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, double duty or even greater duty if L TWELFTH YEAR. WL TN WA 4 Ta o7 TATATY AN 4 TY A .n,//”l THE REVISED TARIFF. What St. Louis Bankers, Mer- chants and Manufacturers Think of it. * How it Effects Various Indus- tries. Bankers and Tobacco Men Satiefled —Druggist's Grumble, ‘Sugar Refiners and Matoch Manu« facturers Indifferent. 3t. Louls Post-Dispatch. The tariff revenue bill that passed congress Saturday and is now a law contains provisions that affect almost every industry and branch of trade in the country. To -ascertain the effect of the most prominent features of the bill, and particularly those that relate to this section, Post Diapatch reporters were seat out this morning, and the rosult of thelr researches is given in the following interviews: MR, VAN BLARCOM, cashier of the Bank of Commerce, sald: “My understanding is that the tax on deposits and on ocapltal are re- pealed, but that the tax on clrculation s not. That is only my opinion, how- ever, and it I8 no better than that of anybody ealse.” “But the stamps on bank checks are done away with?" ‘‘That does not affect the banks. They did not pay that; the depositors did.” You will have to wait until I get further information before I can tell you anything about the bill.” THE TOBACCO TAX. Mr, Jas. G. Butler, of Jas. G. But- ler & Co., sald the manufacturers, jobbers and tobacco deslers of this country could not help being pleased with the new law. “‘It is the best thing of the kind,” said Mr. Bautler, ‘‘that has ever been adopted. It lifts a burden of at least $20,000,000 from th~ workingmen of the country, for they are the great consumers of tobacco. The tax col- lected on tobacco for the last fiscal year, at sixteen cents per pound, amounted to $46,000,000, one-half of which, at the reduction to eight cents per pound, will be saved to the con- sumer, and this consumer is the per- son who can least stand a burdensome tax, Take a man getting $100, or even $50 a month, He 'will smoke olgars, because he can afford to do so. But go to the laborer on a section of railroad or the man working on the levee and you wlil find him every time with a piece of tobacco in his pocket, The mauufacturer is only the sgent of the government to collect the tax from this class of consumers, to whom the relief will be & great blessivg, The tobaocco interests of St. Louls, manu-~ factuver, jobber and. desler amounting in all to more than $15,. 000,000 annually, are thoroughly d with the reduction, and we wve only one objeotion to urge agalost the bill, and that 1s the ‘free leat’ olause, which allows the farmer or producer to sell his tobacco in quantities not exceeding $100 to whomsoever he pleases, thereby plac- ing him in direct competition with the manafacturer, Tobacco for chewing must be submitted to a ocertain process, but for smoking very little treatmeat s required, and it m* be parchased right from the field. They can dry it under a stove aud rub it with thelr hands or through a sieve as they have been in the habit of doing heretofore, in violation of the revenue law. Under the old law a prodacer 'was compelled to sell his product to a licensed dealer, and could not dispose of it otherwise, under penalty of heavy fine and imprisonment. “With the uoe?uon of this clause,” said Mr, Batler, ‘‘the bill has been paased just as it was recommended b; the National Tabacco Association, and, such belng the ocase, the tobacco trade of the country cannot but be satisfied with everything in it except the ob- noxious provisions. A uniform tax was first fixed In 1875, when twenty cents a pound was levied on all kinds of tobacco, Previous to that the tax was 32 cents on chewing and 16 cents on smoking tobacco, In 1877 Grant and Sherman, while nobody was gly- ing the subject any attention, stole over to the Capltol one night, and, ‘because they were short in certain ap- propriations, had the tax put up to 24 cents. In 1879 it was reduced to 16, and now May 1st we will have it 8 Dealers having tobaceo to the value of over $10 on hand that day, in un- broken factory packages, will be allowed a rebate of eight cents for every pound by the government. The manner of putting the law into effsct so as to|y revent fraud has not yet been deter- g\lned, but I suppose that Commis- sloner Raum will lgpolnt speclal agents and adopt some scheme for branding inspected packages whereby, after the agents have visited one dealer the goods cannot be carted off to another dealer’s place—in the style they say the banks sometimes affect by borrow- ing each other's cash after the inspec- tor has counted it, and making 1t do they think the thing will work. MR, M, W, ALEXANDER, the drugglst, was called upon to ascer- tain the possible effect of the aboli- tlon of tax on patent medicines, per- fumery, ete. *The abolition of the tex on patent medlolnes Is & good thing for the manufacturers,” he sald, ‘‘but for AFARTONA T WY A DL T'HE OMAHA DAILY BEE OMAHA NEB FRIDAY MORNING MARCH 9 1883 064 inconvenience, and will somewhat re- duoe the prico. But the patent medl- clne part of 1t will amount to nothing #o far a8 the consumer or the retail dealer lis concerned.” ANOTHER RETAIL DRUGGIST said: “‘This taking off the tax on pat- ont medicines is a beautifu) thing for about thirteen large manufacturers aud for nobody else. Take Dr. Me- Loan, for instance, At a rough guess I should say that the passage of this bill {s worth to him at least $25,000 per annum in his business, It is equally beneficlal to about a dozen other manufacturers of patent medi- clnes. When you como to buy your box of liver plils or your bottle of cherry pectoral, you will not find it redaced, you may be sure. Congress had a general idea that taxes must be out down, and they did so wildly. The action in this case of patent medi- cines 18 & proof of this. This was a tax which was a burden on nobody, and which at the same time helped greatly towards paying the interest on the na- tional debt, %Iow it is abolished and about thirteen men are benefited.” MR, HUGH L, FOX, president of the Tredegar iron com- pany, of Tennessee, gave the reporter authority to say for him that he was well pleased with the tariff bill ¢Tta effect,” said Mr. Fox, “‘wlll be to reduce prices of iron one-half cent per pound, and American manufac- turers will be able to compete with forelgn producers more on an equality than heretofore. The bill willalso, in my opinion, bring about a remddeling of the labor question.” “In what way?"’ “J will tell you, Heretofors the price of labor to the iron manufac- turer has been altegether too high. For {nstance, in England a ‘roller’ in an {ron mill earns about $3 per day; in this country his wages have aver- aged from $8to $12 gu day. Witha high protective tariff to shield him, the American manutacturer has hitherto been able to pay those prices, but under the new biil he will not be able to do it, or anything like it, and the result will be that American labor will modify its tone considerably. Heretofore, when the laborers in an iron mill made up thelr minds that they were not recelving sufficlent wages, they would make a demand for nfinnmm. at the same time telling the manufacturer that if he didn't choose to accept the new schedule he might close up, but, under the new tanff bill, labor will be forced to re- gard capital as its coadjutor and not {ts antagonist.” “Will the new bill have any other effects than those you have men- tioned?” ¢‘Yes, sir; it will crowd out all the mills which are located at a great dis tance from the mines, for the simple reason that under the tariff these mills cannot live and compete with mills more wisely located. The Chicago rolling mll{l cannot fail vo feel tho effsct, and so_will other mills situated like those in Chicago, at a great dis- tanoe from the mines, The new bill is & good thing for the in Ala- g i o our- ,the fron us 3 Louis ‘comes lflfi“ atates.” MR. ETHAN A HITCHCOCK," resident of the St. Louls Steel and re company, was asked his opinion as to the effect of the tariff bill on the manufacture of Bessedier steel rails, ¢] think,” sald Mr. Hitchoock, in reply, “that it is & good thing that congress passed a tariff bill. It set- tles some! , at any rate. People will have to adjust thelr affairs to the new state of things, As to the effect of the tariff bill on the manufacturers of Bessemer steel ralls in this country, thls, it seems to me, is the situation: The bill Imposes a duty of $17 per ton on the img:ned ralls; forelgn manufacturers have been able, and doubtless will continue to land their rails at any Amerloan port for about $45 per ton, including this duty. If American manufacturers can secure labor, ore and fael at lower prices than have heretofore been pald for them, they ought to be able to turn out Bessemer steel ralls at the same figure, thus placing them on an equality with | P ucers. MR, W. L. 8COTT, president of the Belcher Sugar Re- fining company, was seen at his office, on the ocorner of Second and Pilne streets, over the Boatman's bank. “What will be the effect of the new duties on sugar imposed by the tariff billt” asked the reporter. “Qh,” ssid Mr. Scott, ‘‘manufac- tarers have discovered the effect ever since last December. Sugar has been about § of » cent a pound less than befors that time.” ““Will it continue to be less?” “That depends on several things; on the demand, which may exoved the supply, and on the action of the Cu- ban and South American canelgrowers, These people will try to get the bene- fit of the new schedule, and they may forelgn p! ucceed. . ““Will it injare Claus Spreckels, the San Francisco sugar monopolist?” It {s hard to say. Spreckels has matters so arranged that he has hither- to been able to sell his sugars at ocon- siderably less than eastern manufac- turers. For instance, not long ago in Kansas Olty Spreckels’ agent went to dealers and offsred to sell them sugars at one-fourth of & cent less per pound than they had been paying, without asking what that was, It may be that he will be able to keep up the same advantageous arrangement with the railroads which has heretofore glven him the best of the esstern manufac tures. He has not hitherto come fur- ther east with his goods than Kansas Oity, however.” ' What {s the territory supplied by the Belcher Sugar* Refining Com- nobody else, It will not cut down the | P! price to the consumer a cent. Nelther wili it beuefit retail dealers It s & good thing for the manufacturers only. s the tax on perfumery taken off!" “Yes, I belleve it is.” “That will benefit the consumers oconalderably, For instance, on Lu- bli::. cxtnat,h‘whleh is :lnponod, we to oases and put on lhnp.m‘l".bo new law save that any? ' +{The entire west, north as far as St. Paul, and east as far as Indlan- opolis.” “‘And what Is your total annual production?” “‘About 175,000 barrels.” MR, JAMES HOPKINS] {s the agent in this clty of the Dla- the nd Manufscturing company of New Ha Diamo Haven, Conn, The ud Mang. facturing company Is the largest con- cern of its kind In the country. It has a capital stock of $2,250,000 and manufactures all but the merest frac- tion of the matches consumed In the United States. The company was or- ganized In 1851, and I8 & consolidation of all the match manufacturers who had been doing business previous to that time. The Washington corre- spoudent of a morning paper, In de- stribing the scene in the lobby during the last hours of the Forty-seventh congress and while the tariff bill was still pending, stated that ‘‘a match manufactarer’ had declared his willing ness to give $100,000 for the defeat of the measure, declaring that, whereas the bill did awsy with the stamp tax on matches, it would destroy the prosperity of match manufacturersand would enable ‘‘every old woman and cripple in the country” to engage in the business, Referring to this erl' sode {n conversation with a Poat. Dis- Ealch reporter this morning, Mr. Hop- ins stated that he did not believe it had oocarred at all, and certainly, he said, the talkative match manufactarer was not connected with the Diamond Manufacturing company. “‘What will be the offect of the tariff bill on the matoh industry?’ the re- porter asked Mr, Hopkins. “It will reduca the price of matches just the amount of the stamp which hitherto has been required to be at- tached to every box."” ““Will it impalr the business of your company?" “I don’t see that it will,” was Me. Hopkina' reply; ‘‘people could go into the business of making matches before the passage of the bill just as well as now. The abrogation of the tariff on %lvilnlno didn’t _Injore Powers & eightman, of Philadelphis, and the abolition of the stamp act will not hurt the Diamond Manufactaring Company. There is not a more con- servative trade in the@oountry than the match trade. People are acous- tomed to our brands and will have no others,” 3 el ol o St i A TALK WITH VAN WYOK. e Oomments on His Attack on the Sub- Department of Justice. By Telogrsph 8o New York Tribune. WasHINGTON, March 5 ——Senator Van Wyck has hzd the misfortune to be complimented for his speech of last Friday by a Washington evening paper, which has had no other object in existence for the last year or two than to defend the star route plun- derers. Another paper declares that these compliments settle the status of the senator from Nebraska in relation to the star route gang. The senator has a qualnt, old fashioned look and manner that always make his talk in- teresting, whether his opinlons are ac- ocepted or not. A Tribune correspou- dent, meeting him this evening, asked if he had seen the comments f the papers classifying bim smong the friends of the star route defer.dants “Oh yes,” he replied, in & com- fortable tone, ‘I have seen them. Let them talk, It dosn’t matter.” “Bat_queried the correspondent, “‘do you wish to let the statements go barrass the prosecution?” m™ e ‘‘Embarrass the prosecution! 'V nonsense! Why, its monstrons! ' The idea that we should allow this thing to go on until the costs of the trial amount up to such & huge sum! It must have cost the government a half a million already. You know this star route business’ was begun two years ago, The frauds were discov- ered under the administration of Mr. James, and all the good that has been done for the country was done by him, and he did it by stopping the servive which had been fraudnlently put on. Now, then, after that, you know, began the attempt to have these men unished. They all had the post office epartment, all its detectives, all its machinery, lendlngrlu agents over the whole country. hen they had all the agencles of the department of Justice, with its high salaried speclal attorneys. They protracted one trial five months, without themselves seem- ing to know what they were able fo rove. The same criticlem, I fear, will apply to what has taken place re- cently. The people démanded the punishment, if possible, of the star route oonspirators, but when, with all the power of the government, all 1ts appliances at command, they were willing to employ a favorite set of attorneys, paying them at rates which outrage public sentiment, they began a frand which itself required punish- ment or at least cessation as much as the star route villanles, EXPENSES LIKELY T0 EQUAL THE SUMS STOLEN, ““If allowed to continue they will equal the azgregate amount stolen through the star service. Had the ostoftice been stirred up as it should glva been after an actlve inquiry by ool:freu, it would have saved that national scandal, for it is perfectly evident that those frauds could not have continued except by the crimi- nal negligence or still more acqul- escence of the chiefs and heads of the department. So with these frauds in the department of justice. It is far better te attempt to check them now than let them run to their legitimate end. Any pretence that we must wink at ail this and consent to it, be- canse it will embarraes the prosecu- tion, Is startling. Why, I drew my resolution twice last session, but tore it up for fear eush a claim would be made, Now that they are still con. tinued, it would have been criminal on the part of congrees to adjourn without calling attention to the mat- ter. If Iam wrong, let them show wherein.” Au Importan$ Trial. Special Dispateh to Tiis Bxk, J Prrrssurc, March 8,—The/trial of Hon. L. Dukes for the“murder of Capt. Nutt, the state cashier, beginas st Unlontown, Pa., to-morrow morn- ing. Intense Interest in the trial s manifested there by all classes, Hon, Seth ¥, Orews, member of Illinols legislature from Jefferson wuul: ‘The writing and A CHAPTER ON LIARS, Both Professional and, Perjured Ones, Conspionous in' the Star Route Cas. The Daily Dog Fight in the Oourt, in Which the Judge Polkes up the Animals, Rerdell, the Informer, Bxplains the Belford Oheck atd Dor- sey’'s Poker Games, While the Latter Denounces His Old Olerk as a Devil in Human Garb. The Chief Oonspirator Brutally Beats a Visitor in His Parlor. THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL. Special Dispatch to Tun Bun. ANOTHER BOENE IN COURT, WasnINGTON, March 8 —After re- cess, althovugh the court sssured Wil. son that Sweeney had brought in rough papers last week, he insisted on his ri; E:to be allowed acoesa to others, The (5d question was reargued and counsel had a lively tilt, Merrick characterized the demand.as ridica. lous, delared every facillty had been offered the defence, and ‘Wilson rslsted In his demand, exclalmed ‘1 don’t think you know what you want yoursolf. I don't tbink you are sane on it, #o help me Godi” “] think you are orazy,” retorted Wilson, n%.' [Laughter.] e llson (bitteriy) —I seppose the court s endorsing what Metrriok said. Merrlok (with mock geavity) —Your honor should not say that. . The Court—Of course it was only In jest. : Wilson—{t is not the first time the ocourt has talked to me In an unkind way. M:‘ha Court—Tt d:d make a |'nhhh ause of your incapsclty for ap- preciating jest. Msrrl‘;.k'l was getting t0o warm, I thought to oall him off Merrick attempted to interpose. Wilson turned angrily shaking his fist at him, and exclaimed, ‘I know the methods of this prosecution, I know I have had a spy of the prosecu. tion sitting behind me for weeks."” The Court—If you'll allow me another joke, Mr, Wilson, I will say youare all sples npon one another, It is the business of the counsel to find out what they can of the plana of the other side. The examination Into the papers was resumed, After somp time the conr‘th interrupied, ;'q o another. Javidge declired that Brady, while had cut to prices his all ©ocons) in making deductions and fines, and had acted only as a good man; as a judge in making remissions where they seemed to be demanded. ‘Wilson asserted whenever a post— master reported a fallure to Brady, he had, relentlessly, unorringly, everlast- ingly, (so long as he did in offics) imposed fines In strict accordance with law. He wanted te show by evidence that the remitted money passed into such hands as to make 1t absolutely impossible for Brady to touch a cent of it, instead of his getting half as Walsh testified. The court declded to admitevidence “‘In order to save time, to shorten the trial 8o as to bring it within the com- pass of an average life time.” The examination of papers was re- lmm:d and continued until adjourn- ment, THE BELFORD CHEOCK. Special Dispatch to Tun Bax. IT WAS GIVEN IN GAME OF POKER, ‘WasHINGTON, Marcn 8,—The Star says: Rerdell has made a statement to the government counsel about the statements to The Star reporter con- oerning the Belford check matter, which explains the reladons of Dorsey and Rerdell. These statements are to the following effect: In the latter part of August or the beglnning of September, 1879, Rerdell was sent for by the bankers. He went to the bank and there was shown a check, dated, some time in July, 1870, The check was for $2,000, payable w “J, B, B,” or ‘‘Jesmes B, Beldford,” or as he thinks ‘‘the bearer.” It was signed by 8. W. Dorsey. The check had a num- ber of endorsements showing 1t had through some banke, elgnature were 8o {rregular and bad that the bank had doubt aboutit belng genuine, therefore detired Rerdell to give his opinion of {t. Rerdell exsmined the check and sald, It had undoubtedly been written and signed by 8, W, Dorsey, but he must havs been drunk when he wrote it.” Toe ocheck was ald. 8, W, Dorsey returned to Wash- Pugton about the 18t of October. Rer- dell informed him about the check, and what he, Rerdell, had eaid to the bank peopls, Dorsey's reply was, “No, I was not drunk, I wrote that cbeck on the cars on my way to Don- ver; that ls why it was so badly wrlt- ten,” A few days afterwards he gave the check book to Rerdell to make up his mail accounts. The stub of the $2,000 check was there marked, *‘J, B, B, #2,000; mall” Rerdell charged that to the mail account, as directed by Dorsey. Rerdell says the check book will show he is telling the truth, There ls no other way to verif; the statement, because no ban! records name the psyees of checks. He says the eutrtes of the checks of August or Beptamber, 1879, will show ::“ o onuladld-n:-lnflgo ’ one of $2,000 akarged : Dorsey. Crews arrost is » | The governmen; ‘oculd not offer this testimony becatss- you cannos corrob- orate a witness on a collateral matter, Besldos, the court ruled out Rerdell’s tostimony relative to Belford, Whether the cheok had been glven to Belford or not was a matter Roardell had no interest in. Aftorwards, from the convereation between Dorsey and others, overheard by Rerdell, he came to understand that Dorsey, Bal- ford and Crowa' friends were on the traln going west. It was proposed to play a game with oards, ‘‘draw poker.” Dorsey was one of the plndysra, and Belford the stakeholder and osshler of the crowd, Dorsey lost nearly all the money he had, and wave a check In settlement with Bel- ford, “or one of the winners to whom Belford transferred the same In set- tlement.” Dorsey was shrewd and charged his loas to the mall, thus gen- erously permitting Bosler, Brady, Vall & 0, to share his loms, The above statement of Rerdell has thrown some light upon the transac- tlon avd luterestod partiea are hav- ing a lively time among themselves, DORSEY'S DENIAL. Special Dispatch to Tix Ban. VIGOROUS DENUNCIATION RERDELL, Wasnivoroy, March 8. —Ex-Nena- tor Dorsey farnizhea the following card: To the Associated Press: “I am {uformed you sent to the country an arroneous falsehood that appeared in The Star to-night, as the statement of Rerdell. The Associated Pross belng supreme In its sphere, I am forced to appeal to it to ask that what I say be placed beside what the perjurer says. I never saw Belford on the cars, I never played a game of cards with him, in his presence anywhere orat any tlme. I never gave him a check of any kind what- ever for any purpose in the world, I never met him in my life exoept in Washington OClty or Denver, then only socially, Rerdell says was here In October, 1879, spoke to me about the oheck. I was not here any day after the 11th of July, 1879, until August 1880. In the meantime I had not seen Rerdell, This story is one that flows from the mouth of a self admitted per- jurer and thief. Rerdell never kept & book for me, never wrote a linein a book for me, never made a charge for me, never had a check book of mine unless he stole it. No check, no stub of a check, no entry of any name or character ever existed upon which to base this infamous lbel. Rerdell's statement is the natural outgrowth of the usual infamy of transmitted power and the family represents it. §. W. Dorsry.” Judge Belford In conversation to- night fully confirmed all Dorsey states above concerning the check story, He said he never road a foot on any rail- road car with Dorsey, and never play- od a game ef ‘‘poker” with him in his life. Ho never saw the check de- oribed, A SLUGGING MATCH. Special Dispatch to Tus Bxa. DORSEY THUMPS A VISITOR IN HIS PARLOR, ‘WasHiNaToN, Marsh 8.—The Star to-di s it leaked out Tuesday. rv:‘w t an attack was hh W. Dorsey on J W his r of ex Deputy Arthur y .‘ oged | the residence ef the former. o called at Dorsey's vesideuce, acoompa- nied by a friend. They were admit- ted at once by Do them to his parlor. ey commenced & conversation, d“it:?n which Dorsey accused Lilley of obtaining Rerdell as a government witness, Dorsey became exolted, and dealt Lilley & blow {n the face. The latter, in throwing himself back to avoid the blow, his chalr was upset and he fell to the floor, when Dorsey kicked him in the lower part of the abdomen, Lilley is confined to his room by the Injaries. Ex-Senator Dorsey's friends, in conversation this evenicg, admit the fact of the assault on Judge Lilley, but assert it took place under clrcumstances of t provocation after Dorsey had mn grossly insulted. CAPITOL NOTES. Special Dispatches to Tus Bxs. STOPPED HIS SALARY, WasHINGTON, March 8,—The first comptroller of the treasury has ad- vised the treasurer to make no pay- ments on account of the salary of Theodore I. Sioglser, the newly elect- ed delegate to the house of represent- atives from Idaho until his accounts as ecretary of the territory, which office he just vacated, has been adjusted. There 18 nothing wrong in the accounts which are now in process of settle- ment, He cannot refuse to advance Bingiser his salary when it becomes due, as he does not belleve he has authority to withhold the salary of any public officer unless it can be shown he is Indebted to the govern- ment, GOING FOR HIS GIRL. David Davis will leave here In a special car, Saturday morning, for ‘ayetteville, N, ., where he is to be married to Miss Annle Burr, the first of next week. INDIAN INSPECTOR POLLOCK has tendered his resignatlon, to take offect the 31st inat. Secretary Teller has already seloctod a successor, Twolvo now life naving stations will bo establighed this scason, four of them on tho ikes, SUGAR FRAUDS Socretary Folger directed N. W, Blogham and E. Chamberlain, special agents of tressury depart ment, to proceed to San Francisco and Portland for the purpoie of mak- ing a thorough investigation of the whole subject of importation at those ports of sugars free of duty under the sons Invited by the secrotary of state, The trlp was made on the United States steamer Disgatch, which Joft the navy yard at 1{a m. and retdrned after an absence of five hours. Among the invited guests who took :part In the excursion, besides nearly all the forelen ministers and their familles, were Roprosentatives Kasson and Bel- mont of the the foreign affairs: com- mittee; Senator Hill, Adjutant Gen- eral Drum, Brig. Gen. Hazen, Ad-. mirals Worden, Rodgers and Walker, Wm. Honry [rescott and Gen, Lu. olus H. Foote, the newly appointed minister to Co ot -y BURIAL OF GOV.- STEPHENS. thies, embracing as th that he Ia‘l.uu- - Hawalian treaty. It will be remem- bered that Representative Perry Bel- mont made & minority report to con- rees on this subject, in which he re- erred to extensive frauds alleged to have been perpetrated on the revenue at the ports In question under the treaty with Hawall, THE ENVOYS FROM MADAGASCAR and thelr sulte were to-day entertain. | he ed as guests of the government by an excursion to Ms. Vernon in mnpm with the resident dlxl':mflo m:r » number of other distinguished per- An Immense Throng at Atlanta The Services at the Capitol, Special Dispatch to Tiw Brx, ATLANTA, Ga, March 8,—The Stephens memorlal services began at 10 o'clock. The attendance was over- whelming. Many delegaflons of ofti- zona and military ‘afe here from different parts of the state. Speeches ' were made by Martin J, Orawford, General Toombs, General Jackson, Senator Brown, Ool. Jones, Attorney General Anderson, Dr. Miller and ex-Governor Smith. The funeral will take place at 3 o'clock. EULOGISTIC RESOLUTIONS, ATLANTA, Ga,, March 8. —The fa- neral sorvices opened with prayer by Rev. Wm. Adams, Senator Jolqnln introduced the speakers, General Gordon read the following resolutions by the oltizens’ committee: Rrsouven, That In the death of Alexander Hamllton Btephens, Geor- gia has lost her best beloved, foremost cltizen; the unfon one of its most able, enlightened statesmen, and the world an example ef benevolence and humanity, ResoLven, That his catholle sym- did, , colors and conditions—the whole family of man —render his life an 1na) g example for the ewuls- ourselves and those who are to come after us. ResoLyep, That not only with ad- mirationbat with astonishment, wecon- template his life long struggle againat adverse ciroumstances, beginning with his_career at college and ending only with his repose in the bler, he con- quered poverty, debility, disease, and with skill unsurpassed and courage invincible he achleved imperishable honors in almost every sphere of in- tellectnal activity, aud fell at laata hero in the full panoply on the field of his fame at the post of duty. ResoLvep, That the readiness with which he broke with political ‘slrflel when, in his judgment, they had wi dared from the constitution of his country, and his brave support of the rights and privileges, as he conceived them, of all citizens, whether colored or his own race, native or forelgn born, illustrate his courage of convic- tion, which never falled him, and which is worthy of emulation, @ResoLvep, That while w: not re- present Stephens as infallible, we do polnt with men! tsolplined Iness practioal gnounl fe, at. the bar, ustings, of statesmauship and In the wider field of letters, as rendering him » match for the mightiest. Aun ac- complished man, his fame will take care of itself, He bullt his own monument In the heart of every Georgian, His name will be canon- ized on the hearthstone of every house In the state, In presenting the resolutions, Gen- eral Gordon spoke in terms of praise of the life of Stephens. (Gleneral Toombs, in ascending the stand, almost broke down with emo- tion. He spoke for nearly an hour on thelife of Stephens. In the course of his eulogy he sald Ntephens would have deserved all honor lf hehad done no act In his life except to advocate these principles of state rights, which he always held to, Orowds continued to arrive during the dey ountll fully fifty thousand visitors were in the clty. Such crowds were never seen in Atlanta, With the population of Atlanta left out there must have been over seventy-five thousand people in the streets. The faneral services in the after- noon were conducted by Rev., J. Jones, Doctor Talmadge made the closing prayer. The funeral proces- sjon was amile and a half long, To- night the visiting citizens and military are returning home. The memorial services at Augusts were participated In by thousands. Nearly every business house in the olty was closed and all the bells tolled, Appropriate services were also held In the colored churches. Taucanasse, Fla.,, March 8,—The governor and oabinet passed resolu- uons of sympathy with Georgia in the loss of her chlef magistrate. Pub- lic offices were closed during the fun- eral and the capltol flag at half mast, The Last Night of a Murderer. Spectal Dispatch to Tus Brx, New York, March 8 —There was & pitiful scene at the Toombs to-night when the mother, eister and sweet- heart of McGloin, the murderer, paid their last vislt to him McGloin manifested but little emotion while conversing with them, After kiseing them goodbye, he ate a hearty suy,per, The unfortunate mother was taken home in a coach, her hysteric whrieks rosoundlng through the streetss, Afier the evening meal McGloin and Ma- jone, the latter a double wmurderer, conversed with their spiritual advieers.! Later In to evening MoGloln's counsel visited, him, and to him the young mur r, with tears rolling down his check s, spoke of his mother, He sald by had borne up thmnqh words of his sister’s char- ity. ‘‘You stuck ¥, me like a leach,” nald, you must seé me through.” Both men seemed cheer- TAKE -TO-YOUR HOLES, ik And Pabiently Wait the Toot of Wigging Windy Horn, Nations of Fools Anxlously Waiting for the Orack of Doom, ‘While the Prophet Bemoans the Fate of His Fellow Oreatures, The Fatal Oalm Preceding Btorms Felt on the North- ern Coast., The Signal Service Reports all Clear in thw Land of Promise. The Coming Storm: Spocial Dispatch to Tun B, Orrawa, March 8,—A great con- sternation has been created In the Ottawa district by a blinding snow storm which set In yesterday and con- tinues to-day, Several farmers in the country dlstrict have deserted thelr homes and are seeking shelter in the woods where they are building snow houses, They ful !{ believe in Wig- ns’ prediotion, The raliways. leav- ng the city are blocked up with snow. Ina conversation with Wiggins to-day he stated this storm was caused by one of the planets moving into a position to take part in the great storm on the 9th and 11th of March. This planets force has crossed western Earope and the eastern half of America, and was nlllm- arm of the great storm. The Michigan storm proper will begin on the 9th in the eastern hemisphere and reach here on the 1ith. He storms In Eagland yesterday and to- day, For the remainder of the week there will be severe frosts. He sald iIn oonclusion that in ail his letters, both to the minister of marine and to the lords of admir- alty he advised that all vessels should be in safe harbors not later than March bih, for he feared minor storms that always preceded the great one. The storm is the declsive battle ground between himself on the one hand and Generals Hazen, Corpmall, Venorand meteorological sclentists on the other, and he Is willing to stake his repata- tion that it will be on time and prove the biggest blow ever known. Many maritime shippers are acting on his advioce, and have ordered their vessels t: remain in port until after the 12th 8t. OrrawA, March 8.--As the time approaches for Wiggina' great atorm, the interest becomes more intense. Many timid persons are known to be prostrated with nervousness, The telegraph reporta several women have become insane through fear in the affected ored with that United States, It has visibl; while predicting 24 hours of &a pres- ent fine weather, says he would not be- surprised at & blow Friday night, with new moon and high tides. Some whatf proprietors, fearing the falfll— ment of Wiggins prediction, have noti- fied owners of goods the will not be responaible for their safety during the lllllllbg week. Property in stores on some of the wharves is belng removed ta the nprr stories. Owing to the rofusal of American fishermen to go. on the banks nf:ln ontil after the fi::mlud storm, a fresh fish famine has n cansed. Boston and New York orders were received for as large asup-~ ply for those markets as possible, WasHINGTON, March 8.--The signal service report again says: ‘‘There are no indlcations of the development of a. great storm energy within the stations. of observation of the eignal service.” 8r. Jouns, N. B., March 8 —The weather to-night is fine and clear. FrepericktoN, N, B\, March 8 — The heavy northwest e of last night and early this morning has con- siderably abated this evening, Baruurst, N, B,, March 3.—Alk appearances indicate a blg storm. New York, & —Here and along the New Bogland coast no signs of a storm are reported. Train Robber Ca; Sperlal Dispatch to Tun Ban. s VanBures, Ark., March 8 --One of the four men who attempted to rob. the west bomnd train on the Little. Rook & Fort Smith road, near hece last night, has been captured. He was. wounded in the face and arm, and being unable to Xeep up with his com- panions, took refuse in & farm houss, where he was traced by officers. A vigorous seareh i3 belng made for the rest of the band, and it is thought they cannot eecape. The wounded robbez was placed in jail here, Lyr ch- ing was threatened, but thejtown is quiet to-night, Conductor Caine dled of his wounds thls morning; Brakeman Lester cannot live. Iron Workers' Wages. Speclal Dispatch to Tus Bxx. Prrrssurc, March 8.—Meetings of the Amalgamated Associations of Iron and Steel workers to oconsider the scale of wages to go into effect, June 1st, will be held Saturday, simulta- neously in this clty, Whi 2, Cov— tngton, Ky, Bellevills, TIl., Younge- o, Phhuhlphh. No town, O] and demand for radical changes