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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-27
NOBLE ON THE STAND.
He Appears to Tell About the Pension
Office.

he Appears to Tell About the Pension
Office.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Secretary Noble
was examined to day by the special House
committee appointed to investigate the
management of the pension office. The
secretary said that at the outset he wished
to make q statement. A messenger from
the committee had called on him, aud he
said that he would attend, but the messenger
had insisted on reading the summons to him
notwithstanding he the secretary had
said 1t was not necessary. He took this to
mean that there was some doubt as TO
whether or not he would attend and that IL
he did not he would be compelled to do SO.
Mr.. Enloe said he could explain that.
The messenger had been told to read the
summons to another witness and probably
took it for granted that that course was
necessary with every one.
Secretary Noble said he referred to that
for two reasons. First, the President had
intimated in his message that free investi-
CATION of any of the departments would be
welcomed, and he, of course, was in entire
harmony with that wish. Secretary Noble
said he wanted congress to examine his
department and he and his officers would
give any Information they could. In the
second place, for the benefit OF his successor,
he wanted 10 protest tnat the head Of an ex-
ecutivs department was not subject to a
process OF the House to come forthwith
aud without limit of time. II came here
Voluntarily added the secretary, "and
without any force Of writ"
YOUNG RAUM's REMOVAL.
In reply to Mr.. Enloe's questioning the
secretary repeated the story, now so well
known, Of the removal OF young Green B.
Reum from the pension office.
The secretary was also asked about the
reratings which occasioned so much COM
ment early In the administration Of tho pom
sion office He said that the RESPONSE
bility originally rested on Commissioner
Black, and when he found that Commis-
sioner Tanner was proceeding to carry into
effect his predecessors ruling TO a degree
highly injurious to the government he
promptly stopped it. He thought it insol-
erable that employees should undertake to
rerate themselves, and he made them
feel the weight of his authority.
Those reratings were not for large amounts
each month. but as they went back O long
time the aggregate was considerable. Soc
retary Noble said he wished TO say that so
far as the efficiency of Commissioner Raum
was concerned that he thought he was run.
ming the pension bureau with great
efficiency.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-27
DUTIES ON COTTON BAGGINe.
A Manufacturer Protests Against thl
Free List Proposition.

A Manufacturer Protes5s Against the
Free List Proposition.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Representative
Turner's subcommittee Of the House com-
mittee on ways and means to-day gave a
hearing to Anderson Gratz Of st. Louis,
who appeared in behalf Of some manufact-
urers of bagging for covering cotton bales
70 protest against the proposition to pu5
ative Turner refusing to per-
init newspaper men to be present ,
Mr.. Gratz subsequently made the following
statement with reference TO the proceedings:l y
He said it is proposed by the committee bill
to make baggng for cotton free Of duty !
while duties are left on all the ele-
wished on the part OF the
manufacturers TO protest against such ac-
tion. He said that the cost Of manufacture
ing bagging In this country over that in
other countries was enhanced probably 40
per cent. by the duties on supplies and MAJ
terials and the cost OF living to Ameri-
can operatives. so that with free
bagging American manufacturers
would. be in the position OF having to pay
taxes on their manufactures and having TO
sell those goods in competition with other
countries which paid no such taxes.
The American manufacturers have paid 45
per cent. duty on their machinery, while
manufacturers In Scotland and India use
the same machiLery and have paid no duties
thereon.
THE WAGES PAID.
The wages In the mills in this country.
Mr.. Gratz said, average fully twice as much
az those paid in Scotland, and about
eight times the wages paid in
India for the same actual output of the
product. He stated that the wages paid In
the mills he represented averaged about
81 20 per day, the employees being
about one-ffth men, three-fifths women
and one-flfth children. This being
the case, he protested in behalf
of the manufacturers against the injustice
of singing out this particular industry for
destruction. He said there was an i'm
preston that there was a combination in
this business He would assure the COM
mittee that there was neither a
trust, combination nor arrangement Of any
kind between the manufacturers. Eleven
independent companies. hs said, were COM
petinR for the business and giving to the
consumers prices that average lower than
they could hope to get with goods free Of
duty. be submitted statements Of the East
indian Jute Manufacturer Association and
a statement showing the annual operation
of one OF the mills in Calcutta in corrobora-
tion OF the statements given above.
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DIR. BAKERS TRIAL.

The Testimony of the Day Mainly In
Connection with the Letters.
RICHMOND, VA. Feb. 26.-In the trial of
DR.. Baker at Abingdon for poisoning his
wife. the day was mainly taken up in trac-
ing the whereabouts of the letters of Mrs.
Gilmer to DIR. Baker from the time of their
discovery to the time they reached the
commonwealth attorney, just pre-
ceding DIR. Bakers arrest Col.
]. c. Cummers, formerly commonwealth's
attorney, testified that he had received the
letters and soon after turned them over to
his successor in office; that on the day of
Mrs. GIlmer's arrest ne looked for a letter of
DIR. Bakers, but only found scrap of paper
with the letters IS. H." on it, and some
other words he did not now recall, all In
DIR. Bakers handwriting.
A clerk from the Fairmount hotel, at
Bristol, Tenn, testified to Mrs. Gilmer's
visit there when she registered as MRS.
Emma Gordon, Roanoke, Va" Soon after
her arrival DIR. Baker came in and called
for her.
D. g. Rose, formerly assistant postmaster
of Abingdon, said DR.. Baker had received
letters addressed to fictitious persons.
A ooLoRED MESSENGER.
Melvina Summons, colored girl who
carried three letters to DIR. Baker for Mrs.
Gilmer, and had taken two from DIR. Baker.
One of the letters was dropped in the road
for her. With one of the letters sent to DR..
Baker was small bottle, which he did not
give back to the girl. This was delivered to
him at Dan Merrick's house.
Rev. D. 81. Carr visited DR.. Baker the
evening his wife was buried. The doctor
seemed to be troubled and said he had done
all be could for her and had her body en-
balmed. He noticed nothing wrong that
night, but thought the doctor little bois-
ferrous in his conduct the next morning. He
paid no attention to that, however, as it
was the doctors manner.
c. A. Bobst, jeweler, was examined
regarding the presents. he was unable to
identify them for the reason that SO many
articles of the same kind were daily sold.
He had sold DR.. Baker small gold watch
for his daughter, but did not know whether
the one shown him was it or not.
The commonwealth is making a strong
case as on the former trial and interest is
dying out.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-27
DEFEAT OF FREE COINAGE
The Belief Growing That the Bland
Bill Will Be Laid Over,

Bill Will Be Laid over.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The silver con-
ference OF last uight was the subject Of con-
versation most Of the time in the cloak
rooms of the Senate and House to-day. In
spite Of the protestations Of the free coinage
men that it indicated nothing except that
the agreement last night was not practicable
and that free coinage bill would pass the
House before this congress adjourned, it was
perfectly evident that it had indicated quite
as plainly as though formal vote had been
taken that the free coinage bill would be
postponed rather than passed. There is no
doubt from what the men who
were at the caucus said to-day that the
weight OF the argument, a. well as the
weight or the eloquence, was felt In the eau
Gus last night to be on the side of those who
favored postponement, and who included, of
course, not only the anti-free coinage men
but many who favor It but consider it mex
pedient to press 1t this session.
NoRTHERNERs IN CONTROL.
Representative Lynch Of Wisconsin, ip a
brief speech last night, summed no the ar
gument which affected most of the men
who voted for an adjournment rather than
to consider a resolution binding the party
in congress, when he said: "tor the first
time the majority of the Democratic party
~ WAC AAOuoO 40 AIOui nOtlnoEH utotEAtbbe
Not one man in that majority was elected
TO pass free coinages bill They we're all
elected on the tariff reform issue; we are
here to pass tariff bill or bills, the appro-
prlations bills. cutting down the amounts
where 1t is possible, aud then TO 90 home"
There was "A general recognition on the
part of the northern men that the southern
men, embarrassed by the farmers alliance
movement and the western men, embar-
raised by the local mining interests, could
not afford to let the Bland bill lie on the
calendar without consideration, but Il was
urged upon them that If after full considera-
tion IL was apparent that no bill could be-
come law, they would not suffer In letting
it go over until some future time. The
speech Of Representative Herbert OF Ala
hama was marked by the expression OF
what other southern men felt but did not
say publicly, that this was reasonable
enough under all the circumstances.
IN FAVOR OF FREE SILVER.
New ORLEANS, Feb 26.-In the trans
Mississippi congress to-day solid delegations
from Colorado, Idaho. Montana. Nevada,
Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah
voted Tor resolution TO urge the passage oi
the free silver bill, and Missouri and Texas
cast a majority OF their votes the same way,
Arkansas and Iowa voted solidly against
and Kansas, Louisiana and Nebraska cast a
majority In opposition. The vote was 14S
for and 80 against.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-27
OILcLoTa WORKS BU aNED.

Ehzabethport the Scene of $4,000
Slaze just Before Dawn.
ELIZABETH, N. j., Feb. 26.-The plant of
the Union Oilcloth Company at Elizabeth
port was destroyed by fire at O'Clock this
N morning. The flames had their origin in
the boiler room and consumed the entire
works, which consisted of frame buildings
occupying block on Third avenue. The
loss on the buildings and machinery is
$4,000 and the material, raw ana manu-
factured, $4,000. The company was q
cooperative organization composed OF a
dozen Philadelphian's, members of the
Knights of Labor who were locked
out by their employers in that city six yea g
ago. Table cloths were made. There was
no Insurance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-27
HILLS DEEP LAID PLANS.
HE WANTS TIE STATE CoNvEN-
TIONS DELAYED.

He is Working on the Theory That His
Victory in New York VIII Convince
the Rest of the Country That He Is
the Only Man to Nominate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Hill is
hunting the presidency with a brass band.
He has been hard at it ever since his return.
He does not seem to realize either that his
chances of getting the nomination have
been greatly diminished nor that
his methods of reaching for 1t
have been discredited. He thinks
he has succeeded In demonstrating that he
owns the Democratic party of New York
and that as that fact is gradually implanted
in the minds Of democrats throughout the
country. it will aid him greatly in securing
delegations elsewhere.
WANTS TO DELAY CONVENTIONS.
To that end he proposes, through his
friends, to do what he can to delay the con-
ventions in other states as much as he ad-
vanced the convention in New York. He
also proposed TO bring himself and what be
considers his success prominently before the
democrats of other states, and, being weak
in newspaper support, he is proposing to
take the field in person. He already has an
invitation from the Mississippi legislature,
which will give him chance to address it
whenever he wants to, and through his
friends he proposes to get similar invita-
tions in states which he is particularly aux
ious to reach.
MAY REVISIT GEORGIA.
Although he thinks that his recent Grady
address ought to answer so far as Georgia
is sconcerned, il may be that be will procure
an invitation from that state which will
give him an opportunity to return and ed-
vertise himself again. 1t is admitted by
his friends that he expects little or no support
in either New England or to the north west.
but they claim that he will have Indiana
through ex-Oov. Gray, Maryland and
West Virginia through Senator German
and Ohio through Senator Brice, they In
slsting that both Senators German and
Brice are still friendly TO him, claim which
isregarded as doubtful. He hopes they say,
TO be the second choice of at least half of
the Illineis delegation.
HIS CLAIMS IN THE SOUTH.
AS to the south. he claims the Virginia,
the Georgia, the Alabama and the Mis-
sIssippi delegations and delegates from
other states.
Meanwhile those who are behind the
scenes believe that Senators German and
Brice recognize the fact that Senator Hill
cannot be nominated and are preparing to
make other combinations, both being more
favorable to Senator German than any one
else. Senator Hill himself is said to prefer
Gov. Flower. with whom he would associ-
ate ex-Gov. Gray, if he came to the
conclusion that he could not be nominated
himself
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-27
SURGEONS SUCCESSOR
Frances Cabinet.

PARIS, Feb. 28-M. Bourgeious has aban-
doned bis attempt to form cabinet, and
President Caruot has now summoned NJ.
Loubet to undertake the task.
1t is reported that at meeting of the
members of the party Of the right it was
decided TO modify the conservative policy
to accept the republic and henceforth to
conflne the attacks to individuals and the
conduct Of the existing ministry. A gen.
eral meeting of the party is expected TO
make declaration to this effect.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-27
NICARAGUA's CANAL.
Warner Mnler's Speech on the Sub
jecs at Atlanta

JCOS az 0sAoAbc~
ATLANTA, GA, Feb. 26.-In response to
an invitation from the chamber OF COM
merce. ex-senator Warner Miller Of New
York. president Of the Nicaragua Canal
Company, addressed the business men Of At
lanta tonight. The most interesting part
OF Mr. Miller's speech was a reference to the
influence which the canal, ,unce in operation,
would have over the transportation of the
products of the United States and to the
great advantages to | e derived by commerce
from the waterway, which would
make it possible to carry to
eastern ports and to Europe vast amount
OF the resources of the Pacific coast now
necessarily remaining unsupported on ac-
count OF the lack of cheap transportation
facilities. The people on the Pacific slope
would be largely benefited by the con-
struction OF the canal, as they could then
more readily send their wheat TO Europe
and could supply the world with the lum-
Der abounding In the states Of Washington
and Oregon.
INTEREST OF THE SOUTH.
But the interest of the people Of the south
would be in no way second to that Of the
states on the Pacific coast as there would
be no more stagnation in the cotton market.
China, Corea and Japan, who have erected
and are erecting improved cotton mills,
would then buy cotton raised in the south-
ern states. There have been shipments of
cotton from New York to Japan over the
Canadian Pacific railway, and of American
cotton from Liverpool to japan. II Japan
buys our cotton under such onerous condi-
tions of transportation what amount could be
exported if shipped direct over a water route
shortening the distance by 1000 miles, and
placing New York and southern ports
much nearer Yokohama and Shanghai
than any European port? The same thing
would happen with iron and coal, two
great products of the south.
The new company, Mr.. Miller concluded,
would soon be in a position to offer its
securities TO the American people, and he
had no doubt that In all the states there
would be patriotism enough not to allow
this work to be constructed with foreign
capital.
The canal is now being worked as pri-
vate enterprise, but in the Senate last ses-
sion bill was introduced to appropriate
money to open the canal and providing for
government ownership. Mr.. Miller thinks
it best to operate it as private enterprise
and issue bonds to carry on the scheme,
although the government may take charge
of it IL it desires.
Mr.. Miller was not inclined to talk about
politics, though he expressed the opinion
that President Harrison would be the re-
| publican nominee and that he would carry
New York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-27
NEW PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Representative Bankheed Shows Tha
There is No Money for Them.

Representative Bankhead Shows That
There is No Money for Them.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. Representative
Bankhead of Alabama, chairman of the
committee on public buildings and grounds,
has prepared and will introduce in the
House preamble and resolution on the
subject Of the construction of new public
buildings by this congress. The preamble
recites that comparative stateme mt of the
receipts and expenditures of the govern
ment for the frat seven months
OF the current fiscal year,
issued by the treasury department on
Feb. l. shows the receipts for that period to
have been $206, ,2SS, ,0l5 aud the expenditures
S211 ,647, ,594, an excess OF the latter over the
former of IS, ,359,57S. The preamble further
recites that the monthly debt statement
published by the treasury department Feb.
l shows, after deducting the gold reserve
held under the act of June IA, 1875, for the
redemption OF United States legal tender
notes, and likewise the sum to the
credit of the national bank redemp-
tion account, but including sub
sidiary coin recently denominated
by high functionsry OF the treasury de-
partment in his annual report as AN incu-
bus of uncurrent coin" that the net cash
balance then in the treasury over and above
the demand liabilities was only SlS, ,0S2; also
that the Fifty first congress authorized the
construction OF new public buildings and
extended the limit Of the cost of public
buildings already authorized to
cost in the aggregate Sl7,046,-
639, toward which it appropriated
only $s,SS6, ,639, leaving SS, 100000 to be
thereafter appropriated. The resolution,
therefore, sets forth that In view Of this de-
pleted condition of the general treasury and
the obligation yet to be met on account OF
the buildings already authorized, it would
BE- unwise and inexpedient in the Judgment
of the House to enter upon legislation look
ing toward the construction of new public
buildings in addition to those contemplated
by the legislation already had.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-27
STRIKE OF THE oLoAKMAKERs.

a Rumor That a General Fight VIII
Be InauRurated To-Day.
NEW York, Feb. est is rumored to-
day that general strike will be inaugu-
rated tomorrow among the 5000 cloak
makers in New York, Brooklyn and New
brunswick. This rumor. however. could
not be verified. although the leaders of the
strike said there was some foundation for
IT, Five of the non-union men employed in
Meyer, Jonasson & Co.'s joined the strikers
Today. The latter are almost In a state OF
despair. There is only $40 in the treasury.
another appeal will be made for aid.
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THE wHIaLIGIG OF TIME.
pendleton Presiding over the Hou

Pendleton Presiding Over the House
from Which He once Was Ousted.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-On Feb. 26, 1890,
the republican majority Of the House of the
Fifty-frst congress called up the contested
election case Of Atkinson against Pendleton
from the First district Of West Virginia,
and upon the following day Mr.. PendIeton
was ousted from his seat, and Mr.. Atkinson
was duly installed as a member of the
House. To-day. while the House was con-
sidering the Pennsylvania contested election
case Of Craig VS.. Stewart. Mr.. Pendleton
wvs called TO the chair and welded the
gavel during the discussion. Two years ago
Mr.. Pendleton was taking leave of his col
leagues; today he was presiding over their
deliberations.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-27
GOULD REPORTED ILL.
Bis Son Denies That His Ailmeut
at All Serious.

Bis Son Denies That His Ailmeut is
at All Serious.
NEW York, Feb 26-The Euenino
World, under display headlines, publishes a
9-column story to the effect that Jay
Gould is seriously i'll with symptoms Of
pneumonia, and that his physi-
clan is seriously alarmed about
him. Against this George Gould
is quoted as saying that his father is not
sick and is not confined to the house, aud
that all the evidences cited by the World to
support its assertion have a totally different
meaning than that put upon them. At IL
o'clock tonight the local bureau of the
Associated Press furnishes the following:
The report that Jay Gould was seriously Ill
was contradicted at his home Tonight. Mr.
Gould was said to be up and about this
afternoon. 1t was stated that he had been
slightly indisposed, but not TO any such ex-
tent as had been reported"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-27
PASSENGER TRAINS COLLIDE.

An Engineer Killed aad q Woman
Fatally Injured.
CINCINNATI, o., Feb. ga collision oc-
SprFed " late last night on the Cincinnati
Northern railroad near Nor wood, six miles
uOf'h OF this city, between the incoming
passenger train Of the Cincinnati, Ports
mouth mouth and Virginia railroad and an outgo-
w accommodation train of the Cincinnati
SMLr'9ern. MT The only passenger hurt was
i1i' is' Catherine Flynn OF Cincinnati, whose
cJurles are believed to be fatal Engineer
LTTge Collins of the accommodation was
N"ea The trains were moving slowly.
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RussIA,s FAMINE.

The Papers of the Country Asked to
Aid the Relief Movement.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.-The Russian
famine relief committee of the United
States, of which ex-Gov. John Hoytof Ohio
is chairman, and Vice President Morton,
Chief Justice Fuller, Cardinal Gibbons.
Bishop Paret and many other distinguished
people are members, has issued an appeal to
the press of the country asking It's
members to plead the cause OF
the fanline-stricken people, and saying that
1t is made in full assurance that it Will be
heard and that the hearty cooperation of
the public journals. so absolutely necessary
in all great public movements, will be
especially sympathetic, cordial, vigilant and
effective In this struggle for life among
millions OF our suffering fellow men.
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vIRGINIA's LEGISLATURE.
The Debt Dispute With West Virginit
Brought Up.

RICHMOND. VA. Feb. 26.-The finance
committee of the Senate to-day presented a
resolution in that body providing for joint
committee to confer with the authorities of
West Virginia in regard to that states pro-
portion of the Virginia debt, and in the
event that no settlement is accomplished to
bring suit in the United States courts in the
name Of Virginia against West Virginia.
The resolution raised q lively discussion,
but was finally laid aside until tomorrow.
The House adopted q resolution providing
for the appointment Of a committee Of
three senators and five delegates to report
to the next session of the general assembly
the real and assessed value of the mineral
lands of the state, in order that the same
may be assessed and taxed according to
their real value.
This body also ordered bill appropriate
ing S35, 600 for the worlds fair exhibit to
its engrossment