Nebraska Newspapers

    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.
.
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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