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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27
GERAfANY'5 BALLOTS.
The Defeat Will Delay the Resignation
of Prince Bismarck.

The Defeat Will Delay the Resignation
of Prince Bismarck.
BERLIN. Feb. 26.-lt is semi-ofIicially
stated that the result of the recent cleo
tions for members OF the Reichstag has
caused Prince Bismarck to delay his resig-
nation from office. 1t is believed that he
would undoubtedly have resigned had the
elections resulted in q victory for the cartel
parties.
GAIN OF THE SOCIALISTS.
The vote Of the socialists in the recent
election, compared with the last previous
election in 1887, shows u gain OF 567, ,405
votes
The gain of the German liberals, COM
pared in the same way, Is 224, 900
The Center party, on the contrary, and
the parties included in the cartel coalition,
all lost heavily. The cartellers have lost
1,0OO,0OO votes, aud the Center party
206,657 votes.
Tho Borsen Zeitung announces that the
government proposes 10 introduce new laws
against socialism.
The Post has reproduced an article from
the Hamburger Ndchrichten, in which it is
stated that Prince Bismarck meditated re-
signing both the position Of premier of the
Prussian ministry and that Of chancellor Of
the empire.
WHY BISMARCK WON'T RESIGN.
LONDON, Feb. 81, 500 A. M.--The Stand
ards Berlin correspondent believes that
Prince Bismarck's decision TO retain Office
is the outcome of long interview he had
with the emperor yesterday, in which the
emperor probably yielded on the points of
difference between them and consented to
the presentation of q new anti-socialist bill.
The correspondent presumes that in the
future the government, If not based upon
complete harmony between the emperor
and the chancellor, will depend mainly
upon a series of compromises.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27
a TORNADO AT BROWNSVILLE.
Several Buildings Badly Damaged and
One Life Lost.

Several Buildings Badly Damaged and
One Life Lost.
MEMPHIS, TENN, Feb. 26.-Brownsville,
Tenn, So miles northeast of Memphis, on
the Louisville and Nashville road, was
struck by cyclone at o'clock yesterday
morning. Half the business houses Of the
town were unroofed, and many materially
damaged, while several buildings are In a
slate Of total destruction.
The cotton compress was unroofed.
a brick mill was unroofed.
BANK UNRooFED.
The wind next struck the handsome buiid-
ing OF the Brownsville Savings Bank. The
roof was picked OFF and fell to the street
with tremendous crash.
Three squares of buildings across the
Street just north of the bank were unroofed,
With WI the exception of the house of j. b.
Phillips a. Co.
Only one residence is reported as having
ueen damaged, that of Mrs. s. A. Baynes,
oh ashington street.
a just following the cyclone came q great
nood on rain that completely drenched the
goods IN the compress.
Inc loss aggregates $4,000.
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BALFoUR,s JuaaLE.
The Secretary Preparing a Home Rul
Bill for Ireland.

Bill for Ireland.
LONDON, Feb 26-Secretary Balfour is
engaged in preparing bill to give to Ire
land system Of local self-government or
home rule. His scheme Is said to be based
upon the idea Of treating the Irish, as to
local government, just as the English and
Scotch are treated in regard TO the same
subject. As any proposition TO honestly do
this would make the tories a home rule
party. 1t IL not believed that this bill will
be more than q pretense and juggle.
SIR RUSSELL PRAISES PARNELL.
Sir Charles Russell, speaking at Cam
bridge, declared that Mr. Parnell and his
colleagues had been acquitted of every
charge affecting their personal or political
honor. and that nothing had been found
against them which might not with equal
truth be alleged against the mass of their
countrymen. The Irish movement, he
said, has accomplished it's aims with far
less crime than had been attached to any
previous political agitation Of equal i'm
portance. What crime attended it was
duel not to the organizers, but TO reckless
and irresponsible persons, who hung like a
fringe on every popular movement.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, speaking
at Bath, referred TO the Parnell investiga-
tion and the report of the commission, and
said: "The Times is branded with eternal
infamy and Is q monument of lasting dis
grace to English journalism"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27
a FLORIDA SHIP CANAL.

Senator Pasco Introduces Bill to
Incorporate Company.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Pasco
by request to-day introduced bill 10 incor-
porate the Atlantic, Mexican Gulf and
Mississippi Barge Canal Company, and to
grant to it a right Of way th rough lands of
the United States. The route of the pro-
posed canal shall be from point on the Mis-
sissippi river, at or near New Orleans,
through lakes Borgne and Ponchartrain, and
over the inland coast waters to point
near st. Marks, Fla, and then across that
state by the most feasible route to the At
lantic ocean. A board Of commissioners is
constituted, to be vested with the power of
constructing the canal; and the capital
stock is fixed at 100000 shares Of 500 each.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27
GERMANY AND THE ToILERa
France Accepts the Invitation to the
Labor Conference.

France Accepts the Invitation to the
Labor Conference.
BERLIN. Feb. 26.-The French govern
ment has accepted the invitation of Ger
many to take part in the Berlin labor con-
ference. Though Switzerland has accepted
the invitation, she will not appoint dele
gates to the conference until she has seen
the programme. Germany has sent formal
invitations TO the powers which she desires
shall be represented at the conference,
which will open March 15
BELGIUM's ATTITUDE.
BRUSSELS, Feb. 26.-In the Senate to-day
Prince Chimay, prime minister, in reply to
the request Of M. Van Put that the dele
gates of Belgium to the Berlin labor con-
ference be instructed to propose that another
international conference be held TO arrange
for general disarmament, said that while
applauding Emperor Williams generous
initiative, and accepting the invitation to
take part In the conference, Belgium was
fully aware of the difficulties before the
conference, and he declined to explain what
instructions would be given TO the repre-
sentatives by the government.
M. Balisaux, member of the party Of tho
left, approved the position taken by Prince
Chimay, and said it was not within the
province Of Belgium to take a prepouderant
role in tAe conference.
Spain, Portugal. and other countries are
invited to attend the Berlin conference,
The emperor will open the conference
personally.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27
M'KAY's GAME OF GRAB.
He Gets His Bill Through the House
Committee on War Claims.

He Gets His Bill Through the House
Committee on War Claims.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Nat Mckay of
Philadelphia, Boston and New York.
whose colored friend. ex-Consul Astwood,
recently caused Representative Grimes to
change his hotel by sitting down with Nc
Kay in sthe dining room, got his famous
bill, which President Cleveland vetoed,
through the House war claims committee
to-day. He expects to get it through both
Houses promptly, and haTing, as he
believes, had great deal to do with electing
President Harrison, he expects President
Harrison to sign 1t. The bill refers to the
court of claims the claims Of Donald and
Nat Mckay for extra compensation for
extra work done on three vessels built by
them for the government during the war.
Half million is estimated to be the
amount which Mckay would receive should
the claims be allowed.
CLEvELAND's REPORT ON THE CLAIM.
President Cleveland summed up the case
In his veto thus: SIT seems that the con-
tractors mentioned In this bill, after enter
ing into contracts plainly indicating that
changes of plans, and consequent delays in
their work, were in their con-
temptation, availed themselves of
the remedy which they themselves had
provided, and thereupon received about so
per cent. in the case of two of these vessels
over the contract price for extra work.
giving the government a receipt in full.
When. soon thereafter, an opportunity
was offered them to make a further claim
of as broad a nature as they could desire,
they failed to do 80, and one of them dis
claimed any right to recover on account of
one Of the vessels, though all are now in
cluded in the present bill. In 1867 the
claims were fully examined under law of
congress and rejected, and the supreme
court in an exactly similar case finds neither
law nor equity supporting them"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27
LONDON'S FOUL SCANDAL.

Labouchere to Bring the Matter Be-
fore the House of Commons.
LONDON, Feb. 26.-In the House of Com
mons tonight Henry Labouchere gave no
tice that he would introduce a resolution to
reduce the vote of credit, in order to call
the attention of the house TO the scandal
attaching TO the administration of justice
In connection with the Cleveland street
affairs. Mr.. Labouchere has arranged that
his motion on the West End scandals, said
to include many young men Of position and
family, shall be considered In the House on
Friday
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it had IS votes in its favor; the second time
SO votes; the third time 80 votes, aud the
next time it would have more than 40 votes
in Its favor. That next time, he said, would
be some time next week. MIR. Blair went
on with general remarks in explanation
and defense OF the bill, and said that he did
so because no other senator desired to speak
upon it to-day.
After a brief executive session, the Sem
ate at 4 As o'clock adjourned.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27
A Postoface Thief Confaaaas.

CHICAGO Feb. 26.--Thls morning Charles
J. Stephens, letter distributor in the post
Office was ARE ,ted by Inspector Stuart, for
robbing the mails. About twenty letters
and registered packages were found on
hiD. aud many more were found ia bis
room. His operations extend over con-
siderable period. The culprit has mRje o
fun confession.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27
FIRED ON FROM AMBUSH.

One Man Killed, One Dangerously
Wounded and One Escapes.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 26.-In the town of
Springfield, La, Monday night, J. c. White,
deputy sheriff. was killed, Harmon Kin
chen dangerously wounded, and William
White shot at several times, but escaped by
the feetness Of his horse. When fired upon
the three men were on horseback. and had
started home about midnight from the town.
Lucen Morgan and a man named Hale
have been arrested, charged with the crime
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27
A Distillarv Rurnad.

Lou1svrLLE, Feb. 26.-W. II. Harp's
distillery here was burned yesterday after
noon. The estimated loss Is $4,000. 1t is
covered by insurance. The fire caught by
a mart of the roof being blown in and strik-
ing whisky pipe. The pipe was bursted,
ana the liquor was thrown out into the
furnace.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27
ASTOR'S WILL.

Public Institutions of New York Left
100000.
NEW YORK. Feb. 26.-At noon to-day
William Waldorf Astor and Lawyer South
mayd, entered the Surrogate's Office with
John Jacob Astor's will, and filed a petition
for It's probate The will covers only two
and half sheets of parchment. By its
terms st. Lukes' hospital received 500, 900;
the Metropolitan Museum Of Art, $4,000;
the New York cancer hospital,
100000; the Astor Library, S450,000;
Alexander Hamilton $4,000, and James
Simmons Armstrong 30,O00. All the rest,
residue and remainder of his estate goes to
his son, William Waldorf Astor. The
executors are William Waldorf Astor and
Charles r. Southmayd.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27
Dom Pedro,s Plans.

LONDON, Feb 26.-The Paris cprrespon-
dent of the Net1s says that Dom Pedro is
unwilling TO dismiss his imperial suite. He
has therefore resolved 70 endeavpr TO come
to terms with the Brazilian government to
renounce the crown and to return to Brazil,
and live as a private person.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27
DIXIE'S WARM WAVE.
That Of the Week One of the Most Re-
markable on Record.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The weather re-
ports from the South Atlantic and East
Gulf states indicate that one Of the warm
est periods Of which there is any record
during the month Of February occurred
over that section yesterday and to-day:
Following are the maximum tom peratures
of Tuesday at selected stations, with their
relation to the highest temperatures ever
observed during February, viz: Washing
ton city, ~, g. below; Wilm-
ington 49, q below Norfolk 7s',
Augusta, 81, q above; Charlotte, 780. 90
above; Atlanta, 7o', 1o above; Montgom-
cry. SO', 10 below: Savannah, S0', 10
below.
The highest recorded temperature during
February at sWashington City, was 760,
which occurred in 1874.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27
Father and Son Murdered.

CHARLESTON, s. c., Feb. 26.--Bob Pope.
a white man Of bad character, and his son,
IL years old, we're shot dead Monday night
while riding from Cummings mill to tnesr
home in Hampton county. The murderer
is supposed 10 be white man.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27
VICIOUS FLAKES.
MAD WINDS IN ILLINOIS.
A Dwelling Demolished at Balm
brid ge, but the Inmates Escape.

A Dwelling Demolished at Balm
bridge, but the Inmates Escape.
CARBoNDALE, ILL, Feb. 26.-Monday
night this place was visited by the heaviest
rainfall that has occurred for the last fifteen
years. 1t rained incessantfy until noon
yesterday. The lowlands are inundated,
and this will interfere with railroad travel.
A tornado at Bainbridge, fifteen miles
east, completely demolished the residence
of J. Snider There were several inmates
of the dwelling, and all were injured, but
none fatally. Several buildings were
blown from their foundation and badly
damaged.
AFLoOD AROUND ANNA.
ANNA, ILL.,, Feb. ga severe rain
storm, accompanied by thunder and light
ming began Monday, and listed until noon
yetterday. The streams are swollen and
the low lands flooded.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27
Can Go 70 the Unveiiine.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Feb. 26.-Permission
has been granted the organizations Of the
MARYLAND National Guard desiring 10 par
ticipate in the ceremonies connected with
the ,Iavelling OF the Lee statue In Rich
mond, Va, on May 20, 10 leave the state
Tor that purpose
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27
DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATIONS.
The Bill Prepared by the House Com
mittee Calls for S23,6O6,213.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.-The appropria-
tions committee of the House has COM
pleted the urgent deficiency appropriation
bill, and it Will be reported to the House by
Mr.. Henderson Of Iowa and called up at the
first opportunity. The bill makes total
appropriation Of S23 sos. .2l3, Of which the
principal item is S21, ,598, ,834 for pensions
under the Mexican war and "l812" pension
bills. Another large item is 5000 for
witness fees in the United States courts.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27
Minister Linooln's Son ull.

LONDON, Feb. 26.-Master Abra ham Lin
coin, son Of the American minister, passed
a bad night, and at one time 1t was feared
that he was dying. Mr.. Lincoln looks care
worn, Mrs. Lincoln has been col lstantly at
ths bedside Of her son for the past seventeen
weeks.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27
RandaIl Renorted Dead.

WAsHIEGToS, Feb. 26-It was rumored
here tonight that Hon. Samuel J. Randall
was dead, but there was no foundation
whatever for the rumor.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27
New Census Supervisors.

WASHINGTON, Feb 26.-The President
to-day nominated to be census supervisors:
Virginia-George A. Rivercomb, Fourth
district; Mississippi $. Mcmillan,
Fourth district,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27
Bombay's MN Ownerpl.

LONDON, Feb. "a, 3 A. Mile Bombay
Association OF Mil Owners propose to stop
working eight days In each Ia, as over
production threatens 10 iniure rr1ces.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27
RUssIA's WAR SENSATION.
An Editorial Predicts Interference by
the Powers.

the Powers.
ST. PETERsB UEG. Feb. pa sensation
has been caused by an editorial which ap-
peared in the Novosti. a newspaper of this
city, declaring that Russia has. by augment
ing her army and assisting Bulgaria 70 pay
the indemnity due from that country to
Russia, menaced the peace Of the empire,
and that her action will provoke interested
powers to adopt measures to counteract her
policy. The price OF roubles has fallen in
consequence Of the publication of the
NoyostI's article.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27
Gen. Longstreet wants a Place.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2d.--Gen. Longstreet
Is here looking for a faderal appointment Of
some dignified and lucrative sort It Is
quite possible that he may get place. Col.
Buck would mako no opposition.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.--The bond Offer
ings to-day aggregated s00,00O 4lzs at
l08sZ. AL Hero acceDted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27
North Iowa as White as snow.

MASON CITY, IA, Feb. ga blizzard
set in yesterday, covering the entire north
ern portion of the state The Thermometer
marks zero, and all trains are delayed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27

Heavy Rains Throughout Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 26.-Heavy rains are
reported throughout the state. AT Frank
fort, KY, the river is rising very rapidly,
and great loss is reported.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27
WISCONSIN SNOW WHITE
The Flakes Driven Before Furious
Wind Storm.

The Flakes Driven Before a Furious
Wind Storm.
ASHLAND, WIS, Feb. 26.-The worst
snow and wind storm of the season is pre-
vailing here. 1t has been showing and
blowing ever since Sunday night.
A BLIZZARD AT OSHKOSH.
OSHKOSH, WIS, Feb. 26.-Yesterday
afternoon a blizzard of great violence swept
down upon this city, and in less than half
an hour three inches of snow had fallen,
and it was with the greatest difficulty that
the street cars were operated. The storm is
by far the worst of the year. The effect
will be keenly felt in the lumber camps,
where the snow is already SO deep that log
ging operations were carried on with diff
Guilty.
VICIOUS FLAKES.
WATERFOWL, WIS, Feb. 26.-The most
vicious snow storm in two years ragged here
yesterday and last night The snow is ac-
companied with a fierce wind from the
north, and the mercury is lowering rapidly.
The roads are also drifted badly. The rail-
roads are blocked to some extent
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A CLOUD BURST IN INDIANA.

gulfed by the Water.
CAMBRIDGE CITY, IND, Feb. pa
cloud burst Sunday night caused Martin
dale creek, near this place, to rise SO quickly
that woman and three children of the
Hall family were drowned. They belonged
to party Of gypsies encamped near the
stream. The bodies have not been re-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-10

The decision of Judge Shipman OF
the United States district court
against the New York publishers
who have been pirating the Encyclo-
p9dia britannica and put upon the
market cheap editions of that great
work is very timely at this period OF
agitation for an international copy
right law. Certain maps and arti-
cles in the britannica were covered
by American copyright and the
authors, with the Edinburg publish
ers OF the work and the authorized
American publishers, the Scribners OF
New York, sued one of the infr-ing-
ing firms, H G. Allen & Co.. asking
for an injunction against further
publication and for an accounting
for the proceeds of past piracy.
The impudent claim set up by the
defendants amounted to this: that
the bulk of the publication was law
full plumber and the remainder must
take its chances with the company
III which it was found. They made
the further claim that the insertion of
the American articles was a trap set
by the English publishers who did
not therefore come into court with
clean hands. Judge Shipman's deci-
sion overrides these fimsy pleas He
ruled that a ''citizen of the United
States who is the owner of a copy
right can assign the whole of such
copyright to a foreigner" and that
the citizen does not lose the right to
his own property because it is found
with lawful plumber"
This case will serve to bring more
into prominence some of the features
of the international copyright ques-
ton and to emphasize the necessity
of law giving the same protection
to property produced by unfathom-
able processes of the mind as to
that brought into being through the
agency of saw mill and a turning
lathe
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-10

temper sufficiently to be witty. At
his left sat True L. Norris, managing
editor of the Times and at his right
Hon c. S. Page. The speaking was
very informal. For further particu-
lars see the eloquent account in the
Portsmouth Times of Thursday.
where the people of Vermont can al
so learn what magnificent beings
their editors are. The Times tells all
about it. That brilliant and vera
cious paper distributed more colonel's
commissions in its report than the
next governor will be allowed to,
and it paid the visitors more COM
pliments than the conscience of the
Caledonian and its better knowledge,
as well as its journalistic modesty,
will permit it to quote.
The return Thursday was without
special incident except such as at
taches to delayed trains all along the
line The general verdict seems to be
that the trip was an enjoyable one
but that there was too much tire
some travel for the short time spent
at the seaside. Another year it is
hoped that this objection will be
avoided.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-10
THE LOUISIANA LOTTERY.

We hear occasionally of the pur-
chase of individual legislators to aid
III passing some job or other, but 1t
has remained for Louisiana to give
us an example of Il state bought body
and soul to abet q crime. This is
what has been done, so far as the
Louisiana legislature is concerned.
This very moral legislature has con-
scented to propose to the people Of
the state an amendment to the con-
stitution permitting the rechartering
of the Louisiana lottery for twenty
five years, in consideration Of an an
nual tribute off million and a quarter
dollars, a kind of high license based
on the old plea that as men will
gamble the state may as we'll profit
by it.
Whether the people of Louisiana
will consent to this disgraceful trade
remains to be seen. The whole coun-
try will await the result with some
interest, for the detrimental influence
of this enormous gambling machine
upon morals is widespread. The
vast sum it is willing to pay for a
charter is an evidence of the magni-
tude of the swindling business con-
Quoted by it.