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tV!, WiqrjvMiM i tiiiW. v, ( p.- i f -Hym y -n( CUBAN RESOLUTION. It Io Disouoaod at Considorablo Lonsth in tbo Sonato. "SUNDRY CIVIL BILL IN TUB HOUSE. Jllr. Iticoy Criticise llio Honato Provision fur Restoring to Mm Public Domain tlio Forest Itcservutloii Created by President Cleveland. Wahjiinoton, Mny 11. Tho Morgan Cuban resolution wan discussed at con siderable length in tho senate yostor day. For the first tlmu since tho de bate began tho opposition Hcntlmcnt expressed Itself. Tho speeches wero not of a kind to stimulate tho gal leries, being In tho main calm and dis passionate reviews of tho situation in Cuba. Mr. Halo maintained that it -would bo most unwise to embarrass "tho president by tho adoption of tho resolution at a tlmo when ho was In vcatigating tho subject. He intimated alno that tho adoption of tho resolu tion would lead to tho withdrawal of tho Spanish minister and a termina tion of diplomatic relations between tipaiu and tho United States. Tho senator said tho real motivo for tho Morgan resolution was that its passage would prevent Spain from making a loan and thus prevent her from put ting down tho Insurrection. Referring to tho reports that another Spanish loan was being negotiated, Mr. Turpio, of Indiana, said: "Spain is now on its last legs financially. Shall wo All up her treasury? are we charged with supporting and maintaining tho fipnnlsh credit? Is it our duty to sup port the armies and navies of Spain on fland and sea in her vain efforts to sub ject tho patriots of Cuba, only moro to tho oppression of tho Spanish yoke? think not. Itut tho senator from Maine says that if we pass tho resolu tion the Spaiklnh minister will ask for JUIh pa-ssports, break up diplomatic ro tations and go home. I do not attach nnuch Importance tothatoonscquonce." Mr. White, of California, followed in opposition to tho resolution. Mr. Morrill will speak on tho resolu tion to-day, and there is some prospect that a voto may bo reached on Mr. Halo's motion to refer tho resolution to tho committee on foreign relations. Mr. Vest secured, agreement to a res olution directing tho committee on rcommcrco to inquire into tho causes of tho rccout floods on tho Mississippi -and report to tho sonato next Decem ber. At a:10 tho senate hold a short executive session and then adjourned. THK IIOUSK. "Washington, May 11. Tho houso yesterday rcisumed tho transaction of ;publio business, which had been suspended since tho Indian appropria tion bill was sent to conference threo weeks ago. The consideration of tho tcuato amendments to tho sundry civil tappropriatlon bill was entered' upon vandcr a special order providing for a vrcccss each day until disposed of. Mr. Simpson, of Kansas, pursued his tactics of, tho last fuw weeks, attempting to Iiarrass (ho majority with points of no quorum, but without success. Mr. Mc Millin and Mr. llland both criticised 'tlio method of procedure pursued by ttho majority. On tho question of tho mdoptlon of tho order tho democrats divided, Mr. Bailey and his followers wnting -with tho 'republicans and sev ural of tho democrats, Including Mr. McMlllln and Mr. lllnud, with tho pop ulists against tho order. Tho voto re sulted 111 to 15. Mr. Cannon, in ohurgo for tho ma jority, yielded lfi minutes to Mr. Lacoy, ot Iowa, chairman of tho committee on public lands of tho last house, who dls tuusscd tho forest l-oscrvation amond snent. Mr. Lacoy criticised tho senate provision restoring to tho public do simiu tho reservations created by tho order of President Cleveland last Feb ruary. IIo thought tho order should simply bo suspended pending an exami nation. If tho senate provision be came a law, ho said, tho lands could .could not bo resorved until they had vcen surveyed, porhaps years henco. IIo said some of tho most bitter oppo sition to tho order tmdoubtodly camo from tho headquarters of mine opera tors. IIo thought tho suspension should not bo for moro than a year, as was originally proposed by tho senate Mr. Shnfroth, of Colorado, argued earnestly for tho adoption of tho boii ato amendment, especially for that -portion of it allowing miners and pros pectors free usq of timber. Mr. Jones, of Washington, declared that his stato -was more vitally interested in tho re--vocation of Mr. Cleveland's forest re serve than any other state. Until tho order was revoked, ho said, settlors .could not out a stick of timber for any purppso without violating tlio law. It was agreed to take a voto on tho pend ing propositions to-day. Mr. (Fowler, of Now Jorsoy, intro duced a bill for tho creation of a tariff commission to invcstlgato federal tax ation; to recommend changes and to adjust inequalities of existing law. Tho bill provides for a commission of seven members, at a salary of $7,000 per annum, with a term of ofllco each of 31 years. TJio commission shall, under tho terms of tho bill, make an nual reports to tho president, and it is jjlvcn power, with tho wx'ltten ap proval of tho president, to suspend any vt&x on imports in whole or part. M'KINLEY URGING ACTION. Tlio President AnxloiM Tlutt tho Nour TarlfT J fill ll Passed. Washington, May 10. President Mc Klnloy has begun to take a hand In tho tariff and from this time on it is qxpected tho influence of the adminis tration will bo felt more and more ev ery day. JIls solenim Is to spur on tho members of tho stimito to prompt ac tion. Within tho last week or two al most every senator who has visited tho white houso has been subjected to a kindly lecture from tho president on tho necessity of rapid work on the tariff bill. He has pointed out to them that tho country demands and has a right to expect early action so that business conditions may bo speedily Improved and manufacturing enterprises started up on tho basis of new tariff condi tions. Tho president has told his call ers again and again that it was not so much a question of particular schedules as of rapidity of action. IIo has urged tho senators to compromise conflicting Interests wherever possible, with tho main object In view of having the new tariff bill in force before the Fourth of July. A BISHOP AS A PLOTTER. Fcnndor's Government Charges n Catholic Prelate with Fomenting Involution. Nkw Yonir, May 10. A dispatch to tho Herald from Panama says: "In formation received from a correspond ent in Guayaquil, Ecuador, is to tho effect that Bishop Andrado, of Rico bamba, has been arrested, charged with treason. Sinco tho rebel attack on Ilicobamba a few days ago, in which several priests took part, the govern ment has had cause to suspect Bishop Andrade. Now it is asserted by tho authorities that thoy havo seized sev eral documents implicating Bishop Andrado In tho revolutionary move ment." HOMES FOR SETTLERS. Opening of Wiehlta Jtcutrviitlon Now Sot for September 1. GuTirniK, Ok., May 10. Word received hero from AVashington states that tho Wichita reservation will bo opened to settlement by September 1. Thero will bo homes for 8,000 or 4,000 people on claims of 100 acres each, in addition to tho population of tho towns that will spring up all about. Tho reserva tion Is about 40 miles across cast and west, with an average width of about 20 miles. Religious Kxcltment Lends to n Tragedy. Litti.k Rock, Ark., May 10. A sen sational shooting affray, in which a woman shot nud seriously wounded four men occurred at Lowell, Ark., yesterday. Tho shooting was done by Mrs. Duerling, and tho wounded men aro T. Bryant, of Lowoll, and threo citizens of Springdale, whose names aro notknown. Tho shooting was tho re sult of religious excitement, caused by a woman known as Mrs. Benedict, who has been holding a series of "holiness meetings" In tho neighborhood. 'Voluntarily Surrendered tho Ofllco. Washington, May 10. Henry A. Robinson, of Michigan, statistician of tho agricultural department, has ten dered his resignation to Secretary Wil son. Mr. Robinson is an ardent silver man, and said ho deemed It only right mat tno administration should havo tho ofllco at its disposal. Secretary Wilson has appointed to succeed Mr. Robinson, John Hyde, of Nebraska, well known as tho agricultural expert of tho 11th census. Settlers Grunted iin Kxtenstnn. Washington, May 10. Instructions havo been Issued by Commissioner of tho Oonoral Land Oilico Hermann to tho registers and receivers of the vari ous United States land olllces, under tho provisions of section 0, act of Juno 10, 1800, which provides that all home stead settlers on all ceded Indian res- ervatipns bo and aro horoby granted an extension of one year in which to make the payments now provided by law. Hlxteon Steerage Passengers Humeri. Nicw Yoiik, May 10. Tho Mallory line steamer Leona, which left her pier on Saturday, bound for Galveston, took firo at sea, put back and arrived in port last night with 10 corpses on board. Tho dead woro 1JJ steerage pas sengers and throe mombers of tho crow, who succumbed to a terrible lire which occurred off tho Delaware capes at an early hour yesterday morning. A Veteran Commit Suicide. Kansas Cm-, Mo., May 10. Maj. nenry McNamara, a veteran of tho Fenian army that Invaded Canada In 1S00 and again In 1870, and who was later on prominent In tho lnvlnclbles, tho Clan-na-Gaol and other Irish soci eties, killed himself rather than faco disgrace. IIo owed an acquaintance 80 and was unable to pay it. Gen. Frank Wheaton Itotlrod. Denvkii, Col., May 10. At noon Satur day Maj.-Gcn. Frank Wheaton retired from sorvlco in.tho United States army, having reached tho ago of 03 years, of which tlmo 47 had been spent In tho service. Col. Merrlam will nssumo command of tho department of Col orado until Gen. Otis, the successor of Gen. Wheaton, shall arrive. Will Itcmaln In Washington. Washington; May 10. Tho president has intimated that ho will accept no invitations taking him from Washing ton until after tho disposal of tho tariff bljl. Tho directors of tho Nash ville exposition had hoped for a visit during tho present month, but arc now satisfied that ho will not iro thero i before August, THE EUROPEAN WAR Tho Sultan of Turkey Ercproscoo Sympathy for King George THE NOTE OF THE POWERS DRAWN. Greero Will Assent to All tho Conditions Tlio Greek Government Attacked for Appealing to Ftiropo Turkey's Terms of I'eueo. London, May 11. According to tho Exchange Telegraph Co., private ad vices received in London from Constan tinople declare that the sultan has ex pressed deep sympathy for King George and tho Greek cabinet, whoso hands, in his opinion, were forced by revolutionary agents at Athens and Alexandria. Tho sultan, according to these advices, declines to claim a war indemnity, and proposes a Turko Grcck treaty upon the simultaneous evacuation of Thessaly and Crete. Finally, It is said that tho sultan de sires to deal direct with Greece, and not through tho powers. Apart from the peace negotiations tho principal feature of tho eastern sit uation is that Turkey is pressing rein forcements forward and preparing for a rapid ndvance. Unless tho powers succeed in quickly arranging a settle tnolit the Greeks are likely to suffer further disasters. Tho exact disposi tion of tho Greek army is uncertain, but, roughly speaking, the first lino of defense extends from Almyros to Lou con, the second follows the old frontier and tho third is drawn atThemopylae. Fighting Is probable within the next few days unless tho powers intervene. Tho correspondent of tho Daily Mail at Patras frays: "Everything is ripe for a serious political crisis or for a revolution. The army is disgusted, and the armed peasantry are universal ly discontented. The Greek National society could not have a better oppor tunity." Tho Athens correspondent of the Standard says that almost the whole population of Thessaly, number ing 050,000, has iled to the mountains in tho west. Refugees from Volo, Phnr salos and tho villages around Mount Pclion havo been transported to the Inlands of Sklathos, Skopelos and Euboca. Forty-five thousand refugees from villages along the coast are clam oring for food at Alnryros. Tin: notk ov Tin: powinis diiawn. Atiikns, May 11. The conditions in sisted upon by Germany, the chiof of which is that Greece shall give her formal consent to the principle of au tonomy for Crete, will be accepted by tho Greek government. TlnPnote of tho powers has not yet been presented, but it has been drawn and ia to the following effect: Upon formal declara tion by Greece that she will recall her troops and agree to such an autono mous regime for Crete as tho powers in their wisdom shall deem best, and ac cept unreservedly tho counsels of tho powers, they will intervene in tho in terests of peace. Tho note will proba bly be presented to-day after the Ger man minister has received final in structions. It is understood that Greece, in her reply, will assent to all of these conditions. Tho recall of tho forces from Crete lias been received with resignation by tho public. The Delyannls organs at tack tho government bitterly for ap pealing to Europe, but most of the pa pers accept this as Inevitable, and violently attack tho Ethniko Hetairia, asking it to render an account of its action. TUllKEY'S TEIIM8 OF I'RACn. Viknna, May 11. It Is reported hero that Turkey's terms of peaco with Grecco include tho payment of an in demnity of 815,000,000, a. rearrangement of tho Greek frontier, tlio annulling of tho treaties favoring tho Greeks, tho cession of the Greek fleet to Turkey and tbo settlement of tho Cretan ques tion. , ANTI-DOCKAGE LAW VOID. Judgo Alden Holds Thut tho Kansas I.cgls. liitlvo Act Interferes with l'rlvutu Con tract. Kansas City, Kan., May 11. Judge Alden, of the district court of this county, rendered a decision yesterday in which ho held that tho now Kansas anti-dockage law was invalid and un constitutional. Tho question of the constitutionality of tho law was raised in the case of Abram E. Bcggs, chief hog buyer for the Armour Packing Co., who wits arrested on tho charge of vio lating tho new nntl-dockago law by purchasing hogs of G. W. Marley, of Oswego, Kan., bubject to the dockage rule in force in Chicago and St Louis. Judge Aldon's decision holding tho law unconstitutional was based on tho declaration that it interfered with tho right of private contracts. Ho said in substance that tho act called tho Kansas anti-dockage law was not in any senso a police regulation. It was not designed to prohibit the sale of barred sows or stags, but its intent was to prevent tho owners of hogs from making contracts for tho disposi tion of their own property, In which the public had no interest. Four runners Asphyxiated. IlKmnuLD, S. 1)., May 11. Frank Barz, his two sons, and a brother, Chris Rarz, prosperous German farmers, woro asphyxiated yesterday in a well on their farm. Frank Rarz was over eomo by gnswhilo at work in tho well. Tho others descended one at a time in attempts to rescue him and all mot tha same fa to. BIBLE IN SCHOOLS ILLEGAL. Mrtrolt .lodge Decides That Itellglous In. ntruetlou by Teachers In Unconstitu tional. Dktwht, Mich., May 10. Judgo Car penter has granted a mandamus upon the relation of Conrad Pfeiffcr for tho board of education to show cause why the reading of tho liible should bo further continued in the public schools. Mr. PfolJTor set up in his petition that his son, as a pupil at tho schools, was obliged to attend a place of religious worship, and that himself, as taxpayer, was compelled to assist in maintaining places for tho dissemina tion of religious teachings, con trary to to tho constitution of tho state. ' Tho court declared that tho petitioner as a taxpayer was clearly compelled to aid in supporting the instructor. In conclusion, Judgo Carpenter said: "Our constitutional provisions respecting religious liberty mean precisely what they declare. They forbid any legislative authority compelling a person to pay taxes for the support of a teacher of religion or diminishing or enlarging tho civil rights of any person on account of his religious belief." QUAY'S INTERESTING BILL. Tlio Pennsylvania Senator Proposes to Glvo the Idle Public Work. Washington, May 10. One of tho sen ate measures for which Senator Quay stands ns sponsor has created no littlo comment among congressmen of differ ent political shades. The bill contem plates the employment by the general government of the needy "when largo numbers of citizens nro abruptly thrown out of employment." Tho president is to bo empowered to recruit or conscript them "to gether with all so-called tramps or idlers" in like manner and terms as the regular infantry, "and for suc cessive periods of not less than six mouths nor more than three years at a time, who shall be employed by tho secretary of war, unless congress shall othcrwisespecify, in the construction of public works, such as lighthouses, forts, post oillces, bridges, railways, canals, telegraphs, telephones and other permanent public works for na tional uses." M'KINLEY IS WORRIED. n Suspects That tin Organized Ilalil on tho Gold Itcscrvo Is lloginnlug. Washington, May 10. An important confersneo took place at the white house Saturday bjr the president, Sec retary Gage and Conrad Jordan, assist ant treasurer in charge of the sub treasury in New York city. Tho con sultation was relative to tho slow but steady growth of the gold shipments abroad during the last few weeks. Senators, representatives and office seekers generally were held in check while the president discussed the finan cial problem. The participants in the conference were extremely roticent when interviewed on the subject, but enough is known to justify tho state ment that tho president is seriously disturbed by what he fears is a sys tematic assault upon tle gold reserve, similar to that which so harassed Mr. Cleveland. BIMETALLIC COMMISSIONERS. Senator Wolcott, A. K. Stevenson mid Gen. I'aynu Sail for Kuropo. NnwYoiiK.Mny 10. Ex-Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson, Gen. J. C. Payne and United States Senntor E. O. Wol cott, who were recently appointed by President McKinley as a commission to confer with tho European govern ments relative to the holding of an in ternational bimetallic conference, sailed for Havre on tho French liner La Touraino Saturday. Refore their departure Mr. Stevenson said that tho commission would go directly to Paris, and after conferring with the French government, would visit Lou don, Rerlin, Vienna and the capitals of tho other European governments. He expected that much good would be ac complished by tho commission and did not anticipate any trouble in inducing the povernments to appoint delegates to the contemplated conference. EDITOR HOWELL OUT. Change or Ownership In tho Atlanta Con stitution and What It Means. Atlanta, Ga., May 10. It is rumored that Capt. Evan P. Howell, for years the leading spirit of the Constitution, but recently crowded out of that pa per, is about to establish a free silver organ here with 81,000,000 capital, It has been learned that the actual pur chaser of the Howell stock was a wealthy Providence capitalist, who is on terms of close intimacy with Hoke Smith, and that Mr. Smith was really in the deal. The Constitution having passed into the hands of gold standard owners, the inferenco has generally been drawn that it will eventually abandon the free silver cause, of which it has been tho acknowledged leader in the south. AN INLAND CANAL. Ono Will lie llullt to Connect Tort Arthur with Sabine l'ass. Kansas City, Mo., May 10. The ship canal which Is to connect Port Arthur with Sabine Pass, on tho Gulf of Mex ico, will bo dug inland along the west shore of Sabine lake through property owned and controlled by tho Missouri, Kansas & Texas Trust Co. Tho inland channel will bo nbout 84 miles in length, and will cost in tho neighborhood of S1,000,000. It will take at least two years to construct the canal and perhaps a much longer time If Kountze Rros., tho owuers of Sabine City, keep up their light on Port Arthur. AN IMPORTANT GATHERING. UufllncflA Men fitim tho South and West Confer nt Kansan City. Kansas City, Mo., May 7. The south And west grain and trade congress fin ished ito business yesterday afternoon unci adjourned to meet in February, 1S08, In Tampa, Fla. Rreedlove Smith, of New Orleans, was elected president of tho congress for the ensuing two years. The committee on permanent organization recommended that tho name of the organization be changed to tho south and west commercial con gress, and this recommendation was adopted. E. L. Martin, vice president of the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf railway, read a paper in which he dis cussed transportation and kindred top ics. Among other things ho said that north and south roads could haul grain, cattle, lumber and other prod ucts as cheaply as the cast and west transcontinental Hues. "It will not bo long," said he, "until southern ports will export nearly all of our grain. The trend is inevitable in that direc tion. I predict that in time 00 per cent, of the crops of Illinois, Iowa, Ne braska, Kansas and Oklahoma will bo taken to tho gulf ports. Notliing on earth can stop It, and tho railroads will do tho rest." The resolutions adopted were that rates of transportation should be equithble between carrier and ship per; calling upon congress to take Hteps to provido a permanent depth of water and width of chan nel at the mouth of tho Mississippi river adequate to all Increase in de mauds of modern commerce; that tho same policy on tho part of congress should bo pursued with reference to all other important rivers and harbors of the south and west; indorsing tho construction of the Nicaragua canal; urging congress to enact the Torrey bankruptcy bill; urging the agricul tural department to promote a larger consumption of our food products abroad, and asking the authorities at Washington to lend all the aid possi ble to tho Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf railroad. MISSOURI ORATOR WON. l'crlo 1). Decker Given First l'laco nt tho Interstate Contest. CoLUitniA, Mo., May 7. In the an nual interstate oratorical contest hero last night Pcrle D. Decker, represent ing Missouri, won first place. Second place was awarded to Chauncey F. Bell, of Colorado. Tho contest took place in the auditorium of tho stato university, before an overwhelming and tremendously enthusiastic audi ence. The states were represented, and husky-lunged rooters backed up each college orator. Tho con test was bravely fought by thoso taking part, and tho final awards for this reason proved tho greater triumphs for tho states win ning them. Tho states represented were Iowa, Kansas, Illinois, Ohio, Ne braska, Wisconsin, Missouri, Colorado and Minnesota, and the contestants from each were: Miss Alice Starbuck, of Pennsylvania college, Iowa; W. A. Brown, of Raker university, Kansas; Perle D. Decker, of Park college, Mis souri; Jcsso S. Danccy. of Wosleyau university, Illinois; Carey E. Greg ory, of the university of Woostcr, at Wooster, O.; R. C. Roper, of tho university of Nebraska; Edward E. Plannette, of Hanover college, Indiana; II. P. Hinkley, of Reloit college, Wis consin; C. F. Bell, of the university of Colorado; Lawrence N. Roothc, of tho university of Minnesota. The judges on thought were: Walter Miller, of Leland Stanford university; Barrett Wendall, of Ilarvai-d, and President J. B. Angcll, of Ann Arbor. Tho judges on delivery were: M. W. Reid, of Den ver; John J. Ingalls, of Atchison, and ex-Gov. Jackson, of Iowa. A NEW DISCOVERY. Party from San Francisco IZxpects Undo Sam's Flag on an Uncial to Plant metl In- land. San Fiiancisco, May 7. The schoon er Louisa D. cleared at the custom house yesterday for a cruise to New Baldayo islands. Hcr'trip promises to be a long and romantic ono and before she comes back her crew ex pects that the American . flag will bo floating over a littlo coral reef close to the equator that no man or nation has yet claimed. New Baldayo Is the name given to tho Island, but so far tho most accurate location that can lie given for it is that it is in tho North Pacific ocean. Tho island is said to bo covered with an enormous and wonderful deposit of guano and for nearly 50 years numer ous vessels havo started out in search of it, but, they have always returned without being able to givo its loca tion. PINGREE AFTER RAILROADS. Ho UrBes tho MlehlBun r.eKllaturo to En act Adequate lteforms. Lansing, Mich., May 7. Along mes sago from Gov. Pingreo, urging in creased taxation on railroads, was read in both houses of tho legislature yesterday afternoon. Tho governor fears that the session will end without having enacted any adequate reforms in this line. The messago lays partic ular stress upon comparisons between the Indiana and Michigan systems of railroad taxation, and urges adoption of the Ohio or Indiana systems of tax ing the roads' property rather than tho Michigan plan of specific taxes upon earnings. IIo showed that Michigan receives annually less than 8750,000 from tho roads, whilo luili-m.. ,.;!. -.. ..., M till 1.JI00 miles less of railroads, gets mora than S2,!J50,000. ?' I w r. -i. 3 "H 1 Mf Lff3Ug'fe.'-''HA''Q'"""" iiifmtmuM'','