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fSh\GLE COl'Y FIVE CENTS. \ BLAHD'S ' INSISTENCY It Ecsults in Having His Seigniorage Bill Considered by the House. FOUR HOURS FILIBUSTERING YESTERDAY Opponents of the Scheme Make a Hard Tight Without Success. PARTY LINES WIPED OUT IN THE STRUGGLE and Populists Western Kepublicans , Democrats lists Join Hands. ' ' OBSTRUCTIVE TACTICS TO BE FOREGONE Kit Further Illmlrnnco A\lll Ho I'liunt I" Iho Way of u 1 > I iisilon "f tbo ' Proceedings Mt.iitirc Yestenliij'H ings of the hi imte. WASHINGTON , Feb. 8. The deadlock on Mr. Blond's sliver selgnlorago bill was broken after four hours of filibustering today , when by a veto of IOC to 40 the house car ried Mr Bland's motion to go Into commlt lco of Iho whole for consldcrallon of his bill. The caslorn democrats and the great mass of republicans made a determined op position. On the final vote 100 democrats and all the populists voted with him , while twenty-two domocrals joined wilh Iho re publicans In refusing to vote. It is llior- ougbly underslood lhal quite a number of democrats who voted with Mi. Bland were In favor of certain modifications ot the bill , although they would nol carry Ihcli opposi tion lo Ihe oxlenl of voting agalnsl consld crallon. It Is also well known thai the ad- inlnlstiatlon is opposed to the bill in Its present form. After the consldeiatlon of Iho bill began Mr. Carlisle arrived al Ihe capllol and con ferred with several leading democrats of the house , and jusl before Iho adjournment Mi. Tiacey made the announcement thai no fintlicr allcmpl lo filibuster against the consideration of the bill will bo made. This Is known lo mean lhal a compromise has been reached , and thai certain concessions will bo made In line with certain sugges tions of Mi. Carlisle , who , while he Is icp- resented us nol being unfavorable to the coinage of the silver seigniorage In the treasury , jet Insists that discretionary power ought lo bo lodged lth Hie secretaiy of the treasuty for Issuing the certificates In the form of certificales or coin , so 11 would nol bo Injected In a lump Into the circulating medium of the country. Ho maintains It would be as Injurious to pul out $55,000,000 suddenly as It would bo to withdraw' thai amount. Ho Is also opposed , H Is under- slood , lo Iho second becllon , which makes mandatory the coinage of the rest of tlio bullion In the treasury and tbo redemption of the outstanding treasury , noles under thu octwof 1890 as fast as Iho coinage takes place. place.COMMENCED FILIBUSTERING. The parliamentary batlle over Iho Bland ullvcr bclgnlorago bill was resumed Immedi ately after the leading of Iho journal this morning. Mr. Reed soughl lo challenge Iho right of the house to pass the resolution to arrest absentees , which was carried Jusl be fore adjournment yesterday , on the ground that the last call of the house showed a quorum. The question as to whether a quorum was present on the call was disputed , as II did nol appear In the journal , and llepresentatlvo Reed moved lo amend Oio Journal so as to make this fact appear. This motion was lost. Mr. Bland then renewed his motion ot yesterday lo go Inlo committee of the wholo. Mr. Reed took charge of Iho fill- busterliiR. ho making the point ot order that the only thing In order was llio roporl of who when Ihe house the serseanl-al-arms , , adjourned lasl nlghl , was given warrants for Iho arrcsl of ICJ members. The speaker hold lhal the order for arrest was n continuous one , and unll ! fully exe cuted It would not bo the duly ot Iho sor- . gcant-at-arms to make the report. Ho said that when In the case of a single member , who was conumuclous , living In a distant state , an arrest was ordered , such an order having bcuiit made , tlio whole house could not bo held up until the arrcsl was made. Ho ovonulcd llio point of order. As a question of pilvllego Mr. Bland asked thai Iho sergeanl-al-arms bo requested to make his report. This being declared nut of order lie changed his ground and moved to reconsider Iho vole lo arrest absent mem bers. Ho expressed Iho belief that It was not competent for less than a quorum lo pass such a resolution. Tlio speaker held thai Iho motion to re consider was In order , w hereupon Mi. Bland moved to lay It on the table. This motion was carried on a rising vote , 121 toIS. . Mr. Reed demanded tbo ayea and najs , and the roll was called. During the progress ot the roll call , the sonalo secretary appeared and announced the passage by the senate of the bill to re peal Iho elccllons law. The annoiincomcnl was greeted with a burst of applause from the democrallc side , REED'S SARCASTIC REMARKS. "Now , " ojaculalod Mr. Reed , as ho lls- loned to the applause , "ballot bostulflng Is al lasl a recognized art. " The vote resulted , 182 to SO. So the mo tion to reconsider was laid on tlio table. The committees wore called for reports nnd unimportant routine business was disposed of. Mr Bland agiln renewed his motion to go into the uommltlea of Iho whola for the con sideration ot Ihe selgnloiugQ bill. The veto resulted , ICG to G , and was lost for the lack of n quoium. It was seven short , notvvllh- Etiuullng Iho fact lhal all thu populists and llio republicans from Iho wosl voted with Mr. Bland , and six democrats voted against the motion , thus lofuslng to join the fili busters , Only 131 clomociats voted for the motion. At least thirty democrats joined the republicans and declined lo vote. Upon Iho announcement , Mr. Bland moved a call ot llio house. The nonvotlng demo crats answered tp their names and the call developed the presence of 228 members. The vote then recurred on llio Bland mo tion. This vote resulted , 165 lo G , ono less than Iho preceding vote , Another call of the house followed. It de veloped the presence of 259 members , Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with. The vote then recurred on Mr. Blaiul'a motion , and a quorum was at last secured on this vote , 177 to 1. Upon the announcement Mr. Golsscnhalncr of New Jersey moved to adjourn , but the sneaker declined to entertain the motion on the ground thai Mr , Bland's motion carried the hotibj Into the commit tea of tno wholo. Mr Hall ot Missouri took thn position Mr , Bland took In advocacy of the bill , and l entered at once Into an explanation ot It Without concluding his speech , Mi. Hull jlcldcil to the motion for the commltteo to rise , an agreement having bcnn made that filibustering vas U cease. With this umlei- itandlng , upon Mi , Bland's motion , BU much ot the resolution passed labt nlghl us dl- rocled the sergeant-al-arms to urresl ab sentees was revoked. A bill of the joint committee ) on expendi tures In Ilia ilepai tiuonts , to make uniform the niothoils of accounting In the depart ments , was taken up and pnvsfd on motion ot Mr , Dockcry. and than , at 1 ut ) p , m. , the house adjourned. _ Another Nmv MUcr h WVSIHNaTON , FVb S. Representative Abbot ot TVMIB has Introduced a bill for tLo coinage of tbo Hllvtir la the treasury on Iho new plan , The secretary Is to coin Into standard silver dollars , or minor coins , not less than 2,000000 ounces per month , the silver purchased under the Sherman act. Coin certificates IFSIIO ! under that act are to bo redeemed In ellher gold or silver , the secretary to Issue coin notes tu the amount of the sclgnlorago of the Sherman acl upon a plan apparently devised to place gold and silver upon an equal fooling. \\ll.l , ! tii'OIU' MO.NDYY. Demncl.ttft Ilitvn Almost Completed Tlulr -eniitn 'lurUT 11111. WASHINGTON , Feb. S. The democratic subcommittee on finance wilt make Its re port lo Iho full democrallc committee on next Monday week , and the democratic mem bers to the following full commltlco on the following day , if the plans do not miscarry. The subcommittee wa < engaged on the bill this afternoon , and II Is said the ujournment of Iho senate was taken until Monday for tha purpose of allowing It to prosecute Its labors. The subcominltleo s-il until after G o'clock tonight. The entire day was taken up wilh con sldcrallon ot qutsllons of levcnuo and no lime was spent on the dllTorenl schedules The subcommittee lias been engaged almost exclusively on the question of reventm and every day makes it plainer that the bill will bo devoted as hugely as possible to the question of raising revenue. The commit- tcu Is a unit upon this proposition , and Is working haiinonlously In this direction The committee has accumulated a mass of figures giving the present rccolpls of the government and showing estimates on future revenues on the piesont basis , mak ing calculations upon the effect ot changes made In Iho Wilson bill which have been suggested. I'rnteit Against the r. < ; i o. WASHINGTON , Feb S The policy of the secretary of thu Interior In leasing to cattlemen the Wichita , Klowa and Comanche lands In Oklahoma was discussed by the house commilleo on Indian affairs today. The lands embrace 3,000,000 acres and ar rangement ! ] made with the Indians for their acquisition by Iho government are before congress for ratification Delegate Flynn of Oklahoma has asked thai the secretary bo Instructed to withhold his approval of the leases nnd lo forward to the house all papcis bearing on Ihe matter , with the declaration lhal lo lease Iho lands would Interft'io wUh setllemenl. The com mittee voted to report favorable. Calls were received from chiefs of the Klckapoos and Sacs of Indian Territory , who claim that agreements recently latlfied for the purchase of 3,000,000 acres In Oklahoma were made without their knowledge. _ . _ - _ _ * Nominations hy tli 1'rexldent. WASHINGTON , Feb. 8. The president to day sent to the senate the following nomi nations : Postmasters B L Sti other , Ablllnc , Kan ; Miles W. Blaine. Osage City , Kan. ; H. C. Rollins , Yates Center , Kan. ; Grain llio L Hudklns , Cawker City , Kan. ; John M. Barnes , Llndon , Kan ; William A. Eaton , Klngman , Kan ; EllaM. Lawrenson , Junction CUy , Kan. ; S. A. D. CoHiimbolclt , Kan. ; William Walkei , Jr , Goodlund , Kan. ; F. W. Fiy , Poisons , Kan. ; Sarah M. Arnold , Nlckerson , Kan. ; John H. Hailey , Lincoln , Neb. ; John Stoltc , Chamberlain , S. D. Trcasurj William G. Sweeny , burvcyor of customs , port of Dubuque , la. Looking Out for Sugar Interests WASHINGTON , Feb. 8. The sugar schedule is recelv ing more altentlon al pres- enl from Ihe democratic subcommittee en gaged on the tailff bill than any other fea ture on the bill. The commilleo has not yet decided upon any definite recommendation. The chances are still favorable , however , thai some duly will be levied upon sugar. The Income tax is still giving the com milleo much uneasiness. In all probabilities Us retention , rejection or modification will depend largely upon Iho prospect of passing the bill vvllh or without It. Hut 1'rolilhlts Flit tire Itoncl Issues. WASHINGTON , Feb. 8. Senator Call has introduced an amendment lo Sen ator Stewart's bond resolution declaring In favor ot legalizing the bond Issue by Sec retary Carlisle to the extenl of $60,000,000 prior lo February 12 , prohibiting all future Issues except by authorlly of congress and repealing the existing laws for Issuing bonds. 2'OJt Ilia Cousin nnd n Stntc OflUIut ( iho Tcstl. 111011 } Torthc 1'rlsomi. CHICAGO , Feb. S. A large cro d gatheied at the Coughlin trial today In expectation of testimony by the defendant. Coughlln's atlorneys asserted , however , that ho would not go on the stand today , and Mrs. Kate McEvery was called. She Is a cousin of Iho prisoner and said she vlsiled his house ut 7.30 o'clock on the oven'ncof ' May 1 , lgS9. She said Coughlin came In about 11 o'clock and shortly afteiward went to bed. She said Mrs. Coughlin told her It was not necessary for her to tell hei story at the former trial. Joseph S. Martin , n member ot the State Board of Equall/atlon , was the nov.1 witness. Ho aided In establishing an alibi for tlio de fendant by swearing that ho navv Coughlin In front of the Chicago avenue police sta tion about 10 o'clock on the night of May 4. The witness said ho told Judge McConnell during the former trial of having seen Coughlin ut the station on May 4. Edgar Powell , a north bldo surgeon , tesllfied lhal on Iho ovonlnn of May 1 ho saw In fronl of Iho Windsor theater building , In which Dr. Cronlu lived , a horse and buggy , and two men came out ot a doorway hard by and gel Inlo Iho buggj. They drove north. The larger man had n satchel and ho heard a third man addiess him"Hello , doctor , " Witness Powell said. Ho paid especial at- lenlion to the here and he said II was a grey horse vUlh dark legs and could nol bo described as a whllo horse. During tha former trial thewllness wonl to Epstein's museum and saw Dlnan's horse on exhibi tion there. The liorto was not tlio same ono ho saw In front of the theater. "It has not jet been decided I will go on Iho stand , " said Coughlin this evening. "I will leave It to my attorneys I do not want to go on Iho stand because my memory has become affected since I v > as sent lo prlsoir. I was very sick and the confinement and labor have affected my mind " It Is not that Caughlln Is afraid thai Iho examination would lend to show his guilt , bul ho knows that to Iho questions the state's attorney would put ho would bo com pelled , in trulli , lo answer , "I don't remem ber. " suitv J.IMJ IMA * Jir.tt u.it > i : . Supreme Court of Kunsiis Decides Against tJcnerncir I.unelllng , TOPKKA , Feb. S. Mrs. Mary C. Leobij won her case In llio supreme court , which decides that the eovcrnoi cannot remove her As a member ot the State Board of Charities , of which she remains president. The supreme court wan unanimous , the popiiH.it mombci concuirlng with thu two republicans The posit Ian taken by the cam I Is llmt aa tlio law fixes the tinuru of otllco nt members ot the board at thruo jcais a umov.il cannot bo made unless charues arc piefurred and sustained WICHITA , Feb. S.-Ooveinor Lo.velllng , who passed through the city this morning , refused tu bo Interviewed on the decision of llio bupremo courl In the Lease affair. He atd , however , that ho did nol under stand thai the decision settled the contester or gave Mrs , Least } thu place permanently. ( ) | nil * from AiUcnm. YUMAi Ariz. , Feb. -Colonel George A. Allen left here > ctorday vvllh a sack full ot opals for exhibition at Iho MhlwInter fair at San Francisco They were taken from his opal mine a few mllea north of Yuma. One opal , a iluelc egg In appearance , was valued at TALKED ON THE BOND ISSUE Eight of Secretary Carlisle to Place Them on the Market Discussed , SOME INTERESTING COLLOQUIES ENSUE llcrry Culls Attention to thn Actions of the Jtoclc Island In Oklahoma Scores of I'utltlons AKiilnit tlin I'ursago of thu U llion lilll. WASHINGTON , Feb. S. The right of Ihe secrelary lo Issue bonds al Ibis lime was again the subject of controversy In the sen ate today. Senator Slowarl's resolullon came up under thu rule , and Senator IJutlcr's mo tion to refer to the Judiciary commltlco was Iho only opposition. Senator Quay took a decided stand In favor of disposing of the mailer In open session , Instead of giving It a decent burial by referring It to a committee from which It would never emerge , Intimating thai Senator Sherman gave to the country an apparent Justification of Secretary Carlisle when the Ohio senalor clearly knew H lo bo Illegal. A stiong speech was made by Senator Teller , In which ho deprecated the deplor able financial condition of the counlry and called upon his republican colleagues lo bear their fair share of Iho responsibility of the causes and not attempt to throw upon the democrats the entire burden ot devising remedies for the Impending panic The ques tion finally went over and Senator Derry called up his bill compelling the Rock Island road lo slop at Oklahoma lownsltes instead of seeking to build up their own touns on sites owned by the road for speculative . purposes , adjacent to the legal slles established by the Interior department. His denunciation of the methods of the Rock Island road In J < eeplng representatives here to defeal this bill , he said , was a direct application to the attorneys of the company , whom ho charged occupied the gallery while the debate was in progress. No tlnal vote was reached on the bill , but Senator Berry will call It up again at the beginning of net > week. The senate then resumed Its old practice of adjourning from Thursday until Monday. In the senate this morning , Mr. Perkins of California presented the memorial of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce pray ing for the annexation of Hawaii , the layIng - Ing of u cable from the United States to Hawaii and for the completion of the Nicar agua caml under govcinment control. Senatoi Wolcott of Colorado presented a resolution providing for the submission of a constitutional amendment prohibiting the states from denying suffrage to any person on account of sev. A memoilal of the wool growers ngalnsl Iho Wilson bill was picsented by Senator Sherman , who stated that the finance com mittee had refused the wool glowers a bear- Ins and requested that the memorial bo printed. H was so ordered. Senator Wolcott presented , without read ing , saveial amendments to the Wilson tariff bill. Petitions from the Order of Railway Con ductors , the Hrotherhood of Locomotive Engineers , the Urotherhood of Railway Trainmen , the Switchmen's Mutual Aid asso ciation and National Railway union , pro- lesllng agalnsl the rulings of United States courts on tbo question'of strikes , were presented by Senator Voorhees and ordered to bo printed for the use of the senate. A letter from the secretary of the- Ireasury was laid before Ihe senalc in reply lo Ihe resolullon of Senator Pefter , adopted some dajs ago , calling for the names of bondholders , amounts of bonds Issued anil rates of interest. On tlio motion of Senator Voorhees It was ordered that when the senalo adjourned lodaj 11 bo until Monday. The resolution of Senator Stewarl denying Iho rlghl of Iho secretary to issue bonds and questioning their validity came up as the regular order. Senator Butler said the legal questions In volved weio of such Importance thai ho bo- lloved the icsoliitlon should go to the judi ciary commltlee. Senator Stewarl , after some colloquy , ac cepted the amendment heretofore proposed by Senator Dubols , adding to the resolution a declaration "thai Ihero Is no presenl neces- slly of bonds for any purpose specified under Hie resumplion act. " The point was made by Senator Morrlll that the effect of the adoption of such a resolullon would be to deny the powei lo use Iho United States notes returned to him in the course of treasury business. Senator Quay opposed the reference of the resolution to the Judicial y committee. The senator from South Carolina ( Duller ) and tbo senator from Ohio ( Sherman ) well know that to refer It to thai committee moans .simply lo give U a decenl burial. Thai resull will go otil to tlio world ab a justification of what the senator from Ohio knows to bo an Il legal act. WAS A "FORCED PURCHASE. " Senator Tollei said the recent purchase of United States bonds was a "forced pur chase. " The secretary of the treasury had In New York stated to the bankers thai If the bonds were not floated Ihero would bo a panic a greater panic than the ono of last fall , and It was to avoid that panic thai they reluctantly purchased the bonds. "I am not speaking as a partisan or as a sliver man , " said Senator Teller , "but I want to Know what the American congress Is going to do with this question of a deficiency. ' No moro 3 per cent bonds can bo sold. It Is morally certain that If another 530,000,000 weio of fered It would bo a failure. We are face to face with the question whether there Is lo bo a continued deficiency or whether there Is to be borne effort to meet this deficiency by some sound system of finance. Tlio credit of the country Is threatened nnd the men who woio loudest in Ilia denunciation of the finances now declare thai they have not the skill to clevlso a way out. " Senator Call opposed the reference. He presented n resolution declaring II lo bo Iho duty of congro s to legalize the recent Issue of bonds , as ho believed without such a law the bonds now be n ; ; sent out would bo wlth oul validity. In opposing tbo motion for reference , Mr. Paffcr contended thai Iho secrelary of Iho Ireasury has nol oven pretended the money derived from the bonds was to ba used for redemption. At 2 o'clock , the matter belns still undisposed of , the iin-i finished bjslness came up. Senator Stowarl was gianted unanimous consent thai Iho resolution retain Its placa. The unfinished business required com panies operating railroads In the territories over a right-of-way granted by the govern ment to establish stations and depots at all towns on said road established by ; ho In terior department. . Senator Berry stated the necessity for II arose In a ' [ iiarrol be tween the Rock Island ra Iroad and the pco plo of two towns In Oklahoma called Enid and Roand Pound. Ho charged the ob ject of the load was to compel the people to occupy a townslte established by thu road for spsculutlvo purposes. A controversy between Senator IlhcUuiru and Senator Boiry ensued , the 'tinner cp- posing thu bill. Senator llorry made a strong arraignment of tle ; road and the methods It had adopted to defeat the people. Every ubtcrfugo poa- slblo had been pleaded as an excuse for not erecting depots , bul when Iho people of Iho Iwo towns themselves had offered to erect the depots If the company would only stop Us regular trains , no excuse was left , and It was apparent to the world tint the only rea son of this corporation for ( seeking to ruin these towns was a deslru to have their own tovvnsltes and promote a speculative venture In which the company had embarked In violation lation of Its charter privileges. Pending the discussion of the bill and be fore a vote could bo taken , the special cider UUH the resolution In memory of Mr. Mutch- ler ot Pennsylvania , who died at the begin- nlng of the present congress. Addresses were delivered by Senators Quay , Mitchell , Hnnubf-ough and sevcra others , and at 3.20 the senate adjournci until Monday. During the day Senators Fryo anil Danlo gave notice- thai they would on Monday ad dress the senate on , the 'Hawaiian question. MViunini : > is MIXICO. Hocly of it Mlnln ? Mnn from IViinsjhniila round Mntlliilcil by Kohh < > r < . SAN LUIS POT03I , Mex. , Feb. S. Louis T. Lawrence , a mining man from Pennsyl vania , has been murdered by a band ot rob bers near Ouadallcarcara , his body being found horribly cut. Lawrence was on hls , way to the city ol Tula In Tamaullpas , In company with an other American , It ID supposed his com panion was carried off to the mountains by the bandits , who will | iold him for ransom. Olllchil Itcpiirt of thn I Igbt. CITY OF MEXICO , Feb 8 The Mexican War department boa Issued Its official re port of the fight with the band of alleged revolutlonlsls under command of Victor Ocho.i , at Canon del Manetuaiio In Iho state ot Chihuahua. In the flghl Iho federal forces lost one officer and five men , anil had two officers and tvv only-four men wounded. The Iroops killed thlrty-thrtc of the belligerents , look three prisoners anil captured tlio horses , camp supplies nnd much of tholr property. for Tun nnd u llulf Dollars. SAN ANTONIO , Tex. , Feb 8. Anderson Harris , a colored hack driver , was last night the victim of ono of the most cold blooded murders ever known here. Ills wife had been Intimate with Austin Drown , and a quarrel followed. Brown then lilted a Mexican named Vldal to murder Harris for $1 GO. Vldal did the work , shooting Harris from his cab seat. Viilal and Brown are both In jail. Both have con fessed. _ Hull Tighter * Xot Wanted In Toxin. SAN ANTONIO , Tex. , Feb. S. Estahan Sandovol's bull fighting undertaking has come lo an abrupt end and by the finding of a slatutc enacted 1891 prohibiting bull fights In Texas. Ponclanp IJIaz , the cham pion bull fighter of Mexico , with his Iroup of fifteen men who have left , or were on the vcrgo of leaving Nuveo Laredo for Ibis city , bus been wired nol to conic. C'ondrinril HlH .Sentence. CITY OF MEXICO , Feb 8 The supreme military court of Mexico has confirmed the sentence of death by1 shooting upon Benlgno Rodriguez of the army for Insubordination. He made n bold flghl for his life before the supreme tribunal , lo wlilcli his case was ap pealed , but lost. ix .1. noir is unm.iGo. Zull.t Nli lioI.-uiB and HcivIIutljaMc ! , Al Iluli- iniin , Turned Oil ) of n Hotel , CHICAGO , Feb. S-j-Zella Nlcholaus , who has become notorious through her alleged dealings with Georges pould , had a lively tlmo vvllh a constable ) at the Victoria hotel yesterday. Al Ruhman/ / who Is said to bo her husband , was alsq.njlxed up In the rou. The lasl lime Ihey were In Chicago they contracted a board bill at the Great North ern hotel amounting lo $67 , for which Man ager Eden was compelled lo lake a rtolo , as Ihey had no money. Learning lhal Ihey were again In Ihe llj' stopping at the Vic toria hotel as Mr. 'and Jlrs. JClng of Cleve land , he piomptly took'oul an altachmont. Yesterday vvlxeji n ' constable appeared at their apartments Mr. Itiibman said ho would like lo settle , but hail .only S47 in cash. The constable threatened ttf"oarry > off tlp ) lady's wardrobe which" lay * xroBcd In ' the open trunks. Mrs. .InbmnitiT3ro ? estcil vigorously , " and Ruhman 4utlmaledt 'that ' ho would bo" compelled lo sh'ooli If Iho officer did nol make himself scarce. The constable re ferred the mailer lo llio hotel proprietor , who invited the guests to leave. The Rub- mans promptly sent Ihelr baggage down- Blairs , and-lbo conslable seized Iho biggest trunk. After some further parley , Zella produced a $100 bill and awaited her change. She announced thai she would leave al once for New York. O.V TJII.IL fllC fiUCOXD TI3IK. Ed Stokes' Suit Against Stiver King Miii ) < u Jti hifj llolmircl. NEW YORK , Feb ! 8 Justice Patlerson of Iho supreme courl ycslerday look up Ihe sull of Ed. S. Slokos againsl John W. Mac- kay lo recover $75,000 , Although a Jury had been empanelled on Monday , counsel took exception to two of Iho Jurors Ibis morning and others had to be substituted. Then ex-Judge Cowen , , ono of Stokes' law yers , made the opening address. He re peated Ihe history of the suit and told of Slokes' claims. This fs a retrial of the action , Stokes having secured a verdict of $88,000 on the former 'trial. The court of appeals reversed It , how over , and ordered a new Irlal. Slokes claims a conlracl wilh Mackay by which Urn "Silver king agreed lo pay him $100,000 for services in connecllon with Bankers and Merchants and Unlled Lines lolcgraph transactions. He received $25,000 on account , ho states , and then Mackay repudiated the contract. -MlnerH VVIll IloT.ockcd Out. CLEVELAND. Feb , 8. There will prob ably bo a lockout qt the coal , miners In Masslllon dlbtrlcl before February 19. The lockoul will bo declared if Iho miners do nol submit lo a reduction of wages amountIng - Ing to about 12 4 per cenl. The oporalors do nol expect the mlneis to submit , and upon thai expectation the strike Is predicted. The lockout will Involve between 3,000 and 4,000 miners , who are at present working nt about one-third tlmo. The mine owners are in bcsslon , and have unanimously agreed that they will offer their employes Iho al ternative of work nl reduced wages or no work at all. KcluciitloimllstH ut Si. l.onls. jST , LOUIS , Feb. 8. The executive com mltlco of Iho National 'Educallonal ' ass6cla- llon mel hero Ibis morning. After a brief discussion they decided to call the annual meeting of Iho assoejallon for Ashbury Park , N. J. The flrst week In July was fixed as the lime. A commltlee was appointed to arrange a program. Died from Giuollno Hums , CINCINNATI , Feb.i $ . Mrs. Lenora Toy , an ucticss of Nashville , died at the city hos pital today from burns , received yestciday afternoon. She and ihcr daughter Lllllo were cleaning drcsjts Svlth gasoline which Ignited from an open grate and enveloped both women In fl allies. Miss Fey Is In a critical condition. * Anoptocl It Cuiulltlniinlly. SALEM , O. , Feb. , 8. After Jlvo weeks Idleness the miners In "the New Lisbon , O , district have agreed tt ) taccept a reduction from 75 to C ) . cents. The agreement , how ever , Is made subject to the action of tlici miners' state convention , to bo held at Columbus. The men will rebuino work at once. lenti | cif a finmllpnx I'utlint. DULUTH , Feb. 8. Joseph Wolff , the smallpox patient , died this , morning and was burled before noon by tho. Board of Health The three inspects are In quarantine and doing well. The death of Wolff Is believed to have been hastened1 by exposure In mov ing the patient to Iho hospital. MrLaiirln feiiLriviU Wultlmll. JACKSON , Miss. Feb. " 8. In Joint ses sion ot Iho leglslalyrc- . J. McLaurln wan elected to succeed ex-Senator Walthall by I4J votes. MnK Uurkotl. populist , received 18 votes , scattering 4 , In Xot NEW YORK , Fab. 8. Mr. Dcpovv cjenlos Die report that his marriage to Mrs. Elliot P , Shepard la among the possibilities ot the near future. Ho denounce * the story an ibsurtl. CHIEFLY SPENT IN ARCOINI Time in the Bonacum Trial Largely Take ; Up by Spccohmnking , ATTORNEYS SPARRING FOR ADVANTAGi Intriiilnrtlon of n Printed Clreiilnr Contain Iiitf tin-Ol > ji > ( HotmliU- Letter Serves to K the Kitlmngo of Li B ! > 1 Opinion * Some ; Hours. LINCOLN , Feb. 8 ( Special to The Bce.- The forenoon proceedings of the crlmlna trial of Bishop Donacum was devoid o tlie exciting failures Hint have clinracterl/ei tlio case for the pait two days. The blshoi gained what his nttorneys consider n sub stantlal aihantago when Judge Spencer de cnnetl to penult tlio Introduction In cvl denco of the printed circular distributed li Palmyra by the bishop's agent. This clr culnr contained the public announcement of Tather Corbett's suspension , and li formed the bisls of the complaint of crim inal libel brought by the priest against tin bishop. H was offered by the state to prove that the bishop had authorized at agent to publish the llbcloua state ment , but the defeiibo contended tlmt the bishop did not authorize his agent at Pal mvra to publish the circular and did noi know that It had boon published until all tht copies had been distributed The court BUS talned the objection to the Introduction o the circular , much to the satisfaction of tin bishop and his attorney. The attorneys foi the st.ito , however , claim that their fallurt to secure recognition of the circular will Ir no wise embarrass their case. The fore noon's proceedings may be summarized as follows : The flrst witness called to the stand was Thomas Morgan , a Palmyra editor , a Cath olic and n member of Father Corbett'H flock , On Januaiy 21 Mr. Morgan received a lotto : from Dlsliop Uonicum containing the an nouncement that ho had suspended rather Coibctt. enclosed in the letter was the letter upon which the priest brings the crim inal action. The letter to Morgan is as fol lows- BISHOP'S iiorsn , LINCOLN , Neb , Jim. 20 Mr. Thomas Morgan. Palmvra- Dcar Sir : I beg you to infoim the Cath olics in and about Palmjra that I ha\e sus pended Her. Porbett from the sacred min istry , nnd that It la my wish that they keep nv > ay from chinch until such time as 1 can bond anotliei pi lest to them. Will write and lot them know what I can do. As yoin authoiity you may lead to them the enclobed document. THOMAS BONACUM : . _ TT , Bishop of Lincoln. P. S Please to hire a horse and buggy and I will pay the expense. It would be well to visit the people tomorrow. The enclosed document referred to In this letter was the letter already published , on which the charge of libel Is based. .It so happened that the weather was ex ceedingly stormy and cold at the time Mr. Morgan received the letters above quoted. Helng an old man , ho was unable to comply with the bishop's request llteially. In order to disseminate the information ho printed fifty copies of the letter , and showed them to membcis of 'the church who happened to como Into his office , at the name time reading tlfom the letterof authority from the bishop. To three members of the church JiSEave n number of copies for distribution. O"BJECTED : TO THE cmcuLAits. The state then offered the letters in evi dence and they were admitted with no objections from the counsel for the defense. They then produced one of the printed cir culars and offered it as a part of. the evidence In the case. Thert the bishop's attorneys objected with no little vehemence. They asserted that Morgan acted solely upon his own responsibility in printing and dis tributing the clrculirs ; that the bishop did not authorize him to print them and that ho printed them and distributed them without the knowledge of the bishop. They con tended further that the original letter of the bishop clearly proved that ho was anxious to convey the news of Corbett's suspension to the members of the church nt Palmyra as secretly as possible , and that therefore he directed a trusted member of the church to Inform the members personally and privately and thus lock the matter securely In the breasts of the Catholic mem bers of the community. Judge Spencer sustained the objection , and the attorneys for the state renewed the examination. They sought to provo by Mor gan ( hat ho had written a letter to the bishop enclosing ono of the printed circu lars , and telling him what ho had done. Thlb the witness admitted. Ho alto lestl- fiod that he had received no reply from llio bishop , and that he received no orders protesting against the use of the printed circulars. Then the state renewed its offer of the printed circular , claiming to have fully established the fact that by his sllenco the bishop had tacitly approved of the dis tribution of the circulars. Tlio court again sustained the objection of the defense , and Mr. Morgan left the stand. Father Corbett was recalled to the stand , fie testified that he had never seen the letters from the bishop to Morgan and know nothing of his suspension until ho received a tclegiam from his nlcco at St. Louis In forming him of the fact. The state then precipitated another long argument by ask ing the wltnesb to detail at length the ef fects of n suspension upon the character of a priest. Ileforo he could answer Mr. Sawyer Inter posed the objection that the question was rrelevant. Immaterial , and that It was based upon an interpretation of canonical law in volving an opcult fclgniflcanco entirely for eign to the question ! ) involved in the prose cution of u case before a civil court. The question was argued at length by the al- lornevs for both sides and before announc- ng hlb decision the court took a lecebs until 2 o'clock. In the afternoon , before the court decided .ho objection raided by the defense to the admlMlon of certain portions of 1'ather Jorbett's testimony , the atorneys engaged n another lengthy argument over the ques tion of admitting the printed circular ruled out by the court In the forenoon. The irgument continued for the greater pait of the afternoon , and finally the Rtato won Its iQlnl and the court announced that , In the Ight of the now and additional facts pre sented , ho would admit the circular. Thus the point scored by the defense In the fore noon was lobt. In the argument rather Pholan of St , O\IH ! tenoned his vehement characterlia- lon of the actions of the bishop , calling him among other things an "artful dodgei. " AKl'ECTHD ' FATHER CORBETT'S HEART Father. Corbett then resumed the chair , and tlio court overruled the objection raised during the forenoon , and the examination of the wltlltbs proceeded. Father Corbett irototidod to relate tlio effects of his hiis- icnsion fioiu his imiMi. | Ho was cut off toiu the boclal Intercourse of his friends and membfira of hls congregation , his rev enues had been decreased , and his suspen sion HO wrought upon his peace of mind hat ho was con lined to his bed for three- lav a with heart trouble. Upon cross-oxam- natlon the witness admitted that ho had been ordulnrd In the usual form of his church and that he had pledged himself to obey the lawn of the Catholic church and ils superiors. Ho said that ho Interpreted ho laws himself and obeyed the commands of the bishop when t > o considered them ofjttl. Tliu examination developed no now caturcs. Mr. Sawyer attempted to bring out the fact hat I'athcr Corbett was. ono of the prime In- litigators In thu formulation of the charges against Bishop llonacum and that ho was in spired by imUldo Influences. The umrt sua- iilnt'd the objection of the state to the ques- tons. The other witnesses placed on the stand his afternoon were Edward Carroll of 'ulmjia , James Lewis anil John McUluty , all of whom tcRtin/siWlo / having seen nn < distributed copies or Wo printed circular. father Loughran Identified the orlglim charges preferred against Father Corbclt HP stated that he wrote the charges , but \\a not allowed to testify as to the authorship Ho did testify , however , that In the formci trhl of Corbett , lllihop Scanned prcsldet for the reason that llonacum had said tha ho ( Donacum ) v\as too much prejudlcci against Corbett to try him. With the con elusion ot Pather Loughran's testimony , tin state offered a great many citations fron canonical law , all from Latin text books. Thej wore turned over to the Intel prefer foi translation nnd the court adjourned unll tomorrow. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Arvhhlslinp Kenrlrlt , ST. LOUIS , Feb. S , It became know ! hero today that Archbishop Kane has filoi with Chancellor Vamlersanden document ! from the propiganda appointing him npps tollc administrator of the archdiocese eSt St Louis , and vesting him with full author Ity in matters spiritual and tern poral. Archbishop Kenrlck is no expressly shorn of his faculties but ho Is , to all Intents nnd purposes "retired from the management of the ccclcsl astlcal trust which ho has fulfilled for sc long a time. The papers were tiled will the chancellor as required by the canonical regulations. _ _ ojtinnii > //.i.rr/o.v. . Something to Admit thn Attention of lira- 7lliint | for u 1 lino. HID DC JANEIRO , Teb. 8 President Pelxoto today Issued a decteo ordering a congressional and presidential election for March 1. The constitutional party will nom inate Senor Moraes foi president. Prcs'dent ' Pclxoto gave u big reception to United States Minister Thompson nnd Hoar Admiral llenham today The gonetnl belief Is the lebel movement is nt tin end , and that It Is not likely there will bo any moro fight ing of Importance , as the presidential elec tion will no > \ take up the attention of both parties. T'U Idng'H INtlnnile oTIlie Aqiilti.ulnn. WASHINGTON , Pel ) . S Following Is an extract from a letter of Captain II. F. Picking , dated Januaiy 1L , ISflt At 9rt n m. the Aqilldiibnn was sighted coming , not living the ildmlinls Hag She- was tired at by all the foils and stood ton aril and anchored near the Tamanilie , ictmnlng the HIP , but only occasionally , with her large guns It was n leninikiiblo sight to vee this vessel lonilng In liefoio all the forts ) and balteilos , and seemingly without any Injiny at nil I hear from a good souice she vuis struck twice , but with out matoilal Injtitv. Two men weio slightly wounded , siilllclently HO nu to lequlrc their being sent to ths hospital. As. near as can be counted the shots flrcd at the Aquldaban aggiegated 100. In letuln to which the Aciiildabnn Jlrecl lvvenlllve tlmis This Is taken by naval ej.perts to Indicate an annniccl ship Is ptactlcnlly exempt from liatm from a bhoie batteiv. _ Illis the Suppoir of tlm ( ioveriiiiient. BUENOS AYRES. Feb. S Dispatches from Rio de Janeiro give the following ad vices : Government suppoit Is being given to the candidacy ot Senor Moracn for the presidency of the republic and of Stnor Periara for the vice presidency. Heavy cannonading ib still kept up , but with less vigor than formerly. The war ship Aquldaban and anotliei Insurgent ves sel have left the haibor. H is supposed that they Intend to Intercept Prebldent Peix- oto's now squadron and challenge It to sur- lendcr on the outside where it could have no support from the ga\ eminent foils. Hofcuecl ISt-c ognitloii liy I Inly , ROME , Fob. S. Thti WV eminent has been approached by agents of the Brazilian In surgents , who have suggested It WOH high tlmo tt should -recognise , the insurgents as belligerents , on the ground thai they had established an independent government , thai they controlled the greater poitlon of the eastern part of Brazil , and that they bad been levying war against Pelxoto , whom they classed as u military dictator , since Sep tember last. The reply of Italy was to the effect that it was not disposed to rccognlio the Insurgents of Ilr.i/il as bclllgcicnts. AMU > ot H Ktcognlrrcl. PAIUS , Feb. 8 The Journal dcs Dobats says the mnjoiity ot the powers has decided to refine belligerent rights to the insurgents of Brazil. _ _ jir.Lit bLcjtET , SJ.SS/U.YS' . I'roeeccllugR I H 1'iir HH Can lie T.rnrnrd of the I'armris Alllitmo Yostenluy. TOPDKA , Feb. 8 The national farmers alliance convention has been In secret bcs- slon all day. The nioinlng meeting did not adjourn until 1 o'clock. An animated discussion took place over the question of u financial plank the delegates wore divided , some for fieo silver , some for greenbacks and a few oppobed both. No conclusion was reached. This afternoon the secret session discussed the woman suffrage plank , on which the delegates are also divided. It Is thought a resolution will bo passed simply suggesting to the various state alliances that the suf frage question should bo widely discussed , pro and con , In the campaign. The farmers alliance today adopted a resolution elution stating that Secretary Morton , In his Chicago speech , entirely misrepresented the necchbltles of the farmers , and thai his doctrines were fnlso In principle anJ dan gerous to tlio welfare ot the American farmer. The election of officers will take place tomorrow. It Is probable lhal ellher Major Page of Virginia or Marlon Duller of North Carolina will be elected president. Launch llelonglnjf to u Kiisxliin AVur Ship VAiiH CiipHl/cd In tlio > icirth Itlici. NEW YOIIK , Fob S. His Impel la ! majesty the ciar ot all the Russian , is plaintiff in a libel cube on trial before Judge Addison Ilrown In United Stales district court In ad miralty. The Russian sovereign claims $8,000 dam ages against the owners of two steam tugs The papers In the rase state thai during thu recent naval celebration In Now York harbor the Russian i man-of-war Dimltrl Dlmbkl was anchored In thp North river oft Forty-eighth street. Alexander claims thai tlio vessel was piopcrly manned and olilcered , that anchor lights were dlsplajed nnd that alo'ngsldo the man-of-war was her steam launch in which was ono of Russia's sailor boys. Ho further ahserts thai Iho Iwo lugs came clown the river ut mldnlghl Juno 12 , 1891 , lashed together nnd having In tow a fleet of canal boats and barges. Ho claims that the steam launch was struck by ono of the canal boats and capsized , the man on board being thrown Into the water and the launch also damaged. The tugs passed on. It Is alleged , wlthoul paying any attention to the accident. MiurliiKo vilth 11 Itonmiiui AttucKccI , CHICAGO , Feb. S. The announcement hero today nf the mairlagq of Matthew Kennedy of Kansas City and Mrs. Mary Drown ot Chicago develops a romantic story. The two were lovers > ears ago , but drifted apart and each was manle.il. Mis Kennedy died , Mm Diown became a widow and secured a position as million of the Hnglowood Intnnt nursery. Ilecuntly Mr. Kennedy learned of his ortlulillu llutuce living In Chicago and ho Immediately came to see hei. The old Hume was soon rekin dled , the nuptials followed and last night Mr. and Mrs Kennedy left for Kansas City. Will Mul t thuuv \ National ST. LOUIS , Feb. 8. The buer delivery dilveis war hero against the so-called syn dicate brewers will bo made national by the Knights ot Labor. The strikers have placed the matter In the hands of T. n. Mc- Gulro of the KnlghtH of Labor , who states that u national bojcott will bo placed upon tlio breweries Involved , all of which uro con trolled by foreign capital Ho said besides "The Knights of Labor will urge congress to tax farolgn capital Invested here or Becking Investment. " TURNED DU8DY DOWN Judges Riuor nnd ITnlloU Upset tbo Plan to "Equalize" Wngcs. REFUSE TO ENTER THE NEBRASKA ORDER Mou. in Colorado nud Wyoming Given tha Protection of tbo Court. RECEIVERS MUST CONFER WITH EMPLOYES Eedttctions or Departures from Schedules nnd Agreements Should Bo Mutual. COURT SHOULD BE THE LAST RESORT Only After Conf. r.Muo Him 1'ulli-cl unit belli.'in. nl otherwise ) In an Orclir on Wage h ulcH Jlu .Mmte. DC.N'VKR , Feb. S. Argument was con- clildc-d before Judges Hallott and Rlner on the petition of the Union Pacific receivers for the adoption by the court of the new wage schedule. The Judges gave a decision this evening In favor of the cmplovos , refus ing to enter In the districts of Colorado anil Wvomlng the order made by Judge Uundj. They said : "U appears by the pleadings In this casn thai pi lor to the appointment ot receivers certain rules , regulations and schedules were In force , recognized and acted upon by the emplojes and managers , Our own view Is If the receivers deem It advisable nnd necessary to the proper and economic management of the properties In tholr hands thai rules and regulations , and schedules different fiom those In force at the time the property came Into their hands should bo adopted , that the omplojcs af fected by any proposed change bo notified and bo given tlmo and opportunity to point out to the receivers any Inequality In tlio schedules or any Injustice which they may think will bo done them , and after such negotiation and "consultation , If tlio rccelvets are unable to agree as to anj pio- poseil rules , regulations , Item or Items ot the v.ago schedules proposed , that thu matters of differences bo referred to the court for final determination. If this course Is pursued , the result In our judgment will bo that after a full dlcciibslon of these matters between the Vomployo3 and receivers , meetIng - Ing as they will In n splilt of fairness upon both sides , determined to do the rlcht thing under existing conditions , very lltllo will ba lefl lo Iho determination of the courl In re lation to , , tills mailer. " JH3HS TALKS TO Ka Ho Counsels Them to Stiincl Togotlioi Xmv or NeT. . About SOO men galhercd lasl evening In Patterson's hall In response to a call for u meeting ot Union Pacific employes to con sider what Is best to do In the present emei- gency , and to listen to Eugene V. IJebs talk upon the subject ot the Judicial decrees lately Issued thai affecl the wages of rail road employes. The mooting was called nt the Instance of the American Hallway union. Mr. J , M. Kenney was chosen chaliman and Inlrodiiced Mr. Debs , who spoke ut length and was listened lo vvllh the clojcsl nttpnt'on. ' Mr. Debs started out by saying thai the late orders of couit had placed Ihe emplojes In the light of lawbreakers , which was not fair to the employes. The railroad employes vveio as law-abiding a class of citizens as any nnd did not deslro to do anything contrary - trary lo law , bul H was tholr privilege ami their duty lo stand up for their rights and learn what the law really mcanl lhal af fected t-er ! | Interests. Those decisions would crush out the good work ot labor organizations and that was probably vUiat they vvt-ro designed lo do. Ho did nol deslro to bo understood as be ing deadly opposed to Iho coiporallons In any way whatever , hut the laboring people should follow the example sot by corpora tions In uniting In u solid body to resist any encroachments upon tholr lights from any source. source.CONCCUTfiD CONCCUTfiD ACTION REQUIRCD. The railway employes should now es pecially got together and bo able to employ iblo legal counsel to defend their rights. The corporation Uoos not care any moro for ono class of employes than foi another , .horeforo the employes should not bo divided nto classes , but the conductors , section hands , engineers , brakemen , cleiks and all stand united In one solid body. There Is no hope for labor unless this Is done. Unless action Is taken and that soon the em ployes will bo nothing moro than slaves " \\'o aio now all sovereign citizens , " said 10 , "and It Is our duty to curry forwaid ha grand principle of Independence which ias been handed down to us by our fern , 'athers. The railroad companies have won strikes heretofore because tlio men vv-io organised In different bodies and did not act concertcdly , The American Railway Union lees not make any test for mombnishlp except that a man bo In the employ of u railroad company and has union principles. It docs not require a man to leave any organization to which ho may belong to be come a member of the now organisation Tlio coiporatlons have advanced In Iholr own organisations and why should not the em- iloyes advance aa well , lo Iholr own benolli ? Whllo many of Iho railroad slilkes have icon failures , Iho whole cause of Iho failures ias been In an Imperfect organisation of the employes and a perfect organisation of the corporation. "Many strikes are Ill-advised , because strikes often placed the workmen In a posl- lion to choose whether to bu loyal to their > rRunlzatlon or their families , J bollcvo that railroad officials huvo often provoked rtillti's whnn they know thai by bi caking nu tin ) organlratlons that existed on the system hey would bo enabled to reduce wages. 'Ilui < ehlgh strike uas ono cuso In point , Tlio Vmorltan Railway union proposes to deal In i common nonso way with nil questions and f the omploycB gut toguthcr , all undui aim lead , they will bo hotter able to meut thu iralns and logic of thu corporations. Thu lew organisation will bo able to protect Ils > ielectors , which fias not benn the case with railway organizations heretofore , It proposes o educate the pcoplo and pull the dollar-n ay man up nut of the ditch , The working > eople must , not net upon a narrow bush and ry to pull tlio high-paid man down , hut In- lead all should try to help each other , be cause If the man In the ditch Is not helped out wo will all Boonur or later bu pulled lown , All qucBtlons should bo dlHcupHed Im- ugtdonatcly. When men meet to consider mportant quttitlunH thuy uhuiild not allow any prejudices to Interfere with the proper ilgchargo of their duly. ' Prejudice has In many cases broken up organizations and I am sorry to say that In uany cases religious prejudice ban cause < l