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THE OMAHA , DAILY BEE. 1 . f . \ * fc.NINETEENTH YEAE. OMAHA , TIIU.HSDAY M&tNING , MAY 8 , 1800. NUMBEK DEBATE ON THE TARIFF DILL , McKinley Champions and Roger Q. Mills Attacks the Measure , SILVER QUESTION IN THE SENATE. Bonn tor Vest Forccn the Consideration of thn tlimcH Hill TruiiHfor ol'tlio Itovcnno MnrliK ! Hervlco WASHINGTON , Mny 7. In tlio house today Mr , Howell of Illinois presented the report of the committee on elections In the Alabama contested election case of MoDunlovsTnrpln. The report , which favors the claims of the contestant , was ordered printed. Mr. McKinley moved to go Into committee of the whole for the consideration of the tar- in bill. In making this motion Mr. McKinley loy stated that ho would endeavor to close the general debate Saturday evening. Mr. Mills of Texas remonstrated against the short tlmo allowed for debate. Mr. MnKlnley's motion wits agreed to with out division. Accordingly the house went into committee of the whole , Mr. Puyson of Illinois in the chnh' , for the consideration of tlio tariff bill. Tlio committee granted Mr. McKInley the privilege of speaking without limitation of time , nnd a similar courtesy was accorded to Mr. Mills. Mr. McKinley then took the floor In sup port of the bill. It seemed to him that no ex tended discussion of this great principle was necessary , for it nny ono thing was settled oy the political contest of 1SS4 It was that the protective policy M maintained by tbo repub lican party through u long series of ycura should be secured In any legislation to bo had by congress. Ho Interpreted the majority in tills house and tbo Incumbency of tbo presi dency by tha present executive to mean that revision of the tariff was demanded by tlio people a.id thnlrevlsionshouldboall along the line nnd In full recognition of the principle nnd purposes of protection. ( Applause. ) The people hud spoken and they asked this congress to register their will and embody their verdict into a public law. Tlio bill pre sented by the ways nnd means committee was a thorough answer to Unit demand. The bill hud not abolished tbo Internal revenue taxes , ns the republican party bad pledged itself to do iu the event that its abolition wus neces sary to preserve the protective system , be- oauso the committee hud found the abolition of the ono was not necessary to the preserva tion of the other. The bill recommended the abolition of all special tuxes nnd tbo reduc tion of the tax on tobacco and snuff and it removed the restrictions upon the growth of tobacco. With llicso exceptions tlio Internal revenue law stood as at present. If these recommendations wcro agreed to internal taxation would bo reduced n ilttlq over ? 10,000)00. ( ) The committee also recommended a provision requiring that all imported articles should bcara stamp or mark , indicating the country iu which such articles weio manufactured. The reason that actuated the committee was that it hud become too common among some countries of the world to copy some of our best known brands and to sell them in competition with our home made products. The next provision recommended was ono extending and lihcrizing tbo drawback sec tions of Uio law. Under the existing statute any citizen of tlio United States could Import nn article , pay the duty on it , export it and the government refunded DO per cent of the duty paid on tbo raw material. Tho-conimlttccy recommended that 'hereafter tho' government should retain only I per cent ilibteud of 10 per cent. This gave to the people - plo of the United States practically frco raw material for export trade. The committee said to the capitalists of the country : "If you think you can go into for eign markets with free raw materials wo give you within 1 per cent of free raw material and yon try and s > eo what you can do. " [ Laughter. ] This provision completely disposed of what had sometimes seemed almost unanswerable the argument urged by the gentlemen on the other sldo that if the manufacturers only had frco iiiw material they could compete in the markets of the world. Mr. Springer inquired whether this provis ion applied to wool. Mr , McKinley replied that it applied to everything. It was asserted by the minority that the bill would not reduce the revenues of the govern ment , but on the contrary , that It would in crease tbo revenues. This , statement was misleading. It could only be valuable on the assumption that Uio Importations of the pres ent year under this bill would bo equal to the Importation of like articles under tlio existing law. law.The The instant duties were Increased to a fair protective point that Instant importation wus diminished und the revenues were corres pondingly diminished. No ono could dispute this proposition. If the bill should become a luw the rev enues of the government would bo dimin ished $00.000,000 , or $00,000,000. After discussing the bill moro In detail Mr. McKinley said under the duties fixed by the bill the annual imports of $ i.\000OUO worth of agricultural products would bo sup plied to the people of tlio United States by American farmers rather than by Canadian farmers and that .1,000.000 , distributed among Uio fanners would relieve some of the depression prevailing and give them confi dence und courage nnd Increased ability to nilso the mortgages upon their farms. Dur ing tbo twelve veal's of reciprocity with Canada the United States had bought moro than it hud sold. What Canada wanted , what other countries wanted , was n free ami open market in the United States , What the United States wanted If it hud reciprocity was reciprocity with equality , Mr. McKinley explained and defended the wool schedule and the paragraph in the metal schedule concerning tin plato and considered the free list. Hoferrlng to the growth of the carpet In dustry in the United States , ho said tlio price of carpets had gnnu down , while the ad- valorem equivalent had gone up. The favorite assault of tbo. democratic frco trader nnd revenue tariff , reformer was to parade this high percentage ami advnlorem equivalent to show tht ) enormous burden of taxation Im posed upon tlio people. When steel rails wore $100 a ton there wus un equivalent advalorem . duty upon them of US per cent , but when rails > were reduced to $ iO a ton because of this duly of ' . ' 8 per cent , which had in duced our manufacturers to engage In that business the iidvulorem equivalent went up to NJ percent. The democrats would rather have low udvuloreni equivalents and high prices than high udvalorom equivalents und low prices. There was a complaint against the bill that it would stop exportation and interfere with our foreign markets , Was tlio foreign con sumer better consumer than the American consumer ? , Under the revenue system wo have bought iroro abroad than we sold und paid the bal ance In gold , an unhealthy state of affairs. The organized opposition to the bill cumo fro consignees hero and consignors and mer chants abroad ; The press of othercountrlcs condemned Uio bill. Why I Becuuso It works against them. This bill was an American bill , made for American Interests , "Notwithstanding nil the croaking wo nro now exporting moro products than tit any tlmo in our history. Our exports have in- cronslHl 3.1 per cent more than the exports from five trade Great Britain. " Wllllo Great Britain had between 1S70 and nnd IShO Ion in per cent of her commerce , the United States gained 2J per cent , and with the sumo aid to shipping as Great Britain gave , the bhlps of tbo United States would plow every sea , under the American Hug , In successful comi > ctltloii with the ships of the world. Wo bad enjoyed twenty-nine years of continuous protection the largest period tilncc the foundation of the government and hud found ourselves In greater prosperity than at any other tlmo. In 1SOO. after eleven years of revenue tariff , the country was In a state of depression. Wo had neither money nor credit. We had both now. The accumulations of the working classes had increased ; their deposits in the saving banks exceeded those of the working clashes of nny other country. These deposits told their own story. Tlio public debt of the United States per- capita was loss than that of any nation in the world. Wo led all nations In agriculture nnd mining. Could nny nation furnish such evidences of prosperity I Vet men wcro found to talk about the restraints wo put Ui > on trade. The greatest good to tlio greatest number ; the largest opportunity for human endeavor wcro the maxims upon which our protective system rested. ( Ap- plauso. ) At tlio conclusion of Mr. McKlnlCy's speech ho was warmly congratulated personally by almost every republican member present , while the cry of "votoI" "vote ! " was heard all over the western olde of the hall. Mr. Mills followed. He declared this was tlio llrst bill that had como before the Ameri can people with Its maik torn olT , like a high wayman demanding their purses. To check importation was to check ex portation. When wo refused to take the products of other nations that refusal limited our exports , nnd as wo removed the barriers to frco ex change , wo Increased our trade. Protection , boiled down , meant more work and less result , nnd curried out to Its logiciil conclusion , It meant all work and no result. Mr. Mills criticised tbo provisions of the bill relating to hides , tin plato and sugar , and then said : At length these gentlemen were brought to their knees in the confessional and wcra bound to admit there was widespread de pression throughout the agricultural regions. What did the bill to aid agriculture ! It uut sugar on the frco list. Two years ago the dem ocrats stood hcround declared the country was on the edge of a dark shadow. The republi cans had ridiculed this and had said farm mortgages were only further cvidcnco of the prosperity and wealth of the agricultural class. Why did not the committee treat sugar ns it treated woolen goods and cotton goods and Iron goods } Why did It not put a pro tective duty on sugar and compel Its produc tion in tills country and curry out the pro tective policy I Tlio committee hud found out that wheat and com production was In danger nnd in creased the duty. The United States exported 110,000,000 bushels of wheat a year , and last year imported l,00 ! bushels. Of com 09,000,000 bushels were exported and 2,8SS imported. Tliis enormous importation must be stopped. The committee proposed to deliver tlio rye fanner from all peril. How much rye did the United States import i Sixteen bushels last year. The majority of the committee cried out , "Let the portcullis full ! " In eider to save the cabbage patch. They had placed a duty on cabbugo u7id that was to bo the panacea for all ills. The farmer could staiid _ in bis cab bage patch and defy the world. ' This was a cabbage head bill. The republicans must do something moro than this in order to fool the fanners. Tills bill would almost stop the ex portation of agricultural products .and then the republicans would hear astonn worse than n Nebraska cyclone. Agriculture was chained llko a galley slave. When her bonds were rcndcd and her products exported to foreign markets the price of her products would bo Increased at homo and abroad and tbo in creased price would extend to production in all departments of labor. The industries of the country had de veloped until they produced IB per cent moro than could bo consumed in this country. Tlio surplus wus' constantly increasing and Iho question was what congress was going to do about It. The democratic idea was to let the barriers down and let the surplus go out to the people who. wanted it an'1 to tuko from other i > eoplo what they did not want and which wo did. Tlio people wanted a foreign market anO .icy were going to have it. Discussing the sugar bounty clause Mr. Mills said tbo pcoplo who raised corn and wheat and rye would step up to the counter and say ! "Wo will take some sugar in ours. " The democrats wcro opposed to subsidies. * Ho wanted to sco the Hag of the union lioat in every sea. IIo wanted to see American vessels in every port , but lie wanted to see those vessels go into foreign ports as free sliips , representing free American institu tions. Tbo democrats would not impede the passage of the bill , "but when the republi cans appeared before the great American people , after passing their measure , may tbo Lord have mercy on their souls. " [ Ap plause. ] The committee then rose nnd the house took a recess until S o'clock. At the evening session Mr. O'Donnell o Michigan spoke strongly in favor of the suga section. Air , Steward of Georgia and Mr. Kills of Kentucky opposed the bill and the house ad journed. Semite. WASHINGTON- , May 7. In the senate today a number of bills were reported from the committees and placed on the calendar , In cluding the house regular appropriation bills for the army and for the military academy. Mr. Gray moved to proceed to the consid eration of tlio bill to transfer the revenue inurino service to the navy department. Agreed to. Mr. Cockrell spoke against the bill nnd was still speaking at o'clock when the presiding ingolllccr announced that under last Friday's agreement the bill would bo laid aside , and the senate proceeded to the consideration of the silver bill. The bill having been read In oxtcnso Mr. Stewart asked unanimous consent that it bo postponed until Tuesday next and then bo unllnlshcd business. Mr. Vest objected. Ho thought the silver bill the most important ono on tlio calendar and that it had been unreasonably delayed. Mr. Plumb agreed with Mr. Vest us to the importance of the bill and Its delay , but would consent that it should go over till Tuesday by request of the senator who had it in charge , ( Jones ) and proposed to open the debate. Mr. Merrill said Mr. Jones was-absent nnd desired a few days to prepare for opening the debate mid hoped , therefore , that consent would bo given to the bill going over. Mr. Vest said tlio bill had been llxcd for today on Mr. Jones' own motion and now by an exparto proceeding in which the majority of the senate was not consulted , the bill waste to bo thrust nsido for another week , IIo would not agree to anything except that the bill bo taken up and considered now until disposed of. Mr , Teller said ho was ready to go on with the bill , but would not insist on Its being , taken up In the absence of Mr. Jones. The presiding olllcor Tlio senator from Nevada ( Mr. Stewart ) asks unanimous con sent that the further consideration of the bill bo postponed until Tuesday next. Is there nny objection ? Mr. Vest I object. The consideration of tuo bill was then pro ceeded with. Mr. Sherman moved to inccrt n section re pealing nil laws that require money deposited in the treasury under section ft j of the re vised statutes to bo held as n special fund for the redemption of national hank notes , nnd the covering of such money Into the treasury ; also covering into tlio treasury nil sums de posited under section of tlio net of Juno 20 , ib"I , "fixing the amount of United SUites notes , " being section of the Conger bill. Mr. Plumb moved to amend the amendment by yiserting a provision that hereafter no funds nvallublo for the payment of the publio debt , Including such as nro kept for the re demption of treasury notes , bo retained In the treasury In excess of Jl 10,000.000. Mr. Sherman opposed Mr. Plumb's amend ment. Mr. Allison suggested that In the absence- ' ' of Mr. Jones the bill be "allowed to go over till Tuesday next. Mr , A > cst suld that If ho wcro the only sena tor to object bo would not stand in the wnv , but several other senators said they also ob jected. Finally the difficulty wai got over for the day by the suggestion on the part of Mr. Sherman that the senate proceed to executive business. No vote was taken on either of the pending amendments nnd Mr , Vet and Mr , Teller gave notice of substitutes that they would offer for the whole. Conference roiwrts were presented nnd agreed to on bills for publio buildings at Cedar Ituplds , Iu , Uurllngton. la , , and Ash land , WU. After an executive session the cnate ad journed. til TTPni\Tf 'I'A VrMllllPlft HAITMING 10 NEBRASKA , Qrccly's ' Report to the Souato on Oar Oli- nwtio Condition , THE OMAHA FEDERAL BUILDING. Settling the Final Details fur the Pur- f the She I'cusloii Pros pects A Jtrcauh of Sen- ntorlal Courtesy. WASHINGTON BtniBiuTitn OMVIH fiia FotmiKGNTit SniKr.r , WASIIIXOTO.V. D. C. , May 7. General A. W. Grecly , chief signal officer , sent to the senate today an answer to the resolution elution Introduced April 22 last In reference to tlib ell Jiatlc condition , as to temperature nnd rain full , In the agricultural sections of Nebraska. Tlio report Is very lengthy nnd Is Inclined to do great credit to Nebraska. It is accompanied by five appendices nnd twelve charts. In the preliminary to the report General Greely says , after speaking In high terms of the soil of the state , that the ob- scnco of high mountain ranges and the lack of forests make such physical conditions ns insure for the state quite a homogenous cli- mute , the variations of temperature , rainfall and other meteorological elements depending moro upon latitude nnd elevation than upon physical figurations. "Fortunately the gen eral configuration of the United States is such that despite the small amount of aqueous vapor In the nir , which condition facilitates rapid radiation In winter nud a , high degree of insulation In summer , " says General Greely , "yet Nebraska finds Itself favored with climatic characteristics remark ably constant considering its remoteness from the ocean. Statistics show that n much larger area of Nebraska than was previously supposed enjoys climatic conditions favorable to tlio production of staple crops , and also that certain sections possess the climatic re quirements which would seem to fulfill the conditions considered most favorable for the successful culture of special crops such as sugar beets , etc. Tlio report shows that the rain fall Is acci dental rather than periodical nud comes from the Gulf of Mexico , and Unit the annual rain fall of tlio state Is about twenty-four inches. OMAHA. FEllI'.ltAL 1IUILDINO. Supervising Architect Windrim has in formed Mr. Council that the final questions pending on the Omaha publio building site relating to defects have been' referred to the first comptroller of the treasury and a de cision is expected in a day or two , when a draft for the site ( § 400,000) ) will bo forwarded to the United States attorney for Nebraska with final Instructions for vesting the title in tlio government ; also a statement as to whether a further deposit will bo required from the bondsmen us guarantees fortbcsite. The supervising architect of the treasury informed Senator Mandorson today that a " "Superintendent of construction for the Omaha building will bo appointed ; that his pay will be about $7 a day and that the government will appoint u government officer to disburse the money for construction whoso pay will bo about % per cent. SCNATU I'ExaiON coM.Mirrni : . The senate committee on pensions , which has under consideration the bill that passed the house last week , is not seriously divided , but there are differences , of opinion. Some want the senate to stick by the bills it passed a few weeks since , while others favor the adoption of tha house bill as it stands. It is probable that the members of the committee will agroa on an amendment providing that all soldiers of Uie late war , no mutter bow long they served over sixty days or what their physical condition may bo shall bo en titled to a pension of $12 a month upon reach ing the ago of sixty-two veal's , and the fact of their having reached this ago is to bo con sidered us conclusive presumptive evidence that they lire disabled , nnd by merely apply ing and submitting proof of ago and muster certificate a pension will bo granted them. COUHTiSV : CAST ASIDO. The ethics of senatorial courtesy was off duty today , and in violation of all the traditions of that venerable body Senator Vest insisted upon the consideration of tlio silver bill , although ho was informed by Mr. Stewart of Nevada that his colleague , Mr. Jones of Nevada , the author of the measure , who had reported it from the committee , and who intended to open the debate with a pre pared speech , was out of town. Mr. Vest , however , declined to yield nnd Insisted that the programme originally laid out by tbo re publicans should bo adhered to. Under this programme , prepared by the steering commit tee , the bills for the admission of Wyoming and Idaho as states wcro to have been taken up on Monday and their consideration com pleted on Tuesday night. The silver bill waste to bo taken up on Wednesday and ono week devoted to its consideration , but the death of Senator Beck on Saturday last was announced in the senate on Monday nnd out of respect to his memory no business was transacted. On Tuesday his funeral occurred and the republican steering committee shoved their programme forward three days , leaving each bill on the list In its original position. Tills would have given the remainder of the week to the discussion of the territorial ad mission bill , and it was the intention to cull up the silver bill on Monday next. Suppos ing Unit the programme of his colleagues would bo carried out , Mr. Jones loft last night for Now York , but the democrats , who uro anxious to debate tbo silver question and nro desperately opposed to the admission of any moro states , took advantage of the situation and insisted that tlio original arrangements should bo curried out. Thu house had already passed the bills for the admission of Idaho and Wyoming nnd it was the intention of the republicans to hurry them through the senate this week and sen'd them up for the president's signature at once , so that the elections for members of the legislature might take place In the now states next month and tbo United States .senators and representatives bo elected before the opening of the next sesshm iu December. . Delegates Carey of Wyoming and Dubois Idaho , who bxpect to bo united States sena tors for tlio prospective states , felt the blow severely , for they wcro all ready to leuvo for their homes to conduct the campaign for tlio legislature and make their calling and elec tion suro. The were resting on the settees of the senate chamber when their bill was de ferred and went nvt'uy with their hearts full of disappointment and gloom , for now that this territorial admission bill is set aside It will bo difficult for it to recover its placa in the programme. The silver debate will continue Indefinitely. Although the republicans have allowed a week for it they cannot control the democrats in the exercise of the privilege of tidking to which every senator is entitled , and tlio dem ocrats nro qulto as determined to beat tlio territorial admission bills as the republicans nro to puss them , therefore they will throw every obstacle In the way. DUIIOI3 AND CAIIIIV. Carey nnd Dubois nro both young men , nnd when Idaho and Wyoming are admitted as states they will have the credit and tlio honor. Carey Is a tall , muscular Pcnnsyl vunlnn anil went to Wyoming In 1M)0 ) to engage - gage In ranching and wus soon afterwards appointed United States attorney. Ho was then made associate Justice of the supreme court of the territory , served until 1870 , was three times elected mayor of Cuoycnuo and cumo to congress In ISiS. Fred Dubois , who will probably bo senator from Idaho , Is from Crawford county , Illi nois , nud Is under forty years of ago. Ho graduated from Yule Intsci \ and in Ib75 was made secretary of the Illinois railway and warehouse commission. In 1& > 0 ho went to Idaho to engage In business , nnd through the influence of Senator Cullom was appointed United States marshal under the administra tion of President Arthur. When ho was re moved by Cleveland In l xl ho was elected to conijroda und bus since served as delegate. TAIIIVF DHL niM'tssiov ' , The tariff U to occupy the undivided at- teutluu of the house for at least the two com ing weeks and probably till the end of the \\vek after next , Uio Slth hist. The debate was begun by Major McKinley of Ohio , chairman of the committee on ways and means , nt flsJtt thla forenoon nnd bold the at trition of the house as It has nc.t been hold for many years , to tub last sentence of the nrcument. J This will bo ono of the most memorable discussions In the history of congress as it is upon one of the most Important measures ever brought into tlio American congress. It takes a long step In tHe direction of a tariff for protection ns wcllyis a tariff for revenue , and fully covers the Industries most pertinent to American interests. It was thought when Major McKinley spnko again on the Mills bill In the lust con gress , a HtUo over /two years ago , that ho made the greatest tni'lff argument ever pre sented by un American statesman , but it is conceded tonight that ( he eclipsed Ids efforts of that occasion whcu' ' ho spoke this after noon. McKinley's strength lies in the com prehensible nnd practical illustration of the objects nnd benefits o'Ulio republican princi ple of protection. There is nothing compli cated , theoretical or obscure in what ho says. The dimmest mental vision win sco his legle and understand it. / Ono point in his nrcument this afternoon illustrates very clearly the general character of Major McIClnloy'd speech. While ho. was proceeding wjth an illustration of how this bill will tend to further the upbuilding of American Industries a domocrafwho had not sufficient courtesy to rise In his feat , yelled out : "How about wool and other ireo raw materials 1" Quick as a flush MnjorjMcKlnloy replied : "If it is a foreign market that you prefer to n homo market you can nave free wool nud free i-aw materials of all kinds. Wo give thcso for the manufacturers oflgoods for export nnd for the encouragcmentSof a foreign market. It is our homo market that wo propose to pro tect. " 4 Major McKinloy's s'peoch lasted two hours and ten minutes. As ) ) io wus opening his re marks Mr. Mills , thoj democratic free trade leader , came over and took a scat very near the republican leader tmd listened attentively throughout the cntirh .two hours. At tbo conclusion of his speecn.Major McKinley was vigorously applauded 'Jnd heartily congratu lated. ' ; ( . ? Then Mills opened for the other sldo in a carefully prepared speech in the direction of free trade. It wus plain from the moment ho uttered the llrst word that bo was unnerved by Major McKinloy'g argument. The deliv ery was devoid of earijbst interest und fell flat. . > ' The members of the coinmlttco on ways and means are to speak first. Mostof the general speeches will bo submitted for publication in the Hccord. On next Monday , when the bill is taken up by sections ! amendments will bo in order , and each speclh will bo limited to five minutes. Interest ; will run high. Tin ; siLvin TIGHT. It is difficult to predttt' how the fight on silver in the senate willterminate. ( The re publicans nro by no moans miited nnd there are ten men on thatfelflo of the chamber , namely , Messrs. PIcrcHf 'and Casey of North Dakota , Jones and Stewart of Nevada. Petti- grow and Moody of SoBHh Dakota , Teller and Wolcott of ColoraiW"and" Plumb nnd lugalls of Kansas/may. { perhaps more. although they , brtvp not disclosed themselves who are suv to vote even against their own party to sccu ) for silver the same position that gold holde n tbo money of the world. It is tlio progw nno to go on with the debnto on the Jones blf in the cenato nnd then allow an opporttl ty for Mr. Teller to offer his amendment. ' ft is not adopted he will bo satisfied that.hu bos dona his best and will concur in the nctidnlof the majority. If it Is accepted the bill will go over to the house to receive tbo , ( indorsement or disap proval of that bo'dy. ' i TJioro is no telling what will happen then'/but / there is a univer sal confidence ttint soinC-'Sort of a silver bill will bo passed and'ifcoi'ivo tho"president's ' signature before the ci' * " - - - CHEATED' ' . . . . . . . . . There was a broad' , smile 'on the face of every senator this morning wheii Mr. Cull of Florida Introduced -resolution upon which ho desired immediate action , directing the interstate commerce commission "to in vestigate cases of interferences by railroad corporations with the elections of United States senators and members of congress. " The milk iu this coconut is very bitter to the senator from { Florida. His term of olllco expires on thofth of next March and ids campaign for re-election hns already begun. Mi * . Call is nn industrious nnd loqunclous but not very popular man , either at homo or in Washington , nnd ho is particularly offensive to certain corporations in his stuto because of his efforts , to secure Uio passage of n bill to forfeit their land grants. They nro now engaged in endeav oring to elect some ono clso to the United States senntv nnd nro furnishing frco transportation to the men who uro man aging the campaign of1 Mr. Call's ' opponent. The resolution has particular interest for many members of tlio spnnto and there would bo some interesting disclosures if the truth on this subject could bo told. The resolution went to the committee on interstate commerce , whore it will probably slumber. NEW NBIIItASKA POSTMASTERS. Friend , Duel county ! S. A. Swansea , vlco P. Lindqulst , deceased ; Hoston , Boric county , Minnie Bcntty , vlco J.M. Gurdncrdeceased ; Montrose , Sioux county , J. Clark , vlco C. II. Gay hart , resigned ; llainsay , DCJI ! county , GracoM. Mcrrlek , vice Mrs. 1C. Frlsby , re signed. < LAND DECISIONS. Assistant Secretary 'Chandler today af firmed the decision of the land commissioner in dismissing the contest at Henry J3. Dun ning vs A. J. Hoberts find Lovl S. Morriweld , Dead wood , S. D. , district. Ho also unirmed tWrvT-imissloners decision in holding for cancellation the entry of John Mny for the southwest of section ! ) . town ship 107 north , range 03 west , Mitchell dis trict. The contesturji-vvas Calvin M. Clark. JIISCEI.tSiNEOUS. Mr. Council presented a number of peti tions in tlio house toddy from Nebraskuns in favor of silver legislation. Senator Moody todaV'introducod ' n bill to increase the pension ! of Mr. Elmcndorfs of Hnpid City. S. D. . Mrs. G. I. A. Bradley has been appointed postmistress at St. Liberty , Howard county , Nebraska. | Captain P. Cusick , fvho has been in tbo east for some time , lore tonight with his wife for Fort Nlobrarn. PEIIIIY S. HEATH. Got Away AVitli $ : IOOO. ( NEW YOIIK , May 7 , It wus today discov ered that William Q. ulon , nn old nnd well known shipping man , .is a defaulter to the amount of 50,000 in bonds. Those stolen by Guion formed partof tlio securities , amount ing in all to $ IM,000whJeh ) ; were deposited with Guiou by the British America assurance company of Toronto , 'Out. , in accordance with the law requiring foreign assurance companies doing business in this state to keep a certain proportion of their resources hero for the protection of their local customers. Theodore ThbnwH Mnrrloil. CHICAGO , May 7. The wedding of Miss Uoso Fay nnd Theodora Thomas , the famous orchestra leader , took place this evening at 8 o'clock In the chapel of the Episcopal church of tlio Ascension , which was beautifully dec orated with flowers nnd crowded with repre sentatives of Chicago's prominent families nnd guests from abroad In honor of the event. Mlsa Hose Fay is the daughter of tlio late Hov. Charles Fay of Cambridge. Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas will make their homo In New York. Vnnkton Ceinont Works. YANUTON , S. D. , May 7. [ Special Tele gram to THE BER."WHlIam Plunhington , principal stockholder- the Yunkton cement works , Is in town for n day or . two. A visit to the plant today showed over ono hundred men nt work , and content will bo made In July und all orders Illlfd from August 1. Southern McthodlHt Conference. ST. LouiiT , May 7 , The qundroniul general conference of the MclhodlstEplscopnl church of the south began hero today with forty conferences represented. This is the first meeting of the general conference in this city slnca 1S. > 0. The venerable senior bishop , J , O , Keener , presided over the preliminary pro ceedings. VOTED TO READOPT POOLING , Western Presidents Pas ? a Resolution Wbich Practically Means That , APPORTIONING OF TIIE PERCENTAGE. I'HHMciiBcr Agcnta Finish Considera tion of Hio'Western States' Associ ation Agreement Michigan Ignore the CHICAGO , May 7. [ Special Telegram to Tun Bnn. ] Tlio presidents of the western lines today passed two resolutions utninl * inously. The llrst was that the only way out of the rate dlftlcully was to divide Iho trnlUo on agreed percentage ; In other words , to readopt - adopt pooling , and tlio other was that under no circumstances should , present tariff rates bo cut , The first resolution only begins in stead of ending the light , ns there Is no possi bility of nn immediate nnd nmicnblo arrange ment for apportioning the percentage. It Is thought the matter can bo arranged by arbi tration , but no ono can bo found in railroad circles willing to net as arbitrators. The general passenger agents today finished the consideration of the reorguni/.od Western States Pnssenger association agreement and partially llnishcd consideration of tlio rules. No trouble was experienced nnd none is an ticipated unless from the Wisconsin Central on the differential question. The general managers of the western lines meet tomorrow to organize if possible an as sociation to tuko the place of the Interstate Commerce railway association nnd to advance rates. Both subjects now bingo on an agree ment between the lines ns to n division of the tralllc. _ Another Slusli in Rates. CniCAfio , lay 7. Special Telegram to Tin : Bin. : ] The "Soo" and National Despatch routes' took n whack nt rates via St. Paul to day which knocked the bottom out of oven the low basis made last week by the Great Northern. The "SooV line quoted a reduction in all rail rates from New York to St. Paul on classes as follows : 01Id , 3S , 29 , 23 nud 10 pcnta. To this will bo added the 40-ccnt Missouri river" scale from St. Paul , making n difference in favor of St. Paul ns against Chicago on the various classes of 11 , 14 , 11 , 0 , 8 nnd 7 cents respectively. Not satisfied with this the National Despatch immediately wont the "Soo" 15 cents better by quoting lake and rail rates via St. Paul of 45 , 80 , 28 , 22 , 17 and 15 qcnts on the six classes. These rates are 10 cents lower oven than the Great Northern nitcs. being 2(5 ( cents against Chicago In favor of St. Paul. whcro the Great Northern rate was but 10 cents. Earlier in the day the Great Northern had issued a notice taking off the disastrous effects of the reduction to the Chicago roads by quoting in connection with its Inko rates only the highest locals from St. Paul. This was practically nn advance in rates of 15 cents first class nnd equalized the rates via Chicago and St. Paul. Later in tlio day this notice was knocked endwise by the reduc tions of the "Soo" and National Despatch. The Chicago lines recognize their helplessness and will do nothing to meet the situation un less tlio trunk lines assist by standing their proportions of the necessary reductions. To n'dd to the discomfiture of the Chicago lines word was received late this afternoon from iho trunk line nieeting'in Now York that the ' ' ' " tho' irU'UQlo' subjejct'Jiud fbeen5jostponcd-"uutlll Merrill to Succeed lliplqy. KAXSAS CITT , Mo. , May 7. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bnn. ] The Burlington officials announce that Mr. W. F. Merrill , general manager of the Hannibal & St. Joseph and Kansas City , St. Joseph & Council Bluffs , will succeed Mr. E. II. Illploy , lately re signed. Mr. Merrill lias been general man ager in his present position since 1885 , when ho was promoted fromthosuporintcndeiicyof the Iowa division of the Burlington. Mr. Merrill's successor ns general manager of the Kansas City , St. Joseph & Council Bluffs and Hannibal & St. Joseph roads will bo Mr. W. C. Brown , superintendent of the Iowa di vision of the Burlington. No Hollnlto Agreement , Itoachod. NKW Iconic , May 7. fSpeciul Telegram to Tun Bm : . ] There was a meeting of the trunk lines today for tlio purpose of restoring lake and sail rules to St. Paul to their former basis. All lines In the association were rep resented , but after n discussion lusting for several bom's the committee adjourned for two weeks without arriving nt any dellnito agreement. Several representatives of tlio Now England lines had a conference with the trunk line passenger committee to consider Now England rates for the coming season. Secret Cuts. CHICAGO , May 7. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BKK. ] Beginning May 12 the Lake 3horo road will reduce the basis on oats from the present 25 cent basis to a 2-2 cent biisLs. The reduction Is made , It Is asserted , to meet secret cuts made by its competitors , nnd will probably go to 20 cents or under within u week. The reduction to various points Is ns follows : Buffalo , ! > < cents ; Now York , 22 ; Boston , 27 ; Philadelphia , 20 ; Baltimore , 10. Annual Itnilrond 3rcctin < * N. CLEVELAND , O. , May 7. Tlio annual meet ing of the Lnko Shore & Michigan Southern railway was held this morning. The annual report shows the net earnings wcro $ < i,040- 000 , a decrease of $ * K,000. ) At the annual meeting of the Now York , Chicago & St. Louis railroad hero today , n number of directors wcro elected for ono your. Tbo net earnings of the road for 185'J were f 1,000,000 , un increase of $23:1,000. : The Kiivit Unn. CHICAGO , May 7 , The first gun In the com ing legal battle between the Iowa roads and the Iowa state officials on the joint ruto law hns been tired by Hobert Donahuo of Bur lington , In. Ho made complaint today against the Burlington nnd the Burlington , Cedar Haplds & Northern roads on tbo ground Unit these rends have not put in force the Joint rates. Tlio case will bo u test ono and will decide the constitutionality of the act. AVI 1 1 Defy the CiiiCAao , May 7. [ Special Telegram to Tun BKK. ] Beginning May 15 , the Michigan lines will Ignore the 2-ccnt u mlle act of the Michigan legislature and advance passenger rules to the basis existing before the law went into effect. The defense Is the test cuso which Is sure to follow , and will bo the de cision of tlio supreme court In the Minnesota granger cases , that no authority has the power to force railroads to make non-puylng rates. * > Hlfi Klro In Suranton. SCIIAXTOS , Pa. , May 7 , This evening flro broke out In the Bloom carriage manufactur ing company's works on Eighth street. The names spread rapidly to the adjoining property - erty and destroyed eighteen private dwellings - ings , pattern shop and boiler house , Finch's foundry nnd the screen works of Brook it Hoss. For two hours the flro raged with great fury. Most of the families In the burned dwellings removed their effects. Tlio loss will reach $1110,000 , only a part of which is covered b ) insurance. . Clayton LiTTLR HOCK , Ark. , May 7. Tim Clayton committee heard a number of witnesses today , but nothing sensational was developed. H , A. Hoopnr , a brother of Thomas Hooper , tes tified how his father was killed by Clayton's mllltlu In 1S W. Ho never knew what his father was arrested for. They tied him to n horse and while taking him to Louisville rid dled him with bullets. Ho hadn't seen Thomas at nny time during the month of January , Tin : i.osavK j'oinoititoit. . Flro HrcakH Out In tho\ \ \ulry AV111 Itelinlld thu A > , LoNoun POIXTK , Quo. , MaiTlio laun dry of the Insane asylum H ch 100 pa tients wcro housed during uio night , lnw tnken firo. Tlio Inmates were removed mid all nro now safe. A correspondent of the Associated press had nn interview with Sister TlicreJa do Jesus , thomothor superior of the asylum , this morning , She places the loss of llfo at cer tainly twenty , and possibly Jlfty.1 She ex pressed her determination to at once rebuild tlio Institution on the most approvedselentlflo plans as regards the treatment of patients and with n view to preventing the remotest possi bility of the recurrence of yesterday's horror. Dr. Duguete , the government medical Inspector specter , was next seen. Ho places the loss of 11 font nt least sixty. At the ruins of the asylum nothing could bo scim but heaps of smoking brick nnd mor tar. No vestlgo of the dead can bo traced. Ono of the attendants said that the seven lay nuns who did work about the institution perished In the llames. The loss , financially , is very great , being placed as high us § 1,500,000 ; insurance , 10.000. It Is merely n matter of speculation ns to the exact number of the dead , but the gen eral census of opinion Is that it cannot bo fewer than ono hundred and , perhaps , nearly double that number. A Disgraceful State of AlTalrs. PitoviiiKxci : , H. I. , May 7. [ Special Tele gram to THIS Br.i : . ] In the Investigation nt the state house today , after some general tes timony about the whipping of children , Miss Emma J. Carr , a former teacher , gave evi dence in regard to Hurry 1'liarc , who died and was burled without a prayer the same night. When the boy became 111 Superin tendent Henly said to her that all ho needed was n "doso of cayenne pepper to get up his gumption. " Healy told Miss Carr that she was not to whip tbo children while any ono was around , but was to take them to the collar , see that the windows were closed , nnd if they attempted to evy choke them. Mrs , Kllmboth B. Cliaso. n philanthropist of Valley Fulls , through wlioso instrumentality the homo was established , testified nnd blamed the oonrd of education for the condi tion of things. A Murderous Ohio Man. Nr.w LISIION , O. , May 7. Near Fall-field this morning Ira Murlctt , Berick Ashton and Lewis Bell qunrrelod about the signing of a note. Murlctt drew n revolver and shot down the other men , killing Ashton and seri ously wounding Bell. Ho iled nnd took refuge in his mother's houso. A sheriff's posse surrounncd the house Into this afternoon and Sheriff Wyman knocked at the door. No reply was made and lie pro ceeded to batter the door in. As it opened Mnrlatt shot the sheriff in the side , indicting n slight wound. Ho was quickly overpowered nnd brought here. Han Into an Open Switch. DKXVI'.II , Colo. , May 7. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bun. ] Tlio Trinidad nnd Durango north bound express on the Rio Grande road ran into an open switch nt Fountain station about 3 o'clock this morning. The engine was badly damaged and the lender , mail , bag gage , express nnd smoking cars turned over. Tlio day passenger coneh was thrown on its side. Ono sleeper was derailed. Most os the passengers were In the sleepers , but none wcro hurt. Engineer Dun Mock was badly hurt and Fireman Sipes killed. A freight [ train crcwwhichhnd.sido-trnokodJQrAthoIcx ( ! press had loft the switch open. The engineer saw it , but not in time to stop , being on a down grade. Sought Safety in Flight. LAimm : , Wye. , May 7. ( Special Tele gram to Tin : Bm : . ] Dr. G. Martin , the dentist who sought the sheriff's protection lust night on account of tlio indignation of citizens over his alleged lecherous conduct , remained nt the county Juil nil night mid loft on the fast train for the west at 0JO : ! this morning. Ho was accompanied to the train by the sheriff and his deputy. Ho did not buy it ticket nnd refused to say where ho ex pected to go. Tlio whole affair lias furnished more excitement than anything that has oc curred hero in some mouths. A AVhoIesnlc Hold-Up. Los A'KOAP , N. M. , May 7. Early this morning two men held up the night operator , two conductors , two engineers and the watch man nt Lamy Junction while the train was . UI1UU1 LUV lULJIJl-li ) * * J J-U I 1 til V * } tll lWli-ri.JUV < L > horscthlof nnd highwayman , who was re leased from the penitentiary at Snntn Fo yes terday on ball. A sheriff's ' posse is in pursuit. Illinois United Workmen. QI'INCT , III. , May 7. The Illinois grand lodge of the Order of United Workmen today chose LaSallo as the next place of mooting. The following officers were elected : Grand muster , C. U. Matson , Chicago ; grand fore- ball. Grlggsvlllo ; grand inside watchman , J. P. Johnson , Hock Island. The Weather Forecast. For Omaha and Vicinity -Fair weather. For Nebraska Warmer weather ; south erly winds ; fair , followed on Thursday night by rain. For South Dakota Slightly warmer weather. ; rain , southerly winds. For Iowa Warmer , fair weather ; south erly winds. AVlHHinann'H lOv COI.OONI : , May 7. The Gazette has n re port from Wlssmann's expedition that the movement on Kilara was successful. On the march the expedition hud n number of en gagements with the Arabs und repeatedly defeated them. Fnt nl Train Wreck. FOUNTAIN' , Colo. , May 7 , A misplaced switch throw a portion of tlio south-bound express down nn embankment hero this morning. Fireman Sikcs was hilled. The engineer and the few passengers in the de railed cars escaped with a slight shaking up , American Tract Society. NKW YOUK , May 7. The American tract society held its annual meeting today. The treasurer's rcjiort shows total receipts for the year of ftT'/'ftS. Tlio society Issued 7,4U ! district publications. It has six peri odicals with an aggregate circulation of AVIro Connection With Nicaragua. Nr.w YOIIK , May ! . Wire communication has bron established with Nicaragua by means of an extension of the canal company's lines to connect with the Nlcuniguan govern ment lines. The first message was received hero today. Vncht Cnpnl/CH. WHEEI.INO , W. Vn. , May 7. The yacht Gertrude capsized In the Ohio river tills morning , throwing sixteen passengers into the water. All , It is believed , were rescued but one. Three men nro still missing , How ever. und may huvo been drowned. AHNOIIIH. PAIIIB , May 7. The government hns been notified by the Egyptian foreign secretary that Egypt assents to the French conditions for the conversion of the Egyptian loan. It Is hoped the powers will concur , Canada Inc-renwos Duty on Pork. OrrxwA , Out , , May 7.- The duty on pork was Increased 3 cents n pound yc-tcrduy , making it about 00 cents udvulorcm. LYNCHED AN INNOCENT ] IAHj A Negro Killed to Snvo the Reputation of ( White Girl , THE RESULT OF A CONSPIRACY The Men WhoTjcd the Molt Tlmt Khol Wllllo I-oojiliai't Identified , Hut the Jury Disregards tlio Testimony , COI.UMIIIA , S. C. , Mny 7. [ Special Tel | gram to Tin : ltin.j : The Inquest over tin body of Wllllo Lcoplinrt , ( ho negro who was lynched nt Lexington yesterday , \vns hold to > duy. The testimony of Sheriff Drafts and his wife went to show that llvo citizens o ( Lexington , among others , wore implicated In tlio lynching , nnd that ono of them led the , mob. Alter retiring for fifteen minutes tha jury roturncd the startling verdict thatl Leophnrt catno to his death by gunshot wounds nt the hands of parties unknnwiH Solicitor Nelson , who conducted the oxamlna ' tion of. the witnesses , wns romplctelv dnmbJ founded at this verdict In which the teatN niony was utterly disregarded. Ho will place the matter before tlio grand jury and .sift it to tlio bottom. Tlio evidence which caused the Judge td recommend 11 respite for Lcnphart mid Gov < ! ernor Klclmrdson to grunt the same goes { 6 sliow that the negro wus probably Innoecui and tlio victim of a horrible conspiracy. Tlilj cvidcnco was ihndo publio yesterday. It ) Is said Hose Cannon , the girl alleged t6 liavo been assaulted bv Lcophart am } on whoso testimony ho was made u prisoner hns stated she was not assaulted bv him. Knniors nro In eirculatlon that tlio ym hajj been ruined recently , that exposure woulq come in time , and the scheme of charging tug negro with tlio assault was nrr.inped uud planned by those most Interested In the mat * tor. so that they would ( rain tlmo and ptirhup * ultimately prevent exposure , Leophurt > vai convicted wholly on H030 Cannon's testfr nitiny. r.EK'N N'f.il'VK. ' Mon , AVoinon uud Children Pull it od Trucks. KiciiMONM ) , Va. , Muy 7. The trucks eon- tabling Leo's st tiowore removed tonight to tlio place of unveiling , with men , women and children tugging at tlio ropes. The line of march was packed with people from the utarW Ing point to the finish , while tlio cheering and waving of handkerchiefs was continuous , All tlio trueka were handsomely decorated with pictures of Ocncr.il Leo and union Hugs' , while hero and there u con federate battle llatf lioated in the breeze. THE S'fJtlKU STATUS. Hope Thnfc Clio Impending Minors' Tron.hlo Slay li Averted. CHICAGO , May .7. [ Special Telegram to Tin ; Bun. ] There Is liopo that the impend * Ing miners' strike in tho'great coal regions of the west may bo averted. J. n , Uae , pveuU dent of the National Minors' union of Colnin * bus , O. ; Patrick MoBrydo of the national executive committee , William Scalfo , * prcsl * dent of tlio Illinois district miners' union , and David Hess of the Illinois district oxo- cutlyo committee , who comprise a commlUco with full power to act on tlio part of tliq , upon a tour of visitation to tliQsoftrco.il oper ators of the city. Their purpose is to got the leading operators , to adopt the lolloW- Ing proposition , : which has been acceded to by ono company , the Spring Valley , and which , if adopted by the others , would end the present strike. It is us follows : "Tho party of the first part further agrees that if , at any time during the year ending1 May 1 , 1MI1 , there should bo n general adi vnnco paid for mining coal in the northe.nl Illinois coal fields , or should a geneial ud vuiico in tbo price of mining be made id southcui Illinois and other mining districts with which the coal of tbo party of the llrst part lias to compete in tlio general market , that in such case the jirlco of mining nnd of day wages will bo advanced so ns to make tbo price paid nt Spring Valley for milling nnd for insldo and outside labor respectively , equivalent to tbo highest price pain for such liibor in such competUing mining districts , " David Hess , William Scalfe und Editor Carter of StrenlorJ'who nro the proinhient ) fuctoi-s In tbo miners' committee , also visited the Chicago. Wilmington ft Vcniiillion coal company this afternoon nnd held n conference with General Manager O. L. Sweet. Mr , Sweet was seen but stated that ho had miido no definite decision in the matter. Tlio com mittee feels hopeful of settlement. Tin Haukliono Broken. CHICAGO , May 7. [ Special Telegram toTna Bun.J The thick black clouds of smoke that curl away from the chimney topsnf tbosmoko bcgrimmed factories of the Black road say more eloquently than words could express II. that the backbone of tbo strike Is broken. The streets present an unusually quiet np- pearanco. tbo only pedestrians visible bointf Uttlo groups of strikers bore and there among whom a few detectives in citizens' clothes , freely inlnglo. The situation at the Chicago malablo works is Iho sumo today as yostc-nlay. The flrcsnro blinked and the mennroldlo. Superintendent McCarthy , in the absence of President Bui * ley , said that bo hud no news to impart. At McCornilckt , according to the state ? incuts of the olllco men , they arq riinninir n full forcer of men ; this meant the molding and core rooms as well 11.1 other departments. When asked if there was any truth in the published statement that -UK ) men bad been temporarily dis charged from their employ because of iho malleable company strike , the mipcrlntcndcnt replied in tail negative , hut admitted that protracted lockout at the malleable works would embarrass the McCornnok reaper Works , because tboy ( thn McCormlck'H ) were under contract with tliu mulleublo people fo castings. Wells , French & Co. nro running a full compliment of men. About llvo hundred tanners nro "out today on a demand for nine bom's' work h id ten hours' pay. Dissatisfaction has beei > 'ex pressed by tbo men In several other tanneileg in the city , nnd moro trouble Is expected , The employers of the striking men have bef-n forcc.d to arbitrate with them , and it is thought B compromise will bo effected before the close of the week. Timnorri Quit Work. Cinc.uio , May 7. About five hundred tun. tiers struck today for nine hours' work and ten haul's1 pay , Ills thought probable tbatj an agreement with their employers will bo\ \ readied within a few days. Hlriko IUot at Lille. PAIIIS , May 7. An encounter between the police and n body of disorderly strikers took ; place at Llllo last evening. Two of tin ! strikers wore wounded nnd seven arrested. Huron Von I'l'eul I'roposeH h meiit to Ihn e.v-Cliitncellor. Br.m.iN , May -During the debuto on tha budget In Uio Prussian diet today Baron von Pfcul paid a warm tribute to Bismarck nni declared that to his policy Germany owed hci favorable financial position. Next to th/ emperor , Germany owed her position In th ( world to Bismarck. Ho proposed that i statute to Uio ox-chancellor us a model o : putrlotlHin , loyalty and Industry bo erected Iii the chamber , and concluded with un u-ssur * unco of devotion to the emperor , The reichstag today nmiiilmeuslv re-fleeted llerr vo Lovet/ow president , In Ills o . | . nlntf . . speech ho lauded Bismarck's ' ' service : ! .
