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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-08
WHITE GAPS TO BE TRIED.
Some of the Prisoners Men of Promi-
nence in Their Section.

CHICAGO, ILL, Dec. IA dispatch from
New Albany, Ind, says, referring to the
indictments and arrest Of nine White Caps
in Crawford county: "All the arrested men
are well known, and several Of them are
quite prominent. The arrests have caused
intense excitement at the village of West
fork and iii the towns of English and Reck-
erty, near Westfork. The intention is to
prosecute these men to the end of the law,
and to this end Gov. Gray has added a
prominent criminal attorney, Mr.. Corydon,
to assist the prosecuting attorney. On several
occasions White Caps have been indicted in
both Crawford and Harrison counties upon
evidence of their victims who recognized
them, but jury could never be procured
which had the courage to return verdict
of guilty. So dominating has been the in
huence of this masked and oath-bound gang
of night riders in Crawford aud Harrison
counties that real estate has greatly de-
preciated in value, immigration into the
counties has been stopped, and many citl-
zens have sold their farms at any price they
could get and changed their residence to
other localities"
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PIG IRON KELLEY IS HOT.
A JOB PUT UP TO BEAT HIM OUT
OF A GUARDIANSHIP.

The Head of the Ways and Means
Fight over 1t Almost as Lively as
over the Speakershlp-Some of the
Dark Horses
WASHINGTON, Dec THE Craftsmanship
Of the committee on ways and means seems
to give the republicans of the House as
much trouble as the speakership. William
d. Kelley is the only prominent republi-
can who avowdly wants this craftsmanship,
and he is the only man the other republican
leaders do not seem to want appointed. Mr..
Mckinley thinks that Mr.. Reed would
make good chairman for this committee; :;
Mr.. Reed thinks Mr.. Mckinley would, and
| So on.
Mr.. Burrows and Mr.. Browne of Indiana,
who are now formal candidates for the
| speakership, are supposed to be really tigur-
| ing on the craftsmanship of the committee
| on ways and means, but they are all re-
solved that no matter who gets the speaker
ship, Mr.. Kelly shall not have the chair
manship
PUT UP A JOB ON HIM.
| Now Mr.. Kelley is resolved that he shall,
| SO that the others, with view to soaring
him off the track, have started the story
| that he had threatened not to go in the re-
| publican caucus and not to vote for the re-
| publican caucus candidate for speaker unless
| he was first promised the chairmanship of
the committe on ways and means. This
| story they had published this morning in
the New York Tribune, with a reminder
that Mr.. Kelley twice. refused to vote for
Gen. Garfield when he was the caucus
nominee for speaker. because he did not
| agree with him on the tariff It was init
mated that the sooner Mr.. Kelley heard the
crack of the party whip the better for the
party.
| KELLEY FURIOUS.
When the News correspondent showed
this paragraph to Mr.. Kelley no smiled
grimly and said: IF | was n younger man
would call that - Internal lie. AS it
| il, will simply say it is made out of whole
| cloth. without the slightest foundation. l
expect to go into the eau u.s. have no
| such intentions as are there attributed to
me. | may have made mi takes in my pub
lie career; confess them freely, but | can
not see how my twenty years experience
OH the ways and means committee-twenty
| years next March-renders me unfit to be q
member Of that committee, nor can | see
| how my experience as its chairman renders
| me unfit to be its chairman again; nor do |
see how am unfit for any reason.
| WHAT HE EXPECTS.
''At all events, expect the right to say
SO myself. l expect my party to let me
choose. If feel so, win say that the
ravages of time have impaired my judg-
ment SO that l am no longer fit for this
trust, but ! d. not feel so yet. So iU is all a
lie as to my intentions. AS to the past. can
only say again that l have made mistakes.
Who ha; not" However, Mr.. Kelley will
not be crowded aside as the other republi-
can leaders now propose to crowd him with
out fight. Just now he is looking for the
authors of this story he denounced SO vigor-
ously.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-08
DESPERATE MOO JsHINERs.
Government Officers Make a Capture
in West Virginia.

CHARLESTON, w. VA, Dec. 7.-United
companied by Deputy Collector w. p.
Crery, took a posse eff seventeen men to
Cedar creek, Wyoming county, Wednesday
where moonshiners John Payne and
his two brothers were engaged in
distilling. The officers Travelled ELL
night and came upon the still. There
was a large supply of "mash" and other
material on hand The still was located in
a dense forest far from human habitation,
and Payne was engaged in cutting u road
way, while two brothers stood guard with
Winchester rifles. The officers were de-
poved on either side of the road, and when
the Paynes approached they were halted.
SOME sHARP-sHooTING.
Two of them were arrested, but William
Payne showed fight, and was not arrested
until after some sharp shooting. John,
William and Joseph Payne have followed
the business long time and have been a
terror in that section. Recently, while
Deputy Marshal Thomas Sissler was on Tom
mics creek, Raleigh county, after witness
for the United States court now in session
here, he was met by John and William
Payne, who held him up, took his pistol and
papers from him, and would have killed
him had not friend interceded. The
Paynes told Sissler to get out of the
country and tell the United States
Judge that they were making and selling
liquor, and that they defed judge,
marshal, and all the United States
officers to attempt to arrest them.
They have a strong following They will
be brought to this city tomorrow and jailed
until the time for their trial
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paid in shall be authorized until such paid
capital shall amount to s5, 600 900. No part
of the capital stock paid in shall at any
time be returned to the stockholders or d.
verted from the proper uses of the corpora
tion. Violation of any of these provisions
is punishable by fine of $4,000 and
imprisonment for five years.
NICARAGUA's CONCESSIONS.
Mr.. Stockdale of Mississippi offered an
amendment providing that the concessions
of Nicaragua shall not be changed nor
shall the company release the government
of Nicaragua from any of the concessions
without the consent of the United States,
and any violation of this provision shall
operate as forfeiture Of the franchise of
the company.
Mr.. Dingley of Maine, with all due
Difference to the gentlemen who had offered
the various amendments, said that II
seemed to him that there was settled pur-
pose on the part of some gentlemen to
defeat the bill by indiscretion. While ad-
mitting tie Importance of the object to be
accomplished, they practically defeated 1t
by offering amendments which would pre-
vent the accomplishment of that object.
AN AMERICAN ENTERPRISE.
Let congress grant the charter as re-
quested, ana thus promote American
enterprise and American commerce.
and let the members remember that
an American company, chartered by the
United States, would be practically under
government control, and that the enter
prise would be practically an American
enterprise.
Mr. Herbert of Alabama said that the
government in Incorporating the company,
established a protectorate over the canal,
wit all that the word implied. He was
not here to say that that ought not to be
done, but it should be done with eyes open.
Mr. McCreary of Kentucky and Mr..
Wheeler of Alabama briefly advocated the
bill and argued its constitutionality. Pend
ing q vote on the amendment, the commit
tee rose and the House, at 4:30 o'clock, took
a recess until 1880 o'clock, the evening ses
sion to be for the consideration of private
pension bills.
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MOLLOY IN THE BOX.
The Government Accused OF DIS
reputable Methods.

LONDON, Dec. 7.-Patrick Molloy, who
refused to obey the subpoena of the Times
to give evidence before the Parnell commits
sion, and who was arrested and brought
from Dublin under an escort of police, was
placed in the witness box when the commis-
sion assembled to-day. He was guarded by
police. Attorney General Webster ex-
amined him at length, but did not succeed
in extracting title of evidence. Molloy
met all the attorney generals questions with
blank denials or n profession OF ignorance.
METHODS OF THE TIMES.
On cross-examination, by Michael Davitt,
Molloy stated that the solicitors clerk in
Dublin had promised hun money II he
would try to criminate Mr.. Davitt, either
by true or false evidence. Mr.. Davitt
asked the witness if it was the common
belief IN Ireland that agents of the Times
and government were trying to obtain evil
dence by brides and threatss
Presiding Justice Hannen overruled tho
question.
sHEEEY'S ARREST.
The committee appoin ed by the House of
Commons TO inquire into the arrest, within
the precincts of the house, of Mr.. Sheehy,
au Irish member, have adopted report by
ma lorty of l which sets forth that 1.-The
Irish executive appear TO have taken no
precaution TO issue the proper instructions
to the Irish police for the observance of due
respect to the House of Commons.
When cross-examined by Sir Charles
Russell, Molloy said he had been humbug-
ging the Times people, and had only in
tended to get " hat he could from them.
Justice Ha non refused to hear the evil
dence Of the Dublin solicitors clerk, mem
toned by Molloy, regarding the declara-
tions Of Molloy prior to tho time he was
served with a subpoena. Molloy was re-
turned to prison,
DISTRESS AMONG LABoRERs.
LONDON, Dec. 8, 5 A. Mt is reported
that in various districts of Ireland, in
Limerick especially, the distress among
agricultural laborers is enormous. Many
are asking to be assisteds TO emigrate to
Buenos Ayres.
A PRIEST UNDER ARREST.
DUBLIN, Dec. Father Kennedy has
been arrested at Kanturk. county Cork,
for attending meetings of suppressed
branches of the national league.
1t is stated that the work of eviction will
be begun again on large scale on the
Clanricarde estate
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-08
ORGANIZED FARMERS.
The Alliance, Wheel and Cooperative
Union Cf America.


Union Cf America.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. IA special to the
Tines Democrat from Meridian, Miss,
says: Yesterday and to-day, the third day
of the session, were both consumed in try
ing to effect a consolidation Of the three
orders now in session here, namely: The
National Alliance, National Wheel and
Cooperative Union of Farmers. These
three orders were merged into one
to-day, and the new order will here
after be known as the Alliance Wheel
and COOPERATIVE Union of America. A
constitution and bylaws for the govern
ment of the new organization were also
agreed upon and adopted.
The following officers were chosen for the
ensuing year. President, Frank Jones OF
Texas; vice president, Isaac McCracken Of
Arkansas; Secretary, w. Il. Gardner Of
Tennessee; treasurer, Sim Lanner Of
Louisiana.
The members of the convention have been
working diligently in perfecting plans for
the successful arrangement OF the order.
No reports have yet been received from inn
portant commit, ees. 1t is stated that num-
Der of propositions have been received 10 X
ing to the building of cotton and bagging
factories in various places in tho sodth.
The sessions Of the order are always held
vita closed doors. Enough, however, has
been divulged TO let the outside world
know that the question Of the eligibility OF
negroes TO membership in the order has
been q prolific theme OF discussion.
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PHIL DALY's CLOSE GALL.
The Members of the Gang Tell An
About Their Badger Game.

The Members of the Gang Tell An
About Their Badger Game.
New YORK, Dec THE now celebrated
badger" game played on the veteran
gambler, Phil DAILY, has reached its climax
in the confession Of one of the men arrested
last night. The confession lays bare a
scheme of wholesale blackmail on promi-
nent men and forcible extortion Of
money. The story puts yellow covered
literature to shame. Henry Hermann was
the green member Of the gang. He weak
ened easily when Inspector Byrnes, in his
presence, made the Stanton woman talk
just enough to show that she was willing to
turn states evidence
BANDED TOGETHER.
He met Meredith, the arch-conspirator, a
couple of weeks before the election. Her.
mann says he introduced Meredith to the
Stanton woman and the quartette went to
live at the Fourth avenue fat, where the
Badger" game was played upon DAILY.
Meredith was much pleased with Stanto !.
He thought she would make good 'crook"
because she had nerve" He could make a
lot of money out of her. The outcome Of
the matter was that about Nov. % Mere
dith told Hermann that he had fixed it all
right with Addie Stanton for big strike,
and ne would give Hermann SIS, 900 to take
a hand. The scheme was to write letters to
men of wealth and prominence to entrap
them into the fat.
THE FATE OF THE FIRST ONE.
The first one who fell in, and was "any
good" j. e., had anv reputation for money
to lose, was to be cnloroformed and robbed.
They calculated upon getting about $4,000
out of their victims by threats and black
mail
Hermann was assigned to the task Of ty-
ing and torturing the prisoner. DAILY, QUE
of the chosen victims, came once, and the
chance was allowed to pass. Meredith blew
Hermann for it. The Hammond woman
who was sort of silent partner in this
scheme, was out of the fiat when Daily passed
through his ordeal. She did not wish to be
present at the time.
DAILY IN THE DEN.
The men played cards in the kitchen
while the Stanton woman watched for the
gambler. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon
came knock at the door. The woman
played her part as agreed upon. When the
rush came, Hermann s1ys he was so nervous
that the stol went off accidentally and
then they ran. DAILY went out on the street
with his head bleeding. and sent a police
man to arrest Stanton. A good deal Of dis
credit has been thrown upon Daly's story
of the event on the occasion when he So
nearly lost his life, but Hermann's confes-
sion vindicates DAILY.
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SPANS CABINET.
The Ministers Reported to Have Ten
dered Their designations.

dered Inelf HeSlgnatlOnS-
MADRID, Dec. 7.--To-night it is an
nounced that several of the cabinet minis
ters have resigned. Prime Minister Sagasta
will have an interview with the queen re-
gent to morrow.
The crisis is due to the election of eight
conservatives and protectionists as members
of the budget committee. The conserva-
tives hope. with the help of the dissident
liberals, to force Premier Sagasta to form a
semi conservative protectionist ministry.
oRYAN's RESIGNATION ACCEPrED.
MADRID, Dec. s, 5 A. M.-Gen. Organs
resignation has been accepted. The minis
tiers of justice, finance aud public works
have asked permission to resign.
The budget commit 90 consisted of
twenty-one friends and fourteen opponents
of the government.
Senior Sagasta, conversing with friends
tonight, said he feared that the dissolution
of parliament would be necessary.
FL Dieu believes that all the democratic
ministers will retire.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-08
sAvANNAEs NEW PosToFF1oE.
The General Plan Completed by the
Supervising Architect.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.--The supervising
architect has just completed the general
plan for the Savannah postoffice and court
house. 1t will be stone building ,124 feet
inches long. and SO feet inches. deep. Il
will be three stories high with a short tower.
The supervising architect utilized the whole
of the lot, not being able to get any adja-
cent ground at reasonable rates, as he
had thought of doing. He will now prepare
the working plans. They will be ready in
about a month. Then the specifications for
the contracts and advertisements will
be prepared. This will take several weeks
There are sixty other buildings under way,
hence the inevitable delay. Finally month
must elapse after the advertisements are
published before work can begin; hence,
the supervising architect thinks it will be
three months before the ground can be
broken. The general plan has been ap
proved by the federal officers and judges.
Postmaster Lamar would have liked more
room however. The supervising architect
gave the postoffice all the room available.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-08
BAGAMoYO BOMBARDED.
The German Admiral Gives the Word
Ordering the Firing.

LONDON, Dec. IA dispatch to the Tires
from Zanzibar says: "a French man-of-
war is announced to arrive here in connec-
tion with the blockade. The coast villages
opposite Zanzibar are constantly being
burned by the Germans 1t is
reported that the German Admiral
has gone to meet the English at Nom
baisa. Bushiri, with $500 men armed
with breechloaders, and having two guns,
on Thursday forcibly occupied Bagamoyo.
He intrenched himself 500 yards flom the
German company's fortified stronghold, cut
ting Off retreat TO the sea and preventing
the landing Of German boats The German
men-of-war then bombarded the town, de-
stroying the British residents houses. A
decisive engagement is imminent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-08
Elliott vs. Smalls.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Tn the House to-
day Mr.. Crisp of Georgia, from the COM
mittee on elections, submitted the report in
the South Carolina con ested election case
of Smalls against Elliott, aud it was placed
upon the calendar. 1t finds in favor Of toe
contestee-Elliott. The minority resolution
was presented by Mr.. Rowell Of Illinois,
and was also placed upon the calendar. 1t
provides for the seating of Smalls.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-08
McKINLEY'S GOOD SENSE.

He Admits that the Fight Four z ears
Hence is Uncertain.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Representative
Mckinley is reported as having wisely said
to-day that harmonious, prudent and pa
triotic action on the part of the republicans
was absolutely necessary to their contin-
uance in power. All the talk about the
Republican party having secured twenty
five years lease Of power was simply ex-
travagance. If we are to win again in
1892, he said, with great emphasis, lit will
be upon what we do between 1858 and that
time. We can't win on the past
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-08
PRESENTATION OF THE VOTES.
Senator Sherman Explains His Oppo-
sition to the New Law.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Senator Sherman,
in speaking to-day of the report of tho re-
suit of the vote for presidential electors in
the several states, transmitted by the Secre-
tary of State to the Senate yesterday, under
the terms of the law of 1887, said his objec-
tion to receiving the report was based upon
a conviction of the uselesSness of the pro-
ceedings. If it was not unconstitutional, it
was extra constitutional.
He said he had opposed the bill all the
way through on this ground.
If it was intended to be an
expression of power by the Senate to con-
troll in any way the right of a state to de-
clare the result of the vote in its jurisdic-
ton, it was clearly unconstitutional. If it
were merely to have the result published or
declared, it was extra constitutional in that
the same thing was otherwise provided for.
1t was on this ground that he desired the re-
port referred to the committee on privileges
and elections, in order that it might there
be decided how to dispose of the document.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-08
Relief for the Whalers.

WASHINGTON, Dec I'm the House TO-
day MIR. Dunn Of Arkansas, from the COM
mittee on the merchant marine and fisheries,
reported back and the House adopted the
resolutions calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for information as to what relief
can be furnished by the revenue cutter
service and life saving service to American
whaling and fishing vessels wrecked In
Behring's sea or the Arctic ocean.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-08
DEATH IN AN OIL STILL.
Three Men Overcome and Only One
viii Survive.

CLEVELAND, o., Dec. while cleaning
out an oil still of the Peerless Refining
Company at Findlay, O., to-day, William
Lghtfoot was overcome by gas and fell un-
conscious. Ephralm Weirick was sent to
his assistance and be, too, was overcome
Philip O'Connell, undertook to rescue them,
with the same result. The three were
finally brought out Of the still Lghtfoot
Is dead, Weirick dying, and O'Connell will
recover. The first two leave families desti-
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A LETTER FROM THE czAR.

LONDON, Dec. s, 4 A. M.-The Chroni-
cle's Rome correspondent says that M. Is
wolsky gave to the pope letter from the
czar accepting the vaticau's proposals and
promising TO restore diplomatic relations
between tho Russian government and the
vatican at an early date.
The Chronicle also says that the vatican
and French government have agreed that
the archbishops Of Lyons and Rouon shall
be created cardinals instead of the arch
bishops of Paris
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-08
A Duel in Franco.

PARIS, Dec. lowing TO a dispute ct
yesterdays meeting of the municipal council
two of the members, M. Menerval, q Bod
langist, and NJ. Chautemps. fought a duel
this morning. The weapons used were
swords. nj. Chautemps received a wound
in the arm.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-08
SUITS FOR $l3,ooo,ooo.
Timber Depredators of Nevada Sued
by the Government

CARSON CITY. New, Dec. THE United
States government, through the United
States district attorney, has entered suits
against various corporations aud individ-
uals of Eureka, this state, aggregating
about $13, 100000, for cutting wood and
lumber off OF unsurveyed Government
land. Among the heaviest corporations sued
are the Eureka Consolidated Mining Com
pany for Az, 900 cords of wood, valued at
s4.500. 900; the Richmond Mining Company
S33, 900 cords Of wood, valued at Sc, ,256, 900 ;
the Eureka and Paleshade Railroad Com
pa1y for 400 cords Of wood, valued at
S750 600
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A yellow Fever Prayer.

WASHINGTON, Dec. I'm his opening
prayer this morning, the chaplain Of the
House referred to the prevalency OF yellow
fever in the south. and invoked the
Almighty TO strengthen the national and
state governments in the enforcement Oh
quarantine which shall keep free from our
homes the presence of foreign plaques and
mischief
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-08
A Wife Murderer in Danger.

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, Dec. Tom
Gam, the wife-murderer, was brought here
from Dayton last night TO save him from
being lynched. In long interview to-day
he protested his innocence. The evidence
against him Is so strong that he cannot be
taken TO Dayton for hearing for fear Of
mob Violence
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-08
BURROWS TO BE PUSHED.

The Michigan Delegation Sets It's Cap
for the Speakership.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Senator Stock
bridge last night gave dinner to the mem
bers-elect of the Michigan delegation in the
Fifty-frst Congress now present in Wash
ington. At the dinuer the presentation of
the name of Representative j. c. Burrows
of the Kalamazoo district, as candidate
for speaker of the House, was formally de-
termined upon, and the delegation will
press his canvass unitedly. They claim
that Michigan's showing in the election last
month of gains, both in the popular vote
and congressman, fairly entities her to the
recognition she asks.
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A Naval Museum.

WASHINGTON, Dec. I'm the House to-
day, a communication from the Secretary
of the Navy, relative to the proposed estab-
lishment of a,naval museum in Washington
was presented and referred.