The News and Observer,
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VOL.XXXVm. NO. 73.
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THE LINES ARE DRAWN
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AND THE BREACH BETWtEV
SILVER ASfD GOLD DE.MO
CRYTS WILL WIDEN.
THE VICE-PRESIDENT S POSITION.
The Action of the Illinois Silver Men
Makes Mr. Stevenson’s Views of gteat
Importance—All Talk of Bi-Metal
i i • (it
ism to be Dropped and Silver Mono
racialism and (.old Mouometaiism to
be the .Issue—Carroll D. Wright to
Deliver Address at Greensboro.
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Special to the News and Observer.
Washington, D. (X, April 17.
There is much speculation about the
issues that will be at the front iq the
next Presidential campaign. The Re
publicans, like B’rer Rabbit, are “lying
low and saying nuffiu," hoping that the
Hawaii question, or some other jingo is
sue will put them in the White House.
There is wide and radical division in
their ranks on the silver question, but a
desperate effort is being made by the
leaders to keep that issue iu the back
ground.
The division among Democrats is even
greater, and it is at the front, boldly and
aggressively. The action Os the Illinois
silver men and the President’s letter are
the beginning of a contest within the
ranks of the party that will daily widen
the breach between the silver and the
gold men
It is believed by some that all talk of
bi-metalism will be dropped, and that
Mr. Cleveland and the Eastern Democ
racy will declare for gold monometalUm,
and the Southern and Wee tern silver
men will declare for silver m >nrometa?-J
ism. and the battle will ha fought on the
gold single standard on the one side and
the silver sirgle standard on the Other.
Mr. W L Trenbolm, who was comp
trailer of the currency, during Presidgut,
Cleveland’s first term, is now on toes
committee of the Reform Cinb, with ex-
Secretary Fairchild, who hel i the treas
ury portfolio-daring j the latter portion
of Mr. incumbency. Mr.
Trenholm closes a recent “sound
money” phpel* as follows: “Gold mono
metalism is the unavoidable destiny of
this country; the sooner we recognize
this and fix it in ouy laws, the sooner
will we reap the fruits; the longer we
defer the recognition, the more we itm
pede and postpone Us establishment by
l aW L_the longer will our industries be
hampered and all our business deranged
by financial unrest amt commercial Hp
prefiensidn. “Stidhld’ We unfortunately
let go the single gold standard, there
will be nothing to take hold of bbt Silver
monometallism, for bimetallism for us is
a snare and a delusion. ”
It is just such utterances as this, it is.
claimed, that serve toconvineetbe West
era Democrats that the breach between
them and their Eastern brethren, which,
up Jo this time has been bridged by the
the rainbow of himetalism, is now
widening to an extent which will effectu-
prevent their meeting on common
grocmd again.
Yesterday afternoon’s; Star says the.
friends of the white metal are greatly
encouraged because the President has
sDoken ag.vnst silver, because it brings
the* aue* ion to the front. • They say
that is all they Ivant.
A very interesting point developed by
the’President’s entrance into the fight
relates to the Vice President's position.
The Illinois movement for silver is not
distinctly the work of Mr, Stevenson’s
friends, nor were his presidemial for
tunes in evidence at the time the con
vention was called. His friends assisted,
however, and this was suggested
as a reason why the President
• might hesitate even to write a letter in
the premises. It was thought that Mr.
Cleveland might await another oppor
tunity, which could easily be provided,
to help along his own side of the qm s
tiofir ~&ii he hfe* responded promptly,
regardless of the effect on bis’yokemate's
boom, and now interest attaches to what
Mr. Stevenson will do. Illinois is the
chosen battle ground. A winning for sil
ver there means a winning all along the
line. A setback for silver there mean*
a setback for silver all along the line, D
Mr. Stevenson the national hope of the
free coinage men? And, if he is. will
not they demand that he put bis should
er to the wheel at home, even with the
President pushing against him? And
will Mr. Stevenson do this? Can he as
ford to bold aloof? Senator Palmer and
Col. Morrison are helping the President,
and if silver is beaten Col. Morrison may
greatly benefit by the result. But if sil
ver wu'g, with the President in the fight
against it, and Mr. Stevenson for it, wiil
not that one triumph inevitably make
Mr. Stevenson the candidate of the D in
ocracy for the presidency?
Mr. S!t ver.'Bon’s present views ns to
silver Mti '. atbered more from his utter
«nw€ while he was in Congress, now
;ie twelve •years ago, than from any
; ecent expressing, jfy was at that time
an free 'coinage, and acted
with the f/ee coinage men. Mr. Carlisle
ar.d Mr. -Herhurt were in the same com
pany. Rafc it is asserted -
bas eh a aged hi* Views. He stands*
now where be stood then, and, the silver
men believe, would, if elected President,
sign a free coinage bill if the Congress
should lay one before him.
The story recently printed that Mr.
Htevanson would spend the summer in
Europe is now denied. He will remain
at home, and so will be close at hand iu
case hfs supporters should decide to call
upon him for action or suggestion at any
tiroftx y«Mi\ fiUave**** is too okk fk
to gef-se 1 fhf ffom base Whflf iffh*bail n*
passing from hand to hand at so lively a
rate.
Mr. Chas. H. Mansur,, Deputy Comp
trailer of the Treasury, who died here
yesterday, was a popular official, partieu
larly with North Carolinians here. He
was the chief speaker at the State Con
vention of Democratic clubs in Raleigh
last fall. He was greatly pleased with
the people of your city, and often ex
pressed the hope that be might be per
mitted to visit North Carolina again.
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HON. CHAS. H. MANSUR.
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Mr. Mansur was 60 years old, on the
6th of last March, and had been promi
nent in politics in Missouri since 1863.
He served thrae-terras in Congress, and
was succeeded by Hon. U. S. Hall, the
man who “busted” the “Sub-Treasury”
idea. He a genial; kind-hearted man,
an enthusiastic freshman, and made
warm friends wherever he went.
It is suggested here that Hon. John S.
Henderson may. be offered the position
of Deputy Comptroller of the Treasury
made vacant by the death of Mr. Maa-
SUr ’ JX m •. V.
The Mexican Mi**!an Muddle.
The question which has been raised as
to the constitutionality of the appoint
ment of Senator Ransom as minister to
Mexico before his term had expired is
being much discussed here. It is gonsid
ered possible that the President has been
led into a technical violation of the Con
stitution, but even this is by no means
certain, and it is said that the President
will take no notice ,of the matter, and
that he regards the appointment as only
complete at Senator Ransom’s qualifica
tion, which took place after adjourn
ment. This construction gets rid of
clause 2, section 6, article 1, of the Con
stitution, which reads:
1 “No Senator or Representative shall,
during the time for which he was elected,
be appointed to any civil office under
the authority of the United States, which
shall have been created, or the emolu
ments whereof shall have been increased
during such time.”
It has always been held by the Treas
ury Department that an appointment
was not complete Until the official ha#
taken the oath of office and accepted his
commission, and as Senator Ransom was
a private citizen when he entered upon
his duties as minister to Mexico and as
his salary did not commence until the
4th of March, it is generally accepted that
he will experience no trouble either with
the State Department or with the Treas
ury.
The nomination of Gen. Ransom was
sent to the Senate on thU 9th day of
February, and he was immediately con
firmed. His commission was signed by
the President upon the 13th day of Feb
uary. On the 28th of February a blank
oath was sent to him by the State De
partment to be signed, but the records
of the department show that he did not i
qualify until the 4th of March, after his
term of office as Senator had expired.
But the salary of the minister to Mexi
co was increased from $12,009 a year to
$17,500 by a provision in the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill, passed !
in the s-cond session of. the Fifty-first
Congress.
Senator Ransom was then in the mid
dle of the term, that expired on March j
4, 1895, and was not eligible at the time
his nomination was sent in during the
preceding week. Mr. Ransom was pres
ent in the Senate when the salary of the
Mexican mission was increased.
According to a decision rendered by
Comptroller Bowler in the cases of Jud j
ges Springer and Kilgore, Minister Ran
som can draw no salary until confirmed
by the Senate next December. Not only j
this, but, according to a provision of law
approved February 9 1863, be must re
fund tbe money already drawn. Section
1761 of the Revised Statutes pro
vides that no money shall be
paid from the Treasury as salary to
any person appointed during the recess
of the Senate to fill a vacancy in any ex
isting office if the vacancy existed white
the Senate was in session, and was by
law to be filled by and with the advice
and consent of Urn Senate, until such ap
pointee has been confirmed by the Sen
ate.
The Ixst opiuion, however, is that
while the appointment, dates from the
confirmation and not from the recess ap
pointment, General Ransom will ulti
mately get his money. Congress, it is
believed, will appropriate enough to pay
the salary inf nil
Greensboro H.& L Commencement.
Dr. Mclver, President of Greensboro
State Norma! and Industrial School
is here. He called to-day on the Commis
sioner of Education and had an extended
talk. He had a lopg talk with Carrol D
Wright, United States Commissioner of
Labor , who accepted an invitation to
deliver an address at the graduation ex
ercises May 22nd. Commissioner Wright
is a very able orator and is a soun'd'fie
liever in institutes of this class. Dr.
Mclv.r leaves tb-morrow morning for
RALEIGH. N. C.. THURSDAY. APRIL 18. 1895.
New York and Swathmore w! ere he
goes in the interest of his school.
Ex Congressman Henderson was again
at the Internal Revenue Department to
day on professional business. When
asked if it was in connection with the
income tax he said ci none are able to
complain in that respect In ray section ”
He left to-night for Salisbury,
Col. John Morehead, of Charlotte
spent the day here. He expects to go
to New York to-morrow.
J. D. Carroll, of Raleigh, is here on
his way North.
JUDGE JONES WINS.
Ewart will Take ail Appeal—Funeral
of Mr. Furman.
Special to the News and Observer.
Asheville, N. April 17.
Special to the Citizen for Waynes
ville says: Circuit Criminal Court
Judgeship contest between Thomas
A. Jones, who holds a commission
from the Governor, and H. G.
Ewart, who was elected by the Legisla
ture, was argued last night before Judge
A. W. Graham, and decided in favor of
Judge Jones. Judge Graham holds that
she Governor in appointing Jones filled
the vacancy and that the legislature had
no right to fill vacancies. The case was
argued by Gen. Theo. F. Davidson, W.
W. Jones and F. A. Sandley in behalf of
Jones, and briefs were submitted from
F. H. Busbee and Senator Pritchard and
argument made by J M. Moody in be
half of Ewart. Moody gave notice of
appeal and the appeal will probably be
heard by the Supreme Court next week.
Geo. W. Vanderbilt bought the largo
saw mill plant of the French Broad
Lumber company here,'paying for the
mill and nine acres of ground $17,250.
Vanderbilt owns timber along the French
Broad river for ten miles above this city j
and most of the timber Cut at his hew
mill will be taken from his own land
and floated down to Asheville. He
owns a wood working establishment
here which, with his new purchase, gives
him one of the complqtest plants for
cutting timber, and converting it into
doors, mantels, etc., in the South. This
latest acquirement will be started up in
the summer, working near one hundred
hands.
Funeral services over 'the remains of
William H. Furman, the, father of,State
Auditor Robert M. Fyujmau, were held
this aftert.ooS id 4:3o‘at the residence of
his son in law, Mr. E L. Brown. The
body was interred at Riverside,
i Auditor Furman arrived from Raleigh
Oh the 4 o'clock train.
QUARRELLED OVER A BRIDLE.
A Negro Laborer Shoots at Another
Foot Times.
Special to the News and Observer.
Scotland Neck, N. C., April 17.
Jim Bell and.Ephriam Cooper, two col
ored men working on Mr. S;'D! Han
cock’s farm a few miles from town, got
into a difficulty a tew days ago over a
bridle and Cooper fired upon Bell fofir
times v : th a pistol, one shot taking effect
in' the f jot. Had not Bell dodged be
hind a mule Cooper would have killed
him.
A party of sporting men left yesterday
on the steamer “Ranger 1 ’ to take a trip
down the Roanoke river. They will go
as far as Edenton.
Heavy rains are impeding farmers in
their work very much.
They Skipped the Bill.
Special to the News and Observer.
Weldon, N. 0., April 17.
A merchant here sold two unknown
white men a suit of clothes each and a
pistol last night. They walked to tbe
door while the, merchant was making
out the bill, and jumped and ran, and
have not as yet been captured. The
officers are on "tho lookout for them.
Minister Ransom is not well, but is
improving, says one of his sons.
Run Over by an Engine.
Special to the News and Observer
Greensboro, N. C., April 17.
A negro named Sam Causey was run
over by an engine a r tbe depot last night,
and fearfully mangled. lie was drunk
at the time.
REV. "TOM DIXON 111 RT.
A Train Wrecked and Two
Sleepers Burned.
Charleston. S C., April 17.—A spe
cial to the Nows and Courier from
Florence. S. C., says : Train 85, the
South-bound fast mail on the North
eastern Railroad, which left here at
3:10 this morning for Charleston, ran
info a washout at Howe’s Crossing, four
miles below this city, and was com
pletely wrecked. The engine passed
over the wash out, but the tender, mail,
baggage, first-class car and three sleep
ers went down.
There were few passengers on the
train, none of whom were killed.
The Rev, Thomas Dixon, Jr., the not
ed New York preacher and orator, and
Robert Petteway, the baggage master,
of Wilmington, N. C., received the worst
injuries, neither serious.
The train was in charge of Engineer
Meadors and Conductor Thomas Cglcs
by, neither were hurt. To add to the
horror, the two sleepers in the rear took
fire tram gas lamps amd were burned.
A large force is at work clearing tbe
track All trains are running via Sum
ter and Lanes
Flizhugh Lee Appointed Collector.
Washington, April 17.—The Presi
deut to day appointed Fitzhugh Lee col
lector of internal revenue for the Sixth
district of Virginia, vice Bbepperd, de
ceased.
INCOME TAX CONTEST:
ATTORNEY general files an
IMPORTANT BRIEF BEFORE
THE SUPREME COURT.
THE DOCUMENT A SURPRISE.
It A*kn That If a He»Hearing Be
(fronted It Cover All the Legal and
Constitutional Question* Involved
The Opinion of the Cotifi-as Already
Rendered Reviewed, and the j
taßce of the New Views Therein Ex
pressed Pointed Out.
Washington, April 17.—Attorney
General Olney to day filed in the Su
preme Court of the United States a brief
on the petition for a rehearing.of the in
come tax cages. It was not expected at
the Department of Justice or at thecojftrt
that the government would to
the notice by Mr. Guthrie, of the inten
tion of counsel to ask a rehearing, and
at the court some surprise was expressed
at tbe appearauce of the document.
The Attorney General’s brief was as
follows:
“The United States respectfully rep
resents that, if a rehearing* is granted, it
should, cover all the legal and constka
tiop&l' questions involved, and , jaot
merely those as to which the court are
equally divided.
“1. Whether a tax on incomes general
ly, inclusive of rents ami interests or
dividends from investments of all kinds,
is or not a direct tax within the meaning
of the Federal constitution, is a matter
upon which, as an original question, the
government has really never been heard
“Its position at the argument wes
that the question had been settled by an
exposition of the constitution practically
contemporaneous with its adojkion by a
subsequent unbroken line of judicial
precedents—by the concurring and re
peated action of ail the departments of
tbe government—and by the consensus
of all text writers and authorities by
whom the subject has heretofore been
considered. n •
* 2. Tbe importance to the government
of the new views of its taxmg power,
announced in the opinion of the C ; ief
Justice, cau hardly be exaggerated.
“First, pushed to their lexical toon* j
eiuridu they practically exclude frpp) j
the direct operation of the power all the j
real estate of the country, ami all its
ally are-taxable cufiy ,nj«
portteumfnt, then thelflemUttequal: 4
ties resulting from suoU a plan of laxa*
tioii artfiftugrifes apd fiagrafit.-a^
&> Jute! v debar any- resort to it, >» - <.r/ *»
“Tfifa spelt
practically adontteck the onbreuggestkm
m,riiply»w:’i'ng.t|6at fite’ power to directly
tax ftfUjJf apd personalty was
for use, as ah ordinary, every,u.iyvpower;
that tfcfc 'Utfilefl' States' to
reply for its customary revenue duties, 1
imports ’and that R„ was
meant it ahoul4 <Hreet taxes only
extraordinary emerge;, 1 as a*
so rt of <JermeiM*eßorE^^^
is construction of !
the iw\fifr
tance iq iWf apd y&imkwkjn itsoyp
port rtD'impfiffttion.fcp it# rimers* a
specific/ pVwf*x*£.'Which riot bifig in .the
text of fße cdHsiifiMcrn any tendetu y
to * he’ fdo carefully con
sidered before being'finally adopted.
“Second. Though of minor conp
queriee it is certainly relevant to point
out. tbat, if the new exposition of the
constitution-referred to is to prevail, the
United,spates Ms, dnder previous Ju
come tax collected vact sums of
vfh-Rh, on ever? principle rs
justice, it ought so refupd, and which it
mqjjt. lid 1 that Cdtjgress will
deear Itself abound cto iuake |/r© visions
for <refunding', by.:appropriate legist
tion.”
NICARAGUA’S NEIV MINISTRY.
Greet Britain will Insist on the Pay
ment of the Indemnity.
Washington, D. 0., April 17. —Loirs
Baker, United States Minister to Cos’a
Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua, reports
to the Department of State the
zation of the ministry of Nicaragua as
follows :
Fortign Affairs Manuel Coran el
Matus. Interior*- General Francisco
Ball adores Teran. War and Marine
General Ruehen Alonzo. Finance —
Santiago Callejas.
The Nicaraguanminister r X>r• Guzman,
up to 2 p. m. to-day bad received uo ad
ditional information from Managua re
garding the differences between his gov
ernment and Great Britain. Nicaragua
still feels thet the matter is one which
ought properly to be arbitrated and her
reply to Great Britain binds her to ac
cept any conclusion which may be
reached as the result of arbitration.
Groat Britain asserts that the expul
sion of Mr. Hatch was in a sense an in
sult to Great Britain, and wull insist
upon the payment of the $75,000 of
“mart money,” although entirely satis
fied to leave any of the other points in
dispute to the decision of an arbitration
tribunal
No belligerent news of any kind has
reached the st4te or Navy Departments
or the Nicaraguan minister.
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A Servant of Thoimtti ; j4'fler son *| eH< **'
Ottumwa, lowa, ifpru lY—Mrs Lucy
Sikes Coland, who was & servant in the
honfehokl of Thomas. Jefferson, died
to ; <|ay, j |shb born at Bowling
Green, V»., an'd was colored.
MORRISON ON SILVER.
Is He a Free Coinage Mhu Unless \%e
Gan Get EuglumlN Help.
Waterloo. HI., April 17, —William R.
Morrison, who has been spending a few
days here at home, was asked to give his
views on tbe Silver question. He said:
“The importance of this subject is sec
ond only to the tariff. Its unsatisfac
tory and unsettled condition:is believed
to have aggravated the financial and
business difficulties i through which we
have been compelled to pass, i
“The place which silver shall occupy
in our monetary system is a question
which will not down. When the effort
to settle it through the Sherman, bill by
the Republican party was a confessed
iailure that party hastened to join in
undoing its work. The sentiment in
favor of a larger use of silver and on
terms interchangeable with go d seems
to lye growing both here and abroad.
“Apparently nobody in Europe is
courageous or reckless enough to attem|>t
the double standard without England’s
consent. Can we safely do this with
England and all Europe opposing 4
“It is not the legal tender quality
which makes our silver dollars more
valuable than the silver in them. It is
because, under our financial system,
they are interchangeable with gold
through the Treasury.
‘tin prosperous times we could safely
use a large amount of silver, always pro
viding for its convertibility into money
which does non get its value from the
law. The Secretary of the Interior,
Hoke Smith, said in a speech that the
bullion in the Treasury was being coined
as fast as the mints could do it, which
would increase onr circulation to the ex
tent of $55,000,000. This would seem
to mean that the bullion in the Treason’,
including -seigniorage, is being coined.”
THE NEW COTTON WEEVIL.
Another Expert Sent to Texas to Inves
tigate the Habits ofThis Insect.
Washington, April T7,I—The 1 —The depart
ment of agriculture has sen! an addi
tional bputh to investigate the
habits <?f the nyw cotton, weevil which
has been imported into Texas from
ErttomologUt E. A. has
gone to San Antonio and other points in
Texas to make a study of the habits of
this .v-etvil.
ft is a semi Tropical insect' ’and al
thoflgb,it ( may thrive in the lovjrer’carijgi’
of Texas, which ds semi-tropieal in char
acter, it that not many gtjner
atlpfis can survive, climate of the
States north of Texas where cotton is
grown. ,
All the United States cotton belt with
the exception of tnis small region of
Texas forming the £ninH aroudd Browns
ville Qfi the Rio 1 Rranile belongs to what
is kuo«n as tfee lower Austral region
and the habits'of insects imported into 1
that region are bound’fo change from the
habits of the same insect when found in
region. These differ
ences Caused by the change 1 in climate
are to be the special study bf 1 the en*o
molbgfst who has gone South. 1 11
One rhing so far discovered fe that the
insect cannot fly-so far in the climate
north of the Mexican boundary, and left
to it’s own exertions it might not be a
dangerous pest. The chief cause for
alarm, however, arises from the fact
that the insect is ahd has been 'carried
North in nrgmned 1 cotton ahd after
reaching the 1 Cotton belt is' able to sur
vive the oSmtitet l * 1 ’ 1 -anot
FATAL ELEVATOR ACCIDENT*
An Employe Thrown Sixty Feet and
Killed and Two Others Injured.
Pittsburg, Pa., April 17.—William
Dean was instantly killed and John Reef
and Harry Goshen seriously injured in a
peculiar elevator accident in the new
Arrott building this morning.
Geo. Ballman the Pittsburg manager
for the Crane Elevator Company, wa>-
testing the elevator, and together with
John Reef, who was running the carriage,
went up to the seventh floor. Dean,
who was a plasterer, had run a board
across the elevator opeuiug to finish
some of his work. He evidently knew’
nothing of the elevator being over him.
When the carriage started down a scream
was heard “Stop, stop.”
The next instant the elevator struck
the board that. Dean had been standing
ou finishing his work in the hatch. Dean
was thrown int.j the cellar, a distance of
some sixty feet. H's lifeless body struck
Harry Goshen who was working in the
cellar and it js feared Gpshen also may
be fatally injured.' Reef, the elevator
mau, was injured by jumping out of the
carriage.
Mr. Ballmau, manager of the Crane
Elevator Company, said the accident was
due entirely to Dean’s carelessness.
Dean’s ueck was broken and his skull
crushed in the fall.
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
He Killed the Woman and then Com
mitted Suicide.
NeW Orleans, April 17. — A special to
the Daily States from Morgan City, Ala.,
says: A double tragedy took place last
night in a disreputable house here.
Adolph Schenieh, of New Orleans,
shot Mattie Francisco three times in the
head with a revolver, causing iustani
death. He than placed the pistol to his
temple and shot himself. The couple
occupied a r<?om iu the house. No
quarrel was heard between them. Sceh
nich was infatuated with the girl who
was until recently an inmate of a dis
reputable house in New’ Orleans.
It is thought Schenieh came hero for
the purpose of killing her, and commit
ting suicide. He was 39 years old and
a member of BoyTe’s Detective force iu
New Orleans
He leaves a wife and four children.
PRICE FIVE CENTS. !
TERMS OF THE TREATY
.wf * i .* tut * . j .»•»>'»< r
GIUNA TO, PAY AN INDEMNITY
OF ABOUT THREE HUNDRED
MILLION DOLLARS.
MANY IMPORTANT CONCESSIONS.
Five Commercial Ports Including Pe>*
bln to be Opened and Japan to Have
Potver to ENtahlifeh Cotton Factories
and Other Industries— Formosa, Ike
Peacadore Glands and the I’pnininhir
of Liao Lung also to go to Japan—
Russia not Satisfied With the Treaty,
London, April 17. —A dispatch to the
Star from Tien Tsin says an imperial
proclamation has been issued authorizing
Li Hung Chang to sign a treaty of peace
with Japan, guaranteeing the payment
of two hundred million taels indemnity.
By the proclamation Li Hang Chang
is empowered to cede to the Japs the
island of Formosa and the peninsula
Liao Tung to the fortieth degree of
latitude, to sanction the opening Os five
new commercial ports, including Pekin
and to give Japan the power to open oot
ton factories and other industries ink
China. ’L
By the terms of the proclamation the
import dues at the open ports are not to
exceed two per cent.
Auother imperial proclamation ban
been issued granting sick leave to tb©
Viceroy of Canton and ordering him
back to his native province.
The Central News correspondent in
Tokio learns that China’s indemnity to
Japan is to be paid in silver in five year*
ly instalments, also that by the firms of
the treaty of peace, Japan is to receive
possession of Formosa, tho Pescador©
Islands, the peninsula Os Liao
from Yin Kow to An Ping, on the Yalo
River, and an indemnity of 200 000,000
taels in silver.
Several important commercial conces
sions areialso made by China, but these
Japan is to share with other nations.
No terrritory is to be occupied by Japan
as a temporary guarantee, except, per
haps Liu Rung Tao. -
1 The Chinese peace envoys start for
Tien Tsin to-day and the Japanese en
voys will return to Hiroshima.
A despatch from Hong Kong says it is
. expected there tbat a revolution against
J the relghirg dynasty will be begun On
Friday. Leading Chinese of Canton are
! coming to Hong Komr ih large numbers.
A despatch to the Globe from BhiraoO
oseki gays that Li Hung Chang will start
for home to-day, having conceded alTef
Japan’s demands. vh
The Sf. James Gtr/etfe
Japan declines to be frightened-, Russia
may come to the conclusion that «1W :
would be better not to try force. M^an- 1
while England is benevolent and bks no 1 ’
feeling of anger toward Japan, 'ibe.
opening of factories in China by Japarf
does not mean that she will have a mo
nopoly of such industries, as England
could also 1 open factories if she chose.
The Pall Mall Gazette, comment
ing on the terms of peace between’
China and Japan, as defined by tho
imperial edict just Issued in Peking
says the conditions are better than*
those mentioned iu the Times despatched
yesterday, but the cession of Formosa’
will surely displease England, while the’
cession of Port Arthur will be objected ’
to by Russia. “Our government,” the
Gazette says, “may safely be depended
upon to do nothing, however, unless the
other powers take action.”
The Russian journals according todes j
patches from St. Petersburg, are more l
vigorous in their utterances than the
English papers and sound the warning l
that the signing of such a treaty of peace
as indicated by the despatches of the last
24 hours will be only a prelude to a
wider, though necessary, armed conflict.
SOUND MONEY MEN MEET.
Antl-I’iie Silver Democrats Hold
Council in Chicago.
Chicago, April 17.—A meeting of tho
leading Democrats opposed to the iutron
duction of a silver plank in the party
platform was held at the Great Northern
Hotel this afternoon.
The invitations to the meeting were
sent out by Postmaster Ilessirig, and sev
eral other leading “sound money” men
of the party.
“The purpose of the meeting,” saidi
Mr. Hessing, “is to decide upon some
plan of action of the great number of
Democrats who are opposed to the deliv
ering of the party to the silver heresy.
The State convention has been called and
an organization must be made to makie.
a contest against the silveribs for tho
delegates to the convention, or if it is
deemed proper, to protest against tho
holding of the convention, to aecidp
upon a party policy in a year when’
there is no general election and when,
nothing substantial can be gained by a
party deliverance upon any issue.”
A DISASTROUS CYCLONE.
All the Property in if*Path WasSwrpt
A way.
Mobile, Ala., April 17.—A special to
the Register from Fairford, Ala., shye
“Last uight about 8 o’clock a disastrous
cyclone passed across Washington coun
ty, crossing the Seaboard Railway. All
the houses in its path were swept clean.
Fortunately so far uo deaths or serious
injuries have been reported. The loss
will probably exceed $20,000.
Two log camps owned by the SeaboariT
Manufacturing Company, were blown
away. The homes blown away were
those of B. D. Williams, George Evadji,
0. F. Dees, Willis Dougherty, J. £v
Patrick, P. W. Mcllvaiu ana Frank Hat”
ris.