dewittjj
TPfoomu
OaUCIt]
to* I
iMt nT
. gen and • Tkluafcl? .
wen all »afely remove
.lief to
porode
tttfnn
n <$ Art
'll upland
uniluM
nre4*$frs
aiming. Hop** an ei
the steamer off without
k«lL
AirtaKT, nr.'jr./Mtiys
observance wait assumed
to the vocabulary of the program It la
1 “DayofAli Nation*,” and Its liadtug fen
was1 a parade of various nationalities In W
English, Scotch, Italian, Irish, french and
German societies participated, j '
the number of nearly 10,000 inj
waa gay with beautifully dec
symbolical tableaux, This
nual races of the National
ateur oarsmen arc In progi
there will pe a steam craft'
down the Hudson, decorated
and making a grand display
pyrotechnics, V
Nhw Yore, , July 20.--poMglas Koom, a
bookkeeper for Wheelwright, Anderson A
Co., a dry goods Arm, bull dlaippearcl. Ho
robbed the Arm of I10,000j _ S.
Ci stelani), July j ' he Nottingham
a new and elegant ,1 IIvictory I'rick on
inne, was destroyed by Are this
The building Waa occupied, on the
oor by Cook Jlrothers, dealers In
, Otla Brojma, Jltaiselipld Art
,'laylor, druggist; and Kemper A
fresco artists. Cook Brothers and
linpany’s stores are entirely destroy
ed. The Adams picture frame (tore adjoin
ing la damaged 110,000.
Pjttsuoko, July 20.—Samuel K. Gay, the
abecondlng pension clerk In the Pittsburg of
See waa held for farther hearing to-day in $4,
-400 ball.
- Bmdobport, Conn., July 20.-The New
Yotf express collided with a work train this
pfternoon, smashing several gravel cart and
killing and wounding several Italian* None
of Gw passengers were Injured. j
Now* ins, N. Y., July 21.—The annual con
i ventlon of the National Curling aSaocdatlon
Opened here yesterday doming with a large
attendance. Among the western cities repre
aentad were Milwaukee, 8t. Paul, Mlaneapo
lU.Portage Olty, Wls., and Chicago,
Ni$W Haven, Conn., July 21.—The mould
, era f fib struck yestefday at Sargent; A Co.’s,
(etWaed to work this morning. The trouble
'%MAdjusted last night. ( '
flurotNWATt, July 23 —The Champion Ice
ny’s establishment of Covington, Ky.
la OOW (l p. m.) on Are, aud burulng fiercely,
lots wlU probanly be f80,000.
WKMU, O., July 28.—The city Is terribly
Wkolted over a double prime brought to light
■•We morning. The btxlv of Mary Helweger,
Jrtecn wAs found outraged and mur
|lf north of the city near
lie child was sent on
ntng was waylaid by
LV’bca found, the body
, t he house. There
temple, Ipflleted by
Jim I nation proved
JtfiigBif‘<t—d„4Ben
■soil to have 'been j
Jut near Hhe body,
Im'stcdjRolla Rus-'
lil, anil jJohn Tay
|eil. If the vllllans
> lynched without
bout 9 o’clock this
Jper Wehmer, of tlie
I’fflce, shot himself
pt, at hit residence.
I act. S; V *
Stephen Brodle, {be
I from th(e Brooklyn
(•ought before Judge
the charge of at
llde, but spas released
| next Wednesday. .It
jfe will pe made to
iMonl to commit
ao ill effects from {ha
a
SOUTH.
it
9.—A dlapotch from
the trlolof WilUe
Id boy wtyo b charged
'athcr, mother, broth*
d at thoi place tula
SUlwell.* 4 aperW
bed* Mjjmmoned
several i*y*1 will be
tlsfactjry p*nel. The
with pe»lJe, pany of
ousldemb^
o gain (■*“*“
1C ellil1
I Of tbjJ
(iit shall
to ear;
Jo Waite
era and
|e of bis
■latclict
iiu teller
I (‘Tam
il rnanl
lit once
■of the
■r, the
Bnntlve
B child
■ bun
Bluahlo
Bit dls
Bit the
I com
K>f the
months
JSearch,
Fid, and
(It of this
ft night,
i colllilon of a
ITn near Btantoa
Emery had his ahoul
Biydiemaa Bee ton his
^^Mex., July 19.—New* from
states that a battle baa been
MH^^aPrecn the revolutionists under don
iSHnl^laM tbe government troop*
under Oofemdl Cav%joa and Hernandez. The
formeriwa defeated with beavy lose, and
th<^ leaden captured. ?
flfiiroM, Neb., Jtdy 'SO.—1The storm that
■wept over this section Sunday was one of
the moat severe and destructive ever exper
ienced |We- The rain name down In blind •
lug sheets, the wind blew strong and In gusts
and pie air was heavily charged wltb electric
ity. Three miles south of Fredericksburg the
Danish •church was blown down and complete
ly wrecked. Fortunately only a few people
were In it. Mrs. Nels Monks, an aged wo
nqpei, was caught by the falling timbers and
crushed to death. No other fatalities are re
ported from that section.
Three miles south of Miudcn the lightning
•truck a sod house and destroyed nearly an
entire family. The place was owned and oe
cnpled by Rasmus Dillctson, a German. He
waa Instantly killed, as were also a son and a
daughter, aged respectfully seventeen and
four years. Another child was severely In
jured. No damage to crops is reported.
MiLwackES, July 90.—One of the largest
bench shows ever held in the west will be
formally opened In^the armory building this
evening. There are ninety-nine classes, all of
which are represented, and the prizes aggre
gate over two thousand dollars. The total
value of the dogs entered la placed at 9260,
000. Oneof the not a vie entries In the collie
class Is the black and tan collie GyD, valued
at 93,000. and owned by the San Soacie .Farm
kennel of Philadelphia. f
The work of decorating the city for the
great national saengerfest la approaching
completion. The four-story arch on Market
square will be completed to-morrow, and the
extensive private decorations will have re
ceived the finishing touches by to-night.
Strangers: kre arriving'In large numbers.
Sarta Kama, July 90.—A courier from the
Mexican aide brings the news that several
women were outraged and men robbed of
horses and rifles on the Pelada ranch Satur
day night‘by bandits under Antonio Mills
head, who stylos himself “General.” The
outlaws came from the American side. Six
of them wfcre captured the next day and three
were hanged yesterday.
Ottumwa, la., July 90.—The body of
Thomas McDonald was found on the Milwau
kee tracl4 In' this city, at 9 a. m., with the
head cut «jff. There are some suspicions that
McDonald was murdered for money. He was
paid 919 last night by the Water Power com
pany. No money was found on the body.
Dm Moons, July 91.—FJlsworth C. Patten,a
young lumber dealer, was drowned at Thomp
son's Benfi, lastavcning. The body was re
covered, tj^js morning. ° ’ ,
, Nasuvulk, Tenn., July 21.—A wreck oc
curred about seven miles from Columbia on
the Decatur division of the Louisville &
Na»hvlll«"rallread last .evening. The Colum
bia accommodation collided with an englno
from the Nashville & Florence railroad, on
the way to Nashville for repairs, resulting In
the death of both engineers and fireman, bag
gage-mastor, a lection boss, B. Robinson, a
traveling passenger agent on the Monon route,
who was lading on the accommodation train
engine. V l:
None of the passengers were seriously In
jured. The accommodation was running on
time. Tim cauae of the collision cannot be
earned. The bodies were taken to Columbia.
Dubuqub, la., July 21.—Conductor John
Quirk, of the Illinois Central stock train, fell
between the car| at Waterloo, his home, this
morning.Both: legs were servered from hie
h djv He will die. . ‘-y’ y .... L:.
Wasntmrrow, July at/j-The full text ol the
convention recently signed in London by Min
ister Phelps and the 'Jarl of Roeebery end
extending and adding V> the extradition pro
visions of the treaty of ’.843, is given U. the
pudlc to-day with an explanatory letter from
Minister Phelps. The convention extends
the provision oi article 10j of^be treaty of
1843 to four crimes not therein named, as fol
lows: Manslaughter, bhrglary,\. embezzle
ment, or larceny, involving an amount of f50
or £10, and malicious injuries to
property whereby human life ii. ep*
* injuries cinsti-'
rto persons <
i treaty of 1H
well as to tho
dangerod,' if such
tuts a crime according to the laws of bpth
countries. It is also provided that the proyl
slons of article 10 shall ap'
vlcted of crimes named in i
pud the new convention, ai
turged before trial with commission of tbei
le convention is not retroactive. No sui
, tender istobs demanded fi# political offem
iSmd no trial' Ij permitted foifany other offem
than one fbr which extradition Is yequestei
i'~~t|t'lhst|Msin extradited ^ks^ad sm opp<>
>n!ty to rstutn ty the statobywMe) he wi
itTbndessd, fin bis letter )e the ssnrrlmj
isuitb MrijCMpn ays it it iStoSl d
tween the two gOMrimai, that the conten
tion ihall not atanfi In1,4| way of a more
elaborate treaty, It one te wired, bat he ex
presses the opinion that, the new treaty will
not be necessary. _ l'.\‘
Chkyckze, July 38.—A clohd burat sixteen
miles north of the city Taes&y on Crowereek
with a heavy fall of ball. A tall of water six
to eight feet high came down '(the creek bat
spent much ol Its force before teaching Chey
enne. Happening before dark, the- people
.along the creek were Informed Jattme fo save
jtbejr children and animals. Op the fiats in
the city the water reached the. doom.
In
tnany houses the inhabitant* fled ..and stayed
out all night watching the flood. \ Hines are
flooded in the Silver Crown district enough to
delay work In some of them sever ’
large supply of groceries In camp
knd ruined. The gardens bet'
days. A
ire flooded
Silver
Crown and Cbcynnne are destroyed] and 1,600
•nne and
feet of heavy grading on the Che
Northern was washed oat Loss, ft!,000. De
ter Bros.’ranch luBt la flames, ■ etc^ $1,000.
four hundred feet of flame, twelve fdet above
the creek, were carried away by the flood.
! The body of William Hardester, a cowboy,
drowned with his horse while attempting to
ford Oreen river, was found yesterday! seven
miles from Oreen river station. t
A cloud burst near Laramie yesterday and
flooded a large area. Robert Burbardt was
Caught to tbe storm and nearly drowned. A
dog following bis team was drowned. The
Crater came down the hillsides eight leet high.
7 Ottawa, Ont., July 33.—Dispatches from
8t Johns, N. F., Indicate great suffering
among the poor on tbe New Foundland and
Labrador cacti. On the northern coast of
New Foundland over 500 families are starving
ahd In Labrador at least 1,000 families are ip
a terrible state of destitution. One hundred
and twenty people have died ao far. The
thermometer on July 1 stood at zero. From
dape Bould, N. F., to Cape Mnogeford, Labra
dor, there is a solid barrier of Ice and no fish
lag Is possible; nor have crops been grown.
4 large number of starving fishermen from’
Indian Harbor and Sandwich Bay have just
uirlved, imploring relief from the government.
Unless help Is immediately offered, the proba
Ele that thousands will die before On
month. The government, It is believed,
will send relief, . *
^Chicago, July 22.7-In the anarchists trial
this morning W. H. Williamson; a reporter,
testified that he knew the defendant and ' ye
mombered tbe’occasion of the opening of new
board of trade and was present at the social
ist’s procession that night. The procession
carried rad flags. He was present at the
meeting afterward, when spies, Parsons and
Ffelden spoke from the window of the Arbi
ter Zeltung office. Parsons criticised the ac
tion of the police that night and called them
bipod hounds and ‘ Servants of the robber
classes. He called oikthe mob to follow him
la an attack upon Marshall Fields and other big
dry goods esta )|shtpents. Fielden said tbe
same about it in advising the plundering of
the rich and said the robbers should bo killed.
The witness stated that he was In the office of
the Zeltung that,evening with Parsons and
others.. ^hej shoiwed him a dynamite • cart
ridge and«atd they had enough to blow up all
tha capitalistic buildings in the city. He said
thyy had bombs, dynamite rifles and revol
vers, and stated it waa their intention to use
them when necessary. ■’
Columbus, Kan., Jtily 34.—Hugh Galvin,
postmaster, has been found guilty of having
been associated in a conspiracy to blow up tbe
county court house, to destroy the records of
certain land frauds. Hts bondsmen have
ta'f.en charge of the postoffiae. Several other
conspirators await trial. ,
Chicago, July 34.—The exodus of veterans
and their families to San Francisco, where the
annual encampment of the Grand Army of the
Republic assembles two weeks hence, has fair
ly begun and since Thursday night the streets
which connect the depots on the east and
west sides have been traversed by numerous
(lelagptions from various sections of the east.
The Michigan delegation, 100 strong, left last
night over tbe Milwaukee and St. Paul road,
Tbei New England delegation, 600 In number,
arrived here this morning shortly after 7
o’clock and will leave at 5 this evening in a
s]>cclal train of twenty-seven ears, In three
sections, over the Omaha Short line of the St.
Paul mad. During the past twenty-four hours
eighteen car loads of delegates and friends
from New York; Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Washington bave started for tbe coast. The
Illinois delegation will start at high noon to
morrow in a special train, of thirteen hotel,
sleeping and smoking cars, over tbe Burling
ton yoad, In charge of General Travelling and
Passenger Agent Col. S. Reed. ' ,
Chicago, July 84.—Tbe Republican con
gressional convention of the Fourth district
met at the north side Turner hall at 2 o’clock
this afternoon and unanimously reflnmlnated
Con|)sasman George W. Adams. There had
been more or less opposition to this course,
but hjs opponents found It Impossible to con
centrate on any other candidate.
, , i’ ...: - - -
WAsmnuiun.
Washirgton, July 30.—There le a rumor
current here that If the Morrison "surplus”
resolution should become a law the president j
will ash^Morrison to become secretary of the j
treasury and insist on Alt acceptance of the
place fajthe ground that when congress, by
a YdryMpre majority, prescribes a policy for
any dipirtment of the government, that pol
icy so inscribed ought to be carried into ef
fect by the anthor of it.
Wasbihotor, July 20.—J. N. Deer was to
day apjpointed postmaster Massena, Iowa.
Washington, July 30.—The president to
day signed the bill for the construction of a
bridge oyer the Mississippi river at Duhuqus.
- Washington 'July 80.—Secretary Bayard
says he le doing all in his power to protect
our fiAtermen in Canadian waters. He has
dlrwCteB Minister Phelps to demand from the
Britfsb^government full satisfaction for all
injuries sustaineji.
Washi rotoiff July 81.—No quorum was
leetlng of the senate commit
lay, hence Morrison’s snr
was not considered.
, July 31.—In the senate fin
to-day it was found that five
and five opposed the Morri
lution, Senator Allison hold
ground. As no conclusion
bdfriaehed Senior Sherman
stltuM providing that a sur
K),00ijtaafiaad of $100,000,000
nod ||| iat whenever the iWi
that jpMHti bonds shall W
caUtd at the rate ot '110,000.000 per mouth.
No vote wae taken on this substitute and eon
•Ideratli n will be had to-morrow.
Tfashixoton, July S3.—The committee on
foreign affairs to-day agreed to report ad
versely on opening the L’Abra claim Ind In
'n favor of opening the Veil claim agaljist the
government of Mexico.
Washington, July 29.—"An effort Is to be
made to break up the custom of running
through congress during the last six days of
the session all manner of schemes and Jobs on
bills," observed a western Democratic mem
ber to-day. "From time Immemorial,” be
continued, "men In the hruse have held back
measures of a questionable character till the
last six days of tbe session of a congress, for
the purpose of having them passed In tbe rush
of the excitement, for then the rules ntay be
suspended at any time and a bill put upon Its
passage. It Is proposed now to’ clear up tbe
appropriation bills and fix a day for adjourn
ment only twenty-four or forty-qight hours
ahead, instead of billing tbe date a week or
two ahead, so as to gire the six days. By this
arrangement tbe date of adjournment will
only be known a few hours In advance.”
Washington, July 24.—The Hon. William
Hunter, second assistant secretary of state,
died at his residence last night of old age and
general debility. Mr. Hunter was elghty-one
years old and has served continuously In the
department of Btate for thlrty-flve years, hav
ing been appointed by President Andrew
Jackson.
FOREIGN.
London, July 20.—Wbst Is probably the
Anal conference of the members of the present
cabinet was held to-day at Gladstone’s official
residence. The street was crowded with peo
ple anxiously awaiting tne result. It was de
cided that tin; resignations of the ministers
be Immediately tendered to the queen. •
London,July 21.—The queen’s messager ar
rived at GIrdstone’s official residence at 3
o'clock this afternoon, bearing a message from
her majesty accepting the resignation of the
members of the cabinet, tendered by Glad
stone'yesterday. A dispatch stated that Lord
^Salisbury left Delppe where he had been so
journing for several days cn-routc for Lon
f£v - V • ■
.Dublin, July 22.—William O’Brien, In-'to
day’s United Ireland, urges that the departure
Of Lord Aberdeen,.Liberal, lord lieutenant of
Ireland, should be matin'the occarion of a
popular-pVation. He also predicts, ]with the
Recession'of the Tories to ^ower,; another
Campaign against landlordism.'^
: London, July 23.—The Jury in the Dflke
Crawford divorce case brought In a verdict
finding Sir Charles Dilko guilty of adultery
w|th Mrs. Crawford. The presiding Judge
granted a divorce to Mrs. Crawford.
London, July 23.—The train confeylng a
paf-ty of colonial exhibition exhibitors to
Portsmouth was derailed to-day 1 and a dozen
prominent members were seriously injured.
liavRi; July 24.—A tremendous explosion
occurred here at midnight. On the 19th In
stant a sloop laden with twenty-five tons of
dynamite and powder left flomleur, -bound to
St. Petersburg. Having to complete her stores,
she anchored In the tnrer roadside opposite
the grand hotel Traseatl. Between midnight
and 1 a. in. the captain gave orders to clear
and anchor, bnt owing to a strong wind the
sloop was driven ashore among a row of piles
some of which stove in her stern and put her
in sudh a state as to lose all hope of getting
her afloat again. It was therefore decided to
unload her with all possible precaution, and a
•barge had already carried back to Hotnfleur
part of the cargo. Last night at 13 minutes to
12 a tremendous explosion took place breaking
hundreds of windows, putting out the gas in
all the streets of the lower part of the town
and thVowing fragments of all sorts as far as
500 yards from .the spot. The anchor of the
sloop penetrated the wall of a small mansion
near the hotel Traseatl, where there Is not a
pane of glass left unbroken. Had such an ac
cident happened in the if ay time hundreds ot
promenaders and callers might have been in
jured. Fortunately it was pouring rain at the
time and the piey was deserted, so that tnerc
is no loss of life to deplore.
—Gum is the quid of contentment to
women.
THE MARKETS.
Chicago, July 27.
LIVE STOCK.
Export steer*. 6 00
Common to choice steers.... 4 35
Inferior to good cows....... 2 00
Stockers.3 75
HOGS—Rough packing..4 90
i Parking andjihipping. 5 00
Light. 4 40
Skips.. 2 75
SHEEP—
Inferior to fair 100 pounds 2 00
Medium to extra. 1 75
Lambs.. 4 25
PROVISIONS.
BUTTER—Creamery..;. 18
Good to choice dairy. 10
EGGS—Fresh.. ..... 11
FLOUR—Winter.. 4 25
SS'v.:;.v.'.7.vrv •"
GRAIN—IVheat, No. 8 '•
@ 4 S7J£
@ 8 48
@ 5 25
@
&
Corn, No. 2.
Oats, No. 2
Rye, No. 3..v
Barley, No. 2
FLAX—Good
POTATOES
PORK—Mess_
LARD—Steam...
CATTLE—
Export steers.....c,
Fair to good.........
Common to raedrcm
fciltSAS CiTrj July 24
Stockers and feeders. ... 2 46
4 00
4 00 1
* »
1,75
@ 4 50
~ 4 50
3 90
3 7.1
3 00'
4 70
440
5 50
4 65
•A**
— t
2 25
1 50
! 3 50 ,
2 40
<a 3 70
@ 3 50
@ 3 00
Cows.
HOGS— *4' ' 4
4. Good to choice. ...A'.
Common t0 medium..
SHEEP— ~ 7
Good.to choice. .
Comiaip $0 medium..
" V^Vr I*-—
* .‘v,4 8*. Padi, July 27.
CATTLE- i, :
Choice steers...t. 3 65
Butchers’ good steers...... 3 35
Minnesota steers. 2 50
HOGS'—
. Birtchers* stock.. 4 25
SHEEP—;
Choice.!...>w 825 @ 3 50
FLOURS v :
gatedls.. .)....*r4 50 % 4 75
Beet low grades. 8 75 @ 4 00
Buckwheat. 400 @500
GRAIN— *. ,
a
nru* Na.3.. 38 8a
e, N0.8:..
No. 2. *•'» • »T».
! 4 85
r'Jk’i
FORTY-NINTH congress,
■ f ‘‘{"r.' . v' ■ ’ ■ ’ «£
Washington, Juiy 17.—M*. tint*, from
the committee on Indian affair* submitted i
report on the message ot the president veto
lug the bill granting right-of-way through
reservations In northern Montana, recoin
inending the passage of the bill notwltbatand
Ing the presidents objections. He stated that
the report was unanimous, and he would talu
an early occasion to call It up for action, an4
be did not think it coaid take much time Is
debate.
Mr. Blair from the committee on pension!
submitted a report on the veto message of the
bill granting a pension to Maiy J. Nottagc
Messrs. Wbltthorne and Wilson, of Maryland
made a minority report.
The senate, by a vote of 28 to 18, has taken
np the oleomargarine bill. A motion tp refer
It V' the finance committee was defeated—IE
to 29.
Mr. Miller advocated the bill.
Mr. Coke argued against It on the gconnd
that if the manufacture and use of oleomar
garine were detrimental to the public health
and should be discouraged or prohibited, the
question belonged exclusively to the several
states and congress had no power over it.
Mr. Palmer spoke In favor of the bill, and
Mr. Miller said he would ask a vote upon it
on Monday.
After executive session the senate ad
journed.
Washington, July 19.—The senate took np
the oleomargmlne bill, and Mr. Vance took
the floor in opposition to It. Messrs. Gray
and Harris also spoke against the passage of
the bill. Harris was in favor of an amendment
making It unlawful to manufacture oleomar
garine in the District of Columbia without
being distinctly marked aa such. The amend
ment was rejected. ■
.Mr. Edmunds addressed the sennta in t
was recommitted
of the bill. : •->
Mr. Vest opposed and Mr. Van Wyefc ad
vocated the bill. ' :4 ;
An angry debate occurred between Mr. In
galls of Kansas and Mr. Miller of New York.
Mr. Ingalls charged Mr. Miller with having a
personal interest in the passage of the bill,
erhich Mr. Miller Indignantly denied.
* Mr. Butler then dosed the debate'' In oppo
sition to the bill and the afenate adjourned
without action.
TjfASBiNwroN, July 80.—The chair present
ed the resolution of the constitutional con
vention of Dakota, praying for the admission
of South Dakota as a state, and for a terri
torial government for north Dakota. Re
ferred to the committee on territories.
• Mr. Miller presented a memorial of the
Evangelical Alliance of the United States re
ferring to'Mf^recent outrages and massacres
perpqtrfiled on Chinamen on the Pacific coast,
with a letter from the branch of the alliance
in China setting forth the Injurious effect of
these outrages on Americans and Christians
in the Chinese empire. He thoroughly In
dorsed the sentiments embodied in the memo
rial and letter. The memorial was read in
full and referred to the committee on foreign
relations.
The olemargarine bill was taken up and
consideration resumed, and the debate was
continued. After having spoken against the
bill, Jdr. Ingalls offered an amendment to re-.
duce the tax on olemargarine from S to 3
cents. Agreed to. /
An amendment was adopted to insert the
word “knowingly" In connection wifi the
sale of olemargarine. The motion to strike
out the minimum penalty being the words
“less than $100,” and the words “less than
six months," was adopted. The ‘bill as
amended was then passed. Ayes, 37,; nays,
The section as to penalties, ah amended,
reads as follows;
Every person who knowingly sells, or offers
for sale , or delivers or offers to deliver, any
oleomargarine in any other form than in new
wooden or paper packages,as above described,
or packs In any package any oleomargarine in
any manner contrary to law, or who falsely
brands any packages or affixes a stamp On a
package denoting a less amount tax than
that required by law, shall be fined for each
offense not more than $1,000 and be impris
oned not more than two yeans. (
The senate resolved to insist on its amend
ments and ask the house for a conference. .
Mr. Allison called up the’ sundry civil Ap
propriation bill.
Sir. Pugh moved that the bill belaid aaide
until the Payne case could be disposed of. It
was ordered that the reports be printed,in the
Record and the senate then adjournccj^until
At the evening s ssion Mr. Allison called
up the sundry civil appropriation bill. The
first amendment that was questioned was
that striking out the item of $165*000 for the
Brooklyn, N. Y., postofflee. 11/ was finally
agreed to. Other amendments; including an
item of $56,000 for the inauguration of the
Bartholdi statue In New York harbor, were
agreed to. After- disposing of seventy-six
pages of the bill, out of 106, tha senate at 11
p. m. adjourned. .“ , j
Washington, July 21.—The reports con
cerning the Payne election bribery came'Up,
and Mr. Pugh addressed the senate in support
of his report. 116 said Mr. Payne was not
connected in the slightest manner .with any
thing wrong pr Immoral In his eleqtlon.
Mr. Hoar thought the charges should be In
quired into. J
Mr. Logan took tbe.floor in Support of t) e
report signed by Messrs. Everts, Teller and
himself against anyinvestigation.
Mr. Teller briefly addressed the senate in
the sabie direction.
" Mr. Hoar, from the committee on judiciary,
reported a bill for the repeal of the tenure of
office act
Mr. Teller gave notice that ha waold con
clude bis remarks on the Payne case' on
ThUradav. ‘
‘ . ' ij5 , /
Washington, July 28.—The olemargarine
bill waa /reported hack with senate amend
ments. ; ,
' -The hopse proceeded to the consideration of
the revenue bills in order to reach the oleo
margfcfne bill. V
■The htUglvlng notice of thl termination of
, hoHawalian treaty waa laid over.
■;4.lee house then adjourned
Washington, July 28.''=—After the transac
tion of some unimportant business In the
shape of personal explanations the senate took
np the Payne case and was addressed by Mr.
Call n opposition to further tnvestlgatton.
Mr. Evarts closed the debate In an argument
against further investigation.
Mr. Hoar followed Evarts In closing the de
bate. * ’
The senate proceeded to take the vote. The
first vote was on the resolution of Mestr
Hoar and Frye for a further investigatioi
and it waa rejected—yeas, 17; nays, 44.
The resolutions opposing investigate
were adopted—-yeas, 44; nays, 17.
, The senate tMn rammed coital deratiaal
The sundry civH MU, and bad only got throw
three pages when a recess waa taken till
o’clock.
; The senate at Its evening session
onaalderatlon of the sundry etvS
bUL' UfWkf motion pt Hr.
$ fllata i
. WisniJ
'(•ports fn
bouse wed
Blount In]
ably on i
merclal I
dent to lsnie bis proclamas
elng vessel* fromonr ports tori
slon of American vessels by
inents. I ; A'
Thecomd
the house.
Mr. Randall 'moved to reduce the apbropria
tion for the armament of fortification fro
.1600,000 to *100,000. ,
Mr. Reed suggested that tbera should be
discussion over a proposition to Tote a want
of confidence in another department of the_<
government. •'
ncrumeDi, » - ■ /
Mr. Breckenrfdg*, of Kentucky, reported
favorably on the bill to reduoe tbe tax tor
—-i vsjv» hi nntuuo u|i as
spirits distilled,fronrappies or peaches frato
80 to 60 cents'per gallon. • . *
Pending tbs Vote ok the demand of the-mbi
Vine _a _ _ i__~
-— ft vase UOUBUU Vt bue yim ,
li°u? <*uestl?n ^Je took ft reoeM, ..
-T irt^vrv a rcwH, mo
evening session to fee for consideration Of
business reported from the committee ok. .
printing. . Vi
At this evening’s session thb house passed’
two dozen bills, for the printing of public
documents, and, at 12:30;’ adjourned. %F s
Washington, July lft—1The fortification •
appropriation bill Was ca^tpd up. Mr. Ran- ■
dill's amendment tt> redudg the appropriation
from 1500,000 to $100,000 for the armament of
the seacoast defenses was ‘ withdrawn. He
offered another wliich provides that guns,
projectiles, etc., shall be of American maqu
factore. The amendment wad adopted and
the bill passed. $ , -
Mr. Cobb, from the- conference committee
on the bill repealing the timber culture/?pre
emption arid desert land bill, reported acorn* /
plete disagreement. 1A further cofiferenoa V
was ordered. ; ■ j ?:«;
Mr. Morrison offered a concurrent resold- <%
tlon for final adjournment on July 28. Re
ferred to the committee On ways and means.
Anter an evening session the house ail
jonrned. s
Washington, July 20.v-Tbe bouse went i*
to committee of the whole on the river end V
harbor bill. j l ’
Mr. Randall moved to, amend by striking
out the Hennepin canal .
Messrs. Cannon, Grpsveaor, Murphy, Spring
ger and Henderson briefly opposed th*,, jpel .
tlon, which was rejected—93 to 19.
Mr. Holman offered an amendment having
tbe effect of taking the charge of the Missls-V
sippl river improvement out of the hands of v
the Mississippi river commission, bolt—SI \
to 106. 1
The committee rose and Mr. < Morrison re- •
ported back the concurrent resolution fixing
July 28 as the day for final adjournment, but.
pending action the house took p recess, the
evening session to be for consideration of
At the evening session the Allowing vCinS-""”
were passed: Authorizing the construction
of a bridge over the Missouri river at Mebraaka *
City; alilo acWBSttye Ohio river.at^airo.
The house then adjo^j-riei.
Washington, Jhly 21.—The concurrent
resolution to adjourn July 28 passed. j'
The house then wept into committee of /the ,
whole on the river and harbor bill. The' btt,
was sent to a conference committee, the sen- '•**.
ate amendments havfihnbeen noncurred In.
The house voted to eSaider th«;.ln^er-state
commerce billinsfead oif the Norther# Pacific)
forfeiture bill. !, r
The bill was. debated until adjournment but -V.
without action. * The pqpdiDg question is ok
tbe motion to substitute the Reagan for toe
Cullom bill. y \ 'k *
Washington, July 22i—The bill for a pub-'i
lie building at Nebraska City was^assed. -V
Consideration of the Payne case was then
resumed, and Mr. Teller conceded his' :
Washington, July 23.-pjtr. Morrison, from
the committee on rules, reported % resolution
ordering a session for tityhorrbw night for
consideration of public building bills.
Mr. Henley moved t<rrr^>m:iiit the resolu- *
tlon with instructions ifo th$/committee oh
rules to report it back so amended as to pro* r
ride that th$ evening Session shall Dfc~oro©a*>'f
'*M«cation of forfeiture bills. . -1
Mr. Sherman nailing Mr. Sesssll to thschalet
took the floor in favor of an Investigation, i
Mr. Kustia followed Mr. Sherman In faVdr ■&
Of the majority report. ri ' •
The chair announced the r^iiestlon to be oh
the adoption of the report, but without com
ing to a vote the senate adjourned. ...
93.
ThetaotUmwas agreed to—yeas, 188; nays, J,K
a view be. ‘
w«H
bill
'. i - :
The house then welrt into committee of the
whole on revenue measures with ;
reaching the oleomargarine bill.’'
The senato amendments to the
concurred in. ’
Mr.‘ Willi*, of Kentucky, from the confer
ence committee on the river and harbor bill,
reported disagreement and a further confer
ence was offered.
Mr. Herbert, of Alabama, submitted the
conference report on the naval appropriation
bin and it was agreed to.
The tySuse then took a recess until 8 o’clock
the evening session to be for consideration of
pension bills.
The bouse at its evening session passed a
number of pension bills, among them the sen
ate bill granting a pension of (LOO per month
to the widow of General StanariL and ad
journed. iT:
1
Gra
Killed By a Falling Bridge.
Beatrice, Neb., July 24.—Word i
ceived here this morning that Thomas
ham, of Holmesvllle, was killed yesterday af
ternoon. He was crossing a bridge with a >
steam thresher when the structure gave wgy, J
burying him in the creek below, the maehtna ^
and bridge falling on him, breaking Ills neck*
He was twenty-five years old', and leaves ai ;
wife-hnd two children. The ead^^cldent I
completely prostrated bis young wife^
A Neat Distinction.
New York Herald: I went m>p th*
senate restanrant to get a bit cr‘ltmo|y
con this afternoon. A fHstittguishei ’
patron of the place, seated at the
table, called the waiter aqd said: • -
“Bring me a glass of whisky.’* ■ ' V
“Sorry, sir, but we haven’t5
explained the ebony gentleman.-. “We ,
have some fine brandy, ho wevetT.”
“No, I want whisky. Whir don't
you keep itP” . ^
“Because the restaurant ia nut
temperance principles.” :
The wodld-be tippler
but dazedCondition. • '
