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X THE BED CLOUD CHIEF. 2 I HE WITHDRAWS FROM THE COMMISSION. ADDRESSES THE SENATE. KffotUtlons Supported Ilr tho reildent Bal Defeated 11 Ailveria dream (arioei Mr. Oaf e Sharply Crlt Iclieil Illmntatlliti Urged to Cling to Hope Ex-Cabinet Member Scored. Washington, Jan. Ifl. Tho fenturo of to-day's proceedings In tho Senuto was a speech by Mr. Wolcott about his labors in connection with tho bi metallic commission and embodying his retirement from that body. Mrs. Wolcott was In tho diplomat's gallory. Tho Senator was heard with profound interest and attention. Mr. Wolcott introduced his subject by saying that ho was glad to in alto a statement respecting certain phases of the work of tho recent bimetallic com mission, but in doing so ho spoko un officially, "not committing his associ ates In tho slightest degree, either to his opinions or deductions." Ho said that wnn Congress met a year ago, soon after" tho national election, there was a universal expression by tho Republican membership of tho senate, t&at the plodga of tho party in its St Louis platform to promoto interna tional bimetallism by every moans in Its power was an undertaking to be faithfully carried out without evasion or delay. Ho then gavo an account of the appointmens of tho commission, saying that all threo of its members wero bimetalllsts. IIARMONY WITH THE PRESIDENT. "Our views," said tho Senator, "wero well known to tho President before our nppolntmcnt. Thcro was no one of us who did not nnd docs not now bollove tho financial question over shadows nil others and that continued adhesion to tho single gold stundard means only disaster to our "agricult ural and commercial interests." Tho commission had, he said, in its six months' stay abroad, visited only London and Paris, and ho added that whatever measure of success or fail ure had been meted out to tho com mission, "it had been hampered by no lack of authority or sanction of ad ministrative support." "There wero never at any time," continued tho senator, "instructions given us that sought In tho slightest degrco to chnngo or hamper or limit tho full powers conferred upon us by law. Wo have been of one mind and iacntiro agreement during all of our negotiations and our clTorU havo been loyally furthered by our re pro sontatlvos abroad, who wero fortified by strenuous instructions. In En gland, especially, tho ablo and intel ligent and cordial co-operation of our ambassador wns of great advantage in our deliberations." Mr. Wolcott dotallcd at some length tho joint negotiations on tho part of tho American commissioners and tho French ambassador in England. At first, ho Bald, thcro seemed but few difficulties in tho way, and ho quoted tho resolutions of tho houso of com mons and tho utterances of .Mr. Hal four and Sir Michael Hicks-llcach of March 17, 1800. LONDON TIMES CONDEMNED. Mr. Wolcott admitted, however, that it was not surprising that an other view should havo prevailed In this country, a view based, ho said, "on tho lntcmperato and hostllo and somewhat brutal utterances of tho London press respecting the proposals of tho French and American represen tatives." "Tho newspapers of London, llko the newspapers of many of tho cap itals of tho world," continued the senator, aro dominated by and allied with the banking clement and reflect their views, and often their expres sions." It was porfectly realised from tho beginning, said Mr. Wolcott, that bi metallism for England was out of tho question. India was tho vital point of all tho negotiations with England, and all other proposals wero Insignificant In comparison with that respecting the roopenlng of tho mints of India to the unlimited coinage of silver, and tho repeal of tho order permitting gold to bo paid for government dues and to be exchanged for govornment rupees. Mr. Wolcott spoke at some length of the conditions In India, explaining the value of tho rupee since the clos ing of the mints to silvor In lr03. The closing of tho mints had, ho said, cre ated wide dissatisfaction, and thcro was a general Impression that the In dian government would bo glad to re trace 1U step. "Many English monometalllsts of wide Influenco beliove the policy to bo a mistaken one," said the senator, "and would be glad to see the India mints reopened, it It could bo done without stimulating the cause of bi metallism and as a separate and dis tinct action." INDIA'S MONEY FAMINE. "To us tho India situation is inex plicable. The world has heard much of the famine in India and of the great funds subscribed for its victims. It has not been, however, so generally known that tho famine was one of money rather than food; that tho contributions wore chiefly forwarded to India in the form of money, not grain, and that during the whole period of tho famine rlco was abundant where mn were starring, and its price was but a trifle ojer a WM MSSON cent n pound, less than tho prlco of wheat in England. For nil theso evils, tho loss In value of tho savings of tho people, the disadvantage of n different purchasing valuo for silver in India from that which prcvailod in China, tho evils of an insufficient volume of money, and tho enormous Injury which commerce suffers through vio lent iluctuntlons in tho rate of ex change, wo offered what wc boltovcd to bo a remedy. Our offer was ro fused, and tho refusal must bo consid ered as final until tho failure of tho experiment upon which tho India gov ernment has entered shall bo demon stratcd." THE COMMISSION'S BAD LUCK. Mr. Wolcott next enumerated tho obstacles with which tho commission had to contend, in which ho included tho remarkable drop in tho prlco of sliver, tho coincident tariff legislation in tho United States and tho state ments of New York bankers In Eng land, who, ho snld, sought ac cess to ttuo English officials and reassured thorn that any sentiment which had formerly existed in tho United States In favor of bimetallism, was dead. Other statements inado by tho bankers, according to Mr. Wolcott, wero tho following: That tho mission was sent solely as a sop to a fow far Western Republicans; that tho coun try generality favored tho gold stand ard nnd that tho presi dent of the United States shared this vlow. "Tho statements wore," Mr. Wolcott said, 'of courso un true, but in support of thorn, theso people assumod to present interviews and statements of the director of tho mint, a hold-over from the last admin istration, tho late comptroller of tho currency, an equally precious legacy, now out of tho public service aud transplanted to a Chicago bank; and pretended statements in letters and interviews from the secretary of the treasury to tho effect that there was no chanco for inter national or other bimetallism and favoring tho permanont adoption of tho gold standard. Nobody in Europe cared a rap what tho two minor prophets thought or said, as nobody in this country cares, but tho alleged statements of tho Secretary of tho Treasury wero a different matter. Wo insisted that the letters must bo forgeries and tho interviews fictitious and I trust thoy woro, for it was in concclvabln that a member of tho cab inet would seek to undcrmlno tho ef forts of a mission appointed by tho President and whoso efforts ho was cordially and zealously bccondlng. THE SENATOR WITHDRAWS. "It is my stnecro conviction that an international bimetallic agrcemont is still feasible, by tho tonus of which certain countries will join us nnd open their mints to the unlimited colnugo of silver, nnd others will contributo to the plan an enlarged uso of that metal us money; nnd I sny this tho more freely becauso I shnll glvo way upon tho commission to somebody more fitted for such negotiations and better ablo to glvo them his constant timo." A RAP AT MR. GAGE. "When Congress convened on tho 7th of last month the President in his references to tho subject of interna tional bimetallism, tpoko earnestly and anxiously of his desire to sco an international bimetallic agreement consummated." Within u fortnight, continued tho Senator, nothing having intervened to chaugo conditions, tho secretary of tho treasury had made statements ut terly at variance with tho President's. Mr. Wolcott quoted Mr. Gage's re marks on tho currency bill beforo tho Congressional committee. "This is not tho proper occasion," said tho senator, "to unalyzo the bill of the secretary of tho treasury. It will reach limbo long beforo it reaches tho senate. Ho proposes to capitalize tho pre mium on our bonds sold recently, nnd to make them, with others to be issued, a security definitely pnyablo in gold. Ho forgots that only a few months ago whon tho coun try was in dire distress wo wero com pelled to pay 9,000,000 for tho privi lege of keeping tho word 'gold' out of some of theso very bonds. He ought not to forget, for tho bank of which he was president got, it Is said, some of tho bonds and received some of tho proceeds of that deplorable transaction. Hut I do not intend to discuss tho bill which tho President's message specifically docs not Indorse; and it Is prematura to criticise tho Secretary's Republicanism, for his advent into tho party and tho cabinet was practically con tcraporaneous. Wo must accept the situation. In my opinion tho great majority of tho members of tho Republican party are bimetalllsts, and the fact that they are misrepre sented by a cablnot officer Is not pleasing, but It Is endurable The se lection of tho members of his official household is the President's own af fair, and so long as he stands upon tho question of bimetallism where he has over stood, there is uo serious ground for apprehension. URGED TO CLING TO HOPE. "Whatever differences of opinion may exist as to tho ability of thit country alone to maintain tho parity between silver and gold, there is no question that the concurrence of othei nations would help and not hlndor the cause of bimetallism in the United States, and e (forts to secure it ought to receive the cordial support of every citizen who U opposed to gold mono metallism. International bimetallism Is not a myth or chimera. Only o fow days ago, just before Christ mas, In a debate in tho French chamber M. Mollno again declared from tho tribune that the Frsnch gov ernment was alone with tho United States on the question of bimetallism. In tho face of such a declaration it it as cowardly tr abandon hopo aa It it false to talk about failure." NEBRASKA IN BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM OVER THE STATE. a. Complete Itcvlew of tlm Taut Week' Happening In tlio Treo 1'lanlcr' Htuti- Sucrluct Nummary of the Muit Im portant Ncnr. The beet growers of Hall county have organized for mutual protection and advancement. Hermnn WobscIb, n verdant youth from near Wuverly, was the other duy buncoed out of 87.50 in Lincoln. Ho met a "friend" who wanted to pay a bill but hud nothing but u "check." Tho twenty-second annual encamp ment of tho department of Nebraska trrar.d urmy of the republic, will be held nt Norfolk, commencing on Wed nesday, February 1), nt 4 o'clock p. in. Mrs. Anna Hiisn, wife of Frank Husa, a wealthy Itohcmiun farmer near llnrncston, committed suicide by jump ing into n well and drowning herself. Family trouble was the cause. Her husband, it is charged, got drunk and and abused her. A flaring street car hold up was per petrated in Omaha. Two men heavily disguised, entered u cur at the end of tho Thirteenth street line and com pelled the conductor and motorman to disgorge at tho points of revolvers. Their haul amounted to $25. While the two boys of Mr. nnd Mrs. Joseph Mnurrellcr of Utlca, Neb., were playing with u rifle, Victor, uged 0, nhot and killed his brother Jess, aged 12. The children's parents were away from home, and the boys seized'the op portunity to get the ritlu to use in u game. Will Ilartcls of Dakota City, pur chased forty.flvo head of stock cattle at the Sioux City stock yards, and while crossing the river on the ice with the bunch, the ice gave way, and all but three head went into the Missouri river. Prompt work with a horse tuid rope succeeded In saving nil but thir teen head. Carl Knudson of Dakota City, a b.othcr of Knutc nnd Hans Knudson, the two broth rs who were sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary for at tempting to hold up a Union Pacific train in Lincoln county, is seeking sig natures to a petition for u pardon for the boys, asking for such on account of the boys' youth und previous good character. Secretaries of tho state board of transportation have returned from To peka, where they met with Kansas railroad commissioners to consider the question of live stoelc rates. The meet ing wns without result. The Kunsas commissioners favor continuation of car load rates, while tho Nebraska secretaries favor rates based on hun dred weight. Tho secretaries will probably try to agree upon a scedulo based on cents per hundred pounds if such a schedule does not increase the ?ar lo rates now in force. Hon. John R. Manning of Carroll, one of the most prominent nnd well-to-do men in Wayne county, met with a terrible accident recently, ills right arm was cut off inch by inch to the shoulder in a cornstalk cutter, the help starting up the. machinery before he know it. All but one artery was severed and the flesh torn down his side. At this time he is in a critical condition, and it is not expected that he will live. Mr. Manning was a member of the legislature in 1880, rep resenting the Eleventh senato.-ial dis trict. The other evening at Utlca an acci dent occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Maurreller. Their two little boys, .less and Victor, wero in the house playing with a 32-callbre rifle and in some unknown man ner tho youngest boy, Victor, aged six years, got hold of tho gun und shot his older brother, aged twelve, through the heart. The boy ran a distance of ubout thirty feet and fell dead. Neither of the the parents of the chil dren were at home when the accident happened, The legislative investigating com mittee has reported a shortage of about 82,000 against Professor Win. Ebright, formerly superintendent of the insti tution for the blind at Nebraska City. The report was placed in the hands of the nttorney-general who sent a letter to Mr. Ebright immediately. In this letter it was stated that It was but fair that Mr. Ebright should have no lice of the situation, so that he might explain before action at law was com menced, if such uctlon is deemed neces sary. Mr. Ebright is principal of the schools at North Platte. According to tho committee report Mr. Ebright is held responsible for money drawn from the state treasury in the name of Inmates of the institution and for druggists' claims, which were not val id claims against the state. Fred llerryman, an aged farmer liv ing in tho vicinity of Denton, who went to Lincoln Fridny, died tho day following nt St. Elizabeth's hospital. While in the city his desire for liquor got the better of him to such u degree that by night he was unable to control his actions. Death resulted from a blood clot on tho brain. Osceola is now enjoying electric lights. The new plant gives satisfac tion. Lnwrence Chccsntn, better known ns "Fatty," and Henry Mapes were ar rested at Hastings charged with hold Injr up an old irentlcman named Oil- pliant and robbing him of his purse, containing about 818. Superintendent Ebright has an nounced to the public that he is not short in his accounts, nnd can so prove to tho satisfaction of the investigating committee, which he will do at an turiy dute. Auditor Cornell has issued n state ment for thu fiscal year ending Novem ber HO, 18117, showing that the state' debt has been reduced over 8500,000 during the year. Nearly half of this reduction was duo to tho fact that, state bonds became due and hud to be provided for. The statement, of Au ditor Cornell bIiows that during the year ending November UO, 11, 01 7 claims amounting to SI, 701, 030.03, divided as follows, were adjusted in the auditor's office: Clulms. Amount. $ u.PHf w 1.017 W 2.00ft 00 O.TMJOn WI.IX4 33 IO.KV09 i:W,073 77 1,010,040 P0 mwio iiDrnry ninu kj iNormui school llliniry Normal tntcret fund Hop. for Irmnnn fund Temporary school fund.... Penitentiary spec, labor.. University funds , General fund 11 0 84 IW) .11) 1.73H 11.017 11,791,13d C3 Warrants have been paid during the fiscal year ending November 30, 1807, as follows: IriNtltuto for feebleminded youth. ..I JR.OSflM Slulo library fund 2.K84an Normal school library fund 1.017 02 Normal interest fund A.tnuoo Hospital for InHiine fund 3.7MI0O Temporary school fund G9.V7r.J7d I'etiltc-ntliiry special labor fund loor 6s University funds IM.'.MHdd General fund i,xa,ra CO Total f3.inr.oi3 40 Making a reduction of 8313,370.83 in the outstutidlng warrants during the year. The present Indebtedness of the state is ns follows: State fundlii bonds I 2(11.2073.1 wcnorai mmi warrants l,ft.v.txvii Temporary unl. fund warrants Institute forfrobloind fd warrants. State, library fund wmritutsi,, I'cnlt. spec, labor fund wurrnots.... College of uKriuulture und mechan ic arts fund warrants University cash tuna wurrunts JU.027 XT 10,470 61 1161 181 V tO 72 Total Indebtedness Nov. no. f7..il,M.nH0l Less uvullublu cuhb In stato trcus.. fe7,9430O Net outstanding 11,784,251 01 Reduction in stnte debt during the fiscal year ending Nov. 30, 1807: Reduction in outstanding warrants. . .1343.376 Kl Ki-ductlon In bonded Indebtedness.... 207.000 00 Total t.V0,370 K! The treasurer's book show a reduc tion in the amount of wnrrnnts regis tered and drawing interest of 84 10,403. 00, showing that there was afloat 873, 020.77, which had not been registered und drawing interest. Adolph Uellbuseh, of Colfax county wns arrested at Columbus. He Is ehurged with bastardy by Miss Chris tina Oldings. He gavo bond for his uppearaucc. A small barn on the premises nenr Norfolk rented by David Singer burned and a team of horses, harness and till other contents of the barn were con sumed. There was no insurance aud thu loss to Singer is heavy. The preliminary examination of Otis Anselen, the suspected lloelus bank robber, was held before .Incite Ander son and resulted In his being bound over to district court in the hum of 31,500. Tho first term bondsmen of Henry Holin, against whom the City of Omaha recently recovered judgemct against for 871.0UO, have completed prepara tions for carrying the case to tho supreme court, so that tho case will probably be filed within a few days. The annual report of tho state fish commission is now being prepared by Commissioner Kirkpatrlek for submis sion to thu governor. It will show that during the year 1807 the state fish ear traversed the distance of 10,207 miles in the distribution of fish to thu waters of the state and that thu fol lowing were planted by thu commis sion or furnished breeders for private ponds: Wall-eyed pike, 18,720,000; yearling rainbow trout; 8,-r00; rainbow trout fry, 207,000; brook trout fry, 100, 000; yearling brook trout, 400; bluek bass, six months old, 40,0.10; Gurmnn carp, six months old, 21,000; yearling German carp, 1, 180; salmon trout fry, 1 10,700; croppies, six mouths old, 12, 700; striped perch, 2, 100; channel cat, two years old, 7,280; gold fish, 4,308; total, lp,4(!0,018. At Omaha Wednesday, Jan. 12, Judge Cunningham R. Scott decided that the law providing for the appointment of a tire and police commission for cities of thu metropolitan class Is unconsti tutional and void, and that therefore thu men who nru holding under Gov ernor Holeomb nre acting without au thority of law. The suit was a man damus brought by Frank McCoy and Robert Olmstcad. Application for the writ was made some-days ago and was argued at the time and taken undur advisement by the court. In their ar guments the applicants contended that the law passed bv the legislature dele gating to the governor authority to iiiimu officers for tho city of Omaha wus at variance with the constitution of thu statu and was u usurpation of the right of self government. In pass inir upon tho ease Jndgu Scott sus tained this position nnd went even fur ther. Ho holds that if tho legislature could pass a law delegating to the gov ernor the power to appoint members of the fire and police commission it could also delegate autharlty to tho state executive to name the mayor and other munlcipul officers. Attorney General Smyth offered to bring an ac tion in quo warranto In tho supreme court to test the fire and police com mission law which Judge Scott de clared void. Mayor Moores has asked for time to look over thuquowurrunto. Meantime a truce has been declared pending the outcome of the proceed ings. Director Willard Klmbnll of tho uni versity school of music has received a call to the post of musical director of the truns-MUslssippl exposition. Mr. Kimball is willing to accept, provid ing his nluri of conducting tho music of the exposition is adopted by tho di rectors. He received the compliment of an unanimous election. Lawrence Checsam, who wns arrest ed at Hastings on tho charge of lar ceny, had his hearing beforo County Judge Itowen and wus bound over tg the district court in tho sum of 8500 So for he has fulled to furnish bond. CONGRESSIONAL CHAT WEEK'S DOINGS OFNATION AL LAWMAKERS. A Ofinrrnl Ri-nnmo of tho Mmt Import mit Labors of tho Ifouno nnd Senate Kxrctitlve nnd Departmental Actloui Noted llrlclly. Jules Cambon, thu new French am bassador, wus recently received by the president. A canvass of the republicans of tho house shows a small majority to be in favor of a change in tho civil service law. Senator Allen has introduced bills to remove the charge of desertion from the military records of Joseph 1 Troy or, Palmer, Neb., and Robert Wood side of Dawson county. Representative Stark of Nebraska, rose to a question of privilege and de nied a publication in a local paper that ho had acted as attorney in the pen sion case of Jackson W. Chceney. Civil Engineer Menocnl, now with the Nicaragua canal commission, has been ordered home to explain, if lie can, thu shortcomings of the work on thu New York dry docks, under pain of court martial. Stephen E. Barton of the Cuban league is receiving communications, from the governors throughout tho country, all indicating a satisfactory response to the appeals of tho depart mentis of stute and the league. Tn fbn tiiini-pma mni4 !, Af. 1 Jusltce Hnrln'n handed down an opin ion involving tlie question of whether the heirs of a ninu who i'nmmttt1 knt. cide when in sound mind can recover on tin insurance nolle v. The court held they could not. The philatelists of Washington have protested against the proposed new is sue of stamps commemorative of the Omaha exposition on the ground that the stamps will servo no useful pur pose and will be gathered up by spec ulators who will hold them in the fu ture at .-.peculative prices. The feature of Mondny's proceed ings In the senate was the speech of Scuator Wolcott, chairman of the bi metnllie commission, upon the nego tiations of the commission with Euro pean countries relative to internation al bimetallism. He thinks interna tional bimetallism still feasible: savs Great Hrltaln is thu only great objeet or and may change its mind. Ho re signed from the commission but made a plea for further efforts on behalf of of silver. Tho secretary of agriculture has sent to ennin-i-ss a ri-nnrt im flu. ononif Innu of the bureau of imim:il Iiwlnsti-tr. fm thu last fiscal year, with special 'refer ence to meat inspection. It shows mat the work of meat Inspection was in operation ai us uouattoirs and lmckinir houses located in tliirtv-three cities. It urires an increased annro- priatlon to entirely ueeompllsh the in tent of the law. Of 1,811,300 speci mens nf iinrlr mli-i-nm-nnli-iilK- -v!ini. incd 13,325 were found infected. Replying to a resolution of inquiry, Secretary Wilson has sent to thu sen ntc a statement concerning tho pro duction of sugar in this country and his opinion of the effect of tho impor tation of Hawaiian sugar has on the production of beet sugar in the United States. He gave the average importa tion of sugar to this country for the past seven years as 8101,575.293 worth, of which" tho Hawaiian importation was 80,073,1)21. Hu concludes that Ha waii will not seriously coinpeto with btigiir products in the United States. Assistant Postmaster-General Heath has suggested somu modification in the Loud postal bill, which restricts the amount of second class mutter to be admitted to the mails. Mr, Heath says that his own experience as u pub lisher leads him to believe that the bill will work less hardship upon le gitimate publishing firms if Mr. Loud will modify it by simply reducing the number of samplu copies of papers to bo admitted instead of cutting them off altogether. Tho present law al lows 50 per cent of a paper circulation to bo mailed ns samplu eoplcs, and to cut off this privilege altogether, Mr. Heath says, would work a hardship upon the large country publications. Judge Stark of the Fourth Nebraska, district filed with tlm house commit tee on public buildings and grounds an extended brief in advocacy of his bill to erect public buildings in the prin cipal county seats of his district, ten in all. He argues that us his district gets no benefits from river and harbor bills, government court houses, arsen als or soldiers' homes, It is entitled to such consideration because government-owned postofilces would bo a fu-ofltablo investment. Ho says that n eluven cases single cities where tho population is not greater than that of tho Fourth congressional district, have received ample consideration in tho way of public buildings. The argu ment wus filed away In tho committee rooms. l'latlnnin. Tho supply of platinum, owing to its frvo uso in olootrical enterprise-. Is becoming, it is said, unoqual to tho constantly Increasing demand. Tho principal sotirco of supply Is tho Ural mountain doposit. Theso soma years ago woro said to bo lnoxhaust ible, but tho statement was mndo with no cognizanco of tho futuro heavy demand in electrical service Theso mines are at presont boing worked to their fullost capacity, with orders and contracts to yours ahead of dollvory Miss Richglrl of Chicago And so you kissed tho blarney stono at tho Columbian exposition? Ha, hat It was nothing but a Chioago'paving stono. Mr. Smar.tcbap So 1 hoard tat tho timo, but I thought perhaps you might havo walked on it. Then eho married him. Now York Wookly. Tho work of "trying out" tho blubbor of tho whale recently cap tured off Amagansott, L. L, resulted in forty barrels of olL About a hun dred pounds of whalebones, averag ing seven feet In longth, wore taker) from, tho head of tho monster.. " CONGRESS ASKED FOR AID. The Nlcnrngua Cnnnt Contention' Strong Memorial. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 10. Ly ccum hall was filled this morning with delegates to tho Nicaragua canal con venticn, assembled for tho second and last day's session of tho convention, whoso object primarily is to promoto on interest in tho canal through Nicaragua, and secondarily to havo a good time. Delegates who had not arrived for the first session yesterday came in this morning nnd considerably swelled the attendance The morning soislon was oponcd by appointing a committee to draft rcso lutlons to present to tho convention. After spending tho cntlra morning at work the commlttco presented to tho dologates a momorlal addressed to tho senators and representatives of tho Fifty-sixth Congress. In the memorial it is urged that legislation soon bo passed to secure tho pormuncnt con struction of tho Nicaragua canal, nnd that its services be secured for tho pcoplo without restriction, and with as low toll as may bo possible. To see that theso wishes of tho con vention nre given proper attention in the legislature of tho United States it was propostd that a committee of five members bo appointed to go to Washington nnd see that the matter is not pigeonholed, but attended to at once The convention agreed that such was tho only means of putting a stop to useless discussion. TfrE ARMY ATTACKED. General MoClellnn Bon Bay It ti Inert ' Detent Lewla Alnt Increase. " Washington, Jan. 10. Yesterday was District of Columbia day in the House, but only three bills of local importance wero passed. The re mainder of the session was devoted to the further consideration of the army appropriation bill. The debate was particularly notable for a vigorous speech by Mr. McClcllan, of Now York, a son of General George II. Me Clellun, attacking tho present army organization as obsolete and ineffi cient. He nsscrtcd that wo wero woo fully unprepared for war should a crisis come, and contended for modern methods In organization, equipment and supplies which would cnuble tho United States to meet an emergency. Mr. Lewis, Democrat, of Washing ton, made a vigorous speech against any increase of tho army. Ho cre ated something of an innovation by taking his position in tho area in front of the speaker's rostrum and speaking to tho Houso fuco to faco, as to a congregation. Ho charged that tho trusts were in control of tho country and constituted tho mailed hand of power behind tho decrees of tho courts. If tho army were incrcuscd, the people would, ho said, be justified In asking whethor It was not to bo used to barricade tho courts and break down everything that means tho freedom of tho govorn ment SATAN APPEARED. A Treacher'! Son Created n Mmt Fanlo In Illi Father' Church. IlounnoN, Ind., Jan. til. Rev. Mr. Akin, pastor of tho flock of Rethel church, Sunday night took for hl.s themo "His Satanic Majesty." no Is an eloquent man, nnd ho painted tho arch-fiend in vivid colors. At tho cli max of the description a being, dressed to represent a davl, with largo hoad and switching lail, ambled up tho nlslc, blowing'Xraoko from its nostrils nnd bellowing: "I am tho dovll and I wnnt'fMtffyou." Tho audience becamo panic stricken. Men, women nnd children wero hurled to the floor and trampled in tho mad rush for tho door. In tho confusion the stove was upset and tho building, caught fire. lloforo tho horrified, members regained their senses tho flro, had gained such headway that all at tempts to savo tho church wero iu vain. Yesterday morning Gcorgo Akin, son of tho pastor, confessed that he,' with tho help of other boys, knowing, the subject of his father's sermon, rigged up a dovll suit, conccnlcd him-. rclf behind a chair and awaited tho arrival of the audience. ' WILL WORK IN HARMONY. No More Clashing- Detween Araerloao Volunteer! and Salvation Army. Nkw Youk, Jan. 10. Commander Rallington Dooth, of tho American Volunteers, Bald yesterday that he greatly rejoiced over his reconciliation with his father. He thought, ho said, that important results would fol low It "I believe that hereafter," ho added, "tho American Volunteers and the Salvation Army will pursue their work in their respective fields llko churches of different denominations, in perfect harmony, and, possibly, with co-operation. There will, we hope, hereafter be perfect good feeling." Murderer George Finch Beoteaoed. FonT Scott, Kan., Jan. 10. Gcorgo Finch of Paolo, Kan., the murderer of Frank Swofford of Piedmont, Mo., near this city in 1894, was last evening sentenced to be hanged after ono year's confinement in the State pent tentlary. Defend! the Penitoner, Whkkuno, W. Va., Jan. 10. Colo nel William Kirk, an ex-Union soldlec of Wood county, announces that he will pay 8100 for each case of a fraud ulent pension now being paid by tho United States to a civil war soldier. Ills property is sufficient to cover at least 1,000 cases. Death of Boott Lelghtoa. Boston. Jan. ln.Konft Tullitrn- well known as an animal painter, Jp" died at an asylum for the insano tc , uajr. f f r- .u avy-vs,- STSBle;-- iK-s wMtiKWA3mK4MmtxeV'rivi?--t T -Vrm i f