The News and Observer
VOLUME XXXVIII.
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THE SOUTH AGAINST IT
HOW SENATORS AM> REPRE
SENTATIVES REGARD THE
MESSAGE.
VIEWS OF THEN. C. DELEGATION.
The Democrat'do not Like the Meas
ure, but Think That the Republicans
%» ill Vote for it—Settle and Pritchard
Declare That They will not Support
it—Senator Voorheos not Alarmed
Abont Our Finances--New York Ap
proves of th*‘ Recommendations.
Special to t he News and Observer.
Washington, D. 0., Jan 27.
The President's message followed by
Mr. Springer’s bill was not favorably re
ceived yesterday by the Southern delega
tion in Congress. It was said that only
extreme silver men were not pleased,
but when talking to the more liberal
men 1 found that the whole South, with
probably one or two exceptions, was op
posed to the measure.
It is taken by Southern meu, such as
Black, of Georgia, and Money, of Miss
issippi, to boa hard blow to the South.
“If the bill passes, which 1 fear it will
in the House,” said Mr. Alexander, it,
will cause great trouble in the South
through the agricultural sections. New
York will of course applaud the meas
ure, but almost the entire South will
vote against it. The hill, if it passes
the House, will have almost the entire
Republican vote.”
Mr. W<K)d ml said “Ninety per cent of
the Southern vote is opposed to the pas
sage of such a measure.”
Messrs. Grady end Crawford concur
red with Mr Alexander on the whole.
Mr. Settle said “lam opposed to the
hill and my mind will have to be entirely
ehauged by the argument before I can
vote for such a measure.”
Mr. Pritchard expressed himself freely
as opposed to the measure, anything
doing away with silver he was opposed
to.
Home Points to Commend.
Asa rule the Eisteru Senators and
many of those from the Mississippi Val j
ley States found many points in the mes- :
sage to command “But,” said Senator!
Ixidge, “what is the use? Many of the
recommendations are good, but it is im
possiblo to secure action ”
Senator Teller said very emphatically:
“The message has made no impression
upon the Senate. It is easy to see that
the President is wedded to the gold idea.
His bond is a gold boud, and would weld i
the gold s'andard upon the country. It
is the bankers’ bond—one which would *
give the bauks the absolute control of the
nuances. There is nothing in jt for sil- j
ver. Nor is there any possibility of the i
adoption of the plan in tho Senate. It j
is to further increase the deb: and make '
it payable only iu gold.”
Seuafor I »ub *is, (Republican) of Idaho, j
said that while t! ePmddent declared him- j
self a friend of silver, he was endeavor- j
ing to prevent am thing l>eing done for i
silver by preparing a measure which j
would prevent silver from ever becoming
a part of the money system. j
New Yoik Approves ol It.
Mr. Traeey, (Democrat) of New York: !
“1 think the President’s message and the
bill presented a sensible eolation for the
problem If the Republicans will lay
aside }>artisanship and support it from
patriotic motives, it vviii pass .
Mr Bailey. (Democrat) of Texas: “It is
the cleanest cut proposition to place the ‘
country on a gold basis ever made, and j
1 am utterly and absolutely opposed
to it.”
“The adoption of the President’s i
plan,” said Mr, Stewart, (Populist) of'
Nevada, “means twenty cent wheat aud
two-erut cotton.”
Senator Wolcott, (Republican) of Colo
ratio, remarked: “The President speaks
of the tyrauuy of preconceived opinions,
teeming to overlook the fact that he
makes himself a proper subject of his
own criticism.”
Nr. Bland Doesn’t Like I*
Mr. Bland, (Democrat) of Missouri,
the silver leader: “A gold bond means i
a gold standard, aud this is the first
Pro idential proposition ever made that
brings Ouigress to the direct issue be- !
tween the gold standard aud bi metal- j
ism Silver is wholly ignored as a re- *
demption fund for government obliga |
ti<»ns. The Chicago platform said silver
should be treated as a standard money j
equally wi«h gold The message and the
bill utterly repudiate that principle.”
Mr Bryan, (Democrat,) of Nebraska:
“That mes-age and that hill make the
m vst abject surrender to the gold con
spiracy ever proposed. 1 cannot eou- j
oeive k»»w any friend of stiver who be
lieves m biwetallwm now or hereafter j
can advoeale it for a moment. It is the
the Wall street idea iu parliamentary
lauguage. ”
Senator Toother*’ Rca««uring Words.
Amid all the pessimistic talk which
was indulged in yesterday, it is pleasant !
to turn to the reassuring words of Sena
tor Voorheos. the chairman of the Fi- |
nance Commit ee. Mr. Voorheos has
during his arduons service as chairman
of this most important committee,
given much thought and consider- |
atioa to the financial situation. He;
dots not partake of the general j
panicky fe*li .g which seems to have
round voice iu the President’s message, j
When ask* d by a representative of The
Poet veaierday whether the present laws, ;
income, and internal roveuue,
would not produce a surplus rather than
a deficiency of revenue for the fiscal year '
ending Juue 80, 1896, he promptly re 1
plied:
“I am not alarmed on the subject of j
the finances at this time, for the reason
i that 1 know, a* well a* any future event
can lie demonstrated by the experience
I of the past, and by the most careful cal
j culation, that as soon as our present rev
enue laws get into full operation aud
working order, the revenues of the
government will be amply sufficient,
;*nd in fact more than sufficient
to meet all government expenses.
“I predict that this will occur within
the next sixty days, and that the sale of
, bonds, avowedly for the redemption of
the currency, but in reality to raise
tnonev to pay current expenses, will
• then cease. Iu the meantime it is grati
fying to know that there is a surplus of
more than sixty millions of dollars in
the Treasury, every dollar of it at par
with gold, which can be used to meet
: every honest and patriotic obligation of
the go ver ament, thus tiding over the
present temporary embarassment until
j the Treasury is made easy and comforta
| ble, as it will lie, under existing legisla
' tion.”
% V *
Although the snow was falling thick
society people here made their rounds
yesterday. Mrs. Col. Morehead’s was
| one of t ile most popular places, and the
bright face of the little hostess welcomed
many visitors, Bhe was assisted in re
ceiving by Miss Black, daughter of the
Congressman from Georgia, and Miss
Phiuizy, who is for the season Miss
Black’s guest at the Elsmere.
** • *
There is to be a Charity Ball given at
i the National Rifles armony on February
| twenty first by the “Ladies Southern
I Relief Society.” The patrons and pat
; ronesses are of the first Southern pe pie
i at the National Capital.
Mr. Thos. Ruffin, of Wilson North
Carolina, is on the lloor committee.
* * *
Miss Bessie Henderson, daughter of
Hon. John Henderson, will make a
week's visit to Miss Nannie Craige,
daughter of Hon Kerr Craige, Third As
sist ant Post-master General, before re
turning to North Carolina
♦ * *
Quite a number of North Carolinians
stood the-eivil service examinations here
to-day. There wee nearly 200 standing :
the examination at one time.
* * *
The Postmaster-General yesterday 1
made the following appointments in j
North Carolina: T S. Munday to be
postmaster at Aquoine, Vaeon county, ■
vice C. T. Roane resigned. W. B.
Harris to be postmaster at Dawson,
Halifax county, vice G L. Branch re
signed. At the recommendation of Mr. j
Woodard. N. W. Saddler to be post- j
ma-ter at.Loechviile, Beaufort county,*j
vice W. I>. Saddler resigned.
* * *
Mr. W. T. Dortch, of Goldsboro, left J
for his home to day. He has been here !
in the interest of a client w’ho has gotten
in trouble with the Internal Revenue
officers. Several charges are made
against his man, among them being that
he made too much “bug juice” off of the
quantity of stuff. Mr. Dortch called at
the Department yesterday and saw
Messrs Unison, Nesbitt, and Colquitt. •
He said Mr. Colquitt (who is from Greens- j
boro) was the cleverest man in the De- j
partment.
? * t
Speaker Crisp writes to friends here
that his health is greatly improved by
his stay in Asheville, and that he will
prolong his stay at the delightful moun
tain city,
* * *
Crawford, Woodard, Bfahch, Grady,
Alexander, Henderson aud Settle voted
for the sugar bill to day. Mr. Bunn has ,
gone home and Mr. Bower was called
home several days ago to attend the j
bedside of his father, who has since died
* * *
Dr. W. W. McKenzie and his bride, j
nee Miss Alice Caldwell, of Salisbury, ]
are here.
* * *
Mr. Peter F. Pescud, formerly of Ral
eigh, is a member of the delegation here
to urge Congress to continue the bounty
n sugar for this year.
* * *
Arrivals.
Dr. R. S Young and wife, Concord.
Miss Sue Young. Concord.
Killed by a Gasoline Explosion.
Chicago, Jan. 29. —As the result of \
an explosion of gasoline in the cellar of ■
Gaynor’s hotel at the corner of Canal
and Adams street at 8:30 John C. Walsh j
was burned to death and William Francis
so badly burned ho died. Walsh was
the proprietor of the hotel aud Francis i
the night clerk. The victims went into
the cellar for some purpose, taking with j
them a lighted candle The tlune came ;
too near a can of gasoline, and a terrific
explosion, which threw the two men
many feet away, and set the building on j
fire, occurred.
Woman Snllragi*t* Comuijj South.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 29. —The
United States fast mail leaviag Wash- |
ingtonat 11:01 a. m. today, and the;
Washington aud Southwest vestibule, j
limited, leaving at 10:43 p. in. yesterday
over the Southern railway, were tilled
with delegates to the National American
Woman Suffr«ge Association which
meets in Atlanta, Ga , January 31.
While all of the i astern States were
well represented, by far the strongest j
eontiugeut was from the New England
States.
I'hinu W h«1« a Gold Loon.
London, Jan. 29. A despatch to the
Central News says that Chiua is negoti
ating for a gold loan of LMJ.OOO.CM'O at j
three per cent, through the Hong Kong
and Shanghai bank.
RALEIGH. N. C.. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 30. 1895.
NO DISCRIMINATION
THE SUGAR DIFFERENTI AL TA \
OF ONE-TENTH REPEALED
BY THE HOUSE.
ONLY SIX DEMOCRATS OPPOSE.
The Hill was Passed by the Decisive
Vole of' *39 to 31 All Amendments
Except One Were Voted Down—The
Financial Question Again llroucht
to the Front iu the Senate—Senator
Jlamiorson Introduces an Important
Compromise Resolution.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 29.—8 y the
decisive vote of 239 to 31, the House this
afternoon, at the close of an interesting
session, passed the bill repealing the
differential duty of 1-10 cent a pound
imposed in the tariff bill on sugar im
ported from countries paying an export
bounty on that article. The represen
tatives voting against the passage of the
bill were :
Republicans—Adams of Pennsylvania,
Belden of New York, Bingham of Penn
sylvania, Boutelle of Maine, Bowers of
California, Curtis. Daniels of New York,
Dalzell of Pennsylvania, Gillette, Hooker
and Lefever of New York, Loud of Cali
fornia, Loudenstager of Now Jersey,
Marvin, Payne, Quigg and Ray of New
York, Reed of Maine, Robinson of Penn
sylvania, Storer of Ohio; Sherman, Van
Voorhis, Wadsworth and Weaver of New
York, Wanger of Pennsylvania.
Democrats—Covert of New York,
Davey, Meyer, Egden, Price and Robert
son of Louisiana.
While the bill was in committee of the
whole all amendments were voted down
except one, and that was pending when
the committee rose. It was offered by
Mr. Dingley, (Rep.) of Maine, and pro
vided that the repeal of the differential
duty was not to be held to imply that
the United States surrendered its rights
under treaties to offset bounties
bf . the imposition of equivalent
duties whenever Congress deems it
desirable to enforce them. A yea and
nay vote upon this amendment was had
in the House, resulting: Yeas, 112; nays,
159.
On this amendment the Republi
cans and Populists, with the exception
of Baker, of Kansas, voted aye, and the
Democrats generally nay. The following
Democrats voted with the Republicans:
Barnes, Covert, Geary, Harris, Lester,
Martin of Indiana, Mayer, Price and
Ryan.
An amendment offered by Mr. Hitt to
repeal the 1-8 cent additional duty on
refined sugar was rejected by a vote of
35 to 109, and an amendment by Mr.
Van Voorhis. of New York, to place all
sugar aud molasses on the free list was
rejected, 75 to 120. This action was
taken at the request of Mr. Wilson,
Chairman of the Committee on Ways
aud Means, in charge of the bill, who
stated that the chances of its becoming
a law depended entirely upon its going
through the House an independent meas
ure in the shape in which it was reported.
THE DAY IN THE SENATE.
Ai Important Compromise Financial
Resolution Introduced.
WashiSutoN, D. 0 , Jan. 26. —The
financial question was brought to the
from. early in the day’s session of the
Senate by a resolution by Mr. Mander
son, and which, after discussion, was
referred to the Finance Committee.
It embraced seven propositions which,
Mr. Manderson admitted, looked like a
hodge-podge, but which really were, he
said, a compromise that might, be and
ought to be embodied into law.
Those were: A reserve of $200,000,-
000 in gold and $200,000,000 in silver;
the issue of bonds payable in gold or
silver; the destruction of legal tender
notes when paid in gold or silver; the
exchange, for five years, when
demanded, of gold coin for silver
coin, and of silver coin for
gold eoin, the use of new
bonds for national bank currency (of
not less denomination than $10) the re
quirement of the payment of the duties
in gold bn goods imported from coun
tries having a gold standard, and in gold
or silver on goods imported from coun
tries having a silver standard; and
finally, the free coinage of gold and sil
ver at the ratio of 16 to 1, and the en
larged coinage of subsidiary silver coin.
Interesting remarks on this proposi
tiou, aud on the financial question gen
erally, were made by Senators Mander
sou and Teller.
Mr. Hill presented resolutions of the
Chamber or Commerce of the city of
New York on the subject of national fi
nances, and said he did so on account
of the high standing of that body; one of
the oldest organizations of that kind in
this country, having been founded in
1858, and ou account of other consider
ations. t
The resolutions, which declare hearty
concurrence with the recommendations
of the President of the United States,
were read and referred to the finance
committee.
At 5:25 the Senate adjourned.
Blew Out Her Brains.
Silks, 0., Jan. 29.—Mrs Louis Behan,
a prominent church lady of this city,
stood Ik fore a mirror this morning and
blew her brains out with a pistol. She
had beeu ill for some mouths, but when
her husband left her this morning she
appeared in good spirits. He had not
reached the gate when the report of the
pistol was heard. Rushing into the
house be found his wife dead aud her
little baby crying in her arms
SPRINGER’S BANKING BILL.
It Now Look* a* it' it Will Pa** Both
llon*es of Congress.
Washington, I>. C , Jan. 29.—“1t now
looks,” said Mr. Walker, of Massachu
setts, “as though the administration
banking bill, introduced by Mr Springer
yesterday, may be amended so as to
make it acceptable to the business in
terests.”
“Appearances indicate that the bill will
be reported from the committee in such
a shape,” said Mr. Russell, of Connecti
cut, “that it will receive the support of
nearly all the Republicans in the House ”
Both gentlemen are members of the
House Committee on Banking and Cur
rency. to which the bill was referred,
and the declarations were made by them
when the committee adjourned at 4
p. m . after being in session since 10
o’clock this morning.
Several amendments were offered and
debated at some length without any
final conclusion. One was offered by
Mr. Russell, of Connecticut, aud pro
vides that all of the treasury notes can
celled in anv one month shall lie offset
by a corresponding issue of na
tional bank notes. This amend
ment was carried and then re
considered.
Another amendment offered by Mr.
Walker provides that the reserve
to be held by the banks shall con
sist one-half in gold coin or gold certifi
cates, and the other half in silver coin
aud silver certificates. The discussion
upon this proposition was purely an eeo
uomic ane, and it turned upon the point
whether the forcing of the banks to pre
cure gold would not create a greater de
mand upon the Treasury than now ex
ists. Mr. Walker met these objections
with the argument that it would put the
banks in a more solvent condition by
requiring them to keep specie on hand.
These latter amendments will be con
sidered to-morrow and the indication
this evening is that the bill as amended
will be ready to report to the House to
morrow afternoon. The decisions did
not follow’ party lines, and it is said that
none if the several votes taken were
what are known as strict party votes.
Representative Tracey, of New York,
who is a conspicuous champion of the
administration, and who was active at
the extra session of 1893, iu helping to
secure the repeal of the Sherman silver
law, says he believes the bill will pass
both houses of Congress.
All of the members of the committee
were present at to-day’s session except
Johnson, of Ohio; Johnson, of Indiana;
pf Kentucky, aud Culberson, of
Tex a?.
JUDGE LONG’S PENSION.
Judge Bradley Decides That the Pen
sion Oilicc Hud no Right to Reduce it.
Washington, Jan. 29 Judge Brad
ley, of the District Supreme Court, to
day rendered a decision that the pension
office had no right to reduce the pension
of Judge Long, of the Michigan Supreme i
Court, aud issued a mandamus on the
commissioner of pensions directing him
to restore Judge Loug’s pension to the
original figure.
The opinion is similar to that delivered
by Judge Bradley in the same case in j
January, 1894. A nmudamus was then j
issued ’against the reduction of Judge !
Long’s pension to SSO a month, but on :
account of an error in the proceedings ;
in the act of December 9, 1893, pre
scribing certain forms of notice in cases
of reduction, the pension had been re
stored and there remained uo issue ex
cept that of costs.
A little later a suit was brought in
equity against the commissioner asking
an injunction prohibiting the reduction
of the pension, in which the same Law’
was involved. This case was also deci
ded (by Judge Cox) iu favor of Judge
Long because the notice of reduction
given was not thirty days, as required
by law.
In the matter of law, however, Judge
Cox decided contrary to Judge Bradley’s
decision of last January. On account of
the technicality in the notice giveu, the
case was not clear euough to take to the
Court of Appeal*, and another petition
for a writ of mandamus was filed. This
is the case in which Judge Bradley ren
dered his opinion to-day.
Judge Bradley says he feels s-rength
ened in the views to which Judge Cox
could not agree and makes several sug
gestions additional to those in his origi- ;
nal opinion. These are that the issu
anee of a certificate giving Judge Long
a pension of $72 a month was justified
by law and by the pensioners disability;
that Commissioner Lochreu had no
power to review and reverse the action
of his predecessor upon the same state 1
of facts for alleged error in judgment,
and no power to change Judge Long’s |
status on the pension rolls, and that
Commissioner Lochren, having no dis- j
cretion in the matter, the court has a
right to command the commissioner to j
revoke his order reducing the pension.
Secretary Hoke Smith was made a
party to the action with Commissioner
Lochren, but Judge Bradley dismissed
the petition as to him, holding that no
function was performed by him in the
revocation of the pt nsion certificate, aud
that no act is essential to be performed
by him to restore J udge Long to his
right. The case will probably be taken
to the Court of Appeals.
Everything Except the Corpse.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 29.—The directors
of the Committee on States Exposition
will invite the Washington correspond
ents to visit Atlanta. They will be pro
vided with a spteial traiu, and all the
accessories of a Congressional funeral,
the corpse excepted.
PLAY A DOUBLE GAME
1 |
TIIE BROOKLYN STRIKERS \p.
DEAL TO THE L\H WHILE
riIEY DEFY IT.
ACTION TO ANNUL THE CHARTER.
The Strikers V*k That the Charter of
the Road be Revoked Beoait*e of it*
Failure to Ran it* Far*--The Os Keen*
of the Company to be Arrested for
Violating the Ten-llour Law— Ninny
Wires Cut and Petty Disturbance*—
Troop* Again Called Out.
Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 29.—The
strikers are playing a double game.
i Through counsel they have appealed to
the Attorney General to move against
the Brooklyn Heights Company to revoke
the charter for faling to operate the
road. Through the agency of lawless
mobs they have continued cutting wires,
assaulting non-union employes, blockad
ing tracks aud otherwise preventing the
cars from operating.
i On the one hand they invoke the law
of the land; on the other they defy it
even though there are 3,000 troops here
to aid the police in preserving order,
j Were the proceedings in the court
brought by the citizens acting in good
faith for the benefit of the community,
the office!s of the company would un
doubtedly he uneasy as to the result.
| They now treat the matter lightly aud
will make answer that the very men who
j ask the aid of the laws are law-breakers
themselves who have made necessary the
calling out of the national guard.
Manv Small Disturbances.
The withdrawal of the first brigade !
was followed by many small distur- j
bances. President Lewis declared with j
much emphasis that it was a serious !
mistake to withdraw the brigade. He
said that he had received anonymous in
formation that if the remaining troops
are disbanded sheol will break loose. He
had a body guard of detectives about bis
person and President Norton never
moves without an armed man at his side.
On the other hand, the mayor, Gene
ral McLeer, and other officials believe
that quiet is restored aud turbulence at
an end. Master Workman Connelly
still insists that the strikers are not
beaten. There are no signs of a break
in their ranks. Duly a few of them
have made personal applications.
Jlatidainu* Proceedings Begun.
The formal tender of their services by j
Mr. Connelly was a move upon which to j
j base an application for a new writ of j
mandamus. This was made against the j
Atlantic Avenue Company to day and
was the first proceeding in court against |
that company. Similar steps are to fol- i
low rgainst the Brooklyn Height Com
pany aud Queeus county aud suburban.
Officers to fie Arrested.
; The Brooklyn Heights Company was
! served with formal notice iu the man
! damns proceedings against them. They
have twenty days to answer. They have
also to appear before the Attorney Gen
eral at A bany tomorrow’ iu the appli
cation for action looking to the forfeit
{ ure of their charter.
Iu addition to this, warrants are to be
applied for to-morrrow before Justice
j Tighe for the arrest of officers of the line
for violating the ten hour law. One
motorman has made affidavit that he
was forced to work 11 hours and six ,
mi utes for the company.
Violation of the ten-hour law is a
misdemeanor punishable by a fine of SSOO >
for each offense, aud imprisonment for j
three months. There are 1,500 em
ployes who threaten to bring action.
Still further proceedings w hich are on j
the programme are suits by each ex- ;
employe for one week’s salary, and suits j
for damages by merchants whose busi |
ness has been prostrated.
While the strikers are pulling these
strings to give trouble to the companies
and force them to surrender, there are
other complications.
Troops Again Culled Out.
Only once to day were the troops called !
out. At about 3p.m. a gang of men j
placed a wages on the track of the Fifth
| Avenue line at Twenty First street and j
mobbed the crew of the first car which
arrived. The policeman on the front
platform was powerless. He whistled j
for help, however, and another officer j
notified the 23rd Regiment boys at the
station.
The Board of Aldermen are seeking |
for some means of demolishing the com- j
panics; the labor organizations have do
| cided not to ride in their cars; the grand j
j jury is looking into the loss of life ami ;
j limb due to violations of the laws regu- ;
latiug speed of cars; the board of arbi- j
tratiou has gone to Albany to report on j
the causes of the strike, aud a new com- 1
mittee from the Legislature is on its way j
to investigate the whole matter. All iu |
| all, the lot of the trolley magnate is not |
a happy one.
The companies made a good showidg j
iu the number of cars run and Hues op
; erated to day. They have shown that;
all they need is time to engage and break •
in new meu, and protection for the men j
and property of the roads. Snow and ,
cut wires in the early morning gave j
them some trouble, but by noon about j
two-thirds of the number of cars oper- j
ated previous to the strike were in oper- j
atiou. Cars ran closer to schedule and later
i at night than has beeu attempted in two j
weeks.
Action to Annul the Charter.
Brooklyn, N. Y., January 29 - i
The long-threatened action before the j
Attorney General to annul the charter ;
I of the Brooklyn Heights Railroad took j
shape to-day. Congressman William
| Sulzer, James A. Dennison and Delos
NUMBER 6.
McCurdy, counsel for the strikers, made
formal application to Attorney General
Hancock yesterday asking him to begin
proceedings to dissolve the Brooklyn
Height Company and to appoint a to
cover to wind up its affairs
Ihe Attorney General served notice
on President Lewis by w ire last night
and to-day William Sulzer arrived from
Albany with the formal papers. The
notice is as follows:
Application was made to me this
morning by William Sulzer, Janies Den
nison ond Del xs McCurdy, representing
| certain citizens of this Mate, to com
menee an action against your road. I
have adjourned the hearing until Wed
nesday morning at 10 o’clock. Papers
are to be served on you Tuesday morn
ing.
(Signed) T. L. Hancock,
Attorney General.
The hearing is set for to morrow morn
ing at the capitol. The application is
based upon affidavits by John Gibtin
and Andrew I>. Best, members of the
; Executive Committee of D. A. 75
K. of L.
SOUTHERN GENEROSITY.
The Train Load ol Supplies Sent to Ne
braska Sufferers Appreciated.
Baltimore, Md., Jan. 29.- Mr. R. H.
Edmonds, editor of the Manufacturers’
Record, is in receipt from a letter from
Rev. Luther P. Luddeu, general manager
of the central relief committee, of Lin
coin, Neb., in which he says:
“I beg to acknowledge the receipt of
twenty-one cars forwarded nuder
the direction of ex-Governor North
en. They reached here in good
condition, and before I dictated this
letter some of them have already
gone forth into the destitute parts of our
State. Others will go forward immedi
ately. We are very glad indeed for the
incident you refer to concerning Ne
braska’s kindness towards Charleston at
tho time of the earthquake and believe
with you, that these things ought to
strengthen the ties that bind ns
together in one great sisterhood of
States. 1 believe this donation will rc
suit in an exceedingly friendly spirit
being made manifest among many of
our people for the South. I know we
appreciate the spirit in which you give
it; the spirit in which you have labored
to make it so marked a saccesa. Your
starting the ball rolling in the South
awakeutd an interest in other places,
and the full measure of the direct result
of your efforts will not be known. It is not
measured, indeed, by the carloads sent
from the South alone, because our
mails bring us indications every day
that others,-seeing what y*.u were doing,
have gone forthwith to imitate your no
ble example, and car-loads have lieen
offered as a result. Our free transpor
tation upon miscellaneous supplies has
beeu jcut off and we will probably need
other car-loads of food supplies. Anoth
er great need is grain. I believe should
we ask for transportation on especially
valuable shipments it would lie grunted.
“On the behalf of the drouth suffer
ers, to whom your supplies w ill bring
much gladness and good cheer, wo ae
cept them with hope and letting them
know that love for fellow man is not yet
dead. We desire to thank you and thank
those who have been interested in making
your donation such a grand success.
“Believing that those who have given
‘will be reward* <1 in basket in store’ for
all this kindness to us in this hour of
distress, I am, etc.”
•Tie Debs Trial Yesterday.
Chicago, 111., Jan. 29. —No testimony
of iuqmrfance was offered in the Debs
trial this afternoon. The Government
called eight witnesses who testified to the
violent speeches of Vice-President How
ard at the meeting at Bine Island the
uight before the Rock Island men struck.
Tho first, witness was J. J. Hannahan,
vice grand master of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen, who is a defend
ant He testified to the neutral posi
tion maintained by the Brotherhood de
spite the repeated appeals of the A. It
U., that they declare in favor of the
strike. At the conclusion of Mr Hanna
hau’s testin ony, the counsel for the gov
ernment announced that his case would
be nolle pressed unless further evidence
against him was introduced.
Thirtieth Ballot and No Retiil}.
Dover, Del., Jan. 29 —Five_times the
General Assembly voted for United
States Senator iu joint session to day,
making in all the thirtieth ineffectual
ballot that has been tak- n.
The Republican members of the leg
islature are apparently as far from an
agreement as they were when they con
vened. The dead lock is unparalleled
in the whole history of the State, and
no one can tell how it will end.
The Republican caucus for selection
of a candidate for State Treasurer, that
was to have been held to night, was
tailed for to-morrow.
ustiee Jackson’* Condition linprovtd.
Savannah, Ga., Jan. 29. A Morning
News special from Thomasville, says:
“The condition of Justice Jackson is
somewhat improved to-day. His throat
troubles have left him, bat the liver has
become involved and dropsical symptoms
have developed. The distinguished pa
tient will leave to-morrow or next aay
for his home in Tennessee. Dr. T. M.
Mclntosh, the physician in charge,
thinks there is “uo immediate danger.”
Oregon’* Senatorial Head lock.
Salem, Ore., Jaii. 29. —To-day’s Sena
torial l af’ot >hows no-ehange.