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TWENTIETH YEAR. ( XMAELA , SATURDAY MOBNtfNG , JULY 20 , 1890. NTJMBJ3U 38.
The Irrigation Question Occupies the At
tention of the House.
MANY MEMBERS VENTILATE VIEWS ,
TlioTurllT , Dill Comes Up Irillio Sen
ate ) ami CnIN J'ortli n. Great
J > enl ! ' anile-Mr.
Vance's Views.
WASHixoTOXJuly23. | Ill the liouco today
Mr. Cannon of Illinois , from the committee
on npproprmtlons , reported the sundry civil
nppropriatlon bill with the senate amend
ments , with certain recommendations relative
thereto.
On a point of order raised by Mr. Brcekln-
ridge of Kentucky the bill was sent to the
coinmittco of the whole , nnd Jdr. Cannon
moved that the house go Into such coinmittco
for Iti consideration , After some opposition
the motion carried and the liouso proceeded
to Its discussion. *
On demand of Ir. Rogers of Arkansas the
Bcn.ito amendments were read In extcnso.
The reading consumed moro than an hour.
A short discussion ensued as to the limit
which should be placed upon the general de
bate. The point of dispute was the Irriga
tion feature of the senate amend
ments Mr. B reck lurid go of Kentucky
and Mr , Pnyson of Illinois , contending the
debate should not be limited nt this time ,
and Mr. Cannon of Illinois and Mr. Bayers of
Illinois agreeing ltwas advisable a limitation
should bo provided.
On motion of Mr. Payson it wns agreed
tbo general debate on all portions of the bill
except the irrigation amendments should bo
clowd In thirty minutes nnd on those amend
ments a two and a half hours' debate should
lie allowed.
Mr. Turner of Now York made a brief
r.peceh crltlrnl of thu men who controlled the
business of the house In slighting measures
reported by the cominltteo on labor and re
fusing to fix tlmo'for their consideration.
Mr. Brcckltu'idgc of Kentucky favored the
senate amendment vblch provides a repeal
of the law for that section and locating reser
voirs nnd canals upon public lands and reser
vations ,
Mr. Vaudevcr of California opposed the
senate amendment , which ho asserted would
redound to the interest of a great laud specu
lation ,
Mr. Cannon of Illinois opposed the senate
amendment. If adopted It opened ; ! 0,000,000
ucres not only to homestead
settlement , but desert land , tim
ber culture and pre-emption settle
ment under which nny citizen could take 1,200
ncrcs of land. Ono aero of this land upon
which water could bo obtained was equal to
otlcabt three acres of land In Illinois , If it
were lidoptcd nil the reservoir sites would bo
opened under the homestead pre-emption
desert land and timber culture laws.
Pending further debate the committee rose
and took n recess.
Semite.
WA9iiiNCTO > f , July 25. As there wns not a
quorum piesentattho hour of opening , the
tergcant-at-arins was directed to request the
attendance of absent senators. In about ten
minutes tlio number of senators in attendance
had reached tbo quorum point and business
proceeded.
Mr. Olillr present iHa memorial from tbo
headquarters of tlio Grand Army post ex
pressing abhorrence at the a-ctlon of congress
In allowing pension agents a fee of $10 in each
case under the recent dependent pension act ,
and enclosing n circular of u Washington
claims agent offering to active men in locali
ties one-half of the fee in all cases sent to
him.
him.Mr.
Mr. Cockercll presented n memorial from
St. Louia protesting against the passage by
the senate of the federal election bill. Oilier
memorials against thn bill were presented
from Adilan , Mieb. The house bill on that
subject was , on motion of Mr. Hoar , referred
to the cominltteo on privileges nnd elections.
Mr. Sherman offered a resolution instruct
ing the cominltteo on printing' to report
whether any abuses exist In printing the
matter In the Congressional Record that
ought not to bo printed therein and toropcrt
Hiich a bill or regulation as will limit such
printing to the actual proceedings In both
noubcs , also whether It Is expedient to edit
tbo debates ; of congress by the omission of
, EH eh parts as are immaterial and of such
papers ns are already printed as public
documents.
TfO resolution wns referred to tlio com
mittee on printing.
Jlr. Mori ill moved to proceed to the con
sideration oCtho tariff bill nnd Jlr. Gray an
tagonized thnt motion with ono to resume the
consideration of thu house bill to transfer the
revenue marine service to mo navy depart
ment. The latter motion was nirreed to und
the revenue marine bill was taken up.
.Amendments were adopted extending appli
cation of the bill to the llfo saving sen-Ice.
Jlr. Coohrdl spoke against the bill. Ho
bad not concluded his remarks when the
hour of 1 o'clock arrived and the tariff bill
cumoupas unfinished business. The formal
rcidlng of the bill was dispensed with. Mr.
Vimco then proceeded to address the senate.
Air. Yinico said the result of the bill might
bo to reduce , the revenue to a certain extent ,
but not to reduce tnxos , "What the peoi-lodo-
tilivd was a common scnso reduction of reve
nue and a corresponding rcliof from the pay
ment of taxes. The MeKlnloy bill was nn
outrage on hiininn pntienco and an Insult to
the Intelligence of mankind. It neither reduced -
duced revenue , In thosensoof reducing luxa
tion , nor equalized duties on imports. On
the contrary , it increased taxation nnd made
the duties more unequal by Imposing heavier
burdens on the poor than on tbo rich and by
BO settling n tax on the necessaries of life as
voshock the moral scnso of every Just man.
Mr. Vance went oit to arraign the republi
can purty for the evils which , he claimed ,
protection had brought upon the country. Ho
quoted from Mr. IHalno's letter to l-'ryo and
said the uiiinlstiikablo wisdom of what that
distinguished man had said Illustrated tbo
wisdom of what bo had loft unsaid. If it
vero important to extend American trade to
Central and South America It would not bo
unliniwrtnnt to extend It to the Kuropeaii
continent , which in wealth and population
wns ten times greater , If frco tratlowith the
l > eoplo of tlio Latin races was desirable mid
prolltublo , no reasoning could show that a llt-
tlo free trade with the people of Teutonic
blood was not nsdeslrnblouud profitable ,
Mr. Plumb snld before proceeding to the
consideration of the bill bv paragraphs ho
would like to know what thu llnnnco coin
mittco believed would bo the effect of the bill
en revenue.
Mr. Mcl'hcrson
said the almost unanswer
able speeches of the tonntors from Indiana
'
nnd Is'ortli Carolina , Voorheos and Vance ,
seemed to preclude the necessity nn and fur
ther defense of the democratic party , mid
now the senator from ICunsas , Mr. Plumb , in
the simplicity of his nature Inquired from
his own coimulttco for some Information on
the bill. Did not the honorable senator know
that for the post thivo or four days the news
papers hud been full of the fact that it had
been resolved not only tbo tlnunco committee
but by the republican caucus not to attempt
eny defense or Itio pending bill.
If the bill could not bo defended It could
not bo passed. Ho therefore , In order to ox.
iiedlto business , would movi } that the pend
ing bill Lo recommitted to the committee on
finance with Instructions to report nt the
earliest practicable ! moment a bill to reduce
revenue , and ccpaallzo duties on Imports on a
basis thut thu average rate nt duty .should
not exceed the averjgo ud valorem war luiiu
rate of ISM.
Mr. Mcl'hcrson then launched out In ro-
vlow of the tariff question In general and the
pending bill in particular , lie undertook to
show thai neither farmer nor consumer
would bo benefited by it. lie referred to the
campaign of 1 ! S us ono In which Immense
cams of money had been corruptly raised nnd
corruptly used in behalf of the
republican ticket. That money had
been raised among beneficiaries of
the pending bill. Chief among them
wai n pious citi7.cn of Pennsylvania who slnco
bad been rewarded with u scat In the cabinet
as the price of his villalnv.
Mr. Sherman criticised McPhorson's re
marks as to reducing the average rate , Tinder
the pending bill to the average rate existing
'n IfcGI nnd explainer ! the average
IVIM im < lo upon all goods then dutiable and
undutlablo , but at that time no moro than 10
if IB Tier cent of the Imported poodi were on
.ho free list. Under the pending bill 0) ) per
: cnt of Imported goods would boon the free
1st and If the average rate of duty were as
certained on goods dutiable andunduttablo it
would not bo .W pec rent , or DO per cent , but
inly 17 or 13 per cent.
Mr. Plumb complained that no detailed
tatomcnthad been made as to the effect that
would follow the pnwnco of the bill , If there
ihonldboadoileit within the next eighteen
months it would bo a pretty serious matter.
Ho thought they should not err on the sldo of
a deficit. Going on to enumerate the expen
ditures for the next fiscal year ho pivo it ns
his opinion the dependent pension bill within
.he next two years would bo costiiiij the people
ple SiO.oOO.OOo a year. .
Mr , Plumb went on to speak of the ncccs-
> ary expenditure of the government , nnd re
ferred to the possibility of there being , next
rear , n deficit of nearly fifty million thnt
would have to bo made up by now taxes , and
ailted who was Interested In producing that
stnto of things. lie thought In the
reporting bill the matter had beca
overlooked. It seemed to him ns if some
body Interested in the rate of duties had
said ; "AV'o do notcnro whnt the effect on
ho revenue may bo. That is not
our concern. Congress has cot to mind that.
We want the "pound of flesh. " Ho gave no-
tlco that ho would offer amendments to the
bill to InereasO the revenue from other
sources , Ho would never vote for a bill that
10 thought would bo n cowardly evasion of
the duty Imposed upon the senate to provide
for adequate means to meet the expenses of
government. Ho would propose a duty on
incomes ; ho would propose an Increased tnx
on ulcohollo liquors , and ho would propose
amendments that would prevent the forma
tion of trusts.
Mr. Allison defended the senate from
charges of oxtravagcnco in the matter of the
appropriation bills.
Air. Aldrich expressed the opinion that Mr.
McPherson was not serious In bis motion and
remarked if it wore carried out Into law , the
effect would bo to Increase the revenue by
110,000,000 over the amount that would bo
produced by the pending bill.
Mr. Gorman asked Mr. Aldrieh to give the
senate n frank nnd fair statement as to tbo
probable results if the bill were enacted into
law.
law.Jlr.
Jlr. Aldrich snld if the Importations for
the next llscal year were the same ns last the
revenue would bo reduced about twenty mil
lions. Ho could not glvo figures ns to ex
penditures of course. The members of the
linanco cominltteo do not propose by nny leg
islation to reduce the cxponf.es below the rev
enues. They did not intend to create n deficit
knowingly nnd purposely , nnd did not bollcvo
that would bo the result. After some further
discussion and withoutactloaon.Mr. MePhcr-
san's motion , which is pending , the senate
adjourned.
WOilLtmFAHl SITE.
oii Park and the Imlcc Front
Until to bo Ocouiili'd.
Si'nix FiEti > , lllv July 2. ) . In the house
this morning a resolution was Introduced b > '
Paddock , of Ivnnknkec , as follows.
liesolvcd , That It Is the sense of this bouse
that tlio world's fair should bo held upon on
site.
site.Thcro
Thcro wns at OHCC a storm of opposition tc
the resolution , it being declared out of order.
Speaker Cochran held that it was gorrenln
as It referred to the subjects within the call
An ineffectual attempt wns muilo to table th <
resolution , and it was finally ordered referred
to a Joint committee. A motion was then
made to reconsider , and after a long debute
it was c.irricd , thus bringing the rcsolutloi :
before the house again ,
The resolution wns then made the special
order for Tuesday next.
A resolution was reported favorably frorr
the joint coinmittco nnd unanimously adoptei1
calling upon the world's fair directory to report
port to tbo legislature exactly what portioi
of the fair will bo placed upon the respectlv
parts of the double site.
The following resolution was then adopted
ISepolvcd.TlinlthoconiifflttcPsof the world'
fair to which were roforrwl tlio proposed con
btltiitloiiiilanit'iulinent ' and hills icliitlro tc
the world's Columbian exposition. : ins ! HTOI > J
lust ruclud to incut for the purpose of eonsld
crlngsald matters ntlip. in. this duy , and I
not sconerdlsiiiised of , ut the smui : hour Hat
in-day and Monday next , and to make a rcpar
to t bis house not later tliuir Tuesday nest.
The house then adjourned until 5 o'cloc !
Monday.
At the meeting of the ROtinto Judiciary corn
mltteo today , after a long discussion , the resolution
elution for a constitutional amendment was
amended so as to provide that the money ti
bo raised shall bo paid over to tbo treasure
of the world's Columbian exposition. It wui
also provided that thoamendincntsliidl not to
In force unless endorsed at the Novembcrelec
lion by a majority of the voters of Chicago ,
A favorable report was ordered on the Join' '
resolution as amended.
They Will Not Object.
Srmxoni'.i.i ) , 111. , July 25. The state board
of agriculture haa finally concluded It will
not attempt to interfere through the mem
bers of the general assembly with the world's
fair site question. After repented confer
ences with representatives of the Chicago di
rectory , they have concluded that the Chicago
cage directors are bound to accept the .lake
front as a portion lof the slto mid that any
war of the agricultural members against the
members would only tend to seriously em
barrass the directory and endanger the suc
cess of the fair. The state board , of agri
culture also rely upon assurances of Vice
President Hryan thai only a small ,
portion -will bo held upon the lake front , and
that In Jackson park , where tlio agricultural
and live stock exhibits are to bo placed , there
will also bo situated many others of the most
attractive features of the world's ' fair. So
they have decided to limit their ncilon to In
troducing in the general assembly n resolu
tion which was ottered by Jlr. Paddock to
day , declaring their belief that a single slto
should bo selected , but In nowlso attempting
to dictate In the nutter to the directory.
1'rcHidciit 1'ulnior'n Views.
" \VASHIXOTOV , D. 0 , July 2o. Ex-Sen
ator Palmer , president of the world's '
fair commission , accompanied by Secretary
Dickinson , is In the city lu the interest of the
fair.
fair.Mr.
Mr. Palmerexprcstcd gratification over the
settlement of the loeatioa of the fair and said
the division between Jackson park and tbo
lake front was nioro nominal than real. l\ ,
would In his opinion add largely
to the general interest and attract
iveness of the fair because ) the lake
front would bo devoted to features
thnt would naturally draw crowds nt night
whllo the bulk of the fair proper would bo
located at Jackson park.
llelng asked ns to the truth of the report
that Mr , Goshorn bad stated ho would not ac
cept the position of director general , Mr. P.d-
mer replied the commlltoo hud no authority
to oiler the appointment to ( Josheru and did
know ho would accept It If ottered.
"Hut. " said ho , "ho has not yet said that ho
would dceliuo to servo. "
llortltJiillurllHts' Action ,
CHICAGO , July ! . The board of hortlcul-
turo has decided to Invlto the various na
tional , btato and other prominent hortleul-
'tural societies and nursery mon's and lores-
try associations lo meet In Chicago August
'JT to take uctlon on the best method of prop
erly ivpi-cEontlng tlio horticultural Interests
of the country ut the world's ' fair.
Hi-lit for Willful Murder ,
QfKiiEC , July S3. The coroner's Jury in the
case of the Maraada family , flvo of whom
burned to death last Wednesday , returned n
verdict holding Pierre do Lamoro und his
wife , and Jean ( iiinthlor , their barkeeper , ns
responsible for the lire. The prisoners were
committed to stand trial for willful murder.
CHECK ON THE LOTTERIES ,
The United States Mnlls arc Hereafter Closed
to Thorn.
'RESIDENT ' HARRISON'S ACHIEVEMENT.
Tlio Inflation Methods ot tlio Twin
ofMlniiesotaCause Delay
In the Census liurcnu
A Technicality.
Tun OMAIII
"WAsitixuTo.v , b. C. , July
President Harrison hiw at last succeeded in
accomplishing what years of toll on the part
of certain members of thohousonnd nn almost
unanimous demand from the people of the
country have hitherto failed to secure. Tlio
house cominltteo on postofllcos and post roads
has reported a bill prohibiting the transmis
sion through tlio mall of lottery matter of all
descriptions and placing la the hands of the
postmaster general such authority as is nec
essary for him to carry out this prohibition.
This was not accomplished without much
labor on the part of tlio president , ns was
stated la the dispatches n few days ago , but
President Harrison nnd the postmaster
general hnd almost despaired of any nctlou
on the part of the house , although
there1 wns in the house coinmittco on post-
oQlccs nnd post roads n sub-commlttco which
was supposed to dcvoto Itself exclusively to
the subject of lotteries. Thcro was before
the sub-commlttcc no less than six bills bearIng -
Ing on the subject , but action was Inexplica
bly delayed. The bill excluded from the
malls not only nil classes of advertisements
and money , drafts , checks nnd nil forms of
values intended for lottery companies or
agents i-eprcscnting them , but schemes of
drawings. As longns ten or twelve years ago
General Browne of Indiana introduced a bill
In the house looking to this end. lie went
before the cominltteo and urged it In the
numo of decency and fairness to the
people who were unable to sco
the fraud in the management of lot
teries to adopt a bill of this
character. Every two years since ho has in
troduced an anti-lottery bill , bat mysterious
influences have in each instance either kept
the bill lu the committee or after being re
ported have prevented Its coming up for con
sideration and no measure looking to the sup
pression of the lottery bill has como within
gunshot distance of becoming a law. It was
privately stated some weeks ago that Presi
dent Harrison , growing weary of the lottery
frauds und Impatient with the Inaction of
congress , had determined to take the matter
into his own hands. Two or thrco weeks ago
t no chairman of the house cominltteo on post-
oftlces and postroads called at tlio white
house on two or three occasions
nnd It wns said about congress
at the time that Ids calls were upon the re
quest of the president , who urged that there
should bo some action taken at this session.
It was stated that the president has said that
unless a bill was voluntarily reported from
the committee ho would send a message to'
congress pointing out the evils of th9 lottery
business and urging immediate action , and it
is presumed thnt the probability of such
action on the part of the president prompted
tbo house committee to take the action which
It took today. It is a significant coincidence
that today in the trial of a police lieutenant
before the district commissioners Sergeant
Burgess testified that the defendant , Llenten-
niit Guy , had confessed receiving mouey from
the Louisiana lottery and gave the names of
other ofllcers who had also received moneys
from the same source. Among these men
tioned was Horace E. Atchlson , now a watch
man at tbo white house The disburscr of the
fund was said toboDr. Mohun , now resident
'
physician at'tho district ulmshouse.
COMIXO MKN IN 1'BW YOIIK.
Mr. Thornton of New York , n delegate to
the national convention of 1SSS and an nctlvo
republican politician , was la "Washington to
day to consult with the parliamentary au
thorities upon a suppositlcus case llablo to
nriso out of the contest in the umpire state
over the selection of a successor to Senator-
Evarts. Ho brought with him a piece ol
news relating to two prominent people ol
3S'e.w York. Said ho : "Kepubllcans in oiu
state accept as genuine the recent announce
ment by ox-Senator Platt of his retirement
from politics. Ex-Scnntor "Worrier Miller
has made a contract with the Nicaragua
car.al company that ho will not engage In
jralltics for n term of four years , so both of
these men are out of the senatorial race.
The principal entries , ono of whom I think
will bo successful , are State Senator Erwln
. of St. Lawrence county and Stnto Senatoi
Sloan Fassltt of ChcmuiiK county. "
THE TWIS INFLATION' CITICS.
The census row in St. Paul nnd Minne
apolis has grown to such proportions that i
is likely that the twin cities will have to go
through the ordeal of another count. The
frauds which were practiced In Minneapolis
were beyond question the most extensive ntu
most boldly planned over attempted by i
community witli the idea of defrauding the
general government. Last week the census
olllcers hero gave out thnt n rc-cxamination
of the returns showed the population of Min
neapolis to bo about ono hundred and eighty
six thousand. Subsequent investigation
however , led to a considerable reductloi
from these figures , and on Wednesday it wns
reported that Minneapolis would not nave
more than ono hundred and soventy-sevei
thousand. Later the total population
was still further reduced by the discovery egress
gross frauds on the part of enumerators nnd
now the ollleors how are so thoroughly satis
lied that while the work of taking the census
la Minneapolis was fraudulent that It has
been determined to count the population over
again as the cheapest and most effectual wn )
out of thodlflleulty , but Just when It was de
termined that Almneapolls should ho re
counted It was discovered that there was
some funny business In the manner in whlcl
the St. Paul census has been taken. Smnl
shanties down in bacic districts , which are
not more that twelve or fourteen fee
front , twenty feet deep and one-
story , are repotted to contain a
proportloa of say from twenty-llvo to fort ;
people in each caso. Then again It was dis
covered that hundreds of men have beei
counted over twice , either Intentionally or b ;
accident. As ono of the otlldals put It , the
enumerators did not propose to let a man cs-
capo from St. Paul without being enumer
ated , and this led to a complication which
will probably make It necessary to have a re
count there. Superintendent Porter said
that ho had not yet fully determined to order
a recount In St. Paul , but bethought It would
bo the bc-3t way out of the dlfllculty that the
two cities should again bo enumerated at ono
and the sapie time. ThU St. Paul and Mln-
noiipolis affair has set back the work In the
ofllco materially. It is said there nro twenty
or thirty people kept busy examining these
returns nlono who might bo profitably em
ployed on other work , and the result will
probably be to delay the final recapitulation
of the returns and the subsequent report to
congress.
TECII.VICAU.Y DISBANDED.
The term "disbanded" employed In n HKU
special last night In describing the rearrange
ment of tbo Infantry , wiicrcby companies I
and 1C in each regiment nro to bo practically
abolished bccms to have caused considerable -
sidorablo nnxloty la army circles In
the region traversed by Tnu BKK. The
word "disbanded'1 was employed In the orders
issued from the war department and b there
fore ofticlally correct , although the ofllcers nt
the department say thnt technically the term
may bo misconstrued , as they intend to keep
un the companies on paper , but on puiwronly ,
The reason of this can bo easily understood.
The men of the two companies so disbanded
will bo distributed , as already stated In Tins
BUR , among the other eight companies of the
regiment. Three commissioned ofllcers of
each company will bo assigned to companies of
the regluieuU , whoso ofilccn arc on proloug.
envo or detached duty. In order , however ,
hat there shall not bo tivo captains , say tome
mo company , the captain now absent on do-
ached duty or prolonged Icavo will bo trans-
erred as n matter of form fro/m the company to
vhlch ho Is assigned to cither I or 1C company
This will make it clear thnt practically the
wo companies nro wiped out while the oftl-
COM In each case arc of course tnkon care of.
The advantage of the change will bo to In
crease the strcngtn of the Infantry companies
and to reduce the expense of army udmlnls-
ration. Under the policy of the war depart-
nent the smaller military pojis nro being
gradually abandoned and the garrisons trans
ferred to larger commands , Thcro nro nec
essarily many companies la the army oftl-
cored by subaltern , owing to the detail of
company commanders for recruiting services
ind assignment to various schools and col-
cges. With the change now ordered It will
bo scon that tbo companies will bo supplied
with their full quota of ofllcors and that the
expenses of army ndmlni&tratton will bo ma-
.orially lessened whllo at the sanio time there
will bo concentration of energy and efficiency.
nuxini ) 7iir. MOTIO.V.
Secretary Noble has denied the motion fern
n review of the departmental decision of
March 20 , IS'JO ' , holding for cancellation the
lomcstcad entrv for the southwest quarter
of section ur , township 108 , range
Co , Mitchell , S. I ) . The entry wns
contested by Daniel Mitchell , aud decided In
hU favor.
MISCnUANEOtlS.
A civil scrvlco examination will bo held on
Friday of next week at Lincoln to fill a va
cancy In the gyado of assistant botanist In
the United States agricultural department , ut
a salsry of $100 < a year.
'J. w. Ilojlur of Tin : Bni ; , Omaha , Is In the
city , lie was delayed In Chicago several
dnvs with an Injured foot , but is no.v all
right.
Clcorfro S. Thomas of South Dakota Is at
the Kbbltt.
Air. Oxnard of the Grand Island boot sugar
manufactory arrived this afternoon.
Pr.itiiv S. HiiATii.
fUKK JSI/fi.lYf.
A Ijcttcr From Secretary Dlaltio on
tlio Snlt.fcct ,
WASHINGTON , July 25. Senator Fryo has
today received a letter from Secretary
Blalno In reply to his of recent dato. Mr.
Dhiinosnysin parti "you ask mo what as
surance I have as to Spain's willingness to
enter Into reciprocal arrangements of trade
with the United Stated. Your question sur
prises me , for you can not have forgotten
that only six years ago the prime minister of
Spain , in his nnxioty to secure free admission
to our markets fortho sugar of Cuba und
Porto Iicougrccd to n very extensive treaty of
reciprocity with Mr. Foster , then our minister
at Madrid. The year brtforp in 1883 a very
admirable treaty of reciprocity was negoti
ated by General Grant and Mr. Trescott ns
United States commissioners with the i-o-
public of Mexico as a treaty it wns well
considered In all its parts nnd all Its details
whoso results would I believe hnvo proved
highly advantageous to both countries , In
view of the pending discussion it Is a some
what singular circumstance that both these
treaties failed to secure tlio approval of con
gress and failed for the express reason that *
both provided for the frco admission of
sugar. Congress would not then nllow a
single pound of sugar to como In frco of duty
under any circumstances whatever , and
now the proposition is to open our ports
frco to ovcrybodys' ' sugar and to do it with
sucli rapidity that wo are" not to have a
moment's tlmotosco if wo cannot make a bet
tor trade a trade by which wo may pay for
at least part of the sugar in the products of
American farms and shops. Our change of
opinion certainly has beein retnnrkablo in so
brief a period , Indeed the only danger of
our not securing an ndvnifiageous treaty of
reciprocity now is the .possible belief on the
part ot these countries .tUat wo" are anxious
for frco sugar that by patient waiting they
can secure all they doslro'without money mid
without price. Fearing that result I sought
nn intervier with eight republican members
of the ways nnd moans commit too more than
live months ago. I endeavored to con
vince them It would bo expedient and
wise to leave to the president the opportunity
to sco what advantageous arrangements of u
reciprocal treaty could bo affected. I was
unable to persuade the couimlttco to fiko iny
view. This , I think , n very grave mistake
to oppose this reciprocal proposition touch
ing sugar from the fear that it may con
flict in some wav with thci "policy of protec
tion. The danger is. 1 think , wholly in the
opposite direction. The value of the sugar
wo annually consume is enormous. Shall wo
pay for It in cash or shall wo sock a recipro
cal arrangement by whicu a largo part of It
may bo paid for in pork and beef and flour ,
in lumber and In salt and Iron. In shoos and
calico , and furniture and.thousands of other
things.
"I think the latter mode is the highest
form of protection and the .best way to pro
mote trado. ,
"When shall bo enlarged our commercial I
Intercourse with that great continent , South
America , if wo do not now make a begin
ning } If wo now glvo , away the duty on
sugar , as wo already have given away the
duties on coffee and hides and rubber and
getting nothing in exchange which shall bo
prolltablo to farm or factory In the United
States , what shall bo our Justification for the
policy ? You have recently received congratu
lations In which I cordially join on carry
ing tbo shipping bill through the sc-nato. Do
you not think the line pf ships generally
aided by the government { will kurq a bettor
prospect of profit aud permanence.'if wo can
give to them outward cargoes from the
United States and not coniino them to In
ward cargoes from Latin .Aincrlcai"
A Uru/.illim Vlow.
Niw : YOIIK , July 23. ( Special Telegram to
THE Hen. ] Debarros , a citizen of Brazil ,
who has recently been traveling through the
northern part of thnt country , said today that
ho was much impressed with the change In
feeling of the people of Brazil. The change
of government was universally popular , and
there was a marked advance in business
prosperity. One result \yas the fresh interest
of Brazilians In the people of the Uuited
States ,
Formerly the trend of Brazi inns wns all in
the direction of Hngland and the continent.
Uepubllcaii feeling and the Pan-American
congre.ss , coupled with Portugal's trouble
with England , made Brazilians anxious to
buy American goods , Merchants nnd buyers
alike showed this disposition toward this
country.
Uobarros said ho was amazed to find the
depth of tbo pro-Americiiu sentiment. Mer
chants there desired reciprocity. Hy recip
rocity Brazil's capacity tobuy would bo in
creased and United StnUtiiwns the only coun
try which could glvo this increased power *
of purchase to Ilrnzll.
The people of the United States are con
sumers of herbs , rubber and coffoo. Free
trade with the United States would not bo
possible , beenuso Brazil deiicuds on her CUH-
tom liouso for her rovouuc. Hut she could
glvo reductions In duties In return for free
sugar given by the United States. Enormous
gains would result from mutual concessions ,
The steps already taken for banking facil
ities nro most important. At present the
capital of Kuropo enters into our trade and
oiKjmtcs against Amorionn good * . Hotter
transportation facilities should bo had , but
most Important of all Is reciprocity. Manu
facturers of cotton , stetl"leather " , wood , Iron
and farmers by tbo salu of brcadstuffs
would bo benefited.
Then the present tompjr of the Brazilians ,
because of the feeling against England , af
fords n wonderful opportunity to this coun
try. Throwing this great market uway will
be bitterly repented.
Tlio Weather Koronht.
For Omaha and "vicinity Fair , slightly
warmer.
For Nebraska nnd Iowa Warmer , fair ,
southerly winds.
For South Dakota Fair , southerly winds ,
warmer In eastern , stationary temperature In
western portion.
Patents ( Honed.
WASIIIXOTOX , July 25. Patents have been
Issued to tbo Union I'ncillo railroad company
under direction of thr secretary of the in-
, Jprlor amounting to 'l o.oT. acres.
urtin T ? prinpnxTP A TnrnTt p
WHILE CROSSING A TRtSTLE.
A Mother and Her Babe Killed by a Freight
Train ,
A BEATRICE GIRL GETS A FATAL INJURY.
O. IM. Rogorf ) , a Hastings U. .t M. 10m-
ployc , ScrloiiMy Injured by a
EYolfjbt Hiiglne Terrlblo
Itunnway Aeelilcnt.
"Wnnnxfl WATCH , Neb. , July 25. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : Dun. ] Mrs. John llurns
was returning from the quarries south of the
city today , where her husband is working ,
"While crossing a railroad bridge , carrying n
baby carriage containing the baby nnd lend
ing another child , she was struck by a freight
train , crushing her head and breaking her
limbs , killing her Instantly. Ono child was
seriously Injured and ono escaped unhurt.
SIx-Yonr-OJd Olrl Finally Hurt.
BcATntcE , Neb. , July 05. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun DIE. : 1 The six-year-old daugh
ter of William Davidson was fatally Injured
by being rim over by a wagon nt Clommcr's '
sand bank yesterday. Four of her ribs tvcro
brokcn aud she received serious Internal in
juries.
Tlio Fremont Oiuip Meeting.
FIIIIMOXT , Neb. , July 25. [ Special Tele
gram toTiiisBisi : . ] The second day of the
big camp meeting was devoted to the Inter
ests of the Epworth league , Kcv. Dnyhoff of
Tckamah presiding. The exercises began at
8 o'clock by a half-hour prayer meeting , led
Kov. II. II. Mlllard. From 80 : ! ! to 0 o'clock
thoHovs. II. A. Crane , pastor of the Scwnnl
Street Methodist church of Omaha , nnd Dr.
W. II. Pillsbury of Grand Island talked upon
the Important topic : "What Can Our Young
People Do } " Botli these moil nro eminently
talented and they rendered their subject in
tensely Interesting.
Hovs , W. 1C. Beans and .T. n. Priest ably
discussed the question "Why Organize Do-
nmninatlonal Young1 People's Societies ! "
Rovs. D. C. Winshlp and D. K. Tindcll dis
coursed "Tho Ep\vorth \ Lcaguo , " telling what
it was nnd describing its work. "Tho Junior
League , " "Tho Kelutlon of ? the League to the
Church , " ' 'Christian and Literary Worlt , "
"Morcy and Help , " "Entertainment , " "Cor
respondence nnd Finance , " were subjects
pertinently and at times very happily dis
cussed by IJovs. Oorst , Eddblut.e , Stallnrd ,
Joiinitus , Barton , Moore , Ilroso nnd Myers ,
Prof. Will 0. Blnekbum and Miss Christ !
Longulst. The number of cam pel's was very
largely increased today. Thcro nro fifty
touts ou.tho grounds and all are HIloD.
Tlio Wcnpltig Water Jiafo KuWiors.
WncriNO W.vrnit , Nob. , July 25. [ Spocla
toTnr. UIE.I Following is a description of
the thieves that entered the Commercial bank
at this place and stele stamps und money to
the amount of Sl,100 , :
No. 1 Ago , thirty-eight to forty ; height ,
5foot8 inches ; weight , 145 to 150 pounds ;
sandy complexion , heavy sandy mustache ,
red Konmn nose , dark hair , small grey eyes ,
stooped shouldered , light coat nud vest , straw
Imt , blauk baud : wore I. 0,0.1 ? . nnd ICnlglits
of Labor pins , light cravat , with Imitation
diamond pin In it.
No. ! ! Ago , twenty-eight to thirty ; oholght ,
fi foot 10 inches ; weight. 110 to HSpounds ;
light complexion , light hair , mustache , blue
eyes , straight nose , dark suit , good looking
and appearing man.
No. U Ago , twenty-six to twenty-eight ;
height , 5 feet 7 to ( J inches ; weight , HO
pounds ; light complexion , smooth face , full
form , narrow-rimmed soft hat , gray suit.
Another Indian Scare.
FOIIT UoHixsoy , Kcb. , July 25. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : DEI : . ] The following dis
patch caused the ordering out of Captain
Hughes' troop of the Ninth cavalry !
"Pisu Union Annxov , July 25 , 1800. Com
manding ofllcoi1 ! lied Cloud and flvo other
buclcs left Dy permission for W.ishaklo agency
yesterday. It Is reported that a still greater
number of others having no permission have
gene with thorn , They inay pass to the right
of Fort Robinson. Plcaao Intercept and
turn them back. G.\u..vaniii ! , Agont. "
The troop got the order at I : ! W and at r
o'clock were out of the garrison taking the
direction of Hot crook. Now look out foi
another Indian scarothrough , the country.
Terrible Runaway Accident.
HASTINOS , Nob. , July 2 , ) . [ Special Tele
gram to TUB Bun. ] A painful nccldenthnD
pencd four miles south of Hustings this fore
noou , whereby Louis Dlxton and his agci
mother sustained serious injuries. As they
wore starting to this city his team became u n
manageable ) nnd run against a barbed wire
fence , throwing them out and dragging the
man under the horse's feet , and mangling
ono horse so bud that ho was killed.
lilt ; Ilovival \VnlWHli. .
WAIIASII , Nob. , July ! 5. [ Special to THE
BIE. ] The Methodists will hold a four days' '
meeting in Boating park at this plnco be
ginning July 81 nnd ending August ! ? . Min
isters from Greenwood , Elmwood , Palmyra ,
Mt. Ploosant , Union , Weeping Water , Lin I-
coln and other places will bo in attendance.
The services will bo of the revival order and
will attract a largo crowd from the contigu
ous country.
Peru llnnpoiiingfl.
Pcitir , Neb. , July 2. " ) . [ Special to Tnn
Bui : . ] A ratllicatloa meeting wns held hero
last night , In which music , speeches and
cheers spoke loudly for the action of the state
convention.
The citizens of Peru have been greatly an
noyed for some time past by thieves who have
taken property of more or less value. Their
vigilance has at last brought about the arrest
of Uort Patterson and Frank Phillips. They
were given n hearing and upon being unnblo
to give $500 ball were taken to Auburn , where
they were placed In jail to await the action of
the September court.
Goncra Itotni.
GBNEVA , Neb. , July 2.V [ Special Telegram
to Tnu Bnc. ] The mayor and city council
of Button , Neb , , were lu the city today in
specting Geneva's waterworks. They were
highly pleased with the system nnd the citi
zens of Button will soon have works put in.-
The diphtheria epidemic , which un Omaha
morning daily said was raging in this city , Is
a false assertion. There is only ono cuse In
.the city.
Hun Down by an KM nine.
HASTISOS , Nob. , July 2fi , [ Special Tele
gram to THE BIE. : ] 0. M. Kogors , an cm-
ployo at the B. & M. yards , whllo working
about tho.ovening freight , was struck by an
engine backing toward the round house and
thrown from the track , Ho sustained chest
und scalp wounds and the loss of u linger.
He YimmoHCH the Town.
WECi'iNOVATEII ( Kcb. , July 25. [ Special
Telegram to Tnu BEE. ] Gus Orandslngcr ,
working for the Weeping Water llmo and
stone company , skipped out thU afternoon ,
taking about flO worth of clothing belonging
to George T.Vuncr and Mr , Wood.
The AnbnriiH Snowoil Under.
BIIOWXVIU.K. Nob. , July 25. [ Special Telegram -
gram to TUB Bui1. ] The Urowiivlllo and Au
burn teams played an interesting game 116 ro
today. ThoBrownvlllcs won the game by n
score of 10 to II , Auburn not playing all lied
innings ,
South Dakota Kulooiis.
.
PIEIIIIK , S , D. , July 15. ! Attorney-General
Dollard has rendered an opinion that the
maintenance of a place whcro liquor Is drank
U a violation of the law , and the seller must
prove ho is not violating th law ,
CHOX1V MKMOlttKS ttKVXl'KO ,
" Johnny" Graham's Cnso Kccolvcs
Another Airing.
CIIICAOO , July ! . " > . [ Spodul Telegram to
TUB I3r.i.i The case of the celebrated
"Johnny" Graham received another airing
today in Judge. Collins' court. Gruhntn , it
will bo remembered , was the Jury briber In
the Crontn ease , upon whom the others who
were arrested "siuiouled. " Graham wan ar
rested , gave $1G,000 , hall , was released , ar
rested again and again gave ball to the
amount of $10,000 , Suddenly , whllo the case
was pending , Mr. Graham left for parts un
known. The stale's attorney having llnally
determined that thn state was entitled to that
SI.VXX ) , today's ' proceedings wore the result ,
A. S. Trude , attorney for the bondsmen ,
mndo nn energetic light for his clients. The
light was for the first $15,000 , ns It was gen
erally conceded that there was nothing which
could prevent tbo forfeiture of the last ball
bond of $10.000. It was ulalmcd by the sure
ties thnt tbo giving of the lait bond dis
charged 1110111-81 ono that In thi'oryof law.
when the first bond was given the principal
was In the custody of his bondsmen ,
nnd that the right to retain that
custody mint not bo Interrupted by the state
taking him In Its possession for the HIIUIO
offense ; and If the stnto does ? o thru such
lirst bond was forever discharged from
further liability.
To sustain this position Mr. Trudo cited
some 20J decisions In state ana federal courts
in this country and thooueen's bench report
ofKiiphind , Ho dolled the state's attorney
to proJuco authorities to the contrary.
After hearing the lengthy arguments today
Judge Collins set aside the forfeiture of the
$10,000 bond given by John Orahnm. The
judge held Graham hud been taken from the
custody of his bondsinon , when , after a. few
days , no was rcarrested on the second Indict
ment on the satno chtuxo. Judge CollhiR
postponed Ids decision on the question of for
feiting the bond of $5,000 given by Graham
after his second arrest.
XX-SKVltKTAlt V 11'JIITSEY.
His Lenin ; ? of a Contract K.velleH
Much Cotnincnt.
Niw : YOUK , Jnly 23. [ Special Telegram to
Tnu liu. ) : ] Politicians think they have n
confirmation of ex-Secretary Whitney's close
relations with Tammany In the letting of the
con tract- for pavlug and laying the cable for
the proposed road on Broadway. This con
tract bus been let by Mr. Whitney and D. S.
Lament , who represent the corporation , to
John 1) ) . Crimmlns , a Tmnmnnyleader. There
Is n lot of moncv in the contract and Mr.
Crimmlns Isono of these persons who has u
capacity to draw money from any enterprise
into which ho goes.
Ho is ono of Tammany's minor bosses and
has acquired great riches since his connec
tion with that organization. Ho understands
perfectly well tbo advantage which a man
who Is p'otcnt in Taimnany has when there
are fat city contracts to bo given out.
Tbo last transaction Is regarded us another
ono of the plentiful evidences of the now re
lation which Mr. Whitney bears to Tam
many hall and by the local politicians it Is re
garded as ono of tbo sure.it proofs of his nlli-
unco with the Tammany Indians.
A few years iigo , it is said , Mr. Whitney
would have tnkon good care that some of his
friends in the county democracy should re
ceive tlic'so prolitublo contracts.
KtlFFAT.O ItlLTSS It'lLD WEST.
Clinrjios of Cruelty to tlio Indians
Denied by John 3f. Hurkc.
[ Cnpi/rtalit 1SW ! bit Jama Gonlon llennetlA
BBUI.I.V , July 25. [ Now York Herald Cable
Special to TIIR Bnc. ] ' The sttUHMbhts and
general Inferences la tbo Herald about the star
vation and cruelty In tho' Wild West camp
are ridiculously untruthful nnd unjust , Cody
nnd Saulsbury appeal to your scnso of Justice
to fully deny the same. The Wld West Is
under the public eye dally In all countries
and cities visited , Is under rigid pollco nnd
health inspection nnd our cuisine Is the same
as In Now York , Paris and London , and has
challenged the ad miration nnd astonished the
citizens of every place visited for Its quality
and quantity , as our contracts and beef bills
will boar witness , as well as
tbo United Suites consuls and
local oftlclals and thousands of others who
have dally visited our camp. *
Our pride as well as interest lies In the
good food and good health of our people. As
regards stocrago passage , the steamships
don't ' want to glvo cabin passage to Indians ,
Many n good wbito man bus gene across the
ocean In tbo steerage. Would that every
white man In the world was ns well fed.
clothed and looked after ns the red tourists of
Buffalo Hill's Wild West.
JOHN' M. Buiiiti ! .
TIIK ItKllSllXG SEA JIATTHIt.
Comments of the Kngllsli Press on the
Correspondence ,
Loxnox , July 35. The Telegraph regrets
the asperity of the tone of Secretary Blumo
in the Uohring dispatches. "England , " the
paper says , "Is strong cnouch to bo calm and
courteous , npd issufllclontly fond of pcacoto
disregard Blnlno's petulance , England
has no Immediate Interest in tbo ques
tion beyond fair play. The dispute , resting
on history , treaties , recorded rights and
puruhascd privileges , constitutes n clour case
for reference. " Tlio paper concludes with
the suggestion that lung Humbert of Italy
or Emperor William bo asked to arbitrate the
matter.
The Chronicle says : "Blalno proves him
self an abler man In the controversy than
Lord Salisbury , although having a worse
case to defend. Tlio representatives of Kng-
land are mere babies In the hands of Blnino.
It Is obvious that Salisbury at an early period
of the discussion became sensible ) of his In
feriority in dialectic skill to his opponent , lost
his temper and deliberately Insulted Illainoby
declaring that ho conducted tlio negotiations
In the interests of party nnd not In the In
terests of country. ; Clover as Blalno's ob-
Jivt may be , however , It does not niter the
fact that no claim , American or Russian , no
admission of John Qulncy Adams , can con
vert the vast open Hoa Into a mare elnusum. "
The Times say * : "Tho correspondence
leaves the matter worso. Under the slnUter
influences of party pressure President Harri
son and lilalno have become more exacting
and have advanced In mi ; Irreconcilable spirit
claims about which they once expressed UK11-
dcnce. The question is now at a deadlock. "
TIIK I'Olt'fl ! HXUltVISKI ) .
A Note from Htissla on Turkey's l'osl >
tloii TnivnrdH Hulgnrin.
CoxsTANTiNori.n , July 25. The Russian
embassador to Turkey has presented n nolo
from Russia tothoporto declaring that
granting by Turkey of the concessions do
mandcd by Bulgaria would humllato the sul
tan. The Bulgarian demands , the note says
are manocuvers to strengthen the tottcrinf
throne of Prince Ferdinand and his illcga
rule. Furthermore , the note says , Bulgaria
is hostile to Russia and that the porto's con
dosecnsion to thnt principality would boon
unfriendly act toward Russia and might loui
to serious consequences. The attitude o
Russia ns displayed by the note seriously
excites the porto.
lCo/r/fl/it | / / ISStfliu Jiiinu Gonlonfemidt.1
Lioxiioy , July 25 , [ Now Yorkllornld Ca
blo-Speclal to TJIB BKK. ] The marrlngo
of Donna Leopold DlnfUusholl and Mr. Tan
kervlllo Chamberlain of Dublin was cclobrnt-
ed yesterday at the church of St , I'lerro
Chnlott. The brklo Is n daughter of Prlnco
Paul Uusholt. The groom is a retired major
of the English army and ex-secretary to Sir
Henry Ernest Bulton. The happy couple
met in Roroo three months ago. A luvu
affairfollowed-rejultlns In an cngugomcn
wltlilu two uiouthi ,
THEY HAVE AGREED AT LAST ,
'ho Oommittco cm East-Bound Freight Hatcl
Reach a Sottlciucut.
RAIN RATES WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED ,
Vnotlicr Hi-cnk Aiiiimmceil In lOastoru
i'aswnjjer Tariff * Tim UeUuo-
tlon In Ilio Wool Hale
Kail Notes.
July S3. [ Special Telegram (4 (
niniiJ : : : At lust the coinmittco on raising
rolght r.ites castbotuul from Kansas City
ndcommon point * tins comutonn agreement
\.s anticipated , thosettloment la based on a
( vision of traftlo , but what that diIsiou
liall bo Is left to a committee composed oi
Chairman Wulkor of the InterstateCommorca
luihvity association , Chairman UuUdard of
ho Western Passenger association-Chnlr-
ion Fnithorn and Mldgloy of the Uc.stcm
> elght association and Chairman Finloy ot
'
'hoTrans-Missouri association.
This committee will meet prior to ncxk
Vednosday and ngrco en what percentage of
aeh commodity each line Khali carry. Tlio
oinmltteo will report It * finding next \Vcd-
o-idsy ton meeting of tha Western FrelRht
ssoclntlon and Its divisions shall In nny
vent bo binding for ninety days. In other
voiils , beginning as soon as the advanced
tttcs can bo put Into olVeet , each line will
arry only the amount of freight tilloted to It
> y the committee ,
The advances In rates \voro agreed upon as
ollows ! Hoga ami Hhcop > ' . "i centM , the pres-
ntrnto being21 ! cents ; entlloJ.I cents , the
nvsent i-.ito being lii'lconf , and 67W n oar
nllongo : dressed beef SW ( cents , present
nto 1S , ' { cents ; packing house products 18
! ents , present rate lii.'j cents.
These rates will apply from every Missouri
Ivor point to Chicago between nud Incluslvo
jf Kansas City and Sioux City. The lumber
ates were left to the committee- which will
lecldo on the relative rates to bo established
is between northern nnd southern plno. lu
< pito of all that , ha * been mild on the subject ,
grain rates will bo unchanged. Xo onictni
leinand for a reduction bus been received
from tlio interstate commerce commission
ind it Is not believed thora will be.
Tlio ubovo report is tlio flndliiB of the com-
ilttco consisting of Chnlrinan Walker , Presi
dent Mutivel of the Atchlson , President
'ablo ' ot the Hock Island , Vlco 1'rcaldcnt
Bowman of the Northwestern and General
Manager Chappcll of the Alton. It will bo
submitted next Wednesday1 to the Western
Freight association niid will bo unanimously
ulontcd , as at different times In Its dollbera-
.tons tlie coinmitto has had in consultation
ilgh ofiloials of every load Interested ,
The divisions of tiiullc will apply only to
Kansas Oily , St. Joseph , Len'veiiwbrth ,
Atchison and Topelca , It would have ap
plied via every Missouri river gateway , hut
; ho Northwestern absolutely refused to enter
nto that purl of the plan , claiming It to bo
.llcgnl. The result of the whole thing will
lie that the revenues of wcstnru roads will bo
increased about 'Jo ] wr cent , and that for at
least ninntr days rates will bo stable and , ac
cording to shippers themselves , reasonable.
At next Wednesday's meeting , also , Chair-
lan Fnithorn will report on the proposed nil-
vance In westbound rates , the date for which
has already been oflldnlly sot for August 1.
Again tlio Wool Rato.
CHICAGO. July 25. ISneclal Telegram to
TIIK BKI : . ] The ChlcuRa VoiuinYtteo of the
Ccntr.il ( TrnlHo association today considered ,
the ti t 3 per cent reduction In the wool rate
ti made i by St. Louis linos. It was decided to
refer the matter to Chairman Bliinchuiil
with Instructions to confer with the St.
Louis ] otllclals and , If possible , induce them
to consent to an advance to the old figure , In
vlow of the contemplated advance In rates of
western lines on August I.
The Chicago committee , however , seamed
Ignorant of the fnct that the advance of
August t Is In west-bound trnfllc ,
and that the contemplated advance in eastbound -
bound rates does not include wool.
The ft7.r ! > 0 rate quoted ycslordny bv the
Missouri i'ncillo from Kansas City to liostou
and return on account of the Grand Army
encampment was made by adding the agreed
Kansas Clty-St. Louis rate to a ? > 0 rate
quoted bv the St , Louis lines ns n basing
rato. Chairman Goddard today oflleiiilly no-
titled all lines not to use the 8JO i-ato. and the
$ J .r > 0 rate Is ut least temporarily withdrawn ,
it will bo Impossible , however , to Ignore tlio
f''O rate from St. Louis permanently.
Another break in passenger rates ,
this time in the cast , was announced today.
The PlttsbTirij rondi in-equaling a 1 cent n
inilo rate to tlio Oddfellows' reunion In Chicago
cage and this will compel n reduction of
about ! I5 per cent from Intennodlato compe
tition points. As nn Illustration the $3 rate
from Detroit will bts reduced to $ ! ) .
SHOT III' MllS It' Ml.
Autor JIIIIICFI CnvnnniiKli Nearly I > lur
drrcd In New York City.
Niw : YOUK , July 25. [ Special Telegram to
Tni ! Bin : . ] .Tames C.wanaugh , the well
known comedian , narrowly escaped being
murdered last night by his wife , ISmlly. She
flred flvo shots at lilm on the HIalto and in
the very shadow of the Academy of Music nt
Fourteenth street and Irving Place. Two of
the bullets glanced from his shoulder blades
andono ball took effect in his side , hut be
yond a slight pain and a trilling loss of blood
ho Is none the worse for the encounter. The
woman was arrested and locked up on a
chnrgo of attempted murder. It Is said C'nva-
naugh had left his wife because of her dissi
pated habits.
IJnd I Iron If.
Nnw YOUK , July 25. [ Special Telegram to
Tnu Dm : . ] The Ilorald'tt Washington cor
respondent saj's the administration Is consid
ering the question whether Guatemala had ,
the right to solzo the rille.s , etc. , on the Col-
ima , and says it would appear that Guatemala
has committed a gross breach of International
law and courtesy In seizing part of the cargo
of the steamer Colinia , n vessel Hying ttio
United States flag , oven though the articles
seized were munitions of war destined for
Salvador. Our government has serious
cnuso for offcnso and to demand an expla
nation and nmplo reparation fortho oulnifc , if
it SCCH lit to BO regard the transaction. The
correspondent goes on to say that if this was
England , or Germany , or any other govern-
mcnb than the United State : ) , ( Juutc'inala
would bo made war oiiand'bcr territory taken.
Fraud uloii t .tl I nln Stock.
Nr.w YOIIK , July 2. ! , ( Special Telegram to
Tin : I3EK. ] Stock broken have discovered
that some people liavo organized what is
known as the Honicstnko company , which
pretends to hnvo a mlna somewhere la the
west and is Bulling shares ovMon'ly In fraud
by trading on tliu tltlo Homo.stuko mining
company , of which Louis S. Iluggln of Sun
1'Ynuchco I president. A thousand of these
shares are out and they nro gotten up much
in the style of the genuine ,
To IC.vtrncI the JOlovatcd.
NKW YOUK , July ! & [ Hpoclal Telegram to
TUB HUB. ! It Is Bald that Jay Uould hog
bought land which will glvo tlio elevated road
the rleht of way from the present terminus lit
Ono-Iiundrcd und Fifty-ninth Btrcct to
Yonkm , the oxtroino limit of tlio city , and
that ho will begin building at once ,
XIMV Yurie biilxir Trou bh'H.
Nr.w YOUK , July 25. The driver * In the
employ of the street clcuiilng department nil
returned to work this morning , un iiinlcablo
liavliiff been arrived ut. The
itrikoof workmen on public ehool la spread
ing1 and may soriouiiy Interfere with their
opening in the fall.