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TALL TALKING.
Five Members of England's House
Mako 122 Snaachaa in % Naus

Five Members of England's House
Make 1873 Speeches in % Days.
LONDON, Dec. 6.-In the House of Com
mons to-day Mr.. Labouchere moved an adj
iournment in order to discuss the state of
the public business IL wa' disgrace. he
maintained, that parliament was still de-
batting the estimates He denied that 1t had
been due TO obstruction, for there had been
none by the opposition.
Henry Chaplin conservative said that it
was n It surprising that Mr.. Laboucnere
felt 1t necessary TO revert to the matter
OF blocking puJlc business. The real cause
OF the block was the fact that certain men,
bers insisted upon lalking to such an extent
that IL all avaied themselves Of the same
right it would render business impo sible.
1888 SPEECHES BY FIVE MEMBERS.
Five members of the opposition had
within the twenty three working days Of
the session made 1873 speeches. Mr.. Labou-
chere himself had made forty three speeches.
and tn Sc illustrious members. Messrs. Cony-
beare and Tanner, made thirty and thiray-
eight respectively. Heart hearl1
Mr.. Smith declared that the discussion on
the estimates had exceeded all previous ex-
perience and that the government would be
compelled TO make new arrangements in
order TO take up the estimates earlier in the
session.
The motion was withdrawn
CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS IN IRELAND.
When the voc for criminal prosecutions
in ireland came up for discussion, Sir
William Vernon Harcourt commented
strongly on tue criminal procedure in
ireland, where, he said, the queens subjects
might be slain almost with impunity. The
government, in addition to failing to in
st tute an inquiry, placed every OBJ tacle in
the way of an inquiry being made Re-
futing similar charges brought by Mr..
Balfour against the Gladstone government,
tho speaker said that oven if the charges
were true it would only prove that the
traditions Of Irish government had always
been evil
Mr. Balfour adhered to his statement
against the Glad tone government. He
contended that coroner's juries in Ireland
were often nothing but o conspiracy TO as
sassinate, and that the government would
be parties TO that conspiracy, if, when thev
knew "A jury to be corrupt, they allowed
the matter to go on. He concluded by vig-
orously denouncing the agitators who
melted the people to attack the police. 4
Mr.. Dillon chal enged MIR. BalfDur to
prove the latter assertion by a single in
stance.
gentlemen we're depressing from the subject
under consideration.
Mr.. Shaw Lefevre. liberal, moved to reduce
the vote for criminal prosecutions. He
criticised as unjust convictions for boy
cotting in cases where conspiracy had not
been proved. His motion was rejected by
a vote Of III TO 76.
In the House Of Lords to day the Ash
bourne bill passed its third reading.
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District of Columbia Cash.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Elm the House TO-
day Mr.. Clements of Georgia, from the
committee on appropriations, reported the
District of C lumbia appropriation bill
which was referred to committee Of the
whole. The House then, at $3.50 o'clock, ad-
journed.
The bill appropriates 81, 1893, being
$143,017 less than the appropriations for the
GU rent fiscal year and 81 ,022 ,342 less than
the estimates Of the district commissioners.
For street impro vements $617, 900 is appro-
priated, or $1,000 more than the appropria-
tion for the current fiscal year and S462, ,S04
less than the estimates. For the public
schools S94S, ,951 is appropriated, or $4,000
less than the appropriation for the current
war
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M0UNTM0RRES' MURDER.
SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY IN THE
TIMES CASE.

A Laborer Testif1es That it Was
Decided at a League Meeting That
His Lordship Should be Killed His
Own Alleged Promise to Assist in
the Crime Given as Bit OF Policy.
LONDON, Dec. 6.-Upon the reassembling
OF the Parnell commission to-day Patrick
Molloy, who had been arrested in Dublin
for refusing to obey a subpoena calling upon
him to give evidence, was brought before
the justices, who committed him to prison
until further orders. Justice Hannen in
tlmated that the commission proposed to
take Molloy's evidence tomorrow
laborer named Burke was called. He
stated that at meetings in Clonpar of ihe
branch OF the league of which ne was q
member, it was decided that Lord Mount
morris should be done away with. A pro-
posal to do away with Mr.. Lynch was
rejected. On the day of the murder a
member of the league named SweenyIasked
the witness to assist in killing Lord Mount
morres; the witness refused
ACQUIEsCED IN THE CRIME.
On the evening OF that day another MEM
Der of the league told the witness that Ia
expected Lord Mou utmorres would be put
away that night. The witness afterwa d
promised sweeney, Mulroe, Walton and
Murphy, all members of the league, taat
he might assist them in doing away with
Lord Mountmorres, but he missed them.
Later in the night he saw Mulroe, who IA
been wounded in the hand Muroe said
that he had done away with Lord Mount
morres.
On cross-examination the witness said he
would not swear that there was a branch of
the league at Clonbar before the murder.
There was some kind of q branch, but it
might have been a secret society, which The
witness had joined fourteen or fifteen years
ago. He could not remember the name of
the society. He promised that he might as
sst in the murder, because he did not like
to give bad swer, but he could not say
that his promise was owing to an oath he
had taken.
The commission to-day decided to adjourn
from Dec. IA for one month, instead of
from Dec. to Jany Is. as was agreed upon
yesterday
John Dillon, replying to an address pre-
septed to him By l55 liberal members of the
House of Commons. said that the sympa-
thy Of the liberals would do more than all
the hangmen to abolish agrarian crime in
Ireland.
The subscriptions TO the fund to aid Mr..
Pa'nell in his litigation with the Times
amount TO ga 800
In the House of Commons tonight Ed
ward Harrington asked Mr. Balfour
whether there was any guarantee that per-
sons collecting evidence in Ireland for the
Pa nell commiss on would not be inter-
ferred with by the police. Mr.. Balfour
guaranteed, i'll reply, that no one would be
prevented from collecting evidence.
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large price for their cotton that the tax
was really to their advantage.
Mr.. Milliken of Maine could see no
analogy between the cotton tax and the tax
which it was now prop sed to refund. The
cotton tax had been piid There was no
default about it. If it fell upon one section
more than upon another, it was because
cotton was produced in that section. As
far as the direct tax is concerned, either
those states who failed to obey the law
should now come up d pay the tax, or the
states that did pay it should be reimbursed.
STEWART CONSIDERS THE BILL UNwIsE.
Mr.. Stewart of Georgia regarded th o
pending bill as unwise legislation. He sug-
gested tnat were there no surplus in the
treasury, the measure would never have
been brought forward. 1t was one of the
great schemes to take the money from the
treasury aid to fix the charge of prodi-
galty on the democratic administration.
There " as no public exigency now existing
which could justify congress in resorting
to such unconstitutional legislation. No
where in the letter of the constitu-
tlon, nowhere IN its spirit, was
there q word or sentence to satisfy this
vicious legislation, which was nakedly and
boldly gift and e donation by the general
government. It was fraught with danger
and as precedent would prove pernicious.
An informal recess for ab )ut five minutes
was taken to enable Messrs. Caswel and
Oates to canvass their respective sides and
find some gentleman who desired to speak
upon the measure.
HooKER'S OPPOSITION.
Mr.. Caswell was unsuccessful in his
search, but finally Mr.. Hooker of Missis.
sippi took the floor in opposition to the bill.
He was not surprised, he said, that no
gentleman on the other side was prepared
to givo any reason for advocating the ex-
traordinary proposition to take from the
treasury back taxes paid by citizens and
distribute them among the several states.
The income tax had been repealed years
ago. There were men in the section which
had not paid the direct tax, who had
not paid the income tax; and he raised
a note of warning that if congress passed
this bill, it would not be long before it
would be said that, in order to equalize
taxation, the inco re tax would have to be
refunded to those persl who had raid it.
II congress was going to enter upon the
work of equalizing taxation, it ought MT to
begin with tax which was constitution
ally levied and constitntionally collected; it
ought to begin wi that tax which the
common consent of mankind and the judg-
ment of every fair-mlnded man conceded to
have been Illegally and unconstitutionally
laid.
Pending further debate, the committee
rose
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ITALY'S POLICY.
Signor Crispi Explains 1t to the Senate
to lease Gen. Corti.


to lease Gen. Corti.
ROME, Dec, Elm the Senate to-day
Gen. Corti asked what the intentions OF the
government were regarding Massowah, and
for information as to the relations between
Italy and France.
Signor Crispi, prime minister, in reply to
ten. Cortis interrogations, said that the
expedition to the Red sea was uudertaken
When he was not in po" er. Still, he did
not think the government would abandon
Massowah. Should it do so, the place would
be immediately occupied by another over
Italy desired solely to exercise a civiIizing
mission, aad did not aspire to conquests.
HER RELATIONS WITH FRANCE.
In regard TO the relations between France
and Italy Sig. Crispi said: "Onr relations
with France, which lately we're not entirely
satisfactory, are now not only good, but
cordial and friendly. Nothing lustifies the
supposition that war with France is probable
or near. Nevertheless, in view of the situa
tion throughout Europe, Italy cannot dream
of disarming. On tho contrary, owing to
her special position and her engagements,
she must labor to perfect her armaments
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ELECTO AL VOTES.
Certified Copies of the Result Laid
Before the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Dec. GA communication
from the Secretary of State, with a certi-
fed copy of the final ascertainment of the
vote for presidential electors in Kansas,
was presented to the Senate his morning.
The presiding officer as ed the opinion of
the Senate, this being an entirely new pro-
ceeding as to the dis position to be made of
the papers, whether they should be entered
on the journal or placed In the archives Of
the Sc ate. He added that similar certifi-
Gates from the states of Maryland, North
Carolina and Georgia had also been trans
mitted by the Secre ary of State After
some suggestions the provision of the
laws Of February, 1887, was read
and was found to require the
Secretary of State to transmit copies of
such certificates to tho two houses of con-
gress. The letters of transmittal and copies
of the certificates were referred to the com
mittee on privileges and elections.
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CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
republicans to Learn that He Laughs
Best Who Laughs Last.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Gen. Grosvenor,
a typical Ohio partisan, thought it very
tunny to ask in the House to-day, when the
residents message was being parcelled out
among the committees, where that portion
referring 70 civil service reform had been
sent, and Gen. Spiuola, typical New York
city spoil man, thought it very funny to
say, ITO the Chinese" But their amuse-
ment was nothing to that of Tom Reed, who
almost fell off his chair with laughter. Most
OF the republicans laughed, but Tom Reed
slmrly roarei. All the merriment is a
trifie premature.
THE COMING SPECIAL MESsAG
AS was stated in these dispatches Monday,
the President withheld his review of toe
progress of the civil service reform under
this administration so as to give it greater
effectiveness by sending it in with the an
nual report of the civil service commission
next month. The Presidents expressions
in the special message will be all the more
striking for the ill-timed republican jeers in
the press and in congress. His message will
handle the spoilsmen without gloves.
WILL BE PROVEN BAsELEss.
1t will show thai ali their accusations of
inconsistency and moons ancy against his
administration in regard TO civil service re-
form are baseiesS. The extension of the
classified service by executive order under
this administration, and the faithful execu-
tion of the law over ALL will be dwelt upon.
The fact that two-thirds of the employees
whom the President found when ne came
here are still in office will be brought out,
together with the other recorded facts
which give this administration prominence
for fidelity to civil service reform.
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BECK TO COME TO AIKEN.
He Will Probably Not be in His Seat
This Session.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-While Senator
Beck's condition has improved somewhat,
it is improbable that he will be in his seat
in the Senate this session. He has been
stopping at the country place of his son-in-
law, Maj. Goodloe, about four miles from
the city, since the early part Of October,
but contemplates passing the winter in
Aiken, S. c. He takes frequent
rides around the country, and as
he is very susceptible to cold
these rides, which are of benefit to him,
might have to be discontinued if he did lot
seek milder climate. His heart trouble
has almos5 entirely disappeared. He still
suffers, however, from nervous exhaustion
and indigestion. 1t is hoped that rest and
quiet will relieve HIM of these troubles. and
his physician has therefore ordered him not
to Interest himself actively in political
affairs until he is considerably improved in
health.
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He GOT THE DROP ON THEM.
A Rich Farmer of Indiana Too Sharr
for Two Deputy Sherlffs.

IA IslS1 vi lDOldId 100
for Two Deputy Sherlffs.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. Can effort was
made last night to arrest Harrison Hogan,
a wealthy farmer, three miles above Jeffer-
nville, Ind, on a warrant sworn out by
his divorced wife. He took refuge on a fiat
boat in the river, where be had barricade
well stocked with arms and ammunition,
and deied Deputy Sheriffs Link and
Howell. A fight ensued, Hogan using a
shot gun and firing through loopholes in his
barricade, and the officers using their re-
volvers from drift pile on the bank.
HE GOT THE DROP ON THEM.
At night they went into the woods on the
bank for consultation. Hogan got quietly
ashore and surprised them with shot into
a clump OF bushes, where they were build
ing fire. They took refuge behind trees
and the fight continued until Hogan got the
drop on Howell. when an armistice vas
agreed upon. The officers returned to JEFF
fersonville and party of four were sent
out to make the arrest. They had not sue
ceeded at last accounts.
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BOULANGER BOMBASTIC.
he Feels Confident of Revisionist
Triumphs at the Polls.

Iriumphs at the Polls.
PARIS, Dec. g. In an interview to-day
Gen Boulanger said; The government will
try to postpone the general election to Oct.
1889, at the risk of spelling the exhibition
by an electoral campaign. But it will
make no difference. The reyisionst party
re- resent will be returned by a large ma
JoIlty." He laughed at the idea Of IA radi-
cal coup d. etdt, ,aad said every man arrested
would be elected at the general election.
Nlth reference to an alliance with the
conservatives, he complained that the
people failed to see that he was weaving
them from their royalist leaders to the
e5pousal of his cause, an honest republic.
Their leaders perceived this to their d lsmay !;
therefore Comto de Paris was rather an
ally of himself and Premier Floquet than
OF Gen. Boulanger.
MAY BE SUPPRESSED.
In tho Chamber OF Deputies this evening
Nj. Laroze, VINO is friend of M. Ferry's,
and who favors severe anti-Boulangst
measures, having iutimated his desire to
move to of lack OF confidence in the
cabinet, Premier Floquet said the govern
ment was quite ready TO meet him.
Nj. Lnroze replied that he would introduce
the motion at the proper time. In the course
OF his speech the premier announced that
the ministry were engaged in drafting a
bill OF the highest importa ice which would
soon be introduced. This statement created
anxiety in the Boulangiit ranks. The Bou-
langlsts believe that the proposed bill is a
measure for their suppression.
During the sitting M. Surini and M.
Basly had pers nal encounter. The mat
ter was afterward settled by arbitration.
DUBARAIL's MANIFESTO.
M. Duba all, head of Prince Vict0r's COM
mittee, has issued a manifesto in which he
says that his party is willing that any ALI
ance giving popular voice should choose the
government, but that a plebiscite should be
taken before the election of members of the
assembly.
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ANARCHISTS MUST HALT.
Chicago's Chief of Police Won't ALLOW
Parsons Parade

Chicago's Chief of Police Won't Allow
Parsons Parade.
CHICAGO, Dec. Ga local paper says
"The extensive preparations being made for
the reception of Mrs. Lucy z. Parsons, OF
her return to this city from her trip abroad
are very likely to be knocked in the head
by the police. Chief Of Police Hubbard
says: If Mrs. Parsons or her friends think
thep can parade the streets Of Chicago be.
hind brass band, as they did 10 London
they will find themselves greatly mistaken.
There has been enough Of this foolishness n
times past, and anarchy will never be al
lowed 10 parade the streets Of this city
again as long as am chief Of police Since
the conviction of Hroneck, the Chicago an-
archst, each mail brings TO the state capi-
tai threatening letters TO the governor. The
letters come not only from Chicago, but
from cities in the east"
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Referring the Message.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-In the House to-
day the usual resolution for the distribution
of the Presidents message to tho ap-
propriate committee was reported from the
committee on ways and means by Mr..
McMillen of Tennessee and adopted by the
House, the only debate upon it being a
saccastic query from Mr.. Grasveaer of
Ohio as to what portion of the message had
been ref lrred to the committee on civil
service reform, and a reply from Mr.
Spinola of New York that that subject
would be referred to the Chinese
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oermany's Ipsurence DiIl.

BERLIN, Dec. 6.-The Industrial insur
ance bill was debated in the reichstag TO-
day. Herr Won Boettischer, minister Of state
made lengthy speech in favor OF the
measure and promised 10 carefully consider
all amendments that might be made. He
stated that the consummation of the meas
ure would afford the emperor the greatest
happiness, as it would strengthen the in
ternal pc ce and conduce to tho welfare Of
tho empire. He expressed the hope that
through ut the debate tho reichstag would
adopt the motto Love thy brethren
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BRLGIuM srRIKRRs

Attempts to Blow Up a Train and a
Mandatory.
BRUSSELS, Dec. 6.-The strike movement
is lncreas ng and the strikers are every
where becoming reckless. An attempt was
made to-day to wreck train on the Halou-
vierre Juste railway. dynamite cartridges
being placed on the track. Fortunately
the cartridges we're discovered in time TO
prevent a disaster. An attempt to blow up
a manufactory at Morlanwelz with dyna-
mite also failed
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OBERLY'S SUCCESSOR.
Assistant Secretary Thompson Apt tc
be the Man.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The President
will probably appoint successor to Civil
Service Commissioner Oberly next week.
1t is now stated that he will probably offer
the place to Assistant Secretary Thompson
ernor of South Carolina, who is hea tiiy in
sympathy with civil service reform. Gov.
Blackburn and the other Kentuckians il
congress asked the President to-day to give
the place to ex-Gov. Proctor Knott or Judge
William Femi & of Kentucky. 1t is gen
orally expected that his appointee will be
permitted to remain by President Harrison
as tine democratic member of the commits
sion, another republican being added to act
with Commissioner Lyman.
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SAVED HIS FORMER SLAVE.
Southern Lawyer Gets a Negro Out
al q Bad Grrn

Southern Lawyer Gets a Negro Out
of a Bad Scrape.
JERSEY CITY, Dec. 6.-Henry II. Jackson
(cclored), a Pullman car porter, who at
tempted to shoot an officer and several other
persons, on Thanksgiving eve. while be was
Intoxicated was arraigned for trial in the
court of special sessions to-day. He was
accompanied 10y Lawyer MoDtieth, OF South
Carolina, who says that be owned jackson
hearing of Jackson's difficulty. became in
terested, and came on to intercele for him.
Jackson pleaded guilty to charge Of sim
pie assault, and was fined SIS, which was
paid " the lawyer.
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Surgeons in Session.

BrRmrGHAM, ALA, Dec G.--The South
ern Surgical and genealogical Associa-
DR.. Hunter Mcclure Of Richmond, Va,
president. The next meeting of the asso-
citation will be held in Nashville, Temp, be-
ginning on the second Tuesday in Novem-
har 1GsN
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FRANCO-GERMAN SPIES.
Each Country Suspicious OF the Mil
tary officers of the Other.

Each Country SUSPICIOUS OF the Mill
tary Officers of the Other.
BERLIN, Dec. 6.-The North German
Gazette denies that German officers are
acting as spies in France. The paper men.
tions thirteen French officers who were
staying in Germany Oh the pretense OF
studying the language and who were ex.
PEELED between Sept. % and Nov II, it hav-
ing been discovered that their real object
was to gain information concerning German
military affairs. The French government,
the Gazette declares, had been officially
notified that the presence of French officer
in Germany was not desired, aud expresses
the hope that in the future there will be
better compliance with the notification.
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Suffering Among Oystermen.

BALTIMORE, Dec 6-Stories Of brutality,
suffering and consequent dsablemeut
among oystermen are already alarmingly
numerous. Within the past few DAYS about
twenty five dredgers have been admitted to
the Bay View asylum (alms housel These
wretched men we're all afflicted with one or
another disease due to exposure. ill-treat-
ment and insufficient food while at work on
Chesapeake bay
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RICHMOND, VA, Dec. G.-In the Baptist
congress to-day an interesting paper on
"Mohammedan PropagandismS was read
by Rev. Frank s. Dobbins Of Pennsylvania,
and the subject was discussed by DR.. w. c..
Wilkinson, Prof. Norman Fox, DIR. Albert
g. Lawson and Rev. Alexander Bauen.
Rev. DR.. George Il. Horr read a paper on
Christian Science 1t was discussed by
Rev. W. Il. Hatcher and DIR. T. T. Eaton.
The congress has adjourned
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-In the House this
morning the speaker stated that he had re-
ceived a co nmunication from Hon. Perry
Belmont, informing him that he had sent
to the governor Of New York his resigna-
tion as a member Of congress from the First
congressional district of New York. The
clerk was directed to drop Mr.. Belmont's
name from the roll of the House.