THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
\ TWENTIETH 'YB-AR. OiMAILA , FEIDA.'y 3EORKENG- , SEPTEMBER 19 , 1890. NIOCBBK 93.
THE DEBATE OPEHED
Prohibition and High License Arguments
at tbo SngarPalacc ,
A FAIR SIZED CROWD IN ATTENDANCE ,
The Amendment Cause Espoused by A. C ,
Rankin of Pennsylvania.
HE IS ANSWERED BY MR. ROSEWATER ,
Eeveral Illustrations of the Blighting Ef
fect of a Prohibitory Law ,
BRADFORD AND V/EBSTER / CLOSE ,
The I.nttcr Produces Interesting Stn-
llnllos in lloftitntion of the
Hlaiulcrs AnaliiHt Onmlin
ami the Btutc.
QUVVD Isuxn , Neb , Sept. 18.-Spccal [ !
Telegram to Tin : lien , i The great prohibi
tion debate was inaugurated only after a
scilosot blunder * mid mistakes for-which
nobody seemed to bo particularly responsible.
Mr.Vcbstci and Mr. loowtlcrcro ( on the
ground early hut their opponents failed to put
hi an nppcnranco. Then the debate seemed
to hnvo been 1)iit pooily ndiertiscd. Tow
citizens seemed to know when the speaking
would lake pliieo , and 110 citotb was matio to
enlighten them. About noon word wai ro-
cclvcd that ex-Governor Larrabco ot Iowa
nud ex-Attonmy General Bradford of Ivansas
would arri\o la the evening and that Chau-
ccllor OrelRhlon ouldnot como at nil.
The chancellor said that he did iiotgctnny
notlcoof hit being expected tospeakuntllhls
return from confcicnio ycstctdny. It was
then too } nto , aa ho had other arrange men ts
for two weeks ahead. Ho expressed regret
thnt ho could not tuko pirt.
The committee on local arrangements se
cured a volunteer In A.C , R.wkin , a Pennsyl
vania prohibition advocate , who has been
tenting the state , and an arrangement was
made for a sot-to between him nnd Mr. llose-
watcrat 3 o'clock In the afternoon. A.t that
hour the wind wis blowing a galoandmulc-
Inp it exceedingly disagreeable , and less than
llftypoopln had readied the sugar pahico ,
wlicro the debate was to bo held. .A-iiother
postponement xvas had uutll evening.
Mr. Lni-rnbeo , accompanied by his wife ,
nrrivcd nt 4 o'clock , and Mr , Bradford
reached the city nt 7 o'clock. Mr. Liinabee
refused to speak this evening , ns ho hail been
Invited to speak only on I'mlay , .Another
consultation was held , and It Mrn decided
that Mr. Itanltln should speak at the e-cning
meeting iuMr. Lirrubco's place.
At 8 o'clock the available space
at the plnco was fairly well tilled by an audi
ence gathered to hear the discussion of the
great Issue , The audience was nn Intelllccnt
ono and took a deep Interest In the arguments
advanced. Mr. Hauhln was the llrst speaker.
IIo was introduced ns an iron manufacturer
of I'ennsjlvani.i who \vos working for the
amendment from principle only. Ills appear-
unco was recoUcil without demonstration of
any kind by the audience , and ho launched
out at once in a high hey in his arraignment
of the opponents of prohibition. Mr. Haakin ,
while not particular as to his grammar , mndo
up In enthusiasm. Ho was present , hosaid ,
in supnortof the adoption of the prohibitory
amendment and In opposition to tbo present
license or any lleonso system. Prohibition
Is right In principle and practice , and
is sustained by the best legal authoi-
ity of the land. License , high or lo\v ,
is"wrong in principle and a disgrace to the
moral iiaturo of the people of tlio nation.
The abuse , and not the use , of liquor did the
damage , was the nigumcut of tlio untl-pro-
hibltionist.
IIo took up the addresses of Mr , Rosewater
water nnd Mr. Webster made nt IJcatrico
nnd endeavored to show by them that they
admitted the evils of the xyhisky tiatHc.
" "Wo accepted , " ho said , "tlieso admissions as
true. AVho shall correct the abuse , these en
gaged In the business or those outside J I
nninn that the men engaged la thotrnfllo
should correct Its abuses niioy liacl 100
ycirstodo It , and have not corrected tlio
abuses. They can't They might ns well
attempt to correct the dcUl as to attempt to
openly correct theevil. . It can't ' lw done.
Vou can't inako men sober by hnv ,
snjs ftlr , Rosowaccr and lr.Vchstcr. .
Good men preach this. Brother Murphy , God
bless him. prcachea this , and has done good
work. Wo as prohlbltioulsta are not going
after drunkards with clubs.Vo are going
nftcr the business. Conditions must bo
changed. Tins campaign Is to establish anew
now condition of thliiRs , and not to especially
pass legislation affcaing the diunknrd"
Mr. Hanklndevoted some timoto adlscus-
slon of the personal liberty feature of the
prohibition issue. Ho read copious extracts
lom Mr. Webster's Beatrice speech , especi
ally with reference to thonllogedrcduetionln
mum factoring Industries in the prohibition
states , nnd presented an array of figures
Bliowlngtho reduction of such Industries In
the high lleonso states , nndsoucht to show by
tblj thut prohibition had nothing to do with ,
the decrciiso In either particular. Ir , Ran-
Itln became wildly enthusiastic as Ills time
faded , and promised to "tear the mask oft the
Juco of the hideous damning1 of the lleonso
uystcni. " IIo precllc-ted the coining of a
glorious day for prohibition when tlio povcr
of rum should bo crushed and the people
made fi-eo nnd great ,
Hon. IMviirtl lone ! iitcr'n
Mr. Hosowatcr vas Introduced and warmly
Brcotcd. Ho said It would ho a grcatmlstako
to put Into the constitution of any state any
law prohibiting the sale ot any commodity or
forbidding any act that Is not defined as
criminal by the constitution. Our constitu
tion was simply nn outline of power , and any
rights to which the people are entitled are
regulated by statute. JV natural right cannot
to aDrlded | by constitutional acts. Wo liavo
been told that the great judges ba\o stated
that Intemperance has caused great suffering
nnd pauperism and crlaio nnd grant it , nud
how can It ho regulated best } There nro but
four states In this union Unit have prohibitory
amendments In tneir constitutions , Mnssn-
chuscttes , that gave us Bunker Hill and
the hcros of the revolution , tiled statuary
prohibition and then overwhelmingly rejected
U.
U.Mr
Mr , Uosawatorread the opinions of some
of the greatest educational leaders ot Massa
chusetts , expressing their opposition to con
stitutional prohibition as being , on account of
tbo violations maao so easy , amcuncoto popu
lar government. Bald the speaker :
" \Vohavobccn told hero tonight that the
sale of liquor Is a sin nud a crime. Upon tbls
proposition many poonlo agree , \vhllo others
differ , and many ministers hold dllTcrcntly
nnd claim that nothing in tuo bible nuthor-
hes such n denunciation. "
Extracts were read from temperance docu-
incnu Issued by a Now Yorksoclety , in vhlch
Iho ministers urged their opposition to the
adoption of the prohibition , uiacndtccat. Said
Mr. Uosowatcr :
HcliK'lous people differ very widely and
very often. A delegation of Chicago minis
ters asked Abraham Lincoln to issue the
cmanclpatloa proclamation lust after the
second battle of Bull lun , Mr. Lincoln's
nns\\cr was thut the ministers wcro thoin-
kclvcs divided , and that the subject was dim-
cult , and that good men did not agrco. So in
Ujls question the pcoDlo who hold rolldous
views nrodUldccl.Vo \ shall bo able to do-
Tnonstrato that moro crime , moro drunken
ness , nnd more vice have generated hi the
prch I billon states than In the license states.
-And then wonik thinking and reading pcoplo
topauso bcfoisvvo Injat this amcudnicnt
into our constitution ,
"Mr. HaiiWii admits tlmt he It in this fight
and the next one. He , llko Artcmus
"Ward , Is willing to sacrifice till his
wife's relations In this contest , 1C ho loses
lie will hunt another stump and flgUt in
other fields , whllo we , who live hero and
have our money licio and expect todlo here ,
have tostivyund take thocousequcnccs. "
Mr. Ho3e\\atcr \ then apoko oftho ellectolo
prohibitory aiiieiiJinent on education. Xc-
brosUa. ho said , had better schools nnd
better icauhen tlian any other state in the
union , This was duo ina great measure to
the roimuoderivcd from the license system.
lie compniccl the schools of prohibition
Kimsasnnd high license N'ebraslca Ilotold
of a recent Uslt to Lcarenwortb , and said
the city was us bidlv wreiked nad iulned
as tiny dty of the south that had
been devastated by tbo T.-ar. Ton
thousand peopto had lelt the
city of Lenon worth In the pist. flvo years ,
llo directed his tittention to Mr. liaukiii , and
showed hy statistics that slnco iirohlbltlon
was defeated In I'eunsjhniiia by 11)0,000 ) ma-
jorltylii fu\orofhlgh llcciiso the number of
saloons had ticen greatly decreased , and
showed the Impmemcnt in the twfllc , In
Phlliulelphia ulono over 4UX ) saloons ere
closed lit once u pen the adoption ofthohlgh
license law.
Mr Hosewaterwas vanning up to his sub
ject In earnest \\licn "colonel" liankinwho ,
had Iceu fuinbllnz his watch nououslyand
persistently , called time , and Mr. Hoseuatcr
was compelled toglvo way to General Brad
ford. ; _
IIoii.S. I > . llrailforU's
lion. tJ. D. Bradford was Introduced ns
having been In tlio enforcement fight in Kan
sas in his position as attorney general IIo
modestly confessed that ho was not afraid to
discuss prohibition with any imn in the
world , lie told how lie had considered the
matter befoio he had decided to boa prohibi
tionist. U'he moial reform and temperance
work had gone on for a hundred jcars , and it
wnsncccssary totallcoftho woo and want
and misery caused by the evil of Intemper
ance. How redeemed ! ' -Everybody , " lie
said , "confesses that alcohol is not good as a
beverage. Science had demonstrated that al
cohol Is not beneficial as bcvcuigo , The
temperance ino\cinentls for the benefit of
the homo and the II reside , and tbo
radical question is' How can the evil
E o best restrained and regulated orprohlbltcd
most off ectunlly and with the least expense !
Low license Is dangerous. It makes it f reo
to the bojs. High license icduces the num
ber of saloons and drunkenness ono-hulf , tbo
gc-illetrcnon tlio otbcr side toll jou. If high
license reduces the saloons , then wby not ,
forGod'ssake , prohibit the saloons entirely.
You cannot regulate the liquor trufllc. The
only way to deal with a saloonkeeper 13 to
get him down nnd stand on his neck so bo
oiii'tmo\oim inch. I have prosecuted mow
of them than has any man In this country ,
and that Is the only way to handle them
They talk about the question of rctetiuo.
They hold out the revenue derived fiom
saloons nnd used lor educational purposes ,
hut the high license sjstora incicoses taxes
In another direction , In the support of pau
pers and the prosecution of cilminals
caused by the liquor tralllo. When you
hnvesaloons jou lime an. Increase of crime
nnd an inciraso hi paupers. T hosaloof in
toxicating liquors as a beverage tends to de
moralize tlio populace , it degrades the pee
ple.
ple."Mr. . llradford promisedboforctho close of
the debate to show that Omaha had the big
gest criminal record , more felonies and inoio
drunkenness than anv city In tlio union sao
thiec. Housed Prof.Dickie's llro limit and
runaway horse stoiles in illustration of his
"
position on T.iio"pciioniii nueny question ,
"The class oC men , " ho &ald'who , talk about
personal liberty would most of them , or many
of them at least , bo Intho penitentiary If
they htul their Just dues instead nf standing
around harpiiigaboutpersonal liberty , They
wcro tbo led nosed devils wbo.aro bootleg
ging and poisoning the bojs and ruining the
homes of this country for the sake of a few
paltry dollars , The ministers , rho pure
women and jrood mon and all decent people
fa\or prohibition , whllo the brewers and the
distillers and tlio thugs nnd the barkccpus
are against prohibition. That's the situation.
' \Vhlch party will you bo with ?
Hon. Jolni Li. Webster's Speech.
Mr. Webster was enthusiastically re
ceived. Ho said that this was the second
time ho had been called to defend the state In
which ho lived and which ho loved against
the charges of people who came bcio from
other states to tell us how to attend to our
own business. ( Applnuso. ) "Tho gentle
man from Kansas , " said Mr. "Webster'tells ,
us that Omaha has more crime than any city
in the union save three. lam prepared to
prove to him that there Is less crime la
Omaha than there Is In tbo city In Kansas la
which he lives , and la which hohasworicd
solongfor prohibition. ( Applause ) I will
tell him and prove to them that in the pro
hibition states from which they hail they are
making moro drunkards thin nro the
states which belles in tbo regulation oftho
liquor trade.
"Mr. Bradford said ho bad found 1,000
'spcaU casys' ' In Philadelphia , and Mr.
Itanlcin i.ilscd the iiumbcr to O.OOO , and said
ho knew they existed. I would lilto to know
how long It took them to go around. T hive
Invited ciltlclsm , find a-sked any man to refute -
futo what I said nt Bpahlco about the do-
cicaso of manufacturing industries in the
prohibition states , and that In. the Ugh
license states tbo buslacss bos 'bteii In
creased. "
Mr. Webster referred to Air. Ranliln's
criticism oC the speakci's ' Beatrice flguics ,
and proceeded to show that Mr. Kaiildn's
showing was only parthl and was used for
the purpose ot concealing rather than ills-
closing the facts of the case. He alleged that
the detailed statement of figures was true ,
and bo again asserted that in tlio prohibition
states the industrial uouiopiucnts Met been
delayed , whllo progress had been shown In
the same lines In. high license states , and pro
hibition was the only cause that could bo
assigned fortho different conditions.
Mr. Webster stated that ho visited the
architects in 0main and had secured some
facts concerning the effect tbo adoption of
prohibition would have on the building Im
provements In Omaha. IIo found that plans
wcro ready for $303,000 , In buildings , the erec
tion ofwhUhhadbeon delated because oC
the feeling of insecurity in business and
financial ciules caused by the pending pro
hibition Is sue. Ihoso I'Uus ' meant work and
prosperity and homes for the laboring- men ,
nnd moro business and substantial prosperity
tlian had been experienced by Ivansas , Mr.
llrrutforcl'sstnto , sincotho adoption of pro
hibition in tli.it stato.
llefcrilng to the condition of affairs In
Mnlno as compared with Nebraska. Mr.
Webster told how Ncal Do\v. \ the father of
prohibition In Maine , liad been de
feated In a Malno town for the ofllco
of major , and had given as a reason
thftt the saloon men were in a majority In the
town. Tills was In prohibition Malno I
Air. Webster presented statistics shotting
that in Malno tbo saloons numLcnul ono to
each 552 of the population , vhllo in Nebraska
the rate was ono to each 000peoplo. Moro
monworo arrested , for drunkenness In JIaluo
than In Ncbrasla In Omaha , designated bv
Mr. llradford as the -worst hole Intho vorld ,
there were arrested f ordrunkcnncss lost year
an average of ono for each sixty-nluo of
the population , whllo In Portland , Me , the
arrested for drunkenness was ono forcach
thlrty-throo people.
Mr. Webster's speech was a magnificent
effort , and held the Interested audience , al-
tliouga the temperature of the mm was at
freezlnir point. His remarks wcro warmly
applauded , and at the close was greeted witli
round alter round oC applause.
Thodobato will bo continued Friday afternoon -
noon and evening , cx-Oovornor Larrabeo ,
Mr. Uosowatcr , Mr. llradford and Mr , Web
ster participating In tha order named. The
Interest in ( ho debate liaa crown wonderfully
during this evening' ssesslon and largo uudl-
cucc4 are assured at tomorrow's discussions ,
CYCLONE IB NORTBER3 MA ,
Two Men Killed and a Uurnber Sciiouslj
Injured at Uauning ,
IMMENSE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY ,
Sic in Taken to Test tlio Constitution-
nllty of tlio Original Paelcnj-o
An Oil IMncovery
Tt > oConllalauc.
, la. , ScptlS. [ Spcchl Telegram
to TiieBic.1 Acyclono struch about four
miles soxith of JIannlnR about 2 o'clock tbls
afternoon. Two men were killed and several
Injured. The damage to property " 111 la
hea-\y. .A heavy rain was general Inwestern
Iowa , _
Win Test tliv I'ntkaj-o lintx.
DnMoixno , fa. , Sept. 18 [ Special Tele
gram to TIIG Bin. ] It Is announced hero
that a lav firm of Chicago has been retained
by an association of Iowa brewcw nnd liquor
dealers to look : after tholr Interests In con
nection \\ltk resisting the validity of the
original pick ago lav , The law will ho at-
tnctal on the ground that \\hllo the United
States" congress has the po or to control com
merce between the states , it has not the
power to dolomite that power to any state. It
is the same tirm "who carried tbo Keokuk
casoup to the supreme court which resulted
in the famous decision that led to the enact
ment of the original pickago law ,
The l lnx : 1'alacc.
TonKST CITY , la. , Sept. IS. [ Special Tele
gram to TIIG ULE. ] A largo auiltenco Rath-
crcdat the flax palnco to listen to tlio address
of Governor Holes. The governor's subject
\vas"OurStatoInstltutlons , " and blsspecch
\vasmainly a criticism of the nnnngcmentof
the ponltentiailes , Insnno hospitals and re
form schools of the state. IIo advocated that
convicts should bo piid full vagcs for their
work , nnd the residue , after deducting the
cost of Iteepiiig thorn , should bo turned o\er
fortho suppoitof their families.
An Oil Discovery.
JUcKsnur.o , la. , Sept. IS. [ Special Tele
gram toTnc BLE. ] On the i2O3-acro farm of
of Jessie Wilson , on the edge of Adah-county ,
at a depth of 150 feet , oil his been discovered.
There is quite an amountof it In thcnvell. It
has no odor-whatever , but burns freely. Dr.
Barnes of Macksbuig- has examined It and
sajs it is a new kind of oil. Mho oil was dls-
co\ercdin a stratuof porous rock something ;
like the coal ell rock in Pennsylvania. The
discovery has created quite a btlr.
At tlto Coal 1'ulnco.
OrroMft-A , la. , Sept. IS. [ Special Tclo-
prain toTiinDEB.J-Oranse Judd olChlcago ,
Superintendent G. 0. "Wilson of the "Q , " and
Superintendent T. B. Cable of thoMllwau-
Ucevcro visitors today at ttio coal palace.
Tbls eveninRthe Iowa state band and thollm
See club of CedarHapldseavo a most satis
factory concert.
Fatally Injured In u Hun awny.
Ixuri'ENLJE.vcK , la. , Sept. 18.-Speelal [
Telegram to Tim BEE. ) James McLaren
was tlio victim of a runaway this morning- .
Ills horse dashed oicr a rooty prcclpicoand
i-ushcd to the ilier , throwing him on the
rocks. Ho sustained serious and it as thought
fatal injuries about the head.
His Injuries I'rovccl Ptxtal.
CI.IMOSIn , Sept. T.8. [ Special Telegram
toTnuBcE. ] Svltehraan Stocking hose
leg was crushed by the cars Tuesday morn-
inu , died last night from the effects of his
injuries. The deceased was unmairied and
Ills parents icslcto at Chariton ,
Foot JUee nt Missouri Valley.
MISSOURI VAi/Mir , la. , Sept. IS. [ Special to
Tim Bcc. ] C. H Iluntley ofHuton , S. D. ,
and Clom Hough of this place will mn ai.ico
at the fair giounds next Saturday for 100 u
side.
Sweeney N'oinliuitcil fo
NnwIlA inoxla. , Sept. IS ISpecinlTcl-
giam to TnrDr.i : ] Colonel J. II Sweeney
uastoday nominated forcongiess by thore-
publicaas of the Touith district.
-
A MVSJl ftjf TMl'&HTS.
All the Miners Crowded to Their Ut
most Capacity.
[ Copl/rfflM/S90/// / | / ( Jordan Jlmncti , !
MANcimsTi.it , Sept. 18 [ ! "cw Yoik Herald
Cable-Special toTiir : DEE.-Thorash. tojet
goods over to New York as early as possible
la order to avoid the pamentof ) tlio IvIcKin-
ley tailff is so prcat tint it is exticmcly diffi
cult to secure tonnage , all aullaWo space on
the liners beingengaged. . 'Iho City of Ches
ter Is full up , and Saturday's Canard caanot
carry all the f iclght her oi\norslmvo been
pressed to take. Consignments intended for
Now Yorlcaro being sent via Boston at a cost
of over 120 per cent moro tlian direct lates ,
Many firms transacting a largo American
business are working overtime in the mills in
order thut shipments may bo uiado at tbo
earliest possible moment. Such activity is
unprecedented. The toningo offered has
been exceptionally large , and as an illustra
tion of the extraordinary pressure which pro-
va'lsit may bo mentioned that ono firm with
only live cases to ship wore unable today to
find a steamer to tulco them within the re-
( mired time , The financial resources of some
Importers Will , His feared , bo unable to hear
the strain imposed by the payment of duties
on such heavy consignments.
Caucus of House * Xlcpiilillcans.
AVisitixaioNSept. . 18. At the caucus of
the republican members of the bouso this nf.
tornoon ituas found that there are now In
Washington 143republlcaninombcrs , twenty-
ono less than o quorum , consequently there
are now twenty eight republican absentees ,
The taucusrcsohod to malic every effort to
secure tbo attendance of these members. It
was stated that If thcso absentees would re
turn to 'Washington , the renuliilnj ? business
of the session can bo closed up ina few clajs.
wbilo the failure to sccui-o the attendance ol
i. republican quorum will tend , to protract
the session Indefinitely.
In < HilriiL"A.l > rmt linrruridla's Hill I MS ,
"WiBimcimN , Sept , 18. Iho house commit-
tea on foiclpn affairs has directed a fa oralilo
report on the modification of MeCrcarj's '
resolution calling on tbo president for all
ofticUl Information icspcctlag the Itllllngof
General Ilarrundia by the authorities of
Guatemala.
Silk
Jlosros , Sept. 18Tbo I. H. Sailer silk
company , at i\'o. 33 Bedford street , has as
signed , llaDilltles § 25,000. , The tronblols duo
to complications arising from the I'ottcr ,
Loull&Co. , failure ,
A. Collision. A\ltli thol'coplc ,
Itiixr , Sept. 18. U la reported that a fight
hasoceuried between the Infantry and the
people at Maudrlsio and that a soldier as
killed.
Illinois Oif\alry Itounlon ,
Cuicjiao , Sept. 18. The reunion of the
Eishth Illinois cavalry Is beloc ; lield liero
today.
A Bad Vonr for Insurance.
New YORK , Sept. 18. [ Special Telegram
to TUB BEi-Tbo ] excessive mgrttnry rate
for tlio "United States thus far In tbo present
year has materially Increased the losses hi
the Insurance world. Tlo old Hue companies ,
tvswollas the secret assessment societies ,
hn\o suffered alike , and whllo the profits ot
the shaicholdcrt In the dloclc companies have
been considerably reduced , thodcmands upon
tlio members of tlio assessment societies have
been unprecedented , many of them liming
been compelled to call In fourteen assess
ments for the eight months. The cpldcinlo
ofhg-ilppo which prevailed during the first
potllon of the year is held to bo Inrpely re
sponsible for this condition of affairs , al
though the deaths durlngJuiio and July wcro
largely above the average.
IllISIl LU.t.JEMtS AJlltJCSTEl ) .
A Trumped Up Charge of Conspiracy
.Anal list IJllloii ana O'ltrlcn.
fitmm , Sept. 18. Johu Dillon was arrest
ed this morning near tbls city. Ho was con-
vcjcd on a special train to Tlpperaiy , accom
panied by a largo inhltaiy escort. William
O'llricn ' was arrested at Olenganff and taken
to Cork. "Warrants have been Issued for the
arrest of Shccdy and Condon , members of
tlio house of commons , Patrick O'Hrlen ' and
liev. D.ivld llumplire\sof Tlpper.iry. The
charges on which Dillon was arrested are
conspiracy and Inciting tenants not to pay
rents.
I'niMiellites Not Cast Down.
LONDON , Sept. 19. 'Iho Parnellltci , whllo
gicatly surprised at the arrests in Iieland ,
are not cast down. Their theory of the ar-
icsts at this juncture Isthattho government
decided on them to prevent the departure of
Dillon and 0 Brlcn to America , bec.iuso they
feared the effect of the speeches of the Irish
oiators in .America would bo to create a fresh
outburst of American sympathy with the
hlsh homo rulers , which \\ouldbo \ of great
moral help to the liberal cause championed
by C. ladstone. _
IIr > rrlti lon to If
NNob. . , Sept. -President Fitz
gerald of the Irish National league received
a cablegram today from Timothy Har-lngton
Informing- of tbo arrest of Dillon nnd
O'Bricn. Harrington added that Itwas evi
dently to pievent their visit to America and
to exhaust the league's resources. President
ritrgci.ud. says that such t.ictics will only
exasperate the -Irish in America and malto
their coutilbutlons tenfold larger than over
bcfoie ,
A. J1I , H Til VST ,
Chicago's Ijactoal hiipply Threatened
Uy the fijmllcatlon of 1'roduccrn.
CiiiCAao , Sept. 18. ISpccl.xl Telegram to
THE Bui : . J-A dispatch from Joliet sajs Chi-
cigo's milk supply Is ! tureatcncd nnd hits
broadly at a big mlllc tytidliato laptoecssof
formation In order to ( jet moro inonoy from
tlio product. The dispatch further announces
that a meeting of milV producers and shippers
on tlio principal lines leading to Chicago -was
held jcstciday lu thnt city , Prices vero dis
cussed and a resolution to organize for higher
prices In the near fut'tro ' vas carried , This
would mean , in all probability , a union of
shippers of mill : to Chicago on the same plan
as practiced in the ejit. At the meeting
working committees wcro appointed and work
of considerable Importance was outlined.
The proposition of a Joint stock company met
witli favor , and penalties for Infraction of
rules nnd the disposition of surplus inillc wcro
dwelt upon at length Intho matter of city
distribution , after n boated discussion , the
mill : producers decided to do away \\lth
middlemen bycmplojlnt ? a practical dairy
man in Chicago to liandlo tbo milk of the
combination. Koprcsantatlvcs from 131 Rin ,
Auiora , KoeUford and other surrounding
townt wcro present and , when intervlo\\ecl ,
gnvo out , as an inteiettinf ? pha/o of Iho com
bine , that the prize of inillcMis so low In
Chicago that a fair profit was out of the ques
tion Suiplus milk , they siy , i\111 bo used In
co-oporatlvo cheese factories , as the combina
tion proposes to establish dairies in Will and
otbcr counties iv here the milk supply is ob
tained.
a'ho combine of the mlllc producers will
mean a vciy general advance in prices In this
city should the shippers stand together ontho
notion tlicy ha\o \ taken. A number of the
leading dealers of Chicago were Interviewed
todav. Jlost of them professed to know little
about tbo Jolict meeting- , but nio united in
saying the price of milk Is too low hero and
that thcio will bo aii advance.
VOflLO'S -F.UK COMUISSfOX ,
It Is Irrevocably Opposed to the
Double Site 1'Inn.
CHICAGO , Sept. 18-0rom today's action of
the national world's fiir commissioners nud
from a canvass of the commission it can bo
stated tlmt a nnjority Of that body is finally
and Irrevocably opposed to a double slto for
the world's fair , and that on Saturday next a
resolution will bo offered and adopted re
questing the Chicago directory to tender
"Washington park ( or what is generally
known as South paik ) as a slto , In case this
is refused the commission will report to
Washington that no adequate slto has boon
offered. There are also indications of a
change of sentiment la regard
to the director penoralshlp , nnd
from. Indications tonight the local
diicctory will select ono man as dlicetor gen
eral , prouablyG coi go II. DaUs , vtlnlo it is
thought the national commission v > ill elect a
man of their own -with the title of commis
sioner general nncl place him in charge of all
foiclgn and intershto exhibits in connection
with tbo fair. This will of course curtail the
ponors of the director tcneral.
Todaj'smcr'lryof ' the commission was nn
e > clting one. ooon after the body was called
to order a resolution was offered by Mercer of
\ Yjonilnfrwhich had already boon agieod
upon by the caucus , It sets forth that the
act of congress provided for the tender of
"an adequate site ; " and whereas , the x-esolu-
tion adopted by the commission at Its first
sessionimplicdfy adopted two sites ; there
fore , resolved , that the former action bo
reconsidered and the Cblcaso dlrectois bo
called upon for a slto adequate and in ono
compact body.
Mercer , McDonald of California , Sovall of
Js'ew Jersey , Bt. Clal of VirginiaMartindnlo
of Indiana and others apoko In favor of the
resolution , and tbo comments on the action of
Chicago's fair dlrectois weio scathing , Fi
nally the matter -was laid over until the com
mittee upon titles reports.
A resolution was parsed calllne upon the
local directory for an Immediate report as to
what extent the consent of tbo authorities
having jurisdiction over tbo lake front and
Jackson park sites hud been obtained , the
cost of preparing both places and out of what
fund they proposed to pay this cost.
Canadian I'rn'ilbitlon Combination
MOMIIUA.I , Sept , * 18. A most important
ngreoment lias been arrived at between the
JIartin prohibition party , the Dominion alli
ance nnd Canada's no\y paity , uniting tbo
whole combination into one element for po
litical action , Tlio agreement recites that It
isdesliabloln nil constituencies , wheronossl-
bio to put forwaid tv prohibition eandidnto
who can bo counted on to actively piomoto
prohibition In parliament in entire independ
ence of party allegiance. Falling In this , it la
desirable to unite the prohibition vote in favor
of such trustworthy prohibitionists as will ho
otherwise In the Held as against these wuo
cam.ot claim prohibition support.
A JMnssacre in the Carolines.
STKA.i ciscoCal.Septl8.-0L. , Owens ,
a merchant of Manilla who has just arrived ,
Biys atorrlblo massacre occurred August 10 ,
In the town of Ponapeln the Carolina islands.
The Spanish soldiers wore building a fort
ress outsldo the town and left in the fort a
numlier of rltles , August 8 the natives over
powered the guard , seized tbo guns nnd at
tacked the town. Thirty-two Spaniards wcro
killed. Several Spanish man-of-war were
eont from Manilla to quell the disturbance ,
A crisis Is reported at Manilla. Tno hemp
and sugar markets , the two principal Industries -
tries of the Phllllpinc Islands are la a dc >
moralized condition.
IMPORMT MILITARY BIUS.
Several Measures of Interest to tlio Army
Passed 07 the Souato.
LIEUTENANT GENERAL GRADE REVIVED.
I3\cry IlfToit Will bo Mndo to Sccuro
the Attendance of Absent Repub
lican Member.of ) tlio
House.
WASHINGTON "Dtiir.uTitr Or AHA HER , ]
T. >
WASIIISOTOV D , C. , Sept . , 13. j
Two Impoit.mt military bills \vcro pwscd
by the scnato today , 'Xho first Is Intended to
do away with the too often unjust and severe
punishments inflicted uy the courts-nnrtlnl
on enlisted incu forconipir.xtlvcly trilling of
fenses. Adjutant General Kclton warmly
approves tbo measure ; in fact , It isduotohis
efforts piimnrlly that the Mil was Introduced ,
An Iiisiicction of the reports of the proceed
ings of courts martial awakened lilin to the
enormity of Injustice oftentimes Inflicted ,
and ho set about to sccuro a change , The
bill authorizes the president to prepiro a
schedule of punishments to bo indicted for
the commission of certain mimed offenses in
times of pence , lam ing to the court-martial
to determine simply the question of guilt or
Innocence. Ills believed that this will also
tend to give the accused , \\hon an enlisted
man. a fairer chance bcfoio the couit.
J\s It is now they rarely If over esc.irj. ) con
viction.
The othcrjwas the bill to ro\l\o the giacle of
lieutenant Kcnoral with the p.iy ana allow
ances formcily bclonplng to it. The tic mo-
crits are till lu fa\or for this. Wulo no ono
is named in the bill for the position , Major
General Schotlclcl , who is n democrat , will
naturally ho selected for promotion This
vlll Kho Picsident Ilarrisnri an oppoitunlty
to nialto another innjorgener.il and a scries of
subsequent promotions all nlonir the lino.
The bill to create a board of lovlcw for
court martial proceedings vasalso passed , as
was the bill for the icllef of t'cticial Jlerritt ,
\\\o \ vtas retired on thoovo of promotion.
The bill to pluco Cuptniu Licbt formerly of
the rifth c.ivnhy , on tlio retired list also
passed , as did thit fortho icliol of "Paymas
ter \ Vhainho was lobbed wst jear In Ari-
znnn.
The night session of the house last c\cung
\vas devoted to the consideration of army
bills. The most important of these considered
and passed was the senate bill providing for
the o.vimination and promotion of olllce .
Under the terms of the bill all officers ho-
twccn the grades of second lieutenant mut
brigadier general , except suub as tcivcd as
volunteer ofllecw or enlisted men duilng the
war , BIO compelled to pass an e amination as
to their fitness before promotion to the next
grade's. Lineal promotion is so provided for
m the following terms : "That onioers of
grades in each arm of the sen Ice sh.ill be as
signed to regiments nnd transferred fiom ono
regiment to another as tlio Interests of the
service may require by the orders fioni the
war department , and hereafter all appoint
ments In the line of the arm ) shall beby
commission in an arm of the service and not
by commission in any paiticular regiment , "
The amendment to the bill executing fiom
exmiilnutlon volunteer officers of tbo hitouar
was proposed hy Representative Giosvcnor
and accepted byChntrnianCutcheon.
A UliPDOT.ICAX CEMPA10N CAKTOOV.
An effective cartoon for campaign purposes
was put into the hands of the republicans
today through the wbolcsalo descitton of
their desks by the democratic members of the
houso. From the pnllery a photograph or the
scene was taken nt a time when an effort was
made to seuiioa quonnnto veto upon the
motion to ordci the previous question on the
resolution to scat Xrtrpstoa in Venorablo's
place from the Fourth Virginia district. Tlio
democraticslcio was as barren as , if the day
was being dovolecl to the eulogies of seine
departed member. Not to exceed a dozen
members wore seated on that side of the
chamber , and some of tbeso were republicans
Who hud strayed over there la the excitement
of the moment and taken scats alongside the
middle aSlo. As n graphic picture of "how
not to legislate" thophotojjrapli cannot bo ex
celled. It was at about this tlmo
Keprcsentativo Walker rointroduccd his
resolution of last \cck intended to
strengthen the rules in the vealc
place discovered by Representative Mason of
Ohitaso during tbo llfjht on the compound
lard bill. It is proposed to require a vote on
the pending question when a call of. thclioubo
Is inado bcfoio dispensing with proceedings
under the call and thcioby relieving the
members from the necessity of votlnj * . A
llnoof $40 , to bo deducted fiomthe member's
salary , is the penalty for falling' or refusing1
to answer the one's name on the roll call after
having reported under a call of the house It
will require the prcscnco of a quorum of re
publicans , however , to adopt this rule , and
to securing this the managers of the repub
lican bitlo will bind all their energies and in
fluence : .
IMTOIITAST TO WESimT rACKFIf.
A bill of Importance to all the packing
houses of the nest was passed by the scnato
today , and , judging from the temper of tlio
house on the compound lard bill anil on the
export poik inspection bill , It is likely to pass
that body also , as the bill Is supported by tlio
nd\ocatcs of these measures. CTho bill ns
passed provides "that the secretary of nj-rl-
cnlturo shall cause to bo Inspected , prior to
their slaughter , all cattle and hogs which are
the subjects of interstate com merco and \vhlch
nro about to bo slaugtcicd at slaughter
houses , canning , salting , packing or rcndcr-
InBCstabUshments in any state or territory ,
the carcasses or products \\hlcbaroto bo
transpoitcd and sold for hutnaa consumption
In any other stata or territory , and in all cases
where the said sccict.iry of agriculture may
deem it necessary or expedient when
on said inspection any such cnttio or
hogs are found to ho effected by
disease , or If from. any other
cause any of said cattle or hogs nro found
unlit for human consumption the Inspector
shall , in the discretion of the secretary of
agriculture and under rules and icgulatlons
to bo drescrlbcd by him , older their condem
nation and cause them to bo destroyed with
out compensation to the owner. In addition
to this inspection the secretary is anthoiircd ,
In coses where ho deems It expedient or
necessary , to orcier a post-mortem inspection
of the carcasses of cattle and liogs , and if
found unlit for human food or unhealthy ,
they shall bo destrojcd , together with all
food products made from any part of such
carcasses. Tiansportatlon lines are forbid
den to carry animals , carcasses or products
so condemned under heavy penalties. "
Postmasters wcro appointed today as fol
lows : Copp , 1'ortcr county , S. D. , Mrs. 15.A. .
McICeinolds , vlcol'Valtcr , died ; .Lisbon ,
Perkins county , Neb. , L. Gastlncau , vlcol.
Hart , icslyncd ; Hi KS , Sheridan county ,
Neb , , A. Smith , sr. , vice S. M. 1'routv , re
signed ; Vordlgiis , Knox county , Nob.,1" . "II ,
Purccll , vice "W. II. Ch.ippell , resigned ;
ISaplecenter. BlacUhawh county , la. , J , Hill ,
vice M. 13. Wilson , resigned ,
MlSCI'I.HN'l.OU.
Senator Paddock has received more tbrm a
do jn invitations to take the stump In west
ern states and expound tbo tariff from a
western standpoint. Chairman Jllcucner of
Indiana wired him today , insisting' thnt ho
should pass through Indiana on his way homo
nnd speak at least twice. Senator Paddock
lias been compelled to decline ( ill Invitations.
IIo has had no vacation for ten months , and
has scarcely missed a roll call In the scnnto
in that time. Wien congress adjourns lie
will have atleasttwoccksof work straight
ening up pension and land cases for his con
stituents , and ho then proposes to take a few
days' rest before roturnlntr to Nebraska.
Senator Paddock was much amused today
upon reading an editorial which appeared In
an Omaha paper under the head of "Thin
nnd Now , " and which cndeavoicd to place
him In u fiilso light hy charging that ho had
presented and cndor&edu ) ear ago petitions
from farmers' alliances which decried the
condition of Nebraska farmers , whllo In his
rcccut speech ho asserted that they ucro as
prosperous ns any farmers In the -i itry.
{ senator Padtlock slid in regard to _ i "I
present every petition which Is sc\ - . p mo
by my constituents. These nro all U ntul
classes , but no matter what they nwi.rhn.t
they contain , It Is my duty and plc\ o to
sco that they aio lultt before the scinUL t is
absurd to think that n senator cndoMin Ty
petition which bo presents , as isallt , In
this article , anv mow than th.it ho on os
the character of n bill which ho liitrodm > y
request. My position uH | > n publlu innti IM
ul\\a\s stntcdln my ova woulaandcili uo
readily ascertained by anyone who
wlllrerl the Congressional Kccoid tlurhitt
the last wcclt. 1 mippoio that 1 have pre
sented 11 thousand tctltlons for and ngatust
the Conger lard bill 1 could hardly bo sup
posed to endorse both positions taken Of
courses the joune man who wrote this bill-
hnnt plcco of cOitorlnl i-laptrnp know this
fact , bull suppose It helped to 1111 up space. "
.1 STJtOXt ) t'OJIltI\ T1VX ,
Tay Goald Kiicuccds lu PoiMiilii Ills
Ideal .Vssciolmlon.
CntiMoo , Sept. IS. [ Special Tclegiivn to
Tin : Ilir. ] A railway news bureau says !
"Entirely without publicity and without the
Unowledfe'o of a slnplo railroad not directly
lutciested , Jay Gould bus succeeded in
forming his ideal i.illroid association.
Its tltlo la the Southwestern Railroad
and Steamship association , and it includes
all lines south of Kansas City and
\\est of tbo Missouri ricr. \ . Us existence was
mentioned last night In the tutlclo saying
that J. I1. Goddavd had accepted the chair
manship , Today the full story was told , as
follows : 'The lines in the territory affected
have long felt the need of a stiong associa
tion. Noticof thoextstmg ngi'cemcntssultcd ,
and Jay Gould has been quietly working fern
n 5 ear over the formation of an agreement
vthlch will bo strong cnoui'h to compel every
line to < lo as It should. He has
been completely successful. Two weeks aw
today the picstdcnts of nil tbo loads inter
ested met in New York nnd signed .1 cast-
iron agreement which absolutely picvents
disastrous iatowars. . Under the now agree-
incut nn excLiitivo coinmlttcco appointed
vlth powers us plenary and autocratic as are
those of the czar of Hussia. Tills exccutivo
lommlttco consists of Vice Picsldcnt and
Gcneial Managers. II. II. Clarlto ol the Mis-
souii Pacillc ; Third Vice Prosltlent J. C.
Stubbs of the Soutlicin P.iclllo ; Gen
eral Trafllo Manager \Valdo of the
Jlissouii , Kansas it Texas ; Judge J. 1) .
Spiinger. assistant to 1'rcsldont Mnnvel of
tbo Atehison system , and C. H. Malloiy , rep
resenting the Alallory steamship and other
ocean lines. This committco has absolute
control of intcs ns well as nil other subjects.
Jay Gould himself is tied hand and foot md
can older no change on the Missouri Pacific
which will affect its competitors , except
with tbo consent of the executive
committee. Under any and all drcum-
stanccs the decision of n majoilty
of the executive committco is final. Chair
man ( loddurd of the Western Passenger asso
ciation has been elected chairman , F. C.
Donald bus been elected vice chairman of the
Cential Tiafile association. In both cases
the canvassing- committees ha\o settled on
the men , but in neither ease has final action
been taken. The headquarters of the new
asboclatlon will bo in ChicMgo. "
Ycslcrtlay's 1'nyincnts nt tlic Ncxv
York Stih-Tiensnry.
Nr.w YOBK , Sept. 18. [ Special Telegram
to THE Bi r. ] Payments at the sub treasury
in this city weio larger today than for many
j ears ; in fact , thQ.otnount is so largo that the
olllchls there wcro unable to malto up the
totals. The nmountpaldout on account of
the bond purchases alone was $911,008,000 , ,
and In addition to this there were largo pre
payments of Interest on the 4s and Os and
heavy pnjmcnts for silver and on pension ac
count. fully $5,600,000 was paid out in cash
ovcrtho counter. As a rcsultof this flood of
money the rate for call loans ruled at : t to 4
percent ; ninety-day money vias offered nt ( I
per cent , and ono institution tn.ido a time-
loan of $1,003,000 , for one jcar nt5 percent.
A. Protest from Yankton.
YIMCTOV , S. D. , Sept. 18. 'Xho cliambcr of
commerce today Issued nn address setting
forth the fact that many newspapers duilng
the past jear have been printing dimagiiig
scatemcnts as to the falluio of crops in South
Daliota and especially regarding the south
western portion of the state. The addiess
protests earnestly- against thcso publications
and says that Avliilo u few counties in the
northern and central portion of the state h ivo
suffcicd from drought the past two j ears the
general aierago crop of the state la not sur
passed by Ohio , Indiana or Illinois.
Wnntcrt-Aiillelr to $10,000.
ST. P LL , 31Inn , Sept. 18. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB Br.i-Forty | thousand dollars
lies hero in the probntocouit awaiting nn
heir. It was the pioperty of Mrs. Marlon
Rotilnson , deceased , She had ono son , Pres
ton 1C. Potter , a wild young fellow who went
to California In 1871 , since which tlmo
nothing has been heard of him. If Potter
docs not turn up by October 1 , the estate will
bo divided between Mr ) . IJoblnson's sisters ,
Mrs. Kelsey of Le-Mngton , O. , Mrs. Potter of
Howliuir Urccn , Ky. , and Mrs. .Brunt of
Toncku , ICan.
Tariff Conferees Hold n IVfoptlng.
r "WASHINGTON' , Sept. IS.-Thccoufcrecs on the
tarin bill had n meeting tins morning and it
Is icportccl made substantial progress. The
most Important action vus the acceptance by
the house conferees of the senate reciprocity
amendment. It is undurctood that the scnato
incicascsof duties on wines and spirits have
been abandoned by the scnato members of the
conference committee.
Severe Storm at > t > lson.
V , Neb , Scpt , IS. [ Special Telegram
to Tun Dun. ] Dining the storm last night
the now court house , which is nearly ready
for the roof , was stiuclt by lightning. The
dumagols small.
Thirty excursionists loft Just before the
storm , atiia m. , for Superior , where they
took the Santa I'd for California , where a
colony is being started.
Mississippi Count Itnl ion rjovlworfi.
JACKCON , ailss. , Sept. 11 , In ttio constitu
tional convention today the report of the
committco ou suffrage was practically
adopted. The educational qualification pros
vides that every qualified elector shall bo ahlo
to read any section of the constitution of tlio
state or bo tibia to understand the same when
read to him or gl\o a reasonable Interpreta
tion thereof.
A Family I'cntl I'arttally Bottled.
ViXcrs'NEi , Ind , Sept. 18. At Sauborn
tlio Mcur and Illcilns families engaged In a
bloody riot this meaning- -which two of
thojvfcur family \\ero hacked wlthannxo
and Kufus Jilovins shot nnd Instantly Killed ,
vUdlo two of his biotherswere dangerously
injuied. Uho riot grew out of a family feud
of loiif standing.
Strike of Iloston Gold Ilcntora.
ROSTOV , Mass , Sept. 13. All the gold
beaters In the city , to the number of 100 ,
have struck as a part of a national move
ment. The men are now paid 05 cents a
pic ) : . They want $1.-10 , It is said that most
of the Iloston employers are willing to acccdo
to the advance.
A Cold Northwester Coming ,
WAiiiiNQTOx , Sept. 18. Tlio signal service
station Issues the following bulletin | for Ne
braska ted ay : Light local [ shov era ; fall In
temperature about SO.dcgrecs ; blRh worth
westerly vUnds.
Tlio 1'rcHliIcntlnl I-nrty.
Cnr.ssox Si'iiiNOB , Pa. , Sept. IS. The
presidential party spent u ( julotday , going In
tbo nftcrnoou to Udmburg.
Plumb Tnkes Occasion to Crltioiso the Pol *
icy of Secretary "Windoiu.
SHERMAN DEFENDS THE TREASURY HEAD ,
An Attempt to llnvo Wednesday'
llouso ilotiriml i\ppru\otl Came a
l a Clumber Klulcs
DOMn n J > oor.
WASHINGTON' , Sept. 18. Intlio senate today
the resolution offered yesterday by Mr.
I'luinhto rccoiniult the bankruptcy bill went
OUT till tomorrow.
Mr. I'luiuboffered n resolution dliectliirf
tliosecrottirrof the treasury to Inform the
scunto whether the rule or pj ipy of his do
pulmcnt vhloH requires the piyiiient ot
checks for silver bullion over the counter ot
t ho su I ) treasury Instead of through thepropci1
clearinghouse doe.i not result In paying out
notes of larger denomination Ins tend ol those !
suited for cliculntloti and use In onlinnry
business transactions nnd whether such
method of payment does not result m tha
piynicutof gold Instead of treasury notes.
.As n reason for offcrirg the icsolutlon Ir.
l'lutnlsoutto the clerk's desk nnd had read
a loiter from ti member of Now York bank-
IIIR- house stating ttio fuels AS to
the payment of such chocks and
enturlng the prediction that the silui
question vim not llmilly settled smil tlmb
Xow YorU spccuhtion and accumulntlonsoC
silver threaten to oust It. "Hank with'
dinwjls of tio.isury gold , " the \ultcr snji ,
"will bo scl/ed upon by certain InlliioutUl
journals liero unscrupulously. A biealc In
the matter of the prho of silver ( iiml that
threatens ) at such n tlmoUllcqunl the proof
of the holy writ In suppoit oC fears. " Jlr.
Plumb spoke of Iho conspicuous Illustration
Unit liid tiikc'ii jilaco with in tha lust .few di\s <
of ttiolinpollc-y of allowing thatronsurvuc-
piirtincnt toobstuict or accelerate the busi
ness of the country. 1'or joarsthe heasury
dopiutinoiit hoaulcd money mid Oiitingntl
that tlmo the volume oC currency \UXH con-
stnntlv dccte.isiiij" on account of the with
drawal of : national bunk not s. The scuo-
wry or the treasury liuil seen tlio
business of the countiy hnmpoi-ed on iiccounO
of that lack of money , but ho waited until
n p.uilc was impending not n stoclt broilers'
panic , but n stringency of money ttmUITcdeil
the banks of all cities uiul seriously inter
fered with the operations of oidlnniy husl-
ness. And then thoseeretaty liacl ni\on out ;
money to holdeti of govoinmoiit bonds under
such circumstances as to cnnblo tlicin ( and
not Win ) tocontiol tlio mwoy sunplj of the
country duiiiiKtholrplcasuro. Moiioy wlilch
a few days ago h.ul lieen In tlio treasury mid
which conlil hnvo boon punt out at tlio will ofi
the bcerc-tiry AMIS toilny in the h.indsof men
who owned bonds ti the nmoiint of0,000 ,
000. It mis perfectly safe losnj that the
men having that money would tuo It to bcno-
lit themselves ami not hi the interest of. the
people. Nothing but an overwhelming ca
lamity would ever dlvorco the treasury
sucli malicious lutcrforcuco with the
noas of the country. ,
Mr. Shciman said that whllo ho lud no ob
jection to the resolution , thnt which bud bcca
done had been done In striet execu
tion of ; the law. Tlio secretary o f
the trcnsury had no right to piy fou
silver bullion inanjthlngbut treasury notes.
These treasury notes had been issued in hrga
denominations There had been only a. short
timoto prepare for the execution of the law
andasufllclent atnouiitof treasury notes of
small deiiointnitlonscould not bopicparod.
These largo notes necessnilly did not cntcj ?
Into the general ciiculatlon of the country.
IIo ( Shennan ) douUcd the policy of pajliifj
a year's Interest on bonds In advance , A.
financial scare wn a manufactured scared.
It had been gotten up by brokers , by bulls
and beais and v.iiious kinds of animals who/ /
piactlced their trade in the exchanges of Now/
Yoilc. 'I'herowns.ho ndinlttcil , a. great tie-
niniul foi money now for moving the cotton
and grain croiH nuil perhaps to pay for an In
creased quautltv of foreign goods imported in
order to evade the higher duties under the
tariff law. All of these things , Mr. Shcrmuu
said , would settle themselves iuti little vhila
Thciovis noroal serious financial disturb"
ante in the country , It was conlliicd to thq
city of Is'ew "York. IIo thought thosccnetary
of tbo treasury should bo permitted to usa
his discretion ,
.After fmthir discussion Mr. Plumb's rcsov
lution was ugiced to. ( |
'Jho veo president announced having
signed the rUor and hsubor bill.
Mho ualciulai was then taken np and the
following bills , among others , passed : Housd
bill to amend the articles of war lolatlro to
punishment on comlctlon by courts-mnrtiaU
bcnato 1)111 ) to provide for the Inspection ol
hvo cat tie , hogs and carcasses and the pro
ducts thereof whlih aio subjects of Inter *
state comtncico ; scnato bill to icvUo tno
prado of lieu tenant general In the nrmyof
the United States ; sen ito bill for the iclieE
of. women enrolled as niniy nurses ( allowing
$1'J u ironth to women \vho Invo for six
months rcndeied medical serUto in tinyrcgl *
mental camp or general hospital -who uio un
u bio to cam ithoir suppoib , the pension to
commence from thod.uoof the limit ; of the
application after tlio passage of tlio act ) ,
Tlio hill to establish u land court went ovc
until tomorrow. t
Mr. Mandcrson presented n resolution
rclatl veto the death of tlio late Hcprcscnta
the Lalid , and , after icmarlts by Messrs ,
Paddock and Mandorsou , the scuuto a.cl-
jouined. ' .
House , 1
WASHINGTON , Sept. 18 There was asccno
of oxcltcmeiit on the icpiitllcan side of tlio
house this afternoon. The Virginia election
case was unfinished business , but the housa
was engaged In technical proceedings , trying
to approve yesterday's Journal , the democratic )
members endeavoring in every ivny to pre
vent consideration of Iho election case. la
pursuance of this policy almost all of them
left the hall to break n < puoruin on tbo qucs11
tion of approving the journal. .A call was or '
dered , which brought In it number of demo }
crats , and annyoand nay vote wu taken oif
tbo motion to dispense with further proceedings -
ings under the call , when the democratic ) '
members again bewail to decamp. IMr , Burrows -
rows called the attention of the speaker to
the fact and uskod if the members present ;
could not bo obliged to remain. The speaker
replied that the lulcs Intended to sccuro this
end , Ho added that ho did not see why 1C
was not observed. Accordingly .Assistant !
Doorkeeper Uouck dliected that all tne door *
leading Into the hall ho locked. Hardly had
tills been done before Mr , Kllgoro of Texan
presented himsclt lit the doorat tbo uncakcr1 ! *
left and sought to go out into the lobby. Hi )
found the door locked , and the doorliccpor hi *
charge , llujcs , refused to unlock it , "Un- <
lock that door , " demanded the stalwart !
Texan. The doorkeeper moved not , where
upon Kllgoro gave It asudden , vigorous Idcli
and the frnll , bnliO htructuro flow open nnu
KHgQio strode out. lie was followed la
about the same fashion by Messre. Cr.iinof
Texas , Cureinlnps of Noiv Yorltnnd Colomaa
of Louisiana , who in lain forced the lock
open without opposition from the door/
keopeis.
It behiB linposslblo to retain an.uorum'tli
house adjourned , >
Ifrnvy Until * hi tlio Past ,
t , Mo. , Sept , 18. Continuous rala
for ten dnj.s has caused a gicat rise IntUd
1'enobscot , luimciibo quantities of logs arq
In danger.
HuDsox , K , "Y. , Sept. 18 , The recent rains
In tills vicinity hu\o created a threatening
freshet in various parts of the county , A.O
Stooltport and Btujvcsunt fears mo untcr
tallied that various mills will ho Injured 1C
not swept awny , .All thodwelllnga aroun-
occupied and the inmatesuro moving
boata , The water la the highest sine *