DIVIDED ON SILVER.
HOT TIMES, IN THE MISSO'IRI
democratic convention.
The Party Divided oa the surer Question
Adjournment Without Reaching a Cob*
elusion—The Majority of the Platform
C ommittee Report for Free surer—
Messrs Black sod Csrrlgan Nominated.
Missouri Democratic Convention.
Kansas City, May 17.—After a fight
lasting from 2 o'clock yesterday after
■soon until 12 o'clock last night, and
waged with great biterness,
the resolutions committee appointed
by the state Democratic con
vention assembled at the
Auditorium, submitted two reports.
One signed by all but four members
of the committee, declared for a res
toration of the silver coinage laws
prior to 1873. The minority report
indorsed the platform adopted at Chi
cago in 1892.
. Shortly after midnight the fight
was removed from the committee
room at the Coates house to the con
vention hall. At 2:13 o'clock the con
vention adjourned, without adoptiug
either report.
During the early part of the even
ing 1'rancis M. Black was nominated
for supreme judge by acclamation
and W. T. Carrington was named as
the Democratic candidate for superin
tendent of schools on the first ballot. j
1 he Resolutions. I
The majority report of the commit- !
tee was as follows: i
"We, the Democracy of the state of Mis
souri, in convention assembled, hereby re- j
affirm our faith in and adherence to tne time- j
honored principles of our party as set forth I
in its state and national platforms of the 1
past, and express our conviction that the I
■prosperity of the people and the perpetuity
of representative government depend upon
their continued supremacy.
■ Inspired by these principles, we declare in
favor of equal rights to all and special privi
leges to none, local self-government, the
holies: possible degree of personal liberty
consistent with the public good and a strict
construction of the federal constitution j
‘■\V« especially reaffirm our devotion to the 1
cardinal Democratic doctrine ot absolute !
■equality amon - all citizens and sections in \
bcarin ■ the burdens and enjoying the benefits j
of government and we denounce all lev is la- I
tinn ns unjust and undemocratic which has j
kill vuv-w* ui uvaum mci 'Ul ucvnodl
the government unci private interests at the j
•expense of the great body of our people, and I
ve a nin assert, as in 18U2. that ‘the Federal !
government has no constitutional power to j
impose and codect tariff duties except for the j
purpose of revenue only, and we demand that j
the collection of such duties shall be limited I
to the necessities of the government honestly j
•and economically administered.’ !
• We denounce the McKinley act as the cul- I
initiative outrage of tariff taxation, and we
unequivocally disapprove of the action of I
every Democratic senator and representative I
In convross who opposes or delays, directly j
or indirectly, under any pretext, the passage 1
of a bill decreasing the import duties imposed j
by that law. I
* \Ve favor the imposition of an income tax !
as proposed in the Wilson bill, not as is false- j
lv asserted by its opponents, for the purpose '
of Ui.-.criminating against the wealth or any i
section but bocause every citizen should bo
taxed in proportion to the benefit* he receives ;
from tho protection to his property by the 1
•government, and no ta* can be so just as that !
which is collected, not on consumption or un- j
productive property, but from the profits or
income, which really represent the benefits
received by the citizens from just and equal
laws
‘ We denounce as un-American and un
Democratic the system of taxation on con
sumption only now .advocated by Republicans
and pretended Democrats, under wnich the
poor pay the same or greater taxes than the
rich.
*‘Wherbas The constitution of the United
States provides that congress shall have
power to coin money, regulate the value
thereof, and of foreign coins, and also pro
vides tnat no state shall coin money or make
anythin'but gold and silver coin a tender in
payment of debts. Hence we declare it to bo
a duty enjome l upon congress to coin both
gold and silver money for the use of the peo
ple of the states and congress has no rightful !
power to refuse the coinage of either metal. ;
Free Coinage of Silver.
"We therefore demand the free bimetallic
coinage of both gold and silver and the restor- j
ation of the bimetallic standard a3 it existed
tinder our laws for over eighty years prior to j
the demonetization of the standard silver dol
lar in 1873, and should it become necessary in
order to maintain the two metals in circula- j
lion, to readjust tho ratio. It should be de- j
termined whether gold has risen or silver I
has fallen, or whether there should be a j
change of the gold dollar or of the silver dol- j
lar, or of both, to the end that whatever ratio
Is adopted the rights of both creditor and
•debtor shall be preserved alike, having In view
the demands of the people for an adequate ;
circulating medium We declare that we are
notin favor of gold monometallism or silver j
monometallism, but that both should be !
coined at such ratio as will maintain the t wo j
metals in circulation
"We insist upon the Democratic doctrine of i
Jackson and Denton that all money issued by
the authority of congress shall be issued and
Its value maintained by the government That
we are opposed to farming out to national
hanks the right to issue circulating notes.
That we are opposed to any further increase
of the interest-bearing debt of the govern
men i.
‘ We reaffirm our Adherence to the great
truth that free institutions can only be pre
served by a strict construction of the federal
constitution and the recognition at all times of
the limitations therein on national and state
authority Therefore we demand that congress
shall enact laws so defining and limiting the
jurisdiction of the federal courts as to protect
the states and the people from their enormous
and dangerous usurpations And we demand
that all corporations doing business in the
state be declared by proper congressional leg
islation citizens of such state and subject to
the jurisdiction of the courts thereof to the
same extent, in all respects, as If such corpo
rations were organized uuder and citizens of
such state.
Cleveland Indorsed.
“We indorse the action of President Cleve
land and the Democratic congress in the re
peal of the infamous Federal election laws,
the partisan administration of which by the
Republican party when in power, the will of
the majority and the rights of the states have
been trampled on with impunity. The Demo
crats or Missouri have known what it is to
live under a government based on Federal co
ercion and returning board methods, and they
have learned by bitter experience that its le
gitimate fruits are fraud and usurpation, pros
titution of the ballot, contempt for the peo
ples will as expressed at the polls, robbery of
the taxpayers, profligate expenditure of the
Public money, dishonored officials, betrayal
■of trusts and a weakening of the respect for
law. which is the basis for all civilized govern
ments.
“We commend the patriotism, integrity,
ability and courage of Grover Cleveland, and
applaud his action in promptly approving
the repeal of the Federal election law, his
earnest efforts in behalf of tariff reform, the
Purity, economy and vigor of his administra
tion.
The Democrats of Missouri have honestly
and faithfully administered the state govern
ment, and we ask the continued support of
pur eitizeus to a party which has redeemed all
Us pledges and shown efficiency, inte rrity and
economy in the discharge of every trust.
A. F. A. Denounced.
“The Democracy of Missouri has learned Of
the unwarrantable endeavors on the part of
*°uld- be polttlonl leaders to create a strife
and discord within the ranks of the Demo
cratic party by attempting to arrairn one
class of voters against another, on account of
their religious faith. Therefore, be it
"Resolved That the grand old Democratic
Party, whose conservatism is preservative of
national honor, tranquility and peace, the
party of the people, and the enemy of op
pression and tyranny in every form, does here
by unequivocally and emphatically denounce
and condemn such conduct as un-American,
*Un Democratic and unlawful.
“Resolved. That the Democracy pledge its
best efforts to detest the unholy purposes of
men, *p4 t9 wfltepj ®yory JtAlnAul of
5I5E5 J*Wotw creed and political
in hi* sacred rWhi to worship uoi ac
cording to the dictates of hi* own conscience. ”
The following is the report of the
minority members, Graham Frost. D»
▼id R. Francis and E. C. Kerr, all of
St. Louis, which is a substitute for the
coinage plank:
"We hereby reaffirm the declaration of Dem
ocratic principles placed before the couatry
by the last Democratic national convention.
■“•“S1*? »t Chloa o on June St l*>*. and
ratidcd by the state Democratic platform
adopted at Je.,ersoa City on July 2J. ISJi •’
As Secretary Painter concluded,
there was a brief pause and then a
member from the Thirteenth district
moved its adoption, which was duly
seconded.
“Is there any discussion?'* asked
Governor Stone.
"There is,” came in firm tones from
the St. Louis delegation, as It. Graham
Frost started for the stage with the
minority report. There was perfect
silence for several seconds as he
climbed to the stage, and then a burst
of applause. Mr. Frost began his sup
port of the minority report by stating
that the majority report attempted to
inaugurate a new movement in the
Democratic party. It declared in
favor of an experiment. It was not
becoming in a state convention to set
aside a platform upon which the Dem
ocratic party had gained a great
victory.
When bimetalism, so called,* prior
to the law of 1873 is spoken of. we are
under a law at the ratio of 10 to 1,
which is sought to be established. If
yon enact this law yon will bring ns
down to Coxeyism. Yon say if we do
not adopt this platform of the majority
the people will vote for Populists.
Gentlemen, I will never insert popu
listic principles in the Democratic
platform in order to gain Populist
Bland Replies.
As Mr. Bland arose in response
to the call the cheers were deafen
ing’. Hats and fans were wared
from every seetion of the house
at the almost exhausted leader of the
silver forces. Bland was very tired.
His pallid face showed it; his hesitat
ing voice gave evidences of the strug
gle. He spoke in a slow, emphatic
manner, and at times referred sarcas
tically to the Chicago platform. He
was interrupted throughout by enthu
siastic applause.
He prefaced his address by saying
that his friend, Mr. Frost, said that
the committee offered an experiment.
“The resolution says that we demand
the restoration of the bimetallic
standard that has existed in this coun
try for more than eighty years. It is
not an experiment. It was an
absolute and accomplished fact in this
country till the hand of contraction
sought to decrease the currency
against the interest of the masses of
the people. My friends, I have heard
more about that Chicago platform
than I ever want to hear again. It'
was under that platform that the ene
mies of silver repealed the only law
that looked to silver and substituted
nothing. You understand, my friends,
that the members of the Missouri
delegation with one exception con
strued it to mean the unlimited coin
age of silver, and they voted to place
silver back to where it was.
Ex-Governor Francis followed. “I
deny the right of a state Democratic
convention to fix the test of our Dem
ocracy on national issues. I know
hundreds of thousands of Democrats
who are not in favor of the free coin
age of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. I
speak for a minority, but it is a re
spectable and influential minority.
Gold would leave this country and we
would be on a silver basis, which
would create even greater commercial
convulsions than we have seen. You
remember the widespread panic of
1893 was caused by the exportation of
gold from this country.
“I am a bimetallist myself. I believe
in the coinage of silver. The issue
was raised in the discussion of the
question as to the ratio that should
be fixed. If the gentleman had not
demanded that the ratio as it existed
before 1873 be adopted, then there
would have been an unanimous re
port of the committee. I want peo
ple who are competent to say what
this ratio should be, and I protest
here that this is not the time and
—
Bell of St. Louis spoke for the
minority report. M. E. Benton of
Neosho announced it as a bunco game.
The delegates howled loudly for Gov
ernor Stone, but, he would not speak.
Mr. Bland then closed the debate.
Governor Francis then took the floor
and offered a substitute for the minor
ity report. This is the Francis substi
tute:
“We again declare our devotion to bimet
allism and demand that both gold and silver
shall be standard money, with the same pur
chasing and debt paying power, and without
any discrimination against either metal
“We are unalterably opposed to all legisla
tion which has the effect of destroying silver
money and establishing the single gold stand
ard. thereby enormously increasing the pur
chasing power of gold, and decreasing the
£ rices of all commodities, while the contracts
Btwecn creditors and debtors are disre
garded and the burdens on the latter made
doubly oppressive ”
Silas Carr of Montgomery county
moved the previous question as ap
plied to the Francis amendment and
the majority and minority reports.
A St Louis delegate moved to ad
journ. It was put to a vote and lost
Then the roll call was demanded on
the previous question. The motion
prevailed by a vote of 375 yeas to 58
nays.
J. W. Walker of St Joseph, imme
diately moved that the convention ad
journ until 10 o'clock in the morning.
There was a roar of ayes like the
breaking of waves upon the beach
succeeded by another wave of noes.
The chair was in doubt The roll
call was demanded and taken amid
great confusion, while the gavel beat
a tatoo upon the top of the speaker’s
gaily-decked stand. The motion pre
vailed. The vote stood, yeas 297;
nays 236, at 2:15 a. m.
STRONG FOR FREE SILVER.
The Missouri Democrats Stand by
Bland.
Kansas Crrr, Mo., May 17.—The
great battle of the state Democratic
convention, the adoption of a plat
form, which for weeks has held the
public attention, was decided at l':30
to-day. Congressman Bland won a
victory in that his majority report of
the committee on resolutions was
adopted by the convention by a large
majority.
It was twenty-four minutes after
10 o'clock this morning when Gov
ernor Stone walked to the chairman's
seat and raised his_gavel as though to
call the convention to order. A
majority of the delegates were la the
room and they greeted the governor
with hearty applause. Governor
Stone showed the results of the hard
work of yesterday and last night.
Be looked and acted as a man thor
oughly fatigr.ed. He did not call for
order, but gave a signal to Battery B
band, which played a lively tune
while the governor busted himself
with some papers on the clerk's desk.
'‘DIXIE'’ BOUSES ENTHUSIASM.
There was another wait of fire min
utes and then the band struck up
“Marching Through Georgia.” Cheers
greeted this tune, but they were not
to be compared to the applause that
broke forth when the band changed
suddenly to “Dixie.” The convention
went wild for a minute, and when the
music stopped there were loud hur
rahs for the band.
As soon as he could get the chair
man's eye. Sterling P. Bond of St.
Louis moved that' the vote by which
the previous question was ordered
last night be reconsidered. C. C. Fogle
of Schuyler county moved to lay the
motion on the table. Half a dozen
delegates seconded the motion.but the
chair ruled the motion out of order.
Governor Francis asked that the
chairman state to the convention the
parliamentary status ot the conven
tion. Governor Stone explained that
when adjournment was taken last
night, the previous question had been
ordered upon the resolutions and sub
stitute.
U. 8. Hall made the point that the
previous question was only on the
substitute, but the governor held oth
erwise. Fogle insisted upon his mo
tion to table the motion to reconsider.
It was put and carried by a strong ma
jority on a viva voce vote.
A BLOW AT TRE A. F. A.
Nick Bell offered a resolution refer
ring to the public schools and asked
that it be read. R. B. Oliver of Cape
Girardeau raised -the point of order
that the convention had ordered all
resolutions submitted to the commit
tee on resolutions. The chair ruled
that it could not be debated, but
might be read. The resolution de
clared that the party supports pnblic
schools, but will not interfere with
the rights of parents to direct the ed
ucation of their children. It also pro
tested against any effort to make any
religious test in school affairs. This
was a direct blow at the A. P. A. and
was heralded with delight by many
delegates and visitors.
MK. ULA.> U TA IVES THE F 1,00 It
Mr. Bland asked to be heard. He
said: “I have understood that in all
probabilities there will be an effort to
refer the resolutions back to the com
mittee and in that case the conven
tion will adjourn without a platform.
“That's what we want” yelled a del
egate.
“Now I say that when this commit
tee has acted on this question it would
be a mistake to adopt a resolution
and when we go home find that you
have a resolution that does not mean
anything. We want no deception
here. All these substitutes are mere
additions which do not mean any
thing and if you adopt them and go
home, the people of Missouri will say
that you have been deceived.”
The house clamored for a vote but
Governor Stone ordered the Francis
substitute. The clerk read a resolu
tion.
Governor Francis asked: “Will the
chair permit me to se whether that is
my resolution?”
Mr. Stone said: “If the gentleman
challenges the resolution he may bo
heard.”
Francis: “I did not sav that. 1
merely wanted to know whether the
resolution is just as I offered it, and I
don’t think the chair or any other
gentleman will deny me that privi
lege.”
The resolution was read again and
Governor Francis explained that he
had been asked to amend it by put
ting in the unlimited coinage of gold
and silver and had so altered the reso
lution.
The chair ruled that the amendment
could not be made unless the amend
ment had been made before the pre
vious question had been ordered.
This brought the great issue again
to the front and both Bland and
Francis were oh their feet clamoring
for recognition. Francis started to
speak again, but Bland broke in with
‘•Will you allow me a moment?”
The partisans of both sides made
such an uproar calling for their favor
ites that for some time neither could
be heard.
The resolution offered by Francis
with the amendment favoring the
unlimited and free coinage of both
silver and gold was read by unani
mous consent. The chair explained
that the roll would be called on the
substitue to the minority report as
amended and that if carried, it would
take the place of the minority report.
The convention was in the wildest
excitement for several minutes. A
big delegate with a beard from the
Seventh district jumped up and
shouted: “Send your sergeant-at
arms to clear the back of the hall.
If you ain’t cot no sergeant send a
policeman.”
The chairman called for Hugh Mc
Gowan, and when the Kansas City
leader walked down the aisle, said:
“Mr. McGowan, please assist in keep
ing order.”
A TEST BETWEEN BLAXD AND FRANCIS.
Amid intense excitement 'the roll
call proceeded. It was the test of
strength between Bland and Francis.
It was well understood that the adop
tion of the substitute would be a
crushing blow for Bland. It would
mean the defeat of all his plans, the
toppling over of his presidential
boom and the discrediting at Wash
ington of his claims to be the leader
of the Missouri Democracy. As
the roll proceeded and the
column of votes in favor of the
substitute grew steadily larger, the
tension grew.
Would Bland go down and Francis
up? was the question on every tongue.
It was seen that while Francis would
not be totally defeated should the
substitute fail, its adoption would
practically ruin Bland.
When Boone, Bates. Cole, Greene,
St. Louis county. Sulina and other
large counties voted straight for the
substitute, the faces of the Bland and
Stone men grew longer and longer.
Consternation was created when St.
Louis city voted 69 aye a
The vote stood: For the substitute
387 against the substitute >38.
fttnoli had won bta point ao far u
jutting hla aubatUnto amended and
waa ready to hear the vote. The
aubstitute followai
TH* mrcu SUBSTITUTE.
"We again declare oar devotion to
blmetalUam and demand the free and
unlimited coinage of both gold and
ailver and that both gold and allver
ahall be atandard money, with the
aame purchasing and debt paying
power and wlthputany diacrimtnation
against either metal.
"We are unalterably opposed to all
legislation which has the effect of
destroying silver money and establish
ing the single gold atandard, thereby
enormously increasing the purchasing
power of gold and decreasing the
price of all commodities, while the
contracts between creditors and
debtors are disregarded and the bur
dens on the latter made doubly op
pressive.’*
THE MINORITY REPORT VOTED DO Wit.
The final test cama when Governor
Stone announced that the vote would
be taken on the proposition to substi
tute the minority report as amended
for the clause in the majority report
referring to coinage. The vote was:
For substituting the minority report,1
187M, against substituting, 345%.
When the vote was announced the
convention went wild. The greatest
excitement at any previous time was
quiet. Delegates swung hats and
umbrellas, shouted, shook hands, em
braced each other and yelled them
selves hoarse.
VOTING ON BLAND'S REPORT.
The next vote was on the adoption
of the majority report. R. B. Oliver of
Cape Girardeau demanded the roll cill.
Ed llarbcr of Trenton moved that
the roll call be dispensed with and
that the majority report be adopted by
acclamation. There were loud cries
of "no” to this pronosition and ex
Senator R. B. Oliverof Cape Girardeau
county insisted on the roll call, shout
ing to the top of his voice; "We are
making history."
OVERWHELMING VICTORY FOR SILVER.
The roll call was continued and the
majority report was adopted by a vote
of 423 to 109.
isica ueu announceu xne si. uouis
vote. "‘The twenty-seventh ward
gives one aye.” he said, “and St. Lou
is, always unanimous, gives gives 03
votes no.”
When the vote was announced some
one moved to make the adoption of
the majority report unanimous. The
St. Louis delegation stood up together
and fortv other delegates joined them
in shouting “No!” at the top of their
voices, swinging their arms to give it
emphasis.
St. Louis stood by Francis to the
last. The leader himself sat during
the vote with a St. Louis paper, which
he seemed to be reading with great
interest, before him.
ANTI-A. r. A. RESOLUTION.
Governor Stone yielded the chair to
Fogle of Schuyler county for the pur
pose of offering the resolution of
Nicholas Bell, referring to the public
schools of the state and striking at
the A. P. A. The resolution was
adopted unanimously.
A motion to adjourn until S o’clock
was tumultuously voted down.
SANDERS AND HIS ARMY HELD.
Every One of the Commonwealers Pieced
Under Honda.
LeaVknwobth, Kan , May 17.—At
noon to-day the trial of General
Sanders and his army on
the charge of obstructing the
United States mails, concluded and at
2:30 o’clock Commissioner Waggener
delivered his opinion, holding the de
fendants to the United States court
for trial. The opinion was lengthy.
It Btrongly revived the evidence
and pointed out those portions
that established the guilt of the
Industrialists. It was no surprise to
those who heard the evidence ad
vanced at the examination. Sanders
took the matter very coolly.
Commissioner Waggener fixed the
general’s bail at 8300 and each of the
250 men at 8200. Sanders thinks some
of them will secure bail. Those who
do not will be taken to jail.
Excornmnnicited.
It is a remarkable fact in history
that the east has never been able to
keep pace with the west. On the west
ern frontier of civilization were fought
all the great struggles for religious
liberty and for political freedom. Here
invention emancipated the race from
untold material waste, and here
the shackles of error hidden un
derneath the polished surface of
learning and blind custom were
boldly challenged and rejected. The
eastern mind has invariably proven
itself locked in a mold of bigotry and
narrowness, a fact forcibly illustrated
in the reception given a recent novel
written by a western author. It was a
powerful story, fascinating, audacious,
instructive, and above all so original as
to be startling. Js> pronounced, indeed,
were these features that the ‘'cultured”
eastern critics were completely dazed
and, perhaps, to some extent, horrified
by the attitude in which it placed their
masters, the “he's” that must be
obeyed. Naturally the book was re
ferred to the “he's” through whom it
was cut short with the sneering remark
that it solved altogether too many
problems, and in this manner a virtual
ban of excommunication was declared
against the book.
| Meanwhile western journals, more
i liberal and broad-guaged, had been un
; stinted in recognition of its merits, ne
j cessitating a second edition alfnost
| upon the heels of the first, and the book
became at once a great success; “’90;
A Romance of Utopia,” by Frank Rose
water, likens enforced idleness to a
species of incendiarism on an unlimited
scale of a wealth that he contends
should be most sacred of all in the eyes
of the law, being the poor man’s prop
erty—his energy which in idleness is
being burned away as in flames. Strik
ing at the root of the social problem,
Mr. Rosewater brings down trunk,
branches and leaves, as it were, solv
ing a number of other problems as the
incidental result of presenting the so
cial problem in its true light. The
book contains more new and valuable
ideas to the square inch than any work
of the century and its story picturing
life in another world is intensely ab
sorbing, full of novelties and surprises,
with a plot in which the interest is
never permitted to flag. Paper, SO cts.
The Utopia Co., Omaha, Neb.
--.il-: *Wv«. - ■>
THE CONTEST IS ON.
PHYSICAL ENDURANEC TO SET.
TLE THE TARIFF.
•canton Ran a Sitting of Dm Klavoa
Roan—Republicans Force aa Adjourn
ment bp Refuting to Vota, Than Brook
lag tho Quorum—A Compromlao
Ranched on 10 O'Cloek Somloas—Fro*
coodlaga lo tho Lower House.
Tariff la th< Senate.
Wasiiixotojc, May 10.—After the
bribery investigation was disposed of
In the senate yesterday, the tariff bill
was taken up, and Mr. (ialtlnger for an
hour and three-quarters continued his
review of previous tariff legislation.
He then yielded to Mr. Higgins (Re
publican) of Delaware, who spoke at
length on the effect of protection
prices.
Mr. Allen (Populist) of Nebraska
engaged in a controversy with the
Delaware senator and Mr. Palmer
(Democrat) of Illinois also took a
hand. Mr. Higgins finished a few
minutes after 4 o'clock. The pending
amendment fixing a duty of one
eighth per cent per pound on ochre
and other earths was defeated.
At 8 o'clock Mr. Harris, the floor
manager of the tariff bill, moved the
senate take a recess until this morn
ing, with the intention of continuing
the legislative day, anil for the con
sideration of the tariff bill to the ex
clusion of all other legislative busi
ness. This meant the inauguration
of the policy of duress that made
famous the struggle over the federal
election bill, the bill to repeal the
Sherman law, and all other big legisla
tive contests in the sonate.
The Republicans, under the leader
ship of Mr. Maudcrson, resisted,vainly
protesting that they did not seek to
delay action on the tariff bill. They
used the usual filibustering methods,
breaking a quorum by refusing to
vote, although curtain of their West
ern colleagues declined to join the
filibuster.
At 7:110 a motion to adjourn was
voted down by the Democrats. Both
bides by this "time had evidently con
cluded "to “sit it out.” They prepared
for a siege. They smoked in the cloak
rooms and chatted on the floor.
At 8:20 the sergeant-at-arms sub
mitted his report, which showed thut
of the absentees on the roll-call, ten
senators were absent from the city,
twenty-two could not be found, one,
Mr. Morrill Republican, had declined
to attend, and nineteen were either
present now or had reported they
would immediately respond to the re
quest. This did not satisfy Mr. Har
ris. He was in favor of adopting
more heroic measures. He moved to
compel the attendance of the absen
After 10:30.o'clock, after sitting for
eleven and a half hours, and after
some very sharp and plain talk on
both sides, the Republicans succeeded
in forcing an adjournment, nlthough
the battle was in reality a drawn one.
A compromise had been practically
agreed upon before tho adjournment
by which the sessions of the senate
are to begin at 10 o'clock after Mon
day. Senators on both sides of the
chamber regard the work of last even
ing as the real beginning of the night
sessions and roil calls, a test of phy
sical endurance on one side and of
resistance on the other, which all
have understood from the beginning
would be resorted to before the end
of the tariff debate should be reached.
SERIOUS FAMINE THREATENED.
KiurnBui nm aeue au 1110 on
Their Tracks for Self-Protection.
Kansas Citv, Mo., May 19.— One of
the principal operators in the Kansas
coal district stated to-day that there
was now no doubt but that the great
majority of the Kansas miners in the
Cherokee and Crawford county dis
trict would strike to-morrow. While
this is denied by some of the other
operators, all are watching anxiously
to see what will be done.
If there is a strike Kansas City will
have a coal famine within ten days.
Coal has advanced in price this week,
and although operators are forced to
sell where there are contracts, they
are not at all anxious to sell to people
who have no contracts even at an ad
vance of 19 per cent over last winter’s
prices. •
r If a strike should begin to-morrow
it is expected that every railroad com
pany that has coal on its tracks will
seiae every carload that comes within
its reach. This has already been done
in the East and the western roads
will be forced to take such steps for
their own protection. The principal
terminal company at St. Louis seized
about 100 carloads this week. The
procedure is not authorized by law,
out the railroad companies pay what
the coal is worth and the best the
operators can da is to bear it quietly. ;
Osage Indians Coolly Received. I
Washington, May 19.—The delega- j
tion of'five half breed Indians from :
the Osage reservation in Oklahoma ;
who have been in this city for several !
days left for their homes to-day. I
While here the delegation received tyj
official recognition from the interior
department, but spent most of the
time at the capitol.
The Grand Trunk Out of Coal.
Montreal, May 19.—All the Grand
Trunk railway shops closed to-day for
three weeks owing to the coal strike
in the states. All trains except those
carrying mail, passenger and dispatch
freight will be taken off and the pas
senger sendee reduced to the very
lowest number of ;—
laoruNta Appear In Arkansa*.
Little Uock. Ark., May 19.—Re
ports coine from all over the state
that locusts are abundant, and many
fruit growers are making anxious in
quiries regarding their destruction
and their probable damage to fruit
and crops. The commissioner of agri
culture, Miller, says he does not an
ticipate any serious ravages from
them this year. _
Gilroy Tammany's Grand Saehem. r
• New York, May 19. —The Tammany
society met this afternoon at th/S wig
wam and made Mayor Gilroy grand
Hshem ter one year. —”
jB-isl.*;-."'-. . . , .Wf 'f
THE ANTI-POOLINO LAW.
*• A»tn<miil Making OknlMIlM •
Crime.
Washington, May 10.—The sub-com
mittee of the annate oommtttee on in-.
teratate commerce, having in charge
the bill for regulating pooling, has ■
submitted other amendments In addi
tion to ttiose heretofore aubmttted,
bearing upon false statements made
by either shipper or railroad eompo
nice or other common carriers, end
providing penalties for those
violations of the law. These : |
amendments change section 10 of
the present interstate commerce
law. They impose a penalty of
91,000 upon any person who shall de
liver property for transportation to n %
common carrier and l>v false billing,
false classittcutlou, false weighing,
false representation of the contepta
or by any sort of deceit or device, ob
tain or seek to obtnin transportation
for such property ut loss than regular,
rates as established on the lino of the
reilroad or other common currier in.
question. A like penalty In imposed'
upon the' agent of any railroad com
pany or common currier who may as
aiat in such deceit
A new regulation Is also made pun
ishing discrimination against points
on railroad lines or merchants with a
fine af 85,000. r
AGRICULTURAL REPORTS.
fast Increase In the Demand for Tech
nical Works In Fire Years.
Washington, Msy 10 — Secretary
Morton has received from George W.
Hill, chief of the division of records
and printing of the agricultural de
partment, a list of publications of ths
department for the five calendar years ,
from 1880 to 180.'), inclusive. This la
exclusive of circulars of Inquiry, con
gressional publications and those of
the weuthur bureau. The number of tv
publications and the copios issued
during the five years above named
were: 1880, 73, 5:S,537; 1800, 80, 103,
100; 1801, 100, 183,400; 1800, 131, 3,110;
300; 1803, 118, 3,140,350.
A comparison of the years 1880 and
ISO-.*, the report says, shows with an
increase in the printing fund of 58
per cent tl:o number of publications
increased more thau 07 per cent, the
number of puges more than 135 per
cent, and the ntunber-of copios Issued
over 300 per cent. These figures
show the result of a settled policy
adopted aud maintained during the
past few years, looking to a more <•
systematic classification of the publi
cations of the department as to meet
the wants of the different classes of
readort and then a wider extension
of publications of a popular oharacter.
The distribution of the publications „
is free, copies being franked to appli
cants as long as there are any on
hand not needed for the department
411*4 it.
APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED.
One Making ProvUlonn for the Agricul
tural Bill Ulipoeetl of.
Washington, May 10.—Among1 the
Stills favorably reported to the house
yesterday was one by Mr. Cliickerlng
of New York, from the committee on
railways and canals, to inquire into
the feasibility of constructing a
ship canal from the Hudson river to
the great lakes. After the call of
committees the house went into com
mittee of the whole to consider the . *
agricultural appropriation bill. Rep
resentative Herman (Republican) of
Oregon, offered an amendment raising
the appropriations for Irrigation in
vestigation from >11,000 to 925,000. Los.
An amendment providing for the
introduction of ramie, a Chinese plant
resembling silk, was adopted; also an
amendment providing that persons
who should knowingly publish a false
weathor forecast or warnings, should
be fined in a sum not to exceed >500,
or imprisonment not to exceed ninety
days or both. An amendment waa
also adopted authorising the secretary ,
of agriculture to inquire as to the
feasibility of displaying weather sig
nals from postal ears.
At 5 o'clock the consideration of the
bill was concluded and passed.
HILL AND HIS LITTLE . BILL.
The New Yorker Reid to Be About to
- Present ■ New Tariff Measure,
- l. Paul, Minn., May 19.—A Wash*
tag-ton, D. C., special to the Dispatch
says that Senator Hill has been (or
the past week at work on an entirely
new tariff bill to be substituted (or
the so-called senate compromise tariff
bill. He will boldly dernaad its ac
ceptance.
TIRED OF ITS MAD KINO.
The Upper House of the Bavarian Diet
Favors Crowning Lnltpold.
Berlin, May 19.—The Vossische
Zeitung says that the upper house of
the Bavarian diet atter two secret
meetings has agreed to the proposal
to place the Insane king ot Bavaria
under a guardianship and to transter
the crown to the regent and heir pre
sumptive, Prince Buitpold. It Is be
lieved that the deputies will give .
their assent to this proceeding.
ANNA COULD UNENGAGED.
The Match Between the Heiress nnd
tVUllam Harrtman Said to Be Off.
New York, May 19.—The Herald
says it was stated last night on good
authority that the engagement be
tween Anna Gould and Mr. William
Uarriman had been broken off by
mutual consent.
Nothing is as yet known at the rea
sons. It is said, however, that Miss
Gould and Mr. Harrinaan part with
(eelings ot good will toward each
other. ____i_
At Ledgerwood, N. D., a band of *
prohibitionists completely wrecked
two “blind pig" saloons, destroying
all the furniture and emptying the
liquors into the street
The Mississippi state convention of
bankers adopted resolutions request
ing the state's representatives and •/
1 senators to vote for the repeal of the’
ten per cent tax on state banks.
Wellington, lean., has called in the
first issue ot her six per cent bonds,
913,000 in all, two years before dne.
i The holder of the bonds,the First Na
tional bank ot Ithica, N. Y.. has con-'
sented to surrender them at par with
| accrued interest. ~ ~
