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»tnv 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. ~ ~