soon afterwards and told the re
publican members that if the governor
asked him to eject them he would resign
his position.
NO. (>.
ENDORSING THE REPUBLICANS.
A tremendous meeting of citizens was
held iu Leavenworth to endorse the ac¬
tion of the Douglass house at Topeka.
Mayor Hooker presided and Hons. E D.
Carroll, John Hannon, E. N. Morrell, D.
It. Anthony and William Hook made
speeches strongly endorsing the action
of the constitutional house representative in taking pos¬
session of and holding
hall. Strong resolutions were unani¬
mously adopted endorsing the Douglas
house and urging them to stand firm and
offering support.
I.ATER NEWS.
A Topeka, Kas., dispatch of Thursday
says: The republican house is still be¬
sieged in the representative hall, and a
force of the state mili ia is stiil posted
about the capitol. Colonel Hughes
has again declined to obey the gov¬
ernor’s order to eject the republicans,
and the only resource the governor
has besides the regular militia is
three companies of provisional troops,
composed of populists who, of course,
sympathize with the populist object.
Tne governor will make no statement as
to his plans, but it is believed they in¬
clude an order to the provisional Should troops that
to eject the republicans. will with
attempt be made it be mot
armed resistance on the part of the re¬
publicans.
A PE ACE OFF—. I NO.
At 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon
the governor sent an application reads: for
peace to the republican house. It
The gorrrnor offers, in the interest of peace
and harmony, that he will withdraw the state
military and not allow the republican houao or
its employes to be interfered with by proceedings the pop¬
ulists, provide i that all further
which have been comment) d by the republicans Rich, bo
arising from the arrest of Hen G.
dropped and the populist members and eni
ploye-i to not be disturbed by the arrest of otn
cei s or otherwise, and the sheriff of Shawnee
county discharge his deputies and does not in¬
terfere nor try to interfere with th • acts of the
populists and state officers, including the mil¬
itia. and this agreement fo continue in forco
until the cioso of the proseut session of the leg¬
islature.
The republicans will not accept this
peace ofleriug. Colonel J. F.
Another dispatch says: the Kansas Na
Hughes, commanding the third and last
tional Guard, has for
time.notified Governor Dwelling that he
will not take charge of the militia. It is
th-uight probable that the governor will
appoint another commander.
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
A Constitution to be Submitted-*rAhe ynv\ “ t
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, Next liftua V 1°
A New Orleans dhy«
)7i y,- <t The conu«iU4iw»M ^u^nTtTdC'onfed^'M ■&/***•...
and by-Hws , tb
Veterans has been bolding its session for
t j ie da y g j n t {j ia cd y The com
mit tees have completed their labors and
w in ma k u a unanimous report to the next
re uniou to be held at Birmingham, Ala.,
on the 19th of July next. The consti
tution, as agreed upon by them and provides
for a general committee staff of
fleers of bri gadier generals. It also pro
vides for three departments to be known
as the Army of Northern Virginia, the
Army of Tennessee, and the Army of
Trans-Miss issippi, to be commanded by
lieutenant generals with limited staffs to
ranks of colone s.
But one major general is to be allowed
to a state or territory. State and terri
tories may be divided into brigades by a
vote of the camp. New Orleans was
made permanent headquarters for the
federation. By-laws and rules of order
were adopted by the committee. Tbe
work of the committee has been approved
by all pionuiunt confederates to whom ;i
has been submitted
ANNEXATION RECOMMENDED
By President Harrison in a Message to
the Senate.
President Iluirison sent a message to
the senate Wednesday afternoon recom
mending the annexation of the Hawaii¬
an Islands by the United States. It was
accompanied by the treaty of annexa¬
tion concluded between the srcretery of
state aud the Hawaiian commissioners and
a mass of correspondence relating to the
question at issue. The treaty is brief,
providing merely for tho annexation of
the islands under the present provisional the de
government, and leaving
tails of a permanent form of the
government, etc., to the action of con¬
gress. The correspondence is very volu¬
minous, going buck many years and giv¬
ing a complete history of the islands so
far as negotiations with the United States
are concerned. Contrary to general session, expec¬
tations, the senate, in executive
declined to make the treaty public the imme¬
diately, but decided to first have mes
sage aud document printed for the coufi
deutial information of the senators.
GEORGIA IN THE CABINET.
Hoa . jj oae Smith Gets the Secretary
ship of the Interior,
A Wasbi ton special says: The sec
wta w £ of the inter i 0 r was, on Wed
rmalI tendere d to Mr. Hoke
. Mr Cleve i aad aad tbe gentle
;nan from 0eor „ ia a<ce Cleveland’s pted it. office Mr.
SmUh CftUed at Mr>
. p New Yor]{ WedDe8day by appoint- who is
ment Mesgrg Wi!sou & Bissell,
^ bg ^ tinasier general, and Dan La
mont ho lg tQ be coinmaDd er of the
’ had eded him. Mr. M. A.
arlEi prece
Beach> # friecd of Mr> Cleveland’s from
jq ew York, was also there. These gentle
were con f erence over an hour,
When the C0D f erence en ded none of them
wou;d talk but Mr Cleveland subse
ann ouncedto the newspapermen
g m ith would be his secretary of
the ioterior . This leaves the naval port
fo j- tbat Q f secr£ t a ry of agriculture and
tke attorney J g b enera i s bip the onlv ones to
be fiUed
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TELEGRAPHIC GLEANINGS.
The News of file World Condensed Into
Ply amfl Pointed Paragrauiis.
Interesting and Instructive to All
Classes of Readers.
Reports of Tuesday to the board of
health of New York City from Black¬
well’s Island show that since Saturday
ten new cases of typhus fever developed
in the workhouse of that place.
Early Tuesday morning fire destroyed
the Wagman bU.ek in Fort Smith, Ark.,
and a two story brick buildiDg adjoin¬
ing. The total loss will be between
$75,000 and $100,000, with insurance of
$85,000. •
A report of the treasury department
issued Monday shows the following ex¬
ports of cotton from Georgia ard. South
Carolina ports for the month of January:
Brunswick, 1,100 bales as against 5,980
for January, 1892; Savannah, 42,661 a4
against 33,886; Charleston, 16,397 ag
against 24,825,
At the monthly meeting of the New
York association of piano manufacturers
Tuesday afternoon seventeen firms re-,
ported through their representatives that
they had decideo not to send any exhib¬
its to the Chicago fair. Dissatisfaction
regarding the space assigned is given as
the chief reason for this action. 0
The seventh annual convention of the
American Newspaper Publisher’s Associ¬
ation was opened at New York Wednes¬
day. A great majority of representatives of the
of newspapers and members asso¬
ciation were present, and over one hun¬
dred millions of dollars capital was re¬
presented.
A terrific explosion occurred at Me-.
Abee’s powder mills, about twelve miles
from Pittsburg, Pa., on the Alleghany
Valley railroad Wednesday afternoon, instantly by
which Albert McAbeo was
killed and William Scarborough so badly
iujured that he died while being taken to
the hospital. McAbee was blown sifty
feet. ■
A New York special of flna«C||ll Wednesday
says: It is not expected in cir¬
cles here that either the seaatqo:
house will take any during further.aeiioij oi
silver question Careful the prei T,Y
sion of congress.
among bankers and business mi
the lact that these elements
^■iieh discouraged, over the
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hundred depositors of Q
of V. Rockafellor & Co
came known that tbe total
reach $342,000, while th
would scare ly foot up to $2O,O0C ft
looks now and ns that though tbe depos wreck will was
complete, the tors
be lucky if they receive 8 per cent of their
money.
A Pittsburg, Pa., dispatch says: The
lobby of the St. Charhs botG was
thronged Tuesday morning with repre¬
sentative telegraphers who assembled,
from all parts of the United States to
participate in the convention of the
commercial telegraphers of North Amer¬
ica. The opening session was called to
order at 10:30 o’clock behind closed
doors. More than sixty delegates re¬
sponded to the roll call.
A Washinhton speicial says: Lieuten¬
ant. Lovell K. Reynolds, of the n ivy,’
while andeavoring to board a c ible car,
was knocked down and run over, both
legs being crushed. He died Thursday
morning. Lieutenant Reynodls wits ap¬
pointed to the naval academy for Alaba¬
ma, and graduated in 1871. He attain¬
ed bis present rank, that o senior lieu¬
tenant, in 1891. lie was attached to
tile coast survey steamer Endeavor.
A London cablegram of Wednesday
snys a serious marine disaster i» r< ported.
The bark Catalina, owned at Bremen,
was wrecked off the mull of Gull way
and the captaiu and seven of the crew
were drowned. Four were savtd. T he
Catalina was commanded by Captain
Sc butte and left Wilmington, in ’he
United States, October 27th last for Baw¬
ling, a port on the Clyde, between Dum¬
barton and Glasgow, and has since been
engaged in other trallic.
A London cablegram of Tuesday says:
More of the master cotton spinners of
Lancashire have given rotiee tiatthey
are willing to act in unison with a mas¬
ter cotton spinners’ federation and leave
work iu order to prevent those of their
employes who hr long to the operatives’
union from aiding those who are on a
strike against a five per cent reduc¬
tion of mill owners. Seventeen million
spindles are idle and one million are
working short.
Movement of Specie.
The steamship La Bretagne, sailed*
from New York for Havre, France, Sat-'
urdav carrying $3,250,000 American
gold coin, of which $3,150,000 was
withdrawn from the subtreasury. Tho
total gold exports for 1893, to date,
amounts to $15,650,000. Sa'urday, The steamship carried
Scrvia, also sailing
250,000 ounces of silver and 105,00(4
Mexican dollars. Total shipments of sil-‘
ver for 1893, to date, amount dollars. to $2,168,
000 and 800,000. Mexican
Mrs. Whitney’s Will.
The will of tbe late Flora Whitney,
wife of ex-Secietary of tbe Navy Whit¬
ney, was filed for probate in New York
Wednesday. The will was executed Jan¬
uary 31, 1893, and leaves all her proper¬
ty,' real and peisonal, to her husband,
and makes him sole executor. The prop¬
erty is valued at nearly a million dollars.