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‘ 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 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 tm: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. • '