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m ESTABLISHED 1840. MEMPHIS, TENN., TUESDAY, AP1UL 2, 1880. VOL. XLIX NO. 66 "l-ek-L 1 DDNCAN'S POWER. It Is Felt In the Annual Meeting Of the Share-Holders of the Tennes see Ooal 6c Iron Company. A Hitch Devolopod by the Factions, But the Chango Is Made In the Eloction of New Offlcors and Directors of the Company. Ex-dov. John O. Brown is Made Presi dent, Mr. Bowron Is Continued as Secretary, and Messrs. Hill and Ensley are In (ho Directory. from a Staff rorrcspomUnt of Tho Appcnl. N asiivii.i.k, Tc-nu., April 1. All is not harmony willi tin? Tennessee Coal A: Iron Ktiilroud stockholders. Out of the 100,000 shares Col. William M. Duncan was thought to have controlled (i:!,O00 in today's annual mating) yet there lias ;en a hitch somewhere. Tho young rep resentative of tho company, who went to Tracy City to bring thoso who might report there on to Nashville, came hack alone. He found some of them there, hut thoy declined to attend the meeting lu re and returned home. They were evidently with Mr. John ill Inman and the mi nority and realised that the humiliation of defeat was theirs. Such of tho mi nority faction as were hero ami in tht board of directors or some of them handed in their resignations one by one and it seemed to atlbrd the other side great pleasure to accept them. Tho old board was composed of N. Bax ter, Jr., T. T. Hilliman, T. W. Kvaus, T. M. Stager, Napoleon Hill, Kuoch Knsley, a. 11 Shook, J. D, Proast, D. Scales, V. M. Duncan, J. H. Inman. J. I'. Will iams, A. 8. Colyar, .-am Talc, Jr., and James B. Bowron llfteen in all. The new Isiard consists of ex-Gov. John C. drown, Napoleon Hill, Knoch Kuslev, V. If, Duncan, Sparrel BtH, II '-. I'-md, Johiif. Haskill, Samuel Cowan, H. Dun ran Wood, K. L IxOiman, J. 1). Probst, James U liaincs, C. C. Baldwin -only twelve, to which number it was reduced. The retiring president, Mr. Ikixler, sub mitted his annual rcnrt, a lengthy docu ment, of which the following is a synoisi: It shows that tho business of the company las lioen cnc'gein ally pressed forward luring tho year, with the following re mits us to output of coal, coke and iron, :x pressed in tone TRACY CITY IllVIBIOX. Tost... .. tmm Zokt . ... I. o.iii COWA DIVISION. Kg Iron la, 112 BOl'TII NTTSIUTlU IIIVIS10M. .1Mb Ir.m ...I .. J.'Se m MMMa V..TT9 7.l.iii Si,. MIIMIMIIIAM IHVISIO. ritATT MINKS IIIYlalOS. KKNI.lv Y DIVISION. IXSAK MINKS. Pis Iron.. Joks anal- Mm fl Iruo... Iron ore... IIM.OW ... 7S.0W ... 1M.TJI TOTAL Ot'TlfT. IsfM? ,, ,,,! , w 4AS,ttft n -tan.: a r i l.i... I INI X ASK OVKH IKCVIOIS YKAR. . . aTI3 .. 1 1, I SMI ni ii Baal llK Imn - I'l ''" lion ore. ....... .. is. .:i Mr. Baxter states tmR at an early period In tho year it became umuifcat that the success of the year's work would largely dciietid on the volume of business trans acted. Everv exertion was therefore made to complete the Knsley plant. The successful working of the Kns'ey Furnaces nco-ssitated a larger fuel supply and an increase in working cspital. This capital hal either to be drawn from thu construc tion funds or borrowed and carried by tho company. At that lime the company had $170,000 of unsold stock, and the proposal was made to thu tlorkhnl l rs to sell to the company the other l :. IW st.sk at .HI cents and then to buy I,ux,iii0 from the company at HO cents of stock, having ac cumulative N percent, preference diviileud attached to it This was brought to the notice of tho stockhohh rs, and ts-ing duly authorized June I'M, .v was succcaafully carried out. The report of the treasurer shows a net inn of Wi, 1"7.7:', slier deluding ex- pans as, was received into the treasury. During the year the president sold at the .ill ii Led value the bonds o( the In aley lUilrosd Company snd the slts-k of the Ktuloy I no I Company, not inehi ling that held by the Central Trust Company. The liabilities of Iho comany have been reduced during the year by only $!, 1A0.90, but ill tho samo volume of busin.s they would have been largely rodiicisl. The earnings for the year are fm.it.CVl, as compared with fll2l,07(l.3. last year. All roiiiMin interest accrued, all sinking fund payments matured aud also ha'f a year's dividend on preferred stock hao lioen paid. The company today does Dot owe a dollar for Isirrowe l money. Its payment of debt has l.i -e I - .!! af r -ties to the highest silut In lis history. While the c.ioral oxim ii Inures of the company havu been largo they ha vo been watched, and substantially the capital accounts are now closed, and there is not now any lurgu outlay likely to ho required which should stand in thu way of divl Jeuds. A new rxpendituru was for the purchase of eighty acres of coal land In die Pratt Basin, which were worth more io tho company than to outsiders. The tanda of Iho eompsny aro couitantly en BMmIm In value. resident Uikter siibmiUud the report hi the secretary treasurer and auditor and showed that the liooks .of the com pany have been carefully examined and verllled. He said that with this meet.ug his nllWial connection with the iomHny will ctukc, and said In rviiriug that he bus not lost a day from its service, and has had an eve singlo to its intsrast, When first Blasted president the stock was freely offered in the market at ll to 15 cents, and its bonds at "0 to 70J cents. Its credit was at the lowest standing. Since that time the holders of shares have had them multiplied three times without cost to them, and those shares are now worth on the exchange from .'IS to 40 cents. Tho credit of tho compiny has lu.-ou raised from the lowest to the highest standard. In concluding his report Peesidcnt Baxter ipraatad special Bcknowledganient to Messrs. John II. Inman, of New York, and Knoch Knsley, of Memphis, for finan cial aid and intelligent assistance in per fecting aud carrying out tho great work of the company. Mr. Jas. Bowron, Secretary anil Trens ure, submitted his annual report. It allowed total assets amounting to $17,'."JO,KOH.77, ami liabilities inclusive of tho capital stock amounting to 13,!H)'.i,UN.;tf, or lia bilities exclusive of tho capital stock amounting to $-." 'hill, .".lis i':t. The net earn ing, for the year were Xioii.o'iJ. p), as com puted with 0NfnJ9 for the previous year. Kx-fiov. John C. Brown was elected Pres ident by the new hoard of directors, W. M. Duncan, Hint Vice-President, uud Mr. J. B. Bowron, Secretary and Treasurer. When it came to the selection of second Vice-President and QMMtsJ Manager, the board stuck. For nu hour or more the; gentlemen wrestled behind closed doors on the two otliees and gave it up placing two of the directors in them temporarily. These were James I.. Initios and II. ti. Bond. The latter was generally believed to hi' the coining man to succeed QeMTSj Manager A. M. Shook, and he will very likely do so, although the elccliou govs over to the next meeting. K. Y. A. BUTLER'8 HI.OOD UP. HE THREATENS TO CUT TOM BAKER'S THROAT FROM EAR TO EAR, And to so Mutilate Him That Ills Own Mother Will Not bs Able to Recogulzo Him, for His MMMMaft 8wrll Plpatrh tn The AmL Wasiiinoton, April I. When a man threatens to cut the throat of another man from ear to ear it is reasonable to suppose, that there is not much love to bo lost be tween them. That is ex icily the situation with Judge K. Butler and Tom Baker, of Tilllahoma, Butler living the one to make the threat and Maker the man who-- j uvu lar vein is to bo severed. The trouble between the two c.uuo up in this way. There have recently apixiarod In some newspapers severe attacks ou Judge But ler's past record. Several suspicious cir cumstances seemed to .. it to Biker, Iheageutof the Murray-Dillon combine, as the instigalorof these publications. One o( these articles uppcared in the Cincinnsti CkaMaBSjW iliimir lost week and Tom Maker cut it out and enchsieil it in su ciivrloto addressed to Mr. Noble, Secretary of the Interior. This was dispat I by a mes senger on Saturday. As late would have It, Judge Mutlcr apiean-d to bo engaged with .-erietary N llo when the ineiwugoi aimed, lie waa apprise.! of Iho con tents of the package and ho learned from the messenger w Im h id sent it, natural ly, Judge Muller was not over-pleased with this mark of consideration from Mr. baker, and when Iho i.iller geiitli maii called on him thia uiorniug at bis rooms, got a warm reception, rrom an ee witness of the scene which lol- lowed it is learned that Judge Budi-r jumped into Maker in so astonishingly lively manner for a man of his veurs. Ili rated him soundly and rascal" was oiieol the mildest epithets I, .ii... I. it l.ik.; - lead. Meaiiwlnle Miker seemed to Is' loiuplelelv isiwed and took all Butler's sbus without saving a Word. Duller i nded his ex i-ih i.h. 1 l.ar- imgue by declaring that il Maker dared to meddle with bis adairs again or interfero in any way w ith his iMuller's candidacy for tho ln.li.in ( ouiuusiii.iiierslilp lie woul'l rut his i in at from ear to ear. so that his i.wu mother would not recognise bun. Evidently Mutler was mad. THE STATE SUPREME COURT. The Shelby County Dockot Takao Up Soma Ca.es Disposed Of. Np.l 0btlrli lu Th . ;.l JaiKson, Tenn., April I. Tho Supreme Court convenisl here tmlsy. All the judges ami tho Attoriipy-tteneral are priNwnt. The court (irst hsik up Iho Mn Hiy County law docket, on which there are forty-six esses. Quite a number of Memphis law- vers are here. Iho following caaaa Wan deposed of today: Wilson vs. tsrhiobler: settled. Trallord vs. Ixniistille, New (irleans k Texas Ituilroad Conipsuv, under adviso ment. Krie Dlapalch va. Johnson k (iuiniie; under advisement. (ieski vs. Danmsly et aL sfflnned. Mrudv vs. Miiehunan; alllnn. I. (iiMsfyear vs. 1'hoinas; under ail vise ii i nt. Cn ushaw va, llobin, sfllrintxl. McU-moro vs. (iallngiT; alhrine l. Urot-iilaw vs. Mriiikloy; alllrmeiL, Mrs. William II ..no...,. I lr HperUI Ulapatrll to The Appeal. Moi ivak, Tenn., April 1. Mrs. William Hammoud, who was ao dangi rouslv burned, died of her injuries. Ilori'lnthing caught fire while engaged shout her house hold duties, burning her person in a fear ful manner, particularly about the waist She lingered In groat agony until death nut sn end to her sufferings. She was buried at the family graveyard, six miles south of town, on Kriday last. In the ef fort to extinguish the flames her husband had hia liamls and arms badly burned, losing his finger nails, and it la feared per manently Injuring him. rl " - the I'iral Nkw Yoaa, April 1. Tba failures for the llrst quarter of 1HW), as reportel by It. O. Dun k Co. 'a mercantile agency, nutn Isjr a.'.MM, as against 2.U4H (or the corre sponding three months of 1KMM. The lis- MlitUrs lor llm Ursl qnsrter ol are H'J,7r,'s'i0, as agslnsl rA-'Ws.OW lor the same period ol ltttta. AGAINST SECRECY. Mr. Teller Introduces a Resolution In tho Sonate to Oonuldor Nomina tions in Opon sjes&ion. Ho Supports tho Same by a Very Sensible Spoooh. Tho Senate Will Probably Adjourn Slno Dio Today. All Nomination! Sent In Will bs Acted Upon James N. Huston, or Indiana, Nominated to be Treasurer of the United States -Capltul Notes. Washinciton, April 1. Tho Senate met at 1 o'clock p.m. Mr. Teller oll'ered the follow ing resolution: Kcsolvcil, That hereafter all I'.xccutiTC nominations shall lie considered in open session of tho Semite. "I do dot desire toconcoal from the pub lic any action of mine in reference to such matters. On tho central v, 1 am exceed ingly anxious that when 1 exercise a con stiliiiionul Senatorial duly here, 1 may execute it in the gaze of the whole world, or at b ust of so much of the World us La the right to call me in ijiiostion for my con duct and that is the people of thu I'nitcd States. I believe that the time bus coane when public sentiment will not tolerate the closing of our doors ou mere quest ion ol continuation; l iielieve mat that prac tice is uiie of the contingencies that is cal culated to bring thu American Senate into hsreimte and into contempt; for the peo ple will believe, soon, the chsrgi'S that arc made day by day that we arc afraid lo ex press our views in public, that there Is some truth in them. The nowKpaiicr men, with ull their seal, must tied mine reason for our conduct, and very frequently they put in our incut lis things we never have said and never have thought. While there may bo good reasons, and strong reasons (or the rejection of a candidate tho public is not awaro of these reason which il has a right to know. Tlicrrforo, I wish to give notice now that when we asemli!e hero agaiu in regular mttMon I shall insist no far as I cam that this question shall Is plesenled to the Senate and that we shall have a vote ou this branch of it, at least clear and inde- icndent of tho question as to w hut shall Kidone with public treaties, and public affairs icrtainiiig to international law." I lie i. .ulutioii was relcrrcd to the t .nil- inittee on Mules. Mr. Newarl offered Iho following rr-o- lution I which was laid over till tomorrow ): Kesolveil, That the Senate lias Ic.irncd with profound sorrow of the death of John Bright; and, remembering his con stant and unwavering friendship for the 1 I, I'l .1 t.lles, .. ..les to j.illl Willi tile Pailiaiuenl of his own country in paying a grateful tribute to one who, during bis dig public III-, WHS run qui inn- ill his devotion to the cause of freedom and Im munity. Mr. Sherman, with Mr. Kansom, re- p.iii. I t!i it the committee appatajtad lo wail on in- i reseieni ami inquire wneiuer he had any further communii-ation to mate to the Senate, had s rlornuil Unit lutv. and had Im-cii advi-vM hv Iho rn -i- detil that he would today communicate lo the Sen i'- certain nie.vasvs: hilt Hist, after .., no other mcMgo a would h scut exe-pt of a formal character to till vacancies as they sriso. Kewilulion wire rcMirtc. Iroin the Committee on Contingent Kxpcne, and sgreed to authorise tho Committee on 1. polemic iliscai-s ami on fulfills to sit during tho recess the former to continue its investigations into the yellow fever in. -sti. hi, aiol the latter to inquire into the system of naming patents. The Senate men. on motion or .sir. Mandersoii, pnsssdid I tho considera tion of executive business, while toe disira were cl.M-d, mi .oils r luteins were nqsirteduud ugr.e to, aulhuriring the I ommittees on Additions! Apprnpris lions for Uiu Library, ou TrunaiKirtaliou E . . , f i J i Coulea lo I lie ra iusinru, on r.ugriaveii llills and ou Coast llcfeiuws, to sit during riis-sa. Mr. Siew.irl offered n rea iliition, which waa referred to tlio Committee on Con tingent Kx?nea, to y during thu month of April the usual cr diem rouqreusstiun to clerks to committee, not on annual sulnrv I and clerks lo Scnabff. At 3; 10 tho Senate adjournisl till I p. m. tomorrow. ITr.l.lri.llill niull Wasiiinoton, April L Tho Pnsiidont sent the following nominations to the Sen ate today: Julius W. Huston, of Indiana, to be Treasurer ol the I'uited Htalea. Elba II. ltolsrta, of New York, to be Assislsnl Treasurer at New York city. William K. Wharton, of Massachuaella, to be Assistant Secretary of Slate. George II. Shields, of Missouri, to bo Assistant Attorney I ioncral, vice Itkhard Montgomery, nmigned. Drury K. Murrhett, of Kentucky, tn bo Marshal of the United Htates for tbc dis trict ( Kentucky. MnJ. Charles C. Myrne, surgeon, to be Lieutenant -t oionei aiol surge, m. I 'apt. funis IL Muiiii, assistant surgtHiu, to Is- Msj ir and surgeon. Nuvv ( ni l. li. riro II. White. I'liiled States Nsy, lo be chief of the b il res il o' yards and dis-ks In the department ol the uavv U nil s vacancy. Interior l. ureiioni I'rince, oi ranu Ke. N. M.. lo lie liovernorol New Mexico. I. hi. A. Walker, of lleleuu, Mont., to he crolarv ol M inima. James K. Kelly, of Nebraska, to 1st re ceiver of public mone)S at Mlooiniugton, Neb. William W. J inkla, of Fairfield, Is., to ba Indian I -1 - To be Agents for 'he Indians- Charles A. Ashley, of New York, at tho Cheyenne and Arahoe Agency in the Indian Terri tory; Charles K. A. Seobey, of Montana, at tba Fort Peck Agency InMonlana. llloarnililral Mketrhva. Wasiiinoion, Aj.ril I. Oeo. II. Shields, Who WM Unlay nominated lo Is) Assistant Altorney-tisnersl lor the Interior Depart ment. Is about fitly live year age, and Is a man of high legal and social attainments. He has been a resident ol Hi. Louis lor many years snd lot a long time waa associ ated as Iswpsrtner with Ueo. (leorge Ik lieudcison. Mr. bbielda haa alwaya token a deep interest in tho Improveinciil of tho Mississiiqii uud other West in ilcrways, and hisability and energy have done much in securing whatever at teiiti m thev, in late years, have received at the hau l-of t'on- greas. His mind, It 18 wr.d, p-vesses high judicial qualities and Its ban) is rather in that direction than In thai of an advocate although he is regarded as one of Iho best public speakers in the West. He has al ways been a Republican in politics, and has several times been n monibei of the Missouri State Committee. Secretary Noble c. naiden hlmasU extremely fortun ate in securing a man of such splendid ability as his legal advisor. I, IIIIAIIKOIU) rni. i , nominated as Hovornor of Now Mexico, was Chiel Justice of that I erritory and re sik'ned that posillou on sec Mint of s i ne mlaunderatandins during Mr. Arthur's I ei in. Ho served one or two terms as .-i lie Beostorin tho New V..ii Legislature prior to hi.- appoisteksnt as Chief Justice of New Mexico. There was considerable of a contest over his Sflpointment, and Mr. rriuce came in as a Ooiupromise can didate. JAMI.S M. HfSTi N, who was today nominated lo lie Treasurer of the United suites, is a native Indianan, about forty live years of ago, lie la tne l'i uleiit'of the Coonersville National Bank, oi which his farrier waa prosidenl before hrtn, Mr. Iluaton is larpuy inter ested in manufactures and fanning, and is a man ol conaldersMs means. Politically 1 is record slaiuls high. He was chairman of the lb publican stuie Central Commit tee during the last two campaigns nnd achieved a reputation os u superb organ izer and worker. Ill) WHS a delegate it large to the Chicago convention, and was at one lime prominently moutinncil us a candidate for I iovernor ol the Stale, hut declined to permit his name to be used bsesSM of hi conucctiou with tho Cen tral Committee. WM. II. w iiakton, ii... newly nominated Assistant secretary of (Nats, was horn in Mufsachusctta and is ubout forty-two years of ago. lie became luivale secietarv loJuatiei '-ra when the latter was United states J udge in Maaaa chtisetts, ami nmtinue.1 hi the same cap.i. -ily since Judge Uray becaino a member of the I lilted Males MBMSM OOttfi Ha II a cousin of the Into Kranria Wharton, has served in the Miissachuaells legislature, Is a .i.i nicer of the - ate bar and the author u( legal works. Tilt: Mt.XA.TK ft 1 1. 1. ADJOt STE TODAY I l .. 1 1 1 i l . 1 1 I ..I ... ..... Ilitr. N.o II . rn liiiiiurti.nl N v issisOTOs, April i. it seems to tsy me niuveisai oa jieciuiiiiii aiuoilK uuiors that the S nato will adjourn the present special session sine dio tomorrow, if tho session ends tomorrow it will then have been of exactly the same length as tho one . m vein I Ii) President Arthur to re ceive President Cleveland's nominations. President Hiirrison has sent in slsmt :."i0 nominations since the oth ol March, all ol which, with a very few eiceptinua, have lioen reported bom the committee uud will have lioen eoiillrmcd liuforn BsV l air n in-lit Of the oil: s yet Ui bo llllcd, tho must important are Commissioner of tho licneral Land IKni and I'lihllc Printer. Il is believed that they will be tided within a tew (lays. Editor QshlSTSS, of the Im Angeles ill , i- lei.. i I to be the in an i. 'i I loi Pub lo l'i liter. Il I-1 the gen eral opinion that William Meredith, if Chicago.who wassuporttoho thei-oming man for Tubbc rmiier, sill aucnisi t.. w. i iruvea as Miperinteudeitt of the Bureau ol I in- i itlg ulnl I Hilling. M e t ol the s iuitors will gladly welcome tho respite from public cares for a season, having la-en In practically continuous sea mi. n since DccemlMT I. IS.S7, and will take the earliest opjiort'initv to leave tho city. Senator Kdunmds, who went South lor his In alih two weeks ago.has returned feel ing belter, and was in Ills sest today. The Vny HMiite rerlarls. Wasiiinoton, April L- Tho subject of providing secretaries for tho Senators whose committee clerks are not on thu annual roll was tba occasion ol another Mcpuhlicail caucus today. Senator Jones, chairman ol the Cuiniiiittre on Contingent Kxpciisra, sluteil that If there were no more aecretsriea desire 1 than are provided lor by resolutions already Introduced and now (lending, authorising committees lo sil during the rcivsa, the contingent fund would iorinlt ol their employment. Milt II il is iutelidud to givo every Senator as sistance of Una kind, Iho contingent bind will show a deficiency of i '. by Do ci nils r I, and bo exhausted against all .Inoainls from that date until Juno .in, s'l. MisMiliitiona are pending now authoris ing the following mmmitl-i's lo sit during the roc. Pulenls, I ; line I i sea oh. Engrossed Mills, TrstwiKiilsiion, KiMites to tin- iIh. aril, ( I 1 1 Service. Aihlitionnl Aec'iininodutions lor the Library, Coast I Vfensos snd Celebration of the Centen nial of the Constitution an I Discovery ol A merioa. After hearing HenaUir Jones's stub--meiit, tho caucus auih .r..sl him to re jsirt favoralily upon m Ii resolutioiia as .1 to him necessary to In passed. The Committees ou Pulenls and Ktudcmic DiaeruwNi are dins-ted in lerrns by the reso Intioas to conduct invest Igstioa Into the subjects committed to tin i . barge. KoinlnallaM. runllcmeSl. 'AsiiiNinoN, Ajiril 1 I In- -enate thia afternoon confirmed Uia followlag nomi nal lona: Lew Is Woliley to I Governor of Arisons; Chsilea f, Asjile to 1st sgenl at the Cliryenuo and AlSfsboa Agency, In dian Territory, Wm. K. Juukin, of Iowa, to Imj Indian InspeeUir, James E Kelly, to ba receiver ol public moneys at Mlooiuington, Neb.; l oins A. Wulker to lie Secretary of Montana. Charles It. A. Hrboliey, Indisn ageut f'r IWk, Montana; James W. Huston, of Indians, lo be Tiesaiirerof tba Unitoil status, Ellis H. Ibdserto. of New York, lo lie Asslstanl Treasurer at New York Mwis. H. Tamil, ol Texas, to be Minister to Mel gium: John T. Abliott, t" Minister to thu I i M ol Colombia, VuloMrf. Stnlx.l In HnnU Wasiiinoton. Aoril I. Tim following dm rib-class postnflic s a. re too i rslsed to tho presidential ch..- 1 iiwnlowB, Ata. Coronods. CaL; Pas.. I: " ' 'i 'I01- yoke, Colo.: la-high. In-I Tr vln l i. l, 1. 1. .i.o m, i, llornel. Mo.: Kulisbury. Mo.; Tarki Kas,, lniigbraneh, ' 'ottona I Kails, K i i rand I Ige, M i lluitior l, Ifiskj f Usouolu, .Mb.; Hue Ibrringlon, I'ausli, (is.; Miiliird, Ms.; Ming, Mich.; .tiiii, Miss.; Alia, Is, SENDING SUCCOR To tho Shipwrookoil Boys in Samoa. Tho Socrotnry of tho Nuvy Lostnsr No Hmo in the Mutter. Tho Itb hiuoud, Alort and Adivma Orderud to Muko Hotidy, And tho NowOhnrloaton Being Hur ried to Hot Completion, A Doscrlptlon of tho Ve.sols and the Officers In Command The Drltlsb Nnvul Ofnoera at Ulbrultnc Send a OrSOefUj I rlbute to Us. WAsnmtox, April i. The Navy Ds purtment is milking every effort to secure an adeipiiito represenbilion at Samoa. Orders were Bent out today to have the Richmond, Alerl mid Adams sent to Apia at the earliest prael li able luoineiit. ThS Alerl is ut Uonolulu, nil rea.lv to sail when she coals ami provisions, and can leach Samoa in u month or forty days. The Miclimond is uot in such a (uvoruhlo place, being ut present in the Kim- Kio il ia Platte, on the east coast of South Amer ica, ami must go around Cupu Horn. The Adams is under repair at the Mate Island (California) Navy Yard. Ten ilas or two weeks will sere to complete the lepairs, and ufter a few days additional Consumed in biking in stores and coal she may sail on her yoviige, which will take uhoiil u month. The Yantic, now st Mrooklyn, will Is-ready to sail on the 10th instant, probably lo relieve the Michinolid. bile the vessels ordered to Samoa un favorable vessels ol their kind, yet they ure by no means eipial to the threo vessels which were wrecked, and uru of iiutnpie type compun-d with tho vea-ela ol I bo (ierinun Kust African Heel which bus been ordered lo Apis. The old HshfJsOSjd is by fur the largest ol the voks-Is that will go down. Nho wua built in Norfolk in IhWH, and la ol 2, 700 tuna burden, 22A fis t long, 4'.' J I- t broad, nnd 17.4 draft. Her Shs-i1 is set down at Hj knots when in I run. but she is doubtless foul, and con- seUonlly much r - I I in sn.-ud by her stay in South Atlantic waters. brio is commanded by fupt. A. V. Meed, with Liciitcmiut-Cninuiaiiilcr IjuiIs Kingsley, ami Lieutenants W. II. Kven lt. J. II. C. Oftffla, K. II. Crosby, J. hi llobinson and J. O. Nicholson. Her complement is twenty-nine ollli-ers and .'I'.'l men. The buttery is headi-d by twelve 10-iiuh sinnolh-liorca, one s inch niuxxlo loading rille, and one ik)-pound breech-loading rille, two '.Hl-pound breech-loaders and soiuo small seismdui y guns. The Alerl ia a 1,000-lou vessel, built by John Mnacbu in lsi7j. She carries 11 olll ours aud 127 men. She ia rated at 10 knots, is 176 leel long bv 32 le-l beam; draws Iff feet el wster, and carries a bat tery of one 11 inch, two ti-im h smooth bores, one llO-pouiiil rifle snd four -mill gnus in the secondary battery. Her olll cers an- Commander .lame- D. iiniham and Lieiils. John liarvin, K. I i-rei ne. C. T. M...,re, .1. P. Parker, C. D. Mostwii k and Win. O. Hnfttltn The Adams la rated at lI7'i tons. She was built in 1H7U at Moaton, by Dmuld McKay. Her length is IK) feel, by M feel beam and U.:idialt. Shu is set down as V.H knol ship, wilh a batlery of (our ll-lnch sniisilh Isire, one H-incli nnml-loii-bug title, olio Ik) siliud lllll.le Imnblig rille and live gnus in the secondary bai lery. The detail lor Iho Adams was al most completed this afternoon. Mm will I ... under ii direction ol Commander Edwin T. Woodward. There will be no new orders in regard tn Samoan s Hairs given to tho roinnisii flers ol thu vessels. Admiral Kim's rly will remain at Apia and will continue in rommiiiid ol the aiiusdrnn. He h.id in structioiis issued lo him before Ida de parture and the situation has not changed since then. Thu Aduiual has considerable discretion vested in him. snd may, to a considerable extent, exercise his own judgment in regard to whst ahull Is. done Should anything k i ur to render new m--t i m i ii- sdwsablu they rsn Ihi pi- pan and ss-iit to Samoa long Isidore the war vessels gel there. Tin- filing now needed is the sliiis, not instructions. It is im probable that the Samoan confereneo will have met and si-tthsl (be cntangl. in-nt liotween the I'nite-I Stales and I oriuaiiv before our visea-la reach Samoa, snd any now orders sent lo Admiral Kunberly will doubtless largely be giverncd by the pro oucdinga ol llm conference. SM-arr. ol Ssl Hrllrl Ban KaN'istii, ( al., April I. - In nsvnl and shipping circles (he rpioslion has Iss-n dnu iisseil ss to the Is-sl uud esrlitait moan for gelling supplies from here In Samoa if ibis (invernment Ihould deem il advisable to send them to tho shipwrecked officers and seamen. Tho -t. amor Zeulundiu, which sails for New Zealand April n, Is a merchant steamer of the only line passing near the Samoan Islsmla snd she carries nearly 1,000 tons of whcsl alone for Sid ney and .Mollsnirne, owing to the shortage in colonial w boat crops. Sim will, therefore, not have much room for additional freight. It Is thought, however, that tho nsvv do- psrliueiit BSWt urrangr to hsro Zeulandia pr-M eo.l lo Apis on tin- trip in.load of making I tat. In, her port ol call. 'I hia would rnahlo her In render any tug- nt assistance and also procure later and more definite advices ln-m Apia and Admit il Kimls-rly. The New Zealand (invern ment has an agent here and such arrange ment would have to Is- Imole bv the United Stales Islwi-eu him and the Oceanic blramslnp Company. A ...... . ... i i , 1 1 ... i . . ..... i .... i ..... . Wasiiinoton, April I. A graceful tri bute from tho English nsvsl ..libera wua contained in llm following cablegram o reived by Hecrelary Trury when he te turned to Washington this morning. UlSSAtlAS, tUtl'll ii, ls-. To Iho Vntiri ol Ihs Nsvy, W.niiimi.in The t-IIUers of Iho Knglish Chuunol Heel synipnlliixe with Iho Americsu Navy on tli- terrible loss of life from wrecks at Samoa. I o this message the following reply w.n male: W.isisnriiN, April I. is Ailnilral t naniianilliia liar Majs.lv . ( b.iin-1 Kket Qintoitan Accept lor yourself slid the nfll'Tpi -I your coininsud my grutWul acknowlclge BJ ol uu U lulf w( the United States Nuvf for your naasass ol lympathy and food will, occiisioned by the recent disaster at Samoa. TSACY, S'c'y of tho N.ivy. llm i i in; 1 r ill. I liurle.ton. Wasiiinoton, April 1. Uenewed in structions have been sent to S.ui I'rtinris co to hurry forward the preparation of tho Charleston, and every aflbrt will he mado to got her gnus uud OSfriSfSI iMUMpOftod overland ill the earliest possiblo moment, The guns are ready nt the proving ground at Anmisilis, uud the eurriiigiM are about ready at the Washington Nuvy Yard. A LETTKH l'HOM STANLEY, Dated Bnpt. 4, UmB, Rooelvsd It Will Be Hubllshoit Tomorrow. Lonihin, April I. -A letter (rom lb-nry M. Stanley, dated Smupilturi, September t, 1SSS, has reached a friend of the cx plorer in Kalinburgh. lu the letter Mr. Stanley snys he is well uud in good spirits. He met Kinin Piisbu on the shores of Al bert Nynniii. Thev wen to. ther for twenty six diiys. When Mr. M.iutov left Kinin Paaba tna latter was enjoying good health. Mi I iiincis da Winton, president of the Rmln Hey Kcliel Commitlee, says that the letter from Mr. Stanley will imiKe live newsptiHr col il in ns; Ihul it will not bo published beloro tomorrow, mi l tho tiov erumeut in IgBOfUl of its contents. The f i. i.i S).on.U n -i ... i rtajr. Wasiiimiton, April I. Toduywustho President's ipnel day and there were few callers at the While HOSSS, S'liutors HsMfflMUl and Itniisom, of the Bants Com. inittee, waited upon the President ill con formity with their instructions to learn his ptsasnn about udjourninont. An Iowa Congressional delegation, cimiseil nf Bsnaton tlllaon and Wilson, aid Repea- seiililliM H HonderaOn, Conger, Sweeny il.lil I lol I nor, were mining the callers. Snator fttanffrrrl btonshl Mr, Beott, the oootiwtoi (or building the I harloston, uud thev bud s private interview with tho President. Secretary Mliiiue called early. THE KILLING OF SMITE DAN RICH Ml N I). TUB HLAYBK, MAKES A HTATRURNT, Prom Vt'hleh It Heoms That Hmlth Made iho Flrat Attaok and That It Waa a Personal Dlf fleully. Hpwlal MfSM lo Tli Appml, I. itt i.i: K'k k, Ark., April 1. A Mor lilton. Ark., dispatch tonight gives (he I--II..W it-.: story ol tho killing of Joe Smith, colored, by Duvo Itichmotid, near Plum merville, Sutunlay evouing. It aoems thai Imtb men worn returning home, when they tpmrn-l-'d. Smith threw a ns-k at U . I n .... I. illlllctillg a bruise on lb.- head, whereupon iticli- nioml dinw a revolver and flro.1, Iho bullet striking Smith In lb bn uat, killing him almost Instantly. There were three other ti-gtss-s traveling along the ruad in tho rwar of the two nu n an several a lute men still farther back. All of the men were riding ImractMick, snd sf ler the shoolillg Itiehlilolld who had never dismounted, wont home, uud shortly af terward surrendered lo Ihs township Con stable, lb la now in jail al Morn'ton, ami the alsive is hia stali-un-iil in brief. The examination will lake place at Plutiimervillo Wrdm-sday, when Uich- llloud Will enter S pl.S ol self deleltse f-riiil I. uas one .. the pun . .1 i n ... ill the ens- uguinal I he Pliimin rvillo Inl lol-lsix thieves snd rendered ii-wistamv to a detective employtsl hi Working up the Clayton assssaiualion. Il is -aeiblu thai he knew tisi much, snd wasipiilo stici-ess-fill in getting evidence that would doubt less result in Iho -N.nvi.TlH ol Iho uasassin ss IS shows in bis Issl letter lusiled ou the train st Plumiiiervlllo Saluiduv evening (list a few hours before he -ysskilled. Thu eller sua addressed t A. I'inkerton, a man now in this city, staling lhal he i.iinilh) had stillieiont evldenee already to lead to Iho arrest ( Iho right parlies nil phciil.il in the murder of J no, Al. Clayton, e NKW UHI.KANH KICKS noraiise Msmphls Is Usttlne- Her Dot ton Ibev Blame It on tin- I. C. K Ii. S-rlsl IM-u Ii b, 1 he Ai-i-ral W Asins.iTiiN, April I. The New Or lesna Cotton Kschangn has tiled a run plaint against the Illinois Central Kadmud ( '.nu puny for alleged discrimination against New Orleans in the rates for the Irsnspor tali. hi ol cotton. Through the unjust and unreasonable cbsrgea, II claimed that New i Means lost, between September Ihh7 snd Seplellllsr ISSN, III trade up. aids ill l'i,-(SSI,!!-"), v. bub went, instead, to Memphis aud Hit- North and Past. Tint Inlor Statu I 'oinmorra Commission is asked to din-el Iho railroad b carry cot ton from Wiokhlfe, Ky., and (mm Als-r deen and Pansins, Miss., and all inter nnd nit- stations oil its hue to New Ss leans st s rs'e not greater than $.,'HJ a.r bale lor iinisimpri-ssi'il cotton. An I I.i linn In 1ieiii .n. DrrsoiT, Mich., Apnl I. The election in Mlrhigsn tislsy wss for a Justice of the Htipreine Court anil two lb-gents ol the Stale llnlverslly. Two constitulionsl ameii-luieiils mote also .ubmill sl, one In creasing tin- salary ol tho (Iovernor from (I, ism to Si.issi, hi. I the oilier enabling coronations lo isinliniie their Mlstcncu without reorganising st tho end ol thirty years, as is now reipiireil. Tho returns received up to this hour (10 o'clock p.m.) ate fragmentary, but liidicatntbei-loetu.it of C. II. (trant f Iteput-hcan) for Supreme Justice hv a safe majority. The remain It ol Iho I.'. publican ticket is doubtless . lei li d and la-th smondmollla have Iss-n carried. Ihe vote was lighL In this oily the ladies oereissl the eloi t. tul privilege lor the flrsl time, voting lor Sclns-I In- Sieclors ulnl electing one of their sex, who wus indorsed by Ihe Democrats. . .... I. Mile I MMsNM llr.snnl. ( i i a ... M . prd I Yesii-r-luy ti bn Itoyli-s, with In- Hid- and six children, at templed to ford (Daml Creek. In Ihe Sflldllls of thai nirt'sm his WSgoll was over ture I and four of his eblldroil drowned, lloyles saved lua wife and two children. . i i -.1 MSS ( Ihe i.iaiiilMliia. Naw YoSX, Apiil I, In the mailer of the High Ihidue Park, Judge Patterson ha. ups.inie-l na commissioners, Misrs. tlrovsi i tovetaastj. Cbaries Couilert and laKi.'.ci 1'. Hulmus LEGISLATIVE. Procoodings of tho Sonate and House Tho Bill to Ro-Dl8trlot the Third Oongroaalonnl District Roportod By Mr. Dortoh, Having Boen R-jcom-nioudod for Pass age. Tho Sonnto Comrnlttoo's Appropri ation MU Pajaoa That Body. The mil Olvlng Moraphla tho Opportn nlty of Holding a Grand Exposition I' In Ihe . enate V in y Llttlo Done In the House. Sh'cIsI PU pulch tn Tin- Apis- it. NaSHTIIASi Tenn., April 1. -In the S-niito today the chiiiriii in of the Coiu mitteo on Privileges and Klections re ported or passage tho caucus hill to to district tho Third Congressional District. Mr. Spurks introduced a resolution to have the cancelled Torbott issno dea troyed, iilso the old plates now in tho Cap itol basement; also, providing for tho ap pointment ol a joint committee to perform this work. Adopted. The committee's appropriation bill cuino up us tho special order of the day, Tho hill changes the salaries ol the first clerk ol the Comptroller and Treasurer from (I.SlH) to $l,rax) s-r aiinnui. On motiou ol Mr. Ilerry this was amended to read fl.HOO. Mr. Jurvis moved lo amen I si as to In- the salary ol the clerk lo tho Sccro- Isry of State from 1,000 to $l,.a00. Mr. Nelson seconded the motion. Mr. luigsuid that he supposed the lie- publlcunx would vote to raise salaries and ilicn go home nnd throw all the respon sibility iism the Democrats. Mi .Nelson siuirneii tin- insiiiiiuiiou uiui the lb-publicans wen- actiug from i in purs inotivoa. The motion prevailed. The hill was considered by sections. The printer's bill created a lively discus- sum snd showed exttavagance on the part ol aomelsMlv. It has already Im-cii paid. but the Somite . tit down the appropriall-.lt lo l,.sm. II also cut out an item ol fJ.UUU to exhibit school work during the National I bo. in. mat Asa-slatlon mooting in July. The bill waa aiascd by a vote of '.'4 tn 6. 'Hie I baton ol Tennessee bill wua recon sidered nnd passed, Iho Vole I snug IS to H. It only indorses llm rhelan history una simply recommends its adoption. Mr. McDowell s bill to organize Imrtl cultural and agricultural ssmM-iationa passed. Ami the Senate adjourned. TIIK lloras allowed members to cull up favorite mess in s, so local bllla were piuaod mostly b the lunrniiig. . Mi hi uoike. oilered a reaolntptjn -pro-yiibng Unit Circuit and Criminal Court -. t-sjrether wiih tnomlssr-. . i tUs I..O-I of Health, be . .iiMitutasl Ol pfSBM fuspas-rnrs, whose serinxM shall Is. rsaidsred Wllliolil eost lo the ,-luhk, l.n s over. Mr. i Ispp's bill (o amend an act to cot loot uii I dlfs-si. -if the taxes saacswo-l for iiinniiipal c. i i-uallous sh'sie . I. otsrs hne Ihh-ii n-M-a! d, Ihe hill applying di rectly to Memphis. Passed. Ihe lull to re.ilin- tin' cnillllv Irom win. b a change ol enue is mu le to pay I bo I . - l iinois uud olllivra summoning them passed. A Hons.-bill t make it unlawful for m itmiacuiriiig and other llrms lo .to -tele b. employes in the selection of their faun ly phvsiciana passed. Mr. savage called up tho bill hi define trusts and lo make the same illegal. He siH.ke in favor of it passage. He said his bill was simply s dpclarstinn sgaiusl all the d.-Mies that bad 1st u brought forward during th-' lust few years by lite prose snd I.- .i-i.iIim' eu.ii Inn iitsol the I., uliar Ihind rslleil a trust, a thing by which men un billed to raise the prii-e ol cotfee, sugar, iron, steel, corn sud wheat. Mr. Williams moved In substitute hia hoi lo piolol.it oonspirsiics against com meree ami b-gituuule trade ill lieu of Mr, Kivago's bill. Mr. U'ilhsms's bill was nsmmmended fot passage by Ihe Judiu iry t ouiiuillee. The motion prevsilisl and the lull pa-sasL Tba following bills werti ussed sl the utter ins ui session: To pioM.lo for the iaausnoc of distress warrants und repoaling law giving bounty on M and wild rata, .'uMige's coiisiituuooul cmvenlion bill wss thou taken Up aud discussed al length. Iho House adjourned without taking action on lu I I 114 si ssl.lN. III. i..iis.rX.. Ho Will ..i Oil It II llr ail II. I. II. S i.; i.m.u Ii i" 1 1" Ai . N siivii.i.x, Teun , April L II members of the Is-gislatum In-hove that there will Imi an extra session eslled, thoy are doomed lo ibs.ipsjlntmetiL tiov. Taylor waa asked tonight il there would be one, uud lie em ph.itiiully answered: "Never, while I am the 1 iovernor of the State. Tho boys must laud up under their rvonibi.'ily if they deem the changing of coun'y lines snd in h Itiuul in Ut. i" no ' ' iinp 'tlanl legis lation than iho rstraaiSS, a; proprtai.on, u s. --ai. nl ami other Mi ll h. lis, it is lor them to to answer lo their ronstituento." I II I l I'.ls, ll.'N mi I rnnnl la Ih. Wensie Has .... iu.nl lllll In I. ...I. i H. i Pl.iairli ml bs i-i-1 N-.uvui.a, Tenn., April I.-The bill designed to give Memphis and Shelby County ii chaiiee t . hold a grand Missis sippl Valloy Bfposition latsse-l the Sensts Unlay. The bill amends that ol IK'S by authorising the issuing of slock, bonds, the holding of real estate and granting Other Incorporate iwwors. Its (nouds an tlciMite uo trouble with lis postage through ih.- House. ..... Then- I. going to Is- a great deal of ngfl -ing over Ihe assessment bill, und ihe whole thing may full through, leaiuig the law of I -sl in forco. Ths billersst festUMI is uguiiisl lliut sec ion u ' ' k''v inglhoCiiiiipir .hr the apsiinllnj ol tax attorm-v on a com "' -'' a-r cent Mai l':i - ir V. e.i I " UI- hen- l-r i. . ii, .ill ami II is said J. Ilrogun is working lo tne same rod. im isVI ai,sli.o ai.,1 . A, -,. -iyc ' lllsx ' "cj .vita u-s - i. i. d in- y Jikj r a'fatssiiL