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MINOR MENTION.
Mr.. Randalrs Reasons for Opposing tho Ad-
mission of Dakota.

Mr.. RandaIls Reasons for Opposing the Ad-
mission of Dakota.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March l9.-"I am against either
division or admission to Statehood of Dakota, y
said Mr.. Randall, to-day, in a talk with Da-
kota Democrat.
''Whyl' inquired the Democrat. 1--WE have
too much territory, and there is no feeling of re
lationship between the vast northern and south
ern portions of the Territory. 1t would be econ
omy, not to speak of convenience, to divide
the Territory. Could there be any politics in
thatn
mo, nothing political; but don't believe you
people up there know what you want You are
quarreling. Then it is going toward Statehood
to give you division, and I'm opposed to it."
The Democrat Mr.. Randall spoke to will be a
delegate to Chicago, and he will not vote for the
Pennsylvania for the presidential nomination
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New East Mail.

WAsHNaToN, March 9.-Postmaster- general
Gresham has returned from the West, after
completing arrangements for new fast-mail
service west of Chicago. Negotiations with the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company resulted in
an agreement with that company to start at 4
o'clock in the evening the Western mail from
St. Paul. which now leaves at p NJ This
train will place the St. Paul mails in Portland
Ore. twenty-one or twenty-five hours earlier
than under the present schedule. Speaking of
the new fast mail, Postmaster general Gresham
said: 1--WE simply using the means at our
command to give the public the best possible
service The new fast service does not cost the
public dollar more than the old service did
The people will get improved facilities without
additional cost
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and machine tools, 1913 30; for additional steel
breech-loading guns, $599, 400; and states that
the sum of $2OO,OOO appropriated by the
House bill for the bureau of yards and docks is
manifestly inadequate TO meet the requirements
of that bureau Each of the requests
for additional appropriations is accompanied by
a statement from the chief of the bureau for
which it is asked. setting forth the necessity for
such increase. Other additional appropriations
are recommended by the Secretary of the Navy
follows: Completing batteries of the new
cruisers, $503, 992; completing four double-tur-
reted monitors and ordinance for the same 5000
600; also, that there be appropriated 81, 800 900
toward the construction of two cruisers one dis
patch vessel, two heavily armed gun boats, two
light boats. one steel ram, one cruising tor
pedo boat, and two harbor torpedo boats.
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THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION.
Recommendations Made by Secretary Chand-
Ter to the Senate Committee.


Ter to the Senate Committee.
WASHINGTON, March 19-The appropriations
committee of the Senate agreed to-day to make
public the communication sent them at their re
quest, by the Secretary of the Navy, recon-
mending appropriations for naval service, ad-
ditional to those contained in the naval appro-
priation bill as it passed the House. In this
communication the Secretary of the Navy asks
that individual items in the House bill be in
creased as follows; Pay of miscellaneous, from
1876, coo to 1926 0O0 bureau of navigation from
$50, 600 to $l31 900; contingent navy expenses,
from $l5 900 to $25, 900: bureau of equipment and
recruiting from 100000 to 1903, 900; bureau
of medicine and surgery. from $4,000
to 50 gI1s bu1eau of construction,
tc rshair, from 81 O2O 900 to 81 $50 600; bureau
Of steam engineering, from $7e0 600 to 81 2e0 000
He asks that appropriations for the bureau Of
OF dinance be made as follows General appro-
priation including civil establishments 1892 24;
miscellaneous items, s., 600; purchase of torpedo
boat and working drawings for the same, $50, 600;
machine cannon, Gatlng guns, magazine rifles
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Rhode Island Democrats.

PROVIDENCE, March 19-The Democratic
State convention this morning was largely at
tended. Charles H. Page was chosen chairman.
After the roll had been called and temporary Or
ganization made permanent John NJ Brennan
nominated George II. Corliss for Governor.
George J. West said he understood Corliss
could have been the Republican nominee for the
last twenty years. He nominated Amasa
Sprague of Warwick, saying it was neither right
nor consistent for the Democratic party to nomi-
nate a Republican. This nomination was sec
onded- Thomas w. Segar, of Westerly, was
also nominated An informal ballot was taken
with the following result Whole number of
votes cast, 81; Corliss. 45; Sprague 28; Segar,
p; scattering, q The formal ballot resulted;
Whole number of votes cast 90; Corliss A;
6prague 26; Segar, %. A number of dilatory
motions were made, and finally a motion to de-
clare Mr.. Corliss the nominee adopted-62
to 2S. Mr.. Corliss was waited by a commit
tee to inform him of the nomination, but he de-
clned the honor.
The following nominations were then made:
Thos. W. Leger for Governor, Amasa Sprague,
Lieutenant governor; Jonathan NJ Wheeler,
Secretary of State; Chas. E. German, Attorney
general, and George H. Leonard for General
Treasurer. Delegates to the national Demo
cratic convention were chosen.
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Views of Representative Holman.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WAsHINGToN, March 19.-To-day I talked
tariff and other legislation with Representative
Holman, of Indiana, while the great objector ate
light lunch in the House restaurant. Mr. Hol-
man is one of the busiest men in Congress
Nearly everybody having measures before the
House wants to see him and explain the merits
of the bill before it comes up, and between the
interviews he has with people, and his commit
tee work, correspondence and study of pending
and proposed propositions, he has very little
time to give to newspaper men. No wonder he
is so bony and nervous. Continued running and
worry would reduce him to skeleton, almost, if
he had any flesh.
II don't anticipate much difficulty with the
tariff bill, he said, smilingly.
''Then you favor a caueusr
''Oh, yes, we should 60 into caucus and con
slider the measure and agree upon some line of
action"
But if the caucus adopts the bill it will pre-
clude amendments, and will therefore curtail
debatel" remarked interrogatively
mo, don't think it would cut off amendments
1t would never do to do that We cannot say to
the men who enter that caucus that they must
not submit amendments That would never do,
and | would no favor it. l favor merely an un-
derstanding by caucus as to what general policy
shall be pursued in the House when the bill
comes up for debate, would not favor an ab-
solute Endorsement of the bill that would compel
the party to support it III toto"
''How long will the debate on the bill last;
two months?"
''oh" laughingly, two weeks, you mean
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WHEN INDICATIONS.
THURsDAY.-Fdir Uedther; no
change IN temperature.

Heavy receipts during the past few days have
rched our Boys and Children's Department that its
surprising completeness must be to be appre-
ciated Its superior merits and inducements-in at
fractions and prees-wi readily appear upon inspec
ton and examnation-a test that We with we'll ground
ed confidence, cordially invite from all who are in
terested in this very interesting subject.
Parents who desire to procure Confirmation Suits
for their boys cannot fail to please their tastes by look
ing through very full and comprehensive exhibi-
ton of Boys Suits in all desirable fabrcs-as Tricots
GRANTEES Worsteds, Cassimeres, Blue and Middesex
Fannels etc-which we show in the greatest variety
low the lowest competition, at the
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More Explosives Cor Isnglnnd.

PARIS, March l9-The speeches made at the
banquet at the celebration of St Patricks day
at Bellevelle, a suburb of Paris, contained hints
that more explosions would occur in London be-
fore long The ranks of the dynamters are be-
ing recruited by large accessiOus from the Irish
in Paris both radical Revolutionists and dele.
gates from the Irish Republican Brotherhood
joining them, rs they have become convinced it
will be impossible to face England in the battle
Acid
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The Semonin Failure.

LOUISVILLE, March l9.-Semonin & Co., to-
baccO men, who failed last week and skipped the
town, have not been heard from since. j. p
Semonin, son of the head of the firm said to-
night that the failure was brought about by his
father trying to shield his brother, Paul Semo-
min. who drew unauthorized checks on the firm
for abouf 500 000
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NIannGacture of Wine.

WASHINGTON, March l9.-'The House commit
tee on Agriculture has authorized favorable re
port made on the bill to allow any person to
manufacture wine or brandy out of apples,
peaches, grapes other perishable fruits raised
by himself or tenants, free from any internal
revenue tax or restrictions
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RALEIGH N c., March 19,-The Republican
State committee met this afternoon The Lib
eral party also met at the same time, but sepa-
rately. The Republican committee called the
regular Republican convention to meet at Ra-
leigh on May l. The Liberal committee called q
mass meeting of Liberals and all opposed to
Bourbon Democracy and the existing State ad-
ministration, and all favoring the abolition of
internal revenue, to meet at Raleigh on.the
same date The purpose is to have the Repub-
hcan convention and Liberal mass meeting to
arrange for union of organizations and agree
upon single ticket if deemed advisable. The
feeling as to the presidential nominee is favora-
BILE to Arthur if it shall appear that he can carry
Ohio and New York Logan and Blaine both
have strong friends
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The Sharon Divorce Case.

SAN Francisco, March l9-In the Sharon
divorce case, to-day, Miss Hil the plaintiff, re-
suming, testified: II told Gen. Barnes if Sharon
had me convicted of crime, knowing me to be
innocent, 1 would kill him.
Barnes denied that she had told him so.
Miss Hill continued: II never offered to pay
anybody to kill Sharon. l told friend that
Sharon had posted me before the world as a bad
woman; that if he obtained my conviction l
would take his life and my own"
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Three Men Burned to Death.

CLEVELAND, March IA still at Merriam &,
Morgans oil works exploded this morning The
escaping oil instantly submerged August Fisher
and August Guenther employees and taking
fire, they were quickly burned to death, in sight
of Mortified crowd unable to assist them The
rushing stream of oil overlook William Stahl-
man, another employee as he fed and he too,
burned to death. Merriam & Morgan lose $l5,-
600; no insurance. The cause of the explosion is
unknOyyu
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FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
\ Possible Dissolution of the English Parlia>
ment-T0ry Tactics.

VI
ment-TOry Tactics.
LONDON March l9-Sir Charles Dixie, Pres
ident of the Local Government Board, speaking
at the National Liberal Club this evening said
the opposition had been trying to force disso-
luton of Parliament in order TO save the peers
from the odium of rejecting the reform bill
roa5v to % taxa acton ~ m moments ',S notice Io io %
view Of the possibility of dissolution of Parlia.
ment. II declares the present Tory tactics dis
reputable.
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RICHMOND, Va, March 19-The General As
sembly closed an extended session to-day, and
adjourned sine die. The Senate instructed the
clerk to send to the President of the United
States Senate a copy of the resolution request
ing Senator Malone to resign, and ask that the
resolution be read in the Senate
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-Four Children Polsoned.

LOUISVILLE March 19-By mistake four
children of Esquire g. Dalsop, living near the
city, were given opium for powdered rhubarb to-
day by their mother. Two children died and
the others are not expected TO live.
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Civil Service.

ALBANY, March l9.-The bill making it manda-
tory upon cities of 10000 inhabitants and up
wards to adopt civilservice rules passed the
assembly to-day, 81 to 80
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Connectieut RepublIcan Convention.

HARTFORD, March 19.-The Republican State
committee has issued call for a State conven-
ton here, on April 23, to elect delegates to the
Chicago convention
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The Arguments by Which 1t Is Alleged He
Has Overcome the Opposition of Mr..
Randall and Others
Points on Which the Democratic Caucus
Will Be Compelled to Act.
The Letter. Carrier Amendment to the Post
office Bill Defeated Because of Mr.. Ran
dalls Misrepresentation
MDoNALD's ALLEGED VICTORY.

The Arguments by Which 1t Is Claimed He
Saved the Morrison BILL
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 19-When ex-senator
Mcdonald reached here, on Saturday, the Morri-
son bill was lost through opposition among the
Democrats. He went to the Capitol, by request
of the Morrison party, and called little confer
ence. The Morrison people admitted to him that
they had reached the end of their rope, and
asked him to take such steps as would help them
out He began by sending for the members, and
made arguments to them that the election of Mr..
Carlisle committed the party to the revenue re-
form idea, and that if they changed their course
now they would De charged with being without
principles having only spoils in view, and no party
could succeed on that battle cry. To Mr., Ran
dali he said:
"If you do not cut down the revenue you
should not cut down the appropriations. You
propose over thirty millions reduction in ex-
penses, which, without change in the tariff
law, would be thirty millions added to the enor-
nous surplus of revenue. You cannot face the
country on the present expenditures. You must
make an effort, and you are doing it, to reduce
them, but you had better increase them if you do
not reduce the revenue"
This argument was applied to all the protec-
ton Democrats, and all of them had t. ad-
init its force. Mr.. Randall tried to stand
out, but the majority have acceded, and eau
Gus will be held on next Tuesday night. 1t is a
victory for Mcdonald, and in gaining it he has
displayed the most magnificent piece of political
generalship ever seen at the capital Those who
have heretofore looked upon him as heavy
man, tonight admit his superior ability as po-
htical leader. In his work he has been ably sec
onded by Governor Dorsheimer, of New York,
who took the ground that the Morrison bill
would be help in New York; that that State
did not produce any raw materials except a
little iron in the northeastern corner where all
were Republicans, and that the salt interest was
confined to two Republican counties. He stated
that manufacturers used raw materials, and
would be benefited by a reduction, while diversi-
fed factories would consume all the surplus non
exportable farm products, and as the whole pop
ing the reduction would add fully 10000 votes to
the Democratic ticket
There were many little conferences to-day
among the Democratic members cf the House
looking to better understanding about the
Morrison tariff bill What effect these inter
until the conference of next week. 1t has been
made palmer to-day that any attempt to read
Mr. Randall and others of his mind out of the
party will ANONYMOUSLY fail 1t is also made
certain that no such attempt will be made.
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The Programme of the Randall Men.

Special to the indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON March 19.-At the conference
next week it is pretty well settled that the
Morrison Carlisle Democrats will insist upon the
Morrison bill without change, The programme
of the Randall men was formulated tonight. 1t
is, that upon the threshold of the conference
Southern member, probably Mr.. Tillman, of South
Carolina, will offer q resolution indorsing the
Ohio platform, which, in substance. is that the
tariff should be for revenue, and so adjusted as
to equally protect American industries and
American labor without fostering monopolies
This resolution will be pressed to vote. The
Randall men say that it will receive at least
sixty votes, which, of course, is not sufficient to
secure its adoption 1t will, however, define the
issue at the very start Mr.. Randall said, to-
night, that he expected the conference to pass
resolution adopting the Morrison bill, but that
most of those who will vote for the Ohio plat
form resolution will vote as they please when the
bill comes up in the House, without reference to
the action of the conference.
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BUTLER Pa, March 19,-The Democratic
county committee elected delegates to the State
convention and instructed them for Randall
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WHEN
CLOTHING STORE.
POLITICAL NEWS.

The Blaine Element Successful in the Penn
sylvania Primary Elections.
PHILADELPHIA, March 19.-The primary cleo
tions of the Republican party, last night, for
delegates to the State convention, brought out a
fuller vote than usual A glance over the field
leaves the impression that the element of the
party represented by ex-Secretary Quay pOpu
larily supposed to be in the interest of the ma
tional administration, has been defeated, and the
element of which Mr.. Leeds, chairman of the
city committee is headed and said to be favora-
BILE to Blaine, has been successful in majority
of representative districts. The result of the
conventions work this morning confirms this
idea
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LONDON, March 10 l9--JenlSnson, director of
the Irish criminal investigation department,
has appointed fifty detectives in London, who
viii be under special pay and have special duties.
Twelve of them are English, eight Irish and
eight American, the rest Russian, French Ger
man, Austrian, Italian, Spanish and Canadian.
Irish constRhles haYe been appointed 10 act a.
detectives in English senports.
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importation OF saltcd Meats into France.
PARIS March l9-The committee Of the
Chamber of DcpGties to which tho question u
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SPRING
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WHICH OCCURS
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show our appreciation Of their
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-05
GRANT AND THE HOME.

He is Unable to Preside at the New York
Meeting on Account of His Mishap.
NEW YORK, April 4.-Gen. Gordon has
received the following letter from Gen.
Grant having reference to the movement
to build home for disabled ex-COnfeder-
ate soldiers:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 3.
zen. Il. B. Gordon, Chairman Central Com =
mittee, etc.:
DEAR SIR-Your letter Of March 81. inform
ing me that had been chosen to preside at a
meeting of different posts of the Grand Army
OF the Republic and eX-COnfederates in the
city OF New \ ork on the 9th instant was duly
received The object OF the meeting is to in
augurate- under the auspices of the soldiers
OF DOtn armies, movement in behalf of
fund to build a home for disabled
eX-COntederate soldiers. am in
hearty sympathy with the movement,
and would be glad to accept the position of
presiding officer if l. was able to do so. You
may rely on me, however, for rendering all
the ald can IN carrying out the designs of
the meeting. am here under treatment for
an injury / received on Christmas eve last.
and Will not be able to leave here until later
soon or when l will probably be able to 20. |
have received this morning your dispatch of
last evening urging that / must be there to
preside, but have to respond that it will be
impossible for me to be there on the 9th, and l
cannot now fix day when | could certainly
be present. Hoping your meeting will insure
success, and promising my support fnan-
cially and otherwise, to the movement, | am
very truly yours, US. GRANT.
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L. j. Popham, of Rappahannoek county,
Va, formerly member of the State Legisla-
ture and Coalition candidate for the Legis-
lature at the last election, was examined He
was very ELUSIVE witness and Senator lap
ham experienced difficulty in getting direct
replies. He testified to the effect o. the Dan
Vile circular. Ii had given the county to the
Democrats. Incidentally he told a story
about Offering to bet that If it should prove
true that there had been riot at .Danville it
would turn out that negroes were killed and
not white men. He represented himself as
very popular man in his own county.
VOTERS BOUGHT Up LIKE sBEEP.
He volunteered n statement that colored
men were brought up, and then amended it
Dy adding that more whites than negroes
was ABOUT that of sheep, So a head. He did
not mean 10 say that the white gentlemen of
virginia sold their votes. Three-f -fourths of
them were not for sale. yes sir: the other
fourth were Sold" He had not made anv
statement that white gentlemen sold their
votes, etc. Upon crOsS-e examination by Sena-
TOR ' ance the witness became very mush in
Yolyed, answering direct question with ir-
relevant anecdotes, and finally retired with
out having contributed anything of impor-
lance to the purpose OF tie Investigation.
JAS. X. Fisher, of Richmond, Assistant Post
master OF the National House of Representa-
lives, was examined. He was at Roanoke City
on the day OF the last election. There was an
unusually large vote pelled. just at the close
or the polls colored man voted an open De-
mOcratic ballot and was assaulted by cOlOred
men, and, but for the interference OF the
police. would have been killed. The Danvllle
serve vote. The committee, at 8 O'Clock, adj
lOurneQ Qutll tO-mOrrov