The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-03-13
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Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker appeared
before the Senate committee on privileges and
elections and made a long argument in favor
OF woman suffrage, many OF the senator
wives being present.
Hon. W. L. Chandler, Of New Hampshire,
has issued another pamphlet in which he re.
peats the charge that there WAS q political bar
gain between the President and his friends an
Southern representatives.
The postal savings bill, prepared by the
House subcommittee on banking and currency,
provides for 8 new issue Of $50, 600, 900 OF
legal tender notes.
A Salt Lake City dispatch to the non-Mor:
mon delegate, in Washington, announces that
the legislature Of Utah has passed an election
law for the Territory, which practically dis:
franchises the Gentiles and places the contro
Of elections irrevocably in the hands Of the
Mormon priests. The object Of the passage Of
this law is said to be to postpone action BY
Congress on the Utah election bill now before
the House committee on Territories.
The engagement Of Senator Cameron, Of
Pennsylvania. and Miss Lizzie Sherman,
daughter Of Judge Charles Sherman, Of Cleve.
land, Ohio, and niece Of General Sherman and
the secretary of tho treasury, is announced.
Mr.. R. ". Taylor, first comptroller Of the
currency, was stricken with paralysis at hif
desk in the treasury department and die soon
after.
MIR. Southland, Representative from Ohio,
has introduced q proposed amendment to the
constitution to be designated article sixteen
It provides that the executive power shall be
vested and hereafter administered by, three
Presidents, constituting q supreme executive
council of three, to be elected by the qualified
electors of each and all Of the States and each
to be taken from one Of the three severaI
prominent sections Of the United States known
as the Western States, the Eastern and Middle
States, and the Southern States, and no two Of
whom shall be citizens Of the same section OF
district Of the country. The term OF office
shall be six years, and no President having
served a full term shall be eligible Tor q second
term, and at the first election under this arti.
Gle the President from the western district
shall'be elected for a fractional term Of two
years, and the one from the southern district
for q fractional term Of four years, and the
one from the eastern and middle district for
q full term Of six years; and after the first cleo.
ton one President shall be elected from one
Of the three several districts every two years
Instead Of the Vice-President, now provided,
the Senate shall, every four years, elect 9
president Of the Senate who is not a member
OF that body, and who, as the presiding officer
shall have and exercise all the authority here
tofore conferred on the Vice-President. The
bill further provides that each Of the Presi
dents shall receive a compensation not exceed.
ing $780, 900 per year.
Foreign News.
. At Germanyy's request Russia has %renouncet
the intention to occupy Constantinople.
The marriage OF the Princess Charlotte
daughter Of the Grown Prince Of Germany ant
granddaughter of Queen Victoria, to Bernard
Prince of the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen anc
Of the Princess Elizabeth, daughter Of Prince
Frederick Charles, cousin to the crown prince
to Augustus, Prince Of the Grand Duchy Of
OldenbHrg, were celebrated in Berlin annie
great festivities.
Austria's position in regard to the Eastern
complications is set forth by Prince Auersperg,
president Of the Austrian council Of ministers
as follows: "Austria is bound to declare
generally that it cannot regard some Of the
peace stipulaton3 as consonant with the in.
terests Of the monarchy. This reservation
does not apply to the amelioration Of the con
dition OF the Christians, but to such provisions
as might involve alteration Of the balance o.
power in the East to the detriment Of Austria
The government confidently hopes that tn
and a solution satisfactory to all. In any cas-
the government, in the present grave circum
stances, will consider it its duty and mission Il
secure due recognition Of the political ant
material interests and dignity Of the mon
archy."
Prince Bismarck stated to the German par
lament that he did not believe in q European
war, as tho powers who opposed Russia woult
have to assume the responsibility Of the legac
left by Turkey. He rejected emphatically al
suggestions that Germany should intervene
and declared she WAS willing honorably t
mediate, but did not wish to exercise the ofic
of arbiter Of Europe. =
The London Times in a recent editorial arti
Gle says: at is said on authority which can
not be questioned that seventy millions o
human beings are now starving in the famine
stricken provinces Of north China. The i'm
aginstion fails to cope with 80 gigantic a cal
amity."
The c~onclave Of cardinals ct Rome has begu
its session for the election Of q successor t.
Plus Ninth.
The c~onclave in Rome, at which s~ixts-on
cardinals assisted, concluded its labors III til
selection Of Cardinal Gioachino Pecci as Pope
AFTER the third ballot. The new Pope has chos
en- the title..of Leo XIII. The ~conclave Taste
forty hours, being twelve hours shorter thu
that which elected Plus X, his predecessor
From tho moment the c~onclave mad gone int
session the outside world WAS busy watchin
for the signs OF progress made. This
achieved by watching a particular Gimme!
Through this comes the smoke Of burning ba,
lots, which declares that a Pope has not bee
elected. as when o Pope is chosen by vote tn
ballots are burned in another place. Cardins
Pecci,lacked at the third ballot only five vote
of the requisite two.thirds. Thereupon Card
| nal Franchi, and those holding the same views
advanced and knelt before him. Other card
nails followed this example, and Cardinal Pect
WAS thus elected by the method known as "b
alteration" The new Pope vas born in Italy
March 2, 1910, and previous to his election t
, the Papacy. was known as archbishop OF Pc
rouse and Papal Chamberlain. He was one O
the two candidates Of the moderate part
among the cardinals, and is described as q ma
Of ability, tact, and moderation OF views. I
appearance he is tall, with a highforehead, lon
face, straight features, prominent chin and
cheerful, open countenance.
The new Pope has received a large humble
Of congratulatory kilograms from sovereign
and others. 1t is announced that he will COZ
tinue the policy Of his predecessor.
More space has been allowed the Unite
States at the Paris exposition than was origin
ally allotted.
It is reported that out Of q population O
96, 900 in one district in China, about 5000
died Of starvation last year.
Russia threatened to enter C~onstantinople
Turkey longer delayed signing the condition
of peace. BY these conditions Turkish rule
partially abolished in Europe except in tn
vicinity of Constantinople.
There have been severe earthquake shock
along the Peruvian coast, and q great It'd
wave at Callao did considerable damage t
shipping and other property.
Owing to Turkeys hesitation in signing tn
peace stipulations the car renewed the threa
to occupy Constantinople. ALondon dispatc
to the New York Herald gives the princips
points Of the fresh conditions Of peace, whic
include the following 1.-THE payment Of al
indemnity Of fourteen hundred million OF rot
bles ($1, 100, 600, O0O), to cover which Turkey
10 cede Batoum, Kars, Bayazid, Ardahan and ad
jacent territory Turkey also to pay forty mi
lions sterling (9193, 600, 0OO) in bonds, the In
terest and sinking fund Of which are to b
guaranteed by the Bulgarian and Egyptian tri
butes, the Anatolian revenue and the Heraele
mines zen Hlllllons VI roupIes p ,0oo,oVoJ Y
be paid Immediately to indemnify Russian resi-
dents Of Constantinople. Turkey is to REIN
burse Russian capital invested in TurkisI
bonds also to pay for the maintenance Of prif
oners Of war and the re.opening OF the Sulin
mouth OF the Danube. 1t is now believed tina
Russia will accept four ironclads instead Of tn
six originally demanded" 1t is conceded OF
every hand, says the dispatch, that il thes
conditions be as reported they may be taken q
showing q resolute determination on Russia
part to force the ISSUE with England. Theterm
asked can never be wholly granted by Turkey
and il they are insisted upon European peace i
no longer possible.