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TWENTIETH YEAR. OMAHA , FRIDAY MORNtfNG , JUNE 20 , 1S90. NUMBER 2. N/ 'tONGRESSIOS&L ' PROCEEDINGS , Lively Time in the House in Connection With the Silver Bill , SPRINGER "SASSES" THE SPEAKER , The Scimto Considers tlic TjCK VI Kxeuiitlvonnd Judicial Appro priation Hill Hut Takes u- No Action. N' , Juno 19. The house Journal tiuving been read , Mr. Mlll.-tof Texas objected to Its approval on the grounds that the clerk had not read It In full. The clerk proceeded to read that portion which disclosed the ref erence of the bllver bill to the committee on coinage , weights and measures. During the reading Messrs. Mills and McKinley re mained standing , anxious to claim recogni tion. TL'O latter was successful , und ho moved that the journal be approved. Upon this ho demanded the previous question , do- Bplte Mr. Mills' protest that he was entitled to recognition to move a correction that the journal contained the record of something which had never happened and which should not bo In the journal. The speaker replied that it was for the liouso to decide and directed the clerk to call the roll. The clerk proceeded with this duty , while Mr. Springer , amid the applause of Ids party colleagues , entered it vigorous pro test , addressing the speaker mid saying : "You can Ignore the rights of the rcprosent- titlves of the people , but the people will pull you down , sir , at the polls next November and your party with you. " The speaker was imperturablo and the roll call proce-dcd. The house refused to order the proviolis question yeas , 100 ; nays , 117. [ Loud denuJerutio applause. ] The following republicans voted with the democrats In the negative : Messrs. Bartinc , Do Haven , Kelly. Kerr of Iowa , Lind , Mor- ow and Townsend of Colorado. When the democratic applause ceased , Mr. Mills was recognized by the speaker. He offered a resolution reciting that the order of reference made by the .speaker referring the Hilver bill to the committee on coinage , weights and measures was incorrect under the rules of the house , and resolving that the 'journal ' bo corrected by striking out this entry. Mr. Cannon of Illinois raised a point of order against the resolution. I It was proposed to strike out thoentry in the j Journal which recorded a question of fact , it was t it for the reason that if adopted it would have the effect of changing the refer ence of tlio bill with the senate amendment otherwise than was provided by the rules of the house. lie proceeded to argue that the honuto amendments would require it to be considered in committee of the whole. That being so , it was their duty to refer it to the committee on coinage , weights and measures. Mr. Mills cliuructori/.ed Mr. Cannon's po sition as tlio boldest , most reckless ami ab- mml position he had ever heard maintained in a legislative body. It showed only that a bright , well stored , well disciplined mind might become beclouded by starting out in error and continuing that course. The gentleman and his party had started out nt the beginning of the session by assort ing before the country by a code of rules that one man or triumvirate could control the ae- Uqn of the representatives of ( ti,000H)0 ( ( ) pee ple. Under the constitution a journal was to bo kept by the bouse , not by the speaker or his clerks" Ho was astonished , while the KontlcmuiC was pursuing his argunibnt , that the speaker bad not told him , as he had the other gentleman from Illinois ( Springer ) , that his was a question for the house to de termine. Ho charged the republican party with being false to its pledges in the matter of silver. The deinoerutie parly would give the people free and unlimited coinage of silver. At the hustings the people would ask the republicans why , when they were sent here us friends of silver , they hud voted to the death to prevent the consummation of the 'people's wishes and the fulfillment of their promises. Mr. Peters of Kansas , though declaring himself a free coinage man , sustained the speaker's action , contending that under the rules it was the speaker's duty to refer to the bill as ho had done. After some further talk Mr. Crisp of Georgia submitted an argument to show that under the rules the speaker had not the power to refer to a bill as ho hud done. In the course of his remarks ho referred ton VWecisIon made by the speaker in regard to the Washington postofilco bill , which , he said , V'us totally nt variance with the present do- i > iion. / Mr. Butterworth controverted the con- truction put upon the decision by Mr. Crisp und said that if ho had so construed the epenker's decision ho would have voted to overrule it. Mr. XJrisu suggested that If the gentleman lind done so that it would bo the first time ho vcr voted to overrule the chair. Mr. Butterworth remarked smilingly that tLj chair was always right. Mr. Crisp disclaimed any discourtesy in Uniwing u simile between the gentleman's { remark and the remark of the Hindoo when lie approached his hideous god : " 1 know ho Is ugly , but I feel that ho Is great. " Mr.'Springer of Illinois contended for the right of the house to revise the journal and inuka it show what the majority of the liouso decided it should show. The purpose of re- [ fcrriiiK the bill to the committee on coinage , ' \\vlghta und measures was to prevent the lliouso from voting on the question of concur rence In the senate amendments. The rules , which it was elulmed.wero Intended to allow the majority to do business and produce re sults , were now prosecuted to the base pur pose of > ; ugfiing the majority of the houso. Mr. fund held that there was no other course OI .M but to strike the erroneous reference of the bill from the journal. Mr. BvUterworth held that the real ques tion bcfoiU the house was whether or not the epe.ilior had referred the bill to the commit tee , cot that it was or was not properly re ferred. The question arose whether the Bpeaker was authorized to make the reference. Ito ( Butterworth ) contended that the speaker was so authorized under the rules. Mr. Springer argued that the senate bill "y.-aH not properly , under the rules , before the liouso yesterday because the business on the speaker's table had not be-on reached. Mr. Ilutterworth said the pending proposi tion looked to correcting the record by strik ing out the part of which the resolution itself BUidconstituted part of the proceedings. It Bought to unbone the republican majority uud to put the democratic minority In the saddle. The queMiou uow was no't \\hother there should bo early cons'tUratlin of the bill , but whetherthoropublicanssluuU Htultlfy themselves by voting for a resolution which asserted that a thing was done and then said it was not ilono mid which rebuked tlio speaker for having conformed to the plain letter and spirit of the rules. Mr. Anderson of Kansas , while declaring himself an earnest advocate of Iroa column' , maintained the correctness of the speaker's ruling. Mr. Mills of Texas said the point to bo made was that under the eMat'ng rules the silver bill remained upon the spi-ulwr's table , to bo disposed of as the house uud not the bjieaker should determine. Mr. Hreckenrlduo of Kentucky argued that If the speaker went beyond the scope of his uuthority lu the reference of the bill hU uction was not erroneous , but illegal and void. The action of the speaker hud .no validity unless the house gave it validity. If the pond- Jug resolution were voted down the reference of the bill would bo the act of the house , not of the speaker. Ho who voted to sustain Its reference would vote to give It validity. The speaker , lu roudcrliiK his decision , said lie denlred the member * of the IIOUHO toilivwt themselves of the Idea that any unusual pro- iviluro had taken place in connection with tl l-j bill. Hefcivuco of bills of tlii , Ui-ul and in tiil-i way had Iwu 01 daily ivviwiuv blneo the adoption of th" juviout ruit s Th'v chair dtuvl - abe that the housoshouli 11new Ijwt this particular inumcllou ilia nut take place in a corner. In the regular course of business the Journal clerk informed the speaker that among the list of bills to bo re ferred under the rules to appropriate commit tees was the silver bill with senate amend ments. The speaker had been asked whether he hud any particular direction to make in regard to it. Knowing the bill to be one of grave public Importance and anxious that ho should have all possible light on the subject , the chair had consulted the democratic mom- bdrs of the committee on mlcs ( Blount nnd McMillan ) nnd the gentlemen from Missouri ami Illlnols.fBland and Springer ) , not for the purpose of throwing any responsibility upon them , but In order that ho mlirht benefit by nny light they might bo able to give. After conversing with these gentlemen it had seemed clear to the chair that the rules of the house covered the question and that his duty was to treat the bill as ho would treat nny other. Accordingly , the clerk was not directed to make nny change hi regard to its reference. The house must bear In mind that this was not a question of politics or currency. It was a question of parliamentary law and on the decision of the liouso depended the carrying out of the sys tem of rules the house had adopted. If not satisfied with the reference directed by the speaker under the present system of rules , the house could change its reference. Did this bill contain provisions which under the rnlcs ought to bo considered in committee of the whole ) There was a provision in the original house bill by whlcji certain bullion was to bo purchased and certificates issued thereon. Thcsenuteumcndment was amended for free coinage , and for this an appropriation was made. If anything was clear in parlia mentary law it was that this bill was one of those which would be properly considered in committee of the whole , and , this being so , it was the obvious duty of the chalrto refer It in the same manner in which hundreds nnd thousands of bills had been referred during the present session. The point of order raised by the gentleman from Illinois ( Can non ) put the chair in a embarrassing posi tion , because the proposed action of the house was a declurntion that an error had been made in parliamentary law. It was proposed to erase from the Journal a question of fact. While the chair might have some doubt about the point of order , he felt that it was a question the house ought to determine. Ho would therefore'overrule the point of order und submit the question to the house. Mr. Cannon moved to table the Mills reso lution. On a standing vote this was carried 120 to 110. Messrs. Morrow of California , Burtino of Nevada and Townsend of Colorado voted with the democrats. They were overlooked by the speaker in the first count , but Mr. Morrow called attention to the omission and it was rectified. On a vote by tellers the motion to table was lost yeas , US ; nays , l i. The question then recurred on Mr. Mills' resolution and it was agreed to yeas , lyi j nays , 117. At Mie conclusion of the rell call the vote stood yeas , 1H > ; nays , 117. A change of one vote would bo necessary to defeat the resolution by a tie vote and that change was made by Mr. Funston of Kansas uuild derisive cheers from the democrats. This loft the vote yeas , 118 ; nays. 118. But the change proved unavailing. Messrs. Ab bott of Texas and Bullock of Florida , whoso names were not recorded , stated that they hud voted in the affirmative , and the speaker , accepting their statements , the vote stood yeas , 1:20 : ; nays , 118. Then Mr. MeKinley arose mid changed his vote to the affirmative and the vote was finally announced yeas , 121 ; nays , 117. Mr. MeKinley was then recognized to move a recommendation nnd nlso to move an ad journment , Mr. Mills managing to sandwich in a motion to lay the motion to reconsider on the table. On the motion to lay Mr. Mills' resolution ou tlio table the following republicans voted with the democrats in the negative ; Bnrtine , Carter , Dehavcn , Ewnrt , Kelly , Morrow and Townsend of Colorado. On the resolution itself Mr. Ewart did not vote , but the others named voted in the affirmative. Mr. Me Kinley also voted in the affirmative , but only for the purpose of moving a reconsideration. Tlio motion to adjourn was lost yeas , 110 ; nays , 1120. The vote recurring on Mr. Mills' motion to table the motion to reconsider , it was agreed to yeas , 1121 ; nays , 11-1. Mr. Mills then moved tonpprovothoJournal as amended , asking to withdraw the pream ble , which recites that the order of reference made by the speaker , referring the silver bill to the committee on coinage , weights and measures was incorrect under the rules of the house and done without authority under said rules. Mr. MeKinley objected nnd the question re curred on the adoption of the preamble. It was lost yeas , 10'J ; nays , 121. [ Republican applause ] , Mr. Springer moved the approval of the journal as amended , pending which , on mo tion or Mr. McKiuley , the house , at 7 o'clock , adjourned. Senate. WASHINGTON , Juno 10. The following senate bills wore reported and placed on the calendar : To enable the secretary of the in terior to carry out an net for the relief and civilization of the Chlppowa Indians of Min nesota ; to adopt regulations for preventing collisions at sea ; to authorize corporations to become surety in certain cases in the courts of the United States ; senate bill to make Lake Borgogno an outlet and to improve the water channel of the Mississippi river. In definitely postponed. Tlio following was passed : House bill to extend for one year the time for the com mencement and conclusion of a bridge over the Missouri river near Kansas City , Kan. Mr. Quay's resolution offered yesterday forbidding the sergeutit-at-arms to rcm eve nny of Ids suuordinntes before July 1 , with out the consent of the senate , was taken up. Mr. Cameron offered a substitute for it , directing the employment us an additional page for the present session of George II. Mann , the employe whoso removal was the cause of Mr. Quay's resolution being offered. Both resolutions were referred to the com mittee on contingent expenses. Tlio senate then resumed consideration of the legislative , executive and Judicial appro priation bill. All the committee amendments having been disiwsed of , the bill was opened to general amendment. * Mr. Paddock moved to Increase the salary of the commissioner of the general land office from S-IHX ( ) to000 a year and of the assist ant commissioners from &l,00i ) to $ 'J"KK , ) . Without action the bill was laid aside. The message of the president In relation to reciprocal commercial treaties with Latin- American nations was laid on the table. In connection with it Mr. Halo presented an amendment to bo offered to the tariff bill us follows : And the pro-'dent ' of the United Plates Is heit'by nutliorl/od , without further legisla tion , todivlatv tin1 ports of tin1 United Mali's five and open tu all the products of any nation of the American ht'iiilsihoro | IIIHIII which no KVport ( lutlt'.s ro InipoM'd wlienovur and so UIIIK < m siii'h Minion lmll admit to it * ports fii'o o ( national , provincial , munlcli.al and otbrr CiM'M , Hoar , coriiiaeal and other bread- Htull's , proscrvud mo.its , fltb , vcKetabu s and fruitcoitonMC.l oil , rice and other provision visionIni'luiUi ! * all article-of food , lumber , furniture and all other attlolesof wood , agri cultural InipliMiiriits and ninohlncry. inlnlns anil niri'hanU'al iniu-hlnury , w'rui'turul steul and lion , steel raN ! , ioi-omotlCAi , railway ears and siiiillcN | | , stri'i't curs , riMlni'd potroluuia or Mii'holhor imnluvt * of tlio UnlleJ States as limy In' uinvi'tl upon. After eulogies on the deceased New York representatives , Nutting and Wilber , the senate adjourned. Six Inches' o ( ' Water. Vir.OQfWis. . , Juno VJ. The heaviest rains of the season fell hero hist evening. Fully six luche.i of water fell within one hour. Nine-tenths of the small bridges In the country were washed away and much dauiUKO done to crops. Considerable damage wu also done at the \ lllago of Highland by severe wind und hull storms. Strike of Huilroud Kmploycs. ! Bt.i.i.Miir , O. . Juno U > Tin1 iiwiu-hmon , ei'ml.K'tursiiu'.l ' bra-tomea In tuo I'levclaud As Pituburg radroad yard hew all t ut work thb uftcrugeu. A POOR' SHOW OF ECONOMY , Certain Senators Oppose Raising the Salaries of Underpaid Officials. LAND COMMISSIONER A CASE IN POINT , Hollcf That Speaker Heed AVI1I Try to Cnnse Delay In Bringing H'c Silver Hill Before the House WASHINGTON DninAU Tin : OMAHA Hic : , ) 51U FOUUTKF.NTH STIUIT : : , > . WASHINGTON , D. C. , Juno 10. ) There was a lively fight In the senate this afternoon over nti amendment offered to the legislative , executive and Judicial appropria tion bill by Senator Paddock , Increasing the salary of Land Commissioner Groff from $1,500 n year to So.OOO a year. The democrats , led by Senator Cockrell of Missouri , opposed the proposition , llrst on economical grounds , and secondly upon a point of order. Quito a number of senators , however , and two or three of them from the democratic side , took occasion to pay Commissioner Groff very high compliments. They acknowledged that ho had accomplished more In the Interest of the l > coplo in a few months than his predecessors had accomplished In years of work. Senator Cockrell said that Commissioner Groff had shown a wonderful ability for the work , and , besides being a thorough gentleman , had done a great deal more tlmn could have been expected of him. under the cramped condition of affairs in the ofllce , yet ho did not think that the salary ought to bo Increased. Senator Col-krsll is a great stickler for economy and always op posed any recognition of extraordinary merit if it comes in the way of llnancc. Senator Paddock read a statement showing that Commissioner Groff had reduced the number 01 pending cases over sixty thousand since ho took charge of the ofllce. The cases were running behind and there was daily nn accumulation under Judge Q raff's predeces sors. Senator Manderson took an active part In the light and made some very effective state ments in behalf of the proposition to increase the salary. Ho showed that the democrats under Mr. Cleveland's administration had In creased the salary of Commissioner of Pensions Black , a democrat , although the salary was fixed by standing law. One of the most" serious objections enter tained bv Senator CoeKrell was that the statutes fix the salary of the land commis sioner at1,1)00 a year , and ho declared that it was incompetent ami irregular for congress to make the salary greater in an appropria tion bill. Senators Paddock and Mauderson demon strated that the democrats had frequently in creased salaries of olllccrs in appropriation bills beyond the llgures prescribed by law. When , linnlly , a democrat made n point of order against the nnindinentof Senator Pad dock , declaring it oiltI order and not gor- nmiio to the subject under discussion oy the bcntutc , the question went over till tomorrow. If there had been n quorum of the senate present Senator Paddock's amendment would have carried by a largo majority. It will probably prevail tomorrow. Senator Pottigrew arrived last night from his homo at Sioux Falls , S. D. , and was in the senate today. Almost immediately upon his arrival ho began work in tno interest of an amendment to the legislative , executive and judicial appropriation bill increasing the salary of the surveyor general of South Da kota from § 2,000 to S2.SOO a year. The latter salary is to bo nearly or equal that of the surveyor generals in the states and territo ries , and there is no reason , Senators Petti- grew and Moody say , why Surveyor General Sullivan of South Dakota should not receive this salary , as that state has a great deal of work for the surveyor general , especially since the great Sioux reservation was thrown open to settlement. The Dakota sen ators rarely fail to make a point when they go after it , and it is likely they will succeed in this matter. SII.YBU'S ' most-nets IN tin : nousn. A review of today's proceedings und iubt- edly shows that if the silver bill could within the next two or three days bo brought squarely before the house the free silver men would triumph , but it is not likely that Speaker Heed will let the bill come before the house for some tlmo. Meanwhile every re publican has been telegraphed for und by the middle of next week almost the entire re publican strength will bo on the Iloor. A muster of the eight or ten votes taken today shows that the majority in each instance was small , mid it must bo also remembered that while "the democrats today as a rule voted solidly with their party , there are a number who , when it conies to the question of voting for or against the free coinage of silver , will vote against it , as they did when it was before the house on the Bland resolution. Meanwhile , it is believed Mr. Heed will take care that some time elapses before the bill can bo called up in the house. Under the new rules the speaker need not recognize a motion for change of roforcnceorto discharge n committee from further consideration of a bill , so that these two means of getting out of the silver bill arc practically unavailable. Just how the friends of the bill will nroceed is a question tonight. It Is expected that the committee on rules will report resolutions oecunying almost every day until Speaker Heed and that committee can devise some further means of keeping the bill out of the free silver men's hands. . It Is believed by the best posted men in congress that as a re sult of all this agitation a bill will finally become a law providing for the purchase of1.V)0,00 ) ( ) or r > ,000,000 ounces of .silver monthly and the certificates will have a full legal tender value. AITAIUS IN bOL'Tlt DAKOTA. Senator Pcttigrew says political affairs are shaping themselves satisfactorily in his state and ho is confident the republican ticket will bo elected this fall by almost us Jargo u ma jority as usual. Mellctto Is toborcnominutedandre-eloctcd. His majority last year was over thirty thou sand , and although the farmers' alliance and the democrats will put n regular ticket In the field , Senator Pottlgrew Is confident that the majority of Governor Mellctto can not bo less than ; > , OlK ) . The prohibitionists , it is under stood , will not nominate a ticket. Most of the republicans who will be nominated are practical as well us theoretical prohibition ists , and there will bo no sense in nominating a prohlbltioa ticket. It is believed that Mr. Loucks will bo nominated as the farmers' al liance candidate for governor. Sena tor Pottlgrow bays ho found in ternal improvements going forward with the usual push In South Dakota and a great deal of Immigration and enterprise coming into the state. Ho told Tin : HIM : correspond ent that there had been bountiful rains dur ing thi ! present neason , that the prospects were splendid for crops , and that with free silver coinage , which ho enthusiastically favors , his state will continue to go forward us one of the most enterprising In the union . COMSIISMOXr.H I.VMAN' WANTS A IIIUlllNa. Civil Service Commissioner Lyman has nd- dressed a request to the committee which In vestigated the work of the comniissliiii mid whoso report handled him so unmorcltully , He asks lor a hearing ill order that ho may reply to some of the statements made In the repo'its , The committee report , ho claims , was erroneous in its logic 1iml unjust In its conclusions. The rc-quos. ! will bo considered bv the committee tomorrow. If ho Is not given a hearing , and tharo Is no ch.tngo in the report , it t > coni that there remains no alternative but his ivglgnutUm , voluntary or Involuntary , and ho doc * not propose to resign if ho can help It. NKIWASKA , IOWA AMI DAKOTA CltOI'S. The bulletin just Issued from the depart ment of agriculture on the condition of grow ing wheat cunlaini tin- following reports by counties from Nbr : iiu' Phclp-i. luoks vvi-ll. Saline , Innkt bi'tti-r thuii ever lx > rnv , ouiu'j ; ptrtl > turnt.viti'm . Of drilling. Dutntj , luis u gi'ud ' i'"r. ! IiJ. thiu vu ttiv ) jrvuiul , Jasper , uu ) < , J ic- innrkably in May : Hoonc , reduced one-fourth by drought ; our llrst good rainilast night may improve If , Lincoln , sutTerlmrtfrom drought and high winds ; Douglas , gnlnrged area and condition Is more proiiimitft.llinu last year ; Furnas , has stood but very little , and without - out ruin will be a failure. A The report has the following notes from state agents in Iowa : Owing to cold and dry weather the spring pasture bus been scant , but Is now rapidly improving , The acreage In barley is considerably less , than last year. Apples In the southern part of the state wore Injured by May frosts , buV In the central and northern parts the fruit was not far enough advanced to suffer any Injury. Peaches have gro.vn onlv to n limited extent , and about ' four-llfths'of this year's crop was killed by frost. South Dakota Owing to timely rains winter rye has Improved 10 per cent since the lost report. Spring pasture has lost 10 per cent In consequence of cold , frosty weather , but Is now rapidly Improving. Correspond ents report Indications of an Increase of 10 per cent In the area of spring wheat. Most of the late planted was sown on old stubble fields and plowed under and Is looking well. This method of planting is growing in favor. Early sown barley on fall plowed land has suffered by dry winds. That sowed and plowed under is looking well. James Smith and Hnrry A. Ashford , late recruits department of the 1'lulto , have been pardoned from Fort Lcnvcnworth prison. Senator Mnndcrson today Introduced n bill to amend the laws concerning the detail of army und navy officers to educational Institu tions so as to permit the president to detail not more than sevcntjJivo officers at one time to institutions where military tactics are taught. Elder William Fields , president of the South Dakota Enforcement league , is hero to work before the house committee on judiciary in favor of the Wilson original package amendment to the Interstate commerce law. The bankruptcy bill was made the special order in the house for tomorrow , but It may not be taken up , as the silver fight may con tinue indefinitely. It all depends , however , upon the success the republicans have in get ting sufficient votes to send the silver bill to the committee. The election bill Is set for next Tuesday , and if the silver fight continues so long the bankruptcy bill will have to give way for that. ' PCHIIV S. HCATII. TII K cvs-ronu v\io\ . President Harrison Transmits n. Mes sage to the Senate. W.uiiuNCiTox , JunelO. President Harrison today transmitted to congress a letter from Secretary Bluino upon the subject of a cus toms union and the recommendation thereto by the Pan-American conference. Secretary Bluino suggests an amendment to the tariff bill authorizing the president to declare the ports of the United States 'freo to the pro ducts any American nation upon which no duties are charged so long as such nation shall admit free to its ports the manufactures and products of the Unitod'States. The president , in transmitting the commu nication , says : "It has Ibecn so often and persistently stated that our , tariff laws offered an insurmountable barrier Ion large exchange of products with the Latin-American nations that I deem it proper to call especial attention to the fact that more than 87 per cent of the products of those nations sent to our ports are now admitted free. If sugar is placed upon the free list practically every import ar ticle exported from those states will be given untuxcd access to our markets except wool. The real difficulty in the way of negotiating profitable reciprocity treaties is that we have given freely so much that would have had value in mutual concessions which such treaties imply. I cuu- not doubt , however , 'tliat the present advantages which the presets of these near and friendly states enjoy In our markets though they are not , by Inw , exclusive will- with other considerationsfavoruWy ; dispose them to adopt such measures , by treaty or otherwise ; as will tend to equalize and greatly enlarge our mutual exchanges. Itylil certainly bo time enough J'or us to consider whether wo must cheapen1 the Cost of pro , duction by cheapening labor in order to gain access to the South American markets , when we have fairly tried the effect of established and reliable steamship iiiwlgntion and con venient methods of money } exchange. Tliero can bo no doubt , I think , that with the facili ties well established and iWith a rebate of duties upon imported raw materials used in the manufacture of goods for export our mer chants will be able to compote in the ports of the Latin-American nations with those of any other country. If , after congress shall have acted upon the pending tariff legislation , it shall appear that under , the general treaty making power or under liny special powers given by law our trade with the states repre sented in the conference can bo enlarged , upon n basis of material advantage , it will bo promptly done. " Pointers 1'or Western Pnriners. WASIII.NOTOS , Juno 19. Secretary Bluino today received a telegram fcom the chairman of the national millers' convention at Minne apolis saying the millers were greatly agi tated over the report that an additional duty of 80 cents per barrel was to bo imposed on American flour in Cuba , thus prohibiting the American flour trade , nid | asking informa tion. Secretary Blainp replied that ho hud received no official advice , but if correct the advance would make u duty of $5.31 per barrel , evidently intended by Spain to bo pro hibitory. Ho added : "It 1ms been constantly said hero for the last six months that western farmers demanded the unconditional repeal of the sugar duty. It is within the power of the western farmers , by encouraging a sys tem of reciprocity , to secure , in exchange for the repeal of this duty , the free admission of their brcadstuffs and provisions into the mar kets of 40,000,000 people , including Cu tin. In my opinion this is the most profitable policy for the western farmer. " How the Silver Hill Stands. WASHINGTON , Juno 10. The silver bill Is now lu the possession of the clerk of the com mittee on coinage , weights and measures and he has no authority to surrender Its custody except upon the order of the house or the speaker. No such order has been made by the house ( the resolution merely expunging the statement of the transaction from the journal ) and the speaker is not likely to re call It. There is no rqcord on the journal that any reference of the measure has been made , and thrr fore it Jn doubtful whether a motion to discharge tha committee of the whole from further consideration of the meas ure will bo In order or whether the committee on mlcs can report n resolution fixing a day for its consideration. The , Journal qf "U'ednes- day , however , not having yet been approved , some method may be deviled to cut the Gor- diun knot which now bliids the silver bill and some means may be Invented to relieve the house from its present dilemma. In tlio Lords and Commons. LONDON , Juno 10. Replying to questions regarding the transfer of Heligoland to Ger many in the house of lords tonight. Lord Sal isbury Mild tlierc was no ground lor suppos ing the Inhubitolns objected to the transfer except as regards conscription and this was provided against in the agreement. In the commons the govpriunent was nearly defeated In the vote on the 'first clause of the licensing bill , it standing ! ! ; } yeas to y.M : nays. The conservatives had expected that Storey would continue hU speech today , but ho did not resume and n division was taken at once. During the count there was a pauio on the government side. Fl.\od tlio I-luino ( "or Murder. BATON Koi'ai ' : , Fla. , JunolO. Thocoronor's Jury today found that Hillard Hlehurdi > on , who was killed during Tuesday' election , was assaulted and killed by the Taylor gtuig. The latter , cempiiiiinR five man , llrod ton or llfteon KhuUi ut Hiuhurdeon. They com * plctcly tiurroundoti him and bhot him from back , from front and both flanks. KU-lmrd- snn , In dufcusu , drw u revolver und tired , wounding Euffunu Taylor. It U btatcd to night that Taylor Is d.i Ing. It was learned lust nl 'ht that the c.n.v I of n.'n went to tlio ivsidt'liri'iif Dr. AH HiiU-omli , ill , ln : Usoii , L 1st I'Vlii laiitt parKti. 1.1 , anil i.i ( a , i.lli'V iif * h"tiM Ins fivi. < d > r IT ! ' . ! . , i , 's trt.isi n r of the -.tut1 iiis.mt' U" } mm uuj . . a lu.n. A RATE WITH A STRING TO IT , The Grand Truuk Files a Tnriff That Sots Other Honds to Guessing , tllREE FREIGHT AGENTS ON TRIAL. Tlioy Cut ItntRH l y Adopting n riot I- tiuiiH SyNtoni of Illllliiji Grain , but Their Little Game WIIH Blocked. CHICAGO , -Tune Io. JSpecIal Telegram to Tin : BII : : . ] The Grand Trunk this afternoon filed a notice with the Central Tralllo asso ciation of Its reduction of the rate on dressed beef nnd kindred articles to IW cents , Chicago to Boston , effective Juno 23. This rate meets , three days in advance , tho3(5-ccnt ( rate of'tho other central traffic lines and applies the 3-ceiit differential hitherto allowed the Grand Trunk without question. The tariff filed by the Grand Trunk hns cot all the other castbound lines guessing , ns it has n footnote to the effect that it is for the Information of central traffic Hues and not for public distribution. It apparently bus n string tied to it , but whether or not is the question. Traffic Mimngcr Ueevo of the Grand Trunk scouts the idea of a subtcrfugo and declares the rate will bo made it the yo-cent rate goes into effect on the other lines. Every 3-eent reduction means u difference of 55 u car 011 shipments. There have now been 11 vo 3-eent reductions aggregating u difference of ) a car. Over twelve hundred cars a week are affected by the reduction , the consequent loss to central truffle being upwards of jyo.000 weekly. Three EVrlKlil Agents on Trial. CHICAGO , Juno 10. A. McKay , general freight agent of the Michigan Central rail road ; E. L. Sorner , agent of the Blue Line , nnd Nichols , local agent of the Michigan Cen tral , were put on trial in the federal court this morning charged with the violation of the interstate commerce law last November in carrying grain to the seaboard at cut rates. Charles Slade , agent forCounselmau &Co. , testified to a contract mudo between the de fendants and Counselmen .t Co. , tinder which a number of curs of grain were shipped to Now York a | about 2ccuts per hundred under the regular rate. This cutting of rates \\as managed by a fictitious system of billing grain and was in vogue for several weeks before the practice was discovered and put a stop to by the inter state commerce commission. Charges ( 'Manipulation. ' CHICAGO , June 10 [ Special Telegram to Tin : Br.i : . I Charges of manipulation on grain Kites among western lines hnvo been ospc- emny frequent of late. It is charged that a buyer named Pievey is buying grain ou tlio Union Pacific at rates which would lose his backers 5 to 7 cents a hundred. The following figures on Kansas City cast- bound grain traffic for the eighteen days of June , issued today by Chairman Midgely , are significant. Chicago , St. Paul & Kansas City , 811 cars : Atchison.170 ; Burlington , M ; Koek Island , 273 ; Alton..W ; Wabash , 25 ; Fort Scott , 'JUS ; Missouri Pacific , 1:23. : Formally Dissolved. KANSAS Crrv , Juno 19. Tlio Trans-Missouri Passenger association forliiiilly' dissolved today. IMI'KIROXElt'ItVXUAJt The Kc.suiicr.s Hear SotimlH Indicating That Some are Alive. DUN'HAII , Pa. , Juno 10. The imprisoned miners have been heard from. This evening the men [ .working in the head of the entry through which the rescuing party Is working its way , distinctly heard "pick , " "pick , " for a dozen times from the inside. The rescuers have gone to work with renewed vigor. The miners cannot bo reached for hours yet. The rescuing party is within a few feet of the line leading from the Muuoning to the Hill Farm mine , but after this is reached the men will have to drive through seventy-live feet of coal to reach their imprisoned comrades. News that the entombed minors had boon heard from spread quickly throughout the little mining town and in a short time tlio mouth of the Mahoning mine was crowded with men , women and children. Kenewed tapping this evening has inspired the rescuers with fresh courage. They do not now fear danger and it Is not probable that they will meet with any. Late tonight General Manager Ilazzard said they had hopes of reaching the men before daylight. A corps of physicians is waiting In readiness and every provision is made to take care of such of the unfortunates as maybe bo alive. One of the rescuers said only two men can work at u time where they are now ( Jigging. The suspense among the anxious watchers above is awful. A 1IEAT11KX CMHXEE. How Ho IMillcd the Wool Over the Kycs of u Confiding Public ; . MII.WAUKII : : , Wis. , Juno 10. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bii.j : : The establishment of Gun Wu , u Chinese doctor in this city , was broken up today nnd three men connected with it were sent to jail. These men were J. A. Wilt , the manager , Jim Lee , a China man who personated the mysterious Chinese entity known ns Gun Wn , ami C. A. Jansen , u graduated physician who acted ns inter preter for the physician , who has for a your past advertised with such great success tlio virtues of his herb remedies. The Milwaukee Gun Wu house was one of seven similar establishments , the others being located at Denver , Kansas City , De troit , St. Louis and Indianapolis. The entire outfit is alleged to bo under the proprietor ship of F. L. M. Smith of Denver , the plan of operation being to employ a Chlnumau in each city to play tlio part ot a dummy. By Ingenious advertising and continuous letter writing victims were secured from all parts of the country who were treated by the week , the charge usually being $5 pur week , a euro being guaranteed in every case. The paticMit WUH shown into a dark room , where his condition was communicated to Gun Wa through Dr. Jansen and medicines compounded which were alleged to bo Chin ese remedies , but which were In futt concoc tions gotten up by the negro cook. When a kicker was encountered ho was disposed of by telling him that directions had not been followed. Hundreds of people have in this way been floored without being bono- llttod. The complaint Is Imicd upon five counts , conspiracy to defraud , fraudulent use of the title of doi'tor , obtaining money under false pretenses , violation of the pharmacy laws of Wisconsin and the circulation of ub- bccne literature. An Old Lady WnlkH to Her Dentil. CHIVKNNI : : , Wyo , , Juno 10.--Sp3dul [ Tele gram to Tin : Hii.l : : Among the paasungt-rs on the east-bound fast train of the Union .Pacific today was a family named Damon , who occupied n Pullman section nnd hulled from the Sandwich Islands. Mi's. Damon , aged seventy-two , while only partially awake , walked oil the platforui while the train wus entering the deuot , Ono arm wua run over by the wheels of a Pullman coach and frightfully mangled. Sim was taken to the county hospital , where , I after BtifferliiK ovorul bourn , nhe died. The . body will bu embalmed and shipped to Honolulu lulu for interment , Tlio Wonllier Forouast. For O malm and Vicinity - Showers. I For NftiniHka and South Dakota -Showers ; privi'i'iil ' by full' in Ni'luv.skalightly eoolrr t M pt t.i-i in.iy t HI ; I'taluro in NI br.tsla ; \ .J ill ] ' V. Ill ' l'i i I . -i , , " . ( stain-nary tii.pi.ru - lul' . , bvUlu l.t VUliUs. MtIK\'KX WKKK IHIOWXKO. lloports iVom tlio Dakota Cyolonc Con- linn tho-Knrly Accounts. HLMIOX , S. D. , Juno 10.-Special [ Telegram , to Tin : B : i.l : Later advices from the cloud burst and cyclone In Potter county confirm the llrst reports and add three to the death list , malting eleven In all. Thostorm covered nn area of four by nluo miles , nnd all houses In its path were demolished. The Cheyenne river , usually shallow and nearly dry , raised twenty-live feet In less than nn hour and swep't down the valley at 11 terrific rate , carrying everything In Its path. Nearly every house In Cheyenne valley wax washed away or badly wrecked. It is n mir acle that more lives were not lost , as the storm came suddenly In the night , when the people were asleep. The loss to stock is heavy. KXICIITS Of. ' 1'VTJIIAS. The Grand Lodge , Which Mot nt Mitchell , Adjourned VoHtcriluy. MiTcuci.t. , S , D. , Juno 10. [ Special Tele gram to Tut : BUB. ] The Knights of Pythias grand lodge adjourned today. Following are the newly elected officers : Grand chancellor , Arthur O. Phillips ot Sioux Falls ; grand vice chancellor , Frank Abt of Lead City ; grand prelate , U. H. Maxon of Vermillion ; grand keeper of records and seal. W. 1C. Tip- ton of Armour ; grand master of exchequer , E. H. West of Hot Springs ; grand master at arms , A. D. Keller of Elkiiolnt ; grand inner guard , W. H. Monroe of YunlUon ; grand outer guard , George A. Sllsby of Mitchell : past grand chancellor , W. C. Gruybill of Chamberlain ; supreme representatives. Joan H , Brennun of Uapid City und B. H. Howell of Miller. In the Burdlck prize contest In oratory , which occurred at the university today , W. C. Shepherd wus awarded the first prize of ? lii , Arthur Shepherd the second of JIO and Jesse Smith the third of $ . " ) . Drowned While Iatliliij. HOT STRINGS , S. D. , Juno 111. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bui : . ] Tuesday evening lust , "while bathing. Peter Felton was drowned. Ho was of German descent , about thirty years old , and came hero two weeks ago from Omaha , where ho was a coachman. JEALOUS Minneapolis nnd St. Paul Thirsting for Kiiuh Othcr'H Illood. Sr. PAUL , Minn. , Juno 10. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bii.J : : The threat made at a meeting of 15,000 Minneapolis men last night that they would remove the capitol from St. Paul , and that the would come hero and by force of arms recover the half ton of evidence of census frauds created nothing but merri ment here , but they rage took on a political turn today which has a rather more serious aspect. They were not satisfied with boycot ting St. Paul newspapers , withdrawing from tlio Twin City clubs and securing pledges from Minneapolis merchants not to patronize St. Paul. They took a whack at the gov ernor's scat. It is announced today that be cause Governor Merriam is a St. Paul man the Minneapolis delegation to the state convention will unanimously oppose him , and If ho secures the nomination without their aid the vote of the city will be thrown practically unanimously against him. All this because census enumerators charged with making fraudulent entries by tens of thousands had been arrested on an affidavit made by a St. Paul man. The investigation , however , on which the arrests resulted was made by J. It- Mason , a Plnkcrlon detective. Mason' discovered -that 'whtttMs'lcnowti ' as the manufacturing annex of the census bureau , became acquainted with a do/.en of the "pad ding" enumerators , was Introduced by their chief , was engaged to help with the work , learned the system by which the frauds -were- perpetrated and was given the number of knocks required to enter their secret chamber. This astounding information was given to William Petltt Murray of St. Paul , the affidavits were made and the proper ollicers went to Min neapolis and at 0 o'clock at night seven enumerators wore arrested apparently In the nut of padding the returns. The indications are that at least 7H.OOO mimes have been fraudulently entered in the Minneapolis re turns and not only the people of St. Paul but of Minnesota and every other state In the union as well are Interested in seeing the per petrators of so gigantic a fraud properly pun ished. The hearing of the seven prisoners ami of live others , If they can bo captured , will occur at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning be fore United States Commissioner McCalTorty. All the extra police of St. Paul are ordered on duty and the marshal has a full quota of men in town , but there is really no danger that an attempt will bo made by .Minneapolis men to secure and destroy the evidence of fraud. . o - The United AmcrloaiiH. CHICAGO , Juno 10. [ Special Telegram to TUB Bni.l : The junior order of United Americans closed their mooting today with the installation of officers for the ensuing year. The order endorsed the policy adopted by the American conference at its recent meeting in Philadelphia , advocating the re striction of immigration. Mr. George H. Bartlett of Massachusetts was elected as dele gate to the American conference. The American Defense association was also endorsed. A committee was appointed to prepare ceremonials for ( lug presentations. laying of corner stones and dedications of buildings. Hereafter , instead of issuing charters for councils , warrants for charters will bo issued and if they are approved of charters will then he issuctl. The order will meet in Cleveland , O. , ncxtycar. Grain Dealers Moot. Si'itixoniiM ) , III. , Juno 10. [ Special Tele gram to TinBui : : . ] The grain dealers of the state closed their meeting hero yesterday and It was resolved to incorporate- under the state law under the name of "Tho Illinois Grain Merchants' Protective Insurance associa tion , " the object being to insure jjniiu In transit and in elevators. Resolutions were adopted endorsing Btit- torworth'H bill , which provides for u uniform standard of grulu inspection , nnd favoring the election of the railroad and warehouse commissioners by a vote of the people. It wus decided to bring before the railroad and warehouse commissioners a test case involv ing the question on shortage with n view to securing the enforcement of the present law requiring the railroads to deliver all the grain received by them , o Gpi'iiinny IH Dcll litcd. Losno ; : , JunolO.--Spoclal [ Cablegram to TUB Hue. ) A dispatch from the Times' cor respondent at Berlin Ruy i "It would bo an international misfortuneif the current of Ger man thankfulness toward Kngland .should bo converted Into a less /rutorhal feeling by the rejection by the British parliament of the bill for the cession of Heligoland lo Germany in return for the territorial concessions in Africa made by Germany to England. The Germans are dnllghted lioyond measure with the successful termination of the Anglo-Ger- man negotiations regarding the African ter ritory. " In an intervli-w , Charles II. Allen , secre tary of the IlritUh and foreign anti-slavery society , suit ! ho great Iv approved the Atiglo- German si'ttli'ini'iit. With establishment of ICiiBllsh protectorate over Zanzibar It will now bo Knghiiid's fault if shivery continues In that bcclion of Africa. and i-'on Hilled hy Ky. , Juno 10.Mw. . Drown , wife of u prominent merchant , accompanied by'hor two mull boys , was on the bank -of the river when a heavy storm cnmo up yc-ster- ( lay , TUey were struck by llghtnlnK ami the mother and onoof the boys Instantly killed. The other boy was BO badly injured that his recovery i doubtful. . . _ - * - - . Premium ou Gold. HI i m At mi , Jiini1 10. jMpi'rial t'able- gram to i'n : DLL J - TUu premium ou tu'J ! ' ' ' l.JJ I'U' ( , 'CUt. HURLED FROM A- WINDOW , J. 0 , Secrisa of Hebron Nearly Killed By His Room Mate , 9NGE \ STORY TOLD BY THE LATTER. \ Vo SurtVrliiB from a HorrlMo Night- \iro \ Ho Pli.'kH Up HlN l''i-lond and ThrowH Him Into the ; Mroot. "My God , I luivo hilled the best friend I over luul , " exclaimed .1. .1. Warner , as hollow do vn the stairs nt the Merchant's hotel at 3 o'clock this morning , The story wus discredited , hut n mo ment Inter Will Thompson , who was lunching nt Little's oyster house , 111220 South Fifteenth street , rushed Into the hotel office to Inform Alvii Koss , the night olork , that uilead iniin was lying In the court on the east sldo of the hotel A hasty examination was mndo and a limn , crushed and blooding , was sound lying \vkcro Thompson had designated. The limp and apparently lifeless body was carried Into the hotel , whore It was Identillcd as that of L. O. Secriss. Warner anil Seeriss are from Hebron , this state , mid have been In the city attending the Masonic grand lodge. Last night they stopi > od at the Merchants ami were assigned to room in , on the third Iloor. They retired at 11 o'clock , mid according to Warner's story \vero soon asleep. Using his own words , ho said : "At'J o'clock I invoke and seemed to bo under u hugo animal , whoso eyes glared nt mo. It dug its nails into my throat and face , and tlun with u mighty effort I rose from my bed and hurled it through the window. That fully aroused me , and fortho1li > t ttmo I realised that 1 had killed my friend. " The physician who attended the case stated tiiat while the man Is fearfully bruised , ho will probably recover. At II o'clock Secriss was alive but uncon scious. His friends at Hobrou have been telegraphed. Warner was arrested. A SJKUIUL'S It EL AY. The Chicago Klovatod Hallway Com pany < ! i'tn Another Iturksct. CmrAcio , Juno 1 ! ) . [ Special Telegram to Tin : Uii : : . ] The West Sldo elevated railway had another blow directed at it today , which may result in serious delay. Patrick O'Don- ncll , in behalf of himself and all other per sons owning lots fronting on Lake street , pe titioned the court for an injunction restrain ing the road from further work upon the structure. The petition avers that the ordinance au thorizing its construction Is not legal in that it was passed without the agreement of the owners of half the property along the ronto ; that of the petitions for the road upon which the council acted tome were forgeries mid did not come from the persons who purported to have .signed them ; that many of Uio signers of the petitions did not own the property named as their own , and that the park com missioners had'no right to glvo their per mission for u road in front of the park lands , because they wi.ro not the Owners of such , lands. Italso-uwrs ( hat many who aignccl peti tions for Jho rend afterwards revoked their signatures before the council passed the ordinance allowing its construction , but that the council paid no attention to the revoca tion. For those reasons it is claimed that the ordinance is illegal , also because property la being intrinsically injured by the road. It ia asked that work upon it bo slopped. OVLEilX Of. . ' ir .Wf..V. Cliicago'H Chid' of Police Determined to .lull Tlioiu. CIIKMOO , Juno 111. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Uii : : . | The edict went forth from the chief of police today that hereafter street corner loafers and women insulters should bo plated under arrest. Besides this order , ho has detailed half a dozen officera in citizens' clothes to watch these odious creatures , and the llrst one found ogling a woman will llud himself placed under arrest. "What caused you to issue the orderl" the chief was asked. "I have seen BO much of these mashers , " replied the chief , "that It has disgusted mo. I have been driving through the streets ami have noticed the shamelul m.mnvr in which these enrs treat the gentler sex , and I huvo determined to stop it. I hope in a nhoi t tlmo to have it .so that an unprotected female can pass through the streets without belnsr liv suited. " 'Jho Florence ! Mine Leased. LUIAMIK , Wyo. , Juno ! ! > . [ Special Telegram - gram to Tin : Hui : . ] The Florence mine in the Keystone district has been leased by Hon. S. W. Donoy to the Otreu * mining com pany until April ! ) , 1802. The company , which holds the most extensive interests In the district , has the privilege of buying the mine for { AO.OOO during the term of the lease. The mine is regarded by many us the most promising in the Douglas creek country. Them is gro.it complaint over the manner in which the census , is being taken , and lit the northern portion of the city , especially , great Inofllcli-iicy on the part of the enumeca- tor Is charged. The board of trade has ap plied for mi additional enumerator , who In competent. The enumerators are allowed until June UU to complete their work. Disappearance of u Mountain Poulc. ItKAiiiNU , Cala. , Juno 10 The disappear * ance of the mountain Simula's peak IB still a subjci-tof discussion. At LoworSadusprings , some fifteen miles distant from the moun tain , the water In the spring rose rapidly Monday , overllowlng the floor of the spring house. A pnry who arrived yesterday says the mountain on the cubt bide Indicates con siderable commotion. Largo quantities of smoke mid vapor are rising , Miller * Kiidoi'isc Hiittenvorlli'H HIM. MiNNiuroi.iH , Minn. , Juno 10. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Dm : . J The Millers' Na tional association In session hero today , unanimously endorsed the Ilutterworth bill prohibiting the dealing In future in grain. A , K. lames of Hull'ulo was olci-tod piv.ildeiitj William Sanderson of Milwaukee , llrst vice ; J , L. Holliday of Cairo , soconu vice ; a. 11. Scamans of Milwaukee , trcuauior. Ill Tin Plato Lobby Fund. PiiTMiiuno , Pa. , Juno 10. The Tin Plato Hecord editorially claims that ovm-y tinned plate Importer In t'io ' country has bfi-n as sessed ? 10,000 , and the English syndicate which controls the nmnufiiclui-Ii-i * and mlncn In Monmouthshire a'nd Cornwall , bus aug mented this sum to nearly $ louooui in order to defeat the tin iiluto clause in the Mclutiloy bill. " " * " Ituaklmno ol'11 .Strike IJrokcn. Ci.nvui.AMi , O. , Juno 10.Tlio buiv.Umo ot the switchmen's strike was hrol.i'ii today. The Krlo yard men and Dig Four nu-a bnvo agreed to return to work at the Ln'i'- ' Shore Bcalo. The Lake Shore ana Muiel Pluto men are still ual. Aiilhnt'ltlcH AliHolvod. DIHINK , Juno 10.--Hpeelal | Cablegram to Tun Ucc. | - The grand council of Tu-mo has absolved the mithoritloH of Cantun from the embezzlement of 1,000,000 frnncb by the treas urer of Uuutoii. Tlio Death Hull. Hi siiAi.r , Mich. , Juno 1" . Il"ijort A. Ward , < hanii'l'pu K 'If milu uma' ' i.r n > uiii-r ol UK. i'r iird Matis , died ut Ins Uutuo vcrj