Nebraska Newspapers

    THE M'COOK TRIBUN ]
F. 711. , Publisher.
McCOOK , NEI
STATE NEWS.
NEBRASKA MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
Geneva is putting $100,000 in no\
buildings this year.
. The census of Nebraska Cit
jumped from 4,887in 1880 to 11,406 ii
1890.
A series of religious meetings havi
recently been held at Panama withgooi
results.
Burglars have of late been plyinj
. their vocation quite successfully a
Beatrice.
The G. A. R. post at Seward wil
attend the encampment at Grand Islam
in a body.
The now United Prcsbyteriai
church in Beatrice was dedicated oi
Sunday last.
Copious rains have improved th <
outlook for fall pasturage and a croj
of late potatoes.
An investigation shows Sewart
county's crops in better condition thai
' was supposed.
The Nebraska bee keepers wil
hold their annual meeting at * Lincolr
state fair week. *
A. B. Jamison , who was hurt ai
Arcadia by olving from a bridge , diec
from the effects of his injuries.
William Waite of Ruby , Sewarc
county , possesses a curiosity in the
shape of a three-legged chicken.
Elmer Fuller , a nine-year-olc
Beatrice boy , has been given a place
in the reform school for incorrigibility.
Scarlet fever in mild form has ap
peared at Wisner , but spread of the
disease , itis believed , has been checked.
Gov. and Mrs. Thayer have re
turned from Boston , the latter not in
as good health as when she left Ne
braska.
braska.The
The village board of Valley has
decided to buy a hook ind ladder truck
to be paid for by subscription by the
business men.
Farmers in the valley in Valley
county expect to gather a full crop oi
corn. In the hills the crop will not
pan out so good.
At a special election held in Au
rora a proposition to issue seven thou
sand dollars additional water bonds was
carried by 79 majority.
A kick from a horse so badly shat
tered the leg of John Quinn of Valley
that a handful of pieces of the bone
were removed from the limb.
The Danish Lutherans of Bennett
are building a house of worship , ex
pecting to have the same ready for oc
cupancy in the early autumn.
C. H. Dewey of Omaha , promi
nent in business circles and one of the
wealthy men of the metropolis , died in
Battle Creek , Mich. , last week. *
The county commissioners of Fillmore
more county at a recent session set
aside $1,000 for pursuing and prosecuting -
ing horse thieves and barn burners.
The contract has been let for the
new opera house in Omaha. The con
tract price is $ $175,000 and the build
ing is to be completed by July 1st ,
1891.
Hunter Post G. A. R. , of Ohiowa ,
does not propose to bo downed by any
post in state , in the way of decorations ,
when the start is made for the reunion
at Grand Island.
Mabel Gray of Long Pine won the
gold medal at the Long Pine Chautau-
qua grounds. She now has a silver , a
gold and a great gold medal , and will
go to Omaha in September to contest
for the diamond medal.
H. J. Weber has resigned his posi
tion as tutor in botany at the state uni
versity and will spend the coming
school year in the Missouri botanical
gardens at St. Louis. A. F. Woods
wilf. take Mr. Weber's position.
Several persons who left the sec
tion of country around Bennett to find
homes in western parts of Nebraskaand
Kansas , are going to return to winter.
They have not only lost their time but
have "blown in" all the wealth they
had.
The entire amount necessary to
secure the location of the U. B. col
lege has been raised and the school has
been formally located in York. It will
open September 17 and work on the
new building will be commenced in the
spring.
Cornelius Mermann , a respected
and prosperous farmer of Douglas
county , took his. life a few days ago by
hanging himself in his granary. The
act is ascribed to an attack of the grip
last winter , which left him in poor
health.
. D. J. F. Reed , for twenty years one
of the leading citizens of Crete , was
tendered a banquet at the Cosmopoli
tan hotel. Forty covers were laid and
a very enjoyable time was had. Mr.
Reed left for Tulore , Col. , where he
will make his home.
PeteHensenof Crete , a Swede , com
mitted suicide by drowning himself in
the Blue river. He had acted strange
ly for several days , and it is supposed
that in a fit of temporary insanity he
sought to end his troubles. Ho leaves
a wife and several children.
A horse belonging to John Meis-
ter , living onWhite , Clay creek , south
of Crawford , was struck by lightning
the other night and killed. The horse
was tied to a wagon , the bolt striking
the tongue of the vehicle , shivering it
and jump'ing from that to the horse.
The proposed new wagon bridge
across the Missouri river at Nebraska
City is not yet an assured fact , al
though bonds to the amount of $100 , -
QOO have twice been voted. The Chicago
cage Burlington & Quincy railroad is
fighting , every step with desperation
and may yet succeed in defeating the
project
It is said the lightning entered' !
Firth saloon 1ho other day during i
storm , left its mark on the bar ant
then caromed to'a bottle of forty. rein <
in the rear but was knocked ' 'out ani
disappeared through the keyhole with
out doing damage to building- con
tents.
' Henry Mohr of Lincoln , an em
ploye of the Lincoln packing company ,
was arrested for shooting his wife dur
ing an altercation they had in regarc
to some money matters. The ball en
tered the hip and ranged downward
It is not probable that it will resul
seriously.
Rev. H. C. Dayhoff , pastor of th (
Methodist Episcopal church at Teka
mail , who received the nomination foi
reprcsentavo from the prohibitionists ,
has , in an open letter , declined , giv.
ing as a reason that he has no right tc
accept a nomination and remain pas'toi
of a church.
The News says that an examina
tion of the books of the Ogalalla Build
ing and Loan Association discloses the
fact that still another officer ' of thai
institution has gone wrong to the tune
of five or six hundred dollars. This is
in addition to the two fellows previous
ly reported as short.
The criminal code , compiled stat
utes of Nebraska , thus defines the sea
sons of the year when various species
of game may be killed , viz. : Wild buf
falo , elk , mountain sheep , deer ot
antelope , October 1st to January 1st :
grouse , September 1st to January 1st ;
quail or wild turkey , October 1st tc
January 1st.
The Ogallala News says that a
total failure of crops throughout west
ern Nebraska prevails this season is
undisputed by the most enthusiastic
boomer. Not a bushel of wheat to the
acre ; no corn , not even fodder , no
potatoes , in fact a total failure except
the hay crop on the low bottom lands
which is also light.
. Officer Hudson of Omaha captured
William St. Clair and a § 25 reward at
the same time. St. Clair was wanted
for larceny at Beatrice. Ho went
through a room in the Randall house
and stole two rings , a gold watch and
chain , a bracelet and a pair of ear
rings. He was arrested in Belle Bran
don's sporting house.
A reunion will be held in North
Platte , September 16. to 19. Ample
preparations are being made to accom
modate the crowd that is expected to
be in attendance. A grand sham bat-
Lie will be one of the main features.
It is proposed to make this reunion one
which the old soldiers of Western Ne
braska will long remember.
At Council Bluffs Tom Skinner
was arraigned for selling liquor at
Manawa. The defense sot up the prop-
Dsition that the land west of Lake
Manawa belongs to Sarpy county , Ne
braska , and produced an old map to
support the claim. The claim was sus
tained by the court. It is now stated
ihat Sarpy county intends to take
formal possession of what has always
aeen considered Iowa soil.
The final official count of the First
listrict of Nebraska , after being cor
rected and sent to Superintendent Por-
; er at Washington , shows a population
jf 306,361. The population by coun-
ies is as follows : Douglas county ,
L56.970 ; Sarpy , 6,852 ; Saunders , 21-
> 83 ; Cass , 24,139 ; Lancaster , 7-5,446 ;
3toe , 24,822 ; Gage , 36,089 ; Johnson ,
LO , 288 ; Nemaha , 12,942 ; Pawnee , 10-
J27 ; Richardson , 16,903.
Mrs. William Wagner , living sev-
m miles north of Tecumseh , arose
rom her bed , left a baby but one week
) ld , and , taking a case knife , cut three
fashes in her throat from ear to ear.
She then left the house but was dis-
revered and brought back. She is in
sane now , but whether the insanity
vas the cause or the effect of the cuts
s not known. The wounds were
Iressed and it is barely possible that
ihe will recover.
The Fremont Tribune has received
i letter from J. B. Kremer , Carlisle ,
Pa. , in which he says : "In the report
mblished by the Pittsburg relief com-
nlttee I find that there was sent to the
Pittsburg Times $600 from Fremont
or the Johnstown sufferers. In the
itatement furnished the- commission ,
he moneys collected through some of
he newspapers of Pittsburg were giv-
; n in bulk and were credited to Pitts-
> urg. A second revision by the Pitts-
mrg committee has resulted in a sep-
iration by items , and in the statement
hus obtained Fremont receives a cred-
t. "
Riot in u Theatre.
HUNTINGTON , W. Va. , August 25. .
Chero was a serious and bloody riot at
i , performance given by the Sunny
Jouth theatrical company at Credo Fri-
lay night , the particulars of which
tave just been received. One man was
hot and over a dozen badly beaten ,
rhile the floating theatre in which the
rouble occurred was badly wrecked.
L'ho trouble was inaugurated by a num-
> er of roughs , who persisted in insult-
ng the people on the stage. During
he second act three of the performers
eft the stage with clubs and attacked
everal of their tormentors , but were
iverpowered and cruelly beaten. The
emainder of the company went to
heir assistance , when some one turned
tut the lights. Pandemonium broke
oose , and every man began an on-
laught on his neighbor in the dark ,
rhile the women screamed. The po-
ice arrived , but th'is only made mat
ers worse , and soon revolver shots bean -
hall. . Finally
: an to echo around the
he crowd charged on the stage after
he fleeing performers , who were un.-
eremoniously flung into the river ,
rhere they stoned in the darkness ,
ftery one af the police and show peo-
ile was badly wounded by stones , and
he condition of several is serious.
Sir Charles Russell is said to bo
slated" for the lord chancellorship of
reland when next the liberals get into j
ffice. . '
A TICKET IS NAMED
PltOJIISITIOA'ISTS OF KEBHASKA. I
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POLITICAL
Proceedings or tlio. State Coiivcntlo
Held , in Lincoln A , Colored ITIau ui
a Woman Among the Nominee *
The Declaration of Principles Aj
polntnicnt of u State Central Com
mlttec Consrcattloiml Nomination
In Jflrnt and Second Districts.
Nebraska Prohibition State Coiiven
tlon.
LINCOLN , Nob. , August 30. Th
prohibition state convention was hel
in this city yesterday , adjournmen
having been taken from the day prev
ious.
ious.A
A resolution in opposition to placinj
a ticket in the field was introduced am
discussed at some length. Finally i
was decided to place a full ticket ii
the field , and the following was named
Dr. B. L. Paine , of Lincoln , wa
unanimously chosen for governor.
Rev. George W. Woodby , ( colored
of Omaha , was unanimously nominate *
Cor lieutenant governor.
Charles Watts of Omaha was chosei
as candidate.for secretary of state.
A. Fitch , jr. , of Merrick was nomi
nated for auditor.
H. W. Hardy of Lancaster wasnom
mated for state treasurer.
Judge F. P. Wigton of Madison wai
named for attorney general.
C. Oleson of Dawson received thi
nomination for land commissioner.
Mrs. M. R. Morgan of Alma wai
aamed for superintendent of publi <
instruction.
THE PLATFORM.
Wo declare adherence to the princi
ples enunciated by the national prohi
jition convention at Indianapolis ir
L888.
Constitutional and statutory prohibi
tion in state and nation of the manu-
'acture and sale of alcoholic beverages
s the most vital issue before the Amer-
can people and the first step toward
securing reforms.
We are opposed to any law that in
my way legalizes the traffic of intoxi-
sating liquors as a beverage.
We invite the attention of the peo-
> le of Nebraska to the fact that the
u'ohibition party stands today in the
nidst of the greatest crisis in the his-
ory of our state as the only champion
> f the homes in their contest with the
irganized liquor monopoly of state and
ia"tion , and we hereby pledge our votes
tnd the earnest efforts of our party or
ganization to its adoption.
No citizen should be deprived of the
ight of franchise by reason of sex.
The general government should own
.nd operate the ralroad and telegraph
ystems of the nation and furnish
transportation at cost.
Every soldier , sailor and marine of
he late civil war merits and should re-
eive a just service pension. '
The election of the president , vice
( resident and United States senators
hould be by direct vote of the people.
The Australian system of voting
hould be adopted in Nebraska.
We favor a reduction in the number
if hours of labor.
All trusts and combinations orgnn-
sed to restrain and improperly con-
rol commerce should be prohibited
nd all corporations should be con-
rolled by the government in the inter-
st of the whole people.
Recognizing that the liquor traffic ,
a itself a soulless monopoly , is the
reatest foe to the laboring classes and
n ever present menace to their homes ,
re earnestly and cordially invite all
iboring men to join us in the attempt
3 throttle their mostmalignant enemy.
We heartily approve the plan of can-
ass inaugurated by the National Wo-
lan's Christian Temperance union
uperintendent of legislation , and the
etitions for securing national consti-
itional prohibition.
Recognizing the W. C. T. U. as pow-
rful allies in the grand fight against
le liquor traffic , we pledge them as-
istance.
We recommend a gen oral temperance
svival in all the churches in Nebraska
s the most efficient means to unify the
ihristian vote in the interest of the
ending prohibitory amendment.
We urge upon our state central com-
dttee the inauguration of a school dis-
ict campaign.
We petition the board of directors of
10 Columbian fa.ir , to be held at Chi-
igo in 1893 , to prohibit the sale and
se of intoxicating liquors as a bever-
! je on the grounds of the exposition.
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Adams , Dr. H. P. Fitch ; Antelope ,
ames R. Gary ; Banner , J. C. Bovey ;
oone , Edwin Farmer , Box Butte , Rev.
. . Gordon ; Buffalo , A. D. GeorgeBut- ;
; r , George P. Reynold ; Burt , J. Will
[ iller ; Cass , Arlington O. Ashley ;
base , A. Brittell ; Clay , George Scott ;
olfax , N. B. Moore ; Cuming , John
ungren ; Custer , Isaac Merchant ; Da-
ota , J. W. Hogan ; Dawson , C. Ole-
> n ; Dixon , Joseph Shields ; Dodge ,
lien Marshall ; Douglas , J. Phipps
oe , Mrs. G. W. Clark and Anthony
ohnson , Dundy , B. S. Hay wood ; Fill-
iore , H. G. Claycomb ; Franklin , H.
"hitmore ; Frontier , P. S. Mather ;
age , A. L. Green ; Gosper , J. O. Par-
yn ; Hall , C. D. Ervine , Hamilton , M.
. Peterson ; Harlan , A. B. Latferty ;
; lt. M. S. Lowery ; Howard , Mrs. M.
. Kendall ; Jefferson. Peter Speen-
urg ; Johnson , L. S. Parker ; Kearney ,
. A. Mastin ; Kimball , Mrs. E. M. J.
ooley ; Knox , A. McGill ; Lancaster ,
r. S. H. King-Lincoln. Glaus Mylan-
ar ; Logan , James JBeall ; Madison , Dr.
' . J. Cole ; Merrick , James Stephen ;
aace , Martin J. Brewer ; Nemaha ,
. V. Muir ; Nuckolls , C. A. Thomp-
m ; Otoe , William Saunders ; P/iwnce / ,
" . S. Wright ; Perkins , John McKen-
zie ; Pierce , Mrs. S. 0. Upton ; Phelps
C. S. Bradley ; Platte , J. H. Cruir
Polk , J. P. Heald ; Red Willow , A
Wiley ; Richardson , Samuel Lichtj
Saline , Willhim Trayer ; Sarpy , Jame
NcCamley ; Saunders , C. E. Smitli
Wahoo ; Scotts. Bluff , Ambrose Becli
Seward , .George Terwilligor ; Sheridar
George Hillman ; Thayer , S. H. Young
Thurston , Mrs. Retta W. Drury ; Val
ley , C. W. Palmer ; Washington , C. C
Crowoli ; Wajne , William Goist : Wei
ster , W. W. Hogate ; York , F. B. Fai
ley.
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS.
At 8 o'clock a meeting was held a
Funk's opera house and L. B. Palme
of Adams county nominated as candi
date for congress from the Second dis
trict.
trict.At
At 1 o'clock a meeting of the dele
gates of the First congressional distric
was held , and Rev. E. H. Chapin o
Lincoln was nominated for congress
Chapin is pastor of the Universalis
church in this city.
Chief Arthur Set * Himself KIght.
NEW YORK , August 28. The lotto
given below was written by P. M. Ar
thur , chief engineer of the Grand In
ternational Brotherhood of Locomotivi
Engineers , to the engineers on tin
Third avenue elevated road. The letter
tor is in response to one on the subjec
of the Central strike and is the firs
utterance of Arthur , which fully de
fines his position towards the Centra
strike and Knights of Labor. The letter
tor is as follows :
CLFA-ELAND , O. , August 27. R. H
Holman Dear Sir and Brother : Youi
letter of the 22d instant with Powder
ly's letter and other clippings from th (
New York papers enclosed , received ,
In reply I will say I have not received
any letter from Powderly. He claims
to have written me a private letter or
the trouble and wants me to define my
position. If he considers his letter thai
appeared in the newspapers a private
one , I don't , -nor will I answer letters
that reach me in that way. It is un
necessary for Powderly or any one else
to ask me to define my position to the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
in the present trouble on the New York
Central. The policy of the brother
hood is well known to him and the
public , as it has been repeatedly ex
plained from public platforms and pub
lished in papers.
He says : ' -Some time ago I tele
graphed him ( meaning me ) that I would
meet him in Cleveland and when I ar
rived there I could not find him higher
or low. I learned a telegram had been
received by him , but my efforts to
locate him were fruitless. " The facts
in the case , as near as I can recollect ,
are these : Some four years ago I re
ceived a telegram from Powderly re
questing me to meet him at the union
Jepot in Cleveland on the arrival of a
2crtain train on the Lake Shore road.
Owing to my absence from the office I
lid not receive the message until after
Lhe departure of the train , and so in
formed him by letter , addressing it to
: iim at Scranton , I do not believe ho
stopped over and looked for me , for if
tie hud he would hud no difficulty in
inding me at my office or home , as I
un always at one or'the other when in
Lown. He tells a falsehood when ho
says other leaders have been unable to
Ind me when they tried to do so. Any
nan who tries , finds me when I am
lere very easily and no man , whether
i leader or a private in the ranks of
iabor , ever came to my office who was
lot treated courteously.
While I differ with men as to the
jest methods to be employed to secure
i certain end , I have always been lib-
jral enough to concede every man the
iaifae rights and privilege I ask for my
self. When the present trouble f.rst
) ccurred I advised the engineers to
ibstain from all participation in it and
ittend strictly to their own business.
[ gave the same advice when the strike
) ccur.red on the Gould system a few
rears ago. My advice to the brother-
lood of engineers , when men employed
n other branches of railroad service
lave been on strike , was to mind their
) wii business and not do anything that
lid not properly belong to them as
ifigmecrs. Can Powderly say the
; ame ? I think not. Whenever engin-
iers have been on strike , , we have nev-
jr asked any other organization to as
sist us. It is true some members of
.he order , during the Chicago , Burl
ington & Quincy strike , importuned
; he switchmen to quit , but they did it
> n their own responsibility , and not by
he authority of the organization. Con-
cquently I hold that we are perfectly
ustified in maintaining a neutral posi-
ion when others are engaged in a con-
lict with their employers.
Powderly accuses members of the
Jrotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
> f taking the places of striking fire-
nen. If that is true the division of
fhich they are members will deal with
hem. It is not within the province of
ly authority to deal with individual
icmbers. I wonder if Powderly had
he knights expelled who took the
laces of our men on the Chicago , Bur-
ngtou & Quincy ? Yours fraternally
P. M. ARTHUR.
Governor AVollley' * Retirement.
WASHINGTON. August 30. At the re-
nest of the secretary of the interior ,
overnor Wolfley of Arizona has re
igned his office and the resignation
as been accepted. In response to a
2quest for a statement as to the cause
E Wolfley's retirement , Secretary
'oble to-night said that Wolfley's per-
jnal or official character had not been
rought into question. He was an
onorable gentleman and he ( the secre-
: ry ) had been for many years , and was
ill , his friemd. Yet while this was
> , believed with 'the president that a
tiange in the- office would be in the in-
srest of all concerned.
During neither of President Harri.
jn's visits to Boston was wine offered
> him ut any of the public dinners.
D. C. Jordan , a Little Rock banker ,
Dipped with a dashing widow.
THE PUEE LAUD BIL
rr m.YALLr I'ASSKS Tin : LOWL
HOUSE or COXGHKSS.
JZeprcncntatlvo Council' * Eight IIoi
LuiVlSIll AlMt PnKhod In the ISoui
Conference Ke ; ort on the Snndi
Civil Appropriation Bill Ulseuaslo
of Turin1 mutter * In the Senate
KecorU of Other Proceeding * i
ISoth Brunehcn of the Nation )
Lcsfinlaturc.
risocicin ? ; s.
In the senate on the 23d , eulogie
.were pronounced on the late Senate
Beck of "Kentucky. Senator Blackbur
of Kentucky made the opening addresi
It was an eloquent tribute to the hig
character , broad statesmanship an
force and domestic virtues of the dea
senator. Senators Ingalla , Vest , All :
son , Evarts and others followed wit
eloquent and feeling addresses. In th
house Mr. O'Neill of Iowa asked unar
imous consent for the consideration c
the senate resolution looking to the re
moval of the remains of General Gran
to Arlington , but Mr Quinn of Ne\
York objected. Mr. McKinly , fror
the committee on rules , reported an
the house adopted a resolution settinj
apart Thursday and Saturday of nex
week for the consideration of bills con
stituting eight hours a day's work , an
relative to alien contract labor. Th
house then resumed consideration o
the lard bill. Mr. Gear of Iowa sail
that the pending legislation was o
great importance to the people of hi
state , which contained (55 ( , 000 , 000 hogs
The packers of his state coinplainei
of the adulteration of hog products
stating that it greatly depreciate !
the value of the pure hog product. H <
did not dispute that cotton seed oi
was healthful. If people wanted t <
use cotton seed oil let them buy it , bu
let them buy it for what it was. Le
it be marked and sold for what it was
Mr. Hitt of Illinois said that for the
last ten years our whole diplomatic
service had been trying to vindicatt
the American hog and attempt to prove
that American pork was pure ant"
wholesome. While our diplomats hat
been doing this our citizens had beer
sending through the world an adulter
ated pork product. Mr. Conger oi
Iowa said that the resolution to whicli
the gentleman from Illinois ( Mr. Ma
son ) referred last evening in his ques
tion of privilege did not allude to the
Oonger bill. Mr. Mason had defended
Mr. Fairbanks , a man who confessed
: hat for eight years he had been cheat-
ng the people of the country by pass
ing upon them a counterfeit article.
In the senate on the 25th Senator
Tance proposed an amendment to the
; ariff bill providing that it was desira-
jle to do impartial justice to all indus-
.ries and to give no one an advantage
> ver another , and inasmuch as there
vas no other way by which agriculture
. ould be compensated for its contribu-
, ion to the support of manufactures
, hat in all cases where it can be shown
) y proof satisfactory to the secretary
) f the treasury that any goods , wares
> r merchandise imported into this
: ountry which have been purchased
vbroad by any citizen of the United
states by the exchange of farm pro-
iucts grown in the United States for
iuch goods , or where such goods have
jeen purchased with the proceeds or
ivails of such farm products in foreign
: ountries such goods , wares or mer-
: handise shall be imported at the fol-
owing rates of duty : One half the
iresent duty on all manufactures of
ron and steel , 40 per cent of the pres-
; nt duty on all woolen and cotton
foods or articles of which wool or cot-
on may bo the component material of
rhief value , one-half of the present
iuty on earthenware , china and glass-
vare , 30 per cent of the present rate
f duty on all material used by fertil-
zcrs or in the manufacture thereof and
to per cent of the present duty on jute
jagging and farmers' binding twine.
L'he bill was laid aside informally and
he house joint resolution in relation-
o oaths in pension cases was reported
them to be ad-
: nd passed , authorizing -
uinistered by any person empowered
o administer oaths. The house reso-
ution foi" the appointment of a com-
nittee of seven representatives and
hree senators for superintending the
uneral of the late Representative Wat-
on was laid before the senate , and as
, mark of respect to the deceased ad-
ournment took place. In the house
he conference report was agreed to.
5y unanimous consent the senate
mendments which were not acted upon
a the river and harbor bill were non-
oncurredin and a conference ordered.
aturday , September 13 , was set apart
? r the delivery of eulogies to the late
enator Beck. Mr. O'Neill of Penn-
dvania then announced the death of
is colleague , Watson , and offered res-
lutions expressive of regret , which
ere unanimously adopted , and the
ouse adjourned.
In the senate on the 26th the mem- |
randum offered the day before by Sen-
to"r Aldrich limiting the time for the
msideration and atlixinjr the time for i
iking a vote on the tariff bill on ep-
: mber 8 was taken up , the presiding- ,
[ ficer stating that unanimous consent
as asked for having it entered as an
i-der of the senate. The memoran-
um was agreed to. The conference ,
jport on the sundry civil appropria- '
on bill was presented and read. Sen
ior Allison , on the part of the confer
ees , explained the report and the
: ope of the compromise agreed to , in
jference to irrigation and reservoir
, tes. He begged the senators who
lought that the senate conferees had
illen short of their duty in thiHagrce-
icnt to remember that the senate con-
srees had been confronted with a de-
jrmination to preserve , protect and
antinue that survev. The " result had
been the proviso now inserted in the
bill. It was not what the senate con
ferees had wished , but .was the host
obtainable. The conference report was
agreed to and the tariff bill taken up.
In the house , at the hour of convening ,
there was less than n quorum present
and a call of the house was ordered.
A quorum appeared before the call was
finished , when the journal of yesterday
was read and approved. A long dis
cussion sprang up at once , the friends
of the "lard" bill maintaining that it
came up as unfinished business , as it
had reached the stage where the prev
ious question was ordered when the
house adjourned on Saturday for lack
of a quorum. The friends of the
"options" bill contended that the lard
bill had had its day in court andcould
not come up again , particularly as the
options bill was the special order for
to-day and to-morrow. Tho- speaker
ruled in favor of the lard bill.
In the senate on the 28th , the con
ference report on the railroad land for
feiture -bill was presented and ordered
printed. The tariff bill was then taken
up , eleven pages being disposed of.
The [ house lard bill was presented to
the senate and referred to the commit
tee on agriculture. In the house the
speaker stated the pending question
was a vote on sustaining the decision
of the chair ruling that the lard bill
was unfinished business. Notwith
standing several protests the speaker
directed the roll call to proceed. The
decision of the chair was sustainetl
yeas , 180 ; nays , 46. The lard bill was
then passed by a vote 0 ' 126 yeas to
31 nays. The house then' , under spec
ial order , proceeded to the considera
tion of the bill called up under special
order by Mr. Conned of Nebraska , con
stituting eight hours a day's work for
all laborers , workmen and mechanics
employed by or on behalf of the gov
ernment , or by contractors doing worker
or furnishing material for the govern
ment , andprovidingpenaltiesfor viola
tions of its provisions. Mr. Cutcheon
moved to strike out the clause which
provided that no contractor shall per
mit any laborer to work more than
eight hours ; agreed to. On motion of
Mr. McComas an amendment was
adopted striking out the clause requir
ing contracts for furnishing material
to the government to be on a basis of
eight hour law. The bill was then
passed. The conference report on the
bill for the relief of sufferers in Okla
homa was submitted and agreed to.
A Battle In the House.
WASHINGTON , August 28. "You'ro
a liar and tramp , " said Mr. Mason of
Chicago to Mr. Cannon in the house
j-esterday.
"Don't talk like that , Mason , " said
Qlr. Wilson of Washington.
"He's right , " interposed Mr. Beck-
with of New Jersey.
"He is a liar. He put mo down on
his d black list yesterday when ho
knew I was in my seat. "
"Well , " replied Mr. Wilson , turning
to Beckwith , "you are in your seat so
seldom that it is no wonder he put you
iown as absent. "
"You're a liar , " said Mr. Beckwith
jo Mr. Wilson.
"You're another , " retorted Wilson.
"You're a lying , Wash
ington . "
The words had hardly left his -lips
ivhen Mr. Wilson's right arm shot out
square in the Jerseyman's face. In
in instant thepe was an uproar and a f\ \
icene of indescribable confusion , for
: he fight was in the center of the re-
sublican side of the house this after-
loon. Lehlbachof New Jersey sprang
Jetween the men. Mason held Wil
son's arm ; Williams of Ohio , a tall ,
leavy , smooth-faced man , who looks
ike a Presbyterian minister , said there
nust be order on the iloor and jumped
it Beckwith to hold him. The latter
urned- believing it to be an attack
rom the rear , and threw Williams
> ack. At that instant the sergeant-at-
.rms , hearing the fracas , dashed up
he aisle and in the time-honored cus-
om of police officers , he "collared" '
Ir. Williams , the peacemaker. Friends
ied the antagonists apart. The ser-
; eant-at-arms released Mr. Williams ,
. 'ho , overcome apparently by the in-
lignity put upon him , walked over to
he crape draped desk of the late Con-
ressman Watson and hid his bowed
ead on the desk. The fight was only
tic inevitable sequence of the day's
roceedings.
Russia has presented a vessel of
, 200 tons to Montenegro.
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