FHE OMAHA UNDAY BEE I ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , AITGEST 13 , 1893-SIXTEEN PAGES. [ SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. SPEECHES m SILVER Members of Congress Air Their Opinions on the Currency Qacstion. LITTLE INTEREST TAKEN IN THE DEBATE Few Spectators and Fewar Representatives Listen to the Arguments. _ _ V MR. WHEELER SPEAKS AGAINST REPEAL Democrats Who Have Good Word's to Say for the Sherman Bill. HARTER ADVOCATES THE WHEELER BILL lilt llennonn Why the .Sherman .Vet Shtmlil lo Itvponleil Mr. Ilon < lcr im Auk ! lllni it Few IJurntlonii I'rocrcd- liiK ut tlio llniuo. WASHINGTON , Aug. 12 , The silver debate m the house today did not attract much public Interest. The knowledge that no vote can bo possibly reached until August iSI , causes members to take little interest in the proceedings ana it is doubtful whether there was a quorum present In the house at nnj tlmo in the day. Many members loft for the seaside last night , resolved to remain until it should bo tlmo for them to deliver the speech , which nearly every man Is preparing on the flnaticiul situation , It seems likely that the dully spectacle in the house for the next two weeks will be that of an impassioned person delivering u Jlery speech to u score or two ot his personal friends and an array of 200orUO ! ! cmptj benches. When the house adjourned toda.i thcro were not more than fifty represent ntl\cs in the hall. .Spoke Acillnst Keponl. The first speaker in the house today was Mr. Wheeler , democrat , of Alabama , win continued his speech of yesterday ngalus' ' repeal. The repeal of the Sherman act , hi contended , meant the permanent demonoti zation of silver. Mr. Wheeler was followed by Mr. Morse republican , of Massachusetts. Mr. Morsi said that the country had como to the twc roads. Sound finance beckoned It on to na tlonul integrity and free silver beckoned i on to financial distress. Ho was heartily li favorof repealing the purchasing clause o the Sherman act , but the remainder of thai act declaring a parity between the twi metals was fine statesmanship mid sliouh : stand. Mr. Harter , democrat , of Ohio , who wni one of the leading anti-silver men in th < JQfty-tccond congress , took the floor in nd vocjicy of _ tlio Wilson bill. Ho disclaimet any idea of partisanship on this question. I party iuin { < "was to ticcruo by saving the coun try from its present situation ho was willlni that tlur republican putty might have 1 nil.L , t congress nive the country an hones purrcriesy and ho ( Mr. Harlcr ) was willing t' shako the dust of Washington from his feel and nnver enter the house of representative ! again. [ Applause. ] In reply to a question , Mr. Barter sail that the condition of thu working man ii England was as much superior to the con clition ol the working man in Ohio ( princl pally on account of the silver legislation ) a ii berth in heaven was superior to u cot ii purgatory. [ Luughtor.J Mr. llcnilrm n A l ; n Qnnitlon. In response to : i question by Mr. Hciuloi son ( republican , of Iowa ) , Mr. Ilurter sal that the Sherman act had been passed by i republican house and n republican sonati tynl had been approved by n republics president. ( Democratic applause. ] Mr. Hendersiop asketl the gentleman t ntiH' : to thu house the attitude of the demo cratic pirly at the tlmo of the passage o the silver law. Mr. Hartor said ho truste to the ( 'ood temper ot the house to krep thi qui'.sthm out of politics. , Mr llomk'ibon persisted in ills question ute to 'ho attitude of the democratic party a Ui' time of the passage of the .Sherman lav t'Vce coinage , " shouted several member on ihu ( tunwnitk' sldo. Mr. Hcndci son There is nn hones nuswer from the democratic side. Will th gentleman ha equally honcstf Mr Ilurtor replied that ho would answc us a matter of courtesy , though It broke th thread of his argument. The national pltn f jrm of the democratic party had -not bee favorable to the free coinage of silver. Th elomoeruts nomlnatod a man radically o ) posed to circulating as u dollar , any con worth less than 100 cents. Proceeding Ml Harlcr told h would huvo congress repcn thu purchasing clause ot the Sherman lai unil the law authorUing national banks I is.suo divulution to the full extent of thcl bonds , and direct the secretary of the ttcai uito provide for the issue of gold bunds. i Mr. llonilrlx of NiVnrk. . Mr. Henttrlx , democrat , of Now Vork , wa thu next speaker Ho said ho hud been de nominated hero as a banker , llo had bee called u goldbug , but hu assured Ills' fncnd that the only pioeo of gold that lie mmossoi was a f5 coin and that the < ; nly money h hud wits in Ills trouseirs pocket obtained froi the scrgonnt-ut-arnm u few duys ngo. H hint been born in Missouri. Ho hud grow upvlth the people of the west. The oppot tunlty for this congress to benefit the com : try had never been equaled in the history o Iho land , Lot congress repeal the Shcrma silver law and adjourn and go homo nud It thu people do the rest. Mr , Bowers , republican , of Cullfoi nla spoil for the free coinage of silver , and In doing t cast it slur on political platforms , dcclarln that no party pUtform amounted to un ; thing , nor was it intended to mean anythinj Ho referred to the scarcity of small cm rcncy and said tlio free coinage of sllvc would relieve that embarrassment. Man of the banks of the United States which wer today with their doors closed would I glud to receive tha dollar of our it tub ThU nation could make its own moneyfo Us own Deople , und if Knulunrt wanted t put up the bars , all right. Which coul Hand It longest , this Kreat country whlcl txmld produce every necessity and over luxury and which must not surrender , or tli iittlo island which must depend upon whu It could obtain from ether nations ! Th question was not it partisan onoj it was business one , nnd , us such , U should bo coi sidcrcd. Tallin for Hllvrr. Delegate Kawlins , democrat , of Utah lei his voice In favor of free coinage. Tt deciariitlon madn by the untl-sliyor men tin thn government was Issuing a dollar thi was north but M ) cents wus absurd , hu sal By the constitution of the UuiU'd State * tt express power wns given to the government to coin money and mgulato its value. Under that power the government had declared that the silver dollar was equal in value to the gold dollar. If this congress adjourned without action thcro wpulel bo a deprecia tion In the value of silver that would bo frightful to contemplate and would bring on n monetary patilo at once. At the conclusion of Mr. Ilawllns1 remarks the house adjourned untjl Monday. HUM.MI.M1 Ul' Till : SITUATION. How Cnngrint 1'rrnrnt HtimU on the Montitiiry ( Jurotiiin. WASIIIXOTOX , Aug. 12. Ttio Star this even ing sums up the silver situation us follows : There nro three factious In the house on the silver question nnd , consequently , thrco ele ments to bo taken into consideration ! While the radical'anti-silver men nro demanding the repeal of the Sherman law nnd nothing else , the radical silver men nro declaring that legislation favorable to silver must go with the repeal , while the stronger clement In tlio house appears to bo that composed of men Who want favorable silver legislation added to the repeal act , but if they fall to secure amendments favorable to silver will still vote for repeal. In ether words , If the naked proposition to repeal the Sherman law Is presented to them , all'sllvor amend ments having been voted down , tluy will vote for unconditional repeal. In this situation the only danger which the repeal advocates seem to bo confronted with is the possibility that some amendment providing for the free coinage of silver at an Increased ratio may bo added to the bill be fore the final vote como. If they can so di vide the silver men on the amendments of the various ratios so as to defeat all the amendments , or to adopt the ratio which will not be popular , they will have no trouble n accomplishing just what the administra tion wants. It is believed that should a ratio of 10 or 17 to 1 be Adopted , so us to prevent a vote ot amendment for u higher ratio , when 11 comes to a test the house will vote to sub stitute an unconditional repeal for the amended bill. On the vote for a nuked re peal , with all other propositions out of thu way , there Is little doubt that the repeal bill will pass by n largo majority. In the senate this element enters some what into the situation. A largo number ol senators who will vote for some leglslutior in connection with rcpeul which , will be favorable to silver will not refuse to vote foi unconditional repeal if they fail to gct'whal they want. Some senators who will dc whatever they can to get neldctl to the re peal measureu _ provision for the coinage ol silver at an increased ratio are counted on by the repeal men to use all their .influence to prevent any lilibustcriuc und obstructloi to the passage of tlio repeal bill if amend incuts full. Their position is this : Thai they uro in favor of repeating the Shormat law conditionally , but In favor of repeal any how , even If they can get no conditions. llpinnrrntlc hcimtorn Uniililn to Acroe. WASHINGTON , Aug. 12. The senate demo cratic caucus committee adjourned unti Monday , having failed to agree upon anj plan of procedure. The fact that the house bus agreed und has two weeks discussior before it relieves the senate of the necessity for hurry and probably no settled policy wil bo reached until near tlm-end of the housi discussion. The finance committee , for the same reason , is likely not to hurry about re porting on measures before it , Kx-Socrotury Tnicy'u 1'lnn. WASHINGTON , Aug. 12. Speaking of ox Secretary Tracy's proposition for the inline d lute coinugo col the silver bullion in thi treasury to relieve the monetary stringency treasury officials point to their statement o August fi , showing that it would tu.ko five years for the mints to convert tlio bullioi into silver dollars , and that certificate : could only bo issued on the profits on ttu coinage , certificates already being out on tin bullion value. eionln | ( , " ot tim I Iiorokee Outlet. WA.IHISUTON. Aug. 12. It is expected tha the Cherokee outlet will Uo opened betwcei the llth And 1-Hh of September. o lltltl.irw.\ . \ < lJtK3.1. It Wilt ComciiB ut I.on Angi-luti , Cul , in October 1O. Lai.T LAKE , Utah , Aug. ,12. Kx-Governo Thomas , chairman of the national oxccutivi committee , today issued a formal call fo the meeting of the International Irrlgutloi congress in I os Angeles , Cul. , durinir tin week commencing October 10 next. Membership bership in the congress will bo two dele gates from each congressional district am four delegates-at-largo , appointed by thi governors , two appointed by ouch count ; court , two from every university nm college , two from each chamber of conl moire , two for every 100 members of over ; agricultural or horticultural association , on' from each irrigation corporation , mayors o cities of 2f > lM ) or moro population , ofllccrs estate state agricultural or ether Imlustria schools , all governors of states and terrl lories , members of congress , members of th American Society of Irrigation , engineers delegates and onidnccra from foreign coun trios. Attention Is culled to the fact that th secretary of state has requested the dlplo malic ollleers of tlio United States to nsl the governments to which they are nccred ited to bo represented by duly uppointci delegates. uiuc.uio fi-jucif r.inna .trinr. 1'iirt of N'oUiin Mori In' 1'lttnt IH-itruyeil- M 00OOO UKIIIUICM. CIIICAOO , AUK. 12 The largo hoof packiui and fertilizing establishment of NoUon Mot ris ( one of the "Big four'1 packers ) at tn stock yards burned this morning. The building wa's one of the largest in th yards. In it 2,000 mon are employed nnd i great part of-Morrls' work done. It was IX ) by TOO feet in size , four stories high. The lire started by nn explosion of groas In the fertilizing department , caused h , contact between two oloctrlu light wires Two employe's were severely hurt. Th loss Is cstlmutcd nl 100,000. , The tlamos were confined to a spare 1C foot square in ouo corner. The cold storap plant and warehouse , with contents , value nt $0OOQOOp , were not damaged. High hundred men were working in the burnln part and " > ° > - V.ill bo out of employment til a new building Is.erected. IMclllo Will NKW Ypiip , A B. 12. It is officially state that the Union Pacific hold * ncnrl half of the stock and (3,000,00 of bonds of the Union Pacillo , Denver < Gulf railroad und ivill oppose the appoint ment of a rcceiyer , prayed for In the Colt rada courts. They claim to have kept thol part of the agreement faithfully. Middled with llnlleti unit Iturnnil. laxuC'iTV , Fla. , Aug. 19. The party o Ijfayotte county clU/eni which passe through here Thursday for Hillmun's convlc camp to Ijnch u negro for outraging a whit woman has returned. The men , they saj riddled the negro with bulloti and ouraoi the body , all except the heart. BOTH -SIDES IIlPPY Julia and Bears Affect to Pind Much Rea son for Exuberant Joy,1' MANY GOOD POINTS FOR THE OPTIMISTS They Base Their Faith on Pacts Apparent to All Who'Aro Watching. SOLID BASIS FOR PESSIMISTIC PROPHECIES ] lainn that the Country Has Not Yet Gotten Over the Stringency , REAL SITUATION AT THE MONEY CENTERS Hunker * .Still Voel Their Way Cnutlounly Itunrilurs of Currency Apiirehonnlvo ot I'urtlior Ubnntvr Kirect of the MndlionSquare Hunk L'nllura. Nnw YOIIK , Auf/12. [ Special Telegram to Tin : liiu.j ) Wull street has had a hard week. A determined contest has gene on aetwccn ttio speculative factions , and so fur as Immediate quotations are concerned the bulls have somewhat the best of it. They have rallied aggressively In many quarters and their work has been skillfull enough to accomplish a good dual for them. The bear contingent is still conll- dcnl that linancial affairs are far from being cured , and at every opportunity dur ing the week they sailed into the market. It looks < is if nest of big short interest whish lust week had become so large ns to bo unwelldy has been wiped out. It is prob able that not ten shares are short now where 1,000 wore then. The small bear traders have been squeezed or scared into covering , the bigger bears were probably out of way before the little ones began to scatter. What the Hulls Count On. The bull paints are that congress is going to do something for the relief of llnuncial af fairs right away : that the Immense Importa tion of gold from Europe will keiip up , and this gold , when hero , will remain here ; that the railways uro practicing economies and that not earnings are going to bo larger proportionately than ever before ; that Europe will bo obliged to buy by wholesale our grain and produce that Eu rope , moreover , must bo attracted to our in vestment circles because quotations are lower than Europe has seen them before ; that our own rich men are making similar purchases on an enormous sjulq ; that the scare among people who have money and have been hoarding it is now practically over ; and tlnully that conlldbnea Hs being everywhere restored. Upon thesa" theories some ol more important traders have gene over to the bull side and have bacoma houvy buyers of stocks. It is improbable that they have sold much of what they purchased. Humor has it that some of millionaire interests have put vast sums of money nt the disposal of James H. Kceiio and othot operators on the bull side. The bull belief is that it will soon be as fashionable to buy us lately it has been to sell. Mucking of the Hears. The baars meanwhile insist that the bulls are grasping at straws ; that the gold impor tation is only a temporary movement , and that the yellow metal will soon be on ship board going back to London und Paris. The whole country has for tnonths"been in ilnan cial dlst.-ess , they say , and suci troubles at have been suffered cannot be cared off hand , Europe may have to buy our produce bul it will bo at prices which will nol net us anything. It is not u bull point , sij ; the bears , when our farmers have to take 50 cents a bushel for their wheat. The bears believe , too , that a good many son spots have not been uncovered. The worsl is over , they think , so far us concerns the banking interests , but In the commercial and industrial world they expect the plncl to bo much more severe. Free and eas.\ talk is already heard concerning receiver ship plans for some of the blggcsl corporations in the east. The facts that so many people are oui of work is a point which tlio bear contingent makes a good deal of , though they lay mon stress on thu conditions of the 11101103 market. Wlmt the ltunk Mimt Vnce. The fact that the New York hanks hav < lifted their rates rate nn out-of-town loam to 12 per cent appeals to the bears us sig nillcnnt of a serious situation in banking circles. They insist that many millions , some place it us high as $30,000,000 , , of rcdis counts will fall due here the latter tiarl ol thin month , most of this bolng fqr western and southern customers who were carrieJ over early in the summer , It is thus to bo scon that substantial dif ferences of view exist among the important people in Wall street. That sort of tiling 1 ; what makes trading. It everybody agreed nobody could nuke money In Wull street. Two local bank failut'es hero have rather .upset the calculation of people who have been insisting right along that so fur as NCM York banks uro concerned everything Is a ease. The failure of the Madison Square bank came as u surprise , to thu street , MH tbu laying down toduy.of the Commercial bank over in Brooklyn was also whollo un expected. Both are comparatively imall banks , but both roach out in a good manydi rections. H Is not impossible that before the Madl son Square Incident gets out oftho way that surprising details may como to the front. li is intimated that the Clearing House nsso elation acted toward this bank In a manner which might bo politely called abrupt , Tht Madison Square was one of the state's de positorles , and the fuiluru may toad to some what more careful scrutiny of batiks whlcl happen to have been chosen to "carry sucl state funds. It need not bo , surprising ii considerable bank history hereabouts i ; made next week. Two Feature * ot the Wevlc. , Gold importation and'the.preinllitn ' iit\ \ currency -rency are the two things which lavo'fiai thh most attention la the * treot lutelj There are some signs that the punjenc.y prc mlum may abate somewhai'b'uf banKeri in slst that thu gold movement now under wa. Is likely to continue indefinitely , and ru : into enormous proportion * . If this be tru there iisomochoorfulucslujf.lt will r | iulr < however , some time to test'the correctness o such a theory. The 'one thing certain i that foreign Interests will put ove/j possibl obstacle In the way of the shlpmonfof gel from Europe hero. The Hank of Englam rate went up this week to 4 per cent , th highest point U has touched la a long while and unless some unexpected ovelopmoo Interferes , the rajp will bdjprobably as high an 0 percent the comlng'wwsTc. People Ar HtlilJBciireil. \\'o hear continually ttfajt'acnro portal of ' this crisis hns gonq'by tit it docs not re quire much observation df current life In Wall street to upsets tbitj cheerful theory , 1'coplo who havoibomi hoarding money maybe bo getting toSj j } point whore they are inclined yk > \ rolcaso it , but dcsulto all the nouto inriJo on lhat score this currency hoarding Is not the chief of Wall street's troubles. The most oppressive now is not that the people are taking money out of circulation , but that they have become skeptical and suspicious of everybody's financial strength t and integrity. Illus trative of this is the circumstance that money hns thls jvcok been lent on the Stock exchange to millionaire hotitcs with out interest by poopln who have become so uneasy that they have been really afraid to make their regular bUtik deposits. Tlmt llnlironit Ulvuror. An important Incident of the week lias been the dissolution of lease relations be tween the Heading mid liohigh Valley Itall- road companies. Thu came ns a stir- piiso to the It-dot , for Important interests on the. inside were committed to the poltoy of maintaining this connection. The insiders were especially devoted to this policy , for the reason perhaps that it was proposed by Isaac L.'HIi'e ' to whoso Industry und intelligence has bdcn duo the shameless Heading disclosures this year. Mr. Hico has been insisting that the Lohlgh leoso was a burden uuon the yjfaialng which was not only unwarranted , but which must in continuance do drojuHul hurt to the Head ing's Interest. Against his suggestion that the Lohlgh bo divorced , , the Heading in siders set up under o.th' that the lease was proiitable. Yet right < bn the heels of this contention they ordc the luasodiscontinueJ. This active endorsement of reform policy proposed by Mr. Ulq'o it sum to result in pro lit to the security holders of thu Heading company , oven if it is not the free-will offer ing of the rather curiouscoterie of financiers wlio now happen to ' be running Heading at- fairs. \ * Whliky Trmt' . Vlncign. The Whisky Trust crowd made another play at the street this weak. They will bo greatly disappointe'd they don't get their stock down under flO'n share. Some of the biggest lUianders are buying the stock now every tlmei it gets underbill. Today's weekly bank skhtemcnt is not the reassuring exhibit that Vras'expected. Some talk is being heard -Of titao.loans being made here. It is true some of1 tljjfc biggest banks are making them. The "way they can do it is this : Outstanding loans fall duo , the borrowcr'can't pay1 ; that's all there is to it. * _ H. ALLAWAY. it'll i UuilHhy 11 ml Tulrb ink * : Matte a 1'rlvuto Uoal to Secure Tln-lr Ijtiihllltlo ) . CHICAOO , Aug. 13. The Imoeting of cred itors of John CudaHy ahdf N. 1C Fairbanks , wtio were caught byHhe collapse of the pork deal abJutr two weoks"afo , announced "for yesterday , wa"s not held , btit ' 'bach of them was called . .uponanc , Iprivuto. settlements maele-nTiere ( is nn cast'to b * - , paid'out at1 present. Fairbanks olfefc US secure his $800,000 pf , liabilities elp."full.'by turnius over property "ion Mh ' south sUe unJ In , the businesS Sltstnct , giving thu parties the prlvilejcfofl taking tt thouiselvei ' or having it h ndlpi .by a 'trustee for their benefit. Ho had , no trouble in in ducing all his large creditors to consent to his proposition , und denied -joint obligation with Cudahy. CudaHy-is securing' Ills ? ! , - COO.OOO of liabilities hy'turnlng over f > 0 cents ' in real estate fo'a trUs < ea anil agrees to pay the rest in cash ns soon as possible. He feels VerVconfidout of his ability to secure the money if given h fulr cliauco. Cudahy has u list of about sijcty creditors on the board , the largest one being Eggleston , who claims about $ > 0OD3. Uately. who was the chief broker In the lard deal during the winter , and who turned over about $1,000- 000 in profits f rom' the 'lurd manipulation durinz the last winter , is jwcreditor for about $ 'JJ,003. Eggleston * is rprepari'jg to pay a dividend of from l'2J < j to 25 per cent in cash within twelve day's ifVppsslblo , but hols anxious to hear from lU9 other pit tie3 be fore ho takes final action. Will lltyo ii > nrHui I.oft. ' ' MONTICBI.LO , 111' , Aug. 12. The banking house of W. W. Boatty , known as tlie Mans field bank , at Munsljeld , Platt county , has made an assignment toA. J. Langtry , whose bond was fixed at ? J3 5.030. The.llabllil.lcs are f'.00,000 and usse'S $ ia5,030 , principally real ostuto in Piatf county and Chicago. The greater part of the creditors nro depositors at Manstield. Mr. Beatty says he will he able to pay out and have 45,003 , In IricllilllH und ' Tminemeo. TunitK HAUTK , Ind. , Aug. 12. The Prairie- City private bank'has foiled , No statement has been given out : f NA8HVIM.IS , TenriJ , Aug. 12. The People's bank at Lowisburg-failod this morning , the result of other bank failures hero. Ills expected ' pected to resume. HrnnUlyn Hank Ktnlmrriiiieil. BROOKLYN , Aug. 12 ? The Commercial bank , a state uisttu'tlpn } , failed this morn In if. The notice on the door alleges that the suspension is only tojnporary. The ofliceri of the bank decline tam lte n statement. The directors suy'tie ' ) bank will puy nl depositors in full Jn "time. . The fallun caused no excitement. I citism.v r/fis vJxjcan com Tin : Ha Money to Mnv * tliVCrtip Tlio Trcuniir ; to rh fulap ; Ni\v YoitK" , Aug. ife.j-BradHtrcofa says "Owing. 19 ( ho jijublltty of thnbanUln _ ' | Institutions of the a'ou'.VJ lo advance ruo'nc ; to move the coUojtyropp. Crisis in the cottoi reglnnb is immineh.t. Ttjwouid require ? * < 0 , 000,000 to move thq c tfmated crop-,0,000,00 , bales. t | A large part of thecropis raised by ncgri tenant furmorf , who rfjly on the owners l > advance money for.plckipg. ginning , prosslnj and baling. This they're now unable to da In view of this eriieriteney the secrotnr ; of the treasury of ta'ejtinited ' States ha Just made an arraugeuiejit by which , on deposit posit of currency at the pub-treasury at Nor Yprk , the governmetJtiiTrtll telegraph tin subtroasury at Now-.Qrlean to pay a Ilk sum la sliver dollar which will go far ti relieve the stringency , Vellnw jack ) n Klorlilu. WASHINGTON , Aug. 12-j-The surgeon gou oral has roceivcO. a telegram from the sut geon of the Marine hosoltal at Ponsacolu Fla. , saying that thcro are no new cases o yellow fever to report. Extra precaution are being taken anil there is uo need of uti duo alarm. - , ' Air. Clevela nl ut firny ( ] bl . BUZZAUDS BAY , Aug. IS. Preaident Cleveland land nrr.ved hero till * morning at 2:30 : on went at once to Gray Gables. The presidun appeared somewhat tired. lie will remui till about September 1 or until Mrs. Clevc laud , la ready to return to Washington. OPPOSED TO MIQUEL His Plans for Raising Germany's ' Revenues Not Very Acceptable , WEAK POINTS IN'HIS FINANCIAL POLICY Some of His Propositions AH Very Distaste ful to the Pooplo. THU COMMERCIAL TREMY WITH RUSSIA it is as Far from Bain ; Oonaumuutod as it Was a Month Ago , WATCHING THE AMERICAN CONGRESS rronldont Clercland'iOIciiiingn ll.t nn KITcct Upon Commarcul lnullnK In tlrrin tny Mexican hccitrltioi 1'nll Now * from the Rithtrlnnil. Br.tiLiN , Aug. 12. The finance committee , composed of delegates from the federated states , will meet in Berlin immediately upon the i-omplction of thev holiday leave in Sep tember of Dr. Mlquol , the present minister of finance. The scrnl-oillclal announcement Tom Frankfort that the conference , which was recently in session there , has agreed to .ho gonornl principles of the taxation plan s not credited here. In bust informed ( juar- , ors quite the contrary is believed. Dr. Miquel , it is said , found considerable opimsl- tlon to each leading proposal of his scheme. Olijoctvil ti tint \Vlno Tux. The South Gorman finance minister ob- ectcd to the wine tax , while the other inanco ministers oppjsed the tax on manu factured tobacco. Consequently , Dr. Mlquol will negotiate a compromise , according to the terms of which the wheat tax will bo dropped provided the duty on tobacco bo ndoptcd , thus In creasing the ratio of the value of tobacco. The inland excise duty now levied Ijy weight will be abolished , thus making free of all restrictions the cultivation of to- btcco. The proposal of greatest Interest to the foreign importer is tint providing for it reduction of the tariff on imported tobaccos The proposal is made with : t view to pre- veyiting the inferior native products from crushing these of supjrior quality grown abroad out of the market. Minister Miquol ulso desired that a tux bo placed upon ad vertisements und matches , besides the im position of a further tax on bam-so trims to- tions. The KslchstitK , it is expected , will burst into llatno over the proposals touching tobacco , matches and advertisements. Timt Tronty with Itinaln. Count von Schouvaloff , the Uusstan am bassador to Germany , has gone to St. PC- tirsburg to try to counter the a/iti-Gcrrnnu / policy of Dr. Wltto , the Itussuui finance minister General von Wcrdcr , the 'Geirman ambas sador to Russia , -has been granted an audi ence by the czar , llo was accompanied by Count von Schouvaloff , and both of thorn urged that a commercial entente bo con- cludcel between Kussia and Germany. It is reported that Dr. Witte , after thelntervlow , declared to the czar that lie would resign his oflico it the tariff war with Germany was abandoned without concessions being mode ; by Germany. Dr. Witto is strongly supported by the Imperial council and the czar was obliged to give way to him in the matter. Thereupon Dr. Witto authorised n seml-ofUclal announcement by the press yesterday that the Berlin cabinet would bo forced to accept the Ilutslan conditions ba- fore n commercial entente could bo obtained. The latest developments of the struggle thus Justify the ofilclul warnings issued here to the public not to trust the repjrts that u settlement of the tariff troubles was close at hand. On Thursday the emperor signed a decree adding H per cent to duties collected on Fin nish produce imported Into Germany. Tula increased tariff will practically cause the ruin of the loading branches ot tritdo in Fla land. \ViitcIiln ; the American Ciiiisrom. The proceodmgs of the American congress nro watched with keen Interest here President Cleveland's message gave bourse operators in this city and elsewhere In Ger many the impression that silver was doomed , and this caused a heavy drop in the value of Mexican securities. Thcro was intense and general uneasiness over the commercial situation in America. Tha ap parent strength of the silver men in Wash ington , coupled with the rise in the price of silver , led to a reaction of opinion und Mexican - can securities have recovered i ) points since Thursday , oven though it Is asserted tim agents in Mexico of the Blelchrocdcrs , tin well known German bankers , have informn tlon of an intended reduction in the rate 01 interest notv paid on Mexican bonds. The advance hy the Kolchsbank ofits dis count rate to 5 per cent moins a determina tion to prevent a drain of gold from Ger many. Inquiries for gold from Austria as slated to hasten the decision of the Helchs bank to raise Its discount rato. If a domane for gold through the International haul shows ammrkud Increase thoHelclisbankiwil again raise its discount rato. The paralysis from which the duke ol SaxojCoburg and Gotha Is suffering is ex tending. The physicians who are In attend ance upon him have notified the duke of Ed inburgh , second son of Queen Victoria , wh < IB heir apparent to the dukeaom , that the duke's condition is critical. UKADV TO riaur. Hindoo ami Moliumtixxlau Cltlions of Horn buy -ir rttviiriU I'olnU , DOMIIAY , Aug. 12. The riots between th Mohammedan and Hindoo residents of thi : cityhavehad.moro serious results than wer nl first apprehended. Six persons injured it rioting have died in the hospitals and man , others are still under Urn doctor's caro. Tin bad feeling between the two religious sect ! is becoming bitter. There is u feeling of un onslness every where in the city , and mer chants and shopkeepers have closed tholi places , fearing another outbreak will occur Two squadrons of luucors have been ordero to Bombay , / Comllig ii otloiu In France. " PAIUSJ , Aug. 12. The candidates who wil present thoiniohcs for election to th Chamber of Deputies on August 2U numbe over 2,000 , The coming elections exclt small Interest , Whatever interest there I is centered in M. Clomenceau'f contest n Var and M. Ploquet'scontest in the Eleventl arrondissomenl of I'arli , I'ell Over H IIliu CHIT. LiONUON , Aug. 12. A fcurful couching at cident has occurred near llfracoiubo , a fasti THE BEE B tETIN , r ilierfnrOmnhianil Katl.tlu . I ; lineal Shoiwr . Mire t < Mlvrr l > e > l > nt < * In Win Unlit nuil Henri lloti , MliilM' | Policy Stroll Jnno P l. KnropR' * Politic * Stlll0ii ltlvo. ! ii RliMonCth * llrrrilrrt * Iturrs. l < iy Inc tlin lilhrnry Oornrr .Slonr. 3 , Tolit , C-tttor'n Vcnfieanpft ( lluttnl. fitter Sinn * ConiircMinnn llvo lon-n I'lilltlmViirniltii ; lip. Itjlieinlnn liny nt ChU > H | ; . 4 , l.mt Wrnk III floclnl Olrclrn. lltirtlii H I'nUn llonil Itnlililc. U'hHt tlin Hccrot Orilnr * Arc Doing. n , To llepilr the rrnitciitl.try. Holt Count ) ' * Vault * r.inpty. I'rohllilUnnht * Niumny 1. IDA ! Ticket * . II. New from Council Itliilln. 7. Jtro.inM of thn lUOirllion. KntlrniulVnr lit rroniiuili H. Ain lm ill Snntli Oiniiliu , 10. lllnlinp Turner Annwurii Ilicilll * . Where I.omlon UOPA on tlnlliliii * . 11. Woman , HIT Wily * anil Her Wear. 12. IMilorlU mill Coininrnt. l.i-ttor From Mr. Itonowntcr. til. UrUttolil-N UV.'Idy ( IrlM. 14. Oniitlm Will liny Onmht lloiuli. in. In l.iicnl Trmln VUclen , Uftmmurcml mill I'linincltl. Live Stock MtirkcU Itimowcil. in. St try or tlio NoMhy CiiKn. IlouclUK County Itnuilw iy V. enable seaside resort in Duvon. Yesterday 1 coach Ullcil with people was proceeding along- road that was bordered on ouo side t > y : i high precipice. When near the odco the couch wont over , carrying passengers iml horses to tlio bottom. The escape of the people from instant death was almost miraculous. No one was killed outright. Klght received serious injurlrs , howuver , i ml it Is f cured four of them will ulo. I'lirllnuiont Will ilolil nn Antnntn .V'stlon. LONDON , Aug. 12. The Parnellites' agree ment to vote for the third reading of the liomo rule bill hns removed any posslliility of a Hitch in the last stares. Mr. Gladstone c.ileulatrs that the bill will leave the Housd of Commons on Friday a fortnleht hence. His decision to hold nn autumn session In order to deal with the popular measured has caused the liveliest satisfaction in the coun try , though the majority of the members ol the house arc not ovorjnycd at the prospect of a shortened holiday. The first measure to bo taken up will ho the employers liability bill , then the eqinll- zation of rates. The gdvornmsnt will score on both these ino.isurcs , wliich will prove the sincerity of its promises of legislation for the xvoricing classes. Any tory opposi tion to these measures will only damage their chances in the urb in districts in the event of a dissolution , while the rural electors will bo immensely Inliuunusd by the parish council bill , which will follow the rates bill , and on which the government ex pects to secure u second reading before Christmas. , That the stralnod relations between the parties in the House of Commons which cul minuted in the recent fracas have not 1m- proved , is shown by the fact that owing U a trifling indifference regarding the arrange. , incut for pairs , it is now not possible tc arrange for pairs ut alt. A now party Is being formed in tlio House consisting of moderate conservatives and liberal unionists who proposetc act independently of the official unionist leaders , and to com stituto themselves a check on the extrava gances of both the unionist and radical ex trcmists. The party will ho styled the centre party and a nucleus of about twontj members lias already been formed. They in tend to oppose the raisins of debates , oxcppl on substantial issues and will disassociate themselves from the section of the conserva tives which has been ousy in attacking esti mates and questioning ministers on trivia subjects. Sir Charles Ilussoll arrived in Paris todaj to await the Judgment in the Bering sea ar bltration uaso which is expected at the be ginning of next week. GUOVIJK TO I.UO. President Cleveland Scuds ills Coiiriitult. tlons to tlio I'opp. KO.MT : , Aug. 12. The pooo has received tin following letter from Cardinal Gibbons : EXUUTIVB MANSION , WAHIIINOTON , Juno 0 1803. To His Kmlnenco Ciucllmil Olbhoiu- Your Eminence : Pluuso purmlt mo to trims mlt through you to Ills holiness , Leo XIII. in ; slncgro congratulations on the occasion of tin golden Jubllvo of his episcopate. The pious urn iittendliiK-thls oxpresslon of my follclta tlons Is much enhanced by tlio reiiiumljianci that his holiness hub always manifested i lively Interest in the prosuorlly of tlio U nllci States and urcat admiration for our polltlea liiRtltutlons , lam glad to helloro that these sentiment are the natural outgrowth of the holy father' ; solicitude for the welfare and happlmm of tin inaHsesot Immunity , and hlsospeelal bympa thy for every olTort mudu to dignify Mmpli manhood and to promote the moral and socla eluvatlon of these who toll. The kindness with which his holiness latel ; accepted a copy of the constitution of tin United States lends me to surest that , If li dodsnotseum piosninpllousIt would pluiu < mo exceedingly to place In his hands u lioo containing the ofllciul paper * and dncuinunt written by mu during my previous term o ofllcc. Yourb very sincerely , awm.nCM5VEi.ANi > . IT IS JlUIIHMl.l'S ltA\ , ( Irand I'nrntla , Oratory uiul Mutla li Couiitryiimn ot K'liiiensUy nnil I Inn. CHIOAOO , Aug. 13 , This Ua big d ty at th fair. The weatjior is cool and bright. It 1 Bohemian and Independent Order o Foresters day. These organisations hcl big parades in ttio city in the inornlnir an afterward proceeded to the White -Cltj thronging its promenades and buildings an in turn illlliig Festival hall , where cxci clses were held during the afternoon. Tha principal apcakur in thc.llohoniia celebration was Charles Joneii , hcutenui ; governor of Wisconsin , and Anton Dvorat the famous Hohomlau composer , led a. con cert of his own composliiona , llraved tliu rtcfjrn of ( Vonieii , LEAVE.NMvpiiTK , Kan. , Aug. li ! . Atwut fort of the wives of the striking minors asscn ; bled at ttio Homo mine this morning am attempted by threats mid Jeers to provci the men from going into the shaft. Ever one of the sixty men who returned to wor was compelled to run the gauntlet while dozen policemen stooJ by and offered i : resistance. H. U. Hush , president of th Home mine , soys ho will have n squud i deputy sheriffs on the company's propcrt Monday morning to drive away all thos who offer any interference. Cup Iluleuder * llacn. NBWIIOHT , K. I. , Aug. 13.Tho Colonia peatccl hero at the winner of the cup dcfcmle : yacht race yesterday. Tliero la unothc claim , however , that Vlgiluut won , havin arrived ut 'J:3U : a. in. Thu Volunteer wins 1 the schooner class , THREE PLAIN POINTS European Political Interest Turns Now on a Trio of Chief Oontars. FRENCH ELECTIONS COMING ON QUIETLY Results of the Voting Not Likely to Ohango the Chamber's Complexion. SOWLISTS H\VE LOST THEI3 TERROR Session at Zurich Dove-tad to the Discussion of Frivolous Matters. ONE SERIOUS PH\SE OF THE SITUATION Tariff AVnr Ilotwcon Clermtny nnil lliujlu. Him Uriirlunl 1'olnt Whcro Nnmothlnn .More Drnilly Thnn a Vnitoini Hohoiliilo Ality Apiipur. Ja na < } .mli > n ll nntli.\ \ PAIIIS , Aug. I'J. ( Now Vork Herald Cnblo Special to Tun UEE. I European politics , hi splto of the dullness which exists every where , are dominated by three events of capital importance. The first h the French general Parliamentary olcctions.whlch takes place on Auirust UO. So far no troubles have occurred anywhere , and all the Indications are that the electoral period will pas5 quietly. The results of the elections will lane no way change the pjlltlcal situation of the country , as the same men who satin the last Parliament will for the most p'trt ho re turned , for It Is certain that the scandals wo have recently gene Ihrouirli have pro- dvccd no effect upon the mass of the people , and have only had the result of increasing ; the circulation of the newspapers. feorlitllstHVanteil Tlu'lr Tlmo. The second political event of importance is the International Socialist congress nt Xurich. The public is also beginning to lese all interest In this gathering. Tlio socialists thcio assembled have pronounced many high sounding phrases , but they have como to no resolution. They occupied three sit tings lit discussing whether the scats on the platform of the hull indicated that these who occupied thorn had any superiority of rank over those who filled the seats in the body of the hall. It seems to mo that it will be difficult to mulcu any reforms In the old order of things by menus of such child's play. The third event to which I allude is the aggravated form assumed by the rupture of the cpmmercial relations between Germany andJlussia. lt'I IJoromlnr Very Scrlou * . Authorised information pcrmltB.tho asser tion that this rupture was -jptjfrcssly willed by the czar and that it took place in spite of nil the efforts of thoJttjhojvwluuHinnoV-glvo ' ' up his belief tluitvhc ptiVi'ov'crcomo the dis inclination of. tlio Uussiu\etnperor ; William is gotng-to Frenzborg in ord"or to nialto a lust effort to win over Alexamloi'i < yid he is r ndy to prove that ho is willing tofjuJto the last limits of possible concessions in o'rilpr to ac complish this end. According to what ofllcial German persoc- upos say , the kaiser , if ho fails , will bo piti less and with all the ardor of his tempera ment he will turn on Kimia a war of cus- torn house tariffs may early become another , kind of war if the slightest hostile incident should occur. The commercial rupture is n'sj looked upon ns a serious event for the reason that Austria is taking advantage of it to effect a roapproachnicnt to Russia. jAcQuiu ST. CEUB. err TIIK Notorluim Io\vn Huluun Keeper Makes * Itnlil 1'Jiiy. CHE TON , la. , Auir. I'J. [ Special Telegram to TIIK Uiiii. ] Lust week John McDonald , a notorious saloon keeper of tills city , rented a house opposite the grounds where a elrcr.s exhibited today and out In a stock of liquors. Information was given to tl o olllcers , who swore out n search warrant and proceeded to i-nld Iho place. They found several kegs of beer. The mirshal went out to got a dray , lisavlng two con stables In charge. While ho was gene Mc Donald pulled a gun and covered the con stables while Two fellows who were help ing him made away with the liquor. The police linvo not been able to llnd any of the parties as yet. _ Hunt Time * for "Old Hutch. " CHICAGO , Aug. 12. The famous wheat speculator , B. P. Hutchinson , "Old Hutch , " has- bold his membership on ttiu Chicago board of trade. The certificate , which was issued to the old gentleman twenty-six yeari ago , wont ot a very low price. It Is under stood that tl.o old man realized but a little more than S-.KM ) net liy the salo. The mem bership went into Armour itCo.'s olllco , the hard headed members of that llrni buying it for nn employe. Hutcliinson wan at one time worth $ SCKX,000 ) , accumulated In specu lation chiclly. The sale of his membership is taken as marking the formal close of his business career. AnxluuH to Sen Their I.unil , AKKANSAS CITV , ICati. , Aug. 12 , Louli Pappan , one of the chlefn of the KTlw In dians , was in the city today for the piirpono of securing the assistance of the business men in bringing about a sale of the surplus lands ot thu tribe to the government. There are now but 107 mombcrfi of the tribe , and ho nays they are anxious to IIIKO their allot ment and sell the surplus ut t\ \ . ' > per acre , There are 10UH1 acres in the reservation , and it Is regarded us good us the best la thu Cherokee Strip , Toniifinue Mllltln In Dimgur , NAHIIVJU.B , Aug. 12. News comes from Knoxvlllo that Captain Keller , commander of state troops ut Kort Anderson , is In ICnox- ville. When aiked us to the situation of affairs In thu Coal Crook valley , ho said It was exciting. Hu could not say whether there would he any trouble between the miners and soldier' , Captain Anderson ayi > that ho has discovered a plot by the miners to kill himself and the soldiers from ambush when thuy appeared uloue outsidu the fort , but precautions have becii taken to prevent their being ( surprised , Ulmlrnmii ) anil Muiini Ouniiiilltre. UBBK PAHK , Md. , Aug , lU. Secsrotary Car- llslo is credited with the statement that Itcprcsentutive Wilton of West Virginia will bo chairman of the house committee on ways and means. Dentruynd hy un KurtlniuuUo , HOMK , Aug. 12. Kepoatcd mocks of earth * quake have destroyed one-half of the town of Mattlnata on thu AdrliUlucoafct. Several persons were killed nnd * u 'number Injured. The Tromboli V9lcuno is in violent eruption , Until Movement for Ilia Wvek , NEW YOUK , Aug. 13 , Imports gold for tha week , 113,214,011 ; export * , | 0OJA , , rlv-