OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUKE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , PR ID AY MOttNINtt , UEOJSMBER 27 , 1805. SINGLE COt'Y FIVE CENTS.
PEOPLE PLEDGING LOYALTY
General Oampos Calls Together Leading
Officials and Citizens.
DOUBTS ABOUT THE DEFEAT OF GOMEZ
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IliiMinn ,
HAVANA , Dec. 26. Since the arrival hero
last night of Captain General Martinez dc
Campca from Matanzas lie- has been In con
ference with leading military and naval offi
cers , the civil dignitaries and the leaders of
the different political ptrtles. They assem
bled at the palace last night , and In tha
course of a number of patriotic speeches
pledged their unconditional support to the
government In Its efforts to suppress ttie In
surrection nnd promised to do everything pos
sible In the way of moral and actual as
sistance.
Senor Galvez , president of the autonomist
party , during the course of n speech , which
was warmly applauded , advised the captain
general not to expose himself to the fire of
the Insurgents , who , the speaker claimed ,
made war against the lives and property cl
civilians , never making a stand long enough
to cause an engagement between the troops ,
and adopting all the mo Mods of savage war
fare. Senor Quiver also stated that In spite
of Iho supreme effort made by the Insurgent
army , they had not heard of the capture of
any towns , Iho mischief of thit enemy being
confined to small villages and plantations
of the island. Ho compared the army ol
Gomez and Macco to "wandering hordes ol
Tartars , " and expressed the opinion that the
raid of the Cubans into t'.io province- Mi-
tanrns , where * they had doneso much Injury
to crops , would turn out to bo the worse for
them In the long run , as the fields , cleared
cf the standing cane , are now much better
Milled for military operations.
Now s from the front sfr.ms lo bo Inter
rupted by rail nnd telegraph , nnd no Informa
tion was obtained concerning the movements
of Uie Insurgents. The captain general , upon
" irty arrival hero , announced that I'.ic ' Spjmsn
troops In Mittanzis occupied advantageous po
sitions , and that the Cubans would either bo
compelled to fight a pitched battle In that
province or surrender ,
SOME DOUBTS' ABOUT THE STORY.
It Is not now generally believed that the
march of Gome ? and Macco upon Havana
has really Incn slopped and that they are In
re'real. In support ot this , It Is said that If
Gcmcz and Maceo were retreating the gov
ernment would not bo slow In making public
every Item of news obtainable concerning this
feature of t'ae. ' hitherto triumphant mirch of
the Insurgents , frcm the province of Puerto
Principe , through the province ot Santa Clara
and the province of Matanzas and to tha vi
cinity of the bordere of the provlnco of
Havana , In splto of Hi ? numerous columns of
Spanish troops In the territory traversed.
The last news cf the movements of the
Spanish columns was that they were heading
for Guanabann , t'.io headquarters recently
evacuated by Campos , situated not far from
Matanzas. The fact Is that so many an
nouncements have been made of the defeat
nnd'retreat ot the Insurgents that It will require -
quire strong conflumiUon to make anybody
believe that such Is an actual fact. When the
Insurgents first entered theprovinos of Santa
lara It was announced that they had been
defeated with great loss and retreated across
tha bcrdcr. But the next news received from
the front was that 1'iic ' Cuban army was
throitcnlttR PUcstas , more than half way
bttwcan the border and the capital , Santa
Clara , and since then they have apparently
pushed onvvntd with little or no Interruption.
The ubsencj of news of the movements of
the Insurgents Is causing some anxiety among
their friends here , but they claim Gomez and
Macro nro In possession of the ralltoad and
tel'rajAi lines , and that It was with difficulty
that Campss succeeded In teaching Havana
last night. Be that as It may , the only news
obtainable Is that , furnished by tumor , and
If authorities are In possession of any ad
ditional facts all such matter Is carefully-
suppressed. ' In the meanwhile active prepa
rations are- being mada hero for the defense
and forwarding to the front of all troops
which can bo spared.
BUSILY KORm > 'YING HAVANA.
It Is understood that the SpanleAi columns
In the rear cf thei Insurgent army have been
ordered to concentrate as quickly ns possible
to the frontier of Matanzas , and that every
effort Is to bo made to prevent the retreat of
the Cub-ins Into Santa Clara. Whllo these
preparations are being mader apparently to
stop the Insurgents from escaping back Into
Santa Clara , the land fortifications of Ha-
* vuna are tetelvlng attention day and night.
A number of additional earthworks have been
thrown up during the last month , and tttcso
are being hastily completed nnd supplied with
guns as rapidly as possible. The magazines
-n > plentifully supplied with ammunition and
the outposts of the Spanish troops around Ha-
vanu arc * being strengthened and more se
curely fortified. Thrcughout the night and all
day there has been an air of huiry and anx
iety at the different Sieadquarters hero , which
docs not seem to Indicate that the
tmpromo authorities are In any way
satisfied that Iho Insurgents are retreating ,
and If military activity goes for anything the
mcst determined efforts were being made to
prevent a Mirprlsc.
There Is considerable speculation hora as to
the actual number of men under the com
mand of Gomez and Macua. The- highest
estimates have It that the Cuban army num
bers 12,000 men , whllo the lowest number of
followers which the insurgent leaders
nro credited with having under their com
mand Is 6,000 , It Is lo 1)0 presumed , how
ever that Gomez and Maceo may have 10,000
men with them , as they are known to have
bec-n Joined by a largo number of adherents
Hlnco they entered the province ) of Matanzas.
The InsuigcntH have also been plentifully
mippllfd with ammunition , said to have besn
stored for their nee at different points and
accumulated and hidden for months past.
PRESSING M15N INTO SERVJCE ,
In order to enable as many troops as pos-
slblj to bo sent to tlio front , all the marines
and sailors who could bo spared from the
Spanlsli licet have been landed , and the
former arc now doing duty as artillerymen
wheievor their cervices are needed. All the
volunteers available nrs under arms nnd every
mule Inhabitant capable ot doing active serv
ice or of finding somebody else to do this
for him , has , or Is , being called upon to bar
iinns. The authorities hero claim that the
ma ch of the Insurgents through Santa Clara
Into the province of Matanzas was only a raid
made with the intention of destroying prop
erty and throwing all the laborers out of
work , to compel them to join the Insurgent
nrtny.
A conservative estimate of the force at the
A disposal hero of Captain General Campos has
\ lifn made , and It Is estimated that ho has
0.000 regulars and about 6,000 vcluntecrs with
which to meet the Insurgent army. But too
Spanish regulars and volunteers are scat
tered over n large expanse of forts and forll-
llc.Ulons composing the defenses of Havana
and when the-brilliant achievements of Gomez
and Macco In passing through the many
Spanish columns , said to number from 40,000
to 80 000 men In the provinces of Santa Clara
ml Matanras , are taken Into consideration ,
* * \ thera la some Justification for the belief of
the friends of the Insurgents' cause * that It
will not be long btfore- Gomez and Maceo are-
outside of Havana , Thin , however , Is ridi
culed by the- Spanish authorities here , who
ilulm that tlio liuurgent movement has re
ceived a check.
Kxriuio.
SOUTH M'ALESTER. I. T. , Dec , 23-
Twenty.threo federal prisoners made their
> soapo from the United States Jail at this
P'ice early this morning. They had In
tme unknown way been fimiUheJ with
n skeleton key. iiml vvlitlo all the guards
but one were at breakfast they unlocr.oJ
Iho Jull door , knocked the guard down.
t'lioUfnir him until lie was Insensible , aftir
which they took nt pistol and made il.c'r
C'IAPC. each man running In i different
ulrtotton. Ptputy marshals are in pursuit.
MA.MTOIIV ItniM.inS TO OTTAWA.
1'roiioHltlon for Sritnr" ! Hi'tioolx l'o -
WINNIPEG , Man , Dec. 26. The full text
of the Minltobi second reply' to the Ottawa
government on the separate school question
was mtiilo public by the Manitoba govern
ment this afternoon. Th- reply states that
"to far as tha government ot Manitoba. Is
concerned , the proposal to establish a nystem
ef ticparate schools In any form must be posi
tively nnd definitely rejected , and that the
principle- n uniform , non-wctarlaji public
school system bo adhered to. "
H In pointed out that the leg ! ) position In
regard to the proposed remcJ1.il Itplslitlon
lo far from clear. It hi'j been repeatedly
declared , according to rsportcd utterances ,
that remedial legislation docs not necessarily
moan that the remedial order will be Ittirally
followed , or that the cycitcm of sepirate
schools which existed prior to 1890 will be
rcitoreO. It would appear reasonible that
no ono could iscrlously contemplate the res
toration of that system. "Yet If legislation In
any other form limn literal confirmation of
the remedial order bo Introduced , a grave
doubt arU'CM at to the competency ot Parlia
ment to pass such legislation without the
same bolng first submitted to the legislature
of the province. On the other hand , the prop -
p a il measure would require to be In accord
with the order of the governor general In
council , so that the first step required might
bo to amend the remedial order. Whether
any power exists to amend the rcmcdhl order
In also a subject ot some doubt. " The reply
Is very explicit In Its language and will fill
about three columns
C'riMV HcHCitiMl by a I'nsNlnpr Strnim-r.
DUBLIN , Dec. 26. The largo three-masted
vessel seen on Tuesday laut flying signal ;
of dlstrcjj In Kingston bay turned out to
bo the Russian bark Palama , Captain Erlck-
scn , from Liverpool on December 18 for
Mobile , Ala. Aa cabled at the time , a life
Loit which was unt to her assistance cap
sized nnd her crew of sixteen men were
drowned , and n second life boat which at
tempted to assist the Palama was capslzcxl
and returned to shop : with the greatest diffi
culty. The crew of the Palama cut away
her masts , and eventmlly all on bard , num
bering eighteen , wcro rescued by a steamer
passing by. Thei rescued , people Include the
captain's wlfo and child.
Mnrnlml IllKrlon llurlcil nt Scutari.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Dc. 26 Marshal
Blgelow oH the American consular service ,
who died hero after an Illness which cul
minated In dropsy , was burled today In the
English cemetery at Scutari , in the. presence
of the United Slates minister. Mr. Alex
W. Terrell , the members of the United States
legation and consulatennd the consular rep
resentatives of the other consulates hero.
IIoiioriMl lij l criiliin Tour Iliiiiilreil.
LIMA , Peru , Dec. 20. ( Via Galveston ,
Tex. ) The young people of this city are or
ganizing a soiree at the theater In honor of
the United States nnd Venezuela. They will
Invite all the American representatives hero
and the cream of Lima society. The affair ta
expected to be one of the most brilliant gath
erings of society ever witnessed In this city.
I'oiilliicy HlKfl'Mi Iti Gorman j .
BERLIN , Dec. 26 Mr. Poultney Blgelow ,
who arrived here on Wednesday lant charged
with a mission referring to the -expulsion of
American Insrirance companies from Ger
many , has handed the government a detailed
statement ot the American portion , which IE'
supported by the Unlud States embassy.
1'ronri'KH.of | lu > Cliolern in HtiHNla.
ST. PETERSBURG , Dec. 26. For the week
ending December 21 there were ninety-seven
cases of cholera and thirty-six deaths from
that disease here , _ and for the week ending
December 7 there" were saventy-four cases
and forty deaths from cholera In the
piovlnco of Vohl > nla.
Hrltnnnlr Carries n llenv > Hull.
QUEENSTOWN. Dec. 26 Tha- steamer
Britannic , sailing today for New York , has
on beard 1,750 bags of mall. This Is the
largest mall ever carried on a White Star
steamer.
CO1I1.M ) TO AST U.M niSTAMI.NG.
I'ri-Hlili'iil HUH I'romlHiril. It IN
to MKII ( inTnriir mil.
CHICAGO , Dec. 26 A special to the
Pool from Washington says : A thorough
understanding Is believed to have been ar
rived at betwosn the president and the load
ers of both parties In congress , by the terms
of which the executive will approve the tariff
bill. His consent to this is said to have
bean obtained by an agreement on the part
of the republican managers to make the
bill nn emergency measure , but limiting Its
operations to a period of about two years
and a half , until August , 189S. The prejl-
dent argued that such limitation would
amount to n practical admission of the ul
timate sufficiency of the Gorman-Wilson act
from a revenue point of view. The republic
ans were won to acquiescence by the thought
that they could extend the period to suit
themMves as coon ao a republican successor
to President Cleveland Is Installed In the
whlto house.
Another provision of the understanding al
luded to Is a pledge on the part of the re
publicans to do their best to push the bond
bill. This bill Is along the llnjs laid down
In the president's message and the report
of Secretary Carlisle , which provide for
shcrt term emergency bonds. By making It
a re-publican measure , however , hopes are
entertained at the white house that It may
get through the senate. This consummation
la extremely doubtful , however , for the dis
covery has been made that concealed in the
bowels of the bill Is a scheme to begin the
retirement of the outstanding paper money of
the govornmcnt.
nu.MiAVK.v I > IMII > TO nni'oiiTr.it.s.
HIM Attorney SII > H it AVoiiIil HiIm -
liriiiu-r to Make u Stiitcint'iit .Now.
NEW YORK , Doc. 26. Lord Dunraven ,
who came across the ocean on board the Teu
tonic , which arrived today , to make good his
allegations In the Valkyrie-Defender races of
last September , went from the ste-imer to the-
residence of H. Maltland Kersy. There he
was rigidly protected from the numerous re
porters who were pursuing him for a state
ment of Ills case. Mr. George Askwlth , Lord
Dunraven'a legal adviser In this affair , and
who accompanied him , said : "Lord Dunraven
has really nothing whatever to ray regarding
his charges. It would bo highly Improper for
either sldo to make any statement now.
When our case U put before the commit
tee , when our evidence has been submitted ,
wo may have a statement to make. There
IB nothing to say now. About Lord Dunra-
ven's plans I know nothing definitely. It Is
my Impression , though , that he has not
made any plant. There was nine talk of his
returning to England on Saturday , but that
Is not so. It Is likely he will remain here
urtll | the case U closed , " * -
liUSIT.VTIO.V IN Till : lilOX THAIIR.
Homo Talk of it IloiiilJiiNliui'iit of
WIIHTI-H In Jimiino.
CLEVELAND , Dec , 26 , The Iron Trade
R'vlew this wpelc will Bay : Whllo holiday
dullness Is upon the iron maiket In all Us
departments and seemingly Intent Ifl d by
coi.trast with the history made In the year
Just closing , reports come from all quarters
of Inquiry , which means c-atly business.
Hesitation , rather than t'tagnatlon , Is ttlll
th * word. Hero and lliera buyer who
must know the ) cst of h's raw material , for
the next six months , because of pending
contracts with the consumers of his product ,
Is taking hold at current prices ; and these
are to close to cast In nearly all casei that
; transactions Involve little or no rlik.
The truth Is forced homo , upon many pro
ducers that the present basis of labor cost
out of proportion to current prices ; and It
would not be surprising , If the market con
tinued at tha present level , to see In January
a moveni nt for such a readjuitimnt In
wages as has been taking place In the
product ,
RULING ON COMMISSIONS
Order Agents and Regular Employes Not
'
Affected by the Agreement.
RAILROAD BUILDING FOR THE YEAR
cxx Tlinii In Any Venr Kxooiit T < i
for Iho 1'iiHt Trrrnty Ynr rif-
trrii HtntoM Slum No Iii-
In Mill-line.
CHICAGO , " Dec 26. Chairman Caldwell
of the Western Passenger association has
handed down a ruling regarding the pay-
memt of commissions under tha new agree
ment. Ho has decided that order ngonts
and men'directly emplojcd by the roads arc
not affected by the commission agreement ,
Their rtmiirerntlon Is a matter which con
cerns themselves and the roads which cm-
ploy them , and Is the affair ot nobody else
At the same time , all the roads are re
sponsible for the acts ot these ordir agents
and liable for nil breaches of the agree
ment committed by them , Just the same as
though they wers employed on n regular
salary Inst'ad of on commission.
Eastern fr.lght rates nro considerably
demoralized and the cut rates are still In
effect , notwithstanding that the general
managers have Issued an order calling foi
the restoration of th ? tariff all along the
line. The trouble seems to bo that during
the early ponton of this month , when all
ths roads were cutting rates so deeply ,
many of the lines mode contracts at the
r'duccd rates , which are still unfulfilled , and
they are now carrying the freight to make
up the amount of tonnage for which they
contracted. H Is expected that the cul
rates will now be In effect until after the
first of the year.
According to th ? Railway Ago , for De
cember 27 , railway building In the United
States reached this year a lower point than
In any of the last twenty years , and Iti
only two years since 1SC5 has EO small n
mileage" been built. The records for 1S9E
show only 1,782 miles of track laid. In th
past eight > ears the decrease In construe-
tlon has been great , and continuous , am
this year the to'al built was only about IOC
miles .more than In the year 1855 fortv
years ago. The greatest amount of tracli
laid was In Texas , wh re 224 miles were
put down. In fifteen states no Increase
whatever was made. The railways of the
United States on December SI will aggre
gate a little over 181,000 miles.
IjAW XOW IjVIlGKI.Y IMJPHUATIVU
IiiUrNlnUConiintrov ComnilMxlnii
SnurKt'xtM Some Ainoiuliiii ntx.
WASHINGTON , Dc. 20. ( Special. ) The
ninth annual report ot the commission , trans
milled to congress , Is largely given up tc
the defects In the law and amendments nccea
sary to carry out Its purposes as originally
Intended by Its authors. The defects are re
ported to result chiefly from the Interpreta
tion of the law by the courts , which have
held pome of Its provisions unconstltutlnal ,
ojptcially thoM relating to the- attendance
of witnesses and their testimony. This quoy-
tlon Is now In tha supreme court. Other
provisions have been so construed as tc
causa de'ay amounting to denial of remedies
by reascn of the commlsJon'o ordcia nol
be'ng entered with promptness. In the \er >
cmmencement the commission points out
the hindrances and obstacles which have
itooj in th ? way of the efficient enforcement
of the law.
The amendments proposed are practically
the same proposed to previous congrosooj
but which have failed cf e ctmsnt. The
lending amendment is that In relation to th1
procedure before the commission , 'which It
asks may bo s amended that on application
to the courts to enforce the commission's
order tlio same question shall be trld , nnd
on the eiamo record which wao tried before
the commission , and under which the courts
must enforce the commission's order , unless
error Is found and Injustice don ? . An ther
amendment Is aaked , which shall authorl/e
the commission , when It tries a question and
finJs what Is being done Is wrong It shall
have the power to prescribe what In Its
opinion Is right ; this because It Is now
claimed that while ccmmlailon may find
rates and charges , or somethingclso done
by the carriers , to ou wiong , It has no
power to prescribe what Is right. It also
asks that carriers which are corporations
and subject to the law s'rnll be Indictable
nnd punishable by fin : for Infractions of the
law ; that uniform classification be provide !
for ; that the law be s > changed as to secure
the Interchange of business between connect
ing railroads and cntlnuous carriage of
freights from the place of shipment to
plac ? of destination. There nro otliets , but
these are the principal amendments recom
mended.
The report contains a long list of cases
heard and Investigated during the year In
various sections of the country and at the
commission's offices In Washington , also'a
review of what has been said and done In
the courts on the subject of Interstate com
merce. In the past year. A short history Is
given cf traffic association agreements among
tl-e railroads , In which rcfjrence Is made
to the Trunk Line association agreement ,
which , It U said , was yet Incomplete , or
not yet ratified at the time cf their report.
It nppeara that two of those associate ar
rangements have been considered unlawful ,
and the commission has , under the statute ,
requested the district attorneys of the proper
districts to Institute necessary legal proceed
ings to punish the offenders.
What 1s slid about pooling Is much the
name as last year's report ; practically , It IB
said that if congress shall determine to au-
thcrlzo and legalize pooling It should provide
necessary safeguards to prevent the abase
of the privilege , What would b ? necessary
safeguards IH evidently a question upon
which the member * of the commission are
not entirely agreed.
The statistical wcrk of tlio commission Is
treated at some length , and legislation Is
asked to secure necessary reports more
promptly nnd to provide a uniform method
of keeping railroad accounts. Some addi
tional legislation la asked for In respect to
the making of schedules ot rates and Jslnt
tariffs what shall be tholr form and what
they shall contain. Ticket brokerage Is
again condemned , In respect to the safety
appliance law. It Is suggested that the po
sition cf handholds might bo located , and
should be uniform , also that th ; standard
tielght of drawbar , as determined upon , might
bo now fixed by law , '
The appendix contains a list ot empUycs
nnd amount of expenditures , also the sev
enth statistical report , which has been al
ready Issued , and constitutes a separate vol
ume , und Is part of the annual report to
congress ,
Girr.s HACK OXK IIIIA.VCII i.ivn.
Union rnc'lllc Attain St-curi-M Control
of n KaiiMiiH IViMli-r.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Dec. 26 ( Special
Telegram. ) At Topeka today Byron Roberts
of Topeka handed to Judge Foster ot the
United States district court his resignation
is receiver of tha Hutchison & Southern ,
ind Immediately L U. Walker of Beatrice ,
Neb , was appointed to th : place. Mr , Wal
ker at once gave a bond of $50,000 with II ,
A. Chrltty , president ot the Hutchlnson &
Southern , an surety.
U lt > understood that the resignation of
Itobtrts and the appointment of Walker
nas in pursuance of an amicable agreement
Between President Christy find the Union Pa
cific rallroid company , by which the Union
1'aclflc practically avsumoa control of the
road. The new receiver li a Union Pacific
man and the change was accomplish d after
i consultation between President Christy
ind the Union Pacific attorney i.
The Union Pacific cime Into potuesslon
it the Hutchlnson & Southern through ad-
ranclng money for construction purposes. The
securities arj adverted to bo sold In Chicago
cage next month , but some sort df a com-
proml * " was arranged , of which this new re
ceivership it a part. The suit undrr which
the receiver was appointed war brought In
August , 1893 , by the Board of County Com
missioners of Reno , Kan. ThJ first receiver
appointed was Otto Miller , who vvas unable
to give bond. Then Roberts was appointed ,
rr.Aii TIII : .Miownu v MAY nu LOST ,
No > cm < from the Slilti Slnpo li 1'nt-lcil
Coniiuiiiy AVItli the HtrndintM In.
PORT TOWNSEND , Wa h. . Dec. 26. The
artlval of th ? steamer Strathnevls , af'er
she had been given up as lost , excited sur
prise among shipping men , but grave fears
are entertained for th fafety of the Aus
tralian steamer Mlovvera , which had the
Strathnevls In tow for three days. On the
day before the Sirnthnevls was token In
tow- Captain Pattle and his officers , after
realizing how st adlly she was drilling to
the southward , decided to head for Sin
Pranclsco , or some port In California. On
the next day the Mlovvera have In sight and
the plan was changed ! Immediately after
breaking down Improvised yordi were
placed on th * masts , nnd all the spare canvas
awnings were utilised for pallsr vvh'ch were
used with more or less success. At the
times when gales were severe the wind
tore th- sails Into shrols. During the nine
weeks the Strathnevls was adrift and dis
abled she encountered continuous gales and
heavy seas. The vessel lay almost all the
tlmo In the trough ot the sea. Sli ; rolled
frightfully , but shipped .very little water ,
and her cargo , was not dam need In the least.
The ofilcers and crew when thsy arrived
In port wcro thoroughly exhaust d. Much
uneasiness Is felt for the safety of the boat
containing Purser McDonald and four men ,
who left the steamer. Intending to land on
Destruction Island. The coast. Is particu
larly rough , nnd Is lined with Jagged rock :
on which scv ral vessels In recent years
have been wrecked and many lives lost.
Hope Is held out that they may have landed
at Qullayute , an Indian vlllag ; , In which
event they would not arrive here for ws ks ,
as traveling en the coast at'this time of
What has become of ( he Allow era Is the
the year Is particularly dangerous ,
serious question now confronting rhlpplng
men. Th officers and crew ot the Strath-
nevls refuse to bellcvo that she would
wantonly abandon them In'such a perilous
condition , ten miles from a dangerous coast
and in a gale from the \vctU The cap
tain of the Australian steamer said he would
hav to return to the scundj for fuel , as
the supply he had on hand V)6uld not last
for the voyage to Australia. The price of
co.i ! In Honolulu is $10 per ton. Another
remarkable and very strange feature about
the Miowera Is that when her haws'ers
parted she did not blow anydang r signal
blast. The whlstlo on the Strathnevls was
blown continuously nt short Intervals , but
no answer came. The Mlowera Is a valu
able vessel , costing- about $750,000 , and Is
Lubsldlzed by the British government and
the Australian government to carry malls.
Th > terms of the contract forbid delays of
any nature , except to save lives. If the
Mlovvera Is lost her owners will bo unable
to collect any Insurance , on Ing to the dan
gerous work she was engaged Jn when trying
to save the Strathn vie.
Anxiety for the safety of th ? MIowcw , Is
Increasing hourly , and the op'nlon among
( . 'nipping men Is fast crystallizing Into the
belief that whfen the cables with which shs
vvns towing theStrathnevls parted they be
came cntsngled In the propeller nnd piit the
Australian liner at the mercy of the elements.
A strange- feature to controvert , this story Is
her failure to sound her whistle. The MIo-
wora Is n litres masted schooner rigged vessel
and carries three yards oh her fcremas ! ,
which enables her to carry u liberal amount
of canvas. TliD Idea In some "quarters pre
vails that she may have had/sujlc'cnt sajl to
keep her cletr of land , so- that she"co'uld ,
stand out to sea. ,
Since Monday nlfir.it , when -the steamers
parted company , a dozen 'vessels have come
In by the cape- thoroughly covering the area
from west to southwest ot Capj Flattery , but
tlicro woreno sfgns of the missing steamer.
Captain Pattis and his officers refuse to bt-
llovo that the Miowera , after towing them
for five days and coming back 700 miles off
her track to within ten miles of San Juan del
ruegjj straits and the largjr part of her
fuel ( Viiausted , v ould deliberately abandon
the steamship Strathnevls on the Ice shcre
ot a rocky coast , vvhero crtaln destruction
seemed Inevitable.
NHGUO DAY AT TUB EXPOSITION.
Hnlii Iiilorfcrcil With Tli > rj tiling 12x-
ci-iit tinSiieeuIitN. .
ATLANTA , Ga. , Dec. 26 KIvo thousand
negroes braved the rough weath'sr this mornIng -
Ing and visited Piedmont parlt for Uie purr
pose ot ccl-bratlngi Negro day" at the exposi
tion. In addition to the nBroej , there wore
thoutunda cf visitors en the ground' , anl
the park presenUd a very lively appearance
when the rain ceai'ad. ' On account of the
rain , the negro troops wcro unable to have
a parada though the streets , or to have c
dress parade on th- plaza , but those In charge
of the celebration conducted Interesting
exercises In the auditorium.
Governor Atkinson dellvere'fl an address
and many prominent negroes spoke on various
topic. ) or Importanc : to their race. Prof.
W. E. Holmes of the Atlanta Baptlsl wml-
nary , was the chairman of the meeting. After
a short addretu by him , the olty colored band
rendered a selection and Prof. W. G. Alex
ander cffered a prayer. This was followsd
by an address by Mr. 0. R. Glenn , the state
wheel commissioner , who spoki ot the train
ing of the negroes in the tnufh and advised
the negroes to dcvoto mor ? attention to train
ing their children at liomev
MargateL Tate , a child 7 yearp old , from
Grand Rafilds , Mich. , reclteJ the poem : "We
Are Coming , " and Governor Atkinson was
next Introduced. Prof. R. R. Wright of the
Savannah state school , delivered an address
on the history of negro pJucatlon In the
south , and Prof , Isaiah T. Montgomery de
livered an address on behalt of the com
missioners of the Negro building.
HAYWAJUJ'S IIODY TO 1113
Itt-latlM-N I'Vnrccl It Wonlil III- Stolen
li > Doily .SmitoltrrH.
'
MINNEAPOLIS , Dec. 26" . The body of
Harry T. Hayward , the iiiiirjlerer of Cath
arine Qlng , was taken froinl Its temporary
% "
resting place In the vault atj"L3lcswooJ ceme
tery tonight and shipped to ( Chicago to ba
cremated. ' Almost from ( lia'da'y when the
body was deposited In the vault the- relatives
of the dead man were rrauVited by fuars
that It would be stolen by Body snalch'rs ,
It was the Intention of the 'friends to cay
nothing of the proposed demotion until the
JCdy had left the city. The fpcfs leaked out ,
liowovcr. and when the body , was taken to
: Iio station hundreds of persons knew about
t. The undertaker who had ! charge of the
body after the hanging accompanied the re
mains to Chicago , as did Dr.jTUaddeus Hayward -
ward and Harry Goodsell. , ' { Iho * Incineration
will take place In tha new crematory Jn
Graceland cemetery , Chicago j
UK. WHST ACQUITTfllJ ( Hf1 .
1'IirtMV tin- ItOMiiiiiiMlbllll } ' for the
Crime on Tuo Other 'I'Uj ulrlniix.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dfc 28. Final testi
mony In the trial of Dr. KuRBne r. West for
the murder of Addle Gllmour was given
today , the defendant taking the stand In his
own behalf , He tried to throw the responsi
bility for the death of Addle Gllmour , who
died frcm the effects or 'a criminal opera
tion , upon two ether physician ! , Dr. W. A.
Haivcy and Dr. A. S , Tueuler , WeJt said
Ilaivcy eent the girl to him after the oper
ation bad tiMii performed , and that Tucbler
had begged the body ( or scientific purpose ? .
afterward tilling witness he bad dlrmcmbered
It and thrpvvn It In the b.iy , The case was
tubmlttcd to the Jury without argument and
a verdict of not KUllty wai returned.
1'rlcc of C'oUiAil > iinitil.
PITTSBUIIO , Pa. , Dec , 2The price of
coke by the Frlcke company , to take effect
January J , has been advanced as follow B :
HYrnaceto centc. making : the new into K :
oundry , 33 cents , niaklns the new price
{ 335 ; crushed , 30 cents ; new price , $ l.5. j
NEBRASRANS THERE TO VOTE
All Members of the Lower House Take
Part in the Proceedings.
EFFORT TO HELP SUGAR SHUT OUT
clldcjoliii OfTcrx 1111 Amciiilinctit , tun
tin dor tinlltilp KM CotixIriVrii-
( liui IN liiiio Ntlitu mill It
( iiii-n Duller.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 26 ( Special Tele
gram. ) Kvery member of tlio Nebranki
delegation was In his seat today to record
his \otc In favor of the emergency revenue ,
with the exception of Mr. Kcm , who \oted
against the bill. Congressmen Strode anil
Halnci came In during the morning , having
left their homes In Nebraska Tuesday night ,
spending their Christmas on board trains ,
111(0 wares of other legislators \\lio had been
called back from family reunions to p-utlc-
Irate tti passing a revenue bill for the reltcl
cf the treaiiiry.
Congressman Kcmotcd against the .rule
ns reported by the committee on rules , on
the theory that It was taking nvvny the right
to discuss the measure nnd make amend
ments thereto. He said In view of this rid
ing rough shod over the rights of members
the only course left him would be to object
to nil bills sought to be passed as emergency
measures , thus compelling all bills to take
their usual course. He admitted such ac
tion \\culd be'criticised and friends would
necessarily suffer , but Itas the onlj course
left to protest against such unwarranted
haute.
Ccngressman Melklejohn had been allotted
a short time In which to offer an amendment
*
ment to the revenue- bill presented by Mr.
Dlngloy of tli3 ways and mean * , but the
rule was adopted , shutting OIL all amend
ments.Melklejohn's amendment largely
framed In the Interest of the beet sugar
manufacturers of Nebraska. The present
duty on all sugars ( except refined ) , as pro
vided In the Wllscn-Gorman bill , is10 per
co-tit ad valorem. Molklejohn's amendment
would have Increased this to CO. His amend
ment would have le.ft the present duty on
refined sugar of one-eighth of 1 cent
and one-tenth of 1 csnt , If from export
bounty nations , to stand. The effect of
his amendment as an entire proposition
would have bfen to deprhe the Sugar trust
cf from $8,000,000 to $10,000,000 as profits
annually , while It would have thrown Into
the treasury an additional rc\enue about that
sum leas the amount , estimated at * 2,000.-
000 , to be paid to domestic producers who
yiall refine their product up to 1C , Dutch
standard. In color.
An attempt Is to be made tomorrow by
resolution to adopt the republican steering
committee's report on committees In ths
cenate , providing the report of the demo
cratic steering committee Is reid. Should ,
however , seme hitch occur , as Isery likely ,
ictlon will be deferred until Mond-jy It Is
generally understood that new committees
* n the senate will be ready for work by Jan
uary 1.
1.GAMBLE'S
GAMBLE'S YANKTON BRIDGE.
Congiessman Gamble of South Dakota Is
deeply Interested in the project for bridging
the Mlsiourl rlvei at Yankton , and In an In
terview with The Bee correspondent said
that talk of war with Enpland wan destined
o operate1 greatly against the reall/atlbn
-f his enterprise. There has come a gl'mmsr
of hcpa In a letter which he has Just re-
-eivod from a representative of English cap-
tal'Ets ' and the congressman last night felt
reasonably certain that a bridge would bs
"milt at Yankton next spring.
"It Is well known , " tuld Mr. Gamble ,
"that Sioux City looks upon this brldg3
which has bean talked of for a number ot
jeais , with considerable distrust. In that
Sioux City affects to see an Impairment of
Its wholesale Interests In the country Ijlng
about Yankton. While I do net res this In
the sarno light that SIcux City do * ! . , I must
confess that it hat' been our ambition to se-
cuio a connestion with Qualm , and I bMlove
that a br'dgo ' across the Missouri rlvsr Just
ibovo Yanklon will be u step In the realiza
tion ot our earnest desire. The Great Ncrth-
< -in railroad has had a watchful eye upon
Omaha and Its development , and It has been
the subject of many talks between Pres
ident Hill and those Interested In securing a
1'no ' of railway from Ynnl.tcn to the me
tropolis of Nebrati'n. A survey was made
s-mo time ago by the Yankton & Sotith-
v estern rallroid to Norfolk , traversing the
counties of Cedar , Knox and Pierce , In Ne
braska , where It wao designed to connect
with the Union Pacific. Grades were * estab
lished , seme- heavy work dons , and approaches
preaches to bridges built. But the comple
tion of the road was never accomplished , be
cause of the depression which t-prsad over
the western country some three- years ago ,
end because the Union Pacific and North
western formed an alliance , offensive- and
defemive , which precluded the possibility
of making any outsldo connections. Two
lines of railroad are crossed by this old
survey , the Sioux City & Pacific and the
Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha ,
both of which might , under now conditions ,
become strong feeders to the line which I
bel'eve will be built , and with a connection
between Duluth and Yankton will give
Omaha a direct line from the Great Lakes
ts the Missouri rl\er. What Is more to the
point , It has met the hearty support of Eng
lish capital , which , I am creditably In
formed , will bo secured for the enterprise.
I am firmly convinced that work will be
commenced next spring , nnd the bridge
niched to completion , It will bo a low
drawbridge structure , with stone piers and
broid approaches , and will cost less than any
bridge now spanning the Illg Muddy. With
the bridge- completed It will not bo a difficult
matter , In my opinion , to secure capital
enough to construct a line of railroad fiom
Yankton to Norfolk. "
PET NAMES IN THE BILL ROOMS.
Greatness ceases to bo Greatness before
those who are called upon to transact the
wcrk , the dry details of legislation , when
Greatness has finished and gone horns from
the upper and lower housss of congrcso.
It Is an Interesting episode of the- dally life
at the capltol to listen to the chatter of
stenographers and clerks commenting on the
Lllls introduced , and by whom Introduced , In
the two branches of leglslatlcn. In the
senate bill room It Is by no means unufmal
to hear Senator Shoup called "Scoop , " Sen
ator Pcttlgrew receive the appellation of
" " while Senator Thurston
"Peddlgre , comes
out In the wash "Slilrton. " These ar but a
tew of the cxamplea vvherc'n Greatness
s'i\c3 to hang a joke upon , Senator Kyle ,
who has a good deal of the parson air about
lilm , notwithstanding his association with
such dandles as Walcott , Wetmoro and Brlce ,
ivould bo exceedingly shocked could he hear
these eamo clerks play upon his name In lit
tle homilies , which , while not subject mat
ter , do not fall to cause a broad wnlle
iround the official table where the bills and
resolutions are being prepared for the public
printer , Senator Gorman h pleasantly de
nominated as "Gorhamc , " while Cullom be-
; omes "Cully" In the shakeup This chang-
ng of names to twit Individual preferences
i more noticeable even on the. house side
.han In the senate , and some- exceedingly
'uny contractions and expansions are heard
'rC'.n the scions who tit In judgment on hills
ind resolutions when they come from the
icute desk. Congressman Melklejohn Is
< nown to the employes au "Mulcahy , " while *
Ualn'r Is corrupted Into "Iteflner. " Miles
3rowley of Texas , who Is the "Tammany
rim" of the house. Is known about Capitol
! III1 as "Tim of Piradln Alley , " a
ratrcnynlc net unsulted to the manner of
nan. Judge Strode of Nebraska Is known
it "Crowroads , " while Plckler of South Da-
< ota gets "Stickler" as hli nickname. And
10 all through the Hit , Greatness becomes
unallnoss wlitn In touch with the machinery
, vhch ! gjve * to the Congressional Record tlu >
'
i
features of R great dully newspaper , and to
the world the doings of Its favorite son * .
SO.MK PERSONAL NOTES.
W. r. Qurlcy nnd wife nro guests of Mm
Gurley's mother In Georgetown.
Mrs. J. W. Paddock Islsltlng her
daughter , Mrs Annln.
James Plcmmlng of Omaha , Neb , and
Harry G. More of Ames , la. , were today ap-
pvntcd assistant meat Inspectors under the
Department of Agriculture , at $1,200 per an
num.
num.Pourth class postmasters appointed In town
today : Ion , Allamakee county , J. M Wll-
liner , vice Andrew Kein , resigned : Walking
Ilcnton county , John Pltzgcrald , vice S. T.
Sabln , resigned.
eovniACT nets TO M\VPOHT M\VS
( tilll'r < M iNtllll Of tllO I.IIW ( ilACH till-
Si'i-ri-tnr ) Sonic Trouble.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 26 Secretary Her-
bcrt today formally awarded to the Newport -
port News company of Vlrglnli the con
tracts for building both of the new bittlc-
chlps , for one of which the Union Iron
works of Snn Prancl'co was a competitor.
The award of the contract has gl\on the
secretary greit concern for the reason that
ho desired , If possible , to meet the hit tit
of congress that one ship should bo built
upon the Pacific , and he has made It the
subject of a special report to the presld tit ,
showing how he was absolutely obliged by
the law to make the award to the Newport
News company.
He says : "The bids upon the depart
ment's plans ar as follows : Cramp & Sons ,
one thin. $2S20000 ; two ships , $2.750,000
each. Union Iron works , one , $ . ' ,740,000'
two , $2,090,000 each. Newport News Ship
Building nnd Dry Dock company , one sh'p ,
$2,330,000 ; two ships , $2,22G,000. It will be
thus seen that there Is n very great dis
parity between the bids. W re It not for
the section ot law appropriating for these
ships , which looks to the construction ol
one of them on the Pacific coast , tlitro would
be no room for argument , and the Newport
News company would unloubtdly bo en
titled to both.
The peculiar wording of the law authoriz
ing the- construction ot these ships , however ,
has rendered It necessary to examine Into
the questions v ly carefully before reaching
n conclusion. The act requires that ono ol
the ships shall be built upon ( he Pacific
coast subject to the provision tint "If It
shall appear to jour satisfaction from the
bidding of the contracts when the same shall
bo open d and examined by you , that the
proposed battleships cannot bs constructed
at a fair cost upon the Pacific coast ( that Is
In this case , by the Union works ) , you may
then authorize the construction of such bat
tleships elsewhere tint Is to tay , by the
lowest and b st bidder ( the Newport News
ShlrbulldjiE atiJ Dry Dock company ) . One
of the questions raised Is whether the Union
lion works Is bound to stand by 1's bid or
not , or can It bo allowed , If Its bid does not
represent the fair cost , to reduca Its bid tea
a price that would be "tli fair cost of
the sh'p " An examination of the statute
seems to me to preclude the Idea that this
corrpany can now ) be allowed to do this and
'ho actual working scams to clearly Indlcit
an Intention to preclude all such dickering
since It must appear "for the bidding for
the contracts when the same shull be opened
and cxamln d. "
HAS 1'AITH I.TI1I3 hTA.M'OHll SUIT.
If the Government WliiN , Action Will
He Cniiiinenreil AKHliiMt OlliiTM.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 20 His attention
having been called to publications stating
that the Depirtment of Justice had no confidence
fidencein Its big suit against the estate of
the late Senator Stanford , Attorney General
Harmon sa'ld tod'ay that ho had examined
carefully the , questions Involved , and In fie
light of adverse decisions , he expected to es
tablish the claim against the Stanford es
tate by sectir ng a favorable decision from
the supreme court of the United States. If
the government won the suit , he added , It
would bo used as a precedent to establish
the rights of the government against Mr.
Huntington and other associates of Sir. Stan
ford In the Central Pacaflc railroad enter
prise.
lent for n CIIIICIIN Tell Through.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 26 An attempt was
made by several members ot the house to se-
our a caucus of republicans , on the bond
bill Immediately after the session tonight.
The petition was started by several New
York republicans , and the necessary number
uf names , fit'een , was s cured. The leaders
discouraged the plan , however , and Mr.
IIooKer of New York , nt the request of Mr.
Reed , It Is said , Induced several hlgnsrs
to withdraw their nam s , so the movement
fell through. Tli petition was addressed
to the chairman of the caucus , Mr. Gros-
venor , and besides asking for a caucus on
the bond bill , made the general request that
a caucus should be call d whenever party
measures were to bo cons'dered In the house.
HOIIMO Will Ylrtiinll > TnKo 11 Yncutloii
WASHINGTON , Doc. 26. After the second
revenue bill has been disposed of tomorrow
night the house will do little business until
Morday , January 5 , and will practically
hav Its holiday recess , of which it has been
partly deprived , next week. It cannot well
adjourn for more than three days , under the
rules , while the senate Is In session , but
It was decided at th ? meeting of the com
mittee on rules that thcro will be meet
ings on every third day with adjournments ,
and that no Important business will be
brought forward on the floor. Under those
conditions th ro ls little probability that
there will bo a quorum of representatives
In town next week ,
HUN Vnl Offer I'll Help.
WASHINGTON , Dsc. 26 Tlio rumors that
Mr , J. Plerpont Morgan of New York came
to Washington early In the week to tender
to the prtsldcnt , In case of another bond
Israo , financial aid from Londan bankers , are
not credited hero. It can bo stated on au
thority that If Mr. Morgan , waa In Washing
ton ho i aw neither the president nor any of
hln cabinet advisor ? , nor did he- hold any com
munication with them on that or any other
uabject , So far as can b ? learned Mr. Mor
gan la not expected In Washington.
Di'iiinrratlt * SiMiutorlnl CHIIIMIM Cnllril ,
WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. A caucus of the
lemocratlc senators has been called for 11
j'clock tomorrow to pass upon the steering
: cmmltteo assignments to the minority. The
Jteerlng committee was In session today , but
is It did rot entirely complete Its work
mother meeting will be necessary before the
: aucus can act. H Is quite definitely set-
led that Senator Mills will bo assigned to
he democratic vacancy on the committee of
'orclcn relation ! ) .
I'liti'iitM lo Wi-Nlfi-n
WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. ( Special. ) Pat-
> nts have been Issued as follows ; Nebraska
Andrew J , Conley , North Bend , hay rake ;
lames L , Kennedy , Weeping Water , pip
'astenor ; Jacob Iladla and W. WclncrVy -
nore , self-feeding attachment for corn
ihellers , Iowa Frederic 13 , and E. L.
jhures , Blilon , wood sawing machine , Wyy-
nlug William H. H tkwlth , Cokevllle , hay
uko anl leader ,
Hliot While MiiUHitf mi Arri-Nt ,
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 2C. A special to the
Star from Olathe , Kan. , lays : Intento cx-
; ltement prevails In this city to lay over
ho shooting of Sheriff Glover by Charles
Undman , while the el frlff and Ills d putlee
vero trying to effect tlio capture of Hlndman ,
, \ ho for several days has been derangid ,
Ilndmun had driven from home his tlcp-
nether and barricading himself In the houc <
laid he would not b8 taken out alive. After
hcotlng the sheriff , who Is perhaps fatally
njured , Hlndman surrendered ,
Coal MlniTN1 Contention.
COLUMBUS , O. , Dec. 20. The Ohio co l
nlturs * convention , called to consider whether
ho companies ownlnr ; itoreg ( hall pay 5
trts more per ton than companies paying ,
ash , 1 In station litre.
PASSED THE REVENUE BILL
\VSth Two Exceptions the Vote Was Strictly
on Pnrly Lines ,
DINGLEY AND CRISP LEAD THE DEBATE
1'roi'oi'illnKH Were > ot NO Animated
UN llHiinl WKh 1'iirt ) niNiirrN
HullrriMiDcil tlio OrTrrliiK
of Aini'iitlnu-nt * .
WASHINGTON , Dec. 26 The house today
responded to the appial ot the president
by pissing a tariff bill , the operation of
which Is limited to two and a half jears ,
and which Is designed to raise $40,000,000
for the relief of thetreasury. . The- bond
bill will be passed tomotrow. The \oto
today was on party Hues with two excep
tions. The republican ! ' all voted for the
bill , except llartman of Montana , who did
not votp , nnd the democrat ! and popullsta
agtlnst It , save Nowlimls , populist ot Ne
va ill , who voted In favor of the measure.
The special order under which the bill was
brought to a vote at B o'clock , after three
and a half hours ot dcluU , wro Ironclad In
It" character , and compelled the members
to adopt or reject It without opportunity
ot offering amendments ot any kind.
Although thcro was the brilliant setting :
that usually accompanies n field day In the
house , the debate lacked much of the spirit
and vim which gcncrallj characterizes a
paitlsan bill In the lower branch ot con
gress Even the preliminary skirmish over
the adoption ot the rule , whlcn ordinarily
priclpltttuo the fiercest wrangling , passed
oft quietly. The debate Itself was partici
pated In by the leidcrs on both sides. The
r.publlcans contended that the first neces
sity for the trcisury was revenue to supply
the continued deficiency. Every speaker de
nied tint the pioposid meatura was a re
publican protection bill. It was , they
claimed , an emergency bill on protective
lines It was t'lgnlficant that several , nota
bly Mr. Dil7oll , Mr Pajno , Mr. Hopkins
nnd Sir. Grosvenor , prcllclcd the passnga
of a genuine protective measure ns soon
as the republicans gained control ot the
hous4 The democrats took thd portion
that there was no lack ot rovsnuo In the
treasury and that the pawago ot a bill to
Increase taxation would In nowise help
the 1'ltuatlon nor furnish the lellef desired
by the president and secretary of the treas
ury. All who took pirt In the debate ac-
qulttol themselves well. Mi. Dlngley and
Mr. Dolllver of the republicans and Mr.
Crisp and Mr. Turner of the democrats ,
carried off the honors.
PRESENT LAW REPEALED.
The bill passed todaj repeals the present
tariff law until August 1 , 1S9S. It restores
CO per cent of the McKlnlej rates on wool
nnd woolens , lumber and caipots and makes
a horizontal increau ; of th3 present rates
In all other schedule ? , except sugar , of 15
per cent. When the bill was put uK | > n Its
passage It was passed by 203 to 81 , the
veto being taken by jeas and nays There
was no demonstration of any kind at the
announcement of th3 vote.
Mr. Cannon , the delegate from Utah , asked
for Immediate con ldcratlon of a Joint reso
lution directing the secretary of the treasury
of Utah to turn over to the governor of
Utah upon the issuance ot the executive
proclamation admitting tlio territory as a
state all United States property In the hands
of the secretary. The resolution wis adopted
and then at 5:37 the house- adjourned until
tomorrow.
Iir mediately after , the reading of the Journal
Mr. Dlngloy , the chahman ot the ways anil
means committee , reported from that com
mittee the revtnup bill which the speaker
forthwith rcf rrcd to the committee ot the
whole house on the state of the union.
Mr. Crisp , democrat of Georgia , bald that
the house minority had had no opportunity
to prepare and tile the views of the minority.
Mr. Henderson , republican of Iowa , from
the committee on rules then presented the
special order under which the house waa to
operat * . It was Iron-clad In Its character. It
provided that Immediately after the adoption
or the order. It would be In order to call up
the- revenue bill before presented by Mr. Dlng-
l ° y , anil that the debate should run until 5
o'clock , when , without Intel veiling motion , the
void should ba taken In the passage of the
bill.
bill.Mr.
Mr. Henderson demanded the prvlous ques
tion on the adoption of the order , which was
ordeicd without division.
Mr. Henderson then took the door nnd ex
plained briefly the urgency vvlilch necessitated
inicli luminary action of the house on such an
Important measure. The two messages of the
president , ho f > ald , had produced the highest
degree of restleswici-s In the country. Con-
gre-ai was confronted with a crisis. The
buy ness centera ot the country were staggerIng -
Ing under the feverish declarations from the
vviilto house and It was of th ? highest Impor
tance that the house t'hnnld ' act promptly. The
ways and mean.3 committee prepared a meao-
ura to me > 3t the situation and the uigency of
the case and the Interests Involved demanded
that action should bo had with the least poo-
ulblo delay.
VIKWS OF THE MINORITY.
Mr. Crsp ! called the attention of the house
to the effect of the rule under which It was
proposed to operate and asked every member
to weigh his responsibility when ho voted for
It Heio vvus a bill , ho said , that nffectoJ
every Interest and all sections of the coun
try , which It was proposed lu put through
under a rule that deprived the members
of any right to offer arn'ndments , It must
no taken or rejected as n whole. What au
thority , ho aski'd , was It on the other sldo
wl'lch ' proposed to pass a mcafuro of such
Irrportanco under the crack of the party whip
without the dotting of an "I" or the crossing
of a "t" ? This nilhe said , would chain the
licuso to Inohcel of the chailot. Ho In
sisted that there was no necessity for such
a course. This bill was not demanded by
any department of the government. Thcro
was no n ccsslty for Increased revenue. Ho
ptotcsted ugnliibt the use ot ti | $ whip nnd
spur for Its passage before the opinion of
exp rts of the Treasury department could bo
obtained as to Its effect ,
PACING AN EMERGENCY.
Mr. Dalzell , republican of Pennsylvania , a
member of the committee on rules , said th r
wan no ono who did not know Unit wo face
a peculiar exigency. The president and the
democracy had como Into control of the xec-
alarmed and the president had > asked the
lioiuo , notwithstanding It was opposed to him
politically , to como to hie aid. The treasury
was being rapidly depleted and since tli' >
democracy had como Into control of the exe
cutive branch of the government there had
been frequent bond Issues. The measure at
present under consideration wan not a gen
eral tariff inwBuro. but un emergency bill ,
Inferring to Mr , Crisp's ciltlelsin of the
cracking of the party whip , ho said tlif- Wil
son b'll with bOO amendment ! ) had been
parsed through the Iioui-o with but two hours'
debate under a rule reported by Mr , Crisp
hlniuilf. Ho appealed to the house to rli * > to
the patriotic level necessary to meet the
emergency and como to the prcsld-'nt'H aid ,
Mr , McMlllln , democrat of Termemieo , re
plying to Mr , Dalzell , tald that tlto dlffer-
: nco was found In the fact that there had
tosn elaborate hearings before tlio way and
means committee before the Wllion bill watt
lassed. The prevent bill hud l > o n com
peted on Christmas day , when there waa no
opportunity to consult the * treauary olllclals ,
and he declared that theru had been no op
portunity to read the bill. He complained
: f the cracking of the party whip , but raid
n conclusion that the name power which
had asserted Ittelf after the Kifty-flrit con-
grcDj would again be heard from after ttiU
exerclw cf party power ,
' Mr. Turner , d'rnocrat of Georgia , called
attention to the fact that both tlie preildont
mid the secretary of the tieaeury ( whom te
extolled an the greatest secretary of the
reasury ilnce the rtaju of Alexander Hamil
ton ) had given connreu the highest assur
ance tbat there was ample revenue In the
reaenry , Both the preildent and the lecre- /
: ary of the treaiury hat ! pointed out tlio tyll /