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OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY , JULY 20 , 181)7. ) SINGLE COPY ITIVE CENTS WORK OF CONGRESS Resume of Legislation During the R'cent Extra Session , MAINLY DEVOTED TO THE TARIFF BILL HOUBO Passes Currency Oommission Bill , but Senate Ignores It. FOUR APPROPRIATION BILLS GO THROUGH Cleveland's ' Forestry Reservation Proclaim- t'on is Nullified , HELPS THE TRANSMISSSSPPI : : EXPOSITION UOIIHK Piirmti-H ii Pulley of Innctliiii u Crcnti'r Part nf Hie vHNlon I. lxt of thu lllllH. WASHINGTON , July 23. The extraordi nary session of congrets just closed was called by President McKlnlcy two days after ho took the oath of ofllce on the steps of the catrllol. It met In pursuance to his proclamation at noon March 15. The special message transmitted by him to both hsuaea on the opening day was brief. It explained the deficiencies In the revetiue , reviewed the bond Issues of the last administration anil urged congrecs promptly to correct the then existing condition by passing a tariff bill that would supply ample revenues for' the support of the government and the llqulila- tlon of the public dcpt. No other subject of legislation was mentioned In the message the tariff bill has been the all-absorb ing feature of the session. The republican members of the ways and means committee of the preceding house had been at work thereon during the shorl session , which ended March I , giving hear ings and preparing the hill which was to be submitted at the extra session. Three dayt after the sessle-ci opened the tariff bill wet rep-jrlexl by the and ways means commit tee , and thirteen days later , March 31 , 1SD7 It passed the house. It went to the senate waa referred to the committee on finance ani the members of that committee spent i month and three days In lies consideration and In prsparlng the amendments submitted to the eenate , end exactly two months later July 7 , It paised the senate with S72 amend ments. The bill then went to conference where , after a ten-days' struggle , on Julj in , a complete agreement was reached bj which the senate receded from 118 amend nipnta and the house from 511. The othci 2-13 were compromised. The conference report - port was adopted by the house July 19 , ai the conclusion of twelve hours' debate. Tht report was taken up In the senate July 21 and adopted July 24. The tariff bill wa : signed by the president the same day. " OTHER BUSINESS. Congress did not devote its attention en tirely to the tariff , although It did subor dinate everything else to this ono measure The four appropriation bills which failed or March 4 last In themselves would have com pelled President McKfnlty to call congrcs ; in extra session , even If the ncceaslty for i revision the tariff had not existed. Thosi appropriation bills were the sundry civil the agricultural , the Indian and the genera deficiency. Those bills were Introduced am passed by the house In the Identical fern In which they existed at the time of thcli failure of enactment Into law at the preced Ing congress , but they were amended Ii some Important partlculu.-s by the ix-natc and when they finally became laws contalnec nioro or less legislation ot Interest and 1m portnnce. The general deficiency bill carried i provision accepting the Invitation totaki part In the Paris exposition In 1900 am api < T-op-lated | $25.000 to defray prellmlnar expenses , and appropriated $150,000 for i new Immigrant station at Now York to re l > lace the one destroyed by fire. lly far the most Important piece of nev legislation In the bill , however , was thu limiting the cost of armor plate for th three new battleships to J300 per" ton. Ii case the secretary ot the navy should nnd I Impossible to mike contracts for anne within the price fixed he woo authorize ! by this provision to establish a governmen armor plato factory of Biifilclcnt capacity ti nnke the armor. In executing this author Ity ho muHt prepare a description and plan and specifications of the land , buildings am machinery suitable for the factory , advcr tlse. for proposals and rer > o.to congress a Us next session. INDIAN SCHOOLS. In the Indian bill , after a severe struggl in both houses , thei questions of oectarlai BcL'ools was settled by the following dcclara tlon of the policy of the government : "That the secretary of the Interior ma make contracts with contract schools , aji portioning na near as may be the amount contracted for among schools of various de nominations for the education ot Indlai pupils during the fiscal year 1S9S , hut shal only make such contracts at places whcr nonscctarlan schools cannot be provided to such Indian children , and to an amount na exceeding per cent of thu amount n used for the fiscal yt-ar 1S95 , " The question of opening 10 entry the ric ! gllsonlto deposits In the Uncornpahgro res crvatlon In Utah wa also compromised b opening such agricultural lands as had no been allotted to the Uncotnpahgre Indian on April lt lays , to entry , but reserving t the United States tltlu In all lands contain Ing gllsonlte , asphalt or other like sill : stances. In the sundry civil bill the most In : portant new provision was that suspend Ing the order of Prcildent Cleveland sottln apldo about 21,000,000 acre * as forest reset vatlons. The law also Include * ! a genera scheme of legislation for the governmen and protection of the forest reservations e the country. HOUSE POLICY. The republican leaders of the house di elded at thu opening of the session to pu : BUO a policy of Inaction In order to tbroi the responsibility for delaying the tariff upo the senate , and therefore , the committee were not announced until tl.e close * of th eetfllon and only urgent matters were cor uldered , Fifty thousand dollars was a | preprinted for the relief of American clt zens In Cuba at the solicitation ot the prra dent and $200,000 was appropriated for th relict of the Mississippi llooj sufferers. . resolution was parsed authorizing the seen tary of the navy to transport supplies fc the benefit of the suffering and famlshln In India and $50,000 was appropriated fc the entertainment and expenses of the deli gates to the Universal Postal conventloi vhlch met In this city. Tlio only expenalv plccea of general legislation enacted by th ! congre-Mi , except the tariff 'hill ' , were the law to prevent collisions at eea and to place 1 force regulations to prevent collisions upo certain harbors , rlvera and Inland watei of the United States and the bill authorlzln tb" president to suspend discriminate duties on foreign vessels and commerce , A1U11TRATION TUKATV. The eenatu not being confined as to tli ecope of Its legislation dealt with a numbe of Important bubjccts , both In and out c executive session. One ot these which al traded world wide attention was the neiicri arbitration treaty negotiated by Presldcr Cleveland with Great Hrltalu , Alter ej hauatlvo consideration , deuplto the grei fireaiure brought to bear upon the senate b religious and commercial bodies througl out the country , the t-enato rejected tli treaty , Th Hawaiian .treaty . of uuuexatlo pROtl.itod by President McKlnley was still nactcd upon when congress adjourned. In executive scfalon , after much debate , he- senate parsed the Cuban belligerency III , a bankruptcy bill , Including both volun- ary and Involuntary features , and the "freo omes bill. " Hut none of these Important .Mlnsa received consideration In the uuse. The following minor bills and Joint reo- itlon became laws , managing to escape lijectlon from any member : Authorizing the secretary ot war to re- clvfi for ! n iructlon nt the military academy t West Point Carlos Gutierrez of Salvador ; o umeiiil an net entitled "An net to pro- Ide for the entry ot lands In Greer county , ) klahomn , to give preference rights to FPU lew and for other puipo.'es , " approved antmry IS , 1S97 , lle-approprliitlng $10,000 not expended for he rellrf of Mlsslc.ilppl river Hood suf- crcra for the -.flood sufferers nt Kl Paso , Tex. ; milhorlzliif , ' foreign exhibitors nt the rranHtnlsslPslppI nnd International KxpoM- Ion , to bo hclil In the city of Omaha during bo year 1OS ! , to bring to the United States nborcra from tbulr countries , respectively , or the purpose of preparing for nnd making xhlljlta ; to provide for the Immediate re- Kilr of dry dock No. 3 , nt the New Yotk mvy yard ; making appropriation for the mprovemcnt of thu Mlssl'wlppl river from he head of the passes to thu mouth of the Ohio river , nnd to supply dcllclencles In ap- ircprintlon for the UHCU ! year ending June 0 , 1S97 ; and three bills authorizing the con struction of brldpe-H nerosH the Pearl river. MlF-slSHlppi , the St. Louis rlviTr , between Minnesota anil Wisconsin , nnd across the Clinch river , Tennessee. VKIIHASlC.\XS (7x TIIK COMMITTHHS. Invc All-rocr rictx u CliiilriimiiMlilli mill Othci-M I < "ur > Well. WASHINGTON , July 25. ( Special Tclc- ; ram. ) In the makeup of the committees , which were handed down last night , David II. Mercer secured one of the most Impor tant chairmanships within the gift ot Speaker Heed , having an enormous Influ- iico on the erection ot postolficcs and public Dulldluga nnd the purchase of grounds throughout the United States. Mr. Mercer will have a clerk at $2,000 a year and n mes- ocnger , In addition to having one of the finest committee rooms in the building. Judge Strode gets on two committees post- offices and postroads nnd pensions , The [ > osltlon accorded to Nebraska In the Fifty- fourth congress on Invalid pensions has been left vacant. Judge Maxwell secures an Im portant place on the committee on coinage , weigh-to and measures , und reform In civil service. Judge Stark gets a place on the mllltla committee and on expenditures of War department. Sutherland of the Klfth district will have a place on Irrigation of arid lands and private land claims. Judge Greene Is assigned to a place on the com- mlttco on Immigration. Jlowa republicans sccuro many good couiiiilttces. Among republican senators and represent atives from Iowa there lias been a growing sentiment , that in view of the declination ot Governor Drake to bo considered ao a candi date for the gubernatorial ofllce , John A. T. Hull ot Des Molnes would be the strongest man to make the race this fall. There Is one mitigating ' circumstance , however , that elands. In thu way of his nomination and that Is that republicans here from Iowa do not feel that he can relinquish his place as a mem ber ot the committee on military affairs. He has been a strong factor In working with the senate committee for the better ment of that branch ot the government and his knowledge and vaot experience are po tent factors for his retention. The wires have been kept pretty warm In the last few days In shaping up the political situation In Iowa , and It may bo that some agree ment will 1)0 made whereby Hull will enter the race as a successor to Governor Drake. It Is expected that President McKlnley , be fore ho leaves on his summer vacation , will appoint a number ot men to the consular oarvlce , and It Is , thought Nebraska will como In for its share of loaves and fishes. It Is not altogether certain that Church Howe will go to Samoa , but may bo accorded a place coming within the civil service In Europe , and that another well known re publican , who Is a lawyer and In this dif fering from Howe , will be appointed to Sa moa should Howe decide to take a lesser of fice. THIS HEM'S Till : VOI.I'XTKISUS. ' Itrtlrcd OlllcerH Only lluvo HlKlit < < > Volunteer I'nlform. WASHINGTON , July 25. An echo of the coronation ceremony which led to sq much correspondence on diplomatic uniforms , pro cedure and matters of precedence In official ceremonies. Is found In an opinion jrst ren dered by the attorney general touching the respective rights of volunteer and regulat army and navy officers to wear the unlfcrms ot the highest rank which they attained dur ing the rebellion. Colonel John P. McCook , who represented the United States army , rm ! Captain G. H. Wadlelgh , the rep-escntotlve of the United States navy at the coronation , had eome difficulty over the question ol precedence , growing out ot the fact thai McCook claimed the lead by virtue of his high volunteer rank as phown by his uni form. Minister lirccklnrldge sustained the army officer and the State department was obllgad to call upon the War and Navy do- oartmcnts for their construction of the etai.- ute granting officers the right to bear t.'u rank and wear the uniform of their hlghc.il volunteer rank. The direct Issue was presented In a recenl application of James T. Farrell , brevet majat of the United States volunteers and late cap tain of the Fifth New York , heavy artillery. The two departments wcro unable to agree upon the matter , and It was referred to the attorney general. The latter decided th-il only ex-officers may wear such uniforms an.l bear micli rank. In other words no ofilcei at present on the army rolls ran wear the uniform of the volunteer rank , hut persons who were honorably mustered out of the vol unteer Eervlcc and who have no army con nection now may wear It on occasions ol ceremony. This Is In line with the former construc tion given to the law by the War depart , inent , but It appeared that the- practice was about to bo reversed , which would have beer a severe blow to many thousands of volun- ter officers. AS TO STOCK VAItn CII.V ItCilCS Shipper SeekH ( o lleeover from tin ICiiiixiiN < MI > ' Company. KANSAS CITY. July 25. The Kansas City Stock Yards company has been made de fendant In a suit brought in the district court of Kanoas City , Kan , , the purpose ol which Is to test the validity of the new Kansas law which fixes the schedule ol charges for yardage and feed at the yards. The suit was brought by the attorneys tot H , S , Patterson , a stock shipper of Jew oil county , Kansas , He seeks to recover J2C.-I2 , which represents the difference between the amount charged him by the company under Its own schedule and what the same- service would amount to under the schedule fixed by law. Should Patterson succeed thousands of shippers who have sent live stock to the Kansas City market slnco the new law be came operative , would also bo entitled tc recover. Through the Intervention of tin federal court the company has continued In force Its old schedule. Injnri-il In \VreeU. . MARIETTA , 0. , July 25. As an excursion train wao returning from Zanesville , O. . al 0:50 : tonight the trestle work over a bottom land , three and a half miles from Marietta , gave way and two of the four coaches were precipitated to a cornfield below. The- coaches were filled with people , but by n miracle no one was killed. About tlfu-cii persons were badly Injured and all vert more or less bruised , Miss Nelllo Purdy ol this city was Injured In the breast an-1 will probably die : One of the coaches took fire and some of the passengers were singed an-J had their clothes burned before they could escape. .Movement * of llryiiu , SHO3HONH. Idaho. July 25.-W. J. Ilrytir 4 ml parly will be guests of'I. I ) . Perrlni for H few days before leaving for the Nu < tlonul park. WIN ENGLISH TURF HONORS Americans Got Some Glory and Quito a Little Ready Cash. YANKEE RACERS DOING WELL THIS SEASON lairlllnril nml UereMforiPn SlnMe Until * OT Sonic HiinilMOnie 1'rlr.ex mill llclinonl nml Cut a Tunic. ( Copj-rlRlit , 1SS7 , liy Press rulillihlnc Cotnimny. ) LONDON , July 25. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) With the racing season halt over the American horas competing In KoglamPmay be said to have proportionately held their own , especially the stud JoUitly owned by Mr. Pierre Lorll- orJ and Lord William llerestord. The lat ter gentleman , It will be remembered , is a brother of the late marquis ot Water- fond and recently married Lily , durhem of Marlborough , whose first htlsb.ind was Mr. ula Hammcreley. This combination last season won about $32,000 In stakes , but In all probability will this season considerably ncrcaso that amount , as already they have something like $22,000 to their credit. This amount does not Include bets , but Mr. Lorll- lard bets but little , whereas Lord William never falls to tackle the bookmakers when lie- has a good thing. Already a number of nlco little coupa In the plating line have uecn effected. "Little fishes being sweet , " [ ho stable , when throwing out for a wiei , ias made hardly a mistake. Glaring , Ixip- wing II , Meta II , Dolabra , IlelUma , repre senting the Sailor Prlnco and Sensation jloud , have all been returned winners ot $500 plates. Higher game waa tried for with the 2-year- old colt Elfin , a shapely son of Sensation and Equality. Ills first appearacice was at the second spring Newmarket meeting In a race for which another American colt , .Hrlrte- groom H , belonging to Mr. August Belmont. was made a kot lavorlte. The latter , how ever , finished yond to Lord Durham's Du- buqu . Elfin who ran very greenly , IOC'K third place. His second attempt was for the Whitsuntide plato at Manchester , a $5,000 race , but he was again unsuccessful. TWO GOOD WINNERS. On being brought out at Ascot , however , he scored somewhat easily in the rich Bi ennial , placing $5,755 to the credit of bin owners. Another useful 2-year-old , and a half- brother to Elfin , being by Sensation out of Hrecze , is Chinook , who has run but once and will Improve with time. At Newmarket recently , In a big Held , he finished fourth to Nunnlcer , a filly who Is pretty smart. Ot the older horses , Sandla has been the trump card , and the unsexcd son of the Sailor Prince scored twice at Ascot , winning the Kernhlll stakes and the new lilennlal valued at $7.160. Subsequently he was very.un lucky In not winning the rich Coronation cup at Ktinpton. In tnls race he was wretchedly ridden by Nat noblnson , goln several lengths wide at the bend , but In the run home made up a lot of leeway , finish ing third to that prince of handicap horuc . Victor Wild. He also won the Langileld summer handicap , .thu adding $5,000 to Lorlllard-Beresford gains. Drakka easily secured the Duchess ot York'o stakes at Hurst park , valued at $5,000 , thus atoning for his Ascot running In the Hunt cup. Undoubtedly the best animal In the Lorll lard-Beresford partnership Is Berzac , a beau- tlfully bred 3-ycar-old by Sensation out ol Belphoebe , who was thought to have a chance for the Derby , but unfortunately a few days before that event he met , wl'.h n slight accident on tbo training ground nnd had to be withdrawn. That ho could luve beaten the winner , Galte More , Is very doubtful , as the latter Is ope , of the besl colts seen out for many years and twice al Newmarket' proved superior to the Ameri can. BELMONT DOES A LITTLE. Mr. August Belmont s Keenan has provec ; a very disappointing animal , ' for , after win ning a welter race at the Newmarket secni nprlng meeting , he jurat missed the Man chester cup by a head. Later on he fcl ! away considerably , being well beaten botl at Ascot and Hurst park. Mr. Belmont however , has a very useful filly In Hhoda H for In the Earning plate at Newmarket sh ; spreadcagled a big field , but at Ascot had tc play f-econd fiddle to Florrls Rubattlno , hall- .Ing from the dangerous stable presided ovei by Captain Mat-hell , now 'the ncstor cf the English turf. The filly , however , beat th < north country crack , a colt by Bend d'Or , oui of Jenny Hewlett , an Oaks victress. Rhodt Ii Is bred by 'Hanover ' , out of Margarine , ani is evidently superior to liendegroom. Mr. Richard Crokcr's luck appears to b ( a bit out , for the only winner owned by bin : is Roman Chief , who won a mile and a hall race at Ktinpton park , and has evident ! ) been put back for a bandlbap at the end ol the year. XUW HOCKS"AT i UHHTO CAIllCM.O Aildeil Stllllilllln ( o tlie Triuli ; of IKill Venezuela. ( Copyright. 1607 , by I'res ? Publishing Company. ) CARACAS , Venezuela , July 25. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The new docks at Puerto Cabcllo were for mally opened to trade yesterday with con siderable ceremony , A banquet was giver at night to commemorate the occasion , al which the foreign ministers and Venezuslar high dignitaries we're present , The excel lent work done In the construction wa : praised and It was predicted that In cons ? queuesof thci3e added facilities the expart * and Imports will Increase and that the In terlor trade will be stimulated. Puerto Cabello Is a seaport of Venezuel : about fifty miles west of LaGuayra , the per of Caracau. the national capital. It lica i spacious , deep und secure harbor with i mole and already had good wharves , largi warehouses and an extensive foreign trade The. chief exports are coffee , cocoa , hldca Indigo , logwood and fustic , Th& clean , wolf paved town lies largo public gardens am Is the terminus of a railroad to Valencia am has a population of perhaps 12,000. TnrUlNli ( iiirrlNon fur Crete. CANEA , Crete , July 25 , DJeved Pasha the special Turkish minister sent by Turkej from Constan'tlnoplo to mediate between tin Musselmans and the admirals of the Inter national fleet In favor of the autonomy o Crete , visited the admirals unofficially toda ; and they returned his visit. ' In the eyes o tin- Christian Inhabitants of the Island tin fact that Djovcd Pasha was permitted ti land U a blow to the prestlgo of the grea powers and these Cretans have already sen delegates to Admiral Canevaro , commandlni thu combined foreign fleets , notify Ing them' that they will decline to enter tain proposals for autonomy so long a Djeved Paeha or the Turkish troops remali on thfl Island. Admiral Canavaro repllei that they must bo prepared to accept i small Turk'sh ' garrison. This only olleltei a storm of angry protests and a refimi t < lay down their arrr.B until the Turkish troopi had left the Usland. .Vorillen IN C'oiivnleNeeiit and firiileful LONDON , July 25. Madame Lillian Nor dlca , the prlma donna who has been serlouslj 111 for several weeks , Is convalescent. Shi asks the press to express her gratitude to th < very large number of persons who have fron time to time made Inquiries regarding hei rendition. UeiniiilN AliHolule lnileieiiileiiee. MADRID , July 25. It Is stated that Gen cral Gomez , leader of the Cuban Insurgents has Mated bis determination not to accep a compromise with the government , but ti adhere to bio demand for absolute Itide pi-iideuco of Cuba. SWIMS THIS KxrtMsii.CIIA.MI. . . I'nt MeXnlly I'erronii * it TVitnilcrfiit l-'ent ( if Kmlurn lire. LONDON , July 25. Pat McNatly. the Bos ton swimmer , who was scheduled to make an attempt to swim he English channel on July 4 , telegraphed to the Arsoclatid pros today from Calais that he made the crossing yesterday. He saya that ho started from Dover at 11:30 : yesterday morning and wa-j In the water fifteen hours , -In which he cov ered thirty-five miles. , Ho leaded at 2:30 : o'clock thU morning at a point three mllc.i from Cape Grlzncz. McNally left the Admiralty pier at Dover In the presence ot a crowd of on-lookcra at 11:20 : o'clock , Intending to go merely for a trial swim. Ho wore blue trunkn on which were pinned miniature American and Eng lish flags. A lugger , manned by two local Bailers , accompanied him. McNally's trainer , Brown of Boston , the proprietor ot a music ' hMl at Dover and one London journallat I were also aboard the accompanying boat. ' The temperature of the water was Gl degrees , j McNally swam steadily at the rate of one I and one-half miles per hour. At a point four | miles out the temperature was found to have fallen to 62 degrees , and the weather had become very foggy , which necessitated very great care to avoid getting In the way ot numerous passing steamers. .Six miles out the fog lifted and all the circumstances of tide , wind , etc. , were' so perfect that Mc Nally announced his determination to try nnd cross the channel. He had been headIng - Ing direct for Calais , but a strong westward current had drifted him to a position nearly off Folkestone , he now took refreshments , consisting of beef extract and ginger and a long piece of American chewing tobacco , which he sajs prevents his .tongue from swelling. He swum almost ; continually with a breast stroke with occ.'elonal changes to n sidestroke for relief , but ; he never swam on his back , which ho explains Interferes with the action of the muscles. At 4 o'clock the Varno llfthUhlp was seen by tbo swimmer. One and one-half bourn later be had pasned the Varue , which proved Captain Webb's greatest dlOlculty when he attempted to swim the .channel. At 10 o'clock' McNally began to show signs of ex haustion , but plucklly conthiueB at hl3 task. From that time until 2 o'clock the temper ature of the air and .sea gradually grew lower. McNally suffered severely , the swellIng - Ing of his handfi giving him great 'rouble , while from time to tlmo he was seized with crampa in his legs , neck and arms , causing a drawn huggard look about his face and the passage In his ncse nnd hla mouth became swollen so that breathing was difficult. At 2:30 : o'clock he had reached a point within three miles of Capo Cirlznez. Here he commenced to splash wildly and to swim In a circle , calling for light. It was evi dent to those In the boat tha't , he was blinded by the salt water which had got -Into his eyes , and they tried to pbrsuada him to got on hoard. This ho refused to do. when he was forcibly dragged Into the boat , where ho Immediately became uncotwclcua , but upon being rubbed gradually1 revived. Owing to a change ot tide the boat had great difficulty In reaching Calais. It ar rived there at 5:30 : o'clock. As the circum stances precluded the pofslWllty ot Inde pendent reporters being taken aboard Iho boat , ' the five occupanta of the craft which accompanied McNally made affidavit describ ing ths > feat. .McNally quickly4 recovered acid crcssod to Dover by the midday boat. In an Interview this evening ho said : "I discovered that the channel U really much longer than I ( bought and found ths current to be all that Boynton , Webb and others told me. I am of the opinion that It la Imp'Aislble * for anyone to swim from Dover to Calal-3 , as the currents would all ba against him. I shall mnko co/moro attempts this year and shall 8all-fpr'homeJn.August. " 11ISHOPS > IX EXGIj.VXO. liOnil'.HKToiiilon I2ilaeoiuil | Pulpits Are Filled liy tin ; VIxHorn. ( Copyi-lslit. 1507 , ly Press I'uVIIsIiIng Company. ) LONDON , July 25. ( Ntfw York World Cabjegram Special Telegram. ) Bishop Pot ter of New York returned to London yes terday 'from Germany. Hts program Is not complete , but It Is likely that he will preach again In Westminster abbey. He shows much Interest In the English labor troubles 'ml thinks -arbitration between disagreeing employers and employed ts more advanced here than Inthe United States. He ha ? not -visited the headquarters ot the striking anglneers , however. .His-health has been sreatly benefited. The American bishops were In the London lulplts In great fcrce again today. Indeed' , nearly every night last' week they were preaching In different part } ot London. The 'ilshop ' ot Georgia Breached today In St Paul's cathedral : the bjshop of Minnesota In Westminster abbey , the bjshop ot Colorado it St. Saviour's Southwalk ; the bishop of ' Missouri at the parlih ch'lfrch , Kensington ; the bishop of Springfield , III. , at St. Mary " ' Magdalene. Munster square" , and St. James ; ho bishop of Vermont at St. Mary Magdi- ! ene , Paddlngton ; the bishop ot North Caro- 'Ini In St. Thomas ! , Regent street , and the ilihop of Delaware In St.Mark's , Marlboro i-.ad. i.ad.A A largo number of the ; prelates were at Countess Percy's garden. * , party yesterday. Next week , after tha farewell services in St. Paul's cathedral and a subsequent lunch eon at Grocers' hall , most of the bishops will go to Glastcnbury andWells , the bishop of Malno preaching In the cathedral in Wells on the unveiling of the1 monument to the late Bishop Lord Arthur Harvey , On Friday , August C , the archbishop of York will entertain the bishops and , out of compliment to the Amoflc.an church , the services for the transfiguration from the American prayer book will be used at the Yorkmlnster Someof thcTbishons , Instead of going north , will visit , Rly and Norwich. Many will pay a flying visit to the continent before returning to their dioceses. . l j TtikeH 11 I'l-Nnlinlxtle View. LONDON , July 28. This Dally Graphic , commenting editorially on'tho ' passage of the new tariff bill by the .United Stated congress , predlcto a sorry tlmo lor iho" American con sumer and a probable revival of currency heresies and BryanUm 1U on Infinitely ng- gravated form. ' < SeUllnur TIiexKiilliiu "Itoiuiilarj- . CONSTANTINOPLE ? July 125. It Is stated that the Turkish military commission will start Immediately fpr'Th ' ssaly to meet the Greek officers and mark qu { the new bound aries. It Is expected , that' ' he treaty of peace will bo signed by tha enrj ot the week. Inilliin I.imclH di | Tc , 'I'lir < Mvii Open. DEADWOOD , S. D. , , 'July 25. ( Special Telegram. ) Frank Pcck.M' Dead wood sur veyor , has been awardeda contract to sur vey seventeen townships lying along the Morcau river. Tho.grodnd Is Included In the Cheyenne Indian reservation and the work , which will bo begun In a 'few days , means the throwing open to settlement of some of the best land In .the etajo of South Dakota. nnnuiKe. from Henry Itnlnx. SYRACUSE , Ni Y. , "Juls > * 25. The heavy rains of Thursday , Friday and Saturday last did a vast amount ot damage to the farmers In central .New Yprk. It U 'estimated that crops to the amount of' $500,000 have been destroyed. Many bridges were wasoed away. HUH a 1'erxiniiil YORK , Neb. , July 25. { Special. ) York has been favored with another newspaper , J , F , Albln , one ot the editors of the Demo crat of this city , who Is to retire August 1 , has started the publication of a three col umn folio called My Opinions , MovenieiilK of Ocean Vexnelx , July i,1 , At New York Arrived Annterdam , from Rotterdam ; Ethiopia , from Glasgow , At Havre Arrived La JJermandle , from New York. At Southampton Arrived Kreldrlch dtr Groisf. from New York , for Bremen. At Liverpool Sailed Lucanla , for Ne-y York ; Armenian , for Bosloa. TIIURSTONS LOSE THE CUP Trophy Goes to thi Governor's Guard of Austin , Tex , MORTON CADETS G T SECOND PR'Z ' Senly Ulllet of < lnlveK < on Curry Thin ! Miiiie.vCliiiniiloiiM | tin it Single I'olnl t'rotL-Ht i IK Dlsullimt'it. SAN ANTONIO. Tex. , July 23. The San Antonio Interstate drill nnd camp of In struction came to a close this afternoon at C o'clock , with the announcement of the awatd of prizes , as follows : Class A , first prize $3,000 and the Interstate state- championship cup , Governor's Ouard of Austin , Tex. , with a percentage of SI5.GO ; Eccoml prize , $1,000 , Morton Cadets of Wash ington , I ) , C. , percentage 92.5 ; third jirUo. $500 , Seely Rifles ot Galvcaton , percentage 92,35. Zouivo contest , first prize , $1,000 , Nocly Zouaves of Memphis , Tcnn. ; second prize , $750 , Dallas Zouaves , Dallas , Tex. ; third prize , $500 , San Antonio Zouaves , San An tonio Tex. The percentage of the winning company Is the second highest ever made under the new tactics. The Governor's Guard won on their captain's -Interpretation of ono movement In the program. In changing the dlrdctlon of company in column of flics , he halted his company , faced to the right and marched oft. All the other captains executed the command by u > .nk movement. The protest by company D of St. Paul , Minn. , against the Morton Cadets was dlo- allowcd by the drill agreement. The cap tain of St. Paul charged that Captain Schil ling and Lieutenant Uanforth of the Morton Cadets watched the drill of the Thuraion Rifles , who came first on the program. Cap tain Schilling and Lieutenant Danforth both admitted watching the drill from their tent , but claimed that they received no benefit therefrom. Testimony was taken before a military court and submitted to the drill as sociation which disallowed the protest a few minutes before the award was made. As a result of this drill , the famous Gal vcaton Interstate championship cup pacses Into the pisscsnlon of the Governor's Guard. This cup has been In the possession of the Thmston Rifles since the Memphis drill In 1895 , but has been claimed by the Morton Cadeta slnco the Savannah drill In 1S9G. The day before the drill here the Morton Cadets got possession of the cup and had their name Inscribed upon U. All the Inter state companies left for their homes tonight. .S17ICII11OF - PRECOCIOUS YOUTH. Xc v Yorlc Hey , Cruzvtl by Over.stiuly , UflMVlIN IIIlIIKClf. NEW YORK , July 2S. 'Benjamin Simon , a 11-year-old school hey , who at his early age aspired to be a labor agitator , drowned him self In the Hudson river Saturday light , be cause he failed to pass the examination at the College of the City of New York , being deficient in drawing. Ills body was recov ered tc'day. Bcforo committing suicide the lad mailed the following note : My Dear Parents : I notify you that 1 will commit suicide. The reasons are that I had rte opportunity to carry out my reso lution to rtudy , on account of our.clrcum- t-.tancCf. I have , but few retcrets that I must pnrt with the world at buch an nge. Ttje most Important Is that I have not held to my resolution to afrltatn imonff the working manses for their emancipation from wage slavery by the overthrow of the cnpl- tnll5tlc system and for the establishment of the co-operative commonwealth advo cated liy the socialist labor party. 1 am grieved at the Idea that you will grieve , although the hand that wrote It will then be cold and still. The resolution to com mit suicide , although long delayed , must at last be , executed. I cannot write more ; my hand \a \ trembling , but If you want to do the last request of your son , who is now dead to you and to the whole world , grieve not. I am wholly prepared to die , the death I myself have sentenced. Your son , BKNJAMIN SIMON. Overstudy doubtless affected the boy's brain. BOSTON , July 25. During a heavy thun derstorm Saturday a bolt ot lightning struck the three-story brick building at 310 KIlby street , setting It on fire. When the firemen forced their entrance Into the office of W. S. & C. D. Codman , real estate brokers on the third floor , they were horrified to find tht dead body of the firm's bookkeeper , Mlsa Alice Barrett , lying on the Hoer , her death being naturally attributed to the lightning. It now appears that the young woman was net killed by the bolt , but that her life was ended by a bullet by her own bund. A re volver was found by her side. A singular feature- the caee Is that she should have fired the fatal shot at the exact moment of the terrlflic peal of thunder , which com pletely drowned the noise of the weapon. MES ! Barrett , It Is said , had accumulated $800 or $1,000 , which she had loaned to an acquaintance , who lost It In speculation. She worried over her loss and It preyed on her mind , Miss llarrett was -23 years old nnd lived with her mother and two brothers at Waltham. She was a member of the Uni tarian church and greatly Interested In charitable work. NEW YORK. July 25. Enoch Ingersoll who Is said to be a second cousin of Robert G. Ingorsoll , tonight attempted to commit suicide In a drug store In Hath Beach , Brooklyn , by taking an ounce of laudanum. Mr. Ingereoll was In a despondent mood on account of some trouble , the nature of which he would not disclose. This evening li ? entered a drug store and asked for one ounce of laudanum. After gettkig the poison Air. lugersoll turned as If to leave the store , and on reaching the door be called out , "Goodbye , " and putting the bottle to his lips swallowed the > contents , Before thr druggist could reach the man ho was un conscious. Antidotes were administered and an ambulance summoned from Coney Island. After three hours' hard work by pev ral physician ] who were summoned Mr. Ingcr- soil was restored to consciousness. VANCOUVER. B. C. . July 25. Major Samuel V. Canby of this city committed suicide by jumping from the steamer Mas- rott , which was about to sail for Portland , Ore , 'Major Canby was manager ot the Van couver , Kllckttat & Yaklta railroad , now In the hands ot a receiver. Ho was a native of Wilmington , Del , , where he leaven a wife and seven grown children. During the war ho served In the Fourth Kansas artillery as a lieutenant and was brcvetted major for gallantry In action. lie resigned from the army In 1SG8. It Is supposed that he became suddenly demented , as he was a great sufferer from nervous troubles. .Sunday IJKTIIOIT. July 25. Three Detroit younp men wcro drowned this afternoon by the capsizing of a small boat near the month rf the Detroit river. The drowned arc William W. Shier , Frank K. Russell , Jr. , nnd Kdwln fitubonatay. liRAUPOCK. 1'u. , July 25.-TW3 youns men , Richard Clulr and James Bchoonovur , were drowned In the Monnngnhela river at this point this afternoon by the upsetting of a skiff. WAHA8H , Ind. , July 23. Thomas Renber- per , a well digger living at Swuysce , and William Butler , a veterinarian , wert drowned In the 'Mississippi ' river about twelve miles southeast of here while sein ing for flan. Too Hiiiiily ivllli HIM ( Jun. CHICAGO , July 25.-Janu.-s O'Donnell , who lives the life of a recluse , hot Into a crowd of small boys who were playing , bull near his home this afternoon. Thomas Good , aged 12. and Frank Bnearp , aged S ( colored ) , were badly wounded. Spears wlU probably die. As soon ax the Fhootlni ; be came known an angry mob of nelghborx uur- roundcd O'Donneli'H home , where he had hidden. The timely arrival of a patrol iwagon paved his life , but by a narrow mar gin , as the mob surrounded ttm wagon and the ofllcorH were forced to light to protect their prisoner. He told the boys annoyed him with their noise. CI.IMU , ci.ornv , r.vui AM > UAIXV. Srvrrul DCRI-IM-M \\VnUuT , lull \ iu < Are Kxtrrntf. Hour. Urn. Hour. Di'K. R n. in . ( Ill 1 | i. in . Sit ( I n. in. . ( ! ! > 2 p. in . Ml 7 n. in . . . . . . TO : i | i. in . Sl ! S n. in . . . , . . 71 -I | i. in . SS t > M. ill . ! > 2 n n. Ill . NS 1(1 n. in . 7:1 ( I 11. in . Sll 1 1 n. in . . . . . . 7S 7 | i. in . S , " 1 S ! in . .SO * S p. in . SU II p. in . 711 Yesterday was not n had day for Sunday. U was t-ool up till about church time , when It began to warm up very rapidly , by a jump of live degrees between 10 and 11 o'clock. The nmxlmuni temperature for the , day was S9 degrees at 3 o'clock. In the early morning a little rain fell , the register showing .02 of an Inch. The day remained cloudy till about noon nnd the afternoon I was clear , with the temperature warm and ! oppressive. A light northerly wind made i Itself felt at times during the day. Heavy rains were reported from Minnesota and also from North Dakota. nii'iiovin m.sixnss \nrno.\s. . Kavornlilc ItrportN Cilvcn Out from \Vliraikn mill Ollu-r .StatcH. NEW YORK , July 23. One of the local papers has been Interview-log the men who manage the big loan and trust companies on Improved business conditions In the west. One concern , having millions Invested In | farm mortgages In the western states , reports j a greater number of payments on principal and Interest than at any previous season , I with a single exception , for > eam past. Some- of the best reports come from Kansas and Missouri , where the crop conditions are ex cellent , and farmers anticipate a specially prosperous year. A representative of a lo cal trust company , making n lour of the went In the Interest of his concern , wrote from Lincoln , Neb. a few duya ago : "There la a unanimous feeling , both In Lincoln and Omaha , that times are Improv ing , and this Is regretfully admitted even by the populists. In Omaha eruditions are cer tainly very much better than they were n few months ago. Prcspects are very Hal tering for a lorgs- crop all over this section of the country. " Another company operating largely In western tnrrltory reports an unusual num ber of clients paying up back Interest , an-1 general Indications of encouraging condi tions In many sections not observed last year. That company finds It Impossible to place loans this season at rates current a year or EO ago. Mr. Bangh , president of the New England Loan and Trust company. In speaking of the situation In the west. Bald : "The present condition of the farmers In the agricultural states Juat west of the Mississippi river Is remarkably sound and encouraging. They have , as a rule , reduced- their indebtedness materially during tha last three or four years , and particularly during the lest year. The weak , thriftless and unfortunate ante have lost their .farms. and the land lo now , with few exceptions , held by men who are Industrious , prudent and strong. The crop situation has seldom been more favorable than at present. The wheat In Texas , Oklahoma , Kansas , Ne braska , Iowa , and Missouri has been all secured , and wherever threshing has been done the yield has been unusually large. "The farmers are greatly encouraged. They are actually experiencing good times , and with the prcspcct of a large foreign demand for what th'oy have to 'sell they rc-allzo that the outlook has peldom been more hopeful. They are finding too much to do In securing the great crops to give ca much time to politics as * they have been doing. Populism Is Icalng Its Hold upojn them , and It present prospects arc measur ably realized it la not too much to say that Bryan Ism has had Its day. "Tho farmers of Iowa and M't-sourl and Southern Minnesota have prospered almost continuously for the last ten or fifteen years. It was not until lest year that farmers In these plates felt the hard Union. Last year'o crop In Missouri was considerably below the average for that etnte , because of ex cessive rainfall. In Iowa , during the year hog cholera carried oft hogs which would have brought Into the state at least $20- 000,000. , Prices of farm products were very low. For there reasons the farmcrn cf the states referred to have suffered some what during the last twelve or fifteen months. Before that time they knew scarcely anything about the hard times which the remainder of the country was experiencing. And -good farm land In these states will sell at this time for at least $10 an aero more than It would have brought seven to ten years ago. "There has not been any period slnco Ito settlement when a thrifty farmer on pro ductive land , located anywhere In the terri tory under consideration , could not pay the Interest on a mortgage reprwentlng such a sum as the- conservative lender would be willing to advance. Abundant proof could ho furnished to show not only that the farmers could do this , but that they have done It. When It Is remembered that the average rate ot Interest which mortgages In this territory have carried Is not ICFS than S per cent , It may well he considered If any other class of debtors have made as good a record. " The Equitable Securities company also re ports unusually good collections In the west. Missouri , Kansas , Nebraska am } Iowa have made the best showing thus far. THANKS FHO.M UIJKK.V VICTOUIA. llr MnJt'Hty IH OrnfU'fiil to Tlionc WJm Crlfliriitfil. NEW YORK , July 25 , Through the Brit ish consulate hero Queen Victoria has sent her thanks to all her subjects In this coun try vj-ho celebrated her jubilee. Jubilee serv ices were held In the church of St. John the Evangelist , In this city , .and the rector , Rev. DeCosta , has received the following letter : Sir : I have the honor to Inform you that I have today received n ' "Kpntch f'orr the muiquls of BnllHbury In which his lord ; shin statc-B that he has been commanded to express the queen's gratification at tin manifestation of respect and attachment dis played toward her majesty on the occasion of the special commemorative eorvlcu hc-li ! In Now Vork on June 10 last to cclebrati the Blxtleth anniversary of her inuji'ttty't accession to the throne , As I am given It understand that the special services at Bt John's church on the day In question wert conceived and carried out by yourself , II gives me great pleasure to convey to yov her majesty's gracious inesnaBe , and nt the same time I would ask you to Impart th < Koine to all whoxe participation In the crv. Ices contributed to make them HO great u succewf. A , PKUOV UUNNHTT , Acting Consul General. Dr. DeCosta read the letter containing the queen's thanks to his congregation at the morning and evening services at St. John's Simla. Pf'H Xi-iv Train St-rvlri- . DRNV1-3R , Colo. , July 23 The Santa Fc Railway company today Inaugurated n train service -which enables the Denver morning papery to reach a ! ) points in southern Colorado rado , eastern Kansas. New Mexico , western Texas and part of Arizona ahead ot any eastern or western newKiranrm. In fact , the Denver newspapers will reach The Needles In California several hours before the San Fraiu-lBco paper * . The train from Denver to connect at J < u Junta with the trains for both the cast and the west on the Santa FeV main line will leave ihlH city at 3:00 : a , m. Hi-retofore It hax left hero at 8 p. in. , und remained In Colorado Springs over night. The new cervlce In of great advantage to thu people of Colorado uiul the HOUtllWfBt. _ _ _ MllUl-H II ( III If I. I'llHNIIKC. NBW YORK , July 25.--The steamer Kl Rio , Captain Quick , from New Orleans , July 21 , nlth mcrc-hnndltie , clearing the jetty end at South I'asH at 2:40 : j ) . in. , New Orleans time , pam-d Huotlaiid light at : tl7. : New York time , this afternoon , making tlit- run fiotn bar to bar In three da > , IAO hours and thlrty-Fcven minute * , und frJin dock to quarantine four days , xlx hotiru and fjur. teen minute ! ) , breaking ul ! records. Tlr best previousrecorl from bar to bar , four < lay , ( wn hour * nnd ton minute * , wan made by the steamer Kl ? 'ortc Apt 11 27 , JiW. CALLS OUT DEPUTIES Sixty Officers Sent to Guard Da ArmiU'a Property. > ALL ARMED WITH WINCHESTER RIFLES Qo to Protect t'ao Mines from Body of Marching Striker * . ANOTO MARCH ON CANMNSBlTvG BIG.NS Ur.jo Tlnlr Husbands aid Sweethearts Forward iu the Ranks. MIN CARRY DINNER PAILS WITH THIM Toihty Will Settle tile Strike So Vn ii N Went Virginia N Coiieerneil DeliN lli > liln Three ' ci. July 25. Sixty deputy sher iffs have been ordered out and nt midnight were nt the Union elation , awaiting orders to move. Their destination was kept a pro found secret. Later It was learned that the deputUu were ( supplied with Winchester rifles and were dispatched to the Now York and Cleveland lowpany'a mines. The re quest for deputies , It Js said , came from Mr. DC Armltt , who received word from a scout that n largo body of men , were march * Ing toward the nilnco , coming from the di rection of McKecsport nml tlu > Youghloghcny d'strlct. Nothing more definite Is known here. Another march on Cannonsburg was begun , tonight. A big meeting of mint-is was held at Rcslng at 3 o'clock. They were In formed that the Allison mine Intended to resume work this morning , and In n very short time It was dceldtd to niako another tramp across the country and reinforce the 100 strikers that have been on guard. They will remain , until Tuesday. There was a great hurrying to and fro in all the mining settlements in that section bcforo the mm went down. Every man decided to take two days' rations along. Women , as has been the 'case during the present strike , wcro among the most active agitators. They ad vised their husbands and sweethearts to take another Irksome tramp across the country in order that their conditions might be bot- tcred. neforo evening fiOO determined men from Cecil , Rcslng and Ilrldgcvlllo were mobilized at Drldgevllle. Shortly after dark they etarted off with the- American flag at their head. Nearly all the men carried a dinner pall , and they looked like a regiment of tellers going to their work. The \vholo couutryslde along the route of march turned out to witness the sight. They reached the Allison mine about 10 o'clock and made the best of their quarters. Nothing was done In the way of arbitra tion yesterday. The commissioners rested , and expect to accomplish considerable during tomorrow. They will endeavor to enlist moro of the river operators. IN WEST VIRGINIA. FAIRMONT , W. Va. , July 25. Dells held three good meetings at the various mines to day and Is confident tlut the men will be gotten out , although he will not say he expects - pects the move tomorrow. The general Im pression Is that If the break Is not made tomorrow It will not bo made at all. It Is hard to tell what the men will do when the morning Mines. Today the oporatora succeeded In keeping many of them from the meeting * and It looks as ca y to keep them in the mines. Mahon left this after noon for Clarksburg , where he and Uhca addressed a good meeting. All the mines arc guarded by deputies and no men are allowed on the company's grounds. A body of the organized men will stay at each of the different mlnca tonight and n herculean effort Is to be made to leirtuce the men not to go to work tomorrow morning. Rumors of all kinds arc afloat tonight , but n.o trouble Is expected. Tomorrow will certainly settle the strike ono way or the other , BO far as this region Is concerned. WHEELING , W. Va. , July 2B. Eugene V. Debs will bo the first of the labor leaders ar riving in Wheeling to attend the. conference of executive officers of the various labor or ganizations of the country , called by Presi dent Ratchford of the Miners , to consider ways and moans to bring success to the coal strlko. Ho comes from Kalrmont , Monday afternoon , and will be met by a committee on reception appointed this afternoon by the Ohio Valley Tradea and Labor assembly. Advices received by local labor leaders are to the effect that nearly all of the executive officials of national labor organizations will como to Wheeling for Tuesday's conference. As to the outcome of the conference there- Is much uncertainty , though It is claimed the result will be the calling upon the firemen , brakemen and conductors to refuse to haul cars loaded with West Virginia , coal. There in no hope of ability to have the railroad en gineers Join this inovpraent , In fact the ongineerfi' brotherhood will not bo repre sented at the conference. CLARKSBURG , W. Va. , July 25. The miners' mcetlni ; adverted for today has proven a great success from the miners' standpoint. Over 100 men said they would join the union und n meeting will bo held on Monday. There Is no doubt but that all will go out by Tuesday. Syiiilinlliy In Ml * BEVIER , Mo , , July : ! 5 , At the general mass meeting of miners hold hero delegates to the ntato miners' convention to be held In Sedalla on the 27th weio selected , lly a vote of SB to C5 the delegatrs were Instructed in vote to work only lhre-o days a week until the strike In ths east Is settled , The delegates were alto Instructed to nsu their best endeavors at the state meeting to arrange - range for cheaper powder and blacksmlllllng work. The meeting wag attended by inoro than 200 out of TOO miners hero , ii > i.v Aims AU.U.VHT s.uoo.\.s , Kniixax I'rolillilllonlxlH I'I-OIIONC to lOnforee the lnw , TOPEKA , Kan. , July 25. Renewed activity In the effort to enforce the prohibitory law * jl U being iganlfeuted throughout the state , $ Temperance people have become ) alarmed over the boldness of the Jolntlsts and are stirring up the officials to suppress the violators. Judge Guthrle , who has been keeping a clrso tab on the temperance situation the etato , says that the wavn of prohibitory law enforcement Is very likely ( o Increase until thu running of saloons , except possibly In the large cities , will become a hazardous undertaking , KlreK of u Dny. KAUKAUNA , Win. . July 25 , The exten sive plant of the Badger Paper company wan totally deatroyed by fire this evening. The lo ; will bo $250,000 partly covered by In surance of $200,000 , The mil ) was one ot tha largest In the nurthwent. HURON , 8. I ) . , July 26. ( Special Tele gram , ) Flro this morning ruined Iho resl- duneo and most of the household goods ot John Fernand. Tim family had a narrow ; . , escape from burning , Lose , $1,000 , partly , 1 covered by insurance. ' * UTIOA , N. Y. , July 25. Flro noon after i midnight almost completely dejtroyod the Spring Houre. at Richfield Springs , only a small corner being left utandlng. Tbo flro broke out In the laundry , At the time there were ICO guests In tlm huuto , seventy ot them from New York and Philadelphia , and ten employes of the hotel , Every per on in the building , as far at known , escaped. Loss , $200,000 ; Insurance , $73,000. $