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\ FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 19. 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , ' SEPTEMBER 20 , 1893 , SINGLED COPY FIVE CENTS. CAUSTIC STEWART Novftda'0 Senior Senator Severely Arraigns President OlevolnniL HE IS CHARGCD Wlfll BEING A DICTATOR Action of the President in the Silver Tight Arouses the Westerner's ' Wrath. SIMILES FROM THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND Constitutional Liberty Threatened by the Action of the Executive. CONSTITUTIONAL BONDS OVERSTEPPED Inrcimln Alliuloim by the Mlvcr Snimliir to tlio 1'arl 'luUcu liy the 1'ri-sl- drnt In till ) I'rentnt Contro versy In tlio Homo. \ViiiHXOTox , Sept.25. The session of the ecnato opened today nt 11 o'clock with Senator Slowart's arraignment of President Cleveland for the alle'ged violation of the constitution in soohlnir to Influence thu legis lative department of the government , On last Saturday the senator fired the first gun ill thu white house by the Introduction of a resol'itlgn declaring Iho "Independence of the co-orelinato branches of the government must be maintained , and thu use of power nnd influence of ono department to control tlio action of another Is In violation of the constitution and dcslriictlvo of our policy nod form of government. " 'IHe resolution , under the rules , went over until iMlny. and was the Jlrst thing In order nfter iho preliminary business following the reading of iku journal. There was a dead stillness as the Nevada Ecnateir opened his attack on the president for his alleged endeavor to coerce congress into passing thu repeat bill. A do/.en words had scarcely been spoken before Senator Mnndcrson of Nebraska broke In with an interruption , unit Senator Stewart waived an impatient objection , but Manderson per sisted. Mr Manderson staid there was no quorum present. The roll was called and absentees brought in. Scolded tlio Si'MHto. Senator Stewart then resumed his speech. He began by a reference to the laying of the corner stouoof the capitol and the recent centennial and anniversary of lhat event. He said the president , armed with more than 100,000 high-paid , desirable federal of fices to bestow , wllh Iho power designed only for extraordinary occasions , backed by concentrated capital and fluttered by the press , turned his face toward Ihe senate wing of the capilol , and , in angry and menacing tones , said If Ihe representatives there assembled legislated in prejudice or in behalf of sectional and selfish Interests , thu time when thn corner stone was laid and the circumstances surrounding it would not bu vrortn commemorating. This declaration , said Mr. Stewart , which bad been chccicd | nnd' encouraged" by a thoughtless multitude , had been construed by a venal press as a rebuke from the president - dent to a guilty and venal senate. He then quoted at length from Mucauhiy's History of England as to tlio parliamentary struggle with the Stuart kings. Coming to thu present time , Mr. Stewart charged that the president , in disregard of Ills oath of ofllce , lo execute the laws , hud permitted the secretary of the treasury to violate thu act which madu the tmrchase of 4f)00,000 ounces of silver bullion per tnonili nmndntory by exercising mi unlawful discretion in purchiising u fcinuller amount. Mr. Stewart under took to say thai at no tlmo since the execution of Charles I. , either In ICngland or In the United states , had any king or presi dent over openly anil deliaiuly dlsobo.\ed \ u Binlulu which ho himself declared was man datory , or allowed his subordinates , over whom ho had control , lo do such a thing. Yvas It not time lo sound thu alarm' If constitutional liberty was of any viilito , it seemed to him thu late friends and foes should stand up and say to the president of the United States : 'Vouhuvu overstepped the mark : wo cannot afford to havu the laws of congress on any question disregarded.1 Mr Stewart said the president had no ox- nllcd opinion of congress. Ho regarded it ( loubtli'SH as an appendage to the executivu departments Mr. Stewart then read from u \ _ > letter written by the president accepting an jl invitation to attend tlio centennial celebra tion of Williams college , In which he said ho soon eixpectud to "havo a session of congress on his bunds. " CongrnHH on lls Ilnnd * . " "A session of congress on my hands , " re peated Mr. Stewart In simulated seriousness - ness ; that remark spoljo volumes In Interpro- tatmg how the president regarded iho co ordinate branches of the rovcrmnent. Would n man who fully- appreciated iho rosponsl- bilily of his ofllco even by aivldcnt ir.ake the rcinarUI Congress would boon nU hands ] Congress had assembled us an independent branch of iho government , will U is on no body's hands. Mr. Stewart read from the CNnelnnnti Times-Still' nn interview with the presi dent. In which he said iho repeal of the sil ver purchasing act "could not bo effected 1'liuro was no newspaper reporter , .Mr. Stewart said , who would misrepresent the president in Iho columns of a paper. Thc-v nil had too much respect for iho oil Ice Co do that. Thu article continued : " 'I'ho people are with mo and my policy. " taid the president , "but I fear 1 shall not bo able to command action from conirrcss. 1 I never saw such obstinacy us exists amoni ; members of congress on iho silver question. It U useless lo appeal to them now. " 'I'ho assumption of the president that he knew best , snld Mr. Stownrt. and those who ' had fUu'hod the subject all tholr lives were wrong , was romarkaulo , When such lentlmcnl was uttered by iho chief executive It became pertinent 10 in quire where ho accrued all the knowledge ; , and when did ho htivo an opportunity to fnmiliurUo himself with tin ) wants of the American people and with the sclunco of nione.v and economies ! Where and when did ho study it , and in what school ( OlmHtilid's Ici "I bellovo , " said Mr. Stowart. "that the president is the only president who has ever presided nt the ulilto house who did not pos ses a liberal education , either In some isul lege or on a farm , where ho communicated > Tilh nature and learned nature's laws. edI I bellovo cither tv country education among thu people or a college education is necot. ary , 1 do not believe that the education of any lawyer , without a liberal education In relieve , or by studying the books of ro can lit a man to nresldo over the destiny of tb's country. Tlio greatest presidents wo , over hint received tint * . , liberal education which naturj affords , by coming iu contact with the people and taking u wider view of the laws of man and of nature than can be obtained in n law olilco , orln a sheriff's bo'i or In Ihe' ofllce eif major , or imy ntliur con tract'-,1 place , where the great book of na ture , s closed. " il'M'lte'i ' \Vnshliigton.luckson nnd Lincoln nb FMU exuiniiies of greal presidents , as the * > MUt | nt a literal education. I.'nfurtu- tiiHrly I ho ptvwht president was denied 11. ah a e'eillego education and that grand and better education mat v.uiio from communi cation with the great mantes of the country. ' Communication ' with tlio pioneers of 'iio We.it , coiuu'iuulcallou with thoif who formed the txmo and sinew of thocountry , communi cation with the pure nsnlration of free American citizen , The present president had no knowlcdgn of what that was ; ho know If he had kno\ui the people AS Wash ington , ns Jackson and ns Lincoln , fully ap preciating them all , ho would not have ut tered the remarks ho had. lie would not have talked of the obstinacy of congress , nor would ha have talked of having congrcRS on his hands , " said Mr. Stewart. llxtructi tniin Clrvelutid'i lltitjnipliy * "Ills environments have been peculiar. " ho said. Ho then read from the president's { biography in the congressional dliectory , thu authenticity of which could not bu questioned. "At 10 years old ho beeamo an nslstant teacher in the New York Institute for the Blind , " read Mr. Stow.irt , and then ho added : "It looks now us if ho had not gotten entirely over that Idea. " ( Iviughtrr | "In lS."i ho went west in search of employ ment , " continued the biography. " I-et us see what his idea of the. west IB , " said Mr. Stewart , and then he road on : "Kngaged with his undo at Buffalo -llanclitcrl lo aid In Iho compilation of iho American herd > ok. ( Luuglilcr.J "Upon retiring from ilie presidency , " the biography reads , "ho located In Nc-v York City and resumed the practice of law. " . "Now York was a great place to study finance , " said Mr. Hiowart. "Ho would there .como-in contact with men who know less than he did. Why did the president say in a contemptuous muiiner ho would have congress on his hands ? Why did he say con gressmen were obstinate and would not allow others who knew all about it to estab lish the financial policy ot the country f Did it arise from knowledge ( In what public document had the president ever showed any light on the great question of finance ? If wo would stop the necessity for revolution and preserve the equilibrium of the depart ments of the government we must protest now. The attention of the people Must bo called to the aggressions. It. is the only way to preserve the fndcpciidtinco of the co ordinate branches of tlio government. " Voorlic'UH U'a Ito.tdy to l'rit < > st. Mr. Stewart had read an article from a Now York paper which said Mr. Voorhoes , the frco coinage chairman of the finance committee , had received a plum from the administration in tlio appointment of a friend as fourth auditor of tlio treasury. Mr. Voorhees stepped up lo the clerk's desk as soon n his name was mentioned , but Mr. Stewart promptly said he had not had the article read for the purpose of rcllecling on the senator from Indiana and Mr. Voorhees took his seat. It was now 1 o'clock and the repeal bill was laid before the senate as the unfinished business. Mr. Stewart asked to go on , sayIng - Ing his remarks would apply with equal per- tlnencu to the repeal bill. To this there was no objection. Mr. Stewart then asked thet his resolution go over until tomorrow instead of being placed on the calendar. Mr. Washburn of Minnesota objected. Mr. Butler , democrat , of Sodth Carolina , said if Mr. Stewart preferred to sp-ak on his resolution Instead of the repeal bill ho would introduce the resolution and make some remarks on It himself , saymz : "If an effort la inane to cut off the spjuoh of the senator from Nevada 1 will introduce the resolution tomorrow morning. I do not think anything is to bo made by sending it to the calendar. " Tuiik Up thu Krprul HIM. The rcpe.il bill was then taken up and Mr. Stewart continued his remarks. Ho said in ISS5 , when the Paris monetary conference was In session , Mr. Edward Atkinson was sent abroad to announce that tticro was a change of opinion among the American people ple and that the Bland law would bo re pealed. Mr. Atkinson ho characterised as such a "crank on finance lhat lie must take the cako. " Mr. Hoar , republican , of Massachusetts , took exception to the disrespectful allusion to ono of his constituent ! ) , whom he re garded as absolutely trustworthy as a sta tistician. . Mr. Stewart sald'"ho'wanted action on bis resolution , but because Mr. Cameron au af Pennsylvania was desirous of speaking ho would yield to him , which ho did. Mr. Cameron , republican , of Pennsylvania , said : ' 'The chief claim of our motion to merit Is that America bus asserted iho most emphatic possible negative to the policy and ' methods of the moneyed power of England. The official u vowed policy of Kngland Is to prevent the restoration of silver to its function us money , because the moneyed in i- terest require , or think they require , a mono metallic gold standard. Any further meas ure , therefore , which tends to discredit silver is at least for the moment a further ance of the British polio',1. In voting against such a measure I stand , therefore , on as sured ground. If any ono is to offer ex planation or oxousa for his vote , il Is not I ; U is the senators who vote on the othcrsldc. ThrrsitriiB tlio MatiuliioUirer * . "The much abused Sherman act does not injure Pennsylvania. Under this act wo in crease the currency about $ : i,000,00 ; ( ( ) a year , barely enough to meet the needs of the natural increase of population. In a few years this act will undoubtedly restrict the coinage. The people of Pennsylvania want even now ami expressly require a greater in crease limn this. If silver Is sacrificed Iho manufacturer : ) will bo responsible for itand , in thai case , I take it for granted that tlio silver states will revenge themselves by throwing all their weight on the side of n . reduction of the tariff. Our manufacturer. might flourish on loiv silver nnd high tariff ; they must perluh on sold and a low tariff. "My propositions are these : I propose a gold loan of so many hundred millions of dollars , as congress may declilo , to be bought at the nrnrUot rale and hold in iho treasury as tlio gold reserve is held by tlio Bank of Franco and by the governments of thn Latin union. I propose to open our mints to the free cohiaso of American silver , imposing a duly on the import of foreign silver. "I propose further , lo repeal the tax on state bank circulation. I would also press once more action in favor of our snipping. To int'ot in part the deficit lit our income for next year , 1 woulit reimposo tlio duty of 'J cents a pound on suur and repeal the bounty. Then I would waitaye.tr to sen how the si stem worked and "how far wo wifi'D ttffcctud by foreign inlluoneo. " Will .Stand liy tlin .Silver StiU < - . Mr. liato. democrat , ot Tonnneusco , ilum addressed the senate against the repeal Dill. He said the United States , bclnic the laigeit Producer of silver , should not do that which would .strilto it down. When the force hill was pending In tl'o sciiatii ! > ciiat'ir.s from the silver states , regardless of party afllllation , Hiood up manfully and firmly for southern I'ivili/ation and southern society. Now , when the most vital interests of ttio silver slates were threatened with destruction , that favor should be reciprocated , when it could be dune rightfully and consistently , lie , fur one , acknowledged the obligation , nnd was ready to stand ny the silver states In thu second raid against a great suction of the country. When Mr. Unto closed ntI o'clock. Mr. Stewart took the Hour. In reading u letter from Mr. Cleveland , ho vrhicivd Iho use nf tho.wnrd "intrinsic , " as applied to the value of gold and silver , and said the president < lld not linov what he wax talking about. Mr. Stewart read from the newsjiapors various articles as to the aliltudo of the president , finally coming to iho published telegram from i ho president to Cliiiirmiin Wilson 1111Of the ways and means committee , congratu lating him on the passage through the house ot ropresuntativud t'io ' repeal bill. "In the hundred oJd yivirs of American Independ ence , " said Mr. Stewart , "tliero wan ulno precedence for such action. It seemed from that dispatch-that iho president rngardui congress as hU servants and ivas thanking II as a good and faithful servant fordoing Ins bi Id ing. " Without concluding hia spoeeh. Mr. rttewiiri Aietdcd for an executive session , after which the senate adjourned. WiilCn ill lilt ) Oni-itn. \ \ AMlixoiox , Sent , S3. A Joint resolution was presented in the house this morning by Uepivseniative CuinmltigH of Now York au- thoi-1/.im ; the president of the ) Unlto.l States to make un intornaun.nal agreement provid ing lor the murkInp ami removal of danger ous wrecks , derelicts ami other menaces ; urto navlcatitui in thu North Atlantic ocean , ajid appropriating f. > , tXX ) to pay iho expciif us of currying ; out tlio work , WAS LAZY AND INDIFFERENT Indolence Characterized the Proceedings of the House Yesterday , CONSIDERATION OF THE PRINTING BILL It Wat tlio Only Mutter i > r lnt > rr \Vlilcli t'Hino llrloro tlin iScRPilon .Mr. Mcllilo- Joliirn Itmnliitlnii on tlin < nb- Jc'Ct Wiuhliictoi ) Notes. ' WASIIIXOTOX , Sept. 25. The house held a lazy anil Indifferent session today , ami de voted it almost entirely lo Iho consideration of the printing bill. Tlio only interesting matters In reference to this bill were the efforts of Mr. Melitlejeihn of Nebraska , n new champion of the printers in the house , to secure an Increase of the rates on composition - position , nnd of Mr. Cummlngs , to prevent the public printer from selling electrotype and stereotype plates of government pub lications to publishers at the simple cost of their making. Both failed , but Mr. DIngley managed to secure the adoption of an amend ment prohibiting the copyrighl of govcrn- mcnt publications. At iho opening of iho session iho sneaker laid before Ihe house a letter from Attorney General Olncy with reference to Ihe enforce ment of the Chinese exclusion act. Mr. Hudson of Kansas asked unanimous consent for Iho consideration of a resolution for the appointment of n committee of live to Investigale charges of corruption , fraud , violence and murder against military : md civil oftlccrs during the opening of tlio Cher okee Strip , and particularly with reference to.John K Hill , which Uculenntil Caldwull excused on the grounds Unit ho was cany- ing out his orders ; nnd also charges that certain persons were given early informa tion by which they wore enabled to enter the Strip before othcis. Mr. Dockery of Missouri objected. Midltli-jolin 'nnd tint I'rliitvm. The bouse then resumed the consideration of the printing bill , the pending amendment being thai of'Mr. Moiklejohn of Nebraska , increasing the price for composition from -10 to W ) cents per 1,000 cms. The amendment was lost and Mr. Moikle john made the point of no iiioruin. | He sub sequently withdraw the point and offered an amendment , substituting the increase In rate on composition to5 ! cents per 1,01)0 ) cms. Lost. ) Mr. Morse of Massachusetts took advan tage of Iho latitude ! allowed to thocomtnlttoa of the whole to make nn assault on Commis sioner I-ochren's conduct of Iho pension ofllce. tie charged the commissioner with suspending without warrant of law pensions of soldiers. Such conduct oirlhe part of the president woule1. ho declared , subject , him to impeachment. Hi ) charged the pension bureau with issuing pensions to applicants known to he dead In order to suell the list of pensions without cost to the government. Several attempts ucre mndo by Mr Filhinn to stop the speaker , but thu chair man was powerless to interfere , and Mr. Morse completed his statement. Mr. Cutnniings offered an amendment to prohibit Iho public printer from selling duplicate plates of public documents. An amendment of Mr. Olngluy's prnhtbit- ir.g Iho copyrighting of reimnted and other government publications was aarccel to. Mr. Hlchardson offered an amendment to include the cost of composition in the price at which plates were to bo sold. The amendment was disagreed to. Mid thu vote then recurred on Mr. Cummings' original amendment. Lost 11 to'10. --After further discussion the house ad journed. I > AN AAVIi\\AKI ) Itciiiibllcau Xeimtnrn Unpinning to Think of I'tiliim WASIIIXOTOX , Sept. 25. The anti-silver re- publicans in the senate fiiiel themselves in a somewhat awkward predicament over the bill tor the repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman act , and are trying to llnd n way out of it. It happens that the republi cans who are most desirous of securing the passage of tlio Wilson bill are the ones most anxious to prevent the passage of the oloc- 3lions bill nnd Iho tariff bill , which they appreciate will come to the senate in the course of lime from the other end of the eapitol. While very solicitous that the Sherman law should be repealed , they are beginning to appreciate Hint in helping to repeal it they are preparing Iho way for Ihe consideration of measures quite as obnoxious to them , if not more so , than the Sherman law. law.This This state off affairs t'ivcs color to a report which was circulated about the capital today , and which was not without other con firmation , that some of the republican senators have sho'vn a disposition to use ; their advocacy of the repeal bill to aid them in securing terms on the other bills. They appreciate that republican support Is neces sary to the passage of the Wilson repeal \ hill and lhat it is not BO essential to the other two measures , on which tlio democrats uro united , and on tills account some of them think they can secure concessions on those measure * from the president and his demo cratic followers , because of their continued support of the financial bill. There have bcon some informal conferences iu which these matters have been discussed , but up to tlio present time no conclusion has been nr- rivoaat. Them nro those who assert that the president would favor such a concession and who base their opinlnion on the belief that ho uccoeilcd to It when the same mat ter was presented to him in regard to tlio house of representatives , but there is no doubt as to whulhur , if he should so agree , ho could , control his following In the senate. THAT NKW TAItUT lllf.r * No I'ruitros * Ilils as V t llnuu Mtulu Tn- aril Drilling It , WASIIIXOTOX , Sept. 2ri 'I'ho democratic members of the ways and means committee have made r.o effort as. yet to get together ami agree upon trio outline of tb new tariff bill. They say they nro waiting for information mation from tlio Treasury and oilier depart ments which llioy have called for as to reve nues , etc. . iiecessary to bo provided. The first question to bo decided is the amount 10of revenue to bo raised bj the now bill , This will involve an immediate determination of the question whether ( jovernor Saycr's proposition to repeal tlio laws creating the sinluni : fund shall bo adopted. Should tlio cMiiriiltueiJivlito to act favorably - ably on the Sayurs suggestion this will ris luce the amount of revenue to bo provided for about JOO.OJO.OJO per annum. Tlio next thliii ; to bo decided is the question of the proportion tlio custom revenues ; ue to ar 10 thu international revenue receipt * . ils will unolvoa settlement of the question as to whether the taxes mi tobacco and spirits are to bo raised. Once these three points ha vu been decided the general scheme of the bill. o far as it relates to custom duties must be agreed upon and then the details of the schedules can bo worked out at leis ure. U is probable that the schedules will be divided among the various democratic members of the committee , their work lieof course to be subject to ilnal revision by all the democratic members slttintr Jointly. The bill will bo framed us the Mills nnd Me- Kinley bills were , entirely by the majority. The republicans will have no voice in lit , construction and will not bo shown the until it is completed. Nrvv .Mioicuntlir ! . Sept. 'JO.The annual re jvort of Governor Thornton of New Mexico suiter that the population of the territory has not materially chaimed during the past year. The total territorial Indebtedness Is till 1.71'J. an J the cash balance in the treas ury U ? 1-l.lKJiJ. Stock raisin ; . ' has decreased. as a result of n four years continuous drouth , .M'ln.v ' mines have been closed 01. account of tnu decrease in silver values a the money market stringency. The annual product of precious stones is rapidly incrcasjlj Ing. Governor Thornton recommends the approval by congress of the legislative act of the territory , proTldine for n.county court In every countv where the countyisoat has n population of ' . ' ,000 or more , \vti.i. t-'oitur. A VOCI5. llpppal Sonntnrs HMVII n Ht'boino Wnnhliifj * ton Not . WA IIINOTON. Sept. 3. ) . The rumor is revived tonight , but urft vcrlflod , that Iho advocates of repeal In Uio senate had formu lated a plan by which ibey will force n vote nn the silver bill. The plun is not disclosed , but It Is Intimated that it is some arbitrary method. Vice President btevcnsott left the city this evening for Allentown , Pa. , whore ho will bo the guest of ox-Governor Black for a elay or two. two.Tno Tno senate committee un judiciary today brlelly considered iho nomination of Mr. Hornolowcr , to be Justice of the supreme court , but look no action. There Is nothing shnilllcant In this , us the committee Is never hasty to act on any Important nomination. There is little doubt but that the nomination will receive fnvorabla action by the com- inlttec. H Is intimated hero that the Treasury department was actuated iu ordering tlio revenue steamers Grnul and Perry lo the Pacllle const more uy the condition of the Chinese and seal fisheries question than to aid in the prevention of smuggling of opium In Puget Sound. Representative ICrdmrm nf Pennsylvania today presented a bill in the house to pro vide internal rovenuu by imposing a tax on successions to real cslnio and legacies. This afternoon President Cleveland re ceived tlio members of the Society of Civil Engineers of Franco , now on u tour of the United .States. The reception was entirely informal. Secretary Herbert today appointed the trial board of the cruiser Detroit , whoso forty-oielit hours' trial at sea will taUo place beginning Wednesday morning. After her trial the eruiser will bn lilted up imme diately for n eruiso lo Uio do Janeiro. Bernard ICulpackl hits been appoinleel superintendent of construction of the public building at Wilwaukeu , Wis. NO Usi : KOK VAN AI.I.KN. U Is Snlil thn Scnxti ) Will It.'Jcct Ills Nninl- imtlon in Amunns idor. WASIIIXOTON , Sep. 25. The information is vouchsafed that the appointment of James J. Van Allen of Khodc Island for ambassador to Italy , says a local paper , was recommended - mended by Governor IIonoyitbo , member of the democratic national committee from from Hhoilo Island ; the democratic con gressmen from that state , iLapham and' Page : the delegates 'frow that state to the last democratic national con vention , the Hhodo Island democratic state committee , Hon. David Stnlicr , Jr. , the democratic candidate for governor In ISlKt , and the other candidates of that party In the last slate election , lind also by United States Senator Aldrlch and others of Khodc Island. The New York senators- are not being In terviewed on the subject , but people close to them do not hesitate to say Mr. Van Allen will not bo prevented from'spendlng his time near London , by any pressure of ofllolal duties near tbe quirinal. In other words , if it Is Avithin the compass of their abilities , his nomination will bo defeated in the sen ate. Tno charges that' there is nothing American about him , atid that Ills enormous wnaltlrwas acquired , not by either business qualifications or shrcwdnesson , his nartbut simply because no human belug , can break down an entailed estate , erogn great bv the sweat of Now York City.'s ' prosslut' populu- lion , are declared to bo Iltqr3Hy true. The present current is' toncly against Van Allen1 , ' but thora'are ii'-.vRys t\vo stdes to. n question , and Ins naiiio will only bo with drawn in case defeat is a certainty , and in that case Mr. Van Allen will discover that business engagements and his physicians positively order him not to go to Home , and he will write Mr. Cleveland , a letter to that effect. UK t < ii > NOT A I'D i.iMii/i ; . Scurutury Herbert linn u Wonl to .Si3 : * AlHKlt tlio IIIBXlllNOn ClIHI * . WASHINGTON , Sept. 25. Secretary Herocrt today gave to the press the correspondence relating to tlio removal of Captain Hlggin- ken from the command of the United States steamer Atlanta. The statements that Sec- olary Herbert had apologized to Captain llKginson for removing him from duty and offered to restore him to com ma nil upon his own application , are not borne out by the 'acts , and it Is especially denied that Japtnln fligirinson Is entitled to the credit of havincr disclosed ' to the department tlio condition of 'the Atlanta when the vessel was ordered to sea. The letters embrace a ull history of the ' "iso and the conclusion of .ho matter Is that Secretary Herbert ac cepts the apologies and explanations of Captain Iliggliison and says his connection ivilli the ; matter will not bo permitted to irovent his being assigned to such duty as is rank entitles him to perform when op- porlunity offers. Humirril mi Kclltnr. WASHINGTON , Sept. 2. > . [ Special Telegram to THE Bui : , ] John C. Kelly , editor of the Sioux City Tribune , has boon nominated to be collector of Internal revenue for the' ' Third listrlet of Iowa. Other nominations inndo today were : Charles M. Caughey of Maryland , to bo consul of > : he United States at Messina , Italy : First ' , Lioutmiant D. P. Udgerton , . ccond artillery to bo associate professor of mathematics at the United Stales military academy ( lo cor- rectdatoof his appointment ) . Iliirdur on C'uiitriiitturx. WASHINGTON , Sept. ! U. In consequence of | now restrictions for conductdig ofllclal trial ( j trips of naval vessels , contractors will llnd it moraditlicult In future to earn premiums | lor excess of speed. Beginning with the Montgomery , soon to bo tried , tlio contractors will not bo permitted to * maintain a boiler piossiiro abovofi percent In'excess of stand ard pressure. Heretofore the contractors in their eagerness to earn tho''Highest possible premium for speed hare varrlud steam to a dangerously high pressure , ' l.cfi lor Itlo ilu WASHINGTON , Sept , 25.Tio [ United States eruiser No\vurk Ipft 'I'onipkinsvillo ' tills morning for Hio do Janeiro. It will lake about twenty days to exxnplptu the trip. foiillrmrd by : til u Semite , WASHINGTON , Sept. " . The senate In ex ecutive session today continued the appoint ment nf Ralph Steiiier of A'uitin , Tex. , to bo consul at Munich , Germany. nut CM// . . Irlkli Niitliinil l.n.iguu Will Not Hold a Mrt-tluj ; Ni'.xl llonlli , CHICAGO. Sept 25 , [ Special Telegram lo Tin : Bin. : ] There is to boio { meeting of the Irish National League of 'America after all. Hon. M. V. Gannon , 'tho president of thu organization. Issued the following today liee vuUinir thu former call : I'lllCSIH AND SVMI'ATIIIZKIN : I IlIlVU tllld'll occasion lo w 11 lid raw lliu mil lieridofure Issni-d fur a convention 10 liulield In C.'lilcairo , Octo ber'J. I do so foi Iho rt'iiMin tlmt upon ron- iiltatlun ultli frleinU In I''ilcuxo It lidoemi'd Iniipnoriuni ) and niitliinj. to hold sucb u eon- vumlon. as nialter. of f , . aru p < illey have not dDvolofivd in'tirvul ll-iiuin'n | I'arihiniunl. M. V. li.isxo.N , Pi-fhldenl. I'libiiiitiii'i-d liy Otrrivork , DKCATUII , 111 . Sept. 2.V-U. A. MuHnh ol Indianapolis toda.i identified ihu man wii j lias been ai-ting ' ( nearly hero as hi , father , Prank B. ' . "MVUotli , who dis anpeareel fruit ) hfllnu i o weeks airu Ho has ticnn liuru k since \Vcdno3dav. September K ! , unJcr ; ifi .loiiunu'd name. ion sa.vs the report from liiJtunaiiolisth.it Ills father IK f 10.IKH ) short , to tint HIM ml KMU. if tlui Kiiiglits an I l.-idlt'i of H.inor Is IIM- true. His mind nas , bjun unUaluuct-d u. I . overwork. HELLO SHELLS RIO AGAIN Eebol Tleot in the Harbor Once More Opens Fire on the Oity. GREATER \MAGE \ DONE TO BUILDINGS .Mnny Women nnd Clilldran Killed I.O K ol I.Ira Hiid I'roporty Not Vrt Known Alollo Out with n Drclur.i- tlon nt liitrntluiii , JJ.'jy Jifn'.i < } i > t\li MoxTiivtnito , Uruguay ( via Gnlvoaton , Tex. ) , Sept. 2.- > . -fBy Mexican Cabin to the Now York Herald Special to TUB Br.ii. ] The rebel licet , which has been so long blockading the harbor of Itlo do Janeiro , again bombarded the city yesterday , under Admiral Mcllo's orders. The firing was very severe , nnd the dam age done exceeds that of the first bombard ment. Several women and children were killed , but the extent of the damsgc and loss of llfo is not yet known , as no news Isjiiorniittod by the government to bo sent direct from Hio do Janeiro. Part of Mcllo's licet is still keeping up n vigorous blockade of Santos. Mello'n PrniiiiMolnmpiitn. Copies of Admiral Mellos' proclamation hi been received hero , The leader of the re declares that Presldont Pei.voto , rew with the alu of corrupt members of the sen- ate and venal deputies , Ir.is overridden iho atre restrictions put upon their powers by the constitution. Poixoto , ho asserts , Is trying to place Brazil under the rule of an absolute tyranny. "If by my aid , " the proclamation con tinues , "In making this stand for liberty our cause shall triumph , I shall hand over the government ' to the charge of those honorable men who gave frcoJom to our nation before. " Four members ot Iho Brazilian congress - gross . on board Iho ratio ! cruiser Aqutdaban have signed tin address lo thu public Wlih Corruption. They say President Poixoto and the mem bers of his cabinet have been stealing tlio public funds and destroying the autonomy of the states and fomenting a national war In order to servo their own personal ends. These fuels , the address says , to gether with the dlctat irial conduct of both the president and the vice president , compels Ihe signers , as rcpresenlativcsof the national will , to make the present solemn fight , for freedom. They gave Admiral Nollo command of their forces at this juncture , wilh a view to restoring law and re-establishing republican principles. The address closes with an appeal to all patrjolic Brazilians lo help their causa. Oilier Stito leavolt. Confirmation of the report of the renewal of tlio blockades of Rio Grande by the revolt- era has boon received. Fighting has taken place at Uruguayana. The Brazilian minister hero is sending arms and forces to General Hlpolyte. The stale of Parana is in open revolt against Poixoto. I'cno'8 Trouble's VAM-AUA.ISO , Chill ( via Galvcston , Tox. ) , Sept. ' . ' . ; . [ By Mexican Cable to the NowYork : Herald Special to THIS BEE. ] Refugees from Argentina arc seeking an asylum at Paysaudu. The Herald correspondent at Buenos Ayrcs telegraphs lhat reports como from Santa Fo that part of the Third regiment has joined the revolt against President Pena. Two squadrons of cavalry in the south and n battalion of infantry at Kosario have also declared In favor of the radicals. The railroads in Uio colony of Ha facia have been torn up by the vovoltors in order to impede the movements of feJural troops. Arrests and imprisonment of radicals continue in all purls of Arccntinn , A decree lias been promulgated ordering tub mobilization of the A'ational guard through out tlio country. General Hooa has been placed in command of the troops. In tlio city of Buenos Ayres citizens are deeply Interested in the revolt , and the fcel- ing Ihero Is feverish. AKUKNTI.NK. Itcbi'lH Seemingly Sure ol Victory Tlio l.itml DuvnlopiiiniitM. BUF.XOS AVIIES , Sept. 15. Ex-President Pelllgrlni , undismayed by the threats of iho insurgents to shoot him if ho again falls into lliolr liands , has safely landed before Tucu- man and telegraphs here that ho expects the rebels will soon surrender. Other advices , however , have it that the foreign colonists of Santa Fo and its neigh borhood are joining In the rebellion and that some bloody engagements between the rebels and the government may bo expected hourly. It is now an admitted fact that determined rebellion against 'President Pena and his government is on foot , nnd if the foreign element has talten a hand In it against Die president and his party his downfall is not , | unlikely , as the foreign interests are power ful and well represented here. A dispatch Is sent out that the whole of the Argentine republic is convulsed with excitement and a revolution is in progress throughout the north , nt least. Government reports may attempt to belittle the situation , but this does not alter the fact that the Argentine republic 1s tuKing up arms for President Pena. There was severe fighting yesterday through the disturbs. ! districts.and much : blood will bo shod today. At Sanja Fo BOIIIO of the national troops li.ivo sided with the rebels nnd the latter expert to receive fur ther reinforcements from the sumo source- . I'lll.i is the situation from the rululs point. On Uio other hand , ex-President Pclllgrini t.is leaving no stone unturned to help the iso bellion. ere The adherents of the cx-prcsldcnt have orgi'.nlzud. armed anil equipped the national guards of the districts of San I.uis , Kanago and Cordova utul BOIIIO lively lighting is looked for. The Important province of ICntro Uio , having UO.OW inhabitants , is sending several battalions to the support of the ex- president and ho soon hopes to boat the head of an army. This , the ox-president's friends ciaiin.vili bo done in short , order. There is no doubt that Polligrlnl Is power ful and he has influential friends who are , : ill ) Ing to his support. In adJltlon to willing losuppjrlhlm , iho friends ot ini na vi > money , which. It is bolluvcd. ill bo frcetv pi ace J at hU disposal. iUer in this dadis.niches were ree-elvc.l -r. ) which show that the situation iu grow- tig morn s > eriuus every hour. 'I ho rebels .re now printing Santa Kt ) on the east > ink of .Sal.ido aiid five miles from BajaJa Ie' Santa i'V. eMpll'ilof Kntro Uio. Thopopu- ' ' alien of Santa Ku is about I'.tKKJ , mm il hah .11 ix eiisivo tr.idu wilh the Interjr. ! in , nii province auJ capitol the natiouul guards i have been called to arms nnd Inrgo bodtf these troops will bo sent to the front ass n ai they are armed and equlppeel. = The Argentine army only consists of i \ > it T.fiOO men , but the national guards miir ; ' WtU.OflO men In nil. If nceessarv every * . ' * n the government e'an muster will bo p -d underarms and sent lo tlio front.o rebels , however , Insist that the pres it and his supporters can only count unoV , "io loyalty of a portion of the national guiif It Is now said that II was not ( Ie ) al Alem who was immlerod at SantarV , . btn that the man killed Is Dr. Alem , the loadcrof the radical party. If this Is iho cnso the murder will e-auso still more hitler- ness and bloodshed. By I order of the t'overinnent all the radi cal ! clubs were closed , nnd Dr. Alem and his principal adherents were shndowod by thn police ' Other radical lenders were hand cuffed on board the war ships , where they an now held In close confinement. President 1 Pena Is now said to bo ullllnir to resign In favor of Senor Kllauri , but the report lacks conllrnmtiim The police of this city have been organized into a military force and will probably bo sent lo the front wllh detachment * from the national guards. The railroads are busy carrying troops , am munition nnd provisions. ( .1ener.il Kocns has neon iiiven command of the Argentine forces arraigned against the rebels. i\otiiniiiM : ICONS ineiu. llarcxlonn Still AirltiiH'd tlvrr the Work of tlin AtmrrliUt * . UAitcr.t.oxA , Sept. 23. The oxcltomont caused yiMureiny by the attempt made hy an anarchist named Pallas to kill General . Martinez , Campos at the re view held in honor of the birthday of Princess Mercedes ' ' continues. 'I'ho general iswe resting easily and recovering from his wounds. It tins boon luirnod : that General wePe PoreClemeiis was also badly wounded by fragments of thu bombs , making thirteen of the ' staff Injured. It la now known beyond a doubt that the civic guard who was killed by the sidei of the general saved the lifo of GJiiiir.il Cam pos. The guard's IIOIMO roared with his rldor ami received the largest fragment of the bomb. The police expect to have stirllinc evidence to present whn Pallas and his-lwo fellow prisoners are brought to trial. The police toiluy have so.ircfied thu houses of the most noted anarchists in this city , anil in ono of them found a bomb similar . ' to the one uso.l by Pallas. The po lice have possession of a document which shows that a widoMlrcad conspiracy , aiming ni the assassination of certain prominent men Isin in progress. Pallas Is a compositor by profession. IIAYI'I IN A rit\V. Kcpnliliu Axllulml Over tlio United State- , ' Intent num. ncnnt.ll \ Pour AU PHINCI : , IHytl , Sept. JJ.V INow York Herald Cable Special lo Tin : HKE J The news publishejd In Iho Hor.ild of Sop- tumber 10 , lo the effect lhat the United States government Intended to rena-.r its efforts ' to secure Molu St. Nicholas fora coal ing station , and that the North Atlantic squadron would likely stop here on its way tc southern waters has created a sensation. tca QThe wildest rumors are allo.it in the city and throughout the republic. Government ,11ol ofllcials are guarded in their comments upon the Information. It is understood that Min- isiorSmyiho will bo conveyed to lla.vti on board of a man-of-war- "there ocms a very general impression that some show of . /orcq in connection \vlth the future proposals is to bo anticipated. Everybody awaits ad vices wllh anxiety. N'oitli and Smith In Itra/.il. . Nnw YOUK , Sept. 23. The Brn/llian steam ship Hildebrand ai rived from Cerea and yesterday and doclced nt Ilnrbcek's stores , Brooklyn. She is the first , ship from Brazil since the latest revolt broke out. but us she comes from ports ir. tlru north of lhat country , she brings litllo nows. First Male 1-Ivans ! said thai , us far as ho could say , thu masses ot the people at Para wore loyal lethe the government. Many ships from southern Braxil wcro at lhat port and llns billuivst feeling existcel between their men and the people on shore , who are very jealous of Iho south. Itrn/.ll'x Itovolntloii ( ( rouini ; Wimkrr. LONDON , Sepi. 25. Tlio Brazilian minister in this city has received the following dispatch - patch : KIOIIIJ.TASF.IIIO , Pi'pt. 25. The rovolutlon Is groivliiK weaker day by day. Admiral d Jlello Is rtiilncuel to the Init nxlrenilly. All the stall's eleiiouncii 111.ittlunipl , to overthrow tin ) present giivuriimnnt , and the people are enthusiastic for I'l.'ixoto's oviirnmenl. 'I'ho army Is irenurally loyal. The city Is us triinipill us If no revolt bad occurred and tlio government Is fully confident tlmt It Is sulll- clenlly powerful to malnl.aln authority. ( Joniinuiili'iitlon Iti'storoil. CAIT.TOWN , Sont. -Communication wllh Fort Victory has been restored. &TIUKI1 IK l.tfl'KMH.MI. Ill ; I''niir ' Umploj'BK U'lll Iti-sUt tlin I'rii- ponvd Cut In INDIAXAI-OI.IS , Sept. 25 , [ Special Telegram to Tun BKK , ] An engineer on the fllir Four roael caino down town at 11 o'clock tonight , after completing his run , and said ho hail , loft his engine upon iho order of iho executive commitleo of the Hallway iralninen , lhat every irnin infl running into the city would be abandoned to night , and that the emllro Big Four system from Cincinnati to Chicago , including its brunches , would bo lied up soon after mid night. it's It is well known that the brotherhood's 's'j executive commiUeo has been canvassing \ thu vote of ttio trainmen for a weak past upon the proposition to resist a 10 per cent cut In wages , but Chief Siirgont was author ity for the statement earlier in the ovcnlng ) that iho result wduld not be announced for twenty-four hours. Thn opinion is that tlio engineer's state ment IK not authoritative , but it is nald to nan a fact that n majority of the Big Four em ployes have nlreaJy voted for a strlUo. The 13:45 : train loft Indianapolis for Chicago inlet .tlmo , an Indication that Iho strike had not gone Into effect. LUDlflA'd / < / { I'lIK 1'IKSIM. lYanolino I'uliun AlTHit Mrn Suppoxrd In lltiVK CuiMod Suturdny' * K plii lon SVK FKAXOISOO , Sept. ! JY Tlio police are scouring thu town to obtain a clew to the identity of the llcnH who caused Saturday night's oxplosjyn. Chief of Police Crowley b-iys he believes the Seamen's union Is responsible fur the deed. : The chief lodify ordered iho arrest of Sec retary Funrsuth of the union and he oas taken into custody , but denies ! all knowlogo of tlio crime , ( jovornor Murlchain hai offered a rewind nf fliKJ , ( ) for the arrest of the men responsible foe thn crime. Jolin i'iirtin and Chni-le.s Bernard , two of tlio victims of tlio explosion , wcro nllvo to- d.iy , though there Is. hardly a cha'ico toll Ilornurd'H recovery , both his eyes being blown out ami thu drums of bull cars Inokun. Three men bo- H'dcs Fueret't h htivo been arrcKlo.l for the crime. They are Juhn Tyrol ! , James Wo uls and 'IVrrrnco JUU'y. Tyrnll and Woods are Hie men > vho threatened Mrs. Curlln a few da.v-i ngo. They worn formerly inomb'rs of the ' . 'oust Seaman'6 union , but wurii dropped t\i.uo time ugo for nonpay ment of dues. * ON THE WRONG TRAIN Express Roubora in Missouri Who Didn't Know it Wns Loaded , SUCCESSFUL TRICK OF THE AUTHORITIES Sent Out a Dummy Train in Ohirgo of Well Armed Officers , DESPERATE BATTLE WAGED IN THE DARK Bandits Refused to Surrender nud Fought Stubbornly to the Death. TWO OF THEM KILLED IN THE FIGHT .Six .Mnn from SI. .Iniutpli , \ nll tlin P. > prc i i'ur Tour Arc .Miw llnilnr Arrcat Details of u Tlirllllux Adventure , ST. .Tosni'ii , Sopt.23. Six would.bohlghw.iy train robbers wore caught. In u trap thli morning. Two of them WITH killed , three captured anil ono escaped , only to lie enq uired later. Tlio Kansas City , St. Joseph -t Council Hinds roml v/ns the Intended vlutini , A ( linnmy train was sent ahead and when the oxnrcst messenger was ordered to open hia car ho did so. The officers then opened llro upon the robhurs. It was at 11 : " > o'clock last night ttuit the north bounil train on the Kansas City , St. Joseph & Coiiiii'll Bluffs roail WHS slopped by six men at Schuotzon Park , ono nillo niul a half north of St. Joseph. The men who worn killed were : FUUD ICOKIIM3U , aged 10 , who lived with his young wife at 1815 South Tenth strrot. 1IUGOKNGUO , stepson of llonry Uloltz , proprietor of tlio Occidental hotel. 1 ho nmn who escaped was Henry Glcltz , stop-father ol the man who was Iclllod. Three other men , N. A. Hearst , Charles Fredericks and Will Carver , were captured , but tlicy were ilceoys and wcro uotconnected with the robbery. The oflleers of the road have known for' some tune that an attempt would bu made to | rob the train and preparations uoro made to capture the bandits. Dolcelivo P. 1 * . Locke first received information about the proposed robboiy August 11 , and ho has been In constant communication with tlio olUclala since then. I'liiKd'd by n lllildlt. The train was In charge of W. U. Brown , general manager of .the road ; G. M. Ilohl , supurintcndcnt ; Sheriff C. W. Carson , Deputy Sheriff. John Brown , and Chief of Police John Brodor. With Chief Broiler wore thirteen oftlverH. The regular train on the Kansas City , St. Joseph & Council Bluffs road loaves the union depot at 11:40. : Mr. Brown got word early in the evening that last night was the tlinu that had bcon ilxedjbr i tlio robbery.and , his first Intention was to send out the regular train , nndplaca the ofllcors upon it. Ho decided later that it would bo unsafe to risk the passengers In a balllo I with the robbers , and changed his plans. Ho instructed Superintendent Ilohl to 111:1 : ko up a dummy special and run it out on the tlmo'of the regular train , No.i. ! This consisted of a mail car , express car and six coaches , the two latter darkened to repre sent the appearance of sloopors. Engineer lxo : Wright and Fireman Victor Wise were In the cab , and Conductor John llardcnsteln had charge of the train. In the unil car were Sheriff Carson , Deputy Brown and a number of police. In the express car wera Chief Broiler and a portion of his force , while Ihe rest of hi.s otllecra wcro scattered through the ohor cars. ICnginoer Calllcoto was pressed into service as an express man. Ilo were overalls , and an empty safi and some empty boxes were put in his oar to give it the appearance of an express car. In the llr.st coaches were \V. C. Brown , Mr. Ilohl and Mr. Sanford , superintendent of the Adams Express company. Dummy l.iridnilrtrli Oinoeri. When the Irani roachol SehuoUcm park , a .short distance this side of the water works , a man stepped out on the track and swung a red lantern. Kn insor Wright stepped his engine and ho and the llreman were at onca covered by n masked man with n shotgun. They were ordonU to go biek to the express car. When they reached the o.ir two of the robbers pounduil on the door with their guns and ordered the messenger to open it. After a short parley Calhooto threw open ' the door. Chief BroJor and his men were con cealed behind the safe and the empty boxes. When the robbars ordoro.i the express messenger to open the door they threatened to blow up the care witn dynamite. Ono of them said : "Open up hero ; bo rt m d quick about it or we'll blow the car up with dynamite , Open up or we'll kill you , " They had two largo sticks of dynamite , and each was wrappol up in tvro or three copies of a nowapapur. To each of the BUCKS was attached a fuse about three foot long. This fuse connected with a fulminating cap In tlio end of the stick and would burn up and oxplouo the dynamite in about two min utes. It was Known to the ollleors that dy namite might bo used and It was at Ural pro posed to let the robbers explode fsomo of It before firing UIKHI tlieni. Before leaving St. Joseph , however , Chief Brodur decided that it would bo a very dangerous risk , nnd ho con cluded to take no efianoes. lie instructed Calllcoto , the bogus ineusengor , to open the door before the robbers hau a chnnca to ex plode the stuff. Chief Broder says thuro * wns enough dynamite to nlow tlio car into splinters , nnd hh action now proves to have been a wise one. r Dii-iill ) ' riifht at Short ! Uii-o. Four of the men leaped Into the ear , tha other two remaining outside. Ono of thetn was Henry Clcitz.nml the other was Koehlcr When the men filtered the car the oflleers raised up and , covering them with their.euns , ordered thnm to throw up their hands , In stead of doing that the robbers began tiring at the oflleers. and In n minute a , deadly battle was on. At I ho lint llro Hearst , Fredericks and fJurver dropped to the ground and laid down to prevent being shot. I'nglo leaped from tno car nnd run for the brush on the east dido of the truck , from where ho continued to ahool until dlscovore'l. Koohlnr , whom job uas to stand outside and keep tlio pas sengers from coming out of the cars , was on tlio oust bulls of the train also , nod ho poured a deadly lire Into the express car and coaches. Henry OiioiU , who wan on the west slfiiiof the train , llred several shots at the oflleers in the express nnd mall cats iind * then run , li-oealer proved hluiieU to bu theme t de *