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YOL. LI?NO. 18,
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WASHINGTON AFF&IRS
An Interesting and Timely Budget of
Up to Date News Matter.
MR. TYLER AND OUR PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
(Scoring Cleveland nnrt Hl* l>uclis
JKortoiri and Hie Boed*?Tbc Repitb
llcnua Panting for Ibe Report or
Secretary CnrlUle-Llcnt. H. ??sur
Hmus- son Knitted tor Cndctsbip.
(Special Correspondence.) ?
Virginian Uureau.
Washington. D. C, Dec. 10. 1S95.
The meeting of the House to-day
was something of a surprise, as It liad |
been generally understood that two ad?
journments would bring the week to a
oloso. The Republicans.' however, are
growing very anxious to see the report
of Secretary of the Treasury Carlisle,
and are claiming now Hint they are ab?
solutely In the dark as to the condition
of the Treasury, and are ignorant of the
amount of revenue needed to be raised,
and as to the extent of the deficit al?
ready existing. As a matter <>r fact,
however, were the report ready to-day
they would have- no committeo to refer
it to. mid it would only serve, after all.
to satisfy their individual curiosity.
Nevertheless, as the report Is to come
from a Democratic cabinet ofllcer, it
suits their purpose well to comment in
a loud voice upon what they call delay,
and to cast tin- blame of their own In?
activity upon the bend of the Treasury
Department.
Scoring tilevehiiid und n is Duetts.
The Republicans have also worked
themselves up to the boiling point re?
garding tlii-- reply of Salisbury to the
note of the President, written laid July
about the Venezuelan boundary ipies
tlon. This reply has only been received
by Secretary of state oiney since Mr.
Cleveland loft for his little outing, end
although ibi- Republicans have man?
aged to ||ve without it since July last,
they are ready now to grab the note
out of Mr. Ohtey's hands before lie can
even break the seal. They berate the
President In the lobbies and cloak?
rooms for his few days absence now
and actually to-day talked of presenting
.-! resolution to Mr. Olney asking for
the teorre'81 rmdenee In the absence of
the President, but Mr. Reed and the
trore sensible of the Republicans dis?
countenanced euch discourtesy, and
they finally determin d to await the
return or Mr. Cleveland on Friday.
Morion hud i be NcedH.
The Secretary of Agriculture, Mr. Mor?
ton, has finally discovered that the prac?
tice which has existed for year:- of the
distribution of seeds Is all wrong, mid
armed with an opinion from Attorney
General Harmon, he has declared
against hie further continuance of this
custom. It Is true Unit a great many
abuses bo called have arisen under this
practice, bin it Is equally true that
it has been of inestimable benefit to
tli" great agricultural classes of the
country. The distribution of the meal
number or public documents from the
Department and the reeds from Mr.
"Morton has given opportunity for a
great dial of trading and eolling among
the Congressman. For an Instance, In
the district of Tim Campbell, in the
Boweryi of New York, there are nothing
but roof gardens and i hey sow nothing
inn the s,).,is of Iniquity there, and so
Tim's 18,000 packages of Ke.-cis were
usually opened for a trade on sale and
tb's applies to a grt at nianv other eases
or city representatives. These, how?
ever, could iisn books, and then would
come along some Congressman with nj
farmer constituency, v. ho would not
read an almanac per year, but who
all wanted seeds, then ?ml right there
went a trade of books for seeds. This
grew to such proportions thai the new
printing bill cuts down the publication*
and Secretary Morton has stopped the
seeds, nt least for the present, or until
this Congress demands a continued dis?
tribution.
Sir. Tyler mid Public RttUdtuga.
Congressman Tyler has introduced
three bills relating to public buildings
Within the Second district. The A rat
provides for the appropriation of an
additional $100,000 for the erection of
the Norfolk Huilding for which he: se?
cured an appropriation of Slf.O.OOfl In the
last Congress. In speaking of the
bill to day Mr. Tyler said lie bad great
hopes of getting the Republican mem?
bers to agree to the measure, find
would press the matter continuously
before them.
The second bill provides for the ap?
propriation of $100,000 for a public
building at Newport News, and the
third makes a similar appropriation for
n similar structure for the cUy v>j
Portsmouth. The Republicans 'were
extremely liberal In the Fifty-first Con?
gress about such matters, but the ghost
of the billion dollar Congress haunted
their party for several years after, and
it remains to be seen what their course
Will be hi this.
Norfolk mid Portsmouth People.
Colonel William Lamb, National Re
publican Committee-man. is (here at?
tending tlr mooting of the Republi?
can National Convention Committee.
Colonel Lamb was at the Capitol to-day
with General .lames A. Walker.
When naked about the Virginia con?
tested election cases, lit- saiii: "Indeed.
I have given no attention to Hum and
do not know anything regarding their
outcvime."
Mr. W. IT. Falrless, of Portsmouth,
Is still In Hie city, all bough the post
mafstorshlp of the House-, to which be
aspired, bits been determined, and Mr.
McElroy. of Ohio, has nlready assum?
ed charge-, Mr. Falrless was seriously:
handicapped by having only one Ro
publleah member from bis State, and
although in- had many other Congres?
sional friends, tin y were Obliged to look
after their own constituents. It If yet
possible that Mr. Falrless may draw
a prize of lesser degree, but the field
is full or candidates and Virginia's
share in the combination is not large.
Mr. Tyler has received notice <f
the vacnncy in the naval endetsrhlp
from the Second district, und lias
named a son of Lieutenant Osterhuus
for the jilaoe. with the son of Mr. Wash?
ington Taylor, of Norfolk, as alternate.
Should the former fall in the very
rigid examination either physically or
otherwise, the friends of Mr. Taylor
will be glad to know that his son would
have a chance for this prize.
Mr. E. W. Mnuplu, of Portsmouth,
was in the cllv to-day, and visited bis
old school mate, Congressman Meredith
at the Capitol.
It is stated that Mr. Reed will net
announce Iiis committees before next
Saturday.
The Mouse of Representatives Is not
doing much business, but the Demo?
crats find ho reason to complain of tar?
diness upon the part of the new officers
who are lilllng their places with their
party friends. H. L. W.
AMERICAS FKI>1'.RATI??X OF I.AllOK
Immediate Free Coinage of Stiver
Favored nt n llntio of Id to 1.
New York, Dec. 10.?The second
day's session of the American federa?
tion of Labor began In Madison Square
Garden assembly rooms this morn?
ing. President McBrltle presided. ;
Mrs. Eva Mt'Donuld-VnloSh, labor
editor of the Minneapolis Tribune, ad?
dressed the meeting. Her husband
and herself, sho said,were going to Ku
rope Tor the purpose of studying labor
conditions there. They purposed ? >
lake their bicycles und I ravel and
live among the working people. She
would send letters to the Federation
relating her experiences.
The Committee on Holes reported
that the convention shall ops? ilt ? "?
m. and hit until 12:30; a recess shall
then be taken until 2 p. in., und the con?
vention sil until ? p. in.
The procecduro as to the introduction
of motions and the time of speaking
were laid down.
An amendment delaying the opening
of the convention until S.'M and ex?
tending the time of closing to 5:30 p.
in., was carried.
The report was adopted as amend?
ed.
Miss Florence Ftilrvlew, or Albany,
who has devoted much time to In?
fluencing legislation in the interest of
labor, recited with much feeling a
poem designing; the alms of the la?
borer. When she had concluded a recess
was taken until 2 o'clock.
The session was enlivened soon after
the proceedings began by the introduc?
tion of a resolution denouncing Secre?
tary Carlisle for alleged violation of
the elgiil hour law In the Treasury De?
partment, and requesting President
Cleveland to prefer charges against
him. The resolution wus adopted, and
It will be forwarded to the President.
The resolution specifically states that
the Secretary knew that the eight hour
law was llagrantly violated In depart?
ments of the Treasury, that he has
paid no attention to repeated demands
to have the law respected, and that
his failure to comply with tin- demands
tended to Jeopardize the success of the
movement in the States
A number of resolutions were handed
111 at the afternoon session, among
them being one Offered by F A.' Ken?
nedy, of Omaha, viz:
"Resolved, That we fnvor the Im?
mediate free and unlimited coinage of
silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, without the
u)d or consent of any other nation of
ibe earth."
Crisp's ami Il'oke Smith'? Rival for
the Neunte.
Atlanta. Gn.. Dec. 10.?Fleming Dil
bignon, of Savannah, who is In tii'- race
with ex-Speaker Crisp and Secretary
Holte Smith, for the united States
Senatorshtp from this Stale, to succeed
Senator John D. Gordon, addressed the
Legislature to-night. His speech was
chiefly on the financial question, which
was the leading topic, in the uddress-H
by Judge Crisp and Secretary Smith
before the Legislature. Mr. Dublglton,
who is ex-1'resident of the Slate Son
ale, Is a wonderfully eloquent speaker.
He hud a large audience to-night III the
hall of the House. He spoke for more
than an hour, arguing against '.he free
and unlimited and Independent coinage
of sliver by the country at 10 to l, or
any other arbitrary ratio. He proojed
ed to give several reasons why he was
opposed to free coinage of silver. 11c
said II would revolutionize'?the stand?
ard of all values because it would make
America the public dumping' ground Of
all the silver in the world, because this
country's surplus products would be >:<
eluded from a foreign market. The
speaker declared himself in fnvor of
restricted coinage of silver, hav ing the
amount to be coined to the discretion
of the Secretary of the Treasury, who
would stop the coinage when the silver
censed to be absorbed by commerce.
Spanish New*.
Madrid? Dec. 10.?The organizing
committee of yesterday's mbnster de?
monstration against the scandals In the
Madrid Municipal Council and the pas?
sive attitude of the government in re?
gard thereto, hove sent a telegram to
General Martinez Campos, in Havana;
assuring him of the sympathy of (lie
population of Madrid with the'Spanish
army In Cuba.
Queen Regent Christiana gave an nu
tllenoe last evening to Premler Ca no?
vas Del Castillo, who gave her Majes?
ty n detailed account of the popular
demonstration.
A meet lug or the Cabinet will be held
on December lath.
Rev. S.v. Clopton, I?. !>.. called to n
)'? ?? I I ho u re I'llHtOriltC.
Baltimore, Dee. io.?Kev. Samuel C.
Clopton, D. D., of Washington, Ya . has
accepted a call to the pastorate of the
Fuller Memorial Baptist Church, of this,
city. Dr. Clopton studied at Rich?
mond College and received his degree
of D, D. from that Institution. He Is a
graduate of (he Southern Haptlsl Semi?
nary, nt Louisville. Ky. He wns for
fifteen years pastor of the Clny Street
n?W Calvary Baptist Church. Rich?
mond, Ya. For three years he served
as pnstor of the Parker Memorial
Church, AnhlstOI), Ala.
WcCall Offers a Resolution Condemning Ut?
terances Published in the British Press,
AND BARRETT WANTS HIM IMPEACHED.
Fischer, of NOW York, Gel* In IIIh Ulli
of Inqnlrj' Alien! Ihe Ilultlehliip
TexuH?The Xavy I'emonuel Looked
Aller by Squires Who Wltltt? 41111
vcrN to Ilnvc Rnnk und Station.
, Washington, D. C, Dec. 10.?Mr
Hoar presented a memorial of six clubs
of colored men in Massachusetts for
legislation to prevent "lynching" of
colored people In the South; or in case
Congress has not the power to enact
such legislation for a constitutional
amendment to meet the difficulty. It
I was referred to the Judiciary Commit?
tee.
Mr. i'effer reported a bill for the prop?
er disposal of the remains of deceased
Senators and Representatives who die
at the Capital during the sessions of
Congress, and it was placed on the
oalenda r.
Mr. Call offered resolutions declaring
that humanity and religion and the
principles on which all civilization rest.*
demand that the civilized government
shall by peaceful negotiation or. if
necessary, by force of arms, prevent
and suppress the cruelties and nuis
sucres Inflicted on the Armenian sub?
jects of Turkey, and shall establish an
Armenian Government with adequate
guarantees.
The resolution was laid on the table
for the present.
Mr. Cullom (Hep.), of Illinois, then
proceeded to address tin- Semite on the
Monroe doctrine. The delivery of Mr.
Cullom's speech occupied an hour and
at its conclusion his resolution hereto?
fore offered and reported was ref'Ared
to the- Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mr. Squires Introduced a bill relating
to the personnel of the navy and made
? few remarks explanatory thereof.
ITc believed the-officers should be given
positive rank and station anil the Whole
naval service popularized.
At 1 :*.o. on motion of Mr. Cockrell. the
Senate adjourned until tb-inorrow.
House.?On motion of Mr. Dlngley
(Rep.), of Maine, it was agree.1 that
when the House adjourned to-day it be
until Thursday.
Mr. Fischer (Rep.). New York, naked
consideration of a resolution directing
the Committee on Naval Affairs when
appointed, to Investigate the reports
thill Hie battleahlp Texas Is faulty In
construction and Into all matters per?
taining to her cost, seaworthiness, etc.
On objection of Mr. Crisp. It was re?
ferred to the Naval Committee.
Mr. McCall (Rep.), of Massachusetts,
offered the,following resolution and ask?
ed Immediate consideration:
Whereas, Thomas F. Bayard, the Am?
bassador of (he United States to Great
Britain, is reported by the London
Times newspaper to lufve said in a.pub?
lic speech delivered in Hosten. Eng..
on the second day of August, 1895: "The!
President stood In themldst of a strung,
seir-oonfident and often times violent
people, men who sought to have their'
own way. It to.de a real man to,govern
the people of (he United States;" and 1
Whereas, said Bayard is further re?
ported by (he press of this country to
nave said in a public speech delivered
In Ed in burg, Scotland; on the Tib day
of November, I89.V "In my.own country
1 have witnessed I he Insatiable growth
of a form of Socialism styled protec?
tion, which has done more to corrupt
public life, to banish men of Indepen?
dent mind from public cot)noils and to
lov er the lone of the nstlonnl represen?
tation than any other single cause. Pro?
tection now controlling the sovereign
(lower of taxation, has been .perverted
from its proper function o'f creating
revenue to supp--rt the Government intij
?in engine for selfish profit, allied with
combinations called (rusts. H has thus
sapped the popular conscience by giv?
ing corrupting largesse to special class?
es and II throws legislation into the
political (mankel. whfre Jobb-sns and
choppers took the place- of statesmen."
und
Whereas, it is not one of the functions
of an Ambassador to insult In (he coun?
try to which he is accredited, the peo?
ple! he Is supposed to represent; and U
Is consistent neither with the char?
acter of (ho ofllce nor with the dignity
and Independence of the people of (h<
United States thai their Ambassadors
abroad should make violent partisan
speeches on questions relating to our
domestic policy upon foreign soil, there?
fore be ' It
Resolved, That the President be. and
is hereby, re-uin sled to Inform the Mouse
of Representatives If not Incompatible
with the public bib-rests, what steps,
if any. be has taken to ascertain wheth?
er sc.:d Bayard made said speeches, and
if he has ascertained (hat he did make
said speeches what steps, if any. lie
has taken to recall or to censure said
Bayard.
Mr. Crisp objected to its considera?
tion, and 11 was referred to the Com?
mittee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr, Barrett (Hep.i. of Massachusetts,
offered as a matter of'privilege resolu?
tions of Impeachment against Thomas
F. Bnyard. United States minister to
Great Britain.
Following Is the text of the resolu?
tion:
T do Impeach Thomas F. Baynrfl.
United states Ambassador to Great
Britain, of high crimes and mlsdea
mcanors on the following gronnH:
Whereas, the following report of ft
speech delivered before the Edinburgh
Philosophical Institution by Hon.
Tbomss F. Bayard, Ambassador of the
United Slates nt the Court of Or<-nt
Britain, is published in the London
News under date of November Sth,
isnr>:
The opening address of the Edin?
burgh Philosophical Institution was de?
livered last night by Mr. Bayard, Am?
bassador of the United States, who
selected the subject,' "Individual Free
dem the Germ of National Progress! and
Permanence." '
In his own country ho said ho had
witnessed the Insatiable growth of that
form or State socialism styled protec?
tion, which he believed had done more
to foster class legislation and create
inequality of fortune, to corrupt public
life to banish men of Independent
mind and character from the public
councils, to lower the tone of national
Republicanism blunt public conscience,
create false standards in the popular
mind, to familiarize It with reliance
upon State aid and guardianship in
private affairs, divorce ethlc? rrom
politics, und place polities upon the
low .level of a mercenary scramble,
than any other single cause
Step by step and hugely owing to
the confusion of civic- strire, It has
succeeded in obtuinlng control of the
sovereign power of taxation, never
hesitating al any alliance or to resort
to any combination thai promised to
assist Its purposes of perverting the
public ta-xalion from Its only true
jurisdiction and function of creating
revenue for tho suport or the whole
people Ihto an enigma for a selfish pri?
vate profit of a crowd of beneficiaries
and combinations called trusts Under
Its dictation Individual enterprise and
independence have been oppressed and
the energy of discovery und invention
debilitated and discouraged.
"It hau unhestltatingly allied Itself
with every policy which tended to com?
mercial Isolation, dangerously depleted
the Treasury and sapped the popular
conscience by schemes or corrupting
favor and largesse to special classes,
whose support was thereby attracted.
"Thus It hud done much'to throw leg?
islation Into the political market, where
jobbers and choppers took the place of
statesmen.
"II was Incorrect to speak of pro?
tection as a national policy, lor that l.t
could never be. because- It never could
be other than the fostering of special
Interests at the expense of the rest and
I bus overthrow the great people equal?
ity before the law, and that resultant
sense of Justice and equality In the ad?
ministration of sovereign powers, which
was tin- sense of or domestic trunqull
Ity and human contentment.
"The enfceblement of individual euer-,
Slea,anrt .the Impairment of many self'
reliances were necessarily Involved
and the belief In mysteries of thVState
and & reliance upon them took the
place of individual exertion, fostered
the growth of Stale socialism and per?
sonal liberty ceased to he the great end
of Hie Government."
And. Whereas; Such reflections on
the Government policy and people of
the United States In a foreign country
and before a foreign audience la mani?
festly In serloiis disregard of the prop?
rieties ami obligations, which should be
observed by an official representative
of- the United Slates abroad, and calcu?
lated to Injure our national reputation;
be it
Resolved by the House of Represen?
tatives, That the Committee on For?
eign Affairs he directed to ascertain
'whether such statements have been
publicly made-, anil if so to report to
:the'House such action by Impeachment
or otherwise as shall be proper in Hie
premises. For the purpose of this In?
quiry the committee Is authorized to
send for persons and papers.
Mr. .Crisp made a point of order
against the resolution that it did not:
present a question of privilege and
quoted a decision rendered In the
Forty-eighth Congress to sustain Iiis
contention.
Mr. Bnrrctt. in discussing- the point
of order, pointed out that subsequently
In the surne Congress the same Speaker
had reversed that dt cisbm.und bad held
that all propositions" for the ,Impeach?
ment of public, officers were privileged.
Speaker Reed overruled the point of
I order made by Mr. Crisp and Mr. Bar?
ic tt explained his resolution ami severe-,
ly arraigned Mr. Bayard for bis criti?
cism of tin- system of protection.
Mr, Crisp defended Minister Bayard
and reviewed the history o'f Ib.- Mc?
Kinley and Wilson tariff bills, uphold?
ing the lattorland condemning tho for?
mer. He did not think thai the gentle?
man from Massachusetts was serious in
his proposition, but thought that he
simply wished to air his views on pro?
tection, and from the wording of the
resolution be credited the gentleman
from!* Massachusetts with'-being a good
protectionist. II' the Republicans Beni
ed protection they had a. majority in the
House- and could pass a tariff bill. He
doubted, however, if they would do this.
They probably would say to the people
that they did not have sufficient power
and asl: them lo wall. He asked them
to be honest and pass a bill ntid not
to say that it was useless on account of
the Senate and the President.
Regarding the speech of Mr. Bnyard
he bad no doubt It was a clear and able
argument against the doctrine of pro?
tection, and he acquitted him or any
charge or Impropriety. If they (the Re?
publicans,) wanted to Impeach Mr. B:\y
ard, they m?Walso Impeach a majority
or the American people. (Democratic
applause.)
At the end of a long debute, Mr.
Crisp's motion to refer the resolution to
the Committee on tho Judiciary, wae
rejected?ayes, 80; noes. 200.
Mr. Crisp asked a vole by (ho yeas
and nays, and it was taken, resulting?
yeas. 80: nays, 207.
The quest ion recurred to tip- follow?
ing amendment to tho resolution pro?
posed by Mr. Barrett, and It was adopt?
ed:
And, whereas, in a public speech de?
livered at Boston, Kng., on tin- 2d day
of August, lX:-.">. the said Bayard Is re?
ported by the press of this country to
have said:
"The President stands in the midst of
a strong, self-confident and orten times
violent people, men who desire to have
their own way and who need to have
that way frequently obstructed, and I
tell you. plainly, it takes a real man to
govern the people of the United States."
Mr. Cannon's amendment to strike
out the words "By Impeachment or
otherwise." was agreed to and the reso?
lution, as thus amended, wns adopted
Without a division. A number or "Demo?
crats were Observed to vote aye and
but few noes were heard.
(Continued on Third Page.)
ST. LOUIS SUCCESSFUL
After a Spirited Contest With San Fran?
cisco, Chicago and Pittsburg.
CALIFORNIA MAKES A GAME STRUGGLE
Nouuil Judgement, Political Finesse
mid Itcpnbllcnn Ghlus In Mlaaotirl
Potent Ir'nctorN in the He?niU ? i?in
tnnce mid r.x prime Militated
Against t'lilll'oi-nln.
Washington, i>. C, bee. 10.?Tho Ho-1
ipuli'iran National Convention will bo
held at St. Louis, Mo., on 11**1 Will day
01' next June.
'Chose tvej'O the iwo jnan 1 ial results
of to-day's ipiatlrionnlal meeting of the
Republican Kation'*.) committee
'thus ends it conns; that has been I
spiritedly conducted ly the four cities
oi San Frnncibco. Chicago, Plltsburg
and St. Louis. New foil; was a nomi?
nal candidate for tin convention luin
rCllCh the city until lust night, too lute
to begin an active propaganda for the
metropolis of the Rast.
St. Louis" victory was dm- to a variety
of causes, the principal of which was
the undying effort'J put forth by her
representatives, who arrived on Sun?
day last, supploiiientej by sound judg?
ment, good political finesse mid by the
further tayt itbal the ustuuii'dlng gains
made by the Re.iulllicatM of Missouri
a year ugo at'pi'aledvslrongly to the. sym
pn'ihirs of tho National Commit lee.
with whom the selection lay. St. l^uils
has been regarded as a strong compel!- |
itor from the stai 1. but experienced ob?
servers of polll-hi-il affairs roll that her
principal rival would be Chicago, which,
curiously enough, was never seriously
in the race. The'California delegation
made a game uphill light. Thai they
succeeded In polling so large a vole at
tb>' start and holding il practically In?
tact until the dual ballot, rurnlslies the
strongest proof of the good win k done
by her coinmittcc in the face of ob?
stacles with which hon'e of the other
cities had l'<> contend. The distance was
against I hem: the time consumed in
"making the trip was ugainsl them; the
expenses of the trip were also a factor
which militated against them, and vet
for three ballots they led all their com?
petitors. Plltsburg,Vliko Chicago, was
never a formidable contestant, and, af?
ter two ballots, the brave showing she
bad made at the beginning gradually
disappeared.
The first ballot was taken at 4 o'clock.
Tl was informal and designed to lest
the sense of the oommltec. it resulted
as follows: San Francisco, 20; ''hie-!.o.
S; Plttntiurg, !?; St. Louis. 13; New Vork.
1. Total, (il.
On motion of Mr. Hobnrt. of New Jer?
sey. lhorcity polling the nm?llcgj vote
on this ballot was dropped. This eli?
minated New York and reduced the
contest to the four first named.
On this ballot the member from the
District of Columbia voted Tor Sun
Francisco. On the first regular ballot
both hetahd the member from New York
transferred their votes to St. Louis,
with the result that Sah'Francisco drop?
ped to 19; Chicago and Plttsblll'g re?
maining stationary, with s and !i votes
respectively, while St. Louis went up
(O IB. During the Intermission between
the first and second bullols Mr. Ker?
ens, the Missouri member of the com?
mittee, and some of the staunch ad?
herents of the Mound ("My did some ef?
fective missionary work, which was
shown when the second ballot was
taken. On ibis ballot San Francisco re?
tained her 1? votes; Chicago gained one
from Pittsburg; Plltsburg lost four,
three of the number going to St. Louis.
Increasing her strength to is. On the'
third ballot Plt'lsbtirg forces disinte?
grated so that the member from that
State.- was the only person voting for
.the Smoky City. The four votes lost
by Plltsburg on this occasion went to
St. Louis, thus putting her In tin- lead
with 22 votes; San Francisco and (Mil?
eage remaining stationary with 19 and
9"votes each to their credit, it was
now apparent that St. Lo.uis was- forg?
ing steadily to the front: Plltsburg
dropped out of the race. On the last
ha I lot'San Francisco received I", votes:
Chicago, 7; and St. Louis, 20] three more
than a majority.
President Fan re's Family Secret i?is
Paris, Dec. 10.?Concerning tin- ru?
mors'" In circulation of an alleged cam?
paign to compel the resignation of
President Faure, the Figart, discloses
the secret with (he publicity of which
(the President. w*s threatened hy his
cnemtus. It appears that President
Fatire's father-in-law, M. Uclluot, left
'home four months after bis marriage,
having dissipated all of his fortune, in?
cluding bis wife's dowry, which mad*
him-guflty of breuch of trust. Hrdluot's
daughter, born after his disappear?
ance', was brought up by an uncle, M.
rjulgtiot. When Mi Fnurc wanted to
marry tin- daughter of Belluol; the
lady's relatives informed him of what
had occurred, whereupon, M. Fatirc dr
clare'il that he would not allow an In?
nocent person to suffer lor what had
occurred before her birth and murrlcd
her. The Figaro says (he story fur?
nishes a further motive for respecting
and loving the- person who has been at?
tacked.
t.'hnriesion s. v.. Goes Democratic.
Charleston. S. C Dec. 10.?The muni?
cipal election here to-day passed off
very quietly, the weather being vny
bad. There were two tickets In the field,
one the ticket of the regular Demo?
cracy, and Hie other a ticket nominated
.by the A. P. A. and supported by the
Independents. The returns from the
election are coming in very slowly and
:irc not complete at midnight. It is evi?
dent, however, that (he Democracy hr."o
carried the city by from "00 to 500 fiotes,
electing .T. Adger Smythe, Mayor, and
about nineteen out of twenty^four Al?
dermen. The negroes supported the In?
dependent ticket almost solidly.
closed.
tOMJIITTKU'S MEET.
Tho t-'limuc* Committee of the Nennte
Conceded Id the HIlverltCH.
Washington, Dee. 10.?Both of the po?
litical committees appointed to nil the
committees of the Kennte, held a short
session to-day, \,ui reached no conclu?
sion, although tentative propositions
have been submitted; There has been
much discussion and Senators begin to
understand where they will land. The
Democrats will do nothing until the
Republicans reach some positive con?
clusion.
Mr. Gorman this afternoon appointed
the remaining three members of bis
committee hy designating Messrs. Mur?
phy of New York. White or California,
and Wlllthnll of Mississippi.
The complexion of the Finance Com?
mittee has been settled, Inasmuch as
the Republicans concede It to the sil?
ver men. It was a silver committee
lust year and consisted of the follow?
ing Senators: Yoorhees. chairman;
MoPhorsOU, Harris, Vest, Jones, and
White, Democrats; Merrill, Sherman,
Jones (Nevada). Allison, Aldrlch, Re?
publicans. All of the Democrats were
silver men but Mcl'herson, and all or
the Republicans nntl-sllver but Jones.
The contest for the vacancy caused by
the retirement of Mcl'herson Is be?
tween Wolcett of Cidorado and Dubols
of Idaho. Tin- chances are favorable
to the selection of Wolcott for the
reason Unit his colleague, Mr. Teller,
who Is a member of the committee to
select committees, Is earnest In his
behalf, and the Eastern Senutors who
see that a silver man must be given
tin- place, have thrown I heir Influences
to him. Mr. Dubols appears to be
endorsed by the other western men but
will hardly reach It. He will, however,
be given a good chairmanship.
According to the agreement reached
by the agreement?although It has not
been finally determined?I lie member?
ship of the Finance Committee Is to he
enlarged from eleven to thirteen, and
Mr. Platt, of Connecticut, added for the
Republicans, and Mr. Daniel, of Vir?
ginia, for the Democrats. This will
maintain the political division and
make no difference In the monetary
views or I he members. Hy going on this
committee Mr. Platt relinquishes his
right to the chairmanship of either
one or two Important committee* to
will'h he Is entitled, und contents him?
self with a small committee.
The Committee on Foreign Uelatlons
bus been nicely adjusted, none of the
Democrats being required to retire, ow?
ing to the expiration of the term of ser?
vice or Mr. Biitier: of South Carolina.
This maintains the minority Republl
can Intact. Mr. Cameron, or Pennsyl?
vania, and Mr. Dodge, of Massachu?
setts, will go on this committee, and ow?
ing to (he importance of the position for
which lie hits been selected, Mr. Lodge
will get a smaller chairmanship than
under other conditions, lie will be
given tho Committee oh Immigration;
The Western men have received a c-.in
ccsslon In the shape or at least two ad?
ditional chairmanships or Important
committees, dealing entirely with
Western mailers. Mr. Dubols. of Ida?
ho. Is slated for Public Lands, and Mr.
Phttlgrew, of South Dakota, for In?
dian Affairs.
Mr. Chandler, who was Chairman of
the Committee on Immigration; wiH
lake the old committee of Mr. Haip, on
tin- ocnsUB und the Maine man, regard?
less of (he fight made by "Young blood"
In the eloping hours of the hist session,
will be given the chairmanship of a
very desirable con mitten on printing,
the plane now held by Mr. Gorman.
Th< ob'.-tlme Chiilrmen will not lie
disturbed und among them are the fol?
lowing: Allison. Aldrlch, Rules; Sher?
man. Foreign delations, Morrill, Fi?
nance; Hoar, Judiciary; Mr. Davis, who
is the ranking member on Pacific Rail?
roads and next to Mr. Platt oh Terri?
tories, will get the latter committee.
Mr. Teller, of Colorado, who gave up
the chairmanship of the Committee- on
Privileges and Elections when he was
placed on Appropriations, will take the
chairmanship of the Committee on
Claims, held by Mr. Mitchell, or Ore?
gon, during the last Republican admin?
istration or the Senate, and-?Mr. -Mit?
chell will take Privileges aii'd Elec?
tions. Mr. Gallinger gels a place that
carries with it a vast amourt 01 labor?
the Committee on Pensions.
Mr. Huwley, Chairman of Military Af?
fairs; Cameron, of Naval Affairs; Sriulre,
of t'oast Defenses; Pry*, of Commerce;
McMillan, of the District'or Columbia;;
Cullom, of Interstate Commerce; nnd.
Quay, of Public Buildings and Grounds,,
will doubtless be given their old places.
Tib- remainder of the Important com?
mittees will probably be filled as fol?
lows:
Agriculture; Proctor, of Vermont;
Fisheries, Perkins, of California; Past
offlccs and Post-roads, Wclcott, of Col
ora do.
Although during the last Congress
John P. Jones, or Nevnda. announced
his adherence to th? cause of the Popu?
lists and adjured ills Republican asso?
ciates, with whom he had affiliated for
so many years, it. is bolleved that he
will not be molested In his claim to the
chairmanship of the Committee to Audit
and Control the Contingent Expenses
of the Senate.
Besides these, which constitute the
Important committees, there are nine?
teen other standing and fourteen select
committees to which assignments nre to
be made and Chairmen selected.
Of these fifteen are by courtesy given
to the minority. It Is believed the whole
matter will be settled before the usual
holiday recess Is taken.
Said Pnnlin Leaves the British Em
bn?sy.
Constantinople, Dec. l-.i?Yc-si'irdav
Said Pasha, formerly Grand Vizier, left
the British Embassy, where he had
taken refuge from Veal or fancied dan?
gers, attending his residence I:i the
palace, in accordance With the desire of
the Sultan. Prior to bis taking h!a de?
parture from the Embassy he was visit?
ed by Kazan TapBln Eltch?l. one of the
officials of-Uie Interior Department, who
tendered to him the guarahte? Of the
Sultan that no harm should come to
him.
??Newest Discovery"?Ext. teeth: no
I pain, M. Y. D. Rooms, Ennes, 162 Main
HMWOOD CONFESSED
Voluntarily Sweeps Away All Doubt As to His
Guilt of the Murder of Catharine Ging.
INTENDED TO KILL 8LIXT BUT GOULD NOT
-
?Ino. IIIh Plann All Mndo But BUM
Wbm Too <limning ror mini - Mo
Would l Hi. to Be Ilniiff Every
IJivy? ItcliiKVH to Embrace Bellglou's
i.n Bleas Mo Has Lived.
Minneapolis, Min., Dec. 10.?Harry)
Haywood haa confessed Every shad?
ow or doubt as to his jjtillt in connection .
with the murder of Catherine Ging haa
been swept away by the voluntary
word of the assassin. In the sllll watch?
es of the night Hayward turned ta.^'.
County Physician Hurton, who constant?
ly nttends him, and us to a Father Coh-::T
ressor, admitted that the gallows Wore .
about to rocelvo one of the guiltiest
wretches of the nineteenth century. The j
story of the crime he recited from be?
ginning to end, confessing that he
alone was the instigator of the mtir- ;??
darous plot and that Claus Blixt was :}
but Ids tool.
"I fell down at the last moment ;^!
though," said Hayward after a full con- '.;
fesslon had boon made, "t Intended to '/;
Ulli Ulixt. but could not. If I had I.;-.
would have been safe. The morning at- .,
I er the murder I went to him ?nd told.';
hlm to go to Frank?that is the eleva* ;<
tor boy, you know?and borrow a re-.,<?'??
volvcr of him. Dllxt looked at me for,:
a moment and then replied: 'No, Harry, ',.'?
no.' lie wus too cunning for me-^-himj&S
1 foiled, but ir he had borrowed thatvSj
revolver I would have gone Into *fco:'-i;
basement and after taking the revolve* A
away from Itllxt, 1 would have BhOt-"?]
him through the right temple, where a.,;
man committing sulcld-? would patural- y
ly shoot. Then T would have droppeoY jj:
the revolver by his side and backed",:,
frbm tlie room. I figured that MrB.v *i
Bllxl or some one might come rushing: -i
In and If 1 was backir.g out I could,
upon the appearance of any one, haVa, "?
simply rushed lorwnrO toward the boAy?"??'
as If 1 had heard the :diot too and was,.-!;
Just running in. I railed, though, and.:,
now they have me," with a glance to-.'.'!
ward the court where the gallows fitW?S?
awaiting its victim.
Haywood is making a gigantic effort*1;',
to cover up his shattered nerves, to-"',
day. He arnHo from hin couch this ?'
morning ami although he bad not slept.*)]
a wink, stretched himself and said tb V
the death watch: "D-It. i would like../:
to be hung every day. I fertl like ail?
fighting cock."
He ate sparingly of wheat cakes an<?;]'
fried eggs, but Joked with his watOlt:
the while, stating that be had always'."'.,
red well and he could not leave thleV?)
world hungry. Nevertheless, ills everjT$
effort to appear natural to-day Is no^>,
ticca hie. His lips quiver like those of.'.?
n suffering child, and be cannot keep
his mind upon, a topic long eneugti.oi
to form a complete sentence. He Ib'v
breaking up fast, and although JiUojKfs
Sandborg declared that Harry Woul&ji
walk to the rope without a trettioajijli
It Is doubtful. . x::
Father Timothy visited the condemn^
ed maji in his cell this morning, b?t?!
Hurry refused the comfort offered hy^?i
the Church. He will die us he hao".!<
lived, with no profession of religJojti'-i
He sent for Stella Goodman, the' itt>~$
man whom he alleges he married Iti'M
New York two years ago, ,but sh'e?;
did not come. j ji.fi
Sheriff Holniburg visltcd.the cell.'fOftSj
a short-time.to-day and asked Haywardt'p
If there was nny tiling he wished^
"Yes." was the reply, "I want .to glvifiri
the boys a big spread here to-nlghtial
"AH right," answered the Sharlffyit
"you can have anything you want."
I^rirry at once set to work and pre.r",j
pared a bill of fare for the last soct^,t.r
occasion which he will grace, including
as oppBsuni, a suckling pig, one tur-':;j
key, chicken salad, celery, oysters ;,oi#|
the half shell, mince pie.
For Dr. "Burton, he stated apple Y>leV$
etc., ?tc. He intends to feed the guards;?;
and deputies to the number of eignti|
I-Ie has not yet selectd the three fc,et-.8
sons to attend his execution, as allbx^-tj
cd by the Minnesota law, but {?4a.ts8^
that Goorce Clemtms, hlB barber, Is to'l
be one. .'?-aatt
Ho has already dressed himself :; ItWg
the black suit which he will WearV.^wK
his execution. A white silk tie he hafti
purchased and insists on wearing.jjt^jg
Later?2:30 a. m?At five niinu*??*^
before midnight Hayward made ?',) &^
statement addressed to the publto In'
,'whlch he asserts his last' statement^
I regarding the murder is correct.'??."????'$$j|
it is thought he will be executed^
i some time before 2:30. . SH
Nonttici-n Freight B?te? Association ?
Richmond. Va., Dec. 10.?The Southern;,
Freight Rate Association began its'.n*^
nual session in this city to-night. Thai'
body is being presided over by Commfiw
sioner Haines. Amon^ the rniiroadH re-:,
presented are the New Orleans antVi
Texas Pacific, Southern. Norfolk ami,
Western. Atlantic Coast Line, Georgia-,^
Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley, Florida^
Central, Plant System, Georgia. Cen-i
tral GeorRia, Southern and Florida, and i
Louisville and Nashville. The Mer?
chants and Miners transportation ?r,&{
Mallory steamship lines are also repress
sented. _?''
Hood's Sarsnparllln, taken at tb)s
season will make you feel Btrong ond<;
vigorous and keep you from aleknaeft:
later on. _
SPECIAL PBICES CONTBXWE
This Week on lirnn Goods?New KIolK;
?ti?y ?oo?h j?i?t Otieiied. ^
All-wool dress goods, worth 60o.; flows
2?C. -?;M
Many novelties at half price.
Fancy weaves, worth 76c., now on
37%c.
Black, blue and brown rough
boucle dress goods, from EOc, to li
WUl open our Holiday Goods. _
week. K. A. SAUNDEF
