VOL. I.
MORGAN-TON, N. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1893
NO. 32.
THE JOURNAL'S FLOP.
MOST, DR-A2EN
OF w. n.
PROPOSITION
HEARST. .
TVoold Abandon the Cause of Financial
Reform to Appease.tha ralmar-Baekner
Traitors Eastern Democrats Over
whelmingly tor Ulmetalllsm.
Of course, tha New York Journal,
v hile -.abandoning bimetallism, claims
that It is working In the interests of
harmony and victory.
Upon what basis such a claim can
rest has not a3 yet been made appar
ent. On thing alone has been alleged
ty the Journal, and that Is the neces
sity of democrats abandoning their de
mand for the free coinage of. -silver at
a ratio ot ij to 1. in tne journal s eyes
a ratio of 20 to 1 would -not be .objec
tionable, and such a concession as that
simply adds' the Journal to the list of
gold standard newspapers.
Attention has been called in these
.columns to the result of the vote In the
Sectoral college, showing that the east
r onld not claim the right to dictate
policy, as its electoral vote in 1896 had
been unanimously republican.
- Now, a glance at the record of pop
ular sentiment, as expressed by the
v6o of the eastern states, will show
whether the Fusionlsts and Democrats
are in favcr of bimetallism and a ratio
v.i 10 to 1, or of the Journal's gold mo
nometallism at any old ratio based on
the commercial value of silver. The
nomilar vote of the eastern states for
Ilrj-an on 'the one hand and Palmer on
the other was as follows:
v. Popular Vote. Bryan. Palmer.
Mew York 551,513 18,972
New Jersey .......... 113.G76 6,373
Ncvr Hampshire 21,050 I 3,420
Pennsylvania 427,127 11,000
Vermont 10.607 1,329
Massachusetts-... 105,711 11,749
Maine S4.501, 1.864
Delaware . 16.613 956
Connecticut '56.710 ' 4,336
Total 1.338.142 59,999
' If, in 1S0C, the eastern states gave a
popular vote of 1,338,142 for William J.
Ilryan and the free and Independent
coinage of silver at, a ratio of 16 to 1,
while only 59.999 votes were polled in
these-states for the advocate of the
monetary theory now proclaimed by
the Journal, what assurance has. the
Journal to give that it Is not advising
the democratic party to alienate, one
millioii iLiee Uundied thousand voters
to secure tho support of a scant sixty
thousand?
It cannot be denied that the democ
racy of-the east is on record for bimet
allism. How does the Journal expect
t'j reverse the verdict of 1896? Chi
ta eo Disnateh. f
A Chance ttfj)pen the Mills.
Never fn the history of New England
has there ibeen a shut-down so com
plete as that now in operation in the
otton mills of New Bedford. Not a
spindle is turning nor a loom in mo
tion. There arc eighteen mills involved
In the strike and a pay roll of $70,000 a
week is affected. Dispatches from' Bos;
ton say: "A reduction in the wages of
about 125,000 operatives employed in
nearly 150 cotton mills in New Eng
land, which the manufacturers decide
upon as a temporary remedy, for the
widespread depression in the cotton
goods Industry of the north, has gone
Into effect in a majority of the mills.
At several of the mill centers, namely.
New Bedford, ' IMddeford, Saco, and
t.ewistcn, Me., dissatisfaction among
.the mill hands is intense.
"The situation in Isew Bedford is
viewed from a very gloomy light by the
business, men of that city, many of
whom have not altogether recovered
from the depression which followed the
spring. The strike was begun in spite
of the efforts of these men, of the pul
pit, of the city, of the board of trade.
and the state board of arbitration, to
bring about a settlement. The opera
tives are advocating tho abolition cf
the fining systems in addition to restor
ation of wages. . .
ine cui amounts to nooui iu per
cent In many places, but in several
centers it is 11 1-9 'per cent, and exia
higher; while In a few mills It is only
about 5 per cent. Over-production, the
keen competition of the. south, low
prices, and a generally demoralized:
cotton goods market, are said to be the
leading causes which .are assigned for
the attack on the wage schedule. Many
manufacturers claim that a decrease
in the cost of. production, will greatly
improve. the situatiori, while others de
ny that the cut will do any good. The
policy of most. manufacturers seems to
be in the direction of keeping the mills
running during the 1 winter months at
least, the objection to a shut-down be
ing based on the theory that it would
have no ether effect than to increase the
production in the south. Chicago Dis
ratcb. Ilollfrvrntth a Victim.
Benjamin Butterworth. who served
repeatedly in-' congress from a Cincin
nati district, though always a Repub
lican, did not always vote for Repub
lican measures. He was not an ex
treme protectionist and his- voice
and votes were given upon occasion in
opposition to protectionism.
In an interval of Mr. Butterworth's
public service he was creditably asso
ciated with the Columbian exposition,
first as secretary and afterward as so
licitor. He was painstaking,, thorough
and at the Eame time unfailingly af
fable. Some years ago he wag a mem
ber from the house of representatives
of the board of visitors at West Point
and discharged the duties of e place
&3 laboriously and conscientiously as
though the duties of that board were
of the utmost moment Instead of being
as they are, Intact, a perfunctory and
pleasant incident.
. Mr. Butterworth's fatal Illness Is
traceable to his activity in the New
York campaign which . terminated : so
.disastrously to Gen. Tracy and the
Piatt machine. While commissioner
of patents he entered the canvass bear
ing a message from the President of
the United States to the Republicans
of Greater New York, which he deliv
ered publicly It was that the Presi
dent was profoundly Interested in the
outcome, desiring above all things Re
publican success. There was no with
drawal by McKinley of these words,
but some of McKInley's friend3 en
deavored to represent Butterworth in
a role entirely foreign to himthat of
a busybody who was speaking without
authority. Mr. .Butterworth would never
have publicly stated thai the. President
had told him that he earnest desired
Tracy's success if such message had
not been intrusted to him. He labor
ed in that campaign under the humili
ation of partial-repudiation of himself
and before its close went heavy-hearted
to Ohio, where he still further la
bored in the Republican cause. At
Cleveland he was stricken with pneu
monia, which was the precursor of his
death.
Butterworth, a kindly, earnest,
truthful man, wa3 in a- sense a
victim of. his zeal for McKinley and
the treachery of McKInley's friends,
who were anxious that he should not
be identified, as . Butterworth on un
doubted authority had identified him.
with Piatt's canvas3 in New York.
Chicago Chronicle.
The New Dollar Mark.
Catting Down Wage.
Those who are on the ground take
a condemnatory view of the wage re
duction rn New England. . No doubt
business for the cotton mills is bad;
no doubt the protection which fails to
protect is being practically condemned,
but must the wage workers be forced
to bear all the burdens? This is a
question which Js . attracting the at
tention of intelligent men in the east.
It has been asked by the operatives and
it is repeated by the press at least,
that part of the press which is not the
mere echo of plutocratic sentiments. In
discussing the matter the Boston Post
says:
"If there ever was a case in which a
cutdown from 10 per cent in the wages.
of labor was unjustifiable, it is" the case
of those cotton mills in New Bedford,
which have paid- large dividends for
many years up to and including the
year 1S97 just closed. Profits which
permit the payment of dividends of G,
9. 12 and oven Ifi ner rent tin Tint call
for adduction of the -labor cost of
production."
But "those profits have been converted
into the treasury of the mills. The
managers see before them a dull period
of business. Superintendents must
have salaries of $10,000 to-$20,000 a
year. How arc they to get them if tho
wage of the operatives is. not reduced?
However, the Post fails to see it in that
light, and says, with much emphasis:
"The managers of these great and pros
perous New Bedford mill corporations
are this1 time cieariy in me wrong.
whatever may be said about the situ
ation elsewhere. They have tho up-
port neither of the business community
of New Bedford, nor of the public at
large, nor, fas' appears more clarly
from day to day, of many of their own
stockholders, and even directors." In
the meantime, however, the workmen's
wages have been cut and a strike is on.
Chicago Dispatch.
Indiana I'opalltt Convention.
To the Members of the People's
Party ot Indiana: The state central
committee of the People's party here
by order that a convention of the
party be held on Tuesday, Feb. 22,
1S9S, at 10 a. m. in Indianapolis for the
purpose of nominating, candidates for
the various state offices to bo held in
November; 1S93. and for the purpose
of selecting a new state central com
mittee.
District' organization meetings will
be held at 7:30 o'clock the previou.3
evening. The basis of representation
to said convention shall be as follows:
Each political township and ward to
be entitled to one delegate and one
alternate. No person will be recog
nized as a delegate or alternate unless
he presents credentials from his county
chairman, who are directed to call
county conventions on the first Satur
day in February to select such dele
gates and alternates to the state con
vention. A cordial invitation is ex
tended to all who are dissatisfied with
their past . political connections to
take part in the various county con
ventions, i -
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Some plan for fusion with Democrats
will be presented.
Like an Adranee Aerat
It is stated that Maj. McKinley may
visit ffew York this month to attend
a manufacturers dinner. There is no
improbability in the ' announcemenL
The President does . not like to stay
many weeks continuously in Washing
ton. He has a roving spirit, which
Induces him to accept any possible ex
cuse for getting out on the road. Ho
labored hard' to get Into the executive
office and now that he is there Is quite
willing to swing arouqd the circle on
the siixhtest; proTOcatioa. Ex:
STAND BY THE RATIO.
'SIXTEEN TO ONE" THE ONLY
KEY TO BIMETALLISM. ,
Those Tf ho Pretoncl That The? Arm
Opposed to the Itatlo Would Not
Hare Free Colons at Any patio A
Pirn la Proportion.
In the United States the battle for
bimetallism must be lost or won on
the ratio of 16 to 1. All considera
tions require that the ratio should not
be wider than 16 to iL If It were to
be changed at all It should be narrowed
to correspond-to the ratio of the Latin
Union, 15 to 1, which would make It
easier for France, Belgium, Italy, S wit
zerland, Greece, Spain and Russia to
follow the lead of the United States In
opening the mints to the free coinage
of silver. After the battle Is won in
this country, the nations named wil
still be retarded by an uncertainty as
to the effect on their currency of the
one-half point difference between their
ratio and ours. America, to secure
their co-operation, may ultimately find
it to her advantage "to remlnt her sil
ver at the ratio named. But, as we are
not assured of the support of tho?c
countries, there is no reason why we
fchould, at this time, go out of cur way
to oblige them, especially as they leave
us to fight the battle alone.
6
In all arguments by our adversaries,
cilver is priced in gold. Very well: as
words go, we can as well use that man
her of speech as any other. Remem
ber, then, silver, is priced in terms of
Gold. With this for a basis on which
to work, let us compare the recent
centuries and see about what the ratio
should be; in the light of silver and
gold production of this century.
t rom tne discovery or America to
the year 1600 the world produced 30
ounces of silver to one of gold, and yet
the ratio was about 14 to 1. Durin
the next century the world's output
was 40 ounces cf silver to one of gold,
yet the ratio was scarcely more than
15 to 1. In the next century, 1701 to
1800, the production was again 30
ounces of silver to. one of gold, with
no appreciable change of the ratio; yet
there had been a variation in the ratio
of production of over 25 per cent. As
both metals had free coinage, this dif
ference, of ratio of production was not
able to make itself felt in the commer
cial ratio. . : ,
During the first ten years ot this cen
tury 50 ounces of silver were produced
to every ounce of gold, yet the ratio
was not thrown out of joint: In the
second ten years the world's production
"was 49 ounces of silver to one of gold
According to the theories of gold mono-
metallists, the ratios of all the nations
in the world should have gone all to
pieces at this sudden widening of the
ratio of production. But the curren
cies of the world were not unsettled,
ana tne wisaom or Dimetaiiism was
demonstrated beyond reasonable argu
ment. as tne century wore on, new
gold mines were found, and the pro
duction of gold increased enormously.
Thus, from 1850 to 1870 there were S1
ounces of silver produced to one of
gold. If the thory of some that the
ratio of production- regulates the ratio
of commerce were true, then the ratio
of value between silver and gold would
have been not 16 to 1, but less than 6
to 1. But no such change in values
took place, and the truth of the bime
tallic theory was again demonstrated.
From 1871 to 1895 the world yielded
17 ounces of silver to pne of gold. Dur
ing the entire period from 1S0D to 1895
the relative production was only 13 2-3
ounces of silver to one of gold.
e
Thus, the sixteenth century gave 30
ounces of silver to one of gold; the
17th century, 40 ounces of silver to one
of gold; the 18th century. 30 of silver
to one of gold; the first 95 years of the
19th century gives 13 2-3 ounces ot
isilver to one of gold. We have the
lowest productive ratio of four, cen
lowest productive ratio of four cen
turies, and the highest coinage ratio;
and yet, in the face of all this, the
speculators in the yellow metal have
the splendid effrontery to stand up and
with long faces tell the nation that we
need a yet wider. ratio.
The ratio of j 16 to 1 is exceedingly
liberal. The wide commercial ratio
is due entirely to legislation hostile to
silver and favorable to gold. The
tremendous power of sch legislation
is seen in the effect it has had on the
price of silver in a century ot low sil
ver production as compared to gold.
We must stand by the ratio. There
can be no compromise. Nothing can
now stop the onward sweep of the army
cf liberation. If traitors get in the
way they will be crushed.
H. F. THURSTON.
Millions That Silent Be Saved.
How little seriousness there is in
the disposition of congress to curb
expenditure and bring it within the
measure of income is shown by the
failure of the attempt to adopt a. pay
ing rate for the carriage, of second
class postal matter. Here is $20,000,
(,00 per year as good as thrown away.
A few interested publishers who profit
by the government largess are more
influential in shaping the action of
congress than is any regard for the
public welfare.
' Ciood Time for I'latorrat.
; From the Flaming Sword we learn
that times are good (for the million
aire) and prosperity booming as
Gagc-d by the secretary of the treas
ury who is scheming to do away, with
greenbacks, and Issue bonds Instead,
for our "dear people, whom the bank
era of Lombard and Wall streets love
so well and cater to their wants so
. faithfully. Sach la Uie, ; la the poor
6ILVER IN INDIA.
-.- (By George H. Shlbley.)
The Indian government, in its an
swer to the proposition to join with
the United States and" France In the
free coinage of silver and gold at 15
to 1, makes this very Important admis
sion: "India has, since 1893, passed
through a period of serious tension and
embarrassment, alike to trade and to
the government, ; .
This "embarrassment to trade" has
been due to falls in the average of
prices and the dislocation of the par
of exchange with the other silver us
ing countries, and the advantage given
to EngUh manufacturers through the
restcr&n?ar of exchange with India.
Compare the foregoing evils whicfi
India has experienced with the condi
tions which have prevailed In the
other silver-using countries. In Japan
there have been rising prices and good
times to the producing classes until
the creditor class secured the adoption
of the gold standard of falling prices.
In Mexico there have been rising
prices, a bounty on exports, heme
manufactures stimulated, and as a
'consequence a grand era of prosperity.
This contrast is 'ah object lesson which
is not being lost upon the producing
classes of the United States.
They did not all see these things in
1896, for these facts were denied by
the gold standard advocates; but the
prosperity which those advocates
promised has proved to be a prosper
ity for those only who are benefited by
falls in the average of prices, and this
excludes the producing classes 95 per
cent of tha population.
India Money Famine.
- India is suffering from an extreme
stringency in the money market, and is
feeling severely the effects of the gold
standard. Dispatches from Calcutta
bring infornfation that in order to meet
the monetary crisis -a bill has been in
troduced in the council to provide for
the issue of currency notes against
gold. The local resources have utterly
failed to supply the demands of trade.
In explaining the situation Sir James
Westland said the scarcity was "due to
the banks remitting their capital to
England," but he did not tell the cause
of this condition of affairs. The fact is
that this embarrassment to trade has
been brought about by the closing of
the India mint to silver, This has
produced a fall in prices and has given
a great advantage to English manu
facturers; therefore, the money in the
banks of India ha3 been drawn from
that country to England. The export
trade of India has been practically
killed, and it can never revive so long
as silver is discriminated against by
the native mint. Sir James Westland
further said that "the -banks must I
operate on commercial principles, and J
no blame was attached to them. ir,
then, the banks are not to blame, what
is the cause of India's financial fam
ine? Evidently the closing of the mint
to silver, the consequent fall in prices
producing poverty among the people,
and the stopping of export business.
India is receiving an object lesson on
the beauties of the gold standard. Will
the people of the United States be wise
enough to take the hint?
Wolcott's Report.
Senator E. O. Wolcott's unofficial re
port concerning the transactions of the
bimetallic commission, which he gave
to the senate, contains nothing new so
far as facts are concerned. It is evi
dent that the chairman of the bimetal
lic commission has not abandoned all
hope of securing an international
agreement looking to an enlarged use
of silver as money, but he expresses
the opinion that England is firmly fixed
in her opposition. Exonerating Pres
ident McKinley from the charge of dis
loyalty to the bimetallic cause, Senator
Wolcott Is Inclined to criticize the ac
tions of Secretary Gage, against whom
he has declared war, and for whom he
has no kindly words. With sarcastic
emphasis WolcOtt suggests that It !s
premature to discuss the secretary sof ;
the treasury's Republicanism, as
"Gage's advent into the party and the
cabinet were contemporaneous.' While
declaring that bimetallism Is not dead.
either in the United States or in Eu
rope, Senator Wolcott Is prepared to
make concessions a3 to the ratio of the
coinage in order to bring it to that
now accepted by Russia, Austria and
India.
This is the most significant utter-
:. . ill
ance in tne enure report, ana wm
cauee the widest discussion.
StarTlns: the Children.
Men of means, who
manufacture ar-
tides that help the
washerwoman to
gain a livelihood, are not as charitable
and humane as they are professed to
be. We know of one, not a hundred
miles from this omce. who Is ot a
sanctified nature, and who drops "do!
ars," into the church contribution bas- j
et as a Gooiy onering. mat wouia;
rather starve orphaned little children,
also men who wish to make a home
with him, than kneel down at the sa
cred altar and offer up a prayer telling
the world how he had constantly tried
to do his uttermost In helping the
poor out of this competitive world.
Coming Events. :
WarniaS So Ohio rtjabtirana.
' Doubtless the spirit of warfare Is
still hot In the breasts of the Ohio
Republicans, but we would advise the
successful side to beware of carrying
on the struggle by measnres based on
the conviction that the Republican
vote In that state Is so large that It
needs reducing. s
Wort Than av ' Fintxrat. r
Mark Hanna gives the lie to those
who term him a pratocrat There Is.
after all. line of demarcation betweca i
SLOW WORK
Delng Made In the Wreck of the
Cruiser Maine at Havana, Cuba.
A cablegram from Havana; Cuba, of
the 23rd, says slow work is being made
ia the wreck of the Maine. Fire bodies
have been reported found under the
hatch, and that eighty-five bodies are
still missing. Mias Clara Barton, presi
dent of the lied Cross Society in the
United States, is actively engaged in
the relief work, and svstem. now re-
vails where lack of it was formerly j
noted. - i .....
The United States court of inquiry
into the loss of the Maine are I roceed
ing cautiously and carefully with the
work, . -. . Ttv.
, Tii conviction seems to grow tbst a
mine was under the Maine that caused
the explosion, because the belief seems
to frrow stronger that the Maine was
wrecked from the outside. Junior
Spanish officers are suspected of know
ing about it, and revelations aro ex
pected at any moment An American
officer thinks. Havana's snrrender
could be forced without a single shot
Awaitlnc Orders.
A special from Washington of the
23rd says the monitor Terror is an
chored in Hampton Roads to await
orders, and it is very probable that she
will be sent to take the place of the
Maine at Havana.
Consul General Lee has not advised
Americans to leave Havana as re
ported. The battleships Nashville, Texas,
Marblehcad and Detroit have sailed for.
"Key West, Florida. Consnl-Generat
Lee denies the report sent Out that he'
was going to Key- West, Fla., . to meet
Senator .Proctor, who had been sent by
the President to receive news, as to tho
Maine disaster.
The Washington Evening Star staff
correspondent in Cuba says the theory
of the blowing up of the'Maine is van
ishing, and that Spanish officials show
intense anxiety in the matter.
At Baltimore work on a number of
government vessels is being completed
at the Columbian Iron Works, where a
force of 500 to 600 men is kept busy.
The United States cruiser Detroit has
left Mobile, Ala., for Key West, Fla.
At the Mare Island navy yards repair
work is being rushed on the ships
Charleston, ' Yorktown, Philadelphia,
Pensacola, Hartford-and Adauis.
Major General Merritt, commander
of the Department of the East, left New
York on the 23d for an inspection of the.
defences on the Atlantic coast, south of
Now York. His route is understood to
include Atlanta, New Orleans, Mobile',
Pensacola and Savannah, those cities
being visited in the order named.
Through one of his aide.v the General
announced that his trip wts his regular
annual inspection which he. had had in
contemplation for about two months.
Worse Than Weyler's Rule.
Consul General Lee reports to the
President that autonomy in Cuba is a
dismal failure. The report which is in
detail, is elaborate and' shows that
Spain has failed utterly in its efforts to
provide a new government and that
conditions, so far as the civil govern
ment is concerned, are even worse off
thon when Weyler's potentiality .was
the dominating force. .
Capacity of Southern Railways.
The war department has on file re
ports from all the Southern railways
giving estimates of the nnmberof men
and quantity of munitions of war they
could move in a given time at short
notice. .
FIGURES FOR FARMERS.
There Will be 3,150,000 Bales of Old
Cotton on Hand Sept. 1 Next.
New Orleans. Mr. H. M. Neill, the
well known cotton statistician, has is
sued a circular as to the probability of
consumption of American cotton for the
current season. After reviewing the
results of previous seasons Mr. Neill
says: In America the Southern mills
are doing well and will probably con
sume 160,000 bales more than last vear.
But the reverse is the case with the
Korthern'mills.
With these promises we may now
form a fair idea of the actual consump
tion of American cotton during the year
ending the 1st of September, 1W9S. Now
as to suppl v, European and American
mill stock Sept 1, 18U7, 400,000; visible
supply American Sept 1, 1897, 8u0,00u;
crop of 1897-38. ll.OoO.OOO; total supply
of American for the year 12, 200, cog.
From which, deducting total consump
tion of all countries y, 050, 000, and yon
have left with visible and spinners
stocks 3,150,000 against visible 800,000
and spinners 400,000 last year, 1,200,
000. Visible and invisible excess at
Sept 1 over last year, 1,950,000. ;
While I have used the figures of 11,
000,000 bales in these 'calculations it is
quite manifest from the movement that
the crop will be considerably more.
31 rs. Illcker for Congrest.
Mrs. Marilla M. Bicker, of Dover, N.
wno w ve t "asuingion, r
it i r 11 1 - T- 1 - .
.u,uu.cuw uu
to practice in the Supreme Court of the
District in 1832, announces her inten
tion , to rnn for Congress in the first
(Dover) district of New Hampshire. She
claims the honor of being the first wo
man who tried to vote in the United
States. That wa 23, years ago. She is
m nuuiiu auura&i-ii, uvut u a praciic
1 ing lawyer and an unwavering He publi
can. She is a handsome woman and an
eloquent speaker. She took the stump
for Harrison, and was active in the
campaign of 193. She is a member of
the - Wimodaughsis Club of Washing
ton; the Portia Club and Pentagon
I Club, of Boston, and tho Daughters of
I the Revolution.
A Postoffiee Discontinued.
The Poatmasted General has offered
a reward of $300 for the arrest and con
viction of tha persons who burned tha
postoffiee at Lake City, 8. C, and a
reward of $309 for the arrest and con
viction of tha persons who murdered
the . postmaster at the same time.
General Gary has - issned an order to
discontinue the office at Lake City.
.- It is proposed to erect in Washington
a monument, to cost Sl.OOO.OOO, to tha
ratik and file of the army azdnavj who
FlrTY FIFTH CONGRESS.
Proceeding of n .th tho Senate and
House I.y By Bay.
THE SENATE.
43r Day Ihe Senate, by a vote of
C4 to 2 declared its opposition to con
firming: the Io of the Kansas Pacific
ifaUrpait Allen, of Nebraska, offered
the fdilowing resolution, but Chandler
objected, end it went over.; Re
solved, That the committee on naval
affairs bo directed to . make an im
mediate and thorough investigation
into the cause -of the ! disaster to the
battleship Maine, in the harbor of -Havana,
jen the 15th instant, and report to
the hen ate. i .
44nt Day. The Senate passed a res-
clutiort appropriating 2.)O,;O0for sub
marine wcrk, and so far as . possible,
for the trsnsportction and burial of the
bodies of the dead of the Maine. A de
bate, decided in its sensations, was un
expectedly precipitated in the Senate
over the consideration of the resolution
of Allen, of Nebraska, directing the
committee on naval affairs to investi
gate the disaster to the battle-ship
Maine.) An arrangement had been made
for the adoption of the resolution,
with a minor amendment, without
debate; Mason, of Illinois, however,
proposed a substitute providing for an
investigation to be conducted by a joint
committee of the two branches of Con
gress. Upon this the Illinois Senator,
disregarding an apeal ' not to force a
discussion at this time of so melancholy
an affa'ir, delivered a speech in which he
said that the' people demanded
the truth - concerning the explo
sion, bhd. declared that they WouldT
not be satisfied with" the investiga
tion to be' conducted by the . of
ficers of the Navy, who would virtually
try their own case and would cover up
auy blame that the facts may show, at
tached to them, lie fiercely denounced
the policy of the government in dealing
with the Cuban question, into which
he went at length, and declares that the
United States had adopted the policy
fO Spain in putting everytning off until
tomorrow. Sharp replies to Mason's
charges were made by Wolcott, of
Colorado, and "Lodge, of Massa
chusetts. The resolution which pre
cipitated) the discussion finally went to
the calendar.
45thDay. In the Senate a bill was
discussed to place the census bureau
under the Secretary of the Interior, but
no- action was taken on it. A resolu
tion, offered by Allen, of Nebraska, di-.
recting the committee on naval affairs
to make au investigation of the disaster
to the battleship Maine, was adoptei
without debate. The joint resolution
providing for the recovery of the bodies
of officers and men from the wrecked
battleship Maine and for the recovery
of valuable property on the shin which
was passed by the House of Representa
tives last week was presented to the
Senate and passed immediately. It
carries an appropriation of S2OO,000.
Allen, of Nebraska, introduced the fol
lowing resolution: "Resolved, That
the committee on naval affiles be and it
is hereby directed to make a thorough
inquiry into the destruction of the bat
tleship; Maine In Havana harbor on the
15th in)t , and report to the Senate."
The resolution was ia6ed immediately.
4GTXijDAT. Hawley's bill for the or
ganization of two new regiments of
artillery was passed by a vote of 52 to
4. Morgan, of Alabama, introduced a
resolution to build a war ship the equal
of any in the world, and wants it called
George Washington.. It was adopted.
Washington's farewell address was read
at the opening of the day's session. A
letter was read from Gen. Miles on the
condition of the cpat defences, which
showed that they were well fortified.
47th j Day. While the Senate hid
under consideration the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill, a aharn de
bate onj the Cuban situation pre
cipitated by Allen, of Nebraska, who
offered as an amendment the resolu
tions passed by the Senate ayear ago
recognizing the belligerent rights of
the Cuban insurgents. The debate be
came general and occupied four hours,
but -vas finally snowed under. During
the debate of Allen's resolutions Mor
gan said that we have no right to make
a declaration of war against Spain un
der cover, as Allen would have it Sen
ators Fjoraker, Morgan and Thurston
all say they believe war with Spain is
coming: The Military Academy appro
priation bill
was passed. It" carries
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T
TnE HOUSE. -
. 7 -r rr !Tl 1 Tha InKo (a nrt 4li Vntr.
mnlrayil Aro crrroA a nn tr li at !! tr in i
tho House, interest bejngoversbadowed
by the Maine disaster. Ihe speeches
on the Moor attracted almost no at tan-
tion. and were delivered in most in-
stance to a bandfal of members,.
Atu r . t, . a
4"ith Day. After four days of con
sideration, tho House, has passed the
bankiuptcy bill reported by the House
committee on judiciary, as a substitute
for the Nelson bill passed by the
Senate !at the extra session last rum
mer. The bill is known as the Hen
derson bill and contains both voluntary
and involuntary features. It is con
sidered less drastic than the measure
passed by the last House by a vote of
157 to $7. The involuntary features,
however, had but sixteen majority.
Today (a, motion to strike out the inr
voluntary feature was defeated by a
- j
mjority of 10, and the bill was passed
by a majcnty
of 23, the vote standing
ayes l; nays rz-t. .igiiteen liepnun- j
reus voted against the bill and 12 1
Democf ats for it The Populists, with f
uuo eicei-nuu, votea against lw - f
49ra Day. The House promptly and
unanimously vol ed the $200, 000 asked
for by the Secretary of the Navy to rev
cover the bodies lost iu the Maine
disaster, and to raise the wreck, if that
U deemed advisable. The rest of the ;
session, j which lasted six- hoars, was j
devoted; to a continuation of the debate i
on the bankruptcy bill.
50th Day. This was private bill day
in the Houae, and but little was accom
plished. The feature of the day was
the spirited contest over the bill to pay
Newberry College, a Lutheran institn- s
tion in South Carolina, 15,009 for !
damages sustained by if while used as '
a barracks by Federal troops, shortly
after hostilities ceased. It was strong! r
opposed; by Mr. Uiggley and Mr. Dal
zell. who announced- their antagonism
to war claims of this ehsraeter, but Mr.
Cooper, cf Texas, who championed it
on the PemcKrraUo side, was supported
Lv Mr. Mahon. of I Pennsylvania: Mr. i
Walker.!, of Msacbusetti, and other
Hepabl leans, and if was finally passed,
dlar Dar. Weshi 0 rtoa fcirthday
was csltbratfd i- - t ""rfC -r a
cal speech-naVnr, and it wo do
signalired by the firing of the first -:;r.
in opposition to Hawaiian aunt xatic-.
Johnson, of Indiana, (Hep.) deliver-1
a speech that relieved the Hr.tua fir. .1
the galleries, in denunciation cf wLii
he termed au attempt to cut Ioosa frc: ;
tbo traditioual policy of the Unite !
States and enter npon a sesma cl col
onization that has prove I tho it;:.i:-. 7
of empires and cf nation. Tho sj et cl
coming entirely xaheraMct. yro lxic I
a deep impression. h general t";
b&te on tho sundry civil bill was t "
eluded;
t 52r Dat.Tu Uie noaso Kitrh:a c . t
Linner, of North Carolina maJ a win
ainjr fHht . asrant avam roi riation c !
675,000 to be nstd fa paying f!crr: -: 1
on moonshiners. The appropriates f . r
eontinniss the investigation cf tha r : ..
question went out on a ffiat of crl;r.
Forty-six pares cf the bill were dis
posed of. Representative Exrrett, cf
Massachusetts, has introduced a re : 3
lution allowing the cavil air c re
mittee to incorporate in tha r.anl ex
propriation bill a provision fcr an ex
propriation no to exceed 3,C?5,i.)
for new dry docks, or extensions to cx
ist'ng ones at Cotton, New York, Nor
folk, Fort Itoyal, 2w Orleans, ti
Mare Island, OaL j
RAISINO TIID MAINE.
The Contract Has Deen Close! tz
Work Will Proceed at Once.
. A Washington special of the CCad
says the plans of the wrecking expedi
tion for the relief of tho Maine, Ln
been completed, after long conferences
between Secretary Long and the rarro "
sentatives of the Merritt & Chspmsa
Company, of New York,, and the Bos
ton Tow Boat Company, and they will
proceed at once with the work of raisins
the Maine. The companies are to get
811 per day for the regnlar plant and
$100 per day for the floating derrick
Monarch. The bill is not to go over tha
amount appropriated by Congress, and
if they tow. Ihe Maine to Norfolk, Ye.,
they are to get a bonus of SlOO.OuO. .
Legislative provision for the relief cf
1ia farrtitiAa rf tt vlMimi rf thn Maina
hdieaster occupied the House committer
on naval aflsirs all day, a general
measure being agreed on, similar to
the relief measure that followed tho
Samoan disaster in 183'J. The rciolu
tkn will be finally passed on at a
special meeting of. the committee
tomorrow morning, and will be imme
diately reported by Chairman Loutcllf,
and its pasrage by theliouneexptd tel.
Any losses sustained by the survivors
will be made good to the extent cf net
exceeding twelve months pay.
Inquiry Going On Quietly.
A cablegram rom Havana, Cuba,
says the work of the court of inquiry is
goiiig on quietly. The divers can't di
vulge any discovery whatever, except
to the court. The Maine's tablewaro
and silver service have, been brought
up, and the bodies of twelve firemen
ound under the hatob. An exploded
ten-inch casting has also been fcuud.
OUR MILITARY 8TItSGTfr.
Not Less Than 10,415,701 Men CouM
. ' ' :, lie Put I n the Field at Once.
Since the explosion of our battleship
Maine in the Havana harbor, it is both
timely end pertinent to make sens in
quiry into the military strength of tho
United States, and the New York Suu
says the available men which each
State and territory could furnish, if
need be, to meet the requirements cf
war, are indicated in the fc!lourf2
t
bie: ..
Alabama. . .... . .
Arkansas.
California. ............
Colorado. ...............
Connecticut; ............
Delaware. ..... ..........
Florida......
.. 2y,D')j
.. 214.0C1
.. t.'j,C . i
... z-,t )
To, (rj
Georgia .......
Idaho. . . . . ". . .
.. 231.C21
Illinois...
Indiana.
lows... ...... ....J. .
Kansas 7
Kentucky
LouUiant
Maine. ...... . . . . . . .
Maryland
Massachusetts. .........
Michigan. . . . . . .......
1 .".. 01 7
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8I,C31
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nj,o,o
Minnesota.
aiissisiippi.....
Missouri.. ......
! Montana. ...... .
f Nebraska. .
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I w Hampshire..
New Jersey ..... . . .
New Tors.
i
North C arol i na ............. .
North Dakota.;.;.."
Ohio.................. ...
Oregon.
Pennsylvania..
Rbod Islands
South Carolina. ........
South Dakota..
J77,C;J
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Tennessee..
Texas .
I....
Utah .
Vermont .......... .'. v
Virginia
Washington .........
Vest Virginia...
Wisconsoa
tVTfinia! . .......
Arizona ........
New Mexico.
f
Oklahoma.
District of Columbia-.......
Total unorganized. ......
Total organized. ... .. . . -
47.
.10,301. .X 1
. IU.ZH
Grand aggregate. ......... ..1 0. 4 1 ' 0 1
Takes in aridition to the tht:t
strength of our naval fqcalron, which
is far snperior to Spain's, the fortoi
table shows that the United State 4 Las
little cause for apprehension estotb
final outcome of hostilities.
Dots.
At Aiken, a C Mrs. Win. C. V,T.it
cey was thrown from her hors end
painfully hurt while out riding wit'i
forty cf her distinguished friends.
"At Qnincy, Fla., fire destroyed cd t f
the large caring honaes belosin? to
the Owl Cigar Company. The bail Jis
contained a large amount of bulk tobac
co, little or cone of which was tzxcl.
The loss was beavy, ro:ih!y rrt:!;T
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