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6 THE BED CLOUD CHIEF, .FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 18M. I . j i Iftti . 7 ' tn HIE KAYA.RI) DUBATE'A HOT SPEECHES FOR AND AGAINST. ttonur, finllirhi I'lltril - Tufl of Ohio, lV.u oon of North ('urollmi, unit (lem-rul (Iron trnor Sewre In Tlirlr CrltlcliiuR Mr. Srliiiili'n TiilitT Utile. asiiinoton, March M To-day the galleries of the House, ih spile tho In clement weather outside, wcro well tilled. After the reading of the jour mil, Mr. Tnft, Hopiibllcan, of Ohio toole the iloor In Mipjiort of the ll.iyui-d censure resolution. Hi; declared that Mr. llayard had abused his privilege by Hunching a great political party of his homo country, and for that reason ho deserved erillciMii. Mr. Tuft strongly resented Mr. Ilayard's ohi'i&i llcatlon of Hi-publlcan protectionists an "jobbers and ohnlVors" and free trade Democrats as "statesmen.' In closing, he said: "When tho ambas sador has renehed tint point where hn 1.1 willing to secure personal approba tion at the expense of tho dignity of IiIh own country, and when his self importance has become so expanded a.s not to permit htm to rocopilc that his own position and Inlltience In for eign hinds depend upon the support of n united, dignllleil and proud nation, it Is lnj'li time that this Home, in re flecting public sentiment, should by icsolultnus of censure commainl him to maintain the dignity of his own country and to subordinate his own personality to the interests nud good name of the entire American people ' Mr. 1'carson of North Carolina said that lie had been an mlmiter of the Hayard family and of Thomas I'. Hay ard, but he believed th.it Mr. linyaid's speeches dcsoived censure. He pre dicted a new triumph for protection in tint coming campaign and closed by appealing to the House to pass tho resolutions, Ki1ug: 'Thoi. if our representatives "in foreign lands can not boast, of our institutions they will at letiht pay them the poor tribute of their silent contempt, Let it never bo expunged until the day -j( doom or until that day of gloom and .shame when tho reprcsentativesof the Amor can people no longer dare to defend tho fair name of their country against all enemies, foreign and (lotneMic: against the assaults of the open foe and against tliu insolence of the pub lic servant who would exalt his pnrtv by debasing his country.'' Mr. (Irosvcnor of Olilo, in reply to the remarks made by Mr. Mccreary yesterday aboiu General Schcnck wlillo minister to Grout ISrltiiiu in connection with the Kmma mines and his authorship of n voluiiio entitled "Utiles of Draw Poker," referred to General Sehenek's dlstingulsheil sor viccs in times of war and peace. He could not understand tho purpose of thu attack. It was not germane to tliu discussion. Assuming that poker playing contravened the high stand ard Of morality set up by the gentle man from Kentucky, all that was out side of his olliclul conduct and could not be made a ground of censure. Mr. Mct'reary said that he had made no attack on (icnerul Sehenck. Xo one. could deny, however, that his conduct had been investigated. Mr. Grosvcnor wanted to know then xruat tho purpose was. If U wan not intended to assail the memory of a dead man like a ghoul, then the 'utter ances of .Mr. Mct'reary were iille words, In either case, he was here to defend htm. In regard to thu Hmma mines, tho best proof of (ieneral Sehenek's good intentions was that ho himself invested large sums of money m these stocks and continued lo pay assessments to thu day of his deatn. As to the l"t)k on draw poker he hud written out a few rules of tho grcnl American game by request of a friend nud luid been, of course, very much chagrined when public reference to It had been made, lie abused no conli deuce when hn said that (icucral Seheuok told a friend lie knew just enough about poker always- to lose Ills money. As a poker player, however, he desired to my that he died without leaving an unpaid poker debt. BANKS IN J5MALL CITIES. Mr. llrottiu'H ltlll Fittorutily Itrpnrtrd by tho Homo llunktiiK roiniiilttt'i'. Washington, March '20. Tho bill introduced by Mr. lirosltts of Pennsyl vonia to authorize tho establishment of na'llnunl 'kinks in small cities, was favorably reported to-day by the House cotnmittco on banking'nn'd currcaev. As introduced, it provided for the es tablishment of banks in cities of ;i,ouo Inhabitants, but it was amended to moVe -1,000 tho limit. It, provides that in cities of 0,1)00 inhabitants or over banks shall have ti capital of not less than SoO.COO; ot from l.noo to u,md population not less than $-.'A,ooo. Hanks in cities of .10,11110 are to be capitalized at not less than SVOO.OOu. Ileuvy Snnufiill In Ohio. Waimko.nt.ta, Ohio, March 'JO Tho mow is over eleven inches deep and is ktill falling. All trains arc delayed. Telegraph and telephone wires arc crippled. Oil derricks nud fruit trees are also badly damaged. I'limr Triint In Wornlng Order. Mii.wai'KI;i:, Wis., March so. Tho combination of Hour millers of the Northwest lias gone into elVect and as a result Hour has advanced slightly. A Kvery large mill in the Northwestern territory or spring wheat district, ex cept tliu Duliith Knllcr mills of Mil waukee, and the Com Holler mills, also of Milwaukee, Is said to be a member of tho organization. ,. V. Heywnrd is tho mauuger of the or ganization, and it is said ho is to re echo a salary of S'iOO per month. To AtviiRn 1'e.irl llry.in. Cincinnati, Ohio, Murcli CO. A morning paper publishes a story that u plot to lynch Jackson and Walling, now in the Newport, Ky.. jail for thu butchery of lVurl llryau, was discov ered late last night. Thu evidence of tho plot was tho engaging of roomsat a Newport liotol for about forty men for to night or for next Thursday night. The two men who tiro at the hotel rcfusu to givo their names, but they are In some way eonnoeted with Arthur JJryan, a cattle buyer, who says lie is ti fh-st cousin of l'carl Jlryna. VWW -feWIBt! mmrmmmmm mi.w iisrssfmtLwmmftr---rr mmtmr n CONVENTION. 'Iiirlmi mill lie ICIntoy .Men Clmli In Nrt Voric Ky. Ni'.-n Yoiih, March ii). In all con gressloiiitl districts of this city, with tho exception of tho Sl.lconth, the licpublicans last night held conven tions for tho purpose of selecting del egates and alternates to tho national Hepubllcun convention. Turbulence nml confusion were tho chief charac teristics In thu Twelfth ami Fifteenth districts. A wilritccno of riot and disorder marked tliu opening proceedings of tho Flf tcctith congressional district convention at lien wick hall. Over 1,000 excited men cheered, hooted and yelled at each other, wlillo Polioo'In spector Cartwrlght, Captain Dean, four police sonrgot.uts nml 100 rounds men and patrolmen vainly endeavored to rcstoio something like n semblance, of order. The light was between thu l'latt and llrooklleld factious, with tiovernor Morton and MeKlnloy in tho hufk'rround. Thu candidates for na tional delegates on the I'ltttl side were: H-.'uiso Cninmisslourr Joseph Murphy and David J'riedsn'l, ami tho alternates, .lell'erson A siinntids and tieorge I'. Morey. Tho llrooklleld faction had for candidates, (ieneral 0. II. Col lis and iCobert .1. Wright, and tho alternate, Ooorgc S. .Sutton and l;lias (inndiiinii. Mr. Prank Ita;. niotid moved thiit tho toll be called and as the name of each delegate was mentioned he rose and declared his vote The Plullitcs had their b.illoi box mid ( hairmun Deguan announced that they would vote by ballot. Out oi the VU delegates tha l'latt ruction claim their ticket would be elected by a two-: birds vote of tho entire delegation. It is not likely unit tho to will no i.noun until to day. Tliu delegates were still xoting at midnight. It is the first time that two separate convention have been held f.iotn the same pint foimattho s'ime time in tin; history of politic in this city, and it will have) to lie determined which faction is en titled to liae their delegates seated when the national convention meets at M. Loiii1-. 'I hero was also a spilt in the Thir teenth district, tv:o sets of delegates being elected, Morton delegates were elected in all of I he other districts. BOOM GOVERNOR BRADLEY Ixenliirl.) i:ciiilillciin ISoll l'. Their sirens fur lllei. I.onsui i.r, Ky . March CO. At a meeting of leading Hepuhllcnns, repre senting every "ongresiiouul district in tliu State, resolutions were adopted indorsing tho course of tiovernor llrad ley during the session of tho legisla ture, approving the .-.ction of thoStutc central coiumlltee in presenting his name as n suitable candidate for Pres ident, and pledging those present to support his candidacy by .sending an lnstructcd( Hradley delegation to St l.ouis. Missionaries w ill be sent into thoVi; Slates which have doubtful or uninstructcd delegations, ami a but light will lo made for the leading Kentucky Kepnblieun. ST. LOUIS MAKING READY rrriurntloiiH rmU-r Wuy to I'a.-e for tlio tirrut CfiiiK'ntloii CrmtilK. .r. Lot is .Mo., March I'll. The Hits incss Men's league of St. Louis has established a bureau of information, to supplement the wot I; of its hotel committee in finding accommodations for delegatus and visitors to St. Louis during thu Itopiibliean convention, and also during the Populist and bimetal lic conventions in .Inly. The boarding houses of tint city are being canvassed and arrangements tire being made to furnish accommodations to at least I0,0.)0isitor.s in addition to those the. hotels can t.iko care of. It is believed that the managers of tho McKinlev campaign who have rented tliu impo sition building complete for the entire Itepubllcnn convention week, will also nut cola In some sections of tliu build ing. BATTLE WITH BANDITTS. ('ntlforiil.i Train IColilirr Killed nml Tnu OtllciTH Woumli'd. Tfi.Aiu:. Cal., March 50,-Two of ficers were shot anil a train robber named Daniel McColo killed in an at tempt to hold up the Southbound New Orleans express near here at ' o'clock this morning. The I bbcry probably would have succeeded if "it had not been for tliu perfidy of one of the robbers. Last night tlio olllccrs in this city wcro informed that an attempt would lc made early this morning to hold up tho Sunset limited. The man who gave thu information gave tlio details of tho plot, and said that at first lie intended to take part in tlio robbery. Under Sheriff Karl Dae-eott niul Con- stable Heed, armed with shotguns, went to the placu where the robbery was to take place and awaited the ap proach of the robbers. The robbers did not intend to make their presence known until after tho train had pulled out from tlio station, but tliu ollicers saw tliu men and opened tire. The bandits returned tlio volley and Daggett was shot through thu lungs, sustaining a wound that will probably prove fatal. Constablo Heed was shot in tho shoulder. Mctole, who is believed to have been one of tlio Hilton gang, was killed. 1 he other robber escaped. Olllccrs this morning nriestcd I.ov ern, tlio keeper of a notorious dead fall wliero Assessor Frank CoIVen was killed, Charles Ardell, a barkeeper, and John Iluynes, a member of tho Salvation army, supposed to be a mem ber of tho gang. for Il.ivli unit .McK'nlcr. C.Al.i at l.v, Mo,, March 20. A Repub lican mass convention for tlio purpose of selecting nine delegates to the K.x cclslor Springs convention, March '.'5, was held in (lallatln yesterday. The delegates wcru instructed for McKlu ley and resolutions wcro adopted in dorsing Webster Davis for (loveryjr. Votrrt to AilniH. Womrn. I'Hii.Aiiiii.i'iiiA, March 30. Tlio M. M conference in sobslon hero voted, 117 to 60, to admit women lay dele gates to the general conference. POPULISTS FOR FUSION. Wurh of lilt! KlIIIM Hut) liUoti, Contention u Hi k im.nsmv, Kan,, March 10. s si resuit of the Populist State conven tion nituity-two delegates will go from Kansas to the national convention (olid for an alliance, a combination or a fusion under some niinie with all tlio so-called reform and silver parties, fuctlons and elements. They will btand on tliu Omaha platform, but they will be willing to let nil but tho financial plank rest In tho background. 1'ho delegates at largo uro ex-Oov crnor L. I). Lcwcliiug of Wichita, Chairman .John W. llrcldenthal of Topehu.e.vCoiigrcssmun W. A. Hnrrh of Lluwood, .ludgo I'Vank Poster of Marion. Tho delegates go without an ex pressed choice for president, but if Iten Tillman walks out of the Demo cratic parly, he is tlio choice of tho Kansas Populists. That Is what they aio hoping for. JUDGE LINCOLN DEAD. KiiTiiliir of Dr. I'r.ikrr'ii Will nml I'l.tln 1 1 IT In thn fiiMir.imc (lite, Liuritn, Mo., March i-'o. .lodge dames K. Lincoln died at ids liotuts here at 1 1 o'clock last night. He had been eon lined to Ills homo ten days by an obMruction of the blood vessels in his leg, which caused nil nbci'ss and resulted in his death. J 'or t wenty-livo years. ludgo Lincoln was actively engaged in the praciico of the law. lie was executor of tho will of Dr. I'raker. and therefore the ilaiutilV In tho life insurance case which attracted so much attention. .lodge Lincoln was a descendant of a distinguished family.hisgraudfather being u brother of Abraham Lincoln. George Lincoln, father of the de ceased, enmo to Liberty in It2!i from Kentucky and entcied u large farm near this city Judge Lincoln was n native of Clay county having been orn hero in Is in. AT HIS VICTIM'S BURIAL. Tim All ('Kid Mnnlrrrr of dram M ClintirocU Aiiprnri., lint Is i:irllil. CKAWi'oitiisviM.i;, Ind., March MO. At the funeral of (irace McClamrock, the 10-ycar-old ."ciiool girl, who died as the result of malpractice. Philip Honk, tho young school teacher, who. jointly with Dr. Stout.stands indicted for complicity in hei-dent h, appeared, accompanied by his mother. They walked down the aisle and sat in front of tho parents of the murdered girl, Mrs. McClamrock burst into sob,,but her husband arose and said ho could not let tho same groof cover him and tlio man who bad niindcred bisdaugh tor. ' He then left, but Honk, being ndviseit to follow tlio bereaved hus band's example, refused. Trustee T. S. .lackson, however, finally fright ened them into leaving. IS HE FUGITIVE TERRELL? A Alan S'.dil tn Up the Oldaliiunn I.rj;lK-Intor-.lliiriloror t'uiti-r Arrcil. Four Sen it, Kan., Marcli 120. A nun identified by Missouri Pacific Pas senger Agent .1. A. Hollinger of this city ns Ira Terrell, the cx-member of tliu Oklahoma legislature, who mur dered an opponent ilt Outline three years ago and escaped from jail six mouths ago while under sentenco to ho hanged, wan arrested on a Missouri Pacific passenger train in tills city last night. Mr. Hollinger is nositivo of his identification, and the Okla homa authorities have been sent for. Terrell was a pror.parous real estate man in Wichita in the boom days. A BURGLAR KILLED. Shot Iliad It u Clerlt XVIille Trying to lirvnlc Into it Store, Pn isiiriio, Kan., March ','0. Last night about tl o'clock, while attempt ing to breal: into Hobson Ilrothurs' grocery btoro. George A. Kosln, about 1!) years of age, was shot twice and instantly killed with u Winchester iille by Krnust Wilson, who was sleep ing in the store. Hosln was formerly of Nevada, but came to this city about three weeks ago from Sedalta, Mo., whore mi uncle, Prank itositi, is liv ing, and bus been making his home with another uncle, W. L. Dagley. - 1 . . . Ilntli Wnntoil nt Illnwntlii. Sr. .losrrii, Mo., March uu. With his right arm in a sling, two bullet wounds in his neck, und his nerves somewhat sliatercd, John II. Gentry was hero yesterday, a prisoner, in charge of Constablo A. C. Potter of Hinwatlia, Kan. Gentry was tho friend of Charles Hammond, murdered yesterday by Charles Chunnuig at Itlgelow. Gentry's wounds were re ceived ut the hands of Chunning. Gentry and Hammond wcro both wanted in Hiawatha for assault with attempt to murder. Hint In u Contention ut Cutlirlr. Grnutu:, Okla., March L'0 Tho Re publican city convention ended in a riot last night after nominating a ticket half made up of negroes. A taxpayers' ticket of white men will be put out to-day. Tho Hopublicnu ma chine ran tho convention, refusing the better class of Republicans recog nition, nod nominated G. N. Perkins for police judge, u negro who, three years ago, got up a mob nml threat ened to burn tlio city. Dciin Srlinjlcr nt licit. Sr. Loins. Marcli SO. Tho Hev. .-. Montgomery Schuyler, dean of Ch'st church cathedral, died this morning in ins o.iu ycur, 1'rotlilriHK Muaonlc Temple J turned. PnovimixcK, H. I., Marcli VJ. Fire which destroyed tlio Masonic temple and other property, entailing a loss ol SSOO.oOo or more, broku out in tho bollur room of tho Temple, a flvu story brick structure, tills morning. Two adjoining buildings were crushed bv falling walls. J Died I'litni Hut llTtu of it Clillil. Lawuii.vch, Kan., March 0. Dr. U. J. Pcrrinc, a prominent physician of N'lnland, eleven miles from'herc, died lost night from blood poisoning, caused by the bitu of a sic): child with diphtheria. MW0.IUJ bVl SENATE REPORT INFAVOROF ELEC TIONS BY DiRECT VOTE 1 i;iiuiiK In .Ni'is.ir. -tr. .Mltilirlt of OrrRon dltn CoilRriit IIimviiih Why llir lrrriit syitlfiii Slioiilil to cliiitiRt'd AiltiiutnKi'H Set forth. Wapiiixoton, March 'J. Senator Mitchell of Oregon to-ilny reported to tlio scnato from tho elections commit tco tlio joint resolution proposing nn ainendmeut to tlie'cotistitution, pro viding for tliu election of Senators by tlio direct vote of tlio people. Tho coinmlttco says the accompanying report lias approached the subject of thu proposed change in the method of electing Senators with a' full appreci ation of tho gravity of tlio subject and of the importance of the public Interests involved. The objections thatare raised to the nroposcd change are dUetisscd lull v. The nmcmfincul, it is held, docs not in tho slightest degree trench upon the s stem upon which the government Is founded. Tlio objection is not tena ble that any pioposed change in the mode of electing senators can lie properly regarded r.s- nn attempt to deprive the states, respectively as states, In their overclgn or political capacity, of their legal representation in the Senate. It proposes a change in tho. mode -only this and nothing more by which the states tespect ivoly, litul tlio people there of, shall ehooso their representatives in the Senate Why, asks the report, tiro not thu people, thu qnulilled electors of a state, the proper mouthpiece of the statu in tliu oleetioti ot senators, and if entitled to speak, then why not di rectly and for themselves, nud not through their representatives in state legislatures'.' One, weighty and principal object ion to the present system of electing Sen ators, says thu report, is that tho power and right of the individual voter aro hedged about and circum scribed, ills will is manacled, his voli tion paralized and ho cannot vote for his choice. It carries with it the im plication that tho people, thu qnulilled voter-, are, for some reason, unlit for the full exercise of the elective fran chise Again, it is held that the pro posed amendment is an enlargement of the right of sulVragc on tin; part of those entitled to its exorcise under existing laws, and It tends to render impossible tlivi use of improper methods to iiillucucu .Senatorial elec tions. While it ii possible that tho inducements of a wealthy and un scrupulous aspirant for 'Senatorial honors may reach and iullucnee the majority of a small body In the Legis lature, such a thing would be impossi ble wcro the decision left to the great mass of voters. Another unanswerable objection the committee linds to tho present system of electing senators is the great length of time frequently consumed in the election and tlio consequent distraction of the legislative minds from business, to say nothing of the strife, ill feeling and contention that too often follow in tlio wake of such contests. Another vital objection to the present system is that in tliu election of the members of the legislature, when such legis lature has as one of its duties the selection of a senator, every consider ation is lostsight of except tlio solitary one of how candidates, if elected, will voto on the question of the senator ship. Public opinion, it is argued, de mands the change proposed: tho demand is loud unit emphatic: pro nounced as it is imperative: earnest us it seems to lie, although unanimous among the great masses of the people. The tendency of public opinion, thu report concludes, is to disparage the Senate and depreciate its dignity, its usefulness, its integrity, its power, if tlicro is any cause for tills tendency in thu public mind, it should lie re moved without delay. Tho adoption of the amendment will remove preju dices now existing which are rapidly becoming deeply and dangerously fas tened upon thu public mind, wiil d's sipatc all cause, excusu anil pretext for unjust criticism nnd will tend to olovato tho character, advance the dignity nnd increase the usefulness of the Senate Thu minority who oppose the prop, osltiou probably will filu a report later. ALLEN AGAINST DUPONT. Tho .YIr.tsI:ii Senator Drllnrs the rnnulit I'oHltlon, Wasiiixoto.v. March si. In thu Scnato to-day thu usual routine busi ness was abandoned, the reading irf tliu journal dispensed with unit tlio Cuba resolution taken up. Then Mr. Sherman yielded temporarily to Mr. Allen of Nebraska to stale his views on the claim of Mr. Dupout of Dela ware. The statement had more than passing interest, as tlio six Populist votes in the Senate aro regarded as decisive in tho contest and thin was tho first expression from a Populist Senator. Mr. Allen contended that Mr. Dupont was not entitled to a seat without a ccrtiticato of credentials from tlio executive- of tlio Statu and that when this wus lacking as in Jthls case, the courts of the Statu compel tho issuance of tho credentials by the governor. Messrs. Mitchell nnd Chandler called attention to tliu fact that senators now hit in tho chimbcr who did not hold credentials from tho govurnor and Mr. Mitchell sarcastically added that this disclosed Mr. Allen as the "wisest man in tho senate." but Mr. Allen vigorously maintained his posi tion. Mr. Gorman moved that when the senate adjourned to-day It bu to meet next Monday. Adopted. A Holy Wnr Agitliut llsrypt. Loniion, Marcli 21. A dispatch to tlio Globe from Cairo Bays that the khalifa lias proclaimed jelind (holy war) against Kgypt and has culled all tho dervishes capable of bearing arms to enroll under his banners. Tlio dis patch adds that it is .'aid that O.Mi'an Dignu r, to leave Kassala and join the dervishes now mustering at Dongola. Tlfty Yearn for Ciiinlillng. Month Caui.o, March 'JLTho Prince of Monaco has renewed his concession to the Casino for fifty years on condition '.hat his annuity is in creased from S3UO.OJ0 to SlOO.OoO. !MR' bayard is censured The ItiHi-c lileptx tlir Itrixiltilloiio liy Slronp, ofrs itootrx Here Taken. Wasiii.no ro.x, March si. The debate on tliu resolution to censure Mr. llay ard, which lias already occupied the attention of tho Ilouso for two days, was resumed to-duy under an agree ment entered into yesterday to tako a oto at "J o'clock. .Mr. Adams of Pcnns3-lvnnla, who was minister to Jirn.ll under thu Har rison administration, favored the reso lutions and said Mr. Huyanl'n long service and commanding position as an American made ids ofienso more llagrantnnd reprehensible. To show Mr. Hayard fully recognled his po sition as tlio representative, of the whole people, lie read from n speech delivered si year ago by Mr, ltuvard at Wilmington, Del., in which he am bassador sajd: "I represent no party as ambassador to Groat llritain, but my country and my own people.'' Mr. Fairehild of New York, took is sue with tho majority of tlio foreign ii Hairs committee as lo the character of Mr. ISavurd's oll'enso, expressing regret that :hu committee had not brought in articles ot Impeachment In-teail of censure. Mr. I!,i yard's lit tery noes, he urgited, constituted n criminal libel within thu definition of the law, and. in view of his exalted position, a high orimu against his country. Mr. Wheeler of Alabama, In oppo sition to the resolution, said that this attack on Ambassador Itavard came from Massachusetts, a State that be lieved in protootion for protection's sake. Major McKinlcy had, on this lloor. argued in favor of high protoo tion for iron cotton lies as absolutely necussaiy to their production in this country. Cotton ties luid been placed on the free list by the ilson bill, yet he read a telegram from Yottngt town, Ohio, chronicling the first ship ment of cotton ties to Uoiubay, India. After several other lucmlior.s liad spoken briefly it was decided to voto on tno resolutions censuring Mr. Hay ard M'parntely. The lirst resolution, being that cen suring Ambassador llayard, was passed by ti vote of 1st) to 71. Six Democrats vbtcd for it and live He publicans against it. Messrs. ''umtiilngs of Now York, Hailey of Texas. Latimer of South Carolina, Sorg nnd Layton of Ohio and Coekrell of Texas, voted with tho He publicans for thu resolution, and Messrs Cook of Illinois, Draper of Massachusetts, Willis of Delaware, Pitney of New .lerscy and Haker of Maryland, licpublicans voted with the Democrats against it. Tho second resolution, which ex pressed the general opinion that for eign representatives should not mako political or partisan speeches, was adopted, ml to .V.i. WARNING NOTE SOUNDED rri)le.'tlonIt mid free Colinigr toiiferrinr Hi Id ut Wiclilnctoii, Wa'-iiixoio.s, March Si. A confer tnec was held in this city yesterday between tho Hopubliean silver sen ators who voted against tlio consider ation of thu tiirill' bill in the senate and a number of niunufnuturers, prin cipally of Pennsylvania, for the pur posu of, if possible, arriving at an understanding on which tlio silver ad vocates and the protectionists can unite Tho meeting was brought about largely through thu efforts of Messrs. Wilhelin of Pottsvillo, Pa , and R. D. Defenderfer, the latter a Philadelphia liinuiifauturer and secre tary of the uatiouul bimetallic com mittee. Tho conference was prelim inary to others, which will probably be held, and while it resulted in no joint declaration, j those present ex pressed themselvoF as satisfied that the res Intcrcsti luid b. neiircil Jiric innate poMiti plain COUlll Oil no IiroleiAUU IdllU leg tion, cither at this session of congress or the next, without the rehabilitation of silver, nud that bimetallism and protection, as regarded from their standpoint, constituted an indivWblo issuu before tlio country. Some of thu munufasturcrs them selves indorsed this position as being tiio logic of thu country's necessities and political condition. President Dornan, of the Manufacturers' club, of Philadelphia.- e.xpicsscd thu opinion that tarilV duties could not bo made I high enough to protect our inanuf.ic- Hirers if our couutrv remained on a gold basis. Mr. .lumes Dobsou c.ttue out unqual ifiedly for free coinage by interna tional agreement, if possible; other wise, by independent action. Ho be lieved that independent action would induce international action. Free coinage might create temporary dis turbances, but it was tliu quickest wny to permanent relief from the ills from which tho country Is now a suf ferer. Several other man it fiieturcrti spoke in n similar strain. Senators who weru interviewed with regard to the meeting expressed tho opinion that this wus tho first note of warning to tlio Itepubllcnn party against tliu adoption of a single gold standard plank in tliu St. Louis plat form, or the nomination of n gold standard mutt on u straddle plunk. Many letters in harmony with tho meeting weio received from nian iifactutcr.s throughout tho country who were unable to be present at tho meeting. Senator Cnmcron's nuiuu was men tioned incidentally in connection with tho Presidency during the meeting, and met wish evident approval by many present. A CONSUL FIRED UPON. A HranMi Soldier In I'orto Itlcci Trim to Kill mi Amerlciui OlllcUt. Nkw Yoiii;, March SI. The steamer Cambria from I'orto Hico brought tho news that nu attempt wus mudo on tho life of I'tilted States Consul .1 D, Hall by a Spanish soldier at St. John March 4. Consul Hall has written to the Stato department In Washington giving a full report of the attempt on his life It was reported that thu shootlug was nrlldi,lt !l I (I, 111 tlmt III,, uillflii.n ivna J firing at an escaping woman prisoner. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIBn Silt- EX-CHIEF SPEERS DEAD. Ilrnrl llr.nr Carries OfT Hit Well K no mi Kaut.lt CI 1 n n Kansas Ciiv, Mo .March 21.- I'.x Chlef of Police Thomas M. Spoors tiled suddenly of neuralgia of the heart ut his homo, 10lT Oak strctt. ten minutes beforo noon to-day. He wtiH attacked with heart failure while sitting in the olllco of Health Ulllccr Waring in this city hall nt Hi o'clock. 'Thu attack was entirely un expected. Dr. U tiring recogtiiei! the critical nature of the illness and ut once applied remedies, which relieved Mr. Specrs temporarily. Dr. Waring then placed Mr. Specrs in his buggy ami drove rapidly lo his home, where lie died. When In was dying, and oven nfter ills death, before the report hud been spread on the streets, Demoerats wcro talking of him for mayor and were urging him as ti man on whom alt voters could unite Thomas M. Specrs was one of fho bust known men in tho Western coun try, and it was often said of him that his name wati familiar from the Atlan tic to tliu Pacific. For thirty yeniii ho was a citicn, and for twenty-ono, V ycarb chief of police of Kansas Clly. TWO CONVENTIONS. .Ml'sourl' Itrpnlillciili ("ouitiilttce Dlvldri tlio Worlt-A Nou Hli.il for llnl. Sr. Lot is Mo., March Si. This morning the Hopubllcaii Sinto com mittee met hero to fix tho time and place for the holding of tho State con vention. Two booms were launched one for .lames T. Moore of Lnctcdo county for delegatc-ai-largc to St. Louis; the other nn agitation in favor of .I. P. Upton of Polk for governor. Tlio Hopubliean State committee de cided unanimous!'.- to hold two con ventionstin! first for the selection of delegates to thu national convention, Wednesday, May .'7, and tiie second convention for tho nomination of can didates for Statu ollicca, Wednesday, July SS. After a recess the claims of the cities computing for thu conventions were heard, tho committee deciding to allow each city half tin hour to present its claims. A careful poll of tho State commit teemen present showed an almost unanimous sentiment for Davis in North, Central and Kastcru Missouri. The only exception was the represen tative from St. Joseph. INDIANA FOR M'KINLEY. Ilrlegntr I.lreted from Kuril of tlio 'llilrtreii DMrlt'tp.. l.xniA.X'Ai'oi.is, Ind., Marcli St. He publican conventions wuru held in eacli of the thirteen Congressional districts of tho Statu yesterday for the ulectlon of delegates to the National convention at St. Louis. In most of the districts strong McKinlcy instruc tions were given. In some, his candi dacy was simply indorn-d by resolu tion, and in two districts thero wan no expression us to presidential can didates. Only one delegate so far as known, is not for McKinlcy. That one is Harry S. New, of the Seventh district, who favors Allison, but says ho will voto with the majority of thu Indiana delegation. Imnortiiiit liond lleelnlon. Torr.UA, Kan., March SI. Judge Williams has decided the Kiowa coun ty bond case, in which tlio county was seeking to nvold tlio payment of STd.oOO of funding bondsnud'&IO.OOUof bonds issued to the Kingman, Pratt A. Western i ail way, holding that the county is liable for tho payment of tho funding bonds, but is 'not liable for tlio bonds Issued to tho railroad, (uey were not Issued by an- this uccl-don will buttlo ilar cases in which Western arc seeking to avoid the pay Hinds issued. Identified n Tnrrcll. COTT, Kan., March 21. Tlio man who was identified by Missouri Pacific Agent J. A. Hollinger as I. N. Terrell, tho ex-member of the Okla homa Legislature, who killed his op ponent and escaped from jail nt Guth rie while under sentenco for the crime, was to-day positively identified as Terrell by Alderman A. T. Hticlc ridgu of Wichita, who know Terrell when ho was in tho real estate busi ness ut Wichita. IIiiuon lltlt Indorsed. AN-n.r.ns, Ind. Ten, Marcli 21. At a mass meeting of tho citir.ens of the towns of Antlers, Goodland, Hoduoy and Kosonui, hid. Tor., held at Antlers, strong resolutions wcro udopted urging the speedy enactment of tho Dnwes bill, which, tlio resolu tions say, "meets with our hearty and earnest approval." .loliu .Mnrtln n g I'oiuiilst. Wichita, Kan., March 21. The Populist leaders of tho Southwest, at tin informal conference held in this city, hbvo agreed upon tlio selicmo of having Kx-Scnator John Martin of 'J'opcka head tho electoral tickor. Martin said lie would champion the free silvci movement whether the Dcinociuts declared for it or not. A Clothing Company I'alli, Kansas City, March 21. Tho Itell Clothing company.at r,s: and 5S3 Main street, failed yesterday for Sl4.fill.03. Claims aggregating this amount wcro specified in three chattel deeds of trust filed yesterday in tliu olllco of the recorder of deeds. Thu failure is thu largest to occur in Kansas City for Mimu time A Thief Strlrkrn With Death. Foot Sco i-r, Kan., Marcli SI. George Hlack, colored, was found dead in a neigh bor'H coal house this morning. Ho had been dead two nlglits and a day, and had died from heart disease just after climbing through tho win dow with a gunny back to steal some coal. Shot Ills .Mother and lllnurlf. l.NiiiA.VAroids, Ind., March si. In a family quarrel at tlio dinner tnblo yesterday, Albert Kinclilow, aged L years, shot his mother and then tired three pistol balls into his own brcasU The mother may live, but the son can Mirvlve but a short time 1 4" gsmmmm ii";- -'jj w vn wqa cWBEjam.1' T ' ' -.-. aa- MM-ffilimTft,""'"""'"-'""" " "" - aM " '. i -v-HHPMMviMaiawi-i